The Cardiff and Merthyr Guardian Glamorgan Monmouth and Brecon Gazette

Jmpi:ial §;u;li;uiicnt. ——.—> HOUSE OF LORDS.—MONDAY. Their Lordships met at five o'clock. MARRIAGE WITH A DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER. The Burmese Commissioners were present during the early part of the proceedings, and occupied the vacant space in front. of the throne. Lord PENZANCE moved the second reading of the bill for legalising marriage with a deceased wife's sister. Having referred to the gradually decreasing majorities by which the Bill had been rejected of late years, he remarked that the law was not one which directly affected the community at large, but its effect as a restrictive law was confined to a small number of persons. Under these circumstances it was not to be expected that there would be an extensive agitation out of doors upon the subject; but, nevertheless, peti- tions had been presented in favour of the Bill signed by 74,000 males and 44.271 women. They included nearly 5,000 Dissenting ministers, many of the clergy, and 37 corporations of England under their seal. He submitted that there were good grounds for asking for a fair and dispassionate consideration of the measure, the object of which was simply to undo the work of the legislature in 1835, and to restore the law to the position it occupied prior to the legislation of that year. The Act of 1835 had not succeeded in repress- ing these marriages, but bad simply bastardised the offspring. The noble lord urged that both the re- ligious and moral aspect of the question were in favour of legalising these marriages. He denied that the agitation was political or that it was founded upon hositility to the Church of England, and said the pass- ing of the Bill would confer a substantial boon upon the community. The Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND moved, as an amendment, that the Bill be read a second time on that day six months. He contended that, both socially and morally, and in a religious point of view, marriage with a deceased wife's sister ought not to be legalised. Lord LIFFORD, in supporting the Bill, pointed to the fact that England was the only country in which these marriages were forbidden by law. After some remarks from Lord Denman, The House divided— -cor the second reacting i L Againatit. 97 Majority. 26 STAMP ACT AMENDMENT BILL. The Stamp Act (1870) Amendment Bill and the In- come Tax Assessment Bill were read a third time and passed. Earl GRANVILLE, in reply to the Duke of Richmond, said the Government proposed that their Lordships should adjourn for the Easter holidays from Friday next until Thursday, the 20th of April. Their Lordships adjourned at ten minutes after seven o'clock. TUESDAY. Their Lordships met at five o'clock. MISCELLANEOUS. The Lunacy Regulation (Ireland) Bill passed through committee. The Poor Law Loans Bill and the Consolidated Fund (462,580 9s. lOd.) Bill were read a second time. Lord "VIVIAN moved for a select committee to inquire iuto the state of the law respecting the con- trol of the reserve forces in the several counties of Great Britain. Earl GREY thought that the plain and simple prin- ciple which the Lord-Lieutenants ought not to depart from was that as they held their own appointments only during the pleasure of the Crown they should not make appointments of which the Crown disapproved. Earl GRANVILLE said it would be futile to refer the legal bearings of the question to a select committee who were wholly incompetent to deal with such a question. After a discussion the motion was negatived without a division. BANKRUPTCY AND IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT. Lord DUFFERIN, in reply to the Marquis of Clanri- carde, said the Government intended to bring in Bills for amending the laws of bankruptcy and imprisonment for debt in Ireland before the Easter recess. GARRISON INSTRUCTORS. Lord STRATHNAIRN moved for the returns of the number and statements of service of instructors and copies of instructions given to them for the execution of their duties by the Secretary of State for War, as well as copies of any instructions given by him or of communication to officers of her Majesty's army, consequent on the commissioners' report on that subject. After some remarks from Lord Hardinge, the motion was agreed to. Their Lordships adjourned at 8 o'clock. WEDNESDAY. Their Lordships met at a quarter to six o'clock. The Consolidated Fund ( £ 462,580$ Bill was read a third time and passed, and the Consolidated Fund ( £ 5,000,000) Bill was brought up from the Commons and read a first time. Their Lordships adjourned at 5.50. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MONDAY. The Speaker took the chair at four o'clock. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. A number of replies having been given to questions put by hon. members, the House went into Committee of Supply, when, on the question of THE NAVY ESTIMATES, Mr. GOSCHEN rose to move the first vote on the navy estimates. Having expressed his regret that the ill- ness of Mr. Childers should have rendered it necessary for him to resign his post, and admitted his own in- ability at so short a notice adequately to supply the place vacated by his right hon. friend, Mr. Goschen made a brief reference to the attention attracted by the inefficiency of the French fleet during the late war, and stated that the sum asked for the service of the year was -89,756,356, or an increase of £385,826 on the estimates of last year. Of the total sum required J66,528,000 was required for wages, clothing, victual- ling, &c. The cost set down under the head of ship- building was £3,510,000, of which .£765,000 was re- quired for dockyard extensions. The miscellaneous charges amounted to £ 800,000. The comparative re- turns of former years showed that the estimates in 1866-7 amounted to £ 10,434,0(0; in 1867-8 to £ 10,976,000 in 18G8-9 to .811,157.000; in 1869-70 to £9,906,000 and in 1870-71 to £ 9,370,000. With re- ference to the number of men the vote taken in 1868.9 was for 67,000 in 1869-70, 63,300 1870-71, 61,000 and for the present year the number asked was also 61,000. There were increases to the amount of £550,000, and deductions to the extent of.ei66.000, in certain items of expenditure. The increases had been mainly in the shipbuilding votes. There was an apparent increase this year of nearly £ 70,000 in items of victualling and clothing, but this was caused by the fact that last year the stocks were very considerably reduced, and this year they had to be replaced by new purchases. He called particular attention to the fact that there was no increase in the number of the men. One reason for this was that the class of ships now built required a smaller number of men to man them than were required by ships of earlier builds. It might be regretted that the number of blue jackets required had greatly decreased of late years, the actual number of blue jackets wanted out of the total of 61,000 men being only 19,000. This reduction was partly due to to the loss of the Captain, which vessel bore no fewer than 300 blue jackets on her books. The number of boys asked for was 7,000, of whom 4,000 were required in ships afloat, while 3,000 were kept in training estab- lishments. The boys were mainly required to supply the places of the existing blue jackets. The number of men in ships on foreign stations was 14,840. With regard to the reserves, the coastguard numbered 4,300. The Royal Naval Volunteers 2,000, and theRoyalNaval Reserve, 1,400. The Coastguard consisted to the ex- tent of 75 per cent. of trained men. The Royal Naval Reserve was constituted in a very satisfactory manner. Turning to the question of the ships, the right hon. gentleman stated that the total increase under this head was £ 435,000. There had been added to the Davy in the past year one ram, viz., the Hotspur, five powerful iron-clads, one sloop, seven gunboats, and two despatch boats. Part of the increase of last year was due to the gunboats and monitors ordered by the late Government, in August last six gunboats of the Staunch class, each carrying one eighteen-ton gun, were ordered, together with four ships of the Cyclops class. It was proposed during the present year to pro- ceed with the building of vessels to the extent of 22,280 tons, of which 15,000 tons were to be built in the Government dockyards and 6,698 tons put out to con- tract. Of the total tonage, 4,747 tons were to be ex- pended on ironclads now in hand, and it was not pro- posed to lay down a single broadside ironclad this year; 3,907 tons were to be expended on uuarmoured frigates, 2,846 tons on unarmoured corvettes and sloops, and 4,012 tons on gun vessels and guns. With respect to guns, there were now available for service 1,901, the number required being 1,876. Of the 25-ton guns, the most powerful weapon that had yet been manufactured, the number wanted would be ready by the time the ships were completed in which they would be placed. Of the 25-ton guns seven were wanted and nine were ready of the 18-ton guns 44 were wanted and 32 were iu store of the 12-ton guns there were 140 wanted and 151 ready of the 9-ton guns 115 were required and 131 in store of the 64-ton guns 529 were wanted and 566 were in store; and of the sixty-four pounders 1,005 were wanted and there were l,u00 in store. With reference to the question of docks, there was an increase of the works required therein, and great progress, he was glad to say, had been made in Chatham Dockyard. In conclusion, the right hon. gentleman expressed his earnest desire to give due con- sideration to any suggestions that might be made with a view to the improvement of the Navy, apart from anything like party bias or prejudice; and having admitted that the security of the couutry was the para- mount consideration that ought to guide the policy of our naval administration, he emphatically asserted that England was at the present moment strong enough both to maintain and to protect her commerce, and to preserve her shores inviolate. (Cheers.) He moved the first vote for jE2,693,336 for the wages of seameo and marines. Sir J. HAY complimented the First Lord of the Admiralty on the clear and admirable manner in which he had put before the House the elaborate statement it had been his duty to submit. Mr. SAMUDA complaiued of the changes that were constantly being made in the method of constructing our ships. The vote was ultimately agreed to, as also was the vote for 61,000 men. The House then resumed, and adjourned at 12.20. TUESDAY. The Speaker took the chair at 4 o'clock. ADMINISTRATION OF THE POOR LAW. Mr. W. H. SMITH said that he would take the earliest opportunity after Easter to bring forward his motion relating to the administration of the poor law. ARMAMENT OF GIBRALTAR. Mr. A. GUEST called attention to the armament of Gibraltar, and moved for a return relative thereto. Mr. CARDWELL promised that the return asked for should be lorthcoming. Mr. GUEST withdrew his motion. EXPORTATION OF ARMS AND MUNITIONS. Mr. LOWTHER called attention to the serious inter- national complications which had arisen from the exist- ing state of our law relating to the exporting of arms and munitions of war to belligerent States, and moved a resolution relative thereto. The motion was withdrawn. SALMON FISHERIES BILL. Mr. DODDS moved the second reading of the Salmon Fisheries Bill. Mr. BRUCE assented to the second reading of the Bill. The Bill was read a second time. TRADES UNIONS BILL. On the motion for going into committee on the Trades Unions Bill, Mr. BRUCE moved that it be an instruction to the committee on the Bill that they have power to divide the Bill into two Bills. After a brief discussion the motion was assented to, and a slight preliminary conversation having taken place, the House went into committee on the first part of the Bill, which was got through with but one divi- sion, on an amendment upon a minor point, by Mr. A. Herbert, who was defeated by 98 against 2. The Consolidated Fund (£5,411,900) Bill passed through committee. The Mutiny Bill was read a second time. The Marine Mutiny Bill was read a first time. The House adjourned at one o'clock. WEDNESDAY. The Speaker was in attendance at 12 o'clock, but twenty minutes elapsed before there was the requisite number of members present to constitute a House. PAROCHIAL COUNCILS BILL. Lord SANDON moved the second reading of the Parochial Councils Bill, and explained that it was almost identical with the measure which be intro- duced upon the subject last session. Its objects were twofold; in the first place, to strengthen the powers of the parishioners with regard to the conduct of mat- ters in their own parish churches and secondly, to strengthen the hands of the incumbent in the parish. Mr. BERESFORD HOPE moved as an amendment "That it is inexpedient to hamper the free develop. ment of co-operation between the clergy and the laity, according to the local circumstances of different parishes, by uniform and unelastic legislative pro- visions." He criticised at some length the details of the Bill, and contended that the machinery provided was insufficient to carry out the object contemplated. Mr. BIRLÈY seconded the amendment. Mr. COWPER TEMPLE supported the Bill in the hope that it would succeed in establishing fuller concord between the clergy and laity. It was advisable that the Church should be adapted to the spirit of the times, and every opportunity should be shown to enable her to make up for past short-comings. Sir SELWYN IBBETSON said that although many hon. members approved of the principle of the Bill, they could not give their assent to its details. He hoped the hon. lord would rest satisfied with the dis- cussion he had raised, and would withdraw the Bill, or consent to its being referred to a select committee. Mr. DALRYMPLE approved generally of the scope of the Bill, and thought it would tend to promote har- mony between the clergy and laity; but its effect was marred by requiring the members of the council to be communicants of the Church of England. If that provision were retained in the Bill he should give the most determined opposition to the whole measure. Mr. CROSS remarked that, in order to give a legal status to the laity, it was necessary to provide that they were bona Jide members of the Church, with the sole interest of the Chureh at heart. Sir GEORGE GREY expressed his approval of the principle of the Bill, and concurred with Sir S. Ibbet- son in advising that if the bill was read a second time it should be referred to a select committee. He was fully impressed with the necessity of introducing harmonious action between the clergy and laity in regard to the government of the Church, and he be- lieved that the introduction of the present Bill would prove to be an important step in that direction. Mr. NEWDEGATE supported the Bill. Mr. RICHARD objected to the clause which requires members of the Council to be communicants of the Church of England. Mr. G. HARDY strongly objected to the details of the Bill. Mr. RATHBONE said that, in the interests of the Established Church and of Protestantism generally, he would oppose the Bill to the utmost. Mr. BUXTON said the Bill could never stand if the word communicant" was retained in it. He thought the day must come when the Church must have a re- presentative assembly of its own, in which the laity should have a paramount influence. Convocation might then be swept away altogether, and a system established in which the laity would have its full share of power, but no legislative power without the subse- quent sanction of Parliament. Mr. W. H. SMITH supported the second reading of the Bill, but declined to pledge himself to the details of the measure. After some remarks from Mr. ILLINGWOTH in opposition, and from Sir C. ADDERLEY in support of the Bili, Mr. HUGESSEN assented to the principle that a larger share of power in the government of the Church should be given to the laity. Mr. MOWBRAY expressed an opinion that the ques- tion was not ripe for legislation. Mr. GLADSTONE thought no advantage would be gained by a premature determination as to the eccle- siastical administration of the country. He would not vote against the second reading of the Bill, because he thought it desirable that the laity should be encouraged to take a greater share in the manage- ment and government of tho Church than they did at present, but he doubted whether it would not be better in accomplishing this object to proceed volun- tarily rather than by enactment. He admitted further that it would be with reluctance that he should see the word communicant inserted in an Act of Parliament; it would be a backward step, and in this instance he did not consider it at all necessary. He spoke in warm terms of the zeal, energy, and per- severance of the clergy, and said it was to their in- fluence that the coldness and indifference of the laity in ecclesiastical matters, which were a characteristic of his boyhood, had been changed into an active and lively interest. If the Bill were referred to a com- mittee, it should be a committee who would not be debarred from, but would enter into, a real and care- ful examination of the matter. Lord SANDON remarked that the spirit in which the Bill had been discussed was most satisfactory. He agreed to the proposal that the Bill should be read a second time on the understanding that all it committed the House to was an acknowledgment of the import- ance of lay co-operation with tne clergy in Church matters. It would be a waste of time to refer the Bill to a select committee. Mr. B. HOPE, in answer to an appeal from Mr. Collins, withdrew the amendment. The Bill was then read a second time. The Coroners' Bill was withdrawn. The Bank Holidays Bill passed through committee. The Consolidated Fund ( £ 5,411,900) Bill was read a third time and passed. The Marine Mutiny Bill was read a second time. Leave was given to Mr. Baxter to bring in a Bill to abolish days of grace in the case of bills of exchange and promissory notes payable at sight; to the Solicitor- General for Ireland to amend the Matrimonial Causes and Marriage Law (Ireland) Amendment, Act 1870 and to the Lord Advocate to amend the Public Health (Scotland) Act, 1867. The House adjourned at a quarter before six o'clock.

CHURCH "REVIVAL" IN CARLISLE.—The "re- vival movement," as it is called, has extended to Car- lisle. During the present week extra religious services have been held daily in connection with all our parish churches (save one), followed by prayer meetings. The series began on Monday morning by service in St. Mary's Church, after which the Dean delivered an address more especially adapted for Church workers. On the same night, a meeting was held in the Athe- naeum Lecture Hall. There was a good attendance of working people, amongst whom were not a few railway men carrying their supper tins. The Dean delivered a brief address. He said that if they had held meetings like this when he was a young man, they would have been set down as Dissenters. But, thank God times had changed since then. It was now esteemed no dero- gation to the Church to make these efforts iu order to bring the Gospel home to the careless nor were Bishops ashamed to carry the good news into the hum- blest districts. He had often addressed audiences from that platform upon subjects of various kinds to-night his subject was the immortal life and in speaking to them upon it, he and his rev. brethren had no purpose in view save the welfare of their souls. "We had heard a great deal about missions to Jews and heathens abroad; but we had found out there was need of missions at home. Aye, even in this favoured city of Carlisle—with all its churches, chapels, and schools— there werenumbers of men, including amongst them men in high position iu society, who were treading the road to hell. This was a serious, solemn fact. It was to meet this state of things that these services had been undertaken." Several gentlemen also addressed the meeting, the address of the Rev. G. Everard being of a most impressive kind. Beside the services in the several churches and schoolrooms, special addresses have been delivered to the hands" at some of our principal factories.—Carlisle Patriot. At the Leeds assize, George Lawton, an inmate of Wakefield Lunatic Asylum, who murdered Thomas Lomas, his keeper, last Friday, was ordered to be con- fined during her Majesty's pleasure. A WOMAN PASSING AS A MAN FOR SIXTEEN YEARS.—On Tuesday, at the Manchester County Police Court, two men were brought up in custody, charged with being drunk and disorderly. Superin- tendent Bent said one of the two men in the dock was a woman. When arrested on Sunday morning both prisoners were respectably attired in male costume. While they were at the police station, witness was struck with the appearance of the smaller of the two, and after looking closely at the prisoner, said, "Why, you are a woman The prisoner stoutly denied the charge, but shortly afterwards, on being closely pressed, admitted the fact, and told á remarkable story of her adventures. She said that 16 years ago she and her husband were schoolmaster and school- mistress at a National School in Gloucester. Her husband lost his situation through drinking, and sub- sequently they both learnt the art of house painting. Her husband made her cut off her hair and sell it, dress herself as a man, and go about the country with him. She had worked with men on high buildings in London, without fear of detection. She had been sepa- rated from her husband for some years, and the other prisoner was her nephew, and she always passed as his uncle. The usual penalty of five shillings and costs was inflicted, and the prisoner went off in her male attire. THE LATE MR. BRASSEY.—A gift of £1,500 has just been made to the Benevolent Fund of the Institu- tion of Civil Engineers by the three sons of the late Mr. Brassey, each of whom has contributed JE500, in memory of his esteemed father, and to mark the interest he took in that fund and in the institution with which it is connected. MR. CARLYLE.—At the annual meeting of the members of the Edinburgh Philosophical Institution, held on Tuesday evening, Mr. Thomas Carlyle was unanimously re-elected President for the ensuing year. The Prince of Wales visited the Emperor Napo- leon at Chiselhurst on Saturday. THE BIBLE.—Cities fall, empires come to no- thing, kingdoms fade away as smoke. Where is Numa, Minos, Lycurgus ? Where are their books ? and what has become of their laws ? But that this book no tyrant should been able to consume, no tradition to choke, no heretic maliciously to corrupt; that it should stand unto this day, amid the wreck of all that was human, without the alteration of one sentence so as to change the doctrine taught therein,—surely this is a very singular providence, claiming our attention in a very remarkable manner. DEATH OF MR. E. HOWES, M.P.—We regret to announce the decease of Mr. Edward Howes, of Morn- ingthorpe, Norfolk, one of the Conservative members for the southern division of that county. REVENUE RETURNS.—The revenue returns have been issued. The last returns for the current year show the receipts to be £ 68,532,249 against £ 74,193,865 last year, the budget estimate being £ 67,634,000. Ex- penditure, £ 66,138,011 against £ 66,208,334 last year, the budget estimate being £ 69,486,000. Balances, £8!298,565. The amount of exchequer bonds and bills paid off (f 600,000 exchequer bonds being paid off out of surplus income) is £ 770,500. The surplus income applied to reduce debt is £2,483,796. The Telegraph Service brings in JE500,000, and costs £362,274. A goods train ran off the line at Chacewater, be- tween Truro and Penzance, on Monday afternoon. The driver and stoker were slightly hurt. The line was blocked for some hours. The international football match between England and Scotland, played at Edinburgh on Mon- day, was gained by the Scottish team. Mr. John Peel has been returned without oppo- sition for Tamworth. He spoke strongly in favour of the ballot, and said he was likewise prepared to vote for a Woman Suffrage Bill. BATH AND WEST OF ENGLAND SOCIETY, AND SOUTHERN COUNTIES ASSOCIATION.—A meeting of the Council of this Society was held on Tuesday, March 28, at the White Lion Hotel, Bristol. In the unavoid- able absence of the Earl of Cork, president, the chair was taken by Mr. T. D. Acland, M.P. Mr. Robert Neville, of Butleigh Court, Glastonbury, was unani- mously elected to supply a vacancy in the Council oc- casioned by the retirement, through ill-health, of Mr. Dickinson, of New Park, Lymington, Hants. Mr. G. S. Poole proposed that after the Guildford meeting the preliminary money payment required of towns as a con- dition precedent to the society's visit be reduced from £900 (the amount at which it now stands) to £600. The motion was seconded by Mr. Danger, but after a long and animated discussion it was lost by a majority of 2 the number being 12 for, and 14 against. It was resolved that a public banquet be heldin the show yard on the Wednesday of the exhibition week, at half-past two o'clock in the afternoon, and that ladies be invited to attend. By the 9th general law of the society it is required that to entitle a member to exhibit with a member's priviliges he must have been a member for three months before the annual meeting. A case was mentioned by the secretary wherein an influential agriculturist in the county of Surrey was only prevented being elected in time by the laches of a second party, but the Council reluctantly held that the rule must be enforced in all cases, without excep- tion. New members were elected, and the meeting broke up. ♦ SOUTH WALES AND WEST OF ENGLAND COAL AND METAL MARKETS.—There was only a thin attendance of buyers and sellers at the Newport market on Wednesday, iu consequence, no doubt, of the quarterly meeting of the tin-plate trade being so near. Amongst those present was Mr. W. Struthers, of Cardiff. No business of any importance was transacted. LOCAL BILL.—The remaining clauses of the Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Railvvay Company's Bill has been settled in a Select Committee of the House of Com- mons, on Tuesday, when it was again formally inti- mated that the Bill would be opposed in committee of the Lords, the petitioners against the measure being re- solved to contest the right of the company to running powers over the Deri and Bargoed line, and direct communication to Cardiff.

LATEST NEWS. ♦— GUARD I AX OFFICE, Friday, 4 a.m. (HEUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) INSURRECTION IN FRANCE. PARIS. PARIS, Wednesday.—There are said to be 4,000 English thieves here. The Sub-Central Committee has decided that police agents shall be done away with. Evening.—The refiners of Paris are allowed to re- sume work on condition that their arms should be stacked in their workshops, for the event of an armed struggle. Additional barricades are being constructed. The Revolutionary Committee has not yet agreed as to the question of its organisation, or as to the attitude to be assumed towards the National Assembly. No law courts are sitting at the Palais de Justice, and thirty-five thousand undecided cases imperatively demand the return of-the judges to their seats. PARIS, Thursday.—A band of armed National Guards yesterday suppressed the Figaro newspaper. The journal has published a protest. It is said that the Algerian rising has been put down. VERSAILLES. VERSAILLES, Wednesday.—General Fabrice denies that the despatch of General Schlottheim to the tem- porary commandant in Paris was an encouragement towards the insurgent movement; and states that in the original despatch, the words peaceful attitude" were used, which were altered by the Central Committee to "friendly attitude." An attempt at a rising was] made atPerpignan on Monday evening, but was unsuc- cessful. St. Etienne is quiet. The Assembly had a proposal submitted to it to-day in favour of the immediate establishment of a larger administrative decentralisation. M. Thiers said the withdrawal of the Germans had been temporarily sus- pended the return of the French prisoners had, how- ever, recommenced. MARSEILLES. MARSEILLES, Tuesday.—The city continues quiet. The public authorities have suspended all action. The National Guard refuses its services. Business is com- pletely at a standstill. Wednesday.—The movement of the Provisional Republican Committee has collapsed. The city is quiet, and the red flag has disappeared. The Department has been proclaimed in a state of siege. The red flag has been replaced by a black one. BRUSSELS. BRUSSELS, Thursday.—The day for the second sitting of the Peace Conference is not yet fixed. It is believed the Conference will last some time. AMERICA. WASHINGTON, Thursday.—The Senate has tabled Mr. Sumner's resolution, condemning the Administra- tion for its belligerent intervention in the affairs of San Domingo.

GENERAL INTELLIGENCE. (PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAMS.) DEATH OF THE QUEEN OF SWEDEN. STOCKHOLM, Thursday.—The Queen died at a quarter past eleven this morning. Mr. W. Tyssen Amhurst, of Didlington Hall, West Norfolk, is said to be the Conservative candidate for South Norfolk. The annual conference of the Institute of Naval Architects was held yesterday in the rooms of the Society of Arts Sir John Pakington presiding. The latter gentleman referred to the loss of the Captain, with the construction of which he had to do. He said he viewed with dismay the proposal that there should be only a freeboard of eight feet; and yet after all the Captain was launched with freeboards of six feet only. A meeting was held yesterday, at the Hanover- square Rooms, London, the Bishop of London pre- siding, for the purpose of promoting the inspection of Church Schools in religious knowledge, under the Diocesan Board of Education.

Mr. Ball, auctioneer, obtained £650 damages against the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Com- pany for injuries sustained by a collision near Man- chester. EXPLOSION OF GUNPOWDER.—An explosion of gunpowder took place in Birmingham on Wednesday in a shed at Messrs. Kynoch's ammunition manufac- tory at Witton. Two men, named Craythorne and Harris, were employed in nipping the tops of waste cartridges. In this operation the use of any instru- ment is strictly prohibited, and the rule is to use their fingers only. After the explosion a pair of scissors were found to have pierced ihe hand of one of the men, and to this violation of rule is the explosion at- tributed. About a pound of gunpowder exploded. Both men are much injured, and were conveyed to the General Hospital. EARTHQUAKE IN THE SANDWICH ISLANDS.— Shocks of earthquake occurred on the 19th of February in the Hawaiian Islands, and were general throughout 1ibe group. Iu Lansi grea1; roeka were hurled dow-n from cliffs, and some of the valleys were rendered inca- pable of cultivation by the debris from the mountains. Great wonder is expressed that no lives were lost on any of the islands. At Honolulu the shocks com- menced at 10.7 p.m., were three in number, and fol- lowed in rapid succession, lasting altogether over one minute. At the other islands the time was different, the last shock occurring atLahiva, at 11.24 p.m. SMALLPOX IN LONDON.—We observe from the Registrar-General's report that the mortality from smallpox in the metropolis had taken an adverse turn. The deaths in the last three weeks respectively have been 194, 185, and 205. The highest point reached was in the week ending the 18th February, when the deaths were 227 in the first week in the year they were but 79. The annual rates of mortality last week in the following places per 1,000 of the population were Portsmouth, 15 Leicester and Wolverhamp- ton, 20; Salford, Hull, Sunderland, Norwich, and Bristol, 22 Leeds, 23 Nottingham and Bradford, 24; Manchester, 26 London. Birmingham, and Edinburgh, 27; Sheffield, 28 Dublin, 30; New- castle-on-Tyne, 31; Glasgow, 39 and Liverpool, 41. THE STATE OF PARIS.—The Rappel states that the barricades in the Place de l'HOtel de Ville have been removed, and the thoroughfares for carriages is again open. The same paper denies a statement that the Central Committee had destroyed the records at the Prefecture of Police. It further states that a person recently called upon Citizen Lebeau, and after much circumlocution offered to pay a large sum for the insertion in the Journal Ojiciel of a declaration in favour of the Compte de Paris. Citizen Lebeau caused his visitor to be arrested, and he is now in custody at the Prefecture, awaiting trial on a charge of attempting to corrupt a public functionary. An announcement has been posted at Clichy to the following effect: The Delegate of the Central Committee, who is charged with the administration of the eighteenth Arrondisse- ment, acquaints the public that four commis- saries Schneider, Burlot, Dioncourt, and Lemoussu —have been appointed to receive denunciations against citizens suspected of complicity with the Government of Ambush and Treachery which collapsed at the Buttes Montmartre. The Soir mentions the arrival at Versailles on Sunday last of an official attached to the Hotel de Ville with a sum of 253,000f., which was in the coffers of that establishment when it became the head-quarters of the Insurgent Government. FATAL FIRE IN LONDON.—A calamitous fire occurred on Sunday morning, at 22, Pavilion-road, Chelsea, near Sloane-square, the shop being occupied by Mr. Greene, corn dealer, the first floor by a Mr. and Mrs. Chalk and two children, and a second by Mr. and Mrs. Winson and eight children. The flames, originating in the store, gained so rapidly that the re- treat of the inmates was cut off, and Mrs. Winson and four children were burnt to death. SALMON FISHERIES IN ENGLAND AND WALES. —A meeting of the chairmen, vice-chairmen, and secretaries of the fishery boards throughout England and Wales was held on Wednesday, at the Society of Arts, Adelphi, to consider the provisions of the bill in. troduced into Parliament by Mr. Dodds to amend the law relating to salmon fisheries in England and Wales," the object being to make the bill as complete as possible, and for that purpose to appoint a com- mittee to watch the progress of the bill through par- liament, and to secure, as far as possible, uniformity of action in the matter. Lord Abinger presided, and it was moved by Earl Nelson, and seconded by Mr. Mostyn Owen, "That this meeting having considered the provisions of the bill introduced into parliament to amend the laws relating to salmon fisheries in England and Wales, are of opinion, while it contains very valuable amendments of the existing law, that in many particulars, more especially as to the consti- tution of the board of conservators, and the with- drawal of responsible control of the Secretary of State over the fisheries, it requires considerable modi- fication." A lengthy discussion ensued, and the various clauses of the bill were criticised by the representatives. Mr. Dodds, in reply, said the object of the bill was, as far as possible, to reconcile conflicting interests; the upper and the lower. A great many objections had been made, and some of them had very great weight. He was by no means wedded to the scheme, but it was the only one he saw that would meet the difficulty. He expressed his readiness to meet the wishes of the representatives with the single object of providing a remedy, and to amend the law relating to salmon fisheries in Eng- land and Wales. The resolution was agreed to, and a committee was appointed to watch the progress of the bill through parliament, and to endeavour to procure the insertion of such amendments as they might deem desirable; and that the different boards be requested to communicate the views of such com- mittee in order that they may be brought before the member of Parliament who had introduced the bill. The committee appointed consisted of the following noblemen and gentlemen The Duke of Northumber- land, Lord Nelson, Earl Fortescue, Lord Abinger, Mr. Asherton, M.P., Mr. Phillips, Mr. Berrington, and Mr. Wills Bund. A cordial vote of thanks was tendered to Mr. Dodds and the other members of the House of Commons who brought the matter forward. Mr. Dodds responded. A vote of thanks was passed to the chairman, and the proceedings were brought to a close.

girths, JJlaiirages, and Deaths. BIRTHS. ALLEK.-On the 26th ult., at 2, Abingdon Villas, West Kensington, Mrs. W. H. Allen, of a daughter. BROWN.—On the 28th ult., at the Park, Harrow, Mid- dlesex, the wife of David Brown, Esq., of a son. FINCH. On the 25th ult., at Chicheley Vicarage, New- port Pagnell, the wife of the Rev. G. Finch, of a son. LOVELL,-On the 19th ult., at Lodway, near Bristol, the wife of Mr. N. de Jersey Lovell, of a daughter. NASH.—On the 25th ult., at the Close, Hereford, the wife of J. Tulloch Nash. Esq., of a son. MARRIAGES. JONES—HOWELL. On the 25th ult., at Penllyne, by the Rev. William Llewellyn, Mr. John Jones, St. Bride's, nephew of Evan Jones, Esq., Penllyne Farm, to Frances Grace, daughter of the late Richard Howell, Esq., M D., Wotton-under-Edge. WILLIAMS—BROCK.—On the 28th ult., at the Unitarian Church, Swansea, by the Rev. Edward Higginson, Morgan Bransby Williams, Esq., of Bloomfield, Sketty, Glamorganshire, to Meta, daughter of George B. Brock, Esq., of Bryn Syfi, Swansea. DEATHS. BLAKELY.—On the 22nd Feb., Mary William, only daughter and heiress of Alexander Stewart, Esq., of the Castle, Belfast and relict of the late Very Rev. Theophilus Blakely, D.D., Dean of Down, and uncle of the Vicar of Pembroke Dock. HUGHES.—Recently, on his passage to Australia, on board the Light Brigade, of heart disease, Charles William Hughes, aged 19, youngest son of the late Rev. Isaac Hughes, vicar of Mynyddyslwyn, Monmouthshire, deeply regretted. JONES.-On the 19th ult., suddenly, at Carmarthen, while on a visit to a friend, Harriet, the last surviving daughter of the late Dr. G. H. Jones, of Talyclyn Issa, Carmarthenshire, deeply lamented. J ONES.-On the 27th ult., at the house of her brother, Edward Bird, Esq., of South-road, Clapham-park, Grace Jones, widow of the late Edward Jones, Esq., of Birchanger-place, Essex, in the 83rd year of her age. LOVELESS On the 29th ult., at 23, West Bute-street, Bute Docks, Jane Loveless, aged 54 years. N OBLE.-On the 25th ult., at the residence of W. B. Watkins, Esq., Cardiff, Miss Hannah Noble, aged 48 years.

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. 1871. 1870. Tatf Vale, week ending March 25. £ 6,995. £7,755 Penarth, week ending March 25 2,115. 1,424 Rhymney, week ending March 25. 913. 1,063 Great Western, week ending March 26. 81,542. 74,838 Llyn vi & Ogmore,week ending March 25 1,167. 871

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS. CONFIRMATION.—The Bishop of Llandaff held a con- firmation service on Friday at St. Woollos Church, Newport. A large congregation was present. The number of candidates was about 150, and in addition to the Bishop, the Rev. Canon Hawkins, the Rev. S. Fox, and the Rev. J. T. Wrenford took part in the service. FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE PENARTH RAILWAY.— On Thursday night, about 11 o'clock, a young man named David Richards, a breaksman on the Tatf Vale Railway, was engaged in shunting a train of loaded waggons on to the Penarth Dock. He had ridden on the waggons for some distance, and jumped down to shift the points, when, his foot slipping, he fell with his legs across the rails, and the train of loaded waggons passed over them before it could be stopped. He was picked up and placed on an engine, and brought to the Cardiff Infirmary. The medical staff were called up, but the poor fellow was seen to be sinking rapidly, and he died in an hour and a half after being admitted. The deceased formerly lived at East Aberthaw, but has been for some time a breaksman on the Taff Vale Railway. THE RHYMNEY RAILWAY.—Colonel Rich, the Government Inspector, went over the new line be- tween Caerphilly and Cardiff on Friday, with Mr. Lundie and other officials of the railway, Mr. Hem- mingway, the contractor, and Mr. E. Dawson under whose superintendence the new line had been con- structed. Colonel Rich expressed himself well satisfied at the manner in which the line had been formed, and left no directions for any alterations to be made.' On receipt of the Government certificate, the line will be opened for passenger traffic. ROBBERY.—On Saturday morning a silver lever watch, two silver chains, a black coat, and other articles were stolen from No. 6, Noah-street. HONOUR TO MUSICIANS.—The honour of knighthood has been conferred on Mr. Benedict, Professor Stern- dale Bennett, and Dr. Elvy. MURDER BY A LUNATIC.—John Lomas, an attendant at the West Riding Lunatic Asylum, at Wakefield, was murdered on Friday afternoon, by an inmate named George Lawton, who came behind him while looking out of a window, and struck him several blows on the head, causing death in a few minutes. Lomas leaves a wife and two children. A SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE.—On Friday, George English, late superintendent of police at Ashford, Kent, who, in August last, absconded with JE200 and a quantity of jewellery which had been entrusted to him by a. prisoner, arrived «.t Southampton., from Bris- bane, in custody. LLANGAMMARCH.—The Rev. D. Lloyd Isaac has been appointed to this living, lately separated from Llan- wrtyd by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, and augmented. The Rev. H. Miles, late curate of Llan. gammarch, is appointed to the living of Llanwrtyd both in the gift of the Bishop of St. David's. THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON.-The Scotsman states that the ex-Emperor Napoleon has been in personal communication with the managers of one of the Lon- don newspapers which has always been devoted to his fortunes. THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY.—Her Majesty's birthday will be kept on Saturday, the 20th of May. will be kept on Saturday, the 20th of May. MR DISRAELI. -The Leeds Conservative Working Men's Association have received a letter from Mr. Disraeli declining an invitation to their annual banquet. Mr. Disraeli observes that the invitation was addressed to him under the impression that he was about to pay a visit to the north of England, but it is not his inten- tion to do so at present.

SHOCKING RAILWAY ACCIDENT IN SWITZERLAND. BERNE, March, 23.—A railway accident occurred at Colombier last night to a train laden with interned French soldiers. Twenty-one were killed and seventy- two were wounded.

LAST FRIDAY AND SATURDAY'S POLICE. (BeforeMr. R.O. JONES, Alderman PRiDEand Dr.PAlNE.) STEALING PIG lRON.- Cornelius Daley and John Harris, two boatmen on the canal, were charged with stealing a bar of pig iron, the property of their master, Mr. R. Fothergill. The prisoners were seen on Wed- nesday evening to take the iron from the boat in the canal, belonging to Mr. Fothergill, and of which they had charge, and carry it towards the wharf bridge. They afterwards conveyed some of the iron to a marine store dealer in Wharton-street and sold it. They also sold some more pig iron taken from the same boat to a marine store dealer in Whitmore-lane, and at other places. The total quantity of iron taken from the boat was 18 cwt., but only a small quantity of it had been found by the police. The iron stolen was nearly all of it in long bars, and the marine store dealers were cen- sured by the Bench for purchasing pig iron of boatmen in the state it was when they bought it. The boat had been laden with 18 tons of pig iron, to be conveyed from Cardiff to Merthyr. The prisoners, when in custody, expressed their regret that they had taken the iron. As previous convictions had been recorded against them they were committed for trial at the Quarter Sessions. REFUSING TO PROCEED TO SEA—Joseph Ha<*ue a seaman belonging to the steamer Halyma, was charged with refusing to proceed in the vessel after Siglli ng articles. The defendant said he missed the vessel in consequence of being intoxicated. In consideration of his losing his clothes, which were on board the vessel, he was sent to prison for a week only with hard labour. '.rHEFT.-Wm.l\['NeaJ, an apprentice to Messrs. Hill and Son, shipbrokers, Bute-docks, was charged with stealing a saw, the property of his masters. The saw was sup- plied to the prisoner by the storekeeper, but he had no right to remove it from the yard. On Thursday evening the prisoner offered the saw in pledge to Mr Barnett, pawnbroker, Bute-street. Mr. Barnett, seeing Messrs. Hill and Son's mark on it, refused to take it, and sent for a police officer. As the act of pawning was not complete, the felony could not be sustained, and the pri- soner was dismissed on that ground, Mr. Hooper, the foreman of the yard, being advised by the Bench to get the prisoner's indentures cancelled. DISEASED MEAT.—Charles Starr, a butcher keeping a stall in the Cardiff market, was charged with having a quantity of mutton exposed for sale in a state unfit for food. The mutton was seized by the Inspector of Nuisances on Saturday, and shown to Dr. Paine, the me- dical officer, who said that it was unfit for food and on application being made to the Bench, an order was given for it to be destroyed. The defendant had been formerly convicted of a similar offence, and he was now fined 40s. and costs. CHARGE OF STEALING COAL.—William Mitchell, a coal-dealer on the North road, was charged on a remand with stealing a large quantity of coal from the yard of Mr. G. Dornford, Maindy. The case had been twice remanded to enable the police to find evidence of the transfer of the coal from Mr. Dornford s yard to the prisoner's, but they had failed to do so, and the prisoner was discharged. STEALING A WATCH.—Daniel Davies, Mortimer-road Canton, and John Stoneway, two well-known thieves, were charged with stealing a watch from the person of Thomas Evans, a seaman. The parties were in the Fishguard Arms, drinking together, on Wednesday even- ing, the complainant having a good silver watch in his pocket. Davies asked the prosecutor to lend his watch- guard to play a trick with. He did so, and placed his watch back in his pocket. Complainant fell asleep, and on waking found that the prisoners had left, having taken his watch, and left a worthless one in its place. When taken into custody, the complainant's watch was found in the house where Davies lodged. Committed for trial at the Quarter Sessions. (Before Messrs. Alderman PRIDE and A. BASSETT.) FALSE PRETENCES.-Thomas McVeigh, a seaman, was charged with obtaining 4oz. of tobacco from the shop of Antonio Torres, a tobacconist, of Bute-street, undei raise pretences. The prisoner, a short time since, was convicted of stealing a mackintosh coat from the Angel Hotel and on his leaving gaol he went to a refreshment-house in Bute-road, kept by a person named Leidtke, who appeared to have taken him in out of cha- rity. During the time he had been there he went to the shop of the prosecutor, and obtained tobacco at various periods in the name of Mr. Leidtke. Committed for trial at the Quarter Sessions.

THE CIVIL WAR IN PARIS. ROUEN, March 24.—A.telegram has been received from the Minister of the Interior to the effect that the National Guards of departments must be prepared in case they are called upon to defend the Government. BERLIN, March 24, 4p.m.—It is announced that in consequence of the latest events in Paris precautionary steps have been taken on the part of Germany. One of the first measures has been the arming of the bat- teries before Paris, from which the guns had been removed. The troops quartered in the North and East of Paris have likewise been concentrated. The officer commanding the army before Paris interdicts all approaches to our lines at the occupied posts. He de- mands the restoration of the telegraph line to Pantin, held by us and destroyed by the French. He will treat Paris as hostile in case actions are further re- sorted to there which are in violation of the stipulated preliminaries of peace. Any attempt to re-arm the enceinte would be immediately followed by the fort3 occupied by us opening tire. DISTURBANCES IN BUCHAREST. BUCHAREST, March 23.—The mob last night attacked and demolished the hall where the Germans residing here were celebrating the birthday of the Emperor, the German Consul, General Radovitz, being present. Several persons were wounded. The Ministers and the Prefect of the Police have resigned. March 24.—In consequence of the intervention of the German Consul, General Von Radovitz, the Presi- dent of the Ministry, has dismissed the Prefect of Police. Disturbances are apprehended this evening in front of the German Consulate, and to set at liberty those persons who have been arrested. ('' TIMES TELEGRAM.) ESCAPE OF A REGIMENT OF THE LINE FROM PARIS. VERSAILLES, March 23.—The Montmartre insur- gents stopped, near Clichy, yesterday, by putting up the danger signal, a train going to Versailles carrying prisoners. They released the prisoners and arrested the escort, consisting of loyal National Guards. The 69th Regiment of the Line, which had been shut in the Luxemburg, has made its escape from Paris and entered Versailles yesterday amid the greatest en- thusiasm. They were pursued by the Montmartre men, but refused to join them or yield. Several sergeants-de-ville are reported to have been shot by order of the Central Committee. Sentence of death is also said to have been passed upon five journalists in their absence. SOCIALIST APPEAL TO THE WORKMEN OF PARIS. A placard, addressed to the working stone-masons of Paris, asks whether producers ought to ask those who produce nothing to live at ease, and whether the base rapacity of employers ought to be checked or the system to be allowed to exist for all time. THE INSURGENTS JOINED BY THE STUDENTS. PARIS, March 23, 6 p.m.—All the space comprised between the Rue Richelieu, the Boulevard and the Rue Montmartre, the Rue Trois Halles, the Pont Neuf, the quay of the Pont Neuf, the Place St. Germain L'Auverrois, and the Rue de Rivoli, are militarily occupied by National Guards of thosequarters which have vigorously declared ill favour of the main- tenance of order. Two pieces of cannon have been brought to the Mairie of the first arrondissement, to defend it against attack. The Place de la Bourse and all the approaches have to-day been occupied in force. The insurgents in the Place Vendome brought two fresh guns thither to-day. The Bourse was opened for a moment, but also imme- diately afterwards closed. The committee took possession, yesterday, of the Mairie of Pantheon, and installed delegates of their own there. The Ecole Polytechnique was entered yesterday. Delegates from the Committee offered superior com- mand in the Army of Paris to all the scholars. In con- sequence of this occurrence, the whole school has received eight days' holiday from the director, and the scholars immediately placed themselves at the disposal of the provisional staff installed in the Place de la Bourse, to act as aides-de-camp. Their services were most readily accepted. SCENE IN THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. VERSAILLES, March 23, Evening.—In the sitting of the National Assembly to-day, a discussion arose on a law proposed by the Government for the organisation of volunteers to act in the present situation. After the rejection of several amendments, the Government Committee was approved by 333 votes against 79. The preamble of the Bill is as follows:—"In presence of the assassinations which are staining the capital with blood, and with a view to assist her, Volunteer corps will be formed to co-operate with the army under the authority of the Ministers of War." A com- mittee finally adopted the measure, stipulating that every Department should despatch to the seat of Government a battalion recruited as rapidly as pos- sible from old soldiers. M. Beranger proposed the appointment of a com- mittee of fifteen members to proceed to Paris at once, and to support by their presence thoae trying to re- establish order- He demanded AD. urgency The Assembly passed the urgency vote. A propoSSr to send a deputation of thirty members to Paris was likewise voted as urgent. The proposal of M. B6ranger was instantly referred to the different bureaux. M. de Ariege said that the mayors of Paris had come to Versailles, in order to place themselves in com- munication with the National Assembly, and proposed the admission of the Paris mayors to the National Assembly, in order to facilitate closer intercourse. He said that the mayors had undertaken a difficult and perilous task, and they asked for the co-operation of the Assembly. Instead of destroying each other, Paris and the provinces should unite under the aegis of Re- publican institutions. The President said that the mayors, who are De- puties, have the tribune at their disposal to interpret the views of their colleagues. The other mayors would attend the sitting in the special gallery. The mayors then entered the Assembly in their sashes. The Left applauded, shouting "Vive Paris," upon which protests arose from the Right. A great tumult ensued, and the sitting was sus- pended. It was resumed later, but closed at once in consequence of there being no subject for discussion.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. In the House of Lords on Friday the Earl of Car- narvon called attention to the Tien-tsin Massacre. Earl Granville said the Government had done all in its power to secure the prompt punishment of the guilty. After a few words from the Marquis of Salisbury, Earl Grey said he approved of the recent steps of the Government as just and wise. The Duke of Somerset expressed a similar opinion. Lord Northbrook, in reply to Earl Vane, Lord Truro, and Lord Hardinge, said the breech-loading carbines were being issued to the volunteer artillery. The Prison Ministers' Bill was read a third time and passed, and their lordships adjourned. In the Commons, Mr. Gladstone, in reply to Mr. G. Bentinck, stated that his attention had been called to a report in the Times, of a meeting held on Wednes- day at the Wellington Music Hall, at which a resolu- tion was passed declaring that "a Republican form of Government was the only one capable of developing the great resources of the country, and worthy of the support and confidence of all true democrats." He did not know whether this report was correct, or if it were he had no hesitation in saying it was not the intention of the Government to consult the law officers of the Crown as to whether such language was of a treasonable or seditious cha- racter, not to take any steps whatever in the matter. (Cheers.) He said this on the ground that in this country there was a great and just unwilling- ness to interfere with the expression of any opinion that was not attended with danger to the public peace, or risk of a breach of the law. He saw nothing in the present case to excite the slightest apprehension, and he felt strongly that public notice taken of such things, except in case of absolute necessity, had a tendency to invest them with undue importance, and to prevent their sinking into that oblivion which was their destined and proper portion. On the report on supply being brought up, Lord Elcho moved the reduction of the first vote by 10,000 men. Mr. Cardwell was surprised at a proposal to reduce the standing army, when the opinion last autumn was that it ought to be increased. He contended that the Government plan was the most efficient, and that the proposal of Lord Elcho would not strengthen the army. Mr. Muntz urged that the expenditure in the army of late years had not produced proportionate results. All that it had given us was an army too large for peace, and too small for war. What we wanted was a more complete system of organisation. Sir H. Storks entered into statistics to show that we had a sufficient number of guns, and that there was no ground for the hostile criticisms of Lord Elcho. The motion was negatived without a division. The Con- solidated Fund (£462,580) Bill passed through com- mittee, and the House adjourned at 12.15 a.m.

SHOCK OF EARTHQUAKE AT LLAN- DUDNO. A severe shock of earthquake was felt at Llandudo at five minutes past eleven o'clock on Wednesday night. The ground trembled, houses shook, and windows clattered. The effects were also felt at Con- way by coastguardsmen. The report resembled the firing of artillery, and caused many people to rise from their beds and look towards the sea, thinking some vessel was in distress, and was firing for help. The first concussion was two reports, followed by four re- ports, then two reports, and, lastly, one report, with a few minutes' interval between each. After this there was quietness until about two o'clock on Thursday morning, when some persons heard other reports. The sea and atmosphere were perfectly quite. The horizon was dark, with a faint light from the stars. The shock was preceded by a hissing sound similar to that of a rocket, and appeared to come from the Ormes Head, and was accompanied by a flash of light. SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 1871. Printed by the Proprietors—"The Cardiff and Merthyr Guardian Newspaper and Printing Company" (Limited), and Published by them at their Offices, St. John-street, Cardiff, in the County of Glamorgan.