South Wales Daily News

IRON ORE IMPORTS. CARDIFF THE SECOND PORT. f The importation of iron ore into the United Kingdom has, in about 20 years, become one of the most important branches of the carrying trade by sea. It is, therefore, one of first-class interest to our shipowner?. The numerous .steamers em- ployed in the business at Cardiff, Newport, and other ports, amply testify to this position. In former times, the Welsh production at the mines and the conveyance of the ore from Cumberland formed the main constituents for the supply at the local ironworks. Those who are old enough will remember the vast quantities of the splendid Whitehaven ore which adorned (shall we say ?) the quays of the Glamorgan Canal. The rich kidney" nodules seemed almost pure iron it- self, and passers-by often stopped to handle and admire it. That would b3 about a quarter of a century ago. At the present time we are, especially at the Welsh ports, mainly dependent on the supply from Spain. As to the beauty" of that particular ore, we have not much to say. It hardly rivals the famous splendour of the Spanish gramIt dame. But we must be content with its utility and cheapness, moro by token" since the Marbella qualities have vanished. The importation of Spanish ore at Cardiff i.s likely in the immediate future to be much increased since the establishment and contingent development of the iron works on the Cardiff Moors. With three furnaces of the most modern approved type, there are turned out from 3.000 to 4,000 tons of pig iron per week. That must mean about double the weight of ore at importation. Another furnace is being added, and more may follow. Hence, for those works alone, when four furnaces are in full blast, about half a million tons a year of iron ore will be required to supply their hungry and devouring maws. Then, again, to compete with such an improved process, and to save mileage expenses, others of the groat ironworks must of necessity come to the coast. Before the year 1871 the importation of iron ore from foreign ports w s so small that there was no separate account kept of it in the govern- mental accounts. In that year it made its first appearance in those returns. The quantity was, for 1871, 324,034 tons, principally from Bilbao. Last year the total im- portation of it was 3,780,505 tons, also mainly from the same port. The principal home ports where it was landed were :— Year 1892. Tons. 1.—Middlesbrough 836,352 2.-Cardiff 582,735 S.-GInsgew. 51 8 4.-Newport 419 190 5.—Newcastl e 241,80 In the year 18S1 these five ports also imported the largest quantities of iron ore, but their re- lative position was somewhat different. It was as follows Year 1 SSI. Ton", 1.—Newnor t 532,26 J 2.—Card'iS 447,499 3.—Miclul3 brougli j89,0^3 4.— Newcastle 252,317 197,504 Total United Kingdom 2)450,693 So that these five leading ports imported about I three-fourths of the total quantity in 1881, and about two-thirds of the whole amount in 1292, although it will be seen that the quantity in aggregate was 800,000 tons more last year at those ports over that of 11 years ago, and that the total landed in the United Kingdom was over 50 per cent. more in 1892 than that ot 1881. This fact does not indicate much decadence in the magnitude of the general iron trade of the country, does it ? We are still, however, landing a small quantity by coasting vessels. A glance at the dock returns of Cardiff will show np this point. They are stated in this way Year 1892. Tons. Bute Docks 67,643 Barry Dock Nil. Penarth Dock 1,163 Total 608,811 Deduetforeignimport. 532,703 Balance per coast 26,108 The broad features of the above statement are- that Cardiff is still the second port for this particular description of imported goods that Newport has been dethroned froti. the first and reduced to the fourth position and that Middles- brough has taken Newport's place in the Ii-t. Another point is, that we still depend upon Spain for our supplies, principally, of this necessary for the existence of one of our foremost manufactures. Hence, let us keep friendly with that Power, and do not invite another Armada to visit our shores by showing up any bad manners. There is little fear of that. Pope says in his poem of Windsor Forest, The seas but join the regions they divide." How true are his prophetic words. The more the commercial bonds of great nations are linked together the longer will peace prevail, and the grim disasters of war be banished, with all its attendant evils. There is, however, another point that is worth an index finger being plaeed upon it, and it is I this The increased importation of iron ore at Cardiff in 159 over 1S81 was about 23,000 tons. This fact, during depressed times for the iron trade, is significant. We are tempted to intro- duce the old saw about the green tree and the dry ditto here, but we won't. The impression in the trade is that, of late years, the Cleveland is district has been running ahead of Wales in this business, owing to improved appliances. But the Carditf-Dowlais Works have come to the rescue, and all that is to be changed. In a few years, and especially with improved trade, which will come round again in dus time, Wales will forge ahead once more. Although there is a leeway of 300,000 tons to make up, Cardiff is destined to become the lead- ing port for tho import of iron ore. What is wanted, in addition to the extension of the Dow- lais Works, is for Tredegar or Rhymney Works to shift down to the Cardiff Moors Cyfarthfa fur- naces to move to Barry Flats and we will, hand- somely and pleasantly, make Newport a present of those at Blaenavon and Ebbw Vale. This may seem a startling proposition, but, 10 years ago, few, except tha more far-sighted of our commercial men, had any idea of the change which has come over the Dowlais great enter- prise. In another decade as great, if not greater changes, may take place, and realise what Coun- cillor Morel recently said in discussing the Har- bour Trust question—that we will then make Cardiff a wonderful port."

MURDERS IN RUSSIA. Capital crimes, mainly in consequence of exces- sive drinking, seem (says the St. Petersburg corresponent of the Daily Chronicle) to be on the increase in Russia. A lew day, ago an unusually horrible murder, directly traceable to this cause, was committed at Alexandre!)'sk, a place in the neighbourhood of St. Petersburg, when a drunken working man in a fit of delirium tremens killed with an axe an old man and three women. Another working man recently, on returning home mad with drink, slaughtered several children in a similar manner. An Austrian subject, named Haendel, living at Kieff, has been arrested on the charge of murdering his mistress, a, woman named Schilling. It appears that after committing the crime he set tire to his lodgings in order to obliterate all traces of the tragedy.

THE CA USF LTST. COMMON JUKY AC i IONS. The Queen v. the Keath and J5recon RaiJrray Com. panv—obstruction of a highway. Verdict of guilty. Jones v. Thomas. Deakin v. Poppleton. Deakin v. Smith. Roderick v. Evans-Slander. Verdict for defendant. li urah v. Thomas. Thomas v. Amos. James v. Herman— Breach of promise. Verdict for plaintiff; damages, 20s. Williams v. Meaclen and Soden. -Tones v. Thomas. The Cardiff Junction Dry Dock Co., Limited, v. Str.Aeban-Claim for JE160 and counterclaim for £ 41. Verdict for plaintiff oil both ela.im". SPECIAL JURY ACTIONS. Cardigan Engineering Company v. the Great Western Railway Company. James v. the Taff Vale Hailway Company. lladcliffe v. Cory. Morgan v, Ayres. Ynisineudwy 'rin,plate Company v. Metropolitan, &c.. Bank (Limited). Thomas v. the Great Western Railway Company, Evans v. London, dc., Assurance Company (Limited). Evans v. Evans. Cartwright v. the Great Western Railway Com- pany. Alewton T. Nieholfs. WITHOUT A JURY, Caldernri v. Q, W. Jones, 11. Ingrain and Co. illoiiger v. Chapman. Lewis v. Bradley and Luscombo. Parry v. Hopkins and olhers. Burrv Port and Gwendraeth Valley Railway Com- pany v. Williams Bros, Williams v. the Neath Canal Navigation Company. Williams and Co. v. Jenkins. Roberts v. fsheplierd—claim for £ 100 lent, and defendant had counter claim for JS47. Judgment by consent for defendant on claim, and for defendant for JE40 on counter claim with costs in both instances. Pearson v. Verity. Tunks and Co. v. Thomas and Co.

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NEWPORT BANKRUPTCY COURT. TUESDAY—Before the DEPUTY REGISTRAR (Mr W. J. LLOYD). RE EDWIN PHILLIPS, coal agent and merchant, Newport.—The debtor came up to undergo his public examination. His net liabilities were £ 1,885 7s Id, and the deficiency £ 1,732. He attributed his failure to having become co- liquidator with Messrs Jugo. Cuscajo, and Lewis, of Bute-street, Cardiff, of the Bellair Steamship Company. The company was formed in 1890, at the beginning of the present depression in shipping, and the boat had always bec-n unfortunate. Originally, tho debtor had JE600 shares in tho company, but when he became co-liquidator could not get the money from the other liquidators, and bad to become personally liable.—Mr R. P. Williams, on behalf of Messrs Mordey, Carney, and Co., who had repaired the boat when she grounded on Bilbao Bar. and had not had their chum satisfied and Mr Louis Hornby, on behalf of Messrs Laurie, also ship repairer of Newport, questioned the debtor as to his dealings with Juejo and Co., and Mr Williams elicited that when Jup-o was served with a writ at the instanco of Messrs Mordey and Carney, ha went to Spain,and, as the R gistrar said, had committed an act of bank- ruptcy. Cuscajo and Lewis were at that time in J ugo s employ as confidential clerk and manager. The Bellain had been sold by the mortgagees (the British Maritime Company)"for £ 5,000, notwith- standing that the debtor was negotiating for her sale for £ 6,500.—The examination was afterwards closed. RE EDMUND JOKES JAMES, gentleman, Pont- ihnfraith.—This debtor, supported by Mr T. S. Edwards, also underwent his public examination, The liabilities were F,569 9s 6d, and the deficiency B563 19 6d. Six years ago the debtor assigned his ilire nter3st in five farn, to his brother, in con- sideration that he paid £ 1,400 (the amount of his debts, and plid him an annuity of £ 150 a year. It was alleged that this agreement was executed by the debter when he was annoyed, not from the cause suggested by the Official Receiver and that the annuity, considering that there are minerals under the farms, ought to have been at least 2250 a year.—Mr T. S. Edwards, in reply to the Registrar, said the brother was willing to give up the deed on the money which had been paid being refunded. examination was closed. Rrz JOHN KELLY, tailor, Newport and Btrrv.- This debtor appeared for his adjourned exami- nation, and after a few questions from the Official Receiver as to the attention he gave to the busi- ness the examination was declared closed.

THE SALE OF PATENT MEDICINE. PROSECUTION IN THE RHONDDA. At the Tetrad county-court on Tuesday-lwfore his Honour Judge Gwilym Williattis-itie Phar- maceutical Society of Great Britain brought an action against Mr R. T. Jones, ironmonger, &c., residing at Treherbert, to recover 95, the penalty imposed by law for illegally selling patent medi- cine containing poison. Mr Gray, barristcr-at- law, London, instructed by Messrs Flux, Son, and Co., prosecuted on behalf of the society, and Mr J. Phillips, Pontypridd, defended. The evidence of tho prosecution showed that on the 28th October last their repre- sentative, Mr Otven, formerly a draper's assistant, purchased of the defendant's assistant a bottle of Fellow's syrup of hypophos- phitcs, which contained a smail quantity of Strychnine. The defendant was not qualified by law to sell or dispense medicine of the kind.— Mr Owen deposed, in reply to his Honour, that he might have been drunk on the date in question.— Mr Phillips urged that the defendant had dis- posed of all his stock of patent medicine which he was prohibited by law to sell to Mr Richards, a chemist, residing in the same locality, and that he had not since kept any medicme of the kind.— Mr Enoch Davie*, living in the district, stated that he had called at the defendant's shop in September, and asked for a bottle of Fellow's svrup of hypophosphites, hut the defendant ex- plained to him that he was prohibited to sell any, and had not kept any of such medicine in stock since the beginning of June, or about three months previous to the alleged visit of the society's representative.—His Honour observed that Mr Owen's evidence was most untrust- worthy, and gave judgment for the defendant with costs. with costs.

CREDITORS MEETINGS AT MERTIIYTl On Tuesday, at the office of Mr W. L. Daniel, Official Receiver, Merthyr, a meeting was held of the creditors of Ann %Vitil?,tti i, draper, 26, Lower Thomas-street, Merthyr. The summpry of affairs showed tho gross liabilities were £ 1,624 8s lid, and the deficiency £ 415 1692,1. The debtor attributed her fatiluro to buying too much stock, and consequent deterioration in value of the guods, bad debti;, depression in trade, and heavy expenses owing to her son having to under- go an operation on his eyes. -Mr McTurk was appointed trustee, with a committee of inspection. On the same day, at Mr Daniel's, the creditors of Richard Wesley Evans, butcher, of 45, Commercial-street, Mountain Ash, took place. The liabilities were entered at £ 135 13-; 8d, and tho deficiency at L140 6* 81. The failure was alleged by debtor to be due to entering into a contract with the Capcuch Co-operative Society to supply their members with meat at a discount of 2s 9d in the £ heavy rental, and heavy house- hold expenses." Debtor commenced business ten months ago with jB50 capital-his wife's money.

TERRIBLE FLOODS IN AUSTRALIA. THRILLING PAltTICULARSc HOUSES FLOAT DOWN THE STREETS. In the Brisbane papers just to hand thrilling accounts of the great floods appear. Theso have not been published without difficulty for the newspaper offices suffered from the rising waters which, t'ntering through the drains, flowed through tho machine-rooms and stopped printing. Two newspapers owed their produc- tion on the 7th February to the courtesy of the Colonial Secretary, who gave the use of the Government printing office. The destruc- tion of the Victoria Bridge was apprehended for some time before the event, for very exciting sights and sounds had been tiirilling the towns- people who were watching it. House after house, says one account, came rushing down the stream, and was dashed against the structure, cries of horror breaking from the excited onlookers. Between 3.30 p.m. on Saturday, the 4th of February, and Sunday night fully a, hundred houses and larga elieds had been borne down upon the bridge and crushed to pieces. The Stanley-streot swim- ming baths dragged their four "anchors, and drifted on to the bridge, where th"y broke up. In addition to houses and sheds, there came down tiie stream live stock, farm produce, furniture, fencing, trees, and pieces of held together by rteds and scrub, aud having the atip"arance ol miniature islands. Numbers of animals wers alive when they passed the oridge. Snakes were plentiful. On Sunday afternoon wreckage and floating objects steadily piled up against the lattice work. The result was that the fref flow of the water on the south side was impeded, and the rush on the deep channel on the north side increased in velocity. At four o'clock on Tuesday morning, when thyre was a vast accumulation of iron and wood from houses and trees and other obstacles, the bridge began to break up. Seven separate crashes were heard. At the same time the water was dashed to a height of 30 feet or 40 feet as girdet. after girder, latticc after lattice, canted np, and turning a big somersault were en- g'llphcd in the boiling flood. The destruction started from the centre of the bridge and worked its way to the north bank. The water was thrown up and descended in snow-like spra.y in the bright moonlight. if he debris thus released was carried away with terrific force, and a few moments later a clear stream to be seen for half-way acro-s the river, where the remainder of the structure stood sheer and gaunt in the moonlight. Telegraph posts and wires were dragged over and buried in tht. river. Thoso posts which remained on tha 11 standing halt of the bridge were bent over likr thin wire, and the wires were seen trailing in the stream. The wires on the halfof the bridge swept away were strained so tightly that they cut the earthenware insulators into pieces, which flew about in all directions, some of tiiem landing near the verandah of the Longreach Hotel,

THE RIGHT TO COAL BENEATH THE SURFACE. The House of Lords on Monday gave judgment in an appeal from the Scotch Courts, in the case of James Orr v. Mitchell and others. The ques- tion involved was one of some importance aa deciding the right to conI benpath the su; face, The appe!!ant was Mr James Orr, of Harviestown and Clackmannan, and the re- spondents were Mr Alexander Mitchell and others, trustees of the late John Marthur Moir, of H IIlfoot, in the county of Clackmannon. Mr Orr appealed against the judgment of the court below. He claimed the sole and exclusive right to the coal, basing hie claim on a disposition of the Barnny of Castlt Campbell, the ancient seat of the Dukes ot Argyll, by Mr R. E. Soott. Mr Cranford Tait's trustee, with consents in favour of Sir Andrew Orr, dated March 12, 1860.—Their Lordships re-. viewed the case at gteat length, and decided that the judgmentappealed against should be reversed, and that it be declared that the appellant is en- titled to the coals in the lands mentioned in th? summons, and that the respondent pay the eosfe of the appeal from the court below.

REVOLTING CRUELTY TO A CHILD. A Berlin correpondent telegraphs :—A case di the most abominable cruelty to a child has just been tried before the jury at Landsberg. An orgaB grinder there had a five year-old daughter, who was under the care of his housekeeyer, herself the mother of five children. This cruel woman treated the little girl with almost incredible cruelty. Sitit forced the clllld to swallow rotten plums with the stone-s gave her pine oil to drink, anil thrashed her so unmercifully that her whole body was covered with sores. On the 19th mst. she locked the child up and left the house. The litth* girl crept through a broken window, and wandered about an old churchyard when the ternperature was many degrees below freezing point. Soma charitable people took the half-starved child into a warni room, where she soon recovered and was taken to her father's house. The inhuman treat- ment she suffered on her return came out after her death, which took place a quarter of an hour after her being taken home. The post mortem examination proved that she had been trampled to death.

D. DAVIS AND SONS, LIMITED. The report and statement of accounts of D. Davis and Sons has been issued, and it shows that the net profits for the year 18:,2 (including LG,307 brought forward) amount to £ 46,056, in addition to the L22,500 which was distributed as iiitc-r in dividend in AUKut-a. total of £ 62,249. The directors recommend a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, Nviiirh will absorb £ 22,500; and also that £ 15,750 be applied in redemption of debentures, leaving £ 7,806 to bt carried forward.

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THE QUEEN AND THE CRINOLINE. A CRITICAL COMMENT AT THE DRAWING-ROOM. Everyone is asking what the Queen really did say about a certain dress at the last Drawing- room, and the dovecotes of society are very much fluttered on the subject. As a rule, the Sovereign of Eng'and is most reticent at these functions, and rarely addresses many remarks to other than her Ministers and friends. In this case the observation was audible, and probably meant to be audible. A debutante was in troduced to the presence by one who albeit of the bluest blood is poor. The debutante wore the only noticeable crino- lette seen at the Drawing Room, and as she came to the erect position after the bow her Majesty was heard to say, So we are to have the crinoline after all ? I presume, as Lady is advertising it, she, like the others, has joined tho Anti-Crii.olme League." It may possibly be remembered that her Majesty administered a thorough rebuke to certain people connected with this league who approached her a few months ago, and whose, advertising object was so transparent that all the world and his wife could read between the lines.

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CROWN COURT. The Winter Assizes for the county of Glamor- gan were resumed on Tuesday at Cardiff before his lordship Sir Lewis Wm Cave. BCBGLARY. Walter Roach, 31, fireman, pleaded guilty to burglariously breaking and entering the dwelling- house of Thomas Hammond and stealing thera- frem,one coat.ons box of cigars, and a quantity of food, the property of thA said Thomas Hammond, at Llandilo-talybont, in December last. Mr Meagher, of Swansea, prosecuted. Several pre- vious convictions for burglary and felony were recorded against the prisoner, and his Lordship pointed oat it was evident that since the year 1881 he iiad gained his living entirely by crime. He was sent to penal servitude for three years, with two years' police supervision. ATTEMPTED SUICIDH. Denis Alcide, a French sailor, aged 49, was indicted for attempting to commit suicide at Ponarth on the 911 March last. Mr Morgan Evans prosecuted, and at the request of his lord- ship Mr Edgar Foa undertook prisoner's defence. Mr Evans said that when on board ship the prisoner had behaved rather strangely, and that on the 9th of March he was observed walking along the brink of the Penarih Docks. He sud- denly jumped into the dock, and though struggling some time in the water he did not attempttoswim. Ayoungsailornameci Oswald went to his rescue in a boat, and ultimately succeeded in saving his life, though the prisoner made strenuous efforts to slnko himself free from his preserver, as if determined to drown himself, requesting Oswald not to save him, and saying that he wanted to get rid of himself. The latter, however, hung- on to the prisoner until a cOlIstabJe UTl ved, when he Was given in charge and taken to the police-station. When formally charged at the police-station he said, I wanted to drown myself; I don't want to live." He subsequently ma. Ie the following statement— I am very sorry for what 1 have done I have had a touch in my head, but it's all gone now." Acting under the advice of Mr Foa prisoner here withdrew the plea of not guilty saying that he desired to plead guilty.—Sentence was deferred until tho surgeon of the gaol had been communi- cated with. Elizabeth Hail, aged 24, pleaded gnilty to a similar charge of attempting to commit suicide by throwing herself into Barry Dock on the 12th instant. Tho prisoner said she was drunk at the time, or would not have acted so rashly. Mr Bond prosecuted. Dr Edward Treharne said he knew the woman very well, having seen her in connection with an assault case at Barry. He saw her soon after her attempted suicide. She was then in a semi-conscious state, and was just recovering from the effects of drink. She was a married woma.n, and her husband went short voyages to sea.—Sentence was deferred. FELON Y. Daniel Bevan, aged 20, a collier, and James West lake (21), a hauler, were indicted for feloniously stealing JB1 and one silver watch and property from the person of Edward Hughes, and at the same time using personal violence towards him at Ystradyfodwg. Mr S. T. Evans, M.P., prosecuted, and Mr A. Lewis dtfeuded.—In his openirg statement Mr Evans stated that the prosecutor was returning bOllia from Dinas on the evening of the 4th March, after having had a conversation with the prisoners. The prosecutor was unfortunately under the influence of drink, and a man named Owen Jone3 had in vain persuaded him to return home along the road. The prisoners, I however, peisuaded h itn to go a shorter cut through the fields, and went on ahead themselves. H'ignes followed tilPUt, but when he had got v/itnin some 50 or 60 yards from his home the two men attacked him. Bevan struck him on the head, and Westlake struck him in the mouth, and together they threw him on the ground, when Bevan snatched his watch, breaking it from the chain. After prosecutor had succeeded in getting home he also missed a sovereign from his pocket, though he didn't remember either of the prisoners having their hands in his pockets. The watch was subsequently picked up in a field near.—Mr Arthur Lewis argued that the evidence of the prosecutor, who was drunk at the time, was unreliable, and that there was a reasonable doubt of the prisoners being concerned in the assault and robbery. He called evidence to show that both prisoners bad previously borne a good character, and asked the jury to show by their verdict that they did not believe in men of pre- vious good character becoming villains all at once. — His Lordship pointed out the other and independent evidence had been foithcoming on behalf of the prosecution, and though Hughes might have been drunk and his evidence unreliable his witnesses did not appear to have been under the influence of )jql1or.-The jury returned a verdict of guilty, but recommended the prisoners to mercy on account of their youth and previous good character. — Bevan's father, in reply to his lord- ship, said he was willing to be bound over to bring his son up for judgment when calied upon, and on this undertaking he was allowed to go free. The prisoner Westlake, being of age, was allowed to go free on entering into his own recog- nisances to come up for judgment when called ¡ upon. BURGLARY AT BARRY DOCK. William John, 40, a fireman, was indicted for breaking1 and entering the shop of William Hayes and John Hayes and stealing a cloak, their pro- perty, at Cadoxton-juxta-Barry, in February last. Mr Rhys Williams prosecuted, and pointed out that on the night of the 6th of February the prisoner was found standing III the doorway of the shop, the window of which was broken, and a clock abstracted therefrom. The jury pro- nounced the prisoner guilty, and previous con- victions having been recorded against him he was committed to prison with hard labour for 18 months, and ordered to be subjected tol2 months' police supervision afterwards. DEFERRED JUDMJKXT. Denis Alcide and Elizabeth Hal!, who were indicted for attempting to commit suicide, weru called up for judgment. The gaoi surgeon stated that he believed both prisoners to bo of sound mind, and after a few word of cautlOn from hi., Lordship, the prisoners were both discharged. HOUSEBREAKING AT ABERDARE. James Jones (22), collier, pleaded guilty to breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Jenkm Jones, and stealing the sum of j65 there- from, at Aberdare, in February last.—Mr Walter Williams prosecuted, and Mr S. T. Evans, M.P., for the defence, stated that prisoner had pre- viously bcrne an irreproachable character, and had given himself up t.o the police voluntarily for this offence. He thought it was one of those cases in which prisoner should be dealt with leniently, and given another chance to become a respectable member of society.—He was sent to prison with hard labour for three months. UNLAWFUL WOUNDING AT MAVSTEG. David John, a collier (bailed on committal), was indicted for unlawfully and maliciously wounding Evan Griffiths at Maesteg on the 31st of January last. Mr S. T. Evans, M.P., prose- cuted, and stated that prosecutor and prisoner were both working at the Maesteg D"ep Colliery, and a dispute occurring about some trams the prisoner, who had a shovel in his band, struck Griffiths over the head with it.—The jury found the prisoner guilty, but strongly recommended him to mercy on aecount d the provocation he received. He had previously borne a good character.—He was sent to prison for three weeks without hard labour. MALICIOUS WOUNDING. Ellen Riley, an unforcunate, aged 34. was in- dicted for feloniously wounding Margaret Buckley with intent to do her grievous bodily haim at Cardiff m January last. Mr Sankey prosecuted. The evidence for the prosecution went to show that prosecutrix went to prisoner's house in Milicent-screet on the 24th of January to claim some property of hers, whereupon an alter- cation arose between them, during which the prisoner ^struck her in the eye with a pronged fork. Prisoner declared that prosecutrix attacked her with a hairpin. The jury found her guilty, and she was sent to gaol for 13 months with hard labour, there being several previous convictions recorded agamst her. As one of the witnesses for the prosecution had had to come from America to attend the trial Mr Sankey a-ked that special costs n.ight be allowed her, but his lordship refused the application. CONCEALMENT OF BIRTH. Annie Bevan, a married woman (bailed on com- mittal), pleaded guilty to having been delivered of a female child, and unlawfully attempting to conceal the hirth thereof, at Laleston, in January last.—Mr Benson prosecuted, and Mr A. Lewis appeared on behalf of the prisoner, and made a strong appeal that her offence should be dealt with leniently. He pointed out that prisoner had miscalculated the date of her child's birth, but that the man who was the author of her distress had stood by her and married her. She was respectably con- nected.—His Lordship, in summing up, admitted the mitigating circumstances of the case, and sentenced her to two days' imprisonment, and, as that time had then elapsed, she was at once dis- charged. NISI PRIUS COURT. (Before Mr Justice VAUGHAN WILLIAMS.) THE CARDIFF JUNCTION* DRY DOCK COMPANY LIMITED) V. J. SIRACHAN.-In thisca.sophuntins sued defendant, who is a contractor at Cardiff, for payment of an account for repairs to an engine amounting to jB150 17s 2d, and defendant made a counterclaim Mr A. Thoiras. Q. C.. M.P., and Mr Bailhache (instructed by Mr Ivor Vachell) appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr Brynmor Jones, Q.C., M.P., with him Mr Bowen (in- structed by Mr James Morgan),for the defendant. —Mr Bailhache, in stating the claim, explained that in September, 1892, certain repairs were executed by plaintiffs on a. locomotive "Gordon," belonging to defendant, amounting to £15J 17a 2d. It was alleged by defendant that he had paid £4.5, part of the amount mentioned, under the order of the court, and he now said that he also brought another £30 into court, which, making £75 in all, he thought sufficient to satisfy plain- tiff's claim. Defendant had also said that he gave no general instructions to repair, the instructions being specific.—Mr A. Thomas opened and explained the plaintiff's case at length, mentioning that defendant made a counter- claim of £41 for delay, &c.—Mr Ball- hache then called evidence, the first witness being Mr Edward Jordan, manager to the plaintiffs, wno stated that defendant sup- plied some of the material and was to pay for the men's time and certain material to be supplied by plaintiffs. He denied the allegations by defen- dant that the plaintiffs had nursed the job, or in any way delayed it.—Amongst the other witnesses examined was Mr T. H. Riches, loco- motive superintendent to the Taff Vale Railway Company, who said it was necessary to lift the boiler to do the job, and that tho charge for the work done wa" reason:Ù,Jp.-£olr T. Lyons, lately engineer to the defendant, spoke as to the order for the work having been given, he having been told to get executed whatever repairs were necessary. Mr William John Nay lor. who had been a foreman in defendant's service up till February, and Mr W. E. Griffiths, practical and consulting engineer, also gave evidence in support of plaintiffs' claim.—Mr Brynmor Jone", in opening the case for the defendant, said the plaintiffs exceeded the orders given them.—Mr Sfrach&n (defendant) said he ordered a new boiler plate and some minor repairs, and ill- Jordan took tho job eagerly, stating that he would give the men to do the work at merely prime cmt, as he had nothing for them to do at the time. In consequence of the delay in repair- ing his engine, he had to hire one from Bridgwater, which cost him a considerable amount of money. He purchased the Gordon two or throe years ago, and it cost only £ 375. John Green, cashier to the defendant, stated that the witness Lyou had not been instructed to see to the repairs being done, and when it was dis covered that he had been to plaintiff's shop he was ordered not to go back.—Mr Richard Jen- kins, locomotive superintendent to the Rhymney Railway Company, said he had examined the repairs done to the engine in question, and he considered that £ 65 was sufficient remuneration for what had bsendone. ilirl'. Jon(-s,of tbi-All i n General Kngnuering and Repairing Wosks, East Moors, said he believed the repairs ordered t>y Mr Strachan would really cost from £ 70 to £ 7u, and Mr John Chapman, general engineer and boilermaker, said he would have done the work for £ 62. This concluded the evidence, and counsel having addressed the jury, and the judge &ummed up, the jury found for the plaintiffs for the full amount- claimed, and for the plaintiffs also on the counter-claim. The judge had left the court, and judgment will be formally given to-day. RODERICK V. EVANS.—This was an action in which h- Watkin Roderick, commercial traveller, Blackwood (Mon.), sued the Rev. E C. Evans, Calvimstic Minister, at Clydach, Brecon- shire, for damages for alleged slander. On the previous day, the jury, in the absence of the judge, found for the defen- dant, adding that tli,y were not satisfied with the evidence on either sid?. When his lordship took his seat on Tuesday, Mr Benson, for defendant, asked for judgment and costs. Mr Bailhaeheobj cted. Mr Justice Williams said defendant could not got costs subsequent to the wr:tmg of the letter by his solicitors, on June 25th, as he really had brought the cost of the litigation subsequent to that date upon himself. ROBERTS V. SHEPHKRD.—In this C3.p Mr A. 1L Roberts, accountant, Cardiff, sued Mr Ctn«,s. Shepherd, builder, Cardiff, for J3100 money lent and interest, and defendant had a counter claim for £ 47.—Mr Arthur Lewis (instructed by Mr Georgo David) appeared for defendant, and asked that by consent judgment should be entered for defendant on the clann, and on the counter claim for £ 40, with costs in both instances. The court adjourned at 8.10 till 10.30 this morning.

ASSIZE GOSSIP. The case of Radcliffe v. Cory, though in the list for to-day, is scarcely likely to be reached, there being three other causes preceding it for hearing. The evidence, unless interfered with on a point of law, which might stop the action at an early stage, will probably be of a highly sensa- tional character. Mr Abel Thomas, Q.C., M.P., is for the plaintiff, and Mr B. F. Williams, Q.C., for the defence. The absence from the country of the defendant will not in itself hinder full investi- gation, and there is likelihood of gentlernn occu- pying prominent positions in business circles figuring in the witness-box to give testimony as I to the consequences arising from the circulation of the alleged slander. I A murderous-looking "hair-pin was produced during the hearing of a wounding case in the Crown Court yesterday. The case was one in I which a woman was indicted for maliciously wounding another woman with a. pronged fork, and in her defence she challenged tho prosecutrix to producs the" hair-pin" she wore on the day in question, and which she alleged prosecutrix had attacked her with. The pronged fork was not produced, but a glimpse of the "hair-pin" was quite sufficient to make one realise that nothing short of a carving knife or cavalry sword could have hoped to cope with it successfully. It was about six inches long, and possessed two sharp-looking prongs that would have completely over-shadowed an ordinary carving fork in any argument of point. Prisoners sometimes score off the occupant of the witness-box, as was ti,e case yesterday when a prosecutrix stepped gaily into the box, dis- playing to the eyes of the court an abundance of fal-lals and fripperies and other feminine adorn- ments. The prisoner shouted our, "Look at her. You'd never believe by her appearance in court that she was such a villain." The court laughed, as was only natural, but the prosecutrix was evidently embarrassed, and her agitation was considerably increased when the prisoner, seeing the effect of her "chance shot," followed it up with asecond and more damaging challenge. The junior members of the Ear, who during the present assizes have had a chance of distinguish- ing themselves in the Crown Court, are to be congratulated. In Mr Justice Cave they have found a man after their own heart, or his lordship has invariably acted the part of an indulgent father to these embryo students cf forensic wisdom. a nice o:d re- marked one of the latter yesterday, ''and very good to us juniors. You see, a fellow wants a I little encouragement now and then." "What a contrast between Old Cave and Judge chimed in ar.other. tL jolly old ohap, and I hope we shall have him onclrcnit with us often," Leniency may be often misplaced, but in the case of the unfortunate woman who waa yester- day indicted for concealing the birth of her child the decision of Mr Justicr- Cave met with the manifest approval of all assembled in the Crown Court She had suffeted a cruel wrong, find though her lover had made all the atonement in his power by mairying her, even while the case was still proceeding, it was generally felt that she I t had been more "siiiied against than sinning," and therefore the light sentence of two days' imprisonment, calculated from the commence- ment of the sitting of tho court, and which con- sequently meant her immediate discharge, was quite in accord with popular feeling and sym- pathy. Ah Yes I believe I'm defending in this case, M'Lud," stammered out a well-known mem- ber of the bar who was suddenly and literally speaking caught napping." Mr Brynmor Jones, Q.C., M.P., who has again taken a front place at the localbar, is accompanied during his present stay in Cilrdijf by his charming and accomplished wife, who makes liar first visit to South Wales during the present assizes. Tha proceedings in the Nisi Prills Court on Tuesday Were as monotonous and uninteresting to the general public as could well be. Oniy one case was taknn, and the bone of contention all day between the counsel engaged was apparently whether the plaintiff's men should have chopped off the beads of bolts or drilled the boits out when repairing a 9375 locomotive. The machine cost J3375, the repairs were stated at £ 150, and there were engaged in the case four counsel, two firms of solicitors, besides the judge and a few of those gentlemen known as experts— a profession whom Alderman David Jones defines as being superlative, in a way. It seemed that those- people agreed only upon one thing, and that was to go dead against each other. A witness in the case, a real British working man, was the cause of the only bit of fun that did raise anything like the ghost of a smile on official countenances. He said he had been told by defendant to see that the repairs were properly done, and he received 28s a week. That was hi3 wages when he was driving the "Gordon." "Then," said cross-examining counsel, "you received 28$for merely smoking and looking on ?" I don't know about the smoking," replied the enginedriver, I'd only 23s a week." Oh," laughed hi, lordship, you couldn't afford to buy baccy on only 23s a week." No," sighed the driver. This seems a hard case, and the Fabians ought to hurry up and have all tobacco municipalised at once. One pomt of humour in the proceeding-3, too deep to come out tIll the end, was the payment of the 12 good men and true, who really settled the dispute with a shilling each.

CAUSE LIST FOR TO-DAY. The following cases are on the list for trial to- day with a special jury :— Cardigan Engineering Co. v. Great Western Railway Co. James v. Taff Vale Railway Co. Radcliffe v. Cory. Morgan v. Ayres.

AMUSING BREACH OF PROMISE CASE. A DOMESTIC SERVANT AND THE I MINEPv. At the Derby As?i:<os on Monday afternoon, before Mr Justice Day, a most amusing breach of promise case was heard, Hannah Meer, the daughter of a stallman living at Stonebroom, sued William Hey wood, D. <;tal1m:ii1 úf the ame place, for damages for breach of promise of marriage. Mr Stanger appeared on behalf of the phncitf. instructed by Messrs Jones and Middle- ton, of Chesterfield the defendant was unrepie- sented by counsel. The plaintiff's counsel, in opening, said the plaintiff was a domestic servant who lived at home for some time at Stoncbroom. The defendant also lived in the sama parish, and the parties to the suit had known one another all their lives. The defendant was a stallman at an adjoining colliery, earning when in full work seven shillings a day. He was a few years older than the plaintiff, and a person whom one would have thought was in every way suitable to make her good husband and provide fur her a comfortable home. She went to service at Mrs Howe's, Clay Cross, at the beginning of 1891, but, her health being somewhat indifferent, returned home to recruit. One Sunday night the defendant and plaintiff walked home from chapel together. He asked her if she would msmy him. and she promised to do so. His positiou was good, he was a thoroughly respectable mar), ami from time to time he lent out urns of £20 or £30, and in that manner managed to accumulate money. She returned to Clay Cross, and the courtship proceeded with perfect smoothness. In the course of this courtship numerous letters were received by the plaintiff. In one of them the defendant excused hid inability to keep an appointment by saying that he had overlooked a. circuit quarterly meeting of which he was the secretary, and advised the plaintiff to keep smilingon" until he cime —(lauphter)— describ- ing himself as your true lover." The plain- tiff kept" smtlmg on,' and the defendant kept! paying his accustomed visits. As the court- ship progressed he made her a very hand- some present indeed, of no less an article than a large framed photgraph of himself, two feet square. (Laughter.) He gave her a number of carte de visite, in which the jury might ste his noble countenance he also presented her with a shawl, It handkerc\Jid, and a couple of brooches. On the 1st October, 1891, he wrote a letter, in which he described himself as the plaintiff's ever true William." (Laughter.) The plaintiff left Mrs Howe's service shortly before Christmas, and remained at home about two months. The defendant's visits were renewed, and the plaintiff's parents welcomed him, and looked upon him as their daughter's future husband. At the beginning of 1892 she entered the service of Mr Deakin, the manager at the Black well Colliery, and remained there five months. He was just as attentive, and his presents became more lavish. On one occasion the defendant suggested that their mairiage should take place soon, and decided that the 1st October would be a suit- able diiy. Afterwards this arrangement was slightly modified, and Friday, September 1st (an unlucky day) was agreed upon. Heywood went to tho registrar, and gave him formal notice of the wedding. In the ccmrse of September, the plaintiff went with the defendant and bought some bedroom furniture, and in company with I him they went to see if they could buy a certain house, but they were a little too late. Defendant said iliat did not matter, as they could have rooms nt his mother's house for a time. Her father laid out JS10 upon her trousseau, the ring was bought, and prepara- tions were made for the wedding. On the 26th Sptember thf-Y were out for » walk, and defen- dant then became jealous of some absolute trifle. Mr and Mrs W. E. Harvey, neighbours or tho plaintiff's father, were going away for a day or two, and asked the plaintiff, who bore a, most exemplary character, to keep house for them in their absence. During their walk they happened to met young Mr Harvey, who handed her the key of the house, where- upon defendant affected to be very much offended, and professed to think it was improper that she should go to thewnse. She was greatly distressed, and did not go. A day or two afterwards they met again, and he seemed still to sulk. He carna to her and said, Well, we have done with it you can tell your father 1 shall bo willing to pay any expense." The notice of marriage was countermanded, the guests had to go away with- out partaking of the marriage feast, and in con- sequence of what occurred these proceedings were instituted. The plaintiff, a prepossessing girl, stated that after she had walked out with the defendant a night or two he spoke of being engaged, and she expressed willingness. He visited her about once a week, and she received from him several letters, one of which e ded, I remain, your true lover." The courtship proceeded until Mrs Harvey asked her to look after the house while she and her hus- band were away. Thedefendant \vasanlloypd, and charged her with haviug deceived him. She de- nied the allegation, and matters became un- pleasant. In consequence of the defendant's objection, she did not go to Mr Harvey's house. Me and 1\11'8 Harvey were uld friendg and neigh- bours of her father. When Heywùod next saw her he was disagreeable, and reaped the matter up again about the key, saying finally that he had done," and was willing to pay the expenses. She returned hon e very much distressed. In cross-examination by the defendant, the plaintiff said she had heen ill Stonebroom all her life-, but afterwards qualified the statement by the remark that she had been there ten years. When she first went to AIrs Howe's she was keeping company with another young man. Hoc I kn^w the defendant had money out. but she did not know how much. The large-sized portrait mentioned was foUt" of herself, not of linn. Defendant My lord, ho :(Mr Starrer) said it was one of the defendant. I'm tho defendant. (Laughter.) Tiie father of the plaintiff (John Meer) Mr W. E, Harvey, in whose service the plaintiff had lwen and who had known her frOtn a child; 1\lr Thompson, the registrar of marriages at Ashover; and Mr Shaw, superintendent rigistrar at Chesterfield, gave evidence in support of the plaintiff's case. Tha defendant caused some laughter by read- ing from a document a .statement commencing, "My lord and gentlemen of the jury, the case before you is a very Merious one, as we have to deal with an untruthful person, and to my mind this is one cf the worst characters you can deal with His Lordship: I did-i't quite catch that. (Laughter.) Defendant An untruthful person, my lord. Proceeding with his statement,he said he had known the plaintiff about ten years, and that he walked out with her. In Sept., 1S92, they agreed to get married on the 1st October following. In the adjoining viiUge, lived Mr and Mrs llarvi-y and t11H!r son. His Lordship said he could not see that what took place at Mr Harvey's had anything to do with the defence. The defendant said that, in August, 1892, Mr and Mrs Harvey went to Blackpool, leaving their son at home. the son, Miss Morris, and the plaintiff were the only occupants of the house. He told her he did not approve of this. A person in Stoncbroom was told by the plaintiff that she would not get married if she had to livo with her parents. Plaintiff denied that she had saId thi, and he was suspicious that she had not told him the truth. On the 26th September, he was returning with the plaintiff from a walk when young Mr Harvey came up and handed her a key. When he asked her about it, she would not "answer "until the third time of asking." (Laughter.) Defendant went to Mr Harvey's house, and wjtched until the phintifL brother brought the key. Subse- quently he told her he had found her out in telling hes, and that he would not keep company with her any longer as he "could not do with a liar." His Lordship informed the defendant that he must prove his facts upon oath. lbywood went into the witness-box and stated that the reason he did not marry the defendant was that he proved her to be a Jiar. Under the circumstances, he did not consider he would be able to tru t her. Mr Stangor Did you promise to marry her on March 9. Defendant No. Did you consider yourself then her lover ?—I loved her if she loved me. (Laughter.) I was going with her to ascertain whether she was a suitable party for me. There was no engagement. (Laughter.) It was a sort of preliminary canter. (Renewed laughter.) You were not bound, but you wrote letters and signed yourself her true lover ?— I laughter.) You were not bound, but you wrote letters and signed yourself her true lover ?— I was her true lover, (laughter.) A person can love another person and De a true lover, and not be bound at all. I was her true lover if she had been true. (Laughter.) The next letter is a little stronger. You say you are over true William ?"'—I was true to her. I was just the same as I was before. When you gave her the gold brooch were you engaged to her, or were you only her true lover, or both ?—I was just the same as 1 was before. (Laughter.) In further cross-examination, defendant ad- f mitted that hl mother, through him, lent £20 at 5 per cent., and that he lent a further sum at 6 per cent. He could not see that there had been any loss sustained, as the plaintiff was only held in suspense about three weeks or a month." He intended to marry her if she had proved faithful. The learned counsel, addressing the jury, characterised the charge made against the plain- tiff as absolutely without foundation, and said it was due to the ridiculous jealousy which seemed to have taken possession of the defendant's mmd. He described the defendant as a carefui man, with a keen appreciation of the value of 6 per oent. (Laughter.) The jury, without retiring, gave a verdict for the plaintiff for £?5.

CLEVELAND ntON TRADE. MIDDI.KSBROCGH, Tuesday.—The iron market was quieter makers, however, were not prepared to make much concession. Although warrants had become so new'nat weaker, buyers were not very num-'rous, and wanted to obtain iron at less, but sellers were generally finn at 34s 6d, No. 3 and No. 4 forge being 33-- 3d 4 foundiy, 34 Hematite—mixed numbers wi-re 4-3: 6:1. arrants I were 343 3d, buyers. There are two or three furnaces to be blown out or talcn off Cleveland iron, which will lessen production, and should place the trade in a more favourable position. I Tho shipments of pig iron, which have rather fallen off, are expected to be better before the end of the month. Deliveries were under 38,000 tons for this month (to yesterday). Oonnal's warrani stock increased 3.000 tons on tho week. There has been a little more doing in special qualities of bars.'but, generally, manufactured iron and steel tend to get worse rather than better. Prices are unchang. d :—Common bars and steel ship-plates, £ 5 iron ship-plates, £ 1 15s steel angles, £41713 6d. less discount. Coke unaltered.

SEAMEN S DISPUTE IN CARDIFF. ANOTHER CHARGE OF ASSAULT. On Tuesday, at Cardiff Police-court—before Sir Morgan Morgrn, Mr C. II. Evan?, and Mr Hooper—John Bahrs (32), was charged with stealing a bag of seaman's clothes, value jB5, from a berth of the steamship Castinos, lying at the Bute Docks, on the 17th March also with assaulting John Ruth, at Roath Basin on the same day. Mr T. H. Belcher prosecuted, and Mr J. H. J ones, the local solicitor to the National Sailors and Firemen's Union, appeared for the defence. By arrangement the two charges were taken together, it beinjr explained that the assault arose out cf prisoner's having accepted a lower rate of wages than has been prevailing at this port.—Mr Belcher, in presenting his case, said that complainant and defendant had agreed to join the same ship, defendant's probable reason being simply his desire that no men should ship at reduced rates. On Friday la t complainant was on his way to join the ship of which he had become a bona fide member of the crew, and when on the quay of the Roath Basin he was confronted by five or six men, apparently sailors, among whom was the prisoner. Address- ing complainant,^prisoner asked, "Are vou going to join that and on receiving an affinitive reply called him opprobrious names, struck him severely on the head, knocking him down, kick- ing him in the stomach, and threatening to throw him and his bag Jalo the canal. i'ortu- liately heip^ was at hand, and prisoner was arrested. When charged he turned to complain- ant and said, t's a pit I didn't kill you and if you sail in that ship we'll get yon marked."— If satisfied on the evidence ho would earnestly asn_ I he bench to infhct a severe penalty so as to let if bo known that men could accept whatever wages they chose, and that if anvone interfered with them they could receive protection. Complainant, a Swede, who lives at 14, Eisteddfod-street, bore out the statement of his counsel. In cross-examination he denied that he had called prisoner a cur and another more offen- sive name, and that he had arranged with the other men not to accept less than £"310,; a month and then signed on for £3. He was satisfied with £3; he could eret no more. He had not struck at prisoner. Thore was no truth in the statement that there had been a free fight. Several witnesses having been examined, Mr Jones admitted the assault with the exception of the kicking, and called a number of sailors who were standing near. Eich of them spoke of the ailair as a fair fight caused by complainant's usage of foul epithets, and denied that, there was any kicking. It was elicited by Mr Hooper that prisoner had signed articles at J35 5s.—Prisoner was fined £5, including costs, or in default sentenced to one month's imprisonment with hard labour, Sir Morgan Morgan saying he hoped that case would prove a warning to sailors that they could not interfere with the liberty of their fellows. The magistrates, he said, had been lenient in not sending prisoner for trial.—Mr Bolcher said that as the object of the prosecution had been attained the charge of theft would be withdrawn.

THE WELSH REGIMENT, DRAFTS FROM CARDIFF FOR EGYPT. On Thursday next a draft of men from the Welsh Regiment (41st and 69th) will leave the barracks at Cardiff, under the command of Major Bynfield, to join the 1st Battalion of the regiment (the41-n)at Malta and thus bring it up to full war strength in case there should be any renewed disturbances in Egypt. The men are all over 20 years or age and of fine physique. Tho second in command will be Captain Phillips, and the draft will comprise five lieutenants, 16 sergeants, SIX corporals, and 350 men. A number of these officers and men only arrived home some five weeks ago. The de detachment will be played from the barracks to the Great Western Railway station by the depot baud to the tune ot "AuldLang Syne." The young goat of the depot will make its first public appearance on this occasion. It need not be feared that the officers and m"n leaving homeagain will not upholdthe honourofthe regiment and the Principality. The 1st Battalion was to have arrived at Pembroke Dock from Malta on the 25th inst., but t.he crisis in Egypt prevented their departure from the Mediter- ranean. The battalion was engaged under General Grenfell at the Battle of Gemaizah, and were commended afterwards for their steadiness under fire, their volley firing causing great havoc in the enemy's ranks. This was the first time since the Crimean War that the regiment had been engaged in active hostilities. As at the outbreak of the war with Russia, so now the regiment is lying in Florinsia. Barracks. It had the honour of being the first British regiment to go on her Majesty's ship Himalaya, when the entire garrison and all the inhabitants turned out to see the mon off. When the troopship with the battalion on board was enter- ing the Dardanelles a salute was fired from tho Turkish shore batteries. After being placed in the 2nd Division under the command of Sir De Lacy Evans and Sir John Penefeather. After the Battle ot Inkerman the regiment formed the part of what was known as the 2nd Fighting Division, and took part in the whole of the engagements of the war, having abo the dis- tinction of being the first to enter the Redan under the command of General Wyndham. The regiment was then led by Major Rowlands, < f the Grenadier Company, who is now lieutenant- m6ral, and ,,1"'ù a G.B. and V.G. Gapfcniria Every and Maboney, the htter a 6¡>lendid Gren:1dier, wen the first to ge inside the Redan, the latter being shot and killed on the spot. Many others of the Grenadier Company were also killed and wounded. One of the latter is still alive, and, in addition to English and other war decorations, is wearing the Star of the Legion of Honour and the French war medals. While in Crimea the regiment lost two colonels. Cut Car- penter and Col. Heman, Loth having boon idolised by their men. The latter met his death I when waving his sword and encouraging his men to hold their ground. tIP:JII.d

NEW LIBERAL CLUB FOR CARDIFF. The arrangements for the establishment of the new Liberal Club at Cardiff are now taking dpfinite form, The institution will be called the Principality Liberal Chili, and tie? promoters have received from the Reform Club Company an offer to let a portion of the old premises for the purposes of the new venture. A meeting of Liberals who propose to join the club has been enlivened by the chairman of the new company, Mr Clifford Cory, with Mr F. Jothani (treasurer) and Mr R. N. Hall (secretary), to be held at the Libera? Association offices, 53, Queen- street, to-morrow (Thursday) evening, at 7.30 p.m. The number of Liberals who have promised to join the club is continually increasinc. and the success of the institution is practically assured. The individual liability of members is limited to the amount of shares taken, and these are fixed at £1 each. The annual subscription will be two guineas, a. less sum being charged to country members. At this meeting the first board of directors will be appointed.

RHONDDA GLEE SOCIETY. PROPOSED VISIT TO THE WORLD'S FAIR. On Monday evening a public meeting was held at the Pentre schools, Penfre, to further the movement to obtain pecuniary assistance for the Rhonoda Glee Society, which intends paying a. visit to the World's and competing at the eisteddfod there. Mr Smith, solicitor to the Bailey's estate, was appointed treasurer, and Mr Howelis, schoolmaster, Pen (re, secretary to the committee, to whom is entrusted the carrying out of the arrangements. Dr. James, medical ofH r to the Ystrad Local Board, and Mr W J G. Howelis, clerk and superintendent to the Ystrad School Board, were present. The subscriptions already received have given the greatest encouragement to the committee and the society. The conductor of the I; lee Society, which has distinguished itself in several choral competitions during the past few years, is Mr Tom Stephens, who is universally recognised as a most able trainer and leader of a male voice party. About four years ago Mr Stephens and his party travelled through the United States, and their vocal performances won them great popularity in all the districts they visited. The fame of the Rhondda Glee Society is therefore established in many parts of the United States, and the news of for booming visit will doubtless be received in numerous places in the States with great satisfaction.

CARDIFF LIGHTING COMMITTEE. At a meeting of the lighting committee of the Cardiff Corporation held on Tuesday, there were present Alderman Carey in the chair. Alderman Jacobs, Councillors Andrews, M. Morgan, Jen- kins, Munii, Trounce, Short, W. Evans, and Gerhold, and Mr Harpnr, borough engineer.— The question of the lighting of Penylan-hill came up for discussion, and it was decided to place the public lamps 50 yards apart, thus compelling the gas company to lay the mains.—Mr Hughes, the borough analyst, attended, and showed how defective was the light afforded by the lamps in many parts of the town. The company supplied the req isite pressure and quality of gns as tested by an Argand burner. But the burners now used by the gas compan only yielded an 8 or la, or. at the most, 12-candle light, instead of a, 16-candle light as the pressure allowed for and permitted. It was only fair to say that the lamps were very dirty, and this prevented between 30 and 40 per cent. of light from gutting through the glass.—After some discussion it was resolved to appoint a gas inspector, at 11. sabry not exceeding o. per W<>d;, the place to be advertised forthwith. — MrHarpnr reported that, with the sanction of the Mayor, he had already asked for tenders for the erection of a chimney-stack for the new electric works, this courseb^ing taken to save time. His action was approved.

SWANSEA CENTRAL ATHLETIC GROUNDS, Good Friday, March 31st, 1893. Grand Snorts, IT rse and Pony ilacing.—Kntries dose March forms, Ac., apply N, Eoutledge, Secretary, 17. Alex- andra-road, Swansea. 7271 HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT AND PILLS.—Diseases of the Skin.—No ease of disease of the skin, be its nature what it may, has failed to be benefited when these rioten! remedies have been properly applied. In scrofulous and scorbutic affections they are especially serviceable. Scurvy and eruptions, which had resisted all other modes of treatment and gradua'ly become worse from year to year, have been completely cured by Holloway's cooling Ointment an«i purifying Pill-, Which root out the disease from the blood itself and leave the contitntion free from erery morbid taint. In the nursery Ilolloway's Ointment should be ever at hand it will dye ease in sprains, contusions, burns, s calds, and infantile eruptions, and ma.y always safely be aonlied bv an r ordinarv att.8ucJant..

ALLEGED PERJURY AT SWANSEA. At the Swansea police-court, on Tuesday, Albert Edward Gash, manager of the Swansea Finance Company, was summoned for committing perjury in an affidavit made upon oath in a matter of the Swansea Finance Company, Limited, plaintiffs, and Mr A. H. Jarmun, o Pontypridd, defendant, on October 26th last. Mr Smith appeared for the Treasury, and Mr Vincr Leeder defended. For the prosecution it was aid the proceedings aroso out of a case in the Swansea ouuty court, when judgment was given j against defendant. In order to obtain a judgment where a person resided out of the distl le t, it was necessary that an affidavit should be filed and presented to the judge setting forth the name, address, and occupation of the debtor, his means and ability to pay, and the extent of his family. In the present case Jarman, the nominal prose-i cutor, resided at Pontypridd, and it seemed he nad^some transactions with defendant's company, having borrowed money which he was unable to pay back. The affidavit said Jarman was living III a house or shop apparently of a yearly rent of je25. while as a fact the rent was £ 13. It also said defendant was a manager and traveller to Messrs J. J. Evans & (Jo. and earned about £ 2 10s per week, whereas he was a clerk and earned 30s. It also said Jarman was married and had no children, whereas he had six children. The consequence was that a summons i was obtained and an order for £2 a month made, and Jam,an was actually arrested, but discharged on paying the money. The question was whether the statements were made in the affidavit; to mislead the judge. Jarman, in cross-examina- tion, said he had twice acted as manager or traveller in the absence of the actual manager, and lie would not be surprised to hear that the affidavit was signed by defendant on tha strength of a conversation between himself and a man named Jones. When he borrowed the money he was in a better position in respect of salary. Mrs Jarman was also examined, and evidence having been given by Mr D. W. Rees (chief clerk at the county-court office) and Mr S. Harris, Mr Leeder, in defence, said unfortunately t he man who was paid to obtain the particulars on which defendant made the affidavit had since died, and Jarman had on eath admitted having had a conversation with this man. Therefore there could have been no wilful perjury. The same thing was done by solicitors every day, who were bound to get evidenco as they could, and this was done in this ea- e. Defendant did his best to get accurate informa- tion, and swore to it in good faitli.-Defendaiit was then charged, and in answer said he had engaged a man named Jones to discover Jarinan's whereabouts, and that Jarman had told him what he subsequently introduced into the affidavit. —The son of the deceased man Jones detailed a conversation which occurred between defendant and his father, and said what defend- ant had just said was exact'y what took place. Defendant paid his father 5s for the information. —The Bench decided to adjourn the case for a week.

CARDIFF WOMEN'S LIBERAL ASSOCIATION. At a meeting of the Cathays and Park Ward committees of the above association, he!d on Monday, the following resolution was passed :— "That this meeting of the committees of the Cathays and Park branches of the Cardiff Women's Liberal Association hails with the utmost satisfaction the Home Rulo bill brought in by Mr Gladstone as a just and statesmanlike measure for settling the difficulties between Great Britain and Ireland, inasmuch as it promises to meet the just demands of the Irish people, and will maintain the uni y of the Empire. This meeting further rejoices that the Government is redeeming its pledges made at the general elec- tion, and urges it nut to allow its measures of reform to be stunted by the organised obstruction of the Opposition. The meeting pledges itself to do all in its power to support Mr Gladstone and his Government in the work they have under- taken for all the people of the United Kingdom."

PORTRAITS OF CARDIFF'S MAYORS. The latest addition to the now valuable collec- tion of oil paintings of Cardiff's worthy burgesses who have "passed the chair" is a three-quarter size portrait of Alderman Daniel Lewis, the chairman at Tuesday's meeting of the special pur- poses committee. At the conclusion of the ordinary business of the meeting Councillor Brain inquired whether the pictures in the council chamber were insured. — Alderman Lewis: I suppose the last picture hung upon the wall inspired you to ask that question ? (Laughter.)— Tho Borough Treasurer thought it desirable that they should be. insured, and this was agreed upon, Messrs T. H. Thomas and S. Soward being I appointed valuer?.

SHIPPING CASUALTY ON THE TYNE. During a dense fog on the river Tyne on Tuesday, the London screw steamer Fenella, bound from Shields harbour to Hamburg with a cargo of coals, struck the south pier in attempting to avoid collision with an inward-bound steamer, and had to be backed on to hard sands to prevent to avoid collision with an inward-bound steamer, and had to be backed on to hard sands to prevent fouoderinar. The crew were aavad.

THE DIVE AT THE AQUARIUM. AN ASTOUNDING FEAT. "Proiessor Tommy" Burns's sensational feat earn" cti on Monday afternoon at the;Royal Aqua- rium, before a large number of journalists and others who had been specially invited for the occasion. The reputa- tion bad preceded him, and great thing-: were expected of him, though when one tried to measure the distance between the tiny platform immediately brlow the roof and the smallish, shallow, darkish tank, sunk in the floor, one shuddered at the possible conse- quences of the plunga. The professor had dived from great heights before Monday—five from Runcorn bridge (100 feet), once from the parapet of Jamaica-street bridge, Glaszow, and once iroui O'Connell bridge into tho Liffev-thj" last, however, not being a very deep ive cr dan- gerous feat. But the dive in the Aquarium was, and will dangrouo. His former jumps were into flowing water, and deep. But the water in the Aquarium tame was still and only seven fepfc in depth. How can he do it r' the ques- tion went round among the anxiously- expectant visitors if he dives head foremost In the usual way, he'll break his tied: art the brick bottom if he loses his balance and lands flat on his stomach or back, his life will be knocked out of him." What is the hc- Erht of the platforin can't be a hundred feet "Fifty, I should' think." Oh, it's more than that; sixty at the very least I should say myself seventy." And so the talk went on. The fact i, that vertical distances are singularly deceptive. The ques- tion was put at rest by the P/ofessor's" introducer, who stated that the platform was exactiy 83 feet above the floor, or, adding the seven feet of water, 90 feet to the bottom of the tank. Professor" Tommy Burns is 26 v^ars old, five and a half feet high, and the ver y picture of an athlete. He appeared on the platform dressed in blue pyjamas, a flesh-coloured, skin tight jacket. and a broad, deep collar, covered with medals. The professor has saved 32 iives in his time, and won, as his in- troducer said, 400 prizes of sorts. After the dive," said the speaker, "Professor Burns will show some swimming feats." He, at any rate, was, or seemed to be, confident of his" Pro- fessors's" success. So was the Professor himoelf, for no sooner were the last words of the compli- mentary harangue out of the speaker's mouth than ''Tommy" Burns shook himself out of his breastplate of medals, tripped down to the floor, and put his foot into the loop of a, long rope, by which he was briskly hoisted to his dizzy perch. The tiny platform, secured by ropes, shook and swayed, and the "Professor," in order to steady it, stood stock still. Then he gazed into the oblong hole far down below-the tank, 18 feet long by nine broad, and, as already said, only seven deep. Then he drew back, stretched his arms, put his hand to his forehead. Nexthecame foi ward a little, nicely adjusting his toes to the edgeof the platform, and he gazed again, and ior what seemed a long time. Whether he meant to do it or not, he succeeded in arousing the feelings of the spectators to the height of painful excitement. There was absolute silence. At last, the Pro- fessor," slowly bending down into a crouching position, glided off his platform, head foremost, and with stiffly outstretched arms meeting palm to palm, into empty air. He began in the °, thodox way, but when little mors than half-way down, his feet came forward, and in the twinkling of an eye he struck the water with his head, shoulders, and back. He cleft the water in the opposite direction to that which he would have followed had he dived in the ordinary "header fashion. Fallingashe did, he appeared not to make straight for the bottom of the tank, but to describe a curve from the surface to the surface, just avoiding the bottom. That seems to be the trick of it. The professor struck the surface with a blow that resounded through the whole of the huge building, and sent spurts of water flying up among the spectators in the front gallery. For a moment or two, the sp-ctators stood breathless, as if they thought the diver was killed. ThltY applauded loudly when lie re- appeared, puffing and blowing. Even if tho secret of his success be what has been suggested above, the element of danger is unmistakable.