Evening Express

8AVARY DIVORCE SUITS. The Petitions Dismissed. Justice Barnes gave judgment this morning in the Divorce Division in the case in which Mrs. Rosalie Savary, a lady of independent means, sought a judicial separation from Mr. William J. Savary, a London chemical merchant, on the ground of alleged cruelty, and in which by a cross-petition, the husband claimed a divorce, alleging the adultery of the wife with the coachman. His lordship held that the charge of adultery was without foundation, and that the charge of cruelty was not established.- Both petitions were, therefore, dismissed. —

¡ t RAILWAY ACCIDENT IN THE l' NORTH. r Passenger Trains in Collision. The Press Association Glasgow correspondent, telegraphing at 12.30 this afternoon, says :—News has just been received here that two North 'q British passenger trains collided this morning at Bridgeton Cross Station, in the suburbs of Glasgow. There were but few passengers in the trains, but several were injured, though not fatally. A later telegram from Glasgow states that the I trains which collided were the North British Craigendown coast train, due at Bridgeton Cross 'at 9.18, and the Clyde Bank train, which left Bridgeton at 9.25. The collision occurred at the mouth of the tunnel, and the two foremost third class carriages of the coast train were telescoped, but they were happily without any occupant. The Clyde Bank train received but little injury. .1.

i{ EXTRAORDINARY SCENE AT A WEDDING. t The Bride's Mother Forbids the Marriage. An extraordinary scene occurred at St. John's Church, Chatham, this morning. Just as the rector was about to perform the actual marriage }' service between Corporal Drake, Royal t Engineers, and a young lady, named Crowhurst, [the preliminary part of the service being j already completed, the bride's mother hurriedly entered the church and forbade the I Wedding as her daughter was under age. The tears of the bride were unavailing. Her i mother refused to give way and the clergyman (thereupon left the altar. The bride refused to !RT> home with her mother and accompanied the bridegroom's friends. The young lady is well (Connected and lives in the neighbourhood of Wtravesend. Her mother discovered accidentally tthat she had taken a railway ticket to Chatham When she was ostensibly going to London and followed her to the former place and traced her to the church. Miss Crowhurst is an only hter and her mother is a widow.

I WORMWOOD SCRUBB8 i MURDER. j Trial of the Police-constable. | Police-constable Cook was put upon his trial Wt the Old Bailey this morning for the murder of ¡-aud Smith, at Wormwood Scrubbs.—Prisoner pleaded not guilty.

[LHE GERMAN MILITARY BILL. [ A Central News telegram from Berlin this i afternoon says :—General Yon Caprivi, Imperial { 'Chancellor, introduced the Amended Military rBill in the Reichstag to-day, and delivered a plong speech in explanation of the measure, fewhich, he said, represented the minimum which EJhe Government could accept in men and money Pitt-guarantee the safety of the Empire.

fBUILDING SECURITIES COM- K PANY FAILURE. • The inquiry into the affairs of the Building ..Securities Company (Limited) was resumed in the London Bankruptcy-court this morning. Mr. Rockie, for some years auditor to the com- L said he exercised no independent judg- ,tnei.„ upon the accounts put before him. The convict Hobbs was next examined con- cerning the circumstances connected with the ing of his business into a company. Hobbs, ntinuing, said Mr. Jabez Balfour induced him Ho join the board, and when he resigned in 1889 *6Ked him to withdraw. In one letter, now pro- duced, Balfour asked him to forget the evil and Ssmember the good, not to be weary in well ping, nor to let Balfour excel him in Christian virtues. On becoming M.P. for Burnley Balfour tog»in wrote asking him to bury the past.

HENLEY REGATTA. » The concluding day of the regatta commenced :,111 magnificent weather, with a blazing hot sun. (tempered by a good breeze down the course and "Off the Berkshire shore, so that fast times were ftot anticipated. Even before the first race, |fixed for 11.30 a.m., the river was crowded with I craft, and the attendance seemed likely to be a record one. Every train came into the station | overcrowded with visitors, and the prospect of j Borne magnificent racing evidently brought any dumber of old racing enthusiasts to the Royal regatta.

MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND F LINCOLN RAILWAY. f I". The net revenue of the past half-year of the r-Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway i«Qables the payment of the whole of the deben- tures and preference charges, and leaves a balance of £ 3,200 to be carried forward. The dividend upon the ordinary stock for the corre- sponding period of last year was at the rate of per cent, per annum.

SHIPPING CASUALTIES. [LLOYDS TELEGRAMS.] A cablegram from Iquique states that the Ger- pan ship Nestor took fire at Junin and became a total loss. She had an inward cargo on board. *ne fire was attributed to spontaneous combus- «on. The British barque Gwrtheyrn Castle, from 'Rangoon, has arrived at Valparaiso, having ►Passed through a cyclone. Seven stanchions l*«e started and the deck-houses damaged.

ARRIVAL OF THE CAMPANIA. The Campania arrived at Queenstown this u^orning from New York, after a passage of five ^ys, nineteen hours.

A YOUTH'S TERRIBLE DEATH. A terrible death was reported by the Darwen police on Thursday. A youth named Sydney jGng, whilst stacking hay in a loft at Eccleshill forward upon the prongs of a hayfork "'hich penetrated his brain through his nostril bfiicting injuries which caused his death.

FATAL ACCIDENT IN THE CRICKET FIELD. Orank Pearson, the well-known Stockport J**<?keter, died this morning from the blow of a picket ball received in the temple while playing Wednesday. f s

RICE MILLS ON FIRE. „ A destructive fire took place this morning at rice mills of Messrs. Dresser and Co., Liver- Pool, damage to the extent of several thousand being done.. j

A Kentucky Tragedy. TWO GIRLS OUTRAGED AND MURDERED. Arrest of a Negro. Two girls, living at Paducah, in Kentucky, named Kay, aged respectively sixteen and twelve, went to pick berries in the woods. Late in the afternoon they were found by their brother with their throats cut from ear to ear. A criminal assault had been committed on them, aud 4eir bodies afterwards hidden in the bushes. The murderer is believed to be a negro tramp. A Dalziel's telegram from Cairo, Illinois, this morning, says :-The negro tramp who murdered the two little white girls at Padueah, in Ken- tucky, was caught at Sikestown, Missouri, at midnight yesterday. He was found hidden under some straw in a box car of an iron moun- tain train. He made a desperate resistance. Five gold rings, belonging to the little girls were found in his possession. He will be taken back to Paducah, where open threats are made of burning him alive at the stake.

Welsh Land Commis- sion. RESUMED SITTINGS. Proceedings in London. [SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE EXPRESS."] The Welsh Land Commission resumed its pro- ceedings at their London office this morning. Lord Carington presided, and all the commis- sioners, except Mr. Groves, were present. Mr. J. M. Randell, of Bridgend, who assists his brother in the management of the Dunraven Estate in Glamorganshire, which consists of about 24,000 acres, said that during the last 40 years about £100,000 had been spent in repairs on the estate, and 25 per cent. of the rentals was annually spent in repairs. Abatements had been made in 1886 and continued each year to the present time, the majority being at 15 per cent. The preservation of winged game on the estate caused no unpleasantness between landlord and tenants. The tenants felt the depression, and the only remedy he could suggest was the relief of taxes on the land. (Proceeding).

SHOOK NG DISCOVERY AT NEWPORT. A Dead Woman Found on the Road. A shocking discovery was made on the Cardiff-road on Monday afternoon. A cyclist who had visited the Lighthouse was return-' ing to Newport when he noticed a woman lying on the footpath. He dismounted, and upon examining the body found life was extinct. He informed Police-constable Caldi- cott, and the ambulance wagon was taken to the spot. The body was removed to the mortuary at Pill, where it now awaits iden- tification. The woman was shabbily dressed. It is supposed that death was due to natural causes.

THE COLLAPSE OF A GRAND STAND AT CARDIFF. Action Against the Football Club. At Cardiff County-court this afternoon a plaint entered by Philip Rogers against the Cardiff Football Club Committee was on the list, the plaintiff claiming X50 in respect of personal injuries received by the fall of a stand on the football field in April last during the Cardiff- Swinton Match.—Mr. G. F. Hill, solicitor, was present to resist the claim, but plaintiff not putting in an appearance the case was struok out, and plaintiff was ordered to pay costs.

ACTION AGAINST A LONDON COUNTY COUNCILLOR. Charge of Defrauding a Railway Company. At Clerkenwell Sessions this morning James Tims, a member of the London County Council, and secretary of the Clerkenwell Metropolitan Radical Association, surrendered to answer an indictment charging him with attempting to obtain, with intent to defraud, 14s. 6d. from the London and North-Western Railway Company. -For the prosecution it was stated that Miss Patman purchased a tourist ticket, but lost it, and that subsequently defendant applied to the company for the money to be returned to him, stating that he had been taken ill at the station, and had missed the train. At the police-court, however, he made different statements. Evidence in support of the charge having been given by Miss Patman, and the booking-clerks, Mr. Thompson, who defended, called Thomas Scott, brother-iin-law of defendant, and en- deavoured to question him as to a conversation about holidays with defendant in May 19, but the proseoutor raised objection, which was up- held. No other evidence being offered, Mr. Grain proceeded to address the jury for the prosecu- tion, pointing out the inconsistency of the state- medts made by the Times. The jury found the prisoner guilty, and he was sentenced to three months' imprisonment as a second-class misdemeanant. —— --1

A YANKEE OPINION OF 1 LONDON. i.. J ——————— Mr. Grant Allen has been writing mucli lately about the ugliness of London but he is a poor artist compared with a gentleman who holds forth in the following fashion in the Anarchical organ, The Commonweal :—What a hellish pandemonium it is. This is the great Babel of Commercialism, the metropolis of the mercantile world,, the centre of moneydom, and tyranny, and wrong the aggregation of all evils, the home of brutality and corruption, and the den of slavery and prostitution—that is London. And what a sight. A great vast sea. of houses reaching out as far as the eye can see, a great concourse of people and horses, and dogs, and fools, moving hither and thither in never-ending unconscious streams; a deafening sound of hammering, dangling, praying, and cursing a polluted atmosphere, a murky sky and a heavy density and sulphurous smell reminding one of Dante's Inferno." Kings, Queens, Aristrocrats, Plutocrats, and Sweaters hurry on side by side with the work- man, the tramp, and the fool. What a con- glomeration palace and hovel, idler and toiler, glutton and faster, landlords and homeless one, rulers and foolish one, princes and paupers. And what a sight and what a smell ?—.And this is London.

A CARDIFF STEAMER IN COLLISION. A Lloyd s telegram from Constantinople saysThe Turkish steamer Odissos collided with the steamer Lavernock, of Cardiff.

AFFAIRS OF A GRANGETOWN GROCER. A creditors' meeting re Stephen Burden. 52, Oakley-street, Grangetown, Cardiff, grocer, baker, and postmaster, was held this morning at the Official Receiver's office, Queen-street, Car- diff. The bankrupt's gross liabilities amount to 1 £ 448 17s., and the assets aje estimated at ZE130 Is. Id., leaving a deficiency of JE318 15s. lid. j The debtor alleges his causes of failure to be j slackness in trade, bad debts, and ill-health, I together with loss on contract for supply of « flour. -Nc, creditors were present, and the estate remains in the hands of the Official Receiver. 1 1 —————— I — i

DOWAGER DUCHESS OF DERBY. i The Dowager Duchess of Derby, accom- panied by Lady Margaret Cecil, took a farewell of Knowsley Hall this afternoon. They will in future reside at the house left to the countees I by the late Earl of Kent. The new earl is expected at Knowsley from; Canada at the end

The Royal Marriage. Letter from the Duke of York. The Duke of York, writing on Thursday to the Lord Mayor, warmly thanks the citizens of London for their affectionate welcome on Thurs- day, which touched the duchess and himself most deeply. They could only say, We thank you from our hearts." Health of the Queen. The Press Association is informed that the Queen rose at the usual hour this morning, and feels but slight fatigue from Thursday's pro- longed State functions. Her Majesty will, leave for Windsor at one o'clock this afternoon. Departure for Windsor. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Beatrice and Prince Henry of Battenberg, and escorted by a troop of Horse Guards, drove in an open carriage this afternoon to Paddington. Her Majesty was evidently pleased at the hearty reception given her by the crowds which lined the route from Buckingham Palace. The Queen, contrary to her usual custom, wore white roses in her bonnet. The Accident to a Marquess. This morning's bulletin regarding the Mar- quess of Tullibardine, of the Life Guards Blue, who was thrown from his horse on Thursday in Marlborough House-yard, states that he has passed a good night and is progressing most satisfactorily. 4 Gun Accident at Appledore. During the Royal wedding fete at Appledore on Thursday night a cannon burst, killing a man named Cox and injuring another man.

Alarming Fire at Barry Dock. A SHOP BURNT TO THE GROUND. HWV 1 ■ Three Others Greatly Damaged. WHOLESALE LOOTING AND ARRESTS. Shortly before midnight on Thursday a de- structive fire broke out in the shop of Messrs. Del Guerra and Co., clothiers, Barry Dock, whereby three shops were soon in a blaze and a large quantity of property destroyed. The flames were perceived by Dock-constables Griffiths and Light and other per- sons, and an alarm having been raised the Barry Company's fire-extinguishing ap- pliances were quickly on the spot, and, not- withstanding the fact that the water supply was not too plentiful, a strong effort was made to subdue the outbreak. This was a work of great difficulty, however, for the building being a wooden one and the goods being mainly composed of highly-inlfammable oilskin goods, coupled with the fact that the weather was so warm and dry and two shop structures of a similar char- acter adjoined the building, rendered the exer- tions of the public extremely arduous. Messrs. Del Guerra's shop and the whole of its contents, therefore, were soon burnt to the ground before scarcely anything could be done to save the goods. The fire also caught the shop next door, occupied by Mrs. Ridler, late of Penarth, as a tobacconist's and a fancy shop, and between the fire and water the loss was considerable. The adjoining business premises of Mr. E. O. Evans, ironmonger, were also severely damaged. The shop was broken into by the crowd soon after the conflag- ration was discovered, and the most wanton mischief was perpetrated. Paraffin casks were untapped and their contents were deliberately allowed to run through the shop out into the front simply for the purpose of getting casks to hold water to put out the fire. Pilfering was also indulged in to a dis- graceful extent, goods being carried away in the very eyes of the police in loads by men who looted everything they could lay hands upon. To such an extent was this carried on by the crowd that when Mr. Evans and Mrs. Evans arrived on the scene from their home in Cadoxton, shortly after midnight, they found that ironmongery, china, and earthenware goods had been stolen, and property diabolically destroyed to the extent (Mr. Evans informed the represen- tative of the Express) of between jE200 and J6300. Mrs. Ridler, who is an industrious widow, was robbed in a similar manner, but fortunately not to the same extent, for she happened to be upon the premises at the time. Still, her loss in this way is estimated at nearly EM, besides having her stock thrown all over the place and damaged, and part of the building destroyed by the fire. The premises of Messrs. Del Guerra were, we understand, insured, but in *the other cases the loss has not been so covered. The entire loss is calculated to be nearly £ 1,000. The shops form part of a terrace of buildings on the dock property and belonging to the Barry Com- pany. The fire was witnessed by a large num- ber of spectators, and on the arrival of the public hose and reel, in charge of the county police, from the central police- station it was found that the hose would not fit the Barry Company's stand-pipes. During the excitement which followed the pil- fering and looting by the crowd was indulged in freely, but the police succeeded in arresting red-handed four of the thieves, including a well- known lodging-house keeper. The men were taken to the Central Police-station, and were detained in custody pending their trial. The conduct of the authorities is freely commented upon in connection with the arrangements for putting out the fire. jgjjjig'

ACTION FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT AT CARDIFF. At Cardiff County Court Hue afternoon (be- fore his Honour Judprc Owen) Ann Griffin, of Ely Common Farm, sued J. Cr-ates, of 2, Morti- mer-road, Ca dairyman, for the sum of £2.3 as eamagoo sustained through breach of contract. Mr. Gem-era David appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. C. If. Downes, barrister, for defendant.—The case for the plaintiff was that defendant entered into a contract in May last year to take from plaintiff seventeen gallons of milk per day for a year. The contract, however, was not carried out by defendant.— Mr. C. H. Downes, for the defence, contended that defendant was legally right iu refusing to carry out the contract, as the milk was not of the quality agreed upon, viz., pure milk.- Eventually judgment for X12 was entered by consent.

ASSAULTING A WIFE AT NEWPORT. At Newport Borough Police-court this morn- ing (before Messrs. Henry Phillips, D. A. Vaughan, and C. D. Phillips) William King, a labourer, of 43, Stow-hiU, was charged with being disorderly and assaulting his wife, Eliza King. — The wife was very reluctant to prosecute, and objected to give any evidence as to the assault.—It appeared from the statements of witnesses, however, that on Wednesday prisoner struck his wife whilst on Stow-hill. She ran away down Charles- street. He followed her and struck her again, knocking her down. He also assaulted a woman who was with his wife.—The prisoner now expressed great sorrow, and made a pathetic appeal to the bench for one more chance."—It transpired that the prisoner bore a very bad character, and had been sen- tenced to imprisonment on more than one occason.—He was now sent to Usk for 21.days with hard labour.

INDECENT ASSAULT AT NEWPORT. At Newport Borobgh Police-court this after- noon (before Messrs. Henry Phillips, D. A. Vaughan, and C. D. Phillips) George Hawker, an elderly man, described as a porter, of 12, Nelson-street, was charged with indecently assaulting a little girl named Selina Whitburn, aged twelve years, whose parents live at 8, Nelson-street, on June 28 and other dates. Mr. W. Lyndon Moore appeared to prosecute on behalf of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, and Mr. Frank Lewis de- fended.-The evidence tended to reveal a shame- ful state of immorality on the part of the defen- dant and the little girl.-In the end the Bench imposed a fine of 48s.

Harry James, an ostler, who was to have appeared before the Monmouth magistrates on Thursday on a charge of stealing a saddle, com- mittodsoicidethatmonriag by tymginghimself

Cardiff Divorce Case. A MARINE ENGINEER'S SUIT —— Resumed Hearing. In the Divcfrce Division this morning (before the President and a commun jury) farther evi- dence was taken in the cam of Hailes v. Hailes and Baker. This was a suit in which Mr.David Hailes, a ship's engineer, of Cardiff, petitioned for a divorce on the ground of his wife's alleged adultery with Mr. William Baker, a farmer, of Silverton, Devonshire, against whom there was a claim for damages. The respondent and co- respondent denied the adultery. A servant who had been employed at Mr. Baker's house when Mrs. Hailes was acting as his housekeeper said that she had on several occasions noticed that Mr. Baker's bed had not been occupied; and once, in the morning, she saw Mr. Baker, undressed, come out of Mrs. Hailes's bedroom and go into his own. Other witnesses also gave evidence as to Mr. Baker coming out of Mrs. Hailes's bedroom, and as to their kissing each other. One witness said he had seen Mrs. Hailes sitting on Mr. Baker's knee. Another had seen them lying on the sofa togther. Mrs. Hailes, the respondent, was called, and denied that she had ever committed adultery with Mr. Baker, or that there had been any familiarities between them. He had not been in her bedroom as stated by the witnesses. The case was again adjourned.

The Cholera. ARRIVAL OF THE WIDDRING- TON AT CARDIFF. v Reported All Well On Board. The steamer Widdrington, which left Gib- raltar for Penarth on Sunday, with five cases of cholera on board, arrived in Penarth Roads this morning. The chairman of the health com- mittee (Alderman T. Windsor Jacobs), the medi- cal officer, Dr. Walford, and his assistant, Dr. Hebgood, went out in the Champion and at two o'clock had not returned. It is reported, how- ever, that the men have recovered and that there is now no case of cholera on board.

MR. GLADSTONE AND MID- LOTHIAN. We have authority (says the Daily Telegraph) for stating that, as at present advised, the Premier has every intention of contesting Mid- lothian at the next general election. He cannot, of course, control the action of the Gladstonians of Montgomeryshire in the possible event of Mr Stuart Rendel being elevated to the peerage at the end of this Parliament.

THE APPOINTMENT OF WELSH MAGISTRATES. On Tuesday next Mr. Gladstone will make a statement as to the intentions of the Govern- ment in carrying out in England and Wales the resolution of the House of Commons with respect to the appointment of county magistrates.

WELSH DISESTABLISHMENT. There is reason to believe (says the Standard) that the Welsh Liberals will receive a promise that, in the event of the Parish Councils Bill being passed this year, the Welsh Disestablish- ment Bill will, apart from Home Rule, receive the first place in the Government programme for 1894.

REDUCTION IN DOCK DUES AT CARDIFF. The Bute Docks Company have given notice that from and after the first day of August next and until further notice the following allowances will be made off the tonnage rates payable in respect of vessels under the second schedule of the Bute Docks Act, 1865, viz. Vesse] a embraced in the third class, 10 per cent.; vegsels embraced in the fourth class, 15 per cent. .v..

EXTENSION OF THE LLANELLY GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY DOCK. It is stated that Mr. W. H. Ludford, divi. sional superintendent of the Great Western Railway, received on Tuesday morning the plans and drawings illustrating the contemplated pro- posals of the company in reference to increasing the accommodation at their Llanelly (or New) Dock.

LAST YEAR'S COAL SHIPMENTS AT BARRY. The coal shipments at Barry Dock for the year ended June 30 last amounted to the record total of 4,406,798 tons, exclusive of the whole of the impc-ts and the coke and remainder of the exports. -—

A WORLD'S RECORD BROKEN. -I A Mile Run under a Minute and Three- quarters. A DalzJerp telegram from Chicago says At Washington Park on Thursday the horse Wild- wood broke the world's record. He rana mile and 70 yards in lmin. 44sec.

ASSAULT WITH A JUG. At Cardiff Police-court this afternoon (before Mr. T. W. Lewis, stipendiary, and Mr. Spencer) Joseph Sanders was brought up charged with violently assaulting and wounding Eliza Way- man with a jug on the head at 21, Janet-street, rls on the 5th inst.—The prisoner, proseoutor, and other people were in the house drinking together, and when they quarrelled the prisoner struck Wayman on the head with a jug, causing the injuries.-Prisoner was sent to gaol for six weeks with hard labour.

A CARDIFF PICKPOCkET. At Newport Borough Police-court this morn- ing Thomas Holly, alias Hassett, a lad, aged 15, of Mary Ann-street, Cardiff, was charged on re- mand with steading a purse containing lOJd, and several pawntickets from the person of Harriet Tucker, of Thomas-street. Prisoner had been remanded for a week in order to allow the police w to make inquiries as to his character.—Head- constable Sinclair said prisoner had been sen- tenced to fourteen days' imprisonment for pocket-picking at Cardiff, and he was now sen- tenced to 21 days' imprisonment with hard labour. ;1"

Immense Damage to Property. A tremeddous fire raged at Hamburg for several hours on Thursday in the Elb-strasse at Altona. Four large coffee warehouses, contain- ing 95,000 bags of berry and a grain elevatoJt, were destroyed, and the flames had not been entirely subdued at night. Three firemen were in(ured, hnd 400 men have been thrown out of worki The total loss is estimatee at 8,000,000 marks, of which English insurance companies will have to pay the greater part, the premises destroyed having been heavily insured in the Atlas, Globe, Mercantile, Royal, and Sun Com- panies

The Attack by a Dog at Cefn. Mrs. C. Anthony, of Cefn, who was so mauled and bitten under circumstances already reported, is progressing favourably, though -her condition

The Cardiff Murder. A WITNESS'S DIFFICULTY. This afternoon at the borough police-court Richard Thomas, an important witness in the Cardiff murder case, appealed to the stipendiary magistrate (Mr. T. W. Lewis) for an order for maintenance pending the hearing of the charge against Thomas Collins for the murder of Mary Ann Sweeney. He said he was a fireman, and wanted to go to sea, adding, If you want me to go to Swansea you must keep me while I'm here. I am running into debt all over now." The Stipendiary Well, if you do not answer your bond you will have to forfeit £10. Are you prepared to do that ? Applicant: I haven't any money to keep me now, so I can't pay that. The Stipendiary Have you a good discharge? Applicant: Yes, sir (producing a bundle). The Stipendiary (after examining the dis- charges) Well, you must take a short voyage, and be back at Swansea by the 29th inst You must bear the risk yourself. I am not going to make any order for your support. The applicant then withdrew.

Imperial Parliament. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—FRIDAY. The Speaker took the chair at a few minutes past two. Forty-five questions appeared on the order paper. THE ROYAL IRISH CONSTABULARY. Mr. J. MORLEY (Irish Secretary), in answer to Colonel Howard Vincent (U., Sheffield), said that he had held a conference with the repre- sentatives of the Royal Irish Constabulary at Dublin on the subject of the provision made for them under the Government of Ireland Bill, and notices of amendments to be placed upon the paper to-night embodied the opinions of the Government. In view of the very liberal character of the terms before the House the Government would hardly be able to accede to the wishes of the constabulary except as to officers and men appointed before 1866. CATTLE DISEASE AND FOREIGN FOOD STUFFS. Mr. HERBERT GARDNER (President of the Board of Agriculture) informed Mr. H. John- ston that there was no evidence to show that cattle disease had at any time been introduced into the United Kingdom by the import of food stuffs from places where disease existed. The danger was not of such a character as would justify him in prohibiting the importation of feeding stuffs from abroad. THE LORD-LIEUTENANT AND THE COR- PORATION OF CORK. At the request of Mr. Morley, Mr. T. W. Russell (V., Tyronft) postponed until next Tuesday his question regarding the action of the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland in receiving an ad- dress from the corporation of the city of Cork from which every expressing of loyalty to the Sovereign had been excluded by a direct vote and a demand made for the release of the dynamite prisoners his Excellency refused to accept an address from the Dublin Chamber of Commerce and the Methodist Conference be- cause they contained paragraphs referring to the attachment of the bodies in question to the present Legislative Union between Great Britain and Ireland. THE INDIAN CURRENCY QUESTION. Mr. GEORGE RUSSELL (L., Beds., Biggles- wade) in answer to Sir William Houldsworth C., Manchester, N. W.) said the Secretary of State for India, as at present advised, could not pledge himself that no Indian bill should be allotted at less than Is. 4d. per rupee. Mr. CHAPLIN (C., Lancashire, Sleaford) asked when the evidence taken by the committee upon Indian currency would be laid upon the table. Mr. GEORGE RUSSELL said he was pleased to say that the evidence was laid upon the table that afternoon about ten minutes before. THE LOSS OF THE VICTORIA. Mr. DARLING (C., Deptford) asked when the Government proposed to introduce the finan- cial measures necessary to bring up the strength of the Navy to the point at which it immediately stood before the total loss of the Victoria. Sir U. KAY-SHUTTLEWORTH (Secretary to the Admiralty) said the time had not yet come for making any statement in respect to this matter. (Ministerial cheers.) THE BARE FLAG STAFF. Mr. THEOBALD (C., Essex Romford) asked why the Royal standard was not heisted on Thursday on the Victoria Tower in honour of the Royal marriage. (Loud cheers.) Mr. GLADSTONE If the hon. member will give notice of the question I should be glad to undertake to obtain information. (Hear, hear.) THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE MOVED. Mr. T. W. RUSSELL asked leave to move the adjournment of the House, for the purpose of calling attention to the failure of justice at the present time in the county of Clare, in political and agrarian cases, and to the conduct of the Government in not taking the necessary steps to remedy the defects which existed in the ad- ministration of justice. (Ministerial cries of Oh," and Opposition cheers.) In support of the request the whole of the Liberal Unionists and most of the Conservative members rose in their seats. Leave was accordingly granted. On Mr. Rnssell commencing to speak there was a general exodus on the part of the Radical members below the gangway, some of whom passed between the hon. member and the Chair. This breach of Parliameetary etiquette provoked loud cries of Order" from the Opposition. Mr. RUSSELL said that at the last spring assizes for County Clare there were thirteen people charged with agrarian offences, and with one exception they were all acquitted. The one exception was a gamekeeper, and he supposed the Clare jury thought that he at all events was faia game. (Laughter.) The Government refused to take any steps to strengthen the hands of justice, and conse- quently Moonlighting and other outrages were being committed with impunity.

TO-DAY'S MARKETS. CORN. LONDON, Friday.—There was a poor atten- dance at Mark-lane this afternoon, and the trade in both wheat and flour of all descriptions is stagnant. Maize and barley meet a moderate inquiry at opening quotations. Oats are firm, with values occasionally rather in sellers' favour, but the business is not of an extensive character, LIVERPOOL, Friday. — A quiet trade has re- sulted in wheat, at about last Tuesday's value for all descriptions. Maize rather improved on a little demand; spot parcels moving at 4s 4i|d to 4s Sid per cental for prime mixed. Flour taken in retail at late prices. Peans and peas move slowly at steady rates. FISH. GRIMSBY, Friday. — There was a fair supply of fish brought in by twenty- four smacks and four steamers, with a good demand. The following were the quotations:—Soles, Is 4d to Is 7d; turbot, 7d to 9d; brills, 5d to 6d per Ib; plaice, 3s 6d to 4s 6d lemon soles, 5s to 6s 6d; whiting, 2s 6d to 4s whitches, 4s to 6s; live halibut, 5s to 7s 6d; dead ditto, 3s to 4s 6d per stone; kit haddocks, 7s to lis 6d per box; live cod, 2s to 3s 6d; ditto dead, lsto Is 9d live ling, 2s to 4s 6d each. PRODUCE. LONDON, Friday. — Sugar Refined in fair demand at steady rates French steady cane quiet; beet firm; July, 18s 3d sellers; 18s lid buyers; November and December, 15s ofd sellers, and 15s buyers. Coffee firm; Rio, July, 75s 3d Santos, 76s 3d. Tea A moderate inquiry at steady rates. Rice, jute, and hemp unchanged. Oils Linseed, 20s nd to 20s 9d rape, 23s 3d to 23s 6d; crude cotton, 20s 9d; refined, 22s to 24s 6d; turpentine, 22s 3d petro- leum, 22s 4d. BUTTER. CORK, Friday. — Ordinary Firsts, 103s Seconds, 100s; Thirds, 98s; Fourths, 84s. Ditto Kegs Seconds, 99s Fourths, 79s. Mild Cured Firkins: Superfine, 110s Fine, 105s; Mild, 98s. Cools Fine, 104s Kegs Super- fine, 109s. In market: 980 firkins, 272 mild. HOPS. LONDON, Friday.—The hop market is quiet, but prices keep steady. The reports from even the plantations which up to this time have been the best are not so good, and the accounts on the whole are less favourable. WOOL. LONDON, Friday.—Messrs. Jacomb, Son, and Co. to-day offered 13,874 bales, including 164 bales of Cape. The competition was fair, at previous prices. METALS. GLASGOW, Friday.—Opening: Scotch steady; a small business was done at 41s 8d, 41s 9d, and 41s 8d cash, and 41s lOjd, 41s lid, and 41s 10Jd month; closing, buyers, 41s 8d cash, and 41s 10Jd month; sellers, £ d more. Cleve- land steady; a small business was done at 35s Id cash; closing, buyers, 35s caeh, and 35s 2d month sellers, Id more. Cumberland idle business nil; closing, buyers, 44s 8d cash, and 44s lOJd month sellers, 44s lOd cash, and 45s 1!d month. Middlesborough idle business nil. Closing: Scotch quiet; a small business was Sone at 4ls SJd cash, and 41s 10Jd month; closing, buyers, 41s od cash, and 41s lOJd month sellers, 41s 9d cash, and 41s lid month. Cleveland steady a small business was done at 35s Id cash closing, buyers, 35s cash, and 35s 2d month sellers, Id more. Cumberland idle and unchanged. Middlesborough idle and

The Colliery Explosion in Yorkshire. ANOTHER DEATH. John Heywood, one of the men rescued from Thornhill Colliery, died this afternoon.

To-day's Cricket. MONMOUTHSHIRE V. HEREFORDSHIRE. Teams representing Herefordshire and Monmouth- shire Club and Ground (the latter captained by Mr. shire Club and Ground (the latter captained by Mr. F. Phillips) met on the Newport ground this morn- ing, in brilliant weather. Monmouthshire won the toss, and sent Silverlock, the Newport pro., and F. Bees to the wickets, whilst Bowler and A. J. Thomas took charge of the leather. Play commenced at 12.25. Rees drove the first ball from Bowler for 2, which were all the runs obtained from the first over. A similar number were got from Thomas, and after seven minutes' play Silverlock scored a boundary, bringing up the total runs to 10. From Thomas's fourth over Silverlock hit well to the bounday. At the next ball he gave a difficult chance, but the catch was missed, and a single was obtained. Bees hit for 4, 9 runs being obtained from this over. The New- port pro. cut Bowler to the gymnasium, and Bees scored a boundary from Thomas. Silverlock obtained a boundary from Bowler. At 36 Wintle was put on bowling in the place of Thomas. Silverlock sent his fourth ball to the rope-walk sheds. At 42 C. H. Ware missed an easy catch in the slips from Bees. Ware succeeded Bowler, and Silverlock cut his second ball to the boundary. At 1.5 Silverlock hit Wintle for a boundary, and the half century was hoisted. In the next over the pro. hit Ware for 4, and Bees cut Wintle to the gymnasium. On resuming after luncheon Pelhaiu sent the bowler's first ball to the boundary, and followed this up by getting the same bowler over the heads of the slips for another 4. In the next over from the same trundler Pelham twice got the ball to the boundary—once with a long hit and again with a beautiful off. At half-past one Thomas was tried at the football ground end vice Fowler. In the new-comer's second over the change proved effective, and 'after Pelham had put him to close on the boundary for 2 he lifted a ball into the hands of Fowler, the third wicket going doyn for 146. Phillips, who followed in, opened his innings by twice driving Sharpe in two successive hits to the boundary, and he repeated this performance in the next over from Thomas. At 172 Ware (lisplaced Sharpe at the gymnasium end. The change, however, proved an expensive one, for after Phillips had hit his first ball for 2 the same batsman twice put him to the boundary for 4, and then drove him for another couple. Both men batted freely, and 25 past three the 200 went up on the board. Fowler, who went on at 186, was punished severely for the first two balls of his over, but his fourth ball was more effective, and Phillips took it off Stratton's bat in the slips. F. C. Phillips next joined Mark Phillips, and, despite several changes in the bowling, runs came very rapidly, the 260 going up at thirteen minutes to four. A couple of minutes later Phillips gave a difficult chance at the wicket. Pugh held it, and the fifth went down for 253. MOWMOTJTHSHIBE. First Innings. Second Innings. Silverlock, c Ware, b Wintle 46 .< Bees, run out 33 .t. Hon. A. L. Pelham, c Fowler, b Thomas 34 H. Stratton, c Phillips, b Watts 31 P. C. Phillips, c Phillips, b Hawke 18 M. Phillips, c Pugh, b Wintle 69 F. Phillips, b Fowler 1 L. N. Hornby, b Moore. 17 Mayes, b Thomas 19 Webb, b Moore 3 A. B. Jones, not out 0 Extras 45 Extras Total 318 Total. Here3ordshire scored 39 for the loss of five wic kets. GLAMORGANSHIRE V. DEVONSHIRE,1 This match commenced at Swansea this morning, a.t about half-past twelve, under favourable con- ditions and on a good scoring wicket. Glamorgan were fortunate in going in first, and after the fall of the two first wickets scored rapidly, Jones and W. D. Llewelyn completely mastering the bowling. At lunch time the score stood as follows:— GLAMORGAN. J. H. Brain, b Shaw 0 W. D. Llewelyn, b Arnold 50 L. D. Nicholl, b Shaw 3 E. W. Jones, not out 46 R. B. Sweet-Escott, not out 2 Extras 3 Total 104 MIDDLESEX V. SUSSEX. The return match between Middlesex and Sussex was resumed at Lords this morning. Sussex, who bad scored 86 overnight for three wickets against a. total of 243, went on batting at 11.35, Murdoch 40 and Brann 4, the not outs ,being opposed by Douglas and Hearne. The hundred went up just before twelve, and twenty minutes afterwards Murdoch, who had been batting very steadily, completed his 50. A couple of bowling changes were tried, and at length, at 138, Murdoch played a ball from Douglas on to his wicket. The fourth wicket had put on 60 runs. Murdoch's 57 was a faultless display, which lasted two hours and a half. After he left Wilson and Brann mrde another good stand. The latter completed his 50 with the total at 168. Despite bowling changes, both batsmen played finely, and runs came at a good rate. At lunch time the total stood at 200 for four wickets. Score :— MIDDLESEX. MIDDLESEX. First innings. Second innings. A. J. Webbe, b Hilton 1 A. E. Stoddart, c Hilton, b Bean 68 S. W. Scott, c and b Gut- -tridge. 66 J. Douglas, c Butt, b Hil- ton 17 F. G. J. Ford, b Hilton. 0 C. P. Foley, c and b Tate 47 Raw!in, c Murdoch,b Tate 11 P. J. T. Henery, not out. 20 E. M. Hadow, b Tate 9 T. G. M'Gregor, c Newham, b Tate 0 P. T. Hearne, b Hum- phreys. 1 Extras 13 Extras. Total 243 Total. SUSSEX, First innings. Second innings. Butt, b Bawlin 5 Marlow, c Scott, b Stod- dart. 22 W. Newham, c M'Gregor, b Douglas 15 W. L. Murdoch, b Doug- las 57 • • » G. L. Wilson, bDouglas. 40 v G. Brann, not out 132 Guttridge, c Hearne, b Douglas 7 Humphreys, not out 12 Extras 1 Extras Total 291 Total. YORKSHIRE V. SOMERSET. In brilliant weather, before a small company, the game was resumed this morning at twenty minutes to twelve. Tyler and Woods bowled, and the latter nearly bowled Sellers, who was also beaten by the left-hander. Runs came steadily, both batsmen scoring from Woods, but the old Cantab was unlucky, as off his bowling Mounsey had a narrow escape of being caught in the slips. Two hundred went up at twelve o'clock, and ten minutes later Sellers com- pleted his 100 amidst cheers, having been in two hours and a half. Nichols went on for Woods, and at 209 bowled Mounsey, the fourth wicket having added 46. At 216 Sellers was caught at slip, and Moorhouse bowled. Waller stayed while Wainwright hit, and was seventh out at 244. Wainwright was eighth out at 264, and Hirst quickly hit up 21. The innings closed at half-past one for 300, having lasted three hours and 50 minutes. Fowler took three wickets for 28. In arrears of 139 Somerset went in a second time at a quarter to two, and at lunch time had lost ope wicket for 22. Score:— I SOHXKSST. First innings. Second innings. Fowler, c Hirst, b Wain- wright 1 b Wainwright 0 Poynton, st Hunter, b Peel 51 b Hirst. 14 Hedley, c Ulyett, b Hirst 18 c Brown, b Wain- wright 13 Spurway, run out 0 not out. 1 Nichols, b Wainwright 20 not ont 0 E. Wood, c Hunter, b Peel 14 S. Wood, run out. 0 .I Lock, not out 6 Bolus, b Wainwright 1 Tyler, c Brown, b Wain- wright 16 b Hirst 27 Wickham, c Ulyett, b Moorhouse 21 Extras 11 Extras 1 Total. 161 Total 46 YORKSHIBE. First imungs. Second innings. Sellers, c Hedley, b Nichols. 103 .» Brown, at Wickham, b Tyler 0 Tunnicliffe.ru n out 71 Mounsey, b Nichols 24 a.v,„ Wainwright, c Wickham, b Fowler 35 Moorhouse, b Nichols 0 Waller, b Woods 1 Ulyett, b Hedley 28 Hirst, b Hedley 21 Hunter, not out 3 Extras 14 Extras Total 300 Total LEICESTEBSHIBE V. AUSTRALIANS. The county being 214 behind on the first innings followed on at Lecester this morning. Delightful weather prevailed, as was the case on Thursday. Leicestershire started badly, and lost two wickets for 13. Chapman was easily caught and bowled a.t 18, but on Tomlin joining Holland a stand was made. The new comer especially punished Trott, who gave way to Trumble at 62. At 72 Tomlin was dismissed for a brilliant 45. With Pougher and Finney together the 100 appeared at 1.25, but 2 runs later Finney was caught and bowled. Hillyard then joined Pougher, and another plucky and determined opposition was offered before Hillyard was out just before luncheon. Scores:— AUSTRALIANS. First innings. Second innings. Lyons, b Hillyard 23 Walter Giffen, b Wood- cock 16 .I George Giffen, b Hillyard 22 Trett, De Trafford, b Trett, De Trafford, b Finne j 100 Bruce, c and b Finney 6 Graham, c Hillyard, b Finney 0 Gregory, c De Trafford, b Pougher 89 Trumble, not out 10 ? Coningham, c Warren, b Finney 0 Jarvis, b Finney 4 Blackham, b Finney 0 Extras 11 Extras Total 281 Total. LEICESTERSHIRE. First innings. Second innings. De Trafford, c W. Giffen, b Trott 9 b George Giffen. 0 Warren, b George Giffen 3 c Bruce, b Trott 2 Chapman, c Trumble. b Trott. 16 c and b Trott 4 Holland, b Trott t) b G. Griffen 11 Tom Ha. k SIOTM CUfftti aud b Trumble 46 Pougher, c Trumble, b Trott. 0 not out 46 Finney, st Jarvis, b Trott 0 c and b G. Giffen 7 Hillyard, b George Giffen 10 c Trumble, b Trott 16 Marriott,c and b G. Giffen 7 b Trott 3 Woodcock, not out 10 not out 5 Whiteside, c Coning- ham, b George Giffen. 0 Extras 2 Extras 18 Total 67 Total. 159 GENTLEMEN V. PLAYERS. Ther* -m" bad news for the few people who gathered at Kenjrinfiija Oval this morning to witness tbe con- tinuation Gentlemen and Players match. The injury whl^ Shrewsbury met with on Thursday became so oerious that the famous batsman went home to Nottingham, and this morning. When the Playors began their second innings Ayres and J. Lohmann fielded as substitutes for Wells and Grace, the latter having twisted one of his tendons. Smith and Devonport bowled to Gunn and Sugg. Only 5 runs had been made when Sugg was taken at cover point, but Gunn and Maurice Reed batted extremely well, and put on runs at a capital pace. Wells, having arrived, bowled instead of Davenport at 47, the score reaching 50 at 12.20. Gunn afterwards hit very freely and though Fry relieved Smith at 61 the arrears were cleared off at 12.40, Gunn completing his 50 with the total at 87. Smith and Ferris took up the bowling at 99, the 100 gppearing at one o'clock. Five runs later, however, Reed was smartls caught and bowled, the partnership for the second wicket having lasted exactly 80 minutes and produced a hundred runs. Hearne followed. Davenport and Wells afterwards resumed bowling, and at 147 Gunn pulled a ball on to his wicket, his admirable innings lasting two hours and five minutes, and included fifteen 4's, three 3's, and three 2's. Score:- PLAYERS. First innmgs. Second innings. Shrewsbury, b Bromley- Davenport. 39 Gunn, c Latham, b Wells 13 b Wells 88 Sugg, c Kemble, b Smith 28 c substitute, b Smith 0 Maurice Read, c Ranjit- sinhji, b Davenport 1 c and b Smith. 32 Alec Hearne, b Smith. 22 not out 43 Flowers, run out 8 b Wells 6 Briggs, I b w, b Wells. 9 c C. W. Wright, b Smith 1 Lockwood, c Bromley- Davenport, b Smith 1 c Latham, b Smith 18 Attewell, b Smith 0 c L. G. Wright b Davenport 11 Storer, not out 1 c substitute, b Davenport 24 Mold, b Smith 0 1 b w, b Bromley- Davenport 0 Extras 7 Extras 25 Total. 129 Total 240 GENTLEMEN. First innings. Second innings. Grace, b Mold 57 not out 3 Ferris, b Mold 60 c Storer, b Mold 6 L. G. Wright, b Mold. 8 not out. 1 Ranjitsinhji, I bw, bAtte. well. 6 P. H. Latham, b Mold 37 C. B. Fry, b Lockwood. 8 Ernest Smith, b Lock- wood 26 C. M. Wells, b Mold 0 C. W. Wright, not out 0 Bromley-Davenport, c sub- stitute, b Mold 5 Eemble, b Mold 0 Extras 6 Extras .? 0 TotaT 213 Total. 10

I To-Day's Racing ■»■> » SPORTSMAN AND SPORTING LIFE AUTHENTIC PRICES. PORTSMOUTH PARK MEETING. HORSE. RIDER. Sportsman. ^Life™3 NATIONAL HUNT. Anaticula I Mr Pulle. 10 to 1 ag I 10 to 1 ag ALL-ASET) PLATE. Timperley. Bradford I 2 to 1 ag J 2 to lag SOLENT WELTER. Roscommon .-Gough. I 5 to I ag 5 to 1 ag CORINTHIAN WELTEB, Oregon Mr Moore J 6 to 5Qa 6 to 5 on J(TVEKIL«7UI«C Oxygen Edmondson f 6 on I ó on REGULATION PI* £ »» Victor Wild I T. Loales. 7 to V»g I 'I to 4 ag PONTEFRACT mELFtl-NG. HORSE. RIDER. Sportsman. TRIAL HANDICAP. L Salisb'y c ) S Chandley f 3to 1 ag 3 to I ug JUVENILE PLATE. Event I S Chandley. I 8to 1 ag 8to lag PARK HILL PLATE. P'mpem'la f S Chandley. 1100 to 8 ag 1100 to 8 ag PONTEFRACT HANDICAP. Dendoscope S Chandley 11 to 2 ag ) U to 2 ag INNKEEPERS' HANDICAP. Crusoe S Chandley. 3 to 1 ag I 3tolag BADSWORTH PLATE. Pimento .)Finlity.j 5 to 4 ag f 11 to 8 ag The above prices are identical with those published in the Racing Calendar.

I Portsmouth Meeting. I 2.0—A NATIONAL HUNT FLAT RACE of 40sovs; 12st each; winners extra; allowances. Two miles. Mr Wheatley's Anaticula, aged, list 71b Mr Pullen 1 Sir John Thursby's Capsicum, 5yrs, list 71b Mr Thursby 2 Mr B Bobson's Cestus, 4yrs, list 71b Mr Moore 3 Mr E G Fenwick's Peter's Pence, aged, 12st 41b Owner e Winner was trained privately. Petting-6 to 4 on Cestus, 5 to 2 agst Capsicum, and It to 1 agst any other. Won by half a length; six lengths separated the second and third. 2.30-The ALL-AGED SELLING PLATE of 100 sovs, for two year olds and upwards, weight for age; allow- ances; the winner to be sold for 50 sovs. Five fur- longs. Mr J A Miller's Timperley, 3yrs, 9st .Bradford 1 Mr W Sibary's Determination, 3yrs, 9st ..A White 2 Mr S Woodland's Roselip, 3yrs, 9st .S Woodland 3 Mr C P Cunliffe's Santa Rosa, 4yrs, 9st Allsopp 0 Mr R Thirlwell's Fancy II, 3yrs, 8st 111b .Murray 0 Mr A Yates's Highland Monk, 2yrs, 7st 21b Harper 0 Mr W M G Singer's Vosges, 3yrs, 9st G Barrett 0 Mr E Hobson's Lady Lambourne, 3yrs, 8st 111b Rickaby 0 Winner trained by Halsey. Betting—2 to 1 agst Timperley, 4 to 1 agst Vosges, 6 to 1 agst Determination, 10 to 1 agst Lady Lam- bourne, and 100 to 8 agst any other. Won by a length three lengths separated the second and third. 3.0—The SOLENT WELTER HANDICAP of 100 SOTS winners extra. Five furlongs, straight. Mr T M'Mahon's Roscommon, 3yrs, 7st 61b, Gough 1 Mr E Hampton's Bonny Peggy, 3yrs, 7st 41b F Brown 2 Mr J Best's Child of Beauty, 3yrs, 7st 91b G Barrett 3 Mr J A Miller's Bog Myrtle, 5yrs, 9st 81b, Rickaby 0 Lord Alington's Stop, 5yrs, 8st 121b .Edmondson 0 Mr S Darling's Belligerent, 3yrs, 8st 3ib. A White 0 Mr G A Taylor's Red Cent, 4yrs, 8st 21b Pearce 0 Mr W M G Singer's Deela, 3yrs, 8st T Loates 0 Mr J Terry's High Brown, 3yrs, 7st Bradford 0 Winner trained by M'Kenna. Betting-7 to 2 each agst Deela and Child of Beauty, 5 to 1 agst Roscommon, 6 to 1 agst Stop, and 100 to 8 agst any other. Won by six lengths half a. length separated the second and third. 3.30-The CORINTHIAN WELTER HANDICAP of 5 sovs each for starters, with 200 sovs added; winners' extra; penalties and allowances. One mile and a half. Mr C Trimmer's Oregon, 5yrs, list 61b Mr W H Moon 1 Lord Rosslyn's Bathdrum, 3yrs, lOst 21b Mr Lushington 2 Mr J A Miller's Inisheen, 6yrs, lOst 51b Mr P Brooklyn 3 Capt. C H Fenwick's Proximity, 3yrs, 9st 121b Mr Penton 0 Winner trained by Swatton. Betting-6 to 5 on Oregon, 5 to 2 agst Eatli'lrum, and 6 to 1 agst any other. Won by four lengths; a bad third. 4.0—The JUVENILE SELLING PLATE of 200 sovs, for two year olds; colts 9st, fillies and geldings 8st 111b; maiden allowance, the winner to be sold for 100 sovs. Five furlongs, straight. Mr W Ginder's Oxygen, 9st Edmondson 1 Mr A Cohen's Glenora, 8st 61b G Barrett 2 Winner trained by Swatton. Betting-5 to 4 on Oxygen. Won by two lengths. 4.30-The BEGULATION PLATE of 100 sovs, for three year olds and upwards; weight for age; allowances. winners extra. The Straight Mile. Mr T Worton's Victor Wild, 3yrs, 8st 91b T Loates 1 Mr A M Singer's Sally Brass n. 3yrs, 7st 131b Bradford 2 Lord Bosslyn's Morphus, 3yrs, 8st 21b Allsopp 3 Mr B G Heaton's Coquette filly, 3yrs, 7st 21b G Barrett 0 Mr T M'Mahon's Dundalk, 3yrs, 7st 111b .Gough 0 Mr Townley-Parker's Crescent Moon, 3yrs, 7st lllb Rhodes 0 Winner trained by Hornsby. Betting-7 to 4 agst Victor Wild, 2 to 1 agst Sally Brass n, 7 to 1 agst Morpheus, 8 to 1 agst Coquette filly, and 100 to 8 agst any other. Won by a length; bad third.

Pontefract Summer Meeting. 1.30-The TRIAL HANDICAP PLATE of 103 sovs; winners extra. Five furlongs. Mr W Winn's Lady Salisbury colt, 3yrs, 7st 111b S Chandley 1 Cayt Pease's Girthead, 4yrs, 7st 101b Widdowfield 2 Mr B Widger's Keymer, 3yrs, 7st 71b .Finlay 3 Mr T W P Rivis's Bless Her, 3yrs, 7st 71b .Mullen 0 Major F E Wallerstein's Tessa, 3yrs, 6st 111b J Harrison 0 Mr J T Whipp's Dissolution, 3yrs, 6st 9Th Fawdon 0 Winner trained by Hall. Betting—5 to 2 agst Keymer, 3 to 1 each agst Lady Salisbury colt and Bless Her, 100 to 12 agst Dissolution, and 100 to 8 any other. Lady Salisbury colt made all the running and won by three-parts of a length; same distance between the second and third. Bless Her was fourth and Disso- lution last throughout. 2.5—The JUVENILE SELLING PLATE of 100 sovs, for two year olds; coltfl 9st, fillies and geldings 8stlllb maidens allowed 31b; the winner to be sold for 50 sovs. Five furlongs. Mr Chatterton's Event, 8st 111b .S Chandley 1 Mr Jolliffe's Maid of Touraine, 8st 81b F Pratt 2 Lord Londonderry's Malesherbes. 8st 111b Colling 3 Mr R Williamson's Pastry, 8st 111b Fagan 0 Mr J Craig's Gartness, 8st 111b .Finlay 0 Mr J Bidley's Gurth, 8st 111b Bell 0 Lord Penrhyn's Kilsee, 8st 81b Calder 0 Mr C Perkins's Chittapett, 8st 81b Maguire 0 Mr Chaddleworth's Bessie, 8st 81b Mullen 0 Lord Durham's Blessing, 8st 81b J Woodburn 0 Mr J M Hanbury's Matrimony filly, 8st 81b C Loates 0 Mr W E Elsey's Kittens, 8st 81b Peake 0 Winner trained by Hall. Betting-7 to 2 agst Pastry, 9 to 2 agst Kilsee, 6 to 1 agst Maid of Touraine, 8 to 1 each agst Matrimony fiilly and Event, and 10 to 1 agst any other. A short delay preceded a fair start, and Matrimony filly made play from Gartness and Kilsee, Maid of Touraine going on next to the straight, where Gart- ness took up the running, but gave way below the dis- tance to the third place, Event winning a pretty race by a head; a neck divided the second and third. Gartness wae fourth, Kilsee fifth; Nothing Else per- severed to the enn. 2.40—The PARK HILL PLATE of 150 sovs, for two year olds; col% e 121b, fillies asd geldings 8st 91b, winners (selling races excepted i t la ;naidell;i allowed 31b. Five furlongs. Mr C K Blackett's Pimpernella filly, 8st 91b S Chandley 1 Mr John Joicey's Leveret, 98t lib C Loates 2 Mr David Cooper's Red Agnes, 8st 61b Fagan 3 Mr J Laws's Minster Rose, 8st 91b F B Black 0 Mr W I'Anson's Glideaway, 8st 61b .Colling 0 Mr W M Briggs's Bod in Pickle colt, 8st 91b J Woodburn 0 Mr C H Joliffe's St Ursula, 8st 121b.F Pratt 0 Lord Hastings's Sir Jacob, 9st lib Finlay 0 Winner trained by Hall. Betting-7 to 4 on Leveret, 6 to 1 each agst St. Ursula and Sir Jacob, 10 to 1 agst Glideaway, and 100 to 8 agst any other. Pimpernella filly settled down in front of Bed Agnes, but after going a hundred yards St. Ursula took up the running, to give way again at the dis- tance to Pimpernalla filly, who won by three lengths the same distance separated the second and third. Bod in Pickle colt was fourth, Glideaway fifth, Sir Jacob next, and Minster Rose last. 3.15-The PONTEFRACT HANDICAP PLATE of 200 sovs winners extra. One mile. Mr B Vyner's Dendoscope, 3yrs, 8st lib S Chandley 1 Mr Maclachlan's Old Hoppy, 4yrs, 8st 31b .Mullen 2 Mr W Younger's St. Reine, 3yrs, 7st 71b Finlay 3 Mr W B Marshall's Glencairn II., 5yrs, 7st 121b Platt 0 Winner trained by Matthews. Betting-6 to 4 Wst Old Hoppy, 9 to 4 agst St Beine, £ to 1 agst Glencairn II, and 11 to 2 agst Den- doscope. Old Hoppy was attended by Glencairn to the dis- tance where Dendescopejoined the leader, and won by three parts of a length. 3.45-The INNKEEPERS' HANDICAP PLATE of ]03 sovs the winner to be sold for 50 sovs. One mile. Mi D Peacock's Crusoe, 4yrs, 9st 71b .S Chandley 1 Mr T Weldon's Jocularity, 3yrs, 8st 41b Piatt 2 Mr J H Stephenson's Trivium, 3yrs, 8st 131b Colling 3 Mr Whipp's Novice, <yrs, 9st lib Jeffery 0 Mr Chaddleworth's Riddle-me-Bee, 3yrs, 8st 131b Calder 0 Mr J H Stephenson's Pyritic, 3yrs, 8st 101b F W Lane 0 Mr W Parker's Diplomacy, 3yrs, 8st 81b .Finlay 0 Mr Antrobus's Sprinklebeck, 3yrs, 8st 51b F B Black 0 Capt Pease's Gander, 3yrs, 8st 41b Piatt 0 Winner trained by Hall. 4.15—The BADSWORTH PLATE of 110 sovs, for three year olds and upwards; weight for age; penalties and allowances. One mile. Mr T Burn's Pimento, 4yrs, 9st 51b Finlay 1 Mr J H Stephenson's Schoolfellow, 4yrs, 9st 51b Colling 2 Mr W Sanderson's Waterfall II., 3yrs, 8st 21b J garrison 3 Winner trained by G Steel. Betting-5 to 4 each agst Waterfall and Pimento, and 6 to 1 agst Schoolfellow. Won in a canter two lengths between the second and third.

Chandley accomplished the exceptional feat of riding five winners off the reel at Pontefract this afternoon.

I To-Day's London Betting. I GOLDEN HANDICAP. (Run Thursday, July 20. Distance, one mile, straight.) 4 to 1 agst Mountain Chief, 3yrs, 6st, t 5 to 1 — Worcester, 3yrs, 6st 121b, t & o LIVERPOOL CUP. (Bun Friday, July 21. Distance, one mile and three furlongs.) 3 to 1 agst Bushey Park, 4yrs, 7st 121b, t & w 4 to 1 — Lauriscope, 4yrs, 7st 111b, t & o 5 to 1 — Helen Ware, 4yrs, 6st bib, t ST. LEGER. (Bun Wednesday, September 6. Distance, one mile, six furlongs, 132 yards.) 40 to 1 agst Pergamos. t it o 50 to 1 — Malchus, t

Official Scratchings. The Sportsman has been officially informed by Messrs. Weatherby of the following scratchings;- Liverpool Cup-Mervyn. All engagements—New Zealand.

ENTRIES. STOCKTON MEETING. STEWARDS' HANDICAP. age age Workington. a May Duke 4 The Pyx 4 Horton a Tanzmeister. 4 Rouge Dragon 4 First Consul. 6 Molly Morgan. 4 I»Ii tfiower 3 Heremon 6 Bach 4 .S<,nar»utty. 3 Jodel 6 Chiltington 4 Carolus 3 Simonian 5 Helen Ware. 4 Waterfall II. 3 Don Quixote. 5 Bombshell 4 Self Sacrifice. 3 Newcourt „ 5 Elyne 4 Sarawak .(drn) ToWtoja 4 Mantlet 4

I WEIGHTS. I LIVERPOOL MEETING. 340LYNEUX PLATE. at lb I st lb Prince Hampton 9 7 Cornwall 7 5 Windgall 9 01 Golden Arrow 7 3 El Diablo 8 10 I Q aidnunc 7 1 Wrinkles 9 0 Leominster 7 0 King of Diamonds.. 7 0 Kapurthalia 6 13 Esmond 7 6 Bombshell 6 12 Milford 7 "J Sarawak 6 9 Acrobat 7 61 Kentigern 6 1 Ellerton 7 H3 Gamboge 6 7 Scarborough 7 121 Poppoea 6 3 Pitcher 710 Vernier 6 3 Cereza 7 8 1 Miss Stratford 6 2 Punster 7 8 Lady Amelia filly. 6 0 Quickly Wise. 7 6 | Porridge (drn) CROXTETH PLATE. st lb st lb Newmarket. 9 0 Primrose Knight 7 0 Batton 8 11 Barberry 7 0 King of Diamonds. 8 9 Jii-wkweed 6 10 Wrinkles 8 8 sorcerer 6 10 Milford. 8 5 Sarawak 6 9 Dunvegan 8 3 Kentigern 6 8 Scarborough 7 12 Lady Candahar 6 8 Minting Queen 7 11 Gamboge 6 8 ( Simon 'anard 7 9 Macram 6 7 Earl of Annandale.. 7 7 Bird of Passage 6 7 Cornwall 7 5 Poppcea 6 4 Golden Arrow 7 3 Lucy Locket 6 3 Leominster 7 1 Lanwade Lass 6 3 Bam Lal 7 1 Lady Amelia filly 6 0 Quidnunc. 7 1 Porridge pd

SPORTING CHAT. G. P. Mills intends to have another go at the End to End record on July 17. A meeting of the Jockey Club will be held at Newmarket on Wednesday of the Second July week; The following jockeys have received licences to ride under the Rules of Racing:— J. A. Chandley, H. G. Galvayne, W. Murray, and G. Skelton. Mountain Chief is a. big tip for the Golden Handicap at Gatwick. He is said to have beaten Amandier and Medicis in a trial. If so, he will win this race. The stewards of the Jockey Club have with- drawn the notice published on Hay 21, 1891, warning Alponso Tooth (Mr. Clover) off the race- course and heath of Newmtwrket. John Westall. a man well known in East Lan- cashire sporting circles, was on Wednesday fined by the Accrington magistrates jMO and costs for two offences against the Betting Houses Act. in the Currier's Arms beerhouse, and Margaret Quinn, landlady of the house, was fined E7 and costs and her licence endorsed. When arrested Westall had X195 in notes and £10 in gold upon him. Young Harris (says the Morning Leader) gets about the country a good bit. Undaunted by his recent defeats in the championships, he was riding last week at the Liverpool Police Sports, and took first place, although a rather unpleasant incident marked this particular event. Just when the men were finishing it appears that a rider named Dalgleish had obtained a momen- tary lead, and, riding wide, put Harris almost on the railings, when, on the latter trying to evade him, Dalgleish swerved to the other side and got over the mark first. One is not sur- prised that such shady tactics were disqualified, and the race awarded to the Leicester man. Zimmy has settled down once more in the States, and is now turning his attention to the American wheeling track as if no shadow of the N .C.U. had come across his path to upset his cal- culations for a triumphant English campaign. Early in this week the champion broke the quarter-mile record when riding at Patterson (New Jersey). Zimmerman is now looking for- ward with great interest to the World's Fair sports, to be held at Chicago, in September, when he expects to meet Sanger, tbe English champion.

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LOCAL SPORT. Yesterday's Sports at Cardiff.—Com ments on Performances.—For:r. at a Discount.—What was done at Newp: < Yesterday.—A New Time for the 220 yards Hurdles.—Give Him Your Answer, do. It was a case on Thursday of spori* to > i,o :ight of us, sports to the left of us. iis the front of us, sprinted and trundled. moreover, all the meetings seem to have fairly successful both as regards entries u. gates. The 'Quins', however, was the happy huntui,; ground for Cardiffians, and the presence oi such men as A. W. Harris, Osborne, Pope, and a host of others proved sufficiently attractive to bring together close upon 10,000 people. The racing in itself was decidedly interesting, especially in the scratch events, which once or twice developed in little dusts up between Harris and Pope. On these occasions Harris's Jindaso always stood him in good stead. Experience is, of course, everything, and, although Pope is a regular top sawyer in the matter of speed, he has something to learn .0:1 the path yet. About his speed there can be no earthly question, and in another season we may expect to see him rank at the very top of the tree. Danberf has had such a lot of tries to win novices' race, sno won his heat so many tirui. without managing the trick in the final, thai u was positively refreshing yesterday to see hi: win the event, and so get out of this class. Torrington, by the way, seems to be going very strong ust at present. He won both heat and final in the naif-mile bicycle handicap, and repeated the performance in the mile, where he had a regular ding-dong set-to with Lewer j" the final sprint home. Lewer caught him 1.>. the corner tntering the straight, aud it seeme odds then on his victory, but the exertion >. pulling up to the leader told on him, and for tec sprint he had hardly so much left in him eL.s Torrington, who won a really magnificent race by a matter of a couple .-¡ct. To people out of the line of finish it dead heat, bnt I was right on the **>i3t, y<. ascertained that the judge's three-inch veicact was a correct one. The foot events provided nothing staiiling in the shape of form jdeed, that commodity is getting so rare in the district, not to cay any- thing about being puzzling, that were a book of form published showing this year's running it would be worthy of a place of honour in ti'. j British Museum as a wonderful aiathematitvii problem. -LWot t the best performance of the day wu.- thf.t of Mills in ihe 400 yards r^-oplechase. To start with, he got » hit t jack in tne :< and, getting through :vher •easily, he ^aj^ged t.- seeure a good iacide berth both in heat and final In the iast-menfcioned a slight error in -it'ing at one of the hurdles nearly put him out <• .v. but, fortunately, he recovered himself, ¡"J' that the result was never in doubt, as, runn. with all his old power and sp&ed, he won a f' pretty race from Turner by three yards. The mile w< > jskney a bit cf a facer I" JJ bome of the talent. were a couple of men fancied, but when it seemed a good thing for one of them Poole, of Svsxsea, cut in and spoiled all their calculations. There was a lot of .wild talk about objections, wrong marks, &c., but I don't think a. thing came of it all. I was not f*> f\ « be in the Sophia Gardens, but from what a voithy colleague tells me the Jockeys' meeting turned out fairly successful and some capital sport was witnessed by those assembled. The one lap bicycle handicap saw the veteran Sheen displaying all his old power, and his longer experience and sound judgment enabled him to get the better of a really uxcitini? finish with young Michael by a matter of a few inches only. The one iap scratch race fell en olor to our Bristol f-i<nds, who managed to collar all three prizes. The ILuish saw a fight between Champftiey and Chamberlain, but although the fizst-roamed shov/ed iine sprinting powers he was rnable to quite reach the Boh«:r> ai. who wo.. by a yard. The four laps' race looked a good thing 'ov Junes, b" he got pipped just on the pout by Sfichael, who defeated ibe Cardigan by about a length, after a real huid-jjlogging finish. At the Uskside town a nice little meeiing seems to have been held, and some good men: was witnessed. Pfok, the Newport forward, i" rapidly coming the f;\ HS a sprinter, r.jd on Thursday, from the 15yds. r> ark, he won u nice race from }" and A. J. Gould in 11 3-5sec. Twenty-six and four-fifth seconds t; rime given for the 220yds. hurdles. Even e the flat this time would be fairly passable, but when it comes to hurdles—phew it's very warm to-day isn't it ? I don't wonder at Gould being beat at this time. In the bicycling event of the day—the two miles scratch race—Bristol were again in evidence with Millsom, who beat Baker and Barrett after a fine tussle. Barrett's journey, however, proved to be in the mile handicap, which he won rather easily in 2min. 41 4-5sec. Talking of bicycling reminds me that a re- monstrance has been made against Miss Katie Lawrence's song, "Bicycle Made for Two, Here is the remonstrance :— Daisy, Daisy, Give him that answer, do; We're half crazy Hearing so much of you. Settle the day of marriage, Adding, 0 blow the carriage Then ride away For ever and aye On your bicycle uade for two! I don't know why my mere bald statement of Thursday to the effect that Norman Biggs would probably be made captain of the Cardiff Club this coming season should have drawn upon my head such vials of wrath. No less than four correspondents write me this morning sug- gesting that there should be no doubt upon thi« matter and each of them slate me in a mildly sarcastic manner. Says one of them :— Surely it does not need discrimination out of the common to see how popular a .player the left wing international is, and you don't sup pose for a moment that the grand services hr has rendered to the club are going to be ieft tin rewarded, do you?" All right, my friend, at right, don't get the hump about it, T should be only too glad to see him captain. I hope he will be. There, will that suit you, goldarned lot of spoofers. Only don't try and take the rise out of me any more, or I'll turn the poe loose on you. I would draw the attention of my readers to the fact that the sports announced by the Har- lequins to be held on the Boath-road ground to- morrow (Saturday) have been postponed until Saturday, the 15th inst., when, in addition to the customary events, a scratch 100 yards race will be contained in the programme. For this event prizes valued at £10 10s., £3 3s., and £1 Is. are offered—bait which methinks will prove sufficiently attractive to tempt a lai" £ < number of sprinters to face the starter. Arthur Linton will to-morrow, on the 'Quins' ground, make an attempt to lower the exiting h i r's record. ,): WELSH ATHLETE