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TEMPERATURE AND RAINFALL. DAIS. CP. Mas. Min. Mean (RAINFALL ?-j-_I_- Saturday (27 O'OO Sunday 28 77 44 605 0*00 Monday '<29 73 44 53"5 0*00 Tuesday 30 71 45 5*5 011 Wednesday 1 70 43 56 5 0 00 Thursday 2 70 49 55'5 0'08 gridar 3 65 I 39 520 0'18 Thursday 2 70 48 55'5 0'08 gridar 3 65 I 39 I 52'0 0'18 TheTemperaCurereprnseuu extreme reaamg or th thermometer for 24 hours ended 9 a.m., taken inthe shade at Cwrt-y-Vil, Penarth. TheBaia/all registered at Cwrt-yVil.Penartb, for th. ?4 houre ortdfil Q

lelephene. National, 502; fost-elBce. 95. Telegrams, "Express," Cardiff.

Feathers and Fluff [BY "AUTOLYCUS."] An Exeter paper tries to be funny at the expense of the Welsh language, and, on its own admission, fails. It ea.ya:—"On Tuesday evening some soldiers of the Welsh Regiment used "vile language" in the streets of Plymouth. If Evans and Gwilym tpoke in their native tongue their language must have been vile. But one of these Cambrians was named O'Brien." The paragraph advertisement is one of the bugbears of the newspaper overseer. It will always persist in creeping in where it isn't wanted and spoiling his make-up. A Nun- eaton paper the other day contained an obituary notice of a young booking clerk, and the con- elusion of it ran :-Hiil fellow employes sent a beautiful wreath to the funeral. "The girl he left behind him" said "Get your hair cut," and "I'll meet you when the sun goes down." He went to Hanson's, in Bridge-street-, and now they both sing, "Ours is a happy home." It is said to be iliegtafl for maidservants to I push perambulators on the pavement. Would that it also were for women to carry umbrellas. The average woman carries her umbrella well in front of her, so that she cannot possibly see when anyone is approaching, and so that the umbrella-stick shall be aimed at the eye of the passenger of average height. Then she is happy. She makes a bee line along the pave- ment, never looking up, never caring about what is ahead. Nothing on the streets is so clu-gerous as a woman with an umbrella. It is not every pastor who composes his own hymns I The hymn-book bounds the horizon of most, but whenever the pastor of Bethany, Cardiff, holds e, special service., or when he finds not in his hymnal that which quite pleases him, fie its down and writes fcr himself. Some of these hymns of the Rev. W. E. Winks were sung at the Young People's Midsummer t%t,)rn- ing Service on June 24; they are instinct witii grace and refinement, and breathe the true lofty Christ lah (as distinguished from the mere J cramped theological) spirit. I am in receipt of a copy of Mr. John Bal- linger's admirable little history of the Cardiff Free Library. The story of the inception of the idea, and the putting of it into practical effect, is told in a lucid manner, and special mention is made of the men who have been chiefly instrumental in bringing the library to its present condition. It is a work beautifully illustrated and well bound; its excellence has created a demand for it. About fifty copies j are still on hand, I believe, and they may ba i had at the library at 2s each. j This is an advertisement which appeared in i die "Baptist" Jast week I I "Baptist. Pu'pit Supply. — A minister, whose tenets, manner, delivery, also voice in tone and compass, by a remarkable train of providential coincidence*, are almost identical 1 with the late Re-v. C. H. Suurseon's. Enthusias- tic services.—Address, Rev. N. A. Spurdens, Essex House, Stocbwood-crescen^ Luton, Beds." It is wonderful what "a remarkable train of providential coincidences" will do for a man. Tenets—well, any man can make tenets to match—the rest is ail Cissy Loftus work. Manner may be acquired, but what about matter ? Have the providential circumstances provided friend Spurdens with Spurgeonic brains, and religious fervour? The (bloomer as an every day covering for the nether extremities of lovely woman is evi- dently not beoommg popular. So rare is the sight, even in Cardiff, that a bevy of young- sters greeted one damsel in bifurcated gar- ments, who had the temerity to appear walking in Queen-street, with an adaptation of the forceful if not very elegant refrain of the-well- known hymn. "She's got 'em on." There are hordes of lady cyclists in Cardiff, but they seem to be in no hurry to put aside their ordinary skirt for the divided pantaloon. Are they afraid of the ribaldry of the crowd? Aren't the bloomers comfortablo? Or have they boo much desire to preserve the graceful appearance which always appertains to a now. ing train? J. M. S., who for years has delighted our "Express" readers, has been awarded eis- teddfodio honours. Professor Herkomer has given him first prize, £10, for a drawing in black and white of an incident in the life of Llewelyn. The staff are in an ecstacy of de- light over it, and there have been 50 sugges- tions of bardic names for the honoured artist. J. M. S. tried hard to keep the thing quiet, for he knows the staff too well, and has no dtsire to spend all that JE10 in the club., But it has all leaked out, and lie has resigned himself to the inevitable. The junior artist, who hails from North Wales, is now busy chopping a few syllables out of that simple North Wales parish — Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrn- drobwH'llanoantisiliogogO'goch, to form a bardic cognomen for the chief of his department. To-day is the day of recording small things. So long as an item is gossippy it makes good "copy." One of the most important incidents that is on record anent the recent all-night sitting is that at three o'clock in the morning one of the Welsh members was discovered de- molishing a plate of ham and eggs on the terrace. It is a pity the member's name is not given. The London journalist who detected the ireident ought to hav? ascertained who the immortal feeder was. Some men grow famous by reason of their ability to make speeches and administer the affairs of the State, others by their capacity for putting ham and eggs out of sight. The man who eats ham and eggs on the terrace is, to my mind, more worthy of fame than he who wastes his colleagues' time in the chamber of deputies. It is a positive injustice that the early breakfaster's name should be withheld. If only the majority of our M.P.'s would devote themselves to the innocent occupation of devouring ham and eggs, and leave the real work of the nation to hailf a dozen able heads, what a happy country England would be.

OUR DIARY. TO-DAY. 1896.—July 3, Friday. Sun rises, 3.51; sets, 8.17. Moon, last quarter, 1.23 a.m. High water: —Cardiff, noon—12.8. Swansea, 11.19—11.42. Newport, noon—12.13. The forecast of the weather throughout the West of England and South Wales for to-day (Friday) is as follows :-South-westerly to wes- terly or north-westerly winds, moderate; changeable; some rain. TEN YEARS AGO. 1886.July 3, Saturday. Great excitement in Cardiff owing to the near approach of general election. Several meet- ings held in the town, at which addresses were delivered by the Hon. H. R. Brand, at some of which disturbances took place. Sir E. J. Reed also addressed several public meetings. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO. 1871.—July 3, Monday. Cardiff Improvements Bill came before the Lords Committee. Lord Methuen presiding. The first witness examined was the late Alder- man Charles Williams David, mayor of Cardiff. The fftieth anniversary and jubilee of the Cardiff Benefit and Annuitant Society held at St. John's Schoolroom, Crockherbtown, under the presidency of the Rev. David Howell, vicar of St. John's, Cardiff. The society was founded by the late Lord Bute in 1821.

CARDIFF SCHOOL BOARD. At the ordinary meeting of Cardiff School Board, on Thursday, under the presidency of Mr. Lewis Williams, the tender of Mr. George Rutter, of Barry, for the erection of Lands downe-road School, for the sum of £ 1*,806 15s. 8d. was accepted. An application from the Rev. Father Gibbons, to erect a school near the Clarence-road bridge, was referred to tihe sites coammittee—A committee was ap- pointed to meet the Exhibition committee for the purpose of obtainmg- admission to the Ex- hibition for all children attending board schools a.t the nomiwal sum of a penny. A series of rules for the regulation of corporal punishment at board schools was then adopted. These rules stipulate that corporal punishment should not be inflicted except for grave moral offences, and that heod-<ieacthers would in future be held re- sponsible for all kinds of punishment, corporal or otherwise. In cases of corporal punishment a cane or other instrument approved bv the general proposes committee, only to be used. All irregular, cruel. and excessive corporal punishment is to bs abso- lutely prohibited. Any departure from these rules subject head-masters or ■teachers to. instant dismissal. In cases of deli- cate and nervous children, special care and cate and nervous children, special care and caution to be exercised. A copy of the np"' regulations, to come into operation on the 1st I of September, to be sent to each head-master and aso'iatant -t eacihe;■ under the board.

A PATHETIC INCIDENT. THE LATE MB. ELETCHEB. A paithetic incident in connection with the last illness of the iate Mr. Edward Fletcher, lessee and manager of the Theatre Royal. Car- diff, has .just been made public. During one of the brief periods of con- sciousness in the las»t days of his life he called to his bedside his son. Mr. Edward Fletcher, jun.. who was a constant watcher at the bed- side, and dictated to him the following touch- ing sentences, which become additionally pathetic in view of bhfffwbal termination of his attack: — "Mr. Edward Fletcher thanks the Great Creator and the skill of his famous physicians who have saved him from the turmoil and shadow of death. He also thanks the many thousands of kind friends Who have inquired so faithfully after him—kind friends without reference to creed or sect. Should the Almighty be willing, he trusts when he returns to health to show his constant gratitude." It will be gratifying to the many friends of Mrs Fletcher to learn that she is bearing her loss with wonderful strength, and that her general health is fairlv maantained. It is regretted that bhe wreath sent by Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Bowden was omitted from the list published with the account of the funeral, and wreaths were also sent by the St. Mary-street Buildings Company and the Theatre Royal Company.

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Bill Banter's Budget A DIFFICULT MATTER FOR THE STIPENDIARY The Necessity for Minuter Legrad Definition of the too Readily Accepted term "Inebriate." "How were she?" asks the Bench. "Drunk!" says the officer. "First offence?" "No; pretty chronic." "Ah! very sad! Ten shillings or a week is letting it off light. And dan't come here again." "I don't come: I am brought. 'Ow can I 'elp it?" asks the chronio case, "Help it? Leave the liquor 1" "What's it there for?" "Never mind; pay up or go." "I never took enough to make an infant drunk. If so it be the gentleman's opinion differs, he's a liar." "Sure she was intoxicated, officer?" "Beastly drunk, your washups. Couldn't see the entrance to a tunnel!" "Beggin' your pardmg, gentlemen, me lords, I never wanted to. How did I see the Green Lion I was going to?" "Was it apparent she was drunk, constable?" "Wery, your worships. No Green Lion near there! She was heading for the Temperaaoe Club." "Call the next case!" This are an instance of the easy working of the law concerning idiosyncrasies as may be due to a hilarious drunk and may be not. An officer's word in tlhia matter are the magi- strates' bond. Banter objects. For why ? Because: We has not proved an officer of the House Guards Blue to be more expert in deciphering erratic nature than any other bloke. It are a fact that in that matter their training is neg- lected. "Look here," says I, meeting McKenzie ad- miring the officers' hose hung on the Town- hall rails to dry after the recent fire. "Look here," I says, laying my hand impressive on his shoulder, "this here force of yours is all right in fire, and in water, and the smoke of war upon a Saturday night, but I'm not satisfied that they've all the readiness of in- stinct concerning liquor as is needed." "Hush, Bill," says he looking apprehensive round. "Don't mention any doubts of yours to them there justices. They lives by faith, and it would kill 'em." "Bub they have heard the same from others," I rejoins. J "Perhaps," he says, "but others haven't got the weight you carries. When you gets on a thing there's enough in it for the hungriest dog to make a meal of." "You can bet our corporation to a Swineseye Sites Committee that there are!" says I. But whom do you suspect ?,: says he. We does our best to search those matters careful." Well, there's this: It don't take more than half an officer to fix a bloke up as neatly drunk as anyone could wish, and what I wants to know is, what professional training they have acquired to entitle them as experts?" "Well. you don't wait to know a dog's a dog until it barks," says he. Quite co, as the bloke who'd fallen from a ladder says to Tim Murphy, asking him if he were dead. But now, here's a whole dozen witnesses, most of them holding certificates of personal experience, going to argue out the question as to whether a bloke was drunk or not ere Mr. Lewis, the stipendiary, will decide. Case it comes on again next Tuesday, giving them time to think about it. It are a more difficult matter than I thought before, as the rich man seeing a camel for the first time says, remembering the text about the eye of a needle and his heavenly hopes." Well, go on; you takes a long time getting there, Bill," says McKenzie. Because, as you will notioe, Banter's brain climfba up the rungs of reason instead of mount- ing careless by the fool's lift. Now, my ex- perience teaches me no bloke can estimate the value of any particular degree of drunkenness unless he have been through the whole process himself. You wouldn't bring a navvy to re. port on 'Arpur's work, or one of them there Swineseye Sites Committeemen we hears so much of to criticise our new Town-hall." "Well, no!" says ha, turning a deeper shade of Gorgonzola, for he saw a waterspout of reason coming. "Now, what facilities are there afforded this here Cardiff force for personal experience of the many shades of insobriety?" "We never thought of any?" answers he. "Very bad!" says I. for I were pained at this indifference. "Is there a single officer as can tell the bench convincing: I knows most accu- rate how drunk the prisoner were, from per- sonal memoranda, made when I was in that stage myself?' "Not that I am aware of," says M'Kenzie puzzled. "And no steps taken to ensure such accurate knowledge ?'' "Xo." "No scheme of squad inebriate drill, upon the pattern of the fire brigade?" "No, but I will consider it." "Rinht pleased I am to hear it. To ensure an officer's complete efficiency it are needful to r I I The police Intoxioology Clan. I provide a course of beer intoxication and a thoroughly* sound routine of whisky drunk when that are over." "Say we divides, them into classes of a dozen members," says the chief, interested. "Yes," I returns. "Let them have plenty of room. Give 'em the Town-ha;ll yard, first padding the cannons, for avoiding accident. Let good, sound Burton flow, slow, but con- tinuous, that they may carefully note appear- ances and feelings as the drunk proceeds. YOUTS truly volunteers to lecture on t-he fine definitions and distinctions of the various stages, from the 'had a glass or two, your worships,' through the cheerful, argumentative, benevolent, amative, musical, positive, confi- dential, sensitive, Falstaffian, deceptive, acqui. sitive, jocose, dangerous, bellicose, theological, repentive, lachrymose, and, ultimately, slum- berous and paralytic blind. These lectures, fixed in the mind of the force by personal illus- tration, should rear intelligent, expert officers as any bench could rely on, and the land be proud of." "Be some expense!" remarks the chief, a little rueful. "Nothing are too expensive to ensure ease, accuracy. and facility of justice. But an officer's experience aren't complete with beer alone. Degrees of whisky is most necessary to diagnose, being dissimilar in important details. Change the diet to Scotch, give 'em more room, and leave the rest to their intelligence and nature." "If you would mention it to the watch com- mittee I should 'be gla.d," replies the chief. "I will," -1. I. There's justices also who, in the discharge of duty, might take the oppor- tunity to join the classes with the force." Which Banter spares no trouble in the public interest. Not that he's coming out for the council next November. He feels more glory in the sewer. Eager I am to hear this "promised evidence next Tuesday, which will discover a. deal upon this interesting subject.

ROYAL WEDDING. PRINCESS MAUD'S SETTLE- MENT. It is understood that Princess Maud of Wales will be eventually very well off, and that the new couple will have a. very good settlement. The Queen, it is stated, will see that her gTand. daughter is provided for in a. separate estate; and Prince Charles of Denmark, we learn, is to receive the means of keeping up an estab- lishment from his mother, the Crown Princess of Denmark. It is believed the young couple, for the first few years of their married life, will live very quietly, and will not keep a separate staff.

LIFE INSURANCE. INTERESTING- TO CYCLISTS. One of the Scotch judges has just given a decision on life insurance of much interest to cyclists. A periodical accommodated its sub- scribers with insurance policies on t.he coupon footing, and a cyclist, who was killed while out riding, held a coupon for £ 1,000. Payment 1 was resisted on the ground that cycles are not vehicles, and are not included in the terms "passenger train, passenger steamer, omnibus, tramcar, dog-cart, wagonette, coach, carriage, or other passenger vehicle." Lord Kyllachy decided tha/t a bicycle was not covered by the foregoing description any more than a pair of skates, and the company secured the verdict.

A MONTH, FOR USING A CHILD AS A FOOTBALL. At Wit liam (EiiM-x) Police court James Gaskin, a travelling liawke was sentenced to one month's hard labour for cruelty to a three-year-old child named Ethel Allen. Evidence was adduced by the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children to the effect that the prisoner was with the child's mother in a field pen-picking. when the prisoner beat the child, and ultimately thiew her into the air, and kicked her Kkr a football as she descended. The Bench censured the child's mother, who, it was stated, had had seven children by; the prisoner, and all were deaa but one.

COLLIERY ARBITRATION. EVIDENCE IN THE PLYMOUTH DISPUxE. Mr. Frank T. James, the arbitrator appointed to deal with the question recently in dispute between the Hill's Plymouth Company and their workmen, has written to Mr. Bailey, representing the managers, and Mr. D. Mor- gan, miners' agent, representing the employers, saying that, having carefully considered the matter, he has come to the conclusion that he is bound to hear any evidence which may be brought before him on the question of com- pensation. He has, therefore, given notice to the parties that he will sit on Tuesday next at the Castle Hotel, Merthyr, at 10.30 a.m. for the purpose of receiving euoh evidence.

BLASTING ACCIDENT. FIVE MEN SERIOUSLY INJURED NEASB. KNIGHTON. On Thursday afternoon, while the miners en- gaged In the Bleddfa Tunnel, near Knighton, on the Birmingham water supply track, five men were blasting a/bout a mile up, when it is supposed that an unexploded shot was fired. One of the miners, named James Farley, had the side of his head blown in and a hand blown off, and is reported in a dying condition. Another, named John Morgan, was terribly cut about the face and head, and was taken to Shrewsbury In- firmary. The others were badly injured, and all are blind. Drs. Hardraan and Groves, of Knighton, went to the scene of the accident. The latest reports indicate that there is no hope of Farley's recovery.

SUDDEN DEATH. SAD END OF A BUTE-STREET CHEMIST. General regret will be felt by a very large circle of friends at news of the alarmingly sudden death of Mr. J. T. Jones, chemist, whose premises at are the corner of Bute-road and Maria-street. Mr. Jones was hale and hearty, complaining of nothing at eleven o'clock on Thursday night. At half- past eleven he was dead. Just before olosing f time Mr. Jones superintended a casual em- ployee in the work of putting up some timber in the rear of the premises. Immediately afterwards he went into the shop. Suddenly, walking across the shop towards the sitting- room, he called to his wife, "Send a man for Dr. Vachell." Mrs. Jones left her husband sitting in an arm-chair in the shop-parlour, and called the man, who had gone to wind a clock upstairs. He departed immediately for the doctor. When Mrs. Jones returned to her husband a. moment later he was unable to speak. Dr. Vachell arrived in a cab sent to fetch him, but so rapid was the seizure that before he could arrive Mr. Jones had ditd. The doctor described death to failure of the heart's action, by what cause was not definitely ascertained. Mr. Jones was of sturdy Luild, and was 61 years of age. He wag one of tho old Cardiff tradesmen, and had worked up a very flourishing business in Bute-road during the last 40 years. He leaves no children.

"SETTLED" HIS WIFE. AND MAY NOW HAVE TO SETTLE WITH THE HANGMAN. Edward Goring, aged 26, of Bethel-pilace, Tooley-street, a labourer, was charged at South wa.rk with stabbing his wife Elil&n with a knife in the chest and stomach. Inspector Cuff, M Division, said the prose- outrix was lying in a serious condition at Guy's Hospital, suffering from severe wounds. Mary Ann Cramp, an elderly woman, said she was looking out of her window and saw the prisoner and his wife having ah altercation in the opposite house. The prisoner was call, ing out for his tea. and his wife asked for money to get it. The prisoner then said, "I will settle you at once," and "flew to her" with a. clasp knife, which he opened, and the woman screamed and fell down. Witness did not see him actually strike her with the knife. The woman got up, and witness saw that she was b £ ^ding. She ran downstairs into the next house, and was taken to the hospital. Catherine Harris, another neighbour said she saw the knife drop out of the woman's cloth- ing, and took it to the jjo'iee-station. The prisoner said he wished to make a state- ment as to how the affair happened, but Mr. Slade declined to hear him at present, and re- manded him in custodly.

LOCAL NEWS ITEMS-. 1896.—SPRING CLEANING.—Send Postcard l-o the Cardiff Steam Laundrr, Dyeinjr. Carpet and Window CReaa'nfcj Oompany (Limited), 1, Minnyi street, Catbavs. Every Order prompt attention. Ht»d Orofw Vans and Ladder Trucks \r. AH X'ans Daily. National Telephone, Ml. Penarth Office. 57 Windsor-road. e4935 At Cardiff Police-court on Thursday morn- ing (before Alderman David Jones, deputy- mayor, Mr. E. Thomas, and Mr. Benjamin), William Griffin, a seafaring man, was charged with stealing a silk handkerchief, some tobacco, and other articles from the ketch Flying Cloud, lying in the West Bute Dock, the prdperty of Caroff Pierre, a frenchman, on the 1st. inst. Prisoner pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to fourteen days'.

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Exhibition Gossip Yours truly Tool-e is expected a.t the Exhi- bition to-day. A starter, who shall be nameless, made a. hit one day this week on the bicycle track by firing a. pistol, and then shouting, "Are you ready?" The Earl of Dumfries, with Lord Ninian Stuart, accompanied by their tutors, are, under the guidance of Mr. E. W. M. Corbett, "doing" the Exhibition to-day. Someone corrects our statement that the fas- test engine the Taff has, namely, the model at the Exhibition, runs for an hour without stop- ping. The thing, it seems, will run all day provided the compressed air business will keep going. Next week will be a record week on the cycling and flat racing track. It appears that the international cyclists are to be retained for another week, and we are glad of it. In addi- tion, there is to be a great A. A.A. and N.C U. meeting, and on Wednesday a series of popular sports will be brought off in the enclosure. What we think is a very original idea-has been mooted by seme of the season-ticket holders. The idea is that the large room in the Oriental Bazaar be utilised between the hours of eight and eleven as a. dance room. With a small band and a pleasant company of season-ticket holders we cannot see why this should not be an immense success. The widely-known Studt ssems to be doing well at the Exhibition. He has placed his gigantic and ornamental roundabout near the Hotchkiss .patent cycle railway, and now this lively ow ner of the grounds is doubly enlivened. The foame of Mr. Studt is so widespread that it goes without saying that his houses are gene- rally mounted. -? A forthcoming powerful attraction at the Exhibition will be a balloonist and parachutist. He will draw, and we hope to be among the first to witness his performances. It will be some fun speculating as to where he will drop, whether in the lake, on the switchback railway, on- among the crocodiles. Seeing what a. number of shows and attractions the Exhibi- tion contains, the odds are dead against his dropping on decent terra firma. Many of the members of the Neath Working Mens Club—one of the most successful institu- tions of its class in the country-who visited the Cardiff Exhibition a. week or so ago, have ex. pressed their intention of re-visiting the Exhibi- tion, as they were not able to "do" many of the shows because of the limited time at their dis- posal. It. should be mentioned that the club bore all the expenses of the outing—providing train fare, entrance fees, and a capital dinner and .refreshments. It was admitted by all that this annual outing was the moat profitalbleand enjoyable of any g-iven by the club.

ESCAPE OF PRISONERS. SHARPSHOOTERS SENT IN PUB- SUTT AND SHOOT ONE. A Dalziel's telegram from Algier states Thirteen soldiers undergoing sentence with hard laliour managed to escape from the field in which they wero working on Thursday. The company's sharp-hooters were sent in pursuit, and one of the prisoners was shot, but the rest managed to escape.

A DANGEROUS FARMER. FINED FOR SPREADING POISON IN A FIELD. AtCaerleon Petty Sessions on Thursday an aged (farmer named William Williams, cf Cwmbran, was charged with shooting at a lad named Francis Day at Cwmbran, on Thurs- day, July 26, with intent to do grevious bodily harm. Superintendent James applied for a remand, as the lad was too unwell to attend. It appears that the lad Day and two others got into defendant's orchard, chasing a thrush along the hedge, when defendant is alleged to have fired off a gun loaded with grape shot at them. The three of them were hit—one on the side of the head, another in the lip, and Day sustained a bad wound on one of his knees. The doctor in attendance considered he was as yet too unwell to attend the court. The case waq accordingly adjourned for a fortnight. Defendant was charged at the same court by Inspector Allen, of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, with laying pieces of bread upon which poison, namely, phosphorus paste, had been spread, in a field, to the danger of life.—It appeared that defendant had had disputes with his neigh- bours regarding their fowls, and had been overheard to declare that he would kill tht: wbole lot. He got up at four o'clock in the morning, and placed the pieces of bread about. The fence of the field was in a very bad state, and not only fowls but children could stray into it.—Mr. G. R. Thompson, the county analyst, gave evidence as to the nature of the poison.—The Bench were in- formed that defendant was convicted twelve months ago for a Similar offence.—He was now fined £5, or fourteen days with hard labour.

BEGGAR AND BEAK. BEGGAR DID THE ORATORY AND THE BENCH TOOK HINTS. J'-u.j Driver, 39, shoemaker, Victoria Home, Commercial-street, London, was charged at Marlborough-street Police-court on Thursday with being drunk and begging from foot passengers in Oxford-street, and further vr.ii v i'fully damaging woodwork in f-.he in which he was confined to the extent of six shillings.—Police-constable Hall, 55C, gave i'"cnce of seeing the prisoner, who was in a drunken state, begging from gentlemen on Wednesuay afternoon. One complained of be ig }>u»he.' about by him, and he (prisons.' •.lieu wanted to fight the gentleman. He wa,s th.-n taler into .custody.—The Prisoner (tragically): Look here, your worship, with ail due respect to the qench, I left the casual ward yesterday morning with one ha'porth of bread. Now, mark you, your worship, that won't sustain life. I am out of work, and all men out of work beg. Some of 'em are catched, and some are not catched..Now, your worship, I happen to be one of them what was catched, and here I am. (Laugn ter.) I appeal to your worship's sense of justice—never mind the law—(laughter)—I appeal to your sense of justioe, but will a haporth of bread sustain life for a day?— Mr. Plowden: You do not appeal in vain— one month. (Laughter.)—Inspector Donelly, of the (J Division, now deposed that on Wed- nesday night he visited the cell in which the prisoner was contined. and found that he had wrenched up some of the woodwork, and done damage to the value of 6s. When asked why he had done the damage he replied, "I have done it by main strength," and refused to give any other explanation.—The Prisoner (with the air of a martyr): I do not fear prison, because there is a day when I shall come out, and perhaps a day when I shall lie in a position to force my rights.—Mr. Plowden ordered him. in addition to a term of one month's imprisonment, to pay 10s. fine and 6s., the cost of the damage, or undergo a further five days.

HOW TO TAKE OUT PATENTS. Many useful and novel appliances are from time to time devised which are not turned to practical account owing to want of knowledge on thQ part of inventors as to how to patent their inventions. We constantly receive letters a..«kin £ our ad Woe. an.r. with It view io affording information us to costs and modes ox procedure in applying for provisional protection n>d patents, we have nmde arrangements accord- ingly. Any of our readers who desire such 111- formation should send a stamped envelope, en- closed to the Patent Editor, "Western Mail," Cardiff, by whom it will be handed to a thoroughly trustworthy expert in such matters, who will reply fully to our correspondents. j

"ADVICE TO MOTHERS." -Are you broken in your rest by a sick child suffering Hie pain by cutting teeth? Go at once to a chemist, and gel a bottle of Mrs. Willow's Soothing Syrup. It will relieve the poor sufferer immediately. It is plea- sant to taste; it. produces natural, qciet sleep by relieving the child. from pain, iuid the little cherub awakes as bright as a button. 01 all chemists, la. Ud> per «

Great Labour Riot A NON-UNIONIST SHOOTS A STRIKER. i Desperate Struggle Between Police and Strikers. The Military Called Out. A Central News telegram from Cleveland (Ohio) on Friday morning states:—The strike amongst the ironworkers here led to some desperate rioting last night. The men who have struck gathered in large numbers, and attacked the non-Unionist workmen as thfy were leaving Brown's Hoisting Works. One of the non-Unionists, who had been badly beaten in the fray, drew his revolver and shot one of the strikers, killing him on the spot. The police, who had then arrived upon the scene, charged the crowd, and, after a desperate fight, succeeded in taking into custody the non- Unionisfe who had fired the shot. The mob, augmented by fresh arrivals from all parts of the town. amounted to several thousands, and attacked the police, who had arrested many of the ringleaders of the riot. They were beaten back, but renewed the attack again at various points en route to the police-sttion. Scores of the sltrikers welre severely injured bv being cliibbed by the police batons. The Militia were called out. and they finally succeeded in dis- persing the crowd. They axe now guarding the station where the prisoners are confined. It is feared that extensive troubles will follow.

MR. STANLEY IMPROVING. "Mr. Stanley passed a good night, and is better to-day." This was the report made op Thursday by the medical gentleman who is attending Mr. Stanley, M.P. The patient is still very weak, audi cannot leave his bedroom.

A BOY'S BET, HOW FIVE LITTLE RASCALS STOPPED A TRAIN. There are no limits to the mischievous and nerve- destroying capacities of the Modern Boy. He has no regard either of age, sex, or size. He possesses all the malicious ingenuity of the monkey folk, the "Banderlog" as Rudyard Kipling calls them in his juigle stories. And the Modem Boy appears to exhibit the fame characteristics aU over the world. At Znaim, in Hur gary, a small schoolboy bet a farthing with four juvenile companions that he could stop a train. So he laid lii'mself down on the rails in front of an approaching gcods train, and waited. '1'h>3 erg'ins-driver, of course, whistled, but the boy stuck fast, and then the other four imps ran on to the line and jeered the driver, who naturally stopped the train, and started off with the guard to catch the little rascals. But, as the boy adds agility to his other powers for evil, three of the party succeeded in escaping. The next time that engine-driver sees a small boy on the track, he will probably ignore the obsituction, and it will be bad for the boy.

THE ROATH WARD. MEETING IN SUPPORT OF MR. HALLETT'S CANDIDATUtRE. The first meeting in support of the candi- dature of Mr. J. H. Hailet for the seat in the Roath Ward rendered vacant by the ele- vation of Mr. W. J. Trounce to the alder- manic bench of the Cardiff Council was held on Thursday evening on the Splott-road Bridge. Considering the olimatio conditions, the audience was a good one.—Alderman Trounce, who presided, said that their candidate was an old Cardiff boy, who had been brought up in the town. and had taken prizes in the Car- diff Art Schools. As a member of the technit cal instruction committee, he had rendered valuable service to education in the borough— in fact, no man had taken a deeper interest In the technical education of the young than he. Another point which was of vital inte- rest to working men was that Mr. Hallett sup- ported the fair wage clause. In the Roath Ward, which he (the alderman) always held to be the principal ward of the town, they wanted a man of practical knowledge on those questions which were of the greatest impor- tance to the borough, and he would fearlessly assert that Mr. Hallett, as an engineer, was possessed of those qualities which warranted his return at the forthcoming election. (Ap- plause.) Dr. Treharne, J.P., then moved a votn of confidence in the candidate- He reo gretted that politics should ever be introduced into municipal matters, and he had done aJl he could to get the Radicals to agree to give it up All sides ought to try and judge men by their fitness for the position they sought, and not consider anything else at all. Mr. Hallett was a man who had been honoured in his capacity as an engineer. He sat by the side oL the judges as assessor on aU disputes and questions of engineering. And not only so in Cardiff, but he had been called upon to be. judge's assessor in this way in towns through- out the length and breadth of the kingdom. Mr. Hallett had also been recently sent for by the council to give a professional opinion on the cause of the inadequacy of the electric light in the town. He was called in: the whole tiling was placed on a much better footing, ana nothing had since been heard of the defects. For this Mr. Hallett, of course, sent in his bill, and the town had paid the fee: but was it not better economy to secure tile services of such an expert free, as they would have been secured bad he been sitting on the council ? On the sewerage question, also, their candi- date would be of great service. Let them, then, throw aside party politics and send a man back to the council who would serve to make Cardiff one of the best governed, brightest, and most healthy boroughs in the kingdom. (Applause.) He would submit the following resolution :—"That this meeting give? its full support to Mr. Mnllett, and pltdge; itself to do its best to ensure his return to the council." The resolution was seconded by Mr. Dooton, who <=aid, as a working man, he was delighted to be able to testify to the character of Mr. Hallett as a man who was always "ready to speak to you if you asked Iris advice, whether he was on the street, in his carriage, or anywhere else." Engineers, he concluded, were practical men, a.nd Mr. Hallett was the man they wanted. (Applause.) Councillor George David, who supported the motion, said no one who knew Mr. Hallett would deny his fitness to sit upon the council. On the council they had men of many trades and professions; they had architects there— several; they had builders there—several; they had—(Alderman Trounce: "Lawyers there— several")—(laughter)—ryes, lawyers there— several; but thi-re was not a single engineer on the council. Only on Saiturday night last, when of all times the electrio light ought to have behaved itself, it wen/t out. On tihait quesrtion of electrio light alone his audience would be doing its duty in returning Mr. Hallett; but there was the question of water— a far more important one. As regarded dnaiinage also, he would ask who was the better—a builder who built as the architect directed him, or an engineer who made drains his special study ? In conclusion, he would urge bhUludience to avail themselves of the opportunity ofc (sending a man to the council who would do them such good. (Applause.) The vote of confidence was then put to the meeting, and carried unani- mously. amidst cheers Mr. J. H. Hallett, who wtia received with applause, thanked them from the bottom of his 'heart for the kind vote of tihanks. oarred to a great extent by bis old shipmate's. He had been accused of being knortvn but very little, but they all knew be was living in Roath in 1859, and very many years since tJhøtt date, and had served hie ap- prenticeship for seven years in the town. He thought thev cnnld refute that statement, as they all knew him. He was scry when the other day his professional position had made it necessary to send in his bill for the services rendered1 to the en theelwtric lighting question. He would very much havo preferred to have been able to <rive his advice gratis to the council as a col!PUS. He could assure his audience that he had no axe to jrrind and no fish to fry in the council. He would like to add that he was one of the first students to join the science and art classes ra Cardiff. He saw children around him. Who could say there was not a Mr. Maclean, or a Sir jxiward Reed—(a. voice: "Or a Mr Carr")—amongst them? Let them give their children every chance of succeeding by maintaining the tech- nical school* that had been established for their benefit. (Applause.)—Mr. Eli Wfd- dinurton, who moved a vote of ti'anks to ti e chairman and sneakers, said t'ur.t- they Lrd arranged to hold a meeting this (Friday) night in Claude-road, but t'oey nad to change i»rm the Oakfield-stree!: end to the Albany-road end in eonseueunce of a lady's illness.—The vote of thanks was carried with enthusiasm. Roath Ward Election. To-night (Fridav) the e-cond public meeting on behalf of Mr. Hallett will be held in Clau ie- road (A'bany-r^ad end) at eight o'clock. Coun- cillors Gerhold. David, and Hughe?, Dr. Tre- harne, and other.! will address the meeting. Workers at Roath Election. To the Editor of lb- Express." Sir,—Will you kindly permit me to say through your columns that it is essential that as many workers as possible should come from other wards to-night, and give a little help?— I a a:, 4c.. E. W ADDINGTON. 60, Broadway, Roath.

Exhibition Sport ENTERPRISE OF THE MA- NAGEMENT. Cardiff and Lansdowne Cricket Match Entirely Spoiled by Bain. According to the Northern papers. Cullum did a wonderful performance a,t Doncaster on Thursday, winning the mile off the 25 yards mark in 4min. 19sec. He has never don* any- thing like this time in South Wales, or, in fact, during his running career. Personally, I doubt very much whether the performance was done as reported. I hope, for Cullum's sake, that it was, for it means that the mile cham- pionship on Saturday at Northampton iB, on this form, practically at his mercy,v for he is sure to do 4min. 22-sec. all the way. I am afraid, however, there ia either a mistake in the time or the mark he started from. It seems too good to be true. The Exhibition people are going great guns in the matter of sports. Nut satisfied with their fortnightly engagement, they have now turned their minds to mid-week meetings. One is arranged or Monday next. That in the afternoon commences at 3.15, and comprises a. half-mile, mile, and two-mile bicycle handi- caps. Auother meeting is held in the even- ing, when there will also be three events, namely, mile novices' scratch, four-lap bicycle handicap, and eight-lap bicycle handicap. The prizes for the open events are value respectively two and a. half guineas, one and a half guineas, and half a. guinea., whilst for the novices' race they are two guineas, one guinea, and half a guinea. All the events are by invitation. The entries, by the way, are exceptionally good, and inqlude J. Chamberlain, S. T. Meager, C. E. Barrett, E. James, Prickett, M. Weeks, S. Price, Eddins, S. Jenkins, R. Hooper, Appleton, the Kennards, and others. That is sufficient to guarantee some real good racing, and it will be a. surprise to me if, on such a day, with all the "hill" people down, there is not a. real good gate to witness the proceedings. Apropos of Chamberlain, when the Bristo- lian comes down on Monday next he will take up his residence for a week in Cardiff for the express purpose of going through a good training preparation on the Exhibition track. Still on the subject of the Exhibition, it will probably be newstoniy readers to hear that the committee aj-e laying themselves out for a special series of mid-week entertain- ments. Next Wednesday week they are going in for a bit of real fun. There will be a couple iof meetings, one in the afternoon, at 3.45, and another in the evening, at 6.45. ine programme will consist of sack race, egg and spoon race, obstacle race, three-legged race, stone race, &c. t" ought to be thanked for giving this early information, for it will enable intending entrants to join for a special course of training for, say, the sack race, ston.3 race, and the three-legged race. In each of these events a little practice goes a. long way towards winning. There are a number of other interesting events arranged that will be announced in due course. One is a gra.nd military sports that should be decidedly worth seeing. "he matches between J. Michael and J. S. Jounson, arranged for Saturday last, but post- poned owing to the suspension of Michael, will take place, subject to the re-instatement of Michael, on the 11th of July. Michael has parted from Choppy Warburton, and is oa the look out for a good business manager before he departs for the States. One of the most pleasing features of the A.A.A. championships this year is supplied in the fact that no lees that seven countries will be represented. Since the publication of the entries the committee have received, and as an act of international courtesy accepted, for the mile the entry of A. Lermasiaux, the French amateur champion, who last Sunday created a record by covering 1,500 metres (119jj yards short of an English mile) in 4mins. 10 2-5sec. Lermasiaux is entered for the 800 metres French championship at the Bois de Boulogne, on Sunday next, but it is confidently anticipated that he will give his English engagement the preference. Germany can be represented in the mile and four miles by E. Raabe; America in the long jump by R. T. Lyons Wales in the half-mile and mile by H. Cullum, in the steeplechase by H. E. Davies, and in the sprint by Thomas; Scotland in the 100 yards by J. K. Ballan- tyne; whilst Ireland has no less that fifteen men (21 entries) respectively engaged in the 100 yards, quarter-mile, four miles, steeple- chase, walk, weight putting, hammer throwing, high jump, long jump, and hurdles. Owing to J. J. Mullen having run a match with Crossland on Monday, a difficulty may crop up in his case. Whether he competes or not —and I hope he will participate—the athletic honour of the Emerald Isle may safely be left to Denis Horgan, J. Flanagan, T. M. Donovan, J. M. Ryan, H. D Morgan, J. T. Magee, J. C. Meredith, T. Carroll, M. O'Brien, D. R. Barber, P. Farelly, T. F. Kiely, W. Newburn, and 0. R. Myles. Mount Wise cricket during the paatt week has been interesting and exciting, the Welsh Regiment losing their second match by a single run, against the Royal Berkshire Regi- ment. But on Wednesday the Welshmen were defeated by four wickets and 117 runs. Lieut. Lomax batted well in both innings, his two ° efforts being 47 and 40. On the whole, how- ever, the legimental willow wielding was very feeble. In the latter match against the Ply- mouth College, K. A. Lake, one of the masters, put together the fine score of 129 not out, whilst Allen, the college pro., got 69 by fine cricket. The Welshmen got 125, and the College 242 for six wickets. Athletics in the West during the past week have drawn big crowds to Home Park, Stad- den, and Granby, and in each of the districts sood sp' rt has been forthcoming. At ahe former place a series of cycle races has been arranged, but, although seven races have been iun, N. E. Craig, of Plymouth, has won five from scratch, the other winners being forth- coming in W. N. Worthey (Plymouth) and J. Kiii&ijt (Devpnport Albion). Craig, at the pment moment, is riding in great form from ? nr.* to five miles, and in races for these distances he has only been defeated on the two abovf-mentioned occasions. The match between Cardiff and Lan-downe at Bath on Thursday was entirely spoiled by rain. Had line weather prevailed throughout the I afternoon the game would, probably, have re- I sulted in a draw, as, owing to the late arrival of the visitors, start WM not made until after two o'clock, but, as it was, rain so interfered with pla^r that the sides were not in the field more than three hours and & half altogether. I' In that time Lanedowne put together the re- spectable total of 188. I This was A far v&rfffcr score than aA one time seemed probaoitle, for three wickets were down with only 22 runs upon ?? board. The next two b»t*m&n carried th" score to 62. and then Pears a.nd Heath pot together. The first- named had a. lucky beginning, for the second ball he received from Lowe yorked him aad "? hit the wickets hard without removing tile bails. After this escape, however, both he and Heath batted very finely. Heath made aome bautiful late cuts, and his play on the off waa exceedingly good, while hie partner hit welt all round the wicket. *?he sixth wicket po- duced 74. The bowlers were greatly handicapped by having to use i Wet ball, while the heavy showers which fell and caused a long adjournment at the fall of the fifth*' wicket made the wicket extremely easy, just the opposite to what it-' had been in the early part of the innings. remaining batsmen all added materially to the score which, as before stated, was twelve short of the second century when the last wicket fell, j, five minutes before seven oclock. j Of the Cardiff bowlers tried, Selwyn Biggs! claimed four wickets, Lowe three, Escott two. and Mackay one. The first three named all bowled well, Escott not going on until the wicket was easy. The Cardiff tieiding w*a,-on-'j the whole, good. Barlow, at point, stopped ] several extremely hot cr.es, which but for hi." smartness would have found the boundary, J while Bush throughout fielded cleanly and well; and threw in with precision. The best catch of the innings was that by which Lowe took Church from a hard return low down to the ground, while that which got rid of "E. M." was also a. smart catch. By the way, H. B. Dunford, who figured irt the eleven, lias a good thing to tell in con- nection with his experiences with the Cardiff first eleven. He has played in no less than thirteen matches in succession without getting J the chance to make for himself a bartting ave- rage. A bit unique I should say. Next Saturday Cardiff and Newport play their third match of the season, this time ai Cardiff, In botl- of the previous games Cardiff have come out on top, and to-morrow hope to increase their list of victories over the Usk- biders by one. The Newport team I have not yec received, but Cardiff will be minus the services of W. H. Brain and J. G. Clark. With these very important exceptions they will play their best team. Wickets will be pitched, as usual, at 11.30. WELSH ATHLETE.

OVERDUE RAHMANIE HAS ABBIVED AT SUEZ WIT. SHAFT BROKEN. The Press Association states:—A message was received at Lloyd's on Friday morning frtom their Suez agent to the following effect: —The Egyptian mail steamer Rahmanieh L'S arrived here with shaft broken, in tow of Hi* steamer Duke of Buckingham.

QUICK DESPATCH. A LARGE STEAMEB AT TUB BUTE DOCKS. The steamship Knight Bachelor arrived at 'the Bute Docks en the evening's tide on Satur- day bat, and immediately dry docked. She left the dry dock. and commenced loading at the coaling oranec*, Roath Dock, at ten p.m. on Monday, and, although the supply of coal wa* inadequate to continuous loading, she was com- pleted with 9,000 tons of coal, and left on the morning's tide of Thursday, July 2. When the stoppages are deducted, the net time occupied in loading was 29 hours.. the rate of shipment per hour being 310 tons. It ia noteworthy that in seven and a half hours from commencing loading she had received oB board no le^s than 5,309 tons.

CYCLING EXPERIMENTS. DEADLOCK IN PABIS. A Dalziel's telegram from Paris says:— A curious deadlock has occurred in connection with the extensive cycling experiments which the War Office had arranged to be carried out, at the forthcoming Army manoeuvres. were to be made with Captain Gerard's patent convertible bicycle, but, in consequence of th» j captain having been passed over in the command j of the corps of the two companies which arf j to be formed, the manufacturer of the bicycleM refused to deliver them, and intends to persist- in his a.ttitude until Captain Gerard is en- trusted with his section of the manoeuvres. The question is excising considerable attention and is likely to form the subject of inter pel I* tion in Parliament.

— 1 ;J NOVEL METHOD OF SUICIDE IN IMITATION ot\ A MURDER. | Dr. Edmund King Houchin held an iJvj quest >on Thursday at Poplar concerning th*; de&th of Alice Matilda Field, aged 35. wife of a labourer, of Poplar. She twisted rope twice round her neck, fastened it to bed-post, and then laid on the floor with bet': head held just off the ground with the rop*' < und so slowly died of suffocation. The c,oronef j said such a mode of suicide was very untusoah but several of the jury said they knew tW, woman, and were aware tihat she was stramg* in her manner. It was no surprise to thef that she had ended lier life. A verdict of fOui. cide during temporary insanity was returned- It will be seen that the means adopted toe" sembled those used in the murder of a in Solid. -?.

SOLICITOR AND HIS WIFE* TOOK HER FOR BETTER OB FO-: WORSE. Henry Rabbiit, who described himself as A solicitor, Jiving at 4, Merivule-road, Pufcrief» was summoned on Thursday at the South-We*" tern Police-court for being guilty of persisted* cruelty and desertion towards his wife, wherehf she had been compelled to leave him. Complainant stated that she married defen" dant two vesu-s ago. For years his conduct her had been cruel, :uid a climax was when he struck her and turned her out J doors. He did no work, and whenewar sbØ, g.1t money hv. used to abuse and assault her. Defendant cross •examined his wife 01" th* subject of their relations before the marriage- Mr. Lane: WJut is the Rood of bringing t1Pi all her past lifev You knew what her l»f had lieeti before you married her, and you two* her for better or fcr v.orse. To drag in tfeefl* matters only shows the tnaligiuty of your dis" position. f Defendant: Well, whatever order you make shall never pay sixpence,; make what ordef you like. In further cross-examination, complainant jJJ' dignar.tly denied lijllegaitioiis of immorality made against her. The cnlv witness willed; was her eon, who ?id he had often witnessed brutality by his fulbbet towards his mother. Defendant (producing a bundle of letters aDd hax ding one up): Can you erolaie this letfe* from Canon Scott Holland to you? That the cause of the whole affair. I have otbet letters here. Witness Thsrs is nothing in the Letter weich I need be ashmned of. Mr. Lane: Well, since you put these quør, tions in order to discredit this witness* ?1 d'jr ce, I shail scratch the evidence out. Ultimately the magistrate said lIe found tb' <ase had been proved, and he wauii mafce separation -order for defendant to pay £1 f. week. Defendant: Make it £2: it will be just gcod. Mr. Lane Very well: £2 a. week. Defendant. I claim the custody of tM youngest- child. Mr. Lane: Certainly not. A man who examined his wife as you have is not fit to have the custody of a child. (Applause ifI court)., Defendant: W ill you give me back the l«tt** from Oanon Holhmd? Mr. Ltf tie What' Do you want to levy mail with ip It belongs to your eoe, will be given back to him.

Weakness, from whatever cause, whether srent-'ai health, overwiwk, or the result mt k>tg is otten a source of anxiety. Gwilyn Evans' Quin& Bitters is ifivaliTOble in regn-uHng •tr«i»gtk. There being an absence of criminal «a**J at Bath Quarter Sessions, on Thursday, Recorder was presented with a pair of whi*" gloves. The only bafMMeH before the ooort a licensing appeal case. A SPOTLESS COMPLEXION.—Sulpboliae oVars off all imperfections ia » few da* P'.o*P*v Btem'shes, Irritating, Objectionable Anpearsj^J Redness, Eoutrhneas, Tail, Uncoaifortehle Skin ftsturements, entirely fade away, leaving m beau*