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Welshmen everywhere will learn with I surprise and grief of the death of the Hon. D. T. Phillips, United States Consul at Cardiff. Mr. Phillips was in poor health, and the shock of the gas explosion at his residence proved too I much for him. Mr. Phillips was much esteemed throughout a wide circle. A Welsh-American, he thoroughly under- stood the people on both sides the Atlantic, and, whilst he did his duty by his own Government, he was thoroughly at home '.vith every social and religious movement in the Principality. This activity on the part of Mr. Phillips was not as well understood by some Americans as it deserved, and some years ago a New York paper said Mr. Phillips was sent to Wales "as a Consul and not as a mis-, sionary." But the Welsh people under- stood Mr. Phillips better than his New York critic, and they will be deeply grieved that an active and useful career has come to such a sudden and melancholy closet The United States has sent to Cardiff from time to time some excellent men. A generation ago there was the scholarly Wirt Sykes, whose writings on British folklore (illustrated by the facile pencilj of Mr. T. H. Thomas) are to-day a classic. Then there was Major Jones, whose name is a household word in the Principality. After him came Mr. Howard, a Bostonian, and a fine type of the cultured American at his best. Mr. Howard, like Wirt Sykes, had a keen appreciation of Eng- land, and hearty sympathy with our race. Next came Mr. Anthony Howells, a Welsh-American, who won for himself a host of friends, and now we shall soon be having a successor to the genial, hearty Cymro—for Cymro he was—who wan, Stricken down yesterday. Ihesad affair at The Walk is a reminder. to householders to keep an eye on their gas pipes and fittings. Gas is on the whole one of the safest of illuminants, oil being perhaps the most dangerous; but even gas, though a good servant, is a bad master, and an escape of gas may easily develop into a tragedy like that reported elsewhere. When there is a strong smell of gas matches slio- Id not be struck nor lights used, but aii doors and windows thrown open, and the leak jpped or a plumber summoned. Servants from tho country often have very odd notions about gas, such as extinguishing it by blowing gas, Sucli ?,s ext' n 1 1 it out and the like. Sir W. T. Lewis well deserves all the kind things that are being said about him. He is a strong man in every sense of the wor d word- A tower of strength. I That stands foresquare to all the winds that blow. He is a man of striking appearance, and no one can look into his face without seeing the reflection of a strenuous spirit. Few more active men have ever been con- nected with Wales. May he yet have many years of usefulness and honour in store for him. More such men are needed. Is it the Revival? The Glamorgan Quarter Sessions just opened has the lightest calendar known for the last I twenty years. There is only one serious case on the list, the rest being merely larcenies and the like. All this is most creditable, for Glamorgan has anything but a good status in criminal annals, and, indeed, is one or the blackest counties of these islands. There is, however, a species of moral anticyclone passing, with a high barometer and calm state of the atmosphere. May it continue! It is well to see that the Tredegar magistrates have plucked up their courage. The other day, when they fined some j-uffian,, L20 apiece for a brutal assault on the police, we spoke of the leniency of the sentence. Yesterday two other men were charged with being concerned in the business, and they have now got the six months apiece they so richly merit. We are not at all sur- prised that the superintendent charac- terised the assault as the worst of the kind during his experience of 40 years. Our only regret is that the defendants who were finfd t20 are not doing time after the fashion of their btit-ties." Whilst the matter of relief to the necessitous is at present under the con- sideration of the corporation, it has for long received the attention of the Charity Organisation Society. The society has long tried to awaken the public to the advantage of having a permanent com- mittee of relief; but year after year has passed without th idea being materialised, and a great sigh of relief is given as I each winter goes by with fears of wide- spread distress unrealised. When such emergencies arise the natural conse- quences are frantic and ill-considered efforts to meet them, with the result that wasite and imposition are rampant." The society has not been able to solve the pro- blem, anii if it had it may be that the present call on the corporation would not be so urgent as it is. We could wish the Charity Organisation Society were better known, for if it were adequately supported its benefits would be difficult to overestimate. His Majesty's judges are not always satisfied with the condition of the I lodgings provided for them by the autho- rities. We saw a case in point in Mid- Wales some time ago, and now complaints are to hand from Taunton, where JE200 is to be spent in bringing the accommoda- tion .up to date. Somebody, however, has been putting together the opiniov expressed by various judges, with a ludi- crous result. For instance:- Sir Edward Fry (ex-Judge): Always felt oomforta-ble. Mr. Justice Darling and the late Mr. Jus- tice Wright: Found the lodgings clean, comfortable, and well-managed. Mr. J-astdco Wilis: Found them intoler. able. An astonished public will ask why what was "intolerable" to Mr. Justice Wills should be "comfortable" to Sir Edward I Fry and "comfortable and well-managed" to Mr. Justice Wright. It certainly looks as though there were a mistake some- where. New Year motto of the Taff Vale Rail- way:- Trains run while you wait!

Mainly About People. I At Chateworth, where the King and Queen are being entertained this week by the DUJke and Duchess of Devon- shire, there exists a very carious relio of bygone day. It is the bill eent by the autho- rities at Eton to Sir William Cavern dish, the first of the name to own the Palace of the Peak." and seta forth the cost of education in the reign of Queen Elizabeth. Here are some of the items: Breast of nrattom, 10d.; chicken, 4d.; mending shoes, Id.; old woman to clean out bedroom, 2d.; three candles, 9d.; a book, ÆBop's Fables," 4d; two pairs of shoes, Is. 4d.; and two bundles of wax- lights, Id. Altogether the entire cost of schooling comes to about £5 per annum. Queen Alexandra's private secretary, the Hon. Sidney Greville, is still quite a young man-only about thirty eight, in fact. He began life when he was only twenty-one as secretary to Sir John Gorst, was then exalted to assist the late Lord Salisbury, and, finally, as the summit of a secretary's career, was appointed to serve Her Majesty the Queen. Between the times when he handed Lord Salisbury over to the Hon. (now Sir) Sohom, berg McDonnell and when he was raised to his present position he was Equerry to King Edward, as Prince of Wales. He is a brother of the Earl of Warwick, and a bachelor, I Mme. gar-iih Bernhardt, who has had adven- tures innumerable, terrible and wild, by eea and land, was certainly a little astonished at Bucharest, where she was giving some per- formances the other day. She had been pay- ing a visit to Princess Marie of Roumania, and as she was driving away from the palace she heard the loud report of a pistol. Sho) looked up in startled amaze- ment. Was it a suicide? Was it a, devoted admirer slaying himself for her? No: it was Princess Marie's young son, who had determined to get a sight of the great actress, and so had fired a blank cartridge out of a, window as a kind of salute to her. When she looked up he merely bowed, and his how was graciously returned. Sarah likes eccentric admiration! The first man in Japan to-day is the man who has won Port Arthur for his Emperor. He is the ideal of a Japanese soldier. A member of the Samurai clan, General Nogi I ia at the same time a scholar, a diplomatist, and soldier. His learning is little less renowned than his bravery. Some of his songs are the most popular of the hour in Japan, and many will pass into the literature of his country. For ten yc?M he governed Formo&a. It was only last May that he received his appointment to take Port Arthur. Within an how o=e HM news th?t o??e qL his sons had died for his country. Since then he has lost his other son. That he is now j childless for his country, he declares to be an honour. In spite of his sixty-one years he is still a fine athlete, and leads a life the strictness of which would appall most younger men. Among his maxims for an officer are:- It is impossible for him to enjoy liberty and wealth. Only he who has disciplined himself is worthy the honour of being disciplined in war under the Sun Flag. Stoessel's first opportunity of bending men to his orders came in 1877, when he volunteered to help the Bulgarians. As a captain of the insurgents he bullied a hundred clumsy, clod-hopping yokels into the toughest of soldiers. Even when his special qualities as a leader were known he wa-s elow to rise in his profession, for he was essentially unlike the Muscovite ideal of an officer. There is none of that brilliant social veneer about Stoessel which j is looked for in the Czar's army. Besides, he was an engineer, not a showy tactician. In appearance, too, he was not the right thing. His face is Jewieh, though he is not a Jew. His close-clipped and bristly black beard is anything but Russian. His movements have no grace. His body is short and thick-set, his feet always planted far apart, his ges- tures are awkward, his speech far from elo- quent. When he was the first man to enter Tien- tsin his name came before the public, and I' he was promoted to the rank of major- general and the command of Port Arthur. At once he was in his element, and the garrison found they had got a. stern ruler. Then came the siege, and the discipline became like that of a penal ual^alion. His punishments for infringing these regulations were desperate. One officer who got drunk was forced to sit on the edge of a fortifi- cation exposed to the Japanese fire, holding a champagne bottle in his hand. He went mad from fear. Another officer who had neglected his duty for the company of a lady I of doubtful reputation was ordered* toparade the town with her for three days. "I would rather shoot myself," said the delinquent. "All right—do!" was the only answer from Stoeesel. But he can be tactful when he likes. One I day he found an officer smoking in the pre- sence of his men. He said nothing, but when the cigar was finished, he, too, lit one. Then, affecting to remember himself, threw the I hard-iit cigar away with the words "My men ehotild not see me smoking; they cannot smoke themselves." Ihe thoughtless subor- dinate did not smoke again, and Stoeesel him- self sent his own cigars to the hospital. On another occasion he found a sapper who was not doing good work with the spade, so taking it from him be showed how, and how hard, work should be done. That is the man who has made the most heroic defence of a besieged fortress in modern times". The name of de la Poer, which all the Beresfords bear, is nearly as old as, Beresford itself, having been established in Ireland by Robert de Poller, Knight Mar- shail, and Joint Governor of Ireland with Hugh de Lacy in 1179. From him there descended the Barons of Donisle, the Powers of Iverk, and the Powers of Curraghmore, and it was through this last family that the name reached the Beresfords, the Poers or Powers becoming Lords of Curraghmore and Earls of Tyrone, the daughter and heiress of the third Earl of Tyrone marry- ing Sir Marcus Beresford. Their son. it was, George de la Poer Beresford, who became the first Marquees of Waterford. I A curious story ia told in connection with the late Marquesas first marriage. His wife was an extremely ha-ndsome woman, with ¡ whom he eloped while she was the wife of I Captain Vivian, and whom he married as soon as the decree which the captain obtaiined wa.s made absolute. About a year after this marriage the Marchioness died in giving birth to a son who, it was announced, either survived his mother but a short time or predeceased her. Of course, if this baby had lived he would have been heir to the title, and there is a legend to the effect that he really is alive and may some day claim his own. Irish people are rather fond of these romantic tales, and many, especially among the poor, still believe that Parnell is alive, and that he will some day come to the rescue of Ireland.

Shepherd's Defalcations CURIOUS POSITION AS TO THE 1 GUARANTEES It will be remembered that when it was decided to wind up the Cardiff Starr-Bowkett Societies and David Shepherd was appointed trustee, a guarantee for £ 1,000 in respect of each of the two societies was entered into by him. Members have been under the impres- [name] that they were going to receive £ 2,000 in reduction of their losses. It appears now that the guarantee society repudiate their liability except in regard to the defalcations during one year, arguing that the policy is not a retrospective one. The corporation are in the same position. Shepherd entered into a guarantee for zLl,000 as secretary to the governors of intermediate education, out during the past year he did not defraud them of any moneys. The society, therefore, argues that it is not liable. In both cases negotiations are now proceeding between the parties interested aud the society. In view of this situation, the corporation ara endeavouring to enter into arrangements with one or more guarantee societies which will protect them for at least three or more years back.

WHICH WAS THE WIFEP I Claim to a Long-Lost Husband I When shown a photograph of a man named John Walmsley, a fitter, who lives at Small Heath, a Burnley woman declared that he was her husband whom she had not seen for four years. Walmsley, however, was living as a mar- ried man with a woman whose maiden name was frost. Yesterday at Birmingham Police-court he was confronted with both women, each of whom claims him as her lawful husband. fie was remanded in order that the point may be elucidated. From the evidence yesterday it appeared that the Burnley woman went to Birming- ham to re-assure herself of Walmsley iden- tity. She stationed herself outside the house where he lived, waiting for a glimpse of the occupants. In due course her patience was rewarded. The room was lighted up, and she saw through the blind the features of the man I she asserts to be her husband. Subsequently I she ascertained that Walmsley had married Miss Frost in April at All Saints' Church, I Small Heath, signing himself John I Walmsley, bachelor."

PRINCE'S MOTOR SMASHED I  Par?. Wednesday.—A motor aecidNÜ occurred last night at Oha.renton, near Paris. The car, which belonged to Prince Orloff, was run into and smashed to pieces by a steam tram. The two chauffeurs on the oar: were thrown out and sustained severe contu- sions, while the Prince and two guests who accompanied him escaped with Plight hurts. The injured persons were taken to Prince Or loft" s residence.—'Central News. ■

i STEVEXa' BEMA.D.-When you eat it you do not i retire any other relish for Breakfast or Tea. e 12722 U you a.re a sufferer from weary feet, Wisdom "Ftg but one way.—Koocrt Lane, Chiropodist, -5, Duke-street, cardw. eleb STEVE.VS' BREAD—"Wlien you eat it you do oot .RVWIJZO any otter leUdi for Bmkfeet or Tea. t-2 t

REVIVAL at SWANSEA, i MR. EVAN ROBERTS IN A MERRY MOOD. Llanelly Young Lady's Vision. I In Swansea yesterday all denominations we,re united in making the revival meetings held at Ebenezer and Trinity Chapels a suc- cess—indeed, the meetings were some of the most remarkable of the whole eeriea which ¡ Mr. Evan Egberts has conducted in South Wales. The afternoon meeting from the beginning was a. striking one (writes our special correspondent), but the power of prayer in it was extraordinary, and the praying atmosphere, undoubtedly, acted strongly upon the evangelist, who was very I soon in the happiest—I may almost say merrier,t-mood that I have yet seen him dis- play, and he made no secret of it, for before the close of the service he spoke of it himself, I and explained his views upon the joyful aspect, I of religion indicated by his own countenance and the countenances of others. Tho Vicar of Swansea, rising in the "big pew," offered up a fervent English prayer, I giving thanks for what they had read and I heard of this revival, for what they expe- I rienced of it, and hoping God. would give them the downpour of the Spirit which they were so anxious, all of them, to obtain-an earnest petition which elicited a veritable chorus of "Ainens" from all parts of the I building. Later, when Mr. Evan Roberts resumed, he was speaking in the same strain, and asking whether Biny of them had expe- rienced the loss of God's face from them- selves when a wonderful scene was created by a young woman from Llanelly who, in a pathetic voice, but with charming simplicity, gave an account of her own conversion when a child. She declared that ehe had expe- rienced the feeling referred to by Mr. Roberts. She declared that she was in despair until she saw a vision of Christ in his kingly robes. She said that though people said that no one had seen God, she had seen Him. She had been persecuted for her religion, and she gave thanks that He had risen Evan Roberts to arouse the people, so that she had now found rest. She began singing herself, and the con- gregation, rising to its feet, joined her most heartily and merging one hymn into the other until from "Pwy all beidio'i garn" and" Iesu hip/r goron," it ended in "lesu Grist for ever, Iesu Grist for ever. Byth am gofio llv-ch y lhwr," the whole congregation singing those words aa if they were part of the usual hymn. Mr. Roberts, again resuming, said they should measure their religion, not by what they said, or did, or gave, but by the fulnes6 of their love towards the Saviour. Speaking of his own experiences, he said he once tried to compote with God in giving. But he lost in the competition. They might try it, but they would never win-they would never get a medal. Speaking of the change wrought in his own life, he said that at one time he did not like to be addressed as "ti" (thou)—it touched his dignity. But now it was just the reverse. He felt a coldness and a distance from the effect of the use of the word "chwi" ("youLet them just think of it. They addressed God as "Thou," and man as "You" —thus placing man on a higher level than God. Turning to some of those around him, Mr. Roberts said, "It is difficult to put that in English, is it not?" The remark was received with laughter, in which Mr. Roberts joined, and presently he added that some of the people wondered why they laughed and were happy at these meetings. Well, who should be happy except those who had the Love in their hearts? The Evil One's Enjoyment. I Before he got to his present state of mind, he used to take a serious view of all things. If they saw him laugh oftener than once in three months in those days it would have been a matter for surprise; but he laughed very frequently now, and he looked at the matter from talis point of view: Would a father be offended when his child laughed? No, cer- tainly not; and they were children in their Father's HoLse-happy, joyous, dnd their Father would not be, and was not, offended. He had not yet had a service at which there was so much joy as this one. He occasionally was touched by a light burden, but it was thrown upon the Lord. Only yesterday he had one matter on his mind concerning some, who tried to come to those meetings in his shadow. He thought he had no right to stop a.nyone, but the Spirit told him that no one must come except the two young ladies who accompanied him, as it would otherwise be partiaJity on his part, and that would not! do. The Evening Meeting. I In the evening I attended the meeting at Trinity Chpael, and found it, when by the aid of the police I managed to enter the building shortly before six o'clock, in "full sail," as the Welsh people would say ("Mewn 11a wn hwyl"). The English element was, I was informed, stronger here than at the afternoon meeting, and yet the majority of the hymns sang were unmistakably Welsh in words and Welbh in music. There was, however, not one atom of selfishness about it, for one of the most effective features of the meeting was, after a number of Welsh prayers, to hear a. foreigner, in the gallery, praying in somewhat "stiff" English, and to hear that followed by the joyous "forward movement" of the hymn— "We are marching together to Zion." Then in the course of the service the con- gregation sang, "Come to Jesus just now," and as the impromptu variations came one after another struck up, Save the; drunkard," "Save the gambler," "Save the member" (meaning members of Christian j Churches), "Save the sinner," &c., but the full effect of song in that chapel was not realised until "Duw mawr y rhyfeddodau maith" was struck up, and men full scope was given to what Dr. Campbell Morgan would have described as "a great united choir singing without hymn-hooks." The vast concourse had risen to its feet with the sing- ing of the first line, and the rolling of the b-ase was exceedingly elective in the, "repeats." At its conclusion one speaker cüm- plained that there was something' wrong, for they had hitherto had only two Welsh j prayers, and the challenge was promptly I responded to. A brief Welsh speech of remarkable power was delivered from the body of the chapel by Mrs. Rhys, wife of the Rev. Bowen Rhys, the South African missionary, and the same laay prayed with stirring fervency. This led! to the singing of "Gad im' deimio, Awel 0 GaIfaria fryn," and while this was being sung Mr. Evan Roberts entered. It was then twenty minutes past seven. He stopped the singing, and asked if they knew what they were doing. They were sing- ing, and they were praying, too; but there was not enough prayer in the singing. Who I were they appealing to? (Voices: "God.") Well, they should ask God and believe. There was no need to sing powerfully. If they sang it tenderly, and prayed for "the breeze from Calvary's hill," they would have enough. The meeting was a totadly different one from that of the afternoon; there was sometimes a dpep silence, and at others a serious, sub- dued spirit prevalent, but it was none the less 4 remarkable service, and, judging from the effects of the revival meetings elsewhere, the effect of these gatherings upon Swansea must be far-reaching. Mr. Roberta declared in one of his incidental addresses that Wales was going to witness strange things in the coming days, and the Swansea meetings certainly seem to indicate that such is the prospect. The Misses Rees and John at Cardiff. Miss A. M, Rees and Miss May John con- ducted a revival service at Broadway Wes- j leyau Chapel, Cardiff, on Tuesday evening.: Towards the end. of the meeting a professed unbeliever, after much intercession, con- fessed his belief. About 30 converts were made. The two lady evangelist will attend a. service at Wood-street Congregational Chapel, Cardiff, this (Wednesday) evening. EVANGELISTS' ENGAGEMENTS! Evan Roberts I Jan. e—Swansea. 5—Cwm, LLarisainlet. I 6—Carmel and Tabor, Llansaxnlet. „ 8-L wynbrwdraw, near Skewen. i( 9-Birchgron. near Mooriston. 10 & 11-Skewen. 12 & 13-Tonna and AberduiaiB- Dan Roberts Jan. <Yny.s. Swansea Valley, „ 5 & 6-Abererave. 8 & 9—Pontarda-we. 10 & ll-Gymmel', Maesteg. „ 12 & 13—Glyncorrwg. Sidney Evans Jam. 4 & 5-Abertiller,.r, 6—Blaina^ „ 8 9—Brynmawr. 10 & 11—Blaenavon. 12 & 13—Beaufort.

STOP PRESS ?JL?L/JL JrjLHL?i3 Latest Telegrams. OFFICE, 4.o0 p m. BATTLESHIP IX DAGbR. "HERO" NEARLY SUNK AT POUTS- MOUTH. Early this morning it was discovered Shut the battleship Ifcr-v lying at Ports- mouth. had 3prnng a serious leak through /j.ie of her vahes giving way. Quito eight iwt- of water was? in the Stoke holds, and i-hc in* a ceu'.d not desc-cnd to then?. T>o< U other pnnipiug l'U.t '7 lt:.in.ù. ;Tíi-i}: ('n: :1;? \tF- and stop the i-cak. Another message states thai the Hero was almost stink, .è h. )

CARDIFF TOWN PROPERTY I House to be Let by Tender. ] The Cardiff Property and Markets Com- mittee considered to-day several applications for No. 1, Westbourne-cre.-cent, which will soon become vacant. This property was pur- chased with the intention of making a car- riage way from Cowhridge-road to Cold- stream-terrace, but the improvement was afterwards abandoned, at any rate for a time. Among those who made application was Colonel J. A. Hughes, commanding the Severn Division Royal Engineers (Volunteers), who desired to erect a drill-shed in the rear of the premises. Some members of the committee felt th.at the rent now paid— £ 50! a year-was inadequate, and, on the pro- position of Mr. James Munn, it was resolved that tenders be invited for the house on a seven years' lease.

CHEMfù T'S CAdH BOX. Penarth Girl Charged with Theft I There was a sad caso heard at Pouartli Police-court this mowing, in which Mabel Gladys Lewis, fourteen, living with her parents at 81, Salop-street, Penarth, was charged with theft. Henry A. Hobbs, chemist, 3. Royal Buildings, Penarth, stated that on the 19th ult. the defendant came into his shop and asked if he would kindly direct her to Woodland- place. He did so. Shortly afterwards he missed a cash-box containing 18 in gold and silver, a Band of England note for Lo-, and three cheques worth £ 20. Witness imme- diately gave information to the police, Police-constaole Prosser arrested the girl at her home on the 30th ult., when she began to cry, remarking, I took it. If you will come with me I will show you where it is hid." Defendant then took the constable to Sunnyside, Beach-road, and produced the cash-box from the ba-ck of a cucumber frame in the garden. The box then contained chetMies to the value of about Lg. The girl infomed witness that she had spent some of the money at Cardiff. She also bought a watch. Defendant was remanded for a week, bail being allowed in two sureties of L5 each,

NEWPORT STREET ASSAULT. I A &tup's fireman, named Lewis Dunning,' stated to belong to Swansea, and now lodg- ing at 28, Mill-parade, Newport, was before the Newport magistrates to-day charged with being drunk, and assaulting Charles Kors- blad in Commercial-road, at 8.20 p.m. on Tuesday. A crowd had been collected near Bolt-sftreet, and when Police-consta|>le Baker went there Korsblad complained of the prisoner striking him. Then, in the presence of the policeman, prisoner rushed up and attacked the contplaiiiant again.—The Bench fined him 30s.

GEESE AND CIDER STOLEN At Monmouth Quarter Sessions at T;ak to-' day a fair-haireri timberman, named Arthur Thomas Watkins, pleaded guilty to stealing four geese and three gallons of cider, the property of Mr. Thomas Williams, Trelleck. He had bee-n in trouble on several occasions, and at the time he committed the theft he was under police supervision. He was sen- tenced to twelve months' hard labotii-.

SFOLE A BICYCLE I "You have been convicted several times before, but we have not known anything against you for some time," said the Chair- man of Monmouthshire Quarter Sessions in passing sentence of six inwill'.Ils' imprisoumentt upon John Parker, a young shoemaker, who admitted stealing a bicycle, valued at a, the property of Edwaad Bond, of Ittou Parish. Prisoner was otherwise known as Edward ,■ Yates.

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BOXING-DAY BRAWL, NEWPORT MAN AND HIS SISTER. Black Eyes Cost 5s. a Piece I A Boxing Day brawl at Newport was inquired into by the magistrates to-day. John Mulcahy, a big labourer, of 20, Courtybella- i street, was charged on remand with assault- ing his sister, Hannah Mulcahy. When the sister entered the witness-box aha asked that the case might be withdrawn. "I wish to say that it was all my fault" (sho went on), "I was not in the habit of taking drink, but I went to a party that day, an J when my brother came in and asked for his tea I took up my brush and hit him on the head till he was senseless. We live only a, few yards away from the Pill Police-station, and I ran there and called an officer. He is a, very good brother, and lieeps me and my crippled father." The Clerk: But he struck yon and gave you two black eyes, didn't he? Complainant;" Well, I fell down against a wall. That was how I get that. It was all owing to my temper. Police-constable Clark said he was called to the house by the sister, who was in drink. The brother was sc-fcer when he (the constable) went to the house. Prisoner shouted, "Hannah, I'll cut your throat," and made a rush at her, but, the constable pre- vented him assaulting her. The sister had awful face, and complained that her brother had kicked her on the leg and had made her lame. Complainant: He didn't give me much of a face, sir. I did most of it myself. The Bench in the result ordered defendant to pay 10B. costs.

ALLEGED INHUMANITY. I Strange Affair at a Hospital. I The High Wyoombe Guardians are making inquiry into the refusal of the Cottage Hospi- tal authorities to receive a poor woman in I a critical condition. The woman was taken first to a, local doc- tor, who telephoned to the hospital. Admis- [name] being refused, there was no alternative but to take her to the workhouse infirmary, six miles away. While being conveyed there in a caib, accompanied by the doctor, the woman gave birth to a child. The guardians, who contribute largely to the hospital, are asking the authorities for an explanation.

WATTSTOWN CLUB CASE I I he Appeal at Quarter Sessions I The heading was resumed to-day at Glamor- gan Quarter Sessions of the appeal against the decision of Mr. Ignatius Williams (stipen- diary magistrate at Porth) that the Ponty- gwaith and Wattstown Workmen's Club be closed for three months, on the ground that frequent drunkenness had been proved. The club was also ordered to pay the costs, Zll 10s. Mr. Rhys Williams and Mr. Morgan Morgan, instructed by Messrs. Roberts-Jones and Thomas, Cardiff, appeared for the appellants, and Mr. Vaughan Williams, instructed by Messrs. W. R. Davies and Co., Pontypridd, for the defendants, the police. For the appellants two doctors were called to say that men who the police alleged were found drunk in the club were sober. Mr. Vaughan Williams, however, submitted that they were not medically examined until nearly three hours after the police raid. The appeal was dismissed with costs.

FRAUD AT ABERTILLERY f At Aberoarn to-day Sidney Jones of Aber- beeg, was charged with attempting to obtain 4s. Id. ny false pretences at Abertillery on November 29. Mr. David Powell, builder, Abertillery, took a ticket for Oardiff at the Great Western Hallway Station, for which he pruid 4». Id. Shortly after booking he lost the ticket. At 2.30 the same day defendant went to the booking office at AbertiUery, ten- dar?d the Cardiff ticket, and told the Li? th,w? he did not require it. The clerk oofarr,ød him to the stationmaster, and defendant signed a form with the view of the money being refunded by the company. As it was not quickly forthcoming, he threatened the etationmaster that he would report him to headquarters. Evidence was given of the purchase of the ticket, and Detective J. H. Matthews, of the Great Western Railway, stated that in a. sub- sequent conversation with prisoner he admitted that he had picked the ticket up in th') booking hall at Abertillery Staition: He did it Ijccauso he had no money and had been out of work. The Bench characterised it as a deliberate attempt to defraud a. public company, and fined defendant Lto or one month. ■■■===—==——=

| CARDIFF HOOLIGANS FiNED I Before the Stipendiary BIr. T. W. Lewis), at, Cardiff Police-court this afternoon, George Parsons, Croft-street, Cathays, aud Henry Parsons, Partridge-road, were summoned, the former for assaulting, and the latter for obstructing Police-constable George Thomson in the execution of his duty. The constable was passing through Shaks- peare-street, and called upon George Parsons TO use better language, whereupon he struck witness a. violent blow on the forehead. Wit- ness was about to apprehend defendant, when Henry Parsons hustled him (witness) aside, throwing him against the wall and bruising his elbow. George Parsons kicked him, and both defendants then ran away. George Parsons was fined LIO and costs, or two mouths, and Henry, A.4 and costs, or one month. j

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BURGLAR "PEACHED"I BUT WAS HIMSELF ARRESTED AND SENTENCED. Remarkable was the story told at the Clerkenwell Sessions yesterday in tho case of Harry Stanley, a shabbily-dressed young man of slim build, red cheeks, and unkempt head and beard, indicted for having com- J mitted a burglary at t-he. shop of Alfred Attneave, tailor, of Pentouvlile-ro?d, N. Burglars got on to the flat roof. prized open a skylight, and dropped into the shop. They packed suits of clothes, placed these and I rolls of cloth ready for removal. They forced the back off a safe, and took possession of zE12 in gold, pome postal orders, and a bundle of paid cheques. The thieves escaped without being detected, and the following day the prisoner sent the extraordinary document here given to Detec- tive-sergeant Kendall Story of the Burglary Just a few lines to tell you that I and 8ingy" and two of his pals from Leather-lane, Holborn, and one who they call Punch," and who came home from doing five years three weeks ago, and the other chap, whose name I don't know, as they were strangers to me, but I and Singy were going to do a show in on our own in King's-cross-road on Friday night. But we met theee two chaps down there, and they were going to do a big job. So they asked me and Singy" to join in with them and do their job, which we did. It is a. big clothes shop in King's-cross. I think it is on the right-hand side coming down from the Angel, with a big lamp outside. I Coin, Postal Orders, Cheques. We done it mostly to get a vanload of I overcoats and some rolls of cloth, which would have fetched us about JE40, but though we had it already done up in par- cels we had to leave it behind, as the chap with the van did not get to us in time. But we opened the safe, and got about £ 6 in silver and some postal orders, and several croesed cheques, one for £37(,. We burnt them with other books at Singy's" house; but "Punch" has got the postal orders to change. Singy has got nothing at his house; and the only evidence against him would be tnat he had not a farthing on Friday and owed 12s. rent, that lie was out on Friday night, and did not come home until fcaturaay morning, when he ga.ve the landlady 6s. "Punch" has got a overcoat which he brought out of the shop. and I am sure that the constable on tr.e heat that night could recognise us alJ.—Yours, obediently, H, "Confesser" Arrested. I In a. further note, he enclosed a descrip- tion of Punch's friend. But in his desire to get the other man arrested, overlooked the possibility of being taken himself. The other prisoners were arrested and dis- charged, as there was no evidence beyond the prisoner's statement. In giving evidence, Detective-sergeant Kendall said he had assisted the prisoner with clothes, boots, and money in order to keep him straight. Stanley: Did not I do work for you? Kendall: Xo. You volunteered to give me information, and you made appointments. You kept me waiting for two or three hours, and meanwhile other robberies were being committed, and I have no doubt now as to who did them. The jury found him guilty. Mr. M'Connell, K.C., sentenced him to three years' penal servitude. Stanley, ,in a violent passion, seized the dock rails, and exclaimed, And you ought to have three years! You've sentenced an innocent man, you scoundrel!" The warders at once restrained him, and hurried him out of the dock.

Famous Actress Injured I MRS PATRICK CAMPBELL BREAKS A I KNEE-CAP. Philadelphia, Wednesday.—Mrs. Patrick Campbell has had to abandon her American tour in consequence of an unfortunate accident she met with last evening. She was leaving her hotel to go to the theatre when she slipped on the pavement, which was very slippery after a storm of sleet. She held a favourite dog with one arm and with the other carried a book and her muff. She was unable to save herself, and her right leg struck the carriage with much force, break- ing the knee-cap. The actress was taken to the Pennsylvania University Hospital, where the doctors toid her that she would probably be unable to walk or stand for two months. Mrs. Campbell, much distressed at the necessity of abandoning her tour, pleaded to the doctors to patch her up somehow to enable her to fulfil her engagements, but later she took her forced inactivity more philosophically. This morning she is reported to be resting easily.—Central News.

HER 115th APPEARANCE. I Mary Coarse Promises Never to Offend Again. Mary Coaso bw had several revivals "on her own account," in the shape of periodical abstention from strong drink, but the vola- tile lady has broken out agaiu. The lady, now aged 64, appeared smiling at Cardiff Police-court to-day, and she made a series of I her best curtsies to tho presiding magistrates (Messrs. R. Cory and Louis Samuel). It was Mary's 115th appearance, v and she was charged with being drunk on the previous night in Caroline-street. She expressed deep contrition over the little lapse, and promised never to offend again. Said Mr. Samuel: You ought to know better, Mary, and 64 years of age, too! It won't be better with you until you give up the drink," chirped in Mr. Cory. I'll go back to the union," said Mary, pleadingly, and looking heavenwards. Mr. Samuel (severely): The best place for you Mr. Cory: If we give you another chance, will you give up the drink? Oh, that I will," eaid Mary, in earnest tones, and, bending low with hands uplifted, that I will your honour." Give up the drink? Yos, aud go back to the union." Mary walkod towards the door, her face wreathed in smiles, and after more genu. flexions she turned again and remarked to the magistrates, "God blecs you, merry gentlemen. A happy New Yefe-r to you." And so she departed. Emily Duffy, though only 26, is running very close to Mary Coase. She has a 73 record for drunkenness, and at Cardiff Police-court to-day was fined 10s., or seven days, for disorderly conduct in Millicent- street.

HOUNDS' REMARKABLE ESCAPE t After providing them with a continuous run I for over an hour, a fox nearly lured the North Cheshire hounds tc destruction. Cross- ing the railway line near Wheelock, the fox was hotly followed by the hounds just as .a Manchester express appeared. The train literally divided the hounds, but not one of them sustained the least injury.

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TO POISON A IVALI CORROSIVE SUBLIMATE IN DOCTOR'S WINE. An extraordinary attempt to poison a J doctor by putting corrosive sublimate in his dinner wine was made recently at Genbilly, outside Paris. The medical man, who is just over thirty, is engaged to be married to the daughter of a manufacturer, and the wedding ie to take place this month. It'he fiancee, who is 22 and beautiful, made a (jeep impression on the heart, of the doctor's ta,c.1 totum, a youth about her own age, named Troche. As the young lady lived at Geutiily, Troche had many opportunities of seein g her, and quite recently, having met her in the street, he boldly made a declaration of love to her. Mademoiselle was taken aback at first, then burst out laughing and uttering the words, "Don't be so ridiculous or I'll tell the doctor," went her way. Treche followed her. his hand on his heart, and still marking passionate appeals for a hearing. The young lady entered her house, and resolved to say nothing to her parents or to her future hus- band about the too-enterprising Troche, of whom she became rather frightened, xhe factotum, Tjjho acted as valet, coachman, and I gardener to the docrtor, began to regard his master as A Rival in Love I and resolved to suppress him by poison. He I accordingly stole some corrosive sublimate from the doctor's surgery, and put it into a bottle of wine, Whioh he placed on his master's d'in ner-table. The doctor tasted the stuff and at once knew that it was dan- gerous. He only swallowed a little, but that was enough to give him qualms, from which he soon recovered. He went then to the local police superintendent, and a juge d'instruotioh was appointed. The doctor never suspected Treche, but the magistrate conducting the inquiry was of a, different opinion, and had the factotum arrested. Treelhe admitted everything, saying that he was madly in love and did not know what lie was doing. He expressed deep contrition for his conduct towards a master who had been invariably good to him. Treche ie to be tried for his stupid and abominable attempt to poison the doctor, who is held in high estimation in the neighbourhood wherein he resides and practises

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UNPLEASANT ViSITORS. I Bul'ocks Wreck a Saltash House I Three fat bullocks, purchased by a Devon- port butcher, were being driven to Saltash Ferry to be transported to the Devon side of the river when they bolted, and made their way to Brunel-terraoo, Saltash, Entering the lion- of Sergeant Green. The first bullock went into the front sitting room; and after generally wrecking the fur- niture jumped through the window into the garden. Tne second bullock got to the end of the passage; but not liking his surroundings he turned about and effected a retreat by the way he had entered. Walked Into the Bedroom I Bullock -No. 3. walked upstairs into the front bedroom, where he smashed the bed and some chairs, looked out of the window to see how matters were progressing in the street, and then made for the back bedroom by a few more stairs. After testing the stability of the furniture in this room the excited animal jumped through the window on to the roof of the washhoufle in the yard. The roof was completely smashed in. and the bullock was suspended in mid-air until the rafters gave way beneath his weight. The animal then leisurely entered the yard, and jumped the wall into an adjoining garden. Here he found no exit, and he was promptly secured. The three bullocks were afterwards safely taken away. One of the drovers is said to have been I badly injured in the scuffle.

ONE OF THE LOST LEGION I An Irishman Who was Shunned "One of the saddest scenes I ever wit-1 nessed took piace here to-day, when a small band of Englishmen followed to the grave the remains of an Irishman, aged about 50," writes a correspondent at Ohi-fu. "He was one of the lost legion.' Onoe the smartest officer in a horse artillery battery in India, he had fought in Afghanistan with Lord Roberts on the march to Candahar, and he was present in the square when Burnaby was killed. He told me a few days ago that he had received the medjidieh and a medal with five clasps in Egypt, and the tears came into his eyes when he spoke of India and how 113 left the Army. k t rwax& serving a? a trooper in B-othi???'s Mounted Infantry he was wounded at Zand Spruit. What his offence was I do not know. He was a victim to drink, and, perhaps, that was his worst crime. "Anyway I am glad I clasped his hand not long before he passed away in his sleep in a little inn on the beach here facing Port Arthur. He waa shunned by everyone, he was far from home and friends, and his only consolation was that he had been a sol- dier, and that he had 'won five medals and two decorations."

LONGEVITY IN PARIS Mme. llobineau, a Parisian, who resides in the Etoile quarter, has just celebrated her 105th birthday. The centenarian is in excel- lent health, and Dr. Metohnikoff, of the Pas- teur Institute, who has a theory that it is possible for many people to live to a hun- dred years by following a special diet, has paid her a visit in order to ascertain the secret of her longevity. But the old lady has nothing to tell. She has no secret, out lives like anyone else, and has never had the idea of adopting a special regimen. If she is the doyenne of Parisian ladies, she is, it seems, not the only centenarian. Municipal statistics issued at the- end of the year show that two men and three women have passed the age of 100 years. There are 530 nonagenarians who have reached the age of 95, and 10,617 who are 90 years of age. From time to time there are agitations con- cerning the unhealthy condition of Paris, but these official figures show, at any rate, that longevity is not interfered with by fever scares.

EX-SOLICITOR IN CUSTODY At Bristol this morning John Fredie-rick Murlv, formerly a, solcitor of Bristol, was charged with converting to his own use mortgage securities to the value of £ 1,150, entrusted to him on behalf of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Russell. Defendant only arrived yesterday from Australia, where he was arrested. and Mr. W. Henderson, on behalf of tiie Treasury, asked for a remand.—The case was adjourned until Tuesday next.

TUG-BOAT BLOWN UP New York, Wednesday.—-A dispatch from Pittsburg to-day reports that the tug-boat Defender has been blown up at Huntingdon, West Virginia, and that 35 people on board were iilleci.-Central -News.

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CHILD ABANDONED MO fHER'S CON ESS!ON AFTER FIVE YEARS. On a wild night five years ago an infant was found lying in a field on the outskirts of Norwich. It was taken to the work house, and there it remained unknown and unclaimed until a few days ago. The sequel to the abandonment of the child was told at the Norwich Quarter Sessions yesterday when the mother, Eva. Turner, aged twenty-nine, appeared in tho dock with a baby in her arms. She pleaded guilty to the act of five years ago. Though she had journeyed far in the queff of a living, her conscience had always pricked her in regard to her lost baby, and at last. while lying seriously ill at Grimsby, she made a confession which resulted in her arrest. It was stated yesterday that the woman was not legally married, and the court missionary announced that he had been able to make peace between the husband and wife in regard to this painful incident of her- past. The child had been placed in Dr. Barnardo's Home. In the circumstances the Recorder pasted a nominal sentence of one day's imprison- ment. The court missionary said that he would send the woman back to her home at, Grimsby.

Unrest In Russia. RUMOURS OF TERRIBLE IMPORT The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Paris "Herald" telegraphs rumours of terrible import. It is said that stocks of bombs or hand grenades, of the percussion sort, have been gathered and will shortly be used. At a given moment the reckless body of men working in the Putiloff and other large works will, by prearrangemcut with the students, meet, and carry out plans of bloodshed, in which rich people, bureaucrats, and foreigners will be the first victims. Independent of this movement, I it is rumoured that certain members of the Anarchist party have been chosen to wreak their vengeance by the same means employed -in the case of M. Plehve. The victims chosen as first to be sacrificed are three august personages and a much-detested minister. Farther, it is said that at a given time, the merchants of Moscow, represented as being intensely irritated, will give the signal which will lead forthwith to a revolutionary rising by the populace throughout the country. It is supposed by the authors of such reports as the above, that the army, and, above all, the navy, can be counted upon to side with the populace. Only the Guards arc considered to be incorruptible and thoroughly loyal.

SiX YLARS' COURTSHIP Ends in a Tiff at Newport. A young man, nained Samuel Price, of 77, George-street, wa.s summoned (before the Newport magistrates) to-day for assaulting a young woman named Clare Ware. Complainant aaked to be allowed to with- draw the summons, as he had apologised. They had been keeping company for six years, and had a few words on Saturda.y, when she told him she did not want to brave anything more to do with him. The oo-se was withdrawn.

SHERIFF'S CHAPLAIN'S ROBES Made Into Dresses for Wives! Colonel Gilbey, the new Ijigh-sheriff for Buck- to the standing joint committee of the county yesterday of the heavy expense entailed by the acceptance of his office. The expences were X277 above the Trea. sury grant, in addition to which there wero personal expenses for uniforms, carriages, fees to be paid to the rector of the parish where the assize service was held, and silk robes to be bought for the chaplain, whoso wife generally made them into a drees. The committee decided that it had no j uris-diction in the matter.

"PUNCHING THE CLOCK" Costly Sacrifice to Pride. According to the Chicago "Inter-Ocean." ? curious case of a man preferring to rewign a. position worth £4,OJO a year rather thun register his >ime of arrival and departure at his office has just occurred. Mr. II, T. Lally, manager on the Pacific coast for the Chicago firm of Crane and Co. for sixteen years, suddenly received orders ?rom the head office to institute a, clock in the ofiice for the purpose of registering tho attendance of the clerks. The time-sheets thus marked were duly forwarded to Chicago each week, but iL was noticed that Mr. Lally never registered. After correspondence, Mr. Lally flatly refus- ing to be "insulted" by the method of "punching the clock," the firm dismissed him.

A MIRACULOUS ESCAPE Mr. J., Floyd, the stationmaster at Kent House Station, on the South Eastern and Chatham Railway, has had a marvellous escape from death. Shortly before midnight on Monday, when he was crossing the metal. he stepped from the main up line to avoid a goods train, and having his face turned towards this train, did not notice that the boat express was rapidly approaching. As his foot was raised to step on to tho down platform a projecting portion of the express caught it and sent Mr. Floyd rolling over batween the two trains. By marvellous good fortune, Mr. Floyd not only escaped with his life, but his injuries were remark- ably slight. His foot and leg were badly bruised, and he was considerably shaken, but no bones were broken. The boot which was struck was torn from his foot. Mr. Floyd was removed to the Beckenham Cottage Hospital, where he is now progressing favourably. —

JURY ORDERED OUT Of BOX A severe rebuke was administered at Limerick Quarter Sessions by Judge Adams to a county jury who acquitted a prisoner charged witih assaulting a police-sergeant, He said the verdict was in the teeth of sworn evidence, and no judge respecting his office could extend to County Limerick jurors the commendations given recently to city jurors .by the judge of assize. He ordered the jury to get away out of the box.

NEW YEAR TEETOTALER I have been a teetotaler all this year, sir," pleaded a man charged with being drunk and disorderly at Marlborough-streot Police-court. London, yesterday. The Magistrate joined in the laughter that greeted this confession. It turned out that it was the man's 268th appearance. He was discharged, and advised to try to show a better record of sobriety.

RATHER COMPLICATED Loudon Coroner (to female witness).- What relation were you to the deceased woman? Witness: Stepdaughter and sister-in-law. Coroner: That's rather complicated. Witness: My husband was her brother, and her husband was my father.

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