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--_-LONDON LETTER.
LONDON LETTER. Specially Wired. By Cur Own Correspondent. LONDON, TuesdayNight. There was nothing of importance in the House of Lords this evening, and the hand- ful of peers who spent three-quarters of an hour in the gilded chamber seemed decidedly bored. Lord Grimsthorpe took his seat with the usual ceremonial. His new lordship was formerly Sir Edmund Beckett, chiefly known as the designer of Big Ben the cracked, at Westminster. The Marquis of ilipoa, replying tc Lord Sidmouth, said the Govern- ment were considering the question of coast defence. A glowing eulogy of the general abilities of Sir E. Henderson, who has just resigned the Chief Commisslonship of Metro politan Police, having been pronouueed by Lord Aberdare. Lord Thurlow promised that in any future dealings with Sir Edmund the Home Secretary would bear this testi- monial in mind. Comparatively speaking, the House of Commons had a holiday, Tuesday being sacred to motions brought forward by private members, and the particular resolu tions which had gained the first places on the paper not being of great interest to the majority of members, the House was, therefore, less crowded at ques- tion time that on any day since the formal opening, the Treasury Bench showing many vacant places. Sir George Balfour seized the opportunity to resume his here- ditary seat in the corner, at other times occupied by the Irish Attorney-General, when that officer manages to become a member. The intense anxiety with which Mr Howard Vincent watches over the destiny of England is well known. He lately became a Tory to save us all from going to perdition, and, therefore, the unimportant nature of to-msht's business was at once clear when the hon. gentleman was seen promenading in the Speaker's Gallery, and leaning over to shake hands with distin- guished strangers, very much to his own satisfaction, but decidedly to the discomfort I s. of the occupants of the seats. j There we re 41 questions on the paper, 0171 being Jrish. One of the latter, set down by Mr W. Abraham, would have filled half a column of a newspaper, and the subject was of corresponding importance, being no less than a query whether a quantity of hay, the property of Nicholas Darcy, of County Limerick, was burnt on the 1st October. Mr Broadhurst was the subject of an attack in the shape of notice of a question. Mr Gent Davis, reading an extract from the Brighton Gazette to the effect that 14 years ago Mr Broadhurst, now Under-Secretary for the Home Department, was ringleader in a great strike, and under the strict surveillance of the police, it could therefore hardly be expected that he would give the necessary orders to prevent the riot in the West End, asked was this true, and, if not, would the paper be prosecuted for a gross libel. The notice was delivered amid volleys of groans and cheers, the latter being accompanied by incessant repetitions of the syllable "Yaw, yaw." I Mr Broadhurst allowed the notice to pass, making thereby a mistake, as it is always better in politics to answer an accusation at once. Replying to Mr Cobb, Sir L. Playfair said it was not the intention of the Govern- ment to deal with any such question as free education in elemencary schools until they were acquainted with the results of the Education Commission. Mr Bryce, questioned by Mr B. Coleridge, said the Government were not of opinion I that this was a favourable moment to approach the Sultan with a view of obtain- ing from him a concession of territory for Greece. The Under-Secretary was loudly cheered by the Opposition as he sat down, whilst the Ministeralists appeared rather to regret that the peace of liurope rendered it necessary to bolster up the unspeakable 10 Turk. The notices and questions were gone through rapidly, being disposed of in three- quarters of an hour. Sir Joseph McKenna then called atten- tion to the inequality of imperial taxation in Ireland, and moved for returns on the subject. The hon. baronet is supposed to ¡ be an authority on finance, having been for many years chairman of the National Bank, but his manner is most depressing, and the House evidently suifered during the hour or so that he was on his feet. It is only just to add that Sir Joseph has an exceedingly bland and amiable manner which throws discredit on the report that hb took eviction proceedings against some of his tenants. There were at the beginning of the evening rumours of the possibility of a count out, the subject of Irish taxation being the one which in former Parliaments would probably have failed to secure a quorum. The new members, how- ever, have now to be considered, and probably, if there had been any definite hope fora count, they would, out of mere curiosity, have attended in sufficient num- bers to prevent it. There were also the Irish members to be considered. Fifty or sixty of them sat in a solid body below the Opposition gangway, and by their general display of papers and blue- books give rise to the fear that theyjmeant to make a night of it. Even they, however, were not enthusiastic, while the rest of the House was decidedly listless throughout the debate. Sir Joseph McKenna's motion was seconded by Sir Thomas Grattan Esmonde, great grandson of the great Grattan. Received I with a cheer by the Parnellites, he rose with a blush upon his cheeks, and made his maiden speech with a combination of modesty and self-pos3ession very pleasing to see, Sir G. Campbell proposed as an amend- ment that "Ireland should be left out of the motion, and "Scotland" substituted The taxation of whiskey being one of the points at issue, the hon. gentlemen won the approval of the Parneliites by remarking that Scotland consumed more whiskey than Ireland, and, as if to iliustrate the asser- tion, he produced a small bottle, uncorked it, and drank some of the brownish liquor it contained.
LOCAL BILLS IN PARLIAMENT.
LOCAL BILLS IN PARLIAMENT. GREAT WESTKKN RAILWAY. This bill, which has been read a first time in the House or Commons, came before Mr Cam- pion, one of the examiners, on Tuesday afternoon, for proof of compliance with the further standing order, which provides for the holding of a meet- ing of shareholders t < approve of the proposed scheme. There was no opposition at this stage, and the necessary formal proofs having been given, the examiner ordered the bill to be reported ior second reading. RHONDDA AND SWANSEA BAY RAILWAY. The Great Western Railway Company have, through their parliamentary agents, deposited a petition in the Private Bill Office of the House of Lords, praying to be heard by counsel against this biil when it reaches the committee stags. MOUNTAIN ASH GAS AND WATER. Lord Windsor, through hi-, parliamentary I agent, has deposited in the Private Bill Office of the House of Commons a petition praying to be heard by counsel against this bill in committee.
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-c THE WIDOW'S SECRET. I don't think you treat him right," said the little widow to the dressmaker who was fitting her trim figure to a silk gown of the colour of moon upon the lake," and at the sarna j time holding her bead back, and a, triflo to one side, lest her tears should drop thereon. I don't think women know how to treat. their husbands." "Y ou must be expert in the matter," re- sponded Mrs Fittem, seeing this is the fourth time you have tried 'em. Hollow in your back a trifle, as is natural to you—there—seta like a duck's foot in the rnud—can't be bettered," she exclaimed professionally. The widow eyed herself sharply, turning from side to side, and smiling consciously at her own yrettiness. Yes, that will do, Mrs Fittem but I am sure you don't treat your husband right." 1 shouldn't wonder, ma'am, seeing my patience has clean gone out of me. This will ba your fourth husband. Well, well, you must, begging your pardon, like men better'n I do. Moon upon the lake' is mighty becoming to you, and very suitable for a widow." The lady reddened, but she gave a short laugh, also, as she answered in a way and manner to hide the sting under what she said,— li Men are good creatures when women know how to manage them. They do seem to incline more to some women than to others." 45 You never had a drinking husband, ma'am, I suppose ?" "Bless you! no, never! I could not abide the breath. A woman ought to be. on her guard." "It seems so strange. Widowhood seems natural to some women—they thrive and grow pretty upon it." The widow laughed, saying,— I never gave it a thought—but it may be sa." Going to be married the fourth time Not a chick nor child not forty yet, and plump and pretty as ever Upon my word, ma'am, I don't see how you manage." Oh, that's a sccrst." Mrs Fittem opened her eyes wide, and slowly repeated,— A secret!" Yes, indeed; I have found it work admir- ably with three husbands, and doubt not it will work just as well with the fourth." Biess my heart!" exclaimed the dressmaker, dropping the cord she was covering to put the flounce on with, and an ill-disguised horror on her iace. Ob, I didn't kill my three husbands. They were aU dotingiy fond of me to the last, and left me well provided for." Do teil me your secret, ma'am," and an ex- pectant, not to say painful, hope brigutened her wan face. "It much, Mrs Fittem, and yet it is a secret, and it's application bas been, as it were, disastrous in my case. 1 am sure I never ex- pected it." Dear me you seem to own up to something. Did they die suddenly, poor critters ?" "Quitethe contrary; they lingered along as if loth to go." Poor critters I should have thought you would have felt bad." I did, indeed and the pietty woman pre- paring to wed her fourth husband wept at the memory of the three. Dow tell me all about it," persisted the other with a look not sympathetic. "Your tears haven't seemed to dim your handsome eyes." "1 don't know about that—I never thought about it—but, Mrs Fittsm, tirst and last I have cried a great deal." Perhaps you had a reason unknown to the world, ma'am. But I want dreadfully to know how you managed it." Our widow was a sort of widow Wadley— easily beguiled to tears or smiles—and she began to perceive that the astute dressmaker had syme latent design in thus questioning her, which she did not object to gratify. Accordingly she as- sumed the narrative form, whIle the needle of her auditor clicked against her tbiuiola in concert. My first husband, you must know, was well- to-do, but not rich. He was what is called a model man. We went to church every Sunday, and dropped twenty-five cents each into the contribution-box—never more nor less. I knit him stockings and made him shirts he liked to see women industrious, and I was industrious. We went to lectures, and now and thou to a social party—always at home and in bed by teu o'clock. He was agreeable in temper, and apt to drop to sleep. Slow. and automatic in move- ment. He had a way of looking into kettles and jars, as if he expected to tipd things cut of order and ha did so find them, sometimes—it was a comfort to him. He read all my letters; he liked it. He poked over my bureau drawers, and saw all my old gloves and laces in such a mess—and in the mildest way reprimanded me. This was a comfort to him, also. He had not a fault; he had not a vice he had not an inordinate desire. I wished he had." "You wicked woman!" ejaculated the dress- maker. You didn't know when you were well off." I know it—I know it—I didn't somehow grow good with such a man as I ought to have done, but when he was gone I saw it all, and al- most cried my eyes out. You see a man is a good thing about the aouse, to lock the doors and look after things. When a woman is once used to having one around her, she is sure to feel lonesome and out of sorts when he is gone. I learned to think a dull husband by no means undesirable as a husband. Now the second husband. I wore my widow's weeds the conventional period, though several of the most agreeable men were attentive to me. But I shut my eyes. I managed to prevent them from proposing, for I rather liked my freedom, and somehow three excellent men, wuo had known my excellent husband, were not to my mind. I am afraid I hated good men." The dressmaker groaned. "011, how could you ? I am sure such a husband must be beautiful." "That is true, Mrs Fittem—and he thought me beautiful. But you must understand he was a model man, and did his best to make me a model woman-but it was not in mc. We women are naturally perverse, and apt to think our way as good as a man's way." So it is, only a greal deal better," muttered the other. I don't know about that. I am apt to think a man is wiser about many things than we are but, any way, married people will quarrel as a rule, because each is bent upon his, or her own way. Now I never disputed a husband—never, never opposed hUH. But, as I was going to say, one of my admirers was of a different kind. He was bright, dashing, high-spirited aud witty. He quite took me by storm, by contrast. He was not a model man by any means, but he was intelli- gent, loved boats, and had a fine taste for music. He had a mean opinion of women in general, and was sometimes furious at himseif for loving me. He declared he would be master in spite of me, which was quite unnecessary, fur I rather liked to have master as saving troub.e and sesponsibility. I hate disputes and fuss of any kind, and let matters slide in the easiest manner possible." I should think you might be a littie lazy," returned her auditor. Is that the name for it ? Well, perhaps I am. He would get into a fury about his buttons, and because a door creaked, or the coffee was poor, he would storm about the house, and slam doors and kick over chairs, at which I only said,'Softly, soitiy, dear;" which only made him worse." I believe you," said the dressmaker. He even called me a. devil once, in a sort of tender tit, and quoted Shakespaare :— 'Perdition catch my soul, bu I <10 love thee He said I would fit perfectly calm on a bus. band's coffin while he smothered beneath, for what is a woman to do, but be quiet, while a big, stroug man is raging about nothing. In one of these spells he broke a blood vessel on the brain, and an' autopsy showed a disease of the head, which was pitiful to think about." I wonder he hadn't Killed you," was tha re- sponse of Mrs Fittem. "My third husband was all sentiment, and called me pat names that would have delighted Fanny Osgood, the poet. I took them all patiently." Patiently cried har hearer, it must have been delightful." Yes, when he called me pet, I had an excuse for being girlish if birdie, I might trill my notes qneeny might be cold and proud so he had it all bis own way. But your sentimental man wants a deal of sentiment in return must be indulged and coddled, and sees everything in a sweet Arcadian light wants his wife to dress in out-of- the way styles quotes :— Give me a form, gi1'6 me a face, That lends simplicity.). ra.ctJ. Bobes loosely flowing, hir as free; :;ncll sweel; neglect more taketh me Tiian all the aaulteries of art, That take mine eye, but not my heart.' I went about mindless of the cestus of Venus, and had an excuse for showing my beautiful hair, and dawdled over Moore and Byron, feeling internally that I was a poor goose, and a sort of fraud, for too much sentiment is very tiresome." "And he died like the rest." Y-e s,"and the widow tapped a small boot upon the carpet musingly. "It seems to me that your second husband understood you better than the others," remarked the dressmaker. How so? no matter but you must see that I am right in thinking you do not know how to manage your husband, Mrs Fittem." You ha ve not told me your secret." Do you not guess it? "It seems to me that you let them have their own way." "To be sure I did. It is fatal to man or to woman always to have their own way. A little contention is the passport of love. Nothing is more fatal than indifference." And you married three men and was indifferent to ail I" The widow reddened. "perhaps I am naturally of that kind, while you, Mrs Fittem, oppose, fret, scold, and are not happy yourself, nor do you make him any the better man men are not easily turned about." What would you do in a case like mine, where a man drinks ?" I would manage jusc the same." But bow, ma'ain ? how ?" well," muttered the widow half to herself, I can't find opinions and make anuota- tions on them." Do tell your secret, now I cannot for my life guess what it is." Dear Mrs Fittem, you are an admirable dress ■ maker—my ilk, to use your own illustration, sets like a duck's foot in the mud but you don't know how to manage a husband. You must come this morning I am to be mairied and see that I am all right. Mr Blank is fastidious. My hat is a perfect love of a hat, and makes me Itok charmingly but let me advise you," layinsr at the same time a nicely ganntleted hand on Mrs Fittem's shoulder, "let your husband have his own way," and she whirled her limber little shape 1 out of the door, with a musical laugh that did not crinkle her cheeks nor packer her eyes. Mrs Fittem gave the raoon-upon-the-lake dress a somewhat vigorous kick and exclaimed- She's a devil-that's what she is, and that's the way she made herself three times a widow." So are all women," hiccoughed a maudlin voice just coming in over the rear threshold. Who are you complimenting, lovey ? Who la it?" The dressmaker eyed him a moment scornfully, but the calling her lovey did the business for him with mingled tears and smiles she patted his dusty shoulder, and replied- Dear, dear ducky, the nice little widow has, been telling me how-how I might be a widow." "She has? *he utidersi.aridr, the bu,iness,l should think." The idea had the effect to sober him. What did she want you to do, lovely?" Well-it was dreadful Well, well, what was it ? I'll have a war- rant out and arrest her I'll have her shown up for what she is—the she Harry Tudor-the she Blue Beard that she is," and he went so far as to kiss the cheek of his poor wife, who quite broke down under his unwonted tenderness, and threw herself into his arms. I will never do it, duckey, never." "I am sure of it, I can trust you. You are not fit to be a poor, lone widow. You need the protecting arm of a husband." Mrs Fittem drew herself up a bit at this there I was rebellion in her look. "Yes, she told me her secret," she said. "What was it lovey? I am sure you would not hurt a hair of the head of your poor, devoted-" Here he broke down'from some cause or other,, and staggered to one side. I told her about your drinking so, James, and how you spent my earnings, and how I get out of all patience and sometimes well nigh hate you." This was said with grave solemnity, and then she added briskly, What do you think she told me to do?" Couldn't guess; but .I'm very sure you won't do it." Never—you wouldn't live a month." U Do tell-do tell what it was." She told me to let you have your own way- tbink of that The man's eyes twinkled with wicked mirth. "That wasn't so bad, lovey." "Not so bad why, you would drink yourself to death in a month or less, if I let you have your own way." Oh, ni) I would be cautious for your dear sake, so unfit to be a widow. Let me have my own way, lovey; 111 take the risk." And she did-she followed the widow's advice. Under the circumstances, the reader can easily divine why Mrs Fittem became a widow.
ACTION FOR LIBEL AGAINST THE…
ACTION FOR LIBEL AGAINST THE « WESTERN MAIL." At the Cardiff County-court on Tuesday—before Judge Owen William Graffunder, boarding- house-keeper, 206, Bute-road, Cardiff, brought an action against Daniel Owen and Co., proprietors and publishers of the Western Mail, to recover £ 500 damages on account of a libel alleged to have been committed in a paragraph inserted in the Local Jottings" of that paper on November 25th, 1885. Mr Abel Thomas (instructed by Mr William Jones) appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Jeffreys (instructed by Messrs Morgan and Scott) for the defendants. Mr ABEL THOMAS, in opening the case, quoted a number of paragraphs from the Western Mail, explanatory of the circumstances which led up to the alleged libel, which was contained in the fol. lowing "jotting I have received a letter challenging my statement thit Police-constable Rees. the recorder of his own alleged heroism at the tire in Wharton-street, Cardiff, is nut deserving the sympathy which has been evoked on his behalf. I declin; from what has personally come to my knowledge, to have anything more to do with the man or his doings. The letter to which I refer is signed" Edward Edwards." The hands are the hands of Ksau, but the voice is thevoiceof Jacob. The writing, I am prepared to assert, is that of a W. Graffunder, who is something at the Docks, The same individual, un- fortunately for himself, wrote me on Sunday to the following effect I was much pleased to see the remarks of Pendragon' in the !Veste),tz Jlail about the bravery ofi Police-constable Ileesi in rescuing three women from a burning house in Wharton-street. The proposal to present him with a testimonial is a very worthy one, and I, for one, "viU gladly contribute as my means will allow," The writer, however, did not add any donation to his good wishes, and it is pru. table that his means are wanted elsewhere. He thought it would certainly be proved that Mr "Pendragon," when he wrote that particular "jotting," knew that the writing could not have been Graffunder'?. Mr Graffunder went to the Western Mail and was referred to Pendragon who, he believed, was a Mr Williams. Instead of getting any satisfaction from Mr Williams, he chose to use strong languaere, saying that if he did not co out of the office he would kick him out. That was a most pleasant way to act towards 1>0 person whom he had insulted Mr Graffunder, getting that sort of satisfaction, went naturally to a solicitor, and on the 26th November Mr Wm. Jones wrote a letter to the Western Mail, to which he had not yet bad any reply, and in which complaint was made that Mr Graffunder had been held up to public criticism and ridicule, while not a word of truth was in the statements made. The counsel, after remarking upon the re-publication, two days later, of the libel in the Weekly Mail, when dis- proof of the whole of the statements had been given, said be should ask the jury to say that a public print of that kind, which depended upon paying by making its articles as interesting and bitter as it could in "jottings," local articles, &c., should pay substantial damages, so that that print would take care not to make such statements again. There had been no plea of justification, and the defendants had not pleaded not guilty." Under those circumstances their duty was to teach that newspaper that when it began to blackguard —there was no other word for it—private indi- viduals—it should be so punished that it would find it unsafe to try it again. Plaintiff was then called. He said he was a boarding house keeper, in Bute- street, Cardiff, and was for some time chairman of the Boarding Masters' Guaran- tee Association. He remembered seeing the paragraph which appeared in the Western Mail on November 25th. Plaintiff continu- ing said in consequence of that paragraph he went the same day to the office of the Western Mail, where he saw Mr Carr, and complained to him how hard it was that he should be held up in the way he had been. He had been charged with concocting a fraud, and collecting subscriptions from the public, and he tdd him he was entirely innocent in the matter. Mr Carr expressed his regret, and he demanded to see the letters which it-had been said he had written. Mr Carr said he did not think they were in his possession, and referred me to Pendragon," alias Williams—(a laugh)—who, plaintiff found, was not in at the time. Plaintiff returned in the course of half an hour, and met Mr Williams. He said he had been referred to him by Mr Carr, and asked him to produce those letters which be had imputing to him. Mr Williams refused, and used vulgar threats towards him. Continuing, plaintiff said he afterwards saw Mr Carr, and called his attention to the disgraceful and vulgar conduct of his empioye. He told Mr Carr he should expect him personally to repair the injury he had done him. Mr Carr offered to print a letter of his, (if he. would abstain from personal remarks) in the "local jottings." Plain. tiff rejoined that he expected him (Mr Carr) to correct the matter. He did not do so, and plaintiff then went and saw Mr William Jones, the solicitor. As evidence of the annoyance which the references in the jottings had caused him, plaintiff said that more than a dozen times he had been pointed out as the man who bad written those letters. Plaintiff added that Ed- ward Edwards was an entire stranger to him, and he had never written a single syllable about him, nor said anything in the way that had been implied. (Several letters were here handed up to the plaintiff.) He denied that he bad seen those letters before. They were forgeries,, though they were signed W. Graffunder." Thomas Shell and William Harbert were called to give evidence that on seeing the paragraph of the 25th November they bad no doubt whatever that it alluded to Mr W. Graffunder. This closed the case for the plaintiff. Mr JEFFREYS said he did not propose to call any witnesses. Mr ABEL THOMAS, in addressing the jury, said it was difficult to say a more mean thing of a man, or a more disgraceful thing, than to suggest that he had been writing letters to newspapers under a false and assumed name for the purpose alleged. But although Graffuuder went to Mr Carr and complained, no correction was published, and, more than that, the same paragraph appeared in the Weekly fflaiz two days after the complaint had been made. What was the duty of an honest man under the circumstances ? Even if, as had been intimated, the Weekly Mail had been printed, it had not been published and it was the duty of the proprietors, in such a case, to have withdrawn every copy rather than to have let it go forth with a statement which was known to be a lie. He asked the jury to visit such conduct by a judg- ment on the proprietors that would compel them to make it their business to try to get profit other than by running down their neighbours. Mr JEFFREY3 said the jury had to decide, first, whether there was a libel at all, and if so, whether it was on the plaintiff. He admitted the paragraphs, but contended that it was justifiable. The defendants accepted Mr Graffunder's denial, and offered to publish it. The case seemed to him a most trumpery one. As regarded the publica- tion in the Weeldy Mail that was regrettable, but it was an oversight. The application of his friend for vindictive damages was really too absurd for him to deal with. The JUDGE said the plaintiff would have been well advised to have accepted Mr Carr's offer, and to have put a letter in the paper there and then. If Mr Graffunder bad been injured in hia busi- ness, he was clearly entitled to damages. He (the judge) had read the paragraph over carefully, and had not been able to find a libel in it. The jury retired for about half an hour, and on returning into court gave judgment for the defen- dants, damage* la. The Judge: If I may say so, I quite agree with you. His Honour ordered each party to pay their own costs.
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YANKEE YARNS. I WHIX LADIES DON'T DEFKND THEMSELVES. Some of the fashionable Fitb Avenue young ladies of New York take fencing lessons, that being the proper caper now. Miss Bondclipper is one of them. Not long since the fencing teacher said to her: Assume a better defensive position. Suppose- a man were to attack you ?" Ob, in that case I would not undertake to de- fend myself at all," was the candid reply. A DESPERATE MAN. Uncle Mose, looking like the picture of despair, called at the office of Dr. Perkios Soonover. You are not looking well to-day, Uncle Mose." I ain't feeling well. I'se de mos' missuble niggah in de hull state ob Texas." What seems to be the matter?" "Foah de last eight days I'se had sich pains all ober my body dat I'se sourd on dis world. I wants to get out ob it, so I told my ole ooman dis mornin* dat I was gwinter come to you, no matter what happened. I'se jess desperate, I is." t JIK KEENE-AS A HIGH BOLLER. 1 I see by the papers that James Keene, the author of more corners in grain than there are angles in geometry, has gone broke at last. Keene rode the high horse for a good many years, lavished his substance like a lord, and never looked bsyond his nose. For a long time he maintained out of his private purse a club in New York for the entertainment of his friends. The steward of it once told me that in all his club experience he never saw things fly as they did in that house. The guests were admitted by card given by by Keene. Nobody was allowed to spend a cent when once he crossed the threshold. The cigars were of the finest brand, the wines of the choicest vintage, and the liquors of the oldest label. Keene was there a good part of the time to dispense the hospitalities of bis house. Late hours and deep potations were the rule while the freak lasted. Now the reckless spendthrift has a hard time of scraping together enough to buy a cavier sandwich and a carafe of brandy. I FENNSBCSTKER'S DISAPPOINTMENT. I Judge Pennybunker is noc a happy man. He is a gourmand, or "an epicac," as Mrs Parting- ton would say. It costs money to buy the deli- cacies of the season and Pennybunker is not rich. He happened to see a splendid saddle of venison in a butcher's window. He went in and asked the price of it. Then he came out and sighed. He wanted it very badly but two dollars was too much money. He made up his mind that he could not afford to pay so much. On his way home Pennybunker met Gus Do Smith. For Heaven's sake, Pennybunker, lend me five dollars. I am so pressed for money that am almost crazy," said Gus. "But Gus you have not paid me back:what I lent you last week." "No, but I'll do so pretty soon, Judge." Kind hearted Judge Pennybunker took out his pocket book and handed Gus a crisp five dollar bill. Gus wept tears of gratitude and hurried away. In the mean time Pennybunker's hunger had increased. His yearning for venison became stronger and stronger. At last he said to him- self. a man only lives once anyhow, so he might as well enjoy himself while he can. I'll have that saddle of venison ior dinner." He hurried back to the butcher. I'll take that saddle of venison now." I'm sorry, Judge, but it is sold. Mr Gus Do Smith bought it only a few minutes ago. He thought it was very cheap."
South Wales Football Players.…
South Wales Football Players. No. 2.—Mr. R. Gou'd, Newport Football Club. However hazardous it might be to assert in the case of almost any other man that his claims to a place in the very front rank of Welsh Rugby foot- ball players would meet with universal acceptance throughout South Walect-to which portion of the principality the Rugby game is confined-such an assertion could confidently be put forth on behalf of the subject of the present sketch. Born at Newport in 1S63, Mr R. Gould, one of a family of athletes, first came before the public as a player before he had attained the age of 16. For two or three seasons he figured in the second fifteen of the local club, but at 18 was considered good enough for a place in the first team, and this at a time when Newport was far and away the strongest club in Wales, and second to but few of the most formidable combinations in the entire country. Mr Gould's initial appearance with the first was, if we remember rightly, in a match against Swansea played at the latter town on October 10th, 1381, on which occasion Newport won by two goals and three tries to nil. Later on, in the same season, he represented South Wales against the North of England, and so dis- tinguished himself that thereafter his position was assured. In 1882 he played against England, Scotland, and Ireland, and has taken his place in the Welsh team in every international match since. Among his other big matches, mention must be made of those in which he has taken part against Oxford University (three times), and Blackheath (twice), to say nothing of several im- portant county engagements. From the time when he became connected with the New- port first, he has rarely been absent from ths team, and has assisted the Black and Amber in the attainment of many a famous victory. During the present season business engagements in other parts of the country have compelled him to stand out on several occasions, but in all the chief fixtures of his club he has figured pro- minently. In the recent English international at Blackheath he was in grand form, and was said by the press to be one of the best forwards on the gtound. Those who witnessed the match in question will long remember that grand dribble in which, backed by Hill, of Cardiff, he took the ball almost the entire length of the field, and barely failed to add a try to the Welsh score. Unfortunately, an accident precluded the possi- bility of his playing on the following Saturday against Scotland, and it is not going beyond the bounds of legitimate praise to say that although his presence on that day might not have mate- rially altered the result, yet had he teen there, the Scotchmen would not so easily have over. borne their opponents in the packs. Probably Mr Gould, or, as he is usually styled, Bob," was never seen to better advantage than in the last contest between Cardiff and Newport. Although still suffering from the injured arm which had debarred him from playing against Scotland a week earlier, he exhibited the greatest pluck and dash, and was repeatedly applauded by sup- porters of both teams. Naturally of a modest and unassuming disposition, Bob is a rare favourite wherever he goes. On the football field he is the very beau ideal of a forward-always well on the ball, combining honest and hard scrim- mage work to brilliancy in the open. He tackles with unerring effect, and is a good place-kicker. On the local cricket field he has also obtained some amount of distinction, being an excellent fast bowler, a powerful hitter-rather prone to slog perhaps—and safe field. He is, besides, leader of the Newport Gymnastic Club. Of his not less famous younger brother, Arthur, we shall have something to say in a future sketch. In conclusion it should be added that Mr Gould is 23 years of age, stands 5ft. ll^in,, and weighs 13st 71bs.
I EXECUTION SCANDALS. 1
I EXECUTION SCANDALS. 1 The committee of the Howard Association have passed a resolution inviting the Home Secretary's attention to a long series of scandals which have attended private executions of English criminals. The resolution concludes by observing that at length it appears a baronet has been allowed to figure in the capacity of an amateur hangman. The recent exclusion of the representatives of the press from some executions renders it the more necessary that the Home Secretary should be sure that whilst capital punishment continues it should be inflicted with decency and solemnity.
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IFACTS AND FANCIES. "This is my coat of alms," said a tramp, tap- ping the ragged garment the deacon of a church bad just given him. They are going down to dinner. Ite:" May I sit on your right hand ?" She: Oh, I think you- had better take a chair." He did. Lord Stowell was much pressed by an anxious divine who expected a certain living to inform. him what it was worth. "My dear friend," said hë, "its worth having." Politics, however they make the intellect ac- tive, sagacious and inventive within a certain sphere, generally extinguish its thirst for universal truth, paralyse sentiment and imagina- tion, corrupt the simplicity of the mind, destroy that confidence in human virtue which lies at the foundation of philanthropy and generous sacri- fices, and end in cold and prudent selfishness. Some difficulty was experienced at the Regina trials in Canada in making the Indian prisoners understand the legal terms in which their offences were set forth. For instance, no term could be found to convey to the untutored mind the idea of the Queen's Crown, which the prisoners were charged with conspiring against. This was ex- plained to One Arrow as being "the Great Mother's big bonnet with feathers in it." "Jock," said a farmer to one of his workers one Sunday after the return of the latter from church, wbaur was the text the day ?" I dinna ken," answered Jock, I was ower lang o' gaun in." What was the end o't, then ?" I dinna ken, I cam oot afore it was done." "What did the minister say aboot the middle o't, then ?" said the master, angrily, determined to have an answer of some sort. "I dinna ken, maister," replied Jock, I slept a' the time A gentle, husbandless creature in Illinois writes to a lawyer who advertised that he would provide companions for unmarried persons: My Dear Mr-This is to certify that I am a widow with thirteen children born; have had three hus- bands, each of whom died in peace in his own way. I have a small farm, and would take another husband yet, and if I could find a young one; no old, bull-headed sardine need apply, he will not be taken in. Ten dollars will be given to you to introduce the man." In the course of a lecture on "The Wonders of Nature" a scientific gentleman informed his American auditors that a series of exhaustive ex- periments bad shown that the common house-fly lays upwards of fifty thousand eggs in a single season. Among those upon whose ears the long figures fell was a wide-awake enterprising Yankee who raised poultry for a living. No sooner was the lecture finished than he made for the platform, and eagerly inquired of the lecturer whether he thought it would be possible to graft a common hcuse-fly on a hen. A very few generatione ago a familiar object in probably every town and village in England was the parish stocks-designed for the punishment of minor offences. The period of their introduction into England is uncertain, but they were in use for several centuries. They are still to be found in quaint out-of-the-way places, where they are preserved as relics of a bygone age. In some in- stances the stocks were constructed in conjunc- tion with the whipping post-another obsolete mode of punishment. Begging, vagrancy, and drunkenness were the offences most frequently punished by confinement in the stocks, the culprit becoming the sport of all the passers-by.
WELSH FOOTBALL UNION. I
WELSH FOOTBALL UNION. I Consideration of Protests by Swansea. A meeting of the match committee of the Welsh Football Union was held at the Wyndham Arms Hotel, Bridgend, on Tuesday evening, when there were pre- sent Messrs Alex. Duncan (Cardiff), W. Wilkins (Llanelly), H. R. Knill (Swansea), and E. Bellebey (who represented Mr R. bullock. Newport). The first matter discussed by the committee was the protest entered by Swansea against one of the players who played for Llanelly in the cup tie- Swansea versus Llanelly on Saturday last. Mr W. H. Gwynn (Swansea) appeared in support of the protest, and Mr D. H. Bowen was present on behalf of Llanelly. After some discussion it was agreed that the evidence was not sufficient to disqualify Llauelly. Another protest was also entered by Swansea, as follows "That the referee blew his whistle and dis. allowed a try gained by Swansea without an appeal from the umpires, thereby breaking rule S. Gwynn, the Swansea captain, immediately the decision was given, asked the umpires in the presence of the referee if they had raised their sticks, and both replied in the negative. Gwynn then asked the referee to take note of this objection."—Mr Duncan. who acted as referee in the match, said that he made a mistake in blowing his whistle when not appealed to by the umpires.—A long discussion ensued on the matter, and it was agreed by a majority that the objection should not ta allowed. The final cup tie between Llanelly and Newport will be played on Saturday next.
INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE.
INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE. The conference of International Associations, origin- ally fixed for the 16tli inst., was held on Tuesday at the North-Western Hotel, Liverpool. England, who would not agree to the agenda paper put forward, was not represented, but the other three portions of the kingdom were-Messsrs McKillor and Brown appear- ing for Scotland, Messrs Sinclair and Hanna for Ire- laud, and Messrs Hunter and Taylor for Wales. The proceedings were private, but the results of the con- sultations of the delegates were supplied to the reporters. The following resolutions were passed unanimously. and will be submitted to the English Association:- 1. That each national association shall define for it- self what it considers a professional. 2. That a professional of one country shall rank as a professional in all the others, and the same with auia- ceurs. 3. Clubs of one country shall noi play against pro- fessionals of the same nationality who play for clubs of another country, unless they (the professionals) have been resident three yea.rs, but clubs of the same coun- try may play against each other without this restriction. Residence to have the meaning detined by the English Association. 4. Qualification for an international player to be birth ia the country for which he plays. Inter-county and inter-association matches to Cpme under resolu- tion 3. 6. That a conference of the four national associations be held manually in June, to be called by each in turn.
THE CRIMINAL LAW AMENDMENT…
THE CRIMINAL LAW AMENDMENT BILL, Charge against an Alleged Procuress. Louisa Hart, 21, married, wan again placed in the dock at Marlborough street police-court, Lon- don, on Tuesday, charged on a warrant with procuring Florence Kichardson and Rosie Shires, aged respectively 12 and 13, for immoral purposes. Mr Mead, barrister, appeared to prosecute on behalf of the public prosecutor, and Mr T. D. Dutton, solicitor, defended. Mrs Shires was recalled, and, in reply to Mr Mead, said the certificate produced referred to her daughter Rosie. She had a number of young people to whom she gave music lessons, and all of whom were respectable persons. Mr Mead said he wondered that the witness had not produced her daughter, although warned last week that she must produce her. She had, however, not promised to have her present next week. Mr De Rutzen (to witness)-Why is your daughter not here ? Witness—Well, your worship-- Mr De Rutzen again said he could understand and appreciate the witness s objection, but it was all important that the young girl should be pre- sent. If she did not appear next week he should grant a warrant for her arrest. Mrs Shires promised her daughter should attend at the next hearing. Emma Barder, female searcher at Paddington Police-station, said she searched the prisoner when she was charged in the first instance. While searching her, Hart made a statement to the effect that the two girls came to her, and asked if they brought men home with them would she let them, ino and she did so, and knew for what pur- pose. She said they had told her they were both 16 years of age. The prisoner went on to say that she was married when she was fifteen, and what she had done was against her wish, and she thought her husband ought to suffer, and not her. She said she had had six years at the same sort of life, and she seemed to be in great distress of mind. Inspector Morgan, recalled, in reply to Mr Mead, said when he arrested the prisoner she wrote on a piece of paper (produced) a message to be sent as a telegram. He had compared the writing on that piece of paper with the letter in the possession of Mrs Shires, and found that they were exactly alike. The prisoner was remanded, an application, for bail being refused.
CARDIFF COUNTY COURT. I
CARDIFF COUNTY COURT. I -TuzsDAY.-(BefOrO -JUdare OWEN.) I DISCHARGE OF BANKRUPTS. I William Graffunder, boarding-house keeper, Bute-road, applied through Mr Abel Thomas, barrister, for his discharge. After reading the official report, the judge granted the discharge on payment of 2s 6d in the B. J. B. Isaac, hatter, Bute-straet, made through his solicitor (Mr Cousins) a similar application. His Honour, having read the report of the official receiver, srranted the discharge. ADMIRALTY CASE. I PLAIN V. TRATICS AND Co.—Mr T. W. H. Plain, owner of the barque Ocean Pearl, sued Messrs V. Trayes and-Co., owners of the Lady Cartier, for damages in £ 150, occasioned by collision.—-Mr Downing was for the plaintiff, and Mr J. P. Ingledew for the defendants.—The Ocean Pearl was, on the 23rd January. 1884, moored in the East Dock, Cardiff. The Lady Cartier was moored near. A strong gale caused the Lady Cartier to swing round, part the stern ropes of the Ocean Pearl, and fall on her, inflicting considerable damage to the bulwarks. Plaintiff contended that the collision was directly the result of the improper mooring of the Lady Cartier, in her chain and anchor beinf? dropped over the chain of the Ocean Pearl.—His Honour gave judgment for the plaintiff, but ordered a deduction to be made of such damages as were incurred by his vessel coming in contact with the quay wall.
ISIR E. J. REED'S CANDIDATURE
I SIR E. J. REED'S CANDIDATURE Meeting of Working Men. An Abominable Tory Falsehood. On Tuesday, in the dinner hour, a large meet. ing of engine-fitters and others employed at the west yard of the Taff Vale Railway was held in the locomotive shop, for the purpose of hearing an address by Sir E. J. Reed. Mr T. H. Riehea, the manager, presided. Sir EDWARD REED, who was applauded, thanked Mr Riches for allowing him to speak at the yard, and he thanked the men for having come together in order to listen to him. He regarded the contest as a sad, but, nevertheless, pleasant necessity. It was sad that be had to deal with a set of people who did not kaow when they were beaten—(hear, bear)-and did not know how to take a "lickinK." (Hear, hear, and laughter.) He was dealing with people who were ready to knock him about, although they bad not the slightest chance of defeating him. Such con- duct, he was glad to know, was not characteristic of Englishmen, Scotchmen, or Welshmen— (cheers)—and he was thankful that it was being resented, not only by Liberals, but by Conserva- tives as well. Nothing had happened since the last election to alter his position in relation to the electors, except to their advantage. (Cheers.) He would give ene or two examples in which a member of Parliament could assist the town. The other day he was at a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce when a resolution was adopted asking that a telegraph and post office might be placed in the Exchange. Well, if any difficulty arose in that small matter, he would do his best to get it removed and no one imagined that he would be of less service because instead of being a private member he occupied a seat on the Treasury bench by the side of the Postmaster-General. Again, he was told that the port of Cardiff desired, as it deserved, to be raised from a third class to a second-class port. In his judgment, irom the amount of business transacted, the port ought to be raised to the degree of first-class— (hear, hear)-but there existed some peculiar rule as to first-class ports having all the docks en- closed within high walls. Therefore, the desire was that Cardiff, in the interests of the town and of the people, should be raised to the degree of a second-class port. His opponents were trying to weaken his influence in favour of that by substi- tuting a man who could not possibly influence the question at all. He had been able to render assistance in times past, because he knew some- thing of shipping—he was known in this and every other country to be acquainted with shipping; but to suppose that Mr Llewelyn-a man who had never been heard of in connection with shipping—could influence maritime questions as he (Sir Edward) could. was, it was no sort of vanity to say,-preposterous and ridiculous. (Cheers.) The present Government only contained the repre- sentatives of two ports, Mr John Morley and himself. As Mr Morley was engaged upon the Irish question, it remaiued for the member for Cardiff to deal with trading questions which arose. And it would be stupid to deprive the Government of the man who understood the questions of importance to this and other ship- ping towns. (Cheers.) It might be wise to do as the Tories suggested, but, to his mind, it ap- peared to be commercial folly. (Hear, hear.) Tha attack was upon the member for Cardiff. It was said that if he had gone to the Admiralty, he would not have been opposed. They would not have had the chance to oppose hint, because the secretaryship of the Admiralty, although worth double the amount of his present post, did not involve re-election. But Mr Gladstone wanted him to check the estimates in the public service. If he had not been compelled to waste time he could have reduced the navy estimates by a quarter of a million of money. Last year, they would remember, he was engaged in an agitation against the building ot improper ships. His views were adopted, but the authorities had gone a great deal too far. Instead of giving each ship a sufficient armament and spending sufficient money, they were doing too much, and if he had been in London he could have saved a quarter of a million on two ships. But he was in Cardiff wasting time, and he was afraid that when he returned to London next week the estimates would have passed beyond his control. Con- servatives were propagating an abominable false- hood that he was the designer of the ill-fated ship Captain. Captain Coles, who was drowned in her-that was the dramatic character of the tragedy-was the designer. Yes, on the fatal night the Captain turned over Captain Coles was aboard. So far from designing the ship or having anything to do with her, he (Sir Edward) was nearly driven out of office on three or four occasions simply because of his pronounced antagonism to her, and eventually he left the public service six or seven weeks before the Captain was lost. When the First Lord of the Admiralty asserted that the Captain was the best ship ever built, he (the speaker) told him that she was the very worst, and that he had no right to prejudice the ques- tion—that it was not for the First Lord ot the Admiralty to judge, but the sea. He retired, and it was only on the urgent entreaty of the First Lord that he returned. The Captain made two experimental cruises, and when she made her second, the Times, with which all his life he had been on gocd terms, considered his opposition wrong and carried beyond scientific grounds-indeed, as being prompted by personal feeling against Captain Coles. As to the baseless assertion that he designed the Captain, he was sorry that any penny-a-liner, even for the sake of getting his daily bread, should resort to lying. But he intended to deal with such people in another place. (Hear, bear.) Referring to Ireland, ho pointed out that Lord Randolph Churchill bad told the people of Belfast "that Mr Gladstone asks for time, like Macbeth before the murder of Duncan. (Laughter.) Mr Gladstone, before he plunges the knife into the heart of the British Empire, reflects-he hesitates. Nor is there anyone of sufficient influence and authority who can urge him on by saying, Giv a me the dagger. (Further laughter, and "Shame.") That was how Lord Randolph Churchill and the Tories treated Mr Gladstone's great attempt to effect a reconciliation between England and Ireland. For centuries Ireland had been in a condition of normal rebellion, largely because it had been without self-government, and now there was a prospect of a brighter and happier state of things, the Tories said Mr Glad- stone was about to plunge the knife into the heart of the empire. (Nonsense.) He hoped the electors of Cardiff would show in an unmistakable way their disapproval of Lord Randolph Churchill's attempt to stir up strife in Ireland, and would support Mr Gladstone and the humble member of the Government whose re-election was necessary in order that he might enter upon his duties at this critical time. (Cheers.) On the motion of the CHAIRKAX, a vote of thanks was accorded Sir Edward, and the meet- ing terminated.
MEETING AT MOUNT TABOR I CHAPEL.
MEETING AT MOUNT TABOR I CHAPEL. A large and enthusiastic meeting, in support of the candidature of Sir Edward Reed was held in the schoolroom underneath Mount Tabor Chapel, Moira-terrace, on Tuesday evening. Mr E. W. Shackell presided, and there were also present Mr Alfred Thomas, M.P., Mr Joseph Ramsdale, Mr Lewis Williams, Mr Bobert Davies, and Mr Sanders. The CHAIRMAN commenced the proceedings by remarking that Cardiff had aright to congratulate itself on the honour which had been conferred upon it by the Prime Minister. (Cheers.) He had singled out Sir Edward Reed for a distin- guished position, and he (the chairman) believed it was a stepping-stone to further promotion. He hoped some day to see Sir Edward Reed in bis proper position as First Lord of the Admiralty. (Cheers.) Sir EDWARD REED, who was received most favourably, regretted to say that he was not feeling at all well, and he hoped the meeting would excuse him if he were wanting in spirit and effort. He desired to refer to one or two matters of a personal character. He bad not made many references to the Wettern Mail newspaper—(hisses)—for the reason that he had thought it necessary to appeal to the law in reference to articles which appeared in that paper before this campaign (hear, hear)—and before there was the slightest justification for violent articles, buteveiy libellous article which appeared day by day-the articles were not so numerous as they used to be would have its weight in another place. For that reason he had abstained, and intended to abstain, from noticing personalities-illegal personalities--likely to bring punishment on the writers and the pub- lishers. (Cheers.) There were other matters in the same paper which were not exactly of the character he had described, and be thought it right, for the information of the town, to advert to those matters. At the beginning of the contest there was an article quoted from Mr Labouchere's paper, Truth, (Hear, hear.) Mr Labouchere was known to be an extreme Radical—(cheers)—and also very much of a cynic. He took pleasure in hitting his friends pretty hard when he thought they deserved it. He published an article containing very strong remarks on the men who had accepted office. It was not to be supposed, from what ha knew of Mr Labouchsre, who was a very genial, pleasant man, that the article was inspired by th< fact that he had not been asked to take'office; but he (Sir Edward) considered- the article excessively unkind to everybody who had accepted office^ because if, when Mr Gladstone undertook to form a Government, the Liberals and Radicals had refused to join him, they would not have escaped the censure of the people, although they might have escaped that of Mr Labouchera » (Cheers.) In the article, which was probably written before his (Sir Edward's) acceptance of office was known, there was not a single worq about him, and yet the Western (gi'oausj published the article, and not only m^nuat ^d, but actually stated, that it inferred to bmi, an<} the paper made such remarks as, Mr Labou- chere has not done with Reed yet. wholo point of the offensive article was turned upon him so that every unpleasant and unfaif state- ment, every jibe and every insult was made to appear against him. Men who had not yet been kicked out of society us a disgrace to iij — (hear, hear)—tried to m.ake tho people pf thfli appear against him. Men who had not yet been kicked out of society us a disgrace to i, -.(bear, hear)—tried to nlaJte the people pf thfli ,:¿ town believe that the article was written again^ him and against him only. (Shams.) He not sure that such conduct did him the slightest harm. (Hear, hear.) That day there was an article headed What Sir Edward Reed has written about the Irish." The Mail took a novelette—a little sensational story, the object of which was to interest the reader in the mauner in which the perpetrator of a murder in the streets I might be traced. It was nothing more than an intellectual exercise, and the story was written because a member of his family had said that she thought ho could not write a novel, it was so much out of his line. (Laughtsr.) So be thought he would write au ingenious story, if he could. (Hear, hear.) He took a subject of interest at the time, and connected the scene with the House of Commons. The book was written in a wholly fictitious character, and he stated on the title page, This account of a Westminster mystery was written, as will appear, in the assumed character of one of those many persons who, though not being members of Parliament, are engaged in pursuits which make them familiar in the House of Commons." He need hardly say that the character was that of a gentleman of the press—gentlemen who were so familiar in the lobby of the House of Commons. The book was not one that expressed bis own personal views, but those of a fictitious person. There were characters which spoke with the utmost violence from the Nationalist side of the Irish question, and others who spoke with equal violence from the other side. Now, the Western Mail took quotations from the book, a pure work of fiction, not a single sentence of which expressed his own individual opinions-and made a deliberate attempt tc put the language into his mouth as expressing his particular views. He did not know whether in the progress of the world there would ever come a time when they could look to every public journal for something like honesty and honour—(applause)—but he was bound to say that in this proceeding, the Western Mail did him a manifest injustice—(hear, hear) —an injustice which would be palpable to every- one. It would not bo successful with the Irish voters. One of the most dis- tinguished of the Irish members, Mr Justin i\l'Carthy-(cbeers}-was an able and prolific novelist, yet be would not like to have attributed to him personally the sentiments expressed by all the characters he bad created. (Hear, hear. He had used guarded language in this matter. He had said that a gross injustice was done him, and he did not want to say any more for obvious reasons. He was accused of sayihg unjust and hard things about Lord Bute, but he did not believe he had ever said an unkind word about the Marquis of Bute in his personal character. (No.) The marquis, in all he had to do with him, had been singularly courteous. and certainly he was a wonderfully cul- tured gentleman. (Hear, hear.) The only surprise was that with all his high sentiment of feeling, and all his interests in Cardiff, he had not started a respectable Conservative newspaper. (Great cheering.) The Marquis of Bute was the owner of land and docks, and other property in Cardiff, and, therefore, a public personage, and his interests were the embodiment of certain laws and usages which had come down from former times, and many of those were detrimental to the people. Some require to be reformed and others to be abolished. (Cheers.) It was impossible to discuss the questions of land and leases, and to bring them home to the minds and consciences of the people without continually referring to the Marquis of Bute. (Cheers.) It was im- r possible to make the subject intelligible unless one used so prominent and close an illustration. (Laughter.) In that sense he had discussed the Marquis, and not in any degree as a private gentleman. (Hear, bear.) His own feeling with regard to the Marquis was that, considering his origin, his position, his education, and the influ- ences which were continually streaming in upon him, it was perfectly marvellous not that he had done so little, but that he had acted with any- thing like the liberality he had done in connection with Cardiff. (Cheers.) Yet it migh. he their duty to agitate in a fervent man tie. nirainst many arrangements which existed under the authority of the Marquis of Bute as a landowner, and from what he knew of that distinguished nobleman he felt certain that he would not make the mistake of supposing that in discussing ques- tions of public moment they desired to be in any way offensive to him. Sir Edward then referred at some length to the Irish question, criticising the action of Lord Randolph Churchill in Ireland, and after a humorous allusion to the lords who are to be brought to a local Tory meeting, he said an attempt was made to injure his candidature because he was to receive a salary. In reply to that he would mention that just before accepting office he was asked to go to a foreign capital in order to trans- act some business. He would have been engaged for about a week, and he would have been paid one thousand guineas. The accepting precluded him from taking the engagement, or he might have made more in a week than he would now receive in a year. But the money consideration was a paltry affair. He hoped the Liberals of Cardiff would do their utmost, as he believed they would, to keep the representation of the town in their hands. (Loud cheers.) Mr A. THOMAS, M.P., moved That this meet- ing desires to express its regret that this contest has been so unfairly forced upon the electors, and determines by every fair means to assist in largely increasing Sir Edward Reed's majorityJf Mr LEWIS WILLIAMS seconded. He said the contest was unfair and unjust to the town and to the country, and he believed that many of Mr Llewelyn's friends were heartily ashamed of the whole business. Councillor RAMSDALE, in a vigorous speech, supported the resolution. He expressed a hope that the electors of Cardiff would resent the malignant bate of the Western Mail against Sir Edward Reed by returning him on Saturday by a lame majority. (Cheers.) The resolution was unanimously adopted, and a most successful meeting terminated with a ote of thanks to the chairman. During the evening Sir Edward Reed addressed a large meeting at the Bible Christian Chapel, Diamond-street. This evening, we understand, a meeting of Welshmen will be held io Ebenezer Chapel in support of Sir Edward.
SUPPOSED LOSS OF A CARDIFF…
SUPPOSED LOSS OF A CARDIFF CORPORATE ESTATE. At a meeting of the Cardiff Free Library Com- mittee, on Tuesday evening, Dr Taylor, who presided, called attention to a statement in the Western Mail of that day and to a similar state- ment made some days ago. Referring to a sup- posed allotment of 300 acres to the Cardiff Corporation, the enquiry was made what had become of this property, and it was said there were no records of its disposal to be found. In the year 1801 an act was passed for the enclosure of certain lands in the parishes of St. John's, Whitchurch, and Llanishen. By this act com. missioners were appointed to divide the land amongst certain owners. He had here a copy of Mr Thomas Brown's appointment as it commissioner to the minutes of the last meetiug held by him and his co-trustees in the Cardiff Arms Hotel. They then awarded the corporation of Cardiff 329 acres of ground at the Heath. Since this document had been in his possession he (the speaker) had been anxious to know what had become of this property—whether it was still in the hands of the corporation of Cardiff. He had not had time to examine the corporation records, but he bad sufficient information to show that in the year 1846, at a meeting of the corporation held in August, it was determined to dispose of certain property in order to discharge some liabilities incurred by them. In 1848 this property was put up in four lots. At tbe sale a piece of ground in Quay-streets where the present < clerk of the peace's offices now stand, was sold for :£100. In the case of the second lot, the reserve was not realised. The third lot, consisting of a portion of land at Maindy, near the new barracks, where Mr Thompson has since erected a chapel, waa disposed of for £ 129. The fourth lot comprised the 329 acres at the Heatb. This was also disposed of, and subsequently a deposit of 10 per cent. wa. paid on the purchase by Mr Langley for someone. That accounted really for the disposal of this valuable property, which, if retained by th. corporation, would have been more valuable now. Part of the money was applied for the erection of the Town-hall. This was his reply to the question, what had become of that property. In the year 1851 the corporation held some property at the Golatet which it was thought by the then mayor (Mr Charles Williams) was of no possible use to the corporation, and it would be better to sell it. There was also a small piece behind Mr Hill's tanyard in Westgate-street. That, he should think, was sold also, but he had not been able to get at the facts.—Mr W. J. Trounce was not quite satisfied. He thought they ought to ap. point a sub-committee to inquire into the matter. They might discover that some of this land had not been properly transferred, (Laughter.)—A desultory conversation ensued, in which it was pointed out that the present holders, having en- joyed possession for over 30 years, their title waa indisputable, and apart from this the matter was one which lay outside the province of the com- mittee.—The proceedings then terminated.
I ACWRW BACH AT TREDEGAR,
ACWRW BACH AT TREDEGAR, Heavy Penalty. At the Tredegar police-court on Tuesday- before Dr. Coates and Mr J. Colquhoun—Mary Jones, an elderly woman, was charged with selling beer without a licence, and Elizabeth Wal) was charged with aiding-and abetting her, at Rhymney, on the 20th inst.-P.C. Dorwood saw Wall come from the other defendant's house in Hill-street, and under her shawl he found a pint bottle full of beer. He took her back to the house, and Mrs Jones said that the lodger gay. her the beer. Witness searched the house, and found in the pantry an 18-gallon cask. He also found some pints aad glasses.-P.C. Griffith* gave corroborative evidence.—Mrs Jones said she did not sell the beer.—Captain Parker, superin- tendent of police, put in four previous convictions against Jones tor similar offences, which she admitted.—The bench fined Jones jS15 and costs, and Wall 5s and costs.
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