Evening Express

DROWNING YACHTSMEN. Ashing Smack's Crew said to Have Seen Them and Passed On. jc^r- Frederick Cutler, a gentleman well d lD London City circles, has been *taj^6<^ off Southend under shocking circum- jij °es- Accompanied by a friend, named j^'nirig, he went for a sail in his yacht to Bay, but while returning the weather jj me boisterous, and the yacht fouadered. a gentlemen cl ;ng to the mast, and hailed fishing smack, but the latter, it is proceeded, and subsequently reported 1' to the crew of a barge. The later Mr. Fleming in an unconscious con- but Mr. Cutler had disappeared. The of the smack has not been ascertained, 3x5 Mr. Cutler's body been recovered.

WOLVES IN FRANCE. Kill a Dog and Attack Some Children. ^-jL^alziel's telegram from Perigueux says: 1111 g the last two or three days wolves seen in the neighbourhood of Ladimalie. A dog belonging to a was set upon and killed. They Vi]i„ also made their appearance near the Wer Saint. Pierre De Cliignac. Two days ttt^at another village in the district, they k'tW some children. One girl was severely ler 2? .but her cries brought the villagers to distance, and the wolves were driven off.

GUILLOTINE HAS GONE. tI1 k'lg Ready for the Execution of Santo Caseiro. fcljj]j^.a'feiers telegram from Paris says: —The tOf «. lne was despatched to Lyons on Tuesday <itle Execution of Santo Caserio. It is prob- Mli the execution of the condemned man ^ke place on Thursday morning.

BUILDING COLLAPSES. ken Workmen Buried Beneath and Five Only Rescued. tè Outer's telegram from Budapest says: — *>Urs^ Handelshank buildings, now in the •>n -re of construction at Szatmar, collapsed ^HJ.;fVesday afternoon. Sixteen workmen were tfp to Under the falling bricks and masonry, OIit the present five men have been taken the debris severely injured, and one I body has been recovered.

EBBW VALE WORKS. meeting of the Newport County k ?n Tuesday the Town-clerk reported fitly 6 bad written to the Ebbw Vale Com- 'hg f)as'c'ng if there was any foundation for >v*dmour that their works were to be ie- so' askin* them to receive a e th0 ^rom the corporation to place be- *ite the advantages of Newport as a ai.Uo^ works. He had received a reply thq J" "hat the letter should be placed before 4 ^rthe0t°rS on the 28th of June, after which ^v;0<rer CQnimunication would be sent if the the corporation were required. No communication had been received.

AN ALLEGED GERMAN FORGER. ^yg.^3?tral News telegram from New York n ^e arrival of the steamship Wes- "he on Tuesdav night, Frederick Naff el, lrWLay0r of L^pt-xh afer, Germany, nas on a charge of forgery*

CROP OF MUSHROOMS. J\.f *Hire on ^be borders of Gloucegter- SlOO Worcestershire has actually cleared fr^icli 'v;„ Imtural mushrooms on his farm, 's sent to the Manchester market.

A Plenipotentiary Dead. ^IeP"Am from The H;igue says: anl -.r-38 Turkish Envov Extraordi- 0,1 Plenipotentiary, died here

ALLEGED LOTTERY. The Charge Against the Evening Express." RE-HEARD AT CARDIFF TO-DAY Dsputy Stipendiary for the Borough Sits in Judgment in the Case. At Cardiff Police-court this afternoon (be- fojte the deputy-stipendiary, Mr. Morton Brown, Mr. R. Hooper, and Mr. Spencer) the charge against the "Evening Express" for publishing a scheme for the sale of tic- kets in a lottery, came on for re-hearing. Proceedings were instituted by the Treasury. The case three weeks ago was before the magis- trates, remitted on appeal from the High Court, and the stipendiary, it will be re- membered, on that occasion referred it ti his deputy to be re-tried, he having already given judgment upon the facts. Mr. Rees D:> vie. M.P., instructed by Mr. J. H. David, from the of Mr. W. T. H. Stephens (official receiver), again appeared fdr the Treasury, and Mr. C. J. Jackson (instructed by Messrs. Morgan and Scott), for the de- fence. Mr. Jackson, at the outset, handed to the deputy-stipendiary the judgment of the Divi- ¡ sional Court. Mr. Rees Davios, in opening, said this was a case under the Lotery Acts. The prosecu- tion was taken up by the Public Prosecutor, for whom he appeared, and defendants were proprietors of the "Evening Express", which was an evening paper with a large circulation in Cardiff and the district. The infonwHon was laid under 4th George IV., cap. 60, vP1 ;> tion 41, and the particular part of the section under which the information was laid dealt with the publication of a proposal or scheme for the sale of ticket or tickets. The Deputy-stipendiary: Is there only one summons ? Mr. Rees Davies: In the former case there were four summonses, but two were with- drawn, and two proceeded with. There was a third summons against the defendants for section, but that was decided against us, and selling tickets under a previous art of the dismisssed by the learned stipendiary. There was no case stated in the High Court upon that summons, although it was applied for by us, and the case you have here merely deals witn the publication of a proposal or scheme. Mr. Jackson here handed in a copy of the case stated by the learned stipendiary. Mr. Davies, proceeding, said he would hand up a copy of the "Evening Express" of the 1st of January last, from which he (the magis- trate) would see that in the outside corner of the front page there was a number, and it was generally admitted that each copy of the "Evening Express" bore a number in that position. The advertisement, or, rather, what they called in their information the publica- tion of the scheme, was contained in the form of an advertisement"Phil Phillips, jeweller, 24, St. Mary-street, Cardiff. To be given away, twenty nickel-plated timepieces, with Messrs. Joseph and Sons' advertisement on each clock. The holder of any copies of the "Evening Express" of December 29, bearing the following numhers, will, on the production of the complete paper within three days of to-day at Phil. Phillips's plate depository, be presented with one of these handsome timepieces in exchange for the paper." Then followed the numbers which would en- title the holder to a clock. (Paper handed up to the bench). The Deputy-stipendiary The holder of the papers bearing these numbers would be given a clock on coming within three days. Mr. Rees Davies: That is so. Proceeding, he said he should call formal evidence, but before doing so he should like to state that the argument which he had to put was this, that the distribution of these clocks by the trades- man, Mr. Phillips, was a lottery. The adver- tisement of the defendant company, was lie submitted, a proposal or scheme for the sale of tickets: the tickets being a numbered news- paper. The "Evening Express" was a paper which had a large circulation in this district, and the defendants published in their paper daily, an advertisement of the scheme he had mentioned. The defendants, he presumed, were paid in the ordinary way of a trade advertise- ment. and they sold their paper with the full knowledge. Proceeding.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. Interesting Paragraphs About Interest- ing People and Things. The infant Prince Edward of York, who remains at White Lodge under the care of several nurses, continues to enjoy good health. The Duke of York arrives in town on Monday rext from Cowes, and, after paying a visit to White Lodge, will travel to Switzerland to join the Duchess of York. The latter, according to the latest letters, is in excellent health. A well-known writer invariably refuses all requests for his autograph. A collector of autographs, knowing this fact, come time ago thought. to circumvent him by. the shallow artifice of asking by letter, "Which do you con- sider is the better dictionary, Webster's or Ogilvie's?" a question whioh he believed the literary man's courtesy would compel him to answer. The return post brought a single sheet of notepaper, on which was pasted the one word. from the writer's own letter, "Ogilvie's." The Queen has (says the "World") given a condition al promise to the Emperor William that she will pay a visit to the Prussian Court next spring, probably during the second week in May. The Emperor is very anxious to re- ceive the Queen's visit- at Potsdam, and has promised that there shall be no function of any sort or kind which has not been previously sanctioned by her Majesty, who could not en- counter the fatigue of the rapid succession of reviews, inspections, receptions, and banquets with which guests at the Imperial Court are usually entertained. The Queen will not, therefore, pay what is officially known as "a Sovereign visit" to her grandson's Court.

BESEIGED BY KAFFIRS. Boers Going to the Relief of the I n- habitants of Agatha. A Reuter's telegram from Pretoria says:- A command of 100 Boers is proceeding to the relief of the oocupants of the Government buildings at Agatha, which are being besieged by the Kaffirs. The rebels are murdering the Boer farmers and burning the homesteads.

"BLOT OUT MY MEMORY." An old labourer who poisoned himself at Southwark left behind a letter, in which he said:—"This is my dying request. Let no one know of my death more than you can help, and bury me anywhere at the cheapest cost. You need not follow me to the grave. Dis- pose of everything you find belonging to me, so as to blot from memory my name for ever. May the Lord have mercy on me!— Yours &c., R. I."

Only one person in fifteen has perfect eyes. An excellent suggestion in the inters of railway travellers lias been made by Mr. Ellis Lever, of Colwyn Bay. Mr. Lever's idea-is that the signboards giving the names of stations should be of a uniform design and colour, and he suggests a background of red, with white lettering shaded with black, or black lettering shaded with white. Mr. Lever, moreover, would have a band with the station name on it round the caps of the station officials. It was decided at a meeting held at Aber- avon 011 Monday evening, to commemorate the passing of the Bill for the Port Talbot Rail- way and Docks by the holding of a banquet at Aberavon, and to invite Mr. Knox (Miss Tal- bot's agent) as the chief gnest. Among books which are to be published this month are "The Green Carnation," a satirical comedy, whose title is somewhat ill-naturedly based on "A Yellow Aster," and which des- cribes the life of a modern lady novelist. Madame Adelina Patti, now residing at Craig-y-Nos, is so gratified with the verdict passed upon her delivery of Wagner's "Traume" and "Elizabeth's Prayer" during I her visits to the Metropolis in the summer j that she intends to sing these pieces during l the provincial tour—twelve' conoerts in all.

Anarchists Suspected, EXPLOSION IN A LONDON POST-OFFICE. The Front of the Building Wrecked and Much of the Stock is Damaged. An extraordinary outrage was perpetrated on Tuesday night at a stationer's shop and post-office combined in the New Cross-road, London, kept by a Mr. Morgan. The let- ter box was cleared at nine o'clock, and an hour later a violent explosion occurred, wreck- ing the front of the shop, and danias'ing a quantity cf 'It-oek. The. metal receptacle for leters was bui-st,and inside it has been found a thick brown card tube, on which were written the following words:—"In memory of Ravaclio!, Bourdin, Valliant, and Santos." The tube, which had a kind of fuse attached to it, and had apparently been charged with gunpowder mixed with some greasy liquid, has been taken charge of by the police in order that it may be examined by experts. The police meanwhile are very riticent re- garding the affair, and refuse to give any information. LONDON INVADED BY ANARCHISTS. Inquiries at Scotland Yard as to the IU- mours respecting an incursion of Anarchists from the Continent within the last few days have (says the "Globe") met with the usual refusal to supply any information. Private inquiries in the neighbourhood of Stoke New- ington, the German Hospital, and also in the districts of Soho and Charing Cross-road, lead to the positive assurance that one and all of these localities, long known as the rendezvous of malcontents from t.'he Con- tinent are being watched with the utmost vigilance by an army of detectives under the direction of Inspector Melville. Only within the last few days a press representative, who has been makink inquiries into this ques tion, met with no less a personage in the Soho district than the Chief Commissioner himself, under whose personal supervision the inquiries are being conducted. It, is be- lieved that no fewer than 400 Anarchists have landed in England, within the last lew days. THREATS TO MURDER. A Dalziel's telegram from Paris says:- The correspondent of the "Petit Journal" at 4te telegraphs: The police are keeping a pharp look out along the coast for the ar- rival of an Anarchist, who, according to in- formation received from Spain by the French authorities, left Barcelona by boat a day c two ago for the French port in order to assassinate M. Dupuy, the president of the council.

KAISER WILLIAM. He Sailed from England Early This Morning. The special correspondent of the Press Association, telegraphing from Gravesend, says -The German Emperor and suite passed through Waterloo Station at a quarter past eleven on Tuesday night and arrived at Graves- end at twelve o'clock. There was a large crowd awaiting his Majesty at the station, where Mr. White, the traffic superintendent of the South Western Line, who had accompanied the train, was amongst those presented. In a carriage hired from the Falcon Hotel, the Emperor, who wore the undress uniform of the Royal Dragoons, drove to the Terrace Pier, where there was another large collection of people, who raised a hearty cheer. The Hohenzollern, brilliantly illuminated from stem to stern, was lying just off the pier, and, embarking in his pinnace, the Emperor was quickly transferred to the Royal yacht. At half-past seven this morning the Hohenzollern was still at her moorings, but she wa.s fast getting up steam, and would leave shortly. A later telegram says:—The Hohenzollern, flying the Emperor's standard and the German ensign, and escorted by the cruiser Prinz Wil- helm, left Gravesend at ten minutes past eight. As she steamed down the Thames a salute was fired from Tilbury Fort and the band on board the Royal yacht played God Save the Queen." Before leaving Aldershot the Emperor presented Mr. Sweeney, of Scotland Yard, who has been in attendance on him, with a handsome diamond pin. His Majesty also made presents to the household at the Pavilion.

AT HIS WIFE'S FUNERAL. Arrest of a Husband Causes Sensation at Bowdon. An extraiordinary incident was witnessed at a funeral at Bowdon Church on Tuesday affternoon. A crowd assembled* to witness the interment of a woman named Quayle, the body being followed only by her husband and two children. Considerable excitement) was manifested immediately after the funeral, the husband being arrested by a sergeant of police on a change of neglecting his chil- dren. The proceedings were witnessed by an excited crowd.

TOWNLEY ESTATES. The Charges of Conspiracy and Fraud. At Bow-street Police-court, London, on Tuesday, James Frazier Jacques, a colonel, late of the United States Army, and Howell Thomas, ex-solicitor, of Neath, and now a convict undergoing penal servitude, were again brought up on remand charged with conspiracy and fraud in connection with claim to the Townley estates.—Mr. Guy Stephenson, who prosecuted for the Treasury, said the case was still in the same position, and the Treasury were in communication with the witness m America it was desired to bring over. The case for the conspiracy charge was closed.—Sir John Bridge said he should not remand the prisoners further than for another week if the witnesses from abroad were not in attendance. Prisoners were remanded accordingly. CILFYNYDD DISASTER. "Western Mail" Fund for the Relief of Sufferers. The board of directors of the Grand United Order of Oddfellows have voted JE20 towards the relief of the widows and orphans of the Cilfynydd disaster. WE/STERN MAIL RELIEF FUND In making another appeal to the generous instincts of a public acquainted with the suf- fering which must- attend the loss of 290 bread- winners in a colliery district. unless means are forthcoming to avert it. we consider one word of explanation d\1e. When the time came to deal with the monev >>iaced in- our hands after the Park Slip and the Great Western Colliery disasters, we decided not to throw it into the common fund, but to distribute it amongst the families. An investigation in the affected distriot demonstrated the desirable- ness of such a. departure, and the results, we firmly believe, justified it. In some cases we supplemented the allowances made by the Provident and other funds: in others gave sorely needed help which committees fettered by necessary rules and regulations could not do. We refer to the past in order to make plain our present intentions. We purpose deal- ing with whatever money that is entrusted to us independently of any common fund or society. An extended experience satisfies us that more good can be done in this way than by merely adding to the multiplicity of funds destined to be ultimately swept together. It is desirable that the fact should be stated at the outset to prevent misunderstanding. In the absence of a specific instruction to forward it to the Provident Fund, merge it in the common fund, or apply it in some stated way, we shall assume that our contributors wish vhe money to be used as was that sent to our Tondu and Great Western Fund". Below we open it list, which it is sincerely to be hoped wilt become worthy of the occasion and tb, object: The following sums have been received for the "Western Mail" fund :— £ s d Proprietors of the Western Mail 20 0 0 Sums promised 4 8 0 Sums already acknowledged 1,777 6 8 Collection at Llaiiddeusant Church, Llan- jradock (per Rev. D. J. Davies) 116 4 A Friend 0 5 0 Total £ 1,779 8 0

Crocodiles for the Thames.' It is seriously proposed to purify the Thames by importing a school of orocodiles to act as river scavengers.

Says he Tried to Suicide MAN FOUND BLEEDING IN ROATH. Doctors Find Two Bullet Wounds but Say he is Not in a Very Serious Condition. Between two and three o'clock on Wednes- day morning Police-constable Dibble, while on duty in Newport-road, Cardiff, found a man leaning against a wall bleeding from a wound in the right temple. The officer asked him what had happened, when the man, who gave the name of Christian Pearson, said he had attempted to take away his life by shooting himself with a revolver. The constable took Pearson to the Roath Police-station, where he was examined by Dr. Roche. It was found that the bullet had struck the right temple, but, taking an upward direction, had not penetrated tlhe skull. The would-be suicide had also put a bullet through his stomach, but Dr. Roche, after probing the wound, failed to (locate the missile. Pearson was afterwards conveyed to the workhouse hospital, where he now lies, but his injuries are not considered to be of a very serious character.

YESTERDAY'S PARLIAMENT Lord Salisbury and the Alien Bill- Order of Business. The Lord Chancellor took his seat on the Woolsack at four o'clock. There was again a full House, and many peeresses occupied seats n the side galleries. NEW PEER. Lord Davey of Fernhurst (Sir Horace Davey), the newly-appointed Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, introduced by Lords Halsbury and Tweedmouth with the customary ceremonies, took the oath and subscribed the roll. ALIENS. Lord SALISBURY, in reply to Lord Lans- downe, said that until the Government showed an inclination in the House of Commons to afford time to discuss the Aliens Bill he did not feel disposed to proceed with it. ORDER OF BUSINESS. The Earl of ROSEBERY, replying to the Earl of Camperdown, expressed his willingness to accede to the suggestion that the House should meet at three o'clock on Thursday, when the Equalisation of Rates (London) Bill was down for second reading and the Scotch Local Govern ment Bill for Committee. The Crown Lands Bill passed through Com mittee. EVICTED TENANTS. The debate on the second reading of the Evicted Tenants Bill was resumed, and will fee found fully reported in another column. The House adjourned at 12.5 till to-morro w Thursday).

HOUSE OF COMMONS—TUESDAY. The Speaker took the chair at three o'clock.

COAL MINING PROSECUTIONS. On the motion of Mr. DONALD CRAWFORD (G., Lanarkshire, N.E.) an address was agreed to for a return with various particulars of all prosecutions under the Coal Mines Regulation Act, 1887.

THE BRITISH CATASTROPHE AT WAR1NA. Sir E. ASHMEAD-BARTLETT (C., Shef- field) asked whether the French Government had offered any reparation for the death of the three British officers who were killed in the French attack on the British forces in Warina in December last. Sir EDWARD GREY (Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs) said there was nothing to add to the previous answer given on the 13th of July. The position of Warina appeared to be open to much dispute, and it would be impos- sible to settle this question satisfactorily until the position of Warina had been placed beyond dispute. If the hon. gentleman could throw additional light on the point they would be glad to have it. (Laughter.)

JABEZ BALFOUR. Sir E. ASHMEAD-BARTLETT asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the Federal judge had granted the extradition of Jabez Balfour, and, if so, whether there was any right of appeal. Sir E. GREY said the decision of the Federal judge at Salta had not yet been received at the Foreign Office.

THE TWELVE O'CLOCK RULE. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved the suspension of the twelve o'clock rule to-night, so that the proceedings on the Mines (Eight Hours) Bill might not be interfered with. A division was challenged, and the motion carried by 91 to 52.

MINERS' EIGHT HOURS BILL. The House then resumed the committee stage of the Miners' Eight Hours Bill, and a report of the debate will be found in another column.

EAST INDIA REVENUE. The House then proceeded to consider matters connected with the Indian Empire on the notice of motion to go into Supply on the East India Revenue accounts. The House rose at 1.15.

GAZETTE NEWS. PARTNERSHIP DISSOLVED. David Thomas and J. D. Thomas, trading as the Drim Colliery Company, at Drim Colliery, Onllwyn, near Neath, Glamorgan, colliery pro- prietors. BANKRUPTCY ACTS. 1883 AND 1890— RECEIVING ORDERS. Alfred Elliott, Richmonn-terrace, Park-place, Cardiff, builder and contractor. John James Johns, formerly Morlais-street, Dowlais, now Clarence Inn, High-street, Merthjr Tydfil, licensed victualler. Solomon Robinson, Tonypandy, Rhondda Valley, furniture dealer. Wm. Henry Cronin, Cradock-street, Swansea, clerk. Evan Hughes, Coach and Horses, High-street, Swansea, licensed victualler. FIRST MEETINGS AND DATES OF PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS. William K. Hughes, Abercarn, saddler first meeting August 21, at noon, at tne Official Receiver's, Newport, Mon. Ernest James Padden, Delta Cottages, Peny- lan, near Cardiff, and trading at 16, Working- street, Cardiff, fruit and potatoe merchant first meeting August 21, at eleven a.m., at the Official Receiver's, Cardiff public examination August 30, at ten a.m., at the Town-hall, Car- diff. NOTICES OF DIVIDENDS. Thomas Davies, of Garth-street, Pontlottyn, Glamorganshire, builder first and final divi- dend 4|d. inthejE, payable August 21, at the Official Receiver's, Merthyr Tydfil. John Thomas, of Clydach House, Clydach Vale, Tonypandy, Glamorganshire, grocer first dividend 6s. 8d. in the J6, payable August 21, at the Official Receiver's, Merthyr Tydfil. ADJUDICATIONS. John James Johns (formerly Cross), Morrais- street, Dowlais, now the Clarence Inn, High- street, Merthyr Tydfil, licensed victualler. David Evan Davies, trading as the Town Works Supply Company, Eccleston, Penton- ville, and High-street, Newport, manufacturer and merchant. George Inglis Jones, Dock-street, Newport, and William Jones, Exchange-buildings. Mount Stuart-square, Bute Docks, Cardiff, shipbrokers and shipowners. William Henry Cronin, Cradock-street, Swan- sea, clerk. Evan Hughes, the Coach and Horses, High- treet, Swansea, licensed victualler.

Football. The 5th Company of the Boys' Brigade Football Club would like to arrange matches with junior teams; average age, fourteen years. The Second Fifteen would like to arrange matches; age, twelve years.—Apply Secretary, A. H. Reynolds, .30, Chris- tina-street, Cardiff. e5035w21

Mr. Frank Bright, Cardiff, has received a communication from Mr. A. J. Harris, clerk to the Cardiff Board of Guardians, as follows; —In reference to my letter of the 11th of June, there being two girls at Ely Schools above the certified accommodation, the guar- dians are now prepared to send Sarah Connors and Sarah Shields to Nazareth House, and I shall be glad if you will let me know with whom I should communicate to make arrange- ments." The two children referred to were ajpplied for personally by Mir. Bright two months ago, but the Ely Schools Committee at that time decided to retain them, acting upon the original resolution of the guardians only to hand Catholic children over to Catholic institutions when the accommodation at Ely Schools is in excess of the certified accommoda- tion. J tion. J

Evicted Tenants Bill. $ SECOND READING DEBATE IN THE LORDS. Duke of Devonshire's Destructive Criticism—Lord Salisbury Sums Up the Opposition. In the House of Lords on Tuesday night, the adjourned debate on the motion for the second reading of the Tenants Arbitration (Ireland) Bill was resumed. The Duke of DEVONSHIRE said he did not know that he could recollect an occasion on whr'li a measure of the importance of the one before them had been brought forward by those who were responsible for it with so little attempt either to establish a case for it or to justify, or even to explain the principles on which it was founded. (Hear, hear.) Every one of their lordships would admit that the evicted tenants were objects of pity and com- passion, but he did not know what was the actual grievance under which they were sup- posed to labour. They were not told what the relative number was of those who were evicted before the Act of 1881, nor did he say what the grievance of the Plan of Cam- paign tenants was. Their grievance was, surely, against those who in an evil hour advised them to take part in the movement. The ques- tion was not merely one of making the govern- ment of Ireland more easy, or placing fresh difficulties in its way: it was a question of the use that hereafter, and, perhaps, at no very dis- tant date, might be made of the principle con- tained in the Bill. (Hear, hear.) This Bill contained the principle that the payment of rent, even of a judicial rent, was not a neces- sary incident to an Irish tenancy. It contained the further principle that a tenancy was not forfeited by breach of the statutory conditions on which it was held. It also sanctioned the principle that a tenant was entitled to re- instatement by the mere fact of eviction, and that, no matter what capital a landlord might expend upon a holding, he could not be assured in its possession so long as an evicted tenant, or the representative of an evicted tenant, v as in existence. It certainly required a very strong and urgent case to justify the passing of a measure in which such principles as these were embodied. (Hear, hear.) Attention had already been drawn to the extraordinary powers wiiich were conferred upon the arbitrator under this Bill, and the vagueness of the terms in which these powers were con- ferred. Indeed, the Lords Privy Seal ap- peared to think that this vagueness was a dis- tinct merit Oil the Bill. That, however, seemed a view which he hardly thought their lordships would adopt. There was no pre- cedent in the legislation of this Parliament, whether English or Irish, for authorising arbitrators to dispose at their pleasure of the rights of parties who had not assented to the arbitration. Moreover, there were no prece- dents which would enable these arbitrators to decide whether the tenants had been un- reasonable on the one hand, or the landlords on the other. Surely their lordships might well hesitate to pass a measure which not only violated every right of property, but every rule under which justice was ordinarily administered. (Hear, hear.) Something ap- proaching to a. suggestion was made by the First Lord of the Admiralty that they might pass the second reading and amend the Bill in committee, but they had not had from the Government much encourage- ment to amend Bills in committee. Let the Government tell t.he House what amendments they were prepared to propose themselves or to accept from their opponents which would turn the Bill into a voluntary measure, and then there might be some pros- pect of an arrangement. But the principle of the Bill was compulsion. It was drawn on those lines, and the Government destroyed the chance of arrangement when they imposed the gag and stifled discussion in the only place where amendments putting the measure into acceptable form could have been made. (Cheers.) It would be far better to introduce a new Bill than to attempt to engraft upon an essentially compulsory measure provisions which were altogether at variance with it. (Hear, hear.) Believing, as he did, that this Bill would do much more to disturb than to promote the peace of Ireland, and seeing that it contained principles which were istal to law. order, peace, and prosperity in Ireland, and indirectly in England, he must say, on behalf of himself and of those with whom he acted, that it was impossible for them to assent to such a measure. (Hear, hear.) Lord ASHBOURNE said that if there had been a real case of administrative urgency in favour of this Bill the Government would not have waited two years before dealing with the subject, and if it was necessary to introduce some measure for the re-instatement of the evicted tenants, why had not they introduced it in the voluntary shape which, in the opinion of all reasonable persons, would have brought about the settlement of 9-10ths of the cases which are likely to arise under this Bill? It was all very well to talk of letting bygones be bygones, and of amnesties or of truces, but this must not be at the expense of the landlords alone. There must be concessions on both sides. This Bill was not really one of concilia- tion, but of coercion directed against the land- lords of Ireland, and, therefore, he could not assent to it. although he would have willingly assented to a reasonable settlement of the diffi- culty presented by the presence of the evicted tenants. The LORD CHANCELLOR observed that, whatever might be said with regard to the want of opportunity in the other House of stating objections to one measure, it could not be said that there had been any lack of opportunity in their lordships' House, or that full opportunity had not been taken of it. He was not influenced by violent denudations, for he had seen other measures which had been denounoed as robbery and confiscation after wards brought forward by Lord Salisbury and passed into law, and if tiiis measure were introduced by the noble marquess he was satis- fied that it would be accepted with as little objection. It had been said that the House of Commons was degraded by what had occurred, but he could conceive no greater degradation of the other House than that the representatives of the people should be occu- pied day after day listening to speeches re- peated over and over again, not with the in- tention of convincing anyone, but in order that other legislation might be delayed or rendered impossible, it being announced before- hand and glorified in that the Bill would be rejected by the House of Lords. (Cheers.) rlltat soma me3.sure of tIns kind was desirable in the interest of Irel-md was admitted by Con- servative authorities who were well acquainted with Ireland, and whose views were entitled to the highest respect It was, therefore, absvrd to speak of the Eill as a mere wanton invention of th3 Government. If a voluntary arrangement would settle nine-tenths of the cases the area of compulsion could be but small, and, it being in the interests of a.ll parties that the question should be settled, compulsion was justifiable, btcause the land- lord who unreasonably refused a settlement was injuring his class and tending to disturb the peace of Ireland. (Hear, hear.) Lord HALS'5URY asked what principle they would affu-m if they passed this Bill. They ought to know that before they assented to it. (Hear, hear.) The noble and learned lord on the Woolsack had referred to the autho- rity of the House of Commons in support of the Bill, but he should like to know how many of the majority by which the Bill was passed had been parties to a criminal conspiracy con- demned by the Jaw courts. (Hear, hear-) He dervgd that the provisions of the Bill were consistent with justice to the Irish landlords, or that they would tend to conciliate the people of Ireland or secure the peace of that country. The Earl of Howth opposed and Lord Sand- hurst supported the Bill, which was also objected to by Lord Howard de Walden. The Marquess of CLANRICARDE. who was very indistinctly heard in the Gallery, was understood to explain that 59 of the Plan of Campaign tenants on his estate had not asked, but insisted, on being evicted. (A laugh.) The tenants who had been evicted on his estate owed from six and a half to ten years' rent, fixed several per cent, below the Government valuation. In fact, 94- tenants owed 471 years' rent. (Laughter.) The Marquess of SALISBURY said that the duty of summing up what had been said in the course of the <-t rote now devolved upon- him. He had some difficulty in doing this in con- sequence of the extreme meagreness of the arguments which had been advanced in favour of the measure. The noble and learned lord on the Woolsack dwelt with great eloquence upon the sufferings of the evicted tenants. The idea in his mind seemed to be that the Opposition had no com- passion for these men, and were only filled with vindictive fAeIings towards tho,e who had broken the law. But there was no justification for such an assumption. The Opposition had always desired that compassion and mercy should be exercised towards these men. and they would willingly have joined the Government in a measure with that object if they could have done so without sacrificing the rights of others. The peculiarity of the Bill was the unprece- (1pnted power given to the arbitrators over the property of the Irish landlords. Nothing was more extraordinary than that politicians asso- ciated with principles of freedom should be M illing to hand over the rights of their fellow- men to the unrestricted power of men who were wanting in the strict attributes of impartiality. The Irish landlord used to be regarded as a human bpipg. hut he was now assuming- the Position of the Jew of the Middle Ages. (Hear, hear.) He was an outcast who had no rights. So keen was the iea10usv of the new la, lest nnv landlord should enjoy his own that, unless the planter could be shown to be a bona fide tenant, the law ^oulcl oust both land- ] lord and tenant. (Hear, hear.) Of course, tke Government had considered the effects of this policy, and, 110 doubt, would not object to any obvious results that it might lead to. They would follow the last of the landlord's rights to the grave with a, dry eye. But, by the mysterious interconception that brought together all human procedure and forced the mind that had once given way to a particular set of motives to give way to them again, other contracts besides those relating to land would soon be influenced by the same idea. He knew that the Govern- ment took refuge behind the assumption that this was only exceptional legislation, and that no one would think any more of it when it was once passed, but we had had a good deal of exceptional legislation of late years, and we now knew what it meant and what it would lead to. They were told that the abolition of the Irish Church was an exceptional measure. But the Church of Wales was now menaced. In like manner the Irish Land Act was excep- tional, but its effect had been felt in the legis- lation which had taken place with respect to the crofters of the Highlands, while similar legislation was now demanded for Wales. ( Hear, hear.) Lord Tweed'nouth on the previous evening had warned their lordships that they were ill fitted as a House of landlord? to deal with a. question of this k -nd It was very kind (said the noble marquess) of the noble lord to come and enlighten their lordships with his medita- tions upon their failures in legislation, but, if he might vent-are to say so, lie-, thought that the influence which the noble lead's good advice might prod .ice wculd be all the greater if he did not accompany it with menaces and bluster which e-veiyone knew to be hollow. (Luaghter and cheers.) He had observed that in those cases where the Second Chamber had disappeared the popular Chamber which sat with them had disappeared at the same time. (Laughter and cheers.) He advised the noble lord to abandon a style of argument which must be repulsive to his own nature, and which he could only have adopted by under-rating that of hi" opponents. Surely it did not inni.v a,nv difference in their view of a measure before them whether they were likely to lengthen or abbreviate their own existence by the course they took. (Cheers.) It was their business to perform the duty placed in their hands, and to resist dangerous measures which they thought had under a. delusion been accepted by the other House. (Cheers.) And that duty did not become the less when they observed that if the represen- tatives of Great Britain had alone voted "u this measure it would not have come before them. (Hear, hear.) The sufferings of these men had been as great during the last two years as they were now, and if the matter was so urgent and the sympathies of the Govern- ment were so deeply moved, they might even have given the measure the place of the Home Rule Bill. But the fact was, there was no urgency at all. The urgency was Parliamentary. A dangerous and difficult- Budget had to be passed throu" and votes wanted were given on the condition that a particular Bill should be offered to the repre- sentatives of Ireland. (Cheers.) It was the process of log-rolling, which had so fouled the purity of our Constitution that Parlia- ment was in danger of being looked down upon as the arbiter of the destinies of the nation. (Cheers.) This was a Bill which dug at the roots of society, which made contracts hope- less, and prosperity impossiuie. (Cheers.) The Earl of llOSISBEPvY would not have ca.red to have taken part in the debate but for the responsible position he occupied. And it was his duty to take a more serious and responsible view of this discussion than the noble marquess had thought fit to take. He could not view the matter as a.n occas ion for gibes at the cruel sufferings of those who had been moonlighted. ("Hear, hear," and cheers.) One point which had struck him in the course of this long debate had been the hot-house atmosphere in which they lived. He did not wish to associate himself too much with the racy language of the Lord Privy Seal, but he did associate himself entirely with his sentiment that. it was impossible for a legislative Assembly in these days to discuss matters of high Imperial importance, vital to the peasantry and to the landlords of a part of the kingdom, without some more immediate contact with the consti- tuencies than their lordships were privileged, to possess. (Cheers.) His lordship proceeded with great force and ability to defend the Bill and the arbitrators from the charges which had been brought against both, and concluded a brilliant and effective speech with a fine perora- tion, in which he declared the conviction of the rl 'lie' Government that the measure was one which, if passed, would tend to the peace and prosperity of Ireland. He sa-id the Opposition declared they were in favour of a voluntary Bill, yet, in preference to offering any attempt at com- promise or giving effect to their own expressed views. they preferred to utter a sullen nega- tive to the Bill. They preferred the right of veto to the right of revision. By adopting that course they took upon themselves a grave responsibility. It was too late, he supposed, to ask them to take a different course, but 'ie would ask them, in the words of the Duke of Argyll, spoken somr' years ago. not to forget that on the great question of Irish land they were playing with edged tools and with fire at the door of the powder maigazine. The question of Irish land was not one which ad- mitted of trifling. It did not admit of dis- regard of the wishes of the Irish party and of tnie majority of the House of Commons. (Loud cheers.) THE DIVISION. CRUSHING DEFEAT OF THE GOVERN- MENT. The House divided upon the amendment of Lord Balfour, that the Bill be read a second time that day three months. The figures were For the amendment 249 Against 30 Majority 219

NEWPORT COUNTY COUNCIL. The Tramway Company and Wentworth Waterworks Discussed, A meeting of the Newport County Council was held at the Town-hall, Newport, on Tues- day. under the presidency of the mayor (Mr. F. Phillips). WATCH COMMITTEE. Mr. Pugsley brought up the report of the y watch committee, which stated that the question of providing a prison van bad been considered. The total cost of conveying prisoners to Usk by van was estimated at JE168 4s. per annum, and the initial expenses would be JE220. Eventually the town-clerk was instructed to write to the Rome Office and ask whether, in the event of the corporation deciding to convey the prisoners to Usk by van, the whole of the expense would still be re-paid by the Government. The tender of Mr. W. Francis for the supply of 72 pairs of leggings at 7s. 6d. per pair had been accepted.- Mr. Liscombe seconded, and the report was adopted. I WORKS AND GENERAL PURPOSES. In the report of the works and general pur- poses committee, brought up by Alderman Moses, reference was made to the question of the filling up of the Crindau Pill. The borough engineer reported that a 14ft. culvert would be required, and the cost of carrying out the improvement would be about £40,000, whilst the land re-claimed by the corporation would be about eight acres only. As an alternative scheme, it was suggested that a weir should be placed across the pill, and that it should be made ornamental water, which would probably cost £7,000 or £ 8,000. The consideration of the matter was deferred. WIDENING OF RISCA-ROAD. With reference to the question of obtaining a further widening of Risca-road near the Hand- post Inn, the Town-clerk reported that Colonel Lyne was prepared to sell apiece of land, which would involve the pulling down of the old toll- house, for a sum of £ 100.—Mr. T. Jones objected to the expenditure, saying there was no necessity for the outlay.—Mr. W. H. Brown seconded, and Alderman Vaughan supported.- Mr. T. Goldsworthy hoped a seconder would not be found.—The Chairman said there was a very awkward angle, and he thought the expenditure was justifiable.-SeTeral members spoke in sup- port of the outlay, and eventually the minutes were adopted by a large majority. MEDICAL OFFICER'S REPORT. Mr. T. Jones brought up the report of the sanitary committee, which contained the report of the medical officer for the quarter ended June 30. The number of births was 455, which was in the proportion of 31 per 1,000, and the deaths numbered 239, giving a rate of 16'4 per 1,000. Ninety-three of the deaths were among children under five years of age.—Mr. W. C. Phillips seconded, and the report was adopted. THE TRAMWAY QUESTION. Alderman Davis, in bringing up the reports of the Parliamentary committee, mentioned that the company which had leased the tramways had reluctantly agreed to the clauses for pay- ment of the rate of wages current in the South Wales district, but they would not give way upon the question of carrying passengers from Pill to the station and vice versa. They stated that it might suit them to follow such an arrangement, but they would not be bound to it. —Some discussion took place on the question of the fares.—Alderman Moses thought the lessee company would find it to their interest to carry the Pill passengers to the station. WENTWOOD WATERWORKS. Colonel Lyne stated that a special meeting of the waterworks committee had been held that morning for the purpose of considering a letter from Mr. James Young, the contractor for the Wentwood Waterworks, stating that he was pre- pared to sign the contract upon certain condi- tions.—The Engineer reported that another firm, who sent in a higher tender than Mr. Young, were now prepared to carry out the tender at the same figure, and it was'decided to call upon Mr. Young to complete the contract at once.—Applications for the post of clerk of the works at Wentwood Waterworks and testi- monials were read, and Mr. A. Sutherland, of Newport, was appointed by a large majority. The salary is £300 per ænnnm. Tfcis conclude the business.

Notes from London. ALL THE GOSSIP OF TOWN AND CLUBS. An "Unwhipped" House — The Irish Hold the Balance-Amended in the Lords. A curious feature about last night's debate wrs that neither the opponents nor the supporters of the Eight Hours Bill could tell approxi- mately how the division would go. In Mr. John Burns's opinion, the advocates of a compulsory measure would have a majority of 40; Mr. John Wilson, of Durham, was convinced that the majority would be the other way. Only Mr. D. A. Thomas was doubtful, and, seeing that he has done more lobbying on behalf of the Bill than anyone else, his opinion was treated with respect. Mr. Tiioma-s was highly delighted with the night's debate. Not a valid argument had been answered, and the silence of the Govern- ment he took as an unfavourable omen against the Bill. All efforts to draw the Home Secretary, who was a patient auditor all the evening, were quite fruitless, and his only utterance was just after twelve o'clock. when he gave notice of motion to ruspend the twelve o'clock rule this evening. Mr. Thomas is a-s firmly convinced in the impossi- bility of getting the Bill through as he is of his own existence. John Burns tells me they will have another day from the Govern- ment, and then adopt the closure. THE IRISH HOLD THE BALANCE. In any division which takes place it will be the votes of the Irish which will deter- mine the result. A month earlier the Bill would have been beaten on its compulsory clause by an English majority. The absence of the greater number of Liberal members places the balance in the hands of the Irish Nationalists. These gentlemen have no con- cern in the Bill, and, a.s Mr. John Wilson bitterly points out, they have thrown in their lot with the eight hours men because the eight hours men supported Home Rule. The Irish members took no part in the debate last night, and kept sedulously to the smok- ing-rooms. Had they heard the Radical local optionists' threatenings against them if they interfered with a measure which did not affect them, they might have come to the conclusion that a policy of abstention would be a ^better paying one. On the other hand, the eight hours men are equally obdurate, so that the position of the Irish members is just now far from comfortable. They axe between the devil and deep sea. AMENDED IN THE LORDS. In the very remote possibility of the Bill weathering the report and third reading in the Lower House, I understand the Lords will return the measure with the local option provision included. The eight hours J11',n are determined not to accept it in this form; they will be content with "the Bill. the wnoie Bill, and nothing but the Bill," and, under the circumstances, it will meet the same fate as the Employers' Liability Bill. "THE PROFESSOR'S LevE STORY." Two of the most successful plays of recent years have come from the pen of a com- parative novice in stagecraft. These are "Walker, London," and "The Professor's Love Story, by Mr. J. M. Barrie. juie former is at present not occupying the atten- tion of a London audience, but the latter is gcing so strong that it bids fair to rival its predecessor in popularity. Last night, owing to the Comedy Theatre being required by Mr. Corayns Carr 'for the rehearsals of Mr. Sydney Grundy's new comedy, it was removed to the Garrick Thec.tre, and a crowded house welcomed its appearance' here. Mr. Willard's finished portrait of Professor GoodwilMe, the absent-minded student who does not realise that he is in love, was as keenly appreciated as ever, and other light comedy parts kept an audience delighted throughout. Mr. Willard informs me that, despite statements to the contrary, he has no intention of producing anything else. Two LARGE TORTOISES. There has just been added to the national collection at the Zoo two of the largest tortoises ever captured. These creatures weigh 7001b., and come from the Island of Aldiabra This small isiland, some way from Madagascar and the Galapagos Archi- pelago, is, it is s -aid, the only part ol the world where large tortoises now exist. Scien- tists are still trying to solve the problem as to how they got there. The most favoured theory which obta.ins is that a former land connection enabled them to take up this apparently inaccessible location. But the problem resembles very much the fly in the amber, and every expert does not accept this view. DISRAELIAN STORIES. The profuse quotations and ample refe- rences to Lord Dufferin's charming memorial sketch of his mother, given as preface to her poems, have not exhausted its interesting bits. I have not seen anywhere two emi- nentlv characteristic stories of Disraeli told by Lord Dufferin himself. He writes — "One of my earliest encounters with Mr. Disraeli was in Brook-street, the afternoon of the day he had won his Buckinghamshire election. I stopped to congratulate him on his successful campaign, when he said to me, "Yes, I said rather a good thing on the. hustings yesterday. There was a fellow in the crowd who kept calling me "a man of straw, without any stake in the country,' and asking, "what I stood upon," so I said, "Well. it is true I do not possess the broad acres of Lord So-andso, or the vast acres of the Duke of A., but if the gentleman wants to know upon what I stand I wiN tell him—I stand on my head f Many years after I passed him again as he was strolling up hatTess from the House of Commons to speak to some colleague in the House of Lords. Happening to inquire whether he had read a certain novel, he said, <Jh, I have no time for novel-reading now. More- over, when I want to read a novel—I write it! THE QUEEN AND SEA BATHING. Passengers by the steamers between Ports- mouth and SouthMnptcXi generally notice an abnormally large barge moored at the end of the ietty which protrudes into the Solent from the private grounds at Osborne. But few are aware that this is the Royal bathing- house. One of the chief enjoyments of her Maie^tv at Osborne is sea-bathing, and the barge is arranged for this purpose. When ■desired! the water rushes into the vessel and forms a spacious bath as comfortable as it is safe and convenient. I need not add that the internal fittings are of a most elaborate character. The Prince of Vv ales, by the way, arrived at Marlborough House from Osborne this afternoon. He is not going northwards to shoot grouse, but on Thursday will cross over to Homburg to undergo a course of the waters. KAZULAR'S EXECUTION. A scene which would have done credit to the "canaille" noticeable at any French execution was witnessed outside Newgate this morning. As the hoisting of the black flag heralded Kazular's death cheers, reso- nant and joyful, issued from the throats of the crowd of loafers who from six in the morning had been loitering round the gaol walls, and remarks blasphemous and obscene could be heard on every side, causing the respectable passers-by to shudder at the sound. It was, indeed, a disgusting and dis- graceful scene, which will never be forgotten by those whose ill-fortune it was to be un- willing witnesses.

On Tuesday at a. monthly meeting of the highway committee of the Aljeravon Town Council it. was resolved that the chief-constable of G-lamorgan be petitioned with a view to in- crease the number of police-constables in the borough of Aberavon, in consequence of the influx of visitors into the town on Mabon's Days and Bank Holidays, and also in antici- pation of the development of the Port Talbot docks. A resolution was also adopted to the effect that if the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway Company refuse to comply with the wish of the town council in the construction of a culvert under the Jubilee-road, Aberavon proceedings be instituted against them. At an inquest held at Swansea on Tuesday afternoon, touching the death of Edgar Lewis, an employe of the harbour trust, it was shown that. deceased, whilst inspecting the fires at the pumping station,, received an explosion from one of the furnaces in his face. The jury returned a. verdict of "Accidental death." On Tuesday morning an inquest was held at Abercarn (before Mr. Roberts-Jones, coroner) on the body of Augustus Ashman, aged two, who died on Sunday last in consequence of burns received eleven weeks ago by falling from a chair on to the fire. The evidence proved that death occurred from the shock caused by the aooident, and the jury returned a verdict of ">icidental death,"

To-day's Racing. PADDOCK FINALS. Kempton Park Meeting. The following are my selections for to-day :— Shepperton W elter- BELLARMINE. Thames Selling-EARL OF ANNANDALE. Breeders' Foal Stakes -AROUYA. Teddington Selling- —PoupEB. Princess of Wales' PLATE—CLOG DANCE. Mortlake Two Year Old—SATURA FILLY. Sunbury Mid-weight-GNATBRAIN. VENAT@R.

ORDER OF RPNNIN#.—Shepperton Handicap, 2.0 Thames Selling Plate, 2.30; City of London Stakes, 3.0; Teddington Selling Plate, 3.30; Princess of Wales Plate, 4.0 Mortlake Plate, 4.30 Suubury Handicap, 5.0. au i ap, ENTRIES. Thames Selling Plate-Prank, 3yrs Earl of Annan- dale, 5yrs Oipoletta filly, 2yrs Parsley calt, 2yrs Goldcrest, 5yrs; Skirt Dance, 3yrs; Baroness, 4yrs; Scale, 2yrs; and Mistral, 6yrs. Teddington Selling Plate-Illvergordon, 4yrs, lOst 21b Rokeby, aged, lOst Earl of Annondale, 5yrs, 9st 131b; Massacre, 6yrs, 9st 131b; Kuocklayd, 4yrs, 9st 101b; Skirt Dance, 3yrs, 9st 61b; Soukette, 4yrs, 9st 61b Lelio, 3yrs, 9st 51b; Furze Bush, 3yrs, 9st 41b Court Gallant, 3yrs, 9st 41b Faded Flower, 3yrs, 9st 21b Antique, 3yrs, 9st 21b Merry Dance filly, 3yrs, 9st 21b; Eucamisacla, 3yrs, 9st lIb: Boxwood, 3yrs, 8st 131b; Old Pensioner, 3yrs, 8st 121b Poppoea, 3yrs, 8st 121b; Lady Rhoda, 3yrs, 8st lllb; Asthore, 3yrs, 8st 8lb Austral, 3yrs, 3st 31b; Morda, 3yrs, 8st 21b; and Glacier, 3yrs, 8st. ADDITIONAL ARRIVALS. Amphidamas, Arouya, Asthore, Antique, Austral, Morda, Bickerton, Bellarmine, Bard of Avon, Basil- don, Cecil filly, Clecstone, Crawley, Clogdance, Exodus, Diplomatic, Castle Espie, Furze Bush, Faded Flower, Ganges, Gleuloch, Gnatbrain, Half- way, Inrerdon, Lobelia filly, Lightning Queen, Lelio, Montpensier, Mark Macgregor, Massacre, Merry Gallant, Merry Dance filly, Encamisada, Old Pen-

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Redcar Meeting. ORBER OF RuNNiNe.—Zetland Welter, 1.30 Beau- mont Selling Plate, 2.0 Wilton Plate, 2.30; National Breeders' Stakes, 3.0; Sandhills Welter, 3.30; Up- leatham Welter, 4.0. SCRATCHINGS. Wilton Plate—Paparita and Languid. National Breeders' St-akes-Seataxer and Mauso- lus. Upleatham Welter-Platter. Zetland Welter-Blue Bell and Whitewynd. ENTRIES. Beaumont Selling Plate-Prism, Miss Munden, Kale, Attention, Miss Wellesley, Crafton filly, Fine Lord, and Festive colt. Sandhill Welter—East Linton, 5yrs, lOst Norval, 5yrs, 9st 81b Complines, 4yrs, 9st 71b Lotus Eater, 5yrs, 9st 61b Sly, 4yrs, 9st 61k; Alistair, 3yrs, 9st 51b; Phantom Star, 3yrs, 9st 21b and Amoor, 3yrs, 9st. ADDITIONAL ARRIVALS. Llanthony, Malchus, Colleague, Chapelthorpe, Scampanio, Highland, Lord of the Manor, Petros, Pickled Berry, Seafarer, Lady Hewick, Stonechack, Mistress Prue, Scenery, Artistic, Scherasmin, Kate, Bonspiel, Attention, Fine Lady, and Salisbury filly.

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Lord Randolph Churchill. A Reuter's telegram from San Francisco Bays: -Lord' and Lady Randolph Churchill have arrived here en route to Australia.

A Reuter's telegram from Paris says: —A mechanic named Cailleaux, living at St. Quin- tin, had an interview on Monday with the officials at the Ministry of War, and submitted plans and drawings of shells so contrived that they burst in quick succession instead of in single discharge. His invention has been submitted to the examining committee at the War Department.

OUNG LADIES' HANDWRITING COMPETITION. Two Lady's Silver Keyless Watche. and Silver Alberts will be given to the Ladies who writes best the following Bute Tailoring Company, 16, Bute-street, will give the best value in overcoats this winter. They intend advertising1 a Melton Beaver or Frieze Overcoat at 42s." The conditions for competitors are: -Any Lady may compete age for No. 1 wateh and albert must not exceed 14; age for No. 2 watch and albert must not exceed 17. No ruled paper to be used; only one copy allowed; neatness and legibility will be the chief points taken into consi- deration by the judges. Expert judge Mr. A. F. Smart, professional writer, Church-street, Car- diff. Competitors can bring or send their copy with a friend in a sealed envelope. No name or address allowed on copy. Nothing to pay or buy for competing. Competition closes Thurs- day next at 11 a.m. e3571

Blaiberg's Ai netr Gaiwcrks.—Why buy imi- tatiCM?—Rt"U Wid" Gold Wedcmsr Ring. 5s. 6d. e35ó5 BIsnberx'" Af.'ade, near GMWorkt.—Do not buy imitation. Yoj 1 an ra\e real Gt kl fer 58. 6d., Wed- ding Ri-ig. e3565 B'.aiberg's Arcade, Bear Gasworks.—Gent's real Gold Signet Rings, 3s. 6d. Why lay imitations at wore mcney ? e3565 Handwriting Competition.—For Winner*, see WicdGW Bute Tailoring Company, 16, Bute-street. 13.. 6d. Tro'isers. e3568 Handwriting Competition.—Winners' names will bç, published To-morrow—sooner, if po.-Mbte. e3568 Boys' Handwriting Competition.—Samples of all ths Writings Exhibited in Window; winners in- cluded. c3568 Blaiberg's Arade—Salt! Sate! Sale I eT,1,75 Blaibetg's Amde.—Sale now on! <>3575 Blaiberg's Arcade. — Sale! Phenomenal Prices! e3575. Blaiberg's Ariude.—Daring Sale, Au3rion Pi ices ara Higher. *3575 Blaiberg's Arc tde.—Sale Call-you will be asto- nished. <-3575 Blaibe-g's Arcade, near Gas Works.—Shop there During Sale. e3575 Blaiberg's Arcade.— Sale! C5 Reward if not genuine reductions. e3575 Blaiberg's Arcade.—All Goods Marked in Plain Figures. e3575 Young Ladies' Handwriting Competition closes Thursday morning, at Bute Tailoring Ccmpany. 16, Fute street.3575 1, Young Ladies' Handwriting Compet.tiori.—Nothing to pay or buy for competing.—Bute Tailoring Com- pfpy. 1é, But:tt.tet. ,3515

|To-day's Share Market HUME RAILWAYS Brighton Railway Ord j i73 ,f Do. Deferred m Caledonian Consolidated. 130 'N Do. Preferred Con. Ord. 86\4 Do. Deferred do Chatham a d Dover Ord. i6fc Do. Preference 109{^ Glasgow and South West. 10r tI1 Great Eastern Ordiuaryi G t. N-ttiu. Prefd. Cott. Ord. il16 .0( Do. do. Defd. do. 63%t .( Do. do. A'o 64 Great Western i69 Hull and Barnsiejr 54 Lancashire and Yorkshire'l09fc < London and Nortli-Wesbn 178 .« London and Sou tli-Westn I?i Do. do. Deferred 70 ..( Man. Shef. and Line. Old 59 Do. Preferred 88 Do. Doferred 30^ .«■ Metropolitan Con 86 Do. Limd Stock 80 • Do District Ordinary! ;0 Midland North British Ord. Pref. I 78vy Do Ordinary 1 .)91j) North Eastern Ordinaiv 166'^ North Stafford sliire j!36 South Eastern Ordinary 124 Do. Deferred fcast. ondon 6& Tuff Vale Ac. 9 8l>& B'urness 70% AMEBIC AN KAIL WAYS. &c Central Pacilic Chicago, Milwaukee 63%! ••• Denver Ordinary 12%| Do. Preferred 33'% Rrie Shares 15% Do. Preference 31 Do. Second Mortgage.. 77 Illinois Central 37 Lake Shore Louis aud Nash»ille 55 Missouri, Kaunas & Texas !5-J, Xew Yoik Central 'OS' New York Ontario ;7^ Norfolk Pxeferonee 25'# Sorfch Pacific Preference 16- Ohio aud Mississippi 13 Do. Preference 67% Pennsylvania Ordinary. 52-«, Philadelphia Beading. 10-& Do. First Income Bonds Union Pacific.. 12 Union Pacific.. | 12 Vabauli Preference Do. GeueraUlortgl\gtJ..1 -'4 Atlantic G.W. l«tM"ort. 18$sj Atchison 6 Canadian Pacific 70^! Grand Trunk Ordinary Do. Guaranteed 50'. £ Do, First Preference .I 40^j no. Second Preference.: 26\, i. Do. Third Preference.I !5 Do. Third Preference.I !5 Mexican Ordinary '7^ Do. First 73^ Do. Secon Preference 38 j FOREIGN BONDS Lombards Ordinary 9&i Mexican Cen. 4 p.c. Bond 57% Do. do. First Income- 12 „■ Bnenos Ayres Gt. S'thernj 99 Buenos Ayres and Rosario 60 Central Argentina 66 Chilian l'So gg J)o. 1892 Kiienos Ayreti 1882 28 Dü. 1885 28 Bulgarian 6 per cent, 1888! 98 ■»rgeiir.iue latto 64'^ Do Funding 68% Do. p.c. Sterling 39 Do. Treasury 40^ Argentine Cedillas A 2954 .« Do. Cedillas B 25% Hueuos Ayres Cedillas I.. 6& Do. J 61/4\ Ilrazilian 1889 68'at 'Cgyptian Unified If3' £ Do. Gov. Pref., New 102 Do. State Domain |ICS Do. Daira, New '03% d'reach 3 per Cent. Rentes 102 Do. 34 per Cent 107^1 Hungarian 4 Gold. Italian 5 per Cent 80%' Mexicau 6 per Cent 62 PeruviauCorjKjrat'n Ord.' 4%! Do. Preference I 12 j Portuguese per Cent. 18691 25 Greeks 3881 33 I Do. 1884 32 i ] Russia 4 p.c. Conversions 101% ,( Spanish 4 plr Cents 65% Turkish Ottun afi Defence Do. First Group j 64 Do. Second Group Do. Third Group .I Do. iTourth Group m.1 Ottoman Bank Share* I 15 MISCELLANEOUS Uruguay 3{& per Cent Honduras V% Paraguay 12 Transvaal Loan 5 per Cent 109 London S. Katherine's Dk, 46 East 4 West India Docks 18 Peninsular & Oriental Do. Deferred !l82& Cunard Steamship, £ 20 pd! 107, £ Gen. Steam Nav., £15 pdi 5%i Do. 5 per Cent. Pref 6%- Do. 5 per Cent. 1887 5% Anglo-American Tel. Prefi 74 Do. do. Ordinary. 139% Direct United St's Cables! Do. do. 0rdinary. 139% Direct United St's Cables! Eastern ditto Eastern Extension .j Brazilian Submarine National Telephone 6 Arthur Guineas Ordinary 353^ Allsopp's Ordinary 95 ] Bryant & May Ordinary Consett Iron j., Ebbw Vale St. & Iron Co. 8 Hudson's Bay Shares 13^ Hotchkiss Hotchkiss Deccan Land 6-'& Suez Canals l^3% Spratt's Patent 10 .„ Hammonds Eastmans 3- Leed's Forge •% Lister and Co 5 Salt Union Ordinary 4% ElmoreCopper Depositing !•#? Nitrate Railway ] Primitive Nitrate 3^sj San Jorpe Nitrate 6%i San Pablo Nitrate 5%,I Dublin Distillers 24fci Bell's Asbestos 3<| Oceana Land 2-&j Chartered Africa 34/ j j" Bechuanaland Land 26 New Exploration (Bos.). Cape Copper Mines 'V Bio Tintos I4g "[ Mason and Barry 24j^! Thnrsis Copper 4& Mysore Gold 2&! Mysore Gold Fields 23/ [! Oregnm Ordinary 3%l Montanas 21/32! De Beers Diamonds lS-% t'~ South African Exploration 'c4ij New Jagersfontein 13^1 Gold Fields S. Africa 2%j "Jl Salisbury Gold, New 2 zi, City and Suburban 14 Jumpers 4^! Ferreiras 7-S £ Jubilee 5%| Simmer and Jack 7<3t| Wemmers 4s|si Crown Beef 8{j Lansrlaagtes Langlaagtes Block B 6/ Sbeba 28/ Prirarose 4& Pioneer 3^ Australian Broken Hill 2/ .[ Wentworth Priority 8/ Tarapaca Water lO^fc Do. Bank North's Nav. Collieries 2% Coats 18% Pear's Soap Ordinary 5. [" il, Bartholway Brewery Ord. 9 ><c Do Preference — !l'/» St. Louis Brewery, Ord. Hi! no. Preference 5% I

TO-DAY'S CRICKET. SOMERSET V. NOTTS. As it was arranged to draw stumps at half-pa^ live on Tuesday night the game wa§ resumed oi on Wednesday at 11.10 a.m. at Taurrton. Th/ weather was a little unsettled, and the cricket wo rather tame. Tyler and Nichols, who opened tin bowling, gave way to Hedlev and Fowler, and latei on Hoe was tried, but thene changes had litle effect on the batsmen, who played with confidence and si ill. Runs were scored at the rate of one a minute, and the 250 went up at twelve o'clock. When he had nwdir 29 Dixon was missed by R. Palairet at slip. Thf score had reached 259, when at five minutes parf twelve a drenching shower of rain broke over thf ground and stopped play. Score — NOTTS.—First Innings. Gunn, c R. Palairet, b Hedlev, 101 Attew.sll, b Xi'dicU 28 Wright, b Tyler 2 Dixia, b Hedley 3 Flowers, c Fowler, b Nichols 31 Daft, 1 b. w, b Hedley 0 Jones, b Xi rhols 0 Pike, c Gay, b Tyler 3 Baguley, b Tyler 0 Handford, b Tyler 15 Hardstaffe, not out 0 Extras IV Total ZOO SOMERSET.—First innings. Hill. c Daft, b Flowers 49 L. Palairet, c Pike, b Handford 1 n. Palairet, c Jones, b Attewell 35 Roe, b Attewell 44 Clay, c Jones, b Flowers 3 Fowler, c Hardstaffe, b Flowers 19 Woods, c Dixon, b Handford 14 Hedlev, c Gunn, b Handford 2.. Dunlop, c Pike, b Handford 26 Trier, b Randford 0 Nichols, not out 3 Extras 11 Total 207 Second Innings. Daft, c and b Tyler 6 Jones, b Roe 14 Giirn, c and b Hill 89 Flowers, c Hill, b Tyler 47 Wright, not out 64 Dixon, c-nt out 34 Ex'ris 4 Total 259

TO-DAY'S MARKETS. STJGAK. Glasgow, Wednesday.—The official report says :—The market was firm, with a good d& mand a.t prices showing in many cases 34 advance since Saturday. The private report, says The market was firm, and a good busk ness was done; fine mediums about 3d dearer.

sioner, Priestholme, Prismoid, Earl of Annandale Boxwood, Lady Rhoda, Glacier, Royal Victoria, Royal Harry, Rokeby, Satura colt, Sa.yona.ra., Sally Brass II., Prank, Cipoletta filly, Parsley colt, Gold- crest, Scale, Maffio, and Boheniond. ADDITIOXAL ARRIVALS THIS MORNING. Stroller, Gratis, Albert Moore, Lively, Sealing, Coiiatliar, Poppyland, Beau Brocade, and Lase of Springfield.