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GEX EnA L" BOOTH AT CARDIFF. BIS EX PL A X ATION OF THE ARM- STRONG CASE. On Sunday morning a" holiness service in con- nection with the Salvation Army was held at the Stuart-hall, Cardiff, when an address was given h. "Genral" Booth. The room was well tilled. In the afternoon n service was held in the Public- ha!l, when the large building was picked. At the conclusion of his address the "General" 5;iid that he purposed making a statement with reference to the painful trial which had been going on in London, and in which his son stood com- mitted for trial at the Old Bailer, and which would come on in a little time. After one or two preli- minary details as to the coming trial, the Genèrf11" said tbftt those present were ill aware of certain evils which existed— n? certain abominations which were being practiced, and how young girls were being ruined in all directions. It was reckoned that there were 5,000 little girls walking about the trèets of London under sixteen years of age. How did they C"ine there ? Inquiries were made. H is son's wife had deputed herself to the task, and the revelations which were made to her were nppulling. Those were communicated to his son, and he in turn made known to the Salvation Army tho cruel seductions and ruin which i being effected among thf-c young girls. Upon heanng these statements they all resolved that something should be done but how was it to be done ? Several attempts had been made to get r.n Act of Parliament- passed to deal with the matter, but these had on each occasion failed. A Rill was brought in the recent House of Commons, but it had been thrown out..Still they did not despair. They knew, he said, the editor of the Fall itla.ll Gazette personally, and they loved him. They knew that he loved God and man. Some Fall itla.ll Gazette personally, and they loved him. They knew that he loved God and man. Some members of the Salvation Army went to him, and 1 Mr. Stead said," If those things are so. I will risk everything to expose it. and will get a Bill passed through this pivsent House of Commons." Mr. Mead had, the Genera! said, set to work, and the revelations which he had made were the means of passing the Bill very much better than they had hoped. There was one consolation, however. 'Whatever is done to Mr. Stead or Mr. Bramwell Booth," lie exctniirecl in a triumphant tone, as if he sxalted in the fac" that the Government had been Hoodwinked, we have rot the Bill." This raised a perfect storm of applause, one sten- ■orian voice shouting," And wo'il have another." Now, continued the "Genera: whrt was the first ihingthe Government did with the Bill? Any- body would hive thought that, the first thing they would have done would have been t/i see that those scoundrels were prosecuted who had brought ruin upon so many young girls. But. instead of doing this, they had prosecuted the men who ha.d made the revelations, and who had been the means of getting the Bill passed. lie thought that was very curious. (Cries of Si lnme, shame.") TIle "Genrr:tI then proceeded to give some details relative to the Arms'rong case. He said that they had been charged with abducting and conspiring to abduct the young girl Eliza Armstrong, and of keeping oer from her parents, who were her lawful juardians. g;ri had, he said, been taken I In account of their having been assured r ,hat she was in danger of destruction ;hey had taken her to try to save her. That was ¡he first point. The second was that his son had taken her in perfect ignorance of what had happened to her. If there had been anything wrong in taking her from heme, his son was perfectly ignorant, of it. Air. Stead had simply come to him and said that there was a poor little girl whose parents had allowed her to go to destruction.and asked him if he would take her and try to save her.-His son consented. During the time that the child was in their charge they had not done anything which they thought the parents could possibly object n. He said what they had done for her was to u her into a good situa- tion a.nd supply her with nice clothes. They did not, want to send her back again unless she were legally demanded. The General said that when they stated that his son asked for money they made a great mis- take. He never asked tor a fartjiing. He never asked for £ 100. That was all a piece of imagination. The fact of the matter w is that they had not spent any money upon the child. When it was stated to them that the mother wanted the child they had, he said, given the child back. That was their whole connection with the affair, and he thought that should satisfy everyone. )

COLLISION IN THE THAMES. A. WOOLWICH STEAMER RUN DOWN. EXCITING SCENES. A collision took place on the Thames, off Lime- nouse. shortly bpfr re seven o'clock en Saturday light, between the screw steamer Mary Hough, of Liverpool, and the Woolwich steamer Martin. The Nlary Hough, on entering the river from the Regent's Canal Dock, almost immediately cime into collision with the Martin. striding the latter on the starboard sponson, and cutting into the middle of the vessel. Including passengers and -rew. the Martin is stated to have had about 50 persons on board. and tho scena in the darkness was one of intense alarm and confusion. Fortu- lately, the tug Alacrity, which was towing a string )f barges up the river. arrived at the critical Moment, and speedily towed the Martin towards ,he Surrey shore, where the steamer sank. Those in board are believed to have escaped, a few .scrambling up the chains on to the Mary Hough, others being taken off by the tug, and some peaking safety on the barges. They were subsequently landed at Limehouse Pier. a few suffering from injuries that required the attention of a doctors LATER PARTICULARS. Upon inquiry at a late hour on Saturday night the account was confirmed that no loss of life had resulted from the collision, although there were numerous narrow escapes amongst the passengers on board the Martin; It was chieflv owing to the prompt exertions of the master and crew of the steam-tug Alacrity that the Martin and all on board did not sink in mid-channel. The tug towed the Martin ashore on the Surrey side of the river, where she now lies. The cause of the alarming accident is at present involved in mystery, iq, owing to the time of the evening, 6.20. at which the collision occurred, nothing could be seen >f it from the shore. The Martin had only just left Limehouse Pier on her last journey to London Bridge and the Mary Plough had only a few minutes before left the Regent's Canal Dock. In the subsequent confusion it was feared that several of the passengers on board the Martin were drowned, hut the missing persons have all been accounted for. Several who were immersed were attended to and put to bed at the Chequers Tavpm, which adjoins the pipr. The Martin is one of the oldest and best known of the Woolwich boats, and is the property of the Thames Steam- boat Coinnany, 6, Adelaide-place. At the time of the collision there were 40 or 50 passengers supposed to be on board. The Mary Hough appears fo have sustained little or no damage. A bov was ior some time supposed to have been drowned, but. it was learned from the police-station that he had been restored to his mother.

SEVERE STORM AT CARDIFF. TWO LARGE TREES BLOWN DOWN. Throughout the whole of Saturday night and Sunday a severe storm raged in and near the Bristol Channel, and in many instances conside- rable damage was done. At Cardiff there were quite a number of minor casualties, but in no instance, happily, has any loss of life occurred. In one ca-e, however, a child very narrowlv escaped severe injury. Two fine old elm trees recently stood and ornamented the field in front of St. James's Church at the junction of the Glossop and Newport-roads. On Sunday evening the wind, high as it had been all day, blew with terrific force, and during the gale the trees referred to were uprooted and sent crashing across the road. Several persons were near, and one of these, a little girl, who stood ilmost directly within the line of fall, had a very narrow escape. As it was she was slightly hurt, but her injuries are not sufficient to cause any grave apprehensions. The entrance gate to ,bu church and its supporting pillars, with a portion of the railing, were completely destroyed, and it is a great wonder, considering the large num- oer of people who pass this spot, on a Sunday night, that much more disastrous results did not ensue. A correspondent writing us on the subject accu- rately speaks of the occurrence as one that will sadly detract from the beauty of the surrounding neighbourhood. He also comments on the smafi amount of attention which the many fine pieces of timber on the Newport-road receive at the hands of the authorities. As ;1, rule, he says, even in parks, when limbs are torn off or decav, the scar is sealed with metal, and proper means are taken to support them. Adjoining a thoroughfare where there is any danger to passengers something such as this is called for. and that. a little attention would soon repay itself is seen by the fact that a man's leg w..s broken by the fall of a tree in this locality a few years ago. Although the inhabitants of this district are verv sorry that these particular trees should have been blown down, yet- their sorrow would have been considerably lightened had they in their fall demolished the so-called public convenience which the Cardiff Corpora- tion are now erecting in the open space in front of the Infirmary instead of but slightly damaging it. _——— -4

OPENING THE NAVIGABLE CHANNEL OF THE IJEE. A large scheme has just been developed for deepening add improving the navigable channel of the Dee from Chester to the sea. An immense sum has been spent in Parliamentary Bills by the two towns of Chester and Wrexham during the past five years to obtain control of the stream. The rival towns promoted Bills each year, and between them spent over in itw. The River Dee Company, tired of beating off its enemies, has now turned its attention to the Channel of the Dee, and has resolved to spend a Lrge sum of money in securing 15ft. of water right up to Chester. Mr. Leader Williams, engineer of the Manchester Ship Canal, and Mr. Henry Tavior, engineer, Hawardeu, who gave evidence before the various Committees regarding the Dee navigatwn. will superintend the execution of these works shortly. These works include the removal of all impediments to the ebb and flow of the tide, the use of powerful dredging machines, and the straightening of the channel by a huge 3mbankment, one of which alone will extend for I distance of four miles. 'I he works are in full jp e ration,

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( SAD DEATH OF A WOMAN. I ) An "unfortunate" named Nelly Graham, a I blonde, of considerable beauty, and stated to have influential friends in Liverpool, died in Dublin on Wednesday from excessive burns about the lower extremities which she sustained in an improper I house. An inquest will be held.

TERRIBLE ASSAULT BY A CAB DRIVER AT FORTH. I DANGEROUS CONDITION OF THE INJURED MAN. At Pontypridd Police Court on Wednesday (before Mr. Ignatius Williams) John Jenkin Jones, cab-driver between Pontypridd and Forth, was brought up in custody charged with wounding William Davies, timberman, Porth. It seemed that the injured man was at Pontypridd on Satur- day night. Between 11 and 12 o'clock he hailed 'I the prisoner's cab and directed him to drive him to Porth. On arriving there Davies called out from the cab that he had not enough to pay for the ride and that to enable him to do so the driver must drive to his house in Foundry-place. The prisoner then hurled Davies out of the cab. —Thomas Howell tated that he saw the prisoner knock Davies down and immediately afterwards kick him savagely in the face. He (witness) hurried forward and asked prisoner what he did it for. He denied having done anything to the I man. At this time he (witness) noticed blood streaming down Davies's clothes, and he was cry- ing very much. Upon examination it wa found that the sufferer's jaw bone had been fractured, and the pieces were projecting through the flesh.— Inspector Jones stated that Dr. Lewis had certified that Davies was in a dangerous condition, and in I any case it would he some time before he could attend to give evidence.—Prisoner was remanded, and subsequently, on the application of Mr. Mon- tague Grover. he was admitted to bail. I

THE ATTEMPTED MURDER AT YWSYBWL. MAGISTERIAL PROCEEDING. At Pontypridd Police Court on Wednesday (before Mr. Ionatin Williams) Evan Lewis, charged with the attempted murder of Rosanna Jones and Hannah Mary Evans at Pystill Goleu Farm, ult., was again brought up and further remanded until Wednesday next. It appears the medical gentlemen have up to the present time been unable to extract the bullet which is believed to have lodged in the nape of Rosanna Jones's neck. What has added to the difi1., eulty the doctors have experienced in dealing with the ca" is an old swelling, and it is believed the bullet has lodged in its centre. Dr. Rhys D.1 Morgan sent the following certificate to the magistrates :—" This is to certify that Hannah Mary Evans and Rosanna Jones will not. be able to attend for a fortnight." The prisoner did not s a word when before the bench. But a restlessness of the eyes and grave countenance indicated that he was fully alive to the seriousness of his position. After hå was re- manded he was placed among the other prisoners, and watched the subsequent proceedings, eagerly attending, apparently, to every movement and I every word uttered in court. He wore the air of a r man to whom the proceedings of a police-court were a great novelty. Before being removed from the court his left arm was handcuffed to another prisonor by Sergeant Macdonald. A5 they were marched down through the crowded streets, in the direction of the police-station, Lewis was an object of eager interest to the people. It is stated that the two girls are now believed to be out of danger.

THE RUNAWAY BANKRUPT FROM MERTHYR. The absconding debtor from Merthyr, John Jenkins, Emlvn House, who was arrested under a warrant in the Metropolis on Thursday last, and was admitted to bail on Saturday, surrendered himself at the Merthyr Bankruptcy Court on Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Registrar Lewis presided, and Mr. W. L. Daniel, the Official Receiver, was present to conduct the proceedings. Mr. J. V1\ùghan again I\ppeared for the debtor, and at the outset apologised for Jenkins's non-appearance at the adjourned exami- nation, which it wa3 intended to hold on the 30th of September. He explained that, being alarmed bv threats of imprisonment from several persons, Jenkins absconded to the Metropolis, where he was reduced to such an impecunious state that he could not pay his train fare home. The only money he had on him when arrested was 4d., which conclusively proved that he had no intention of leaving the country. The debtor also wished to excuse him- self on the ground that he thought the adjourned examination would take place on Friday and not on Wednesday as arranged, and he intended writing the Official Receiver on the day of his arrest, explaining the circumstances of his case. Mr. Vaughan went on to say that the examination had been adjourned from the 16th of September for the debtor to produce vouchers for the following rates and taxes, jE14 carriage of goods. £75; and alteration Duplicates of vouchers and oertifi- cates had since been given the Official Receiver, which showed that in the case of the carriage of goods the amount was £96, and not- £75; rates and faxes £15 instead of £14; and alteration to shop JE31 10s. instead of.£30 The vouchers were, consequently, in the debtor's favour.—The Official Receiver explained to the court that it would be impossible to close the examination that, day, nnd he thought it would, therefore, be advisable that the court adjourn until the following Wednerhy,-The Registrar fell in with the suggestion, and the eramination was accordingly adjourned until Wednesdav after- I noon next. Bail to the amount of £200 was accepted for the debtor.

I RECRIVINGAN ANGLICAN CLERGY- MAN INTO THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH. INTERESTING CEREMONY AT ST: PETER'S, CARDIFF. We announced on Thursday last the fnct that the Rev. Owen C. H. King, curate of Llanfihangel Llantarnam, near Newport, in the diocese of Llandaff, had intimated to his congregation that, he was about to quit the Established Church of England and to seek admission into the Church of Rome. His formal reception into the fold of the Catholic Church took place on I Wednesday night at St. Peter's, Roath, Cardiff, in the presence of a crowded congregation, the Rev. Father George Cormack, assisted by the Rsv. Father Richardson, officiating. The ceremonial was interesting and imposing—interesting in the first place to those members of the Confraternity of the Holy Family who had come to witness the return of a wanderer into the true fold, and in the next to numerous non-worshippers anxiou9 to see how the convert would demean himself under the ordeal of a public renunciation of his former faith. It is hardly necessary to point out in what wav the ceremonial was an imposing one every ceremonial of this Church is, and of them all the one connected with the rite which reconciles a convert is certainly not the least imposing. The service divided itself into three parts, the first consisting of the ordi- nary service of the Confraternity, the second being devoted to the Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament with the Rosary, while the last was the Reconcilia- tion of the Convert. In the course of the first portion of the service Father Cormack took occasion to say that this Rite of the Reconciliation was no new thing. It was not taking place now for the first or the hundredth or the thousandth time in the his- tory of the Church. They had not come together that night to exult over the gaining of a conve-t. but simply to join in thanksgiving that the light of the Hoiv Catholic Faith had reached one more human soul. We need hardly remark that it was to the latter that, the greatest interest appertained. A visihle wave of pxcitement went over the con- gregation as the convert, arrayed in the ordinary suit of clerically-cut black, crossed over at a brisk pace from the vestry and knelt before the chancel rails. He was a slightly-built young man, with clean-shaven and rather pleasing face. The Church, we may here interpolate, has an alternative rite of not Sf) public a character which tho convert mi „'ht have chosen had he liked. He, however, chose that his recanta- tion of the old and erroneous faith and his accep- tance of the new and true one should take place in the si«ht of all men. And his wish was gratified accordingly. Kneeling there, as we have just stated, before the chancel rails, the priest who I was to absolve the penitent addressed him from within the sanctuary. To us thecremony appeared by its every movement to indicate that both convert and congregation must plainly understand that, the offended majesty of the Church must be pro- pitiated first before the wanderer could be re- ceived into her bosom. The penitent knelt with bowed head. facing the altar it is true, but between him and it stood the absolving priest, with his back turned sternly towards him. and completely cutting off his view of the sacred place. Then was sung the Hymn of the Holy Ghost, veNicle and response—as Dryden would have expressed it—evolving themselves mystically and weirdly out, of the depths of silence." The words are well known:- Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Thy faithfnl and enkindle within them the fire of Thv love. Send forth Thv Spirit and thev hall bf rewenerated. And Thou Shalt renew the face of the earth, jfce. And with this came the praver :— o God, Who teach the hearts of the faithful hv I the light of Thv Holy Spirit, &c. Then, after recitation of the Psalm Miserere, Have mercy upon me. 0 God," &c., the convert made solemn profession of his faith in the words of the Creed of Pope Pius rv., beginning :— "1. Owen Kin. with a firm faith, believe and profess all and everv of which are contained intliat erefd which the Holy Catholic and Roman Church rriaicpth use of to belipvy m one Gnd, the Father Alr:1ighty. Maker of heavri arid earth, and of an things visible and invisible and in one Lord .Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God/' "T acknowledge the Ho'y Catholic, Apostolic, and Roman Church for the Mother and distress of all Churches,' 4c. The convert's voice was at first a trifle indistinct, j almost inaudible, possibly also unsteady, but he appeared to gain confidence as he went along, his enunciation eventually becoming clear and resonant. After a formal *b- I juration of Protestantism, he was absolved from his heresv and excommunication, and restored to the "communion of the Church and her Sacraments in the names of the FatherSon, and Holy Ghost. This over, the Te Deum' was sung in thanksgiving, and the great congregation poured out into the night.

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t MYSTERIOUS DESTRUCTION OF A RAILWAY BRIDGE. Information was received at Dundee on Tuesday that the railway bridge near Collessie, Fifeshire, on the North British main line between Edinburgh, Perth, Stirling, and Dumblane had been burnt down. All goods and passenger traffic has been stopped. The bridge spanned the road at a height of 25ft. The whole of the woodwork was burnt, and the rails fell to the ground. No particulars of the I origin of the tire has yet been received.

THE SALVATION t. GUAHDS" AT LEICESTER. I DESPERATE ATTACK BY THE POPULACE. The Salvation Life Guards reached Leicester on Monday afternoon from Nottingham, travelling by the Great Northern Railway. They were met at the station by a large crowd, and, having formed fours, headed by Herbert Booth, marched out into the street, where thousands of people had congre- gated, and on the Guards making their appear- ance opposition was offered them, and they had to fight their way to the barracks. Twenty men lost their helmets or knaps¡Lck. and l1. lieutenant was dragged from his horse.

ANOTHER BURGLARY AT CARDIFF. At Cardiff Police Court on Monday (before Mr. R. O. Jones, Mr. J. W. Vachell, and Alderman Jones) William Moore and John Mahoney werc charged with breaking and entering No. 30, Bute- terrace, and stealing therefrom 26s. in coppers and also a quantity of wearing apparel.—Rose Levene, daughter of the prosecutor, stated that on Satur- day night last she secured the premises carefully before going to bed. About half-past three on the following morning she was aroused by a constable, who knocked at her bedroom door. He told her that robbers had been in the house. On going downstairs she found that the thieve9 had forced the iron bar which she had placed across the front door. She missed from the shop £1 8s. in coppers and some bundles of clothes.—Police- Constable Mitchell said that he was on duty in Bute-terrace on Sunday morning at half-past one o'clock, near the Bridgwater Arms, when he ob- served two men outside Mrs. Levene's shop. One of them on seeing him whistled, and they both rati away in the direction of Mary Ann-street. Near Stanley-street Moore dropped a pair of shoes and Mahoney dropped a coat. Both were apprehended in Adam-street on Sunday night.—Prisoners were remanded for a week to enaole the police to trace the stolen property.

THE ALLEGKD THEFT OF A GOLD WATCH AT PEXARTH. Henry Wilson, an Irishman, and John Tred- greath, a German, were brought up on remand, charged with stealing a gold watch, a telescope, value £6. and also a black hand-bag, the property of Mary Ann Grant, of Dock-road, the lady with whom they were lodging.—The Superintendent of Police said he had no evidence to offer against Wilson, and he was discharged.—The prisoner Tredgreath was defended by Mr. Ingledew.— Additional evidence was taken.—In cross-examina- tion by Mr. Ingledew, the prosecutrix said that she did not lend the watch at all. It was taken from her und.r prott. She offered nl) objec- tion, however, to the telescope being taken, which Tredgreath took up aud put into his pocket. During the day he was with witness the defendant Wilson conducted himself as a respec- table lodger.—Police-Constable Pickwick gave evidence to the effect that on the 27th ult. he went to Bristol, õLnJ found the prisoners in custod there, and brought them to Penarth.—Frederick Johnston, a detective in the Bristol Police, repeated the evidence he gave at Mr. Morris's office.—The prisoner, who reserved his defence, was then com- mitted to take his trial at the quarter sessions, bail being refused.

SERIOUS BREACH OF COLLIERY RULES AT TREORKY. A NARROW ESCAPE. At Ystrad Police Court on Monday (before Mr. Ignatius Williams, stipendiary magistrate) Thos. Williams, duster at Abergorkie Colliery, was charged with a breach of the 167th rule of the Mines' Regulation Act. Mr. Rosser prosecuted for the colliery company. It appeared that on Satur- day morning, the 26th of September, at half-past four o'clock, two hitchers named Richard Davies and George Skurm were engaged in putting an empty tram on the carriage at the bottom of the pit. The tram went too far, and Davies got on the carriage to pull it back, whan defendant gave the signal for raising the carriage. He had no business to touch the signal. The carriage began to rise, and, finding this, Davies threw himself backward out of it. If he had gone a foot higher he would have been decapitated by the timbers. On being asked at the time by Davies why he had given the signal, defen- dant denied having done so, but afterwards, the same morning, he went to Mr. Llewellyn, the manager, crying bitterly, and said he put his hand on the signal, but did not intend to make the signal. In the course of the hearing Mr. Abraham (" Mabon ") came into court, and askod for an adjournment, as he had understood the case waa not to be pressed.—The Stipendiary said he had no locus standi.—Mr. Rosser said the company did not wish to press the charge, and upon that Mr. Abra- ham said he would not interfere.—His Worship said it was a very serious case, and if there had heen any reason to suppose it was done maliciously it would be an attempt to murder. As the com- pany did not wish to press the charge he would only inflict a fine of 40s.

SAD NATALITY AT LLWYNHENDY. Mrs. Evans, wife of the Rev. D. Jenkyn Evans, curate of St. David's Mission Church, Llwynhendy, a village two or three miles distant from LlAnellr, died shortly after eight o'clock on Sunday evening under exceedingly sad circumstances. Scarlatina is prevalent at the village, and a child of the deceased lady had recently died of the complaint. A small quantity of carbolic acid had been purchased at a neighbouring shop and placed with other liquids in a cupboard. On Saturday morning Mrs. Jenkins took from the latter a wine decanter containing the disinfectant, but which she believed to contain port wine, and drank about two teaspoonfuls of the contents before she discovered her mistake. Dr. Samuel was summoned and prom ply attended, but, after much suffering, the unfortunate lady died at the time mentioned. Mrs. Evans was highly re- spected, and intense sorrow pervades the neigh- bourhood. On Tuesday, another death, now the third, has occurred in the family of the Rev. Jenkin Evans, curate of Llwynhendy, Llanellv. On Saturday last Mr. Evans's only daughter was buried, and on the same day Mrs. Evans, the mother, took by mis- take some carbolic acid in place of port wine, she being in a weak state of health, and succumbed to the effects of the poison on Sunday evening. On Monday evening the youngest child, abovof about two years of age, died of scarlet fever. Both mother and child will probably be buried to-morrow. To add further to the awfully sad chapter of events, Mr. Evans's eldest boy, about six years old. lies in a critical state with the same complaint, and the father himself, who is naturally of weak constitution, is quite prostrated with grief under so unusually heavy a domestic visitation. THE INQUEST. An inquest touching the death of Margaret Ann Evans, was held at the Old Ship Inn, on Wednes- day (before Mr. J. D. Rowlands, deputv-conner) and a jury, of which the Rev. D. Williams was foreman.—The Rev. D. Jenkyn Evans, husband of the deceased lady, said the latter was 25 years of age, and resided with him at Sunny Bank, Llwyn- hendy. Acting upon the instructions of Dr. J. Raglan Thomas, he procured some dis- infectant from the shop of Mr. Titus Jones, Cwmfelin. It consisted of black carbolic acid, carbolised oil, and chloride of lime. A wine bottle contained the carbolic acid, which he placed on the dining-room table. At that time one of his children lay dead in the house of scarlatina, and it was in consequence of this that disinfectants had been made necessary. Witness left the room to assist the servant in placing oil-cloth on the passage floor. The funeral of the child being fixed for that day, a quantity of wine had been procured for the occasion. He had been absent from the room but a few moments when he heard Mrs. Evans scream. Then he met her coming out. She asked, M What did the bottle contain ?' Witness, in reply, asked" What have you done ?" Mrs. Evans, who appeared greatly excited and alarmed, ejaculated in response, "That on the dining-table." He noticed that her lower lip and chin were discoloured. She drank some water. The only remark made by her was that it was burning," She then became unconscious, Emetics were administered, without pro- ducing any effect. Subsequently, she re- gained consciousness, and said that she thought the bottle contained port wine. There was no bottle of port wine opened at the time. No label on the bottle containing the carbolic acid indi- cated its contents. The unfortunate lady died at seven o'clock on Sunday evening. She suffered very much. For 22 hours pre- ceding death and after she had taken the poison she retained consciousness.—Mary Thomas, the servant, gave evidence in corroboration.—Dr. Richard Samuel described the state Mrs. Evans was in when he attended her on Saturday morning. She was unconscious, and the tongue and palate were white from the effects of the acid. The mucous in the throat mado her breathing laboured and st.erterous. He could administer nothing to her, the tuberus being much contracted. She could not swallow anything. Subsequently she became able to take a little lime-water as an antidote, and obtained much relief therefrom. She tried to tell him that all was raw inside. Ho de- tailed his subsequent treatment: On Tuesday evening he found her rapidly sinking, and she died at the time mentioned. He had recommended her to take some wine as she was suffering from a aore throat and exhaustion consequent i upon the loss of several nights' rest nursing her sick children. Under any circumstances, Mrs. Evans could not have survived after drinking the acid.—Titus Jones, who supplied the disinfectant, said that it was provided for him gratis by the Rural Sanitary Authority. He had never received orders to place labels on the bottles. — The following was the verdict That the deceased died of carbolic acid poison accidentally taken. Wo recommend that in future whenever carbolic acid is supplied by agents of the Rural Sanitary Authority a label denoting its poisonous nature be placed on every vessel containing the same." A

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THE SOCIALISTS AND THE POLICE. APPLICATION FOR PERJURY. At the Thames Police Court on Monday Mr. Thompson applied for summonses for perjury against a police-sergeant and two constables in respect to the evidence given recently against Samuel King, a Socialist. The police charged him with being drunk, though the magistrate dis- charged him, and the counsel stated that he had overwhelming evidence to prove the man was sober, including that of the medical gentleman who examined him. The Magistrate refused the apDli- cation, stating that it was absurd. The police swore to the best of their knowledge

LIBEL ACTION AGAINST TRUTH, DAMAGES LAID AT £10,000, On the application of Mr. Richard Adams, in- structed by Messrs. Casey and Clay, solicitors. Judge Johnson, sitting in Dublin as vacation judge, on Tuesday made an order granting liberty to issue and serve out of that jurisdiction a war- rant in an action at tho suit of Aiderman Harris, a member of the Dublin Corporation, and a jus- tice of the peace for the city and county of Dublin, against Mr. Henry Labouchere, M.P.. editor and proprietor of Truth, in respect of alleged false and malicious libels published in that journal on the 3rd of July, 1884, and 24th of September iast. con- necting him with certain London money-lenders and their transactions. The damages are laid at £10,000. The Attorney-General, M.P., the Solici- tor-General, Mr. Walker, Q.C., M.P., ex-Attorney- General, Mr. Richard Adams, and Mr. Henry, M.P., are retained for plaintiff.

EXTRAORDINARY OUTRAGE AT AN AHElWARE PRISONERS COMMITTED FOR TRIAL. At Aberdare Police Court on Tuesday (before the Stipendiary and Mr. R. H. Rhys) four,young men, named John Morgan, Henry Phillips, Ehenezer J. Howtdi, and Thomas Roberts, were charged with committing wilful damage, to the extent ot £30, at the works and offices of the Dare Steel and Tin- plate Company. It appeared that on the night of Saturday, September 26, the defendants, in com- pany with two others, named John Evans and John Walters, procured a jar of porter, and con- veyed the same to the tinworks, where it was promptly consumed. They then commenced throwing the tin-plates about, and evidently ted to Start the mill. The watchman, an old man, became frightened, and immediately ran to seek assistance. Two of the men—Henry Phillips and John Morgan—then attacked the offices, smashed all the windows and frames, burst the doors open, poured ink over the account books, and the safe bore traces of an attempt to force it open. John Evans and John Walters, who stated they took no part in the disturbance beyond being present, volunteered evidence which clearly implicated Roberts and Howell in the attack on the mill, and, whilst unable to identify them with the damage at tha office, gave damaging testimony againt Phillips and Morgan. After some consideration the whole of the prisoners wpre committed for trial at the quarter sessions. Mr. Thomas Phillips conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Charles Kenshole appeared for the defence.

RELEASE OF A "MERTHYR CONVICT. ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION AT MERTHYR. William Hughes. who, in November, 1880, was sentenced by Ir. Justice Grove at the Swanse-i Assizes to seven years' penal servitude for criminally assaulting Margaret Ingram at Merthyr on the 28th of October in that year, was liberated on a ticket-of-leave from Chatham Prison on Mon- day, and reached Merthyr by the Taff Vale train due at quarter to eight o'clock. His arrival had been expected by the next earlier train, and in anticipation of his coming thousands of persons had assembled outside the railway station to give him welcome. It was with a sense of deep disappointment that the multitude found their supposition falsified, and were com- pelled to disperse unrequited. However, they congregated later on in much greater numbers, and when the convict alighted from the carriage in which he travelled he was affectionately mobbed by the friends who had been privileged to be admitted on the platform. Upon leaving the station, accompanied by Mr. Charles Russell James, his solicitor, the vast mass of people raised vociferous cheers, his pas- sage along the streets partaking of the character of a grand triumphal procession. It was alleged by the prosecutrix at the trial that after attending a thanksgiving service at Cyfarthfa Church in the evening Hughes, who was an acquaintance, and who was then studying for the Baptist ministry, accompanied her part of the way home to her father's house at Wernfach, and com- mitted the offence imputed to him. The case provoked intense excitement in the locality at the time, and popular feeling ran high in belief of the young man's innocence. The pro- secutrix encountered repeated demonstrations of public disfavour, the hostility against her being carried to the extent of burning effigies. In con- nection with the preliminary police-court proceed- ings she denied having ever misconducted her- self with a mahnllmed Lewis, and in consequence of his statement a summons for perjury was after two successful applications issued against her, Lewis being called at the hearing to dis- prove the accuracy of her asseveration. She was committed ior trial at the assizes, but the bill was thrown out by the grand jury. Several attempts were made in the earlier stages of his imprison- ment to get a commutation of the convict's sen- tence, but these efforts were of no avail; however, the release has come six months' earlier than it would otherwise have done in consideration of his having lost an eye by reason of an accident which occurred whilst engaged in breaking stones. Ingram is now a married woman, but is living apart from her husbund.

AN ELECTRO-M HC B A NICAL CLOCK. An ingenious application of electrical power to the automatic winding of clocks has been invented by Mr. Chester H. Pond, an American gentleman, well-known in scientific circles, particularly in the United States. In the ordinary clock the action is maintained by means of either a spring or a weight, the clock having to bo wound up at stated periods, usually eight days. In the electro- mechanical clock powerful springs, heavy weights, and cumbrous gearing are dispensed with; henco the friction is greatly reduced and tho clock requires no attention whatever as regards winding. This operation is performed every hour by means of a small electro-motor, which is fixed at the base of the clockwork and is connected with a small open circuit battery placed within the clock-case. The clock is driven through a small flat coiled spring, to which a slight initial tension is given when the clock is made, and which is kept at a uniform tension and acts directly on the hour-wheel. This wheel, each hour of its revolution, switches the electric current through the motor, which revolves rapidly for six seconds and imparts a rotatory motion to the barrel on the centre arbor con- taining the clock spring. One revolution of this barrel puts the spring sufficiently in tension for running the clock one hour, at the end of which period the motor is again automatically started and the operation of winding up re- peated, the battery resting during the interval. The process is thus automatic and continuous from year to year, and the battery is in use only six. seconds every hour, or less than fifteen hours in a year. The battery, it is stated, will, in ordinary, last for two years, and can then be re- plenished for a few pence and without interfering with the time of the clock, the first cost of the clock being, it is stated, considerably iess than thai of an ordinary clock of the same class, notwith- standing its electrical accessories. A large number of clocks in a building can be controlled and regu- lated by one main clock and battery. By a simple arrangement, the ordinary service wire on a rail- way can be used for giving an instantaneous and uniform signal for connection to every clock on the line, thus securing uniform time throughout.. All this was demonstrated to us on a visit, to the office of Mr. B. F. Watkin, of 29, Leadenhall Buildings, London, who states that these clocks are already in considerable use in the United States.

AN EPISODE IN THE SIKH WAR. WHY THE 14TH DRAGOONS RETIRED. The Daily Telegraph says:—Nobody who has passed through the pretty grounds attached to Chelsea Hospital can have failed to be struck with the conical pillar on which are inscribed the names of the officers and men who fell at the Battle of Chillianwallah. The list is terribly long, and even at the present timo the conflict is remembered as one of the severest and most critical ever fought by British troops in India. The truth is that we came within an ace of being defeated by the courageous Sikh warriors opposed to us. There are many melancholy circumstances connected with the battle—the death of young Curetonand the subsequent suicide of Col." King at Lahore—but what has always occasioned most surprise in connection w ith it was the behaviour of the 14th Dragoons. This fine regiment was. until the other day, supposed to have bolted ignominiously, killing many on the British side in its flight. The circumstances of the battle have been lately revived, and an Indian contemporary has pub- lished a letter giving an account of the engage- ment derived from an eye-witness, which certainly puts the conduct of the 14th Dragoons in a far more favourable light, and at the same time relieves Colonel King, their unfortunate com- mander, from the charge of poltroonery which was brought against him. The story as now told is that among the Dragoons was a soldier who for some cause or other bore a grudge against the colonel. He also happened to be an excellent ventriloquist, and he used this power at Chillianwallah in order to revenge himself on his commanding officer. At the critical moment—so the tale is related— this man gave the order of retreat, "Threes about," throwing his voice close to the colonel; the consequence was that the regiment at once obeyed the supposed word of command and turned, their retreat soon bein converted into a helter-skelter flight. This story, if true, would certainly account for the fact that the soldiers distinctly heard the order given, and that Colonel King as positively denied ever having uttered the fatal words. Whether it be true or not, how- ever, the correspondent is undoubtedly right in saying that the incriminated regiment has been too severely blamed; for the men heard, or thought they heard, the word given by someone to retreat, and obeyed it. Anything that relieves a British regiment and its officer from the unusual aspersion of cowardly behaviour is welcome, and even after thirty-six years the story of the ventriloquist Dragoon is worthy of further inquiry.

WARNING.—When you ask for Reckitt's Blue lee that you get It. The manufacturers beg to caution the publlc agalmt imitation square Blue, of very inferior quality. The Paris Blue in squares is sold In wrappers bearing their name and Trade Alark. Befuse all others

KILLED ON THE RAILWAY. The headless body of a man was discovered on Saturday morning in one of the railway ttmnels at Dover, having evidently been run over by a passing train. The deceased, who is supposed to be a visitor a.t Dover, has not yet been identified.

EXECUTION OF A WARRANT AFTER TWENTY-TWO YEARS. Joseph Pilkington, a collier, was arrested at Skelmersdale on Friday nicrht for assaulting a con- stable 22 years ago. He absconded .at the time. The constable was badly maltreated.

FATAL BOAT ACCIDENT A" BOURNEMOUTH. Two stone masons and a boatman were drowned in Bournemouth Bay on Sunday after- noon by the upsetting of a sailing boat. The accident was witnessed from the beach, but help did not reach the men in time to save their lives.

THE HEREFORDSHIRE] MURDER. The prisoner, John TIill, who was arrested at Newport on Friday evening on suspicion of having murdered a woman named Darby on Wednesday night, near Leominster, was brought before Mr. D. A. Vaughan at Newport Police Station on Saturday morning, and was by the magistrate's direction handed over to the custody of the Herefordshire police, by whom he was subsequently taken to that county, and was alterwards remanded till to-day (Monday).

THE RECENT COLLIERY EXPLOSION AT TREDEGAR. DEATH OF ONE OF THE INJURED. On Saturday the lad Lewis Davies Perkins, son of David Perkins, of New Tredegar, who was 14 years of age, succumoed to injuries which he received at the explosion at the Elliot Pit, New Tredegar. William Williams, William Boylan, Joseph Reed, and tho lad Thomas Cook are all in a very critical state. The other injured men are somewhat, better and in a fair way of recovery. The district coroner on Monday optmed the inquest on the body of the lad Lewis D, Perkins, who died on Saturday afternoon from injuries received the previous Thursday in the explosion at the Eliiot Pit, New Tredegar. After formal evidence the inquiry was adjourned for a fort- night. One of the poor fellows who was injured still lies in 1\ precarious condition.

ROBBING HIS LANDLORD AT CARDIFF. At Cardiff Police Court on Tuesday (before Messrs. Drmipl Jones and J. W. Vachell) John Si.ranaghan, 29. a seafaring man, was charged with stealing a quantity of wearing apparel the pro- perty ot Mr. Weeks, 44, Adelaide-street, on the 5th inst.—Mrs. Weeks stated that the prisoner came to her house on the 19th of August to lodse there until he got a ship. She had not missed the articles stolen because they had lately had a TIre. and had just removed. Her suspicions, however, were aroused by prisoner's conduct, and also from the suspicions of her boarders, and on Monday alternoon sho went to prisoner's b<)X and opened it with It ke) that. shp had, and found many articles the property of her husband. She at once sent for a policeman and had prisoner arrested.—Police-Constable Cummins produced the articles which he found in prisoner's boxes together with prisoner's own clothes. Amongst the various articles stolen from the 19t h of August to the 5th of October were seven pairs of boots, a quantity of shirts, two guernseys, several pairs of trousers, six pairs of shoes, stockings, &c., the estimated value of which was £10, — Prisoner pleaded guilty to the charge, and was sentenced to four months' imprisonment with hard labour.

ANOTHER MURDER BY A MOTHEH. KILLING A LITTLE GIRL WITH A CHOPPER, At Greenwich Police Court on Friday tnornlnff Martha llo, 27, married, of 20, Daiuialn*roiid, Forest-hill, was phurged (bafgre fwb: Balguy) with the wilful murdev of her female child, pged fivq months, by striking it wjth a chopper.Vaitei1 Wren, inspector, P Division, said that twenty minutes past that morning II was called to the house occupied by the prisoner and her band, The prisoner said, II killed Ply chU4 ¡ t want. to be hanged," On the table close to the window was a child b'lnlif dead, with jtq head nearly severed, He went into the kitchep, where he found the cieaver produced lying en the floor in o, pool of blood, He toid the prisoner he should take her into custody for the murdej. and sho re- plied, I did it."—Mr, W, H. Hatfield, surgeon, Park-road, Forest-hill, said he was sent for at. 10,10 that morning, and found the prisoner with her baby in hor lap, covered with her apron. She said, I have killed Daisy; I have chopped her head off." He took the child from her, and found two largo gashes in its neck. severing all the structures down to the spine. The prisoner was very wild and incoherent in her talk.—Mr. Balguy remanded her;

EXECUTION AT NEWGATE. Henry Norman, of Fulham, was executed in Newgate Gaol on Monday morning for the wilful murder of his wife, whom he stabbed with a dagger while she was asleep in bed. Jealousy was the motive for the crime. Prisoner, after his convic- tion, entertained strong hopes of a reprieve, but during the last few days became resigned to his tate, He was visited on Saturday by his mother and his two children, a little girl and p. boy, aged twelve and ten respectively, and the interview was of a highly painful character. Prisoner declared that he remembered nothing of what took place on the night of the murder. The convict slept about four hours on Sunday night and took his breakfast as usual. He expressed himself prepared to 4 meet his fato, and submitted quietly to the pinioning, and then walked to the scaffold" without assistance, the chaplain walking by his aide and reading the Burial Service, Tho prisoner was a short, stout man, and the executioner allowed a drop of seven feeti Death seemod to ensue immediately the drop fell, there being no signs of a struggle. The executioner performed his duties very expedi- tiously, the drop falling in a very few seconds after the prisoner was placed upon it.

A METHODIST LOCAL PREACHER IN TROUBLE. EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF ROBBERY. A WHOLE FAMILY IMPLICATED. Till a. late hour on Saturday evening the magis- trates were engaged at the Shire-hall, Nottingham, in investigating an extraordinary charge of lace robbery to the extent of several hundred pounds. Nine persons were involved, one Samuel Daykin, a youth of sixteen, being charged with theft, and Samuel Daykin, his father, Rosannah Daykin, his mother, Sarah Booth, their married daughter, Samuel Booth, her husband, and Samuel, Sarah, and Harriet Doncaster were charged with feloniously receiving lace curtains, silk shawls, and other property belonging to Messrs. Wilkinson and Sons, manufacturers, Beeston and Chil- well. The younger Daykin was employed at the prosecutors' factory, and, the stock being missed from time to time, the robbery was traced to him. His father, a local preacher and leader of the Primitive Methodist Connexion in Awsworth, keeps a village store, and, together with the Doncasters, they disposed of much property among tbe vi1!gers, whose hous have now been stripped of stolen curtains by the police. Some valuable good were given for sale at a chapel bazaar. The arrest of the prisoners caused an immense sensation. About 170 shawls, curtains, &c., were seized at Daykin's shop. search taking place whilst a daughter was dying in the house. Fortv-two witnesses were examined, and the prisoners were commited for trial, bail being allowed in some cases.

THE ELOPEMENT WITH A WARD IN CHANCERY. MAGISTERIAL PROCEEDINGS. PRISONER REMANDED IN CUSTODY. At Worship street Police Court, London (beforo Mr. Hannay), on Saturday morning, Patrick John Cavanagh, 26 years of age, described on the charge-sheet as a gentleman, and said to be a medical student, was brought up in custody of Detective-Inspector Peel, G Division, and Superintendent Merroney, charged with having, on the 11th of September last, feloniously and fraudulently detained ono Kate Florence Geraldine Wilson, a woman under the age of 21 years, out of t.he possession and control of William David Wilson, her father. The prisoner is the gentleman who is said to have eloped about a fortnight ago with a young lady from Tunbridge Wells, the young lady being a ward in Chancery, and entitled to property valued at £5000. It was not known that the prisoner would be brought up at this court, and the prosecution, it seemed, were not prepared to proceed with the case at this stage. Mr. Elliott appeared for the father of the young lady, and said that as the prisoner had only been brought from Dublin by the night boat the wit- nesses were not in attendance, and he, there- fore, had to ask for a remand on the sworn infor- mation of the father. Mr.Hannav: That will be sufficient for a remand. Mr. William David Wilson, of Ebor House, Tun- bridge Wells, was then called and sworn. The information on which the warrant for the prisoner's arrest had been granted was read to him. Mr. Hannay said that the matter of bail was a question to be considered. He asked the prisoner what he had to say as to his being remanded. The prisoner, who spoke with a soft accent, said he had only to say that he had no knowledge of the younglady being award of Chancery, and that all his intentions were good and honourable. Mr. Hannay: It is a felony, but I see you charge him with "fraudulently" taking her away. Mr. Elliott: Yes, sir, and I shall have to call evidence—the young lady herself—to prove that she was led by his representations, and that those representations are false. In fact, that he is an adventurer. Mr. Hannay Then as to the question of bail ? I can make it very heavy. Mr. Elliott: Will you admit him to bail at all, sir '< Mr. Hannay: If you object, no. It might be dangerous, l" will order a remand for a week and say nothing about bail. The prisoner was then removed by the paoler.

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NOTES. (a) Max Langc's attack unsound, but produc- tive of fine positions. (b) 7-P to B 4, followed by P to Q 3 8-P takes P, P takes P; 9-H to K Kt 5, and Q to K 2. is usual here. (c) A good move, which gives White something to do to defend. (d) Of no avail.

CARDIFF AND COUNTY CHESS CLUB. The annual meeting of this club was held in the Young Men's Christian Association Rooms on Monday night for the purpose of electing officers for the coming season. Mr. C. Cederv;tll presided., Mr. F. P. Down, who formerly acted as vice-pre- sident, resigned his position, and Mr. J. Viriamu Jones, M.A., 1rincipitl of the University College of South Wales, was elected in his stead. Votes of thanks were passed to the president and the re- tiring vice-president, Mr. F. P. Down, aud to the chairman, and the meeting terminated. The fol- lowing is the list of officers :—President, Sir E. J. Reed, Bart., K.C.B., M.P.; vice-president, Professor J. Viriamu Jones, M.A.; hon. secretary and trea- surer, Mr. George W. Lennox; committee, the Rev. R. Gibbings, M.A., and Messrs. E. H, Bruton, W. Hughes Morris, R. W. Duck, J. Bush, C. Cedervall, F. Mason, and G. H. Down. For this session the committee have taken the front room on the second storey of the Young Men's Christian Association, and those desirous of joining can obtain full par- ticulars on application to the hon. secretary.

CARDIFF WATERMEN'S ANNUAL. REGATTA. The Cardiff Watermen's Annual Regatta took place within the precincts of the port on Saturday afternoon, The weather was magnificent, and the guthering attracted a large number of the general public, who lined the Pier Head, and the now Exchange and Bute Dock Office buildings in course of erection had their quota of spectators. The regatta comprised sailing boatlt of the first class belonging to the port, pilot boats, punts, licensed rowing boats, swimming match, and Neapolitan pole dance, The events were as follow:- FIRST-CLASS SAILING BOATS.—There were nine entries -Stag, Charlotte, Speedy, Bally, Polly, Katie, Hea, Bird, Lavonia, and Marco Polo. The boats started at 11.30 over a course of ten miles, sailing from the Cardiff Pier-head, round the West Cardiff Buoy, Atoukstone, East Curiliff Buoy. and over the same ground again, finishing at the Pier-head. The prizes were :-ht. t:5 ¡ 2lid, £ i; and 3rd, £ 1, the winners being Katie. Bally, and Polly. PILOT Bo,us' PUNTS.—This race was rowed by Cardiff pilots' apprentices. The course was from the committee boat to the Can Buoy at the Low-water Pier, and back to the committee boa. The race WAS well-contested, and was won by John Webb, in the Lottie; 2nd, David Thomas, in the Jlaggie and 3rd, A. Davies, in the Prince Koyal. The prizes were :-Ist, a silver rudder, presented by Mr. Jacobs, of the value of £2 ¡ 2nd. 15s.,and 3rd, 10s. CARDIFF LICENSED ROWING BOATS.—The course was from the committee boat round the dredger on the West Mud and back to the committee boat. There were three prizes, of £ 2, £ 1, and 10s. Messrs. W. Carey and R. Roderick. in the Stanley, were first; Msssri. D. Morgan and E. Cope, in the Little Willie, were second; Messrs. W, Jones and J. Dyer, in the Little Waite, did not finish the race. SWIMMING MATCH, from the West Bute Pier Head steps, round the square buoy, and buck i a distance of about 600 yards. The prize of 10s, was w on by Ernest Murray, a Cardiff pilot's assistant, after a spirited con- test. There were five competitors. The Neapolitan pole dance caused a good deal of amusement. The prize of 10s. wus won by Alfred Davies. The committee comprised Messrs. E. Morse, D. Davies, and William Saunders. Mr. J. Berkeley efficiently officiated as starter and Mr. w. Jenkins as referee. The ground was kept by a body of the Bute Dock Constabulary under Mr. Superintendent Edwards, and every- thing passed off pleasantly and satisfactorily.

RHONDDA STEAM COAL DELEGATE MEETING. IMPORTANT RESOLUTIONS. At the monthly meeting of the Rhondda steam coal delegates, held at the Windsor Castle Hotel, Ton, on Monday, a resolution was passed:— That this meeting of the Bhondda district of miner* warmly approves of the movement set on foot by the Cymmrodorion for the utilisation of the Welsh language In the elementary schools of the Principality. Mabon was not present when the resolution was passed, and on his arrival, on being told of the step taken, he remarked that he thoroughly believed in the utilisation of the Welsh language as a means of imparting instruction in the day schools. He had had the pleasure of seconding a resolution on the subject at one of the Cymmro- dorion meetings at Aberdare, and be was glad to find that. in his absence, they had passed a resolu- tion taking up tho view he held. (Hear, hear.) Subsequently," Mabon referred to the death of Lord Shaftesbury, and spoke of the conduct of the late nobleman, especially in reference to legislation affecting the working classes. The following resolu- tion was then unanimously agreed to, the dole- gates showing their assent to it by standing up:— That this meeting ot the Rhondda. Mountain Ash, and Ogtnore Valley miners, representing 16,000 men. desires to express its profound regret at the death of Lord Shaftesbury, and to place on record its high appreciation of the services which he rendered the labouring classes of the country in many substantial ways, and more especially through the legislative measure which he was the primary means of bringing about, by which womell were excluded from mining and colliery labour altogether, and boys were not to be employed under the aye of ten years, and the term of apprenticeship was limited. A vote of thanks was parsed to Mabon for the steps he had taken in the matter of the recent dispute at Penygraig.

THE DOWLAIS WORKS. NOTICE TO TERMINATE CONTRACTS. Notices were on Saturday put up on every door in the Dowlais Works—both Upper and Lower- intimating that in four weeks time from that date (Saturday, October 3) all contracts existing between the Dowlais Iron Company and their men would cease. The only men exempted from the influence of the notices were "all colliery employés" colliers, pitmen, engineers, and smiths, numbering in the aggregate very few short of 4,000 hands.

HONOURS FOR A LOCAL NAVAL OFFICER. The name of Lieutenant Claude Gore Lindsay, Royal Navy, son of Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Gore Lindsay. of the Woodlands, near Cardiff, chief-constable of Glamorganshire, appears in the list of officers in her Majesty's service to whom the Queen has been pleased to give and grant her Royal licence and permission to accept and wear the insignia of the Medjidieh, which the Khedive of Egypt, authorised by the Sultan, has been pleased to confer upon them in approbation of their distinguished services before the enemy in the Soudan last year. Lieutenant Lindsay receives the Order of the Fourth Class Medjidieh.

THE SALVATION ARMY WALKER AT MERTHYR. Evan Thomas, who on Monday last commenced the feat of walking 300 miles in six days between Merthyr and Tredegar, successfully accomplished the task, although on Saturday there wass ome attempt on the part of several Irish people above Dowlais to obstruct him.

WOODCOCK IN SOUTH WALES. Mr. T. R. Thomas, of Brynllefrith, shot a wood- cock on Friday, the 2nd inst., at Llancaiach. This, it is believed, is the earliest date on which a woodcock has beeil secured in South Wales for some years.

LOCAL COMMISSIONS. The London Gazette of Tuesday night contains the fol lowing :— War Office, Pall Mall, October.6. RJTGIMKNTAL DISTRICTS. Lieut.-Colonel and Colonel H. M. Kogers, V.C., late commanding the 24th Regimental District (the South Wales Borderers) has been placed on half-pay on appointment to staff. LINE BATTALIONS. South Wales Borderer3.Lieut. Thomas F. Kelly, from the Hampshire Regiment, to be lieutenant, vies F. P. Smyly promoted.

TRADE REPORTS. COMBINATION OF TIN-PLATE MANUFAC. TURERS. Tho quarterly meeting of tin-plate manufac- turers was held on Saturday at the Mackworth Arms, Swansea. There was a large meeting, 52 works being represented, and a spirit of great unanimity prevailed. The chair was taken by Mr. James Spence, the president of the trade, who stated that he had not heard of a single case of in- fraction or evasion of the existing agreement, and believed it had been faithfully carried out by all. He then replied to the various arguments put forth by those who opposed the movement. He stated that there were now in operation in Wales and Gloucestershire 79 works having 367 mills, and that, with the very important additions of that day, they had now 75 works and 354 mills in the com- bination, leaving but the trivial minority of four works having thirteen mills outside of it. Messrs. Rogers, Flower, Tregoning, T. D. Daniel, T. Chivers. G. B. Strick, D. Williams, and other makers ad- dressed the meeting, after which the following resolution was passed unanimously:— That. whereas the present agreement will terminate on the 31st of December, it is now dccided that it be continued from the 31st of December to tile 30th of June next. 011 the basis of stopping one week in six during the additional half-year ending June 30,1886. It was then arranged that the members of the trade who attend the Birmingham quarterly meeting should in future meet in the Exchange News-room in place of the Queen's Hotel, between the hours of ten a.m. and one o'clock. Mr. Strick announced that the Midland Railway Company would run a special train for their accommoda- tion, leaving Birmingham at 3.50 for Gloucester, where it would be joined by a Great Western train. On the motion of Mr. Rogers it was decided that a contribution of £2 per mill be made to present a testimonial to Mr. Spence as a mark of their appreciation of his unwearied efforts to bring about unity of action and rally the trade out of the depression into which it had fallen. [BY OUR TfN-PLATE REPORTER.] Last, week again the tin-plate tradeof South Wales was st.iil lirtrer..The inquiries for sheets were llumerOIlS, and the prices offered were 149. 3d. to 14s. 9,1. for coke plates Ie for immediate and extended deli veries. Charcoal alld steel sheets were about3ù, a box better than the prtwions vteek. Ternes were at about the same figure. The works mentioned last, week which had failed have arranged to earry on busincôs by trustees and a Committee of Management for the benefit of the creditors. The persollS appointed are good bustness people connected with the trade. Stocks are rerlncill at the ports of shipment in South Wales. The shipments from Swansea during the week wer" small as compared wil h other weeks, namely, nearly 800 tons, but this week Uw shipments are expected be ;reat. Tin is very quiet at £91 15i. for foreign; }!J¡;(lish. £92. THE REVIVAL IN THE IRON TRADE. The black sheet iron makers and the galvanised sheet makers, who form by far the most important section of the South Staffordshire iron trade, ex- press much confidence in the trade revival. Tho opinion is finding expression to-day that at the important quarterly meetings on Wednesday and Thursday tho Galvanised Iron Trade Association will declare a further specific advance in prices. Already some of the galvanisars are getting a rise of 10s. per ton upon the late rates, which is double the advance announced by the association at the close of August. The rise in the spelter and black sheet market, together with the largely-increased demand on account of South America, India, Australia, South Africa, and other markets, is held to justify the 10s. advance. Orders are still coming forward treely from merchants, and the galvanisers, therefore, look for increased profits. £11 to £12 5s., is now quoted f.o.b. Liverpool. Black sheet finns are busy all round, and the works are now regularly making fuller time than for several months past. Forward orders are being refused, makers demanding more money. The prices quoted this week are:—20g., £6 ISs. to JE6 17s. 6, I.; 17 2s. 6d. to £758.; and 27g., £1$ 2s. 6d. to £8 5s. Some leading firms state that they are not anxious for a rapid rise; they prefer a steady strengthening, which may be more ex- pected to hold. More than one important question having a direct bearing upon the early future of the iron trade will take its colour from the quar- terly meetings. Those having the development of these events in hand are known to be waiting to read the character of the gatherings before taking definite action. Sellers of pig iron of several descriptions are prohibited by their princi- pals from accepting further orders. Such principals refuse to accede to buyers' terms for forward de- liveries, and stand out for higher prices. Apedale pigs are quoted 42s. 6d.; Lincoln!1hires. 41s. 6d.; and Derbyshires, 39s. to 40s. per ton. A declared advance in prices of 61. or per ton is looked for from the Cannock Chase coal masters if tho weather keeps severe. The movement amongst the colliers in North and South Staffordshire for a rise of 15 per cent. in wages is causing some un. easiness amongst coalmasters. THE COAL AND IRON TRADES OF SOUTH WALES. Since our last Issue shipments from Cardiff and from Newport have been better than they were for theirnme- diotely preceding period, uiorelespecially from the former port.the excess qllalltily as compared with the pre- ceding week being 19,245 tons from Cardiff and from Newport 2,450 tons. Beyond this fact, however, there is nothing new to record in the steam coal market, which continues to be in a very quiet state. The small coal trade has again become somewhat firmer, and prices have had a slightly upward tendency. Shipments of fuel have been far less than of late, and we under- stand that the works have not beeu quite so busy. The buuse coal market appears to be assuming a somewhat better condition. and orders are more plentiful, bnt as yet there is no change in prices. The pitwood market continues in a very depressed state, prices still ruling very low. There is no change in the iron ore market. Tha clearances were as followForeign from Cardiff. 128,034 tons, and frm Newport 37,262 tons. THE DEAN FOREST MINERS AND THE WAGES QUESTION. At a meeting held on Saturday by the Dean Forest colliers and minora it was decided, after considering the proposals of the Manchester Con- ference giving notico for 15 per eont. advance, to withdraw from the agitation. SWANSEA, Saturday.—In the early portion of the week the depression which had for many weeks characterised the export trade was extreme; later on, however, an im- provement set in, with a better inquiry at improved rates for coasting tonnage; and some six steamers of an average of 1,000 tons register, which have been lying up for several weeks, were cleared outwards. The total ex- ports for the week give an increase of 5.000 tons over the previous week. The coal shipments amount to 20,661 tons, and patent fuel 3,370 tuns. The tin-plate export trade has been very brisk. For Now York the shipments were 1,700 tons; Montreal, 200 tons; and Philadelphia and Baltimore, 2,100 tons. The quantity of plates re- ceived in the dock warehouses during the week amounts to 36,519 boxes, and stocks to-day are 84,231 boxes. The quarterly meeting of the Tin-plate Makers' Associa- tion was held at the Mackworth Hotel to- day, and was largely attended. It was stated that the result of the combination to reduce production has fully borne out the expecta- tions of the promoters, supply and demand having been brought into closer relationship, and an increase, averaging Is. 6d. to 2s. per box, has been made .in the prices of tin-plates. It was also resol1'ed that the olosing of works one week In each month be continued. Only thirteen mills re, it is tated. now outside the compact. The clearances of tonnlle outwards during the week have been 13,000 tons ristered in excess of the corre- sponding week of last year, and the arrivals have been &0 steamers. 20,735 tons. 58 sailers, 7,218 tons total. 108 vessels, 27,971 tons. The import trade has been fairlv active, the aggravate amounting to 12,000 tons. There have been increasing inquiries for tin-plates during the week. at 14s. to 14. 6d. for coke tins; Bessemer steels 14s. 6d. to 14s. 9d. 10; and Siemens steels 15s. 3d. to 15s. 6d. Business, however, has been generally held over until the Birmingham meeting. to 00 held on Thursday next. SWANSEA EXPORTS AND IM POUTS .—Exports Coal- France 6,918 tons, Spain 445. Germany 430, Denmark 370. Italy 1,500, Africa 938, South America 3,429 tons. Home 4,501 tons. FlIcI- France 1.170 tons. Bona 400. Cronstadt 1,800. Imports: Copper ore 2.916 tons, copper regulus 1,172, burnt ore 103, iron ore 2,380, zinc ashes 3, phosphate 225, manganese ore 143, flue dust30, whiting 132, lead 100. arsenic 140, gas coals 400, slates 134, cement, 40. pig iron 2.081, steel bars 786, tin-plates 107. flour 178, saltpetre 93. pitwood 492. pitch 200. and apples 50. BARROW, Monday.—The firmer lone reported in the Iron trade last week is fullv maintained, and as makers have very little iron to offer, owing to the restricted output, the disposition of trade is in the direction of a much better state of things so far as prices are con- cerned. Values have not increased, however, but makers are slow to negotiate bU8ines except at full quotation rates. Mixed Bessemer iron' is still quoted at 42s. 6d. per ton net at makers' works; and iron ore at from 8s. 6d. to 9s. per ton net at mines. There is very little trade doing in iron ore. Coal and coke are dull and tn small sale. bhipping is fairly employed. THE AMERICAN MARKETS.—The Ironmonger publishes the following cable dispatch, dated New York, October 1. —A slight rise in the value of Pittsburg muck bir is the only change to note in the price of iron this week. A rather better business is being done. however, and expec- tations of further advances are generally entertained. Steel rails are firm Tin-plates are steady, and metals are likewise without change. NEW LOCAL COMPANIES. [From the bæestor's Gua..dian.] CARDIFF STEAM COAL COLLIERIES COMPANY (LIMITED).—This company proposes to carry on business as colliery proprietors, coke and patent fuel manufac- turers, and miners. An agreement is to be entered int.o for the payment to Mr. Wm. Gallowav, of Cardiff, mining engineer.of the sum of £1.000. in fully paid shares, for servieis rendered by him prior to and up to the timo of registration. The company was registered on the 30th ult. with a capital of £15,000 in £100 shares. The subscribers are *W. T. Lewis, C.E., Aber- dare, 10 shares *.J. Davies, Cardiff, shipbroker, 10; *C. Lundie, C.E., Cardiff. 10; A. T. Lucovieh, Cardiff, merchant, 10 M. Krieger, Cardiff, German Consul, 6 Robert Day, Cardiff, contractor, 10; J. P. IlIgledew. Cardiff, solicitor. 5; *W. A. Coats. Paisley, colliery owner, 10; T. Lindsay Galloway, M.E., Cardiff, 5; J. Gunn, Cardiff, shipowner, 10; G. C. Bompas, 4, Great Winchester-street, solicitor, 5 J. Boyle. Bournemouth, barrister,5; W. Cubitt, New House, near Cardiff, engi- neer, 5 W.Kussell Beith, Pontypridd, mechanical en- gineer, 5. The number of directors is not to be less than three, nor more than seven qualification, shares or stock of the nominal value of £5<JO; the first are the subscribers denoted by an asterisk the company in general meeting will determine remuneration. TALVBOXT SILVER LEAD MINING COMPANY (LIMITED). —This company proposes to carry on mining operations in the county of Cardigan, and for such purpose will carry into effect an unregistered agreement of the 16th u J"etween Wm. Jenks and Alfred Hatton Jenks, of the first part, Wm. Driver Jacques (for the company) of the second part, and the company of the third part. 'incorporated on the 29th ult. with a capital of £ 20,000 in £ 1 shares. The subscribers are :—Charles iju?0n' Derby-road, Bootle, stationer, 50 shares T. S i S'3'Chancery-street, Burnley, manufacturer, 50 B. A. Harley, Newsham-park, Liverpool, fish salesman, i >i» ^ester, 16, Lord-street, Liverpool, agent, 50; J.I.Ford,77, Mount-pleasant. Liverpool,accountant,50 H. Iaithara, 184, Park-road. Liverpool, confectioner, 50 J. Lees, Waterloo, Liverpool, warehouseman, 50. The number of directors is not to be less than three nor I more than nine the subscribers are to elect the first; qualification, 250 shares; remuneration, Is. to each director for every board meeting attended.

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THE WEEK'S MARKETS. CORN AVERAGES. The following is a comparison between the quantities of wheat, barley, and oats sold. and the price obtained, for the week ended October 3, 1885, and the corre- sponding week last year: 1885.. 188. Description.1 —————————————————— Qu iters. Price. Qurters. Price. Wheat 72,403 30/6 78,940 32/4; Barley 69,953 31/1 86,071 39,9 Oats 10,076 19/1 11,504 19/0 Oats 10,076 19/1 11,504 19/0 CORN. CARDIFF, Saturday.—(From Mr. W. Coleman's Corn Report.)-A good attendance on 'Change to-daJ-. Forein wheat hc1d for 6d to 19 per qr. advance Eng- ish samples, which came In in better condition were very firm, and sold at late rates. In maize, oats. and beans there was no alteration. Grinding barley 6d per qr. advance. FloHr, both English and American, Sd per sack higher. Sample's of malting barley, in very tine condition, were shown. but not much inquired after. brewers having hardly commenced bœwing. GLOUCESTER. Saturday.-(From Messrs. W. C, Lucy and Co.'s Report.)-Owing to the annual fair held this week the supply of English wheat at to-day's market was small. and good samples sold easily at previous rates; foreign kinds quiet, but held firmly. Grinding barley ano maize 3d pel" qr. lower. Oats quiet. LUDLOW, Monday.—There was a poor attendance at to-day's market. There were good samples of wheat on offer. and trade ruled firm. Prices :-English wheat, per bushel of 751b. white, 5s 4d to 5s 6d; red. 5s 2d to 5s 4d. Barley, 32s to 34s per qr. Beans. 32s per qr. Oats, 25s to 26s per qr. Flour. per sack of five bushels of 280 Ibs., best,31s 8d seconds, 28s d. CoWBRIDGE, Tuesday.—There was vry little bnslness done ill the corn trade to-day, owing to tile inclement weather, farmers being compelled to suspend thrashing operations. Wheat made from 39 6d to 4s per bushel barley, 33 6d to 4s; and oatoS, 2s 3d to 2s 6d. CATTLlJi. ROATH (CARDIFF), Tuesday. There was a pretty full market to-day, and the stock offered was quite up to an average in quality. 1,10C sheep and lamus were penned for sale, also 118 cattle. Traue was slow. espe- cially so with regard to sheep and lambs. which could not be got rid of even at II. very reduced prl(e. Nearly all the homed stock changed hands. Prices :-Sheep: Ewes, 5d to 6d per lb.; lambs, wethers and chilvers, about 7d per lb. Cattle Bulls and cows. 5d to 6d per lb. steers and heifers.7d per Ih. MAESYCWMMWK FAIR, Tuesday.—1>i3 October annual cattle, horse, alld sheep fair was held to-day, but the unpropii ious state of the weather prevented many of the hrmers and graziers from attending. Â great many head of cattle, a lew horses, and several sheep were on offer. Owing to the swine fever in the county of Mon- mouth pigs were not ailowed to be exhibit at this fair. Business, ou the whole. was quiet. aud prices ruled accon1Ïug to current, rate9. COWBRIDGK, Tuesday.—The. e was some business done to-day with farmers in fut cattle, tile prices ranging from 6klt to 7d per lb. Sheep were III large supply, anù sold very cheap, the quotations being from 5d to 6-1 per lb. A very large supply of pigs also sold cheap. Young pigs m'lde from 10s to 229 each other kinds from 23s to 40s each porkers, 8s to 9s per score. DUBLIN, Thursday.—The supplies of stock on offer to-day were materially reduced. The scarcity of good meated beasts and sheep alune enabled sellers to com- mand late prices seconLiary sorts irregular. Beef. 409 to 60s per cwt. Sheep.5d to nd per lb. Pigs a little better. MEAT. I,oNDON. Thursday.—There was a moderate supply to-d,ty. but trade was quiet, Quotations: Beef. 3s to 48 6d mutton, 2s 1vd to 4s 6d veal. 3s 8d to 4s pork. 3s to 4s 4d per Bibs. bV the carcase. PHOVISIO6. MONMOUTH, Saturday.—The market was an average one to-day. Prices were liS follow :-Dressed poultry Ducks. 55 6d to 7s per couple geese. 5s to 9s eacb, or about lOdperlb. giblets. Is to Is 2dper set fowls. 4s 6d to 6s per couple. Fresh butter, Is 4d to 1s 5d per lb. Geese eggs, 4d each duck ditto, ld each hel1 ùitto, Id each. Home-made lard, 8d per lb. Honey, lad per lb. Hve poultry Fowls. 3s 6d per colt\Jle. Fruit: English grapes, Is to Is 6d per lb.; English melons, 3s to 4s each foreign ditto, 6d to 15 each walnuts. Is per 100; filberts, 6d per lb. cob nuts, Ed per lb.; de -sert plums. 3d to 4d per lb.; ditto pears, 6d to Is per dozen; ditto appll's, Is per gallon cook ing apples, 6d to 8d per allon, Vegetables: Cauli- flowers, 2d to 6lt each pickling cabbages, 2d to 3d each celery, 2d to 3d per stick; potatoes.5d per gallon new carrots. ld per bunch. Butcher's meat (prime joints on Iv quoted) :-Heef. 7d to 9.1 per lb.; mutton, 7d to 8d per lb.; lamb. td to 9d per lb.; veal. 7d to 8d per Ib; and pork. 6d to 8d per lb. BRISTOL, Wednesday.(1i'rom Mr. Frnncls Barnard's Circular}.—Bacon A fair business has been done for forward shipment in new winter-cured meat. the prices for which are at a low level. Cheese The ad- vance ill fall-make has ceased, but factory men still show a disinclination to sell. Stocks are slow to move on this side. and to force sales a considerable reduction would have to be taken, which for the most part holders seem unwilling to submic to. Butter: A better trade bas beell passing during the last week 011 the spot, bnt, shippers and importers beillg apart in their ideas, the C. £ and I. operations are limited. Lard seems, to have touched the lowest point, and now shows" ç(}f\sid,.mble firmness, with a better demand. Beef and Pork hlI, and slow of sale at about late rates, i' touv i prices from America come about la higher t.hll.l1 hs week, and with wheat strong and aùvancing n further 4v"nc !I! !m= ticipated. Vable receivt;d to-day states thut 119 floup 1/1 any consequence is offering In wlntep whsafe medium grades, and 8tocks generally "e repont light, O!} the home markets ther" la an Imprpved ione, al1(t Vatq re 6d to 1:1 det er on mo descriptions, 11 U't'.L'E¡. 04""UTJU!:N. Saturday,There was a fab. Hpphl pf butter hi the markefi t!1",tay, whipli sold at fOffi 10 to II Pid per lb. Cheeag ¡!.III fog 20g pet- cwt: CojlK, Thi|l'3day,T-Oii(iii«iy Firsts, 02s !l1I!,Qn<1I1, 32s J thirda, 67a i fourtÍl8, &5a dittq kegs, firsts, 102^ j seconds, 8&i I thirds, 70s, Mil4 Piired firkins Super; flue, 8'1 i fine mUd. 104s; rpilù, 87s, Firkins in market. 2,066 mild. 227 kegs, 9, SUGAR. GREENOCK, Thursday, — Tbe market TO-day COQR tinucs active. A good bushlellll was dOll8 t steady prices. The official report states A gOQq !)1!ir¡e81\ done at fitm prices, especially for augars nnder 1911, which are ad dearer il1ce Saturday. flAY. LOSDOW, Thursday.-There were fair supplies on otre17 to.day. Trade was very dull. especially for clover, apd prices were witb difficulty maintained. Apllexed re the prices -.—Prime clover, 958 to 1005; inferior, 60s to 90s. Prime meadow bay. 60s to 929; Inferior ditto, 40. to 60:1. Btraw, 293 to 38s per load. HOPS. WORCESTER, Saturday.-(From Messrs, Piercy, Long- bottoui, alld rcport,)-At our market to-day the bulk of this year's growth was pitched, or on offer by 9all1ple. and 1\ good busiupss was done in choice Mathons and Goldin9 at fully last week's price9> Medium qualities were also in better de- mand. planters giving way 1\ little in their ideas of value; low and mismanaged lots were neglected, 163 pockets passed the public scales to-say. and 922 duriug the week, making a total of 3.209 pockets up to the pre- sent time. HIDES AND 8KIN8, bRtsToL, Saturday.—Hides I 931bs nn upwards, 4fd to Od Ib i 831bs to 921bs, qjd to Od per Ib 73lbs to 821bs. 31\1 to 4cl per lto: 63lbs to 721bs. 3d to Od per ib 541bs to 621bs, 3fd to Od per Ib I 531bs and under. 4d to Od rer lb I cows, 631bs and nbove, 3id to Od per Ib; light, 3|d Od per II) hulls. 3d to Od per Ib; heavy cuts, 3itl to Od per Ib; light and irregular, 3|dto0d per lbs Calf sltins • 1711)9 and upwards, 5^d to Od per ib j I21bs tO l61bs, 6jd to Od per lb j 91bs to lllbs, 6 £ d to Od pel'lb j under 9lbs. 5 £ d to Od per lb i cut and irregular, 4 £ d toOd per Jb; cbaJlce, Od per lb. Horse hides, 13 3d lõ 18s 611. i 1st kips, 3d to Od per lb I 2nd ditto, 2 £ d to Od per lb. Fnt. Muctou 2 £ ii i beef. 2;11 roug11, 1-Jdj beøt heef, Od. Pelts. Q, 9d B, 19 lOd I A. 3a 5d,; X, 4s, 6d, Lambs. C. Is 2d; B. 2s 5d; A. 3s Gel: X. 4s 7d. Forward prices to Thursday I-Pelts, C, 9d I D. 1s lid i A, Z; 7d j X. 4s 6d. Lambs, 0 19 2d; H. 2s 6d; A. 33 6d; X. 4s 7d, Fat,, ld. 2td, to 2 £ d best beef. 3jd. METALB. LONDO. Thursoay,-Copper. £ 39 5s to £ 39 12s 6d. Tin. £ 91 10s to £ 92. Lead. English, £ 11 10s to £ 11 15s; 8panish. £ 11 5s. Spelter. £ 14 7s 6d.

FOOTBALL. CARDIFF v. Rirxconx.—On Monday, at the Cardiff Arms Park. 1\ match was played between the above teams. In consequence of th", heavy rain which fell throughout the morning, the ground was very slippery. The Runcurn team was the same tha. played at I.Janeliy on Saturday. It was evident from the commencement of the game that the visitors were no match for their opponents. There was a large number of spectators. C¡rdiff kicked of at 4.15 from the Icquet Court end. and the ball was quickly worked into the visitors' 25, and gradua11y got to near the goal line. where it was sent into touch. One of the Huncorn team got hold of the ba11 on its being thrown in. and attempted to run. but was collared before proceeding many yards. A scrimmage fo11owed. when the ba11 was secured bV Runcorn and kicked Into touch in the centre of the field, Arthurs soon after got hold of the leather, ùut was collared before he had gained any advantage. Tùe ball1\'1\S soon afterwards gradua11y worked illto the visitors' territory again. and 1'1'0111 thre back to the centre of the tield- The ball was then dribbled into Runcorn territory, when one of the Huncorn team attempted a run. but was at once col- lared by Young. The ball was picked up by Stadden alld passed tn Douglas, who ran in and secured a try. The place kick, however, proved II. failure. After the drop out, the ball was for some time III Rnncorn territory, but eventually the visitors manageli to get. it inro neutral ground. From a scrimmage which occurred at this point Hughes succeeded ill getting away with tile leather, but failed to pass the goal line. Immediately afterwards Hybart kicked the ball over the line, when Mahoney rushed In and secured a try, which Hughes converted Into 1\ goal. A series of scrimmages followed in neutral ground, from one of which Young got hold of the ball, but failed to get beyond the visitors' 25. Two touches down by Run- corn followed in quick succession. From the centre of the fleM the Canlift team dribbled the ball into the Huncorn territory, where it was picked up by Douglas, who secured another try. which Hughes again converted iuto 1\ goal. At this point half time was called. Upon play being re-started Runcorn set the ban in motion, but it was quickly; sent into the visitors' territory. The visitors,, however, succeeded in working it back into neutrally ground. Hancock now got hold of the leather and made a splendid run, and succeeded in securing a try by r placing the ball in the centre of the posts. Hughes j, place-kick was again successful. From this point the J home team had everything their own way, and up to I, place-kick was again successful. From this point. the, home team had everything their own way, and up to I, the call of no time obtained three more tries, two of i which were converted Into the major points by Hughes, j and two touches-down and one touch In goal. At tho conclusion of the game the score stood thus :-CardlfY. five goals. two trløs. four touches down. and one touch in goal; Runcorn, nil. The teams Included the follow- ing :-Cardijf: Hughes, back: Hancock, Young. Douglas, and Arthurs, three-quarter backs; Stadden and Jarman, half-backs; Emery. Lewis. Kedzlie, Bland. Hybart, Duncan, Evans, and Mahoney, forwards, Runcorn Back. T. Woods; three-quarter backs. John- son. n. C. Speakman, and G. Wainwright; half-backs, W, Hughes (captain), and 3. G. Andrews; forwards, W, Wright. R. Boberts, J. LeWIS. J. Gatlev, A. Light- burn. J, Hoffland, J. Clarke, J. Dean. and J. Barns, The umpires were: Cardiff. Mr. W. P. Phillips; Run- corn. Mr. R. Hught's. CARDIFF H.A.RT,EQUIN8 2ND XV. v. TRESILLIAIT HAR- LEQUINS 2ND XV,-A match between these teams was played in Sophia Gardens Field. and. after a very fair and spirited game. resulted in a victory for the former club by one goal, one try (disputed i.and one touch-down to three touches down. The tries were obtained by Kelly. Teams :-Cardtf Harlequins Back. T. Williams; three- quarter backs. C. Verity, E. Yorath, and W. Williams; half-backs, F. G. Vivinn (captain) and W. Price; for- wards. J, Allgood, Wilson. Morris, Bishop, Joseph Stephens, J. Stephens, D. L. TholDl\S. Wyatt. and Kelly: umpire, Mr. J. P. Grant. Tresillian IJarleqvinf Back, W. Thomas; three-quarter backs. T. Hornblow, Griffiths, and Powell; half-backs, Rowles and Kin; forwaras, Nichols, E. Jones (captain), Beams. King. Phillips, Jen- kins, A, Tout. E. TOllt, and Owens; umpire, Mr. Wills. EXCELSIOR v. KJi:N8INGTON.-A match was plaved between the above teams 011 Saturday last. and resulted in a very one-sided game. the Excelsior having it, all theIr own way. defeating their opponenh by four tries and ten touches down to nil. Teams :—Excelsior Back. D. Edwards three-quarter backs. N. Mansfield, F. Thomas. W. Eaton. and D. Powell; half-backs, W. T. Morgan and S. Davies; forwards, B. Evans. B. Solomon, G, Perrin, C. Rees, J, Joy. T. Jenkins, A, Lloyd, and W. Richards. Ken ingtoii-. Back. A, Moggridge; three- quarter backs. D, Lloyd, H. Jones. and J. Jones; half- backs, C. Buckland and n. Hughes forwards, O. Davies, J. Richards, D. Bee. T, William!, F. Simons, W. Bees, B. Mackmurray, D. Davies, and D. Roberts. NEWPORT 2ND XV. v Un:A match between New- port's 2nd XV. and Usk was played in fine weather at Newport on Baturdày afternoon. The ground was very slippery after the heavy rain, but the game was well contested throughout. During the first half the bome plavers looked like having an easy victory, they having placed a goal (dropped by EdwardsJ and a try (obtained by H. Evans) to their credit to nil. In the second half. however, things were completely reversed, and Usk. playing with great spirit, gained three tries. whilst Newport had quite enough to do to kp their goal line intact. The game, consequently, ended in a win for th. home team br ft "oal and" try to three tries.

Btrtf#, iiflarnages, mtatfJ. ] BIRTHS. FISTIER.—On the StU inst., at The Hishlands. Llandougb. the wife of H. Oa'hdon Fisher, of a son. GI~B»S.—On tlio 7th inst., at Randolph Hou~e. Rutbin Gardens, Cardiff, the wife of P. W. Gibbs. oi a son. JONES.—On the 5th at 87. Wellington- street, Canton, the wife of Thomas Jones. coal merchant, of a slaughter. JOHNSTON.—On the 1st iust., the wife of Robert Johnston, ot a son. WILLIAMS.—On the 3rd In"t„ at Clasemont, Morris ton, th< wife or roger D. Williams, L.R.C.P. and MJR.C.S.. of « daughter. WAP.BU P.TO'I.-On the fth inst., at BrynXedwen, Treherbert. the wife of E. S. Warburtou, of a sou. MARRIAGES. DFLAFIELD— SrENCEP..—On the 30th nit., at EglwysflaB Church. Glamorganshire, by the Rev. Rice Jones, Taoma« Alfred, eldest son of Thomas Delafleld, Abergavenny, M Elizabeth, el,lest daujhter of the Joseph Spencer, Ton< gwynlais, near Carcliti. JOHN—I HANDLESS.—On the 4th inst.. at St. John's Chnrch Canton, by the Rev. Vincent Saulee, rector, William Henry, third son of David John, Oardiff, to Alice, youngest daughter of the late Thomas Chandless, London. MELRE—HURLEY.—On the 30th ult., at St. John's Church, Canton, by the Rev. Vincent Saulez, rector, William, son of William Meire, Bowbrook, bhrewsbury, Salop, M Frances Selina (Fannie), youngest daughter of the lati Samuel Hurley, CardiH. Samuel Hurley, CarditL DEATHS. SIMPSON.—Whilet on a visit to b,.r dattahter, at Cambridif Villa, Eastdown Park. Lewisi am, Elizabeth, beloved wiit of R. Simpson, Belvedere, Cardlif. aged 71 years. STACEY.-Un the 3rd inst.. at his residence, Llandougb Castle, Glamorganshire, Mr. Francis E. Stacey. WILLIAMS.—On the 1st inst.. at 13, Picton-place, Canton, Thomas Williams, late of Leckwith-road, in his 81st year.' IN MARBLE, GRANITE, AND STONE. Tombs, Headstones, Crosses, See. Large book of designs with prices free.-E. G. HROWXE AND Co., Sculptors and Monumental Masons.—Offices and Showrt/oms, 7. St. AUGUSTINE'S-I'AKADK. near UraWBtixSE. J$Rl'Qt.)

GAZETTE NEWS. FIRST MEETINGS AND DATES OF PUBLIC EXAMINATION. J. Morris, 27, Castle Bailey-street, Swansea. licem- victualler; first meeting October 16, eleven a.m.,at6, Ruthland-street, Swansea public examination October 15. at Swansea Court. Henry Franks, 74, Llewellyn-street, Pentre, Ystrady- fodwg. shoemaker; first meeting October 10. noou, at official receiver's, Merthyr; public examination October 27, two p.m., at Pontypridd Court. Charles F. Edwards, 11. Rosehill terrace, and 4, Wind- street, Swansea, bookseller; public examination October 15, at Swansea Court. Geo. J. Morris, 46, Dunraven-street, Tonypandy/ Glamorganshire, general dealer; public examination) October 27, at Pontypridd Court. ADJUDICATIONS. Daniel Williams, Neath and Brecon Hotel, Bridgar street, Neath, licensed victualler and tailor. Waiter Hewitt, Carpenter's Arms Inn, Shlrenewtoo( Monmouthshire, blacksmith. William Jones, Cwmbran, Monmouthshire, grocer, William Henry Pennymore, Cwmbran, MonmouUr shire. grocer. Charles Francis Edwards, RosehiU-terrace and Wind' street, Swansea, bookselleri

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