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'< BARRY DOCK AND RAILWAYS. -0- hose -ff VM an estern Trains are run as under, ancltweaefvyestern < v )Os. -no •mi STATIONS. ^EKK-DAYS. SUKPAT aIB.lain. am. am. am. (am. [ pm. iBipai pm-|pni.|mipij £ &ip|pim|pm.rpm. b»i%{ afnlUam^'p.m pm. Barry dep.6 107 0 8 109 0 9 35(10 50'11 5^;§H W&44 3 23 ♦ 25it l3|t>12|T52i7 57 8 55 dKM 45nM|B3t 43 8 2D Barry Dock „ 5 14 7 4 8 14 9 4 9 3910 54,11 59Jl^iTOfr«|3 27 4 20&i7j616!fc.56i8 1 8 59?^9 9"49 l«fi4 47 8 24 Cadoxton „ 5 17 7 7 8 17 9 7 9 42 10 57 12 2'1IZ1 49 2 5113 30 4 32!J> 20'62Oi6 59 8 419 2 1(T 2 9 52|1 47! 5 50 8 27 DinaaPWwis „ 5'21 7 12 8-219 11 9 4811 112 6 117 1 S4i2 55 3 34 4 36 5 24]625 7 38 9i9 6 10 7 9 56il 82lj 55 8 32 Cogan arr. Is 28J7 18 8 25p 15 9 54J11 612 11123|2 0 3 2E 41W 41 5 28j630 7 8 8 149 10 10 13J10 11 57U 0 8 37 Penartfa D'k dep 7 29 8 33 9 20 10 411 1412 19 2 12 3 9 3 48 4 47 5 34 6 367 14 8 219 19 10 19 — 2 4 4 9 8 44 Grange town „ — 7 33 8 37 9 24 10 8 11 18 12 23 2 16 3 13 3 52 4 51 5 38 6 40 7 18 8 25 9 23 10 24 — 2 84 138 48 Cardiff (G.W.)arr. — 7 38 8 40 9 29 10 1311 23 12 29 2 215 18 3 57 4 56 5 42 6 45 7 25 8 30 9 28 10 30 — 2 14 4 19l8 53 Cd'ff.Queeir-st. „ —• 7 518 459 33 10 18 11 27 12 35 2 25JZ4 4 2 5 0 5 47 6 49 7 29 8 35 9 32 10 35 —12 17 4 22 8 36 Cardiff Docks „ — — 9 10 9 40 11 57 — 2 32 — — 5 14]6 17 6 58 — 8 58[ — — — — — 1 — OTAtlONsT WEEK-DATS. SUNDAYS. am. am. am. am. a in. am. am. pm pm. pm. pm.lpm.lpm.ipm.pm. pm. pm. pm. am am. pm. pm Cardiff Dk's dep. —~ 7 38 — 9 45 10 13 — 1258 — a 28 — 5 8 5 23 — 7 28 — — 10 28 — — — |_ Cd'ff Queen-st. „ — — 8 15 9 4 10 5 10 45 12 0 1 5 2 30 3 39 4 155 17 6 10|7 2 7 50 8 50 9 40 10 45 10 1 2 30 5 50 9 16 Cardiff (G.W.) „ — —8 18 9 1110 8 10 48 12 3 1 8 2 33 3 42 4 18l5 21 6 1317 5 7 53 8 53 9 43 10 50 10 6 2 35 5 55 9 15 GrangettfWn „ — — 3 24 9 17 10 14 10 54 1212 1 14 2 39 3 50 4 24|5 29 6 20 7 13 7 59 8 59 9 49 10 56 1011 2 40 6 0 9 20 PenarChD'k arf. — — 3 28 9 2110 18 10 58 12191 18 2 43 3 54 4 28 5 35 6 24 7 18 8 3 9 3 9 5311 11015 2 44 6 4 9 24 1020 Coean dep. 6 5 7 30 8 34 9 2610 22 11 101224 1 30 2 47 3 58 4 35 5 40 6 28 7 22 3 8 9 710 011 5 2 49 6 10 9 30 TffBaiPowia '1~ 6*9 7 34B 38 9 3010 27II 151288 1 35 2 51 4 2 4 39 5 44 6 321726 9 129 1110 411 9 1025 2 54 6 15 9 34 Cadoxton „ 6 13 7 38 8 43 9 35 10 3111 20 1233 1 40 2 65 4 6 4 43 5 49 6 36i7 30 8 16 9 15 10 911 13 1030 2 59 6 20 9 39 Barw Dook „ 6 16 7 41 8, 46 9 38 10 35 11 23 1236 1 45 2 58 4 9 4 46 5 52 6 39 7 33 8 19 9 18 101211 16 1033 3 2 6 23 9 42 Barry arr. 6 21 7 46 8 50 ,9 4210 39 11 1240 1 50 3 3'4 14 4 51 5 56(6 4417 33'8 24 9 23 1016 11 20 103713 6!6 27;9 46 fL.#0.
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TAFF VALE- RAILWAY. PASSENGER TRAINS are run to and from Cardiff as under — Up Trains. Down Trains. ations. Week days. Sundays. Stations. Week days. Sundays .pm as. am.am.pm.pm.pm.p.m.pm.a*). am.p.mipm jam am a. m pm ptr. lpmpm pm amlpm,. •ad'xt'n dap.628l859il054.152 fe7l614 8 0il015l |1040 ..(825 Cd'ff D'k dep\ 738 945 1258(5 3 6 ..650 Sully 7 l63lte21057155 330 617 8 3&018 ..1043 ..828 C'd'ffTV „ I.. 8 010 51155 230,5157 2 940 10 1 j5l Lavernock |636i& 7 11 2 2 0 335 622 8 811023 1048 833 C'd'ff GW „ B508 310 81158 233(518 7 5 943 10 4 »59 Penarth arr 642(913 11 8 2 6 341 629 814 1029 1054 839 Grangeto'n,, 15558 91034 12 4 239 524 713 949 1010 ..63 j I PenarthDk„l6 0813101812 8 243,528 718 953 ..$014 ..6 7 Penarth dm 7251916 1110 2 8 544 632 817U030 8 15 4 5i Penarth «r»+6 5817 10221212 247 532 722 957 1018 JeTrthD-k „ 729j930 *14«212 348 §36 8211034 8 19 4 9 J Sat •raneeto'n.. 733!92411181216 552 040 82M10S9 8 23 413 I 0*17 Owdlt GW. 747,929 11231221 358 645 B311045 8 28 419 Penartfa depU> 6 818 10231213 248 533 723 958 1020 249 610 Crd'ff TV arr 75ljB33 U2fl225 4 2 649B35L; >> 8 32 423| Lavernock „ fell 822 1028 1218 253 538 728 10 3 1025 254 614 (Tnfffiyck .P40 1157 232*455 658l85pU^ljD 5 .1549 Sully „ kl5 82310321222 25754272210 7 1089 258619 'ir Cadoxton flrr|K18|830 1035J1225 3 0)545 735ll010l.. 1103213 ? 625 ——— .i
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§vciMw$gMKietks. BARRY JJOCK pERMANLNT "P^ENEFIT BUILDING SOCIETY, Directors of the above Society are now prepared to Advance Money on Mortgage. Application should be made to the Secretary, Mr W. THOMAS, Auctioneer, Vere Street, Cadoxton-Barry. THE gCHOLASTIC T RADING, COMPANY (LIMITED), T, ST. JOHN'S-SQUARE, CARDIFF. OCHOOL BOOKS and every Requisite kept in KY Stock. A LBUMS, WRITING-DESKS, &c. lyBLES, PRAYER-BOOKS, &c. A CCOUNT BOOKS in great variety. TE PAPER, ENVELOPES, and all kinds of STATIONERY. FOREIGN LETTER PAPER, LETTER BOOKS, &c.—The Scholastic Trading Co. ■, 7,*St. John square, Cardiff, and Bristol. OPENING OF CADOXTON MARKET. G. Ii: B URIIETT, FAMILY BUTCHER, BARRY ROAD, CADOXTON. has secursd a STALL AT THE MARKET, where -he will have for sale a choice colletion of BEEF, MUTTON, AND PORK EVERY SATURDAY. The Patronage of the Public Respectfully Solicited. L LEWELLYN T HOMAS, Tobacconist, Cigar Dealer, and Hairdresser, 102, HIGH STREET, BARRY. Branch Tobacconist Shop, MAIN STREET, CADOXTON ARE universally admitted to be worth a Guinea a Box for Bilious and Nervous Disorders, such as Wind and Pain in the Stomach, Sick Headache, Giddiness, Fulness and Swelling after Meals, Dizzi- ness, and Drowsiness, Cold Chills, Flushing of Heat, Loss of Appetite, Shortness of Breath, Costiveness, Scurvy and Blotches on the Skin, Disturbed Sleep, Frightful Dreams, and all Nervous and Trembling Sensations, &c. The first dose will give relief in twenty minutes. Every sufferer is earnestly invited to try one Box of these Pills, and they will be acknowledged to-be WORTH A GUINEA A "BOX. For females of all ages these Pills are invaluable, as a few doses of them carry off all humours, and bring I about all that is required. No female should be with- out them. There is no medicine to be found equal to Beecham's Pills for removing any obstruction or irregularity of the system. If taken according to the directions given with each box, they will soon restore females of all ages to sound and robust health. This has been proved by thousands who have tried them, and found the benefits which are ensured by their use. For a Weak Stomach, Impaired Digestion, and all Disorders of-the Liver, they act like magic, and a few doses will be found to work wonders on the most im- portant organs in the human machine. They strengthen the whole muscular system, restore the long lost complexion, bring back the keen edge of appetite, and aruose into action with the rosebud of health the whole physical energy of the human frame. These are FACTS testified coutinually by members of all classes of society, and one of the best guarantees to the Nervous and Debilitated is, BEECHAM'S PILLS have the Largest Sale ofany Patent Medicine in world. BEECHAM'S MAGIC COUGH PILLS. As a remedy for Coughs in general, Asthma, Bronchial Affections, Hoarseness, Shortness of Breath, Tightness and Oppression of the Chest, Wheezing, &c., these Pills standed unrivalled. They are the best ever offered to the public, and will speedily remove tha t sense of oppression and difficulty of breathing which nightly deprive the patient of rest. Let any person give BEECHAM'S COUGH PILLS a trial, and thomos violent Cough will in a short time be removed. Prepared only, and Sold Wholesale and Retail, by the Proprietor, Thomas Beecham, St. Helen's, Lancashire, in boxes i).jd., Is ld and 2s 9d each. Sold by all Druggists and Patent Medicine Dealers everywhere. N.E.-Full directions are given witneach box" ..}. I IMPORTANT NOTICE! JACOBUS, LONDON rpAILORS, HAVE OPENED 96, S* MARY-STREET, 96. CARDIFF, AS A FIRST-CLASS TAILORING ESTABLISHMENT* TRY ABBOTT, HOLTON-ROAD, BARRY DOCK, FOR IRONMONGERY OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.: The Public Hall, Vere Street, CADOXTON-BARRY. OPEN FOR ENGAGEMENTS ON MODERATE TERMS. TO LET, for Sundays and three week nights. Comfortable seats for 300; well lighted and venti- lated. Also, LARGE ROOM adjoining. -Apply, Mrs DE WIrr, Vere-street, Cadoxton-Barry. TO THOSE ABOUT TO MARRY. IF YOU WANT GOOD 14, RINGS, BRO OCHES, OR OTHER JEWELLERY, GO TO F. J. G REENER, VERE-STREET, CADOXTON THE CHEAPEST SHOP IN TOWN. GUARDS, ALBERTS, GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES, AND SIGNET RINGS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION ALWAYS IN STOCK. Tools! Tools! Tools! OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. BEST VALUE GIVEN AT 16 u Ph illips -& 13,MAIK -STREET, CADOXTOK L THE LONDON HAIRDRESSING SALOON J. AND CIGAR DIVAN, 25, CUSTOM HOUSE-STREET, CARDIFF, Two Minutes walk from Gredt. Western Railway Station. H. PAYNTER, Begs to announce that he has Opened a HAIRCUTTING AND SHAVING SALOON At the above address. Hair Brushed by Machinery. VISIT f 1. f i OF THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION TO CARDIFF. I' NEW CARPETS! NEW SUITES I NEW BEDDING I For Thoroughly Reliable Goods, at Remarkably Low Prices, you eannot possibly do better than by going to Bevan and Co., LIMITED, RBGK3TERED AS THE CARDIFF FURNISHERS, The Largest, Best, and Cheapest FURNISHERS :IN THE PRINCIPALITY. ALL GOODS ARE DELIVERED FREE Throughout the Principality and border Counties. Illustrated Catalogues Gratis and Post Free on Application. Bevan and Co., The Cardiff Furnishers, 21, DUKE-STREET AND 97, ST. MARY-STREET, CARDIFF. I NFLUENZA.-LA G RIPPE. We have for some time heard rumours that this dis- tressing and depressing malady has reappeared in wis ooontry; but it has now been proved ^beyond I a dwgbt that it is much more prevalent than & generally kpdwn. When, about a year ago, we heard of La Grippe on the Continent and elsewhere, we were disposed to treat the reporta of its ravages not over gloomily5 indeed, an allusion to La Grippe was almost invari- ably treated with levity. Since its appearance, how- ever, amongst us some twelve months ago, and since we have observed its baneful effects on the constitu- tion, we regard its recurrence with special dread, as hundreds, if not thousands, of patients have not yet (if they ever will) shake off its evil effects. During the period Influenza raged in Paris and elsewhere last year it was conclusively proved that Quinine is the only specific. Repors by Messrs Beral Roberts, Rue-de-la-Paix Swann, Rue Castig- lioni; Dr Hogg, the Champs Ely sees, and other celebrated Parisians, demonstrate this beyond doubt. It was generally admitted that Quinine, exhibited in the form of Quinine Bitters, was by far the most pleasant and efficacious way of taking it. GWILYM EVANS' QUININE BITTERS, THE BEST SPECIFIC FOR INFLUENZA. FOR INFLUENZA. FOR INFLUENZA. OWILYIM EVANS' QUININE BITTERS, THE BEST SPECIFIC FOR INFLUENZA. FOR INFLUENZA. FOR INFLUENZA. As a preventative we know of nothing equal to Gwilym Evans' Quinine Bitters. A few strong doses taken in time will often prove effectual in warding off attacks of this malady, and always succeed in miti- gating their severity when a patient is under their influence. These beneficial results, of a prempt use of the Quinine Bitters are due to the following causes :— 1. The QUININE BITTERS give tone to the whole system. ( 2. They fortify the constitution. 3. They brace up the nerves and muscles. 4. They purify the blood. 5. They remove all obstructions and impurities in the human body. 6. They strengthen and fortify those parts which have wt; been weakened by disease, and are consequently more liable to the invasion of unhealthful }11. influences. By theae means Gwilym Evans' Quinine Bitters assist nature to expel or repel the attacks of disease, and prevent it settling in the system. W»en suffering from an attack of influenza, the Quinine Bitters should be taken in double doses, and twice as often as prescribed in ordinary cases. GWILYM EVANS' QUININE BITTERS is the best tonic for those who have been down with influenza. A few doses drive away the sense of ex- treme helplessness and feeling of misery and weakness felt after a severe attack. It revives the spirits and soon restores the strength. The greater the success of QUININE BITTERS the more numerous are its imitations. We warn the Sublic against unprincipled and dishonest men who 6vote their little talent to Qopy the productions of others^, in order to reap beneht^4so themselves and defraiid others. See .that the name of GWILYM EVANS is on stamp, label, .-and- bottle. Any preparation offered under the title of Quinine Bitters, and which is not sold in bottles as above described, is not genuine, and the Quinine Bitters Company repudiate any such preparation, and are not respon- sible for it. The genuine article may be obtained of all Chemists in Bottles at 2s 9d and 4s 6d each, or it will be sent carriage. paid for the above prices direct from the PROPRIETORS: QUININE BITTERS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LIMITED, LLANELLY, SOUTH WALES. RTEL & BARKER, 27, Harvey-street, Cadoxton-Barry; The Noted Shop for Home-knitted STOCKINGS and Real SCOTCH WOOLS. A large assortment of Gentlemen's, Ladies', and Children's Socks and Stockings at a very low price. Wear guaranteed. We respect- fullyinvite the inhabitants of Cadoxton and Barry to give us a trial. We are the sole Agents for theSketchley Dye Works. NEW HIRE SYSTEM. PIANOS PIANOS!! PIANOS!! FROM 10s. MONTHLY. fjmuMPSON & SHACKELL, LTD., QUEEN'S BUILDINGS, CARDIFF. ORGANS AND HARMONIUMS, FROM 5s. MONTHLY. Cheapest House in the Trade. Catalogues, with beautiful Photographs. free on application.—Tunings, from 3s 6d. PACKAGES (with MIXTURE PILLS, and LOTION), 4s. 6d. KITT'S Cures in a few days all DISCHARGES, T> APID lli Either Constitutional or Acquired, Kidney Troubles, CURE. Pains in the Back. CONTAINS NO MERCURY. BY KITT'S LOST VITAL RESTORATIVE, THE GREAT REMEDY vIGOUR for MENTAL and .PHYSICAL DEPRESSION. T) ESTORED Invaluable to the Single and Married. 4s. 6d. The above can be obtained, post free, irom KITT & Co., MEDICAL HALL, 39, BUTE-STREET, CARDIFF. Ac F.NTS WANTED. B RUN-R & CO., HAY AND CORN MERCHANTS, POULTRY AND PIGEONS' FOOD WAREHOUSE, HIGH-STREET, CADOXTON-BARRY. Orders Supplied on the Shortest Notice. [A CARD.] Mr. J. A. Owen, A RCI-IITECT AND B UILDING gURVEYOR, VERE STREET, (Opposite the Local Board Offices), CADOXTON-BARRY.
OUR VARIETY COLUMN.
OUR VARIETY COLUMN. DECEASE OF THE CARDIFF ARGUS."—The Cardiff Argus, a small sixteen-page weekly paper, which started in Cardiff about. three years ago, has ceased to exist, and a petition in bankruptcy has been filed against -the" Company to whom it, belonged. A DEEP-DYED MURDERER.—A noted Hungarian brigand named Horvath, alias Bakonya, has been arrested near Agram. This miscreant is believed to have committed more than twenty murders, his latest exploit being the killing of two gendarmes. THE ACCIDENT TO MR. STANLEY IN SWITZER- LAND. -Mr H. M. Stanley is under medical care and treatment, and suffers from a fracture of his ankle joint, which prevents his leaving his bed or being moved for some weeks. A MUNIFICENT DONATION TOWARDS CARDIFF INFIRMARY.—Mrs Thomas, The Heath, has just contributed the handsome donation of £1,000 towards the fund now being raised for the contem- plated much-needed extension of the Cardiff Infirmary. THE WELSH LORD-MAYOR ELECT. It is reported that Alderman David Evans, a Welsh- man, has consented to become Lord Mayor of London next year. Mr Evans is a native of Llan- trisant, and loves the land of his birth. MR. WILLIAM O'BRIEN A BANKRUPT. On Friday last Mr William O'Brien, M.P., was ad- judicated a bankrupt at the instance of Lord Salisbury, in respect of the costs in the abortive libel action which the hon. member brought against his lordship. MR. A. J. WILLIAMS, M.P., AND HIS CON- STITUENTS.—A Radical meeting was held at Whit- church, near Cardiff, on Saturday afternoon last, when speeches were delivered by Sir E. J. Reed, K.C.B., M.P., Mr A. J. Williams, M.P., and others. The Western Mail states that about 200 people were present. DEATH OF DR. OWEN THOMAS, LIVERPOOL.—The death took place on Sunday last of the Rev Owen Thomas, D.D., minister of Prince's-road Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, Liverpool, in his seventy-ninth year. The last time we heard the venerable and talented doctor was when he Sreached a special sermon in memory of the late Ir David Davies, deputy-chairman of the Barry Company, on the occasion of the funeral of that gentleman at Llandinam last year. BISMARCK'S GALLANTRY.—In spite of his Old age, Prince Bismarck has lost none of his gallantry. To a young lady who lately asked to be allowed to kiss his hand, he replied, Oh, no: That is not good enough for so charming a damsel!" Whereupon his excellency, without further ado, give the young lady a kiss. REPRESENTATION OF MERTHYR.—There is some talk at Merthyr that Mr Fothergill again intends to woo the constituency at the next general election. In the light of the rumour that he proposes to start tin-plate works at Penydarren, it would appear as if the report were not a mere canard, j cot :I2 £ £ ACCIDENT TOTHE ORGANIST LLANDAFF CATHE- DRAL.—We are sorry to hear that Mr Hugh Brooksbank, organist of Liandaff Cathedral, is suf- fering from blood-poisoning in the right hand, caused by the bite of an insect. Owing to this, and his inability to find a substitute at so short a notice, Mr Brooksbank had to play the services on Sunday last with the pedals and his left hand only, an act most commendoble for courage and determination not to cause inconvenience to the congregation. ARREST OF A DEFAULTING POLICE-OFFICER.— Since last June John Gray, detective-superinten- dent in the Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Police, has been wanted on a warrant charging him with stealing the sum of j356. Superintendent Evans, of the Devon port Police, on Tuesday received in- formation from the commanding officer of the Welsh Regiment that Gray had been identified by two men in the Northumberland Artillery Militia, now at Devon port, who met him twice at the Military Hospital. Gray was at once arrested, and the police at Newcastle were notified. It seems that Gray enlisted in the Welsh Regiment at Cardiff in the name of Williams. MORMONISM ON THE DOWN GRADK.—Mor- monism in Utah seems to be on the decline. The School Board election has just been held in Salt Lake City, and though the Mormons made a desperate effort to capture the Board, the Liberals (as the anti-Mormon party i" called) carried six out of ten members by large majorities. SACRIFICE OF FOUR THOUSAND SLAVES !— Father Dorgere, a Catholic missionary, who has just arrived from Dahomey, says that the funeral; ceremonies for the late King will last twelve months, during which time 4,000 slaves will be sacrificed on his tomb. Father Dorgere says that the slave trade between Dahomey and Portugal is still carried on to a large extent, an order for 10,000 slaves having been given just before he left Dahomey. A HIGHLY MORAL DOG.-If the M'Dougal is in want of a dog he might make an offer for the animal belonging to Mr William Rafton, who appeared before the Wakefield magistrates the other day. It morality is astonishing. According to a witness, the parties were using such bad language that the dog could stand it no longer, and it ran out and bit the complainant." As the creature, with all its virtues, must be expensive- its master had to pay J31 Is 6d.-no doubt Mr Rafton would consider a reasonable offer. And it is just the kind animal that could be trusted to frequent music-halls and detect anything j unseemly. Six MONTHS' COAL SHIPMENTS.- ie hall-yeany returns of shipments from Sout! W ale ports have recently been completed. ,tJ shipments of the port of Cardiff, including bunkers, &c., from January to June were 6,6-4,241 tons, as against 6,200,512 tons for the corresponding period of last year-an incease of 441,729 tons. And this is all the more gratifying when it is borne in mind that the period includes the partial cessation from work in consequence of the tippers'strike in February, which would make a difference of at lease 200,000 tons. There is every probability that the increase for the year will reach 750,000 tons at the least. THE WESLEYAN CONFERENCE AND GAMBLING.— The Wesleyan Conference at Nottingham was occupied on Friday last principally with educa- tion affairs. An important discussion took place with reference to the benefit received by the Horncastle Wesleyan Day School, in common with the Church Day School and the rifle corps of that town, by a lottery, veiled under the title of an archery tournament. After two hours' excited discussion, a resolution was carried ex- pressing the strong disapproval of the conference at money being raised for any Methodist pur- pose by any means in which the element of gambling was involved. The resolution was seconded by the Rev Hugh .Price Hughes. THE DERIVATION OF COMMON WORDS.—Monkey wrench is the name applied to a tool, a sort of spanner with a movable jaw. The monkey wrench was invented some years ago by a poor mechanic whose name is Charles onckey. He sold his patent for a song1, and is now working for day's wages.—Derrick is the name of a crane used in shifting and lifting heavy weights. It is said to be so called from one Theodoric, who, while serving at Cadiz as a soldier under Robert, Earl of Essex, was doomed co death for some crime, but pardoned by his commander on condition that he would hang 23 other malefactors. Such are the revolutions of fate that subsequently he was employed in London to behead Essex, the man who had saved his life. -A stentorian voice is that of one, like the Grecian Herald in the Trojan war, whom Homer describes as great hearted, brazen voiced Stentor, accustomed to shout as loud as 50 other men.A Raglan is a loose overcoat with long sleeves, such as Lord Raglan wore in tne Crimean War. Wellingtons are boots, named after the Iron Duke. Bluchers are also boots, named after the commander of Wellington s Prussian allies at Waterloo. Any magnificent tomb is called a mausoleum. Mausolus, the Carrian king whose name it bears, had nothing whatever to do with the original except to lie in it when he was dead. The piety of his wife, Artemisia, gave his name to the tomb and immor- tality to her husband's memory, because the monument she built over his body gave a word to language. MURDER BY A GENTLEMAN.—At Winchester Assizes on Tuesday John William Elwes was charged with the wilful murder of his mother, Sophia Agnes Elwes, on April 27th, at Hordle. The prisoner, a gentleman of high intellectual attainment, lived with his mother in a secluded neighbourhood, and on the day named, withoub any provocation, shot his mother with a revolver, afterwards wounding a sister. He then went ;and played on the piano. It was stated that there was insanity in the family, and medical evidence showed that the prisoner was himself undoubtedly insane at the timfe of the occurrence. The prisoner was ordered to be detained during her Majesty's pleasure. DISCOVERY OF IRON IN HUNTINGDONSHIRE.—So far the syndicate who are sinking for iron ore at Abbots Ripton, in Huntingdonshire, have not met with the success they anticipated. They are, however, by no means despondent. It is true that, whereas the ore was thought to lie at a depth of 150 feet, the borers have already down 170 feet and have not come to it; neverthe- less, it is contended that there has simply been an error in calculating the depth, and that the ore may confidently be expected to appear when the shaft is sunk to 180 or 190 feet. Several layers of very hard rock have been encountered latterly, and blasting has had to be resorted to. A fresh boring has been started at Ramsey, in the same county. The search for the precious metal is being watched with interest by the whole county, where agriculture has been so de- pressed that the population has decreased by 2,000 during the last ten years.
INTERESTING PRESENTATION TO…
INTERESTING PRESENTATION TO MR. FRED. L. DAVIS, J.P., OF THE FERNDALE COLLIERIES. On Monday last a party of gentlemen journeyed to Maindiff Court, Abergavenny, to present Mr Fred. L. Davis, J.P., managing director of the company who now own the extensive Ferndale Collieries, with a massive silver cradle in commemoration of the in- teresting fact that during his year of office as high sheriff of the county of Glamorgan a son and heir was born to him. The deputation comprised the follow- W' ing :—His Honour Judge Gwilym Williams, of Miskin Manor; Mr Walter H. Morgan, solicitor, Ponty- pridd (who acted as under-sheriff for Mr Fred. L. Davis); Major Slopert J.P., Cardiff; Mr D. T. Alexander, Dinas Powis; Mr Edwin Price, JIP., Bridgend; Mr William Evans, manager of the Cyfarthfa Works; Mr Henry W. Lewis, Treherbert; Mr Edward Skyrme, Pentre; Mr Joseph H. Williams, Blaenrhondda Collieries Mr Evan Evans, Cardiff; Messrs Evan Rees, David Hannah, Thomas Bevan, David Rees, Walter Jones, and Dr Parry, J.P., Ferndale 5 Mr Benjamin Jones, Aberaman; Dr Davies, Aberdare; Captain Istance, Bodringallt; Messrs John Crockett, William Phillips, Morgan Morgan, and T. Edwards, Pontypridd; Mr David Llewellyn, Pontypool Mr William Griffiths, Cardiff; Mr Lewis Lewis, Cadoxton-Barry; "Morien," and several others. At the suggestion of his Honour Judge Gwilym Williams (who was foreman of the grand jury at the last Cardiff Assize), and according to ancient USfoge. it was decided to celebrate the birth of the son and heir of the high sheriff by presenting a silver cradle to his parents. Amongst the subscribers were Lord Windsor (the lord-lieutenant of Glamorgan), Lord Bute,(mayor of Cardiff), the Earl of Dunraven, and other noble- men and representative gentlemen of the county of Glamorgan. Maindiff Court, Abergavenny, is only a temporary residence of Mr Davis. The presentation was made in the magnificent drawing room of the mansion, when there were present-Mr and Mrs Fred. L. Davis, Master Lewis Frederick Davis, Mrs Lewis Davis (the grandmother), Miss Smith (sister to Mrs F. L. Davis), and Mr Frank Edwards, Presteign, (the Liberal candidate for Radnorshire). His Honour Judge Gwilym Williams, on behalf of the subscribers, begged the acceptance of the silver cradle. He had heard that the people of Monmouth- shire held Mr Davis in high esteem he knew that the people of Glamorganshire did so, and as a lawyer he did not as a rule accept hearsay evidence; he was, in this case, inclined to accept what the Monmouth- shire people said in praise of Mr Davis, who came of a long line of most worthy ancestors, but had as yet his spurs to win. (Applause, and hear, hear.) His grandfather, father, and uncles had all been remark- able for their straightforwardness and honourable conduct; j to know them was to love them—(cheers)— and he (the speaker) had himself had thf. receiving many words of good counsel from theuu It was almost impossible for him to say much with regard to the Blaengwawr family, but he was glad to say that he (Mr Davis) was held in the same high esteem and was following in their footsteps. He hoped that when Mr Davis gave up the reins to his son the world would be able to say the same good things of him (Mr Davis) as he (the speaker) had to say of Mr Davis' forefathers. He hoped to see him some day leave his residence in the alien county of Monmouth and take it up in the great Welsh county of Glamorgan, and take his share of the work of the administration of that county. (Hear, hear.) When he returned to his native county he would receive. such a welcome as warm, loyal hearts knew how to give. (Applause.) He hoped that Mr Davis would accept the present as a token of their kindly feelings towards him. (Loud applause.) Mr Walter H. Morgan, ex-under-sheriff of Glamor- gan, then presented Master Lewis Frederick Davis with a silver rattle, the child receiving it with out- stretched hands, and evidently appreciating so suit- able a present. Mr Morgan also presented him with an Elizabethan sixpence, and referred to the kindly feelings he and those present entertained for the Davises of Blaen- gwawr and Ferndale. He assured Mr Fred. Davis that their feelings were not fleeting and transitory, but lasting and true. Mr Evan Rees, of Ferndale, said he had known the Davises of Blaengwawr for five generations, and had always held them in the highest esteem. He knew them to be upright and honourable mei^, and his best wishes were that the living would emulate those who had departed. „ Dr Davies, Aberdare, said he had known the Blaen- gwawr family intimately for upwards of fifty years, and he hoped Mr Fred. L. Davis and his son would continue to follow in the footsteps of their prede- cessors. Major Sloper, Cardiff, expressed his great pleasure at seeing such a mark of recognition accorded to Mr Davis. Mr Fred. L. Davis, in accepting the present, expressed his regret at his inability to respond in the Welsh tongue, so rich in adjectives. He would, how- ever, ask them to believe that he spoke with heartfelt gratitude in acknowledging their kind present, which would be one of the most valuable he could hand down to his son. He looked upon it as a great com- pliment that they should have come such long dis- tances on a Bank Holiday to show him this mark of attention. It would ever be his aim to become worthy of the good things which had been said of him, and his father, uncles, and grandfather, by his kind friends who had just spoken. During his term of office as high sheriff he had but done his duty to the best of his ability. He felt very'much touched by Judge Williams' reference to his father and grand- father, and hoped to be enabled to follow such ex- cellent examples. He again thanked them, on behalf of himself and his wife, for the beautiful and appro- priate gift, and hoped they would never have occasion to regret it. (Loud cheers.) Mr Davis then invited his guests to adjourn to a n.arquee erected in the charming grounds of the Court. Here was spread a recherche champagne luncheon, Mr John Prichard, Angel Hotel, Aber- gavenny. being the caterer. The presentation cradle was supplied by the well- known firm of Elkington & Company, London, and bore the following inscription :—'• Presented to Fred- erick Lewis Davis, Esq., by a few of his friends, to commemorate the birth of a son during his year of office as High Sheriff of Glamorgan, 1890-1891; also a lion rampant and the family motto, Gwell Angeu na Chywilydd (" Better Death than Shame.") The names of the subscribers were illuminated in a hand- somely bound book. After the luncheon was over, his Honour Judge Gwilym Williams gave the toast of The Son and Heir." Mr D. T. Alexander gave the toast of "Mrs Lewis Eavis." Mr Fred. L. Davis gave the toast of His Honour Judge Williams," and afterwards that of "Mr Walter H. Morgan." The latter gave the toast of The Press," which was responded to by Morien in an excellent speech. The company left Abergavenny Junction about half-past four, after having spent a most enjoyable day. It may be mentioned that lVhindiff Court has been associated with Barry Dock from the commencement of the undertaking, the late Mr Crawshay Bailey being a member of the first board of directors, and that gentleman always took a keen interest in the welfare of the Barry Company. Mr Fred. L. Davis succeeded his father (the late Mr Lewis Davis) as director of the Barry Company. He is also chairman of the directors of the Barry and Cadoxton Gas and Water Company. He often visits this neighbourhood, and takes a deep interest in its progress and welfare. May he live long, and continue to enjoy the respect and goodwill of his fellow-men is our earnest wish.