Evening Express

Master& MronWedded I —— .0 NEWPORT WORKHOUSE ROMANCE I Mr. T. Dutfield presided at to-day's meet- ing the Newport Beard of Guardians. 'Kie number of tramps dealt with during the past fortnight was reported to be 591, as com- pared with 808 in the corresponding period of last year. The romance of a workhouse wedding was reported by the visiting committee. It was on record that the master (Gapt&tin Evan Da-vies) and the matron (Miss Williams) were married on Friday. The master, who was present at the meeting of the committee, was heart-ily congratulated on the happy event. It was resolved that Mr. and Mrs. Davies be granted a week's holiday. Mr. A. J. Stevens, the chairman of the committee, in bringing up the report, said no one was taken more by surprise than himself when he heard what had taken place. He went into the workhouse ag usual about nine d-olok on Friday morning (March 11) and found the master at his duties as usual. Later on, after they had finished their busi- ness, the master told him that he had been ,m,arried that morning. He (the speaker) oouln not quite understand how the courting was carried on wi t&out being seen by any- one, unless it was by mea.na of the phone, arfft them the wires must have had a very f.iarm time. But the marria-ga of .two such excellent officials, whom they all respected, would receive the warmest con- gratulations of the guartli,a,ns-(bea,r, bear)- and the best wishes for fhe future happiness of both Mr. and Mrs. Davies. (Hear, hear./ With reference to the question of the filling Up the clenkship (rendered vacant by the: death cf Mr. Ititel Thomas), there were several repoWs as to wh&t should be the Salaries and duties cf the various offices. The committee recommended that the same person, should be olerk to the guardians, clerk to the assess,went committee, and clerk also to the .St. Mellon',s Rural District Council and the M<a.gor Rural District Council. The Chairman said the intention was to rmeuke up a salary Of at least L400 a. year. An aanendtmeftt to spilt litp the various offices, proposed by Mr. John Daviea (A-ber- mrni -was only supported by six guiardians, and was deiieated by a large: majority. The report of the comandtitee was adiopted, the vaicanciy to the advertised, and the com- mittee to miake a eiicrt LI,4 of six applicants.

Sartos Resartus" I BALL ROOM DRESS OF SAVAGE ORIGIN It has never been diapnted that women take a deeper intei~est in the subject of clothes than men, so it frag not surprising thai the large audieiice that was amuded as well as instructed by a looture delivered last night by Mr. W. M. Webb, lion, secretary of thee Selborrie at Burlinston-#aard€ais, was mainly composed of young ladies. In what he called a human nature study" of clothes Mr. Werbb dealt with the little interesting discoveries that have been made ae to the origin of human drees. He took his audience first of all into a ballroom where, he said, some of them wore clothes that went back to the time of the savages. It was an axiom that the greater the oere- monial the more ancient the dress. He spoke principally about men's clothes beeatla6 he considered their oOstumes were more interesting than The black band worn round the top ha-t was traceable to the fillet which the Plantegenet ladies wore on their heads. The two buttons at the back of a morning or dress coat were originally iised to cover up the end of the pleat, and to give it a short of finish. The little bow usually seen inside a top Bat was described aS a. relic of the days wflen holes were per- forated in a round piece of leader, which was so bunched up as to fit the héad. Moris than 3,000 Years old He created a mild sensation by tedling the young ladies that the shoulder straps which were ,ff!Q fashionabljB among their sex eighteen months ago could be traced back to the year 66 ORC., And the streamers on boys' Sailor hats were more than 3,000 years old. A pagO boy's uniform with its three rows of buttons was Similar to the Dutch skeleton costume worn by little boys at the beginning cf Queen Victoria's reign. The safety pin was hundreds of years oM, and something like the puttee was worn as far back -as the tenth centuf-y. The belt worn by a modern groom corresponded to that w'tticb Indies usilally btlhg on to in the days wbjl they rode In the pillion. Why are hat adornmepts generally VfOrn on the left sid46; he asked. ^Ve have to goo baok to the time when men were more elegwnt than they are at present—when they used to draw the sword to settle their I quarrels, It would have' been Very bbjection- if ifi drawing tfie sword with their rigSit Band it got tfiixed up Wiihthe fe,-itbeft in their bats. 60 they wore them on the left Side."

PROCEEDS TO-FUND Five years ago there really was a ntetrked absence of entertaining il) Lent. This yeor, the pressure of politic, acting on Society's growing indifference to religious observaaices, has caused qiiite a lot to be "going1 00." just now. Somebody i6 giving quite a smart danoe alatfMt. nightly j thN-e several im- portant wifrfdings every week and several receptions "—as evening tit honKft" are styled—but th-pse latter are voted cores, i he nêwfet dodge is to issue cards to your fri<^id« iriv-iting thfenl between four and six to music and tea. In the corner is wirtten: kaoli fuTOt Will have to pay shillings, proceeds to go to the Blank Fund." Now comee the interesting query: Does the hostess contri- bute ttie muBie and tea gratis, or does she deduct their cbst before remitting the balance to tfrf> Blank ^und? It éééIng rath,-t a snobbish innovation either Way.—(I/>ddon eorreepOndewt of the Liverpool Post.")

A.S.R.S. FINANCES The AmWga&A,M ftoeksty of Railway Ser- vants' Exeo&iitive, at its WtMing next week, will have to f&ce the quristion of hov to raise the money D34utiOd to pay back to the Labour party tbe for th6 election pEnIses of Messrs. Hudson, Wairdle, and Thosmas, in Newcastle, StocJsp<fet» ajid D«rby (says the London correspondent of the "York- shire Po&t"). The candidates gave a guaran- tee xiiat Whu-t they were enabled to borrow from tie Iiabodi- party should be paid back. The aniouni raised so fat froin vOltrnta.ry coil- is not large, and the A.S.R:S.. hds 1 \ftSttn precluded ffApi Sanding over to the Labour party the sums previously raised ly levir. It appears that about L2,000 a year is pom, and how to get it is a diffitrtdt prob- lcm. At ttos same nesting tie election of a tièlTy in pfacb of iff. R. Bell will be con- O$abi-44, aijH tfie liiaSot sfrrd.fjged for. There Miê ilJbmørontiOns. for the p94itioti, wMoh iS Wfidn'g filtfed temporarily by Mr. Wil- HaffW. igyb assistant A6ft?&?-ry. He is didate, and eo are Mr. Hudson, M.P?, aiid aeyeraJ other pio??rt,nt membom <?f t £ e UBioB.

FLOUR MILL GUTTED A large AOUT mill at SW Mills, 64 the beiM4 dt the Whitadder, "And belonging to the Berwick Corporal ton, Nttg gutted by fir6 this morning, and (hundreds of tons of grain vreYe destroyed- The cause at the fire is uhflsnown. The damage is estimated at many ttoousa-ade of vaum&

"WITHIN THREE MONTHS." I Sir Alexander Acland-Hood, the Chief Unionist Whip, speaking to a large meeting of his constituents at Wellington last night, said:- I am very much afraid I shall have to ask you to get to work again very soon, because we shall have another election, in my opinion, within the next three months. I am very sorry for you, but I am even more sorry for myself.

DELINQUENCIES OF WELSH M.Ps The attendance cif the Welsh members on recent divisions leaves much to be desired (says the London correspondent of the "Man- chester Guardian"). When Mr. F. E. Smith laet nighit challenged the education vote less than a dozen of the representatives of Wales found their way into the Ministerial lobby, although the division was taken at the com- fortable hour of nine o'clock. As the Master of Llibank has been pointing out, this is not the time to neglect divisions. For next Weak Mj. Haydn Jonee, I understand, has paired in order to attend to his duties on the Merionethehire County Council. Many professional meuxbors are necessarily absent I on circuit week.

Glamorgan Assizes I The Glamorgan Assizes were continued at Cardiff to-day, the Criminal Court being taken by Mr. Justice Coleridge. Ten Months for Forgery David John Griffiths (33), haulier, of Porth, was indicted for forging a receipt for E2 6s. ad. by William Groves with intent to defraud the Bristol, West of England, and South Wales Operatives' Society on July 3. There was a Second indictment for forging a receipt for £ 4 46. by Gwenydd Williams with intent to de-fraud the same society. Prisoner pleaded gtrilty, and IOrdColoridge, in passing sentence of ten months' hard la.bour, said it was a most serious charge to defraud ail excellent institution like the society concerned, and it yas well that an example should be made lest others placed in a similar position of trust should perpetrate ftauds of that kind on their brethren, who worked hard to put their savings in such societies. Merthyr theft Charge I JosejA Cox (33), a collier, who pleaded guilty to stealing two pairs of boots, the pro- perty of George Oliver, at Merthyr, on Feb- ruary 19, was sentenced to four months' imprisonment, with hard labour. Centlemanlv, But Effective John Perry (35), Enoch Davies (29), laJbaurtrs, Jenkin Lewis (24), fireman, and Alice John (34) were charged with robbery witih violence from Bmryis Harris and Lewis Ford at Ponty- pridd an Ofttober 28. It was alleged that t ;ie robbery was committed at night ch the Tnamroad, at Pontypridd, after Ford and Harris bad bten struck down foam behind. Mr. St. John FraiacAs WiLliams, who ap- peaTOO to prosecute, eaid a remarbwbao feature of the eaee was the instrument used --a sandbag. Counsel added, "This is a more gentlemanly kind of weapon than is usually used, because, while its work is quite 315. effective, it does net interfere with the par- j sonai aippeSirance of 'the victim." The jury found all the prisoners guilty. Thera waj a. further indictment agtainst Perry for being an ihj&L>itual criminal, upon which he was also found guilty. All you persons are unfit to be at large in a. civilised country," said Lord Coleridge, in passing >sentence. "And," he added, with deliberation, I shaH take care that you won't be a,t kirgie for some time to come." Dàivies, Lewis, and John seai-teneed to three ye&ts' penal servitudie; and Perry to three years and preventive detention for a ftfeftlher period Of five yetars.

MONDAY'S LIST I William Ivens (50), Jamea Jones (60), end Mary Jones (38).—Alleged coining at Whit- church. James Bnss (40), Gardiff.-Alleged demanding moneys by menaces. David George (18) and William Charles Dayies (26), both, of Caordiff.-Alieged robbery with violence. Oharle? AndeaSofl (23), Chaxkff.-Alleged wounding. Frederick Watts (24), Cardiff—Alleged breaking and eoteriaiar (three indictments). Robert Walter Baegewell (25).—Alleged theft ait Cardiff. Kichard Watson (45), GeiligaervAllegiad embezzlement. Thomas Jones (56), master mariner, New Quay.—Allege mans laugher. Frauoig Fry <25).—Alleged tiiefta at Cardiff (three inddctmente).

WELSH CHURCH REPORT The most disoewwiertins feature ofthe pitna- tion in connection with the Wélsh Church Commission (frays the London correspondent of the Manchester GrMardiaji") is that, even if the report is adopted And Signed, the public will not be in a position to judge of the whole work of the Corasiiwlon for another six or eight months, for a vast mass of statistical and other information must receive careful collation and revision before it can be finally printed, and the metre mechanical labour alone will ocottpy the time I have mentioned. Whether the report, when signed. yill be published before the appen- dioea refeirred to axe ready I am not in a position to say, but I am told on good Authority that Chairtaan of the Commisaion favours that course, and there does not appear to be any special reason why the report sbould be deiayed, although it must in some measure stand or fall by the special information swpplied in thA additional volumes.

DIED AFTER CUT THROAT I The death took place this morning at the Tow; nAociderit Hospital, Barry Dock, of Wil- liam Flair (63), a labourer, who loded in Queen-street, Bsariy. Deceased was admitted ilit6 hoeprtal on Tuesday, having out, his throat in an outhouse a.t Barry. He had bfien unwell and strange in his manner for some time. An inquest wiH bo field. <1\

CEFN MINISTER'S BAD END i Between oner and two o'clock this after- noon tlie Sev. J. Bathren es, LTniti&fian nrinfeter, Cefn, ex-cfiairman of the Merlhyr Board of ^ruirdiauS, s>i"ed suddenly on the rbad to n wKifst returning from Mèrlõyr tO JUs residence at ypper fie^hor-road. Dftfttrh, It is beli^vfed, is due to heart failure.

SPANISH MINE DISAST LR- I TERTTEL (ÍJÍ), Ptiday^. W'Jii1ø eome 1PWn; were having their dinner in a 6ut at Ojos, ?J.igr6s Sine, to-day, a dynamite cartridge exploded in n alljoin-, ing gallery with suoh force tlfet. the roof of wAs formed of fails, collapsed, killing two of the men and injuring five ¡ others.—Renter. t

YOUTH BADLY MUTILATED t A slfoc&ing fatalify otf<Mx'frW at Abertilliery today, a youih. hbtlh:Pd Albert Jorie%, aged eighteen, who was emj>ioyed as a haulage eniine-dTrfer at the Petiybont Pit, Vv some means was feaugb't in thé: windlft^-fope arid wM badly mutilated. Dr. M'Jferizie was called, byt death had be rialmost Instantaneous. The unf6rtuhate lad r6gidM with his párentè at York-srEreeft, to wbbr* fiii body wM removed. ¡'

COLLIERS STEAL COAL WHnaafl. Hartley, ooJliet, Porttypobl, was fined 208. ait the ldftl ootcft tb-d.ily for steal- ing coal, vaftre w., tie property of Messrs. P'&rtrodge, JoHeS, artd Oi> at Blfien serchap C-oilliery. At the sdtoe court Osfoome, Gil), a.nd Henry Ja?n?e6 colliers, Pontypool, We' STied l?s. ?Wc?L f OT steacoal, value 6d., from the Eb.VaJefY' Gy.n Colliery.

T onight's Glove Fight1 4- PETERS AND KINCSLAND WEtCH-IN The .y^i5"hihff--n cereanony for to-higit's ffre^-t, £ love flgnt at Mountain Asih li, as pex, JParmed at the ng Expl't"ss"ófllce this afternoon, wlien Dave, Peters and liib oppo- nent, Jack ingsland (London) stepped on a sioales of perfect design, kindly lent by Messrs. Wa d T. Aveiy, of Bjrmighaim, whose Cardiff braenh M. oq Th Hayes. The artolbs whicli the men had Signed I et.i:PuWed tha.t tll..should figtit for £ 50 fa-side and 50 per cent, of the gate ieoeipts, and it was set forth >that the weight cfeqfQfld be., list, 61b. When lqwalan d. wifeo came with Wall y Morgan, his trainer, stepped on the machine lie barteiy pu-Iled the weight, and, stTange to Sä.t; there wats soaroely half an onnOO .bet"rien them. May tfhe best mz-i wiri," said Kirigsland, grasping his rival's hand, and Peters, who had Jack Bandy Davies with, him, oonduully rvoipirooaitedl

MISREPRESENTATION ALLEGED I Cardiff Friends at Law MR. AUSTIN JENKINS SUED Company Promotion Story Before Mr. Justice Piokford and a special jury at the Glamorgan Assizes at Cardiff to- day, a case was heard in whioh the Principa- lity Educational Depot Oompany (Limited) sued J. Austin Jenkins and his wife, Alice Constance Jenkins, and Thomas Cadwal Davies for damages for alleged misrepresentation. Counsel for the plaintiffs were Mr. Abel Thomas, K.C., M.P., and Mr. Lincoln Reed (instructed by Messrs. Lloyd and Pratt, Car- diff), whilst on the other side there appeared for Mr. John Austin Jenkins, Mr. B Francis-Williams, K.C., and Mr. Ivor Bowen, and for Mrs. Jenkins and Thomas Cadwal Davies, Mr. John Sankey, K.C., and Mr. Ivor Bowen (instructed by Messrs. George David and Evans). Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins reside at 274, Newport-road, and Mr. Thomas Cadwal Davies at 35, Strathnairn-street, Cardiff. Plaintiffs claimed £500 damages. Mr. Lincoln Reed explained that the pro- ceedings were in connection with the sale of a business. Defendants denied the alleged misrepresentation, and eaid the business was only purchased after full investigation. There was a counter-claim by Mrs. Jenkins for CZ5, balance of purchase money, and a further counter-claim by Mr. J. Austin Jenkins for the detention of some books. Mr. Abel Thomas, in opening, said plain- tiffs sued for damages for false representa- tion in regard to the sale of a business, called the Empire Book Depot, in Frederick-street, in 1906. Personally (said learned counsel), he was sorry to ha.ve to open the case, for the allegation of the plaintiffs wa.s that Mr. Austin Jenkins, the registrar of the Univer- sity College, had been guilty of false repre- sentation in selling the business to them, and if even half of what they alleged wa6 true it was perfectly certain that Mr. Jeakine Eaade falsa statement after false statement, and these stateinfrhts -he must have knoWn to have been untrue. The plaintiffs were a limited liability com- pany carrying on busineee in Station-terrace. Cardiff, and the directors oonsistw of men Who were friends of Mr. Austin Je,:ki? some of them life-long friends. The directors of the plaintiff company included Principal Edwards, of the Baptist College, Mr. W. T. Lee, and offyer gentlemen, while Mr. Austin Jenkins was himself a considerable share- holder. He (counsel) admitted that his clients had not acted aS business men, but had trusted Mr. Jenkins absolutely. There were three defendants, but it was clear that the real person running the Empire Book Depot was not Mrs. Jenkins m- the other defendant, but was Mr. Austin Jenkins him- self. The Alleged Misrepresentation^' The Empire Book Depot wae started Sa-rly in icol-) by a man, named Eggar, with £ 90, lent him at 10 per cent, by Mr. Austin Jen- kiM. Subsequently this business was found not to pay, and Mr. Jenkins took ovdr the busirtess, taking the stock-in-trade in settle- ment of his 190 in the beginning of 1906. Mr. Jenkins afterwards told the Principality Educational Depot that the Empire Book Dspot was a prosperous, valuable business, btit he would be able to eiiow that the busi- ness a failing business; it was soon obvicrae it could never pay. The plaintiff oompany had since seen the books, which showed that during tlie first year, after Mr. Jenkins took it over, -there wa a loss of jE38, and during the second year X28. In May, 1906, Mr. Jenkins seemed to think it Was time to float this wonderful company as a limited oompany with iL2,000 worth of shares. In that month Mr. Jenkins wrote a letter to Mr. W. T. Lee stating- that the Empire Book Depot was a prosperous business, and strongly advising Mr. Lee to secure the financial support of others interested in taking- the business of the Principality, Counsel proceeded to review the negotiations carried on by Mr. Jenkins for the taking over of the Empire Book Depot Dtirihg these negotiations Mr. Austin Jehkins represented that the profits on the business were 80 per ceM. on the turnover, and he toid them that for the six months fefwllhg June, 1996, there wa3 a profit of £29, whereas there was a considerabde lofee on the trading for that period. At one of the nteetings with this directors of the Principality Mr. Jenkins, who was very anxious to complete the negotiations, bluffed the diretototrs by gaY- ing that if they wanted the Empire Dfepot they mu&t act at oiiSe, because he had friejids who were prepared to advance him EY SO. he had previously made the communioatkm to the directors that the Empire Depot, if they did not aeours It, was likely to become a very serious business rival. Mr. Jen-kitis also said, remarked OotinSsel, that among the 100,000 volumes at the Fred'erick-street depot there were many iiiire first editions. Eventually the plaintiffs agreed to pay £ 630 in -da-sh and shares for the good- will, stock-in-trade, Ac. The upshot of it all was that after takin c over the business they found it a failing concern. The result to the Principality Despot was that instead of paying 5 per cent. or 5, a? they had done, the Empire Depot swallowed up tR? pr?Ats; and they had to close in December of last year. Anonymous Postcard I The Biev. William Thomas Lee, called by Mr. LincioJti Befed, said he had known Mr. Jenkins for fifteen years. The relationship had been doe of g-resut friendistfiip. Asked if it a <fpyofitabTe business, Mr. Jenkins ageured hun it was, and upon witness show- ing him an unsigned posftcard he had te- ceived iuvitoi^ hiln to have nothing to do with the Empire ]),Bpot, as it Was in a ba.nk- rupt state," he (MT. Jenkins) EWd. If I. wero to take, notice of stroll things as thos I should be always in hot water." He added that tM postcard was evidently from one who didn't want him (witn-e&s) to have the business. Subsequently, when they found the real nature of the dreed, tfiey hfeld a meeitingj arid witness W.ùS deputed to see Mr. Austin Jenkins, whioh he lhd, and told him they felt they had been ?' badly ba4." Mr. Jenkini ?4,i4, If what' yon &?y i? true I a ?m not nt to bè !n U1Y )?6,?itiqn, Witneas repeated, i only tell you we hav £ been badly had." Mr. Jenkins offered £ 160 Worth "of shares, which wafi refused by the directors. I Company Promotion Mr. B. FratMs-WilliiiltiB: fThdt are your1— A lecturer for tjie Christian Evidence Society. H^,ve you had anything to do with company promoting ?—Yes. In connection with, M/r. Biebard dory with one or two little companies?—Yes. You are not altogether a chicken" in business?—I hope not: Where do you lecture?—All over thfe country. t Do you promote companies all over the country?—Xo. In reference to a oomj&hy at Plyffiouth, witness denied ab^bliltely tiiat an allegatioh was .Ingt Jhiitt at a, meeting in ltr. Dory's house that ne sold stiaree at a. time he knewtihe cdiiflSaaiy to 'be insolvent. It was a fact he proticoted the caibiflet-making com- pany in Cantcwti, whioh was wotffi<I-up. Did you promo'te a money-lending society called the South Wales Equitable Society?—I acted with the promoter. Was Mr. Richard Oory in ii;Ae wds present. A money-lending society?—Yee. Iris LordShdp ëiéd if Principal Edwards priiicipal d? the college of which Mt. Jeinkine was registrax. N r. B. Fr^neis-Willia.me: Oh, no, my lord. They are all principals or, if net, professors -(I.augh.t,er)-ahii irie-"y are all Doctors of Divinity. (Renewed laugiiiter.) Mr. B. Francis-WUliiams (to witness): You have never hoard otf a&y sitspicion at Wio attaxAing to ifr. Austin Jenkins before this? —I have never heaj-d cl it. Mr. B. Fmmcia-Williia.me: And that is the mAti n you ohiarg-e Nlitii fraudulent mierepre- ffetttation, Answering furtlier questions, witness goid he -did not surest anytjian^ in tlie pwture of cblltron or fraud in connection with the valuation. At the court adjownned until 10..30 oft Monday morning. I CAUSE LI-ST-MondEtv The Principality Educational Depot Oodn- pany (Limited) v. Jenkins ahd wife aiti another (part heard). Cory v. New Blaengiarw Ooliieriea CkHopany ,(Limdted otlnea*. 1

1 Hustled Off 'Change COTTON KINO ESCAPES BY FIRE EXIT I Mr. J. A. Patten. the American wheat and cotton "king," who haa on more than one occasion been conneoted with attempts to corner those commodities, met with a very hostile reception at the Manchester Boyal Exchange yesterday. Introduced by a friend, he was quickly recognised, surrounded by a jeering mob, hustled into the street, and finally sought refuge in the offices of a friend, from where, a telephone message was sent to the police. The reason for this outburst is stated to be > < ■ ^atten's recent manipulation of the OtA<Y,, market, whioh is keenly resented by ■ YXM. =!hire cotton buyers. scene took pjace just about the time of "lngh Change" in the afternoon, when tho building is, as a rule, very crowded. Mr. Patten yas quickly recognised, and the demonstration that followed was of a kind unprecedented in Manchester. A Hooting Crowd "There he is!" was the cry that went up on the floor when members discerned the "cotton king," who wore a grey overcoat and light hat, in their midst. lie was standing in the middle of the large building, energetically talking t-o a group of a,bout ten people, and almost in an instant be-ca.me the centre of a hooting crowd. At first Mr. Patten, familiar with the Chicago wheat pit, faced the crowd calmly, only showing his nervousness by restlessly lifting his hand to his hat. Then there was an ugly rush and fists were shaken at the cottom speculator. The crowd about him began to swing ominiously, and Mr. Patten was rushed from the floor. Finally, Mr. Patten took refuge in flight, escaping by the fire exit from the building. Police Summoned Then, watking quickly across the street, and still followed by a gesticulating mob, he took refuge in the offices of a friend in Exchange- street. From there a telephone message was sent for the police. Meanwhile the crowd from 'Change had rushed pell-mell into the street, their nttm- bers bemg speedily swollen by the occupamta of the adjoining offioes. They surged about the boiMing in which Mr. Patten had taken refuge, the police, who had meantime arrived, guarding the door and saving him from further molestation. Finally, the "cotton king" was smuggled out, and escaped quietly and uninjured in a oab, going to Victoria Station and thenoe to Liverpool. For over an hour tLe offices in which be had taken refuge were besieged, and all business on the Exchange was suspended. Protest From America llie loiiowing cacne has been received by a Liverpool merchant from one of Xew York's best-known merchants:- Is report of treatment of Patten, Man- chester, true? England pretends friendship for America. Would heathenish China be -guilty of this? Patten is one of America's purest men. The Liverpool merchant rplid:- Liverpool resents Manchester treatment to Patten. Best Manchester men ashamed. Personally, feel the discourtesy strongly.

CARTRIDGE EXPLOSION A shocking exolosion occurred in Sheffield on Friday morning at a gunsmith's shop in Westbar. Albert Naylor, Son of the pro- prietor, was melting the brass caps of spent c-artridgfe, when appareatljr he dropped a loaded cartridge into the pot in which the melting process was taking place. Immediately there wae a ioud explosion. The melting pot and the fireplace were blown to atoms, the ceiling torn down, and the walls shattered. Naylor received the full force of the explosion. His body was terribly injured. He was .removed to the Boyal Infirmary, but died, on the way.

13,600 ANNUITY The "London Gazette" states that the King has been pleased by letters patent under the Great Seal, bearing date the 9th inst., to grant to the Right Hon. Sir John Charles Bigham, late President of the Probate, Divoroe, and Admiralty Division, an annuity of £3,569. Sir John Brgham will -take his farewell of the Bar on Monday morning in the Probate, Divorce, and Admiralty Division. All the judges of the Common Law Division in town will attend, and the Attorney-General will be present on behalf of the Bar.

To-day's Finance. I CARtVl{>>F) Satordir, 1.0 p.m I Business on tSe looal Stock Market to-dav has been I almost idl. Among Rails Barry Defffred has fallen A to 71, and Khymney Oralnfcry a point of 1$8. BUSINESS DONE. Railway., iBarry Pxeferjod, 87i. dogli and Iron. Cambrian Collieries. OJ-diflary, 3Te. 3Te 3d. FLUCTUATION# of QUOTATION* Fall. Barry Raitoay Deferred, i to 71. Rhymney Ordinary, 1 to 188. LOJfBOX, S^turdiy, 2.0 p.m. Cill Momy, d.! per cent.; three months' Mils, 2-1S-18. Berlin Cheque 20.45, jiio 1-SA-d, Valparaiso 10 27-32d, Buèno5 Ayrea 43i, Bombay and Calcutta transfers isid, tioiig Kong Is 8&d, Shanghai 2s i l-16d, IiiigAr-dre 2s 4Id. A good ttfue prevailed upon the Stock Exchange, w-hic h were oasier at 81g for Money Slid 8H fot the Account, and Americans, Whlfch closed be.tv) Unions n ci<mm, Amalgamated 2i, Steels i, others to l £ Home bUs were exported; most stocks i to i up lYunks duli. Mexican Firsts i The feature of the day was the activity in Mines. SptiMi AiTicaaa arui RhodtctKtM showed a long line of advances, but ivt prices were lihtlr under best points. West Africaate wre also higher. ltauoers were nujet, but firii..

Trade ahd Shipping | TO-I?AY IS LOCAL OlIAHTERXXGS. CABDIFF MCHANtrE, Satnitfay. Chartirincr was almost idle with rates unchanged. The following were the fixtures redarted:- OUTWARD—STKAMaBS. I Cardin Las Palmas, 7s 3d, opt Cipe da Verdes, -as 3d, 2,000 tons, AprU M (Hull ?lyth). t-ns, -kpri7l&, ld (300), 1,500 %MIS, prompt (L. G?ret, Limited;. Newport to:— Gibraltar, 6s td, GraweipaTk, 1,200 tons (Cory Bros.). Port Talbot to:- Xa,ntefe, 5f 8c, 2,200 tons (T. P. Seise Bicfclrds and 00.). LOKDON, Saturday. I TheTe is practically nothing doing oil the Freigttt Market to-dav, antl the attendance of members was I very smsffl. SQ features are reported.

Last Test Match I -— CAPE Satufday. Veæ-y hot wether prevailed to-day when p-liky was resumed on Newland's Ground here in the fiftlt and last test ma-teh of the :M.O.c. tour, before a fairly large attendance. The tour,, was a^ain in epleiidid order. The eii cplftinutd t-b Cir first innings, with the total standiirar at 406 for seven wickets the not-oiits, Tliomp^a (48) and Tafnell (19); facing the attack of Vogler and Faulkner! Tuinell added a eeupde o; runr,,to his over, niglrt, scope, and was then ughtd bowled by ^ofivfet-, eighth, wicket falling at 408: ?trudwicK came In, but fell to a. catch b? Z uk h off F?alkner at 411, aaid then Blythe, t?e i?tma,?. joined Tbomneon. The dlmlssa f M? ?r.bha?n?tqp?hjr? PI.Ver at 417, for d eoucliy-rilayed 51, brought the in nines to a conclusion. ■Soilxii ATrica kafted <tbr ftrtft, innings with Comtoaille and Znlcft, while Hobtte an4 Blythe oT)iNjiod tdie attack. _v OOI. Start was m»tte, with only 4 raiM on *\ie board Ctxm- i i? was bawled y Blythe. With the total Wnaltered Snooke also fell a victim to the Kent bowler. Zuloh was then partnered bf .N,ibri,6, q-n,d th-a score roag to 14, the was made, Thompson g*oin|? on fl" Hobbe. Four rims loiter Blythe wae taken [ off in favour of Simpson-Hayward. Notarise I | was dismayed by Thompson at 23. The lun^eon interval was then taken, Zutch beinj not out,, li. s:6 far Blythe ha.fl cent down six overs, fmir of -(rtiicli Were maidens, and I had secured two ^icSets for seven runs, while Thomfwjn ha-4 delivered fonj- otexe, all of whieh were maiderfs, and had tAlien one wieliet. H inning3. Hu oNw. h.?., b NoTtOn 187 6dea. b Nours?  77 Dfcnton, c Samttelson, b  ? tonb' eN& NbUr 266 t oJ:n n' $ T?h<Md6g<m, tiFälÏikiiër' 5t B?rd. c auljmr, b ?Ort?n Sim?aon-.t?yw?rd, c Sncx?B; b Norton 0 ,b. VOgJcr 14 -Strudw-P'Sillkiier 2 Biythe, not out .— 2 Extras 33 Total 4l7 8OUTH AFRICA.—Mrst Innings. 0ommá1Ue b ?!ytne  4 Zulch, not out ? 36 S-n<) o-ke ? 13 lytb:6 Noui se, 1 b w? b Thompson ,8 F:aulr. c Rhod?, b BIyth? 9 S?cla.?. 6 D?ntoa, ? Thoinpeon 1 Biss?. ? Bthot?. b B y. h 4 Vokler, b Blythe 0 SOlwa.rZ, not o?t,t Exti7ag 3 Total (setto wicketfe) 69 L1e!Jt &co?: South Africa all out, 103. I,Iti6st ,Soo S?Z,?th A-f:rlci ?,11 olft lo3.

THEY HAD TWENTV CHILbREN Abbtq4 F&tiilhg (54), ifiiner, was indficted. At Ijeede A-esiMS yesterddy for bigamy. The briSb?&r Nvit4 m&rtled to A w<tman DHm€<l ??611y 8t?ea;ton 6n October 5, 1873. His ?i?e left him, aeœr<tifl'g to tne statement of her brother, about the Jffefu4 leg, to liTe with áhöthèr inan. On Odtobfer 28, 1882, he went through the form of marriage, at Wakefield Parish C[harA. with Elizabeth Ann Bain- brm-ie, his wife betng still alive. Thfe couple liv'&d at Pontefract, Rotherham, and Ca'stle- fOrd. They h adtwehty chiitfreih borii to them. In 1905 there were police-court proceed- ings, aaid they separated, and were still living months' iin- prisoiHJieat in libe fwcood diviskm waa paaeed.

IRELAND v WALES TO-DAY'S DUBLIN CONTEST By FORWARW More leeks aaid daffodils than sprays of shamrock were aeen in Dublin to-da.y, 2,000 Welsh enthusiasts having eroased the Irish Sea overnight to see the twenty-fifth match between Ireland &nd Wales OJI, the Tan downe-road Ground. The citizens of the Irish capital stared in amazement at the Cymric invaders as they strolled leisurely through SackTille-street, brandishing leeks as big ae Irish shillelaghs, and they must have wondered how it were possible for football enthusiasm to be of a sufficient motive power to carry so many people from one country to ajoother simply to see a football match. That there is a moral in such enthusiasm is only too obvious, and, however divided opinions may be as to the w àolesomeness of that moral, it cannot be questioned that Rugby football has gripped Wales more than any other oountry in the world, with the possible exception of New Zealand, where the style of play has been modelled on purely Welsh lines. Past Matches The story of past matches between Wales and Iceland is a familiar one to most people who take anything more than a casual inte- rest in the game, and there are very few schoolboys in Wales who have gone beyond the fourth standard who do not know that of the 24 matches already played Wales has won fifteen against Ireland's eight, and that the other game was drawn, Out of the fifteen victories only two have been won in Dublin, and, strangely enough, one of the two was that gained in the first match which was played between the two oountried Z3 years ago. It is a long time to look back upon, but it made one feel quite young to hear the veteran but ever youthful W. D. Phillips a few hours ago telling the story of his experi- ence in that first match. He was th eonly member of the party who had any recolleo- tion of the game, and he is one of the men connected with Welsh football to-day, either dire-ctly or indirectly, who played in that match. It seefcas one oft the phenomena of football that within a comparatively brief space after the end of their playing careers most players disappear altogether, and, if not forgotten, are never seen even on the football field. Twenty-eight years is a long time, from the football standpoint, but eight years seems but a, little span, and yet it is a fact that not one player in the Walsh team to-day took part in the glorious victory won by Wales on the Lansdowne-road Grttofid eight years ago. In fact, Percy Bash is the only Bidn in to-day's Welsh team wno played against New Zealand in the hietorio battle on the Cardiff Arms Park a little more than four years ago Thus, it will be seen, how quickly time ca.uses syeeping changes in the personnel cf the national fifteen. Interest in the Match It is not really easy to explain the reason, but the interest taken in to-day's match is greater than has been the case in regard to to any Wales Y. Ireland match in Ireland for a good many years. A probable explanation is that the form of the four countries this season has been so uneven as to stimu- late additional interest in to-day's encounter, for it was possible that the result would place Wales at the top of the tree once again, or, at all eventa, would be bracketed equal to Scotland and England; or, on the other hand, would be only next to Ireland at the bottom of the list. Curiously enough* too, however badly Ire- kind may play against the other countries, it is never any indication as to how they wHt play agaimt Wales, as wae Tery pain?uHy Omonatrated in 19; In tbo4 season W«Ree had beaten New Zealand, Engiand, and Sootland, and a sab- tta'ofcial and easy victory vas expeoted over Ireland, but when it oame to the test at Belfast, Wales were beaten, smashed, and pulvenraed, the whole team cracking up 11 naccountably. There has been other occa- sions, when tho&e ohm sing Irish forwards hate upset the calculations of ail the critics, j ajmd for their dafre-devil dflsli has often carried tlhem tbrougfh the most herodo oppo- sition. Spier's Comrades It was a. tribute to W. Spilter's potputetrilty among his (Sxiiti'.&dSS in the G4amx>ngia,n Police Force ttrat a few score of "belbies" attended the matoh. In oamtrpcm with a oouple of thousand of civilian Welshmen, the men in blue were fortunate in finding Dublin flavoured with elmioup WeeviAier, the son eWMng wit-h a bright and genial warmth, which gladdened every heart. Bribten is a city of scenes and YioisBitudeB. Nefer was tihere a r<aralte>l witnessed to the fdeces of to-day. in whidh Welshmen held a (monopoly of public interest. Forming them- selves into groups, they paraded up and dfcywn the main thoroagii fares of the capital, singing merrily and malting i,t more than obvious that they were men of omly one nationality. Not only dtd they make thfe streets lively, but invaded everywhere, and there wat more ■ Welsh øpöken in Dublin to-day than there has bten of IriQh for many a year. It was a. notioable feature as an emblem- atic innovation that a large percentage of the Welshmen sgRxrted the daffodil in prefer- ento to tifer leek, and indications paint to the ultiiAate triumph of a ifrnstty flower aver a pungent vegetable as the national symbol. Welshmen Fit and Welf During the morning the Welsh playerd rested themselves, and neglected nothing in th;e wAy of reserving- their strengtii and ha- ban<ling their resources for the gf*at struggle that lay before them. Every xman reported himself fit and well, and not a single change was found necessary either in thN. Welsh team or in the Irish brigade. The Irish roieru-it, in whom the greatest interest was centred, ytas C. T. O'Gillaghan and an,d it is only na.tJ tt everybody would lik to knQw his position in the tlp-ee-I qu<Mter lié and who 1&ye-a against him O'CMb.a.n is a yonn man who has cco?ed 51 trrtes tbie season, and to-day he playad on the rigfet wing against J. L. Williams, the Cardiff easrtain, while Thorn/peon, on the left wing, was opposed to R. A. Gibbs, the skinrmr of the Welsh, team. PLAN OF THE FIELD. j

ABERDARE SCHOOLBOYS' LFAPG-UR I Ba.r?. 2; St. Fa?n'e, 0. 1 "I A  Oounty?o?MU, ?: Tp?D ?ti?imil, 2. Ff,6I -"? ? 8; x ?--V

CARDIFF GUARDIANS ELECTION I At a meetiosr of Koath Conservatives on Friday, Mrs. Sankey, the Kev. T. C. Wool- combe (g. A:gnefe), &nd Mr. George P-itvie-s Thomas (Newport-roadj, lwefit no)iiitated as candidates for tire frird at fhe forthcoming guafaikiiis ltlón. Mrs. SShiey (motheir of Mi-, jojin SaiiK»y, K C.) hsts been a guardian for fiiife years; fir. W&bteombe has served the ratepayers in a similar capacity for three years, and Sx. ThoUl&s, wBp fe a new candi- date, iS Well kaown in CaraiS ae a property owner, connected with an old and Cardiff family. ?< ? .? ?. ?

SPEAKERS DINNER PARTY Mr, Lb\tt>er, the Speaker, bit orpt htil-areat ParttJtmentary dinner <)n Ffidfay night at his official residence in the Palace of West-minster. grnests included the meinbfers of the Cabinet and other Mihifetets glna the mover and seconder of the Address. Following the dinner there waa a largisi at tended, reoeptiob at ttie S'it

ENGLAND V WALES AT CARDIFF ENGLAND V WALES AT CARDIFF I By "SPOKES." The seventh annual encounter between the boys of England and Wales took plaoe at the Cardiff Arms Park to-day. The English boys had arrived overnight, and had been housed by Cardiff citizens, whilst the Welsh boys assembled at noon at headquarters—the Queen's Hotel. In the morning the English, lads and officials visited Penarth, and many of them had an opportunity of witnessing the sea for the first time in their lives. Afterwards a meeting of the English Schools' Union was held, when it was decided to play O. H. Wooten (Rugby) in the place of Cum- mings, the Torquay forward. At the same meeting Mr. J. C. Cooper was unanimously re- elected hon. secretary and treasurer; Sir. Frank Jones (Birmingham) was chosen as the new chairman. The trial match for next season was allocated to Glouoerier, whilst it was decided to play the international at Leicester, on March 4, i911. Daltori, of Coven- try, the fuil-baek, was ohosen as captain of to-day's team. As in past years the lads of both oountriee were each presented with a pair of football boots, "The Scrum," by Mr. J. Leeson, of Leicester. Prior to the match the annual international dinner took place at the Queen's Hotel, and Saxon and Cymro :met fraternally to chat over the com- ing battle. The little Welsh heroea, judjing by their remarks, were optimistic, and werfe determined to wipe out the seniors' deft at at Twickenham. The weather was not of the kindest, for, whilst the 1311 n was absent from sight, a very cold wind blew. This was in direct contrast to Ia.st year's match at .Lei- cester, when Old 801 was radiant and the weather was very hot. Teams: — ENGLAND BACK: Reg. Dalt-on (Coventry), captain. THREE-QUAUTEJt BACKS: A. Briggs (Leicester). iS. A. Cb udiey (Exeter), and J. R. Wilkiira (Clifton), George Reading (Coventry), HALF-BACKS: F. Pugh (Gloucester). C. LIaNe-y (Newton Abbot.) and FORWARDS: F. "Bloodworth (Leicester). L. Pickard (Bristol), Wilfred Down (Bristol), 0. H. Wooten (Rubgyi, O. M. Norman (Leicester), H. Morris (Coventry), &nd N. H. Bill (Birmingham,, F. Neal-e (Leicester), WALES. BACK P. Ley (Aberavon-Port Talbot). THREE-QUARTEE B ACKS: A. Cornisk (Cardiff), John Foley (Newport), captain, H. Fischer (wansea). and W. A. Thomas (Aberavon-Port Talbot). HALF-BACKS: Wren (Newport) and Ivor Hopkins (Aberavon-Port Talbot FORWARDS: A. Thomas (Llanelly), E-eg. Davies (Penartil-Cardiff Reg. Hollinge r,'S,waD.&£'a., J. Goooh (Aberavon-Pcrt Talbot Arnold (Newport), George MoMeeai (Pontypridd A. Ludrski (Cardiff), and E. Owen (Aberavon-Port Talbot. English linesman, Mr. W. White (Torquay). Welsh litresiaan, Mr. D. W. lewi-, (Aberavon;. Referee, Mr. N. Biacfrwood (Londoni, The Game I The ground was in capital condition except for one bad patch in front of the grand stand. Half-anhour before the start there were barely a couple of hundred spectators present, the attendance mpidly increased, but had not reached anticipations, when a ,few minutes after the advertised time, Eng- land led by Dalton, fielded. Foley a moment later -led on the young Cambrians. England Won the toss, and decided to play with the wind behind them. LucLski kicked off and W. A. Thomas tackled Briggs in possession. Wren secured in the looee and threw out to Ludski, who spoiled a fin' effort by throwing a poor ptoss to Cornish, whioh wfls not taken. The English forwards twice got away with fine rushes, but little Wren, of Newport, each time fell on the ball. Ptigh foolishly kicked into the open, with the result that the Wefesh ups dribbled to half-way. Briggs found touch near the Welsh line. Wren made his mark, and Foley removed the pressure. Pirgh was cautioned at this st.age for not pfeeing the ball in the scrim- magpe in an orthodox manner. The game so far had been very ecrappy, the Welsh boys not heeling EatiRfaetorily. Securing from the line-out, B!oodwor;.h kicked over the Weisfh line, and Ley conceded a minor. From the drop out play settled down t Incidents of the Piay I INCIDENTS OF TffiE PLAY. &.M.-Tbe English boys entered the field, fol- lowed by the vveisll boys. J.35.-Wales started from the river end. 3.38—fi.iTgla.Tni drib-bled to. the Wtelsb iE, but Foley kicked to torfeh. 3.43.—En#la,md forced a miatrr, and then Wales got to the English half. 3.46.—Thomas ran down the touch-line, and was well t ackled by DeJton in the Eng- lish 25. 3.51—The Walsh forwards now passed better, and Wales had much the better of the play. Half-time. G. T. P'ts. WALES 0 1 3 ENGLAND 000

I ASSOCIATION GAME I STACEY-ROAD V ALBANY-ROAD I DIVISION A. At Roatb Park. Several weeks have now passed without Albany-read being able to gain a point, and when fh £ y had a chance of achieving TRM object, poor judgment by one of their- lads nullified their, chances. An ftret half wa-s the outcome, but sub- sequently luck favoured Staoey-road. The lattor's forwards br 0ke away, and PaTey, in trying to clear, Put through his <.?n ?oal. 'Misfortune further befell the same lad wh?n, thro?sh p}y the same pla-V he c?n- -tI..d a st?(?Ad )tc?. W- U Final score Goals I Stacey-road 2 Albany-rooad 0 I

SPLOTT-RQAB V MARLBOROUGH-ROAD I At Spiott pin-k. The Splott lads always prove forrdjctahle opponents when plaj-iflg hoto-6, but th.ey belied their reputation in this matoti. At the same time, credit is due to their opponents for pntting up such a fine dipl. B?th sMi?3 attacked alternately, but tb? defence always proved euperior to the attack. 1_- Fiüál 600re (Tõät Pmal sc<?r? C?oaTs I V, ,O? It 1, -ra 0 ??l., ?.. h rOQA 0

WAIDNOR-ROAD V MOORLAND-ROAD I At Thompon's Park. Although the visitors I Jiad tie wind nù gradient to contend with at tlie Start they had quite a-s much of the play as. their opponents, a.nd were frequently attacking. for the visitors, was yery cflnsDJcuous, and put in several fine ghots which wont, a little wide. Smith opened the scoring for Radnor, the ball glancing off One of the visiting backs and giving the ens- todian DO chance. Eadnor-road led at the interval by a goal. Contrarv to expectations, the ho7ne.=rter« continually attacked on .the re-start, and, Nicholson following upja. ehot, smartly scQIfci their &e-cond after the visit- ing goalkeeper had only partly saved. Richards 1trt. ecorea for Moorland-road, and I theif thOY oegfeih to inakt strenxious efforts to draw level. Theh equaliser, however, was hot forthcoming, and Badnor-road eventually ran out winners. Final eoore Goals I B??BOt-r?a<t  t. 2 I 'Ifetvi-ljcn^-road î

RADKtfR-ROAD II. V PENARTfi NATIOffAL I DIVISION B. At Park. P&nartA scored t-wo ?ig in cnnck è'litlon in tUS first b?lf,! tiMW? 4WI. and Matthews, Atkinson retaliating for Badnor-road.. Soon cifttr the' of the second half the home- sters had a fine chance of obtaining a second, a frjfeS kick bfelnsr awarded them in a good po-Sitibn. The defence, however, could not be -penetrated. Towards the end of the dmè Smith eau-alised I Fna.1 oor" Goals 1 fíQ. rÎ. ():Üg I pena.â ?atH>na<I 2

cetAH V STACEY-ROAD I At Qogan. Pl?y was -e?ve?. Stacey-ro?d, .with th? wind_behuid th?m. had ?li?htj?y th j j?t of !ma?r?. The interval ?rriY? With i poPcSpe. ?T!jf JH tR% s?ond hatf R-eynoJds, TharD?? an? Smith scored for the homestere.. From ? neat pass by GrifSth? HHl netted for Stàœýrd. Near the end B?Esett and Allen affdfcd two more goals tor Cogan. g;,aD Pinal: Goals. DQ?ap, & U1œY -ro: :1IS. I

AIR RIFLE SHOUTING I CAM)M*F A?D UI?TRrCT A85UCIATIOX. _Gcm?6t!cm.JS?. K orRS.?T. C?'le?. M; Joe Vaughan, 2a9- W, \lesc.h, 33; A. R. TaYeller, 31; W. Fiy, ThoiS&s, 'T- Morga-ii-, 29; J. Thompson, 51; J, MiMM 35V W. Ft?nr?, M—t?tar, 31E. ?C?tca lMtt?te.-T-8<m!d, 27; A. Allen, 28; 6. ?"ton instttli?%% ?iwh, 27;-E.'J. Turr,3; F. G t!i?a?nm 32 W. Mll, 2B J. Ji?h k tii% Gu a, 29; S. Hain.^?, W. HiU, 28; J. JeMM?. 2$; ?BB, ?tteh?. lOyDOt.- VALLET LEAGUE. *Ttmvp&B<!?' ?'CB?"'<'????- But1er 31; J. H. Doe ji- Da" v, ,30; ?- Diè1, 30; W. Gr?fTihs,.Sl? ?' CoMn, 27; .W, ?Ctt<. ?; J. D,aY1$, 2; Geo. t?tcheJi S3; E. T: 30; W. rustic, 34; H. Moore; 33— tbttfl, • j- VroodfieW—J- Venn, oO; J. Loniey, 32; G. Williams, 21>; J. Griffiths; ■»; G. iUfnn:[* 29; W. Mbrgah, 28; F Boctaday, 29; F. Back, 29; M. R. Kyac., S6; w. Jones, 30; B. 1Ja.m13p. .D. .:>Ot&l, 551. • £ >«imUh be«a« town, .).;

HURST PARK. I 9 A—The PRIORY SELLING HURMZ —HANDICAP of 100 æn; winMT to be sold for 50 SOTS. Two miles. 6 9 13 Sir R Wilmot's AUDt Maud 1 611 3 Mr G ThurSby's Skevdiiiig Hmit 2 5 10 12 Mil" J Gasliinofe's Saiiy Goamp .Dlflon 3 6 1", NiM I^ounga's Amptniu .Hult.ee: 0 5 10 12 ilr R Ootcs Payne 0 4 10 10 3iV J D coku's Greenwing .H.re C Winner trained prl\:¡.tély, Betting—9 to 4 agst I;ieftnmg, 5 to 2 aga Oiwen- -llig, 7 to 2 apt AmputiiL, Õ to 1 agst, C., 6 to 1 agst Sally Ganip, and 1-0 to 1 a.eft Aunt .1&.00, "on by a nock; six ImS-LLo between the eacoad and tiiird. Goous waa fourth, and Greenwing laot. (Raoe started at 2. 3, The winner vvas bougM in for 120gs., and wee both led out aad 5uos:quently led in by a young lady, a daughter ut Llir Boiiert Wilmot, an unique circumetancfc iii racing. 0 OA—The TEDDINGTON SELLING HUR- 2,3 DLE RACE of 100 SOV; wum?r to be sold for 50 sovs. Two milee. a. 12 0 Alias E Souray's Chevepel F Morgan 1 a 12 0 Mr G Duiier's Veao ..1"iggot.t 2 inutr trained by tiQby. Betting—7 to 4 en Cheverei. Won ciidily by three lsngtliE. (Race started at 2.31.) 3/A—The NEW CENTURY STEEPLE- 3.0 CHASE of 500 Mvs; the second to recei.e 55 sovs. Two miles. 5 12 5 Mr li Mills's Ire Viso .Cbwley 1 5 11 12 Cap: James Foster's GlMicar liotan 2 6 12 5 Mr D M'Caimont's Biilyicacoll .Owner 3 6 12 5 Mr W R Clarke's Crots yuesiion Pig^ott 0 5 12 5 Lord Coventry's Bel us Wa4Xig«ton 0 a 11 12 Mr J D Cohn's Carnagie -Jontr, 0 5 11 5 Mr H B Harrison's Bosoja .fIu.1:1ey 0 Winneir ulined by F liartigaji. Bettin.gr—6 to 1 agst Le Yiio, and id to 1 apt Glen- car. ..on by a neck; two lengths between the second and third. Boom was fo&th, a?d &1$ I"t- 9 A—The OPEN STEEPLECHASE of 130 3 •OU ?ovs; the &econd to reoedve 20 eovs Three miles. a 12 3 Mr C Bovrer Ismay's Bloodstone Waikington 1 a 12 3 Mr A Barclay W alker's Round Dance CoWtey 2 Warner trained by l'.obill50il. ADDITlOSAL AEKIYALS THIS MORXISG. Veno, Sall), Gamp, b3v<THaXe, Cheverel, Ballymacoll, Greeawing, Carnejie, and i>ano5e.

HAYDOCK PARK. 2.0.—The CLUB MAIDEN STEEPLECHASE PLATE of 70 sovs; weight for age; winners exitra. Two miles. 511 7 Mr 0 H Jonas" Rathna?y .X<w<? 1 ? a 11 12 colonel Cot(6,s betuaius Gos?,011 2 ii 19 j{J<"1 Ol'?s FS :< I Ak-o ran—Wise Fox \Ø5eti" Sh&un Ore {Lp.U) azd Belmont (Mr llu.rr:jn Winner trained by Goulthwaite. Betting-7 to 4 agrtt Rathnally, 2 to 1 agst Finchale, 9 to 2 agst Setanius 6 to 1 acst t'hrun drt, 8 to 1 agst Wic-6 Fox, and 2C to 1 agst Jilelmoat. Won by five leng"Ujs; eigh: lengths s-v pa rated the second -amd third, (llace ttajted ae 2.0.) 2.50.-The FARM SELLING HANDICAP HURDLE RACE of 70 sovs; wianers extra; winner to be sold for 50 sove. Two miles. 4 11 7 Mr D Harrison's The Lieutenant ..Anthony •• 11 2 Oapt Holland's Galajnart Uoev.-eli k a 1! 13 Mr J Bay lis'e Beoitee 6eWe L,-?ll 3 a :¡l M J ,t;O'"e 'S; ')¡ (Header I. Winner trained by B Smith. Betting-5 to 4 aget The Lieutenant, 9 to 4 aget Galamart, 7 to 2 ¡¡,g,.t BetAee and to 1 agst any other. VNon by three-parts of a length; a had tbird- (Bace rtaxted at .>(),) 3.0.—The NEWTOX HANDICAP STEEPLE- CHASE of 150 sow; winners extra.. Three miles. a 10 4 Mr R CartwTight's Heatroe J Anthony 1 6 10 11 Air G P Sunday's Stag's -ead Mr Harrison 2 a 12 7 Mr 11 M Kaitigai's Domino Grace 3 Also ran—Tempo (Anthony.) Winner tratoed by Cartwrigit. B6tting to 4 agst iAeatnje- 3.50—The SATURDAY SELLING HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE of 70 sovs; wianers ertra; win-ner to be eoid for 51J sore. Two nailee. a 11 9 Mr VV Girdle, uosweii l a 11 3 Mr J BayLs's Cracky Lyall 2 all Ml'S Dudley H!n's FiHnng ?'es Walker 3 Also ran—Yarl»V (0,?ner,, Aithtey (Dodd", al?d '*M- I gaineiti (Small wood a Winner trained by Gosweli. i ADDITIONAL ARRIVALS THIS MOBNISG. Sctanius, Eha.un Aboo. Baihvally, Beetee s.ule, Gala- maxt, Girdie, Althrey, Cracky, Prying Eyes, Bangui- nrtli, Uu«f d'USuvre, KilmucL1iÙ, Beautiful Maud, Admiral eleoù, dick Clack, stag's llead, Vai-jet, Belmont, and Priccta.

Bonfire II. was sent Daofc to Fraxice yesterday morning. Ciruegie will be despatchei to Franc eafter fulfill- ing his engagement in the .sew Cc-ntury ottleplaciiiza to-dEy. Probable chalices in tile Grsmd Jfationai arrange- ments aire the foiowiag, vir;, :-1'. HMca for n, v-v icthain (W Bulteel>, Fetlar'u Pride iP hiWtkarj, and Bloodstone <■> alkirgtoni.

OFFICIAL SCRATCHINOS. The "sSportaman" has been officially intormed by Messrs. Vveathetrby of the following soratclungs:—" j LI-VOOLN JtBETIXG. Lincolashlm Handicap—Cancmite (at 11.21 to-day). Brockiesby St.ak"s-Prikh Poor. Vtelbeck lfulJd!¡;ai.a, Cyaxifa, and ZephaBitCh. Linooln engagements—Rifle Butt, Hailaton, ail Mr Goodson'e. hc^ssts and MandDia. orthem Welter Plut-Agglethorpe. Ki^'Iiajn HaJidioap—Ciuionitt. ItoddiTrsrton Haodieap, JLi-oin, and Cup OOUrse Selt- ing, Liverpool—Baster. MICSL^A STOT7S. West of Scotland States, notntot-inncff. Melton o^ang Handicap, Iveioeeter—LevaageT anid G lenl: vèn. Koval Artillery lAgtLt Wøitht steepuchalge-Dolpyln Jtuight. NOTTIXGHAM SfHi-NG MKE7n«WJ In the last ie&ue at me "Itatcin^ Calendar' Staple ?Ntcin? Calec?'' 8tBtpte ?ed s wet?jit shcaM to Ot Stb m tt? BUCoM Abbey

ANSWERS TO OORBESPOiqDa-M. HArrSr Harry (Ponitypooill.—Mx. Spencer Gol- Mii, bla<&, white Sleeves; red and black cap. cap.

GRAND BOXING lUGHT ¡ f,ATi;BDA Y, ilAKCH iah i?, MOUNTAIN A S?[ oU.sn P.Vl-LIO)i. 20 3-inlnme Bduad CMtte?t, Peters (Treorckri T jick K1n4 (L?4M). ? i?Tm<m y?ee ?d ;Cioo Side Stake. Kiglst round Contest, Tom Priab (KountUa Ash) v BickCternum ?cunmji-?h). ,d ??-round CMH<?t, Fred 1-Y Mardf? T. T,, ?Qa? lilerthS-r).- Co!tt<'?, Kid BeL?Ing (Ne> ? Tim Ha>vid (Cardiff)  Six-rooad ?atc.t. Y? 0 JkIOll (Aa?r? T..J.. Fean (feifygiM?. First Appearaaoe of P*c*ej Ma^rlifia i. Waits. DOnta Open Sevia o'clock. rlzst CooXAt 7.30 eijjtrri ^tatiselonIflB-, 51., 8* i(L, Md 1a. 41K7 SPEND YOUR EASTER MONDAY AT CARMARTHEN PARK. BRASS BAND CONTESTS. AMATEUR CYCLE RACES (Under N.C.U. Bule). PROFESSIONAL FOOT RACES. USTQTRIS FFISFORMAXCE BY Kdlle. A. HENGLECfi'S TROUPE OF RUSSIAN POODLES. Entry Tarp» Full l-iculilr from Secretary I J. C. H. roRTygLL, cajmirtfien. •mo I .?- TOEING A? sr??L? PLCaRU.Q. HOLLAJm 'ihe O?eet&'??? and Mc? Extonaive Fim of Turf uommu??n ftet,? :n t? ?o?a. L?colnshite kiaAUcau. Liverpoci Gr?d Kittta= »eeplopi^i ?t&Mtle?, 42. ?eepteph"?'???  0 Cõ AY81 ? D.?? .n? j??. bnortille Or A-ttllUiU iù otirtiog Prlos.  ?? M.??h? Tønø .,nd .ua. t4i111ng ¡S1Uc Codes, &c., ai»P^ Coata^aiai Suort«Maj> JWe <??'P' a Pcvt dnta,'z-iu; < '1 181'S to bè £ n 1MX6T8 to W r—~ 'i'UkPIXQ ASE) Xpzll;&& ? ta<?? W. H L. DYER, iGs. DOWLAIS CHAMBERS, DOCKS, Cbmj&eEo* BuSttiifc Monday. Birch 14tB. All on4 Ciienta King-op tftt. Xei. 2546. HARRY DUGGAKT, ie, DOWLAI8 OBAJIBEBS, DOCfiS. CijujnieiiCos Bukinew JlotiStf, SHuch !4th. An Old CftShts Ring-UO Kit. Y61. 11148. TANN AND GOULD (aimberi of tte Turf åwardfan ^ecieuj 39 OOMltSfiClAL-STltBET, MaWPOfiT, jifet,. SO MtiM 0.1\ KAtiHb nador Jockey- duo BhHek. MB. HAB?Y ??S wf to infarm m tSios. g^Ueiaon tbat tove B<?e bukuieao with bun ?MRe. m? th? tnp ? AmA?? ? t?stp???! ? ??t ?hik-i6?KM &,= clK?tM?B? a.ud t busineba will be carried On &8 hit!lert.o.e1f clienTt busima.a will be etn'i?d an aa hit.nerto.—?e? et?nLt tpply for ierg?_t? Cardiff. t?eeiap mc code, &o., CARDIFF RACEs. EASTER MONDAY AND TUESDAY. e2012 ———————————————- j LINCOLNilUEt aAXMCAP.YoUr ?i chande tp ma.ke a "pile."  25. at Once {oT m?e "pite." —B. ?.MtHESKBl, Budlej-road, B?i?, %et my "saip- — B Lincdlm. eulz Ll^OOUN AND NATIONAL KITSA SPECIAL.— Sind AL for tile DOttfeijU 2fe. ta. 1e. J:eu notfciae,— J. CERT, G.P.O., CirditE. All Uients Eeceivod .1mbl<e KaU. MMCSI2 PRELIMINASY NOTICE. TAFF VAvE PARK, PtPCTYPREDD, EASTER MONDAY &IM Tumm. t. Gr?,.t _,?-MAT 'tt7? -i -ii PKOFESMO?AL ?.TSLETIC Vii,L7K, LVG,a1 (?LLOW? SPORTS, It NVb: h me ew se T,4 (dhe-UuTd of a mile) *iL be lJpen Batry ferms L?w T?dy. øeõrëöty, GKEYfiOCSD hOTEL, POXTYHflJ>0. e20U .DARE TQW.x ASS £ )(: 1ATI<>>7 L CLUB (LU?tM?.-G'? Fpiot?H ToSrB&m?Tfaia MM 2rd NvHt&tt T, r 1II4aÝJ Ti-i flu. Priz<?: Wtna? of F'&Cd tø,ye 11 &?'<i -qwgir?; »aane;9-up .to 11 ??r ?ted?. t,.aI1 is as e»l3 j1 De had fi?b Sedt?t,,y, Cxraiftt; bi!rd,frè. don j

A PRIVATE DROWNED 1 MAUA, I Private John M€fcer, 1Bt ArgrK and SutWer- la.nd Higrlilaiidere, was drowned this after- noon while ba-thiric off Pembroke j TJi. body f1å.ci been Nïc»v4mRl.1Wt1Ør. L

WEATHER FORECAST The British Meteorological Offioe this morn, ing issued the following forecast of the weather likely in South Wales from 10.30 am. to-day till 10.30 a.m. to-morrow Nort.her}y, hgilt or modMnte; fair; cold; abaxp frost I a land at night.

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES & DEATHS AND IN MEMORIAL. II far inatxtius adverUsementa !L1<Ø1: tbjo liAiflJH: is. ior SO orti anfi id. or E1 try Two £ xir» Words. No notiee of this description wilf S* Inserted unieee MilieiiticKtad by the name acd addreae cf the sender. | Ttltpuu and toiephonic mefsa^es caunat be acted oc iyntft coiiAtmod in writing. Er "0 DCATHS. t.- B n | ETAXS.—Oc Friday, Marci, lltii. at 13, Broncynan- terraœ, Cv?-nd?e, Mrs, Kr?g,?r (Jlorfydc Mor- ?nwg)'. widow of late joei? Evaju. Butcher. lbe.-da'e. (jzL' T?Li,?d?? -Ni L: ?i- 151 ;¿!l at(g}:IOCrl:6 _ai' C;;l. 15th, HOOK.—On MMch lltti. at '68, C&tiwaral-road. Aaaie, dearly beio\ed if, of Edv/aid Hook, in her 52nd year, FQv?eial Tuesday. 11 ?.m., gentlemen o?ly. Xo fi(mers, by -peciaa reqmest. j IJOITES.—Marcti 9t6. at LiuimTgToes. HMybyther, the residence 0; Ms biotlier, Arthur Meyricl:. aon cf the late Wm, Janes, J.P., L.L., of Llwynvgroes, for many years in tne Cardiff Eailwav OiBces, and latterly at the Tindlll ESilway Works. Private funeral at Llanwnen, Stturday, 12th. friends pleate accept this, the only intimation, LEWIS.—At Liysaeron, Pengam. cn March 7th, An-c. the wMow of tbe late Dd. Lew if. Colliery Manager, Fanerarl MxHiday, leaving house at ;>.li PEi., for Geiiygaer Churchyard. M-OftG. AX ,-John Morpan, Builder, Pantycltin. died ilarch Utli. isio. fuaersi ai O-ue o'clock ou Weiines- ?sy. !or Zoar. PR1 i —On Jtwcii tho &th. at Z, Brorr.te\d.pl, ?ecarth, &rtbur, the bck>yed busbaQd 0: A.jce Pnce. Funera! t:urdaY, Two p.m. ?hrrp. Gentlemen only, fiej!Pb accept tbi5, the only :atlmatH}ll. TTn,t).—On the 10th inst., at Crm?m.' Ha, Jtarr Burant. tbe uile of D. F. Pritckard Efq J.P. Private fuuoral Monday, ai Tiydd:slwyn Jhurcrh. Xo Refers. S»S10Xs.—On the 11th March, at :ö5. Cathedral-read. Cardiff. Eil, daughter oi A. and L SÔSiOllS. a-; .:ed 23 years. Funeral Tuesday, leavleg- regidence Tv/elve Xoai. TALSTTE.—At Pierrofort, Eadyr, on Sth instant, Jacques Victor Valette, aged 65. Private funeral 5.. Xoen. WILLI March 9th. Maud, tbe bela"ed (h,ag1\ter of Frederick and Elizabeth "Wi'iarns (late of Chemical,, Maesycwmmer. Funeral lio-iday at Four o'clc.ci; for T'aobor Church. Gertieaiea only. WILLIAMS.—On March lltL. at Old .^tr.tion. Tuff's Well, Jofci; Williams, late porter T.Y railway: ajed 66. Ftir.era.l Tue-^ioy. Taree P. fa, ,>«,etr —■ „ I rj»————>

d, AUGUSTINE J. STONE FUNERAL OIBECTOB. Personal Supervision to All Orders. Nit. Tel.: Qaxdifl, Xos. 704 and IS06. Po6t-offioe Tl.; 3so. 612, Card:fL Ttlegraji^: AUG-UtTINE tTO.Vt, Cardiff. "^TOEKING-ST., ^ABDIFT. pHELPS AND "j WEGTEEa MAITBUILDI-NGS, I ST. MARI-STREET, CARDIFF, j For FLOILAIJ DBCOKAT IOXS, | FU-NERAL WEKATIIS AKD CEOSSE3. I PLAXTS. fEEDS CUT FLOWRES. J | ??a* PALM bCM?AY.  ? EO. T?TILLIAMS AND gONS, \R T FLORISTS. r 11, ROYAL ARCADE, CARDIFF, FOR WREATHS, CEOSSES, Ac. OUE SPECIALITY -J f\ /Q WREATH Carriage -LU/ 0 Pa.ki. j a7000 WREATH, CROSS, HARP, or any t FLORAL DESIGN, WILLIAM TLlESEDER, THE NURSERIES, CARDIFF. Telegrams: Nat. Telephone: Traseder, Florist-, Oardiff. 697. fr7Qj& CASE BHOS., ART FLORISTS, QUEEN-STREET. CARDIFF, Are Now Receiving Orders for WREATHS. CROSSED. for I' A L "M SUNDAY. On viell-iL"Nv-n 7/6 and 10/6 I Speciality Wreaths, Ay,krde" pqij_and ¡\fÜI¡¡ a,7i)Ø9 TELTH WhM perfectly fitted 80 aq to eoabk thorotifh tion prod see NEW HEALTH. RIOst POOPle kaoi, but fear the restortt of the bad ouaa. To ibote we my out iwaotrhed system of extraction 111 PAINLESS MM baa 0too<i the test of lime, a^d made for us ODe of the largest kxcsan«ssea in Souua WIÙea. We Werèfore ask you to ooze to us mod ?Eo?t it to your own ?MMi?etton. We employ no Ois.nTas«>rB. C°- H. K. CAREW & C°- 6, QUEEN-SlT CARDIFF. ..Brnnclws:—CAiultPitiLiLi—C:»8tle*iew bt<> Frxd&y« PtiK'iiiL £ i—7, l«tra<i.-ro*d.. Xue»day4 auk t.ft.. "? -S

NEWMARKET NOTES atom ÖUR OWK OORRE:5POKDJ:ST,) NEWJtABKtT, Kaxurday. I>ISOOL,SSHIBS HANDICAP WOSJC. Artisan, a good six furiongs. ybrmim Hi., a iiice í1Wg a quarter. WatKbt II. (Madden), H stripped good seven tarloogt. Hyttffettua stripped and weni. a iutUing allæ. Vigilance and v\ it- ilasor., a nit? icx. furlongs. Duke of Sparta., Liie sa.¡¡¡e dit;4!.toc. TRIADS. B Jarvfe's HflSELLCA.N" Za (Howard" easily beat OnfH,, bappbire, and Itookliope .->;wicrr*>vc over four lujtpjujj. „ Syast's DuRO beat Taj (LYlih:un) and Gedrw; over a mile. >. on by a tevglh and a haif. LATS THlALh. A Si^er, sen's bca* Penelope, A. Sadler, Jun's De Betake, Ferke, sy.dief, seat Marit, aiut Maza, over 1ne v> on by a length thioc parts of a fcagth bciween lae second alid tliirti. Li??U.LK MEK'n?G. SNL.ECT1?NS FOj{ Mu?DAY T??I  <?i.T eod) liait.iyany J'iate—WBBtN II. 'l.lWeil:Auctje bta^es—v, JNKIE K. Cka.piia iStalie?—Y u L X G :¡ L'RK.

YESTERDAY S LONDON BETTING. -ZAUdPW?8 CM the Lt?tcsture H?ldic?p ?M m?mty cofS^to^hi ia'?UI,les* Ctr.?u.? Daisy and Cia- aSSu? LLr?(.a? ?j?- zd,-?c,,d trom 7-e, =? to Kl.c laen t 1 !li cIost. aDd the ,at, was agaii, hiie Cindt?rl?c) ?' backed d^wn to ti, B^li»attlhl.ea, "? Juliet 11 trt-eUed bMt fJ tV othacb. ?he d<,?s on ?, ?ttion?I ?ere i?ht. Ul5rCrjLXSHias liAKDICAP. (To be run, luesSiy, Msrcl 15. U^t^ce, one mile..) 5 to 1 agst cirrist",m In.iSy, t ud o M to  Ciad?rei?, t iaa o 1i0^ 0 M- 7 Hyj.ae:t? t ? to 1 — R?I?. t t 2^ 5 t6 i Ii ?-' t i.ffH/ ? ? ? ? ??t ii., t ? o iau o 3 k-&umwr n., t GRAN" KAflONAL. Clio be run. tnd«y, Muxh it. Instance, aixrat tmn naiiee ana 8J6 yVa.s.J 10 to 1 agst Gu-iisej-, t &nIi o 100 to 6 — The Lurcher, t and o A) to 1 — bpriagboji, t wtd o I LATEST LONDON BETTING. Friday Night.. ?CO?SRIB???? MO to 100 at;;t Chtî<;tm &isy, t and W iS??, ?? — Ciuotreilo, ti>5.isy, t and w mw to 200 mond's Pride, t 1GOO to 90—Va.?n? t ? W M M DBke & Sp&rta. t z0i-w to 100 J uÜet II., t

DURHAM MINERS' DECISION The Durham mipers' delegates at their couBcil meeting to-dci-y dowM by a substAU- tial majoriuy not to aboilcb ilie eight bcurs" agNleIllent, which h.as b.een the oi so j much trouble in the 2>uriiam coal trade, but to seek alterations 8;ifld amendim'entp

ANSWERS t6 C0HRESP0HDENTS "Ja1'tly.Thirty- to ou? —

"LINSEED eCMl'OUXK i«- Coughs. Gttdi, aAd aoocalolJ t-mbiea 9i, ifli. am TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATiON BARGAIN SALE. GREATEST VALUE EVER OFFERED. SOL PHILLIPS, JEWELLER AND JGLLYERSMITH 41, ST. MABY'ST" CARDIFr- iiltl ifear-Adtolral fiichferfl Britten, of KerswitJk, TVore-ester, left esiate Mlufea a.t JL??B7??(?*a?d Tan TerrM-r Bc-?: i; u.ne?med -tll ?" d?po?a of in three 58, *??!T)e-!?r!?i, CarCtS. e4!3'?ul6  '?OCC?S 9!i$g- btM!D<? ,1 Bequj reU;¡Oie you iiousekeerer, w:th busil1 ?h6w!S?; 0? "1i y cap'itSl pteieTteH — Apply, '?ta h!J! i;-Ui"" X &, E'?nJng' expr?-;? Ctu-??C. H3S8u15 ?IRR T?A AB L E .1;t¡tB; ?MBT ¡iTM. c&thedr.?. V-' a,nd "taOT:)tr". imes, Brightoa Va, l¡- fttreet, Hereford. LXUEE Ha.w..e Ml1L dbmi be 1: ire or lide¡oru- ■A stllre; shJg1e 01" doub1e lk*nce.— State full pa.rtlcu- rs, nam? of house, dtaferict, &c., U. Z., Lvm tug Ex- f&ai, jrrwpoct. ewwi