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Jftansvaal. In 1881, January 6, after ample time for reflection, the Liberal leader declared that it "as necessary to promptly re-establish the Queen's authority by force of arms. Three battles followed, then the independence that previously had n refused was granted. If, therefore, it was fjgbt to grant the Boers independence after being thrice soundly beaten by them it was right to &"rant it before those unfortunate battles took place, and, therefore, no effort of logical reasoning could •saddle the Conservatives with any responsibility this war. (Applause.) Secondly, Egypt and *"6 Soudan. Millions of money and many thou- •ands of lives have been absolutely thrown away. squandered, in this unfortunate country. Oh," the Liberal, that was all owing to you insti- tuting the Dual Control. Now, France and England a great money stake in Egypt, and the Dual Control gave them command of Egyptian finances Only; and if this Dual Control caused the how is it that only one party to that Dual Control thought it necessary to embark in the war? If the Dual Control oid not oblige France to fight it cannot have been the cause of our misfortunes, and, therefore, the Conservatives cannot be blamed for them. No Government failed to understand that the £ yptian rebellion was a righteous rebellion of down-trodden, wretched slaves against harsh Waters: they failed to see this, and they blundered :>n from one error to another, involved loss of tooney, loss of life, and loss of honour. Liberal electors, you are responsible for this. (Sear, hear.) Lord EMLYN, who was well received, dealt with remarks which he said he was reported to have made at Llanddarog. The first was that he that he thought the working man's children Squired no education beyond being taught to read and write a little. ("Shame.") There was only °ne thing with regard to that, and it was a thing was sorry to say of anyone, but the person stated that he said that had stated a thing that was utterly and absolutely untrue. (Applause.) Not nly did be never say, or even think, such a thing, "Ut let them bear in mind that he had for some time past been actively dealing with education— (hear, hear)-and it was Mr. Gladstone's Govern- ment who had put him on the Education Commission. Probably the gentleman who had heen putting these statements into his mouth lnlght say that he (the speaker) was an useless Member of it, but he would allow that gentleman to toake use of that. (Hear, hear.) Now, he would tell them his opinions on this, and he should like them to take his opinions from him. People say what they liked, but as long as he was 4 candidate he should hold to his opinions, and he ould tell them to those whom he asked for their otes. (Hear, hear.) He held that the working- toen's children should have a good education, and let them bear in mind that was not a mere state- ment of his, but it had been put in the report he had signed as a member of the Commis- sion on Education. (Applause.) And, now, what become of that gentleman who skulked behind the hedge and had told them when he (the speaker) as not present what he had said, or rather hot said. There was another statement he must trouble them about, the statement that he had said tl.at he thought Is. 8d. per day quite enough for a labourer to earn, and that I\>ages were too high at present. He (the speaker) Qad never said anything of the kind. He did not Oppose the gentleman who said so was present, Or he would like to bring that gentleman IQ book. He saw many there that night who had en at Llanddarog, and he asked them whether he had said anything of tbe kind. (" No, no.") There was another story, too, about the that he was going to put a duty 0.1 corn, and that was also untrue, and tlot only that, but he (the speaker) had Wedged himself not to put this duty on. But that Id not affect this blatant orator, who went about 'Renting facts for his party. What he (the Peaker) asked them to do was to test him by his acts 11\ the past, and if he had pledged himself to any- thing he had not carried out he must say, Don't ust him," but if he had carried out his promises e hoped they would trust him. (Applause.) Canon WILLIAMS and Mr. PICTON then addressed the meeting in Welsh, after which Lord EMLYN proposed, and Sir MARTEINE LLOYD ponded, a hearty vote of thanks to Mr. Seymour, their chairman. ..This having been carried, cheers were given for J1'8 lordship and Sir Marteine. The proceeding then tei'Uiinated.
PEMBROKESHIRE.
PEMBROKESHIRE. CANDIDATURE OF MR. C. E. G. PHILIPPS. An enthusiastic and influential meeting was held ^Eglwyswrw (Mr. W. Mathias in the chair) on Jhursday in support of the candidature of Mr. C. *"• G. Philipps, when the following resolutions were assed unanimously d^hat this meeting hails with pleasure the return to iJfiee of a Conservative Government, under the leader- ^ip of Lord Salisbury, and expresses a hope that they ?a.T continue the management of the affairs of this ^UUTRY. Also i Pbat this meeting, having heard the views expressed • Mr. Philipps. does pledge itself to support him in the '°fthcoming election, and to use all legitimate means to *tnrn iyjr- puilipps as member for the county. A letter was also read from Sir Marteine Lloyd tthich was as follows :— Bronwydd, OetoBer 28. Mr. Bowen.—It is with great regret that I find I I unable to attend your meeting of the 29th, but I >&Ve two meetings of my own that day. There are many why I regret not being able to attend your feting. The first and foremost one is that I feel lowe a'l iny tenants and friends in those parts an explana- «°n of why I have changed my politics. I feel 110 f?rrner, or tenant-farmer, or landowner can support a oVerl1ment composed of men Wee Meser! Cuamberbtln lid Co., at least I, for one, could not support, any mlln JS'io tries to destroy the Constitution of Great Britain. old Liberal cry used to be Freedom of action and protection of property," but it is so no longer. Mr. ^amberlain's programme shakes our old belief; the {^heine of his land question is to wrest land away from landlords, and distribute it — divided into ,a.l! allotments — to the agricultural labourer, "ose ruin would be speedily ensured, for we, now possess land, know it is a bad jjyestnient, as a rule, even on a large scale. On a j^all scale it is ruin absolutely, and is even condemned ji.^r. D. Davies in his speech at Newcastle-Emlyn as I¡; impracticable. *hrfVer sil,ce the question of disestablishment and dis- of the Church was formed into an election jJT-and, unfortunately, parties divided themselves ^"tioally, Liberals for, and Conservatives against, the v11^s>n,e—I have held myself aloof from both parties Its l¡l the absolute cowardice of such a poaition forced 1, upon me. and, as 11(!e 0 every man and nation comes the moment to T>. "CIDE the strife of Truth with Falsehood for the good or j eVil side," l Qetermined to be either for or against, instead of Itnùing idle. Lord Salisbury's speech at Newport I\t deckled me with which side 1 ought to throw in lot; and from henceforth I intend to support that Jwho will uphold the Constitution of our country, h d in whose hands I believe the peace at home, the >0t|our abroad, and the welfare of the people are safe.— OUrs very sincerely, MAHTKINB LLOYD.
1'1IE MERTHYR BOROUGHS.
1'1IE MERTHYR BOROUGHS. t A general meeting of the members of the rare Conservative Club was neld on Monday inning for the purpose of considering the advisa- t, 'ty of inviting Mr. W. T. Lewis to again contest boroughs. Mr. John Aubrey, of Hirwain, pre- and there was a full attendance. It was re- nted thatmost of theinfluential voters bad already raised their support, and offers of assistance cJ been made hv many of the workmen's repre- r^tatives who supported Mr. C. H. James in 1880, tld after some discussion four gentlemen were ^Pointed to wait upon Mr. Lewis to ascertain J^ther he would consent to receive a deputation, the electors. Our representative has since trained that Mr. Lewis left Aberdare on e«day morning for London, and the date of his is very uncertain.
ARCHBISHOPS ON THE COMING…
ARCHBISHOPS ON THE COMING ELECTION. >> "^he following letter from the Archbishops of ^Herbury and York on the forthcoming general has been sent to us for publication: f 'An election is at hand in which many thousands L Englishmen will vote for the first time. We Ve reason to think that a few words of advice us would be acceptable to some. K fhe votes now to be given will probably ^^ern the Empire for some years to come, and are persuaded that many voters do not suffi- j-^tly realise their individual share in the solemn «'ponsibility of such governance. It is too often .•"gotten that upon these votes must neces- tily depend, in great measure, the happiness and 0f8Perity, not of the home population only, but K the dependencies, amounting in all to more » ar> three hundred million souls, of many creeds various languages, and with wants not very ftfectly realised amongst us. This is a serious and a heavy responsibility in the sight of ? and man. tiL The dutv and the responsibility are somewhat b^cured bv* the wav in which an election is L>Uv conducted. Each rival candidate is h^Pled to declare that no good thing ever has Ccpedec\ or could proceed, from the party he opposes; and to promise every form of it >erit v, nnd the removal of every evil, if he be elected. We urge the peril of the tempta- *>*1 to which the voter is liable, to look iwu*ivelr to self-interest and to neglect the ton view. Weigh with caution all such ready ^ses. and require some explanation ot the jrJ'per in which their fulfilment is to become Pj.R'ble. Instead of preferring the man of most t^.t'iaes. give your support to one whom you can for his character and work; one who has an interest in the great social improve- I1ts which must largely occupy the next Parlia- ..t)t. has been said that, in order to conceal your tl) from some inquirer who might injure you, 4(v. tfiay speak falsely of your intentions. That e l,as been condemned, as it ought to be. a temptation should not exist. The law liM** right of secret voting, and it is unjust W Ungenerous to the weak to ask from them ti0h Pledge which deprives them of that protec- ftji No less culpable would be all vindictiveness ÎI tltteiohbourly conduct towards those who act as independent citizens and electors, in f%0, t of candidates or political opinions different your own. r desire is to urge upon all electors the plain ty/ of thinking for themselves,the impossibility transferring their responsibility for their several -OK to A party or association, and the duty of ?Wh1^pi"ing tlie lessons which the history of our 'V tount.ry and the condition of foreign countries on us as to the great issues, religious, and political, which are now before us. We ely avoid dealing with party questions. tempts lI, and it has scarcely *5 (1 into the domain of politics—the question th° the disestablishment and disendowment Jt Church. But we have other opportunities S Passing our opinion upon that subject, and •t '11 only sav here that among social questions 'f^PSj highest in importance. e occasion is momentous, and should be met erlQus spirit, and with a resolve to do in the sight of the Almighty what is best for the United Kingdom and for the millions that depend upon it. God is in the midst of us and we will not fear. Our history has been built upon something surer than the promises of candidates or even votes of Parliament.. Let us renew in our prayers our faith in the Divine government and protection, and let our vote be given with the firm purpose of advancing the glory of Goj and promoting the good of our country and people."
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MR. E. H. CARBUTT, M.P., AND THE CHURCH QUESTION. The Radical member for the Monmouth Boroughs has been in correspondence with a gentleman living in his district upon the bogus cry of the State-paid" clergy, and has revealed the com- prehensive and intelligent grasp which he has taken of the subject. In a letter to the hon. member the correspondent first asked:— Dear Sir,—Will vou kindly let me know whether the clergy of the Church of England are paid by the State or nu, or whether the Church is in any way supported by the State ? To the above Mr. Carbutt sent the following in reply:— Dear Sir,—I forward you a book which will give you full information about the Church. Please return it to me when you have read it. 4 The book was a publication by the Liberation Society, entitled "The Case for Disestablishment." Upon receipt of the above the correspondent further addresses Mr. Carbutt thus:— DearSir,—In my letter I asked you nothing concern* ing Disestablishment,"neither did I request you to send me a book on the subject. I simply asked you to let me know whether the clergy are paid by the State or no, and whether the Church was in any way sup- ported by the State with funds. As an answer to my question you send me The Case for Disestablishment," published by the Liberation Society, which does not answer my question at all. I now return the book as requested, and again ask you to give me an answer and I would also like to know whether you endorse the views contained in the book you sent me. For two or three weeks Mr. Carbutt sent no reply to the above, so that in order to make sure whether or not the hon. member had safely become possessed of his book," the correspondent again wrote:— Dear Sir .-1 am anxious to know whether you received your book, which I returned on the 1st inst., and whether you are goin to answer my questions. As this is a public matter I presume you don't object to my publishing the correspondence. Mr. Carbutt then replied on a post card :— Dear Sir.—The book arrived safely. I have no know- ledge of the subject beyond what you would find in that, book, 1 have no objection to your publishing this post card, or any other you may have received.
MR. FORSTER'S ADDRESS.
MR. FORSTER'S ADDRESS. Mr. Forster issued his address to his constituents on Saturday, in which he says his medical advisers tell him he would incur the greatest risk were he to take a personal part in the contest. He gratefully recognises the generosity of the Liberal Association and the willingness of his friends to work for him in his absence, and expresses disappointment at not being able to take a personal part in the elec- tion. He is prepared to support the four main points of Mr. Gladstone's Manifesto—reform of procedure in the House of Commons reform of the Land Laws, so as to enable owners to do their duty; the establishment of a system of good local government in the shape of rural munici- palities and the combination of these and town councils into county councils, so as to relieve Par- liament of local business. None of these measures, he thinks, could be safely left to a Conservative Administration. The compulsory purchase of land and free education, he thinks, should be inquired into before being adopted by Parliament.
EARL GRANVILLE.
EARL GRANVILLE. Earl Granville, speaking at a Liberal demonstra- tion at Shrewsbury on Tuesday, entered into a long defence of the foreign policy of the late Government, and, with respect to General Gordon, said it was not their fault if, under the pressure of circumstances and stimulated by his own enor- mous energy, he had changed the policy which he himself had in the first place recommended, and which alone the Government bad accepted before sending him on his self-sought mission. It was a grave matter to expose a large army to the risks of such a campaign even for the rescue of so noble a man. EARL SPENCER. Earl Spencer, speaking on Tuesday at a mass meeting of Liberals held at Dorchester, said he agreed with Lord Hartington's views on the land question. He particularly desired to see the de- velopment of the allotment system and the increase in the number of small landowners. In regard to Ireland, his lordship accused the Con- servatives of having changed suddenly what they had advocated all their lives. They had taken a leap in the dark, and had abandoned even the most. moderate measures for repressing crime on the plea that they could govern Ireland by the ordinary law. What was really wanted in Ireland was a policy which would reconcile the people with our Government, and which would, at the same time, maintain law and order. MR. LOWTHER. The Right Hon. James Lowther, speaking at Fotherby, Lincolnshire, on Tuesday, said that, although Mr. Chamberlain was the arch-manufac- turer and the chief of the Caucus, he appeared to know uncommonly little of the old Liberal party. Mr. Chamberlain desired to introduce the action of the State into ordinary relations of life, and he had actually made himself responsible for that! ridiculously-absurd scheme for giving to the rate- payers compulsory power to buy land for the purpose of letting it out in small quantities!
-, SIR WILFRID LAWSON,
SIR WILFRID LAWSON, Sir Wilfrid Lawson addressed a meeting of the electors of the Cockermoutli Division on Monday afternoon at Cockermouth. He said that fifty years ago a farmer in the district, hearing that the King was dead, said, Then Lord Lowther will now be King." At the present time the people was the king, and he appealed to the sove- reign people. After a brief reference to local matters, he referred to the Land Laws, and advo- cated simplification of transfer and an abolition of the laws of entail, so that the disposal of the land could be in the hands of 4Jie living and not of the doad. He was in favour of abolishing the House of Lords. Lord Rosebery had undertaken a task which he would never be able to perform. He had pro- pounded a scheme for mending the House of Lords, but, it could not be mended, and, therefore, should be ended. He declared that he would do all in his power to oppose the country going to war. Ho avowed himself in favour of the Disestablishment and Disendowment of the Church. An unanimous vote in favour of his candidature was passed.
SIR CHARLES DILKE AT WORCESTER.
SIR CHARLES DILKE AT WOR- CESTER. Sir Charles Dilke, speaking at Worcester on Wednesday night, criticised Lord R. Churchill's speech. The Conservatives were endeavouring to delude the constituencies on the question of Fair Trade in order to obtain votes. He agreed with Lord R. Churchill's proposals as to the reform of procedure in the House of Commons, but observed it would be useless to have Parliament meeting during the day with a fixed hour for closing business unless increased power was given for closing debates. He denied Lord Randolph Churchill's charge of obstruc- tion, and expressed nn opinion in favour of Lord Rosebery's proposals for the reform of the House of Lords, and defended Mr. Chamberlain from the charge of raising the question of dis- establishment.
THE LIST OF CANDIDATES,
THE LIST OF CANDIDATES, We have received from the Central News a list of the candidates at present before the consti- tuencies, brought down to October 30. From this it appears there are seven seats in Great Uritain which have no Liberal candidates, while there are 46 seats which are at present uncontested by Con- servatives. In three cases two Conservatives are contesting the same seat, while in 51 instances Liberal candidates similarly threaten to split their party; Altogether there are now before the con- stituencies of Great Britain 514 Conservative can- didates and 626 Liberal and Radical candidates. In Ireland preparations for the contest are still in a backward state, a number of county conventions having been fixed for next month for the selection of National candidates, while several Loyalist candidates, it is stated, will shortly be announced for various Irish seats.
ANOTHER IMPORTANT SECESSION…
ANOTHER IMPORTANT SECESSION FROM LIBERALISM. The "Press Association" says:—It is ste.ted authoritatively that the Earl of Southesk has with- drawn from the Liberal party.
THE NEW SECRETARY FOR SCOTLAND.
THE NEW SECRETARY FOR SCOT- LAND. On Saturday the Duke of Richmond and Gordon, K.G., had an audience of the Queen, and kissed hands on appointment as Secretary for Scotland.
SHOP ASSISTANTS AND THE SUFFRAGE.
SHOP ASSISTANTS AND THE SUFFRAGE. An appeal from certain shop assistants in St. Pancras, London, came before the Queen's Bench on Monday; THE appellants occupied bedrooms in a separate building in which their employers did not reside; but the revising barrister disallowed the claims because they did not occupy their bed- rooms as separate dwelling-houses. Their Lordships expressed the opinion that the Legislature intended that a. servant occupying a bedroom in a house in which his employer did not reside should be entitled to a vote, and consequently they reversed the decision, and allowed costs.
IMPORTANT REGISTRATION DECISION.
IMPORTANT REGISTRATION DECISION. In the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice on Tuesday morning (before the Lord Chief Justice and Justices Grove and Gave) an important decision was given on registration law which will affect a very large number of votes throughout the country. The Court unanimously held that where the Representation, oi the People Act of 1884 bad conferred the franchise upon a householder, and where the Redistribution Act, by transferring the property from a borough to a county, or from one division of a county to another, practically, under the general law, took the franchise away again, the householder is entitled to be placed on the list of voters In suc- cession, that being the evident intention of the Legislature.
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MR. GLADSTONE AND THE DEATH…
MR. GLADSTONE AND THE DEATH OF GENERAL GORDON. FORGETFULNESS OR WORSE. SIR F. MILNER'S REPLY. Sir F. Milner writes .—The enclosed correspon- dence having been published in a great number of papers, both in London and the country, I must bAg you to do me the justice to insert my reply. SIR FREDERICK MILNER AND MR. GLADSTONE Sir Frederick Milner having stated at a Conserva- tive meetiug at York that when the news of the fall of Khartoum and the death of General Gordon was re- ceived In London Mr. Gladstone donned his best clothes and hurried to the theatre, where he sat, and llluhed at a screaming farce while the headless trunk of his victim was lying unburied on the sultry sands and blood-stained streets of Khartoum, Mr. Gladstone was communicated with, aud he has writtpn the follow- ing letter on the subject:— Hawarden Castle, Chester, Oct 21. Sir, Mr. Gladstone desires me to acknowledge the receipt of your letter and of the enclosed extract trom a recent speech of Sir F. Milner, and to say that there was not even a rumonr on the subject of General Gordon's death at the time alluded to.—I am, sir, your obedient servant, G. W. SPENCER LYTTLETON. The indignation aroused in the public mind by the heartless conduct of Mr. Gladstone in going to a public theatre at a time when the whole heart of England was throbbing with the most intense anxiety for the fate of the noblest and best of her sons, and on the very day when rumours of his actual death were rife, must still be fresh in the minds of your readers. In speaking at York of the cruel desertion of Gordon, I alluded to the subject. Mr. Gladstone, on being appealed to, empowered his secretary to make the astounding assertion that on the day when he went to the Criterion Theatre, the 10th of February, there was not even a rumour of General Gordon's death." Now, I may say that before bringing an accusa- tion against any public man I am very careful to be sure of my facts. In February of this year I, therefore, wrote to Mr. Gladstone's secretary, and asked if the reports which had appeared in the public papers, and which had excited the public indignation to such a pitch, were correct. He deprecated my inquiry, but admitted the facts and expressed his personal regret. I am unable to publish the letter without his consent, as he stated that it was not for publication. Now, I would bring the following unanswerable facts to the notice of your readers:—On the 5th of February, at 10.50 a.m., the following telegram was received at the Foreign Office from Lord Wolseley:— Sir C. Wilson arrived at Khartoum on the 28th to find the place in the hands of the enemy. The fate of Gordon Is uncertain. Thus, on the morning of the 5th of February Mr. Gladstone knew that the expedition for the relief of General Gordon had failed, that Gordon himself was a prisoner in the hands of his savage and relentless foes, and further, he knew this, that Gordon bad himself said I will never be taken alive," and what General Gordon said that he always did. I would ask the people of England, was this a time for the Prime Minister of England, himself mainly responsible for this awful calamity, to make merry in the full gaze of the public ? But there is evidence more damning than this. Mr. Gladstone says that on the 10th of February "There was not even a rumour of General Gordon's death." What does he think of this ? In Egypt. No. 2 (1885), page 7, Lord Wolseley telegraphed from Korti, February 4, 1885, 9.10 p.m.:— Lieutenant Stuart Wortley's report just received. After describing particulars of Sir C. Wilson's journey, the report goes on :— Fall of Khartoum 011 the 26th of Jauuary he reports to be without doubt, but fate of Gordon uncertain, as reports are conflicting, but general opinion is he is killed. Now, in the face of this official message, can Mr. Gladstone say There was not even a rumour of General Gordon's death"? Now, perhaps, it may be of interest to show how the rumours of General Gordon's death affected private individuals who were in no way responsible for the catas- trophe. The Hon. Harold Finch-Hatton writes to me on October 26. After commenting on Mr. Gladstone's assertion, he says:— On February 10 some friends of mine went to the Criterion Theatre, and Saw Mr. Gldstone enjoying him- self there amazingly. X myself was stopped at the; entrance of the Criterion bv the announcement of General Gordon's death in the evening posters," and I did not go in. My friends heard the news inside the theatre, and some of the ladies in the audience burst into tears. And yet Mr. Gladstone could sit through the piece with evident enjoyment, and can now boldly assert that no rumour of evil was current at the time. Mr. Gladstone has himself to thank that these unpleasant facts should have been made so prominent at this time. I am content to let the public judge between my assertion aud his. I may state that I wrote to Mr. Gladstone's secretary on the 27th of October, and waited two days for a reply, but, not having received any, I am now com- pelled to ask you to publish this,
DEATH OF THE DUKE OF ABERCORN.
DEATH OF THE DUKE OF ABERCORN. A telegram from Baron's Court, County Tyrone, announces that the Duke of Abercorn died on Saturday night at half-past nine o'clock. The Queen has been constantly tale- graphing to the duchess messages of condolence and asking to be informed of every change. The Prince of Wales also telegraphed several timesaon Saturday evening to the same effect. Lord CI ud John Hamilton arrived on Saturday night, and all the family were at Baron's Court except Lady Lich- field, who, in reply to a message announcing the relapse, replied that she was unable through ill- ness to cross the Channel. The Marquess of Hamilton has been constantly engaged in replying to telegrams from many members of the English nobility. The late Duke of Abercorn was born January 21, 1811. His grace succeeded his grandfather as Marquess of Hamilton in 1818, and married, October 25,1832, Lady Louisa Jane Russell, second daughter of John, sixth Duke of Bedford, by whom he has had seven children. His grace, who held the office of Groom of the Stole to Prince Albert, was, on the accession to power of Earl Derby's Administration in 1866, appointed Lord- Lieutenant of Ireland, which office he retained till 1368, wh< n lie was created Duke of Abercorn. On the retun the Conservatives to power he was again appointed, in February, 1874, Lord-Lieu- tenant of Ireland. His grace was served heir male of the body of the first Duke of Chatelherault, January 13, 1862, and, as such heir malo of the first duke claims the original title of Duke of Chatelherault of 1549. He was Lord-Lieutenant and Custos-Rotu- lorum of County Donegal, colonel of the Donegal Militia, and major-general of the Royal Archers. He is succeeded by the Marquess of Hamilton. The deceased nobleman will be sorely missed in the north of Ireland. The elevation of the Marquess of Hamilton to the House of Lords means the loss of North Tyrone to the Loyalist party, no other candidate being able to secure a united Con- servative and Liberal vote, except, perhaps, Lord Ernest Hamilton, whose name is mentioned for the seat. The marquess's address only appeared on Saturday, in fulfilment of an old promise to the electors, the duke's case then being regarded as hopeless.
FUNERAL OF THE LATE FATHER…
FUNERAL OF THE LATE FATHER DAWSON. The funeral obsequies of this very popular priest. whose death occurred on Tuesday last, took place on Friday at Aberystwith. The remains, which were contained in a polished oak coffin with heavy brass mountings, were transferred overnight to the handsome little Catholic church in Queen-street, the altar and sanctuary of which were draped in black for the mournful occasiou. On top of the coffin were placed the insignia of the priestly office, while from the sides were suspended a number of wreaths and beautiful white floral crosses, some of which had been sent from a distance. By ten o'clock the tolling of the bell had brought together a fairly-large congregation for so small a Catholic population, many of whom, we take it, must not have been of the Catholic persua- sion..Among the clergy we noticed the Rev. W. J. M'Clement" Aberavon; Very Rev. A. M'Guire, Cardiff; Rev. T. Caroian, Carmarthen; Rev. J. Higgins, Brecon Rev. P. J. Cardinal, Brynmawr; Rev. S. B. Wade, Merthyr; Rev. R. J. Butler, Cardiff; Rev. A. Vamden-Hewel, Rhymney; Rev. W. Van Volckxsom, Swansea Rev. P. A. Degan, Tredegar and Rev. S. Bolger, Ponty- pool. Dr. Williams, Mr. T. R. Roberts, solicitor; and Mr. J. D. Perrot, National Provincial Bank. occupied seats immediately without the sanctuary. The service commenced with a solemn requiem mass, at which the Rev. A. M'Guire was celebrant, the Rev. W. Van Volckxsom deacon, and the Rev. R. J. Butler sub-deacon. The remainder of the clergy, attired in cassocks and surplices, rendered the plain chant with marked effect. At the end of the mass the Rev. S. B. Wade gave a graphic and eloquent sketch of the life and career of the deceased gentleman. The name of the Rev. John Dawson, he said, would bo long held in remem- brance, not only by Catholics, but bv members of all creeds in" the hills of South Wales. Born at Callan, in Ireland, the labours of his life were devoted to the services of his Church in this country.
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FUNERAL OF THE LATE REV. D. DA VIES, VICAR OF YSTRADFELLTE. The funeral of the late Rev. D. Davies, who died on Sunday, the 25th ult., at Hamilton House, Car- marthen, the residence of his son-in-law, the Rev. J. Wyndham Lewis, pastor of Water-street Chapel, took place at Aberdare on Friday last. His mortal remains were conveyed by the morning express, which reached Aberdare at one o'clock. At the Great Western Railway Station the principal residents of the town and neighbourhood joined the corteye, and went from thence to St. Mary's Church, where the deceased had been ministering for manv years. During the hour of the funeral the minute bell of the old parish church, close by St. Mary's, was tolled. The service in St. Mary's was conducted by the Rev. R. B. Jenkins, vicar of Aberdare, after which a Welsh hymn," Dedwydd yw y rhai trwy ffydd," &c., was sung by the choir, conducted by Mr. Protheroe, who presided at the organ. At the grave the Rev. Daniel Lewis, vicar of Aberavon, read the burial service, and gave out. Bydd myrdd o rrfeddodau," &c. Then the Rev. D. Saunders, D.D, pastor of Trinity Chapel, Swansea, stepped for- ward, and gave a short, appropriate address, and offered up prayer. The following clergy and ministers joined the procession to church and from there to the cemetery:—Revs. R. B. Jenkins, vicar of Aberdare; Daniel Lewis,vicarof Aberavon E. Thomas, vicar of Skewen; J. H. Lloyd, W. Williams, W. Rhydderch, W: James, M.L.Jones, W: E. Lush, A. R. Price, and W. E. Evans. Aber- dare. Ministers: Rev. D. Saunders, D.D., Swansea W. James and D. M. Jones, Aberdare R. Morgan, Llwydcoed; M. Morgan, Morriston; W. J: Williams, Birwain; and D. Jones. Cwmbach.
THE RIGHT HON. JOSEPH¡I CHAMBERLAIN.
THE RIGHT HON. JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN. [Br VERAX."] We are on the eve of a general election, when, as is customary at such an eventful and stormy moment, old political reckonings are liquidated, and the defective planks of the platforms of either side, Tory or Radical, are taken up, renewed and re-modelled to meet the exigencies and require- ments of the hour. At this juncture it is well, then, to gather up the fragments of the last five years, and see what food for reflection they sup- ply the new electorate with in casting the coun- try's die for possibly five years to come. To do so, however, in a general sense would cover more ground than could be alloted in your valuable space to a single com- munication. The writer, therefore, purposes conlining his observations to the record and legis- lative achievements of Mr. Chamberlain, who. rightly or wrongly, occupies a very considerable place in current politics. First, then, what has Mr. Chamberlain's Bank- ruptcy Bill done for the interests of the family tradesmen of this country ? The measure was heralded by a flourish of trumpets as being a cure for all sores, and that it was going to eradicate everything doubtful or bad from business pursuits. The 122nd Clause of .the Bill deals with small debtors whose obligations to their creditors are under £50, and it is notorious that in the town of Castleford alone, during the year 1884, some hundreds of these debtors reaped the benefit of administration orders under this clause, their respective debts varying in amount from 23s. to JE50. The spirit of this section of the Bankruptcy Bill indicates that when a man's debts have been a burden to him for years, or, perhaps, a lifetime, he can obtain relief under an admini- stration order for the payment of them, either by composition or in full, as the court thinks fit. The working of the letter of this clause, though, is a different matter, for how, in the name of common sense, not to say justice, can individuals go into court and obtain relief by pleading that debts of 23s.—just a week's wages, and, possibly, but a few months old—have burdened them their whole life long ? The circumstance can only be explained as being one of those subtle pleas which the author of the Act takes a special pride and pleasure in placing in the mouths of the dishonest multitude who aim at acquiring all for nothing. Castleford tradesmen have had to suffer early in the day from the effects of this iniquitously-framed measure, and if, as experience has shown, their accounts and books are freely at the mercy of the crowd, I ask, Who is safe ? Whose turn comes next ? Let the tradesmen of South Wales and Monmouthshire, who have ere now been called upon to support their clients under periods of considerable strain —witness the strike of 1875—weigh this matter carefully in their minds; let them ask themselves if Mr. Chamberlain is worthy of their confidence or support. Let them, too, bear in view when in speaking in defence of this pet clause of his Bill, after being remonstrated with by one or two distinguished county court judges upon its un workability, he said Let the administrators of the Act possess their souls with a little more sweet reasonableness, and the result would show that he (Mr. Chamberlain) had conferred a great boon upon the working classes of the country." No one doubts this state- ment, if by it is meant the sweet reasonable- ness"consists in letting the many go free, without calling upon them to pay their lawful obli- gations. Further, a more monstrous piece of class legis- lation was never piloted through our Legislature. Instructions are given to court officials to assist one section of the community in going through the hoop when the debts are under j650, irrespec- tive of the fact whether these are of long or short standing; with another class of society, the trader, whose debts are over to him it is a mis- demeanour, punishable by imprisonment, if obtaining goods four months before he files his petition without being able to give satisfactory reasons for being possessed of them. A grievous inequality is thus imposed one man is encouraged to get out of his debts as cheaply and expedi- tiously as possible, and another, at the caprice or whim of any one of his creditors, is liable to a criminal prosecution for being in difficulty. This Insolvents Act is the only legislative achievement of the Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain and not a few devoutly wish it would be his last, because it clearly foreshadows his mischievous predilection in pandering to the aspirations of the dishonest orders to get as much as they can, no matter how acquired, and in turn to give him, their mouth- piece and liberator, their Parliamentary aid for getting more on the same footing. In his recent Scotch tour, more particularly in Glasgow, Mr. Chamberlain had little or nothing to say in defence of his abortive Merchant Shipping Bill. Local reasons, forsooth, would account for his reticence, and, above and beyond all, there were the overshadowing, burning questions of Disestablishment, Nationalisation of the Land, Graduated Taxation, and last, though not least, Free Education for the masses. And here I pause to ask why is this latter subject being thrust forward with so much rigour now ? In 1880 trade was bad, and the Radicals cried aud said it was so on account of the spirited foreign policy of the Tory party. During the present year trade has been worse than it was in 1880, and it is clear a spirited foreign policy has not been the determining factor in the depression we now face: indeed, if anything, the opposite namby-pamby policy of vacillation has had a more lowering effect upon trade, and has tended to destroy that confidence and respect which foreigners hitherto have entertained for England as a belligerent and commercial Power. The working classes in many of our largest towns have lately demonstrated upon the absence of work and have clamoured loudly for employ- ment. They have asked for bread and Mr. Chamberlain is one of those who offer them a stone. Practically, he says" 1 cannot revive trade; politics won't do it; the sweet peace of Liberalism has been weighed and found wanting in bringing plenty to the people; but if you vote for my party we will do sftmetliing to relieve the pressure of your every- day existence; we will remit to you the school- pence of your children. This will be a consideration for you, and behold what a fine thing education is; see "wliat it has done for myself." If Mr. Chamberlain thinks the respectable and striving working man is to be gulled in this way he is to be pitied as a poor deluded quack, whose preference for his own nostrums will infallibly prove as nauseous to himself as it will be to his patients. Let this Birmingham prodigy, how- ever, be undeceived; the honest-going and straightforward working man does not desire charity; he does not wish his children to be educated at the expense of the nation, neither does he want his offspring to be fed in the Liberal soup kitchen or clad in Radical short-clothes. What he desires to do is to act the part of a father and a man, to acquit himself as honourably and inde- pendently in life as any leader of the Caucus party, and, give him full work, he will accomplish this, and more, and with indignation and scorn he will hurl the school-pence at the heads of those who proffer them as a sop in lieu of something more noble and real. This is the solution of the Free Education craze; it is a catch-penny device to secure votes, and a more palpably dishonest bid was never made on any political platform. Again, the question of remitting school fees is equally repugnant to the Income-tax payer as it must be to the thousands to whom it. is offered. Look at the numbers of middle-class family men who have spent fortunes in educating their children and in giving them a start in life. What denials, what sacrifices have been mado by these in order to do so much and is it not cruelty, nay, grinding tyranny, to tell these men, after doing what they have done for themselves and dependents, that they must yet do more for their neighbours, and contribute towards the payment for the educa- tion of all the children in the country ? The middle and upper classes cannot fail to take stock of what is now being pro- mulgated, obviously at their expense; and, by voting for Mr. Chamberlain and his supporters, they will only be placing a halter round their necks preparatory to receiving the final Birming- ham twist. Property, but chiefly house and landed property —and trading accounts might, be added—we are told by Messrs. George and Chamberlain, are co-y extensive with theft—"Property is safer in the hands of the greatest number," and so on. no matter how it is acquired. And when these theories are partially embodied and recog- nised in a small debt Bill, when they are bandied about from platform to platform, they become fixed in the minds of the vulgar and ignorant. Is it any wonder, then, that now-a-days there should be so little regard manifested generally between what is known as meum and tuum ? It is for every elector who has acquired by dint of perseverance and thrift a competency, however small-a hard- earned increment, if only of the value of 20s.—to see that men shall be returned to the British House of Commons who will respect and clearly define the rights of property, and who will not fail to denounce those would-be Communists who, whilst dividing other people's substance, will play the vole of Ananias, taking the precaution of securing something more than a little on their own private account.
IMPORTANT PROPERTY SALE AT…
IMPORTANT PROPERTY SALE AT CARDIFF. At the Royal Hotel on Saturday Messrs. Gott- waltz and Bowring submitted to public competi- tion the family residence known as Hill Side, Beach-road, Penarth, for many years the residence of the late Mr. John Fry, J.P. A large number of the leading inhabitants of Penarth and district at. tended the sale, and among those present were Messrs. James Ware, J.P., T. R. Thompson, H. Hev- wood, E. Thomas (Lanelay Hall), ValentineTrayes, W. Jones, F. Pearson, C. Jacobs, F. Trayes, T. H. Stephens, E. B. King, G. A. Stone, G. Thomas (of the firm of Thomas and Griffiths), J. S. Jeffrey, F. R. Greenhill, H. Bloss, and G. Thomas (of the firm of Seward and Thopaas). Mr. H. Percy Ingledew, solicitor, Bute Docks, also attended on behalf of the vendors. After a spirited competition the property was knocked down to Mr. T. R. Thompson, of Penarth, for £2,600.
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THE REV. c. J. THOMPSON ON…
THE REV. c. J. THOMPSON ON DIS. ESTABLISHMENT AND DISENDOWMENT. ITS BEARING ON RELIGION. On Sunday evening at St. John's a sermon was delivered by the Rev. C. J. Thompson on the pro- posed disestablishment and disendowment of the Church of England and its bearing on religion. The Vicar said that disestablishment meant this— the removal of the Church of England. Disen- dowment meant taking from the Church of England all the means by which she carried on her work. He, for one, would regard it as a matter of very little importance to himself. When he spoke of disendowment he was not thinking of the income which he derived from the Church he thought of the disendowment of the whole body of Christ's people who were gathered together in the name of the Church of England. The disestablishment and disendowment of the Church would be a dissolu- tion of the bond which held the Church together, which extended, not only over the whole of this land, but over all the lands where the Anglo-Saxon was located was itdoingitsGodlikeandsaintlvwork. The Church was the oldest institution in the land. The Church of England existed exactly as it did to-day before any Parliament was summoned to sit and almost before there was a statute law. In dealing with the subject he would ask three questions :—First, was it proposed to benefit or harm the religion of the land ? Secondly, were the methods by which that scheme was proposed to be carried out religious or irreligious? Thirdly, what did religion demand should be the attitude, not of the clergy alone, but of the Church in regard to it ? To a large extent disestablish- ment had already taken place compared to what the Church was at the beginning of this century. At the beginning of this century, before any Dissenter could hold any high office in the State he was obliged to receive the Holy Com- munion at the hands of one of the priests of the Church of England, and the same test was re- quired by those seeking admission into Parlia- ment. And it would BE within the memory of those who were not very old that all were called upon to pay Church rates. And it was quite recently that Dissenting ministers had been allowed equal rights in the consecrated part of the churchyard for the burial of the dead. Everyone of those measures showed the disestb- lishment of the Church and taking from her rights which she had enjoyed for many centuries of time. The grand Church of Christ, the Apostolic Church, went back to the mists of antiquity, and they could only trace her by the splendour of her past. Did such an act as was proposed seem likely to benefit or harm religion? For carrying on the work of Christ the Church possessed pro- perty. He would ask whether there was any denomination of Christians, however small, who did not take good care to look after the property which she possessed, and who would not regard it as a great crime or injustice if that property were taken from he'. The Church stood in the same position with regard to her property. So far as the Church of England was concerned it was pro- posed to take all her property away. First of all, there was to be after the Disendowing Act had passed no Church body formed known to the law as the Church of England. The Liberationist scheme was that with regard to churches endowed previous to 1818 all endowments were to be taken away without an atom of compensation; everything was to be taken from the Church. He held in his hand statements of a scheme adopted authori- tatively by a man who might at no distant date be called to the chief direction of Imperial affairs. In it he had stated that all buildings and endowments of the Church were to be taken from the Church of England. All endowments appropriated to the use of the Church must be regarded as national property and the property of the State. It was the property cf the nation as a whole, and the State had a right to dispose of it. The vicar said churches endowed previous to 1818 were to be called ancient; those subsequent were to be called modern. Those churches from 1818 up to the present time would be handed over, not to the Church or to the donors of the buildings, but to separate individuals and to different societies. If the proposals of the LiberationSociety were fulfilled they would have the effect of disorganising the whole Church society. There would be something like ruin and collapse of the Church's spiritual and beneficent work, a paralysis of Church life for a long time to come, whilst for many generations there would be strife and hatred and ill-will on the part of one section of the com- munity towards the other. There was one verse in the Old Testament which seemed to him almost prophetic in its allusion. It was when the children of Israel were in terrible straits when the spoilers came in three companies and scattered them. The Church seemed to be invaded from three points—by the Infidel, the Agnostic, and the godless. He was shocked and staggered when he knew that it was a section of one part of the Christian community directed against another. But the tone of the Liberationist arguments was mocking and insolent in the extreme, and the spirit of the whole thing was very largely the negation of all religion, the denial of God and Christ.
THE NATIONAL FOR MAGAZINE…
THE NATIONAL FOR MAGAZINE NOVEMBER.* The new number of the Red Dragon shows no falling off in either the quantity or the quality of the articles. The Notable Man" is Sir Hugh Myddel- ton, the famous engineer, son of the Governor of Denbigh Castle, who in the reign of the first James, gave London a supply of pure water. The biography is not the finished piece of work that the Gibson of last month was, but for a sketch in outline it is very neatly done. The writer is a Wrexham lady, "Gwenyven Gwynedd," of whose subject a well- executed lithograph portrait is given. Dame Marjorie," a novelette to whose high merits we have already borne testimony, winds up this month in its eighth chapter, leaving the heroine in her widowhood, after a romantic courtship and a period of happy married life spent in the stirring times of the Jacobite rebellion. A Newport contributor's "Highways and Byways of Mon- mouthshire," of which a first instalment only appears this month, gives promise of some capital reading. He and his travelling cOlrpauions appear to have been of the right sort,—literary, artistic, scientific, and. most important consideration OF any, Bohemian. The blood-curdling story, "Where Angeta Fear to Tread," begun last month, winds up this with a frightful catastrophe, [brought about by the narrator's persistent search after for- bidden knowledge. The author's description of her creation, the green lizard, at that part wherein she says, With a quill pen I cleared the foreign matter from the lizard's body, and assisted it out of the brazen bowl," has a touch of real genius about it. The editors "Practical Directions for Preparing MS. and Reading Proofs for the Printer ought to commend itself to everyone who writes for the press. The "blocks" with which the article is illustrated add considerably to its interest and value. "Quilibet's" "Yarn Concerning Tenby Pier" is a welcome addition to the series of Old Tales" from Wales which this pleasing writer has been giving us. A delightful paper of the literary-gossip kind is Mr. W. Arthur's New Bath Guide," a work more or less forgotten now, but which sent our grandfathers into ecstacies of admiration. Not. only the book itself, but its author, Christopher Anstey, and Bath—the home of fashion lorded over by fashion's law- giver, the gay and festive Welshman, Beau Nash— come in for their share of notice. A charming article is" A Welshwoman's Reminiscences of Victor Hugo," by Mrs. E. M. Bishop, Swansea, who, as secretary of an "Olive Leaf Circle," visited Paris, in August. 18^9, in company with Elihu Burritt, the learned blacksmith," and was there introduced to M. and MADAMEDE TocqueviJle, Cobden, and endless other celebrities, including, divinest of them all, M. Yictor Hugo, whose conversation and company, It is almost needless to say, she enjoyed exceed- ingly. A great grand spirit, clothed with con- summate gifts of pathos and humour, insight and inspiration, and, above all, a sublime sympathy with human nature that was almost God-like in its far-reaching tenderness "—such is her closing testimony to him, and there are many people who will not think it. a bit over-revrrent ur warm. The other prose features of the magazine are its "Literature, Art, and Archaeology of the Month," Notes and Queries," and Dra- conigense," full of most valuable and instructive matter to the student of Welsh history, antiqui- ties, folk-lore, &c. The poetry must not be allowed to pass without a word of notice. There are eight different pieces, of varying length —" Morning Song of the Swallows," Ella Egerton Hine, Birmingham; "The Celtic Lyre," "Hid Sant," Bridgend; "Nemesis," Iryonwy, Neath; A Valediction," Fredk. Cooper, Binning-1 ham A Harvest Night," J. H. D., Mount Bures, Essex The Doves," from the French of Theophile Gautier, by the Baroness Swift, who writes from the Palazzo Swift, at "Venice Welsh Surnames," anonymous; and The Cry of the Clerk," T. Kyle, Cardiff. "The Celtic Lyre has only just missed being a really admirable piece of work. "Morn- ing Song of the Swallows" and "The Doves are both very pretty A Valediction is of quite superior inerit;" Welsh Surnames" well-written and humorous; while "A Harvest Night" is a faultlessly-beautiful pastoral lyric. We say un- hesitatingly that no such finished and exquisite a bit of nature-painting appears in any of the Eng- lish magazines this month. Altogether a capital number.
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CONSISTORIAL COURT OF LLANDAFF.
CONSISTORIAL COURT OF LLANDAFF. At a court held at the Cathedral Church at Llandaff on Saturday, before the Chan- cellor of the Diocese, Mr. J. Earle Ollivant, M.A., .tha following gentlemen were admitted as Sur- rogates for the Diocese of Llandaff: The Rev. W. Conybeare Bruce, M.A., Vicar of St. Woollos, Newport. The Rev. Howel Kirkhouse. M.A., Vicar of Cjfarth.a. The Rev. Francis Bedwelt, B.D., Vicar of Caerleon,
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A FARMER ROBBED AND MURDERED.
A FARMER ROBBED AND MURDERED. PARTICULARS OF THE TRAGEDY. ARREST OF THREE MEN. Mr. David Thomas, a well-known cattle dealer, living at Stall Court, near Cowbridge. was bratally murdered on Friday night by some person or persons and then robbed of money and jewellery. The crime was one of particular atrocity, and three men are in custody on suspicion. The first intimation of the murder was brought to the Cowbridge Police Station about 7.45 on Saturday morning by a person named Benjamin Williams, who informed Police- Sergeant Martin that a mUTI was lying dead on Llanblethian Hill. The officer pro- ceeded at once to the spot, and an examination of the deceased showed that a brutal murder had been committed, the victim being Mr. David Thomas, farmer and cattle dealer, of Stall Court, Llanblethian. His pockets had been turned out, and all the money which he might have possessed at the time—probably a very considerable amount, —had been taken. THE VICTIM. In order to lead up to the murder it will be necessary to explain that Mr. Thomas carried on a very extensive trade as a cattle dealer, and onu of the places where he found a most ready sale for the stock which he purchased was the Rhondda Valley. It was his custom to go up the valley about once a week, Friday bein hi usual day. ON such occasions he generally brought home a large sum of money. Those who knew him well state that' be generally had in his possession a large amount in gold, which he carried in a pocket inside his waistcoat. On Friday last he left home for the Rhondda Valley, and returned by the train arriving at Cowbridge at 8.30. The return part of a railway ticket, which was found near the body, and which he had evidently neglected to give up on his return to Cowbridge, showed that he had been as far 39 Aberdare on that day. After his return he received about in the street, at Cowbridge from a man named Edward Davies, and then went to the Duke of Wellington Hotel, where he remained until eleven o'clock. There were altogether in the taproom where Mr. Thomas sat five or six persons, among them being Edward Roberts, alias" Ned the Sawyer," his son David Roberts, and nephew John Thomas, alters "Bullets," all ot whom are now in custody. appears that the deceased was, to use the expression of a person who sew him in the evening, a little fresh," but it could not be said that he was by any means drunk. When in this condition he was a very loud talker, and frequently took out of his pocket a large sum of money, which he showed to those in whose company he might be. PROBABLE INDUCEMENT TO THE CRIMK. On Friday night there was a good deal of talk about money in the tap-room of the Duke of Wellington. Mr. Thomas stated that he could lend anyone £20, and some said that he took a bag containing money out of his waistcoat pocket. At eleven o'clock he and the three men who are now IN custody left the house together and proceeded iu the direction of Llanblethian, where they ulllive. THE FATAL WALK HOME. To make matters clear, it may be AS well to EX* plain as nearly as possible the way which the deceased took, Leaving the Duke of Wellington he would go through Church-street and along the Mill-road as far as Town Mill, a distance of about 200 yards. Ho would then cross two fields, which would bring him to the foot of Llanblethian Hill, a rather lonely part, The hill is common ground and is very rough, the surface being covered with large stones and furze. On the top of the hill is Stall Court, a house standing by itself, and some distance from Llanblethian Village,which lies on the banks of the River Thaw. The three men who accompanied the deceased live at the village, and, consequently, to get home they would follow the courso of the river to the left", while Mr. Thomas would turn to the right and take the path up the lull. He had gone about 100 yards from the bottom of the hill when he was attacked. The whole distance from the Duke of Wellington to Stall Court is not more than three-quarters of a mile. THE PLACE OF THE MUBDER. The murder was committed about 200 yards from Mr. Thomas's house, and about fifty yards from a cottage called the Old Kennels, at, the bottom of the hill. It is evident from the fact that there were two pools of blood on the footpath that the murder was committed there, but the body was found some ten or fifteen yards from that spot and was lying among some brambles and fuize bushes, Benjamin Williams, who first saw the body, went up to it and took hold of tha hand, which he found quite cold; but although he knew Mr. Thomas well he did not recognise the body as his. When Police-Sergeant Martin arrived he examined the body, and found that the trousers pockets and the inside waistcoat, pocket had been turned out. One of the trousers pockets had also been torn, as if force had been used in emptying it of its con- tents. Near the body were found the railway ticket referred to, a blacklead pencil, and a half- penny, and upon it were several books and papers relating to the deceased man's business. In the hat was an unopened letter, addressed to Mr. Thomas. This was covered with blood. It was plainly to be seen that death had been caused by four terrible wounds on tho hend, two at the back and two on the fore- i head. The rim of the hat—felt" bowler"—was divided from the crown in the fore part. BREAKING THE TEKBIBLE NEWS. The first thing which Police-Sergeant Martin did was to see about getting the body home. He first of all took steps to break the news to the widow and children, to whom the murder is a terrible blow, Mrs. Thomas was first told that an accident had happened to her husband, but the children, who ran down to the spot where their dead father was lying, soon took home to their mother the terrible truth. The shock, as may be imagined, was very great from its awful suddenness, and the scene which ensued at the house was a most distressing one. The body was carried home upon a ladder, and Dr. Phillips, who was sent for and arrived at once, had no hesitation in stating that the man had been murdered. SEARCH FOR THE MURDERERS. Police-Sergeant Martin lost no time in making such inquiries as would lead him to. if possible, discover the perpetrators of the horrible act. From what he was told he proceeded to Edward Roberts's house at Llanblethian, and there found his son, David Roberts. The officer apprehended the voung man, and charged him with being con- cerned in the death of Mr. David Thomas, of Stall Court. The accused, turning to his father, said: This is a. nice thing. What do you say, father ?" The father said I don't know nothing about it." The accused then said, Well, you know we came home together, and left- Mr. Thomas by the The father again said, I know nothing Hbout it," and added, "I don't remember seeing the man." A SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE. The officer examined David Roberts's clothes and found the front part of his trousers smeared with blood. Roberts was then locked up, but Police-Sergeant Martin still prosecuted his in- quiries, and about four o'clock in the after- noon he went to the Duke of Wellington Hotel, where he apprehended Edward Roberts and John Thomas, who were drinking in the tap-room. He took them outside, and charged them with being concerned in the murder. The old man (Roberts) said, I told you before I don't know nothing about it." John Thomas said, This is a nice thing there, it cannot be helped now." The officer took them to the police-station. We should have mentioned that when appre- hended David Roberts had 7s. lid. in his posses- sion. This, of course, proves nothing, but the police have ascertained that on the previous night he appeared to have no money, and did not pay for any drink. AN ALTERCATION. ™What evidence the police are going to bring for- ward we cannot say, but one fact, which will, doubtless, be brought out is this:—The Town Mill, bv which the deceased and the three prisoners would pass on their way home, is kept by Mr. Alexander, who states that a little after eleven he heard an altercation between somepersons who were going in the direction of Llanblethian. All the men would be together at this place, but after- wards the murdered man would turn to the right in the direction of the hill, while the other three should keep to the left along the bottom. ANTECEDENTS OF THE PRISONERS- Edward aud David Robertsare labourers living at Llanblethian, and are well known in the neigh- bourhood. The old man is about 60 years of age, and his son about 30. Edward was employed by Mr. James, builder, Cowbridge, and was in pretty regular work. As far as his character is concerned the police have nothing to say against him. The son David seems to be a worthless sort of fellow, and has not been employed of late. He was in the army for some years, and, if what is reported of him is true, he certainly did not bear an enviable reputation. It is only a few months ago that he returned to Llanblethian. John Thomas, who is a nephew to Edward Roberts, carries on a bakery at Llanblethian. He is about 23 vears of age, and was recently married. He is a fairly steady man, and is a bugler in the local Volunteer Corps. The police had no complaint to make against him previously. His account of what took place on Friday night, as far as he knows, is as follows" We (the two Robertses and himself) left Mr. Thomas by the Town Mill, and we went together as far as Llanblethian Mill, There I left Edward Roberts and his son, who would go further on." INTERVIEW WITH DR. PHILLIPS. On Saturday evening our representative called on Dr. Phillips, who sawthe murdered man soon after the body was found. He very courteously consented to give our representative all the infor- mation he could with regard to the wounds. What were the injuries which caused death ?'' was the first question asked. to which Dr. Phillips replied, There are four wounds. First, of all, there is a simple fracture of the skull at the top and near the back of the head. Below that is a scalp wound many inches in length." Was this connected with the fracture above?" Oh, no it must have been done by another blow. My opinion is that the first blow he received was the one on the top of the Could that have been done with a stone?' IT might; there are a lot of sharp stones about: the place." Then what other injuries did he receive ?" There is a wound of about 4in. in length over the right eyebrow, and a fracture of the frontal bone. Over the left eyebrow there is a similar wound, except that the bone is not broken." Could those injuries be caused by kicking?" No, I don't think it is possible that the wounds over the eyebrows wefe caused by kicks. The scalp wound at the back of the head might have been caused by some instrument or by a sharp stone. I don't think either of the wounds could be caused by a kick." Do you think the fracture at the top of the skull sufficient to cause death ?" Yes, that or the fracture of the frontal bone over the right eye would be sufficient." What, kind of wounds were thev ?" "They were jagged wounds, but they must have been caused by something sharp." Were there any other injuries? None whatever." Have you seen the place where the murder was committed ?" Yes." Are there any marks of a struggle "None whatever. There was some blood about fifteen yards from the place where the body was found. My opinion is that the first blow killed him, and there would be very little bleeding after. There was not much blood about the body." Could you say how long he had been dead when you saw him ?" Nõ, I could not. The body was quite wet from the rain which fell during the night." Dr. Phillips added a few more remarks with regard to the appearance of the deceased, and stated that there were no marks of ill-usage on the clothes. THE MURDERED MAX, who was 48 years of age, was a son of the late Mr. Jenkiu Thomas, of Penyrheol Farm, Lisworney, where his widow now lives. The old man was familiarly known as "Slienkin Penyrheol," and was greatly respected in the neighbourhood in which lie lived. The deceased has four brothers, who live in the district, and are well known. Mr. David Thomas spent some years in America, and this led to his being called" The Yankee," a cng- nomen by which he was as well, if not better, known by those with whom he had dealing? than by his proper name. After his return from America he lived at. Talygarn, and three or four years ago he removed to Stall Court. He leaves a widow and four children, the eldest of whom is sixteen. In his dealings with farmers and others from whom he bought stock he was always found to be thoroughly straightforward. He drove a hard bargain, but always fulfilled the con- ditions. He was regular in his attendance at the Cowbridge Market, where his pre"ence will be greatly missed by the agriculturists of the neighbourhood. The trade which he carried on was not. confined to Glamorganshire, and he very frequently went down to Carmarthenshire, Pem- brokeshire, and other parts of South Wales to buy stock and supply the mineral districts in his own county. HOW THE NEWS WAS RECEIVED. To say that the news created a sensation in the district- will but faintly describe the feelings of horror with which the crime is regarded. Of course, no one can as yet say who committed the deed. but there is a general impression that it must have been done by neighbours—A fact which makes the crime more detestable than if it had been the act of a stranger. The cold-bloodedness of the deed is also an element in the case which sends a thrill of horror to the hearts of those who live in the neighbourhood. Not only at Cowbridge and Bridgend was the murder the chief theme of conversation on Saturday and Sunday, but in Car- diff, the Rhondda Valley, and other parts of Gla- morganshire to which the news had spread scarcely anything else was talked about. There were many who discredited the statement that a murder had been committed until the fact was brought home to them with undeniable evidence. A murder in Cowbridge or the neighbourhood is A thing which the oldest inhabitants cannot remember, and it is with difficulty that people can be made to understand that one of the foulest of crimes has been committed in their very midst.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
FURTHER PARTICULARS. [BY MORIEN.] MONDAY NIGHT. I have just visited the spot where poor David Thomas was murdered at a late hour on Friday night,; also the bereaved home of the victim. where I found the broktn-hearted widow and her two sons and two daughters, surrounded by their many friends, among whom may be mentioned Mr. Thomas Morgan, The VrcD, Pontypridd and Mr. Daniel Thomas, Canon-street, Aberdare, uncie and cousin of the deceased. In an upstairs room I saw, laid out in a shell coffin, the remains of him who down to Friday night was a strong man, whose open countenance and cheery voice and cordial greeting were every- where welcome, except, perhaps, among his trade rivals. He was generous, it is stated, to a fault; ever ready to lend money to his people without any other security than word of mouth. It is known that he lost hundreds or pounds by being of too credulous a disposition. "He lost a fortune, one of his brothers told me, in that way; but, nothing daunted, ho made another." It is a singular fact, and as if indicating that he had a presentiment that the end of his earthly career was approaching, that last week he made his will, and was to have signed it to-day (Monday). His widow told me that he occasionally stayed from home a night, but. on those occasions he would wire to teli her business detained him. On Friday night, when it became late, and not having received a message from him, she was uneasy. The children, and the widow's sister, who resided with them. retired to bed about the usual time, but she sat up waiting for David." I always did that," she said, "and he often laughed "because I did so." On Friday night the now poor bereaved widow sat alone waiting for the sound of the familiar foot. steps approaching the house and the cordial laugh when he entered. She sat and waited until half- past three o'clock on Saturday morning, when she retired to rest. Some time between that and half- past six o'clock she dreamed that she saw a bleed- ing dead body being dragged along some where she could not say where. She awoke in terror. Presently her sister came into the room, and, after some conversation between them about the absent one, the sister asked her to take her breakfast in bed. She declined, and stated that she could not sleep owing to a terrible dream she had just had, and which she described. She went downstairs, and while at breakfast she was in the act of relating the dream a second time when the awful tidings were broughtinto the house. Themurderedjman was a tenant of the PenllineCastleEstate, and had occu- pied Stall Court Farm some few years. The house is of a superior order. In the dining-room 1 noticed a considerable collection of books. The deceased was nor, a religious man in the sense in which the term is usually understood, but a neigh- bouring farmer told IDe "it. was impossible to induce him to converse on Sundays on business affairs." He was careless about how he dressed, and he was often to be seen in fairs and markets as if he had just hurriedly left some task on his farm. When some of his friends occasionally remonstrated with him as regards the evidence of his carelessness in this respect, he would, with a merry laugh, say, "What's the odds as long as I pay my way ?" I have often met him in the Hhondda Valley with many hundreds of pounds in his possession. but no one, judging by his personal appearance would think he was worth a shilling beyond pay- ing his fare. A few evenings before his murder he talked to me long about his children and the learning" his eldest son was acquiring at Cow- bridge Grammar School. Be was my cousin, and he would occasionally talk to me about his private affairs. He was, as a rule, a sober man but he would at rare intervals indulge rather too freely. On these occasions he spoke rather loud and referred to his" mone" It WAS the one weakness of a noble character. Mr. Thomas, the courteous guard of the Cowbridge train, told me that from Llantrisaut to Cowbridge on Friday night the deceased rode alone. He was lying full stretch in a third-class carringe, apparently asleep Knowing that, as a rule, he carried a large sum of money, he (the guard) locked the door of the carriage. At Cowbridge he was stiJl fast asleep, and when the guard awoke him he jumped up and asked, Where are we ?" On being told Cow- bridge, he left the train, and commenced to walk up the platform instead of down it This was a little before half-past eight o'clock. It has been ascertained that, he delivered up his ticket on leaving the Cowbridge Station, the ticket being from Treorky. But it is still a mystery as to how he came to have a return ticket from Aberdare to Cowbridge of the same date. Leading from the town of Cowbridge to the pretty village of Llanblethian is a long, deep dent in the hills about three-quarters of a mile in extent and about 200 yards across. On the left the green fields slope up gently, and on this slope are the ruius of the Norman Castle of St. Quintin. On the opposite side is a very rugged and steep hill, and the path to Stall Court, after traversing the fields, passed athwart the side of this hill. I should mention that, running straight through the middle of the small plain between this hill and tha Castle is a sluggish stream three or four yards in width. The bottom of this hill is reached, on coming from Cowbridge, by passing over a stile. On Saturday morning there were traces close to this stile of someone having vomited there. Taking into consideration the condition of the deceased when he left Cow- bridge that night, it is believed he rested on this stile before ueginning the ascent of the hill and was ill there. About a hundred yards below this stile is a neat cottage, known as The Kennel. Mrs. Williams, whose husband was the second person to reach the body on Saturday morning, told me she and her husband had retired to rest before eleven o'clock that night, and did not hear any cries during the night. Their dog, usually a rather noisy one, was out, close to the premises, all night, but they didn't hear it bark at all that night. There is no question, she seemed to think, had there been a struggle between the deceased and his murderer or murderers, the dog would have made a noise, for the spot where the poor fellow met with his tragic death is so near that conversation could be carried on between the two places very easily. The spots of blood are a little below the path and about a hundred yards on the side of the hill from the atile. The body was lying on the grass, with a thick bush of briars below, close to it on its left. This is about 40 yards down a steep descent from the path and the blood. The body was lying side- ways, the feet foremost in the direction of the village. How the body came to the spot where it was found it is impossible to state. It is almost cortain the murderous blows were dealt to the deceased on the path close to where the blood is seen. It is also almost certain he fell with his head touch- ing the ground where the blood found. There were no traces along the ground from the path to where the body was discovered of the body having been dragged along it. It may be that life was not quite extinct after he fell, and that he made an attempt to escape from his murderous j assailants down the hill and fell. But against this theory is the fact that no blood was found on the grass where the body was discovered. Therefore, it is assumed, that the heart ceased to beat where the blood is seen near the footpath above. The fact that his overcoat had rolled up under his back favours the theory that he was dragged by the legs to where he was found. Now, the three men in custody state they parted with deceased at the Town Mill, where the footpath to Llanblethian passes straight down the fields between the small river and the ruins of the castle. Deceased's way to reach the stile mentioned above was over the fields in a diagonal direc- tion, with the river on his left. The first- mentioned path enters the highway at LJan- blethian, from which there is a path running back along the foot of the hill to the stile near which the dead body was discovered. The distance from the village to this spot is about 300 yards. In view from the stile is the back door of the cottage in the village occupied by Edward Roberts and David Roberts, two of the prisoners. John Thomas's house is in view further to the left in the same village. The last-named states he parted from the two Robertses close to Llanblethian Mill, on the outskirts of the village. The most striking evidence against David Roberts is the finding of a briar pipe, which it has been conclusively ascertained is the property of this prisoner, close to where the deadly blows were inflicted. But, on the other hand, it is pointed out that David Roberts was one of those who assisted to carry the body home on Satur- day morning, and that he may have dropped the pipe then. But Sergeant Martin states positively that David Roberts did not join the party until they were far up the hill and a considerable distance from the spot mentioned. On Monday morning Dr. Phillips made a post-mortem examination of the remains of the deceased, and he arrived at the conclusion that the terribit- wounds were inflicted with some sharp weapon. 1 saw the awful gash on the forehead, which is above the left nostril. The skin had been cut as cleanly as if the weapon used was as sharp as a razor. There were no jagged sides nor contusions. But both eyes were much contused, without a single laceration on them. A small axe, with some smears upon it, has been found by the police at the house of the two Roberts but whether the smears are blood has not been yet ascer- tained. A pocket book belonging to the deceased is missing. In this he kept his current daily accounts, which, however, are per- fectly safe. This book, however, contained a cheque for £25. received by deceased on Thursday last. By the kindness of the authorities, 1 was allowed tosee the three prisoners in the cells at Cowbridge. Each is in a separate cell. The first for me to see was David Roberts. He is a. short and thick-set young man, with a most determined, not to say formidable, visage. He wears a thick, heavy, closely-cut moustache. Otherwise he is clean-shaven. When we entered the passage opposite the cell doors he was standing in the centre of the cell, with his hands thrust into the waist of his trousers. When he saw the writer looking in through the opening in the middle of the door, be came for- ward, and, bending his ear, asked, Ahi V" I next looked into the cell in which John Thom.LS was detained. The moment he saw us he began to talle in complaining tones, asking, When siiall I go home adding, "1 know nothing about it. I have said all I know." This prisoner seemed ex- tremely anxious. He seemed to be a harmless- looking youth. I next came to the door of the cell of Edward Roberts. He wore a longish beard, as white as snow. His cheeks were ruddy, and he wore a small, soft hat. He made some remark which I did not catch. He appeared to me to be fully 70 years of age. It is currently reported in the neighbourhood that David Roberts was drummed out" of the army this year. He returned home, after an absence of some years, in August last. Mr. Henry Jones, Breech Farm, Llanblethian, told me that eight years ago the elder Roberts and his son Charles, who has since died. waylaid him one night opposite Llanblethian Church and attacked him most savagely. He was first knocked down by the son, and when he saw the elder Roberts aiming a kick at his head he managed to parry it and scramble up. Both dodged him about the road, but he tventually escaped out of their clutches by bounding over a neighbouring hedge into a garden, and, after a smart chase after him, he made his escape. The quarrel between them had commenced in the hay- field the sams day, when both made at him with hayforks, hut he was saved by the other haymakers. Each was fined jE5 and costs by the local magistrates. Ever since the return home of David Roberts Jones has dreaded going out alone at night. It is not known, however, that poor David- Thomas had any quarrel with either of the pri- soners. The "dispute" between them that night at the Duke of Wellington consisted simply of an animated political discussion.
THE INQUEST.
THE INQUEST. The inquest was opened at Stall Court the residence of the deceased, on Mon- day, before Mr. E. B. Reece, coroner. The following were sworn on the jury: — Messrs. William James (foreman), Ebenezer Davis, Edward John, S. D. Evans, Lewis Jenkins (Horse and Groom), William John, Thomas John, Morgan Morgan, Alfred James, Richard Watkins, Thomas David, Thomas Evans, Lewis Jenkins (brewer), John George, and Thomas Thomas (Bear Hotel). The body having been viewed, an adjournment to the Police Station, Cowbridge, was agreed upon. On the jury assembling here the Coroner stated that, at Superintendent Thomas's request, he would only take evidence of identification that day, as the police desired further time before going fully into the case. When the evidence of identification had been taken he would propose to adjourn the inquiry to any day which would be convepient for the jury, when they would complete it J one sitting. John Roes Thomas was called and stated 1 live at Lisworney, and am a brewer and farmer. The deceased, David Thomas, was my brother. He was a cattle dealer and farmer. He was 46 years ot age last September, and the body tho jury have just seen is the body of my brother. The inquiry was then adjourned until Wednes- day, the 11th inst.
THK PRISONERS BEFORE THE MAGISTRATES.
THK PRISONERS BEFORE THE MAGISTRATES. The attendance ot people at the Cowbridge market, on Tuesday was very much largei than usual, no doubt in consequence of the fad thill the three men who are charged with tilt murder of Mr. Thomas would be brought befor, the magistrates There was a full bench, ano long before the time for commencing the busines: the court was literally crammed. SO !y"oPal w IS^ desire to get a glimpse of the PRISONERS cllc1 hear the evidence which the police had to produce thai, some of those who found access to COURT im- possible climbed up on the window sills, and managed, with a considerable amount ot exertion, to get their heads inside the room through the open windows. The murder case was the last which was called on, and the excite- ment, though quiet and suppressed, was very great when the three men entered the dock. The 010 man Edward Roberts was the first to enter. HT was followed by his sen David, John Thomas bringing up the rear. Thomas betrayed a great deal of excitement, and listened to the evidencf very attentively. He expressed a wish to speak several times, but was advised to keep quiet Before he was removed, however, he stated that LIT knew nothing of the crime. Edward Roberts anil his son stood quietly in the dock, and were apparently unmoved by the evidence which given against them. Of course, the evidence which was adduced was only such as was necessary to justify the magistrates in granting a re- mand. and in this way the police avoided showing their hand. We dc not believe they have obtained any additional information of any importance, but the facts which have already appeared in the Western JIail, when detailed by the witnesses, will go a long way against one or two of the prisouers The magistrates were unanimous in refusing bail, and the prisoners will now be removed to Cardiff Gaol. It was expected that they would be taken to Cardiff by the train leaving Cowbridge at tlnee o'clock, and many people watched for them. As they were not taken by that train it was considered certain that they would be conveyed by the five o'clock train. A large number of people assembled in the street and at Llantrisaot the platform was crowded with people anxious to get a glimpse of the accused. They were very much disappointed when they found the prisoners did not arrive. We are informed that the three men will be taken to Cardiff by an early train this (Wednesday) morning. Edward Roberts and David Roberts, labourers. and John Thomas, baker, all of Llanblethian, were brought before the Cowbridge magistrates on Tuesday on the charge of causing the death of Mr. David Thomas, of Stall Court. Llanblethian, on the night of the 30th of October. The magistrates on the bench were Mr. J. S. Gibbon (chairman). Sir Joseph Spearman, Hart., Messrs. G. \V. Nicholl, Daniel Owen (Ash Hall), R K. Prichard, and Francis Crawshay. Mr. John Stockwood, the magistrates' clerk, being unable to attend through illness, his place was taken by Mr. S. H.Stockwood, solicitor, Bridgend. The court was crowded, and many were unable to obtain admission. Colonel Lindsay, the chief constable, was present to repre- sent the police, and Superintendent Mathews, of Pontypridd, was present to give any assistance which might be required. Mr. Miles, solicitor, Cowbridge, said he was present to defend John Thomas, and had also been instructed to watch the case on behalf of the other prisoners.. Superintendent Thomas, Bridgend, who has charge of the case, stilted the charge against the prisoners, and added that he proposed that day to produce evidence to show that the three prisoners were drinking together at the Duke of Wellington Hotel, and left that house about eleven o'clock on the 30th ult. They were afterwards seen proceed- ing together in the direction of Llanbletbian. That was all the evidence he proposed to offer that day, and he would then ask for a remand. Mr. Miles stated that, in regard to John Thomas, he would ask that SOME furtlier evidence should be taken. He thought some further evidence than the fact that John Thomas went home with the other men should be given before he was remanded. Isabella Thomas was then culled, and in answer to Superintendent Thomas said: I am the daughter of the landlady of the Duke of Wellington Hotel, Cowbridge. I know the prisoners. They all came to the Duke of Wellington on Friday night last, the 30th of October. Edward Roberts came in first. I cannot sav exactly at what time, but I think it was after eight o'clock. The others came in about nine, I should think. I knew David Thomas very well. Be came to our house about twenty minutes or half past nine. The prisoners had each a damper of beer. That was before Mr. Thomas came in. After Mr. Thomas came in I think they had a quart then. They all put money in a hat for the beer. Mr. Thomas went in with the others. 1 cannot say how many quarts of beer they had, or how many times they shook in the hat. David Roberts lost twice, I believe. Be asked me to put it down to him, but I said I would put it down to tis father, as he always paid me. David Roberts did not say he had no money. I did not bear David Roberts ask his father for the loan of a penny. Tney left our house about eleven o'clock. They were all able to walk home as usual I saw nothing the matter with them, and think they could go home. They were tbe last four in the house, and went out of the kitchen about the same time. There was no one there afterwards—no one came in afterwards. By Mr. Nicholl: They all appeared to be on good terms. There was no quarrel amongst them, but I cannot say whether there was any argument BE" tween them or not. Cross-examined by Mr. Miles: They wert altogether in the house, the prisoners and thf deceased. There were many others in the rooir during the evening, going in and out. I saw the deceased show his bag of money. I suppose it was a bag of money, but he did not take any out. I did not hear the money tinkling. I heard him talk about his monev once. At that time the three prisoners and two others were there. The others were two men named Evans and Lewis. I am sure there was no one else there. I heard the deceased say something about lending money to John Thomas. John Thomas said he did not want it, but if he wanted it he could give good security for it. Edward Roberts came in a little after eight, and was in the whole of the time until eleven, and from the tim. the others came in they were drinking in the house; they did not go out. I don't know how many quarts of beer they had, but I don't think they had a dozen. I closed the house about eleven. It could not have been fifteen minutes after eleven when they left. I told them to go when the clock struck eleven. One or two of them were the worse for drink, but they were capable of going home. Edward Roberts and Mr. David Thomas were the worse for drink, but were capable of going home. 1 did not seo them after they left the kitchen. David Thomas was about the last to leave the house. I cannot say whether they went home together. Rebecca Jenkins was then called. She said: I am the wife of William Jenkins, and live opposite thr church at Cowbridge. I recollect Friday night Ilat. About five or ten minutes past eleven, I went out to tbe door and saw three men coming on to- gether—Mr. Thomas, of Stall Court, and David Roberts and John Thomas, two of the prisoners. They were walking together. I did not see Edward Roberts. I did not stand on the doorway for any length of time; I simply put my head out and then went in. Edward Roberts might have beer behind. They were talking as they went along. It was their talk which induced me to go out. b Mr Thomas, of Stall Court, always talked rather loud They were going in the direction of Llanblethian By Mr. Nicholl: I could not hear what they wer' saying. They were walking at a moderate rate. By Superintendent Thomas: The three of them could walk very well. Cross-examined by Mr. Miles: When I saw them they were between Ballard's store and Mr. Ord's stable. I cannot say how far that is from my house. It was a dark night, but the gas was alight. I could see who they were. They were walking straight enough. I cannot say whether they were like people who had been drinking. I cannot say whether they were sober or drunk. Superintendent Thomas then applied for a remand, for the purpose of procuring further evi- dence. L'he Chairman: Have you reason to believe that you can produce further evidence ? Superintendent Thomas: 1 have. Mr. Miles said the police had had some conside rable time to investigate the case; they had ha £ from Saturday until Tuesday, and he thought thù: they should have brought more substantial evi dence against John Thomas. They based thei case against him upon the fact that he was prescn in the Duke of Wellington with the deceased anc that he went home in the same direction. TIN police had in their possession more evidence whicl would be in favour of John Thomas. The Magistrates' Clerk: How do you know that I Mr. Miles: I know the admission. I ask lhal the police should give the statement made by Jolu Thomas. I can tell you what it is, but I have n< right to do so. If your worships will allow Joht Thomas to be admitted upon substantial Cail which I can offer, I have no objection to his beinj remanded. I cannot offer bail for the other twr prisoners. Superintendent Thomas: This is a very serious case, and it takes a long time to work it up. Mr. Nicholl: You have reason to think you wil get further evidence ? Superintendent Thomas: I have. Mr, Miles Has Superintendent Thomas reason to think he will have further evidence against John Thomas ? Superintendent Thomas Against the whole lot. We cannot say yet what may turn up. Our case is not complete, and we cannot go into it now. I must object to bail in a case of this sort. The Chairman said the bench did not see that there should be any distinction made between the prisoners, and they considered there was sufficient evidence to grant an adjournment. The prisoners would be remanded until Thursday, the 12th inst., the day after the inquest. The prisoners were then removed from the dock, John Thomas remarking, I know nothing at ali about it. I know what time I was home." T other prisoners said nothing.
I ! ATROCIOUS MURDER IN CHESHIRE
ATROCIOUS MURDER IN CHESHIRE Dr. Churton, of Chester, held an inquest or. Wednesday, at Woodchurch, Cheshire, on the body of Mary M'Gill, wife of Owen M'Giil. On Sntur day night screams of murder were heard proceed ing from M'Gill's cottage, and on Sunday M'Gil informed the police that his wife had died sud denly. In an upstairs room, without a vestige O furniture, the body covered only with sacks, lay Mrs. lWGill, evidently brutnlly murdered. Sin presented a sickening appearance. Her scalp was cut to pieces, her nose smashed in, ont rib broken, and the entire face and body black witt bruises.—Dr. William Cotton Cornwall, who made a post-mortem examination, said be found woundi and bruises all over the body; there was hardly a part that was not badly bruised. The chest ha.d suffered severely, tho nose was broken in, the seventh rib was broken, and the entire scaip was in a state of pulp. The wounds and bruises must have been effected by great violence. The injuries were sufficient to cause death.—Dr. Churton summed up at some length, and the jury returned a verdict of "Wilful Murder" against M'Gill.
SUPPOSED BRUTAL MURlJER IN…
SUPPOSED BRUTAL MURlJER IN LONDON. SINGULAR DISCOVERY IN A 'BUS. An extraordinary discovery of human remain, was nfade on Monday at Paddington. It appears that upon the evening of that day the conducto: of a Kilburn omnibus found in his vehicle a papei parcel unaddressed, which appeared, from stamp! upon it, to have come from Folkestone. Within tit parcel was discovered, wrapped in a towel and a dilapidated jacket, the stomach, liver, and inte!J. tines of a human being, much decomposed and mixed with lime. The Divisional Police-Surgeon, who examined them, believed them to have belonged to an adult person. The remains may be the property of a medical student, but if such were the case they would scarcely have been mixed with lime, and would probably, as is cus- tomary in such circumstances, have been tained in a vessel of some kind. The opinion of the police inclines to the belief that a brutal murder has been committed.
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FUNERAL OF THE VICTIM AT LLYSYFRONYDD.
FUNERAL OF THE VICTIM AT LLYSYFRONYDD. [BY MORIENJ On Wednesday afternoon the funeral of the lnt* Mr. David Thomas, Stall Court Farm, Cowbridge, who was murdered on Friday night la.st, took place at the Village Church of Llysyfronydd, commonly called in English Lisworney. It was evident, by the vast attendance, that the tragic event had deeply stirred the hearts of the inhabi- tants of the Vale of Glamorgan. Someone counted the number in the melancholy cortege, and found it consisted of 2,781. There were 82 carriages, in which the farmers of the Vale attended with their wives and daughters Among the immediate relatives of the departed present were Mrs. Thomas, widow of the deceased and four children Mrs. Thomas, Penyrheol (his I ged mother); Mr. and Mrs. William Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Llewelyn Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. Johr Thomas, and Mr. and Mrs. T. Thomas (the brothers of the deceased and their wives), together witt their children Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Thomas and Master Thomas. Canon-street, Aberdare; Mr. Davie Thomas, Canton Mr. William Morgan, Tonyrefail and Mr. David Morgan, Penrhiwfer, uncles of the departed Mr. Daniel Owen, J.P., Ash Hall, Cow bridge; Mr. Burdett (National Bank). Cow- bridge; and most of the local tradesmen. The funeral arrangements were in the efficient hands of Mr. Evans, draper, Cowbridge. Throngs of people, dressed in deep MO'ircing.were to be seen wending their way slowly AND laboriously in the direction of Stall Court, waile hundreds of people were appronching in vehicles, and others on foot, from other directions. All ascending the hill path stopped at the scene of the murder. b Many of the deceased's friends living it a distance availed themselves on Wednesday morning of the opportunity to gaze at the dis figured face in the coffin. A mourning carriage had been brought tu the front of the residence to convey in it the remains to their last resting-place but, if compliance with the universal request, of the large number of old friends of the departed present—the sons of the Vale-it was decided to dispense with the hearse and to carry the coffin on the shoulders of the crowd to the little village church, two miles ;mfi a half awnv. A little before two o'dock the coffin was brought out and placed on a bier. The Vicar of Cowbridge gave out, the well-kuown Welsh hymn — Pan hallo ffafr ppwb HE-V., Dl1W oï drugaredd odia..th 1'n dad. yu trawd, yn flrynd a FFYDD Ar GYFIIIN dydd marwoineth. The vast throng sang the beautiful hymn to a well-known plaintive melody of Old Wales. This oeing over three of the brothers of the deceased the writer of these lines lifted the bier on to their shoulders. At the entrance into the church- yard the remains were met. by the Rev. Edward Jenkins, St. Mary Hill. The service, strange to say, was conducted throughout in the English tongue. REMOVAL OF THE PRISONERS TO CARDIFF GAOL. The three prisoners, Edward Roberts, David Roberts, and John Thomas, charged with the murder of Mr. David Thomas, Stall Court, were conveyed to Cardiff Gaol on Wednesday morning. A thorough search is being made in the neigh bourhood for the property stolen from the niur dered man.