South Wales Daily News

TERRIBLE CYCLONE. ANOTHER TOWN DESTROYED. TWENTY THOUSAND PERSONS ST ARVING. NEW YORK, Friday.—a terrible cyclone visited Lockport, Lousiana. yesterday, and destroyed the town. Six persons were killed on the spot, and twenty others were more or less senously hurt. Two sisters of the Convent of the Immacu- late Conception are among the dead, and three other nuns have been injured.-Reuter. m, COLUMBIA (South Carolina), special afcent sent by the Governor of this State to make investigations in regard to he extent of the loss and damage done on the islands off the coast which were struck by the recent cyclone, reports that over 20,000 persons, mostly negroes, arfon the verge of death from hunger, thirst or disease The Governor has issued a proclamation appealing to the public at large to send relief f orth WJ th.

EARTHQUAKE IN SEHVIA, SEVERAL LIVES LOST. EsrGRADE, Friday.—A sharp shock of earth- auake was felt this morning here and in the whole of the Morava Valley. At Tchuprya the ra,11wayetation and many houses feU, and several persons were killed. -Renter.

BOMB OUTRAGES IN SPAIN. A MAYOR'S HOUSE DAMAGED. MADRID, Friday.—The Anarchists are using the prevalent discontent for their own purposes, and are cawrying on an active agitation in the districts of Jerez and Barcelona. Yesterday there was a serious bomb explosion at Villanueva, in Catalonia. The petard was placed against the official residence of the Mayor. The building was much damaged, and several large flagstones were blown into the air. There was a riot yesterday at Cuevas, in Almeria, the ostensible ground being the suppression of a judgeship which was likely to cause some trouble and inconvenience locally. The mob placed a petard on the ground floor of the bouse of the Deputy to the Cortes, Senor Abellan, whom they held responsible for the abolition of the judgeship, and whom they declared their resolve to murder. A force of the Civic Guard has been sent to quell the riot.—Renter.

CHICAGO EISTEDDFOD. LADIES' CHORAL COMPETITION. VICTORY OF THE WELSH LADIES' CHOIR. DYFED WINS THE CHAIR PRIZE. Following closely upon the victory of the Rhondda Glee Society at the Chicago Eisteddfod, comes the welcome intelligence that the Welsh Ladies' Choir, under the conductorship of Madame Clara Novello Davies, has secured first honours in the choral competition for ladies' voices. The competitive pieces were "God is my Guide," by Schubert, and "The Spanish Gipsy Girl," by Lassen, for choirs of not less than 40 or more than 50 voices. The prize was $300, with a gold medal to the successful lady conductor. The Welsh Ladies' Choir met choirs from Soran- ton, Wilkesbarre, and Sslt Lake City, and one from Ohio. The Welsh Ladies' Choir included Miss Gertrude Drinkwater, of Cardiff, first prize winner (soprano) at the [National Jtiisteddfod at JRpntypridd Miss Annie Bowen, of Llantrisant, first prize winner (contralto) at the National Eisteddfod, Pontypridd; Miss Emily Francis, double-prize winner (soprano) at the Rhyl National Eisteddfod, 1892 Miss Bessie Evans, of Builth, first prize winner (contralto) at Rhyl National Eisteddfod, 1892 Miss Beatrice Edwards, first prize winner (soprano) at Bridgend Eisteddfod, and second prize winner to Miss Gertrude Drink- water at Pontypridd National Eisteddfod this year; Miss Annie Jenkins, of Ferndale (soprano), and Miss May John, of Pentre, winner of the silver cup at the Ferndale Eisteddfod. The chief poem at the eisteddfod in Chicago had for its subject "Jesus of Nazareth," the prize being 500 dols. and a gold medal. This has been carried off by the Rev. Evan Reea (Dyfed), of Cardiff. Chief actor in the chair- ing ceremony was Hwfa Mon, years ago known ^8 the bard of four chairs, and probably now the iplder of many more; but Dyfed has won many more than even the distinguished Hwfa, and his friends in Cardiff who know him well enough to appreciate his high gifts predict for additional honours, with added distinctions, not only in the eisteddfod circle, but in a far wider sphere.

HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS. TWO CLERKS INJURED. During a severe thunderstorm which visited Manchester yesterday the lightning struck the premises of Messrs Cook, tourists agents, and tw clerks were severely injured by a heavy piece of iron falling through the skylight. FALL OF A THUNDERBOLT AT TREKERBERT. Yesterday afternoon a thunderbolt fell at Tra- herbert, tearing away a portion of the roof ot the goods shed adjoining the Taff Vale Railway station. Mr Thomas, station-master, perceived the electric fluid, which resembled a ball of fire as big as a man's head, and immediately it struck the tiles it disappeared, flying off in sparks in all directions, and causing a noise like that of a rocket. A large number of people flocked to the place to see the damaged building. Subse- quently a heavy hailstorm occurred in the locality. NARROW ESCAPE AT NEWPORT. Yesterday a heavy thunderstorm passed over Newport. A gust of wind tore the cast iron weather vane from the tower of the Corn Ex- change, and the heavy piece of metal fell in the roadway 111 High-street, between a man and tho horse he was leading. The man's escape was little short of miraculous. The same gust of wind did other damage. TENBY. A somewhat severe thunderstorm was experi- enced here yesterday morning. The peals were very distinct and the lightning vivid. No damage was sustained. PENGAM. Yesterday morning, between nine and ten o'clock, a very heavy thunderstorm broke over this district. This was followed by a heavy down- pour of ram, which lasted for some time. Showers of rain fell at times for the greater pait of the day, aDd thunder pealed forth at intervals. There was a severe hailstorm at midday, the hailstones being very large. NEATH. A sharp thunderstorm, accompanied by hail and rain, passed over the town about nine o'clock vest'erdav morning, and the sewers received flushing which was much needed.

THE WEATHER IN THE BRISTOL CHANNEL. PASSENGER BOATS PREVENTED FROM RUNNING. Owing to the strong westerly wind which prevailed yesterday, and the heavy sea which Sfa9 running round the pier at Weston, the „oenorer steamers from Cardiff to the popular Wer*etshire watering place were prevented from making their usual trips. In one or two instances after the passengers had gone on board i- ihe uier head they were informed, after wait- fnV some time, that owing to the threatening aeioect of the weather, the steamers could not nroceed, it being impossible to land at Weston. £ he wind throughout the day was from the west, at intervals there were heavy squalls, but between these the weather was bright and clear.

COLLIERY FATALITY AT TYLORSTOWN. T.aat evening a collier named Frederick Alpen, bout 40 years of age, residing in Edmunds-street, ™S4own, was killed instant.,neousiy at Tylor n rSierv Tylorstown. The decked had worked !j ;n<r the day shift, and whilst returning to his <lUi £ work overtime, a stone fell from the roof in the levd, killing 111m on the spot. He leavee widow and eiht children.

AMALGAMATION OF WELSH BAPTIST COLLEGES. RESULT OF THE VOTING. The committee, consisting of the Revs. Owen Davies (Carnarvon), J. Jenkins (Newport, Pem.), and W. Morris (Treorky), met at Bethesda Chapel, Swansea, yesterday, to examine and tabulate the results of the votes of the churches and subscribers re this burning question, xne result is as follows .—For the location of the united, colleges at Bangor, 44-5; Aberystwytflf 419; majority for Bangor, 26.

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THE CHOLERA. PROGRESS OF THE EPIDEMIC. DEATHS AT GRIMSBY, BOSTON, GAINSBOROUGH, AND DONCASTER. THE WESTMINSTER CASE. QUESTION IN PARLIAMENT. OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT REPORT. The Press Association states that Dr. Thorne of the Local Government Board, issued the following statement yesterday afternoon The official return received from Grimsby for September 7th recorded one cholera death and 13 new cases, including choleraic diarrhoea. Fifty persons in all, including diarrhceal attack, are under treatment at Cleethorpes. Two new attacks have been reported on the 7th, and only three persons are under treatment. One more death occurred in Hull on the same day. The notifications received amounted to 35 of choleraic diarrhoea and 50 of diarrhoea, no case of cholera being notified. As regards the cleaner in the House of Commons, careful inquiry has thus far failed to find any connection, direct or indirect, between this case and any choleraic infection, but the scientific investigations since made give a very unfavourable aspect to the case. There is evidence that the woman had for some time past suffered from diarrhoea and ill-health that she was in a very weakly condition, and that her home was in some respects in an unsatis- factory sanitary state. The case of alleged cholera in Islington was this morning removed to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, but latest informa- tion is to the effect that the clinical symptoms are not altogether in favour of the case being one of Asiatic cholera. With regard to the case at Horace-street, Maryleboue, which was notified as cholera, Dr, Wynter Blyth has informed the department that the boy died after 19 hours' illness, and that bacteriological examination as to the case was then in progress. In the meantime complete sanitary action had been taken.

THE DEATH AT WESTMINSTER. QUESTION IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. In the House of Commons last evening, Mr LEES KNOWLES asked whether any fresh information could be given to the House regard- ing the death from cholera of one of the female cleaners. Sir WALTER FOSTER said very careful enquiries had failed to discover any connection, direct or indirect, between this case and any epidemic of cholera invasion. Nevertheless, the scien tific inves- tigation gave a very unfavourable aspect to the case. There was evidence that the woman had for some time past suffered from diarrhoea, and she was altogether in a weak and unsatis- factory state of health. Moreover, her home in somfi respects was in an unsanitary condition.

SUSPICIOUS CASE AT GAINS- BOROUGH. Much alarm was caused at Gainsborough yes- terday by the death of Joseph Robinson, aged about 57, from cholera at Moston, a suburb. The deceased was seized with diarrhoea on Thursday, and cholera supervened, death taking place within a few hours. The body was buried last night. Dr. Wright has reported the case as one presenting all the symptoms of Asiatic cholera, and the Local Government Board has been uotified to this effect.

ANOTHER DEATH AT GRIMSBY. A Grunsby telegram states that- Mr Arthur Moody, son of a well-known, Derby solicitor, formerly election agent to Sir Wm. Harcourt, died at Grimsby during Thursday night from cholera, after a few hours' illness.

DIED AFTER EATING GRIMSBY OYSTERS. A publican named Hepworth, residing at Burmantofts, near Leeds, became ill on Thursday while travelling to Doncaster, and was removed to Doncaster Infirmary, where be died in a few hours. His symptoms were those of Asiatic cholera, and particulars have been forwarded to the Local Government Board. Before leaving Leeds he ate some oysters, which, it has sfuclt transpired, came from Cleethorpes. After eating the oysters deceased complained of feeling ill, and at one period said to a friend that he was in fearful agony and believed that he had the cholera. •

SUPPOSED CASE AT BOSTON. The Central News Boston correspondent tele- graphs that a fatal case of cholera has occurred at that town, which is adjacent to Great Grimsby. The deceased was a Mrs Wilcox, a visitor from the neighbourhood of Manchester. She had been some days in town, staying at Skirbeck, a suburb, and was seized with the fatal illness on Thursday, succumbing the same night. In the certificate death is attributed to acute diarrhoea, but this, adds the Central News correspondent, is in order to prevent panic among the popula- tion. There have been two other cases of "acute diarrhoea in Boston this week.

SIX CASES ON A BRITISH STEAMER. HAMBURG, Friday. The English steamer Gallina arrived here to-day from Rotterdam with six cases of suspicious illness on board, one of which has already been declared to be cholera.— Reuter.

TOBACCO AS A PREVENTATIVE. Science puts forward a fresh champion to emphasise he old opinion of the beneficent action of tobacco smoke in the conflict of microbes. Dr. Titssionari, the llospituI anitotizices, has been cart-fully watching the effects of tobacco smoke on microbes, and has reached the happy con- clusion that the smoke of all black and chopped tobaccos possesses a very pronounced bactericide power, actill particularly on the bacillus of Asiatic cliolera." We must, therefore, orgaiiis6 a new line of defence against tho cholera in- vasion. The responsibility thus laid upon non- smokers is obviously serious. In epidemics of typhoid also, the learned Italian is of opinion that tobacco may be useful rather than hurtful and in the hygiene of the mouth tobacco smoke," he affirms, "merits special consideration, as a prophylactic means of combating microbian affections of the buccal cavity." Inrplainerterins, smoke the black tobacco, and defy the morbific microbe. Neither cabbage-leaves nor the baneful cigarette, it will be observed, can afford any pro- tection. Bogie roll and Negiohead, and the like, are the only hygienic smoke; which is trying doctrine for young men—and ladies. Perhaps- however, the doctor wilt gallantlv extend his pro, hylactic list.

THE INTERNATIONAL YACHT RACE. THE THIRD CONTEST POSTPONED. The third of the series of races between the Navahoe and thePrince of Walps's yacht Britannia was postponed yesterday at Ryde, the Navahoe being unable to face the strong gale blowing.

ITO'DAIf'S FORECAST FOR JiHOLAHJj, S.W,. AND SOUTH WAT, ICS. Morth-westerly breezes, strong, squally, then moderate and fair; colder. GENKRAL.—AS the disturbance over England moves south-east- wards a. cold northerly breeze is Jikely to set in with showers at first, but a clear sky later.

GENERAL FORECASTS BISTRICTS— S. Scotland N. INortherly breezes, moderate 1. Scotland, it. J to light fair, cold. 2. England, N.E.^j Northerly winds, 'fresh; 3. England, E. J- squally and showery to 4. Mtd. Counties) fair much colder. 5^Eng. S. (Lon. 1 Northerly breezes, strong; vJauL*.)f 2S'ioidi?we,y' 6. Scotland W.'i North westerly breezes 7. Engl., N. W., > fresh to moderate fair • A'NorthWaJes. J colder. North westerly breezes, strong squally, showery, 18. Ireland. S. the moderate and fair; coIM.

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HOME RULE BILL, THE DEBATE IN THE LORDS. CLOSING SCENES. THE ►LORD CHANCELLOR REPLIES TO THE OBJECTORS. THE BILL THROWN OUT. In the Houee of Lords, on Friday, the Lord Chancellor took his seat on the woolsack at a quarter-past four o'clock. The attendance of peers was again very large, and there were many ladies in the side galleries. The adjourned debate on the Government of Ireland Bill was resumed ^fhe Earl of CRANBROOK, who said fchab when be saw the crowded benches on both sides it was clear that this was not a mere party question, but one which deeply concerned the interests of the country. He did not wish to impute motives to the supporters of the Bill, but a sudden con- version like that of the Liberal party and its leader naturally gave rise to suspicion. As a matter of fact, the change was coincident with a change from a majority to a minority, and from office to opposition. The confessions which they had received from the Liberal peers as to the causes of their conversion were very interesting. -Wordin* to Lord Ribblesdale the cause which influenced him was the fact that the Irish majority in the Lower House remained the same at the end as at the beginning of the Conserva- tive Government. Lord Spencer gkUteni that he first began to find salvation in 1883. A his Bill was the last and worst that had appeared alter an incubation of seven years. It was ad- mitted that as it was introduced the financial clauses were based on a 'scacu ation of £ 350 000* and, as it now stood, Great Britain 2"; thre6-quartei"3 of a million to the Irish to purchase her own degradation. (Cheers.) The LORD CHANOSLLOR said that,he had been struck by the frequent assertion, especially from peers who once were Liberals, and who still called themselves Liberals, that tbisBill was the mere offspring of a fanatic, who had lost his head, and had been accepted by colleagues which had lost their feet. This showed that these noble lords had not fairly given their mind to the arguments urged m support of the Bill. (Hear, hear.) The question before them was whether an arrangement for settling the relations between Great Britain and Ireland come to at the beginning of the century was to remain intact, or whether events had not shown that the time had come when this arrangement should be changed. Even when it was made there were not wanting members of that House by whom it was strenuously opposed, butjeven if it was an expedient arrangement at the time it was come to it did not follow that it was not desir- able to alter it under the changed circumstances of the present day. When the Union was adopted, it was in the hope that it would weld the two nations into one. But that it had failed in doing so was evident from the fact that after 90 years we were still talking of a loyal minority, and that Ireland was the only part of her Majesty's dominions where there was any disloyalty to her Crown. The Union had clearly not produced contentment in Ireland. The Imperial Parliament had not been quick to discern Irish wants. It bad often delayed the redress of grievances, and it had eventually stirred up ill-feeling and hostility between the two countries. In order to govern Ireland it had been constantly necessary to pass Coercion Acts and the last Parliament had passed a permanent Coercion Act. Now Coercion Acts might be necessary where the people were not so governed as to command their willing acquiescence, but the very fact that a Coercion Act was necessary was a proof that there was a disease which needed a remedy. He regarded the government of any part of her Majesty's dominions by Acts which Parliament would not pass for other parts as a proof that there was something vitally wron* • *1 nor did be see how it m the part; nor could be denied that there was in Ireland a dis- tinct demand for national life. It was, indeed asked how we could hope to satisfy by a plan of Home Rule a demand for something far more extended, but experience of Austria and Hungary showed that a demand of a more ex- tended kind might be satisfied by a partial con- cession. Then it was said that this Bill was inconsistent with the prevalent tendency towards nation consolidation. But that tendency was accompanied towards another in favour of decentralisation and local autonomy. In the G«teian -lunpitw both these tendencies were recognised, and it ivas so great because they were recognisod. Why/ then, should the attempt to reconcile local antohomy m Ireland with the national unity of the Empire wove a failure? (Hear, hear.) He would ask their lordships' attention to what took place m 1885. In that year the Conservative leader de- clared thW coercion was inconsistent with the franchise that had then recently been granted to Trelind. That proved to his mind that at that time the<3onservatives had m their minds some plan for conciliating Ireland. What cduld this hI™ been but some measure in the nature of Home Rule. He would not push the matter further, not even press the inferences suggested bv the interview between Lord Carnarvon and Mr Paraell. (Hear, hear.) It was thought a creat delusion to suppose that tho idea of Home Rule for Ireland was not stirring m the 3S 0f the English democracy before Mr Gladstone took the matter up. On the con- trary he believed that there had for some time been a steady movement in that direction, and Eu 1, Lid Horn. Rule w» tak« «p bv Mr Gladstone in ordr to buy the Irish vote, the sufficient; answer was the Liberal party were under no need to buy that vote in the Parliament of 1885 (Hear, hear.) It had been said that dangers would if this Bill were passed. But if things were left alone would there be no danger from the sympathies of the |,IshJ £ America and even the Americans with tne national aerations of the Irish in Ireland? Was there no danger from that ? He admittE'd indeed that it was impossible to devise a scheme of Home Rule which was not open to objections, but he could not forget that a small number of men of English blood had framed a constitu- tion for the United States which had stood the test of 100 years, and has been the admiration ot the world. He could not believe that we were reduced to such a condition of statesmanlike impotence that we could not frame a scheme that would place the relations between England and Iieland on a better footing than at present. I was no doubt, useless to argue the merits of this Bill with tbos who had made up their imnds that no measure of the kind was admissible, but he could nevertheless attempt to deal with some of the objections which had hben taken to some of provisions. The noble and learned lord tlfen proceeded to argue .m some detail that the supremacy of the Imperial t? i- «Irover the Irish Legislature was fully preserved by this Bill. And replying to the question why the Irish members should sit • tmnarial Parliament, he said that this was reserved for the Imperial Parl.ament many reserveu iu yanada and Australia were "i^ H nnder the jurisdiction of the local Legis- lature^ He beheved that if the Bill with the retention of the Irish members were passed we should be gainers rather than losers. The number of the Irish members would be reduced, and they would not qe able to interfere in Irish or Scotch measures more than at present. He could understand the object,on to such interference on their D&rt, but he could not understand how the knowledge of that interferencs was increased by tht faot of the Imperial Parliament not having the right to legislate for Ireland. The effect of this Bill would be to give more time"for English and Scotch business, with which thelri-h were not so likely to interfere as at «r«sent' After referring to the provisions as to the Exchequer judges, the noble lord said he rleclined to discuss the financial clauses because he was convinced that if the people of Get Britain fhoueht the arrangement in the main right and just, they would not be detened from support- ing'it by petty huckstering argument about a little or less money. (Hear, hear.) W ith refer- ence to the loyal minority, while he could not admit their right to resist this measure bv violence on the ground of appre- hension as to it its possible effect, he should be (find to introduce into the Bill nrovisions for the protection of the loyal minority, provided that they did not give that minority the power over the majority. He believed that the apprehensions of the loyal minority and of the people were greatly exaggerated, if not entirely unfounded. Experience showed that they had no ground to apprehend persecution on the ground of their religious opinions on the part of their Roman Catholic fellow-countrymen, and looking at the probable divisions of parties in the future Irish Legislature he believed that the North was likely to receive at least as much as they were entitled to from those who desired to obtain its support. He should have been glad if the Home Rule .Bill could have been accompanied by a Land Purchase Bill. But that had been ren- dered impossible by the use which had been made of such a measure by the opponents of the Home Rule Bill of 1886, and it certainly did not he in the mouth of those who had so employed i to complain that the present Bill was not accom- panied by a Land Bill. It was contended that there was no British majority m favour of the Bill, but he denied that this had been l>rovfd, considering the la«Me number of cases m wh opponents of the B.l had been returned bv the plural vote. 'Ihen, it was said that the Bill had not been entirely d.sous,ed in the House of Commons. If so, let the House amend every clause, and thus compel the other House to discuss it. (Hear, hear 1 l!hey were told that it had been discussed eighty-six dtys in the other House, with a view to educate the country. It was remarkable that if eiehty-six days' debate m the other House did not su^ce to educate the country, four days debate in that House should suffice to complete ntocess. (A laugh.) He knew that this BiU be rejected amidst enthusiastic and tumultuous cheers, but if that was fouuded on the principles of equity and justice their lordships action might retard, but wild not prevent or lone delay its ultimate triumph. (Cheers.) T^.rd HAMBDW denied that this Bill biad ever been fairly before the country or received its approval, wbilebe pointed out that, down to the time when Mr." Gladstone took up the subject Horns Rule had been opposed by all British statesmen of every political party. '1 hey had not heard from the Government any reason why they should pass this particular Bill before them. All they had beard was that some- thing should be'dene to improve the relation between Eugland and Ireland, but how that would be done by this measure they had not been- informed. The question was whether, situated as the islands of Great Britain and Ireland were, it would be safe to abandon the legislative union. 1 In his opinion it would not, nor was he convinced to the contrary by the very amusing speech of the Foreign Secretary, which, however, did not seem to him suited to so serious an occasion. The Bishop of RIPON said that m spite of all his learning he must vote against the Bill. If he saw in it anything that could be offered with advantage to the empire at large, and could be made conducive to a combination of the local management of local affairs with the inferred unity he would have voted for the Bill, but the arrangement pro- posed was one of an unique exceptional character, and he could not indulge any hope that it would be attended with any of the advantages which the Government hoped would be derived from it. Lord MONKSWItLLsupported the second reading. The Earl of MORLEY said that the Bill of 1886, condemned by the Parliament and the country, had been still more condemned by the authors of the present Bill. This Bill was not, however, an improvement upon the former measure. He maintained that they had no rignt to concede such claims to nationality on the part of the Irish majority as would enable them to oppress the minority or would endanger the in- tegrity of the Empire. The Marquis of SALISBURY said that be felt some satisfaction in being the last person to make a protest agnjkist Home Rule in the course of that debate. :'B., confessed that through the debate tha question most prominent in his mind was why had the Government introduced this Bill! But nothing was more remarkable than the manner in which the members of the Government bad avoided speaking of the Bill. When th* Foreign Secretary referred to the mottSfcrous proposition of the reten- tion of Irish members, all he could say was that he should have preferred another arrangement. When he re- ferred to the question of the land he said only that the Irish landlords must admit that they had brought on themselves any fate that might befall them, and he had concluded by pro- testing against anyone seeking to know the opinion of any Cabinet Minister on any question whatever. (A laugh.) When he came to the objections of Ulster, he simply turned over his leaves, and said that time would not allow him to refer to the subject—and he excused himself from referring to other pro- visions of the Bill on the ground that it was not worth while to refer to them, because the majority of the House were so pre- judiced against the measure as a whole. (A laugh.) He saw no grounds for hoping that if this Bill passed the Irish question would be got rid of in the Imperial Parliament. It seemed to him that the introduction of tbe Bill was due to an impression that the English government of Ireland had ffiied, and that it was, therefore, necessary to try something which had never been tried before. But ha:l we failed ? He denied it. Ireland had always been a country torn by intestmo discord, which did not spring from religious discord, although they took their colour from it at a particular period of Irish history. Under those circumstances the intro- duction of representative institutions inten- sified their differences, and led inevitably to the establishment of ascendancy on the part of the most powerful. He maintained that the Union had not failed, though it had had to contend with the failure of the food of the people on an unparalleled scale, and of the adoption of free trade. And if the Union had not failed, what rashness must it be to shatter the structure and plunge into rash experi. ments of which we know nothing, and the result of which we had no means of predicting ? The Earl of KIMBKHLEY said that the speech to which they had just hstened appeared to be directed against the grant of any measure of self-government to Ireland. That was not always the policy of the party opposite. Tried by the test, the Union could not be said to have succeeded because it had not reconciled the people to the institutions under which they lived, but had lelt Ireland still divided into two hostile nations. The experiment haying so far failed, were we to persevere with it for another 100 He Could not think that that would be true statesmanship. (Hear, hear.) The reason of the change ot policy on the part ot the members of the present Government was not due to any desire to reap a paty, advantage from it, but from a sincere conviction that the change was demanded by the best interests of the country. The House then proceeded to a division. At this tnoihcnt the scene was singularly imposing. Tha Opposition benches were crowded, as were also 'rl.;)S tenches fcta seats in the neighbourhood of the woolsack. The bishops fillud tlrree benches in the portion of the House and even tho Ministerial benches were sprinkled w¡t peers. The space in front of the throne was filled by privi- leged visitors. The galleries all round the House were fully occupied by ladies in elegant toilets, and many of them in full evening costume. Many of the diplomaticcorps, amongst whom tbeTurkish Ambassador in a red fez was conspicuous, were seated in the same gallery. Taking it altogether it may be questioned whether a more striking coup d'oeil was .ever presented by the House on the pccasion of an important division. The process of clearing the House was very slow owing to the crowding of the gangways by the large number of the Opposition who had to make their way out. Several minutes were, in fact, thus occupied, and the return of the peers to the House was, of course, more rapid. At length the division was completed, having occupied more than half an hour, and the leading Opposition teller (the Earl of Limerick) proceeded to hand the paper containing the numbers to the Lord Chancellor. The LORD CHANCELLOR then declared the numbers, which were :— For the second reading. 41 Against 419 Majority against the Bill 378 The Bill was therefore rejected. When the numbers were announced the Opposition cheered warmly. The House immediately adjourned at 20 minutes to one o'clock.

THE TUMBLE RIOTS. WORK RESUMED AT THE COLLIERY. THE MOVEMENTS (IF THE SCOTCH WORKMEN. Our Llanelly reporter, upon making inquiries in trustworthy quarters, is assured that there is no foundation for the statement that a march of 12,000 men was yesterday expected upon Tumble. In the light of the statement a telegram was despatched from the headquarters of the military at Swansea to the seat of the recent disturbances, inquiring whether there was any need for reinforcements. A reply, however, in the negative was given, the detachment of the Iniskilling Dragoons, now on duty in the neighbourhood, being sufficient to preserve Jthe maintenance of law and order. It is, however, considered that any withdrawal of the military from the district at the present time would be attended with serious danger of a renewed out- break of hostilities. For that reason, therefore, it is hkely the dragoons will continue in the neighbourhood for some time to come. Operations at the oolliery were resumed yesterday by such workmen as have not been frightened by the threats and menaces of the strikers. On the oher hand, a goodly number of theScotch importation* have left the district and passed through Llanelly en route for their Northern homes. It is likely that more will follow, although some will no doubt refuse to leave. Application has been made to the colliery company to assist the Scotch- men to return North, "but this the company refused to do, and from what our reporter could gather they are certainly not prepared todismissthe men brought down to carry on the colliery dur- ing the period of the dispute. Yesterday the detachment of the dragoons made an extensive reconnoitre of the district via Cross Hands and Penygroes, but found no indication of any renewed disturbances. An impression exists in the neighbourhood that Mr W. Abraham,M. P., will visit thejtieighbourhood find addiess the men to-day (Saturday). Should this oe true, no doubt his visit will be accom- panied by a large influx of colliers from the sur- rounding districts.

ACCIDENT TO AN ATLANTIC LINER. <e rVw" Line steamer, Pomeranian, which left Vjrreenock on Saturday, has returned to the tail ot the bank with her piston-rod broken. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Montreal with a cargo and passengers, and was fully 300 Hides out when the accident occurred.

GREAT DISTRESS IN THE FOREST OF DEAN. °f ^bour struggle in this 10 le» the inevitlble talo of hUi?g?.I Z t,0n rn^Sst the families of the me rather painful revelations have 8t-P l ow"' Lwriug these nine weeks the strike pay has reached 30s the mvm™tR beiwr two amounts of 10-i and tTw In; Payments being »dd.d money for nanveCefTmihlPr,|Vate charity b^n all that The .1 of !r* had upon. i nitprf in r** Ji ^stress seems to be tl^Forest °ld' fchp metropolis of .PU a of about 12,000 in- Sk Sieotf,? S°m{,j £ ,l,d of committee is at W efficient t s 'OI, at\the commencement L "gg e s<ed a fund of £ 60, that ohnnl -anj two representatives of the InoSer 4250 ,2/ 8?«antee committee for (mother *50, uiuoh of whioh is already spent.

THE ENGLISH STRIKE. TERRIBLE RIOTS NEAR PONTEFRACT. LORD MASHAM'S COLLIERIES WRECKED. THE PIT BANK PREMISES FIRED. SOLDIERS AND POLICE STONED. THE RIOT ACT READ. MILITARY FIRE ON THE MOB. ONE MAN KILLED OUTRIGHT. SEVEN OTHERS WOUNDED. DEATH OF TWO OF THE INJURED. FURTHER DISTURBANCES THREATENED. LAWLESS OUTBREAK AT DEWSBURY. ALARMING DISORDER IN DERBYSHIRE. REINFORCEMENTS OF MILI TARY. A special correspondent, telegraphing late on Thursday night, says :—One of the most, if not the most, desperate and destructive riots that Yorkshire has ever witnessed took place to-night at Acktou Hall Collieries, near Pontefract, belonging to Lord Masham, resulting in damage to property amounting to several thousand pounds. Up to to-day matters had a peaceful appearance in this extensive colliery district, although managers had been seriously threatened on account of employing men loading slack or smudge into rail- way trucks. The first symptoms of disturbance showed themselves before noon to-day, when a large crowd of men and women entered the olliery yard and proceeded to empty a number of railway trucks which had been tilled with smudge. The attitude of the crowd, which quickly assumed tremendous proportions, became of so threatening a character that Mr Holliday, the manager, secured the assistance of all the available police. A detachment of 26 non-commissioned officers and men of the South Staffordshire Regiment was also sum- moned from Bradford, and arrived about four o'clock in the afternoon, under Captain Barker. The news of their arrival quickly spread to the adjacent colliery districts of Sharlston, Norman- ton, and Castleford, with the result that at dusk a mob of some 10,000 persons, many of them bearing banners, gathered in the pit yard. The bulk of them- were already armed with bludgeons, and those not possessed of such ugly weapons quickly armed themselves from the stacks of timber in the pit yard. The presence of the mili- tary exasperated the crowd, who at once surrounded the colliery premises and demanded that the military should be withdrawn, at the same time commencing siege of the colliery premises, more particularly the engine- house, in which the military were located. In the absence of a magistrate to read the Riot Act the military were powerless. From seven o'clock until nearly midnight the scene was one baffling description. Three tremendous fires were lighted in the timber yard adjoining the new and exten- sive premises which Lord Masham has just com- pleted at great outlay. Tons of timber were piled on the fires, and barrels of oil fed the flames, which illuminated the district for miles round. The whole of the premises were wrecked, the crashing of windows being alarming. Corves and anything which came in the way of tbe excited mob were hurled down the pit shaft. The attitude of the rioters towards the military was of a friendly nature tor some time, and about eight o'clock Captain Barker was induced by the mob leaders to withdraw his men from the colliery premises. As the soldiers moved out of the colliery yard they were vociferously cheered. Great difficulty was experienced in obtaining a magistrate, till when the spldiers were in a piti- able state of helplessness. About eight o'clock Mr Bernard Hartley was fetched from Ponte- fract, and read the Riot Act. Meanwhile the fire had spread all round the pit yard, hundreds of tons of timber being in flames, and the large joiners' shops being gutted. These had already been wrecked by themob, who could beseen looting the workmen's tool-chests and taking anything valuable. When the military returned to clear the yard the mob pelted them with bricks and every conceivable missile. They were ordered to charge the mob with the bayonet. When they had driven them back the mob approached again with volleys of stones, and the military fired several rounds of ball cartridge into the crowd. More soldiers were summoned from Pontefract Barracks, and a posse ot police, under Inspector Prosser, arrived armed with cutlasses. The Pontefract Fire Brigade and steamer arrived about nine o'clock, and on passing through the crowd almost every firemun was cut or bruised with sticks or stones. The scene of the riots at Featherstone, near Pontefract, which extended until after midnight on Thursday night, was yesterday morti- ing one of desertion and desolation. Our special correspondent telegraphs — This morning the town of Featherstone is almost all in mourning. It was about nine o'clock last nigrlt when the detachment of the South Staffordshire Regiment first fired on the mob, who were besieging the colliery of Lord Masham and were charging the soldiers with stones, The first shot was only by one file, two men, and this did not take effect. Shortly before ten o'clock one sec- tion of the Staffordshire fired two volleys, and so tar as can be ascertained this morning seven of the mob were hit by the bullets from the new magazine rifle. One man named Jas. Gibbs, o Loserr was shot through the breast and expired forty minutes after midnight. His brother George Herbert was also shot in the arm. The others wounded were James Perkins, knee shot away, who died subse- quently Samuel Hobbs, Featherstone, shot through the thigh Joseph Blayden, shot through the thigh Burns, Featherstone, shot in the shoulder Tomlinson, of Whitwood, shot right through the breast. Tomlinson, Perkins, and Blayden were removed to Wakefield Clayton Hospital. The deceased miner expired at the house of Dr. Thomas, and this morning was re- moved to the Station Hotel, Featherstone. to await the inquest. It was seven o'clock this morning before the fires were put out. The large wooden bridge spanning Green Lane, which was the last act of the incen- diaries, shortly before midnight, was beyond the power of the Pontefract steam fire engine, and all I now remaining are a few charred spars under where the bridge stood. The damage by firs was chiefly to a long carpenter's shop, the bridge, and several huge stacks of timber. Scarcely a window remains whole, but beyond the breaking of glass the headgear of machine rooms of the colliery are uninjured. Lord Masham estimates the damage of the rioters roughly at between £3,000 and £4,000. Capt. Barker, commanding the South Stafford- shire Regiment, was hit on the side of the cheek by missiles from the mob, and several of his men had their helmets knocked off. It was 11 o'clock last night before the Staffordshire were reinforced by the depots of Yorkshire Light Infantry and York and Lancashire Regiment from Pontefract Barr:1cks;whose duty did not extend beyond that of keeping the crowd off the colliery premises. Mr Barnard Hartley, the magistrate who was pelted with stones whilst reading the Riot Act, was little worse this morning, a few slight bruises being the extent of hi injuries. By ten o'clock to-day the strikers commenced to assemble on the skirts of the pit yard, but the two lots of military were still on the ground, and having formed double sentries round the enc10. ■ sure, there seems little possibility of a renewal of hostilities to-day, or, at all events, during day- light. The feeling of the miners at the catas- trophe their action brought upon themselves is one of bitter execration, especially towards some officials of the colliery. The soldiers, who have been on duty all night, present a very wearied and jaded appearance. Of the injured on the side of law and order the firemen and police came off worst, not one occupant of the seats on the fire-engine escaping without serious bruises or cuts as the ypassed through the crowd to the fire. The absence for so long of a magistrate, during which time the Staffordshire soldiers were besieged and stoned in the engine- house, is explained this morning in this way — The deputy superintendenil of West Riding police promised Captain Barker to send Mr Clay after the special train in which I Staffordshires came from Bradford. He did not turn up, and after fairly attempting to get tele- phone communication with Pontefract for an hour, Mr Holliday had to send his trap and groom-to fetch-Mr Bernard Hartley from Ponte. fract.

ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO WRECK PROPERTY. Abater telegram says:—About 4 o'clock this Afternoon part of the mob who have been taking part in the Featherstone riots attempted to set fire to a number of colliery waggons at Uchton Colliery, and some set about pulling down the lower brickwork in a tall chimney with intent to destroy the whole structure. The soldiers and police on duty frustrated the designs of the mob and drove them away. Fears are enter- tained as to the safety of the residence of Mr Holliday, the manager, which is a fine mansion, and ie threatened with destruction by fire. A squadron of the King's Dragoon Guards has been sent for, there being every prospect of further disturbances. It is rumoured that similar attacks have been made on the Glass Houghton andFryston Collieries. Detachments of soldiers and police are at both these places, and similar defence is provided at Sharlston Colliery, where some riotous proceedings are reported.

A THIRD DEATH. A telegram from Pontefract received at mid- night says:—In connection with theFeatberstone Riots, another death is now reported. The victim, oneof the miners who was shot, named Tomlin- spn,was a Normanton man. The other miners who received bullet wounds are stated to be in a pre- carious condition. The military are stiU stationed in Uckton pit yard, and at the manager's residence. Wood fires have been lighted, and military and police will'remain at their posts all night. A few small crowds are dotted about town, and the district is somewhat disturbed, but good order prevails.

SCENES IN THE DEWSBURY DISTRICT. WHOLESALE DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY. Some scenes of great violence took place on Thursday afternoon and evening in the Dewsbury district, and tared the utmost energies of the police forces. About a quarter to five o'clock a mob of about 2,000 men and boys came from different directions to the colliery of Messrs Roche, Carlinghow-lane, evidently by arrange- ment, and after driving off the few police in charge with showers of stones, they attacked the offices, smashing the windows, and then, getting inside, threw out the books and furniture, and, piling the whole in a heap, made a great bonfire and burnt it. By the use of large hammers acd iron bars and wedges they broke open the office safe, and took the money and burnt all the documents. Next they attacked the residence of Mr W. Riley, the manager of the colliery. They smashed tables, chairs, chandeliers, and a piano, and consumed all the food and beer, and then entered the exten- sive greenhouses and hacked the plants to pieces and smashed the glass. Net content with this, they proceeded to the houses of tbe men who had been working at the oolliery, which tbey wrecked, having first driven out the women and children. The men had escaped. They then pushed aboyefifty orves aud small waggons used in the mine down the pit shaft, completely choking ib. All this work was done in about an hour. They also visited another colliery in the neighbourhood, belonging to Messrs Simpkin, and did a deal of damage to buildings and colliery works. Their next move was to Messrs Critchley's Colliery, in Batley, but on arriving they found a body of police, and at once gave up any demonstration, mixing with a crowd of factory hands that had gathered, and so got away. The police of the Dawsbury division, under Superintendent Midgley, and the borough police, under Captain Despard, had been engaged with bodies of miners who had gone to the Shaw Cross Colliery of Mr Crawshaw armed with bludgeons. Here there was a series of sharp encounters. A constable was somewhat seriously injured, but two appre- hensions were made, and .later in the evening three others. ADewsbury correspondent telegraphed yesterday afternoon :—News was received here to-day that a mob of miners was wrecking the offices of the White Lee Colliery, at Birstall. The cavalry quartered at Dewsbury have proceeded to the scene headed by a West Riding magistrate and accompanied by a large force of police. The greatest excitttttsnt prevails in Dewsbury.

ADDITIONAL SOLDIERS FOR SHEFFIELD. More soldiers arrived at Sheffield yesterday, and applications have been made to distant towns for police assistance. Coalisbeingloadedattherailvvay depot yesterday, each cart being guarded by a police escort. A further contingent of London police left St. Pancras for the Midlands in the evening. The miners in the Leeds district have been receiving their weekly pay. All is quiet. A detachment of dragoons marched to Eclay's Alierton Colliery in anticipa tion of a threatened riot.

SOLDIERS REQUISITIONED AT WAKEFIELD. The West Riding and city magistrates held a meeting at Wakefield yesterday to decide what steps to take in order to be prepared in the event of the rioters paying a visit to Wakefield or the neighbourhood. It was resolved to ask the Home Secretary to send 600 soldiers. Great excitement prevails. People are afraid to leave their houses, and trade is seriously affected.

A LULL IN THE STORM AT LEEDS. Alarming rumours were current in Leeds yes- day afternoon that a mob of men were intending to march on some small pits at Wortley, and a force of police was at once despatched to Messrs J. Cliff and Sons' place near Wortley and to Fimley Station. Their services, however, were not required. A great demonstration is to take place in Leeds to-day, and the police officials are prepared for the suppression cf any riot which may take place.

LAWLESSNESS IN DERBYSHIRE. A telegram from Chesterfield states that it is said that an application is to be made for a regi- ment from Aldershot to be camped near the town. A disturbance at Norwood Colliery in North Derbyshire was anticipated yesterday. On Thursday evening the officials were assailed as they were returning home from the pit. An attack was threatened yesterday morning. A detachment of police was sent to the place, and was followed by a body of cavalry. The strikers appeared to be over- awed by this display of force, and used no violence. One well-known colliery owner, on re- turning home, found a coffin painted on his front door. Farm-yards are being cleared, highway robberies aie frequeni, orchards and gardens are stripped, and a most serious state of things pre- vails throughout Derbyshire. Large bodies of men are said to be literally starving, especially in the south of the county. A strong force of police was concentrated this evening at Clay Cross, where direst poveity prevails, and where the weekly provision market is being held.

OUTBREAK AT WHITEHAVEN. The Whitehaven colliers, who have been out on strike for four weeks, are suffering considerably, having no funds upon which to fall back, and have commenced initiating disturbances 10 other parts of the country. Late on Thursday night they went to the pit tops expecting to meet some men who were reported to have gone to work. Failing to find them. the crowd smashed all the windows in the weigh-house, and did other damage at the houses of some men in different parts of the town. The police had to eacort men to their homes.

CAVALRY AT MANSFIELD. A troup of dragoons reached Mansfield yester- day from Norwich, and there are now nearly 200 cavalry in the town to cope with any emergency.

PITS GUARDED BY POLICE. All was quiet in the Mexborough aud Womb- well districts yesterday, but it is rumoured that therllleu are gathering to make a fresh attack on Denaby Colliery. Scouts, however, have been sent in all directions, and the pit is guarded by a strong force of police,

DISGRACEFUL OUTRAGE AT NOTTINGHAM. A Nottingham telegram states that the miners are alienating public sympathy by their excesses. The father of a large family, who was goinor to work at Wollaton Colliery yesterday, when he was > seized by the strikers, who tied his hands behind his back and afterwards compelled him to carry a black flag. News is to hand of- rioting in Mid Notts, but it laoks confirmation.

STAFFORDSHIRE MINERS GOING BACK. The miners of North Staffordshire, with the approval of the local leaders, have agreed for all men to resume work at the old rate of wages subject to an understanding to abide by the terms of any decision for final settlement of the wages question which may be arrived at between the Federated Coalowners and the Miners' Federation. A leading coalowner, Mr Henry Warrington, of Berryhill Collieries, has accepted these terms, and the men, numbering about 800. have resolved to resume work on Monday. It is expected that other colliery proprietors will soon accept the same conditions. Several collieries at Kidsgrove, employing about 1,000 men altogether, have resumed work on a similar understandmg. A large amount of distress exists, and soup kitchens have been opened 111 the districts.

SOUTH WALES COAL TRADE. 200 COLLIERIES AT WORK. Yesterday morning advices were received by Mr W. Gascoyne Dalziel, secretary to the Monmouth- shire and South Wales Coalowners' Association, to the effect that work has been resumed at the following collieries :—All Messrs Partridge Jones and Co.'s pits the pits of Messrs Clapp and Co., Newport Powell's Tillery Collieries, Western Valley; and the Monmouthshire and CWtn Collieries. It is nnderstood that Messrs the North's Navigation Company's Wyndham and Tynewydd Collieries will resume work on Monday next. This list practically shows that there has been, or is on the point of being a com- plete resumption of work at all the collieries, numbering about 200, in the Association.

ABERDARE MAGISTRATES AND THE MlLI L ARY. The Aberdare magistrates had adother private meeting yesterday to consider the disposal of mili- tary. Information as to the result of tbe delibera- tions is not forthcoming, but I learn (says » correspondent) on the best authority that both hussars and infantry will leave on Monday.

THE SKEWEN HAULIERS. At the Neath Police-court yesterday MrSim (Merthyr) applied, on behalf of the Main Colliery Company, for the adjournment of the summonses against the Skewen hauliers. The men, he said, had returned to work, and, if tbey continued, iti was agreed that the summonses should be with- drawn. Mr S. T. Evans, M.P., who represented the hauliers, concurred, and the application wa- rranted.

SOLDIERS AT CRICKET. Merthyr Vale is settling down into its normal state, nothing arising to disturb the restored equilibrium between employers and employed. Meanwhile, the members of the company of the Bedfordshire Regiment, stationed at the Drill- hall, Merthyr, are going in for various forms of amusement. Thus, on Thursday, they en- countered and defeated Mr Bett's scratch team of cricketers. The match was played, by permission of Mr W. H. Jones, on the Goitre Field, and resulted in a decisive victory for the military. A troop of Hussars passed through High-street, Merthyr, yesterday, but the movement was merely indicative of a detail change, the Aber- aman and the Dowlais troops continually ex. changing quarters. Possibly the military occu- pation of Merthyr and Aberdare will come to an end by the close of this week.

COMPLIMENTS TO THE SWANSEA FORCE. On Friday morning, at the weekly parade of the Swansea polioe force at the guildhall, ;the Mayor (Mr H. A. Chapman), who was in attend- ance, read the following letter which had been received from Col. Lindsay, chief constable of the county of Glamorgan :— Chief Constable's Office, Canton, Cardiff, 6th September, 1893. Sir,-Now that Inspector Keift and his men have returned to Swansea, allotv me to congratulate ycu 0)1 their excellent couduct durin the time they \<1"" assisting our county police at the strike. Beady at al' time" for the most arduous duties, both by day atift night, I have always found them as clean and smart:;s in the streets of their own borough. While speaking in the highest terms of the pluck and devotion to duly shown by the inspector and aU his men, I must espe- cially mention Serjeant Parker, whose strength, activity, and contempt for danger rendered him il!- valuable at the riots at Mountain Ash. I think your town is fortunate in having such a body of men in its force.—Vours faithfully, LlOEL LINDSAY, Chief Constable.—To his Worship Alderman Chapman, Mayor of Swansea. The Mayor expressed his great pleasure at re- ceiving this letter, which was very satisfactory, especially to those who had the management of the police force. He might say, also, that the conduct of the police at Morriston during ths strike spoke volumes for the intelligence, self, control, and diligence they displayed, and which enabled them to do much excellent work without bloodshed. There was little doubt but that the strikers OMM to Morriston for the purpose of kicking up a. row. His (the mayor's) special reason for refusing the strikers permission to come further into the borough was that they might come into conflict with the special constables, who might not exercise the same discipline and control that the borough police would. He con- sidered the Swansea police, by their timely con- duct on that occasion, had rendered valuable service to the town.—The men then went on v duty..>

STATISTICS FOR AUGUST. According to Browne's Export Lislitbe quantity of coal exported from Cardiff during the month of August was 301,768 tons, as com- pared with 822,445 in August of the previous year, while the exports of coke last month were only 3;176 tons, as compared with 11,757 in the same mouth of 1892. Those remarkable diminu- tions are, of course, the direct result of the strike in the mining districts, whereby the staple trade of the port has been severely crippled. The coal exports from Swansea last month were 73,971 tons, as compared with 76,131 tons in the correspondent period. At Newjwrt the August shipments reached a total of 65,475 tons, while in the same month of the preceding year they were 139,129 tons. Here again the coal strike has caused a remarkable falling-off in the volume of trade.

THE SCOTTISH SHOOTING MYSTERY. THE REMOVAL OF MR MONSON. INTERVIEW WITH HIS WIFE. Major Lamont. the proprietor of Ardlamont Estate, issued orders on Thursday night that all thtl shooting tenants residing in the bouse were tc, clear out at once. In consequence of thifl order all the gentlemen left Tighnabruaich yesfcer. day morning by the first boat. The report statet that they looked somewhat crestfallen. They had been shooting heavily, aud on Wednesday especially the report of firearms was heard very frequently. Surprise has been expressed that they should have remained at Ardlamont after the death of Mr Hambrough and the seriouf charge made against Mr Monson. Monson, handcuffed to a policeman in plait clothes, was taken on board the Lord of the IsJal yesterday. By arrangement between sheriff and the steamer officials, the prisoner wa* allowed the use of the captain's cabin. Mousou was taken quietly down to the steamer by th. back of the town fifteen minutes before the advwv tised hour of leaving. All the reporters cams with the same steamer. On arrival at Greenock Monson was at once driven in a cab to the prison*

WHAT MRS MONSON SAYS. Mrs Monson by Scotch law is not allowed tc enter the witness-box, but her view", on the case may be rather interesting reading. While resid. ing at the Argyll Arms HotoJ, m Veray, she told one of the lady guestsethat she was much hurt by the statements that Scott was on a social equality with her husband. He certainly behaved in a gen*- tlematily way, but further suggestions in thai direction were quite groundless. If her husband, had been desirous of taking Hambrough's life, she argued, why did he not allow him to drown on th« night of the 9th August in place of rescuing him only to shoot him next morning. Remarking on the fact that people were astonished that she waf bearing up so well in the trying circumstances iu. which she was placed, she said that it was confi- dence in her husband's perfect innocence which sustained her.

SCOTT SILL MISSING. The question which is now concerning the authorities is Where is Scott ?" A shrewd suspicion is entertained as to who he really is. As was suggested at the beginning, his name is not Scott at all, although it may form a portion of his name. Monson is known to have been air associate of his, and introduced Hambrough to him in London. His whereabouts are now being actively sought for by the police.

A LA RM ING'N CI DE N T AT CARDIFF. A LEAP THROUGH A BEDROOM WINDOW. This morning, about one o'clock, a foreign seaman, known only to bis associates by tha name of "Sam," who was staying at the Gordon Coffee Tavern, corner of Custom House-street, Cardiff, jumped through a bedroom window on to the pavemeut below, severely fracturing hiS skull. The man, who has been staying in the house since August 20th, retired to rest on Friday night, and appears to have got out of bed suddenly and smashed the glass of the bedrooni window. This awoke another lodger, who slept in the same room, but before he could get to hi. companion he had raised the wmdow sash and jumped into the street below. The injured man was picked up by P.C. Wheeler (129) and con- veyed to the Infirmary, where, on examination, he was found to have sustained a very severs fracture of the skull. The man is not expected to recover.

MAKSYCWMMER.—The South Wales Scnool for Girls, Suinmertielil Hall Principal, Mrs R. H. Jones • assisted by a staff of seven resident governesses and three visiting teachers. The next Half-quarter will date from Monday, the 4th of ve»teu)ber For pros- pectus and references apply to the Principal. UK*

NOTTINGHAM RIOTERS BEFORE THE MAGISTRATES. At Nottingham yesterday afternoon, Henry Birchmore (33), Henry Saints (50), John Richards (50), John Galley (35), Samuel Briddestone (40), Albert Palmer and George Richard Earls, two boys, all colliers, of Hucknall, Torkard, and Bulwell, near Nottingham, were brought up and remanded in custody charged with rioting and assaulting the police at New Watnall on Thurs- day. The prisoners were bruised and cut about the head.