Evening Express

y — I TO-DAY'S FIXTURES. The following notches will be reported in to-night's football edition of the "Evening Express": — GLOUCESTER V. CARDIFF. To be played at Cardiff. Kick-off at 3.30. Teams — Psrdiff; Back, Alun Morgan, three-quarter backs, f■ House, E. G. Nicholls, V. Huttwey, t"i(l N. Biggs, R. B. Sweet-Escott (captain.) and J. E. "jUiot; forwards, F. Mills, E. George, J. Ramsey, 5- Emery, W. J. Elsey, A. Lewis, "Barry" Davies, and "• Phillips Gloucester Back, A. F. Hugrhea three- barter backs, G. T. Bourne, A. Gumming*, W. Pitt, "nd W. H. Devonshire half-backs, A. Stephens and A. Morgan; forwards, C. Williams, A. VTSiliiigs, C. ^•se, A. C. Chadburn, H. Tharnett, W. Spiery, F. •Unit, and C. Hall. MOSELEY V. NEWPORT. The team selected to represent Newport in the JJJatch against Moseley is as follows:—Back, C. J. Wiomas; three-quarter backs, A. J. Gould, F. H. P&uncey, G. H Gould, and T. W. Pearson; half- j £ '1>8, F. C. Bar*Ut and Mat Hannan forwards, A. **• Boucher (captain), H. Packer, T. Pook, W. Groves, Neweombe, W. Parsons, J. Jenkins, and T. Saun- ters. Moseley's selection la as follows —Back, F. S. filter; three-quarter backs, C. G. Gray, J. F. Byrne, ?• A. Byrne, and H. Patterson; half-backs, A. W. ^uthall and F. Onttell; forwards, B. H. Cattell, J. Rogers, B. J. Ebsworth, J. S. C. Magrw,, K. [ £ lialloner, R. S. Mill ward. E. C. Rossiter, and H. E. SWANSEA V. LLANELLY. ^.Swansea team'—Back, Bancroft; three-quarter ?*" kx, Messcr, Thorogood, W. Crocker, and Griffiths; backs, Prescofct and Morgan; forwards, A. M. *'fukin (captain), R. S. Jenkin, S. If•'<•< R. Oldham, *■ Thomas, Jackson, Grey, and J. Williams. NEATH V. PENARTH. y The following will represent Neath Back *°e Davies three quarter backs, J.Williams, S Steer (captain), W. Jones, and Evan Morgan Wat Thomas and Alec Cross for ^*rds, P. Hutchinson, A- Hutchinson, G-. Lewis- Reynolds, M. Reynolds, J. Thomas, H. Jones d T. Thomas. ?:?"'t ABERAVON V. PENYGRAIG. This important match will be played at Penygraig. Jjk'-k-off at four o'clock. Referee, Mr. Jaituan. —Aberavon Back, Bees Lewis, fchree-quar- backs, D. H. James. H. Joona, J. P. Lewis, and ^Gckingg half-backs, Dan Jones and J. Jones for- J^Tds, Ivor Griffiths, W. Howeite, O. Bansev, E T. Jones, D. Rowlands, T. Madden, and J. •ft'iies. Peuygraig: Back, T. Jones; three-quarter S^'ks, R. T. Pearoe, R. W. S'toddart. E. Jenkins, and ?• Penny; half-baoks, T. Granville and John Fran*; 'iWards, K. Jones, D Thomas, John Evans, John "tappa, c. Ellis, J. Bowon, A. Chant, and J. Davies. CARDIFF NORTHERN V. LLANDAFF. At Llandaff. Northern team: Back, H. Young; wine-quarter backs, R. Foster, C. Keily. C. Wit- V»n»s, and J. Davies; half-backs, D. T. Russell and ?• Rees; forwards, D. R. Goss (captain), T. i^CJarthy, W. Thomas, W. Thomas, M. M'Carth.v, James, M. Leary, C. Harrison, W. Perkins, and f P. Williams. Llandaff: Back, F. Matthews; three quarter bacWa, H. Daw, Kewnie, O. J. Brown. tain), and T. Evans; forwards, W. Row .in Is, H. burner, B. M. Perry, F. Cravos, E. W Williams, It- Osmund, Dob son, Mess, and Lawrence. I St. David's Reservxw are Open to Arrange Matches *"ith Junior Teams; average aee 19.—Mahon^ Oar- 8231rl5 > Internatiooal Football Matches—Anderson's (Ltd.) Vjternational Footballs have been used in International patches 1879. This conjtrad'.cts statements to •be oontrary by certain dealers. Write for Uliuftratcd P*talogue of Footballs, Jerseys, Boots, <fcc. Oan be from all respectable athletic outtttters, or at our /Wyy We; address, Anderson, Anderson, and Ander- (Ltd.), 8, Queen-street, Cardiff. e4636 <. Y M.O.A. (Wedneuday Rugby F.C.) Wants Novem- ft 20, December 4. January 22, February 5, March ? *way notebe,&ChapmaA, Y.N.C.A. e8219rl5 f, ICKET. it OricJset and Tennis Shirts from 2s. lid.; Trousers, | ? White or Grev Si:ppcl Flannel (thoroughly shrunk), [«<»«» Qa. lid.—a ilder, W, Queen-street, and 74, treew r Ir. i

CAN THIS BE TRUE? An Extraordinary Story from Ilfracombe, CAP- BECKERLEG'S DEATH. Abandoned on the Beach, for Sierlit Hours then Taken to the Mortuary Alive. Further details add to the horror of the death of Captain Beckerleg at Ilfracombe. A graphic letter from Mr. G. T. B. Cobbett, The Triangle, Hackney, appeared in the Pall Mall Gazette on Friday night under the heading, "An In- credible Story." It read as follows:- About 9.30 a.m. on Wednesday, October 2. two men, named James Horrill and William Richards, gathering laver on the shore between Ilfracombe and Lee, about one mile and a half from Ilfracombe, proceeded to the assistance of man wearing a life-belt who was jammed between two rocks in the sea. The men brought the castaway ashore, above high-water mark, and! filled a pipe for him, which he smoked. He stated that he was Captain Beckerleg, of the Lanisley, which foundered about 1.15 that morn- ing, that his ship was bound from Neath to Penzance, and that he had a. wife and family at Penzanoe. Horrill went to Ilfracombe. The police and coastguards were informed of the matter, and with a doctor and cab went to bring the man in; this waa common knowledge in Ilfracombe at 11.45 a.m. There is a road close to the top of the cliff, which cliff, although rough, is easily scaled by good climbers unaided, and is easy olimbing aided by a rope. No dry clothes or food was supplied to the unfortunate captain, but his wet clothes were takoti off. and he lay naked in a. hailstorm; one gentleman who descended the cliff later on took off his own coat and trousers for the man, and walked home in his pants. The result of the aid of the coastguards, polioe, and doctor was that about five p.m. Captain Beckerleg, in a. oeml-oonsoiont condition, wa« lying on the spot where he had been placed by Richards and Horrill soon after 9.30 a.m. A fresh south-west gale blew all day, with frequent hail and rain storms. Shortly before mid-day the Ilfraoombe life- boat was launched and manned, but remained in the harbour. Soon after two p.m. the tug Pride of the Usk arrived from Cardiff, as also did the Lady Margaret, a well-filled excursion steamer. About this time the lifeboat crew ciune ashore. About 3.30 p.m. the crew re- turned and leisurely proceeded to get the life- boat on its carriage and by nearly five p.m. had almost restored the lifeboat to its house. Just before five p.m. the crew quickly got into the lifeboat, which was again launched. It proceeded out of the har- bour, followed by the tug, which picked it up and towed it to the spot where Captain Becker- IvtT wft* lyiug. Two of the crew of the (Jar- diffiut pilot boat immediately went ashore with their punt desirous of putting the man in the warm cabin of the tug, but were not permitted to do so. Eventually the man was taken off by the lifeboat, brought to Ilfracombe, carried into the Pier Hotel, examined by three doctors, and within five minutes of being taken into the warm hotel was pronounced dead, and carried off in a violent rainstorm to the mortuary—a cold corrugated iron building—where the corpse was deposited. Thereupon the corpse sighed and moved its feet. Then, in this cold place, efforts were made to save the poor fellow, but ÍJk vain. At Penzance a widow and ten ohildren mourm their lose. On Monday last at Penzance. in the presence of 2,000 people, followed by a long prooession of the aldermen, councillors, pilots, and townsmen, Captain Beckerleg's body was laid to rest. Commenting on the foregoing letter, the "Pall Mali Gazette" says:—We give a letter from a correspondent, who signs his name, on the subject of a reoent disaster at Ilfracombe. We have entitled it 'AJI1 Incredible Story,' and we should have hesitated to give publicity to it had we not assured ourselves of the position and standing- of the writer. We can only hope that he has been misinformed in some at least of his facts. It is absolutely incredible that a. shipwrecked man should have been allowed to lie on the beach from 9.30 a.m. till five p-m., and it is still more incredible, if that is possible, that hiB body should have been oonveyeel to the mortuary before it was definitely ascertained t*ha-t life was extinct. But, in the interests of all concerned, it is desirable that the matter should be oleared up. We give the letter under all reserve, and we shall rejoice to find that our correspondent has been misled, or mis- informed. But the story is so sliockitog that it demands prompt contradiction, or the most searching investigation, into the behaviour of those implicated." CORROBORATION FROM PENZANOE. The "Cornish Telegraph" of Thursday con- tains an article on the above subject, and say a —The exact details of the sinking of the Lanisley we shall never know, although Captain Beckerleg, before he dieci, was able to give th'8e resouera whose efforts only served to prolong his last agonies a brief account of what took place v that tempestous night, which was fatal to many a si.ut vessel and many a gallant crew. The loss of the Lanisley is a lamentable calamity, but, 00 far ae we know, it belongs under existing- conditions to the category of unipreyentiible catastrophes. As much, cannot be said of the deaith of her captain. Had Captain Beckerleg's drowned and battered corpse been washed ashore beneath the cliffs of Lee we could not hiave said anything ex- cept that a good sailor and a brave man had met his deauth. Synvpa/thy would have gone out to those wiho were so suddenly bereaved by his taking off no lees freely than it has been shown under the sadder circumstances revealed at Hhe i-iujuesit; but the death of Captain Beckerleg has been marked off from the drown- ing of his crew as a specially tragic event by the knowledge "tlhat he came ashore alive— victorious, if exhausted, after a single-handed battle, over the angry sea which had overwhelmed his ship that ha lived seven hours after landing, and that if certain measures had been taken titia wife would not now be a. widow and his dhildiren opphaiw. The fact that a man who bad been nine hours in the water was allowed to be seven more hours on an open bé-aro, exposed to the pitiless, pelting showeris of nam and hail, is surely onie which calls im- peratively for explanation of a. full deiitorrption. What has to be investigated lB. not whether those concerned "did titheir best" for Captain Beckerlec—some people's "best" may be no bebter than the txtremeat brain lees blundering —-but whetiher it was not. possible, under the conditions which prevailed, to have saved life. The t-riaeruoe already given han by no means satisfied us on that point. It is evident, ait all everm, that cliff ladder?? ougfot to foe k&pt in reach Hess in a locality where their absence may lead to the death of a fellow creature, and tflmt ctiers should be given the polioe tihaA they should consult the ordinary dictates of humanity rather than official regulations. THE RESULT OF THE INQUEST. In view of the above statement* it may be well to Kive the principal fa.:t8 of the. inquewt concerning the death of Captain, Beckerleg, which was concluded at Ilfracombe on Thurs- day —Richard Palk Cutler, station officer of the Hfraoombe Coastguard Station, stated that on Wednesday, the 2nd inst., a coroKable told him that there was a man between Ilfracombe and Bull Point, jammed between the rooks. He (witness) went to the place, and on looking down over the cliff he saw a constable attend- ing to the man, using artificial means to restore him. Dr. Toller, himself, and others went down with the lifeline. This was about half- past one. The man was unconscious on his arrival, and the constable was doing his best to restore him. They moved deceased under the cliff for shelter, as a heavy hailstorm had come on. Police-constable Martin stood over the man to protect him from the wind. After Dr. Toller had been there about an hour and a half he went away to get some dry olothing, medicine, and hot water bottles for the man. Long before Dr. Toller left they tried to get Captain Beokerleg up the cliff by means of the lifeline. The line was made fast to the grating, and the body lashed to it. They then found that it was impossible to lift him in that way. There was a bit of a lull in the storm, ,a«nd he came to the conclusion that the only way to get him off was by means of the lifeboat. Witness then left for Ilfra- oombe to get the boat, and Polioe-sergeant Pike left with him. He got to the boat-house just in time to jump into the life boat tie she was being launched off thp carriage. On reaching the spot, the man was taken into the lifeboat, and conveyed to the Old Pier Head. He could not say whether he was dead, but after his arrival at Ilfracombe he was taken into liib Pier Hotel, and the doctors pro- aoujieed life extinct.—William Cole, the hon. secretary to tihe Ilfracombe and Mortfaoe branch of the Royal National Lifeboat In- stitution, said he heard about twelve o'clock that there was a man on the beach at Lee. About 3.50 in the afternoon, Dr. Toller oame to his place of business and told him that it was quite impossible to get the over the cliff at Lee, and asked him to send the life- boat. He went at once to give directions for the lifeboat to go, and within ten minutes afterwards she was on her way to the spot.— The Coroner having summed' up. the jury re- I turned the following verdict:—"We find that J the deceased, Brazillai Beckerleg, oame to his death by, ep$o»ure, and exhaustion a.fter being washed ashore from the schooner Lanisley, wthidh foundered off Ilfraoombet We con- sider that had there been proper appliances taken out and manipulated by competent men the man's life would have been saved."—The verdict waa received with applause. WANTS CORROBORATION. The "Birmingham Daily Gazette," in the course of an editorial comment on the abova, says:—"We absolutely refuse to believe in the story until it is corroborated. A grave ohargte has been made against the cDoctonsf, lifeboat men, and coastguards of Ilfracombe, and only the belief that such a. charge de- mands speedy investigation and! refutation would have induced us to give it prominence. For the present we advise our treaders to withhold their judgment." THE LOSS OF THE LANISLEY. The Mayor of Penzance at the Council meeting on Thursday mentionedt he case of the schooner Lanisley, which went down with her crew off Lee, near Ilfracombe, in the recent disastrous gale. He said several persons had suggested the epening ef a subscription list for the benefit of the sufferers, but before doing so he commu- nicated with Mr. Bolitho, M.P., one of the owners. Mr. Bolitho wrote to say :—" There will be many to provide for, but my cousin and I desire to undertake the task. and, therefore, it will not be necessary to publicly appeal for help. At the same time, if any benevolent person desires to show his sympathy with the afflicted ones and the sufferers in this great sorrow, we have no right to prevent them doing BO." A CARDIFF EYE-WITNESS. To the Editor of the "Evening Express Sir,—Rsf'irring to your report in to-day's "Western Mail" of the Ilfracombe disasters, I happened to arrive at that place by steamer on the day of the wrecks, and the town seemed en. fete owing to the excitement caused—con- certs in the glaee-house afternoon and evening, and everybody seemed quite jolly. I do not know whether this is 'he usual custom in that part to celebrate such catastrophes, but it is certainly very different in Wales. I believe the life of the poor Penzance captain could have been saved if proper arrangements had been made. I saw him arrive in the lifeboat, and he was immediately placed on a stretcher with his feet quite baro and exposed to the cold wind and a heavy hailstorm. I could not 2,H- certain at the time whether he was alive or dead, or I would certainly have thrown my overcoat across him. If blankets had been provided and he had been taken to a warm room immediately the lifeboat arrived, I feel confident the poor (fellow would have bem alive to-day.—I am, Ac., CARDIFFIAN.

SHIPBUIDING CRISIS., GREAT STRIKE IN PROGRESS AT BELFAST. The Belfast local district committee of the executive council of the Amalgamated En- gineers on Friday notified the masters that their reply was unsatisfactory and 2,000 men would cease work that evening. The Glasgow correspondent of the Press Association says:—The crisis in the shipbuild- mil trade may prove of greater magnitude than was expected. It is now understood that the master engineers on the North-east Coast of England have agreed to federate with the Glasgow and Belfast masters. A lock-out in the districts of the Tyne, Wear, Tees, and Hartlepool may also result, as well as on the Clyde. In view of the dispute, it is stated that there are 72 vessels, of an aggregate ton- nage of 157,150, building at Glasgow, and 33, of an aggregate tonnage of 72,880, at Greenock. The Press Association Belfast correspondent says: —There are in Belfast 19,000 members of the Engineers' Society, but only 700 are employed at the Queen's Island Shipbuilding Yard. The workmen of Messrs. Clarke and Co., Messrs. Coates, and Messrs. Coombe's foundries are being cleared out, and their cessation from work will in a very short time accentuate the closing of the shipbuilding yards. The feeling of the men is against referring the dispute to arbitration, though efforts are being made in the city by clergymen and prominent citizens to have the matter compromised. The masters have made no offer to the compromise demanded of 2s., and the fact that the Clyde employers have decided to sin port them strengthens the view enter- tained that they do not intend to do so. There is a rumour in the city that, should a strike occur, it has been determined to close the shipyards for a considerable period A SERIOUS COMPLICATION. Another, and serious, complication has occurred in connection with tfh-e dispute ait Belfast, the moulders having suddenly made a demand for an increase in wages of 2s. a week. If a satisfactory reply to this demand be not reoeived by Thuivda-y next the moulders will go on strike on the 18th inst. It appears that the decision of the moulders to ask for a.n advance was arrived at some time ago, but action was deferred unitil it had been seen how masters fa-red with the engineers. Ttha number of the moulders who axe affected by tilie present action ds aibout 1,000. The de- mand came upon the masters as a complete surprise on Friday. ATTEMPTS AT SETTLEMENT. A meeting of the Belfast clergymen was held on Friday, when a deputation proceeded tc Queen's Island Works, and had an interview with Mr. Wolff. M.P. The deputation urged a week's armistice witlh the view to arbitrate. Mr. Wolff having intimaited thiaft tlhu? matter would receive the favourable consideration of the firm, the men's rerpreeentatives wired to the Union headquarters in London for authority to postpone the strike for a week. No reply had been reoeived late at night to the telegram, and it is feared "tlhat it is now too late to avert the struggle. AN OFFICIAL DENIAL. The Central News Newcastle correspondent states that the statement that the Tyne, Wear, and Tees engineer employers were going to join in the Belfast dispute and look-out is officially denied at headquarters at Newcastle, and is confirmed by a large employer. BELFAST ENGINEERS OUT. The Belfast engineers aid not return to work on Saturday morning. The men's executive sat till a late hour on Friday night awaiting a reply from London to the request for a post- ponement of the strike for a week made by the Belfast clergymen, but an answer agreeing to do sc was not vouchsafed. On Saturday the masters consiered tlio advisability of completely olooing their establishments. It is stated here that 25 per cent. of the Clyde engineers will be locked out on Friday. CLYDE EMPLOYES FIRM. The Prese Association Glasgow correspondent telegraphsc-—Both masters a(nd j- an tin the upper and lower reaches of the Clyde maintain a firm front, but it is becoming clearer daily that their differences are aiarowing down, and way at an early date be adjusted.

A BROKEN HEART CAUSED BY OVEB-JJJATIN G AND EXCITEMENT. At the Shoreditch Coroner's Court on Fri- day Dr. Wynn Westcott held an inquiry re- specting the death of Sarah Palmer, aged 34 years, the wife of a eabdmer, of 16, Wenlock- $trcet, Hoy ton.—Jessie Lee. the wife of an engineer, of 22, Wenlock-streot, deposed that on Monday afternoon she and the deceased went to Stamford-hiU. to a friend's house, and there spent a most enjoyable evening, during which the dec-eased got very excited with laughting. They all had a hearty supper, and witness and the deceased returned home about half-past ten at night. She stiLi seemed very excited, and witness left. her at a Quarter to eleven.—Jane Bridger, a niece of the de- ceased, stated that after Mra ? Vfi the deceased commenced to undress the l«by, and, while doing BO, she suddenly "riecl out, "Oh. my God." And, on looking round, witness saw the child had fallen on the floor, a.nd the deceased was sitting in the chair dead.—Dr. J. Simpson, of 93, Shepherdeeg-walk, deposed that he was called, and subsequently made a TOrtt-mortem examination. He found that TOrtt-mortem examination. He found that death was due to the deceased's heart having burs'!) in half, and the only reason he oould assign for i^ waa the effect of over-excitement, combined with eating too hea.vy a supper.— The jury returned a verdict in accordance with the medical evidence.

COiLXIEBT WARNING-. The low pressure system which occasioned the reoent damp weat/heir having parsed away, the barometer lias during the past 48 hours been rising inor^ or less steadily over all OUT ooaiLfieldti. witih. the advance from the westward of aJi »nti-cycione of 'Uairge exiteant, andi sup- parenitlv of oonisideranblift intensity. A cool, crisp atmosphere, aeooraiipaiuee thM rihange of oonditions, arnd ift iil consequently incumbent on persons employed, underground to exercise duf caution witlh regaird to dufli. and the pos- sible presence of gae.

The oommissary of police for Louvre was con- siderably surprised on Friday to learn that a wretched-looking street loafer brought before him for selling indecent prints was decorated with the Order of the Legion of Honour. The man. it was found, took part in the Tonquin War, and was captured by pirates, who, because he refused to give information of the strength and position of the French troops, tied him to a tree, and racked him with leather thongs until the blood poured from. hie wounds, and were about to set him on fire when help arrived. He recovered, but still bears the marks on his person of his terrible experience. For this signal proof of devotion the soldier received the decoration of the Legion of Ji«nou^

The Turkish Crisis. A GROWING UNEASINESS AMONGST ARMENIANS. Refugees Still in the Churches and Seven Hundred Killed and Missing. The Central News says that letters received by Mr. Aretis Nazarbek, the editor of the Armenian journal 1'Nuntchak," from Con- stantinople point to growing excitement among the Armenian population. The feeling of in- security has reached such a point that any out- break is possible. The police are doing their best to compel the Armenian refugees to leave the churches, using even threats of another massacre. On October 6, at mid-day, a revolver shot was heard in Pera near the Armenian Church, in which many Armenians have taken reflJtre. A crowd of armed police manifested the intention of assaulting the church. The Armenians, however, mustered strongly, and showed such a determination that the police decided to take no action. EVACUATION OF THE CHURCHES A Router's telegram from Constantinople on Thursday evening says —The evacuation of the Armenian churches took place to-day, any arms found in the possession of Oe refugees being1 seized and deposited in the Patriarchate. The departure of the refugees took place with- out any interference on the part of the police. There were twelve hundred men. women, and children in the Pera Church, and about five hundred in the Koum Kapow Cathedral. Five more dead bodies were handed in at the Patriarchate on the 8th inst The number of the killed, injured, and missing since the first outbreak of the disturbances is now estimated to exceed seven hundred- In the environs of Kara Ghiomruk five Armenians have been killed by Turks. The prisons are stated to be in a deplorable condition. According to particulars of the recent disturbances at Trebizond, the Christian quarters of the town was attacked by a Mussulman mob. and a number of Christians were killed, while others took refuge outside the town. The Russian Government is seed- ing war vessels to Trebizond.

MAD KING OTTO. HIS MENTAL CONDITION WORSE THAN EVEB. A Dalziei's telegram from Berlin Baron Crailsheim, the Bavarian Prime Mini- ster, has just made his customary visit to his unfortunate master, King Otto, whose mental condition is worse than ever. He is said to behave more like a beast than a man, going constantly on all fours and eating his food off the ground. Most of his time is spent in eating. His face, once so handsome, is now no longer recognisable. With strong anti- pathy to water he unites great objection to clothes of any description, and goes about J stark naked. To humour his hatred of light all the windows of the house have been blocked up.

KAISER AND PRINCE HENRY I THEY ARE TO GO TO STRASBURG: TOGETHER. A Dalziel's telegram from Berlin says: — Prince Henry of Prussia has accepted the Emperor William's invitation to accompany him to Strasburg, and other places in Alsace. This is regarded as evidence that the news- papers—principally English—which attributed serious differences between the Emperor and Prince Henry were mistaken. The Kaiser is stated to be greatly irritated at the English press for circulating the report, and while talking lately with his suite he used some very strong expressions with regard to certain news- papers.

A LAD DROWNED. FELL INTO THE WATER WHILE PLAYING AT ABERDARE. idris Williams, son of John. W'illia-mw, two yeaTS of age, living at 71, Gadlvs-atreet, Abeadiare left his home on Saturday all about 8.30 a.m. in company with his brother, aged three. Shortly afterwardis- his body was found in the lower ipond in the public park. It is presumed tibat he fell into the walter while playing on the bank. The body was teikm by Police-conetaibie Shepperd to the deceased's home.

A MOTHER FINED FOR NOT SENDING A DELICATE CHILD TO SCHOOL. A full bench of magistrates, comprising Mr. Ebenezer Lewis, Mr. T. J. Beynon, Mr. M. Mordey, Mr. A. Clarke Jones, and Dr. Garrod Thomas, (sitting at Newport County Petty Sessions on Saturday, imposed a fine of 5s. upon a defendant, named Williams, for not having sent his child, a little girl of the age of six years, regularly to school. The pio- ceedings were taken by the Rogerstone School Board.—Mrs Willia.ma, the defendant's wife, stated that the child had frequent attacks of bronchitis, and the school was a mile distant from the house.—The school attendance officer admitted that the child had attended 69 times out of the period oovered by the summons.

A NOVEL APPLICATION. FROM THE FATHER OF A TRUANT WHO IS CBIPBLED. The father of a boy who had been sent to a truant school made a novel application to the magistrate Bit Westminster. e stated tliait tihe boy escaped from the school, and got on the railway, where his foot was smashed. Tie was removed to the Greet Northern Hos- pital, and would be a cripple for life.—Appli- cant wished to know wheither he oould get conupfnesaition for the injury.—Mr. Rooe (with evident surprise): Do you suppose if a pri- soner escapes from gaol Government will keep him for life? It is rather too much. The applicant was told that he must bring an action if tie thought he had any claim upon the authorities.

WRESTLING AT CADOXTON. THE GALWAY PET V. THE WEST OF ENGLAND CHAMPION. Since the matoh between Cannon and Pike, Jack Foy, Cannon's wrestling partner, has been itching to have a go at the Barry giant. A little over a week ago a match was arranged between the pair for J310 a-aidb. This match will come off at the Theatre Royal, Cadoxton, to-inght, fcti nine o'clock* IThiare is an ex- cellent service of trains to and from Cardiff, and as considerable interest is being taken in the affair a big crowd is sure to be present. The styles are catch-as-catch-can and Cornish, and the man winning the fall in the shortest time has his choice of third and final bout.

MUNICIPAL NEWS. GRANGETOWN. A meeting of the Grangetown Conservative Association was held on Friday evening, Mr. S. II. Nicholls presiding, when Councillor Robert Johnston was unanimously adopted as the Conservative candidate. High appreciation was expressed of the valuable services rendered by Mr Johnston to the ward, and all present pledged themselves to do their utmost to secure his return in the event of a oonteet.

A KEEN CBOSS-EXAMINAfl?ION. There is a youth in Bradford who should rival Lord Russell of Killowen as a cross-examiner when he grows up. In the police-court there he and fou; others were charged with stone- throwing, and he thus cross-examined the con- trtaible: — "How many windows did you say were broken?" Policeman "Four-" Youth "And how many stones did you find inside ?" Policeman: "Three." Youth: "But how can you charge five boys with breaking four windows with three stones ?" Given boys, stones, and windows almost any- thing might happen; but the query puzzled the policeman; and the boys got off.

CARDIFF JEWEL BOEBBB7. No 'due to the identity of the perpetrator or perpetrators of this robbery at the Great Western Railway Station has yet been obtained, although dilligent police inquiries SXG being made.

Coal Winning- at Llang-ennech. The Four-foot Vein was reached on Friday in the new pits wh "h Messrs. Thomas Williams and Sons are sinking at Llangennech. The coal was struck at 106 yards, and it is of splendid quality

It has been decided that the marriage of Ae Duke of Marlborough and Miss Consuelo Van- ) derbilt, which was originally fixed for Novem- ber 14, shall be celebrated on November 6. At a meeting of the Neath vestry on Friday morning a rate of 3s. 4d. in the £ for the next half-year was made. There was no increase of .the rate.

"Express" < 8ANT A CLAUS" Fund. A Treat for Waifs and Strays of Cardiff. Already, despite the confident predictions of the usual weather prophets, "Summer has gone and it is winter now," and, looking around, we can an all sides see the preparations that are being made to defeat King Frost. At such times, thien, the care of our waifs and strays ought to come home with redoubled foree. Their position at any time, even during the short, Wirin nights of summer, is miserable, how much more awful mwot it be then when darkness spreads over the city early in the afternoon, and—whilst they are seeking a shel- ter in a doorway or an uncomplete building —the thermometer steadily sinks, eisiks, sinks'! "Santa Claus's" one desire is to Heer and brighten the hearts of our number- less little street aralw; at least- during that short season which is sup- posed to promote "Peace on earth and good- will to men." Sitting around c iires, having partaken of the many luxuries which money can procure, has it never struck us that those little teet pattering outside, tliat httle voioe calling "Papers" has a claim on us that the little one is made in tli& image of our Creator, and that we-niore fortu-iately placed—are re- sponsible for his dOul? Nothing oan be done without moaev, and, though the fund is mount- ing' up, yet the time is ap|K ,>;r.iiing—Christmas is drawing nt',ar-and inu<- .naiius yet to be done. Friends are busy lng in all parts, and the success of the "treat" will be assured, provided the liberal and thoughtful-mincLed are touched by this appeal. When thousands upon thousands are yearly sent out to reform Hottentots and Chinese, "et hoc genus omne," who are in an immeasurably superior condition to our little waifs and strays, it is not too much, surely, to hope that those who have been endowed with a goodly jjhare of the riches of this world will come forward, and with their puree assist- a good, a much-needed move- ment. ITheire is much t&'Jc now of "Darkest Cardiff," and if it is dark now what wiilll it be in the coming winter months, when the poor suffer most, and the children of the poor the most of a.ll? no "Evening Express" appeals to in readers in the name of "Santa Claus"'—the traditional and still the universal patron of childhood all over Chris- tendom—and feels that it does not appeal in vain. All will be interested' to learn tibai collecting boxt-s and books are now ready, and may be had from the cashier at the "Westerri Mail" Offices, and that we propose to give to the most successful the following list of prizes: — 1st.— £ 5 5s. gold watch, 18 carat, from Blai- berg's Arcade (five yeans' warranty given). 2nd.—Cloak or jacket (winner to choose), value 21 10s., ma.de by Messrs. Seccombe and' Co. 3rd.—2 dozen cabinet photographs, Ll lGs. 4th.—Hat, value 21 Is., made by Messrs. Sharpley and Co. "Santa Claus" thankfully acknowledges the following generpus subscriptions: — £ s. d. Balmee from 1894 13 19 74 Proprietors of the ''Evening- Express" 5 0 0 Aldeman P W. CSarey (Mayor of Cardiff) 5 0 0 Mr. Archibald D. Dawnay 5 5 0 Lord Tredegar 5 0 Colonel Gaskell „ 3 3 a Mr. A. B. Sumner 2 2 8 Mrs. R. P. C11 Hey 2 2 0 Mr. J. E. Guan 1 1 0 Mr. G. A. Carr, Waltham Grovfi 1 1 0 Mnjor Wyndham-Quin, M.P 1 1 0 Mr. H. Cousin* 1 1 0 Lady Lewis ] 1 0 Colonel Joh-i Morgan (Brecon) 110 Atlas Furnisliing Company 1 1 0 Mr. James Allen i 1 1 0 Mr. Edward Fletcher 1 1 0 Mr. James Hurnian 1 1 0 Councillor Morgan Morgan 1 1 0 Mr. Budg-en — 1 1 0 Meters. G. F. Hill and Sons, solicitors 110 Mr. Lewellen Wood 1 1 0 Messrs. D. Roberts and Sons 1 1 0 Councillor S. A. Brain. 1 1 0 Messrs. Stone Bros., undertakers, Working- sfcieet 1 1 0 Mr. C. H. Down, B.L. 1 1 0 Dr. Temple Morris, Windsor-place Cardiff 110 Messrs. G. Djrvid <Sc Evans, solicitors, Cardiff 110 Mr. Weaver, Cardiff 1 1 0 Mr. J. S. Proger 1 1 0 Messrs. D. W. Davies and (Son 1 1 0 A Friend 1 0 8 Mr. Robert Rickwds, The Priory, Usk. 10 0 Msritn" 010 6 Dr. Gorrigan 0 10 6 Councillor Harris 0 10 6 Vicar of Aberpergwin 04" 0 IG 6 Mr. Lewis Morgan, solicitor 0 10 6 Mr. Tudor TbornlV- 0 10 6 Mr. E. Seward, Cardiff 0 10 > Mrs. Lloyd Harries 0 10 7 Realised from Weekly Concert and Dance 0 10 3 92 12 7*

TAFF FITTERS DISPUTE. A MANIFESTO ISSUED BY THE MEN. The locked-out fitters in the employ of the Taft" Vale Railway Company in the West Yard still maintain their attitude of resistance to the proposed introduction of piecework and the policy of agitation, backed up by their society, which they have continued from the first. A mass meeting of the men is to be held in Car- diff on next Monday night, and, meanwhile, Mr. Jenkin Jones, district delegate of the Amalgamated Engineers, has issued a mani- festo, entitled "Obstinacy v. Reason," in which he says — "It is row eeven weeks since we were locked out by this comgpany for refusing to accept piecework ujoti unknown conditions, and also the absolute re- fllBal to receive, or in any way to -recognise, the accredited repiwintfctive Of the men, or to receive a deputation of their workmen who may be officially aI pöinWd to meet the superintendent of the com- pany. Feeling convinced that the general public and Trades Unionists sre anxious to have the facte clearly before them, we hereby give you a summary which will show that we exhausted every means to induce this company to treat with Labour in en honourable mtJintr, cnrlwhich would ensure peace, between Capital and Labour. For weeks prior to the look-out we made every effort to gain an interview with too representative of the company, to learn and dieeusa the proposals under which they intended controlling piecework, but from their obstinate attitude up to the preseifc date we have been unable to ascertain their proposals, and yet they contend that their high-handed policy is fair and just between employer and employed. If their unknow 1 system of piece- work was jlflt-whiich the company oontend it was— how is it that the few imported men are not called upon to work piecework? If the intentions of the company were as stated by their superintendent, how was :t that men who accepted piecework were re- duced 30 per cent, in thwr piece prices, and have since left the Arm and joined the men locked-out? This in itself will prove that the obstinacy of the company in refusing ths recognition of the societies can only mean cor.tmued friction and dislocation of trade, which must be disastrous to the commercial welfare of the important town of Cardiff. Although determined to secure the principle of having our side officially represented, we have not objected to the intervention of the mayor of the town as a means to adjust the points in dispute; but we regret 00 state that the company have rejected the mayor's ii.terventtoa, upon the common ground, we suppose, of him not being an en picye of the company. We have used every conciliatory measure, and are willing to accept conciliation, consistent with respect and dignity, rather than resort to more severe and drastic measures, which, if taken, would seriously interfere with the commercial machine of this seaport town; and unless this company will accede to the men what they claim for themselves we will be compelled, against our will, to extreme measures for our own dehnoe. World it not be more diemifted for this com- pany to the principles of Unionism like other Iwge companies- than to resort to deceive men by gross mireprewntaticne. vlo live in distant towns, and to witness the ugly spectacle of these men being et ported by policemen and A'tectlves and ex-police- men paid by them, rot to protect the few men, M the superintendent wrftes to all applicants that there is no danger of molestation? Yet vrp, as ratepayers, have to pay for protection not rpfjiiired. These few in-forted hfjds remind one of convicts, who are boused by the oomfpany In an aristocratic part of the tcwr*. and sre fed in convict style, but the sleep- ing arrangements are a danger to the health of the town, and if the facts were fully known an inspector woUd-soon be in attendance."

CUBAN INSURRECTION. -? ENORMOUS REINFORCEMENTS FOR THE SPANISH ARMY. A Central News telegram from Madrid say a: —The work of mobilising the reserve forces of Spain is being hastened forward, and it ie offi- cially announced that on November 20 20,000 men will leave for Cuba. The ports of embarka- tion are Barcelona, Valencia, Santander, and Corunna, and alreadv the transport vessels are being got ready for the reception of this enor- mous supplementary force.

CHATHAM WOMAN DEAD. PARAFFIN LAMP EXPLODES AND SETS CBjER AFIRE. The Central News Chatham correspondent teleeTaphR —Mars'a.ret Jane Head, wife of the verger of the parish church at Chatham, was found lyine upon the floor of her house on Friday night shockingly injured. Her hus- band, returnina- from the harvest festival at the church, discovered the poor woman unconscious, her clothes smouldering, and her body badly burned. The paraffin lamp had exploded, set- ting fire to her clothes. She lingered a few hours in agony before succumbing to the shock. -?-

The members of ParTi-amenit for Blackburn ihave issued tbh.e following aiuiounoeiment: — "Messrs. Homnfoy and Codidingjaon cajinot sub- scribe to any more fbdbball clubs after this notice, hmving already subscribed to a vary large number." It is understood that the horn, members have 1*1; cfti^quns to nearly 200 football clubs in ê borough during- the pas* few HMwaths.

An Oxford Professor CHARGED WITH OBSTRUC- TION IN LONDON. Sir George Lewis, who Acts as His Counsel, Retires from the Case after a Passage) of Arms. Mr. Edwin Ray Lankester. Professor of Ana- tomy, Oxford, was on Saturday charged on re- mand at Marlborough-steet Polioe-court, Lon- don, with disorderly conduct, and obstructing the police in the execution of their duty, the allegation being that at about one o'clock last Saturday morning accused was in Pioca- dilly with several women, and refused to move at the request of the police. Mr. Gill appeared for the prosecution.—Superintendent Cox spoke to accused being take to the station. Wilton cliargtd he said: "I witnessed the arrest of a woman in Piccadilly, and followed her along. I stopped and spoke to some women, and the (omtn hie- came up and ordered me away. Witni. pointed out lie was charged with obstructing the thoroughfare, and he said some of the women went away and he walked v'ith one of them- Witness reminded him that the constables said he and the women after- wards re-assembled, that the obstruction was renewed, and he persisted in refusing to go on, and called on tlie women to remain. Accused ilT1' reply taid, "I did not mean any harm by what I have done. I hadnowish to annoy the police. I may have been a little bit wrong. I acted foolishly, and ought t oliave gone away." Witnesi noticed accused's appearance, and thought, he had been drinking. Mr. Newtou: The magistrate said th^re was mi charge of being drunk. The ooastablesi who arrested him bad been in the force 22 and 24 years respectively. Cross-examined by Sir George Lewis: Wit- ness admitted the accused had said lut was at- tracted by a woman goreajning, and had fol- lowed to the polioe-s-tation and inquired the reason. He did not say ho moved wba" re- quested. Sir George Lewis, for the defence, said hie client was charged with a breach of good manners to the police, but it was clear he never iutended such offence. Mr. Newton said if he had apoligked uext morning the matter would have ended. Sir George Lewis said lie did not because of the statement that he was the worse for drink. Mr. Newton disputed this, and said he had not to try the question of drunkenness. Sir George Lewis said it was an important element in the Cade. JMr. Newton replied it was not. "You started it to divert my attention. I am not to be taken ill in that way." Sir George Lewis I had no such intention, and I am surprised to hear you say 80. Mr. Newton: If accused had1 said! "I am sorry for it," he might have been discharged. Sir George Lewis: That is not his attitude. Mr. Newton said the accused must take the consequences, of his act. Sir George Lewis was proceeding to state that witnesses would be called to prove hisj sobriety, when the magistrate again inter- posed That is not the question to try, and 1 snail not try it. Sir George submitted it was a question for the inagi«brate, and was detailing a saateuieut for the defence, when the magi's trate said he would not disbelieve the constable. Sir George Lew-is: if that is so I have no- thing inorts to say. it seems to me you have absolutely madie up your nund, and. instead of listening to argument, have interposed every moment. Therefore, 1 shall retire from the ease. Professor Lankester then obtained leave to ctJfll wiitnesaesj to prove his sobriety. Two members of the Saviile Club and' two waiters spoke to Professor Lankei>ter being sober when he left the club, and Mr. Owen Lankester said he was sober when bailed. The accused then made statements to the effect that he left the Saviile Club at a quarter past one. Walking along Piccadilly, he saw a crowd running after a cab, aud three police- constables removing a woman, who was scream- ing. He saw a group of five women, and asked one about the arre.8t. Police-constable Wise caine along, and said "Move on. Four women moved away. He never saw them again. It was untrue he told them not to po- He walked in the opposite direction to them. The woman he was speaking to walked with him. Not wanting a. prostitute with him, he stoprted to call a cab, when Police-constable Wise said "Move on," in a severe manner. He thought the police-constable had no right to interfere, and told the woman not to go. The polioe-con- stable seemed irritated, and arrested him. Few people were about, and no obstruction was caused. Polioe-constables Wise and Hutchins were re- called, and repeated their statements, and said eight girls were with prisoner. Professor Lankester asked what possible ob- ject he could have had in telling eight prosti- tutes to stand still. The thing W88 absurd. The Magistrate said for twenty years these police-constables had been before him in oases, and their truthfulness was never impugned. He ordered accused to enter into his own recognis- ance of JBlO to keep the peace.

MURDER OF A BOY. THE ACCUSED LAD AGAIN RE- MANDED. Alfred Gamble, sixteen, was brought up on remand at Clerkenwell Police-court on Satur- day changed with the murder of Sydney Victor Dowling, aged two, at Islington, on Thursday. A solicitor appeared to prosecute on behalf of the Treasury, but was not in possession of full information yet, end applied for a remand, which was granted. Prisoner while in the dock said, "I would not do a. thing like that. I haven't done a thing like that in my life." -?-

PAUPERISM INCREASING. iKf?,. BIRCHAM GIVES FIGURES TO CARDIFF GUARDIANS. At the weekly meeting of the Cardiff Board of Guardinas, held at the workhouse on Satur- day, the Clerk read a letter from the Local Government Board containing an extract from a report made by Mr. Bircham, the Local Govern- ment Board's inspector, on the subject of the accommodation of lunatics. The present accom- modation at the workhouse, the report pointed out, was most inadequate, as lunatics, to a. number averaging three a week, were, on admis- sion to the workhouse, taken into the reception- room. where were other inmates and oftentimes children.Mr. Bircham, who was present at the meeting, expressed a hope that something would be done as soon as possible to remedy this evil by separating the lunatics from other patients ixi some way or other. This was a matter which ought not to be de- layed until the consideration of the whole matter of workhouse extension came up. —The question was then referred to the work- house visiting committee.—A recommendation was received from the building committee to the effect that an increase of 154 beds Was advisable. The probable cost, it was stated, was between £5,000 and £ 6,000.—It was resolved to forward the plans to the Local Government Board for consideration.—Mr. Bircham then addressed the board on the question of the great increase in pauperism throughout Wales and Mon- mouthshire. During last year there had been an increase of 2,600 out-door paupers, eighty only of whom were from Cardiff. The expen- diture had also increased considerably, and to cope with this Mr. Bircham advised the board to do all in its power to increase relief to their deserving clients, and altogether cut off or dimi- nish their alms to spendthrift paupers.—A recommendation by the finance committee 86 follows was adopted -That the estimate of contributions required towards the expenditure of the beard during the coming half-year, in- cluding charges out of the rate of 4-td in the £ for the relief of the poor, and of 3d. in the £ for county rates which has been prepared by the clerk, be adopted, and orders made on the overseers accordingly. "It was reported that a presentation of a fine marble and bronze time- piece had been made to Mr. Harris, late master of Ely Schools, by the officers of the union as a token of goodwill. Mr. Harris, it will be remembered, resigned his post of master at Ely Schools some two iroutlis ago.

TEN SHILLINGS FOR A KISS. Fibenezer Wilson, a. carpenter, at Henley's Teleigraph WorQc«, was fined 10s., aod 2s. costs, sit Woolwich Polioe-oourt, for kissing Ma-pde Andrews, a girl employed at the seine works. It was stated he pulled the girl on his kneee, put his arm round her waist, atnd kissed her against her will. He was afao sum- moned for assa/al'fci n a-uother work-girl named Armiitage, wflrose father afterwards thrashed the accused; and Mr. Kennedy 1ft him oft on that charge,

THOUGHT HE SHOT HIMSELF. Arthur Constable, of the Third Dragoon Guards, was found dead on Saturday at Shom- cliffe. It is supposed he shot himself with a revolver which was lying by his side. mm mn au-i#

On Friday at Swansea Police-court Thomas H. Foy, a signwriter, belonging to a respectable Swansea family, was charged with deserting his wife and children at Swansea. The prisoner, who had been apprehended by the county polioe in Pembrokeshire, waa xemaoded.

Around the Rhondda. PARAGRAPHS TO BE READ BY OLD AND YOUNG. Wearers of the "blue" should fed highly satisfied at tfhe development of Congernaitisai in the Rhondda Valley. What a. short while ago a-ppeared but a weakly seed has developed and burst forth into a hardy blossoan, a.nd Rhondida Conser- vatives feel highly thankful to the courageous seedsmen, who, in the facei of storms of oppo- sition, went forth to sow the seeds which are now bearing such fine fruit. We refer to such earth us ifuats as Mr. Little- jolhins (Fernda.le), Dr. Hamilton, MT. Kent (Tonypandy), Air. Thomptsou, Mr. Richards, and otihcrs. 0 At the present momenit the Femdale Con- sarvaiive Club boasts a niuiietrioaJ strength of nearly 500, and negotiations are pending for the establishment of similar olubs at Mardv, Tyllortjtowii, Pttiygra-ig, Penitoe, and Tony- pandy. Premises have been secured at Mardy for the establishment of the club. The other evening Councillor Hughes, of Cardiff, visited the Rlhionddai Fach, and gave a most stirring and encouraging address to the members of the proposed ciub at Mardy, and his timtly remarks were, needless to say, highly appreciated by the listeners. Councillor Hug'has needs litfrfo introduc- tion to the readers of the "Express," as his genial disposition, plain outspokenness, a.nd devotion to thf good oau*ae have together com- bined to make him an object of tlie highest esteem thvougihout South Wa)les. At the close, the manner in which Mr. Little- joh'n's proposal of a volte of thanks was re- oeived clearly showed the spirit of the even- ing, and Councillor Hughes rnu.s* haw. re- turned to the Welsh Metropolis feeling sure tluat tftie Rhoiidfla Conservatives were, a4 least, decidedly enthusiastic aind appreciative. We wish our Rhondda Conservatives every suoc^s in their deserving enterprise. We have -fore spoken of ifue powerful influence of Mrs. Grundy in the Rhondda, audi the oharaoteriaffeie stawght-efceduiees of some of the adult members of society in the district. Occasionally the younger members of society throw over the tracings and go in for a re- crHafbive evening, although ventures of this kind are frequently discouraged, on account of the puritanical ideas of some of the elders. A* Ferndele on Friday evening a most en- joyable social came off at the Schools, on the occasion af the departure of two of the staff for college training. The chair was occupied by Mr. Thompson, who proved himself a. most excellent presi- dent. Enjoyment and general hilarity characte- rised the proceedings. The tableaux were excellency given, a.nd reflect the highest credit on the organises of the venture. Amongst the interesting items on the pro- sma.mme, tihait wihich was appreciated most was the excel lent recitation given by Mr. J. Probert Evans. His rendering- w&s a mosrt dramatic one, and richly deserved all the appltuse which he received. On Monday we shall discuss the individual play in Saturday's matches. Look out.

THREE MEN DROWNED. CARDIFF-LADFN VESSEL SUNK IN THE LIMPOPO taiVER. A Lloyd's telegram from Lorenyo Marquez. dated October 10. states that the four-masted steel ship Breidablik, of Dram men, Norway, has been wrecked near the Lirrmopo River. The vessel was loaded at Cardiff, and left tha.t port on July 28 last with a caroro of coals, bound for Delagoa Bay. She was spoken on August 13 in lat. 15 north 26 west. The vessel will become a total loss, as she sank in deep water. With the exception of three sailors the whole of the crew were saved. The local agents are Messrs. C. Sshroeter and Co., Pier Head-chambers, Cardiff.

DURRANT ON TRIU. HE MAKES TWO IMPORTANT ADMISSIONS. A Reuter's telegram from San Francisco says:—At Friday's proceedings in the trial of Durrant for the murder of Miss Blanche Lamont, prisoner admitted hanving asked a classmate to supply him with notes of the lecture on the day on which the murder is supposed to have been committed. But he asserted his object in making this request was to compare the notes of those taken by himself. He further avowed that the written statement of the case, which he gave his attor- neys, contained instructions to open the enve- lope, in the event of his conviction, but to return it should he be acquitted. Both of the facts now admitted have hitherto been desired by the prisoner.

CASE OF MRS. GORDON. A CONFESSION BY ROUSELLE, ALISA KRAHN. A Centra! Newts telegram from New York says:—The man who gave his uame as Roy- selle, and is in custody charged with being in possession of scrip, alleged to have been stolen .from Mrs. Gordon, of Brixton, London, has .made a confession to the authorities that his real name is Herbert Krahn. He further alleged that Mrs. Gordon secured the stock, of which he was the owner, by false repre- sentations, whilst the pair were living as man and wife. After he discovered that deception had been practised upon him, Krahn says that he forcibly regained a portion of the property on March 23. He then went to Paris, and from thence to the United States. He adds that he intends to take legal steps to recover the remainder of the property.

BY HYPNOTISM. EXTRAORDINARY CURE OF DISEASE AT PONTYPOOI-. Mr. Gustave Roselle (the popular hypnotist and father of Mise Emmie. Rosolle, the young lady who has created to much excitement through South Wale* with her hypnotic "Dreani Visions") has just succeeded in making a re- markable cure by hypnotic treatment. The facrts of the case are as follow:—During the performance of Mr. Gustave Roeello a«pd his Royal Court Choir a few weeks ago at Ponty- pool, he offered to give hypnotic treatment free of charge to any who might be sufferiug from disease of the limbs. In consequence of this, he was called upon by Mrs. Price, of No. 56, Trosnant-road, Poutypool, and her daughter, Miss Lily Price. The young woman had bem suffering from what the doctors named hip and knee joint disease. She Had been under local medical treatment as an in-patient of St. Mary's Hosipital, London. but to 1.0 effect. For three years ahe was unable to put he- foot to the ground. Mr. Gu-tave Roselle put her under hypnotio treatment, and, though she had been unable to move without crutches for over three and a. half years, she is now able to walk comfortably without them, anf* ie daily improving, having walked on one occasion nearly three miles. Mr. Gustave Ronelle'e treatment has only extended over a matter of three weeks. The most remarkable part of the case is that within half an hour of his first seeing her he enabled her to walk across the room. We are induced to give publicity to the cure, aM we understand Mr. Gustave Roeelle ii wilding to treat anyone, tfre.o of cbajge, who may suffer from similar com- plaint. Both the young woman and her mother (whose address is given above) will be pleased to answer any inquiries that may be made.

AUTUMN ASSIZES. Mr. Justice Lawrence has fixed the follow- ing Commismoi) days for the Autumn Assizes on the North and South Wales Circuit* — Carnarvon, Friday, October 25; Ruthin, Mon- day, Oetoiber 28; Chester, Friday, November 1; Canruartiheai, Friday, November 8; Brecon, Mondla-y, November 11; Cardiff, Wednesday, Novemlber 13. Prisoners only will be tried at these places, except- aJ5 Cardiff, where civil and cri-minial business will both- be taken. The hearing of causes is timed to oommenoa on Sartsundia/y, November 23.

"Forward Movement" in Cardiff. Tlie opening services ait the new Gmnge- town-ball nommence to-morrow (Sunday), and will continue until November 4. The Rev. Dr. M'Gow (London) will officiate at eleven a. 111. aJid 6.30 p.m. Popular service at three. Chairman, tthe Rev. J. Pugh; speaker, the Rev. MiMijrdce Griffiitha, M.A. Miss Kitty Davies will give a violin solo. and Mr. R. W. Evans will sing. Onanist, Mr. George Bull.

AN OLD MBRTHTRITE DEAD. Mr. Peter Williams, secretary of the Merthyr and Dowlais Building Society at Merthyr raid One of the oldest and most respected residents of the town, died on Saturday morning.

T U R F TALK. Pithy Pars for Sporting Readers GOSSIP OF TO-DAY'S EVENTS. Laodamia is the latest scratching for the Cambridgeshire. Le Justicier, engaged in the Cambridgeshire, and Le Sagittaire left Chantilly on Wednesday last, under the charge of T. Prime, for New. market. Mowbray an dLady Lucy II. have been stiuck out of the Pheasant Handicap, Lingfield. Tandera-g-ee is admirably suited by the yield- ing state of the ground, and will now put in some strong work for the Cambridgeshire. He is considerably the superior of his stable com- panion, Oatlands, who, however, is still on the easy list, and must not be thought of. Galiana is trained by Peace, at Lam bourne, though nominated by Mr. Leopold de Roths- child, and if all the parties were agreeable, says "Sporting Luck," there would be a nice little chance here to make assurance doubly sure" by having a second test spin, borrowing Medicis and Harfleur II., of Hayhoe's, nomi- nated by Baron de Rothschild, to complete the quartette. A good judge, who has seen and admired Count Schomberg in both his recent races, refuses in toto to believe that a mare like Galiana can be better than the fine, long, strid- ing horse who ran so well on Saturday and Wednesday with half an orthodox preparation. Galiana's public form has been mostly of the disappointing order, and she has only been out once this season-in the Coronation Stakes at Ascot, being unplaced in a field of eleven to Butterfly, Garter Queen, and La Sageese—truly as wretched a trio of three year oid fillies as have been seen out in our classic races for years. Indian Queen was not thoroughly trained when Rhe ran in the Cesarewitdh. It is reported that Allsopp was engaged at Newmarket on Friday to ride Marco in the Cambridgeshire. Sam Loatea told Alec Taylor after the Cesare- witch he thought he had won by quite half a length, svnd that he did not even lift his whip. Aborigine was fOULd to be very lame indeed upon leturniug to Manton from JSewmarkefc. Possibly he may never run again. "I Know," in "Sporting- Sketches," quotes the following horses as worth watching:—Mob, Bowline, MXeil, Bonnie Leua, Amphora, and Yellow Girl. Le Justicier and Le Sagittaire have left France for England, under the care of Jem Prime. The former will keep his engagement in the Cambridgeshire, for which rane. he Íô supposed to have a chance. Previous to riding Sicily Queen to viotory on Friday, at Newmarket, S. Loates expe- rienced the misfortune to have something like fifty losing mounts 111 succession. Loates was heartily cheered on at length breaking this singular spell of ill-luck. Subjoined is a list of the winning jockeys on the fiat (compiled from March 25 to October 11 inclusive):— Mounts. Lost. Won. M. Cannon 600 441 159 T. Loates 616 485 131 F. Allsopp 601 510 91 W. Bradford 493 419 74 S. Loates 508 436 72 T. J. Calder 324 267 57 F. Finlay 431 374 57 J. Watts 206 153 53 F. Rickaby 282 233 49 S. Chandley 306 260 46 O. Madden 344 29Q 45 J. Fagan 273 234 39 G. W. Gough 196 161 35 G. Chaloner 234 207 27 R. W. Colling 127 102 25 A. White 245 220 25 II. Tcon 292 270 22 G. Brown (the late) 157 137 20 T. Weldon 119 106 19 F. Pratt 156 1)58 18 To-day's Racing 'SPORTSMAN" AND "SPORTING LIFE" AUTHENTIC STARTING PRICES. LINGFIELD MEETING. Winners and Jockeys. Sportsman. Life. HUSTlC SELLING PLATE (Dead heat). Ayr (T. Lsates) 10 to 1 ag.. 10 to lag PoJly Morgan (Br'df'rd) 100 to 15 ag.. 100 to 15 ag OCTOBER NURSERY. Last Tryst (S Loates) 100 to 7 ag.. 100 to 7 ag The above price* 1ft identical with those publiihod in the "Racing Calendar."

LINGFIELD MEETING. 145.—The RUSTIC AI.L-AGED SMILING PLATE of 10:) sevs; two year olds 7st 71b, thiee 8st lib, four and upwards 9st; the wiiwr to be eohi for 50 sovs. Vive furkngs. Mi- Stone's Ayr, 4yre, 9st T Loates Mr Homewcod's Polly Morgan, 4yns, 9st Bradford Mr MilKrd's Saufcev.ce, 2yrs, 7st 71b Allsopp 3 Mr White's Miss Sybil, 4yirs, 9st C James 0, Mr Hudson's Quetvi Bess colt, 3yrs, Est 111b Wingfield 0 Mr T Cannon' Minnehaha, 3yrs, flst 111b K Cannon 0 Mr C White's Fanny Bu>ney, 2VVB, 7st 71b II Chaloner 0 Mifes S. Hamilton's it £ ing»eeker, 2yre, 7st 71h Sadler 0 Mr Soden's Qaee/i Emma, Syr", 7st 7Ib. Wall 0 Ayr trained by T. Stevens and Polly Morgan bj; W. Stevens. Betting—5 to 2 agst -Fanny Burney, 5 to 1 aget Queen Be-s, 100 to 15 aget Polly Morgan, 10 to 1 ,<>.gst Ayr, and 100 to 8 agst any other. Fanny Burney, on the rails, made the running front Polly Morgan, Queen Bess, and Ayr, with Sauteuse next for half the journey, when Sauteuse diew to the front, but was joined at. the distanca by Polly Morgan and Ayr, who raD a Jetc* beat: half a length separated the second and third. Minrchaha was fourth, Miss Sybil fifth, and Queen Fjamft and Kingseeker last-. The stakes were divided. ;US.-The OCTOBER NURSERY HANDICAP of 150 sc-vs, for two year olds; winners extrr.. Five fur- lcngs, straight. Mr Miller's Last Tryst, 7rl 51b S Loates 1 fyord Derby's Link Girl filly, 68t 111b Gough 2 Mr Straus's Merv, 7st H Chaloner 3 Mr Foxhall Keene's Roal Nun oolt, Set 31b Booty 0 Mr Marshall's Bonnie Lena, 7st 111b T Loates 0 Mr Heasman's Blue Tint, 7st 101b Grimshaw 0 Mr Lumsden's "1 dower, 7st 91b Ward 0 Mr Joicey's 'Seaport;, 7alil 71b.- Allsopp 0 Mr Cooper's Merryslip, Tst 41b Madden 0 Mr Pilkington's Moncga, 7st 3tb Wall 0 Mr Bethell's Tribute, 7st 21b (car 7st 61b) Tnwdlev 0 Mr Cresswell's Lady Charity, 7st llb..M'Guire 0 Mr Chester's Tryst, 7st lib Sadler 0 Mr J Cannon's Balmy, 7st N Robinson 0 Mr T Cannon's Hop Garden, 6st lllh..K Cannon 0 Winner trained by Gurry. Betting-9 to 4 agst Merv. 5 to 1 agst Bonnie Lena, 100 to 15 agst Blue Tint, & to 1 apt, Link Girl filly, 9 to 1 agst Seaport, 10 to 1 agst Monega. 100 to 8 agst Merryslip, 100 to 7 each agst Widower, Last Tryst, and Hop Garden, and 33 to 1 agilt any other. 2.45.-The PHEASANT MD-WEIGHT HANDIOAP of 200 sovs; ",ior.1'I! extra. One mile. Pet of the Chase, 1; Golden Ensign, 2; Bohemond, 3 Four ran. BeMng—11 to 10 agst Pet of the Chase.

ADDITIONAL ARRIVALS AT LINGFIELD. Blue Tint, Merryslip, Tribute, Lady Charity Theophilus, Knight of Rhodes, Rising Star, Chit Chat, St. Jude, Bougie Lena, Widower, Tryst, Bumble Bee, Honore&e, Miss Oris to, Sparrow Hawk, Quibble, Golden Ensign, and Rising Star.

OFFICIAL SCRATCHINGS. The "Sportsman" has been officially informed of the following sera things — Cambridgeshire Stakes.-Dumbarton and Willow. Nursery (Gatwick).— Diggings and Lowfleld. Nuisery (Gatwick).—Sarcastic. Gnt-wick engagements.—Merry S:\ot, Stlkv. and Lady Nydsa. Thirak engageiaen's.—dories Lamb, Sulks, and Naide. Lingfield engageaieuiis.—Mr. Too'e. All engagements.—Penny-lew;.

CAMBRIDGESHIRE. Mr. ALFRED CUDOK. OSTENDG. Alfred Orsok will forward, free, on receipt of addrwa "CROOK'S PPICFI RECORD," Containing; Entries and Ijatcst Market Movenntf on above. Letters posted by the Night Mail arm* in Ostende the following day, and answered tv- » turn of post. Letters must he prepaid. Address —ALFRED OkOOK, Ottcade. Poetaf tid Accounts settled at Tatteraall's, of which Mr Croot is one of the oldest members. e3995

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FOUND ON THE EAILWAT. The horribly-mutilated body of an unknown man was discovered on Saturday on the railway at Chanpi, Essex,

On the Stock Exchange. LATEST QUOTATIONS FROM LONDON. First Dispatch, Noon. Consols unoha.nged. Foreign quiet: Spanish 671, Argentine Funding 78 £ Home Rrilci inactive Metropolitan 911, Brighton Deferred 165i. Americans rather nrmer Atlantic Firsts 27i, North Pacific Pref 19, Milwaukees 78i. Trunks better: Firsts 42j. Mexicans firm: Firsts 73. Mining Market strong, though dealers busy with the settlement: Consolidated Gold- fields Deferred up to 191; East Rands 10" Chai-tereds 71. Second Dispatch, 1.30 p.m. Quiet demand for Money at i to i. Foreign steady: Portuguese 27i, Buenos Ayres Gold Premium 224 £ Home Rails inactive. Ameri- cans remain steady Trunks unchanged, Mexi- cans firm. Mining Shares remain good: Rand Mines 40, Allsopps Ordinary 140, Consols 1071, Ca-ledomia-n 1441, Deferred 62i, Eastern 80g, HuiH 3b¡, Noriblienn 51, Western 163.t. Lancashire 128, Chatham 18g, Dover 122, Brighton 165-i, South 924, Euston 18bi, Me- tiopiuan 913, District 27, Midland 157i, AJ-wn- cihester 48, Sheffield 27British 421, Sscxt- laudl S3i, Darilingfeon 1663, Italians 881, Spanish 671, Turks- 26i, Egyptian 101J, "Unified 1041, Mexican 94 £ Argen- tine 731, CedukiS 29, Russian 101, Ptru 41, Illinois 103, Louisville 63.. Lake 154i, Readings 102, Atlantic 27, Eries 12, Milwa.ukees 78i, Pacifies 15j, Norfolk 14J, Central 105jr, Trunks 52j, Ordinary 61, Box 42g, Bag 2&i, Thirds 15i, Candia 612, Rails 23, Sleepers 73, Bolts 35, Rio 19s-

TO-DAY'S MARKETS. MEAT. London, Sa^turdlaiy.—lieef tirade was bad^ and much left. unsold, QuotMjons —Scotch long sides, 4s to 4s 2d; ditto short sides, 4s 4d to 4s 8d; English sides, 3s 8d to 3s i United States sides, Liverpool and Deptford killed, 3s 2d to 3s 4d; Amencaai hind-quarters, 2s 8d to 3s 8d; diitto fore-quarters, Is lOd. Mutton Trade was slow, and prices barely so good; Scotch, 4a 6d to 4s lOd; English, 4s to 4s 4d; New Zealand, 2, lid to So 3d. Veal: Trade dull. FISH. Grimsby, Saturday.—Fifteen "steamers and the same number, of smacks, arrived with a. pooa- supply of fish. There was a strong de- mand. Quotations:—Soles, Is 6d to Is lOci; turbot, Is 5d 10 Is 6d brills, Is 2d to Is 4d per lb.; plaice, 3tJ to 6s; lemon soles, 4" to 6s; whitehes, 3s to 5s; live halibut, 6s to 7s 6d; ttitta dead, 38 6d to 5s per stone; live ling, is ho 4is; ditto dead, 2s to 3s live cod, 3s to 6s; ditto dead, 2a to 4s each; hake, 30s per score > kit haddocks, 10s to 14* per box. PRODUCE. London, Saturday.Sugar: Refined quiet; foreiga quiet; beet Uat-Octooor, 10s C^d sellers, and lfe bid buyers; November sold at 1£).;1 8-!<L CJjffee quiet; Rio, Ootcfber, 68s sellers, and 65s 9d buyers. Tea: Private market steady. Rioe and jute firmly sup- ported. Hemp steady. Oils: Linseed, 20s lid to 20s 6d; rape, 21s 3d to 21s1 6d; crude ootton, 15s lid refined, 178 3d to 17a 9d; turpentine, 20s 3d; petroleum unaltered. BUTTER. Cork, Saturday.—Ordinary: Firsts, 106at; Seconds, 104s; Thirds, 97s; Fourths, 779 per cwt Mild Cured Firkins: Superfine, 110s; ), Fine, 104ts; Mild, 95s per cwt. Number in market: 659 firkins and 319 mild. POT1ATOE& London, Sarurdajj.—There were fair sup- plier, which met a moderate d<emfijicJ. The prices were:—Regents, 60s to 65s; Hebfious, 80s to 90s; Snowdrops, 708 to 85s; Puritans, 60s to 70s; Kidneys, 55s to 65s per ton. HAY AND STRAW. London, Saturday.—Fair supplies, but the demand was quiet. Quotations: Best olover, 90s to 120s, inferior, 60s to 90s; best hay, 60a to 80s inferior, 36s to 60s; mixture, 70s to 90s; ,and straw, 20s to 403 per load.

FOtR CARDIFF INFIRM AH, Y. The trea-si.rer of th?- Cardiff Infirmary haa reoeived from Mr. R. B. Goodyer, manager of the Cardiff Tramways Company, the sum of JBM. which hiis I een substiribc<d by their em- ployeg. t. ?

PRESENTED by BLAIBERG'S ARCADE. 18-CARAT GOLD WATCH and GOLD ALBERT, (Valued at Five Guineas), TO THE LADY Who Collects THE MOST MONEY for "SANTA CLAUS." See another Column. < • TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY. — Wanted, by Young Man, Situation as Clerk or Tumekecper.—B 1, Waterloo-terrace, Woeton-tupcp- Mare. e8277r!2 Coiks, 5s., Yorkshire, 611.; Car- diff groat Poultry Show Wednesday and Thurala-y. -Visitors, for a good canary call at Baker, Hair, diesscr, Frederick-street, Cardiff. 8230rl8 .? WATCHES AND JEWELLER^ AT WHOLESALE PRICE. gOL pHILLIPS 43, CAROLINE-STREET. C A R D I F F. I Ladies' 14ct. GOLD WATCHES. 28s. 6dw new. Ladies' Solid COLD CHAINS, 25s.. new. &ent'« Solid SILVER WATCH, 10«. 94., new. Ladies' Solid SILVER WATCHES, 9s. 6d., new. (Eveiy Watch Warranted.) GOLD WATCHES from 28s. 6d. to JB15. GOLD CHAINS from 25s. to B10. SILVER ENGLISH LEVERS by all the best makers in England from 10s. to 65s. (See our 45s. Lever, five years' warranty.) Space will not allow us to advertise the prices of all goods. Inspection will convince that they are the best and cheapest. A Splendid Assortment of tho following Goodg now on Sale: -Diamond Rings, Pins, and SKids; Engagement, Wedding, and Keeper Rings Dress and Signet Rings; Brooches;! Cold and Silver Seals and I-endants. CLOCKS of every description from 2s. to 65s. Our 65s. Marble STRIKING CLOCK will oog# vou Five Guineas elsewhere. Best Sheffield PLATE and CUTLERY: Six- bottle cruet, 6s. 6d. Half-dozen Table Knives, i balanced handles. 3s. 4d.: Desserts. 2a. 6d. | STICKS and UMBRELLAS, all silver mounted. Our Special Umbrella- at 5s. 9d. I and 12s. 6d. is marvellous, and 2s. 6d. Stick; I beats everything. I Make no mistake in the address :—' SOL PHILLIPS, 43, CAROLINE STREET (OPPOSITE PANOPTICON), CARDIFF. General Remvks of our Customers.—I buy; tlmost everything from you. Let me have some Winter Gocda, cheap.—Blaiberg's Arcade. General Remarks of our Customers.—I have been buying here for the last 40 years.—Blaibeirg-'s Arcade. A General Remarks of our Customers.—You have one, only 5s. lOid. (Railway Overcoats); you can work any weather.-Blaiberg's Arcade. General Remarks of our Customers.—Red Band Shirt. 2s. (xl, please. I am still wearing one bought her twelve months' fp. I have ccme all the way; from the Moors for one. -Blaiberg's Arcade. General Remarks of our Customers.—Speaking about our 4s. Arsonia Alarm Clocks: It has saved me many* a quarter.—Blaiberg's Arcade. General Remarks of our Customers.- My Silver Watch cost me 45s., when ^e offered our befit Gold Watch at 48b.—Blaiberg'u Arcade. General Remarks of our Customers.—A friend of mine told me that yours was the beet and cheapest place to buy a Gold Albert, -Blaiberg's Arcade. Blaiberg's Arcade.—Pilot Overcoats, 12s. 6d.; velvet collar BBlaiberg's Arcade —PUot Overcoats, l2II. bd.; wool lined. blaiberg's Arcade.—Pilot Chcrcoate, 12s. 6d.; collar flaps. Blaiberg s Arcade.—Pilot Overcoats, 12s. 6d.; mate- rial not stinted. Blaiberg's Arcade.—Pilot Overcoats, 12s. 6d.; chtb woven for WI. Blaiberg's Arcade.—Pilot Overcoats, 128. 6d.; toe quantity we will sell explains the cheapness. Blaiberg's Arcade.—Pilot Overcoats, 12s. 6d.; better if an last yew's. Biaiberg's Arcade.—Be inquisitive for once; see ovtrcoats. tWO

Ml Tuesday apd Thursday nigfvta, and the aptain is Mr. Davidi Saunders, and the secre- "11' Mr. James Bown, Pontypridd, too, has t" similar club, and has amongst its members lome very excellent players. ( On Navejmber 7- meltch between teams representing the Ladies' Football Association Club will be playjpd at NeaJth. Some nice Coung men are hoping that the teams will e several "men" short. That the ladlios have tv decided liking for the theatre is proved in Iv communication to the secretary, which asks jhaA tlua members of the team may be admitted "free" to the local theatre. Well, there's a Ielection,—Mr. Noak's, Mr. Johnston's, and he Assembly-rooms. Lady Florence Dixie is the president of the dub. Ne«th people will be glad to learn that Jin Reynolds and Griffith Lewis have decided to Jcntinue playing this season. If all the men Uick together and train a pack as strong as any it South Wales will be put into the field. Johnny Williams will turn out again to-day, fvut there's a. doubt about Alec Cross. In the •vent of the latter being unable to play, it will be a difficult matter to find a suitable substi- tute. Cross deserves the highest praise for the *>lucky manner in which he stuck to his guns last Saturday, after sustaining a severe injury to one of his eyes early in the game. A wag placed the following notice in a promi- nent position in a public-house of refreshment the other evening Wanted, a good wing 'three-quarter- No pay but heaps of honour and glory.- Apply Neath Committee." Why don't the Ntath team engage a •tiainer ?" asked a committee man the other even- ing. Money makes the mare to go," and Where's the golden egg?" were two quiok retorts. The Neath Committee recognise merit in Manpel Owen, the Llanelly forward, but are not ytrepared to well, no "broken time" allowed. Votioe! The Neath team intend training before the season concludes. J. WaggstafF has been made captain of the Weat-h second string. To use the words of an official of the Neath Club Frod Hutchins was the best forward on the field on Satuiday last," Neath people have a high opinion of then- Pack, and state that if the present standard of Excellence be maintained some of the forwards will have to be recognised by the Welsh Union this season. I I am asked to announce that a meeting will be held at the Avondale Hotel, Docks, Cardiff, On Friday evening next, at eight o'clock, for the Purpose of forming a harriers' olub. Sid Wil- liams is acting as captain pro tern., and asks me to invite all harriers in that district to put in an H'pearanoe. The Llanelly scribes have worked themselves IIp into a terrible state of virtuous indication ?t' the Cardiff-Llanellv fixture. One writer, however, let his verbosity exceed his discretion, as witness the following foolishness :—"The blue And black brigade have for the last few seasons Refused to have anything to do with the Neath team, but now, in order to avoid the western clube howlinK at them at the same time, they have given a home and home fixture to Neath, and have, therefore, by this act of kindness, en- deavoured to enlist their syunpa/thies. Per- haps next season they will cancel their usual fixtures with the all whites, and offer the milk- sop to Llanelly. Whether this is to be tolerated will have to be decided at the ooming meeting." Affording to the above statement Cardiff will not in future be allowed to make their engage- ments without consulting the Welsh Rugby Vision. Verb. sap. Another Llanelly soribe says they don't really *ant to play the match, only they are deter- Pitied to force the matter through, and then. Mien the TTnion say (?) Cardiff must play l"la«elly, the tin-platers, like the aggrieved Bclioolboy, will turn round and say. "Thanks, Hit we don't want to play now." Can one ima- gine anything more idiotic than such vapid Outpourings ? WELSH ATTHLETE.