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j MEIITHYR.
MEIITHYR. ALLEGED OUTRAGE AT PKNRHIWOKIBEB.—' Thursday — before Mr North — at Merthy Police Court, six young fellows, Hy. Brown, Vf1rJ1' Phillips, Dd. Coates, John Daniels, Ebene«0r Daniels, and Del. Bretze, were committed to bbØ assizes for trial upon a charge of crimin»' assaulting a married woman named Mary wood"
THE TYLORSTOWN DISASTER,
THE TYLORSTOWN DISASTER, MANSION HOUSE AND MR G. L. CAMPBELL. We have received for publication the following letter from Mr W. J. Soutsby. for manv years private secretary to the Lord Mayor of London, to Mr George L. Campbell. J.P., secretary of the Central Association for Dealing with Mining Accideut Distress, and consulting and Parlia. mentary secreta>y of the Monmouthshire and South Wales Miners' Permanent Provident Society :— The Mansion House, London. April 28th, 1896. Dear Mr Campbell,—Someone has kindly sent me the Cardiff newspapers of yesterday, con- taining a report of the miners' society's meeting, when I am sorry to see you were hauled over the coalB" for the advice we elicited from you in relation to the Tylorstown disaster. I think those who blamed you showed a remarkable forgetfulness of what you have done tor miners generaily-and for Welsh miners especially-in years past. On many occasions you have been the first to prompt us to start relief funds, and your annual conferences here have kept alight the flickering flame of enthusiasm and interest for miners in their times of distress and need. An unnecessary Mansion House Fund—or one that is a failure-does more harm to future appeals than can be imagined, besides removing the healthy stimulus of local effort and local self- respect which are so essential. I hope one result of the meeting will not be to make you chary of giving us advice when next we invite it, for, if it is, we shall certainly have lost a wise counsellor, and the miners an excellent and I fir-seeing friend.-I am, yours very truly, W. J. SotTLSBT. G. L. Campbell, Esq., J.P.
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THE MARRIAGE FRAUDS. J. C Skates, J. Abrahams, and D. M. StrateL,, the three principals in the World's Great Marriage Association, who were recently con- victed of fraud, are preparing a statement respect- ing the registration and general working of the association, with a view to legal proceed ngs for the purpose of quashing their conviction. the purpose of quashing their conviction. NEW YORK PRICES. fHECTKn'S TELEGRAMS, 1 NBWYOBK, Thursday.—Money easy. Sterling Exchange steady. The Stock Market was dull and irregnlar to-day, with a lagging tendency. I Consequent on probable exports of gold, the I closing was steady with a slight rally from the lowest prices, but with fractional net losses. Government and Railway Bonds were easier. Silver Bars unaltered. Cotton advanced on higher cables and shorts covenng, and olosed steady spot steady. Cotton oil inActive-e-nde, 21c. yellow, 25c. Petroleum-refined quiet. Lard—cash market closed dull. Wheat opened firm, and re- mained so throughout on unfavourable spring wheat reports and bad weather in the north. west spot opened quiet, but closed firm; Flour dull and 5 points lower. Corn ruled firm in sympathy with wheat spot steady. Sugar firm at late rates. Coffee has been generally firm and closed steady spot steady and higher. Tin ruled easier. Iron quiet. Copper easy. April 33 Aprt 29 Call Money U.S. Gov. Bonds 2V» p.c 2 p. Ditto, other Securities 2 p.c 2 1 Kxchango on London,60 days signt 4.SV% 4 87!i Ditto, Cable Transfers ^.89V« 4.G9' Exchange Paris, 60 (lays' sight 5. !6'/4 S.i6*/4 Exchange on Berlin Days »95l/« i 5^, Four per Cent. U.S. Funded Loan 109».4 109% Western Union Telegraph Shares 85% 86 ft Atchison Topeka, and S. Fa 15'/» 15% I Do. Do. 4 p.c. Mor 30 goy4 Do. 1)0. 5 p.c. Income 34 2A\ Baltimore and Ohio 17 i 17 V, Canada Southern Shares 50% 60% Canadian Pacific 60 60 Central New Jersey 107% i 107 CentraJ Pacific Shares — 15 lfj% Chesapeake and Ohio Common 17'4 j7va Chicago, Burlington and Quincey, 80% 81% Chicago and North-Western, Ord. 1 105% Chicago and N. Western Preferred 1:8 148 Chicago Milwaukee, and St. Paul1 78% 78% Chicago and Rock Island 7184 CleveFd, Cin.. Ch., & St. Ls. Ordy 35 55y* Delaware and Hudson 127Vi 1^T4 Delaware Lackawana 159 159 Denver and Rio Grande Shares 13 1,)1,. Denver Preferred 48% 491/, Illinois Central Shares 97 97 Lake Shore & Michigan Southern 149% lS0 Louisvill and Na.hvi.Ue Shares 52 52% Michigan Central Shares 97% m Missouri Kansas, and Texas 12 12% Missouri Pacific 27% 27% New York,Lake Erie.and Western 1' 15 Ditto, Second Mortgage Bonds 68 66% NewYorkCentralandHndsonRiv 9.8 cj8 New York,Ontario 4 Western,Ord' ".5% 16% Northern Prciflc Common ji j ii/2 Northern Pacific Preferred 12% 12% Norfol and Western Preferred 514 5% Ohio and Mississippi Ord. Shares Pennsylvania and Philadelphia.. 54% 54% Philadelphia and Beading Shares 12^ 12 4 Philadelphia Reading5p.c.lstlnc 31% 31% Do. do. 4 p.c.Mor 80 79T,« Union Paciifc Shares < 8% 8% Wabash St Louis. and Pacific 7% i 7 Wabaeh St Louis, etc. Pref. Shrs 18% .1 18% COTTON AND PRODUCE MARKETS Cotton,day's receipts at U.S.porta 3,000 2,000 Cotton.day's receipts at Gulf ports 3.000 3.00c Cotton, day's export to G Britain1 3,000 l.OCO Cotton, day's export to Continent 4000 0,000 Cotton future May delivery 7.92 7.87 Cotton future July delivery 7.91 7'85 Cotton middling upland N, York 8% 8.. Cotton middling New Orleans 7|j 7% Petroleum, refined in ca*es 7 70 7.80 Petroleum,sta'dardWhice N.York' 6 80 6 95 Petroleum,st'd white Philadelphia' 6 75 6 90 Petroleum Pip« Line Certs May 123% 124 V, Spirits of Turpentine 29 29% Lard, Wilcox's Spot. 5.5 5.C0 Tallow, Prime City 31 3*/ Sugar, fair refinine Moscovados 3% Do. 96 p.c. Centrifugal 4 £ wL Corn, New mixed. Western spot 3611. 37 Corn futures May 35a/ jgg/ Corn futures July | 35^? 36V, Spring Wheat. No. 1 spot 73% 72% Wheat, red winter on the spot 76% 7534 Wheat delivery May 70 £ 70 Wheat dilivery July 70 £ 7(«, Coffee Rio No. 7 .5% iji. Coffee Rio No. 7 Low Ord. May ia.95 12.85 Coffee ditto July delivery 12.K 12.30 Flour ex State Skipping Brand* 2. 5 Iron, No. 2 Northern 13.55 laOO Tin, Australian — — lilo 15.40 Copper W.75 10.37% I Steel Balis ■, 28 28 Freight Qrain Lfterpool steamers l%d j./d Freight Grain cteamen London. 2%d 2V*d freight. Cotton to Liverpool .• iV •jjlver ■; 67% whe»L Chieaeo May <nUvery. 02 eg Cora, Chicago, May delivery — ^8% 2S% Turpentine Savannah <S 21%
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ANOTHER DAY WITH THE BARRY…
ANOTHER DAY WITH THE BARRY BILL. WESTMINSTER, THTESDAT. Perhaps never in the recollection of the oldest Parliamentary hand have the Lords or Common* in Committee-rooms assembled been so much occupied with Private Billa at the present time. Although there are no great sensational schemes before Parliament in. volving a complete upheaval of local commercial conditions, such as was the case, for instance, when the Manchester Ship Canal and the Barry Dock were promoted in adjoining room*, still there is a multiplicity of heavy measures which keep Parliamentary counsel and the representatives of the great railway com- panies constantly on the rush from room to room. Mr Pope, Q.C., was not to be seen at all to-day in Committee-room No. 2, where the Welsh Bills are being promoted and some other leading counsel were so much occupied elsewhere that when wanted they had to be led like lambs to the slaughter. It is an amusing and instructive sight to watch the manoeuvring on the part of the various interests to secure the pre- sence of their respective leaders at critical moments. Perhaps in examination-in-chief or in cross- examination a strong point is made for or against one of the parties. The solicitor for the interest most damaged by the particular statement looks round and finds that of the long team of counsel whom he has briefed only a shy and verdant junior is present. Immediately messengers are sent off right and left, and almost by physical force a silk gown is wrested from another room. The Bute opposition to the Barry Bill must have been almost in extremis to-day when Sir William Lewis himself darted off on a voyage of discovery, and was to be seen shortly afterwards bearing back along the corridor Mr Pember, Q.C., the two elderly gentlemen making for Committee. room No. 2 at a, quick trot, the eminent Q.C. at the same time devouring a sandwich and taking in all the tips" that the Bute agent was pantingly imparting to him. Truly, men ought to be well paid for work like this There were some fresh arrivals in the Committee-room to-day, including Sir Edward Hill, Mr John Cory, Sir John Jones Jenkins (who remained a very ehort time), ML- Ferrier, Mr Tom Hughes (of Bridgeud), Dr. Franklen vans, etc. The noble Lords showed at the start of business for the day that they do not care for the piling up of evidence of one class merely for the purpose of a game of "br<lg," and they hinted that they did not want to hear any more traders if their only mission was to say ditto to their predecessors. At the same time, the noble chairman, who is one of the most patient and reason- able of men, ItS is shown by the Babel of noise which he tolerates in the Committee- room, was careful to add that the Committee would not shut out a witness who might have anything new to say. Then came Mr James Bell, the able resident engineer of the Barry Dock, who must have found it a relief to get rid of his pointers," even though as an alternative he had to face a formidable array of cross- examining counsel. The Bill was great on measurements and distances, for particulars of which, should the average reader care to know anything about them, reference had better be made to his evidence given below. Later on came Mr Rees Jones, of the Ocean Collieries, whose emphatic sentences and clear diction always tell with a Parliamentary Committee. There was a little spar between Mr Pember, Q.C., and Mr Rees Jones when the latter did not oare to make all his secrets public. In a recent notorious case before another tribunal witnesses were allowed to to give evidence without disclosing their names, which were simply written on slips of paper and handed in to the judgment seat. Mr Rees Jones was quite willing to do this. He would answer the question on paper, but apparently he did not care about the answer getting into the papers. The difficulty was easily adjusted, and the Committee shortly afterwards passed on to other evidence. Mr Forster Brown, the eminent engineer, was as usual one of the most unpopular witnesses for the Barry Dock Company. His mind is a perfect store of statistics as to b past, present, and future mineral resources of South Wales. Listening to him, one would say that the faddists who predict that in years to come some substitute must be found for coal as an article of fuel have not a single leg to stand upon, for the South Wales coalfield seems to be practically inexhaus- tible. For aome reason or other, Mr Bompas, Q.C., who is a sort of standing counsel for the Rhymney Railway— his brother, it may be explained, is a leading permanent official of the company — thought well to tackle Mr Forster Brown. It is always difficult to know exactly what Mr Bompas is driving at. He is talked of as the next probable judge in succession to Mr Justice Charles, and should he be elevated to the judicial bench his droning voice and amiable manner will of course be lost to the Parliamentary bar for ever. The learned Q.C., it may not be generally known, is a son of the leader lawyer from whom Dickens drew his character of Serjeant Buzfuz in the celebrated trial of Bardell versus Pickwick." When one recalls the picture of the exaggerated style and bombastio manner of that celebrated advocate, who was able to magnify an order for chops and tomato sauce into an offer of marriage, one must, at any rate, give Mr Bompas credit for a very marked departure from the ways of his burlesque progenitor. The next witness made things a bit lively all round. With what glibeness of tongue, what loquacity Mr Edward Davies, with his avalanche of words, completely overwhelmed the Committee, counsel, promoters, opponents, and everybody else. Ho has, indeed, the hwyl." His appearance in the witness-box reoalled his highly-respected and able father, Mr Ocean Davies, as he waa some. times called, who with a quick repartee once completely upset an able member of the Bar. Thinking to discredit Mr Davies with a reference to his homhle origin, of which be himself was always proud, the gentleman of the loug robe observed, "You speak with a good deal of authority on these intricate points, Mr Davies. I believe you were formerly a sawyer, were you not?" "Yes," replied the ready Welshman. but I was always top sawyer." The laugh, which wae long and loud, was not vrith the barrister. Mr Edward Davies, as a, director of the Barry Campsny, certainly gave very able and valuable evidence to-day, though even some of his friends might have objected that he was a little too disoursive. His cross examination by Mr Pember was not a little amusing, particu- larly when the teMned counsel iDlrinuaringty alluded to a little flirbatisn on the part of the Barry Company with the Rhymaey Company. What do yon mean by flirtation ?" sternly asked Mr Davies. Come, now, Mr Daviea," remarked Mr Pember with a knowing look, "we surely remember the pleasant incidents of our youth sufficiently well to know the meaning of that word." And so the badinage went on for a little time until another long spell of dreary facts WM entered upon, at the conclusion of which the Committee did not seem at all sorry to adjourn till to-morrow, at the same time hinting that it would not be possible to reach the next Bm-he Bute-libymney amalgamation—*fll Monday.
BARRY RAILWAY BILL. ": --,.
BARRY RAILWAY BILL. The Select Committee of the House of Lords, of which Lord Clinton is chairman, met again on Thursday to further consider the Bill of the Barry Company for obtaining a to the Rhymney Valley. Mr Worsley Taylor, Q.C., Mr Freeman, Q.C., and Mr Shaw appeared as counsel for the pro- moters, and the opponents of the Bill were represented as follows The Rhymney Railway Company by Mr Pember, Q.O., Mr Bompu, Q.C., Mr Balfour Browne, Q.C., and Mr Moon the Taff Vale Railway Company by Mr Pope, Q.O., Mr Littler, Q.C., Mr Balfour Browne, Q.C., and Mr Noble; the Bute Docks Company by Mr Pemfcer, Q C., Mr Erskiue Pollock, Q C., and Mr Trevor Lewis; the Glamorgan Canal Navigation Company by Mr Brskine Pollock, Q.O., and Mr Trevor Lewis the Marquis of Bute and Barl 01 Dumfries by Mr Penaber, Q.C., Mr Mcskine Pollook, Q.C., and Mr Woodfall and the Glamorganshire County Cooaail by Mr Rees William. < On their Lordships assembling, The Chairman said that they heard laat night at the adjournment that there were a graat many more trade witaeosea t*«all. Thay had already had a great many colliery owners, aad tbey all said practically the same. The Committee Aid not wish to hear farther" evidence from traders unless they could say something new. Mr Shaw said be would go carefully through the proofs aDd see wbat witnesses could be eliminated. engiseer of the Barry Dock, said he bad got oat a table shoudag the distance from a common point. The distance. from Junction to the Rhymney Railway Company's Cardiff Junction with the Great Western was 19 miles 15 chain" By the new route4o>ihe centre of the dook all Barry it, woald be 15 mil.4-cbainø.f-Tbe two being 5 miles 69 cb8 rora the same point to Barry, via Cogan, was 16 miles chains. The difference between that and the first distance he gave—9 miles 15 chains—-was 7 miles distance he gave—9 miles 15 chains—-was 7 miles 34 chain. To the centre of Penarth Dock from Aber Junction was 12 miles;) chains so that the proposed route to Barry would be only three miles laager than to the Penarth Dock. To the centre of the south side of the Roath Dock. Cardiff, the distance from the Aber Junction was 10 miles 14 chains, and the distance to the centre of the south side of the authorised new dock, which was being constructed, was 10 miles and 68 chains. Cross-examined by Mr Noble, witness admitted that this proposed railway was in respect to cost and levels practically the same as that promoted in 1390. Mr Noble: And that railway the Barry Com- pany withdrew in consideration of the Taff Vale giving them running powers? Witness I do not know what the negotiations were. By Mr Rees Lewis There was no provision in the Bill for passengers on this proposed line. MrjRees Jones, J.P., examined by Mr Freeman, said that he was a past Mayor of Cardiff and director of the Ocean Coal Company, Limited, the commercial management of which concern was vested in himself. The capital of the undertakings owned and worked by the company was a million and a half. The Ocean Company were also interested in and had the sole control ,of the collierias at Trebarris. which were known as Harris Deep Navigation, from which the output was 550,000 to 600,000 tons per annum, and those pits would be affected by the Bill which would be a great benefit to the company, the traders, and the public. The proposed railway with the running powers would enable the Ocean Company to have their coal conveyed in one band from the pit to the port, which was a matter of vital importance. Many of the shareholders of the Ocean Company were interested in shipping at B irry and also interested in Barry Dock itself. Mr Freeman said that after the intimation which had been given by their Lordships he did not propose to go into details with the witness, but he had no doubt that he had carefully considered the scheme and had come before the Committee to give it his cordial support. The witness said that was so, and he generally agreed with what the other witnesses had said as to the advantages which would be conferred upon the district by the scheme. Cross-exam iDed by Mr Pember: If I were to ask you once more, as I have asked you two or three time before, what your tenure of the Harris Collieries is, you would, I suppose, make the same answer that you would rather not say ?—Well, I am not par- ticularly desirous of giving the information. I should have no objection to give it to you personally or to the members of the committee, but there are other gentlemen in the room. I do not want to do anything hard or disagree- able to you.—I will give the same answer practically, it is interminable. Mr Pember When you say it is practically interminable," that, I suppose, moans that it is terminable ? Mr Freeman He has no objection to handing the information to you, but he does not waut it published in the papers. The Witness The agreement is terminable only by mutual consent, and it contains a clause giving u within a certain period the option of purchasing the entire fields. Therefore, all it is only terminable by mutual consent, practically it is interminable. Mr Pember I hope yon have not done violence to your feelings ?—Not at all. I do not see the object of the inquiry, but still, there it is. You have got the answer. Mr Pember But I see the object of knowing whether or not you have a permanent interest in them. The witness, in further cross-examination, said that the connection of the Treharris Pits with the proposed hne depended upon somewhat extensive ruuning powers over the Rhymney, and though he would not say that if the running powers were not given the railway would be of no use to them, yeb it would be nothing like the same use that it would be if they bad the running powers. In cross-examination by Mr Balfour Browne, the witness said that he was not aware that the Taff Vale had offered a rate from their Park Vale Colliery to Treforest which would enable them to get to Barry at precisely tha same rate as to Cardiff, if Btrry would sacrifice a farthing per ton of the gross rate. He did not believe any such proposal had been made to anybody. With him it was not entirely a question of rate, but he also wanted a route which would give them a practical possibility of conveying the traffic in one hand from pit to port. He had been in. directly interested in the Taff-Bargoed line, but owing to the strong opposition of the Taff Vale tbey had been obliged to withdraw that scheme. In re-examination by Mr Freeman, the witnesB stated that Mr Beasley had written to him on the question of rate, but' he had immediately told him that unless hr had a rate which would enable him to get to Barry on the same terms as to Cardiff it would be of no value to him. Mr William Evan Thomas, agent at Car. diff for the French Transatlantic Steamship Company, said his firm shipped large quantities of coal to bunker vessels abroad. Tliev had 64 steamships, varying from 1,000 00 9,000 tons gross register. He had heard the evidence of the previous witnesses, and he entirely agreed with them as to the advantage which the proposed lino and working powers would be to the traders, Mr Arduser, coal shipper, Cardiff, said that his shipments consisted almost exclusively of small coal sent abroad for the manufacture of patent fuel, and averaged about 90,000 tons per annum. HR shIpped at Barry, Penarth, and Bute Docks. There were great facilities at Barry Dock, but they were unable to get the coal there which they would owing to the extra price of something like 5d a ton. They desired to get hold of coal from the Rhymney Valleys in order to mix it with the dock screen small coal nb Barry. Owing to this extra charge his firm were unable to make the most of their trade, and, in his opinion, a railway conveying it direct to Barry would be of very great advantage. Mr Sydney King George, of the firm of Messrs Mann, George and Co., coal exporters, Cardiff and London, "aid his firm exported between 200,000 and 250,000 tons per annum, which was shipped at Cardiff, Newport, Penartb, and Barry. They bought large quantities of coal from the Rhymney Iron Company, and it was desirable that they should be able to ship that coal as well as other coal at Barry as other ports. As one of the traders he desired this scheme to be passed, for it was a matter of importance to them to ship such coal as the Rbymney, which they oould not now do. Foreign coal competed with that of South Wales, and the want of such facilities as were here proposed tended to handi- cap home traders. Mr Bompas Do you not think it fair that a different rate should be charged to different docks according to distance ? From my point of view we want the same rate to Barry as to Cardiff. Mr Edward Franklin Thomas, of Messrs Powley, Thomas, and Co., shippers at Cardiff. stated that they exported from 500,000 to 600,000 tons of coal a year, and imported large quantities of pltwood. It was necessary that they should ehip at Barry as well as at Cardiff and Penarth, and that they should have the same rate to eaoh of the docks. At present they had to pay about 5d a ton extra for Rhymney coal for shipment at Barry, which was practically prohibitive. In reply to Mr Noble, he said that they got a rebate of 2d a ton in respect of coal shipped at Barry. Mr Forster Brown, mining engineer, said that be had known the Barry system since its authori- sation tn 1884. and during the last few years a large sum of money had been expended in making arransrements by which vessels could obtain accesB to the dock from the sea at all states of the tide. There were now at Barry greater facilities for carrying on coal shipment than at any other dock in that part of the world, especially having regard to the increasing size of the ships during the last two or three years. At the line that Barry scheme WM pnesed it was considered that that access to the Rhondda Valley and the Taff was sufficient, but the development of the district had gone on so rapidly that unless all the avail- able area of the Cardiff district could have access to Barry as well as to Cardiff, that area was to some extent penalised. Tbe Cardiff and Penarth docks obtained aoeess not only to the same area that the Barry had access to, but had access to an additional area as welL In the district which the proposed railway would accommodate there were 40,000 acres containing approximately 1,500,000,000 tons of coal, sufficient to supply an output of 6,000,000 tons a year for over 200 years, while the present output of the district was only 3,000,000 tons. The development of new pits in various parts of that coalfield waa hindered by the want of access to Barry, and the lessors, coalowners, shippers, and miners alike suffered by the fact that they were blocked out from Barry. Whatever happened, the time must ultimately come when it would force itself to get that access, and be thought the time bad now come when it ought to be given by the Legisla- ture. The Cardiff Docks bad access to fields producing about 9,000,000 tons a year, in respect to which tbe Barry Docks had not facilities of access, and in the interests of all sections of the trade he thought there ought to be equality of access to all. Mr Woodfall cross-examined the witness M to what the Barry Company had done to encourage the import trade. The witness stated that it bad soak them B250,000 to make another dock for it. In re-examination by Mr Shaw, the witness stated that the Bute Docks evidently agreed with his estimate at to the inereaae of trade in the future M they were proposing further deck extension. As to the suggested smalhwss of imports at Barry, that was ene of the reaaou why they wanted this Bill. Mr Bdward Davies, Deputy-Lieutwaa I ef Montgomeryshire, chairman of the Ocean Coal Company and a dimeter of the Barry Aailway Company, stated that his father was one of tbe original promoters of the Barry Company; and he (witness) was acquainted with it from the beginning. The Barry had been detsribed by several persons as a. freighters' line, they had been referred to as marauders, and hard names had been used. He did not see that they dgwrved it. He sketched the reign of the Barry Dock, and explained the dissatisfaction azaongafc the trading oommnnity at Cardiff and in the neighbourhood, which led to the inception and introduction of the scheme to Parliament. In further examination, the witness said aj to the running powers into Cardiff it ocst the Barry Company about ",000 a year to net to Oardiff, but the running powers at Walnut Tree Junction had never been exercised because it was impossible to. construct sidings although the powers existed on paper they were practically of no usd. Mr Freeman In your opinion, has the time come when for all the parts which you do not reach at present the new line is necessary to bring them into connection with Barry The witness^. We think so. Wa^ think where facilities can be given to a distriofc to get to a port without doing injury to or interfering with any- body else, except on the question of competition, I those facilities should be given. The Bill before their Lordships would meet that requirement. Counsel: Is it. noc a fact that if you had got the Bill in 1888 you would have got a. line from Barry, over the Rhymney line, south of the tunnel ? Witness: Yes, had the line projected in 1888 by the Barry been passed it would have done so. Counsel: That you say was rejected ? Witness It was passed by the Commons and rejected by the Lords. In 1890 you promoted another line which would have done the same thing ?—Yes. I think that was withdrawn upon agreement?— I have explained that matter. Have you ever made application to the Railway Commissioners to fix a rate at which the traffic would go ?—«We have never made a formal appli- cation. Have you asked the two companies, the Rhym. ney and the Talf, to agree to a rate that would allow the traffic to go ?—I do not recollect at the moment. Continuing, the witness said that if the proposed hne were mad& they would have to charge the same gross rate from the collieries in the Rhvmney Valley as the Rhymnay Company now charged to Cardiff, although they would have to carry the traffic a longer distance. Mr Pember, Q C. If you get this line and running powers you would have to charge the same gross rate for traffic down to Barry, or startingr from the same point it would cost to come down to Cardiff and Penarth ?—Yes. Then as your mileage is eight miles more than—— Witness (interposing): That is where the fallacy come in. Counsel: I am told your line is six miles longer at least. Witness Is all depends upon what point you measure from. If you take a fair point, it itS five miles longer. Counsel Then you would have to lower your mileage rate considerably. Witness I do not say we should. It would become a question of what a rate should be in a particular case. Mileage rates vary from every colliery. You are afraid, you say, of the Rhymney amalgamation with the Bute. Has not there been a little flirtation between the Barry and the Rhymney 7—Will you kindly explain what you mean by flirtation ? (Laughter.) Yes, I will. It is notorious to most of us before now—. —That the Rhymney were willing to sell to the Barry, do you mean ? No; I will not say that. Has anyone on behalf of the Barry made any suggestions to the Rhym- ney with a view to amalgamation ?—May I ask whom you mean I cannot state what everybody may do. I have not made suggestions myself. You have had no talk on the subject ?—I have had talk certainly. Suggestions were made to me. May I ask who had to do with it ?—The talk was private and confidential. If you tell me that I will certainly nob press it! —They are in the room and they can answer for themselves. If you describe it as private and confidential, I will not ask it?—These matters always are. I suppose Sir Wm. Lewis's negotiations were in the same way. There was a line proposed this year from South Wales to London, was there not?—Yes. I am very sorry indeed that I should not have had the chance of promoting it. (Laughter.) The Great Western, of course, were very much opposed to that ?—I fancy so certainly. Both you and I know that, do we not ?—Of course we do. The Great Western obtained the withdrawal of that line. It was withdrawn under arrange- ment with the Great Western, was it not ?—That was so. Was not part of the arrangement for the with- drawalof that line that the Great Western should not oppose this line ?—Which line do you refer to? The line you are promoting now, because we were rather surprised to find the Great Western ¡ wert> not here ?—I do not recollect it. I do not think, as far as I can recollect, that it was in the agreement at all. Really ?—Really, as far as I remember. There was an agreement then ?—Yes, of course, I ought to say ib was an agreement with the promoters of the London and South Wales Rail- way, of which Sir Wm. Lewis was one. Perhaps I asked the question wrongly. Was the withdrawal of the opposition to running powers over the Great Western in the Taff. Bargoed district made a condition ?—They undertook not to oppose the passing under their line of the Taff-Bargoed provided a aatifactory arrangement were made as to bridges. You take running powers over the Great Western in this Bill ?—Yes. And they do not oppose it ?—That is so. Was it any part of tha agreement thab they should not oppose those running powers 1-1 really must refer you to the agreement. Has that any relevance ? If you cannot tell me I do not mind.—There were many provisions iu that agreement. Mr William Riley, of Messrs Alexander and Co., timber importers, Cardiff, said they imported 60.000 to 100,000 tons of timber per annum. It was impossible, at present to import timber at Barry as a regular husinese, because they could not get the London and North-Western trncks, nor tbe Midland trucks at Barry, without serious delay. In witness's opinion the proposed line and powers would give him the necessary access to the London and North-Western and Midland systems. The Committee adjourned till to-morrow.
LLANELLY HARBOUR AND BARRY…
LLANELLY HARBOUR AND BARRY NAVIGATION BILL. This Bill again came before the Committee of the House of Lords—presided over by Lord Jersey—on Thursday morning. The other members of the Committee present were Lord North, Lord Sinclair, Lord Lawrence, and Lord Wandsworth. The counsel appearing for the promoters were Mr Littler, Q.C., Mr Alexander, Q.C., Mr Fitzgerald, Q.C., Mr Claude Baggaliay, and Mr W. Harold Squire. The Great Western Railway Company were represented by Mr Pember, Q.C., and Mr Pollock, Q.C. and the Burry Port and Gwendreath Valley Railway Company by Mr Lewis Coward. Mr Wm. Bowen, shipbroker, Llanelly, said the present shipping facilities were not sufficient for the port. Cross-examined by Mr Pollock Ha had had to send his own vessels to Cardiff, Swansea, Penarth, or anywhere he could, having pre- viously tried the Burry Port and found it unsatisfactory. Swansea was at present the shipping port for the tinplate trade, but he had always understood that Llanelly was the great tinplate district, and if there was proper dock accommodation at Llanelly the trade would be diverted, though he admitted it was difficult to divert a trade when once it had accommodated itself to a particular porb. He denied that at a public meeting he had stated that this scheme was a hazardous undertaking for Llanelly. Mr Joseph Williams, a County Councillor for Carnarvon, was called to give similar evidence, but the Chairman repeated that the Committee did not think the promoters need go on with that line of evidence. Mr Colin Fowler, the harbour superintendent and resident engineer at Llanelly, gave evidence in support of the Bill. Sir Alexander Rendel, examined by Mr Littler, Q.C., said harbour works bad received his special consideration. In 1863 he was asked by the Commissioners of Llanelly to design a dock. The harbour then was practioallv in the state it was now, excepting that one dock had changed owner- ehip. The witness at great length detailed bis connection with the Llanelly Commissioners, and 88id that in 1891 he was consulted and suggested a complete scheme to cost £140,000, and another scheme, which was nob a oomplete scheme, to cost £117,000. Both of these schemes, fell through, and lasb year he was instructed to consider a revival of the idea of 1864. The pro- posed dock would be a satisfactory and good one, and it could be executed within the estimates. He was prepared, after his long experience and on his reputation, to recommend the scheme to the Commissioners as a good one. An advan- tage of this scheme was that there was a magnifi- cent estuary, it ought to easily beat Swansea. Mr Pollock Do you really mean that ? Perhaps you will go further and say that it would beat Cardiff. Witness Oh, Cardiff is another place; I don'b say anything about that. At the conclusion of Sir Alexander's evidence the Committee adjourned.
BARRY URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL…
BARRY URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL BILL. This Bill came before the Court of Referees of the House of CommoM 00 Thursday, Mr Cripjps, Q.C., in the chair, the Barry Urban District Council objecting to the Barry Railway Company to be heard as petitioners against the Bill, whioh proposes to extend the limits for tbe supply of gas and water by the District Council, to authorise the construction of additional water works, and to borrow further money, namely, £2,28e for, the water supply and for other purposes. The Barry District Council was represented by Mr Pembroke Stephens, Q.C., and the Barry Railway Company by Mr Pember, Q C. After counsels' statements the Chairman announced that the court would allow the locus 1 (audi against Clauses 4 and 5, dealing with streets and buildings, and with regard to the Moitery provisions.
- YSTFADYFODWG D STRTCT COUNCIL…
YSTFADYFODWG D STRTCT COUNCIL (GAS AND WATER). This which has already pussed through the House of Lordt, came on Thursday before the BxaMiiners of the House ot OODIDOM for proof of complian08 with the further Standing OrdeN. There was no opposition at this stage, and the necessary formal proofs having been given, the Examiners decided that the further Standing Orders had been duly complied with.
THE CAMBRIAN RAILWAYS BILL.
THE CAMBRIAN RAILWAYS BILL. This Bill oameon Thursday before the Unopposed Committee of the House of Lords, over which Earl Morley presides. The object of the ineaaota i. to empower the Cambrian Railways Company to make approach roads to oertaia of their stations, to acquire additional lands, to raise further money for those purposes, and also for doubling and improving their line, and for other porpotM. Formal proof of th. preamble having been given, and a few verbal amendments I having been made, 4be Bill was passed through the Committee stage, and ordered to be reported, for third reading.
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BISHOP MOSTYN AT CAR-j MARTHEN.
BISHOP MOSTYN AT CAR- j MARTHEN. The Right Rev. Francis Mostyn, Bishop of Ascalon and Vicar Apostolic of Wales, paid his first visit to Carmarthen on Wednesday, being met at the town station ab 3 o'clock in the after- noon by tho Rev. Father Polycarp Clifford, C.P., dean of the newly created diocese the Rev. Father Peter Paul Smyth, C.P., vicar of the local mission and the Rev. Father Looney, ex-Pasaiouist. His Lordship was escorted in a carriage to St. Retreat, where he was presented with a magnificent mitre, a description of which has already appeared in these columns. At 11 o'clock on Thursday morning the bishop I sang pontifical high mass, which was preceded by a procession from the presbytery through the grounds and the church to the beautifully- adorned high altar, which bad been decorated by Miss Baldwin. The clorgy attending upon the celebrant were The Very Rev. Father Gregory Callaghan, provincial of the Auglo-Hibernian province of Passionists, assistant priest; the Rev. Father McLaughlin, Pembroke Dock, deacon the Rev. Father Murphy, Ha vorford west, sub- deacon the Rev. Father Arthur Devine, C.P., Higbgate, master of ceremonies; and the Rev. Father Looney, assistant master of ceremonies. The long train of the Bishop was borne by little Ralphy Bland, the mitre by Edward Barry, and the crosier bv Master Donoghup, The music of a new Mass, by Arthur McEvoy, interspersed by Gregorian selections, was furnished by a. well-trained choir, assisted by Mr James Morgan, a far-famed tenor, the accompanist being Mr C. A. Cooke, organist of Christ Church. An appro- priate sermon was prAaoherl after the first Gospel by Father Peter Paul Smyth, In the afternoon there was an episcopal reception, and in the rwening vespers were followed by a sermon by the Bishop, the blessing of a banner of St. David, and pontifical benediction of the Most Holy Sacra- ment. The vocal music supplied included Father Egbert Turner's (O.S.B.) 0 Salufcaris and Litany and a Gregorian "Tantum Etgo," arranged by Father Mohr. Messrs Jones's string band kindly accompanied.
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LOCAL LAW CASES. THE CLAIM TO UPWARDS OF £1,300. JAMES V. HARRB. Mr Justice Kekewich, sitting in the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice, on Thursday resumed the further hearing of the above action, which, it will be remembered, involved the question of the ownership of a large sum of money, amounting to £1,343 10i in gold, found iu a house in Aberga- venny under circumstances previously reported. Mr Justice Kekewich declared the present plaintiffs to be entitled to £1,343 lOi, which must be handed over to them, and Mrs Harris must pay the costs of the suit. THE ACTION BY A CARDIFF SHIPOWNER. On Thursdsy, in the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice—before Mr Justice Mathew, sitting for the trial of commercial causes —the hearing was resumed of the special jury case of Care and others v. Wellbeck Steamship Association. This was an action brought by Captain Edward Richard Care, managing owner of the a.s. Vindomora, of Cardiff, and others, to recover from the defendants their share of the sum of £4,000 and expenses, agreed to be paid by the defendants and other underwriters on the steamship in question, which was the proparty of the plaintiffs. About the 28th July, 1895, the Vmdomora struck on some rocks aud went ashore on the coast of Spain, some distance from the town of Coruuna. She was seriously injured. H's Lordship gave judgment for the plaintiffs for £459 8s 3d, the amount of their claim. OWNERe OF THS CLARA V. OWNERS OF THE EFFORT.—Yesterday (Thursday) m the Admiralty Division of the High Court, Sir Francis Jeune (President), assisted by Trinity Masters, gave judgment in this action for damages arising out of a collision between the Cardiff brigantine Clara and the Salcombe ketch Effort, which took place in Milford Haven, between Thorne Island and Stack Road. on the 24th December last during a strong south-eastern gale. Ho pronounced the Effort alone to blame for the collision, and gave judgment for the plaintiffs, with costs, the damage sustained by the Clara to be assessed. SARAH RADCUFFK STKAMSHIP COMPANY V. BELLAMY AND CO.—Yesterday (Thursday) in the Admiralty Division of the High Court, Sir Francis Jeune (president), sitting with Trinity Masters, had before him this claim by the plaintiffs for J6700 for damages sustained by the s.s. Sarah Radcllff(>, of Cardiff, while she was berthed alongside the defendants' wharf at Roherhithe on the river Thames, The case had not concluded when the Court rose.
LIBERALISM AT PONTYPRIDD
LIBERALISM AT PONTYPRIDD ORGANISATION OF THE PARTY. A representative meeting of Liberals from the five wards which constitute the Pontypridd urban district was held on Wednesday night at Sb, David's Hal), to take into consideration the organisation of the party. The chair was occupied by Mr W. Jones. Amoug those present were Mr James Roberts, J .P., Alderman W. H. Morgan (Liberal candidate for the Denbigh Boroughs), and Messrs Charles Morgan (secretary of the East Glamorgan Liberal Association), H. S. Davies, W. Spickett, Richard Rogers, Watkin Will iatns, D. McGrepor, Ft ecl George Fid wards, D. Arnott. John F. Hit!. Maybery Williams, Rev. Dr. Griffiths, and other prominent Liberals. A suggestion made by Mr Charles Morgan in favour of appointing an agent, who should devote tbe whole of his time to organis- ing the party, was received with general approval. Eventually a. suggestion made by Mr Charles Morgan that a committee of three from each of the five wards should be appointed to formulate a scheme to organise the party in the district was unanimously adopted. The committee will meet at the Liberal Club next Wednesday night. Councillor H. S. Davie then submitted a I resolution condemning the Education Bill, which was seconded by the Rev. Dr, Griffins (U.), and supported by Mr T. Davies (Chronicle) and Mr J. W. John. Alderman Morgan also entered a vigorous protest against the measure. The resolu- tion was carried with unanimity.
CARDIFF CHARIFF COMMISSION.
CARDIFF CHARIFF COMMIS- SION. THE FUNDS OF THE 1871 EXHIBI- TION. At a meeting of the Records Committee of the Cardiff Corporation, held on Thursday, Councillor White brought up the work of the Charity Commission which recently sat in Cardiff. He said Mr Williams, the commissioner had called upon him personally for the purpose of eliciting information regarding the disposition of thefunds remaining from the Exhibition of 1871, now amounting to nearly £2,000. Mr White went on to say that he plaoed the whole matter from beginning to end before him, and Mr Williams, in the kindest possible manner, said he would lay the whole matter before the Commission within the noxt few days with a view of bringing pressure to bear for the immediate disposition of the fund. Councillor Brain incidentally remarked that the money was invested in the Theatre Royal at 4 per cent. Councillor Thomas said he was glad to hear suoh information. It was due to Mr White's diligence and legal knowledge that the matter had been brought to that condition. Councillor5] White intimated that he had that morning laid the whole business before tho chairman of the Free Library.
CROSS-COUNTRY RUNNING.
CROSS-COUNTRY RUNNING. WELSH CHAMPIONSHIP. An athletic event of more than ordinary interest was decided at Swansea on Thursday. It was the Welsh Junior Cross-country Championship Race, the tirst of its kind ever held at Swansea Four teams of harriers entered, and as they embraced some of the best cross-country runners in Swansea and in Cardiff there was a large attendance of the public at 4.30 ab the cricket ground when the start was made. The course was to Blackpill Bridge, jumping the river, round the Clyne Valley Racecourse,, up the Mumbles- road to the ground and twice around the field. The four teams entered were tbe St. Anne's Harriers, of Oardiff; the Y.M.O.A., Cardiff the St. Helen's Harriers, and the Swansea Harriers. At the last moment the St Anne's Harriers announced their inability to attend. After a spirited contest Cardiff Y.M.C.A. won.
THE PECULIAR BREACH OF THE…
THE PECULIAR BREACH OF THE LICENSING ACT AT SWANSEA. At Swansea Police Court on Thursday the Stipendiary (Mr J. C. Fowler) gave his decision in a summons brought by the Ex. ctse authorities against Robert Rickard, a bailiff, for selling intoxicating liquors at the Duke of Wellington Inn. Swansea. It appeared that while in possession pending the incoming of a new tenant the defendant without having the licence transferred to him, bad sold intoxicating drinks. The Stipendiary said there had been a breach of tie Act, and he advised those who wished to assign their public-houses to others to carefully inform the assignees that they were not to sell till the endorsement of their names was on ¡ the licence?. A One of 40s and costs was imposed.
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-0 GRAND UNITED ORDER OF ODD. FELLOWS. CAltDIFF DISTRICT. Â dinner was held at the Plymouth Hotel, Grange, by the officers and brethren of the Loyal Lord Windsor Lodge, No. 2,784. The ohair was occupied by Mr T. Noble, in the absence of Couneillor 8. A. Brain. A moat interesting account of the Lord Windsor Lodge since its formation was given by the energetic secretary (Brother Cook). The following brothers con- tributed to the. harmony of the evening Brothers J. Lean, Collins, Smith, Banfield, Terry, Hall, and Penn, Mr Hornblow being the aacom- panist.
LLANDUDNO EISTEDDFOD.
LLANDUDNO EISTEDDFOD. Mr Richard Jones, secretary of the Llandudno Eisteddfod, has hit upon a very useful idea which, will be appreciated by competitors. He has addressed circulars to the leaders of all competing choirs offering, in view of the expected crowding of the town during the eisteddfod week, and the consequent dJilicutty of procuring lodWI, to secure olean, respeotable lodgings within three minutes of the eisteddfod pavilioa.
TORY CLUBS IN CARDIFF.
TORY CLUBS IN CARDIFF. MR MACLEAN, M.P., OPENS STILL ANOTHER. Another of those institutions which the borough member styie3 centres of social intercourse and political progress "-id est, a Tory club-was opened by Mr Maclean on Thursday night. This time it was the Park Ward Conservative Club, situate in Castle-road. A goodly company sat down o a cold collation," which was succeeded by a short toast Jisc. Councillor George David respunded for the Bishops and Clergy," and Councillor H. White gave the Army, Navy, &c." Speaking for the Reserve Forces, Mr Austin made the astounding statement that he could not conceive that a Radical could conscientiously take the oath of allegiance which Volunteers had to take, and as far as the Volunteers of Cardiff were concerned, he was glad to say he did not know a single Radical among the whole lot Dr. Treharne proposed Her Majesty's Government." Mr J. M. MACLEAN, who met with a very hearty reception, said the Government had such ¡ an overwhelming majority, and the Opposition was so thoroughly disorganised and helpless, that if some of the Ministerialists did not criticise the Government life would become very dull indeed. Referring to the Transvaal crisis, he said he deemed the offence of the Reform leaders very slight. Their position had been such as justified rebellion and revolution on the part of free men in any country m which they might be settled. Touching on the Education Bill, ho denied that Bill infringed the religious liberties of the people. In placing the control of education in the bands of the Intermediate Committees in Wales, it gave a very great power to the Welsh people, because under the Secondary Education Act those authorities were able to form a single court of educational government for the whole of the Principality. This interpretation had been chal- lenged, but SIr John Gorst had himself confirmed it in a conversation he had with him the other night. Alluding to the Agricultural Rating Bill, it seemed to him a dangerous thing to say that because a particular industry was depressed it should be relieved of the payment of rates. At any rate, the relief should be temporary and not permanent. Why should not the coal industry, which by reason of over-production was considerably depressed, be given a similar relief at the expense of the general body of taxpayers ? An inquiry should be instituted into the whole incidence of local taxation before any permanent change was made. This expression would be quoted as an example of the criticisms of the Government in which he indulged. We!), he did not find that the Government took much offence at it, and if it were to do so he should not very much care so long as he did not give great offence to his constituents. They might rest assured of one thing, that the interests of this constituency and, he rruated, the great interests of the Empire were safe iu his hands. (Applause.)
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[BY. THE MAJOR.1 In the first pl:tc;>, le- mn congratulate the officers and men of the 3td V.B. Welsh upon the II splendid show made by the Cardiff Detachment Gymnastic Class at Wednesday's Assault-at.Arms at the Drill Hall. Tha matter is dealt with else. where in our columus, so I may be allowed to pass it by now without further comment. Last night the Cardiff Detachment of the 3rd V.B. Welsh started ddi in leal earnest. Up till the prast-nt time ordinary drills have been sus- pended pending the holding of the event of Wednesday evening. Now that that is all over all energies will be concentrated upon drill and shooting. Apropos the shooting prizes, I am gladvto observe that a rule has been recently introduced whereby nobody will be able to compete unless they have attended at least fifteen drills before the date of the competition. This is an excellent rule, and is, of course, directed mainly at the pot- hunters, who care not for drills, but who become Volunteers merely for copper alms-or, sbail I say, silver cups Tha second shoots for the Bisley and County Competition in the Cardiff detachment of the 3rd V.B. Welsh were held last week, and as th* leading scores have not yet been published I append them :— WEDNESDAY, April 22nd. I SATURDAY, April 25. Captain Elisor 89 Private Baker 83 Lance-Corporal Wilmot 85 Seigeant Williams 79 Corporal Came 84 Sergeant R. Coles 78 Private Stavkey 77 Sergeant Benjamin 71 Captain Fowler 75 Colour-Sergeant Hodge 70 Captain Lewis 74 Sergeant J. Davies 69 The above were of course all shot off on the Grangetown Range. There are in all five shoots, and competitors are allowed to select their three best] scores. The third shoot will be held on May 6th and 9th. On Tuesday evening last Captain Beaucbaum, the recently-appointed adjutant of the 3rd Volunteer Battalion South Wales Borderers, held his first parade at tha headquarters of the battalion, Pontymoile (Pofttypool), wheu A Company turned up in very strong force. The gallant captain made a favourable impression, and ib is to be hoped that he will prove as popular with the battalion as the late adjutant, Captain Travers. I am glad to note that this company is doing its best to keep in line with the more advanced companies of Volutiteer battalions. Last year was started by the officers and non. commissioned officers that most valuable acquisi- tion to any corps and incentive to good marks- manship, a shooting club, and a ry successful season was the result and there is every prospect of a similar success this. I am given to under. stand that among the prizes to be shot for is a handsome silver medal kindly given by Messrs Kendal and Dent, the celebrated watchmakers of Chc-apaide, London. A Cycle Corps is also being started, and already a number of enthusiastic wheelmen have joined. I am able to-day to publish the exclusive information that the annual inspection of the 2nd G.A.V. will take place on July 23, 24, and 25. On Thursday, 23rd, the eighth company will be inspected at Bridgend; on Friday, 24th, companies 9, 10, and 11 are to be inspected at Lavernock while on the following day com- panies 1 to 7 will be inspected at the Flat Holm. I have stated previously that the 2nd G.A.V. do not,go to camp this year, but it has now been decided to hold several Saturday afternoon drills on the Fiat Holm. Col. Lewis, the officer commanding the Merthyr Detachment of the 3rd V.B. of the Welsh Regiment, has addressed a letter to the Rev. J. G. James, B.A., thanking that gentleman and the congregation of Market-square Church on behalf of himself and the forces on parade last Sunday for receiving them at church. It was the strongest parade that had locally been held, the total number of Volunteers and Constabulary being 205.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Captain F. A. Goss, of the 1st Monmouthshire Artillery, has resigned his commission. Private Baker, who is showing good form this year in the 3rd V.B. Welsh, Cardiff Detachment, shoots for Bisley and the county, is a farmer at Whitohurcb, and has the qualifications for becoming a first-class shot. He is 24 years of age, and last season he won the recruits' county bronze medal at Port Talbot. Corporal Came, of the 3rd V.B. Welsh, who led off in the 1st Cardiff Detaohment, shoot for the Bisley and Coupty Competition with the fine total of 92, is a pork bubchor by trade. He haa been a Volunteer since 1886, and has been from that time a steadily improving shot. As a inarksman last season he came out with the creditable total of 151, Private Starkey, who has recently been trans- ferred to the Cardiff Detachment of the 3rd V.B. Welsh from the 19th Middlesex, is a rattling good shot, and for some years pasb has been a regular attendant at the Bisley meeting. A Devonshire man by birth, and a chemist by profession, Private Starkey should make a big name for himself. He made his first appearance in a competition on the Grangetown Range last week. Col. Charles Lyne, whose portrait is appended, needs no introduction to our readers, but no series of sketches of Volunteer officers in South Wales would be complete without a mention of him. The genial subject of our sketoh is one of the oldest prominent public men in Newport, and in the U etown, as well as in Volunteer circles throughout South Wales and the West of Eng- land, he is held in the greatest respect. In his youth Col. Lyne held at one time a commission in iheR oy i! otileavingher M;i", ty',s service I (JOL, UNII. he was appointed agent to Mr Herbert's im- portant estate all Llanarth. In the early days of the Volunteer movement Col. Lyne, as the commandant of the 1st Monmouthshire Volunteer Artillery Corps, rendered valu- able services. Though Col. Lyne if such n. prominent figure in Volunteer circles, he is equally well-known to the outside pubho, for he is a borough and county waosuvae, has been mayor of New- port, as well as being one of her Majesty's As chairman of the Newport Board Guardians and Assessment Committee he has a work but among ail the ^'o mrttaw •that he has at heart, he regards the e«c»ency of the aational Volunteer forces as a matter of para- Mount importance.
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OARD IFF. leased LEGAL.-The Lord Chancellor has been. 2L to appoint Mr David Rees, solioifcoft j :'nister High-street, Cardiff, a commissioner to a oaths. B PRESENTATION TO A LOCAL COONCILLO • evening, in the Queen's Hotel, fc>t. Mar 0( Councillor J. M. Gerhnkl and Mrs jbe the Victoria Hotel, Queen-street, w' plat* recipients of bandsom« presents of Sl' 0f cutlery, etc., subscribed for by members e wholesale and retail houses throughout to (j0#bl8 try in recognition of their long an Jflyot servicas to "the trade." The Deputy- yj | Cardiff (Alderman D. Jones) has consen | preside, and as the meeting will practically be t open one. the function is expected to t popular and interesting one.. a)ac* FOOT RACE. —A foot raco of 150yds. toOkteeD on Thursday morning near East Moors, be .jji Sid Williams (Grangetown) and R. Coles (J» Williams gavo Coles one yard start, aiK1 "j easily by 10 yards. Mr H. J. Davey (Ca referced.. øÍl CARDIT? AND PFNAKTH FKKRT.—Attentio drawn to an advertisement in another co > announcing that no boats will ply to-day (irl and to-morrow (Saturday). RECORDS COMMITTEE —A special meeting ° e]^ Cardiff Corporation Records Committee w uW on Thursday afternoon at the Town Hall, (I of cillor E. Thomas presiding, for the pur considering tenders for the printing, etc., i# form of the records as prepared by the h010.1^ archivist, Mr Hobson Matthews. It was to postpone the final consideration of the and in the meantime co advertise for subsof,D^ to the work, l
PONTYPRIDD.
PONTYPRIDD. SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION The first aUDioØ meeting of the Pontypridd Sunday School f was held at St. David's Church on ^ur8<u2i< Mr W. Jones, the president, occupied the at the afternoon conference, and an interes'J'J papei on Sunday School Work was by Mr James. The election of officers reso'JrY as follows :—President, Mr Rhys Morgan, treasurer, Mr George Williams; secret* Messrs John Evan°, McArthur, and Chesb1' After tea a public meeting was held, under » presidency of Mr Rhys Morgan. p DISTRICT COUNCIL.—Mr James Roberts, J presided over Thursday's meeting of the Coo rA The seal of the board was affixed to a rate 19 5d in the £ for the ensuing six months.
ABERDARE. M
ABERDARE. M BURIAL BOARD.—Tho ordinary meeting of above board was held on Thursday, tbe Rev. ? E. Williams (Twrfab) in the chair. The tors' report for the last year's account showed balance in bank of £ 172 4s 8J and in "Rf treasurer's hands of £ 3i 18^ 6.1 total, £ 207 3* —A letter was read from Mr W. J. Heppul't-S Cwmaman, in further reference to the desirabi'w of having a cemetery for the lower part of valley.—The Rev. H. A. Davies, Moriah, thereon gave notice that he would at the n0* meeting move that the board take the necess«J» steps to obtain compulsory power to purchase tP necessary land for the construction of a ces»f!NJf1 for the lower portion of the parish.
MAESTEG.
MAESTEG. FATAL COLLIKRX ACCIDENT. — On Thursdwj Richard Duckfield, haulier, was killed by a No. 9 leve1, the property of North's Navig»#,°^ Company. Deceased was 20 years of age.
EBBW VALE.
EBBW VALE. PRESENTATION TO A MINISTER.—A PRESENTATION of an mu-reatiiig character took place at Chapel, Ebbw Vale, on Wednesday evening. recipient being the Rev. Thomas Rioh. pastor. Councillor David Jones occupied chair, and was supported by almost the eD5!|j. ministry of tha town. After several con0^ menlary speeches had been delivered, Mr J°^.g Powell, as senior deacon, presented Mr with a splendid illuminated address. Mrs Price presented the minister with a massive watch, albert, and pendant, suitably value £ 40, and Mrs Mary Jones further made Richards the recipient of a purse of gold.
DOWLAIS.
DOWLAIS. SHOCKING FATALITY.—A man named Da*1" Thomas, who was subject to fits, met with terrible death in the lower works on Wednew4' morning. He had been working the night the rolls in the bar mill, and at about 4 o'clock was seized with a lit and fell bead foremoso In the rolls, before the machInery, which was tb workiug at full speed, could be stopped. The h and body had been dragged into the mitl an literally mangled beyond recognition. ThOØ1 who lived in East-street, leaves a widow an 11 children.
LLANELLY.
LLANELLY. LAWN TBNNIS CLUB.—Tiie annual meeting held on Wednesday night. Mr C. W. Mans0' Lewis was elected president; Mr J. Gwynne Thomas, treasurer; and Mr H. W. SpoW»"' secretary.
SWANSEA.
SWANSEA. THREATENING A WITNESS.—At the Swans* Police Court on Thursday, David Jones, of « Mackworth-terrace, was fined 40s for assaulting John Henry James, a Great Western RailW»f official, and wilfully obstructing and him in the execution of his duty at the street Station. After the parties left the coØtt Mr Robinson Smith, who had prosecuted, re- turned and said defendant had threatened witness.—The Stipendiary characterised def dant's behaviour as audacious, and bound hllØ over in £10 to keep the peace for 12 month* besides ordering him to pay the costs.
NEATH WATER SUPPLY.
NEATH WATER SUPPLY. CUTTING FIRST SOD OF A NEW RESERVOIR. The cutting of the first sod of the new reserve* which is to have a water area of three acres an add over 20 million gallons to the storage capacity of. the Neath Corporation Wabef Works, took place on Thursday. GlorioØl weather," favoured the interesting ceremony- A procession was formed at the Gwyn H»' Large crowds collected on the slopes of will be the reservoir, and the scene was one of great animation. The MAYOR (Councillor Hopkin Jones), .,110 wore his chain of office, made a succinct 8" ment in regard to the need of a more copi°°* water supply. Aid. ROWLAND, in a brief speech, made presentation to the Mayoress (Mrs Jones) 011 behalf of the townspeople of a handsoiOw engraved and chased solid silver spade with tichly-carved ebony handte.. The Mayoress, in most suitable terms, expreøøed her thanks, and then performed the ceremooy in a most gracefai manner, depositing the turf10 a wheelbarrow whioh the Mayor wheeled a plank in the most approved navvy fashion. The ex-Mayor (Councillor Hopkrn Alderman H. P. Charles, and the contractor J, Allan) also delivered brief speeches. A n un ex peeked i n ci d en t was no w wi tn essed, the Town Clerk (Mr E. C. Curtis) stepped forwar" and in most suitable terms presented the witb a handsome silver loving cup, and the hope that in due time the Mayor would an opportunity of filling it with a part of the •" million gallons of pellucid liquid which tbepe" reservoir was destined to contain. The Mayor, who was taken quite 'by expressed bis thanks in feeling terms. In the evening the Mayor of Neath Hopkin Jones} gave a grand banquet at the Oast'0 Hotel.
JOINT COUNTIES' ASYLUM* CARMARTHEN.
JOINT COUNTIES' ASYLUM* CARMARTHEN. There was a. full attendance of members all meeting of the Committee of Visitors of the JOIn- Counties' Asylum, Carmarthen, on Thursday, Dr. Howell Rees, Glangarnant, presiding.—Th^ clerk of tbe Carmarthenshire County Council intimated by letter that th Council approved of the proposed erection of detached infectious hospital for eigh* beds, and authorised the expenditure of £ 1.00P upon the building. Tho county s quota (jB38W would be paid over forthwith to the commIttee. The dispute between the borough of Carmarthen and the committee was again discussed- Eventually it was decided to discuss the aneatip" in camera.—The report of the Lunacy (JocDcp18" sioners was relegated to the Finance Committee for consideration. Dr. Goodall, in his quarterly report, stated that 25 patients had been admitted' 10 discharged, and 15 had died, leaving 958 .0 the institution at the end of the quarter.
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cation they mast come to the conclusion I "¡,at he bad no plan of the kind. The idea of the < Opposition seemed to bd because nu complete I i medy could be provided for agricultural depres- I sion nothing should be done. That was not the view of the Government. They thought; that half a loaf was better than no bread. Although they did not offer this Bill as a complete remedy for agricultural depression they believed that it gave scire relief, especially in those parts of the country where it was most needed, and they were confident that both Parliament and the country would approve a measure which would afford much needed assistance to an industry which was the srreatest, the most ancient, and the most famous in the country. (Hear, hear.) Mr LLOYD GEORGIC said that when complaint was mace of the burthens now borne by the laud, it should not be forgotten that they were only a commutation of much heavier burthens, military and otherwise, borne by the original owners, while She present owners had inherited or pur- chased their estates subj*ct to their burthens. Moreover, the value of the land of the country had been gradually increasing for centuries, not through anything done by its owners, bu5 through the industry and enterprise of the dwellers in towns. There was, therefore, no ground for now relieving rhe former at the expense of the latter. He denied that the present measure was one for the relief of agriculture. It waa exclusively one for the relief of the landlords, whose rents increased as rates diminished. The proper remedy for agricultural depression was the reduction of rent. By this Bill the Government proposed to pay haif the rates for a landlord, who was making his £ ♦ an acre. This was a grass injustice and ought not to be tolerated. This relief would go straight; into the pockets of the landowner. Before the Land Commission one of the witnesses from North- amptonshire said that landlords would not reduce rents uutil they were practically forced to do so by havmg the farms vacant. This witness said that landlords now seemed more inclined to let the land. They had tried farming themselves, but OMl found that worse than accepting a lower rent. This Bill would ennble landlords to keep up the present value of their rents but if there was any agri- cultural depression in this country it was the duty if the landlord, first of all, to lower his rent, and If he did that the present law gave him relief because his rates were based on his rents. (Opp osition cheers.) But in Wales the land- owners had practically not reduced rents. The most he had heard of was a 10 per cent. reduction. If any other industry in the country came to Parliament and said Our profits have fallen off 10 per cent.; give us some relief," they woald be Tidiculed aiul laughed down. (Hear, hear.) This Commission only got evidence of the best estates. The rack-renting landlord would not come forward to give evidence. According to another witness farmers had been paying rent out of capital, and the wages of the farmers' sons were very often appropriated in order to pay the landlord, This was the class of o;pn the Government were going to relieve- people who appropriated the earnings of farmers' sons. (Opposition cheers.) Of course the land- owners excused themselves by raying "Itisnotour distress is the poor farmer." It is a very old trick with professional beggars to plead not for themselves b it for soma poor rigged and starved wrt-cch, and the moment the charitable doners' backs were turned the ruffians spent the money in the uearesD public-house. (Loud Ministerial laughter.) He would like, to know what benefit the occupants of the Treasury Bench would derive from this Bill ? (Hear, hear.) He had got some very interesting figures. He found that taking agartgate rentals received by the Ministry they would benefit if this Bill became law to the t exteui of £ 67,OCO a year. (Opposition ch Mr CHAPLIN Ou what authority do you make that statement ? Mr LLOYD GEOKGE I make the statement on the authority cf the income tax returns, and I find that the right lion, gentleman himself will benefit co the tuae of L700 a year. (Great Oppo- oticn cheerirg.) Mr CHAPLIN I suppose even the hon. member will aliow that I ought to know more about my own affairs r.han he does, and I say that I shall aot benefit by a single 6..1. (Ministerial cheers, wid loud and persistent cr:es of Withdraw.") Mr LLOYD GEOBGK I will not withdraw one single word. (Opposition cheers and renewed Ministerial shouts of Withdraw, withdraw.") The right; hon. gentleman says he will not benefit, but his estate will. (Opposition cheers.) I ain jimpiy taking the argument of one of his own supporters, and I will ask him to capitalise the benefit to the freeholders. (Ministerial laughter ) I say that the capital value you add to the aggregate estates of the Ministry amounts to two and a quarter millions. (Loud Opposition cheers and Ministerial laughter.) Continuing, Mr L'oyd George said this was all doue in the name of the distressed farmer. The landlord had been bleeding the farmer until they could bleed him no longer. In Wales they had bled the soni its well as the fathers, for the ns' w='f:s ;d [(j pay the rents. Having bled the farnK i i ..nd >.he farmers'sons, the land- owners were now crying to bleed the taxpayers. JHear, hoar.) The tinplate industry of Wales was in a very distressed condition, and that was not a ease ot 10 per cent. reduction of profits, for there was hardly a manufacturer who had made any profit for years. There had been misery and poverty and actual huuger in the tinp'ate districts last year, but where was the Government Bill for the tinpiate inriustry ? (Opposition cheers.) While they could vote 1% million to relieve landlords who merely had to dispense with a few luxuries and put down their carriages, the '.Government would not give a single crumb to :elieve the distress of the poor, honest hard- working tinplaters of Wales, (Opposition cheers.) Mr J. A. Pease. Mr Jeffreys, and Mr C i -,I t, i r. g having spoken, Sic W. HABCOCRT rose at 25 minutes pMb 10, Mid was received with cheer*. He considered thas they had hardly yet touched even the fringe of the questions involved in the proposal now laid before the House, and on that account regretted that it was the Intention and determination ot the Government TO close tho discussion, when there were many and g-ave questions relating to the subject which "aad not been touched upon. (Hear, hear.) In the time he should feel justitied in occupying "he attention of the House he could not deal with one-tenth of the important questions arising out of their proposal?. Ha could quite understand the reasons which induced tho Government to desire tha1; the discussion should not be pro. tracted. (Hear, hear.) Something had been said ou the subject of the Commission on Agriculture, and they were toid that these pro- posals were the result of that Commission, but they had received Ífo report in the proper eense of the word from the Commission. When it was appointed it was directed to inquire and report upon the state of agriculture and upon the measures which might be taken f<>r its relief, and it was the ofhee of that Commission to Jay befrre the House and the country what they found to be the general, condition of agriculture, and to ha i <ii.-cus.ied "1 the remedies proposed, but the Commit ion fine morning determined to have an interim report. As to thai; :ie wa3 g;ad that the right hon. to thai; :ie wa3 g.-ad thitt the right hon. mt;rt.;j'r fer Northhampton had repudiated the unjustifiable, and he almost said the ferocious, attack made by the President of the Local Government Board upon the Chairman of the Commission. He could understand two gentlemen quarrelling upon a Commission, but he could not understand r\ gentleman in the position of the President of tii» Local Government Board bring. ¡J1 quarrels :nto the House. Mr CHAPLIN I did not bring those quarrels into this House. Attacks were made on me which I believe were absolutely without precedent. Sir WILLIAM HARCOTJBT said if the right hon. gentleman did not bring quarrels into the House, he did not know who did. (Cheers.) He hoped such a thing; would never be repeated. At any rate, this interim report, ana the proposal it contained, was laid before the Commissicn on the 21st January, just before the meeting of Parliament and just in time to absorb he whole surplus. What was the view taken of this proposals by the Government and their supporters ? When they were asked whether it was a remedy fcr agricultural distress they said, "Ob, no; it is nothing of the kind it is only for the encouragement of the farmers"— a sort of complimentary mourning. (Laughter.) Well, the general taxpayers of the country might be willing to contribute a large 3uvn of money if they thought it would be ¡ a distinct advantage to the farmers, but they might well decline to pay two millions of money merely to encourage the farmers. (Laughter.) The Government bad first to show that there was such a critical condition of agriculture as to justify so extraordinary and exceptional a measure as a subsidy out of the taxation of the country, and they had next to show that this subsidy would do the good which could alone justify an interference of this kind. They had done neither. No doubt the farmers, like everyone else, would be glad to have half theii rates paid, but other and important matters, such as the reduction of rent, was brought before the Commission, though they found no place in this interim report. The division of the rates had been recommended by every authority who dealt with the subject. Now they were told that the rates were a great burden from which the tenant fanner ought to be relieved, bat there was no division proposed because they were told that it would be incon- venient to the landowners in the present state of depression. {Hear, bear.) The Government would not make the division with the landlords, but they proposed to make it with the taxpayers of the aduntry. The Opposition would take the opinion of the House upon the question whether there ought not to be a division of the rates between the tenant and the landlord. and whether the landlord should not take his share of the rates with the supporters nf the Bill depended entirely upon the tenant, There was an old idea which had always per- vaded the heads of the agricultural hierarchy that by some sort of divine right they were entitled to a certain amount of rent. That idea found expression m a m which the Duke of Devonshire declared a tew weeks ago that the landlords^ were not going to accept any further reduction rait, whatever might be the seasons or the fall in Well, than was the underlying idea of tn# oia uorn Laws and theaasumption on which they were baaed, it was said that the labourers had been irom the soil by the agricultural depression, and this measure was to restore them or to prevent their sxodus in the future. The thing was abeurd on the face of it To was an entire mistake to suppose that the great exodus of labourers from the country was due to agricultural depression, ia by far the largest exodus took place at the 7ery period when agriculture was at its otgnest prosperity—that was to say, from !8?1 to 1881. tbey mated to kiep the 'Ab-,)r! r M rbe mil. id WM pot to be dOl" fcy i relieving the farmer of half the rates but by entirely reconsidering and reform- ing the system of land tenure. (Cheers.) He would ask the First Lord of the Admiralty, who was going to follow him, what was the doctrine of the Government as to the duty of the State to relieve distressed industries ? Was this relief to be confined to agriculture, and, if so, why was it to be refused to the cotton industry, to the corn trade or the coal mining industry if they made no profits, and large numbers of work- people were in danger of being thrown oub of employment, and if not, why not ? The Govern. ment came,into office withia vast surplus. What had tbey done or were about to do with it- what remamfd of it ? They were about to give it to the particular classes which they especially favoured, and to them alone. In his opinion that was class legislation of the worso description. (Cheers.) This was the outcome of their great majority. This was the realisation of their promises of benefits to all classes, of old age pensious, of work. men's dwellings, and all those baits through which they first bought and then sold the constituencies. (Cheers.) This was a policy so se'fisb, so nfl just, so false in its principles, and so perilous in it s consequences that whatever the Government majority might be they on that side of the House would have the satisfaction of oppos- ing to it a firm and persistent resistance.- (C beers). Mr GOSCHEN %aid that the peoration of the right hon. gentleman was consistent with the policy of his party. The right hon. gentleman spoke of class legislation, but what had been the policy of the party opposite but to set class against class, town against country, farmer against landlord, and labourer against farmer ? (Cheers.) There were the declamatory utterances with which the party opposite hoped towmthe last election, but the common sense of the people was not to be deceived, and the country returned a decisive majority against them. (Cheers.) The Government would nob be turned from their course by the cry so loudly raised by the Leader of the Opposition that this was class legislation. They had done all they could as a party to con- vince thecountry that theintereetsof the landlords, the farmers and the labourers were all bound up together, and he befjeved that hon. gentle- men opposite would seek in vain to convince tha country that this Bill was one for the benefit of a class and not for the relief of an interest that was suffering. (Cheers.) Mr LouGH moved the adjournment of the debate, and thereupon Mr BALFOUR moved that tlhp question be now put. (Loud cries of Ob, oh.") The House divided aud the numbers were :— I For the closure 335 Against 169 I Majority 166 The closure was therefore carried. The House then divided upon the amendmen!- when there were :— For the amendment 160 j Against 325 Majority 165 I The amendment was therefore negatived. SECOND READING CARRIED. The House then divided upon the secotifi •• r- ) I ing, when there were :— j For the second reading 333 j Against. 156 Majority 177 The result waT hailed with cheers by the Ministerialists, and the Bill was then read a second time. The House adjourned air. a quarter to 2 o'clock.