Evening Express

RIO REVOLT. Rebels Firing on French and American Ships. A special Central Newa telegram from New Fork says:—Telegrams from Rio de Janeiro Jay that the rebel warships are persistently 5ring on American and foreign merchant ressels, and that commanders of various squad- rons are conferring- as to the me.ans to be adopted to protect shipping- generally. On the other hand, it is said that secret meetings are in progress between the rebel chiefs, President Peixoto's secretary, and Admiral Benham, representing" the United State- the object being to bring about a cessation of hostilities. A Eeuter's telegram from New York says :— The Herald correspondent at Monte Video, tele- graphing- on Sunday, says: A conference of foreign naval commanders in Bio de Janeiro harbour has resulted in a resolution not to change the attitute of the foreign warships towards the belligerents.

A STRICT SECRET What Emperor William and Bismarck Talked About. A Dalziel's telegram from Berlin say a :—The rumours that Count Herbert Bismarck is to be appointed to the Embassy at Vienna, or receive some other high office as a mark of the Em- peror's favour, are now said to bo without foundation. He will, however, be shortly re- ceived in special audience by the Emperor William and will re-appear at Court. The interview between Prince Bismarck and Count Caprivi lasted only a few minutes, and is said to have been confined to common-place ceurte- sies. The Emperor wished to prolong Prince Bismarck's visit until Saturday, but on Dr. Schweringcr's advice the ex-Chancellor did not stay. Prince Bismarck is not able to stand much fatigue, although it is evident that his mind is as bright and clear as ever. What passed in the interview between the Kaiser and the ex-Chancellor is kept a strict secret. It is not thought that there will be any changes in the Governments

CZAR'S GOT THE GRIPPE. His Temperature is High and Doctors are Anxious. Å Heater's telegram from St. Petersburg says The Czar is suffering from a severe attack of influenza, accompanied by bronchitis and in- flammation of the right lung. His Majesty's temperature on Saturday night was 103.3 deg. Fahrenheit.

VAILLANT STILL CALM. Not Yet Been Told of the Rejection of his Appeal for Life. A Reuter's telegram from Paris says:— Vaillant, whose execution will probably take place on Wednesday—that is, immediately on the return of Deibler, the public executioner, to Paris-continues to maintain a very calm de- meanour. He has, however, not yet been in- formed of the rejection of bis petition for com- Bautation of the death sentence. A report is men- tioned by the Journal that the Government has decided to arrest all suspected Anarchists en masse and to detain them under arrest after Vaillant's execution.

WORE A SHIRT MADE OF IRON' Arrest of a Bullet-proof Burglar in; Tennessee. A negro who gave bis name as Dan H. Gil-yard Has been arrested at Tonnessee charged with housebreaking and robbery. In searching him four shirts were removed, and then a bodice or corset of sheet iron one-eighth of an inch thick Was disclosed. The sheeting' weighed 81bs., and inade a dose-fitting', ballet-proof coat of mail. encircling the body from armpits to hips. The iron shirt was fastened in front by leather thongs. In the back was a dent made by a large-sized pistol ball. The negro is a despe- rate character, and it is believed could tell many stories of highway robbery committed in and about the city of late.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Some Interesting Pars about Interest- ing People. Mdlle. Humbert, a famous Court beauty in the reign of King Louis Philippe, has recently died in Paris at the age of eighty- seven. According to the "MiHion," the biggest boy on earth is ?-iait«r Cecil George Graham, of Weymouth. io <*ily sixteen years of a-ge, and weigh- no !■•••. ;'inn 2531be. It is stated that Mr, John Burns, M.P.. the Labour leader, has recently declined :l11.. offer from Mr. George Belmont of £60 a vreek to lecture to t'.vo lioui-'es a night at Sadler's Wells I'h eatre. A gentleman of some taste in matters mil- rinone has remarked that girls dress much more girlishly at provincial festivities thanét those n town. Why this is so he cannot conceive, is he thinks they look very much nicer in the simpler garb. Dr. John Francis Waller, who has just passed away in his 87th year, was the author of the "'Songs of tho Glass, wlr'ch the late Lord Houghton pronounced to bH the best drinking songs- in the language. Paderewski is thus described in American papers—"The peerless polestar of the pianistio firmament," "The tawny tyrant of the key- hoard," "The champion ivory-spanker," "The !ruma:; chrysanthemum"—the lS-st apparenth- from his abounding locks. Mr. Ed'.vard Reynolds, who succeeded to Uve editorship of "Reynolds's Nen spaper" thir- teen year. a^o, has just rti«ri. Though he conducted an organ of a very extreme and even violent type, Mr. Reynolds vas an unassum- ing, retire^, and genial IBSJJ. He lived in chambers off the Strand, where he kept a great tnar.v parrots, mo^rys, and other pets, some of vs&ieh .before h< died, he arAed should be destroyed, lest the/ should fall inlo the hands of those who could not understand th«m.

SOCIAL EVIL AT CARDIFF. At Cardiff Police-court this morning (before I Alderman Thomas Rees and Mr. Hooper) Dor- cas Mansfield, 27, a single woman, was brought up charged with keeping a disorderly house, at 27, Gongh-street, on tho 27th icsfc. Mr. Joseph Henry Jones deff-i.ded. — Police-constable Gregory gave evidence and proved that ho saw eTideDces of immorality IWi,ilg carried on there, and he subsequently entered 'Wd61' power of a warrant.—Prisoner was fined £5 and costs, or one mwntk.

War in South Africa. » MAJOR FORBES'S FAMOUS MARCH. How Wilson and His Gailant Band Lost Their Lives Near the Shan- gani River. A Reuters telegram from Gape Town on Saturday says:—Captain Griffiths gives the I following detailed description of Major Forbes's famous march, which he accompanied through- out.:—" On November 14 Major Forbes, Major Wilson, and CommandaT/t Raaf left Buluwayo with 30n men :-nd two Maxims, only 50 rounds per man in ihi'ir belts and 50 rounds in their bandoliers, six davs' provisions, and no ambu- lance. Thby were in pursuit of the King, who was reported to be at Inyati. Missing him there, they followed his track up to the Bubi Iliywr, a distance of 40 miles. Then the party returned to Inya.ti, and thenoe proceeded to Shiloh, where they were reinforced with men, wagons, and provisions. From that point they went in a north-westerly direction till they struck the Shangani River, following the King's wagon spoor all the way. Forbes then sent the majority of his men and wagons back, continuing iu pursuit with only 140 men and two guns. Within a. mile and a half of the river they oaptured a herd-boy, who stated that Lobengula was on the river. This prove uutrue. At dusk on December 3 Major Wilson left with twelve men to trace the spoor onwards, Major Forbes meanwhile camping. At midnight Wilson sent back, saying he had found the King's wagon, and asking the column to move on. Twenty-two men went to join him, but Forbes did not move. Early the next morning Major Fcrbes's party heard heavy tiring in the direction taken by Wilson, and moved out to support him. A mile off they were attacked by 1,500 natives, and got four men wounded and twelve horses killed. They were forced to retire, but remained as near as possible, hoping that some of Wilson's men would turn up. Five days afterwards, while still retiring, Forbes's men got into a nasty place amongst granite kopjes covered with dense bush, with a deep sluit along the bottom. Here at mid-day they were again attacked whilst they were off-saddled, being taken completely by surprise by 500 men, who got close up, assegaing many horsbs. Ser- geant Gibson was shot through the head. The Englishmen continued their retreat, making 'for the drift. on the River Shangani, where the road from Inyati to Salisbury crosses. The natives followed them up, harassing the flanks and rear. Half-way back native scouts were sent out to see where the reinforcements were, but none were found. A relief column with Rhodes and Jameson bringing provisions was met eighteen miles from Inyati, and all then returned to Buluwayo without any tidings of poor Wilson's party. A MARVELLOUS ESCAPE. A Dalziel's telegram from Cape Town on Saturday says -.—Captain Wood and 25 men of the Border Police went on patrol not long ago or the purpose of watching a large impi of the Matabele, who were reported "rounding-up" cattle. Misled by the guides, the patrol marched over boggy ground and dense bush right through the Matabele patrol. They wore swords, and, their uniform being different from the Chartered Company's, men the Matabele thought them Queen's soldiers, and allowed them to escape.

SUPPOSED MURDER. Inhuman Conduct of a Cincinnati Mother. Capt. Grannan, chief of the Grannan Detective Bureau, Cincinnati,lias received from a represen- tative at Ganevilie, Kentucky, meagre details of a Whitecha.pel horror at that place. A woman of suspicions character, named Mortier, had in her home a. beautiful daughter of seven- teen. It was admitted that the girl was pure, though a. number of her mother's male friends had made improper advances to her. On January 2 the girl died. Her burial followed in a ha.sty a.nd secret manner. A few days ago tho better class of people had the rema.ins ex- humed, when it was found the girl's neck was broken and her ribs smashed in. Other indig- nities had been offered the body. Abe Higgie and the girl's mother are under arrest.

CHATHAM COURT-MARTIAL. Verdicts and Sentences on Mutinous Sappers. On the court-martial resuming its sitting- at Chatham on Saturday morning for the fifth da.y Sapper Lear mouth, charged with attempting to rcscuo Sapper Law from the custody of a mili- tary picket, was acquitted.—The finding of the court-martial on Sappers Edgecombe, Mumford. and Law. of the Submarine Mining Battalion of the Royal Engineers, was; promulgated on Saturday evening. They were all found guilty. Law, the man who escaped from the picket, was sentenced to 28 days' imprisonment, while Edgecombe and Mumford, who assaulted the tiickec, were each sentenced to nine months' imprisonment. The general commanding the district has, however, remitted two months of the sentence, passed upon Mumford. f1-

EMPEROR WILLIAM. A Renter s telegram from Berlin on Saturday says:—In honour of the Emperor's birthday, the public buildings and many private heuaes in all quarters of the city are profusely decked with flags. At a quarter to ten his Majesty received the congratulations of the members of the Imperial family, the officers of the head- quarters staff, and the chiefs of his civil, mili- tary, and naval Cabinets. At half-past ten the Court attended Divine service, which was fol- lowed by a grand reception. A gala dinner in honour of the Emperor William's birthday was given in the Royal Palace, Budapest, on Saturday. The Emperor Francis Joseph proposed the health of the German Emperor. In honour of the birthday of the German Emperor, a banquet was given at the German Embassy in London on Saturday evening. The company was composed almost exclusively of officials and others connected with the Embassy. Owing to the absence of Count Hatzfeldt at Brighton through indisposition, Count Metter- nich presided. The teast of the Emperor was received with loyal enthusiasm. The birthday was also celebrated with considerable festivities at the various German clubs.

FATAL FiRE IN LONDON. Between six and seven o'clock on Saturday night Mrs. Lipschitz, aged 50 her daughter, Bertha Lipschitz, aged 28; and Annie Lipschitz, aged four years, were sitting together in a room at No. 11, John-street, Brick-lane, Whitechapel, when the child accidentally knocked against paraffin lamp and upset itJ Her clothes caught fire, as did also the garments of the two womei*, who rushed to the little giro's assistance. Help was speedily at hand, the flames were extin- guished, and mother, daughter, and grand- daughter, all terribly burned, were conveyed to I the London Hospital, where they remain. Mrs. Lipschitz died on Sunday afternoon, I Her daughter Bertha is in a precarious condi- tion. ¡

TROUBLES IN BULGARIA. A Dalziel's telegram from Sofia says:— The trial of Lieutenant Ivanoff and hi s brother for conspiracy promises to be of a sensational cha- I racter. The indictments cf the prisoners dis- closed that one of the counts against them is that they bribed a Russian named Tufekachiff, in 1892, with 1,000 roubles to murder Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria while on his way to 'London.

VOLUNTEER RETURNS. The Deputy- djuts.nt-*euvral fqr Auxiliary Forces states that the Volunteer returns for last year show an increase of 2,000 efficients, and this will bring up the the total of Volun- teers in this category to about 219,300 men, and this will bring up the the total of Volun- teers in this category to about 219,300 men, notwithstanding that. the maximum establish- ment up to which corps were permitted to enrol m u was during the year reduced by 500. There has. however, been a slight decrease in the number of officers, of whom there is still a deficiency of 1,600 but it is hoped at the War Office that the issue of more than 2,000 Volun- teer decorations to officers for loug service will cause more men of position to accept com- missions and retaiu them for a longer period than ia usually the ca.se.

Another Big Blow. IT CAUSES SERIOUS DAMAGE TO SHIPPING. Vessel Sunk at Swansea and Steamers at Cardiff and Barry Have Accidents. During the whole of Saturday and Sunday morning a, heavy south-westerly gale blew across South Wales, and, as a consequence, several shipping casualties have been reported from various parts of the Bristol Channel. Fortunately, in no case were the accidents attended by loss of life. On shore considerable damage was done. Accident in Barry Roads. About noon on Saturday, as the steamer Wind- croft, 2,958 tons register, belonging to the Windcroft Steamship Company (Limited), Lon- don, was coming down Channel from the direction of Cardiff in tow of three tugs (one from Newport and two from Cardiff), bound for Barry Dock, serious casualty occurred. As the vessel was about to enter Barry Dock the tow-rope of the tug Lady Morgan, of Cardiff, caught in a portion of the outer entrance, and brought the steamer into collision with the wall, doing damage both to the masonry a.nd to a portion of the lighthouse. The boiler of the Lady Morgan burst, and had it not been for the counter action of the New- port tug there is no doubt the steamer would have sustained very severe damage. The steamer, which is commanded by Captain Farrant, was brought to anchor in the Roads. On Sunday the vessel was able to dock, being brought into the basin by three tugboats. The Wildcroft only left the Penarth Slipway on Saturday morning, being piloted down by Mr. David Jones, of Barry. She will probably go into the graving dock to-day (Monday) for repairs. The damage done to the beiler of the tug Lady Morgan was repaired on Saturday afternoon, and she was able to return to Car- diff in the evening. Accident to a Cardiff Steamer. Just before one o'clock on Saturday the steamship Reading, from Bristol (light), belong- ing to Messrs. John Cory and Sons, Cardiff, while coming up the fairway to the Roath Dock, was driven by the wind against a tag, and one of the plates on the starboard bow was fractured. The wind drove the vessel broadside on to the lock, and she grounded forward. With a great deal of difficulty and ingenious manoeuvring, under the supervision of Captain Osborne, the dockmaster, the vessel was very cleverly taken into dock and berthed. The damage sus- tained was only slight. Collision with Swansea Pier. On Saturday morning the steamer Runo, of Cardiff, a Swansea trader, met with an unfortu- nate accident on entering the harbour on the morning tide. When she got between the piers either the steering gear went wrong or a sea struck her, for she collided aft with a portion of the West Pier, and was bumped more than once against projecting ironwork, which rammed her plates.. Although the hole was small, it was evident that the Runo was making water fast, as she soon showed a list. She, however, pro- ceeded towards the South Dock, and got on to the mud opposite Pockett's Wharf, and fortu- nately out of the way of navigation. Here she settled down in a favourable position. At high tide her stern was nearly covered, whilst her bows were well out of the water. Her damage wa.* considerable. She is laden with 1,400 tons of iron ore from Bilbao. She was chartered out- wards from Swansea by Messrs. W. G. Foy and Co., and her local brokers are Messrs. T. P. Richards and Co. On Saturday evening she was patched up by the East Dock Engi- neering Company, and successfully floated and takem into the East Dock, where sh" now lies, and will discharge. Wreck Near Tralee. A telegram from Tralee states that the ship Port Yarroek, of Glasgow, with a cargo of copper valued at £75,000, has been driven ashore at Stradbally, and is likely to become a total wreck. Two broken lifeboats and some life-belts, has been washed ashore, and fears are Entertained that the orew took the boats and have perished. Lloyd's agents have gone to the scene of the wreck. The Glasgow vessel, Port Tarrock, which went ashore in Brandon Bay on Sunday, is in a dangerous position with such heavy seas break- ing over her that neither the lifeboat nor tug can approach to assist the crew of 25 men aboard. The rocket apparatus has been sent for. but the ettpttHa and'six men are reported siok, and may be unable to be taken off. Crew Supposed Lost. A Lloyd's telegram states that a schooner, name unknown, struck on the rocks off Corn- wall on Saturday afternoon and foundered. All hands are supposed to have been drowned. Five Men Rescued by the Lifeboat. The barque Friday from Grangemouth, for Christiania, went aehore on Montrose Sands, and is likely to become a total wreck. Five men were landed by the lifeboat and seven remain on board. Wreck of a Schooner. In consequence of the heavy gale which has been blowing in the Mersey Channel several vessels have put back. The schooner Maria Lamb, inward bound fer Runcorn, went ashore on a sandbank in the channel on Saturday, and as the crew were in imminent danger the New Brighton steam lifeboat was despatched and rescued the six men on board. The Liverpool and Formby lifeboats rendered assistance. The schooner will be a total wreck. Fall of Wall in Staffordshire. During a gale at Oldhill, Staffordshire, on Saturday evening a wall was blown down. Five youths, named respectively Joseph Darby, aged sixteen; Joseph Shaw, aged fifteen; George Crumpton, aged fourteen; John Hipkiss. aged twelve and Ernest Smith, aged seven, residing in the locality, were playing under the wall when it fell, all being injured. Crumpton was conveyed home, and the other four were taken to the Dudley Hospital. One Man Killed at Newcastle. During the gale on Sunday an old pottery near Peters, Newcastle, was blown down and one man was killed. Another was severely in- jured.

SHIP BURNT AT SEA. The Vessel was Commanded by a Welshman. Captain R.' Roberts, of Portmadoc, North Wales; Mr. William Calvert, of Liverpool, chief omcer Mr. Thomas G. Bridges, second officer, of Sheffield; and the crew of the barque British India, of Liverpool, 1,199 tens register, which was burnt at sea, arrived at Plymouth on Saturday from Madeira in Messrs. Donald Currie and Co.'s steamship Norham Castle. The British India sailed from Leith on Decem- ber 11 with gas coals for Rio de Janeiro. All went well until 3.20 a.m. on January 19, when, the vessel being about 30 miles north of Madeira, fire was reported in the forehold. Large quantities of water were poured below, but the fire extended, and the crew were at length driven back by the smoke and flames. The boats were then got out and provisioned, and the captain, officers, and crew got into the boats at eight a.m., when the vessel was in latitude 33.10 N., longitude 17.30 W. Shortly after the deck fell in, being in flames >om end to end. The foremast then went by the board, and the mainmast followed. Captain Roberts then decided to pull for Funchal Bay, 65 miles distant. During the night the boats got separated. The one containing the captain, second officer, and nine men arrived at Madeira several hours before the boat in charge of the mate with seven me a. Tugs were sent from Madeira, ■w-J they picked up the burning derelict with a view of to-ying her into Madeira. The fire, however, had burnt through the sides, and the British India sank outside the harbour. The cause of the fire is considered to be due to spon- taneous combustion.

BANK-NOTES IN A BREEZE. A Clerk Has an Exciting Chase After Two Thousand Pounds. On Saturday afternoon a Leeds bank clerk was walking along Bear-lane, Leeds, wtu¡,a gust of wind blew off his hat. He wa,8fci;v.uig to re- cover it, when a bag which he carried flew open, and bank-notes of the value of £2,000 fell open, and were blown in all directions. After an exciting chase, in which many persons joined, all the notes except one for JS100 wera re- covered.

OFF TO OSBORNE. I Sir Philip Currie to be Sworn in on the Privy Council. The Marquess of Breadalbanc, Sir Philip Currie, and Sir Charles Lennox Peel left Victoria by special train at ten o'clock this morning to attend a meeting úf the Privy Council at Osborne at which Sir Fliiiip Currie will be sworn in a member of the council. It was understood that Sir Wi]li&,m c would join the party at Portsmouth and cross the Solent with them in the Royal yacht Alberta.

GONE FOR SEVEN DAYS. A German Seaman Robs His Fellow- Lodger. At Cardiff Police-court this afternoon (before Alderman Thomas Rees and Mr. Hooper) John Brown, 25, a German seaman, was brong'ht up charged with stealing a pair of trousers, value 10s., from 50, Bute-street, on t'le 27th inst., the property of John James Waterson.—Tbe pri- soner and prosecutor v>-?re both lodging in the house, and on Saturday prisoner teok the tronwii and pawned them. — Poiicc-KiTs-eant Ben I>ayU» said be arres^d Brown. :t(t r.hafc wken charged the letter plca,.1ed Guiity. itj won sent to prison for seven days with hard labour.

l ENGINE ROD SNAPPED I And Passengers on the Stafford Railway were Injured. _0 The engine rod of a special train snapped near Tntbury Station, Staffordshire, on Sunday. The permanent way was damaged atid some pas- aBvera iuiurcd-

Weish Miners Meet. AGENT BRACE IS IN THE CHAIR. A Joint Conference May Be Called to Consider the Questions of Wages I and Organisation. A meeting of the delegates representing a large section of the miners of South Wales and Monmouthshire took place at the Grand Hotel, this morning, Mr. W. Brace presiding. A Joint Conference. On the motion of Mr. L EVANS it was re- solved ;— That this coufereuoe, in view* of tho serious thne before the miners of South Wales and Monmouth- shire, consider something siiould te done to amalga- mate the various sections. We, therefore, believe the best course to adopt would be that a joint conference be called by the sliding.sc¡¡,le committe by cir- cular, and the same to be signed by the sliding. scale committee and other representatives of the South Wales and Monmouthshire miners, the object of such joint conference being to consider the best course to totke for future orgalU8a.tion, and also the wages question. In the course of his remarks Mr. EVANS said that this was a most important question, and one which he felt very keenly upon. It was not so much to adxance the price of coal as to main- tain the present price of coal that he moved it. He explained the variety of opinions as to restriction. Some were of opinion that it would increase the price of production. He would have them look at this. One party party said that the production was reduced by 20 per cent. by the monthly holiday, and if the weekly holiday were adopted the general decrease would be about 18 per cent. Others said that the workmen made up in the five days what should have been done on the hoiday. He pointed out the possibility and the wisdom of adopting a. minimum rate of wage and an easy way of bringing it about. Their posicion in the colliery world was unique no one could touch them as regards the quality of coal produced. In less favoured districts the minimum rate of wagss had been adoped, and he asked why the could not adopt tne system. Then, too, he felt sure the employers dtesired such a state of things, and not only in the inte- rests of the employes employed and the mass of the community he trusted that a minimum rate of wages would soon be put in force. (Proceeding.,

HUNDRED MILES AN HOUR. This is Promised by a Staffordshire Man's Invention. A hundred miles an hour by rail, with com- fort and safety, would be an achievement worthy of the close of even such a wonderful era of pro- gress as the nineteenth century. And it would seem that we are within measurable distance of such a triumph of" invention, as the reward of the patient perseverance and ingenuity of a Staffordshire man. It is stated that Mr. Michael Reynolds, of Standeford, near Wolverhampton, who has for years been engaged in this ambitious enterprise, has so far perfected his new locomotive engine that it will shortly make its first trial trip on the Caledonian P^ailway. The engine has a 10ft. driving wheel, two funnels, and a boiler on an altogether new prin- ciple, the entire machine being designed to secure a maximum of speed and a minimum of friction. The inventor expresses his confi- dence that the new engine will rum from Glasgow to London in six hours without a stoppage. At that rate the journey from Stafford to London would be performed in an hour and a half, and the ladies of Stafford would find a day's shop- ping in the Metropolis a matter of no more fatigue than a day excursion on a similar enter- prise new is to Birmingham.

POLICE UNIFORMS. Cardiff Councillors Examine and Decide. A special meeting of the uniforms committee took place at the Town-hall, Cardiff, this morn- ing, Alderman Carey presiding. There were also present the mayor (Councillor W. J. Trounce), Alderman D. Jones, Alderman T. W. Jacobs, Councillors S. A. Brain, W. Vaughan, Ebenezer Beavan, T. Andrews, Joseph Rams- dale, J. Jenkins, a.nd W. Lewis, Mr. F. W. Jotham. C.C., Mr. Cornish (clerk), and Mr. McKenzie (head constable).—Two tenders for uniforms for 180 constables and nine firemen were considered—one from Messrs. Pearson and Huggins, Bristol, at £600 19s., and the other from Messrs. Dolan and Co., London, a.t £689 16s. 3d.—After some discussion it was proposed by Mr. Andrews, seconded by Alderman David Jones, and agreed, that both firms be asked to send in sample suits.—The tender of Mr. Hussey, of Cardiff, for helmets was accepted.—^The amount of the accepted tender for uniformswn 1891,with 160 men, was £648 Os. 9d., in 1892 it was £540 2s., with a similar number of men, and in 1893, with 180 men, it was £640 17s.

HORSE HAD A CORN. Penarth Magistrates are Dubious and will Hear More. This morning at Penarth Police-court (before Major Thornley and Mr. Howell) William Powell was charged with working a horse while in an until, state on the 16th instant.—Inspector Warre, of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Cardiff, and Police- constable 61 proved the case, and said they saw the animal being worked in a coal cart on the street, at Penarth, when the horse ha.d a sore fore leg, and was uniit to work.—Defendant called his employer, William Thomas, coal mer- chant, Salop-placc, Penarth, who said the animal suffered from a corn in the licof, and there wa.s a slight lameness when the horse trotted, but not otherwise.—The case was ad- journed for the production of evidence from the veterinary surgeon (Mr. J. T, Handy, of Car- diff) and the shoeing smith.

MADE A FALSE STATEMENT. A Swedish Seaman Fined Ten Pounds at Cardiff. I At Cardiff Police-court this afternoon (before Alderman Thomas Rees and Mr. Hooper) John Carlson, 24, a Swede, was charged with making a false statement as to the name of his last ship when signing on the Flowergate a.t Cardiff in the first week in November last. Mr. Roe, from the office of Mr. Ivor Vachell, appeared on behalf of the Board of Trade to prosecute.— The evidence given by witnessed showed that the prisoner, when signing on the Flowergate, said the name of his la:,t ship was the Kwarra, whereas it was proved he had served in the Oretta subsequently to his discharge from the Kwarra.—The Bench fined him 10s. and costs, or fourteen days.

BARRY MEN IMPRISONED. I This for a Night Visit to a Pawn- broker's Shop. Arthur Carey and Patrick Doyle were placed in the doek at Penarth Police-court this morning (before Major Thornley and Mr. Howell) charged with stealing u. pair of seaman's boots and a pair of braces, value 17s. 3d., from the nhop of Messrs. Ba.rnett and Son, pawnbrokers, &c., Main-street, Cadoxton-Barry. on Saturday night. —Mr. Frederick Loose, monagcr of the shop named, said the prisoners came into the shop about, eleven o'clock on Saturday night and asked to seG a coat. He was looking for a coat when Carey suddenly screened Doyle. who a I moment afterwards ran out with the articles referred to. He detained Carey, and Polwe- nonfita.bk-consta.blc David itoberts shortly after- wards arrested both mCl1.Sentenced to four- teen days' hard labour each, in default of paying J a fine of 20s. each and costs. H fT !■ Ill IT 1 IIlIBH HBMHII > HWI

[His MOTHER REBUKED HtM. So Baxte1 Threw a Lamp on the Fire I and the Woman is Dying. William Baxter, 42, of Govan, was remanded for 48 bo: • at Govan Police-court this morning charged with assaulting his mother-in-lan* on Sunday. He was drunk and used bad language. The woman cheeked him and he picked up a paraffin lamp and threw it in the lire, causing an explosion and seriously injuring the woman, who is not expected to recover. The woman's dying depositions will be take!) this morning, She is 76 years of age.

DYNAMITE ON THE RAilS. Attempts on the Lives of Tramway: Passengers at Prague. ADai/iol's telegram from Prague says:—Some I person or persons unknown have within the last 24 hours repeatedly placed dynamite cartridges on the rails of tho local tram ways. No accident occurred, but the fact litis causcd great alarm I arno?;g the population. .J .a-

The annual dinner in connection with the I¡ Loyal Order of Ancient ;f>pker<te, Pwll Coch Lodge,was held at the Pwll Coofo Hotel, Cardiff, on Saturday evening. «

'Reform Our Sunday. i MR. RODDA REPLIES TO MR. JAMES McKAY. The Secretary of the Cardiff Movement Insists that Our Sunday is Duil and He Clamours for Reform. TO THE EDITOR OF THE EVENING EXPRESS.' Sir.—Mr. McKay has assumed an unmis* takable attitude towards the promoters of the Sunday Opening- movement, and be regards-his action as a duty. I am glad te see that he takes the interest of the community so much to heart, and, while I have no other motive for meeting his arguments, it is certainly a pleasure to dis. cuss the question with a gentleman who explains his action as the outcome of a feeling so disin- terested. He has endeavoured to show :—1. That to be consistent in its aim, any organisation for the promotion of the rational use of the seventh day must provide recreation which will accord with the tastes of all grades of society. 2. That Sunday work will become general throughout the country 'i as a consequence therefrom. I maintain that a rational and consistent use of the seventh day would raise the physi cal, intellectual, and moral status of society, whilst affording opportunity to the individual for the development of those faculties which in virtue of the nature of his daily employment have re- mained in disuse. I could, therefore, find no more fault with hard-worked clerks stretching their limbs and easing their minds by a hearty game of cricket, or an artisan training his judgment and the sense of touch in a game of billiards, than I could with the ascetic who spends the day in lamentation, enervating his faculties, freezing his sympathies, and in other ways becoming unlit as an active member of society. I question much whether a chapter of Jewish history is of greater educational value (intellec- tual and moral) to an Snglishman of average culture than a play of Shakspeare, a chapter of science, or a sermon, say, on the true theory of wages; whether the singing of kymns tuned to a decayed theology would be more inspiring and more conducive to a healthy moral temper of the individual than listening to songs of duty, loyalty, and love in a cancert-room. Where is the higher criticism and newer thought in Cardiff ? I was asked a few days ago. At the fireside of the non-Churchgoer, methinks, and so long as the Church keeps it outside the pulpit so long will she keep this non-Churchgoer outside her gates. This non- Church-goer asks that the libraries be opened. But there is another large class of non- Ciiurchgoers, the class with tastes so depraved that the Church never holds them in her bosom —who is to blame ? We must not forget that this class must have some means of education. If it finds the level of the Church too high, then, in my opinion, it has quite a right to the theatre as a stool. The working man who in tho week is most pliable to party influence should on Sunday have the opportunity of listening to a good sermon on the principles of political economy. 'In regard to Sunday labour much can be said en both sides. The number of ministers who work on Sunday, caretakers of chapels, &c., is enormous besides, a great portion of the female section of the community work hard one half the day to prepare a meal which disables the male section from taking part in sound recrea- tion during the other half. Of course, the open- ing of museums, libraries, concerts, theatres, &c., would entail some labour, but what would be the proportion to those benefited ? and what is the objection to have a rest day in the middle of the week for the benefit of the large number who at the present time have to work on Sunday r Mr. M'Kay wants us to believe that England owes its industrial supremacy to a regard for Sunday rest, but he has to prove much before he comes to this conclusion. He has to show that the indnstrial supremacy of England has little to do with—(1) The system of technical education of the country; or (2) the mineral wealth, our prolonged sea- board, and our bracing climate; or (3) the happy union of individual liberty with public order; or (4) the commercial knowledge and general tact of our employers of labour, and their ability to adapt their industries to changes in the foreign market, &c. I think Mr. McKay, too, is making a mistake in thinking England is much before other European nations in the foreign market. Mr. M'Kay doesn't credit the promoters of the Cardiff Sunday Opening Movement with much good sense, a.nd as it would fee both injudicious and discourteous en my part to re- taliate on such a. point, although he has laid himself open to it, I will in all goodness of heart invite liim to the discussion of the Cardiff Impartial Society this evening, when Mr. Whitmell will read a paper on "The Sunday Opening Movement"—I am, &c. E. CHARLES RODDA. Hon. Secretary Cardiff Impartial Society. 6, Gold.street, Cardiff.

BEER OR EYE LOTION? A Barry Mechanic Charged with She- beening. At Penarth Police-court this morning (before Mr. Howell and Major Thornley) John Bobbart, a mechanic, of Barry, was charged under a warrant with selling beer without a licence on Sunday, the 1st of October last.—Police-sergeant Weeks stated that he watched the defendant's bouse for five hours, during which time he saw several men and women enter and leave. At eleven o'clock he entered the bouse, and found several persons there drinking. They had jugs of beer before them, and in the room was a cask of beer full and another nearly empty.—Defen- dant pleaded not guilty, :md said the liquid found was eye lotion (for his little boy), and not beer.Remanded till Thursday at Barry Dock Police-court, bail being granted for the libera- tion of the accused meanwhile in £10.

WAS H DEAD DRUNK." A Barry Labourer's Excuse for Refus- ing to Quit. At Penarth Police-court this morning (before Me jor Thornley and Mr. Howell) William Pack- ington, labourer. Barry, was brought up in cus- tody charged with being drunk and disorderly, and refusing to quit the Ship Hotel, Penarth, on Saturday night.-After hearing the testimony of Police-constable Ebenezer Bees and Mr. J. James, the landlord of the hotel, defendant said he was dead drunk at the time.—Fined 10s. or seven days' hard labour.

CHAMBERLAIN AT BIRMINGHAM Mr. J. Chamberlain was the principal guest at the annual dinner of the Birmingham Jewellers and Silversmiths' Association held in Birming- ham on Saturday night. In proposing" The Town and Trade of Birmingham," the right lion, gentleman referred to the depression in trade generally, and said in the endeavour to meet the depression they had to consider the cause. There was evidence that it arose from the falling off in the demand, which was duo to the foolish action of some foreign countries raising a wall of tariffs. That was even more injurious to them than it was to us. It watf also due partly to the unrest and disquiet which universally prevailed and the expense of those vast Armies which confronted each other on the Continent. In view of this nothing was to be done except to urge upon the Government to lose no opportunity to find fresh markets and develop old ones, and to bring our Navy into such a condition that our control of the highways of the ocean, by which alone our trade could be carried on wi I b the possessions and dependencies of the Crown, should be absolute and unques- tioned.

FRENCH NAVAL SCANDAL .Reuters telegram from Paris on Satur- day ri'iy.r:—The "Justice" to-day concludes its nubiieation of documents relating. tu the aik't-'ed thefts of font from t^e :isval stores at Toulon l»y a, letter from Commissary- General Gir::nl to Vice-Admiral Rieunier. Tin- lutte? is an ;u.-knowiedsp»ent of receipt of the Ministerial report ajinouuoms.' the dis- ciplinary penalties inflicted upon those re- sponsible for the irregularities in question; but it also includes a regular defenea of the inculpated officials, endeavouring to demon- strate their innocence ill tho matter. One passage lias appended to it the ft-Hewing marginal note by Admiral Rieunier:—'Not a single store contained its proper fanount." The same journal publishes an lntW'.ow with M. Lookroy, who stated that the object of his impending interpellation on the Navy :18 to demolish the .j)(\{:ie.s of separate estate which the Navy at present constituted in the ■country, and to place it in a position to make its condition known, and to say whether t'te nation could rely mon it.

Lives Lost in a Laundry. A Dal Kiel's telegram from Pans on Saturday says :—A terrible boiler explosion took place on Friday afternoon at a laundry at Boulogne-sur- Seine, near Paris. The building was partially destroyed. Several persons were killed and a large number of the employes, chiefly women, injured, some of them very seriously.

The annual dinner in connection with the chapel of tb8 Merthyr Express was held on Saturday at the Aberglais Hotel, Pontsarn. Mi-. H. W. Southey preaidei.

I Railway Employees. MEETING OF T.V.R' MEN AT CARDIFF. They Hear Addresses by Leaders and May Back Their Demands by a Strike. Another ma3S meeting of the employes of the Taff Yale Railway Company-the largest that has yet taken place--for the nntilation and dis- cussion of the grievances that exist between: them and the directors of the company took place on Sunday morning and after- noon at the Colonial han, Cardiff.— Mr. R. Powell was voted to the cbair. and he was supported on the platform by Mr. Harford (general secretary of the Amalgamated S9ciety of Railway Servants), Mr. Maddison (editor Railway Review), :l\1essrs. Harvey Phillips, W. Thoma8, G. Beadin, T. Godfrey, G. Thomas, W. Badger, G. Maunders, F. Jones, and C. Ashton (secretary).-The secretary (Mr. Ashton) was then called upon to rea.d the correspondence that hlild passed between himself and Mr. Beasley, as general manager. Mr. Ashton wrete Dear Sir,-Your letter of the 8th illsr. was made known to II. mass meeting of the men held on Sunday last, and great surprise was erpressed at the state- ment that you knew nothing- of the committee, especially as, as far back as April last, a deputation from this committee was reo ceived by Mr. Harlasd and Mr. Riches conjointly. And this deputation were given to understand tåat the general manager had autho- rised the heads of departments to deal with the men's grievances through them, which has on tOeveral occa. sions been done. It was, therefore, decided that a fcrther appeal should be made for an interview with your board of directors in reference to what is felt to be the extreme lmnishment meted out to several of our fellow-workmen, and also to discuiiB the question of the recognition of the men's committee. Respect- fully asking your favour of an interview with your board, and., in the CTent of its being granted, asking for time to summon the deputation, I remain, sir, your obedient servant, CHARLES ASHTON. On Friday he receind the following reply :— TaifVale Kail way, General Manager's Office, Ca.rdiif, January 25, 1894. Dear Sir,—Your letter of the 13th vlt. was sub- mitted to the directors on Tuesday last, wgether with the information furnished by yourself and the persons on whose behalf your appeal is stated to have been made. The board instructed me to erpress their regret that, aft-er careful consideration of the circumstances, they were unable to receive a deputation in behalf of these persons, and to further state that they had less difficulty in coming to this conclusion, as they had no evidence before them that those employes of the company who were desirous of forming the deputa- tion were acting at the solicitation of the men con. cerned on the contrary, some of the latter stated that they had been solicited to permit their cases to be taken up. and two of those whose names you gave me assured Mr. Harland that they had had no com- munication whatever with anyone on the subject, and had nùintention of appealing;. Itappearedclear to the board, therefore, that the deputation would not be acting by desire of all the men con- œrned, if, indeed, they had in any case been solicited to interfere. The directors were informed that neither the men themselves nor you as represcnting the proposed deputation alleged that they had any new facts to bring forward, and that it appeared from what you told me that the only object the latter had in seeking an interview was to repre. gent that they considered the punishment exces- sive. But they desire me to say that the punish- mcnt, consisting as it did of & temporary suspension from duty in some cases, and what may be only a temporary reduction of position in the others, is the very minimum of possible punishment, lind, in fact, was far less severe than the circumstances warranted. The men, with one exception, admitted that they entirely disregarded a clear and well. known regulation, framed at the instance of the Board of Trade, with the object of assuring the safety of tho travelling public, and of the working staff of the rail- way, and the directors cannot believe that any section of the staff can seriously be of opinion that an offence of this character ought to be passed over without any punishment at ill. The directors are responsible for the safety of the public using their railway, and ofthe sta.1f employed thereon. The officers are constantly engaged in endeavouring, by aU means in their power, to promote that safety, and in the scarcely less im- portfmt duty of kecping the hours of the men within I reasonable limits, aud they have a right to require the co-operation of the staff in their efforts to secure these objects. The directors arc, therefore, satisfied that the interests of the public, of the staff, and of the company, demand that proper discipline shall he maintained, and they cannot delegate this duty to any other than the responsible officers. They, at the same time, had no intention of authorising any departure from what has hitherto been the practice 01 givinr careful consideration to any representations which the staff may desire to make on matters in which they are interested, and they will welcome any suggestions hom the staff which relate to the safety of the line and the conduct of the traffic. They. nevertheless, strongly disapprove of any attempts such as those which, they are assured by several of their servants, have recently been ma.de to lead the staft to belieye that such representations must reach them through a Of committee," every man beinr at liberty amd, in fact., invited to make whatever representation he thinks proper to" put for* ard, in the assurance that it will receive the fullest consideration of the officers, and, if necessary, )f the directors themselves. The board desire me to express the great satisfaction with which they learnt that there are no other grievances, or assumed grievances, of any kind which you desire to bring to their notice, and they trust that such may always be the case. The staff generally are in many respects more favourably circumstanced than men employed on other railways, and it Ï3 the ddire of the boavd that the advautAgeS thus enjoyed shall be maintained in their entirety.- Yours truly, Å. BEASLEY. -Mr. Beasley's letter was criticised at length, and the following resolution was then pro- posed That this mass meeting of the employes of the Taff Vale Railway COmp:1.DY hereby re-affirms its unabl1\'c(l confidence in the standing committee duly elected by all sections of the out-door staff, and fully qnalillell to represent their views before the gC!1C;:al manager aud the board of directors, and further places on record its entire repudiation of the charge that they have been Eolicited by the committee to n1ake enm- plaints, neither is it true that they have attempted in an. V way to interfere with the individual right. of appeal of members of the staff, but have only supple- mented it by making collective representations when other means have failed, with the object of promoting harmony between the employes aud the management, which is necessary in the intercsts alike of the travel- ling public, the cõmpany, and the staff. The CHAIRMAN, in supporting the motion, said tbey could now plainly see that the motive of Mr. Beasley was to create dissension amongst tbem. There was not an atom of truth in the suggestion that the committee had solicited any of the men to lay their C3.ses before tke manage- ment, and they had written statements to con- firm the denial. The SECRETARY laid hefore the meeting letters from. the men who had been reduced contra- dicting the statement ill question, and some balf- dozen of the "victimised" also gQt up. and denied the assertion point-blank. Mr. HARFOBD was then called upon. and was received with loud applause. He faid he bad foreseen the present crisis. They wauIel remcm- berthe advice he gave when the management was changed, knowing, as he did, something about the general manager-that he was bitterly opposed to combination in any form; but work- men were not made of such plastic stuff as to allow. capital a1 ways to ride the high horse over them and their rights. (Applause.) If they combined as in 1890, the present attack upon, their organisation would soon be effectually frustrated. (Applause.) The resolution was then put and carried neni con. The second resolution was proposed in the following terms :— IS That, in order to allay the widespread and just dis- content which prevails on the line, the deputation appoint8d at the mass meeting of Taff Vale employes on December 10 be instructed to rcquest 2.n mteniew with the board of directors for the purpose of discuss- ing the various matters in dispute and obtaining rMre8S at the earliest possible moment, an(I that in the eTent of such request not wing acceded to on or before the 28th of February next, the general secre. tary of the society be empowered to take immediate aetion to enforce our demands. > The motion was supported by speakers on the platform and in the body of the room, each protesting, amid3t applause, against the conùi- tions imposed by the alleged tyrannical manage- ment. and stating tlaat he was prepared, if necessary, to go on strike. Mr. Maddison, who waswannly received, gave a spirited address, in which he supported the right of labour to speak collectively to capital. The committee, before coming to a division, appealed to the meeting to carefully condder the resolution and so prevent subsequent mis- understanding, and invited any who mighi, not be in accord with it to express tbcir opinions before voting. There wera no dissen- tients, however, and every hand was held up in favour of tbe course proposed.—Following tbe adoption of the resolution, the Chairman announced that a total of £ 21 8s. 7d. had been collected on behalf of and distributed among the men alleged to have been vexatiously sus- psndH. (Applause.)-Votes of thanks con. cluded tiic proceedings.

OUTRAGE IN IRELAND. Two Farmers arc SAvagely Attacked by Masked Men. Tke News Kanturk orresponùent telegraphs that two respectable al iritis, named 9,,°llins, were attacked on Satur QR night near Ivewmarket hy a gang of masked and armed Ulan, and beaten in a savage fashion. Malacbi Collins, the elder man, is stated b be so seriously injnreù internally that bis recovery is despaired of, whilst the other man rec(!!ived 8er:ous injuric3. They were robbed of about £ 10.

I Mr. Tpavell's Illness. I On inquiry at Mr. Richard England's, Park- I place, Ca.rditf, on Sunday night, our representa I tive, was informed that Mr. Travellwas better and was piogressing favourably. I

¡ Emperor and Chancellor, A Central News Hamburg telegram OIl SUIl- day night says :-H has transpired to-night that the Emperor William has sÏ-gI1Ïfied his in- tention of honouring Prince Bismarck witb visit, and that his Majesty may be expected to arrive at Friedrichsrv-h about the middle of the ensuing week. The news has caused quitt) a Mutter of agreeable ex.c-it.eJnenL.

The Fierce .0 Fire Fiend » TAKES PROPERTY BUT NO LIVES. Already a Hotel Three Banks and a Dozen Stores are Known to be the Prey of Flames. A Central News telegram from New York says:—An extensive fire occurred on Sunday night at Bath. in the State of Maine, where a hotel, three banks, and a dozen stores were destroyed by the conflagration. Details are wanting concerning the cause for the outbreak, but the damage is estimated at half a million dollars. No loss of life is reported.

LINTON IN PARIS. The French Champion Defeats the Welshman. A Renter's telegram from Paris on Sunday 64>s:—The. race between Dubois, the French cyclist, and Arthur Linton,' the English cham- pion, who vi on the hundred miles race a. fort- night ago, took place to-day at the Veiodrome D'Hiver. The result was a victory for the frenchman by one lap less ten inches, whereAe in the first race Linton beat his antagonist by a lap and one length. The start was timed at 1.35 p.m., Dubois at once taking the lead. At the eighty-fifth kilometre Linton was obliged to change his machine, and, Dubois spurting at the same time, he lost a lap. The race after this became uninteresting. Linton, having but one pace-maker to the Frenchman's six, did not try any spurts to make up the last lap. At the final round the Welshman allowed his antagonist to pass him, but then spurted and crossed the line in front of Dubois, though, of course, this meant no ad- vantage to liim, as the Frenchman was a lap tp the good. The distance was covered in 4h. 4-Omin. Dubois did the first huudred kilo- metres in 2h. 41min. 18sec., beating his own previous record by 32see. Mr. Lindley, of the National Cycling Union,acted as timekeeper. The attendance of the public was not so large as on the occasion of the last race, but the victory of Dubois was received with great enthusiasm by the French spectators, and the winner was carried round the Velodrome in triumph.

NATIONAL RECREATION. Two Hundred Guinea Shield Competi- tion at Newport. A team representing the Newport Gymnasium met the London (Exeter-hall) team in the second round of the gymnastic competition for the 200-guinea national challenge shield (held under the auspices of the National Physical Recreation Society) at the gymnasium, Newport, on Satur- day evening. Last year the shield was won by the Newport premier eight, and, consequently, they were debarred from entering again this year. Hence it was that the local representa- tive. on this occasion were practically a second- class eight, and it was not expected that they would defeat Exeter-hall, who were only beaten by Newpsrt last year in the semi-final. It was a noticeable fact that the visitors on Saturday were, with one exception, the same as those who took part in the competition in the previous year. Despite the very inclement weather there was a large attendance, and considerable interest was aroused by the event. The Mayor (Mr. F. Phillips) performed the duties of chair- man, and, in opening the proceedings, extended a welcome to the visiting team. The subjects chosen for the competition this year were vaulting, high jump, and rope-climbing. For vaulting one mark was awarded 4ft. 7in,, and one mark for every additional inch. In the running high jump one mark was allowed for 4ft. lin., and one mark for every additional inch. For rope-climbing one mark was allowed for every y&rd up to 21ft., and one mark for every additional half-yard. From the subjoined details it will be seen that the visitors out- classed the homesters at every point, and gained an easy victory :— ExETER Hail.—(Instructor, Mr. F. J. Harvey. Vault- Higli Team. ing. jump. Rope. Total. T. Jones ? 11 13 41 A. N. Kennedy V 15 9 41 G. Proctor m 13 14 46 E. B. Lean ■ 11 21 50 W. M. Marshall ■ 12 19 53 H C. Arding M 7 2t 49 A. Jordan ft 14 16 51 W. E. Lane 22 17 7 46 Totals 157 100 120 377 NEWPORT.—(Instructor, Mr. F. A. Huxtable.) Vault- High Teem1. I-UK. jump. Rope. Total. W. G. Huxtable 13 8 11 32 Clif. Richards 15 6 16 37 H. Gould 1ft 14 10 40 A. E. Hollingdale » 18 15 40 J. G.Bisgs S 9 13 41 E. J. Williams D 8 14 59 W. Shepherd S 11 15 4*3 Soren Toft IT 7 20 44 Totals 136 71 114 321 Shepherd, being the highest scorer for New- port. was presented with a silver medal. At the conclusion hearty cheers were given for each team.

SAILORS' "FRIENDS." A Cardiff Boarding-House Keeper Fined. At Cardiff Police-court em Friday last (be- fore the stipendiary, Mr. T. W. Lewis) a boarding bouse keeper, of 50, Bute street, named John Harris, was charged, at the in- stance of the Board of Trade, with contra- vening Section 148 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1554, in that he illega.lly charged two seamen, named Roc-kway and Campbell, 5s. each for procuring berths for them on board the steamship Charlow on the 14th of Decem- ber last.-Harris was fined in the penalty of E4 and costs in each case, or, in default, two months' imprisonment.—Tho fine was paid. —Mr. Vachell appeared for the Board of Trade. _I_B1_—11111--1B111-

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. Official Scratchings. Walton Engagements—Hiatus and Arcadius. January Handicap Hurdle, Leicester—Lady Fran- ces. Great Sanoovrn Hurdle Race, Sundown Second Spring Meeting-Hamptonian. Hurstbourne Stakes, StockbriM-e—Darwem. All %ncrasEme;jts cixecpt the Va,le of Vfhite Horse SteeDleehase—AVjtham. • All Engagements—Prince Hampton aud Queen Mars.irita. Mars.irita.

EHiman FOR ACHES m PAINS. EllZll E L L I M A N-' s. FilS™ UNIVERSAL Ss EMBROCATION, Elliman For RHEUMATISM. SPRAINS, Elliman LUMBAGO. CUTS, Elliman BRUISES. CHEST COLDS, Elliman SORE THROAT frem COLD Elliman STIFFNESS. Elliman STIFFNESS. Elliman Elliman; Prepared only by Ellimtnj ELLIMAN, SONS, Co., IS3 SLGuGH. -Ellimanl 1.. Hi. and 2s. 9d. Of )J! Ch«i»tsts JB4510 RAGLAN ARMS HOTEV.. GLOCCESTKR. Pigeon Shooting:. £ 80 Added 7-loney. Messrs. Barnes and Mason hold one of their popular Meet- ings in Grounds adjoining the above hotel, on Tii'U'suay and Friday, February 1 and 2. On tic first day £ 25 will be added, to a L- I Sweepstakes, at nine birds; entrance, IDs. On the second day £4ü and Silver Cup, added to a Sweepstakes of £ 1 each, at nine hirds: first miss out: £ i entrance and chance to the fund. Entries may be made on the ground up to the end of the fourth round. I'm>!ic remitted on payment. Hot luncheon served on the ^i-ounos. e5225 At Merthyr Police-court on Saturday Benja- min Evans, summoned by Mr..Tones, relieving- officer for the. parish of Gelligacr, for not help- u g to support, his wife, who is an inmate of the Bridgend Asylum, was ordered to contribute 4s. per week towards her maintenance. ,r BBACEI.F.T, Cold, 12?, Blaiberg's Arcade. Lady's (.old Wat eh. 18ct., 5(V., Arearl». Albert, 50s., sahd sold, as oar Shipping Branch, Jamevstroct. If you vnnt ii bai'SAin shop £ t Biniberg'f. Arcade. BROOCH, Silver, k :><1" Blsibcrg's Arcade. liar- wires, i: 3d. per pair, fcold, Blaiberg's Arcade. King. 15c«.; Sirroei, 13s.: Oaiberg's Arcade. Gold rin.% 15ct., 5. 9d., Blaiberr* Arcade. SEAL. Gold, 10s. td., Blaiberg's Arcade. A large Stock of «ie*p.?llery and Clothing, Blaiberg's. Binjr, Wed- ding, S&dwt., 19s., Blaibers's. Cord c, Mole Trousers, 3s. lid., 4s. lid., Blaibsrg's Arcade. ABCAT)K Entrances, Bute-street and Bute-terace.— Drawers, Weish. Is. lOfed., Blaiberg's Arcade. Established SO years.—Biaibsrg'* Arcade, Bute-street to Bate-terrace. e3252pl WANTED, to Apprentice, Boy of 14, to Office or Good Business.—Apply V 3#, Western Mail, Car- diff. e3262p3 APARTMENTS to Let respectable v aiuily.—Applj' French, 37, Stoufcliton street, Saltmsad, Car- diff.

A Tramcar Overturned FIFTY PASSENGERS WERC INSIDE. Three are Killed and Twenty-on:, Injured but there may be Other Deaths. A Central News telegram from San Francisc says A disastrous tramcar accident occnrrei here on Sunday night. Whilst one of the electrk tra.mca.r8, which was well filled with passengers wa,s runnillg- it was overturned. Twenty-one per- sons were injured out of the 50 passengers en. dangered, and in three cases fatal results are apprehended. Eighteen others are seriously hurt, and there are several minor casualties.

To-day's Share Market. consols OP Id 12.10 CLO ..1i Con. Goseken s p c Money, j I>o. do. Account, Feb .i j Local Stock 105 I New 2J do. do 07^'■ "] Bulk of England Stool:{331'i, [ India !l09' I' Do. 3 do 99 Met. B'rd of Werks, 3j;pc]115 Do. do. 3 p c!106 Indian Eupee Paper 4 p ci 61^' InsCanadiiui 4 p Ct.Jan.J (108 Ins.C.GoodHope,4pr. Ct.lno^l Ins.NewZeaJUnd OonsolidUC7 Ins. NewS. Wales4 per C|104y £ Ins. Victoria4 pr. C,'82-3-4il04 Ins. South Australian .(104 Ins. Queensland 4per Cts.l 103 llil llil t FOREIGN BNODS Lombards Ordinary QJi Mexican Cen. 4 p.e. Bonds| 54 I Do. do. First Income! 11 Buenos A yres Gt. S't.heraUc4 Buenos Ayres andRosario! 52'^j Central Argentine 60 Chiliau 188t> g>, Do. 1892 89 I!] Buenos A j res 1832 .t. 27 Do.. 1883 27 M'ffentine 18S6 65Ji| Do. Funding t&'j.,■ Do. 44 p.c. Sterling 1 40 i j D0, Treasury 1 41-Jg; .). Argentine Ceduias A 2?fei I Do. Ceduias B | 26%! j .„ Buenos Ayres Ceduias I. 7%j Do. J 7%! 1 Brazilian 1889 58%! Egyptian Unified Do. Gov. Pref., New | Do. State Domain ;IC3fe Do. Daira, New 103 D'rencb 3per Cent.Bentcs, 96'^ Do. 4J per Cent {103 .j Hungarian 4 p.c. Gold. 94 t.. Italian 5 per Cent 74'%|74& Mexican 6 per Cent 66 |o5°4 Peruvian Corporat'n Old.| 4& Do. Preference 13{& 13% Portuguese per Cent. 1^65 20 Greeks 1881 31fc Do. 1884 30 Russian 4 p.c. ConversioujWtt 100 Spauish 4 per Cents j 63-$$, Turkish 1871 1101$! Do. Ottoman Defence] 99^1 Do. First Gronp • 57 Do. Second Group I 3&% Do. Third Group 24-^ Do. Fourth Grenp .1 | Ottoman Bank Shares 14 I MISCELLANEOUS. Uruguay 3J per Cent Honduras Paraguay 13 Transvaal Loan 106%' London S.Katherine 'B Dl:j 39 East & West India Docks) 14 Peninsular & Oriei)t'iFrefil3*j(i;! Do. Deferred 1)86^; Cunard Steamship, £ 20pri 11 Gen. Steam Nav., £ 15 pd- 4%: Do .5 per Cent. Pref b»| j Do. 5 per Cent. 1887 5 Anglo American Tel. Pi-ef 80$; Do. do. Ordinary. 44 Direct United St's Cables Eastern tutto 15 Eastern Extension !?'$■: Brazilian Submarine life: National Telephone ^7/s Arthur Guinness 349%, Allaopps Ordinary 66 Bryatt it Kay Ordinary 14%I Coasett Iron '2 j EbDW Vale St. & Ir'n Co. 9 Hudson's Bay Sha.res. HetcUkiss Dec can Land Snei Canal Spratt'B Patent Hammonds 2-54 Eastmans 3 Leed's Forge Lister and Co ialt Union Ordinary Elmore Cop'er Deposit' ng A Nitrate Railway frimitive Nitrate 0%. 3 San Jorge Nitrate ? •« 'San Pahlo Nitrate Dublin Distillers 2%; Bell's Asixs&tos »-■ Oceana Land ••• Chartered Africa *7/ United Concessions V; ••• ••• ••• New Exploration (Ros,). ••• Ope Copper Mines V ffio Tintos ••• ••• Alason and Barry 2% Tharsis Copper Mysore Gold Mysore Gold Fields 20. — Ordinary Uontanas J — — — De Beers Diamonds [ J South African Expl'rati'nl 9% ••• New Jagersfontein GeldFields S. Africa ••• ••• Salisbury Gold New City and Suburban v/ .lumpers ••• ••• Ferreiras f„, j .lumpers ••• ••• Ferreiras f„, j Jubilee Simmer and Jack q ••• Wemmers Vpi Crownreef ■;»! Langlaagtes Laneiaagte Block B w Sheba ••• Pri.nrose -1 ••■I Pioneer •>'?«! Australian Broken Hill 1/9! Went worth Priority li/J ••• Tarapaca Water 9 £ -.t Do. Bank m P Tarapaca Water 9 £ j -.t British Water <*as *k ••• ••• •• Novfcb'fcNav. Collieries 3 i i. Goats | 15V Pear'sSoap Ordinary b'Sj ••• Bartbolway Brewery Ord.' 9 j Do. Preference; il%>i — j — 4 St. Louis Brewery, Ord.| 2 | ••• De. Preierence:5 .t.

SMALL-POX IN CARDIFF. Dr. Walferd Says there are no Fresf Cases. Dr. Walford on Sunday evening informed out representative that the small-pox epidemic it Cardiff was still confined to the cases wliici have been removed to the Hamadryad, ana who arc progressing favourably. In Dr. WaK ford's opinion. the outbreak has been nipped Ü: the bud, a.nd there is but little danger that ÛH disease will spread further. The first two cases occurred on Monday last, two more on Thursday, and one on Friday. The last three were all from the same street—Snipe-street, Roath—and ihe patients are two married, women, named Milsoin and Burgess, a.nd a little girl named Emma Davies. "-LM-

TO-DAY'S" MARKETS. FISH. GmusBr, Monday.—About 37 smacks and fourteen r, arrived with a moderate suo- ply of frsli. There was a brisk demand { The following were the quotations -.—Soles, lid to 2d; turbot, 9d to Is brills, 6dto 9d per lib. plrice, 4s to 5s 6d Isiuons. 6s to 8s live ha.libut. 6s 6d to 6s 8d ditto dead, 5s 6d per stone • ';Te ling, 3s to 5s ditto dead, Is 6d to 2s 6d live cod, 3s to 6s ditte dead. Is 6d to 38 skate, 2s 6d to 4s 6d each hake, 50s 120s per score kit haddecks, 16s te 2005 o box. per PRODUCE. Lc>-vrK~>N. xaanday.—Sugar Refined, mode- te trade at firm rates; beet firm, produce (•'oirmg house—January, 128 10W sellers, 12* 7Ad buyers; March, 12s 9id 12s 9d buyers. Later open market—January, 12s 9d less ner cent, sellers 12s 71d buyers March sold -I. 12s 9d. Coffee ouiwt: Rio-March, 78s bd sellers, 77s 9d Vuvers. Linseed, spot, 40s 6d; linseed oil, 20.) 31 to 205 6d rape, 21s 7*1 to 21s 9d. BUTTEK, CORK, Monday. — Ordinary *s. 115s t Thirds, 97s Fourths. 71*. ItliM Cared Firkins: Fine, 121s; Mild. 104s. Itimin-ket. 60 firkins, 1 keg. and 5 mile. uc Gi,A.sGow, Monday. — Tbe oftScial report says The market is steady without muck activity. The private report says :-Th.8 market opened quietly, and a steady, ciodsrato business was done. METALS. (i LASGoW. Monday.— Scotch nrm a g- business was done at 435 9d, 43s 8Jd, and 43g 10Jd cash, and Cs lid, 43r, 10i, 6. iin4 44s OJd month buyers, 43" 9),,1 cash, una 44. month; sellers. 43s 10M cash, and 44s 0J4 month. Cleveland strong a good business was done a.t 363 2d cash, 36s od and 36s 5d laonth buyers. 36s 2id cash, and Z6s 54 month sellers, Id more. Cumberland steady; a email busines" was done at 45s 8d cash, and' 45s lOJd month: buyers, 45s 9d cash, and 46tI 11 Jd month; sellers, M more. Middlesborouyk steady.

A Dalziel's telegram from New York on Saturday says -kn attempt to lynoh some spies belonging to the State Liquor Departsient wae made on Friday at Charleston, South Carolina, by a mob of five hundred men. Fortunately fop v no spies the police turned out in force <uui eii'ectod a re&cjiu.

ANOTHER PAPAL AGGRESSION." Cardinal Vaughan has resolved, it is stated, on the initiation of what may be described as a '"forward movement" in Roman Catholicism. During Lent London is to be the scene of a remarkable mission. Quite a small army of religious workers—they will number 1.50 in all— will come to the ^Metropolis from all parts of England and Ireland for the purpose of con- ducting a great work of evangelisation. These workers will include men of almost every Order. but particularly Jesuists, Passionists, UDominj: cans, and Franciscans. They will, it is stated, not confine their efforts to preaching. They will go among the people in their homes •; nd seek to improve their social and physical con- ditions. Cardinal Vaughan, it is added, regards this as an experiment, and, if it is successful, he will seek to extend it to all the great industrial centres ol the kingdom.

A Freak of Nature. A Hay correspondent writes that be has a little kitten wit'j foar eyes and two moafchs, quite perfect. The animal lived for a short time. and the owner says he is having it pre- verred ia spirits.

About Jabez Balfour, WHAT HE LEFT BEHIND AT BURCOT. A Pressman Inspects a Unique Collec- tion of Documents which Jabez May have Prized. A correspondent (says the Morning Leader) was afforded an opportunity on Sundayiof examining a most unique collection of documents which Mr. Jabez Balfour left behind him in his Oxford- shire mansion at Burcot. It comprised letters and invitations to functions of every description, and showed that after he left Balfour always kept an album in which he carefully arranged his cards of invitation. One of the latter, dated June 30, 1886, requested the "pleasure of the company of Jabez Spencer Balfour, Esq., to have the honour of meeting her Majesty the Queen at the Holloway College at Egham." In November of the same year he was present at the annual dinner of J. W. Hobbs's cricket club, and on the menu Jabea is portrayed as a bowler and Hobbs as wicket-keeper. Reference has recently been made to Jabez's connection with the Croydon and Norwood Tramways Company. When he was elected M.P. for Tamworth he was chairman of the company, and by way of cele- brating his victory the directors gave a white- bait dinner in his honour at the Ship, at Greenwich. This was a week after the Ministerial whitebait dinner, and practically the same menu was adhered to, the charge per head, including wine, being £2 10s. If the contents of a large album labelled Play Bills" go to prove anything Jabez must have visited every theatre in London, but he certainly favoured the Lyceum more than any other, for here he saw "The Bells," "Pygmalion and Galatea," "The Comedy of Errors," "Lyon's Mail," "Much Ado About Nothing," "Two Roses," "Merchant of Venice," "Faust," Charles the First, Romeo and Juliet," "The Cup," and The Corsican Brothers." One of the letters which he had scrupu- lously kept was sent him as far back as 1849. It ran:— My very dear Jabez,—It is with & very great deal of love that I write this note to you on the day that you are four years old. I pray to God that He may give you health of body, and x bright, sound, good mind, and that you may live a long, lonff time to be your father's, brothers', and sister's pride, and to make your mamma's eye to beam and her heart to beat with joy. You will find with this a half-crown, which mamma will spend and buy for you whit she thinks is right, and I hope, my dear Jabez, that at last you will have one of those crowns of glory which Jesus gives to those who do what He tells them, and that are crowns which shine for ever and ever.—From your affectionate teachers, (Signed) DAWSON BURNS. Andther of his epistles was an epistolatory ede—written on paper with a fancy lace border —also sent by Dr. Burns on Balfour attaining his majority on September 4, 1864. These were the first two verses :— I saw thee when a. new-born babe, A atnLnrer come to town, And size and form both seemed to say He's destined for renown." I saw thee daily, a.nd thy course I watched with interest too, And ofte. wondered what the boy Would finally come to. Here are the last two :— And now what shall I wish for thee ? All rood in heart and mind, A joy of all thy friends and me, A blessing to mankind. Be thine a wise and noble lot, May God in love befriend thee, Oh yes to-day—I ask the prayer, May every good attend thee.

ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY. The Programme for The Forthcoming Concert at Cardiff. The second concert of the Cardiff Orchestral Society's present season will take place at the Park-hall on Wednesday evening next, and pro- mises to prove & brilliant success. The pro- gramme is well varied and decidedly interesting. The pieces to be performed by the orchestra include Sir Arthur Sullivan's "Overture di Ballo," written for the Norwich Festival, and the ever-popular overture, Poet and Peasant." The celebrated Russian composer, the late M Tschaikowski, will be represented by his Elegie for strings. Dr. Mackenzie's "Bene- dictus will alse form a pleasing item, and the tuneful" Bouree," from Handel's celebrated water mu«ic; together with duck's ballet mnsic from "Ipigenie eu Aulis," complete the contributions of the orchestra. Miss Clara Butt, who on this occasion makes her last appearance in England prior to going abroad, will sing The Enchantress (Hatton), Kathleen Mavourneen (Crouch) and Cowen's new song, The Promise of Life." Miss Butt has, in fact, been staying in England to complete this engagement, and every lover of music should make a point of hearing this exceptionally gifted artiste. Mr. Charles Chilley is new to this society's concerts, but his success at the re- cent Albani concert will be well remembered. He will sing the following songs :—" Come, Margherita, come," from Sullivan's Martyr of Antioch the old English song, Phillis is my only joy" (Hobbs) and O! Vision Entranc- ing," from Goring Thomas's opera Es- meralda." Mr. E. H. Lemare, the eminent organist of Holy Trinity Church, London, who is so deservedly popular with Cardiff audiences, will play two items by the blind organist, Wolstenhohn, viz., "Canzona" and Minu and Trio"; also pis own compomtion, "Romance in D flat" and "Toccata in E flat" (Capocci), and is sure of a big reception. Mr. J. E. R. Teague will contribute the following violoncello solos, "Sur Ie Lltc" (Godard) and "Elfantanz" (Popper.) The orchestra will, as usual, number about sixty performers, under the baton of the society's able conductor, Mr. T. E. Aylward.

DREAMT HE WAS DEAD. The Warning of an Indiana Man Speedily Comes True. Thomas Bratt was found dead in bed at Val- paraiso, Indiana. He was 70 years of age, and had been in business there for many years. The previous night Mr. Pratt had been in a cheerful mood, and told some of his friends that he had dreamed the night before that he was dead and yet possessed the power of one in a trance, seeming to see and know what went on about him, though unable to move or speak. He saw the preparations being made for his burial and named the persons who acted as pall- bearers, and, Ltughing, said they were the men he wished to be his pallbearers when be should die, if they were alive.