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Carmarthen County •attikday. May 23rd.—Before Mr. D. W. Drum- mond. Hafodneddvn. (in the chair), Mr. D L. Jones, Derlwyn; Captain E. C. Jennings, Gelly- deg; Mr. Thos. Lewis, Brynglaa: Major Dowdes- weli, LLan.stephan; Mr. J. U. Thomas, Gilfaeh, and Mr. J. LL Thomas, Tanylan. DRUNKENNESS. THREE CHARGES IN ONE WEEK. David Davies (labourer) of no fixed abode, was Aarged with being drunk on April 4th, 8th and 9th, ilk the, parish of Llangendeirne. P.6. Robblin, Pontyberem, proved two of the .e5, and P.C. Davies proved tho third. Defendant upon being asked if he had anything to "J stated: "1 plead guilty, and I hope you won't im hard with me. Its the beer has spoilt me. I am konerit." Supt. Jonii? proved previous convictions against lite defendant. The Chairman addressing the defendant said that warrant had been issued against him and that therefore, incurred some expense. In the first case ko would be fined 28. 6d., the cotit,3 amounting to Bl Is. 10d., or in default one month. In the second tause a fine of 2s. 6d. was imposed, the costs amount- Log to 10s. in default 14 days, to run consecutively. A fine of 2s. 6d. was inflicted in the third charge., the costs amounting to 10s., or in default 14 days, to run concurrently. MARRIED WOMAN CHARGED WITH THEFT. Thomas Williams, C'oedlline, Llandefeilog, charged Mary Smith. a servant employed at his farm, with stealing several articles. Thomas Williams stated that tho defendant had been in his employment, and on May 16th he saw her in the field soon after she had brought the cows in. He became rather su&picious of her and made a search, and in the hedge he found a parcel which contained flour, tea, bacon, valued at 2s. 6d. He then gave information to the police. P.C. Beynon, Ferryside. stated that from informa- tion received be made enquiries and she admitted stealing the goods. The Bench bound the defendant over in her own reeognisance-s to be of good behaviour for 12 months In the sum ot £ 5.

Carmarthen Borough cJatcbday, May 23rd (Special).—Before Mr. Thomas Davies (in the chair), Mr. Henry Howell and Mr. H. E. B. Richards. THEFT OF A FLANNEL SHIRT. YOUTH SENT TO PRISON. John Vaughan. Mill-street, Carmarthen, was charged with stealing a flannel shirt, valued at 2s. 6d-, from off a clothes-line, the property of Elizabeth Owen, Maesy-cragiau-yard, Priory-street, Carmarthen. Elizabeth Owen in her evidence stated that she placed a shirt opposite the house on a clothes-line about ten o'clock on Friday night, and valued the shirt produced between 2s. 3d. to 2s. 6d. She then gave information to the police. P.C. Dan Davies said that on Friday, May 15th, about 11 p.m., in consequence of information re- ceived he went to the defendant's house in Mill- street and there found the flannel shirt. Ho took possession of the shirt and in company with P.C. 6purry he arrested the defendant. They conveyed him to the police station and charged him with the offence. In -Aii-wer to the charge defendant said. Right, I did take it. I did it because I had not a shirt on my bad." Defendant—I plead guilty, and say that I took the shirt. Head Constable May all proved a previous convic- tion of larceny against the defendant. Defendant was sentenced to fourteen days' im- prisonment. Monday, May 28th.—Before Mr. Thomas Thomas (in the chair). Mr. Blagdon Richards, Mr. Daniel Lewis, Mr. Walter Lloyd. Mr. Bland Davies and Mr. Thomas Davies. DESERTION. Ema. Branfield charged Edward Clifford Branfield (timber foller) with desertion. Mr. J. Howeil Davies appeared for the defendant. Ema Branfield said she was marr;od about 11 years ago and had three oluldren, the eldest aged nine years and the youngest two years. Her husband had deserted her on the 13th April. She left him on the 1st March and he had subsequently been sent to prison for cruelty to his children. During that time she and her children had been in the Workhouse. Since he had left gaol he had not been living with her. He had contributed 5s. towards her last week and had given her 2s. in February. He had not offered to provide a home for her after he had been released. She at present earned a living by buying and selling and taking in washing. He had asked her to come back, but she said what was the use of her going back when he did not give her any money. h. Howell I)avif"What did you do with the furniture?—They did Rot belong to him. Some of the furniture Nva.4 given for rent. Did you go to the house when he was in prison?—I wm told to go by the landlord. How did you get in?—Through the window. I had two women to take the furniture, but we had not finished paying for them all. Want did you do with the clothes?—Oh, my! It waa I who was keeping him with clothes, or he would wear his brother's clothes. Idris Jon(', N.S.P.C. said he had come there in the interc-st of the children. He had known the oaao for the last five years. On April 20th in his and complainant's presence defendant said, I will have nothing more to do with you. I will see you in first before I pay anything towards, voii." Wit- ness wrote him a letter on the 29th April and on May 2nd, in answer to the letter, defendant visited his office and repeated what he had previonsly said. Roes Pryce. master of the Workhouse, said that on Fobruary 21st complainant and her three children came to the Workhouse. Defendant called on the 22nd and had an interview with complainant in his presence. He asked her why she went to the work- house, and asked her to come home that minute. He also asked him if he could discharge her and the children. Witness said yps, and that he would be very glad to see them together again. Defendant said he had had plenty of trouble already, and did not want any more. >he accused defendant of having killed a d<-g during the week and was afraid she would share the same frtte. He admitted that he had killed the dog. but had never threatened her. He :1gain did his level be=t to induce her to ooms home. She said there was no food in the house and was afraid of what had been done to the dog. Before leaving defendant asked him when were the visiting oays. and if it would be any good his coming again. He also asked him to write and let him know if she would in the meantime *how any inclination for Tchtrning. rhp dav following his leaving the gaol, in company with one of hig brothers, cftUod at the Workhouse and asked his wife what had ■became of the furniture. She replied that she hrd as nmeh right to them a. he had. After a few cross word* she said he ought to have another month 3 j imprisonment again, and added that shs was now j going to service to Cardiganshire and would never come baok again. Defendant said bo was at home last winter at Llan- gollen, Cwmffrwu, and had been cutting two pigs on tho 21st February. He arrived home about 6 p.m. and later told his wiie he was going to town to fetch provisions. They were friendly when he left. W hen he returned home about 11.30 lie found the premises dark and could not find the key. He entered the house through the back door. He returned to town and made enquiries at the police station. As a result of the enquiries ho went to the Workhouse on the following d.iy and had a conversation with his wife in the prtx»>r.co of Mr. Pryce. He asked her kindly two or three times to come home, but she refused. When he came out from prison he found the house empty. He had not seen the furniture since. On the 7th April he asked her where the furniture waa and aha told him to go and ask the sergeant. The Bench said they would not make an order in the caso. ASSAULT. Harriet Edwards, Park Hall. Richmond-terrace, charged Dd. Jonea, 49, Richmond-terrace, with assault. Complainant id defendant had assaulted her on the 16th of December, but as she did not want to do him any barm, she did not bring him 8n then. On the 16th May ahe WM in a house near her own resi- dence, when she saw defendant and her husband coming home from work. Her husband asked the defendant why he struck her. Defendant thereupon hit him over. She then went on to him and asked him why he struck her husband and he gave her the same treatment. Hitting her down twice. His wife and brother-in-law came down and then they separa- ted and went away. Defendant—She oannot say what happened because she was drunk herself. We had an argument over what I had done to you. Complaint—It'9 an awful lie. You struck me down twice. Defflndant- You came forward with a big pot in your hand. Complainant—No, I had nothing in my hand. Defendant-I never struck her, sir. She and her husband were so drunk that they could not see one one another, and were falling over one another. Defendant said that he and complainant's husband were quarrelling over what she had accused him of. He added: I must have had my temper up and we struck one another. She came up with a pot of flotir and tried to bit me with it." Defendant at this stage started crying loudly, saying, I am ashamed of myself that I am here to-day. I am a gentleman, and have served my country in the Boer War and here's what I am having for it to-day." The case was dismissed. OBSCENE LANGUAGE. Daniel Ray, Mill-street, was charged with using obscene language. P.C. Spurry said that at 9 p.m. on the 19th inst. he saw defendant in Mill-street, He was practically naked, being only in his shirt, and was making use of obscene language. W itness spoke to him and he was afterwards taken to the house. Defendant said. I only got up from bed to call my wife. It is a great shame that I get nij sum- monses so easy aa what I do. The Chairman—Have you any witnesses: Ddendant- Yes, I can bring the street. Head Constable Mayall proved 53 previous convic- tions. A fine of 10s. and costs was imposed, or in default seven days imprisonment.

Llangadock. Thtbsday. Mav 2ht.-Bcfon. Mr. D. Jonee-Lewis. Col. Lloyd-Harries. Major Gwynne, and Messrs. O. P. Lewis, E. P. Lloyd, Mervyn Peel, T. Roberts, T. Watkins, and J. E. Campbell-Davys. ALLEGED DRUNKENNESS. Timothy Davies. described as a farm labourer, was charged by P.C. Reynolds with drunkenness. It was stated that defendant had left the district, and his present whereabouts could not be ascer- tained.—The case was adjourned. DRUNKS. Henry Davies, Trehelig, Llangadock, was simi- larly charged.-P.C. Reynolds said he found thia defendant very drunk in Church-street. -There were previous convictions.—Defendant was fined 10Evand Lloyd, Workmen's Rest, Ammanford, charged with being drunk and disorderly in the village of Llangadook on the 14th of April, was fined 5s. and costs;—P.C. Reynolds said he saw de- fendant in Station-road, Ammanford, very drunk and challenging another man to fight, Patrick Durney, a native of the Emerald Isle, was charged with being drunk and disorderly on the 23rd of April. He was also charged with being drunk on licensed premises on the same date.-The same witness proved the charges.—Defendant was sentenced to 28 daya' imprisonment. ASSAULT. Evan Llewelyn, Rhiwfawr, Lower Cwmtwrch; Edwin Jones, Gwryd, Lower Cwmtwrch; John Ivor Williams, Midland-terrace, Pontardawe, and Thomas Hughes, Old Mill. Gurnos. Ystalyfera, were charged with assaulting P.C. Higgins at Llan- gadock on Easter-Monday. Mr. T. C. Hurley (Messrs. T. Geo. Williams and Hurley), Llandilo. appeared for the prosecution. WitnesS1 deposed that on the date under notice he saw the defendants attacking another man at the railway station. Witness was dressed in plain clothes at the time. He tried to persuade them to desist, with the result, that they turned upon him. He received a bruiso on the leg and a cut on the face. Defendants would not loose their hold until othfr constables arrived on the scene. All the de- fendants had been drinking. The Chairman said it was too bad that men of the type of defendant- should come to (I peaceful place like Llangadook and create disturbances. They were fined J61 each and costs. GAMING. W. Griffiths, Drefach, Llanarthney; Gwilym Morsran, Mvnyddcerrig. Llanddarog, and Henry Taylor, of 2, Calvert-street. Swansea, were charged with gaming with a coin at Llangadock Races on Easter-Monday. P.C. Protheroo said that about 2.30 p.m. on the oocasion under notioe he saw the two defendants Griffiths and Morgan standing around Taylor who threw dice on a board. Witness seized the dice and the board. Defendants gave wrong names and addresses. Defendants now pleaded ignorance, and said they did not know that what they were doing was illegal. D.C.C. Evans said the constable had been sta- tioned on the race course with a view to put a stop to this kind of game. Defendants were fined 10s. and costs each. PERMITTING DRUNKENNESS. Thomas Hall, Plough Inn, was charged with per- mitting drunkenness. P.C. Reynolds proved the case, and defendant was fined 10s. and costs.

Ammanford Monday, May 25th.—Before Messrs. W. J. Wil- iianis (in the chair). Hy. Herbert. J. Lewis. D. H- Evans, and T. Thomas. APPLICATIONS. On the application of Mr. T. I Evans an eject- ment order was granted to Del. Hy. Thomas, of Frondeg, Tycroes. in respect of a monthly tenant bearing a similar name in the occupation of a house called Maosgwyn, Penygroe-. Mr. John Parry, licensee of the Telegraph Hotel. Ammanford, wa-s granted an occsaional license for the sale of intoxicating liquor on the Ammanford Recreation Ground on the 1st prox. on condition that tea and general refreshments be provided sis well. COPPER SHORT OF A PINT. Making the above plea, a trampinir labourer, named Thos. Fitzinaurice. who by the. way had 2s. lOd. in his possession, was sent to a fortnight". im- prisonment for beggiiur alms in Quay-street. Amman- ford, on Saturday evening. I DRUNKENNESS. Fur offences of drunkenness the following were dealt with as under:—John Jones, Camiel, L6s. Oliver Morris, i'enybank-road, Ammanford. £1; Thos. Rees. Coronation-road, Garnant, 5". and, costs;

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Lampeter FRIDAY, May 22nd.-Before Messrs. J. G. Harford (in the chair), B. Davies-Evans, and A. R. T. Jones. TRANSFER OF LICENCE. A transfer of the licence of the Crown Inn was granted to Mrs. Leo Evans from the late Mrs. Margaret Thomas. A transfer of the licence of Ffrwdywhiaid Arms was granted to Mr. David Evans from the late Mrs. Sarah Evans. FISHING. Mr. Ivor Jones, 19, Bridge-street, Carmarthen, was charged by Mr. E. S.Davics, water bailiff. with having fished for trout without a licence on the 15th April at Neuaddfawr Meadows. Mr. H. W. Howell appeared to prosecute. Complainant said he saw defendant fishing in the Grannell. He asked defendant for his licence; he said*" that he did not have it in his possession, as it was at Carmarthen. He said it was for the Towy, and hç thought he could fish anywhere with it. Complainant wrote him asking him to send the licence on to him, but he had no reply. The Chairman asked Mr. Howell whether he had ascertained whether he had a licence on the Towy or not, and Mr. Howell replied that he bad not done so. A fine of 5s. and costs was imposed. DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. John Evans, Maesllyn, Cwrtnewydd, was charged by D.C.C. Williams with having been drunk and disorderly at Drefach, Llunwenog, on May 1st. P.C. Owen, giving evidence, said defendant came up to him on the road, and attempted to hit him with a stick. He closed with him before he could do so. He was drunk and disorderly, and witness had great trouble in getting him home. Defendant, who did not appear, was fined 10s. and costs. John Griffiths, Llwyndafydd, sheep dealer, was charged by D.C.C. Williams with a similar offence committed at Lampeter on May 6th. Inspector Jones proved the case. It was Dalis fair, and defendant was very noisy. Fined 10s. including costs. ALLEGED FURIOUS RIDING. James Rowland, Pantauamlwg, Llanon, was charged bv D.C.C. Williams with having furiously ridden a horse at Lampeter on May 6th. Defendant appeared, and denied the charge. P.C. T. J. Morgan said defendant was furiously riding the pony through the streets. There were a lot of people about. He stopped defendant, and called his attention to the fact. Defendant told him that he could take his course, that he must show his pony somewhere. Inspector Jones corroborated, and said defendant was warned by several policemen. Defendant, giving evidence, said he did not bring the pony out in the day-time, but in the evening, when there were no other horses on the road. He thought that was always the custom. He had been coming to Dalis fair for about 20 years, and always did so. It was a high-actioned pony, but did not go very fast. It was more of a show pony than anything els'e. He could not pull up at once when the police shouted to him. When defendant said he had ridden down past Mr. Charles Evans' place, the Chairman remarked, "If you ran past Charles' Evans' you would have broken your neck because of the holes." Asked by D.C.C. Williams why he did not go down Pontfaen way to show the pony, where there were no people, as- requested by the police, defen- dant roplied that it was no good his showing the pony to the hedges; he would have to show it where the dealers were. Mr. D. I. Rees, auctioneer, said he saw the de. fendant riding the pony. It was a little show pony, and the pace was' only five of six miles an hour. The defendant would have to show the pony to the persons who wanted it. On defendant calling another witness, the Chair- man said they did not want to hear any more. Ihey had heard Mr. Rees' opinion as to the pace, and the case would be dismissed. They knew there was a great deal of fast riding always in the fair, but the population was not decreased by Dalis fair; why many were not killed he did not know. SATtTRDAT, May 23rd (Special).—Befoite Messrs Roderick Evans (in the chair), W. Jones (mayor), and B. Davies-Evans. DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. Thomas Murphy, a tramping labourer. was brought up in custody charged with the above offence. Inspector Jones deposed that prisoner was JrunK and disorderly in Bryn road the previous night. Defendant admitted the charge, and was fined 2s. 6d. and costs. DESERTION. Darnel Evans. Ty'ngroes, Silian, was brought up in custody charged by Mr. T. LI. Evans, relieving officer, with having neglected to maintain his wife and children, who were chargeable to the union. It was stated that defendant's family had cost the guardians a<bout £ 33 since defendant was commit- ted to prison before. Up to his previous committal they had cost about £ 150. Defendant had been lost sight of for years. Defendant now made charges of unfaithfulness against his wife. The previous conviction was proved, and defen- dant was committed to prison for two months' with hard labour.

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THE SECRET BARGAJN AND THE ULSTER PLOT The following address waa delivered by Mr. Rud- yard Kipling, the woll-known poet, at a. protest demonstration organised by the League of British Covenantors at Tunbridge Wells oil May 16th. Mr. lludyard Kipling, who was warmly cheered, said: When I was a young man in India I used to report criminal caiw for the newspaper that em- ployed me. It was interesting work becausa it in- troduced mo to forgers and embezzlers and niLtrdercr3 and enterprising sportsmen of that kind. Sometimes after I had reported their trial I used to visit my friends in gaol when they were doing their sentences. I remember ono man there who got off with a life sentence for murder. lIe was a clever, smooth- spoken chap, and he told me what ho on u.<i tho story of his life. It wasu t a very truthful account, but ho finished by ono true sentence. He said: Take it from me that when a man starts crooked, one thing leads to another till he finds himself in such a posi- tion that he has to put somebody out of tho way to get straight again." Well, that exactly describes the presont position of the Cabinet (cheers and laughter). They started crooked: one thing led to another till they found themselves in such a position that they had to put someone out of the way to get straight again. Nearly all practical and constructive crime that is not done for the sake of a woman is done for money (laughter). I won't make wild statements about other people's characters—we can leave that to the Chancellor of the Exchequer—(groans)—but 1 should like to draw your attention to these plain, acknow- ledged facts. We know that, with a few exceptions, the members of the Cabinet are not men of large private means or independent incomes. We know that at least two of them found it necessary to sup- plement their official incomes of JE7,000 and £ 5,000 by taking part in a Stock Exchange venture, which was floated (about the time the Titanic sank) in a way that was too much even for the >mooR: Exchange (cheers and laughter). We were not permuted to know how many of their colleagues took part in the ramp; but we do know that their colleagues upheld their action both in the House of Commons and out of it. We are justified in assuming, then, that tho bulk of the Cabinet, and certainly the most notorious persons in it, are dependent largely on their ofEcial salaries plus what they make in tips (cheers and laughter). People who are dependent on their salaries take good care to make the billet that gives them their salaries as permanent as possible. One thing naturally leads to another. CABINET'S CROOKED WORK. A good deal of crooked work oil the part of the Cabinet ended in the passage of the Parliament Act, by which the Cabinet assured itself a straight run of at least five years' salary (laughter). The Parliament Act provided that under no circumstances should the House of Lords be allowed to refer any legislation to the electorate, and that the length of a Parliament should lw five years. Of course, the Cabinet pro- mised on their word of honour that a Second Chamber should be created as soon at. possible (laughter). But that was another bit of crooked work. The Parliament Act meant that, if their majority could be kept together the Cabinet stood to mako over £ 400,000 in salaries alone during their erm of office. But still there was a danger that tho inde- pendent individual member of Parliament might object to passing legislation that struck him as too corrupt or too dangerous. It was necessary to give the private member a direct financial interest in voting for Cabinet measures. That interest was at once supplied. The House of Commons voted itsolf 9400 per head per annum out of the nation's money. It was crooked work. but, as the Premier has pointed out, the Hou of Commons was the supreme and ultimate master of the situation. Therefore, it embezzled public funds under trust—(cheers)—well knowing that it could not be called to account. The meanest sneak-thief takes his chance against the laws of civilised society. The House of Commons took none. As long as the Cabinet stayed in office every Coalition member of Parliament knew that ho would get his cheque for 2100 every quarter. Men will do a l!Teat deal for the sake of £400 n vear cer- tain for five years (cheers and laughter). You foo how one thing leads to another. BUYING SUTPORT. The Parliament Act and the fact that no Second Chamber had been created prevented tho possibility of any interference by electors outside; payment of members prevented any revolt on the part of mem- bers inside the House. The Cabinet were in the position of a firm of fraudulent solicitors who had got an unlimited power-of-attorney from a client by false pretences and could not dispose of their client's estate as they pleased. The only drawback to the bituation was that their majority was not big enough to make them independent of the Irish Nationalist vote. If that vote were not bought the Cabinet would lose their salaries as well as the chance of supplementing those salaries, which we know was a valuable chance, and the private member would lose a very comfortable income. Do you follow me? (cheers and laughter). So the Irish Nationalist vote was .bought by means of the Home Rule Bill. One thing had led to another, till the Cabinet found themselves in an awkward position. The Rome Rule Bill, as they thought, was the easiest way out of it. Up till that time the Cabinet's- legislation had been nothing more than corrupt, or reckless, or dangerous. The passing of the Parlia- ment Act had. of course, destroyed the "onstitution of this country, and the law of the land had been made to fit the needs of the Cabinet. We had been degraded in the eyes of all nations who value the purity of their justice or the personal honour of their administrators. But so far that had been all. Till the Home Rule Bill was produced the Cabinet had done nothing which fatally and irretrievably com- promised the unity of Great Britain or the safety of the Empire, or made existence unendurable to any large section of the King's subjects. NATIONALIST METHODS. The Home Rule Bill broke the faith of genera- tions; it. officially recognised sedition, privy con- spiracy, and rebellion; it subsidised the secret forces of boycott, intimidation, outrage, and murder; and it created an independent stronghold in which all these forces could work together, as they have always and openly boasted that they would, for the de- struction of Great Britain. Understand that I do not for one instant blame the Nationalists. They are what they are-(langhter)-what their particular type of their face has always been since the beginning of recorded history. They have done nothing and, so £'lr as in them lies, they have suffered nothing to be done for the peace or the material advancement of their land. They have imposed their own ancient iorm of tribal administration on large tracts of Ireland—a despotism of secret societies, a. government of denunciation by day and terrorism nj night. You can see the fruits of tneir work within a few hours of where we stand if you choose to visit the cities or the countrysides that they control by their peculiar metho(t,s-by the only methods they have ever under- st.oocl-by the methods of fear, oppression, and hate. To do them justice .they have never faltered in their passionate and persistent hatred of England. They have preached it and practised it by every means in their power. They have prayed for the success of Engbud's enemies in every quarter of the world; they have assisted tnose enemies with men and arms; tlvv have jeered at England's defeat; they have befouled the honour of England's Army, and they have mocked England's dead (" Shame.") It was to men with this record of crime and hatred that the Cabinet proposed to hand over a portion of our United Kingdom—(cries of "Never")—for no other reason than that they mig-ht. continue in enjoy- ment of their office. They were warned from the first of the certain consequences -of their action; they were entreated—abjectly entreated as I think— to refer the matter to the electors. They were even offered the lives and fortunes of the Loyalists in the South and West of Ireland if they would leave the North and East out of their Bill of Sale. MEANING OF HOME RULE. You know their answer. You know Ulster's answer (cheers). You know wirh what devotion and self-s.i.crifice Ulster has set her hou-e in order to aver; this crime. Ulster is the first community in our realm to realise that this Home Rule Bill means life or death—and better death than the life it will impose- upon her sons (cheers). But the Home Rule Bill is equally one of life or death to every free man in the Tpngdom. Ireland is sold to day. To-morrow it may be the turn of the Southern counties to be weighed off as a make- weiglit in some secrot bargain. Why not? Three

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The funeral of Mrs. William Thomas, widow of the late Mr. W. Thomas, of Talmorlais, Dowlais, took place at Pant Cemetery, Dowlais, on Saturday. The deceased, who had reached the advanced age of 88 years, was the daughter of the well-known writer David Owen (Brutus). Francis Evans, of Whitford, Holywell, who was on Monday sent to prison for one month, made a determined attempt to re-gain his liberty. Wheiti being conveyed by train handcuffed to Carmarthen Gaol. jumped through the window and commenced to run across country. The constable who had charge of him brought the train to «, standstill by pulling the communication cord, and then set off in pursuit. After a chase of several hundred yards he succeeded in capturing the runaway. He then took him back to the train, and the journey was resumed. About six o'clock on Sunday morning a man named Gomer Davies' (30), residing at Gellynejtadd, Pontardawe, was found lying on the side of the rail- way near the Glantawe Works with his head terribly smashed. The unfortunate man was removed to his home, where he died three hours later. It is sil I mised that he was knockcd down by a passing engine. He leaves a widow and three children.

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Archibald Bishop. Bethesda Villas, Glanamman, promised to sign the pledge and was bound over, Trevelyan John, Merdyissa, Llandebie, 8s.; Matthew Taylor, Penygarn, Penygroes, 5s. and costs; Dd. Morgan, Pengwen, l'enygroes, let off on payment of costs. OBSCENE LANGUAGE. Using obscene language at Park-terrace, Panty- ffynon. on the 9th inst.-a night already made memo- rable—Frederick J. Pines was fined 10s. and costs, or 14 days, on the evidence of P.C.s Williams and Jones. Similarly summoned Elias Thomas, of the same âddre-ss. was also fined 10s. and costs. Arising out of the same circumstances, Edward Melia, of Park-terrace, wai proceeded against for N drunkenness and disorderly conduct. He was fined 5s. and costs. ROAD OFFENCES. Driving a horse and cart without light, Daniel Jenkins, Park Mill, Ammanford, was fined 2s. 6d. and costs. P.C. Williams summoned John IN. Welch, of PeTlY- bank, for furiously driving a motor bicycle on the evening of the 7th inst. The police officer stated that defendant rode at the rate of between 25 and 30 miles an hour. Defendant admitted he was going rather fast, but not more than 15 to 20 miles an hour. He could not have gained the speed mentioned by the constable as he had only started the engine 300 yards away. Did I nearly knock anybody down? was his question to the police officer, and the latter's reply was in the nega- tive, but he qualified it by saying that several had to run to the roadside for safety. A fine of 5s. and costs was imposed. HAD FITS. Mary Ann Owens, a young girl of Maesycoed Llandebie. applied for an affiliation order against Thos. Anthony Davies, of Carpenter's Arms, Llan- gadock. in respect. of a male child born on the 6th of March last. Defendant did not appear, and it was stated that he now lived at Porth. Mr. Hy. Noyes (for the applicant) said that was a rather different case from the ordinary run. De- fendant kept company with the girl for about two years, and had already promised to marry her before the seduction took place. However, he seduced her, and went away, and his excuse now for not marrying her was that he was suffering from fits. Applicant gave evidence, stating that she gave birth to twins, but only one was alive. Defendant, who was a collier, was the father. She produced two letters from him in which he offered payment of 3s. 6d. a week, and explained that the only reason he had got for not marrying her was that he was suffer- ing from a bad thing, and that is. fits." However if she wished it, he was prepared to do one of the two. namely, pay or marry her with the fits. or. if she liked, to pay until he was alright. He added in another letter that he was undergoing treatment at the hands of a negro." It was stated that he was not suffering from fit-; while in Llandebie. An order of 4s. a week. with costs and expenses, was made. WHITE'S TRACTION ENGINE. Sidney White, amusement caterer, of Ammanford and Cardiff, was summoned for using his traction engine on Llandebie-road without having in force a license or permit authorising him. Mr. W. L. Smith appeared for the defendant and said that Mr. White himself had no personal knowledge of the offence, as his sons had entire con- 1, trol over the traction engine. He was thus more sinned against than sinning. The Bench ordered him to pay costs—6s. 6d. SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER'S THEFT. A Sunday school teacher, named Enoch Roberts, of Tairgwaith. Gwaun-cae-gurwen. stood in the dock charged with the theft of a filleted haddock, three bloaters, and a pair of kippers, value Is., from the shop of Wm. Pattison. Garnant. Mr. W. L. Smith appeared to defend. Evidence was given by Wm. Pattison and P.S. Richards. It would appear that. the defendant visi- ted Pattison's shop late on the night of the 11th inst., and. being under the influence of drink, took the fish. Mr. W. L. Smith said the defendant up to now had borne an irreproachable character, but that night he. in company with a friend, had a drunken bout. He was a Sunday school teacher, and that made the I offence more regrettable still. The Chairman said they took a lenient view of the case, and felt very sorry for the defendant, who had only himself to blame for having had to appear at the court. They hoped lie would pause to think seriously over his conduct, and that he would never come there asain. He would be dealt with under the First Offender's Act. and was ordered to pay costs. NEIGHBOUR'S SQUABBLE. A considerable amount of time was taken up with the hearing of a batch of summonses in which Thos. Evans, a contractor, of Felinfaeh. Upper Cw-mtwrch, summoned a neighbour named Charles Lines, for malicious damage to a creeper trailing around the door: Mrs. Margaret Evans. wife of the former, also summoned Charles Lines, and Mrs. Rachel Lines. for assault. Mr. Hy. Noyes appeared for the com- plainants, and Mr. Clarke (of the firm of Messrs. Viner Loeder and Morris, Swansea) defended. The Bench dismissed the first two eases without cost- and fined Mrs. Rachel Lines Is. and costs for what they considered to be a technical assault.

"J years ago you would have said that the Marconi scandals and the appointment of the present Lord Chief Justice were impossible (cheers). Three months ago you would have said that the plot against Ulster was impossible. Nothing is impossible in a land without a Constitution—nothing except peace. We may believe that President Huerta would not sell a province of Mexico to the United States. We have no right to believe that of our own England. Else, why are we here to-day? A province and a people of Great Britain are to be sold to their and our enemies. We are forbidden to have any voice in this sale of our own flesh and blood. We have no tribunal under Heaven to appeal to except the corrupt parties to that sale and their paid followers. And what has happened within the last two months? One thing led to another till the Cabinet found themselves in such a position that they had to put someone out of tho way to get straight again. So they proposed to put Ulster out of the way. With this object they secretly prepared the largest com- bined expedition of both arms that has been launched since the Crimea—a force of horse, foot, field-guns, howitzers, battleships, cruisers, and destroyers (a Voice: "And murderers.") If these Ulster cattle could not be sold on the hoof. they should be deli- vered as carcases. Then they made a slip. It takes nerve to organise cattle-killing on a large tcale. They gave the officers told off for the business their choice-whether they would first provoke collision with, and then loose death and destruction on, the one loyal, the one prosperous, the one law-abiding portion of Ireland at the order of a secret Cabinet Committee, or whether they would face the ruin of their careers as officers in the Army of the King. GOVERNMENT'S INIQUITOUS INTENTIONS. The choice was not so easy as it sounds. For, remember, that though the Constitution had ceased to exist, though the men who were pliiiiiiii, these infamies had put all methods of civilised government behind them, yet the old trappings of Constitutional- ism. the old form and conventions of civilised government, still remained. They were a valuable i asset to the Cabinet. They were the cloak under [ which the conspirators could operate, behind which they could threaten. These men who met to arrange massacre, these men who would bombard an open town of loyal subjects sooner than risk the loss of thirteen guineas a day, while they asked the electors for leave to do so, these outlaws were still His Majesty's Ministers, powerful heads of great Depart- mciits of State. They could make or break the careers of honourable men. The officers took their choice of the alternatives so brutally presented to them. They elected to forfeit their pay and position rather than do this work to save the pay and position of His Majesty's Ministers (cheers). By their choice —to their eternal honour and glory, be it recorded- the Army saved the Empire (loud cheers). What has happened since? The Cabinet and the House of Commons have drawn eight weeks more salary (laughter). If the Cabinet do not go forward with the Home Rule Bill they will cease to draw any salary (laughter). Therefore, they must go forward with the Home Rule Bill. We know, oil mankind knows, they did not shrink from attempted murder to overcome beforehand the opposition which they knew their act would incite. Through no fault of the Cabinet that attempt failed. But do not be under any delusion. Do not be deceived by any talk of arrangements or accommoda- tions in the House of Commons. If the Cabinet think that murder will serve the Cabinet's turn again they will attempt it again. And they will go further. In the light of their record two months ago we are justified in believing that if by any lie, by any falsification of fact, speech, document, or telegram, by any bribe of money, title, I vi or promotion, by subornation of evidence or pre- arranged provocation—if -by these things the blame of causing bloodshed can be laid upon L ister the Cabinet will openly or secretly lend itself to that work (a Voice: Blackguards.) Ulster and as much of Ireland as dares to express itself wishes to remain within the Union and under the flag cf the nion. The Cabinet, for reasons which I have given, intend to drive them out. The electors of Great jjr'tain never sanctioned this (cheers). Ulster has made every sacrifice save one to make effective her inten- tion to remain in the Union. She stands ready to make that last sacrifice. How do we stand in this matter? (a Voice: "With Ulster.") i Our forefathers, who were no strangers to tyranny, would have set their liowse in order long ere this. but we who encounter it for the first time in genera- tions are slow to realise that civil war is possible. For civil war is possible. Civil war is inevitable unless our rulers can be brought to realise that, even jiow, they must submit these grave matters to the judgment of a free people (cheers). If they do not. all file history of our land shows there is but one end for us—destruction from within or destruction from without (oheers).