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Feathers and Fluff æ Y "AUrOLYCUS. 7] f The London Globe deals with the Cardiff water scare in a couple of notes, in which it touches with a light hand upon the report of Mr. John Storrie. Cardiff reed not be alarmed," eavs the "Globe," satirically. "It eeems that all the trouble arises from rhe presence of a. few insignificant fungi and ani- r.alculse, about a biliioi to the thimbleful." After detailing the result of Mr. Storrie's analysis, the note-writer adds, Cardiff will not thank him for it. It is bad enough to know that the water had an execrable smell and vile taste." It has for a long time been the cry of New- port that a great deal of the crime committed within the supervision of its police is perpe- trated by criminals from Cardiff. That such a charge is true there is no manner of doubt; in fact, Newport is to be pitied, as, from its location, it is a kind of gigantic lodging-house for tramps en route from the Midlands to Cardiff and vice versa. But if the defendants in the Newport police-box are men and women who have been warned out of Cardiff, as a Newport paper suggests, it is an indirect com- pliment to the Cardiff police. It remains for the Newport police to keep as vigilant an eye on the fraternity of the road, and see that they are kept on the move. The nomad is an ex- cellent judge of a police force, and when he finds comfortable quarters where ha can prac- tise his nefarious games, he will assuredly stop and practise them. A correspondent, who is described by the editress of the "Western Mail Ladies' Supple. ment" as an "independent young lady," writes to tell the world that "It is generally the ease that a man sees and admires a. pretty girl, and does not rest until an introduction has been effected; but girls are not at all anxious to be introduced. They never seek and scheme to receive introductions to men, and would not dream of making advances by going up and speaking to them." This "independent young lady" must have been "out in the woods" for a bit. The modern girls are too weil known for this dose of originality to be gulped down. Perhaps they would not dream of going up and making advances, but that they never "seek and scheme," and so forth-well, this "inde- pendent young lady" mu.-t have come straight from a nunnery. A few more years of the world will give her a better iàea. of the ways of her oex, not to mention the habits and idiosyncrasies of that fin de siecle freak of Nature, yclept the New Woman. I have the best of reasons for believing that that bardic amalgamation, the Eisteddfod, has again perpetrated a, literary crime. It will be in the knowledge of my readers that what is known as the crown poem fell through, not one of the competitors being judged worthy of the prize, which, by the way. is not a five-shilling piece, as the words would seem to imply, but a handsome coroner. The subject of the com- petition was "Llewelyn Faur, and our "office poet" says he was one of the competitors. He haa shown! me a. copy of his cde, and, although my knowledge of the original is somewhat limited, still the sublime beauties of the poem are such a^ make themselves felt on all but the most cailous understandings. I give a few sf-inzas that my readers may judge of the atrocity committed in not awarding the prize to our bard:— Llywelyn. ein oiaf, o fasnasch eich jjrwm Selyilfa a chatt-wg-, pererin gWIM drwm. Frenhines distoriaeth naob Cymru ein bron. SvJd h."iiw bob henw marwnlaeth y w gron. Obedydd, o llwyddiant. ochanu am erwth. Caerfyrddin, Oö;&tr,v,Caerdydd a Llan11wch, Ljaufairapwllywingvll. newoh, da.ro aan ti, 'Hen Cymru, hen wledig. bu farw a fi No one with a spark of poetry in him can fail tu be tremendously struck with these lines— and there are hundreds more of them. The sublimity of the single phrase "Llanfairopwll-gwingyll, newch, daro am ti," is very marked, and the introduction of the letter "o" marks genius of a very high order indeed. "Sefyllfa a chatfcwg" is one of those bold touches that only new from a master pen. As for rhe staff, they declare themselves per- fectly overwhelmed with this poem, and "Idriswyn," hasn't been the same ma.n since he read it. Clearly there is something wrong with tlhe adjudicators, and, with the post, we can only tx'aim with regretful ire. "bu farw a ii. The Cardiff School Board have soared to the highest height of the ridiculous. It is impos- sible for them to go any further axound the I cycle of circumstances without coming into the region of the sublime, which is said to be only one step from the ridiculous. Their next act, therefore, must be something the profundity and impressiveness of which "fill paralyse the universe; that is, if the wprld at large can be any more astonished tlia nby the last act of this amalgamation of inexperienced experi- menters, who have crowned their follies by drawing up a code of regulations on '.he sub- ject of corporal punishment. A "punishment beok" is l.ow to be provided each school, and every time a refractory youngster is chastised the fact is to be entered therein. The record must show the date, name of scholar, causa, and cxient of punishment. Headmasters, when tiit^ of whipping, are allowed to delegate •» privilege to assis- if they have obtained their parchments, the permission to be given in handwriting, and to be entered in the log-book. An authorised cane, inspected by, and presumably tried upon, the general purposes committee, ia to be kept, and when an assistant wants to thrash a boy he must apply to the headmaster for the official cane and the official log- book. Punishment is to be only upon the back or the hand. Only in very gross cases is punishment to be used, and there are to be no "shakings" or "ear-boxing," caution being exercised in the cases of delicate and nervous children. This ia the farcical list of regulations which Mr. Lewis Williams and Co., in their superstitious ignorance of school management and their utter incapability of administration have drawn up. I should like to wrchaae some of those log-books at the end of twelve months. In them will be found entries like tho following:- Date—August 1. Name of the boy—John Jone*. Offence—Brought an axe to the school and smashed the teacher's face in; before that had broken the windows, played truant, fought the monitors, and stolen the other lad's school money, but the regulations did not permit of corporal puiushment for these trivial offences'. Name of administrator of punishment—Make- peace Loverall (parchment certificate holder.) Extent of pUDlshment-Ose stroke across the back—lower portion—with the regulation cane. Patient delicate or otherwise?—Delicate, very; dodor's certificate to be obtained. Mediial evidence showed that with care the invalid might possibly live to 90, if not hung before. This is but a probable specimen of the entries which, if simple truth be adhered to, will be found in the Cardiff Board School punishment books of the future. Agea hence, when our ancestors discover these old records, cranks will lecture on the curious scholastic methods m vogue in Cardiff at the end of the nineteenth century.

OUR DIARY. TO-DAY. 1896.—July 4th, Saturday. Sun rises 3.51, sets 8.17. High water: — Cardiff 12.31, 12.58. Swansea, 12.8. Newport 12.36, 1.2. The forecast of the weather throughout the West of England and South Wales for to-day (Saturday) ia as follows:—Westerly and south- westerly winds, fresh; changeable; some iain. Cardiff Events- Records' Committee, 10.30. Police-court, 11.0. Board of Guardian?, 12.30. TEN YEARS AGO. 1886.—July 4, Sunday. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO. 1871.—Tuesday, July 4. Great meeting at Mountain Ash in connec- tion with South Wales coal strike, when reso- lutions were passed to come out on strike. The coal strike commenced in the Forest of Dean. Meetings in other places all in favour of the strike. Mr. Halliday urged combina- tion with colliers in the North. The Cardiff Improvement Act before the Lords' Committee, when Mr. Waring, C.E., Alderman Daniel Jones, and Mr. Salmon, Town-clerk, were examined as witnesses in favour of the Bill.

CARDIFF WATER SUPPLY. A meeting of the Cardiff Waterworks Com. mittee was held on Friday, Alderman D. Jones in the chair, when complaints were received from the Bute Gasworks, and Mr. Alien men- tioned that on visiting Llanishen on Monday he found in one of the filter beds a good deal of vegetable matter, and it was ooncluded that the bottom of the filter beds must be dirty. The top layers of sand gave out the same smell as the water complained of. No doubt the origin of the whole thing was vegetable matter in the Lisvane, not the Llanishen, Reservoir. It was ultimately resolved to send two samples of water from Lisvane to Mr, Frankland, F.R.S., analyst to the London County Council, for analysis.—An application from the inhabi- tants of Rumney and St. Mellon's to be sup- plied with Cardiff Corporation water was re- ferred to Mr. Priestley, waterworks engineer, for an estimate of cost.

FAMILY TROUBLES THE PROBATE OF A MOTHHR'S WILL DISPUTED. The Dowiais will cue, which was partly heard on Thursday, was resumed in the Nisi Prius Court of the Glamorgan Assizes at Swan- sea on Friday, before Mr. Justica Vaughan- ^illiams, the plaintiff, Richard Williams, claiming probate of his mother's will, dated August 12. 1895, made in favour of himself and a married sister, named Annie Roberts. Defen- dants, David Williame. John Williams, and Margaret George, other children of the deceased, opposed, and asked the court to pro- nounce in favour of a previous will made in June, 1894, which benefited the whole of the six children of the testatrix equally.—Mr. W. D. Benson and Mr. Rhys Williams (instructed by Mr. W. Beddoe) for the plaintiffs, and Mr. S. T. Evans, M.P., and Mr. L. Kelly (instructed by Messrs. Jones and Beddoe) for the defen- dants. again appeared as counsel in the case.— Mr. S. T. Evans, upon the resumption of the trial, opened the case for the defence, stating, in support of his case, that the deceased was in a state of senile dementia. at the time she w is induced to sign the .econd will.anu that when her daughter, Annie Roberts, fetched her to come home to live with her at Dowlais she (deceased) did not know her own daughter. At other times she wanted to send a petticoat by telegraph (laughter)—and would, when put to bed at night, want to get up half an hour latH, saying ":t was morning a.nd time to get up. (Renewed laughter.)—Dr. John R. Evans, of Dowiais, deposed to being called to attend the deceased ladv in Julv, 1395. He examined her as to her mental condi- tion, and he was of opinion that she was in a state of dementia, a.nd Dr. John Richards, Abercrave, Brecon, also thought that deceased, in 1895, was of weak intellect.—Thi« concluded the medical evidence, and the Judge observed that there was nothing in thu evidence which was at all inconsistent with the deceased having made a good will in August 12, 1895.—Thomas Jones, tea dealer, of 19. llnion-etreet, Dowiais, gave further evidence of the mental condition of the deceased, and then the Rev. John Wil- liams, of Abercrave, one of the defendants, was called. He admitted that he held the lease of 19, Union-street. Dowiais. and that during the lifetime of the deceased he declined to say to Mr. Beddoe, solicitor, whether he had the lease or not. He held the lease because his mother a.-ked him to do so.—In cro-s-exami- nation, he denied that he had ever ill-treated hie mother, nor was he ever at variance, with his brothers and skters. He was sorry to ¡;ttv that his mother helped to make strife between the other children. Asked whether on one occasion IK- was in the study writing a sermon, witness relied that he was not writing a sermon; he was writing an article for his brother's newspaper at Family Relation?," suggested Mr. Be neon.—"It had nothing to do with that," was the reply, said with some earnestness. Other evidence was called, and the Judpe on two or three occasions pointed out the absence of testimony of such nature as to suggest that deceased had been coerced into making the will of August, 1895.—Mr. Benson submitted, on this point, that there was no case to go to the jury, but his lordship decided to have the final verdict of the jury, so that the estate might not be ontirelv eaten up in future law.—The Judge, in summing up, said :—A more sad case of family hate and family spite has rarely come under my personal notice, and, under the.,e circumstances, it would not be surprisng that the deceased wished to give her property to certain of her relations. It would have been better that every rag this poor woman pos- sessed had been burned before the family quarrelled in the way they did—infinitely better. They were worrying this poor old lady in the last days of her life, when her children ought to have been a comfort to her. Here is the Rev. Dr. John Williams—not to be called John, but the rev. minister of religion. You heard his letter upon the subject about the scraps that were left in his house—the chest of drawers and the rest of the things. He wanted to be payid £3 if the things were to be given up, for having taken care of them. I will leave you, gentlemen, to judge of all that. Proceeding, the learned judge addressed his observations to the question of undue influence, and urged that it milgt be such as to be equi- valent to coercion if the second wiS was to be successfully upset. From the evidence that had been called, he thought the jury should hesitate a long time before they found that the testatrix was morally coerced into making the second wi:ll. In conclusion, liis lordship asked the jury to say whether the deceased was of "sound and disposing mmd. memory, and understanding" when she made the will of August. 1895, and whether the deft .slants had established to them that she made that will under undue influence. The Verdict. After a. few minutes' deliberation, the jury found for the plaintiff. The Judge: Is it any good to ask whether the family wili take the first step vowarde something like respect for their mother by agreeing with each ether as to I."usts? If not, judgment will be entered for the plaintiff, with costs. No decision was come to when the n«xt CMS. was called uoon.

Roath Ward Election t SECOND MEETING IN ME. J. H. H VLLETT'S CAMPAIGN The second meeting in Mrl J. H. Hallett's campaign for securing- the vacant Roath Ward seat on the Cardiff Council was held on Fri- day evening on the corner of Claude-road and Albany-road, Cardiff. There was a large and interested audience of ratepayers present when the Chairman (Councillor George David) rose to open the meeting.—The Councillor, after alluding to the fact that their opponents this time had no warrant for saying the Conserva- tives were forcing the campaign on political lines in so much as Alderman Trounce, whose seat they were seeking to fill, was a. Conserva- tive, went on to say that even their opponents admitted Mr. Hallett was an excellent man, and well fitted for a seat on the council. He then recapitulated his three reasons he gave to Thursday night's meeting for supporting Mr. Hallett's candidature, namely, hia special capa- bilities for dealing with the water question, the electric lighting, and the sewerage and drains. He then went on to remark that even upon political lines ratepayers ought to stand by their candidiaite, citing the question of the rates and of the work done by the special esti- mates committee as sufficient proof that the Conservatives in the council had done the town more good than the Liberals. He con- cluded Ibyproposing a resolution that ".Mr. Hallett is a fit and proper person to represent the ward of Roath in the corporation, and this meeting pledges itself to use its utmost endeavours to secure his triumphant return."— Mr. W. Lewis, who for many years waa lead- ing shipwright at Hills', seconded the resolu- tion, which waa supported by Councillor Hughes and Mr. W. Mitchell, from the audience- The resolution was then put and carried with one dissentient, who, the chairman said, had only just arrived on the scene and had not heard one word of what had been said.—Mr. Hallett. in dealing with the questions of im- portance then before the town, said that a tremendous amount of money had been spent on the water. On the electric lighting also they had spent a great deal more money than was warranted by the good they had received from it. He submitted that the rates of the borough were continually on the increase, principally through bad contracts—contracts that were not well considered before entered upon. (Applause.)—Dr. Treharne having urged his audience to work well to insure the success of their Candidate, a vote of thanks was moved to the chairman and speakers by Mr. Waddington, who also announced that a meet- ing would be held on the Splott-road Bridge at one o'clock and another on Monday evening behind the Stacey-road-hall at eight o'clock. THE RADICAL MEETINGS. The supporters of Mr. Wm. Geen. the Liberal candidate for the Roath Ward vacancy on the Cardiff County Council, held open-air meetings at Spilott Bridge, Broad- v ay, and Wellfield-road, on Friday evening. Councillor Ramsdale presided at Splott Bridge and Broadway, whilst at Wellfield-road Mr. Alfred Thomas, M.P-. was chairman. The other speakers were Air. Lloyd Mejrick, Mr. Morgan Thomas (secretary of the South Wales Liberal Federation), Coun- cilors W. Allen, S. Mildon, and Mr. Geen (the candidate)* Councillor Dr. Buist, and Mr. Copt. Resolutions were passed at each of the meetings in support of Mr. Geen. NOMINATIONS OF CANDIDATES. The nomination of candidates for the vacancy in the representation of the Roath Ward on the Cardiff County Council took place at the Town-hall on Friday afternoon, the candidates beim? Mr. J. H. Hallett, engineer, North-rofl-d, Cardiff (Unionist), and Mr. William Geen, contractor, Linden, Penylan (Liberal). NOMINATIONS. J. H. HALLETT, North-road, Cardiff. Eiig-ineer. Proposed hy John Thompson, seconded by Thomas Henry Kent. A'csntors Edmund Salmon. Henry Thomas Cr?.ise, Gpo. C. Payn:dl, John Couch. T. H. llanner, Albert Bi»hop, Willis Letheby. and John Mitchell. Proposed by Geo. David, seconded by Isidore Leon Assentors Charles Taylor, Thomas Atkinson, Bedan Roes, Walter Thomas, Geo. W. Penn. Samuel Herbert Moorsom, Johu Geo. Hardcock, and Frederick John Beck. Propcwd by John LlfOw. Trehame. seconded by John William Giles. AssentorB :—Abraham Shibko, Robert lock, Henry Britt,en, Geo. Henry Green, Thtmas Kain. John Kenshole Barratt, James Owen, and Charles Warrington Bums. Projosed by W. ,T. Trounce, seconded by George Robertson. Aseentors:—W. W. Jones. Edward C. Jones, John Mocre, Frank P. Hacquoil, W. Price Jones, and John Washer. Proposed by Catherine Rca$. Williams, seconded by San»h Jane Evans. Assentors:—Ulalia Bennett, Phillipa Cop, Elizabeth ilorton, Seth Smith, JamM Griffiths, Harriet Athton, Emma Moore, and William John Green. Proposed lIy Edmund Handcock, teronded br .JO!n1 J.e ¡"euvrp. and supported bv A. J Cooper. Willhln Jewell, Henry Talbot. W. G. Ross, J. Juggins, C. Barrv, James Griftin IInd J. Board. Proposed hy W. Langridge, seconded by John D. Hooper. A^sentorf:—Mary Ann Cole. Gertrude Geen, E. Gumett, Eliza Vokes, Jane Beaumont, Rose Stanley, Ann Bolton, and Hilda May Taylor. WILLIAM GEBN, Linden, Penylan, Contractor. Proposed by Robert Sutherland, seconded by Wit- liam Thome. Proposed bv Lewis Dhenisg, seconded by Herbert Heal. Piopcsed by N. B. Hosgood. seconded by AVilliam Edwarda.

ELECTION GOSSIP. The Roath Ward bye-election is fixed for Saturday week. The contest would, probably, have been over before now only it was postponed until after the Royal visit, so that the heat and turmoil inseparble from party warfare might not inter- fere with that auspicious event. The election of Mr. Councillor Trounce to the aldermanic bench in succession to the late Mr. Alderman Yorath create^ the vacancy in the representation of the ward. which will be filled by the successful candidate in the impend- ing bye-election. The supporters of the rival candidates, Mr. J. H. Hallett, engineer (Conservative), and Mr. W. Geen, builder (Radical), are actively at work. Canvassing is proceeding steadily, and meetings on behalf of the candidates are held nightly. The attendance at Mr. Hallett's meetings is far and away the large-t, and his meetings are also the most enthusiastic. Mr. Hallptt is the favourite, for reasons that appear on the surface, and there can be little doubt that he will be returned with flying colours. Mr. Councillor Ramsdale, a. representative of the ward for many years in the Radical interest, v.;u< re elected last November by • majority of only three votes. That was a. knockdown blow "or the Radicals, after the vain boastings in whirh they had indulged— that they would simply dance round and crush and annihilate the Conservative opponent. It was only a question of how many hundreds Mr. Ramsdale's majority would consist of, but, ala.s! Lord Beacons-field's saying was again ful- tilled-the unpeeted happened, and Mr. Rams, dale got in by a beggar.y majority of three. Natursllv. the Radicals are less cocksure now than then. Mr. Geen is a leading member of the Cardiff Master Builders' Association, which body, when the builders' strike was on a year or two ago, was ion conflict with the Trades' Unionist operatives. But Mr. Geen is not only a builder, he is a so a. Radical, and Councillors J. Jenkins and Cross- man and other avowed Unionists, are among the foremost of his political allies. Trade Unionists will take note of the rea,1y aptitude with which these gentlemen, have in- comsi-itently grasped the political exigencies of the situation. Mr. Hallett is so generally known that little mcd be .-aid in his favour. Educated in the town, he has grown up in it. In hil:! younger days he was a practical fitter, and now he is a leading civil engineer and a Government eypert assessor. An engineer with Mr. Hallett's qualifications is sorely needed in the corpora- tion; and Mr. Ha] left has rendered such signal service as a member of the technical education committee that his election also Jts a member of the county council would be a decided acquisition. The issue before the electors is plain enough. Mr. Hallett, with his varied abilities aiid quali- fications, useful as well for consultation pur- poses as in open meetings, 1:'1 the type of man '1:ost needed, a.nd the one who should be re- turned to assist in the deliberations of the august 40 who control 'the destinies of the town. The most that can l*6 ^'d of Mr. Geen is that he ia a builder and a Radical.

Victor Saunders, eight, som af Jahn Saunders, railway porter, of Lydney, on Thursday was playing with other laas in a quarry at New Mills, when a large boulder got loose and camerollintr down upon him« crafljiMhis thigh in a dreadful manner. He wa» 1MMI pa to the infirmary at Gloucester- »

National Festival FOURTH DAY'S PRO- CEEDINGS Second Choral Competition—The Crown Withheld. The fourth day's proceedings, although the bigger events were over, continued to be as full of interest upon the general competitions as those of any of the preceding days. The weather was gloriously tine, and added con- siderably to the enjoyment of their surround- ings by the visitors, and everything passed off pleasantly at Gorsedd and pavilion alike. The committee, however, seem to be settling down philosophically to whatever the conse- quences may be-protit or loss. 1 am informed that should there be a deficit, the committee are well prepared to meet it. There has been much less friction over the committee's innova- tions than might have been expected, and, taken as a whole, the Eisteddfod has passed off very satisfactorily, although there has been less "go" and poetry in it than are usually the characteristics of the N ational Eisteddfod of Wales. THE COMPETITIONS. Adjudication on arts (sculpture and carving). — Miss Nellie Edge, Llandudno, was declared to be the winner of the prize offered for the modelling in clay of a htad from life. Mr. Hermann Bennett, Acrefair, was best in the competition on the panel in clay. Mr. J. M. Jones, Llangefni, got first for the carved chimney-piece in hard wood, and Mr. W. O. Griffiths, Llngefni, for the carved oak panel. For the best carved case in oak of a grand- father's clock: Mrs. Paull, Carnarvon. The adjudicator on the foregoing was Mr. Stirling Lee, of Chelsea. Of the four selected to appear before the audience in the contralto solo competition, two were South Wales ladies, viz., Miss Maggie Edwards, of Machen; and Miss Gwen Foster, Penygraig. The test piece was Maldwyn Price's "0 ye that love the Lord," and the adjudicators were Messrs. George Miller, C. F. Lloyd, Emlyn Evans, and W. T. Samuel. There were 57 entries, and a. considerable number of those who had entered put in an appearance in the preliminary competition. Mr. Samuel delivered the adjudication in English and Welsh, declaring Miss Maggie Edwards, Machen (pupil of Madame Clara Novelio Davies, Cardiff), to be the winner. For an englyn, "Epitaph on 'Clwydfardd,' "Dyfed" and "Elfed" announced that the prize was awarded to Mr; R. 0. Hughes ("Elfyn Es"), Festiniog. Mrs. Th'omas ("Mcrfudd Eryri"), of Holy- head Rectory, who, with Mrs. John Rhys, adjudicated upon the translations of "Llyfr y Tri Aderyn," for which a prize of JB10 and a silver medal had been offered by the National Eisteddfod Association, now declared that tbe best was tha.t lof Mr. L. J. Parry, B.A., of Carmarthen. In the tenor solo competition, Beethoven's "Adelaide," a. large number sang in the pre- liminary, and the first prize was awarded to Mr. J. H. Morris, of Liverpool, and the second prize to Mr. David Lloyd, Llangennech. For the best collection of dried plants gathered in any Welsh county, tho prize was awarded to Mr. J. M. Jones, Llangefni. For a translation into Welsh of "The Ancient Mariner," the prize of L5 was won by the Rev. Ellis Williams, Pontgysyllt, near Llangollen. The adjudication of Mr. Owen M. Edwards, M.A., Mr. J. Gwenogfryn Evans. M.A., and Mr. Charles Ashton upon the primer of Welsh literature was that, although three composi- tions had been received, the prize must be withheld and offered another year. The prize of three guineas'for a complete joint set of baby linen in fine lawn cambric and Welsh flannel was awarded to Miss Gwladvs Roberts, now of Bethesda. When she came forward to be invested the con- ductor ("Cynonfardd") stated that the young lady was born in Patagonia, now resided in Wales, was a thorough Welshwoman, and spoke the Spanish language, but knew very little English. (Laughter and great cheering.) Considerable interest was taken in the quartette "Selene" unaccompanied), prize five guineas, for which no fewer than 23 parties had entered. Three parties appeared on the platform, and Mr. D. Emlyn Evans, in deliver- ing the adjudication, said they had had an excellent competition. He did not remember a better at any eisteddfod during his twenty-five years' experience. (Applause.) The prize was awarded to the following pupils of Madame Clara. Novello Davies, Ca.rdiff:- Miss Polly Isaacs (Cardiff), Miss Esther Williams (Rhymney), Mr. J. L. Thomas (Rhymney), and Mr. W. T. Williams (Deri). A very pretty little competition was that in which a couple of quartettes equillv divided a prize of three guineas for reading at sight. The first, Mr. A. Henderson, Talsarn. and party,were from North Wales, while the other comprised two North Walians and two South Walians, the two last referred to being Mr. Richard Davies (I.lanelly) and Mr. David Lloyd (Llan- gennech). Mr. Llcyd Chandos then favoured the audience with a solo, "Come into the Garden, Maud," and, in response to an encore, also gave "I'll sing the Songs of Arabi." Then came the duett, soprano and bass, the test piece being "The Shepherd and the Milk- maid" (W. Davies). Of the four parties who appeared on the platform three were pupils of Madame Clara Novello Davies, Cardiff, and two of them came in for half the prize. Mr. Miller, who delivered the adjudication, said the contest had been a, remarkably close one. In dividing the prize between the first and last parties he hoped the other parties would not be discouraged, because they certainly were highly commended. The winners were Miss If. A. Morris, Tonyrefail, and Mr. D. Chubb, Pontypridd, who divide the prize with Miss Cissie Pritchard. Cefn Mawr, and her brother. The prizes in the art needlework section were awarded as follows :—MountmelliC bedspread, with fringe complete. Mrs. Emma Grace Jones, Menai Bridge; afternoon tea cloth, Miss Louise1 Pierce, Llandudno; worked panels for fire screens, Mrs. Parry, Bangor; cushion, Miss M. A. Taylor: small drawing-room cloth, Mrs. Felton, Llandudnoj pillow and sheet sham, Mrs. Minnie Hughes, Portmadoe: sideboard cloth, Miss Brown, Llandudno; table centre, Miss Nellie. Thomas, Holyhead; portiere, Miss Mainwright, Trefnant. THE CROWN WITHHELD. The subject for the crown poem at the Llan- dudno Eisteddfod was "Llewelyn Fawr," a heroic poem not to exceed 600 lines, for which a prize of JS20 and a silver crown had been offered. I lie adjudication of "Dyfed," "Elfed," "Berw." "Alafon," and Professor Morris Jones, M.A.. was read by the last-named gentleman, who declared that, although nine compositions bad been sent in. there was not one worthy of the prize, which, therefore, would be with- held. The usua.liy important ceremony of crowning the bard was, therefore, not" gone through, although there were a number of bards on HUll platform ready to assist. Awdl (ode) upon "Clwydfardd" (prize, J615. and a gold medal, value £ 10, given by the National Eisteddfod Association). The adju- dicators were "Berw" and "Dyfed." The winner was Mr. H. O. Hughes "Elfyn"), lestiraog. t SECOND CHORAL COMPETITION. The second choral competition took place in the afternoon, and, although there were no South Wales choirs present (Builth not having come), there was a great deal of local interest taken in the contest. The test pieces were (1), "May no rash intruder" (Handel), (2) "Hear My Prayer" (J. T. Rees, Abervst- with), and (3) "Through Peace to Light" (J. H. Roberts, Mus. Bac.). The adjudicators were Mr. Emlyn Evans, Mr. George Miiler, Mr. C. T. Lloyd, and Mr. W. T. Samuel. The choirs eang in the following order:—(1) Wrexham Orpheus Glee Society, (2) Blaenau Festiniog Choral L; mon, (3) Portmadoe Choral Society, and (4) Ogwen Choir, Bethesda. Mr. D. Einlyn Evans and Mr. Lloyd delivered the adjudication, the one in Welsh and the other in English, and the prize of A;70 was awarded to Festiniog, led by "Caradog," the gentleman who earlier in the week led the JMoelwyn Choir to victory. This brought the fourth day's proceedings to a close. While waiting for the adjudication on the choral competition, "Cynontardd" stated that about 60 Americans had been in the Eisteddfod throughout the week, and a request had come from some of them for the audience to sing a Welsh hymn. (Applause.) Dr. Parry was then inviteu to ascend the platform and lead. The doctor complied, and Mr. W. Davies (composer of "0 na Byddai'n haf o hyd") accompanied on the pianoforte the tune "Crugy- ba,r," to the words. "0 fryniau Caersulem ueir gweled," which the audience sang with excel- lent effect. THE EVENING CONCERT. A magnificent performance of .Handel's "j-uesdiaii" WM given in the Eisteddfod jiavilion on Friday evening by the Eisteddfod choir, under the baton of Dr. Rogers. Ihe full orchestra. assisted, and the fiolo parts were taken by Miss Macintyre, Madame BeXe Cole, Mr. Lloyd Chandos, and Mr. David Hughes. There was a crowded audience, every reserved seat having been booked, except the adjudicators' box. half way up the roof of the pavilion. The unreserved seats were overcrowded. In the absence of Lord Mostyn, the presidential chair was occupied by Professor Hughes, of Cardiff. IRISH APPRECIATION OF THE EISTEDDFOD. Commenting on the Eisteddfod at Llan- dudno, the "Freeman's Journal" says:—"The results that may be achieved in the way of developing the musical talent of the Celtic I' people have received a most remarkable illuatra- ■ at 4Cw year's Welsh Eisteddfod. One of the great features of the festival, and that in which, perhaps, most popular interest is taken, is the choral competition. Choral singing in Wales is a. popular accomplishment; and the best Welsh choirs have reason to be proud of themselves. The victors this year came from Builth. Now, Builth is a town—or, shall we say. a village?—of about 1,500 people. But the singing of this village choir, if we may take the musical critio of the 'Daily Telegtaph' (Lon- don) as an authority, was very near perfec- tion. Do our own Feis committee need any stronger encouragement for themselves, or a. better argument for the public? 'An Eistedd- fod.' wrote Matthew Arnold, once, 'is, no doubt, a kind of Olympic meeting, and that the common people of Wales should care for such a thing shows tha.t there is something Greek in them, something spiritual, something humane, something (I am afraid we must add) which in the English common people is not to be found.' These qualities, we sincerely ■believe, are no less conspicuous in our own people than in the Welsh. It is our hope that the 'Feis Ceoil' will develop them on national lines."

ANGLICAN ORDERS. OPINION OF THE ARCHBISHOP OF YORK. Addressing a, diocesan synod in York Minster on Friday, the Archbishop of York said it wits impossible for English Churchmen not to see how the Papal Encyclical mingled truth universally accepted with claims which must be disallowed. It was the merest new-pa per gossip to say that any overtures had been made on the part of the Church of England to the See of Rc-me. As to the question of Anglican Orders, the inquiry now proceeding owed its first impulse to the writings of Bonian Catholics them selves. English Churchmen never had a shadow of doubt on the sub- ject. They would not be one wlut the worse nor one whit the better as regarded their Holy, Orders, what- ever the opinion cf Rome might be.

CHARGED WITH CRUELTY. EXTRAORDINARY SCENES IN COURT: Remarkable scenes were witnessed on Friday in Ram agate Police-court, when Mrs. Ruby Spalding, wife of Lieutenant-colonel Henry Spalding, of Kelvin House, was charged, at the instance of the National Society for the Pre- vention of Cruelty to Children, with having caused unnecessary suffering to her child Walter, aged eleven, on divers dates. During counsel's opening remarks Mrs. Spalding behaved in a most extraordinary manner, telling the learned gentleman he was a. liar and urging him to "pile on the agony" and "produce the victim." She repeatedly interrupted and atbused the wit- nesses, and called upon the magistrates to order the lawyers to cease lying. After two hours' forbearance the defendant was ordered to stand up in the dock, having up to that moment been accommodated with a chair. She refused, resistsd the efforts of the police, and was over- powered only after a, severe struggle. Then she addressed the presiding magistrate as an old devil, and followed this with other violent language. When finally forced into the dock she stood with her back to the magistrates in order to show her contempt for them. As this extraordinary conduct was still persisted in, defendant was ordered to the cells until to-day (Saturday), and a violent struggle ensued, in the course of which Mrs. Spalding struck the chief-coroitable in the 'face. Ultimately she was dragged, screaming, from the court.

CARDIFF EXHIBITION. PROPOSED REDUCTION OF PRICES OF ADMISSION. A meeting of the Cardiff Exhibition Execu- tive was held ion Friday afternoon in Shak- speare's Houses Imperial Gardens, under the presidency of Councillor S. A. Brain.—Mr. Walter Cook, hon. secretary, read a letter from Lord Windsor, thanking the executive for the arrangements made by them on the occasion of the Royal visit. The letter ran as follows: — "St. Fagan's Castle, June 29, 1896. "Dear Mr. Cook,—I wish to thank most heartily and warmly the chairman and the council of the Exhibition for the most valuable assis- tance whioh they gave me in placing the Exhi- bition-buildings at the disposal of myself and the corporation for the reception of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales and for the presentation of the honorary free- dom of the borough. Your arrangements in th'3 Exhibition wero admirably carried out. Their Royal Highnesses were much interested in the Exhibition, and have expressed their regret that tho shprt /time at their disposal rreveat,ed their making a. more minute exami- nation of the various objects the building con- tained.-I am, yours truly, "WINDSOR, Mayor of Cardiff. -It was reported that the erection of the search-light tower at the soubh-western end of the Exhibition-buildings was proceeding satisfactorily.—A letter was read from the Taff Vale Railway Company offering the ornamental aroh which was erected in Queen- street on the occasion of the Royal visit to the Exhibition executive. The offer was accepted, and a vote of thanks was passed to the directors. The disposition of the arch was left in the hands of Mr. Cundall, general superintendent, the cntranco to Old Cardiff being proposed as a. suitable site.A deputa- tioD, consisting of Messrs. A. C. Tweedy and F. L. Perry, representing the committee engaged in promoting an assault-at-arms tournament in the town was received with reference to a settlement of the terms at which the executive would allow them the use of the cycle track arena for the holding of their tournament some timo in August, probably the 20th, 21st, and 22nd. — On the pro- position of Mr. Lasoelles Carr, it was resolved that the tournament promoters should be allowed half the gate takings on the a.bove- mentioned days over and above such a. sum 8.g would be decided as the daily average receipts at the time.—Mr. Lascelles Carr gave notice of moti!on that at the next meeting of the executive he would move that for the tim-a being the prico of admission be reduced after six o'clock in the day to sixpence, and that at some future date a similar admission eiiould be charged after twfo o'clock on Wed- nesdays and Saturdays.

NEW RAILWAY FACILITIES THOUSAND MILE TICKETS. A new departure in railway facilities is announced by the North-Eastern Railway Company. It has been arranged to issue, from July 1, books of coupons for 1,000 miles of travel, which will enable the purchaser of a book to travel for twelve months in any direction over the North-Eastern system until the coupons are exhausted. The arrangement is limited to first-class passengers, and the pnee for eaoh thousand mile ticket-book has been tixed at B5 5s., nxr about lid. per mile, which is a reduction of about 20 per cent, from the ordinary first-class fare. Fractions of a mile will be counted as a mile, and if the ticket is used for a journey of lees than ten miles coupons as for ten miles will be with- drawn for each adult passenger travelling under it. Children between three and twelve years of age will be charged half-mileage. No allowance wiil be made for coupons not used within the period for which the thousand-mile ticket is available, unless the purchaser hag been prevented from using the coupons by ill- ness or other exceptional cause, in which case an allowance of id. per coupon will be made. In view of this movement, it is interesting to note how the coupon scheme would work in the interest of local travellers. The distance from Cardiff to London is 1561 miles, and the return journey would embrace 313 miles, so that three journeys from Cardiff to London would almost exltause the thousand miles coupon. The first-class return fare for this journey on the Great Western Railway is £2 5s. 6d., or 1.74d. per mile. If the company adopted the coupon system, and gave the Great Eastern allowances of 20 per cent., the return journey would cost £1 16s. 5d., or 1. 40d. per mile, representing a saving of 9s. Id. per return journey. In America train travelling costs one penny per mile throughout, and. applying the three scales mentioned to the Cardiff-London return route, we woul > the following results on the coupon sistem: American rates. Id. per mile 16 1 Great Eastern Railway, l*25d. per mile 1 12 7 Great Western Railway (allowing 20 per cent, reduction on coupons), l-40rl. per mile 1 16 5 Great Western Railway (present rate), l-74d. per mile 2 5 6 I

David Palmer, third engineer of the steamship Grand Holm, now Iving at the Pontypool Wharf. Newport, was charged- *i Newport Police-court on Friday with breaking eighteen panes of glass. On Thursday evening Palmer drank freely, and between si even and twelve o'clock he behaved in an extraordinary way. He ran along Al'bion-street and C-ourty- 'bella-street, and broke no fewer than eighteeri- panes of glasa at various houses. Ho wa« lined. 40e.. inoludintr domain ausl costs.

A Leap Year Proposal "SHE PUT HER ARMS ROUND HIS NECK." This Was Defendant's Story, but he Had to Pay Eighty Pounds Notwithstanding. At Cumberland Assizes, on Friday, before Mr. Justice Cavs, Mary Jane Pattinson, a ser- vant, CIÍ Druiniburgh, aged 22, the daughter of Go gamekeeper living at Patterdale, sued Edward Hyalop, farmer, Longmai.fcon, Westmorland, for damages for breach of promise of marriage. Mr. T. S. Little was counsel for the plaintiff and Mr. Cavanagh represented the defendant. The case for the (plaiintiff was that she met the defendant at a dance ar5 tlis house of her cousin, Mrs. Garrirk. The defendant took her home after the dance, and subsequently wrots to her. On January 2 the defendant and his uncle, who lived 26 miles away, came and stayed c.t her mother's house for four days, and two days later the defendant wrote to her. She afterwards went and stayed a.t defendant's house, where lie proposed to her, and the mar- riage wa& fixed for April 9. He showed her his fa.r.m, and stye went with his sister to look at some furniture at Appleby, which was bought. She also herseif bought s'oma furniture to the extent of £38, in view of the marriage. In March, however, when she received a letter from ths defendant, ghe began to think there was something wrong, and when went to stay at h.is house in May, the defendant hardly spoke to her, and was outside the house nearly all Sunday. On April 10, the day after that fixed for the marriage, she went to her solicitor, who whote to the defendant. Mr. Cavanagh: Well, you did not let the grass grow under your feet. (Laughter.) His Lordship: It is the solicitor who did not let the grass grow under his feet. (Laughter.) Cross-examined by Mr. Cavanagh The defen- dant wanted to put off the marriage until July. No one was present when the promise was made, some day in February. Bessie Pattinson,. sister of the plaintiff, ae- posed that when 8ho was staying at Long- marton with the defendant and her sister the coming marriage was talked about amongst them all, and the 8th of April was mentioned aa the date. Mrs. Rebecca Pattinson, the plaintiff's mother, stated that while the defendant was ta her house in January he told her he had atken a farm at Longmarton, that he had £1,000, and, if he wanted more, his mother would let him have. it. Preparations were made for the marriage. Cross-examined: She did not like the look of the man from the first. (Laughter.) Mr. Cavanagh, for the defence, submitted that there was no corroborat.ion of the promise of marriage such as the law required. He denied that there was a promise for April 9, and that if there was a promise a reasonable time ha dnot elapsed for the fulfilment of it. Edward Hyslop, the defendant, was sworn, and described himself as a husbandman, carry- ing on. a farm for his mother at Longmarton. He sid he stayed at Pattinson's in January, at the plaintiff's invitation.—Did you speak to her of marriage? No. His Lordship: What, never? You wrote about it. though. (Laughter.) Defendant, resuming, deposed that it was plaintiff herself who proposed marriage. (Laughter). Mr. Cavanagh What did she do in January? Defendant: She put her arms round my neck. (Laughter).. The defendant denied that he lever had £ 1,000.—lot cross-examination, he denied that he had ever promised to marry the plaintiff. How did you come to write all these letters if you had1 never asked 'her to marry you? That was just-fun. (Laughter.) What is the mean- ing of tihese kisses in the letters?—I was play ing with the girl. There was another girl.— In reply to further questions, the defendant- said his mother had come into J35,000 and £1,000. His mother took a form at Long- marton. What did you tell this girl about the stock onv the fann for if she was not to be your wife ? -—Well, I was forced to write about "summat.1' (Laughter.) His Lordship: Another action, perhaps, nexc. time. Mrs. Margaret Hyslop, the defendant'? mother, said she was the owenr of the farm 96 acres). The defendant worked for her. The jury found for the plaintiff; damages J380. Judgment accordingly,

A CYCLE MYSTERY NOW BEING INVESTIGATED BY THE POLICE. The Chesterfield police are making inquiries as to a fatal accident at Birmingham. A young man named WilMMn Farrer of Gainsborough has been found lying near a. telegraph pole at Trough-Brook-hill with his skull crushed jn and his bicycle smashed u¡p alongside of him. He was carried into an adjoining house, and died almost immediately.

THIEVED DEVOTION. NANCY,S VISIT TO HER JACK SHEPPARD LEADS TO TROUBLE John Fleming, 32, of Waterloo-road, watersade labourer. and Mary Lee, 24, la undrew, of Deptford, stood together in the dock at South- wiaikto antswer a Charge of purse-snatching and u^sa-ult. Miss Nellie King, of Newcomen-street, Borough deposed that she was walking home aJbout 10.30, when the male prisoner snatched her pur<>e and ran Away. To cover his flight the female prisoner knocked her down twice. The man was ultimately arrestey, but Mary Lee might have got away but for her devotion to her "pal." With the devotion of a Nancy she turned up at the station with food for Flemining, whom she described as her brother, and was instantly recognised. Botli prisoners were remanded in custody.

AN ORIGINAL VAGRANT. AMUSING PISCLOSURES BEFORE THE JUSTICES. A disrejptuable looking individual, described on the charge-sheet as Reuben Sikidmore, of no fixed residence, was rfiarged, under the new county bye-laws, at the Aston Police-court, on Friday, with singing in Holland-road, afit.er being requested by a police-officer tc desist. Police-constaible Arthur Hotfeon said he knew the prisoner as a professional beggar who went about the streets singing doleful ditties in order t o« ecu re the sympathies and pennies of passers- 'by. He saw him in Holland-road on Friday, and as he declined to desist he locked him up. Prisoner tol the magistrates he had only re- cently returned from a continental tour "through the country" and that was his nrft appearance in Aston—Mr. J. Rowlands (Magis- trates' Clerk): What part of the Continent have you honoured with your presence ?—Prisoner: Kidderminster, Woroester, and Lancashire. (Laughter).—Superintendent Walker said the prisoner was a man of many jwrts, who adopted various roles for the purpose of begging. He had a. board one side of which bore the words, "I am deaf and dumb," while on the reverse was the inscription, "I am totally blind." He reversed tihe board on alternate days, but on one occasion he was posing as a deaf and dumb man when a street urchin reversed the board. Prisoner, forgetting the inscription, shouted out, "D you," and when interrogorated by a. passer-"by as to whether he was not deaf and chimlb, he replied, "I am."—The magistrates ordered Skidmore to pay 20s. and oosts, or go to Winson Green for a month.

A meeting of the commoners of Senghenydd Common was held on Tuesday at the Harp Inn, GeHigaer village, at which a committee was appointed to arrange terms with the Rhymney Railway Company, who propose to take six acres of the common for the construc- tion of their proposed new line into the Cyila Yaliey.

The National Eisteddfod SUGGESTED INNOVATION] NEXT YEAR. Disappointing Play in the Watet Polo Hatch Swansea v,, Newport^ The suggestion contained in a leading artier in the "Western Mail" that athletic sportrf should form part of the programme of the National Eisteddfod may or may not be taken up at. the Newport gathering next* year. The idea is, no doubt, a good one in its intention to enlarge and popularise the scopa of the Eisteddfod, But, at the same time,,oiia» cannot escape from the fact that whereas thØ Eisteddfod is the grea.1r-almost the only- institution which stamps the hall-mark upon' Welsh music and literature, there are heaps of organisations already existing and flourishing for the development of athletics. j "Athletic Newport," as the, Uskside towaJ has now come to be known, would, no doubt, be an eminently suitable spot to introduce sucb a new feature; but isn't this a fair way of looking at the matter ? Unless there is a s of interchange of pursuits the innovation is hardly worth taking up. Is it likely that the cycists, the sprinters, and the gymnasts, as such, will be led to take on odes and pennil* lion; or the bards be inspired to enter eithei in close or open competition for laurels in the cricket, football, or racing arena? The committee of the Newport National Eisteddfod of next year have long ago decided to give a prize for the best essay on "Football Wor- ship." They evidently fan<:y that fetish a. bit grotesque.. The aquatic entertainment at the Newport Baths on Thursday evening was very jute- resting, but unfortunately, it did not meet with the support it deserved from the hands of the general public. Somehow or other, Newport people do not seem to take to water polo. Matches have been held! on Mon day, Thursday, and Saturday evenings, but' with one exception the audience has never been so large as it should have been. For the forthcoming match against Cardiff I under- stand the committee have chosen a We I vesda/. and I hope the change will prove beneficial. The tussle between Swansea and Newport waS hardly-fought and very exciting, and a draw was about the most satisfactory conclusion there could have been. But the play was rather disappointing. It lacked style suwJ finish, and the shooting on both sides was very erratic. There was also a great deal too much fouling going on, and in my opinion thi only men who did themselves justice were the goalkeepers, E. C. Lane (Newport) and R.. Mills (Swansea). They were called upon to save some ugly shots, and in the second half especially they did their work well. A match' between Newport Seconds and Penarth Seconds resulted in a win for the former by one goal, which just about represented tha difference between the two teams. My Swansea correspondent writes:— shall have no cricket in Swansea. for the next few weeks. The Swansea team have this week gone on tour into Pembrokeshire. Up to tha present I know of no results except the Haver- fordwest match on Thursday, when the weather appears to have interfered wtth the match, as well as with the tempers of umpires. One said "Go on," and the other "Leave off," and the reports in the newspapers lead one to assume that because Swansea bad two of the best bats out for three runs when the weather question came on, that was reason they departed early from Haverford" west and went on to Tenby. I hardly thiot so, but I await further news on their return. Swansea lately defeated Cardiff after the besí1 bats had gone out for next to nothing. Swansea, I am glad to say, promisee tlf take a decent position in the water poio con" tests just started in South Wales. Although they only drew with Newport, when they eX" pected a fair margin of victory, they are thi* year a very good lot. The trial match to select an international team is to be played at Swansea, and this will, no doubt, a further impetus to the game. Mr. R. E* Jones's cup is not to go to the Royal Regatta. Mr. Jones has received a letter from WI Amateur Swimming Association, supporting him in his action in making the cup an annual affair, and, apparently, bringing a little gentl" pressure to bear on the regatta. That is the worst of these "permit" businesses. Mr. &• E. Jones said he was going to give a cup to Swansea Royal Regatta. He has not done it, but has presented it to that and othef regattas. These associations are sometime* blind in one eye The captaincy of the Neath team is likely to go a-begging. Both Fred Hutchinson and Joe Davies have refused to accept it. The latter rumour says, is going to Llanelly, in whicfc event, I am told, the Neath Club will object to his transfer. Arrangements for the cyclists' camp Llanelly are proceeding apace, and, given weather, this, the latest venture of the Wheelers Club, is bound to prove very success ful. The site chosen for the camp is the marsb abutting on Pembrey-road, which is adnti1" ably suited for the purpose, there being a wid' area of dry, sandy turf. The evening will be diversified with entertainments, sever" admirable programmes having already beØ got up. Llandovery College cut a sorry figutf against Llanelly on S aturdav. Goi» £ in first, the home team scored 218 without much difficulty, the bowling being indinereB throughout. Fred Rees was the prinoip* contributor, he hitting up 70 in splendid style. Against this formidable total the Collegia could only place a beggarly 53. The victor1 of the home team is all the more creditab'' seeing that G. P. Lewis, D. L. Joseph, aDd Cliff Bowen were absent. The unexpected defeat of Burry Port added a new interest to the struggle the Carmarthenshire League teams. The fea" ture of the tight up to the present has b«e? the poor show made by the Llanelly eleven. They have only won one match anfl have suffered defeat at the hands Felinfoel, Llangennech, Burry Port, Pontyberem. LTnless the seconds do in the matches that are to come they vfi" find themselves at the bottom of the list. The selection of the Welsh Twenty is beioi anticipated in the tin-plate town with mot* interest than usual. Of course, Sergeant Wj T. Davies, the gold medallist of 1893, I certain of his place. It is considered als°. that Private Tobias Williams and Priv»^ Davies have established their claims to pIa in the team. Certainly, these young fello^ have done splendidly consistent work duri the season, and it would surprise no one t find them included. Swansea First Eleven is on tour in pøf11 brokeshire. On Thursday they played Haverfordwest, on Friday at Pembroke DoC" and to-day they play Tenby. The Haverfordwest Qycle Club runs for tb^ month are:—July 9. Stack Rocks; 16, pi nic at Marloes; 21, moonlight run to Treffgarne Rocks, where it has been sfl#' gcsted to have an open-air concert; 23, gate Sands; and 30, Langwm. The devotees of the Rugby and the Soc^?' games of football have been differing 1 Opinion at Haverfordwest. At the last m*0K ing of the Harlequins' Football dub in tb»'| town it was decided that the club should longer consist of the two sections playing two different games. Two separate clubs to be formed. ( WELSH AXHLETE*