Evening Express

No MARKS OF VIOLENCE. .a. PORTER AND HIS WIFE FOTTITD DEAD IN THEIR HOME. On Monday night the bodies of Patrick O'Hare and his wife were found in their house It Rakhfriland. Newry. O'Hare, who was a porter at Newry Workhouse, visited hie wife on Wednesday. They were not seen during the w-hde of Friday, and the neighbours summoned the police, who entered the house. The bodies of both, fully dressed, were found lying in the kitchen. There were no marks of violence. Dea-th is believed to be due to suffocation or i Poison.

DEATH CAME TO-DAY. -1 SWANSEA PUPIL TEACHER'S WOUNDS PROVE FATAL. The pupil teacher, William John Evans, who, Saot. himself in Victoria Park, Swansea,, on Fri- tay afternoon, died at Swansea •ifto? midnight, having received fatal internal id-jary from tke bullet. An operation was, we understand, performed en the invalid, but there Was bat flight hope of recovery from the first. An inquest is fixed to beheld this afternoon. .>

MAD WIFE'S SUICIDE. WRITES A LETTER TO HER HUS. BAND FIRST. Mrs. Aiuarjjeridge, who lived at KingVcross, London, got up to prepare the breakfast as Usual. "I do not think you need get up yet, Sid she remark.'d to her liusbaud. About ajt hour later he found that she had left tho house. At ten oclock he received the fol- lowing telegram (read ;by the coroner at an inquest Oil Frida VI :—"I am all right; love +o all; you will licar to-morrow." The next morning the husbaiud received this letter 'bearing neitlur address nor (htte) :Dear Sid ,—Forgive me and forget me for a time, if you can. I will not leturn to you until 1 can oOortrol my feelings. It has much grieved tne to go. Think of the poor children, who are so much to be pitied. Until I feel thai I can behave properly I am better a way. May God forgive me for the trouble I have caused. You will hear more to-morrow."—The husband explained that his wife had frequently suffered "from fits of Insensibility and depression. Twelve mnnths ago she was an inmate for six Weeks of the Colney Hatch Asylum. She had often remarked that, she wished she could die, to get out of her misery.—Maria Refd. pro- prietress of a hotel, said the woman engaged a room there on Tuesday morning, and after- ward* partook of breakfast. She retired to test at half-pa-d eleven p.m., and the follow- lng morning was found lying upon 'lier bed miconscious and moaning.—Death. said a King's College Hospital doctor, ensued tin- fame evening, and was due to laudanum poison- ing.—The jury returned a vei-diet of "Suicide Mule of unsound mind."

OFF TO THE SrXXy SOFTH. PRINCE OF WALES LEFT FOR THE RIVIERA TO-DAY. The- Prinze of Wales left Charing Cross In special train on Saturday morning for Toulon travelling via Dover, Calais. and Paris, and is to remain in the Biviera aliout a Otolith. A section of the platform was covered With crimson cloth, aud among those present to •fceive his Royal Highness Mas Sir George Hufw«ll, the chairman of directors. The Prine- d-ve from Marlborough House in a closed car Irmge drawn by tyvo bays, accompanied bv Sir 1 Ihghton Prob en (Controller of the Houstiiold' 9-nd Commander the Hon. Seymour Eortcscue Who accompany him to the south of France. As the carriage drove up there was a gen.er.il tMieoverincr of heads and some cheering. Hi- Royal Hurhncss wa* t-omewhat paler than 'isnat, apparently from the effects of his slighi «»lu. Lut seemed in gaxl spirits. and xaoitdiall\ Greeted those awaiting him on the platform.

the aqfabjvm tkance. HYPNOTIC EXPERIMENTS ARE CAUSING- INTEREST. The ten (days' trance at the Ayyariuin nor <inues to expite attention, both in the medual Profession and the igeneral public. Alfred Wootton, the subject- placed in the long trance OV Mr. Morritt shortly a.ftpr two o'clock on Thursday afternoon, maintained an even con- dition, *0 far as pulse and temperature vent, Friday, and the latest, bulletin at haJf-pasi en on Friday night was of the most satisfae- l?r-v character. Another subject, Harry Rowaii by jiann'. v.a-; },kkieed iy a trance by Mr. "-Iorritt at hall-past tywi Friday afternoon, ^'d awakeued at half-past ten on Friday night. IVl a" wa.s evidently .yon.e the worse for the Experiment.

BWACKMAILTNC CHARGES. TWO MORE ARRESTS EXPECTED IN PAiUS. A Renter's telegram from Paris says: Two fresh warrants arc stytud to lvi-ve been issued in Connection with the. blackmailing tKsuidyJb—Um for tie arrest of an attache in the Cabinet of the M inUter of Finance. and the other for ti., wriest of a director of all evening paper.

GOT LA GBiPFjS. PREMIER HOSEB;ERY IS A LITTLR BETTER TO-DAY. The I'jws Association learns, on inquiry at 38, Berkeley racjuare. tins ^Saturday) morning that Sir Wiilla441 Bpondbeut vtsited Lord ROM- IK-TV to-day. and -iosm-H-l a bulletin stat4-ng thd his lordship is suffering from a sharp attack fit influenza, and p:i«sed a restless niglit. He i, howoer. somewhat, better this morning.

BURGLARS IN A BANK. A Harwich correspondent states that the Huiwieh Branch of the. IJacon. t'nhhold. Tolle- IIJ:whf> Halik was eJttrred burglars on Thurs- day night. who fonted all the drawers in the bank. Nothing, however, was stolen, a? all the enables are put. in the strong room nightly. Entry was made by breaking a ?»ne of glass in ih" nuuiager's room. At pre.-ent there is no ue.

YELLOW FEVER IN ECUADOR. A Central New, telegram from .New ork On Suti.:da> say. The "New York Herald Publishes a dispat'-h from Guayaquil statinj. Jhat an tjwdt-jvm: of yelio.w f.n".r yut-yails there. I'hn two sons of the Spanish Consul han' died from tho dise-.i-e.

SIGETGP BY THE UMBRIA- Tim ("unard liner I inbria, from New York, arrive'.1, at Que'Mistov. n on Saturday morning. t'td reports li-iving passed tite London steamer ■As^aye. towing the GermaAi barque i'rega, "n the 22nd inst., in iat. 51.06, ki^g. 14.46, "teeriug i;».st, from the F.!j.F< and a head Rl> the time.

TOTNES M.P. MUST FICHTT. j'lie Li berals of-the Tot.nt-s i >>v ision of J )evou- intcii l eon testing the seat at the next with Mr. P. T. Sjiarke, a local tenant ;|:nier. III, is an active i>f>liti(-tn, jllri is "\Ij w",U,kJlOWll Hhruu!!ltol1t, ,tht. division.

OUTLOOK SERIOUS, South Wales Colliers May Strike. JOINT CONFERENCE TO-DAY On Saturday morning a meeting of the Joint Siding-scale Committee took place at the Engi- neers' Institute, Park-plac?, Cardiff, the purpose of considering the terms of the new sliding-scale with the workmen t'sk should now he formed for the regulation of wages of the South Wales coal trade. Sir W. T. Lewis presided, and Mr. David Morgan (in the ab- sence of Mr. W. Abraham, M.P. f'Mabon"), who is unwell, occupied the vice-chair. The proceeding were, as usual, held in camera. The points under discussion were (1) The reversion to the 10 per cent. scale of 1890; (2) the establishment of a mimimum wage rate; and (3) the appointment of an umpire in all caseat of dispute in wluch the committee fail to agree. The conference commenced at 12.30, with Sir W. T. Lewis in the chair and Mr. David Morgan in the vice-chair, Mr. W. Abraham being unable to attend through illness. The only .point under discussion this morning was the demand of the men for a reversion to 10 per cent. in the Is. instead of 8i per cent. Argu- ments in favour of this claim were advanced by Mr. David Beynon, who was followed by Mr. David Morgan. A long discussion then ensuedAH the course of which Six W. T. Lewis, on behalf ,of the owners, stated that the con- cession. could not on any account be made, and that, as a matter of fact, circumstances, in their opinion, really warranted a reduction t< 7 ¥l.¡ Shortly afterwards the conference col- lapsed and no arrangements were made as to any future meeting. We understand that 011 Thursday the ques- tion of an umpire and a minimum wage rats was dkoussed at some length, but the masters emphatically declined to grant any concession. No joint report was issued by Mr. David Mor- gan, and Mr. Lewis Miles (secretary), 011 behali of the workmen's representatives, handed in a report to the press. The outlook JIOW serious.

THE EASTERN WAR "JAPAN MAIL" TELLS A RATHER TOUGH STORY. The following is related by the "Japan Mail":—While storming the first lir.3 cf forts at Port. Arthur, a soldier j belonging to the 24th Regiment raised his rina to fire at an unusually conspicuous Chinr.ir.r.n. Just as he was about to tire a bullet from the enemy's side came whizzing on. and entered the barrel of his own gun as smoothly and neatly as if the muzzles had been placed mouth to mouth. Of course there was an explosion, and the soldier's piece was shattered to the stock, but without his receiving any injuries whatever. A fractional variation to the right or left would have caused the hostile bullet to enter his head or face, so that his escape was nothing s-hort of miraculous. He prc- Btrved the stock of the now useless weapon, and afterwards -exhibited it to his colonel, who permitted him to keep it as a memento of his narrow escape. It is probably the first- in- stance of the kind on record since Baron Mun- chausen's day. JAPANESE BI LLETS. Of the wound* inflicted by the 11 lie bullets of the Japanese. tlie "Peking and Tientsin Times." just to hand, says that they seem to disable rather than to cause death. Two hun- dred and eighty Chinese soldiers had arrived iu Tientsin, overland from Port Arthur. Only a few were wounled, but many frost-bitten. One mRP. it is said, walked otf the field .of hattle with no fewer tliaai five millets in ditfeiftut parts of his body, a.nd some of the men had" bullet wounds going completely through the body.

THE TYPEWRITER CYCLE. A SATISFACTORY TEST OF THE MACHINE IN ;MJM;I:C BATTLES. One of the latest combinations of modern ideas is the typewriter cycle, which is a .-pecial typewriting machine mounted on a bicycle for use in war. The operator sits astride his "bike," which when not running is steadied bytwo light props thrown out side- w ise. lie then receive* mos^ages in variou.- wavs aud copies them singly or in multiple. An expert opeiator isa ble, with the type- writer, to make a duplicator stencil more rapidly than several printers can set up the same amount of matter in type. From such a stencil as many as 1,000 copies can be pro- produced easily: and what is true of writing is equally so of maps.' plans, or diagrams. During a leoent military tournament in Eug- land, a typewriter-cyclist took part in 28 mimic battle?, without a single mishap, and at. the driction of tjie commanding officer rode his machine from time to time in and out of the various lines of gun carriages and other obstrue- nt 1]8- Messages were signalled from balloons and promptly typewritten and then conveyed f > Hie rear by another novelty, a trained war log. When Shakespeare spoke of letting loose the dogs of war. this curious combination <f utilities could hardly have been in his mind. Tho typewriter can easily be unshipped from the wheel and set on an ordinary table. I

GAVE CREDIT TO A WIFE. I\. DRAPER FINDS HE HAS NOT ACTED WISELY. A (loek. labourer appeared at Bow County Court- on Friday 011 a judgment summons at the suit of ;i credit draper, of 1J igh-streer, Stratford. — Defendaut said he knew nothing of an account against his wife until lie got the summon*. —Jmlg* French (to pla-intiif): It in <iuite clear that you have been giving the wife credit unknown to her husband. That is not right nor fair. You cannot gue the husband now for a debt inourreu in that fashion. 1 shall tfive you judgment for 2s. 6d. only.—Deputy- Registrar There are 5s. costs, your honour.— -fudge. French: Plaintiff must pay them, of course. Ho was ir. the wrong.—- Plaintiff: Wlmt am I to do rd>out the balance'/ Cy.n I sue the wife?—Judge French (sternly): 1 don't (-are what you tto, "il". You had better consult yoiir legal ^tiviser. (Laughter.) 1 am not here to give .advice to gentlemen like yott =-.

A BAIL WAY MYSTERY. BODY OF A WELL DRESSED MAN FOUND IN LONDON. The body of a wel/dpe-sM-d man, apparently t.bout 60 years of age, lies at the St. Pancra> Mortuary awaiting iuentijieafion, having been found Oil the railway a.t Gospel Oak Station. CprHi the clothing was a return ticket from tJospel Oak to JJlounslow, a silver watch ( •Joseph Metcalf' on the face), a bunch of keys, uid a few ^hillings. The deceased is described as Uing 5ft. 9in. in lieiurht. and wearing a beard aud mou.-tache. turning ^>ivy.

tRICKS OF THE TORIES. LABBY" WRITES TO A GLAMOR- GAN MAN ABOUT THEM. Writing to an East -Glamorgan Liljera.1 candi- date for county council honours. Mr. Labouchere remarks :—"1 trust you will be successful in your election to your county council. The trick •f the Tories is to assert that politics have nothing t.) do w ith these wE-dion> hut to opjiose :irii man who i" not a Tory and a friend of their illy. Being a Radical, stinks in their nostrils. Hut uount,- councils \I ill never lw what 'they ought to IK1, so long as they are able to keep men like you off them.

RELIEVING DISTRESS. CARDIFF POLICEMEN SUBSCRIBE TO THE MAYOR'S FUND. q On Saturady morning the Head-co-nstable (Mr. \Y. MoKenzie) handed over to the Mayor's Flllld the sum of £4- 14-s. 6d.. the proceeds of a 'oilwtion a±uongst nieinlx'rs ;»f the. police l<M<;e. This j.s the second donation from the force. 'Jh,c sunt of jEl 4s. \vas received from Mr. tvingdom, Jjeing a collection amongst the lloath slaughiternu.n. r

NO POMP WANTED. In her will Lud.v Klea.wir Cecily Clifton, of Sholebrooke Lodge, near J'uweesier. expressed ;1 wish ty be byried quietly, without pll, hearse, plumes, scarves, or hat-binds, ordered thai N) J.uuohepu ) II, provided for the guests, and stated s]iecifically that she was to be carried fro.m the Jiall through the wood aud cluiroh lodge on the parish bier.

LATE DR. HULK. A lartre body of distinguished physicians and .-urgeon.ss and other scientist* left London for Dea-l ait ten o'clock 011 Saturday morning to attend the funeral of Dr. Ilulke. late president of the Royal College of Surgeons,

Who Murdered Moyse pi NEEDHAM TELLS THI STOny OF THE CHIME. The Bey Gives Valuable J.nfOl'll1atiotl to the Police and an Arrest has Now Been Made. Ihe police are now in jxissession of valuable 11 formation in connection with the terrible murder of an old bookseller at Liverpool. The infoination was obtained from the wounded boy Needham. This is the lad's story — "My master (meaning the deceased man) had not been gone out long before a man come to the house and asked for Mr. Moyse, saying ho wanted to buy some books. I told him that my master had gone out, and I did not expect him back until about a quarter to ten. The visitor replied that he would call again at nine o'ekn k, and he then left the liou.se. lie re- turned, however, alxnit eight, aud 1 told him that the old man had not come back. He said ho would wait, and thereupon sat down and talked about Moyse to me for nearly two hours. He said nothing', however, that would give any idea as to who he wa.s, or where he had come from, and he did not mention his name to me. He evidently had known the old man for some time, judging from the conversation. Abcut ten o'clock Moyse returned, and the visitor was still in the house. When the old man came into the kitchen the visitor jumped up and shook hands with him very cordially, and they seemed to be extremely pleased to see each ether. I thought then that they were both wdl known to each other. Moyse, then, addressing the visitor, but not my name, said, 1 did not expect you back so toon,' aa though the visitor had returned frc u. tcme long j>ur cey, or from a voyage. Turning to me, may n.after said, 'He (meaning the visitor) will sleep here to-night on the sofa., and you'll tix the best room for him to-morrow.' I then v, ent to bed, my bedroom being over the one occupied by my master. 1 heard aud saw nothing more that night. I usually arise about live o'clock in the morning, and on this parti- cular morning 1 heard the clock strike five. At the same t.Íll1G 1 heard someone eoming u] stairs, a.vid on looking towards the door 1 aw the man i had left with my master the previous evening. He said to me, 'Are you not going to get up?' 1 a."kcd him had the old i..an called me yet, and he replied, 'No.' I then said, 'Is he awaked and again the stran- ger said, 'No,' adding, 'Aiu you Mot going to get up and make the fire?' I said, 'Yes,' and asked him if he would fetch the bucket and hatchet rto break some coal, which was kept in the scullery adjoining my room. The man at l' once went downstairs, and brought up an axe, and in the meantime I jumped out of bed and got dressed. Whilst I was dressing I noticed the visitor in a stooping position, as though he was looking for something on the floor. He WM rubbing his Lauds along the íkor. Re next got up and fixed a cliair and a bundle under a hole in the ceiling of the eoullery—under the cockloft. He then got 011 to the bundle and looked into the ciekloft. and 1 laughed at. him. lie then got down and spoke to me. By this time 1 was dressed. The visitor then came into my room and eaught hold of me by the throat, and pushing ine On the bed tried to fhokeme. He struck me on the head several times with a hateht 1 screamed and said, For God's sake, done kill me.' Before at- tempting to choke me. however, the man blew the candle out. and we were then in darkness. I managed ultimately to get away from him, and went into the kitchen. He followed me, and, as I was still sereamiug for help, lie picked up a poker and struck me several times over the head, telling me to "hold luy I t'J 11 towards him to try to stop him hitting nw, but he pushed me from him. saying, 'Don't put blood on 1lH' I then fell to the grou' and lie said. 'You can now go and wake the old n an.' The visitor then went out of the house, and as he was going he said. 'If you follow me will kill you.' I was dazed for some time. but when I managed to get. up ] went into my master's room, winch lies over the kitchen. I looked on tht' hed, a,I)f, saw my master lying in a. peculiar position with his head 011 the pillow, and I noticed the blotxl was on his face and head. On going closer I saw that he was dead." Questioned as to whether he could give further details about the man who had committed the crime (says the "Morning"), the boy said: "I never saw the man before, and J never heard my master mention his name. I don't know where ]1{\ c-ame from, 01' where he belonged to. but I believe he is a sailor from his appearance, and he talked to me ftboui bringing a bird and some tobacco next time lie came. When he was with me in the kiu-iien the previous night, he talked about the old man being a noisy, funny sort of fellow, and his other conversation led me to tha,t he was well acquainted "ith him. Hp is alxiut 28 or 30 years of aqp. about. 5ft. 5iu. in height, with thick brown moustache, pale face, and thill. He lookp(1 respectable and clean, and he was evidently not a foreigner, for lie spoke 1 ik.. a Li.erjxwl m:l1J. AX ARREST. The Press Association Liverpool correspon- dent telegraphs :—The police here on Saturday morning made an arrest in connection with the murder of the old man Moyse, but they dee. line to make any statement at present-regarding the person arrested. Meanwhile, he is detained in the detective office awaiting examination. A later telegram says :—LTp to noon on Satur- day the lI1:m under arrest for the Liverjxiol murder had not been brought before the lad Xeedhani for identification, but from the in- quiries of the police they attach the utmost importance to "he arrest. They are ext.remely reticent and decline in the meantime to say more than that the man fully answers to the description given by Needham of the murderer. The arrest was effected in a house in Edgeware- street through some hdk which a jwlice-con- stable accidentally overheard whilp passing along the street on his usual rounds. The man's name has not transpired, but it is stated some blood spots have lieen found Oil his clothes, and tliat. having formerly been employed about the river, he was likely to lie acquainted with the murdered man, whose IxKikstall was near the landing-stage.

IS COLD SIBERIA. WHERE STEAMING WATER TURNS INTO ICE IN A MINUTE. The word "Arctic"' has been very much in evidence during the cold weather of the last few weeks (says the "Westminster Budget"), and perhaps there are thosewho imagine that it could hardly be colder at the North Pole than it has been in England lately. To them the following facts and figures may he interesting. The coldest inhabited spot on earth is the little town of Werchojau'k, in Siberia, which is situated 67 deg. 34min. N. latitude, 133 deg. 51 min. E- longitude. The lowest temperature observed there is 90.4 deg. F. The average tempcriture for .January is 63.4 deg. F. February—50.8 deg. F. March—18.4- deg. F.; April-3.2 deg. F.-M:)y—52deg.F.;Juue.56deg.F.:Jul?. 57.2 deg. F. August. 42.8 deg. F. September, —22.4 deg. F. Octolier—4 deg. F. Novemlx-r —40 deg. F. Decemlier—53 deg. F. The ter- rible cold which prevails in Eastern Siberia I". fortunately, not accompanied by wind, for otherwise no human being could exist there. The minimum temperature at Jakut-sk is—- 79.6 deg. F., and at Ustjansk—63.2deg. F.. and during the whole month of January the tlier- monicter never reaches the height of 1.4 de"\ F. 1 h, winters are extraordinarily dry in "this region. The lowness of teniy/eiattire is due to the fact that Eastern Siberia is not influenced by oceanic depressions, and a A very high atmos- pheric pressure, with calm, clear weather and a dry atmosphere prevail*. In this way the warm air currents are aided in their escape, whde the high mountain ranges in the south and east tend to imprison the masses of cold air. Hedenstrom and W ran gel 1 have pub- lished ery remarkable reports on the effect of the cold upon the living orga-iibm hi Siberia. If the temperature sinks to 40 deg. F. every breath that is drawn causes pain in the chest and lung*. Old tree-trunks burst with ths frost: roc-ks are shattered with a noise like thunder: and deep chasms form in the ground, from which streams of water rush steaming, onlytobetnrnediutoicethcnextnimuent.

WATCH FALBE'S FORECAST. Piofessor FaJlje, of Vif'llII:1, tho :wpll-kno\\Jl weather J>,rophd, lias ;,ome reason to congra- tulate himself. Last July he prophesied tl at. there would tie liei\y falls of snow in January, intense cold h) February, unusually warm, tine weather in March, storms and eoid in April, gales (especially at sea) in May, and heavy rajn" and Hoods ill June. His prognos- tications for January and February have un- doibUdly be en correct, and it may, therefore, lie worth while checking his forecasts for the next four months. -1_

LLANTWIT-FARDRE RIOTS. No work has been curried on at Ystrady- fodwig Colliery to-day. This is not attribu- table to intimidation by strikers, but is due to The fact that a lioilor valve 11:1-' bursit. York will be resinned on Monday as usual.

GOING TO GIBRALTER. The South Wales Borderers will leave for Gibraltar in April. No other regiment will take thtÎi place there- for the present.

FOR FOOTBALLERS The Weekly Paragraph Competition. GLAMORGAN V. LANCASHIRE Here are Paragraphs of Players and Gossip of Games Interesting to Lovers of the Wfnter Pastime. The paragraph sent in this week ill connec- tion with our prize competition are not of very high truer. I have awarded the half-guinea to the sender of the paragaraph given below :— Mr. WILLIAM LLOYD, 21, Smeaton-street, Canton, Cardiff. A few vears ago, after the Ireland v. Wales international match, which was played at Lla- nelly, a member of the Irish team was strolling along one of the streets, when he came to an establishment with a large card in the window marked thus — LAVATORIES. HOT AND COLD. "Here," said the football-player, to himself, "is the place for me." Pushing the door open, he walked in, and wa.s met by the attendant. "What can I do for you, sir?" said he. "Oi want & hot lavatliery as quick as possible." "Yes, sir. Wil you be kind enough to step this way?" The footballer followed the at- tendant, who led him into ii splendid lavatory fitted with hot ajid cold water, a.nd then left him. After remaining there about half an hour, the footballer called out on the top of his voice, "Yer shpalpeen! How much longer are ye going to be after kaping mo watin' fer me hot lavathery?" "My good man," said the attendant, "this is the lavatory. Here is hot water and here is cold." He looked at the attendant- and then at the water, and picking up his stick and bag, he exclaimed, as he made for the door: "Oeh, begorra! Be the Howly Moses if Oi didn't think lavatheries wis something to eat!" The following stories also sent in are worth producing: — Last year, when the Cardiff football team journeyed to Gloucester, sotne of the players had assembled together in the smoke-room of a hotel to play a. game of chess. They had just commenced to play when a stutterer entered, and offered to play any one of them for drinks and cigars all round. They began chaffing him respecting the impediment in his speech. At last cue pert fellow, who had made 1 hiinaalf the mast conspicuous of the loi by his impertinent remarks, said, "Well, old ma.n, I'll just bet you sodas and brandies all round you can't order them without stam- mering." "D-d-done,' was the unexpected answer, and, to the astonishment of the by- standers, anil cf whom were unaware of his being, as is often the case with stutterers, a first-class singer, he beckoned the waiter, and sang out the order without the slightest hitch. Then, turning to his tormentor, he said,"N-n-n-now y-y-you e-can p-p-pay The rest of the evening the well-known Car- dithan was the mutest man in the gathering. One of the Cardiff forwards, stepping out with great haste on the ueld to play, trod OIl a young lady's foot, who was standing by the ropes. The damsel, contracting her pretty brow into a frown, ejaculated, "Cluniby creature." Many footballers would have looked foolish and apologised, but he merely ex- claimed, "My dear young lady, you should have feet like mt>, large enough ro be seen, and then you would not be trod on." The way in whit,h the frown changed into a beam- ing smile was a sight to see. During the progress of the football match played between Cardiff and the Barbarians l)!l Boxing Day a couple of young fellows, evidently not well acejuainted with the laws of football, commented thusly. "Look at that," said one of them, when Gwyn Nicholls received the ball in the region of hjs stomach, "tliat's the second time that fellow has re- ceived it there." "Serve him right," replied his companion, "if he doesn't know how to dodge 'em better than that; what does he want on the ground? Why, directly the ball is kicked, the stupid coon walks right in the f' wary of it." Football players are usually excellent racon- aud ",11E:'U in company nen-r fail to en- liven the assembly with a good joke concerning their doings in the past. Some time ago :t pro- ininent member 0f the Penarth team had 1.-cen doing a little business up in North Wales, and was returning towards Cardiff by an evening tmin. He had seated himself down for a quiet nap in the coiner of :t third smoker, when he found his forty winks abruptly terminated by the advent of some half-dozen farmers, who entered the carriage somewhat unaware to our hero. The new comers, being in rather buoyant spirits. commenced evolving highly-strung joker, and tales of hair-breadth escapes, which made HIe seasider fpd somewhat, uneasy. Find- ing ''nature's sweet restorer*' impossible, he determined to enter into conversation with the sons of toil. and. when his turn came, said that he had a true story to tell them. They listened with rapt attention. He began :—"Some weeks ;igo." he said, "I spent a very wet Saturday afternoon at Llanelly. aud by some meaD6 or other I slipped right off a Garrett clean over a Cliff, and was then iierc-ilv grablx-d by a Badger, and. would you Ixlieve it, I escaped with only a few bruises." He then lit another cigar, and carefully watched the effect of his story. "Sakes alive," 8a.id ODe of the rurals, and how did you manage it "Well, you eee," said the seasider, "1 hurried to an hotel, changed my olothes, and caught the next train to Car- diff." At the next station thp farmers alighted and departed, thinking that their hair-breadth escapes were, after all, only moderate ooni- pared with the terrible experiences of the gentleman in the corner. One day last week, as they were preparing the Cardiff Arnis Park for the great fight between Cardiff and Newport, several HnelllIJloyed melt were looking over die wall at the "devils" doing their work, whe.i Mr. W. Shepherd happened to pi.-s. "There goes old Bill Shepherd.said a cold, red-faced chap. "Oh, no," said another, "that's the king of the 'devils. "Well, said the cold, red-faced C'hap, "tt that's the king of I the devils,' he wants some of his imps to keep the frost out of him"; aud then they all had a hearty laugh. During the season of T. W. Pearson's cap- taincy of the Cardiff team, an interesting foot- kill match took place on the Cardiff Arms Park between Pearson's team and the Old Fossils. Amongst the latter team were many famous players of the past, including one old veteran familiarly called "Jack," but who had lost all his old time brilliancy in the "squa~h." On one occasion, receiving the leather, he made off at his liest pace, amidst the ringing cheers of thp spectators, which caused him to double his exertions.. And, as he told a friend after- wards, it seemed quite easy to pass them (his opponents). Wil li Hearing the goal-line, and a try seemed within his grasp, he was stai-tled to hear the referee's "t00t, toot." "What's 1.p now," he asked, on pulling up, of the full Irnck, who seemed to be "splitting his sides." "Oh, nothing."laughed that worthy, "only you've been travelling <ow.svrds your own goal. Oh. oh Th", uaptain of the Fossils now coming up. asked him why he had ran towards his own goal. "Why. he cried, "because I found it easier j tb»v, (he other way." A few reasons ago the Cardiff Team were t°urmg up North, playing Swinton on the Saturday and Burton on the Mond-tv. During the journey to Burton 011 the. Mom. y morning, some of the team Jiit upon a novel plan of amuse- ment). One of tjliem mounted on the shoulder of his two chums, and got his head through "-1, uperture for the lamp in th., roof of the f saloon. He surveyed the scenery with great satisfaction, but, on trying to draw his head in, hj found that it is easier to get into a tight place than to get out of jt. A porter trying to assist him, by tugging at his legs, had to give in, because the poor chap complained that he was strangling hnn. There was nothing for I it but to uncouple the saloon and run it into a I siding. Here a. file and saw were secured, and, after considerable trouble, the half-back was released. The team arrived i.i Burton four hours late. .1 lien the Penarth Team played at Hartlepool f-on>e few seasongs ago, a member cf the Penarth Club, who happened to be unable to play, but had come HI) as a spectator, was watching the match from inside the ropes. In the course of the game, one cf the Hartlepud- lians appeared to the enthusiastic Peuarth'te to pick up the ball with one hand, by the string. He then made a fine run through all the Penarth Team, and scored a try under the posts. Our friend who was watching the game very intently was .seen to rush on to the ground, shouting at the top of his voice, "He s got it by the string, he's got it by the string." One of the Hartlejxol pliyers stopped him in his wild career with the remark, "Naw, lu 'aven't, mister; tlioust not seen 'is "and." The discomfited Penarthite afterwards discovered that the player had merely picked up the ball in his capacious fist, whioh was his usual cus- tom. Football in Llanelly has now become possible again, the ground having been partially released from the frosty grip of the clerk of the weather. There is still, however, a lot of "bone" in the tvrf, which a liberal sprinkling of sand and salt i as not succeeded in entirely removing. It is practically certain, though, that the Morriston match will be played. One is curious to know how the players will accpiit themselves after their month of inaction. Perhaps they have al- most forgotten how to play The Llanelly team will be the best available one, which is saying a lot. All the old favour- ites will be back again, and Evan Lloyd will be seen at Stradey for the first time, with all the blushing honour of his international cap. Bad- ger, too, will be similarly decorated. It was at one time feared that Ben Davies would not be seen in the jersey agaio. He has, however, been prevailed upon to withdraw his.resigna- tion of the captaincy. This is better for all concerned, and Ben's decision lias been heartily commended. There is a possibility that Dar Morgan will be unable to turn out owing- to a twisted knee, which lie sustained in the Swansea match a few- weeks since. It is known that the injured limb liaa been giving him a let of trouble, and it is not the most unlikely thing in the world that Ben Thomas will be called upon to take Mor- gan's place. It is fortunate for Llanelly that they possess so good a substitute. On Friday Mr. Walter Rees, treasurer, and Mr. Charles Steer, captain, of the Neath Club. inspected the Aberavon ground, and found it plajable. So Neath and Aberavon meet to-day. The Neatli team has been idle for four weeks. It. cannot be expected that either Neatli or Aberavon will be iu good form to-day. Yet satisfaction lias been expressed at Neath he- cause the encounter will prove capital training for next Saturday s big tight against Llanelly. The. Alieravon club are so pleu-ed with the recent courteous action of the Xeai-It Club, that the latter will be entertained right royally at the Walnut Tree inn at the conclusion of the match. The referee :.11. to-days Neath-Alieravon match is Mr. D. H. Bowen, Llauelly's old three-quarter. The Welsh Rugby Union Committee vill haxe their hands full on Saturday evening next, for, in addition to the select-ion of the team to meet Ireland, the L arditf-Llanelly dispute wiil he considered I regret to announce that Mr. D. J. Price, the secretary of the Neath Club, is indisposed. His duties have lieen readily discharged by Mr. Walter Kees during his absence. llie Melyn Rovers and Skewen meet to-day at Neath in the first round of the local chal- lenge cup competition. Melyn Rovers should v in. A meeting of the Glamorgan County Foot- hall Club is to be held at the Royal Sw ansea, this evening. Business :—Laneac-hire match; confirm fixture, and select team. On Friday evening the Cardiff Association i Team, together with a few friends, were enter- tained to a splendid dinner, given by Mr. and; Mrs. W. li". Becker. This lady is a most ardent r.dmirer of the Association game, and she is so proud of the progress made by the team of late, that it gave her very great pleasure in leccgnising the players efforts in such an appro- priate way. This is wot the first time ALs. Becker has helped to put interest into Associa- tion football, for only the other day she pre- sented the players of the South against the The assault-af-a>rms at the Pa,rk-hall on Monday next should be a great suocess. The tickets are nearly all sold. Wanted immediately, a referee for the Car- diff v. Swansea match next Saturday. Up to the present no one will undertake the duties, although several have been asked. Strong efforts are beinu made th induce Charlie Coke ,to don the a^ white jersey this afternoon. George Bowen, the old elsh internatisaial, is getting together u, warm team to play Swan- sea for a charity. The Cardiff team which leaves to-day to play Bradford, will break their journey at Man- chester. at which town the Albion Hotel will lie their rendezvous, leaving again 011 Sunday afternoon for the Talbot Hotel, Bradford. T. J. Thomas is a student at Jesus College, Cambridge, and is a certain starter in the CardiIf v. Bradford match. The hist greeting gi\en to the Yorkshire team on their visit to Plymouth last week wa." "Guess you have had a Midland cold journey. The latest addition to the glossary of f<x>.t- ball terms is to "Leicester" a ground. | Bradford's record in the Yorkshire Senior Competition is at the present moment* very interesting. Eighteen matches liave been played, ten won. two drawn, and four lost, seorj for, 168 points; against, 73 points. Liverst dgo heads the list with 27 points, Brad ford running second with 22 pyinte. F. Mitchell, the English international, will cajrtain the Cambridge University Rugby Club next season. Some weeks ago the lion, secretary of a well- kllown Welsh club wrote Mr. W. P. Oarpmael asking for a fixture next season with the Bar- barians. A reply ca'ne by post-card, stating that, while not wishing 1u lie rude, he hoped that such applications would not. be re'peated, as, when dates were available, the claims of the club'being known would be considered. Clugwidden. the Swansea <x-nt.re 111 the ea.rly part of the season, captained the Chtitenbain Coih-g* fifteen. Mr. Arthur Budd. in the '"Morning." con- siders Heiishiw. the old Newport forward, but who is at present playing for Derby, well worth a position in the English team. The committee of tho Lancashire County Club have fi..XI"! Monday. March 4. a* the day I on whitsh .they wiU meet Glamorganshire a-t Cardiff. The Harlequins grounu .wu4 oe. ths venue of play. W. H. Devonshire, the ex-Blaoklieath three- quarter, turns out to-day for the first time. since. his accident. i ¡. J. ,f. E Biggs turns out to-day for Rich-I, !iion-l. P r Radley Thomas had promised to assist £ the Cardiff Reserves to-day. Ben Thomas, the Llanelly half, will assist the isetouds in the cup ties. At a meeting of the Lancashire County Union held on Friday evening it was unani- mously decided to play the Glamorgan match at Cardiff on Monday, March 4, (Mabon's Day). A very strong team has been chosen to represent the Palatine County, which in- cludes Leslie Jones, this year's English inter- national, who, after being in the county re- serves' list for the previous matches, is now — after his selection fur England—deemed worthy of a place. It i". however, very doubtful whether he will play. The claims of W. M'Cutcheon, the Oldhani-cum-Swausea "flyer," were not considered, as it was understood he would be unable to accept the invitation. The Glamorgan team will be selected this evening at the Royal Hotel, Swansea, and the question is being repeatedl asked. Will the Cardiff Club have ;ny players in the team. I am afraid not as, owing to their refusal to join the county Union, none of the "cracks" will be selected. Bob Wiltshire is training for his tight at Chepstow. Golf, in the report of the Chinese officials seat tc investigate the game as it has been taken up by the English communities in Chma, is the chase of a little magic bullet with clubs. The bullet, when the players bet power over it, du-appear-jintoasmallhole. Penarth are likely to have at least four men in the Glamorgan team to meet Lancashire. Mr. J. H. Brain, the popular Glamorgan County Cricket secretary, is, I am sorry to hear, confined to his house on acoount of a severe cold. He hopes, however, to be pre- sent at the county meeting at the Augel Hotel on Monday evening. Mr. C. M. Berkeley, chairman of the Cardiff and South Wales Kennel Club, was success- ful at Leicester in winning first and second prizes with his dachshunds "Bensdorp" and "Kraft." Mr. Berkeley will be glad to see all farciers ali the next meeting of the Cardiff and South Wales Kennel Club, at the Metro- pole Hotel, 0:1 Mcada-y evening nest, as eight O C-CCiw. The Cardiff Harlequins' ball is to ta.ke place at the Town-hall 011 Friday next. It is to be a very "slap up" affair, and to quite eclipse previous "hops." WELSH ATHLETE.

TO-DAY'S FOOTBALL. NEWPORT V. SWANSEA. Played at Swansea. Half-time score: — New jiort—1 try. Swansea —Nil. MONELKY Y. CARDIFF. 1 Mr. Charlie -»\rtliur received u wire on :Friday -at now; stating that the Moseley ground at t.he lted- dtuss -was ..I.mtit for piay. Jhereture, this match ml1st be abandoned. NEWPORT SKGOMJ V. SWANSEA SECOND. The match Swansea Second v. Newport will not he blayed to-day at Newport, the ground being frost- pound. CARDIFF jmSRRVES .V. (MOSELKY SECONDS. The Cardiff Keserve* v. M >seley Seconds -ma-tch. which should have been played at Cardiff to-day (Saturday), has been abandoned. PENARTH V. BRISTOL. The match between Penartli aud Bristol at Penarth to-day has been postponed, the ground beinguntit to play on, Warrington v. St. Helen's.—This niatvli was can- ceiled. the ground being s'ill too hard.

CARDIFF GIARDIANS. I APPOINT ME 5TT OF NURSES AT THE WORKHOUSE DISCUSSED. The weekly inverting of tine Cardiff Board of Guardians was held on Saturday at tihe workhouse, Mr. O. H. Join* (chairman) pre- siding. DIVISION OF PARISHES. "The Town -clerk (Mr. -7. L. Wheailey). in acknowledging ftbjr- l>oartV« resolution as to the division of St..loiui's Parish, wrote that the Parliamentary committee at an early date would fjo into the whole subject of the parishes in Cardiff, when the letter from the guardian.- would be considered. APPOINTMENT OF NURSES. Upon the report of the workhouse visiting committee, the adoption of which was moved by Mr. F. Beavan. -the Rev. J. R. Buckley, following up some remarks made by Aldennan Jacobs, moved an amendment tliat the recom- mendation of the committee that advertise- ment. lie issued for a competent trained nurse to fill the vacaucy occasioned by the resigna- tiou of Miss Vawse be not continued. The board in recent years had adopted the practice of obtaining skilled and trained nurses from the Workhouse Infirmary N ursing Associa- tion, a practice which had been attended with the liest possible results; and he. therefore, proposed, as an amend- ment, that they instruct- the clerk to apply to the association to till the vacancy that had bee.n created. The present system had been tried with success for years past, and had been found eminently satisfactory to the lx>a.rd and the patients in the hospital. There-tore, he very much doubted the wisdom 1 of departing from the old practice.—Alderman Jacobs seconded the amendment..—Mr. F. Keavaai did not sympathise with the com- mittees sugeestion. They had had serious trouble, sinoe they adopted the system of getting nurses from the association, and lie was glad the difficulty had been quite over- come. and that the nursing de.jxutment of the institution had been brought to a stage nearly approaching perfection.—Mr. Price Jones askv why they should be at the beck and call of the llur-ing association. He] argued that the nurses should be directly under the control of the board, and suggested that it was an insult to say they could not produce goad and :I," well-qualified nurses in Cardiff as in London or el>ewhere.- Mr. I':H1ti"ld, explaining hi" reasons for supjiortiiiK the recommendation iu committee, thought they ought to have control of their own nursing staff. and themselves train nurses in the institution.—Mr. Alexander supported the r.iueiidnient. and. offer further speeches pro and cfn. the Chairman observed that he was ex- ceedingly sorry the committee had made this recommendation, anu he earnestly hoped the members wOIlIll Sl,1pport the amendment. They had tried lioth systems without hesitation he was jn favour of the nursing ;1"ociutio1l. and the medical officer, the assistant medical officer. Mr Bi reliant 1 Local Govern iuf«it Board in- j sector). and, in fact. everyone who rtally knew anything about nursing. w<»re all of tin- same opinion.—On a division the amendment was carried. 34 being favourable, and 19 against. SPURGEON S MOTION. The 0Olfolllittt"i., appointed to consider tht- pro- posal of the Rev. W. Spurgeon that applica- tion be made to the Local Government, Board to issue rules and regulations under the Poor- 1 law Act, 1835, to enable the guardians to buy or hire land for the purposes (a) of employing the poor at. reasonable wajfes. and (b) of letting hind in allotments, reported that it was not necessary or desirable to advise the hoard of ^guardians to acquire land for "settinir the poor to work," especially a-s increased jiowers had lieen given to local authorities to obtain land for allotments by very recent legislation.— The report wa.s adopted, on the motion of the Chair- man. and. 011 the proposition of Mr. Frank Ben van. seconded by Alderman Jacobs, tho Cardiff County-council v as recommended tD ill- crease its allotments in the interests of persons whose means wpre not entirely exhausted

WHO PUT IT THERE. SUSPICIOUS FIND AT ENFIELD COURT HOUSE. Some excitement was caused at Enfield on Friday hy the disooveiy of a short length of iion piping '-outauiing a large, roughly-made cartrnlge filled with gunpowder and shot ""11 the steps of the court-house, where the local puVlic auth>rit' -s have their offices. A piece of string was attached in the form of a fu>e, and the end of this was chained. The piping has been handed over to the police for examina- tion.

FARMER'S FEAT. [ A farmer, named Mulholla-nd, on vida\ safely crossed Lough Nc.t.git from (il'-nrc;. !J- ila.iu's Island, thrif mile* distance, with ('i vdo.<(iale horso and sb 'eh. A similar £¡>¡,I h.v. nq l^e:; -ee 1814.

This Day's Racing. '8t*0RT8MAK A ND SPORTING LIFE *0AUTHENTIC STARTING PRICES. HULL STEEPLECHASE MEETING. HOB.SK. EIDEK. Sportsman. &P°r['r-y 1_J L'Je■ ASTLLY HUNI'I.K Rxci:. Complines., Owner 6 to 4 agr 6,to 4 agr MAKFLJiKT STEEPLECHASE. Purseiuaker Mr Menzies ■ 7 to 2 on I 7 to 2 on BOKTOK CONSTABLE HAXDMP. Belted Eaxl. j Waddmgt'n 9 to 4 ag 9 to 4ag PK1..STON bTi.teLLl.HASE. Greengage.. 'Wadding-rn The above prices are identical with those published in the Racing Calendar. HULL STEEPLECHASE MEETING. 1.30—The ASTLKY HUKI'U-: HACK PLAIE of 40 sovs, for lour year olds and upwards; weight for age; winners extra, allowances. Two miles, over eight hurdles. Mr Menzies's Complines, 5vrs, list ll.lfc Owner 1 M. Mason's C hater, 6 list Lawton 2 Mr Sands's Bonnet Box. 5yrs. list lOib. Owner 3 Winner trained privately. Betting—Evens in Chater, 6 to 4 agst Compline. and 6 to 1 agst Bonnet Box. Bonnet Box was followed by Complines till six fur- longs from home, when Complines assumed the com- mand, followed by Charter, and won easily by three lengths; ten lengths separated the second aud third. 2.0—The MAUFLEEf STKEl'LECHAStC PLATE ot 30 sovs, for four year olds and upwards; weight for age winners extra. Two miles. Captain Danby's Pursemaker, 6yrs, 12st 31b Mr G Menzies 1 Mr Trenliolni's Lambton, 4yrs, lOst 1011, Jlr S Menzies 2 Winner trained privately. Betting—7 to 2 on Pui-seinaker. who led from start to linisli, ond won very easily by three-quarters of a length. 2.30—The BUI!TON CONSTABLE HANDICAP SELL- ING >11 I!OLE HACE PLATE of 40 sovs the winner to be told for -'i0 sovs. Two miles, over eight hurdles Mr Mathew's Belted E.U'I. 5yrs, list 5111 A Waddington 1 Mr Sidney'« Golden Oriole, 6yrs, 12st .OM-ner 2 Captain Bauvy's Pui-seholder, 5yrs. lOst illb Mr S Menzies 3 Mr Moeley'a Rumpus, 5yrs, lOst Illb Mr J M Ueli C Winner trained by Lawton. j Betting—9 to 4 agst Belted Earl, 5 to 2 each agst Golden Oriole and Kumpus, and 6 to 1 agst Purse- holder. Won easily by three lengths: eight lengths between the third and fourth. 3.C-The PItESTON HANDICAP SELLING STEEPLE- CHASE PLATE of 40 o,e the winner to be old fo; 50 eovs. Two miles. Mr Jolliffe's Greengage, aged, 12st 71b. Waddington 1 Mr Sidney's Nightlinger, aged, 12st 21b..Owner 2 Mr Menzie.s's Miss Preston, 5yrt, list 51b, ,Owner 3 Mr Jollifte's Goldengage, aged list 51b Mr George Harper 0 Winner trained by LawUiu.

OFFICIAL SCRATCHINGS. The "Sportsman'' is olScially informed by. Means Weatherby! of the following s'rau-lungt — Wolverl/ampton Hurdle Handicap — Instep and Hippomenes.

WOLVERHAMPTON MEETING. The Steward" met, at noon on Saturday, aud, after inspecting the course, decided that the gr0uud would not be fit for racing purposes for at least three or four day, They, therefore, postponed the iirst day till ilcncLy, Hurch 4, jad abandoned the seociid day.

SPOTTING SNIPS. I INTERESTING PARAGRAPHS OF MEN AND HORSES. he", tile well known billiard player, is lying seriously ill at U<HlOine, {<,wa.. He is suffer- ing from an abs.-ess in the nose, aud it is teaied that blood poisoning will ensue. All his matches w ith iScliaefer have been cancelled. J. Fagan. the well-known jockey, will cffi. ciate as starter at Hull this afternoon, ill tbt unavoidable absence of Air. Wiliiamsou. the usual starter. Tiainers have not been slow to hike advan- tage of the thaw, and the monotony of straw bed exercise was on Friday varied by a good a.mountof trotting on the roads. Mr. J. Gomerson the secretary of the Huil j Meeting, was seized with a fit during Friday morning, but recovered suihciently to attend to his duties in the afternoon. Amongst the passeaigers in a railway com- partment of a, train running between Ghtsgow and Greenock WHS (says a loc-al correspondent of "Sporting Sket,1ws") a lady with a little girl, andayouncrsjjortsnmnlike chap. who appeared to be in the land of dreams. The lady had repeatedly told the little girl to keep away from the window, till, her patience being exhausted, she caught- hold of the child, who at once ex- claimed. "Lottie's Ll-ood-T,,jttie' dc),.),,l "Ye^, by sad shouted the dreamer. "Lottie's Dude —that's just the til) «—BB————J————■———

T5ottUs v Jirs J'\) la FOKTARKMLETIC cn cat7re n "Y EUJMAX C*. WVTELI.00 CUP, LINCOLN HANOI CAP. LIVER- POOL NATIONAL. DElWY, Ace. Mr. ALFliEO CROOK, OSTENDE. Alfred Crook will forward, free, on receipt of tddreM, "CHOCK'S PRICE RECOKD," Containing Entries anH Latest Market Movements on above. Letters potted by the Niglit Mail arrive in Ostende the follcwiag day, aud answered by re- turn of post. Letters must be prepaid. Address —ALFRED CKOOK, Oscende. Toetage, 'Account*- sett-led at. Tatiersall's. of which Mr. Cro. is one of the oldest- members. e3995

T0-DAVS MARKETS. MEAT. London. Saturday.—Beef Trade very irre- gular. The following were the quotations :— Scotch leng- sides. 38 8d short sides. 3s lOd English sides. 3s 6d to 3? 8d United States j sides. Liverpool killed. 3s 4d to 3s 6d Dept- ford killed. 3s 5d to 3s 6d; American bind quarters. 3s 2d to 3s 6d fore quarters, 2s 7d to 2s 9d. Mutton Tritde dull Scotch. 4H 4d to 4s 8d English. 4s 2d to 4s 6d New Zealand. Is lOd to 2s 4d Sydney and RiTer Plate. Is 8d to Is 9d. Veal English and Dutch, 3s 4d to 4b. FISH. Grimsby, Saturday.—Thirteen steamers and about 30 smacks arrived with a moderate supply. There was a brisk demand. The quotations were as follow :—Soles. Is to Is 2d tnrbot. 10d to lIS: brills. 8d to lOd per lb plaice. 2s to 4s leaion soles, 3s to 5s whitches, 4s to 6s: live Malibut. 4s to 5s ditto dead. 2s te 3s per stone live ling, 2s to 3* ditto dead. Is to 2s liv, cod. 2s to 4s ditto dead, la to 2s each live coalfish, 20s to 25s ditte dead. 15s to 20s per score: kit 1, kaddocks. 5s to 8s per bex smelts, 3s per box. BUTTER- Cwrk. Saturday.—Ordinary Seconds, 93s Thirds. 72s Fourths, 56s. Kegf Fourths, 45s. Mild-cured firkins Fine. 99s mild, 80s. n market: 71 firkins, 2 kegs, and 34 mild. PRODUCE. London, S&iurday.—Suga-r Refined. 4iuiet and unchanged foreign quiet beet dull-Fela- ruary 9s Ojd sellers and 8s 1QW buyers. May 9s l^d and 9s 2id combined sellers, 9s l|d .and 9s l £ d combined buyers. Coffee Firm Hio March eold at 70s 3d. OiLe Linseeci. 20s nd to 20s 9d rape. 20s 3d to 20s 6d crude cotton. 15s 3d refined. 17s 3d to 18" 3d turpentine, 21s 9d to 22s petroleum unaltered. POTATOES. London. Saturday.—Short supplies but the demand was quiet. Quotations :— Magnums. 80s to 100s hebrons. 100s to 120s: abundance. 90s to 110s kidneys. 80s to 100s main crops, 100s to 125s and Biacklands. 80s to 90s per ton. HAY AND S'l'KAW. London. Saturday.—There were large sup- plies, and the demand was quiet, especially for straw. The quotations were a, follow Best clover. 75s to 115s inferior. 45s to 90s best hay, 60s to 92s inferior. 36s to 60s mixture, 70s to 90s straw, 15s to 34s per load.

gLAIBERG'S C A D Ji) JEWELLERY DEPARTMENT will shortly be transferred to BUTE STREET I' A' e4331 Ulaiberg s -Arcade.—Forfeited Six Knives, 5s. maker. Ueywood, Sheffield. e4037 "jlliutrergs Arcade.—Forfeited Feather Bed, Hol- ster. and !l\vo Pillws.. 56s. 6d. 6.11 is. new linen tick, Ixilswred. &< e4037 iili'i)erg's Arcade.— Forfeited Ladies' I>jng Gold Cham. 30s. c4037 lilaibets's Arcade.—Forfeited ISf. Wedding Iting, 22cjt, 3jdwt. gold earring* ;iucluded. eW37 Bmibttrg's Arcade.—6s. 6d. 5s. 6d. bs. M 5s. 5d 5s. 6d. 5s. cd. '.—lit-a! (;old Wedding l(+rtr: Go- —statr.ued, wide ,\¡<J.. e4037

To-Day s Share Marke; CONSOLS OPll 127c G.o> A Cls 221> c'Mny '.04& 1>0. ao..Acc<iiiiu.C4{!j. .i Do. do,. 2; p cdo. 102 j ■[ Looiu StociK !>08 Bank of Knsri.-ui.-i Stoo«c.<51 1 "j IndiaSj p^r cent |l!5 1 Bo. 5 per cent il04 J Met. Con. 5* per cep.t.i20 j Bo. vie. j J» c *1 11 Indiiiii Biitiee I'mier 55^55^ 411 -1 j J i Lis.C.Good Hoii-l IIc. '83 116 Ins.NewZeMin.11u Contoiiii K9 Ins. Kew S. Walest uer C 110 Ins.Victoria4 pr. C/82-5-4 1C4 Ins. South A usrnihau ..Jl07 ['18. Quueusiimd Ccs. h 7 ) 1 1 I Htmis UAlhWji I:, lirigiiton Uailwii-j- unl 71 L>o. Deferred '54^ "iiledoaian Consolidated. 129 v ••• i Do. Treferred Con. Ord, £ 8^ Bo. Tieferrnu do -2^ 42^4 hathain and Dover Ord. l&fo 1>0. Prefereuiie 120 j jlasguw and South West. Ill Ureat Kitsi.ern Ordinary 76%76% "67% N it.JJ'Mm.Fiefd.Con. Oifl. 113 Bo. do. Defd. do. 47 '>47-^ Dv, do. I jreHt VVeaLaru 11)2 'M Hull aud linnifley i ofe ,3518 f.iincasinw :uid Yorkshire 1,4 Loudou fwd Nonh-Westii j Loudon anil Soiit-h-Weiit.ii 197 Do. do. Dtiierred 69 Man. Shef.and I<inc. Ord 52 Do. Preferred 76 Do. Doferi-wd 28 Metropolitan Con 91^ Do. Land Stock S3 Do. District Ordinary 28ii! Bo. Pieferred 97 Midland Ordinary !c6%' North British Ord. Pref. Do. Ordinary ,313,. 37?{q j | rl Xorth Eastem Ordinary 164^ North Staffordshire j28 South Eastern Ordinary '33 Do. Deferred 87%fi7$, East London 7 Tafr Vale Ac'. 1889 SO .„ j Fiirneas <16^' AMERICAN RAILWAY S. Central Pacific '4% 11 Chicago, Milwaukee 57'^ 57-Jj 57 Denver Ordinary 11% Do. Preferred 16% 35 Erie Shaies 9 Do.Preference 18 Do. Second Mortgage "9 j58-& Illinois Central 88.. Lake Shore ;40^ 1140 i Lonis and Nashville 5" 53(4 ••• 1 Missouri, Kansas & Texas New York CJentral 0i New York Ontario 16-' Norfolk I'reference 11%'Ufe North Pacific Preference' 16114, j Pennsylvania Ordinary 5tl(,¡ Philadelphia Reading, 5 Do. First Income Bonds 72 Union Pacific 9% Wabash Preference !3fc,, Do. Oeneral Mortgage.- iVti Atlantic G.W. let Mort. 13% 1 Atchison 4 £ Do. 2nd Mort. Class A. 18'^ j j Canadian Pacific 50 4t3 i | Grand Trunk Ordinay Do. Guaranteed -9t* W/jg Do. First Preference .( 30$, 30v.. Do. Second Preference' 20^ -0 Do. Third Preference. I IIO^J Kesicau Ordinary 16%; |1»& Do. First Preference .1 6iJ I Do. Second Preference. 35 | POKKiiiN JIONI).1- 1.0uibartis Ortiinary 9% Uexieaii Ce». 41' B a 58 00, do, First J U,:Olm, !2 Linencs A, ret 01. S'then !C5 iC5-!i 103 Dentrai Argentine 73 Chilian H86 °6 Do. 139: 102 Buenos A.>res 3882 -^V Do. IcSBi Bulgarian G per cent, 188* 97 Argcniiue iSUo '-7-f4 67 D" Funding 75'^ Do. 41 Sterling. 43 Do. lieasury A29 i Do. Oeduias U -6 luenos A vies Cuduia* • i> Bo. J 5-% Brazilian 1S89 j 77 | j Egyptian UniiiedJ— 04 { Do.Gov. Pref., New iOi^ j Do. State boinaiu 1 £ 0. Paira, New -0^ Fcench I- ver Ceui. « lOife Bo. 3{ per Cent ;307 iiiiit-i.rimi 4 v.I-. 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2S BriLDlNOS GUTTED. MANY PEOPLE INJURED BY TAKING JUMPS FOit SAFETY. A Central News tok'.scrum from Little Rock 1 Arkansas;/ 011 Sat:ir<uiy iiKirmiig s::ys :—Tin- fire nt Hotsprintts biirni'd for mam hours 011 Fri- day. :tJJd was not subdued untij 28 Ittnldin^ devotetl to busing purposes were g-utted. _1- though a pallie prevailed anions tlu- ininates of the i.dju-cvjit hotels, not- a sinjrle one of these J.'iiildin.ij'-s was burned. Mauy of tin people living in theni weiv iiijurtid. huwever. in tiieit fistic efforts to escape. But f..r the panic prevailing aTnoua: tUein not one of theiii would have been harmed. Several of tin penile who were Kjxirted missing on Friday have been IKHHI found. Serious injuries are reported to Hftten jieople. and up to Saturday nioriiing thiee dead 1/xiies had bwn re>vo\ered from the ruins.

"DAISY UELL" THE CAUSE OF LITIGATION AT BLACKPOOL. Justice Kennedy, in the Queen's Bench on Saturday. ga\e judgment for defendants in the aetion !JI'OUh..j't by Miss Katie Law ra,nee against the Jilaokpx l Winter Garden< (liiniited) for ailejreri in.fririjfeii'ie.nt of plaintiff riirlits in res- ])eet of a sonpr ca.lled "JJaisy liell." His loid- .•liip held defendants \v«i'e protictei! by th" j.otjee MI ttie title pajre t(, tile elfeet that the vollld hot lie sun^r except at luu-ic-halls.

SCALDED TO DEATH. "WliiKt examiniug t)- safety valve of n Ixi. tr near H.,ywood OIl Saturday Boiler-inspector M 'Ot iiuot was scalded i/j death.

Notes from London, ALL THE GOSSIP OF T0W> AND CLUBS. The Chamberlain Incident-Net a Parallel —Mr. Balfour-Lonaon Again In Electoral Labour. Mr. Chamberlain's adventure in the divi- s-iou lobby last m^iit excited the liveliest concern to-day. Journalists, and particularly journalistic artists, have been &peeialiy exer- cised J11 their nihids as to how thev might dress up the incident in such a \way as to preserve the proprieties without detracting from the piquancy of an unusualh delicate situation. It w as Mr. Chamberlain s inis- fortune last night to be too late that is to say he did not want to vote, Lut he was not in time to make his escape from the House. The door was fastened, and. the Sergtant-at- -A.nns. refusing to open. Mr. v^nainberlain wat. taken in charge of by another member, who piioted him into the division iobby aaid hustled him into a place of refuse, which would have been described as a cabinet had the incident occurred across the Channel. The facts of the case became ki:ov. n tins afternoon. when memoer. who had seen Mr. Chamber- lain go into the lobby, but had failed to fcind his name in the division list this morn- ing. tracked him down. I imagine that the peDcll of Sir Frank Lockwood found material for caricature at this incident. When the House met this afternoon Sir Frank had some- thing to jfho w. winch was passed toSir William Haroourt, Mr. Akeis-Douig-las. Mr. Groschen. and other members, and excited the keenest interest. NOT A PAKALLLL. To the enemy, eager to seize the slightest slip of the member for West iiirminghain. the occasion of his involuntary cabinet confine, nint was an occasion of cakes and ale. That bloated milliony're. peer-expectant, and pro- visioner of impecunious Pariiament-.trians the right Ministerial colour). Mr. Brunner. was chosen as the vehicle to convev to the House the delicate circumstances under which Mr. Chamberlain had escaped recoraing his vote. Mr. Brunner had armed himseii with Sir Erskine May's feook and an unusual pom- posity of manner. The aggravating gravity of his recital of the adventurous circum- stances was slightly marred by the maiapiopos intervention of a gentleman from Ireland, who., in tones of pathetic fervour, implored Mr. Speaker to remember tiiat 011 a uay :n 1882 certain members from Ireland were, "named and suspended from the service of the House for tint they, liiie Mr. Chamber- lain, being present at a division, did not vote. The exquisite simplicity of Mr. Chamberlain's reply demolished the wnoie elil borateIY-cum:t ruct,(:1(} edifice in a breath. Said the 'iiadical Unionist leader, with the curtest courtesy, "I may explain. Mr. Speaker, I was not in the iiouse then. All. Speaker also glided out of the diBcuity with a judicious admixture of bemgn reproof to the Irishmen who, as he reminded the House, had fiatlv defied the authority 'J* the cliair m 1882. with ,lll wniable survey ot rite circumstances, which left no suggestion that Mr. Chamberiain had attended, and with adriiy huilicrous J-CueptiOlt ol tiU;: pos..lbilKles of, the situation which flung the House intl) puroxvsms of laughter when lie suggested, lor in-tiince. tliat there are means ot -scape m the division lobby well known to members. Mr., EALFOCK. I am afraid Mr. Balfour will be unable to address the great meeting in favour oi the l'orv candidates for the London County Council which ivas fixed for next Thursday. His infiuecza is a more serious matter tliaa v. as thought. Miss Balfour, his sister, is nursing him devotedly, aud the course of the attack is going oIl as favouiablv as could be expected. Nevertheless, it is tliougiit that quite a week will elapse hetore our leauer is permitted to lesuuie ins public \I urk. LONDON AGAIN IN ELECTORAL LABUI K. Nominations for the county council elec- tions were received to-day, and the intense interest, taken in the proceedings justifies tV hope that tiie Unionists are sure t.. record a swinging victory. General apathy has hitliei'to been the only cause of their defeat. The kindling of enthusiasm, however, has been most remarkable in the present 0 ntest and it is rapidly assuming tne fonu of an electoial uprising against "1'roggery and Jobbery." Over 200 candidates were nominated to-day for 118 seats. The Cdry letuins four members, but the other Oi arc dcuble-barrellt»d c« nistit-Ufnc-ies. lories ;u« uui up in every constituency, but m severtil cu.ses the Progressives are running only one candidate, or are allowing judgment to g" by deiault. The only constituency Wluch the Torhs are not contesting is South Islington. Thei-e their hands are with- iield bv a tie of honour. Sir Albert Rollit, tJlt Tory ineinl/er for South Islington, had ooniproniised the municipal posit.on by sufferin*' himself, his chairman, and his com- mittee to be classified as Progressives. This precludes the Tories from running a candidate, but it leaves a fine opening lor an Indepen- dent candidate. THE BOM-& CRISIS. Ministers, apparently, have not realised the awkward results that may accrue from that • MOSS imposture, the bogus crisis that was. created yesterday. In the first place, they have covered tiiern^Ives widi ridicule by making themselves hystencal over a peril. that did not exist they have mortally offended Lancashire, and are like to lose the seats thev gained in 1892, with others. They have also committed the Liberal party to the sound economic doctrine that a 5 per cent, import duty is not a protective duty. Fiscal reformers will, therefore, now be ubteto urge the imiiosition of moderate import d-uties for revenue purposes in peace and comfort^ without anyone daring to yell Protectionist- at them. Some surprise has been expressed that Lord Georye Hamilton's vigorous speech was delivered so late in the debate. This was not. the fault of Lord George, who was in his place all the evening to speak whea- the Speaker called on him. THE LOYALIST CAMPAIGN IN SCOTLAND. Preparations art- now almost complete for the campaign which the Irish Unionist Alliance and Ulster Convention League have organised for Scotland. Mr. Farquharson, the London agent of the Union, left town to- dav to take up the work of directing the attack in Scotland. Before leavng town. Mr. Far- quharson had the opportunity of consulting with Mr. Cox. the secretary of the Alliance, who had come over from Ireland. Eighty delegates from all parts of Ireland will take part in the campaign. Scotland is arrang- ing to give them a warm welcome, and ladie*4 reception committees are already arranging hospitality and social gatherings in eacli place to lie visited by the delegates. Great meet- ings have been arranged for the principal citries. In Edinburgh the meeting ie billed for March the 4th. with Lord Tweeddale iti ihe chair, and the Marquess of London dem- and Mr. Edwin Hall, of Cork, as the shakers. At Dundee. 011 the following nicrht. ,5 the chairman vill be Mr. (4. Baxter.; D.L.. and the sneakers Mr. Thomas Pim. pin., and Mr. W. J. Hurst The Earl of Frroll will 1):> chairman at Al>erdeen. on March 7. and the speakers will he Mr. John Atkinson, ex-Attorney-General for Ireland, and Sir .Tame>: Haslett. III Glasgow ttJ! City-hall has been engaged for March S. Lord Kelvin will preside, and the speakers will be Mr. Thomas Sinclair and Mr. Malcolm Tn-'Ts.

£ 50 -FINE. EDITH EDWAIBDS CAUGHT SRE- BEENING AT CARDIFF. At Canliif Police-court on Saturday Kdirh Edwards, of 9. Aiitfelina-Mreet. v. a* hn tight up 011 a waj-rant ch. i j;ed with sellingr beer without a licence at that place.- Police- 1 constables Wheeler and Dredge gave evident* to the etf«,-t that a good tr-ade was ljeing oo.-i- durted 011 tli? Sunday morning, and Polii*- insjjsctor I)urston proved two pre\ioiis con- victions.— Accused was fined £50 and costs, or. in default three m titlis' imprisonmenl with hard laliour.—'Hie fine was not jiaid.

ALL HANDS SAVED. ] A LIVERPOOI. SHIP ABANDONEE F IN THE ATLANTIC. ihe Swedish ba-ique August, which crrived at l-ilasgow on Saturday, from Savatmah, lai (.e<j the mate and eight seamen of the ship J-ialto. of Liverpool, \IIl"il wa.- alym loned iu the Athuitie on a voyage from Loitosde Tierra to Antwerp, with a cargo of nitrate. The cap- tain. and the remainder of the Rinito's r-vi-w were pi( k ed up by a White Star huei-. thus no lives w.v

3BALFOUE BETTER. Mr. Balfour continues to make satis:f«et«J- pro-rress towards i-ecovery.