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r SESSIONS AND SONS, CANAL WHARF EAST, CARDIFF. WORKS: JOHN-STREET, CARDIFF, FOR M!AMELLED SLATB AND MARBLE CHIMNEY FIRCER. COUNTEK rrOPB. BUTCHERS' SLABS. BATHS AND LAVATORIES. CAST IRON ENAMELLED BATHS. RANGES, GRATES. RAIN WATER GOODS. AND GENERAL BUILDERS' IRONMONGERY. FOREST AND BATH STONE. AND MARBLE SLABS AND SCANi'LlNG. Quarry Dresied, from the Saw, or Worked to Order. MONUMENTAL CARVING. &c. BLUE, RED, AND GREEN ROOFING SLATES. BROSELEX AND OTHER ROOFING TILES. JOINERY AND MOULDINGS. Timber and Deals. London, Porttand. and Other Cements. BTAFFORD8HIRB BLUE BBICXS, CHESTS, &c. AND ALL DN8CR1PTION8 OF BUILDING MATERIALS. largo SteetM always on H&nd at theh- Cardiff Dep6ts, iM DeHvery by WAter, Bead. or Rful. 77420 NOTICE OF REMOVAL, Ac. GRAHAM YOUNG (Succeseor to .t.. tho )? Mr. W, M. P&rMn. L.D.8.). DBNTAL aOJtGEON (by Ex?min&Uoo). 37. PARK- MRKM, BKtMOL. AttMdMce:—CAUBII?F. 1st and M WZDNBSBAY in every month, 22. CHARLBS- BnUJIfl C:If.t te Cath.uc Chureh). from 4t< 7 p.m. Next VMtt. WBDNESBAI. January I and 15. and 6 tUMt 19; BRID6BND WNDNR8DAY. JtBUMy 1 and 15, and FebroMy 5 and 19. Cme- UM-ttreet. from 9 t.m. t* 2.30 )*n. CBLEP6TOW— ZVE&Y TWB8DAT. No. 1. WEAOFOBT-SQUARE. from 11.30 ft.m. to 4.30 p.m. Eatcieacy, with moderate atMrgM. JTe P<M for ConMit&tion. A Vac&nov for a Papt!. [6864e I A STARTLING FACT- t ReattMdt and endorsed emphatic&Hy by THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS in ail parta of the 'tPOrid-i.. that no better WATCHES can be procured than those Manufactured and Bupplied by H. ftAMUEL. BEWARE of the ho:ta of GMJTIOVS IMITATIONS, prepared for Nt? eaiy, which Me deM' at any price. BUY DIRECT from H. SAMUEL, and yen witt receive a Superb Watch, which will LAST A LIFE-TIME. Get a Post OCtoe Otdef TO-DAY for JE2 12a. 6d.. and Mnd it to H. SAMUEL, and yom will teeeive an ELEGANT ENGLISH LEVBR WATCH, in Ban-marked Solid Silver (kw, Capped and JeweMed Movement. and worth Five Gnineaa. OB, in RETURN tM r.0.0. for JE1 &e., H. SAMUJiiL wilt Mnd to My addreM it SPLENDID "ACME" WATCH, in Sotid Starting 8HYv CaM, three-qu&rter piate, extra taw<H«t Btovemeut; Lady's or Gentieman's tize, aad worth Three Guineaa: With each Wttteh. H. SAMUEL will enclose a VAJbCABLB AND U&EFUL GIFT, ENTIRELY FREE AND WITHOUT ANY C&ABM, to Readers of the Weekly Mail. who CUT OCt THB COUPON beiow and eBCteM it with their order. PERFECT SAmBJfACTION ensured by H. BAMUBL'S ttttpitnUteied conditiona of Bate. EVERY WATCK WARRANTED FOR FIVE YBARS. Md SUPPLIED WITH A WMK'S PtEE TRIAL. Readers are re- quest" to write for laree deacriptive CATA- MaUB, eonhtining over 700 iituatr&tion:. Md fulJ deecripMoM o< H. BAMUJKL'8 WoIId.F.med MBaatMturea, a< well a* htMMtredt of Mtounding testimonials <reM )dt ptrte. Sent to any ftddreM GRATIS and POM FREE on tpptiottien. ??. ?M?. ??1- BPBOLAL FREJE PRIZE COUPON. The holder it entitled to receive the Wttebee mentioned above at the pricee of <2 12t. ed. and jBl 6e., and o!M to reoetve free and without coet H. BAMUBL'8 VALUABLE FRBB MaZE. (Bigned) B. SAMUEL, Mancheater. Available for Fourteen Days. AM P.O. Orders to be made payable t to B. SMttMi. G.F.O., Manchester. BNOMOU8 8UCCB68.—H. Samaei has Vtefmeiee for tte appointment of Agente tn varlem diatriett. Rettder* who ate in a pOttUon to form Watch, Jewetlery, &e.. OintM wiU r«Mive fu)i particutara ou appti- Wttto* to H. SAMUKT.. Ltbera! remuneration. P!eM<mt etaptoyate&t fM- spare time. H. S AMUEL, LEV&R WATCH MANUFACTURER, N?, <?, Mtd'101, Market-ttreet, Manchester. _9S03c RJtAMK. BTBENGTH, AND BNBRGY. Tr?B. T ALOR'S T?ROSPHODYNE R'TVBNTt-MVB YEARa bM m?t?ned ita )?MtB'WtDX Mpmttttion M the ONLY 8AFB, NZUABLN. PHOSPHORIC REMEDY ever discovered te< the PenoMMnt Cure of Brain Wreckage. Faraiyait. NMptMmeM, Haraawing Dreamt. Premature Decay of MtMPowef, Mtd aU PanetiotMtt and DieeaMd Conditions ft tha <?ttetfh dependent ttp<Mt the De?oieney of the Mt?BaMM. ? OwMt Dyapepaia, Nerve, and Heart Disease. Care?BMhMy attdMvefOompiainte. Curea D??Mtthm Mtd Loeaof Appetite. Onret Oonmaaption and Genera! Debitity. Ch«*e*M WMttag e< the Vita! Forcee Fmm wbtttt?M omae a<i:in& ? ?&M e&ct of tMa Standard PhMphorio Bemedy in H?T?M BeMUty and itt Kindred Eviia ia immediate ta< MfMBeBt, aH the Miaerabte Feetinga and DietreM hMC OymptM** dM<tppearM)g with a rapidity that i< ?ELYMABVBLLOU? DR. LALOR'S PROSPHODYNE obMtUy BrMtew New Nerwoaa FiuM and Bnun Mtttet t? '?e!y? t*M Btood with i!.a Bteethc U? Element AomMMM." the very Corw Mtd Centre of the Bnun !tMt?' am< )nBd!ea aireth the Fire of Life from the 8o!e ttthw ?Mt to the Crcwn of the Head, reatorin); the MtMtMtd t)Matvhc?o)ttoonditto!M of Robutt Health of ??yM?KMnd,? tt*t*M the Untie* of me may be MB?d wiMt CenMence Md P)eaaure. ThomMt? of nnimpeMhabie Tettimoniala from aii tt?t* <? M? wwrtd and ftom the Htghettt Medica) ?jSa?MM. t?Mi)tBotMeea<:4a.M..bya)t Chemists HtMtt?N?thw werM or tent free in Great Britain, on MM<ptafy.0..i'wo' BiL LALOR'S JPHOSFHODYNE LABMt.AtOjM.HAMPSTRAD, LONDON. N.W.fLC47 ?\ETZMANN AND CO. FURNITURE M, 69, 71.73, 75,77, and 79, HAMPSTEAD.ROAD, LONDON. OrBAR TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD AND GOWBR- STRBBT STATION). ?ETZMANN tnd CO. 5 GUINEAS. BBDROOM FURNI8HKD COMPLETE for .So 5s. DIuttration and Fuil Particuiars Post Free. ?ETZMANN and CO. 5? GUINEAS. fH!: LYNTON DRAWING ROOM SUITE. BBTTBB and TWO EASY CHAIRS for B5 15:. M. liluttnttion and Ful! Particulara Post Free. ?ETZMANN Md CO. 37 GUIISEAS ???DINING-BOOM FURNISHED COMPLETE For 27 GuineM. UtMttttion and Fuii Particaiars Post Free. ?ETZMANN'S ILLUSTRATED CATA- ?Jt TUKHIBt thw bMt FumiahinK Guide extant!. pMtieatam amd pricee of every articte required in oom- ptet.tBEotMtPMMshtn?. Fost free on appticatton. ?\ETZMANN A?D ?0., HAMFSTEAD.ROAD, LONDON. Lc2 Bat?Mi.? .eariT HaJta ?ICTURE FRAME eMtutY. J[_ MAKERa, CABINET MAKBRB. G?ABS DNA ———— LBR8, BUILDERS, and othtM are invited to send MAKBRB. GLASS DNA ———— LBR8, BUILDERS, and othtM are invited to send *?-? Tr?TyT?TPTtTM A ? ? Nampiea and Price Liat T[) T?H????A? ? ? ,? ?? ?? ??? ?. ?- )i:b and German MOUTJ). ??? ING8, OLEOGRAPHS, AND CO., CHROM08. and LOOKING t,Z. 3. "'< ? MARKET ????' BUn.MN6tB? The Largett 6tock in the DOCK-8TBBBT. W?tetEnatMdofForei? NEWPORT. MON. Qla? at exc<pUonatiy tow prices. re' DOCK-8TBBBT. W?tetEnatMdofForei? NEWPORT. MON. Qla? at exc<pUonatiy tow prices. Tr?B. T ALOR'S T?ROSPHODYNE R'TVBNTt-MVB YEARa bM m?t?ned ita )?MtB'WtDX Mpmttttion M the ONLY 8AFB, NZUABLN. PHOSPHORIC REMEDY ever discovered te< the PenoMMnt Cure of Brain Wreckage. Faraiyait. NMptMmeM, Haraawing Dreamt. Premature Decay of MtMPowef, Mtd aU PanetiotMtt and DieeaMd Conditions ft tha <?ttetfh dependent ttp<Mt the De?oieney of the Mt?BaMM. ? OwMt Dyapepaia, Nerve, and Heart Disease. Care?BMhMy attdMvefOompiainte. Curea D??Mtthm Mtd Loeaof Appetite. Onret Oonmaaption and Genera! Debitity. Ch«*e*M WMttag e< the Vita! Forcee Fmm wbtttt?M omae a<i:in& ? ?&M e&ct of tMa Standard PhMphorio Bemedy in H?T?M BeMUty and itt Kindred Eviia ia immediate ta< MfMBeBt, aH the Miaerabte Feetinga and DietreM hMC OymptM** dM<tppearM)g with a rapidity that i< ?ELYMABVBLLOU? DR. LALOR'S PROSPHODYNE obMtUy BrMtew New Nerwoaa FiuM and Bnun Mtttet t? '?e!y? t*M Btood with i!.a Bteethc U? Element AomMMM." the very Corw Mtd Centre of the Bnun !tMt?' am< )nBd!ea aireth the Fire of Life from the 8o!e ttthw ?Mt to the Crcwn of the Head, reatorin); the MtMtMtd t)Matvhc?o)ttoonditto!M of Robutt Health of ??yM?KMnd,? tt*t*M the Untie* of me may be MB?d wiMt CenMence Md P)eaaure. ThomMt? of nnimpeMhabie Tettimoniala from aii tt?t* <? M? wwrtd and ftom the Htghettt Medica) ?jSa?MM. t?Mi)tBotMeea<:4a.M..bya)t Chemists HtMtt?N?thw werM or tent free in Great Britain, on MM<ptafy.0..i'wo' BiL LALOR'S JPHOSFHODYNE LABMt.AtOjM.HAMPSTRAD, LONDON. N.W.fLC47 ?\ETZMANN AND CO. FURNITURE M, 69, 71.73, 75,77, and 79, HAMPSTEAD.ROAD, LONDON. OrBAR TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD AND GOWBR- STRBBT STATION). ?ETZMANN tnd CO. 5 GUINEAS. BBDROOM FURNI8HKD COMPLETE for .So 5s. DIuttration and Fuil Particuiars Post Free. ?ETZMANN and CO. 5? GUINEAS. fH!: LYNTON DRAWING ROOM SUITE. BBTTBB and TWO EASY CHAIRS for B5 15:. M. liluttnttion and Ful! Particulara Post Free. ?ETZMANN Md CO. 37 GUIISEAS ???DINING-BOOM FURNISHED COMPLETE For 27 GuineM. UtMttttion and Fuii Particaiars Post Free. ?ETZMANN'S ILLUSTRATED CATA- ?Jt TUKHIBt thw bMt FumiahinK Guide extant!. pMtieatam amd pricee of every articte required in oom- ptet.tBEotMtPMMshtn?. Fost free on appticatton. ?\ETZMANN A?D ?0., HAMFSTEAD.ROAD, LONDON. Lc2 Bat?Mi.? .eariT HaJta ?ICTURE FRAME eMtutY. J[_ MAKERa, CABINET MAKBRB. G?ABS DNA ———— LBR8, BUILDERS, and othtM are invited to send *?-? Tr?TyT?TPTtTM A ? ? Nampiea and Price Liat T[) T?H????A? ? ? ,? ?? ?? ??? ?. ?- )i:b and German MOUTJ). ??? ING8, OLEOGRAPHS, AND CO., CHROM08. and LOOKING t,Z. 3. "'< ? MARKET ????' BUn.MN6tB? The Largett 6tock in the DOCK-8TBBBT. W?tetEnatMdofForei? NEWPORT. MON. Qla? at exc<pUonatiy tow prices. ?'—— Samp)e< <? Mauldin?a. ealv ad?rette at abev*.and any tnoeimen Show Mj??nB?on with any Card framed ?d retu?ed wthet«taMith!Bent__ freeofeott.80&6e T<rERNICJCS VEGETABLE WORM J. LOZBNGBB. — Sore Cure for WonB9 in Children. F?tHr?eM with each Box. S?d in 7sd. and 13?. Packets. T?ER?ICK'S "MOTHER'S FAVORITE" j?. TBEMHN? POWDERS Contain me Opimn.—BeM tn it. and 29.6d. fMket? S639o ir C?ESL JB&OTBLRRSt PRINCIPAL BILL ? PWB'MM ANHMtUTBIUma. _?— '?I<M-aBM*?**?'?NB BBBfOK MBRY. M?tara Ad?rMtt? aad <Mfvered. MUlMttet* 1" MM S??Mt?M??"' '"? ?c." ?fS? ?t? 'S?'?SSe? L?eMofthePttaSe?Fa.Mag is at UWE. t3 OBURITE. It T?OBUHrrE ron MINING. -il? T) OBURITE, THH SAF?F EX- JL? rLosivE. T) OBURLTE, Ecoxo?icALiN ?V01LK!NG. ROBUnIT!1, CII PES'F, STHONGEST. I D OBURITE, No NOXIOUS FU-IIES. I' npHE ROBURITE 'EXPLOSIVE COM- JL FAY (LI;HTgD). 1 f?Q CANNON-STHEET, LONDON. ???) WORKS: GATHU:iST. NEA? WiGAN. 0 T )': LW I N D S 0 H VICTORIA-STREET, WES'nUNSTEU, S.W. HOTEL WINDSOR SPECIAL NOTICE. ELECTRIC LIGHT IN EVERY ROOM. T:!I-: EIjECiRIC IIGHT BEING SUPPLIED FROM ¡I AN OUTSiUE STATION, ABSOLUTE QUIETNESS IS ENSUED. MODERATE TARIFF. TABLE D'HOTE at SEPARATE TABLK8. from 6.30 to 8.30 (Open to Non-resileiits). TURKISH AND SWIMMING BATRB. INCLUaiVE TBRMS 12s. PER DAY. J. R. CLEAVE, MAnager. LC507

GENERAL. [CONDUCTED BY THE EDITOR.] Ø"f,.pondønts asking questions upon subjects of ftt -ral interest wilt be answered under this A«!<! ht MC <tH?M)Cr ?CtM &< OMi?t fo ?(MttO? M/ttcA </M J?/<ar eo<M:?7'< o? a /7'tw?M? 7Mt<M?'e. Z??r? MM?t ;"y endorsed GENERAL." J. TARB (Carditf).—The counspt for the prosecution were Mr. M'lntyre, Q.C.. and Mr. David, and for the (thence Mr. Bowen I{ow{anda, Q.U., M.F., and Mr. At)e! Thomas. C. BRUlf (Cardiff).—We can aMiat only to the extent. covered by the ttatement (1) that the Battle of Bi Teb took place oa the 28th of February. 1884; (2) that Alexandria was bombarded on the 12Lh of July, 1882; and (3) that the revolt of Arabi Pasha took p)MC on the 9th of September, 1881. aud the Battle of 'M-et-Kehu- waa fought on the 13th of September, 1882. TheM datea may enabie you to infer the infor- m<ttionyon requtre. 'iNQmatOt" (OM'di<f).—Rev. tir." You might con- clude in the ordioary way. "E. R." (Porth).-Any greengrocer in your district ought to be able to supply you. If not address a a letter atating your requirements to Mr. Carter, fruiterer, Ac,, St. Mttry-etreet, Cttrditt. Om: WHO WiMma TO KIroW" (P rth.)—We canDot Wttle*. "? n pu s e

MEDICAL. r CONDUCTED BY A FKYSICtAN AND SPBOZON.] Corrapendenfj are requested to state tkeir eM<«M)M as cOlicisely as possible consistent with ixtellty?*bil 'ay- adding (1) j<.f, (2) <ty<. (3) if married, (4) dvation of i K n e- All Imers should 1Je addressed, MJMMCAL," per Ediùw, WEZtLY MAH, Cardif. F. J." (Penarth).-(l) You must reet the )ec for a week at least. and use fomentations of camomile and poppy heads niahli and Do as II14.le walking as potaibte. Cod liver oil tWIce a day would be beueRciat. (2) Cec<Mt or milk. (3) Ye*. F. J." (Treforett).—Get a recommend to an infirmary. Thi. is your best plan, ILl from your letter you are tuCertng hrom hip diseMB. P. M." (PoMtypridd).-(l) It is in year cttae oenttitu- tional and cannot be cured. (2) FMnt the pittt with liniment of iodine three time: a week. (3) Not at your age. (4) No. 0. B." (BridKend).-(I) Take the foUowinjj; mixture :— of ammonia. pain. å of ditit*iia. three drachma tincture of 'aq&Utt, fouc draclams; of tolu, two Water to six cuneee. D<Me, one txbtetpoonfui three timea a day. (2) Not at preeettt. "PARtNT" (Roath, C!)rdift).—Give the chitd three dropB of tincture of tteet in a teaspoonfui of water three timea a day, and ccctniooaity a doee of castor oiL Hop); (Newport).-It is a not so often fomid now-a-daye, but it used to prevail to a i:reat extent ea1\Grs and those who fed on eaJted The be*t cure it a tihtrat diet of freah fruit, milk. vegetables, and buteher's meat. Axxioua" (Aberavon).-(l) The treatmettt vanea with the leverity of the attack. Rest in bed; take warm Mustard poultices applted to t,be painful part are good. (2) Wear Hazinel next the akin.

LEGAL. [CONDCCTBD BY A BABBISTEtt-AT-LAW.'} Legal questlfms must b. IStated fully a?itt clea?,Iy, and a /MM copy must be sent of any document on which ad-mce is sought. All CCWtMMt?:!C<t<tO!< must be endorsed LEGAL." RttHBTRATION O? TRADB MARK.—If Bhttei wi)I tend 7d. to etampa to the ilatent Omee (Trade M<*)rk Departtaent), 25, South imptan-buildiitgb, ChaQcery- lane, London, W.O., and ask for the ru)ea, Ac., relating f to MtC ret[ittnt<)ion of trade Ttarit*. he will obtain the information which lie devii-es. Perbape be And it convenient to have the matter attended to by an acent, whose chargM would have to be added to the oflicial feel. FMKNM.T SoMZTY.— The remedy for the grievance complained of by "A. B," (Sketty) it timpte and obvioua. If the business of the Meiety cannot becum- pleted by the time for chninj; the pubtic-bcuae the meeting mi?ht be hetft etaewhere. There woutd be thi< additioa-t! advantage in tbia arrangement, that the members would not be tempted to take iatox)- caUag hquor for the good of the honM," which hM been too often the result of meeting in pubtic-boutee within our own knew!edj;e. iNttEMTBD PROPERTY.—" J. J," (LolIghor) doee not aay whether he inheri!ed the property as owner thereof i<r fee aimpte or merely as tenant for Hfe. If the former waa the CMe he may give away the whole estate if he withe* to do so; but we do not advise thi< cour<e, because Be miaht. need the income for his owN maia- teHanoe. He mij:ht, howevef, 'eU the property, or dispose of it by his will. The latter course would be very mach better than giving it away.aahewcuid enjay the iuMCM theteof dtM-ing? hie lifetime, and eouM make a new witt at any time if it should appear to beneoeMary or earpetHent to do <o. If he is merety tenant for life he oannot <M<pe<e of the land M M to bind the reveraion oxpoeltut upon hit deee<ne. We tbtU he happy to advice him dennitety on teaming in whtt nMmner he haiNa the iand. A* ANNOW CeMMtAttT*" Atfn "A RADICArl CBmby).—Weareeoavineedthat neither of out oor- m"ndwntwio d*Aing honeet!y by ura" the pubno. Qfttidv. ffttux omaeoftd with theot and pfeviout letters dtatinz with the tMtter of the appointment of returning ofilewfbrtfmbmustilre point Htuntttekaeiy to the Gendusion uu&otm convapeadents have eB<t9 in titw ettMt MMm those oeteBatMy farward. If we we wro". our wrnwpoaouts Om Mt ur rl)tht by eeneemtt«)t w have u. tetten pobuebe* wtM* MMir pfpef muam-"d addvwm saaabod therat4r. !NIQTMR70 QMiT.—lf "Fire*tde" (8w<mMet 1iUl tteer- tain and istorm up what tems i-i ore -trr' nfw Tt'en 1 ttw tenMcy CMnnMuaedt mwtlil)g m eo ? r agreement if it was reduced to writing, kt)owinganyt))ingabt)utthe case. The perMa who COPY Wn.r..—"Destitute" (Merthyr) shoutd write to rR-TACY OF !iUSL.AXD.—" M. W' (Jtoath) is informed °' require the surviving partner to pay thou the <i.:nonnt LANDLOKD AND TK!ANT.—"M. A. I." ia advised of the parties to the other of them, or A new.trr.mge- Aj< INSANB PuBHCAN.—lt ''A. B. C. win inform us the circumttaueea of the case and' the mnon tm' the December) we sh<<U be happy to advise him. BRtAcn OF CONTRACT.—Of course, 0. H. V. (Merihyr) d<ua&gM and costa in &n action fo<* his breach thereof. A3 to what he had better do. the answer it p'ain. His for it. rather than havea)a)'ger, DuTiM o? Ex)[CUTOR3.—"&. H."(Abergavenny)'shoutd order through hit booksetter a emaH book caUed "Tha Duties of Bxecutora," by F. \V. Dendy, pubtished by Wateriow and Sona (Limited), at Is. 6d. We practicat, and correct. After he hM got it ho 'nay write u) ttgain on any point not mentioned therein, and w« thati be happy to advise him. But we do not think thtt he wiii have any such if he carefutty reade the instruction*, un!eM there thoutd be Mme- thiag verj; in the circumstances of bis case. DtATK oy TRUSTaE.—" Executrix (Whitchuroii) i* advised that a new truatee wiit have to be appointed appointment mutt be made by deed, prepared by a )oe*t Mticitor. TRADit MARK.—If Potter wisbei to have the ?ote use of hia trade mark, he ought to have it registered in the uanat manner. BANKRUPTCY O? MORTGAGOR.—" J. P." (Cardiff) is advised in ease of the bankruptcy of the mort- gagor the mortgagee may either exercise the power poiseMion or receipt of the renta of the property ut.tit a favourable time comes for seUing, or vaiue the secu- which case the trustee would have a tight to redeem the property at the amount at which it was so ta)ued. In case of taie, the mortgagee woutd have a right to prove against the estate for the de6ciency incase the Mie of the property shoutd not produce stifScient to 8BABKOF QRANT.—" Grant" <Brecon)wiU be entitted IJMOMK-TAX, ECHEDULE D.—"A Constamt Reader" (Fensrth) win have to pay to the elector the Income- tax according to the asaeasment on wilich he is his accounts for the year. if his :u:tnat income as ascer- LoAN AND "V. C." (CardiFf) is a partner in the business, and if 90 he witt be responsible for the discharge of a)I))abi)itiesott)ie firm which the partnership assets witi not extend to satisfy. However, if he wit! send us a. copy of his mentioned, we sha.U be happy to advit3 him upon his ButUMNG BoctKTY. A Header" (Uanetty) may write TRtES.—The ttees referred to by A Reader" (Ltattetty) betong to the frecbotdcr. as they are not mentioned AQREXMKMT Of TKNAXCY.—If J. 8." (Neath) wi)l happy to advise him thereon but we do not give forms ef that kind in thia column, and if we did we be 2s., the rent being between JBi5 and JMO per annum. It wouid save trouhte to use a stamped sheet of ps'per, which could be obtained at the Intend Revenue OEnce. BAaTARDY.—" Z. Y. X." ahouid apply to the magistral's after the date of the chitd's birth. She ought to have the of t toca) soticitor. \\e coutd ttot advise her on the other subject referred to in her tetter without knowing the circumstances of her ALUMED BLANDER.—" Cymro (Ewantea) woutd require th< aMtatanee of <t !ocat solicitor if he intends to go to iaw about this matter, which we do not advhe him to do. SxwAaz GA9. — In certain states of the wind the remedy proposed by "A Reader" (Pembroke) woutd would send the gas directly into the windows of the bedroome in his neighbour's house. To be of any use it must be higher than the roof of the hou'e in it* highest part.

WELSH VILLAGE LIFE. NEW SERIES OF SPECIAL ARTICLES. The Editor has pleasure in announcing that Series of HIGHLY INTERESTING AND GRAPHIC SKETCHES WELSH VILLAGE LIFE AND CHARACTER, from the pen of THE REV. J. HUGHES PARKY, Aberdare, "ILL COMMENCE IJf THE "WEEKLY MAIL. In a few Weeks. The <trtic!e< will embrtce:— tctroductory to Lianidwa! and its Inhabitants, The Ractor and His FamHy. The Minister of Zion Chapel. The Deacons of the Same. Law and Medicine. The HMtdwal TradtsnaeB. Soma Queer Fiah. "'nteAotdemy." The MNtuad Improvement Society. PoMMca in Lhtmdwal. Market Day, te.

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THE WEEK'S NEWS, (From -Tttn,,t a)-y 9n, f11},. 7/ 18,90, t'nclu..Ù' A new company baa been re 'gis'ered with a. capital of JE300,000 to take over and work the reat Western Collieries. Russian influenza has become epidemic in this country, and alarming reports are to hand as to it3 number of victims. The Great Western Railway Company are about to ma.ke several important alterations and improvement in the station at Cardie. The directors of the South Wales Union Bank (Limited) on Monday declared a dividend at the rate of 3 per cent. for the past half- year. A London contemporary etatee that attempts arc being made to have the May- brick case re-opened, new evidence of an important character having been discovered. George Ah Sing. a London Chinaman, who: it is stated, formed one of the characters in Dickens' The Mystery of Kdwm Drood," has just died. The directors of the National- Bank of Wales have decided to recommend a dividend for the past half-year at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum. The latest news regarding* the condition of Mr. T. E. EII!s, M.P., is more re-assuring, the hon. Member billg described as convales- cent. Lord Salisbury has despatched a new and peremptory note to Portugal in reference to the East African difficulty, and threatening a rupture of diplomatic reIattOM. Mr. Parnelt was on Thursday served with the citation and petition in the action for divorce brought by Captain O'Shea. against his wife and against Mr. Parnell as co-respondent. Mr. Parnell made no observation. A Lloyd's telegram from Brest on Satur- day ttatea that the steamer Ex.ce!aior, of Cardiff, bad fuundered at aea, and that eighteen men were saved. In local Rugby football on Saturday the principal imtch was that between Newport and Swansea, which, after a splendid game, ended in a draw. Cardiff gained an easy victory over Clifton. A ditierence has arisen between Messrs. Turnbull Bros., of Cardiff and Whitby, and the Marine Engineers' Union, which has resulted in the latter body issuing a notice warning engineers to keep away from ships managed by Messrs. TurnbuH. The directors of the Bristol and West of England Bank have resolved to recommend a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum for the past half-year on the old and new shares, making 10 per cent. for the year. The Lo.'d President of the Council has appointed Sh John Jones Jenltins and Mr. D&vid Lewis, barrister, to act with the Swan- sea. Corporation representatives on the joint' committee constituted to carry out the pro- visions of the Welsh Intermediate Education Act. On Monday at a mass meeting of the Ocean colliers, held at the Drill-hail, Pentre, Rhondda, 7,000 men being represented, It was agreed to join tho 'National Federated Atsociation of Miners and to appoint a com- mittee to *pply at once for 10 per cent. advance in wages. The African Lakes Company have received a telegram from Africa to the effect that the Portuguese had crossed the Puo, aod bad ddvanoed to Katungas. They bad made a second search of the company's steamers, and had forced the company's people to lower the British ensign. Major G. Shanks, of Weaton-super-Mare, exposes the story of the late John West, of Pontypoo], who declared that he was a centenarian and engaged at the Battle of Coruona, and shows conclusively that at the time of (.'orunna West was only four years and a month old, and that he was, conse- quently, but 85 years old when he died. The two Board of Trade inquiries which were held at Liverpool last week into the lost of the steamer Mauritania inPenarth Roada on the 7th of October have resulted in the suspenaion. of the certificates of all the navigating omcfra, the captain for six months and the nrat and secoad mates for three months each. At Shrewsbury on Saturday evidenco waa given at a coroner's inquiry to the eiTect that the lady from Cardiff who died in a mysterious and sudden manner at a Shrews- bury hotel was named Misa Roas, and was the daughter of Mr. and Mra. Roas, who kept a publie-hoose at Treforest up to the time of their deatha, which took place a few months ago. The jary retarned a verdict of "Death from natural causes." Charles Lister Hig-inbotham, formerly an employ6 of the Birmingham Corporation, was on Tuesday hanged in Warwick Gaol, for the murder of his !and!ady, aged 76. Previous to his arrest the convict attempted to commit suicide by cutting his throat. The effect of the drop, which was one of 4ft. 6in., was such as to open the wound, causing blood to apout from the artery over the walh of the pit, and creating a sickening spectacle. Death, however, appeared to be instantaneous. On Thursday at a meeting of the Cardie (Jra dock Wet!a' Charity Governors, was announced the result of the examination for scholarships tenable at the higher grade board school of the town. By the commis- sioners' scheme the scholarships are to be divided equally between boys and girls to the aggregate value of JE200 therefore, aithough greater merit was shown by the girts, several young ladies bad to be refused scholarships in preference to boya of inferior merit.

TWO YEARS. I.—LAST YEAR. They stroHod on the beach by UM bright summer sea, Ho and she, And they never paid any attention to me, Ho and sho. Hiaait was superb, ttnd to tit that he satd She modcstty tiatoned, and hung down her head, While w"b swift Nj-ing b'u'hcs her fair face grew red- D"i' m?! H.—Tms YEAR. Ag'dn they are seen on the beach bythe sea, She an.) Ile That they're ma'rMd tMs year you will quiekly agree. Sha and ite. In ailence tte sl;tiks while she taya down t!)e law, A man more submissive the world never saw, He's teamed that the kitten has chws in Law go*, Dear

A grand juror having appMed to <)M Mf to be MOMed from serving om account it fis deafness, the judge said: U Could yott not hear my charge to the jury, air P" '<Yea, I heard your honour's charge," said the juror, but I oouidn't make any sense of it." He was excused. Once wtMn Mr. Justice Bylea was trying a prisoner for atetling? a medical witneaa was otNed, who eai<t th?t in hix opinion the tteouted was anSermg from Meptomania, tt and your lordship, of OOUrte-, knows what tthtt is. YM," said Bylea, quietJy. It'w what I'm aent &cj'e to eur.

I 'Onl the New Wor!d/ =,,1- U NEW YORE COnHESl'ODE A Fearfu! Death. On Friday four men engaged in lumbe' work camped on the bank of the Tennesaet; River, in Kentucky. During the night theit log hut caught nre and the men, heavy with drink and unable to escape, were all burned to death. A Rejected Lovers Revenge. At Wansan, Wisconsin, Herman Friedrichs, a young German settler, after paying his addresses for some time to Bertha l!nnan, a pretty country woman, proposed and waa rejected. Friedrichs, maddened by this unexpected ending of his suit, drew a revolver from his pocket, shot at and killed the girY, and then blew out his own wretched brains. A Madman's Murderous Freak. A terrible domestic tragedy is reported from Brooklyn. A man named Franklin, who lately showed signs of insanity, killed his wife and baby and remained for two d&ys in the same room with the corpses. On breaking open the door of the house the police were confronted by the madman, who, drawing a revolver from his pocket, applied it to his head and blew out his brains. Crowing over its Dead Parents; From Montreal comes a Bitiful atory.. Thomaa WUHams, for some rWjon unknown? rose in the middle of the night, cat the throat of bis sleeping wife, and then com- mitted suicide with the same weapon. In the morning the people of the bouse, alarmed at the non-appearance of the couple, entered the bedroom, to find the man and woman both stone dead, and the baby, who had been overlooked by the murderer, crowing and clapping hia little hands, which were red with the blood of his parents. Driven Mad by Influenza. The Russian innuenza is spread- ing with startling rapidity, and its virulence also seems to increase. At the Howard Hospital in Philadelphia ao numy of the surgeons, nurses, and servants have been prostrated with the disease that it has been found impossible to carry on the work of the institution, which hø.s, therefore, been temporarily closed. Here in New York there have been several deaths due directly or indirectly to thn epidemic. A sad case is that of Dr. Huffman, an assistant superin- tendent of the State Schools, who was attacked several days ago. He became prostrated and .-ilered ;/If' ? tt finally west ma'L A Sensat.u. At Trenton, Nww JemeT, on Fi(r:,y g!ar8 entered the house of Dr. Kn.(i6- a well-known surgeon and dentist. Th doctor waa absent, a fact whieL. i4 it believed, was known to the burglars, they set about their nefarious work in the most methodical manner. They entered .,be various bedrooms and rendered senseless in turn Mrs. Kniffen and Miss Purcell, a your- lady visitor, by covMing their faces with < h&ndket'chief saturated with chloroform. Then the miscreants robbed the house at their leisure, audnnaUy decamped. The chloroform killed Mrs. Kniffen. MOXDAY. Sensational rumours are m circulation in connection wi:hthe alleged burglary at Dr. Kniffen'a housa. The doctor's absence front the house at the time of the crime Is now believed to have been intentional, and the police suspect Miss PurceU of chloroforming Mrs. Kniffen, and then dosing herself in order to avert suspicion. It is not denied that Kniffen and his wife lived unhappily !together. TCESDAT. The KnifEen burglary tragedy is fast developing into a sensation of the nrst grade. Dr. Kniffen professes the most poignant grief at his wife's unhappy fate, and has made elaborate but unavailing efforts to commit suicide. First, he swallowed an ounce of aconite, but his stomach refused to retain the poison. Then he cut his throat with a razor, but his nerve was not strong enough, and the result was merely a super- ficial wound. He afterwards tried the weapon in succession upon his wrist and abdomen, but with no better success, for the attendants who have been placed in charge of him stanched the wounds without dimcalty. Kniffen says all his friends have deserted h;m in this his time of need, and he wants to die.

Do you know of a boy who wants a situa- tion F' asked one dairyman of another' Why, I thought you had a good boy." We! he got along pretty wel!; but when I told him to go out and feed the best cow and he dumped a lot of bran into the pump .1 thought it was about time to let him go." I Now, tell me," said the doctor, addressing the aged Somersetshire peasant he had beeo summoned to attend, I suppose you do not often have a bath, do you ?'' WeH, no," returned Hodges, after some moment*' thought, "I doan t never take such thingot but I've heard tell as 'ow my old mother toe); severa! when she was aHve. A brother of Bishop Clark was one of the wittiest men aHve. It runs in the f&mHy' He once went to see one of his parishioner a !ady with a prodigious famity, which had recently been increased. As he rose to !eav<f the lady stopped him with—But yco haven't seen my last baby." "No," he quickly repHed, and I don't want to." Then r be ned. ? At a dance party the other evening, NaUy< after & deHghtful wattz, being, of onurae, very warm, her partner devoted himself to cooling her o?. Taming round and facing him, she warm, her partner devoted himself to cooling her off. Turning round and facing him, she asked: Why am I like a certain animat if1 a menagerie ? He didn't know, he said' Why, I'm a Nelly-fanned," she Mid. He immediately asked for the position of keeptiff and their engagement has since beeti <t0" nounced. Among the begging letters recently re" oeived at the omce of a benevolent society waS one running thua "This: unfortunate yoaflg m«n is the only son of a widow who died ohiidless, and his earnings maintain his Wa father and infant brothers, whose sole sapport he ia." The secretary of the boreaa wrote <C I the margin of this episde the following nct<! 11 The oircumatancea of this case are evidently exaggerated." 1' Youth I have to aakyou for the band of your daughter. Physician Yon have f Youth Yes, air. I have enough of ttt< world's goods to support her in comfort alro in luxury." Physiman: Yes, I am aware ot that, but will yon treai her kmdiy P Wil you be a gentle htMband ? Youth Sir, sweac——. Physloiaa Ob, never mta* swearing. Your intentions Me right, 90 dGubt, but J must be <ure that yea W60 worry and fret the life oat of her after ? get her. Take of! year ooat? and let )? somtd voa to <ee what Mud of a liver yoo? rcot"