The South Wales Star

BARRY A N D CADOXTOX LOCAL BOARD. PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE. A meeting of the above committee was held on Tuesday night at the Board Offices. Mr. Alderman Meggitt in the chair. There were also present Dr. O'Donnell, Mr. W. Thomas, Mr. barstow. Mr. Pardoe (surveyor), and Mr. Willett (deputy-clerk.) The Surveyor showed plans for r.he connection of the houses at the back of the Witchill Hotel with the sewer. Complaints had been made in the matter. and the surveyor had been asked to report on the matter. The Surveyor also submitted plans showing- how the property at the Cadoxton Brook might be connected with the Local Board's system of sewer- age. The surveyor said he hoped to have the sewer at the junction of Commercial-street and Court-road ready this week. He 'had made in- quiries as to the complaint made before the Board of the emptying of the cesspool by the con- tractors. Mr. "Rucklay's men. He had seen the contractor who told him it had been done without his knowledge, and that it should not occur again. The suivevor reported that Messrs. Pile and Bass, of Cardiff, builders, had written to him with regard to the drainage of the six new cottages they proposed erecting on Barry Island, the plans of which had not been passed on account of the drainage proposed. They said the same system of drainage was in general use in .other places, and had been passed by the Cardiff Local Board. They asked that the surveyor might inform them of any othersystem of drainage possible, and thecommittee instructed the surveyor to communicate with Messrs. Pile and Bass, and report to the committee. The Surveyor reported that two houses had been pro- ceeded with by Jlr. S. Robins before the plans had been allowed. At the last meeting Mr. Robins had submitted a plan for one house in Station-street, and afterwards commenced building two houses.—• Mr. Samuel Lewis was erecting one house in Thompson-street.—It was decided to write to them. -TheL-matter of Mr. Jeukin Brock's contract next came up. and, after a lengthy discussion, it was decided that, a3 soon as Mr. Pardoe gave his certifi- cate. the Board should take over the road and pay the money, and settle with Mr. Brock. THS EXTENSION OF DOCK VIEW EOAD. The Surveyor submitted plans from Messrs. Severt and Thomas showing the route of the pro- posed extension along Dock View-road, Station- street. Castleland-street, and Graving Dock-street. —After some discussion, the surveyor was in- structed to report further on the matter. PLANS. Plans were submitted for alteration of a lock-up shop in Thompson-street for Messrs. J. T. Dando and Sons for a bakehouse at the rear of 77, High-street for Mr. Meaker for two houses in Newland-street for Mr. S. Bitton additions to 19 and 20. Hunter-street, for Mr. Daniel Lewis alteration to a house in Gwenloline-street for Mr. Lewin: two houses in Station-street for Mr. S. Robins (plan referred back to be initialled by the architects). APPLICATION FROM THE BURIAL BOARD. A letter was read from the Clerk of the Burial Board, asking the Board if they would allow Mr. Evans, one of their inspectors, to act as Clerk of the Works for the erection of a new cemetery chapel at Merthyrdovan, and. if so, what would be required to be paid for his services.—The Clerk said that the Burial Board had held another meeting since that letter was written, and decided to adver- tise for and appoint a clerk of the works to devote his whole time to the work—Several members of the committee objected to the idea, and no action was taken in the matter. I THE TRADES COUNCIL A}7D THE LOCAL BOARD. A letter was read from Mr. John Rees, secretary of the Trades Council, asking the result of the committee enquiry into the mason's complaints as to the sub-letting of contracts.—Dr. O'Donnell said Mr. Richards had produced the time-sheets. and they had asked the Trades Council on their parts to rebut the evidence.—Mr. Thomas had pre- sented the report of the sub-committee upon the matter, and they found the charge was not proved.—The Chairman thought they had better send a copy of Mr. George Thomas's report to the Trades' Council, and this was agreed to. FURTHER STREET IMPROVEMENTS. The Chairman mentioned that as they had had a Local Government inquiry upon the proposed loans for street improvements in Glamorgan-street, and as there was but little doubt the loans would be consented to, he begged to move that tenders be advertised to for carry- out the work. If the matter was delayed very long the winter would be upon them before anything was done.—Dr. O'Donnell asked if that did not apply to Kenilworth-road and Oban-street.—The Surveyor said the Bourd had plans for these streets that had never been opened.—The Chairman included these two streets in his motion, and Dr. O'Donnell seconded.—Mr. Thomas demurred. He agreed with doing all that could be done by the Surveyor as soon as possible, but he would not advertise for tenders. He t thought they could not carry out the Glamorgan- street works without doing the parish road.—The motion was then agreed to. THE PLANTING- OF TREES. The Chairman said that the time had come when they should recommend the Board to plant trees upon the Holton, Weston, and Court road. He begged to move that tenders be adver- tised for for planting trees and the erection of tree-guards.—Mr. Thomas seconded.—This con- cluded the business.

THE LATE DlttTWNIXG FATALITY. THE INQUEST. The inquest on the body of John Ainsley, who on Thursday week last was drowned in the roads outside Barry Dock, was held at the Ship Hotel on Friday morning (the body having been found on the previous day), before Mr. E. B. Reece, district coroner, and a jury, of whom Mr. John Lloyd was chosen foreman. The jury having viewed the body, the followiug evidence was adduced :—Mr. Samuel Harwood, 3, High-street, Barry, pilot, aid he was a bother-in law of the late John Ainsley. who was 30 years of age, followed the calling of boatman, and lived at Barry Dock. He was drowned on the 28th. He was in Guppy's boat at the time, and the boat was a safe boat. The body the jury had seen was the body of John Ainsley.—William John Guppy, 12, Fryatt-street, Barry Dock, boatman, said the deceased was his partner. On the 28th July he and deceased went ont to a ship in the roads at 5.15 a.m. His boat was an open boat with a lug sail. There was a sharp breeze from the east. John Ainsley was at the tiller. The tide was flowing and the sea choppy, and all of a sudden the sea capsized the boat. They hadn't time to let the sail down. He clung to the boat, and Ainsley held on for some time. Thev were about three-quarters of a mile from the breakwater. Ainsley swam to the oars which were floating on the water, and was on the oars for several minutes. He did not see Ainslie sink, as the boat went over again, and when he came up, Ainsley was not to be seen. He could swim. and he was rescued by the crew of the Julia, of Bridgwater, who saw him and put out a boat. He was in the water about an hour, and when they took him out he was very weak. Ainsley had sunk about 20 minutes before he was rescued.—George Thomas Rees, living at Barry, coastguard, said he observed the body about 70 yards off Porthkerry Beach at six o'clock on Thursday morning. He called the assistance of Mr. Thomas Wilson, Coldnap Farm, and launched a boat, and brought it ashore, and sent for the police. He did not know the deceased. On getting the body to the coastguard station it was identified by Mr. Harwood. Police-constable Georsre Barnett took charge of the body. After consideration the jury returned a verdict that the deceased met his death by Accidentally drowned." and the jury added a recommendation that all seafaring men should be swimmers.—The Coroner said it was an astonishing fact that a great many seamen couldl not swim, as he had found in the course of his experience.

EXCITING SCENE AT BARRY DOCK. A BOY RESCUED FROM DROWNING. On Friday afternoon the son of Captain Roberts, of the four-masted sailing ship Falkland, from Liverpool, fell over the quay side. a distance of 30 feet, into the dock. Fortunately, the vessel was moored alongside the quay, and a dockman who was aboard, seeing the accident, with commendable presence of mind, quickly lashed a rope to the taff- rail, swung himself down, and just managed to grab the little fellow as he was finally sinking.

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BARRY RAILWAY COMPANY. HALF-YEARLY MEETING. INTERESTING STATISTICS. The sixteenth half-yearly general meeting of the proprietors of the Barry Railway Company was held at the Park Hotel, Cardiff, on Friday after- noon. In the absence of Lord Windsor, the chairman of the company, who is abroad, Mr. Archibald Hood presided. The other directors present were Mr. John Cory. Mr. Edward Davies, Mr. Robert Forrest. Mr. T. R. Thompson, and Mr. T. Webb. There was a fair attendance of share- holders. The Chairman, in proposing that the report by the directors and the statement of accounts for the half-year ended June 30, 18!,2 (a >•><wc of which has already appeared in these columns), be received and adopted, said the passenger traffic for ■ the past half-year had slightly diminished, a circumstance which was due to the fact chat nearly all their workmen were housed at Barry, and had, therefore, no occasion to travel to and fro to Cardiff or Penarth. The merchandise traffic had also somewhat diminished. This was attri- butable to the strikes in the building trades in Cardiff curtailing building operations. As to the power which the company possessed of running into Cardiff with passengers, some people might think they were very slow in the matter, more especially in view of the fact that they had had, for some time, power to construct a railway. The directors, however, had deemed it expedient not to proceed with the construction of that short rail- way connecting Barry with the Great Western Station at Cardiff and Cardiff Docks. They had thought fit to enter into negotiations with the Great Western Railway Company by which they misjht be saved the expense of making the railway. Possibly the shareholders might consider they had not acted wisely, but they might rest assured that the Board had done all for the best. Until the bridge outside the station at Cardiff was widened there could not be sufficient access for the Barry trains. Nevertheless, they were negotiating with the Great Western Railway Company with the view of running their trains into the Cardiff station pending the completion of this bridge but he was not very hopeful they would do much good in that way. In any event, the matter would continue to receive the best attention of the Barry directors; and the result of the negotiations would be known long before the next half-yearly meeting. He thought they ought to congratulate themselves upon the working expenses of their line. These were only a little over 44 per cent. of the receipts, compared with 54 per cent. on the Taff Railway, and a little less than 150 on the Rhymney Railway. (Hear, hear.) The working expenses were a little higher than in the last half-year, and about the same in the corresponding period of last year. He did not like to predict what they would be in the ensuing half-year, but tfte price of coal was apparently falling—a circumstance which many of them deemed unfortunate—(laughter)—'and it might be the means of effecting a further saving, They expected to derive considerable benefit from the opening of the graving dock. At present, between the graving dock and the low water entrance, they were paying dividend upon an out- lay of capital of over £ 161,000. which was wholly unproductive. By the completion of the graving dock, they hoped to get at least as much revenue as would pay the interest on the outlay, to which extent they might reasonably expect to be re- lieved. As to the low-water entrance, he did not wish to say more than that it would be the means of making their dock much more attractive than it had ever been. (Hear. hear.) Since they last met there had been issued £80,OtlO of 31 per cent. debentures, the prices for which ranged from 101{ to a little over 103J-. Thus they woald see that their undertaking stood pretty well in the estimation of the public. (Hear, hear.) With respect /to the claim by the representatives of the late Mr. T. A. Walker, about which the newspapers make so much, the arbitrator had awarded a little over one-fourth of the original claim. He might say, as indicating the directors' sense of justice, that they offered .£50,000, while the re- presentative of Mr. Walker obtained £ 54,000, and had to pay their own expenses. On the whole, they might fairly consider they were in a good working condition, and with a fair prospect of doing as well in the future as they had done in the past. They must not, however, rest entirely upon their oars. They still required the assistance of all their friends, to keep the traffic now coming to the Barry Dock. Some of their friends had done very well, but if the whole community were to consider what benefit they had received from the Barry Dock and Railway, even greater assistance than they had had would be theirs. The fact was they had reduced the railway rates by something like 3d. per ton. (Hear, hear.) Under these circumstances it well behoved every freighter in the district to give them a fair share of his traffic. It was all the more gratifying to know that they had been able to do this, and still find their neighbour prospering, notwithstanding that it was predicted that the Barry Dock and Railway would ruin all com- petitors, and particularly the town of Cardiff. It seemeel that Cardiff was growing apace, in- creasing and prospering; and it was the wish of the Barry directorate that that should continue. They had the satisfaction of knowing that they had been the means of immensely increasing the trade of the district. He asked what would have become of all the traffic which was now absorbed at Barry It would have gone to Newport and Swansea, and perhaps some of the coal would not have been produced at all. (Hear. hear.) Mr. T. R. Thompson seconded the adoption of the report and the accounts. He observed that they had shipped at Barry over 4.000,000 tons of coal in one year yet, notwithstanding, the trade at the Cardiff Docks had materially increased, j The promoters of the Barry undertaking were held up to obloquy the alanmste, of whom were undoubtedly acting in the interests of their opponents, said they were going to ruin Cardiff. He should like to know what would have been the effect of the district if the 4,000,000 tons of coal which had been shipped at Barry had been thrown upon the Cardiff and Penarth Docks during the past year?(Hear.hear.)Tbere were gentlemen present well acquainted with the commerce of the neighbour- hood who would tell them that to work docks at high pressure meant enormous loss to shipping, enormous loss to colliery proprietors, and an unde- fined loss to the public at large. He contended that if these 4,000,000 tons of coal had been attempted to be thrown upon the Cardiff and Penarth Docks, it would have been impossible to ship it there, and the trade would have been driven to Swansea and Newport. Ho, therefore, claimed that instead of the promoters of th" Barry under- taking being the enemies of Cardiff, it was the detractors of that project. (Hear, hear.) As to the dividend, he could tell the meeting that if it had been the desire of the directors to inflate the dividend, there would have been no difficulty in doing so; but they aimed at keeping up their property efficiently, and providing the proper reserves. Items which could reasonably have been charged to capital had been charged to revenue and he saw no reason whatever why the 10 per cent. dividend should not be maintained in the future. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Edward Davies, as one of the freighters, referred to by the Chairman, said the reduction in railway rates had been nearer 5d. per ton than 3d. (Hear. hear.) It would be within their re- collection that when the Barry scheme was first mooted, the rates of the Taff Vale Railway Com- pany were -80 per ton per mile, a voluntary reduc- tion having been made from '87 to '80. The shadows of Barry sent the rates down to '77, and they further went down to '74 before Barry was opened. But to compare the present ratts with the time when they were "80, the reduction was ex- actly ld. per ton per mile and taking the average distance on the Barry line at 20 miles, the reduc- tion which was represented exceeded 5d. per ton. (Hear, hear.) The Chairman quite confirmed what Mr. Davies had said.. but he always liked to be within the mark. (Laughter.) The total amount saved to the district by the Barry undertaking was about £150,000 per annum. Mr. Thompson That's taking it at '74. If you take it at '80 it is very much more. The Chairman said that was the direct advan- tage. What had been the indirect advantage of giving proper facilities for the shipment of coal, he would not attempt to estimate. As he remarked before, it was very gratifying to know that this had been done without injuring their neighbours. The report was adopted; and a motion was carried formally declaring a dividend on the ordinary stock at the rate of 10 per cent. per annnm. on the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Mr. John Cory. Mr. H. P. Linton proposed that the remunera- tion of the board of directors he increased from the amount now paid— £ 100 each—to the sum of £2,000 a year. He showed that, by comparison with the Taff Vale Railway Company, the Rhym- ney, the Brecon and Merthyr, &c., that the re- muneration hitherto paid was exceedingly low. Mr. Llewellyn Wood seconded the motion. In doing go, he referred to the observation of the Chairman respecting the help which shareholders who were freighters could give to the Barry Com- pany. He remarked that they had at their doors a dock with tips always idle, always waiting for trade. Whenever the Barry traffic reached 100.000 ton- a week, they might t..ke it that some- body/had had to wait for accommodation. So soon as that took place, there was a stream of tonnage going to Penarth Dock. where tips could be always obtained. He put it to the directors, with deference but with consid&ral confidence, that unless they had tipping accommodation for 20,000 or 30,000 tons more than they could now accommodate, they would be feeding Penarth Dock as they had been doing in the past. If they were to receive the full effect of their friends' co-operation they must give them more tips at Barry. (Hear, hear.) The Chairman was glad to hear such observa- tions. which pointed in the direction of extending the Barry Dock. He could assure them that this was a subject to which the Board had given occasional consideration, and that they would more particularly consider it in future. The motion granting increased-remuneration to the directors was unanimously carried, and the Chairman spoke in acknowledgement. A vote of thanks to the Board of Directors, proposed by Colonel Page and seconded by Mr. Jeffreys, brought the meeting to a close.

"THE CAUSE OF THE XEftLECTED." | -u APATHY OF THE CHURCHES AT BARRY. LETTERS FROM RESIDENTS. TO THE EDITOR/OF THE SOUTH WALES STAR. SIR,—We have heard from time to time of the progress which the religious causes of Barry are making, and the census which you published last April has been taken to prove what strides have been made by several of our local churches during the last twelve months. The great dispro- portion of worshippers to the population has been overlooked, and no account has been taken of the fact that we have an enormous floating population constantly in our midst. When cur sailors are ashore, what becomes of them There is no one who can tell us—no, not one. They are left alto- gether to their own devices to become the prey of land sharks who are more active in their own interests than Christian ministers are in the interests of their Master. Our police-courts and assizes teem with the tales of the doings of Jack ashore. They are fined by our magistrates for being drunk and disorderly; they are committed to the assizes and sentenced to imprisonment for violent assaults on their comrades or barmaids or strangers they are accused and convicted of every sort of crime in the Calendar and the respectable Christians of our land only fold their arms and shake their heads and say, It's only one of those sailors." There is not enough living missionary spirit in our churches. I am almost despairing of any aid from church or chapel. Members of such are so complacent with the certainty of their own salvation, or so anxious to make their own salva- tion secure, that they have no time to help poor outcasts to live morally and physically healthy lives. We, as a nation, care too much for the externals of worship, and too little for the thing that is living in it. We think too much of our creeds and our sacraments and our forms, and too little of the real teaching of Him who went about doing good, whose care was for the publican and sinner, and who, in doing so, neglected to provide a place whereon He could lay His head. The respectable black coated glossy-hatted man who on Sunday contri- butes grudgingly a tithe, or less, of what he has made during the week out of the necessities or the vices of the poor is but a caricature of the true disciple. Our ministers are either too wordly wise with their land speculations, their syndicates, and their what-not, or too narrowly fanatical with their tracts and their pamphlets and their theo- logical disquisitions, or too affected with their li dramatic Christianity of the organ and the aisle, of dawn-service and twilight revival, chanting hymns through traccried windows for background effect and artistically modulating the Dio" through variation on variation of mimicked prayer." That is not the sort of religion which our sailors want. They want a plain simple religion taught them by plain simple men. They do not want a u blackbird" flaunting his uniform and mumbling his platitudes they want a man who will live among them like one of themselves as the great Master would have done, who will speak to them sympathetically and helpfully. You had better,' said one great writer, get rid of the smoke, and the organ pipes, both; leave them, and the Gothic windows, and the painted glass, to the property man give up your carburetted hydrogen ghost in one healthy expiration, and look after Lazarus at the doorstep. For there is a true Church wherever one hand meets another help- fully, and that is the only holy or Mother Church which ever was. or ever shall be." And what we want in this district is a hand that would meet another helpfully. I would I could suggest a practical remedy as easily as I can perceive the evil. The evil is that we pour out our whole energy into the false business of money-making, caring nothing for the higher and better nature of man, and lulling our conscience to sleep with doses of soporific Sunday observances. We want more self-sacrifice, more energy, more sense of brotherhood, more sympathy. I trust some means will be suggested to enable such as myself, who are willing and eager to work,. to use our efforts to the best purpose.-I am, &c.. I Barry. ALBERICUS. ¡ TO TFlti EDITOR OF THIS SOi-Tfit WALES STAR. j SIR,—It is now years since I came to reside in Cadoxcon, and I had hoped by this time to have done much for our poor and needy and neglected. I am so tired of trying to do this single-handed that I write to make known to you what I think would be good for Cadoxton. Firstly—Will you try in some way or other to get people interested in the daily lives and general well-being of the sailors who come to stay in Cadoxton. Tracts are being given them but that is not all they need. I feel sure that if they were really welcomed in various ways. after their arrival on land. we should rarely see or hear of Sunday fights, &c. Secondly, respecting the police—who seem of late to be always in the wars. Why so They are just as good as other men but they are something like stepmothers- there is a strong prejudice against them. I am quite sure there are -some warm and kind hearts beating under many blue coats. I know that the police are not always right: but neither are the public. I believe that if the former were con- sidered as friends by the latter there would be better times for hot-h sides. There are many real Christians in the police force, and I do hope that there will 'ere long be a more Christ-like spirit evinced on both sides. Thirdly—Concerning Christian workers and work in Cadoxton. I fear there is too much talk and a great deal of cant among them. I also fear that the ministers' wives do not take such an active part as they might and ought. I firmly be- lieve that if there were a true unseetarian spirit of charity among so-called Christians in this place, things would be far better, brighter, and happier. There is too much reserve and coldness among the various denominations towards each other. I have been willing to work with any Christian, but—no I tried in vain it has been a failure. I do wish this could all be changed I think the Salvation Army is an example for good in some ways — as steady, plodding workers at least. I am exceedingly glad to see that the site for a cottage hospital has been at last selected. I trust that a great blessing may rest upon the work and workers. If there should be any collecting cards given out I would be pleased to accept one. Now, the next step is, or should be, to get a fire brigade for the district. Dinas Powis is putting us all to shame, but we have no man equal to General Lee. Trusting that this letter may not be altogether useless. I am, yours, &c., Cadoxton. ^CHRISTIAN WORKER.

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THE TAFF VALE RAILWAY COMPANY. HALF-YEARLY MEETING. The half-yearly meeting of the directors and shareholders of the above company was held on Tuesday afternoon, at the Royal Hotel, Bristol. Mr. Arthur Guest (chairman of directors) pre- sided, and there was a large attendance, the other directors present being Mr. R. L. G. Vassall (deputy chairman), Mr. David Evans, Mr. Thomas Rees, Mr. D. A. Thomas, M.P., illr: J. P. Thompson, Mr. J. Tomlinson, Mr. P. A. Vyvyan-Robinson, Mr. Joseph Wethered, and Colonel Josiah Wilkinson. The Chairman, in moving the adoption of the report and statement of accounts, said he thought he was singularly fortunate in that for the first time since he had had the honour of presiding at their meetings he was able to present a far dif- ferent statement of affairs than had hitherto been the case. They had not only a substantial increased dividend, but the accounts showed a considerable reduction in the working expenses, the Taff Vale Company having this year taken a record amongst all the railways in the kingdom. (Applause.) Their dividend had been arrived at by reason of in- creased traffic and careful economy. In the receipts and expenditure on capital account there was increase on the expenditure side in connec- tion with the issue of new stock, which had resulted very advantageously to the company. Their outlay on capital expenditure was singu- larly small, being but £ 9,679 13s. 8d. The work- ing stock of the company remained in much the same condition. With reference to the estimate of further expenditure, he wished to point out that the £ 5,300 for the construction of the double line between Penarth Dock and the town was necessary in the company's interest. A single line was dangerous, and they could work the double line more economically. There was also an item of £ 3,400 re gas for carriages. They proposed to bring their system of lighting carriages in harmony with most of the railways in the kingdom, and gas was both cheaper and afforded a better light. With respect to the item of .£13,000 for increased siding and station accommo- dation, it was an estimate not likely to be ap- proached, and certainly not exceeded. Having referred to the large increase in their passenger traffic, merchandise, minerals, and live stock, he emphasised the fact that their shipping receipts were also on the increase, particularly in coal and coke. and went on to point out the economies effected in the locomotive department, saying they looked forward to further substantial decreases under this head. Dealing subsequently with the report, he drew attention to the fact that nothing had been placed to the credit of the new subsidy for the half-year. They had had considerable diffi- culty in arriving at any estimate of what they would probably receive from the Bute subsidy. Of course, the larger their revenue the less would be their receipts under the agreement they had entered into with the Marquis of Bute but he would say further that, notwithstanding that they had taken every means in their power to ascertain from the Bute Docks Company what subsidy they would receive, they had been unable to get a satisfactory response, and this, despite the fact that they had held their meeting and pre- pared their dividend. That morning, even, he had received a telegram from Sir William Thomas Lewis regretting that he (Sir William) could not supply him with the figures, and recommending the company not to include any estimate in their accounts, as they knew the Bute subsidy question was dead. It died on the 19th of May, and he was sure he was expressing the opinion of the Board when he said that they did not wholly regret that it had passed away. (Hear, hear.) Of course, there could be a final adjustment under this head, and they antici- pated a sum of money would be paid to the com- pany, but being unable to get any information thereon they had thought it unwise to put any- thing down in their accounts. He went on to remind them that the Bute Docks Bill as presented at the last session of Parliament was a bad one, and like his friend, Mr. Boyle, of the Rhymney, he would say they had no objection to further dock accommodation, though they would endeavour to look after the dock which was their own property. (Hear, hear.) Their Bill for widening the Rhondda lines had received con- firmation, and they had made ample provision in that respect, as it was proposed to raise £ 1)00,000 and proceed with the work as soon as possible. They would be asked at a special meeting to sanction the creation of new stock, but should not expend anything like the amount they were asked to sanction. Proceeding, he said they had been canvassed amongst themselves as to whether or not ttny should hold their general meeting at Cardiff. It had been represented to them that some Cardiff gentlemen thought they ought at least to have it turn and turn about. Bristol, it was true, held a large amount of their stock, but large blocks of stock were held at Cardiff. They had come to no decision on the subject, but it would receive consideration, and an expression of opinion was invited from the shareholders before any definite action was taken. Their record for the past year had been exceptional. They looked forward to further economies, and his only fear was that they should become too sanguine. He ventured to predict, however, that if the trade of the district continued, they would be able to pre- sent a similar satisfactory statement at their next meeting. (Applause.) Mr. Vassall having seconded the adoption of the report and balance-sheet, Mr. George White stated that maDy of them had watched with satisfaction the progress made by the Taff Vale Company under the direction of the new Board. They looked for- ward to further improvement. The whole thing could not be twisted round in a. few months, but, given reasonable time, he would predict a satisfac- tory future. He was perfectly satisfied with the performance of the Board during the past twelve months, and looked forward to their redeeming their promise to place the Taff Vale Railway affairs on a very different footing so far as the share- holders were concerned. There had been an attempt made in certain quarters to mini- mise the value of the Board's work, and that kind of thing always succeeded to a certain extent; but the position of the Company, as made clear that day, would remove all misunderstanding on that head. In conclusion, however, he strongly urged the neces- sity of maintaining their general meeting at Bristol, arguing that Bristol was a convenient centre, and that he was certain the majority of the shareholders would be adverse to the proposal to hold them at Cardiff. He wished to move a re- solution on the subject, not in a spirit of apposi- tion, but to test the feeling of those present, so that the directors might have some knowledge of their feeling in regard to the matter. The Chairman pointed out that he would not be in order in moving any resolution of the kind, and repeated his promise that nothing would be done in the matter without first consulting the opinions of the shareholders. The report and balance sheet was then adopted unanimously, and on the motion of the-chairman a dividend of 31 per cent. on ordinary stock (equivalent to 8h per cent. per annum on the old ordinary stock ) payable (less income-tax) on the 12th August was declared, leaving a balance of £ 1,893 3s. 3d. to be carried forward to the current half-year. The following retiring directors were then un- animously re-elected — Messrs. Thomas Rees, Charles Thomas, David Alfred Thomas, and Philip Augustus Vyvyan Robinson. The Chairman subsequently announted that Mr. Wilberforce Tribe, the retiring auditor, was unwilling to take office again, and having paid a high tribute of praise to that gentleman's uniform courtesy and ability, a resolution was adopted appointing Mr. F. N. Tribe, a member of the same firm of accountants, to act in his stead. On the motion of the Chairman, the following resolutions were also passed That the directors be and are hereby authorised to make compensation by a cash payment out of the funds of the Company for any loss arising from a transfer of any shares, stock, or securities issued or to be issued by the Company in pursuance of a forged transfer or of a transfer under a forged power of attorney, and that they be and are hereby further authorised to, at their discretion from time to time, or at any time, provide a fund to meet claims for such com- pensation in the manner authorised by the Forged Transfers Act, 1891. And that they be and are hereby further authorised to impose such reasonable restrictions on the transfer of the Company's shares, stock, or securities, or with respect to powers of attorney for the transfer thereof, as the said directors may from time to time consider requiste for guarding against losses arisng from forgery. A special meeting was subsequently held, when sanction was given for the raising, under the powers contained in the Taff Vale Railway Acts of 1889, 1890, and 1891, or any of them, of the sum of £ 223,530, or any part thereof, by the creation and issue of new Ordinary or Preference Shares or Stock of the Company, and the raising of £50,000 on Mortgage of the Company's property. The usual votes of thanks terminated the pro- ceedings.

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PENARTH POLICE COURT. MONDAY.—Before Col. Guthrie (in the chair), and Mr. T. R. Thompson. APPLICATIONS.—Walter John appeared for a summons compelling Mr. Loveridge. a barman at the Barry Dock Hotel, to appear and give evidence in a case of assault against Walter John, pre- ferred by George Searle. the assault having taken place on the 9th July the case having to be tried at Barry Dock on the following Thursday.— Granted. IMPORTANT PROSECUTIONS UNDER THE MER- CHANTS SHIPPING ACT, 1880.—Charles Vollyme. a boarding-house runner, was charged under the Merchants Shipping Act of 1880. a clause of which prevents boarding house runners and others from going on board vessels un- til the seamen had been discharged, unless they had the consent of the masters of the vessels, and it also provides that if anyone should so offend and go onboard without the consent of the master of the vessel he rendered himself liable to a penalty not to exceed £ 20.—Mr. Vachell (of the firm of Ingledew, Ince, and Vachell, Cardiff) prosecuted on behalf of the Board of Trade. The steamship Pallyon arrived at Barry Dock. and the defendant, who was a boarding-house runner for Mr. Goule, of Regent-street, Barry Dock, went on board the Pallyon without the master's consent.A lot of carrying away sailors, kc., had been dOlJeat Barry Dock, and the authorities were determined to put a stop to it.—Mr. W. Wood, inspector of the Board of Trade, stationed at Barry Dock, said that on the 28th of July he went on board the steamship Pallyon. He boarded her at 10.4-5, for the purpose of transmitting to their homes any of the sailors who wished to take advantage of the Act of 18S0. • The seamen had not left the vessel. He saw the defendant, who was a runner for Goule's Boarding-house, Regent-street. He had seen the defendant in company of Mr. Goule, and later in the day he saw them again. He took Vollyme into the presence of the master of the vessel when he found him on board, and asked him if he had given permission for the prisoner to be on board. He replied, "X 0, certainly not."—Cross-examined by prisoner He took him into the presence of the master.—Defen- dant said the inspector had not taken him before the master of the vessel.—Fined £1 and costs, or 14 days.—Charles Severt was charged with a similar offence on the 25th July. Severt was a boarding-house runner :for Mr. Graffunder. 151, Bute-road, Cardiff.—Mr. William J. Diamond, first-class constable of the Board of Trade, said that on the day in question he was on board the barque Caradoc, and saw Severt in company with several other runners on the vessel as soon as she got through the locks. He took him to the master of the vessel who, in answer as to whether he had given permission to the defendant to come on board, replied that he had given no one permission to come on board.—Prisoner was not present in court, and it was decided to fine him £2 and costs. or 14 days.—Hans Petersen, also a runner for Mr. Graffunder, was charged with the same offence. For the defence Petersen said he was not a runner, and only went on board to give the mate a letter. —Thomas Alfred Harwood, ferryman in the employ of the Barry Dock Company, said that on the 25th July he ferried Petersen across the dock, and the defendant then told him he had nine»men he was going to fetch from the vessel.—The Bench inflicted a fine of jEl, including costs, or 14 days. CRUELTY TO A DONKEY.—Andrew Mackay, 14 years, was charged with ill-treating a donkey on the Beech-road, Penarth, on the 1st inst.—Police- constable Henry Eden proved the case, and said that on the day in question, at about ten past three, he saw defendant driving a donkey on the Beech-road up over the hill. There was a young man of 17 on the donkey's back. He saw defendant strike the donkey seven or eight times, and when he asked him why he did so he laughed and said, for fun."—The mother of the prisoner said her son didn't strike the donkey to hurt it.—The magistrates said they were deter- mined to put a stop to these cases of cruelty to animals, and if defendant came before them again he would be sent to prison. On this occasion he would be fined 2s. 6d. including costs. DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.—Henry Shepherd was charged with being drunk and dis- orderly at Penarth on the 27th of July.—Police- constable H. Eden proved the case, and defendant was fined 10s. including costs, as he had been there three times before—Edwin Henry was charged with a similar offence.—Police-constable Sansom proved the case, and a warrant was issued for de- fendant's arrest.—Charles Whittington. Penarth. was charged with a similar offence, and several previous convictions being proved, he was fined 10s. including costs, or seven days' imprisonment with hard labour. OBSTRUCTING THE HIGHWAYS. — Abraham Michaelson was charged with obstructing the highway in the parish of Llandough.—Police- constable Robert Barry proved the case, and said he saw the defendant's donkey trap wandering about the road. After staying ten minutes he took charge of the trap, and just after defendant came up and claimed the trap.—For the de- fence the defendant said he only left the donkey five minutes.—The magistrates decided to inflict the costs of the summons on defendant. THE RESULT OF GOSSIP.—Thomas Jones, of Plassy-street, Penarth, was charged by his wife, Elizabeth Jones, with assaulting her on the 30th of July. Prosecutrix said that on the day in ques- tion, at 2.30, she left the house and went, in com- pany with a friend, Miss Jennings, on to the beach at Penarth. They left the beach at 7.;W, and she went home at 9.30 o'clock. She tried the street door, and found her husband had locked it against t her. She went to the back door, and found he had put the latch down there, too and she then went round to the pantry window, and found it tied with a. piece of string. She smashed a pane of glass, and was just about to enter through the window, when she saw her husband standing before her inside the pantry. He said, You where have you been to 1" She replied that she had been with respectable people, and asked him if he was going to let her in. He said "No," and came out and gave her a smack in the face, knocking her down, and when she was down he kicked her. She went for a policeman. She hadn't a penny" to bless herself with," and her husband's daughter procured her lodgings at Mr. Jennings. She went to the houee next day, and smashed in a window. She had been married to her husband for eleven years, and had never had occasion to summon him to the police court before. She was not drunk on the night in question, but had called on a friend, Mrs. Phillips, and they had shared a pint of beer between three. —Sarah Ann Jennings, 77, Plassey-street. said Mrs. Jones had been with her to Cardiff on the after- noon in question.—Defendant said that the sum- mons was entered for the 30th July instead of the 1st August. This the magistrates amended. De- fendant said he and his wife had been married 11 years, and this was the first time they had been to the police court. He had given his wife strict in- junctions not to have anything whatever to do with the people she had been with, as they were a lot of scandalmongers, and he believed the present summons was at their instigation. He most em- phatically denied assaulting his wife, and said that if he had treated her as she had said he had done there would have been marks on her. There were none, as the police-constable could prove. He never kept his wife without money, and she had come to the house and smashed the windows, for the repair of which he had had to pay.—Sergeant Sansom gave evidence, and the Bench dismissed the case. NEIGHBOURS' BROILS.—Catherine O'Donovan, 36, Arcot-street, was charged by Margaret Briscoe, of 51, Arcot-street, with assault.—Complainant said that at 8 o'clock on the evening of the 4th of August she was going shopping through Chapel- street. Defendant overtook her, and called out to her and asked her what she meant by saying some- thing about her, and at same time striking her on the mouth and also giving her two slaps on the face. Her teeth ached even now. The blow stunned her, and she was unable to make any de- fence.—Defendant was fined 2s. 6d., including costs. ASSAULTS AT BARRY DOCK.—Eliza Griffiths, of Thompson-street, Barry Dock, was charged by Mrs. Sarah Thompson, of Travis-street, with assaulting her on the 2nd August. There was a cross- summons against Mrs. Thompson for assaulting Eliza Griffiths at the same time and place.—Mr. Jackson appeared for Mrs. Griffiths.—Mrs. Thomp- son said that on the day in question she was pro- ceeding to the station to meet a friend, and she was in company with several others. When near the corner of Travis-street she met the defendant, who had been to the station. Defendant stopped and called her bad names. Complainant asked her what she ment by calling her names, and Mrs. Griffiths struck her on the body with her fist. Complainant pushed the defendant who was so drunk that she fell down. The complainant ran towards a policeman who was twenty yards away, and the defendant ran home to her house near and fetched a bottle with which to strike complainant. She did not know the defendant, and had never alleged that she had got her (complainant) out of her house.—Adelaide Powell said that on the night in question she was walking outside her house at ten minutes to eleven nursing her bady. She heard Mrs. Griffiths call Mrs. Thompson a b—— Mrs. Thompson went up to her, and de- fendant pushed her. Mrs. Griffiths had turned her out of doors with two little babies. She had never been before the magistrates at Cardiff, but Mrs. Griffiths had. Mrs. Griffiths was drunk.—Police- constable John Phillips and Fanny Fore- man corroborated, and this concluded Mrs. Thompson' case.—Mrs. Eliza Griffiths, de- fendant in the last case. then charged Mrs. Thompson with assaulting her. She said that in company with Mrs. James she had come from Cardiff on Tuesday night about 10.30. They came as far as the Barry Dock Hotel, and met Mrs. Thompson by the Buffalo Club. Mrs. Thompson and her friends came up to her, and said What lies have you been telling about me and struck her. She had a blow on her eye. and defendant tore her hat off and pulled the ribbon out. She and defendant had been neighbours, and defendant said she had had her turned out of her house. She was not drunk nor under the influence of drink. She didn't strike defendant, but said As you say I got you out of your last house I will get you out of your present one."—Mrs. Elizabeth James, of Thompson-street, corroborated Mrs. Griffiths' statement. — Mrs. Thompson denied she had been turned out of her house. and said she could get her landlord to prove that she had not been turned out.—Robert Roberts corroborated, and the Bench dismissed both cases. ASSAULT.—John Williams was charged by Wm. John Rees with assaulting him on the 30th of July. Mr. Rees said he was at his (complainant's) sister's public-house, and was quarrelling with another man. Mr. Rees kept him from the public- house to prevent any further row, and defendant then struck him on the nose with a walking-stick, z, and also on his arur-A warrant was issued for de- fendant's arrest. OBTAINING GOOTH BY FALSE PRETENCES.— John Murphy and Henry Healy, two seafaring men, were charged by Mr. Walter Gardiner, of 6, Thompson-street, Barry Dock, with obtaining money from him by false pretences. Mr. Gardiner said that on Saturday b,¡t, at two o'clock, the two de- fendants came into his shop and produced an advance note for £ 3, Murphy had the note, and asked him to cash it for him. He wanted groceries to the amount of -12 2s. 4d. to take on board the Claudius, their ship, which was lying lunder No. 9 itip. He gave the name of W. Parker, to whom the note was made out. Complainant advanced 10s. on the note, and the defendants then left his shop. Murphy said he had signed on that morning as donkeyman, and Healy vouched for the accuracy of this, and said he was a fireman on the same ship. He went to the master of the Claudius to see if the men's state- ment was correct, and found it was not so. At a quarter to four the defendants came into his shop again, and asked for another 5s. He said he would not give it to them unless they went before the captain of the Claudius with him. They refused to do so, and he sent for a policeman standing near, who arrested them.—Police-constable S. Davies proved the arrest, and the magistrates decided to adjourn the case to the Barry Dock Police Court for the attendance of the captain of the Claudius, Mr. Rumble, to have his evidence taken on the matter. THE THEPT OF WOOD AT BARRY DOCK.— Peter Burlie and Annie Morgan were brought up on remand charged with theft of wood on the 25th July.—This case was adjourned from the Barry Dock Police Court for the attendance of Mr. Macguire, the owner of the wood, who now ap- peared, and gave evidence as to the identity of the wood. He asked the magistrates to deal as lightly as possible with the defendants.—For the de- fence, Burlie said the girl Morgan asked him to take a load of wood into the house for her, and he did so thinking it belonged to her. Morgan said this was true, and pleaded guilty to the theft on her own part.-The Bench dismissed the case against Burlie, and fined Annie Morgan 10s. and costs, or five days' imprisonment. A CURIOuS BOAT-DEALIXG TRANSACTION.— Frank Catchpole and James Lovegrove, for whom Mr. Morris appeared, were charged with stealing a boat, the property of Charles Isgar, of 1, Ferry- lane, Dock-road, Penarth.—The defendants denied the theft and said the boat was theirs.-Charles Isgar said he was a labourer living at 1, Ferry- lane, Dock-road, Penarth. On July 25 he bought a boat off George Lovegrove. The boat was called Grace Darling." He had a receipt for £ for the purchase of the boat. It was taken from the beach the same afternoon, and the same evening James Lovegrove came to his house. He asked plaintiff if he had bought the boat from his brother. He said "Yes, for £ 3. Hesaid the boat belonged tohim and Catchpole. He said he had nothing to do with that he had bought the boat and paid for it. They said they had nothing to do with that either. On the next morning he went down and he found the boat gone. and ho found it a week ago up the harbour by the tips, turned upside down on the grass. He saw the defendants the same day, and told them he either wanted the money or the boat. They said they should not give the money or the boat, which was their own. George Love- ridge had told him that the boat was his own.- George Lovegrove, labourer on the dredger, 27, Maughan-street, said he sold the boat to the last witness on the 25th day of last month. He and the two prisoners bought it jointly on the 7th of April, 1891, and they gave 35s. for it. They used it as a pleasure-boat, and when he left the Taff Vale Company his brother and Catchpole told him to take the boat and use it, as it would be of use to him.-The magistrates thought that George Loveridge should have made some arrangement with the other two and shared the money between them, and dismissed the case.

+- EXPORTS AND IMPORTS AT BARRY DOCK. Belovr will be found full particulars as to the ex- ports and imports at Barry for the week ending Aug. 6th, 1892. It will be seen from the table that already this year there have been shipped 419,767 tons 16 cwt., against 403,427 tons 17 cwt. at the corresponding period last year, being an increase of 16,339 tons 19 cwt. :— IMPORTS:- Week ended Corresponding Aug. 6, 1892. week ended Aug. 8, 1891. Tons cwt. Tons cwt. Pitwood ———— ———— Timber Rails ———— ————— Silver Sand ———— ————— Iron and Iron Ore. ————— Building Materials ————— 12 0 General merchandise 6 0 87 0 Total 6 0 99 0 Decrease 93 0 Total to Aug. 6, 1892 6,743 10 7,056 10 Decrease 313 0 EXPORTS :— Coal 57,432 16 69.792 1 Coke 1,559 17 409 10 Rails ——— Iron and Iron Ore. ———— ————— General merchandise ———— ————— Total 58,892 13 68,381 11 Decrease 9,488 18 Total to Aug.- 6, 1892 419,767 16 403,427 17 Increase. 16.339 19 —-— REPORT OF SHIPPING:— Number. Tonnage. Steamers arrived 16 15,132 Steamers sailed 26 25,764 Sailing Vessels arrived 6 7,519 Sailing Vessels sailed 3 3,342 Steamers in Dock tliii day. 14 14,413 Sailing Vessels in Dock this day 30 42,238 Total 43 56,651 VesselsinDockas per last report 51 61,116 Increase —— Decrease 8 4,465 Vessels in Dock, corresponding week, 1891 47 57,719 Accountant's Office, Barry Dock, Aug. 8th, 1892.

QUOITS. BARRY v. CWM. The above return match was played at Cwm on Saturday. August 3th, and resulted in a. victory for Barry by 30 points. Scores :— BARRY. CWM. W. Martin, v.-captain 21 J. Morgan 1 J. Owen 21 D. Evans 14 T. Ward, sec. 21 L. James, capt. 16 E. Roberts, v-.captain.. 13 J. Tovey 21 R. Uwins 21 W. Bevan 20 R. Illingworth 21 E.Williams 17 J. Davies 19 L. Evans 21 J. Sainsbury 21 O. Mitchell 18 u- Total 158 Total 128

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