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_n_ Cricket. USK V. ABERGAVENNY. Played at Abergavenny ou Saturday last, on a very soft wicket, and resulted in a drawn game. Abergavenny ran up a big score, R. Jacob scoring 100 not out, but he gave several chances. Barnes batted in capital style, and his runs were made by good strokes, but he, too, gave chances. Scores:- ABBRGAVENNY, F. W. Barnes, c Mayes, b T. Rees. 44 W. White, b F. Edmunds. 1 R. Jacob, not out.100 H. Fentiman, c Mayes, b F. Roberts. 2 W. H. Watkins, b T. Rees. 0 C. A. Hammoiid, b T. Piee.,i 9 W. Llewellyn, l.b.w., b H. C. Davies 9 E. W. Richards, c T. Sprawson, b F. Edmunds 6 C. D. Lewis, not oiit 4 F. S. Perkius ) — C.Baker j *>idnoibat. Extras. 5 *180 '*Innings declared closed. RSK. 8. A. Hiley, c Fentiman, b W. Watkins 0 T. Sprawson, b W H. Watkins. 16 Mayes, b Fentiman 1§ v.RT J,. „ D. < u W w-tJdp- ^_LUUUUB, erfcuns, a H. C. Davies, c Richards, b R. Jacob 14 F. Edmunds, c Watkins, b Hammond 16 Rev. H. J. Bates, c Jacobs, b Hammond 1 T. Rees, c Fentiman, b R. Jacob 1 F. W. Roberts, not out 1 A. Hiley, not out. 0 A. Thomas, did not bat. Extras 9 Total for 8 wickets 72

CHEPSTOW. Agent.-Miss Clark BOARD OF TRADE INQUIRY. An inquiry was held at Chepstow on Friday by Mr Howard Smith, of Loudon, the Government inspector, into the circumstances of the boiler explosion which occurred at Woodcroft, near Chepstow, on the 23rd of April last. The boiler, a vertical one, which had been purchased by Messrs. Smith and Sons, carpenters, at Mr Miller's sale shortly before, burst, the fragments being blown in all directions. James Arthur Smith, the son, who was near the boiler, was somewhat cut about and his hands and face badly scalded, whilst one of his legs was injured, and he also sustained a severe shock to the system. His wife and children, too, who were standing a short distance away, were thrown from their feet by the force of the explosion and received slight injuries. Mr K. Gough represented the Board of Trade, and Mr F. Evans watched the inquiry on behalf of Mr J A. Miller. Evidence was given by Mr Miller, James Bailer (an employee of Mr Miller), James Arthur Smith, and David Walker Stephens (engineer to the Board of Trade), and was to the effect that the boiler was, apparently, in working order when sold, and had been in use by Mr Miller, but not under steam pressure, and that Smith went to use it without having had it overhauled, when the explosion occurred. Mr Stephens gave the opinion that the explosion was due to over- pressure, the plates on both sides having become irary thin, The Inspector found that the explosion was due to inexperience and neglect on the part of Smith in not having had the boiler properly examined by a competent person and its condition ascertained before he used it. The Inspector described it as one of the worst cases of neglect that had ever come before him. Mr Gough applied for half costs against Smith, but the application was dismissed, on the ground that he-had already suffered by his injuries from his neglect. ANTICIPATING THE CORONATION. The parishes of Llanvaches, Penhow, and St. Bride's were all agog with excitement on Thursday afternoon in last week, the occasion being a joint Coronation celebration. The proceedings took the form of a tea, sports, and numerous other attractions, such as roundabouts, shooting galleries, etc. The juvenile element was strongly in evidence. Yuiit Meadow, St. Bride's, which by kind permission of Mr B. Howard was opened to the public for this event, was crowded with children and adults, a special free invitation having been given to those parishioners who had passed the age of 60. The Newport Town Band headed a procession of the children from the Pike School to the field. The juveniles were catered for in the open air, whilst the adults sat down to tea in a large marquee, several hundred in all partaking of the good things provided. A number of small prizes were competed for by the children, and the Newport Band played some choice selections in the course of the afternoon. Dancing was indulged in later in the evening, and kept up to a late hour. AGRICULTURAL ARBITRATION CASE. Mr W. Marfell, of Usk, sat at the King's Head Hotel, Newport, on Tuesday, as umpire in an arbitration, under the Agricultural Holdings Act, between Mr Alexander Dick, late tenant of the Grange and Pentre Farms, St. Arvan's, Chepstow, and Colonel Curre, of Ittou Court, and Mr H. Hastings Clay, for compensation as outgoing tenant. The arbitrators (who had been unable to agree) were Mr T. Parry, Newport (for the claimant), and Mr Howse, of Bristol, for the landlords. Mr Le Brasseur, solicitor, appeared for the claimant; Mr J. W. Stanton for the defendants. The claim was for L527 13* 2d for unexhausted improvements upon Grange Farm. There was a counter-claim on the part of Colonel Curre amounting to £771 10s, which included S159 as half-year's rent, £ 120 for hay, clover, and straw sold off the farm, and the remainder for the disrepair of fences, ditches, and buildings and alleged bad husbandry. The claim was made under the custom of the country, which was entirely dispated by the landlords. A large amount of evidence was taken. The umpire will give his award in due time.

NEWPORT. Aients-Nesiri Greenland and Co.. Newsagents. LORD TBSDBGAB S GBNBUOSITY.—It is intended by the new Vicar of St Woollos, Newport, to erect a new stone Church to replace the present temporary structure of St Luke's, in a portion of his parish. Lord Tredegar, with his unfailing generosity, has given a donation of X200. His lordship has also given Y,100 as a donation towards the restoration of Bedwellty Church. A FINE CATCH OF SALMON.—A splendid specimen of salmon was caught at Messrs. Fenziell's fisheries at Goldcliff on Saturday morning. The fish weighed 46ilbs., was 4ft lin in length, and 2ft 4in in girth. In addition to being the largest taken from the fishery this season, the number of salmon caught, 15, is the largest total recorded this year. The fish was exhibited in the windows during the afternoon and attracted considerable attention.

PONTYPOOL. Agents—Mr. Harding, Market Bookstall, Mr Fieldhouse The Market, and Messrs. Jones and Edwards. WINDING-VP NOTICE.-Tha London Gazette con- tains the voluntary winding-up of Alfred Baldwin and Co., Limited (the winding-up meeting held at r., Pontypool). Mr Aubrey Isaac Rothwell Butler is appointed liquidator. MUSICAL FESTIVAL.—The Sunday School festival in connection with St. James's Church, Pontypool, was held on Sunday, the special preacher being the Rev D. E. Llewellyn Jones, M.A., vicar of Maindee, Newport. The service in the morning was Woodward in E flat, and in the evening Maunder in G. The anthems sung were" Great aud Marvellous" and" 0, 'tis a thing most wonderful." Miss M. Watkins, R.W.L.C., gave an excellent rendering of the solo, With Verdure Clad," from Haydn's "Creation." In the after- noon a flower service was held. The Sunday School children presented a large number of beautiful bouquets, with which the chancel was tastefully adorned. On the three occasions the organ, presided at by Mr S. T. Roderick, was sl rougly augmented by the Pontypool Orchestral Band. SAD CASE OF SUICIDE.-At 10.30 on Monday evening, Edward Septimus Morris, aged 31, a single man, who lived with his brother and sister- in-law at No. 2, Mount Pleasant, Pontnewydd, committed suicide by cutting his throat. Deceased waa the son of Mra Morris, lock-keeper, Pontnewydd, and had been employed formerly as a blacksmith at Upper Cwmbran Colliery, but for the last two years had been unable to work through illness. He was suffering from con- sumption, and had been getting rapidly weaker. For the last two weeks he had been confined to his bed, and it was clearly a hopeless case. On Monday night, Mr3 Morris took him up a basin of gruel, and he then expressed a wish to see his brother. Mr James Morris went upstairs, upon receiving the message from his wife, but on entering the room he was horrified to find that his brother had cut his throat in two places under the left ear. He died just as his brother entered the room. VOLUNTEER SHAM FIGHT. A very interesting sham fight took place at Pontypool on Saturday, in which nearly all the companies of the 3rd Volunteer Battalion South Wales Borderers took part, namely, Pontypool, GarndiSaith, Abersychan, Cwmbran, Ebbw Vale, Sirhowy, Abertillery, and Ebbw Vale Cycling Corps. The Pontypool Company, representing the northern force, defended the height of the Little Mountain to the west of the Folley, under the command of Captain Charles (who has gained South African experience), Major Griffiths directed the attack, while Major Murphy commanded three companies which were held in reserve. Colonel Bradney and Captain and Adjutant Moore acted as umpires. PRESENTATION OF MEDALS. An interesting feature in connection with the proceedings waa the presentation by Colonel Bradney of clasps to those who had taken part in battles in Cape Colony, Orange Free State, aud Johannesburg, and also long service medals. The recipients of the clasps were:—Sergeants Search, Butcher, and Davis, Corporals Sketch, Evans, and J. Butcher, Lance-corporals J. Evans, J. Lloyd, Richards and Rowbotham, and Privates Alliopp; Wt Harris. Hurley, James, Lyons, Miles, Preston, Rice, and Webb. Long service medals were presented to the following :-Sergeatit-instriietor Friar, Aber- tillery Lance-corporal Davies, Armoury-sergeant Search, Pontypool; Colour-sergeant Humphreys,' Sergeant-bugler Lloyd, and Lance corporal Cord. I THE COAL TRADE. The monthly meeting of the Poutypool Branch of the Miners' Federation was held at the averley Hotel, on Saturday eveuing, Mr Job a Price, Talywain, presiding. Mr James Winstone, miners' agent, reported upon the work done during the month at the central executive council, stating that various questions had been referred to the members of the sliding-scale committee. The question of the reduction of the standard wages at Varteg Hill Colliery had been referred to Mr Onions for the workmen and to Mr Wolatenhome for the employers. Application had been received from the Dunvant workmen for two weeks' strike-pay consequent upon an authorised stoppage through the employers refusing them to work after a stop, day. He also dealt with the dispute at the Risca Colliery, and reported that the Council had decided not to grant strike-pay because it did not come within the rule. It was agreed that demonstrations of the whole of the coal-field should be held at Barry and Swansea in the near future. In his district report the agent reported upon a number of compensation cases and minor disputes.

A MONMOUTH PARTNERSHIP DISPUTE. BEVAN V. WEBB. Mr Justice Buckley had before him, in the Chancery Division of the High Court, a motion by the defendants in this action by which it was sought to refer the matters in dispute to arbitra- tion. The parties carried on a brewery business at Monmouth, in partnership, and the articles contained a clause providing that all matters in dispute should be referred to arbitration. The plaintiff objected to the matter going to arbitra- tion, as it was necessary to his case that certain documents should be disclosed, which would not be disclosed in an arbitration. Mr Justice Buckley suggested that the matter should go to an official referee, and upon that suggestion the motion stood over until Wednesday, in the hope that the parties would come to terms.

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The King's Condition. The Continental Royalties are already- leaving London for home. Prince Albert of Belgium, who left Victoria, jnst before one- o'clock, received a message from Buckingham Palace, timed noon, stating that the Kiug was progressing favourably, that his Majesty was then awake, and that he was suffering no pain. The Duke of Cambridge, presenting n 0 colours to the Middlesex Regiment to-day, said he was glad to speak hopefully of the King's progress.

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T LLANTARNAM. FARMKR^' ASSOCIATION. The Llantarnam Farmers' Association decided at their annual meeting to associate with their match a horse and cattle show. A suitable and convenient site has been selected on land adjoining Llantarnam station, with large sheds for exhibiting cattle, sheep, pigs and dairy produce, by kind permission of Mr A. M. Pilliner, J.P. Prixes amounting to S230 will be offered. There are several open classes, and the committee are making a bold bid to provide a much needed want in their I district.

MONMOUTH. i &gmt.-J[r. Caffrey. Bookseller. Metlffiaiiih. SOAltn 011 GVAHDIANS.—Colonel !Lt, Daviga presided at the usual meeting on Friday.-Thd tenders of Mr G. Higgins, Monnow-street, for groceries; of Messrs. Morgan Bros., for coal, best Welsh, delivered at the House, 15s 3d per ton, and best Forest, 15s per ton of Mr A. E. Jones, for milk at 9d per gallon, were accepted. R.D. C.—Mr Bosanquet presided at the monthly meeting on Friday. Dr Wilson was re-appointed Medical Officer for one year from June 24th on existing coiiditions.-On the motion of Rev L. A. Rees, seconded by Sir Henry Mather-Jackson, Bart., 2a 6d per week extra was granted the driver of the steam roller.—The Deputy-Clerk reported the following parishes in arrear with their last call :-Dixton, Mitchel Troy, Skenfrith, Trelleck, and Trelleck Town.

ABERSYCHAN PROPERTY DISPUTE. MYERS V. CABLE. The question in this case, raised on Thursday before Mr Justice Joyce upon an originating summons in the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice under the Vendor and Purchaser Act, 1874, taken out by Mr Abel Myers, of High- street, Abersychan. against Mr Wesley Caleb Cable, also of Abersychan, was for a declaration that a certain piece of ground belonging to the vendor defendant, lying between certain cottages, comprised in a contract for sale between the parties, and five cottages etc., in Gelly Terrace. Mr Justice Joyce, in giving judgment, said that in his opinio I the written contract passed to the plaintiff the whole of the defendant's property, consisting of fourteen houses, including the ground in dispute, and also the shed, and stated that he was clearly of opinion that the plaintiff was reasonably entitled to the declaration asked for, and he accordingly made an order in the terms of the plaintiff's originating summons, and directed the defendant to pay the costs. Mr Younger, K C., and Mr Welby King (instructed by Messrs. Roberts-Jones and Everett) appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Hughes, K.C., and Mr J. Cave (instructed by Messrs. Le Brasseur and Bowen) appeared for the defendant.

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EXTRAORDINARY TRAFFIC. In the King's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice on Friday the cases of the Ross and Whitchurch Rural District Councils v Wibby came before a Divisional Court on appeal from the decision of the county-court judge sitting at Monmouth, who gave damages to both boards against the defendant for having used certain portions of the roads from Ross to Abergavenny and from Ross to Whitchurch by taking extraordinarily heavy traffic over them. The defendant, a timber merchant, appealed, and Mr Alfred Lyttleton contended that the judge was wronar in dividing the road into sections, and that the traffiG was not extraordinary, but ordinary, traffic caused by the industry of the district.rhe Court could not see anything in the points raised, and dismissed both appeals, with costs.

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I PONTYPOOL. I POLICE COURT, SATURDAY. Before A. A. WILLIAMS, Esq., W. L. PKATT, Esq., W. P. JAMES, Esq. REFORMATORY LAD'S THEFT.—Charles Wilkins, 16, a Newport lad, an inmate of the Little Mill Reformatory, was charged with stealing £10, the monies of Walter Morgan, labour master at the Reformatory.—Walter Morgan said that the prisoner was undergoing his sentence in the Reformatory. On Saturday, 6th June, witness took out of his box a bag of money with which to go to Pontypool. On reaching Pontypool he found that the money in the bag was ill short. When he returned he reported the case to the master (Mr Bilcliffe), and inquiries were made. Prisoner said be knew nothing about the money, but upon a hairpin being discovered in his possession be admitted opening prosecutor's cash-box with it. He afterwards took prosecutor to a field, where the money had been buried about two feet deep in a cup. He also confessed to having stolen a sovereign from the box about three weeks previou«ly.—Superintendent James put in prisoner's record, which showed that he was committed to the Reformatory for two terms of 5 years each for stealing £ 2 on two occasions.— Prisoner was committed to prison for one month, to return to the Reformatory afterwards. A CRUEL SON.—John Driscoll, collier, was summoned for assaulting Ellen Honam, at Talywain, on the 14th June.—Mrs. Honam said that the defendant was her son, and she wished to 1 withdraw the case. He was drunk at the time.- The Chairman said that the case ought not to be witbdrawti.-Afra Honam said defendant gave her two severe blows across the head, which caused her to fall off the chair on to the ground.— Fined 20s. THEFT OF BEBR.—John McCarthy, a tramping tailor, was charged with stealing eleven bottles of beer, value 2s 9d, the property of Thomas Williams, from the Bridgend Inn, Pontnewydd, on the 14th inst.—Thomas Williams said that he lived with his father at the Hotel.-Prisoner came into the bouse about 10.40, and left shortly afterwards. Witness saw the place was properly fastened. On Sunday 11 bottles of beer were missing.-Edith Williams, daughter of the landlord, said that the door was unfastened on Sunday morning-P.C. Jones said he found the defendant in a field near the Biidgend Inn, on Sunday morning. He was asleep aud there were 11 bottles of beer near him.—Defendant pleaded guilty and was sentenced to one month's imprisonment. THEFT OF COAL.-For stealing coal, the property of David Roberts, from the Weru Hill Colliery, Mary Murphy was fined 10s. UNJUST WEIGHTS.—Daniel Gough, greengrocer, Abersychan, was fummoned for having an unjust weight at Abersychan, on the 17th June.—Mr T. H. Lewis, Inspector of Weights, &c., said he visited the defendant's shop in High-street, Abersycbati, and found the four pound weight (produced) amongst the others. It was 2oz and 1 dram short in weight.—Fined 15s. A SEAMAN'S VIOLENCE.—Michael Chute, a sea- faring man, was charged with being drunk and disorderly and assaulting two Grtat Western Railway servants at the Pontypool-road Station on the night of the 20th June.—Prisoner arrived at Pontypool-road ty train from Cardiif, having been paid off from his ship. He had to wait some time for a connection for Liverpool. He was in a very drunken state, and commenced to run and frolic about the platform. Seeiug a railway official named George Aldridge standing on the platform he spoke to him and subsequently pushed him into the four-foot way. When he got up again defendant struck him several severe blows in the face. Another official, Albert England, rushed up and took hold of Chute, but the latter turned on him and also struck him seveial blows on the head. The officials managed to hold him until the police arrived, and after a lot of trouble he was taken away by three officers. Chu'e said he knew nothing about the affair. He was fined 10s for being drunk and disrjrder-y. and 40s for the assault. LICENSING APPLICATIONS. I Mr W. J. Everett (of the firm of Robert-Jones and Everett) applied on behalf of Mr Donald Reed, of the Castle Hotel, Pontypool. for an occasional licence on the occasion of Coronation sports at the Recreation Grounds on June 27th.— The Bench readily conceded it, and also a similar application made on behalf of Mr Yendoll, of the Llanhilleth Hotel. Mr Evelett then made a strong plea on behalf of the Pontypool licensed victuallers for an hour's extension on the 26th and 27th inst.— Superintendent James objected.—Mr Everett pointed out that at Carditf and many other neighbouring places such extensions had been granted.—The Chairman (Mr A. A. Williams): They have declined to do so at Meithyr. In face of the superintendent's objection we cannot do so. A like application made by Mr T. P. H. Watkirs for the members of the Blaenavon Licensed Victuallers' Association was also declined. POLICE COURT, TUESDAY. A SERIOUS ASSAULT.A man named Pritchard, who has recently been working as a labourer at Punteg Steel Works was charged with wounding his wife, Alice, with intent, on the previous night. —P.O. Hatherall put in a certificate from Dr O'Keefe stating that Mrs Pritchard was suffering from a scalp wound two inches long, which he understood had been inflicted with a poker. She was not able to attend. -Prigoner was remanded in custody.

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Parliamentary. In the Houae of Lorda, on Tuesday, the Marquess of Bute took his seat on succeeding to the mar- quisate. In the House of Commons the consideration of the Education Bill was resumed in Committee, and two amendments were agreed to having as their object the strengthening of the provisions relating to higher education. to higher educa.tion.

1838 and 1902. I To the minds of the oldeat amongst us the thought of the Coronation of King Edward VIE. must bring into mental review the wonderful changes and developments which have taken place since the crown was placed upon the head of Queen Victoria as she sat in Kins; Edward's chair. Four years before the Coronation of the young Queen, Daniel Webster had testified, in words which are still remembered, to the greatness of Britain's Colonial possessions, but since that time we have added enormously to the area of the King's dominions beyond the seas. THB INDIAN EMPIRE I which had been founded by Lord Clive was so vastly extended during the reign of our late Queen, that it now comprises more than a million aud a half of square miles, with a population of three hundred millions. In Africa wide territories have been added to the Empire by occupation, treaty, or conquest, the Soudan and the two Dutch States having come under our flag within the past few years. These are great achievements, but of even greater moment is that increasing sense of the unity of the Empire, which the late Queen did so much to foster. Of the many developments which would be in the minds of such old persons as we have in view, not the least striking would be the improvement which has taken place in the means of travel, and the facilities which are afforded for communication with distant places by the electric telegraph. The locomotives and passenger coaches of 1838 were very different from those of the present day, and it was only in the year of the Queen's Coronation that the Sirius, and Great Western commenced the regular Atlantic passage under steam, the screw being introduced about the same time. On the occasion of the Jubilee of the late Queen, it was demonstrated that a message could be sent to any part of the civilised world, and a reply received in the course of a few minutes—and by means of the telephone, it is possible to converse I in London with a pprson who is in Paris. Even more wonderful is the invention of WIRELES3 TELEGRAPHY for which it is claimed that a signal has been sent by its means from one side of the Atlantic to the other. The penny postal system was an early reform of hi r late Majesty's reign, which likewise witnessed the abolition of the taxes upon news- papers, the beneficent discovery of anaesthetics, and innumeiable other achievements in science and art, which have increased enormously the out-put of machinery and added to the comfort of human existence. During the same period, many momentous and far-reacbing statutes were passed by Parliament, the Common Law has been made more just in its incidence, and the Criminal Law more humane. The condition of the working classes has been improved immeasurably, and although there are stiil many reforms which might be introduced with advantage, yet the past 64 years hnve witnessed progress in all directions for which no parallel can be found In any like period of our history.

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