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IN PABLIAMJGST.—Hsssios 1889. v ALE OF GLAMORGAN RAILWAY.' (Incorporation of Company; Power to make New Railways m the Vale of Glamorgan Running Powers over portions of Railways of Great Western Railway and Barry Dock and Railways Companies; Working and other Agreements with those Companies Subscription bp Barry Dock and lUeiimarys Company; Amendment of Acts.) "VTOTICE is hereby given, that application is J31 intended to be made to Parliament in the next Session for an Act for the following purposes, Of some of them, that is to say :—To incorporate a Conii3aoy (hereinafter called the Company") and to confer upon the Company the following powers, or some of them, that is to say :— To empower the Company to make and maintain the railways bereinatter described, or some or one of them, or some part or parts thereof, with all proper stations, ridings, approaches, works, and conveniences connected therewith respectively, all in the county of Glamorgan, that is to say :— A Railway No. 1, commencing in the hamlet of Coicy Lower and parish of Coity, by a junction with the Llynvi and Ogmore section of toe Great Western Railway, 50 yards or thereabouts, measured along that railway in the direction of Bridgend, from the mile post on that railway denoting one mile from Bridveud, and terminating in the parish of Barry, by a junction with the Railway No. 1, as in course of con- struction, of the Barry Dock and Rail- ways Company (hereinafter called "the Barry Company ") authorized by hf! Barry Dock and Railways Act, 1884, at a point measured in asouth-westeriy.direction 250 yards, or thereabouts, from the bouse called and known as East Barry House. A Railway No. 2, wholly in the hamlet of Newcastle Lower and parish of Newcastle, commencing in an enclosure numbered 32 1 t on the ordnance map (scalei.-) at a point 120 yards or thereabouts in a south-westerly direction from the bridge which carries the Great Western Railway over the turnpike- road leading from Bridgend to TondÜ, and terminating by a junction with the intended Railway No. 1 in an enclosure numbered 188 on the eaid ordnance map, at a point 10 yards or thereabouts from the south-west boundary thereof, and 60 yards or tbere- abouts from the south corner thereof. A Rail way'No. 3, commencing in the hamlet of Newcastle Higher and parish of New- castle, by a junction with the South Wales section of the Great Western Railway, at a point 270 yards or thereabouts measured along that railway in the direction of Milford, from the mile poet on that railway denoting 1911 miles from London, and terminating in the harniet of Newcastle Lower and parish of Newcastle by. » junction with the intended Railway No.. 2 at the commencement thereof, as herein- before described. A Railway No. 4, conouiwncing in the hamlet; of Newcastle Higher and parish of Newcastle, at a point 30 yards or thereabouts, measured in an easterly direction from the south-east corner of the general office at Tonel of the Tonritl Ironworks, and terminating in the hamlet of Newcastle Lower and parish of Newcastle by a junction with tb.e intended Railway No. 2 at the commencement thereof, as hereinbefore described. A Railway No. 5, commerteing ia the bamietof Coity Lower and parish of Coity, by a junction with the South Wales section of the Great Western Railway opposite the mile post on that Railway denoting 191 miles from London, .and terminating in the hamlet of Newcastle LllWer and parish of Newcastle by a junction with the intended Railway No. 1, in all enclosure numbered 184 on the said ordnance map at a point 50 yards or thereabouts in a north-westerly direction from the north-weat corner of Newcastle Cora Mill. -n The said intended railways will be made or pms from, through, or into, or be situate in the following parishes, townships, and places, or some of them, namely: Cnity. C,,ity Higher, Coity Lower, Newcastle, Newcastle Higher, Newcastle Lower, Bridge, Ewenny, St Bride's Major, Llandow, Llantwk Major, Boverton, St Athan, Gileston, Penraark, E;ttt Aberthaw, Roose, Porthkerry, Ba.rry, Tondft, and Aberkenfig, all n the county of Glamorgan. To authorise the crossing, stopping up, altering, or diverting, temporarily or permanently, ot railways, tramways, turnpike and other roads, streets, canals, watercourses, rivers, streams, drains, sewers, pipes, and telegraphic and tele- phonic apparatus. witbin the parishes aforesaid, which it may be necessary or convenient to cross, stop up, alter, or divert, in executing the several purposes of the mtended Act and to deviate from the lines and levels of the intended railways, laterally or vertically, to such an extent as may be authorized or prescribed by the intended Act. To authorize the Company to purchase by compulsion or agreement, lands, houses, and Smildings, and elements therein, in the parishes and places hereinbefore mentioned, for the purposes of the said intended railways and works, *nd to e»npower the Company to purchase a part only of any property without being subject tc the liability imposed by Section 92 of the Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845. To authorize the Company to purchase and £ >e {t/il'irving pieces of land, or such part or rts thereof as may be required for the intended railways and works, which land is, or is reputed to be, common or commonable land Description of Area within common or com-i limits of Area estimated mo liable land antlj deviation to be required, mo liable land antlj deviation to be required. naltie of parish. not exceeding _1- Old Castle Down,' Parish of Saint; "Bride's Major 25 acres. 61 acres. Waun Pen y Fai1 Common, Parish, r-i Newcastle 20 acres 4 acres. To levy, demand, and recover tolls, rates, and charges in respect of the said intended railways and works, and to grant exemptions from pay- ment of tolls, rates, and charges. To empower the Company and any other company or companies working or using the railways of the Company to run over and usa with their engines and carriages for the pur- poses of traffic of every description, and with their clerks, officers, and servants, upon such terms and conditions, and on payment of such tolls, rates, and charges, as may be agreed upon or be settled by arbitration, or defined or autho- rised by the intended Act, the railways and portions of railways and stations following (that is to aay):— So much of the railways of the Barry Com- pany as is situate between the termination of the intended Railway No. 1 and Cogan including the railways and sidings to the Docks at Barry, and the wharves, staiths, coal tips, and shipping places at those Docks. Also so much of the Llynvi and Ogmore section of the Great Western Railway as extends from the commencement of the intended Railway No. 1 to and up the Llynvi, Cwm Garw, Ogmore .Fawr, Ogmore Each, and Avan Valleys respec- tively The Bridgend Station of the Great Western Railway Company and the railway into that station together with all stations on or connected with the said railways and portions of railways respectively, and the roads, signals, water. watering places, engines, sheds, offices, ware bouses, sidings, junctions, works, and conveniences connected therewith; and to empower the Company and any such other company or companies as aforesaid to take and levy tolls, rates, and charges upon or in respect of the said railways and stations so to be rnn over and used as aforesaid, and if and where necessary to alter or vary the existing tolls, rates, and charges now authorized to be demanded and taken in respect thereof. "To empower the Company on the one hand, and the Barry Company and the Great Western Railway Company (hereinafter called "the two Companies ") or either of them on the other hand, to enter into and carry into effect agreements for or with respect to the working, use, management and maintenance of the intended railways and works, or any part thereof, and with respect to the supply of rolling or working stock, and of officers and servants for the conduct and conveyance of traffic on such railways, and with respect to the interchange, transmission, and delivery of traffic coming from or destined for the respective railways of the Company and the two Companies, or either of them, and with respect to the fixing of the tolls or charges to be demanded and recovered in respect of such traffic, and the division and apportionment of the receipts arising from such traffic, and to confirm and give effect to any agreement which has been or may be entered into in reference to the matters aforesaid, or any of them. To require the two Companies, or either of them, to receive, nook through, forward, accommodate, and deliver on and from the undertakings respectively owned and worked by them, and at the stations, warehouses, docks, wharves, staiths, shipping places, and booking offices thereof, all traffic of whatsoever description coming from or destined for the undertaking of the Company, upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon, or. as failing agreement, shall be settled by arbitration, or in such manner as may be provided by the intended Act. To authorise the Barry Company to subscribe or contribute funds towards the construction and maintenance of the intended railways and works, or any part or parts thereof, and guarantee such interest, dividends, annual, or other payments in respect of the moneys expended in the construction thereof, aa may be agreed upon between the Barry Company and the Company, and to take and bold shares in the capital of the Company, and to appoint a director or directors of the Company, and to apply to the purposes afore- said, or any of them, any capital or funds belonging to the Barry Company, and under the control of their directors and, if they shall think fit, to raise additional capital for that purpose by the creation of new shares or stock in their undertaking, with or without preference or priority in payment of dividends, or other rights or privilegee attached thereto, and by borrowing on mortgage or bond, and by Debenture Stock, or by any of those means, or such other means as Parliament shall authorize or direct. To authorize the Company, notwithstanding anything in the Companies Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845, contained, to pay out of the capital or funds of the Company interest or dividends on any shares or stocks of the Company during the construction of the said intended railways or any of them. To vary or extinguish all rights and privileges which would in any manner impede or interfere with the objects of the intended Act, and to confer, vary, and extinguish other rights and privileges. 1 To alter, amend, vary, extend, enlarge, or repeal all or any of the provisions of the Acta [ following, or any of them, so far as may be necessary for the purposes of the intended Act (that is to say): 5 and 6 Will. IV., cap. 107, and all other Acts relating to the Great Western Company the Barry Dock and Railways Act, 1884, and all other Acts relating to the Barry Company. A»d notice is hereby further given, that {dans and.sectiona of the intended railways and works, and showing the lands intended to be taken, withva book of reference to such plans, and an ordnance map showing the general coarse or directiou of the intended railways, and a copy of this notice as published in the London GazeUe, will, on or before the 30tb day of November, 1888, be deposited for public inspection with the Clerk of the Peace for the county of Glamorgan, at his office in Cardiff; and that on or before the same day a-copy of so much of the said plans, sections, and book of reference as relates to each parish in or through which the said intended railways and works wiil be made or pass, and within which the said lands are situate, together with a copy of this notice, as published in the London Gazette, will be deposited for public inspection with the parish clerk of such parish at his residence. j And notice is hereby further given, that on or before the 21st day of December, 1888. printed copies of the intended Act will be deposited in the Private Bill Office of the House of Commons. Dated this ISth day of November, 1888. BLUNT and LAWFORD, 95, Gresham- street, London, Solicitors for the Bill. SHERWOOD and COMPANY, 7, Great GeorKe-streetfWestroiasterjParlium^ntary Agents. 3089

IN TABLIAMUNT. -SESSION 1889. JGARRY DOCK AND RAILWAYS. (Powers to JAcense and appoint Pilots; Exemption from Bristol Channel Pilotage AcU Deviation in Constructing Works Additional cap" ToII4 on New Roads to Barry; Agreements with Road, and Local Authorities; Collection and Supply of Water; Control of Mamie Store Dealers, &c. Amendment of Acts.) Application will be maue to Parliament in the ensuing Session by the Barry Dock and Railways Company (hereinafter called the Company") for an Act for the following purposes, or some of them. that is to say 1. To enable the Company to license and appoint persons to act as pilots to and from the docks and harbour works of the Company, and to confer on the Company all necessary powers as » pilotage and local authority for that purpose, and to enable the Company to fix and levy pilotage dues, or rates, and to exempt the Com- pany and their docks and works, and the vessels resorting thereto, and pilots appointed by the Company, from the provisions, or some ct the provisions, of The Bristol Channel Pilotage Act, 1861," and "The Beistol Channel Pilotage (Cardiff) Act, 1880," and any other Acta relating to pilotage within the Bristol Channel. 2. To repeal, alter, and vary such of the provi- sions of The Barry Dock and Railways Act, 1885," as relate to the. appointment of persons by the Company to be Members of the Pilotage Board of the Port of Cardiff. 3. To alter and exsend the powers of deviation conferred upon the Company under the Acts relating to them in the construction of their authorised dock works, or some of them. 4. To authorise the Company for the purposes of incidental works which they have power to make, and for the general purposes of their unuertaking, to raise additional capital by the creation of new ordinary or preference shares or stock, and by borrowing on mortgage, and by the issue of debenture stock. 5. To make further provision for exempting the Company from ti ability in respect of damage to goods warehoused or placed upon the quays and works ot the Company, or to vessels and cargo in the docks of the Company. 6. To confer powers on the Company to levy and collect tolls or charges for the use of the new roads formed by them in the parishes of St. Andrew's Major, Cadoxton-juxta Barry, Sully, and Merthyr Dovan, in the county of Glamorgan under the powers of the-Barry Dock and Railways Acts, 1884 and 1885, and to enable the Com- pany on the one hand, and the Dinaa Powis Highway Board and the Barry and Cadoxton Local Board, or any other authority having control of the highways in the said Parishex, or either of them on the other hand, to enter into and carry into effect any agreements as to the transfer of the said roads, or any part thereof, to the said authorities, or either of them, for the purpose of maintenance and management, subject to such terms as to the use to be made of the said roads, and as to their maintenance and manage- ment, as may be agreed between them, or defined in the Bill. 7. To empower the Company to collect, store, and use any water which may be found or obtained by them in or under any of their lands, and to supply and enter into agreement* for the supply of such water to the docks, property, and undertaking of the Company, and to lessees and tenauts of the Company and to vessels. 8. To confer powers on the Company as to licensing marine store dealers and dealers in second-hand goods, and to prohibit persona carrying on those businesses from entering upon any part of the docks, works, and property of the Company, or vessels lying therein, without such license, and to make and enforce regulations with i respect to such person?, and to impose penalties for any breach of such regulations, or of the provisions of the intended Act. The Bill will vary and extinguish all existing rights and privileges which would interfere with any of its objects, and confer other rights and privileges, and it will incorporate with, or without exceptions and modifications, "The Companiea Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845," and The Companies Clauses Acts, 1863 and 1S69,' "-The Railways Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845, and The Railwaya Clauses Act, 1863." And notice is hereby further given that on or before the 21st day of December next printed I copies of the Bill will be deposited in the Private Bill Office of the House of Commons. Datbd this 17th day of November, 1888. DOWNING and HANDCOCK, Vienna Chambers, Cardiff, Solicitors; DYSON and CO., 24, Parliament- street, Westminster, Parliamentary Agents. 5093

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1888. THE SLIDING SCALE. THE meeting of delegates from all classes of colliers which was held yesterday at Aber- dare was evidently of very considerable importance. We hope the subject discussed, the arguments employed, and the resolu- tions passed will have the most earnest and patient consideration of all interested parties. From our report it appears that there were one hundred and eighteen delegates in attendance, renre- I senting forty-eight thousand colliers. The question under debate was one in which all classes must always be deeply interested. The value which men put upon their work and the value which others put upon it may differ very materially, but it must be admitted that every man is entitled to a fair remuneration for the work which he does. Not only so, but every man is entitled to wages sufficient to supply the daily wants of himself and his household. Looked at from the latter point of view, it must be clear to every person that those labourers who live, so to speak, from hand to mouth cannot submit to much reduction of their earnings without reaching a point at which daily wants cannot properly be supplied, and famine and cold be driven from their doors. It is no sign of healthiness of mind on the part of any section of society to endeavour to defraud the working man of a fair equiva- lent for his daily toil. We all enjoy the creature comforts which it would be impossible to have without an abund- ance of coal or some other tolerably cheap fuel, and for this reason there is no class in the community, from the QUEEN upon the Throne to the meanest of the people, who CfLnclaimto haveno interestin thecollier and the conditions under which he has to earn his livelihood. We are bound to say that we sincerely hope the present discussion will result in an agreement between em- ployers and employed, which will be some- what final in its character and satisfactory to all concerned. The main subject of discussion yesterday turned upon the sliding scale. At first glance one would imagine that the principle of a sliding scale must be incapable of improvement, and perhaps there is too much truth in this to justify the, abandonment of the scale and the substitu- tion of something in its place. But of course, the scale itself will be perfect only when it is carried out in reference to a proper standard. If the standard be too low, the scale will never realise the wages to which the work- man is fairly entitled. It may be fairly enough graduated, but, like a thermometer, if the freezing point be a few degrees lower than it ought to be, every other degree will be out of place, and will register too little or too much. We do not Tegret to observe that the colliers are not disposed to quarrel with the principle of a sliding-scale. What they object to is that the sliding-scale which now regulates their wages does not advance on a rate equivalent to the increase in the price of coal. Owing to this imperfection they deem themselves to be sufferers, and their object in meeting was to come to some determination, having in view an early improvement or advance in their present wages, and the putting of the scale upon such a footing as to insure a better working and self-adjustment of it in all time to I.oome. I- is true that wages have been of late consider- ably increased, and yet the opinion prevails among the men that they are still considerably below what they ought to, be. Of the forty-eight thousand colliers represented, it would appear that thirty-seven I thousand seven hundred were in favour of asking 0,)r anançea eijrfeteen. hundred were opposed to any such step being taken, and eight thousand re- mained neutral. But as the minority stood pledged to support the majority, the resolu- tion to demand another advance was prac- tically unanimous, and we presume that at an early date the proprietors will be called upon to consider their demand. We can only express the hope that the men will have a fair hearing, that the reasons which they assign for coming forward so early for an additional advance will be fcvery carefully weighed, and that there will not be too much haste displayed in dealing i with a subject which deeply affects the home life and the daily necessities of a large and hard-working portion of the community. We do not presume to dictate to the masters any more than to the men in their employment. In these disputes between capital and labour there are always diffi- culties on both sides, while the outside public may have to suffer and to sacrifice considerably between the two. One common practice we must strongly protest against, and that is the readiness with which owners of collieries fleece the purchasing public so as to make good the losses which they have sus- tained. A very small rise conceded to the collier for cutting coal is too often made an excuse for a ridiculously disproportionate rise in the price of coal to the public. Wa hope the time will come when the colliery proprietor will take into account that a halfpenny or a penny put upon the coal at the pit bank can hardly justify the rise of coal in the market some two or three shillings a ton. There is a medium in everything, and while the collier may be rightfully rebelling at two small a wage, the public may be equally justified in demanding that he shall not be called upon to make the colliery proprietor richer than ever at the expense of everyone who may have to use coals at home or in some mill, or factory, or other great establishment.

SOUTH WALES NOTES. (BY COSMOS.] BLAKNAVON LIBERALS AND THE COUNTY COUNCIL. WBITBH a correspondent:—" 4 Very strange • I don't understand it!' What does it mean V I am astonished Such and similar ex- pressions are heard on all hands since the fact has been made public that some Blaenavon Liberals are advocating the claims of the f Company to a seat on the county council. Some are even shaking their beads and talking of the thin end of the wedge,' thee loss of North Monmouthshire,' &0. I don't profess to be in the know,' you know, but to me it does appear odd that Liberals should be advocating the claims of property,'and the rights of <»pital,' as though we bad not been sickened with this from the Tories themselves. I am afraid some of our Liberal friends have been in bad company. One of the latest as well as one of the soundest planks in the Liberal ,is that of one man one vote.' Has this been forgotten at Blaenavon ? A stake' is a very good thing 10 a district, bat, like its brother in the hedge, is not of much account without the bushes. What are collieries and steel works worth without the working men ? Property has its duties as well as its rights, but somehow the rights4 appear to be always insisted upon while the duties' are forgotten, especially where the working classes are con- cerned. However, this is a good 1 red herring,' and already some appear to have been led astray. But it will remain to be seen whether the Radical masses of Blaenavon will follow. Rather they ought to ask themselves who will represent us if the interests are to be represented by the com- pany's nominee? The Rev C. A. Berry, of Wolverhampton, pointed out at the Birmingham conference that one of the essentials of leadership was that there should be followers. If what I hear is correct, some of the Blaenavon leaders will awake some fine morning to find their occupation gone, for, trusted though they are in most things, in this there are evident signs this said 4 essential9 of leadership is wanting. Let them therefore think twice b'store exposing their forces to danger by parading their weakness in the face of the enemy." MAGISTERIAL GBIEVANCE AT PORTH. IT is desired to call the attention of the lord- lieutenant to the magisterial inconvenience at Porth. For some time past, I am told, there has been no justice of the peace to be found in the district without going to Pontypridd. To get a document signed often necessitates the spending of a whole day in order to await the return of the only resident magistrate. This and other inconveniences daily arise without any reason- able cause, as there are several local gentlemen residing in the place who would carry out the duties satisfactorily if appointed. Further) if magistrates were appointed, the stipendiary would no doubt appoint a sitting every fortnight at Cymmer, but for the want of these appointments by the lord-lieutenant the pubhc of the neighbourhood suffer. A HARD CASE. IN the theory of an application made by the Carmarthen Board of Guardians to the Car- marthen borough justices on Monday for an order making a certain pauper lunatic, without settlement, chargeable upon the borough funds, a very objectionable practice was made public. In the case before the bench, a man who—by the testimony of the magistrate who signed the order authorising his being sent to the asylum— was a confirmed lunatic, and had apparently been in that case a long time, had 14 days previously been committed by certain county magistrates to prison as a vagrant. When his sentence elapsed notice was sent to the Carmarthen relieving officer that a person of unsound mind was about to be dis- charged from prison, and the man was sent from the prison to the workhouse. The relieving officer is bound by law to take up the case after such a notice, and must get the man transferred to the asylum. Then comes the application to make him chargeable to the borough funds, and the ratepayers of Carmarthen are saddled to the tune of £10 net per annum for each such case. It is stated that there are a good many such cases. The prison is in the county, and the workhouse is in the borough—hence if the latter can be saddled from the former to the latter, the borough is let in for it. People want to know why, if a man is a lunatic when discharged from prison, he cannet be sent to the asylum, and the county support its own criminals. AT LAST! AFTER long and persistent agitation, the Carmar- then Fishery Board, which governs a very large area, has at last yielded to the one reasonable request made by the men who get their livelihood by fishing, and the people who eat the fish. A byelaw has been passed by which, in future, the cold and unproductive month of February will no longer be forced upon the men as part of the fishing season, but for it will be substituted a. fortnight in October, when fish are plentiful, LOOK BEFORE YOU CHARGE, A CURIOUS incident happened on Saturday after- noon at Llanelly. An occupant of one of the tramcars missed a sum of several pounds, and charged a lad sitting next him with the theft. The youngster was taken to the police-station and searched, but there was no sign of the missing money. It then occurred to the police to have an inlook intothe pockets of the man himself, when the money was discovered, not having been lost at alL The astonishment of the man may be more easily imagined than described. He nor has the pleasure of contemplating that an action may at any moment be brought against him. He is ealcnlating whether the amount recovered wiQ pay the bill which is in store. Under the circumstances he wonders whether it would not have been preferable to have lost that money. Poor fellow, he has found what-he lost, butrtbere is no joy over the event. RE-BUS. A WORKING MAN wants to know how it is that the workmen's 'bus, which until recently started from Llandaff-road for the Docks at ha) f- paet five in the morning, does not leave Llandaff- road until half-past six. He bas heard it stated that it is on account of the ollt-door men not commencing work till seven o'clock. But rarely the authorities must be aware. that a large number work in shopain the neighbourhood of the Docks, and have to {begin business at six o'clock, winter and summer. When the 'bus ran as above stated, it was always crowded, and such crowding which would not be allowed in the day time. If 'buses which run in the day with two or three passengers pay, surely the 'bus which is so loaded with passengers in the early morning will do-doubly so. The tram ruM. it it true, but that will not convey half who wisbtofto by it,

SWANSEA ECHOES. BY SENTINEL. THE TORIES WANT TO USE THE OHAPBLS. So the Unionists are at it again The local members of the Liberal and Radical Union—I should say twenty or thirty renegade Liberals and the members of the Conservative Club—are trying to arrange for a series of "Unionist" meetings to be held here next month and, in the guise of Liberals, these Tories are doing their level best to secure chapels as places of meeting. Will they succeed ? I fancy not—at least I should ask them why they don't use their own churches for this purpose. SWANSEA'S POSITION IN FOOTBALL. IF paper-form went for anything, how complicated would the results of Saturday's matches make things appear Swansea beat a team Cardiff drew with last week, Cardiff beat a team that beat Swansea seven days before, Llanelly got a beating from a second-rate team, and so on. There is much discussion as to which is the best team so far this season, but I don't think there is any occasion for much waste of time in argument. The answer may be obtained by ascertaining which team has suffered least defeats or has had the fewest points scored against it. Swansea stands first in both these respects. So far only two points have been scored against the team, and it has sustained but one defeat. Therefore, up to the present, we may still boast that the best Welsh football team hails from the town readers of this column are all so proud of. THE SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION, THERE are various opinions current in the Swan- sea United School Board District as to the effect likely to be produced by the meeting of unsecta- rians held ia the Drill-hall last Thursday. Some argue that it was got up by a. clique in aid of but a certain section of the unsectarian candidates. Others maintain that it was not; and so issue 18 joined. Whoever may have organised it,it is beyond question that the meeting was publicly announced, that all unsectarians were invited to attend, and that every oneof the unsectarian candidates was individually invited to be present and explain to the audience his views. A meeting so called and so managed is certainly anything but a hole- and-corner one, and bow its object should have been to advocate the claims of particular unsec- tarian candidates I am totally at a loss to under- stand, especially as it was arranged to call on each candidate in alphabetical order. The meeting was a very good one, and 1 shall not be at all surprised if those uusectarian candidates who ignored it will have some trouble in getting people, who might otherwise have supported them, to accept any such excuse for nun-atten- dance as that advanced. QUJCSTIONS OF IMPORTANCE AT SWANSEA. THOSE were interesting questions which came up for discussion at the last meeting of the Chamber of Commerce. The iinportauoe of increasing Swansea's facilities for shipping coal was empha- sized by the executive, and it is to be hoped the matter will be followed up with sufficient spirit to ensure the realisation of the hopes of all who wish to see Swansea prosper. Incidentally, Mr Angel mentioned a matter of equal, if not greater, importance—viz., the hardship imposed on the owners of sailing vessels who can never get a stem in the East Dock while a steamer is about. How this unfair treatment can have been allowed to extend ovei so great a period I am at a loss to conceive, especially as one of the harbour trustees has felt it so keenly that he himself is unable to send such of his sailing vessels as want cargoes of coal to Swansea. There will be more discussion on thisquestiou next month when it will come regularly before the chamber in the shape of a resolution. If what was stated on Thursday is substantiated, it may be taken for granted that a reform will be witnessed in the very near future. A move in the right direction is the step taken to get .31 gunboat permanently stationed at the mouth of the channel; and nobody can take exception to the stand the chamber took on the Harbour of Refuge question. But of more interest to people living outside the district was that introduced by Mr Yorath. He wants the chamber to start an agitation with the object ot getting the period for repaying school board loans extended from 30 to 5C years. Everybody is areed that such an extension would be quite fair and equitable; and, this being so, it will be a feather in Swansea's cap if her Chamber of Commerce can initiate an agitation which will certainly be taken up by all other chambers, and, eventually, is bound to end as those who support it wish. MR MONGER'S NOTICK OF MOTION, CONFIRMATION has been received of the rumour I published a few days ago as to the probability of the vendor of some property in Peter-street and Carmarthen-road, which the corporation bad almost purchaeed, withdrawing it from the market. Councillor Monger, it will be remembered, has given notice of motion to the effect that the resolution sanctioning the purchase be rescinded, and now the vendor has written a letter to the town clerk, in which he announces his determina- tion to withdraw his offer to sell the property. In the course of his letter the vendor quotes figures with the object of showing that the price the cor- poration offered to pay for it (£500) is not excessive. This offer, he points out, was made after six mouths' consideration, and as the acquisition of the property in question would enable the corporation to at once let the whole of the unbuilt portion of the property (now held on a 31 lease by hini), the revenue from it would probably soon be JS128 14-s (which would be deferred to them for 61 years if the vendor continued as lessee), eqnai to £1,630 capituLziid, Towards the conclusion comes an offer to the effect that, If after this the corporation desire to purchase my interest, I shall be prepared to sell upon the valuation of the President of the Surveyors' Institute, or any other independent sur- veyor outside Swansea, who may be entrusted to assess what may be a fair sum as between us." The reason the oppor- tunity to purchase has been withdrawn I caunot, from this letter, understand, beyond a suggestion that the vendor considers be has been associated with an "innuendo" in Mr Monger's notice of motion. Alderman Rees, it is said, is desirous of having the question discussed at a special meeting of the corporation, to be convened at an early date, and, if this is so, the public curiosity may soon be satisfied. Undoubtedly there is a great deal of talk on the matter just now,and the sooner the pros. and cons, are publicly threshed out the better.

A NEW DRY DOCK FOR NEWPORT. The directors of Mordey, Carney and Company (Limited), shipbuilders and ship repairers, of Newport, have accepted the tender of Mr J. Mackay, of Barry Dock Railway fame, for the construction of a new dry dock 350 feet long, 75 feet wide, and three feet deeper than their famous Alice Dock. The new dock, which will cost £20,000, is to be erected in the company's yard between Jack's Pill and the Edith Dock. It will be fitted with stop gates on the inside. There are to be other works carried out in connection with the works, the principal of which will be the improvement of Jack's Pill into a berth 360 feet in length, at which vessels will be able to lie with safety. The new dock is to be completed in fifteen months.

THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE. SIR CHAS. WARREN'S "INFLUENTIAL FRIENDS." Up to a late hour on Monday evening, the new Commissioner of Metropolitan Police had not been appointed. Frequent communications on the subject have passed between members of the Cabinet and the Queen. Sir Charles Warren has many influential uiends in Court circles, and it is stated, that before finally deciding as to his successor, her Majesty has asked for further explanations respecting the circumstances which led to bis resignation. It is further confidently asserted that considerable influence outside ministerial and official circles is being brought to bear upon her Majesty in regard to the appointment of the new Commissioner. This, together with serious differences of opinion on the subject which exist within the Cabinet itself, increases the probability that, by way of a compromise, the appointment will be given to a gentleman whose name heretofore has not been mentioned in the list of aspirants for the post. At the Horse Guards it is pretty well understood ."that, as soon as Sir Charles Warren has been formally relieved of his duties at Scotland Yard,he will be offered a high military appointment. The Press Association understands that the Cabinet, on Saturday, decided to recommend to the Queen the name of Mr Monro for the com- missionership of the metropolitan police. Up to Monday evening no official ratification of the appointment has been received.

DR. DE JONGH'S LIGHT-BROWN COD LIVER OIL.— IN THROAT AFFECTIONS ITS EFFICACY IS UNEQUALLED. Lennox Brown, Esq., F.R.C.S.E., Senior Surgeon Central London Throat and Ear Hospital, writes "The action of Dr. de Jongli's Light-Brown Cod Liver Oil has proved, in nay own experience, particularly valuable not only in those diseases for which it was originally employed, butalso in many cases of Weakness of the Singing and Speaking Voice, dependent on Bronchial or Laryngeal Irritation, and in all forms of Strumous Enlargement of Glands, and Discharges from the Ear.' Sold only in capsuled imperial half-pints, 2s 6d; pints, 4s 9d; quarts, 9s, by all chemists. Sole consignees, Ansar, Harford, and Co., 210, High Holborn, London iQ2i

MINERS IN CONFERENCE, IMPORTANT MEETING AT ABERDARE. UNANIMOUS DEMAND FOR AN ADVANCE IN WAGES. THE SLIDING SCALE SEVERELY CRITICISED. [FROM OUR PONTYPRIDD REPORTER. I A general meeting of delegates representing all the house and steam coal workmen of South Wales and Monmouthshire was held on Monday at the Bute Arms, Aberdare. There was an unusually large attendance. When the roll was called it was found that there were 118 delegates present, representing 47,284 workmen. The questions to be decided were (1) the advisability of asking for a further advance in wages; and (2) to consider the eight hours' system. Mr John Williams, Clydach Vale, was elected to the chair, the vice- ohair being assigned to Mr Alfred Onions, Cross Keys, Monmouthsbire. Mr John Lewis acted as secretary. There were also in attendance Messrs W. Abraham, M.P. (Mabon). D. Morgan, Aber- dare Isaac Evans, Neath Philip Jones, Aber- tillery; M. Weeks, Pontypridd; Walters, Monmouth, and others. Th& CHAIRMAN, in his opening address, con- gratulated the meeting upon the greatly improved prospects of the coal trade. In the past their cir- cumstances as workmen had been so low that they were hardly able to keep body and soal together; but looking at the present trade, he thought he could exclaim, "Good times are coming"—(bear, hear)—and be hoped and trusted that they would unite together to take firm and wise measures to demand their rights. In past years the supply of coal had been con- siderably in excess of the demand, but to-day things were reversed, and the demand was equal to the supply, One president of the Manchester Geological Society, in his opening speech on Tuesday, the 6th inst., declared that the produce of coal during the last 30 years had increased by about 3ijt per cent., and that taught them that it was their duty- be was glad to find that they were taking steps In that direction-to reduce the hours of labour so that they could also reduce the supply of coal In the market. (Hear, hear.) He bad in his possession figures showing the progressive increase in the produce of coal during the last 30 years. In 1857 they produced in the United Kingdom 65 rinihrm tons; 1866, 10J million tons; 1876, 133 million tons; 1886, 157 million tons. He believed, however, that be would not be wrong if he ventured the assertion that this increase had reached its highest point. Comparing the produce of coal iu 1882 with the produce of 1887, they found that there was a decrease of nearly two million tons but although there was this decrease taking the whole of the kingdom, still, double the quantity shipped in 1882 was shipped at Cardiff in 1887. This proved that the quality of coal in their district was vastly superior to that produced in other parts of the country. (Hear, bear.) The price of coal, also, in South Wales and Monmouthshire was higher than III any other part of the kingdom. Taking South Lancashire as representing the average price in coal-producing districts outside Wales, they would find that in South Lancashire the price of coal at the pit's mouth for the week ending November 10th was 10s 6d, 8 6d, and 9* second best, 7s and 7s 61. Now, the report of the Cardiff trade, for the week ending November 9!;h was as follows :— isteain coal has undergone a further advance even now buyers experience considerable-difficulty in getting their orders placea for prompt delivery. One contract for 20,000 tons has been booked at lis 4d p jr ton, after several other large contracts bad been closed at lis. There were some classes of coal to-day which could not be obtained at less than 13s, but this does not represent the market price, as these firms have practically no coal to sell, .so well are they supplied with forward orders. The actual selling ptice to-day lor best qualities was 11s 6d to 12s for good dry coias, 10s 6d t ) lis and for best Monmouthshire, 10s and upwards. Hmail steam w&s iii very good. dcrDcUid fit 5s io 5s 3d. These were the prices in Cardiff for the week endiug November lOolt, but he was ready, if necessary, to show that the same prices were maintained during the week ending November 17tb, so that he believed they could look forward to a bright future, and would be justified in taking wise but firm measures to demaud the rights which were due to them. (Cheers.) On the motion of Mr ISAAC EVANS, Neath, a hearty vote of thanks was accorded to the chairman for his address. The CHAIRMAN said that the next business was to consider the appeal from the various districts to ask our employers for a further advance in the present wages rate." It was an important subject, requiring careful and serious consideration, And one which, he believed, ought to have been taken up long ago. (Hear, hoar.) The next speaker, a DKJL £ GATE from the Blaen- avon district, said that fchey claimed an advance, not as a favour, but as a right. Ho held that the sliding scalewhich now regulated their wages did no:, advance on a rate equivalent to the increase in the price of coal. Taking the agree- ment as it stb'id, it was evident that they were paid ou a bA"iW, 1, of one-sixth of the price of the ton of coal, but when the price of coal increased it did not go up at that ratio. J66 represented 15 tons of coal at 8s per ton. The workman got 21 out of the;26, but when the price increased the workman got only 1'l on every Ii', so that when the 15 tons realised £ 12, the workman only got 60 par cent. The cost of production did not doubus when the price of coal increased, neither was there a large cast of wear and tear, so that the scale, therefore, ought to give them 2d on every Is. He did not complain of the basis of the scale except in so tar as the percentages were not high enough. A DELEGATK from the Rhondda Valley said that they were all bound to admit that the sliding scaie Was not the most effective system to give them the wages they were fairly entitled to. (Hear, hear.) Mr Abraham, M.P., in an able speech delivered at Ton, Ystrad, had quoted figures comparing their condition with that of miners in Yorkshire, Durham, aud Northumber- land, and he (the spaakec) would not dispute the figures quoted by the hon. member. His contention rather was that the basis of their scale was too low to start. In Yorkshire miners earned 4..1 8d par day of eight hours, while the average in South Wales was only 3s 4,1 per day of 9 hours. In other words, it the Yorkshire miners worked the same number of hours as they did in South Wales their daily wage would be 6-t. The question for them to decide was whether it would be w;se in them to adhere again to the sliding-scale, which enabled the masters to sell under contracts for 10, 6d per ton the beat coal which in open market realised 13s, and so deprive the workman of what was due to him. It was not right to say that they were going to break through the scarle and all organization. Experience bad taught them that the scale as at present constituted was injurious, and the masters themselves had already broken it. What about the Ocean men? Would they have had the recent advance of 5 per cent. if they depended on their scale? And in Ferndale, too, the masters granted 5 per ceut. advance while the scale did not justify it. The truth was that the scale was rotten to the core. (Hear, hear.) A house coal delegate said that if the huuse coal men had had their way the scale would have been swept away a year ago. He was glad to find that the steam coal men were at last awake, and, being awake, let them insist upon their rights, and not allow themselves to be sent asleep by a paltry advance of five per cent. (Cheers.) Mr ISAAC EVANS, Neath, having given the report of the sliding scale committee, gave it as hid opinion that this was an opportune time to appeal to the masters to agree to a revision of the sliding scale basis. (Hoar, hear.) He could not agree with those who maintained that long contracts cut both ways—that is, that they benefitted both masters and men if made when prices were high, and subsequently be decreased. His experience was that wages were not kept up by these long contracts, that wages rather followed the price of coal rapidly enough when decreasing, but not so rapid in their upward movement. (Cheers.) The prices of these long contracts should be taken into account only at the first audit after the date they were made—(hear, hoar)—and the employers themselves bad said that it was easier to make long contracts when prices were advancing than when they were coming down. Mr W. ABRAHAM, M.P., in reply to one of the delegates, drew attentiou to the 8th clause of the sliding scale agreement, which shewed bow the average prices of coal were got at for the purposes of the scale. Discursive conversation ensued, when proposals without number were made, among them being one that the scale should be revised in the manner suggested by Mr Isaac Evans. This was stoutly opposed, a large number ot delegates maintaining that the meeting had been convened for the purpose of demanding an increased wage, and not to consider the revision of the scale. Even- tually, it was decided to take the voice of each delegate as to whether he had been instructed to vote for or against asking for an advance. The result was as follows, the figures indicating the number of workmen represented l For claiming an a(!-vanem 37,779 For claiming an advance.. 37,779 Against 1,330 Neutral 8,175 The delegates representing the minority agreed to fall in with the views of the majority, and a unanimous resolution to that effect was passed. With reference to the 4qoestion of how ,best to approach the employers in the matter, with a view of securing the desired advance, Mr W. ABRAHAM (Mabon) suggested that a dozen workmen be appointed to wait upon the masters in conjunction with the workmen's representatives on the sliding scale. Mr D. MORGAN opposed, and suggested that the only way to make au effectual appeal was to try and arrange a conference between the mnsters in the coalowners' associations and workmen representing each colliery, where the whole question could be thoroughly discussed. He was in favour of revising the sliding scale, but the question was, how could that be done ? He had no desire to cast any reflections, but be feared that the present system of ascertaining the prices for coal for the purpose of the periodical audits was not a proper one. Most of them were under the impression that the accountants were allowed to go from office to office and see the books themselves, but was that so? "What, then, is done," continued the speaker. "The Coalowners' Association have certain forms to present to the accountants. These forms or sheets go to the col!iery agents, who fill them in, and then send them to their accountants. Now, wuen I was on the sliding-scale board I asked the masters whether it was true that this was so. They replied that it was done, that the accounts received the sheets from the colliery agents, but that the BEaEBSajTN' ——"——————— accountants had a right to go to the offices and see whether the books tallied with the sheets. Now, is thaf being done? I doubt tt. You, as workmen, could only appoint as accountant some person of whom ta., masters approved and under the whole scale the number of accountants chosen was accordingly limited to five." He bad every respect for Mr Abraham, but he did not think that the workmen's repre. sentatives on the sliding-scale re the best men to demand this further advance on their behalf. Mr ISAAC EVANS, Neath, declared that Mr Morgan was wrong, for it was a fact, and he could prove it, that the accountants not merely inspected the sheets, but also compared the sheets with the books in each of the colliery offices. He had the greatest confidence in their accountant, Mr Parsons, of Newport, who, he felt sure, would be willing to appear before them to make any explanation they desired. Mr ABBAHAM, M.P., concurred, and said that they, as representing the workmen on the scale, would not be doing their duty if they did not see as they did that all was conducted fairly. Subsequently it was proposed— That this meeting is unanimously of opinion that the time has arrived when we should ask onr employers for a furte: advance and instruct our representatives on the sliding-scale, accompanied by twelve persons to be elected at this meeting, to approach our employers to that effect. The VICE-CHAIRMAN suggested as a rider— That the representatives chosen by this meeting to carry out these instructions be allowed to adopt tneir own means, and to use their own discretion in the adoption of means, to secure the advance. Both resolution and rider were unanimously passed, and representatives were appointed — three for Rhondda, three for Monmouthshire, three for Merthyr district, and three from among the house-coal men—to act with the sliding scale representatives in the matter. THE EIGHT HOUR MOVEMENT. With reference to the oroposed adoption of the eight hour Bystem, Mr PHILIP JONEs,Abertillery, reported that the conference on the matter intended to have been held between the work- men's representatives on the sliding scale and the employers had not yet taken place. It was, therefore, after a discussion, resolved to leave the matter for three months longer in the hands of the sliding scale board. The meeting then ended, having lasted for over seven hours.

IRON SHIP REPAIRING AT CARDIFF. TO THE EDITOR. SIR,-—In reply to the correspondence in your issue of to-day from Mr Fox and Mr Jose, secre- taries to the Boilermakers' Society in South Wales, I beg to state as follows First, as to the personal matter, which I will endeavour to make as short as possible. Owing to hurry in posting, I omitted to sign my Friday's letter,whicb I fully intended to have done. As regards my experience, as these gentlemen will see by my letter of to-day to your contemporary, I have for some time worked as a ship plater with society meu, and been out on strike against non-society men. the value of which experience they will be best able to judge. Mr Jose is evidently in error when he speaks of a commission in connection with ship surveying. However, I think it would be best to discuss this matter in a thorough, impartial, and impersonal manner. And now, sir, as to the actual facts, both Mr Fox and Mr Jose are naturally anxious to prove that there is little or no contention as regards piece work at the present time, while both admitting at the same time that a certain amount does exist, and that my assertion that the demand of 30 per cent. increase was erroneous. Since reading their letters this morning I have made one or two inquiries as to the rates demanded, which 1 have been informed are as follow :—Piece work prices paid in Cardiff previous to June last For cutting OQt, | inch rivets, 10s 61i per 100 for cutting out rivets, 14n per 100; prices now demanded, 14 6d and 18s; increase per cent., 38 and 29, Prices previously paid for same work from six to nine p.m" 10;; 6d and 14s prices now asked, 29s and 36s increase, 180 and 155 per cent. As rpgatds the previous prices (10i 6d and 14s), these, I believe, were Tyna rate3 at the busiest time, some years since, and, though they have been reduced North, no reduction was ever, I believe, made here. The rates paid here to the same men working on new work, i.e., shipbuilding, are, I believe, about 8, and 10s. 2nd, as regards the fact of work having left this port in consequence of the present position of affairs, I must repeat the assertion that such is actually the fact. Last week the steamship Ibex, which steamer I am now surveying, was stemmed for one of the dry docks at Cardiff. The superintendant, wishing the work to be completed as soon as possible, demanded a fixed time to be given by the manager; this, under the present condition of affairs, he was unable to do, but immediately sent into the dock to some of the leading boilermakers to consult on the matter In the presence of the superintendent the boilermakers were unable to depart from the present arrangement, tho result being that the vessel is now repairing at Newport. If this is not sufEcient to convince the men of the truth of what I stated, if either Mr Jose, the secretary, or any of the men will call upon we, I will give them further facts. Mr Fox and Mr Jose both appear to doubt my anxiety for the well- being of both employers and workmen. But I can assure them that what I have written has been done from no personal or partial spirit, either on behalf of my own business or that of the employers. Of course I am well aware the matter must be settled between the men and the employers, irrespective of outside opinions, though the result of that settlement may influence others than themselves.-I am, &c., Nov. 26. M. W. AISBITT.

ACCIDENT IN THE RHONDDA TWO HORSES KILLED UNDER- GROUND. At Ysfcrad police-court on Monday—before Mr Ignatius Williams, stipendiary magistrate, Mr T. P. Jenkins, Mr J. Davies (Brynfedwen), and Mr I). W. Davies-Davld Davies, haulier, was charged with a breach of one of the special rules of Fornhill Colliery, near Treherbert. It appeared that the defendant had sent a door-boy who had the charge of a pony to the lamp station, some distance away, to relight his Limp. The boy complied on condition that the defendant would look after the pony. It was about five o'clock in complied on condition that the defendant would look after the pony. It was about five o'clock in the evening, the usual hour for leaving work, and the animals were in a 'parting near the stable, their harness having been taken off. A journey of trams, attached to a rope worked by a stationary engine a considerable distance away, dashed down, and colliding against the pony and the defendant's horse, knocked them down and killed them on the spot. The defendant was a few yards away. It was contended by the manager (Mr Rosser) that the defendant should have taken the horses into the stable. Defendant was fined £2 and costs in default one month's imprisonment.

BARBARITY IN A RHONDDA MINE. At Ystrad police-court on Monday, David Thomas, haulier, was charged with having dis- figured a horse, the property of the Blaenrhondda Colliery Company, The underground ostler, on examining the horse driven by defendant on Saturday week, found that the tail had been completely cut off, apparently with a pocket knife. The annual bad a long, bushy tail when it left the stable that morning. Defendant, on being questioned about the condition of the horse, replied that he knew nothhig about the disfigurement.—The magistrates observed that there was no corroborative evidence, and the defendant was accordingly discharged.

WARNING TO COLLIERS. A severe depression is now passing over England, which will affect all pits. Owing to the sudden # fan in the barometer and the rather high temperature the various gases will be liberated, causing explosions and falls unless extra care is used. Fire-triers must make most careful examination in every otall before the men commence work. Look out for gas, particularly in the neighbourhood of cracks in the face, floor, or roof. Should tho blue cap be seen on your lamps cease work at once and report it, as tha place will be in a highly explosive state. Keep up a thorough ventilation. Let all doors and brattice- clotbs be in good order and properly attended to. No smoking. No shot-firing for the next three days. No naked lights. See that all lamps are sound and locked before giving out. Let every man and boy act as though the safety of the pit depended on his care only.

A WELSHMAN'S SUCCESS AT GLASGOW. Mr Evans (brother of the well-known musician, Mr D. Emlyn Evans), and a student at Glasgow University, having recently taken bis degree of M.A., with first-class honours in philosophy^ has been elected to the Ewing Fellow- ship, which is the highest of the year awarded in philosophy aud literature. The fellowship is of the value of £80 a year for four years. It will be remembered that Mr Evans took the Williams scholarship on his entrance into the university. Since then he has, among other distinctions, obtained the Bnchauan and the other first prizes in moral philosophy Junder Professor Edward Caird.

CARDIFF EXHIBITION. Messrs Cotterell Brothers, the well-known paperhanging merchants, of Bristol and Bath, have been awarded the silver medal for their exhibits at the late Cardiff Exhibition. Their tastefully arranged stand, at the entrance of the extensive building, contained a rich collection of their celebrated art decorations, and was the centre of attraction to a large number of visitors. Messrs Cotterell are exhibitors at the Inter- national Exhibition, Melbourne, Australia*

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TRAGEDY UPON TRAGEDY. INCENDIARY FIRE IN ESSEX. A WHOLE FAMILY BURNT TO DEATH. A STAFFORDSHIRE HORROR. A FATHER SEIZED WITH HOMI- CIDAL MANIA. Two terrible tragedies took place on Monday. In one instance a man, his wife, and three chil- dren were burnt to death, and circumstances point to the man as the author of the crime and in the other case a man murdered bis wife and two out of four children, and died from self- inflicted wounds. The first of these shocking occurrences was at tbe: rural district of Mile End, near Colchester. At four o'clock on Monday morning, a disastrous fire, in which five persons lost their lives, occurred in the High Woods, a small thoroughfare in the rural parish of Mile End, Colchester. A family of the name of Holland occupied a small cottage, next to which resided James Cole. William Holland was a plasterer, about 34 years of age, his wife being two years older, and there were three children. The neigh- bour Cole was aroused about three o'clock by the barking of a dog, and found the house full of smoke. On going downstairs he fonnd the adjoining house was on fire. Having obtained the assistance of a neighbour named Nicholl, he broke in the door of Holland's house. Mrs Holland was then found lying on the floor enveloped in flames, which prevented the neighbouriI reaching her. The father and three children were seen lying at the foot of the stair case, all being dead. The woman was burnt to death in sight of the two men, who bad entered the house with the hope of rescuing the family. Holland, it is supposed, was hurrying downstairs with the three children, following bis wife towards the front door, when they were overcome by the heat and smoke. Three of the block of six cottages were destroyed, for, though two fire brigades from Colchester endeavoured to check the flames, the supply of water was short, and their efforts were only partially successful. All the bodies were frightfully charred and dis- figured, especially that of the woman. Her legs wore entirely consumed. The children, it seems, were in bed at the time of the outbreak, and the bedstead fell through the ceiling as the flames extended. It is mentioned as a singular circum- stance that the dog, which usually aroused Cole in the morning, was out of doors, the custom being to keep it at night indoors at Holland's cottage. Holland was an eccentric man, aud an impression prevails that he himself set fire to the house. On Thursday last Mrs Holland received a letter from ber husband, dated from Waltbam- stow, where he was then at work, hinting at self-destructiod. He returned home on Saturday night, and remained in bed until late on Sunday. He was a man of intemperate habits.

A STAFFORDSHIRE TRAGEDY. A WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN MTTKDERED. SUICIDE OF THE MURDERER. The second fearful tragedy is reported from the village of Betiey, Staffordshire, a place between Newcastle-under-Lyme and Crewe. Here II. pointsmau named James Jervis, in the employ of the London and North Western Rail- way Company, murdered his wife aud two children and took his own life. It appears that Jervis was the son of a small farmer at Oaken- ates. Shropshire. He was 36, and his wife, who was a native of Betiey, was two years older. Since their marriage they had resided in a small semi-detached cottage, and seemed in fairly comfortable circumstances. Jervis, who was a very steady, temperate man, was last seen outside his dwelling on Sunday night, when ho fetched some ale for the family supper from an adjacent inn. He was then quite sober, and did not appear to be upset in any way. From what can be gathered from two surviving children, it would appear that their father rose at his usual hour early on Monday morning and lit his lamp, preparatory to starting for work. But apparently he changed his mind. He suddenly returned to bis bedroom, and, kneeling on his wife's chest in the presence of his eldest daughter, who had rushed into the room on hearing her mother's scream, he proceeded deliberately to cut the unfortunate woman's throat whilst she piteously besought him for mercy, "Oh, Jim, don't; I've done nothing." about six o'clock a stonemason on his Way to work was run against by Mrs Jervis. The morning was dark and wet, but he cuuld see that she was covered with blood. She ran across the road to her mother's cottage, knocked at the door, but fell exhausted on the threshold before she could obtain admission. She died almost immediately from loss of blood. The alarm having been raised, some neighbours entered Jervis's house, aud there found the youngest child, a girl of about fifteen monthc, and the youngest but one, a boy of four years, dead from wounds in the throat. Two older children had escaped, after having been seized by their father, by running out at a back door. Jervis himself was found by the bedside with his throat cut. He bad made a desperate attempt on his life. When found he was grasping a large table knife in his right hand, while another knife was plunged into bis throat. So determined had been his attack that the weapon bent almost double. The room presented a. sickening spectacle, being literally deluged with blood. The bead of the girl was almost severed from the body, and the boy bad bis throat cut in & similar dreadful manner. The man was still alive, and medical assis- tance was procured. Jervis succumbed to bis injuries shortly after noon. Though in a terrible condition, and unable to speak coherently, Jervis intimated before his death that it was his intention to have murdered the whole of his family. The vicar of the parish was with him at the last, but although the man confessed his crime, he would not state the motive which led him to commit it. On this point there is considerable speculation and difference of opinion, some of the neighbours stating that husband and wife appeared to have lived together on friendly terms, while othersstate that there was some unhappiness. A neighbour, who is an invalid, and unable to have interfered if he bad thought it necessary, states that he heard quarrelling about half-past five a.m. There is a suggestion that jealousy was the motive which impelled the unhappy man to the dreadful deed. The woman, as stated above, reoeived such terribl,) injuries that she died Without being able to give any account of the circumstances. The police have taken possession of the house.

ATROCIOUS MURDER OF A BOY. AN IMPORTANT ARREST. The Emsworth correspondent of the Central News telegraphsAn indescribable sensation has been caused in this district by the discovery of an atrocious murder committed early on Monday evening in the Fairfield, Havaut. The victim, a lad named Serle, aged 13 years, was playing in the Fairfield when he was suddenly attacked by a. stranger, who seized aim and cut his throat from ear to ear, leaving the dead body on the spot where it fell. A lad named Osborn passing shortly afterwards saw the body, and at once gave the alarm. Police and people turned out in large numbers, and the neighbourhood was scoured in the hope of finding the murderer. Shortly after seven o'clock a man was arrested by Sergeant Knapton at the railway gates, EmsWorth, on suspicion of being conoerned in the murder. He was respectably dressed, aud wore a sealskin cap and a long coat. He had dark whiskers and a small moustache, and was carrying a small bundle. He showed great nervous excitement when arrested, and declined to answer the questions put to him. Osborn asserts that be saw the prisoner near the scene of the murder. No motive can be assigned for the crime.

MAJOR BARTTELOT'S MUR- DERER EXECUTED. The British East African Company has received a list of despatches from their agents. Information has also come to hand from the Stanley Expedi- tion that the Manyema porter who shot Major Barttelot has been tried by court-martial for the murder, and executed. There is a strong fear now expressed among a portion of the officials that Tippoo Tib was more or less privy to the assassination of Major Barttelot, as the Manyema native was quite unknown to the murdered officer, who bad never spoken to him.

THK LATEST NKWS.—A lady, who was for more than three months unable to put on her boots because of most painful corn&, after trying, without any Deneut, several of the well-advertised remedIes, (tt Ittst got a 1 < bottle of Munday's Viridine," which is the Corn Cure and in six days the corns were all goiie, and she has had notrouble from that time. Munday's Viridine is sold iu Is, bottles; by post Is 2d, by the sole proprietor, J. MONDAY, Chemist, X, High-street, Cardia, 107?

SHOCKING ACCIDENT AT CWMPENNAR On Sunday a banker at the George Pit, pennar, accidentally fell backwards fr00> landing plate at the top of the pit into an J tram which was descending. A man, naB1.J engine-man, and ha stopped the engine when tram had only eone down a short distance, Vi tø the cage was brought up again the unfortuaed man was found to be dead. He had sustalP ed serious injuries about the bead. Deceased iif ¡ at Cwmbach.

LOCAL LAW CASE. THE QUESTION OF RAILWAY RATE6, Ttie hearing of the application of the J3u Docks Company and the Corporation of (Ja against the Great Western Railway Corop* in refereuce to the rates for the carriage of from the Monmouthshire coalfields to C»r^' being the same as to Penartb, although distance to Cardiff is less than to Penartb, fixed for to-day (Tuesday), the 27th inst., befo the Railway Commissioners, but has been pos d poned in consequence of the Docks Company a the corporation seeking to make the Taff Railway Company, who are the owners of Dock, respondents along with the Great Company. An application to join the Taff Company is to be heard before the commisilioøetf this week.

THE CARDIFF ABDUCTION CASE. COMMITTAL OF THE ACCUSED. At the Cardiff police-courton Monday-—' Mr T, W. I,QWis (stipendiary), the M#*0' Dr Paine, and Mr W. Sanders Siw< Freedman (20, was charged on remand j unlawfully taking a certain unmarried j named Racnael Kanterovicll, being then unde, the age of 16 years, to wit the age ot 13 years, of the possession and against the will of S»r*n [ Kanterovicb, her mother, on the 5th inst." Isaac Kanterovich, the father of tbe gi''« f* hawkei by trade, living at 19, H'ireford-stre<' stated that his daughter was over 13 years of a/C He knew that the prisoner used to come after his girl, and be had told him that tbe girl was young for him. Ho bad also "given him the from his house. He had frequently w»r°0 his daughter against associating with the yOOII man, as hb had not a very high idea of P\1 character. The girl was not treated bauly the children were regarded alike.. The prisoner was then formally chatf1 t with the offence. In answer, the said, by means ot a Hebrew interpreter, that dut'iw the time he lived in the prosecutor's Kanterovich liked him very well. The girl u ø to be beaten by her father, and he took pity ,0' her. After he left the house, her father told that if he would wait twelve months he woul" give him £10 to marry the girl. Sb herself useu to come to his Jod crying at the illtreatment she h received and begging him to take her aw#f« adding that if he did nor. she would go anyone who would take her. After a time took pity on ber and told her she might with him if she liked, but it would have to be her own expense. Prisoner was then committed to the assizes. J!8 was admitted to bail on entering into his owll recognisances in the sum of £10, apd finding surety to the same amount.

RAILWAY SERVANTS' BENEFIT SOCIETY. ANNUAL DINNER AT CARDIFF, David Joiifls, the Mayor of •m Monday night at the tenth annual dinner ot the Cardiff ana District Railway Servants'Unite" Jienyk Society, held at the P»rk Hotel. S'8 worship Wh8 #upp0rtccl by the V»n. vrrifhths, Councillors W. Trouuce and F. Jotham, Mr R. Evans (Barry Dock), Mr J, Hopkins, president of tne society (viee-ohai'" maû); Messrs W. ThomaH, W. Hockst;<ff, F. t^wynn, E. Wilcox, Thomas John, G. H. Moreton, H. Power (general secretary), F. Power, Wentworth, R. Rundle, Mr Hunt provided as usual a first-rate dinner, which was very served.—The loyal toasts having been duly honoured, Mr F. Son'iey Johnstone submitted the toast of '• The Clergy ot all Denominations," took occasion to say that iu nothing associate™ with our railway system had there been n#0'? progress than in the character aDd the 4 men employed. Incivility WAS exceedingly fare, aud be knew of no bod)" of ■ men to whom the public more indebted than to railway servants. (Applause.) The toast was acknawledged b Archdeacon Griffiths, who drew an amusing COOt trast between the railway service of day and locomotion 45 years ago, when it tl him two days to go from Cardigan to Cardiff- Referring to the railway servants, he said they composed a body than which none comEOai1^?^ greater respect.—Councillor F. H. Joth.am. met with a very cordial reception, The Borough and County Members." toast of the Army, Navy, and Reserve ForCfs having been honoured, Councillor Trouncs proposed" The Port and Trade of Cardiff, and the Mayor, in responding, expressed the hope that Cardiff's future might be as grand as its past had been. (Hear, hear.)— .Kiehard Evans proposed Tim Cardiff District Railway Servants' United Ben"^ bociety." j„ course 0f hjs response, Mr #• irower gave some statistics as to the position °} the society. He said the balance-sheet showed in respect of income the sum of £220 16s 1lj to balance January 1st, 1887. The income to the Xi during the year amounted to £ 154 0* The expenditure comprised £ 96 19< *>c^ funeral lund, £22 15s balance, £241 19,; ic 'Olto balance January ist. 1887, AOs 2%i income, £ 20 Is 8d iuneral fund, t0 balance, £ 56 18-s interest, £ 1 2* 7d i contributions, £22 158 balance, JB80 15* 7'V rnanagemerir^ fund to balance, ■Lin n 'noome, £ 1314":6d; general expenses win 15^. balauce, £ 9 6s 5 £ 1. The total amount paia to members for benehts since the commence- ment of the society amounted to JE882 2* 2d in respect of sick pay £114 death pay; £146 7s 61 medical fees total, £1,142 9, 8d, The ¡ucoJ)1C expenditure from January 1st, 1883, t0 v?? T1" were as follow :—Contributions, ™ 3 £ d expenditure in sickness, £ 7213? 11^ » surgeons fees, £9 10; members' wives, £13; expenses, £3 10s; halance, amount in the bank, £ 356 17s 3d. ^^tary.afterwards proposed The Health T • o^yor" sa'a known Mr David Jones 20 years, and had always found him9 perect gentleman, and a warm friend of the wording classes. He wished him long life and prosperltY.-The toast was drunk with entna. siasin.^ I'jjg remaining toasts were The Honorary Members and Visitors" and "The Medical Officers."—In the course of the evening some capital songs were given by members of the society. JVJEr F. Power contributed a recitation, ana JMr F. Gwynu played the pianoforte accompaniments.

A VITUPERATIVE PRISONER AT NEWPORT. Morris Ryan and Charles Jones were charged at isewport borough police-court, on Monday, with fighting in Commercial-street about mid.day on ri ajr. Jones is a farm labourer belonging to St eriae s, Wentloog, and was quietly comporting himself at the edge of the pavement at the top of Cross-street, on Friday morning at 11-45, when Ryan went up to him and struck him deliberately 'n., 0 *ace- Jones walked away, was again rollowed and struck, and a third assault was committed on him after Ryan's wife and sister had takeu Ryan away. Then Jones defended himself, and the policeman found the two fighting on the pavement like two dogs, as he phrased it. J ones did not appear. Kyan's defence was that Jones bit the top of his thumb off, and that be was mad with the pain. The 'bench read out what they called a dreadful list of Ryan's previous offences, which culminated in a nine months'term of ^imprisonment. They fined Ryan 21s, or a mouth s imprisonment.—Ryan (to the bench) Look here you don't call yourselves gentlemen after that, do you ? Such magistrates as you ought to be shot.—Prisoner's vituperation eontinued as a couple of policeman urged his movements down the dock stairs. "uO.

THE HOME SECRETARY AND RAIL- WAY SERVANTS. r to a large deputation of employes of the London and North-Western Railway on Monday, the Home Secretary said he was satisfied that if employers behaved as this company had done the result would be more beneficial to the men than any system of enforced liability, and it was in order not to destroy such arrangements that he introduced the insurance clause in the Employers' Liability Bill. So far as he had any influence he would stand by that clause.

AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPER OFFICES DESTROYED. A telegram received in London from Sydney states that the offices of the Australian Town and Country Journal and Evening Post were destroyed by fire on Saturday niglu last. The buildings were considered the finest of the kind in Australia. They were erected only four years ago, and the loss is estimated at £ 100,000. Arrangements have b.^en made to print the papers in the Sydney Morning Herald office. New machinery h", order*! ¡'m England.

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