Evening Express

London 'Bus Strike. SIXTH DAY. To day is the sixth day of the omnibus strike in London, and this morning the 'busses belonging to the General Omnibus Com- pany and Road Car Company are again absent from the streets. Private omnibusses, sanctioned by the unim to run, continue to ply for passen- gers, but the greater part of the traffic is diverted to the railways. The concession of a twelve hours' day has given much satisfaction. The police continue to guard the yards, and picketing is carried on as usual. MANIFESTO BY THE DIRECTORS. The Central News has received the following communication from the chairman of the London General Omnibus Company — "The directors hnve come to a decIsion not to make any further concessions to the men, and desire, with your courte0uS permission, to place before the public TÍieir reasons :— 1. The board has granted to drivers the consideration of a day of twelve hours. 2. This change C¡lImot, come into operation for some time. owing to the eitreme difiièulty of making the necessary arrangements for 100 om niLJuses. 3. The wages now offered to the drivers on full pay are sixpenee per day and to the conductors and horse- keepers olle shilling per day higher than those they had a fortnight ;¡gC). 4. The cost f such alterations ill hours and increase of wages wilt at the lowest estimate £ 90,000 per annum. 5. The cost, of one day's holiday in fourteen with pay would be £ 20,000 per annum*. 6. The cost of such increase of wages as the men demand would be another £ 57,000 per annum. 7. The profit secured by the company last year was £ 45,000, 8. Tlie idea of raising the fares will not meet the difficulty. Some minor re-arrangement of fares will be necessary under any circumstances, but to abolish the penny fares and seriously raise many of the others would result in a loss from the great diminution in the uumber of passengers. 9. It is thus obviously impnssibIe to yield further to tbe demands, as il would result in bankruptcy to the company. (Signed) JOHN FOUND, Chairman of the London General Omnibus Company (Limited)."

THE BURGLAR MATCHED. He Didn't Know How He Got In, But She Showed Him the Way Out. At Greenwich yesterday Frederick May, 21, musician, was charged with stealing a gold watch, brass chain, a five-shilling piece, two four-shilling pieces, and other money, the property of Frederick J. Thomas.—Mrs. Thomas said that on Tuesday night, when she went to bed, the windows and doors were safe. The landing window was shut, but not fastened, After she had been a9Jeep some time she was awakened, and saw a man's hat over the foot of the bed. There was a bright light in the room. She waited in bed a moment, and caught sight of the prisoner's eyes looking OVPl. at her. She heard a clink of money, and saw the prisoner gliding backwards towards the stairs. She sprang out of bed antf clutched him by the bark of hig coat, asking what business he had there. He renl'M. "It is all a mistake." She continued to I. i i him as he went gradually down the stairs. At the foot he said he did not know which way he came in, and she replied, I will show you which way to go out." He made a, spring at the landing win- dow, which was open, and struggled hard to get aw*y, but she held him until he slipped out of his coat, which he left in her lianas, and he then went rolling over and over down the tiles. He dropped his hat, which she found in th6 garden later. She went into the street and called for the police. Subsequently she found that about jEl had been taken from her (fress pocket, in her bed- room, and about 30R. from the pocket of a pair of her husband's trousers, which were downstairs. Her watch and chain had been moved from the wall over the bed, and she found tnem on the floor.—Mr. Marsham told the witness that she had shown great cour ige.—The prisoner, who expressed regret and attributed his conduct to drink, was committed for trial at the Old Bailey on the charge I cfbutglary. Increasing the Pickets. I Owing to the decision of the associated masters yesterday to advertise for new hands the pickets have this morning been increased. Many new men applied for work, but it is stated that the pickets have been successful in persuading thrm not to go in. A picket named Boxall was arrested this morning at Westminster for, it is said, calling a. loyal driver, who was exercising horses, a black- leg. Tbe striko committee at once sent instruc- tions for the man to be bailed. A large number of extra strikers were provided with collecting boxes to-day, and all the collectors are allowed one shilling in the pound on the amounts they get. I

Michael Refused to Move On. r. Cardiff Police-court this morning Michael Sullivan, a stranger to the town, was charged with being drunk in Bute-terrace and assaulting Police- constable Brydges on the 11th instant. The assault consisted of blows, delivered because of the constable asking the prisoner to move along.—A of 40s. and costs was inflicted, cr one month's imprisonment.

Sensational Murder Trial -0 How the Courbevoie Widow was Mur- dered is Desoribed in the Assize-court. A FEMALE FAGAN. The trial of Dore, Borland, Deville, and Chotin for the Courbevoie murder, and of Madame Ber- land as an accomplice, began on Thursday at Paris. The accused are youths of from seventeen to nineteen years, and may be termed habitual housebreakers, shoplifters, and pilferers. A more hideous quintette it would be hard to imagine. Berland looked an unsexed being, and her fellow- prisoners were heavy-cheeked, brutal looking men. Rarely have a more sorry crew been seen as prisoners. The lads, pale and emaciated, with SINISTER VISAGES, tried to assume a careless demeanour, but the female, their senior by nearly 40 years, enveloped in a black cape much the worse for wear, hid her face in her pocket-handkerchief, and endeavoured to move the jury and the spectators to pity by a succession of sobs repeated at regular iutervals, while her son—who had been placed next to her— grinning, regarded her with an air of sumpreme contempt. This youth, indeed, more than any of his fellow-prisoners, affected an attitude of indifference while the indictment was read out, nor did he refrain from LAUGHING OUTRIGHT when mention was made of the many excellent dinners which he had eaten at other people's expense beneath the maternal roof. The first prisoner examined was Dore, a youth of about six ecu, who has already been in the em- ployment of several persons, and was acquainted with the habits of the murdered laiy, to whose house he carried her supply of meat. He soon threw the woman, Berland, and her son over- board, saying that the former was not particu- larly honest and that the latter was lazy. He had left his home to live with them much to his regret. Then came the turn of the female prisoner, who with sighs and groans and much hesitation answered the questions addressed to her. She aomitted that she had turnea her daughter, who was a steady girl, out of doors, but denied indignantly that, she herself had been addicted to debauciiery, though some very repulsive facts were mentioned. Berland on his side frankly confessed that HE HAD NEVER DONE A DAY'S WORK, and that girls of bad repute were regular habituees of the house. It transpired that the young men had been already to the hou-e of Madame Meunier- Dessaigne before the day on which the murder was committed, but it was too late the doors were securely locked and the old lady was in bed. On January 12 they had arranged to return at six o'clock, and immediately after the perpel ration of the crime to proceed to the Asnieres Theatre for the purpose of establishing an alibi. How did you divide the roles among ) ourselves?" asked the judge. Berland alone stood up and said that Dor6 was to gag the victim. "With what?" inquired the judge. "That was no concern of mine," was the reply. "Who was to go in first?" was the next query. Berland answered, I- DOlê." Yes, with a letter," added Berland. Deville then interposed with the state- ment that Berland was to throw the widow down, and Dor6 was to gag her. As for himself, he was to keep watch and Ohotin Nva, to search the pre- mises, but Madame Meunier-De.-saigne was not to be killed. Yet," put in the Judge, Dore had said that he would kill her for her money?" "I WAS INTOXICATED! I WAS MAD cried Dor6. "Berland went in," continued the Judtje, and handed her the letter. She re- marked that it could not be for her." The Judge then went on to dfscribe how the assas- sination was committee. Berland thrjw her down and put his hands in her mouth to tear out her tongue. Dord struck her on the temple with a sharp instrument. The widow, bleeding pro- fusely. struggled, and tried to covea her face with her hands. Berland trampled on her. Deville then en i ered the room. Berland here declared that he did not remember, and Deville protested that he had had no idea that murder was to be committed. He went upstairs with Dor6, while Berland searched the dming-room and regaled himself with eggs. Dote had imagined that the widow had at bast 3,000 fr.mca.in the house, and he and Deville were an hour and a half on the floor above, where they were joined by Berland, who, hearing the victim groan, went back and "finished" her. Ctiotin had been outside on the watch all the time. At last, when ali was over, the party re- turned to the woman Ber:and, who exclaimed YOU HAVE WORKED WELL, MY CHILDREN Here there was a sensation in court. The miserable sum found was then shared, Berland, Dore, and Deville each taking six francs, and Chotin a franc and a half. What excuse can you make for this abominable crime?" asked the Judge,—" I was led on," said Dor6.—" By whom ?" By La Berland."—" Oh!" exclaimed the female prisoner.-Berlllnd's explanation was that he was drunk, and the other two declared that they had been corrupted by Dor6 and BerIllnd.- -At this point the court adjourned till to-day, when witnesses will be examined.

CARDIFF MUNICIPAL VACANCY. POLLING TO-DAY. The poll for the election of a councillor to fil the place of Mr. T. Rees, who has been elected to the aldermauic bench, opened at the Crwys road Board School this morning. There was an entire absence of excitement, and very few people had nssembled when the doors were op itied at eight o'clock. Up to ten o'clock scarcely 200 votes had been recorded, and the opinion was prevalent that the total poll would be the smallest on record. Mr. Owen, the Radical candidate, has Obtained the use of six vehicles, but up to ten o'clock only one had been brought into requisi- tion. Mr. Alfred Good, the labour candidate, was also at the polling-staiion during the morning.

HE SPEAKS WELSH. TO THE EDITOR OF THE EVENING EXPRESS." SIR,—In this evening's notes you state that Mr Sims, the probable successor to Mr. Randell, does, not understand Welsh. This statement we must ask you to give an emphatic denial, as Mr. Sims both understands and speaks Welsh.-We are, &c., WILLIAM FOSTER, WILLIAM DAVIES. Checkweighers, Lewis's Merthyr Collieries. June 11.

WATERWORKS COMMITTEE. A meeting of the waterworks committee of the Cardiff County Council was held at the Town-hall this morning, under the presidency of Councillor Mildon. There were also present Councillors E. Herne, Herbert Cory, IV, Symonds, Phillip Morel, and Noah Rees, and Mr. J. A. B. Williams (water- works engineer).—Authorisation was given the borough engineer to draw a cheque for JE60 on account of subs. for the work- men at the Cantreff Reservoir for next week.—Mr. Williams, the engineer, stated that the committee would takeover the Cantreff Reservoir work# as> from to-morrow, in order to carry the work to compietion from Monday next. No. extra men had yet been engaged, and not many applications had t)".en received. Most of the existing contracts were being taken on by the committee, and the render of Messrs. Crawshay Bros., for best smoke- less steam coal foal for the works, at 14s. 6d. per ton, was accepted up to Christmas.—This was all the business of public interest.

A CANVASSER IN TROUBLE. This morning at Cardiff Police-court (before Mr. T. W. Lewis, stipendiary, and Dr. Paine) Arthur Jones, 34, photographer's canvasser, was charged with stealing ten photographs, value £ 10, the property of Walter H. Cox, photographer, 253, Bute-street, on the 10th inst.—According to the evidence for the prosecution the prisoner was in the employ of Cox as canvasser up to Tuesday last, when he was discharged for drunkenness. On Wednesday he went to the studio, and notwith- standing that a message had been left that he was not to be allowed to take anything away, he took the photographs.—Prisoner said he did not remember being discharged, and came for the photographs to sell them as usual.- The Stipendiary said the prisoner had acted foolishly, but evidently without felonious intent, and he would be discharged.—It appeared that several of I the photographs had been sold, but the prosecutor had his remedy in the county-court.

CARDIFF DAY BY DAY. I The Penarth Dock has been open just 26 years. Fifteen years ago Messrs. Burton and Son's i. warehouse, Canai-parade, was destroyed by fire. Juftt five years ago Messrs. Flint's warehouse in St. Jcihn-s-square was destroyed by fire. Lord Bute will remain in Cardiff till after the ball, and then he will be away till August. The waterworks committee would have it this morning that they didn't know Councillor Parker had resigned. I A club race under the auspices of the Model Yacht Club will be held on the pond at Saltmead on Saturday afternoon. During the last month about 600 gallons, or nearly 100 barrels, of beer have been seized by the Roath police. The following can be vouched for :-A lady boarded a tram at Roath and reached the Great Western Railway Station in time to catch her train. Yesterday some country cousins visiting Cardiff happened to pass the Castle. Fine church that. said one," but not very wide for the peoples." Yes," said the other, "but took what a fine steeple him's got." The word not" played havoc with one of our Day by Days yesterday. Jt should have read that Lord Bute did admire the style of Alder- man Jacobs's portrait. Lady Bute likes Cardiff better than any of the other Bute seats. The children enjoy better health here than anywhere else, and it is likely they will remain at the castle all through the summer. Only one butcher in the Cardiff Market opens his shop every day in the week. Two others open on Wednesdays, while the remainder only come there on the Saturday. It is reported in certain quarters that plans have been drawn for an addition^ dock at Cardiff, to be made on the East Mud, and also for a dock running westward from the mouth of the River Taff. Stallholders are complaining that there is no business to be done in the new market at, Cardiff. The fact of the matter is that when people go down to buy so few of the stalls are open that they cannot get what they want, and have to go elsewhere. The new cab-stand in course of construction opposite the Park-hotel in Queen-street is nearly completed. It will tmovide accommodation for over a dozen vehicles, and from its contingency to the main street will prove a great convenience to business people. The reduction of the market tolls will be hailed with joy by the tenants, but many of them are grumbling because they cannot sell what they like at their stalls. To put the gallery and ground, floor into competition would be unfair, and, to be just, the committee must adhere strictly to their I regulations.

STABBING HIS SWEETHEART, At Cardiff Police-court to-day (before Mr. T. W. Lewis, stipendiary, and Dr. Paine) Jeremiah Collins, 22, was charged on remand with unlaw- fully wounding Mary Ann Sullivan on the 4th of May. Mr. George Davies defended.-For the com- plainant it was stated that Collins used to keep company with her, but ultimately she told him that she did not want him any more. About nine p.m. on May 4 the complainant wer.t into the Royal Glamorgan Inn, Millicent- street, and there saw the prisoner, who asked her to keep away from him. She replied that she did not want him, whereupon he stabbed her in the breast with a pocket-knife. He stabbed her three times, and was then seized, but he managed to cut her again on the arm before the knife waS wrested from him. Sha did not institute proceedings at once, but forgave the prisoner. On the 4th inst., however, he threatened to repeat t.he stabbing, and upon that she caused a warrant to be issued, and this was put into effect by Detective Roddy.—In cross-examination the complainant admitted that she had lived with the prisoner since May 4, but it was because she was not allowed to leave the house when she went to see another person there. That was a fortnight after she was stabbed.—Mr. Davies asked if it was a case for trial, seeing that according to the medical evidence the wounds were very slight. The Stipendiary said it was evident from the relations of the parties, and the circumstances under which the stabbing took place, that the prisoner only meant to frighten the complainant. The case would, therefore, be dealt with as a misdemeanour, and prisoner would be committed for trial at, the s, snions instead of the assizes.-Bail was fixed at JE40, with sureties to a like amount.

CARDIFF MARKET TOLLS. Stall Rents to be Reduced. A meeting of the property and markets com- mittee of the Cardiff Corporation was held at the Town-hall this morning when Alderman D. E. Jones presided. There were also present Dr. J. R. James, Messrs. F. H. Jotham, W. Lewis, D. Richards, E. Herne, J. Jenkins, J. L. Wheatley (town-clerk), and W. Harpur (borough engineer). —The Chairman slated that there were many complaints about the tolls, which the tenauts thought too high, The committee advertised very largely, but if they wished to assist the tenants and make it a daily market they must make it worth while the shopkeepers opening their shops and stalls throughout the week. He, therefore, suggested that the rents should be lowered. After the 'market was firmly estab- lished and the business good, they could increase the tolls if necessary.—Several letters were read from tenants complaining that they were not allowed to sell certain produce downstairs.- It was resolved, after a short discussion, that the regula- tions of the committee be enforced, and that no eggs be allowed to be sold on the ground floor.- Mr. Harpur called attention to the number of hand-carts standing in the Hayes and along the approach to the market on Saturday night.—It was decided that cheap jacks be not allowed to stand on the Hayes, and that the street bUs be advertised.—With reference to the rents of the shops and stalls on the mark t, it was resolved to adopt the following scale Stalls let at 14s. to be reduced to 10s. » 12s. It 8s. II „ 10s 7s. 8s. „ t, 6s. „ H 7s. „ 5s. 6d. „ „ 6s. II 5s. I ,,55. „ „ 4s 4s. 3s. —Mr. Jenkins thought they ought to find out the cost and expenditure upon the new market and then let the stalls at such a rate as would bring in the corporation a fair return on the money invested. To charge high rents would bo a tax on the produce which was sold, and they ought to do it as low as possible.—The Chairman pointed out that the market had cost (with the vaiue of the land) about £ 40,000. He thought the rates sug- gested were very reasonable. They must be care- ful not to make the rents too low or the tradesmen would be complaining that the market people had too much benefit in the competition. Whatever profit was made by the corporation went in aid of the rates, and that ought to be satisfactory.

CARDIFF'S IMPORT TRADE. The Bristol Times and Mirror says:—A corre- spondent, who says that it is a favourite boast, of tue inhabitants of Cardiff that our address will be Bristol, near Cardiff," before long, draws our attention to a wail on the part of the Welsh port as to the unsatisfactory state of their import trade. He avers that complaints are being made openly that, however prosperous their export trade may be, their import trade is next to nil, and that in consequence, new docks are absolutely neces- sarv in order to encourage it. He quotes a local print, which points out that the Bristol Corpora- tion does not stint in expenditure upon Avon- mouth Dock, and has just decided to make still heavier investment there in order to enlarge its business; and any visitor to the old city on the Avon will see how an import business is far more profitable that. an export, the streets pre-eating an appearance of crowded traffic quite different from what can be witnessed at Cardiff. Proprietors of the existing docks on this side find that the export trade pays them best, and they naturally therefore give most attention thereto; but for tradesmen, house- owners, and others, imports would;furnistl oppor- tunitv for greater profit*, more employment of labour being furnished, and consequently more business for retail distributors." This is seeing ourselves as others see us with a vengeance! Verity some people are evidently of opinion that there's life in the old dog yet."

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THE BACCARAT SCANDAL. SIR W. GORDON-CUMMING AND HIS CLUBS. The baccarat scandal is still the subject of much discussion in the press and among the public. It is estimated that the costs in the baccarat case, which in due course of law will fall on the plaintiff, amount to not less than £ 5,000. On Tuesday niyht Sir William Gordon-Cumming resigned his membership of the different clubs to which he belonged. SIR W. GORDON-CUMMING AND THE JUDGE. Sir William Gordon-Cumming, in declining to make a statement respecting the recent law case for publication, writes:—"My own sentiments were fully expressed in Sir Edward Clarke's speech on Monday, and I am of opinion that, but for the gross partiality shown by the judge in his summing up, the case would have gone very differently.' WHAT THE RELIGIOUS PRESS SAYS. The Christian World, in a leader on Our Prince's Amusement,' say:- While the Church that prays for the Prince of Wales at its every service, the Church of which he will one day be the head, unites with every Nonconformist boJy in con- demning gambling as a sin and a public danger, and appeals to him to use his incalculable influ- ence as the leader of English society to discourage it, the Heir to the Throne, it appears, carries with him baccarat counters from country house to country house.Toe Prince himself has chalked the table, and stakes varying fiom 5s. to £ 15 are lost and won in the shadow of a family affliction, and the ptospective disgrace of an honourable name. What code of courtesy, or social morality, we wonder, will justify this brutal callousness ? The throne rests on a foundation of public opinion only, and a few more scandals like that of Tranby Croft, wiil destroy the foundation, and Edward VII. will never be crowned. If there is no serious occupation in which the Prince takes any interest—if he is so blase that nothing but the excitement of a game of cards, a horse race, or a boxing-match can rouse him—then he is of all men the most miserable. The Comte de Paris, while waiting for a throne he is never likely to ascend, has written several valuable histories, and the deposed Emperor of the Brazils is a savant of high attainments. Mr. Glad- stone chops down trees at 80, and Lord Salisbury is an experimental chemist. What does the Prince of Wales do ? Does he do anything ? Royalty in these iconoclastic days has many and growing prejudices to combat, and it cannot afford to out- rage the public conscience and fly in the face of all the Churches of a religious people. When the Prince of Wales went on Saturday to open a mission-hall at Camberwel!, one ot the banners floating across the street bore the significant words,' Welcome to our Prince; but no gambling. T The British Weekly says: — The eyes of anglishmen have been fixed on their future King. hey have seen the roof lifted from Tranby Croft, nd they know what manner of people these were whom the Prince honoured with his company, the inducements which attracted him, the provision which he made by taking counters with him for passing the time and earning a little money. Nor will they forget that the Prince was not present at the trial on Tuesday because he had gone to the Ascot Races. Whatever efforts n.ay or may not have been made to shield the Prince from the worst, consequences of his folly, enough remains to sober the strongest supporters of the monarchy." The Methodist Times says :—" This trial bus once more illustrated the folly and rottenness of the ethi- cal code which rules so-called I society.' That the Prince of Wales should appear before all the world not only as a gambler but as practising one of those games in which there is no room for skill, and which is constantly used for the extremest form of gambling, and that he should use his immense social influence to introdnce this game even where it is distasteful, and to encourage young men to indulge in it, is a most pitiable fact. If this disgraceful game of baccarat were played in a workman's club the police would arrest the players, and if it were tolerated in a public-house the publican would lose his licence. It is an awful calamity that the immense social authority of the Prince of Wales should be employed to encourage and to extend gambling—and such gambling. Sycophants and flatterers, among whom it is very painful to be obliged to include Sir Charles Russell, are already trying to pooh-pooh the significance of these disclosures, and it is to be fearect that his Royal Highness is surrounded by many persons who will mislead him. But true loyalty, and a genuine desire to maintain the existing monarchy such as we feel, compel us to declare that such revelations are damaging in the extreme. If the Archbishop of Canterbury, or the Bishop of London, or any other dignitary of the Established Church, has the right or the opportunity of speaking to the Prince of Wales, we hope he will have enough religion and loyalty to discharge his duty fear- lessly. No one can doubt what the late Prince Consort would have said if be had been among us." In appealing for support for the Additional Curates' Society at a meeting in Sion College, on Wednesday, the Bishop of Carlisle said it was not merely monetary help that they wanted from the rich. Not only could the rich help them by money, but they could set a good example and, speaking plainly, he ventured to assert that in these days, when working men read the news- papers, that there was sometimes, and that there had been during the past week, more in the news- papers to debauch the minds of the poorer people and make them believe religion was a farce, than could probably be counteracted by all the efforts that had been made by a thousand clergymen in their parishes. These words, with which the bishop closed his speech, were received with loud cheers. WHAT IS SAID ON THE CONTINENT. Sir William Gordon-Cummir.g's action has been watched with the keenest interest in Austrian military circles," writes the Vienna correspondent of the Times. "The Prince of Wales, besides being a field-marshnl in the British Army, is the colonel- proprietor of an Austrian regiment. It is thought most strange that a field-marshal and a general in the British Army should condone an act of cheat- ing on the part of a colonel in the Queen's Guards, and should make themselves privy to an arrange- ment by which this officer was to retain his com- mission and his membership of various respected clubs. Leaving the Prince of Wales altogether out, of the matter, and referring only to General Owen Williams, it must be said that if any Austrian general coul i have acted as this general has done, he would have found himself embroiled in a deadly quarrel, not, only with the regiment, but with all the clubs to which the offending officer belonged, and he would have had to throw up his commission to avoid a court-martial. This, however, is not the only point. If the Prince of Wales had indulged his fondness for baccarat in the company of men of about his own age and near to him in rank, no foreign officer would have found anything to suy, but that his Royal High- ness should have sat down to gamble with youngsters, one of whom was a mere lieutenant in the Army, seems almost surprising. According to nil the Continental codes of military etiquette, senior officers are bound to discountenance gamb- ling among subalterns, and it is simply unimagin- able that a German, Austrian, or French field- marshal should sit down to win money from, or to lose money to, a mere lieutenant, who, if he gambles, must be paying away his father's money or prematurely squandering his inheritance." In commenting on the decision in the baccarat case, the Vossische Zeitung reminds its readers of the emphatic condemnation by the Emperor of I gambling in the German Army. NO DEMONSTRATION, PLEASE. Sir William Gordon Cumming has telegraphed thanking the Torres Town Council for the proposal to give him and hisbride a public reception, but asking them to forego their intention and allow them to come home without any demonstration. Against the Advice of Her Family. A Dalziel's telegram from New York to-day says :—The New York Herald has been requested by a member of the Garner family, whose action has the approval of the whole fami-y connection, to print the following statement:—"Several papers have by mistake stated that one of the sisters of Miss Florence Garner, now Lady Gordon Cumming, was present at her marriage. Her eldest sister, Madame La Marquise De Breteuil, is at present in New York with her husband, and the youngest sister, Miss Edith Garver. at Vienna with' her aunt Mrs. Lawrence. The family wish to rectify the mistake, and also to state that not one of Miss Garver's relations was present at her marriage. Needless to add, being of age, she took the step against the wishes of the entire family." AN ADDRESS OF WELCOME. On Thursday evening at a special meeting of the Town Council of the Burgh of Torres, near which is Alltyre, the chief seat of the Gordon- Cummings, it was unanimously resolved to meet Sir William Gordon-Cumming, Bart., and his bride at the railway station on their arrival at Torres on Saturday forenoon. The council will attend in ( its official capacity, and Provost Watson will present an address of welcome on their behalf.

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The Wiedmann-Walpole Breach of Promise Case. The trial of the action for breach of promise of :marriage brought by Miss Valerie Wiedmann against the Hon. Robert Horace Walpole was re- sumed to-day in the Queen's Bench Division, be- fore Mr. Baron Pollock and a special jury. Mr. T. Terrell, Mr. F. C. Phillips, and Mr. Walker appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Lockwood, Q.C., and Mr. W. Graham represented the defendant. Plaintiff, further cross-examined, said she might have been in Berlin in 1880, but only for a few hours. She remembered being shown the certifi- cate,of the birth of a child at Berlin in July, 1880. The description of the mother of the child as given in the certificate would, at the time, have been a good description of her. (PROCEEDING).

TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. The Pope has raised the Very Rev. F. N. Drepof, of Ventnor, to the dignity of Chamberlain of the Vatican, with the title of monsignor. The mailboat Duchess of Albany, while proceed- ing from Portsmouth to Ryde this morning, ran iuto and sank the ketch Mary Offey, of Harwich. The crew of the latter were saved by the boats of the steamer. A dense fog prevailed at the time. Intelligence to hand from Honolulu states that the drought in Hawaii continues, and is causing great distress as well as loss. No rain has fallen in the island for several months.

A Lady Fined for Drunkenness. At Southport, Mrs. Eliza Walton, wife of Mr Walton, town-clerk of Halifax, and formerly town- clerk of Southport, was charged with having been drunk and incapable.—A constable deposed to finding the defendant on the previous evening helplessly drunk in Lord-street, and he removed her to the police-station for safety.—The Bench fined her 5s. and costs.

Railway Collision near Hereford. This morning a collision occurred between two goods trains at Moreton, near Hereford, by which several wagons were thrown off the rails. The guard was slightly injured. The early passenger and mail trains were somewhat delayed in conse- quence of the accident.

COUNTY COURTS. NEWPORT. THURSDAY.—(Before his Honour Judge OWEN.) A COLLIERY CONTRACT IN DISPUTE. THE GWERNA COLLIERY COMPANY v. J. L. SMITH AND Co.—Mr. L. H. Hornby appeared for the plaintiffs, who own a colliery at Maesycwmmer Mr. G. F. Colborne was for the detendants.— The claim was for £ 40 18s. Id. under a contract entered into between the parties in November, 1890, for the supply of 100 tons of small coal per week for twelve months at 7s. 6d. per ton, less 2J per cent. in the buyers' wagons. The c!aim arose out of the alleged failure of the defendants to accept delivery, and the plaintiffs had, therefore, to sell against them.—Mr. Colborne said his clients were ready to take delivery, and sent their wagons, but the coal was not supplied.—Mr. Hornby said that was very unlikely when the company was getting under the contract 3s. per ton more than the current p ice, which dropped after the contract to 4s. 6d. and 5s. per ton.—Mr. E. T. Ferrier, manager of the colliery, said the present price of smali coal was 4s. 6d. per ton. The coal at the Gwerna was being worked out, and 60 per cent. of it was small.—The vSecretary of the company was called to prove that the defendants did not supply sufficient wagons.—The defence was that sufficient wagons were supplied to have taken 100 tons of coal in any pal ticuhr week on days when it should have been ready.—His Honour held that the plaintiffs had made out their case, and gave judgment for £39 8s. Id., to which sum the claim had been reduced. MERTHYR. THURSDAY.—(Before Judge GWILYM WILLIAMS.) THE BANKRUPTCY OF A GELLIGAER CURATE. In thn matter of the bmkruptcy of the Rev. David Jones Davies, formerly of Gelligarr and now of Aberystwitii, Mr. W. P. Owen (of the firm of Smith, Owen, and Davies, solicitors, of Aberyst- with) applied to his honour to grant to the official receiver, as plaintiff, the costs of the motion suc- cessfully made at the last court to set aside two mortgage deeds given byl the bankrupt to Mr. Henry Jeffrey Jones, of Blaenavon, his solicitor and cousin, and also the costs of a prior successful motion for the discovery and inspection of certain documents in Mr. Jones's possession.—There was no one present to oppose the application, and it was, therefore, acceded to. CLAIMS AGAINST A COLLIERY COMPANY. JOHN GRIFFITHS V. MESSRS. CRAWSHAY BROS.— The plaintiff, a collier (who was represented by Mr. Rhys, of Pontypridd), sought to recover £1 7s. wages alleged to be due for work done, and the defendants (for whom Mr. Plews appeared) set up a counter-claim for £2 damages said to have been sustained by reason of the plaintiff having left work without lawful excuse.—The case for the plaintiff was that after woiking in the Four-fset Seam at the Castle Pit, Troedyrhiw, he was pro- mised by the overman that he should have the first of the new stalls that were being turned off Meredith's Heading in the Six feet Seam, and, not getting it, he left the pit. With reference to the counter-claim, it was men- tioned that, in a few hours after the plaintiff had taken out his tools, the roof of his stall fell in and the place was closed.—His Honour said there was no doubt the money which had accrued due to the plaintiff was payable, and there must, there- fore, he judgment for that amount. His clear im- pression was that there was no breach of any un- dertaking on the part of the officials of the colliery on the day the plaintiff left his work, and that there was nothing to justify the plaintiff in leaving his work on thatday. Judgment must, consequently, be given for the defendants on the counter-claim. As to the amount of damage, he did not think that because the plaintiff's stall was not properly propped up and the roof fell in the defendants had a right to hold the plaintiff liable when the fact had come to their knowledge that he hud left their employment. He would only award them £1, each party to pay their own costs. HENRY HUGHES v. MESSRS. CRAWSHAY BROS.—In this C1\e the plaintiff, a rider, engaged at, the Castle Pit, recovered £1138. 5d. for wages, and the defendants succeojjed in obtaining damages to the extent of £2 for loss suffered by them through the plaintiff having wrongfully left his work.

ST. SAVIOUR'S, CARDIFF. On Wednesday evening the Lord Bishop of Llandaff was present at the re-opening of an iron Sunday School-roaui in the district of St. Saviour's, East Moors, Roath. The room has been recently enlarged by some of the working men connected with St. Saviour's Church, who have given their labour voluntarily—built it in their spare time. —The proceedings commenced at 7.30 p.m., when the Eishop took the chair, being supported by the Vicats of Roath and of Roath St. German's, the Rev. J. E. Dawson (curate-in-charge of St. Saviour's), and br Dr. Sheen, one of the church- wardens of the parish. On the platform were also seated about 80 boys and girls, members of the St. Saviour's Band of Hope. Mr. DAWSON having eketched the history of the schoolroom, and having described the circum- stances of the recent enlargement, The BISHOP declared the room open, and then proposed the following resolution :— That ft hearty vote of thanks be accorded to Mr. William Reece, Mr. Charles Stait, and all their fellow- workmen, who have generously given their gratuitous work in building the addition to St, Saviour's Sunday Schoolroom. This was seconded by the Rev. F. J. BECK (vicar of Roath), and carried unanimously. Mr. WILLIAM REECE acknowledged the vote of thanks in a few suitable words. Mr. GLEESON then proposed, and Dr. SHEEN seconded, the following resolution:— That a respectful and hearty vote of thanks be accorded to the Lord Bishop of Llandaff for his kindness in presiding at the re-opening of this schoolroom. This was supported by the Rev. R. J. IVES (vicar ox St. German's), who put it to the meet- ing, when it was carried by acclamation. The BISHOP expressed his gratification at the reception which this resolution had received, and this brought the first part of the proceedings to a close. The children of the St. Saviour's Band of Hope then gave a short concert, the items of which were received with great favour. It was mentioned in the coii^o of the evening that the Church Sunday Sellar), p" F Mo' r8 now contain 1.200 teachers, uua scuolars—a I number which is reckoned to be at least, one-tenth of tlia entire population of the distrka. An appeal was made by Mr. Reece on behnlf of his fellow workmen for the funds which are required to defray the cost of materials for the building. Any contributions might be sent to him at 5, Cum- nock-place, East Moors, Cardiff.

On Thursday evening a number of leasehold properties in Cardiff were offered for sale by auction at the Mart by Mr. Lewis Hopkins. Lot 1, No. 21, Plasturton-gardens, Cathedral-road, was knocked down to Mrs. Barry for J6540. This proved to be the only lot sold, the others, consisting of property in Blasturton-gnrdens, Coveny-street, Harriet-street, Caerphilly-road, King's-road, Cow- bridge-road, Clare-road, &c., being withdrawn owing to the reserve prices not being reached. Private negotiations will be entered into in respect of these. Messrs. Jacob, Hunt, and Hunt were the vendors' solicito'-tf. of these. Messrs. Jacob, Hunt, and Hunt were the vendors' solicitor,

CRICKET. SURREY V. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY. Play in this match was resumed in dull, cold weather at Kennington Oval this morning. Score:- CAMBRIDGE. First Innings. Second Innings. Douglas, b Sharpe 24 c Brockwell, b Lockwood 15 Wells, c Wood, b Sharpe. 0 e W. Read, b Hti-irpe 3 Cooper, b Lohmann 25 b Sharpe 7 Jackson, c Brockwell, b Sharpe 62 b Sharpe 12 Hill, c and b Sharpe 9 not, out 2 Al'&regor, b Sharpe 19 not out 0 Streattield, b Lockwood 22 Jephsori, b Lockwood 0 Toilemache, b Lockwood 1 Woods, not out 9 BraybrooIce, b Wood, b lock- wood 0. Extras 8 Extras 0 Total 179 Total. 44 SURREY. First, Innings. Second Innings. Abel, c Tollemache, b Woods 4a Lockwood, c Tollemache, b Woods 8. Maurice Read, b Woods 6 W. W. Read, b Woods 28 Lolitnann, c Woods, b WTells 14 Key, b Woods 6. Henderson, run out 23 Shuter, b Woods 51 Brockwell, b Woods 0 Wood, b Hill 0. Sharpe, not out 3. Extras 8 Extras Total 193 Total MIDDLESEX V. LANCASHIRE. Play was resumed this morning at Lord's at 11.35 in dull weather. Nepean joined Scott, but after making two was caught, while Rawlin was bowled at i46, Hadow was caught six runs later. Score;- MIDDLESEX, First Innings. Second Innings. J. Webbe, b Mold. 11 lbw, bBriggs 34 A. C. Stoddart, c Kemble, b Briggs 37 b Mold 87 S. W. Scott, c Baker, b Mold 9 not out 16 E. Nepean, b Mold 7 e Barlow, b Briggs 2 Rawling, c Baker, b Briggs.. 12 b Briggs 2 £ M. Hadow, c Kemtile, b Briggs 5 c Sugg, bBriggs. 6 West, b Briggs 4 Dr. F. Bryan, b Mo.d 0 J. Robertson, c Kemble, b Mold 4 Hearne, c and b Briggs 0 Phillips. not out 0. Extras. 7 Extras 6 Total. 96 Total 151 LANCASHIBE. First Innings. Second Innings. Sug £ b Hearne 11 Barlow, b Hearne 9 Albert Ward, b .\epean 4. S. M, Crostield, b Hearne. 0. Paul, b Hearne 0. Briggs. b Hearne 14 Yates, b Hearne 3 Baker, b Hearne 2 A. N. Hornby, not out, 17 A. T. Kemble, c Stoddart. b Nepean 1 Mold, b Hearne 0. Extras 2 Extras Total 63 Total NOTTS V. YORKSHIRE. Pleasant weather favoured this match at Nottingham to-dav, fiunn and Barnes continuing the Notts innings, in which 61 runs had been made overnight for two wickets. Score:- YORKSHIRE. First Innings. Second Innings. Ulyett, c Wright, b Barnes 40 Hall, b Flowers 11 Wardle, c Sherwin, b Barnes 2 Peel. c Robinson, b Barnes 11 Earnseliffe, b Dixon 33 Brown, c Shacklock,b Barnes 1 Wainwright, c Barnes, b Dixon 21 H. Hill, b Attewell 11 Hunter, 1 b w, b Attewell 11 Harrison, not out 0 A. Sellers, b Dixon 0. Extras 7 Extras Total 148 Total. NOTTS. First Innings Second Innings. Shrewsbury-,c Hunter,b Peel 0 Robinson, b Harrison 15 Gunn, not out 45 Barnes, not out 23 Extras 1 Extras Total. 84 Tot

PIGEON FLYING. The Cardiff and South Wales Homing Society flew a race from Newcastle, about 254 miles staight, on Wednesday last. One hundred and ten birds competed. Liie following is the result Prize. Name. Place. Velocity. 1 J. Rir-hards Porth 659 2 R. Williams Ely 715 S J. Jones Penarth 705 4 P. Drlscoll Newtown 6o3"5 5 F. James Cogrn Pill 65o 6 D. Jones Penarth G52 7 T.Kent, Roath 649 8 GHutchings Canton 648 9 D. E. Jones Canton. 642 10 J. Jones Llandaff 641 11 D. Morgan. Ynyshir 59S 2s. 6d. Pool. I T. K',nt Roath 619 2 G. Hutchings Canton 648 3 T.Kent Roath 593 5s. Poo!. 1 P. Driscoll Newtown. 656

COUNTY COUNCIL ELECTIONS. Copies of the Bill brought in last night, by Mr. Ritchie in reference to county council elections are issued to-day. The Bill fixed the ordinary day of election for March 8, and the election of chairman and aldermen for March 16. The county register is to be completed before the 20th day of December in ever year, coming into operation on the 1st day of the next January. The Bill further pro- vides that the chairman, aldermen, and councillors whose term of office would, but for this Bill, expire on the ordinary day of election in November next, after the passing of the Bill shall go out of office on the next day of election fixed by the Bill, and the aldermen whose term of office would expire at the end of three years after the November next after the passing of the Bill are to go out of office on the day of election next follow- ing the end of those years.

To-day's Markets. MEAT. LONDON, Friday.—There was a moderate supply and trade was fairly steady with but little change in values. The following were the quotations:— Beef: Scotch, long sides, 4s 4d to to 4s 61 English sides, 4s 4d to 4s 6d United States sides, Liverpool and Deptford killed, 3-A 10d to 3s lid; American hind-quarters, 3s 6d to3sl0d. Mutton: Scotch, 5s to 5s 6d; English. 4s 8d to 532d; Dutch, 4s 6d to 5s; New Zealand, 2s 2d to 2s 8d; River Plate, 2s to 2s 2d. Pork, 3s 2d to 3s lOd. FISH. GHIMSBY, Friday.—About forty vessels have arrived this morning, with a good supply of fish. The demand was fair for all kinds. Quotations Plaice, 22s to 26s; leve!, 21s; lemons, 30s to 36s; soles, 1303 to 150s; haddocks 5s to 99; whitches, 24s to 309 per box turbot, 6s to 10s; brills, 2s to 4s; ling, 3s to 5s; ditto dead, 2s to 3s live cod, 5s to 6s each hake, 30s to 35s dead cod, 60s to 80s per score; mackerel, 5s to 6s per score; salmon, lOd to Is psr lb. BUTTER. CORK, Friday. — Ordinary Firsts, 79s Seconds, 75s; Thirds, 73s; Fourths, 65s. Kegs: Thirds, 69s. Mild Cured Firkins: Superfine, 84s; Fine, 79s; Mild, 74s. Ditto kegs Superfine, 82s; Fine, 77s. Number in market: 1,058 firkins and 318 mild. SUGAR. GLASGOW, Friday.—The official report says :— The market was unchanged, and a good business was done. The private report says :—A good busi- ness was done, but no change to report. WOOL. LONDON, Friday.—Messrs. Edenborough nnd Co. to-dav offered 14,552 bales, including 897 bales of Cllpe. The competition was keen and prices were very firm at opening rates. METALS. GLASGOW, Friday.—Opening: Sale business was done at 47s 3d and 47s 4td cash closing, buyers, 47s 3d cash sellers, 47s 9d cash. Middlesborough —Closing, buyers, 40s 9d cash; and 40s lOid month sellers, 40s lOd c ish, and 41s month. Hema- tite was done at 49s 71d and 49s 9d cash closing, buyers, 49s lOd cash; sellers, 50s caph.

Death of Sir Harford Brydges, Our Hereford correspondent telegraphs:—Sir Hurford James Jones Brydges, Bart., died last night at his seat, Boultibrook, Presteign. Deceased, who was the second baronet, was born on May 30, 1808. The title is now extinct.

PROPERTY EXCHANGE. SALE OF RAILWAY CONTRACTORS' PLANT. The sale of the important and valuable con- tractors' plant used in the construction of the Swansea Bay Railway brought together a large company on Tuesday and Wednesday from the principal industrial centres of the kingdom, in addition to local buyers connected with the collieries and works in the neighbourhood. The auctioneer was Mr. D. T. Alexander (Messrs. Stephenson and Alexander, Cardiff). Some 500 lots of plant on the Rhondda side of the tunnel were disposed of on Tuesday, and, in addition, Mr. Alexander adjourned to the Dunraven Colliery, belonging to Mr. Francis Crawshay, and there disposed of about 30 Jots of valuable machinery. On Wednesday there was an equally large com- pany, the materials being those on the Cymmer side. Excellent prices vera obtained throughout.

To-day's Share Market. o [FROM THE PRESS ASSOCIATION.] COMSOLS OP'I'G. 12.U. 1.10. CLOS AF'K Con. Goschen s 2J p o Money 95^ Do. do Account July 95| Local Stock 100| New do. do. S3{ Bank of England Stock 330 India 3j per Cent 1j5 £ Do. 6 da 95 T Met. Boar of Works 3j p c. 108 Do. do. 3 p c. 101 Indian Rupee Paper 4 pc. 74i Do. do 4 £ pc. 76fc HOME RAILWAYS. Brighton Railway Or<i 152 ])0. Defel red .114H .141R Caledonian 117J Do Preferred Coti Oid 774. Do Deferred do 40 Chatham and Dover Ord. 17i Do. Preference IOêt Gliisg"\v and South Western. 96 Great Eastern Ordinary b'4j Gt. Nihil. Prefd. Con. Ordny. 108 Do. do. Defrd. do, do. 70 Do ito A's 72 Great Western 156J Hull and Barnsley 34j Lancashire and Yorkshire 1;2 London ami Norlh-Westerii. 171 171t London and Soiith-Western J58 Man., Shef. 4 Lillc. Old. 73 Do. Preferred. 115 ])0. Deferred Metropolitan Con 841 Do. Land .Stock (8 Do, District Ordinary 31 Do. Preferred 70 Midland Ordinary 15-4 152& North British Ord. Pref. 67$ Do. Ordinary il 41i North-Eastern Ordinary 1155. North Staffordshire 121 South-Eastern ordinary 123 Do. Deferred 89J East London Taff Vale Act, 1889 76$ Furness 90$ AMERICAN. &C., RAILWAYS. Central Pacific 31J Chicago, Milwaukie 6f>$ Denver Ordinary Do Preferred 56 Brie Shares 20j Do Preference 53 Do Second Mortgage 99 Illinois Central 99 Lake Shore 12 Louis and Nashville 75; 75| Missouri. Kansas, and Texas 151 York Celltrlll lu2 New York Ontario 16t Norfolk Prefereii'-e 53t North Pacific Preference 68, Ohio and Mississippi 19 Do Preference 87 Pennsylvania Ordinary 5lJ Philadelphia and Reading 15$16 Do. First rncome lionds 53. Unioll Pacific 45h Wabash Preference 23 Do. General Mortgage 35 Atlantic Gr. W. 1st More. ,'2f Atchison 3 £ -i 32j| anadian Pacific 80^ 80 £ Buenos Ayres Gt. Southn 143$j Grand Trunk Ordinary ,r, 8f Do. Guaranteed 69$j Do. First Preference 59 Do. Second Preference 39 Do. Third Preference 21$. Mexican Ordinary 36$37$j Do. First Preference 113$114 Do. Second Preference 66 67 FOREIGN BONDS. Lombards Ordinary 9i I. Mexican Centl. 4 p. C. Bonds 74 I.¡. Do. do. Fir,t Income jEt Buenos Ayres and Hosario. 894 Central Argentine £ 5 Chillian &2$i Buenos A3'res 1882 40$i Do. 1883 44$j Argentine 1886 67$> 66$ Do Treasury 41t j Argentine Cedulns A 19$! 18? Do Cedulas li 18-J 18 Buenos Ayres Cedulas 1 13 12| ( Do. J 12 llf Brazilian 1889 7'4 72 Egypt ian Unified 96$j Do. Gov. Pref., new Do. State Domain i02 £ Do. Daira, new 96 £ French 3 per Cent. Rentes 9-i$ Do. 4$per Cent 1C4 Hungarian 4 per Cent. Gold 92 It-iliaik 5 per Cent 92j 92i Mexican 6 per Cent 89t Peruvian Corporation Ord. 9$ Do. Preference 24$ Portuguese per Cent 1869 48$48f Greeks 1881. 89 Do 1881 89 Russian 4 p.Ct. Conversion. 99$ Spanish 4 per Cents 7.4$.» Turkish 1871 96 Do. OLtommi Defence 93; Do, 1st Group 14$ Do 2nd Group 244 Do 3rd Group 18fl| 18j Do. 4thGroup 18f»l 18 £ MISCELLANEOUS. Ottoman Bank Shares 13jf 13$| Uruguay Uuilied 6 per Do. 6 per Cent 54 Honduras Jk Paraguay 34; Good 105 Ins,New Zealand Consolldtd 102t Ins. New SthWales 4 per Cut 109 Ins. Victoria 4 pr. J04! fns. South Australian 104 Queensland 4 per Cents. 104 LOlldoll & S.Katherine's Dks. 27 East, and West India Docks 12 Peninsular and Oriental Prf. 131 x <1 Do. Deferred 195 x It Cunard Steamship, 920 paid 14 Get,. Steam Nav., £15paid. 71 Do. 5 per Ceilt.. Pref 10 Do. 5 per Cent. 1887 9k inglo.American Tel. Pref Do, do. Ordinary 47 Direct, Ullited States Cable. 10j Eastern ditto US Hastern Extension 15 Brazilian Submarine 12 National Telephone 4a Arthur G iiinness Ordinary. 327$ Allsopps Ordinary 31j Bryant and May Ordinary. 14 Cousett Iron 30 Ehbw Vale St. & I'll Co 5$ Hudson's Bay Shares 16i Hotchkiss If Deccan Land Suez Canal 108 Sprat,t's Patent 7k Hammonds 2t 2i Eastmans 71 71 Leed's Forge.. 2f Lister and Co. 9| Salt Union Ordinary 6$. ElinoreCopper DepositiugCo 3jf 3j Nitrate Railway 133 Primitive Nitrate 7j 8an Jorge Nitrate 4$ S in Pablo Nitrate 1| lu'oli 11 Distillers 2jj Bell's Asbestos lOR 10i Oceana Laud 4f New Exploration (Rothscds.) If pi Mexican Exploration 216 Cape Copper Mines 3jf KioTintos 22 J Mason and Barry 5jr Tharsis Copper 6$ Mysore Gold Sit Mysore Gold Fields If Palniarejos 13/ Indian Consolidated 3/9 Montanas V/ii De Beers Diamonds 14jl South African Explorations 12$ New JagersfoiiVeiu 5 5$. Gold Fields S. Africa 2$2^ Salisbury Gold 6/6 City and Suburban 3$ Jumpers l| Ferreiras 9 Jubilee 4 4* Simmer and Jack 3J Weminers 2 5 CrownreeE 4$4jj 4 CrownreeE 4$4jj Langlaagtes 2| Langlaagte Block n 61 Australian Broken Hill 2A Pigs Peak 6/6 Wentworth Priority 2; larapacaWater 71 Do. Bank 1| British Water Gas.. | North's Navigation Collieries 4 Qoats 13J

DISTRICT NEWS. CARDIFF. IT is evident the last has not been heard of the Wilson perjury cases. Two of the charges made by the general secretary ot the Seamen's Union were heard and dismissed, the stipendiary being of opinion that no jury would convict upon the contradictory evidence. It is said now, however that they will be taken to the assizes, under an Act which empowers this.—Weather warm. CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION.—A meeting of the Adamsdown Ward branch of this association will ¡ be held this (Friday) evening in the Adamsdown- square Board Schoolo, when Mr. John Gunn (the Unionist candidate for Cardiff) will attend and speak. The chair will be taken at eight p.m., and I the Unionist electors in the ward are invited to attend; LAWN MOWERS LAWN MOWERS! LAWN I MOWERS!—Light, easy, and cheap. From 198 6d each.—Perkins Brothers and Co., Cardiff. PUBLIC-HALL, QUEEN-STREET ARCADE.—Gymnas- tic Display and Weight-lilting Competition will be held on Wednesday, June 10. Admission, 6d. Reserv ed Seats, Is. E1856 THE DOUBLE SECRET METHOD OF FITTING TEETH, by R. B. Boulton, 8, Newport-road, Cardiff, sur- passes Everything. Teeth from 5s. 4341 SWANSEA. RESCUE AT THE DOCKS.—On Wednesday evening a man named Albert Hinda, of tho Pentre, gallantly effected the rescue of a, child named Martha Ann Richards, who bad fallen iuto the North Dock, near Bambridge's wharf. I CALVINISTIC METHODISTS' GENERAL ASSEMBLY AT I MORRISTON.—At the monthly meeting of the Cal- vinistic Methodists of West Glamorgan at Llangy- felach on Wednesday airargements were reported to be in a forward state for the holding of the general asseaibly at Mo, riston the week after next, and a number of those present were appointed to co-operate with the Morristou Churches in the mattes.

TO-DAY'S RACING. Queen's Stand Plat e-S U EEEFOOT. Wokingham Handicap—TOSTIG or GBACt CONROY. Alexandra Plate—MORION or NETHERAYON. Windsor Castle Stakes- WIKDGALL. Hardwicke Stakes—L'ABBESSE DE JOUARRE of MELODY. Ascot High-weight Plate-THE IMP OJ: PUNSTER. Ihirty-eighth Triennial StakeS-PETER FLOWER. THE WIZARD.

Ascot Paddock Finals, A large number of horses still remain at Ascot to fulfil their engagements this afternoon. The programme is full of interesting events, the most valuable of which being the Hardwicke Stakes, which may be won by L'ABBESSE DE JOUARRE or MELODY. Queen's Stand Plate-NOBLII CHIEFTAIN. Wokingham Stakes—RATHBEAL or GRACE CoN- ROY. Alexandra Plate-NFTHERAVON. Windor Castle Stakes- WHISPERER or LDRETTE. High-Weight Handicap—THE IMP or TUDOR. Thirty-Eighth Triennial-PETER FLOWER. s „ WATCHMAN. Ascot, Friday Morning.

Newmarket Training Notes. O M r> NEWMARKET, FRIDAY. On the Race Side, Cannon's Crimea, Benburb. Sheridan, and Cyril II. and Sadler's Detective, Primrose Day, and Papyrus went a mile and a • C innon's Mistielawe, Going Away. Ben Hur The Tyke, Orange Peel, Chicogne/e, Crow A Lottery, and Argus and Bambridge's Althea. and Soleil d Or went a mile and a quarter. Mumford's Hark; and Leader's Prlsmoid, Capuchin and Lassie went a mile. J. Dawson's Jameson, King s Headsman, Lower Boy, Herminia, and Fola; Archer s Merganser, Scrange, Halloway, Avice, and Hunting Queen Hopper's Euclid, Helen Ware, Sophism, Dispatch, Margery, Royal Grace, and Penelope; and Chaloner's Adolphus, Padua! Hit or Miss, and Napsbury colt went six furlongs On the Bury Side, Morton's Father Confessor, Rullianus, Lauy Rosebery, Vendome. and Mor- ta.gne went, a mile and a quarter. Enoch's JJ otking, on and FYiar Lubin Peck's Mounteagle, Warrington, Appenzell, and Narrator; Arnull's Red- chffe and G Dawson's Clang, Hunciecroft, Memoir, and Koorah went a mile. Hayhoe's Modele, Beau- harnais, Flibustier, MascareIle, St Mark, Maximum and Engineer; Robinson's Sweet Vernal, Brans- dale and Berge Enoch's Kirkstlll, Goldflake, St Osyrhe, King's EVil, and Levensthorpe; Dawson's Roberto and Wiseman; and Morton's King of Diamonds, Juggler, Eyrefield, and Sorcerer went. six luilongs.

Ascot meeting. 1.30 -The QUEEN'S STAND PLATE of 300 SOPS, added to a Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, tor two year olds and XwancL Ty C. f°r Winne" CXtra; maidea Mr Henry Milner's Lady Caroline, 2yrs, 631 91b ?"!T'15G'nLstre>111:? Signorina. 4yrs, 9st91b .FWebb 2 J Lord Pen. hyn's Noble Chieftain, 6yrs 9st 12lb Mr J X Astley s Mark Price, 4yrs, lOsr, Sib Gr Barren O Mr D Cooper's Petteresso, lyrs 6st121b „.G Ohaton« 0 Air Deaeons Miss Presto: .yrs. 6st i21b Allsopp 0 Mr J Legh s Knockany, 2yr% 7st lib Finlev 0 Mr Kose s Myrrh, 2yrs, 6,t 91 b Chandlev O Mr A W Merry's Surefoot, 4yrs, 10st 12ib.Liddiard Q W inner trained by Grey, Hewmarket. ORDER OF RUXNIXG.—Queen's Stand Plate, 1.30- Wokmgham Stakes 2.0; Alexandra Plate, 3.0; Windso^ w'• Hai'dwicke Stakes, 4.0; High Weight Plate, 4.30; Triennial, 5.0. 8 SCItATCHINGS. High Weiglat Plate-Yard Ami' Chesterfield, Link Boy, and Pierette. Queen's Stand Plate-Yard Arm. Wokingham Stakes-Marvel, Yard Arm Conifer, Pierette, Gold Ring, Lady Jacobite, Falkirk, and -Mop-. fair, Thirty-eight Triennial-Warren and Adieu. liai-dwicke Stakes-Eastei-, Albert, and Orion. Windsor Castle Stakes—Arena, Margaret' Tudori Jenny, Geddes, and Arcadius. Alexandra Plate-Parlington.

SPORTING CHAT. It is gratifying to have to record that only three unnamed animals have been seen out at Ascot during the past three days, and there have been the representatives of Mr. Hamar Bass, Mr. Rose and Lord Cholmondeley. Possibly the time will come when all owners will see the advisability of bestowing names upon their horses, as such a. course would save a lot of unnecessary confusion and labour. The victory of Laureate II in the Royal Hunt Cup was indeed a uprise. Since the son of Petrarch and Macaria won the Cambridgeshire in 1889, his career up to Wednesday had been one of dls Isters. Four times he ran last venr without: once earning biackets, and his two previous dis« plays this season had no amount of redeeming1 merit in them sufficient to encourage one to sup- 4 pose he would win the Hunt Cup. During the progress of the first race on Thurs- day at Longcllful,ps an attempt, made to drive the., bookmakers into the enclosure bv r.rder of tha stewards, for the purpose some snid of making them p iy later on, was resisted. The police attempted to a, rest, several gentlemen, members of the Jockey Club. Subsequently Mr. Emanuel Gideon, who was replv- ing to the questions of certain owners respecting the odds, demanded that he should ba arrested, declaring that bonij betting was recog- nised by hw, and was quite as Ie»al outside as inside the enclosure. He was eventually arrested, and should proceedings ensue Mr. Gideon will make the case a test one, as he did some time since when he vindicated the right of book-betting at. excluded from psnalties under the Gambling Act. Roval Windsor follows on Roya! Ascot on Tiies* day and Wednesday next. For Tuesday the most valuable event is the Royal Plate of 1,000 sovs, and amongst the well-bred two year olds engaged are the colt by Sarabfind—Etolia, bouthillier, Thunderstruck, Scarborough, Pilgrim's Progress-, Katherine II., &c. On Wednesday the Summer Handicap of 400 sov:, has secured a good accep- tance, and the Athens Plate, worth a similaff amount, has some useful juveuiies engaged. Lord Harrington's Morion, which won the Ascot Cup (run for over about two miles and a half) covered the disianee in 4min. 48 l-5(h sec., aceord- ing to Benson' chronograph, and the value of tha stakes was £1,420. Last vpar Prince Soltykoff's Gold occupied 4-min, 42 2-5th sec., the stakes amounting to £ 1,390, and the previous season, when Mr. Warten de la Rue's Travles was suc- cessful, the time was 4min. 48 2-5th sec., and tha worth of the stakes £ 1.360. In 188a the time taken by Mr. H. M'Calmont^ Timothy was 4min. 37 2-5th sec., and the stake? were represented by £1,370, whila in 1887 Mr. D. Baird's Bird of Freedom occupied 4min. 47sec., and the value of the race was £ 1,350. The records of several previous years are as follow :—1885, Baron de Hir^ch's Aithorp. time 4min. 46 2-5rn sec., value £ 1,130; 188b, Mr. J. Hammond's St. Gatien, time 4min. 58 3-5th sec., value El,200 1884, Duke of Portland's St. Sin on, time 4min. 32se< value £1,300; 1883, Mr. C. J. Lefevre's Tristan, time 4rnin, 58 l-5th sec., valua m.330; 1882, Mr. J. K. K.-ene's Foxhall, time4min. 3S,ee., value £1,24-0; 1881, Mr. C. Brewer's Rob<r«s the Devil, time 4tnin. 12set\, value J31,270 1880.. Mr. F. Grettoa's Isonomy, time 4min. 45sec. valuw £1,350.

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