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CRICKET. SWANSEA v. PENARTH. AM OTHER, DEFEAT FOR THE FORMER. After the Swansea premier eleven's recent exhibition of cricket at Cai diff, I entered the St. Helen's Field on Satuiday fully anticipating Another defeat; but i really uid not expect to see the Swansea men make such a ridiculous figure of themselves. The Penarth eleven have for some time now WjtiiG tue reputation of a capable lot ot cricketers, fcau 6IS a matter of fact they are relatively as etropg as the footballers who represent the II (feruiff suburb are weak. Therefore, the fact tfcat the Swanseaites suffered a i everee at their kuido on Saturday is not in itself very surprising: is su* prising is the mauner in which they jpoUapsed before the trundling of the visitors. 1 At not wisb for a moment to detract from the Merit vi the Penarthites' performance in di=pos- fee ofc &heir oppoiienta &o cheaply, but I must say ifc*t ,whii=t then bowiiug wos undoubtedly goon, J ooutider there was nothing superlatively clever Stoat it. • And this makes the downfall of the hufloeters seem all tue more inexplicable to me. Bot not only did bwansea give a miserable ftooount of themselves in ttie batung department, tlelr neldiht: was aloo dtciuedly mediocre. Jiomeioua chances weie lust during the visitors' inning-, and, with a very Itw exceptions, ail the ■Jitters bcemfed to have little interest in the I do not quite ohard in the gloomy views iheturd expressed by maiiy ou Saturuay mternoon with regai d to the piobpecis of the eea&ou. It jomy be that the fc}>vaiist-a men have not yet got imie their stride, though it's luil time they had, #Weidt»iing the excellent climatic conuitiona that feaVB p.evaded for so many weeks past. Perhaps ? little change is wanted in the cemposition of Ote eleven ? ■ The weather on Saturday was just the kind Wanted tor cricket—beautifully fine and clear, with the slightest of bretzes to temper the heat. .Ybtt atttnuance Of spectators, although the jkugegt bo far this year, was yet not so large as one might have expected, consideriug the importance of the fixture, as well as the atwpicions meteorological conditions under whicu it was played. Swansea, who turned out a leproeeiitative team-the only absentee was Dr. lieid—won tue toss, and muurady elected to bat ftrbt. A pretty lair Biart was made by E. W. Jones and Eilu, though Ue latter did not stay loi g, being smarny canght by ,.or. Badge after {ratting on 9 Jim boviw, the newcomer, had a remarkably luck.) innings. Hitting p. rhaps a little too treely, he gave three chance in one over to the man at cover-point, Stveet-Esoott, who, fcowevt-r, managed to hold the third, and two Wickets were cko-vn for 42. With Davies s ctis- Hveitl a rot set in. Ba'.OiofL succumbed to a fast yotker from H. E. Moigan, while Thiesan and Gtoixhegan were caught lor 1 and 6 respectively. S. W Juties, who hau meanwhile compiled a use fttl 26, was clean bowled by Morgan. Then A. W. Samuel made a gallant attempt at staying the cot, but after contributing a vigorous 18 he gave a hot otidnce to Sweet-Escott at covet-point which was held. The end was not long in coming, 80 one else reaching double figures. The last wicket fell for the paltry total of 94. An auspicious opening was made for Penarth b7 Ii. E. Morgan and A. Osborne. The former is undoubtedly one of the finest bats in the ttmmy; be it, know it as the "safe man of the Penarth team. His bat is as straight as a plumber's die. He looks a iypicalsportsman anu m this case appearances do not ueceive. He is a keen crickeLer when he likes he can put plenty of beef behind his strokes, and he is werry'ot againet last bowling, as Haycroft, tile Swansea pto., soon found out on Saturday Afternoon. But I do not think Morgan was in his beet form, for though be made 42, he should have been out soon alter reaohing double figures. Altogether he gave four or five chances before "Jt? very smartly caught by Bancroft close to the boundary. Osborne, too, played brilliant Cricket, he combined with Morgan in a most judicious manner, and his hitting was crisp and Bard and all round the wicket. He gave less chances than his partner, and scored a very clever 54. I Before the close of the partnership the general opinion was that Swansea were 111 for another overwhelming defeat, but these- gloomy prognostications weie, happily lor Swansea, not quite fulfilled. For the only other Penarthite to do anyth.ng of any note against the Swansea bowling was W. Gibbs, who ear tied out his bat tor 22. And the result was that the visitors only won by 51 runs, though that's substantial enough in all conscience. Swansea had a second innings, and scored 92 for the loss of three wickets. I must confess to feeling rather disappointed with Haycroft'a bowling. He kept pitching them too short, and was punished accordingly. Creber, on the other hand, bowled splendidly, and it must have been very exasperating to him to see so mary chances missed off his bowling; the offenders in this respect were Francis Lloyd, E. W. Jones, Geoghegan, Ellis, Haycrott and Bancroft. The latter, however, wiped this blot of his escutcheon by afterwards holding two difficult catcher., and altogether fielding, better than any of the others. I The scores and bowling analysis were as follow SWANSEA. E. W.JONES, B F. W. Morgan. 26 H. ELLIS, O DR. BUDGE, B BENOH 9 J. Davies, c SWEET-ESCOTT, b Morgan 16 BANCROFT, B MORGAN 0 D. Thissen, c OSBORNE b BINCB 1 J. GEOGHEGAN. C OI-BORNE, B Binch. 6 A. Samufl. 0 Sweet-Escott, b Binch 18 Creber, b MORGAN 5 Dr. Cameron, Ibw, b BINCH 4 I 0. F. LLOYD, not OUT 1 Haycroft, c Morgan, b BINCH 0 Extras. 9 Total. 94 2nd innings.-A. W. Samuel, c Binch, b Osborne, 28; F. Lloyd, b O-borne, 5; Dr. Cameron, b Osborne, 0; H. A. Ellis. not out, 22; J. A. Davies, not out, 28; extras, 9; total for three wickets, 92. PFNARTH. H. E. Morgan, c Bancroft, b Creber 42 A. Osborne, c Bancroft, b Samuel. 54 H. Beasley, b CREBER 3 R. GIBBS, ST THISSEN, B CREBER 3 H. ALEXANDRA, c Samuel, b CIEBER.. 0 E. SWEET-ESCOTT, c Thissen, b Creber 9 Dr. Eudge, c HAYCROFT, b Samuel. 2 S. Turner, b CREBER 0 W. Gibbs, noto.t. 22 Binch, at Thissen, b CREBER 0 F. W. MORGAN, B CREBER 3 EXTRAS 7 Total. 145 BOWLING ANALYSIS. Swansea. O. M. R. W. Binch 10.3 3 48 6 B. W. MORGAN 102 2 38 4 Penarth. CREBER 22 7 42 8 Dr. Cameron. 10 0 54 0 Bancroft. 5 0 28 0 A. W. Samuel. 7 3 14 2 SWANSEA SECONDS v. MARGAM. The above match WAJ played on the MARRAM Castle Ground RN Saturday last,. The vi?i'ors batted first, but. with the exception of J. Hill (11) and G Hazpl (9). no siand was made against the excellent deliveries of W. A. Davies and G. Aitken (the latter b kinsr 5 WICKETS for 1 run), the whole side bei, p dismissed for 42 runs. M&rgam entered upon their light task in a vieorous fashion, and pasAPn the visitors total with the lost of a few wick< ts. E TENANT being top scorer with a bard-hit 25 ("ot out) to his credit. Swansea, on going it) a second time. made 33 for the LO-<S of 8 WI 'K' TS. Appended are the soores I SWANSEA II. J. J. HILL, O AITKEN, B DAVIES 11 W. HOLLOWAY, o David, b Davies. 1 I HAROLD SWEET, B DAVIES E. BISHOP, B DAVIES. G. P. HAZPL (CAPFR.), B AITKEN 9 R. WOODLIFFE, B AITKEN. 1 E. WALTON, C DAVID, B AITKEN 0 F. BROOKS, NOT OUT 6 R. E. Gold, b AITKEN 0 A. J. PRITOHARD, B DAVIES 0 F. BROOKS, NOT OUT 6 T. E. Nash, b Aitken 0 EXTRAS 4 TOTAL 42 MARGAM. W. J. Keates, Ibw. b HILL 7 T. DAVID, C NASH, B Pritchard. 6 Rev. A. Edwards, c Bishop, b Hill. 11 Willie A. Davies, run out 11 LI. DAVID, C HAZEL, B HILL 5 G. Aitken, C BI^HOD, b SWEET 10 R. Russen, run OUT 1 E. Tennant, not OUT 25 L. Davies, c BISHOP, b Sweet. 4 G. Powell, b Sweet. 0 1 R. MILNER (CAPT.), not OUT 0 EXTRAS 4 Total (for 9 wkts) 78 BOWLING ANALYSIS. Swansea. O. M. R. W. GEORGE AITKEN 5 4 1 5 W. A. Davies. 11 1 23 5 E. TENNANT 5 0 14 0 I Margan. Pritchard. 5 0 16 1 Hill 7 0 13 3 I Sweet. 8 0 17 3 WOODLIFFE 2 0 10 0 I Bishop 3 0 8 0 THE LEAGUE COMPETITION. Only two league matches came off on Saturday. The Swansea Tuird XI. were to have played St. Jude's, but the latters' ground at "Paradise Pai k," Town Hill, was found to be in a very poor condition, and it was mutually agreed to pustpone the fixture. It will be tulfilled at Peiillergaer on a date yet to be fixed. OYSTERMOUTH LOSE THEIR FIRST LEAGUE MATCH. Oystermouth journeyed to Gowerton on Satur- day with only nine men, tl.re", of whom were reserves, and the result was that they were administered a severe drubbing by last year's 1 champions, who snowed better form than that whicu marked their play on the previous Satutday, when they were eaauy defeated by St. Judes. The Gowertonians, who batted first, simply played havoc with the Oystermouth bowling, kuookiug it all over the field. W. P. Lewis, G. E. Ellis and J. Davies were the bhining lights in this respect. The two first-uamed both oon- tribnted 26 runB. while J. Davies put on 20 in good style. Altogether Gowerton knocked up 130 runs-a very creditable peiformance. The Oystermouth men went in to bat with little hope of reaching their opponents' total, much I 1 less exceeding it. Several of their best batsmen being absent, they did nut expect to knock up anything like a big figure still, they little thoog-hlof the dismal shuw they weie to make. The only one to make a stand against the keen trundling of T. blo, gan and W. J. Bowen was W. P. (iwvnne, who oompiled 18 runs in a very satisfactory fashion. The next highest scorers were J. L. CtOugn and Gas Nttteil, who were responsible for 8 and 5 respectively and the last wicket fell for 45. Scores :— Gowerton-D. Ward, o and b Dorrell, 13; W. J P. Lewis, lbw b Dortell, 26; F. Ellis, c Dorrell, b Evans, 0; A. Ward, b Evan*, 7; J. Davies, a sub, b Hay, 20; T. Morgau, c Evans, b Hay, 9; G. Ellis, st Nettell, b Hay, 26 D. M. Williams, o Domd.1, b Hay, 1; W. J. Bowen, b Hay,0 W. G. Williams, c sub, b Hay, 1; W. Anthony, not out, 16; extras, 16 total, 130. Oystermouth—J L. Clough, b Bcwen, 8; W. P. Gwynue, b Morgan, 18; (j. Dorrell, c Williams, b Morgan, 0; J S. C- Taylor, C Ellis, b Morgan, 0; Victor Evans, c Anthony, b Bowen, 1; G. Nettell, b Morgan, 5; Cololough Nettell, c and b Morgan, 2; H. Morris, c Ellis, b Morgan, 3; G. ( Lt. Hay, not out, 2; extras, 6 total, 45. J BOWLING ANALYSIS. Gowerton. I O. M. R. W. J. L. Clougb. 6 0 33 0 Victor Evans. 10 T 33 2 t G. Dorrell 5 0 20 2 G. Ll. HAY 5.4 0 25 6 H. MERRIS 1 0 2 0 OYSTERMONTH. T. Morgan. 10.1 3 16 6J W. J. BOWEN 10 3 23 2 j PRIORRON MAKE A GOOD START. Priorton, who this year make their first appear- ance in the ranks of the competitors for L. ague houou, s, made a most creditable start on Satur- day by thrashing Killay to the tune of 158 runs to 6. In fairness to the losers, however, it should be stated that they were only able to bat eight men. Priorton having so far failed to I secure a suitable ground, the match was, through the kinduess of Sir John Llewelyn, played at Penllergaer Park. The chief features of the game were the excellent all-round displays given by Frank Humphries and Percy Moriis. The former riot only captured five wickets tor four runs—quite an uncom "on performance—but was also responsible for 25 runs. Percy Morris did not do quite so well as Humphries in the bowling department, for he only took one for two. Still, lie fuily made up for this by knocking up 50 runs in almo;-t faultless style. Scores :— KilIay.-T. Bocquet, b F. Humphries, 1 Aubrey Williams, b P. Morria, 2; Dyson Williams, b F. Humphries, 0 T. Jones Powell, c I Edwards, b F. Humphries, 2 C. Jones, not out, 1 D. Bellingham, cand b Humphries, 0 Thos. Jenkins, run out, 0; F. Jowttt, b F. Humphries, 0 extras, 0 total, 6. Priorton.—M. Rogera, b Jones-Powell, 8; F. Humphries, run out, 25; J. Bancrolt, c A. Williams, b Bocquet, 0; D. J. Lewif, c Jone<S- Powell, b Bocfquet, 2 T. Harry, c Bocquet, bA. Williams, 13 P. Morris, c Dyson Williams, b Thos. Jenkins, 58 E. A. Billings, c Jones- Powell, b Bellingham, 20 P. Bevan, c Bancroft, b A. Williams, 2; W. Nicholls, b Jones-Powell, 8; A, Ellis, c Bancr. ft, b F. Jowett, 4; A. Edwards, not out, 5 extras, 11 total, 158. THE LEAGUE TABLE UP TO DATE. P. W. L. Pts. Gowerton 2 1 1 2 CLYDACH 1 1 0 2 Priorton. 1 X 0 2 St.. Jude 110 2 KILLAY 1 0 1 0 Swansea Thirds 1 0 1 0 Oystermouth 1 0 1 0 The suggestion thrown out by the Hon. Odo I Vivian at. the annual meeting of the Cricket Club, that two League players should be allowed to practise at tbq nets each evening upon the payment of 10s. 6d. by the various clubs, came before the committee on Monday evening. It was favourably rec ived, and it was decided to allow the League members the option of practis- ing at St. Helen's without any payment.

CRICKET FIXTURES. I SWANSEA FIRST ELEVEN'S FIXTURES. 25 ..NEWPORT HOME June I Llanelly Away 8.Carciiff. Home 15 Handovery.Away 22.PENARTH AWAY 29.Neath HOME July 6.LLANEILY HOME 13.CARDIFF AWAY 20.BRECON (TOWN) AWAY 27. Cardiff Home Aug. 3.LLANELLY HOME 10.LLANDOVERY HOME 17. NEATH AWAY 24.. Brecon (TOWN) HOME Sept. 7 .N ewport AWAY SWANSEA SECONDS XI. JUNE 22.MARGHM HOME 29.Carmarthen College .Away July 6.ST. Jade 8 at.PonMergaer lS..Cardiff .Homc 20.Ammanford Away 27. Briton FERRY AWAY Aug. 3 LLANELLY AWAY 10. ABERAMMAN Away 17.Briton FERRY HOME 24.Gowerton.Away 31 ..Ammanford HOME Sept. 7.Gowerton.Home SWANSEA WEDNESDAY XI. June 5.St. Jude's Home 12.0ystermouth HOME 19.Brecon College AW AY 26.League XL. Home July 3. Grammar SCHOOL HOME 10.0ystprmouth HOME 17..St. Jude'A. I I. Home 24.County Match 31.Vacant Aug. 7. Len.srue XI.Home 14.Publlc School Nondescripts.Home 21 .Vacant 28.Public School NONDESCRIPTS KILLAY WATER RATS C.C. June 22.RBEOLA AWAY July 6.POSTALAND TELEGRAPH AWAY 20.ABERPERGWM AWAY 27.CARDIFF v. Swansea. ,Home Aug. 3.Camp IO.Camp 10,MUMBLE8 AWAY Sept. 7 .Rbeola.Away SWANSEA AND DISTRICT CRICKET LEAGUE. LEAGUE FIXTURES. Date. Opponents. Ground. June 26—Swanse»W edn'sdy XI. St. Helen's August 7—Swansea W'd'dy XI. St. Helen's CLUB FIXTURES. (To be played on Ground of first-named.) 25-Gowertonv. Swansea 3rd xr. Clydach v. St. Jude's O.vsfermouth v. Priorton June 1—Swansea 3rd XI v. Oystermouth Clydach v. Gowerton St. Jude's v. Piiorton „ 8—Gowerton v. Oystermouth St Jude's v. Killay 15 Swansea 3rd XI. v. St. Jude's Gowerton v. Priorton Oystermouth v. Clydach „ 22-Clydaoh v. Prhrton Swansea 3rd XI. v. Gowerton St. Jude's v. Oystermouth 29-0vstermouth v. Priorton St Jude's v. Gowerton Clydach v. Killay July 6—Clydach v. Swansea 3rd XI. Gowerton v. Priorton O.vsterm "U«H v. Killay 13-Swa. sea 3rd XI v. Priorton St. Jule's v. Clydach Goworton v. Killay 20-Gowerton v. Clydach Oystermouth v. St. Jude's Swansea 3rd XI. v. Killay „ 27-Swallsea 3rd XI v. Oystermouth St. Jude's v. Priorton Killay v. Gowerton Aug. 3—Clydach v. Priorton Killay v. Swansea 3rd XI. 10—T lydach v. Oystermonth Killay v. St. Jude's 17—Swansea 3d XI. v. Priorton Killay v. Clyiach „ 24—Killay v. Oystermouth „ 31—Killay v. Priorton OYSTERMOUTH CRICKET CLUB. Date Opponents Ground 25-P,iorton Home „ 30 Po-tal and Telpsrraph. Away June 1—Swansea 3rd XI Away „ 6-UnitPd Banks Away 8 *Gowertou Away „ 12—SWANSEA Wednesday Away „ 15-*N.VHACH Home 20 Postal and Telegraph. Home 22-St. Juie's Away „ 29-Priorton Home July 6—KILLAY Home IO-Swanspa Wednesday Away I3-PoRtal and Telegraph. Away „ 20-1t, Jude's Home „ 25—TEMPLE Home 27—*SWNNSEA 3RD XI HOME Aug. I-United Banks Away „ 3—NEATH Y.M C.A Away IO-*ClydafJh Away 17—W»«ER RATS Home 24—*K>LL»Y Away 31-Morriston. Home Sept 7—SWANEEO 3RD XI Away „ 12—TEMILE Home „ 14—NEATH Y.M.C.A Home V *Denote» Leagne jnatches

BIG COLLIERY ACTION. MISS TALBOT THE PLAINTIFF. The case of Talbot v. Blindell came on for trial on Monday in the King's, Bench Divi- sion of the High Court (before Mr. Justice Channell, without a jury). Mr. Abel Thomas, K.C., M.P., and Mr. J. Eldon Bankes, K.C., apeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. S. T. Evans, K.C., M.P., Mr. J. G. Wood, and Mr. Holman Gregory represented the defendant. The plaintiff, Miss Emily Char- lotte Talbot. of Margam Abbey, Glamorgan, sued the defendants, William Alf. Blindell and the Bryndu and Port Talbot Collieries (Limited), of The Exchange, Cardiff, to re- cover possession of the Biyndu, Cefn, Col- liery.—In reply to his Lordship, Mr. Evans said there was no question that defendants desired to retain the colliery.—Mr. Thomas said his client did not wish to deal unfairly with the* defendants, and had no desire to insist upon having possession, though legally entitled to it, if the defendant would carry out his agreement in a reasonable way as soon as possible.—The case was then ad- journed.

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SWANSEA POLICE COURT. SATURDAY. The magistrates in attendance this morning were: Messrs. Wm. Walters, Thos. Davies, D. Owen, and A. H. Thomas. Drunk and Disorderly. Thos. Whone, of no fixed abode, was fined 10s.. or seven days, for drunkenness in High- ST ^ET. on the 23rd of April. A Swansea Virago. Catherine' Augustine, a married woman, of 12, Caebricks, was summoned for drunken and disorderly conduct on Friday.—P.C. Thompson paid defendant used langiiiage such as he had never heard before. The woman was a terror to the neighbourhood. In in- flicting a fine of 78. 6d., the Bench advised I defendant to keep her temper under better control. A Violent Fireman. Jam eg Edwards, a young fireman, living at 27, Courtney-street, appeared in the dock on a triple charge-drunk and disorderly in Caebricks-road, assaulting P.C. (65) Rosser, whilst in the execution of his duty, and wil- fully tearing up a rug in a cell at the Guild- hall Police-station.—Rosser having deposed to the trouble he had in arresting the defend- ant on Friday night, P.C. Willis informed their worships that he behaved very badly in the cell. and had to be watched all night. The rug, which waJ: in ribbons, was produced, and the defendant, who had three previous convictions recorded against him, was fined 40s., or in default, one month's imprison- ment. He went below. Deserting the Colours. John Hy. Gard \24), of no fixed address, charged with deserting from the 3rd Welsh Regiment, whilst at Cardiff, was ordered to await an escort. County Miscellanies. The cases on the county sheet were all of a trivial nature. Wm. Lewis, labourer, Llanelly, was fined 10s. inclusive for riding a bicycle without lights on the 30th April.-Peter Harris, a Pontardulais collier, was summoned for keeping a dog without a licence on the 16th inst. It transpired that the dog, which be- longed to defendant's son, had since been destroyed. The case was therefore dismissed. A Gorseinon haulier named Hy. Griffiths, had to pay 10s. inclusive for driving without lights; while Jno. Watkins, Llangyfelach, was fined a similar amount for a like offence. MONDAY. The magistrates on the Bench this morn- ing—.Messrs. Simon Goldberg, Fred Rocke and Jos. Rosser—were presented with a ligh- ter sheet than usual. There were only nine cases altogether, and not one was of much importance. Drunk and Disorderly. Ellen Murphy, a woman of ill-fame, who made her eighth appearance in Court on a charge of drunken and disorderly conduct on the Strand on Saturday, was sentenced to a month's imprisonment.—Ellen Davies, a married woman, living in Crabb's-court, was ined 7s. 6d.; while Wm. Davies, a lodge? at Vaughan's lodging-house, wbo was described by Supt. Thomas as a "gent. that never does any work, commonly known as a 'waster, and who had 9 previous conviction recorded against him, was fined 40s. or a month.-For drunkenness alone, Mrs. Elizabeth Jane Wil- liams, 152, St. Helen'S-avenue, was fined 7s. 6d. or four days. Pitch and Toss. Thomas Halrrison, a youth, living on the Strand, summoned for playing pitch and toss, was let off with a. caution, this being his first offence. A Neglectful and Cruel Parent. John Thomas, described as a labourer, of No. 38, Llangy felach-street, was charged with wilfully neglecting his three children—Min- nie (aged 11), William (7), and Margaret (2). Inspector Pearce, of the N.S.P.C.C., stated that in consequence of a complaint from the I defendant's wife. he visited the house on the 4th April, and examined the children. They were fairly well nourished apd clean, but in- sufficiently clothed. Although the house was clean, it was almost destitute of furniture, while there was neither food nor fire to be Been. On the 6th April, he again visited the house, and found that the defendant had left his wife and children totally unprovided for. Two days afterwards the man came to his office, and he (witness) read over a statemeIt the wife had made to him. This was to the effect that defendant was a labourer at the Spelter Works in receipt of 19s. a week, ex- clusive of overtime.. He was in the habit of getting drunk every pay-day, and the money he gave his wife was very little. He had de- serted her on a dozen different occasions, au,l the family had been without food for \(ö(..k. in succession. But not only was the r'^L'erid- ant given to neglecting his family, he also frequently ill-treated them. One one oc- casion, he aimed a blow af h:s wife with a chair, but, missing her, it struck tLr, c!»ikl. which was in her arms at the lime. Another time he jammed the child's fingers in the door. Proceeding with his evidence, Inspector Pearce said that the defendant promised to reform, and returned to his home. He kept straight for a few days, but then, falling into hia old habits again, he once more left his family totally unprovided for, so that the children had to go out picking cinders and old iron, which they afterwards sold for a few pence. Mrs. Thomas went into the witness-box and bore out all the inspector had said, adding that in consequence of her husband's neglect, she and the children had been ob- liged to go twice to the Swansea Workhouse and twice to the Bridgend Union. Defendant was sentenced to two months' hard labour. A Licensing Offence. Lanjs Wilton, of 89, Llangyfelach-road, was summoned for selling beer and allowing same to be consumed on the premises on the 8th inst.—Mr. Laurance Richards prosecu- ted, and Mr. Rupert Lewis defended.-For the prosecution, it was stated that P.C.'s Maggs and Grove saw two women, named Mrs. Rees and Mrs. Hughes enter the de- fendant's premises at 10.35 p.m. on the date in question. Some time afterwards the offi- cers entered, and found the two. women sit- ting with the defendant's wife in the kit- chen, drinking beer out of breakfast cups, while on the table was a jug wijjji a little liquor at the bottom. As the defendant held only an off-licence, they told Mrs. Wilton that they would be obliged to report the case. -The defence set up was that the two women were at the defendant's house on legitimate business, and were treated to a drop of beer in a friendly manner.—In the end, the Bench came to the conclusion that the case had been made out, and a fine of 20s. and costs was inflicted. TUESDAY. Messrs. W. Stone, J. W. Jones, and David Owen conducted the business-of the Court this morning.- Minor Offences. William Peters, 15, Burlais-court, for be- ing drunk and disorderly in Prince of Wales- road. was fined 7s. 6d. or five days.—William Saunders, Recorder-street, charged with using abusive language towards Mary Jane Gibson, was fined 10s. or seven days' impris- onment. Attempted Suicide. Wm. Lewis, labourer, No. 18, Matthew- street, who had previously been charged with attempting to commit suicide by hanging, appeared again in the dock. Inquiries insti- tuted by Deputy-Chief Constable Thomas had proved satisfactory, and Lewis' father and brother now promised to become bail for defendant's good behaviour. Mr. W. Stone, addressing prisoner, remarked that, gener- ally speaking, his character WAS good. No doubt the lapse was occasioned by drink, and, as the same might produce the same effects. he hoped he would not give way to drink again.—Prisoner: I shall never drink again, sir.—Matthews was released on giving sureties for good behaviour, himself in £10. and his father and brother in £ 5 each. Impudent Robbery at Swansea. Margaret Nelson, a woman of ill-repute, of no fixed address; and Alice Williams, an- other unfortunate, living in Bargeman'S- row, were charged with stealing a watch and chain and abouil 10s. in money, the property of Morgan Jones, on Monday afternoon.- The prosecutor, Elizabeth Ann Pugh (bar- maid at the Black Lion in Orange-street), and Detective Roberts, having been called, the Bench said the case had been amply proved, and the defendants would be fined 40s. each, or in default one month's im- prisonment. They went below. WEDNESDAY. Before Messrs. W. Stone, W. Walters, and E. Rice Daniel. Etceteras. "Mad Maggie," for drunkenness, was sent to the Workhouse.—Mary Ann Harris, Panty- glasdwr-street; Rees Edwards, draper. Wern- pit-road; and Richard Bright, groom, of Edward-street, were fined for the &ame of- fence. To Avoid Distraint. Wm. Oglesly, labourer. Union-row. Port Tennant, for having, on April 22. fraudu- lently removed his goods to avoid distress for rent, was fined £ 4 and costs. Mr. R. C. Jen- kins prosecuted. Sunday Traders. A number of tradespeople were fined 5s. and costs for Sunday trading. A Policeman s Serious Mistake. Mary Samue's, 79, Strand, described as of ill-fame (though she denied it), was charged with soliciting prostitution in Wint1 -street on Tuesday.—Mr. Dormer Andrews appeared in her aefence.-P .C..T enkins (53), said he t\aw defendant, who was a young and quite respectable looking girl, solicit a man named Petirce in Wind-street on Monday, and. on being questioned by Mr. Andrews, the officer repeated that he was sure of his statement. He also knew that the man was in court, and ready to deny the statement.—A very respectable old gentleman was called. He said he was a coal merchant, and had known the defendant for years. She was a domes- tic servant. He met her on Monday after- noon in Wind-street. She told him she had a chance of a situation, but had no suitable clothes to go in. He told her that if she came to him and said how much money she wanted, he would give it to her. That was all that passed between them. He emphatic- ally denied that the girl had then, or at any time, asked him for money for an im- moral purpose.—After consultation, Mr. Wal- ters said the- officer must have made a mis- take, and therefore the summons would be dismissed. COUNTY BUSINESS. J "The Uusual Thing." John Rees, William J. Richards, John I Howells, and David Jenkins, four young men of Llansamlet, rode their bicycles on the footpath at Westcross. They were shouting in Welsh for all people to clear off, so the police officer said, and Mr. Walters's com- ment was, "I suppose they thought the path- way more pleasant well 10s. and costs is the usual thing." Drunkenness at the Mumbles. For drunkenness at the Mumbles on Sun- day, May 12th, Thomas Williams, tinworker, Swansea; Wm. Maddocks, tinworker. Swan- sea; and David Morris, labourer, Swansea. were fined from 15s. to 20s. inclusive; while a case against Lewis BrowTi, clerk, Swansea, was adjourned. Driving Without Lights. H. Adams, haulier, Swansea, was fined 15s. inclusive for driving a wagon without lights. Alleged Cruelty to a Horse. Thomas Condy, fishmonger, Swansea, was charged with working a horse in an unfit state, and Sarah Ann Thomas, the owner oi the horse, was summoned for allowing it to be worked. P.C. Davies (Sketty) having been called, Thomas Condy was discharged, and so was Sarah Ann Thomas, but Mr. Walters told her she must be very careful in future to see that the animal did Dot suffer.

THE ROYAL JUBILEE METAI EXCHANGE (INCORPORATED). SWANSEA, Tuesday, May 21. 1901. There was a large attendance on 'Change to-day, and the Market appeared to be more animated than usual, consumers appearing to be more anxious to cover themselves with raw materials. Pig Iron.—The prices of Pig Iron seem to ba more favourable for their operations, as a slight decrease in prices is shown, notwith- standing that the stocks of Scotch and Hema- tite slibw a further decrease, while Cleveland shows an increase, but this increase will no doubt be shortiy relieved with the season shipments to the North of Europe. Finished Iron and Steel.—In sympathy with the better tone in the market, prices are firmer, and Tinplate Bars are strongly held out at the quotations given below. Con- siderable business has been done, while there is pressure for deliveries. Tinplates.—1The receipts from works appear to be in excess of the shipments, and conse- quently an increase in stocks is the result. Prices are firmer, and an advance is being given in many instances for prompt delivery. PIG IRON.—Glasgow warrants, 54s 211, 548 Id cash buyers. MIDDLESBOUO'.—No. 3, 45s 9d, 45A 9Jd. other numbers in proportion. HEMATITE.—Warrants, 57" 7d, for mixed numbers, f.o.b., Cumberland. according to brand. WELSH BARS.— £ 6 5s 0i to JE6 7s 6d. Angles. &c., ai usual extras, f.o.t. at works. SHEET IRON.— £ 7 5s Od 80 P,7 15s Od, f.o.t at works. STEEL RAILS.—Heavy sections, C5 5s Od to zC5 7s 6d light do., £6 7s 6d to £6 10s 0 i, f .o.t.; sleepers, angles, channels, &c., according to section and specification. SrEEL SHEETS.— £ 7 5s Od to E7 15s Od, witl the usual extras tor the nigher gauges. BESSEMER STEEL.-Tinplate bars, C4 15s Od. SIEMENS TINPLATE BARS —Best, 94 15s Od. All delivered in the district, nett cash. TINFLATES.—Makers' quotations for Bessemer steel coke, 12.. 9d to 13s Od; Siemens (coke finish) 13s Od to 13s 3d ternes, per double box, 28 by 20 C., 24s Od, 25a Od to 27s 6d best charcoal. 14s 6d to 14s 9d. according to finish ot brand; wasters, 6d to Is per box less than primes. Odd sizes, usual extras. All delivered in Prince of Wales Lock, Swansea; c;tsh, less 3 and 1 per cent. Bill sheets for galvanising. 6x3 x 30 gauge, per ton, f.o.t., zC9 59 001 to £ 9 10s 0 j Finished Biacknlate. £ 9 2a 6d to Sg 5a Od. The Swansea Harbour Trustees have furnishe* the following official return of tinplates receive^ from the works, shipped, and in stock :— I from the works. shipped, aud in stook Week ending Last week. Correpponding May, 18 1901. week last yeai Boxes. Boxes. Boxes. Received 71,784 51,710 78.635 Shipped 49 056 49.419 98,428 In stock 93265 70,537 .235,378 COPPER.—Chili bar; £69178 6d to JE70 7a 6d BLOCK TiN, £ 127 10- Od to £127 Os Od. SPELTER.— £ 17 15s Od, per telegram received on 'Change. LEAD.—English, JE127d6d; Spanish, JE12 3s 9d ANTHRACITE COAL.-FlDest hand-picked malt. ing, 21a 601 to 22s 0d second quality hand-picked matti"g, 18s OJ to 18-z 6d best large, according to quality a' d selection, 17- Od to 17s 6d red vein or similar latge, 13s to 14s rnbbl) culm, per ton, 5« 3d to 5s 6 i. All delivered f.o.b Swansea, cash 30 days, less 2Q per cent. STBAM COALS.—Large 17s Od to 18s Od; second quality do.. 15 01 to 16s0d bunkers, according to quality, Us 3d small, 8s 6d to 9s 0' per ton, delivered f.o.b..Swansea, cash 30 days, leaf 2! per cent. ordinary, small, 7s 6d to 8s. BITUMINOUS COALS.—Large (No. 2 Rhondda) 148 6d to 15s 0 i per ton, delivered f.o.b. Swansea., ca-h 30 days, leas 21 per cent. COKE.-Best foundry, 17e 6d to 18s Od; furnace, 13s 6d to 14s per ton, f.o.b. Swansea, cash 3j days, less 2i- per cent. PATENT FUEL.—13s 6d to 148 6d. IRON ORES.—Tafna (per Naylor, Benson and Co ), 15- 6d. Rubio, 14s 6d per ton, ex-ship cash, 30 days. PITWOOD.—19s per ton into trucks. nett, cash 30 days.

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I For overloading his vessel, John Bowen, master of the steamship Clevedon, of New- castle, was at Cardiff Police Court, cn Friday fined £ 100 and costs—the maximum penalty.

SWANSEY COUNTY COURT. MONDAY. The May sitting of the Swansea County Court opened at the Royal Institution on Monday, before his Honour Judge Gwilym Williams. A Postal Sorter's Application. John Knapnran. a sorter employed at the Swansea prn,;t Office, applied for an adminis- tration order. Applicant admitted that he owed JS47 8s. 7d., and added that his wages were £2 Os. 6d. per week. He attributed his position to the large amount of sickness in his family for the two years after his mar- riage, and he had not been able to get clear since. He had been married five year? now, end had two children. It transpired Knap- man had borrowed £ 16 and JB18 13s. from money-lenders. Mr. D. Jones. Bellevue- ,street, said 15s. had to be added to his orig- inal account, and lIs. on another. Another creditor presented a bill of JEl 12s. for bread. Knapman said he knew nothing of the last Account, though it was stated that biils had frequently been sent to him. Knap- man said he had never received them, and added that a commitment had been obtained against him by Donald Robertson for £6 143. 6d. He had recently bad to borrow money to prevent his landlord distraining. His Honour said the case was out of the ordin- ary. He could not grant the administration order, and he advised debtor to make out a full list of his debts and n ake a clean breast of it. He did not think the committment would be executed until the end of the week, and that was a point in his favour. As it was, his Honour told Kuapman to lose no time and go and see Donald Robertson fIt once. Debtor, during the hearing of the case, said he had one or two judgments against him, and three or four summonses. Friendly Society Action. Wm. Williams, Church-square, Morriston; Daniel Matthews, Calvert-terrace, Swansea; and John Owen, Foxhole-road, trustees of the Swansea District Branch of the Philan- thropic Order of Ivorites (St. David's Unity), brought an action against Robert Thomas, Edward Thomas, and John Richards. Llan- samlet, trustees; and David Evans and Wm. Evans, secretary and treasurer respectively of the Primrose Lodge of the above-men- tioned Order, for the recovery of JB65 3s. 5d.. moneys alleged to be owing. Mr. Villiers Meager (instructed bv Mr. W. Howells, Llanelly), appeared for the plain- tiffs; and Mr. Lleufer Thomas (instructed by Mr. J. E. Rowlands) defended. In opening, Mr. Meager said the Primrose Lodge was established at Llansamlet in 1874, and the usual contributions were duly made to the Swansea District Branch up to 1899, when an attempt was made at secession by the Lodge. The at- tempt was, however, abortive, by reason of the fact that the rules regulating the act of secession were not fully complied with. and the lodge thus remaining affiliated to the Order, the plaintiffs demanded payment of the usual levies now amounting to £ 66 9s. 5d. Mr. Benj. Jones, secretary of the Order said the Primrose Lodge had not taken the pro- per steps with a view to SECESSION, ard he explained in what respects they had failed. In :893 they sent to the head office some pa- pers supposed to have been filled up by the members of the lodge, assenting to the seces- sion. These Were not found to hc.ve been filled up by the members themselves, as the signatures in three-fourths of the cases were in the same handwriting. The directors did not receive the names and addresses of the sick members of the lodge who wished to re- main members of the unity. If a proper statement had been sent by the lodge, showing the amount requisite to provide for the bene- fits jf sick members who wished to remain members of the Order he did not think there would have been any objection to the seces- sion. It was a condition of secession that xhe seceding lodge should be required to pay to the district all the levies due, the amount due to other lodge-s, and the amount liable in respect to sick members who wished to re- main members of the unity. The lodge in this instance had not given one item to show what its liability was in this respect. Thomas Hughes, secretary of the Swansea District, said the claim wa., for levies and contributions due from the lodge for the period between June, 1899, and December of last year. David Evans, secretary of the Primrose Lodge, said he had sent Mr. Hughes all the particulars necessary to be given by a se- ceding lodge under the old rules of the or- der, including a list of the sick members. He had been sent a copy of new rules passed by the society, in December, 1897. but did not consider the branch was bound by them, as they had already passed the resolution to secede. Mr. Lleufer Thomas, for the defence, sub- mitted that the old rules of the district did not contain any rule compelling a seceding lodge to make any contribution towards any deficiency in the funds of the existing lodges. A clause to that effect was introduced in De- cember, 1897, after the lodge had passed a resolution in favour of secession, and had only this year been incorporated with the rules of the district. It was a case of very great hardship that a lodge wisbing to secede1 on aocount of its greater activity should be unable to release the tie binding it to other lodges not so active in the getting of new members and which, therefore, bad a grea- ter burden of sick and funeral pay. All the members of the lodge voted for the seces- sion, and all the particulars required by the old rules (the only code they recognised) were sent to the district secretary. Mr. Villiers Meager contended that the new rules were binding on the lodge, and had not been complied with. His Honour said he could not agree with the defence of Mr. Lleufer Thomas that the lodge was not bound by rules in existence be- fore their actual secession. They must have known—it was their business to know—that by these new rules they were required to ob- serve certain conditions before they could secede. They had not observed those condi- tions. and, therefore, could not secede. He thought there was a great deal to be said for the lodge, tied as it was to a district the officers of which evidently did not do their duty. He decided in favour of the plaintiffs on the principle of the claim, and left the amount of the award to be arranged between the parties and submitted for his approval at the next court. Mr. Lleufer Thomas asked his Honour to state a case for the higher courts. It was not, he said, simply a matter of JB66. If the decision held good and the branch still con- tinued firm in its decision to secede, it would be the end of it. as, in addition to this claim, some JE200 or B300 was involved. His Honour consented to state a case. and when asked for costs by the plaintiffs, de- clined to make any order, as he considered that the district secretary, by withholding from headquarters documents sent him by the lodge, had failed in his duty. TUESDAY. He Left Without Notice. Messrs. Sanders Bros.. Mumbles, farmers, market gardeners, etc., sued Philip Cadle, a former servant, for damages amounting to Sl 4s. for leaving his service without notice. Mr. Christian appeared for the defence.— J Sanders, one of' the firm, deposed to engag- ing the defendant on a monthly engagement, and to his leaving his service without giving him notice on the 11th February. Judgment was given for plaintiff.—Sanders applied for witness's costs—his wife having given evi- dence.—His Honour: But you and your wife are one. You, Mr. Sanders, are getting too clever. I have had experience of you here and elsewhere. (Laughter.) The Publican and the Brewery Company. Dl. T. Evans. formerly of the Rock and Fountain public-house, Swansea, but now living near Bridgend, sought to recover from the Swansea Old Brewery Co., and Mr. Da- vies, of the Cardigan Bonded Stores, the sun of JEM in respect of the goodwill of the house. Mr. Villiers Meager (instructed by Messr; Leeder and Morris) represented the plaintiff and Mr. L. M. Richards appeared for the de fendants. In opening, Mr. Meager explained that thf plaintiff took possession of the Rock anc Fountain in October, 1899, the tenancy beinp terminable by a quarter's notice. Evans re mained in possession and paid rent to the de fendants up to the 1st of June, when th house was burned down by a fire. The ney' day he communicated with the defendants flud arrangements were made about rebuild ing the premises. Nothing was done for long time, and in the meantime plaintiff had to go away. When he returned, he found somebody else had been put into possession of the house, the defendants' alleging that the police would have taken objection to a renewal of the licence if the business was not carried on-a curious excuse when it was remembered that Evans had left his address with the defendants on the understanding that they would communicate with him when the premises were ready for re-occupation. When the plaintiff first took the Rock and Fountain, he paid Mrs. Forbes. the outgoing tenant, £ 50 for the good-will, and £ 25 for the stock. His Honour remarked that it seemed to him that Mr. Richards must satisfy him that the tenancy had terminated. Mr. Richards said that, as a matter of fact, plaintiff went away after the fire without leaving his address. The house was kept shut nntil the 21st of August, when bis clients re- ceived a letter from Capt. Colquhoun inti- mating that unless the house was re-opened he would oppose the renewal of the licence. Under the circumstances, the company wE-r, obliged to put a man into the business, so as to secure a renewal of the licence at the Brew- ster Sessions, which were held shortly after- v ards. It was not until the 23rd Ocotober that they heard from Evans, though the fire bad taken place so far back as tLe 1st of Jur.e and they contended that he told the secre- tary of the company that he never intended to come back at all. Plaintiff bore out the opening statement. For the defence, it was maintained that plaintiff had abandoned the tenancy of the licensed premises in question by leaving tho. town without giving the defendants his address. Counsel, however, added that his clients weie willing to put Evans back into the house if he would pay £ 11 3s. as rent for the time the house was unoccupied, and an amount for goods supplied. His Honour pointed out that. according to a letter written by Mr. Davies. the secretary to the Brewery Company, there was a tenant already in the house. Mr.Davies, however. replied that the present occupant of the house was not really a tenant; he was only a man- ager. In the end, his Honour gave judgment for plaintiff for JESS 10s.: less JB29. the amount of a counter-claim for rent, value of fixtures and goods supplied. The Court adjourned shortly after noon to allow of his Honour attending the grand ba- zaar. WEDNESDAY. Claim for Commission. Mr. S. Thompson, a brewer's traveller, Aberdare, brought an action against Mrs. A. G. Morgan and Mrs. Anita Harris, her daugh- ter ,for the recovery of a balance of j315 due iis commission on the sale of the Coopers Arms, Land ore. Mr. Hanker appeared for plaintiff, Mr. E. Harris for Mrs. Morgan, and Mr. William Meager for Mrs. Harris. His Honour decided against the application of Mr. Hanker to make Mrs. Harris jointly liable, and uidgment went by consent against Mrs. Morgan. Action Against a Club Steward. The South Wales Finance Co. sued William Davies, of the Bath Club. Orchard-street, for a debt of JBo 18s. incurred by him as steward of the now defunct York Club. Mr. Ivor Evans was fon- plaintiff, and Mr. E. Harris defended The debt was for BE^R supplied by Robinson's Brewery, Lin.ited. which had been assigned to plaintiffs, for whom judg- ment was given. Sequel to a Collision in Swansea Bay. His Honour, with the assistance of Captain Symonds as nautical asse-sor, heard an action brought by the owners of the steamship Welsh Prince, of Bridgwater, against the owners of the tug Challenger, of Swansea, for the recovery of damages in respect of a collision in the Swansea Entrii-uce Channel. Air. Sankey was for plaintiffs, and Mr. Mea- ger for defendants. It appeared that at 11.30 on the night oi' February 28th the Welsh Prince left her anchorage off the Mumbles and made for the harbour. She steamed on thE starboard side of the Channel, close to the gas buoys which mark it. at the rate of two or three knot>. She got inside the first buoy and saw the Challenger, which, so far as could be made out, had no stern light. It was therefore quite impossible to make out anything about lier, because the red and green lights were both shut out from the Welsh Prince. The Welsh Prince proceeded cn her course, and when she got a little fur- ther a voice was heard from the Challenger saying, "Go ahead;" The Challenger then went ahead. The master of the Welsh Prince cried out, "Where are you going?" and at once the order to go astern was given on board the Challenger, but it was too late to prevent her .striking the Welsh Prince, which was at the time on her proper side. For the defence Captain Pengelly said at the time of the collision all IKT lights were burning. and he thought from the position of her lights that the Welsh Prince was trying to pass under his stern, and accordingly gave his boat about 15 revolutions ahead. The Welsh Prince ported her helm, and as soon aq he saw that lie gave the order to go astern. There was a nasty wash at the time, and as the boats parsed they rolled together. The Judge said he considered that the action of the Challenger in going ahead and then im- mediately going astern indicated a want of vigilance, because it was a hysterical act, as if her master had 0111) just awakened to the petition. The Court found that the collision was due to the negligence of the Challenger Q in not keeping a prODer look-out, and that having discovered th,, danger the master acted with gross negligence, having regard to the position the Challenger occupied on the port bow. The Welsh Prince was justi- fied in keeping her oourse. — Judgment for plaintiffs, the'damages to be assessed by the Registrar.

NOISES IN THE HEAD. This is a most common symptom experi- enced by deaf people, and all those who suf- fer from ear disc-ase. Persons attacked by INTENSE and constant buzzings are generally under the iniiuence of very great intellectual a,nd moral dcpression. They are unable to do any brain work, their intelligence remains clouded, their temper becomes soured, they grow PAD and melancholy. In certain cases the noises become so acute that unhappy people have been known to seek to put an end to their intolerable slffering by suicide. The Drouet Institute, of Regent's Pab- road, London, N.W., is now well-knov r its successful treatment of all Ear anc- Deafness, Noises in the Head, discharge ad also Nose and Throat diseases. Let R re- commend our rea.lers interested in the sub- ject to write to the Institute for a copy of the "Journal for the Deaf," which gives a full description of the Drouet Treatment, and which will be sent free, together with a pathological report, vhich allows patients to be advised gratis by post.

I SWANSEA BANKRUPTCY COUIJT. Friday.-Before Mr. Registrar S. Home. The May sitting of the Swansea Bankruptcy Court WAS held on Fridav before Mr. 8. Home, I..L.B., Registrar, on Friday last, at the Royal Institution. A FARMER'S FAILURE. John Thomas, of Pengwern, Morriston, re- ti:ed farmer, for whom Mr. Dablie appeared, said his liabilities were £351, and his de- ficiency E9 Is. lid. The causes of his failure WAS that his farm did not pay, that rent, rates, taxes, AND labour were too high, that the prices of farm produce were too low to pay cost, and that he had suffered loss of craps in p3.8t years through bad weather. The examination was the shortest on record, it being found only necessarv to get the deb- tor to confirm the Official Receiver's obser- vations. The examination was closed. SEQUEL XO A FIRE AND GAS EXPLOSION. Frederick William Lilley, fruiterer and greengrocer, of High„-street and Thomas- street, for whom Mr. Stanley Owen appeared came up with a deficiency of £178. He at- tributed his failure to a fcre at one of his shops and a gas explosion. wh ;ch occurred af- h I wards. The shops and goods were insured, but the latter not to the lull extent, hence the failure.—The examination was provision- ally closed. AFFAIRS OF A PENCLAWDD GROCER. William Rees. of Liverpool House, Pen- dawdd, grocer (for whom Mr. W. Arthur Thomas appeared), came up with liabilities of £ 1,229 and assets £ 155. He gave as the causes of his failure "pa.rtly through my son's mismanagement, stoppage of works, and strikes. lie said he commenced busi- ness as a general grocer about Zb years ago witnout any capital. For the past 18 months his son had managed the business, but he continued to see to the banking of all his money and ot paying out cheques, when ab- sent. He had offered his creditors 5s. in the £ but it was not accepted. Though he had been insolvent for years, he was not aware of it till about six months ago. after which he continued to trade and contract fresh debts. During the past two years he Lad been served with dozens of writs and summonses, and paid £170 in law costs and court fees. Asked why when he admitted that his business had increased in volume during the last year he did not pay his debts, he said he paid to the last dregs. The Official Receiver: Do you blame your son for mismanagement of the BUSINESS r— The debtor replied that he had three sons in the business, one of whom managed it. and he made a statement with respect to them. Asked if he had not made a serious allega- tion as a father, he said he only said it WAS possible, but he could not prove what he thought. In the couise of his further exam- ination he gave off-hand answers and ex- pressed ignorance of his affairs, saying that for six months be was ill from intiuenaa and unable to attend to business. The Official Receiver put it to debtor that he had been guilty of great recklessness in the manage- ment of the business, and he replied that he had said before he could not attend to it as he ought. Asked with respect to his accounts, he coolly said he could net go into figures. The Official Receiver (severely I: I think yol will have to go into figures, Mr. Bees. This is just the conduct we have had to put up with from the beginning. Now you are not so ignorant as you want the Court to be- lieve. You are chairman of the School Board for your district?—I have been. You were well enough to attend to your public duties, but not to your business.'— Occasionally 1 did. Al that was required?—I can't say all. I put it to you that you are not so unabl" to attend to your duties as you wish us to think?—As I have said. I placed reliance and confidence in my son for everything floating all right. But you were there and could see, if you desired, whether everything was floating all right. I put it that you have been insolvent lor many years?—Very likely. How far back will that take UB r-I don't know. You must not answer the Court in that way.- I am only telling the truth. You remained in wilful ignorance of your financial position ?—Partly. You had an idea things were wrong, but had not the courage to go into them. Is that it?—No, I did not have an idea that things were wrong till the end of 1900. The examination was eventually adjourned for the preparation of amended accounts.

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THE KIXG AND IRELAND. DESIROrS OF PROMOTING ITS PROSPERITY. On Saturday the Lord-Lieutenant of Ire- land and Countess Caaogan returned to the Viceregal Lodge, Dublin, on the completion of their tour in the West and South, in the evening his Excellency attended a banquet of the Incorporated Law Society, held in the Four Courts. The president of the society having pro- posed the toast of "The King," the Lord- 1-tieutenant, in the course of h.s speech, said: "As I have the honour of being the repre- sentative of his Majesty here in Ireland, I tnink I cannot do less than take advantage of the opportunity to say that which I know to be true. and that which 1 am sure you will receive with satisfaction, namely, that there is no one who takes, a greater and more states- naniike imere-st in the welfaie of this coun- try than our present King. (Hear, hear.) i am able personally to testify to his desire iuring his reign to do all he can to promote he prosperity of Ireland; and with regard to :he special matter to which the president al- uded, namely, to the possibility of his Ma- esty paying a visit ere long to this country. its Majesty informed me, on the first occasion L JN which I saw him after he came to the Throne, that it was his desire to come here l8 soon possible. (Cheers.) My belief i, that the best and only method for dealing ith the coriges'ed d Rtrict- of Ireland I; the country is to imfrove and to advance the activity of the towns. J

HABITUAL DRUNKARDS. BISHOP OF WINCHESTER'S BILL IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS. IMPORTANT TilOPOSALS. In the House of Lords, on Friday last, Tho Bishop of Winchester, in moving that the House should go into Committee on the Habitual Drunkards' Bill, reminded their Lordships of the wish he had expressed when the Bill PASTED the second stage, that the Government would take up the Bill. He was exceedingly glad that the Government had found it possible to do this. Lord Belper moved an amendment to Clause 1. that in cases of convictions under the Bill, whether an order of detention was made or not. notice of the conviction should be sent to the police authorities for the police tJ warn publicans not to serve the convicted person, and in the event of the convicted per- son endeavouring within the next three years to purchase intoxicating liquor he should, on summary conviction be liable to FTNE6 of 20?. for the first offence, and 40s. for subse- quent offences, and the holder of any licence serving 3uch convicted person would be liable to a L10 fine for a first offence, and L20 for a second or any subsequent offence. This amendment was agreed to. Lord Belper mov?d to insert in Clause 2 amendments providing that married wornec with husbands who were habitual drunkards might apply for separation and maintenancf. orders under the Summary Jurisdiction (Mar ried Women) Act, 1S95, and that where TH% wife was an habitual drunkard the husband should be entitled to apply to a court of sum- mary jurisdiction for an order, and the court may order all or any of the tollowmg :-That the applicant be no longer bound to cohabit with his wife (which provision would have the effect in all respects of a decree of ju- dicial separation on the ground of cruelty); it) that he have the legal custody oi the chil- dl en of the marriage; aLd (3) that the appli- cant pay to his wife a reasonable sum weekly. After a brief discussion, these amendments were agreed to. Lord Belper moved, and their lordships agreed, to insert an amendment to Clause 3 making it an offence for a person to be found drunk, if in charge of a child apparentljr un- der the age of seven years, and lraIWe on sum- mary conviction to a fine of 40s. cr one month's imprisonment with hard labour. Amendments were also inserted in the Bill requiring persons convicted of drunkenness to enter into a recognisance and to find sure- ties to be of good behaviour. New clauses were also agreed to providing that where a person was found drank in ANY highway or other public plac-e. whether a building or not. and appeared to be incap- able of taking care of himself he might, al- though not. disorderly, be apprehended and proceedings taken against him. In cases where the holder of a licence was charged with permitting drunkenness upon his prena- ises, it would lie on the licensed person to prove that he and the persons employed by 'him took all reasonable step? to prevent drunkenness on the premises. Power was also given, where the nambe" of registered convictions against a person or premises ex- ceeded five within five years, for the police tc opuose the confirmation, renewal, or trans- fer of the licence. The Bill then passed through Committee. The House went into Committee on the Licencing Sessions Bill. An amendment was passed preventing a person interested in the trude from becoming a magistratea* clerk. The Bill passed tbrcugh Committee.