The Cardiff Times

SUMMONED AS AN EXAMPLE. on Tuesday, John Wyndham ?; a roller at the Waterloo Tinplate 2d ^ben, was sued by his employers for 1875.er the Employers and Workmen's k • Mr Le Brasseur, solicitor, New- dari?rePre3ented the company, stated that. Re was cause(I by neglect through being drunk, and the case was really "d Ple. Defendant pleaded guilty, and t u fro pay the sum out of what was due to the firm. This was agreed to by the v ° £ the company.

Llanbradach Tragedy. VISITOR'S AWFUL FALL. At the Public Hall, Llanbradach, on Tuesday, Mr E. Reece. the district coroner, held an in- quest touching the death of Lewis Wm. Turner (34), grocer, of Coventry, who was discovered on Sunday morning at the foot of Pwllpant Quarries, Llanbradach, having fallen a dis- tance of about eighty feet. The first witness called was Thomas Rudd Turner, licensee of the De Winton Hotel, Llanbradach, who stated that deceased was his brother. In company with his wife and four children he came to the district on Wednesday last to spend a holiday. About midday on Saturday he went out with a man named David Davies for a walk along the mountaiu top, intimating that he would be back to assist with the business of the house. He did not return, and witness made enquiries at Ystradmynach and other places, eventually going to Abertridwr. On his return to Caerphilly he was informed of the discovery of the body at the quarry near the hotel. David Davies, 20, Coedybrain-road, Llan- bradach, stated that he knew Mr Turner only daring his stay there. They walked together alone the mountain top, and went as far as E'glwysilan, in view of Pont pridd. They then returned to Abertridwr, and having called at the Panteg Hotel arranged to go back home by train to Peayrheol, and thence across the hill to Llanbradach. Witness stood talking with some friends on the square, and deceased went to the station. He (Davies) followed. but lost the train. Wm. Williams. Bute Huts, gave evidence of the discovery of the body. The body was lying near the spot where two years ago that of an unknown man was found dead. There was a footpath leading from near Energlyn in the direction of the quarry. There was a fencing at the top about 100 yards from the edge of the quarry. Acting-sergfc. D. Davies stated that the quarry was quite perpendicular near where the body was found. On the top of the quarry for a distance of 80 or 90 feet the ground sloped at a steep gradient. Here he found heel marks. From information which he had gathered the deceased left Penyrheol Station about 8.30 p.m. Where the fall took place there was a drop of 80 feet. <j.j. Dr. Lloyd stated that an examination of the body disclosed that there was a compound .rac- ture of the skull, also a fracture of the right collar-bone and breast-bone. There were several ribs fractured, and, in fact, the whole side was crushed in. Death must have been instantaneous.. T trr tt j„ Evidence was also given by Mr J. W. Haray, manager for Messrs Topbam, Jonas, and Rail- ton, the owners of the quary, after which the jury returned a verdict of Accidental death and expressed deep sympathy with the widow and relatives of the deceased.

MONMOUTHSHIRE CHAMBER OF AGRICULTURE. A meetiag of the above Chamber was held at Cbepatow on Tuesday, when, in the absence of the president, the cnair was occupied by Mr Henry Clay Twenty-one new members were proposed and accepted. As a result of repre- sentations a telephone call office is to be pro- vided at Rogerstone. The Chamber resolved to adopt a resolution lroia Leicestershire pro- testing against the proposal to ieed the Army and Navy on home killed instead of home-fed meat. The change was regarded as an insult to the British farmer, who bad to help to support the Army and Navy. ) The National Federation of Meat Traders Association wrote regarding the proposed com- pulsory abolition in urban areas of public slaughter-houses in favour of public abattoirs on the ground that it would be detrimental to the welfare of the country, and more parti- larly in Glamorganshire, where urban districts were so large and scattered. Mr Hedger Wallace said he feared the idea was to abolish public slaughter-houses in both urban and rural districts. In scattered places one central abattoir would inflict great hardship upon butchers. Mr Wrigley moved, and Colonel Walwyn seconded, the adoption of the protest resolution against the abolition of private slaughterhouses. The Chamber decided to take no action in support ot the Land Tenure Bill. It was re- solved invite Mr Jesse Collings to attend the next. meeting to be held at Newport in Novem- ber, and give an address upon his Land Purchase Bill. The Workmen's Compensation Act was intro- duced by Mr Hedger Wallace, who pointed out that the Government sought to exempt from liability employers who employed less than five men, whereas farmers were required to pay compensation no matter how few men were in their employ. It was unanimously decided to protest against this inequality. Mr L. C. Wrigley moved a resolution urgmg the Government to include in the King s Speech a measure amending the present unjust incidence of local taxation, and in so doing referred to the enormous increase m the county expenditure upon main roads. The resolution was seconded by Colonel Walwyn and carried.

SURGICAL OPERATIONS. Cardiff Workhouse Question. Cardiff Workhouse Visiting Committee on Tuesday, Mr F. J. Beavan presiding, considered the question of surgical operations at the Workhouse. Mr Harris read a return show- ing that for the 17 months ending September 22nd there were 49 operations, all performed by Dr. Timms. in one case with assistance. Fol. lowing this Mr Harris read a letter from Dr. Sheen, senior medical officer, m which he said nothing had been done With- out his entire approval and consent and without consultation with him. The Chairman said Dr. Sheen asured him that mom inn that all the work was done under his immediate supervision. When therewa8a serious operation he was ways Present. Dr. Timms had asked to be allowed to P^orm the operations, and Dr. Sheen gaveh.flconsent under his supervisor.. He therefore moved «' That the explanation of Dr. bheen is to our satisfaction." Mr John Enoch seconded. Mr David Brown asked if the same practice would continue.-The Charman If the new man is willing to do it under the supervision of Dr. Sheen, I do not think we can take anyexcep. tion to that. The resolution was carried unam> mously.

A DISEASED PARCASE. Tredegar Butcher Fined. At Tredegar Police Court on Tuesday a case (which had been adjourned at a previous Court for re-hearing before a different bench) in which John Walker (42), butcher. Tredegar. was summoned at the instance of the Tredegar District Council for having in his possession the carcase of a cow which was diseased and unfit, for human food at Tredegar on August 25th was heard. Mr C. D. Lewis (Messrs Shep- herd and Lewis. Tredegar) prosecuted, and Mr Thomaa Hughes, Brynmawr and Ebbw Vale, defended. The facts of the case have already been reported in these columns. Addressing the Bench. Mr Hughes contended that the meat was not in Walker's possession, as it was in a public slaughterhouse. In the course of his evidence for the defence, Mr C. Digby Watkins, veterinary surgeon, Tredegar, said that one-third of the dairy cows in the United Kingdom were subject to tuberculosis. The Bench imposed a. fine of 1;10 and £5 costs.

ILLEGAL TRAWLER CAPTURED. Heavy Penalty at Fishguard. At Fishguard on Tuesday Charles Edward Cornelius, skipper of the steam trawler Roche Castle. Milford, was mulct in an inclusive penalty of Z85 for the concealment of his vessel's name and illegal trawling in Fishgnard Bay on five specific dates in June last. When overtaken and boarded by the Lancashire patrol boat defendant exclaimed, It is a fair cop." The Board of Trade and the Milford Sea Fisheries Hoard prosecuted. Patrol Officer A. Wignall and coastguards and several fishing smacks' skippers gave evidence.

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History of a Barry Case. RAILWAY DETECTIVE'S METHODS. Criticism at Quarter Sessions. At Glamorgan Quarter Sessions at Swansea on Tuesday William George Wood (26). black- smith, was indicted for stealing two pieces of leather, jjeven copper stays, two drills, two augurs, "and other articles, the goods and chattels of the Barry Railway Company. Mr St. John Francis Williams (instructed by Messrs Downing and Handcock) appeared for the prosecution, and Mr Ivor Bowen (instructed by Messrs Harold Lloyd and Cross) for the defence. The principal witness was a detective in the service of the Barry Railway Company named Clare Gluning. who gave evidence as ta searching prisoner's house, and finding the articles named. The prisoner, in answer to the charge, said some of the things he had had several years. Others he had found at home, and others he .had made. In cross-examination by Mr Ivor Bowen he said he was originally made a detective by the Great Western Rail- way Company. Mr Bowen, They did not think much of you because they sacked you. — Witness Not that I am aware of. I sent in my resignation. Mr Bowen Why ?—Witness I did not wish to serve them any longer. Mr Bowen I will tell you why in a moment. Won't you tell the jury why, because lam going into your conduct of the whole of this csse ? The Great Western Railway service is very. good, you get good pay and a pension, and il a successful detective promotion.—Wit- ness I don't think it is necessary to say. Mr Bowen Yes, it is, why ?-Witness No reason -at all. Mr Bowen Was it because you took persons to the railway station and tried to get the porters into trouble about some milk 1— Witness: Never in my life. The witness was examined at great length as to questions he put to two witnesses named Harper and AUen before searching prisoner's house. He denied that he had suggested evi- dence to Harper or threatened to lock up Allen if he did not make astatementagainstprisoner. Questioned as to a variation in the depositions and what he said now be said the depositions were wrong. Mr Bowen Then everything is wrong except you ?-Witness Perhaps so. A boy named Horace Herbert Allen, a blacksmith's striker, called to identify some of the articles, said the witness Gluning had threatened him in order to get evidence from him. Mr Golding, an official under the Barry Com- pany, illentified some of the articles, and said there had been six cases of theft from the com- pany since March. The prisoner elected to give evidence. Asked specifically as to the various articles, he denied stealing them, saying some he had purchased, others he bad found in a chest at home an axivii he Look home to do some work at homo, and the augurs he took home because they were worn out and had been put into the scrap. bellp. He added that up till recently he had not been getting good wages. In cross-examination he admitted taking the anvil, drills. and augurs from the workshop, but he denied stealing them. The hammer was his own. He took it to the workshop to put his name o.n it. In his speech for the defence Mr Ivor Bowen commented strongly on the methods pursued by the detective Gluning, and what he con- tended was the over-anxiety of the prosecu- tion to secure a conviction, Mr St. John Williams said if he thought his case depended on the evidence of Gluning he should join in asking for a verdict of not guilty, because he did not think it would be safe for any jury to act on his testimony. Ho sub. mitted, however, that the case was proved altogether independently of this evidence. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty. Prisoner was accordingly discharged.

G.W.R. TICKET FRAUD. Collectors and Passengers in Collusion. At Exeter Quarter Sessions on Tuesday Charles Henry Thorpe and Thomas Henry Parrott, traveling ticket collectors with the Great Western Railway Company, and George Clarke Clements, traveller, Exeter, and Alfred Costa, bookmaker, Plymouth, were charged with stealing and receiving railway passengers' tickets, the goods of the company, during the last six months. The case for the prosecution was that the prisoners Thorpe and Parrott retained posses- sion of return halves of tourist tickets and disposed of them to Clements and Costa, who trafficked with them. The defence put forward by Clements and Costa was that they did not know the tickets Were stolen. The railway company had difficulty in tracing the thefts.. Clements was a frequent traveller, and it was observed that he always travelled with return half tickets. The matter was put into the hands of Detective Sergeant Matthews, of Cardiff, and as the result of bis labours the prosecution was instituted. Thorpe and Clements were sentenced to nine months'hard labour, Parrott to six mouths, hard labour, and Costa to nine months.

CARDIFF CHILD'S TREATMENT. Guardians' Officers Exonerated. A meeting of Cardiff Workhouse Visiting Committee wa held on Tuesday to investigate a complaint arising out of the treatment of a Cardiff child, named Fudge, who had been scalded. The circumstances have already been published .It will be recalled that David Williams (the porter), who was censured by the Coroner at the inquest on the child, sent a letter re- signing his post. There was a large attendance at the committee, Mr F. J. Beavan presiding. The Chairman said the porter wished to with- draw his resignation, He committed a little error when he was trying to carry out to the best of his ability such instructions as he thought the board bad given to him. Mr Davies and Mr Ames thought the porter was to blame in not looking at the note which the mother brought, but the chairman pointed out there was no evidence a note was brought. Resolutions were passed exonerating the porter and the relieving officer from ail blame, and the porter was allowed to withdraw his resig- nation. The Chairman remarked that the child bad no business to be brought there at all the workhouse was only for destitute children.

THE GLANARTHEN SENSATION. Alleged Attempted Murder. At Penrhwipol, Penbryn, Cardiganshire, on Tuesday (before the Rev. Daniel Griffiths, Llangranog, in the chair Mr Henry Tobit Evans, Trewylen Mr John Owen, Tyhen and Mr J. Griffiths, Gsvyndwn), David James, a middle aged collier, of Parceithyn, Glanar- then, Peijbryn, appeared before them during an inquiry as to a charge against him of the attempted murder of his wife, on the 10th inst., when, it was alleged, he shot her with a revolver. The injured woman was unable to appear. Dr. Powel), of Newcastle-Emlvn, said that on the 10th inst., about 4.30 a.m., be was called to Parceithyn, to attend to the wife of David James. He found her lying at Blaen- arthen shoo, a cliata,.ee of about a quarter of a mile from her house. He examined her and found that sbe had a round peiiet-ting wound on her left side over the ninth rib of her body. She was unable to attend the court that day. The Chief Constable asked for a seven days' remand, and his application was granted. The prisoner, asked if he had any request to make, begged to be admitted to bail. The Chief Constable opposed, a.nd the Bench re- fused the application.

NEWPORT CHILD'S ESCAPE. On Tuesday evening MUlicept Richards, aged two, daughter of Mr Reynold Richards, Chep- StOW-road, Newport, had a miraculous escape. The little girl was playing in the bath-room and clambered on to the window which was open. She overbalanced herself and fell a dis- tance of 14 feet. When picked up the child was unconscious and remained so for a time. She sustained a nasty scalp wound, the bone being exposed for nearly two inches. Dr. Morgan attended to her and to-day she is reported to be progressing very favourably.

NARROW ESCAPE FROM DROWNING AT BURRY PORT. On Tuesday morning a fisherman, named John Edwards, residing at Dolau-row, Llanelly, bad a narrow escape from drowning outside Burry Port Harbour. Edwards Was fishing in a small open boat, and about 9.45 a.m a heavy squall arose, and the boat cap- sized. Fortunately there were two boats close by, manned by John Williams and W. H. Rees. both of Llanelly, and these immediately went to the rescue, and succeeded in bringing the man to Burry Port, but in an unconscious con- dition Chief Coastguard Warren and Coast- guards Clode and Sinclair resorted to artificial respiration, and wore successful in restoring animation,

A Notable Newport Man. THOS. MORGAN, CONSPIRATOR. His Devotion to Mary Queen of Scots. Mr J. Kyrle Fletcher, the well-known Mon- mouthsbire antiquary, lectured before the New. port Literary Society on Tuesday evening on Thomas Morgat I be Conspirator." One of the youi^cr sons of Morgan, of Pen- coed Castle, settled at Pencarn, about three miles from Newport, in the fifteenth century, and Thomas Morgan, son of John Morgan, was born in the old house overlookingtbe Wentloog Level in the year 1543. His father was a strong follower of the Protestant party, acting doubtless on the advice of his kinsmen of Pen- coed Castle, as Sir Thomas Morgan of Peocoed was high in favour with the King. Young Thomas Morgan was appointed secretary to tha Bishop of Exeter. Of his life in the household of the bishop they knew little, but suddealy he left to become secretary to Lord Shrewsburv at Tutbury. At that time the Earl of Shrewsbijry had charge of a very im- portant prisoner, no less a neraon than the unfortunate Mary Queen of Scots, and Morgan had not been many days at Tutbury before he feU under the spell of this remarkable woman. For her he gave up aU-hopes of ad- vancement and of wealth-and worked day and nigrbt contriving and scheming to set her tree. His first great plot was to arrange for a divorce from Mary's husband Bothwell. so that she might marry the Duke of Norfolk, and Lord Boyd actually carried the proposal to the Scotch Parliament. Immediately after the ex- communication of Elizabeth by the Pope in 1570 one liudolphi, a secret agent of the Duke of Norfolk, was sent over to Spain to enlist help from Philip to take Elizabeth prisoner. and put Mary on the Throne of England. This also was Morgan's plot. Cecil bad full par- ticulars from his agents at the Spanish Court. and Norfolk was arrested. Hoping to save his life, Norfolk wrote a full account of his part in the conspiracy, but he was kept in the Tower till he was beheaded in 1572. Thomas Morgan was also arrested and kept in the Tower, but was released by order of Cecil, and be at once left England for Paris, France being the home of Mary's friends. Morgan had not been loag in France before he hatched the plot to murder Elizabeth, the principal figure in which was the Jesuit Parry. This plot, thanks to the Watchdog cunning of Cecil, failed, and Parry was hung. Cecil now realised the mistake of having let the master plotter out of his hands, and attempts were made to persuade the French to give him up, but the only answer was to clap Morgan into the Bastille for safety. IIere he still went on plotting and arranged a gunpowder plot, the very scheme in fact which was aterwards adop. ted by Guy Fawkes. After the death of Mary, he transferred his services to her son James, King of Scotland, and set to work to defeat the Spanish aims on the English Thwne. By this he drew down upon him not only the enmity of the Spanish Court, but that of the Jesuit partv who were working for the causf of Philip Morgan had two close intimates, Dr. Owen Lewis, who became in 1588 Bishop of Cassano. and Dr. William Gifford, Archbishop of Rheims and Primate of France Gifford had ? Monmouthshire blood ill hisvein3. as his mother was a Vaughan of Courtfield. In 1590 Morgan was released from the Bastille, and pro- ceeded to Flanders. There ho was arrested by the Duke of Parma, and for three years languished in prison, until the death of the Duke of Parma, set him free. He then went to Rome, and lived with his old frind, the Bishop or Cassano. When the bishop died in 1595 he returned once more to F,.a but, in the following yeilr was expelled the country, and after many wanderings died in 1611. The lecturer remarked that many times in his old age and exiie. surrounded by enemies. Mor. gan s thoughts must have gOtleback to the old home above the marshy meadows, with the blue streak of the Bristol Cho6rnel in front, and the wooded hills of Gwcnt behihd. In order to show how difficult it was to clea-riy identify the man, Mr Fletcher mentioned that there were three Thomas Morgans of the same family, all cousins, living at the same time.

UNDER COST PRICE. Rhondda Jeweller's Affairs. At Pontypridd Bankruptcy Court on Tues. day, before Mr Registrar Spickett, David Ed- wards. jeweller. Ystrad Rhondda, came up for his adjourned examination. The gross liabili- ties were £32318 2J, and deficiency 2254 169 7d. No capital* bad trade, illness in family, and heavy rents and interest on borrowed money were the chief reasons given for insolvency. Debtor commenced business as a ieweller in July. 1905. The Official Receiver (Mr W. L. Daniel) pointed out that if the debtor's figures were correct ft appeared that he had made a profit of £ 90 10s 8d on £ 153 18s 6d worth of goods. Debtor stated that he gave a bill of sale to a firm of Cardiff moneylenders, and also that he had on three occasions pawned jewel- lery with pawnbrokers in Cardiff, jje (jjd this as a last resource because be ^a9 pressed. About £ 6 worth of jewellery were pawned, but he bad only paid for one-half of it, Debtor admitted selling a presentation clock and some plate for £ 2 under cost price. This he did as an advertisement. The Official Receiver questioned debtor as to what had become of certain goods ordered from various firms. which brought forth the remark from the Rf gistrttr It is a bad rase. It looks as if the jewellery had been given away. (To I debtor) Do you drink !-Debtor: I take a glass. I he Registrar That means you drink. Do you take jewellery around with you and make a show?.-No. Where has all the jewellery gone to?—Sold in the ordinary way of trade. I marked the stuff cheap in the window as an advertisement, The Official Receiver You had no authority to do this for an advertisement ? Debtor It is generally done in the trade. Debtor admitted receiving two gold watches from Messrs Wolffe, Birming- hatu, invoiced at 1:31 10s, and which he sold for 915. The Official Receiver So vousoldbrand new watches which cost P,31 for £ 15?—I had to do it. I was pressed for money. I did this thinking that things would improve, and that I could make it up. The Official Receiver How could you make it up ? You Were bead over ears in debt from the fitst, and sold these under cost prices? Debtor said he thought ho could buy he watches back again. Debtor admitted selling other articles under cost price. The Official Receiver applied that the examination be adjourned sine die, as the tranasactions of the bankrupt were thoroughly unbusinesslike. £ *_ie Registrar said it appeared to him that debtor bad disclosed his affairs, and admitted the complainst brought against him. It was such a bad case that he wished there was some ground upon which he could adjourn it, as requested. On the application of Mr T. w. Lewis, the examination was closed.

EISTEDDFOD AT MAESTEG. An Eisteddfod under the auspices of Jemsa. l»m C'M- ChaPel held at the Town Hall, Maesteg, on Tuesday. The adjudicators were-; Music, Professor T. D. Edwards, Pontypridd literature, Rev. W. Meredith Morris, Maesteg. Awards :— Solo, children under 10.-Prize divided between Ceridwen Rees, Maesteg. and Dilys Thomas, Maesteg. Recitation, children under 12,—D. J. Llewellyn, Maesteg. Recitation, adults.-ldr John Jenkins, Maesteg. Pianoforte solo, children under 14.—Katie Thomas, Maesteg. Solo, children under 15.-Prize divided between Katie Thomas, Maesteg, and Edith May Ev?.ns, Maesteg. Bass solo—Mr W. R. Stratton, Maesteg,, Tenor solo.—Gwilym Taf. Maesteg. Contralto solo—Miss S. G- Jones, Ynyshir. Soprano solo.—Miss S. A. Morris, Maesteg. Champion solo.—-Miss S. G. Jones, Ynyshir. Juvenile eboirs.-Ilrize divided between Nantyfyllon (conducted by Mr A. Lloyd) and Garth (Mr D. M. Lloyd). Male voice compet.ition.-Four parties com- peted, Taibacb, Nantyfyllon, Tabernacle, and Canaan. -Tabernacle (conducted by Mr J. Morris) were declared winners, Chief choral, Yr Haf."—Three choirs com- peted. Bethania (Maesteg), Maesteg Music Lovers, and Taibach. Bethania choir (con- ducted by Mr W. Davies) were awarded the prize.

HYMN-BOOK PROHIBITED, Action of the Bishop of Bristol. The Bishop of Bristol, addressingjtbe Diocesan Conference on Tuesday, expressed consider- able anxiety about the phrases in hymns going beyond the exact statement of doctrine. In a recently-issued book, The English Hymnal," there was a direct attempt, to introduce into Church of England serviec-s requests addressed to the Virgin Mary and the saints. His only coursa was to prohibit, and that he now did, the use of the hymnal in public servica in his dioceie. The announcement was waimly op- plaudea.

Value of Ploughing Matches. SPEECH BY LORD TREDEGAR. Bassaleg Farmers' Association. SHOW AT MARSHFIELD. The annual ploughing match and show in connection with the Uassaleg Farmers' Asso- ciation was held on Tuesday at the New House .Farm, Marshfield. There was a good entry in the ploughing competitions, and the quality of the various exhibits reached a good average standard. The judges were :-Ploughing, Mr Rees Thomas, Boverton. and Mr Ivor Baker, Magor roots, Mr W. Watts, Bonvilsione, and Mr John Evans, Rumney horses, Mr C. J. Francis, Newport; produce, ilirs M. Williams, Coedygoras, St. Mellon's, and Mr E. Thomas, Trecelyn, Newbridge. The secretary was Mr T, Ii. Christopher, Lord Tredegar presided at the luncheon, and he was supported by Colonel Courtenay Morgan, Mr Richard Stratton, Mr G. P. Mitchell Innes, Mr Southwood Jones, Mr J. W. Boynon (Newport), Mr C. D. Phillips, Rev. Watkin Davies, Rev. II. G. Stanley, Mr L. P. Stedman, and others. The loyal toasts having been honoured, the health of the judges was given in felicitous terms by Col. Courten/iy Morgan, who rejoiced that he no longer appeared before them in the capacity of a vote-catching politician." (Laughter.) He had tried many occupations with more or less success, and he now had the honour to be the huntsman of the Tredegar hunt. > A.pp;ausa.) There was no election required for that post. (Laughter.) He woutd endeavour to do as little damage as possible to the property of the fanners, and he hoped otheis would share that endeavour. (Applause.) Mr Hees Thomas, in acknowledging the toast, regretted that young people nowadays took Inor-e delight in football than in agricultural pursuits, such as ploughing. He was rather surprised to find that Mr C. D. Phillips had not brought down a motor plough to the field. (Laughter.) If motor ploughs ever came he hoped they would not prove such nuisances as the motor-cars. (Laugo ter ) Lord Tredegar, in proposing the toast of the Bassaleg Farmers'Association, said they might fairly claim that the society was a successful one. They had just heard from Mr Thomas an expression of astonishment that that most enter; rising gentleman, Mr C. D. Phillips, had not brought down a motor plough to the groiiuct. That reminded him of a witty retort of Jim Mason, the finest rider of his time, to a farmer who complained that the season was so wet that they could not get on to the ground. Mason replied it was easy enough to get on to the land the trouble was to get off again. (Laughter.) Similarly with regard to the motor plough. Qis Lordship felt certain if the plough came to the ground they would never get it away. (Loud laughter.) Ploughing matches were thriving in some parts, for he noticed that in Essex tbe other day the entries numbered 41, but the land in that county was chiefly arable. Personally, he would be very glad to see agrett deal more ploughing, were it only in order to bring men back to the land. (Hear, hear.) Bnt tenant iarmers could not afford to experiment it was difficult enough to make things pay in a small way. He congratulated f,him on the extraordinarily successful season as regards weather they had just had n Ecx farmer recently s;ated that he sowed barley on the 11th of May and cut it on the 31sfc of August and stacked it on the 1st of September Re- ferring 10 the regulations relating to the sale of milk, his Lordship said there should be some rule whereby thetenant farmer after delivering his milk at the railway station should not be held responsible any further. (H40ar, hear.) The responsibility should then go to the middleman. (Hear, hear.) Mr Wm. Tnom&s responded. The toast of his Lordship's health was given by Mr W. John, Tyiu, now in his 85th year. Mr John said he considered the King, when be pro- moted his Lordship to be a Viscount, made a mistake. (Laughter.) His Majesty ought to have put Lord Tredegar next to himself. (Laughter and applause.) He might never have such a chance again. (Renewed laugh- ter.) Lord Tredegar, in responding, humorously said that at the present moment he belonged to three of the best-abused classes in tho country, viz., the parsons, the squires, and the brewers. Not long ago he delivered an address in a Nonconformist chapel, and if that did not entitle him to rank as a parson he did not know what did. (Laughter.) They might think lords had nothing to do with squires, but a lord, whether marquis, viscount, or baron, could still claim to be an esquire it he owned land and farmed it. Then, as re- gards the other profession, he might tell them that he brewed his own beer (Laughter.) A Voice And very good beer it is too, my Lord. (Loud laughter.) Lord Tredegar So they tell me who visit my establishment. (Laughter.) Whenever they took up papers of a particular tendency in politics they would find that the classes he had spoken of were the three classes that were mostly attacked. However, if he should always have such a company of supporters as the farmers he would not care what critics might say of him. He liked the support of farmers also because they were a class that never grucabl ed- (laughter) -that was one of their peculiarities. (Renewed laughter.) In conclusion his Lordship appealed to the far- mers of the district to show their practical in- terest in the Bath and West Show to be held at Newport next year. He hoped they would recognise the importance of this meeting and show that the county of Monmouth was equal to any other county. (Applause.) This concluded the toast list. His Lordship announced at a later stage that Mr W. J. Tatem, of Cardiff. had written offering a silver cup for the best cart horse. the property of a tenant farmer. (Applause.)

CLAIMS AT PEMBROKE DOCK. Big Bill from the Butcher. At the Pembroke County Court on Tuesday before Judge Bishop, J. C. Elliott, butcher, sued the executors of the late Alderman J. H. Bowling tor £ 121 for meat and poultry supplied to deceased. Mr F. W. Merriman appeared for the plaintiff and Mr R. T. P. Williams, Haver- fordwest, for the defendants. The evidence showed that Alderman Bowling died in November, 1902, and that the firm of Bowling Brothers, auctioneers, in which be was a partner, rendered to plaintiff in June, 1903. an account amounting to 2167 10s for goods purchased at auction sales. This was settled, but about February, 1904, plaintiff sent to the executors of the deceased alderman a bill for £121. The items included turkeys. geese, fowls, and meat of various kinds stated to have been supplied in large quantities from time to time. The defence was that purchases made with plaintiffbwd been generally paid for at the time and that the poultry claimed for had never been bought or delivered. The jury, who retired and were absent some time, found that the plaintiff's books could not be relied upon and judgment was given for the defendants with costs. A Building Transaction. Messrs W. E. Clarke and Dovey, trustees of the estate of Brown Brothers, Narberth and Pembroke Dock, clamed £ 53, the balance due on a house in Belle Vue- terrace, Pembroke Dock which Messrs Brown, who are bankrupts, built for defendant. The Judge referred the points in dispute to Mr D. E. Thomas, archi- tect, Haverfordwest, to be reported upon to him at the next court and adjourned the case.

FELL OFF THE JETTY. Cardiff Mate's Fatal Immersion. A verdict of Death from pneumonia, re- suiting from immersion in the water caused by accidentally falling overboard," was returned by the Coroner's jury at Eston. near Middles- brough, on Tuesday on Thomas Saunders. aged 45,of H, Wilson-street, Cardiff, employed as second officer on board the ss. Dinas Powis, who died on Friday last. Walter Sym, the captain of the vessel, stated that they arrived at Eston Jetty on the 6th inst. On Monday deceased went on duty, and witness next saw him lying on deck after having fallen overboard. Witness added that the deck was 20 feet below the wharf owing to the low tide. Frederick Hewitson, third engineer, deposed to returning to the ship with deceased Wit- ness was first to go down the ladder to the ship, and deceased followed but caught his foot and fell into the water. In witness's opinion the ladder was sae. and it was a purely acci- dental affair. Dr. Steele said death was due to pneumonia. Deceased refused to go into hospital until three days afterwards, and witness thought that if lie had gone earher his life might have been saved.

OLD AUTHOR'S MESSAGE. The speech which Sir Theodore Martin delivered on Monday at Llangollen is interest- ing for several reasons, and chiefly because it was understood to be the last public appear- ance of the distinguished author. Then it was a speech of wonderful vigour for a man who is in his ninety first year, and contained a message to youtrt: men which should prove of considerable service to them. The ocession was the handing over of the Llangollen library to the Town Council—a library founded twenty years ago by Sir Theodore Martin and the poet Browning. Sir Theodore said he held it to be the duty of the local authorities to provide food for the mind of the people, and he was sure full value was obtained for every shilling spent from the rates upon libraries. My closing message to young men is," said Sir Theodore, Go to the libraries, take the books to your homes, and make them your masters and your friends. The vistas they open up, and the lessons they impart will enable you when you grow oid to look back on your past with thp feeling that your years have not been misspent, that you have not left unused the gifts with which you have been sent into the world."

At the Garth Inn, Llangammarch Wells, on Tuesday afternoon, the Court Leet of Lord Gianusk, lord of the inanorof Builthrwas held

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MONEYLENDERS & BORROWER. SYSTEM OF FRAUD ALLEGED. Treherbept Man Sent for Trial. At Cardiff on Tuesday (before Mr E.Milner Jones) Chas. Lewis (27) was charged on a war- rant that between the 9th and the 11th of July, by means of false pretences, he obtained of Mr S. Bowen, of Charles street, the sum of 1:7 with intent to defraud. Mr Harold Lloyd appeared to prosecute, and Sir A. Morris defended. Mr Lloyd said evidence had been given as to the first offence alleged, and he proposed to call witnesses in a. siaiiiar charge. ) Arthur Jones, manager of the firm of Abra- ham Shibko, moneylender, of 41, Charles-street, i said on JSth July a letter from 10 Station- terrace, Treherbert. was received from John Millard," who said he was in need of a loan of -210, and asking the terms on his own promis- sory note. Mr Lloyd observed that defendant had gone by the names of Spencer, Millard, and Lewis. Jones, continuing, said that they knew defen- dant as Millard. On July 10th they received a form filled up and a letter. and thev advanced him 97. He signed the bill produced, which bad the signature of a second per- son, that of a woman The money was advanced on the strength of the belief that he was a mineral guard in the em- ploy of the TafE Vale Railway Company, and the t he was a householder. He was to repay the amount by instalments of 5s weekly, and he paid ;£1, which was handed in at the office. Prisoner also signed the document produced in his presence, declaring that the furniture in the house belonged to him. Questioned by Mr Morris, witness stated that he was absolutely certain Millard and pri- soner were tho same. The second signature on the bill, that of Maud Millard," was written by Mrs England. Mrs Margaret England was then called, and stated that, she believed the sigmaturc-s on the documents to be those of Charles Lewis, the prisoner. Thedocuments were similar to those she identified at a previous hearing, Prisoner Ir lived in her house about six months. They called prisoner Charles Younger Lewis. Her husband, William Charles England, was the occupier, and they had been at 10. 8tatioD-fcer. race since last April. Tbe furniture belonged to her. Prisoner bad none there. The house belonged to the T.V.R. Company, who em- ployed her husband. Prisoner was at the time travelling for a photograph company i calied Blpck and White. Mr Morris then handed up bills on which the second signatures were those of Maud Lewis and Maud Millard." Witness, who was warned that she need not say anything to incriminate herself, denied that the signatured were written by her, and Mr Jones was wrong in saying he saw her attach the name of Maud Mi.lard. Evidence that prisoner was not employed by the T.V.R. was given. Prisoner pleaded not guilty, and reserved his defence. He was committed for trial at the Quarter Sessions next Friday. No appli- cation was made for bail.

PONTYPRIDD BANKRUPTCY COURT. Whisky for Sleeplessness. At Pontypridd Bankruptcy Court on Tues- day, before Mr Registrar James Spickett, Jrhu Williams, colliery roadman, Primrose-street, Tonypandy, who "attributed his failure to ill- health during the past ten years, had gross liabilities of t53 ils 2d, and the only asset was B10 paid to the solicitors. Questioned about an item of 23 16s 6d for whisky, gin, wine, and bottled stout, debtor stated these were ordered for his daughter's wedding. The Official Receher (Mr W. L. Daniel): But you could not drink all. I see there are eight bottles of whisky at 3s 6d each in oue day. What became of the whisky ?-Debtor: I drank it for sleeplessness. (Laughter.) The Official Receiver: No wonder you suffered in that respect after drinking so much. It was enough to sen" you to a lunatic asylum. The examina- tion was closed on the application of Mr O. Davies (Messrs Roberts. Rosser and Davies). Building Castles in the Air." The gross liabilities of William Davies. collier, Cilfynydd-road, Cilfynydd, amounted to £136, deiiciency to £122 17s 9 i. Debtor stated- that he possessed a first, class mining engineer's certificate, and had hoped for better times, He was burdened by having a heavy family. The Official Receiver You seem to have a very hopeful disposition, but un fortunately you have been building castle-- in the air. The examination was closed on the application of Mr T. W. Lewis (Messrs Lewia and Crockett), Principal Debt for Provisions. III health, slackness of work, and deaths in family were the chief reasons given by Thomas Richard Evans, tailor, Collena road, Tonyr- efail, for his insolvency. The gross liabilities vveie E162 149 2d, and deficiency E148 149 5d. The chief debt was for provisions, which amounted to 1!79 14s. The examination was adjourned.

LIVERPOOL BETTING RAID. Turnover of Half-a-Million. At Liverpool on Tuesday Arthur Magnus, the well known bookmaker and turf commission agent, was summoned on a large number of informations for using his office for betting and for having received deposits on bets in contra- vention of the Betting Act, 1853. Fifteen clerks emploved in the office were summoned for assisting in the business. The prosecuting solicitor said whenMagnus's office was raided by the police on two occasions recently, they found evidence from his books and otherwise that he had carried on a verv extensive business on the deposit system. Many thousands of transactions were recorded, the betting commissions being calculated to a.mountto half a million sterling per annum. Defendant's counsel pleaded guilty on their behalf and Magnus was fined the maximum penalty of £100, with £ 25 costs. The others were bound over.

WRAPPED IN A PETTICOAT. Monmouthshire Village Sensation. On Tuesday afternoon Mr J. B. WalfortU coroner for North Monmouthshire, opened an inquiry at the White House Farm, Llaniair Kilgeddin, near Abergavenny, into the cir- cumstances of the death of the unchrisfceaed female child of Grerlrude Harrison, aged 19, a domestic servant employed at the farm by ] Mr and Mi s George Spencer. Superintendent James, Ponlypool, watched the case on behalf of the police. Dr. L A. Tatham, of Abergavenny, who had made a post mortem examination of the child, j was of opinion that the child lived for about 15 minutes after birth. The mother would be i unable to attend the inquest for at least a fort. night. Mrs Jemima Spencer said that on Saturday the mother of the child was called about 6.30 j a.m. She came down and cleaned portions of two rooms. After breakfast she took a pail of water upstairs for the purpose of washing herself. She was away about 15 minutes. During the morning she was told by one of her children that Girty (meaning the mother) waa cleaning her bedroom. She made an examina- tion, and on the floor and mattress found traces of blood. She made a search of the room, and in one of Harrison's boxes found the dead body of a child wrapped in a petticoat. She did not know the girl wm pregnant. At this stage the inquiry was adjourned for a fortnightfor the appearance of the mother.

MIDWIFERY AT CARDIFF. —r ■■ Guardians and Nurses' Institute. A deputation from the Queen's Nursing Institute. Cardiff, consisting of Dr. Maclean, Mr H. M. Thompson, Mrs Batchelor, and Mr8 Grayson (superintendent of the Institute), e waited upon tho Cardiff Workhouse Visiting Committee on Tuesday with the object of in. ducing the Guardians to increase their dona. tion to the institute. The views of the deputa- tion were voiced by Dr. Maclean and Mr H. M. Thompson. The chief ground for asking for an increased donation was that a department had been opened at the institute for the training of midwives Although this had only been in existence a short ti me the poor had consider- ably benefited from the ministrations of the nurses. Dr. Maclean emphasised that in Soutis Wales the rate of infante mortality was excep- tionally high-61 per thousand. The cost of the training department was 1:200 per annum over and above the amount received in fees. The loss on the institute last year was E370. Mr H. M. Thompson pointed out that the whole object of the Midwives Act was to im- j prove the standard of nursing at childbirth. The object of the institute was to turnout thoroughly practical midwives so as to bring about what the Act aimed at. The theoretical part of the instruction was given at University College, Yrat the practical part was quite as- Important, if not more so. Untrained nurses had to do 20 cases under Mrs Grarson or a trained midwife on the staff before they were allowed to practice on their own account. Thisr work, added Mr Thompson, had made very rapid progress. Replying to questions, Mr Thompson said the most satisfactory arrangement would be foi the Guardians to pay in proportion to the num- ber of cases sent by them. Alter the deputation bad retired, Mr Harris (clerk to the Guardians) produced statistics showing the separate cases attended num- bered 168. The scale worked out at the value of £ 104 13s—that was reckon* ing their cases were attended in the same way as others, but they always found their cases got more attention than others. If they took the number of visits the value worked out at CI69 gis 7d. The present sub- scription of the Guardians was C110. It was decided to give the same subscription as for- merly— £ 110- The committee then considered the general question of whether they should in future make an additional grant in view of the establisbment of a training department for midwives. The Rev. D. Davies suggested an additional subscription of 1:20, and this was agreed to.

"TO ADVERTISE CARDIFF. n- Searchlight for New Town Hall. Mr Arthur Ellis, the elecu-ical engineer of the Cardiff Corporation, suggested to the Electric and Lighting Committee on Tuesday that in connection with the opening of the new municipal buildings it was suggested that they should have a searchlight projector, in order to have something to attract the people. They had already been obliged on certain occasion* to "hire one, but he would suggest it would bs, better to purchase it outright. They wanted t4 advertise themselves as much as possible, and he would try to use this projector to throw letters on the clouds. Councillor Chappell said he would not object so much if it couid be got ready at once, but it would be of no use to them after the electionS- (Laujhter.) In reply to questions, Mr Ellis said that an automatic searchlight projector would cost about 9110, and would use about one unit an hour. Councillor Courtis said he did not think it would be difficult to run it. Councillor Sanders asked if it could be ob- tained without the Council's sanction. The expenditure was not provided for in the esti- mate, and that being so the projector could not be erected in the course of the next week or two, aa suggested. Mr Eliis pointed out that it was one of tha things they could provide out of the revenue. Eventually Mr Ellis was authorised to bilv a projector at once with a view to purchase.

Mr J. Howells, J.P., presided at a meeting at Caerphilly Council yesterday. It wag decided to make application to the Coenty Council for revision of the boundaries of the Caerphilly area. The question of a new cemetery at Taft's Well was raised, and owing to the delay on the part of the Local Govern- ment Board Mr John Williams (Taff's Weill gave notice of motion that Sir Alfred Thomas be asked to bring the question before the House of Commons.

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