The South Wales Daily Post

SAD SUICIDE AT ABERDARE About 530 oi Sunday Mr. John Jones Of Nc. 25. ilarrict-str^et, Aberdare, who W3.s a coal agent under Mr. D. A. Thomas, M.P., I oor.o;)ii.tod suicide by jumping from the Dare 11 uwinct, which, is a very higi. s+nieture. De- ceased was 3S years of age, and no oaswe can be assigned for tho raaii except that. he I had suffered for a. long time from barber's raeh," which cimsad hisB Somje UlisluajMjttWfc

THE WAR IN THE EAST. LI HUNG CHANG SUPER- SEDED. THE CHINESE UNEASY AND DESPONDENT AN ADMIRAL DEPRIVEDMIS HONOUIiS, CHINESE GENERAL FDEGRADED. fF&OM OTTR OWN/CORBESFONDENTS.] TIENTSIN, Monday. Two Imperial,'edicts were issued here yester- day. In th^/iirst, Li Hung Chang ia virtually I superseded- Prince Kimc is appoint* Chief Controller of Military Affaire at Pekin, which I is understood to include Tien tern also, and Prince Chung is appointed to a.s»i«t him as Sub- oontrader of Military Affairs. Dot it Princes I dove entered upon their new duties. The second edict gives eareeutive effect to the sen- tence passed by the military court upon General Wei. It declares that by his withdrawal from the Battle of Ping Yang- he caused the defeat of tine entire a.rmy. Furthermore, he is adjudged guilty of embeazlmg public funds en- trusted to him for the s[x*cttic purjiose of pay- ing his soijiers, and ot gross incomijetenee and vioiation of duty in that he permitted the troops with whom he retreah-d to maltreat and rob the people along- the line of route, thereby lower- ing the national ohanuiter. K< .-r these otfences the general is degraded from military rank and deprived of all his honors. It has beeai tardily discovered that Admiral Tinp kept from ile- knowledge- of the Throne mimy imp«.rtsjit mat- ters connected with the na',31 battle of the Yalu, and that. wlvii- ships and getting others c;-i £ jnlod. he inflicted scarcely a.ny1 damage upon the enemy. The admiral Ji.. therefore, deprived of ill the honours recently bmtowdd upon him under a. misapprehension of the facts. Private advices from i'ek.fn re- ceiveil here are to the effect that unw-isi'he ■Sa/and despondency prevail thi-ou^'uout the capital. Hie foreign CQionias are prepaid for emer- genciee. Enormous bodies cJ trr.o.¡)" are en- ocmped in and around Pekit>. A coa^iderable number of Chinese vessels have within the last few days been transferred to the (ieriiran flag. TOKJO, M<adny, 3.,5 p.m. Nothing has yet bs-vn receive<l here-respiting the military operations against Ubri Arthur, All ideft of a possible Chinese mid upon the Japanese costf has now been abandoned Orders have been officially issued that tor- pedoes laid down in Tokio P.ay shail lie re, moved forthwith. Ail navigation is declared, free. MOVEMENTS OF TROOPS. I A Renter's telr jram from Shanghai **V!V:—Thw ti Chinese Army, under General Tung, which evacuated Chiu T-ien Cheng, occupies ;i moun- tain pass on tin; high road to Fekin, with strict orders to defend it at all hazards. A Japanese ic'umii is marchmg norlhwnrdw with the object of getting behind Genera) Tung's Army. Several small passes to the &cuth of Moatienling are undefended, and it is expected tliat the Japanese commander :!1 endeavour to pene- tra.te these before the Cliineio are a bJ e to bar^ tli^> progr^-s of th., invaders. It is agaifn j staterl at Tientsin that the Jajxinese haw j effected a landing iu the Gulf of Liau Tong, il forty miles north of Sliangluii-kwan, v.'hk-ji is j occupied by a stroug form- of Chinese. It is cxix-cted that foreigners will lx, officially re- t quested to leave i' -km within the next fort- night No Chinese version ha- b"en received of the fighting' at Ta)iM.v.:m, but the accounts fro1J\ ot-i.er somr-es are g'ü:rn Uy regartietl ¡¡.¡;t trw., An iBipecial dt.-re.i lias been received at Nankin summoning the Viceroy of the Ciausr-King Province? to proceed at once to Tientsin to take over the seals of office act- ing VicCToy of Cuih-I.i from Li Hung.'Chan^ STEAMFJt SEIZED BY JiAPS. A Renter's telegram from Yokohama says: The steamer Gaelic, frbm San Francisco, which was due to leave for Hong Kong at noon on Afondav, has been seized by "the Japan^- « authorities. It is sur>ix>fed that the vosnel carried contrabuid of war. I A Reutertelegram from fokoharoa says: —Tlie Gaelic nas been allowed to sail, the Japanese authorities lut-vie^ failed to find any contraband of war on board. REBELS IN COPvE A. A Reuters telegram from Shanghai says: — Advices from Chemulpo say that owing to the interruption of ti legraphic cf>mmunication details have only just arrived of the emjage- mettt wh:ch took place towards the middle of October between th.. iDsnrcrent Tonghaks and a eombi.ne<i force of Japanese and Coreans des- r >tehe<l agaiiivt them. Fighting took place at Seoul, md was f.ercc and prolonged. The coin- bined force lost 150 killed and many senou?iy wounded. The lo».s of the rebels is not stated. The latter maintain their sway m Southern 0 orea. FliENCEI MAIL STEAMER DETAINED. 0 orea. FliENCEI MAIL STEAMER DETAINED. A Eeuter s telecraro from Yokoliama on Mon- day 5:\Y2' -The Freuch r-iail steamer Sydney, belonging to tbe Mcssageries Maritimes Com- pany, is being detained at Kobe by the Japanese authorities. CHINA DESIRES INTERVENTION. The Central News iioh reason to believe that the Chiaese Govenirnent, alarmed at the steady ad.va.uoe of the .fajjanese forces through Man- cln:ria and at tit, prospcct of the almost immediate capture of Port- Arthur, has decided fonrr.Hy to ask for the intervention of tho Ei iope:iri Powers more dircrtly interested, politically and vrr.;e.< rcially, in the Far Eosl. The Cbir-eso Mini-ter ccmimmieated the desire of liis ficvernm'nt to the British Foreign 0»fiee o?i Monday afteinoi and in the evening his Excellency left for Paris, where he will have an ii.terview, first with the Minister for Foreign ¡ru.i!"8. and eubst qut-ntly an audience I lof the PrmifiM t of the Republic."

mmmmmm—nanaw FRANCE AND MADAGASCAR, PREPARING FOR AN EXPEDITION I WAR BY INSTALMENTS. t A Dalzicl's tt-legram from Paris on Manday sitys The commander of the 15th Army Corp* has received c.-ders to detail r. detachment of • the 17th Battalion of the Alpine Chasseurs and four companies of the 53rd and llltli Line Ungi- ments for scrviec in ibvlagascar. They will embark at Ti<jchefort. According to an vfticer who has ape'-iaily studied Madagascar, no ksa than 20,000 men ought to be sent out with the expedition. Of these 3,000 I would be required to gurtrd the line of commu- nication with the coast, a.nd the remainder would be wanted lor the attack on the capital, which was strongly fortified, and might nffer a stubborn defenoe eren ogainRt such a force. The iJix Necvieme Sieole asks if this is the coniwencenjenc of the ay seem of war by in- stalments which proved so disastrous and in Tonqain. DEFIANT ATTITT'DE OF THE liOVAS. A Reuter's teicjfraai from Pans on Monday says The" Temps h:>s revoi vtd tlu- follovv- [ ing teleipni frorr.la..luiJy. The Hova Prime Minister replied to the ultimatum sent j to the Hova Goprmneut by the French Envoy. M. Le Myre d, Vilers, by declaring that he would only yield to force."

THE COMMAND OF THE ARMY. RETIREMENT OF THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE. LORD "WOLSELEY TO BECOME CHIEF OF STAFF. The Exchange Tslegmph Company learns that an official announcement of the retirement of the Commander-in Chief may be expectod as soon as the Treasury has sanctioned a special super- annuation allowance to bin R. yaJ liighness, in regard to which objections have been raised. It is not, however, anticipated that thr Date of Cambridge will leave the Horse Guards before next March. The Exchauge Telegraph I, Company understands also that Lerd Wolseley will become chief of the staff at the Army I, headquarters, Horse Guards, on the abolition I ci the ofEcp of Cornmander-in-Ciief, and that Lord Poberts will be appointed to the com- .jaood of the foxeQ3 ii: Ireland

THE DEAjycZAR. ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE FUNERAL. V^UPEKB SPECTACLE ARRANGED. ( ——— C DNTRA L NEWS TELEGRAM.] ODESSA, Monday. The remains of the late Czar still he in the Psdaoc at Livadia. It iB now probable tha.t the body will be taken by sea from Yalta to Selwstopol escorted by the Russian Black Sea ileet, aud that the funeral train and cortege will start from that place instead of from Odeesa, as originally intended. 'Hie Imperial yacht will leave Yalta. on Thursday. Moscow willj lie reached on Sunday, and St. Petersburg cotsj* time on Tiu>:day, the 13th The Czaj-, /[he Prince and Princess of Wales, and most the members of the Russian Imperial Faijtfif y will accompany the remains throughout, long journey from the Crimea. to the caa^caj. Many additional troops have },ere ÍOI' Ya;h. to take part in tflie great rúílitary display which will ma.rk the departure/ Gf the Imperial remains. The spectacle /$likely to be a. superb one. MEETING OF THK^XJYAL SISTERS. [FROM OUR OWN 4$f_>B,RKS¥ONDimT8.] ST. I'ETERSBTJ'^Q jvionday Evening. A dispatcn from V vatlia states that the Hieet- ing between the v.id&wed Czarina and her si»ttr. the Print# of "Wales, was of a. most tt.iiching ohara. ,cr. Her Majesty several times thankerj'tlie Princess for her kindness in u;i'erta.kmg^t.iie long journey from London Jn ordvir to Af ,nsole her. 11 had been arr-uiged to publ /w r- expose the Imperial remains in the Palace, ^Jhapel at Liiradia yesterday, but this was lfK>uiid to be impossible owing to unexpected d'Realties in the way of proper embalm en t. The ■jJt.fpxms summoned from St. Petersburg were unable t,) complete tiie process, and other apeciaAists a.t Moscow and Cliarkoff had to he sent for. These will arrive at Livadia. to-morrow, and/as WOIl as i!■>' have finished their work thejoody will be placed in the chapel. Fi-eth troops axe constantly arriving ait Yalta and the neighbourhood. The latest farrivalfc include nine battalions of infantry, a- reg ment of cavalry, and a brigade of artillery, aifl Irom the garrison of Sebasbjpol. Accord- ing to present arrangements the. funeral cortege will leave Livadia on Thursday, and it will he nearly week before it reaches St. Petersburg, as tiie- body will have to lie in State for some time at Moscow. Tho date now generally rw-igjied Tor the funei, interment here is the ?Oth. iut.

WEST AFRICAN TROUBLES. -+- PUNISHING A REBELLIOUS CHIEF. SUCCESS OF A BRITISH EXPEDITION. 1,500 SLAVES SET FREE. Advices frem the Cape report the return of Admiral Bedford in the Philomel to Simon's Bay, after puniishiag Nana, the Chief of Benin, who in August last attacked a party from the ,.Alecto, and killed Captain Lalor ari.lja seaman land wounded several others. The report speaks in ..bi¡?h ternifc oi the great gallantry displayed by the BrHish Bllla-:a.cket8 and -Marines in the attack upon Brohemie, Nnna's chief town. Admiral Bedford hired native* to cut a track, and this was done under a heavy fire from the enemy. No casualties loeenrred. The,gmts of Nana's troops were wel feerved, as on one occasion 90 rounds were oountcd in 55 Ecdnutcs The attack was made ou September 25, Captain Powell, of the Phœbe directed tiie right attack and Captain Campbell of the PhibmeJ, the left and centre, both having a large detachment of sailors and Marinas and several Mt-yim guns. Tbe troope landed before daylight, a.nd tho march was per- formed under ike most trying circum- stances, the men being frequently waist deep in,water and mud crossing the various creeks. The enemy were takendn the rear, and fled upon the unexpected approach of th English, who captured 106 big guns, 445 Mnaderbneaes, fourteen tODB of, gunpowder, 640 long fikrtieclc gains. 906 short flintlock guns, sevffritcen eases of short swer^s, 50J cases of shot, s'jtven oawes of Gatling feeders, an immense quantity of calicoes, beads, &c., valued art jE4,000 4palm oil, about £3,000, and 8,600 cases of k-m. Ot the following day the British cap- tured ai large number of war canoes, whereby Nana hfad for years past been committing awful atrocities. Over 1,500 slaves were freed, and the chiefs have agreed to obey the Government

JABEZ BALFOUR. tTHE REFUGEE IN A STATE OF CONSTERNATION. ANOTHER PLEA FOR DELAY. A "Pail Mall Gazette" 'telegram from Buenos Avree state! —a be?. Balfour ha^ reeoived notificatku of the 'decision ot the I Court in his case, aIld it has causerl him the greatest eonsternntio-n. He declares !l::1t a serous inhistiee has been errranitted in favour of his political pers< r.-iiort, the British Goveniaieiil, and pretends that, owing to his serious state of ill-health, he is unable to bear the voyage to England. A spfcial watch is being kept on the prisoner, it being feared' he contemplates suicide. This fear Wfct '■aused owing to Miss ffreamaTi's state- ment that Balfour would never return alive. _4-

ARREST OF A FRENCH OFFICIAL. CURIOUS STORY OF INCITING TO SUICIDE. A DahdeT's telegram from P..ris says: — Madame Hudamnrd, moth^r-in-rlaw of Captain I>reyfus, now awaiting trial on a charge ot high treason, declares (the "Matin" savs) that twice since hili incarceration a revolver has bum left on his table, hut that on each occa- sion he has given it back to the warder, staling that., as hiJ w.-w: h., rofused to kiH himself. No docbt, th authorities, in keep- ing the knowledge of his arrest secret n;td ¡ threatening his wife with all sorts of penalties, wis-'ied to foroo him to >-on:icit suiciilv. Othei icqx-rs state that the unfortunate eaptaiu hns fal len a victna to the wiles of an Italian woman, with whom he wtis madly in love, but who was in reality a «>py.

FIGHTING IN THE PUN- JAUB. I THE BRITISH LOSSES. 100 NATIVES KILLED. > ■■ ■ A Ilenter's telegram from Bombay en Monday 'viys :—Details received it"re of the fighting between the War.ir: tribesmen and Oelonel Turner's force near Wano aho," that tho con- flict was very stubborn. The Goorlchas, who bare the brunt of the fighting, behaved with great gallantry. Tho British less is :—J. P. F. Macauley, of the Survey Department, kiiled and Captain Lang, Lieutenants Hornby, Angeio, Herbert, and Thompson, and Surgeon-major Haig severely wounded. Eleven Goorkhas were I killed and 34 wounded. The Waziris retired, leaving 100 of their number dead. The British I force pursued the tribesman for some distance. I

CHISWICK WAREHOUSE DESTROYED. TWO FIREMEN INJURED. The Central News aays :-111e extensive ware- house and stores of Messrs. Sandesen and Sons, paper stainers and varnish makers, of Chiswick, was discovered to be en fire at four o'clock ou Snnda.y morning. Notwithstanding all the exer- tions of the iiremon the premises were completely gutted, bnt the flames were prevented fram I spreading to-tho adjacent Army and Navy Stores Depôt, T «i.' firemen were slightly injured. The j damage ia. estimated at several thouaaad DQJU),f.f.

WELSH LAND COM- MISSION. i —,—.———/ SITTINGS AT MOTOWN. EVIDENCE OF D W A R D DALIES OPPOSITION TO THE LAND COURT. The WofMh Land Commission re^aseembled at Newyown on Monday, and opened the con- cluding session iu Wales, under the presidency of Wr J. T, D. Llewelyn. Mr. Kicliard Jonee J Professor Rhys were also present. There p'.ire 46 witnesses on the list for the three sittings. A number of those who were heard on Monday gave rebutting testimony. Mr. Edward Davies, of Plas Diuam, Mont- gomeryshire. member of the firm owning the Ocean Collieries, gave evidence. He said ho was the only 800 of the late Mr. David Davies, who was M.I', for the Cardigan Boroughs from 1874 to 1885 and far the county of Cardigan for 1886, he having been returned unopposed in two of the elections for that period. His father owned estates almost wholly situated in Mont- gomeryshire, to which witness succeeded at his death, and witness had purchased additional property, making, with his father's purchaser, a. total area of 10,300 acres. His father was a most kind and considerate landlord, always anxious to promote the comfort and welfare of his tenantry, and, from having been himself a tenant farmer and, consequently, intimately acquainted with the wants and requirements of his tenants he made it his study to meet their reasonable demands and to make them I contented in their holdings. He was accus- tomed to spend large sums of money whenever necessary in the erection of new homesteads and buildings and in the general improve- ment of his estates, in which policy wtt- ness had endeavoured to follow his example. Wtth regard to the propoaal to establish a Land Court, he was of opinion that, with the unavoidable friction, litigation, ajid worry con- nected wjth it, the result would tend to place land in a worse position than any ordinary coii'mero.'sl enterprise. At present landlords' and tenants' inboroatB were identical, I hut if a Land Court were established their Tiu.tcal interests would cease. The landlord would be at the mercy of ihe most litigious, ir;t cm potent, a-td unworthy tenant. He would gTH; compensation to tenants for improvements, to be secured by legislation, such legislation to he the outcome of mutual understanding between both partiee. Landlords would prefer the risk of sale to undefined joint ownership, and if dure were no other way out of tbe diffi- culty he would prefer to sell his property out and out rather than submit to a Land Court. The Commission, after hearing further evi- I dence, adjourned until to-day (Tuesday).

SHIPPING NEWS. SIGNALLED OFF THE LIZARD. Nov. 4.—Paused West Steamer Friesland, from Antwerp for Now York. Nov. 5 —Fassed East.: Sluttgart (presumed), from Baltimore for Bremen Dollic, of Liver- I pool Fitzwilliam, of London Dracoaa. of Dundee; Enekar, of London, in tow. Passed West: Steameii' Galileo, from Hull for Boston and Now York—all well Niobe, of Glasgow Cousins Arbib tind Beamish, of Lendon; steamer, signals indistinct in rain City ofHarnhu' g, of Dublin Oeniston Fell; Dresden, of Bremen. —Wind, W., light; weather, hasty, flae bar., 29'95. rising. SIGNALLED OFF THE MUMBLES. Nov. 5.— Wind, W.N.W., moderate weather, clear; sea. mo<lerate.— PoMed Bast: Steamer Count d'Aspremont, of Swansea; Bcbooner Mary Louise, of Brixham; ketch Albert, of Bridgwater. In Roads: Steamer Veronica, of Cardiff- SWANSEA.—AR RITALS. NORTH DOCK. I Nev. S.-rionv)la, 73, Htyte, «our. Betsey, 38, BMffonl. sand. FltzwiTiiiwu, a, 179, London, via Cardiff, gencitti Nov, ♦.—Fwd^rk Wil,ismi, 60, Padstaw, ail. SOlTH DOCK. Nov. 3.—Collier, p. 1<23, A von mouth, general. Nov. —Aehiile Olcatine. 359, Bo«lcr».ux, pitwo»*1. Sea Fisher, II., 130, Waterford, niL CtieTington. s 169, Manchester, ifeneral. Be:wicX, e, 263, Treport, v» Bristol, general PBIJfCEE OF WAT>BS JX)OK. Nov. 3 —f!u)da!. 271, Qlcuqeater, nfl. Ohicagc City, s, 1,478. Bristol, geiiCra!. Ttfnbfoi, ti, WP), Ltaiirtly, coppenu. JTov. 4.-Jame. Speir, fI, 335, Cardiff, nil. Inis- h, Head, a. 1,387, Belfast, nil. Andaman, 919, Dakahuano, wheat. SAILINGS. SOUTH OOOIC. Nov. 3.—Nestor (Ehnrie), rftatt.in. Talbot, s (Cox), Live.-puol. Nov. 4 DtMtacWanil (lAmbke), Stettin. T'ite- william, 13 (Pawson), London. SOUTH DOCK. Not. —Norroand, a fDb Grachy), St. Malo. Catherine (Wlujants), Vorli Aviio-n. Tom (Bnty), Watchct. Ossian. b (EeesJ), Ohs rents, PRINCE OF WAIVES DOCK. Nov. 3.—Mirnnac, s Ofeikie). Boston (U.S. A j. Amhal Cecille, s (Auflret), Kouen. SaleMio, s (Our- wtnfienja. Vindaoiwa, a (Bryant), Bayonne. ENTERED OUTWARDS.— November 5. Bordeaux, Copsewood, a, Nwy, Martin, 714, Fislier, Kenwiok fic Co. Caen, James -Speir. 8, B, Logan, 333, Harries Bros. Para, Aguila, g, B, Brown, 112, Cory Bros. Honfteur, Count d'Aspremont', s, B, Stenllson, 274, J. R. Davies & Co. Cette, Tunis le, F, Babin, 980, O. Taylor' Treport, Berwick, s, B, Ivey, 263, Ataatl & Harrison IMPOSTS.—November 5. Roacott, Valenteae, 50 toM oaikw, 1 ton carrots, 1 ton pars-nipfi. Mien & Co. Bordeaux. Achille Ceieetinc. 240 tons pitwcod, W. Davies & Co. I Talcahm.no via Qu^nstown, Andaman, 1,1^3 tons wheat, Weaver & Oo. Treport via Bristol, Berwick, s. 64 caiks aine ashr^, 20 cylinders and 29 caflka ]>otash, Arnati and Harrison IMPORTS COASTWllSE.—November 5. ManehftKUr, Ciserington, s, general, Amati au-i Harrition Bristol, Rio Fonnoeo, s, general EXPOHTS WASTWJSE.— November 5. Jirogheda. Sea Fialier, g, 35U coal, Mal.i Compauy Itfanchester, Ohevingto i. «, general. Arnati and HO.IT; son Olouceeter, Copious, 100 wheat, Weaver Bidcfonl, Caroline, 00 ttial, Evans « Bevan (iivjnsey. Wm. Auhlmrner, iQO oifl, T. i\ Pr.jooe Bai-nsUple, Spirit, 05 coal, E. W. Cook & Co. NEATH AND BRITON FEKRYV- ARRIVALS. 1,ov, 3. —Cit.v of York, II, 23, Bristol, general. Nov. 4.—Peter and John, 59, lMyixwuth, h:U).mt. Nov. fi.—Albert, 46, Watchei, pa]ier. Alary Louida, 50, Biidgwater, bricks. SAILINGS. N>v. 4.— Derwent, s (Uobiosor.), Warrenpoini City of York, ) (Baker), Brist' Nov. 5.—Alice Scott.(i'itjfwaKei), Loiaton. •■■■nMnManmMs I

FALL DOWN A HFT. SAD ACCIDENT TO A CARDIFF LAD. On Monclay afterr.ooiR a lad uaii.ed David ICllycott, of 23, Ilaveloek-street, CiirditT, met with a shocking r.ocident, tttur-h, it j" feiirad, v til have a fatal termination. The hid, who wiM in the employ of the Cardiff Fi-h and I l'O\.Jtrv Company, ?.lx>tit two pmi. v,t> ordeml I by his employer to carry b vhensanta to the- ice company's stores, i~, Penartli-road. He did nr.t return, and inquiries were instituted as to Ids whereabouts, without result". The n.PiHger of the 1iah an. poultry conj.anv at eight p.m., fearing that tlie lad had met with an accident, I drove down to the 100 Company's premises, and, togetiier with the storekeeper, conii?ienced a search for the lad, who they subsequently found .t the bottom of the lift well, \bi"h communicates with thu sevei-al tiooi-a of the storage sheds- The poor fellow had eviflontly fallen a distance of alxnit 30ft. \Yr-en piftri- :-at.-<i it ivas found that both his leg,; were fractured, and that lie had received serious bfxjily injuries. H6"was conveyed to the Cardiff Infirmary and detained,

DROWNED AT MEKTHYR. 'I .About eleven o'olook on Monday morniug the dead body of a man, afterwards identified prt that (if William Thou. tj, a labourer, in tlie employ of Mertiiyi Boa id -J Health, who haa been lodgifrg at- the Dyuovor Ami" by tho finger-poet at the top of tlie Swansea read, was fouiid floating in the River T.'tff at Abercanaid- Uenjamin Rotler-j-k. a sijr- at Abercanaid- Uenjamin Rotler-j-k. a sijr- nalni>n at tlw? level cirx^jhig sign.box, wad«d into lie water and pulled the corpse out un to the \bank. and it was afterwards conveyed by P^lioe-oooietable Gwilrai Wiil- liima to the union workhouse iTurtu;ury. T'x-re were eectensive iajuriee about the head, but. according to the opimua of Dr. Cok-lough, who examined the corpse prior to removal to Merthyr, these wwe men ae would h«A<; been likely to be produced by the body being brought down, eoine diatanoe by the flood, honce there is no suspicion of foul play. The deceased was Inst te alive about half past ten o'clock on Saturday sight at George- town.

DEATH IN CHURCH. An old lady, elamed Mrs. Cole, died sud- I denly in Hampton Parish Church on Sunday ctnrUul Divina cart ica.

WELSH CHURCH AN ACTIVE DEFENCE CAMPAIGN IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS. The Yorkshire Post says :—It is probable that the agitation against the Welsh Disestab- lishment- Bill will shortly assume a new and interesting change. Hitherto operations have Ix-en confined to meetings and lectures, at which the case of the Church has been put before the publio in a clear and forcible lii;*ht by trained speakers. Immense good has been done in this way, but, says our London correspondent, it is thought that the time IwiJ. now come when more direct methods of reaching the electors should be adopt' Consequently, it is posed that special measures shail be adopted in constituencies, and especially in those where the sitting Gladstoimn meml>ers hold their seats by small majorities, with a view to enlisting the active assistance of electors holding Hbrt. stonian opinions on most points, but onpoaed to disestablishment. Those who fail within this category by no means a small class, and it is believed tliat with a little energy such a body of opinion may be formed as to have a consider- able influence on the fate ot the Bill. The whole matter is likely to come up at a meeting of the Council of the Church Defence Institution on Tliursday, when a plan of operations may be decided on. CARDIFF IMPARTIAL SOCIETY. The subject of discussion by the Cardiff Impartial Society at the Hotel Metropoie on Monday night was "Welsh Disec-tablishmeut, Although the question to be debated was all-important ;uid the speakers were such well- known men as Mr. George iHivid, Mr. Joseph, Mr. Thomas (Pontypridd), Principal Edwards. and the Rev. John Morris, the attendance wan not large, but the proceedings were controver- sial in character, and iu the excitement of debate made up for what they lacked in the a'cwndiiiice uumerioall. The Rüv, G, St. Clair presided. — Mr- George David, in a trenchant speech, opened the debate, and was followed on the other side hv 1\f r, J. M. Thomas, I^iin -ipal Edwards, a.nd the Rev. J. Morris, who full) threshed out all the points in dispute, and Mr. David effectively replied.

ACTION AGAINST SIR E. J. REED, M P. CLAIM UNDER A CONTRACT. I VERDICT FOR THE DEFENDANT In the Queen's Bench on Monday (before Mr. Justice Cave, sitting without a jllry) the case of Clench v. Reed ,'iid another was heard. This was an action brought by the executrix of the late :1r. CIone.li against Sir M. J. Reed, M.P., and Mr. Wiiiard to reeovs-r a sum rdlesjed to bo due under a contract. e C;1.e 6ó:tJ.IW before the oourt on a prelin inary point namely, whether the action was barred by the SUuute of Limitutiona Tho plaintiff's case was that- Sis- E. J. Reed and Mr. Willarrl were vendors acting un of a eradicate HI raBpeot 0f some land m Florida. The land M as sold io a company—the Florida Land and Mortgage Company (Limited;—and it was decided tr> issue debentures. jRaintiff's husband ww engaged under an agu-emer.t. dated 1883, to asfci-t in the placing of the ii;l^nturo* and plaintili contended that lie \1. entithd to the amount chiimed.—Defendants dmied that pliiin- tiW" husband carried out the contract, and •"leaded tJiat. the action was bwrfd by the Statute of Limitation — His Lordship held that the- Statui:v- of Limitations operated, and that the notion mtyrt fail.—J\idg:ue»it for defendants accordingly. -n.

SOUTH WALES CIRCUIT. BARRISTERS TO TAKE SILK. Our London correspondent writesf learn that Mr. John Eldon Binks and Mr. Thomas Torrid I arc likely to lake silk in the early pari I of tiie coming year. Mr. Banks cemcs of a grc»S legal family. On hi? father's side he is a descendant of the iate Lord Eidon. whilst his mother was a daughter of a late Lord Chief Justice. lie is extvemely popular on circuit and one of tho handsomest men practising at 1he Bar. Mr Thomas Terrell will. I ui. dor stand, devote him- self to patent work, a branch of the law wnich be has made peculiarly his own. Th« South Wales Circuit. will be particularly strong in i loaders when this change is brought about.

CHILD MURDER NEAH RHYL. INFANT FOUND WITH ITS THROAT CUT. An atrocious murder of na infant has just lx en reported to the police at Rhyl. On Sun- day night a Mr. Denson, of Phw-yn-Cw/n, ,1i, ccvtipd a bundle in a large brick oven in the I back kitchen of his houtw. Thia was fou-d I to contain the body of a new-born child. It, throat was cut right across, ;yuJ the windpipe was severed. A servant named Prisoilla Rcberts confessed that the child was hers, and t she is now in: custody fct a precarious; conus- 1 tion.

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A NEAR-SIGHTED LOVER. Mrs. Srfantofi wss a tittle widow who i thought htrt'sel: inconsolable I She was convinced that there never had1 Been, and that there never would be. jrooh •iKifcim- man as her late lamented husband. Bhe believed that he hid been created, raised 'I to maniioud and endowed with every amiable fau&iitv for the express purpose of completing her haptJ I ne" Mid now that he was gone •he feft awured tliar. her earthly felicity "as Over. She mourned for him so incessantly that her 1:sCl,lth broke down, and she w-M "obliged to leave her home and seek restoration I 8.t a. water cure. It was a. very small establishment in one ti the Eastern States, tmd it contained the tooal complement of broken-down ministers, men of business, and spinsters, with a very lew young epileptic. esftaleptio. or dyspeptic -patients. l Among the hitter WM a. certain Mr. Charles Wæb, He was Efboirt 24 or 25. rather ball 'iftad spare, yet wet! proportioned. He had .yegular features and a neat, dark moustache. He was not only nice-looking, but his face Was the index of u. kindly disposition, and lie had a very sweet smile. Thepo adv-antapes were offset by two I "«fc?0Cft3. Hf was very aear-eighted, and he was desperately bashfnl. This amiable yonng wiftn had lately lost » I "JOefoved mother. He had been her idol. and I she had been hi^ frtehd «od eompanimi, and. 'indeed, bad supplied him with ■al! the society | lie was conscirms of neecfrac- They had lived alone together for years. and when she was ill he had nursed her aa I tenderly as if lie were her <iaui/hter. He wag now mourniRg herbs very deeply. Mrs. Stanton ^rr'ved at tht- water "tire by '8, very late troain; consequently she did not >Wake her appearance ia public until the next. day àt breakfast. t?he was then placed at J1 the table at which Mr. Weeks was seatwi. j on the opposite side and farther down. ^9Ses.t to Mr. Weeis sat young Bardie. who, 1 **lthoagh a dyspeptic, broken down at college, ;was the life of the -honse. He was a merry, 'rollicking young fellow, with a eood- hianonred face. and » sparkling block eye— I indeed, two of them. When the little widow took her place, he nudged his rampaniort. end whkpet^d: /Hello Weeks, here 'is* new comer' Very .taking face—very. Seems to be an elderly | lady. Mhst be a widtPw.1' Waeki, in an agony lest the lady should 1 overhear, glanced across the tahl. but "onid only see a blurred, indefinite, palish splotch, I crowned with a white film, which he took to a widow's cap, 38, indeed, it was. J Sohe aaid, "I suppose she is. It. I I ^Wrs. Stanton spenfher days as <mietiy as •f if she Wife in her tiwn hottae. Here the f formal; wa«, "Water, water, nothing but Water, hot, cold, externally, internally. and I eternally. The regular life, simple diet, ainJ bracing mountain air soon proved of t great benefit to-her. She was ordered by the ,.gwd <k»ctors to rest as much as possible out | of doors on a cot. At other times she took I •a lo«g wai ks as she <lOu]d, Now, VT)'uib- Mr. Weeks's bashfulness d'd w>t e*te»d to ■eldwljF Mies, and when, & day or tWi. after M'N. StafrrtOn's arrival, hefwnd fier siting arider a tree in the grove he recognised by her cap she most be tha ) wrdbx*' lately arriv-ad, and his natural polite- Bessprompted him tu stop and siy 'The air is very fine to-day, frMam. As he uttered this commonplace with his aitrnctivp anile the lady could not heln recog- nising well-bred and kindly young gentle- HSin so she answered him with e<jual suavity and in & sweef and wwaatini; voice. j Mr. Weeks was sensitive to voices, and he honoiffed all -dderiy ladies for hi.- dea-r Toother's sa-kv.- He told himself that Mrs. Stanton reminded him M her wliom ihe had j so tenderly loved, and iJmost befors he knew it he had Seated himself upon an opposite bench and was talking pleasantly. A*-the end of half an hour, when the ring- ing of the treatment bell Ctltlbort their Arter*»w, he said to hfomelf that he had not I met so charming a pepRun we his jftother died. Stanton* gentL- voice and sym- pathetic a»nn»-r and the spirit of kindliness which awptred ill she said, found a res-dy in jais own warm he-u-t. I, Fpom fluu fcim-" they were freo'ientlv seen tog^tJifer. S'inetimes he would meet her on her walks, when he -would ioin her and i often offer hi* am to asmsthcr over a rough part of the road. If fcirty ciinabed a hill, he I ^vxHHinodated: his pace to hers end beared hw to lean ffpon htm for support. Thev I 1pent noars together in the grove WeekB ^wa& a tine wader thoo^h. as he would not .-waar glasses, he Wis oblige.! to hold his "o»k so close to Iris 'face that it almost I ♦cnehed his nnse. He used to read aloud ^hile she lay in a hwi-nocK. i Tliua their iritunacy grow ?o gi sdtiallv that I was nothing iu it c" Alarm the most scrupuioojg iittle widow in t.he world. She! Isold ri.arcself >uat. aJthAcgh whe could caver love -vgain, she was tliai fnendsiiip vests still T^o^stbie t, i her oon^dered j Mr. Weeks a mere boy and felt a rnot.Wiy | interest in him. His roomer Vieca,ine more deferential as they advanced in iRtiina^v. They <facove««l that their tastes .v^re very «>tigenia:l. In a. word, fchey never bored f each other. tnder the frfhience of her* pieasa^t, %ur- ro'ii*irtrs Mrs. Staiit-OD became resigned and cheerful. I One day as she was com in/ from her ham- 8)Ck to the iioase she saw Mr. W«;ka i Btretcnedl at full leagth on ■ a bench WIder i tlk trees. Hlh handkerchief w^s bound over hh ^as. and as .jJtc parsed him softly she Jxhought 9he ficiiiil i, iow gr;>an. j "Are y;>n goffering. Mr We«ke ?" she said. I -Be answered he had a bad nervous iiead- 8C!ie. "Ob:, I am so oorry," gfce «aid "You nmat I lay to sleep it off." Th&>. 3. tli-OTg'it occurred to her. Her his- -t»^d: naJ been object to such attacks, and the h:-G Irtquemiy cured th^n. She had a toj .,h, jr. she ielt Mire -ihe .-ould I' ccaroi avay her frMcds stifferinir, t»ut -nil «*v hesitit^d. While she hesitated she Heard ssn gn>Aii 4g*;i!. "If he were my vrmn# son or mv brother," •fce >aid to herself, "1 r*>uid W let him Ae th«v «fttf«ru;g, and I believe I care for fcim «-nn<Vit »s mucu as though he were. Why shooid I be silly a.nd prvtdL; h?" I Finding ro g<«;d answer to this question, she went b^k to her hammock and brought W mrn ^» low. Then she gently used Mr. Wtfek's hrn<) «rad slipped ^he pdww under it" &*ting- herself ^n the bench, she made a few p*Hea cvr th<- suiferer's fore-hat.L II The effect-of her Mft. d-iightfui touch Wft.s magical. XV pat-ieru- lay there, feeling his I pfiMi ebbinif pwav. a. delicious langour stdle him, and at last he slept. H? had I tried once or twice to express his BTatitudc, bot she had gently forbidden him to talk. When he at last awokv. so:ne hours ifcei- he fmind hiniself coveted v.']fcii Ivlrs. •Sswitoo's shawl, but the i:«i/ had Jeft him. As tihe remembrance of th»: light t'.u::h If hel tinge rs ijame bnck to iiiin he toid himself tiiafc she wag the dearest wo man in the world. ¡ She is my Sister, or mvadopted inoKier. i he w»d. But does one thrill at the touch of rm.e s j l or one s atkfpted mofchvr? Does oce heavy w).J dull in ho abssaon, bu" *t rest ana perfectly "ontent Ln her pr-s.mc^' Dofts one fee! i-hat wi«w«t the societv of owe s sister the whole work! would be a 1^,is waM now the state of Mr owe s sister the whole world would be a 1^,is waM now the state of Mr Week's affeorion for Mrs. Starton. He never thought of her age. To him she WM oertect I Xt all mgpectj. Jfext day something occurred that dis. ipftss?d our young friend very much, He fbitnd Mrs. Stanton tD. tears. Shr h"hc5 sitt-ng on her favourite «eat under the eim, to a purling brrmk. rind the I ttiri.tshes were singing breezdy alios? her 1k--a.1 Her feet, were hal- btuiixi in the fnonda t •of tem, a-nd tht -ur wa? y>rt und halmy: Tet her haadkeTohief was held f" her ''ves. I aawl she -was cwtaiirly wspping as if her heart would break. I Mr. Weeks XTT!TOO» bered how kindly she J\a<I (*>mfortCi'i /t?m qij foregoing wi He frit that he enold leave her to *TKlU:gB in her sorrow alone He must trv I io oomlvn tier gn", "1 an open letter ;11. 1Mr hi-nd, and. lie Mw «aDie forward and aabod her to tell J\i;m of bet ¡ wrmble. t 'ph. Mr. she «jd. "It is cowafl'v I Whll weriog m t>v to give awav 110." She to check her sobs IÙIdin I asoftWTtto te<?a«n« ttffre composed. Then she .1-- I "I "'VI> jU3t learned {>,« my UtUe fortune I 8(y j.been a went mv She w«u« ou to ocplam that bar basiaess agent had adruted her to allow him to mitke some mvocrtmente for Iter that had re&uited most disastrously, and that she was now almost penniless. The very smaJJ sum ,Ui&t might be saved would not suffice to keep her above w&Dt;. "I am only unnerved by this sudden news," she siii, with a faint SntUe, "I shall sooa be .Wronger and braver. I was a governeee for- one year before I married, and I shall go back to teaching. No doubt it will i«aily be the bast thing lor me. What does it ma&ter ?" Mr. Weeks was overcome with oonotsru and pity. He ooaid not bear the id.. of •I'LS cteartm friêoo wtering upon such a life I uf drudgery. I 'She is no longer young," he said to him- seM, '"Mid it will be cruelly hard tor her.' He was -~i k-nt a. long time. He hrul an ample fortmse, and no ODe but himself to thiBk of. When at last tie sjxike, it was to endeav<>ur to persuade Mrs. ^tamon to aceept a kwn, the half of his fortune, anything, if only she would aftow him to .provide for her com- fort. But site rejected all his generous <>t»«*rs firmly and greoefally. "No," ahe aaid, "Ioould net pQMMbty ajjow '1 you to UlSim, me, although I fuMy appreciate your gr"»t kindness. But there muet be no I' inequality between friends, IltKi I ominot be wvder so gTeat sn oWigRtaon to anyone." She persisted in raying that she must leava fciir ooi e soon an J make arrangements for her I future life as a teacher. At last he left her and went to take a. long stroll by himself. He I went to the top of a hill frhat they bad often climbed together, and then sat down to think. The idea of losing his friend filled him wiuii alarm. As he pictured tx> himself what Lie would be without Iter, as he re-called all her sweet words and wa.ys, something new seemed born ni his heart. It had only needed this last experience, this longing pity which made him yearn to com- fort her. to enlighten his mind-at? to the 1""al jstate of his feelings. 'I love her," he cried aloud. "I cannot give her up," And now the whole character of the man seemed to change. He was no longer the diffident, irresolute, shrinking young fellow that he had been. He was a aian. with a man's strong will. He sprang rapidly down the hill a.wI re- turned to the cure. At lajft he reached the spot where the happiest hours of his life tad been passed. Mrs. Stanton was stili there. He went boldly up to her. 'Mrs. Stanton," he said, as lie seated him- self by her and took her hand in his, "I cannot give vot> up. I love you with all my heart, !Tid t cannot bear my life if you refuse me. I have come to beg you to be my wife." Mrs. Stanton was l)ewddered and over- come. As she hesitated he burst out into a torrent of eloquence, teliiug her of his intense admiration and respectful love, how he would do his utmost t> make her happy, and how blank and dark life wouM soom without her cheering presence. At first she tried to stop him. It seemed like sacrilege to her to listen again to words of love. But lu was deter- mined and she was weak. S'ue feebly inter- posed objectioas. but he swept them all away. She trier! to say something about the pity for her destitute condition prompting him to make, her this generous oiler, but it was not possible for her really to believe her own words. Genuine love was too apparent in the young man's earnestness, in every word and action. "You have surprised rue so, she-said at last, "I must have time to think." "Any length of time. "Then give me a week to decide, and please leave me now." It was quite dark, but she sat a long while alone. She felt too bewildered to think. Overwhelmed with the excitement of the day, she began to cry softlv again, yet not hope- lessly as before, bwt at !a,st with something like cn-ateful peace forming itself cut of the chaos of her mind. < For davs after th, Mr. Weeks walked down to the little village post-office for CM letters. There was but one for him. It W¡I.8! from an old friend. Arnon-g other matters of interest only to himself He "°id: "By the way, old fellow, now are your eyes? There is a very faRiou" ocuiMt in tins c-'tv who has performed wonders for people who.tf si^hx is atfected. Why don't you rIm up and oon- sult bim? Don't you want to to see the world you live iu?' On his walk Jjwne this advice was con- sfcahSly i^?th him. He sow had a new rea«*>n •for wishing t-o overcome all defects. He told himself that he had never seen the face of the dear little wOBmn whom hp so loved. He did not even know the colour of her eyes. She was to him a voice and a presence and a grace- ful outline—that was all. Just there he awas joined by young Hardie. who was taking his morning stroll. Think- ing of the same supject, they naturally began to talk of Mrs. Stanton, and Hardie said "What a ^harming woiu;in Mrs. Stanton is. She is looking eve; eo much better than she did whan "he came. I should not wonder if I aad made a mistake in her age, after all. It is iSO hard to tell a womr.n's age. She mav not be more thin 40. What do you think?" "I have never thought about her age," said Weeks, a littV ^tifflv. This casual rwnurk of Hardies decided him. He would see her. He knew she wat charming, but he longed to for himself. Next day he took the train for the city. Punctually at 3.30 o'clock on the day appointed by Weeks for learning his fate a carriage drove up-to the door <<f th-3 water euro, and a young man wearing coloured eye- glasses stepped out. He dismissed the driver and turned into the grove. With impatient footsteps he walked to Mrs. Stanton's favourite seat. Was she there? Someone was —but who was she? He stopped in utfcer amazement. A iovelv vourg woman, wh.) mi2ht, possibly. '< e 25. hut who did not look over#), was seated upon the bench. Her eyes, winch were raised to hi", wer,. a soft dark brown; her hair, wavv and luxuriant, was i beautiful shade of dark golden auburn. Sue was dressed in deep mourn in" • she wore no widow's cap. She ro-v Iiesitatinfrlv an he approached. "Can you tell me where Mrs. Stanton is, madam?" staked Mr, Weeks, wondering and treniMnj; "Oh. Mr. Weeks, yon don't know me answered a reproaahful voice that made his heart- le*p Exa^ly how it happened they never know, but the next moment Mrs. Stanton was in his aT-ms. -\fter a while he '.i' '■speit^i t" iter, "You was in hi", aT-ms. -\fter a while he '.i' '■speit^i t" iter, "You are not more lovely than T knew you were, but vou arc much vour.gi.-r." "Well. xhe said, betwwn tears and smiler. "that is a fault that I will do mv b-'st to outgrow, and mea-ntiirf "Jn the mea»;vne." he interrupted, "'we will BE H.S HAP^, I COUPLE AS ever lived in th'" hanov old s.ld. ¡ And they rrt 1

A SOUTH WALES ACTION. GORY V. CORY. Our t.ondon correspondent telegraphsOne Of the "Ipe('lal JUry (\1)\¥11 for hearing iu -he Hiirh Courts duiing the present Michael- mas hesgious wiH he poculiariy intt-rectin" to South VVaW It ig that 0f Cory v. Corv winch stands; thirty-second on ti.e Iiat. In tins ca.se Mrs. Clifford Cory will «e-k to oUUwn a judicial scparatMn from her huslond The heas-ing is expected to take place in aNint mor,r!-g time. Messrs. Langboume, Stevens, an.; Co., of Ohi Broad-street, are acting for Mi.s C-ory, and 'Afciwrs. Lewi? ana Lewis for Mr. Clifford Cory. Mr. Clifford Cory is at pnsaewt &ta-yirtg with her sister. Lady Catcw. at Castlehor')u>», County Wexford. J

CRIME IN GLAMORGAN- SHIRE. HEAVY CALJENDAH FOR THE AUTUMN ASSIZES, A heavy oaiendar aw?.:ics tholl4." of her lS.-ijt»ty's jud^FM who will i:oid the Glamor- g-i.r. Assizes at dwansea next Tuesday. There are 06 priar«iisr». and the number of serious charges is uru.-<aalJv- las-ge. There will be two Tnd}'>tine»us for murder, two for att<n:iptec! murder, one for shooting with intent, five F robbery with vole-nee (tweiv« *xrr<rOa.s vvused;, four eanh foi bigamj and forgery, three woundinc and asmtit, one atlemntod u'uexie, i:ve burgtaiy. iarcenv, oiip cflinip, esie pcwciung, 4 £ u no fewer than thirt«eu umreporiiiL.ie cases-. -'——

THE CARDIFF MYSTERY, CHILD'S BODY FOUND ON A ,Y -M———— DOORSTEP. f At Cardiff town-hall on,- Mondav^evening the borough coroner (Mr. Er. JJ. held an inquiry into the death of ■the child whose body was found on Sunday morning on&ade the door. way of No 7 Rtzhammcn-aBslbftnfancnt. No I fnrther light was thrown upon the master» and the jury returned verdic,4n aeeordanoe with the medical testimony, whjflch, was to the effect I that tbfe child, U&tl act hjep^ ti&xwr&tjz P"1-t"