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ITALY. EOMJ?, MARCH 18 (X:QH:T-.—Yesterday a duel was fought, at t.'x'cgna between Prince Onorato Caetani, Duke of S«rmoneta, and the African traveller, Captain lUartini. The cause of the duel is alleged to have been an offensive letter written by the latter to the Prince, wh,) is President of the Italian Geographical Society. Captain Martini was slightly wounded.

J'{Q{TCGAL, LISBON, MARCH 18 ( NIGHT).—A terrible fire took place yesterday at (Jaciihas, on the other side of the Kiver Tagus. The English cork manufactory Delongin>» to Messrs. Buckmill and sons w as totally iestt-uyed. The is estimated at £ 100,000.

GERMANY. BHKUX, MARCH 20 (EVL:ùí.-PI'i,1 Bismarck ent a letter to-day to the Federal Council, urging the increase of the import duties on Spanish goods o 50 per cent. It is probable that the Federal Council will vote the desired increase to-morrow. A painful piece of nsws from Urotha states that Councillor de Wnn^eniieim has bl.(1 <.>>1\sina.ted in the park by an t-tnploye of las office. The mur- derer at >er wards kilted hi mstdf. It is believed that the act, was dictated by private Ytol\J'.i11¡¡<

SWliZEKLAND. BERXB, MARCH 20 Federal Council has rc-cvived a from Cardinal Jacobini tzino, iii concilia lory language the nomina-j ot .Moitsignur Meraiiiiou to the united diocese jf Lausanne. Frlbourg, and Geneva. His f;miIltH.ll. adds that his Holiness Leo XIII. Jas seen fit to cancel his predecessor's appoint-j ..11ent of Mmtsignor Mormillod to the Bishopric )f Geneva, detached from Lausanne and Fribourg, which was made in 137S in spite of the anergotic protest9 of the Federal Government, and which finaliy led to the exile of Monsignor Mermillod. rhe Government of Geneva, I am informed on high tuthority, is not inclined to racognLsa this fresh nomination, and it is believed chat tilu Federal government will take no notice either of Cardinal lacobini'a note or of tlio nomination itself, which .t will treat entirely as a cantonal matter, in regard co which it has no jurisdiction. Simultaneously with the presentation of Cardinal Jacubiui's note Monsignor Mermiiiod lias addreis«d a letter .0 the President of the Swisa Confederation, In which, after remarking that tho action of thu Holy iee itself in 1373 put a.n end to his vicariate of 3eneva, and passing lightly over the disputes which led to his expulsion from Swiss territory, le declares that, the Swiss authorities ought to aave faith in his patriotism aud in Ids loyalty to oliu Constitution, which would induce him to do his utmost to fur thjv the pacific viawa oY Leo KIll.

AAlliiiiCA. pHir,ADKR.?KIA, MAKCH 19.—During the perform- Allee in a circus lent at New Orleans on Sunday right a leaking lamp set the teat on tire. The ti amies were at one extinguished; but a panic ensued, and tile crowd rushed towards the exit,t1unp\in ulJun each vdler, Tw>» persons were killed \)utright, ;w.j, eigl11. ItJ;l1rd, several of them fatally. NEW YOKK, NlkRcii 20.—A fuv'.her dispatch from Montreal confirms the arrest of M. Perraulc, tho French Consular Agent, on a charge of fraud. A niteiin« was lu.-lU Lere last nigut memory oi' the late Herr Karl Murx.

CANADA. OTTAWA, MARCH 20.—In the Dominion House of Commons to-day Sir John M'Donahl, the Premier- announced that Sir Alexander Gait, High Com- missioner in London, had resigned. The Govern- ment had a«ked him to discharge the duties until "lie spring.

WEST AFRICA. CAPE COAST CASTLE, MARCH 20. —Mr. John Barrow, European Accountant to the African Gold Coast Mining Company at AI)oogii, itt Wassaw, has been murdered in his bedchamber, and his safe rifled of 190 in specie. Four men have been iuested on suspicion,ail or tl!IU native* of Khniroi.

COMMUNISM IN FRANCE. -I>- DISTURBANCES IN PAH IS. > IMPORTANT AUKliSTS. f" C'iJN'TtJAI. ti TKZ.nORAM.J PATHS, 17.—Tiie only arrest, among the Anarchists in Paris yesterday which is considered hy the authorities as of importance is that of Alicmane, the printer. Tiie prisoners were all :tp- prehended on the charge of exciiing to hatred, Oi.-eovd. and pillage, and attempting to over. thiow the established Government. A number of persons suspected of being concerned in Anarchist conspiracies arc closely watched by the police. Those steps wen" taken in consequence of revela- tions contained in some papers found on a man lli.!ilI:'t1 Pouget. who ws arrested during the dis- turbances iast wt-elt. PA ft IS. MAUCII 17. 1 P.M.— Tho Anarchist leader Letiiiik'ur was uiTc-sled this uiorning. Tiie names of the four Anarchi«ts ariested yesterday ara Aiiemane, ik-stilc, Fusilier, and Aubert. The arrests were in pursuance of warrant- delivered by tiie ji'je d'insti action. Louise Michel is believed (n be still concealed in Paris, and is actively nought for by the police. Telegrams of a very i very featuring character havo been received from the uivl'ects of the departments stating that there are 10 indications of threatened disorder at any point, 'recautionaiy measures have nevertheless been dopted to frustrate iriv attempt to create distur- bances to-morrow.

THE CZA £ 'S CORONATION. nHEAT TO BLOW UP Ill, KlllO.tI.IN. r:i;rTicu's TKLEOHAJI. i VI1:A.J £ 0.—The JVesse publishes into!- igence stating tliat. Prince Dolgoroukoff, Governor- .lenoral ox Moscow, 'nas received a letter declaring iliat, as UI Emperor will not, grant a Constitution ,0 Russia at the approaching coronation, every endeavour will be made to prevent that ceremony | place, even to the extent of blowing up the iietnliri with all the ;¡",e;ub1..ù guests. j

THE MADAGASCAR QUESTION. í" CKNTUAL NEWS TKLEUKA3I. | XFW YOHK., MARCH 20.—The United States government has given orders for the despatch of vitr vessels to Madagascar to prutect the rights of imerican citizens.

GREAT PIKE AT IQUIQUE. I [FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.] VALPARAISO, MARCH 19.—A disastrous are 00- curred at Iquique on Wednesday last. The rail- way station and over 100 houses were burnt down, the damage being roughly estimated at 2,000,000 lollars.

ATTEMPTED DYNAMITE EXPLO- SION IN RUSSIA. [EXCHANGE TELEGRAPH COMPANY'S TELEGRAM-! VIKNNA, IARCH 16 (EVKNINU).—A telegram from aganrog, Kussia. just received here, reports that n atteinpt has been made to blow up the mansion ,f a banker. The entrance-hall and vestibule were xiuch damaged by the explosion. In tho cellar a -)iest of dynamite was found.

EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS AT AMSTERDAM. [ RSCTER'S TELKG RAM. j AMSTFP_N\ >I. MARCH 17.—series of shocks, lasting several seconds, believed at present to be clue to earthquake, were felt here at five o'clock this mornin". The movement was in a vertical direction, and called mirrors and other pendent .1-ticles of furniture to

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ATTEMPTED :1 ASSASSINATION OF LADY FLORENCE DIXIE --4> THE RUPEIANS DISGUISED AS WOMEN. ATTACKED I HEl: OWN GROUNDS BY A DESPERATE STRUGGLE. MIRACULOUS ESCAPE. FLIGHT AND PURSUIT OF HER | ASSAILANTS. On Saturday afternoon about half-past four o'clock a most dastardly attempt was made to assassinate Lldy Florence Caroline Dixie, youngest sister of the Marquess of Queensberry, whose recent letters in reference to the funds of the Irish Land League are supposed to constitute the motive of the dreadful outrage. The miscreants were two per- sons dressed in female attire, but who are sup- posed to havo been men in disguise. Sir } heaumont and Lady Florence Dixie reside at Tiie FUhory, a pleasant riverside resi- dence on the Thames, bvut two and a half miko from Windsor, and between that town and MaMenhpad. The high road passes close to the house, which is situated between tiie road and the river. On Saturday afternoon, about four o'clock Lady Florence Dixie lkirig:intlierutdbetweezi The Fishery and Surley Hall, which is a short dis- tance off, when her attention waa attracted by two perisonia whom she supposed to be females, and who were approaching her. Her ladyship turned into a plantation adjoining her residence, when she ob- served the two persons also enter the nlantation. Jrhe was at the time leaning against some railings, but she at once moved anti walked towards them. On meeting and facing them, one of them asked her whit time it was. She replied that she had not Iter watch with her. Thereupon she was immediately knocked down, and some mud was thrust into her mouth, to prevent her calls for assistance being heard. Her ladyship does not distinctly remember what afterwards occurred, but she was stabbed with a knife, which pene- trated her dress and bodice. The point of the IUllre struck the steel of her stays, and this prevented the weapon from taking any serious effect, the only thing visible being a slight scar. Lady Florence had with her a large St. Bernard dog, and the faithful animal attaoked his mistress's assailants. Just, at this critical moment a cart wa« heard passing along the road, and her ladyship's assailants at once made off. Sir Boou- mont Dixie was at. the riverside at the time of the occurrence, and before lie was aware of what had occurred the miscreants had disappeared. No trace of them has since been dis- covered. Sir Beaumont immediately procured a conveyance from the Surley Hall Hotel and pro- ceeded to Windsor, where he gave information to Mr. Superintendent Hayes, of the Windsor borough police. The outrage having been committed out- side t.he jurisdiction of that borough, Mr. nayes directed Sir Beaumont to the county police station at Ciewfj, Having passed this on his way to Windsor some valuable time was lost but telegrams were at once sent to the bucks County polio* at Maidenhead. Superintendent Ironmonger at once sent out men in search, but without result. Ladr u Florence Dixie, WHO has recovered from the shoot occasioned by the attempt on lier !i £ o, says her impression ia that she must havo received a blow on her heaU, though th*'o is no mark to J bear out that She ia only able to give a very impcrfcct description of the persons. She say a that they Were tall, that one wore a veil, and that they both had smooth faces. She waii also unable to say which direction they took on leaving the grounds. It is supposed that they camo from the direction of Windsor, and it has been ascertained that jiist before tiie occurrence a cart was seen driving ui great speed along the road from tho aiivctioii of Windsor, in whicu were two females muifiod up, and that their peculiar ap- pearadei) attracted attention. The police have as yet obtained very iittie information. There weio people on the road near Tiie Fishery, including a soldier, supposed, from uis uniform, to bo a pioneer i in the Grenadier Guards, who, it is thought, may iiav I.) seen something of the two persons. In the evening information of the outrage was conveyed to tha Queen, and messages sent to Scotland Yard. Tiie "Central News" Windsor correspondent writing on Monday night says: — The poiice have been unwearying in their exer- j lions to-day to obtain some definite | clue; and. although nothing positive has ] been discovered as to the identity or j whereabouts of Lady Dixie's a5ík,dm! their j lauours have resulted in throwing some light upon one or two points. Notably the story of tile yellow-coloured cart which was seen biJing driven at a fast pece from the direction of Clewe' towards Lady Dixie's iiouso has been accounted for satisfactorily. Tile police have traced its occu- pant, who turned out to ba an inoffensive trades- man named Juge. This gentleman has a sister in the service of Colons! Harford, whoso mansion, i Down ['lace, is about three-quarters of a miio on the Maidenhead-road, and .idjoining Oakloy Court, the residence of Lady Fitzgerald. On Siturdav j afternoon Mr. with his wife and a friend, drove to Down Place to pay a Visit to his sister, His trap was painted yello w, and )u passed The Fishery about t-ho tune Lady Dixie was attacked, as deposed to by more tlian one witness, j The yellow cart was at fust thought to have furnished the means of escape to the miscreants, but this theory is, of course, I new abandoned. The police had great hopell thet the soldier who was .seen walking in tiio road, in company with a young woman, would ba able to throw some light upon this most mysterious of outrages, but h- again the detectives have been disappointed. The man's name is Bates, and he is a private in the Nctfw Guards, at present stationed at Victoria Barracks, Windsor. Bates says he walked from Windsor, and after .calling at Surley Hall Hotel went on as far us the bridge in the direction of Maidenhead, in corn- puny with afe. lo. They walked on nearly as far as l" Paget's mansion, The Hatch. He thought it was likely to rain, and he, therefore, turned to walk back. On his'.say he saw Lady Florence Dixie, in passing The Fishery on both occasions. The first time on his outward walk site was on the highway, bat the next time he saw her she was in the plantation near Captain lirocklehuVst's house, The Willows. He then ob- served her more particularly than upon the first occasion, and was especially struck with the sizo and beauty of a St. Bernard dog which was with her ladyship. He saw nothing whatever of the two females referred to by Lady Dixie in her statement of the outrage, although, according to her ladyship's account, Bates must have passed the spot wlttun a very lew minutes ot the attack. The I- Centrt] News" correspondent has also had a con- versation with Mr. Grover, gardener to Capt. Krocklehurst, whose house, as already stated, ad- joins The Fishery. Grover says he was at work putting some flowers outside the greenhouse about 25 jards from where the struggle touk plaoe, at which spot, by the way, he had several times heard Sir Beaumont and Florunce Dixie conversing. Grover heard nothing which particularly attracted I his He heard two or three traps drive past on the highway, along which" there was always a good deal of traffic, which would be considerably augmented on Saturday afternoons. Grover says ho saw a Guardsman with a woman pass about half-past four. Mr. Pviiiiieott, of the Surley Hall II Hotel, informed our correspondent that he was on his lawn at the back of his house, about half-past four, talking to a friend. He remembered fre- quently glancing across the bend of the river IWlJwn as the Pool, and he could see the plantation which was the scene of the occurrence described bv L.adv Dixie, but he saw or heard nothing to attract bis attention. Colonel Blandy, the Chief Constable of Berkshire, accompanied by Inspector Ironmonger and Detective Sheppard, of the Berkshire Constabulary, visited The Fishery to-day and had ar. interview with Sir Beaumont and Lady Dixie. Subsequently they made a thorough examination of the whole ot the grounds, devoting special and minute attention to the actual scene of the outrage. In the afternoon Sophia Harding, of South-place, Windsor, the female who was in company with the Guardsman Bates on Saturday afternoon, was taken to the police-station and made a statement to Superin- tendent Hayes. She said she left Windsor with Bates about three o'clock and went through Clewer to Surley Hall, passing The Fishery where she observed nothing particular. As it came on to rain. Bates said he must return, as he had on his best tunie. When re-passing Tiie Fishery she noticed Lady Dixie in the groulIds with two dogs, and her ladyship was whistling to one of them. She (Harding) had only time to notice j the dogs and Lady Dixie's dress, when they passed on out of sight- Harding passed one woman carrying a large basket, as if going home from market. As she passed this woman she noticed that she had very large feet, and wore a linsev dress. Between Surley Hall and Windsor Park she met a cart with three men in it. a carriage with a gentleman and lady, and a cart with a woman and a bov. In the Balson Meadow adjoin- ing the high road, near the Windsor Racecourse, there was a rabbit coursing meeting going on, and a large number of people <vere congregated there. I re-visited The Fishery again and saw Lady Florence Dixie. Her ladyship was writing when I called, and in reply to my in-1 quiries said that, excepting a slight giddiness which still remained, she felt none the worse from the attack. She was, however, feeling much better than she did yesterday, and she attributed the giddiness to either the shock or the blow she received upon the head. She could suggest nothing further in the way of description of LIV two men dressed 0-swornen who assaulted her. Aruin^iir had reached her they had been arrested at Staines, i but whether it was the men or not she could not say. She believed all was being done that could ba done to catch the men. Referring to what had appeared in certain London morning papers about the case, Lady Florence observed:—"I am sorry to see that people have quoted me as having stated that I thought this outrage was in connection with the Land League. I wish to say that what- ever my opinions may be I would rather at this present moment keep them to myself and sav nothing about the matter. I think that when a thing of this sort happens the English people are too apt to rush to conclusions, and I desire to I .v. p-ui-av that way lead to mistakes. Although I~ think the Land League an outrageous organisn j ion, 1 should not like the public to think I am i> I my way vindictire. It has also been stated thai' I thought the attack upon me was because of my writings against the Fenians. Now, I have never written against the Fenians one line. On my writings against the Fenians. Now, I have never written against the Fenians one line. On the contrary, I have rather spoken well of them, because I oonsider them honest men, although misguided. I think there is a rery great gulf separating the Land Leaguers and the Fenians, namely, the one are honest and the others are not. The Fenians have, I know, assassinated people who betrayed them, but they have never assassi- nated people who wrote or spoke against them, or merely crossed them in souio way. I do not agree with them in anything they do, but they are honest according to their lights." Her ladyship further expressed her ragretthat so muohhad been made of the case. aJ.IH JUU. -Ml ■

rrH8 CON SFiii AC Y.1T -+- DEPARTURE OF BYHSE fOR AMERICA. [FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.] HAVKK, MARCH 17 KVKMNOJ.—-Mr. Frank Byrne and his wife left Havre for America this afternoon on board the steamer Amerique. Mr. Casev J and a large number of friends, all of whom were decorated with shamrock in honour of the national anniversary, assembled to bid him God speed. His j departure was witnessed by eight French detec- lives, and Mr. Murphy, a detective from Liverpool. The affidavits and other documents in Walsh's caso which had been returned to England for proper authentication were received again to-day. and were uul" presented to Ihe Prccur*ur. Walsh ex- pects to be released on Monday. On Sunday afternoon Mr. Win. O'Brien, M.P., addressed a meeting of Irishmen in Liverpool, at which he remarked that, whilst any tiling like an op-n and active agitation in Ireland would be sur- rounded with difficulties and perils, he denied the absurd notion that because Ireland WitS peaceable she was cowed or heJpWs. One of the most stupid and insulting blunders on the part of Englishmen in dealing with Ireland was to ttilie it for granted that the IrW, i people were either satisfied or of no account whenever there wits a oessatioa of out- rage. Owing to the recent threat of Mr. Parnell, agita- tion was on Saturday revived in the South of Ire- land by the Cent rat Committee of the National Land League, who made elaborate arrangements for I holding monster demonstrations in every impor- tant centre in the South during the next few weeks. The object is to denounce the Govern- ment for making tidmissions to the workhouses the test of actual distress prevailing: to secure fanners peasant proprietary, and for the people self-government. Three constables and a Govern- ment note taker attended, and refused to with- draw w'uen requested. Resolutions were adopted self-government. Three constables and a Govern- ment note taker attended, and refused to with- draw w'uen requested. Resolutions were adopted in support of the objects of the National League. Henry Rowles, one of the prisoners returned for trial on the charge of conspiracy to murdor, j died in Kiltuainliaiii Gaol at seven o'clock on Sunday evening from fit, The deceased, who was aged about 48, and was a tailor by trade, leaves a widow and several children. He had been for the last few weeks in faliing health. On Monday evening Mr. Dyer Harty, one of the City of 6ublln coroners, held an inquest in Kil- mainham Giol upon the body of Henry Bowles, one of the Invincibles," who was returned for trial on tiie charge of conspiracy to murder, and who died on Saturday evening. Mathew Doyle, warder, was first examined, and stated that wlien the deceased, on the morning of the IILL, was exercised with two otiter prisoners. Win. Moroney and Joe Brady, he stood still, and seemed in- clined to stagger backwards. He then tried to speak, and fell to the ground. The other two man wei-a walking a.bout fifteen or sixteen yards from him at the time, aud when he fell they ran over against orders and tried to assist him, Witness, with the assistance of a warder, unloosed his tie aud cùlht-r and sprinkled his filoo "Hh watir, und the governor tLlfMt brought him inside the gaol and put him ÍI1 bed. The deceased was a very well- behaved man, and never got any punislmient during the time he was hi prison. He got Ids meals from outside, and got IUI hour in the morn- j ing and another in the evening for exerc ije.—Mrs. ) Howies said Uie deceased was never affected with tit., before he entered gaol, and was always a most healthy man. Slie saw him ou Sunday morning in gaol, but lie was insensible then and tduiosf dead. Dr. Corte, surgeon to the gaol, said he attended the deceased since Wednesday last for epileptic fits. On Friday wituess found a great change in his conditiou, and he then exhibited symptoms of congestion of the brain, and on Saturday ho be- caaie so bad that he considered it advisable to call iu another practitioner. On Sunday he became worse, and his wife was sent for, who on arrival expressed a wish that his own medical man should see him, and this request was at once carried out. The deceased died at seven o'clock on Sutil,v evening. On examining the body witness could find no mark* of violence, and discovered that general congestion of the brain was the cause of death. The jury returned a verdict That de- ceased died from natural causes," and under a rider they considered he had received every care and attention while in prison- A Dublin telegram says :—The com my its of the English on the London explosion and the implication of Mr. Parnell's party with tho various outrages have resulted in a detemlinatinn to pro- sent Mr. Puruell with such a testimonial as will be a fitting rejoinder to the attacks made upon him. A subscription of £ 60 by the Archbishop of Cash el and otljers making nearly £ 100 received on Mon- day, and an announcement, by the Freeman's Journal that it will open a Parntll fund, show that the movement, will be vigorously pursued, notwith- standing Mr. Parnell's refusal to receive a pecuniary reeegniti'«i of his services. A relieving-ofiicer named O'Donnell and a Poor- law guardian named Taylor were waylaid on Saturday night by a party of men near Kiil'reo Junction and badly maltreated, O'Donneil oeing dangerously wounded. The outrage arose out of some agrarian dispute. Tlae" Press Association says Mr. Parnell, M.P., will proceed to America soon after his return from f Paris, notwithstanding the announcement that 1ns journey had been definitely abandoned. 1L is now t definitely arranged Cant. Mr. Sexton will not, as turnout tend, proceed to America, but will remain in London attending to hit; Parliamentary duties. Mr. Biggac, M.P., has received no intimation whatever that he is to be tried at Wicklovv Assizes this week on a charge of sedition. It is generally understood that thoiGovernmont haveabandoned the prosecu- tion. The privHte investigation into the charge against Richard Bodnett for posting at Ballydehob a parcel of dyn.eraite addressed to Ett-i Spencer was con- eluded at Ban try on Tuesday, prisoner being com- mitted for trial at the next Cork Assizes. Lord Oranmore and Brown, who only recently returned to Ireland after an absence dating from the early days of the Land League agitation, has again left the country. A few nights ago the magnificent gate at the entrance to the grounds of Cnstle 1vhrglTet.t, the residence of his lurdship, was much damaged, and the adjoining orna- mental rulings wore torn down. Some young trees in t-l» avenue were also damaged. Arrests are expected. On Tuesdty Dr. Wade, Liberal, wa3 elected town councillor tor the Trinity Ward, which James -trey, tile, intoi*incr, lately, represented. Dr. IVade receiTed 154 votes, while his Conservative opponent obtained 117. A movement is on foot to establish a number of "o Conservative Associations in Dublin and its vicinity. On Tuesday, in the Dublin Rolls Court, an appli- cation was laade on behalf of Lord Clanricardo For an injunction restraining Mrs. Blake, widow of the lute Mr. John Henry Blake, from publishing his lordship's letters to Mr. Blake as to the management of his estate in Country Galway. It may be recollected that Mr. BlakfJ was assassinated near Loughrea. in June lna £ and his wife dangerously wounded on the sarnie occasion, and she now contended that a fetter published by Lord Clanrioarde in the Time* five days after the murder conveyed the impres- sion that Alr. Blake was pressing for payment of all arrears when he had authority to remit 1411 the year's rent, and she claimed to be entitled to pub- lish Lord ClanricariVs letters to prove that her husband had acted in strict accor- dance with his lordship's instructions, her: object being to clear her husband's memory from unjust aspersion, and to make it Bafe for herself and her children to live in the country. The Master of the Rolls, in granting the injunction, remarked that Lord Clanricarde's letter gave no foundation for the impression, which vjns apparently got up by a mischief maker to add to the horrible cruelty inflicted upon Mrs. Blake, who was herself wounded while her husband waa murdered in her presence. The publication of the letters might expose Lord Clanricarde to odium. The Board of Guardians of Swinford Union on Tuesday passed a resolution to the effect that the emigration clauses of the Arrears Act, its now ad- ministered, were solely for the purpose of assisting landlordism, whilst starving labourers and servant girla out of employment are left at home to be- come burdens on the ratepayers. The resolution is to be submitted to the Local Government Board. RELEASE OF WALSH. [FROM OUR COPRFSPONDFBiT.1 HAVRE, MARCH 19 (EVUNINO).—The expected release of Walsh, which has been looked for during the last day or two, took pbce to-day. He was released about five o'clock in the afternoon. Walsh was in excellent spirits. He says he baa been well treated by the officials. MR. PARNELL IN PARIS. ) CENTRAL NEWli TELEGRAM, I PARIS, MARCH 19.—Mr. Parnell is staying at the Hotel Bominici, where Mr, O'Kelly, M.P., is also residing since his arrival. The Home Rule leader has had an interview with Mr. O'Kelly, and also with Messieurs Rochefort, Clenienceau, and other French sympathisers with his cause.

THE VICARAGE OF ABERDARE. The living of Aberdare has been offered to and accepted by the Rev. R. Bowen Jenkins, rector of Llanfrynach, near Brecon, a gentleman who sacrifices ease and incurs no small respon- sibility in this change of work. The ecclesiastical parish of Aberdare contains 29,993 souls, and covers an area of 16,000 acres. The net income is about S250, the incumbent being responsible for the pay of eight assistant clergy. There are now six churches and four mission-rooms to be served in the parish, and a seventh church, which is being built at Aber- aman, will be opened this spring, as well as a new chancel at Cwmuman, and a mission-room at I Cwwdare.

IMPORTANT DISCOVERIES. THE ATTEMPT ON THE "TIMES" OFFICE AND THE GLASGOW OUTRAGES. On Saturday the War Oilio-i photographer took views of the scene of the explosion at Whiteliall, I' and the cMvis will now be cleared away as soon as possible. Carpenters and glaziers were busy rtr pairing window frames and replacing glass. At three p.m., in consequence of apprehensions of an attack upon the House of Commons, a number or soldiers were posted on duty in the vicinity of the House. Extra police were set to watch the Bank of England and all the Government offices. The guards at all magazines liave been doubled, and other special precautions taken. A Portsmouth correspondent says :-In accor- dance with War Office instructions the guards at Priddy's Hard Magazine are to be doubled, and the I smaller magazine at Tepnor is also to be spocially protected. < Professor Abel has analysed the contents of the box with which the attempt was made to blow up I the Times office. He finds that the material is pre- cisely the same as that used in the explosion some I weeks ago at the gasworks at Glasgow. Similar cases were used in both outrages. They are pre- cisely alike in appearance and construction. The ,i L ri authorities have, therefore, come to the conclusion that the attempts at Glasgow and at the l'¡me office were the work of the sallie organisation. Colonel Majendie and Professor Abel on Saturday resumed and concluded their examination of the scene of the explosion. It is understood that they will present an interim report to the Home Secre- tary at once, but the detailed report, with full plans and drawings, is not likely to be ready for some time. Professor Abel has calculated that twenty pounds of dynamite were used. The box which was found on fire in Playhouse-yard, Iiiack- friars, has been examined, and found to contain an explosive material which is not allowed to be made or sold in lingland. The Press Association Rochester correspon- dent sayii :—Acting under orders received to that effect, General Monck has directod additional guards to be placed at ni<jht over the powder magazines at Fort Amherst, Chatham, extra sentries having also bioon posted at the other magazines.

THE AMEKICANVLRISH óí SIGH- MISHEUS." Reports of interviews with O'Donovan Rossa, Sheridan, and Egan are telegraphed by Xew York correspondents. The correspondent of the Standard, who called upon O'Douovan Rossa, says he found him jubilant about the crime. "A letter from Cou E-latlgilt, written in a clerkly hand, and with faultless dictiou, which arrived by a recent mail, advised a formal declaration of war its an excuse for anticipated violence. I observed on Rossa's table several iron spheres of the size of coeoa-nuts. They were bombs of anew American patent. Each bore the name of the maker. I was shown the correspon- dence, invoices, &c., offering to furnish any number of these destructive eugines at a short notice for one dollar 50 cents each." The correspondent of the Daily XWj says that Rossa was seated while talking in a room filled with Fenians. Overhead was the motte, "Burn everything English except England's coal." Among the visitors was Bracken, mentioned by Carey as a member of the Fenian Brotherhood in Dublin. Rotisa displayed as hi« sentiments the following, with his signature, in the last issue of his paper :— u Be it known to dearly beloved brothers in Ireland that it will be very agreeable to us if they would slay Earl Spencer and every other agent of Victoria claiming the right to rula our native land." He said later, I assuma that the canister used in London was what is called No. 18, because it has an explosive power eighteen ULueii greater than ordinary dyna- mite." A Fenian present said, This event will add thousands of dollars to the Skirmishing Fund.' We don't deny we have men engaged in eueii work. We have had them for t wo years. This affair is the result of organisation and prepara- tion." itossa exhibited a bundle of cheques, saving Here's money; 70 dollars, 50 dollars, and so on." O'Doaovan Rossa has been receiving congratula- tions all day. He savs Eu. ]and is at war with Ireland. Ireland is justified in taking the war into ISigland, into the very heart of London. Any assistance I can give I shall. I cannot break the law in America, but anything I can do I shall." lie exhibited a dispatch from the Fenian Brother- hood in Boston, thus worded Congratulate you oil news London. Can collect assistance in Boston now." Another read, "It is a glorious piece of news for the eve of Sc. Patrick's Day. i'iiree cheers and a tiger! Mr. Kgan, who was found discussing tho explo- sion with Sheridan, John Devoy, and other Irish leaders, its said to liave deplored the outrage. He ( regarded it as bad policy, but sai.1 that it was human, though not characteristic of the Celts." Sheridan said the work was that of an Irishman, who is but the advanced picket. He looked, he said, for worse within a week, and added that England would shortly see that she must either free Ireland or suffer the consequences. According .to the New York correspondent of the Daily Seics, the ravings of the O'Donovan Rossa faction are echoed by Sheridan aud Patrick Ford. The newspapers ot all parties, the corre- spondent adds, denouuee O'Donovan Rossa and his sympathisers, and among the Irish there is a universal belief that he had nothing to do with the explosion. | THE AMERICAN LAND LEAGUE. Tiil.KUUA.M.j Nicw YORX, MARCH 17.—Tiie president of the New York branch of the Land League scouts the idea, of the League bein;* in any way connected with the recent explosion in London. A number of the Dynamite Party in New York continue to d,qcial-o that the explosion was the work of their group. Devoy, however, has expressed his belief that O'Donovan Rossa kuows nothing of the affair, addiu "that he himself certainly does not. THE CYMMKODORION MEDAL DIE. A correspondent writes :—Your readers will be glad to learn that the Cyuiuirodorion medal die was not injured by tiie explosion at tho Local Government Board Offices. The die was deposited for safety in one of the offices which was wrecked bv the explosion of dynamite. The loss of this die would in one serisu have been an irreparable and national one. The design is one of the last works of the late Mr. Joseph Edwards, and is an excel- lent example and lasting testimony of his ability.

ANOTHER DYNAMITE OUTRAGE. On Wednesdav a small package was directed to Father Hiiz i de Rudlitz, chief of the Jesuit Fathers at Ditton Hall, Wednosbury, and, he being JiWfiy, was put aside until liis return. It bote the Widnos and Liverpool postmarks. On the airival of Father Hnz:t de Radlitz the packago was opened, when it was found to contain a wooden box two inches in diameter. On the lid being taken off it was seen to contain a black shining substance of tho nature of dvnamite, in the centre of which was i a small hole, as if a fuse iiad been inserted. The police are investigating the matter.

REPORTED ATTEMPT TO BLOW UP GASWORKS. In consequence of the explosion at Westminster, precautions have been taken to guard against any similar occurrence at t he lare gasworks at King's- cross. Several extra policemen have been stationed in the neighbourhood. A rumour is current to the effect that two barrels of gunpowder have been found in the vicinity of the gasometer

MB. KELLY ON THE RECENT EXPLOSION. [FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT. ] PARIS, MARCH 19 lia-ve just had an interview with Mr. M. J. Kelly, of the National League of Great Britain, who is at present staying in this city. Mr. Kelly has been a co-worker and an intimate associate of Messrs. Frank Byrne and John Walsh. He was formerly chief organiser of the Newcastle-on-Tyne district. In the con- versation I had with him he answered without the least reserve the questions I put. He said that private reasons of a pressing character compelled him to leave home for a few days, during which time he learnt that the British Government had determined on his arrest- Mr. Kelly asserted emphatically that he had no kuowledge of, iuxicli loss complicity in, the Phoenix Park assassinations, and he had never to his know- ledge seen any of the informers, nor any of th, prisoners now concerned in the Kilmainliam trials. -The correspondent; As one of its organisers, is the Land League compromised directly or indirectly in the assassination of May 6? —Mr. Kelly (speaking with much emphasis): No a thovBand times no. From a most inti- mate knowledge of thA workings of the League, both in Ireland and England, I am prepared to say that there is no foundation whatever for the calamity, which had certainly its origin in the minds of interested informers, who found it necessary to save their necks and replenish their pockets by duping and victimising their patrons. Mr. Kelly went on to say that he had himself founded more than 150 branches of the Land League in the North of Kngland, and he had -also organised branches in 30 out of the 32 counties of Ireland. He was confined for four months in Armagh Gaol as a suspect," and when released he returned to the North of England and continued the work there.—Correspondent: What do you think of the dynamite outrage in London?—Mr. Kelly: It would be impossible for me to answer that question directly; but you may be quite sure that, as long as the Government drives all agitation under the surface. Mr. Glad- stone and his confrires may be prepared to meet desperate and earnest men, who, seeing no other way open to them, will have recourse to those violent measures which so much alarmed England and astonished the world. Having sown the wind the British authorities may now expect to reap the whirlwind.

THE POLICY OF DYNAMITE CONDEMNED. The following is Mr. A. M. Sullivan's letter de- nouncing dynamite and other outrages, which has appeared in American papers, and to which refe- rence was made in New York telegrams published in London:- Sir,—The Atlantic cable informs us this morn- ing (February 24) that certain Irishmen in America propose to help their countrymen at home by redoubled energy in the dyna- mite direction. What happened in Chicago,' we are told, by the accidental upsetting of a single kerosene"lamp can be done by fifty or a hundred sworn agents h<jre in London,' and so jorih. Even before I visiter1 America, I knew •lirly well the average value and purpose these announcements: That they are generally though not always, composed for the express put J pose of being cabled to London and being quoted in the House of Commons, so that subscribers should hurry up with the dollars, seeing how mortally John Bull' was being frightened.' I know that the leaders of Irish affairs here invariablv refuse to regard these things seriously, and discourage all notice of them as cal- culated only to serve a mischievous purpose. Yet, in view of passing events, I cannot refrain from offering just now 11 few words which, I pray, may not be wrongly judged or misunderstood. Let there be no mistake about it, two millions of Irishmen in Great Britain are entitled to a voice in a matter which concerns thom more than it does Irishmen anywhere else. It is a wise old proverb that those who make the game should pay the stakes. Let these gentlemen in America make a game in which they will pay tiie stakes, and not play at other people's risk. They are very patriotic and generous with burning up homes and families that are not their own. I put it to them whether this is very manly or very brave on their parts four thousand miles away. Even their mere vapourings in the press and their tin canister foolings about the London Mansion House and Liverpool City Hall have brought suffering and destitution into Irish homes in this country. Not only have Irishmen been refused employment, but many of them in comfortable positions have I been dismisses from no cause save th? not very unnatural apprehension of their English em- plovers. Indeed, of the scores who have sought my poor assistance in their distress not a man of them blamed their employers, con- sidering all they had read in the papers as to projected burning of warehouses and docks. Right well 1 know no such cowardice and atrocity dare bo practiced or will be practiced. But while those men on your side of the water are only thinking of how to 'frighten John Bull,' or 'put Sir W. Harcourtin a as som of them declared to me last autumn, they are not frighten- ing E.it'l.ind a bit, but they are doing horrible injury to Irishmen and to Ireland. They are evicting honest Irishmen from good employ- ment and comfortable homes. They are hurling Irish girls upon the streets of English cities. They are before my eyes driving Irish children of tender years to men- dicancy and crime in the gutters and slums of London. I ask even the most irrecon- cilable of Irish Nationalists to weigh fairly what I I -iet-I say. During my recent visit to America, as I freely own and warmly remember, all classes and sections of niy countrymen extended much kindness to me, and I hold bv tiie resolution which I then made to be always as considerate as I could be for their views, no matter how wide a chasm may be between us in almost every case. They may be assured that this remonstrance ia compelled from me not alone by every obvious moral and public principle, but as well by considerations for the welfare of the Irish people and the honour of the Irish cause, which I should consider it "rievous cowardice for any man to evade at a moment like the present.—Yours very faithfully, London, 24th Feb." A. M. SULLIVAN.

SHOCKING RAILWAY ACCIDENT. FOUR PERSONS KILLED AND MANY IN J U-ITL, io. A shocking railway accident occurred on Mon-1 day night at Glasgow. The train leaving Glasgow for East Kilbride at 6.15 and the 5.0 p.m. train from Edinburgh came into collision, and it is re- ported that several persons, including the engine driver, are killed. A large number are injured, and the line is completely blocked. The Press Association" Glasgow correspondent sends the following details of the disaster:— The collision occurred between the express train from Edinburgh at five o'clock and the Husby and- Kilbride train from Glasgow at 6.15. The passen- gers in the latter train were principally composed of merchants from the city. The engines of both trains were thrown over on the sides of the em- bankment, and several of the carriages smashed into matchwood. Four persons were taken out dead and carried to the Southern Police Office, but as yet their names cannot be ascertained. The scene of the disaster being near to Abbotsford- place a number of medical gentlemen were soon on the spot, and every assistance WItS rendered to the injured persons who were extricated from the wrecked carriages. A young lady was taken out very seriously injured. The ambulance wagon was soon on tile spot and was of much service. A passenger in the Busbv train furnished the fol- lowing narrative >Ve left Bridge-street at 6.19, and felt a shock when opposite the signal box at Egiinton-strec'u Station. There was another gentleman and inyselt in the compartment, aud we heard a great crash and felt a great shock, fol- lowed immediately oy a second shock. I got. out and fouud the carnage I was in had been smashed and some persons jammed between it and the carriage ill front. I also saw two under the carriage and endeavoured to get them out, but saw one, a voung lad, breaths his last, his head and body being jammed between the bottom oi' one carriage and the bottom irame of the other. The other t person, who was caught above the hip-joint, was afterwards out by means of seven jacks, which lifted up the carriages above him. The body of the lad was got out at the same time." Among the injured are Mr. James Waincck, auctioneer; the iev. J. VV ■ King. New 'Cilpatrick the Rev. Mr. Fleming, U.P. Church, Paisley and Robert Motherwell, fireman, of Kilbride. Another correspondent states that the train from Edinburgh was at Eglinton-stieet Station, where the tickets were Unfortunately the driver started when the signal was against him, and the train had not proceodt i 50 yards before it. came into collision w:th the iaist Kilbride train, which had Just left the Glasgow Central Station, the collision occurred at the junction, one set of rails going to East Kilbride, tiie other being the main line to London. The engine of the Kdinourgh train caught the East Kilbride engine by the buffers, r,tid immediately afterwards ran into one of tha third-class carriages. These two were telescoped, and three of the occupants sus- tained fatal injuries. The names of two are John Huibert, aged eighteen, and ilLiam llussel, aged twenty. The third is a man about 50, supposed to br> a farmer of E igitshatn. Among the injured are John Woods and David Muir, driver and stoker of the Edinburgh train, Robert Devon, stoker of the East Kilbride train Mr. James Warnock, auc- tioneer the Rev. J. W. King, New Kilpatrick and the Rev. Mr. Fleming, United Presbyterian Church, Paisley. The driver and stokers and Mr. Warnock were conveyed in an ambulance wagon to the Royal Infirmary. The passengers in the Edinburgh train escaped with very shght bruises, but those in the telescoped car- riages were all more or less hurt. The leadir.g officials of the Caledonian Railway were soon on the spot, and the injuries having been attended to efforts were made to clear the line, but until a late hour on Monduv night it remained blocked. All the traffic was in the meantime worked by way of tho Shields Junction, and the detention to tho- London and other trains was only a few minutes. The fault is entirely attributed to Woods, the driver.

GREAT SNOWSTORM IN SCOTLAND. INTERRUPTtOiN OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC. A snowstorm of extraordinary severity has pre- vailed throughout the Highlands since Saturday morning, and appearances threaten a continuance of inclement weather. Our Inverness correspon- dent says :—Snow fell incessantly from an early hour on Saturday until Sunday forenoon, and around Inverness it is to a deuth of from twelve to eighteen inches. Saturday 'and Saturday night wus a period of storm more severe than any experienced during recent years. The gafe ollect.ed grett wreaths of snow, which interrupted road traffic, and seriously in- terfered with keeping of stock on the lulls. Bat the most serious inconvenience is the blocking by snow of the Highland Railway. Four goods trains are embedded between Perth and Inverness. The Forres and Keith Section is also badly blocked. The night train on Saturday became embedded near Muibey aud two of ths pftssengevs, who w<?i'6 ladies?* to to tho station-master's house. A large number of men were engaged on Sunday in attempting to clear the line. Our Perth correspondent states that the 10 a.m. train from Inverness on Sitturdity was embedded for six hours, and was eleven hours behind time in reaching Perth. Many of the pas- sengers suffered severely. On Sunday tho mail train from Perth could get no further than Blair Athol. A Macduff correspondent says all railway lines in that district are completely blocked, and telegraphic communication has been greatly inter- rupted, the wires between Macduff and Gardens- town being broken down. It is the Severest storm experienced in the district for two years. The Press Association Aberdeen correspon- dent says:—Tiie storm of Saturday morning which extended along the shore from Fraserburgh to Stonehaven developed with the suddenness of a cyclone, and was accompanied by a fierce drift of denae snow which men afloat could not possibly face. The fishing population on the Kincardine- shire and Aberdeenshire coast have suffered great loss, a large number of fishing boats having been washed from their beaching and dashed to pieces. Beside the wrecks of the Dunstaffnage and the Mazinthein, what is believed to have been a large steamer was seen to founder off Dunottar Castle, near Stonebaven, nor will this in all likelihood complete the list of casualties. Inland farm buildings and stacks have been seriously damaged. The whole of the Great Northern of Scotland Rail- way system is blocked. The first passenger train for Keith which left Aberdeen on Saturday morn- ing still lies embedded in snow, while the train which left Peterhead for Aberdeen at 7.12 on Saturday morning did not arrive until forenoon of Sunday. Passenger trains aro also embedded on Alford, Oldmeldrum. and Banff branches, and travellers by them have suffered much hardship. The block of snow on the Highland Railway at Dava was cleared on Monday afternoon, and a goods train, which had been embedded in the snow since the previous night, was released. The first through train from Inverness to Perth since Satur- day left Inverness at 1.30 p.m on Monday, and arrived at Perth in good time. The snow storm has now given place to rain, and, with a rapid tliaw, floods are feared.

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THE WELSH SUNDAY CLOSING ACT. /J ANOTHER PROSECUTION AT LLANDAFF. At the Llandaff Petty Sessions on Monday (bsfore Messrs. R. C. G. Dornlord aud G. Phillips) Richard Williams, landlord of the Red Lion Hotel, Llandaff, was charged with allowing drink to be consumed on his premises on Sunday last, contrary to the provision of the Sunday "Closing Act for Wales, Mr. Ciifion (Bristol) appeared for the defendant. The facts of the case were admitted on either side. It appeared that two UKMI named Duggan and Balah, who reside in Moira-terrace, Roatli, and Galsfcon-atreet, Splotiands, respectively, were supplied with drink by the defendant as bond fide travellers on Sunday last.— Police-Constable Mattocks proved the case, and s.id he heard no conversation between Duggan and Balsh and the defendant as to where they lived.— Superintendent Wake said that the distance from the defendant's house to Galston-street was 2f miles, and frOI!! the defendant's house to Moira- terrace two miles and 1,122 yards. This measure- merit was t;,keu by the nearest, way, which was through the ifelds.—For the defence a number of witnesses were called, including Edward Williams, brother of the defendant; Richard Williams, Wm. Jenkins, barman, and Balsh and Duggan.—The de- fendant's statement, which was corroborated, was that he made clos:1 inquiries from the two men as to their of abode. They both said they lived in Splotiands, but lie did not remember hearing Galston-street and Moira-terrace mentioned. From the statements they made he was convinced they lived outside the statutory three miles; and it was on this assumption alcne that he served them, Duggan. in cross-examination, affirmed positively that he informed he defendant that he lived in Moira-terraee; and both he and Bilsh stated in evidence that they did not go to Llandaff to get drink, ;:3 they could get as much drink as they wanted at the ciubs in Cardiff.— Mr. Clifton made an able, speech foV tho defendant, the point of which was that the defendant made ail proper in- (luit-ics as to the residence of the two men, and that upon their statements lie had every reason to believe that they were bom fide travellers. He urged that if the magistrates wore of this opinion it would be their duty to acquit the defendant and he cited a number of decisions in support of this contention.—Tho Magistrates were of opinion that the defendant had no substantial reason for believing that the two men lived beyond the statutory three miles, and they mulcted hiim ia a iine of 40" and the costs, with the alternative of one month's imprisonment. A RAID BY THE CARD!I F POLICE. At Cardiff Police Court on Monday (before Mr. 11. 0. Jones,; a\nutubqr of persons were summoned for illegally selling intoxicating liquors on their un li- I censed premises on Sunday the 11th inst. The cases were conducted by Mr. Hemingway, head- constable, who said that, on receiving information as to what was g-oing on at the respective houses, he instructed two newly-appointed officers to pay them a visit. They were disguised and succeeded in making purchases in each instance. The summons against Timothy Desmond, 20, .1 y Mary Ann-street, was first taken. Police-Con- stable Ambrose Mitchell stated that on Sunday, the 11th inst, at about 9.4b o'clock a.m.. he visited the defendant's house in the company of Police- Constable Jones (65) in plainclothes- On knooking at the door—witness being dressed as a plasterer and his companion being clad in a plaid suit—they asked if there was a chance for a drop of beer. The defendant replied that there was. They went in- side, and witness called for a quart of ale,which he obtained, and paid 3d. for. The beer was passed round to the company which, including the defendant, numbered tive persons. Police-Constable Jones also had a quart of ale on paying 6d. for it. This officer said they wentto the house in the company of other men whom they picked up at the corner of the street.—Inspector Tamblyn said that he called at the house and found six men there, and there was a jar of beer in a back room. The defendant pleaded with tears in his eyes that he had been 31 years in Glamorganshire, and he had not seen his worship before. He hoped his worship would never see him again—not that he did not trust that his worship would live for many a long year. He was ordered to pay 95 and costs, or, in default of distress, to have one month's imprisonment. Mary Bryan, Mary Ann-street, was similarly charged. Police-Constable Jones said he went there at about ten o'clock on the 11th inst. The door was open, and, accompanied by another officer and two men, who showed them the house, witness I walked in. He paid 6.1. for n quart of beer, and the defendant drew it from a nine-gallon cask. Police-Constable Mitchell gave similar evidence,and Inspector Tamblyn uaid that on visiting the house he found a nine-gallon cask, from which beer ap- peared to have been recently running. The men who were there said they were lodgers.—A young woman named Sullivan said the officers camo on two occasions. In the first instance they said they had walked from Biidg water and were very dry. The beer which they had was the lodgers', and no payment was received for it. They were intoxi- cated when they first came in.—Mr. R. 0. Jones: And so you gave them more beer?'—Witness: The lodgers told me to.—Two youths were called, who said they were lodgers, and gave tha beer to the officers. The case was adjourned tili Wednesday for the production of further evidence. Catherine Keardon, similarly summoned, ad- inUtedthe offence. She said she wasa poor widow, and had nothing to pay her rent with. She had a son who was seventeen years of age. She was ordered to pay 40s. and costs, oi-, in default of dis- tress, go to 1 for fourteen duvs. John Warren, 34, Sancion-pface, was similarly summoned, but he did not appear. Evidence for the prosecution was given by Police-Constable Mitchell, Police-Constable Jones, and Inspector Tamblyn, who said the prisoner observed he knew the visitors were constables, and lie had supplied them with beer just to see what th'_y would do with him.—The defendant was ordered to pay Y,5 and costs, or, in default of distress, to have one month's imprisonment. Dennis Mahoney, 5, Marv Ann-street, was simi- larly summoned.—Police-Constable Mitchell said, on going to the house, he was supplied with beer, Defendant's wife was there. Defendant was not present at that time.—Mr. R. 0. Jones thought that the defendant wns not properly summoned, as he was not present.—Mr. Hemingway said he had furnished all tho facts to tho magistrates' clerk (who was absent), and he tllOught that tho present defendant was tho one to summon,—Evidence was given by Police-Constable Jones and Inspector Tamblyn, and the cliic was adjourned till Wednes- day. William Roberts, refreshment-houso keeper, Tre- degar-street, was .summoned tor a similar offence. Police-Constable Mitchell said lie visited the house with another man in plain clothes. He purchased some whisky of (I(kelidatits Jones and Inspector Tambivn gave evidence, and this case was also adjourned till Wednesday. MORE PROSECUTIONS IN TIIE j liHONDDA VALLEY. At the Ystrad Police Court, on Monday. William Jones, Tynowydd. and Thomas Hughes* Ferndale,! were cliarged with t^ing at the Royal Tre- herbert, with beer before them, on Snnduy. It j seemed that the defendants represented to the landlord that they had come from Ferndale that day. It was proved that neither had come from that locality that day, and that Hughes had slept I lept the night before at Tynowvdd, Blaenvcwm Each was fined 10s. and costs.—John Amer, Tvnewvdd charged with being on Sunday morning in tiie stanies ot tne Rliouddu-Merthyr Colliery- Company for an unlawful purpose. About one o'clock on Sunday morning, Police-Constable Hughes overheard voices in the said stables Ho instantly went for assistance, and Police-Constable Bryant accompanied him to the neighbourhood of t lie stables. Meanwhile, those in the stables had become alarmed, and three men darted out and made good their escape. But the defendant was too heavih- handicapped with drink to run fast enough, and the two officers collared him. In some liay in the stables the constables found a jar contiuning beer. Defendant was allowed to go on agreeing to deposit 5s. in the poor box.

THE FAILURE OF MKSSRS. LAKE AND TAYLOR, In the Court of Bankruptcy on Monday the case of Messrs. Lake and Taylor was mentioned. The debtors were contractors for public works, carrying on business in Victoria-street, West- minster, and- at Milford Haven and Folixstowe. They filed a petition for liquidation a few weeks since, estimating their liabilities at f;225,000, and bankruptcy proceedings instituted against the debtors were suspended until after the meeting had bean held under the liquidation petition. lr was announced that the liquidation proceedings had fallen to the ground, and the adjudication of bankruptcy which had been stayed was now ordered to proceed, the petitioning creditors being Messrs. J. Watson and Co., of Cardiff. Messrs. Ingledew and Ince are the solicitors under the bankruptcy proceedings; and tho first meeting is fixed for the 4th of April.

THE BISHOF-ELKCT OF LLANDAFF. RURI-DECANAL MEETING AT ST. CLEAR'S. On Thursday last, at twelve o'clock, a meeting of the clergy of the Rural Deanery of Lower Carmar- then was held at the National Schools, St. Clear's, to consider the most suitable mode of conveying their congratulations to the Bishop-Elect of Llandaff on his elevation to the episcopate. The Rev. J. N. Harrison, R.D., of Laugliarne, presided. —It was proposed by the Rev. E. Rowlands, vicar of Llanginning, and seconded by the Rev. D. Puh, vicar of St. Clear's, That. as the Venerable Dr. Lewis, Bishop-Elect of Llandaff, was for several years Rural Dean of Lower Carmarthen, and dis- charged the duties of the office most efficiently and acceptably, it behoves them to present him with some token of respect in recognition of his former most valuable services in the above capacity," It was proposed by the* Rev. T. Davies, vicar of Llangan, and seconded by the Rev. S. DavieS, rector of Llanglyd- wen, "That the clergy present subsoribe and solicit subscriptions in their parishes to carry out this object, and that another meeting be held as soon as possible." A vote of thanks to the Rural Dean brought the proceedings to a close.

A TOWN BURNED IN CALIFORNIA. ["RECTKR'S" TELEGRAM.] SAN FRANCISCO, MARCH City, in Cali- fornia, has been destroyed bv fire. SAN FRANCISCO, MARCH 17*— Hundreds of inhabi- tants have been left homeless by the fire at Forest City, and provisions having been destroyed great suffering lias been thereby occasioned

PALM SUNDAY. Morien writes:—Sunday witnessed a wide- spread observance of one. of the most touching customs of the year, namely, that of strewing tho graves of departed loving friends with flowers. It is touching to reflect on the myriads of homes in which gentle fingers have been busily occupied in preparing wreaths and immortelles to be ulaced on the narrow beds of those whose long sleep will no more be broken by— Tiie swallow twitt'ring 1,om the straw-built shed, The eock's shrill clarion, or the echoing horn. It was an occasion when the occupants of the humble tenement and the lordly castlc are animated by like sorrows and like hopes, and when the" un- lettered muse" speaks in the touching language of Flora as eloquently as any of tho Nine. The custom is one taken from the Bible of the Universe, written by the finger of God himself. Succeeding days, weeks, and months, the pages of that book are, one after another, turned by the hand of Time. It was the only book known to the Patriarch Job and all others of the early world that revealed the slightest hope of a life beyond the grave. It was while reading the profound pages of that book the Patriarch said,There is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and tliat the tender branch thereof will not cease. Though the root thereof wax old in the earth and the stalk thereof die in the ground, yet through the scent of water it will bud and bring forth boughs like a plant. Bjjt man dietii and wasteth yea man giver.il the ghost, and where is he?" A little further sr. the question seems to have been answered, for the Patriarch says joyfully "I know that my Redeemer livutb, and that He shall stand at the latter day upon tho earth. And though, after my death, worms destroy this body. yet in my ilesh shall I sea Hod." We behold, in the first paragraph, the speculations of a philo- sopher when regarding the mysterious renovation of the earth in the .spring time by tiie unseen operations of Aran a (Nature; in the last we hear —or seem to hear—a music which nature itself docs not bupply except in w¡¡¡s6:cd notes. Jew and Gentile alike rejoiced in the hope of a resurrection whieh the spring tinle afforded them. Oriental travellers tell us that the sepulchres of the Hebrew kings near Jerusalem contain no gloomy symbols of death, but, on the con- trary, exquisitely sculptured flowers and fruit, together with the vine and flourishing plants emblems of life, whose meaning translators and commentators cannot spoil. They speak of a power greater than decay; a povver able out of death to bring forth life and beauty blooming flowers and sweet aroma. It was that Unseen Power, the ancients, who established the flowt-ring custom, endeavoured to adore as well as afford consolation to the living. The custom seems to say There is an eternal Father who made nothing in vain, and who never permits anything in the material universe to become annihilated." The earth and the fulness thereof were made for man, and the variegated beauty of the landscape, with its millions of flowers, together with the matchless grandeur of the heavens, were made to afford gratification to that sublime soul tenanting his earthly tabernacle. The trees bud again and the flowers renew their youth. Understandest thou, V man that the (iod who made those for thee, and who continues to restore them again for thy sake, will let thee live, too, and that Thoa shalt flourish iu immorta1 youth, Unhiirt amidst the war of elements. The wrecks of matter and the crush of worlds. 'Tisseid that the custom is a relic of the festival in honour of Flora. Never mind what it is called- it is an expression of a belief in the power and the intention of our Father" to bring the dead to life again. Deck, therefore, your graves with gar- lands The custom of strewing flowers on Palm Sunday on the graves was observed in most of the towns and villages throughout South Wales yesterday. At Cardiff the New Cemetery vas the chief point of interest. Here, as .usual, there was a general decorative effect, and in a number of instances the graves, monuments and tombstones were very tastefully dressed with choice flowers and plants. During the day thousands of persons visited the scene. The cemeteries at Swansea werealso visited by many persons, and the graves were tastefully deco- rated with a variety of flowers. Tiie custom was also observed at Newport, Briton Ferry. Giyntaf, Rhymney, Blaenavon, Monmouth, the Rhvniney Valley, and many other places.

THE EXPLOSION ON A CARDIFF VESSEL. BOARD OF TRADE INQUIRY. Judgment was given on Saturday at the Board of Trade inquiry at St. George's-hall, Liverpool (before Mr. iUfiles, stipendiary magistrate, and Captains G. H. Forstor and A. Anderson, na.ut.ical assessors), into the circumstances attending the burning of the Forest Queen, of Cardiff, at Cape Frio, near Rio de Janeiro, on or about the 17th of September last. Mr. Paxlon appeared for the Board of Trade, and the parties connected with the vessel were unrepresented by counsel. At tiie conclusion of the evidence, and questions by Mr. Paxton having- been submitted, iNIr. Raffles said :— The court could arrive at no other conclusion than that the fire in the ship arose from spontaneous combustion. The explosions were caused by the gas which was generated by the coals, which ignited upon coming in contact with the lire. Every possible effort seems to have been made to got the tire under. The master was fully justilied in running the vessel on shoie and scuttling her, by which means lie was eventually able to save the ship and cargo. The master was not in fault. lie joined the ship after she was laden, and he did not know of the through ventila- tion until he got to sea. He should certainly have had a thermometer with him, which ho could have used for testing the temperature of the hold. The court have already found in their judgment that the system of through ventilation in this ship was unsafe and improper, and they, have com- mented upon the absence of a thermometer for testing the temperature of this hold. Under ordi- nary circumstances the court would not have hesftated to have found the managing ownei re- sponsible for these defects but in this case Mr. Sullivan appeared-no doubt improperly—simply to havo lent his name to those who had purchased and partly paid for the vessel, so as to enable her to proceed to Callao, and they were in fact respon- sible rather than Mr. Sullivan.

LOCAL BILLS IS l'A!;i.i\OT THE BARRY DOCK BILL READ A SECOND TIME. In the House of Commons on Monday the Great Western Railway Bill w/is read a second time and referred to a Select Committee. The Barry Dock and Railways Bill came on for second rending. Mr. DILLWYX (Z., Swansea), in the absence of Sir Charles Foster, moved that the Bill be read a second time. Viscount FOLKESTONE had given notice to move, and it still remained on the paper, that the Bill be read a second time that day six months. His lord- ship intimated on a previous occasion that the promoters of the Bill had removed from its pro- visions certain increased charges and rates for artificial manures, and that, in consequeuce, he should not persist in his opposition. The Eill was now read a second time.

THE NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD OF 1884. A short time ago a number of Welshmen residing in Liverpool met together to discuss the desira°- bility of petitioning the National Eisteddfod Asso- ciation that the festival of 1834 should be held in Liverpool. It was ultimately decided to form a committee, and to draw up a memorial for signa- ture desiring the council of the association to hold the National Eisteddfod of 1884 in Liverpool. A meeting of the committee for promoting the above movement. was held on Saturday afternoon last at the Common-hall, Hackinshey, Mr. J. AJun Jones presiding. It was reported that the memo- rial had already been signed by very large and influential number of the citizens of Liverpool. Steps were taken to ensure a larger cireulation of the memorial, and it was resolved, on the motion of Mr. Councillor John Davies, to solicit the co- operation of the local authorities in the principal towns of Wales and the bards and literati in furtherance of this proposal.

THE LAHGES11 SHIP OF AVAR IN THE WORLD. [MOM OUR CORKEKTONDKNT.] LEGHOKN, MARCH 17 (MORNINU).—Leghorn is en fae in connection with the launching of the great ironclad Lepanto which will bo the largest ship of war in the world. The Bishop of Leghorn, Monsignor Pacini, conducted a short re- ligions service, and the Queen christened the ship in the usual manner by breaking a bottle cf ciiam- pngne. The supports were then cut away, and the huge vessel, thanks to the liber. supply of two tons and a half of lubricating material, glided easily and gracefully down the slips amidst frantic enthusiasm, unfolding 118 she touched the water the beautiful flag presented by the ladies of Leg- horn. Subsequently the King and Queen and a large number of distinguished guests were enter- tained at luncheon by Messrs. Orlando Bros., the builders.

The Liberation Society lias passed :1 resolution approving of the Affirmation Bill on the ground that it is a measure which the friends of religious equality are bound to support. A Kirk wall telegram reports that Capt. Halgesen of the barque Princess Gyùa, of Drammen, arrived there on Tuesday, having abandoned his vessel off !I the Island of Ronsay, in the Orkneys, on Sunday last. The Board of Trade notify that the Government. I of Costa Rica have added 1 per cent, ad valorem to all import and export duties, except exported woods, which will pay 1 per cent. extra on every ten cubic feet. A Ramsgate telegram states that the lifeboat Brad- ford and the tug Vulcan were instrumental on Tues- day in rescuing the crew,thirteen tll tolli. of the Austrian barque Gordia,ofFiume, which was totally wrecked during the night on the Goodwin Sands. It is reported inMiddlesborough that the steamer Asia, which left Midulesborough on the 5th inst. with a cargo of pig iron, foundered in the North Sea during the late storm. She had a crew of fifteen hands. The steamer H. D. Pochin, engaged in the Baltic trade, is also believed to have foun- dered in the North Sea. LADDERS.—Ladders for Builder?, Painters, Plas- terers.LFVrmers, private use, Ac., all size3, at CottivU's Oii-eswftiiiitmd Manufactory, BarrVstreet, Bristol. 50&52

SWANSEA SCHOOL BOARD. THE HIGHER GRADE SCHOuL. ADOPTION OF THE SCHEME. A special meeting of the Swansea School Board was held at the Guild-hall on Monday afternoon. Mr. W. F. Rieliards (the chairman) presided, and there were also present the Revs. Canon Richards Laud A. J. Parry, and Messrs. R. Martin, Edward 'Roberts, John Roberts, W. Morgan, R. T. Reed, A. l'rancis, and J. C. Manning. The meeting was called to consider the report of the Higher Grade School Committee, which, after giving particulars of the working of higher grade Board Schools in the North of England, concluded thus :— Your deputation have great pleasure In nikkiii £ the following recommendations .— 1. That the school yet, have seleJted be opened.1I1 three departments, viz., a higher boys' department, in- cluding the Filth St ndard and upwards also boys' de- partment for the Third and Fourth Standards; and a girls' department, without any standard test, but to which no child shall be admitted who is not over seven y,i,r., ol 2. That a uniform tee of 9a. per week, or 9s, per quar- ter, Le cliarged also 3d. per week, or 3s. per quarter for school books, all payable in advance, and that the board provide all necessary school books. 3. That a scheme be prepared for a fair proportion of scholarships at the school. Your deputation would re- mark that a scheme of scholarships is absolutely neces- sary properly to work a higher grade sciiool, so that the exceptionally intelligent cliildruu oi parents who are unable to cay the school kes may still have the benefit of the advanced elementary instruction provided at such a ¡¡ullOo!. If the expericlJce of other towns may be taken as i: guide there need be no diiiiculty in obtaining volun- tary subscriptions for a certain proportion of these scholarships, and the remainder may be made up by remissions of school fees. Sour deputation, however, do not conceive that they are called upon to discuss the de- tails oi a scheme Illtbe present report. 4. That the following subjects be taught iu the school: —Generally throughout the school in all departments— midtary drill, history (by means of reading lessons) as class subjects—linslish and geography; specifically iu the higher boys' department, two or more of the follow- i lig .uIJJ,ets-_4.1g..iJra, Euclid, mechanics, Trench, chemistry, and physics; in the lower boys' department, two of the following subjects—Algebra, Euclid, and French in the girls' department, two or more of the following subjectsFrench, domestic economy, physkis, algebra, and botany needlework also will have to be taught to girls. In the higher boys' department and the upper standard of the girls' depart- ment as many of the following subjects under the Science and Art Bepartinent as are suitable or can be reasonably taught during each school year Drawing, physiography, mathematics, geology, mineralogy, geometry, machine construction and drawing, mechanics, chemistry, sound, light and heat, mag- netism a.id eiectricity, steam, and metallurgy. it will, of course, be impossible that all these subjects can be taught contemporaneously. Yourdipu- tation simply mention them as being'those subjects which they think would be most proper for this district, and of these tobey consider that drawing should always be one. 5. That Trinity-place Board School be altered so as to accommodate the three departments above indicated, such alteration to include the erection of a chemical laboratory. 6. That for the purpose of commencing the school the following teachers and assistants be appointed Higher boys'department: two assistants, one at £ 100 and one at tSO. Junior boys' department: Head-master at a s lary of £ 130; one assistant at :£71). Girls' department: Head mistress at a salary of £ 150; one assistant at X60. The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the re- port. In doing so he called attention to an article which appeared in one of the daily papers—the Western Mail—last week, which, he said, must have been based on information communicated by a member of the committee. It was only fair to say, he added, that the information was somewhat inaccurate, to say the least, because no account was taken as to the grant which would be received from the Government towards the support of the school. Canon RICHARDS said this question was a public one, and it had been very much discussed, aud, therefore, he did not think it was fair of the chair- man to assume that tho information in the article in question came from a member of the committee. The VICK-CHAIRMAN seconded tho motion. Mr. RED said tho board were going to tax the public with another XBOU a year without giving them any guarantee that the expenditure would be recouped. llo had inquired into the matter, and he found there was no higher grade school which paid for itself. Canon RICHAKDS said he was not going to make a speech in opposition to this motiou. So long as the higher grade school was a question of policy lie gave it his most uncompromising opposition, but as soon as the board had settled that it should be carried out it became a question of administra- tion, and he gave the committee his cordial co- operation in the matter, (flear,liear.) He noticed that there was to be a boys' junior department, consisting of boysin the third and fourth standards. If they were merely having that department as a temporary arrangement for filling the upper department by degrees, he did not object, but if it was a permanent department he thought they were beginning too low. Mr. ROBOTS explained that as soon as the upper school was full they would lop off these lower standards. They commenced so low in order to get the children in. Mr. lusANcis pointed out that the Trinity-place School was worked at a loss of t243 8s. 3J: a year now, and thought the higher grade school would be self-supporting. Mr. REED proposed as an amendment that the recommendations of the committee be not adopted, but no oue seconded him. Mr. MANNING said the only question now with regard to this school was the question of cost, and he thought the cost would be a very serious matter. There was a. disposition on the part of some of the members to gloss the matter over, and to make the scheme appear much cheaper than it really would be, It was said that the teaching staff would cost 380G per annum, and that £620 would be received in fees and £ 350 in grant. >'o account at ail wus taken of the cost of tho building, which amounted to £ 3.000, or ,£120 a year at 4 per cent., and nothing was said about the cost of the laboratory which it was proposed to build. They were drifting, lie was afraid, into a very costly scheme. 11 The motion was then carried, and the meeting shortly afterwards terminated.

THREE YEARS' SCHOOL WORK IN THE PARISH OF ABERDARE. The Aberdare School Board have just issued their triennial report, bearing the signatures of Mr. R. -:1, itli ys, the chairman, and Mr. R. 0, Gery, l the clerk. The report, which hag been carefully written, contains matter of considerable interest to the ratepaj'ers of the parish, as well as to the friends of education in a much wider circle. Economy has been most rigidly enforced in every department, consistent with efficiency. The report ,q;itc,i that-" At the time of the election of the present board the whole of the school accommo- dation required for the district had been provided, with the exception of the Blaengwawr Schools, these being erected to accommodate the children from the schools temporarily located at the Ynys- llwvd Chapel Vestry Rooms." The report then mentions the terms upon which tho board under- took to take over the buildings of the Duuryn Schools, Mountain Ash and the arrangement come to by the b^ard and the Llanwouno School Board to manage the school, the former board to have five representatives on the managing committeo and the latter four. Tiie board have in their employ 23 head-teachers (nine males and fourteen females); they have fifteen certificated assistants (seven males and eight females); uncertificated it its, 25 (seven males .1 fniviiiluci • nliml tPHlll'U},I'¡ fit ,1 "n..1'h' .lJ\.1 t.v"I t"a:t' V<.I ".G1Ç. and 42 females); monitors, 28 (five lllalel3 and 23 females) total, 154. The following schools are | self-supporting Town Board Schools, maet)- gwawr Boari 1 Schools, Cwmbach BoardSchool, Aber- mint Board School, and tho Hirwain Joint Board School. The following schools' expenditures have exceeded their income, the doficit being made up from tiie rates-.—Park Board Sciiool, JJ43 18s. 3d.; Llwydcoed Board Sciiool, £ 69 15s. 6d.; Cwmdare hoard School, £ 32 13s.; Hobert's Town JJuanl School, £ 4-8 5s. 5d.; Capcoch Board School, £ 24 6s. 4d.; and Pt»ny wain Board Sciiool, £15 0s. Id. Commenting upon the above figures the report says; "It will be observed from the foregoing tables that several of the schools are sell'-sup- porting, and that it is mainly the smaller schools in till, outl);iii, districts that are a charge upon the rates, which is in a gre;ir. measure owing to of population in tiaose Refer- ring to the amount of giants and schooi fees tJ,, report remarks:—" It b gratifying to state that the o; i- grant, earned by the board schools is im:rc:tsin6", and that the all1ount\'ecei\-ed from schooi fees and poundage is in excess of former years." The fol- lowing figures will the total grant received during the three years and the rate oi grant per head:—In 1883 the average attendance was 2,$;88, and the grant received £ 2,456-—per head, 17s. 0|d. I The sum per head throughout the country was 15s. 3;}d., showing in favour of Aberdare "Board Is. 9d. per head. In 1881 !iic average attendance was 3.120, and the grant re- ceived £ 2,339 13s.; being per head 10s. 11,yd. (grants for only five and seven months respec- tively were received for the girls' ttiid infants' departments of the new school at Blaengwawr for this year). Thy sum per head through- out the country was 15s. Sid., showing in favour of the Aberdare Board an excess of Is. 5Jd. per head. In 1882 the average attendance was 4,092 the grant received £ 3.563 4s. 2d., being 17s. 4|[d per Throughout the country the sum was 15s. 8id, per head, showing in favour of Aberdare an excess of Is. 8 £ d. The following are the results of Government examinations for the three years 1881,1882,and 1883, showing thc percentage gained iu reading, writing, and arithmetic by the whole of the schools of the board:—1881: Numberj qualified for examination, 2,237; number j presented for examination, 2,065 number who passed—in reading, 2,043; in writing, 1,891; in arithmetic, 1,718. Percentage of number who passed—in reading, 989; in writing, 91-1; in arithmetic, 83-2; mean percentage, 912. 1832: Number qualified for examination, 2,324 number presented for examination, 2.196; number who p issed—in reading, 2,166 in writing, 1,920 in arithmetic, 1,819. Percentage of number who passed—in reading, 95 7; in writing. 897; in arithmetic, 82 4 mean percentage. 90 4. 1883 j Number qualified for examination, 3,215 number presented, 3.076; number who passed—in reading, S,022 in writing, 2,788 in arithmetic, 2,593. Percentage per head who passed—an reading, 98 24 in writing, 90 64 in arithmetic, 84 29 mean percentage, The average percentage throughout England ami Wales was—in reading, 88 99; in writing. 80-78; in arithmetic, 75 69; mean percentage, 81-82. Thus showing an excess in favour of Aberdare Boarrl- in reading, of 9 25 in writing, 9-86 in arithmetic, 8'6 mean percentage, 9'24. The report states that 643 summonses had been issued in the course of the three years against parents for neglecting to send their children to school, and 147 convictions h.• d been secured. The report touches upon the effort made to modify the labour standard, but regret is expressed that the department refused to grant their application. It also refers to the higher grade school question, but, as the members seemed divided in their opinions on the matter, and as the term of the board would shortly expire, nothing definite wus done.

I CORRESPONDENCE. Under this head questions on haal sidyed3 aTi answered by au experienced professional Correspondents wtshntt/ for information or j. are requested to observe the follo-irinu rules :— 1. The facts must be stated fully an I clearly; a> w^, the questions, if more than one, should be »hc bered consecutively. b»( the questions, if more than one, should be I¡JIIII h bered consecutively. b»( 2. A full copy viust be sent, of any documeid pei which advice is wished for. d tat 3. Tin real name and address of the writer jl:: 1i. accompany the questions, but will not be f' IQJ lished if a pseudonym" or initials be also for reference. 4. A'-J communications must be addressed to f Editor, Leyal Depart ate nt, Weekly Mail Ojj*<* l sl). CurdiJ." ba CurdiJ." ba

——————————— LicsEEn"(Monmoutil) may try Mr. Finlay t)uiiB t x, American Farming and food for further iuiorO1* tion on the subject. It is, however, a somewhat e M pensive work. A line to one of the agricultu'* he papers may suit his purpose best. pe EXCKSS OF ZELL. A. B. C (Peuarth) is advised t r4, complain to the chief of police. We think the c^j1' j. stable had more zeal than discretion, but it is scarcW a case for taking proceedings. 03 COSTS OF WIT.'iJCSS. Jumbo (Maes, ewmmer) is IP formed that the amount to be allowed to the witoeil vt for loss of time, &c., is in the discretion of the magi" trat-es, and is included in their order. Ju/iOB.—" T. J." (Canton) made a slight mistake ( will now cost something to rectify, if it can be reed < at lied at all. He ought to have attended before d" C juiige with all affidavit and made the application per A sonally. It is not the practice to send papers to 'the only alternatives now are to pay the fine and cost* or to apply to the judge in London to take of! the fi1" or to apply to the judge in London to take off the filii on the ground of mistake. The expense* must, in'a11! event, be paid, as well as the costs of the -< which would have to be made through a solicitor a"' ( ]( supported by affidavit. If we were iu such a j j., we should take no more trouble about the matter, buj I pay what ie now required, if on inquiry at the office oI | the clerk of the peace we found the tine had really j inllicted. DKTIKUE.—"J. G." (Llanguicke) may recover the .J article detained or its value by an action in the county j court. j. CONSTANT BEADKB (Rhymney).—There is no such A. W. Y. (Ystalyfera).—We do not give advice on such n subject. It is a matter which you must find out fat t. 'V yourself—or, at least, without aid from us. j t ATHLBTB (Cardiff).—Gale's great feat at Canton I X 1.000 miles, done in quarters commenced every co [ cutive ten mitutes. BILL OF BALK. O. L. B." (Newport) is informed tali i we cannot advise definitely on a document of whiC 1 we have not seen a copy. Generally, a bill Of i J sale executed before the 1st of November, 1882, would comprise any new articles substituted for any wbica had been included in the bill of sale and had subse- quently become worn out. And it was very usual f grant after acquired property brought upon 118 premises, which in equity operated as a covenant to execute an assignment thereof. But if the article' mentioned do not come under either of those oate' gories the bill of sale would not affect them. DOWHU. A Subscriber" (Clifton) is advised that any I disposition of real estate by deed or will defeats tW j claim of the widow of the owner to dower; | it is not necessary to express in the will that the p*0' I, vision made for the widow is in lieu of dower. t claim could only arise in case of her husband's inte»" ]; tacy. J. H. W. (Newport).—Madame Titiens died October 3. 1877, at her residence in Finciiley-road, the reports saY after a long illness." G, CAWSON (Cardiff).—London Bridge was built in 1824-2f> from the designs of John Rennie, architect of Waterloo and Southwark Bridges, partly by himself, and partl}> on his death, by his son, Mr. J. Kennie. r J. At. (Cardiff).- Rad norsliire is in South Wales. » wish correspondents would refrain from troubling u' with questions which the first man they meet with i° the street could answer for them equally well. COMPENSATION FOR INJURY. X. X. X." (Dinas) cannos ndW sue his employers under the Employers' Liability Act for compensation in respect of injury sustained bI him in their service in 1881. By that Act, the injured person is required to give notice within six weeks, and to commence his action within six months, after tbe date of the accident. MAGISTRATES' DECISWNS. M. E." (Penygraig) ma* take it that the magistrates' decision in the first casf which he mentions was correct. We have no inclin* tion to usurp the functions of a Court of Appeal. 1° the other case, the magistrates have power to decidf what amount is to be allowed for costs of witnessed Wo answer all questions which we receive. J. J. Powa (Swansea) is informed that the Bill pro- moted in Parliament for the Sunday closing of public- houses was for Wales only, whereas Monmouthshire was specialty included in the commission appointed to inquire into the state of higher and intermediate education. i SUNDAY CLOSING ACT.—If » Colonel" (Monmouth) walks •( five miles on Sunday for the purpose of getting a drink lie is not legally entitled to be served, because- he is not4, bond fide traveller. But when lie goes five miles for the purpose of courting, and cannot face his ladv love without the stimulus of a dram we think he is entitled to have one. But could he not muster sufficient courage to propose without the assistance of alcohol ? Dutch courage may be very well for a short time, bm it does not last long. CONTKACTOB AND A Working Man' (Cardiff) and others with him can only sue the sub- contractor. They have no claim againdt the origilll contractor, who would settle with their employer. RrGUT TO VOTE.—In the case supposed by A Constant* Reader" (Newport) neither of the tenants is entitled to vote but if only one of them was assessed he would have a county vote (if the house is not in borough), and would alsobe qualified to be a membel of the LocLl Boiii-d. LIABILITY OF TKUSTEE.—" J. E." (Cardiff) is informed that if the trustee has neither acted nor evelt aC- cepted the appointment he cannot be held personally responsible. The question between the lieir-at-la^ and the legatee cannot well be settled without the assistance of a solicitor. If the executors will Ud" prove the will, the residuary legiktees, or one of thini will have to apply for letters of administration with the will annexed. J.W.NEWMAN (Po nty pool).-E very day of thi week. Wednesdays excepted, from ten to one o'clock. C. OwfcX (did Arcade, Church-street, Cardiff) suggests the calling of a public meeting by the mayor, in order that the thanks of the town may be conveyed to Dcall Vaughan and Mr. Lewis Williams for the able manner in wnich they conducted the proceedings on behah of the town before the Arbitrators at Whitehall. D. R. WILLIAMS (Lojidoij).-We withhold your letter partly beeause we wish to preserve a proper tone i;1 our correspondence columns, and partly because It" publication could do you no good. You have rendered yourself open to a crushing reply from your critic, who would at once any that your castigation at h1* hands has driven you to disregard theruiea of oourteSY' and that which you as an &uthof might) perhapS. feel was the of unklndest, cut" ot all-syntax aud orthography. Try again after you have cooled do,n a little. PROVING WILL.—" R." (Maesteg) may take the will and nu account of the personal estate to the Probate Office or Inland Revenue Office to be proved. As the assets are under £100, the fees will be only 15s., and he will not liave to pay any duty. LEGACY DUTY.—"A Subscriber" (Tynewydd) Is ill- formed that tbe pressure upon our space prevents out complying with his request. If we were to begin to give epitomes of legal decisions the spaoe allotted to these answers, now frequently exceeded, would be altogether insufficient, and we should have to leave many of our correspondents unanswered. We eMl oul)" give the result: The commissioners are right* and the duty claimed must be paid. The alternatlçe is to resign the trust and pay duty on thelnioutib already received. We should like to comply with all the requests of our correspondents, but it is impos- sible. UJOHSCUAIIGKD BANKRUPT. Ignorant" (Knighton) may sue for the amount due if the bankrupt has auy goods on which execution can be levied, the debb having been contracted since the bankruptcy. But peri.aps the trustoo might seize any after-acquired lioods held by the bankrupt before our correspondent could be ready. CLAIM ox Bo.Ni). A." (Briton Perry) is informed that the heir of the deceased obligee has no claim what- ever, but the executors or administrators may prove against the estate for the amount due.

ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC. SIR,-As it is purely A matter of public interest only perhaps you will kindly make known the following particulars respecting the above. The Prince of Wales can now dispose of 50 scholarships tenable for three years, and which will be competed for. There will be a preliminary examination at the Town-hall. Cardiff, on the 28zll inst., and nil names should be sent to one of the local hon. examiners before tho 19th inst. If any are there thought worthy they will have to pass the final -.Nitriii,iltioll in Luiid-)n.-I w. scori, U, Hon. Soc. and lion. Examiner. P.5.—The other examiners are Mr. Brooksbank and Mr. l' l'ost. I

THE NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD OF WALKS. Sm,—Will you kindly allow me a short, space in your valuable paper to state one tiling regarding t li, above Eisteddfod ? On my return from a short travel I sent for a programme, and, upou reading it, was surprised, as well as disappointed, to find that, recitations arc nut thought a fit theme for competition. Hitherto the has been a powerful medium for encouraging elocution and public speaking, thus paving a way for aspirants to the pulpit, 5tc. Surely Nonconformist Wales re- quires able speakers as well us composers and musicians. Compositions and learned essays are out of the reach of w Young Wales," yet lie might vie with his elders in reciting. Let us, then, lavi a chance to become good Welsh and KnglisJ. elocutionists. If too late for 1383. I hope anij trust the committee wiil not forget Its in l&Gf Thinking otl for this favour,—I tttt,.

TflK ESCAPED SIX. Siu,— Some of YOUl" correspondents seem to me t.) travel somewhat wide of the mark. The direct assertiou of the woman, that Catholic priest* would not, permit the iiibie to bo read," can be immediately shown to be as ridiculously false many other of her so-called "facts." I would reiYr simply to the preface printed with most, if not all. editions of the Dou ty Bible. My copy bears date 1853, and was published in London by the Catholic Publishing and Bookselling Company (Limited). I subjoin copy of the preface:— Plr vr. Beloved son, health and Apostolical benediction. At a time that, a vast iiuiuIm i- ot bud b)jkg, w hich grisly attack the Catholic religion, are circulated, even among the unlearned, to the great destruction of souls, yolt judge vxci-edingly weíl that. the faithful should be excited to the reading of the Holy Scrip- tures; for these are the Ulost abundant sources which ought to be left open toevtry one, to draw l'roui them purity of morals and of doctrine, »nd t.) eradiate the errors which are so widely disseminated "II 1¡1,e corrupt times. This you have seasonably {'fret:: ui, a3 you declare, by publishing the sacred writings ill th>j laiiguigi! of your country, suitable to everyone's capacity, especially when you show and set forth tl .f you llave added explanatory notes, which, tieing t4X traote<l f¡-vlII the Holy Fathers, preclude every possible danger of abuse. Tuns you h:1l"e not swerved either from the laws of the congregation of the Index or from the eonsth ution published oil this subject by Benedict XIV., that immortal Pope, our l-cÙ"CPS60I in the Pontificate, and formerly, when we held a place neat his person, our excelled master in ecclesiastical learninf —circumstances which we mention as honourable to us We ttiera re applaud your eminent learning, joinei With your extraordinary piety, and we return yon on due acknowledgments for the books which you ila" traiismitted to US. and which, when onvenieut. we 1\ jl read over. III the meantime, ,s a token vI" OUI" Poiuilica benevolence, receive oar Apostolical benediction, wliicl to you, beloved son, we very affectionately impait Given at Rome,on the calends ot April, 17~8, the lourtfc vear of our Pontificate. vear of our Pontificate. (.Signed) PHILIP BrovASRiu, Lai in Secretary. To our beloved son. Antony Martini, Archbishop of Florence. -N o. ?.. This new and portable edi!ion^ ot ill" Douay Bible printed by the firm of Simms and .M't.u viv, Ikltast,'na; been diligently and carefully collated with the most ap- proved versions in the English language previously to its publication. I hereby sanction its circulation among the failhful, feeling convinced tlni, if read «ii h becom- ing 1"e\"èn:llce. humility, and pious disuo. iti >ns, itl perusal will be attended'with great spiritual advantage (Signed) CoR.vEi.ius Dorm, D.D., R. C. Bishop Down and Co. nor. Given at Belfast this 7th dav of July, 18"0, This mav not suit the" Escaped Nun," Mr. Cory, or the South Wales Daily News, but it may help some of your readers to place a true value on state- ments coming from such ignorant and untrust- worthy guides as Edith O'Uorman and her sup* porters.—I enclose mv card, and am, &c.. DECM COLE, REGLM SERVA. Llandiindod Wells.