South Wales Daily News

THE DISASTER IN AFGHANISTAN. BBITISH LOSS 1,100 MEN. ) TWO SETS OF COLOURS LOST.. [FROST VICEROY.] 6TH AUGUST, 1880.—Following received to-day from S, John, Candahar, 3rd August (?) Candahar, 3rd August (?).—Beyond slight skir- mishes between country people and troops cover- ing working- parties nothing has occurred last three days. Ayoob reported to intend reaching Koh Karan to-morrow or next day. No news from Chaman or Kelat-i-Ghilzai since we shut our. selves up in city. Preparations for defence pro- ceeding satisfactorily. All buildings outside walls being demolished, with very few exceptions. Entire Bathau population has left or been ex- pelled city. Wounded officers doing v ell. Coloura of both 66th'and Grenadieis lost. Accurate loss not yet ascertained, but estimate given in former telegram not far wrong—about out of 2,800, killed and missing. 6 .h 'August-, 1880. — Quetta reports, 5th. — Ayoob was said to be atSanjari.one march west of Candahar, on 1st; his army doubts power to attack Candahar, rouud which large numbers of Ghazis are collecting; no regular rising mar Ki.oj k Pass, but convoys attacked by thieves. Cabu!, Gth. lloberta's force moves into camp to-day, and starts for Candahar on Saturday. Some gafcheiing in Maidan sn t Wardak, but no serious opposition expected noith of Gha^pi. A s<>n of Mushk-i-Alam precedes force to conciliate tribes and arrange supplies. Ameer has moved I six miles marer O.buJ, ana will inter cn de- parting of British troops." [lUiin'liB'ii TELEGRAM. 1 SIMLA, Satmday.—The following intelligence hIs been received from Cauda, ar, dated August Khan will accompany General llobirls's fo;ce from Cabul. The Amer Abdur K-thman Khan is sending in a transport train and supplies for General Koberts>, and has moved to Xiila Muradbeg. He will enter Cabnl immedi- ately after the departure of the British troops next week, and will at once establish a postal communication with Peshauur. The principal Ghilzai Chiefs will be detained at the Ameer's camp until the British reach Gnnuamuck. A Daily Telegraph <;is| atch says Ayoob Khan's losses are reported to be so severe t';at ho ffas been unable to follow up his victory, and it is doubtful wi ether he wil attack Candahar. On bt lie was still one long march off. General Phayre has seized and fortified the Khojak Pass, and thus secured our meallS of advance, xlis di- vision is rapidly assembling, and he hopes it will all be in the field by Ang. 20. General 1 rimrose a position In Catulahar is believed to be perfect.y secure. He holds the town as well as the citadel.

Ill BAHTIjrFREBB. CAPE l'ùw, Saturday.—A large meeting has passed a resolution regretting the recall of Sir L'artle Frere,

OliAXCirUIOT IN CANADA.' TOEONTO, Saturday.—A fight occurred herelast night between 600 Orangemen and some Catholics. OLC policeman was fatally wounded, and many rioters were injured before order could be restoied.

POLITICAL DEMONSTItATION IN AMERICA. NEW YOUK, Saturday.—Mr Garfield met with an enthusiastic reception at the head-quarters oi the Republican party yesterday, wlnn be wHo nessed the n arch past of a long procession at political organisations, to whom he made a bnef a dress. In his remarks i e exclusively confined himself to reviving memories of the late rebellion, declining to discuss any controverted questions on the present occasion.

THE FAST. END OF THE EXPERIMENT. NJ W YORK, Saturday.—Dr. Tanner success- fully completed his 40 days' fast at noon to-day. A large crowd was p:esont. I)r, Tanner is in «ood "condition, and l as just walked round the ilali. He has been reclining the greater part of the morning. At half-past three o'clock yesterday afternoon Dr. Tenner's temie: ature was !)9, i ul.so E re Dilation 13, weight 1221bs. His strength, as registered by the dynamometer, was 72 kilogrammes in the right nd 72 in the left hand. The spygmographic tracings were regular and fair. He had several attacks of nausea. 0 Dr. Tanner went for a drive, during which he suf- fered from nausea an i vomiting. and he drank live ounces of spring water, retuiii ng to the hall at haif-past seven. He walked up the stairs without assistance, and afier walking about, the room for some time, drar.ic < no ounce of witer, which he immediately vomited. At nine o'clock the doctor went to sleep, but uaking soon after, had his Lea l sponged with cold.wr.ter, after which he again foil to sleep. It is estimated that 2,0U0 vi-itors called to see Dr 'lV.ner i'urirg the day. Ni.w YORK, Saturday.—Dr. Tarn er is rapidly recovering from the effects of his fast, lie ate a peach and urauk milk upon its completion.

THE HABES AN D HA BElTS bill. The I.ondon cor re-pendent of the Leeds Mercury says:—"The Government, I believe, contemplate making soma amendments in the Harea n 1 Kabbits Bill, which will facilitate its pa-sing. It will, 1 believe, be proposed that the light of kill- ing ground game should lie limited from sunrise to sumet, and that the tenants sho uld wive not'ee of the name of the agent w hoin he may authorize to kill game to the landlord, as well as to tLe collec- tor of assessed taxes,"

A LUCKY POLICEMAN. A memher of the police f'H-ce in Woolwich wes agreeably surprised Oil Wednesday last at receiv- ing a letter from an e nir.ent member or the Louisianian Ear, Mr Thomas tihuore, making an a p dntnnn!; to meet him next day at Wood's Hu e!, Fuiuivals 11111, 011 b.:si. ess of impostaice and advi.ntuge to him. It t rued out. that the bu i iess wan to inform him that a client of Mr Gilmo: e's in New Orleaus ha 1 died and bequeathed the fortun ate policeman a sum little short of 1C0,000 uols.

Til KEE ~M~EN~D KG W N E D. Three men were drowned on Saturday morning in the Clyde, near Greenock. The tug steamer Otto was down the river from Glasgow, and, w, en opposite Dalmuir, fall into a rafter's boat, ] which contained live men. It was very daik and foj/gy at the time, a; d t..e master of the tug did not observe ti.e boat uutil after the accident. lie at one stopped, and t >o of the men were rescued. No ti ace of the others could, however, be found. The names of two of tiiose drowned (both marred men belonging to Glasgow) were Williatr Hal. b.oi-k and James Wilsm.

COLLIERY ARBITRATION IN DURHAM. The award of Sir Richard A-sheton Cross, la<« Home Secretary, who vas appointed umpire in the enspute between the Durham coalowners and Durham colliery mechanics in reference to the nine hours system, was issued on Saturday While strongly deprecating the strong lan^ua^e in which the claim of the mechanics had been made he awards that the mechanics shall revert back to the working time of 54 hours J er week that is what has for many years been ki o -vn as the nine hours system and that no alteration in the wsge- r.te should be made in consequence. The arbi- tration proceedings took place at Westminster I'alaceHotel, London.

A STOnMY IRISH MEETING AT LEEDS. Mr Parnell was announced to addiess a meeting of Itishn eu in Leeds on Saturday, but a telegram was received from him stating that he was unavoidably detained iu London. Resolutions were passed urging Irishmen to rely solely upon themselves, and not upon a British Parliament, also condemning the lfoyal Commission, and the temporising expediency of a hostilo Government; and calling upon Irishmen to oppose the unjust laws by which they are governed. An exciting scene took place at the meeting. Dr. Lee, the well-known temperance lecturer, wished to speak, but was ejected from the platform, and a rather serious scuilie ensued between him undhia ejectoie.

ALLEGED FHAUDS ON THE GOVERNMENT. INGENIOUS DEVICE. 1 [SPECIAL TEIiKOBAM. I By the arrest, on Saturday, a: Bristol, of John Marsh, formerly commercial traveller, of Ply- month, the police have secured the third and last of a trio, cf whom they have been in search for several mouths,ami by whom it is believed,several hundreds, probably thous-nds of pounds have been obtained by a series of ingenious frauds on the pav department of Devonuort garrison. Marsh has fully confessed, and appears to have bPen the dupe of James Nicholl, formerly chief e'erk in Devonporfc paynia-ter's office. He ob- tained his discharge last February, and left the neighbourhood, and in May it was discovered, in the audit office, in London, that numerous forged piy .sheet* and cheques had been cashed. The matter was put by the Treasury in the hands of the police at Bristol, but the clues were snht,n.Id only last week, mainly through information involuntarily supplied through Nicholl's reputed wife, whose parents live at Penzance. Nicholl was arrested at Belfast, wi ere he was keeping a boot manu- factory, employing 30 men, going by the name of I Kcgern. Marsh described the method by which forgeries were effected, a tracing of genuine sig- natures being obtained by an ingenious process.

THROAT IRRITATION.—Soreness and dryness. tickling- and irritation, inducing: cough and affecting the voice. For these symptoms use Epps's Glycerine Jujubes. Glycerine, m thMe agreeable confections, being in proximity to the glands at the moment they are excited by the act of sucking, becomes actively healing. Sold only in boxes, 7id and Is lid; I abelled JAMES Eprs & Co., Homoeopathic Chemists, London." A letter received 11 Gentlenieu,-It may, perhaps, interest you to know that, after an extended trial, I have found your Glycerine Jujubes of considerable benefit (with or without medical treatment) in almost all forms of throat disease. They suiten and clear the voice. In no case can they do any harm.—Yours faithfully, GORKOM HOLMES, L.R.C.P.E., Senior Physician to the Municipal Throat and Ear Infirni- arv. Cardiff: Trehnnie and Duck Bute Docks. 47600 WARNING.—KBOKITO'S PARIS .BLu-Te Man ufacturers beg to Caution the public against imitation square Blue of very inferior quality. The Paris Blue in uuaros (used in the Prince Of Wales' Laundry ) Sold in

ATTEMPTED'MURDER OF IRISH LANDLORDS. OUTRAGES BY MASKED ASSASSINS. 'f'- THREE PEOPLE SHOT. NAil HOW ESCAPE UF A i'OURTH. An outrage or a tearful character is reported to have taken place near New Ross, on Sunday even- ing. Mr Thomaa Boyd, the Crown Solicitor for Tipperaty, and his two sons were fired at by a party of assassins armed with guns, and wearing black masks, Mr Boyd himselt received a severe wound in the arm. One of his sons was shot through the lungs, and no hope whatever is held out of his recovery. The other son was shot through the trousers, re- ceiving a scratch on the leg. The greatest excite- ment prevails. No arrests have yet been made. Mr Henry Foley, of GJenbrillogue, King's County, who has received notices recently threat- ening him with death unless he reinstated some evicted tenants, had a narrow escape on Saturday from being fired at. Ha wa3 walking towards his garden, but returned to the house on soma for- g"tten business. The servant proceeded, and saw a man with a dark cloak nud a crape mask, making off. He cave chase, but the man presented a gun and the servant gave up tho chase. The mask and crape were afterwards found on the lawn. Mr Foley since receiving the threats has becoirie a voluntary prisoner on his estate, and always car- ried a loaded gun when he ventures from the house. A Cork correspondent telegraphs:—The Marines are expected to arrive at Qucenstown on Monday. It is stated that Ivin-a!e L'arracks cannot accom- modate the entire cot pa, aud that a proportion of the men will be distributed over tho harbour forts, Si ike Island, and Haulbowliue

FATAL BOAT ACCIDENT AT SOUTHAMPTON. A boat, containing five young men, capsized in the river Itcheu, Southampton, on Saturday, and three were drowned,

YACHTS IN A GALE. SERIOUS CASUALTIES. A severe ga/e prevailed off Ryde, Isle of Wight, during Sunday night. The cutter Moonbeam broke from her moorings, dashed against tie pier and yaci.t steps, and sank. Sir Parkyn's yacht also sank. Many other small vessels were damaged.

THE MANSLAUGHTER BY A JIUItSE. Pleasance Liouisa Ingle, the nurse at Guy's Hospital who was convicted of the manslaughter of a atient by improperly giviug her a cold bath, was sentenced, on baturday, to three months' imprisonment. The prisoner is the daughter of a surgeon iu good pracLic,

ASSAULT!NfTIlvTFirWITH A HOT POKH. At the Edinburgh Sheriff Court, Sheriff-Substi- tute Gebbie sentenced William Ferrier to imprisonment for having, in his house in Gilm-our- st.rect Simon Square, knocked his wife down, kicked lier, burned her f :ce, neck,, and arm with a hot poker, and otherwise ill-sed her. Ferrier had hecn several times before convicted of assault.

THE STARVATION CASE AT HASTINGS- The trial of Emily Scott, the Hastings school- mistress, charged with starving her servant, Elemor llousman, was concluded at the Old Bailey on Saturday. The jury, after a brief deliberation, found the prisoner guilty, aud_ the Recorder passed sent, nee of two years' imprison- ment, with hard labour.

PANIC ON A PASSENGER STEAMER. A telegram received on Suuday Kays A rMsen. ger stealer on approaching Gourock 011 Saturday, rolld considerably in cunsequcnce or her plsse, gers, about 700 in number, rushing en to the hur- ricane deck to land. The steamer, in one lurch, struck a large boulder, wliicii p«netra:ed the iron skill. The water rushed into the ve-sel but before the engine fires were extinguished all the pasèen- gt-rs, ti.ough iu a state of panic, v ere safely landed. Tho ate imer was after .vards beached.

AHUIVAL OF PRINCESS LOUISE. The AH. n mail steamer Polynesian, with the Princess Luuise and Prince Leopold 011 board, arrived fit Moville on Sunday at mid-d^y, and will be due in the Mersey at three to-day. It w;>s expected that. Her Royal Highness would have proceeded to Len Ion bv rail, but the Hoyal yacht Victoria and A b rt is now in the Mersey, by the Queen's command, to convey direct to Osborne. The Piincess and Prince will be tran- feirel LOIn tie Polynesian to the yacht bv the company's ten e'er. The Polynesian made an ex- ccii«.nt passage, bav:ng left Quebec on the olst July. The Princess and Prince a'e well.

■ —— WFSLEYANS l TH CITY TEMPLE PULPIT. X)r. Joseph Parker has gone away for two months, and during his ab.-euce the congregation worshipping at the City Temple tre to have a thorough change in the way of pulpit ministra- tion. Availing himself of t:.e meeting in Loudon of the Weslevan Conference. Dr. Paiicer has secured the .services of four well-known Wesley an ministers, namelv, the Revs. W. O. Simpson, Dr. Gervase Smith, Dr. John H. James (Manchester), j aud F:ede ick G eeves. Other leading Noncon- formist divines have also engaged to renJer 1 elp whiie the Doctor is away 011 his holiday.

HOW WE LOST LIVERPOOL. The Liverpool Mercury of Saturday says: If it should be asked how it came about that, with so many of what ere formerly Tory working men in his favour, Mr Plimeoll nevertheless lest the election, the answer is—and we regret to i ave to write it—by Liberal abstentions. Of the 2a,885 Liberal electors who voted for Lord Ram.^ay, Only 19,118 vottd for Mr Plimsoll. If the party had only c ist a c, solid vote," the Liberal candidate would have been tri'unphantly returned. There « ere two dasses of Liberals opposed to Mr Plim- sol1-a. certain kind of shipowners, together with with the shareholders in shipping companies whom they influenced, and what are best known as the county Liberal. who are afraid of doing justice either to Ireland or the British forn er. Those, aud a small sprinkling of the worst c'ass of Home Rulers, lost the election,

UTILIZATION OF 'JHE SUN'S RAYS. Very practical results appear to have arisen from the experiments of M. Mouchot in utilising o-ea^ n'eaus of a large collecting mirror, 12tr. bin. m diameter and capable of resisting the strongest gale, he has tucceeJod in raisinc over 60 pint3 of water to the boiling point in SO minutes moie produced a. steam piessuie of eight atmospheres. During one day last; March iu Algiers, a horizontal en-ine was driven at the rate of 1-0 turns per minute, under a pressure of 3 atmospheres and at another trial the apt a- ratus woiked a pump, raising at the rate of 2(51 gallons of water per hour one yard pump was kept going irom eight a.m. to four p.m.^ and neither strong winds nor pass;ng clouds sensibly interfered with its action. M. Mouchet c. n now readily produce a temperatuie applicable to the fusion and calcination of alum, the prepa- ration of benzoic add, the purification of linseed oil, the concentration of syiup, the distillation of sulphuiic acid, and the carbonisation of wood-— Times,

HOUSE BREAKING BY GIRLS. At tne Monmouth police-court, on Saturday— before Mr George Griron .Griffin—Blanch Jones, aged 20, ai d Hanuah Maria Pritchard, r ged 17, were jointly charged with breaking into the cottage of James Pritchard (the prisoner Pritch- father), in the parish ot Dixton, on August 2nd, and with stealing therefrom one dress, a cJoth jauket, a pair of boot?, a big, a loaf of bread, a pieoa of bacon, and some tea.—Elizabeth Pritchard (the mother of the prisoner Pritchard) deposed r hat she went from home on the day in question between four and live oICIOCk. when she locked the door and put the key in her pocket. She returned about six and found tLe window open, and misted the articles in question. The dress, boots, jacke., :.nd b3g produced she identi- fied as her property, but site could not swear to the bread, bacon, etc.—Elizabeth Ryder deposed that she saw the prisoners coming from the direction of the prosecutor's cottage with a bun tie on the evening in question.—P.S. John McEvoy deposed to arresting the prisoners at Brynmawr, when they had the property prodnced with them. —The prisoner Jonea denied that she had been in the house, or even in the court; she said the prisoner Pritchard gave her the thin-They were both committee for trial at the next quarter sessions..

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[SPECIAL REPORTS FROM OUR TRADE CORRM- rONDENTS AND EXCLUSIVE SOURCES.] STRIKE IN THE TIN TRADE. At a meeting of tin-plate workers, at Wol ver- hampton, on Saturday, it was resolved to coutinue the strike against a reduction of 11 per ceut. in wages.

THE RHYMNEY RAILWAY REPORT. The report of the Ithymney Railway Company for the past half-year shows that there h a been received £ 75,738, an increase oi £ 2,089. The items which show an increase are, passengers and parcels,£695; merchandise and live stock, £1,816 iron and ore, £2,985. On coal and coke there is a decrease of £3,461. After careful consideration the directors have, on the recommendation of the engineer, selected the Westinghouse compressed air brake for use on the line; and the passenger engines have already been fitted with the Wes- tinghouse apparatus. Five new passenger car- riages, which have been added to the stock since the end of the half-year, and a portion of the old stock of passenger carriages have also been fur- nished with this brake, and the directors intend to have every passenger train eventually supplied with it.

CLOSING OF A YORKSHIRE COk LIERY. The miners at Strafford Collieries, Barnsley, having refused a reduction ofwaeres,1 have received notice to leave work. The colliery will be closed uutil trade revives.

AMERICAN IRON MARKETS. The Ironmonger publishes the following cable despatch, dated New York, August 6th:—The markets for iron, general hardwares, tinplates, &c., have evinced a steady stiength during the week, and consumers—who have been the main buyers— have put fotwurd a h-althy and consistent de- mand, consequent on the general recovery of business which exists in almost every branch of trade throughout the country. Business in Scptch pig iron has been active, with a strong demand ani a giiod t\ctu:;l turnover at firm prices. To-day's prices are :—Garts ;errie, No. 1, 23.50 dols; Gien- gnrnock. No. 1, 23.50 dnls. Coltness. No. 1, 24.50 dol, Eulinton, No. 1, 23 dols>.—a fall of 2s on Glengarnock. the others unchanged; Scrap irou and old rails have moved off in good quantities during the week under a steady demand, and at prices which have been maint ined since I last cabled. Latest figures are :—Scrap iron, 2Sdols. old rails, 29 dols,—scrap iron 2s higher. Prices of tinplates have remained at the figures I have sent for toitie weeks past. The demand—good of lafo —has been large since my last, and appears likely to continue. Prices for the last three ueeks have been, and are now firm at—ordinary cokes, 5.25 dols. ordinary charcoals, 6.50 dols.

FATAL FALL FROM A WINDOW AT MITCHELDEAN. A shocking accident occurred at Mitcheldean, near lioss, on Friday. A young woman, aged 17, named Mary Adams, ouly daughter of Mr Johu Adams, painter, of Mitcheldean, was cleaning a win- dow, when, by overbalancing herself, she feil to the g: ound, a distance of about 19 feet. She died almost instuntly. The deceased was a teacher at the Miichehiean school, and a member of the Church choir. She was about leaving home for a short time for the holidays had not this sad accident occurred.

DEATH OF M R J. W. ItUSSELL, OF MERTIlYlt. In the death of Mr James Ward Russell, who expired at his resilience on J'riiJay evening, from the effects of a bronchial atrack, Merthyr has lost one its most distinguished inhabitants, who lias [ beeu closely identified with the public lif^of the district for more thnu a generation. Though only 68 years of age, Mr liunsoll appeared to be much older still he retained the vigour of his intellect to the last, and whilst not, strictly speaking, a Merthyr ..11 an, he had endeared himself to the Merthyr people by the interest lie manifesto i in their welfaie throughout the prime of his career. He was oom at 1\lar1borongh, of good family, and educated at Eton, where he became the intimate friend of his distinguished school- mate, Mr W. E. Gladstone, and many were the agreeable reminiscences he retained o his early associations with the Premier. He was subsequently articled to his uncle, Mr Ilussel), solicitor, ot Mailborougb, and having chosen the law as his profession, was admitted at Trinity Term in About 183$he settled in Me: thyr, whe e he practised as a solicitor, and being appointed registrar of the County Court, retained that important office for about thirty years, actively superintending its duties till close upon the date of his death. Among other public appointments which b; ought him in close relation "ith the inh bitants was that of clerk to the Local Board of Health, which e held from the formation of that authority tili 1870, when he was succeeded by Mr Thomas Williams. In the prac- ti:eof the law, Mr llnssell also became solicii or to the Gas Company, of which he in time beca ne chairman of board of oirectors, and he was at one period solicitor to the llhymney, Ply- mouth, and Ptnydairan Iron Companies. He was also Commissioner of Taxes and Peipetual Commissioner in Chancery, and found time in ad- dition to the discharge of the-e responsible func- tious to attend tu t e affairs of the County Roads Board, of which he w..s a most useful member. lIi gieat popularity wa!>, however, no doubt, oue very much to his intimate association with the volunteer movement in t':e town, he having been the prime mover in the formation of the local corps, known, until its recent absorption under the new consolidaton system, as the "12th Glamorgan," whose honoured captain he remained fro n to last. The following general order issuelon Saturday, is a fitting tribute to his memory, and may be tiuly said to echo the sentiments of every meni- ber towards the deceased 2nd Glamorgan Rids Volunteers, Merthyr detachment. Captain Russell, the commanding officer of the detach- ment, is dead. Ti ere will, consequently be no parades till after the funeral, nor will the targets ne o; ened my.mg the same period. The respect which all volunteers have fait for their captain whilst nving will still be felt for him no v that he lies d *ad and his genial way and high honour during the 20 years and a he held the com- mand ot the corps will never be fonrotten. The year of t he < e -t'u of the 12th Glamorgan Rifle Corps is a so the year of the death of its captain, an 1 it will bi long before volunteers of the ''ud Glamorgan detachment will forget their first, and only commanding officer." lutho late Mr Rus- sell the town loses one of its pre-eminent citizeus • one who will be greatly missed in prive as well as in public life; and not the Jea.t will ids death be deplored at the local. lodge of Freemasons in which he was the senior member and au orna- ment to the craft,

MR MACDONALb AND EXPLO- SIONS IINJXML MINKS. To the Editor of the SOUTH WALES DAILY NEWS Sill,—1 observe m your issue of the 4ch in*f a" characteristic letter written by Mr Alex \fic dondd, M.P., to the delegate, in conference assembled lately. I he lone of Mr Mcdonald's cominnnic turns and remarks would le d ti e public to believe that all tne-e appalling explo- sions were nb^bitely preventive,aud consequently neghgenve ou the part of the authorities in change at tne various collieries Now, as you pointed oijt^n a rcceut lerder.it is the height of absurdity to_sup;;ose that the owners or managers would kno .ingiy jermit sny infrac- tion of the Act either from war t of precaution or with a view to minimising working expenses, for the palpable reason, Whl.1 they all, doubtless recognise, that any explosion womj be disastrous to .in every respect and in too II any cases p>sitive and immediate ruin. A manager also would, both for his own reputation, and what i8 still more vol -able, his own life, see that the pit of which he has charge is v.oiked with every possible legard to tne safety of life—especially since the passing of the Alines He^u^a^ion Act whereby the managers respons; bilitieJ are so much increased. Coining to the pre ent moment, Mr Mac.Ion aid's remarks concerning Black Risca, v ith its thrice former explosions," would naturally cause the public to infer that the recent explosion hero comes within the category of those wlr'ch he says have been attributable to the "demon neglect," I-veuture to tniuk if Mr Msnionald had any practical aequ dntance with the enormous difficul- ties and dangers attending the working of the Black Vein seam in Sou h Wales, he woulù exer- cise a little more discretion and hes'tation before using such unreasonable language, and have a little more respect :>n i sympathy for t e officials v.ho are placed in cl a-ge of such fieiy seams. Those who a e practically acquainted with thia notorious seam c .n alone testify to the unpiece- dcntedly heavy sudden outbursts of gas which are its ,eculiar charac- teristics. Mr Macdonald, with his ex: et it nee of mining, ought to know that the slightest flaw in a lamp is quite sufficient to cause wholesale destruction. That such flaws are not always proirp ly reported after being caused Mr Macdonald may also know, I am not for a moment suggesting that this has been the case at Risca, although I liave been informed that at a large col- liery working a similar seam to. the Black Vein a man recently kept on working with a hole in his lump until it was detected by the fireman on his lomda, aDd that on the following day an outburst of gas occurred in this same colliery, which, had it come in contact v ifcli the lamp in question, would have been quite sufficient to have caused the destruction of perhaps 300 or 4CO lives. The disgraceful particu ars widch transpired at the in- quiry attending the last Blantyre explosion ought to convince Mr Macdonald that the demon neglect is not wholly confined to the officials. I have opportunities of knowing that at Risca the whole of the men, comparatively speaking, were thoroughly satisfied as to the safety of the pit, and that the most recent reports of their own examiners will bear out this statement. Mr Macdonald's remarks, therefore, at the present juncture, just before the inquest, show an exceed. ingly great amount of—to say the least—indiscre- tion on his part. His observations respecting insurance are also singularly ill-timed. The atience and generosity of the publio have already been manifestly tried to the utmost, and the result of the recent appeal on behalf the Risca sufferers shows that the public henceforth expect the miners to provide for them- selves, at least to a reasonable extent.—I am, &c., JUSTICE.

Friday was the 71st anniversary of the birth of Mr Alfred Tennyson, the Poet Laureate. Da DB JONSU'S BiGHi-Baowjr COD LIVKB OIL. —By far the moii efficacious restoretira. Dr Whitmore, Medical Officer of Health, &t ilarylebonc, writes: -It 1 were asked for an explaaatian ot the marked success which fAr so many years has atteadod the ailmfnistnuioii of Dr de Jonah's Liyh*-Brown Cod Urer Oil. I should gay that it la ownf tO Ùà extraordinary medicinal, dietetic, and regiminal pmpertiw, and which are found to exist in no other medicine that I am acquainted with, in such uniform combination." So d only in capsuled Imperial Half-pints, is 6d; Pints, 4s 9d; Quarti. 94, by 1111 chemists. Sole Constznee, Ansar, Haritinl and Co., 77, SlraiM^ Loa4oa«

THE SOUTH WALES EISTEDDFOD AND MR GLADSTONE. The Mayor of Swansea, as chairman of a meet- ing of the South Wales Eisteddfod, at u hich a resolution was passed expressing sympathy with Mr Gladstone in his illness, has received from Mr Godley, a secretary to the right lion, gentleman, a letter expressing thanks for the sympathy of the meeting.

THE RISCA EXPLOSION. A telegram from Risca states that three more bodies were recovered on Saturday. The windway3 are now open, and it is expected that the remainder of the bodies will be recovered in a few

WRECKS~oF LOCATi VESSELS. T'(rves8e18 were wrecked on Saturday night. On the North Cornwall coast, the Marie, from Porthoawl, was driven ashore by the gale near Padstow, but owing to the remarkable prompti- tude of the coastguard, who got a rocket line on board within five minutes of the ship striking, all the crew were rescued. A few minutes more and all must have perished, as the vessel broke up instantly. The Harriet, of Barnstaple, with coals, from Swansea, was dashed to pieces, on Saturday night, near New Quay. The crew got into the boat and lay off the shore, fearing the breakers, or seven hours, the lifeboat crew declining to go out unti daylight, when they rescued the Harriet's crew., I

MR. GLADSTONE AND TIlE WELSH PEOPLE. ^Speaking at Penmaenmawr on Friday, Mr Guinness Rogers said Nonconformists had acknow- ledged Air Gladstone as tl.eir true political leader with a heartiness, a sincerity, aud an enthusiasm which had never been accorded to any other poli- tical chief. His intensity, his earnestness, his openness to receive truth and to sacrifice every- thing to the good of his country and the cause of liberty, struck every one who came in contact with him. The great sin of Welshmen at the present moment was that they loved Mr Gladstone too much, and that they voted for him. (Laughter.) The Ht. Gazette had described the iypic d Welshmau as a man whose library consisted of a Bible and some commentaries thereon, and who voted for Mr Gladstone. He was glad to find, although the writer of the article in question aid. not iutend it, these two points so closely associated —a love of the Bible and a love for Gladstone; and he trusted they would long; coutinue amongst the prevailing chaiacteristics of every true and typical Welshman. (Hear, hear.)

THE P APElt MILLS AT ELY. To the Edtt. of the SOUTH WALES DAILY NEWS. SIK,—I venture to ask for a little of your space to call public attention to the nuisance caused to the inhabitants of Lilandaff and Canton by the above mills, and to suggest, or at least plead the necessity of, a remedy. The refuse at these mills used formerly to be thrown into tie river Jily. This the Rivers Pollution Commissioners interfered to prevent; and since their interference the refuse has been burnt. The burniug of it generates a vapour of a very nauseous odour, which overspreads Llaudaff or Can-on, according to the quarter from which the wiu.0 bJows, and the o !p.ir is of so strong and pungent a character that it tenetrates into the in- most looms of houses "as remote as, or remoter than, my own, as I a:n able to testify from bitter experience. My experience is corroborated, and the same nuisance is suffered by my neighbours in Llandaff and Canton, on 1, I assure you, sir, the nuisance is a very giievous ou", in spite of the means adopted by the management at, I beiieve.considerable expense, to abate it. One's house is constantly rendered well- nigh unendurable, and the attempt to entertain visitors or guests frequently results in discomfort for them, and humiliation for one's self. I have applied to the manager on the subject, and in the courteous reply wi h which he favoured me,he stated that, in his opinion, it was impractic- able to carry on the works without the smell com- plained of. I made to him the suggestion which I wiih to repeat here, that the refuse should be conveyed into the main sewer. He replied that he was unwilling to sacrifice the means already adopted to abate the evii. Now, sir, those means i ave proved ineffectual, and if it is shown that other means, for instance those I suggest, would be ineffectual, then this rep!y manifestly caunot be acceuted as siifficieut by the inhabitants of the large district afflicted. I, therefore, appeal now to the public authori- ties and the ratepayers. My suggestion is that the main sewer be extended from Devonshire- place to Pwll Coch, and that the refuse, with suSicient water to float it, be carried into it. The cost ot such extension would be £2 5ûJ. If the owner of the mills cannot be compelled to bear more than a share of the expense, I think the ratepayers should not object to pay the resi- due. seeing not only that the neighbourhood aggrieved is a one. and the grievance very serious, but seeing also that such an extension of the sewer as I suggest is already required, and will be ever incre singly required, for the proper drain ng of the Common, and of the houses in that neighbourhood.—I am, &c., W. P, JAMES. The Liudeus, Canton.

SCARLET FEVER IN LLANELLY. DR PARSONS' REPORT. In Ftbruary last, owing to the great prevalence of scarlet fever in 1879, and J anLary, 1880. the Local Government Board Inspector, ] Ir. Pjvsons, iUNpectd Llanelly with a vie.v to ascertain, if possible, the causes which led to the outbreak. His report is now before us. and an epitome oUt will doubtless be of interest. Dr Parsons reports that many of the older cottages are very wretched, damp, aud dilapidated, with e.irtbeu iloors below the level of the ground; the few email windows admitting little light, and no air; aud with water dripping from the thatched roof and soaking into the foundations; conveniences of kinds being absent. Some parts of the town are still unsewered of the 3,551 houses in the urban sani- ta.ry district 1,253 being not conuected with the sewers. Tha quality of the water from the Lliedi reservoir is reported to be bad, there being no by- wash aud no filter-beds. The water supplied is turbid, and contain* a higher percentage of organic matter than ordinary drinking water should po Siss. In the Lliedi basiu tlierearetwo hamlets. Five Roads and Horeb, computed to contain a population of about 400, many of the honsesbeing tarm-housef. In some instances the runnings fiom the farm-yards ate conveyed to the LlitJdi reservoir, and necessarily contaminate the water. In some parts of the town the soil L largely made up of furnace ashes in this material the le»d ser- vice pipes rap d^y corrode, und leakages are therefore frequent Ih report strongly condemns the closet system in use in u: ny houses out of 3,551, only 1,530 being provided with water- closets, fIHI ti e lllpnn adapted in the rea$ca- sing gieat ntnsa'iCcB to exist, lioai a table in the re- port we find that 98 deaths occurred in the district during 1879 from scarlet fever, and 10 from enteric fever. Respecting the continue 1 preva- lence of enteric fever in the town, Dr Parsons re- ports that at Seaside, where many cases occurred, the houses are built upon loose blocks of slag. Until recent years when the cessuit was full, a hole was made in the bottom with au iron bar. and the contents allowed to sink away among the slag. By this means the foundation of. the house have become highly impregnated with filth. With regard to scarlet fever, the number of deaths in 1879 was a3 follows :—March, 5; April, 19; May, 1 j June, 16; July, 8; August. 1; September, 1 October, 2 November, 12; T^eccraber, 21; and in J anuuy, 1880, 11. The attendance of children at elementary schools is stated as one means by which scirlet fever was diffused. The spreading of the disease, however, was mainly dne to the igno Hnce and carelessness of the inhabitants with respect to infection, and their neglect of the most obvious I recautions. The Medical Officer of Health watched a honse where a child had died of sc irlet fever, and saw 10 children taken in to see the corpse. One woman, whose child died of scarlet fever, said that when it was ill "the children in the stieet came backward* and forwards to the house the same as usual, and all the women in the neighbourhood came to te it." Another admitted that her child, :who was sent home from school in the morning ill of scarlet fever, was taken in the evening to chapel. In another cise it was found that a young woman employed in milking cows and selling milk was compelled by her circumstances to attend upon her mother who was ill ot fever. The recommendations made by Dr Parsons are as follows :— 1. Seweiage should be extended as soon as may be to those parts of the town which are still iu need of it. 2. Ti e Sanitary Authority should from time to time take steps to ascertain whether, and to what extent, the streams which furnish water to the town are liable to be contaminate i by the filth of the population residing within their basis, and should put in force snob legal powers as they may possess to prevent such contamination. Means should bo provided by w hich the water of the Lliedi, when turbid whh floods, may be excluded from the reservoir. The use of service cisterns should be enforced in all cases in which water- closets are flushed diiect from the pipes. 3. Continued attention should be paid to the re- pression of nuisances. Water-closctf, pail-closets, or other improved arrangements, should be sub- stituted for those privies that arc in such a on- dition as to cause a nuisance. Honses that at e in such a state as to be unfit for habitation should be closed until they have been rendered tit for habitation. 4. Houses in whioh any dangerous infections diseases has occurred should be disinfected by sulphur fumigation and limewaahing, aud other effectual methods. 5. The authority should provide a hospital for tbe isolation an I treatment of persons suffering from infectious diseases. They should also pr<> vide an apparatus for the effectual disinfection of clothing and bedding by beat. Dr Parsons' report is to be considered by the Urban Sanitary Authority at its next meeting.

A COWON THE RAILS. On Saturday a passenger train leaving Bridg- north about 7.40 ran off the line between Hampton Lode and Hig ley, on the Severn Valley Railway, owing to a cow having strayed on to the line, which has a sharp curve at the spot. The pas- sengers were severely shaken, aud the traffic blocked for seveial hours.

TARAXACUM AND PODOPHTLLIN. — This fluid I, combination, extracted from medicinal roots, is used instead of Blue Pill end Calomel for the cuic of Dyspepsia^ Biliousness, and all symptoms of congestion of tho Liver, which we generally j>ain beneath the shoulders. Headache, Drowsiness, no appetite, furred tbngue, disagreeable tasto ill tiie morning, giddiness, disturbance of the stomach, and feeling of general de- pression. A dese of Taraxacum and Pooophrlliu sets the I slnggish LWcr in motion, giving a sense of health and comfort within 24 hours. Taraxacu.ni and Podophvllin s a fluid made only by J. PBPFBK, London, whose oarae a on evciry label. BoiUe^ 2a Ski and is fid. &>!<< ov all CttMWMtS, -Jp- 436»

THE MONMOUTHSmKE MINEPWAL CASE. THE VICE-CHANCELLOR'S JUDG. MENT. IMPORTANT DECISION IN FAVOUR OF THE COPYHOLDERS. In the High Court of Justic, Chancery Division, on Saturday, before Vice-Chancellor Sir C. Hall, in the case of Llanover v. HOlUfray and Philiipa v. Llanover judgment was delivered. The action was brought by Lady Llanover, as lady of the manor of Abercarn, to establish her rights to royalties on all minerals got by copyhold and leasehold tenants of the manor under tbeir hold- ings. The Tredegar Iron and Coal Company, who have been working coal extensively in the manor for some years past, were defendants to the action, with Messrs Phillips, their superior lesseel1 who were themselves copyhold tenants. The success of Lady Llanover in this action would have entitled her to a present payment, it was stated, of about £60,000, and v. ould have estab- lished her right to a large future income from the co d worked by her tenants. Mr Kay, Q.C., Mr Kekewich, Q.C., and Mr HornellappeareLl for the plaintiff; Mr Henry Matthews, Q.C., and Mr Ireelmg for the de- fendants. The case was argued about three weeks ago, and was fully reported, Vice-Chancellor Sir C. Hall, in delivering HIS reserved judgment, said that since the bearing he had read through the documents in the action, and given the matter the fullest consideration, There was no doubt upon the law of the case the only question to be decided was oni of fact. The plaintiffs in the croes-action of Phillip v. Llan. over sought to establish the existence of an ancient custom of the manor which they put forward and in 8111 port of their case, they relied on three seb cf parole evidence—the first were depositions taken in 1753 in a suit of Morgan v. Do Burgh (the defendant bein; the t en lord of the manor), which was instituted by customary tenants of the manor, who sought to perpetuate testimony in support of the alleged custom secondly, they relied upon depositions in a suit of Morgan v. Hall, which was a similar suit by customary tenants to establish their right to quiet enjoyment of the custom they alleged, tho depo- sitions being taken de bene e se; and in the third place, evidence had been adduced in the present actions. On behalf of Lady Llanover, both parole and documentary evidence had been given, including the proceedings in several suits in- stituted by the lord of the manor for the time being against tenants claiming the right to work coal, as well as a number of licences granted to customary tenants to work the coal. Tho e licences extended a3 far back as 1809, shortly after the theu lord, Mr Benjamin Hall, had purchased the manor, and continued riuwn to 1864. Mr Hall, and after his death in 1817 his son, Sir Benjamin Hall, who was created Lord Llanover, who had devised the manor to the present lord:! (the trustees for Lady Llanover), disputed the alleged custom, granted licences, ani instituted the suits to restrain the tenants from woi king the coal 011 the ground of the non-exist- ence of the customs. Those suits appeared to have been compromised, as the lord was willing to let the tenants woik the coal upon plying- some small consideration in the shape of royalties. Reliance was not to be placed ou amount of the con- sideration, as the arrangements were in many in- stances made in connection with traffic arrarge- ments with regard to the use of a tramroad belonging to Mr Benjaniin Hall. But in one case the ten lilt expressly stipulated that the arrange- raent should not be held to be an admission of the lord's claim, and in one of the cases also the receipts given expressly kept the question open. On the whole, treating the suits and licences as being favourable to the lords on the question of fact, the court, iu determining the weight to be given to them, could not consider them so conclu- sive as might have been the case if the lords had succeeded without compromise in a hostile litigation. The oral evidence on behalf of Messrs Phillip*, notwithstanding the evidence adduced on behalf the lords, had clearly established the custom. In Morgan v. De Burgh, Moggridge v. Hall, an i in the present case,a num- ber of witnesses had given evidence of its existence. The whole of the evidence was not to be relied upon, but so much of it as was reliable was sufficient to support the custom; giving the fullest weight to the evidence adduced by the lords of the manor. It had bn contended that the evidence in Moggridtje v. Hall could not be received, that suit having never come to a hear- ing; but it must be acc pted by the court. The present lords of the manor were privies in estate to the lord at the time when the evidence was given, and Messrs Phillips were privies in estate to the persons who were then claiming against the lord. According to the law as laid down in Taylor on Evidence, that testimony might be accepted. Some of that evidence only p tinted to the coal, whilst the custom claimed to ixist involved all minerals but the court must hold that there was ample evidence in support ot the custom as regarded all the minerals. It was not dis- puted that the tenants might cut down timber, anil it was stnted in the answer of the Lords in the present cross suit, that they believed the owners of customaiy tenements in the manor had exercised the right, at their own will and pleasure, to cut timber, and work gravel, limestone, and other quarries cut of their hold- ings, and that thoEe rights had not, as far as the defendants were aware, been objected to by the lords for the time being. Evea if any one of the three sets of parole evidence tjiveu on behalf of Messrs Phillips were excluded, the custom would be established by the remaining two. Two early presentments to the lords had been put iu evi- dence, but evtn if neither were considered to be proved, the verdict must be given in favour of the cII8tomary teaa.nt8. The presentment of 1053 had not been proved, and that of 1G31 had beeu attempted to be proved by secondary evi- dence of its contents. By the 25th clause of that presentment it was stated that the lord of the manor possessed quarries under lands devised by lease, and further, "that the customary* tenants of copyholds of inheritance iu the manor had a right to enjoy mines and woods upon their hold- ings by ancient custom, used time out of mind." Assuming there was sufficient evidence of the existence of an original presentment, the mere statement of the cntents of the document by secondary evidence, under the circumstances, was not evidence. Theu came the question whether the alleged presentment was proved in any other way. De Burgh, in his answer in the old suit, stated that he believed that the owners of customary tenements in the said manor had claime 1 to exercise, and had exercised the right at their own will aud pleasure, to cut timber and work quarries on their lauds without objection from the lords tor the time being, but whether the right existed was submitted to the judgment of tha court. that statement was admissible in evidence against the present lords of the manor as the admission of a privy in estate that such a custom t en existed. Accordingly Lady Llano- ver's bill must be dismissed With costs, as re- garded all the defendants, except Messrs Phillip?. In that action the court must lind that there had existed from time immemorial,aud now existed, a valid custom in the manor of Abercarn, for custoJUa¡ y tena ts to get and win the mines, veins, and beds of coid and minerals, lnJer their holdings, and to use, sell, and dispose of the same respectively without the license of the lord or lady of the manor. Liberty would be given to either party to apply for au injunction^ in case of their rights being interfered with. In that way the rights of the parties would be declared, and the deciee would bi granted in that form, having regard to the fact that numbers of the tenauts had entered into arrangements, ani taken Jicense3 from the lord- cases which might have to be taken into consideration in dealing with cases of particular individuals. The lesuit Mould be that the bill of Lady Llanover would be dismissed with costs as regard all the defendants, excepting Messrs. Phillips, and as against them without costs. A correspondent writes The judgment is against Lady Llanover, and in favoui of Messrs Phillips and the other copyholders of the Manor of Abercarn on all points. Our readers will recollect that these suits were iustitnted to try the right to the coal and other minerals under the copyhold or customary estates in thca Manor d Abercarn, in the county of Monn o th. The im- madiate question iu the suit.5 rehteJ to the riCTLt to the coal under a "copyhold farm Sear Treuegsr, which had been worked by Messrs Forman and others Constituting the late Tre if gar Iron Com- pany without the knowledge of Messrs Phillips, the overseers of the farm. Messrs Phillip; had instituted a suit iu Chancery seeking to leover about thirty thousand pounds for the tiespass in working their coal, r.nd a decree was given in their favour about t > elve years ago, upon appeal, by Lord Chancellor Hatherlev. Upon that deciee being made against tho late Tredegar Com- pany, Lndy Llanover filed a bill in Chancery against the paituers in that company, and Messrs Phillips, owiiers of the farui, claiming the coal and the damages in her right as of the Manor of Abercarn. Thereupon Messrs Phillips, on be- half of themselves and all other customary tenants of the manor, filed a "Bill of Peace" against Lady Lhmover to have it declared that the coal in their own copyholds belouged to them and not to the lady of the manor. The question involved the right to the minerals in a most extensive coalfield, extending over many thousand acres, and, as a question of value, "the matter in contest repre- sauted soma millions of money. The evidence comuifnced with the history of the manor shortly after the fdissolution of the abbeys as the the manor had for centuries been hell in JTrank- almor itS ) art of the endowment of the Abbey of Llantarnam. The first document put in evidence was a survey of the manor in 1631, when it was vested in Philip, Earl of Stanhope. Tiiis was followed by another survey in 1053, and by a mass of other documentary evidence and proceed- ings in old suits ranging through the 18th century and down to the middle of the present century. The right has been in actual coutest since the year 1808, and a vast number or suits and actions have from that lime to the year 1848 been set on foot, raising the same issue as that now decided. In all previous actions compromises were trade, and the present is the first time that a contested suit has been carried to a hearing. The contest as to the right to the minerals 1 aa been roost prejudicial to a large area of the county of Monmouth and to the port of Newport. It baa intel farred with the letting and working of the minerals an i the development of the buried riches of the county. The briefs on each side in these suits are of enormous volume. Messrs Fieshfields, the eminent London solicitors, who represent Lady Llanover, say that they are the largest bet of briefs in their experience. The cost, it is said, will be enormous. Mr Win. Thomas Lewis has been engaged in the case as mining engineer in the interest of the copyholder-. Tne Marquis of Bute, for whom Mr Lewis sets, owns a copyhold tenement in the manor. Messrs Simons and Ple-^s, of Merthyr, have had the conduct of the case 011 behalf of the copy- holders, to wh'ch Mr Simons had for the last 10 j years given his own personal attention. |

The Mayor of Manchester has opene-I an Art I Exhibition in the New Islington Public Hail. A'-co.it*.

r Bow TO STOP TOOMACnz.-Apply to the cavity of the tooth a titttt cotton wool saturated with I)AVIXSIB ODONTIC," which MAY be ordered through any OUemUt, or post-free for S ehuima from Che.-niht, Weobf T „

cambuian 'ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION. The programme of arrangements for the 35th congress of the association is arranged, the meet- iug this year being hel I at Pembroke in the week commencing Monday.the 23rd iníJt. In the evening the inaugural meeting will be held, and the usual address be delivered by Mr G. E. Phillipps, of Picton Castle, the president., who succeeds Air C. W. Wynn, the retiring president. Luring the week excursions will be made daily to places of archaeological and architectural interest in the surrounding district, extending from Milford Haven to Tenby—Pembroke Castle, Carew Castle, Upton Castle, I.amphey Palace tumnli, near Pembroke, and four caves near Tenby, ogham stones on Caldy Island, an 1 m ny ancient churches and old houses..

EHYMNEY VALLEY. Very severe weather waa exjierienced in this Valley on Saturday. Considerable damage has been done to growing timber, saplings being torn down and bra ches broken olf. Rain fell heavily nearly the whole of the day.

PEMBOKE DOCK. Asudden gale of wind from the N.N.W. passe 1 over this town on Saturday. Several roofs were gtiipped. A large quantity of timber belonging to Messrs Jlcilaster, timber merchants, which was in rafts, broke loose, and scattered all over Llanion Pill.

FLOOD IN NORTH W ALE. Heavy rain fell in North Wales on Saturday, causing much damage by flooding of rivers. At I Bangor a child was carried away and drowned iu Adda River.

LLANYBYTHEE. I A seveie storm of wind and rain was expei iencsd t on the 7th inst,, doing irreparable damage to the crops all over the district. Heavy crops of coin have been laid low, and rendered comparatively worthless. The wiIld, acc> mpanicd hy he ivy showers, blew north-west iu a buccessicn of bois- terous gusts, uprooting trees aud st1Ïp inc; others entirely of their foliage and fiuits. Garden pro- duce has been spoiled. The roads and lanes are strewn with leaves and branches. A low and chilly temperature reminded one of winter rather than the warm temperature of August.

DEAN STANLEY AT LLANDAFF CATllEDUAL. Llandaff was crowded on Sunday afternoon, it having been announced that the Dean of Westminster would preach these. More than an hour before the commencement of the service, there was a hirge assemblage patiently waiting outside the great West doors. About three o'clock the doors were opened, and the build- ing 1 was immediately filled, almost every inch of standing room beingoccubied. Bishop Perty read the first lesson, Dean Vaughan the second, nd the anthem sung was "Blessed is the man." Dean Stanley took for his text the 15th verse of the 8th chapter of St. Paul's epistle to the Romans: "For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear, but ye have received the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry Abba Father." Iu the course of his sermon, which dtalt with the father- hood of God, he said that the words iu the Lord's prayer, "Our lather which art iu heaven" we: e the best definition which occurred anywhere. These words he examined one by one, and ex- plained their significance, the comparative analogy between the relation of a human father to his children and those of tbe Divine Father, and went on to say that the word our" showed the breadth of our religion. There were some Chris- tian sests, some churches, wheie it was thought wrong to use the Lord's Prayer in public woiship, because it might then include some who were not elect, who were not as correct in their behaviour or feelings as their neighbours thought themselves to be. The very objection, in his opinion, proved the value of the prayer. The very rev. gentleman also commented upon the increasing reverence for God's name, and the ceciease in the habits of swearing, so largely indulged in by persons even m the upper ranks of life iorne years ago. Many crimes, many cruel persecutions, many massacres, many miscalled religious wars, many uncharitable words, many unjust and foolish laws, many in- fringements of the rights of conscience, many so- called pious frauds, many lestrictions on the dis- covery uf truth, much pioselytitrm, much party spirit, many hypocrisies had been committed, or passed in the name of religion. What he prayed was that religion and the name of our Father might be hallowed by purity, U) meekness, by courage, by charity, by justice, by truthfulness.

THE GOVERNMENT AND THE MINEIIS. DEPUTATION TO THE HOME ) SECliETAliY. On Friday nf:ernoon a laige representative deputation from a miners' association waited on Sir William Vernon Harcourt, M.P., the Home Secretary, at Whitehall, with the view of bring- ing under the rctice of the right lion, gentleman questions affecting the interests of xniuers gener- ally throughout the United Kingdom. The depu- tation, which was introduced by Mr Macdonald, M.P.. included Mr Burt, W.P., and about 25 delegates from Durham, Lancashire, West and South Yorkshile, Cleveland, Northumberland, Asnton, Oldham, South Wales, &c. Mr Mac- donald, in iutrollucing the deputation, siiÎd that its object to lay before the Government the views which had been brought forward at the Miners' National Couference held at Manchester in December last. The subjects to be brought forward would ùe, amongst others, the inspection of w orkintrs, the use of bias ing powder, responsibility of chief manager, qualification of under manager, qualifi- cation of iireme new duties of firemen, and Minister of Aline*. He hoped that the Com- mission which had been appointed on the subject would be able to issue its report before the next meeting of Parliament; that the Home Secretary womd next session be abie to introduce a msasure dealing with the safety of miuers in the mines. They aid not claim special legislation, but ade- quate legislative protection from the dangers to u liich they "ere exi>osed.—iir lienjaiiuii Lckard (West Yorkshire) remarked that with regard to the inspection of W: rkin^s it was iiijportaut that the woikmen should not be allowed to enter a minf, or any portion of a mine, to which the Mines Act appiieu, until it had been ex- amined and repcrted to be tree from ail ac- cumu'atiou of gase-, the examination to, take place not more than two houis before the r w<xkm: n entered his working place.—Mr Wm. Pickard (Wigan) called attention to the effects of the use of blasting powder aud other explosive matters iu mines. In the case of non-gaseous mine?, of course, they did not ish to prohibit the use of explosives. He would call the gaseous districts South Wales.. North Wales, Lancash:re, aud Yorkshire.—The Home Secretary Of course you know that this matter is under the careful consideration of a scicntitic commission. It will be one of my first duties to examine their report when presented upou the subject.—Ihe qu estion of the responsibility of c ief manager was next brought forward by tbe deputation, the e-^e,- tiou be in1- that the certified managet s.n.uld be held to be the person who had the responsible care or control and direction of the 1DlDe,- Ti-e Home Secretary, in the course of the discussion, remarked that it was quite clear to Lim tbat tbe indention of le Act was that there should bc a competent person at eiicli iuine, who should be responsible for the mine, and who should make a daily supervision ot it.—Mr Nixon (Northumberland) urged that the f ct of wo.kmtn examining mines under the 30th general rule of the Mines Act should not relieve the owners from any responsibility whatever.—The Home Secre- tary As I undeis and the clause, it does not relieve either the mining o ner or the manager from any liability. It only gives áî1 addi-MBM security to the men if they choose to exercise it. (Applause.) If the inspectors have taken a different view, I think that it ia an incorrect view. I do not think it is a fault in the Act, but in the ad- ministration of it. It is quite clear that it does not relievo the owner or the manager. It is merely an additional ight for the miners to go and satisfy themselves if they so please.—Several other matters having been referred to by the deputation, Sir William Harcourt, after acknowledging the importance of mining as affecting the prosperity of the country, said that whilst ou the one bend should do nothing to cripple that great industry, yet, Oil the other band, it was not at all, he believed, incompatible that all necessary security should be takeu with regard to the lives of those men who v. ere engage 1 in the hazardous trade. Their object would be to give the greatest possible security to the men embarked in the trade without adopting a vexatious co-rse with regard to those w o had embarked their aapitaJ, which was equally necessary to the development of the mining interest. That was the spirit upon which the legislation of the past liad tentatively been founded. The late Govern- ment had very properly appoixted a scientific commission to examine into the blasting of mines. He an aited their leport, considering the two ter- rible accidents which occurred of late, with considerable anxiety. The question of inflamma- ble mines would undoubtedly have to be dealt with in the future. He should consider in every way in what joints the existing legislation had betn defective, and in what in .nner that legislation could be improved.

DnUNKNNESS AND MUHDEIC HORRIBLE CRIME IN LONDON. A woman named Clark was, on Saturday night, murdered at 86, Cannon-sti eet, London, and it is supposed by her husband, Frederick Clark, a por- ter. Deceased, who was ^id to be of intemperate habits, and had Leen drinking with her husband, made some remarks which annoyed him. On their return home about midnight, their son was sent out for beer, aud on coming back fo n 1 his maiher lying bathed in blood. The surgeon called in pronounced life to be extinct.des.th having been caused by an iucised wound in the chest. The police found the husband standing by with a knife I in his hand. He said "She aggravated me to do it. It was her eldest son was the cause of it 311. Is she dying ? Let me kiss her."

THE IVEATII Ell, IN THE CHANNEL. [SPJSCIAI. TILS3RAM3 AT 9 O'CLOCK LAST NIGHT-1 Rapid fail of barometer. On Saturday it was down to'29*38, resultir.g in a heavy gale, but h;.s recovered to night, standing at 2912. WInd N.W., fresh. About half an inch of rain fell yes- terday, but to-day lias been spendidly tme. few- perature.55 to 65. SCILLT.—Barometer, 29^92, rising overcast, cround sea since yesterday's ga.e, BUD*.— Barometer 29 91. steady, having risen half an inch since yesterday's N-W. tale. \Y ind N.W. LIZARD.—Barometer 20*93. Wind fresh; fine. Sea moderate. TORQUAY.—Barometer 23*30. Fresh westerly breeze. Tempers t re 0 8 C9, c

The Sociélides Antiquaries de Ncrrrandie are celebrating the 403th anniversary of the introduc- tion of Diluting At eae.

■T CARDIFF. BOARD OF GCARDIAHS.—Mr C. W. David, pre- sided at the veekly meeting of the board, on Saturday afternoon, when the master of the v orkhouse repot ted that there had been 31 ad- missions, 31 discharges, t o deaths, during the week, leaving a total of 362 in the house. a decrease of 15; and the superintendent of Ely schools, that there had been a decrease of nine in the number in that institution compared with the corresponding week last year. The Local Go- vernment Board have issued fresh instructions as to the inquiries to be made before apprentice- ships are eutered into; and the same authority have, it was announced, issued an order for the appointment of a pay collector for ltndry.—Dr. Bates, dating; from Oowbridge, th. nked the board for having granted him a superannuation of £30 r er annum. THE STOBM.—The rain of Saturday morning wai succeeded by a bra.\ y gale of wind from the N.W. Outside the town some damage was dune to the trees, and in the evening the gardens iu the suburbs and the road sides were strewn with small branches of trees. In West Grove, Trede- garville, a large tree was blown down, but beyond damage of a trivial nature LO serious injury has been reported, FopKD DROWSED.—Early on Saturday morn- ing the body uf a v oman, apparently about 40 ye-irs of age, was found in the Glamorganshire Canal, near the Custom-house bridge. L'ISCA EXPL05ION.-At the several churches of St. John's parish, with the exception of Et. Teilos Church, Cathays, the offertories for the day wele set asid; for the relief of the sufferers caused by the late explosion at lvisoa Colliery. At St. John's Church the offertories amounted to £1417" 3d at S. Ai:drews, £ ll 5s at St. James's, Tredegarviile, 4s and at the Mission Church, THE DCST.—We have received complaints about the dust which, duriug the past few days, have been flying about the streets. A hone is gt nerally expressed that the water cart will be used more liberally :md promptly in future. IIHYMNKT IIAILWAY COMPACT'S PICNIC.—The annual excursion of the employes of the llhymney Railway Company was held on Satn:- dav. A 1 rge number of the men with their families and friends went to Swansea by special train. The d iy was v et and windy, w hich inter- fered w ith tae pleasure of the day. A TRIP TO BIUDGWATEB ASD BUKNHAM will be to-inoriow (Tuesday) by the Prince Con- sort, which will leave Cardiff at 5.45 a.m. and at 6 p.m. LIOATH-ROAD CONGBEGATIOSAL CHUBCH.—OA Sunday last the regular services were commenced in this church, when the pastor, Hev. L. MacLaine, preached both morning and evening to a full congregation. The largeness of the co; gre- gation ou both occasions gave great satisfaction to the friends of the church, and it is earnestly hoped that this may be a praerogativa of future success, and that prosperity may attend the new cause. NOS-MAINTENANCE.—At the borough pdice. courh, on Saturday—before the Mayor and Alder- man J oDes-Charles Wilkinson, a c!erk, was charged by Mr Pritchard, the" arraut officer for the guardians of the Cardiff Union, with leaving his oife a:;d family chargeable to the union. On an application from the defendant, he was allowed to come to an arrangement with Mr Pritchard for the future maintenance of his family, and the case was dismissed. AN OLD OFFENDER.—Mary Leppes, an incor- rigible, was charged with being drunk. Early on Saturday morning she was found by P.C. Bell in Hope-street asleep on the footway, aud quite helpless from drink. Defendant had been brought up on the charge of drunkenness a great number of times. Since December, 1S79, she had been convicted for drunkenness 27 times, and before that date a gr. at many times. She was now sent to prison for one mouth, with hard labou". SEWING, IviLTrao, WASHING MACHINES AND MANGLES, best manufacture, at Henry Xhvmas's, Siiiut John's-square. Cardiff. 47144 GAS FITTINGS.—A Good Selection Cheap at J. Woodman's 2(1, Wharton-street, Cardiff. 4;,0;).. CRICKET.—A match has been arranged to take place at Cardiff oil Tuesday and Wednesday between the South Wales Eleven and Clifton, when the South Wales team will be cho-ea from the following cectlemen :—C. P. Lewis, E. W. J -ues, Llandovery E. G. Da vies, Cnck- howel!; L. J. Kempthorne, L. Jenkins, Nonth; J. P. Joi.es, K. Al. Fitzgerald, E. U. David, A. E. David, W. II. Williams, Cardiff; H. Ivei;s, Newport; T.L>ickinson, 1I. Williams, Cardiff; H. Ivei;s, Newport; T, Dkkinson, Brecon; and G. S. Wontner, Crickhowell. It is hoped that, the names of the payees given above will induce a la.ge attendance.

NEWPORT. SCHOOL OF AET.—The following students have been successful at the 2nd Grade Art Examina- tion in freehand:—Edith M Bailey, W, E. Bennett, Harold S. Blackbrowi:, Lizzie G. Bugan, Edward E. Cox, Charles J. Evans, Charles H. Hughes John A. James, F. W. Long, Elizabeth F. liicharJs, Lizzie M. Williams, W. N. Wiliia'i e, Minnie S. Douglas, excellent. Model Edith M. Bailey, Lizzie G. Bivan, Horace H. Hadnutt, Sarah Jayne, William A. Linton, Katie M. Wells, ani W. K Williams. Geometry: H. W. Gould, John Linton, W. H. Williams, Kalie Wells, excellent. Perfective: Horace H. Haduutt and F. edsrick Nightingale, both excellent. COUNTY l oLiCi-COUET.—On Saturday, Henry Muliar was charged with assaulting Esther Deuam at Christchurch, because she refused to give him milk. Defendant was fined 10s.—A charge was preferred against Edwin Harris, a bailitf in the employ of Messrs George and Scott, auctioneers and .estate agents, of eu.bezzlirg the sum of £4 Od Gd, which he had received on their sccount in connection with the levy of a distress ar B,irnardtown. Mr Scott had seen prisoner in reference to the matter, and the prisoner said he would call next day to settle, but failed to do so. The bench ruled that it had no power to deal with the case.—Michael McCarthy ftnd Charles Edward Watson (on bail) were charged with stealing gro wing apples at Nash. William Pried proved having seun the boys in the orchard on Sunday evening. When he twent after them the boys threw the apples a vay. The defendants were fined 10s each or teveu days imprisonment.. CHKisrcHCRCH SCHOOL BOARD met on Friday evening, Air Fulfora in the chair. TIie chairman read a protest from a meeting of ratepayers acrainst the appointment of a clerk of the wo ks for the new school buildings. The board u ere of opinion that the amount paid for a clerk of the worffs was a judicious expenditure. The cleik stated that he had applied for the first instalment of £ 1,000 from the Public Works Loan Commis- sioners, and had received a communication asking upon what terms the board wished to bonow tha uioney. The imeiest would be oh per cent if the term did not exceed 20 years, and .:>1 if it did not exceed 33. The cletk placed uuou the table a statement of the number of cnildren iu the schools, and tLe salary paid to the teachers. In the boys' school there weie on the register 230, with an average attendance for the year of iy7 total grant earned JE188 lis lCd average per head arned, 19.; Ijd school for the vear, .£89 158 Id, In the girls' fchool the llumrec- of children on the register was 179 total grant, £111 Cs 2d average earned by each child, H14 6 3.20 i; school pence for the year ending June 30th, £48 1 10J. In the infants' school the registered number was 129 average attend- ance, 113; total grant, 18s; average amount e arned, 12s 6d scnool pence for the year, £30 10s. There 1 as been a considerable increase in the attendance in each department since the end of the financial year.. I

BRECON. AT tLe county petty-sessions, on Saturday— before G. Overton, chairman. J. J, Wil- liams, and Rees Williams—Powell Jenkins. of tLe Watton, clerk, was summoned by the superinten- dent river w atelier for haviug, on the 24th of ■T uly, used salmon roe for the purpose of catching fish in the river Uäk. Mr Edgar Thomas, solici- tor, appeared on behalf of the River Association. Defendant admitted the charge, and was fined Is and costs, 7s 01.—Morgan Morgan, farmer, of Aberbceu Farm, was also charged by the super- intendent, Mr Monkdy, with having used a net on his own lands without having a license for I such purpose. Mr Thomas appeared iu this also, defendant admitted tue ofieuce. and was fined Is and 7s 6d costs.

TALGARTH. PETTY-SI. SS.ONS.—On Friday, Eliza Ann Da vies, Bronllis, singie womrn, summoned John Price, Mountaiu Ash, to sho .v cause, &c. Mr Bishop appeared forthccefendant. The bench made an < rder for 2s od per week.—Arthur Thomas bad been summoned for non-payment of costs in a C8.-e tried some time ago. Defendant, who did not appear, was ordered to be imprisoned -for 14 cays in default.

ABERDAKK. CHAMBER OF TRADE.—Mr Evan Thomas pre- sided at a meeting of the newly-constituted Chamber of Trade, held at tbe Boot Hotel, on Friday evening when about 20 members were present, and the piebnnnsriesi were arranged tor formation of omnoil.—Ihe Secretaiy (Mr lhcs. Philiins) announced t at 43 members were already enrolled, and increased upon those present that t- fy should remind their friends mtendii g to to send in their subscriptions ou the fallowing Monday, prior to the formation < f the council, which will take place at another meeting to be held to-morrow (Tuesday) evening, at 8.30 p.rr.— In acknowledging a vote of thanks for presiding the Chairman stated that Mr Gregor (the iiio-}', Constable) regretted his inability to be with th'Jm that evening, and expressed his opinion that the Chamoer had now a very good nucleus to start wit a

LLANDILO. FETTr-srasioss.—On Saturday, David Jones, a \1 v ^workhouse, aged i3, was charged by the nosier with destroying property, Ue w;is sentenced to one month's imprisonment, and two years at a reformatory.

BEDL1NOG. I INQUEST,—The deputy-coroner, MrT. Williams, heki an inquest, before a respectable jury, at the Railway Hotel on Thursday evening, touching the death of David Row, "h.o was killed, oil Wednesday, in a level. A verdict ot Accidental I datli" nt zetunaed.

SW ANSEA. RAPID EXTINCTION OF FJRE.—As announced It our advertising column:, the experiments with Dick's celebrated chemical self-acting ti: e-engii.e, "Fire Queen," took place on Friday aftcri.oon. near the Guildhall, Swansea., in te p:esence ol the Mayor, Alderman Ford, Aldermun Powell, the members of the Corporation, and many o; the leading merchants and manufact u e;s of tlie district, together with about 2,COÙ spectators, for the purpose of witnessing the testing of t e power of this engine. Air Sinclair had co;.t:ived a structure 20ft lo g, 10ft lJig", and 4ft. wide, so arranged that the atmosphere played freely on every part, the whole beiug iilled v. ith wood shavings, oveied with tar and n iphtha, whicli, wlun set on fire, immediately became a huge fur- nace, the heat beirg so great as ;o co-: p-d tho crowd to beat a hasty retreat. Mr Sinclair and his assistant, each with a snail ei.g:ne on t eir backs, advanced, and in the inciedibly short space of one minute the whole of the combustion was extinguished ami i the loud plaudits of the assembled crowd. The people gathered together to witne.r £ the experiments were very ordcry during the whole process. The.e WAS" a srnd experiment made u:on a large pool of tar and spirit of naphtha, which, when ligh'ed, emit ed a large volume of flame and snioke. (Cries ol Now be beat.") Mr Sinclair :-l n e ai, Tanced with the smallest engine, and in 10 recondi nothing of the effect was seeu eucept a volume oi black smoke sailing across the docks. 'Ih's result w; s received with much satisfaction. Jyndal'g smoke respirator was also exhibited, the t.se of which is to enable firemen or otheis to enter dense pungent tmoke in perfect safe y. T I," PERFECTION OF M KDICINF. — For Ntur ugta, Tic, Face&chc, and Toothache, —George, C* SW;¡¡sa.. t 4íL:i No FIRM IN THE KINGDOM doing such gooj work, at such low pric.s, as Mr CHAPMAN, -l his Stu li.^ High-street. AS701

3-lllDGEND. FLO v. in AKL> DCG SH"W.—This important FIX* ture win take p'ace on the 18th inst., and it "dJ be seen by a ;verti8emed il. Oiir columns to-day that the entries for the dog sljow v.iii close on Wednesday next, the 11th iust., at twelve o'clock, MEETING OF GUARDIANS.—Tiie meeting of ihe guardians was held on Saturday. Mr J. C. Nicholl in the chair. The Rev. brought fo: ward his motion of which he had given notice at a previous meeti! g, to ti e efiect thac the motion o: the guaidisns psssed 17th July be rescinded, with reteienee to Dr. Btites's superannuation allowance. At that meet- ing it was decided that no superannuation allow- ance be given to Dr. Bates. Mr Eduiondes raid that, as it was not a full board when that decision was arrived at,he had thought fit to bring forward this motion, because he thought that a large num- ber of the guardians, who were against the fnll an:ount being granted, would be qui o willing to vote for a smaller amount.—Mr J. Blan Jenkins thought that it would be a bad precedent to rescind a previous motion of the. board. He would therefore decline to vote at all, —Mr r, John said that the guardians had an; pit time to consider the matter before t.e question was brought before the board on the 17th ult. He would propose that they abide by that resolution, —TheRev. C. H. Knight thought that there wai a very general opinion that this board was con. ducted upon just principles, but if the motion were allowed to stand as at piesent the belief would be removed.—On the Chairman putting tilt amendment and motion to the vote, 29 vottd foi the former, aud 12 for the latter. The an;eud< ment was therefore carried. — The Ci airmaB brought before the notice of the board the fact that Mr Jenkins, one of the relieving-ofiicers, had been elected a member of the School Board, without first asking tue conseut of the board.—Mr Jenkins said that he had asked the opinion of the clerk, who told him that he was eligible to sit on the board. It had, however, dter c. ards transpired, when it was too late for him to withdraw from the candidature, that he was ineligible to sit without first obtaining permission from the Local Govern- ment Board. After some discussion upon the matter the clerk was instructed to write to the Local Government Board stating the facts to t em, and to add that the board of guardians had not objected to his remaining on the Ooard. SANITARY MKF.TISG.—A meeting or the sanitary cou.mittee was held on Saturday last, Col. Tuber- vill presiding.—Mr J. Blandy Jenkins moved that Drs Davies and Phillips be reappointed medical officers for their respective districts to the 25th March next, aud that Dr Verity be appointed medical officer to the district which In now held to the same date. This was agreed to.-The Clerk read a letter which" he had received from the Local Government Board, relative to the bono illg of £200, for the ater supply at Llanuarran. Their Inspector, Mr Smith, had stated that the authority had not entered into a contract with the person from whom they had purchased the land, They aiso stated that thpir sanction sho 11 have bee.i ob- tained before the work was commence i, The Clerk was instructed not to reply to their letteu' until after the next meeting. Dr. Verity, in bia report, cotnmeute i upon the manner in which the houses of the working classes were consti ucted in Lis district, ithout any regard to diainpgo. The new bye-laws will give the board power to deal with these cases.

LLANELLY. CCTISG.—The workmen and friends had thelf annual excursion to Tenby, on Saturday, from Messrs E. More wood ai.d Compa: v's South Wales W orks.—The p.iniers, &c., at tha Llanellg Guardian Office had their annual outing on the same day, and pioceeded in brakes to Llandiio. BMTANN'IA BAPTIST CHAPEL.—On ^unuay the anniversary s-rvices were held, when sermons wtre delivered by the llevs. Air Ldward?, Cda- mawr, aud Splntner Jame, Llandudno. Tile Rev, Gruos George, minister of the church, is gradually recovering ids leng illness. POTATO DISEASE.—During the pist week the disease has appeared in several districts of the parish of LlaueJIy. The p tatoes mostly affected are the early ones but it is feared t"a.1 the pre- valent will affect ti.e second growth of the Jate potatoes, which will materially lessen their value. THE HEV. EOCH BISCOMBE, superintendent ot the Wesleyan district of Llanelly. deiiveied his farewell sermon at the Wesieyan Luapel on Suu- Jay evening. Mr 13iscombe has betHl appointed to the Weston-super-Mare circuit. L'CAL BOARD.—The monthly meeting of this board as held on Saturday. There were present Messrs J. S. Tregonniug (ill the chair), H. J. Howell, John lian ell, Wiliiam liosser, Daniel Davies, William Howell, David Lvaus (mer- chant).—Besoved, that a supply of water be granted to Mr John for his brewery at Felin- ioel, Llauelly, upon payment of certain charges.— Plans we:e passed to lay out Pembrey-road, and to build four houses there; also four hou at Kobinson-.street.—The surveyor was directed to see to the temporaly roads at Old-road and Pern- biey-road made hy the contractors nt JViynydd* mawr R:,il way, aud to call attentinn to the waufc of danger signals, &c. This was all the business. MEDICAL.—We are glad to hear that Mr John Jenkiu Lioyd (son (II :MJ'5 Lloyd, Market-street, in this town), who some time a-o obtained the diploma LS.A. 1. has successfully quaUlio-.j as a physiciau (L.U.C 1' lIr: LI-yd studied at University College Hospital, London.— Advu 225

ST. IsSELLS. U.D. SCHOOL liOARD.—The first meeting of the above board was held at Sauudersfoot, ou Friday last. Mr Yickerman was elected chairman and Mr Matiiiys vice-chairman. Great regret Was expressed that t e ilev. W. D. Phillips was not returned a member of the board both Mr Vick. erman and Idr Fry expressed their willingness to resign in favour of the rev. gentleman, if he would consent to sit on the board, liepairs were ordered to be carried out at Amuth school, and managers v ere chosen for it. The clerk w fi instructed to bring at the next meeting the nan.es of all mana- gers of the respective schooK Mr Bancroft gave notice th;.t a.t the next meeting of the board he would ask t; e members to revise the school fees. The board expressed its willingness to consider f e subject, believing that the present rate of teet was loo high fort;.e low wpges Q.i',mnt just now. It was admitted that the school ices 01 the.boar^ schools we: e higher thau any other schools in the »:eigubourhuod, and the p or peoule will be glad to hear that there is sucii willingness on the pait of the new to bring school ices within tueir reach. Mr Matbias made a most useful sugges- tion, -That the fees should be low—up to the standard the board required t:.e scholars to pas6 after that,should parents wish to keep their child- ren in the school for the higher subjects, that they must ray at a higher rate. The next meetii-g to take piece on the last Wed: e. day of September.

MESTHYU. I'OARD OF CUABBIASS.—Mr G. T. Clark ire- sided at ti.e meeting of the Board, on Satnrtlay. '1 he Local Government Board wrote stating t: at, as?.the Government inspector (Mr Bircbam) had recommended that it cesirable to continue the practice of deciding applications for relief b c means of committees, an order would shortlv be issued authorising the guardians to (:(1 so. The weekly returns showtJ-Expelhed io out-relief, 19s Id in band, and a cheque tor p.™ » fawn for next v eek. it the Aberdare Indus.rnu I raining Sch-ols. there were 124 children, compared wiU, 121 in the cm responding week of ia-.t year, 8fi being under industrial tremm* wmates of the wmkhorne. 22li, compared with Zal in the corres- o, dii.g week, and of the 19 ordered m during the week four had entere h RLBAL SUMTAHT AUTHOBITT.—Mr B. II. Ilhy# presided at tbe meeting of this authority < n Satur- dttv. it was resolved, upon the recommendation of the medicalofiicer of health, that steps should be taken to seeure tiie astent of the laudloids to the use of the water from the spring near Ffynnon Weir for domestic purines. A deputation'of the inhabitants of Poutnewydd having wailed upon the bo.ud, to urge the erection of lX p lamps at t .at place, it was resolved to as-ertain the terms of. thd Quakers Yard Gas Company for carrying out the suggested imirovtment. The minutes of the Vaynor parochiu.1 committee we'e also adopted, and upon their lecom.reudauon the tender of Mr John V^ould, of Ce:n, for the forma, tc uf a dram tn carry on the surface water at tem-coed was accepted, the amount being £ lt> 9s. an aira gement having been male w.th the owners ot the intervening land to carry tlie drain trough their properly to the river. POLTCE-couiiT.—At this court on Saturday, be* tote Mr .j. iiishop (stipendiary), Mr J. Lewis, and ■i^r. Probert, Jan-.es Evans, collier, of Mer;hyr» was c< mmitted t" gaol for three n onths with liara labour for violently assaulting P.C. Elias Jones in the execution of his duty, whiie engaged in quel" ling a recent disturbance at Dowiaia. Thomas Jones, tmmar., and William Ellis, collier, both of Do ^iais, were each fined 25s for keej ing dop without a licence. Henry W illiams, innkeeper, le: t: yr: Thomas Jones, tireman, Dow h.is il« iiam ElJi, collier, Dowlais; W. 1. Williams, grocer. Dowlais [ and William James, collier, Pontfottyn, were each fined 5s and costs under tlie lJe" d"g regulations for allowing their d gs tE stray at large. Several persons were also fiued for drunkenness.

Abihd Hamid II., the Sultan of Turkey, at* tained his 38th jear on Friday. The seventh edition of Mr B rnett Smith's "Lite of the light Hou. W. E. Gladstone" it published. The map-, memoirs, diawinga, and special studies connected with the Palestine Expjorntioa Fund's survey of Western Palestine are ready fBt publication.

< rOXTYPOOL. J AT THE on Saturday, John Olivers, charged with being drunk on licensed premises, was fined 10. and the landlord for per- mitting drunkenness, 20s.—Bridget Lyons, sum- moned for assaulting Ellen Heardon. was lined 10s. —Michael O'L'oun-li, landlord of the Puddlers' Arms. AbersychaB, was summoned for selling beer during prohibited hours on Sunday week, and vas finsd 2{); tiiis being his first offence,—Wm, Allen, <„f Abersychan, was charged with assaulting Henry JflCrns. It ap.^arcd that Morris was a lodger at prisoner's house, and on hearing prisoner threaten too murder his wife and family, came downstairs, and said he would not stay in the house any longer. As Morris was putting oa his boots pri- soner's uife said, "Lookout, he has a kniie." Diredlv afterwards prisoner came up to him an i strut k h m on the 1,8 d, ma'ong a conside scalp wout.d. The magistrates said the r:so::er was a most oancerous character, and as it could not be stated with certainty what the result of the wound might be, t: ey would remand him in cus- tody for a week.—Tho-. Thomas, Wainbila for neglecting to sei.d a hoy, of i-a was the guardian, to school, was fined 5s,

ber friends wish it. Shales been more zealous than discreet in ber mission to provide a training school for lady nurses. But were I to tell one- half of the insults to which she—a lady tenderly j nurtured—has been exposed, there would bo less wonder at the want of compliance which has led tp such scandal. I understand that she intends to Ifbld on until ahe is called upon to resign. Movai thereto by exclamations of unexplained wonder from those who had seen it. I went last night on a visit to the World at Drury Lane Theatre, The exigencies of a late dinner pre- vented me from seeing the first act, but that made no difference to the play, which may be taken up anywhere, and wherever taken up will be found to be, in the phraso of Dominie Sampson, prodigious. The second scene shows the deck of a Capa steamer returning home. A baronet, who conceals his rank, is making love to a lady whom he finds to be the fivancee of his wicked brother, when a cry is raised by one of the pas- eefogers that there is an infernal machine on board, Pipe all hands," cries the captain. "Over- haul the cargo Too late. The explosion takes place; fire breaks out; a rush is made for the boat?. Curtain. Next the scene rises on four figures on a raft upon the illimitable ocean. One of the four dies. The last drop of water is about to be given to a young lad by the hero. The villain dashes the cup in the hope of seizing it himself. The last drop is spilt. Despair! No, joy. A ship is "iutlie offing." Frantic efforts to attr act her attention. She turns round. More joy! Ecstacy Saved! Curtain. Next scene the Royal Aquarium. The baronet's precious brother is in the bunds of the rascally Jew who put the i;ife:nal machine on boaid the ship. Jew rejoices in the success of his plot with family solicitor who has cooked his accounts. Baronet's brother reveals the fact that he is married to a woman of the town, though betrotlud to t1 e young lady \\hom we hue seen on board the steamers. Baronet announces his safe return by means of a telegram. Despair again, this time at tho Aquarium hope glim ners when Baronet's brother talks revengefully; the minder is plotted. Curtain to slow music. Next scene— an hotel. Baronet guarding jewels in a port- manteau. lie goes out; enters the villain of the raft stealthily. Is about to depart with valise. Baronet comes back seizes villain; threaten?, pities, pardons him. Tells him to go thinks lie's gon. Villain remains; crawls to the baronet, and chlorforms him. Is about to dej art with his diamonds, when the brother enters. Brother thinks villain the baronet, and kills him. The wrong nun Curtain The baronet claims his property of the lawyer. Lawyer Jew and brother object. Enter conveniently two mad doctors, who write something. Let me pas?," pleads the baronet. No; you are mad," replies the brother. Curtain. In the next scene, the baronet, in the madhouse, polishes off about 22 keepers, and escapes. In the next, the brother makes love to the woman he cannot marry, and she pushes him down a lift. In the last, the Jew and the la" yer are disposed of by arrest, and all ■ends hnpp ly. Not one of the villains left. Virtue rewarded with the sight of a dunce at a fancy-dress ball. Now, that is something like a play, and so the audieuce thought, for the gods bisse 1 the villains and cheered the hero with such delight that criticism is disarmed.