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STOP PRESS THE BEADED CHILD UtfBDER. KttSONBR BEFOBE THE MAGISTRATES. At tha Reading Borough Polica-coart to-day (befere 'local oench, of which Lord W. B. Monek was the two prisoners charged with being can. ^raCfl 5n the child murders were again placed i» to 'eonle 56 described aa Amelia Dyer, S^Dein>t £ o-road, Readit;, curse, and the allega- ? ia set of which she was MtOMtded a weclj &g-o ia ttat of the murder of a femaJ. child whose Jty «w found ia the Thame* <Sa March 20. Thfe prisoner, ebaraad witJx tre'iag an. aecsrgoia after [}* fact, -<i described a* Arthur Ernest Talma:, 76, ^•rosd, WiUasdea, e'ctaftiissLon agejib. The excite* went bad becsme touch intensified in 33ka4jjog and l1JStr::et. in anticipation of fresh developments, and. 86 i a consequence, many of the townspeople presented ^Selves for admissioji to the court-house. but the. odatlon being on a. very limited scale, the Poli?? Mjorouilx excluded the public, and Mads extra ilr0TisjOJi r'os "tha jepreseaotuvea q £ the.press. • ii i i i-ir«ir>rin^iigTij^'it^eK3aj^^Ti'f .i,Lw-rI!?

City Man and Girl SoOO DAMAGES FOR SLAN- DERED PARENTS. Story of a. Shipbroker Who Betrayed a Woman, and After Two Months (Turned Her Adrift. The remarkable claim for damages for seduc- tion and libel heard before Mr. Justice I*awrance and a jury in the Court of Queen's "ench was concluded on Friday. lie defen- dant, who was charged with seducing Miss kthel Oldham and libelling her parents, is •^r. James Wilkie. Adam son. He is described •s a London shipowner and shipbroker, but did not appear to defend the action, although Jctr. Roberts, a clerk in the employ of the plaintiff's solicitors, proved the personal ser- vice of a subpoena, and the service by arrange- ment of the writ at the Shipping Exchange [ 'iu Bil liter-street. The only other incli- I Nation of tlie defendant's social status was | counsel's statement that he had described lnrn- | Self as "a distinguished member of the Royal I Devon Golf Links," and had won many r prizes and cups on the links. Miss Oldham in the Box. Miss Ethel Oldham was called. She is a ta.ll plain girl, and was quietly dressed in a (lark tweed costume, a white inen collar and I Wristlets, and a. collaret, of creamy laces. She I 1 *as at first .thickly veiled, and gave her evi- I dence in a thick, husky voice. She deposed I that in the early part of 1894 she was a I teacher of music and painting, and lived at I ^entiman-road, Clapham. Her mother, who » Vas then Mrs. Oldham, and who also taught Anisic and painting, at that time lived at nosebery House, the residence of sotne people named Day, in the '\ve:t of London, where the defendant also lodged, and was introduced to her. Shb ^iiderstood that he was a Single man. He f Wtuld waylay her in the hall, where she often fr'.und him sitting with one of her sister's ohil- | *Wi on his lap, which made it impossible for her to pass him without speaking. He ? began to press his attentions upon her, and i Asked If Her Affections Were Engaged, !?t if anyone else oared for her. She answered f the negative, and began to look upon him I ias her sweetheart, and expected in due 'course to be manVed to him. There wad a rude s i*V.'akerang whien one day she found in his I rOom a photograph of two ladies and a. child, "'ho were, lie confessed, his wife, daughter, ahd grandchild. He explained that he was i'ving apart from 1up wife, and showed the Witness a deed of separation. On March 17, 1894, the witness's mother married Mr. Haal, i3, bank manager, and left the Days' hc-w-e. 4fter discovering that Adamson was married, the witness would not see him for a, long time. Gradually, however, the intimacy was re- lleWed, Through the medium of correspon- ciE:D.l'e, and on March 25, 1895, he induced her To Go Back With Him the Days, where, representing that they :^e're married, they lived together as Mr. and "rs. Adamsjn. Up to that time, said the ^'tness, there had been no impropriety. Love's j^ung dream lasted but a brief two months. fV :Oil June 1 Adamson told her she must go ?nd live somewhers else, and turned her .rift with a parting gift of £ 5. She went 1l1to lodgings, and nursed her sorrow seereily, ellig exceedingly anxious that her parents ^C'Uld not learn anything of her escapade. er condition .soon made secrecy impossible, ■ '"v-ever, and she wrote appealing letters to defend:#n. who referred ber to a "wise W.T>vltn." on August 3 a miei-aiTkise took Place. When did your father and mother first r,o\v of your relations with this man' asked "s lordship, and the witness, beginning to ■^V. sa,id it came to their knowledge tbrotigh the Days about July 24. She wrote to the dc- fel,dant- Dear AVilkie,—Trouble upon trouble. I ^el quite do;je. A letter from Mr. Hall to- i«ht, causing fearful alarm. I much fear the aJs have di-vlo?ed all. W ire nie where tsin t ^lEt't :ou to discuss what is best. I feel half ^vl." AII' this was very plain. It is neeessarv, how. ^erj to establish A Charge of Seduction, 0 show tnat someone has bt e.i deprived of the I jjrviees of the person seduced. In this case plaintiff had received a weeklv aljowanee of it Si, 0111 ^CT mother and Mr. Hall, who sue ?:0 a her beha'f, and it is represented that the 12s. a~> paid in respect of occasional house'liold ser- ies rendered to her mother. 'But how could vou render Mich services when ;> «-er. living with the defendant?"' asked Mr. Us'ice Lawrance. and the witness stated tliat j?c ill went to her mother's iionse constantlv, they knew nothing- of ffer relations ?? (Y.I. 'I-Hit Adamson. j His Lordship: Jjid tliev know where vour ^agings were?—No, my lord. I never'(old tiein- Lntil something was said by the Days "<?y knew nothing about it. j. hat did the defendant do w hen you fold ''m they were making inquiries about vour IIUPposeù marriage?—He wrote me a lette. Accusing Them of Blackmailing Him. In re.jiect of this letter the Halls claim linages for libel.- His 'lordship seemed to entertain strong ^°Ubts whether under the circumstances an ''tion for seduction would lie. The g;ri. he pointed out, was of full age, living away from mother, and earning her own living. Mr. Strachan, her counsel, contended, on the '^thority of .cases which he quoted, that the evidence of service was suflicient—even piking cows—and that in the present case the Payment of 12s. per week entitled the parents tO her services. The jury, after .taking half an hour to thin.k 1 over, brought in a verdict for the plaintiffs.

•^At the meeting of the Li&nfrechfa Lower ^arish Council < n Thursday, Mr. F. J. *itchell, J.P., was elected chairman. jjTAt the annual meeting of the Ebbw Yale ~fban Council on Thursday Mr. Henry Cool, V QUiI of the Labour candidates, was elected ^irnian for the ensuing year. ,"»■ f AMr- T. H. Belcher appeared before tho siipen- Giary (Mr. T. W. Lewis) at Cai-diff Police- ^njrt on Friday morning to make an appliea- J°n for bail in the case of the two men, ay lor and William Budding, who were on ednesdav committed to the quarter sessions On a charge of stealing a quantity of bra^s, and lead from the engineering works r* Messrs. Mordey, Carney, and Co., by whom wei-e employed. In making the com- Mr. Lewis had stated that, should the 11118sirig property be recovered, he would enter- «ta^ J11 aptplioa-tion for bail. Mr. Beicher now that the police had recovered the metal. 18 Worship, therefore, allowed bail, each aaner becoming surety in £ 30, finding Qtker of £ 30, orjtwp of £ 15.

GRAVE NEWS, Buluwayo Surrounded by Matabeles. APPEAL FOR ASSISTANCE. Reinforcements Being Hurried Up) and Troops Despatched Trom Ald'ershot. The news from Matabeleland becomes more and more disquieting, and there >is every indi- cation that we are on the verge of an outbreak in which the Boers have every in- tention of taking part. "The Transvaal is arming to the teeth," and although recently there have been many rumours current concerning this fact, a telegram from the "Times" correspondent at Pretoria on Friday seems to confirm these sinister tidings. Obviously, the situation in Matabe'.eland re- quires reinforcements from the Cape, and, in spite of alarming the Boers by filling up the vacancies thus caused by the prompt despatch of troops from home, it should be borne in mind that, having refused the Boers' offers of assistance, their "arming to the teeth" can only arise from the desire to thwart Great Britain in her work of subduing the revolting impis. The forts in the Mangwe Pass are being rapidly pushed on, and though there are no Matabole near that point, yet there ¡. reported to be a veiy strong impi on the Kumi River. The cordon which the enemy has drawn round Buluwayo is closing in, and the rebels are reported to be In force only twelve miles from that town. The 1st Battalion of the Duke of Cambridge's Own Middlesex Regiment (57th Foot) has received orders to proceed from Aldershot to South Africa without delay, Mid, in addition, Mr. Chamberlain stated on Fri- day afternoon in the House of Commons that the Government have decided to despatch a body of cavalry or mounted infantry to the Cape, this extra force to be a permanent addition to the troops now under the High Commissioner's command.' REPORTED SURRENDER OF BULUWAYO. The "St. James's Gazette," in its special edition on Friday night, stated: "A report, which is unconfirmed, is current in the City that Buluwayo lia/s been captured by Mata- bele." The Central Xews was officially supplied on Friday night by the Colonial Office with the following communication —' 'With regard to the rumour published in certain evening papers that Buluwayo has fallen, it is stated officially t'hat Mr. Chamberlain regards the story as totally unfounded. He has a telegram from Sir Hercules Robinson dated as late as 4.20 on Friday afternoon. It relates to military stores, and makes no mention of anything of interest in connection with Buluwayo." The follow- ing telegram has also been received at the Colonial Office from Sic Hercules Robinson: — "April 17.—Your telegram of Ajpril 16. I don't gather that Duncan is in any fear for the safety of Buluwayo. Precaution's are being taken for the safety of reinforcements and to keep the road open for supply. Forts have been erected and occupied at the top, the bottom, and the middle of Mangwe Pass. Re- lieving force will be sent from Macloutsie in strong detachments." MIDDLESEX REGIMENT UNDER ORDERS. The Prf:,s Association sitates on authority that a few days ago. the War Office was holding itse-f prepared to send troops to South, Africa sc soon as the authorities there decided that the necessity ex ited for supplying the vacan- cies caused by tha sending of Imperial troops northwards to assist in the quelling of the Matabele rising. It is now ascertained offi- cially that, the request having been duly made, the War Office has decided to rsend the 57th Foot (1st Battalion Middlesex Regiment) 11) Soutih Africa to fill the vacancies in question. The instfiirction to that regiment to prepare for departure was wired to Aldershot on Thursday night, and the words used were "Get ready to start at onoe." The Press Association learns that this k the only force which jt is at present intended to send, and that the entire regiment, with its women and children, will set out probably within the next eight or ten days. It is understood that the matter of transport is being arranged by the Admiralty Department, and that the ser- vices of the regular Cape passenger fleet will be brought into requisition, in place oi a Government troopship. URGENT DEMAND FOR HELP. The Exchange Telegraph Company states that the following cablegram lias been re- ceived from Rhodesia by Mr. W. F. Regan, of Threadneedle-street:— "Fifteen thousand Matabele are in arms massing for an attack on Buluwayo town. The town possesses insufficient ammunition, and only food for twenty days. Urge accep- tance of help from Transvaal; British troops will be too late. Lemon killed," BOERS INCITED BY FRANCE. A Renter's telegram from Paris on Friday states:—Referring to the position of Great Britain in Africa, the "Ecla.ir" on Friday says:—"England is involved in North and South Africa in difficulties which will demand serious efforts on her part. In the North there will not be a mere military promenade, and it will be necessary for her to make sacrifices. In the South the despatch of troops raises grave difficulty. The Boers are sus- picious, and have become more so since their offer of co-operation was refused. If, as there are seripus reasons to anticipate, the British Government intends to over-ride the opinion of Sir Hercules Robinson and send troops to the Cape, we must expect to see the Boers mobilise in readiness for any emer- gency." MR. PASCOE GRENFELL STILL MISSING. The following has been communicated to Reuter's Agency by the British South Africa Company: "Cape Town, April 17-Sent at the request of A. H. F. Duncan. Pascoe Grenfc'll left Buluwayo the 23rd of March. He 1ft Gourlay's, Shannon Block, with Bob White, oart, mule." and driver on the 30th of March for Gwelo. They are still missing." Mi. Pascoe Grenfell is a member of the well-known Swansea family, which includes Geuern- Sir Frederick Greaftld. the late Sirdar of the Egyptian Army. He was the son of Mr. Pa^co-t- D. Grenfell, and grandson of Mr. Pascoe St. Leger Grenfell. the old hsad of the firm. With his brother Claude, he was some years ago a. frequent visitor at Swansea. Inquiries made in the neighbourhood show that his sister. Miss Kate Grenfell, of Maeatei? House, received a ltner fioiu London last Friday morning, but it contained no reference to the subject. SUPPOSED MURDER OF MR. G KEN FELL. A Central News telegram from Cape Town on Friday, dated 12.50 p.m., says:—The High Commissioner states that a full battalion of infantry is coming for use in South Africa, and 400 mounted infantry for Natal. These reinforcements will be despatched in conse- quence of the aspec t of native affairs, and on the adviee of the Cape military advisers. On the day before the first massacre in Rhodesia an Englishman, named Pascoe St. T,-Er,,r Grenfell, and an American, named Bob White, accompanied by one native, left Pascoe's mine for Buluwayo. No trace has since been found of them, and it is expected they have been murdered by the Matabele.

MATABELE TACTICS. AN ACCOUNT OF OUR SAVAGE I OPPONENTS. Now that it is probable that the operations against the Matalxie rebels will, be somewhat jprotraeied, a description of their tactic-; will not come amis"s. It is difficult to gauge their •fighting strength, but in all likelihood it is ■between 7,000 and 8,000. One great feature in I the character of men of the Zulu race is their great power of absorbing the military ideas of white frier*. It was thiw ihat their power was, I in the first instant, buHt up. The matter fell ) out thus. Dingisi.wayo, the heir to the ehier- itainship of the Aha Tetua, wandered, in the' course of a long exik, to Cape Town. TJici-e I he noted the great value of the dweipkne exer- cised in ihe trainihg of Europeao soldiers, and also the power of the bayonet in fighting at close quarters. Accordingly, oil his return to his tri'be he organised hie warriors into regi- ments on .the European model, and introduced the broad, Stabbing Assegai As a substitute for the bayonet. Chaka, who spent his youth with Dingusiwagro, was an apt pupil, and he, in his turn, organised the Zulus on the same model. But he went further, and introduced a perfect system of tactics. When that .section of the Zulu ration now known a6 Matabele set forth to conquer a new kingdom, ur.der the leadership oi Umzilikazi, they had been trained in t1JÍo$ system. Accordingly, the iMatabe'.e retained, and carried 'to the highest (perfection, the Famous Fighting Tactics Of the Zulus—that is, the crescent formation. Two projecting horns' are pushed forward, which try to outflank and surround the enemy, and, then a heavy chest is hurled forward, in a solid mass, against the enemy when thrown into confusion. These tactics have a. fairly close resemblance to these of Napoleon. Perhaps the heft opportunity ever given to Englishmen to judge of the ZULU method, was at the Battle of Ulundi. Many who fought in the square that day, or ^tood beside their horses inside it, will remember the triple line of skirmishers that formed the horns and' the dense black mass of men who oame from Ulundi it- self and formed the chest. But the Mataibele do not altogether trust to open attack, or to the Fury of their Charge. In the darkness of the night they try to steal near their foe, crawling eilenfey and craftily as snakes, and then, with the daybreak, charge with fierce shouts. It is wonderful how closely they can. lie. On October 21, 1893, a strong patrol went out to burn the Insueameni Kraal. The patrol had to pass through the Somabuli Forest to reach the kraal, and on its way dis- turbed an encampment of the Matabele. These men had' scouted and .seen the laager after sunset, and had actua-ky got between the Chartered force's scouts and the camp un- noticed. It was only the superstitious fears of the Matabele that Saved the Patrol On this occas on. Again, two days later the same sort of thing occurred. A patrol was Pent out to bring in Edward Burnett, a wounded scout. As it was feared the patrol had missed the camp, a rcdlcet signal was ?ent ur. It after- wards tra.n-tpirecf that a Matabele impi had been posted between the paired and the laager, but when the warriors heard the report and saw the falling stars they put it down to witchcraft, and refrained from attacking- the patrol. Again, the description given of the beginning of the Battle of Shangani tells much the same tale. When night closed in the Chartered force was quite unsuspecting that the enemy was near. The .scouts had reported that the country for miles around was olear of Matabele. Yet, with the dawn, or, rather, just before it, A Fierce Attack .was made. Certainly, the lesions- of the former war should not be forgotten. The Matabele then were proved to be skilful in making a stealthy approach, cool and determined in ds- livering- their attack, and su,!en and defiant even when beaten back. In fHct, it must be said that they were dispersed rather than beaten. It is plain that they have benefited by the 'lessons of that war; they have been quick to modify their tactics 'to -ena'tie their men. to face the deadly, Sweeping Fire Of the Maxima, and the training given to the native police has manifestly net been given in va.in. It may be questioned, also, whether there have not been ether influences at work, as it, undoubtedly, is strange that the rebels have been so well supplied with arms and ammunition. It M, therefore, to be hoped that the leaders in the future operations w £ l bear in mind the nature of the Matabele tactics, and not fall into the error of under-rating the enemy. for that way lies defeat, since it must be owned that in all the recent engagements' the Matabele have proved far more dangerous foes than they did at a.ny time during the former war.

AUPLEY PIT DISASTER. CLAIM FOR £ IO,OOO BY MINERS RELATIVES. In the Queen's Bench Division, on Friday—! before the Lord Chief Justice and Mr.Justice I Wright (sitting as a divisional court)—an appli- cation wa's made by Mr Ellis Hill, in the case of Carter and' others v. Kigby, which, he said, was 138 out of the present list, that the hearing of the case should be expedited so as to be heard next week by reason cf its importance.— The learned counsel stated that it was an appeal from a decision of the County Court Judge of Staifcrd'shire refusing' to strike out forty-nine out of fifty plaintiffs in the action. The action was brought by the relatives of some fifty or sixty men killed by a disaster in the defendant's colliery, and these had brought one action, under Lord Campbell's Act, claim- ing nearly £10,000 damages. The defendants were of opin.on that such an action could not. be brought in the County Court, and they had, therefore, applied to the learned judge to strike1 out forty-nine out of the fifty plaintiffs, and allow the plaintiffs to make their own selection of the person who should be leffr an to continue the action.—The Lord Chief Justice: That is a strong reason why we should not help you.— Mi. Ellis Hill said thait might be 80, but the fattt was that the County Court judge refused to strike out the forty-nine plaintiffs, and the defendants were appealing against that refusal. They made an application to the County Court judge to aihiAV the heat-ing of the case to stand over till the 20th May; but he did not think he could adjourn it any longer, and he suggested that an application should be made to the High Court to accelerate the hearing of the appeal. —Mr. Justice WTright: Is there not a statute which deals with cases like this, where it is proposed to hear a number of cases as one con- -sc>lidated ca.«e ?—Mr. C. A. Russell, who lepccsented the plaintiffs, replied thalt the plaintiffs were entitled under the Employer's Liability Act to bring this action as one action. However, he did not object to the granting of the application. It wa.s in the interest of the plaintiffs that the matter should be decided a.s soon as possible. But it must be understood that in consenting to the application he did not waive his right to argue that there was an appeal in the case.—The, Lord Chief Justice Very well. The ca.se will be set down for hear- ing on Thursday next.

A VNl&m STORY. HOW SIP. A:a:N"OLD WAS GA17ED }S-'( A PUPIL. wi- .ivdwin Arnoid, rn mi ■fctf.uiP.ts of s-.r-obio- graphy which he ha<s just publislied, tells the unique r.iory <y: how. at. ma,sie.- <>* '.Yi, Jtlraainr iram nf-rasnaisr ec-bool, '*>e w«w tas,nsd »a# of i.hc bey. Tr„i oiass war. gaged. »» soive disorder occurred near the master's chair, £ ,c.i, h* "g&Tt* ■* w,*y «u. i! 00- K'.e ;oo \;=mptir.g back of y.ryo ivwraed :\o be cise cSTflndw. ""if yot" tv?," ;aic uhe boy, sqmrziing, "v '< vra« Soudaiu-cre kicked m*. v.t C'INZNICH UNDERFCSIK A-> Th 1 n\*r>* was true. Seudamore had demanded from his -i "ur, auita '?i'. oj a?, obeoure presage, iawx. batug i.o, iari t-.aken rJbi* murip ion srapflaifcie assau* t»* «i.s'<FCh:Q.}f i&n two. 1 .r.d -:o "he dr>\jbIy--»"reaped boy.. rubbing f-.lie pia^«, "• t "'J1' TO mot?'. blame, for having dealt you an undeserved blow ']>. £ •<» fiiesV <'?c? aswi give iv <» aw ?*; '&<? iAi5 -f-x*.$< £ it. "No, «ir/' v§a» J*e" u.f £ 9(re»^3. do vt-s v.'t?-' gzww ndf;.? M.o'ti i.ras cow m&f'f' <^1 ?- T.-M.?.?'C'. yoi- xaw* &t?' aeA., ?B'?? ■" .4' v-obwy vne I '.rr (torr.v v. t<?y ? <'?.! ??'! yon our frhe* ua<r» C&jei'c "tevitr* fr^Sp-y-jp-s' ° do Wbetbiw? 'vs- rfe.roe,»- >sloa he dreadfui. <-vfos '■> his (ilafes-feiiov/'B,, r»,oiei'SjSi/ a [yj.A fi-e i-ooc luck vAeiOfie!mi ''■'rlc:rirrV lit m^siei', ihat suddvaly rInspi7<3t? 6<mor., i' yzoy -;I1L W'iaii y <ir» know » ¡:Jj? ha ?<rrto hi.-? hand, iwck ibe c.ane, e.ncl d;r.e r.o virok-?, but tihe aud moa"> < over my I htx?- ;co iiser- 'i'ii- ?- ridiculous :astrumeri» -aonld ^iiny. tx> d;Si. a w'oripiori. "Krsfebmf; i!k« p;.s«»" i?- Jpy owii turn, T ? '.I'M'- .:?:< foi? hue obliging or>oaj">?ia:.>ce. an<? ?.'? ■>» Takjv "P.reak tiai deieetabJe 'asm* ?' !rr!.?? ?,?(J tshrow ii oni of the v-li-dovr. N'. again will wo hav-o anything *><» do >.•«& i-jetliodn hem." Sir Edwin J-.vru'As? «di, I: cpiporal puaislinient is, m sVfi rvrsv, a c<i vcrdly aod clurtsy expedient, and thait *1M» V.A<» rs*.n- teach without the stiolr had be^-Uv 3omo ofchar business." Which ;is but a ooeas^ a-1 j^rfeofcioa fa.* the Board sc'iool tosichu' -vri'i-v". a- class id &boot fifty or «xty.

Reading Murders 1 MRS. DYER'S VISIT TO CARDIFF. I Residents in Roath Park District Talk of Her Mysterious Movements. A Reading correspondent states that one of the chief witnesses the Treasury will call in the prosecution of Dyer will be the little boy, Willie Thornton, aged nine years, who has lived with the woman for about six months. He has furnished the police with most impor- tant information, more (particularly in regard to the infants recognised as Simmons and Marnon, whose bodies were found in a carpet bag which was fished out of the Thames on the 10th inst. Thornton is described as being an exceedingly intelligent bey. Mrs. Dyer in Cardiff. "Tiierj was something queer about them— a something we couldn't make out." Such is the general opinion their neighbours enter- tain of Mrs. Dyer (otherwise Taylor), Mr. Palmer, her son in-law, and his wife, who lived in the summer of last year in Cardiff. They were here only a short time, and in that brief two months would seem to have occupied three houses in succession. Their movements, however, were mysterious, and1 but little is known of them beyond the suspicion and comment these movements ex- cited. '1 he strange trio were in Cardiff in July accompanied by an old lady, whim. Palmer addressed as "grandmother." He (Palmer) has been described as a commissi,m ¡ agent, but Mrs. Dyer said he was a com- mercial traveller, and he himself stated that he was an upholsterer. The first fact ascer- tained regarding these people is that Mr. and Mrs. Palmer called upon Mrs. Davies, wife of )11'. George Davies, 119, Mov-road, and made inquiries after a house which Mr. Davies then had to let in Donald-street-. Palmer was a pale-complexioned young man, with a coat closely buttoned about his throat; the couple appeared respectable, and took the house, saying that they had been living in the town and would soon be joined by Mrs. Taylor, who was doming from Bristol. Mrs. Taylor soon afterwards turned up, a,nd the fcur went to the house together. They had very little furniture, but Mrs. Taylor said she expected a vanload from Bristol, which never came. In about three weeks Palmer called suddenly upon Mrs. Davies and gave her notice to leave the Donald-street house. Mrs. Davies was somewhat surprised at this, espe- cially as Palmer, who had paid his rent, had previously expres-ed entire satisfaction with the tenement. The explanation he gave for leaving was that he was an upholsterer, and wished to live in a house at the corner of a. street, so that he might hand timber and other articles used in his business over the backyard wa.ll. During the time the family were in the house no infanta were visible, and it was only when they left in the middle of the week for another place of abode, which, according to Palmer's story, had better facilities for his upholstery trade, that a baby was firi-t seen carried away in a cradle. The new house, 4-3, Moy-rcad, is much larger than the one in Donald-street. The rait is 15s. a week, and the locality the corner of Inverness-place. There is a nice yard I at the back, and last summer the ground on which many of the surrounding houses now stand was a barren waste, not yet in the hands of the builders, who have put up miles of streets in this neighbourhood. The family had a little more furniture ia) their new home, and appeared to have more means, though here again they were evidently not at all flourishing. They stayed no longer in Mov-road than they had done previously in Donald-street, and ulti- mately did what is called a "moonlight Bit," without paying the rent. Since this nocturnal departure two or three tenants have been in possession of 43, Moy-road. None of them had any idea thjit Mrs. Taylor aaid hisr daughter .and son-in-law had become notorious, and they appeared tg. have little or no recollec- tion of them. It was sa.id, however, that there were babies in the house, and the fact that certain feeding- bottles were not found after the family in question had flitted was the subject of some neighbourly gossip at the time. The Moy-road residents were surprised and horrified to iieara for the first -time that their old neighbours were the parties supposed to be incriminated in the Reading tragedy. The- question suggc-sta itself whether the child, whose death was certified by Dr. Pa.rr, was really the offspring of Mrs. Palmer, and on this point the evidence points to the negative, having regard to tho appearance and condi- tion of the woman when she first came to Cardiff. The restless, mysterious family, though living in a large iijouse in Moy-road, were overwhelmed with pecuniary difficulties, the creditors including a medical man, the local firm that supplied the furniture for the inew home on the hire system, a grocer, and other tradesmen. The family left Cardiff with the usual environment of secrecy and mystery. Mrs. Taylor suddenly went off ii. J a cab, and a week afterwards Mr. and Mrs. Palmer took their departure, also in a cab the woman having in her arms a very your,* 1 baoy. One little child shortly before this ] had been taken away by an undertaker, pre- j sumably for burial, and, having this in view, the neighbours were much mystified by the ] fact that the younger woman should take away with her a baby in arms. The neigh- bcurs regarded it'he house in Moy-road as a. j baby-farming establishment. The clothes on the line in the back-yard belmged to chil- ] dren of all ages, from infancy to ten ( or twelve years of age, and tha occupants, curious to relate, 1 lived: in tho back bedrooms at the top of the 1 house, the windows being always hidden by the drawn blinds. The very day after the ] house was vacated a young woman made her i appearancc somewhere from the South of Eng- ] land, and, unable to gain admittance, w as in an agony of despair, because she did not; know where to deposit her boxes or where to j1 go for the night. A sympathising, indignant 1 crowd assembled, and the girl ultimately went £ to stay somewhere in Queen-street with a c friend. Who the girl was and what she < wanted is noc known. A quarrel was over-! ( heard one night in 43, Moy-road, in which: I a woman's sobs were intermingled with an ( infant's cries. Of course, recent events are] putting all sorts of notions into people's heads, and attention is now called to the cir- cumstance that during the stay of the accused at Cardiff a baby's body was found in the 1 .North-road stream, and an open verdict W:18 1 returned. The Taylor-Palmer family were i religiously inclined, and regularly attended ( the services at St. Martin's Church, Roath. 1

Soudan Campaign .0 DETAILS OF THE FIGHT- ING WANTED. Balloons to be Sent Out From Alder- shot to be Used in the Operations. The Press Association says:—Inquiry at the War Office shows thai, this department has not received any detailed list of the casualties to the Tokar force, and, as both the Suakim and Tokar garrisons are located at some considerable distance from the general commanding in Egypt, it is considered pro- bable that particulars of the engagements would, in any case, reach the War Office only indirectly through the Foreign Office. It has been ascertained, however, that the garrisons are composed entirely ol Egyptian troops, commanded by British officers, and the lew details to hand seem to indicate that these Soudanese troops under British com- mand are trustworthy and steady in action. They seem to have given a good account of themselves in these preliminary skirmishes. It must not be assuin-ed, as appears to have been done in some quarters, thai the fighting officially reported has any connection with the advance to Dongoia. Hundreds of miles of desert intervene between the Tokar-Suakim district and that over which the Egyptian Army is advancing up the Nile. It has been repftrted for some time that Osman Digna's men were giving trouble to the iriendlies. The following are the only details received up to the time of going to press: — A Central News telegram from Suakim, dat-d April 16, and timed 10.30 p.m., says:—On Thursday afternoon Sheikh Omar Tita. at the lit ad of his frk-nd.ies, was driven from the Eskivit Hills by a strong Dervish force of -TO to 300 horsemen and 1,000 footmen. This strong force then advanced and attacked Captain H. 11. Sidney, who was in command of tne Tokar troops. The Dervishes, were, however, brdiantlv driven off and sunered eoneiderable loss. "1'he officers, however, ordered their troops to dismount and offered a. gallant resis- tance. Each side sustained, losses. The Der- vishes lest 30 or more men; the cavalry had eighteen killed and wounded. This Egyptian force consisted exclusively of the 10th Souda- nese Battalion, and was in position when the Dervishes charged. The men at once opened a steady fire, and the enemy, after offering a bold front for a moment, broke and retired. The Dervish horsemen and footmen next fell on tjle 8tli Squadron of Egyptian Cavalry, under Cap- tain Fenwick, and Mohammed Hussein. BALLOONS TO BE USED. The Military Press Agency says:—The Aldershot Military Balloon Establishment has been directed to furnish two sections for the operations against the Dervishes, one for the Nile column and one for the Suakim. This will be the fiest serious attempt to employ balloons on active service with British troops^ and it lis anticipated thai in consequence of the demand's now being made on it—which in- clude the provision of a balloon for use .by the British Mission in Uganda,—the Aldershot Ballooning Establishment will have to be greatly augmented. Lieutenant R. B. Bla- keney has already gone to Egypt from, the school on special service.

LI HUNG CHANG, A BAROMETER, AND A STEADff- SH^P CAPTAIN. The following is a story told by an Amevi- captain who formerly commanded one of Li Hung Chang's steamers :—It appears rbal while the Viceroy wa.s making a voyage to Shanghai the captain explained to him the variations of the barometer, and a few months afterwards received a summons to tlis yamen at Tien-Tsin. Expecting that he was to be given A, reward for faithful service 0'" somj other mark of the Viceroy's favour, ho put on his best uniform, a mistaking a sedan chair, passed through the old city and announced himself at the door of the palace. The Viceroy received him joyously, conducted Jura to tiro reception l'oom "vi ith. great ceremony, sum- moned his attendant;; and retainers, and gu-ve, directions to the servants, who brought; in 4. handsome box. containing An Expensive Barometer^ that had just arrived from London. The -ap- tain examined ii, expressed his admiration for the fine quality of the instrument and declared that it was the handsomest he had ever Reen. The Viceroy then asked him to explain to him- self and the attendants how he used the baro- meter to foretell events and toO ascertain lucky days. The captain, who, as is usual with the members of his profe.'sion. had more oamlonr than tact, proceeded to disabuse the Vleeroy's mmd of the idea, which possessed n. He told him that the movements of the needle indicated dry or damp weather, oaho-or wind, and that persons of experience who were familiar with the climatic conditions of a certain locality might be able by observing it to anticipate the weather for 24. and, perhaps-, for 48 hour- He said that navigators at sea. always consulted, a. barometer at certain hours of the day and noted the -indications in their logbook, but it was entirely useless in foretelling events, find showed an unfortunate degree of amusement at such a suggestion. By this time the viceroy had worked himself un into a. furious passion. If p, denounced the captain as an ignoramus and impostor and declared' that he had deceived him and should be severely punished. He drove him out of the yamen, forbade him to enter his presence again, and even ordered his dismissal from the service of the company. ■CMPM—B—BWaaiMMBW m

Mn. G. HOPKINS IN AMERICA OPENS UP A PROPERTY OF IN- CREDIBLE RICHNESS. Writing to Mr. Lascelles Oarr from his new address, Twill Lakes, Granite, Colorado, U.S.A., under date April 3, )11'. George Hopkins says :—I am doing preliminary work here on a large acaie, preparatory to opening up my i.ew mine, "Bwicngoch," as soon its the saow will permit. I have already got forty tons of fctamp mill machinery up to the mine over the snow on sieighs. To accom- plish tins it was necessary for me to build "ix bridges and make a snow road liitsen miles long. After I had done this, in January and February, the roads filled up again every time there was a fresh fail of snow. So you may imagine the difficulties I have had to contend against to get forty tons of mate- rial on to the ground. As I write the mine is still closed by snow, and I am awaiting the warmer weatiier for the snow to thaw, and thus enable me to commence actual mining operations. lou may judge, however, that I have not been idle this winter when I tell you that I have erected a saw-in ill twelve miles up the gulch, in the midst of as pretty a piece of timber as you ever saw. With the timber so obtained 1 have built cabins for the workmen, stabling for twenty horses, and a blacksmith s shop. The seat oi my new city of the future is situated four miles below the gold null and mine. I have fourteen men cutting lumber, snaking it down to tne saw- mill, and sawing it. W e cut twelve thousand cubic fe^t of timber per day, and want a miilion feet for mining purposes and to build a wooden tramway up to the mine. This tramway will be a real timber structure, for it will have wooden sleepers and wooden rails and wooden ties. The biggest difficulty we have to contend with—as in most new countries—is the question of transport. We have to fetch every tool and pipe and particle of iron all the way from Leadville, a distance of thirty-five miles, which, with the return journey, makes it necessary to travel seventy miles in order to obtain, it may be, only a safety valve, or a wrench, or a. pipe-cutter. When ro ali this you add the fact that wages here are three to four dollars (12s. to 16s.) a day; that the cold is so intense in winter that to touch a. piece of exposed iron with the naked hand is to raise a blister; that at midday, unless you are careful, snow blind- ness will afflict you whiist, to the unwary, there is const-ant danger of perishing in the snow. naturally you will astt, Why endure these hardships, why encounter these perils? 'I I will tell you! Because here we have a goid property of immense extent and of in- credible value. Fourteen samples of ore ob- tained by us have averaged on assay forty- seven dollars (£9 10s.) per ton. Odd samples found on the property have assayed 209 dollars (£41 168.) per ton, and one speci- men of exceptional richness actually assayed 381 ounces, or over 7,000 doilais (£1,400), per ton. The funny part of all this romance of real life is that I found my capitalist at Cardiff, through the means of my last com- munication to you, published as an adver-! tisement in the "Western :Mail" in November. lb3o. My partner, guided entirely by my judgment, has paid 25,000 dollars ( £ 5,00U) for this grand auriferous property, and has supplied unstintingly and with generous hand the means necessary for its development. Strange to say, although I knew my partner by report, as he knew me, I had never spoken to him in my life. a.nd I should not know him by sight if I were to meet him now. His confidence in me—than which nothing in all my varied career ha.s touched me more—will be abundantly rewarded. This venture will make botfa him and me millionaires many times Q?

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-?-??- CARDIFF EXHIBITION. INTERESTING LETTER FROM MRI. GOSCOMBE JOHN\, Those who are interested in art, especially that branch of it which is connected with sculpture, will be glad to learn that there is every prospect of a capital collection of ex- hibits being brought together at the Cardiff Exhibition. Mr. Go-combe John, the dis- tinguished young Welsh sculptor, writes to Mr. Lascelles Carr as follows: — "I promised that I would send you some account of the sculpture that is to be sent to the coming Cardiff Exhibition. Some filteen or so of our most prominent "sculptors are sending, many of them works that are quite remarkable, not for their beauty alone, but for the part they have p.ayed in the extraordi- nary revival of the art of sculpture that has taken place in England during these last fif- teen years. Of chief interest in the sculpture gallery will be a small sketch model by the late Lord Leighton, P.R.A., "An Athlete Struggling with a Python,' of the original bronze statue now in the South Kensington Museum, one of the most striking pieces of sculpture ever produced in England. It is a masterpiece of design and composition, the dndulating lines of the python binding together the more rigid form of the athlete in a consummate manner; in the small sketch the life and movement of the group is admirably expressed. It is a perfect sketch model, and quite a gem of sculp- ture. This statue was in many ways the fore- runner of the revival mentioned above. "Mr. T. Brock, R.A., is sending a work which, with the "Athlete and Python," will have a mournful interest. It is his bust of the late president of the Royal Academy, the bronze of which stood at the head of the coffin at the lying-in-state a few months ago. Every- one will remark the splendid vitality of the work. Sir Frederic,' 2s all love to speak of him who were privileged to know him, has been most admirably expressed in Mr. Brock's splendid bust. "Mr. llama Thornycroft, R.A., is sending several works. H vigorous and manly 'Teucer' wiU call forth much admiration, and tho 'Mower,' stopping for a moment to look at soma passing incident, will be, as usual, a great favourite for tha happy rustic charm ex- pressed in the figure. "Mr. Onslow Ford will be worthily repre- II sented by his charming and sensitive 'Egyptian Singer,' one of his most charac- teristic works, in which the quaint charm of ar.tiquity is fused with the most modern spirit. "Mr. Harry Bates, A.P.A., is sending two beautiful reliefs, both quite haunting in their ^harm, 'Endymion and Selene' and "The Story of Psyche." Endymion gently seep- ing in tho arms of the goddess Selene is carried away by the horses of the mean, whilst ¡ the story of Psyche is delightfully told in a series of panels. "Mr. George Frampton, A.R.A., sends some of his delicate and charming work in very low relief. 'lhe Vision' shows a girl gently touch- ing a musical instrument, whil-t before her heavenly forms appear, the whole beautifully expressed. "Mr. John Swan, A.B.A., has sent a splendid bronze of a 'Young Tiger.' To all artists and connoisseurs this will be of great inte: Est, for Mr. Swan is our greatest 'animaihr,' the ■greatest we have 'had, well known for his superb paintings and drawings of animals. He is a worthy follower of the great French 'ani- muflet Barye, whose bronzes are so much va-l.ied and sought {".fter. I "The sculptor members of the Royal Aca- demy have contributed most generously to the I exhibition, and all the most prominent '(¡tit- siders' are well represented. Mr. Pegram sends several fine works, one a bronze of beautiful work and touching sentiment, t 'l,a.,t Song,' in which a beautiful girl with a harp eings to a dying warrior also the model of his weh-kmovsm 'Ignis IVtuus,' in the South Kensington Museum. Mr. Pegrain gene- rously lent to the committee the sketch by the late Lord Leighton, P.K.A. "Mr. Poineroy sends several dainty bronzes. amongst them a perfectlv-delightful 'Giotto.' The sh«?pherd boy F c-uricd up on a, stcme drawing, just in the way he must have been wbPIt found Oimabue" *<^r* Harry Dixon works in the world of animals, like Mr. Swan, and send^s >evera.l little brcnaes full of life and charm that will be I much appreciated by all lovers of beautiful things. "Mr. A. G. W alker is represented by a little altar-piece in marole and silver, quite charming and a strong protest against the shop work tha t fills so many of our churches. ^"Myself, I am sending a series of works, 'St. John Baptist' (kindly lent by Lord Bute), a bronze 'Morpheus' (generously lent, by the Cardiff Corporation), a statue of 'Grief.' and one of 'A Girl Binding ber Hair I hope to al..n have a few busts of some representative Cardiff men. "April 16, 1896. 2. Woronzow Studios, Woronzow-road, St. John's Wood, N.W."

"?? On Thursday )1r. J. Price, coroner, held an I inquest at Teuby into the cause of the death of a young man named Shillingford. who was thrown from his hoMe on the Narberth-road last Saturday evening. He managed to walk home, but died on Tuesday from concussion of the brain, as appeared from the evidence of Dr. Hamilton. A verdict in accordance with the medical testimony was returned. At Neath County Police-court on Friday Hannah Prosser, Briton berry, was lined £ 1 and costs for selling iniik adulterated to the extent of 25 per cent. At Neath County Police-court on Friday Samuel Ruaford, of Civdaeh Vale, was fined Samuel Rudford, of Civdaeh Vale, was fined ii'A and costs for assaulting Susan Reynolds, who appeared in court with two black eyes. At half-past eight o'clock on Friday morning a i.an named John Jones was found dead in bed at a common lodging-house in Homfray- street, Cardiff. Deceased, who h-.d resided a.t the house for some time past, had been unwell of late, and was an out-patient of the Cardiff Infirmary. At eight o'clock on Friday morning he asked for a glass of water, which was given him, and half-an-hour later he was found dead by Henry Bowen, who also lodged at the house. The body was removed to the mortu- ary, and in a trousers pocket of the deceased the constable found an army pensioner's ticket made out in favour of J. Tonilinson, and the police authorities have accordingly communi- ca-ted with the, War Offioe in order to obtain evi- dence of identification. j

TURF TALK. Pithy Pars for Sporting Readers. Subjoined is a list of the principal winning jockeys on the flat (compiled from March 2d to A prii 17) — Mts. Lust. Won. Loates, T 79 58 21 Allsopp, F — 85 73 12 Grimshaw, H 59 30 9 Madden. O — 62 53 9 lagan, J. 53 45 8 Finiav, F 64- 56 8 Cannon. M. — 61 54 7 Bradford, AV 41 35 6 Rvkafoy, F. 45 39 6 White, A 35 30 5 Toon, H — „ 44 39 5 Watts, J 13 14 4 Chaioner, G 36 32 4 Loates, S. 50 47 5 Mr. A. H. Ripley, at the Berks and Oxon Hunt Steeplechases on Thursday, jumped into the Thames, which runs by the side of the course, to try and save a man from drowning. Although unsuccessful in his attempt, it may lie mentioned that just previously Mr. Ripley had injured himself so badiv whilst riding Tight Fit in the Culham Steeplechase that he wa=. unable to ride again during the afternoon. St ories to the detriment of Tyranny were freely told before the Thirty-seventh Biennial on Thursday, report saying that owing to an accident he had done no work to speak of for some days past, and odds of 5 to 2 were laid on Utica. The mare could never extend him, and a long way from home the odds-layers knew their fate. Utica usually runs in blin- kers, but on this occasion was without them. With general r?gret the announcement was received at the Curragh of the death of John Connolly, which took place at his residence on Thursday morning. For eome time past Con rciiiy had been suffering from an attack of pneumonia, to which he succumbed. He was a well-known rider in Ireland, and in that country had few equals in the saddle. The funeral takes place on Sunday. To the ear of folks in the Sout-h who have a predilection for racing Epsom ha.s a peculiarly attractive ring, and though the meeting held on the famous Surrey downs in the spring does not obtain such extended suffrage as the later gathering, big with the decision of the Derby, many thousands make annual pilgrimage to see the race for the City and Suburban. The occa- sions have been few when that popular event his attracted less attention speculatively than the present year, but the field next T\ ednesday seeins likely to fall little, if anything, below the usual strength, while the customary interest is sure to be taken in it on the day. This Day's Racing DERBY, Friday. Fields of more than average dimensions I contested the various events set for decision this afternoon, and the racing was of an inte- resting character. The meeting will terminate to-morrow, when some of the following selec- tions may pull through successfully:- High Peak Plate—FALSE STEP. Chaddesden Plate—KENNEY. Elvaston Castle Plate—DAIS It WREATH colt. Derbyshire Stakes—POWICK. Friary Plate—MAI! CI AN A. Chatsworth Stakes—KENVv YN. Osmaston Plate—BARN DOOR. VENATOR.

OLD SAM'S FINALS. DERBY MEETING. 1. 35-F ALSE STEP. 2. 5—LACKADAISICAL (rap). 2.35— ALLOTMENT. 3. 5—NliWCK) URT (nap). 3 35—\VKSi'RALIAN (good). 4. 5—COUNTESS GEOliGlNA FILLY. 4-35—BARNDOOR or KENTSllOLE.

PROBABLE RUNNERS AT DEnBY. HIGH PEAK PLATE. False Step, Curfew Bell, Linny, Btpiobste, Hawk- v.-ootl, Enthusiasm, and Lilian Witt. CHADDESDEN PLATE. Golden Slipper, Flare-up, Beano, Kei'iiey. Lacka- daisical, Bush Chat. Last Tiysl, Buiks, Frederick Cecal, and Barlord. ELVASTON SELLING. All ready to run. DERBYSHIRE STAKES. New-court, Wharfe, Powick, Chad, l'ilot, St. Mark, Lord of the Dell, Auroscope, Liama, and Forest Dell. FRIARY PLATE. Piopeller, Sa-rehedou. Glenmorgau, liitto, Marciana, Avics colt, Bonnie Lena, WeetrUiaxi, Ctorles Lamb, Lord Grosvenor, and CustLcon. CHATSWORTH STA-VES. Seuthmoor, :3and Chant, KenwY!1, Cca-nteas Geor- gna filly, Brechin, Marius II., Gokl» i Star II., ami Cefiee Cooler. ¡ OMASTON PLATOE. Kentshole, Bit of Fluff, Kajardo, Maryborough, Barndoor, and Chicotin. I I

DERBY MEETING. PROGRAMME 1'UK Til IS DAY. Horses marked "a"' hav? aimed. PROBABLE STARTERS. ) 1.35—The HIGH PEAK. PLATE, a vcller hau-ikap of 150 sovs winners extra. The Straight -Si' ie. aMr Dcbeli's False Step H Bates 4 9 7 aLoid Pemyiin's Curfaw Bell Cole 4 9 2 aMr Ii B Paget's Llnny C'*siK,rue 6 9 1 Mr T Philiijus's Reprobate UI ny 4 8 1 Mr R Sherwood's rLnvkwood Owner 3 7 4 aMr T -Jennings. ;un's Eutlius asm Owner 3 7 2 MrW Taylor Siiarpe's Lilian Witt Vcsey 3 7 0 Mr J C Windover's Undecided Yasey 5 10 0 Mr C A Brown's Quidauue X Chaloi.er a 9 3 Sir It W Griffith's '.toreador It Sberwcod a 8 t Mr Jersey's Palmerston F Webb 5 8 1 Mr T K Barnes's Swaledale Annstrcng 6 7 B Mr W Brechin's fnuuita Paz colt U" K Elt-'ty 3 7 7 Mr T L lambit s Gobryas R Sherwood 572 2.5—"Hie CHADDESDEN PLATE (a high weight lu-Jhlicap) of 250 sovs; wiiiaet* extra. About six furlcngs. PROBABLE STARTERS. aMr C Archer's Goldei: Sapper Owner 6 8 7 :i Lord Derby's Flare-up Mr Lambt-'n 6 S 5 aMr P Buchanan's Beano I ^-nsc-r 4 8 2 aSir John Relic's Rennev Jarvis 4 8 2 a Lord^ 1'endiexlvuu's J-aukada'»ieal J Wuvzh 3 7 13 a.Mr Yvner's Bueh Chat Matthews 3 7 'i aMr J A Miller's Last Tryst Cuirv 375 aSir G Elliott's Sulks Jt Bates 3 7b a.Vr Chattel ion's Frederick Cecil Mr Peiu-oek 4 7 3 a.Vr Chattel ion's Frederick Cecil Mr Peiu-oek 4 7 3 aCapt H T ^euwiek's Barlord V.'ttllow 3 7 0 I Prince Snlh kjfr's Woolsthorpe C W«t gh *10 5 aMr h<>>s Atliel p.iniiie a 9 11 J i.nre SoitykoJi s 'The Nipper C Wrusdt 4 9 9 Mr pcbeil's Prcstholme J Uai gh o 8 l £ u'i. i -V,u;"Phv's iie-ulale Private 4 8 6 H-R.H the Prince «.* Wales's Chinl.ai-a ? Marsh 3 8 5 atuptam Mar-hells Don Alonzo ..„ Hewitt 6 8 4 Mr Arthur James's McCranUe Jan-is 5 8 4 U'i;I ulverton's Musiey Chief Marsh 3 8 0 Mr R, Peek's Br.iwaidine Piatt 3 7 13 ftir J h Mapie s Macready J Day 7 13 ord liehester's Queen Isolde J Dawson, ju'n 3 7 1" Sir J h Mapie s Macready J Day a 7 13 ord liehester's Queen Isolde J Dawson, ju'n 3 7 1" Mr C Morbey's Mogul J Cannon 4 7 12 L».d^Stanleys Birch Rod Mr Lamhton 3 7 12 -Mr T Jennings, juris Literature Owner 3 7 10 Mr O ifvv's Mob T Si cu es 4 7 8 v,' n >v lili-ms b El Gaueho Sht rrard 5 7 8 ->.r Huntington's Sylvanus C<«.ncr 4 7 0 ('oic-nel North's King Hampton Piatt 3 7 6 3/ J Dugdale's Pimperhiil Clement, 4 7 6 Air C resMveire Lady Charity W I'ov.nev 3 7 5 <1 ■^iihu' "Mnf,s's (Ihekoa Jarvis 3 7 4 i." n r V. Bomb Clement 3 7 3 M' T C -v s Bra nie 3 7 3 Mr J (,ubi,,ns s Spuming Boy Darling 4 7 2 c «r Jezebel Owner 3 7 1 V., ('nffK'1 s }?Ji'derfyaV R Sfiv" c-od 3 7 1 \i- b *adkHV'#, Seppeli Owner 3 7 1 *:[' y Sherwood s Ha-vkwood Owner 3 7 0 « Cronberrv Matthew* 3 7 0 \T and Key J Cannon 3 7 0 JUn s Svengali Lund 3 7 0 2'3*i'/ £ e ELVASTC)N' CASTLE SELLING PI. VI of 106 sovs; for two year olds; polst Sst, hit ;>* I and geidings 8st lilt; maiden ailowanees: the wiener to be sold for 50 sovs. Five furlong „ PROBABU-: STARTERS. a\ir T v S vM;s Cil^kle Owner 8 11 aMr R Marsh s Bray Owner 8 10 <i l.'Td Jliini-iivi n s Allotment colt It Sl'C.i wood 8 10 a.Yli \V h Eisey's Eilen Douglas eolt Ownei 8 10 a Duke of Portland's Im Oloche eolt G Dawson 8 10 ^er»y'« Piisv Wreath colt Braime 8 10 aMr Meltham's Ourtsev H Bates 8 7 at apt- J Orr-Ewing's Evadn* Rc bson 8 7 aCW_F Ooobson's La Biche C'hamUer 8 7 ail. \Y M Clarke, s Luscious Robinson 8 7 ail. W M Clarke's Luscious Robinson 8 7 3.5-The DERBYSHIRE STAKES (a high-weinht, haJJ- dK-ap) of 5 sovs each starter, with 250 sovs added I winners extra. About a mile and a half. PROBABLE STARTERS. aMr A L Dime.in's Newcourt Cole a 9 10 aLord Hindlip's Powick dOih ex) Jennings.jun 4 9 10 aMr \V R Marshall's Wharfe W Elsey 5 9 5 Lord Derby's Dingle Bay Mr Lambton 4 9 0 aLord Rosebery's Chad Walters 4 812) a Sir J Blundell Maple's Pilot J Day a 8 11 cMr S Smith's St. Mark Clement 5 8 10 aMr Morbey's Lord of the Dale ,.J Cannon 5 8 10 aMr C H Hannam's Auroscope Sanderson 4 8 9-[ aMr Welton's Kiama — H Bates 3 7 11 Mr W I'Anson's Forest Dell Owner 3 7 7 Mr J Joicey's Tyranny (141b ex.) T Leader 4 10 13 Mr W R Read's Kyle I'Anson. a 10 5 Mr R Botteriirs Highland Private a 10 5 Mr T Cannon's Venit Cannon, jun 510 2 Lord Stanley's Red Wing II.Mr Lambton 4 9 10 Mr C Morbey's Glenilt J Cannon 5 9 10 Mr P Buclia rail's Street Singer — .I'Anson i> 9 3 a la'l '? Col Ciitherow's The R,y. .T Leader 5 9 3 M R Lebaudy's Bach ..Goiding a, 9 3 Major Joicey's Linhope —— Lund 4 8 12 Sir S Scott's Melton Prior .J Gannon 588 Mr G Lambton's .Julia Laogden Owner 4 8 2 Mr B&ddiugton's Hypocrite Wadlow 3 7 10 Mr It Stirk's Grace Skelton Hall 3 7 7 3.35—The FRIARY PLATE, a high-weight handicap of 106 sovs winners extra. Five furlongs. PROBABLE STARTERS. aLord Derby's Propeller Mr Lambton 4 8 13 aMr T Jemnngt, jun's Sarchedon .0Wllt'r 3 8 13 Mr J Gubbins's Glenmorgan Darling 3 8 12 aMr P Buchanan's Ritto I'Anson 4 8 12 aMr Yvner's Marciana- Matthews 4 8 9 aMr J '.l/{)\YI5Cn'" c by Surefoot—Avice Connor 3 8 8 aMr W Marshall's Bonnie Lena. Viney, 3 8 6 aMr A F Calvert's Westralian C Peck 3 8 4 Mr W Brechin's Charles Lamb W E Eisey 3 8 2 aMi It Crest's Lord Grosvenor fl Bates 3 7 13 aAlr F Bi ough's Castiron — ..Jefieiy 3 7 7 Mr Vvner's Pickled Berry Matthews 5 910 Mr Hyams's Queen of the Chase Nighbingall 4 9 9 Mr W D Oakley's Centurion J Cannon 6 9 7 aMr Heaton's Royal Stag (,121b ex)396 Mr J Gubins's Casttema.v Darling 4 8 L' Mr C J Merry's Sarellum Braime 3 8 11 I Sir Wa-idie Griffith's The Dowager ..Owner 3 8 S Mr J Newton s lloughside ..Yasey 3 8 9 I Mr W R Marshall's Oxus -W E Elsey 4 8 9 Mr W TavJor Sh&rpe's Norah Sandys Ciurry .389 Mr R Sherwood's Gold Key Owner 3 8 9 Captain Greer's Stormy Petrel Darling 5 8 6 Mr T Hermon-Hodfre-'s Blazes Peace 4 8 5 Mr William Johnston's c by Juggler—Sym- metrical Owner 3 8 3 Mr A R Hay's Mondaiine J Cannon 3 8 0; Lord Derby's Wet Blanket .Mr Lainbeon 3 7 11 4.5—The CHATSWORTH STAES 0' 5 sovs each, with 100 added, for three year olds colts 8st 101b, fi'iies and weldings Est 71b winners extra maidens al- lowed 6ib. The Straigtit Mile. and weldings Est 71b winners extra maidens al- lowed 6ib. The Straigtit Mile. PROBABLE STARTERS. aMr W G Stevens's Southmoor Owner 8 13 3Mr Yvner's Sand Chat — Matthews 8 13 aMr G E 1'aset's Kenwyn Chandler 8 10 I aMr J M Hanbury's f by The Weaver— Countess Georgina T Leader 8 10 aLord Hindlip's Brechin Jennings, jun 8 4 M It Lpbaudy's Marius II — Gooiing 8 4 C-hev C.'inistrelli's Golden Star II F Martin 8 1 Baron de Borsch's Coffee Cooler — Blaekwell 8 1 Mr W Stevenson's Craijrmaddie ..I'Anson 8 10 Mr R Crest's Mar Lodge -Armstrong 8 7 aMr Richard Croker's Montauk Morton 8 4 Captain F Forester's Grand Attack .Calder 8 4 Lord Howe's c by Ben Battle—the White Witch Jarvis 8 4 aMr Jas Joicey's Pepperbox T Leader 8 4 Mr F W Lambton's Kvp e Mr G Lambton 8 4 Mr 0 Morbey's c by Pioneer—Hypatia J Cannon 8 4 Colonel North's Master Barcaldine Piatt 8 4 Lord Derby's The Strid Mr Lambton 8 1 4.35..Tiie OSMASTON PLATE c'f 200 sovs, for two year olds colts 8st lOiii. fillies and geldings 8st 71b winners extra; maidens allowed 41b. Five fur- longs. PROBABLE STARTERS. Mr R Sherwood's Hoh- Friar Owner 8 6 aMr J Gubbins's Kentshole Darling 8 10 aMr Welton's Bit o' Fluff H Bates 8 6 aMr Janies Chandler's Richelieu _Owner 8 6 ¡ aMr T Jennings, jun's Ba-iardo Owner 8 6 Lord Londonderry's Maryborough G Dawson 8 3 aSir J Blundell Maple's Bail) Door J Day 8 3 M It Lebaudy's Chicotin Goiding 8 3 Mr S Smith's Lord Hunsdon Clement 8 6 Mr W Stevenson's Bosf-obel I' Anson 8 6 Mr T Wadlow's Prime Minister Owner 8 6 Mr R Pry or s Carradale J Chandler 8 6 Mi Dortntoor's 'lyr<j ..Grey 8 6 Captain. H T Fenwck's Kettiehclder ..Wadlow 8 6 Mr J Hammond's Scaltbaek .Ré)geI8 8 b Mr W I'Anson's Underwriter Owner 8 6 aMr C J Merry's c by Deuce of Clubs—Daisv Wreay.-h Braime 8 6 Mr J G Menzie's Golden Thistle Lund 8 6 Sir J Miller's e by Sainfoin—Acceleration Gurry. 8 6 Mr T Phillips's f by Fullerton—Lady Jenny Gurry 8 3 Mr Pickering's Privy Council Owner 8 3 I Mr H Sandga-te's Bedl Hatch R Chaloner 8 3 Mrs Sherwood's Longlegs R Sherwood 8 3 Lord Greenfinch Maivh 8 3 Mr Russell Monro's Game-Eve .R Sherwcod 8 3 Mr A H Ledge's f by Lave iigro G re en wcxxl Mars-hall 8 3 aMr Melfham's Curtsey H Bates 8 3 Mr P Buclianan's One More .I'Anson 8 3 Mr P Buchanan's Baiemo -I'Anson 8 3 Mr W M C'.ark's Honour Bound ..Robinson 8 3 Lord Cowley's f by Avontes—Specula W Leader 8 3 Mr Ores we! I's Peeper W Powney 8 3 Lord Derby's Beckhead Mr Lambton 8 3 Duke pf Devonshire's Bavolia R Marsh 8 3 j Lord Ellesmere's Ix-neiv Isle J Dawson, jun 8 3 Captain F Forester's Agnes Beauelerc Calder85 Colonel Forester's f by Ayrshire—Lady Hefcn Wa/flow 8 3 Mr H M Foster's Camhrai Private 8 3 Bare 11 de Hirsch's Rosaivs Blaekweil 8 3 Mr J Jewitt's Iifx-ard Owner 8 3 Mr T Leader's MahaCath Owner 8 3

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THE "FRENCH MAID." I NGW MUSICAL ^OQMEM ..AT CABDlFSf^- "The French -i ri iT'"pr^lTi^3^p'f'the iibretto by Mr. Basil by Mr. Waiter Slaughter," t., brought to Cardiff w& fy-. staged at tile Theatre Koyal, ihider the direc- tion of Frank Park-.r, on Monday next. it is :t new piece, and was produced at Bath on Saturday, the 4th inst.. where it was accorded a great reception. The play is written in two acts, tiie first takes place in an hotel courtyard j at Boulogne, and the second at the Casino at I Boulogne. Without entering into the compli- cations of the plot we may mention that the cast is an admirable one. Miss Andree Corday takes chief part as "Susette," <1,¡d she from the very beginning when the curtain rises on the ariisti- courtyard, and she is discovered sur- rounded by a on or us of fenmies de cliambres engaged in accepting the offers of seyerallovers to escort her to a bal masque, sustains her part with untiring aurohaess and \ivacity. 1.1i"s Louie Pounds, Miss Caroline Ewell, a."d Mis> Lillian Pounds, and Messrs. Arthur Watts. H. O. Clarey, Windham Guise, and Joseph Wil- son are also playing. There are chambermaids, sailors, waiters, gendarmes, and ma-squeraders, in all a company of 50 artistes. Mis.- Blanche Vaudon is principal dancer, and the whole com- pany is under the direction of Mr. Miitois jbouc. With a- full chorus a.nd augmented tend. b(.'2<ni- ful scenery and dresses, clever acting, and stood scrips, the Royal ought assuredly 1.000 tilbl rext week. -?- -? I

If ha.s been, decided tn erect a. memorial to Flora Macdonald ait Inverness. Tl«* model selected by the town council was sent in by Air. Andrew Davic«on, sculptor, lii.ver-ne.>s. It fcpre-enrs Flora Macrlonald in an attitude of watchfuliiiess, evidently in concern for the ea-fety of Prince Charlie. JB.er right hand shades her tye- as she gaze- into the distance. A Highland o>->31ie is st her side, looking up I into her wistful face. The model is effective, but exception is taken to the cias-ical chanu-iter of the drapery, and to the arms. fee,. and head being bare. It is sa)d that the do.sign will undergo alterations in some of the** details. The late Captain. Macdcna-ld, who claimed descent from the Highland heroine, bequeathed £ 1.000 to defray the cost c; the memorial. He was an officer in a Highland regiment, and died in England last year. The latest diversion in American society is the .-tndv and coikc-tio'- of artistic posters. The fed has given ri-e to a i:e<v sr-am. "Poster partiw*' are now the acceqrte-.i ;i:ean* of d:is- pntii g- the theory that life w ould be tolera'u.e but for its amusements. In issuing invitations to a paster party the hostess requests each woman to come ;n tfw costume r^f the figure on the poster of a certain newspaper or magazine that she names, being careful to have no two alike. The men she request* to repr.-t-ent "d;. known newspaper men." The women's cos- tumes can be made of a.s rich or as ordinary material as one- may wish. During a recent, poster party each woman 'n turn was called on to pose in correct representation of the j poster fcrure she portrayed, and guesses were made and written upon card' as to what news- paper or magazine siie represented. The men were called upon to quote sayings of the men they represented, or to name the principles advocated by the publications whese representa- tives they were made up to resemble. At the supper-table each guest is forbidden to indulge in miscellaneous conversation, but is expected 1 to relate something amusing from the last edi- tion of the magazine or the last Sunday issue of the journal he or she represents. We can only hope that this parnfu. kind of entertainment will not spread to **iii country. 4

? Yesterday's Racing "SPORTSMAN" AND "SPORTING LIFE* ( AUTHENTIC STARTING PRICES DERBY SPRING MEETING. ] ? Winners and Jockeys. Sportsman. Life. j: QUORNDON SELLING (11). Donagiid (Fagan) 6 to lag 6 to I-ag SUDBURY STAKES (12). GaJatia (Fjiiay) 4 to 1 ag 4 to h ac HltiHFXELD SELLING (13). W. Tower (A Nightini'ail) Sto 2 ag 9 to 2 at: DOVER1DGK HANDICAP (13). Court Ball (F inlay) 4 to lag 4 to I tIC V, LLBECK HANDICAP (12). Remfcmber Me tAlieopp) 3 to 1 ag 3 to 1 ag 1) R ALE LOW STAKES (7). EL of Pearls (Fiuiayj 10 to 1 ag 10 to 1 se The above prices are identacaa with those published in the "Racing CaiendsJ-

DERBY SPRING MEETING. 2.0—The QUORNDON SELLING PLATE of 120 sots, for three year oids and upwards; weight for age; mares aud geldmgs allowed 3lb; winner to be sold for 50 sovs- The Straight Mile. Mr WeÍ1S()n'" Donagiid, 3yrs, 7st 121b .Fag«n 1 Mr J (j Etsey's The Vine, 3yre, 7st 121b (car 8st) White 2 Mr Duncan's Mount Etna, 3yrs, 7st 31b Gough 3 Mr Miller's St Jude, 6yrs, 10si .S Loates 3 Mr Couplaud s Thespis, 6yrs, lOst Owner 0 Mr Marsh's Leyden, 4VTB, 9st lOib J Watts 0 M r W Si evens'6 C-andori, >. ijat 61b.M Cannon 0 Mr Aldwortn's Cuckcx>pen, 3yrs, 8st 51b Galder a Mr Menzie's Scourst, 3yrs. 7st 121b .Madden 0 Mr Dougall's Roy&i Phil. 3yns, 7st 710 N Robineoo. Q Mr C Archer's Silver Belie gelding, 3yrs, 7st 91b Finlay 0 Winner trained by B Bates. Belling-2 to 1 ag-st Leyden; 6 to 1 each ag-st Dona- gl'-i and Ciandou, o to 1 agst Vine, 10 to 1 each ags; Cuckoopen and Royal Phil, 100 to 8 agst Scourst, and 100 to 0 ugst any other. TbospiS led for half the journey, when Donagiid j drew to the front, and, stalling est the challenge of Tiie Vine from the half distance. wu;i by a neck two lengths separated the second and thud. Clandon wag forth, Donagiid iiith. Silver iielic gelding sixth, St. [ Jude rext, and l^eydea laat. j 2.30—The SUDBURY STAKES of 5 sovs each, with cOO a>i;ied, tor TWO year ei colts 8s 1 lillb, filhes and geldings Bst 71b; winners extra; maidens allowed 31b. F\ve furlongs, straight Mr Walker's Gaiatia. Sst 41b FinOay I Lord Ellesmere's Esther Waters, Set 41b Maddeii 2 Mr Sauce Tarta c, bst 41b M Cannon 3 Prince Soltykoff's Pastoral, 9st Toon 0 Mr Fawcett'e Hampiondale, 8st 71b ..Oalder 0 Mr Jennings, jun's Baja-rda, 8st 71b Grimshaw 0 Mr Johnstone's Stevvarton, 8st 7lb Alisopp 0 Sir J Blundell Maple's Sardine. 8st, 71b Bradford 0 Mr L de Rothschild's Gelatine. Set 71b T Loatee 0 Mr Basset's Queen of the Piajns, Set 41b Fagan Q Mi- Staoev's White Iilask. Sst 4ib S Loates 0 Duke of Portiand's Ayrsmoss, 3*t 41b.Q Chaioner Q Winner trained bv Cole. Bettíng-4 to 1 agst Gaiaiia, 5 to 1 agst Sauce Tar- tare, 7 to 1 agst Esther Waters, and 10 to 1 agst any o tiicr. Stewarton, in the centre, cut out the work from Sauce Tartiire, Gelatine, and Pastoral, with Esther V;ttei"s, Hamptondale, and Sanline next. So they j raj to the distance, where Galatia drew to the front. followed by Esther Waters, and won by three-parte of a length; one length separated the second ana tliird. Sardine was fourth, Stewarton fifth. Pastoral sixth, Hamptondale next, and Bajardo last. 3.O-The HIGHFIELD SELLING PLATE of 150 sovs, for two yea.r olds and upwards; weight for age; allowances. Five furlongs. Mr Hyams's Watch Tower, 6yrs, 10st 91b A Nigfctingall 1 Mr P Aidworth's Hornpool, 3JTS. Sst 101b Colder 2 Capt J Orr-Ewlng's Olio, 3vrs. iist 31b ..F Pratt 3 Capt Machell's Don Alonzo. 6yre, lOst Sib M Cannon J Mr J A Miller's Quebec, aged", lust- Mb S Loates 0 Mr N RoKnecn 0 Mr J Joicey's Pepperbox, 3vrs, 9st 61b T Loates 0 Mr H F C Johnston's Roxaaa colt, 3yrs, Sst 310 Bradford 0 Mr C Morbey's For Ever filly, 3yrs, 9st 31b Madden 0 Capt F Cooksou's Qarlton Spring, 3yre, 9st 3ib Rickaby (J Duke of Devonshire's Test. 3vrfc, 9Ft 31b J Watte 0 Mr C Archer's Loch Maree filly, 23:rs, 7st lib Grimshaw 0 Mr W Sibarv-'s Susan Ann, 2v-rs, 7st lib Ailsopp 0 Winner trained by A NightingalL Betting—75 to 20 agsc Olio, S to 2 agbt Watch Tower, 5 to 1 agst Don Alonzo 7 to 1 each agst Oariton Spring end Susan Ann, 100 to 12 agst Quebec. 10 to 1 agst For Ever filly, and 100 to 8 agst juiv other. Watch Tower, on the left, lumped off in front of Hornpcoi, Olio, and the Loch Maree .l.'ly. and, m.i-uv, the whole of the runnt'ng. won by a length; a like distance separated the second and "third. DiLnc-er R-as fourth, Test fifth. Loch Maree fillv sixth. Quebec seventh, Carlton Spring eight, Don Alonzo next, and For Ever filly last. 3.35—The DOYERIDGE HANDICAP STAKES of 1000 sovs winners extra. The Straight Miie. Lord Cadogan's Court Bail. 6yi-s, Vst- 121b Finlay 1 Mr Yraer's Sardis. 4yrs, 7st 21b .S Cliandlev 2 Baron de Rothschilds Medicis, 6yrs, 8st 7ib T Loates 3 Mr A Bailey's Gazetteer, 5yrs, 8st 61b G C'lialoner 0 Lord Ellesmere's McNeil, 4yrs. 7st- 121b Ailsopp 0 Sr J Thursby's Dornrosctien. 6yre. 7st 81b Madckfii 0 Piinc-e Soltykoff's Spur lloj-al,"4j're, 7st 61b 0' Col North's Wherwell. 5TO, Vst 5ib S Loates" 0 Mr Ross's Athel, aged, 76t 31b Harrison 0 :>ir ii M'Calmout's Irish Qir. 5yrs, 7et St&JCnowles 0 Mr E C Clayton's Simonburn, 5JTS. Tst^irmrfiaw 0 Sir J Miller's, Millennium, 4vrs, 6et 31b Theaker 0 Mr James Hope's Lammsrmuir, 3yts, 6si 31b K Cannon 0 Winner trained by J Waugh. 4.10-The WELBECK HANDICAP STAKES of 500 r winners extra. Five furlongs, straight. Mr Wallace Johnstone's Remeinber Me, 4yrs. 7st 4!b Alisopp I Sir J Thursby's Orotanstown, 4yrs, fcst 101b S C handle v 2 Gen. Owen Williams's Conifer, aged, 7st 41b T Loates 3 Mr W Taylor Sharpe's Ella Tweed, 4yrs, 8st White 3 Mr Yyner's Fabia, 4vrs, 7st 13-1b Fagan 0 Mr C J Merry's Diplomat, 4vrs, 7bt 4ib ..Finiav 0 Mr A E Aston s Niamey. 5yrsr, fit Grimshaw 0 Mr R G Heaton's Royal Stag, 3yrs, 7st Madden 0 Sir J 13 Maple's Bruntwood. 3vrs. 6m 121b Toon 0 Mr W Brechin's Prophet, 2yrs, 6st 71b T Leader 0 Lard Duniaven's Fests, 3yrs. cst 6!b Fearis 0 Mr J i Dugdale's Red Knight Robinson 0 Winner trained by J. ')¡l\O$8)}. sell. Betting—3 to 1 agst Remember Me, 7 to 2 apt Conifer. 5 to 1 agsrt Fabia. 10 to 1 each 3.g-"t Crota/ns- ti.wn, i-"ip!oma £ Royal Stag, and Bruntwood, and 100 to 7 agst any other. Remember Me, on the right. jumped off in front of Conifer and Red Koighl, with Fabia on tiie left, and Rcyal Stag Crotanstown and next. Rwnem- her Me quickly drew out c!ear, and making all the running v, on by a length and a half; same distance between thE second and tliird. Fabia was fourth, Festa Tifth. Blarney sixth, Bruatwood seventh, Diplo- mat next-, and Prophet last. 4.35—The DRAKELOW STAKES of 5 sovs each, with 2CO added, for three year oids; eolt* 88t 101b, fH' ies and geldings 8st 7Ib; winners extra; maidens allowed 71b. The Straight Miie. Mr J G Menzies's R ug of Pearls, gst 31b Finlay 1 Lord Rosebery's Full Armour Ust 31b T loates2 Lord Bmdiip's Breclnn. 8st 31b Bradford 3 Mr W f'teveJ1S0;¡'s Bumock Water, 8st 101b E Smith 0 Mr T Can's Grand National 8st 3lh ,.H Chaioner 0 Mr Richard Croker's Montauk, Ssc 310 W Clayton 0 Lord Ellesmere's Eugene. 8st 31b Alisopp 0 W inner t-mined by T und. Betting—5 to 4 on Montauk. 5 to 1 agst Brechin, 8 to 1 agst Full Aimour, and 10 to 1 agst any other. W in by a lengti1 a.nd a half. a length between the second and third. 5.5-1"1Ie ABBOTS HILI. HANDFCAP HURDLE RACE of 150 sovs winners extra. Two miles. Lord DuTiani's .Sou of Mine, oyrs, ils'R Chaioner 1 Mr Crawford's Instep, aged. 12st 121b .Sherlock 2 Mr L'epiidge's Am'nte. oyrs, lOst .Mr J Sharpe 3 Mr W Marshal!? Doge, aged, 12st Wb Haiscy 0 Mr F D Jyeyland's Scampanio. nyre. list 61b Mr W flcpe Johnstone 0 M- GollfinV Alfvina. 6vrs. jOs, 121b F Knight 0 Mr Wm. Newton's Small Mint, 4vrs. Kfc-i 91b Banner 0 mr(, Mr (! HaugittouV Fortdiam. Gyrs, lOst 6it,H Blis6 C Mr It P Hickman's MacBooze-, 5yre. lOst 311J A Xjghtingall 0 Mr 0 E Mason's Snape, 4vrs, ]0st lib Lawton 0 W r.ncv trained by J. Canivxi. Bettiug—A to 1 agst Instep, 9 to 2 asst Small Mint, II to 2 a$r*f Scaniiwnio. 6 to 1 agst Son of Mine. 100 io 15 agst Doge, 100 to 12 gEt Alexin*, and 100 to 8 agst Aminte Scampauio made the running from Aininte. Forn- ['a.m. and Alcsina. with Son û' Mine next, and Mac- Boozer hsst to the stand, where Fornham took a sl-ght lead of Scamranio, wiih Alexina, Aminte. and Son 0' Mine next. Along the far side Aminte drew tn the front, but gave way in tile straight to Scam- panio. Two hurdles from home Instep drew to the front, but. swerving in the J;O:1 few strides, was beaten a neck by Son o* Mine; a length end a halt, divided the second :1IIt! third. Doge was fcurth.

-?- TO/DAY'S FOOTBALL. RUGBY. NORTHERN UN I Of. Liversedge—LiverRedge v. Broj^-nu>n Rangers. ';1. Helens v. Oldham. 'Yicnes—Widnes v. Warrington. v. I/elgh. P'K.hda1e-U,o,'h&>lE, Hornets v. Hudrkrefield. v. Tvîdf't.' (V. H:"}1(°,c}rn--Uuncorn v. rili v. Wakebeid Trinity. Vsji'ingbaw—Manningham v. Hull. Brighoust— -Brighouse Bangers v. Batley. YOKRSKXRR CUP--FUN AL. Moriey—Castieford v. West Riding. GENERAL MATCHES. f'r0l1I:d,tnn-Brocs:;llfon v. Salford. Ha:t'.erooi--Hartlepool Rovers v l e'-cester. Mew Brighton—New Brighton v. Kendal Hornets. Sale—Sale v. Birkenhead Wanderers. ASSOCIATION. 501'TF WALFS AN1) MONMOUITISHIRE CUP- REPLAYED FIN.-VL. Cardiff—Barry District v. Brecon. ASSOC!ATION CUP—FINAL. Livr-tal Palace—Wolverhampton Wanderers V. Shef-, field Wednesday. LEAGUE—TEST MATCHES. Mar.i'i-M er—Manchester City v. West Bromwicil Albion. Liverpool—Liverpool v. Small Heath. LEAGITE—DIVISION II. Wumstead—Woolwich ArsenaC v. Dar-wen. Fosse v. Burslem Tort Vale. Loughborough—Loughborough v. Crewe Alexandra. T. ANC ASHI RE—RE '• AYED FINAL, tlolton—Bury v. Blackburn Rovers. DERBY CUP—FINAL. ffesnor—Heanor v. Mansfield. ? BERKS AND BUCKS—FINAL* 'tViesbury—MMdenhead y. Woiverton. MID!.AND TjEAGUE. rioncaster—Doncaster Rovers v. I!keston. ivetterng—Kettering v. Gainsborough TrinStv. jong Eaton-Long- Eaton Rangers v. Y<clliligborougJk Town. llushden-Rushden v. Matlock. SOUTHERN LEAGUE. Swindon—Swindon v. Clapton. GENERAL MATCHES, ilclloway—London Caladon-ians v. Millwall Athletic 10.1t baiopton—Freemantle v. Evert.m. \[-wc-astle-ewc1tstie Unit-ed v. Siiettieid United. Iravesend—Gravcsend v. Notts County. .uto-i',—Luton v. Notts Foresi. llasgow—Queen's Park v. Battlefield. rlasgow—Celtic v. Tliird Lanark. ilahgow—Clyde v. Bolton Wanderers, idinburgh—Hearts of Midlothian v. Sundf £ -l&&4t Sdiaburg:—Hibernians v. Aston Hila.