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SUIT FOR SLANDER. I A Minister's Charge Against a Minister, ■■ t — AND A CLAIM FOR £500. 1,0. Abel Thomas Sits at Cardiff To-day and Hears Further Evidence in the Case. At the Angel Hotel, Cardiff, this morning Mr. Abel Thomas, Q.C., M.P., resumed the hearing of evidence in the Welsh ministerial slander case, in which the Bev. G. J. Williams, of the Congregational Church at Brynteg, near Wrexham, claims from the Rev. W. I. Morris, also a Congregational minister, at Pontypridd, the sum of £ 500 damages, the alleged slander being contained in a letter written about the plaintiff in March last. Mr. J. P. Cartwright (Chester) again appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. S. T. Evans, M.P., instructed by Mr. W.R. Davies (Pontypridd) for the defendant. CHAPEL SECRETARIES CALLED. The first witness was Benjamin Israel, a, slerk, called and examined by Mr. S. T. Evans. | He said he was secretary of the Ainon Chapel, Tongwynlais. The letter of the 5th of October, ,rc), 1894 (already in) was handed to him, and on the 9th of October he sent a reply to Mr. Williams, stating that the letter bad been placed before the deacons, but under no circumstances could they Subscribe to the terms of the certificate, which lie retained, or otherwise discuss it. Mr. David Ellis, Pontypridd, said that in January this year he was secretary bf the Tabernacle Baptist Chapel, Pontypridd. On the. 21st of January, 1894. a meeting was held of members and those who wished to be- come members, to ascertain whether there were any candidates for admission. The pastor (Mr. Jones) asked all the members kindly to stand, and requested the candidates for membership to remain seated. When the members sat down the pastor announced that Mr. Williams had stayed behind, and said he was pleased to see him. He (witness) did not remember that any- thing else passed that night. By Mr. S. T. Evans: Mr. Williams did not ttip.ke any answer. Witness, continuing, said on Sunday, February 4—a fortnight afterwards—at the Communion service, the minister (Mr. Jones) announced that Mr.Williams had been received back as a member. There had been a Church meeting on the Thursday preceding February That was a preparatory meeting—prepara- tory for the Communion. On February 4 the Pastor, after announcing that Mr. Williams had been received back, said Mr. Williams would return to them. Mr. Williams was present, tad took Communion that evening. Bv Mr. S. T. Evans: That is what would &rdinariih" happen upon a member being rein- stated. As secretary, witness entered his name on t1 register of members. According to the cus-u-m of"the Church, Mr. Williams would not have been permitted to partake of Communion if he had not been a member. He had never been a member of that Church before. It was known he had left the Baptists and joined the Congregationalists, and he could not have par- taken of Communion until he had again be- Corne a member of the Church. Mr. Abel Thomas: Suppose anyone came Under these circumstances to the Tabernacle Chapel, and wishsd to partake of the Commu- nion, would he be invited by the Church?- Without the consent of the Church it would be Dut of the question, but Mr. Williams was well ■known, and his case was different. Mr. Cartwright What were the exact words in which Mr. G. R. Jones announced to the Church the return of Mr. Williams?—He au- nounced that he was recognised now. How did he address him—as Mr. Williams ? "-Yes, as Mr. Williams. Not, Rev. ?—No. He said he was received back as a member. and had returned to the denomination. I cannot tell the exact words. How many persons were present at the Oomunion Service ?—From 250 to 300. Are you sure you saw him there at all?— Yes I am positive. He n-ade no reply?—No. Did you see him leave the chureh?—I didn't te.k« any particular notice. BAPTIST MINISTER IN THE BOX. Re. G. Rv. Jones, Baptist minister at the Tabernacle Church. Pontypridd, remembered Mr. Williams staying behind, as described, at the meeting in question. Witness had a word ^ith each of the candidates, including Mr. Wil- liams. He (Mr. Williams) appeared to be m d&ep feeling, and was weeping. He did nob ask him any questions, seeing that he felt his posi- tion so keenly. He shook hands with him, however, and said he was glad to see him. He "'formed the Church that four had stayed be- hind, and that Mr. Williams was one. He Mentioned Mr. Williams by name. He said they were sorry for him, but that all were liable to blunder. Mr. Evans: Did you refer then to Iiis leav- es one denomination for another ?- es. That £ as on Sunday evening, the 21st of January. Fhe Church had no strict rule as to proba- tionary period. Mr. Williams attended on the e following Monday. He attended a Church June of the East Glamorgan Welsh Baptist Association, and was chairman of the meeting. On that occasion there was an application by 34 members of my Church to be received as a new Church. 1 ob- ject to its being said that there was a division in the Church as to the management as early as January. There a misunclerstadmg be- tween myself and a certain person, but it Had nothing to do with the management. Mr. Abel Thomas ruled that the question was irrelevant. .L By Mr. Cartwright: It is not a fact that in consequence of the split in my Church I was anxious to get Mr. Williams in to support me The 34 seceders went to the vestry-hail, .ma were recommended for membership at the next half-yearly meeting. Mr. W illiams asked tor a transfer letter, but I did not reply. 1 knew he had this case on, and I did not want to be drawn into it- I could have given the transrer if he had been going to another baptist; Chapel. A blank transfer, to be filled m afterwards, is exceptional. It lie done, but never to my knowledge. 1 did net tell Mr. Williams I was sorry I had written it. I did say that what I had written was at the request of Mr. Morris. Why did you put in. "No word has been said about re-starting him to preach up to uow'?-'l'o make the document more coiu- P Tt was a voluntary piece, of information- Didn't voukuow the words would destroy him?—I never thought of such a thing. What on earth do you think he ca.me back for, unless it was to prea-cli? Mr. Abel Thomas: Don't you, in putting that option, assume something bad against your client? Air. Cartwright: I was showm* the moon- sistency of this gentleman in not forwarding thlWere not the words suggested by Mr- Morris ? Then, can you give anv reason why you orM.] them?—I thought the certificate would not be complete without them. In answer to Mr. S. T. Evans, witnesssaid that he had been subpcenaed by plaintiff to attend on bis behalf at the Liverpool Assizes. Did vou know what his object was in asking vou for a letter of transfer, and requesting tnut the date on which he was received into the Church should not be mentioned?-No, sir. Bv Mr A"bel Thomas: I got a letter from Mr.' Roberts, of Mold, but did not reply to '"pjv ]^|r g. T. Evans: Mr. Williams came back of his own accord entirely. The plaintiff, on the 1st of February, asked publicly, at the preparatory meetine. that he might be. accepted as a member on the 4th. It was usual for candidates to be on probation for a month be- fore being accepted into membership. Mr. Evan Morgan. Trailwn, Pontypridd, said he was a retired moulder, and was a mem- ber of the Tabernacle Church. He was present at the different meetings spoken of, and spoke at the preparatory meetincr with reference to Mr. Williams's return. He had heard what Mr. Ellis and the Rev. G. R. Jones had said, and he confirmed their evidence. OBJECTION TO A WITNESS. Benjamin Morris, haulier, Dowlais, remem- bered Mr. Williams removing from Dowlais to the Rhondda in March, 1888. He engaged witness to remove his furniture. Mr. Evans asked how much he was paid for removing it, when Mr. Ca.rtwright objected that this affected the question of credibility alone, and that plaintiff's evidence must be accepted, and no other evidence called upon the point. Mr. Evans submitted that the evidence pro- posed to be called was material to the issue. Mr. Cartwright maintained that. whatever took place between the plaintiff and Mr. Morris, was explained and settled to the satis- faction of the Church. Mr. Evans That is your interpretation of the document, which contains nothing of the kind- The Arh-'trater decided to admit the evidence, and Mr. Morris was examined. He said he was to have £4- 10s. for removing the furniture, and Mr. Williams paid him £4. Witness never signed a receipt for £6. He never signed any receipt, neither had he ap- pended his name to the document produced- Bv Mr. Cartwright: He sa,v_Mr. Darnel Thomas with Mr. D. G. Williams. The matter was explained in the presence of Mr. Daniel Thomas. J-Tp was quite clear that he wa.' not paid PA 10s. By Mr. Evans: It was a week or nine davs after h" removed the furniture that he re- ceived the PA. SCHOOLMASTER AND DEACON. Mr. Thomas Jones said he was a school- master at Pontypridd. He was one of the deacons of the Pontypridd English Congrega- tional Church. There were in all four deacons. He was deacon during the whole of 1893. Mr. D. G. Williams was never recognised as a preacher by his (witness's) Church- Mr. Wni. Morgan Jones, mining engineer and colliery manager, a deacon of the English Congregational Church, Pontypridd, gave similar evidence. Mr. 8. T. Evans said that was the case for the defendant. ADDRESS FOR THE DEFENCE. After an adjournment for luncheon Mr. Evans addressed the court for the defence. He said it was clear that these were privileged communications on a privileged occasion, and, therefore, plaintiff was precluded from recover- iug- anything unless he proved actual malice. He would not labour the point as to privilege, but he would say that, if ever there was a privileged communication, that was one—made by a Minister of the Gospel jn answer to inquiries bv officials of a Church, in the name of a Church, with reference to a gentleman who proposed to be the pastor of that Church. Morris consiclenõd-and still considered—and was perfectly right in considering—that he had a high moral duty to perform. He had hoped a course might be taken by the plaintiff which would have rendered it unnecessary for him (Mr. Evans) to say anything prejudicial to the position of Mr. Williams, and would have put an end to the case, but he was afraid thav. course—although it was not now too late-was not the one Mr. Williams would adl pt. And thus, he would only have him- self to blame for anything he might say WJ job would tend to injure him. There was nothing m the defence of privi- lege. which made the defence of justification inconsistent. If these were privileged com- munications it was perfectly clear the onus of proof of malice rested upon the plamtitt, and in discharging that onus plaintiff was entitled to uiquire into the whole history of the case, and the whole surroundings at Mr. Morris, and to give evidence of anything that might be said before, or in the course oi, the proceedings, but it was an extraordinary fact that when Mr. Morris appeared m the box not a single question, was puti to him from which he co-uld in any way gather that any actual malice was suggested- should Mr. Morris have malice against plain tin.. Did Mr Cartwright elicit anything at all that would tend to show malice? No; he never suggested any motive that Mr. Morns must have had in doing anything outside his duty. I Certain letters were written by Mr. Morns, and there was nothing in those letters that Mr Morris need be ashamed d. The position the defendant took up was that he made those communications, as he was bouna to do. u; answer to Mr. Noah Edwards, on behalf of the Church. Mr- Morns said those statement" were true. and he intimated that if Mr. Williams liked to take action he would be able to prove that what he had said m tho^ of proving malice lay on the plaintiff. ,Mr. Moms contended that wlwt statements lie had made hud been made, in the perfonmnce of h dr+v thev were privileged, and Mr. Moms bavin' been convinced that they were true, could rX won privilege. Mr. Morris, however had not relied upon the defence of pnvilege> alone but he had satisfied himself that ttiej- were true when he made them, and weie still .o. PHiritiff had brought these proceeding- SS i«tad <She, to clear ™ j All lift (Mr Evans) could saj wa->, that he had achlevid a different result. He^had PUt think" it had often examined, and^ tQ he;n. a over been tl V1((pr the confusion of hi* own whelm himse^ nkint;ff in this fase bad mis-stateme small matters onlv, but un- done—not uj c s T Evans) theidnSt describe^vidence*except as most could not desn j <rr0ssest misrepre- inartisnc pa^tch ork 1 fslisehoods. The th? M.. Morris was ,ciuated PK°m i 1,+ what indirect or dishon^so b.v ma l MOTris with reference to the -Tff 'with whom he had never had a cross !Sd or impleasantness ? Having re- fe~red to defendant's long connection with ln«» M" Evans pror;eeded to remtuK. that ir'" u the lf'°t man in the world to Morns w Id be thy from maiieious do anj ,+^g- Were necessary to add tetSlo the Testation of M, it wold t,e wold he Proceeding T ;ntorl out how the V ,d had' to leave the Church in th- Sondda. owing to his misrepresentation with £ fe ence to the payment for h,s removal fro- Dowlais. Subsequently he obtainea a nas Jf, S"r." The (not. how; tint he left there unoer a cloud. Ve-i t he had never asked for a letter of said tha t])P fnet was that be had trafrn'l^ tS seven letters, some of them pent no c0licitors, demanding the trans- written by of proceedings. Mr. fer under reference to the re- Wilhams fortunately. h«en ceipt of a \pttfr',V, 1tho„Kb he had sig^d fo: \X- IRQ? he put it that Mr. Wilb ms ].-ad whole of v Chi:n'-h cease<l to be a mem o 1892 M1' Vvi'i'ams of any denomination. Abilities «t became » banknipt, wth £ thev were not obliged to do so. Mr. Wil- liams, however, went into the box, and could not prove that a single penny had been paid, but said his wife had paid the money. Strange to say, however, although Mrs. Williams had been' in the room when the proceedings had been guing on, she had not been, called. In- quiries had been made in this matter, and he (Mr. Evans), in his turn, challenged Mr. Cartwright to give any explanation of me statement which he made in his opening, or suggest to the arh.-crator that a sii.yle faiihiiig had been paid to any one of his creditors. When plaintiff obtained the pastorate of the Church at Brynteg he did not refer to the incidents of his career from the time he left DCHvlais. The plaintiff had been proved to have sent circulars round in the name of Mr. Vvrmnr Morgan, which were unautho- rised and to have ŒBd paper belonging to the Church without authority. He had also contradicted the evidence of several reputable witnesses in the ca&e. There was no^ doubt that »t the beginning of 1894- Mr. Williams had come to the conclusion that there was nothing much to be got by Congregationalism, and said to himself, "I must try my chance again with the Baptists, and he went back to them. He obtained the call to the P torate at Brynteg by misrepresentations and keeping dark from the congregation things they ought to have known, and by threaten- ing to employ a barrister unless he was given the call, and then by promising that if tney did give him the call he would abandon pro- ceedings. The plaintiff had received the oall. but the proceedings were still alive, and plaintiff sought damages in addition to the call Upon the evidence it was absolutely cilear tint Mr Morris had justified his statements. He was relieved from the necessity of showing that selling beer in small casks was not con- sistent with the position of a Minister of the Gospel, because Mr. Williams himself, in his own evidence, said, "I entirely disapproved of nn wife carrying on the business, It was her business and not mine." He also said nd did not know the price of a small cask, but there wa.- an account. in which he had charged 3s. W. Pit- next tried to lead the court to believe that the beer business was carried on on the other side of the road, but after a good deal of prevarication he admitted that the. beer was kept, at the back of his own premises. He admitted there was only one till for the grocery business and the beer business, a.nd only one banking account, aud hence it was clearly one business. It was probably lucky for Mr. Williams that the action had been referred to arbitration, and not tried before a judge of the High Court, in which case the action would, doubtless, have been struck out or a, verdict given for the defendant. Having said it. was with his greatest disapproval his wife carried on the business of beer selling (wnere con- sumption was not on the premises), he at onca naturally said he was a teetotaler he would disapprove still more strongly of his wife keep- ing a public-house, but the fact was that it 1893 he was in correspondence with a firm at Newport, describing himself in that cor- respondenee as a Christian. MR. CARTWRIGHT REPLIES. Mr. Cartwright, in reply, maintained that the charges against his client's personal character had been satisfactorily and completely disposed of. He also said that the whole of the proceedings against his unfortunate client had been throughout dictated by animus. With regard to his bankruptcy, there was no sugges- tion of dishonourable conduct. He was allowed to pass the ordeal of his last- examination, and there was nothing against him on the docu- ments. He had no money to pay, and that was not p, dishonourable bankruptcy. His opponents had made innuendoes recklessly, a.nd bdtweftfii them had wrecked his client. Hie asked them to say that Mr. Morris, through excessive zeal, had too fax- c .¿:y A report of yesterday's proceedings will ba found in page 4.

DIED IN THE TRAIN, Dctoros Give Heart Disease as the Cause of a Cardiff Man's Death. An inquest was held at Cardiff on Thursday afternoou (before the deputy-coroner, Mr. Ll. Grover) on the body of Thomas Richards, who died suddenly in a railway carriage between Hengoed and Cardiff under circumstances already reported.—Dr- Alexander Fiddian said he was called to the Rhymney Railway Station, Cardiff, shortly before eight o'clock on Wed- nesday evening, and found deceased in the ladies' waiting-room, lifeless. From the appearance of the deceased witness was of opinion that death was due to heart disease.— A verdict in accordance with the medical tes- timony was returned.

EMPIRE THEATRE. Judges Dismiss Manager Edwardes s Application with The Press Association telegraphs :—In the Queen's Bench Division 0111 Thursday Justices Charles and Wright dismissed, with costs, the rule applied for by the Empire Theatre proprietors, and expressed the opinion that a case of bias against Mr. Parkinson had not been. made out. MRS. CHANT TALKS. "'The result," remarked Mrs. Ormiston Chant to a Press Association reporter after judgment was delivered, "is a signal and un- exampled victory for us. Our opponents have all along taunted us with the prospects of the law courts. 'You can cajole the county council,' they said, 'but wait until your con- duct is exposed in open court. Now our tactics have been exposed, with the only result that the Empire Music-hall has to pay our ooste in addition to its own. I am particularly anxious," added Mrs. Chant, "to have conveyed to the public the fact that this crusade has been undertaken on our own initiative without assistance from county councillors or anybody else. I had resolved upon it before the county council came into existence." -q-

GLOVE FtGHT AT GORSEINON. Four Rounds Fought for a Purse of Gold. A four-round contest for a purse of gold took place at Perkins's Boxing Saloon, GoT- :seinol1. on Wednesday night, between T. Stock, a well-known, collier of the district, who scaled list. 10lb., and David Hagerton, who weighed 9st. 81b. P. Perkins was referee, and R. Maoey, of Merthyr, timekeeper. The opening round was a very heavy one, and was slightly in favour of Stock. Both the follow- ing rounds ended in favour of Hagerton, who, at the end of the fourth round, was awarded the verdict on points.

GRAVE CHARGE. A Rhondda Deaf Mute Committed to the Assizes for Trial. At Cvmmer Police-court o iiThursda.y George Williams, a deaf and dumb collier, residing at Yst-rad wai charged with assaulting- seven little girls. Mr. Frank Williams, Cardiff, appeared for prisoner.—Great difficulty waiS experienced m carrying on the case, as the prisoner is illiterate, and does not understand the deaf and dumb alphabet.—The girls range from eight to twelve years of age, and the alle- gation is that he ga.vethem sweets to go/up the mountain side with him.—Prisoner wa.s com- mitted to the assizes, bail being allowed iai two securities of £50 each.

BOUND TO KEEP THI PEACE. Mary Anne Carroll, of Barry Dock, a married woman, charged on remand with feloniously wounding a neighbour named Mary Cullinane by splitting her ear with a plate on the 1st inst., was on Thursday, at Barry Police-court, bound over in the sum of jB20 to keep the peace for six months. (

VETERANS' BANQUET. This evening a general meeting of the com mittoe and those interested in the forthcoming veterans' banquet will be held at the Griffin Hotel, St. Mary-street, Cardiff, at eight o'clock, when a good attendance is looked forward to.

At a special meeting of the members of the Swansea Metal Exchange on Wednesday it was decided to proceed at once with the erection of an exchange on a site in Fish-street, at the back of Wind-street, at a cost of £2,500. Plans, prepared bv Messrs. Hannaford and Wills, have been adopted, and the building is to be pro- [ ceeded with at ence.

War in the Far EastJ Q 1 THE PROPOSED OVERTURES I FOR PEACE. j European Powers are Exchanging Com- munications with a View to Taking Action. ¡ The Press Association learns officially that no definite action has yet bèen decided upon by the Powers in reference to China's appeal for their good offices in the matter of the Chino-Japanese struggle. Following the practice prevaÜing in such cases, the Powers are exchanging comnmnicatioDs on tlw sub- ject, and; the conclusion, of those overtures must, of course, be a condition to definite actions. The Cabinet, originally summoned for routine business, meets on Friday, but the peace overtures which have been made in the interim will, doubtless, form one of the sub- jects of deliberation. The visit of Sir Halli- dav Macartney to the Foreign. Office and to 10. Downing-street, on Wednesday evening had no direct reference to the peace over- tures, but rather to the subject of the inter- view which he recently gave to a London correspondent of a German newspaper, to some of whose statement's he has taken ex- ception as being incorrect. LAYING TORPEDOES. A Renter's telegram from Yokohama says — According to advices received here from Fusen of Wednesday's date, powerful torpedoes have been laid down at Port Arthur. Several Chinese armed vessels and men-of-war are in the harbour, but. are unable to escape. The Japanese command the entrance and the rear passage.

RAILWAY CRASH. Six Persons Killed and Many Injured en an American Line. A Central News telegram from New York says:—A serious collision has taken place on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. A pas- senger train, proceeding at a high rate of speed, came into collision with a freight train on the Pittsburg division of the line. Com- plete and detailed accounts of the accident are not yet to hand, but it is known that six pas- sengers WHe killed instantaneously, and a sumbsr met with serious injuries. Great damage was done to the roling stock. A RUSSIAN COLLISION. A Reuter's telegram from Moscow says:- A railway accident occurred at nine o'clock on Wednesday evening close to a goods station on the Nicolai Railway. The passenger train coming from St. Petersburg ran into the Kursk express, which was forty minutes late, with the result that several carriages were smashed. The official in charge of the luggage in the Kursk express was extricated dead from the debris, while two officials and two passengers were severely injured. The passengers in the St. Petersburg train escaped with slight bruises. "—

FELL DOWN A LIFT. Jury Say this Cardiff Lad's Death was Accidental. At the Cardiff Town-hall on Thursday after- noon the deputy-coroner (Mr. LI. Grover) held an inquiry into the circumstances of the death of David Ellicott, aged fourteen years, who died on Tuesday morning at the Cardiff Infir- mary from injuries received by falling down a lift on the premises of the Cardiff Ice Com- pany's Stores in Penarth-road. Mr. Nichol- son (from the office of Mr. Harry Cousins) watched the. case or behalf of the Cardiff and County Fish and Poultry Company.—Mr- John Huntley, manager of the fish company, said the deceased lad, who had been in their em- ploy about six weeks, had been sent with some pheasants to the ice-house, in Penarth-road, on Monday afternoon.. As he did not return witness caused inquiries to be made at the lad's residence. At eight o'clock he (witness) drove down to the ice-house to investigate the matter. and a search for the lad was com- menced by him and an engine-driver. Aftei some time they found him lying on the lift at the bottom of the well. The lift commu- nicated with all three floors in the building. It was afterwards found that the lad had hung the pheasants in a room on the second floor, whence he must Jwve hl1en down the lift weU on to the cage at the lottoin of the building, a distance of about 18ft. There was a light in the room where the lad had been hanging un the birds, nut there was no ,,1-otec- hon. it1 the shape of railing or fen.^inci against his. or anyone's, falling down the well. -Dr. Slwen. house-sro-pon at the infirmary, QVSJTT i-he> lac1 waR brought in an unconscious COn. dition to that institution on Monday evening shortly after nine, o'clock- Be waR sufferinc; from a fractured skull, fractured left tliicrh. and probnblv some severe injuries to tb* brain. We never retrained consciousness, and died about four o'clock on the Tuesdq.-t- momine- — '1'11", iurv returned a verdict that "Elbcott's death was accidental, and that no blame was attributable to anv one.

GLAMORGAN ROADS. Conneil Committee Discuss Them at Cardiff To-day. At a meeting of the roads and bridges committee of the Glamorgan County Council, Md at Cardiff on Thursday afternoon (Mr. Blandy Jenkins presiding), a scheme for the inspection of main roads was adopted. By this, scheme four inspectors will be arvooinfed, one for each of the following districts, viz. T~~wan,vea,> Bridgend, Aberdare, and Llan- d-aff. The salary, to include railway fare, wa.8 fixed, at £95 per annum.. It. was also resolved to appoint a olerk for each district, at a salary of 30s. per week. The details of the scheme were left to the clerk and sur- veyor, who- will report to the next counc'i meeting.The question of appealing against the decision of the Bridgend Petty .^eesaons as to the cast of repairing the exceptional damage done to the Brynoethin-road by a traction engine belonging to Messrs. Wilcox was considered.—The Chairman said the deci- sion was the most absurd he had ever heard, and entirely contrary to the evidence.—On the motion of Mr. R. H. Rhys, seconded l-y Mr. Jot-ham, it wa-s resolved that the deci- sion be appealed against.—The wooden fence, above the retaining wall, near the. post-office at Glvn Neath, was reported by Mr. D. M. Davies to be in such a dangerous condition that the surveyor instructed him to get it temporarily repaired pending the settlement of the question of liability to repair the wall and fence between the committ-ie and the Neath Canal Company.—The matter was re- ferred to a sub-committee, consisting of the c-hairmat). Mr. R. H. Rhn. and Mr J. M. Smith.—The committee considered an appli- cation from the Macsteg Local Board for a contribution towards the maintennu :e of the main road from Cwmeerdyn, 'n the direction of Neath a.nd Blaencaerau.—.As there ap- peared to be some miswiderstfajdfng beiW'en tlie committee and the looa-1 board ;:s to 'he road which the former wouid reecomend for contribution, the subject was deferred for future consideration.

POLITICS AND PLAY. A Billiard and Skittle Tourna- ment at Cathays. The third of series of billiard and skittle tournaments took place at the Cat-hays Con- servative Club on Wednesday evening1 between the non-commissioned officers of the 41st Depot and members of the olub, which resulted in victory to the 4-lst in billiards, and for the Conservatives in skittles. At the conclusion a cold ccllation was partaken of, and the evening wound up with a most suocassful smoking ooncert,

SLANDER AND LIBEL. A Cleric's Action in the London Law Courts. In the Queen's Bench on Thursday the hearing of the Zander and libel action, Bailey v. Phillips, was resumed. Two cooks of the defendants gave evidence as to seeing "plaintiff's daughter working as a domestic servant, both declaring that they gave the girl money and food. One of them helped the girl to run away. They ailso spoke to hearing Annie screaming in, the kitchen and afterwards seeing bruises on her. Two house- maids at defendant's confirmed! this testi- mony. tPjooaftd.i n <T) mony. tPjooaftd.i n <T)

The Dead Monarch, if HIS REMAINS LYING IN STATE TO-DAY. Spectators Saw a Striking Scene when the Body was Removed from the Pafeace at Livadia. Our own correspondent at St. Petersburg, telegraphing on Wednesday, says —A dispatch from Livadia states that yester- day evening- at seven o'clock the coffin con- taining the remains of the late Czar., was trans- ported fron the Palace to the Church. Cir- cassian Cossacks, carrying torches, lined the route, and a battalion of riflemen saluted the cortege. The scene was extremely striking as th" funeral procession, lit by the glaring light of the torches, passed between the ranks of bearded warriors. Fifty priests accompanied the coffin, which was borne on the shoulders of men of the Circassian Guard, of imposing and almost gigaatic stature. The Czar, the Czarina, and all the Grand Dukes and Grand Duchesses present at Yalta followed the coffin. At the entrance to the church the stalwart Circassians transferred their burden to the Emperor and Grand Dakes, who carried the coffin to the red catafalque in the church. Here, in the midofc of the assembly of the Im- perial mourners around the coffin, the pall was removed. The bells tolled solemnly whilst the procession was making its way to the church. THE LYING IN STATE. A Dahiel's telegram from St. Petersburg says Alexander III. having died away from the capital, many modifications, have been intro- duced into the tissual ceremonies attending the interment of a Russian sovereign. After much deliberation, it. has been decided to fol- low the precedent established at the funeral of Alexander 1. in 1825. The body of the late Ciar will, therefore, lie in state for three days at the Kremlin in Moscow and five days in the Church of St. Pet-er and St. Paul, m the capital. At Mosscow the officers of the Grenadiers will form, a guard of honour round the coffin. At St. Petersburg the officers of the Imperial Bodyguard and the members of the Imperial family will also watch by the body m turn during- the night. Twice each day-at ten o'clock in the morning and at the same hour in the evening—tho whole of the members of the reigning house then in St. Petersburg will assemble round the coffm to hear mass. THE CZAR'S REMOVAL. A Central News telegra.m from Livadia on Thursday morning says.—The most imposing of the religious services in Livadia in connec- tion with the late Czar took glace yesterday afternoon when solemn masses were offered in the ohurch in the presence of the dead Emperor. The scene was awe inspiring and highly affect- ing.. The Czar Nicholas and Czarina were present, as well as the Prince and Princess of Wales. The new Cza.r evidently suffered acutely, and only with difficulty restrained him- self from manifestations of grief. The Royai party passed from the building and then the troops, and afterwards the people paoed round the coffin, unmistakable signs of grief being manifested on all aides. This morning the wea/t-her promises to improve, and arrangements are in progress for removing the remains ot tne dead Rider to Seba-stopol. The cortege will start from the church at eight o'clock this morning. ARRIVAL AT SEBASTOPOL. A Reuter's telegram from Paris says: — .A telegram from Odessa states that the body of the late Czar arrived on Thursday morn- ing at Sebastopol. The coffin was removed on Wednesday evening from the Cnurch at Livadia, Palace. AN IMPERIAL ORDER. A Central News telegram from St. Peters- burg sayfe :— An Imperial order was promulgated on Thursday for the initiation of a national subscription, the proceeds of which are to be devoted to the erection of a monu- ment to the memory of the late Czar Ak>x;*nder III. Preparations are being rapidly oairied out here for the funeral service, which is to be held at the cathedral of S S. Peter and Paul. THE NEW CZAR'S MANIFESTO. A Dalziel's telegram from Paris says:- The vxa.ulois" affirms, on the authority of a high official in the entourage of the late Czar, that the manifesto issued by Nicholas II. was his own composition, but was read and corrected by his father before he died. When the Czar Alexander read what his son had written he said:—"Now I can die happy, for I leave to you the work I was not able to finish, and which you will know how to complete." He made two alterations in the manifesto, one being the following paragraph, which he himself wrote:—"We register be- fore the Most High a solemn promise to have but one object, \yz., peaceful prosperity aaw. the glory of our dear Russia, and the happiness of our dear people." Alexander III. also interjected a sentence which stated that peace had never been broken under his rule, remarking, as he did so, 'That is my only title to renown. I have always wished for peace. You well know how to keep it, and, together with those who are with us, make other people respect it abo." A spot. has been. selected for the tomb adjoining that of Alexander II. The cathedral con- tains the tombs of all the Russian Sovereigns since Peter the Great. It is believed that the burial ceremony will take place on November 20. The municipality of St. Petersburg have voted a sum of 50,000 roubles for decorations in the city. CZARINA TO GO TO CORFU. A telegram from Athens says:—The Duke of Sparta has assumed the duties of Regent, which he will discharge during the King's absence in Russia. It is stated to be not improbable that the Czarina and Grand Duke George will spend the winter in Corfu. PROFESSOR LEYDEN A Dalziel's telegram from Berlin says — Professor Ley den is to be received by the Em- peror, to whom he will make a report with respect to the illness of the late Czar.

TO GET THE BENEFIT. Traders Application at Cardiff County Court To-day. At Cardiff County-court on Thursday morning (before his Honour Judge Owen) an application was made on behalf of Messrs. Jones. Dickin- son, and Co., of Great Frederick-street, Car- diff, for an order giving them the benefit of aft execution issued by them against Messrs. G. M. Thomas and Co., grocers, of Cardiff, the amount of which was JB45 168. The execu- tion was levied by the sheriff, and padd over to the Official Receiver, Mr. T. H. Stephens, under the bankruptcy of Mr. Evan leuan Thomas, who traded with Mr. G. M. Thomas as the firm. Applicants also asked for an order instructing the Official Receiver to pay the amount to them. Mr. A. Lewis (instructed by Messrs- Linton and C. and W Kenshole) ap- peared for applicants, and Mr. 'C. M. Bail- haehe (instructed by Mr. Salisbury, Messrs. Salisbury and Griffiths, Brisotl), for the Offi- cial Receiver.—Mr. Lewis. in opening the case, stated that a lease on premises in Cow- bridge-road was obtained in Augrrst. 1893, the names signe dbeing Evan leuan Thomas and G. M. Thomas. In June, 1894, a deed of dissolution of partnership was\ signed by E. 1. and G. M. Thomas- For the Official Re- ceiver it wa.s contended that, aw a fact, there was no real partnership.—Several legal points were taken, and Mr. G. M. Thomas was called- —In answer to Mr. Lewis witness admitted signing the partnership agreement, and also the dped of dissolution. dicl not know that- by doing so he became liable as a partner. rYe signed the nartnership deed because bankrupt did not want to be known in con- nection with the businesi-- He was a pairl servant, and had not received anv of the pro- fits, At the commencement he lent bankrupt £ 2.00, which was still owing- He, had not £2.no, which was still owing- He had not much faith in the bankrimt' honesty or cedit. —Mr. Lewis submitted that he Wf»s entitled to the order, and urged that un to the time the execution .wn,s levied there was a partnership.— Mr. B'lilhac-he ocn+etldp'1 th*>t thp motion W wrongly conceived in being brought agamst the Official Receiver. It should hav? been brought against -tho sheriff. The money never wa.« Partnership assets.—His Honour reserved judgment.

Eastbourne Lifeboat Out: The Ea.stbourne Lifeboat on Thursday rescued two men from the disabled steam yacht Rory, of DP*

Republicans Victorious. RESULTS OF THE AMERICAN ELECTIONS. Italians Riot in Chicago but a Strong Force of Police Quickly Restores Order. A Central News telegram from New York on Thursday, timed 5.50 a.m., says :-Tlie latest re- turns in reference to Wednesday's elections, though not yet absolutely complete, show that the Senate and Congress will be constituted, as far as results are to hand up to the present, as follows — The Senate will be made up of 41 Democrats, 42 Republicans, and five Populists. The Congress will be composed of: 229 Republicans. 118 Democrats. 9 Populists. A Daiziel's telegram from New York at midnight -says:—The Republicans carried Tennessee and elected their candidate for the Governorship. This success is looked upon as most important, as it breaks the solid South, which hitherto has been Democratic. The latest Republican estimates of their majori- ties in three principal States are as follow: —Pennsylvania), '185.000; Ohio. 130,000; Kansas, 45,000. RIOTING AT CHICAGO. A Dalziel's telegram from New York says:

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To-day's Racing, SPORTSMAN A NTD SPORTING LIFE AUTHENTIC STARTING PRICES. LIVERPOOL MEETING. HOBSE. I RIDER. j Sportsman, SP1:}:g NOVEMBER. HDUDLE. KntKhodes i H Escott | 5 to 4 on j 5 to 4 on ALT WELTER. Philanthrps I J Watts 9 to 4agi 9 to 4 ag BREEDERS' PRODUCE STAKES. N wsmonger S Loates 10 to 1 ag I 10 to 1 ag GRASSENDALE PLATE. Fla:re Up I Rickaby. I 7 to 4agi 7 to 4 ag STEWARDS' CUP. Soult I W Pr;ltt | 100 to 7 ag j 100 to 7 ag AIKTRKK PLATE. Sweetmeat.. S Loates 10 to 1 a.g 10 to 1 ag VALEKTINE STEEPLECHASE. Cathal | i"; Hogan | 7 to 4 ag I 7 to 4 ag LINGFIELD MEETING. I XORBE. I IUDElt. j Sportsman. j S1JJ..o:'¡i"g I ,tie. RUSTlC MAIDEN PLATE. Posados | J Sogers I 6 to 1 ag I 6 to 1 ag CHELLOWS PLATE. Rampant Rawlinson. 3 to 1 ag 5 to 2 ag GORSE SELLIKG PLATE. Black Leg. I Wingfield.. 4 to lag] 4 to 1 ag NURSERY HAXDICAP. Spoil .Hunt | 100 to 14 ag | 7 to 1 ag LAWN SEILINO PLATE. Maximilia c Bradford 7 to 2 ag 100 to 30 ag CLUB OPEN WELTER. Gateshead. rMHKipley 5 to 1 ag j 5 to 1 ag The aoove prices aTe identical with those pubHs) ed iu the Racing Caunaay. Liverpool Meeting. I 12.50.-The LIVERPOOL NOVEMBER HURDLE HAN- DICAP of 200 sovs; winners extra. Two miles, over eight hurdles. Mr Atkinson's Knight of Rhodes, 4yre, list lOtb Escott 1 Mr Dobell's Sir Henry James, 4yrs, lOst 61h Dollery 2 Mr J Cannon's Gnatbiain, 4yrs, lOst 51b H Barker 3 Jlr Rymi's Caerlaverock, aged, 12st 21b C Shaw 0 Mr Miller's Baccarat., 4yrs, lOst 121b .Ila-lsey 0 Mr iiiUDert's Kontainebleau, aged, lOst Illb li Nighlingail 0 Mr Hyams's Cameronian, aged, lOst 111b A Xightingall 0 Mr DyaÙ Delvin, 5yrs, lOst 91b .T Kavanagh 0 Mr Seiuby's Dereham, fcvrs, Ilst 111b ..Morris 0 1 Winner trained by Escott. Betting- 5 to 4 on Knijrht of Rhodes, 6 to 1 agsfc Delviu, 10 to 1 agst Cinatbrain, and 100 to 3 agst anv other. Caerlaverock made the running from OtmeromMi, Fontainebleau, and Baccarat, with Sir Henry James last;to the mile post. Then Cameronian took up the running, closely followed by Caerlaverock and Knight of Rhodes, to the canal "urn, when the favourite went to the front, and holding the lead to the end, won by a couple of lengths; a bad tliird. Delviu was fourth, Caerlaverock fifth, and Dereham last. Knight of Rhodes was objected to on the ground of bumping, but it was overruled. 1.20-The ALT WELTER HANDICAP of 100 sovs; winners extra. Five furlongs. Mr Redfern's Philanthropist, 4yer. lOst ..J Watts 1 Mr Whipp's Eveline, 4yrs, 9st 31b T Weldon 2 Mr J Tait, jun.'s Timorcso, 3yrs, 3sL 91b ..Finlay 3 M R Lebaudy's Simon Renard, 5yrs, 9st 71b S Loates 0 Mr Catlin's Pins, 3vrs, 9ft 41b S Cliandlev 0 Col North's Portrush 3yrs, 9st 21b M Cannon 0 Mr Swinton's Gold Belt, 3vrs, 9st Caider 0 Mr Mackie's Castletooh, 3vrs, 8st 131b ..Colling 0 Mr Richda-le's Bonnie Laura. 3yrs, 8;tL 71b T Loates 0 Winner trained ty Jarvis. Betting—S to 4 agst Philanthropist, 100 to 15 agst Portrush, V to 1 agst Simon Renard, 100 to 12 agst Timoroso. 10 to 1 each ap-st Pins, Evelyn, and Castle- loch, and 100 to 8 agst any other. Gold Belt was first off, being closely followed by Pins, Cast-leloch, -j Philanthropist, and these were well deiLr of Portrush. At the distance Philanthropist took up the runninc. with Timoroso and Evelyn close up. The three last named ran a fine race home, the result being v favour of Philanthropist, by s short head; a neck separated the second and third. Portrush was fourth, and Simon Renard fifth. 1 50-The (25th) GREAT LANCASHIRE BREEDERS' PRODUCE STAKES of 3,000 sovs. for two year olds colis 9st, liliies and geldings 8st 111b; winners extra; breeding allowances. One mile. Mr* Peek's Newsmonger, 8st 111!) S Loates 1 Sir R Jard'ne's liriardale, Sst 41b ..Fmiay 2 Duke of Westminster's Tarporley, 9st 101b M Cannon 3 Mr L de Rothschild's Utiea, 9st 7lb ..T Loates 0 Mr Holmes's Wild Queen, 8st llib.S Chandlejr 0 Mr Baird's Santa Palma, 8st llib W lrfttt, 0 Mv Cox's Galeottia, 9st 2lb •••"? 2 Duke of Hamilton's The Nipper, 9st 51b..J Watts 0 Mr Hammond's Lady Poll, 3st 8!h.Caider 0 Winner trained bv Goiding. Betting—5 to 2 agst Briardale, 7 to 2 agst. Tar- porley ,6 to 1 each agst Utiea and The Nipper, and 10 to 1 agst any other. Wild Queen settled down in front ano made play from Briardale and Newsmonger, Santa Palma and Tarporley being in close attendance, for a quarter of a mile. At this point Santa Palma joined Wild Queen, Briardale and Newsmonger still lying well up. At the distance Briardate took up the running, Newsmonger being second, the fetter, finally getting his head in front; winning by a length and a half; two lengths separated the second and third. Wild Qveen was fourth, and Lady Poll last. 2.20—The GR ASSENDALE MILE PLATE of 100 sot's, for three year olds and upwards mares and geid- jhk-s allowed 31b; winners extra. One lUlle. Lorn Derby's Flare Up, 4vrs, 9st 101b -Ric-kaby 1 Lord Penrhyn's THess&lian, 5yrs, lOst 31b J Watts 2 Mr L de Rotlischjid's Bevil, 3yrs. 8sc 1210 T Loates 3 Mr J PIatt s Thoriieyeroft, 4yrs, 9st 41b M Cannon 0 Mr Clayton's Brodkirk, 5yrs, 8st Xib S Ctiandley 0 Winner trained bv Mr Lamnton. Betting—7 to 4 agst Flare Up. 3 to I agst Thes- salian, 4 to 1 agst Bevil, 5 to 1 agst Thonieyeroft, and 100 to 8 agst Ilmdkirk. 3 0—'Ihe LIVERPOOL .STEWARDS' CUP (Handicap) of 400 sovs. Canal point, in, nearly six furlongs. Col North's Soult, 4vrs, 7st tlb W Pratt 1 Col. North's El Diablo, 5yrs, 3At 121b. ..M Cannon 2 Gen 0 Williams's Perigord, 4JTS, 8at, 31b. -T Loates 3 V,. Hanbury's Cabin Boy, 5yrs, 9st 71b (71b ex.) Rickabv 0 Mr f>p«mond's Sweet Auburn, 3yre, 8si 51b AUsopp C Mr Tiircickir.ortoii's AICMIO. 3yrs, 8st 51b Caider 0 Duke of Westminster's Joyful, "4yrs, "7st 121b H -toon 0 Mr Sr-airv's Ormac, 4vrs. 7st 111b .Harrison 0 Capt Homfray's Glengarry 3yrs. 7st 101b 0 Mr W 'Swtflor Stirpes Liidecided, 3yrs, 7st ) Mr Rrdftni's Fatt-erHs? 4vrs, 7st 71b J Woodburn 0 Mr Binnic's Crooked 4yrs, 7st 61b.. Gough 3 Mr Winn's Lady Salisbury colt, 4yrs, 6st 121b S Chaudley 0 Winner trameif by R f>herwood. Betting-Il to 2 each agst El Diablo and Perogcrd, 7 to 1 agst Crooked Pin., 8 to 1 t1;Et Glengarry, 100 to 11 agst Arsano, lOtoil; each agst Cabin Boy, Sweet Auburn, and Fatherless,, 100 to 7 each agst Ormac and Soult, and 20 to 1 each agst Joyful Undecided, and Lady Salisbury wt. From a very :trå.ggkJog start Sweet Auburn made the running from Aa-cfuw, Undecided, and Crooked Pin, with Joyful last.. On rounding the bend CroolcedP in took up the running, followed by Sweet Auburn, Undecided, and Perigord. This order was maintained until the d Istauee was reached, when Perigord had worked bis way to the front, hut shortly afterwards the I itter was deprived of the. lead, as both Soult and El Diablo immediately laced past, the. former winnia by half a length; iouv lengths separated the se eond and third. Sweet Au- burn was placed fourti I by the judge, Gic-iigarry ,!•. Crooked Pin sixth, Fatherless seventh, Jovftil eighth, Cabin Bov liiutfi t and Ladv Salisbury celt- last. 3.30—The AlNTREE PL," ITE of lOG sovs. for three year olds and upwanlj; mares allowed the winner to be sold for IKJ0 sovs. One mile and three furlongs. Mr Pickering's Sweetmeat. 6yrs, 9st 51b S Loates 1 Air Cunningham's Bowie Den, 3yrs, list 41b S Chandlev 2 Mr Kay Barnes's Vieux Ss txe, 3yrs, 9,;t 31b It W Armstrong 3 Lord Bradford's AlCragan, 3yrs, Sst ilb ..All.sopp 0 Mr Chatterton's Loyui Maid, Set Finlay 0 ;1r Hyams's Pautagreul, 6.v"rs, 9st 5111 ,M Cannon 0 Winner trail, cd by owner. Betting—Evens on Panfc igruel, 4 to 1 agst Veaux Saxe, 9 to 2 agst Alfragou, to 1 apt Loyal Maid, and ten to 1 agH any other. Sweetmeat made all the running, and won by a length and a lialf^ tw-» lengths separated "the second and third. Loyal ]V. [aid was fourth, and Pan- tagruel last. Sweetmeat was bought h i for 135gs. 4 C—The (10th) YALENT11NE STEEPLECHASE of 150 sovs, for four year otels and upwards; winners extra. About two miles ind three-quarters. Mr Kelly's Cathal, cyrs, lift 31b C Hogan 1 Lord .^Shrewsbury's Ballvoliara, 5yrs, lOst 101b W Ellis 2 Mr M Firth's Musician, ?>gf d, list Mr J MB ell 3 Mr Allertcn's Harpist, ag-e(!, list 4Ib ..J Cauer (3 Mr Goodall's Careless, aged., list Lathom 0 Winner traiw Alpri vately. Betting—7 to 4 agst CathuJ. 3 to lag st Ballyohara. 5 to 1 agst Musician, 8 to 1 agst Careless, and 10 to 1 agst Harpist, Won by four lengths: a bid third. Betting on the Coursa. IjIYKRPOCS. UTJP. 11 to 4 agst Street Siiger, t 3 to 1 Avingtoi*, t 5 to 1 Egerton, 1:114 ti to 1 Portland, t 100 to 8 StowmarkEt, o Lord Cadogan's colt is not struck out of the race, but he is si mewhat sore fro m the effects 011 Thurs- day morning, and his starting is entirely dependent upon his condition on Frid, ay. Lingfield feting. 1.15—The RUSTIC MAIDED PLATE of 100 sovs, for two year olds and upwards weight for age mares and geldmgs allowed 31b winners extra. Five furlongs. Capt. Fenwiek's Posados, 4yns4 9st 21b J Rogers 1 Mr B Willyams's Splendour, 2yrs, 7st 12th Rumboldt 2 Air Roser's Alenzon, 3yrs, 9at 21b G Brown 3 Mr Siierrard's Dorothy Hive, 4yrs, 9sfc 2111 Wmgneld 0 Mr Jeaps's Polly Morgan, 8st 131b H Jeaps 0 Mr Hanbury's Outward Bound,. 2yrs, 3st 5lb (71b ex) K 0 Loates 0 1 Winner trained by; Wa'llow. Betting—11 to 8 agst Outn* a'd Bound. 9 to 2 agst Dorothy Hive, 6 to 1 eadl afst Posados and Splen. dour, 10 to 1 agst Aleuzoii, a.sd 20 to 1 agst Polly Morgan. Won by a head; a neck "eIi arated the second and third. 1.45—The CHELLOWS PLATE pf 100 sovs, for three year olds and upwards; weight for age; mares and geldings allowed 31b wim lers extra. One mile. Mr Straus's Rampant, oyrs, 8s i, fiR; ..Rawlinson 1 Mr Lancashire's Gambol, 4yrs, art. -lib ..H Morgan 2 Mr T Jennings' jun.'s Arouya, Iyrs, 8sl 31b Bradford 3 Mr Fawcett's Philology, 3."rs, 8 St 31b G Brown 0 i Winner trained by W" Stevens. Betting- 2 to 1 each agst Phil riogy and Arouya, 3 to 1 agst Rampant, and 10 to 1 agst Gamliol. Won by six lengths; a neck t eparated the second and third. 2.15-The GORSE SELLING purrE of 100 sovs, for three year olds and upwards weight for age; mare8 and geldings allowed (ilb; the winner to be sold for 50 sovs. One mile. Mr Collins's Black Leg. 3yrs 8si; 4111 ..Wirigfiekl 1 Mr Savage's Oarland, 6yrs. 8st KRb Madden 2 Mr Polehampton's Bad Start, byits, 8st 101b C Hawlinson 3 Mr E Loder's Overcast, 5yrs, 8st IOlh G Chaloner 0 Mr E Woodland's Peuzie, 4vrs, fist 71b P M Woodland 0 Mr Archpr's Pierolla, 3vrs, 8st 41b Addis 0 Mr Tutt's Piognostic, 3yrs, 8st. £ |b .G Brown 0 Winner trained by Holt. Betting"-9 to 4 agst-0 ver^ast. 4 to 1 agst Black Leg, 6 to 1 each agst Garland and Prognostic. 10 to 1 agst Bad Start, lOOt o 8 agst Pfoirolla, and 20 to 1 agst Penzie. Won by three lengths a bad third. Pierolla. was left at. the post. 2-45—The NOVEMBER NURSERY HANDICAP of 150 sovs. for two year olds: winneoB extra. Five fur- longs. Capt Winn's Spoil. 8st r .Hunt 1 Sir H Farrjuhar's Pvjama, 7st 8Mb' Brown 2 Mr Blewitt's Monkey Boat, 7st 21b L Madden 3 MrG raham Menace's Ironstone, 8 it 41b .Bute 0 Mr Heasman's Bolero, 7st, 131b Rawlinson 0 Mr T Jennings's Sautease II., 7st. 71b ..Bradford 0 Mr R Sherwood's War Queen, 7st4)h..G Mauser 0 Mr J Jewitt's Tvrjlean, 6st 12th C Ward 0 Mr S Smith's Great Shot. 6st 111b J Wall 0 Col Maude's Miller's Daughter cotit, 6ft 91h K Cannon 0 Winner trained by GT'bert. Betting-7 to 2 agst Tyrolean, i to 1 a.gst The Voyage, 7 to 1 agst Great Scot, 100 to 14 agst Spoil, 8 to 1 each agst Pyjama and Sa,utess e II, and 10 to 1 each agst War Queen and Monkeyb- sat. 3.15—The LAWN SELLING PL-ATI E of 100 sovs, for two year olds; colts, 9st, fill jes and geldings 8st lilb the winner to lie sold for 50 sovs. Five furlongs. Mr Shirley's Maximilia. colt, 9st Bradford 1 Prince Doria's Honorette. 8st 111b Brown 2 Mr Collins's Trackless, 8et 91b (aliiciwed 51b) Wingfield 3 Mr R Sherwood's Ventilator, 9;:t Rumboldt 0 3i.. T Cannon's Ulverstou, 9st G Allen 0 Mr T>en:on's Foo Chow Foo. 8st 11 To G Chaloner 0 Mr Baruato's St. Antoine, 9st Rawlinson 0 Winner trained by W. Ste rens. Betting..7 to 2 agst Muximillia and Trackless, 9 to 2 agst Ulverston, 5 to 1 agst Ventilator, 7 to 1 agst Honorette, and 10 to 1 agst an; y other. Won by three lengths; five lei (gths separated second and third. 3.45-The CLUB OPEN WELTER HANDICAP ot 150 son; winners estra; professi e-nals 71b extra. One mile and a quarter. Mr Gore's Gateshead, 4yrs,10st, llh Mr' HM Eipley 1 Mr Lancashire's Bonny Peggy, 4vrs, 10st3tb ) Ir Lnshington 2 Mr Daskwood's Black Bart, 3yrs, 10s t 101b Mr A H Ripley 3 Mr T Cannon's Princess Helena, 3yrs, lOst 131 h Mr D Thirl well 0 Mr Felton's Indulph, 3vrs, lOst, 510 .Owner 0 Mr Jacobs's Baron Hirjch, 3}TS, lOsi llh 3 fr J Phillips 0 Mr R Thirlwell's Miss Cristo, 3yrs, JiOst Mr A Thirlwell 0 Winriffr trained by Odtli is. Betting-" to 2 "sL Princess Ueleeia. 5 to 1 each agst Gateshead, Bonny Peggy, and i; taron Hirse-b, 6 to 1 agst Black Bart, and 10 to 1 agsf; any other. Won by four lengths a bad tbiid- PROBABLE STARTERS F OR THE LIVERPOOL err ?. Sir W Throckmorton's Avm^ton, 4rrs, 9st 71b T J Calder Mr F Alexander's Son of a Gun, 4vrs, 8st 21b MCannon Mr M D Peacock's Golden Drop" 5yrs, 8st A White Mr S Platt's Portland, 5yrs, 7st 11lb- T Loates Lord Cadogan's Stowmarket, 3yrs, 7st 31b Pinlay Mr A D Cochrane'* Bererton, 4yM, 7st. lib Allsopp Mr P Buchanan's Street Singer, 3yra, 6st 121V, S Chandley Mr A Taylor's Bard of Avon, 3yrs, 6st 31b H Chaloner ACCIDENT TO STOWMARKET ACCIDENT TO STOWMARKET The starting of Stowmarket is demfriHent upon the result of Ids"mishap at exercise tiliii corning, the effects of which are somewhat less s< a.oms than was at the time of the occurrence feared. To-c!ay's London Eietting, The accident to StowmarJcet caust id an adoration upon the Liverpool Cup market., its S ttreet Singer ad- vanced to 5 to 2 and Avmgton to 150 to 30 offered; Egerton and Portland were supporter I at 6 to 1: 8 to 1 was booked to Son of a Gun and Bai id of Avon, but Golden Drop stood at 1CO to 6. Prio< s :— LIVERPOOT, CUP. (Run Friday, Nov. 9. Cup Coursi;, one mile and three furlongs). 5 to 2 agst Street Singer, 3yn 6st 121b, t 100 to 30 — A vington, 4yrs, 9st 71b, t & o 6 to 1 — Egerton, 4yrs, 7st Ub, t 6 to 1 — Portland, 5yrs, 7st 111b, t 8 to 1 — Son of Gun, 4yrs, 8st 21b, t 8 to 1 — BarS of Avon. 3yrs 6st 31b, t 12 to 1 — St'i^-uTket, 3yrs, "3'rt 3fb, t&o 16 to 1 — Golden Drop. 5its, Sst, o Manchester Meeting LANCASHIRE HANDIC^I1. age age I S&brioa a Worcester 4 Sarawak 6 Hebron 3 Brocatelle 5 Gazateer 3 Medicis 4 Poet's Com ff 3 Harfleur II 4 Rodomont 3 Penny less 4 Xtiry 3 Tanderagce 4 Wensley 3 Highland Buck 4 Hornbeam 3 Peppercorn 4 Pomade DH toe 3 Fealar 4 Bard of Ave n 3 Victor Wild 4 St Hilaire — 3 Dornroschen 4 Sempronius 3 Queen of Navara" 0 St Florian 3 Father Priestholme 3 Phocion Antonio 3 Erin 4 Pierre 3 I Ravensbury 4 LIVERPOOL AUHJMN CUP. MAhSCHESTER NOVEMBER HANDICAP. Mr. ALFRED CROOK, os,]T!z,n)E. Alfred Grwk will forward free, an receipt of address, "cnoows PRICE REOORTI' Containing Entries and Latest Market; Me^enaente on above. Letters posted by the Kiglis Mail arrive in Ostende the following day, and ? fliswered by return of post. letters must be prep' id. Address ALFRED CROOK, Osteiwif.. Posbige, 24d- Accounts settled at Tattereail's, of which M- Croek is c-ne of the oldest members

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The Cardiff Market, 111 HAS IT OUTLIVED ITS USE- FULNESS P A Pressman interviews Councfifors and Tradesmen to Get their Views On the Subject. A representative of the "Evening Express." who was told oil to make some inquiries j with reference to the Cardiff Market ques- tion, writes — "I 1 As hinted by a "Roath Shopkeeper" in his letter to Monday's "Western Mail," a considerable a.moullft of dissatisfaction exists, and has existed for a long time, among stall- keepers at the Cardiff Market. Some time a^o a deputation waited upon the propertv ago a deputation waited upon the propertv and markets committee of the coriJoration and put in a fetroug plea for areducnon of c-tuii rentals on the. ground that they were higher there tluui m the majority of towns of similar lmpoi-tanee. The shopkeepers of the to Mil are oomi>la.iiian.g of the competition of the ma-rket, and the stall-owners in the nuirKet not only complain of high stall ren- tals, but are constantly- protesting against hucksters being allowed to expose tht-rr -i-are,i for sale in the public streets. "The property and markets committee is one of the most troublesome of the corpora- tion committees," said a councillor to me. Wtt are always havin-g to settle disputes, and are constantly button-hoi ed in the street,s by ^tail-holders and others, who are full of grumbles and grievances. The mem- I bers of the committee are not to be envied." The agitation for a reduction of market rents still goes on, and now there is further trouble consequent upon notices to quit being served upon many of the stall-holers for not complying with the request of the committee, to keep open their respective stalls every day in the week. Messrs. Mor- or gan Brothers, who are agents for the Ponty- pool Flour and Bakery Company, have re- fused to deliver up possession in accordance with the corporation notice on the ground that their firm have spent over £ 40 in fitting up the stall, and are now refused the right toliiid a suitable tenant, who would take, to and pay them for those fixtures. In a letter to the "Western Mail." they have explained their reason for not complying with the corporation notice. "Our firm," they say, "being desi- rous of estaoiishiiig a regular daily market, kept our stall open every day in the week for several months, at a very considerable loss to <Hirsel\es, until we found our efforts in this direction were hopeless- And we now pro- tect against the action of the committee as being most unfair and unjust in still insisting that, unless we cont.inue to 'keep open daily. we are to be deprived of our Saturday stand in the market." It is evident that, before, the end of it. there will be a "prettv kettle of fish." J questioned a "member of the pro- perty and markets committee as to whether he did not feel inclined to fall in with the re- mark which has aopeared in these columns— that this market was one of the fogies of the corporation. Tie replied that he was not going to admit that, because he was not yet convinced th'• t th^ nays of markets were over. Tn fact." ho r!. "my observation* lead me to the opinion that the mqr- et is a boon to people with small means, who have to make their purohn^es hurriedly. Being- pressed for time- they find it a great convenience to make all their purchases in one central place without to run around thp tmyn for ihem." 'Tinps the market nav its wav* T ast-ed. "01,. ves," ho replied "it entail no loss, as far as I can anther from ficrures sirnplied to mp" Of course, vou ,ql wrtprstMid the markpt is a leeacv left to the present corvoraticvn hi* its predecessor^, and we have to make the best we can nf it." t,-cl what is the reason for the notices to ouH r'" "Our nhioH- is tn make the mnr-Vpt as ittrao- f.ivp :"nc1 as flourishinsr ::1" TY1"1-.1,, and it iq mTno««ible to do w whpn some stulls—nf them in the bpst i»sitions—are closed, while o^hoT-s are open-" "fin von think fl,P corporation, b^* rvmiir;iv ma- this marVpt. is r»n t ("I l:1rrr" ",lmT>1'f'(>T)" nay hp'1\, rate=: "f don t tl,ip1, th^re is mn^h rv>nr>-np>tition between the stall-holders a.nd the "honkcepprs of the town. lior>ausp thp ^rice^ a.sh.d in the market are. I b^Wvo, considerably higher than t1]1' acked ontsi(1p." The opinions of another public with M'hnm T had a conversation, wpr" doci^edlv in favour of Puttinn- tho -nnrl-et bivl^inrr tn sOTnr. other use. TTe poin+^d ""t. {W t'h" pr)- prm"hes mil'titpd oonsidor-'blv its snccpss. rind thouo-ht fhai the pite m;<rht h" 11j;jli"N:t foi- some purpose TTp sa^eed intVi n "T?nath CViookeeriA-r." +n:1J. tho •ma-Vet did riot- now fulfil if« orip-iral mis«:nn of hein<f a frn■■mt y>l^.oD for ronnf-n' yv-.nTs"' whn 1->ro"I,t their pt-odiioi iT1+n +' -mrl Ko said n" felt certain i+ -rvo'dd h", f.nnrl, ilt)-n i"om'ry, tJ.t t'Ne institution was heinty 10('l1:FYErl "KTT i rTrll otv) TRADESMEN COMPLAIN- Our reporter afterwards interviewed several tradesmen living m the main streets of Cardiff, with a view to ascertaining their feeling in the matter. While some were not Prepared to admit that the market affecfed. them in any way, others stated, that their businesses, in connection with which they paid heavy rates, suffered bv the market competition, especially on Saturdays, when, to clear out their stocks, the market Balespeople did not hesitate to cut prices, and so attract customers who ought to be patronising heavy ratepayers. There was a strong feeling that the market, instead of serving any good punxise, was really a standing injustice to the more responsible tradesmen of the town. A SUGGESTION. TO THE EDITOR OF THE EVENING EXPRESS." 81r,-I see there is some discussion eroing on ;1<3 to whether the Cardiff Market ought not to be put to some other than its present use. Might I suggest its conversion into public swimming bat.h.s? The old baths in Guildford-eresoent are a disgrace to a big town like Cardiff, and the market buildines will be just the very place for public baths. —I am. &c., ATi±ij £ l Ji. HOW TO MAKE IT MORE USEFUL. TO THE EDITOR OF THE" EVEKING EXPRESS" Sir,-The, great drawback to the present market fs. to my mind. the miserable and dreary aspect it presents from St. Mary-street. It L'i neither attractive nor useful. If the pro- perty and markets committee would not be above taking it as a sturswtioii, they might, at no ruinous cost, remove the stalls from the centrc* of the market and re-arrange them as shown in the accompanying sketch, and thus .at least, form a good thoroughfare between St. Mary- street and Triinity-street. It would then, no doubt, !)p made a. general use of. and, at all events,, give a semblance of popularity to this miserable dead horse, which Dr. Edgar Jones and his compeers are so zealously and persis- tently endeavouring to kick into; life.-I rm &{' IMPROVEMENT. Cardiff, Nov. 7.

At Cardiff Police-court on Wednesday morn- ing Thomas Gillagher, a voung sailor, was committed to take his trial at the next. Glamor- ganshire Assizes on a charge of assaulting and attempting to stab Mary Ann Davies with a Lk-ii- 17. Mac*- Ann-street, on the 6th inst.

Gossip for Footballers. MANIFESTO BY THE ENGLISH RUGBY UNiON. The Yorkshire Clubs Called Upon t( Clearly Define and Prove Their Status. We cannot doubt that matters are rapidly approaching- a crisis in the North of England, and the recently issued manifesto by the English Rugby Union will certainly hasten the end Within a month Yorkshire clubs will have to. officially state whether or not they will under- take to comply with the letter or spirit of bye- laws, rules, and regulations of the Rugby Union as regards professionalism." It would be easy I enough to answer in the affirmative and continue to evade the spirit of the bye-laws as before, but there is something- else to consider. If. after making such an answer, they are charged with an evasion of the laws the onus of proof lies with them, and they have to clear themselves of the charge, failing which they will be expelled the Union. There is no getting away from this. and donb tless many clubs are in a dilemma. With Cardiff away at Gloucester on Saturday the most interesting game in the Cardiff district ought to be that at Penarth, where the Devon- port Albions will meet the seasiders. The Devon men are bringing their strongest team tc Wales, and as Penarth will have their full strength on the field, including G. W. Shepherd, who makes a most welcome re-appearance after being absent for a month, the match should be well worth the journey to Penarth to witness. The Albion team includes several county players and they have the reputation of playing a fin. open game. Penarth have played them in the West of England twice, and on each occasior the dumplings" have won by narrow margins, Naturally the Seasiders are hoping to pay off old scores. A writer from Sndbrook wants to know a lot Listen to what Le says :—" Will you kindly in. form me as regards the Brothers Samuels leaving the Swansea team. Did they leave on account, of not being paid for lost time wnile playing, or was it because they were not paid enough for expenses ? And what is the most the Rugby Union allows for lost time, if allowed ? Also, can a referee alter his decision after once giving it in f" I am sorry I cannot answer the first question, but in answer to the lost time query, I may say the Rug'by Union do not allow for it- A referee can alter his decision if he sees reason to do so. *The Grangetown Club's prospects a.re much brighter at the present time than they have been this season. The club has been re-orga- niseri. and several new men have offered their services. The captain. Mr. M'Carthv, has decided to retain his position, and an ener- getic committee will carry out the future ar- rangements. The club are open next Saturday at home.. Sir,Would you allow me through yout paper to thank the Cardiff Football Committee for the grand alteration to the football field. I mifct say it is a great improvement. By th« way, I think it rather hard that we, a-s holden of grand stand tickets. cannot enter the field through the same gate for second class matches as for first, as the stand is well patronised when the seconds are playing.—I am. etc., A TICKET HOLDER. A correspondent asks -Did Charley Thomas (Newport) ever score three tries against Cardiff in one game, say within the last three or four years? Perhaps some one can answer the ques- tion. I cannot! C. B. Nichol, the old Lla.nelly forward, turned out last Saturday for the West of Soot- land, and played an excellent game. T. Powell. of the Roath Football Club, will be given a trial on the wing with the Cardiff Reserves next Saturday. The Cardiff Reserves have this season played seven matches, won six, lost none. and drawn one, scoring 116 points to their opponents' six. n«r line has only been crossed, twice, br Newport Second a.nd Abergavenny. Instead of the Cardiff Association team play ing Carmarthen College next Saturday. Cardif are to meet Barry District a Cadoxton for th. first, round of the Welsh Cup. On Wednesday Qraig's trainer, Profeeeot Denny Butler, came down to Cardiff to make arrangements for St. John and O'Brien to travel up to London. An engagement has bec-n secured for them. and it is likely We. shall shortly hear of the 1 wo Welshmen "knocking out" all comers The men leave Cardiff at the end of this week. WELSH ATHLETE. Devoiiport Albion v. Penarth. at Penarth. on Satur- day next, November 10, 1594. Trains from Cardiff, 2.28 (G.W .IT.), :md 2.49 (Riverside). 1:3770 Football and Football Jerseys, anv Special terms to clubs, Kugby or Association. Send for Catalogue.—Winter Lates, Athletic Outfitter. Itoywl Arcade, Cardiff. e5466

SEIZED AT SHEBEENS. Beer Casks and Outfits Realise je30 at a Sale To-day. Cardiff Town-hall ylitrd was crowdfec iMt morning, the occasion being the sale of she- beeners' outfits seized by the police in raids during the past eight months. Messrs. J. G. Maddox and Sons were the auctioneers, and the property included 155 casks of all sizes, from the 4|-s'allon to the 36-gallon. some empty and some full of beer. There was also a large quantity of spirits and utensils, the whole being disposed of inIotsfe.r.eSO.

The People's Warehouse.—19s., Wedding King. 22cfc, 3idwt. Gold Earrings included. Blaiberg's Arcade, near Gasworks. The People's Warehouse.—10s.. Silver Watch; twelve months' guarantee.—Blaiberg's Arcade, neai Gasworks. e37fc>9 The People's Warehouse.—Railway Overcoat, tJi. lOjid.—Blaiberg's Arcade, near Gasworks. e3769 Tlie People's Warehouse.—Pilot Cloth Overcoat 12s. 6d. velvet collar, &e.—Blaiberg's Arcade.fe3769 The People's Warehouse. Blaiberg's Arcade, near Gasworks.-Pa.ir Heavy Cloth Blankets. 88. lld.:e3'!ó9 Blaiberg's Arcade.-Notice.—Through the suece* of our Red Band Shirt at 2s. ód., we have made arrangements with a Manufacturer of Imitation Welsh Flannel to take a. Large Number of Imitation Welsh Week at price so that we can make the Shirt on the Premises, and offer them to the public at 21;. fed. Each Shirt will have a red band inside the neck. Our salesmen are instructed to return money it shirt should shrink after being washed. We sell the Red Banrl Shirts at 2s. & simply on account of thE large number sold, otherwise it will not pay. Th*. best working shirt ever produced. P3764 Central Stores, Hayes.—Great Slaughter mPricet of Provisions. X ote Central Stores. Central Stores, Hayes.—The General~Public are all invited to inspect. Central Stores. Haves.—Flitch Bacon, TnOd cured. 41d. per lb. Central Stores, Haves-lFor English Bacon, Cheeks, 2,d. per 11>, Central Stores. Haves.—Mild Cured Shoulders, 3id per lb. Central Stores. Haves.—For Pure, Sweet Butter, 8jd. ]b. Central Stores. Hayes.—For good i'amilv Floor, Is. 2d. per 201b. Central Stores, Hayes.—For Pure Lard, 4d. per lb. Central Stores. Hav es.-For Bladdered Lard, 5d. per lb. Central Stores, Hayes.—For Wax Candles, 3d. per lb. Central Stores, Haves.—For Civrtal Sugar, lid- per lb. Centra] Stores, Hayes.—For Currants, new liaising. 3d. per lb. e5862d8 S*10P at Blaiberg's Arcade.—19s.. 22ct. Ring Shop at Blaiberg's Arcade —12s. 6d., Gold Brooci and Earrings. "liop at Blaiberg's Arcade Feather Hed. Shop at, Blaiberg's Arcade.—50sT^ AJbertT" Shop at Blaiberg's Arcade.—4s. 5s<l71teal Carmar- tten Town Welsh Flannel Shirt; 4s. Ild, mane tc measure for To Let, Furnished Rooms, Two Y Qung MerTToiana or Married Couple: very comfortable.—48. Eldon road, Riverside, Cardiff. e5S07dl4 Letters Written, Accounts Aladc~TTn Wrappers so Circulars Directed—10, King'g-road, Cardiff. r.e5807dli Cardiff Chrysanthemum Show, Park-hall November 14th and 15th. Concert second night. E. bearl, Secretary, 21, Clive-road, k L untou. Cardiff. e3775

-A serious riot oecuned at Chicago on Wednesday morning, at which seven persons were seriously injured and many others knocked almost senseless by the police, who used their clubs freely. The trouble arose through some members of an Italian Republi- .can parade assaulting an Irishman, who shouted for the Democrats. The Irishman was beaten until he was unconscious. The Italians then assailed some other Irishmen. The police arrived in force, and attempted to restore order, and a fight ensued between the officers and the Italians. Many were hurt, but. the police clubbed the rioters into submission, and imprisoned the ringleaders.