Evening Express

POLLING IN SOUTH DORSET. Polling in South Dorset, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Colonel Hambro' (Conser- yative) commenced at eight o'clock this morning, tyie candidates beinj: Mr. W. E. Brymer (Conserva- tive) and Mr. Pearce Edgecumbe (Gladstoniao Aberal). During the first hour the polling pro- yeded quietly. Party colours are freely displayed, ^d there are plenty of conveyances. The fine leather is expected to materially augment the g}on, which promises to be a I eavv one. PREVIOUS ELECTIONS. ttturgis (L) 3,128 fiamoro (G) 3,095 Majority. 33 1886. Hambro (C) 3,477 '.Sturgis (L) 2,486 Majority. 991

SIR GEORGE ELLIOTT AND THE PURISTS, Says the Hawk :-Sir George Elliott intends, I hear, to again contest the Monmouth Burghs. At the time of the Hairs scandal a number of persons in Sir George's constituency, adopting the Stead theory that every peccadillo should be punished by ostracism, made a set upon him. But the baronet, with the same pluck which enabled him to rise from poveriy to a vast fortune, and pre- vented him from paying blackmail even with a scandal as the all ernatlve, has determined to beard Newport purists. As it happens, he is sure of success, for Newport's prosperity depends on Sir wjBorge Elliott's good-will.

>. Glamorgan Building Society, Cardiff. The members of the ab )ve society held their annual general meeting on Wednesday evening at their chiei offices, 15, Queen-street, Cardiff. Mr. J. H. Wilson, the president. d the society, was in the chair.-The report siated that the directs congratulated the members on the complete suc- cess which had attended the step they took at the previous annual meetmg of reducing the rate of interest charged to borrovying members from 6 per cent. to 5 per cent.. and that it still enabled them to continue to pay a bonus of Ii per cent., in addition to the usual b per cent. inureston invest- ing shares, and left- a larger balance (£520 5s. 9d.) to carry forward to the folinwitig Yf'ar. The propertie- in possession only amounted to the small sum of J6158 16. 3u., aud they were all let and fringing in » good revenue. The reserve iund tiad been increaseu, and now stood at the sum of 51,518 5*. lOd., ami this was invested in Consols. The amount .advanced on properties duiing the year was £ 12,522 3s. 6d., valued by the society's surveyor (Mr. K W. M. CorDett) at £18,090. '%e total amount due by borrowers was £ 68,871 ni" against which the society held securities valued at £ 133,135. The whole of the accounts had been thoroughly audited by Mr. David Robert, F.C A.. Cardiff, The result of the year's working was most gratifying, and whilst the reduction in the interest to borrowel S proved to them a signal relief, it was yet productive of a good return to investors. The large amount of reserve in Consols was also a guarantee to members, and altogether the society 'e were to be congratul, t"d on the result of the year's worlung. The directors regretted that, owing to the demand on his time, Mr. Alfred Thomas, M.f., had been obliged to resign his seat on the board, and they had filled the vacancy by appointing Mr. Edward Oliver Jones of Castlefieid, Cardiff. The retiring directors, viz., Messrs. J. H. Wilson, Robert Hooper, Charles Bird, J. M. Jennings, T. H. Riches. and James Hurman, were re-elected, and after the usual complimentary votes the meeting terminated.

Miss Jenner Once More. In the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice, London, on Wednesday the case of Jenner v. Thomas came belore Mr. Justice Lawrence, sitting without a jury. This was an action brought by Miss Gertrude Jenner against Mr. Evan Thomas, burcher, carrying on business near Cardiff, and Mr. Harry Cousins, solicitor, at Cardiff, to recover £ 1,000 damages for maliciously seizing her furniture under an execution, and making her a bankrupt. The defence was that the proceedings were quite regular, and that the points in dispute had already been judicially decided. The plaintiff was referring to what had been said by Mr. Justice Field in regard to some of the proceedings, when Mr. Justice Lawrence, who was complaining of irrelevancy, observed, "Never mind about Lord Field. He has gore to a happier sphere." (Laugh- ter.)— Miss Jenner: He is alive, my lord." (Laughter.)—The Jullge: Yes, and probably there is a still happier sphere yet in store for him." (Laughter.)—After hearing the plaintiff at con- siderable length in support of her case, the learned Judge found that she had no case, there being not a tittle of evidence against the defen- dants, and, therefore, gave the defendants judg. ment, with costs.

Evidence was given before the Roval Commis- sion on Mining Royalties on Wednesday by Sir Charles Bernard, of the Revenue Department of the India Office Mr. J. Bramston, of the Colonial Office; Mr. Alsop, of Matlock, Derbyshire Mr. tihimwell, of Mansell Dale, Derbyshire "> and a representative of the Cardigan silver lead mining industry. At Llanboidy Petty-sessiocs oa Wednesday (before Messrs. K. G. Protheroe, W. L. Philipps, J. Bagnall Evans, C. W. Jones, and J. B. B. Protheroe) a letter was read by the clerk (Mr. W. Morgan Giiffiths) from Mr. Robert Lewis, Pendine. staling that the adjourned case of assault brought by Mathias, of Pendine, one of his Emergency men at the recent tithe sales at Llandissilio, against Mr. Jchn George, farmer, on the occa- sion of the sales had been settled, and ihe panties wished the case withdrawn. The iiench were informed that the settlement bad been .nude at. the instance of the defendant, who had ')a,id the costs of the proceeding?.— The Bench -iecided that they could not allow the matter to pass in that fashion. The law had been set in motion with reference to an assault case and an offence against the public peace, and they could not sanction the withdrawal of the proceedings until the parties appeared and personally applied for leave to setlle.-The case was, consequently, _furtli'.r adjourned to next sessions.

——^Mi THE WORLD'S NEWS. (BY SPECIAL CABLKGRA31S THROUGH DALZIEL'S, REUTER'S, AND CENTRAL NEWS AGENCIES.) Escape of Lunatics. Lowered Themselves by Ropes from the Sixth-storey Window. NEW YORK, Wednesday —Three inmates of the Juvenile Asylum in One Hunched and Seventy-sixth-street made an attempt to escape at one o'clock this morning. The lads, who are twelve, thirteen, and fifteen years of age, were room-mates in the sixth-storey of the asylum. After the mid- night round of the guards, the lads left their beds, dressed themselves, and let themselves down from the window by a rope which they smuggled into thejroom. As the rope was short by 20ft. they lengthened it by tying sheets to the end. They reached the ground in safety, climbed the outer wall, and fled towards the city. When their escape was discovered the various police-stations were warned, and the boys were captured in Tenth- avenue before daylight. From Calcutta to New York. An Exciting Race. NEW YORK, Wednesday (.Dalziel).—Two large sailing vessels of different model and build have just arrived in New York, after a race of over 12,000 miles. They were the Governor Robie, an American clipper wooden ship, and the Holyrood, of Liverpool, an iron ship, nearly 350 tons heavier than the Robie. The Holyrood left Calcutta on January 23, and the Governor Robie left the same port on the 26tb. The captains of the two vessels had been boasting in port of the speed of the ships, and had made wagers upon the result of the race. On Monday, at eighteen minutes past one in the afternoon,the Governor Kobie was sighted off Sandy Hook, and the Holyrood was sighted at 1,50, or 32 minutes later, so that the smaller wooden vessel had easily beaten the large iron clipper. both vessels were loaded with jute, and' having taken the same ooure, experienced the same weather. Is He Lord AllandaieP CALAIS, ME., Thursday {Dalziel).—A man, named Charles Oscar De Couroey, has just created a great sensation in Machias by assuming the title of Lord Allanaale, and claiming to be the heir to a vast fortune in England. He has been two years in the State Prison for obtaining money by false pre- tences. Disastrous Fire. NEW YORE, Thursday {Dalziel).—There was a disastrous fire last night among the timber yards on Long Island City, just across the East River from this city, and adjoining Brooklyn. Six timber yards, as many sash and door mills, and a stove foundry were burned. The loss will exceed a million dollars. Queen Victoria's Gift. OTTAWA, Wednesday (Reuter). — Queen Victoria's donation of a challenge cup, value £ 100,to the Royal Canadian Yacht Club is greatly appreciated by yachting men in the Dominion. A Bicycle Tour of the World. NEW YORK, Thursday (IJakiel). Messrs. G. D. Mitchell and E. E. Stevens, of Wash- ington, sailed on the White Star steamer Teutonic yesterday for a bicycle tour of the world.

IS IT WRONG TO WEAR DIAMONDS ? To buy diamonds is sin against the creed ot humanity." So Mr. Grant Allen lays down the law in an article entitled, Democracy and Dia- monds," which he contributes to the May Contem- porary. A diamond (says Mr. Allen) viewed as an aesthetic object alone,, is DISTINCTLY tDLGAB. It belongs to the same category us cut glass, lustre chandeliers, the ormolu drawing-room mirror, Louis Quinzo furniture, tinsel, and spangles, and gaudy gewgaws in general. This is not a fciere matter of opinion; if people will loos it straight in the face, they will see at once it is a matter of fact. Nobody would endure diamonds if they were not so costly. Nobody does endure them when they are paste and pinchbeck. It is the knowledge that they mean so much money expended which renders them fltshionil ble and endurable "t ali. Precisely similar bit* of shining glass, with facets just a" clear cut and lustre just as brilliant, when made of good honest paste, are univer.sa.ly scouted as in the most atrocious style poaaibte. But the diamond,' everybody says, is so much purer, so much brighter, so much clearer, so much more luminous, lte's been is finer than any imitation, its lucidity deeper, more transparent, more scintillating!' You rhink so? Well, as matter of fact, that is simply not true; and every expert will tell you so. The truth is, only such experts can discern by mere inspection the difference between a getn of the first water and a good paste lacfimile. As a mere aesthetic question the one is woith, to 99 out, of 100 of us, every bit as much as this other and neither, to a man of real taste, is worth a crooked sixpence. Diamonds are VALUED BECAUSE OF THEIR RABITT, and the consequent difficulty and expense of pro- curing them. A man has, let us pay, JE200 to spend, which gives him practically the command of Sjust so much labour. Now, if he were to decide with himself—'I will spend this sura in equipping and sending out a digger to South Africa to bunt for a diamond for me; I will pay his passage to Kimberley, and buy him a small claim, and set him up in tools, and keen him there for three months, on the hunt for a pebble-and then, when he has found one, I will wear it in jmy ring, just to show the world I can atfbrd to use so much wealth to so little purpose'—if he were to do all this, I say, why, even the diamond-wearers themselves, I think, would be staggered by the disproportion pf effort and product. They would see at. once for themselves how cruel and how vulgar was the expenditure."

ALL GREAT SPEAKERS NERVOUS. "Nobody," writes a London correspondent, who heurd the late Archbishop Magee preoch or spaok would have for a moment imogined that he was a nervous mon. Yet such was the case. Before he delivered that magnificent oration on the II ish Church Disestablishment Bill he paced up and down the corridors of the House of Lords before he robed, painfully fearful lest he should prove a failure in his maiden effort before his peers. But is it not the same with all great, preachers as it is with all great actors and speakers ? Henry Irving is always intensely nervous, so was Barry Sullivan. John Bnght was invariably the same—1 have seen him come down to the House of Commons with a speech prepared, and leave without delivering it. In point of fact. no one who is not nervous appeals to the heart of his audience, for he fails tu euiist their sympathy and carry them with him. Ellen Terry pleads gnilty to tha same soft impeachment, and yet she enrap- tures the house she plays before. Call it what you may, nervousness of a certain kind is necessary in a public preacher, actor, or speaker, and this Dr. Magee possessed to a considerable degree."

THE INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC. The London correspondent of the Freeman's Journal understands that among the latest victims of the influenza is Mr. Pierce Mahoney, M.P. He is confined to his bed with a sharp attack, which will prevent his attending the House of Commons for a week or two. Influenza continues to spread in Liverpool, and has seriously interfered with the business of the Liverpool Aesizes. Ju ymen have had to be excused, and members of the Bar are laid up. Among the latter are Mr. Higham, Q.C., and Mr. Ambrose, Q.C., M.P. The Press Association states that Colonel Herbert George Deedes, assistant secretary to the War Office, died on Wednesday morning, tbe primary cause being an attack of influenza. Influenza has become very prevalent in Birkenhead. Business is disorganised. At the workhouse nearly all the officials are affected, and outside assistance has had to be procured to carry on the administration of the institution. Influenza is increasing in Nottingham, and Mr. Sydney Johnson, solicitor, son of the town-clerk, J died from it on Wednesday.

TYNDALL'S DIAGNOSIS, No More Bui etins, Please. Professor Tyndall writes to the Times:—"Gout' is a "demon muUifaced/ and it may be that I am Suffering from gout. The accurate description of the matter is this. The pulse of the right foot beats normally, which indicates a free passage through the arteries; but-the right limb is swollen through- out, indicating that its deeper veins are blocked in a manner well known to physicians. With regard to the restoration of the return current, all is un- certain, but under the most favourable circum- stances it will require six weeks of absolute quiet to restore the normal condition of things. My warmest gratitude is due to the press for the friendly and sympathetic manner in which they have so frequently referred to my case. Might I request an additional favour ? My condition I have laid before you, and the alterations of that co'xution fiom day to day must be almost inap- preciable. May 1 ask a suspension for the future of bulletins, which I feel can only worry and weary the public and my friends r"

WANTED TO POISON MAMMA. A boy nine years of age entered a chemist's shop here (says a Berlin correspondent), and presented a slip of paper, asking the chemist to send by the bearer a quantity of arsenic. The chemist, of course, sefused to send it, and told the boy the person who wanted it must come himself. Shortly afterwards a second boy appeared with another piece of pappr, containing these words :—" My mother is very ill, and the doctor says she must have some arsenic. Please send me some arsenic, but it must be the real stuff." The chemist now had the boy arrested, when he confessed that he wanted to have the arsenic to put in his mother's coffee. He hated her because she had often thraahedhimforsteiling. Themotherhasasked the police to take her boy from her and put him into a penitentiary, as she is in fear of him.

TO FACILITATE M.P,'s RESIGNA- TIONS. A Bill to enable members of the House of Com- mons to resign their seats, brought on by Sir Henry James, Sir John Mowbray, Mr. Dillwyn, and Mr. Asquith, is printed to-day. It enables any member, by letter to the Speaker in the pre- scribed form, to apply for 'e-ive to resign his seat, and after fourteen days from the communication of such letter the House may refuse or grant the application as it thinks fit.

Kissing and Moustaches. In this month's Temple Bar Mr. W. H. Wilkinson has an article on England as it appears to a Chinaman. Yuan is much puzzled by our cus- tom of kissing. This is one of his attempts at describing the operationYoung people when visiting their seniors must apply their mouths to the left and right lips of the elder with a smacking sound. Even a. Chinese mother does not kiss her baby, though she will press it to her cheek; there is no term in Chinese for the con- ventional or affectionate kiss.. Men from twenty years of age onwards let th** moustache and beard gradually grow, it being the rule not to shave, but to allow the hair to grow long. After the age of fifty 0. sixty they shave off the hair from the upper lip, remarking that their life's strength is approaching decay, and they may now cease to grow the moustache, which is the outward sign of vigour"

Best for the Wife and Children, Just as he was being shown upstairs on calling upon Dr. Longstaff, of Wandsworth, Hugh Fisher, formerly an East India merchant, but latterly of no occupation, residing at Bridgwater, shot him- self dead. At the inquest on Wednesday it was stated that deceased managed his wife's busi- ness at Bridgwater, and as it did not progress favourably he reproached himself for allowing his wife to take it over. He left a letter addressed to his wife, statiqg that be intended committing suicide, as he thought it would be most profitable to her and the children, as by his act they would not be turned out of doors. His body would be found with the police at the mortuary at Wands- worth.—Temporary insanity was the verdict.

Ferdinand in a Love Scandal, The incident reported from Sofia regarding the attempt on the part of a prominent officer to shoot his wife is likely to have consequences of some importance, Prince;Ferdinand (says the Daily News) being personally implicated. The lady has long been currently spoken of in Sofia in connection with the Prince, and ev rybody in the city seems to have been better infoimed than the husband, who has now sworn to have revenge.

Dr. Magee and the Reporters. An authentic story is told of Dr. Magee, which shows his unassuming courtesy. He had been dis- tributing the prizes at a large school, and a num- ber of reporters had been present, but, owing to a singular cadunce in his voice, a quotation from Milton, which he used in nis address, was lost. While the reporters were waiting at the crowded railway station, "I wish," ssid one of them. U I could see the bishop, and ask him for the quota- tion." No sooner had he made the remark than he was tapped on tha shoulder by the right rev. preiate, who there and then recited the passage.

A Lady Dog Exerciser. The following advertisement has appeared in the Morning Post:—"To those who have not time to give their dogs sufficient time in London.—A lady. experienced, would exercise dogs in the park. Terms, one hour daily, 5s. a week; two hours, 7s. 6d.—Address B.L., &c. The ingenuity of the modern unemployed female is inexhaustible. "B. L."—initials suggestive to the canine mind of Benevolent Lady—is to be congratulated on a humanity which goes hand in hand with a keen eye to business.

He Spat Blood Twice. In the Divorce Division on Wednesday, prior to the rising of the court for luncheon, Mr. Tarden, addressing Mr. Justice Henn Collins, said: May I ask your lordship to assist me to get a heuring for my defence. I was very bad on Tuesday, and spat blood twice.—His Lordship said he had better not stop tOo long in the neighbourhood of the court. Mr. Taplen: Witl your lordship help me to get a bearing.-His Lordship: I shall give no assistance, and if you are a wise man you will not stop long in the neighbourhood of this court.

She Couldn't, But She Did, Me assault him I could not do such a tbing." And no sooner had the magistrate at South- wark (London) Police-court, dismissed the summons against both parties than the lady went for" her husband, 61 caught him by the hair, and vigorously scratched bis fape and eyes." Later, she dealt him several blows." This is positively the latest recorded example of feminine incon- sistency coming up to tbe scratch.

London Police Scandal, As the outcome of the inquiry instituted by the authorities at Bow-street into the alleged mis- conduct of certain constables of the Metropolitan police attached to the E Division, in recommending parties to a certain coffee-house near Holborn, two men have been punished. One has been dismissed the force, and the other has been reduced in class for two years.

Samuel's Romantic Passion. In Dublin on Wednesday Samuel Millen, aged 22, sued Miss Mary Johnson, aged 30, for breach of promise. The plaintiff deposed that the defendant disappointed him on two occasions, though he obtained the marriage banns. She told him there was as good fish in tbe sea." She also prevented him from emigrating by promising to marry him, as she had money. The jury awarded plaintiff £1 damages.

It Never Can be Replaced. A window has been broken in Hamburg that can never be replaced. Upon the glass was scrawled a confession of love, written in French by the poet Heinrich Heine. At that time he was in love with the daughter of a French emigrant, and probably never thought of the Mathilde of the days to come.

Queen Victoria and Roumania's Queen. The Queen of Roumania-has (says Trutfy eent to the Queen a volume of her poems, written'by her- self on vellum, each page being exquisitely illu- minated, and the vellum binding is beautifully painted. This is Queen Elizabeth's return for the attentions which were paid to her by tHe Court when she visited England last autumn. The Queen has presented her with Sir Theodore Martin's "Lite of the Prince Consort" and with the two volumes of her own "Highland Journal," all splendidly bound. There will be great disap- pointment at the Court of Roum idia, by the way, if the Queen does not confer the Order oJ the Garter upon King Charles in the course of this momh. There are to be festivities at Bucharest extending over several days in celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of his Majesty's election to ;the Throne. r l i I v I j < I jwi

PHILOSOPHER'S STONE CASE, Some Interesting Particulars Concerning Edward Pinter. Inspector Byrnes, of New York, has received a cablegram from Scotland Yard asking for! a record of Edward Pinter, the man charged with having attempted to obtain j money by false pretences from Mr. Streeter, the London jeweller, by means of the philosopher's stone." Inspector Byrne says that he has had him in custody three or four times for one offenca or another. He is well-known as Sheeney, and is a very smart fellow; He worked the same scheme in New York which he had arranged for London. He is a first-c'ass sleight-of-hand conjurer. He left New YOt k four years ago, and was next heard of in Australia. Subwequently he made his appearance in France, wh.rp he victimised many people. He bought a maible quarry there, and, breaking a piece of marble in halves, he showed gold in it. He did very we! and fooled two learned professors, who associated themselves with him. When he disappeared after swindling a'number of people the two savants were arrested, and had a very narrow escape from condemnation as swindlers and thieves. Alter this escapade Pinter was not again heard of until he turned up in the philosopher's stone case Case in London.

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF WALES, ABERYSTWITH. The council of Aberystwitb College met on Monday at Lonsdale-cliambers, London. There were present Alderman Roberts, of Manchester, who, in the absence of Lord Aberdare, presided Mr. Lewis Morris, Mr. Humphreys-Owen, Mr. Stephen Evans, Mr. Morgan Lloyd, Q.C., Mr. Vaughan Davies, Miss E. P. Hughes, Archdeacon Griffiths, and Professors Angus and Jones.—Mr. Vaughan Davies. as chairman of the committee on agriculture, presented a report from that com- mittee, from which it was evident that the sub- ject had excited considerable interest, and that promises of support had already been received from some of the Welsh county councils, and that others were expected to follow their example, —It was, therefore, decided, on the proposition of the Archdeacon of Llandaff, seconded by Mr. Stephen Evans, that a lecturer in agriculture, having a good colloquial knowledge of Welsh and well acquainted with practical farming, should be appninted at a salary of £200 a year and his travelling expenses.—The council also resolved that the nscessarv plant and appliances for a travelling dairy should be provided and demonstrators appointed with a view of imparting practical instruction in dairy work in the affiliated counties.—Miss E. P. Hughes then brought forward a resolution of which she had given notice, asking the council to sanction and approve the formation of a company to provide a suitable building for a hall of residence for women students. She stated that she bad recently visited Aberystwith, and was greatly pleased with the satisfactory progress of the present hostel, under the able management of Miss Carpenter. It was evident, however, that this success, from which a material increase in the number of resident women students was to be confidently anticipated, rendered it imperatively necessary that some more permanent provision should be made for their aocommodation.—After a long and careful dis- cussion the council came to the conclusion that their approval of a scheme for the formation of a company such as proposed by Miss Hughes should be expressed in a practical form, and thev decided to guarantee a fixed rental for a suitable building, under certain conditions, for a period of 21 years.It was men- tioned by some ot the members of the council that the principal, who was detained at Llanidloes by a severe attack of influenza, had written to the president resigning his office. Owing to Lord Aberdare's departure for Aix-les-Bains, the letter could not be laid before the meeting. The infor- mation was received with great regret by the council, and, although not formally before them, the matter still claimed their earnest attention. The following resolution was, therefore, passed unanimously :—"That the council have learnt with profound regret that a letter has been addressed by the principal to the president resign- ing his office; they request him to re-con- sider his determination, and resplve that a meet- ing of the council be summoned at an early date to consider the position."—The Treasurer reported that .a letter bad been received from the acting trustee of the late Mr. David Price, of Queen Ann- street, Gavendish-square, informing them that that gentleman had bequeathed £1\000 to the college, and the council expressed their warm appreciation of the generous feeling which had prompted him to make so munificent a bequest. Mr. Price bad, also, during his lifetime been a liberal benefactor of the college. Our Aberystwith correspondent writes:—At a meeting of the University College of Wales Council held last Monday the long-expected resignation of Principal Edwards was received with a unanimous feeling of regret. Everyone knows that Dr. • Edwards has been at the head of tbe college from its first establishment (1872). and he has spent the best years of his life in piloting this national institution through difficulties and dangers which at one time seemed likely to be fatal. At the present moment Aber- ystwith College is in a condition of great prosperity, and is likely to continue the success- ful course that has been so manifest to all as a result of the able initiation and guidance of the principal. It will be almost impossible to find an equally able successor, although the position is one that is ot great importance in relation to the education which ultimately means the prosperity of the entire Principality. A North Wales correspondent writes :—As soon as the appointment of principal ofBaia College has been made, the committee will proceed to elect a Hebrew professor. Two names are openly mentioned for the post, namely, the Rev. R. E. Morris, M.A., minister of Charing Cross-road, Loudon, and the Rev. E. O. Davies, B.A., B.Sc., Mansfield College. These two gentlemen are old Aberystwithians. I

To-day's Racing. LONDON, WEDNESDAY NIGHT. If the Chester Cup no longer oceup'iW.the pfrsi- tion it once did as a medium of speculation, it has In no way declined in popularity, as was abun- dantly shown by the immense crowd wbiifch assembled to see it decided this afternoon, when, in the opinion of many sood judges, a best on record was reached. A. dozen tu, oed AUt for fhe Cup. Vasistas, who opened at 7 to 2; had Hosts of friends. After Narni and Madame Nerudn had run themselves out, George Barrett brought Vasistas into second place as they approached the final bend, and, taking up the running as they came into the straight, he shook off the somewhat pressing attentions of the veteran Tommy Titttemouse, whom he beat by a couple of lengths, with Burnaby third and Lily of Lumley foutth. IVfadame Neruda ran well into the straight, where she was cut into, and then dropped right away. The concluding events may. some of them, be won by the following Wilton Handicap—YARM. Wynn Handicap—INCH GIRL. Earl of Chester's Welter Handicap—NIAGABA or SPEARMINT. GreRt Cheshire Handicap—RAGWORT. Ormonde Plate—ANNA. Dee Stakes—ADIEU. THE WIZARD.

Chester Meeting. The meeting on the Roodee will be concluded this afternoon, and as one of the overnight stakes failed: to fill there will be only six events for dis- cussion, mv selections for which are:— Wilton FJandicap-REDNAL. Earl of Chester's Welter-FBAPOTEL or SPEAR- MINT. Dee Stakes—ADIEU. Groat Cheshire Stakes—COROMANDBL. Wynn Selling Welter—-ESCAMOTEUR. Ormonde Plate—BLOOKLF.Y or ANNA. Chester, Thursday Morning. WATCHMAN.

Stockwell's Paddock Finals. Wilton Handicap—YARM. Earl of Chester's Walter—FRAPOTBL. Dee Stakes—CHORALIST. Ormonde Two Year Old Plate—ETO^IA COLT. Chester, Thursday. STOCKWELL.

Chester Meeting. ORDER OR RUNSING.—Wilton Plate, 1.4Q; Earl Chestfris Weiter, 2.10.; Dee Spikes, 2.40; Gjasat Cheshire Stakes, 3.10 Wynn Plate, 3.40 Ormonde ±Mate, 4.1C the May Stakes did ncft fill. ENTRIES. Wjyjnn Selling Plate—Mutineer, 4yrs, 10st Inch Girl pyra, Sst 121b; Mainboam, eyri, Bst lOIb Bengairn, c, 3yrs, 8st 81b and Esaatnoteur, 3yrs, 8sS. | Wilton Welter—Ostrogoth. 4yrs, 9?jti; Yarm, 6jrrs, 8st; Spring Gup. 4yrs, 7st 121H>; Badnak7»' 7it>; Odare; 3yra, 7st 61b aud SabdH gham, 3jp»,'78E3lb. A DQJIIONAL AEMVAM." Niagara, Frapotel, 8ci'feeQh Ovvk Cffrdeberfr, Anna, Fair Margaret, Sarawak. Mop fair. Ostrogdth, Sandrine- ham. and Benaairn. j ham. and Benaairn. j It AXG JriiiS (JTS. Dee Stakes—Enclosure. Ormonde Stakes—J-Visy an^iPalmata. Great Cheshire H*iiuicap—Zlllah.

YESTERDAY'S LONDON BETTING. KKMPTON PARK JUBILEE STAKES. (Ran Satumay. May 9. Distance, the New Mile Course.) 100 to 30 agst The Imp. 4yrs, 6st 10lb, t & o 13.to 2 — Surefoot, 4yra, 9st 61b, t & o a;to 1 — PitzSiraon, 3yb, 6st 41b, t 12'to 1 — Garter. 4yrs, 7st 131b, t 14 to 1 — Nunthorpe, 5yrs, 9st, t 14 to 1 — Mistral, 3yrs, 6si 61b, t 16 to 1 — Martagon, 4yrs, 8st 3ib, t 25 to 1 — Screech Owl, 6yrs, Tst^t 33 to 1 — Tedworth. 4vrs, 6st 101b. t 40 to 1 — Lady Jacobite. 3yrs, 6st 2lb, t 40 to 1 — Annual, 3yrs, 6st llb.t THE DERBY. (Bun Wednesday. May 27. Distance, one mite and a half.) 33;to 1 agst Doll Tearsheet colt, t 50 to 1 — Ordinance, t

The objection to the Earl of Shifnall for the Easter Hurdle Race at Dunetall Park, which was referred to the National Hunt StewariSs, has been over-ruled..

t ACCEPTANCES. ¡ MANCHESTER MEETING. MANCHESTER CUP. age st. lb I age st lb Tbe, Rejected .a 9 0 Screech Owl 5 6 10 Silver Spur 5 8 8 Madame d'Albany 4 6 8 Lady Wfmrles 4 8 1 Urackley 5 6 7 Houndsditch 5 7 13 St. Hilda 3 6 7 Sister Mary 6 7 11 The Admiral 3 6 5 Niblick 3 7 7 Punster 3 6 5 Gone Coon 3 7 4 Oxeye 4 6 5 St. Benedict 4 7 4 Mopfair 3 6 5 Good Lad 4 7 3 Sbancrotha 3 6 2 Old Boots 3 7 0 Lunar Eclipse. 3 6 1 Lily of Lumley 5 7 0 Cavendish 3 6 1 Ragimuude 3 6 12 Henry George. a 6 1 The weights have been raised lib.

SPORTING CHAT. Orion was on Wednesday backed in town at 550 to 100 for the Derby. Big fields wjll be seen out qp both days at Kempton. Over fifty boxes have been ordered ■ already. After the news arrived that Vasistas had won the Chester Cup The Imp a ivanced to 100 to 30 for the KemptOn Park Jubilee Stakes. Lord Hartipgton was present at Newmarket on Wednesday, when Marsh gave Endor and Mistral a ca; iial f ace gallop of a little over one mile on the July Course. Madame Neruda and Polonius were the unfor- tunates in the race for the Chester Cup, the former bging badly cut into at a criticil point of the con- test, and just she had taken a very forward position, whilst Polonius fractured a fetlock joint. "At last!" must have been the exclamation of every one as Yasistis swept first pisS she post in th-i noe for fChester Cup. Hitherto the career of the son rf Idus upon the English Turf has been a series of disheartening failures. The Prince of Wales has invited the members of tbe Jockey Club to diue with him a": Marlborough House on the 27th—the Derby Day—as;! on tbo same evening the Princes, with her d»aguters, are to dine with Lady Cadogan at CheJ jti House. As showing the tantalising ill-fortune attending the efforts of Vasistas since his purchase by Baron de Hirgch, it may be mentioned that he was last year second for the City and Suburban and Chester Cup, and third for the Kempton Park Jubilee Stakes, Manchester Cup, Gold cup at Ascot, and Liverpool Cup. The famous stallion Roscrucian has just died. He was at one time the 'property of Sir Joseph Hawley, and was one of the speediest horses ever seen on a racecourse. He was by Headsman out of Madame Eglentine, and had hsld a forward position in theJist of winning sires for nearly 20 years. He was foaled in 1865, and therefore was 26 years old. Medlar, who only cost Colonel Foreitar fifty guineas at the sale of the Meptmore vearlings, made short work of the opposition in the Bad- minton Two Year Old Plate at Chester, though 10 to 1 could be otained about his chance. The price indicates that he was qot much fancied, but the hollow style in which he won either makes him out a smart cclt or those he beat uncommonly bad. At a meeting of the Irish National Hunt Com- mittee a fine of JE10 was imporsnd on the Prince of Wales for having employed G. Morris to ride Lord Chatham in the International Steeplechase at Leopardstown without a licence from that body. A similar fijrga was imporsed on the owner of Lovely Annre and Mr. North, the owner of Prince Edward, was fined J620 for a like disregard of rules On April 24 but the Foxrock Steeplechase was awarded to him on appeal. Good Sort, who came in first for the Huntou" Steeplechase Plate at the Pembrokeshire Hunt Steeplechases on April 2, was objected to by Mr. Saunders Davies, the owner and rider of Sultan, who was second, on the grounds of going the wrong course. The stewards over-ruled the objec- tion, but gove leave to appeal. The National Hunt committee, after going into the evidence, awarded the race to Sultan, and the stakes have accordingly been handed over to Mr. Saunders Davies. What the future of Chester Racoq may be when the present company have to rasign their laise next May can only be conjecture i. It hus been suggested that a company should be formed, who would bind themselves to spend jE5,000 or £6,000 on the stand?, pay for the hurdling in of the course, and also pav the Corporation of Chester one-tsnth of the gross receipts from the races, and then at the end of their lsase, 21 or 25 years, resign all and sundry to the corporation. Bui the Jockey Club is hardly likely to sanction this arrangement. arrangement. i.. I

E UNIVERSAL EMBROCATIQM] RHEUMATISW?* 1UM3AGO. | SPRAINS. JL; 'SA IIISES I fti CHEST COL OS I t o ISgWElHRQATftpmCoiJ)-STiFfNESS K red only by ELUWAN SON mto RTAiVi' TO BACKERS OF HOUSES. SEASON 1891.—Mr. ALFRED CROOK. Turt Com- mission Agent. Boutogne-aur-Mer. France. The Manchester Cup, Derby, and Oaks, and all Events throughout the year. The great advantage in sending to Mr. A. Gropk is.you ty.ay rely on receiving full market prices. Letters pole ted by night mail arrive following day, and are replied to by rn of post. The postage to France ie 2-M. DOUBLE EVENTS AND STARTING PRICES. E381 Id Jubilep Stakes, Manchester Cup. Derby, &c., &c. The "French and English Sportsman" (published daily), containing Latest, Market Movements on above free on receipt of post-card containing address, valentine, Hardaway, and Topping, Boulogne-sur- Mer, France. Oldest established firm in the world. No representatives. ALEXANDER CHARLES CORiNBLOOM (Established 1867), TURF ACCOUNTANT. 5, CHANDOS-STREET, STRAND, LONDON, W.C. A. C. C. executes Commissions on all Races to any amount. Ledger accounts opened. Full market prices given. Cover is required to the extent week's opera- tions per cent. Commission charged. Hundreds of Testimonials. A. C. 0. is also proprietor of Junior Savage Club, Iiondon. E1806 1. JUBILEE STAKES WINNEB 2. 1,000 Guineas. 1,000 Guineas. 3. Mimi. Mimi, Mimi. Mimi. 4. I sent Mimi two weeks before the race. 5. Jubilee Stakes Winner. This horse will be sup- 6. ported heavily Saturday, and is another absolute certainty. 7. Oonnectio/is vfear nothing in race. Remit 2s. 6d. immediately. 8. Bee Advt. in last Thursday's Western Mail. 9. H. Willy, Post-office, Sunbury Common (Kemptoo), Middlesex. E42OTh6

DISTRICT NEWS. I CARDIFF. SPRING GARDENING. — Spades, Rapes, Iloes I T^pamers, Shears, powers, Pruning Hooks, Bud- ding Knives, Witter-oarrowg, Watering-pots. Write for our price list PERKINS BROTHERS. E175t

To-day's Markets. I SUGAR. GLASGOW, Thursday.—The official report says: -Tbere was a steadier tone, and more business *fas done yesterday's prices. The private report saysThere was a rather better tone a fair business was done at steady prices. MEAT. LONDON. Thursday.—Trade was a little better,, but not fast. Quotations :-Beef: Scotch long §id$s, 3q lOd to 4s 2d; English sides, 3s lOd hfcte 2d United States, Liverpool and Deptford Killed, 3s> 9 i to 3s 10il; A morican hind-quarter*. 3s 4d to 3< S<i. Mutton; 8 ot;-h, 4* 6d to4s 8d; English, 4s 6.1 i<i 4s 8d; NHW Zealand. 2s 4d to 2s 10J Sydnov. 2- 3d; River Plate, 2s 3d to 2s 5p. Lamb, 6s to 6s Gd. Veal: English and Dutch, 3s 4d j i.

FINANCIAL NEWS fFBOM THE PRESS ASSOCIATION. J LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING. There-has been a fair demand for money ito-day, and short loans were quoted 2! to 3 per cent. Discount was firm at 3i per cent., subject in some iastances to any advance in the Bank Irate to-morrow. Sixty-one thousand sovereigns were with- drawn from the Bank for Malta and South (America. The total operations since last Wednesday show a net efflux of £20,000. Bar silver recovered to 44'f; Mexican 'dollars, 43fd. silver futures quoted 44fd. May np to 46Yifd. January and February. India Council bill allotments on Calcutta, 2,450,000; Bombay, 1>ri49,000; Madras, 1,101,000—total, 5,000,000 rupees. Tenders for bills at Is. 4#d. receive about 77 per cent., above in full; special allotment bills on Calcutta at Is. 4 31-32d. Bombay rate of exchange. Is. 4 27-32d.; Caloutta, Is. 4§d.; Hong Kong, 3s. 2id.; Shanghai, 4s. 4!d. Paris Bourse ruled weak. The Cheque Exchange on London was higher, 25.28J. The French Government have reduced the duty on wheat 2f. per 100 kilos, but made no reduction on maize. German Bourse was flat. Considerable depression prevailed on the Stock Exchange to-day, as it was feared that the financial difficulty between the Russian Government and Messrs. Rothschild respect- ing the new loan may lead to large gold with- drawals for Russia and consequent advance in the Bank rate, and the markets closed flat and unsettled. Goschenil Consols were fractionally lower at 94|—5 money and 95!- account; Two-and-Three-quarters Loan, | and Bank Stock, 1 lower. Cape and South Australian Three-and-a-Half Inscribed and New Zealand Loans improved Rupee Paper quiet. In Foreign Stock Russian Fours further declined i; Hungarian ditto, 1; Spanish, fully £; Portuguese, 1; Egyptians, i to i Austrians and Turkish Customs and Priority, 1 other Turkish Issues, l to Greek Fives, 1 Italians, J French l to 1; Uru- guays, f Buenos Ayres, 2 Entre Rios Railway Loans, 4 Argentine Funding, Ii; Mexicans and Perus, J to f Chilians, how- ever, rose 1 Cedulas generally lower. Buenos Ayres Gold Premium up to 164. Home Kails very flat, especially Brighton Deferred and Eastern, which fell about If London and South Westerns, South Eastern Ordinary, and Chatham Second Pref, down 1 each Hull and Barnsley, f; and most others, i to i. Caledonian Deferred closed 40|. Canadian Pacifios down i, Grand Trunk Preferential Stocks, J to 1, and Ordinary nearly J lower, partly due to the bad weather. Grand Trunk total week's traffic 610,016 decrease. Cablegram adds: Disturbance in ooal trade lake steamer and other grain traffic light. The prospectus of the Central Aspen Silver Mining Company (Limited) bas been issued. The authorised capital is £100,000, divided into 99.890 ordinary, and 110 deferred Shares of £1 each, of which the vendor agrees to take 50,032 ordinary, and 10 de- ferred shares. The remaining 100 deferred shares have been allotted, and the holders thereof have taken 10,000 ordinary shares. The balance of 39,858 ordinary shares is now offered for public subscription. The company has been formed for the objects mentioned in the memorandum of associa- tion and for the purpose of acquiring and developing six silver mining grants, known as The Badger State Group," situate in the neighbourhood of the City of Aspen, Colorado. Machinery has already been erected, and a vertical shaft sunk on the Badger State" to the depth of 300ft., at which point the existence has been proved of the celebrated contact lode of that district, containing branches of silver ore assaying 112oz. of silver to the ton, and revealing the same general characteristics of the lode as are presented in the richest mines of the camp. The new capital is required to extend the operations, and it is estimated by Mr. Derry, judging from the results obtained from the neighbouring mines, that the oompany should be able to produce 50 tons of ore per day the net profit on which, after deducting all expenses at the mine and in the offices, would, it is expected, be £ o per ton at the lowest computation. This would be, for 300 days per year, a net profit of £75,000, or 75 per cent. on the total capital of the company. The directors are so satisfied with the pros- pects of the company that they have agreed to take no remuneration until a dividend of 10 per cent. is paid to the ordinary share- holders. The list of applications will open on Friday, the 8th of May, and close on or before Tuesday, the 12th. TRAFFIC RETURNS. INCREASES.—Rhymney Railway, £424 9s. 5d.; Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway, £173; Metropolitan District, 6370 Great Northern of Scotland, £672; Midland, £1O,8ó2 North Staffordshire, 6468 Hull, £154; Caledonian, 61,129; North British, £785; Great Northern, £],152; Great Western, £ 6,130; North Western, £ 2,438 London, Chatham, and Dover, £ 728; North London, £222. DECREASES, — Cambrian Railways, £141; Brecon and Merthyr Railway, 6312 13s. 8d.; Taff Vale Railway, 6283; North Eastern, 63.138 Sheffield, £158; Cheshire, £291; Grand Trunk, 610,016; Furness, £825; Pembroke and Tenby, £7.

LOCAL FINANCE. rBY OUR FINANCIAL BDTTOB.1 CARDIFF, WEDNESDAY. It is-impossible to account on all occasions 'for the depression which periodically over- takes the local market. It would not be correct to state that there is any weakness in the more active secdrities, but for some reason there is no inclination to 'buy for speculation or investment. Rails, except London and North Westerns, which have declined t to 170|—1|, are unchanged.. Barrys, for the third day in succession, have been dealt in at 212b and 213, but why there should be a margin of 10s. between the markings of this stock is difficult to explain as we cannot find that a single transaction has been recorded. There has been a little done in Preference Stock, Barry First having been transferred at 131 and the Third at 128. Taff Consolidated Preference Stock has declined J to 117—18. Notwithstanding the strong demand for steam coal, Colliery Securities are not parti- cularly brisk. Great Western New "B" Shares have declined to 5-t. Inter- national Coals have been dealt in at 5f and North's at 4. The other business inoludes South Wales Union Banks at £10 16s. 3d., National of Wales at 17f, Westlake Brewery Ordinary cum. div. at par, Spillers and Bakers' Ordi- nary at 18|, 18t, and 18f, J. and P. Coats' Shares at £12 Is. 3d., and Black Lion Brewery at par. Bell's Asbestos Shares have jumped up and down during the day, and the last price received ftlom London was 9t-¡. This is a big drop tfrom 23, at which the shares were done last year. There have been inquiries to-day for Rhymney Railway Stock, Bute Dry Dock Shares, Cornwall Mineral A Debentures, Park Hotel Shares, Rbondda and Swansea Bay Ordinary and Preference Shares, and D. Davis and Sons' Colliery Shares. To the list of sellers have been added holders of Rhymney Railway Ordinary and- Preference, Taff Vale Railway Shares and- Preference, Alexandra Dock Preference, Aberdare Railway Shares, Bristol and West of England New Shares at 6§, Lundy Cable (£10 fully paid) Share, Mount Stuart Hotel Shares, Rbondda and Swansea Bay Debenture Stock, and Black Lion Ordinary. The traffic returns supplied by the local railway companies are not so favourable as might have been expected, considering the strong demand for coal and the heavy ship- ments. The Taff receipts were £14,3ï2, against £14,655, a decrease of 41283, but it will be seen that the comparison has been made against one cf the heaviest weeks of last jrear.j"

To-day's Share Market. (FBOM THE PfiBfs ASSOCIATION.) CONSOLS op'l'<?. 12.0. 1.10.01.08 U'.J:. cone Con.Soschen's 2f p c Sfooey 94$;; JJo. do. Account (June;? 9r| Local; Stock 1011 New 2f Ab. do 93|. Bank of Engianil Stock 330 £ India Si per Cent 136j Do. 3 do °6| Met. Board of'Works 3 £ p o. 109# Do. do. 3 pc. 101 f Indian Eupee Paper 4 pc. 74f Do. do 4 £ p c. 75J, HOME RAILWAYS. Brighton Kftilway Ord 164 ,v. Do. Deferred 150^ Caledonian Consolidated U6J Do Preferred Con Ord 76t Do Deferred do Chatham and Dover Ord. 18| Do. Preference I08t Glasgow and South Western. 98 Great Eastern Ordinary 93| GH. N'thn.Prefd.Con.Ordny. Ul| Do. do. Defrd. do. do. 77 Do do A's 78 Great Western 155 Hhll and Barnsley 35f Lancashire and Yorkshire H3 London and North-Western. 17; London and 8outh-Western If8 Man., Bhef. & Line. Ord. 76 Do. Preferred 115 Do. Deferred 36| Metropolitan Con 84 Do. Laud Stock 68k Do. District Ordinary 32t Do. Preferred 70 Midland Ordinary ;50| North British Ord. Pref. 6bJ j, 141 North-Eastern Ordinary 160^ JJortfa Staffordshire 121 -outh-Eastern Ordinary 125 Do. Deferred 94 East London I0i Taff Vale Act, 1889 7Si gurneaa 87* AMERICAN. tc.. RAILWAYS. Central Pacific 3t £ Chicago, Milwaukie 65 Denver Ordinary I8f Do Preferred 60| Brie Shares 2l £ Do Preference t>5 Do Second Mortgage 103| Illinois Central 103 Lake Shore j, 114 Louis and Nashville BOt Missouri, Kansas, and Texas 15t New York Central too New York Ontario I7j Norfolk Preference 56 North Pacilic Preference 72j Ohio and Mississippi 18J Do Preference 8?| i.l Pennsylvania Ordinary 52I "i Philadelphia arid Reading 17; Do. First Income Bonds 55 Union Pacific 53J Wabash Preference 22f i.. Do. General Mortgage 35 Atlantic G. W. 1st Mort. S3 j Atchison 33$ anadian Pacific 8044 Buenos Ayres Gt. Southn .150 Grand Trunk Ordinary „ 9A Do. Guaranteed 7?J Do. First Preference 60| .Do. Second Preference 40| Do. Third Preference „ 22| Mexican Ordinary 40| Do. First Preference 122 Do. Second Preference -73| FOREIGN BOX US. Lombards Ordinary 10^ Mexican Cent). 4 p. C. Bonds 7C.? Do. do. Fir It Income 67t iluenos Ayres aud Rosario 1024 Central Argentine 60 Argentine 1886 68| Do Treasury 47t Argentine Cedulas A. 21 Do Cedulas B 21 Buenos Ayres Cedulas 1 14? Do. J 13* Brazilian 1889 67t Egyptian Unified 951 Do. Gov. Pref., new 89k Do. atate Domain i03* Do. Daira, new. 95t French 3 per Cent. Rentes 92f Do. 4* per Cent 104 Hungarian 4 per Cent. Gold 89| lulian 5 per Cent 92| Mexioan 6 per Cent. BE A6 2 Peruvian Corporation Ord. 1C Do. Preference 27 Portuguese 3 per Cent 51§ Sreeks 188L 871 Do 1884 871 Russian 4 p.Ct, Conversion. 95, Spanish 4 per Cents 74i Turkish 1871 95* Do. Ottoman Defence 93t Do. lstGroftp 42* Do 2nd Group. 22k Do 3rd Group 18i Do. 4th Group 18* MISCELLANEOUS. Ottoman Bank Shares 13-ft Urugna-y Unified 5per Cent 49* DO. 6 per Cent 56|- Honduras 9* Paracuay 35* Tns. Canadian 4 p.Ct. Jan,Jl.v 108 Ins. 0. Good jlopt* ,4'pr. Ct.'83 108 Ins.New Zealand Consolidtd 104 tns. New SthWales 4 per Cnt. Ill ins. Victoria 4 pr. Cnt,'82-3-4 105* Ins, Soutli Australian lQ4 (tu-. Queen-land 4 per Cents- 1Q6 London & S.Katlierine's Dies. 27 East and West India Docks 12 l'tmiusular and Orienbal Prf. 135* Do. Deferred 205* • 14 Gen. Steam Na?„ £ 15paid 8 Do. 5 per Cent, Pref 10 Do. 5 per Cent. 1887 9* Ao £ to.Auiericau Tel. Pref ?5* Do. do. Ordinary 47f. Direct United States Cable 104 Eastern ditto 14f Eastern Extension 35 Brazilian Submarine llf National Telephone Arthur Guinness Ordinary. 310* Alisopps Ordinary 31| Bryant and May Ordinary. 13* Corisett Iron 30 Ebhw Vale St. & I'n Co 51 Hudson's Bay Shares 18| fcf otebkiss 2 Deecan Land 6J K;lez Canal 102* Spratt's Patent 1'i Hammonds 2i Eastmans 8$ Leed's Forge.. 3j Lister and Co. 9J Bait Union Ordinary Ehnnre Copper DepositingCo 2i Nitrate Railway 14| [ Primitive Nitrate 8J San Jorge Nitrate 5 San Pablo Nitrate 2J I>(;• •:in Distillers IOU Bell's Asbestos 9| Oceana Land R* New iixploration (Rothscds.)|lj'«pi 1\1 exiean Exploration Cape Copper Mines 4} KioTmt.cs Mason and Barry Tharsie Copper 5li vsore Gold 6 Mysore Gold Fields 2 £ Filsnarejos 12/6 Iri'.luui Consolidated.4/6 12/6 ?! DuLeeisDiamouds 14# f> African Explorations 13J New Jiigersfontein 6 b ola Fields S.Africa 2| Salisbury Gold 71 Gitv and Bubtirb&n 3i l«erre.ras 9f Jubilee •••••••••».» »•* III HI dimmer and .Tack 3* NY'emmers 3 Crow4.reef 4* Lan^laagtes jjj Ljrcrglaagte Block B | Lan^laagtes jjj Ljrcrglaagte Block B | Pigs Peak 7,6 iRrapaertWater gj Brit* Water Gas: f jorth s Navigation Collieries 4 North's Navigation Collieries 4 Coata 13j

TRADE REPORTS. TRADE OF CARDIFF. EXCHANGE, Wednesday. There was a good attendance of members on 'Change, and an average business was done in all branches. In the afternoon, however, most of the offices closed early, and by four o'clock the Docks was almost deserted. Steam coal prices under- went no alteration, and the same remark applies to coke and patent fuel. In the freight market outward steam chartering was moderately active. Rates for the Egyptian ports ruled weak. Medi- terranean ports, Gibraltar, and Spanish freights steady. Other directions unaltered. TRADE OF NEWPORT. EXCHANGE, Wednesday, There was a fair average attendance on 'Change this morning. A notice was Dosted to tte effect that owing to the May Day show- offices would be closed to-morrow afternoon. Steam Coal.-This market still keeps firm. The freight market is still in a very week con- dition. The following fixtures were posted:- Newport to St. Mulo. 5s (Llandaff) „ Genoa, 6s 9d, 500 delivery (Eros) M Danube, 7s 9d, c c (Sledmere) „ Danube, 8s 3d (Wiaston) Cardiff to Bombay, 6s 9d net (Strattiurst) NEWPORT DAILY EXCHANGE. TOWN-HALL, Wednesday. The following quotations governed operations, nBmelv Coal.—Best steam, 14s to 14-s 3d; seconds and other descriptions in proportion; house coali— best, 14s 0d; seconds and other descriptions in proportion; dock screenings, 6s 6d; smiths' coal, 9s 6d. Pig Iron,.—Scotch warrants, 47a 9d hematite warrants, 49s 10^d f.o.b. Cumberland Middles- borough No. 3, 39s 9d prompt; other numbers in proportion. Iron Ore.-13s 9d. Welsh Bars.— £ 5 12s 6d to £ 5 151; angles, &c., at,psual extras, f.o.t. at works; sheet, iron (wittgles), £ 7 5a to £ 8 5s f.o.t. at works. Steel.—Kails—heavy sectjoos, £ 4 10s to £ 412s 6<J, light ditto, £ 5 15s to £ 6 -,b. sleepers, aBgleft; channels, &c.. according- to section and spqcififca* tion. Steel sheets—sif gios, £ 8 to £ 9, with the usual extras for higher gauges. Bessatrer stefl —tin-plate blooms, £ 4 15s tjjn plate bars, £ 5 2s 6d. Siemens tia-pl%j,e bars- best. £ 5 10s all delivered in tbe district, cash £ 44*1! PAS** 1

YESTERDAY b RAGING. SPORTSMAN ANI) SPORTING LIIAI AUTHENTIC STAUTING PKICESL CHESTER MEETING. HORSE. SIBKK. Sportsman. Sp^^9 '■ PRINCE OF WALES'S HANDICAP." Macuncas P^Jarrett 1100 to 3gag j 100 to 15ag J DEE STAND PLATS. Republic I G Barrett.) 2 to lag) 2to lag. CHESTER CUP. Va6ista9 | G-. Barrett. 9 to 4 ag | 9 to 4 ag T. Tittlem'se Mullfen ( 100 to 8 ag 100 to 8 ag Burnaby ) Atisopp 10 to 1 ag 10 to 1 aft PLACE BETTING-. I Sportsman. Sporting Life. I Vasistas 6 to 4 on 6 to 4 on Tommy Tittl^MOUSE 5 to 2 ag 5 to 2 ag Burnaby 5 to 2 ag 5 to 2 ag MAIDEN PLATE. Experience. I Wood 1100 to 30 on 1100 to 30on. BADMINTON PLATE. Medlar I F Barrett I 10 to 1 ag I 10 to lag, COMBERMKKE HANDICAP. Wortd!yWisejChandtpy.jlOOto 8 ag 1100 to S ag„' Tlie soove prices are identical with Uiose officially » published in the Xacing Calendar. «

CHESTER MEETING. 2.0.—The PRINCE OF WALES'S WELTER HANDICAP PLATa, of 200 sovs added to a handicap sweepstakes of 5 sova for starters winners extra. Five furlongs. Mr Abington's Macuncas, 3vrs, 8st 91b F Barrett 1 Mr R Gladstone's Porridge, 3yrs, 9st 121b .F Webb 2 Ur C J Merry's Trelaske, 6.vrs, Bst 21b .Jbbett 3 Mr T Leader's Sly Fellow. 5vrs, 10st61b .J Watts 0 Mr C J F Fawcetfs Spring Cup, 4yrs. 8st 111b »«■ -r. -r, Rickaby 0 I Mr E C Vyner s Crowflower, 3vrs, 8st 91b Fa^an O .Ur S Piatt's Duophil, 3yrs, 8st 8;b Flnlav 0 Mr R W Armstrong's Cigar Light, fiyrs, Bat 7lb r j a.. M Cannon O Lord Dudley's Bog Myrtle. 3yrs, 8st 4!b G Barrett 0 Mr B Bobson s Ladv Careless, 4yrs, 8st 2lb .C Loates 0 "R M H Manser's Whitehall, 5yrs. 8st lib Maidment 0 MR Townley-Parker's Margrave, 3M, 8st Allsopp 0 Winner trained by Morton. Newmarket, Betting—0 to 1 each agst SLV Fellow and Bog Mvrtle 6 to 1 agst Porridge, 1C0 to 15 AFJST Macuncas,~100"to 14 agst Lady Careless, 10 to 1 agst Cigar Light. 100 to 8 each agst Crowflower and Trelaske, 20 to 1 agst White- ha>I, 2o to leach agst Spring Cup and Duophil, and33 I to 1. agst Margrave, After several failures Lady Careless jumped off la trout of Crowflower, Macuncas, Trelaske, and Sly Fellow, with Porridge next. After running a furlong Crowflower ? drew to the front, followed by Lady Careless, Maounoas* and Porridge, with Margrave next. Entering the straight# ) Macuncas took up the running, followed by Porridge and, stalling off the challenge of the laliter, won bV a. head three parts of a lentrth oetween second and third Sly Fellow was fourth, Bog Myrtle fifth, Crowflower < uext, and Lady Careless last. 2.30.-The DBE STAND SELLING WELTER HANDICAP T:T^I ?! added to a sweepstake of 5 sovs, J (to the fund); the winner to be sold FOR-' 100 sovs winners extra. Six furlongs. » Mr W Manser's Republic, ayrs, 8st 111b .G Barrett I Mr Golding s Mutineer, 4yrs, lOst lib .J Woodburn 2 Mr J Stanley's Mainbeam, 6vrs, 9st lib J Watta 3 Mr H F Clayton's Garter Elu< 4yrs, 9st 91b.F Webb 0 Mr W Ward's Fairfax, 3yrs, 8st Mullen 0 Winner trained by owner. Betting-2 to 1 agst Republic, 5 to 2 agst Mainbeam. 4 to 1 agst Mutineer, and 10 to 1 agst any other. Fairfax made the running from Republic and Mutineer to the Grosvenor Bridge turn, where Republic drew to the front, and, stalling off the challenge of Mutineer, won by a neck a length and a half between the second and third. Fairfax was last. There was no bid for the winner. 3.15.—The CHESTER CUP (handicap) of 700 sovs in plat. or specie, added to a sweepstakes of 20 sovs each, 10 it; for three year olds and upwards; weight fow. age; the second to receive 100 sovs, and the third 5Œ< sovs out of the stakes winners extra. Old Cup Course, nearly two miles and a quarter. Baron de Hirsch's VASISTAS, 5yrs. 8st 31b .G Barrett 1 Mr J T Whipp's TOMMY TITTLEMOUSB, aged, 6st 121b (car 6st 131b) .Mullen 2 j Mr E Hobson's BURNABY, 4yrs, 7st 101b Allsonn 3 Capt. Laing's Padua, 6yrs, bst 21b Woodburn O Mr E Weever's Sister Mary, 6yrs, 7st 101b Pagan (V Mr E Weever's Good Lad, 4yrs, 7SL 91b Chadburn 0.; Mr L de Rothschild's Polonius, 4vrs, 7ST 4ib PEAK* O Mr B C Vyner's Lily of Lumley/5yrs, 6st loib R J -n I > R ■ & Chaloner 0 LordPenrhyns Loricula. 3yrs, 6st;01b. Collinc Q I Mr C J Merry's Tableau Vivant, 3yrs, 6st 101b.lbbetc Q i Mr 0 Perkins s Narni, 4yrs, 6st 41b (car 6st 71b) Mr J Charlton's Madame Neruda, 3yrs, 6st 3U>ANDLEY M" ad den it; Mr J O'Neill's Husbandman, 3yrs, 6st (car 6st 41b) A Watts Winner trained by Porter, Kingsclere. Betting-9 to 4 agst Vasistas, 9 to 2 each agst Madama Neruda and Sister Marv, 10 to 1 each agst. Burnaby Tableau Vivant. and Lily of Lumley, 300 to 8 each acst Tommy Tittlemouse, Lorieula, and Husbandman, and 33 to 1 each agst Padua, Narni, and Polonius. Place Betting-6 to 4 on Vasistas, 6 to 4 each acst Madame Neruda and Sister Mary, 2 to 1 each agst Lily of Lumley and Loricula, 5 to 2 each agst Burnaoy and Tommy Tittlemouse, 3 to 1 agst Tableau Vivant 100 to 30 agst Husbandman, 8 to 1 agst Padua, and 10 to 1 each agst Polonius and Narni. THE RACE. j After Burnaby had shown the way in the parade and canter the lot made their wav to the post, where, after one slight break away, Lily of Lumley got away in front of Sister Mary, Narni. and, Vasistas, with Padua next. and Polonius and Husbandman in the rear. Passing the stand. Sister Mary held a slight lead of Narni ANFT I Lily of Lumley, with Padua and Tableau Vivant next. Then came Polonius, Vasistas. and Burnaby next, WITH. Husdandman at his beds. and Loricula last, behind. Tommy Tittlemouse. Beiore reaching the Grosvenor- bridge Narni drew out with a cte.t.r lead of Sister Mary. with Husbandman drawing Ulto third place. Th-tx came Tableau Vivant. in front of Burnaby, Padua 881 Madame Neruda, with T .intny Tittlemouse, Vas'i»I,«TF. and Loricula the last pair. Passing the stand the second time Narni was still leading, followed by Tableau Vivant, who was being ridden to keep his place, with. Sister Mary and Husbandman next. Then came Bodua. and Burnaby. with Polonius last, and. the latter breaking his near fetlock shortly afterwards was pulled up. Soon after 1iusbandmaa lost his place. and at the seven furlonjf post Narni still led the way, followed by TABLEAU Vivant and Madame Neruda, with Burnaby and Sister Mary next, and Vasisias still last. Five furlonjis from home Madame Neruda took second place, and shortly afterwards drew to the front, followed by Burnaby Lily of Lumley, and Vasistas, with Tommy Tittlemouse and Sister M.ry next. At the Grosvenor Bridge turn Vasistas became second, and, making the bend for home, drew to the front, followed by lilatihme Neruda, and Vasistas drawing out, followed by Tommy Tittlemouse, when fciirly iu the straight, won by two, j lengths: four lengths separated the second and third. Lily of Lumley was placed fourth, Padua filth, then* long way off came Sister Mary sixth, Tableau Vivant seventh, Husbandman eighth, Loricula ninth, and Narni last. Time, as taken by Benson's chronograph, 4 MILK, 7 sec. 3.45.-Tbe ROODEYE MAIDED PLATE of 103 sovs for three year olds and upwards; weight for age; winners extra. Once roand and a distance. Colonel North's Experience, 3yrs, 7st llib. Wood 1 Mr Townley-Parker's Fair Linnajan, 3yrs 7st 81b (car 7 10ib) (> BARRETT 2 Mr Beverley's Sandridge, 3yrs, 7st 111b Bradbury I Winner trained by H Sherwood, Newmarket. Betting—100 to 30 on Experience, 7 to 2 A<^T Fair. Linnsean, and 33 to 1 agst Sandridge. Experience waited on fciandiid^e for half the journey then drew to the front and won by a fength four lengths between the second and third. 4.15.—The BADMINTON Two YXAR OLD PLATE of 200 sovs; colts 9sr., and fillies and geldings 8st lllbj winners extra maiden and selling allowances. Fivi furlongs. Col Forester's Medlar, Sst 101b F Barrett I Mr A B Carr's Highland JSelle, 8st. .Allsopp F. Mr 8 Piatt's Sword-sling, 8st lOlh J Woodburn S. Mr R Gladstone's Torment, 8st 31b Chandiey 0 Baron C de Tuyll's Sea Salt, 9st .G Barrett TE Mr E Weever's The Stint. 8st lllb Holbeach FFI Winner trained by Wadlow, Stanton. Betting—Evens on Highlrnd Belle, 3 to 1 ass). Seft Salt, 85 to 2J agst The Stint, 10 to 1 agst Medlar, and 2G to 1 each agst Tftrment and Sword-sling. Sea Salt made the running from The Stint and High land Belle, with Medlar next and Torment last. 6a they ran to the Grosvenor Bridge turn, when Highland. Belle drew to the front, followed bv Sea Salt and Tha. Stint, with Meditu- close up. Below the distance. Medlar, on the outside, shot to the front and won by three lengths three-parts of a length. between the second and third. The Stint was fourth, and Sea Salt last. 4.4b.—The COMEERMERE HANDICAP STAKES of 5 sort each for starters, with 150 sovs added winners extra. One mile. C?RR'.S XLORM? VVISE- 3}"RS. 6st 71b .Chandiey 1 S Mortaigne, 5vrs, 8st 121b F Barrett & Mr J T W hipirs St Crispin, aged, 6ST 131b Mullen J? Mr A Cockbuta s Charlestun, ryrs, 7at 131b <71b <^x) -r J Woodbura (I Mr W Ward's Niagara, 4yrs, 7st 101b -Finlay O Air Meyrick Banke's D'Orsay, 5yrs, 7st 91b (carried \T ""N" » Barrett 0.- Mr Roberts s Fringe, 4yrs, 6st 101b Blake B Mr Townley-Parker's Sister Student., 3yrs, 6st 71b (carried 6st 101 b) G Chatoner 0. Sir R Jardine's Lodore, 3yrs. 6st 7Jb Allsopp li Winner trained by J Wangh. Kewmaiket. I Brtting-Epem on Mortaigne, 5 10 1 agst Charleston, .00 to 12 agst Lodore, 10 to 1 agst D'Orsay. 100 to 9 agst Bt. Crispin, 100 to 8 each A^ST Fringe and Worldlw Wise, and 40 to 1 agst Niagara. Won by a length and a half; three lengths separated the second acd third.. Wise, and 40 to 1 agst Niagara. Bt. Crispin, 100 to 8 each A^ST Fringe and Worldlw Wise, and 40 to 1 agst Niagara. Won by a length and a half; three lengths separated the second acd third..

I THE CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY. The n:netr-?eeond annual meeting of the mem. bers of the Church Missionary Society w«s held oa Tuesday morning at Exeter-hall, Strand, under the presidency of Sir J. H. Kennaway, M.P. Tha attendance was so large—the grial hall being filled to its utmost edacity—that an overflow meeting had to be held in the Lower-hall.— Tha annual report, which was presented to the meet. iug by the Rev. B. Baring-Gould, announced tv financial account favourable beyond all experieoce4 or expectation. Last vi ar the expanditure was less man had been anticipated, owing to an unusually large amount of grants made.- in Itbe year not being drawn within the year. These had fallen upon the year under review. and the rise in the Indian exchanges had caused additional outlay. Moreover, the increasing number of missionaries lial involved largely- ineiteasfld charges. The result was that the ordi- nary mission expenditure had gone up jE24,000, and had reached no less a total thfta £ £ 39,208. OE this, £ 15,656 was covered by the Nyafiza, Soudanc extension and other special tllnda applicable ta- the society's general work. The rest had to b& met-from the general fund, and this seemed quitf beyond the boaads of .:easonabl<* expaotntion. Nevertheless, the general fund had proved suffi- cient and left a surplus. The general Kind showed; .0 increase on tliq year of over XlkOOO. Laa6 year it was £ 208,&l6 this year it was £ 223,626. In adoition, £ 15,792 had been received for those special funds which assist^ the society's general vork, nnd £ 8,319 for other special funds, making a grand tofe^l for bbe year of £ 2*7,737. This was much less than the grand tot,. I of iast year, but that total included two ts for iQVOStlSOSti