The South Wales Star

SHIP ON FIRE IN PENARTH DOCK. At half-past six on Friday morning last. on the coal tippers employed by Messrs. Cory Brothers in loading* with coal the ship Souverain. of Stav- anger. Norway, going on board to resume work they found that the cargo was on fire. The ship had already received 1.200 tons, and was waiting for 400 or 500 tons more. In a short time flames were seen to issue from the cargo, and Captain Aarreberg and his crew were informed of the state of affairs. Five of the Penarth Dock policemen arrived on the scene, and as it was dangerous to the other shipping to allow the Souverain to remain any longer in Penarth Dock, she was towed into the Penarth Basin. Then two tugs were brought alongside about seven o'clock in the morning, and commenced to pump vigorously. The Primrose tug belongs to the Penarth Dock authori- ties. and she was fortunately assisted by the Jolliffe. of Liverpool. In a short time the tongues of flame disappeared, but the smouldering con- tinued steadily despite the deluge of water poured on it. However, by 1.30 p.m. it was mostly extin- guished except in the forehatch and the forecastle. It was apparent that the vessel would never sail the seas again, though her masts and rigging were I z!l intact and the stern part was little damaged. Holes were burned through her sides in at least half a dozen parts. The captain's cabin was entered with some difficulty because it was full of smoke. Clothing and other portable articles were removed. As to the origin of the fire. nobody professes to be able to explain, but it is significantly stated that she has been a petroleum vessel, and that as she must still be saturated with it to some extent it is probable that a. gas was formed which might have ignited from some trivial (though unex- plained; cause. The gas issuing from the coal would, of course, make the vessel still more inflammable. It has not been ascertained if any light was brought into contact with this gas, but it is suggested that the coal trimmers use candles, which they stick up against the side of the vessel, and that one of those lighted candles might have dropped on the coal. and so caused the conflagra- tion. It is understood that the ship is insured.

BARRY AND CADOXTON LOCAL BOARD. MEETING OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. The Finance Committee of the Barry and Cadox. ton Local Board met at the Local Board Offices. Vere-street. Cadoxton. at three o'clock on Monday afternoon, when those in attendance were the following Messrs. Meggitt (chairman), H. H. Lee. E. Treharne, B. Lewis. J. A. Hughes (clerk), J. C. Pardoe (surveyor), C. Howe (collector), and George Lightfoot (inspector). BILLS. The following bills were passed :—Roadmen's wages and surveyor's general expenses for the coming six weeks, £ 150 Dr. Neale (medical officer's salary for six months), £30; Shaw and Sons. Is. Id.: Clerk's salaiy (three months), ;C25 R. Pardoe (surveyor's assistant, three months' salary), C19 10s. John John (stones, etc., No. 3 contract), £ 17 19s. 2d,; D. W. Thomas, wheel. wright (repairs to scavenging cart. etc.). -K2 2s. 9d.; David Jones (stone, etc.). 1:16 lis. 3d.; Jenkin Brock (stone). C47 12s. 6d.: Surveyor (one quar- ter's salary). C50 Thomas and Company, Cardiff (street tablets). C48 6s. 3d.: Barry Furnishing Co. (furniture for Infectious Diseases Hospital), t:2 lls. hauling ditto. 7s. 6d. Samuel Green (five weeks'salary). C 2 10s.: Deal Fire Extinguishing Apparatus Co. (disinfecting apparatus). C40 In- spector of Nuisances (five weeks' salary). C 9 12s. 3d.; Lewis Evans. C7 Is. 6d. Returning Officer's ex- penses, Free Library polling. 4; 15; extra expenses, seven assistants, etc., C14 Os. 6d. ROAD -METALLING.—PROTEST BY GENERAL LEE. General Lee. referring to bills for road stones. took objection to the size of the metalling which was being placed by the contractors upon the roads. He suggested that the money for the same should not be paid until the stone was properly broken.—The Surveyor said there was no doubt that they were a bit large.—Dr. Treharne asked if under the contract a certain size was stipulated.- The Surveyor answered in the affirmative.—General Lee said the only way to cure the evil was by absolutely refusing to pay for the stone until the work was properly done. That was his experience on the Dynas Powis Highway Board. -The Surveyor said in reply to a question that the present contract would expire in April when the board proposed undertaking the work them- selves. — General Lee thought it would be strengthening the hands of the surveyor by not passing the bills. The stones would have to be broken. There was stone on the roads near the Barry Hotel, which ought never to have been placed there.—The Chairman Perhaps what has been said this afternoon will be sufficient. PRINTING OF MINUTES. Mr. B. Lewis drew the attention to the cast of printing the minutes. It seemed to him doubtful whether it was worth while printing those unfor- tunate document, General Lee agree 1. He i characterised the expenditure as wasteful.—The Chairman (to Mr. B. Lewis) Did you support me when I proposed a motion against it.'—Mr. B. Lewis said lie did not remember.—The Chairman Only two voted against it.—General Lee said he was glad to hear that the chairman had acted as he had.—The discussion then dropped. TREASURER'S AXD COLLECTOR'S ACCOUNTS. The Treasurer's accounts were produced.—The Clerk said that there was a balance in the bank including the loan account of I. 5.000.-0n the general district rate there was a balance due to treasurer of C 1.470.—The Treasurer was deputed to keep a separate account for the various loans. Xc.—The Collector reported that he had collected since last meeting the sum of c 986 2s. ll ,d. out of the total rate of 1;3.205 Cs. 8d. consequently there remained a sum of £ 2.100 to collect. This was all the principal business.

PHENOMENAL GROWTH OF THE BARRY DISTRICT. A few facts about the marvellous growth of the Barry and Codoxton Local Baard District will be read with interest by our readers. The area of the board's district is 3.323a. lr. 31p. The present rateable value is £ 78.920 16s. 6d. The number of houses at the end of 1884 was 80 1835, 395 1387, 680 1388, 697-; 1889, 1,053 1890,1,720 number of houses at present, 2.059 number of houses in course of erection, 441 number of houses (plans of which have been approved by the Local Board), 2,320 estimated population, 14,000.

PENARTH LOCAL BOARD. A meeting of the Penarth Local Board, was held on Tuesday evening' last, when there were present —Messrs. D, Morgan (*hairman), James Edwards, and W. L. Morris, together with Mr. J. W. Morris (clerk), and Mr. J. Court (surveyor.)—The clerk explained that the business that evening was purely formal, namely, to affix the seal of the board to some documents. On the motion of Mr. Edwards, seconded by Mr. Morris, it was agreed that the seal be affixed to a mortgage deed for C300, borrowed for the St. Ives (Cornwall) branch of the Ancient Order of Forestors. tor the forma- tion of a new road, authorising the same to be paid to Mr. Rice the board's treasurer. Mr. Edwards also moved, and it was unanimously carried, that the board's seal should be affixed to a mortgage deed for a further loan of £ 200, "which the Harting Lodge of the Ancient Order of Foresters offered, the money in this case also to be paid to the boards' treasurer. The seal having been duly fixed to both documents, the chairman remarked, that as there was no other business that evening, the meeting would stand adjourned until the following evening, when the board would meet 11 L to grant licenses to pony and boat owers, and others.

PENARTH POLICE COURT. Monday—Before Mr. Valentine Trayes (chair- man) and Mr. J. Pyke Thompson. THE TORY CLUB ENTICED HIM.—John Lane, cabdriver, Penarth, was summoned for leaving his horse and cab without attention on March 17th. Sergeant Sanson said that the defendant was in the Penarth Conservative Club from ten minutes to twelve to ten minutes past twelve on the night in question, his cab being outside without control the whole of the time. Witness entered the club after him.—Defendant who stated that he went into the club to look after a fare was fined 2s. 6d.. the bench informing him that his offence had been a most dangerous one. DRUNK* AND COMMITTING A NUISANCE.—Dennis Sullivan, did not answer to the charge of being drunk at 11 o'clock on the night of the 17th inst., at Salop-street, and committing a nuisance on the z, pavement. After Police constable Salter had told the bench of this disgraceful offence, the custom- ary warrant was ordered to be issued. SCHOOL ATTENDANCE CAsEs.-The attendance officer of the Penarth School Board charged various parents for not sending their children to school. The following fines were inflicted:- William Harris. 2s. 6d. (alternative order): William Gandy, 5s. (alternative order) George Kyte. 5s. James Drew, 5s. The case in which JohnMunroe, Thomas Blackmore, John Thompson, and Johnnah McEdith were defendants, were adjourned. James H. Edmunds was given another chance, and James Spear was ordered to send his son James, to the Penarth Board School. Two important cases appear in other columns.

DARING- ATTEMPT AT BURGLARY AT BARRY. NARROW ESCAPE OF A JEWELLER S STOCK. PROMPT CAPTURE BY THE POLICE. At Penarth Police-court on Monday, before Messrs. Valentine Trayes (chairman), and J. Pyke- Thompson, a young man named George Jones was charged with attempting to commit a burglary upon the premises of Mr. A. W. Xewman, jeweller, Barry. Police-constable W. H. Thomas, stationed at Barry, said that at a quarter to two that morning, he was on duty at Island Road, Barry, in company with Police-constable Jones. They heard the noise of shutters rattling. and looking towards the spot from where the noise proceeded, they observed a man standing on a cornice of a window of Mr. Newman's jeweller's shop, apparently endeavouring to enter the premises through the upstairs window. They went towards the shop, but when the man saw them coming he dropped on to the pavement and ran about fifteen to twenty yards, and hid himself behind a block of freestone which was on the side of the road opposite a new building. They went towards the spot, and found the de- fendant lying down. They pulled him up. and on being asked what he was doing there, he replied, I have been here over an hour I fell out with my bedmate, and I come out of the house at about one o'clock." He also said that he had been drink- ing, and witness took him to the police-station and charged him with attempting to break into and entering a jeweller's shop at Island-road. Barry. Witness cautioned him, and he said. You have made a great mistake this time, Mr. Thomas." Witness was present when Sergeant Evans searched the defendant, and only a couple of keys. a knife, and small amount of money were found upon him. The defendant lived at 116, Ince-street, Barry, and was a shoemaker, working for another man. In company with Sergeant Evans, witness went back to the shop and saw that the upper window is about ten feet from the ground. The defendant had evidently got up by means of the water pipe, which bore marks as if someone had climbed up it. Nobody lived on the premises, but there was a large quantity of jewellery on the premises. The defendant strongly denied that he was the man who had been seen by the police attempting to enter the premises. He was prepared to give an account of himself. The Bench remanded the defendant to the Cadoxton Police-Court the following Thursday.

BARRY DOCK AND RAIL- WAYS COMPANY. ISSUE OF XEW CAPITAL. An extraordinary meeting of the proprietors of the Barry Dock and Railways Company was held at the Park Hotel. Cardiff, on Friday afternoon, for the purpose of authorising the issue of new capital under the powers of the Company's Act. and the conversion into ordinary stock of the :1.:10 ordinary shares, created under the Company's Act of 1889.. The chair was occupied by Mr. J. Robin- son, and there were present Mr. J. Lowdon. Mr. Watkin Henry, and Mr. W. Mein, assistant secretary. The Secretary having read the notice convening the meeting. The Chairman stated that the directors had another meeting to attend in London, and that was the reason why none of them were present at that meeting. He would refer those present to the report and statement of accounts for the last half- year. If they looked at table IV. it would be seen that the amount of expenditure. C 93,498. was C10 in excess of what was received and if they looked at table VII. they would see that the esti- mate of expenditure for the current half-year was C 60,732. The directors had found it necessary to order an additional number of locomotives, which were estimated to cost about C 22.000. Mr. Wolfe Barry also stated that the further expenditure on the graving dock would be some £ 30.000. If these four sums were added together it would be found that they amounted to over £ 242,000. There must be deducted JL 82.000 received this half- year for debenture stock authorised last October. That would leave J':160,000 required so that the directors were within the mark when they asked the shareholders to create 1:150,000 of additional capital, in 15.000 ordinary shares oft.:10 each. The Chairman then moved a formal resolution to the effect that there be created and issued 15,000 new ordinary shares of J.:10 each: that the new shares be allotted and offered at par to the pro- prietors now registered as holders respectively of the company's existing ordinary shares, the allot- ments to be made to such proprietors at the rate of one-fifth of a ClO share in respect of every C10 of existing ordinary stock and of every ordinary share standing registered in their names at this date. Mr. Lowdon seconded the resolution, which was carried unanfmously. The Chairman then moved that the 15.000 £ 10 ordinary shares of the company created under the Act of 1889. upon which the full sum of £ 10 per share has been paid, be converted into ordinary stock of the company, to be divided among the holders of these shares according to their respec- tive interests therein. I Mr. Henry seconded, and the resolution was carried unanimously. The meeting then terminated.

THE BARRY BILL IN PAR- LIAMENT. THE PROPOSED THROUGH TnAIXS -F. TO CARDIFF. I venture to think that no one present in the committee-room on Friday last, when the evi- dence was being given in favour of the above z, Bill by Mr. T. R. Thompson, 3Ir. Lewellen Wood, and Mr. Wolfe Barry, could have had any doubt as to the verdict. Not a point appeared to have been left out by the solicitor of the company in working lip the case. The order of witnesses could not have been better, and the fact of such men having an undeniably good case to support was bound to tell its own tale. The members of the committee did not require much time to consider their decision. The stipulation as to the width of bridges, &c., was exactly what the railway companies making new lines in Cardiff must expect in future. I congratulate the Barry Company and the people of this district on the attainment of the first step in the direction of through communica- tion with Cardiff. For a considerable time past we have been led to expect through passenger trains to Cardiff by the exercise of running powers, on behalf of the Barry Company, over the Tail Vale and Great Western Lines, but if the present application of the Barry Company to Parliament proves anything, it is that the directors of the Great Western Company are as determined as ever to maintain their '• dog in the manger policy and keep the Barry Com- pany's trains out of their Cardiff Station. I cannot help expressing my utter disgust at such treatment of the public, for after all, the public are the greatest sufferers. The number of passengers carried by the Barry Company is something like a million and a half to two millions per annum, and it is a monstrous thing that such an intolerable nuisance as having to change trains during a journey to or from Car- diff, should be allowed to exist. Surely this is a case, if ever there was one, where the Board of Trade or the Railway Commissioners should be empowered to step in and settle the matter between the parties concerned. The Great Western Company admit the reasonableness of the Barry Company's applica- tion. and from what we can gather, they say Oh, yes, we agree to your running into our Car- diff Station, but we must ask you to pay for the privilege." The Barry Company, however, e very properly decline to negotiate on such a point and demand, as a right due to the general public, and more particularly the inhabi- tants of this district, to run their trains into Cardiff on payment of the usual authorised toll. This is, of course, an important point to disagree upon, and the result is the decision of the Barry Company to make an independent line of their own. Those of our readers who know the spirit of the directors of the Barry Com- pany and the policy they have adopted of giving every possible accommodation to the public will say, by all means make your own line. We have not a great number of merchants' offices at Barry Dock yet, and there is, there- fore, all the more necessity for quick and direct passenger train communication with Cardiff Docks. At present, any one desiring to do business in Cardiff may leave Barry Dock by the quarter to eleven train, but he oannot return until a quarter to two, viz., three hours of the best part of the day gone. And, indeed, how many cases could some of our readers cite of their having found on their arrival at Cogan that the Taff Vale Company's train had just departed for Cardiff. But it is not only, on account of a service of through passenger trains that the proposed now line would be a boon to this district. Equally important will be the improved means of transit of goods traffic between Cardiff and Barry. We think it would be quite within the mark to say that every shipstore dealer at the Cardiff Docks and every provision dealer in the Barry district would have petitioned in favour of this Bill if neces- sary. Cases almost out of number could be given of consignments of goods having taken two, and even three days to reach Barry Dock from Cardiff In fact, it has become quite a recognised rule by shipstore merchants that if they require their goods to reach Barry Dock in a single day without fail they must avoid the railway companies, and do the service by means of horses and carts. This is a state of things that should not be allowed to exist between. such ports as Cardiff and Barry, for the residents of the district not only suffer directly from the inconveniences, but also indirectly, and, perhaps, to a more serious extent through the great undertaking of the Barry Company being so heavily handicapped by inadequate and unsatisfactory communica- tion with Cardiff. It is therefore sincerely to be hoped that the Bill, when it comes to be presented before a committee of the House of Commons, will have as successful an issue as it has had in the House of Lords.

THE FATALITY ON THE HARRY RAILWAY. On. Friday evening last Mr. E. B. Reece. the coroner for the borough, held an inquest at the Cardiff Infirmary touching the death of Daniel (Weal. a coal trimmer, 54 years of age. and lately residing at Mary Ann-street. Cardiff.—The evidence went to show that deceased left Cardiff for Barry on the night of the 18th inst. for the purpose of assisting to bunker a vessel in Barry Dock. On arriving at the latter place he found that the other members of the gang had not arrived, and accord- ingly Avent into a lodge on the Barry Railway to wait for them. Shortly after eleven o'clock O'Xeal walked up the line to pick up some coal to put oil the lodge fire, and while doing so was knocked down by an empty wagon, and sustained a fracture of the left thigh and other injuries. O'Neal, after being attended to by Dr. Powell. of Barry, Barry, was conveyed to the Cardiff Infirmary, where he died from shock at five a.m. on the following day.—The jury returned a verdict of I- Accidental death."

PENARTH CYCLING CLUB. PROPOSED HOLIDAY TRIP. A fairly well-attended meeting of local cyclists was held on Monday evening last, at the large room of the Cycling- Depot, Windsor-road, Penarth, kindly lent by Mr. T. Hall. The chair was taken by Mr. Samuel Dunn. The secretary, Mr. J. H. Hall, having read the minutes of the previous meeting, proceeded to exhibit sample badges for the con- sideration of the meeting. After a little conver- sation it was decided that orders for the approved badge should be given to local tradesmen, and a resolution was also carried, that the members of the club should endeavour to the utmost to pat- ronise the Penarth tradesmen. The advisibility of having a trip on machines on Good Friday was then discussed, and it was agreed that this should be done, the route taken being through Cardiff to Whitchurch and Llandaff. The meeting was then adjourned until this (Thursday) evening at 7.30 p.m. Over 20 members were enrolled during the evening, and we have no doubt the local cyclists will rally round the club. in order to make the turn out" on Good Friday as attractive as pos- sible. Preparations are being made to provide refreshments both at Whitchurch and Llandaff.

BARRY DOCK WEEKLY TIDE TABLE. The weekly tide table at Barry for the seven days commencing to-day (Friday) is as follows :— Morn. After. Ht. a.m. p.m. ft. in. March 27 Friday 8 2Q 8 33 33 2 „ 28 Saturday 8 48 9 2 33 0 29 Sunday 9 16 9 30 35 o „ 3D Monday 9 44 9 59 33 9 31 Tuesday 10 15 10 31 32 8 Aoril 1 Wednesday 10 50 11 13 29 8 2; 2 Thursday. 11 37 0 55 27 4

BAPTISM IN THE RIVER OGMORE. The banks of the Ogmore. in close proximity to the ivy-clad walls of the romantic old castle was a scene of much interest and excitement on Sun- day afternoon last. A large number of people assembled to witness the public baptism of Mr. Isaac Thomas, of Ogmore. The officiating minister read the baptismal service on the bank of the river, and then entered the water with Mr. Thomas, who, by his immersion, testified to the crowd gathered around him his earnest belief in the doctrine of baptism by immersion. The afternoon was fine, but there was a cold wind blowing.

HEARTLESS CONDUCT OF A HUSBAND AT BARRY. At a meeting of the Cardiff Guardians. held on Saturday. Dr. Paine (chairman) presiding. Mr. O. H. Jones called attention to the case of a woman at Barry who had been saved from absolute starva- tion by Relieving-officer Edwards, whilst the hus- band callously looked on. The man applied to the committee for relief for his wife last week. but as he was reported to be earning from 23s. to 30s. per week the application was refused. The medical officer afterwards saw the woman, whom he found literally starving. Her husband was there, and he admitted to the relieving officer that lie had re- ceived that day 23s. in wages, yet he had given his wife no food. The doctor again saw the womanr and her condition was such that the relieving officer very properly gave her relief in kind, It was reported that the earnings of the man last week amounted to 30s.—The Clerk (Mr. Harris),, replying to Mr. O. H. Jones, said the Board could not only take proceedings against the man to re- cover the value of the relief given, but they might prosecute him for neglecting to maintain his wife the law was clear enough.—The Clerk was in- structed to enter upon a prosecution.

COWBRIDfiE POLICE COURT. TUESDAY. DRUNK.—Superintendent Thomas charged Thomas Rees, miller, Llanharan, with being drunk and dis- orderly. Police-constable Evans proved the case. The defendant was fined 20s. and costs. N OX-ATT KXDAXCE AT SCHOOL. — Ann George,. Llantwit-Major, and Robert Cummings, of the same place, were summoned for not sending their children to school regularly. Police-sergeant Page proved service of summons in both cases. Attendance order was made on Ann George, and Robert Cuimniiigs was tined 5s. ° AFFILIATION.- William Hopkins, of Brynsaddler was summoned by Elizabeth Howells to show cause' Joe. The case was adjourned for a fortnight. No LICENSE. William Evans was charged by Frederick Groom, gamekeeper, with killing game without a license. This case was also adiourned for a fortnight. J The other cases of importance were adjourned for a fortnight.

VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE. llth BATTERY 2nd GLAMORGAN ARTILLERY VOLUNTEERS. BATTERY ORDERS. Cadoxton, 26th March, 1831. Parades for the ensuing week as underWednesday, 1st April Gun Drill; Thursday, 2nd April, Gun Drill; Friday' 3rd April, Gun Drill. Hours of Parade 7.30 to 8.30 p.m. All tunics to be returned to store for alteration to new pattern. There will be no drill to-morrow. 27th. being Good Friday.

BARRY LOCAL BOARD ELECTION PRIZES. The proprietors of THE SOUTH WALES STAR offar two prizes of tl and 10s. respectively to the com- petitor who will give the name of the candidate who will head the poll in the coming local board elcetion, and the number of votes which such can- didate will receive Conditions :— 1. Every competitor must enclose three coupons cut from the different issues of THE HarTH WALES STAR, which must be reppiveotl nt. TnK STAR Offices, Cadoxton, on or before Mondav April 6. 2. Competitors can only name one candidate. 3. Competitors must give their real names and addresses. 4. If none of the answers are correct, the prizes- will be given to the competitors who have made the nearest answer. 5. In case of two or more being equal, the prizes. will be divided between such. JiARCH 20. 1891. THE SOUTH WALES STAR. Coupon

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, & DEATHS. Mr. H. L..Tones, Rcyistmr of Births and Deaths, resides at Holton Road, Barry Dock, where he may I)e slvii daily from 9 to 11 a.m. BIRTHS. WHITTINGTON.—On the 2nd inst., at 41, Newland- street, Barry Dock, the wife of Mr. George Henry Whittington, of a daughter. LOCK.—On the 7th inst., at 17, Courtenay-road, Cadox- ton, the wife of Mr. Henry Charles Lock, of a son. ST ItADLIXG.-On the 24th inst.. at the Angel Hotel, Bridgend, the wife of Mr. Morgan Stradling, of a son. MARRIAGES. BOOKER—MORGAN.—On the 23rd inst., at Cardiff Frederick W. Booker, second son of Albert Booker' late of Bognor, Sussex, to Jane Morgan, daughter of Daniel Morgan, of Cardiff. ° WILLIAMS—THOMAS.—On the 23rd instant, at the Wesleyan Chapel, Barry Dock. bv the Rev. G. LL Williams, Mr. Thomas Henry Williams of 44, Prin- cess-street, Barry, to Miss Emily Jane Thomas Barry. DEATHS. LOCK —On Friday, the 20th instant, at 17. Courtenay- road, Frederick, son of Charles Lock, aged 14 days Tlill'.—On Friday, the 20th instant, at 12, IddesleMr- street, Robert Trip, aged 63 years. WHiTTIXGTOX—On Saturday, the 21st instant, at 41, N ewland-street, Holton, Gertrude Harriet, daughter of George Whittington, aged 32. DAVIES.—On Friday. March 20th, after a brief illness Rev. Edmund Davies, Pontypridd, aged 80. EVANS. — On March 23rd, at Llancarfan House, Penarth, Maria Jane (Minnie), eldest daughter of Mrs. Evans, aged 27 years. Public funeral at Penarth Churchyard, on Saturday next,lat two p.m. GRIFFITHS.—At Ashgrove, St. Bride's Major, at the early age of 37 years, Mr. William Griffiths, late provision dealer, etc., Penarth. TAYLOR.—On Tuesday, the 24th inst., at 4, Regent- street, John Henry Thomas, aged three months, son of Mrs. Emma Jane Taylor. SHEAD.-On the 24th instant, at 31, Sydenham-street. Cadoxton, Annie Shead, aged six months, daughter of Mr. William Shead. THOMAS.—On the 25th instant, at 2. Northcote- terrace, Edith Ann, aged 12 months, daughter of Mr. William Thomas. TAYLOR.—On Monday, March 16th, at 5, Kennil- worth-road, James Taylor, aged 53. JONES.—On Wednesday, March 18th, at Eastbrook, St, Andrews, Elizabeth, aged 17 months, daughter of Mr. Samuel Jones. COLLINS.—On Monday, the 23rd inst., at 10. Regent- street, Hannah, aged 13 months, daughter of Mr. William Collins. WRIGHT.—On Tuesday, the 24th inst., at 29, Iddes- leigh-street, Margaret, aged 32, wife of Mr. J. Wright. TOWNSEND.—On the 20th inst., at Xewcastlc, Bridg- end, Arthur Townsend, aged two months. GRIFFITHS.—On the 21st inst., at Ashgrove, St. Bride's Afajor, William Griffiths, aged 38 years. Deeply regretted. POWELL.—On the 23rd inst., at Aberkenfig, William PoweII, aged 32 years. JENKINS.—On the 22nd inst., at Kenfig Hill, David Jenkins, aged 61 years. SIMONS—On the 21st inst., at North-street, Bridgend, Frances May Simons, aged 38 days. Printed and Published for the Proprietors by W. LLEWELLYX WILLIAMS, at the Star Printing Works. Vere Street, Cadoxton-juxta-Barry, in the County of Glamorgan, March 27th, 1891,