Evening Express

I Calcutta Riots. A FURTHER DISTURBANCE CHECKED. A Reuter's telegram from Calcutta. on Wed- nesday savs:—The arrangements made by Colonel Wilford, commanding the troops here, produced a most excellent effect last night. The mcb, hearing that parties of troops had been despatched to b"th sides of the river, dis- persed without any disturbance. A body of troops sufficient to cope with any mob was employed, but the-u was no display calculated to excite needless alarm among the general ptib- lie. Colonel Wilford made use of the ser- vices of the 18th Bengal Infantry, a regiment composed chiefly of Mahonimedans, on the Seranipur cide, and this reliance upon Mussul- mans has produced an excellent effect on the Sepoy*. PICKING OFF BRITISH SENTINELS. A Reuter's telegram from Tochi Datta Khel on Wednesday savs:—The hostile tribesmen have been picking off the British sentries in this part. Last night a sentinel was killed at this post, and about the same time another was killed at the Idak post. At Nuran Shah a sentry was also fired at, but not hit.

AFFAIRS IN CRETE. STRONG MEASURES TAKEN TO RE- PRESS THE INSURGENTS. A Router's telegram from Canea on Ihursday says: -In consequence of the incident of the other day, when the insurgents fired upon a mixed force of Au-triiiis and Italians who were marching to Platania, the foreign admirals have decided, and have published their decision, that the time has come for a chunge of procedure. They refuse to accept the excuses of the insur- gents, holding that it was impossible for the latter to mistake the Italian and Austrian flags for the Turkish colours, and they declare that henceforward, without giving the insurgents any intimation (,f their intention, they will make all the inarching columns stronger, and see that they taJ.e ('1 pon with them. Any attack on the part of the insurgents will then be visited with reprisals and nry severc repression. The guilty parties will be arrested and punnhed. Last night the Caribineers arrested some Turks, who had on them all kinds of burglar's tools, as they were about to plunder houses belonging to Christians.

OFFICERS FROM INDIA. BID FAIREWE^Ij TO THE SECRE- TARY OF STATE. The seventeen Imperial Service officers from India who came to England from the Jubilee and intend to leave on Friday for their own country, drove to the India Office on Thursday morning to bid farewell to the Secretary of State. They were accompanied h" Colonel Melliss. Major Drummond. and another officer, and were received by Lord George Hamilton, who, in wishing them good-bye, said he was very pleased to hear that they had enjoyed their visit to this country. He believed their presence in London at a most interesting time had created a very favourable impression.

THE QUEEN'S EYESIGHT. RECENT RUMOURS EXAGGE- RATED. The "Lancet" states on excellent authority that certain rumours with reference to her Majesty's eyesight were grossly exaggerated. For K>me years ner eyesight has been alfected, owing to her.,advaneed age, but, although this condition may be slowly progressive, there is no truth in the statement that it is becoming rapidiv worse. Her Majesty's health is, for a lady of her age, perfectly satisfactory.

PIG ON THE MARGATE PARADE. TRIES THE HOTEL, BUT GETS DISGUSTED. Much amusement was created on the Marine-parade at Margate at a time when the jrarode was crowded with visitors. A mpdium-fize black pif; bad afcrayed on to the parade, and resisted all attempts to turn it back. Scores of people tried to capture the pig near the Victoria Clock Tower, but the porker evaded them all. and made hi8 way into the Kent Hotel, presumably to liave a drink. Not getting served, he callie out in disgust, and made his way towards the UaU-by-the-Spa. Every few yards the pig WM brought up, but. upon getting a good congregation, lie made a sudden dart, and with an angry grunt was away again. At length a cabby left his horse, gripped tlve pig's bind leg*, and brought the aninuil to earth with an awful yell. A huge crowd of interested spectators came round, and, after much delay, a barrow was brought up, the black porker lifted bodily on to it. ttnd carried oft in triumph, escorted by a mounted constable, amid low cheers.

SCHREINER'S SLUR. CAUSES GREAT ANNOYANCE AT THE CAPE. A Cape Town correspondent says the speech delivered bv Mr. Schreiner at the AmerVan banquet, in which he extolled the United States as the one spot on God's Mirth where freedom finds its highest realisation, gives great offence there, as containing an implied slur on the British Empire. It is pointed out that, such a slur comes ill from Mr. Schreiner, who drafted the clause in a recent Bill depriving thousand* of white people, as well as natives, of the right of habeas corpus. An agitation is going on in favour of vetoing this measure, which is characterised an an infringement of the Sberty of the subject.

) THE BILL OF HEALTH. Madame Nordica has passed the crisis, and is much better.. Lord Hindlip had a better mght on VSednes- day. but his temperature is higher.

THE PLAGUE AT JEDDAH. A IRPutees telegram from Madrid on Thurs- day MY.: -An official telegram states that the plague is still prevalent at Jetldah and El Tor, n the Red Sea. 1

DROWNING FATALITY. Mr. M. F. Carter, district coroner, has re- ceived information of the death of -ewie Tuck* fi-on of James Tucker, aged three years, who had been drowned in the mill-pond at Bore Yai'oy, Alvington. Deceased was play- ing on the bank with a little girl, aged seven, when he .uddenly (ell, m. Dr. Carter, of Lydney, who was pacing at the time pro- nounced life to be extmot. An inquest will fee held.

National Bank of Wales. POSITION OF MR. CLARK, THE LATE MANAGER, — f Application for his Discharge With. Drawn.Strong Remarks by the Judge. At Cardiff County-court on Thursday after- noon (before his Honour Judge Owen) Mr. Henry Ellis Collins, late general manager of the National Bank of Wales applied for his discharge. He has applied at two previous courts, but the case on each occasion has been adjourned for the convenience of counsel. Mr. Bailhache instructed by Mr. Roe (Vachell and Co.), appeared for the trustee (Mr. C. E. Dovey); Mr. St. John Francis Williams (in- structed by Messrs. Linton and Kenshole) was for ihe debtor. The case being called upon, Mr. Francis Williams rose and said: Mr. Collins is not here. His Honour (sharply): Not here! Why not? Mr. Williams: I am instructed to ask your Honour to allow him to withdraw the appli- cation for hio discharge. His Honour: What? now? Mr. Williams: Yes. your honour. His Honour: It was adjourned at the last court, greatly against my will, for the conve- nience of counsel, and now this application is mudfc to me. I call it trifling with the court. Mr. Williams: Since the matter was last be- fore —— His Honour (interposing No, no, no. That has nothing to do with it. Mr. Williams: He has since determined to take counsel's advice. ills Honour: You mustn't tell me that. He had counsel before. Mr. Williains: He has since taken counsel's advice as to the advisability of going on with the application. iHa Honour: It's a pity he didn't do that be- fore. Mr. William?: I agree with your honour. His Honour: Where is Mr. Dovey? I want to ask him ono or two questions? Mr. Bailhache I represent Mr. Dovey. His Honour What have you to say ? Mi. Baixhache: I apprehend we cannot help it. except to ask your honour to make the order that was made in re Wallace. His Honour: Is it not withdrawn at my dis- cretion He has put the trustee to all the cost of the adjournment last time, caused great ex- pense, and now he comes and withdraws the application. Mr. Bailhache (quoting from the case of Wallace) said. when the application came on for hearing the bankrupt, through his counsel, asked leave to withdraw. It was granted by the registrar on the terms that he should not be at libert- to renew his application without lea "e of the court, and unless the official re- ceiver had payment of his costs. His Honour: Where is Mr. Dovey ? Mr. Bailhache: I think he has given that much. Mr. Williams: They have had notice. His Honour: I call this trifling with the court. Two minutes after the adjournment, for the convenience of counsel the trustee and Official Receiver are put to great expense and inconvenience, and then counsel comes and asks leave to withdraw. It is most improper trifling with the court. Mr. Wil hams If YOU made an order in ac. cordance with this order made in Wallace. His Honour: There are no assets at all. I say he should be hers. Why hasn't this man been prosecuted? Mr Hnilache ? I do not know, your honour. His Honour: A more barefaced, impudent robbery I have never heard of. Here is a manager of a bank goes to London, and re0f>iver, £30.000 in bank notes, which heoHght to have paid over to the bank, and he and twe fliredoOlS divide the £.30.000 in equal shares. The two d'rectors have had to repay. The bankrupt has not. I repeat, a more bare-faced robbery I never heard of. I want to know why, under the bankruptcy law, this man hes not been (prosecuted? Can you tell me? Mr. Bailhache: No. His Honour: I should lie to have Mr. Dovey here to fI"k him the question. Mr. Bailhache Mr. Dovey will Leherepre- sently, but I rather understand the view the trustee has taken of the matter has been that it is one which concerns the shareholders, and it would be His Honour (emphatically): It is one which concerns public morality. A poor. wretched boy prig* from his master and is sent, perhaps, to psnal servitude. This man robs the shareholders in this cool and impudent manner of JElOOOOHndgetf off scot free. And there i< another fhitiu:—his account at the bank was overdrawn by £48.000. If he were in a shop it would becaHedrobbery. I want to know why he has not been prosecuted. Do you know, Mr. Stephens? Mr. Stephens (official receiver): K °. I do not. His Honour: I think it my duty to send a report to the Board of Trade, and say I think the matter is one on which th" should consider the question of a prosecution. 1;t is late now. I am sorry to say- Mr. Stephens: I will take care -1hat what vour honour has said shall be conveyed to the Board of Trade. Hi< Honour: And be good enough to say I pomdder the- bankrupt lias trifled with the court jn making an application for his dis- (harge, and then instructing counsel to (Proceeding.)

AMERICAN CITIZENS OF WELSH DESCENT. PRESIDENT M'XINLEY AT AN EISTEDDFOD. President M'Kinley knows something more of Welshmen than that they are the producers of tin-plates which America wants to do with- out. Speaking at an eisteddfod at Columbus, Ohio, Mr. M'Kinley said:—■ "I have met my fellow-citizens of Ohio of Welsh descent many times in the past at their respective homes. I have long known of their high character and good citizenship. They are distinguished for those traits of character which make good citizens. They are domestic, patriotic, and marked with strong religious sentiment. They are devoted to home and country. They have a proud record in the civilisation and history of the United States. They are a part of the wa.rp and woof of our country. Their number were among the earliest advocates of freedom and independence to t.he American Colonies. They struck some of the earliest blows for liberty. No less than three Welshmen signed the great charter of liberty, the Declaration of Independence—-Francis Lewis, Button Gwinnett, and Robert Morris. Men of your race and nationality were in the Continental army following Washington with sublime patriotism throughout the darkest hours of the revolution. In all the struggles of the country from this, the first one. down to the last, the American citizens of Welsh descent have been faithful and unfaltering to the country. Our great volunteer army from 1661 to 1865 was tilled with them, and one of the greatest soldiers of the war was blood of your blood and bone of your bone—the intrepid Thomas, 'The Rock of Chickamauga.' In education you have a rich legacy. The first superin- tendent of the military school at West Point and chief engineer of the United States of America was Jonathan Williams," and Elisha Williams was once president of Yale College, and it is said that Yale, the founder of that time-honoured institution of learning, was Welsh on his maternal side. You have had great teachers, great singers, great patriots, and great preachers. There were Jonathan Edwards, and Samuel Davis, two of the early presidents of Princeton College; the Rev. Thomas Coke, the first bishop of the M.E. Church of America. As early as 1782 Mr. Wesley designated him president of the Irish Con- ference, and in 1784 ordained him as bishop designated him president of the Irish Con- ference, and in 1784 ordained him as bishop of the Methodist Association of America. He presided at the organisation of the M.E. Church in Baltimore in 1784. There were I the Rev. John Williams and his distinguished son, William R. Williams, and Dr. D. Ewards, bishop of the United Brethren Church, who wa" for twenty-seven years a leading bishop of that denomination. Ben- jamin Thomas was another. I congratulate the American citizens of Welsh descent not only on what they have been, but what they now are. They constitute a great conservative force. They are always found on the side of law and order and stable government, and their devotion to the institutions of the country is felt and appreciated in every crisis. I wish for them highest honours and the highest usefulness."

Carmarthenshire Shoeing Van. Sir Jamcvs Hills-Johns, G.C.B., V.C., on Wednesday presided over a meeting of the Car- marthenshire Technical Instruction Committee, when it was decided to advertise the county shooing van for sale. owing to its having been boycotted by the smiths in certain districts.— The shoeing instructor had also sent in hie resignation, which was accepted.

One of the mission vans of the Church of England Temperance Society is just starting on a two months' tour through South Wale- The van is in char#- of Mr. Archibald Dray, and the first meeting was held on the Hayes, Cardiff, on Wednesday evenuyfc

A Fraudulent Sale. STRONG REMARKS BY HIS HONOUR JUDGE OWEN. A Cardiff Grocer Sold His Stock-in- Trade When There Were Writs Against Him Amounting to £3,000. At the Cardiff Bankruptcy Court on Thurs- day morning (before his honour Judge Owen) Mr. S. T. Evans, M.P. (instructed by Messrs. George David and Evans) made an application for an order to eet aside the sale of certain businesses by Mr. George Childs Bevan, a trrocer, trading at Carlisle-street, Cardiff, and other places, to a man named Farlowe, formerly a manager in his employ. Mr. J. H. Bail- hache (instructed by Messrs. Hill and Son) ap- peared for Warlowe.—The Official Receiver stated, in his particulars of bankruptcy, that the debtor's businesses in Carlisle-street, Cor- poration-road, and Singleton-road, were al- leged to have been sold in May last, before the debtor called his creditors together, under a valuation made by a local firm of auctioneers and valuers, the figures being as follows: — 18, Carlisle-street, B184 0. 2d. 112, Carlisle- street, £80 12s. lOd. Singleton-road, £94 17s. 6d; Corporation-zroad, £84 9s. 9d.; and horse and cart, £ 15.—Mr. Evans stated that the value of the stock-in-trade of the four branch shops was thus put down at £450, but he could prove that in the month of May -utor had goods on credit, amounting to JB690. He, therefore, contended that the price was insufficient, and that the eale was fraudulent and void.—Among the witnesses called was Mr. Bevan, vho stated that at the time of his bankruptcy he had four shop,. He wa< made a baiii-mpt oil June 15, his liabilities amounting to about £.3,000. He had been carrying on business for five years and a half. The head shop was ai; Caroline-street, th" other shops being Slip plied iron- that place. He" kept no w.th the exception of a ledger. He denied llmt entries in the ledger (produced) were all written at the same time. Before January 1, 1897, he kept no bookrs at all. In October a friend of his, named Warlowe (whom he had not seen for eight or nine years), came to Cardiff from Liverpool to look for a business. He could not find a shop to suit him, and witness then agreed to sell him the shop in Metal-street for about J3190, Warlowe paying £55 in cash for part of the stock-in-trade. Warlowe paid nothing for goodwill, but he rgreed to buy all his stock from witness, and in this way witness hoped to obtain a profit. Warlowe was always anxious to obtain the shop in Carlisle-street, and, in May, witness agreed to sell him this shop on condition that he purchased the other three branch shops. Warlowe was to pay £450 for the stock-in-trade. Witness then went in War- lowe's employ, acting as manager at the Car- lisle-street shop. The shop in Metal-street wad carried on in his (witness's) name. This was mlone because his name was valuable. When he sold the businesses to Warlowe he was not aware he was insolvent, and thought he could have paid 20s. in the JB. On May 27. he ins- tructed Messrs. Clarke and Co. to make a valuation of the stock, but prior to this date he haù been served with Aeveral writs. l'or a • fortnight before his bankruptcy he paid no money in to his banking account. Ten weeks before he sold the premises he bought giuds on credit to the extsnt of £2,200.1n reply to Mr. Bailache, witness stated that during these ten weeks the amount paid into the bank WM £ 2,150.—Mr. Warlowe was also called, and said he was manager of Bevan's Albany-road shop before going to Metal-street. He cor- roborated Beavan's evidence as to the amounts, and said he had received ;l receipt for the cheque for £fo5, but had lest it. He proposed paying for the Car- iisle-street shop and the other branches out of the profits of the Metal-street shop. When he bought the shops he did not know that Brvan was in financial difficulties.—In answ'er to )11'. Evan.?, witness said he sold the shop in Corporation-road to a Mr. Charles Davies for £87 or £89, £10 being paid in cash. To the best of his knowledge there was no agreement in writing with legard to the Metal-street shop. It was not an uncommon thing for a shop to be '"tied'" to the man who .sold it.—A number of witnesses were called, and the case. which was of a very intricate and complicated character, lasted severai hours.—Mr- Bailhache said the ca?s was a very strange one, but they all heard of jurious combinations of circumstances, and one could not decide against the truth because there happened ro be something out of the common. In the present case was there any- thing more above suspicion ?—The Judge decided that the traotee was entitled to the order asked for. With regard to the transaction in Metal- ó,treet, a strong thing against Wallow wa,; that there was no alteration in the carrying on of the business, and Bevan remained a tenant. It seemed to him there was no sale at all, and he would order the business to pa-s to the trustee. As regarded the sale of the other busi- nesses, he thought that was a fraudulent sale. The man who sold the businesses knew that there were writs against him amounting to £ 3.0C0, and that his stock-in-trade was only £450. That Warlowe did not know Bevan's position he \^as sorry to say he did not be- lieve. He believed that it was a sale for the purpose of depriving the creditors, and he did not think that Bevan or Warlowe had given their evidence truthfully. He would set aside the sale, and -would.nake an order that the Metal-street business and the stock-in-trade should paes to the trustee. He would then de- clare the sale cf the other four businesses to Le fraudulent and void, and that it was to be set aside. With regard to the business in Corpora- tion-road. he would give leave to :Mr. Evans to apply, if he thought desirable.

THE MARKING OF GOODS. o BE EXTENDED TO FOREIGN AND COLONIAL MEAT. A Committee of the House of Commons, to which a Bill on the marking of agricultural produce has been referred, met on Thursday under the chairmanship of Sir W. Houlds- worth. Mr. Primrose, chairman of the Boards of Customs, gave some statistical information as to the imports of meat a,nd cheese. Twas not in favour of inserting a Clause i- rowing on the Customs the responsibility of marking carcases at the time of importation. Such a course would not assist the local authorities. Marking should be done by the consignor, and he thought the exporters would be wildng to comply with such a provision if inserted.— Mr. R. H. new, secretary to the Central Chamber of Agriculture, and formerly one o'f the assistant commissioners, produced, resolu- tions of the council of the Chamber in favour of labelling foreign and colonial meat. Spe!lk- rng generally, the farmers practically unani- mously approved of the principle of this Bill.

RUSSIAN PEASANTS WHO DIED IN A HOLE. The St. Petersburg correspondent of the "Dally Mail" says:—Another example of the extra- ordinary fanaticism of some of the religious sects in Russia has just been afforded at Zarevosantschurski, in the Taransk district. In the middle of a forest there some peasants came across a large hole in the ground, several feet deep. On removing the pilces of wood which covered it up, they found that two women were lying inside. One was already dead, and the other, who had had no food for nine day", was almost a skeleton. It transpired that both the women belonged to a sect which believes suicide by starvation to be the highest form of religious devotion, and had thrown them- selves into this hole with the ideft, of carrying out their creed. An official inquiry has been held to investigate the affair, and it appears there are seyeral hun. dred adherents of this sect in the neighbourhood. From time to time members of this body have been known to disappear, never to be heard of again. It is supposed that the missing persons also starved themselves to death, and steps are bemg taken to check this peculiar demonstra- tion of religious faith.

At Rushden, Northamptonshire, on Tufsdty night a shoemaker named Wheeler is alleged to have cut his wife's throat with a razor, and it is extremely doubtful whether she will recover. The couple quarrelled on Jubilee night, and next morning Wheeler sold his furniture and went to London. He returned onTuegday. and later on his wife was found in a ditch in a pool of blood. She had just strength enough to whisper that her husband did the deed. A young hairdresser, named Lewis Jones, from New Tredegar, celebrated Mabon's Day on Monday by journeying to ClevedoiF via Newport and the steamship Waverley. He and his mate on the return journey were hilarious, to the unpleasant degree of interfering with and threatening the ether passengers. A young sailor named Bennett knocked prisoner down for accosting a lady. Bennett was subse- ciuently attacked by Jones's companion, whom the magistrates' clerk at Newport rollce-court. on Wednesday, where the case was heard, said ough to have bcien brought in also. Jones, who had been in durance since, and had, so it was alleged, cried for his relatives, was reproved for his conduct, and fined £ 0s., or fourteen days' imprisonment, the two days' incarceration be ng taken into account in the sentence. A Mumbles farmer, named Hy. Saunders, v:as charged on Wednesday at Swansea with violently assaulting James Mustal. a fireman on the Mumbles Railway Extension. Works. Defendant was fined 40s. and costs, or fourteen days' hard labour. A cross-summons against) Mufital and his wife wae dismissed.

Colliery Accident. THE SNAPPING OF A DRIFT ROPE AT GLANAMMAN. TWO MEN KILLED AND HORSES ALSO PERISH. Shortly after seven o'clock on Wednesday night rumours of a shocking colliery catas- trophe spread like wild-fire .through the populous district of Upper Brynamman. The rumours gave rise to the gravest anxieties. Women and children hurried to the Gelliceidrym Colliery, at Glanamman, where it was reputed the accident had happened. Arriving at the colliery they were relieved to find that though there had been a mishap its proportions and effects had been exaggerated. There had been, happily. no great human holocaust, but the families of two men had in an instant been deprived of their bread winners. The circumstances are these. Work was proceeding as usual, when, for some reason, the drift rope broke, and two men and horses, walking behind the ascending trams, were killed instantaneously. The deceased are John Lloyd, haulier, Penlleneg- lwys, and Rees Jenkins, collier, Pontgrenig.

SOUTH WALES BORDERERS. THEIR MARCH FROM NEWPORT TO PEMBROKE DOCK Active preparations began at Newport on Thursday for the encampment there of the 2nd Battalion of the South Wales Borderers (the old 24th regiment) preparatory to their march through South Wales to Pembroke Dock. A fatigue party of the battalion arrived at Newport on Wednesday, and on Thursday morning Mr. Morrish, the contractor for the- transport of stores during the march, got the whole of the equipments (which had arrived from Pembroke Dock) on to the ground selected for the halt on the banks of the Usk. The land, owned by Lord Tredegar and rented by Mr. George, lies on the west side of the river, close to Maindet. It is approachd via Chpstow-road and Marlborough-road. Here the fatigue party, assisted by 50 men from the ltoyal Artillery from Newport Barracks quickly got matters into trim, military shape. The regiment, which will arrive at Newport at 12.55 p.m. to-morrow (Friday) by special train from Aldershot, will be entertained during their stay in that town. On Friday evening the whole of the men will sit down to dinner at the drill-hall of the 2nd Volunteer Battalion South Wales Borderers in Stow-hill, and on Saturday the officers will be entertained at dinner by the Volunteer officers and the non- commissioned officers will be similarly feted by their non-commissioned friends the civilian soldiers. On Sunday morning there will be a special drum-head service, probably at the Athletic Grounds, not far from the camp. The regiment will leave Newport for Pontypool about seven a.m.

THE nTflTH OF THE QUEEN. INTERESTING STORY. A correspondent sends to the Daily ChrunieJe" the following somewhat remarkable story. "A circumstance having a special interest this year is that to Sir Evelyn Wood's grandfather is due the fact of the Queen having been born on British soil. The financial troubles of the Duke of Kent culminated about the year 1337, and the Duke and Duchess were residing in Germany. Sir Matthew Wood Iwho had been twice Lord Mayor, 1814-1816), the grandfather of Sir Evelyn, was a faithful friend to his Royal Highness, and had given valuable aid as a business man in arranging his affairs. On hearing that the Duchess was expecting a child, and that the Duke's embairjssments would not permit of his bringing his establishment to England, Sir Matthew, who did not like the idea of a probable future Sovereign being born on foreign soil, begged to be permitted to place a very handsome 8WU to the Duke's credit at his bankers, and thus it came about that her Majesty was born in the midst of her people. The Queen never forgot this graceful service. Sir Matthew, on the Queen's accession, was created a baronet, and the Times' commanted that 'justice had been done him ht last.' He was, I belie-'e, the very first to receive this c'ignity during the present reign."

LLANELLY NEW DOCK. NEGOTIATING FOtR THE LOAN. This week it is likely that the loan necessary for the construction of the new dock at Llanelly will be effected. The chairman of the harbour commissioners (Mr. E. Trubshaw, J.P), the clerk (Mr. H. W. Spowart), and Mr. Tom Hughes, J.P., are now in London, and have been joined there by Sir John Jones Jenkins, M.P., Mr. David Rand-ell, M.P., and Sir Alexander Rendel. the last-named being the consulting engineer under whose direction the dock will be constructed. The amount to be borrowed will exceed £100,000.

MONEY-LENDING. REVELATIONS AT MERTHYR. At Merthyr Bankruptcy-court on Wednes- day, John Howell Morris, grocer, carrying on business at the Gresham Storvs, Treharris, came up for public examination, and in the course of the proceedings the debtor furnished a little information of interest with regard to the system of business of Mr. Isaac Gordon, who appeared on Tuesday before the Parlia- mentary Money-leiding Committee.—Mr. Morris, who was represented by Mr. W. W. Meredith, said that about six months ago he was so pushed for money that he borrowed JS50 from Mr. Gordon, the name under which the loan was advanced being Rylands. He re- ceived the £50. and he gave a bill for £72, the repayments to be made by weekly instalments of JB2 10s. He failed to meet one instalment- the sum now due being £ 32—and a writ was ihsued for the whole amount of the balance un- paid. It was in consequence of this and for the purpose of protecting the general body of his creditors, that he filed his petition.—The examination was declared closed.

JUBILEE STAND LOSSES. The case of Hoiines v. Gritton was before his Honour Judsre Lumley Smith, by way of a judgment summons, in the Westminster County- court. The dfbt was for a portmanteau, and the evidence as to defendant's means was that he was manager and engineer to a Diamond Jubilee .stand company. Defendant said that was quite true. but. unfortunately, this Jubilee stand company worked at a dead loss. JTis Honour: Was this the company that had the stand at the corner of Waterloo-place? Defendant: No: in Whitehall. His Honour: That great stand opposite the Horse Guards ? Defendant: Yes. I wil! pay in a month. An order of committal to Holloway for twelve days was made, but its operation was suspended for a month.

THE PENRKYN QUARRYMEN. The correspondent of the "Times" writes:- "I have been at the pains to investigate a para- graph published in several newspapers on Monday concerning a statement alleged to have been made at a special meeting of the Pen- rlivn miarrymen on Saturday last. The state- ment was to the effect that the Canadian Government had offered special facilities and grants of to the men engaged irt- the dispute. I find, as was to be expected, that the statement was inaccurate. From a full note of the soeech made by Mr. W. J Parrv at the meeting, T extract the following passage "Tie referred to the nresence at the meeting of Mr rrriffiths, who had been appointed bv the t anadian Government for Wales, and he read a telegram which had been received bv Mr. Griffiths from Ottawa, statinir that Welsh farmers and farm labourers wishing to settle Manitoba and the North-West to the number of 1.000 would be given work at Crow's Nest Pass Railway. The telegram further stated that men should be out in large partif-s, and none were invited except those who intended to be permanent settlers.'

HONOUR FOR PRESIDENT FA u:RE. A Reuter's telegram from Paris on Thursday savs:—According to the "Gouloie," the ques- tion has been mooted at the Russian Court of conferring upon President Faure the rank of Colonel of the Russian Regiment.

Wanted, a jjood Plain Cook; also a superior House- maid or Useful Help, in Small Family; good wages given, satisfactory references lequired —Write all par- tioulan,, or a;»p'y personally any evening, 86, Cathe- dral-joa<l, Cardiff. el02o7nl4

In the Courts. NOTES AND NEWS OF THE SEAMY SIDE. AN ALDERMANIC RECEPTION. It was a bright and pleasing ceremony on Thursday afternoon. The Sunbeam reception on the invitation by the school board officers came as a very welcome relief. All the morning Alderman Trounce ant Councillor J. Jenkins had been straugely stirred itellectually. by a hotly-contested Cus- toms case. It was a period of heavy mental effort. And when the judicial feat was. given, and the court cleared to make room for young- ideas on archery practice the enlivening effect of the brighth-costumed troop of ladies was soon seen. • The procession down the corridor intp the judicial presence was led by a dark ffreen ladv and a sweet child trimmed entirely in pink. The bench have been particular of late about the attendance of the defaulting children with their parents, and the effect on Thursday par- took of a Corpus Christi procession and a chris- tening. ° The tendency of the nation at the present day is to decorate its children. The summer, with its wealth of floral beauty, appears to bring mtoth. brightest b oom many a pretty blower on the parental st. k. In two minutes the rows of benches before the judicial throne were filled with moving colour. A family of three, in bright blue cottage-oaf costume, picked out with little splashes of pure white snow, was highly contended. The parental stem was hung in black, for contrast, with a pink duchesse front, and black-beaded snow-shoe There was a considerable gathering of chil- ren-in-arms, but all the babes were seen to be suspiciouslv silent. The mystery was solved by an official in court, who whispered that an advertising agent had been round the corridors in the morning, introducing a new soothine s\rup warranted to contain no vegetable dru* except chloroform. 8 a n AN EPIDEMIC. f^?e. ben°li had early an alarming epidemic of sickness to deal with. The first haff-Sn f-imifv trr W t0 the f!'0nt included in their tamih troubles measles, bronchitis, and abscesses of as many shapes as orchids. Strangely enough, the school board officers TELOTS8 OT that^an ciean^throujh t^milvl" was'j large family, and a mustard-and-cress rash. It ™T!"e Wua Tl^er,of time f"r th:,t rash to km?h in lad ,of the china door- knob, and to cover the larse oleo^ranh nf The ben!'f bulIrufshes ab°ve che cheffonier. to do with a Illoment fueled what denf H • prolific growth, but Superinten- bv ^nil';ri-0n S°me the sub ect explaining this was Mrs Edwird^J 3T3SL& h,™r £ ildre" )[rs. Edwards laid it on too thick. and the,- ESSEX *.r" »hs a smaH fine of 26. 6d., as an Instantaneous ('ure. "Costs me f'nough for that there rash and raghed o^, « «>» as I can't pay." grumbled the' parent, as rashed out of court, so to speak. AN OFFICER'S TROUBLE. Superiniendent HarL'isoI¡ told the beneh there was more troublesome nonseni!e about imaginarv tion than anything else °UrSt °f trUe educa" thcrf1 i PruQ IM l I never does run smooth. Tl"; paeth £ "e' educacmn is more gritty than anvthing. moned, and the bench adi, J J K 8Um" she said she could produce ^er e^au'-e to MC„„ h.r tairn from she would tell him that her m«d!v?i aml just writing it. Then thl 1 \'TT Was dbs:h- Then :\Ir. BenJ1 would calI on Tuesday, and Whvlh» i ? him she could not understand sure £ f Wa8S° lon? about it. She was Br it u. ? ™e than diabetes—most lai- eleemosuary genuflexion of the If + I Wh'ch t0°k anV a long time t, write down on a certificate So Mr. Bevan would s-n-p her plenty of !a*T on edne.day. The ladv verv- 111 was very sorry he mint be jery tued walking so much but ths doctor had promised it by Thursday. He lwd to dmnfect it and hang it up. to dry, so that the officer might not catch anv sickness, and that ceremony took a very long time. Board officers are patient men but Mr I. •, 8 her apron, and tell ?n ?"?»*«*">•, but >f he would come and mmd the baby and take a turn at the fetch it. W ru* the afternoon' anl fetch it. (Proceeding.) ALLEGED SMUGGLING OF SWEDISH UNSWEETENED." Three cases of smuggling by Italian officers on the steamship Francesco Crispi, were before the court on ednesday. Two of the defendants dealt with for concealing tobacco The ease against the third defendant Paragmfi Ettore, the chief officer, who was charged with Becreting ten gallons of sweetened spirits w2 cidTrom ,thlllr hUrSday f°r au,th°rity to pro- ceed irom the Commissioners of Customs the anthL'!iaVmS n° >ri8diction w.^out 'such authority .except m cases of Iess than five gallons-Mr. garrison (chief officer of Customs) now said he had received authorisation from headquarter, and Prisoner was placed on fVmr, IF T ,AldTerman • J • Trounce and '^hn Jenkins). Mr. Morgan Rees defended.—Mr. Harrison described the sweetened spirits" as liqueurs, or Swedish H v + T?ei anc€sco CnsP' had been in the East Dock since the 1st of July. Mr. Harrison applied for treb'.e value and duty", .J* bench to assist in putting down these illicit practices, which were so harmful to legitimate trade—Evidence was given by J" ]jVaB)8 an«l other officers, who went on board oii( Tuesday afternoon, and found the cask of sweetened" in the lazarette under some old iron and empty barrels Prisoner it was alleged, offered to kick in the end of the pa.sk if the officers would hush the matter up. —Mr. Rees, for the defence, said the spirus belonged to the captain, having been purchased by him at Gottenburg for a friend at Messina. Among other witnesses Was the captain, Guipsepe Rizzo, who swore that the spirits were not the prisoner's property at all. and that festerr- i'tTnct order-j for the cask to be "mani- fested. —In the end the Bench found that there was not sufficient evidence to convict of concealing or attempting to defraud.

NEXT SEASON'S FOOTBALL. LLANELLY THREE-QUARTER GOES TO SWIKTON". The migration of footballers from Llanelly has already commenced, and promises to con- tinue for some time. Morgan Beavan. the wing three-quarter, left for Swinton this week, where he has secured comfortable employment, He will appear in the Swinton team next season Jack Evans, the international forward nas also been secured by the same team. It is extremely likely that Joe Davies, the well- known full back, will flit to Oldham. A* any rate, negotiations to that end are now in progress.

PETERBOROUGH SHOW. MORE SUCCESSES FOR MR. T. D. JOHN. At the Peterborough Horse Show on Wed- nesday Mr. T. D. John, of Cardiff, again auaed to his already long list or successes as an equine exhibitor. In the heavy-weight hunters "Rockville" took the third prize. Jn the light- weight hunters "Gendarme" was first and "Athboy" second. In the four-v^r-old hunter class "Rockville" was tint, and "Rockett" second. In the two-year-old hunter class (36 entries) "Gold finder" was first, the judges remarking that he was the most promising Colt they had ever seen. The lmrr'pion prize for the best horse in the show was awarded to "Gendarme," Sir Gilbert Greenall gaining reserve.

CHEAP CHAJ*PA(*3R:E. Champagne at 3s. 6d. » hottle startled the partakers of vicarious luncheons Qn juhilee Day. What, however, should be (>f cham- pagne which is sold at a PF°ht at is a"bottle? I'hat, how ever, is a fact >' *°r the word shil- ling the sum of 25 cents, ^tuted. The place where this inisp.ained wine ig mauufae- tured is in Missouri. Nothing jg ag to the fate of those who driok of the liqUjd.

A verdict of "Found dr0^ Was returned by a coroner's jury on eonesday au jn. quest held on the body V" f"*nd dock labourer named Cox. J ^n verv etrange in his manner l»t«J» a"d _on june 30 told his son he had been warPed in a (jream that he would be drowned KeI^ *? °lock that night. Shortly after tb' £ j°ur escaped from the house, and hisj^0 was_^r>und last Monday floating in the off SJhadwell.

London Letter. I 10, WHITEFRIARS-STRKET, FLEET-STREET, WEDNESDAY NIGHT. The House of Commons was in a. merry mood to-day. A Bill entitled the Verminous Persons Bin was under consideration, and the subject afforded members every amusement. A playful Opposition saw in it fit subject for banter and airy persiflage. For three hours and a half they criticised it with the greatest levity, a levity that waj increased by the knowledge that the longer the debate lasted so much the greater were the chances against the women suffragists being able to bring on their pet hobby. The women them- selves, stern, hard-featured daughters of Eve, stood aghast at the perfidy of the offenders. Many of them scowled on the scene from the Ladies' Gallery others stamped their little feet in anguish on the tessellated pavement in the outer lobby as they learnt how their chances were fast disappearing. With ordinary luck their Bill, which stood third on the order- paper, should have been reached at an early stage. Their luck, however, was far from ordinary, and the ladies, as a consequence, had to go empty away. The Chief Offenders. The membe' ho seemed to take the chief interest in the subject were Mr. Labouchere and Mr. T. G. Bowles—both ardent anti- women's rights men, by the way. The very title of the Bill appeared to have a fascina- tion for them. They regarded the subject from every standpoint. It drew from Mr. Bowles many interesting stories of travel, and from Mr. Labouchere many a caustic expres- sion. Mr. Bowles, however, seriously offended M". Caldwell—an unbending Scotch- man, who took even this Bill seriously—when he hazarded his belief that "from duke to peasant the Scotch people regarded this as a national question." Mr. Caldwell evidently discerned some latent meaning behind this apparently simple observation, for he fairly bounded to his feet, and but for the fa-ct that he was too excited to give utterance to his thoughts an interesting scene-might have fol- lowed. The Speaker, with a promptness which was generally admired, took advantage of this dilemma to adjourn for lunch, and as Mr. Caldwell stood gesticulating the House dissolved, amidst rjars of laughter. When the House re-assembled the Bill was subjected to further facetious sallies, but in the end it was carried by a respectable majority. Oxford v. Cambridge. The Dark Blues never looker like winning to-day. To obtain 331 is at any time a big task, but to be compelled to secure this number in a final innings is a feat which has rarely been accomplished. Thanks to the brilliant batting of G. O. Smith, liist year Oxford per- formed the feat, but there is no G. 0. Smith in the Dark Blue team this year. Champain, had he got his eye in. might have effected a surprise. Unfortunately, he didn't flatter his admirers in tliis respect. At any time a nervous beginner, he seemed overcome with the great task in front of him to-day, and his contribution to the score only amounted to six runs. With the exception of the fielding, which was of a very brilliant character, the cricket was of poor quality. Immediately before and after luncheon the proceedings were, indeed. deadly dull. The attendance, how- ever, was not affected. The promenade was of unusual brilliance, and long after the match had concluded the gaily-dressed crowd con- tinued to throng the greensward. Welsh Presbyterian Society. The question which Mr. Herbert Roberts placed on the order-paper at the commence- ment of the week has been deferred until Friday next. Mr. Roberts is anxious to receive information from the Secretary of State for India as to the extent of the destruc- tion by the recent earthquake in Assam of the property of the Welsh Presbyterian Foreign Missionary Society, which has stations in the Khasia and Jaintia Hills and in Sylhet. He will also ask Lord George Hamilton whether he has any information as to the position of the missionaries of that society in their present calamitous circum- stances. From Ireland to Wales. Another question of great local interest will be put to the Secretary of the Treasury to- moirow. This has reference to the rumoured purchase by the Fishguard and Rossl&re Ccmpany of the Waterford, Dungarvan, and Lismore line. and the consequent establishment of a new Channel service in connection with one of the main lines. The querist is Mr. James O'Connor, who wants to know upon what conditions the purchase has been effected and at what price. He also wants to know whether provision has been made in the conditions of sale to safeguard the interests of the local ratepayers which are concerned in the Waterford, Dungarvan, and Lismoro line. Railway Literature. An advance copv of a very interesting pub- lication, called "The Railway Magazine," has been forwarded me. The magazine, whici- will be published monthly, is devoted to the interests of the railway world, and, with light, sketchy stories and exciting incidents on the line, it should prove an agreeable companion on any journey. The place of. honour in the first number is given to an interview with Mr. Joseph Loftus Wilkinson, manager of t.he Great Western Railway. Mr. Wilkin- son, as your readers know, is thoroughly at home on all subjects connected with railway management, and in his interview gives a series of interesting statistics of the Great Western Rail- way which are well worth perusal. Incidentally, he touches upon the new main lines now under construction and consideration, which are being built solely for the purpose of giving greater facilities to his increasing patrons. The new line to South Wales, for instance, leaves the main line at Wootton Bassett and joins the Severn Tunnel branch at Patchway. It will be thirty miles long, and will save thirteen miles to all places beyond, but, in consequence of the easier gradients, the saying in time will be fully half an hour. Mr. W ilkinson has also a great belief in the future of Milford. This is shown in his optimistic forecast that "sooner or later—and, perhaps, sooner than some expect— Milford will become the port for dealing with an extensive goods traffic, which traffic the Great Western Railway will be glad to accommodate." When the time comes it is possible that the Pad- dington and Milford boat specials will be the greatest in the world. "The Flying Welshman." Another interesting article is written bv Mr. Herbert Russel. It gives an account of a journey from Newport to London on "The Fiying Welshman." one of the finest express trains in the world. The engine is driven by George Evans, who is described as a "sturdy little Welshman, a thoroughly-typical engine-driver, loyal to the Great Western Rail- way Company, whom he has faithfully served since the year 1859. with a deep, but unobtru- sive, sense of the responsibilities of his calling and a profound pride in his locomo- tive." The greatest joy of his life, it seems, was when he beat all previous records bv six minutes whilst running the Bristol express from London with his favourite engine "The Devonia." Evans informed hie companion that they never ran at full speed through the Severn Tunnel, and, as there is a stiffish climb after they have passed the middle, they seldom got through muoh under eight or ten minutes. The Adelphi Theatre. At the conclusion of Madame Sarah Bernhardt's season at the Adelphi Theatre the American melodrama "Secret Service" will again be staged, and this will hold the boards until the production of Messrs. H addon Chambers and Cornyns Carr's new piece, which is expected about the end of next month. The new piece will be of a military character, and will deal with the period antecedent to the Battle of Waterloo. The Duke of Wellington will be introduced into the drama, but his appearance is merely of an episodical character. Mr. William Terries will be the hero, and in the prologue he will take the part of an elderly gentleman, whilst in the play that of a young officer of the Grenadiers. Special attention has been paid to the scenic effects, which will include a representation of the Duchess of Richmond's ball in Brussels, the field of Waterloo uie night after the battle, and Paris at the time of the occupation by the allies.

DEATH OF K. HBNRI MEILHAC. The Central News Agency, telegraphing from Paris Oil Wednesday, says Henri Meilhac, the well-known author and dramatist, died last night. He was born in 1832. In conjunction with other authors, M. Meilhac produced a number of plays, the chief of them being "Belle Helene," "Barbe Bleu, "La Grande Duchesse," "De Gewltein," "Frou Frou," and "Le Marie de Is Debutante."

Bute Dock Bill. ARGUMENTS IN FAYOUR OF THE RAILWAY. The case for the Bute Railway Bill was resumed before the House of Commons Com- mitteei over which Mr. Tatton Egerton pre- sides, on Thursday. Mr. Hurman, general supe- rintendent of the Bute Docks, continued his evi- dence in chief. He stated that when the docks and railways were in two hands it was impos- sible to work the traffic a, smoothly as when they belonged to the same company. Up to 1890 the Taff Yale and Bute Companies worked harmoniously, but then came a change in the Taff directorate, and a hostile spirit had been shown against the Bute ever since. The pro- posed railways were required principally to serve the new dock. The dock would receive the largest ships that were likely to -be built for some years, and it was in respect to large steamers that despatch was most urgent. He gave evidence of delays in forwarding trafffic when ordered. Witness was cross-examined with the view of showing that certain obliga- tions were put upon the Taff Vale Company. because the Bute had no railways. He ad- mitted that the Taff were not allowed to charge less at Penartli than was charged at Cardiff, but would say That the disability was put upon them because the Butd was purely a dock com- pany.

Turf Talk. GOSSIP AND CHATTFE OF THE COURSE AND FIELD. The amateur selection for to-day is Prince Barcaldiue. Velasquez will not run in the Eclipse Stakes next week unless anything should ha ppen to Persimmon. Owing to the sad death of his uncle, Mr. Barnato, Mr. Woolf Joel will run no horc-es for a while, probably not until after Goodwood. Sharp and Mr. G. Lambton are very at- tentive to Birch-rod and The Guide. When quite well, Birch-rod is a very ustful mare, and she is going in quite her old form again now. There has been, and is, illness in the Kings- clere stable, and it will be found before the year is over that neither Labrador nor Vesu- vian ran up to his form in the Princess of Wales' Stakes. All offers to trade upon the St. Leger have so far proved ineffectual, but while 3 to 1 would be taken that Galtee More is not successful, odds of 10 to 1 could be obtained against any other. Mr. Marcus Daly emphatically denies that he sent any such cablegram as has been ascribed to him offering Mr. John Gubbins 125,000 dollars for his Derby and Two Thousand Guineas winner, Galtee More. Sarratt is suffering from sore shins, and the son of St. Angelo and Lady Altho may ae- cordingly not take part in the race for the valuable National Breeders' Produce Stakes at Sandown Park on Saturday, July 17. Knight of the Thistle has grown into one of the grandest horses ever seen, but. un- fortunately, as is so often the case with massive grandeur in horses, he is a roarer, and makes more noise now than he did at Ascot. St. Cloud II.. like any of the Yankee im- portations. does not show much quality, but, nevertheless, he possesses to a considerable degree that essential quality in a racehorse of being able to gallop fast and keep it up. Few people can rememlier seeing a two-year- old run with more unflinching sameness than did Canopus in the Middlesex Plate, and if his second race does not have a bad effect in the future Prince Soltykoff has a very useful coit in the good-looking son of Sheen. It seemj bnt yesterday that no prizes of more than about 200 sovs were ever given at Hurst Park. Now. though, owners can enter and run their horses for £ 1.000 stakes on this charming course, and not only £ 1.000. but JB300 for the second and JE200 for the third.

To-day's Racing. STOCKBRIDGE MEETING- Stewards: The Earl of Harewood, Prince Soltykoff, ami Mr. H. II. Combe. Stakeholder. Messrs. Weatlierby. Starter: Mr. R Handicapper for Stockhrul^e Races Mr. T. TAnson. Judge Mr C E. Robinson. Clerk of the Scales: Mr. W. C. Mannity. Clerk of the Course: Mr. T. Cannon, Stockbridge. STOCKBRIDGE, Thursday. Glorious weather prevailed this niornii^r, and when visiters reached the course a refreshing breeze b-ew across the Dow ns, and the conditions ^couid hardly have niore enjoyable for the conclusion of the Stockhridffe meeting. The attendance, as on the preceding days, was only of moderate dimensions, though there was again an aristocratic company in the rlub enclosuie. The card was made up of seven events, and sport turned out interesting. Details: 10/ I —'Hie TROY STAKES of 50 eovs each, • Ov' for two year olds; colts 9st, fillies 8st lllh; 31h breeding allowance; winners extra. Rush in (five furlongs). M It Lehaudv's Derni Vierge, 8st lllh —S Loates 1 Sir J Miller's Countess Macaroni colt, 9st M Cannon 2 Hr Larnach's La Veine. Soot 81b Madden 3 Winner trained by Goldinjr Bettini;—11 to 10 agst Demi Vierge, 5 to 4 qgst Countess Macaroni colt, and 100 to 14 agst It Yeine, Counters Macaroni led to th dip, when Dei:ii Vieitfe challenged and won hy a head; tknc, lengths divided the second and third. 6) A —The BROrGHTOK SELLING WELTER • V_* HANDICAP PLATE of 102 sovs; win- ner to be sold for 50 sovs. Six furlongs. Capt Whitaker's Bonny Bairn gelding. 3yrs, lOst 71b Mr Lushingtou 1 Mr Alexander's Bob White, 4yrs, 12st 71b Mr Moore 2 Sir W Throckmorton's Apteryx, 3yrs, list 7ih CCaptain Bewicke 3 Mr T Cannon's Sea Diver, 4yre, list lllh Mr Coventry 0 Mr Ginder's Distich. 4yrs, list 91b Mr Cox 0 Mr Lanibton's La Masqerade, 4yrs, list 81b Lord Cowley 0 Mr Day's Bragmardo, 5yrs, list 51b Mr Grenfeil 0 Mr Hobson's Arcady. 3yrs, 10-t 12!b Mr Hobson 0 Major Morris's Ltdy Superior. 4yrs, 10ft 121b Owner 0 Mr Rarclay's Crown PuiQt, 3vis, KM 1011) Owner 0 Mr Pickering's Straw Bonnet, 3yrs, lOst 91h Mr Schwabe 0 Winner trained by J Cannon. Betting—13 to 8 agst Bonny Bairn gelding. 6 to 1 each agst Apteryx aiKl Crown Point, 8 to 1 each agst Bob White and Se-a Diver. 100 to 12 agst Lady Superior, and 10 to 1 ac.t any other. Bob White settled down in advance of Lady S Bonny Bairn gelding, and Apteryx. vvitii Ciown Point and Sea Diver next, to the die tat ice, where Bonnv Bairn gelding challenged Bob White, and won t c'jod rac-p bv a head; four lengths divided the rccoiid and third. Crown Point was fourth. Auady lifth, Lady Superior sixth, and Straw Bonnet last. 2 V? A —An ALL-AUJID PLATE of 103 sovs, for • mJ\J two year olds and ppwards weight fo. age; mares and geldings allowed ilh, wLuier to he sold for 50 sove. Bush in (five furlongs) Mr It Allen's Cmzon, 5vrs, 9.-t 41b.. K llunt 1 Mr CIPMBwell's Ferrybridge, 3vis, 8-t lHh..Ma<)<ten 2 Capt Ccokson'a Knowing One, 2yr«, 6fq lolb Chandler 3 Mr T Cannocis Freischutz, 4yrs, 9st, 41h, -Whartoo 0 MSJ-T Bouverie'S Sea Swallow, byrs, 8st lllh Calder 0 Mr A ntts's Limestar. £ yrs, 6et 13lb. Robinson 0 Mr T Cannon's Moon Wave, 2yrs, 6st 131b K Cannon 0 Mr Y R Hunt's Credential. 2\TS, 7nt 2lb..Puikisc 0 Mr R T Basset's Bonnie, 2yi>, 6st 13!b..Barlow 0 Winner trained by owner. -5 to 2 agst Moon Wave, 4 to 1 agst Cur/on. 5 to 1 agst Ferrvhiidge, 7 to 1 agst Lime- star. 11)0 to 12 agst Knowing One, and 10 to 1 agst any other. 6 —The HURSTBOURXE STAKES of ?0 • v_/ sovs. with 300 added, for two vear olds colts 9st, fillies 8st 111b breeding allowance winners extra. Five furlongs. Blare. 1: Petty France. 2; Sugar Loaf, 3. Six ran. Betting—4 to 1 ag^t the winner.

PONTEFRACT MEETING. POXTEERACT, Thun<day. At one time it was feared that the old-fashioned meeting here was in for one of those downfalls of rttin which have too often marred the pleasure of patrons. However, though dark clouds hovered about, the sun struggled through just at the time people were making up thtir minds, and the attendance accordingly was a good one. The card, too, yielded excellent sport. Detaite: — i) PL -The TRIAL HANDICAP PLATE of 100 m* • tJ sovs; winners extra. Five furlongs. Mr W Wiston's Intense, 3yrs, 7st Mlb .B Mathews 1 Mr A A'eyander's Night Watchman, 3yrs, 7st. 9fb Harrison 2 Mr W Mernott'* Market., 5yrs, 7st 41b,.S Chamlley 3 Mr VyncrV Pickled Berry, 6yi>, 3st 2lb..Buck 0 Mr W F Lee's Disturbance, 6yrs, 9st 2)))..Fintay 0 11. P,n-t. fi.vrs, tist 13Jb. Colling 0 Mr Cooiier's Agnes Galliard, 4yrs, 8st 61b I jG<f chouse 0 Mr J T Whipp's Lord Molesoioft, 4yrs, Sst Weldoo 0 Mr Clayton's Oraignihor. 3yrB, 7M 91b Bell 0 Winner trained by W. E- Elsev. Betting—9 to 2 sgt-t Pickled Berry, 5 to 1 agst Disturbance. 6 to 1 each agst lin-, and Intense. 7 to 1 agst Night Watchman, and 10 to 1 agst any other i) QX —The SPECULATION PLATE of 100 »< • »J sovs, for two year olds and upwards; weight for age; mares and geldings allowed Vb; selling and other allowances. Five furlongs. Mr Aoton's Maid of Valetta, 6yrs, 9st 5111 ..CaJey 1 Mr Harrisons' Trudti, 4yrs, 8st 91b Weldon + Mr Maclachlan'g Poppoea, aged, 9st 51b ..Fagan t Mr Maclachlan's Neroh filly, 2yrs, 7st 91b Chancflej; 0 Mrs Ridley's Dame Constance. 4vrs. 8?t 9)b. Bi); 0 Mr Lunn's Esther May. 3vrs. 8st 611) T Lunn 0 Mr T Leader's Tinsley. 3yrs. Set 121b ..C Leader 0 Mr lee's Dunniorgan. 4yrs, 9st 51b Finlav 0 Mr Newton's Fancy Free, 3yrs, 8st 61b —Lime 0 Lord Molescroft. 3vrs. 8st 91b Lee C Mr Whipp's Sentry Box, 3yrs. S.-t 121b Rice 0 Mr Itodley's Tippet 11117. 3yrs. 8st 61h Rodlev C Winner trained bv Swann. Betting—6 to 4 agst Dunniorgan, 5 to 2 agst Trudel, 6 to 1 agst Poppoea, and 100 to 8 agst any other. 3-| —The GREAT WEST RIDING HANDI- ,1U CAP PLATE Of 300 sovs winners extra. About one mile and a half. Aurotcope, 1; Dolls, 2; Egerton, 3. Nine ran.

"SPORTING LIFE" AUTHENTIC PRICES &XOCKBRI DGE MEETING. Horse. Jockey. Sporting life TROY STAKES (3). Demi Yierge (S loates) 11 to 10 ag BROUGHTON SELLING (11). Benny Bairn gelding (Mr I.u-hiiiL'ton) 13 to 8 ag ALL-AGED PLATE f9) Curzon (E Hunt) 4 to 1 ag PONTEFRACT MEETING. Horse. Jockey. Sportinlè Life. TRIAL HANDICAP (9). Intense (Matthews) v.. 6 to 1 ag SPECULATION PLATE (12). 7 The above prices are identical with those published in the "Racing Calendar."

OFFICIAL SCRATCHINGS. The Press Association has been officially informed by Messrs. Weatlierby of the followin sera tellings — All engagements ill 1897—St Multose. All engagements—Louisiana and Sunburn.

STOCKBRIDGE. Wednesday Night. An excellent day's sport was witnessed here to-dar, and another big programme is down for to-morrow. Mv selections are Troy Stakes-BOGLES BRAE Broughton Plate—CROWN POIXT. All-aged Plate—CANNON'S SELECTED Hurstbourne Stakes—YATEL or BLARE.- Alington P]ate—A\GEL!\A Wallop Plate-M(NDAINE. Lorgt-tock Plate-HED CORAL. YENATOR.

OLD SAM'S FINALS. STOCKBRIDGE MEETING. 1.30—COUNTESS MACARONI. 2.0-APTERYX. 2.30- KNOWING ONE 3.0-SUGAR LOAF or BLARE. 3 30—DYNAMO (nap). 4.0-XI2\-(;S HOUSE (nap). 4.30—RED CORAL. PONTEFRACT MEETING. 2.5-ELSr:Y'S SELECTED. 2.55—DUX MORGAN (nap). 3.10—EGERTON (napi. 3.45—R A MELTON LASSIE. 4.20—PON ALONZO 4.55-ELSEY'S SELECTED. DOUBLE EYEXT- DUNMORGAN and DYNAMO. KING S HOUSE and RED CORAL. PADDOCK FINALS. PONTEFRACT MEETING. MARKET GOLDEN QUARTZ (nap). CASTLE- WALL. STOCKBRIDGE MEETING. CURZON. QUEEN'S WAKE (nap). BRIDEGROOM.

To-day's Cricket. GENTLEMEN V. PLAYERS. The annual match lx-tween the amateurs and pro- fessionals was somev hat shorn of its attra.-tions at the Oval on Thursday by the inability (f tiie Gentle- men to get together anything 'ike their lull strength. Except Warner, none of the Middlesex amateurs were included, and the match at Hastings kept RlIlIj;t..wiljj and J. A. Dixon away. Still, t was a iaii mde, vitli Grace at its head, that opposed the strong team of Playejs, under Abel's captaincy. Gra-e. luckily, won the tews, and went in himself with Warner to face the bowling of Richardson and Hirst. The weather was fine, but the attendance poor. Grace stalled in bril- liant style, and, hitting 4 after 4, made 32 out of the first 33 runs in twenty-five minutes. After a while Warner adso began to score, and so, at. 47. Hearae displaced Hirst. The 50 went up in lial-an-hour, but at 56 both had to leave-li-arner taken At the wicket and Grace at slip. The latter was in forty minutes. After these disasters Wynyard commenced with the utmost care, being in twenty-five minutes without making a run, while Champain scored steadily, but, after the latter had been missed at cover point, matters improved, and, despite bowling changes, the 100 appeared in ai> hour and a half. Wvnyard was out at 130. Score — GENTLEMEN.—First innings. W G. Grace, c Hearne, b Richardson 41 Warner, c Stcrer, c Hearne 10 Wvnyard, c yuaife, b Peel 33 Champam, not out 52 M'Gahey. not out 1 Extras 5 Total (for three wickets) 142 SUSSEX V. NOTTS. For their return match with Sussex at Hastings on Thursday, Notts made one alteration from the aide that drew with Derbyshiie on Wednesday, Mason taking the place of Brown. Sussex had their full strength, except for the absence of Fry. The weather was of the most delightful description, and there was a large attendance, but, owing to the late arrival of the players, the match had not started at balf-j»aat twelve Notts won the toss, and Shrewsbury and Wright opened the Notts innings at 12.35 against Bland and Tate. Bland, pitching short, bumped rather akwanlly. and once nearly got Wright caught, but was R ftenmT<)8 punslied by that lmtsman. Shrews- bun'. at 34, was caught, at tliird-nuui. Wright was out in the next over after Shrewsbury. Gunn and Attewell added 21 runs These two also had been dismissed by 59, and Dixon was fifth man out at 70. Score NOTTS.—First innings. C. W. Wright, c Ranjitsinhji. b Tute 27 Shrewcbury. c Parris, b Bland 7 Gunn. b Tate 6 Attewell, c Murdoch, b Bland 19 .T. A. Dixon, c Murdoch, b Bland 3 A. 0 Jones, not out 10 Dench, not out 6 Extras 6 Total (for five wickets) 78 WARWICKSHIRE V. PHILADELPHIANS. The Philadelpliians visited Edgbaston on Thursday. and» were opposed by a moderately strong side of W "arwicksbire, who were without Bainbridge. Fi»hwick. and William Quaife. Warwickshire went in, and last Walter Quaife and Santall at 22. Byrne was taken at deep mid-off at 8C. and Diver was clean bowled ac 103. which had scored in an hour and a half. Lilley reached his 50 in an hour and twenty minutes. Sccre — WA 1!WICKSHIRE. —First innings. Walter Q -.a:f°. b King 3 Santall, b Olark 10 Byrne, e Bates, b Bailey 32 Lilley, not out 57 Diver, b Bailey 13 Law, DI)I. out 3 Extras 23 Total (for four wickets) 141 LIVERPOOL AND DISTRICT V. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY. There were t vo changes in the Cambridge team which opjxjsed Liverpool at Aigburth on Thursday, Garnett and Bullock taking the place of Burnup and Bray Sugg and Holden made a splendid start for the District., putting on 90 for tlie first wicket, Sugg then being well caught by Shine. Holden brought up the ICO in sixty-five minutes, and directly afterwards completed his 50. The run-getting now toned down, Ainscoxigh scoring by singles Holden brought up the 150 in an hour and a lialf, and made a risky stroke when 75. Changes of bowling were frequently made, but the liatsnien remained together up to luncli-time. Scor< :— LIVERPOOL AND DISTRICT.—IJirst innings. Holden, not out. 84 F. Sugg, c shine, b De Zoete 55 T. Ainscougli, not out 31 Extras JO Total (for one wicket) 180 Detachment, 2nd Devon Regiment v. Royal Artillery. --•Played at Newport, Mon on Tuesday. The game, which was played in splendid weather and in the pre. sence of a nunilier of spectator. ended in an easy victory for the I)e\ons. Scores:—2nd Devon: Lieu- tenant Law, b Lieutenant Ker. 2; Private Sutton. b Carnegie, 24; Private Crouch. 1> Ker. 0: Piivate C. De Vitte. b Culmer, 50; Private H De Vitte, net out, 4; Private Moore, b Ker 1; Private Guhh. c Briggs, b Culmer. 0; Private Graveatock, c and h Ker, 0; Private Ellis, not out, 0 extras. 12 total, Pri- vates Glass a.nd Hussev did not bat. Royal Artillery Lance cf.rp<>al Rollingson, c H. De Vitte, b C. De. Vitte, 0: Lieutenant Ker, run out, 16: Gunner Wil- liflius, b C. De A itte, 22: Majlr Wvnyard, h C. De Vitte. 11; Gunner Carnegie, c H. De Vit-te. b Cruoch, 11 Captain Church, b C. De Vitte, 1 Lanoe-eorjioral Atkii win, b C. De Yitte. 16; Seigeant-ti uni|>etcr Cheeseimn, mn out, 4; Lieuteofcnt Molefwurth. b Law. 2: Culmer, b C. De Yitte, 2; Briggs, not out, 0; extras, 4; tot&l, 89. GENTLEMEN V. PLAYERS. On Wednesday afternoon the teams for t,iic above match, which at next Monday, were com- pleted, 1I00hl, as will lw seen from the appended names, both are very powerful. Mr. N. F. Druce was in- vited to pIa. hut had to dec-line on account of a private engagement, while the fact of Yorkshire being engaged against Sussex may 1M> resj>onsib'e fo- only one professional from that County heing selected. The names are as under:—Gentlemen W. U. Grace «(i!üu. cestershireV K. S Ranjitsinhji (Sussex). Y S. Juck- son (Yorkshire). F. G J. Forrl (Middlesex), J. A. Dixop (Notts). G. M'Gregor (Middlesex- A. E. Stoddart (Middlesex). J. It. Mason (Kent). F. G. Bull (Essex), F. H. E. Cuulifle (Oxford University fix) Middlesex), and G. L. Jessop (Cambridge University and Glouces- tershire). Playerr: Shrewfbun. W Gunn. rnd Atte- well (Notts), Lilley (Warwickshire). Hirst IYorldJire), Baker (Lancashire). Ahf!. Hay ward, and Ricluudsop (Surrey), Ohatterton (Derbyshire), and J. T. Heaine (Middlesex). Play will commence at noou.

The nice rain that has fallen should consider- ablv improve the going at Lingiield on Friday and Saturday, and big fields may be anticipated. The leading features are the Great Foal Plate on Friday and the Lingfie^d Handicap on Satur- day, both being of £ 1,000 va-ue.

Engineers' Dispute. s BELFAST MEN THREATEN TO COME OUT. At a specially-convened meeting of the Bel. fast District of the Amalgamated Engineerie Society, held on Wednesday night to consider what action should be taken upon the posting of the lock-out notices by the nine federated firms of the district, it was decided bq 291 vote. to 123 to strike work on Friday evening unle611 the notices were withdrawn. WORK STILL PROGRESSING AT SHEFFIELD. Messrs. Vickers. Sons, and Co., the largest employers of engineers in Sheffield. recently purchased the Naval onstruction Company, Barrou and as that company Wag federated with the other employers 25 per cent, of the men there have been locked out. There are fearg lest this incident niav be the means of extending the troubled area of Sheffield. but at tht- present time the tirm have not issued any lock-out notices in Sheffit-ld.

On the Stock Exchange 1.30 1,.m, Hune Rails firmer. Berwick's are j up, and se\eral others g and Ameiicans are firmer or. the prejrre?»s made in the Tariff Hill Louisville, ami J.ak.. Shote beiii;r all 1 u> ai>d other sorts £ to I. TruDks ø-re i up Foreijrii Securities art but inactive. Mining Shares also show a firmer toae, both Africans and Westralians tending upwards BANK RATE. Bank rate, 2 per cent.. unchanged. MINING (AUSTRALIAN -L) INDIAN). Aladdin Lamp Associated Gold W.A _2% Broken Hill Proprietary 2}{ Burmn Rubv 10 0 Champion Reef 4% Great Boulder 7 £ Hampton Plains li Hamian's Brown Hill 53< Ka-lgur 3J'J .„ Lady Loch Lake View Consols Mnwsou's Kewaxd Ii. Meiizie's Mining: Menzie s Reef £ Mysore 44 5' vsore Goldfieids 19 0 North Bouider 1^ Nundydrootr 4ft .„ Paddington Consols -{J Ooregum Ordinary 2g Do. Fief.. 34fc Went worth Gold -fe Wealth of Nations Winte Feather 1* W est Austral mn Finance Jlo 'jolfllielda 3^ Rio Tinto (New) 21 .M MINING (SOUTH AFRICAN). Afrikander ir Angelo Barnato Consols 1J £ Banijes Becii uaoialand l £ Bullelsdoom I j* British S. Africa. (Chartered) 2t1 City uj)dbubunb)t.u. 4% Comet 2 Con. Gldtieids. is. Africa Del Croesus ™ Reef ll* De Beers 29 Durban Roodepoort 6% East Rand 4 Ferreira 7 .I' 20ft Geldenhuis 311 Jlo. Deep 5^ Griencairn 2^ Gokltields Deep g Graekop 3,0 Henderson Transvaal Henry JSourse 7'^ Heriot 8* Jjigersfontein 9^ Johannesburg Invest 2fc IJo. Water 1 ». Jubilee 7^ Jumpers 411. .Kieiufoiitein. 2- K.ierksdorp go *)* Knight 4ir Langlnagte 4* Lisbon Berljn 3/9 Loudon and Paris •. A Luipiumits Viei New T. JJ. M&suonul&nd A gency 2 May 2ft Meyer and Charlton 53, Modderfomein 2it New Primrose 4fc Nigel 2 do. Deep £ Oceana Consolidated 1 Jj Pioneer JO Potcliefsixooin s/6 Kandfontein 2jm ,1' Rand Mines zj&L Rjetfontein J" Robinson & Salisbury 3 ShelJø. 21\ ••• Oiinmer and Jack 3% bomb Arricuu Gold Trust 44^ bpes Bona Tati Concess;on 2,V Transvaal Gold 4^ j" Van Ryn 2ft Village Mainreef 4 £ Yogefetruia W euiiaer 8 Wolhuter 5^ iainbesi Krpioratiou lft Ex diy.

TO-DAY'S MARKETS. BUTTER. Cork, Thursday.—Primest, 74s: prime, 75o; firsts, 74s; seconds, 73s: thirds, 72e; fourths, 69s. Mild-cured: Choicest, 77s; choice, 73s; supertine, 77s: fine, 73s: mild. 72. choiosct boxes, 75s choice boxes, 71s. Jveg# Superfine. 77s; tine mild. 72*5 per cwt. In market: 287 firkins, 1 k^g, 29S mild, and 30 boxer CATTLE. Dublin, Thursday.—1,609 bmrts and ll,07f sheep, &c.. marketed. Beef and mutton re peated last week's terms, but slow finish. Coarse sheep lower to sell. Suitable lambs in keener request. Beef, 456 to 60s; ll: uttou. 5d to 7d; lambs, 166 to 33s. Piga un changed. London, Thursday.—Small number of beast on offer, which met a very poor demand, pricei being quite nominal for fat bullocks and rougi cattle. Moderate supply of sheep and lambs oi offer, and. while neat weights were steady, heavier sorts were very slow of sale. Calver and pigs nominal. MEAT. London. Thursday.— Beef trade quiet, but firm, for best qualities Scotch long sides, 4s tc 4s 2d: short sides, 4is 4d to 4s 8d; English sides. 3s 3d to 3s lOd; United States sides. Liverpool and Deptford killed. 3s 4d to 3s 6d American hind-quarters, 3s 2d to 4; fore-quar- ters. Is 3d to 2s 2d. Mutton slow of sale; Scotch. 4-s 6d to 5s: English, 4s 4d to 4s 8d; Dutch, 3s 3d to 4& 4-d New Zealand, 2s to 2e 4d. FISH. Grimsby, Thurfday.—Some twenty steaniers and fifteen smacks arrived, with good supplies. There was a fair demand. Quotations:—Soles, Is 3d to Is bd: turbot. lOd to ls: brills, 9d; lobsters. Is od to Is 9d salmon. Is 6d grilse, Is 2d per Ib. plaice, 3s to 4s 6d: lemon soles, 36 to 6s: whitehes, 4s to 5s 6d live halibut, 3d 6d to 6s: dead. 3s to 4s per stone: live cod, 3s to 5s: deid. 2s 6d to 4s ling, 2> to 4« each; kit haddocks. 7" to 12s per box. WOOL. London. Thursday.—Messrs. Willans and Overbury offered to-day 5,253 bales, and Messrs. Henry P. Hughes and Soas 7.959. including 300 bales C':tpe. Competition was keen, and prices far menno wools, suitable for the United Statee, were decidedly firmer": "Gross-brSdii also showed a hank-niing tendency. Bradford. Thursday.—The tone of the market is steady, ard prices are still firm for mermot and cross-breds, though there is hardly as much firmness in English and other wools for home consumption. Mohair again holds a strong position. The export yarn trade is flat, and prices, if firm at all, are only kept 30 by the stiffness in wool. The home trade is improving somewhat. Piece trade unchanged. METALS. London. Thursday.—Opening: Scotch steady; fair business done at 44" Id, 44*, and 44s 2d cub. and 44« 3d, 44* 2d. and 44s 4d month: buyers, 44s 2d cash, and 44s 4d month sellere, id more. Cleveland steady: n.oderate business done at 39s 2d and 39s 41d cash, and 398 Sid month; buyer*. 39# 4^d cash, and 39s 6^d month: sellert, jd more. Cumberland steady moderate buei- Les:, drne at 46s ll^d and 47s cash, and 44c Id and 44s 3d month buyers. 44s Id cash, and 44s 3jd month: sellers, jd more. Middleehorough steady; small business done at 48,. 6d cash; buvers, 48s 6d cash, and 48s 82d month sellew, lid more. <

Lord Rosebery has challenged with sealed nomination for the Newmarket Cup. the present holder of the trophy Ix-ing Prince Soltykoff. who has held it sincy 1895. The cup was held by the Duke of Beaufort from 1886 until 1895. when the challenge of Prince Soltykoff was not accepted. The cup was purchased by the Jockey Club in 1768 for 125gs.. and there were racep for the trophy during the first few vean. the Duke of Cumberland and the Earl of Ossory being among the number. From 1780 until 1827 the cup was held bv Earl Grosvenor, and there has since been onlv two races—in 1856, when the Earl of Zetland's Fandango was the winner, and 1886, when the Duke of Beaufort's Forio defeated the late Duke of Hamilton's Esciimillo. Among the other holders of the cup have been the Earls of Sefton. Chesterfield, and Strathmore: Dukss of Cleveland and Hamilton. Marques s of Hastings. Viscount Clifden, Sir Mark Wood. Sir Joseph Hawley. General Peel, and Lord William Powlett (afterwards Duke of Cleve- land). If there is a race this vear it will take place on Thursday in the Houghton meeting, over the Beacon course, aud it will be a match of £ 200 each, p.p.