Evening Express

A CONFLICT WITH BRIGANDS. PALERMO, Monday (Central Neivs).—A conflict has occurred near Pettineo between a body of gendarmes and eight brigands. One brigand was killed, two seriously wounded, and the rest escaped to the hills, leaving their horses, ammunition, and effects behind.

GRAND ARMY REUNION IN AMERICA. WASHINGTON, Monday (Renter).—Presi- dent Harrison has telegraphed from Loon Lake to Vice-president Morton, stating that he is unable to be present at the Grand Army Reunion exercises in Washington, which commence to-day, and requesting Mr. Morton, as second officer of the Government, to re- present him on the occasion, and show all possible honour to the veterans. Washing- ton is orowded with veterans and other visitors, and the whole city is gaily decorated with flags.

The Cholera Epidemic. Ooinquiry air. the Local Government Board Offices on Sunday, a Press Association representa. tive was informed that no fresh cases of cholera had been reported, and that the country still en joys an iratminityfrom the disease. AQueenetown telegram states that the Customs aod^port authorities are taking precautions to pre- ventchoiera being brought into Cork Harbour. In consequence of the outbreak of cholera in New York, no passengers by the various lines will be allowed to disembark. The steamer Eppleton, from Newcastle with coal for Cork, arrived at Queenstown on Saturday, and reported that an engine fireman, named Smith, was ill. The doctor pronounced the Bymptoms of a-choleraic character, oitd>quarantine was ordered.

THE OUTBREAK ABROAD. New York. A Central News telegram from New York this morning savsi—A re-assured feeling has gained ground here during the last day or two, and this attitude has been strengthened by a message sent by Mr. Foster, the Secretary to the Treasury, to President Harrison. The former has telegraphed that the cholera crisis has passed, and that the disease is now weUunder control. The passengers flrom the Wyoming nave been landed at Fire Island without ^meeting withoppositioa.

FATAL BOATING ACCIDENT. t Yesterday afternoon a fatal boating accident occurred in Bowth Harbour. Five boys were rowing in a punt when it upset. Two gained the, shore, but the other three seemed to be entangled in the cordage, and sank more than once. A man named Rooney, of Dublin, «wam to their rescue, and succeeded in bringing tha three ashore-in au I exhausted state. Two died Vithin a few minutes, | and the tbirdisin a dangerous state.

[ SAVAGE GLOVE IFK5HT IN NEW YORK. Jimmy Flemming and Mike O'Connell. two well- known light weights, fought 38 savage rotmdsin New York on Saturday night, the result being that Flemming was knocked out. As soon as time was called the men went at each other furiously, O'Connell playing for his opponent's stomach and Flemming for the head. In the second round O'Connell was knocked down, amid great excite- ment. From the fourth to the thirteenth round furious fighting occurred, O'Connell being knocked down four times by swinging blows on the neck. Flenraung's nose was broken and his lips terribly ect. From the thirteenth to the thirty-eighth round the fighting was moderately in favour of ■ Flemming, but O'Connell finally landed an upper cut, which knocked bis antagonist senseless.

THE WINDSOR TRAGEDY. Relics of the Murderer Deeming. Among the Orient's passengers is Mr. Kendall Robinson, Lite of the staff of the Melbourne Age, who was through the whole of the Windsor murder for tha.t journal. He visits England on buhalf of Mr. Marshall Lyle, Deeming's solicitor, to dispose of the whole of the Deeming relics (including the famous lethal implements, the battle-axe, and knife), which, it will be recollected, Deeming be- queathed to Mr. Lyle in a will, the validity of which has been recognised by the Victorian Government, and which has now been adminis- tered. Mr. Robinson brings with him a collection of over 100 magic-lantern slides, illustrating tbe Windsor tragedy.

AN INCORRIGIBLE OLD MAN. At Cardiff Police-court this morning (before Dr. ."06 and Mr. Spencer) John Murphy, 63, was charged with throwing stones, to the danger of che public, at Bute-street, on the 67th inst., and also wifcbwfilfullv breaking a pane of glass in a teamcar, value lOs. 6d.—Prisoner explained that [he throw the stones after some boys who were annoying Jupaj He was drunk, however, or he woaJd Dot have so acted.—Police-constable 38 teave evidence which put quite a different cotn- jilexioti upon the case. Prisoner, on being warned 5o setoff the tram line by the driver of an advanc- I ing tram, swore and threw stones through the i (Irindows, nearly bitung some of the passengers.— I Prisoner, who had been ten times previously con- fficted, waa'fioed 20s., with costs, and 38 9d. I'tanages.

LOTTIE COLLfNS Released from Quarantine. When the last oft¡¡8 passengers who were in fjaaraotine in Fire Island were removed by the Wepheus on Saturday Miss Lottie Collins, hfrith a sprightly air and face wreathed, Ltt smiles, bounded gracefully along tho ^teasel's gangway to the wharf at Now iTork. She wore a Newmarket jacket wid black dress dotted with poppies.. She i*arried an opera-glass and a copy of The Silence till Dean MatMand" in her hand. Thank God I'm 'there! That's all I've got to sap," ejaculated Miss ^Collins ae she set foot on land. I'm going to my Siotel now to have a jolly good cry. I haven't ohed a tear since Pre b«en on board ship. or ,ships (father. IN A MINOR KEY' ifcn many a.atagethro'out our isle, ipir Lottie had made a. goodly pUe, with her sprightly tlanee, and tret manner gay, _Its she sang Ta-nwa-boom-de-ay. flat she'd heard of the dollars of Uncle Sam, Sow his favourites' pockets he'd quickly cram, and even the streets—BO she'd been told- JVere ppved all over with silver and gold. Jo RcrttSt to the Yanks she took her way to si ug tbem Ta-ra-M-boom-de-ay. Jut the cholera germ waa far and near, ind all Yankeeland was filled with fear, And thf*. port offlei»,t» were all so mean to place poor Lottfr. tn quarantine. \lt first she was haughty, and cross, and mad, jnd then grew pensive, and grave, and sad; lot the cholera -microbe-was oh. so gay, and Ae sang Ta-ra-ra-boom-de-ay. T. W. M. in the Star.

h TO-DAY'S MARKETS, SUGAR. I .GLASGOW, Monday.—The official report says:— >jfce market opened firm, with a good demand for $qualities. Considerable business was done. Che private report says:—A good business

THE TRAGEDY AT L ABERGAVENNY. LATEST PARTICUIJ INDENTIFICATION ■ IE PRISONER. Our representative, telegraphing this morning says Tbe town of Abergavenny is in a very excited state by reason of the shocking tragedy of Friday evening, and the feeling has baen intensi- fied by the news of the surrender of the man sup- posed to have committed the murder. Copies of the Weetern Mail of this morning were quickly bought up by persons desirous of acqualoting themselves with the exact state of affairs. The police officials continue to exhibit an absurd amount of reticence, and are apparently desirous of enshrouding their proceedings in myatory, as they refuse any information to representatives of the press. The general belief was that the man in custody would be brought before the magistrates at the local police-court this morning, but it is now said that nothing will be done in this respect until to-night, when the prisoner will, in all probability, appear at the adjourned coroner's inquiry, which is fixed for seven o'clock, at the police-station. It is stated that the prisoner has maintained a quiet, sullen demeanour since he surrendered himself yester- day morning and has not made any further com- munication either in the nature of a confession or otherwise to the police. Up to the present-about half-past ten this morning — five men and a woman have arrived at the police-station in respose to a summons from the authorities, in order to be confronted with the prisoner for the purpose of identification. The proceedings were conducted in private, there being present Superintendent Free- man and one or two other officials. It is rumoured that the murdered girl was seen in the company of two or three different men on Friday afternoon and evening, and a large number of witnesses have been instructed to appear at the inquest to-night, their evidence being expected to clear up one or two points concerning which the authori- ties are at present somewhat doubtful. Identification of the Prisoner. The identification of the prisoner was con- cluded shortly before eleven o'clock. He was brought up from the cells wherein be has been confined since hiss surrender, and placed in the company of several other prisoners. One by one the five witnesses- four men and a woman-were taken into the room where the prisoners were, and all of them without any hesitation pointed out the accused man as the person they saw with the murdered woman within an hour of the time her dead body was found by the brakesman Wilkinson in the Iluther- leigh-road, The man's name is William Edwarde, and he is described as being thirty years of age, 5ft. 7in. in height—his build being proportionate to his stature—with light brown hair and mous- tache and grey eyes. The police, in the course of their inquiries into his atecedentst have ascertained that he is a native of Llanbista, a village near Penybont, in Radnorshire. As was stated in the Wessern Mail this morning, Edwards has served in the Army, and went through the Egyptian Campaign, with the 53rd Shropshire Regiment, being invalided home after the war. His mono of lifo since that time has been very irregular. !•'<; has tramped about different parts of the country obtaining work for sliort periods nt various labouring jobs. He is well known in the hill districts, as it is there he has spent the major portion of the paat few years. When identified by the witnesses be made no sign, but maintained the morose and stolid attitude which has all along characterised him. The following appeared in to-day's Western Mail --One of the most appal lingrcold-blooded, and, apparently, objectless murders £ hat has ever taken place in this district was perpetrated at the little agricultural town of Abergavenny on Friday even- ing. The circumstances of the case are of a peculiarly atrocious character, inas- "much as the victim was a young girl PORTRAIT OF THE VICTIM. I who, though not possessed of the brightest records, was regarded as an inoffensive, cheerful person, ready and willing at any time to give any help she could render to any of her friends in need. Unfortunately, she was her own enemy, for she formed one in the army of the fallen, and it is to passion, tinctured with revenge of the lowest and most depraved type that can be traced the impulse which nerved the murderer to strike the blow which at once deprived bis companion of life. The name of the murdered girl is Mary Connolly, a single woman between 21 and 22 years of age, daughter of John Connolly, of Pant-street, Abergavenny. The father of the girl is a respec- table working man, and is well known in the town The girl was an only child, and her mother died some five or six years ago. Up to that time she Appears to have been steady and well conducted, but with the loss of the motbei's restraining in- fluence for good the girl took to drink and an immoral course of life. Since the drat step downward she appears to have rapidly gone from bad to worse." Frequently she has been in the hands of the police for drunkenness and dis- orderly conduct, and during a comparatively short period over a score of convictions have been re- corded against her at the Abergavenny Police- court. In ftct," 'twas but a step from gaol to death," as on Friday, the very day the murder was committed, she came home from Usk, where she had been serving a month's imprisonment for an offence similar to those which had previously cost her her liberty. She arrived in Abergavenny about eleven o'clock in the morning, and from that time until evening she was seen by several persons in company with it, man who is believed to have committed the murder. Various conflicting reports are abroad as-to this man. Some say he was of gentlemanly appearance, and others that he was a rough-looking fellow," but none-ot those who give the less favourable description ever gave a thought to murder. The first intimation that such a deed had- taken place was heard in the town about hall-past eigbt o'clock on Friday evening. Quickly the rumour ran that murder had been committed. a', d at first the reports, ns usual, were greatly ex aggerated and distorted. At first it was not known who the victim wa-j; then came tbenews that a woman had been tound" cut to pieces. Wild and startling stories were circulated to the effect that "Jack the Ripper "had been at work and, absurd as itmay seem,.the statemes^ found credence imsome quarters, and wiUi the illiterate the foul dcedwas believed to be the work of the Wtyitechapel,fieud. Though, unhappily, it proved to bctrue that murder bed been perpetrated, sub- sequenb rnvp.Higattons showed thst the deed had nhacHp gcntilajK">«> 1 of the victim as was at first rumoured. It was a few minutes after eight o'clock when the horrible discovery was made. A man named Edward Wilkins, a brakesman in the employ of the London and North Western Railway Company, who lives at ;16, Stanhope-street, was walking along the Brecon-road, a quiet thoroughfare leading into the country. He bad gone as far as the point where a newly-made lane called Hatherleigh-road runs into Brecon-road, on the left going from the town, and he was just about turning back for home when be beard a slight noise. It was a calm, still night. Pausing for a moment, Wilkins listened intently, and again he beard a deep, stertorous breathing or moan, as if someone was in pain. It was, of course, quite dark at that hour, and as the nearest lamp was a distance of 50 yards away on the main road, nothing which could give utterance to such moans could be seen. Thinking it was probable some man the worse for drink had fallen on the road and gone to sleep, Wilkins turned into Hatherleigh-road to ascertain if this was the case. He had gone barely half a dozen yards when, through the dark- ness of the night, he could dimly see, as he him- self describes it, "a black heap of something" lying in the gutter almost immediately opposite where he stood. An undefinable feeling of dread came over him that he was in the presence of a dead body, and crossing the road, which is but a few yards wide, be bent down, struck a match, and, to his horror, the fitful light revealed the face of a woman with her throat cut from ear to ear, and her head all but severed from the neck. Her face was covered with blood, and the ghastly fluid had also saturated the clothes she was wearing. The murdered woman was lying on her back, her face, of course, being upwards. Her left arm was ex- tended, while her right lay by her side. Wilkins at once became alive to tbe necessity of giving information of his discovery, and started down the lane with the intention of going to the police-station when he met two men with two young women. To one of the men he told what be had seen, and asked him to go with him to the body. The man did so, and then, by Wilkins's request, said he would remain there until the police came. Wilkins set off at a run, but before he reached the police-station he met Police-constable Powell, told him that a woman was lying on Hatherleigh- road with her throat cut, and took the officer to the spot. Powell then went for assistance, leaving Wilkins in charge. The news of the discovery bad by this time spread, and when Superintendent Freeman, Sergeant Capper, and a couple of constables arrived, together with Dr. Elmes Steel, a crowd of spectators were on the spot. The man Wilkins, when he first saw the body, thought he heard-one deep choking breath drawn, and also believed that he saw the head droop to one side, but when Dr. Steel made an examination he found the fatal blow had done its work and life had fled. Messengers were hurriedly despatched for lights' and by their aid Dr. Steel made a further exami- nation. Death had evidently taken place but a few minutes, as the face of the girl was warm, though her hands were cold. Evidently blood had flowed from the ghastly cut until the decapitated body was almost drained of the vital fluid, for when the doctor made his examination it ,was only oozing from the girl's throat. As the horror- stricken spectators stood around the body,.one of them noticed that the left hand of the girl was clenched as if she had grasped some article before she died. Gently the arm was raised and straightened and the hand opened, and then a shilling dropped to the ground—a token of great significance to those who knew the victim's failing. A hurdle was procured, and the policemen carried the body to the mortuary attached to the union workhouse, which is but a short distance from the place. There Dr. Elmes Steele and bis assistant, Dr. W. D. Steel, made further examination into the extent of the injuries It was seen that the death wound had been caused by a kmte or some other keen instrument, such as a razor, which must have been plunged with ter- rific force into the victim's throat. The gash was deep and wide, the windpipe being severed and the left juguiar vein cut through. It was quickly decided by tha docto s t'iat the wound had not been self-inflicted, and thus -the circumstances printed to murder. Moreover, it was evident that there could not have been any great struggling be- tween the murdered woman and her assailant, inasmuch as the body showed no marks of violence with the exception of a slight abrasion or scratch on the left leg. The poor victim of the fiendish attack being beyond aid, the police turned their attention to the discovery of the perpetrator. A reporter of the Western Mail made Inquiries on Sunday, and succeeded in following the doings of the girl from the time she arrived at Abergsvenny on Friday morning up to within a few minutes of the dis- covery of her dead body. He ascertained that the girl came home cheerful and full of good spirits, apparently in no way downcast by her imprisonment. As st8>n as she came into the town she obtained the key of her father's house, and met her father when he came home to dinner. She was in the house when he went out, shortly before two o'clock, but went out into the town during the afternoon, and was seen walking about the streets with a man, described as being young and of stout build. Tbe couple visited one or two public-houses, and at half-past seven at night her father saw them talking to- gether at the bottom of Pant-street, where he lives. Shortly after this the landlord of the Somerset Inn (Mr. C. T. Powell) had a curious and significant experience. The Somerset Inn, it should be stated, is situated at the spot where the Merthyr-road intersects Victoria-street, and is about ten minutes' walk from the place where the body was found. Mr. Powell and his wife are highly respectable, and their house is well conducted. It is necessary to give prominence to this fact, as it is believed that the inn was the last house the murdered woman and her companion entered on the Friday night, and it is said in some quarters that the woman was then the worse for drink. Our reporter accord- ingly saw both Mr. and Mrs. Powell on Sunday. and learnt that the rumour that Mary Connolly and a man were in the house as stated was correct* Mr. Powell, it appears, was serving in the bar about a quarter to eight o'clock when the girl and some man entered the little passage leading to the bar. The girl came to the window of the bar and asked for two pennyworth of whisky and a glass of beer. This particular window of the bar is-only a few inches wide, and Mr. Powell could only see the girl, as the man drew himself up against the wall as if he did not wish to be seen. Seeing that the girl was sober, Mr. Powell remarked to his wife, It is all right; you can serve them." Mis. Powell accordingly did so, and noticed the man hand 3!d. to the girl, with which she paid for the drink. They were laughing and talking at the time, but the man spoke in a very low tone, apparently being desirous of not letting those inside the bar hear what he s^d. They were only in the house a minute or two, and neither Mr. Powell nor his wife could get a look at the man. After leaving the Somerset Inn the couple appeared to have crossed into the Mount Pleasant-road. This road leads into Union lane, and about eight o'clock the man and woman were seen in the last-named road by Mr. James Whitney, one of the Marquess of Abergavenny's gardeners at Neville Court, and also by Mrs- Daviea (wife of Mr. William Davies), who curiously enough, lives "nly a few yards from the place where the fatal blow was struck. The couple were sauntering along, their arms linked around each other's waists, and the woman appeared to be particularly merry. The man, however, was evidently of a sullen and morose temperament, and was not replying to his companion's banter. At the top of St. Helaa's-road, which leads out of Union-lane, Mr. Whitney noticed the couple stop for a minute, and saw the man hold up his left hand as if showing something to his com- panion, as she remarked, It is very pretty." They were walking in the direction of the grounds of Neville Court, and Mr. Whitney kept Uwm under hia notice in order to stop them if they manifested any intention entsrine the grounds. They did not do so, I however, but turned down Hatherleigh-road, and ",en Mr. Whitney proceeded home, thinking, as be remarked to our reporter—who saw him in the marquess's grounds on Sunday afternoon—that be had nothing to do with what took place there. This part of the town is extremely quiet and secluded. The land is let in allotments, and there are but two houses in the locality. Had tbe murderer's object been to achieve his fell purpose he could not have chosen a more quiet and less-frequented part witbiu so short a distance of the town. The couple sauntered down tbe road, or lane would be a more fitting appellation, as it is but a newly- opened thoroughfare. About twenty yards down a roughly-made tool shed has just been erected in one of the allotments. On tbe night of Friday the shed had no door, and the woman, or man, appa- rently knowing of this, had determined to make use of it. They crept through the wire fence which surrounds the land, and made their way to the shed. What transpired here can only be imagined, but every- thing pointed to the assumption that themarder was committed at this-place. Although no sounds were heard by the inhabitants of the two houses, which are not more than 30 yards away, it is, believed that the couple quarrelled and that, fired with rage, the man took from his pocket a razor, as it turns out to be, and with one swift, keen blow plunged the weapon into her throat, and inflicted the mortal wound. Immediately be realised what he bad done he rushed from the spot and made across the adjoin- ing land in the direction of the Marquess of Aber- avenny's estate. As he was entering the gate she was seen by Mrs. Davies, housekeeper at Neville Court, who asked him who he was. He muttered something iuaudible and then went down tbe field by the bedgo. His unfortunate victim in the meantime was rapidly bleeding to death. Blood was pouring from tbe ghastly wound in her throat and bespattering the cabbages growing at her feet. She staggered across the plot of land, her course marked by blood stains, and succeeded in scrambling through the fence into the iane. She proceeded down the road, probably with the inten- tion of seeking help, but none came, and exhausted by the terrible loss of blood, she fell in the gutter but half a dozen yards from Brecon-raad, and died. INTERVIEWS. THE DISCOVERER OF THE MURDERED WOMAN. On Sunday afternoon a representative of the Western Mail saw the man, named Edward Wil- kins, who discovered the body. In reply to ques- tions, he said that bow he came to be placed in such a prominent position in connection with the tragedy was because on Friday night he happened to be going for a walk near the spot where the body was found. Continu- ing he said I left home about 7.45, sauntered about the neighbouring streets for a short time, and then strolled down Hatberleigh- lane, but a short distance away. I had got as far as the end of HatherJeigh-lane when I thought it about time I should be going home, as I was ex- pecting a message about going out with the train. I was just turning round to go back when I heard a kind of deep breathing." What was it like 1>" asked the reporter. "Well," replied Wilkin?, "it seemed to be a sound as if some one was iu pain." Did you hear it a second time jI" Yes; I listened again, and a second time I heard the sound. On this occasion it seemed to be a groan." What did you do ?" I turned into tha lane, and went iu the direc- tion of where I heard the sound, and I had gone but a few yards when I could see something-lying on the side of the road." What do you mean by something ?' "Well, it looked like a black heap, and whtu 1 got opposite to it I thought it was somebody dead. I had some matches in my pocket, so I struck a light, and on looking down could see fiat it was a feina'.o with a big wound in her throat." What was the first thing you did after t.hat?" Well, I heard someone coming down the road, and I had the presence of mind to know that I ought to draw attention to what I had seen. I went a few yards up the road, leaving the body just as I had found it, the clothes dis- arranged and the legs bare, when I met two young men and two young women. I called to one of the men—I dont know his name-Imd said, I want you a minute." He said, What's the matter." I replied, There's a woman in the lane with her throat cut." I then asked him to come back with me to the place, and he did so. We struck a match, and I showed him what 1 had found. I asked him to stay in charge whilst I fetched a poiicemnn, and off I went, intending to go to tlie police-station, but before I had gone far 1 met Police-constable Powell and told him there was a womun lying in Halberleigh-lune with her throat cut. He came back with me to the spot, and when he had seen the woman he left me in charge whilst he went for assistance and the doctor, I stayed there until the doctor and the policeman came." Was there much blood about? asked the re- porter. Yes," replied Wilkins; M tho woman's face was covered wttb blood, and her clothes were saturated with it. There wasn't much on the ground, because [ think her clothes had soaked it up. I couldn't see the woman when I first went into the lane, because it is only a new road and is not lighted. There is no lamp nearer than about 50 yards away, on the Brecon-road." What did you do when the police came jI" "They took the body away and I went home, and up to now I have not heard anything further. I was not at the inquest last night, because I was out with the train." THE FATHER OF THE MURDERED GIRL. A representative of the Western Mail had an interview with the murdered woman's father, Jeremiah Connolly, at 3, Pant-lane, on Sundav. Connolly, who bears the name of being a hard- working old fellow, it1, as may be imagined, dread- fully upset by the events of the past two or three days. In answer to inquiries he said bis daughter had been away from home for a month at Usk, doing a term of imprisonment, and was released on Friday morning. He went to his work at The Willows ns usual, and on returning to dinner at one o'clock or shortly afterwards saw her for the first time. Ho describes her as looking pallid and ill after her incarceration, but quito cheerful. Prior to that, she bad been to the house of her uncle, Patrick Connolly, at No. 11, Pant-lane, where she obtained the key of her father's house. The old man had his dinner, and left home at about a quarter to two. His daughter was etill there and appeared all right, and was certainly not under the influence of drink. On leaving work at The Willows in the evening he went straight home. Deceased was not tIJtt,fA at that time, but was in the house of a neighbour named Holland. He next saw her at about six o'clock, when she was talking to OIman, described as being young and of stout build, at the bottom of the street. He saw nothing more of her until about half-past seven o'clock. At that time she was still talking, as be believes, to the same man, at the end of Pant-lane. Connolly did not take any par- ticular notice of tire man, and is unable to give anything like a detailed description of his appearance. The two appeared to be talking together in a perfectly friendly fashion, and there was nothing, as far as he could judge, in the con- versation of tho pair to lead him to suppose that themancontemptated the commission of such a fearful crime. He did not see her alive afterwards. Patrick Connolly, the deceased's uncle, told our representative that the first intimation ho had of tho affair was at about nine o'clock on Friday evening. He was smoking a pipe in the house when his daughter, who is employed by a Mrs. Powell, a. laundress, at Stanhope-street, ruahed in and exclaimed, Where's Jerry ? (deceased's father), and then said, Polly Connolly is killed." Previous to this the girl had been to the scene of the tragedy, but could not see the body as there were so many people about. Connolly at once rushed off to the police-station, which is not far distant, being closely followed by his brother (the mur- dered girl's father), but there was only a police recruit in the station at the time, and he foiled to get any information. He then went to the work- house mortuary, to which by that time the body had been removed, but permission to view the body was withheld by Superintendent Freeman. Connolly, however, saw the body on Sunday morn- ing, and was painfully affected by the sad spectacle. A NEIGHBOUR'S STORY. John Wyatt, a plasterer, living in a street oppo- site Pant-lane (and to whr>>>i the murdered woman was well known), says U.t OR the evening in question he saw her tdkingttQ i man of about 28 years of age. The man was dressed fairly respect- ably in dark clothes, with a hard, .black hat. He was a slingy" fellow, of stoutish build, and remained about the place for some time. Wyatt, who thinks he would have no difficulty in identifying him, says the first he Inard of the occurrence was on the following morning, and his thoughts at once reverted to the individual whom he had seen in her company on the pre- vious evening. Similar statements have been made by a woman named Holland, a widow with two children, living hard by, with whooa deceased was on Mendly terms, and who says see saw her in company of a man whose description tallies with that given by Wyatt on Friday evening. THE INQUEST. The inquest was opened in the board-room ef tho Union Workhouse. £ bergavgnny, at §H^o'cIock I on Saturday evening, before Mr. J. B. Walford, the coroner for the district. There was a jury of thirteen, the foreman being Mr. J. G. Thomas, builder. The jury, having been sworn, proceeded with the coroner to view the body of theunfortunate young girl, which was lying in the workhouse mortuary a few yards from the board-room. On returning to the room wherein the inquiry was to be held, The Coroner addressed the jury, and said it was not proposed to complete tbe inquiry that evening, it having been impossible at such short notice to get all the witnoasestogether. He, therefore, proposed to take evidence ofideatinca t'nn and of the finding of the body and of the injuries received, and then to adjourn to some convenient day to be arranged. > The first witness called was Superintendent Freeman, of the Abergavenny police, who deposed that about 8.30 on Friday i evening be was called to the Hatlierleigh-road, a thoroughfare leading out of Brecon-road. At a point some few yards from the Brecon-road be i found the body of the deceased lying face upwards and lengthways in the gutter. The body was warm, and the girl appeared quite dead. He at once sent for a doctor* and left the body lying as he found it until the doctor arrived. The dress of the deceased was pulled up above her knees, and she bad no cover ing on her bead. Witness sent for lights, and when they were brought a he made further exami- nation, and identified the deceased as Mary Con- nolly, the daughter of John Connolly, of Tudor- street, Abergavenny. The deceased was known as a prostitute. Blood was oozing from a large wound in her neck. On the arrival of the doctor the body -was removed to the mortuary at the union workhouse. Dr. Elmes Yelverton Steel, who resides on the Brecon-road, twas the next witness called. He deposed: I was called to the Hatherleigh-road, to the spot indicated by Superintendent Freeman, and arrived there about nine p.m. It was dark, and there were several people around. I saw the body of a woman lying on the ground. I could see that the deceased was lying with her back in the gutter, but I deferred making a further examination until the arrival of lights. I then saw that she was lying on her back, face upwards. Her left arm was extended, and her right arm was by her side. I also saw that there was a large gash in her throat, and that her clothing was saturated with blood in front. Blood and dirt were on her hands and face. She was quite dead. Her face was warm; her hands were cold. Blood was not flow- ing from the wound, but was slightly oozing therefrom. I directed and superintended the removal of the body to the mortuary, and, follow- ing there, made a further examination. I then found that the gash in the throat was very deep. Her clothing-that is, the upper part—was not in any way disarranged, and her dress was pinned together, not buttoned. Her clotiiing seemed to consist of a dress, apron, and chemise. I think she had baen dead only a short time. She might have been dead an hour or a little more. This morning I made a further examination of the body. I found that the gash had severed the windpipe and all the tissues in front of the vertebrae, and had cut through the ligaments and lining membrane of the bone itself. The great arteries on each side of the neck were not severed, but tbe left jugular vein was cut. The wound was sufficient to have caused death, and had the appearance of having been inflicted by a large, sharp knife. I don't think it could have been self-inflicted. I found no other wounds or marks of violence, but there was a slight abrasion or mere scratch on the left leg. The body was well nourished. Police-constable Robert Thomas said: About five o'clock on Saturday mornin" I examined the spot where the body was found and the neighbourhood and also the shed in the garden adjoining Hatherleigh-road and separated from it by a barbed wire fence, shed being about 220 yards on the road towards tho union from the spot where the body was found. I found blood on the ground near the shed, and also found blood bespattered on the cabbages close by which were growing in the garden. I found marks of blood also more or less at intervals from the shed to the fence and along the road to within about 50 yards of where the body was found. I noticed a great, many footprints on the ground on the one side of the shed, and some of the footprints were like men's footprints and some like women's. The shed was in course of erection, and was not completed this morning, there being no door upon it; but it has since besn completed, and locked up. I examined the interior of tha shed on my ar. ival this morning, and found no marks or anything to assist me inside. I found a woman's bat about half way between the shed and-tho wire fence. The deceased had apparently gone through the wire fence. The Coroner, addressing the jury, 5<J.Íd he thought this was as far as the inquiry$>hou!d be carried that evening, and, after consultation with the jurors, adjourned the Inquest to seven o'clock this (Monday) evening, when it will be resumed at the Police-station, Abergavenny, when further evidence will be forthcoming. He also directed Dr. Steel to make a post-mortem examination of the booy in the meantime. AN ARREST ON SUSPICION, On Saturday evening Police-sergeant Davies effected the arrest at Abergavenny of a man giving the name of William Saunders on suspicion of being the murderer. Circumstances at first seemed to clearly point in the direction of Saunders being the man wanted for the crime. His dress and appearance tallied to a remarkable extent with the description given of the supposed murderer, am?, strangeasit may seem, the suspect admitted having been in the company of the woman on Friday afternoon, a few hours before she met with her sadend. Another apparent link in the chain of evidence was that the accused had between tiie time of the murder and his arrest donbed another suit of clothes, and effected a good deal of alteration in his personal appearance by being shaved. These untoward circumstances certainly warranted suspicion, but he was, however, able to satisfy the police as to his movements and bona fides. Com- plete vindication was fdmished by the fact of the surrender of another man, who has confessed to being the perpetrator of the atrocious crime. Saunders is, however, detained in custody on a charge of deserting from the Army. SURRENDER OF THE SUPPOSED MURDERER. Quite a new turn was given to affairs on Sunday morning by the unexpected surrender of a man into custody as being the murderer of tbe un- fortunate deceased. This was at a little after five o'clock, at a time when only one constable was in charge of tbe police station, Sergeant Divies having not long before gone off duty. The man, who gave the name of William Edwards, was sub sequently formally received into custody by Police- sergeant Capper, and was afterwards charged by Superintendent Freeman, when he made no reply. Edwards, who is described as a man about 30 years of age, has the appearance of a labourer. Upon going to the station first of all be at once made a "clean breast" of his connection with tbe crime, and indicated the place at which he had corn-paled the razor with which he had accomplished h n rdlpurpose. During the day an exhaustive s< ;uc i vrns made for this i rumont, the efforts < t UI,) officers engaged being successful. Prisoner is evidently a man of lew words and of sullen, downcast appearance. He is not an entire stranger to the town, having visited it on former occasions. Sa far as is known, he bas no criminal record. He is about 5ft. Bio. in height, and of stout build. The razor was found about two miles away from the scene of the mur- der, in quite an opposite direction. Prisoner, who is an ex-Army man, was seen drinking in the town on the day of the murder. He professes to be unable to give any account of his movements between the time of the murder and hIs surrender, and in taking up this position he may be quite sincere, as he does not appear to be by any means well acquainted with the town. He win, no doubt, be brought up at Abergavenny Police-court to-day (Monday), but it is prebable the proceedings will be purely formal, as a remand will be asked for pending the finding of the coroner's jury. General satisfaction was expressed tlirougttout the town on Sunday evening at the fact that prisoner had surrendered, thus doing away, for the present at all events, with the mystery attaching to the identity of one of the chief personages con- nected with a crime which has, fortunately, bad no previous parallel in the annii-j of Abergavenny. POLICE DESCRIPTION OF THE SUPPOSED MURDERER. The following is a copy of the police description of the supposed murderer :— Police-station, Abergavenny, 17tb of September, 1892. MURDER. Desorlption of a man wanted here on suspiolon of mur- during Mary Connolly, a prostitute, on the night of the 16th inst. Name unknown age, about 30 years about 6ft. 7in. high stout figure, fresh complexion, light hair, light moustache has lost front teeth. Dressed in dark coat, vest, and trousers, hard black bowler hat, stand-up collar, and light tie. He is of respectable appearance, and is supposed to belong to tbe Hills. He may be a groom. Please cause immediate inquiries to be made for the above man, and, if found, tntarmation to be sent to Superintendent W. C. FRBBMAW, — — Abereaveaisr,

THE SCARLET FEVER EPIDEMIC IN LONDON. No blgn of Abatement. The epidemic of scarlet fever in London shows no signs of abatement. All the fever hospitals are full and the Metropolitan Asylums Board this morning issued a circular to the medical officers of health, calling their atten- tion to the fact that all the available accommoda- tion for fever cases is temporarily exhausted, and that until the new Nortb-Eastern Hospital is opened fresh cases can only be admitted as vacan- cies are created by discharges or deaths.

THE TONDU DISASTER FUND. URGENT APPEAL BY THE MAYOR OF CARDIFF. We are desired by his V^#rship the Mayor (Mr. Alderman Reea, J.P.) to impress most strongly upon the people of Cardiff and elsewhere the great necessity of subscribing to this most de- serving fund in as large a measure as possible. There seems to be a wrong impression abroad that the fund generally has been generously added to. This, however, is not the case, and up to the present not one half the amount required has been collected. His worship therefore trusts that at the places of worship where collections tike place to-morrow (Sunday) the worshippers there will do their utmost in the way of large subscriptions, and that the public generally will respond to his appeal in a literal and a large-hearted manner. His Worship desires us to mention also that this morning he received from Mnjor Rees a cheque for JESS 17s. 5d., being the amount collected amongst the Salvation Army of Cardiff and New- port districts, and this amount makes the fund opened by him just a little over £ 1,000. THE CENTRAL FUND. TO THE EDITOR. SIE,—The committee of the central fund having been strongly recommended by some subscribers to advertise daily the donations received, they beg you to allow them to make known through your columns that the expense of so doing alone pre- vents them carrying out the suggestion. They cannot do more than announce the subscriptions once a week, as heretofore. Subscribers will also be glad to know that arrangements have been made by the committee to supplement temporarily the allowances of the Miners Provident Society, and to help cises not touched by them.— We are, &c., R. ROBINSON, ) ININ(SL,RA L. G.JONES, j JomtSecs. Tondu, near Bridgend, Sept. 17. P.S.—Subscriptions in previous lists should have been announced as follows:— Messrs. Mann, Dyore, and Co., per Mr. Edgar U. Marsb je25 0 0 Messrs. J. and N. Phillips 10 0 0 Mr. E. G. Saunders 25 0 0 Ffaldau Colliery Workmen 62 3 6 PROMENADE CONCERT AT CARDIFF. | The arrangements for the concert to be given on Wednesday next in the Sophia Gardens, in aid of the Tondu Relief Fund, are almost complete. A very attractive programme has bean prepared and in addition the grounds and the lake will be illu- minated Oil a very extensive scale. MINERS' PROVIDENT SOCIETY. MEETING AT CILFYNYDD. A meeting of the local members of the above society was held at the Albion Hotel, Cilfynydd, on Saturday. Mr. P. Jones occupied the chair, and Mr. Evan Owen was also present.—Mr. Owen, in the course of his address, referred to the Parl< Slip explosion, and said there seemed to be some misapprehension as to the relationship of the Miners' Provident Society with the explosion at Park Slip. Under the rules of the society each widow and child would receive 5s. and 2s. 6d. per week respectively. It was roughly estimated that those payments would, in the aggre- gate, amount to something like £ 20,000, which would eventually be paid from the funds now at the disposal of the society. The workmen deserved great credit for striving so manfully to place the society on a sound foot- ing and in such a position as to be able to meet all its obligations. If it was remembered that they had up to the end of last year paid nearly JM9,000 to the relatives of deceased members and nearly £126,000 to disabled members, it would be quite clear to every unprejudiced person that their efforts in this direction deserved the cordial sup- port of the public. Since the formation of the society, 445 widows and 786 children had bsen placed on the funds by single. isolated occidenis -of which the public know nothing and where no outside lid was forthcoming—and 195 widows and 490 children by the large explo- lions at Mardy, National, Llanercb, and Morfa. From those figures it would be seen that the society hud been the means of relieving the rates. It had also been the means of fostering a spirit of thrift and independence among a class who were, unfortunately, too often ridiculed for their extra- vagant and expensive hllbits.-Se.eral workmen subsequently spoke, and strobgly urged that the public subscriptions in connection with the Tondu disaster should go to tho Miners' Provident Fund, with a view of enabling the management to return to the old rates of contributions and benefits.-On the motion of Mr. Kemp, seconded by Mr. Goronwy, it was unanimously resolved that tho collection made at tho Albion Colliery, amount- ing to neariy jESO. be sent to the Miners' Provi- dent Society through the Cambrian District of Miners, and that a recommendation be forwarded to the district meeting that tho subscriptions of the various collieries throughout the district be dealt with in a like manner. IWJ ——— J "My Mountain Home''(A Souvenir of Craig-y- Nos) is the title of a song which has been submitted to Madame Patti-Nicolihi, who has graciously acknowledged and accepted the dedication of it. It is being published for the benefit of the widows and orphans of the sufferers in the recent colliery disaster. The words are by Mr. J. C. Manning, and the music by Mr. Charles D'Ace. — I

I SOME FAMOUS SHIPS. The outery which has been raided against tiie destruction of Nelson's old flagship, the Fou- droyant, makes it interesting to trace the end of other famous vessels. Tho Shannon, which fought and capturad the Chesapeake, was broken up at Chatham, parts of her hull being sold at a fancy price; Sir Francis Drake's Golden Hand came to a similar end at Deptford, a chair made out, of her timbers being one of the treasures of Oxford University the Resolute, which went in search of Sir John Franklin, and after being abandoned in an ice-waste was picked up by an American whaler and returned re-fitted by the United States Government to this country, was moored in the Medway for some years afterwards, but ultimately taken in dock and pulled to pieces, a suite of fur- niture fashioned from her oaken timbers being sent as a memento to the American President; the Sovereign of the Seas, the first British three-decker, built in the time of Charles to the great gloay of the English nation and not to be paralleled in the whole Christian world, was accidentally de- stroyed by fire at Chatham after seeing much and long service. Of Captain Cook's Endeavour not a trace is left, though sqver-il of his scientific instrumentslJllve been preserved; nor is there any trace of tho Victoria, which made the first voyage round the world. The Betsy Caius, which brought William of Orange to this country in 1688, was cast away 138 years later. Several English and foreign war ships which have been sold to the Norwegians are now carrying timber from port to port; the Marlborough, which con- veyed so many ihousands of our troops to India, is now moored at Gibraltar as a coal-hulk and the John Bertram, the American racing tea-clipper' foundered some years ago while struggling along towards England with a cargo of petroleum.

CHURCH PARADE AT CARDIFF. I On Sunday ^fhe Cardiff Detachment 3rd V.B. Welsh Regiment, accompanied by the mounted company, paraded at the drill-hull at 10 a.m. for Divine service at St. John's Church, where a sermon was preached by the Rev. Canon Thompson, senior chaplain. The detachment was commanded by Captain W. K Jones, and the following officers were also presentCaptain E. M. Bruce Vnughan, Ciptaiu J. J. David, Captnin C. E. M. Verity, Captain and Quartermaster A. Coleman, Surgeon Captain C. Downing, C ptain J. T. Thompson, Lieutenants F. W. lin-or and C. A. J. Ward, and Lieutenants T. John mul H. W. Pryse from the Merthyr Detachment.

THE LONDON PROVIDENT BUILDING SOCIETY. Notice has been issue i from the London Provi- dent Building Society n nd Bank stating that the position is practicilly the same as that set out in the last balance-sheet. Only a few people leathered outaide the bank on S Umday morning. ;:1

Illla—M—MM—I—1^■—^n Sportibg Intelligence. ifOTES AND ANTICIPATIONS. NEWMARKET, SUNDAY NIGHT. Although the past week provided plenty ol excellent sport, both in the North and South ol the country, all compared with the previous weel at Doncaster and the forthcoming meetings a Leicester and Manchester the racing may bi termed of the quiet order, and, in view of th< more important events, it does not require anj further notice at my bands. Commencing, thenfore, with the Midland meet ing, which occupies the Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, the great attraction will necessarily be the Leicestershire Royal Handicap, which isrur on the Wednesday, and for which the following it the latest ascertainable list of PROBABLB STARTERS ASD JOCKEYS. I. Horse. Jockey.. Mr A Kilsyth's Euclid, 3yrs, 9st Rickaby Mr J Charlton's Xanzineister, 3yrs, Bat 111b —— Colonel North's Simouian, 4yrs, Sst lllb M Cannon M t- Brodrick Cloete's Cereza, 4vra, Bat 91b J Watts Mr Fings's Warlaby. aged. 8st 61b Platt Mr L de Hothschild's Bumptious, 4yrs, 8st5ib C Loates Mr Dobell's Wordly Wise, 4yrs, Bst, bib Allsopp *Mr C Perkins's Dare Devil, 4yr9, Bst bib Pagan Lord Hastings' Breach, 4yrs. Bst 41b Finlay Mr H Mitner's Lady Caroline, 3yra, 8st 41b R Chaloner Baron de Hirsch's Windgall, 3yrs, 8st 31b G Barrett Colonel O Montagu's Cloudberry, 4yrs, 8st 21b "Col North's Lady Hermit, 3yrs. 8st lib —— H R H the Prince of Wales's Versailles, 3yrs, 8st lib ——. Mr Hamar Bass's Busticus, 6yrs, 8st lib Mullen Mr W Low's Trapezoid, 4yrs, 8st lib Sir J Duke's Evil Bye, 4yrs, 8st Colling *Duke of Hamilton's Persistive, 3yrs, 8st —— Mr J B Leigh's Flyaway, 3yrs, 7st 1311). G Cbaloner Mr T Jennings' Arcrobat. 3yrs, 7st 101b.. Bradford Mr J Daly's Freshet, 5yrs, 7st 61b Griffiths Mr A Taylor's Stuart, 3yrs, 7st 41b Gough Mr G Haughton's Derelict, 4yrs, 7.t 31b —— Mr T Worlon's Algoa Bay, 4yrs, 7st2>b —— Col A H Paget's Romancer, 3yra. 7st —— Mr Deacon's Cbater, 3yrs, 7st Mr J G-ubbin's Bruree. 3yrs, 6st 13Ib. —— Mr J Gretton's llosalia, 3yrs, 6st 13lb. "Doubtful starters. The defection of several lop-sawrers.caused the weights to be raised 101b all round, and Euclid now occupies the head of the list with the big im- post of 9st, a weight that Mr. Kilsyth's three-year- old, smart though he be, will most likely iind just a trifle too heavy. Still, as the colt's owner will depend solely on the Jubilee winner, one is bound to award him a certain amount of respect, big though the weight may be. Tai zmeister has proved pretty conclusively this summer that a milo is his best distance. The colt's last performance was at Gatwick, where, in the Macliell Stakes, he gave 3lb and a head beating to Therapia, Versifier being tailed ot a long way behind. On tho running of Watercress at Doncaster, Mr. Ciiarltou's colt looks even better, as when he met the baron's colt at Ascot the son of Saraband and Mizpah was giving away 101b, and only suffered defeat by a length. Certainly he is now giving away a lot of weight. hut I quite expect him to occupy a place in the first three at the finish. Colonel North's pair are Simonian and Lady Hermit, but the choice will probably fall on the first-named, who will have the services of "Morny" Cannon. Still, I fail to see what chance this son of St. Simon has. His only performance this year was in the Rous Memorial, where he finished a bad fourth to Orvieto, Le Nord. and Rouge Dragon. On this form I certainly cannot recommend him. Cereea has only been out once this year-ttiat was at Lincoln-but her receut trial with Bog Myrtle and Persistive saw the mare divide the pair at the finish. In all probability the trial was between Certza and Persistive, in which case her chance is a really good one. She is in rare trim just now, and has been supported from the right quarter, so, with the services of John Watts up, I teel confident that what beats her will provide tho winner. Wallaby might run well for a place, as at York in May he beat Bracken, Miss Tennyson, and Progression, to the last-named of whom he was conceding a stone, and as the son of Peter ran Alice to three parts of a length on Thursday, Mr. Fings's horse may run better than is gene- rally expected. Bumptious, with only a pound less, is said to be going well, but he is so very disappointing that I cannot recommend him. Wordly Wise, with 8st 51b, is sure to be supported, if only on the strength of his victory at Doncaster in the Alexandra Pluto, for which win, by the way, he does not incur a penalty. Dare Devil will hardly be suited by the distance, and I hardly think be will be seen at the post. Breach, although strongly in demand in the earlier stages, has since her recent mishap gone back a point or two, and, as her owner stated at Yarmouth that unless she is thoroughly fit she will not be run, it is best to leave her alone until the day of the race. Lady Caroline appears to me to ba meeting something a trifle above her class, but Windgall, who is on a mark a pound loss, is sure to be handy at the finish. He is reported in fine fettle, and if he be preferred by Lis connections to Trapezoid, with 8*t lib, his running with Clarence and Nuntiiorpe in the Liverpool Cup places him in my estimtttiou on a par with Cerfczs. Cloudberry, with 8st 2ib, should give way to Flyaway, who, with three pounds less to carry, should run remarkably well. Acrobat, with 7st 101b, is another who looks well in, and his victory in the Earl Spencgy's Plate suggests that if he can travel the mile he will be very near at tbe finish. With Bradford up he should lack notiting in the way of assistance. Among the more tightly weighted ones Freshet and Stuart are the most like y pair. The last- named did remarkably well at Doncaster, whilst Mr. Dalj's mare has had a special preparation for this race. Derelict is the only other for whom I have any liking, and if he is seen out may run well. Summing up, I am mostly in favour of CEBEZA, WINOGALL, ACROBAT, and TANZMBISTEB, of which 1 shall, for the present, take a Pllie, and de- cfarefor CEREZA and WINDGALL, Recommending the other pair as good placo invest- ments. At Manchester the Lancashire Plate will neces- sirily form the big item of interest, and, as near iss I can lenrnfthe following may represent the PROBABLE STARTERS AND JOCKEYS. Horse. Jockey. Lord Durham's Peter Flower, 4yes, iOat Rickaby Lord Bradford's Sir Hugo, 3yra. Ht lllb Weldon Duke of Westminster's Orme, 3yrs, 9st lllb GBarrett Mr J 11 Howldworfch's Orvieto, 4vrs, 9st 101b. M. Cannon Baron de Hir ch's La IHeche, 3vrs, 9st Watts Mr J 1! Leigh's Flyaway, 3yra, 9st. 51b G Chaloner Mr H Milner's St. Angelo, 3yrs, 9st 51b F Webb Sir R Jardine's Llanthony, 3yrs, list 51b J Osborne Mr John Charlton's May Duke, 3yrs, 9it lib O Loates Mr Jersey's Milford, Zyrg, 7st 71b —— Mr Douglas Bairn's Silene, 2yrs, 7st 41b Pratt Duke of Portland's Raeburn, iiyrs, 7st. Sir J B Maple's Minting Queen. 2yrs, 6st lllb ] Probably never since the establishment of this race has such a contest been witnessed as will be the case on Saturday next. It will be a battle of giants such as has never been seen since the days of Donovan and Chittabob, or Seabreeee and Ayr- shire, and La Flecbe,Sir,Hugo, and Orme will have the opportunity of fighting their Doncaster battle over again. Another pair, however, that may have to be reckoned with are St. Angelo and Orvieto. The first-named is said not to ba up to the mark, but I fancy he will do all right on Saturday. llie distance is just his mark, and, as-he beat Sir Hugo over a mile at even weights at Ascot, he should, now there is 61b in his favour, make no mistake about beating his Epsom victor. Orvieto is certain to run well, but I hardly fancy he will do more than get a place. If Ortria and La FJeche both run, we shall have an opportunity of seeing the champion over his own distance, and we can then judge if his severe grueliings have broken his heart or not. La Flache's victory at Doncaster was so easily corned that ontl"; cannot but think she must be right on the spot at the finish. Before saying more, however, it will be as well to first learn whnt the Kingeclere intentions are, so for the present I shall content myself with giving ST. ANGELO or LA I LECHE, IB Although at the last moment it is just possible that I may substitute Orme's namo for that of the filly. VENATOR.

PROPHECIES. LEICESTER. LEICESTERSHIRE KOKAL HJUTDICAP. — SportaMan- Cereza. Sporting Life — Acrobat, Field—Windgall. Land and Water—Cerena or Windgall. Licensed Vic- tun llers' Gautte-UI'eacb or TraJlewid. Sporting Times -Stuart or WindgaO. MIDLAND NUBSEBY, — Sportsman—Soulu Sporting Life—Soutt. Field-Nobleman or Soult. land and Water-Master Maurice. Licensed Victuallers' Gazette GOPSAIX NDKSEKT.—Sportsman—Golden Crown .or Medmenham. Sporting Life—William the Silent. Field—Medmenbam or Vagrant II. Licensed Vic- tuallers' Gazette—Medmenham or Vngraut II. Sport- ing Times—William the Silent. MELTON Punt—Sportsman—Magistrate or Ellen Flag. Sporting Llfe--Fine Lady. Field—Magistrate. Land and Water-Magistrate. Licensed Victuallere Guzette—Fitzwarren or Magistrate. Sporting Times— M«gi»tr&te. VII.iJU}KNirBSKRX.—Sportsman—Vis-a-Vis. Sporting Life—Fatherleaa. Field—Vis-a-Vis or Erskine. Land and Water—Vis-a-Vis. Licensed Victuallers' Gazette— Charming Bell or Cannon's re present at.tr s. Sporting Times—Vis-a-Vis or Ways and Means. BRADFORD HANDICAP.—Sportsman—N«tarre. Sport- ing Life—Noverre. Field—Noverre or Laad and Water—Fetrovna. Licensed Victnalhw' Gaxette— Godwit or Ruwenzori. Sporting Times—Trojan or Bhmkney. MANCHESTER. LANCASTER NUKSOTIY.—Sportsman—Master Mmtdejj or boult. Sporting Life—Maltravert. Floid-NAltravers or Soult. Land and WAter-QuIckly Wise Licensed Victuallers' Gazette—Father Matthew or Maltrevers. Op-rting Times-Master Munderk. DE TBAFFOBD WELTBU HANDICAP.—Sportsman—Tbe Hudson. Sporting Life—Dower. Field--Father Con- fessor. Land and Water—Pantagruel. Licensed Vic- tuallers' Gazette—The Hudson or Sedge Chat. Sporting limes—Dower. frmmiKP WWiTss Hi^z<u*8^Uinaa—Good Boy. Sporting Life—Develln. Field—Admiral Ben. bow or Pot Luck. Land and Water—Vagrant f Licensed Victual lens' Gazette—Peacemaker or Master ol the Horse. Sportina Times-The Imp. SKPTIMBKE HANDKAP.—SportsmM—Glary Smittea or Evit B e. Sporting Life—Adoration. Field—WUni gall or Arturo. Land and Water—Flibast,far. SpocthM Times Warlaby or The t*yx. PAIATIKE WELTER HANDICAP.—Sportsman—Lamta Wool. Sporting Life—Gold Oaat. Field—Day Datri or Nitrate Queen. Sporting Times—Bed «n.m^ nS Vagrant II. NEW BARNS HANDICAP. -Sportsman—Gloss. Sparfe ing Life—Charleston. Field-Gloss or ShewbceaA Land and Water—Sheldrake. Sporting Tfmea-GI088, ¡ BBKEDHBS' FOA.L STAKES.—Sportemaa—lufarna* Sporting Life-Milford. Field-Inferno. Land and ( Water-Quickly Wise or Inferno, Sporting Times- Gangway or Grand Duke. GKRABD IfURBER..—Sportsman—Master Kuaden ol Gay Polly. Sporting Life—Quickly Wise. Field-4 Nobleman or Bless Her. Laud and Witer-Quickty Wise. Sporting Times-Master Munden. OLDHAM WELTEB HANDICAP, -r Sportsman — Be{ Eagle, bporting Life—Warlaby. Field—Halstwry The Heir. Land and Wafcer—Tabret. Sporting Timet ■—Vagrant II. or Easi Linton. HOUSTON NUBSKHV —Sportsman—Sardius or Hedgf Sparrow, Sporttag Life—domino. Land and WafcerH Sardius. Sporting Tiroes—Rosary filly or Bonnet Bictfc LANCASHIRE PLAIK. — SporUng Life — La F(ecba Field—La Fleche. Land and Water—La Flecbe Licensed Victuallers' Gazette—La Fleche. Soorthii Times—La Fleebe or St. Angeio,

SATURDAY'S LONDON BBTTiNO. LEICESTERSHIRE KOVAI, HANDICAP. f Run Wednesdai', September 21. D(stance, one Wila, straight.) 6 to 1 agst Windgall, 3yrs, 8st 31b, tji o 8 to 1 — Cereza, 4yrs, 8st 9lh, t, 10 to 1 — Acrobat, 3yrs, 7st lOst, t 10 to 1 — Breach, 4yrs, 8st 4)b, t o 12 to 1 — Flyaway, 3yrs, 7st 131b, t & O 20 to 1 — Warlaby, aged, 8st 6lb, t 25 to 1 — Bumptious, 4yrs, 8at 51br o CKSARBWITCH STAKES. (RuD Wednesday. October 12. Distance, 2 miles, 2 fat longs. 35 yards.) 12 to 1 agst Brandy, 3yrs, 6st 51b, t & o 14 to I — Comedy, 4yrs, 9st, t 25 to I — Metallic, 3yjs, 7st 4lb, t 25 to] 1 Balmoral, 4yrs, 8st lib, t 33 to 1 — Kells, 5yre, 7st lib, t 33 to 1 — Helen Ware. 3yrs. 6st 4ib, t 66 to 1 — Wonderbear, 6yrs, 6st 31bf t CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES. (Run Wednesday, October 26. Distance, 1 mile, 8t yards.) 33 to 1 agst Suspender, 3yrs. Sst 12ib. t 33 to 1 — Bucentaure, 4yrs, 71t 13lb, t 33 to 1 — Windgall. 3yrs. 7st 41b, t A w 33 to 1 Mina, 5yrs, 7st lib, t 33 to 1 — Lower Hov, 3yra, 7st 31b, t ft #"• 40 to 1 — Comedy, 4yrs, 9st, t JV 50 to 1 — Primrose Way. 3yrs, 6st lib, t 4 M to 1 — Clarence, 3yrs, 8st lib, t

OFFICIAL SCRAlCHINGS. The .Sportsman has been officially informed by JCessQ Weatherby of the following scratching G-opsall Plate, Leicester—All Mr. Sibary's horses. Villiige Nursery, Leicester—Fatherless and Bemi tance. Lancashire Plate, Mameliester-Jtivwial. Manchester September engagementB-Kooringa an( Cbarente. Manchester engngements-Peter Piper and Oxford. TJ??1Wt Stakes, Newmarket Second October Meeting, 1892—Hildebert. Maiden Plate, Hurst Park October Meeting—BHei Fiag. All handicaps wbere weights have appeared—Navt dale. Waltou Welter. Kempton Park October Meeting- Ellen Fiag. All engagements — Jessamv, Circlet, Spicey, artl Ucwcroas.

PARIS MEETING. LONG CHAMPS, SUNDAY. The following are the results of to-ilay's races here — Prnx us LA PRtMK—Arquebuse. 1; Bougie, 2t Poilon, 3. PRIX DE SABLOUVILLE— Kagotsky, I; Falmouth, 2i Argentenil. 3. OMNIUM HANDICAP, of 12 sov each. 8 forfeit, with f-C( added, for three-vear-olds and upwards; second t< receive 80 sovs. Ot.c mile and a half. M L Delatres' St. Pair Du Mont J Baron De Saurbeytoil's Goguenard II 1 M J De Breinoiui's Pagode Baron L d'Avmery's Programme, M. C. Lie nart s Yet d'JEau. Bron A de Schlckler's Lf Mazarin, M Jacques Hennessy's Zetta, M. H Delamarie's Palerme, M H Say's Trovatore & Herbeniere's Olifant, M E de la Charme's Vertige, M. P Aumont's Americain, and M E de Baint Alary's Ade* lantealso ran. The entries numbered sixteen, but Viscount D'Har. court's Odin and IdaLieJarid Mr Edmond Blanc's Fount. did not start. After one false start,. all got away fairly well together. Programme and Yet d'Eau at once toole the lead, followed by St. Pair Du Mont, Trovatore, and Palerme. Thereat came behind in a group. The same order was maintained up to the rise, where Palermo improved her position, and Gogue- nard II., shooting from the rear, took the first place. Turning into the straight, however, St. Pair Du Mont got right away from the rest and won easily by three leugihs, oue length dividing Goguenard II. and Pagode. Palerme was fourth, Yet d'Ban fifth, and Trovatore sixth. Time, 3miu. 34 4-6aec. v* i Pnix BOVAL OAK-Chene Royal, 1; Fra Aagettco. 2) Aquarium, 3. fRix DR LA CELLE ST. OLOWD- Yankee, 1; Michon. 2j Astrologue, 3. PRIX DB GALATIGUv-Fripon. 1; Gallette, 2; Avoir, J

Saturday's Starting Prices. Sl'OJtTSMAN AND SFOIITIHQ LaA AUTHEN TIC STA nTJNQ PiifCHS. AYR MEETING HOUSE. IUJIKB. Sportsman. I I W*- STEWARDS' NURSRBT. Pennyless I P Chaloner. 1100 to 8 ag 1100 to 8as SCURRY NURSERY. FitzJeamie J P Cbnloner. | 5 to 2 ag I 6 to gag SATURDAY HANDICAP. Peter Piper. | Peake .) 8 to 1 ag I 8 to 1 ag MEADOW FLATe. Ben Gough Cariledge I 100 to 9 ag f 100 to 8. BKPTKMBJKR HANDICAP, Bach. I G Barrett. I 8 to lagj 8 to lag JUiiWAY PLATE. Plerrepont „. I G Chaloner 5 to 1 ag I 5 to 1 ag MILE PLATE. Sprightly I Rickaby I 4 to lonj 4 to let The above prices are identical with those officlaRr published iu the Racing Calendar.

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DISTRICT NEWS. CARDIFF. CENTRAL WAnD CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION— Annual Meeting will bo held on Monday, Septan* ber 19lh, at Salisbury-chambers. Ail Conservatirr Electors in Central Ward invited to attend. Eight p.m, sharp. 958al9

RARRY HARBOUR WORK- MEN'S REGATTA. On Saturday afternoon a moat successful works ing men's regatta was held at Barry Barboult when there were thousands of spectators, and tb4 various events were contested witb much spirit and interest. Captain Murrfill was tbe reterea Mr. F. E. Collins starter, and Mr. Rees Jones lion, secretary. aided by an energetic committee. Tb< Barry Town Band, under the leadership of Mr. Morgan, was in attendance, and played a choict selection of music. The following were the priaci* pal events and their results:— OPKX BOAT BAILING KAOX.—1st, J. DUNSCOMBSX (Barry Island) Itose 2nd, W. Bashen*s Alice; 3rd, J. Fisber's Brothers. OPEN BOAT BAILING HACK (16ft. keel and upwards), -lat, J, Sf".Rrle's Wanderer; 2nd, J. Dunecombe's Bx/sef 3rd, W. Bnshen's Ali'«. PAIR-OARKD BOAT IUCX (for Mechanics and Arti, s:ms).-lsl,. E. Dowdill's Who'd-a-Thoagbt-it2nd, M. it; Znd. IL Sage's Little Amy. SUBMAIUKB NINERII" BOAT BACK.—1st, Corporal DavtM 2nd, Lance-corporal W. H. Thomas; 3rd, IAaee. corpor&l Freeman. PAIR-OARED RA-CB (open to Barry Boatmen an4 Rigger5).-lat, D. King's Sarah imd, W. GHffarttf Bmily 3rd, A. John's Lily. si FOOT-OARKD BACK.—1st, E. Sage's Sportsman. STKKN-SCUXLINO RACK.—1st, W. Gtffard's Emily:¡ 2nd, D. King's Sarab 3rd. F. Ashford's Alice. PAIR PADDI.KS Vvm KACB.—1st, F, Ashford's Alio* 2nd, W. Giffwrd's Little Amy.

BRAZILIAN QUARANTINE REGULATIONS. A short time ago the Cardiff Chamber of Coir BRerce directed the attention of the Foreign Offiq to what were considered to be uanecessaril severe quarantine regulations at Brazilian ports. special meeting of the executive committee of tit chamber was held on Thursday last, and Hit assist.ant.secretary (Mr. W. R. Hawkins) wilt distracted to write on the subject to Lord Bost bery and Sir E. J. Reed. On Saturday letter were received from the Foreign Secretary and til member for Cardiff conveying the information thi the English Minister at Rio do Janeiro bad bee directed to place himself in comaroaicaflan wi' the Brazilian Government "With the view of havin the regulations modified. It appears that there f only one place of call on the Brazilian Coast fd vessels to undergo quarantine. This is known at II Is Grande, and is some 670 miles north of Rt^ The effect of this is that vessels have to go AOOK hundreds of miles out of their oourae. .J