The Cardiff Times

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS BIRTHS. JES3EMAN.—May 26, at Ambleside, Caerleon-road, Newport, the wife of W. Jesseman, of a daughter. WILLB.MS.-On the 25th inst., at 13, Ruthin-gardens, Cardiff, the wife of W. R. Williams, of a daughter.688 MARRIAGES. HILEY—MORGAN.—On May 20th, at the Baptist Chapel, Nash, by the Rev Thomas Jones, assisted by the Rev Thomas Delahaye, Lemuel Hiley, of Abergavenny, to Lily, only daughter of thelate Moses Morgan, of Fair Orchard, near Newport, Mon. JONES—REKS.—On the 22nd ult., at St John's Cathe- dral, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A., by the Rev Dean Hart, John Parry, fourth son of Mr Edwin Jones, Caerwys, North Wales, to Maggie, second daughter of the late Mr Daniel Rees, Brecon. 2653 MORGAN—THOMAS.—On the 27th instant, at the Tabernacle, by the Rev Charles Davies, Isaac Morgan, Clare-street, Cardiff, to Margaret, eldest daughter of Wm. Thomas, Plasturton Gardens, Cardiff (late ofThe Greave, Wenvoe). No cards. 18 SAUNDERS—FINCH. -On Thursday, 21st inst., at Bed- wellty Church, Getta, eldest daughter of the late Mr John West Finch, of Llechryd, and niece of Mr William Charles, ironmonger, Tredegar, to Dr M. R. Saunders, Hucknall Torkard, Notts. 773 WHITE—JENKINS.—On the 23rd instant, at St. Angus- tine's Church, Penarth, by the Rev H. C. Davies, Frank George White, R.N., to Jane, second daughter of Mr Griffith Williams, Hillston-place, Pontnewydd, Newport, Mon. VVINSTONE—LEWIS.—At the Presbyterian Church, Cardiff, Wednesday, by the Rev J. D. Watters, Alice, second daughter of Mr H. Winstone, Cardiff, to Mr Louis Lewis, Brook-street, Cardiff. 17 DEATHS. AiTKEN.—On Tuesday, the 26th instant, at 201, Castle- road, Cardiff, Agnes Aitken, beloved wife of William Aitken, engineer, &c., aged 43 Funeral Saturday, 2 o'clock. Friends please accept this intimation. 19 CAVILL.-On the 19th instant, at Rhyl House, Walter- road, Swansea, Frederick Lionel, the beloved child of John and Kate Cavill, aged 12 months. 2623 DANIEL.—On May 24th, at the residence of his son, G. M. P. Daniel, 101, Richmond-road, Cardiff, Nicholas Daniel, formerly of Liskeard, Cornwall. DAVID.—On the 22nd inst., at Margam, Katie, beloved daughter of D. R. David, aged 17 years. 580 DAVID.—On 26th inst., at Cointown, Bridgend, Mary David, aged 76. Funeral Monday next, Ewenny Church, at 2 o'clock. Friends please accept this in- timation. 89 DAVIEs.John Davies, Plasycerdyn, died 26th May. Funeral at Trinity, St. Clears, about 1 p.m. Friday, 29th May. 2767 FRANCIS.-On May 25th, at Panteg Inn, Aber, Gwen- llian Francis, widow of the late William Francis, aged 68 years. Funeral on Friday, at 12.30. No wreaths. 906 GRIFFITHS.—On the 23rd inst., at Machine House, Treforest, Ewart Vaughan, the beloved child of Samuel and Sarah Griffiths, aged 4 years. JONEs.-On the 27th instant, at Llandough House, Llandough, Mary Lewis, the beloved wife of William Lester Jones. 991 JONES.—On the 21st instant, Robert, the son of Rev Henry Jones, Cwmbach, Aberdare, in his 21st year. LEWIS—On May 26th, at the Napier Inn, Mountain Ash, Ann, the beloved wife of David Lewis, aged 40. Funeral will leave at 12.30 a.m. by T. V.R. train on Friday for Cefn Cemetery. Friends please accept this intimation. 2761 MORGAN.—On May 28th, at Fortai Farm, St. Bride's- super-Elv, Gwenllian Morgan, aged 67 years. Funeral Monday, June 1st, for St. Bride s, at 2 o'clock. 107 WATKINS.— On May 23. at Tvfica-crescent, Pontypridd, Florrie, the beloved daughter of Watkin and Emily Watkins (late of Swansea), aged six years greatly deplored by her sorrowing parents. WILLIAMS.—On May 24th at Tongwynlais, David Williams, late of the Cardiff Castle, in his 73rd year. WILLIAMS.—On the 22nd instant, Thomas Williams, 25, Cowbridge-road, late of Loudoun-square, Cardiff. 574 WYNDHAM.—May 20, at Delta House, Tudor-road, Cardiff, Rachel, widow late John Wyndham, marine engineer, aged 71.

SIRGEORGEELLIOTON THE HOURS OF LABOUR. Speaking on Thursday at a meeting of the Federated Institution of Mining Engineers, held at the Institution of Civil Engineers, estminster, K>IR George Elliot, Bart M.P., said that about 60 years ago he had himself worked in a pit, which he now owned), 14 hours per day for six years,and in 1831 and 1832 he took part as a striker in what \va«s pernaps the largest and most viralent strike we had ever had in England, certainly in the coal mines, for it caused bloodshed and death, and mel] were hung in chains on the Tyneside for it. They struck chiefly for the reduction of the hours from 14 to 12. He had since had great pleasure in trying to get the hours reduced from 12 to 9 In consequence of the great improvements which had been made in mechanical appliances during the present century people were now able to work shorter hours and yet to live better in every way than they did 60 years ago.

It is announced in several egregious joarna that people are undecided whether the Fife baby is or is not a Royal Highness. The infant is no more a. Royal Highness (or a Highness of any description) than she is an IMPERIAL Majesty. The EJRANDCHILDREN of the Sovereign have no Cloyal "style" whatever as such, unless the Queen chooses to confer it upon them. The Duke of Cambridge and his sisters are only described as Royal Hicrhness by favour of the Queen.

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I SATURDAY, MAY 30, 1891. BISHOP OR CRUSADER 1 THE Bishop of LLANDAFF is never so happy as when he is able to proclaim that the star .of the Church of England in Wales is in the ascendant, and that of Welsh Noncon- formity waning. Fortunately cr unfor- tunately, as the case may be, Dr. LEWIS can be happy just when he likes, for a solid foundation of truth is by no means an essential condition of his declara- tions where the respective merits of Church and Nonconformity are concerned. Withhim the wish is so often thefatherof the thought, that he is able to enjoy a perenmal source of satisfation, and never tires of hugging the phantom creation of his own imagination. Other good men may rejoice at the progress of Christianity, at the gradual conversion of the heathen, at the ameliora- tion of the sufferings of mankind, at the lessening of our social evils, at the practical application of CHRIST'S teaching in the rela- tions between man and man. But the Bishop of LLANDAFF stands on a pedestal—though of his own erection-too high for these things. He rejoicesin none of them, but in the fond though false hope that the power which made Wales one of the most law-abiding and Sabbath-observing countries on the face of the earth, is now losing its hold upon the people, and that the masses are turning their faces once more to the Church which gave them stone when they cried for bread. That Non- conformists should be perverted to Epis- copalianism is of far more importance in his sight than that the heathen should be con- verted to Christianity. To win back to the bosom of Mother Church by hook or by crook, by wile or by guile, any weaklings among the Dissenting preachers, is a far more brilliant victory to the causa which Bishop LEWIS has at heart than would be the complete suppression of the slave traffic in Africa. His last charge to his clergy, the salient points of which are given in another column, is practically little more than the crowing of a cock upon his own dunghill. He rejoices in the belief that Nonconformists are rush- ing by the hundreds from the chapels to receive confirmation as a passport to heaven at his hands. He boasts of no fewer than four Dissenting Preachers proud to take service as his underlings in the capacity of lay readers, with a prospect of curacies and even a remote hope of a small benefice. Some time ago, he was absolutely besieged with such applications. So numerous and so pressing were they that he would fain flee from their too ardent attentions as a debtor from his duns. But how have the mighty fallen ? The abstract innumerable hosts reduced to concrete form in figures give a total result of four. This is not even a negative fulfil- ment of the promise. It is indeed a rever- sion of prophecy. The promise was that "a little one shall become a thou- sand, and a small one a strong nation." Now, however, placing Bishop LEWIS'S two statements side by side we must read the prophecy backwards, and say that a strong nation shall become a small one, "and a thousand a little one." He is discreetly silent as to the past record of some of those who have been knocking at his gates. He does not say that it is honest conviction which has induced them to see the evil of Nonconformist ways, and to believe that true peace and happiness can only be obtained in the Church. Bold as he is, even Bishop LEWIS hesitates making such a declaration as this. Neither does he enlighten us as to what was the real cause of their leaving the wilderness of Nonconformity for the quiet pastures of the Church. Had he done so he might possibly have created an even greater sensation. Among those who within a comparatively recent period have left the Dissenting pulpit for the Church reading-desk is one whose action was, if rumour does not belie him, more influenced by CUPID than conscience. After a some- what varied experience among Noncon- formists, this gentleman fell in love with a vicar's daughter. The lady's father wis too staunch 81 Churchman to think of permitting his child to link her fortunes with a heretic, while the preacher was too much in love to (1 let even thgis obstacle stand in the way of the consummation of his happiness. If the Bishop of LLANDAFF had favoured the public with the names of those he claims to have saved like brands from the burning we could say whether this man, is among them. As it is, we are only left to conjecture. If Nonconformists were in- clined to answer the fool according to his folly they might inform Bishop LEWIS that among the applicants for the secretaryship of the Welsh Disestablish- ment Committee was a clergyman of the Church of England. We hardly think the good Bishop will find among the four recruits he now boasts of one who would volunteer to stand in the front of the coming battle as the accredited champion of the Church Defence Association. We would call attention to the replies we this week publish to the Bishop's attack. The speech of the Rev DAVID YOUNG and the letter of Mr MEDHURST will do much to enlighten the public on the matter. We invite the special attention of the Bishop to Mr YOUNG'S address, and would wish him in the quiet of his own apartment with none but his GOD and his conscience company, to carefully compare his change with this preacher's sermon, and we would confidently accept his own verdict as to which of the two most nearly ap- proaches the teaching of CHRIST, whose representative he claims to be. If instead of boasting of the number of perverts from Nonconformity he used his influence in the converting masses, in teach- ing brotherly love, and emphasizing Christian charity, he might in time, like Mr YOUNG be able to point with pride to the fact that not a single member of his denomination is an inmate of the workhouse. But while instead of preaching CHRIST he preaches a crusade against Nonconformity, the world, so far as heisconcerned on its behalf, may go on in its sin. But even then we can hold out no hope for him that he shall see of the "travail of his soul and be satisfied."

THE TAFF YALE REVOLT. THE mercantile community of the district has for some time past been engrossed in the progress of the great struggle between Mr WHITE and the Taff Vale Directorate. As the result of persistent agitation Mr WHITE succeeded in obtaining the appointment of an independent Committee of Investigation. This Committee can certainly not be accused of having arrived at hastily formed conclusions. They undertook an exhaustive enquiry into the whole system of manage- ment, and secured the assistance of experts" in railway matters. The report, which was only arrived at after mature deliberation, was a most damning indictment of the present management. WThat the shareholders thought of the matter may be gathered from the result of Tuesday's meeting at Bristol, where, notwithstanding Mr INSKIP'S admirable skill in fence, the directors were hopelessly beaten. They only managed to hold their position for a time on a purely technical point, but that that posi- tion is absolutely untenable is proved by the fact that they have now decided to retire in a body. If the rumour which circulated on Thursday prove to be well-founded, the defeat has become an utter rout, and the Taff management will have to undergo a complete transformation.

CURRENT LOCAL NOTES. CONTROL OF POLICE. THE control of the police continues to be a subject agitating the public mind. We have repeatedly condemned the present sys- tem of dual control, and hold strongly the opinion that the sooner the County Councils are vested with undivided authority the better. That this opinion is participated in by the majority of people is becoming increasingly evident. County Council after County Council has endorsed the demand, the latest addition to the petitioners being the Carmarthenshire County Council, whose seal was yesterday affixed to a formal petition praying for this extension of powers. That Carmarthenshire would join in the demand was long since evident to all who followed the course of events in the county. The relations between the police and the people's representatives has not, to put it mildly, been very har- monious. It is true that the County Council and the Quarter Sessions have not come into direct collision, as in the case of the sister county of Cardigan, but this is due more to the good sense of the Carmarthenshire magistrates than to the efforts of the Chief Constable. The severe lesson taught to officialism a short time since may perhaps render the working of the machine somewhat smoother for the future. But quite apart from any unpleasantness which may have occurred in the past or which may be anticipated in the future, the principle of popular control of the police is a sound one, and must be in- sisted upon until it is embodied in an Act of Parliament. WHEN SHALL THE COUNTY COUNCIL ELEC- TIONS TAKE PLACE ? WHAT is the best time for County Council Elections ? According to the Local Govern- ment Act, the triennial elections were in- tended to be held in the late autumn. Mr GOSCHEN, however, has expressed an inten- tion of introducing a bill extending the period of the present members to January next, and fixing the triennial elections of the future in that month. When, however, we remember that the rural and sparsely- populated districts are affected by these elections, and that the polling booths are frequently situated several miles from the voter's residence, it is evident that the short days of mid-winter are not the most suitable for the purpose. The Carmarthenshire County Council yesterday adopted a peti- tion in favour of fixing the elections in March. This would probably suit the circumstances of rural districts as well as any month in the year. The farm work would not be of such an urgent character as to entail any great sacrifice upon a small tenant farmer in taking a half-day's holiday, while the longer hours of daylight than would be available under Mr GOSCHEN'S proposal is an argu- ment in its favour. We understand that Mr DAVID RANDELL and Mr S. T. EVANS are prepared to take the matter up in the House of Commons, and in the interests of an important section of the community, it is to be hoped their efforts may prove successful. LUCKY S. T. EVANS. SOME men are said to be born with silver spoons in their mouths, while others make their own silver spoons by dint of persever- ance coiabined with unusual ability. Mr S. T. EVANS, the popular member for Mid- Glamorgan, belongs to the latter class. Few men have made more rapid progress than he has done during the short period he has sat in the House of Commons. He practically made his mark as a debater during a single session, and in the dis- cussion on a single bill. From comparative obscurity he suddenly leaped to the front rank as an expert in parliamentary debate during the fight over the Tithes Bill. Nor is this the only result. It is probable that to his success on the floor of the House that he owes the very high compliment which has just been paid him. It has been for some time well known that he was preparing for the bar, but to few indeed has been accorded the honour of having as sponsors two of the most brilliant and distinguished advocates of the day. Sir HENRY JAMES and Sir CHARLES RUSSELL, forgetting for the time their political differences, join hands in intrpducing to their profession tbe young Welshman from 2*1 eath, who promises to prove as able a lawyer as he is skilful as a debater. We congratulate him on the dis- tinctiou conferred upon him.

HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT AND PILLS.—Sudden changes of temperature sorely try all persons prone to rheumatism, sciatica, tic doloreux, and many maladies scarcely less painful, though of shorter duration. On the first attack of stiffness or suffering in any muscle, joint, or nerve, recourse should immediately oe had to: fomenting the seat of disease with hot brine' twrd rubbing in this remarkable Ointment, which will assuage the oneasigegs of the nart, subdue iutairmia- '.1: tion, and reduce the swelling. The Pills, simUltdfebusly taken, will rectify constitutional disturbances and renew the strength. No remedy heretofore discovered has proved so effective a6 the Ointment and Pills for removing gouty, rheumatic, and scrofulous attacks, which attest all aacs. and are commonly c&Ued heredi- tary.

WELSH ECHOES FROM 'LONDON. E isteddvod ic- Ed ucational-General By Our Special Correspondent. EISTEDDVOD NOTES. The Bangor Eisteddvod, notwithstanding the prognostications of the prophets of evil, and the cpposing efforts of foes and lukewarm friends, was in many respects one of the most successful eisteddvodic gatherings of the last decade. I have had an opportunity of looking over the balance sheet, which is about to be distributed to the subscribers. Without entering into the details, I may state that the net surplus amounts to close upon JB500. The exact figure is JB492 15s 2d. Looking at all the circumstances, this is a completely satisfactory result. Of course, as I have before pointed out, all eisteddvod surpluses are dependent on the amount of the voluntary subscriptions. With substantial donations from outside it would seem to be impossible to make the legitimate receipts balance the expenditure at any rate, not a single eisteddvod held within the last ten years has been able to do it. The heaviest charge, as pointed out in the Cardiff Times last week, has invariably been the cost of the temporary structures erected for the eisteddvod meetings. These on an average cost between JB1,000 and £1,200 every year, and it is one of the most difficult problems of eisteddvod management how the expense can be lessened. It is a very easy matter to talk of a permanent pavilion, but experienced people who have gone thoroughly into the question know that the storage, carriage, erection, and removal, fitting and repairing of a possible structure of this kind when added to the charges of the original capital, &c., would fall very little short, if, indeed, it would not exceed the annual cost already referred to. The most obvious way of meeting the difficulty is for large towns to follow the example of Carnarvon, and erect a building which, whilst it serves at all times for ordinary purposes, can be adapted and enlarged for special occasions, such as the holding of an eisteddvod or of a cymanva, or a sassiwn. I believe that something of the kind will be done at Rhyl in anticipation of next year's gathering, and it is somewhat curious that so enterprising a town as Swansea should not have taken advantage of the opportunity before it to provide itself with a permanent building of a large capacity. ABERYSTWYTH COLLEGE. The council of the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, will meet in London on the 4th of June to consider the position in view of the re- signation of Principal Edwards. I am informed on the best authority that Dr Edwards, notwith- standing the pressure put upon him to recon- sider his decision, will adhere to his first reso- lution.. He will probably leave Aberystwyth for Bala at the end of the present term, and the vacancy thus created will be filled up some time in the course of the coming vacation. The ap- pointment of principal is in the hands of the members of the council. No applications, of course, have been yet sent in, but amongst the names mentioned (with or without authority) for the post are those of Mr Owen M. Edwards, Fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford Professor T. F. Roberts, of the University College of South Wales Professor J. E. Lloyd, of Aberystwyth College; Professor Angus, of the same insti- tution Mr William Edwards, H.M.I.S., of Mer^thyr Tydfil Professor Henry Jones, of Bangor; Dr R. D. Roberts, of Clare, College, Cambridge and Mr E. Keri Evans, of Edinburgh. Public opinion is run- ning very strong in favour of the appointment of a Welshman, and it will probably be found that in this instance the council will represent the general view. I notice by the way that there is just now a dead set made against what is termed "the London management." There may or there may not be at the present time good reasons for the removal of the "manage- ment" to Aberystwyth, but there is certainly not the slightest justification for the bitter and envenomed attacks which are constantly made on the London friends of the college. It seems to be now utterly forgotten that if it had not been for London Welshmen there might never have been a college at Aberystwyth at all, certainly not for many years after it was established there. Through good and through evil report these same London Welshmen have clung to the college and kept it alive. No one will deny that a very large measure of the success of Aberystwyth College is due to the immense power and influence of Dr. Edwards. But it ought not to be forgotten that for many years Dr. Edwards has been most loyally supported by the London management. His difficnlties and the difficulties which have done damage to the college arose much nearer home. Posterity will undoubtedly do justice to the memory of the London Welshmen who established Aberystwyth College, and who re- mained true to it through all its days of adversity. JOTTINGS. The Rev R. E. Morris, B.A., who for several years has had pa-storal charge of the Charing Cross-road Welsh Presbyterian Church (formerly Nassau-street), has accepted a call from the Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Church at Wrexham, in succession to the Rev H. Barrow Williams, who has gone to Llandudno. Mr T. Marchant Williams, who for many years has been one of the most active workers on the committees of the National Temperance League, has been appointed vice-chairman of the executive committee. The new chairman is Mr W. J. Palmer (of Huntley and Palmer's). Reading. Colonel Thomas, of Hay, and the Rev J. McNeill are amongst the names recently added to the list of vice-presidents. The president is the Bishop of London, and an admirable president he makes. Mr Hubert Vos, a portrait painter of high eminence, and one of the promoters of the new Portrait Painters' Club, has been selected to do the presentation picture which the Cardiff Cymm- rodorion Society propose to give to their president, Mr E. Rowland Jones, on his retire- ment from the United States Consular service. Professor John Rhys, on Wednesday night, read a paper before the Folk Lore Society on Manx Lolk Fore. It was unfortunate that the Cymmrodorion Society had previously fixed the same evening for an important paper by the Oxford professor of poetry (Mr F. T. Palgrave), on Henry Vaughan. the Silurist. Professor Henry Jones, of Bangor, has just published through a Glasgow firm his book on Browning as Philosophical and Religious Teacher," being the papers which he read before the Ethical Society on the subject at some of their Sunday evening lectures.

MUNICIPAL ELECTION AT NEWPORT. The polling for the election of a town councillor for the North Ward, to fill the vacancy caused by the elevation of Alderman Bear, took place on Wednesday at four poliing stations. There are over 1,900 burgesses on the list, but judging from the lack of general interest taken in the contest, it was not expected that the poll would be a heavy one. The friends of Mr James Barter, the Liberal nominee, and of Mr T. Cordey, the Conservative candidate, were busily engaged during the day. The result was declared about nine o clock as follows :— Cordey 665 Barter 550 Conservative majority. 115 The result of the polling is a win for the Con- servative party, Mr Bear being a. Liberal, and is a continuation of the volte face of the North Ward in recent years. Col. Lyne, the returning alderman, congratulated the electors of the ward and the borough in general, on the orderly manner in which the contest had been conducted. Mr Cordey returned thanks.

THE MINERS' FEDERATION OF GREAT BRITAIN. A Prospective Reduction in Wages. An important conference of the Miners'Federa- tion of Great Britain was opened at Chester on Wednesday, Mr Pickard, M.P. presiding. A discussion took place on a report tnat the masters intended to reduce wages. Mr Cowey, York- shire, said in his district the report was promptly denied. Mr Johnson, Warwickshire, remarked that the report got about through misapprehen- sion.—Mr Aspinall, Lancashire, said the agitation in favour of the Eight Hours Bill was being con- tinued with all vigour.—Mr Rowlinson, Forest of Dean, reported that at the Paris conference he received a letter intimating that the proprietors were holding a meeting to consider the reduction of wages. They in the Forest of Dean met the employers, who asked them to accept 7% per cent. reduction. They promptly refused to consider anything of the kind, and subsequently referred the masters to the Federation. (Applause.)— Reports from North and South Wales, Yorkshire, Lancashire, and the Midlands were then taken.

A WELSH M.P. CALLED TO THE BAR. Mr S.-T. Evans, M.for ^fid-Glamorgan, was successful in passing tllerectnt Bar final exa- raination,and will be called to the Bar on the 10th June. Mr Evans was nominated in the Middle Temple by Sir Charles Russell, Q.C., and Sir Henry James, Q.G. Mr Evans will join the South Wales circuit.

A LOW-WATER ENTRANCE. The directors of the Barry Dock and Railways have decided upon an important addition to that undertaking, having resolved to proceed at once with the construction of the low-water entrance, which will make the dock practically independent of the tides. The borings have already been set in operation, and although the actual de- tails of the work are not yet obtainable, we are able to state that the new entrance will be really what its name implies—furnishing communication between the dock and the Bristol Channel at dead low water it will in width be similar to the entrance now existing, and will contain three gates, so that vessels may be lifted to the level of the dock without excessive loss of water. The low-water entrance will be on the side of the present one next the island, and parallel with it (also on the island side) will be the commercial graving dock which the company have in hand. Economy of expenditure wiU be secured by concurrent execution of the two undertakings. Barry Dock, accessible to vessels whatever the state of the tide, and also with the advantages that vessels which have completed their load in may be able to proceed to sea without an hour's delay, will attain a decided preference in the com- petition for ocean-borne tratHc and the new port will offer strong inducement also for the trans- ference of coasting trade, inasmuch as the smaller vessels engaged therein would by the saving of time be enabled to make quicker voyages, and so prove more remunerative. For instance, a steamer running betwoen Cardiff and the southern ports, or round to London, would, if relieved from the delays occasioned by the necessity of waiting for the tides, be able to accomplish more work within a given period, and thus to earn more freight. In this decision, as in others, the Barry direc- tors exhibit their determination to keep abreast of the requirements of the times, and to safeguard their property by providing every possible encour- agement to trade. It maybe noted, in passing, that the dock is now working at full capacity, having on one day last week, despite the fact that it was a holiday week, shipped more coal than during any previous 24 hours. The current half-year's total of shipments works out to a rate much in excess of 4,000,000 tons, and anticipations of the next half-year's dividend are consequently of the most sanguine description. The new entrance, too, will place the dock in the very advantageous position of being safeguarded against any accident such as would occasion obstruction to the free passage of vessels entering or leaving; a second entrance is insurance against mishaps which might block the dock completely when no alternative way of exit or ingress exists.

CORPUS CHRISTI CELEBRATION AT CARDIFF. The annual Corpus Christi celebration took place at Cardiff on Thursday afternoon. Shortly after three o'clock contingents of prettily dressed girls and boys in holiday attire, representing the various Catholic schools and instiutions, began to mass in Bute terrrace. With bands playing and richly-coloured guild and confraternity banners borne aloft, the pro- cession set out for the private grounds of the Castle, the route taken being by way of Custom House-street, St. Mary-street, and Castle-street to the Canton Bridge gate. As in previousyears there were two large marquees, in each of which there was a prettily-decorated "Altars of Repose," and as the procession filed into the grounds and the various bodies took up their allotted positions a strikingly effective picture was formed. Contrary to general expectation among the Catholic community, the Marquis of Bute was unable to te in Cardiff to take part in this annual solemn celebration but, as heretofore, his lord- ship had placed his private chapel in the Castle at the service of the Bishop of Newport and Menevia. and his numerous clergy and from this point the procession of the Blessed Sacrament started the canopy under which the Host was borne being carried by gentlemen representing the different congregations in evening' dress. In the absence of the bishop, Monsignor Williams officiated; and as the richly vested priests proceeded round the ground the double file of girls, with bouquets of choice flowers, imme- diately closing and following, processional hymns were sung, and on reaching the respective Altars of Repose, the usual Benedic- tion music was rendered. There was a remarkably large gathering of Catholics and the general public, and throughout there was a demeanour of profound reverence. Among the clergymen present were the Reva Fathers M'Clement (St Joseph's, Penarth, deacon during the service), Matthews (St Mary's, Canton, sub-deacon), Bayley. (St Peter's, Roath, general master of the ceremonies). Sanders, D.D. (bishop's secretary, master of the ceremonies during the service), Cormack (St Peters, musical director), J. B. Moore (St David's), Butler (St Paul's, Tyndall- street), Harrison (St Peter's), and Brady (St Paul's), who acted as marshals M. Bayley (New- port), O'Dwyer (Grangetown), and Higgins and Gibbons (St. David's). On Thursday, for the first time, the Hungarian Band led the pro- cession through the grounds, and supplied the accompaniment throughout, the hymns "Pange Lingua," Lauda Sion," "0, Salutaris Hostia and "Tanturn Ergo" being of the Gregorian order; while the "Litany" was a modern com- position, "Faith of our fathers" being sung as a general hymn at the close of the service. The most notable features in the procession- to the mind of the general public—were the boy servitors in red cassocks and cottars (or surplices), and about a dozen members of the Third Order of St. Francis, wearing the brown habit and girdle of the order, and headed by Fathers Rudolph and Bernardine, O.S.F. (Capucin), from Pontypool. Altogether over 4,000 persons took part in the procession and, without drawing any invidious comparisons, there could be no two opinions as to the contingent of girls from Penarth-dressed in all white, with veils and wreaths, and carrying baskets of flowers-presenting the most effective appearance. It should be mentioned that St. David's fife and drum band headed their schools' and guilds' procession; St. Paul's fife and drums leading the Tyndall-street contingent the band of the Havannah ship bringing up the rear with the young people from Grangetown. The celebration service was concluded about half-past five; and the processionists returned to their headquarters, where they were regaled. It was not until this point had been reached thattherain again fell in torrents so that, all the circum- stances considered, the public observance of the festival was marked by favourable weather. On Friday the Catholic school-children in the town held their annual gala in Cathays Park—as a matter of fact the only day in the year upon which Lord Bute allows the public to have a. glimpse at its beauties.

THE DISASTROUS EXPLOSION AT NEWPORT. Board of Trade Inquiry. A Board of Trade inquiry was begun on Thurs- day, at Newport Town RaB, as to the cause of the explosion which occurred on board the s.s. Tan- carville at Newport, on the 11th inst. Mr H. R. Mansell Jones presided at the enquiry, and Mr G ough, for the solici tors' department of the Board of Trade, conducted the enquiry on behalf of the Board of Trade. The other parties interested were represented by Mr Robson, who was for the owners Mr Bailhache, barrister, for Mordey, Carney and Co., Limited; Mr R. P. Williams, for the foremen of the work (Messrs Francis and Sterling) Mr Handcock (Downing and Hand- cock, of Cardiff), for Mr Bernard Carter, the captain of the Tancarville and Mr Lyndon Moore (Llewellyn and Moore), for the relatives' of the deceased. Mr Gough stated that Major Majendie was unable to be present, as he had intended, owing to an attack of influenza. It was intended to take the local evidence, as far as it could BE obtained, and then to adjourn to London. Mr Gough then went through the details of the size, rig, and build of the ship, which was engaged in the oil-carrying trade between Philadelphia and the continent, and said that on the 18th April she left Havre for Newport for repairs. On the way the covers were taken off the tanks for the purposes of ventilation, and wind sails were erected. The No. 1 tank, in which the explosion occurred, was filled with water on the journey over for purposes of ballast, and when the steamer got into the dry dock the tanks generally were cleaned out with sawdust and cotton waste in order to get rid of the remaining oil. A great many defective rivets were found in the tanks and on the 19th May (the Saturday before the explosion on the Monday evening) some defec- tive rivets were found between the ballast tank and No. 1 tank. A leakage of oil was then found in the ballast tank, which found its way into No. 1 tank. A hole was then drilled in the bottom of the steamer in order to let this run out and to avoid the danger which would accrue from the use of red hot rivets, as a small flame was found to arise when the rivets were applied. On the Monday morning hot rivets and screw rivets were being used in and about No. 1 tank, the workmen being lighted by the electric light, which was on the port side of the tank. The hot rivets were passed from portable forges on the deck by means of a wire to the workmen below, and about 10 minutes after a hot rivet had been passed down to a work- man on the starboard side and inserted and driven home, the explosion took place. There was a delay in handing the rivets just before the explosion happened, owing to the lad at one of the forges and the lad who was in charge of the wire used in passing the rivets down changing places. The explosion killed live men and seriously injured several others, and tore up the fore deck I for about forty feet. Mr Gough said he was instructed to ask Mr Mansel Jones to report to the Board of Trade upon the cause of the explosion, and also to ask him to offer such suggestions as might occur to him and his learned colleague, Colonel Majendie, with the view of obviating such disastrous explosions in future.—Evidence was then called, commencing with Captain Carter, who was under examination two hours. The first mate, John D. Spain, was next called, and was followed by the chief engineer, and Edward Birch and John James, boiler makers. In all thirteen witnesses were called, inoluding the Board of Trade surveyor, Lloyd'^ surveyor, and the electrical engineer. The evidence was exhaustively given at the inquest held last week. During the interval for luncheon Mr Mansel Jones inspected the steamer, which lies in the new dry dock at Mordey and Carney's in precisely the same condition as she was when seen by thousands of people on the day after the explosion. The relief fund amounts to £309 7S.

BRANDRETH'S SUGAR-COATED PILLS are a very safe medicine for children,

A ROMANCE OF LAW. Strange Ciaim for £20,000. On Tuesday, in the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice—before Justice Romer—the action in re Park Cole v Park and Park v. Cole came on again for hearing. The action is for the administration of the estate of the late J. C. Park, of Teddington, and Miss M. J. Smith claimed £20,000 under a deed which she alleged was executed by Mr Park 111 1886. By the deed Mr Park covenanted to give her £30,000 if she married his son, C. J. Park, during his (Mr J. C. Park's) lifetime, to be reduced to £20,000 if the son refused to carry out his father's wishes, this sum being a recompense for her promise to marry. Mr Oswald and Mr Silvester appeared for Miss Smith, and the executors of J. C. Park were represented by the Solicitor-General, Q.C., Mr Nevirfe, Q.C., and Mr Bardsweli. The case was opened prior to the Whitsuntide vacation, but stood over m consequence of the in- disposition of Mr Justice Romer, and upon the case being resumed on Tuesday Mr Silvester proceeded with the reading of the affidavit evidence. The affidavit of Mary Agnes M. Smith, sister of the claimant, alleged that an engagement was entered into between Mr C. J. Park and Miss Margaret Josephine Smith in September, 1885, and it was a matter of common talk in the neighbourhood of Tedding- ton that they were about to be married. At the time of the engagement Mr C. J. Park placed an engagement ring upon the claimant's finger. Other affidavits of servants in the Park family and of tradesmen at Teddington were read to the effect that it was a matter of general con- versation in the Park family and the neighbour- hood that the claimant and testator's son were to be married, one witness stating that at the time the engagement ring was placed upon the claimant's finger in September, 1885, Mr C. J. Park said, "I will play the piano and rejoice now that the marriage is settled to come off in the summer." The affidavit of Mrs Charlotte Park, widow of the testator, in reply to the affidavits of the claimant and her witnesses, declared that the claimant only visited her hus- band upon matters of business, and at no time did her husband express it as his wish that the claimant should marry his son, and that if she did so he would give her a large sum of money. It was not until after her husband's death that she heard anything of such a wish having been expressed. She believed the statement was utterly untrue and without foundation. She never heard of the deed of the 23rd March, 1886, until after the death of her husband, and she had no reason to suppose such a deed existed. The affidavit of Cornelius John Park, son of the testa- tor, in reply to the claimant's affidavits, denied that he ever offered the claimant marriage, or that his father desired him to contract such a marriage. He disbelieves the assertion that his father promised to settle money on the claimant if the marriage took place, and believed that if such a deed was executed as that alleged by the claimant, it was executed by his father without any independent advice and without any real knowledge of what he was doing. The other allegations on the part of the claimant and her witness were all denied. The affidavit of Annie Scott, housemaid to the testator for some years prior to his death, alleged that Miss M. J. Smith offered to give her J350 or £100 if she would sign a paper and say she found it under testator's bed or in his pocket, but she refused to have anything to do with such a transaction. Another servant in the employ of the testator up to his death swore in her affidavit that the claimant was not at the testator's house on the 23rd May, 1886, the date upon which it was said the deed, which was the subject of the dispue, was executed by the testator and witnessed by Mrs Ingram and Thomas Allanson, and she further swore that upon this date the witness Allanson was not at the testator's house. Other affidavit evidence of a similar character was read in reply to claimant's evidence, the reading of which took up the greater portion of the day. An affidavit by Sir Charles Manley Brown stated that he had known the claimant and her family for many years, and became acquainted with Mr J. C. Park in 1882. He had desired to make the claimant his wife, but the engagement with Mr Park's son, Cornelius, put an end to his advances. In March 1886 he accompanied Mr John C. Park to the office of Mr Lomax, 5 solicitor, when Mr Park handed him a document which he said he approved and desired. The document contained a covenant to pay Miss Smith £30,000 on her marriage with his son, and jB20,000 if his son refused to carry out his father's wishes. He had met the son at the hou?e of Miss Smith's mother, and had heard him speak of his approaching marriage with the claimant. The Solicitor-General here remarked that Sir Charles Brown had died since the affidavit was sworn, the death occurring in September or Oc- tober, 1890, and the affidavit was not filed until January, 1891. This closed the affidavit evidence, and expert evidence was then given, the effect of which was that the signature, "J. C Park," upon the documents produced were all in the handwriting of the same individual. The examination of the expert witnesses had not closed when the court adjourned. The further hearing of the claim by Miss M. J. Smith for J320,000 upon the estate of the late Mr John Cornelius Park, of Teddington, was resumed before Justice Romer, in the Chancery Division on Wednesday, when the examination of wit- nesses was proceeded with. Miss Margaret Josephine Smith, the claimant in the action, was the first witness called and examined by the Solicitor-General. She said that her name was Smith, and she had never passed by any other name, though she had frequently been called Martin, owing to the fact that her sister's name was Agnes Martin Smith, and her mother's maiden name was Martin. She had been called Martin at Richmond, but she never in her life accepted that name. Her sister occasionally went by the name of Martin. She (witness) had never been known or addressed by the name of Allen, and never knew a Mr Allen, of Kensington. Mr Paul used to give cheques in the name of Allen and Paul. It had never happened to her knowledge that she had been spoken of as Mrs Allen. Until now she had never heard that she was known by some people as Mrs Allen. She had been plain- tiff in several actions. The first was against Mrs Grady in Ireland about the year 1872 or 1873, and was for wrongful dismissal. Mrs Grady caned a boy in a passion, upon which they had some words, and witness was dismissed. She also brought an action against Mrs Grady for libel, Mrs Grady having called her a liar and used other strong language when she (witness) gave her version of the matter to Mr Grady. She failed in both actions. Her next action was against Mrs Bodkin for ten months' salary, but that was withdrawn. It was then she took one of Mrs Bodkin's sons to a hotel in dackville-street, Dublin, where he slept in her room. The boy was then 14 years of age, and she was about 20 or 21. She was now 37. She went with the boy to a solicitor's office in Dublin, who was a friend of her's, Mr Leahy, but the boy did not sign any- thing, though he asked Mr Leahy to keep some letters for him as she (witness) had promised to wait seven years for him to marry her, and he wanted to prevent her breaking her promise. When the boy was at school she wrote to him and addressed him as "My own darling Tommy." She brought an action against Mr Delany for libel, and in that she was successful. An action was also brought against Mrs Kingley, in whose employ she was as visiting governess, for wrongful dismissal, and a further action for libel. She believed Mrs Kingley called her a liar. The Solicitor-General A common form among your friends ? Witness It was the mistake I made in going among that class of people. She was a barmaid, and very loud and not a desirable person to be with. Cross-examination continued: The actions against Mrs Kingley were unsuccessful. An action against Mrs McGuire for JB250 for loss of property left in her charge was also unsuccessful. In that action a letter was produced written by Mrs McGuire, and the Master of the Rolls in Ire- land said the letter looked like a concoction, but she did not hear him vsay that the document of itself condemned the case. There was an ap- peal, but that was also unsuccessful, and the documents in the case were impounded. A further action against Mrs Law for breaking her engagement was also unsuccessful. After that she came to England, and in 1883 brought an action against Mrs Murphy tor salary, but was un- successful. She was also unsuccessful in an action against Mr Davis, in whose employment she was. The Solicitor-General No, not in his employ- ment. You missed the train, and brought an action for wrongful dismissal. (Laughter.) Cross-examination continued The next litiga- tion was the Vivart Hughes case. Mrs Hughes was a boarder with her mother, and made a will in her favour. The jury held that the will was procured by undue influence, and so she lost the case. Mrs Hughes had the name of a lady of intemperate habits, and she believed the jury were of opinion she drank very heavily. In that case her solicitors were the Messrs Cross, who conducted the case up to the verdict of the jury, but not in the appeal. She consulted Mr Lomax as to moving for a new trial. She was recommended to Mr Lomax by a Mr Lilley, who was formerly a clerk to Mr Paul. At the third interview she told Mr Lomax she was engaged "to be married to the son of Mr Park, of Teddington, and she desired him to. move for the new trial in the Vivart Hughes case in order to get the matter over as rilopidly as possible. This was in the latter end of 1885, and the engagement to be married to Mr Cornelius John Park took place some time in 1883 she believed about Christmas, 1883. It might have been September or November, but she could not say. She had no scrap of paper in Mr Park's writing, in Mr Cornelius Park's writing, her own, or anyone else's writing which existed before the end of 1886, referring to the contract of marriage. The box containing the documents had been lost. The document pro- duced was in her haudwriting, and was the copy of a letter of Mr Park. When in Holloway Prison awaiting her trial she told her troubles to a Frenchwoman, who took a copy of the letter in her diary, and she (witness) afterwards re-copied it from the diary. After her conviction and sentence to 15 months' imprison- ment her papers,and documents were lost, but the copy produced was preserved for her by the matron of the prison. She would swear it was a copy of an original letter of Mr Park's. She found the copy contained these words :—" Should you not be married to my son before I lie on my death bed, I have made a private codicil for you to be paid the £20,000 which I settled upon you in March last, as arranged in the deed." Apart from these words she had no reason to believe that he ever made a private codicil to his will. There were also these words, "Although ftt present I could not write you a cheque for the aum, as I have not so much ready cash at the bank, you know I am the richest man in TwdduMftoa. I am the lord of manors, and worth half a million." She would swear the copy was from the original letter, and she did not believe he would have written anything that was untrue. She did not know the actual amount of his wealth. When she was arrested she was living with her mother and sister at 41, Talbot-road. Her sister was arrested at the same time. Mr Paul, who was visiting at the time, was also arrested on a false charge, which was misrepresented to the judge. At the same time her mother left the house, and never went back to it. All her letters and documents were left in the house in a box, and she had never seen them since. She had applied to Scotland Yard and to the magistrates for her property, but without success. Her mother had no residence afterwards, but wan- dered about until she went out of her mind. The fact was that her mother had been robbed and murdered. 0 Here witness broke down, remarking that counsel had no right to speak of her mother as he had done. Witness afterwards had a hysterical fit, and the Court adjourned for lunch. After the adjournment the cross-examination of the witness was proceeded with. Witness stated that she went with Mr John C. Park to the office of Mr Lomax on several occasions. Sir Charles Manley Brown was an acquaintance of hars up to his death. Sir Charles made an affidavit, and the statement in it that he would have made her Lady Brown but for her engagement with Mr Cornelius John Park was quite true. Sir Charles Brown was 86 when he died. She was not present when the affidavit was sworn, and never saw the commissioner before whom it was purported to have been sworn. Here Mr Valentine Hicks Labrow inter- posed, and stated that the signature to the affi- davit of the 16th August, 1890, that ofSir Charles Brown, was a good imitation of his signature, but he was confident the affidavit was never sworn before him, as he was never at the house where it was purported to have been sworn. In cross-examination by Mr Candy, Q.C., witness said he judged it was not his signature from the dissimilarity to his general signature. The cross-examination of Miss Smith was then proceeded with, in the course of which she said that the promise to settle upon her a large sum of money was given in the belief that it would hurry the marriage, the father being most anxious that the marriage should take place. Witness was still under cross-examination when the court rose. The cross-examination of the claimant was concluded on Thursday, and other evidence having been given, the case was again adjourned.

SHIPPING PROSECUTIONS AT CARDIFF. At Cardiff police-court on Wednesday—before Mr T. W. Lewis, Dr Paine, and Mr Peter Price- Otto Thoren, master of the British s.s. Magda, of West Hartlepool, was summoned at the instance of the Board of Trade for several offences under the Merchant Shipping Acts of 1873 and 1876. Mr Vachell (Ingledew and Vachell) presecuted, and Mr Hornly (Vaughan and Honrby) defended. In opening the case Mr Vachell characterized it as one of the worst of its kind ever laid before the Cardiff Bench. He would prove that the defendant had grossly overladen his ship, and that he had made false and fraudulent entries on his official log. The vessel was laden at Vizaga- patam Roads, and it would probably be stated in defence that owing to the heavy swell off the. coast it was impossible to ascertain with accuracy the draught of the vessel. But the vessel passed through the Suez Canal, and the master was there given opportunity of finding it to an eighth of an inch. At Malta coal was shipped, and again at Gibi altar. The overloading was discovered by accident at the London docks, proceedings being taken at Cardiff to suit the convenience of witnesses. A Board of Trade surveyor noticed that the disc was submerged, and on examination he found that the mean freeboard was only 1ft. 4%in., whilst in the official log it was said to be 2 ft. and half an inch. Taking that water to be entirely fresh —and it was practically so—the rise in salt water would be 4% inches, and that according to the captain's own displacement there was a mean submersion of the disc in salt water of 3\I inches. The chief engineer would say that about 100 tons of coal had been used on the way from Gibraltar, and this amount would put the ship down 4% to 5 inches. The boilers were empty, and the 35 tons or so greater would sink the ship. about ll/2 inches. Thus when leaving Gibraltar the disc of the vessel must have been submerged more than 9 inches. Mr Vachell then explained that he intended to take only two of the summonses, those for the two offences named at Gibraltar. Charles Millar, the chief engineer, Charles Johnson, and Charles P. Wilson, Board of Trade Surveyors, London, having been examined, Mr Hornby called J. Dixon, the mate, who stated that there was a heavy swell at Vizagapatam and a gale off Perim, so as to make it impossible to arrive at the amount of displacement. Mr Hornby admitted the falsification of the log, and urged in defence of the overloading hat the cargo had proved to be 200 tons light on her two previous voyages, and that the captain had acknowledged to the Board of Trade officials that he had been guilty of overloading, that the cargo had been light on her two previous voyages, and that the captain had rred without intent. The Stipendiary here asked if the excess of cargo did not represent something over 200 tons. Mr Vachell: Yes, sir 220 is the amount. The Stipendiary And the freight ? Mr Hornby 33s, I think. The Stipendiary: Then, by so imperil- ling the lives of the crew, the owners make a gain of more than £300. I regard this as a most serious offence, and feel bound to impose the maximum penalty of J6100 fine in each case, or as an alternative, in de- fault of distress, to order the imprisonment of the captain for three months for each offence.

THE STORY OF A LOST CHEQUE On the 6th of this month, the Cardiff Technical' Instruction Committee made out a bank cheque to a teacher in the Science and Art Schools, and it was duly forwarded to him. On Monday last, the Town Clerk (Mr J. L. Wheatley) was in re- ceipt of the following letter, with the cheque as an enclosure :— No. 96, Albert-street, Canton. Dear sir,—As my boy was coming from Penarth- road, near the ash tip, he found this bank note, and as there was no owner's address on it, only the name, I thought the best thing to do with it would be to re- turn it to you, as it had been paid by the Technical In- struction Committee. >OU would surely know the owner.—Yours truly, JOHN PAUL. The receipt of this communication naturally caused considerable surprise, because neither the Bank nor the secretary of the Science and Art School had had any intimation that the cheque was missing. Judging from the vicinity in which the cheque was found by Mr Paul's son, it is evident that the owner had lost it in his own house, and that it had been carried away with the ashes. The gentleman resides in Sapphire-street, Roath, so that the cheque's wanderings before it has come again into the possession of the Corporation have been of an extensive character. Thus it was lost at Roath, picked up in Penarth-road, carried to Canton, and posted to the Town Hall. The honesty and intelligence of Mr John Paul, of 96, Albert-street Canton, cannot be too highly commended, and it is hoped that the owner of the cheque will seek to reward him.

GROSS CRUELTY TO A CHILD. Seven Years' Penal Servitude. Alexander Kemp was sentenced to seven years' penal servitude at Edinburgh for cruelty of his wife's illegitimate infant. The child died, and several of its bones were found to have been broken.

TRUTH says A speech delivered by the Roman Catholic Bishop of Salford at a temper ance meeting at Ashton-under-Lyne was so sensible and moderate that it deserves notice The Bishop suggested that whilst strong beers should be taxed, the sale of light beers not above a certain minimum strength should be encouraged by being freed from duty. This is a doctrine that I have always preached. It is indeed a pity that more temperance reformers are not as reasonable and as practical as the Bishop Of Salford." A largo measure of the success of the Golden Sun- light Ale may be attributed to the fact that it is brewed ou these lines, and will compare favour- ably with the ordinary high coloured, strong, heady ales. It is brewed from malt prepared from the finest Herefordshire barley, and most dehcatelyflavonred with hops, called "Wor'sters," but really grown in the rich fertile valleys of Herefordshire. Messrs Watkins and Son, of the Hereford Brewery, are the only brewers of this famous ale, and it is sold by over 200 agents in the North, South, East, and West of tho British Isles. South Wales office, 94, St. Marv-street stores, Westgate-street, Cardiff, 1921

I SECOND EDITION- SENSATIONAL POISONING CASEO ORAX, ALGIERS, Thursday- The trial of an exceedingly strange pois01'1"?, case, which has excited widespread interest, J, begun here to-day. Madame Weiss, WHO j accused of attempting to poison her HUSBAND). Government official at Ainfezzn, is only 24 ye<1Jf of age, and the motive for the crime, which S 1 does not deny, was to get rid of her LIUSB^ in order to marry M. Koques, a YO«™ engineer with whom she had entertained moral relations. Since her arrest Madame WE1* who is a woman of some culture and LITEI'^ aptitude, had beguiled the tedium of her imprisO; ment by writing a. diary, which contains A II tailed account of the crime and an elaboi':> analysis of the motives which prompted it, 0 gether with A record of the various phases of ing through which she passed, both before after its commission. The narrative is I"] spersed with all sorts of curious arithm calculations, metaphysical disquisitions. persol1 reminiscences, and the like. The history of the accused is in respects a remarkable one. She ,¥I. born at Nice in 1867. Her mother *» a Russian, who, having been banished 011 ACCOU of her connection with the Nihilist settled in Paris, where she became the mistress a well-known man of rank and fashion, being the offspring of the union. On the DE* of her mother, Madame Weiss, who was only two years old, passed under the care of J grandmother, a widow of large fortune, young and handsome, and a confirmed • by whom she was early introduced into the j lute society of Monte Carlo and similar RESON^ > The child grew up m this unhealthy distinguished for her precocity, her intelligent and her charming manners. At 11 years of "'tIb she conceived a romantic passion for a count. A few years later a 3'oung Italian blew out his brains because she refused to el°I with him. In 1884 she made the acquaintance 0 M. Weiss, who was at that time an officer IN^ J French Artillery service, and whom, after he ha. abandoned, his military career, the better to port her, she eventually married. It was a L°VG match on both sides, and in her diary '.v bt. Weiss describes how she passed the whole nig pouring out her gratitude to God after hear'"» from him that he wished her to become his Two children were born of the marriage, and T*1 couple seem to have been very happy for years. Madame Weiss then made the acquain'' ance of M. Roques, and a guilty sprang up between them. r According to the prisoner's narrative it was BE lover who imperatively demanded the I- DISAPJ pearance of her husband. Various means ° J effecting this object were discussed BETW^ them, but eventually poison was decided UP0^ and Madame Weiss proceeded toadminister DO-^ of Fowler's arsenic solution to her husband. As M. Weiss happened at that TIME' be seriously indisposed, the plot would perhaP~ have been successful had not a letter fr d Madame Weiss to her lover been intercepte d She wrote that she had no more poison left, A" requested that a further supply should sent to her. This, of course, led to the discQver1 of the plot. ed Roques shot himself dead on bein? arrested and the prisoner has also twice attempted to TA<5 her own life. The most remarkable feature the case is the fact that, notwithstanding the £ °° J deliberation with which the murderappearstoha* j beendevised by the guilty pair,Madame clares that she was throughout acting contrary her own inclinations being hopelessly MASTER^ by her lover's irresistible strength of will. did not act of my volition," she writes in "E | diary, the entries in which are made M a clfAR' firm hand. For a whole year I strove agai°s, the pewer that was gradual!}' mastering me, no one will ever know how many times vowing that I would go through with the affair took down the phial of poison only to put it bac> again. It was in vain, however, that I resisted- So keen is the popular interest taken in trial that extraordinary efforts were made T'1 morning to obtain admission to the As early as six o'clock an enormous crowd HA collected, and thronged all the approaches to the building". As soon as the doors were opened a rush took place, in which a considerable number of persons sustained injuries, though not of serious nature, and the gendarmes had to CL*8" the court several times before the proceeding* could begin.

NORTH BUCKS ELECTION. Liberal Victory. The result of Thursday's polling for election of A member of Parliament for T*10 Northern Division of Buckinghamshire, in SUC- cession to Captain Verney, was declared yesterdgl t afternoon as follows Leon 5,013 Hubbard 4,632 Majority 381 After the declaration of the poll both CAN01 dates addressed the large crowd, and Mr LETTFJ and Mr Hubbard respectively proposed *N seconded a vote of thanks to the returning officers: Mr Leon said the victory would give encouragef ment to the Liberal party, and clieer the HEARTY the "Grand Old Man." Mr Hubbard said" had not one word to say against his oppollealt, but complained that statements were MAD behind his back which no one dare make to hl 1 face. PREVIOUS ELECTIONS. i 1§85. 1886 Verney (L.) 5:462 Ilubbard (C ) Wilson (C.) 4,006 Verney (L.) 1.456 I 1\ At a bye election in 1889, on the elevation ? Mr Egerton Hubbard to the peerage, CaptaltJ Vemey regained the seat by a majority of 298.

ELOPING WITH A BLACK MAN. The details of a remarkable ELOPEMEN* which have just leaked out are creatine intense excitement among the residents of Coed' penmaen, Pontypridd. The ubiquitous LODGE* does not figure in this case, nor ,3 the enterprising lady a married wotna.n< so that the elopement has the refreshingALF of novelty. The heartless swain is a black Ulan, a husband and father of children, while the veW turesome maid is a giddy girl not yet 17 YEAR* of age. The negro, who was employed a collier at Maritime, and lives in Wood' road, is named Jim Hoggitt, and H0 being a prominent competitor in A: footraces in the district, his personality 19 well known. For several weeks past he has beetJ seen in the company of Minnie England, daughte £ ofWm. England, wheelwright, Coedpenmaen, as he was married, and she keeping companv with a man several years her senior, named Goweft I nothing was suspected. On Monday, however; the girl was missed, and further inquirie3 revealed the fact that the black man had also disap* pea-red. At the same time the guilty pair were seen entering the 11 o'clock train at Treforest oJ) Monday morning and leave for Cardiff, and froto inquiries made by Gower, the deserted lover, appears that they subsequently crossed the chan»E* to Bristol. Thf. girl being under seventeen the man of colour is liable to be proceeded against under the Criminal Law Amendment Act, but, as no war' rant has as yet been issued, the police are power- less to act in the matter.

-— MR JUSTIN McCARTHY AND THE PARIS FUNDS. ,4) l Mr Justin M'Carthy has received a telegrai11 from the executive committee of the Parlil" mentary Fund in America, by whom the principal portion of the funds in Paris were collected, which they demand the immediate release those funds for the relief of the evicted tenants in Ireland. The telegram is signed by Messrs Eugene Kelly, Thomas Addis Emmet, Joseph F. I)aly, William R. Grace, William R. Brown. Miles M. O'Brien, James S. Coleman, John D* Cummins, Morgan J. O'Brien, John Byrne, and J. Duncan Emmett. The following is Mr M'Carthy's reply "20, Cheyne-gardens, Chelsea Embankmentf London, May 26. "Gentlemen,—I have to acknowledge with many thank the receipt of the resolutions just passed at the Hoffman-house meeting in refer, ence to the evicted tenants in Ireland and the Paris fund. I need hardly say how cordially and thoroughly my colleagues and I agree in the priB* ciples and purposes of those resolutions. Our reiterated appeals, letters, and resolutions pub" lished everywhere in the Press prove that we have left no eftort untried and spared no pains to obtain for the.rescue of the suffering tenants the use of the Paris funds. I remain, gentlemen, very gratefully yours, "JUSTIN M'CARTHY." —^#

SIR W. HARCOURT ON LIBERAL PROSPECTS. Replying on Wednesday morning to aD address from the Epsom Liberal Association, Sir William Harcourt, who has been the guest of Sir Charles Russell at Tad worth Court, said if his conduct had been worthy of approbation, it was solely because lie lind not been unfaithful to the Liberal cause. No j doubt they had had trying times, but for ) himself he had always felt that he could not be wrong in loyal adherence to the old flag and constant devotion to the old leader. That had been his guiding star in politics. The prospects, as far as he couid see, were re- assuring. They had gone through many si.orms» but the ship was safe. All they had to do WAS to rig her out afresh, and set her sails to the favourable breaze that was approaching. The success they had achieved was an encouragement for the future. They must see that -proper U!!8 was made of the opportunity before them.

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DARING ATTACK ON A MAIL TRAIN. NEW YORK, Tuesday. A daring attack wasmadelast nightupona train en route from Bangor to St. John's, New Bruns- wick, at Enfield, about 35 miles north of Bangor. As the train left Enfield a man was seen crawling over the tender, and at the same time the gong was rung to stop the engine. It was found that the train was attacked, and four men fired at the driver, stoker, and brakesman, but the sounding of the gong and firing caused the inmates of the car to shut the heavy doors and protect the mail-car. Although there was much firing no one was hit, and the engine driver bravely started the train again as soon as the thieves alighted, thus preventing further fighting and saving the mails. The Bangor police have now got the matter in hand.

STEALING je9,000 WORTH OF SCRIP. At Salford, on Wednesday, James Nield, an ex-convict, was charged with stealing £9,000 worth of railway scrip, a number of articles of wearing apparel, and articles of jewellery from the residence of Mr R. A. Armitage, a magis- trate. On May 12th the prisoner was seen loiter- ing in the neighbourhood of the prosecutor's house, and after the scrip and other articles were missed, the prisoner was apprehended in a low lodging-house, and most of the property was discovered in his possession. Some of the jewellery had been sold at a place known as the "Crib." Prisoner was in bed when waited on by the police, and he attempted to get a hammer WITH which to strike the officer wh8 arrested him. He was committed for trial at the sessions.