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THE MUMBLES PIER HOTEL. APPLICATION FOR LICENSE. At the Swansea Police Court on Saturday before W. Walters, W. J. Rees, W. Williams. D. Owen, Jos. Davies, W. H. Edwards, Daniel Edwards. Ben Evans, Esqrs.. and Dr. Hall and H. Thomas. an application was made by Mr. L. M. Richards for a provisional license for a proposed hotel to be erected on a site near the pier at Mumbles. Mr. F. C. T. Naylor opposed on behalf of sixteen Mumbles publicans and some of the inhabitants. Mr Richards said the application was made in the name of Mr. G. H. Hemmen but the people who were really applying was the Mumbles Railway and Pier Company. This Company had already expended a large sum of money in carrying- out the erection of a pier at Mumbles. This undertaking he thought was evident to everyone as a very impor- tant improvement in connection with the district, and one which would benefit it in every possible way. The pier was being erected so as to enable passengers from pleasure steamers—which no doubt the Bench was aware came from Cardiff. Newport, Bristol and many other places—to land at every state of the tide. They could only land now at Mumbles by means of small boats or wait until the tide was sufficiently hiarh to run into Swansea. When he had explained to thc-m the nature of the proposed building he tl ought they (the Bench) would agree that it was a fitting" place for a refreshment house, and also that it ■would be a very important adjunct to tho=e coming in by the boats and visitors staying at Mumbles. Mr. Richards, continuing said that the hotel was to be erected exactly oppo-ite the pier on ground which the company were now preparing. The hotel, which would have a frontage of nearly 100 feet, would be able to accommodate a consid- erable number. There would be a first and second class refreshment room and also a special room for those who preferred tea or coffee and light refreshments to liquors. The premises would be under the immediate supervision of Mr. Hemmen, who would live in an adjoining house. These premises would be enclosed inside the pier gates— he called the attention of the Bench to this fact. as he thought it was an important one. Anyone going on the pier and wanting refreshments from the proposed building would, first of all, have to pay a toll of 2d. upon going through the pier gates. It could not. therefore, be said by the opposition that it would be a house competing with the other licensed houses at Mumbles. The company also intended to provide a band and a pavilion where, it was suggested, entertainments should take place. In fact the company meant to do all in their power to make the place attractive not only for the visitors coming by boat but also for those staying in the district. Mr. Marsh, the designing engineer, produced the plans which showed that the new house would be a substantial structure of stone, brick and slate. The estimated cost was close upon £2,000. Cross-examined bv Mr. Nay lor There was no compulsion under the special act of the company to levy this toll of 2d. at the entrance to the pier. In re-cxamination by Mr. Richards, Mr. Marsh said that this toll would be the means of the company's subsistence. Interest would have to be found on £40.000. and there was no other way of doing it than by imposing this toll. Mr. G. H. Hemmen, manager of the Swansea and Mumbles Railway, said that he was a share- holder in the company. He would take over the management of these refreshment rooms, if the license were granted. He had previous ex- perience of the work, having kept the Fabians' Inn. St. Thomas. Mr. Naylor, addressing the Bench, in opposi- tion to the granting of the license, said that it was not^necessary, and would be likely to injure the trade of the other licensed houses in the Mumbles. Mr. Mills, landlord of the Greyhound public- house. Mumbles, and Mr. Cooper, a refreshment nouse-keeper, gave evidence for the opposition. bupt. I hotnas having no objection to the license being granted, the Bench unanimously acceded to the application.

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L RIGHTS RESERVED.^ THE LAWYER'S VICTIM ;BT C. KASWELL.] CHAPTER XXVIII. The summer had now nearly passed away. and no opportunity had occurred of carrying out the renewed visit to Southwood to which Leewood and Agnes had both looked forward with eager anticipation. The frequent and sudden calls upon Leewood's time and attention, which the lecral proceedings entailed, added to othei business, did not permit him to absent himsell from C for the time necessary for anexcur- sion to a place so comparatively outside the .L-l"o1l.1, means of communication by post oi «'co.' f ■ There had. moreover, been a kind of understood more than expressed—that then next understood more than expressed-tbat then-next visit there would take place subsequent to their marriage, and this event they were both fully agreed must be postponed until after the final result of the lawsuit had been arrived at. The only holiday Leewood felt himse f able to take this year was a little excursion along the north coasts of Somerset and Devon. On this occasion the party consisted only of Mrs. Spencer, Agnes and Leewocd, Mr. Dvc-r havin" to remain at home. Reaching by rail the pretty little village of Dunster m ftomersetshire with its fine old castle, quaint little market place, and interesting old church, they procured a. conveyance, and driving along within a short distance cf the picturesque sea coast as far as Forlock, they there ascended to the wilds of Exmoor. The excursion occurred during the hunting season, the game in this case being the wild red deer, still found in considerable numbers in that locality,and the route fortunately lay past the spot where the meet took place. Here some two hundred persons of both sexes were assembled, many in carriages of various sorts and condition, some on foot, and a very large proportion on: horsebaek. The day was some- what foggy, but the mist frequently lifted sufficiently to disclose the glittering waters ot the Bristol Channel that lay beyond the woods which intervened between the barren uncultivated sides of the hills and the coast.. In these woods the beaters were searclnn0 for the deer, accompanied by a few of the hounc s the main pack being kept back in readiness to be laid on the scent directly the deer had been dislodged. For a time perfect stillness reigned, broken onlv by the coversation of those around but presently one of the dogs gave forth the expected and welcome sound. Then another and another, and then that burst of melody which every huntsman knows so well. Instantly all was movement and animation, reins were gathered up, girths tightened, and directly the chase broke cover and its course was declared there ensued the dashing impetuous gallop over moontains and moorland, across ditches and hedges, until the deer, hard pressed, sought his usual refuge in the friendly waters below. Gladly would Leewood have joined in the chase, and even Agnes longed for her Welsh pony, who. small and shaggy though he was, she felt might yet in a country such as this, have distanced some of the splendid-looking horses she saw dashing by. But the pony was far away at Abernant. and the only horse at their command was the stout animal attached to their convey- ance. who regarded the animated scene with proud indifference. So gradually the sounds of the chasli grew fainter and fainter, and presently died away in the distance, and Agnes and Leewood, rejoining Mrs. Spencer, who had remained in the vehicle, resumed their seats and proceeded on their journey to the charming little villages at Lynmouth and Linton, which lie, the one by the sea, and the other some five hundred feet immediately above. Under the windows of the hotel that formed our travellers' quarters at Lynmouth, rushed the sparkling waters of the brook to which the place owes ifs name, and all around, and up the hills the thick woods looked fresh and beautiful in their summer foliage. Having secured beds and partaken of a substantial lunch, the trio set out to explore the neighbourhood. The cluster of houses that compose the village of Lynmouth completely fill up the little space of ground that lie. between the sea-shore and the steep hills that rise immediately above it. Along the line of cliffs there is a glorious sea walk, in places almost overhanging the foaming waters, that far below dash with sullen roar against the rocky barrier as if angry at the obstacle it presents to their further progress. Far away across the channel to the north the I Welsh coast appears, a dim, shadowy outline, while away to the west the eye travels unchecked. over the broad expanse of ocean. The walk leads to the Valley of Rocks, so called from its rough, told features, where the effects of the mysterious forces of nature are apparent in the fantastic shapes and confused outlines that everywhere meet the eye. From here a gcod read leads to Linton, which crowning the tcp of the hill, is a place somewhat more pretentious than the sister village that nestles at its feet. Here the party had tea, and then amidst the darkening shades of night descended through the wood-bordered road thd led back to their hotel. The following day, again securing a vehicle, the drive was continued through Combe Martin to Il/racombe, to which place the glorious summer weather and holiday season had brought hosts of visitors, who clustered upon the rocks and wandered about the walks in numbers far too great to suit the desires and inclinations of our party. But here they were again in the land of railroads, and bidding a speedy adieu to Ilfraeombe they journeyed on to a little village situated in near proximity to the famous Bull lighthouse. Here our travellers found many attractions, including a rocky coast and good sands but the pleasure conferred by th'-se natural beauties and advantages was somewhat marred by the poor accommodation at that time provided by the only inn of the place, where the chief desideratum, that of cleanliness, was conspicuous by its absence. Neither of the ladies or Leewoud sought for the luxuries that our modern hotels usually afford, and a hut if clean, would have been all they desired, but comfort in the midst of filth and untidiness was impo-s.ble, and they were truly glad on the following morning to be able to pursue their way to Bideford and take up their quarters at an excellent hotel that faces the pretty river, and stands close to the great bridge, which, with its numerous but unequalled arches forms in the minds of the inhabitants, the pride and glory of Bideford. In itself the old Devonshire town cannot claim much to arrest for any lengthened time the pro- gress of the tourist, but it brings to mind the renowned mariners who went forth from this their native place to explore and to conquer, and whose shades one almost expects to meet wan- dering through the quaint streets and along the ancient quays, still paved with the same flag- stones upon which their busy footsteps had so often trod. After a quiet, happy Sunday at Bidiford, the little party, again hiring a conveyance, proceeded to Bude, in Cornwall, stopping for a short time en route at that queerest of all queer watering places, Clovelly, with its one street (if such a name is applicable) that, passing literacy through a house, pursues its narrow course from the little pier upwards between houses that almost meet. and with a gradient far too steep for any vehicle to attempt. The foot passengers struggle with difficulty up the ascent, their luggage being tran-ported on the backs of mules and donkeys, while ladies and others not strong enough to encounter the hill, are conveyed in hand-barrows. Very pretty are the rocky cliffs and the green woods tint stretch down to the water's edge, and close by is the church, immortalised by its association with Charles Kingsley, whose contiguous residence is eagerly pointed out by the villagers, proud of their former distinguished parson, the charming Devonshire writer and novelist. It was a long drive to Bude. and very welcome was the appear- ance of distant twinkling lights, which their coachman informed Leewood were those of the little town, and presently they reached the hotel. and, the somewhat anxious enquiry as to accom- modation being answered satisfactorily, they were soon seated and in the enjoyment of the strong tea" which the pure fresh air had so prepared them to appieciite. At Budethey found their wishes fully grati- fied m the sh;tpe of broad, open sea, pleasant sands, and fine cliffs, at the foot of which they C|jU d sit while the waves dashed grandly around. ^?,re but comparatively few visitors, and wateiina-^lace111 Cerem°n^ a ^as^I6:la^-c ^&nea looked forward to several their •>»' -» dactly suited hotel after the.r first1™ ^turning to the presented with one of those"1? f ,yas envelopes With which 4 ^°^^yeU°W familiar. have now become 3° It contained a messasre from MR T • ± X inar that the appeal to the House of T r> kj !heard o» th.. --St day bnt one, desirable tnat he should be present in London It was a great disappointment, but there wa~ no alternative, and next morning he left by COaeh for the nearest railway station. Agnes would crla-lly have accompanied her lover. She was un- willi- c not to be by his side should an adverse decision be given, which now, with the accumu. lated costs, would mean to Leewood absolute ruin. But he tendeily persuaded her to remain durin^ the two or thrje days of suspense that intervened before the final result would be known. He wished, if the blow fell, first to face it him- self, and thus be able to soften its effects upon her. Mrs. Spencer assented to the arrangement, aod eagerly did she, and especially Agnes, wait for the expected news. I Leewood found Mr. Lovejoy at the hotel he had named in London, full of confidence in the res nit, j and, while it was impossible to entirely cast off anxiety, where the consequences were to him (Leewood) so nomentous, he derived much com- fort from Lovejov's calm composure and assur- ance of success. It is not our purpose to narrate the various incidents of this final appeal to the House of Lords, as the issues that they had to decide are already known to our readers. The arguments on both sides were advanced with all the effect that skill and eloquence could afford. But in ( point of fact Campbell had no case whatever, f and. while this had been evident at the various previous trials, it was still more clearly apparent in the calm measured words of the Law Lords when giving their decision, which fully justified Mr. Lovejoy -9 opinion, and was absolutely and entirely in his client's favour. But Leewood's natural exultation at the result greatly gave way to a feeling of sorrow and com- passion when he noticed the sad alteration that, even since he had last seen him, but two or three months previously, had taken place in Campbell 8 appearance and demeanour. They both met in one of the corridors, and Leswood could not for- bear accosting him. "Mr. Campbell," he said, "I am. of course, glad to have won, but let me as-ure you that I have never wronged you in thought, word or de?d, and even now, if I can in any way that is right assist you in this matter, I will gladly do so. Thank you. replied Campbell. IOU are very good, and the law seems to say that you are right but I have taken my own course, and wish for no aid in regard to it from you or anyone else." At this moment Air. Arklow came up, and. finding the two gentfemen engaged in conversa- tion, he also addressed some remark to Leewood, and proffered his hand. Leewood drew back. and, declining the attempted civility, said You will readily understand, Mr. Arklow. that with you I decline all intercourse, now and for the future. You have done your work," he continued, glanc- ing at Campbell, and it is for you to justify it. I cannot do so. Arklow made no reply, but his face became so deadly pale that for a moment Leewood regretted the words he bad tEed. Leaning towards Camp- lnIl, he added I can only repeat that towards you, Mr. Campbell. I feel no ill-will, but only deep sorrow at the course which you have been induced to take. Mr. Lovejoy here came up, and, joining him, Leewood left the building, and, proceeding to the nearest telegraph office, he Sent messages to Agnes announcing his success, and to Mr. Dyer and others. The following morning Leewood bad intended rejoining Agnes and Mrs. Spencer at Bude, but lie found that there was so much to detain him in London that this was impossible, and, as Agnes wished to reach home by the end of the week, any continuation of their pleasant ex- cursion had to be given up. Evaline Campbell had accompanied her husband to London on this occasion. He had lately ap- peared so depressed that she wished to be with him when the final decision was announced, 1\3 she bad now no confidence that it would be in their favour. She was glad to find, however, that Campbell was on this occasion much less affected by the result than had been the case at the two former trials. He bad gradually recognised the folly of the course he had been induced by Arklow to pursue. But the lawyer had estimated correctly the spirit of the stubborn Scotchman—the same that had animated his countrymen on many a hard-fought field-and he, like them, never knew when defeat had come. But admirable as this may be in square or trench, calmly and resolutely awaiting the onslaught of the foe. it was of little avail in the law courts, where jusdee and right were aga:nst him. The fact was, Campbell bad regretted the sale of his mine from the day when he had signed the deed that conveyed it away. And thus, when it appeared that others were ready to give far more than he had obtained, he was predisposed to listen to Arklow's insidious advice, and he plunged into law. forgetting to calmly consider that there was another side to the question, and that an impar- tial tribunal might take a very different view of it to that held by him-elf. The result of the first trials would in most CJSeii have been regarded as final, but it simply incited in Campbell, always accustomed to meet with and overcome difficulties sooner or later, a determination to persevere, and, unfortunately for him, his legal adviser, though from very different motives, was equally resolved that the proceedings should continue. (To be continued.)

ARE HOLIDAYS A MISTAIvE ? THE FATAL SEASIDE. Now people aie coming back from summer holidays, the question arises in many families, Many people go away to the seaside and contrive to catch a. lasting or fatal illness where they seek health. Do holidays pay The People's Journal of Dundee, one of the most important Scotch papers, calls attention to a case in point. "C p to July I was a healthy woman." said a lady in Fifeshire, it was a cold I caught in the holidays, and that I could not get rid of, which began my troubles. I first had a pain in my side, and then an awful cjugh. I became weaker and weaker. My kidneys were attacked by the cold, I lay in bed suffering from severe pain. Two months after my illness commenced, the doctor was'specially sent for one forenoon, as I had become dangerously ill. After examination, he asked me, amongl other things, if any of my people had died of consumption. My mother.' I answered, had gone in that way. but I did not think consumption was in the family.' He said—" I think you are going into a con- sumotion.' I was ordered brandy, eggs and beef tea, but I could not take anything my appetite had completely gone. My husband one day said :—■ I think, Jeannie, 1 will get this wonderful new medicine I have seen so often mentioned in the newspapers. It is not like ordinary medicine, and the papers have reported some wonderful cures by it. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People they call the thing. They are only 2s. 9d. a box. He went and brought me a box. I took a little bread and milk to have something on my stomach, and he gave me three of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, through the night my cough seemed to get a little easier. When I wakened I said. 1 Alec—I teel so hungry. He gave me a lamb chop and a cup of tea. I am sure I had not tasted as much food for about two months before. When the neighbours came in and saw me they were really astonished. I took another three pills, and had a refreshing sleep. "I got better every day after that, and my cough and the pains gradually went away." y°u suffered a great deal of pain ? anc' bael been poulticed until the skin came oft my body I had a racking cough that I could not get up, and cut through me from my » Wh J was dreadful at night." What did the doctor say when he saw you had recovered The doctor had said to his assistant he thought I would never get better. The assistant said my recovery was a miracle. I will persist in saying that Dr. Williams Pink Pilla saved my life." Mrs. Walker lives at 120, High-street, Cowden- heath, and her case is only one of many in which Dr. Wi'liams Pink Pills have cured Consumption and all diseases arising from debility and impover- ished blood, rheumatism, influenza, anaemia, scrofu'a. and chronic erysipelas, as well as nervous disorders such as paralysis, locomotor ataxy, neuralgia, St. Vitus' dance, and nervous headache. The\ are obtainable of all chemists, and from Dr. Williams' Medicine Company, 46, Holborn- viidnct, London, at 2s. 9d. a box, or six for 13s. 9s.. but are ognuine only with t'll name. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People. The Pills are not purgative and cannot harm the most delicate.

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SOMETHING FOR YOUNG FOLKS. STOPPED. There is a line in an old song, "Clack, clack goes the mill," which is not undescriptive of certain smart, nervous women, when once their tongues are started. One of this class is men- tioned in the "Recollections" of an old Con- necticut gentleman, and also her encounter with a worthy deacon in a meeting-house. The deacon was also the village justice. He looked after violators of the statutes of the State of Connec'^cut on week dajs. On Sundays, however, his special mission was overseeing mischievous boys and girls, whose reverence was not as large as their mirth fulness. The worthy man, whose name was Benedict, held his judicial office in high esteem, but his respect for the diaconate was higher still. When, however, he was called upon to act in his joint capacity, as deacon and justice, th?n lie n a/- nified his office. Woe be to the culprit who offended the majesty of Church and State, united in the person of John Benedict. There was a woman connected with the con- gregation over which the deacon exercised his official authority whose tongue, even on ordinary occasions, reminded her friends of the clack of the mill. She had one Sabbath seated herself in church, having first deposited her little cross-handled basket, which contained her lunch of mince-pie, under the seat. In the opening services she devoutly joined, and was listening to the sermon with the attention becoming a churchgoer, until a small dog entered the pew. He, creeping softly behind her petticoats, began to eat the pie. She, hearing what was going on, gave him a kick. Out into the broad aisle rushed the yelping dog, with the dinner- basket hanging across his neck. "Oh, dear! oh, dear!" cried the excited woman, in a shrill voice, heard through the meeting-house. "The dog's got my dinner! There! there! I've spoken aloud in meeting- time What will Deacon Benedict say ? Why, I'm talking all the time! There it goes again! What shall I do ? ) Hold your tongue shouted the deacon, from hislofficial seat. Her mouth closed with a snap, and she became silent before the magisterial utterance. The deacon then looked round over the half-tittering congregation with an air of complacency and conscious power that said plainly: You see my authority can tie even her tongue A USEFUL COURSE OF STUDY. A girl should learn to make a bed. To bake good biscuits, cake, and bread, To handle deftly brush and broom, And neatly tidy up a room. A girl should learn to darn and mend, To watch the sick, the baby tend. To have enough of style and taste To trim a hat or fit a waist. A girl should learn to value time, A picture hang, a ladder climb; And not to almost raise the house At sight of the wee, harmless mouse. A girl should learn to dress with speed, And hold tight-lacing 'gainst her creed, To buy her shoes to fit her feet— To be above all vain deceit. A girl should learn to keep her word, To spread no further gossip heard Home or abroad to be at ease, And try her best to cheer and please. A girl should learn to sympathise, To be reliant, strong, and wise, To all the helpless gentle be, And always truly womanly. A girl should learn to fondly hold True worth of value more than gold; Accomplished thus, with tender mien, Reign, crowned with love, the home's good queen, TEACHING A HORSE. The qualities required in a teacher of youth are needed in one who essays to train a horse. He must be gentle, firm, and gifted with the art of putting things. If he also possesses that which is as excellent a thing in man as in woman, a voice "ever soft, gentle and low," it will be all the better for himself and his pupil. The following directions as to teaching a horse to back and to lead shew how the qualities referred to may be used Take him to the top of a rather steep piece of ground, stand his hind feet down the slope, throw the bridlo reins over the neck, place your- self in front, and take hold of them on each side of the head close up to the bit. Now press the bit against the sides of the mouth and speak gently—"Back, back"—and the horse will soon learn to do this. Next take him on to the top of ground not quite so steep, and pursue the same course. When the horse has learnt to back readily down hill, he can be taken on to level ground to do it. As soon as this lesson is well taught, harness him to a light, empty waggon, and go through the same course. When completed, jump into the waggon, take the reins in hand, pull on them, at the same time speaking to him, "Back, back," and thus keeping up the discipline till the animal is per- fected in it. If he has a mate, after both are well instructed they can be harnessed together, and drilled till perfect in backing. Three things, as above stated, must be strictly observed First, to place the horse with his back down descending ground second, when harnessed, let it be to a light, empty waggon, which requires the least possible effort to back it; third, be perfectly kind to the horse, speak gently, pat it on the neck, stroke down its face with the hand, and on no account strike it. As soon as the horse understands what is wanted of him, he will do it with alacrity. It is not from ill-temper or stubbornness that-a horse does not back at once when spoken to; it is from sheer ignorance; he does not know what is wanted, or how to do it, until gently taught. A second method is to harness the horse along- side of another well broken to back, and set the hind end of the waggon on a sloping piece of ground, and follow the directions above, or jump into the waggon and take the reins in hand: buC it is better to discipline alone at first, as above. To teach a horse to lead, let a man or boy y take the end of the bridle in hand and gently pull on it, while another holds out a dish with grain or meal in it. The horse will then advance to it. Now let him nibble a small quantity,then move with the dish a little further in front, and so keep on till he is taught to lead well. He can also be taught by putting him along- sIde of another horse which leads easily. He ought to be rather hungry when thus drilled, so that he will come up eagerly to the dish of grain. "DEAR MOTHER!" In one of the county gaols in Western Penn- sylvania a poor old man died lately who had been a prisoner there for fifty-one years. In 1831. William Standford, an English farm- hand near the village of Uniontown, became violently insane and committed a murder. He was tried and sentenced to imprisonment for life, and was chained to the floor of the gaol for eighteen years, according to the inhuman method of that day. Finding that he was harmless, the gaoler at last took off his chains, but he had remained in the prison ever since, and was known as "Crafty BI»y, the bugaboo of several generations of children. I:> He was eighty-one at the time of his death. During his whole life, and in all the ravings of madness, he never was known once to allude to his childhood, or to his early days. When, however, lie lay dying on his pallet in the cell, the old man suddenly checked his foolish bab- blings, and lay still and silent for a few moments. Then he looked up with a grave, tender smile, and said: Dear mother! He never spoke again. The thought of his mother, who had loved mm, and whom he had loved, had lain hidden in that poor crazed, foolish brain for eighty long jears, through all his imbecility and ferocity and madness; and awoke at the last. All the misery and cruelty he had sufferel slipped away from him, and like a little child he came back to the dear mother whom he had lost nearly a century ago, and who had loved him best of all the world. If the happy mothers who, perhaps, are reading this paper to their children gathered about their knees could only understand how long their memory will last with those children, how long after they are dust their words and actions will influence the lives of their sons and daughters, how different those words and actions would be! There would be an end then, we think, of irritable wrangling, of hard judgment and of petty deceit with the little ones; and every woman would hold up her hands to God, asking Him to so lead her that she may ba the "dear mother to whom her children will turn smiling in their dying houc. BABIES WHO SLEEP IN SNOW. When the Lapps go to church, which they do legularly, being, above all things, a devout people, they take their babies with them. The babies, however, do not come into church. A little nest is made in the snow by the parents, and in this they are tenderly laid and carefully covered over. The parents go into the church, and their babies, warm and comfortable, tieep enugly outside throughout the service.

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CONTEMPORARY CHAT. The epidemic of insubordination and violence which has recently prevailed on board the shi po at the home ports shews at present no signs of abating, remarks the Army and Navy Gazette. During the week three more courts-martial have taken place, two of which were on first-class boys charged with striking executive officers. In both cases the boys bore indifferent characters and will certainly be no loss to the Service. One has been sentenced to receive twenty-four strokes with the birch, then to be imprisoned for twelve months, and afterwards to be dismissed the Service. The second was sentenced to receive twenty-four strokes with the birch, then to be imprisoned for two years, and afterwards to be dismissed from the Navy. It cannot be said that these sentences are harsh; on the contrary if they are at all it is on the side of leniency. It is not so long since when rougher methods were in vogue and men for similar offences were flogged round the fleet or hanged out of hand. We are by no means advocates of corporal punish- ment as a rule but the man who strikes the captain or commander of a ship when brought up to have his case adjudicated is little better than he who robs with violence, and should receive similar punishment. The only excuse that can possibly be urged in their favour is that they have been misled by the pernicious sympathy of a certain class of newspaper. Is.more the custom for regiments to ceieciate the anniversaries of battles in which they bore a conspicuous part. It is a sort of birthday celebration of a regiment's glory. Un- questionably it is the best way of instructing our young soldiers in the history of their regi- ments and of inculcating esprit de corps. It may not be generally known, says a service paper, that in no branch of the Army are battle anni- versaries more honourably observed than in the jloyal Artillery; some batteries have as many as four in each year. Cynics may sneer, but the Empire was not won by them or their kind. There is no room at Scotland Yard for genius, declares a writer in the Sun. If Sherlock Holmes were a real personality and applied for a post in the Criminal Investigation Department he would be refused. The system is such that no place could be found for him. The detection of crimo (al'a^. om( murder) depends upon the daily patching of criminals and the associates of criminals. Tha 'tecs know their haunts, and they have their jackals everywhere, for it is all ponsense to talk of honour among thieves. When a burglary has been committed the 'tecs find out who among these men ,have been "active" on the night of the burglary. Their subsequent task is to connect the criminals with the crime. Tfi^ t'le^r success largely depends upon ,e .ac that nearly every murderer leaves behind some ciue or another. This is seized upon and followed up with a patience that cannot be over-praised The man being identified, however, ?! J have a chance of escape if he be aS wWr,3 watchful. I recall many cases of niu ^rers eluding the hue-and-cry for many • g on their tracks, and effacing themselves In some quiet spot. They have failed in the end through carelessness, or that nervous -11C, t'le most callous man must feel nf 18 hunted. There are at this present flv i! i st six murderers whom the police have tailed to trace. t P°ints to some need of reform. Many ° a (»wiC0^Mand-yard men are very skilful. They aI JL,u jan8uages, good at disguises, good ces a"d following up clues; but it ♦v.a fr,r^eein-a clesil'able experiment to draft into *.a;v,ori iiX or seven highly-educated and miiH ernen with analytical minds, who reasoning33011 0U^ crimes unhampered by official i.o^i,C1«n^eva j'e number of sanitary authorities !v,r thf n I-"003! Government Board f?uif^0se ascertaining whether in the 'wnv^f,0^ ratepayers they were obliged to r;tal« tv. °m non".Pauper patients in their hos- °* ^ieir maintenance, that body ti °f li ^~ocal Government Journa 1, laid it SLi f Utie debt may be recovered, but a i repayment is subject toreviaw ,tr;ct, Auditor. The decision cannot local autiin r greatest importance both to local authorities and to the patients. The new afternoon express service of the T Kaihvay appears to have revolu- tlOIlIsed the traffic between England and France. Until the s Pring of the present year, the tide of A p setting in more and more strongly so much so that rumours were freely £ ii (. to t,ie effect that the service by ro cestone and Boulogne was to be discontinued. Now all this is completely changed. During the past month no fewer than 60,247 passengers travelled vid Boulogne as against 29,039 vid Calai Dieppe was a good third with 25,349, and Havre a bad fourth with 4,733. It is the luxurious new third-class carriages of the Soutti pastern, with lavatories attached, that have done it.. .i. the third-class passenger by the South jjastern is no longer cooped up in a low-roofed wooden box, and he is no longer compelled to travel by slow trains in the dead of night. Reaving London in the afternoon, he arrives in fans just before bedtime. One effect of the new service is seen in the recent reduction in the third-class fare to Paris by the night express gervice by Dover and Calais. Very many of the clergy let their parsonages during the summer months. It appears, however -at some vicars on the South Coast are much scandalised at the use of their gardens for tennis playing on Sundays. It is becoming common therefore to insert a clause in the letting agree- ment forbidding Sunday amusements. ;nm'fl»rk-' ^P1"6 League, which has been f nue Us wo^ durir,e the summer, is to con- Iv^ewto fX ng the winter months. With t f tho cause of Imperial Unity, r ea^ue in thft .establish branches of the iifrminahu lniP°rtant provincial centres Tla eowg orm'- Manchester, Liverpool, and Ihe CoIonial V a"Ce~which were visited, b? t!ur throuah ti1161"3 in the course of their ^ittee oT"?L re country- The Executive Com- this end and is makin £ arrangements to !/ll hi ,-Vltre 13 110 doubt that its efforts kerned seconded by the towns con- avfvrhvmlS t now devoting attention to a Hent tforrp? Mefence- A Canadian correspon- ff.^vv tielT'K 3e. GM'e ^at early next year batteries and a number of defence iovi«d for ti6 Purc^ased, the latter to be em- P- • upi e Pr°tection of Montreal and the dcfence of tho r ,wiU fce remembered that the «-iiich Mr rti Colonies was cne of the subjects discussed at th lain and the Colonial Premiers Tulv anri C0nferenc3 at the Colonial Office •ns'ruit'ioni t Mere is reason to believe that the 'oiativp tn ti le Canadian Government officials -mvpriiatpi* new scheme of defence were issued Sri' Kt"° *»• <* Sir l ock* thpideS^a'ds *s a term calculated to assist at the' ai'ui03, ffiinded' bf ?T° wh° aitar have an eye to the main °irU for ti.i? su™s being paid to beautiful M-'iere is m lrr„5eivices at lashionable marriages. S 8 r, Atlantic belle, says the St. Provide ^as earned sufficient to inUtf-vi.-r, 'erse'f an elegant trousseau by thus flidps T) ° ^le 'wants of ultra-fashionable ff tl.Pha, Jul's figure is perfection, andsliew3 °^-le es of expensive gowns in the finest ? Uw i h" complexion is surpassingly ,T. after 1 u*' featurcs faultlessly regular. So f.1' Vs that she can afford to turn up «^ir« a« i ?sdain at any but really first-class f ,vp ilpr is becoming quite an honour to !Uy M»Skafetothe ™eddl"g r There is another fashionable bridesmaid in London—resljy a New Yoik maiden-who earns quite a ccinfortahie sum by posing as brides- ,naid. Her beauty is incomparable, and her so hie that she always causes a sensation wherever she appears in the robes of honour. It js unusual thing for her to have a dozen '"Ji'ontTof ^'lthin a week. Of course, th3 n; J the applicants are perfect strangers, 5 'y it is her painful duty to decline .p. nppear at .second-rate weddings, though the TOfriH- 1S °^ten exceptional. A recent New ■, ,ln £ witnessed the satin-robed bride thirteen exquisitely lovely brides- inaids, ten 0f whom were paid over thirty dollars to appear, the costumes—works of art- being proviued for the occasion by the bride's father. J H.M.S. Terrible, the" Duke of York's future flag-sllÍp, is a first-class protected cruiser of 14,200 tuns, 25,COO horse-power under natural draught, and is capable of making 22 knots an fccur. Her length is SCCft.. between perpen- diculars, and 5o8ft. over all. The armament includes two 9'2in. breechloaders, one forward and one a it. 126m., 16 12-pounder, and 12 3- pounder quick-firing guns, besides other small guns, 9 45-in. Maxims, and four 18in sub- merged torpedo tubes. Her protection consists of a steel deck of from 3in. to 6in., 6in. bases of turntables for the 92 guns, and 2in. to 6in. case-mates for the 6in. guns. Her complement ui B94 men.

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DEPARTURE OF THE REV. A. A. MATHEWS. FAREWELL SERMON AT HOLY TRINITY CHURCH. STRONG PROTEST AGAINST SECTARIANISM. The popular and earnest Vicar of Holy Trinity, the Rev. A. A. Mathews, who has accepted the living of Blaenavon, preached his farewell sermon to his parishioners last Sunday evening. Respected as he is by all classes and all sects, his departure is sincerely regretted, and his vale- dictory was listened to by the largest congregation that has ever gathered together in this, one of the largest churches in Swansea. Last Sunday was aLo the Harvest Festival, and special hymns and anthems were sung, whilst the sacred edifice was beautifully decorated. The Rev. A. A. Mathews preached from the texts My purposes are broken off (Job, xvii. c., 11th v.) and Thou didst well in that it was in thine heart" (II. Chronicles, vi. c., 8th v.) It had long been the earnest aim of David, the rev. gentleman said, to build up a temple meet for the worship of God and now that the fire of warlike ambition had burned itself out; now that his foes had been vanquished and the kingdom consolidated, and peace firmly ensured, the aged king fervently desired to accomplish the long-cherished dream of his eventful life. David's purpose, however, was rejected, and this privileged honour was to be handed down to another. Yet his desire was warmly approved and appreciated. Who was there in that vast congregation that did not pity the fru-trated King ? Who did not experience a feeling of fellow sympathy that so willing a subject was not permitted to accomplish an object which had been the pious and fervent dream of so many years ? None knew greater grief than those who, having set their minds upon doing' some great task, had failed in their purpose, whose power fell short of the will. strength failing- to keep pace with the inmost desire the height that proved too high the heroic too hard for earth. Those who had visited the National Gallery at Edinburgh would call to mind Sir Dd. Wilkins's unfinished picture of John Knox dispensing the sacrament at Caldpr House. Some of the figures were painted in, while others were only sketched, because the artist had to go abroad through ill-health, leaving his work incomplete. On his way home he died off Gibraltar. The picture had a strange fascination for him (the preacher), and as he gazed upon the canvas and imagined what idea the artist had in his mind, the words of the text rose before him. For their comfort be it said that, in the arithmetic of the Almighty, they might not get the sums right; yet, he thought, God would give them credit for the work nay, he would in most cases, accept the desire for the deed, the purpose for the performance, the thought for the thing itself. How many were the unaccompli-hed aims in our earthly career—mere sketches when we thought to have finished pictures-a broken arc instead of the perfect circle Yet, there came the sweet comfort of the words in the text Thou didst well in that it was in thine heart." A noble aim faithfully kept was as a noble deed, and so if they had not been allowed to realise their ideal God approved of the generous thought. Well might they put into the mouth of David, the words of the poet Browning Better have failed in the high aim, as I Than vulgarly in the low aim succeed. And why i" L Because what I aspire to be and was not comforts m(3- 'Tis not what man does, but what min would do, which exalts him." It was hard for David to have, as it were the music in his soul without the harp in his hand. The King's failure was exceedingly pathetic, but while it meant humiliation and sorrow to his heart, who could tell what it meant in the secret and all-wise councils of God. In these days, when so much remained to be done in the service of Christ, should they sit still with folded arms because the chances of failure were so formidable, and because people so often disappointed them, and good purposes appeared to be broken off P Should they, like the cool, calcula- ting servant in the parable, bury the talent and forbear to serve Him because of the severity of the ternn ? No failure worse than that. No holding aloof more cowardly than that. No conduct so near the curse of Meroz. While they were there, God sent them forth, each in his own I sphere, not so much to conquer as to work it ^ay be to suffer apparent defeat, yet certainly, to ful- fil some purpose in the divine government. They should strive that they may attain, but they should not be altogether disappointed if they did not always attain, for the parable of the Sower with its four kinds of soil reminded us that God was not afraid even to risk failure. Pasturs, teachers, district visitors, noble hearted philanthropists—they had no right to look tor recognition of success in their own day. it was rather a sign that they were workma, tor them. selves and not for Christ, when they were over anxious to see every effort crowned with surcess. In a good cause let them not fail to risk the chance of disappointment ard unaccomplished aims. Heaven, sail a cynical proverb, "is for those who have failed on earth." Yes; and since the days of Calvary no christian mind need be ashamed to accept that proverb, for who. after ill, were life's victors r Were they the martyrs whose cause seemed to perish at the stake, or the exulting Nero r Were they the Spartat.s who perished at Thermopylae, or were they the over-riding Persians? Was it the triumphant judge, or Socrates condemned to death r Was it Paul bound with iron fetters, or the profligate Felix upon his throne? Was it Pilate upon the judgment seat, or was it Christ upon the cross ? Because David's hopes were frustrated he did not retire in wounded self-love but he worked up to the last point to which God permitted him to go. If he could not build, he would at least collect the necessary materials and thus expedite the work to the best of his powers, so that while Solomon's was the perform- ing hand, the capital used was David s. Let them then, like David, die hard. It was better to have tried and failed than not to have failed because they had not trie.). It was better to have made the mistake of high aspirations than never to have struck some blow against vice and error because so many have struck it wit.i so i e purpose. It was better to try without succeed- ing than to succeed without trying". V> ou God they had something of that sublime courage, that unhesitating devotion to duty in service, which animated that noble Light Brigade in Balaclava's charge o Their's not to make reply Their's not to reason why Their's but to do and die." Would they win that sweet impulse which in the hattle of life would stir them unflinchingly to do their best for God's honour, it must beat the foot of the cross. For there, as their encouragement, should they see the crown of thorns budding with frasrant leaves there above all, as tneir impulse 10 faithful and obedient service, should they see the arms of the Redeemer stretched forth to gather in a sinful world; tbere^ should they realise in that heart-rending cry, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me, the con- sequences of a sin in which He had no share there should they hear those words of victory It is finished," acknowledging the ray- ment of a debt which He had never incurred and there, too, should they meet that piercing glance which seemed to say, so quietly and so h^art-reachinjf, This I did for theo what doest I thou for me?" Dared they stand bpneath that cross in wounded aelf-lovej? IDared they be scornful and cynical there? More often than not, defeat came lest, in self urrogance. they should think themselves indispensable to God, or, it may be, to teach necessary lessons of dependence and trust upon an arm that was stronger than that of flesh. Standing there as he did. for the last time as the vicar of that parish, his thoughts went back to a ministry of ten years, five of which were spent as a humble assistant to his and their late highly revered vicar, Canon Gauntlett-a man whom he should never forget for all his kindness, and love, and help, which he was ever ready to give—and thea for five years as his poor and fesble successor. As he looked back upon that chapter which was so rapidly coming to a close, he beheld a ministry full of failures, because of aims unaccomplished, purposes broken off, plans unfulfilled, ideals far from being realised. As regards his work, he left it with a sense of distressing incompleteness, and yet, God knew, he had endeavoured, according to his lights, to do his very best, so that he would fain take hope from the text: Nevertheless thou didst well, in Sna+iia-^thine heart." In days and nights IOWPJ w,n eirf service> and in conflict with his battles to figl,, bely S striven to earn that title, "Minister of Christ." His earnest prayer was that God might send a successor who should succeed where he had failed, who should reap where he had sown. It was hard to relinquish one's ideals, to leave a congregation and a parish where he could count friend after friend, true and tried, who, like ivy sprays, had climbed firm and fast around his heart-strings, never to be forgotten. Words failed to express his sense of gratitude towards those from whom he had received so much in the way of hospitality, of sympathy, of help of forbearance, and of thoughtful kindness. Again and again had he been deeply touched and richly helped by the earnest and undivided support that they had ever been ready to render him, while he gave, at the same time, the greatest honour and acknowledged his greatest sense of indebtedness to Almighty God, the Giver of all. Ho fervently longed for their prayers, as he stood on the threshold of now and arduous work, and in bidding them farewell, he did so with the heartfelt regret of one who was parting from those he had learned to appreciate, to respect, and to love, and as one who had the happy feeling that he had won some love in return. The rev. gentleman went on to explain that he had accepted the living of Blaenavon because the air there would be the means of enhancing the comfort and health and well-being of his mothei-, and of prolonging her days. He felt it a privilege which he highly esteemed in being able to pay back a small debt which he owed to her who had been so good to him. He earnestly hoped that God, in his love, would prove in the future that he had made the right step, and that he should have the unfeigned pleasure of knowing that after all it was that unseen hand that ruled and ordered all things, both in heaven and earth, ruled the proceeding that was then taking place' and that he should be able to learn that the I church and parish were being benefitted considerably by the change that was about to take place. The patrons of the living were thoroughly Christian men. Dr. Barlow, the secretary, wrote to him some time ago asking for their prayers and he said You can rely upon it, Mr. Mathews that we shall do, with God's help, our best to«end a worthy successor to yourself." By and bv in answer to their prayers, tho man would come, and he would bespeak lor him, whoever he might be, that same kindly, sympathetic treatment that they had ever shown to himself. He would ask them to stand by him and hold up his arms when- ever it was in their power to do so. in order that that work, which so many honoured servants of God had laboured hard and faithfully to build up, might not be allowed to suffer, but rather might go on from strength to strength. The Rev. A. A. Mathews concluded O, dear people, you who worship here from Sunday to Sunday, let me ask you remain faithful and true here. Do not rob me, and others who have gone before me, of the joy of seeing you here from time to time, and of renewing with you the friendships that have been fostered and cemented during the years that have passed. But may I, when I come here from time to time, see the same dear old friends' faces that I have delighted to see in the years that have gone by, and may I know that you are as faithful to my successor as you ever have been to me. And yon, the people outside, shall I say of our little flock here, to you, kind friends, who have been linked to me by other ties it may be, I will ask you to bear kindly with that branch of the Church to which it'irmv privilege to belong. My brethren, I know there are many of my Nonconformist brother* oml town and I pray to God that I may r do I would ask you to try and cnlii,' „ i tint Mmo • -i r!, clutlvate all round J i J o my mind it is the fwS I N DPT'1 TO BRIN £ IN THOSE petti- nf°H » ?nie uch dissipate the strength f C1,mt^n Church so much to-day. It is tor the i-arne God that we a: e wort ing. It is in the same holy cause that we are engaged. Do not let us waste our powder and shot upon one another when the great world outside is far still beyond us. You know as well as I do that when that census was held in Swansea some years ago the majority of the people of this town and neighbourhood were not to be found within the sacred walls of our churches and chaj>els. Let us go forth and work to bting them in, and let us leave one another alone. My brethren, that shall be my last word, my la-t prayer, earnest and heartfelt as it is—the prayer that our blessed Lord Himself offered before He was taken to Calvary That they may be one." One. if not in form, in spirit. And may God grant that our concentrated efforts going on here and there nil over the town, miy be used and blessed bv so that the people outside may be brought'• the folds of our great Ci.nrch Sf r i Father may be known and loved inri °Vr that Jesus, the perfe?t man, the anient serve(^ to humanity, may be followed-Jesus our Saviour our God-man, and the blessed °iUr V10m': willing to be our guide and F l w 1S ever grant tlijit that old ■'H'etcheil bltto>- between us all mav bo WJ. eSs that exists Christian Chuichas lil from the nearer and nearer together h +w -+ay C01?e said with truth may Behold how thes? Oh'iWa8 °Lold,; lue?k. Christians love one another. INDUCTION SERVICE AT BLAENAVON- Th» TV i NEXT MONDAY. n, a ? P Llandaff is going to institute the Mathews, the new Vicar of Blaenavon, I ana the Rev. c. E. F. Griffiths, M.A., Vicar of p evithin, and R.D., will induct him at St. M ^r'S- ^'lurc'h' Blaenavon, on Monday next, JVlabon's Day, at 3 p.m., to enable the parish- ioners to be present at that important and interesting function.

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