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^°hthumberland miners. ^OPOSAL TO JOIN THE FEDERA- TION. deputation from the Northumberland Association, consisting of Mr. T. otjj1' M.P., Mr. Fenwick, M.P., and several tif er leaders, on Tuesday met the executive t^e Miners' Federation of Great Britain a.rr' e Grand Hotel. Bristol, to endeavour to the at a basis of arrangement by which Northumberland miners might join the VQ Ration. The two difficulties in the ^yay eight hours' question and the mini- wage. The Northumberland men have 6r^° opposed the Eight Hours Bill, and to the present wiijiout a minimum >ta,8e> In the course of the discussion it; *&ade evident that if the Northumber- Inen would express their acceptance of St^j-^rineiples, with an understanding that Ofjr8 Would be taken to try to put them into they would be accepted as members of eration. The conference was a most one> an(^ was agreed that the t of the deliberations should be placed /U^the Northumberland miners for con-

THE SHEPHERD CASE. PRISONER AGAIN BEFORE THE MAGISTRATES. The sensationalism engendered over the case of Mr. David Shepherd would seem already to have begun to wear itself away, judging from the attendance at the Cardiff Police-court on Wednesday, which is surpris- ing from the fact that no case has been talked over more, or so much, in local police records. Prisoner had been remanded for eight days, and the charge was, on his own confession— That he, being a servant to the mayor, aldermen, and burgesses of the county borough of Cardiff, did embezzle and steal, on divers dates, several sums, the moneys of the said mayor, aldermen, and burgesses of the county borough of Cardiff. There was no unseemly crowding in the corridors, thanks to the police arrangements. The tiers of seats reserved for the public were not occupied more than usual, and the occu- pants bore no more than a normal appear- ance. The well of the court, reserved for professional men, had more of these gentle- men present than on ordinary occasions. When the case was called on at 12.30 (before the learned deputy-stipendiary, Mr. E. Milner- Jones) Mr. St. John Francis-Williame (in- structed by the town-clerk) appeared for the prosecution, together with Mr. F. W. Eneor (from the town-clerk's office), whilst Mr. George David was again for the defence. Mr. Walter Scott (solicitor) watched the case for the inter- mediate governors, the chairman of that body being present, ae also was Mr. Charles Dovey, whose work in connection with the case is heavy, to say the least, and the Head- constable. Mr. Shepherd looked as well as ever. What- ever he may have felt, however deeply he may have realised his position, he showed no signs of emotion. As the prisoner appeared in the dock, Mr. St. John Francis-Williams rose and said: I am instructed to prosecute. My friend, Mr. George David, defends. Under the circum- stances, I have to ask for a further remand, because the prosecution have not had suffi- cient time to enable them to present the case before you. I, therefore, ask for a further remand. My friend, Mr. David, does not object. Mr. David: I don't oppose. The Deputy-Stipendiary: Until when? Mr. Francis-Williams: Will Tuesday be a convenient day? Mr. David: Tuesday will be a convenient time for me. The Deputy-Stipendiary: Do you think you will be able to finish the case on Tuesday. Mr. St. John Francis-Williams: Oh, yes, I think so, sir. Mr. David: It all depends how far my client will assist you. Mr. St. John Francis-Williams: It depends on whether the gentlemen who are instruct- ing me will be able to complete their inves- tigations. I don't see why it should not finish on Tuesday. Mr. David: I don't see why it should not finish in one day. The Deputy-Stipendiary: Would Thursday be as convenient as Tuesday? | Mr. St. John Francis-Williams: That is the second day of the Borough quarter sessions. That is my difficulty. Tho Deputy-Stipendiary: And if the case is not heard on Tuesday, he cannot be com- mitted to the sessions? Mr. St. John Francis-Williams: I should ask you in any circumstances —— Mr. David: I should not be prepared for that. The Deputy-Stipendiary: Then Tuesday. QUESTION OF BAIL. Mr. David: I ask that the prisoner be admitted to bail. The question of bail has been considered by the justices before, and the prisoner has been offered bail. The only question is that of amount. I consider the prisoner has a right to be admitted to bail, and that amount must be a reasonable one. The Deputy-Stipendiary: I have considered the position. The justices have considered the case, and. as I know nothing of the facts Mr. David: Neither did they. The Deputy-Stipendiary: I have decided, under these circumstances, not to interfere with their decision. Mr. David: There is a statutory-obligation that bail should not be prohibitive. The prisoner has been offered bail, but it is pro- hibitive. It really is like giving and. at the same time. taking away again when the bail is put at the amount which it is impossible to get. It takes away any benefit which might have been given to the prisoner in conceding his nght to have bail. The circumstances are not known to the justices, and are not known to yon. The prisoner is kept await- ing his trial on charges which have not been formulated. The prosecution to-day have r.ot been able to formulate a.ny charge. It is not the case of a man who is fleeing from justice. It is that of a man who has gone to the people who are prosecuting, and the only information they have is the informa- tion he has given—information which he is willing to assist in extending if it ie put in his power to do so. But it is impossible for him to do 60 under the present circum- stances. It is, therefore, in the interests of the prosecution, the prisoner, and of public justice that he should be placed in a position to give the information which he can give. The prosecution do not object to bail. and I say to fix a prohibitive amount is contrary to the ) Bill of Rights, which says that if bail is granted it shall not be to an amount which makes it prohibitive. I ask, therefore, that prisoner be admitted to bail in a reasonable amount that will secure his attendance. With all respect to the other court, I say that they fixed bail on a wrong principJe- they fixed the same amount as that which was stated to be the amount involved in the charges. The prisoner, too, has been in prison for a week waiting for a charge to be formulated against him. The Deputy-St ipendiary: The magistrates ha.ve fixed the amount of bail. Not knowing any of the facts, I do not propose to alter it. He is remanded.

A CARMARTHEN AFFRAY. YOUTHS CHARGED WITH ASSAULT- ING THE POLICE. At Carmarthen Borough Police-court on Wednesday James Jones, nineteen. 50, Mill- Street, blacksmith, and Edward Barry, eighteen, 36. Mill-street, plumber's appren- tice, were charged with assaulting the police, and with being drunk and disorderly. Superintendent Smith said that Police-con- stable Rees, who had been injured in the fray, was too ill to attend, and he asked for a remand. Police-constable Llewellyn said that about eleven p.m. on the 3rd inst. he saw both defendants in Nott-square making a distur- bance. They were both drunk. They refused to go away, and when Police constable Rees came on the scene and tried to per- suade them to be quiet, Jones struck him on the chest. While taking Jones into custody Barry kicked Rees between the legs, and he fell unconscious. He then went to Rees's assistance, but prisoners got away. While witness was assisting Police-constable Rees Barry aimed another kick at Rees, and wit- ness drew his staff and struck Barry, but the blow was not a severe one. Rees regained consciousness, but when the constables went in pursuit they failed to find the prisoners. They were arrested on Tuesday. Prisoners were remanded, and on the application for bail by Mr. Chapman, Barry's employer, the Mayor said: "We cannot accept bail. This is a very serious case, and we want to put a stop to this busi- ness."

RHONDDA SUNDAY DRINKING Mrs. Annie Hibbert, landlady of the Taff Vale Railway Hotel, adjoining the station at Pontypridd, was summoned at the local police-court on Wednesday for permitting drunkenness on the premises on Sunday, Sep- tember 25. Police-constable Williams (429 B) stated in hia evidence that he called at the house on the day named. The door was opened by the defendant's husband. Passing into the bar he saw two men sitting on stools facing the counter. They were both drunk. One of them, Jeremiah Mahoney, of Mountain Ash. had his head leaning on his breatt. The other, his brother, Michael, from Clydach Vale, was also very intoxicated. The men were taken to the police-station and locked up. Mr. James Phillips, who defended, put the witness through a severe cross-examination, Police-constable Williams (472) corroborated. Inspector Salter stated that he saw the men in the charge room. and there could be no doubt that both were drunk. Mr. Hibbert, who admitted the men were 01 the premises, swore that they were sober. Michael Mahoney gave evidence that his brother could not write, and he entered both names on the Sunday visitors book. A piece of paper was handed the witness to write his name, and the magistrates were satis- fied that it was the same handwriting. His brother, added Michael. had an impediment in his speech, which was very apparent when he was excited. He had had no dinner on the Sunday in question, but had a couple of glasses of whisky, as he was not well. He wag quite Imber. Mr. Phillips: How was your brother's head? Witness: It was in the proper place. (Laughter.) Mr. Phillips: Oh! we know it was on his shoulders. (Laughter.) It was not on his b*cast?—No. sir. The Bench inflicted a fine of .£3 and costs j. (12s.). Michael Mahoney was fined Ma. and costs for being on licensed premises during pro- hihiied boon.

NATIONAL EXECUTIVE AT CARDIFF. The advance guard of the Welsh educa- tional revolters arrived at Cardiff on Wed- nesday. They came from all parts of Wales, and thero was a seriousness in their mien I which indicated at least one virtue-a reali- sation of the infinite possibilities of their enterprise. Mr. Lloyd-George, who is the gueet of Sir Alfred Thomas, M.P., came down to town from Penylan in the afternoon in time to meet the memberg.only the Liberal members -of the Cardiff Education Committee at the Park-hall. The meeting was a private one, and not so much as an official report was supplied to the press. Still, we are in a position to state that the princrpals in an informal chat" were Mr. Lloyd-George and Alderman T. J. Hughes, of Bridgend. Mr. Lloyd-George opened the proceedings by stating his ver- sion of the position of the committee in regard to the administration of the Educa- tion Act. He advised them, in the first place, to insist upon the voluntary schools being ha-nded ovor to them by the Church of England and Roman Catholic managers I in a proper state of repair. If this were not done they were empowered under the Act to refuse to take over the management of these schools. Mr. Lloyd- George explained that the managers of the voluntary or non-provid-ed schools had the appointment of teachers (excepting pupil- teacihers) in their own hands, and the com- mittee had only the power to object to an appointment on the ground of inefficiency. He advised peacca-ble methods as far as po&sible, and to treat the teachers as they had been hitherto treated. He was especially anxious that the teachers should not suffer. Each educational authority would have to decide upon its own methods of administra- tion. Several questions as to details were put by members of the committee and answered by Mr. Lloyd-George. There was a. general feel- ing that the interests of the teachers should be safeguarded, and the hon. member for Car- narvon expressed his sympathy with that sentiment. The meeting ended without any resolution being passed. P, sentiment. The meeting ended without any resolution being passed. MR. LLOYD-GEORGE AND BARRY DISTRICT COUNCIL. A deputation of the Barry District Council, headed by the chairman (the Rev. Ben. Evans), waited upon Mr. Lloyd-George to ask his advice on their relations with the voluntary school. When the Act was put in force in Barry the council entered into a concordat with the Roman Catholic managers, and the I aa-la-ries of the teachers in that school were raised. Since that time the personnel of the THE LEADERS OF THE WELSH REVOLT, I MR. LLOYD-GEORGE, M.P., The Commander-in- chief. MR. EVAN R. D.A. VIES, The Chief of Staff. ALDERMAN T. J. HTJGHES, j In command of the South "VValcj Division. | I council underwent a change at the election, and the compromise was repudiated. The clerk (Mr. Tordoff). however, ruled that the salaries could not be reduced to the old figure without due notice. The anxiety of the council was to adopt the Lloyd-George policy, and as the increased salaries of the voluntary teachers involved a call on the rates they desired to avoid continuing them. Mr. Lloyd- George told the deputation that the council were legally right in their decision, and could not be held to be in default. The deputation withdrew delighted. MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE. There was a meeting of the Welsh National Executive immediately after the above con- ference bad ended. Sir Alfred Thomaa pre- sided, and the Welsh members of Parliament present were Mr. Lloyd-George, Mr. R. M'Kenna, Mr. Frank Edwards, Mr. Ellis Griffith, Mr. Samuel Moss. Mr. Brynmor Jones, Mr. Alfred Davies, Mr. Humphreys-Owen, Mr. Vaughan Davies, Mr. Herbert Lewis, and Mr. Herbert Roberts. The executive is composed of two members of each Welsh education authority in ales and Monmouthshire. Before entering upon the business of the meeting Sir Alfred Thomas proposed, and Mr. Lloyd-George seconded, a vote of condolence with the family of the late Sir William Har- court, and this was carried in silence. The executive then proceeded to consider the draft resolutions for the convention to- day. It wan proposed by Mr. M'Kenna that the draft resolutions, as agreed to by the draft committee, be adopted, and this was carried after soma alterations had by the draft committee, be adopted, and this was carried after soma alterations had been made in the wording of the resolutions. Several questions were asked by members of the executive, and by some of the Welsh mem- bers of Parliament on points of detail, and these were answered by Mr. Lloyd-George, Mr. Brynmor Jones, and Alderman T. J. Hughes. 1 The questions (according to the official I report) betrayed no spirit of hostility to the general trend of the resolutions, and complete unanimity was manifest in regard to them. A motion was ultimately passed adopting all the five resolutions. MR. LLOYD-GEORGE'S ADDRESS. In his address to the conference Mr. Lloyd- George referred to the article which appeared in the Western Mail on Wednesday morn- ing foreshadowing the resolutions drafted by the committee for acceptance by the conven- tion at to-day's conference. He also emphasised the necessity of unanimity in what he described as a great and historic struggle for religious no less than educational freedom in Wales. Referring to the position of the teacher in the present crisis, the hon. member said the parson was trying hard to make him appear as a victim, but the Noncon- formists and Liberals of Walss knew only too well that they were not aiming a blow at the teacher, but fighting for justice for the chil- dren. There would have to be no surrender in this fight One of t.he "Monmouthshire delegates pointed out that if the chapels were going to be converted into day schools it would be extremely awkward in the district which he represented, as the chapel there had only recently been painted, and the children would disfigure the pla-ce. Mr. Lloyd-George laughingly replied that as there were so many painters out of employ- ment they would gladly welcome the work of renovating that chapel. Most of the explanations on legal techni- calities were given very clearly by Mr. Bryn- mor Jones, K.C., and several delegates spoke in eulogistic terms, after the meeting was over, of his complete mastery of a difficult subject. The small number of Welsh members of Parliament present was a subject of com- ment, and the only explanation offered was that the time was inconvenient. RECEPTION OF DELEGATES. In the evening Sir Alfred Thomas, M.P., entertained the delegates and their friends in the Park-hall. Refreshments were supplied in the Lesser-hall, and at intervals a thoroughly enjoyable musical programme was given by the Cardiff Male Voice Choir (under the conductorship of Mr. Roderick Williams), and organ solos by Mr. J. Owen Jones. LIST OF DELEGATES. The following is the list of the delegates: — ANGLESEY County Council.—J. N. Thomas, Holy- head; W. D. Jones, Hoivhsad; Lewia Hughes, Amlwch; R. W. Roberts, Craitrowcn; H. O. Williams, Gacrwen; William Hughes-Jones, Cemaes; Professor J. Morris JoiK>s. Llanfair P.G. BEECONSHIRE County Council.—Principal D. Bow- lands, Brecon; Thomas Williams, Erwood; D. A. Griffith, Garth; William Williams, Hirw»in; E. Powvs Cobb, Brt-coa; W. Roberts, Brynmawr: William Wil- hams, Brycm≀ G. Wheatley Cobb, Chepstow; John Watkins, Brynmawr; T. Jones Parry, Abergavormy; Mrs. W. S. Miller, Brecon; W. S. Miller, Brecon; R. J. Games, Brecon; David James, Trccastle; fessor T. Roes, Brecon; W. M. Tavlor, Brynmawr- James Morgan, Brynmawr; Stanley M. Blig-h, DuHtb Wells; W. Morgan, Ystradgyiila.it; Alderman R'ttt Williams, Brcco*; Mary J. Itosser, Gilwcm; Txiwis Pritchard, Giiworn; Mrs. Robert Bees, YsUilvfera- Thoai*s Williams, Crick ho well; J. Austin Jenkine' Cardiff. CARDIGANSHIRE County Ooancn.—EvM Lewis New Quay; D. C. Roberts, Aberystwyth; C. M. Wil- liams, Aberystwyth; J. M. Howell, Aberayron; Yaaphan Davies, M.F., Tanvbwlch; D. J. M. Bcbb, Lampeter; Daniel Evans, Newcastle Emlyn; John Wil- liams, Cardigan; Morgan Evans, Aborayron; Major Prtco Lewes, Cfliau Aeron; Evan J. "Davies, New Quay; William Davtoe, Llaadysjul; W. Griffiths, New Quay. CARMARTHENSHIRE County ComMil.—.T. L. Thomas, Pontardulais; John Williams, St. Clears; W. David. Llaaelly; H. E. Blagdon Richards, Car- marthen Alderman Tbomas Johns, Llanelly; J. Towyn Jones, Garnant; the Re*. W. Davies, Llandilo; H. J. Thomas, Llaufynydd; the Rev. H. Fuller Mills, Car- marthen Alderman R. W. Stephens, Kidwelly; H. Jones Davies, Nantpareditr; W. Thomas, Llanelly; T. F. WlLkins, Bnrry Port; Joseph Roberts, Llanelly. CARNARVONSHIRE Comity Council. — Robert Roberts, Llandudno; T. J. Williams, Bangor; Dr. Jones Morris, Portmadoc; J. R. Hughes, Carnarvon; J. E. Roberta, Bangor; John Williams, Clwtybont; D. P. Evans, Llanberis; Maurice Jones, Pwllheli; Thomas Williams, Trefriw; T. W. Griffith, Llandudno; D. Lloyd-George, M.P., Criocleth; Abel Wflllama, Aber- soch; C. H. Darhishlre, Penmaenmnrr. DENBIGHSHIRE County Council.—Ml*. A. Parker Dartm, BW, M. Bagbet, Wrasbaa; JL X. DMiatt, Liverpool; E. R Parry, Llangollen; John Roberts, Trefnant; Christmas Jones, Ruabon; M. S. Gee, Den- bigh; D. S. Davies, Denbigrh; II. E. Pritchard, Den- bigh; — Edwards, Ruabon: E. Roberts. Brymbo; Wil- liam Griffith, Llanfairtalhaiarn; \Y. 11. Evans, Ruthin; Joseph Wilcoxon, Wrexham; W. G. Dodd, L'.aasroUfn; J. Stephen Jones, Euabon: J. Owen Jonc^, Euabon; RO:lz Jones, Denbigh; Edw. IIu^scs. Wrexham; W. Wynn-Evans, Wrexliam; J. Herbert Eoberts, M.P., Abrrsrele. FLINTSHIRE Countv Conncil.-The Rev. T. MMdy ) Rocs, Chester; J. M. Summer?. Eossett; Jlrs. J. Muspratt. Elivl; J. L. Muspratt, Rhvl; J. Herbert Lev/is, M.P. Caerwys; the Rev. Richard Jones, Hawarden: E. Llewelyn Jones, Rhyl; Chanel Gerrard, Chester: Dr. Humphrey illi:\irLS, Flint; Mrs. Wil- liam?. Flint; Hui;h Davies. Ha ward en. GLAMORGAN Countv Council.—J. W. Evans, Aber- dare; J. Morsran. Merthvr: W. Saunders, Penty- rymmer: Hoptin Morgan, Brvnclvdach; W. K. Davies, J'ontywridd: the Rev. J. DaVies. -Cadle; H. S. Davit- Pencarth; M.-r-nn Williams. Forth; Alderman I>. H. Wiliip.ms. 3: h Gwiiym Morns, Barry; Alderman T. ,). Hughe. iiri-dffend E. Edwards, Quakers' Yard; Llewelvn HowjIIj, A'berdnlais: Jenkin Hill, Briton Ferry; David Pros3er, Treharris; Miss E. P. Hughes, Barry: T. H. Morris. Tvlorstown; Samuel Thomas, IVnarch; Enoch Davies, Treherbert; D. J. Thomas, Nantviaoel: Gwllym Morris, Cardiff; John Lowdon. Barry; Edw. H. Fleming-, Hafod; E. T. I)avi?s, Pen ire: G. Sibbering Jones. Porthcawl: J. C. Eugrhes, Dowtais; Samuel 1Y-tvjes. Merthvr; Thomas Jonos, Clydach: J. Edw. Evans, Caerphiilv; Thomas Gwvnne, Briton Richard Lewis. Tonypanav; James Evans. Blaenclydach; D. P. Thomas, Aksrfcenfig-: W. Howell, Skewen; William Lewis. Penydarr.tn: Evan Thomas, Burlock; Principal Grifliths, Cardiff; William Jones. Oakwood; T. \V. David, Cowbridye. MERIONETHSHIRE Countv Council.—R. Osmond Williams, M.i' Castell Deuiraeth; D. J. Thomas, Doigeily; John Parry, Ba'.a; W. Foulke« Jones, Cor- WCll; it. G. Pritchard, Penrhvndeudrneth; W. Parry Evans, Festiniog; Diana Thomss, DoIg-cJly; D. G. Williams, Festiniog; D. G. Jones, Festiniog; William Owen, Fc!;1;iniV\ MONMOUTHSHIRE County Council.—Mrs. M. Bear, Newport; G. H. L1rw.yn, Newport; Graham W. White, Newport; Major William Wiiliams, Aber- gaveuny; James Mevrick, Tredegar; Vi. 1'. James, Abersychan; William Thomas, Abertillery: Thomas Pontymister: W. Hughes, Monmouth; P. Wilson Raffan, Monmouth: Mrk Rattan, Monmouth; W. H. S. Whitney, Grosmont: Mrs. W. P. James, Abersychan; D. Jones, Ebbw Vale; W. D. Steel, Aber- gaveniiy; W. Phillips, Tredegar; T. G. James, New- port; H. T. Evans, Blackwood: S. W. Jones, iiaglan; Morgan W. David, Abergavenny: Thomas Richards, Beaufort; John Daniel, Abereyclian; Sam N. Jlie,, Abertillery; Edwin Grove, Newport; B. Nicholls, Pontypool; J. Monks, Crumlin; W. Edwards, Maindee; John Davies James, Blackwood; George Jones. Aber- carn; W. J. Allen, Nantygio: C. Tiilott, Cardiff; Michael Langton, Cwmbran; Alderman David Jones, Pontypool; John Edwards, Rtymnev; J. R. Jacob. Pontymister; Alderman G. R. Harris, Nantygio; Ben Phillips, Tredegar. MONTGOMERYSHIRE Countv CounciL-T. Buctley .Tones, Llanfyllin; David Hamer, Newtown; Richard Phillip, Newtown; Mrs. Hugh Lewis, Newtown; Hugh Lewis, Newtown; Charles Sbuker, Welshpool; W. Lloyd Pierce, Welshpool; Mrs. Williams, Kerry; J. B. Willia.ms, Kerry; R. Jones, Caersws; J. Hamer Jones, Newtown; A. C. Humphreys-Owen, M.P., Glan- severn; C. J. Newell, Newtown; Daniel Howell, Llan- brynmair; Miss M. A. Rhodes, Newtown. PEMBROKESHIRE County Council.—E. Howell JamC8, Hebron; C. F. Egerton All, Tenby: James Pillip, Haverfordwest; G.^ Griffith, Bunker's Hill; A. B. Sketch. Pembroke Dock; Ed. Robinson, Boncath; W. T. Davies, Haverfordwest; Isaiah Reynolds, Haver- fordwest; T. Llewellyn, Pembroke; John Rowlands, Pembroke; James Harries, Pembroke; Jenkyn James, Porth; Robert Cole, Milford Haven; W. Robinson, Pembroke Dock; Colonel Tver Phillips, Pembroke; Alderman T. Vaughan, Blaenvffos; John Rowlands, Fishguard; Llewellyn Rees, Narberth; Jonathan George. Rhoshill: J. H. W7hite, Prendergast. RADNORSHIRE County Council.—A. E. Morgan, LlandalT; Jeffrey Jones, Llandr ndod; Mrs. Frank Edwards, Knighton Road; Frank Edwards. M.P., • Knighton; J. O. Jenkins, Pcnvbont; J. W. Stephens, Kington, Herefordshire; R. Whettali; J. H. Lioyd, Kington, Herefordshire: Edward Williams. Rhayader. ABEKDARE District Council.—-D. Pricc Davies, Owen Harris, Lewis N. Williams, the Rev. J. Mor- ABEKDARE District Council.-D. Price Davies, Owen Harris, Lewis N. Williams, the Rev. J. Mor- gan Jones, Thomas Lewis. ABERTILLERY District Council.—F Athay, Annie King, Dan Lloyd, W. P. Thomas, T. H. Pritchard, E. J. Williams. BARRY District Council —Thomas Walters, Cadox- ton; David Llovd, J. O Meggai. T. Pandy John, C. F. Oilborne Sixsmith, S. n. Jones, John Williams, Ben ijvans. J. A. Manaton, Miss M. E. Meredith, Yv :1- liam I'aterson, W. J. W'i"iams, J- s- Jones, J. D. Watson, John E. Nevers J&mes Jones, C. Morgan, J. Milward. CARDIFF Town Council.—Dr. J- Robinson, Dr. Fiddian, Morgan Thomas Alderman P. u. Carey, A. Good, James Munr., d LL Bird, Alderman David Jones. Aldrtrman a Mild on Arthur Sessions, F. J. Nicholls, Robert Bird, Alderman E. Thomas, H. Bead- maji, W. Eoberts, Alderman T. vv Jacobs, J. Stan- field, Lewis Morgan, ilrs. Lester Joi>es, Dr. Vv. Smith. I CARMARTHEN Town Council.—Joseph Harry, n. W. Thomas, Charles G. Brown. EBBW VALE District Council.—J- ->■. Evans, J. David Jarne?, Annie Jenlcin, Jacob Amos; R. H. Wil- liams. Cwm; W. N. Jones Waunlwvd; Wrc. Vvce. LLANELLY District Council.—S. Howell Bevaa. W. Bramwell Jones, E. T. Jones, T. Hughes, D. James Davies, Mrs. A. W. Phillips, D. Reos Ec.munds, Ivor W. Watkin". MERTH\it TYDFIL Town Council.—Mrs. Gwiiym James; John Roberts; Daniel Wililam Jones; Andrew Wilson, Treharris; J. M. Barry; the Rev. D. Price. MOUNTAIN ASH District Council.—Mrs. J. O. Jones. Maescaradog; the Rev. J. T. Williams, Aber- cynon; W. Da.vies; J. Powell; the Eev. E. V. Tid- man; Thomas Jones, Penrhiwceiber: E. T. Williams. Penrhiwceiber; J. Jones, Abercynon; John Charles; David Roberts, Ynysybwl. NEATH Town Council.—Edmund Law, E. S. Phillips, J. D. Llewelyn, W. n. Hunkin. NEWPORT Town Council.—Dr. Lloyd Davies, T. H. Howell John Moxon, A. R. Boar; Colonel Ivor Herbert, Llanarth Court; L. S. Abraliamson; W. Rosaer, M. Norden. PEMBROKE Town Council.—B. Hancock, Pembroke Dock. PONTYPRIDD District Conncil.-DaTid Evans; T. B. Evans, Cilfynydd; M. Jonee. Hafod; T. J. ThomM; W. H. Thomas, Cilfynyuu; A. T. Evans; Morgan; Daniel Arnott: \V. H. G«>now, Cilfynydd; David Richard Evajis; Mrs. A. Roberta Eosser; Wil- liar.i Jones. Iia:.1 Jones. RHONDDA District Council.—Tom Evans, Penv- graig; 13. Davies. Hafod; Thomas Thomas, Ystrati; D. Edwards. Mardy; W. P. Thomas. Treorkv; W. E. Thomas, Ystrad: D. C. Evans, Trealaw; ,Tos. Brooks, Porth; E. P. Davies, Treorkv; It. S. Griffiths, Bryn- awel: E..Tones. D. R. Jones, Treherbert; W. n. Wight, Pentre; D. Williams, Tonypandy; David Smith, Tvlorstown; G. R. Daviœ, Pontvpwaith. SWANSEA Town CDuncil.-E. A. Dillwyn, West- cross: W. Williams, Landore; Gwilym Morgan, Howell Watkins, R. Martin, Dr. Rawlings, M. Tudor. David Griffith, Alderman E. G. Protheroe, Mrs. Freeman.

THE CONFERENCE OF DELE- GATES. Mr. Lloyd-George, M.P., vrae given a hearty reception by the large gathering of delegates of the Welsh education authorities at the Parlv-hnll, Cardiff, oil Thursd ty. The meet- ing was convened to consider what steps: shonld be taken in view of the Government's action in passing the Edncation (Defaulting Authorities) Act. The chair was occupied by Mr. Lloyd- George, and at the outset the secretary of the movement (Mr. Evan R. Davies) read tele- grams of encouragement from a few religions bodies, and a message regretting his absence from Mr. Wynford Philipps, M.P. There were present several Welsh members of Parliament. The President, in his opening address, charactericed the conference as probably the most important that had been held for gene- rations in the history of Wales. It was NOT A POLITICAL GATHERING in any sense, but a gathering of those respon- sible for the local government of Wales. They had invited men of all sections, creeds, and parties, and if any were not represented it was because they had deliberately chosen not to come-and he thought they had pro- bably exercised a wise discretion. (Laughter.) They had met to take part in probably one of the greatest struggles for religious equality which this generation had seen. Up to 1902 the country had a dual system of education which was responsible very largely, if not entirely, for the educational backwardness of Wales compared with the great countries of Europe. The children of this country were divided into two indepen- dent a<nd almost hostile, camps. A more pre- nicious system of education was never devised. (Hear, hear.) The sectarian system was tottering; its own supporters admitted it could not continue much longer unless relief came from some quarters. "Wfcat did I the Government do? They committed a gross violation of the most honourable traditions of British statesmanship. How did Wales stand? The Government came to the Noncon- formist county councils and &aid, Those schools have been starved out of existence gradually, and we call upon you to levy a rate, to be paid in the main by Noncon- formist ratepayers for the purpose of pre- venting this system which is an injury aud injustice to your faith, from going out of existence and of being substituted by a free, popular and fair system." This was practi- cally what they were asking them to do. It was exactly as if the Boers in the late war came to us and said: "Gentlemen, we are not fighting on equal terms. You have cap- tured all our ammunition, and deprived us of food. We can't keep up the fight on these terms: in fact it is an intolerable strain on our rcsources-(laug-htcr),-and unless you help us we will have to surrender. (Renewed laughter.) We observe you arc voting large sums of money to your own army in South Africa. Be fair; rote a few thousand pounds to us, so that we can fight on equal terms." (Laughter.) This was practically the demand now made upon them. They were to vote the supplies for the purpose of koeping up A HOSTILE AR.MY to fill their war chest and amunition boxes in order to enable them to fight the only educational system which gave a scintilla of fair play. A self-respecting nation had only one answer to give, and that was "no." (Applause.) Mr. Lloyd-George, in pass- ing, made a reference to the question of the Welsh capital, remarking that he would gather see the Welsh capital on Plinlimmon unless Cardiff really took the lead and was part and parcel of Welsh nationality. Passing on, the speaker said that Mr. Gladstone had remarked in refe- rence to "Whales: "Your Fntomiseivenees ie1 sheeplike." We," said Mr. Lloyd-George, are going to substitute for the sheep on our national flag the dragon." (Hear,hear.) They had found, continued the President, that the Education Act was like other Acts; it had its defects, and they had decided to administer those dofect-i. (Laughter.) All that. was good in the Act they would ad- minister rigidly and ruthlessly, and all that was had they would do their best to soften. They had found that they could so administer the Act as to exercise fairly i definite control over the school, at the same time withholding rate-aid. Wherever the policy of the Cardiff Conference had been in operation it had been an absolute and complete success. (Hear, hear.) They had the dignity of municipal institutions, and it was a. new idea in this country that a. great corporation or county council was just like an elected con- stable, whose business was to carry out orders from above. This was not a British inatitu- tion, and he would tell them where it camo from. (A Voice: "From Germany.") Mr. Lloyd-George rejoined: No, no. They have gone a good deal further than Germany. The chief official is working this. He has all his notions as to the ways of GOVERNMENT FEOM SIAM. (Laughter.) He came straight from Siam, and thought he would govern Wales in the same way. We will have none of these Oriental methods. (Laughter.) In conclusion, Mr. Lloyd-George said they had buildings in which they could teach the children. Their enemies said the education would be inferior, but he eaid the children would be trained under those circumstances in a way that they would receive an education higher than that which any Welsh child had received in his daily training. The first resolution stated that, whereas the Defaulting Authorities Act was passed for the purpose of coercing the Welsh people, and efforts at conciliation having failed, Now, we, the members of the education I authorities of Wales, resolve that, in the event of the powers given to the Board of Education by the Defaulting Authorities Act being exercised in any Welsh area, the education authority for that area should forthwith declare their inability to carry ont the duties imposed on them by the Education Act of 1902, and should take all needful steps to relieve themselves from further responsibility for the maintenance of control of all public elementary schools within their area. The resolution was submitted by Mr. J. Herbert Roberts, M.P., seconded by Mr. Hop- kin Mcrgan (NeathO. and supported by Mr. Brynmor Jones, K.C., M.P., Mr. Reginald M'Kenna, M.P.. and Mr. Humphreys-Owen. M.P. The resolution was carried without a dissentient. Professor Morris Jones (Anglesey) proposed the next resolution, which stated:- Whereas Free Churchmen in England and Wales are making arrangements to I provide by their independent efforts adequate educational facilities for the school children in any area in which the Defaulting Authorities Act may be put into operation, this convention calls upon the parents of children now in attendance at denominational schools in Wales to withdraw their children from such schools in any such area, and to avail themselves of the educational facilities so provided by Free Churchmen. Alderman S. N. Jones, J.P. (chairman of the national executive), and this resolution also was carried without a dissentient. The next resolution, submitted by Mr. Osmond Williams, M.P., declared;- This convention declarer its intention not to continue the maintenance of any school properly declared to be in default in regard to structural defects. Mr. H. Jones Davies (Carmarthenshire) seconded, and Alderman T. J. Hughes (chair- man of the executive council) having pup- ported, the motion was carried. Mr. Frank Edwards, M.P., proposed, and Dr. George Griffith (Pembroke) seconded, a resolution reiterating the request for an official and public inquiry into the educa- tional conditions of Wales. Mr. Herbert Roberts. M.P., and Mr. Sidney Robinson (Car- diff) supported, and there was no opposition when the resolution was put. A motion ^entrusting the Welsh National Executive with full executory powers to aid in giving practical effect to the resolutions of the convention, to procure legal advice to every Welsh education authority, and to Taise funds for the conduct of the campaign was submitted by Mr. Vaughan-Davies, M.P., seconded by Alderman J. R. Jacob (Mon- mouth), and carried.

SPEECH BY THE BISHOP OF ST. ASAPH. Speaking at the Church Congress the Bishop of St. Asaph, having reviewed the history of elementary education since 1370, and the circumstances which have led up to the pr<went difficulty, said:—"This controversy is net going to he settled by those who offer in one hand complete civil and religious liberty, while in the other hand behind their back they hold a Parliamentary fetter which would render the liberty offered null and void. I believe myself that the advocates of religious instruction in our elementary schools are powerful enough in this country, if united, to secure a practicable and permanent concordat, but there will be no concordat unless we start afresh. We must get rid of those befogging epithets- denominational and undenominational. If there is to be liberty, it must be liberty all round. If there is to be a compromise, it must be a compromise legally sanctioned and secured. If the parents are to be allowed to provide religious instruction for their own children at the cost of their own denomina- tion, there muirt be liberty for the giving of such instruction. There is no such liberty if that instruction is given outside school hours, not even if by an accommodating legerdemain the school hours are dodged about so as to make them look like school hours when they are not sckool hours. ARGUMENTS FOR A CONCORDAT. "Before entering upon concordat negotia- tions it is wise and expedient to reckon up your own forces. We have our school build- ings, These we will not let. go until justice is done. Churchmen pay rates, and without passive resistance they must make their influence felt. I do not think that the rate- payers of this country, a6 a body, are pre- pared to build new schools in districts where there are already admirable voluntary schools in order to make the anomaly of the Cowper-Temple Clause universal. It must not be forgotten that there is a great body of Nonconformists in this country who earnestly desire the settlement of this question upon the principles of justice and fair play. Why, it may be asked, do they cling to the Cowper- Temple Clause. I answer with another ques- tion. Why was the Kenyon-Slaney Clause passed? The terror of the priest aroused the Protestant feeling in the country. That feel- ing. if sometimes unreasoning, must be reckoned with. One of the strongest argu- ments for a concordat would bo that it would sweep away the irritating restrictions of the paprt. a.nd by giving full liberty to the parent, the one person who has the right to decide the faith of the child, it would leave no ground for grievance or controversy in the future. Devolution is the main principle of the Act of 19C2, and I would give the local authorities created by that Act full freedom to negotiate the terms of a concordat with the represen- tatives in their area of the voluntary schools. QUESTION OF RELIGIOUS TEACHING. The problem is this. The State, as Mr. Balfour said. repudiates responsibility for teaching a particular form of religion. But tho State does not, and dare not, refuse to give the opportunity for such instruction. The real question to solve is this: What, is to be the character of the religious instruction taught to the child? That, question is not to be settled by Parliament or by the Board of Education, or by local authorities, or by local managers, but by the only person who has the right to settle the question, and that person is the parent. Sweep away such futilities as the Conscience Clause and the Cowper-Temple Clause, and give the parents complete liberty of decision. Working on and from this principle we may hope to solve those other questions of control, tests, and facilities."

A young farmer, named Thomas Davies, of Talywelddl Farm, Llansamlet, committed suicide to-day by hanging himself in a stable. He was about 40 years of age, and lived with his parents, The stable where he was found is close to the farm. He had not been very -wen for scone tuag.

CHURCH CONGRESS ANNUAL MEETINGS HELD AT LIVERPOOL. The Church Congress, meeting at Liverpool this week. was welcomed by the Lord Mayor and corporation of the city in the Town-hall on Tuesday. The Lord Mayor said the dis- cussions of the congress could not but prove interesting and beneficial. The thoughts struck from the anvil of debate would flash to the end of Christendom and into the hearts of the seekers after truth. The Bishop 01 Liverpool, in the name of the members of the congress, gathered in unusual llumbers from all parts of the world, returned thanks. He said that, while they acknowleùged the very great good which, other Christian bodies were accomplishing in this country, -Jiere could be no doubt at all that the Church of England occupied a posi- tion of peculiar usefulness and responsibility, and that the highest interests of this land were bound up with the Church's welfare. After special services in four city churches, the congress met in St. Georgc's-hall. where the Bishop of Liverpool delivered his inaugural address. He announced an anony- mous donat'on of £25.003 to the new cathe- dral. He spoke of the unique position of the Church of England. Though, like the State, she had suffered revolution, she had her continuity unbroken, stnd, being freed from error in doctrine and corruption iu practice, was still the spiritual organ of the nation. and peculiarly fitted to help forward the reunion of Christendom. In a subsequent sectional meeting The Decline in Church Attendance" was dis- cussed, the speakers attributing it largely to the spread of scepticism and the growing love of pleasure. More learned and fervent preaching was advocated as a remedy- Aaiother sectional meeting discussed "The Growth of Aggressive Infidelity." The con- cessions to rationalism by some Churchmen in high places were deplored, and one speaker declared that the Church was her- self to blame because of her inadequate and antiquated presentation of the truth. TESTAMENT CRITICISM AND INTEMPERANCE DISCUSSED. The Church Congress on Wednesday divided itself into two sections, each of which held three meetings. There was a good attendance at them all, but the crowds were especially great at those where New Testament criticism education and intemperance, and the ethics of commerce were topics of debate In the meeting devoted to New Testament criticism the Rev. Dr. Lock, examiner in theology at Oxford and Cambridge, spoke of the Question of the authenticity of St. Paul's epistles. He stated that the absolutely unanimous evidence of all manuscripts and of all Church tradition was on the side of the Pauline authorship, and that there were no literary or critical grounds sufficient to make us suspect those epistles. The Rev. Dr. Headlam, King's College, Lon- don, argued strongly against the compilation theory. Other speakers expressed the conviction that the Christian world had no cause to fear the results of the freest mstorical and philoso- phical criticism. The meeting dealing with intemperance was first addressed by Lady Henry Somerset, who related the results of her personal expe- riences at some industrial farm homes and her investigations in America respecting the advertised cures for drunkenness. In the cure of intemperance they had to consider how best to overthrow the morbid and to restore tho normal. She did not believe that this could ever be effected simply by the im- prisonment of human beings for a given num- ber of months, daring which they were restrained from obtaining alcohol. For tllis reason a large number of retreats both for men and women had met with signal failure. Canon Horsley (Liverpool) described the Inebriates Act as practically a dead letter. Had the Government meant business and understood its re^iKraeibility it would have provided when its Habitual Drunkards Act came into force a model retreat for counties and municipalities to copy. After other speeches, the Rev. Mr. Emery, son of Archdeacon Emery, who was tie founder of the Congress, rather shocked the meeting by declaring that he was appalled at the la.rg-e number of clergymen who held shares in brewery companies, a.nd that public opinion ought to be trained to regard the holding of a brewery interest as something akin to the running of a brothel or any other absolutely vicious thing. He would not accept a brewer's subscription to any Church object. PROBLEMS OF POVERTY. One meeting discussed the problems of poverty, and here Alderman Willing (Liver- pool) pressod the importance of re-housing the poor in the interests of public health and public morality, and argued that the gains would outbalance the financial cost. THE ETHICS OF COMMERCE. In the section which discussed the ethics of commerce, the Rev. Dr. Nickson (Liverpool) said the primary need of the present day was for a closer touch with and a clearer understanding between the clergy as a body and the business men of the country. The indiscriminate denunciation of commercial morality was fatal to influence. Mr. Justice Jelf emphasised the dishonest and evil results of the pernicious habit which prevailed amongst tradesmen and manufac- turers of giving secret commissions or bribes to the servants of their customers. The Bishop of Hereford said it concerned every good citizen and every honest man of business to question himself as to the ethical principles that determined his conduct and practice in his business affairs, because they were so liable, both in business and other walks of life, under the influence of custom. fashion, or conventional habit, to drift into practices which it was by no means easy to square with their Sunday worship and their abstract ideas of duty and right conduct. They often heard the phrase, Buaines* is business," but if he could he would have emblazoned over every market-house or ex- change, That which is morally wrong cannot be commercially right DISORDERLY NIGHT MEETING. A meeting for men held in connection with the Church Congress at Liverpool on Wednes- day night was the eeeue for a time of great uproar. The end galleries of the hall had been taken possession of by a body of deter- mined opponents of Ritualism, and when Dr. Laing, Bishop of Stepney, whose love of high ritual was well-known to them, was called upon to speak, they greeted him with all sorts of opprobrious cries. The rest of the meeting resented these interruptions, and demanded that the disturbers should be "chucked out." It was long before the storm waa appeased.

THE BAPTIST UNION. PRIESTLY SUPREMACY: A JUDGE'S OUTBURST. At the assembly of the Baptist Union at Bristol on Tuesday the Rev. John Wilson in his presidential address said that if instead of the tearing and raging propaganda pro- mised this autumn Mr. Chamberlain would undertake to enlighten the electorate on the evils of priestly supremacy in the schools, he would secure for himself a sure place among the real benefactors of the human race. The country wjuj now governed by the priests, assisted by the brewers. It was decided to hold a great congress of the world's Baptists in London in July next year. The assembly also passed a resolution of sympathy with the United Free Church of Scotland. His Honour Judge Willis, K.C., the vice-president, who seconded the resolution, said t-hat the verdict of the House of Lords was an outrage. He was astonished that 25 ministers who professed faith in Christ and the small congregations who followed them should have engaged in the fierce conflicts of the bar to secure to themselves what they were not entitled to. A resolution assured the Welsh people of cordial sympathy in their opposition to the Education Acts. In the afternoon a great demonstration was held in Coleton-hall against the Educa- tion Act. Dr. Clifford was the principal speaker. Mr. Lloyd-George, M.P., did not attend. VariGUS other meetings were held, MR. BALFOUR CRITICISED BY A MISSIONARY, The Baptist Union meetings at Bristol on Wednesday had special reference to mis- sionary work. At a great gathering at the Coiston-hall in the morning farewell was said to a large band of missionaries about to depart for India, China, and Africa. The Rev. A. Teichmann, an Indian mis- sionary, a German by nationality, warned English people against a milk-and-water view of Eastern heathenism, and said one might imagine from a reoent speech that Mr. Balfour was born in a heathen home sur- rounded by the illusions of Hindu philosophy. A Congo missionary (the Rev. S. Ivempton) replied to accusations of missionary com- plicity with the Free State Government in the cruel treatment of natives. Oppression occurred, and at every station on the upper and lower river he had called at the Baptist missionaries had championed the cause of the natives before the local officials, and in the legal courts.

NEW SUFFRAGAN BISHOPRIC. The Bishop of Winchester, writing in the "Diocesan Chronicle," makes response to a deputation, headed by Lord Selborne, on behalf of a large number of laity of the diocese, who placed at his lordship's disposal a guarantee fund of £500 a year to be devoted to support a suffragan bishop in the diocese, with tho conditions that such suffragan should be additional to the existing suffra- gan, and should be a yonng man. His lord- ship has accepted the offer, and has taken the neoessary steps to secure Royal asrcat to the &ppointmeDt..

SIR ISAMBARD 0 WEN SUCCESSOR TO PRINCIPAL GURNEY, OF DURHAM. At the Durham College of Science, New- castle, on Monday Sir Isambard Owen, M.A. M.D., Cambridge, senior deputy chan- cellor of the University of Wales, and who was so long connected with London University, was unanimously appointed principal of the college in the room of the late Rev. Dr. II. P. Gurney, who was killed in the Alps whilst on his summer holiday. The Durham College of Science was founded in 1871, in connection with the University of Durham. New buildings were opened in 1S88, and are capable of accommodating about 3,000 students, of whom 1,000 may be simul- tane0usly at work without inconvenience. The teaching staff consists of the principal and twelve professors, 35 lecturers and demonstra>- tors, and eleven special technical lecturers. On the professorial staff is Professor Vaugh.an, late of Cardiff University College. SIR ISAMBARD OWEN AND THE WELSH UNIVERSITY. The announcement of Sir Isambard ^wen's appointment to the principalship of the Dur- ham College of Science has given rise to much speculation as to whether he will in consequence sever his connection as senior deputy-chancellor of the University of Wales. In response to an inquiry from the "Wee- tern Mail" on this point Sir Isambard Owen said:—For some time past it has been clear to me that I could not long continue to carry on educational work and medical practice at the same time. The strain has Lecome increasingly great of recent years, and I foresaw that I must very shortly make a choice between one side or the other of my, life. "I hope that the appointment at Newcastle will not stand in the way of my continuing to serve the University of Wales so long as the university is disposed to accept my ser- vices." Sir Isambard further stated that his new appointment will necessitate his residence at Newcastle for at least the greater part of the year.

NEWPORT WIFE'S LAPSE. NEGLECTS HER HOME AND CHILDREN FOR DRINK. A dreadfully bad case of a drunken mother and neglected children came before the New- port magistrates on Wednesday. Obenia Routley, aged 29, the wife of a. rail. way guard, living in Power-street, waa charged on a warrant, at the instance of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, with wilfully neglect- ing her five children under the age of sixteen years, in a manner likely to cause them Buf. fering and injury to their health, and with failing to appear to a summons. Mr Lyndon Cooper, who appeared to prose- cute on behalf of the society, said it was a very sad case. The husband, who was a very, respectable man, was cursed with a wife who gave way to drink, neglected the children, and pawned the clothes. She had on a pre- vious occasion been convicted of neglecting her children, and had been sent to prison for three months. Since then she had been charged with being drunk, and with being drunk in charge of her child, and since the sammons was taken out in this case she had been found drunk again. The society thought the best course would be to have the case sent for trial at the quarter sessions, eo that from that court she could be sent to an inebriates' home for three years. The Bench, after consultation, decided to deal with the case summarily. Police-constable Bristow stated that when he arrested tho woman she said, "I know I deserve it. I have neglcetcd them." Inspector Sparkes said the prisoner conducted herself very well for a time after coming out of prison. Then she lapsed back into her old drinking ways again. He spoke of several occasions upon which he found her drunk in Shaftes- bury-street, and the children (including a baby at the breast) were much neglected. Frequently she had asked to be given another chance, and she would reform. The neighbours had been very kind to the chil- dren when their mother went out drinking and left, them alone and uncared for. He spoke of the house and the baby being in a very filthy state. Mrs. Webb, a neighbour, said the police brought the prisoner and her baby home on Sunday, September 4, at two o'clock in the morning after the woman had been out since the previous Saturday afternoon drinking. The child was taken to her (Mrs. Webb's) house and put in bed, as it was as cold all a stone, and was for a long time unable to take food. She, however, at length forced some milk into its mouth. On one ocasion when the prisoner was out one of the boys, little Jemmy, aged six years, set the coal-house on fire, and the house would have been burned down but for the intervention of the neigh- bours. After the people living near had been kind to the children prisoner abused them for their trouble. It was stated that the husband had to be out at night at his work, and on more than one occasion Inspector Sparkes and the neighbours put the children to bed, as th41 prisoner was not there. Prisoner, being asked what she had to say. replied, I am very sorry, and I am nearly broken-hearted." The Chairman of the Bench (Mr. A. J. Stevens) said the magistrates had listened to the case with a great deal of pain. It was one of the worst they had ever heard. Prisoner would go to Usk for six months with hard labour, and if there was any repetition of such conduct she would be sent for trial, and, probably, sent away for years, instead of months.

JUDGE AND DOCTOR. SCENE AT THE ABERDARE COUNTY. COURT. Difring the hearing of a compensation case at Aberdare County-court on Wednesday, in which a widow claimed compensation from the Great Western Railway in respect of the death of her husband, some strong remarks were made by Judge Gwilym Williams, owing to the intervention of Dr. Evans, of Maesy- cwmmer, but latoe of Aberaman, while coun- sel was addressing his honour. The dia- logue was as fonows:- Dr. Evans: Excuse me, your honour, I am tho medical gentleman who first saw the deceased, and have been subpoenaed by both parties. The Judge: Who are you? Dr. Evans: I am the first doctor who saw the deceased, and have two subpeenas about me to be here to-day. The Judge ;~6it down. sit down. Yon should not intervene like that. Mr. Sankey: I know nothing at all about the matter-, your honour. Mr. Hornby (Newport): Neither do I, sir. Dr. Evans: I have two subpeenas here, bat I must know first of all before I give evi- dence who is going to pay me my fees. The Judge (severely): I am surprised at iii medical gentleman making so much fuss about his fees in a case of this kind when eo much is at stake. It is absurd—to say; nothing of this intervention. Subsequently Dr. Evans was called by Mr. Sankey to give evidence. The defence was that there was no evi- dence as to the occurrence of an accident, but his Honour awarded the applicant com- pensation for £283. A stay of execution was granted on condition that £10 for burial expenses and £1 per week to the widow were paid. It may be mentioned that the judge at the close of the case, expreesed his regret at having used the remarks he did towards Dr. Evans at the beginning of the case, as the evidence which he gave was of the utmost importance.

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BUILDING COLLAPSES AT CARDIFF. Shortly after one o'clock on Saturday a. brick building at the back of Broadway, in the lane dividing Richards-terrace from that thoroughfare, through some means sud- denly collapsed. The building was used for storing china and earthenware. Without any warning the roof and walls gave way, and fell into the lane. The noise was exceed- ingly loud, and startled everyone in the dis- trict. A number of workmen were near at the time. but the last one had just passed before the accident occurred. It was. how- ever, a near shave, for a slate in falling, knocked off his hat. As the thoroughfare is much used it is decidedly fortunate that no one was injured. Crowds of people visited the spot during the afternoon.