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BREACH OF PROMISE CASE. BAPTIST MINISTER SUED AT BRECON ASSIZES. At the Breconshire Assizes on Monday Miss Susan Williams, residing at Talgarth, sued the Rev. J. Bury Thomas, Baptist minister, for damages for breach of promise of marriage. Mr. Benson (in- structed by Mr. JJ. T. Jetfrevs, Brecon) appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Arthur Lewis (instructed by Mr. Daniel Evans) represented the defendant.—Counsel in his opening statement said that the plain- tiff, Miss Susan Williams, who was about twenty-five years of age, resided at home with her parents at Talgarth. Her father was a railway ganger. She was the organist at the chapel of which defendant was pastor. They became engaged, and had walked out together on several occa- sions. They visited ^jirry Port, the home of the defendant's parents, and from there they went together to Swansea, to pur- chase furniture for housekeeping, the defendant having previously taken a house at Talgarth. She returned home before the defendant, and, hearing certain rumours that were afloat, she wrote to him, and several letters passed between them, but no actual reference was made to their intended marriage. On the 13th of June defendant got the plaintiff's consent for the wedding to take place in August. and on the same day asked her father's consent. Subsequently the defendants mother came to Talgarth from Burry Port, and visited the plaintiff's parents, and told them that her son had been too hasty in the matter, and that the wedding must not come off. Plaintiff at once sought a per- sonal interview with defendant, who said that he was aware of his mother's action. At the same time he said that he gloried in plaintiff's "pluck" in coming to see him. Plaintiff had incurred expenses to the extent of about 1;24 in preparing her trous- seau.-Plaintiff was called and bore out counsel's opening statement.- Other witnesses were called, and Mr. Arthur Lewis, for the defence, did not attempt to deny that a promise of mar- riage had been made, and appealed to the jury not to give excessive damages, which would mean pecuniary ruin to the defen- dant, who was in receipt of £ 70 per year only. and that very uncertain. The courtship had been a most prosaic one, and the plaintiff's feelings did not appear to have been very materially injured.—The jury awarded the plaintiff £ '40 damages.

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THE ADVENTURES OF MICKEY MORGAN (DETECTIVE) BY J. LO UGHMOKE, Author of "The Bells of Castle Grange," "'Miss Moonlight, <Stc., and Transl of Jules Clarete's Famous Novel, "The Fugitive," No. 13.-THE MURDER IN THE RHONDDA. SPECIALLY SET FOR THE EVENING EXPRESS. I Barry Erland was an actor, whose capacity for practical joking was considered much greater than his talent as an exponent of the art he professed. Indeed, it may be doubted if he would have continued on the stage at all, had it not been for the fact that it afforded him unending opportunities of indulging in his favourite pastime. No one escaped him— neither manager, nor leading lady. nor light- man. His landladies, though they liked him, were. by his pranks, converted into Christian martyrs, whilst amongst the actors of his acquaintance there were not above haif a dozen who cared to submit to the ordeal of sharing apartments with him. One of these latter was Evan Harris, who was also something of a prac- tical joker, and a man after Eriand's own heart. The tW) had never Leen known to quarrel, a fact that was, doubtless owing tc the understanding that neither should play practical jokes on the other. But Erland's joking propensities received a. sudden check. Once when going home to his lodgings one night, after playing at a theatre in the Rhondda, in company with his comrade Evan Harris, his attention was attracted to a small cottage, outside the door of which the words "Police-station" were visible in the gas-light. "Wbat an imposing edifice to represent the dignity of the law," said Erland. "I have a good mind to give the worthy bobby inside a shock." • Eriand, it may be mentioned, was a big cthletic fellow, who before taking to the foot- lights had many times distinguished himself at athletic sports and gymnasiums. Indeed, he often owed his immunity from prosecution on various occasions to his quickness of foot. which enabled him to outstrip both the victims of his jokes and the representatives of the law. On the mght in question he dragged in Harris to the policeman's cottage, and told the officer in charge that he had come to give himself up for murder. His tones were melodramatic and lugubrious to the extreme, and created a profound impression on the innocent policeman. "I have come to give myself up to the law— that law which I have offended—and which is s) worthily represented by yonrsc! officer. Oh. heavens', he exc'.ai.ned, "wi?n will n.an learn to be master of himself; when will this continual shedding of human blood end; v.ben will the demon of jealoasy cease to dominate n:en s minds; when will it come home to us tint nothing—absolutely nothing-cm justify the taking of a human life; hen——" But at thi-point the p;,U'j,n;' 11 interrupted km with the i>ros-.ic rlccLV_iLi.)}1 that "any- thing he now stated would be taken down against him in ev:d,-nce." "CTidence! What do I can about evidence? Am I not here to condemn myself; to deliver ray neck to the hangman? What are you talking about, office ? Hp.ve you ever killed a man—have you ever dyed your linnds in the blood of your fellow-creature?" The officer denied the soft impeachment, and asked him tc descend to particulars. "Half an hour aso," he continued, "I was an innocent man, as innocent and free from guile as a Rhondda policeman: but. now, oil immor- tal shades of Brutus and Julius Cæsar and Hamlets uncle ?ook down or up (as' the case may be) on the plight of your unhappy brother and give him the strength to bear with forti- tude the agony and remorse of his few remaining week? of life!" All this is Greek to me." said the poor police- man; "will you please tell me iri plain English what yon have d->ne?" "In plain, classic. Shakspearian English, I have for ever put it beyond the power of a fellow mortal to shuttle off this mortal coil on his own account. For who. being dead. I ask you. could so shuttle off this mortal coil? I ha\e shuffled it off for him: ami now confess the fact before you, most grave and reverend seignior, most dignified representative of Vic- toria Regina Britanir.cus. in this land of varie- gated countenances, in this amphibious valley of ancient Uwalia. the land of the Eisteddfod and Sunday Closing, the land of bright song and muddy beer, the land of sonorous 'r's' and mysterious double Ts,' t.be hind of bogus clubs and genuine shebeens, the land of a hundred re.ig ons and one sauce, the land of the crom- lech and the equally mysterious 'faggot,' the land of 'Morien' and 'Mabcn.' and a thousand other contradictions, the hind of But here the policeman again lost patience, and began to regard the actor as a genuine madman. However, he determined to humour him a little further, and said: "Will you try to -peak plain English and tell meat once what yeu have to say?" "Shall I tell you in Welsh, officer?" "Yes, better in Welsh, if you can speak it." "Rhowch glased o gwrw—110, that's some- thing about beer. My crime has driven the sainted Welsh language completely from my memory. But, by-the-bye, could you give me a glass of beer? I am earning it well; this case will bring you promotion and eternal fame. If you wish I will go outside, and after a terrible struggle you can succeed in taking me. Twill be more to your credit than arresting me thus in cold blood; Hal. an' thou lovest me, bring that glass of beer." "I have no beer, and it seems to me you have already had more than enough of that article." "Enough of Bass! I swear by the blood- stained toga of the immortal Roman Emperor. who fell somewhere in the neighbourhood of Pompey's Pillar, that in the matter of beer my tastes are chastely classic, and that never (except on Sundays) do I pollute my lips by tasting other than the nectar of Trent or the adjacent waters. But I gather from the inte- resting remarks you have just made that you fre not a patroniser of these waters. Such abstemiousness on your part. officer, amounts almost to weakness, and I wish from my soul 1 had gone with my tale of horror to an .flicer with a keener appreciation of the good things of this world." "I wish to heaven you had. And now will you go away shall I lock you up as a mad- man?" "Well, officer: I will perplex you no more. In the wood behind the Tare and Barley Inn you will find the dead body of a man whom I have stabbed to the heart with a knife hitherto devoted to the more noble work of sticking pigs. That's all—and, now. catch me if you can." With a bound he left the astonished police- man, and in a quarter of an hour afterwards bad safely reached bis lodgings. He found his comrade Harris there before him. The latter. being hungry for his supper, had not waited for the end of Erland's mock confessions. The two chatted for some time. and laughed heartily over the futile efforts of 4.he policeman to comprehend the tale unfolded to him. But when morning came there was consternation where now: light-hearted merriment reigned. C'-nstable Williams, having allowed himself some til1.e Icr reflection, begin to fancy that I after all there may have beon some teuth in the statement he had just listened to. Taking a lantern with him, he proceeded to the wood I ind was horrified to find the dead body of a I man, pierced to the heart, exactly as the actor had described it. He b'.e v h'fi whistle vocife rously, and in a short time a comrade joined him. He recouped the events of the evening and both set eff at cnoe iq search ol the sup posed criminal. It' was already midnight, there were no trains from the .alley thai night, and they knew that the culprit could not get very far before mjrninc. Thoy could find no trace of aim in the neighbourhood, anc". th.a superintendent despat lied a man 011 bicycle to Cardiff with a view of comniuni eating a description of the culprit to the dail. pa pers. papers. Actors are not early risers, and it was almos' midday before Erland and his fellow-lodger sa: down to breakfast. The "Western Mail" wn served up w-th the tea and toast, and proved a very indigestible article, indeed, to our pra' tical joker. Scarcely had he opened it wlim h" glance fell on the following headlines in lart, type: — "HORRIBLE MURDER IN THE RHONDDA. TRADESMAN STABBED. CONFESSION AND ESCAPE OF THE MURDERER. FULL DETAILS." Hien he read a few linos, and, with a horri- | tied "exclamation, started to his feet. "Mv God! I am undone. Harris: that silly ) confession last night will put my head in the hnher. There has been a real murder com- mitted in tbuJ place I stated, and stabbed exactly in the manner I described to the police- num. Was ever uich a horrible coincidence known!" Harris took the paper and glanced down the column devoted to an account of the crime. Amongst the items-was a fairly accurate des- erietion of Erland. "That policeman is not such a fool after all," he remarked, "he has got you pretty well pic- tured here." "He has, by Jupiter, and how I am to show my face outside I don't know. If the people here see me adopt any disguise they will be- come suspicious, and yet without one it will be impossible to go through the streets." "The worst of it is," returned Harris, "that the policeman may also be able to recognise me. though I believe he scarcely saw me. There is one good thing, the papers, at any rate, say nothing of me. But you must really 'make-up' old man at once. I will run over to the theatre and bring you a beard and wig. The landlady will see nothing extraordinary in a little act- ing off the stage. For the rest of the day Erland was fidgety and nervous, starting at the footsteps on the pavement and theknock at the doo; To his excited fancy every hawser was a, policeman in disgui>e. and every innocnt- pjis^er-by a detec- tive. Night came, and he had to inak* his way to the theatre. He adopted his friend's sug- gestion and passed through the streets in the guise of an old man. with grey beard and halt- ing steps. He reached the theatre in safety, but his acting that night neither pleased his audience nor himself. The manager, too, was dissatisfied, and asked him bluntly what was the matter with him. "I will. probably, tell you some day; but jusu now I must confess that I cannot act. In- deed. were it not that we go North next week 1 should ask you to put an end to my engagement. I shall be right as soon as we leave this cursed neighbourhood—but not before." The manager shook his head, but did not pursue the subject further. He assumed the same disguise in returning to his lodgings, but gave a very wide berth to the policeman's cottage. policeman's cottage. The evening papers gave more particulars about the murder, including a history of the murdered man himself, which showed that he had not long been a resident in the Valley, having but recently established himself as a grocer in the neighbourhood. No one knew anything about him, beyond the fact that his name was Henry; he had previously lived in Cardiff, and was quiet and retiring in his ways. Ho bad but recently got married, his wife being the daughter of a Pontypridd butcher. The police continued their search the whole of the day, but could find no trace of the sup- posed murderer. At night, his duties for the day being over. Constable Williams strayed into the theatre. The play was "The Grip of Iron," the part of "Jagon" being played on this ocasion by Erland. Scarcely had he I opened his mouth when a thrill passed through the policeman. "By G—d," he muttered, under his breath, "that is the mnn." Hastily quitting the building, he sought an I inspector, and the two presetted to the stage- doer. They Had decided to arrest him at once. even though the result should be to put an end I to the performance. When Erland was con- fronted with the two officers his courage rose, and .til the nervousness of the last two days left him. "I know what you want," he said, "you think I am guilty of this murder, and with some reason. But. as God is my judge, when I made that foolish confession two nights ago, I had no more idea that h man had been mur- deied than the child unborn. I can, indeed, pi eve a clear alibi, but, at the same time, I recognise your right to arrest me, and will submit." recognise your right to arrest me, and will submit." "Come along, then," said the inspector. "I would ask a favour for my manager (not for myself), which is that you allow me to go through with my part for to-night. Otherwise, I am afraid the play must be stopped." "That is impossible. You must come with us now." The manager, who then came upon the scene, stormed at the olhccrs as only theatrical mana- sers know how; but all to no use. That night was passed by Barry Erland in a police-cell. Now, curiously enough. Mickey Morgan hap- pened to be in the theatre that night, and, tatching sight of 1 ne inspector in the wings, vent round to speak to him. He had one or two questions to ask him in connection with a minor caso he was then investigating. He heard Erland's declaration of innocence, and, being impressed with the sincerity of his tones, reasonably enough, came to the conclusion that the actor was innocent. Our hero had very keen instincts. which was, indeed, partly the reason why he had so far attained such remarkable success in the cases put into his charge. When Erland was changing his clothes in the dressing-room he went to him and offered his services. "My name is Mickey Morgan, sir; I am known about here as a kind of detective, and will be glad to help you if I can. I believe you are innocent." "Thank you. my boy; I am innocent, and, if you want tø help me, find the real murderer." "All right, sir; rH do my be->t." Ðy the first morning's light Mickey Morgan was at the scene of the murder. Half-an-hour's close examination convinced him the unknown assassin was a woman. Then be visited the wife of the murdered man; after that her father's house at Pontypridd, and, by the time ths court opened, was ready with his defence. Constable Williams gave, for him, a clear pccount of the confession made by the accused, remarking, at the same time. that he had con- sidered him a mere madman. The prosecu- tion did not tender any more evidence, but asked for a remand. Erland's solicitor, however, insisted on put- ting Harris into the box to prove an alibi. The latter swore positively that the accused had been in his company the whole evening. This testi- mony neither impressed the magistrates nor the public, aU regarding it as a good-natured attempt to screen his friend from the conse- quences of his crime. The magistrates were about to adjourn the case when Mickey Morgan, who had had no time to consult with Eriand's solicitor, came forward and tendered evidence. He was already known to some of the magis- ates, and one of them exclaimed heartily: "Come on, Mr. Morgan; let's see you prove the prisoner's guilt." "I shall prove his innocence, sir." This caused some serration in court, and police and magistrates looked at our hero curiously. "To begin," said Mickey, "I beard the prisoner declare his innocence last night, and I believed him. I went to the scene of the mur- der this morning, and found, in addition. to the footmarks of the accused, those of a woman. but no mark whatever that could Arresjjond with any boots a big man like the prisoner might wear. Then, on the protruding branch of a holly tree, I found this piece of lace, torn, I should say, from a woman's hat, for it was about five feet from the ground; then, loolting amongst .same bracken, I found this knife, which has the name of Josiah Evans, upon the handle. Mr. Evans is a butcher in Pontypridd, and the father-in-law of the murdered man. Mr. Evans himself and Mrs. Evans will tell you that on the night of the murder a girl wearing a hat trimmed with such lace as this I have shown you entered his shop. and, after making some small pur- chase, inquired the address of his son-in-law. When she had gone they missed one of the knives, the very knife I hold in my hand." When Mickey concluded, there was applause in court. Mr. and Mrs. Evans confirmed the evidence as far as it concerned themselves, and Barry Erland was released on formal bail. Who the real murderer was will appear in our next. No. 14.—SAM HENRYS LOVE AFFAIRS.

CCWPTLSORY SICK ( LIB*. FRIENDLY SOCIETIES AND PAR- LIAHENT. A meeting of the National Committee of Friendly Societies was held in London 011 MOll, day, to decide what action should be taken to make employers' compulsory sick clubs illegal, he Parliamentary agents reported to the com- mittee the result of their overtures to the Home Secretary, with a view to the Government intro- j ducing a Bill this session to make works' clubs formed on a compulsory basis illegal. Sir Matthew White-Ridley had declined to receive 1 deputation on the-subjcct, and there appeared o be but little prospect of the Government Sealing legislatively with the question this year. l'he committee Ileterminell to further press the juestion upon the Government and the House of lommons, and it was resolved to issue a circular o every branch of all Friendly Societies in the United Kingdom requesting them to adopt a resolution of protest against any employer of labour having the power to compel his employes to join a works' ciub, or to conipulsorily cease rtheir membership in any Friendly Society to which they may belong.

THE ROUTES TO KLONDIKE. A REMARKABLE RUMOUR. The New York correspondent of the "Standarrl" telegraphs —According to a telegram from Tacoma, Washington, a detachment of United States troops have been sent to haul down the British flag on the White Pass. The success of the expe- dition—if the report be true--is somewhat doubtful, as this time the flag seems to have beon hoisted by the mounted police under orders from thoir Government. It would not be surprising if the relations of this country with Canada were, before long. to attract as much public attention as those with Spain.

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News Gleanings A SUMMARY OF GENERAL ITEMS. Fourteen candidates have been nominated for the nine seats at the Llantrisant School Board. The election will take place on the 19th inst. At the monthly meeting of the Barry School Board on Monday Miss Alice Lewis, Leeds, was appointed certificated and trained teacher at Romilly-road Gilds' School. The Queen has been pleased to signify her approval of the appointment of Professor John Glaister, M.D., of St. Mungo's College. Glasgow, to the vacant chair of forensic medicine in the University of Glasgow. At Shields on Monday Hector M'Cauley. a seaman, was remanded charged with causing tin death of Paul Sutton, an Army pen- sioner. who, it is alleged, during a quarrel on Saturday night was knocked over a gallery and his skull fractured. Dr. T. M. Maguire lectured to the South Wales Tactical Society, at the Angel Hotel, Cardiff, on Monday evening upon the question of Britain's command cf the sea, the main- tenance of which he urged to be most im- perative. We are informed that Mr. H. J. Simpson, of the firm of Hacquoil Brothers, Mount Stuart- square, Cardiff, har1 bcen nominated as presi. dent of the CanUY Chamber of Commerce for the cnsuing year. The Rev. Maurice Griffiths, B.A., of Llan- idloes, has accepted the pastorate of the Eng- lish Presbyterian Church, LIaneMy. Mr. Grif- fiths will not commence his new duties, how- ever, until November, as he has to fulfil a lecturing tour in the United States in the meantime. Colonel Charles James Osbcrn Chambers, of Oban Court, Cheltenh un, died suddenly on Saturday from over-train of the heart, cause I by undue exertion during a bicycle riue to Tewkesbury earlier in the day. The deceased gentleman, who was boin about 1840, became colonel in 18S6. Elizabeth Williams, a poorly-clad woman, who said she came from Holyhead, and had been living alternately between Newport and Car- diff, was committed to prison for a month by the Newport magistrates on Monday for cruelty to her child, and the little one was handed over to the custody of the local representative of Dr. Barnardo. — William Emanuel, an underground haulier at the Ton Pit. owned by the Ocean Colliery Com„ pany, was lined 20s., including casts, at Ystrau on Monday for breach of Rule 16J of the Mines Regulation Act, which provides that all trams must be properly spragged where it might be necessary for safety. A goods guard, named William Biss, living at Austin Friars. Newport, whose train was passing through the Newport Station on Monday, put his head out for the purpose of attracting the driver's attention. At that moment the train was passing a telegraph post, which is in close proximity to the rails, and Biss's head was vio- lently struck, the skull being seriously frac- tured. He was removed to the Newport Infir- mary. The Birmingham Trades' Council are always hcn on opportunities of condemning sweating, and th" ch'\ip Bible c.lme under their noticc nel S iturdav. The council entered its protest, against the action of certain religions bodies in support- ing a sweating system in the bookbinding trade for the purpose of putting cheap Bibles ami reli- gious literature before the public. This resolu- tion will be forwarded to various religious bodies. Clydacli Fair. the most important in the district, was held en Monday. The weather was fine, and a large quantity of horses, cattle, pigs, &c.. were offered, and a fair business was done. good prices being realised. The flannel stalls were well attended, and a large amount of trade was done. Prices were low, ranging from 8d to Is 3d per yard for bejt qualities. Owing to it being Maben's Day, the attendance of pleasure-seekers was very large. A general meecting of the Rudry-Merthyr colliers was held at the Germany Assembly- rooms. Rudry. on Monday, Mr. Richard Jenkins presiding. The meeting considered the coal- owners' proposals in the sliding-scale negotia- tions, and, after* a. general discussion, it was resolved that Mr. Edmund Morgan should represent the workmen of the colliery, with full power to oppose the employers' counter- propositions, and to use his own discretion in conferring with the representatives of the sliding-scale committee as to the final settle- ment with the employers, —

THE RATES OF CARDIFF. LARGE INCREASE IN ESTIMATES OF EXPENDITURE. The financo committee of the Cardiff Corporation will have to consider to-day (Tuesday) an estimate of expenditure for the ensuing half-year which will give them some trouble. The public works committee have been using, very properly, the powers which were given to tho corporation to make public improvements in the streets of Cardiff. The money has been borrowed, it is true, but sinking fund and interest have to be provided for. Beyond this, the estimate of the last half-year has been exceeded, and the new assessment of Messrs. Hedley, Mason, and Co. having been reduced by over .GiO.OOO. the finance committee are placed in something like a hole. They thought twelve months ago that, after making liberal allowances for appeals and objections, the ratable value upon which they couid work out their expenditure would amount to £918,176. I The sum upon which they can now rely, after taking in all the new property which has been erected, is £91L500. The finance committee, therefore, have not only to face an increased expenditure, but a decreased valuation. Twelve months ago tho amount required for the general ctis- trict rato was 1;)G.962, and Is. 3d. in the i; produced £ 57.3^6, leaving a. balance for irrecovorables, &e. The spending coin- lnitteo have now sent in a demand which. in tho aggregate, amounts to £67,397, and to cover that a. rate of Is. 6d. in the £ is required. It is very probable that when the items arc sifted by tho members of the finance committee some reductions will be made. It has been found 011 previous occa- sions that considerable amounts are charged to revenue which should have been placed to capital account-that is, that permanent, works, which will benefit future generations, have been debited to tho half-year for which the rate is levied. It. will probably be found that there is also an increase in the estmiates for the borough fund, which'the committee will have under consideration during the ne^t few days. It may be men- tioned that the school board are contem- plating the erection of three new schools, and the estimate for the first (in Claude- road) amounts to £21,000, The "two .others are at Crwys Farm and Virgil-street. The staffing of these schools, in addition to the sinking fund and interest on capital expenditure, must materially increase tho poor-rate, in which school and borough rates are collected.

FIRE AT BLAENAVON WORKS. A serious fire broke out in the new engine-house attached to the Bessemer department of the Blaenavon Steel Works on Sunday morning, and despite the efforts of the firo brigade, the building was des- troyed and £ 2,500 worth of damage done. The members of the brigade worked with great energy, and rem%ed at the scene of the fire (which is supposed to have origi- nated through the overheating of the pipes) for over six hours. The operations at the works have not been suspended owing to tho prompt action of the general manager (Mr. Philip Williams), who dur- ing Sunday had an old blast engine put in order for use.

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WALES DAY BY DAY. There is some thought of having a mission in all the Cardiff parishes in the autumn. Lord Kensington has recovered sufficiently from his accident with the Bclvoir Hounds to resume hunting. A well-known Welsh preacher doesn't quite know whether to spend twenty pounds on a bicycle or on an American degree. We understand that the contract for the com- pletion of St, Catherine's Church, Canton, Car- diff, has been signed. This is the church in which Dea.n Vaughan took such a warm interest. Canton is the best wh ipped-up district in Cardiff, and the attendance at school is 3 per cent, higher than Grangetown and Saltmead and Riverside, which come next. Cathays shows the worst results. The Duke of Beaufort was presented on Satur- day at Badminton with an oil portrait of him- self, painted by Mr. Ellis Roberts, and such a gathering of members of the hunt has not been seen for many a long year. When the Anthropological Institute last met Mr. Cantrill. of the Geological Survey, exhibited some objects (including a finely-worked flint knife) recently obtained by him during the exploration of a cairn in Breconshire. Finding that the Welsh Arms will not be included on the Royal Standard and coinage, North Wales has decided to run bogus clubs. A double-barrelied institution at Peinmaenmawr has just contributed £90 to the revenue by way of Death Duty. Mr. E. W. M. Corbett is probably the most enthusiastic mmic-lover in Cardiff. As chair- man of the musical committee of the Cardiff Eisteddfod, he is indefatigable, and managed his army—musicians though they are, and by Nature crochetty-with perfect case. If there is one thing more than another likely to distinguish the musical programme arranged by the Cardiff Eisteddfod Committee, it)s rank cosmopolitism in the matter of composers. There's hardly a. nation under the sun not represented by one or other of its composers. Swansea people want miracles on the football field. One of the Swansea enthusiasts who journeyed to Cardiff on Saturday went home and told his wife that Swansea were two minors and Cardiff nil. "Well, well!" exclaimed his spouse, "now, if Bancroft had only converted one of those minors, Swansea would have won. wouldn't they?" If it is only to hear Richelieu command the singing of the "Tay Dayoom," a visit to "Under the Red Robe" at the Theatre Royal is desirable. People are so used to the English pronunciation of the "Tc Deum" that the Italian "Tay Dayoom," though far more correct and impres- sive, sounds so peculiar that it is questionable if many people know what is meant by it. We are asked by the Swansea "Post" to believe the following story of a Swansea man: — "Force of habit deserted an individual in a hotel bar the other night. He ordered a homely b'tter and deposited a sixpenny piece on the counter in payment thereof. Receiving four- pence change, he picked it up. and walked out without having imbibed the contents of the glass." Mr. Tom John. of Llwynypia. is a man of very fine imagination occasionally. S{ieak;ng at the Penarth Eisteddfod yesterday, Mr. John said that fclie late "loan Einlyn" was respon- s ble for the introduction of the eisteddfod into South Wales. We liad always thought that the eisteddfod was born in Cardiganshire, bred in Carmarthenshire, lived most of its time in Glamorganshire, and spent many a summer holiday in Monmouthshire. A boy called in to see the editor of the "Even- ing Express" yesterday afternoon. "Please," he said, "I voted for cur teacher in your bicycle competition." "Yts." "Well, teacher gave me a caning for noth'ng to-day, and I want the vote took out." The editor of the "Express" explained that this could not be done, but when, it was explained to the boy that he could get even with his teacher by giving two votes to somebody else he went out and bought four papers with some such intention. "Walee bids fair," writes a cynical correspon- dent, "to be regarded as the land of good inten- tions. A monument was designed for Maddooks for re-claiming a g.reat tract of land in North Wales, and never put up: several efforts have been made to erect a memorial to Llewelyn, and one or two 'funds' have been collected, and —nothing done. Southcy, the Poet Laureate, wrote a poetical inscription to the patron saint to be placed in the Vale of Eivion, and it never went further than pen and ink could carry it. A long list could be given, including many an abortive movement started for the recognition of Welshmen of genius or of industrial effort. This is inspired by the notice in the "Western Mail' of the Rhys Lewis Fund, which is simply crawling along." Like Wales, Scotland is famous for salmon poaching. Fp the Tweed many curious fights have taken place. On one occasion, a water ba tiff coming alo.le upon a gang of poachers, they thrust his head into a large rabbit burrow till only his feet were sticking out, and then drove a "studen," or light post, between his legs, so that it was equally impossible to get away or to shout. They then proceeded on their business, and the water-bailiff was discovered in th". morning by a shepherd not much the worse for his experience. Many a policeman in North Cardiganshire years ago had an equally bad time of it at the hands of poachers. At Pontrhydfendigaid one policeman was hung by the collar over the parapet of the bridge, and there made to swea.r that he would never look for poachers agafn. Seeing that a magazine writer once tried to prove that shamrock was merely Irish for watercress, we must not grumble now that people are writing to the press to say that the Welsh leek is something else. They arc quarrelling as to whether it is the garden leek (Allium porrum), or the wild leek (Allium ampe- loprasum), or the sea thrift (Ameria mantima). On this question the "Globe" observes: I "Shakspeare says that the Welsh adopted leeks at the Battle of Poictiers. Fluellen told King Henry V. so, at any rate: and since it was Fluellen.who made Pistol eat a leek in spite of his detestation of its smell, and so enriched the English language with a new proverb, he deserves respect. The more we think over this question of the leek, the more we can't tell; but if the Welsh should desire an emblem which will always put to flight their Saxon foes, we can confidently recommend the leek's brother, the wild garlic (Allium ursinum), for its smell is really ter- rible." A man who boasts that he has never been to a football match in Cardiff says that he is "glad, on the whole, that the game exists, for it causes no end of fun to people who watch the pranks of boys, who think nothing of wading knee-deep in the freezing cold water of the Taff in order to gain a surreptitious entrance into the park when a match is on. "It is rare fun," he continues, "to see and hear them chivying the policemen who, apparently for want of something better to do, are placed on the river bank to keep the boys off. So long as our youngsters are so defiant of even the barrier of a river and the policemen on patrol, heeding neither the coldness of the one nor the autho- rity of the other, we need have no fear of the future of the British Empire. Let the football people be pair otic, and give orders that if any urchins have the pluck to wade through the river in the winter, with their shoes and stock- ings on, as they do, they are entitled to free entrance." ->-

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WHO IS THE MOST POPULAR MALE TEACHER IN CARDIFF? WHEN WE KNOW HIS NAME WE WILL GIVE HIM A 20 GUINEA BICYCLE. I WHO IS THE MOST POPULAR FEMALE TEACHER IN CARDIFF ? WHEN WE KNOW HER NAME WE WILL GIVE HEli A 20 GUINEA BICYCLE. t A UNIQUE PLEBISCITE: VOTE EARLY AND OFTEN. THIS WILL GIVE THE TWO MOST POPULAR TEACHERS A PLEASANT WHITSUN HOLIDAY. Who are the most popular school teachers in Cardiff? This is a question of great interest to the 29,000 children who attend the elementary schools of the town. And it concerns in no less a degree the parents of the vast number of elementary scholars of both sexes. Its bare contemplation has so worked on our feelings that we have decided to make an attempt to have the problem solved. To do this we are willing to spend a sum of forty guineas in a manner which we shall explain further on. Here we wish to say that the popularity of a school teacher is not based on scholarship alone. Young persons of the most brilliant scholastic attainments may fail as teachers from the lack of a capacity to transfer their own knowledge to others. Moreover, if scholarly attainments alone were in question we could obtain this information from the records and certificates of the teachers them- selves. But more than scholarship, or even knowledge of the latest educational methods, is needed to make a really successful teacher. A person to be a suc- cessful teacher must possess a quality which may not secure marks on an examination paper, nor. indeed, be apparent to the learned and be-spectacled examiner who weighs knowledge by the pound and mental capacity by marks. That quality has been called magnetism. Whatever it is, it wins the hearts, expands the minds, and fixes the attention of children. It may be a trick of manner, a quality of disposition or temperament, or a special capacity for appre- ciating the moods and understanding the ways of the children. Whatever it is, this indefinable something appeals to children, makes the teacher popular in the school, and secures him a good repute among parents.. Of course, it sometimes happens that a child and its parents may view the points of a teacher in different lights. The other day we mentioned a case in which a Cardiff mother asked her boy why he came home in the middle of the afternoon. His reply was, Oh, teacher always lets us out early on the days he goes into the other room to court the pupil teacher." However popular this teacher might be with the children relieved of a portion of their daily task, he is not possessed of the sort of human magnetism calculated to enhance the popu- larity of a teacher with the children's parents. As a general rule, however, a teacher who wins the regard of the children is generally popular with the children's parents, and we are bent on finding out who in Cardiff secures the largest measure of this most envious popularity. Our scheme is based on the following two questions 1.—Who is the most popular male teacher in Cardiff ? 2.—Who is the most popular female teacher in Cardiff ? These questions shall be decided by vote. The voters shall be recorded in each day's issue of the "Evening Express.' There is no limit to the number of votes which may be given. In this plebiscite our readers may vote as early and as often as they like. For we are assured that the greater tlm popularity of the teacher the oftener will his or her friends cast their votes. We shall count the coupons day by day, and publish daily the state of the poll. The last day for voting is the Thursday before Whitsun, and on the Friday following we will publish the final figures. And nowvcomes the surprise. In order to lend piquancy J nd interest to the popularity test, we shall give the male teacher who secures the largest number of votes a TWENTY-GUINEA BICYCLE. And to the teacher who heads the list of female teachers we will also give a TWENTY-GUINEA BICYCLE. r These two superb machines—the best in the market—will be presented to the two most popular teachers in Cardiff in time for the Whitsun hoi days. A vacation on wheels will be well earned by the two who come out top in this interesting test of popularity, and the holiday (all the pleasanter for being so earned) will be well deserved by the two who secure the top votes. COUPON. THE MOST POPULAR JULE THE JIOST POPULAR FEMALE TEACHER. TEACHER. J\amc J\'<-<</«' S, h;)ol ."cllO')! Signed ,"ii:Jiler1 Address Address This coupon must be cut out and sent by post- or by hand to the Express" Office, St. Mary-street, Cardiff. Any number of coupons may be sent by the same person.

MONMOUTH TOWN COUNCIL. ¡ THE ESTIMATES FOR THE DRAINAGE SCHEME. The Mayor, the ltight Hon. Lord Llangattock, presided at the monthly meeting of the Mon- mouth Town Council on Monday.—The report of the drainage and electric light committee, recommending that the corporation borrow £ 10,009 more to complete the drainage portion of the scheme, created a somewhat lively dis- cussion. The original estimate was about £ 12,000, and the original contract was £ 3,000. The engineer (Mr. Lailey) now finds that £ 16,432 will be required to complete the work.-Colonel Walwyn described Mr. Lailey's original estimate as illusory and misleading.-Dr. Wilson said the first estimate was grossly misleading, and sug- gested that Mr. Lailey be called upon to explain before paying him any more money.— After a long discussion, it was decided that "the report of the cpmmittee be not accepted. and that it be laid on the table.-It was further resolved that a special meeting of the council be held on the 25rd inst.. and that Mr. Lailey be asked to attend.—Mr. B. H. Deakin, solicitor, Monmouth, was unanimously appointed town- clerk and clerk to the urban district council.- Mr. G. R. Thompson, county analyst, wrote respecting a report of an analysis of the town supply of water, which appeared in the news- papers. Mr. Thompson adhered to his opinion- the water sent him was not pure, notwithstand- ing that other analysts had reported samples of the water excellent.—Dr. Wilson said he had learned since then that the jar in which the sample had been sent was purchased from a shop ana filled. He suggested a possibility of the jar not being perfectly clean, which would explain, lie thought, the diversity of opinions of the different analysts.—Colonel Walwyn sug- gested that a reserve fund be made from the takings of the Rolls-hall to keep that building (which the chairman had so kindly presented them with) in repair in future.—His Lordship replied that he would pay all cost of repairs to the hall, as he did not wish that a gift of his should become a burthen on any of the resources of the revenues of the town. (Ap- plause.)

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FOll SAILORS' FIULNDS. FOREIGN AliRIVALS AND HOTB. tMENTS OF LOCAL VESSELS. Quickstep expected to leave Cherbourg for Barry 8th. .0. N. Wilkinson arrived Portland 6th. Zeus passed the Lizard for Penarth 7th. Elemore expected to leave Plymouth for Car- diff 8th. (i. E. Wood arrived Hamburg 5th. Ohiverstone arrived Barry 7th. Ciymene arrived London 7th. Dowlais arrived Castro 5th. Blaenavon left Almeria for Cardiff 5th. <! went land left Bilbao for St. Nazaire 5th. Jersey arrived Maryport 6th. Treherbert passed Dover for Middlesborough 6th. I Westerg.ne arrived Bilbao 7th. Hart arrived Bilbao 7th. Penarth arrived Rio de Janeiro 5th. C'vmmr jdorion passed Prawle Point for Car- diff 6 th. Hoath arrived Seville 6th. Raglan left Malaga for Huelva 5th. Reading left Sulina for Gibraltar 4th. Radnor arrived Cadiz 4th. Rothesay arrived Glasg^ 6th. Gorsedd arrived Dundee 6th. Bernard passed Dover for Cardiff 5th. Eric arrived Galveston from St. Vincent 7th. Rhyl left Seville for Cadiz 6th. Hartburn arrived the Tyne from Rotterdam 5th. Hestormel passed Pera 7th. Mark Lane left Bathurst for Marseilles 5th. Ivisby Abbey arrived Fayal 5th. Herschell arrived Huelva 5th. Dordogne arrived Bordeaux 7th. Corso left Carloforte for Dunkirk 5th. Stakesby left Glasgow for Newport 6th. Thornaby left Gallipoli for Antwerp 5th.

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