The Pontypridd Chronicle and Workman's News

Ik\ GEORGE'S INFANTS POWDERS. Brynhyfryd, Aberavon, Glam., Jan. 31, 1887. DEAR SIR, Three years ag) one- of my little boys, who had been convnletd for about seven weeks, was "twice given up by the doctor attending, when, as a last resource, I telegraphed for a supply of your Powders. The effect of giving him, one was indeed marvellous, n lees than twelve hours he was free -from fits, and has never had one since. I neediet tell you I always keep a stock in hand, and should feel obliged by your sending me another packet ~staraps enclosed. Yours faithfully, R. W. LLOYD. Mr B A George, &c. OPINIONS OF THE PEISS. BABIES IN HEREFORDSHIRE.—The Registrar- General, in his recently issued "Quarterly returns," refers to the fact that the number of deaths of in- fants has been far less in Herefordshire than in any other county, being only 65 out of every 1,000 births registered, while in other counties it ran from 154 tc 180 per thousand. This great local £ i,eoo im mit Will be paid to any person that will prove the above powders contain A Thousandth Part of a Graili of Opium in a Ton of them. The Proprietor guarantees them perfectly harmless to the youngest babe, and that they are more actios than any in the market, one fair and unprejudiced trial will convince the most sceptical. Read the remarkable and interesting testimonials around each packet. For Fits, Convulsions, nflammation, Looseness of the Bowels, constant Vomitting, Bronchitis, Small Pox, Scarlatina, Measles, Severs, and all the roubles while Teething, they will be found invaluable if given according to the special directions around each Packet. PROPRIETOR AND INVENTOR- A A. GEIOBGE, Manufacturing and Dispensing Chemist, PENTRE and TON, Rliondda Valley. blessing is l»n;ely duo to the general practice Herefordshire mothers giving their infautt "George's Infants Powders," or c. Europa Lirr Preservers." of which one chemist alone in Here- fordshire f Mr P Il ilph) sells more than all oti e; u babies' preparations put to,ether.-Jlerefwo Journal. MR B.GKOKGS'SILEDRCAL PREPARATION'S. — WITH al" the advantages of wide publicity, articles in them selves worthless cau have no enduring hold on the pnblio; but if they be of value, then it oui requires tu make them known ia order to create arid maintain for t>>om the advantages of pulJlic demand. his has been the eaao pra-emineutij with Mr George's Medioal Preparations—noiubijr his Earopa's Infant Ponders, which have found their way throughout the United Kingdom, the English Colonies, and the United States, and are appreciated by all heads of families who adminisitn tuem to their little ones. Mr George, having found a remedy for the many ailments incidental to infant?, deserves the acknowledgement of the public for his enterprise in making his preparations knowD, and we are glad to hear that in addition tc the gratification, he must feel by the many testi- monials he receives of tbe efficacy of his Infants' Powders and Cough Balsam, his commercial re ward is secured.—Merthyr Teleoraph, May 11, 1S87 NEW MUSIC SHOP ePONTYPRIDD. NEW HIRE SYSTEM FOR PIANOFORTES FROM l(a MONTHLY. THOMPSON & SHACKELL, LIMITED, F QUEEN'S BUILDINGS, CARDIFF. &0., &0., &c. -v_->- NEW HIRE SYSTEM FOR AMERICAN ORGANS FROM 10s MONTHLY. THOMPSON & SHACKELL, LIMITED. NEW HIRE SYSTEM FOR HARMONIUMS FROM 10s MONTHLY THOMPSON & SHACKELL, LIMITED. LARGEST AND BEST STOCK OUT OF LONDON TO SELECT FROM. ,NfL" Catalogue with Photographs and fully detailed particulars, sent, past free, on application- THOMPSON AND SHACKELL, LIMITED, 86, TAFF ST., FQJST'X'^rJPIR/IIDID A B —List of BARGAINS F,H CA-H j jjUbUshed Tuning orders promptly attended tu. I JESTABLI8ED 39 YEARS1 GEORGE GOODMAN. '?awnli ro ker, Clothier, Jeweller, and Furniture Dealer, 3 & 4, TRAM-ROAD] PONTYPRIDD, In con sequence of the low rate of wages existing at the present time in the neighbourhood, will offer his Large end varied Stock of New and Seccnd-hnnd CLOTHING, JEWELLERY, WATCHES xc,, M Prices that will meet the requirements of all Classes. Intending purchasers of any of the above Goods will be well repaid by a. visit before pur- chasing elsewhere. A good assortment of New «—■ and Second-hand HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE BEDDING, &c. 'To be Sold for Cash, or payable by WEEKLY INS I'ALM ENTS, to suit the Purchaser. Money advanced to any amount on Deposits of DeMs, Uhmonds, Plate, Jewellesy, or any other Securities. —. » « GEO. GO ODMAN.1 3 9' 4, Tram Road, Pontypridd PpAT?"?' OOA"P PURE! FRAGRANT | .LALTB REFRESHING I For TOILET NURSERY T)E.JtS OOAP exhibition hoxouhs, Fifteen International Atvauls Jot PE \TJ.S' SOAP absolute Pitritg and absente oj Artificial Colouring PEARS' QOAP Fair white kand3 Bright clear complexion pEARS' gOAP Soft healthful skin. I T)EARS' QOAP PEARS'' SOAP J Is specially.prepared for the deli- i t -n skin of ladies ami children PEARS wOA" and sensitive to the wea- ther, wfnter and summer. Fre- „ vents Redaess, Roughness, and T) EARS' COAP Chapping. 4 -n ADBLINA TATTT •writes: — PEARS QOAir "I have found PEARS' SOAP matchless for the Hands anc T>EAES' COAP APO.TXA P,TTI. /-v » t-» MBS. LAXGTRT? writes:- PEAES' Q OAP I have much pleasure in statin? O I have used PEARS' SOAl „ for some time, and prefer it U. PEARS' QOAP any oilier." (Signed) LILLIE LAKGTRT Pi? AIRS' COAP PEARS' POAP—Tablets 1 1/6i and 2/6 The 2(i T.(l let ls perfumed with Otto of A Pp A CI OAP smaller Tablet (unseeiited is sob n at 6J.. but insist on having Pears' as vilelv-iniurious imitations art T>EAES' O OAP often substituted for extra gain. A «ar Jtfakfrs hy Special lloycu PT'ATJC!' O OAP Appointment *o & H.R.H. Th: Prince of W«l& a- CAPBPRY Bros, direct attention to the Dutch Cocoas and other English imitationa. sold as pure CJocoa, to which about 4 per eeut. of Alkali and other agents are added, to give appart-ut strength to the liquor, by making it a dark colour. This addition may bt detected by the scant when a tin is freshly ■opened. No Cocoa can be stronger than Cadbury s TOuch is guaranteed ABSOLUTELY PUKE. MEDICAL ADVISER. I (Beautifully Illustrated). Post tree with Sketches a>id Derails for Self Cure, (under cover), 6 stamps From J. WILLIAMS, MEDICAL PUBLISHER, P.M.V., 22, MARISCHAL ST., ABERDEEN. THE PACKET MEDICAL ADVISER. For the Self-treatment of Nervous and Func- tional Ailments,inducedby Overwork, Worry, Excesses, and other enervating influences, and their Associated Evils. BY THB NEW LOCAL TREATMENT. A bo, n to all desiring aelt-cure without re- course to physic or the family doctor.—Medical Review. A country parson writes thus Your Guide has cured myself and many parishioners.' SuFFEKElis should procure this handy Referee on various Ailments, and thus avoid doctors' fees and objectionable medicine.—Gazettee I Vide—Medical Adviser. I WILLIAMS' (Pontardawe) ■ WORM LOZENGESl For searty Thirty Yemn thla highly T»lti*bl« Remedy HH luu met with the greatcat noeeas. The effect opon We»k, KM D«Ueste Children (often girts up u incurable) ia like MH Uacio. Getting rid ot hi* tormenting peats by taking theaa IH Locengea, the thin, pale-faeed, inamimat* Child beeomaa ■troog, healthy, and UVely, the pride, inatead of the anxiety, HH of hit guacdiana. HH « sir,—I hare for eome time naed your Anthelnlntle, or Worm Loiengea, la my family, and find them a rery speedy and effieaoiooa cure for aaoaridea, and their agreeable ana oonTenient form in a great reoommendation for Children. W. Hn*KHlXBOX, Viear of Howden." HH Sold at H(f., lS4<i., and U. id. ptr box, by noil ChtmttU; BD or far U or (4 Hampt,/rum HH t. OAVIES, CHEMIST, 80, HISH 8TREET, 8WANSEA. H A Liat of Teatimoniala, Symptom!, be. on Ap^leatlon. MR H. W. HUGHES, 1st B. A. London (6th in Honours in Latin), (Winner ( f 3 First Prizes, and 2 Scholarships at the University College vf Wales, Aberyst- with), KKCR1VRS PRIVATfiS PUPILS AT 20, THE VILLAS, HANNAH S"KEET, PO R T H. Sniff's :—Oreek, Latin, French, German English, Welsh, Matheiriatics, Natural Philos- ophy, Chemistry, ami the usual Commercial Subjects. Terms, £ 1 per quarter Prepnrr- tion for Special Examination, e.g Londor, Matricwlation, Entrance to the University Colleges, the 'Geological College, Vledicai, Le"at and Pharmaceutical Preliminaries, &c JU2 per quarter. THE PUBLIC HEALTH Is of the nt-most importance. Nothing can pre- aer^ J it like HI!GHF,s' BIJOOD PILLS. Try a box of thetn and yon will be ot nvioced of their marvellous influence for all Blood, Skin, nnd Nerve diseases. Price U. Ild, 2a. 9d., and -Is. 6J. Of all medicine vendoak INFANTS' POWDERS, Marvellous are the effects of "GEORGE'S INFANTS' POWERS" Upon the Infant System. They are not only the very best and safest Medicine mothers can give their little ones during the anxious period of Teething, but they act as a certain Svecific for Fits, Inflammation, Bronchitis, Diar rhcea, Small-pox, Scarlatina, Measles, &c., &c. Sold by most Chemists, in packets, 1/1 i, or from the Proprietor, B. GEORGE tENTRE, PONTYPRIDD British School, Ystrad Rhondda, Nov. 17th. 1878 Dear Mr George, Please, accept my most sincere thanks for the Powders that you sent me, for 1 really consider that they have saved the life of our little Maggie, who had ail the symptoms of Convulsions, which began to abate iu LESS THAN AN HOUR AFTEi; SHE TOOK THE FIRST DOSE. I beg most heartily to commend them to every mother as the best; medicine 1 have ever seen uSbd. Yours obediently, W. G. KOWEL). •INFANTS'JOWOERS. BABHM » HJJRKFOEDSHIB*.—Tl* Registrar General, in his recently io* sued Quarterly D^firns, refers to tbe fact that the nnwfter of deaths of in- fants has been far less in Hereford* ehire than in any other county, beinJl only 65 out of every thousand birtha registered, while to other counties is ran from 154 to 180 per thousand. This great 100al blessing is largely due to the general prfWticeof Herefordshire mothers giving their infants "GKOUGK'h INVENTS' POUDBK* of which one che- mist alone in Herefordshire (Mr P. Ralph) sella more than alLothef babies' preparations put together. The above are a few of the many thousand expressions of the public as to the universal esteem in which they are held by all who have tested their undoubted power upon infants and yoang children. IMPORTANT.—The Proprietor wishes those that give GEORGE'S INFANTS' POWDERS a trial, to nnderstand thr.¡. th* first dose often prcdaooa vowitiug, this must net alarm them; it is only a proof that the medicine is producing hopeful effects. Caution. — When von ask for GrOEGS'S INFANTS' POWDEBS •vee that yoa get them, as other appa- rently cheap but worthless su' stitutPs mtiy be offered by unprincipled ptr- ties. Every aenuine packet has the proper label, and the Inventer's big. nature written on the Government Stamp. NOTICE.—The title GEORGE'S NL FAINTTS'poWr,,nm is copyright., and registered under the Trade Marks Aot. Avoid all Soothing Syrups and so. called Powders containing Opium they kill more iufauts tnan all the diaeaaes put together. Sold by most Chemists and Medicine Vendors everywhere, at I/iJ., per packet. THE LATEST MARVEL Mr B. A GCAROR,— D«»r Sir,—Be trood «»f»oni?h te forward me anotl)«r I(ro8& of yonr Ooafíh Balsam,' the «fil» Hf "vrtiioh is rapidly inoreasiag far this district; indwri, I have osvsr kaemi any CouKh that has so ^aiekl* •bkaiae*! bv ^rt*»t s»lo, «nd gives sadk aaiTernal ,llOf».f\tU>k. I M, dctr Sir, Ymbi-s HHILIilP RALPa ligli Town, Hjitefur' isiVist *J lif/S. ADVERTISE IN THE CHRONICLE

MB. (JiIAMBERLAIN'S MISSION. BANQUET TO THE COMMISSIONER. A farewell banquet was given to the lit. Hon. Joseph Chamberlain by the Canadian Club in New York on the evening prior to his embarkation l'o: England. It was a great success. Nearly 300 per' sons were present—mainly English, Scotch, Welsh, Irish, and Canadians, with a sprinkling of representa- tive Americans. The banquet hall was handsomely decorated. Behind the president's chair was a full- length portrait of Queen Victoria, representing her at the time she succeeded to the Crown. On either sidu of her picture was placed the Royal Standard of England. Around the walls were draped the Union Jack and the Star-spangled Banner These were interspersed with crossed toboggans, snow- shoes, and La Crosse sticks, all tvpical of Canadian sport. One feature of the decorations which excited uni- versal admiration was an enormous star hung over tin musicians' balcony. The tables were laden with clioico flowers. The proceedings were most cordial and har- monious, and were designed to express satisfaction with the result of the fishery negotiations. Mr. Erasmus Wiman, the indefatigable advocate of commercial union with Canada, presided. Mr. Chamberlain was on his right. The Canadian Minister of Fisheries, Mr. Foster, was on the left. When Mr. Chamberlain was introduced he was received with great applause. His speech, which was an elaborate review of tha fishery question, created a profound impression, and was listened to with the closest attention, and was frequently interrupted by vociferous outbursts of applause. The close was followed by a scene of tha wildest confusion, the whole assemblage rising and cheering frantically. There is HO doubt lie had the entire assemblage with him. He was followed by the Mayor, Mr. Hewitt, who stated the actual facts of American opinion upon the fishery question tersely and truthfully by saying that this negotiation had been conducted by Mr. Bayard, a statesman without fear and without reproach. It had been approved by Mr. Cleveland, the President, who had given to thu world evidence of conscientious belief in the prin- ciples of justice. The people of this country you may De assured (addod tho apcaKci) Trill aocppt the judgment of the President and Mr. Bayard in any question which concerns the welfare, honour, and prosperity of this country. If there are complaints about the treaty they come from a. very small Btection of the community, and they are made at a time when the Presidential election is coming on, and it is very desirable to make a little political capital so as to evade the much greater issue which the-Presi- dent has presented to the country."

KLEPTOMANIA AGAIN. A very singular case has been tried at the Central Criminal Court, when Alice Mary Payne, 24, of no occupation, pleaded guilty to a series of robberies of geld watches, valuable rings, brooches, chains, &c., from the shops of Messrs. Benson, Ludgate-hill, London; Mr. Samuel Smith, of 9, Strand; Messrs. Marks and Sons, Brighton; and some others. Mr. Beslev and Mr. Partridge prosecuted and Mr. Poland and Mr. Gill defended. In stating the facts, Mr. Besley said the evidence disclosed a state of things which went to prove that the prisoner was a sys- tematic shoplifter, but something had come to their knowledge that put a rather different construction on the matter. In the early ptirt of December it appeared that she went to Messrs. Benson's. Ludgate- hill, and Ordered jewellery to the value of some hun- dreds of pounds to be sent to her at the Hotel Metropole, pretending that she desired to select a wedding present, and that she was staying at the hotel. The jewellery was sent to the hotel, but no one of the name of the prisoner was staying there. This caused suspicion, and the stock, especially near where the prisoner stood, was examined with the result that a gold watch of the value of JE25 and a gold locket were missing, and Messrs. Benson came to the conclusion that the order had been given as an excuse to enable the prisoner to steal the articles. Afterwards prisoner calie i upon Messrs. Marks, Brighton, and representing that she was staying at the Bedford Hotel, she made a similar excuse for a quantity of jewellery to be sent there for an article to be selected. In that case also the prisoner was unknown at the hotel, and on an exami- nation of the stock it was discovered that a ring, worth about C3 3s., had been substituted for one worth £ 15 15s. On January 26th she did the same at Mr. Smith's, in the Strand. In this case she said she was staying at Morley's Hotel. She, however, was afterwards met in the Strand, and was given into custody on the charge of stealing a gold chain. She obtained a ring without payment at Brighton, and on being written to for the money, she wrote back in the name of her cousin, stating that she was dead and buried. Mr. Poland informed the Court that the prisoner, a well-dressed young woman, was the daughter of a respectable trades- man, and had been well brought up. Sh" had a small property of her own, and lived at Hill House, Dartford. Pending her marriage she had gone to stay with Mrs. Walker, an hotel proprietress at Hastings, where she began to conduct herself in a '5, w most extraordinary manner, and suddenly at times became greatly agitated. She was trouliled with imaginary fears, and had delusions of various kinds. Medical men had certified that she was suffering greatly from brain disturbance. She was also hys- terical, and was watched for fear that she would commit suicide. It was in this condition of things that she behaved as she did, and obtained the jewellery in question. All the jewellery had been returned, and JE50 would be paid towards the expenses. Ultimately the Common-Sergeant bound the prisoner over in the sum of f.50 to come up for judgment if called on.

A TOWN WRECKED. Advices from Tamatave state that a furious hurricane swept over the town on the 22nd of February, laying the town in ruins. The storm proved one of the most disastrous and violent that has visited Madagascar for many years. Many houses were blewn down, and the British Consul's residence was unroofed. Eleven vessels lying in the harbour were totally wrecked, including the French cruiser Dayot and the German schooner Irene and seven British coasting schooners. There was a terribl9 scene in the town during the prevalence of the storm. Amidst the roar of the hurricane and the crash of falling timber and tottering houses, rose the shrieks and groans of the wounded and dying. When the storm had passed, 20 bodies, some battered beyond recognition, and all fearfully scarred, were extricated firom debris.

SEVERE FIGETTITO "OT^^OHAKIM. A considerable force of dervishes, according to a Souakim correspondent, the other night occupied the site of Fort Hudson, which lies about a mile to the west of that place. Next morning they made an attack upon the town, and were opposed by the Mounted Corps &d two companies of miaatry, under the command of Colonel Shakespear, the acting Governor-General. The fighting lasted four hours, when the dervishes were forced to retire, leaving behind them several hundred killed and wounded. Colonel W. H. Tapp, commanding the 3rd Battalion of the Egyptian Army, and five soldiers were killed and 14 wounded. Her Majesty's gunboats Dolphin and Alba core opened a deadly lire upon the rebels, and were for some time throwing shells in the direc- tion taken by them in their retreat.

TH £ SECURITY SWINDLE. At Portsmouth Quarter Sessions, Henry Morgan, described as the son of a wealthy merchant in the north of England, was charged under 23 distinct charges with having obtained money by false pre- tences. During the six weeks that the prisoner was ostensibly in business as a wholesale grocer at Ports- mouth he engaged several commercial travellers, each of whom paid £ 20 as security for their honesty, but he constantly postponed the date of their commencing work. He also engaged a bookkeeper and three assistants, who also paid deposits varying from dE25 to JE5. He only paid them a fortnight s salary. He obtained goods from a number of local tradesmen, and sold them at half the market value for cash, and on the 30th December it is stated he went to Ipswich, where lie started in business as an accountant. He was convicted on all charges, and it was stated that had lie been acquitted, there was a constable present from Liverpool, with a warrant for his apprehension in respect of a similar charge. The prisoner, who spoke for two hours in his defence, was sentenced to five years' penal servitude.

PUNISHMENT BY WHIPPING. Copies of the bill to consolidate and amend the law in relation to punishment by whipping, backed by Mr. Milvain, Sir Matthew liidley, Mr. What ton, Mr. Fulton, and Mr. Samuel Smith, have been issued. The bill, which it is proposed to introduce as law on the 20th of December, 1S83, under the name of the Whipping Act, 1888, provides that where any male Derson who, in the opinion of the court before whom he is convicted, is then under the age of 16 years, is convicted before any court, other than a court of summary jurisdiction, of any offence lawfully punish- able by imprisonment with hard labour, such court may direct that such person b. once privately whipped. Other male persons may be whipped once, twice, or twice privately, provided they are convicted at a court held under commission for garotting, robbery with assault, for certain assaults on children under 13, and for rape or attempted rape, the whip- ping to be in addition to or substitution for any other punishment to which the person convicted may be liable by reason of conviction. The number of strokes are not to exceed 30, and in the case of offenders under 16 years of age no more than 25 strokes can be administered, and in nocase may the whipping be in- flicted after the expiration of six nsonths from the passing of the sentence. Further, the gaoler and surgeon of the prison must be present whenever the whip is administered, and the surgeon is to give orders, as he may deem necessary, for preventing permanent injury to health. All stipulations as to the whipping of females are to be repealed, as well as so much of any other existing Act which is consistent with the bill now before the House of Commons.

THE Duchess de Crussoi d'Uzes has been robbed. A hand of burglars broke into her hotel in the Champ- Elysees a couple of nights ago. They got off undis- turbed with a bundle of furs, which included a. valu- able blue fox rug of the duchess's, worth over two thousand francs. Tin: Cardiff pilot boat, Jessie L., belonging to Thomas Lewis, foundered early the other morning at the entrance to Ilfracombe Harbour. She was beat- ing up the Channel when she struck on the Copperas Rock, ard immediately began to fill. but the crew managed to run nearly to Ilfracombe before she sank. The men were rr-scued and I::n led in a boat.

LONDON LETTER. The present House of Commons is not perh&pir so easy in the promotion of private bill legisla- tion as Houses used to be in the good old times^ and the defeat the other night of the jir< >posaI t% rob the. River Thames of a supply of water tat feed the stores of a private water company may be accepted as proof of the way in which, upm* some ques Lions, both sides of the House wilt readily unite to knock a thing on the head. \V(t CKimot, as a matter of fact, afford to have Thames interfered with. The fine old li .-cr tesi always hüon a source of trouble to Loi.doi,. X, can remember once in Lord Palmerstoi.'s tiiitq hearing a member propose an adjournment <»{ the House, if not prorogation of Pavliaii'out, during the dog days because the pesLiteioua efiluvia from the muddy banks poisoned fcliQ atmosphere of House, committee, and feeding rooms, and even the lobby. Then, of more recent years, we have had repeated warnings of possible short supply. During the last tw% summers the river has been almost dry at Rich- mond, and a new lock is proposed in conse- quence. Water companies get very go«xfc payment for their water, and are able to entorcft. payment under special privileges. Tiie majority of tho members, it may be, having this in mind, fell in with the argument that the London Com- panies must do as the Corporations of the largo, cities do—and go hundreds of miles for theic supply of water if they cannot get it nearer. 0% the other hand, it would be a shocking thing it, London ran short of water. We heard a good. deal about such a calamity last summer, though. as a matter of fact the supply from the New River Company did not fail. At the beginning of the winter public atten- tion was directed to a movement started irv Paddington to inquire into and, if possible^ relieve the distress of the deserving poor. Lorcfe Randolph Churchill was one of the prime movers., He laid down the rule that it was better for local persons to inaugurate a scheme for their own locality, and carry it out thoroughly, th ut. for one huge central committee to attempt t.. deal with the entire metropolitan area. The I>:vLhng~ ton movement has been tried during the winter j it has been brought to the test of experience, and its value can be now fairly estimate l. It should be taken for granted that, although this must have been an exceptionally severe winter for the very poor, and for workmen engaged in out-of-door callings, there has not been exceptional distress in London. Thit. assumption ought not, perhaps, to be applied to all districts, but I beiieve it fairly represents the majority. In Paddington, for 3xample, the somewhat guarded statement was* made that the distress was abundantly sufficient to warrant the eii'ort which had been made., Over t 1200 was subscribed, and more than 60Or persons had applied for assistance: The gentler- men who seconded the report at a meeting ot the subscribers to the Paddington fund said thidv the poverty of most of the applicants for relief arose from their own improvidence. The move- ment was in ail respects a success. Although the Government is reducing th% annual grant to the British Museum, that insti-. tution seems to multiply and grow. It is ndt: so very long ago that the visitor saw with sur-- prise the stuffed birds, beasts, and fishes huddled, together on the floors of apartments so ill-suited for their classification that very little was; attempted. Then came the completion of tha* Natural History Museum down in South Ken- sington, and hundreds and thousands of specie mens were carted there from the British Museum. The vacant spaces were, however, at once filled up by artistic and other treasures that had been lying, perhaps, in some vault until room could be.. found for them. Recently a fine new wing has been added on the western side of the Briti-h. Museum. It is called the White Wing, tin* money by which it was raised having been left, to the trustees by Mr. White, a barrister who lived in the neighbourhood, and, seeing the, crowded state of the then wholly inadequate. place, warmed himself into a deep interest in its welfare. There is nothing absolutely new ex- hibited in the galleries.just opened to the public but the Chinese and Japanese works of art, and the pottery and glass work of all peoples and ages, which are arranged in them, can now be studied. and examined as it was never possible to do, before. Notwithstanding the constant additiollit. and the removal of all the natural history speci- mens to Cromwell-road, there are still tons ot, curiosities hidden away in the British Museurrfc. lumber rooms waiting for some such fortunate, opportunity as that afforded by the erection oft. the White Wing. The proceedings in Convocation do no$, often attract general public attention. Tho. sittings are conducted with a considerably amount of ceremony and the use of ancient, forms. The bishops in the Upper House, and; the proctors in the Lower, wear their robes, and although the numbers of those taking part in the*, business are small, the deliberations are very grave and even important. When Convocation, becomes a matter of common talk outside it i$ often upon some purely accidental issue. This; is at present the case. The papers, great and;. small, have been discussing the presentation of » petition by the Lord's Day Observance Society to the right reverends in the Upper House. After all, neither the bishops nor the per-. sons who petition to them have quite thok. courage of their opinions, for anyone read- ing between the lines can perceive that what is; aimed at it is a rebuke to Marlborough House*- ii They do not say so, but that is the meaning of. several sentences in the petition. The fact as tw a growing indulgence in open pleasures on Sunday in London by the fast section of the upper an<X parasitic classes is not to be questioned.. Whether it is wrong to do these things on tho, Sabbath Day, or whether the admonitions of tho, Episcopal Bench will put an end to them, are, questions of another kind. The most noticeable point of this action in Convocation is the argiH ment afforded for those who are woiking for the-, opening of museums and picture galleries oij. Sunday. The proposal to put an end to private theatricals, river jaunts, club frolics. &<• by stopping the trains on the underground railways is an astounding specimen of modern logic. Lest some reader in the country should get w erroneous impression of London in winter frcajai certain paragraphs which have been going tÀ4t; rounds, touching the appearance of sea gulls up> the River Thames, allow me to state that the* phenomenon is no phenomenon at all. Youmay see plenty of sea gulls much higher up the river- than Vauxhall when there is rough weather *4 sea, irrespective of the time of the year. -Bti% when once a statement is made that seems to libk something special it has to be followed up. Theo% gulls are accordingly being done to death. Tb% fact is, there is nothing at all unusual in thett- appearance. A much more remarkable circurn, stance was the appearance in a Kentish Tow. garden the other day of a redwing amongj% the sparrows. But in the London parks raft feathered visitants are often seen previous to th% times of migration. As to the present winter London has suffered less than any other part ot the country. W. 81

EIGHT men, including the Rev. Edward Robert?^ Wesleyan minister, were indicted at Ruthin Assise* that they, with other evil-disposed persons to ttek number of 300, did riotously assemble, armed wiW, sticks, and further did wound George Thorpe anffc others." Twenty-seven men were originally cowl. mitted for trial, but the Attorney-General entered nolle p-rosequi against 19 of them. The accused u4V,. pleaded guilty, and Mr. Justice Willes intimated thSkfc: he would postpone the Assizes until March 28. wb"-k the prisoners would be called up^n to receive jud. ment if necessary. He expressed the hope that w"q.rl l e no occasion for him to return to the to :.e the Assizes, but that they would go h<««% do • he>r utmost to spread peace among neighbours.