The Cardiff Times

*TAL COLLISION BETWEEN LINERS. fata?C0Un*'8. from New York regarding a *he ^°h'8ion between the Celtic and #tr, ^ritannio show that the former fcst the latter on the port side, just ern the boiler-room, wrenching the mizzen t'*If?ing from its fastenincs and throwing the Urt]eback overboard. The Celtic, rebounding, IItruck twice again, smashing the Britannic's rail, 6'ball boats and force pump Tbe last-named object l*iRht a steerage passenger against the deck and teraUy cut him in two, also frightfully ■beating the breast and face of the poor girl ^*°hin8on, who was knocked overboard by tbe A dreadful panic ensued, the steerage the^n*ers being especially troublesome in The* ^or';8 '° the boats simultaneously. |,a "niters and crew, according to a saloon who made a statement on landing, excellent discipline. They gallantly ing- 6 ^ack the impatient crowd of men and th«k on the ladies being allowed to enter .boat* first. Three boats, heavily freighted, to f Celtic. A fourth was about *t th them, but tbe captain detained it 8 ^t moment, declaring that there was no £ of the Britannic sinking, as her Ift -OOnIPartment only was flooded. The l-e /?nni° (continued the passenger) was in her loj ?r cpurse, while the Celtic appeared to be ♦ ^aling headed south. The steerage passen- Crew a different story. They accuse the ajjj^ °f forcing themselves into the boat, t-he f eVCn so *ar as declare that mWa.s "°t enough to account for the colli- fttt "u r accusations however are just possibly to the anger they experienced being thrust back. A passenger of the it e&tnshlP Britannic states that the vessel was in regular course when struck by the Celtic, which •jPPeared uncontrolled. The latest reports put J** deaths among the Britannic's pas- "^igers at twelve. The bodies of the dead sewn up in sacks and buri»d at sea. ^he Celtic lost the main portion of her bow' *»chor, and the forward compartment was erioualy damaged. The Britannic was struck aft J and the water immediately "shed in to the next compartment, where the c passengers' luggaga was stowed. Des- as'tk**6 accounts disaster state that as soon "e collision occurred a panic commenced on f oard. and an indiscriminate rush was made M-r the boats. The captain of the Britan- c> however, interposed with pistol in the d, thus preventing the men preceding e Women and children, and order was by this restored.

ANOTHER ATTEMPT ON THE CZAR, telegram fwm Odessa to the Tagblatt ates that the Czar left Novotcherkask 'ree days earlier tiian he had intended, ecau8ft on Wednesday last, when returning from ball given in his honour by the Cossack nobles, » s,udent fired a shot from a revolver at the Ulperial carriage.

ANOTHER MAIL STEAMER WRECKED. J Messrs Donald Currie and Co's. steamer Fin- *.n^i which left Cape Town on April 24tii *f'th mails, passengers, and cargo, report# that he Ko^al mail steamer Norham Castle, the coast ports, Natal, and Mauritius, ashore on the evening of the 26th at Great lsh Point, 12 miles east of the Kowie river. The ere", and passengers were saved 10 the boats, and landed safely at Port Alfred. All hope of floating the vessel has been abandoned. Approach to the Vessei from seaward is impossible, but communi- C3:tion has been est;al,»hed from the shore by a ^•re rope, through whico. neans the cargo is being 'a»ded.

OPERATION ON THE CROWN PRINCE OF GERMANY. The Crown Prince of Germany, after the opera- tlOI1 for the removal of a growth in the throat, ^hich was performed on Monday by Dr. Morell "Mackenzie, who had been summoned from ■London for the purpose, is g°inP> 011 ^ell, jjr Mackenzie, however, in accordance ?*'th a Koyal command, will remain a day or two •onger to observe the effects of his treatment. ~he affection of the throat consists of a small formation on the vocal chord no bigger than a j^ntil, and of an inflammatory nature. Professor y»rehow says, in a most positive mannet, that it J8 perfectly innocuous. The statement that the formation is that known as smokers' cancer" is entirely unfounded,

TEN PERSONS SHOT. VA Sepoy of the 26th llegiment, 'stationed at ^Urrachee, on Monday, having secured forty BOUNDS of ball cartridge", run amuck." He suc- ceeded in shooting tor. people dead, and then Committed suicide.

THE EGYPTIAN CONVENTION. The principal points of the Anglo-Turkish Convention concerning Egypt are as follows: -(1) The maintenance of existing firmans; (2) the neutralization of the Suez Canal, and an international guarantee for the in- violability of Egyptian territory; (3) the British troops to remain three years longer in the Country, England retaining the superintendence of the whole Egyptian army for a further period •f two years; (♦) England not to withdraw from Egypt at the end of three years should any danger, internal or external, then present itself; (5) England Internal or external, then present itself; (5) England Jo have the right to re-occupy Egypt with or without Ottoman troops, in event of disturbance of order, 2* an apprehended invasion. (6) England and Turkey conjointly to invite the adhesion of the lowers to the foretroing convention, and to pro- pose certain modifications in capitulations and certain branches of administration to be specially Bettled without fresh discussion. The signature ?f the convention has produced a favourable lK(;pression in all quarters. In political circles it is stated that all the powers, including France, but excluding Russia, co-operated with Englaud in Expediting a settlement of the Egyptian question, ♦tjnt pynry J. SO'JCAseiOii *s by in OIFICI to arrive at nn under*'as ling j Y. A special point not pioviu-:■ Ir in i'"1 C(,u .>?ncion and de • iro i to form tlio object oi. 'Ufth^r discuss.n bus reference to the contirorency fcventoal military cmants by w.^y •- tbe Can*

iTERiilBLE FIRE IN A THEATRE. I Supposed Great Loss of Life. [CKXillAI. XK.WS TELKGlKAT.i.] PAKJ.4, We'iiieaJ:t\iVr'riaig!i(t.—A fire uroke out at the Opera Comique Theatro during the repre- sentatiou of the opera Mignon." The flames manifested themselves in the upper part of the house, which was filled with spectators of the opera. Tae occupants of the stalls and the parterre gained the street without any mishap, but a dreadiul panic took place among the people in the galleries, some of th.-m in shear desperation jumping out of the window. and being shockingly injured. The artistes rushed out of the building in their costumes. There was a number of dressers and mipernuineraies in the room at the top of the theatre, and it is feared that slweral of these have perished in the flames either by suffocation or actual burning. As for the terror-stricken persons who jumped from the windows, a dozen of them have been removed to the hospital. It is impossible during the present excitement to ascertain how many lives have been lost, but it is believed that the numbers considerable. LAftlR. PAUIS, Wednesday Midnight.—Terrible scenes were witnessed in the upper tiers of the theatre when tiie flames broke out, and the terror of the people was immeasurably added to by the fact that each tier is so boxed-in that the audience can only get out one by one in single file. The struggle was something terrible to see. Men, women, and children pushed and scrambled in one great mass, and in the frantic struggle to reach the part-tires many were trampled underfoot and seriously, if not fatally, hurt. Amid the uproar could be heard the heartrending shrieks of women and children calling aloud in their terror for help. The thin doors were eventually broken down, and the partitions destroyed, and the occupants of the gallery poured panic-stricken down the narrow staircase, many being injured on the way. As the news of the catastrophe spread, the streets in the vicinir,y began to till with anxious crowds, and around the theatre itself a scene of indescrib- able confusion ensued. With some difficulty the ambulances were brought through the surging multitudes outside the theatre, and a number of injured persons were conveyed to the Hotel iJieu. Many, however, remain helpless within the burn- ing building, and will probably be suffocated. At the moment of telegraphing it is impossible to estimate what is likely to be the loss of life, but it cannot be other than considerable. THURSDAY, 1.30 A.M. The fire continues to rage at the Opera Comique Theatre, and the building seems doomed to destruction, its walls having already commenced to give way. I now learn that 14 of the people that jumped out of the windows have succumbed, and that no fewer than 43 have received injuries more or less serious. IREUTER'S TELBQRAM.1 PARIS, Wednesday Night.—The Opera Comique is on fire, and the flames appear to have gained a firm old of the building. It is feared that several I persons nave Deen injured. The fire Is. oeiieveu to have originated in the wings. A panic ensued when the flames were seen to burst forth, and in the crush many persons were trampled on anu seriously hurt. The building will probably be en- tirely destroyed. PARIS, Thursday Morning.—The flames,^ now appears, originated behind the scenes during tue first act and spread with gre-t rapid! y« "P" ing the whole building. The sparks flew all over the neighbouring streets, extending as far as the Place d'Islay, Uourse, and causing great alarm among the inhabitants. The actors made their escape in their costumes by every available exit, but it is feared that mdny persons have been injured, though details are sti.l wanting. The terror was greatly added to by the tact of the gas being turned out, the only light being that from the lurid flames of the burning woodwork, which shone weirdly through the dense volumes of smoke. The firemen are still engaged in playing upon the flames. The streets are thronged with crowds of spectators.

A REMARKABLE ADVENTURE. A R^sa-shire correspondent writes:—While Christina M'lvor, a middle-aged woman, belong- ing to the parish of Lochbroom, and locally known as "Stiana Bhèag," was on her way to Kinlochewe a few days ago, she accidentally stumbled and fell over one of the many precipices that skirt the margin of Loch Marete. A tree growing from a cleft in the rock miraculously intercepted her fall, and prevented her plunging into the deep waters beneath. To this tree the woman clung with the grip of despair until she had partially recovered from the stunning effects of her dreadful fall. Beneath her was a sheer rock washed by the dark waters of the lake; above, a rock impossible to climb; and toaddtothe niiseryofthepoorwoman's situation, she became painfully sensible of the fact that her right leg was broken below the knee. The place was miles away from the nearest house, and her prospects of immediate help were there- fore faint indeed. In this painful extremity she noticed a projecting ledge close by the tree, and by efforts which can be more easily imagined than desoribed, she managed to crawl or drag herself to this place of comnarative safety. The pain in the fractured limb, intensified'by her efforts, was frightful, and she lay quite exhausted and exposed to the elements, having lost her shawl in the fall. In this perilous and exposed condition she remained from the Saturday til the following Monday afternoon—three days and I two nights—without food or shelter of any kind, slaking her feverish thirst by water that trickled from the rocks overhead, and which she caught in her boot. On Monday she noticed a boat passing, and using her little remaining strength, she managed to attract the attenfciou of its occupants to her dangerous position. By skilful manoeuvring on the part of the fishermen, the poor woman was lowered into the boat, taken to Poolewe, and thence sent to Ullapool, where she now lies under the care of the parish doctor.

ROBBERIES AT SWANSEA. On Wednesday, at the Swansea police-court, a I' lad of 14 years named Lewis Stern was charged with stealing from a van in the Alexandra, road a bag containing j359 in gold, a cheque for JB12, I and a bill valued at j38, the property of one John Miller.—Alice Miller, the wife of tiln prosecutor, ¡ a horse dealer, said she travelled about the country iu a van, which at present was stationed in Alexandra-road, Swansea. On Friday morn- ing she placed the bag with the contents named in a drawer, which she afterwards locked. In the afternoon she left the van, and on returning an hour and a half later, she found that the drawer had been broken open, and the bag and money stolen. Prisoner travelled with witness's brother in another van. Hhe identified the bag produced, as well as the chequa and bill.—Mar- garet McCarthy, a servant in the employ of the brother of the last witness, said she saw prisoner go into Miller s van on the afternoon in question. He remained there about a quarter of an hour. She^asked him what he tvas doing, and he replied What's the odds to you?" On leaving lie pretended that he had been looking for a saucepan. He then disappeared.—Detective Gill proved arresting pnsoner in Liverpool. Part of the stolen property wasrecovered by the Liverpool police. The prisoner, when arrested, was wearing a new suit of clothes, new boots, and a new hat He said he was glad the police had caught him before he had spent more of the money. In reply to the charge prisoner said My master did not serve me properly* or I would not have done it. He promised to buy me a suit of clothes which he had not done. It appears that prisoner is a native of Birmingham, and that his parents are very respectable people. The bench thought the case a bad one, but, on a recommendation to mercy from the prosecutor, they let him off with a month's imprisonment.

77777777-- EXPLOSION ON A STEAMER AT PENARTH. Considerable excitement was occasioned at Penarth ou Wednesday night by the report of an explosion which occurred on board a German steamer lying in the docks. The steamer in question proved to be the J. H. Niemanns, a vessel of 676 tons register, bound for Lisbon. It was laden with coal from the Glamorgan Coal Company, and but for the untoward event under notice, would have left Penarth by that evening's » l6, explosion occurred shortly after six 0 clock, atid was attributable, it is supposed, to spontaneous combustion, The effect of the explosion^ was to blow some of the hatches as high into the air as the mast heads, but fortunately no personal injuries were sustained by any of tht crew with the exception of a seaman named Johann Harr, who was severely burnt about the hands and face. He was with all possible promptitude removed to the Ha'madryad Hospital Ship, where hi^ injuries were attended to by Dr Hughes, the m«dical superintendent. The vessel, which had sustaine(j but trifling damage, was passed through into the basin clear of all nf fnJe88f,!Sr.an 7 PmVably 8ail COUfSC ffra T (Thursday). Th* explosion naturally Tu C. tf: *be vicinity of the cocks, the most extravagant it,mours bavins bean circulated in the neighbourhood,

BANKRUPTCY OF A PUBLlOAN. On Wednesday, at the Merthyr k. Court-before Mr Registrar Lewis—tl»e ™l,u^ examination of Evan Davies, Full Moon, wain, Dowlais, was conducted by Mr Daniel, the official receiver iu bankruptcy. 'rpT1" debtor commenced business four years ago with capital of £ 20, which he had borrowed of „ nephew. He realised £ 40 by the sale of the public-house business to one John Davies, Cwm- felin, collier, on th^ Thursday before he filed his petition. Questioned as to the removal of some rniture, the debtor said he could not t' where all of it was.- Mr Daniel complained that funiiture bad been iomoved when they took possession, and that the children claimed it as theirs. The father was not then present, but it was hoped that he would now be able to give the court some information on the point.—Mr Vaughan, who appeared for debtor, explained that the dispute arose in consequence of the original possessor having died intestate. Tho purchaser of the public-house paid the rent (£8) out of the B40. Bad debts and one thing and another were the causes of failure. The little boy who kept the score was dead. Ha had one watch in pawn at Dowlais another was at a watch- maker's in Pontlottyn.-The examination was adjourned for a fortnight.

Stuideix of a > UWISM Tfa«" v;uui.-Oa j Tweviay ,¡.Ir Jololl J. ^vis, hosier >u outfitter, of Oxford-street, died suddenly at '1": residence v.st 111 too act of • .easing before •_ ;oir to.L«!&i- );-ss. Mr Lewis S for some time jniffrrod from I p^Station of the 1., IIrt, and the itnm-dmte cause of his àeatl, is Sl1PF ;s*-d to !>« syncope, i

GENERAL HtWS. U n, ù. Faissa-t; at PuaJiinjifoaui. — Messrs Joseph and cjoas, jetvelisrs, fac'oiv, and merchants, St. Paul'd-square, Birmingham, have annouueed that in consequence of the action of certain of their creditors, they have no alternative but to file a petition in bankruptcy. Their liabilitiesamount to £ 53,000. iSealsh of Mr Parnell.—Mr Parnell's health is much improved, and there is no reason to doubt that on the re-assembling of Parliament the right lion, gentleman will bo able to resume his parliamentary duties. Mr Parnell ha,s been ad- vised to spend the recess at the seaside. End of the Nortliuinfoerljuid Strike. — The Northumberland miners' strike was settled on Wednesday afternoon, at the conference of owners and miners, tho men submitting to a redaction of 12i per cent, and 61 per ceut. respec- tively on different classes of ooai. A Murderer Goes Mad.-Sigismond Weiss- man, iha man who, after being turneu out of the Cafe de la Terasse, situated on the Boulevard Bonne Nouvelle, Paris, killed the pro- prietor of that establishment with .his sword-stick, has gone mad, and has 'been transferred from prison to the Saiute Anne Asylum. Illness of the Bev. Dr. Young Consi- derable alarm has been caused by the Rev. Dr. Young, president of the Wesleyan Con- ference, being suddenly attacked with bronchitis whilst in tbe North of England. On inquiry we are informed that the rev gentleman is progressing favourably, and no serious consequences are at present apprehended. He wffcJ^ Emerson Baiubridge, of Sfaolt Hall Alnwick, and hopes in the course of a few days to resume his official duties. Outrages. On Tuesday anothc* dynamite outrage,the thud of the kind within three weeks was perpetrated at Hebburn, Newcastle. This time it was the police-station which was the obiect of attack, and the explosive used is believed to i.avebeen dynamite. The panelsof the house-door of Inspector Harrison were blown out, and the windows of the magistia.tes' rcom and the police court shattered, and ather damage done. TIle Kentish-Town Murder. — The Roch- date police bava discovered that a. prisoner whom they had in custody as a suspicious character is one of the parties implicated in the Kentish-town murder. He had a large sum of money in his possession, and being under the impression that his confederates had betrayed him, gave information which it is believed will enable the police to bring the Kentish-town mur- derers to justice. All Obnoxious Rogue.-A rogue of a very obnoxious kind has just been before Mr Justice Day, at Liverpool Assizes. Peter Mel. vern Jones, estate agent," was proved to have been guilty of a long series of frauds in his vocation as a "promoter" of limited liability companies and a shocking account was given to fcheiudare of thA widespread ruin and distress which bad followed his operations. The learned followed bis ope i judge sent him to penal servitude for seven years. Bankruptcy of Lord Colin CampbeU. In the London Bankruptcy Court on Monday, Mr Registrar Giffard made a receiving order against the estate of Lord Colin Campbell, of 2, Bryanston-square. The petitioning creditor is the Duke of Marlborough, whose claim of £ 971.is in respect of taxed costs incurred in the Colin Campbell divorce suit. Neither the debtor nor anyone on his behalf appeared when the case was called on. Mr George Lewis was for the petition- ing creditor. Alarming Trapeze Accident.—Two trapeze performers, known 1.3 Neston and Aerian, have just had a very narrow escape while performing at the Leicester Jubilee Exhibition. One performer dives 30ft., turning somersaults, and is caught by another performer hanging head downwards. The dive was successfully accom- plished, but as the other performer seized him, the sudden strain snapped the trapeze fastenings, and, amid great sensation, the men and apparatus fell into the net. They were severely shaken. l'cnal Servitude for Mie. — At the Cen- tral Criminal Court, on Tuesday, Meshach Lee, a gipsy, 29 years of age. Was tried for feloniously assaulting Laura Lilley Limstead, aged eight years. The child lived at Ealing, and the prisoner, an itinerant mender of chairs and baskets, met her on Agril 12th, and decoyed her to Ealing Common, where he abused her and assaulted her in a shocking manner.—The jury found the prisoner guilty, and he was sentenced to penal servitude for life. Soldiers Fined a .Day's Pay.-Tha Limerick Chronicle, a Conservative journal, in its issue of Tuesday night, says — It is rupaoured that the officers and men of the Royal Munster Fusiliers Militia Regiment have been fined a day's pay for the Jubilee celebrations. If this be so, we cannot help expressing our opinion that a most unwarrantable liberty has been taken. The most unjustifiable pressure has beeu exercised b.y tho authorities, and, taken on the whole, the proceeding is probably as shameless as any that has been witnessed since the time of the Tudors." Release of Irish rriests--In the Dublin Court of Bankruptcy on Tuesday, Judge Boyd said, after the decision of the Court of Appeal in Father Keller's case, directing the re- lease of his reverence, he directed his registrar to ascertain whether the informalities existing in that cass also applied to the case of Father Ryan and Mr Slattery, the witness com- mitted along with him. Finding that they did, lie directed that Father Ryan and Mr Slattery should be brought to court on Tuesday for the pur pose of being discharged. They were accordingly released from custody, ana were cheered as they left the court. MuMIn Corporation and the Jubilee Thnnlts- glvlng. —On Monday ti,t:! Dublin Corporation having refused, because of tne distressing condi- tion of Ireland and the impending Coercion Bill, to take part in the public thanks- giving service in Westminster Abbey, Alderman Moyers moved that the Conservative members would avail themselves of the tickets. Sir George Owens seconded the motion. The Lord Mayor, M.P., said the corporation were bound to make known their dIssatisfaction withthe rule under which they lived. Mr Henry Gill, M.P., said the five Conservatives could write to Loudon themselves for the tickets, stating they were the minority of tot) corporation. The motion was negatived. A Grievance against a Barmaid with Dyed Hair.—At Hammersmith on Saturday, a waiter obtained a summons againit his wife for an assault. The wife followed to complain of her husband! She said at the place where her husband was employed there was a barmaid who dyed her hair She said at the place where her husband was employed there was a barmaid who dyed her hair and had falsa teeth. The dyed hair seemed to be attractive, and her husband liked It.-Mr Paget: Do you mean that ho prefers dyed hair to your's ? -The Wite: Yes. He sayb dyed hair is much cleaner (Laughter.)—In continuation of her com- plaint she said that she had watched them together, and on Friday night she picked up a pot and struck him after he had kissed her. Mr Paget: What do you want hero?-. The Wife: I have come with him. I thought both ought to come.—Mr Paget: Do you come with him to prove that you struck him? The wife: Yes, sir. (Laughter.)—vlr Paget said 6he would have to answer the summors next week. Action by violet Cameron's Husband. — The libel actiou—De Bensaude v. the Man- Chester Umpire— wns concluded in the Queen's Bench Division on Saturday before Mr Justice Cave and a common jury. Mr Kiscli having finished his speech £ or the plaintiff, the learned judge summed up. He said there was no doubt the article in the Umpire was a gross libel, as bad a one as he could conceive, and the only question for the jury was the amount of the damages. The jury foutyi a verdict for the plaintiff, and assessed the damages at £ 390, including the sum of J840 paid into court. Judgment for the plaintiff accordingly with costs. The libel consisted of an extract from a. New York paper, containing a statement alleged to have been made by Lord Lonsdale to an interviewer. Cruelty at Sea.-At the Thames police-court on Tuesday, James Cocks, waiter Edward Win. Evans, first mate James Giea ves, second mate; an(i John William Webster, seaman all of the British barque the Lady Douglas, were charged on remand with shooting on the high seas, when between Sharks Bay and England, and lllusmg a £ &ilor named Hassin. Mr Mead prose- cuted on behalf of the Treasury, and Mr St. John Wontner defended. Peter Ring, the ship's steward, deposed that the deceased and another Malay, named Carsein, jomea them at Gascoigne, and there were also on board three white men and three boys. Soon atterwards Hassin appeared strange in his manners, and secreted himself in the fore-peak, Mheni found he refused to come out, but subse- quently consented. He then attempted to jump overboard. On another occasion he armed him- self with a carving knife and went to the fore- peak, and, the crew being unable to secure him, it was decided to shoot him. The accused were reinanued. The Improper use of City Funds. — j lie Report o; the C^nnniHee ot the House of Commons on u„, alleged malversation by the Corporation of London, in connection with their opposition to the Municipal Reform Bill was issued on Saturday. It deals minutely with the expenditure incurred by the Corporation regarding this matter, and in conclusion the com- mittee considered two questions—first, whether the Corporation had aby legal right to expend the City cash at all for the purpose of defending its own existence, and resist- ing proposals for its reform or abolition; and, second, whether, assuming it had this right, the expenditure was of an improper character. The committee submitted that no conclusive judgment on the question of malversation could be arrived at except by a court of law. It had not been established by the evidence given before thorn. As to the second question, if the right the Corporation to spend the money in its owu defence were admitted, a certain expenditure on public meetings and literature m enaec| to instruct the public mind Wa f expenditure. The pre- ^,a,. of petitions was not necessarily Kad not lnaproper. The charge of malversation had not been ',stained, but improper use of a por- tion of the city fundg had been proved. ^Remarkable &«ene.—One of tlifl most remark w J> ™ m;Vlcle8 evev «iveu by tli« "wnd ¥ 'u ,°n Friday afternoon, during which it alternately raiH(id ami haiied> The Cow- boys and Indians seemed to be exhilarated by the uuiavourable atmospheric conditions, and went through the performance with the greatest t o- sible sijjiut and vivacity. A number of tumbles °n n *he V*™ on,y oh cited from che,«. rer i-» cd sjiouLo ot laughter i„-ni uorWon, and tho h-iroer it stormed the o::d»r they rlied. The n-iv-.Cy of the spectaci wcmwl 'o'ham thai spectators to seats, an.! the uudiem. which s- very large one, remained to the u J, when test tied their appreciation by loud &•_ long- I ;uasd cu-plarse. j&eadiusiu Bed. —Mis« Auulo fiy u:i lad v, was burnt So death on Sunday .n.-ruing i,'v ,i lira which broke out in her bedroom at H.rmslow. The unfortunate lady, it is believed, bad been readme mj b?d. A Tory i,:íi QO uuuer the Hammer. — The Beaconsheid Ch.iu, a grandiose bmidingjui-t beside tho gates of Marlborough House, is placarded with bills proclaiming its sale by auntion on an earlv dry next month. The Banns Forbidden. — Considerable ex- citement has been caused at fataines Paris* Church immediately after the publication of banns of marriage by the Rev J. H. Arm- strong, vicar, by a man standing up and saying, in a loud v-dco, I forbid the banns." At the conclusion of the service he saw the vicar in the vestry, and it then appeared that he objected to his daughter's marringe on the ground that she was under age. The Sebright Nullily Case. — lit the Divorce Court on Wednesday the case of Sebright (otherwise Scott) v. Sebright stood in the list of causes. It will be remembered that Miss Lena Mary Scott., daughter of Lady Scott, petitioned some time ago against a pretended marriage ceremony with Arthur Edo.-ard Sebright, and Mr Justice Butt ruled the cerf.m "iy null and void. On Wednesday there being no opposition, the decree nisi was ruled absolute, thus finally dissolving the marriage. Lady Scott was in court, and appeared much gratitied at tho result. <

MR JOHN MORLEY AT NORWICH Following on a conference of the National Liberal Federation, held at Norwich on Wednes day afternoon, a great and enthusiastic meeting took place at uight in the Aericultural-bali. Mr Morley received a most cordial welcome on enter- ing the hall. The chair was taken by Mr J. J. Coleman, M.P., who was supported by Mr Schnadhorst, Mr Broadhurst, M.P., Mr Joseph Arch, Mr F. S. Stevenson, M.P., Sir William Brampton Gordon, etc. After a few remarks from the chairman, a resolution, moved by Mr George White (chairman of the Norwich Liberal Association) and seconded by Sir William Brampton Gordon, was carried, expressing un diminished confidence in Mr Gladstone as leader of the Liberal party, and welcoming Mr Morley (on this his first visit to Norwich) as a true statesman of high courage aod sincere devotion to the best interests of the United Kingdom." Mr MORLEY, who was greeted with prolonged cheers, thanked the meeting for the great cor- diality of their reception. It was said that the Tories, besides taking pos.se;ssion of the land, had taken possession of the land question. (Laughter.) bo far a& their bills before Parliament were con- cerned, the Tories had not touched the fringe of the question, much less the root of the evil, viz., that four-fifths of the soil of this country belonged to some seven thousand families, (Cheers.) The Tories were leaving abundance of work for the Liberals to do in the reform of our land question, but nothing very effective could be done in that direction until we had swept away the system of long settlements of land, which prevented it coming into the market, and which preserved it in the condition of monopoly. Why were they prevented from moving forward in the path of reform in relation to the land question, and all those other mattars on vhich opinion was fully ripe? It was because the Liberal party could not agree what was the best plan for the better government of Ireland, which all sections of the Liberal party had decided to be urgently needed by the condition of Ireland, as it was loudly demanded by the voice of Ireland. It was the most deplorable in the political history of this century that fellow soldiers, who had fought shoulder to shoulder on behalf of great Liberal causes, should have drifted and be still drifting apart. It was true that dissentient Liberals proffered the rest of the Liberal party conciliation, but it was much in the tones of those zealous for fraternity who, in the days of the French Revolution, used to go about the streets of Paris armed with daggers, saying to the first man they met in the street, Be my brother or I will kill thee." (Laughter.) When these menacing proffers of conciliation were urged upon them, he (Mr Morley) endeavoured to imitate the meekness of Oliver Cromwell. (Laughter.) Oliver Cromwell on a certain occa- sion was beseiging the city of Edinburgh, and he was very much teased with letters from Borne Presbyterian divines assuring him how bad he was and how mistaken his policy was. Oliver Cromwell wrote back, and said, Dear Brothers, X do beseech you to remember that it is possible that you may be wrong." (Laughter and cheers.) If their dissentient Liberal friends would bear this possibility in mind, it would have a much more soothing effect thau their assumption that their being wrong was an impossibility. No wonder, when so much legislation was necded,aud when the evils for which it was needed were growing deeper and spreading wider, that men's minds should be dwelling upon the necessity torartiunion of the party. He would make any sacrifice short of thesacritice of principle to bring about that reunion, but he was forced to subscribe to the view of Lord Rosebery that at present.,in regard to the plans of Home Rule, they saw no daylight, and that the moment for reunion was not propitious. How could they, in the midst of the heat of protest against this disastrous and shameful policy of coercion, hurry forward to reconcile themselves with their dissentient friends who were in the main responsible for fastening this policy upon Ireland ? (Cheers.) How could they hurry forward to unite with statesmen who not only supported the general policy of coercion, but doggedly and defiantly and steadfastly went. into the division lobby against any modifications to make it less drastic and stringent ? As a condition to any possibility of reunion on their part, the dissentient Liberals requires an assurance that the Liberal party would support a full and continuous representation of Ireland at Westminster. This was odd coming from gentle- men why resisted the demands of the present representatives of Lel&nd, and asserted that they were rebels, criminals, and rutnans. (Shame.) That rather suook bis confidence m tue sincerity of those who pressed for assurances that the Liberal party were in favour of a full awl continuous representation of Ireland lit minster. So long as it did not mean that the government to be conferred upon Ireland should be anything short of a real and effective Irish autonomy, 80 far he was perfectly sure it would receive the fullest examination. It was a crafty demand of the Unionists to ask that the Gladatonians should produce another plan, and they would not fall mto that trap. (Cheers.) Meanwhile tho Tory Coercion Lill was being urged forward, and it was the duty 01 Liberals as a party and minority m the circumstances not to be framing constitu tious for Ireland, but to bo examining the Government's system of governing lrelanu. to watch their bill with unsleeping vigilance, measure its length and depth, and resent as far as their forces would allow all the most injurious and affronting provisions of the msasuie. (Cheers.) The time would come for reunion, but it would only come with the breakdown of the Coercion Bill, and when there shall be forced upon both sections of the Liberal party the e- tailed consideration of plans for out a better, wiser, aud safer policy. (Obeer The charges of obstruction brought against the Liberal party arose from the fact that the Government could not bear that a single clau-e, provision, or line of their bill should be discussed. When a measure with such tremendous pro- visions waa introduced, every man wito a spark of feeling for good laws and good gove i ment would feel bound to watch that meagre with the most lynx-eyed vigilance. (Oheers.) Mr Morley said the lories talked about union between England and ?e, but they always looked upon us inferior to Englishmen. They were, io very angry with him when he had said i »» their own leader, Lord Salisbury, had no about Hottentots, as if this was not a Hottentot policy and a Hottentot bill. (Loud cheers.) Jt was not the Liberal party who were degrading Parliament, but the party who were m.ik'ri?' at present the pitiful spectacle of devoting all its energies and time in framing an enormous measure for restricting the liocrty of tne people of Ireland, at a moment when Lei and was as quiet as it ever was in its h»story._ (Cneeis.) The first important statute of the lories was to strip Irishmen of those elements o ci » p which were the birthright of every English- men. That was the hateful position which the British Parliament bad taken up. Were we never to learn the Ieseons of experience ? liespect for law, loyalty to Government, aud attachments order, were plants which would never thrive under the black shadow of a Coercion Act. (Cheers.) Was the English Government going to leave Ireland for over five, ten, twenty, or twenty-five years, smouldering and seething in disaffection, and see Ireland a SOllS repeating to each other over their peat fires the tales of Ireland's wrongs, and leaving the country with bitter hatred to her oppressor,England,in their hearts? If so. Irishmen would, he hoped, not forget at least that there was in England a vast host who were awake at last to the trials and wrongs that the Irish nation had endured, and who had declared from the private to tho general in chief that they would not rest, and that no public object should interfere, until they could do whatever legislation could do to rignt these wrongs, and to restore to the people ot lie and all those conditions upon which, and upon which only, a nation could enjoy its own self-respect. (Loud cheers.)

SUPPOSED LOSS OF A LOOAl VESSEL. Grave fearaare entertained as to the safety of the iron sailing ship Compta, owned by Messrs E. Bates and Son, of Liverpool, and which left Newport on the 13th of December last bound for the Mauritius. For some time news of her arrival has been anxiously awaited, but. up to date nothing has been heard of her nor has any niteih. gence been received of her having been spoken by passing vessels. Over five months having elapsed since the Compta left Newport, only very slight hopes of her safety obtain and there is leason to fear that she has gone down with all hands, Tha usual period occupied in making the passage is about seventy days. Among those on board the vessel was Mr Frank M. Purdon, who was known locally as a skilful athlete, and was at one time connected with the Newport Football Club. Mr Purdon took a passage in the Compta for tn« Mauritius, from whence he intended tl proceed to the Cape, The Compta, which was built at Port Glasgow in 1864, had a net tonnage of 998 tons.

THE MOTHER'S HAND that rocksi the cradle is the hand that iruards the home. All married wortiag women will admit ttu-ir anxiety to make the !« band's earnings farthest.this |s r. v-;r.- -v- v.- i ¡ aud to !><s commended tut loiv pi '■ chi-ipesc. As S^ur^eon s i; s, '• the best is ite-si l» buy; i>ihcrs HM$cat t" nii be worth t,ESS." f ri«i< -• injury to health and inability to work result from the use of cu.i tea, u.n arU' ihiv- should xb .« all tilings be u->d i ui". For óO 3f»rs UGRMMAN'S TEA. has been in demand, a-.d highly >:st;>»iued for its strong, lict" and delicious devour, viih p- ;-4-« £ purity. Sold at .Lendon i'jtxd pric?t Dy Agents o veryvrhere. 2t06i

I DISTRICT NEVvS, t A Steanfcer ^aant:hi j-'ejuu-tta. — On Iuoa.y evening, iu the presence of a large and distinguished company, a new steamer was safely launched at Penarth. Tho vessel is named the steamship Albatross, and has beau built by the Penarth Slipivay Company. She has [\11 over-all length of 147 feet, Witn a breadth of 23 feet, and a moulded depth of 11 ft. 9 in. She has a raised quarter-deck, under which are the engines, which are inverted. The engines are surface condensing, with cylinders In inches and 34 inches, by 24-ilich stroke. She will be rigged as a fore-and-aft steamer, with three masts, <%nd will carrv 450 tons gross register and 30 tons of banker. It may be mentioned that this is the fourth vessel turned out by the company, and they are now also building a tug for a London firm. I The steamer will proceed to Buenos Ayres, whither it is bound in connection with a large contract that Mr T. A. Walker has there. Tho ceremony of launching the Albatross was performed by Mrs David Roberts, the wife of the secretary of tbe company. Dowlais Harmonic Society. — On Sunday afternoon a meetiuir of the members of the Dowlais Harmonic Society was held in the Oddfellows' Hall. There was but a small attend- ance. The conductor was unable to be present owing to illness. Mr Davies, however, sent a letter, in which ho stated that his medical adviser strongly urged him not to undertake the work of training the choir for a period of at least four months., Under those circumstances he felt bound to resign the conductorship. Mr Davies hopes to ba well enough to re-establish the choir in September, and if this should be done, an oratorio or opera. will be performed at Christmas, aud the future course will then be decided upon. Ever sinco the division of thd money wou on Easter Monday the attendance of members has been wretchedly ineagje, and several vocalists, aggrieved at the decision that the money should be divided, have refused to take part in the affairs of the choir. For all practical purposes the far society m:<>y now be considered dissolved. 'overs of music must earnestly hope that it wdl oe speedily resuscitate: Brynmawr Reglstrarship —In the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice, on Monday-before the Lord Chief Justice and Mr "ustico A. L. Smith (sitting as a divisional court)—-Mr Gleu moved for a rule nisi m t.tle nature of an information for a quo warranto on behalf of Mr Thomas Jones Party, of Bryn- mawr, Brecon, calling upon Mr Thomas Lewis, of the same place, to show cause why ho exercises the duties of tha office of superintendent regisj mfr T of, Marriages, and deaths.— Xbe Lord Chief Justice, after examining the law upon the matter, and citing • the judgments of Lords Lyndhurst, Brougham, and other judges, to the effect that a quo warranto did not lie in the case of an officer removeable at the will aud plea- sure ot others. Their lordships therefore held that a quo warranto would not lie in this case, and refused to grant tbe rule applied for. Street Alterations at Newport. — At the Newport police-court, on Monday, before the Mayor (Air G. Ho«kins) and four other magistrates, prior to the usual business, a special sessions was held for the transfer of licences, 4 r f m vhver asked the magistrates to transfer the hcenee of the Harp and Shamrock, Mill-parade, held by n Bridget Traynor, a widow, to new unlicensed premises at the corner of Pottery and Baldwin streets. In consequence of the near construction of the now lino from the Alexandra to the Newp-rr, Dock, there would be an alteration of the streets, and the Tredegar Wharf Company had issued notices to the whole of the occupants of Mill-parade that they must leave during the present year.—Mr'Moore, who opposed the application, said that if the railway company needed the house they would give com- pensation. Head Constable Sinclair said the premises were unsuitable, but- were situated in the centre of a tmckly populated district.—The Magistrates' Clerk Most of the publicises ot Newport are in the wrong place. (Laughter.)- The bench unanimously declined to grant the application. ° Fatality to a Swansea Iimfcceper. — On Saturday evening a shocking accident oc- curred at the Won and North-Western Railway IW1, whicn resulted in the landlord (MrSkerrie) fatally fracturing his skull. It appears that he went into the cellar for the purpose of turning on the gas. The steps arc exceedingly steep, and it is supposed that be must have slipped, for soon after he was found terribly iniured. Medical assistance was at once obtained, but it was of no avail. The deceased was 57 years of age, md ti timnU!f fen ^ndlord of the hotel. At tho time of tiie acciuent his wife was on a visit to Xredegar. Ak the mque^ on the body, held on Monday afternoon before Mr Strick, a verdict of Accidental acath" as lvturned. TliC Jubilee ArraUgCm £ nts xt r*nM.- Ou Saturday evening meeti uf the general festivities committee was held at Penarth to deoiije upon the programme to be adopted on Jubilee Day. The committee resolved not to take upon themselves the responsibility of decorating the town, but to leaVe it to private individl'mlf. At eight o'clock m the moimng a sidufe will be fired fn>m tnebatterya thedock. In the afternoon a tea will be served to all the Sunday scholars in their respective school-rooms, atld afiimier wy, beRlve:1 to toe poor of tne town. A monster procession will tuen bo fol'ned at tha Drill-shed, which will proceed to the beach, where all will join in singing the National Anthem Newport Working Men's (J0.ope^tive Society was formally opened. The new build.ngs present an imposing appearance, and (he Vicinal frontage extends a d.staace of Utft front Llin. arth-strect m the direction of the n wet portion t S" tZ^ o7e\\ X> tftain entrance is in the c-n.ie of the fro„^ d tl Qre ara two handsome shops on on the left bemg rin„ boots and shoes, &e., rnd H*"1?'1 10 tfapfr; side to grocery, provisions « \W° ,°U th6 r first floor is occupied by sbow-rooms, tca-room, and committee-room; aud thn »° w n' Bists mainly of a room f.u h0h f fl°°r r? 55ft. by 31ft., and is capable sons, being approached by a v" ,8 ln^ 400 per- of stairs. The cost of the and Tl about £ 5,000. The contact wSI V^S at £ 2,644; the purchase ,nSJ6t V?11' T' ?nCt' the corporation was £ 2,000 T7 the site fiom carried out under the effic-ic,3 T l,a\,bT Swash, of Messrs *1 Mr A" architects, London and N^p^t leaner, THFS^U^ -AT The debtor attributed hi« faUi^f yT8i°r*' ^,SC?- the district, and stated tnide ted to £ 350 and the t() J"s had not, however, furnished y°„J -y ( Debtor of affairs, aud the examin-.f; U d s.t?tomen.t the Official Receiver intimS? Mvf made no offer to the creditor V !'? ,r judicated bankrupt. S> aud woula bs ad" Swansea Court i/cc.t — a ► „„ hall on Monday was held il,- the TTown: the Duke of Beaufort, M Loe,fc, steward of the manor) w-eS (K W- f\,h^ev 6 ,0 deputy steward), Mr F. and Mr Iry {the T. Powell was elected foremL, n | usual formal business havW tU? JUry* f } hearty vote of thanks waa Beaufort for the liberal ^edto tie.^uk° met the proposals for U 1,1 W,)1C 1 1 if Mumble- 'approvement of the A^LK,1lWny « Saunrtersloot. W".l,uoi«ted station vi T.! i -i n t'iactf *bv the Pembroke niVnri/i* yv <U *'ay Much inconve- nience has been caused m Wl, t h tbe absence ofpropBr;.Hx-onm1odatIon f<)r !rav8uL, and the bom-hood! ° Clded booa to the neifi'h" Municipal Hosyltauty._At a meftting of the Ltecon council on M "i.day)t|13 M r (\j[r J. Wil- thftn^lrpre!i a.lltter was received from Cn-n?°r in 5llvi«ng the Mayor and af "tb p!0"rfr pre('"n to accompany tho members J the Cardiff Corporation, oa tPh(5 c,ccasion of the. annual in pect.ou by the Wt ()f the Cardiff Watervv-orks, wmcl, event takes place on June 3nJ. The invitation w-s accepted. about a ch^^elgber. A col^ay enspmc, Uop,-eced ju tile ftnnal8 C.M pJ v" f lT ,,cc«rved at No. 2 Bwllfa Coil fri'n r T lr,'P0ity of the Aberdare- .„ y Company. It appear3 that the workmen ,)jy a, contractor named William m !nW'n- ',aSi the sol« management of the inme. On lnursday evening ln«t the men, who a(lvl:5abili ty of employing a checkweigher. xlithcito the men have not had 'i chockwoighcr. J-hs men unaiumously decided to appoint one of themselves to check the weiebt cf the coal they Bend to the machine, The contractor said ho u"7 Permit a checkweighman into the macjine-hotise, remarking that his son was quite competent enough to do the york himself. 'J'he work re en, howevee, authorised the person tiiey nad elected to go to the machine-house ou Monday and commence duties. The contractor declined to admit him, aud tho men consequently refused to resume operations. I Anti«Tithe Agitation^ The whole of the farmers on tlio Karl of Dud- iey a estate — with one exception — who were o is trained upon for tithes bv* the Ecclesiastical CommissmiierB, and on Monday Paid the tithes in nuf, the entire cost of distraint being borne by the landlord. The trustees of Lord Dudley i-t- insed to have any sales on their estates, and stated that they would pav tbe tithes and reaajust the rents if the farmers refused. Tho distrained farmers on adjoining estates however, etili. s'outly resist these tithes unless abatements similar to tluse conceded by the rectors of L-andrillo n:al Eynwyd are grunted. Singing Festival at Rlsymney.—On Monday the (Jal vuiistic Methodists ot theKhymney District Jieici tneir usual singing festival- The niorning meeting was held at Bargoed, Mr T. Morris pre- siding. The Rev J. p. Walters (Liansamlpi.) questioned the schools upon a chanier from 3 Yr Hyfforddwr," and Mr J. B. Jones con- ducted the singing, The afternoon and evening meetings were held at Brynhyfryd Chapei, Rhymney, the I £ •<v A. Davies presiding. A New Manager at the National Oollieries.— Mr D. Gibbon, foanerly manager of JJtaein-hnndda Colliery, wa.s on Thursday last appointed the. principal manager of the Nation"! Collierie-, Cwtch, th-i property of Messrs Watts, Wan; aod O r IU- Gibbon no. :». '*«i.-jt..y. Ho jiad if>-i .iod at Treuer: t for t/ver <s5 yt-y dnr2a.i 12 of w hicli he liiiH tiie. poaumn of ct-'iiery at Blaenrhtn.iida Pits, wit »» have euj.-yed a mimrkilde imrnnnify from aeei-ierits. Mr J«;.iepii H, Wi;• fii.i-, fom-eriy manager of National Otu:»»»•!<. £ Wanstowu, lir.-i been appointed mauagei tho -'iiaeorhondda Pits, wit »» have euj.-yed a mimrkilde imrnnnify from aeei-ierits. Mr J«;.iepii H, Wi;• fii.i-, fom-eriy manager of National Otu:»»»•!<. £ Wanstowu, lir.-i been appointed mauagei tho -'iiaeorhondda Oolhery, in tne piaw ot Mr G:vb;,us -h_ | fropcrty ;ae a; Cardigan, — Mr Thomas t-i. Grdiiu.s un 8atuid;.y last, offered fur sale by .uciioo, at C-r</igan, over 600 acres of land, comprising large and sr II farm" being the unsold portisi. t f tfi:; I' -sviiridell estate, the property of Mr Bowen, Q.C., and situate in the parishes of Bridell and Llantoods Pembrokeshire. The bidding was very spirited for some of the lots. JLh@ principal loi.s realised as follows :—The Farm of Peutre, containing 36 t Or 5n, was bouiriit by the tenant, Mr Thomas Griffiths, for £1,520 the rum of Gwndwn, con- taining 30a Or 39p, purchased by Mr Troilip, Black Lion Hotel, for £1,070; the farm and residence of Pen'ralltdd-j, containing- 901 1r 32p, was purciiased by Mr Evans, Forest, Farm, Cilge-- ran, for £3,130; the valuable residen'j-s' estate of Tygwyu, situated in ornamental grour "js, was withdrawn, no advance having been miiCe on the reserve price of £6,500. The small holding of Pentrebach, containing 5;1. 2r. 33p., was pur- chased by the tenant, Mr T. Griffiths, for £220, The accommoda tion land known as ParkpwMio, containing lOa. Or. 27p., was sold to Mr G. M. Williams(Gellygatty, Newcastle-Em'.yn) for £265. The farm of Rhiwsaesou, including Rhiwsaeson- fHch cottage and garden, containing altogether 45a. lr. 1p.. was knocked down to Mr G. M. Williams (Gellygatty) for JB855, including £95 for growing timber. The farm of Rhydybeinw, con- taining 49a. If. 31p" as purciiased by Mr G. J. George (Cdast) for £ 1.365. The farm of Cnwcshenkin, including valuable fields and meadows, and containing 32a. lr. 18" was bought by Mr George (Pen'rallt-Howell) for j61,620, including £100 for standing timber. A CardilMadeu Steamer Wrceked. — On Saturday afternoon, the steamer Juno brought to Bristol sixteen men, the crew of the George Moore, steamer, wrecked on her passage from Cardiff to Rochefort, The men were picked up at the Smalls with great difficulty, as there was a tremendous sea, running. A line was passed from the cutter of the Juno, and caught in the rigging of the George Moore, and then the men were drawn through the surf. The George Moore was fast sinking when tbe Juno left, as the tunnel had disappeared. She was built at Troon, ÜI Ayrshire, about s'*ven years ago, aud was It, very fine steamer. Scalded to Death.—Mr T. N. T. Strick held aii inquest on Saturday at the Wern Inn, Iiandore, upon the body of Rees Thomas, a child two years of age, who died on Thursday morning from the effects of Scalds received on Tuesday by the upsetting of a kettle of boiling water. It ap- peared that tho mother, who resided at Pwll- street, Brynhyfryd left the child undressed by the fire white she went out, and that on her return she found tho kettle upset and the child very much scalded. A verdict of Accidental death was returned. Accident at Cardiff Docks. — On Saturday morning T. Join1, 68 years of age, and who resided at 20, Mill:cent-^treel, was ad- mitted to the Infirmary, Cardiff, suffering from severe injuries sustained whilst at work at the Bute Docks. The unfortunate man was a truck inspector on the railway, and between seven and 8 o'clockou Saturday morning he was accidentally knocked down by a truck which, in passing over him, smashed one of hts arms, which has siince been amputated. One of his legs was badly bruised, t Suspension of a Captain's Certificate. — The Board of Trade inquay into the branding of the Labarrouere, of Cardiff, Was concluded at Swansea on Saturday. The oourt found that the master, Mr Hodge, had not exercised a. proper and seatnaniike care in steering a course along the coast of Brittai.y, and suspended his certificate for three months. A mate's certificate was granted him in the meantime. The North Wales Uuarrymen's Union.— Tiie 13th anuual conference of the North Wales Quarrymeu's Union was held at Carnarvon on Saturday, under the presidency (h Mr W. J. Parry. Mr W. Abraham, M.P. (Mabon), and Mr T. E. Eilis, M.P., were also present. The annual report was presented by the secretary, Mr W. J. Williams. The Alleged Snobbery at Neath.—The para- graph which recently appeared i-esj>ectin £ the dispute amongst tho Neath Volunteers was the chief topic of conversation last week. On Thurs- day week nearly all the nmicoinmissioned officers ab- sented themselves from the adjutant's parade, and the drill, under the circumstances. Was of a pecu- liar character. Mr William Griffiths, whose name was mentioned for the vacant lieutenancy, is exceedingly popular among the men, and it is generally conccded that lie is one of the best "drills" in the county. The question isavital one for volunteers at large, and it is felt that the matter ought to be thoroughly sifted. Quarter- master Davies (ironmonger) was applied to on Friday for Mr Griffiths' papers. Tbe request was not acceded to. FUe at Roath. — The normal quietude of Sapphiie-ytreet, Roath, Cardiff, was rudely broken at three o'clock on Tuesday morning by au alarm of fire. Au eager and anxious crowd rapidly collected in front of the tenement where the outbreak occurred, but an element of re-assurance was found in the fact that it Was uninhabited. The police were soon in attendance with hydrant and hose, and so judicious were their efforts, that in about half-an-hour's time the flames were subdued and, when the fire-engine arrived, they had prac- tically been extinguished. The building, it appears, serves the purpose of a store to Sir Parry, a builder. New Congregational Chapel.—On Tuesday afternoon the foundaMon stone of a Congregational chapel was laid in the village of Penally, about two miles from Tenby, by Mr Fred Craven, of Bradford. For many years the church has been accommodated in a barn. The situation of the new building is very convenient. There was a large attendance at the ceremony, and the R«vr. Robert Ann, PdrGerrard, and other frauds, deH- vered addresses. In tha evening the liev. H. S. Barton lectured on South Africa." Tenby Town Council: Tuesday, the Mayor in tbe chair. list: mate for a water rate at Is 7d, an i It general district rate at 2s in the £ were adopted. — Dr Reid brought forward tIle question IIf tbedesir- ablene?s of Tenby separating itself from the Pembroke Union. If this were done a great saving would, it was contended, be effected.—A resolution was adopted asking the rector and churchwardens to convey, a Special vestry to con- sider the matter. Physicians tor the Carmarthen slit re 1ft- firmary.— A special general meeting of the governors of theabova institute, WAS beld nil Wednesday at the Shire-hall, Carmarthen, for the purpose ot electing two physicians for the insti- tution. Mr J. Hughes acted as chairman. The mode of election was by open voting, and in tho result Messrs W. Lloyrl Edwards (the late houae- surgeon) and Li. M. Bowen-Jone9 were elected. The only other candidate for the post was Mr R. G. rnce. who has lately removed from thn Rhondda Valley to Carmarthen. The matter of tho election of house-surgeon in the place of Mr W. Li. Edwards was referred to a sub-committee, iu order that they should report to an adjourned meeting of the governors to bo held in a fort- night's time. New Baptist Schoolroom.— On Wednesday afteiuoon the opuniMg p¡"1II0I1}' in connection with the new school-room at Penarth was per formed by Mr Kichura Guy. After the ceremony a meeting was held, at which addresses were de- livered by the Revds F. C. Spurr (Cardiff), — Griffiths (Cathays), and J. Jonkyns (Penarth), and Mr W. Lewis (Canton). The new building, which was erected by Mr Henry Tape from designs prepared by Mr J. S. Jones, cost ab¡,Ut £600. Poutypool Local Boitrd Wednesday, M: R. Greeuway presiding. Mr G. H. Daniel gave notice that he would move a res.), bttion" at the next meeting to the effect that three months' notice be given to ail the officials of the board with a view to the ro- duction of their salaries,—Mr Sandbrook, on behalf of the deputation who wailed upon Colonel Hair, asking hirn to fix a tune for an interview with Colonel Wheeley so as to negotiate for the purchase of the market-house and tolls, stated that Colonel Hair required them to put their request in writing. It now transpired that the market had been let to another man. Mr Eckersley said ho thought Colonel Hair had shown undue haste in taking the market out of the board's hands.—The Chairman did not agree with Mr Eckersiey.— After further discussion the matter dropped. A Chest at SUetty.—There is said to be much consternation amongst the more iier-ou« in- habitants of Sketty because of the rumoured appearance of a ghost in the village. The ethereal visitor is smd to wear a white dress which touches the ground round the waist is a black band, and the bead is enveloped m a black mask, to which horns are fixed. Several unsuccessful attempts to effect a capture have been made. Burglary at Tredegar. About midnight on Monday a nou,e in Queen-street, oc- cnplNI by a man named Thomas Lewis, was broken into. The miscreant, however, was msturbea in his nefarious work, and seems to have made a precipitate retreat. An old soldier, lliomas Wiiiiams by uame, has beeu arrested on suspicion. Kcluru of Lord Aberdare. — Lord Abei dare, Lady Aberrate, ami the Hon-. P. G. xSruoe have retu.nrd from the Continent, and on Tuesday afternoon they arrived at Mountain Ash. To'-y appear to have derived much good from their sojourn on the Continent, «i £ he iu Welsh,—On Monday night Rtiys Lewis," tlie new Welsh drama, was per- formed at the Town Hflll, Pontypridd. There was a good attendance, and the performance was of an excellent character. A Young Woman Tired 0' Life." — At Bristol, ou Tuesday, Maty Scott, a young Woman, was charged wIth attempting to commit suicide. A river policeman said that he saw the prisoner in the vicinity of Bathurst-basiu, and heard her threaten to jump into tho water, saying she was tired of her life. Tho prisoner had jus" left service, and at her mistress's house was found a letter written by her, stnting that she intruded to take her life, Tlie accused now stated that she had been drinking. She promise to go to the Workhouse, and the charge was therefore dismissed. Bedwellty Board of Ouavdiaus.—Wednesday, Major Powell presiding. A .'otter was read from the Local Government Board with reference to the celebration of her Majesty's Jubilee, and enclosing an order authorising the guardians to make such provision as they might deem fir. to relax the usual diet oE^ the paupers on the 21st Jane.—Mr Thomas Thomas proposed that the panpere be created on Jubilee Day in the same 11 manner as at Christmas.-—Mr Henry seconded, and it wa« carried mvanirffously.—A circular wns read from Sir F. Abel inquiring what, amount had \1\ r',I", the .liijiif. •. ii Curt"iiu.m: <-a < !h;. ;iiaoter liad i e^n 1 ■' On j ae gu-rdiuHs oi tha onUyii.g ciiw.e*.—V. a dark was diidcte-to reply that, yet, the ftnprdims bad n* t yet u>mtii*Me.ed e•■Ih-ct-np.— J '1 oe total aai.;unt or di.-sti tbni**1 u o.g tbe i P~st forfcu.^iit ill' £ 3i5 17s lid. Tiie number relieved was ;—No, 1 district, 1,9óS; No, 2 è:c.r'(.t, 1,513- Honour for a suist.—We are iu- lot Hied that Mr Gv.'uyiu ] £ •. \o*t F.C.S., Llanelly, ha« been elected to a se.t. on the Pharmaceutical C-ni! .ai. Mr ETHS enjoys the enviaUe diufcinc- I toe urst* Welshman upou whom this honour has been conferred. The (joudy's Fluid Action.—The hearing of the case of Gondv and Mitchell v. Taylor and Co., rcpcrted on page seven, was concluded on Wednesday, when a verdict was returned for defendants, with costs on the higher scale. defendants, with costs on the higher scale. Cemetery Poll at Pontycymmer.—Th° atten- tion of persons i11 the Garw and Ogmore Valleys has for some time been taken up with the subject of a proposed new burial ground, the parish churchyard, which ic inconveniently situated, being now quite full. Two sites have been selected by the burial board, but at a meeting held to con- sider the propriety of negotiating a loan, some opposition was shewn by a few persons present. A poll was demanded, and this was taken on Monday. Tiie result was that there were 382 for the provision of the cemeteries and 184 against. "The Nine !tIlIses" at Dowlais.—On Mon- day evening an entertainment entitled "the Nuie Muses" was given at the Oddfellows' Hall, Dowlais, for the benefit of the veteran Welsn bard and journalist, Llew Liwyfo, who is about to undergo another operation at a Liver- pool hospital. Mr H. W. Martin, of the Dowlais Works, presided. The entertainment consisted of songs and englynion illustrative of the various .styles of poelry aud song—the nine muses being the historic, pastoral, didactic, satiric, descriptive, epigrammatic, heroic, elegiac, and lyric styles. Llew Llwyfo sang or recited pieces in each of these styles, and, considering his age, his efforts were really remarkable. Miss Marian Price and Miss Catherine Morgan also sang, aud were much admired. Master Eason Frost, of Cardiff, manipulated the violin with singular skill. He was presented by Mrs Lewis, Mary- street, with a watch and chain, ait a mark of her approbation of his performance. Undoubtedly the best feature of the programme were the harp solos of Dr. Frost, who was accompa.nied very ably by Madame Frost. Death of an Engineer.—We regret to announce the death of Mr A. \V. Gooch, resident engineer at the Severn Tunnel works, aud son of Sir Daniel Gooch, who died at mid-day on Tuesday, at his residence, Mount Pleasant, Chepstow, after a few weeks' iilnesf.. Attempted Suieidc at Cathays.—On Tues- day afternoon, an eiderly woman named Ann Thomas, aged 81, of 154, Miskin-streot, Cathays, attempted to commit suicide by cutting her throat with a razor. She was found by her daughter in a bedroom, and was at the time bleeding profusely. Dr Hier Evans was sent for, and lie dressed the wound, which required six stitches. She now lifts at her residence in a pre- carious state. No reason can be assigned for the extraordinary action of Mrs Thomas, and the affair has created some excitement in the neigh- bourhood. JnbUcc Meetings at Llaudilo antI Llan- dovery.—An adjourned meetiDg of the Llandilo Sunday-schools' celebrations committee was held on Monday evening, the Rev. D. B. Jones in the chair. It was announced that the Baptist Sunday-school had decided to have nothing more to do in the movement, and the Wesleyan representative? did not put in an appearance on Monday evening. Considerable discussion took place on the prcspect of having a successful gathering.—Mr C. A. Roberts contended that there would be nothing objectionable about the now abandoned sports.—The Rev, W. Davies believed that they could not be harmonised with a religious movement. The meeting was again ad- journed.—At a meeting of theHandovery Council on Monday, it. waslunatiimousiy agreed to celebrate the Queon's Jubilee by attending church instate,by distributing beef among the poor, and by supply- ing the inmates of the workhouse with a substan- tial dinner. It was also decided to provide the National and British School children with tea on the Crftg, to bold a banquet in the evening, and to illuminate the town at night. The corporation subscribed among themselves upwards of jS50 for the purpose of carrying out these events. The friendly societies ot the town will also join in the celebration. Proposed Swimming Bath for Pill. — Sir George Elliot, Barf., M.P., intends,it isolated; tl) construct a swimming baiii out of what is known as Williams' brickponds, Pin, Newport,and to sup- ply the water from the Alexandra Dock Feeder, At present many of the ponds in the locality are uofenoed, and a source of danger to children. Primrose Bazanr at Newport. — A bazaar and saie of work in aid of the funds of the children's ward, which now amounts to over £900, was opened at the Albert Hall, Newport, on Tuesday afternoon, under the auspices of the local Primrose League. The hall was prettily decorated, and at the hour for the commencement of the sales there was a large attendance. The stalls included a refreshment stall, a flower stall and a gipsy tent. Mr J, Allan Rolls and Mig W.' G. Cartwright sent flowers and fruit. The band of the 2ud Volunteer Battalion South Wales Bor- derers played selections during the afternoon. It is believed that about jB50 was realised by the event. Cardiff Wesleyan Bazaar.—The lady stall- holders wete ill attendauce at the Market-build- ings, on Monday, to clear away the goods remain- ing unsold, and during the afternoon and evening a number of persons visited the r^oras, the result being further purchases amounting in all to £2612 9-i for the day, making tho gross pro- ceeds of the bazaar £ 472 3s. The numerous valuable articles stilt unsold wdl remain under the care of the stall-holders for private sale, and will probably be the subject of some further public effort on behalf of the cbapel funds at no distant dare. A Butcher's Window Smashed.—On Tues day morning, about 11 o'clock, a somewhat singu.ar accident occurred in Bridge-street. Cardiff. A horse and cart belonging to Sir E. J. Poole, butcher, of Bridge-street, were placed across the street in front of the shop, when another vehicle passing, Mr Poole's horse backed and the cart to which the animal was attached came into violent, collision with the plate-^lass V/indow, Smashing ih to atoms. Death 01 an Old Inhabitant.-The death or Air David William*, formerly of Frrwd- crescent, but latterly of Penriii wceiber, occurred on Monday night. Deceasad, who was one of the oldest inhabitants of Mountain Ash, had once sat on the local board, and for a length of time had been in the employ of Messrs Nixon. lie w as he,a in general respect. No Small-pox nt Cardiff. — A meeting of tlie health committee of the Cardiff < 'orpora- was held on Tuevdav at tiie Towu- i Alderman Jacobs occupied the chair, and there were also present the Mayor, L/onucillors D. E, Jones, Rees, Loagher X rounce, Traye*, Watson, Ramsdale, and ■bram. Dr. Paine, the medical officer of health presented a report as to the recent epidemic of smull-pox prevailing in the l'oatli district. H., stated that there had been no fresh cases since May 2nd, and that the epidemic now appears to have left that district."—Councillor Braiu moved "That this committee instruct the superintendent of scavengers to water the Taff Valo-road running under the railway at Penarth Dock road," Au animated discussion ensued, and finally the resolution, which was seconded by Couucdlor llamsdale and supported by the Mayor, was carried. The lligh Constable of Aberdftre.—Repre- sentatives of the local committee entrusted with the arrangements for the forthcoming show of the Glamorgan Agricultural Society at Aber- dare, together with representatives of the Aber- dare Chamber of Trade, attended at the Aberdare police-court on Tnesday—before Mr R. H. Rhys Mr D. E. Williams, and Mr D. P. Davie*—and asked the court to be kind enough to re-appoint Mr D. Davies, the present high constable. He (the high constable) had done his work in such a satis- factory manner that the Agricultural committee wns particularly desirous that he should coutinueto hold the reins of office this year.—Mr R. H. Rhys said the magistrates were unanimously of opinion that they ought to accede to the request and re-appoint. Sir David Davies. (Applause.)— Mr David Davies, in reply, thanked the magistrates for re-appointing him, and also the members of the deputations who bad come there tli^t day to do him -oicli lu nour. Allegation against a Farmer's Daughter.— Ann Hughe-, a larmar's daughter, living „eftr Ponmaeiimaivr, was a^ain charged before the Conway magistrates with having poisoned her gister by giVmg her a dose of rat; poison in tea. The two sisters were on bad terms, and tiie charge against the accused, who had been nearly a fort night in custody, was based upon a statement made by the deceased, who died after three days illness. The coronei's jury had returned an open verdict. Tha police have reported that as the county analyst had failed to discover any traces of poison in the visccinv, it was useless to proceed with the case. The prifouer has, there- fore, been discharged. Disappearance oi a Woman at Cardiff.— A report was made ou Tuesday at tile Hille Dock police-station by Catherine McCarthy, residing at No. 1, Bute lane, that her sister, Honora Kerne, aged 40, liviug at No. 1, J-hn- s.Teef, Docks, has been missing since eievon o clock on Saturday night. It appears that the missing woman was going to Herbert-street for milk, and it is supposed that. sh»> slipped into the canal on her way back. The p- iice have been engaged iu dragging the canal, but so far with no result.

0.- A HARD CASE AT MEnTHYR. At the Merthyr police-court, on Wednesday— before Dr Prohert, Mr W. Smith, and Dr Dyke— John Honrahah was ctnuged with bsing an absentee from the militin (the 3rd Battalion of the Welsh Regiment) at training at Cardiff last year. —P.C. Thomas (Penydarren) said ttlat at six I o'clock on Tue lay evening he arrested the pri sotier at the New Inn, Penydarreu. Tbe pri- soner said he could not attend, as he was in gaol at the time of the training. Mr Smyth said if he were he did not sec how he could do so. The clerk explained that the prisoner was liable. The prisouer said he, was committed for trial on May 19ch last. year. He was senteuced to three months' imprisonment in August, and he was released on November 1st, long after the training was over. He was one of the men convicted for breaking into the canal stores. He was awaiting trial when the training took place. His colour-servant was now in court, and heard of his being in prison. The sergeant said be henrd something, but the cli»rk said the prisoner's proper course was to have communicated with the authorities. After further discussion between the dark and Mr Smyth, Dr Prober!; told the prisoner the *>»R«r>*tv*te« t.lv.v.'h* «t was rattier a li.mi cjse for oun, b't ntdy n.» ai tentative but i-.i duo l-Mji 40•> i-'id e»«r«, r.r in o.dnult one Hsouib'x imprisonment.—Prisoner It is a curtou* ca-e. s«r. xv was n- t my fault. 1 was not th-ire. — The t. r Dou'i you go on ttae e again. | At tun of the Crt-ik, the (-i | it»^ri«for.tr.e- was redtu«-i to 1$days, M: -imvth raying it was really punching a m a for net doiufC wh«*; th law prev&utod hun doituc.

LOCAL POLICE NEWS.I ,.A liacia" in the ithoHdda. — At the. Istraa police-court on Monday — before A i William's (stipendiary magistrate) and Mr John Davies. Brynfedweii—William Barns, navvy, m the employ of the Swansea Bav Company, and residing in a hut at Biaenycwm* was charged with selling beer without. a licence on Sunday, tne 15th inst. The man had been suspected tot some time, and on Sunday uight week sonn men were seen leaving his house. Five strancors were afterwards found inside- —Defendantwife said ttiat the beer was given, not sold.—Since then it had transpired that defendant was having wi 13 gallon cask of beer every weeic during the last four months from Biggs, of Cardiff.—The bench fined defendant J610 and costs, or two n-.i" lis' imprisonment, Explosions on the Highway. — At the strad police-court Monday, J. Austin was fined £2 and costs nd George Williams £1 aud costs lor exploding detonators on the high- way. Seven children were standing by at the time the detonators exploded. T-aies of the chiidren were hurt, one worse than lite others. All were now well, but the stipendiary reminded the defendants that the whole seven might have been killed by the explosion. Bobbery at Pcuartb. — At the Peuarth police-court., on Monday — before General Lee and Mr E. Thomas—a man who gave his name as Henry Williams, but who bears many aliases, was charged with stealing a waicii and ciiaiu, and some money, from the steam-ship Carlo PI, now lying ill the Penarth Dock, on the 21st inst. Tiie prosecutor was an Italian engineer, Caviliota Achille. Oh Satnrdey last ou gomg to his cabin he found that someone had been rummaging the place. He at the same time missed his watch. Carro Guiseppe, the steward, and a seaman named Dante, stated that they saw tile prisoner come out of prosecutor's cabin, aud observed that lie dropped something overboard. leu searched there was nothing found upon t'lullirdTte' I" A Scuffle win, the Ponce at Kewport.-At Newport police-court, 011 Monday—before the mayor (Mr Ueo. Hoskin*), .id four other magis- trates.-Joseph larrell, J0|,u Donovan, and C. Deneen, were charged with assaulting P.C.s Smith and Nursey in the execution of their outy. Shortly before midnight on Saturday Smith was in Cross-street, and was directing a boy, named Bnekley to go away, when Farr/li deliberately struck htm from behind on the ear bmitli at once turned on his assailant, and both rolled on the ground. Donovan, a sailor from Jvinsale, came up, find saying "Let him have fairplay, you kicked the policeman in th* side. Nursey ran up a crowd of 300 people assembled, stones were thrown in all directing," and it took tbe officers half-an-hour to get tlie prisoners to the station. Farreil was rescued once by tue crowd. Both policemAn lipok" to Deneen's participation in the cowardly onslaught ou them. xarrelt, who is a cornerman, and hoars" bad character, was sentenced to three months' im- prisonment the other two were each ftned 20* or 14 days' imprisonment. A Pedestrian and his Boy.—At the Newport poiice-conrt on Monday, W. Buckler, a local pedes- trian, was summoned for non-payment of 20s due for the maintenance of his 800 in a reformatory.— Head-constable Sinclair said an order was made six months ago on defendant to pay Is per week bnt he refused to pay.— Defendaut said he could not afford to do so, He bad a wife and six little children, and bis son ought to be out helping him, instead of being where he was.-The Mayor: What are his means ?—The Magistrates' Clerk He is a pedestrian.—Defendant: No, I am a seaman, but I httte not been to sea for two rears. Here areinv discharges marked V.G.Mr Wansbrotigh 1 • i a eea'artiig man ought to be able to support Ins children. Mr Paraall Are those gold ring, fin Jo°rUrf t|)Rer T"efendf,Ilt (holding up the little T ,f M r' £ ht hand): ^ey are brass.- Tlie Mayor: ihe order of the court is that you are to pay this money.—Defendant: Well, I cannot pay.—The Magistrates' Clerk We must have this case nere again. This is the first step. Assaulting a Policeman. At the Merthvr police-court on Mouday tefore Mr North- Dennis Shea was charged with being drunk and disorderly in Brecon-street and with assaulting P.C. Davies on Saturday.—He was fined io, and costs. u Singular Freak at Merthyr. — At the Mer- thyr police-court on Monday, Bethel Morgan was charged hy P.C. Morris with being drunk and disorderly on Saturday in High-street. One of defendant s freaks was to hold OR to the tail of a ponv which was being ridden by a boy.—He was fined 53 and costs. lireach of the Factory Act.-At the Swansea police court on Monday, John Davies, a tailor, ot 97, High-street, was summoned for not exposing in his worksheet the abstract of the Factories Act. It was stated that the abstract had merely been removed white the pl/tce was being painted. A fir- of 20s wa* imposed. Kicking a Woman's Mead. — At the Cai'iitf Police-court on Monday — before Mr Archibald Hood and Dr. Paine—a mnn named Thomas Griffiths, 34 years of cge, waé brought up on a charge of being drunk and assaulting Annie Rees.—The evidence of the woman was to the effect that whilst in a house in Union buildings on Saturday night, the prisoner kicked her on the head and knocked her to the ground in a statfe of insensibility. She knew the prisoner, and at one time he had cohabited witn her. The prosecutrix wore a bandage round her head, and she had evidently been very badly treated.—Several wit- nesses were galled in proof of the statement of the prosecutrix, find the prisoner was sentenced to a month's hard labour. Turbulent Women at Merthyr. — At the Merthyr police-uourt. on Monday—before Mr North—Pollie Haggerty and Bridget Ring, married women, of Bethesda-street, Merthyr, were summoned for assaulting Mary Brock, on May 12tÏ1.-CompJainant., a greengrocer, said she went up to her brother-in-law's house, where her husband was drinking. Sli-2 sat down, and coaxed her husband to go home, as he had been fighting all the day before. A pint of whiskey was upset iu the course of a dispute which ensued. Pollie Haggerty accusfti complainant of being the cause of this, and then took hold of her by the hair of her head and bit her in the face several times. Her (witness's) husbànd then got up and urged her to fight Haggerty, but she re- fussd. The latter then struck her again. She was also beaten by a Mrs Ring.—Haggerty paid complainant and herself had bad a fair tight.— Mrs Margaret Brock deposed that complainant, like the others present, drank whiskey, The dis- pute was in consequence of complainant's raking up an old grievance.—Tne Stipendiary character- ised the proceedings as disgraceful, and dismissed the case. Scaldinga Uirl.—On Monday,at Ystrad police- court, Alexander Streater, » shabbily-attired individual, was charged with haviug dotie grievous bodily harm to one Catherine Ann Clements, a prirl 13 years old, residing at Pontygwaith. Xvi- dence given by P.C. Evans went to show that the prosecutrix was so seriously injured about the face and body as to be unable to attend. The affair took place on Saturday night. Prosecutrix, hearing a quarrel between prisoner and bis wife, hastened to the house and interfered when be was in the act. of striking the latter. Prisoner there- upon took hold of a kettle of boiling water which was on the fire, and emptied the contents upon the prosecutrix's head. The poor girl's pitiful cries attracted the attention of the neighbours and a large crowd immediately congregated. Prisoner was subsequently arrested, and con- veyed to the police-station. He was remanded for a week. Sunday Drinking at I'stra*. — At the Yatra l police-court, on Monday, Thomas Mor- gan, landlord of the Now Inn, Ton, Ystrad, was charged with a breach of the Suuday-closing Act. Sergeant L,)YDIS stated that he visited the defendants premises last Sunday week, ..ri found the floor of the kitchen wet with what he conjectured was beer. Tin5 landlady said she had only supplied some bona-fide travelers. On inspecting the room the sergeant discjvered a man prostrate under a seat, trying to conceal himself. He asked him what was the matter, and the manreptied that he was unwell. Witness expressed the belief that several other men hud escaped through the back. Defendant was fined £3 and costs. For being on the premises John Griffiths was fined £ 1 and costs. Altering a Fay ticket. — At the Ystrad police -court 011 Monday, Leonard Curtis, a labourer employed at Pentre Colliery, Yutiad, was charged with altering the number e. his pay ticket, with a view of defrauding thecrtBpaay. Prisoner, it appeared, submitted to the cashier on Saturday afternoon last a pay-ticket which he had received on the previous day, entitling him to the sum of £115,. due to him for work doue during the fortnight. The officials, upon checking the numbers on the ticket and on the office book-, dis- covered thatJ3115, had been altered to £2 15<. The prisoner wt>.> requested to go into the office, where hews- subsequently apprehended by 1J. C. Reed ami charged with the offence. He now pleaded guihy, and was committed for trial to the next ..ssizris. Picking lip. Woman at Krvnnn.-jMr.-At the Brynmawr police curt on Mon.iay, Thus. Jones, a coliier, of Dukestowu, was charged with assault- ing Lucy Lioyd, a married woman, ou the 30th ult. Complainant said that her husband, who was a cripple, was at the gate of the house about 12 o clock on the niJtht in question, having just been brought home. Defendant, coming by at the time, earned him into the house. He after- wards came out, picked complainant up, and wanted,to carry her off out of the way, but ahe would not consent. She made no complaint to her hasoand or the defendant of the alleged assault. She did not scream, although her hus- band was only about four or five yards awav. The bench, deemed the affair a trivial one, and aismiMsei. the c ise, complainant to pay the costs. Shop Bobbery nt Cardiff. — At j he Cardiff pohce-courr on Tuesday — before Dr. Paine and Mr G. Phiiiips—Frederick Jones, aged 24, was charged with stealing a gold Geneva watch, value 50s, from 43, Oarolin«-street, the propetty of Solomon Phillips, on the 23rd inst.— The prisoner went to the shop of prosecutor and askod to see a lady's gold watch. He was shown two, and while the prosecutor's back was turned he made off with one of them. The prosecutor followed him at once and caugb< him.—Chief Constable Hemingway informed the magistrates tbftt the prisoner was guilty of « pre- cisely similar offence a short time ago, but on that occasion h'j was not caught.—He asked for a re- IlWnd, which was irfnoted. ■»ls0 £ Hr>n«r n 'Yaiuuii —At theTr :gsr c\»*i L on T«. Jathe: lyodfor. Was j WM.h bejit-'g (i ,'r -»ry Stiiiivan who ;?p-rt.d in j to box tiPteij diHthtor«d. Deten«li;:it wai «' ) charged WJ»1; breaking a window dan.age i-«e a»-r.at "f 7. She admitted that both comp'aHjair, m: :l herself wens ir.lc j tog-s«r. A flne ft a-> 5-1 xVa* "irjpo*o*o. In default of defendant w»s ant to gaol, t;: | U "aysj j — -rrrz.^ssas «traUug Children's t pc, ce-court ou Monday, > giri, 14 years uld, wuo < -a« c- last v- = c<i u* t and Catholic schools in Penary and stealing ooaia and jackets from the porches, was agan brought before the magistrates,.—They s-ienoed t.&" tv let days' imprisonment, and to fon: .»» reformatory. Assaulting a Laiupmaa at r«nfw rt4.-At ] Ystrad pouce-court, on Mouoav, ihanaa" Williams, lampman, summoned Natbi L,m.06. for assault. Defendant, ir appeared, complainant's lamproom and br-.yght »c=-at Iter i.; altercation, in the course of which he, c ..■ trlvt bv the throat and beat him.—Defer. ut £2 and costs. A Curious Asj-anll.-At T re-leg at p.-iici-coor* on Tuesday—before Mr J. G. .1 antes Dr ■ >atKS* —Ldward Jenkins and Mary J J- .u.fu,, husband and wife, werecha^c I witn a^auiSco&- Mary Ho wells, at Tredegar. Couipl t.u; Mrio that on Saturday she went to defen r. aou.. for some money which Wi" due ■ 'its* fema.:e defendant iinmedifci.eiy ^oi • ;i to leather into her, and the husbanc a&jrf also struck her. Corroborat.ve eviobiice oavis^jt* been given, the bench fined eacu deien lie- and costs; in default, 14 day. !;ird .auoui, r A Ioolisli Fellow.—At Tredegar poiica-fcaw#' on luesday, David Ldwards use *• ■ TflW with doing damage to a c >n, th» pi operfcy ^I the Tredegar Iron Company, ou the .7;.11 the amount of 10s. Evidence wastri'e.. to tjia effect that the defendant took indd of a poker knocked a hoie tinougii the waii. J 'de: ÏI'I answer to the charge, s?id i: "8 d" e sc foodshuess. He treated t..e who'a aC* r in a most j-tcose manner. He wa.s fined :> bd aDC1 costs, and ordered \'0 pay the damage. )11 a Traia Without a Tiekct — At tV.. Aiieidare p"lice-aoUit or. lumdiy, David D-tvieswafcttarged under a warrar- wah be M||* drunk on Sunday, Auerust ?<,nd lati, anu travelling on the Taff Vale Railway iron. Abor- dare Junction to Mountain .1. 1l ahoLlt ?' &1(;1.. Henry Sharp, the station-master at Mjauv: Ash, John Sim mono s, the tickct é. Mr Timms, Taff Vale Railway fnt-pactojy Aberdare, gave evidence to tiie ooarge t-.v travelling without a ticket. P.C. Phillips evidence as to the charge of urir>kwnee» — 1'w- fendant was fined lOJ in each c.^e, besia "f costs. ":);f Charge AstiiUiit a Baililf. A foe dare police court on Tuesday. FieoeneHf Rowe, county<court bailiff, !l<uH'ukn. by IViary Matthias for dama £ r>uft thte do»# ot ber house at Cwmbsch. Mr 8tH! n for defendant. It seems that a b o' S was tlie house, and that Mre Miittti.as weiit out *&d locked him in. The defendant came there to Inojr for complainant's husband, am broke in the <ieor. The magistrates expressed the t-eiief that thtt woman had brought it all on and they missed the case. Mr Simons It is no p vih-kiHg for costs. Mr Rhye- It is asking Lr bio<»d oat r^S a stone. -ga A Publican's Aypeal.—At the Cafrtiff court on luesday — before Dr. Paine and Mr Griffith Phillips — Mr J. 'j D- > gavenotice of appieal on behalf «>f Mr J* W 11M. head, the landlord of the Thatchf-d VoaSe,- Butf-stroet, at the next quartet sessiOti, at-. iH a recent decision of the Cal jiff ivagi«trutes. It ba remembered that tbe msgict.rate* jateiy ■ Whitehead's licence to be eindoi ;ec, and i -,§t he should pay £5 and 'r T>e-,ii ■ -Jiijf drunkenness on his premises. Mr lie- inf,»rtned the bench that he had caused m* ,o • ttf Le taken to opp08e the 1\.pI,eaL Drulllmed Out of his itegimeul.—At police-court, on Wednes :av — uefore M. jEL t* Culluin and three other magistrates—Tawt»ui„ Jenkins, a young fellow tieionging "v N,ew port, was charged with being o-aak A' incapable in Rear-street at a" eariv hot; Wednesday morning. Officer Smith state he found prisoner in a. help-ess condition, a £ searching him, ascertain! oi ihat, he wae military clothing..—Pris ti said he Gharged with ignominy tn Jay befoj-3-f Royal Horse Artillery, and on g 1%' found that his mother .-as dead. quently did not know .ere to r drop too much.—Fined or » eek » ittljpri. ment, the Bench remarking tb. beinr out of his regiment did c-.<t say mu«H tot +■ character. Strange Conduct oi n w»mit, — At tho Newpoit poliee-court, »'»sJia«- beth Taylor, a voun^i ^n.aa. *i,- ei wspadl with beiug drunk and disorderly il' OUreaoe- place at an early bout on Wedi.esdav irorniiig.—Officer Thorns- f.-uud prisoner Acting as seconds to a soldie who was entJiKiag in fisticuffs with t civilian, Sh-* w«« holding his belt and p, The t>ib\ r waa attracted to the spot I ? no ae ihfij* JiiSQe. Coming over Newport B- og t!>e prtfMKi tthat off a man's head aa-j tiitpw i: mbnt!i water, and if, was lost.—The bmch «-eut wum.ia to gaol for 28 days' as an id •" i -• ■ "-rtrirM. Charge Against a ». i m. •. •. tins | sea police court, on VVt ,«sd*v, Fergusson (14), a don servant-, of Graig- terrace, who, on Tues. i .;aè-ed r -f'ty r« u charge of stealing varu 3 amcles f drw:, tu" property of Frederick W r olward. .a. now d.argtd with stealing a watch v- .rth £ the r:o^-rty David B^ddoe, of JV>t*r:facb, Tteuo- Prisoner had been emy >yod at tire hou^e of latter as a servant, a- d oa her departure H. watch was missed.—Sb was sent to end for H days for each offence a"d an order w: w»a,d* f" her admission tJ a refo n tttory or the t v of the term. Covvnrdiy Assault on a Korwcglah. — .V. the Newport police-couioa vVfdt.i -uih-y, ivicha<c Hickoy, dry dock laboui <.i w;« run, aod be:-> the same court for a^saidtii.g C.1 Ndss r,. j complainant is engage'* at Smith's Seah,* Home, and ou Satio-'ay "1 lowed out of the r AUhl where he bad bee "Hn" fr.i partake of a glass of bee: yy -feo.ioi wi#* I abusing him, and telling o r.- tht it was stt of liim who spoiled the et>< ri ry. i- o-utjR i violent blow ilt the rig it rye — • w.rijfc defendant 4-0", or on", mr vh ltobbery by a Worl <naiK —Jarrr-v charged at Merthyr Pol-j. -t-o irt, oa Wt-m. with stealing a bar of iron rrOtti '.h4-1) Works. P.U. Peikitis tbsei wi tue Tuesday, going away vtli u.-i,. iff chase. and arrested him. -Th« »r<r. *stt^ Mr Henry Williams (" snt) to bf wort Prisoner, ah employe :'I t he work", Wa6 ti in rld"ttlt., seven days' in^iriKonmerit Quarrel between W«««e« -Eu jget ? a young woman, was .iarg'd jt tl.ij r pohce court, ou.Wednes lA«*, witii a; wounding Johanna Call ^rhati, on the i at Dowlais.—Prosecutrix, wife of ( living at Cross-street, said that at ta..it,t' o'clock she was helping at: daughter into the bouse, when defend.m' camouptoher. Wh-1- r attitude, defendant stru- thick "pop bottle." Tl ■ between her daughter uu the previous nighi.—For toe Sullivan said there was a zone Donovao said that slag, a coal Wt1re beiI1g freely throw was ordered to va,) 200 and for one month.

THE ALLEGE0 RJ CARDIFF ( At the police-court, ou ,J Paine, Dr. D. Jv. Jones, ;.1' Michael Oourtney (35), Ma Mary A. Mountstephen remand with stealing 2 Archibald Patterson, wil, place, on the 20th inst. remembered, tbe prosequi I that be had beeu by the prisoners and t, male prisoner kuooking, hut leaving the premises, dU" tij pockets. The case exc.ted would otherwise ha ■: owing to the fact i'>ai evidence at tue last Rea.-ng pro that the party who accon.p,. the club included, besidei- the pr.3'o bers of the Bute Dock pet. s ree. being heard on Wedner Vr the policemen had been ,'«oad.— replied in the afliimati t. and both men bad been -p. superintendent. He mtrndet; as witnesses for the pmsecn. Prady, who was then ctdied, sa.t. the time the offence was ao.'g, n to ba\e b. mitted he was serving in tim !><»ck foice. He remembered 01' l'rida,' i.,or- tneeting prosecutor Ù. A aUtu-street. panied by two females. Prosecutor to bim and a brother "e females had robbed him -1 15«., ar t vised him to speak to a town quently Courtney appeared on rhe et bis invitation they all, ii?cu «jii)g adjourned to the Workmen's CjUO, l'iai where they had some liijc< \vlii club prosecutor made s f'-trOMBE. to witness, to the effect tftut LE. been roobed by one of the. ,meJ¡ o; tainilljl a sovereign. WiUtoSh an f w officer left the club before th., 'ttfae, V were there uo disturbance kind < —Dr. Paiue at this point int*K.*e the bench had decided to cUsmiss til"

GRAND CONCERT '.T 0-'K ii There was but a mei e ui-emiutrs at Park-hall on Wednesday »,igbt on toe the concert in aid of a JIWlÍee Jinuer to poor. The programme wa* ,t osideiat attractiveness. Miss B>: r. Tii *i Madame Gertrude Lewis both lent #«it. auce, and sang exceedingly Wf\ kv,?- Attn t. Jones gave two-excellent si».os o.; the "Arl.i4 songs were aÙJØ rendered by Mt>>I> J. F. rAyl, F, H. \VilljAm<" H. Perkins, and R i.iif v:. .1¡ of whom •'ere well received, t'ne of the *v of the evening was Mr E. Fierier Roy»')t who showed that 1 e was a cap; r#oi^? as well as a first-rate actm. Tne programme ■. t» (rtuded an organ solo by Mr J. E.: -u"1. few clever" lightningsketci as'- cf ioc&k by Mr Dolph Levino.

HOLLOWAT'S PILLS.—No Myst*->Wfcv the blood i- impure ot- the gens ml liealik is uai the human body is 1 ittaak* 41 vaili g epiuemic. The first intiie -0115 ui. i8a1' tu.» ^rst oersari-tna of rtcwisr SiiOr.irl he rcrt 3wi! ay I.one ;• CLF.IHTI EORR-UI ANU «, -<• or Vr 'iaesi piii.T <lee; STiii or ten >er>ry to t>o- • :p»ai:n- he>t "f syrr.[ .oiu* ur- Th. frcr* )t&ith.. ;s es}>«t;U.Jly tier w "fte .-vu.i di, osganf -f r-hch '<v- com;'> -'j rsuwve-i t»" IMiiiCiMs