The Merthyr Telegraph and General Advertiser for the Iron Districts of South Wales

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A MEETHYE LAW CASE. In the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice, on Saturday, before Vice-Chancellor Bacon, the case of Meredith v. Taylor, which was a suit by a creditor of the defendant, David Watkins, on behalf of himself and all other creditors to h (Ve a marriage settlement set aside, was heard. The plaintiff, Thomas Bradford Meredith, was the Workhouse master at 1 Merthyr TydfiL He alleged that on the 21st of March, 1871, the defendant David Watkins, was indebted to him in the sum of X6 10s., and in considerable other sums to different persons. David Watkins formerly carried on business as a chemist and druggist, and sub- sequently as a farmer, but shortly before the date men- tioned he retired from business, and went to reside at Cefncoedycymmer, near Merthyr Tydfil. At that time David Watkins was possessed of three freehold cottages in Pontycapel-road, Cefncoedycymmer, also to the residue of a lease for 99 years of a leasehold house in Merthyr- square, to an undivided one-fifth share in a leasehold public house, called the Rolling Mill, at George Town, Merthyr Tydfil; and to an undivided one-sixth share in twelve leasehold houses at Caedraw, Merthyr Tydfil. The defendant, David Watkins, was also entitled, in right of his wife, Mary Watkins, to an undivided undivided share in a colliery, called Graig, at Merthyr Tydfil, and to an undivided share in the Lletty Shenkin Colliery, Aberdare, and to some other real and personal property. The settlement included nearly all the pro- perty of David Watkins and his wife, except, as the plaintiff alleged, cert,in trifling personal assets. After the date of the settlement, David Watkins. however, continued in possession of the rent and profits of the settled property, and the plaintiff being ignorant of the existence of such a document, allowed him to become indebted to him to the extent of Jtf36. It was also said that other persons allowed David Watkins to contract debts in like ignorance. On the part of Mrs. Watkins and her children, in whose favour were the trusts of the settlement, it was urged that the suit was not in reality one by creditors, but was on behalf of David Watkins. There was no authority for a creditor to come to the court alleging that he had been defeated and delayed in payment of his debts, when he did not prove obtaining any judgment. Mr. Taylor, the trustee of the settlement, had offered to pay the sum of due before the date of settlement. Mr. Kay, Q.C., and Mr. F reeling appeared for the I plaintiffs; and Mr. Jacobson, Q.C., and Mr. F. C. J. Millar represented Mrs. Watkins and her children, and the trustee, Mr. Taylor. The V ice. Chancellor, in giving judgment, said there was only one question, and that was whether under the statute the marriage set tlement ought to set aside on the grounds of public policy. At the time of the settle- ment David Watkins was entitled in his own right to property of about £ 260 in value. His wife had left him. and having consulted professional advisers, pre- pared a bill for riling in the Court of Chancery, seeking a settlement. Thereupon the husband's and wife's solicitors met and agreed upon the terms of compromise. An arrangement was come to by which the wife gave up about 4300 to pay the estimated amount of her hus- band's debts, and he allowed the rest of the property to be settled, and put J3260 of his own into the settlement. That did not seem to his lordship to be an agreement with the intention of defeating the husband's creditors, and he knew of no ground upon which the agreement so come to could .be set aside. More than enough was in the possession of the debtor to pay his engagements, and if the plaintiff did not then obtain his money the fuult lay with himself. The making of the settlement seemed to his lordship to be a perfectly honest transac- tion, and he should dismiss the bill with costs. MEETING OF COLLIERS AT DOWLAIS. A meeting of colliers was held at the Carmarthen Arms, Dowlais, on Saturday afternoon, which was at- tended by above 300 colliers; the long room being crowded in every part, A collier presided. One of the speakers said that he strongly objected to the action of Mr. Abraham in going to the house of Mr. D. Davis, at Blaengwawr, to prepare the report of the proceed- ings of the Board of Conciliation for publication. He moved a resolution deprecating the course pursued, but, on the suggestion of Mr. Connick, the speaker subse. quently withdrew the motion. —Mr. Isaac Connick, miners' agent, in a long speech, advocated combination, and advised the men to join the National Union.—A resolution was moved protesting against the report of the proceedings of the Board of Conciliation being printed. The mover of the motion contended that it was a useless and wasteful expenditure of money, as few workmen would care to purchase it, and when it came out it was quite possible that much ill-feeling would arise therefrom. Mr. Connick said he thought it would be wiser to let the matter stand over for a time, as a general delegate meeting was about to be held, when, doubtless, the question would be raised and dis- cussed. This course was agreed to. A resolution ex- pressing confidence in the diners National Union, and calling upon the Dowlais colliers to join, was carried with great enthusiasm. A vote of thanks to the chairman brought the pro- ceedings to a close. MEETING OF MINERS AT AB RRDARE. A crowded meeting of colliers and others was held in the spacious long room of the Royal Oak inn, Cwrn- bach, on Friday evening last. Mr. John Jones was unanimously appointed chairman, and, having made a few forcible remarks as to the object ot the meeting, called upon Mr. Samuel Davies, miners' agent for the district, to address the meeting. Mr. Samuel Davies then addressed the meeting in the vernacular, and expressed his regret that the award of the joint committee was so much misunderstood or mis- consirued, and had been the cause of so much ill-feeling among the workmen. The speaker explained minutely every clause in the award, to tbe apparent satisfaction of all present. In a warm and practical speech he pointed out the benefit that would accrue to miners generally by combining together in one grand union. The men, he said, should not bjune the sliding scale if they were not paid according to its clauses Some of the employers, he said, might take advantage of their disorganised state, as they had done in the past, and he therefore warned them to be united. A great deal of dissatisfaction and unpleasantness had, arisen amongst the miners of Vlonmouthshire and South Wales in times gone by because they could not have tbe management of their own affairs, but now since the NatIonal Union had been formed, the Monmouthshire and South Wales branch had the management of their own affairs, and whenever they required any assistance from other dis- tricts, it was rrady at hand. The following resolutions were passed without one dissenting VOIce: -1. "That after hearing the explanation given so explicitly by Mr. Davies, on the agreement, it is the unanimous opinion of this meeting that the award was the best that could be got under the circumstances. 2. "That the National Union of Miners is the best form of union, and urges all miners and others who are not members, to join it at once." Another meeting with a similar Purpose, was held on Saturday evening, at the Corner House Inn, Trecynon, when Mr. Da.vies again explained the agreement. Reso- lutions to the same effect were passed.

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BRYNMA. WR. IMPORTANT TOLL CASE.-At the petty sessions, on Monday, before Messrs. Lancelott Powell, G W. Walters, and B. Jayne, Mary Ann Jones, toll collector it the Beaufort Gate, charged David Stephens, in the imploy of a brewery company from Merthyr, with evading the payment of toll. Mr. G. Albert Jones, in- structed by the lessee of the tolls, appeared for the complainant, and Mr. Plews, instructed by the defen- dant's employer, defended. On the 3rd of January the defendant drove three horses and a dray froth Rhymney to within about 400 yards of the Beaufort Gate, when he unhooked the front horse and drove through the gate with two horses. The complainant, who had previously cautioned the defendant about this P^ctice, demanded toll for the three horses, but defendAntrefUSe(j t pay it. It was shown that the defendant had travelled over thenartof the road belonging to the Mer hyr Trust, and that at the place where, he •the third horse he was on that r had been shown, as requu j v,-ii aere™ dant when he got to the top of the hill 0n the Rhymney side of tbe gate, had no ^u^h«r use for the third horse which had done its work, so he innocently and honest!y^unhooked it, as two horses, for the re- mainder of his Tourney to Brynmawr, were much easier to control than three. It must be Proved that the evasion was wilful before aMcony°*lon could be sus- tained. In answer to this ^r; °on,ended that the defendant had travelled off the Merthyr Trust upon the Abergavenny Trust, to within 400 yards of the gate. After a good deal of contention on the case, Mr. Powell said We have earnestly considered our decision in this case, and we think that if the defendants had taken the horse to within 100 yards of the gate he would be liable to pay the toll for the thud horse, but having taken them to within 300 or 400 yards of the gate and left the third horse there, we consider he is not liable to pay toll for that horse therefore we dismiss the case. Mr. Lewis (the lessee) said he should appeal. The Chairman: You may take a case, Mr. Jones.-Mr. Plews If they take a case I must ask for costs. -The Bench said the costs must be paid by the party taking the case.—Mr. Jones said he would give notice of appeal within three days. Mr. Lewis said he had had dozens of convictions upon exactly similar facts.

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TREDEGAR INTELLIGENCE- STEALING COAL-on Tuesday, before the Rev. W. Hughes and Dr. Coates, Elizabeth Jones and Richard Whelps were ordered to pay 2s. 6d. and costs lor steal- ing a quantity of coal, the property of the Ebbw "Vale Company.—Margaret Welsh was also fined 2s. 6d. and costs for stealing a piece of timber, the property of the same Company. STEALING SACKS.—Michael Geary was charged with stealing sacks, the property of Mr. Fothergill, Cefn- ruchdir, New Tredegar The only evidence given in the case was that of P.C. Young, who detected defendant taking away one of the sacks. In the house he found four sacks. It appeared that the sacks were used as bed clothes." Mr. Fothergill identified the sacks as his property, and expressed a wish that the Bench would deal leniently with the defendant. Fined 6d. and costs. STEALING A PETTICOAT.-Mary Geary was charged with stealing a petticoat, the property of Mary Ann Priest, of New Tredegar. The defendant was fined 6d. and costs, or ten days. ASSAULT AT RHYMNEY. — Martin Lannighan was charged with having committed an assault on Mr. Ogborno. the coachman for the Rhymney Iron Com- pany. Mr. C. R. Harries appeared for the complainant, and Mr. Plews for the defendant. In the assault complained of complainant's leg was fractured. William Ogborne said that the defendant was em- ployed as ostler at the Mardy stables. On the 29th of November last, he went to the Mardy stables in company with William Jenkins, and saw Lannighan. He followed complainant, and asked why he had slighted him. Complainant said that he was coming up to the house and causing a disturbance between himself and his wife. Lannighan subsequently struck him, and he fell to the ground, and found his leg was broken. He believed that Lannighan was under the influence of drink. In cross-examination he denied that there was any jealousy between himself and the defendant, be- cause he occasionally assisted at the establishment. He admitted that he struck the defendant first, because defendant had taken hold of him for the purpose of striking him. Ultimately the solicitors agreed that the case should be amicably arranged, and the defen- dant expressed regret that such an occurrence should have happened. WIFE DESERTION.—Thomas Harries, a collier, was charged with leaving his wife without the means of sub- sistence. Mr C. It Harries prosecuted. He was ordered to pay the amount of relief granted, or in default, one month's imprisonment. ASSAULT.—Thomas Moses was charged with commit- ting an assault on Elizabeth Edmunds, his housekeeper. A fine of 2s. 6d. and costs was imposed. ILLEGAL SALE OF INTOXICATING LIQUORS.—Daniel Davies. of Ebbw Vale, was charged with selling a quan- tity of intoxicating liquors on the 30th of January, without having a license. As this was the first charge of the kind, a fine of X5 and costs was imposed, and in default, one month's imprisonment. COAL STEALING AGAIN -James Davies and William Watkins, two lads, were charged with this offence, and fined respectively ls. and costs. ILLEGALLY RETAINING A TWO-SHILLING PIECE.— William Bear was committed for fourten days' hard labour for refusing to restore a two-shilling piece which he had received in mistake as change at the Red Lion Inn, Blaina, on Saturday night. Evidence was sub- mitted by the servant girl and Mrs. Ford, the landlady, anp having admitted taking the 2s. "as a lark," he ultimately refused to pay the expenses until too late, when he was sent to gaol. LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH. —The adjourned meeting of the Board was held at the board-room on Wednesday, when the following members were present :-Messrs. R. J enkins (chairman I, D. Price, J. Evans, W. Davies, E. D. J. Tapson, C. Widdowson and S. Hall. A long discussion followed the adoption of the minutes of the last meeting on the question of lighting the town clock. Several members expressed their opinion that the clock should be lighted, and some considered that it should be lighted by the gas company. Mr. Hall was of opinion that the town people would willingly submit to a rate rather than let the clock be without light. Mr. Price saw no reason why the company should be allowed to receive the market tolls. The Clerk said the Local Board had no power to collect tolls. —Mr. Price Nor have the company. He would therefore move that the matter be allowed to stand as at present. As to the complaints made about the lighting, he concurred with the opinion expressed by the chairman, that if those members would explain to the complaining townspeople the reason why the clock was not lighted, he believed they would be thoroughly satisfied with the action the Board had taken. — Mr. Davies moved an amendment to the effect that the clock be lighted at once.—Mr. Widdowson seconded the amendment,— Mr. Price: Well, if it be lighted, it should be paid out of the tolls of the town, and not from the rates. After some further remarks the amendment was carried.—Mr Hall expressed a wish that the matter should be laid before the manager of the Tredegar Works, with a view of the company supplying gas at a cheap rate to the Board, for the purpose of enabling the Board to light the clock. Having embodied his remarks in a proposition, the Clerk was instructed to write to Mr. Colquhoun, drawing his attention to the suggestion. Mr. Tapson proposed that Mr. John Evans, who had the highest number of votes next to the elected members, be appointed to fill up the vacancy at the Board caused by the death of the late Mr. James Phillips." Mr. Hall seconded the resolution, which was unanimously agreed to. Mr. Tapson gave notice that he would move at the next meeting that the vacancies occurring through the disqualification of Messrs. Hunter and Bond, through having left the district, shall be filled up. The Chairman Why not mention other members, Mr. Colquhoun and Dr. Coates, who had disqualified themselves by non-attendance ? A discussion followed, which resulted in the Chairman giving notice that he would move at the next Bourd meeting that all vacancies be filled up. Mr. Davies, of the Crown Inn, appeared before the board, and com- plained that a wall erected for garden boundaries to some of his property in the Third-row, had fallen down. Behind the wall, the inhabitants deposited their ashes and other refuse, and some time ago the Tredegar Iron Company built the wall some three feet higher than it used to be. The laying of the ashes, together with the water flowing against the wall, was the means of its falling. The applicant desired to know what he was to do in the matter, and who would have to rebuild the wall. The board was of opinion that the wall had been built prior to the formation of the board, and that they could not assist Mr. Davies in the matter but they ad- vised him to remove the refuse to the place where the board was now laying steps near that place. The San- itary Inspector's report was read. A number of nui- sances were said to be existing, and orders were given for the issuing of notices for an abatement of the same. The Chairman and Mr. Hall drew the attention of Mr. Holmes, the working foreman, to the state of the drains near the new Baptist Chapel, where the water was diverted from the channel to the road and tore it up. The Collector's report showed that the amount jf rates collected was -E885 15s 2d, leaving a balance un- collected of fll3 15s 5,jd. The balance at the bank was JE307 Os lOd.

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MARRIAGE. On the 2nd instant, at the English Congregational Chapel, Troedyrhiw, by the Rev. F. A. Walker, Mr. Meyrick, of Cardiff, to Hannah, eldest daughter of Mr. David Evans, draper, Troedyrhiw. DEATHS. On the 23rd ult., at Cowbridge, after a lengthened illness, Mrs. Sibbering, wife of Mr. George Sibbenng, surgeon, aged 37. On the 30th ult., at Pontypridd, after a very brief illness, Rachael, daughter of Mr. David Evans, black- smith, George-town, Merthyr, aged 25. much and generally respected. On the 30th ult., at Northamptou-place, Swansea, Mr George Jones, formerly a grocer at Dowlais, aged 40. On the 31st ult., the Rev. William Morgan, Troedy- rhiw, aged 64. Deceased was 32 years minister of Saron Chapel, and very much respected.

OPENING OF THE TA.FF-BARGOED RAILWAYS. The above lines were opened for passenger traffic on Monday. A train left Dowlais for Cardiff at 9.5 in the morning, and arrived at Cardiff at 10.36. A train also left Cardiff at 8.55 on the same morning, the carriages for the same route being attached to the ordinary train which leaves at that time. The train was a very long one, with two locomotives, and much interest was mani- fested by the many spectators who witnessed its depar- ture. The train for the new route was provided with two brake vans, one at each end, and furnished with continuous brakes of a new construction specially designed at the Great Western Railway works at Swindon, As the gradients of the new line are severe, particular care has been taken to have the most efficient brake power. The continuous brake shaft which runs under the carriages is so constructed that at either end the apparatus can be thrown out of gear by means of a clutch, which is put into operation from the floor of the van by the withdrawal of a pin. In this way one guard in the hindermost van can work the continuous brakes without the hand-wheel in the foremost van being actuated, and vice versa. At the end of each carriage the square shaft works in a hollow cast-iron cylinder, which is long enough to admit of the shaft going backwards or forewards, according to the motion of the buffers. The shaft is joined between each carriage by a clutch and pin, which can be disconnected in a moment in the event of a carriage having to be un- coupled and taken away or in case of any caariages having to be added to the train. The brake blocks themselves are of cast-iron. A party, consisting of Sir Alexander Wood (deputy-chairman of the Great Western Railway), Mr. Tyrell (chief superintendent of the passenger department of the Great Western Rail- way), Mr. Cornelius Lundie, Mr Charles Gooch, Mr. and Mrs. George A. Lundie, aiid Miss Braddon, and Mr. Allen left Cardiff in a special carriage to the first passenger train. The train for Dowlais branched off at Y strad Junction Station, which was prettily decorated with an Alqb of erewrww M4 the tops of the WIlP. posts were set off in a similar manner. > This is the point at which passengers change in going between Dowlais and Rhymney and Rhymney and Dowlais. Shortly after half-past nine Llancaiach junction was reached. This is the station where passengers change for Aberdare, Neath, Swansea, &c., and for Pontypool, Newport. Worcester, &c. Here there was a very con- siderable bustle, as the down train from Dowlais had just arrived, and the passengers for the Great Western main line had to be disposed of at this place. Here the new route by the Bargoed line commences, and much excite- ment was manifested by the people as the engine, gaily decked with bunting, passed along with its train on its way to Dowlais. Here and there a flag might be seen waving, and one sturdy old woman at the Craig Cottage, which stands alone above the line, had extemporised a pole out of a pea stick, to which a flag, or some piece of linen, which did duty for such, was attached. The first station reached on the new line was Bedlinog, where a very handsome station building-built of Pennant and Bath stone-has been erected. This is a rapidly-increasing place, as the Dowlais Iron Company are sinking a very deep pit in the neighbourhood. The station is also close by the village of Cwm Felin, a name by which the locality is best known. The summit of the hill at Cwm Bargoed was reached at 10.15, and here another handsome station building and station master's house have been constructed. Shortly after leaving this station a very large cutting is traversed, and then a huge embankment is passed over, from which a splendid view of Merthyr, Cyfarthfa, and the mountains of Breconshire is obtained. At 10.18 the tirst passenger train from Cardiff entered the Dowlais station amid the explosion of fog signals. After in- specting the works in the station-yard, Sir Alexander Wood and party left Dowlais shortly before eleven by special train for Cardiff, which place they reached shortly before twelve. The public who know how dif- ficult ef access Dowlais has hitherto been will no doubt soon appreciate the benefits of this new line of com- munication. OUR POOR-LAW SYSTEM. This is a subject that has engaged the writer's atten. tion for many years. Employed, as he has been, on several heavy undertakings, he has had opportunities afforded him of observing the British labourer, not only as contrasted with his past position, but as against the labouring classes of other countries; and, as pointed out by him to the present Prime Minister, the writer is quite convinced that the source of every mis- chief and the present degraded condition of the British labourer, and more especially of the agricultural portion thereof, is traceable, he may say, solely traceable, to the existence of the workhouse. Politically and finan- cially considered, the poor-rates are an acknowledged curse to this country, against which volumes could be written, and not one in favour of their continuance one day longer. First, then, these workbouses unnerve his present action, for, with such a prop looming in the distance, he feels that no over-exertion on his part is necessary. 2ndly. They prevent all idea of saving, for, as the man will himself tell you, as he has the writer scores of times in all parts of England-" When they cannot any longer work, they have the best house in the parish to go to." 3rdly. As the natural sequence of No. 2, every penny of their wages, after the pay- ment of pressing family wants, goes to the public. house. 4thly. They lead to improvidence, intem- perance, and vice that would never exist but for the workhouse, This, again, leads to a lessened confidence in the men on the part of the masters, who retort- and truly enough under present circumstances-" What's the use of raising your wages when the surplus is wasted in such a manner?" The master cannot pay both ways. He is both unable and unwilling to pay high wages for the first half of a man's life, and to be compelled to keep him for the remaining half; hence low wages, and the ever recurring strikes and discontent in consequence thereof. But if you relieve the rate- payer-including, of course, the farmer-from what may be termed old age tax, he will only be too glad to in- crease the present scale of wages, even if doubled as they must and ought to be, they would not amount to the enormous rates and taxes, annually increasing, he now pays, a small part of which only, as is well-known, finds its way to the actual pauper's keep, whilst, if thrown on his own resources, the labourer would become more manly, more energetic, more saving, less drunken, and, consequently, more respectable in every way; and more socially improved than under the existing perni- cious system can be well conceived or believed. How do we know this?" may be asked. Why venture on so tremendous a revolution?" "Because," answer we, ordinary observation daily exhibits what is the result to the exceptional few who break loose from the spend. thrift gang, and pluck up resolution enough to strike out a path for themselves, landing them in indepen- dence, if not in affluence. Two special instances occur to the writer's mind at this moment-one of a collier in South Wales, and the other formerly an agricultural labourer in the county of Essex, both of whom, though quite illiterate, are now meu of means and position and further, do we not see full corroboration of what is asserted in countries where no law exists ? Take, for instance France, where there is no such phantom will o' the wisp to allure and deceive and where there is, for that very reason, more sobriety, more saving, more independence of character, than in any country of the world where are never seen those unnatural conflicts between parent and child, now so common in England -a country (France) in which the workman, as a rule, saves whilst he can, in order to lay by a small purse to fall on when he cannot work-the little purse that inspires his national patriotism and self-respect—the little purse that, too. in her hour of need, was emptied into the National Exchequer, and saved France, to the astonishment and admiration of the world, sooner than the time given to her, from the occupation and grasp of the German army.—W. MUNRO, GLYN-NEATH.

BUMBLEDOM IN DUNDEE. At the Dundee Police-court a sad case has been In. vestigated. A boy seven years of age, with scarcelYIa rag on his back, had applied at the Police,otfice for shelter, and on being sent to the Parochial Office be was turned to the door. A second time the boy wan- dered to the Police-office, and was again sent to the office of the Parochial Board, and a second time sent adrift. It appeared that he was an il. legitimate child. His mother, who got married lately, had left for Edinburgh and deserted the boy. Bailie Cleghorn, on hearing the circumstances of the case, sent for Mr. Brown, inspector of poor for the parish of Liff.—The Bailie, addressing Mr. Brown, said he considered the conduct of the parochial poor officers in turniug the boy out on a cold winter night was a disgrace to a Christian land.—Mr. Brown said Our parish had nothing to do with the boy, and even if it had, according to the Act of Parliament we should have twenty four hours' notice to make in- quiry." Mr. Brown further said he did not think his board responsible, and that the boy should have gone to the Dundee Parochial Board Omce.—BaUie Cleghorn: In common humanity he should inave been taken to the poorhouse, which is a charitable institution.—Mr. Brown The house is not a charitable institution by any means. We must be guided by Act of Parliament.-Bailie Cleghorn: Well, you and ijle Dundee Board can right that point your- selves but in the meantime what is to be done with the boy? Is he to starve?—Mr. Brown: We must be guided by the Act of Parliament.—Bailie Cleghorn repeated that it was a dbgrace to a Christian country, that public officials should turn a mere child out of doors in such cold weather to starve or steal.—Mr. Brown We must carry out the law in its entirety. We must not land our board in expense* not properly devolving upon it.—The boy, a very intelligent child, was then interrogated, and he said he would like very much to be sent to the industrial school.—Bailie Cleghorn said that if Mr. Brown insisted that his officials had been right, he would adjourn the case until Monday to inquire into the law on the point; but if Mr. Brown admitted that the officers had done wrong, lie would order the boy to be sent to the industrial school.—Mr. Brown then expressed his regret, and the bailie gave the necessary warrant for the boy being kept in the In- dustrial school.

THE VANGUARD. The preliminary arrangements for the raising of the ironclad ship Vanguard by the firm about to under- take the attempt are so far completed that application has been made to the Admiralty for the use of such itores as can be furnished by the Government dock- yards and are suitable for use in the undertaking. Two of the representatives from the firm about undertaking the task have accordingly visited Chatham dockyard and examined the plant and appliances at that esta- blishment, with the view of selecting whatever stores may be found adapte,l for the work. Every facility Is ordered to be afforded to them in order that the Attempt may be brought to a successful issue.

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It is stated that the Edinburgh Review article on the Suez Canal is from the pen of Mr. Goschen, and repre- sents to some extent the views of the leading members of the Liberal party on this important question. The cotton warehouse of Messrs. Dilworth and Son, Strutt-street, Manchester, has been completely destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at 940,000. On the same day, the cotton mills of Messrs. Lumley and Simson, at Astley, near Bolton, were also burned. In this case the damage done amounted to £30,000. The quarterly report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dover contained the following paragraph The death-rate is 17 per thousand one old patriarch died at the ripe age of 98. This old gentleman illustrated the adage that married life is conducive to longevity, as he enjoyed the society of four wivwj Wid Ifeft Mtef ot as

LADY MEDICAL STUDENTS. The Board of Managers of the Birmingham Queen't Hospital have decided to admit female medical sttu dents to the clinical lectures, and to enjoy all tht privUlleII of male students, ♦

DEATH OF DR. BURNS. ? r The Rev. Dr. Jabez Burns has died, after several weeks' severe illness, at his residence in Porteous- road, Paddington. Dr. Burns, who was a Baptist minister, was a voluminous writer upon religious and social topics, and an eloquent preacher and platform speaker, and was widely known throughout the United Kingdom and the United States. The temperance reform, especially, found in him, for forty years, t) fearless and able champion. He had attained his iOt)- year on the 18th of December last.

THE DOG AND THE CHILD., The dead body of a male child has been found in a plantation near Four Lane Ends, Calverley Moor, by Police-constable Blair, whose attention was drawn to the place by two men who said that they had seen a bundle lying in the plantation and a dog sitting be- side it. The officer went to the place, and on opening the bundle he saw the dead body wrapped up in a. couple of petticoats. The dog would not leave the body, and followed Blair when he took the remains of the child to the nearest public house.

SECESSION FROM ROME. The Church Recot d of February intimates the receipt of a letter from the Rev. C. Chiniquy, of Montreal, en- closing an address to the Roman Catholic Bishop of Montreal, dated Dec. 28, and signed by 294 names of individuals who desire to be considered no longer as members of the Church of- Rome, in which, like yourself, we were born." The chief ground alleged is that in the mass the Bishop adores, and causes others to adore, a god made with your own hands, which constitutes the grossest a.s it is the most wicked of idolatries."

THE MURDER OF A HOUSEKEEPER. Sherman F. Morley, a baker, aged 36 years, has been charged on remand before Mr. Bal- guy, at the Southwark Police-court, with the murder of Caroline Soper on the 12th of September last, at 151, High-street, Borough, London. Charles Hough- ton, aged 28, a carman, was also charged with being an accessory after the fact.—Mr. Poland, who prosecuted on behalf of the Treasury, said he was not prepared to go into the facts for a day or two, and, therefore, asked for a further remand.—Mr. Nathaniel Drus- covitch, of the Scotland-yard Detective Force, after repeating the evidence given on a former occasion, stated that if a remand were granted he would be able to produce material evidence against the pri- soners.—Mr. Balguy adjourned the proceedings until next Monday afternoon, at two o'clock, and the pri- soners, who did not seem much concerned, were re- moved.

WIFE MURDER AT DUNSTABLE. Between ten and eleven o'clock on Monday night a shocking wife murder was committed at 44, St. Mary's- etreet, Dunstable, Beds. It appears that a man, named David Dumpleton, 32 years of age. a groom in the em- ployment of Dr. Farr, had been living uncomfortably for some time with his wife, and during the day they had been having some angry words about the time mentioned the quarrel came to blows, and Dum- pleton struck his wife heavily with a poker, and then stabbed her three times, once on each side of the throat, and once on the cheek. Her screams alarmed the neighbours, and the police having been fetched, the woman was found lying in a pool of blood and the prisoner standing coolly by her. She was living at the time,but died in a quarter of an hour. Prisoner was im- mediately arrested, when he said that, If he had not killed his wife she would have killed him. and that he took the first chance."

THE IRISH CONSTITUTIONAL CLUB. The annual dinner of the Constitution Club has been held in the Exhibition Palace, Dublin. Mr. Ion Trant Hamilton, M.P., presided, and among the prin- cipal guests were Lords Belmore and Oranmore, the Marquis of Hamilton, Lord Claud Hamilton, Judge Ormsby, the Attorney-General, the Solicitor-General, and others. In responding to the toast of Her Ma- jesty's Government," the Attorney-General spoke of it as a Government which had reached an elevation above the influence and clamour of faction. He ridi- culed the Home Rule party, and described its two leaders—the members for Limerick and Louth—as going about with a mysterious bundle tied up in American cloth, which might be supposed to contain the decomposed remains of Fenianism, but in which he ventured to say would be found only the old cloaks and boots of O' Conn ell, which they were ashamed to wear because they were too large for them. Lord Belmore responded for the House of Lords. The Solicitor-General, in returning thanks for the House of Commons, said that those who took a. gloomy view of what the Government intended to do with the institutions of the country and almost uttered jeremiads about it, should have patience and wait to see what really was intended.

CONVICTION OF A PUBLIC COMPANY. At the Mansion House, London, the adjourned sum- mons in the case of the London Investment Asso- ciation (Limited) has been resumed before the Lord Mayor. Mr. Dunn attended as counsel in eupport of the complaint and Mr. Til lard, solicitor to the company, appeared in their behalf. It will be remembered that tbe proceedings arose under the Companies Registration Act, the offences imputed being that the defendants had neglected to hold a general meeting within the period prescribed by the Act, and also neglecting to supply the Registrar with a list of the shareholders in the said compan}r.—It was contended, on behalf of the defendants, that the company in question was in reality nothing more than a private company, and that the public could not in any way have been prejudiced by the alleged neglect. It was also urged that the time had not elapsed during which the Act required that the list of share- holders should have been furnished to the Registrar. —The Lord Mayor, in the result, inflicted a fine of £5 upon the company, and in the case of some of the directors who were also summoned for the same offence, he inflicted a fine of 5s. a day,during the period for which the default existed, namely, twelve days. He also awarded three guineas for costs.—Notice waa given that the company intended to appeal against the conviction, and the Lord Mayor was asked to grant a case, which he consented to do.

MARRIAGE BY TELEGRAPH. Marriage by telegraph is the latest" notion" on the other side of the Atlantic. The happy pair were Mr. G. Scott Jeffreys, manager of the Waynesburg tele- graph office, and Mrs. Lida Culler, of the Brownsville office. The couple were at the latter town, and the officiating minister, the Rev. J. W. Scott, was at the former. Here is the modus operandi:— [Brownsville to Waynesburg.] Tell Rev. Mr. Scott we are ready now. [Waynesburg to Brownsville.] To G. Scott Jeffreys and Lida Culler. Brownsville, Pa. Marriage is an ordinance of God for the welfare and happiness of the human family, instituted at the creation and union of the first pair, by which He ordained the union of one man with one woman in bonds of pure and holy wedlock for life. The parties to be united at this time please to join hands. (Signed) J. W. SCOTT, Minister of the Gospel. [Brownsville to Waynesburg.] It ia done. [Waynesburg to Brownsville.] Do you, George Scott Jeffreys and Lida Culler, who hold each other by the hand, take each other as lawful and wedded companions for life, and do you solemnly promise before God and the witnesses present, that you will live together, and be to each other faithful, loving, and true, as husband and wife, till God shalJ separate you by death ? (Signed) J. W. SCOTT, Minister of the -Gospel. [Brownsville to Waynesburg.] We do. (Signed) GEORGE SCOTT JEFFREYS. LlDA CULLER. [Waynesburg to Brownsville.] In the name and by the authority of God, I pro- nounce you husband and wife. Whom God hath joined together, let no man put asunder. And ''1ay Ged the Father, Svn, and Holy Ghost bless the union and your- selves, individually and personally, now and for ever. Amen. (Signed) J. W. SCOTT. Minister of the Gospel. [Brownsville to Waynesburg.] Thank you. JEFFREYS.

At Elkington, Derby, a collier, named Whitland, has been committed to prison for two months for biting off the nose of a man with whom he had quarrelled. The workman public-house movement, says, the Liverpool Pott, promises to succeed fairly in Liverpool. Two additional establishments, called" Cocoa-rooms," have been opened, one at the north and the other at the south end of the town. The object of the promo- ters is to offer counter-enticements to the working men employed at the docks, who are too susceptible to the attractions of the gin palaces which they find in their neighbourhood in large numbers. It is stated that in a short time 50 establishments of the kind will be open in Liverpool. Newshaa been received that-the notorious kidnap- per Hayes, supposed to be an American subject, is now undergoing a term of imprisonment at Manilla. He has been wanted" for a long period by her Majesty s cruisers in the South Seas. An explosion took place on Monday night, nt the Dartford Gunpowder Works. No lives were lost. A corner of a new mill was blown op, anu one wall was blown into the river. The origin of the explosion ia unknown. Much consternation was created, the wind being in the direction of the town. Fourteen thousand rockets were taken out with the Serapis for pyrotechnic purposes during the stay of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales in India, but the fleet is said to have nearly exhausted its store, and several thousands more have been manu- factured in the Royal Laboratory, and will be trwu- mitt«4 ft gmtoy with att despatch, -<