The Cardiff Times

MOTHER REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT IN BRAZIL 1bo DB JANEIRO, Monday.—The Central ^'eminent has given orders for a squadron to /flP^Pared to proceed to Rio Grande in order to /~7°fcade the port. The latest telegrams regard- • ^res^ rev°lt in Rio Grande do Sul state o^ugniral Sir Algernon Lyons, who has been S*" Wamdenkolk, with the men under his com- yrT** on the steamer Jupiter, has joined the Flotilla. General Castithos is reported ing troops for the defence of the city. ^ABIS, Wednesday.—Senhor Alcindo Guana- special delegate of the Brazilian Govern- m Europe, has received the following &5R telegram Rio Janeiro, July 12th, gj?? P MB. The revolutionary forces in recently completely defeated, took refuge in Uruguayan territory. C* Conflict has since occurred with the loyal Ps and the insurgents. The only incident to it t? that Admiral Wandendalk embarked 5im- enos Ayres on the merchant steamer and with the consent of the passengers, who belonged to the tt-ottttionary party, assumed the command of 8nip, and sailed for Rio Grande du Sul. Tjlgediately after the vessel had crossed the bar K *wo Grande, the captain of the port ordered Runs of the fortress to be directed against the p, which had, consequently, to withdraw and the bar. The Government is supported by e land and sea forces. The admirals held a yesterday, and declared unanimously in of the Government, which is taking the jJ** energetic measures to promptly repress this outbreak on the part of the insurgents.— 'r.

SERIOUS FIRE IN NEW BRUNSWICK. Tuesday,—Just a year ago the village $»>«(■ K'rvi)le, New Brunswick, was well nigh f°yed by fire. To-day a similar calamity ♦he the place, 40 buildings, including jL Canadian Pacific Railway station, having V H,°e a Prey to the flames. The loss entailed will severely tax the inhabi- most whom had not insured their houses 5^ to the high rates demanded by the in- companies since the last fire, and in con- 1ru.ence of the village being badly supplied with er, and having no fire-escape.—Renter.

THE YORKSHIRE COLLIERY DISASTER. Generosity of a Ce-operatlve Society. Mayor of London has issued an .■ViK *or subscriptions to the relief fund oh -Ði aU of the sufferers by the Thornhill Colhery aitha.,ter, and requests that donations may be sent to the Mansion House or to the Mayor fcath 'sbury- ^'s 'orc^h'P points out in a ^et,c aPPea' that in the midst of the rejoicings COnnection with the Royal wedding and the rtitt for the relief of the Victoria sufferers, the Th ,eiu- ca,]sed by the loss of 138 lives in the r disaster is apt to be overlooked. He frjh u°re f°r sympathetic support on billed w'dows and families of the miners 4 meeting of the members of the Dewsbury -operative Society was held on Monday even- C0ns'^er the recommendation of the com- to tie management that £ 500 should be given Ofik ^uud for the relief of the widows and iis V]Ctims of the Thornhill Coliiery ». t.lstfer. An amendment was moved in favour of «w £ 750, but the feeling of the meeting was mt7agly in favour of £ 1,000 being granted, and lately a resolution to this effect was carried the Inquest. eovoner's inquiry regarding the Thornhill JS 'iery disaster was resumed on Wednesday. Mr engineer, said he entered th e pit the w following the explosion and found living men. tjj6 Ventilation was good. Mr Beacher said nine seemed clear at eight on the evening of j). explosion, but exploration was suspended f^^se fire was seen, and a second explosion was ^03ePh Mallinson, a survivor, stated went down at six in the morning, and all well until two o'clock, when he heard a Lftwhich induced him to suppose that there a an 'nrus^ °' water. He made off with he ter survivor named WrathmeH along a road "to uew' and they g as far as they could, to iS!" then went to sleep, but before doing y?ayed for his wife and childrefe ju?rr John Nevin, colliery proprietor and *Xrd 6-ei, exPressed his opinion that had the m parties continued operations through- the night of the explosion every explorer *hat ^ave 1,6611 ^ost- He offered the opinion Sa» explosion was due to an accumulation of by Pr°duced by the thunderstorms which passed M/f. the district two days proceeding the ex- ^bnfl°n' secreted in the crevices of the and becoming ignited by naked lights do pt Continua.lly burning near the shaft. The ncastt current had caused it to burn down- H destroying all the conductors as it fended. H,-e88e Taylor, late certified manager at the said he did not think naked lights at the VeJ.?111 s^aft were dangerous, and if he manager at CombsPit at the presentmoment tjj ^ould not have open lights taken away, h such terrible explosions had occurred. e jury found that 139 men met their deaths ^'dentally, and said great praise was due to lift, '•scuers. They deprecated the use of naked '"ts at the bottom of the shaft.

THE RAMSGATE MYSTERY. Remarks by Mr Justice Grantham claddreSSlDg the jury at Kent Assizes on Mon- ()f Mr Justice Grantham referred to the case J> ^oel, charged with the murder of bis wife at ^sgate. He never heard, he said, so much savouring of incompetency and ille- He had read through the evidence taken could notfind enough evidence a 8ingie piece of paper. It was for the jury whether a prima-facie case had been made '.out he thought it impossible for them to make tyu? or tail of the evidence. The judge severely *,Clsed the evidence, and said vindictiveness 3urt0lear]y shown. The only reason why the Were asked to try this case was because Pti or Ross was under the conviction that the ey-^&er had done it. There was not enough 'ueooe jn the case to hang a dog, let alone a 0, and it was simply a lot of rubbish. Speak- to rankl)-, if tha case did come on he would not as there had been a miscarriage of justice. Release of Noel. the Maidstone Assizes on Wednesday— JP'Oto Jdr Justice Grantham—the grand jury out the bill against William Noel, of ^i^sgate. iJyn being released from Maidstone Gaol shortly five o'clock on Wednesday afternoon the jJ^sed man William Noel received the hearty ff^tifigs of a number of his friends. Mr Noel with his solicitor (Mr Hills) to the railway 11 On. During the few-days Noel remained in tJ^atone Gaol he has appeared to be very cheer- > remarked to those around him that he Ob Innocent of the crime with which he was W&ed- "He knew," he added, "that God protect him." (jA Hamsgate correspondent telegraphs Judge s^ij^tham's severe attack on the police and Noel's ftjJr^uent liberation have created a considerable thafc^nt of comment at Ramsgate. It is stated j^mtnediately after his release Noel proceeded hj^Otodon, and it is understood that he has sold business in Adelphi-terrace.

EDUCTION BY A JOURNALIST. 11 Maidstone Assizes, on Wednesday, Fredk. t 11, a married journalist, pleaded guilty to ijfOto a girl, aged 16, named Mary Helena *rom the custody of her guardian at y; «iley. Prisoner was a sub-editor, in the ser- °* U outer's Agency, at a salary of £ 250 per and lost month eloped with the girl to In mitigation of punishment, it was 'hat his mind was unhinged by overwork.— Wrt K ^raotham, considering the fact that the h*in determined to elope with prisoner, iJJ^j^^the mitigated sentence of two months'

A DIVORCE SUIT. t A Medical Man as Go-respondent. '111 the Divorce Court on Wednesday, Mr Of d Moseley Williams, merchant and shipper, and Boughton, Cheshire, sought v°i'ce from bis wife on the ground of d adultery with Mr W. Wignall, a "inslow, Cheshire, against whom were claimed. The co-respondent \yas "losetey's medical attendant, and during Sed^05e^ absence abroad he is said to "have ber. The evidence showed they had together in London. The jury found for tltloner, awarding £2,000 damages.

J*. -1 A Balfour, accompanied by her brother, Mr CW"• Balfour, M.P., will open the Willesden t? £ e Hospital, baUt by Ptwsmore Edwards, 4««#day nest.

TERRIBLE FIRE AT THE WORLD'S FAIR. Great Loss of Life. CHICAGO, Monday,—A terrible fire, resulting in the death of nearly thirty firemen, occurred to-day in a cold storage warehouse in.the grounds of the World's Fair.—Renter. LATER.—The fire in the World's Fair grounds originated at two o'clock in the afternoon in the cupola of the warehouse. The structure, which was 200 feet in height, was built of wood. When the firemen arrived, 35 or 40 of them climbed up to the landing of the tower. They were pre- paring to bring their hose into play when the names, which had made their way down- wards inside the tower, suddenly broke out on all sides beneath the land- ing, An exclamation of horror immediately went up from 20,000 spectators. Five firemen saved themselves by sliding down the ropes, but before their companions could follow the ropes were burnt through. The remainder were then left huddled together on the north side of the cupola, quite beyond the reach of other means of rescue. The crowd being unable to render any help, stood horror-stricken watching the flames mount higher and higher until the firemen were almost concealed from view. One of the men sprang from the landing far out into the air, but was dashed to pieces on the roof of the building, 80 feet below. Four others followed his example, and met with a similar fate. The upper portion of the cupola was then seen to give way. and the remaining firemen were swallowed up in the burning mass of timbers. After the accidnte between 50 and 70 firemen mounted the roof of the building. The flames, however, reached the structure boneeth them, and the roof was seen to fall in. In some places ladders were put up, but the heat was so great that it was extremely dangerous to ascend then. Some members of the brigade, however, braved it, and succeeded, amidst the cheers of the spectators, in saving several of their comrades. The other unfor- tunate men, however, went down with the falling roof. Murphy, one of the most fearless officers in Chicago, escaped by sliding down a rope and jumping to the roof of an adjoining building. It is believed that 30 men have been killed and 50 or 60 others injured. The ware- house, which cost a quarter of a million dollars, was stooked with meats, fruits, and wines, and the total loss will probably amount to half a million dollars. It was built and occupied by the Hercules Ironworks Company, manufacturers of refrigerating machinery.—Renter. CHICAGO, Tuesday.—According to the estimate of the loss of life occasioned by the great fire at the World's Fair yesterday, eleven firemen, two female employees, and four others were killed, while forty persons were injured. A number of the latter are not, however, expected to recover, r- jReuter.

THE RIOTING IN PARIS. Closing of the Labour Exchange. PARIS, Saturday Afternoou.—The Chamber of Deputies met at nine o'clock this morning, about a hundred members being present. M. Paulin-Mery bringing forward his inter- pellation concerning the closing of" the Labour Exchange, charged the Government with having brought about a riot in order that they might open the gates of Paris to the troops. M. Camille Dreyfus then interpellated the Government, and in the course of his speech declared that the police had been guilty of murder. His remarks evoked loud protests from the Centre. M. Dupuz, the Premier, met the accusations brought against the police by a formal denial. M. Camille Dreyfus expressed astonishment that M Loze should be retained in the post of Prefect of Police. He protested against what he described as the vio- lation of the hospitals by the police, and dis- approved of the intervention of the military, whose sole duty, he said, was to defend the country, and not to fire on the peoplo. (Loud applause from the Left.) M. Tony ReviUion charged the Government with having caused alarm in tha provinces by summoning troops from ten departments. He censured the Government for closing the Labour Exchange without awaiting the judgment of the law courts, and regarded this step as all the more unwarranted inasmuch as not a single workman was found among the rioters. After stating that the working classes were devoted to the Republic, the speaker called npon the Government and the President of the Republic not to prosecute them, and to cease making advances to the "Rallied." M. Dumay, Socialist, said that the Government had been the cause of the recent trouble, and should be impeached on that account. (Applause on the Left.) After a speech from M. Dupuy, the Premier, the Chamber of Deputies adopted by 343 against 144 votes an order of the day approving the conduct of the Government in closing the Labour Exchange, and generally in regard to the late riots in Paris. The city has been perfectly quiet up to the present. During the charges made last niorht against the mob in the Place de la Repnblique and the adjacent streets four police officers were injured. One of the rioters who was wounded in the recent disturbances in the Latin quarter died last night.—Renter. y ol;

BURNING OF A STEAMER. 7 GREAT LOSS OF LIFE. Shocking Inhumanity. ST. PETERSBURG, Saturday.—Particulars have been received here from Moscow of the burning near Romanovo Borissoglebsk, of theeteamer Alphonse Zeveeke on the Volga. The vessel left Rybinsk with a cargo consisting among other goods of forty-three bales of wadding, which were so badly packed that the covers became unfastened, and owing, it is believed, to the carelessness of some person whilst smoking, caught fire. It might have been possible to save at least all the crew and passen- gers if an error in steering had not caused the boat to run aground while she was making for the nearest landing stage. Owing to this mistake the Alphonse Zeveeke was com- pletely enveloped in flames before anyone could escape. The only persons who were saved were those in the bows, who jumped overboard, and, aided hyjthe shallowness of the water at the point, succeeded in reaching the bank. The great, majority of :the passengers in other parts ot the vessel were so panic-stricken that they were nearly all drowned, either through their inability to swim, or owing to their being drawn under by the current, and being struck by the screws, which continued to revolve. The peasants in the neighbouring village displayed great inhumanity, refusing to rescue those in the water without the payment of sums varying from 100 to 400 roubles. One of them refused to accept a silver watch, declaring that it was not enough. The exact number of the victims is not yet known, but it is believed to be over 50. The fire broke out on board the steamer at about five o'clock in the afternoon, and by mid- night nothing remained but the ironwork of the vessel.—Reuter.

WORMWOOD SCRUBBS MURDER A Policeman Sentenced to Death. At the Old Bailey on Saturday, before Justice Hawkins, the trial of Constable Cook for the Wormwood Scrubs murder was resumed. In- spector Hatcher produced a statement alleged to have been made by the prisoner, to the effect that he killed the woman Smith by striking her on the head with his truncheon and then placing his foot on her neck. No witness was called for the defence, and Mr Matthews, who prosecuted on behalf of the Crown, proceeded to address the JUry. Justice Hawkins, in summing up, observed that here could be no shadow of doubt the prisoner was the person who caused the injuries who re- sulted in the death of the woman, and the only question for the jury to decide was whether the injuries were inflicted under such conditions that the jury would be justified in reducing the crime frommurder to one of manslaughter. The jury found the prisoner guilty of Murder," but strongly recommended him to mercy on account of great provocation. Prisoner was sentenced to death.

.i; THE LOSS OF THE VICTORIA, A Singular Story. The Daily Graphic Naval correspondent writes —I bear from Malta that the captains of several ships on June 22nd refrained from obeying what they believed, to be Sir George Tryon's orders, and that in consequence they will be brought to court-martial. 1 also learn that if the Camper- down's engines had not been reversed previously to the fatal collision that ship would have been the rammed instead of the rammer. The captain of the Nile closed watertight doors before he moved in response to the signal. The Camper- down's stem was cut through by the Victoria's protective deck. My deliberate impression (adds my Malta correspondent) is that the naval action of the future must result in something like the cmplete extinction of the forces engaged. There will be few, if any, survivors.

MELANCHOLY DROWNING CASE, A Servant's Fatal Gallantry. On Monday afternoon Mr Koe, a member of one of the principal families in Tipperary, went out for a cruise on Lough Derg, Nenagh in a small sailing boat, accompanied by Wm. Shanaghan his man-servant. The boat was caught in a squall and capsized, and the two men clambered on to her keel. Shanaghan decided to attempt to obtain help for his master, and, divesting himself of his clothes, struck out for the shore more than a mile distant, but becoming exhausted soon sank and was drowned. Mr Koe was rescued two hours later in a most exhausted condition, from which he may not recover.

We regret to announce the death of Mr Henry Gustavus Buss, Past Assistant Grand Secretary of English Freemasons, at an advanced age. Some 40 years ago he became a clerk in Grand Secretary s office, and on his retirement, on account of failing health in 1884, the Grand Lodge voted him a pension of B400 a year. The Queen of Denmark is a first cousin of the Duchess of Teck, and it was after her Majesty that Princess May was named Louise. The Queen is one of the daughters of the Landgrave William of Hesse-Cassel (died 1867). who was the eldest brother of the late Duchess of Cambridge. There was a close friendshJD between the ducheas and her nieces

TERRIBLE BOATING ACCIDENT- Twenty-six Excursionists Drowned A terrible boating accident happened off Skeg- ness on Saturday afternoon, which resulted in the death of 2o persons. An excursion from London reached Skegness in the morning, and included among the passengers about eighty men in the employ of the North London Railway Company. At eleven o'clock a number of the party chartered a pleasure-boat, and, accompanied by two men in charge, they went for a sail. At this time the sea and the wind were calm. They sailed as far as the entrance to Boston Deeps, when a sudden squall came on. and before the sails could be lowered the boat was overturned, and the occupants immersed in the sea. It was not accurately known how many men were on board, but it was calculated that there were 29, including the two men in charge. Of these only three were saved, £ *nd they were picked up by a fisherman named Jabez GrunniH, who was fishing near, and who, after the squall subsided, looked round and saw the pleasure boat keel looked round and saw the pleasure boat keel upwards, and the passengers floundering in the water. He picked up Charles Henshaw, painter, of Box-street, Bow, and George Green, boiler- maker, of Beecham-stieet, Bromley, both of whom belonged to the North London Railway party, and also George Chadburn night watchman of the Charterhouse, London, who had joined the I party in a pleasure boat. The disaster was wit- nessed from other boats, and they went to render assistance, and were successful in recovering 12 bodies. They were taken on shore with all speed. and Dr. Barnardo, who was promptly in attend- ance, endeavoured to restore animation, but without avail.. The following are the names of the men whose bodies have been recovered I — Hawkins, aged 50 years, secretary of the Clapton Park Social Club. Thomas Goodwin, aged 35 years, Church-road, Homerton. Fred. Botley, aged 30 years, brother-in-law to the above, and of the same address. Stephen Hemmings, aged 28 years, Rushmoor- court, Bow. Rickson, aged 50 years, Chatsworth-row, Bow. William Read, aged 38 years, platelayer, of Old Ford. William Caine, aged 35 years, platelayer, of Old Ford. Thomas Hall, aged 35 years, scaffolder, Poplar. Robinson, aged 35 years, platelayer. Bow. John Bowyer, aged 45 years. scaffolder, and two men unknown, each about 30 years of age. If there were 29 in the boat, as is believed, there are three other men missing. The Inquest. An inquest on the 12 bodies recovered was held at Hildred's Hotel, before Dr. Clegg, the district coroner, in the afternoon.—George Chad burn, one of the men saved, said that all went well until the boat turned to return to shore. A sudden squall then sprang op, and the master of the boat called to his mate to lower the sail, but before he could do so the craft was overturned, and they were all thrown out. Witness was a good swimmer, and he made for the shore, and after be bad gone a considerable distance he saw Jabez Gruiinell in a boat, and he hailed him, and Grunnell picked him up. The two other men who were saved- Charles Henshaw and George Green-were then on board. He did not attribute any blame to the boatmen, and said the affair was purely accidental. --Jabez Grunnill, fisherman, said the boat was built to carry 60 passengers, and was not overcrowded. He was fishing between the Knock Sands and the main near to the entrance of the Boston Deeps, when the boat passed him on the outward journey. The weather was fine and the sea calm. Suddenly a strong gust of wind came, and after it had passed he looked round and saw the rudder of the pleasure boat, which had. been overturned, and the passengers were in the sea. He went to their aid, and rescued three. Charles Odell, scaffolder, one of the party from London, said he did not go in the boat because he was tired. He identified the bodies of Bowyer, Hall, Caine, •lead, and Robinson.—Dr. Barnardo said that when the bodies were landed two showed signs of life, and he endeavoured to restore animation, hut without success. — Charles Henshaw and George Green, the two other men rescued, were also called to give evidence, and said that the capsizing of the boat was wholly accidental.—The jury returned a verdict to the effect that the deceased were accidentally drowned.

HEAVY COLONIAL FAILURE. The New Zealand Loan Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, of Portland House, Basing- hall-street, London, has suspended payment as an indirect consequence, it is understood, of the recent financial disturbances in Australia. The company, which is one of the most important engaged in Colonial financial operations, was registered in April, 1865, with an authorised capital of 4% millions sterling, in shares of 225 each, of which amount four ifeUlions sterling have actually been subscribed, and t4OOOOO, equal to B2 10d per share, has been called up. In 1888 the holders of the 20,000 shares exercised the option offered to them to pay up the full amount of JB25 per share, the balance in excess of JS2 10s carrying preferential interest at the rate of five per cent. per annum. y had bowwHiig owm.,ft lb4, extent of the unpaid share capital, and those powers have been exercised by the issue Qf terminal apd perpetual debenture and deben- ture stock to the amount of £ 3,137,35?. So recently as last year the entire debenture debt was converted into a new 4 per cent. debenture stock, the new stock being taken up at the price of 94 per cent. For the first 14 years of its existence the com- pany regularly paid 15 per cent. dividend, and since then the dividend has averaged 10 per cent. There is a reserve fund of £ 330,000. The directors are Sir James Fergusson, M.P., Sir John Gorst, M.P., Sir George Kussell, M.P., Mr H. J. Bristowe, Mr T. Russell, C.M.G., and Sir E. W. Stafford.

ACTION FOR LIBEL, "Truth" and an inebriates' Hgmo. In the Queen's Bench Division on Monday- before Mr Justice Hawkins-Charles Zierenberg and Wilhelmera Zierenberg, owners of the of. ,Tames' Home for Inebriates, brought an action against Mr Labouchere, M.P., proprietor of Truth, for libel. Thelibel complained of appeared in an article headed, Is Zierenberg a Horiie or a Gaol ?" implying that plaintiffs had cheated the supporters of the home, and procured large sums of money for their own use. They were also charged with cruelty towards the inmates and keeping them without sufficient food. There were also allegations respecting a temperance music-hall, which the plaintiff started, at which it was alleged gross improprieties took place. A circular issued by the Charity Organisation Society had evidently fallen into MrLabouoherb's band, in which it was alleged a fire broke out at plaintiff's premises 20 years ago that the claim against the insurance company was disallowed, and that he subsequently became bankrupt.—Mr Zierenberg was examined, and gave evidence as to the character of the work. The late Lord Shaftesbury was the first president of the institu- tion, and the late Mr Samuel Morley succeeded him, being followed by Lord Aberdeen. Other distinguished persons were members of the con- sultative committee.—The inquiry wasadjourned.

A MURDERER EXECUTED IN <i:: DUBLIN. Theyotthg man Edward Leigh, convicted of the murder of an old woman named Bridget Knight, at Kimmagee, near Dublin, on the night, of February 20th, was executed on Monday morning at Kilmainham Gaol. The execution, which was conducted in private, was carried out by the official executioner, Scott, who allowed a drop of about six feet. The black flag was hoisted a few minutes after eight o'clock, Death was stated to have been instantaneous. Leigh was sentenced at Dublin on the 9th of June, the jury at the previous commission having failed to agree, and the convicting jury recom- mended him to mercy on account of his extreme youth. This recommendation was duly forwarded by Justice Madden to the Lord-Lieutenant, who decided that the law must take its due course.

LOSS OF A BARQUE AND SIX HANDS. :t' Details have been received of the total,, wrftk of the British four-masted barque Earl of Shaftes- bury, and the loss of Captain F. B. Maynard and five of the crew. While going from Bombay, in ballast, to Diamond Island, for orders, the vessel ran aground on a sunken reef off the coast of Ceylon. Before the boats could be launched the ship broke in two and sank in 50 feet of water, the crew having meantime clambered into the rigging. Fourteen men got ashore in a boat which broke adrift, and of the remaining 13 eight were saved in an ex- hausted state. The captain, the second officer, the steward, the sailmaker. and two seamen were drowned.

DEPARTURE OF THE CZARE- WITCH. The Czarewitch left London by special train at 11 on Monday morning, en route for Berlin. The platform at Charing Cross was carpeted, and a crowd collected to see the Imperial visitor off. The Kingof Denmark, the Prince and Princess of Wales, and the Princesfees Victoria and Maud accompanied the Czarewitch to the railway station. The Russian Ambassador and Madame De Staal, with M. Bouleneff and members of the Russian Embassy, ^orj Carrington, General Ellis, Colonel Clarke, and Lord Suffield were also present. The Royal party drove from Marlborough House, and there was an affectionate leave-taking at the station, the Czarewitch expressing? himself ftTMtiy pleased with his visit to this country.

THE HULL DOCKS. The House of Commons Select Committee'a-a' Tuesday; passed the Bill enabling the North Eastern Railway Company to purchase Hull Docks for two millions. The oppoaiiion to the amalgamation contended there was a danger of the railway favouring one port such as Newcastle at the expense of other ports by giving low preferential wtes in one or the other case. Provision was made to gw i against this by the insertion of a clause Civi-, to the Royal Commissioners* -48 have alrea^ jpj^eed the Bit r f:

The Poisoning Cases at Burry Port. CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER. Tae Accused Discharged. At the Carmarthenshire Assizes on Wednesday, which were held in the Shirehall, Carmarthen, before Mr Justice Charles, a. charge of man- slaughter was preferred against Alfred Deards, butcher, Burry Port, near Llanelly, and manu- facturer of the brawn which in April last re- sulted, as alleged, in the death of two persons and the serious illness of many others. Mr Bowen Rowlands, Q.C., M.P., and Mr J. Lloyd Morgan, M.P. (instructed by Mr D. R. Williams, Llanelly), were for the Crown and Mr Arthur Lewis (instructed by Mr W. Howell, Llanelly), defended. CHARGE TO THE GRAND JURY. His Lordship, in his charge to the grand jury for the county, said: Alfred Deards is charged with having, on the 29th April, feloniously kiUed Rachel Williams, aud the circumstances are of a somewhat peculiar character. Deards is a butcher carrying on his business at Burry Port, in this county. Either upon Monday or Tuesday, Apri' 24th or 25th, Mrs Williams bought some urawu of Deards. On Tuesday, the 25th. she ate of it at the mid-day meal. Her husband ate of it. and her children, either at that meal or after- wards in the same afternoon, all ate of this meal, and one and all of them were, during the course of the night, between Tuesday and Wednesday, taken seriously ill, Mrs Williams in particular. Early m the morning of Wednesday she was seized with violent sickness. That was accompanied with other grave symptoms— sickness and diarrhoea of the severest scription. A doctor was called in to attend to her, and gave berremedies from Wednesday. April the 26th, until- Saturday, April 29th. On the latter day she died, and from the time she was taken ill an the morning of Wednesday until her death, the poor woman suffered almost without intermission from the most violent symptom? of diarrhoea and sick- ness. Upon a post-mortem examination being made, it proved, so far as the opinion of the doctors goes, that she died of some irritant poison and upon a further examination into the matter, it was found that her body contained a number of substances which are known by the name of ptomaines. The brawn of which she had partaken had caused, as I told you, not only her illness, but the illness of her family, and, I may add, the illness of a large number of persons who bought brawn from Deards at the same time. The brawn was sub- mitted to a careful analysis and examination, and in the brawn which had been supplied by Deards to Mrs Williams, and which had been supplied by hiin to many other persons—m the brawn was found substances similar in character to those which were found in the body of Mrs Williams, viz., a quantity of these ptomaines, the nature of which will be described to you by the medical witnesses who will be called before you, and which, uri- doubtedly, if the opinion of the doctors and the medical analyst can be relied upon, caused the death of this unfortunate woman. I don't think you will have much doubt, gentlemen, after hearing the evidence of the doctor and the medical analyst, that the brawn which this woman ate was infected by these poisonous substances nor will there be any doubt, I think, left upon your mihds that it was in consequence of eating this food that the woman met her death. I may here say that there is another case—the case of David Evans—which also terminated fatally. I told you there were a large number of cases in which illness had supervened, but only one other proved fatal; and that is the case of David Evans. A bill will be presented to you in respect of his case, as well as in respect of the case of Rachel Williams but whether true bills witlba found oc not depend upon the same consideration precisely. The crime which it is alleged Dcards-haa committed is a crime of manslaughter, that is to say, the causing of the death of another person, and the question for you will be, whether there is any evidence of such culpable or gross negligence on the part of Deards as renders him responsible to the criminal law for what happened. Assume, now, if you please, that the death was really caused by the eating of the meat supplied by Deards; that does not conclude the question, because it may be that, althoug he took the most elaborate precautions to secure that the brawn should be made of healthy material, this unfortunate result, whether from the exceptional state of the weather which pre- vailed in April, or from what ether reason may have occurred without any criminal responsibility, had occurred to Deards. In order to make it a case of manslaughter against him what must be shown in such cases as this ia some want of care on Deards' part, and I would say more, culpable want of care. Judges have in vain attempted to define exactly the degree of negligence which constitutes criminal negligence, but there can be no doubt about this, whether you call it gross negligence or culpable negligence, or recklessness, want of Caution^ or whatever name you give it, in order to constitute criminal negligence there must be some want of compliance with duty over the above, the mere neglect of this or that precaution. faulty, something wrong, to constitute a crime by law, and therefote it will be a matter of much ftoxiaty, both for you aed for ftie, and for the petty jury, should you return a true bill, to dis- cover in this case whether Deards bad been .guilty of a want of reasonable care—whether he has been guilty of culpable negligence jn supplying this brawn to his customers. I do not think that you will have any doubt that this poor woman or David Evans met their death from eating this brawn. The real question is this Is there prima facte evidence of a culpable negligence on the part of Deards in makiugup that brawn ? If you think there is a case against him of negligence which ought to be investigated by a petty jury, send down a true bill against him. If, on the clear way in which he made up the brawn and the materials of which itWRS made up, and if, having regard to all the circum- stances of the case, you don t think that there is any prima facie evidence against him of culpable negligence, then yovK pugnt to say that no true bill should be returned against him. On bringing in a true bill jn the bigamy case, His Lordship said to the bearer of the docu- ment Since I addressed the grand jury for the Crown I have been tnformed that the Crown intend to present against Deards a second indict- ment for exposing unwholesome meat for sale. The same consideration applies to that as to the graver case. The change against him on this minor indictment is that he-exposetl meat for sale know- ing it to be unwholesome. I thought it right to mention that to you., FINDING OF THE GRAND JURY. The grand jury found no true bill for felony but a true bill for misdemeanour was returned. DEARDS SOBRKNDTCRS. Alfred Deards, who had been admitted to bail by the magistrates at Llanelly, was now called upon to surrender. Hepromptiy took his place in the dock, and was subsequently accommodated with a seat. A PLEA OF "NOT GUILTY." < The Clerk of Arraigns stated that a coroner's inquisition stated that the prisoner had slaved Rachel Williams^ and David Evans. To this he pleaded Not guilty, the same plea. applying to a further indictment of having exposed meat for sale that was unfit for human consumption, knowing at the time it was sold that it was unwholesome. THE CASE FOR THE OROWN. Mr Bowen Rowlands, Q.C., M.P., in opening the case for the Crown, said he bad been em- powered to go on with the case of manslaughter under the coroner's inquisition. Mrs Mary Jones, Pencoed-road, Burry Port, said On the 25th April she went to Deards' shop with Mrs Rachel Williams. She purchased one pound of brawn and,sometbing under one pound of meat. They were supplied by the prisoner. Cross-examined by Mr Arthur Williams: For five years she had dealt with Mr Deards, and she never found anything wrong with bis meat. Richard Williams, engine driver, Burry Port, husband of the late Mrs Rachel Williams, and Evan Williams, her son, spoke to the circum- stances of her death. Dr. Owen Williams; registered, medical and surgical practitioner, in practice at Burry Port, described the symptoms of the deceased's fatal illness and the result of the post-mortem examina- tion. Dr. 0. G. Jones and Dr. Cameron also gave evidence. Elizabeth Prioketb said she and her family had partaken of the brawn and were afterwards ill iq consequence.—John Pnckett corroborated. Dr. Morgan, public analyst, living at Swansea, said that on the 29th he received from Sergeant Morgan a box containing thestomach, a bottle with salt, and a paper with pepper. On the 30th he re- ceived from P.O. George a bottle and a Jar. The bottle contained the stomach and the jjar the intestines said to belong to. Rachel Williams. After examining the salt and pepper he found them perfectly sound. In the brawn he found ptomines-poison. produced by the microbes or bacilli generated in putrefied, meat. He found that the stomach and the intestinescontained ptomaines. The results of thetestcJ were identical with those he found in the brawn. He examined the stomach for mineral or vegetable poisons, but found none. He said the ptomaines were always the product of putrefaction. Before the ptomaines were formed putrefaction must exist. Mr Rowlands: The bacilli that we o £ from Dr. Williams could probably exist to some extent in the air, earth, and water, but not in noxious quantities, else we should not be alive ?—1« some of them they exist without any external evidence of putrefaction going on. If putrefaction had gone on to a, great extent ought there to be some sigtls 1-1 think uncooked meat would make itself evident before the bacilli could produce a quantity of ptomaines to be poisonous. By the Judge Meat containing ptomaines, to that extent could certainly make itself marked by smell. By Mr Bowen Rowlands There was a sufficient quantity of pepper present to produce snaezinsr. The presence of the pepper would have th* effect of arresting the process of putrefaction ?—■ Yes it is a very Common thing for people to pepper meat on a Saturday night to preserve it over Sunday. Putrefaction would not go on so rapidly after the pepper had been introduced; therefore the bulk of the putrefaction must have been present before the pepper was used ?—Else such a quan- tity of pepper would not have been used. Take meat in a sound cendition, boiled to- night, with the weather of last April, would you say it was possible for ptomaines to be formed by the action of bacilli in 24 hours ?—I should hardly expect it to be formed eo rapidly, cooked foods. J Mr-Arthur Lewis Woold the treatment that the brawn bad received tend to increase the quantity of ptomaines ? I mean, suppose it was kept in a small room tor something like 36 or 40 hours, carried in a, policem pocket, and then, taken to you on the following morning. From, the time it Was put into the box to the time it reached your hands it was clothing like 24 or 34 hours. Would that increase the number of ptomaines ?-I question whether It would increase the number so much, as if exposed to the air. Do you believe that ptomaines in meat in a minute quautity would affefct a whole mass com- bined with it ? The ptomaines would not affect the whole mass, but the bacilli will. By the Judge: The poisonous ptomaines may exist, and yet not be apparent. Mr Arthur Lewis May not ptomaines exist in uncooked meat in a poisonous and even deadly quautity, where the meat is not putrid in the ordinary sense "of the term ? :I don 6 think that without any of the ordinary signs of putrefaction I cannot conceive it. I thinlc it must make itself evident. L Do you agree that it may" exist in poisonous or deadly quantities where there is nothing in the meat to exoite suspicion ?—-I cannot conceive that. Dr. Thomas Stephenson, lecturer on medicine and scientific analyst atGuy.'s Hospital, said he had had to examine the meat under the provisions of the Public Health Act. Be agreed with the medical evidence as to the death of the woman resulting from meat poisoning through an irritant matter. There was a powon by putrefying meat which was known as ptomaine poisoning. The bacilli actually produced .the putrefaction, and then the ptomaine might be the result. It might either be a comparatively Innocent or a poisonous ptomaine. The term ptomaine was applied to a class of chemical sub stances. Mr Arthur Lewis: Is it, ft fact that poisonous ptomaines may exist in ideat without exciting suspicion ? Witness Yes. In cooked meat may it attract an observer ?— It may, possibly, in uncooked meat. You limit your opini011 to cooked nieat ?-Yes because in all cases I have had to examine cooked meat has produced the symptoms. This was the case for the Crown. No evidence was called on behalf of the defendant, but Mr Arthur Lewis dwelt upon the fact that Deards, after makiug the brawn. offered a piece of it to one of his customers to taste. That did not look as if he knew it to be in a bad condition. SUMMING-UP AND VERDICT. His Lordship, in summing up, said that no doubt Mrs Williams died through eating the meat. It would have to be proved, however, that Deards had" been careless, iu using unsound meat in making the brawn. They would also have to satisfy themselves that he was guilty of culpable or criminal negligence, and that the bad state of the meat was readily apparent to him. After a few minutes' private consultation, the jury found the prisoner, not guilty, and Deards was discharged. v ;1SV He was also formaHy acquitted of the other charges.

SUICIDE OF AEH8LATCLYDACH VAtrE. Tragic Outoome of a Home Quarrel. Oil Wednesday evening, Mr Rhys, coroner, held an inquest at th<i Clydach Vale Hotel on the body of Johanna Griffiths, 18 years of age, who lived with her parents at Wern-row, Clydach Vale, and committed suioide on Monday evening by drowning herself in the colliery pond, near the Clydach Vale Pits. It appeared from tbeevidenceof the parents, a lodger named David Lewis, a barmaid named Miss Cullen, engaged at the Clydach Vale Hotel, and a neighbour named Mrs Deer that on the evening in question a quarrel took place between the un- fortunate young woman and her father and mother over some trifling matter. Subsequently she quitted the house, and started off in the direction of the Clydach Va!e collieries. Near the pits she met a young man named Thomas Evans, who, in his evidence, described what took place. The deceased took off the keeper-ring on her finger and gave it to Evans, requesting him to keep it for her. She then strode away, and shortly afterwards he perceived her near the bank of the pond, which is about 10 feet deep in the middle. He went after her, and while near the water she told him she was going to commit suicide. He told ber not to be so foolish, but she exclaimed that"she was determined to drown herself. Evans seized her as she was making an attempt to enter the water, gripping her by the hair of her head. A struggle ensued, and she vociferated that she bad made up her mind to put an end to her life. He lost his hold, and she plunged into the pond. A few minutes later three men came up to the pond, but as they were all unable to swim they were afraid of entering the water. Another workman, named George Owen, working by night at the Clydach Colliery, arrived on the spot a minute or two later, and he immediately stripped and went into the pond, and brought out the body. Every effort was made to restore animation, but with- out avail. A verdict of Death by drowning whil* deceased was stiffefilh|fc from mental dfejStiyMroe»6'5 V&* coroner highly-ootup«mented George-Owen for his noble at b, rescue the unfortunate young woman. He expressed a hope that the tnesidents of the locality ago so 06iffam an the obargator of the parents, as they were entirely free from blame.

THE CARDIFF DIVORCE SUIT, Verdict. 1600 Damages. In'the Divorce Division of the High Court of Justice on Saturday—before the President (Sir Francis Jeune) and a common jury—the case of Hailes v. Hailes and Baker was further heard. This was a suit in which Mr David Hailes, a ship's engineer, of Cardiff, petitioned for a divorce from his wife on the ground of her alleged adultery with the co-respondent, Mr William Baker, a farmer of Silvcrton, Devon- shire. The adultery was denied. There was a claim for damages against the co-respondent. Mr Bayforij, Q. C.ahd.-Lvlr Grazebrook appeared for the petitioner Mr Clydesdale fo'r the respondent; and Mr Deane for the co-respondent. The evidence having been completed the pre- vious day, counsel now addressed the jury. The President summed up the facts of the case, which have already been reported. With reference to the claim for damages, if they came to a con- clusion in favour of the husband, it was difficult to imagine a combination of circumstances which would entitle a man to "ask more seriously for damages than in the present case. The jury must not award damages as a punishment, but they must award sucis damages as they thought would compensate petitioner for the wrong that was done to him, if they thought him entitled to damages at all. The jury found that the respondent and co- respondent had committed adultery, and thev assessed the damages against the co-respondent at £ 500.. His Lordship pronounced a decree nisi for the dissolution of the marriage with costs, and ordered the damages toi TO paia into court in a fortnight. Ho granted-, the petitioner, on coun- sel's application, custody of the two eldest daughtem *—

CARDIFF SAVINGS BANK. A motion in connection with the Cardiff Savings Bank litigatwh <»m« before Mr Justice Stirling on Tuesday, and Mr William Jones, acting in the interest dlf. the depositors, has furnished us with the following information :— As the result of the- auction, the judge has approved of the course proposed by the official liquidator with reapsebi to the pending proceed- ings against the trustees and managers, and has given the liquidator hberty to make such com- promises as he may consider satisfactory with a view to the close of the liquidation, having regard to the offer of the Marqnis of Bute. If the proposed comprises are not carried through, and Mr William Jones or counsel acting for any of the depositors considers that any pro- ceedings should continue, his lordship has given his consent to-allow the matter to be brought before him again but it is hoped now that the trustees and managers who have not compromised their liability will avail themselves of the official liquidator's power to offer compromises, an(j thus enable the liquidator to bring the liquidation to The judge has also deoided, amongst others, the following points. following points. t.-That the irregular oepositors should be creditors for the prInolpal of their debts and for the regular interest only. 2.—That the four irregular Oepositors who have notreoeived the 17siu theiJ are not to be paidbefore a dividend is paid, but that ^the certificate to be drawn up should state that tfiese depositors have not received the 17s, and that the other depositors have received this, and the question should be reserved whether the four- irre^ular depositors are entitled to be paid the 118,JII the £ in priority. 3.—The amounts due-. *0 the three regular depositors who have jwbr«ceived the 17s in the L being sins][], the certificst* to be drawn on the basis of their receiving this m priority. 4.—The certificate to find the debts as stated in the books, and notice to be given to all the depositors.

TRAGIO AFFAIR "AT TREDEGAR. An inquest was beldon Tuesday afternoon, at the Police-court, -Tredegar, -before Mr C. Tu on Dauncey, deputy coroner, tenoning the death of Thomas Higgins, of Iron-srt. redar. From the evidence it appear3, tnac liiggins returned late on Saturday night vra''V,nf? with the Militia at Breoon. ancl his companions indulged in a drinking sppee on Saturday night, and a fight ensued betvfeen him and another man. On Sunday morning "e complained of a pain in the heart, and shortly afterwards expired. —The Deputy-Coroner, in reviewing the evidence, suggested that it was Of such a nature as to make it impossiblelor tne jury to arrive at a conclusion as to what Wfs sfie cause of death. He thought that a post-rtiOrt^m .examination was necessary.—The inquest^was consequently ad- journed until Friday mottiiPS.

=-= == A MURDERER FOUND INSANE. At Wilts Summer Assises, held at Salisbury on tuesday—before Mr Justice Day—elderly man rimed Robert Simms, charged with the murder of;«, child named Joseph Laptear, at Rising, near Swindon, in Apr" was found insane, and wm ordered to be detained during her Majesty's pltasar* t

L0RNA D00NE & RAVENSWGODJ COLLISION"OFPSWE$TON. Board of Trade inquiry. •* Oli Wednesday the inquiry ordered by the Board of Trade into a collision which occurred off Weston Pier, on June 5tb, between the passenger steamers Ravenswood and Lorna Doone was re- sumed at the police-court, Bristol, when judgment was delivered. The court consisted/of Mr P. J. Worsley and Mr W. Pethick, with Commander Bragg and Captuin Reid as nautical, assessors. This was the sevtjntb day of the inquiry, Mr James Inskip (Messrs Press and Inskip) represented the Board of Trade Dr. Raikes (in- structed by Mr W. H Brown) appeared tor the owners, master, and officers of the Ravenswood and Mr Abel Thomas, Q.C., M.P. (instructed by Mr Ivor VachelJ), was tor the owners, master, and officers of the Lorna Doone. The magistrates read the questions given to them by the Board of Trade and their answers. It was aaked what the costs would amount to. Mr Inskip said he could scarcely tell what they would be. Replying to Mr Gore, Mr Inskip said £100 would not cover them, or anything hke it. Mr Gore said it would be impossible to tell what the exact cost would be within ten days or so, as the witnesses' expenses would have to be calculated. Mr Brown pointed out that some of the Board of Trade witnesses were servants to Capt. Camp- bell, for whom no costs would be asked, as pay- able to the Board of Trade. The clerk to the court (Mr T. Holmes Gore) read the formal order which was as follows:— The court having carefully inquired into the circumstances attending the above-mentioned shipping casualty, finds that the master of the Lorna Doone, Mr Nathaniel Edward Hucker, is not in default, and that the master of the Ravens- wood, Mr Alex. Campbell, is in default, and the court further orders and adjudges that £ 125 on acconnt, costs incurred by the Board of Trade in this investigation, be paid by Captain Alexander Campbell, the managing director of the Ravens- wood. The court was of opinion that the master of the Lorna Doone might have allowed rather more room for the Ravenswood, but as he was timed to arrive at the pier 10 minutes before the Ravens- wood, he was simply proceeding in the direct course of his voyage, and, therefore, we do not find him tin default. The Ravenswood was nursing the Lorna Doone, and crossed over some of the fishing stakes with the intention of cutting off the Lorna Doone from Weston pier, therein going out of her proper course, thus bringing about the collision, endan- gering the lives of the passengers and the safety of both vessels. The court, therefore, found the master of the Ravenswood, Mr Alexander Camp- bell, in default. In the opinion of the Court the bye-laws of the Weston-super-Mare Pier Company arc insufficient to enforce the authority which should bo vested in the pier-master for regulating the priority and order in which (when more than one vessel is approaching the pier) such vessels should be allowed to approach and moor. The Court sug- gests that to remedy this defect the company should appoint a qualified person able to exercise the powers of harbour master under sections 2 and 52 of the Harbours, Docks, and Piers Clauses Act, 1847, and that the bye-laws should contain provi- sions for signalling to approaching vessels. The Court also considers that the prescribed limits" should embrace a circuit seawards of half a nautical mite from the end of the pier. The evidence adduced does not show the damage to be of so serious a nature as to warrant this court in dealing with the certificate of the master in default, which is therefore left to be dealt with by the Board of Trade or other autho- rities having jurisdiction in such matters, pursuant to the Merchant Shipping Acta. The .Court is, however, of opinion that having found the master of the Ravenswood in default, the costs of the in- vestigation incurred by the Board of Tradeshould be borne by him. Mr Brown hoped that the conclusion of those proceedings might perhaps bring an end to the unfortunate rivalry between these steamers. He had very carefully avoided giving bis counsel any instructions as to recriminations towards the Lorna Doone, but he wished to express now strongly the opinion of his clients, and what, indeed, was the general opinion. Kversince the two Campbells had been there, coming as strangers to ,the port, they had been looked upon as interlopers, and subjected to an intolerable amount of annoyance and overbearance by people in that place. Mr Pethick We cannot go into that. Mr Brown said it was the fact. He did not know whether this matter wonld go to appeal or not, but Mr Inskip I suggest that Mr Brown should say no more in the interest of his own client. Mr Pethick I hope Mr Brown will say no more. The magistrates have been reticent in the matter but I may be allowed to say we join in the hope that this may prove an end to the rivalry, which is very dangerous to the safety of her Majesty's subjects. This concluded the proceedings.

INQUESTS "AT OARDIFF. A Singular Case. The death of Mrs Ann Courtney, aged 76, of 10, Pellett-efferaeit, Cardiff, was inquired into by Mr E. B. Reece. coroner, on Monday. Deceased, it appears, was 10 a neighbour's house on the 10th of June, when she slipped and fell, sustaining a broken thigh. Dr. James Mullin saw her next day and ordered her removal to the infirmary, where she remained for about a fortnight, but, declining to stop any longer, she was taken to her daughter's residence.—Dr. James MuHin said that when he first saw deceased she was suffering from intense pain, and it would have been far better it she had been detained at the infirmary. He noticed on the second occasion he visited her that there were no splints on the injured limb, and was informed that she was removed without any. despite the fact that the thigh was twisted badly. She died on Friday last, but witness was not called to see her on that da3\—The Coroner thought it was a very fturious case. It was odd that the woman Was allowed to leave the infirmary at all, and he should like to have some satisfactory explanation' with reference to the deceased being removed without splints. He would adjourn the inquiry until Tuesdav for the atteHdance of the infirmary surgeon, and also to allow Dr. Mullftt to make an examination of the body.—It subsequently transpired, how- ever, that the body had been already buried without the coroner's Certificate, and Supt. Price was instructed to inquire into the matter. At the Town-hall, Cardiff, on Tuesday evening, Mr Eo B. Reece, the district coroner, further inquired into the oircmnstances attending the death of Ann Courtney (76), who died on Friday, last. The inquiry had been adjourned from Monday evening for further evidence. Dr. Morland, the house surgeon at the infirmary, stated that the deceased was admitted into that institution on the 17th of June. She was suffer- ing from a fracture of' the left thigh. He had the deceased's thigh put into splints, but they only remained on for about a week. She expressed a desire to go out of the institution about the' beginning of this month, and she was accordingly taken home by some of her relatives. In his opinion the deceased died from congestion of the lungs, accelerated by the broken thigh, and the jury returned a verdict accordingly. Death at Sea. Mr Reece also held an inquiry into'the circum- stances attending the death of Nicholas Brady, an A.B., who expired at sea 011 the 7th of July. —The evidence went to show that deceased was engaged on the barque Flora, which was on a voyage from a port in Georgia to Cardiff. On the 25th of J une, while out in the Atlantic, he was taken ill, and, despite the care and attention bestowed upon him by the captain, Mr Telef Olsen, he succumbed while the barque was in the Bristol Channel on the 7th instant.—Dr. James Mullin said that he had made an examination of the body, and was of opinion that death resulted from natural causes, probably from a rupture of a blood vessel in the lungs.

A BOY DROWNED IN SWANSEA DOCKS. A sad fatality occurred at Swansea" Docks on Monday evening. It appears t.hat the ketch Rose, of Bristol, bad been discharging grain during the day at Messrs Weaver and Co.'s flour mills, North Dock. About six o'clock the craft was moved across the dock, when, in help- ing the crew, the son of the master. Captain Woods, of Bridgwater, a lad about 15 years of age, fell overboard and was drowned. The mate dived under the water several times, but failed to find the body, which was recovered by means of grappling irons. The body has been removed to the mortuary.

THE ROYAL WEDDING.—Amongst the house- hold linens supplied by Messrs Robinson and Cleaver, of Belfast, by command of His Royal Highness the Duke of York, for the furnishing of York Hoilse, St. James's Palace, were a quantity of hand-woven double-damask table-cloths of various sizes-one design being a series of exquisite ferns intertwined with ivy, lily of the valley, &c., arranged in the very latest style, having a bold centre-piece forming a complete bank of foliage surrounded with lovely sprays of ivy, &c., and it again surrounded by a charming border so placed as to be always seen upon the table and not hidden, as in the case with damasks ordinarily supplied, by shops to the general public. In addition to this handsome woven border, is an outer one consisting of festoons of ferns and bouquets, of ivy, &0., encircled in same, with a space of plain satin damask between, the whole effect of the weaver's skill being shown by the distinctness of the foliage, appearing as if raised from the fabric. Another set of table-cloths supplied is of a somewhat simpler character, but still unique in design, has a pretty geometrical scroll with bouquets of arum lilies, palms, &c., on a. fine plain satin damask ground forming the outside border; the inner border, arranged to show to advantage on the table, consists of a striking band of geometrioal doslpfrt several inches wide, with choice bunches of lilies, palms, &c., at each corner, in theform of a medallion; the innermost portion of the border is formed of the Greek key with orna- mental scroll, the whole centre being filled with iridescent stars, forming a choice example of the weaver's art as exemplified so successfully by Messrs Robinson and Cleaver in all their special damask designs. In all cases full sets of napkins. slips, sideboard cloths, doylies, &0., &o., to match the speoial designs of the table-cloths, were supplied. AU the articles comprised in the Royal order with which Messrs R. and C. were honoured were marked with a design embodying the speoial of th« white rose of York- .t

THE-NEW AMERICAN CONSUL AT CARDIFF. -Welsh. Americans and the Htn. Anthony Howells. » [PROM THK "WILKKSBARRET RECORD. It] The Welsh citizens of Lackawanna Valley tendered Hon. Anthony Howells, of Youngs- town, Ohio, a rousing reception in Scranton on Saturday evening to congi-atulate the senator on his recent appointment by President Cleveland to be American consul at Cardiff, Wales, one of the most important consulships in Great Britain. The chair was occupied by general superintendent Benjamin Hughes of the D. L. and W. Coal Co. Poetical addresses were given by at least a dozen bards, among the number stanzas by Rhys H. Richards, of this city. Professor W. George Powell delivered an excellent address of welcome, who, I:e stated, was a countryman of whom they felt greatly proud. He had risen from the ranks to fill the oifioe of senator and treasurer of the State of Ohio. He was born at Dowlais, Wales, in 1832, and emigrated to the United States 43 years ago, coming here a poor boy, and working his way up step by step to positions of honour and affluence. Professor Protheroe sang "Cymru Fydd," was encored, and responded. John T. Williams (Gwyddon), an old friend of Anthony Howells, read an interesting letter and poem he had received from a friend in Ohio, speaking in wordsof highest praiseof Mr Howells. Hon. Anthony Howells was then introduced. In the course of an admirabiy-spoken address, he said I hardly know what to say. I have been so much surprised, so pleasantly surprised, that no language can convey my feelings, Even if I had the eloquence of a Wesley, or of my friend Mr Edwards here, no language could convey my feelings. You congratulate me on my appoint- ment. Well, this country can do no greater honour to a Welshman than to appoint him consul to Wales. When I left my native land 43 years ago a young boy, I did not, as has been said, have a silver spoon in my mouth. Instead, I believe it was a coal pick and shovel. I came as a Cymro. I go back as a Welsh-American, and I will return to the United States as a Welsh-American. I feel proud of this position. Our people in Ohio feel proud that one of her sons has been honoured. They have more reason to be proud than you in this case, but there is in store for the people of Scranton rich honour in having one of her sons, H. M. Edwards, chosen as a conductor at the World's Fair Eisteddfod in September. Not only this, but Pennsylvania has been doubly honoured, for Dr. Edwards, of Kingston, has likewise been chosen. It has been some 43 years since I can remember about Hyde Park, and that it was the Welsh Athens of America. In Ohio we disputed this, and it is unsettled yet. But this evening will always have a warm comer in my heart. It is unexpected on my part, as much so,as Governor McKinley's endorsemeut of me was. Ho and I had been friends for 35 years. He was known to be a Republican and I a Demo- crat. and when unsolicited he gave me a letter of endorsement I valued it above all others. The speaker then touched upon the World's Fair, and, continuing, said "I might say a dozen timee 'that I thank you, but it is not .strong enough. Therefore I will thrice say Diolcb,' Diolch,' Diolch. Five-minute addresses were made by Rev. T. C. Edwards, D.D., of Kingston Mr Thomas D. Davies, Prof. George Howell, Messrs H. M. Edwards, D. B. Thomas, D. P. Thomas, and Daniel J. Evans. They were all pertinent to the occasion. Bauer's Band played three selections. The Misses Bronwen and Lily Joseph sang sweetly a duet, and Miss Sadie Jones recited. Professor Protheroe sang by request Cymru Fydd," and was in excellent voice. He was encored. After the exercises an informal reception was held.

SINGULAR SCENE AT NEATH. The Nun and Her Charge. An extraordinary scene was witnessed at Neath on Monday night,' after the arrival of the up mail train. Serious disturbance was, apparently, only narrowly escaped. It appears that Sister Magdalene, of the St. Michael Home at Ponty- pridd, has recently been on a collecting tour in Cardiganshire and other counties, and had as a companion a girl, about 14 years of age, clad in ordinary tiress, and one of the in- mates of the home before mentioned. A tragic death befel the mother of the child at Pontypridd railway station about 13 years ago, and im- mediately after that terrible occurrence the helpless infant was taken charge of by a soldier, who subsequently handed her over to the care of the authorities of the Pontypridd Union. The child being declared to be of .Catholic parentage, Sister Illtyd Morgan, of the St. Michael Home, undertook the care of the little ono. On Monday evening the nun and the child were returning to Pontypridd, via Neath. At Cockett Station there was in the same compartment with them a ycung man, who occupied a corner of the carriage opposite to the one in which the girl sat. The nun, who sat in a further corner, fell asleep, or, at any rate, according to her statement, was oblivious of what occurred. During the passage Or the train through the Cockett tunnel, the girl,. owed- that the man molested her, and behaved with great impropriety towards her. She also states thattlienian wrote sum words on a scrap of paper which he handed to her. She did not read what was written, and the man subsequently tore up the paper. The bits of paper were afterwards, according to the statement of Father D'hulst, of Neath. gatheied from the floor ot the carriage and handed over, when the man was placed under arrest at Landore. As before stated, Sister Mag- dalene has no account to give of what occurred to the tunnel. She says, as others do, that she saw the child was in tears when the train arrived at Landore Station. On arriving atNeatb the nun wasobserved.tobe in an excited condition, and with lightning rapidity the rumour spread amongst those who make it a custom to assemble in the open space in front of the railway station that a child was being abducted by a nun. The tearful appearance of the child favoured this assumption, and when the latter protested that she did not want to go with the sister, the crowd, which had now assumed large proportions, became threatening in its de- meanour. The sister was told that she was drunk. Two ladies who were witnesses of the scene intercepted the child and took her to the Llewellyn Arms Temperance Hotel. The nun, abandoning her intention of proceeding to Ponty- pridd that night, walked down Windsor-street to the home of Miss McCormack, mistress of the Catholic Schools. She was the central figure of an excited and angry crowd, who shout ed olfensi ve epithets and indignantly shouted, Give up the kid you stole." Considerable time elapsed before the crowd dispersed. Ourvrepresentative, in all. interview with Father D'hulst oil Tuesday morning, was informed that he had seen Sister Magdalene and the girl at breakfast at Miss McCormack's. He stated positively that the child was kindly treated, but that in spite of all the care which had been bestowed upon her, she gave proofs of the possession of many evil qualities. Up to mid-day Sister Magdalene had not left Neath.

INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION AT MERTHYR. 1.' The tenth annual flower show and industrial exhibition, under the auspices of the Market- square Church Sunday-school, was commenced at the Drill-hall, Merthyr, on Wednesday after- noon, when the attendance included representa- tives of various denominations—the competitions being open without any sectarian restriction whatever, and the committee having announced their intention of handing over to the Liberator Relief Fund one-third of the profits of the show. The building was nicely decorated, the stalls were ornamental, and both in the main hall and the lesser hall, adjoining, therewere many objects of interesttovisitors. The entries by competitors in various departments exceeded 700, being more numerous than at the last year's show. The stallholders were as ^follows :-Refr(-sli. ments—Mrs Parsons, Mrs Gabe, Mrs Ferguson, Mrs Colman, Mrs Gover, Mrs Nobes, Mrs McEachern, Mrs W. Lewis, Mrs J. W. Rad- nedge. Miss Gabe, Miss Butler, Miss Radnedge, Miss Price, Mrs Davies, Mrs Denner, Mra Bell, Mrs Stroyan, Mrs Ackhurst. Mrs L. McIntosh, Mrs Berry, Mrs Pound, Mrs W. J. Bates. Mrs Williams, and Mrs Owen Davies. Fancy stall- Mrs Peter Williams, Mrs A. McIntosh, Mrs Evans, Mrs Ballard, Mrs E. W. Harris, Mrs J. Frazer, Mrs Bawden, Mrs J. T. Jones, Mrs Cunningham, Mrs W. Jones, Mrs Bounds, Miss, Evans, Miss Boyle, Mrs Dixon, Mrs Biddle, (senior), Mrs J. G. James, Mrs Munroe, Mrs C. H. James, Mrs Price (Wellington-street), and Miss S. A. Radnedge. Flower stall- Miss Griffiths, Miss Oswald, Miss J. Gabe, Miss Marshall, Miss K. McDonald. Miss A. Marshall, Miss L. B. Berry, and Miss Walters. Fruit stall —Mrs Walters, Miss Eva Edwards, Miss Ada Hankins, Miss Gerty McDonald, Miss May Harris, and Miss Maggie Watkins. (Sweet stall —Miss Watkins, Miss Minnie Jones, Miss M. Mclllwraitl), Miss Edith Francis, Miss Lily McDonald, Miss Amelia Watts, Miss Mary Evans, and Miss Enid Radnedge. Fancy work exhibits—Miss H. Butler, Miss C. Hankins, Mrs Hughes, Miss E. Williams, Miss Alice Bick, and Miss M. A. Harris. Toy stall-Mrs Besley. Miss S. Radnedge, Miss Anne Williams, Mrs Gomer Jones, Miss Jessie Macdonald, Miss James, and Miss Gerty Evans. The inaugural proceedings were at three OclOLk, when at the invitation of Mr H. A. Hooper, the president of the committee, Col. D. R. Lewis. high constable, declared the show open.—Upon the proposition of Mr J. M. Berry, seconded by Mr Johnson, and supported by the Rev. J. G. James (who read a telegram of apology for non- attendance from Lady Lewis), a hearty vote of thanks was accorded Col. Lewis for the servIces he had rendered. An excellent musical programme was rendered during the afternoon. The pianist was Miss Maud Hayward, and the vocalists were Mr Sandford Jones, Miss Thomey, Mrs Isaac Evans, Miss Clayton, Miss Nancy Evans, and the instrumental soloists—Mr T. N. Williams (violin), Mr E. Cunnington (clarionette), Master Cunnington (cornet). The "Chicago Minstrels" also rendered several amusing performances in the lesser hall. In the evening a choral competition took place between five juvenile choirs for a first prize of £3, and a metronome, presented by Mr J. Lewis, Penydarren, for the successful conductor, and a second prize of 30s. The test piece was The Dawn of Day," and the adjudicator (Mr W. DaVies, Swansea) awarded the first prize to Moriah, Dowlais (conductor, Mr D. W. Jones), and the second to (Jaersalem, Dowlais. Among the general exhibits which attracted much atten- tion were those of Mr Harris, artist; Mr White, gilder, &c.; Mr J. C. Docton, plumber Mr Grey, florist; and some interesting artioles from Dr, Barnardo* hoinea.

A Warning to Newport Wife-beaters. At Newport Town-hall, on Monday, the magis- trates had to deal with two cases of alleged wife- assault. The first was a case in which Henry Price, who, on Sunday morning at 4 a.m., was seen to rush out of bis house after his wife, clothed only in bis shirt. The wife was knocked down. Officers Widcombe and Kear shouted to him, but he continued .to strike his wife who was lying on the ground. The incident occurred in Courtybella terrace, and the officers had to cross the footbridge to get to the woman's assistance. When Kear got to the scene the couple were still on the ground, and Price was belabouring his wife with his fist, and in the other haud he held a large stone. Mr Price desired the court to believe that the officers' account was very much overdrawn. You will be sentenced to 28 days' imprisonment was the magisterial dictum, a sentence which Price received with a whew of astonishment, he having thought that by settling with the wife, who did not appear, the matter had ended.—Charles Chapman next came up to be dealt with.—Officer Walker was accosted by Chapman's wife in LIanarth street on Sunday afternoon, and she poured in the ear of the officer the tale of her husband's brutal treatment. There was a wound on the temple, another wound on the face, and a third on the neck, which were bleeding at the time, and she gave testimony in support of the statement. The officer went back to the house of the couple in Club-row, and there the story was repeated in the presence of the husband, aDd the officer took the latter into custody. Late in the evening, at the request of the wife, the hus- band was released on bail. Bail had also been allowed in the former case, and, as in that case. the effect was that the woman did not appear. The magistrates expressed their disapproval of bail being granted in such cases, declaring that it tended to defeat the ends of justice. In order that justice should not be entirely de- feated in this case, the magistrates remanded the prisoner to Usk for a week. Can't you allow asked the husband. "No," sternly responded the ex-mayor, and the crestfallen husband disappeared below stairs.

Grave Charge at Newport. At Newport Borough Police-court on Monday— before Alderman H. J. Davis and other magis- trates-Wilbam Wills, labourer, 20, Robert- street. appeared on remand to answer charges of indecently assaulting Annie Edwards, of 22, South Market-street, and of violently assaulting Henry Seer, of 26, Robert-street. Mr Digby Powell, solicitor, appeared to prosecute, and Mr Lyndon Moore defended.—Mr Powell stated that shortly before midnight on Saturday week Henry Seer heard a woman screaming in Mendalgief-road, and on going to see what was the matter found the prisoner and Annie Edwards strugJ.!lingoll the ground. The woman appealed to Seer for assistance, and Seer went to give the desired aid, when Wills was alleged to have struck the would-be rescuer a violent blow on the head with a mattock, and theu he ran away, leaving Seer lying in the roadway, where he was found in an unconscious state,—Dr, .1. Hurley stated that he was called to attend Seer early on Sunday, and found him in an unconscious state, bleeding from the ear, and vomiting blood. He was suffering from concussion of the brain, but he was unable to say whether or not the skull was fractured. There was an abrasion on the side of the ear. Seer, who re- mained unconscious for three days, was not yet out of-danger. P.S. Evans said that he found Wills concealed between the bed and the mattress. When he saw the officer he used threats toward him. Mr Moore asked the bench to allow the prisoner bail, and intimated that the defence would be that the injuries were received by a fall during a struggle between the men. Prisoner was remanded in custody for a week.

.Looting at a Barry Fire. Before the magistrates—Mr Llewellyn Wood and Mr T. R. Thompson—on Monday at Fonartb, a young fellow named Robert Salt was charged with stealing a corkscrew on the 6th inst., the property of Mr E. O. Evans, iron- monger.—Inspector Rees repeated the evidence already given, which was to the effect that on the occasion of the fire at Barry Dock on Thursday night, he saw the prisoner pick up the article named and put it in his pocket Mr E. O. Evans identified the corkscrew as belonging to him, and said loads of things had been stolen.—Prisoner had nothing to say to the charge, but alleged he put the article in his pocket, as he saw several other persons pick things up and walk away with them. — Michael Callaghan was charged with stealing on the same occasion five pencils, valued at 2 6d.—P.S. Gammon spoke to arresting prisoner and finding the articles in his possession.^—William Jones, Castleland-street, Barry Dock, was next charged with stealing four steelyards and a knife, and Mr E. O. Evans again identified them as his property.—Dock-constable Light deposed he saw prisoner in Dock-road on the night of the fire, near the scene of the con- flagration, walking away slowly with his hands in his pockets. He also noticed that his pockets ap- peared" bulky," and he searched him, and found the articles named. Prisoner said he thought there was no harm in picking up what he did.and Inspector Rees spoke to acoueedhâving borne a good character. The Bench sentenced the accused to seven days' each.

Youthful Housebreakers at Risca. At the Newport County Police :office on Mon- day afternoon, Dr. Garrod Thomas, magistrate, remanded five Risca lads, Tom Woodward, Alfred Baker, Henry Woodward, Thomas Shoie, and Wm. Woodward, who were charged with breaking into the dwelling-house of the Rev. Father Williams, Risca, and stealing a bottle of wine and a glass jug. The lads effected an entrance through the cellar window during the housekeeper's absence, and carried the wine to a wheat field, where they drank it and smashed the bottle. The jug was afterwards found at the house of Baker, one of the lads charged. The Rev. Father Williams. who was away from home at the time, has suffered from similar depreda- tions in the past, but hitherto lie has been un- willing to prosecute. The lads were allowed out on bail until Saturday.

Drunkenness and Rowdyism. At Cardiff Police-court on Monday—before Dr. Paine, Mr R. Williams, and Mr C. H. Evans—a man named John Lee was fined 5s and costs, or in default seven days' imprisonment, for being drunk and disorderly and assaulting Police- constable David Francis whilst in the execution of bis duty.—William Slocombe, a lad aged 18, was also fined 10s and costs, or 14 days' imprison- ment, for refusing to quit the premises of the Great Western Railway Company's station, and making use cf obscene language on the 8th mst. —Thomas Maunder, aged 24, for being drunk and refusing to quit the Sandon Hotel, Adam-street, on the 8th inst.. was fined 5s and costs, or seven days'.—John Deegan, for being drunk and assaulting David Plummer Earle, acting manager of the Philharmonic Theatre, was fined 10s and costs, or 14 days'.—James Lynch, a lad aged 14, was brought up for trespassing on the premises of the Rhymney Railway Company's station, and obstructing the passengers and employees. Evi- dence was given that the prisoner and other lads constantly occupied their time playing pitch and toss in the vicinity of the station, and that they had been a constant annoyance to the passengers. He was tined 10s and costs, or 14 days' imprison- ment

Domestic infelicity at Llandougli. Catherine Preace summoned her husband, Chas. Preaoe—before the Penarth magistrates on Monday—for an assault. The parties live' at Llandougb, and the complainant said that de- fendant gave her a black eye, and otherwise knocked her about.—Defendant stoutly denied this, and said his wife first hit him with a poker, but she denied the impeachment.—Defendant (to wife): Didn't you hit me first ?—No.—De- fendant: Didn't you catch me by the whiskers, spit in my face, and throw my hat out of the house ?—No.—Defendant: You did you are a slow murderer. (Laughter.)—P.C. T. H. Morgan said that rowa of this kind were frequent be- tween the parties, and the Bench fined defendant B2, or a month's imprisonment.—Defendant, on hearing this decision, shouted out, I'll go to gaol, gentlemen. I'll go to gaol for ever before 111 live with that woman."

A Pilot Beat Broken Into. At Penarth on Monday, Edward Mullin was arraigned on a charge of stealing a pair of opera-glasses from a pilot boat lying in Barry Basin on the 30th ult. The glasses were the property of B. C. Morgan, a channel pilot, of 19, Clare-street, Riverside. Cardiff, who left them in charge of his man, John Berry, on the boat that evening. Berry left that day at the usual time, but on his return to the boat the following morning he found the boat had been broken into. The value of the glasses was £21CÆ. —Dock-Sergeant Pugh, of Barry, arrested prisoner in Cardiff, and charged him with the theft. This he denied, and said he purchased them—the glasses—from a man, and he sub- sequently pawned them.—The prisoner asked to be remanded till Monday next to enable him to call witnesses to prove he bought the articles, The Bench granted the request.

Alleged Fraudulent Bankruptcy. W. Levy, picture frame maker, Llangyfelaoh- street, Swansea, was charged on remand with committing a number of offences under the Bank- roptcy Aot.—Mr Monger, who appeared for the JJoard of Trade, asked for an adjournment, as the principal witness was lD such a state of health as to render his removal to an asylum probable.—Mr D. H. Jones (Mertbyr). for the u IJ^L. and argued that the case snould be withdrawn, and new proceedings insti- tuted if necessary, and observed that the witness in question was in reality an accessory to the alleged concealment.—-The Bench consented to an adjournment for three weeks.

A Vindictive Labourer. At Mertbyr on Monday, a young man,evidently urer' W o. refased to give his name and auarMs, and said he came from Cardiff, was fined os and ordered to pay Is 6d damages occasioned lD getting over a wall at Ynyavach, Cyfartbfc, on Sunday night, and forassauJting P.C.Hawkins on the way to the station, he was sent to gaol for two months with hard labour. The prisoner seemed to be much excited, and said it a pity he did not kill the officer. He threatened he would settle him properly next time, and would do" five years for him. He always carried out what he said he would do, etc.

Charges Against a Publican. At Merthyr on Monday, Sarah Jane Price, landlady of the Pengarndu Hare Inn, was summoned for keeping her house open for the sale of beer on Sunday, the 2nd inst.— Mr J. W. Lewis appeared for the defence.—P.C. Bryer found two men In the back kitchen at 11 o'clock OIl the Sunday morning referred to. They rave their names and addresses, and the landlady said she called them in and gave them a pint each. —The defence was that the transaction was not of the nature of a sale, but was a gift,De. fendant swore that one of the men (Thomas) came to the house to horse a barrel of beer in readi- ness for Monday, and the other man came in with him. She gave them some beer, but received no, payment.—Mr North said the magistrates wet* not satisfied with the explanation offered tout even if it wore correct, then it came to this, that the men paid for the beer with their laboiir.-De. fendant, who had a very good character, was fined 20s and oasts, and the licence was 110' endorsed.

Illicit Beer-selling. At Cardiff on Tuesday—before the s)ipend. iary (Mr T. W. Lewis)—Helen Lawrence, of 16, Mary Ann-street, was summoned for selling beer without a licence on Sunday, the 8th July.P.C. Dicks gave evidence as to finding a number of men and women drinking in the house on the date named, and defendant, who did not appear, was fined 210 and costs, or in default one month's imprison- ment.—William Laney, a frequenter at 16, Mary Ann-street, was fined 2s 6d and costs.

Robbery by Boys. George Ward and Frank Look, two lads, of Barry, were charged on Tuesday- before Mr Lewis Williams, at the office of (clerk to the Barry magistrates) with Mr Morris having stolen a quantity of tobacco from the premises of Mr Bedingficld, of Island- road, Barry.—P.S. David Weeks deposed having taken the prisoners into custody, and to theit having accused each other of obtaining the tobacco, and also stated that he searched an unoc. cupied house to which he was taken by the prisoner Lock, and there found cigars, tobacco, cigarettes, etc., with pouches, pipes, and cigar- holders.—The prisoners were remanded, until Thursday.

Unjust Scales. At Caerphilly on Tuesday afternoon, Christina* Lawrence, coal dealer and ironfounder, answered to three separate summonses of having in his pos- session, en the 13th of June, an unjust Salter's balance, and a beam scale and weights. Mr Easor appeared for the defence.—Superintendent Jones, an inspector under the Weights and Measures Act, stated that he examined the balance and found it in three instances against the buyer while the beam scale was unjust to the purchaser to the extent of 71b. The weight was 7% ounces light.—For the defence evidence was called to show that the Salter's balance was merely used for defendant's own use; but it was admitted that the beam scale was selling coal to the public. It was denied, however, that the scale WAS 7tb. against the purchaser.—Defendant was eventu- ally fined 10s and coste with respect to the beam scale and weight, but the other summons was disc missed.—A fine of 10s and costs was inflicted in the case of the landlord of the Globe Inn, Caer- philly, for having ten half-pints unstamped in hit possession. — William Morgan and Llewellyn Pntchard were also convicted of similar offences. Desertion from the Con naught Rangers. A man named John Corridan was on Tuesday brought up at the office of the magistrates' clerk (Mr W. Morgan Griffiths) before Mr C. W. Jones, and charged by P.C. Bowen, St. Olear't', with being a deserter from the Connaught Rangers.—It appeared that ou the previous day the prisoner had been seen at St. Clear's. The constable, whose suspicions were aroused, charged him with being a deserter, but prisoner denied this, saying that his boots and socks belonged to the Kerry Militia. On being arrested ha admitted that he had deserted from the let Battalion Connaught Rangers.—Prisoner was handed over to the military escort, and the con- stable was awarded JB1.

Embezzlement by a Cardiff Assistant. At the Cardiff Police-oourt, on Tuesday" before the stipendiary (Mr T. W. Lewis)—a young shopman named Arthur Jennings waa brought up in custody and charged with em- bezzling the sum of 10s, the property of his em- ployers, Messrs Arkel! and Co., on the 10th inst. —Mr Arthur Rees defended.—Mr F. J. Arkeli gave evidence that having some suspicion Of the prisoner's dishonesty he marked several coins, with which a person was sent to purchase some goods at the ehop. In reply to Mr A. Rees the manager of the shop, who was called to give evidence, said the coins were so marked for the purpose of trapping the assistants employed therein. There were six or I seven assistants in the shop.—Detective Rankin deposed to having arrested the prisoner, who, when formally charged by him said "I plead guilty. "-Mr Charles Arkell stated that the prisoner served the person who bought the goods with the marked coin, and when he breught the entry check to witness's desk he found that it was marked for 10s less than the prisoner had taken. Witness asked prisoner to turn out his pockets, which he did, when a marked half-sovereign was found amongst the coins in his possession.—Prisoner was sent to gaol for a month with hard.labour.

Charge Against Newport Farmers. At the Newport Police-court on Wednesday- before Messrs G. Hoskins and C. D. Phillips, magistrates—^Wm. Graves and Wm. Graves, father and son, farmers, Somerton Farm, were summoned foe cruelty to 29sheep. —Inspector Warr, of A., prosecuted, and Mr Digby Powell, solicitor, appeared for the defendants.—It was stated that defendants impounded 29 sheep, the property of Mr Thomas Davies, Farm wood Nursery, which adjoins the defendants' farm.— David Sherman, who is in the employ of Mr Davies, stated that the sheep were impounded at a.m. on the 6th ult. He visited the fold when the sheep were on Tuesday evening, but ther-a was no food for the sheep in the yard then. Oft Wednesday when he went there there were-tbfee maWIdNaome.black grain,and tub of water. T.b. grain was sour and the sheep would uot-eat i& Two of the sheep died at the end of the week.—* Mr Sheaf, veterinary surgeon, stated that lw made a post mortem of one of the sheep, »ndt% his opinion the sheep died of starvation. For the defence Greorge Powell was and stated that he fed the sheep at frftlF past four on the afternoon of the 6tbt and again at eight o'clock, and also on the follow* ing morning.—Mr Edwin Sayer, veterin- surgeon, was called, and stated that he exatninef; both sheep, and in his opinion they died froct inflammation of the lungs.—Mr Hoskins Thfc doctors disagree.—Mr Powell also produced it court an agreement which bad been arrived by the solicitors of Messrs Graves and Daviee. The Bench considered that there was not stitf, cient evidence to justify a conviction, aod.tli^ case was dismissed. -ill I

SOUTH WALES COLLIERS AN ORGANISATION, Plain Speaking by Mr, Isoao Evans. County Councillor Isaac Evans, who has beeft urged to undertake the duties of general aeorw tary and organiser to the South Wales and Mba. mouthshire Colliers' Union, states definitely that he will not aocept the post. He says that tht circumstances are such that he cannot comply with the request to serve the combination in tbft capacity indicated. In the course of an ftiterview with a represent* tive of the South W ales Daily News Mr Evatik said the colliers of South Wales are tI. the present time hopelessly disorganised. Dis- integration had been going on for soom time, and now the various parts were falling away from each other so seriously that re-organisation on a sound basis, and possessing the essential quality of cohesion, was most uik- likely. Proceeding, Mr Evans said that Soutfc Wales had not had a satisfactory organisation since the days of the amalgamated assoei which had Mr Thos. Halliday as their president. "You appear," said our representative, IS" be in darkest difficulty without a way out* "That is so," was the reply. Earned^, thought is being given to the matter, but the vmt., out is certainly not clear, nor is it likely to or until obstinacy gives place to a more rommonabif attitude. Despite all that can be said there any a large number who seem determined ,tt adhere to the Sliding-scale." "What development would you like to 84 Mr Evans?" I should like to see a vigorous Union formed for South Wales and Monmouthshire, wnioft shoulds afterward affiliate with the Minerr Federation of Great Btitain." If the old organisation has had its day an& ceased to be,' what course do you think will opef; up?" I suppose the separate associations, or many of them as elect to do so, will affiliate thaw selves with the Miners' Federation."

FEDERATION V. SCALE. At recent meeting of the workmen eniploya at the Gray and Vivian Pits, Abertillery, it waff unanimously decided to form a lodge under tfaf auspices of the Monmouthshire and South Walef Branch of the Miners' Federation of Gratf Britain. Balloting on the Federation question took plaot at Avon Hill Colliery, Abergwynfi, on Saturdu.' last, with the following result For the Federation. at 11 1 Against 41 p -C Majority against 12 Ilk

THE CHARGE AGAINST A V I CLERGYMAN AT CALDICOT. At the Chepstow Petty-sessions, on Tuesday. Charles Wood house Sheppard, clerk in holy orders, late of Caldicot, was charged with obtain. ing on the 22ad of June, by means of false prec tences, from John Faull, at Caldioot, board, lodging, «id money to the value of £ 19 17s, with intent to defraud, by stating that he held Indian Government Stocks to the value of £ 2,500; that he was going to marry Miss Micklethwaite fa Mo°TOo"thshira t magistrate's daughter) and £ 2,000 upon her, and that his incOnto waa £ 700 a year. There was also a further charge of obtaining, by false pretences, from Thome* Sidney Davies, grocer, of Chepstow, a quantit* of champagne, whisky, port, and other general provisions on the 1st of June.—Mr J. J. James, Lydney, appeared for defendant. -Evidence we* given, and a further remand for a week WPA, granted, bail being refused.

LIKUT.-COL. TAYLOR, writing 7th inlsfc,, ■ay* that wuen he returned from India he suffered severely from sciatica pains and liver attacks, Uw* that a year ago he was induced to wear an Elea- tropathic Belt, from which he derived consider- able benefit. All health-seekers should call, if possible, and avail themselves of a free personal OOllflUltÜiou at the Medical Battery Company'* Institute, 52, Oxford-street, London, W., where he Curative Appliances can be seen and ioieo<. ificaUy tested. Pamphlets gcntis.