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Aravnjt the many features it contains are:— SERIAL STORIES BY DAVID CHRISTIE MCRRAY, G..V ANVILI.k FRXX,.and AMBROSE HOSKINS. I SHOirr STORIES BY Wkia, KNOWN Authors. RURAL NOTES AND ADVICE ON GAR- DENING, BY MR. J. MUIR, of Margam Abbey. CHILDREN'S CORNER, EDITED BY "UNCLE WILLIAM. ILLUSTRATED JOKES, and Many Other Items of Interest to General Readers. Interesting Events Across the Channel. PORTRAIT GALLERY Containing Sketches and Biographi I Details of I Prominent Men and Women. NOTES AND COMMENTS on Current Topics. FOREIGN NEWS, an Interesting Epitome of Events Happening all Over the World. WELSH NOTES, Conducted by "MORIEN. SPIRIT OF THE WELSH PRESS, BY GWYLIEDYDD." rpHE ^jyEEKLY j^j[AlL: THE" ^l^EEKLX jyjAIL.' rjpilE "Y^EEKLY NIAlL-" WHICH CONTAINS EtGHTY COLUMNS, May be obtained of all Newsagents in South Wales every Friday and Saturday. PRICE ONE PENNY. NOTEWORTHY MEN AND WOMEN OF WALES. By CHARLES W ILKlNS, F.G.S., Author of Wales Past and Present," Literature of Wales," &o., See., In the WEEKLY MAIL of March 11th will he commenced a series of biographical and descriptive sketches of the noteworthy men and women of Wales, by Mr. C. Wilhins, uhose success in journalistic litera- ture will be a security for their interesting character. It is intended that each sketch shall be accompanied with historic associations of the carious districts of Wales, so that the whole icill form, when re-pub- Hshed. a permanent lecord of the eminent characters as well as of the progress of Wales. ( ANUFACTURKK, llorstorth, Offers his Own JYJL Goods direct from the loom, at Mill Prices, viz.:— iSeries, JIHCIGS, Cashmeres, Beiges, Meltons, MantieCtotha, Patterns sent free all application. Save all intermediate profits. Special lot of Dress Meltons, all shades, at Id. Vddress: MANUFACTURER, HOKSFORTH. NEAR LEEDS. J £ 807 Business i^dresses- ■y I C T O R Y i P T O N S rp E A S PROCLAIMED VICTORIOUS OVER ALL OTHERS. DIRECT FROM THE TEA GARDEN TO THE TEAPOT. NO MIDDLEMEN'S PROFITS TO P A. Y laCH. PURE, FRAGRANT, 2s- ASD IS. 4 U. PEK I.B. FINEST TEA THE WORLD CAN PRODUCE. PER a S. ;~D. LB. I. I NO HIGHER PRICK. Over ONE .MILLION PACKETS SOLD WEEKLY. SPECIAL NOTICE.—Delivered carriage paid for an extra Id. per lb. to any address in Great Britain. on of olbs and upwards. Samples sent free 011 application. A GUAHANTEH.—MfMey returned in full if Tea does not give perfect satisfaction in every way. L P T O N TEA AND C'OE FEE PLANTER, CEYLON THE LARGEST TEA, COFFEE, AND PROVISION DEALER IN THE W:)RLD. Sole Proprietor of the following celebrated Tea and Coffee Estates in Ceylon —Dambatenne, Laymastotte, Monerakande, Mahadambatenne, Mousakelle.Pooprassie, HanagaUa, and Gigranella. which cover thousands of acres of tho best Ten and Coffee land in Cevlon. 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I SOUTH WALKS HI>K tAXLK j
SOUTH WALKS HI>K tAXLK j I u 5s M ss 2 M ? n ° — P a g 5 fc 5 I z 5 g Mori nit y. 8 2 6 5w 7 53 7 5 7 11 >rm,,57o Kvfeniiijr 8 20 7 18 8 12 7 23 7 30 Mar, HeigtlI, 37 l0 33 g |_3S^ 4JJ6_3j_26_ ? Morniiiff •> 8 3' 7 36 8 30 7 ^2 7 4ft y"1 m) livening 3 54 7 53 8 47 8 1 8 5 Mar. c\J ) Height 38 6 31 3 39 3 36 1 27 1 r i Morning. 9 l7i 8 11 Q 5 8 21 8 2,7, 1 uetdav 3 J, veMil,^ 9 32 8 iO 9 24 8 4! 8 42 Alar- "L > Hei-.li; • 0 S* 38 6 35 3 126 7 We-lues i Mot'iuug. 9 50 8 4^ 9 43 9 1 9 day. Evening 10 8 9 10 3 9 21 3 20 Mar. 22 I Height 36 2 32 5 36 8 34 8 25 3 Tlmrb- i Morning 10 26 t 9 29 I 10 23 9 1 9 4? il.'i v, J i;i-eiiiun 10 9 51 1? 45 10 10 2 Mar, 23 J Ueiehr. 33 9 3 H 3^ 3 32 1 23 4 r Morning 11 10 1^ 11 7 10 27 10 '^1 ;Trl l,VV Evening il 32 10 39 11 33 10 53 10 49 Mar- I Height, 30 t 28 0_| jO H 31 1 20_ 9 Satuc- i Morning. — 11 II — | 11 2! 11 27 dav* < Kveniug 12 0 11 48 12 5 — 11 50 Mar. 25' Heigh 27 2 125 3 12' 8 29 2 18 6 "tHtlat,11 tKHftI- ^ill. lAlf-Ioxalldra Ihrr-u. Sf)ork S!)!.
BAROMETRICAl, INDICATIONS.
BAROMETRICAl, INDICATIONS. Appended is a chart of t'e barometrical readings for r e 48 hours ended Sundav midnight, as registered at the Western i^aiL Office. Cardiff. The instrument is 33ft. ab ve sea level.
WEATHER FORECAST.
WEATHER FORECAST. SiTl'rtDAY'S FoiUX'IST. SATUKOiY'S WKATHKB. Westerly to north-westerly Northerly winds fine, winds, fresh or strong squally showery. squally showery. The forecast of !h» weather throiigliout (he West of as follows -.—fcaxlerly winds, fresh 01' strong; fair cold.*
I-TEMPERATURE AND RAiNFALL.I
I TEMPERATURE AND RAiNFALL. DATE. MAX. I Min. | Mean. RAINFAT.I.. s.mdav 12 i 51 i 29 40-0 0*00 Monday 13 j 60 j 32 46-f 0-00 Tuesday ;4 53 i '40 40 0 0*00 I Wednesday. 15 f,9 I 35 47*0 U 00 lhtlrsd:n' .16 54 I 12 43-0. 0 "0 Friday 17 62 | 47 545 0-r.0 Saturday T3 I 6n 1 '9 51 6 O'CO The Temperature represents extreme readings of the thermometer for 24 hours ended 9 a.in., taken in the shii.ie at Tredelerch. near Cardiff. The Rainfall registered at Tredelerch, near Cardiff for the 24 hours ended 9 a.m.
HUNTING .HPOI.'íT\IE:YfS.
HUNTING .HPOI.'íT\IE:YfS. FOXHOUNDS. The Caro an henshire.—Tuesday. March 21. Blaen- wine; Friday. JIarch 24, Penycoed Upper Gate—11. The Giamorg uishir-—Monday, March 20. Llanilid; Friday. March 24. Courtvrala Lodge—11. The Llangibby.—-Monday. March 20, Trevella; Friday, March 24, Cat-sash —10.30. The Liauharran and Ysfrad.—Monday, March 20. 1,lantrisant; Tuesday. March 21, Dyffrynffrwd—10 I Friday, Mar:!i24, Pencofd-1033. The Monmouth hire.—Monday. March 20, Raglan; Thursday, March 23, Three Salmons, Graig—11. The Pembrokeshire.—Monday, March Z0, Neyland; l'uesd-v. March 21, Canaston Biidgi- hursdav. March "23, Llaudsloy Friday, March 24, Williamston Qiierries — 11.30. The Tivvsidp.—Monday. March 20. EKtwyswrw Thursday, March 23, Newcastle Workhouse—11.
LLANDAFF CATHEDRAL SERVICES.
LLANDAFF CATHEDRAL SERVICES. Mondav, March 20. —Wesley in F anthem. "Btessed are they thataiway keep judgment (Wesley). Tuesday, March 21.—Barnby in E; hymn, 283. Wednesday, March 22. — Brooksbank in E flat; anthem, Lord, how long ?" (Mendelssohn). Thursdav. March 23 —Garrett in F; anthem, "Ponder my words (Gadabv). I Friday, Maich 24".—Goss in E hymn. 409. Saturday, March £ 5(The Annunciation).—Eight a.m. Holy Communion. Five p.m.: Tours in F anthem, The Lord i3 great (Best).
I TO-DAY.
I TO-DAY. Sun rises, 6.4 a.m. sets, 6.11 p.tn. Sun enters Aties sprin» b< gins 9 a.m. High-water at Cardiff, 8 37 a.m., 8.54 p.m. High-water at Cardiff. 8 37 a.m., 8.54 p.m. Weather forecast Easterly winds, fresh or strong; fair, cold. Sf. Cuthbert. Henry IV. died, 1413. Sir Isaac Newton died, 1727. Pitt's Sinking Fund established. 1786 Lieut.-General Robert Lowry, C.B., born, 1824. Henrik Ibsen born, 1828. Earl of Jersey born, 1845. Bute Shipbuilding COIL p illY launched the firsi steel steamship built in South Wales, 1886.
NOTES.
NOTES. (By "OBSERVER") CARDIFF. MONDAY MORNING. It is pleasant to note how heartily Mr. Thompson's gift of a park to the people of Canton is appreciated. Yesterday afternoon one might almost have found one's way to the t park by following the stream of people quietly wending their way thither. The little park itself looks well, with its walks, and trees, and quaint rustic steps, its mimic lake and the swans floating gracefully upon it. An idle hour can be worse spent than in a lounge at this pleasant spot More such breathing places are wanted for other districts of Cardiff. I was exceedingly pleased (writes Mr. Harry Winstone, jun., Bridge-street) to see men- tioned in your issue of the 18th the idea of getting up a testimonial to our late curator of Cardiff Museum, Mr. J. Storrie. I, for one, very much regret his leaving us, and shall be most happy to give my mite, and also any other aid, to further such a scheme. Knowing him as I have for a number of years, I feel that such a course will give great pleasure to a large number of Mr. Storrie's friends and admirers. I have no idea myself what form the testimonial should take, but shall be most happy to join a committee, with others, and discuss the question further. The last few evenings, we are told, have been favourable for picking up the little planet Mercury, one of the most tantalising l4aked.eye objects in the heavens, It is therefore perhaps not unworthy a note that on Saturday I picked him up, without instru- mental aid, without the slightest difficulty, and so did some friends who were with me, and, once detected, he was quite a conspicuous object above the western horizon. Last evening 1 attempted the same thing, but was unsuccessful! This shows what an uncertain little customer is the innermost of the planets, described as he was by a quaint old writer as a squirting lacquey of the sun, who seldom shows himself in these parts as though he were in debt! An excellent trait of Cardiff is the very fair order maintained in the streets on Sundays, a state of things, by the way, by no means existing in other towns of the Principality. It would not be difficult to pick out half a dozen important Wehh centres where it is impossible for respectable people to pass through the crowded thoroughfares without having eyes and ears alike disgusted. Need I add that in these centres Radicalism is pre- ponderant, and carries with it its almost invariable accompaniment. Yet in Cardiff, I bad as some people would make it out to be, this state of things is largely if not entirely absent. Nothing speaks so well for a town as quietude and order in its streets. And in this matter Sunday is the great test. Protractor sends the following :—In my peregrinations round town, I accidentally looked in at the world's fair in Penarth-road (not Chicago), and was astonished at tha rustic amusements of the frequenters of the place, Im my eagerness to gain a little information- I ventured to interrogate cfcie of the showmen running the round-abouts, by asking, how much do you give for the browns ? About two or three miles, sir, and in good times we average to make 12s. every three minutes, and I have seen at sports and galas as muoh as 24s made in the same time. After this I re- marked, you have a fine organ and model mechanical band. Yes, sir, that cost JE-500, > and took the first prize in the Paris Exhibition. After this the horses stopped. Whilst I reflected upon the earnings of small circular rides, what would be the takings of an elevated road, as planned and described in the Western Mail, by that eminent engineer, Mr. Croydon Marks, of Birmingham? I am inclined to think it would be a good in- vestment for shareholders. Anyhow the scheme is bold and fearless, whilst being in the hands of so able and experienced engineer, it is financially safe. What a pity that there seems so little chance of a Welsh choir going over to Chicago! The present is a chance such as may never happen again. Nothing seems wanting but that which is usually short, viz, the cash. Would that half a dozen Welshmen, possessing patriotism and the needful, might be induced to come forward and finance a choir for the Western Republic. It is quite pitiful to read Mr. Dan Davies's brief letter. I thought certain of going, but I seeno chance." Now then,you who are everlastingly shouting Wales Wales come out with the shekels and give your har- monious brethren and sisters the chance they are longing for. The sad accident to Mr. Howard and the less serious misadventure of Mr. Fletcher, jun,, are exciting the widespread sympathy of the public. In Mr. Howard's case the sur- roundings are quite romantic, and not a few novels have been worked up on just such an incident. Earnest are the hopes for his eventual recovery, and that Mr. Fletcher, too, may soon be none the worse for his awkward capsize. One of the most striking features of modern life is the gradual elimination of the romantic and sentimental, the stripping as it were of the gilt from off the gingerbread. Here, for in- instance, is the assize court. Time was when the judges approaching the town were met some distance outside by the sheriff's coach and conveyed therein in awful state to their lodgings, surrounded by the javelin men splendidly caparisoned, and all the pomp and circumstance of a pageant. > ow- a-days my lords emerge amongst us from a first-class compartment of an express train, which brings to Cardiff Tom, Dick and Harry equally with the embodied majesty of the law. In some places even the javelin men, marshalls, and the like are dispensed with, and the whole thing reduced to a level infinitely commonplace and —in short —Radical. The wig still remains as of old, though less voluminous, and the quaint ceremonial at the opening and close of the assize, It is a pity, to my way of think- ing, that these picturesque details are vanish- ing so swiftly. If everyone with a sanitary grievance would just send it to the papers, as Mr. Edwin Seward has done to-day, a lot would be accomplished in the direction of making both town and country a little purer than at present. Three rotting horses at a spot near Barry is a nice state of things. Who is responsible, and where upon earth are the sanitary authori- ties? Surely this beastly contravention of the most ordinary laws can be traced to its source, and the perpetrators soundly punished. Were not the incident vouched for by Mr. Seward, one weuld almost hesitate to credit it, it is so disgusting. Licensed victuallers, in view of the increas- ing agitation against their order, might do worse than provide solid as well as liquid re- freshment for their customers. Many of them already do so, and there is no reason why the example of the Royal should not be imitated —of course on a less pretentious scale—by the humblest members of the trade. By the way, whilst on the drink topic, I should like to quote a few lines by an anony- mous correspondent in a Bristol contemporary. My father (he says) was a clergyman in North Devon. He farmed bis glebe in those days, when wheat was once a guinea a bushel. All his labourers had their firkin of cider. When I was a boy about twelve I went to Winchester College, and there we had as much beer as we liked, fvr we drew it ourselves, three times a day, and L never knew a boy take too much. We had, however, plenty to eat with it. Drunkenness is caused by people drinking without eating. Some of our public-houses provide large penny buns on a plate at the bar. As there will be a deal of kissing the book at Cardiff this week the following may not be inopportune :—Under the Oaths Act of 1888 any witness in England can claim to be sworn with uplifted hand in the form and manner in which an oath is usually administered in Scotland." For some reason this legal pro- vision seems not to have been generally known or largely taken advantage of. So much may be gathered indeed from two facts. First, a recent statement of the Home Secretary that he is calling the attention of magistrates and others concerned to this enactment of five years ago. Seoond, con- siderable correspondence in the English papers as to what is "the form and manner of the oath" in Scotland. It is good change anyway, and now that it is being made widely known there will no I doubt be an increasing preference for the Scottish practice- Kissing the book is all very well when the Court copy of the Bible is fairly clean. But it is often very far from clean, And raedioal men have not been over- l particular or fidgetty when they have spoken of great risk of infection from this kissing a well-worn volume. Interesting to seamen. Since Sir E. Birk- beck moved bis resolution in the House a Commission on communication with light- houses has been appointed, which has taken considerable evidence, and issued a first re- port. The commissioners recommend :— "That the Goodwin (North Sand Head), Kentish Knock, Shipwash, Hasbro, and Scar- weather light vessels be immediately connected. They recommend for im- mediate connection also the Gunfieet Light- house on the extensive Gunfieet Sands. The commissioners further recommend that elec- trical communication by aerial wires be estab- j lished without delay between the telegraphic system of the country and nineteen shore lighthouses, namely—Start Point, Anvil Point, the Needles, Orfordness, Giraleness, N oss Head, Cantick (Orkney), Mull of Cant ire, Cor- sewall (Stranraer), Mull of Galloway, Douglas Head, Point of Ayr, Nash (Pyle Lighthouse), Bull Point, Hartland Point. Miuehead (Dun- garvon), Hook Point (Waterford), and Bailey (Waterford), and that the Tuskar Hock Light- house and the islands of Caldy and Lundy be connected to the mainland by means of continuous cables. They also recom- mend that when communication is established between alight station and a post- ofEce which is not constantly open an alarm bell should be placed in the room of the telegraphist. The commissioners conclude by stating that they propose to visit other por- tions of the coast and to take further evidence."
WELSH CHOIRS AND THE CHICAGO…
WELSH CHOIRS AND THE CHICAGO EISTEDDFOD. No Competitors from Wales. When the Chicago Cymmrodoiion fixeil the prize for the chief choral competition at £1,000, and the second prizi at £200, with gold medals for he conductors, it was tacitly understood that the magnitude of the amount might induce a choir from Wales to cro?s the Atlantic and take part in the international festival. Rumours have beeu- current that the Dowlais Choir intended compet- ing, but they were received with a good deal of scepticism, as the expense of taking a choir of 200 voices from Wales to Chicago would be immense Still, togam some definito information, Idris- wyn," the British secretary to the Chicago Eisteddfod, writing for the committee, inquired of Mr. Dan Davies whether there wns a chance of a Welsh chon' going over. The following is the reply received :—" Dear Sir,—Please pardon my delay in answering your letter. I am very sorry to inform you that it is impossible for us to get enough funds to go to America with the choir. 1 thought certain of going, bat, I see no chance.— YOUR*, &C\, DAN DAVIES,"
THE RECENT EXECUTION AT GLOUCESTER.
THE RECENT EXECUTION AT GLOUCESTER. A Sensational Statement- Contradicted. A Gloucesier correspondent, who was present at the execution of Manning on Thursday, wises that the statement that the unfortunate man was hanged in full view of the newly-dug grave, and which is to be the subject of a question in the House of Commons on Tuesday is entirely incor- rect. The execution yard is bound on the right bv a graveyard, which is enclosed in high iron palings. Thero arc no raised mounds or tombstones, it being coverod with beautifully-fresh green grass. Close up to thesepaiing", at right angles to the scaffold, were drawn eight policemen, whilst facing the gallows were press reprpsenta1ives, so that even had the unfortunate mail turned his eyes in the direction of the graveyard, which he dU not., it would have been utterly impossible for him to have seen over the heads of the conlon on the two sides ûf him. Through the courtesy of Major Knox (the governor of the gaol) the ma't.er was tested on -Saturday, and. standing on the scaffold, the press representa- tive wa" unabi,e, even although the view was IIOt. obstructed as on Thursday, to distinctly see where the grave had been dug. i
A ROMANCE OF THE PEERAGE.
A ROMANCE OF THE PEERAGE. The Marriage of the Earl of Ashburnham. Quite a little romance of the peerage might be made out of a couple of advertisements that, ap- peared on Friday among the births, marriages, alJJ deaths. Under the marriages uas the following announcement: 1' On the 25th F bmarv, 1888, Bertram. Earl of Ashburnham, to Emily, daughter of the late H. Chaplin, Esq." Jt will naturally be asked why 80 long a time ba., been allowed to elapse'before making the fact known to the world. When people celebrate their silver wed- ding they sometimes advertise the tact among the marriages, but nobody presumably would ad- vertise his marriage every four years. The puzzle becomes still greater wiien immediately above the announcement in que tion we read under Births —"On January 3, 1890, the Countess of Ashburn- ham, of a daughter (Lady Mary Catherine Char- lotte)." The child, it will be seen, is three years old. On looking into Debrett we find that Ber- tram Ashburnham, fifth and present Earl of Ash- burnham, a Roman Catholic paer, was born in 1840, and succeeded to the title in 1878. but there is no allusion to his marriage. It is a curious cir- cumstance that we are not told either where the marriage took place or where the child was born. I Lord Ashburnham, we may add, has large posses- sions in Carmarthenshire and Breconshire.
BREAKDOWN OF AN ATLANTIC i…
BREAKDOWN OF AN ATLANTIC LINER. Arrival of the Vessel, A Lloyd's Halifax telegram says:—The steamer garnia, from Liverpoo!, previously reported having been spoken with shaft broken, arrived at Halifax on Sunday morning.
THE DEAN OF LLANDAFF'S -ILLNESS.
THE DEAN OF LLANDAFF'S ILLNESS. The Dean of Llandaff is recovering from bis severe illness, and is at present at Weston-super- Mare, where he will remain until his health is re-established.
MORE CONVERSIONS TO THE WELSH…
MORE CONVERSIONS TO THE WELSH CHURCH. At the Church of St. Mark, Gabalfa, an interest- ing and somewhat unusual service was held on Sunday, when two young men were received int.o the Church from the Wesleyans by the Lord Bishop of Llandaff, who afterwards administered the rite of confirmation to them anù six others. Tho bishop's adctres8 was listened to with profound attention by a large congregation.
THE OUTRAGE AT MORRISTON.
THE OUTRAGE AT MORRISTON. A serious relapse took place on Saturrday in the condition of the child, Sarah Ann Thomas, the victim of tho Morriston outrage. During the morning she became hysterical and feverish, and her cries showed that she believed her assailant was there attacking her as he did on Wednesday night. On Sunday, however, she had apparently improved, and no fresh news of a relapse has reached us.
ALARMING WINDING ACCIDENT.
ALARMING WINDING ACCIDENT. An alarming cage accident occurred at the Ire- land Pit. Staveley, Derbyshire, this morning. Twelve men were being lowered into the pit, when through an unfortunate overwind, the cage was dashed against the bottom of the shaft so violently that the occupants würe all severely shaken, and two men, Goodbere and Rigby, were dangerously hurt internally.
SERIOUS SCALDING ACCIDENT…
SERIOUS SCALDING ACCIDENT AT CARDIFF, This morning George Morgan, aged three years, son of Mrs. Kite Morgan, of No. 17, Helen-street, was admitted into the infirmary, suffering from severe scalds about the neck and body. The child was playing near the fire, when he fell upon the kettle of boiling water and capsized It, a portion of the contents falling upon bis neck and shoulders.
BILLIARDS.
BILLIARDS. Roberts v. W. Mitchell. With Saturday night's play the fir-t half of the match at the Egyptian-hall, in which Roberts con- cedes a start of 9,000 points in 24,000 up, was brought to a conclusion, the scores at the adjourn- ment boingMitchell, 16,501; Roberts, 2-0,035.
OUR FANCY PORTRAIT GALLERY.
■■ ■ —i ■ ™.i ■■ ■—in. ■————i—■—■ ■ n .nrn^ i.WJ—Wp— OUR FANCY PORTRAIT GALLERY. I SIR J. T. D. LLEWELLYN. I
---------Social and Personal.
Social and Personal. Mr. Justin Hutitiv M'Carthy will shortly publish a new version of some of the poems of Hatiz. Madame Albarsi returns to London at the end of the month- She has been singing in opera at Gratz. The Bank of England has siven 100 guineas and jl the Goldsmiths' Company £ 100 to the Queensland Floods Kelief Fund. Adolphus Trellope's first novel was written in 24 days, in order to obtain the money to give his wife a change of air ordered by the doctors. Mr. Grossmith leaves America for home on May 3. He will re-visit the States next, January, after having again taken his entertainment, through the English provinces. Miss Macintyre is regaining health and strength, and has accepted an engagement as principII at the eisteddfod which will be held at Pontypridd next August, The Star s^ys the rumour as to a possible knighthood for Mr. Irving gathers force and definiteness. It, is stated that Lord Salisbury was almost including this distinction amongst the barren list of dissolution honours of last year. The portrait we give here—and for which we PlilNCKsS HtiNRY- lornzng .Leaaer-lS tne la esi. photograph of the Queen's gvandaughter, Princess Henry of Prussia, who, we are now informed, will in all probability visit the Chicago Exhibi- tion with her husband. This charming lady, who is only 27 years old, had • two regiments — those which her father com- manded ii; the Austro- Pt-ugsia NY, ar-as sponsors at her baptism- The name Irene was given her by her mother, our own Princess Alice, as a recollection, to use j Princess's own words, "of the peace so longed | for." ——— Mr. Arthur Vicars, lately^appoiuted Ulster King- at-Arms in succession to the late Sir Bernard Burke, is the young".st son of the late Colonel W. H. Vicars, 61st, Regiment) son of the late George Vicars, of Levally, Queen's County), and Jane, daughter of Mr. R. Gun Cunnitighame, of Mount Kennedy, County Wick low. Besides bjing an assiduous heraldic and genealogical student, Mr. Vicars IS also a. conside- rable authority on old plate, especially Irish, and on several occasions his MR. ALTTHDR VICARS. services have been sought to catalogue old plate nt art loau exhibitions, notably at tha Irish Exhibition at Olympia, in 1888.—We are indebted to the Daily Graphic for cur portrait.
AFTER THE FOOTBALL MATCH.
AFTER THE FOOTBALL MATCH. Disorderly Scenes at Newport. At Newport Borough l'olice-court this morning a man named Joseph Nippers, of Cross Keys, was summoned for being drunk and disorderly in the Hurpand Shamrock beerhouse. Commercial-street, at *10.50, on Saturday night.—Chief-constable Sinclair, and Police-constable Smith were in Commcrcial-treet, when they heard a row in the beerhouse, and upon entering saw defendants and another man fighting.—Mr. Sinclair said the house was crammed with people, and nearlv all of them were fighting. They were very excited over the football match, and there was a lot of quarrelling going on. Defendant came from Cross Keys to the match, and he believed that the man with whom he was fichting was the captain of the Cross Keys Football Team — Defendant was fined 5s.
TWO DEATHS FROM CHOLERA.
TWO DEATHS FROM CHOLERA. A Central News telegram from Rome thiil morn- ing says:—Two persons coming from France have died of cholera at Etrague. The strictest surveil- lance has been ordered on the French frontier.
AN ENGLISHMAN KILLED BY A…
AN ENGLISHMAN KILLED BY A MEXICAN POLICEMAN, A Reuter's telegram from New York this morning says :-A dispatch received here from Mexico re- ports the stabbing of two Englishmen in that city by a policeman. The two men were attempting to prevent the arrest of a comrade when the police- man turned upon them and stabbed them both One died immediately, but the other who was wounded in the abdomen is not seriously hurt.
THE ACCIDENT TO A CAPTAIN…
THE ACCIDENT TO A CAPTAIN AT PORTHCAWL. [SPECIAL TELKGKAIL TO THE "EVENING LXPIIESS." Our Porthcawl reporter telegraphs that the captain who was reported in our columns as having bllen when boarding a vessel at Porthcawl died this morning in Mr. b. Comlev's restaurant, where he had been conveyed for more effectual treat- ment. He was the captain of the brig Louise Pierre Marin.
MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF AN IRISH…
MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF AN IRISH CLERGYMAN. The Irish Times states that the bcdf of a clergy- man found in the Grand Canal, Dublin, on Wed- nesday last has been identified as that of the Rev. George Thomas Hefferman. rector of St. John's, Newport. County Tipperary-
^BIIYNAMMaN^
^BIIYNAMMaN^ OUTBREAK OF MEASLES—A serious outbreak of measles Las occurred in this place, and has spread all over the village. The authorises have closed the infants' department of the Amman British Schools in consequence of the malady, which was ao prevalent that 200 cases were reported as being t teuded daily by the doctors.
---------PROPOSED NEW MUNICIPAL…
PROPOSED NEW MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS AT CARDIFF, Meeting of the Corporation Committee. THE NEGOTIATIONS WITH LORD BUTE. A meeting of the Town-hall committee of the Cardiff Corporation was held this morning, wher there were present Aide i man D. Jones (presiding), Aldermen D. Lewis, W. Sanders, T. W. Jacobs, I. Rees, P. Carey, Councillors J. M. Gerhold, S. A. R es P. C, and TOO PREVIOUS A letter was laid on the table from a firm of ven- tilating engineers asking for leave to lender for the ventilation, &i. of the new Town-hall which they (the firm) understood the Cirdiff Council had t'decded to lJuíld." THE QUAY-STREET PROPERTY. Messrs Baker, Folder, and Upperton, solicitors to Colonel Tyiite, wrote respecting the Qiiay-gtreet property, asking whether 'he committee were prepired to makfl an offer for that portion of the property which belongs to the Tvnte Esta.te.—After a. brief discussion, in which the Chairman emphasised the necessity of acquir- ing the properly for the widening of the street, it was decided to request the borough engineer to re- value the propsrty, and upon his report tha com- mittee wiii make «n offer.—Later in the proceed- ings it was decided to recommend the Parliamen- tary committee of the couucil to schedule the whole of the property north and west of the Griffin Hotel. THE CATKAYS PARK SCHEME. Sir W. T. Lewi.- wrote acunowtedgingthe receipt of the letter stating tho determination of the Car- diff Corporation i ehnquishing the Cathays Park scheme, and added Under these circumstances, of course, inasmuch as the corporation have put an end to the negotiations, the Marquess of Bute is now free to deal with the property without refe- rence to what has taken place in the correspon- der.ce which has recently passed between you and myself." CARDIFF AliJIS PARK SITE. The following letter from Sir W. T. Lewis was read :— Rusnek's Marine Hotel, St. Andrew's, N.B., 25th February,1893. I PROPOSED NEW MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS. Dear Sir.-I have to acknowledge the receipt of yours of the 20th inst., applying, on behalf of the Cardiff Corporation, for tour acres of the northern portion of the Cardiff Aims Park tor the purpose of erecting these proposed biiilclings. With every de3ire to facilitate the requirements of the Cardiff Corporation I regret I am unable to advise the Marqness of Bute to eutertaill the application of the corporation tor the site menlioried, but 1 am prepared to recom- mend his lordship to eell to the corporation for snch purposes what appears to me a more suitable s:te i.e the space between the county club and the proposed new post-IJffice buildings, embracing li'om olle and a half to two acres, "nd extending from Westgate-strect to Park-street.—Yours very truly, J.L.Whe&Hey.Esq. W. THOMAS LEWIS. Town-clerk, Cardiff. Alderman JACOBS said the area offered was in- sufficient, and ihesite was unsuitable. Mr. MuNN pointed out that the decision conveyed in tile letter was not that of the Marquess, but of Sir W. T. Lewi*. Alderman JACOBS did not think the committee should be satisfied with the letter. He did not want to drop the site, neither did lie to be obliged to include it in any bill for compulsory purchase, nor to ignore Sir W. T. Lewis unduly. He thought a committee should bo appointed to wait upon Lord Bute to discuss the matter in a friendly way- A site of an acre and a half would not suit them. They wanted four acres. Alderman LEWIS remarked that it, would be an insult to the COll)11 on sense of Cirdiff to remove the Town-hall buildings, It would ba a mo?t suicidal policy. Alderman REES said that those remarks would certainly have applied to the Cuthays-park site, but, it did not apply to that of the Cardiff Arms- park, which was on!y a stone's throw from the pre- sent location. If they could by any 'means get holdo f a piece of the Cardiff Arms Park they would meet all the conveniences and interests of the town, while to re-build on the present site would subject them to no end of inconvenience for two yeara or so widie the buiidings were being constructed. If they built ti another site the in- come which they would derive from the present property would almost cover the cost, of the new building, (Hear, hear.) Be moved that 11 letter be written expressing the very great regret of the committee at the decision which Lord Hute bad apparently ari ived at, and-- The TOWN CLERK Sir William does not say it is Lord Bute's decision. Alderman SANDERS He does not hint that Lord Bute has ever heard of it. Alderman BEES, continuing, said lie moved that the town-clerk should write, stating that the com- mittee exceedingly regretted the decision arrived at by Sir W- T. Lewis, and requested that he would re-consider the matter, or give the commit- tee an opportunity of meeting Lord Bute and him- self to discuss it. Alderman JACOBS seconded, and Councillor MUNN supported the motion, which was agreed to unanimously.
NARROW ESCAPE OF A PULLMAN…
NARROW ESCAPE OF A PULLMAN EXPRESS. As the Pullman express from Brighton was passing South Croydon about 9.30 this morning the signalman noticed something wrong with the leading cat, and wired to East Croydon South Junction box. The signalman at the latter station threw all the signals at danger, and exhibited the danger flags, The express car was broughl to a standstill, and it transpired that the rear bogey was entirely smashed. Thanks to the prompt action of the signalmeu nothing more serious than the blocking of the line occurred.
ALLEGED ROBBERY FROM A TAILOR'S…
ALLEGED ROBBERY FROM A TAILOR'S SHOP. At Cardiff Police-court thismorning (before Mr. C. H. Evans and Mr. Hooper) Alfred Beak, 49, and Mary Beak, 6b, were charged with breaking and entering a shop in Charles-street Chambers on the night of the 7th insi., and stealing therefrom four coats, three pieces of cloth, and one handbag, valued at £ 16, the property of Messrs. Hatton, Thomas, and Co.—Police-constable Stevens stated that he went to prisoners' house in Tudor-road, and there found a piece of cloth in their possession. The female prisoner also handed him a coat. Both prisoners, when charged, said they did not know i the articles had been stolen.—Prisoners were re- 1 mantled, bail beiug allowed. L
A Swansea Breach ofJ Promise…
A Swansea Breach of J Promise Case. THE SERVANT AND THE POLICEMAN. I At Glamorgan Winter As3iz:; this morning (before Mr. Justice Vaughan Williams), aD action for breach of promise of marriage was brought by Elizabeth James, a domestic. servant. residing at 46, Jerrold-stree* Swansea, against n. London police-constahle.-aV jtd George German, Mr. D. V. Meagher. iSveao'sfev appeared for tbe plaintiff, while defendal1trctt,mded in person. Mr. M9agher, in opening the case. said that tin) promise to marry in r6spect of which this actio i had been instituted was made in December. 1891. Defendant denied the allegat ion made by plaia tiff, and further said tbat if any promise to marry had ever been made it was made when he was an infant, and was consequently not liable. The short facts were these. The defendant lived in Swansea, and became acquainted WJth plaintiff in 1888, anû before lie left Swansea to go to London he made It promiso to nurry tbo plaintiff, and the plaintiff would teli them that the engagement was broken off by defendant. Then was It second engagement, however. Then defen- dant. went to London and joined the police force. That, was in the elldy part of 1890. Hi) oecame of age on the 26th of September, 1890, and in June óf 1890 the parties were eslranged, alltl for three or lour months there was no correspondence carried 011 between them- In Sentember and October, 1891, the defendant came down to swan-, sea, and whilst 011 I "is visit renewed his prom iseti marry the Pb.. inuff. This was twelve months afte he came of ace. Tint promise was corroborated by a letter written 11, defendant to plaintiff. The letter was not dated, 'nit the envel0pe in which ¡ it was enclosed bore ti post-mark, "Octobir, 1891. The opistle was ill the llowing tero-s: — Police-station. Broadway, Hammersmith, London, Wednesday. My dear Liz,—Just a few lines to let YOIl know that I have arrived home safe and sound after a most pleasant journey.. Who do you tbink. Liz, came up ill the same carriage as me for a little way AU. Griiiiths. He looks very well and, of course, inquired what my business was down there. But you know George is too sharp for him. but I could get what. I like from him, and sorry I was he left me so quick. When I goLat Cardiff there were three sailors got in I he ame carriage, and they were tile best company 1 ever had 10 travel with. '1'he four of us had the carriage to ourselves and plenty of whiskv. and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves all the way to London. Well, my dear, 1 hope now that we have started again that we will cJntiuue tile same throughout, ana not for anything to come. betweell us again. This is our last chance, alld 1 hope and trnst, Liz. hat we will mllke good use of it and ill a proper way. Life h3j bom a misery to UJ this last two years; but never milld. we mud; try alld see if we cannot appreciate each other's love in a different way. and let I he past be none and look for the future to be full of happiness and a pleasure to Uj both, and to do 1 his. Liz. we must have confidence ill each other, and what is b tween us to be kt-pt secret to ourselves, and 110 aile to hear anything of it. Hnd milld. Liz dear, you arc in the middle of it now. alld yvu know what eyes is 011 yOJ, always down there wh n- ever you go out. but take no notice pass everr oue by and keep yourseif straigl1t. Hever millú what anyone says. Look after yourself well. and whatever you wallt at any time don't be afraid to ask me for it. alld what- ever happens. Liz. let me know about it, but don't keep it aud then let me filld out after. as you know. Liz, I hear a lot 01 things with one and the other, although 1 am so far away from there. and you do your best, Liz. and 1 will do mine, so that we sh dl be able by next summer to be different to what we are at the present, anei closer in each other'ssight and heart. Now, rniud. Liz, tiae to each other awl 110 otiler com- pany or flirtiug about, but, true to each other the same a3 if we were together. It is ¡ a hard thing to do, hut, make up your mind to do it. anù theu you will be aule to resist aIt temptations. Well, dear, ,link I must draw to a close, allll try to have a few minutes' slcep. as 1 had little last night. I shall expect a letter by Saturday night. With kindest, trup. and everlasting love to you. wy dear. alld mind my advice to you, Liz. and God bless you.-From your ever true and beloved GEOROH. The plaintiff was then called, and detailed the particulars of defendant's courtship with heL-Iv answer to defendant, plaintiff denied that she had written telling him tllat slle wished he was dead. She might, have said slle did not wish to see him but thi3 was after he had deceived tier. Defendant, gave evidence to the effect lint he was only in receipt of 26- per week, and was, 11 f¡erefore, not in 11 position to kn"p a wire. He alflo denied that he llad promised to marry plaintiff. Thü Judge. in addressing the jury, said it was not desi ra bI" I hat persons in the plaintiff's walle of life sltould he encouraged to bring actions for breach of promises of marriage against men like defendant, who Ind no means. He thought the plaintiff had been ilI-,¡dvi,wti 0 come there, alll10ugh there had, no doubt, been a breach of promise of marriage. 'J he jury rClllrned a verLlict for plaintiff, and found damages £ 0s. Mr. Meagher asteed [lir co=its, bur, his lordship refused to grant them, saying thnt it this was done 'hoy would be ruining the lIIan for I lie sake of the 8o!icitor. These actiJos should not be encouraged, as the plaintiff had suffered no pecuniary loss.
A NEWPORTONIAN'S YEARLY ViSIT,
A NEWPORTONIAN'S YEARLY ViSIT, Joseph Farren, of Newport, made his nnnual agpearanee before the magistrates at thn borough police-court this mnrning on a charge of being drunk and dis< rdcriy in the market. The word "annual" is used because It was on the 2ht of March, 1292. that Farren made his last bow before tile borough beaks.He admitted the charge, but set up a defence on the ground that, the Iio!ice-coIlstable I was eight minutps wrong in the time at which he said Ibe offence occurred.—Mr. Kessick (m"gisi.ra!c5 clerk) grew curious as to where Joseph bud been during the twelve mouth?, and upon putt illg- the qlJestion todefendant he was toid, '• In t he town of New port. Mon., not in Newport, Isle of Wi¡{ht." In the end Mr. Farren was given his choice lIS to whether be would add half II guinea to the country's exchequer or whether be would spend fourteen days at Usk. He CIIOSP thH fortnight, and went down the dock steps smiling Adieu" to his friends in court. Defpn- Úant told tile court that he left the prison at Usk on April 2 last year.
A CARDIFF MAN IN TROUBLE AT…
A CARDIFF MAN IN TROUBLE AT NEWPORT. At Newport Borough Police-court this lnorninl1 (bdore Mr. H. J. D ivis and a full bench of magis trates) Farnhim Jones, COil] trimmer, of 23, Ordell-street, Ei-t Moors, C Irdilf, was charged wltilljeing liiwrderJv and assaulting a mall named IIlichael Griffin, of 48, Altx indra-roau, Newport -The prosecutor did not appear, bur evidence was given by William Henry Evans 11 Police- constllble ^Smith to the effect that: at 9AO p.llI. 011 Saturday night prisoner kicked Grifiiu <>" his side whilst he Wag lying 011 the ground. Be walked away, but Evans followed and give him Into cus- tadj.-Prisoner said Griffin fir5t struck him whilst in l1 public-house.—The Ex-Mayor said It. was a cowardlv act to kick 11 mall when Iw was down, and Rontonced the prisoner to one month's im- prisonment with .11,\1'.1 labour, and refused tbe optio:1 of a fine.
CARDIFF'S PROTEST AGAINST…
CARDIFF'S PROTEST AGAINST HOME RULE. Demonstration at the Park Hall. Ttw arranoenwnts for the groat Unionist domon- stration on the 28111 inst. against the Hume Rule Bill n0W before Parliament are rapidly approaching completion. Tl1e demand rõr tickets is beyond precedèll t, th3 pre- sence qf Lord Ashbourne (better known as the Right Hoo. Edward Gibson) ana I he 1Í13t public appearance of Mr. Maclean as tbe Unionist candidate for Cardiff having raid" aroused the enthusiasm of the rank and tile or the party. We understand thnt. his lordship will be entertained at a banquet at the Conservative Club prior to the meeting, at which the local leaders of t'le Unionist party will be [lro"ell<. Lord Windsor, tile president of the dub, will preside at both tile banquet and subsequent public meeting.
THE PANAMA SCANDELS.
THE PANAMA SCANDELS. A Dalziel's telegram from Paris says :-At th: further hearing of the Panama case on Saturday, M. Rousseau addressed tile court on behalf of M. Baihaut. The learned counsel maintained that his client had not really s'lld his opinion, since the Cabinet, had at I he linw alread}7 decided to intra- duce the Lottery Bonds Bill. Tile 375,000f- paid him b, M- De LessEps were given in recognition of services rendered by ike then Minister 10 the company. There was no evidence of unwillingness to pay tlw money 011 M. De Lessops's part, and consequently there could have been no extortion. M. Rou-seau asked tliat the jurv might find ex- tenuating circumstances in his client's case. since, if he haù wished, he might easily havtI fled the country, and lived elsewhere in opulence. He had preferred, however, to give him.elf up into the hands of justice though he knew at the same time that, he might be condemned to restore 375,0001' and tu par, In addition, II nnn of 750.000f. This meant for him absolute ruin. The learlled counsel having concluded his 8peech, M. Lalher rose to plead on behalf of M. Blondin, who. he held, was entirely innoce:1t of tile charge brought against him. Fo1!owing M. Lallier carne 1\1. Danet, counsel for 1\1. Sans Leroy, who represented his client as being an Ilonnurable man, incapable of doing that ot which liB was accused. IlL Danet entered at length into llle case; and concluded by asking for the acquittal of his client. This fiuishod the proceedings for the day.
THE CARDIFF SLANDER CASE,…
THE CARDIFF SLANDER CASE, I Radcliffe v. Cory. TO THE 1£DITOn. attent101\ has been caned to a para. graph in to-day's Western llhnl in which it is stated "that dtltendllllt was forlllerlya secretary ot the C¡ndiff Branch of tile Vigilance Society." Will you please give this fltatement an unquali- fied contradiction, as Mr. Vivian Cory is 110t, anti never has been, in any way connected with this or any other branch of the aR8ociation.-I am, &c.. GEORGE PIKE, District Secretary, ji South Wales and Monmouthshire Branch oft..he National Vigilance Association. [Mr. G. Percy Thomas, Morel's-buildinge, Bute Docks. writes to tbe same e1Iect.J
DAY BY DAY.". ———— II
DAY BY DAY. ———— II Lord and Lady Bute are now at Mouatstu s wherd the child, e-n will shortly fellow. Several of the North Wales quarries lRve S61J. samples of slates to the World's Fair at Cficago. Welsh Dissent is decidedly receding. The Cah nistic Methodists acknowledge a loss in the pa year of 2,603 adherents. The Rector of Dolwyddelen describes h. Rees History of Nonconformity in Wales as a mllectiot of stories from all sources. It is well to bear in mind nowadays that tl Church is the only body which increases at greater rate than the population. Newport Football Club had a substantii solatium for the loss of the game against Cardi) on Saturday. It was a £450 "gate." A goal to a try was a favourite score on Satut day. Cardiff beat Newport, Llanelly beat PenJ graig, and Gowerton licked the Llandly A by jui this much. We do not know who said it, but it is good say ing that Irelan'd might claim to be the tougUt Scotland the head, England the brain, and Wale tho heart of Britain. The Goleuad says there are five hundred thousao' pag ms in Wales at the present day. So we shout have thought, else how would some of the Welrf papers get readers ? Mr. Rhedynog Price, who has been appcinteí conductor of the Cardiff United Choral Society,' a graduate and examiner of the Tonic Sol-fa Colleg1 and a promising composer. From the year A.D. 972 every Bishop of Llnndai has been consecrated by successive Archbishops CI. Canterbury. There have been 94 bishops of daff, and the names of all are preserved in tbl diocesan registry. When Greek meets Greek the backing is evef Canton Seconds played Canton 'Quins A 01 Saturday, and tho result was—Canton Second! nil; Canton 'Quins, nil. Fur there was notoc lot of Invincibles, but two Invincibles. Of course, I am not speaking to children," sail a hop-o'-my-thumb sort, of a lawyer whilj addressing a beach of local magistrates on Satuf day. The five justices waxed serious and looked a each other's bald pates, while the chairman at one put on his spectacles and sought refuge in a great big, large law book. One of the curiosities of the missing word bootf has only just become known. Two brothers name' Jones (one at Swansea and the other at Stokl Newington) hit on the right words in the saD11 week in two competitions, and both came in fo1 two prizes each. The words were unaccouut able" and imperceptibly." Sitting with the common people" in the ba! cony of the Park-hall yesterday was Fathe: Ignatius. He wanted to see what manner 0 things were the Park-hall Sunday afternoon set vices which were so popular at Cardiff, and he wt good enough to say he liked them very much, an' would like to take part in them. "Stand by the Church," said Daniel Rowlands one of tilt; founders of Welsh Methodism; "stnnt by the Church, by all means; stand by it even untl death. There will be a great revival in the Churrf of England. The prophecy has been fulfiile' (says the Glohe), but the descendants of those te whom it was addressed are strangely disregardfu. of the advice. The newsboys have gradually corrupted tJJI name of the new Swansea paper from Daily Po*t\ through DUly Posht, to Tiddltj-pushl But wiial can you hope from boys who used unblushinplj to call the other paper the Daily Liar. We meat no offence to our con' empoi aries; in fact. we fee; quite incensed at theso liberties with journalism^ We don't know when our own time may come! Young men who go where they didn't ough: should be careful not to leave their dogs an, bicycles outside to tell the tale- In the eaily lioui. of the other mornlllg a police-constable found twe' bicycles in a certain street we could mention, ani with thb design of imparting a lesson, ran them it to the police-station, where their disconsolate ownef had afterwards to re-claim them by the pay men' of a shilling a-piecj towards police superaunufr tion! We should imagine there is a large lump of bla3 pilemy somewhere in this paragraph from tlJi Globe :—" Lord Carrington. who is to be chairmaJ of the Welsh Laud Commission, is a man of coo siderable business capacity, and has been mud about tile Court, where he is joint Hereàitllry LorI Great Chamberlain, and is a grgat personal frien' of the Prince of Wales- Professor Rhys, who is on' of the members, is a distinguished Celtic scholat nnd is generally supposed to know more about Druids, cromlechs, and mist'e^oe than anybodj else in tire worid." It is an old saw that says that the eariy birl catches the worm." but for practical purposes th' principle it enjoins is not always useful. "TI1& early fly catches the salmon," thought John Lewis of Carmarthen, and one morning he wa'ked tortI and adjusted salmon tackle to his fishing-rod Instead of catching a big fish John got caught by a big water bailiff, and for being just a little bit totJ prevIOus-the salmon season does not commenc6 until the 16ih inst.—the Carmarthen magistrate* fined him fifteen shillings. This shows the dangef of being before the times. It is a poor bird that fouls its own nest," writes a North Wales man to the Evening Neivs and Post re Mr. Frank Edwards, M.P. for Radnorshire, the seconder of the Welsh Local Veto Bill, "and surely Mr. Frank is one of the poorest. Son of the late landlord of the Hand at Llangollen, now kept b, Miss Edwards, it was from the 4 accursed thing that was made (at the Hand Hotel) the mODe; which enabled Mr. Frank Edwards to go froifl Shrewsbury School to Jesus College, Oxford, where he graduated in 1875. it is from that trade to; which he is now so determined an opponent thai he owes his all, even his hard-earned seat io Parliament." There is more heart in the charity of the Cardiff guardians than in that of the guardians of Ponty- pridd. A woman who had lived in both places applied at Pontypridd and was refused. She earner to Cardiff, and, although the guardians were not: legally bound to heip her, they go by the spirit* rather than the letter of the law, and so relieve distress when they find it i? real. The money, however, did not come out of the rates, but was put into a. hat that was passed round to the metn* bars- Which brings us back to where we started. Pontypridd Poor-law charity comes out of a tin- box bound with red tape at Cardiff it is some- thing found in flesh and blood. "The complexion o £ the Welsh Land Commission is decidedly Liberal (says the London Echo), Welsh landlords will probably complain that it is one- sided, for it contains only two Welsh landlords- Lord Kenyon, who has 7,000 acres in Flint and Denbighshire, and Sir J. D. Llewelyn, who haa about 11.000 acres in Glamorgan, Brecon, and Carnaivon. The bursar of Jesus College, however also represents the landed interest. They are balanced by Mr. Brynmor Jones, M.P., a Radical and a lawyer, and by two Welsh farmers. Lord Carrington and Mr. Seebohrn are Englishmen with somewhat advanced views on land questions. If the Welsh agriculturists do not obtain a good report from such a commission, it will only be because they have failE, to make out a good case. A case showing the very beneficial result of Sunday Closing in rural districts came before tb. Carmarthen magistrates on Saturday. For inan^ many Sundays thevillageof Llangendeirne has pre' seuted a scene of activity hardly in accord witl he rural repose that formerly rested around the place. Eager to find out the cause of this chanje two Carmarthenshire p ilice-omcera paid a visit to the village, and found high jinks going on h a labourer's cottage. Quite a brisk trade was car- ried on between the cottage and a public-hiuse^ and when the officers suddenly pounced upen an unsuspecting gentleman carrying a jar full ofbeer the latter offered the ingenuous and hu-ried explanation that he had found it in a hedge. The crv went round that the police were on the spot, and the persons living in the public-house buried off to bed and feigned sleep- The- were ridely awakened on 'Saturday by a fine of £4 nnd the endorsement of their licence. This comet of legislating against the will of the people. It isnot only the man who breaks the law, but the SCtrel who are driven to deceive.
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A general meeting of the Swansea district of tbt United Kingdom Van Dwellers' Protection Associ.. tion was held in the fair field at Pontardawe on Saturday evening. Mr. H. N. Miers occupied the I chair.—Speeches were delivered by the chairman, the Rev. R. E. Evans, and Messrs. A. Stocombe, H, Studt, T. B. Coddick, and W. Samuels condemning the Moveable Dwellings' Act. — The Chairman moved the following resolution, which waf I seconded by Mr- Henry Studt, and carried unanit mouslv :— t That, the United Kingdom Van Dwellers' Aisoeiatiof deserves the hearty support of all those h, terested tbe maintenance of the liberty of tlie subjec'.