Evening Express

CHINA AND THE POWERS. MOVEMENTS OT BBITISH WAB SHIPS. A Reuter's telegram from Pekin on Friday says:-Her Majesty's first-class cruiser lmmor- talite and second-class cruiser Iphigema and two torpedo-boat destroyers are at Port Arthur. The remainder of the British fleet is at Chemulpo. The Russian military adviser, Colonel Narinof, who was engaged by China last year, has arrived, accompanied by three subalterns.

THE FTRONTIER WAR. SANGA PASS CAPTURED WITHOUT SERIOUS LOSS. The following telegram from the Viceroy was received on Saturday at the India Office "Malskand. Blood captured Sang; Pass yester- day. with the loss of one man only, so far as is known at present."

DUUNED TO THE GROUND. An alarming fire broke out on Saturday morn- ing at Hartnoll, the seat of Major Braddon, near Tiverton. Thd flames were discovered about two o'clock, and several fire-engines were speedily on the scene, but by that time the con- flagration had obtained a firm hold, and the house was burnt to the ground. There were some exciting scenes when the alarm was raised, servants escaping from the building in their nightdresses. Some of the inmates were ill, and were removed from the house with difficulty. The damage is great. T

SEIITEINLCE COMMUTED. The Central News says:—On the 9th of last mouth Richard Young was sentenced by Mr. D'Eyncourt, at the North London Police-court, to two months 'hard lobaur for neglecting his child, Florence Young, aged twelve and a half years. A memorial for Young's release was got up. and m less than a week it was signed by 3,500 persons. On Saturday morning the fol- lowing letter was received by Mr. W. B. Parker, the hon. secretary of the Richard Young He- lease Committee: — "Whitehall, January 7, 1898 "Wr,—With reference to the case of'Richard Young, who was sentenced at the North London Police-court on the 9'h ultimo to two months' bard labour for ill-treating his daughter, I am directed by the Secretary of State to say that, having carefully considered all the circumstances of the case, he has felt justified in advising her Majesty to remit one month of the sentence.—I lUll, slr, your obedient servant, „ "CHARLES S. MURDOCH B. Parker, 189, Liverpool-road, N. Tcoung will, accordingly, be released imme. diately.

QUEEN'S PILOT SUICIDES. A Queen's pilot, named White, who has been connected Witeh Portsmouth Dockyard for a con- sirerable period, and was well known in Naval circles, committed suicide, at his residence at Southsea on Friday night by swallowing a dose of prussic acid. No reason can be assigned for the rash deed, but there has been quite a suicidal epidemic in Portsmouth lately.

FORTHCOMING ELECTIONS. MID ARMAGH. The Irish Solioi tor-General, Mr. Dunbar Barton, in his address to his electors of Mid Armagh, issued on Friday, says: —"Having been thrice elected your representative, the record of my parliamentary life is before you. In sub- mitting myself for the fourth time to your "tiffrages, I exprea# the hope that by the re- newal of your confidence you will render useful and loyal service to her Majesty." The election will take place inside the next three weeks. DUBLIN. The Press Association Dublin correspondent says:—The Nationalist papers are vieing with each other in their efforts to lay bare the state of the lodger franchise, in view of the approach- ing election in St. Stephen's Green, Division. The Daily Independent" suggests that the intervention of the Attorney-General is needed to petrify the record of voters, and, possibly to institute proceedings against the registration agents, whose zeal in the interests of the Unionist cause has, it is asserted, earned them beyond fair limits. In a number of cases the names of Unionists said to be under age have been published, and several of these have publicly announced they were not aware their names appeared on the list, and as a protest against the authorised way they were put on the register, will not vote at the coming election. Mr. Harrington, M.P., in an interview pub- lished in the Freeman's Journal," says he believes matters in regard to the freehold and leasehold franchise are as bad, if not worse, than what has been complained of .in reference to the lodger franchise, and as an instance cites Trinity College claims. PLYMOUTH. Electioneering at Plymouth is being conducted on Saturday undsr most unfavourable circum- stances. Rain lias fallen steadily since early morning. Shortly after ten o'clock Mr. Guest received a deputation of chemists, and, in com- pany with Lady Wimbourne, started on a can- vassing tour. Mr. Mendl commenced the day by receiving deputations of teachers and chemists, two of nine deputations he has pro- mised to receive on Saturday, in addition to holding seven meetings. Both sides are in high spirits an dworking unceasingly.

LOSS OF THE BORDEAUX. The inquiry respecting the loss of the steamer Bordeaux, of Glasgow, and the conduct of the Bridlington and Flamborough lifeboat crews, was resumed at Hull on Saturday. Pockley, (coxswain of the south landing lifeboat) and Warcup. who failed to attend on Friday, and for whom warrants were issued, now appeared, and gave explanations, which the court accepted. Pockley admitted that he saw signals of distress, and the lifeboat might have reached the crew, but did not go because it was feared it would be unable to return.

THE DEFENCE OF HALIFAX. A Central News telegram from Halifax on Saturday morning says —A notification has been received from the War Office announcing that the authorities had decided upon the construc- tion of two new batteries for the defence of this city. The work will be commenced in the spring. ————■—MMM———

BATH AND WEST SHOW. PBEPABING- FOR THIS YEAR'S EXHIBITION AT CABDIPF. ANA ALLY SET FOR THE EVENING EXPRESS. A meeting of the local c6mmittee of the Bath and West of England Agricultural Society was held at the Town-hall, Cardiff, on Saturday. Mr. Roooi o Forrest presided, and there were also present Messrs. G. C. Williams, D. T. Alexander, \V. Thomas (The Hayes), Henry Lewis (Green Meadow) W. H. P. Jenkins (Briton Ferry), W. V. Huntley Akers (Pentrehane), and Templeton (bailiff to the Marquess of Bute). The meeting was occupied principally in discussing the best means of raising a sum of £2,000 towards prizes, expenses, &c. In accordance with the requirements of the society JB800 has been placed to their credit in the bank, and the sub- scriptions so far amount to between JE500 and £600. Ithas been resolved that *,200 shall be distributed in load prizes, and a considerable rt^rq.ure(lto Cover the expenditure upon a road to the show-yard in Cathays Park and to pay for gas, wate, &c. Mr. Alexander promised to prepare a scheme for canvassing the town for subscriptions by next Saturday. He stated that there ought to be no difficulty in obtaining subscriptions from tradesmen, as they cSr by the 8how being held

AN UNPLEASANT THOUGHT. SPECIALLY Mr FOR THE EVENING EXPRESS. r3^C'in^ratul?^e Mr- SPri8Ss (says the "Daily Chronicle ) on his release from the sentence of five years penal servitude passed on him for an offence of which he is now udged to be abso u ely ,„„ocent Mr Ju.tic* tho tried and sentenced him, ridiculed an alibi which is now shown to have been absolutely sound. We remember the judge who said to an Italian who had been found guilty 0f mur- TITJ" 1 am as sure you did this deed as if I had myself seen you do it." A few days later this man's innocence was placed beyond a doubt. It is not pleasant to think how many innocent persons hare been hanged. But we sumosea court of criminal appeal is as far off as ever.

CARD SHARPERS SENTENCED SPECIALLY SET FOR THE EVENING EXPRtSS. T ?enS-,Tipp^' 65,' Char!e« M'Cardoe 34 and John Wilson, 31, all hailing froni the East Fnd were charged at the Maryllbone Polfce ^n on Friday with being suspected persons found together playing the geme of the three card trick —Detective Harvey, of the H Division Tin fc80 a tJram at Addison-road Station on Thursday i»:ght, and found Tippin and Wilson there. Directly afterwards M'Cardoe entered and sat opposite the other two. As soon as the train moved off M'Cardoe spoke to witness and professed to have seen him before and fol- lowed that up by asking witness whether he was working at Bamum's Show. He next addressed himself to Wilson, and spoke of having a lucra- tive engagement at Barnum's. Then he under- took to show how he got his Eving, and at the same time pulled a pack of twelve cards from his pocket. Placing a newspaper on his knees, he began to go through the trick of "finding the lady in the pack." Wilson put half-a-crown down, and said he would bet two smokes that he could find the card and M'Cardoe took clinorge of the money. H lost Then Tippm put !>s. down and won. A "ent.le- nr-oi ill the carriage also bet 5s. and he lost A ladiy and gentleman near M'Cardoe took an interest in the game, and the lady wa.nted to put down half a sovereign. M'Cardoe would not take the money from her, but he accented it through her gentleman friend. Needless* to say the prisoners won the money. The prisoner Tippin placed a sovereign on the card and won. Then the lady made a second venture through her friend, that time placing a diamond ring worth several pounds, on a card. Wilson pro- duced a purse, looking very bulky, from his pocket, and said he would bet £2 on the game. That purse was subsequently found to be empty so far as money was concerned, but stuffed full of needles and cotton. On arriving at the Bishop's-road Station witness told the prisoners who he was, and that he should arrest them. M'Cardoe said, "I thought what you was. I had a doubt about you the other day," and he handled witness the cards. Between £2 and JM and two rings were found on the men.—Mr. Curtis Bennett sentenced the prisoners each to three months' hard labour.

SHI PPING~DIS ASTERS, COLLISION IN THE ENGLISH CHANNEL A WILSON LINER SUNK. The Press Association has received the follow- ing message from Lloyd's: —A telegram from St. Catherine's Point Signal Station, despatched at 9.50 a.m. on Friday, states that the steamer Knight of St. George, of Liverpool, from Hull for Cardiff, passing west, signalled: "I have been in colli- sion with the steamer Lepanto, of Hull, from Boston for Hull, during a thick fog. The £ ePanto sank, but all hands were saved." The m £ bt of St. George, which has been damaged, Pljc,eedi»g for Cardiff. Thft Lepanto was T by Messrs. Thomas Wilson, Sons, and Co., and was an iron steamer of 2,271 gross tonnage, built in 1877. TYNE STEAMER OVERDUE. correspondent wir?s:—Great A L—I?-0^ concerning the Tyne steamer forty-four days out :rom f and should have touched at L J weeks ago. She would after leaving Baltimore. The following "a list of the crew: —T. Murray, Sf nffi«r B; R" Wards, Aberyst- Tfch' ^gh poole, New Maldon, Surrey second mate; M Olafsen, Oakley-street, Cardiff, carpenter; Albert Byrne, Cardiff, reward; August Carlson, Cardiff, cook; W. Lordon Kinsale boatswain and lamp-trimmer: W. Well, Manchester; John Lann Samuel ?• ?,UllakeVnd ?; A»der'son (an ol Cardiff); R. Mason, Hull, able seaman • A D. Elden, Renfrew, chief engineer; W. Chisholm North Sheild, second engineer Franc's Enniss, North Shields, third engineer; Daniel Lindley, North Shields, donkevman; T. Kisch- miiler and Nicholas, mates, Cardiff; J. M'Kin- non and S. Burr, Leith; A. Rublin, fireman; and S. Jeremy, Cardaff, moss-room steward.

THIS DAY'S MATCHES Rugby. SPECIALLY SET FOR THE EVtNING EXPRtSS. CARDIFF V. PENYGRAIG, (By "WELSH ATHLETE.") Generally speaking, footballers in South Wales were disappointed on Saturday—a day that, despite the international trouble, had still been looked forward to from an international point of view with a large amount of interest. Dis- appointed with the representative engagement, they were somewhat la-ckadaisical in the interest displayed in an ordinary club fixture. The result was, there were not more than 3,000 people to witness the game with Penygraig, whilst even this 3,000 seemed dull and quite unable to work up any particular interest in the game. On the Cardiff side there were two changes, Ivor Jones taking the place of Gwynn Nicholls, whilst Wangfield took up the position of custodian, in place of Thomas. The teams lined out as follows: —Carditf: Back, Winfield; three-quarter backs, J. Driscoll, W. Jones, Ivor Jones, and H. V. P. Hussey; half-backs, S. Biggs and J. E. Elliot; forwards, T. Dobson, G. Dobson, G. Abbott, W. Phillips, H. F. Cornish, J. Blake, E. Emery, and W. M'Intyre. Peny- graig: Back, Tom Jones; three-quarter backs, P. F. Bush, F. F. Bush, Dan Rees, and G. Hunt; half-backs, Don M'Gregor and D. Thomas; forwards, Daie Evans, A. Chant, J. T. Davies, Alf. White, T. J. Griffiths, Harry Jones, on s' D. Thomas, and W. Lewis. Referee, Mr. Alun Morgan, Pontypridd. George Dobson started play for Cardiff, and the Penygraig right wing, making a mark, play settled down just on the visiting 25. Scoring was commenced early, for from the succeeding scrimmage the ball went across to Ivor Jones, who, clearing his man ni really smart fashion, threw cut to Hussey on the right, and the latter, going over, rounded right behind the posts, ¡;nd scored a try, which he managed to convert. Penygraig made a poor re-start after this, and play settled at the centre. The Cardiff forwards were the first to take up the attack. They gained a few yards as the result of loose work, and gradually worked down to within the visiting 25, where, after a. scrimmage, one of the Cardiff backs.kicked over, a minor resulting. The drop-out saw the visiting back prominent. A rush took them to well on the Cardiff 25, where Winfield stopped them smartly. a trick he repeated a minute or so later. When the Penygraig front division took a dribble that was again stopped smartly, H.u».cy ai.d the two Cardiff centres went up the righo wn.g after this. There was a smart bout of passing that took play right up to the Penygraig line, where one of the Cardiff forwards secured and seemed to drop over. A scrimmage outside was the result, and eventually play came back to half-way, where scrimmaging was again started. A bit of uncertain work followed a! the scrimmage, and eventually Biggs got pos- session. He dodged through very smartly, and, bearing over to the right, gave the ball to Jones, the latter transferred to Ivor Jones, who ran to the Penygraig custodian, where, timing his pass to a nicety, he sent the ball out to Huzzey, who scored close to the posts, but OR this occasion failed to convert. Half-time score: G. T. M. I Cardiff 1 2 2 Penygraig 0 0 1

FOOTBALL MATCH. CAKDIFF ARMS PARK. -Penygraig v. Cardiff, Saturday, January 8th, 1898. Kick-off 2.45. Gates open Two p.m. [e6648 PENARTH FOOTBALL CLUB have Open Date Saturday. January 15.-Apply, stating guarantee, Hayee, Secretary, Penarth. e6649

AN ADAMLESS EDEN. SPECIALLY SET FOR THE EVENING EXPRE88. It will be news to most people to leam that there exists in Russia a district which is wholly administered, and for the greater part of the year exclusively inhabited, by the bir sex. It comprises some fifteen square miles in the pro- vince of Smolensk. In the early spring ull the able-boched males emigrate in search ow work to the large towns, and remain absent for nine months or more, leiving their wives and daughters to cultivate the fields, and manage local .affairs generally under the presidency of a mayoress. Before night-fall the ladies assemble in a cort of club-house, and play cords till one or two in the morning. Moreover, against the return of the men folk they brew quantities oT braga, or small beer, and cook numbers of piroghs, or patties. This Adamless Eden is one of the most p-operous and) best-conducted portions of the empire, and the Tsaritsa takes a strong interest in its welfare.

DISFIGURED IN HER SLEEP. An extraordinary incident is reported from Melbourne. Miss Roberta Walsh, daughter of Judge Walsh (so long and well known as a Crown Prosecutor in Victoria), awoke on a recent morn- ing to find her bead shorn of a wealth of lovely hair, which had been a source of great natural pride. The hair was found by the astonished girl tied to one end of the bed, with a paper attached bearing the words, "Who did it ?" The handwriting was quite unfamiliar to any member of the household, and up to the time the mail left no clue whatever had been obtained. When Miss Roberts Walsh made her debut in Mel- bourne two seasons ago the beauty of her hair made almost a sensation.

CLIPPERTON ISLAND. A Central News telegram from Paris on Friday says:—With respect to Clipperton Island, which has been said to belong to Great Britain, to the United States, and to Mexico, the "Lanterne" to-day declares that the official "Moniteur" in 1843 published a statement declaring that the French flag had been planted on the island by a French vessel. No protest to the annexation of the island by France was made at that time.

A LADY DROWNED. The Central News Redruth correspondent telegraphs that the body of Mrs. James Tangye, the wife of an engineer, was washed ashore at Portrewth on Friday morning. She had been very despondent recently, and was missed on Thursday. She was sister-in-law to Sir Richard Tangye, of Birmingham.

SOUTH AFRICAN LECTURE AT CARDIFF. On Friday morning Mr. Ray, the lecturer of the South African Association now delivering a.^ series of lectures in Cardiff, was taken on 'Change and introduced to the members present; by Councillor Hallett. Mr. Ray was invited to deliver an address. He was introduced by Mr. Lester Jones, who was supported by Mr. D. A. Thomas, M.P., and influential shipowners and merchants of the town. Mr. Ray then briefly pointed out the great importance of South African trade, and gave a sketch of the objects of the South African Association. The address was received with great enthusiasm. The third of his series of lectures was given by Mr. Ray. of the South African Association, in Adamadown op Friday evening. The lecture Was illustrated throughout with dissolving views. A resolution favouring the objects of the association was carried, and a hearty vote of thanks was accorded the lecturer, who can con- gratulate himself on having secured a large accession of membership for the South African Association.

SOUTH WALES AND MONMOUTH- SHIRE CLERKS' ASSOCIATION. A meeting of the directors of the South Wales and Monmouthshire Clerks' Asso- ciation was held at the Caledonian-cham- bers, Cardiff, on Thursday evening, there being present Mr. C. Massy, in the chair, Messrs. W. Blow and G. Bedford and the secretaries, Messrs. Evan Owen and J. S. Cullen. A large number of applications for membership, together with claims for sickness and out-of-emplovment benefit, were dealt with in the usual way. It was also decided to hold another meeting of directors on Thursday, the 20th inst., for the consideration of the statement of accounts for the past year, and to fix a date for the holding of the annual general meeting of the association.

Cardiff Guardians. OPHTHALMIA AT ELY SCHOOLS. TREAT FOR THE WORKHOUSE CHILDREN. SPECIALLY SET FOR THE TVBNING EXPRESS. At the usual- weekly meeting of the Cardiff Guardians on Saturday, Mr. O. H Jones in the chair, the whole of the schools visiting commit- tee showed that from the report of Dr. Ensor (opthalmic surgeon) he found at his last visit to Ely Schools that out of 272 children 61 or 22 per cent. were affected with school opthalmia (nine acute cases), as against 47, or 17 per cent. in September; also five cases of passive conges- tion. Mr. George Padfield thought it desirable to have a special report upon the matter. It was unsatisfactory that after the great expense to which they had been put for the last six or eight months they had now an increase of 5 per cent. in the number of cases, as between the doctors present, and the last examination of the children. The Chairman said Dr. Ensor had submitted a report on which he pointed out that the increase in the number of cases was due to the fact that fourteen new cases had been admitted. Mr. Padfield considered that the explanation was satisfactory, although, on the face of it, he was justified in calling attention to the matter. The Rev. J. R. Buckley (vice-chairman), pointed out that a great improvement had been noticeable in the cases during the last six months. It was true there had been an increase in the number, but the board had already given instructions to the medical officer that children suffering from sore eyes in the probationary ward be at once returned to the workhouse. Everv precaution had been taken at the schools. (Hear, hear.) APPLICATION. Dr. George Neale, district medical officer at Barry, applied for an increase of salary, nidi the application was referred to the finance com- mittee. GREEK REFUGEES IN THE WORKHOUSE The question of the fifteen Greek refugees, who are still in the workhouse, again cropped up. The clerk had written to the Greek Consul in Cardiff asking him to remove the remaining refeugees as soon as possible. A letter was read from the Greek Consul regretting that he could not give the exact date when he would be in a position to remove the stranded fifteen. However, he hoped to send them by one of the three Greek steamers expected in Cardiff last week.—The Chairman: The sooner the better. —Mr. F. J. Beavan said the Greek Consul's office was near to his, and, if necessary, he would endeavour to expedite the despatch of the refugees.—The Chairman: It is desirable. Mr. Beavan that you should see the Greek Consul. (Hear, hear.) THE NEXT ELECTION. The date of the next triennial election of guar- dian will be between the 2nd and 6tli of April. TREAT FOR TBE CHILDREN. Mr. Fletcher (Theatre Royal) wrote asking the inmates and children to visit the pantomime at file Royal on the last Saturday in January, and Mr. Clarence Sounes made a similar application to visit the Grand on the 15th of January.On the motion of Mr. Padfield, supported by Mr. Enoch and Mrs. Mullin and Mrs. Andrews, the applications were accepted with thanks. ATTENDANCE 0 FMEMBERS. ITpin the proposition of Mr. Padfield, se- conded by Mr. David Evaus (Gabalva), it was resolved that the clerk be instructed to prepare a. return of attendances of members at the board and committee meetings since the last election, ending December 31 last.

MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS SITE AT CARDIFF. RESULTS OF MR. COLLETT'S CANVASS. To the Editor of the "Western Mail." Sir,—I beg to hand you the cards I have received up to the present. You will see that those that had been received' up to Wednesday evening were counted by Mr. Edgard Clogg, soli- citor, and that they numbered — For Temperancetown site 183 St. Marv-street 178 Cathays Park 82 Neutral. 18 1 By adding Temperancctown and St. Mary- street together as against Cathays Park, these figures work out almost exactly as nine against to two in favour of the Cathays Park. Since Wednesday evening I have received: Temperancetown 51 St. Mary-street 56 Cathays Park 18 Neutral 6 These figures work out almost exactly as eleven against to two in favour of the Cathays Park. It will be noted that, very singularly, the num- bers for St. Mary-street and for Temperarce- town are exactly alike — 234 St. Mary-street, 234 Temperancetown, 468 As against 100 Cathays Park. As a leading doctor remarked to me wnen the w numbers were given him on Wednesday even- ing, "Very probably you remembered vour friends?" I think it well to inform your readers that I employed Miss Kenway, of the Exchange, Docks, to take them from the "Wes- tern Mail" Directory, not according to the district or street, but according to the pro- fessions, businesses, and trades. My daughter helped, and took the clergy and medical profes- sions, and, as far as I am concerned, it is as fair a representation of public opinion as I knew how to get. One great reason why I have but 568 post-cards returned is, doubt- less, because of the lateness of mailing, as I mailed many of them as late as Tuesday—failed to mail them all-and have had several returned through the Dead Letter Office. I think, by the law of averages, that these numbers may be taken as a fair specimen of public opinion. I own that the results are very different to what I expected as regards St. Mary- street, but some of those think St. Mary-street will do for another ten years or so. I will take this opportunity of thanking those who resronded to my wishes by mailing the post- cards and again asking those who have not yet mailed them to kindly do so.—I am, &c., v <a ™ JOHN KYTE COLLETT. Ihree more just to hand—two Tempe- rancetown, one St. Mary-street. Penarth, Jan. 7. MR. HERN AND MR. VEALL. To the Editor of the "Western Mail." Sir,-In reply to Mr. Veall's remarks in your issue of to-day, the ratepayers' committee in opposing the removal of the Town-hall and municipal buildings to Cathays Park have no personal motives to serve. They are anxious to further the best interests of the town, and show some consideration for those rate- payers who will have to bear the burden of the proposed expenditure and suffer very great inconvenience if the Cathays Park site is adopted. We regret that Mr. Veall should have seen fit to intro- duce personalities, which we have studiously avoided throughout. Our motto in this matter has been "Deeds, not words." The five thou- sand ratepayers who already support us in this matter is sufficient warrant for the action we have taken.—For the committee of ratepayers, I am, &c., SAM HERN. 94, St. Mary-street, Cardiff, Jan. 7. THE TOWN-HALL SITE. To the Editor of the "Western Mail." Sir,—The article on the competitive plans in the "Bunlder's Journal," from which you make extracts, had previously escaped my notice. As the portion of it relating to the plans I submitted has found a place in your columns, the matter may thereby, perhaps, have sufficient interest to tome of your readers to allow of my indicating the guiding reason why (as the "Builder's Journal" remarks) there is Ü; my design "a ccnnecting wing shown ts a future extension, but which, as it stands, rather sug- gests an infirmary thah a town-hall plan." The reason is that one of the? primary conditions issued by he corporation to competing archi- tects stated that "each set of buildings should, as far as possible, be designed to permit of extensions at any future time." With over a quarter of a century's intimate knowledge of Cardiff and its growth, it seemed to me that this "future extension" requirement could not reasonably be met without showing in defined positions the means of increasing the buildings by at least one third their first dimensions, which may be assumed to cover twelve or fifteen years hence, at any rate. The fine frontage permis- Mb)r- (oyer 500 feet) caused me not to feel content with less than 420 feet of frontage. This resulted in two quadrangles of 100 feet at the rear, and in providing these it seemed that all the sanitary merits of plentiful light, air, and elbow-room, which are insisted on for healthy buildings like infirmaries, should not be detrimental to a town- hall on land where space was stated to be "prac- tically unlimited," and when the town was expecting to secure nobility of dimensions and general spaciousness. The corporation conditions having suggested that competing plans must allow for future extensions worthy the name, I believed them. But the result enlightens not only myself, but other competing architects, showing that we are not sufficiently wise in the generation which reads "conditions and requirements" in tueir very up-to-date s«nse.—I am, &c., ■^WLN SEWD.

Repairing an Engine. AN INCIDENT OF THE PRINCE'S VISIT TO AMERICA SPECIALLY SET FOR THE EVENING tXPRESS. The "Indianapolis News," a well-known jour- nal of Maryland, tells the following story about the Prince of Wales: — The Prince never knew what a narrow escape he had on his last visit to America. This was a good many years ago, and the busmess of rail- roading was not down to the science that it is now. The Prinee, having made a tour of the United States, decided to go to Montreal. Jn order to reach that city, he had to go over what was then called the Carillon and Green- ville Railroad, a little line vot over twenty miles long, and about as rou<di as a railroad ever gets to be. The father of°J. A. Barnard, general manager of the Peoria and Eastern, was the president of the ro id. In addition to the duties of president Mr. Barnard acted as ticket agent and superintendent, and also ran the only train there was on the road. The company had but a single engine, that, out of respect for its age, should have been in the scrap-p^e years before it landed there. The Prince's advent was, of course, awaited by the inhabitants of the town along the line with excited interest. The night before the Prince was to arrive, one of the drivers (driving wheels) on the engine broke. This was a fine state of affairs for a loyal corporation. It would take at least two weeks to get another wheel. So Mr. Barnard called in his superintendent of motive power, who was also fireman of the engine, and his superintendent of bridges, who was also brakes- man, and they decided to repair the damage. Scrap-iron was secured. The two pieces of the broken wheel were rivetted together and the scrap-iron welded over it. The next morning the train started with the Prince and his suite. The patched-up wheel would take a chunk of rail out at. almost every revolution, but the train got through without falling into the ditch. Mr. Barnard was afterwards president of the Ohio and Mississippi, and some of his friends used to say that his promotion was due to^liis mas- tery of circumstances in that Canadian affair.

A RECRUIT FOR IlUDDERS- EIELD. SPECIALLY SET FOR THE EVENING EXPRESS. Intimation has been received at Ebbw Vale that Waterfield has arrived at terms with the Huddersfield committee, and will turn out to-day (Saturday) against Bradford. =-

WIT I IU>M THK LAt: M)l!V. SPECIALLY SET FOR THE TVENING EXPRESS. During the hearing of an action in the Edmon- ton Countv-court on Friday, brought against a company of auctioneers and future dealers at Stoke Newington by a former salesman in their employ, considerable amusement was created during the cross-examination of one of the plaintiff's witnesses by Mr. J- Avery, the defendants' solicitor. The witness, said that he was formerly employed by the company as cashier, but he was now an agent to a laundry company. Mr. A very Sq you have left the furniture busi- ness and gone in for washing? (Laughter.) Do you get orders for washing? Witness: Yes, and I'll take yours if you want it cione, and do it properly, too. (Loud laugh- ter.) Mr. Avery: Do you know what the plaintiff is doing now? Witness (pointing to a seat): He is sitting there. (Laughter.) Mr. Avery: You know what I mean. Where is he engaged? Witness replied that the plaintiff was in the employ of a firm in Tottenham-court-road. Mr. Avery: He is there now? Witness: No, he is here now. (Renewed laughter.) Mr. Avery You are come here for the pur- pose of giving evidence, and not to show off your fancied cleverness. When you go round for. the washing you can joke. (Laughter.) Now, when do you say you left the company? Witness: I have not said when I left. (Laugh- ter.) Judge Paterson non-suited the plaintiff.

WHILE HUBBY WAS AWAY. SPECIALLY SET FOR THTEVENING EXPRESS. At the Reading Borough Sessions on Friday Charles Johns. a la.bourar, was indicted for having on the previous Tuesday night entered the house of a neighbour, Mrs. Lily Fennell, by the bedroom window, Mrs. Fennell being in bed asleep at the time. Johns, after divesting hinnolf of some of his clothing, entered the won an s bed, snd the second indictment charged him with attempting to ravish Mrs. Fennell. The prisoner, at first, pleaded guilty and then not guilty. The evidence of the prosecution was in effect that on the night in question Mrs. Fennell awoke and found the prisoner in bed with her, her husband being away on night work. She struggled with Johns, and eventually rushed from the house in her nightdress, but not before Johns had threatened to strangle her is she showed him up. It was shown that the prisoner entered the room by means of a ladder, which he had taken from a neighbouring yord. He was arrested ill Mrs. Fennell's house. After a prolonged inquiry, the prisoner was found guilty, and sentenced to six months' hard labour.

DEATH IN A TUNNEL. SPECIALLY SET FOR THE EVENING EXPRESS. While a shooting pa,rty was passing the tunnel of a small aqueduct near Compiegne two days ago a quantity of feathers was noticed lying on the ground, a.s if a fowl had been killed by a fox. Believing that the fox had entered the tunnel, the hunters procured bundles of straw, which they placed at each end thereof and lighted. Nothing, however, came out. Two members of the party happened to be passing the spot again on Friday, and out of curiosity entered the tunnel with lanterns. To their horror they dis- covered not a stifled fox, but the charred body of a man lying on what had once been a feather bed. Inquiry showed that this individual was a person of weak intellect, who had entered the tunnel to sleep when in a state of intoxication.

AN EXCUSABLE DESIRE. SPECIALLY SET FOR TFLE EVENING EXPRESS. Don Jaime, the son of Don Carlos, and in Carlist eyes Prince of the Asturia-s and heir to the Spanish crown, is serving as a lieutenant in a Russian cavalry regiment. It was lately re- ported that his father intended to "abdicate" his claims in the young man's favour, but this is now denied by the Carlist papers. Jaime received an English education, spending most of his school time at Beaumont College, near Windsor. One day an English boy was seen kicking the young fellow, and he was asked by one of the masters what Don Jaime had done to him to merit such treatment. "Nothing, sir," was the characteristic school-boy reply, "but you see he may come to be King of Spain some day, and I should; like to be able to say that I once kicked the King of Spain."

SAILORS AND FIREMEN'S UNION. A circular has been issued by the National Sailors' and Firemen's Union to the various shipowners of the Bristol Channel informing them that resolutions ftvid been unanimously adopted by meetings of the men asking for an advance of wages of from 5s. to 15s. per month. The Cardiff District Committee met on Monday last, when it was decided to ask for an advance of 10s. per month in respect to vessels shipping at the port. The Union secretary asks the various shipowners to confer with a deputation from the Union 011 the subject. Similar cir- culars have, we understand, been issued a.t Bristol. Newport. Barry, and Penarth.

PENARTH INTIMIDATION CAS E. REDUCTION OF SENTENCES. At the Swansea Assizes last July two seamen were sent to penal servitude for wounding another seaman. Subsequently a police-con- stable who had given evidence against the men was tried for alleged perjury, but was acquitted. Mr. Joseph Jiavelock Wilson, M.P., interested himself in the case of the convicted men, and as the result of communications to the Home Office has received the following letter:- "Whitehall Jan. 6, 1898.-8ir,-In reply to your applications on behalf of William Jones and John Lynch, who were each sentenced at the Swansea Assizes 011 July 2 last to seven years' penal servitude for wounding. I am directed to acquaint you that this case has been for some time before the Secretary of State, and that, after the fullest consideration of all the cir- cumstances and consultation with the learned judge before whom the men were tried, Sir Matthew Ridley has decided, with hiti concur- rence, that the prisoners shall be treated as if under a sentence of four years' penal servitude.— I am, sir, your obedient servant, KENELM E. DIGBY." The petition presented by Mr. J. Havelock Wilson was prepared by Mr. A. W. Nicholson, solicitor, Barnr.

•Cardiff Quarter Sessions ASSESSMENT APPEALS. SPECIALLY SET FOM THE EVENING EXPRESS. THE MOUNT STUART DRY DOCK COMPANY. THE APPEAL ALLOWED. Continuing the Cardiff Quarter Sessions 011 Saturday morning the Learned Recorder lMr. F. Francis-Williams, Q-C.) commenced the day's proceedings with the adjourned appeal by the Mount Stuart Dry Dock Company against. the assessment of their property. Mr. W. D. Benson and Mr. Francis Howell (instructed by Messrs. IngJedew and Sons) appeared for the appellants: Mr. Abel Thomas, Q.C.. M.P., and Mr. Arthur Lewis instructed by Mr. W. R. Williams) appeared for the assessment com- mittee. A few formal questions as to the evidence given on Friday having been cleared, Mr. Abel Thomas addressed the c?urt for the appellants. The rent of £700. he contended, could not be regarded as the rack rent, consider- ing the value of the leases surrendered and the amount to be spent upon the property. Before 1890 the company had for six years paid upon a rating that could not have been based upon the rent paid as the rack rent. The only way to arrive at a proper valuation was by taking the capital expenditure and the value of the land. As to the land, the appellants could not regard it as mud. It might have been mud at one time but they must deal with it as it was at the time the valuation was made. The real rent value of the land should be set down at £1,080 per annum, to which must be added a sum for the cost of the docks. Mr. Benson said that the rent paid under the lease was fixed after long negotiation, and, con- sidering that the appellants added £522 as the surrender value of the old lea-ses, as well as 5 per cent. on the £ 25,000 expended, with other sums, they had made a fair admission in asking the court to fix the value at about £3.500. The learned recorder retired from the court for about ten minutes for the purpose of considering the case. On his return he said —"I have gone through all these figures. and I have come to the conclusion that the appeal must be allowed. The assessment is too high, and must be reduced. The gross should be JB6,000, and the net £4,000. Costs, of course, follow." HILL'S DRY DOCKS COMPANY. The next case taken was the appeal of Hill's Dry Dock Company against the assessment of their property at Cardiff. Mr. Balfour Browne, Q.C., and Mr. S. T. Evans M.P. (instructed by Messrs. Ingledew and Sons) appeared for the appellants; Mr. Abel Thomas, Q.C.. M.P., and Mr. Arthur Lewis (instructed by Mr. W. R. Williams) appeared for the assessment com- mittee. Mr. Balfour Browne, in opening the case, gave a short history of the company, which dated back to 1857, when only a small dock was 1U existence. In 1882 an extension was made, and a <:econd lease of 74i years was entered into, that period being fixed to make it co-terminous with the lease of 99 years granted in 1857. The rent under the old lease was £150, and und?r the second lease JE696 per annum. In 1883 the property was rated at £3.140 gross, £2,550 ratable, for the East Docks, and £5<1-0 g-ross. £4-50 ratable, for the West or Old Dock. In 1896 the committee raised the assess- ment of the East Docks to £7,300 gross. £0.200 ratable; and as to the West Dock, they raised the gross to £685, but, for some ridiculous reason, let the ratable remain at £4.50. The company oujected, and the committee them- selves reduced the assessment of the East Docks to £6.126 gross, £ 4 084 ratable. Nothing had been done to form a cause for this increase be- tween 1882 and 1896. As a matter of fact, the property had depreciated somewhat, and if any alteration were made it should be in the direction of a reduction. Sir Edward Hill, K.C.B.. M.P., gave evidence bearing out counsel's statement, and said that the combined rentals paid under the leases that the company held amounted to £1,125. Although originally the docks were admirably fitted for the class of trade that was open to the company, they were now too small for the general run of ships. They seldom had a vessel in the smaller (West) dock, which had become almost obsolete. As to the East Dock the width of the entrance to No. 1 was 47ft. lOin., and the entrance to No. 2 Dock was 44ft. Bin. Mr. Evans was examining Sir Edwa"d Hill as to the receipts and profits of the company, but Mr. Abel Thomas objected to this on the ground that the receipts and profits depended upon the manner in which a. business was conducted, and should not rule the question of the rental. The learned Recorder replied that it ought to be admissible. An element for consideration was what a tenant could afford to pay by cal- culating what he could make. In this case the business ought to be dealt with in the same way as a railway, not as a grocer's shop or a public-house.—In cross-examination, Sir Edward s.aid that when the company waS formed in 1882 the price given for the two docks then existing was £160,000. The new company immediately set to work to construct a third dock, and the rating of JE2,550 wa& made to include the new property. Thomas Campbell, manager of the appel- lants' docks, said that the docks were so situated that the company wasobliged to spend ever .£700 per annum to pump water out of them. During the last four years the west dock had been empty on an average 186 days per annum. Dock '\0. 1 had been empty on an ave- rage of 104 days a year. and the average of No. 2 Dock was 69 days a year. The docks new suffered from many disadvantages that had arisen during the last few years.—In cross- examination SWANSEA. The Swansea Borough Quarter Sessions opened on Saturday at the Town-hall, before Mf. Bowen Rowlands, Q.C., recorder. The calendar was a comparatively light one. There were eighteen prisoners for trial, who were concerned in thirteen cases. None of these were of an unusually serious nature the chief of them being a couple of woundin^ cases and a charge of wilfully neglecting children. the other cases were principally theft and burglary.

PIGS FOR KLONDIKE. MAMMOTH OBDEtR FOR A BRITISH FIRM IN CHICAGO. SPECIALLY SET FOR THE EVENING EXPRESS. The New York correspondent of the "Daily Mail" says:—Thirty-five thousand pigs are now being slaughtered at Sir T. J. Lipton's Chicago establishment for transport to Klondike. The Alaska Commercial Company, whose head- quarters are at San Francisco, have placed an order with Lipton's for 500 tons of smoked bacon, to be packed in 1001b. crates with rope handles, suitable for miners to carry on pro- specting tours. Lipton's special trains will convey the pork to the Pacific coast, and special steamers will take the cargo up to Dawson City. The contract stipulates for speedy delivery immediately the ice breaks, as it is feared sup- plies are running short in the new goldfields. The fact that the order was given to the British firm over the iieads of the Armours and other big American packing concerns in Chicago, Kansas City, and other western centres has excited some little surprise and COUlll1Cl1l,.

TO-DAY'S MARKETS, MEAT. London, Saturday.—Beef: Trade slow—Scotch Ions sides, 5s ud: short sides, 3s lud to 4s 2d; English sides. 3s 4d to 3s 6d; United States sides, Liverpool and Deptford killed, 23 10d to 3s 1d; American hindquarters, U 9d u. 3s 2d; fore- quarters. Is 9d to 2s 4d. Mutton: Trade quiet, but steady—Scotch, 4s 2d to 4s 6d; .English 3s 8d to 4s 4d; Dutch and German, 3s ^d to 3s 4d; New Zealand, Is lOd to 2s 6d. • FISH. Grimsby. Saturday.—Eighteen steamers and 124 sivacks arrived with moderate s .pplies. Quo- tations :— Soles, Is; turbot, lûd: brills, 8d; lobsters. ls 6d per lb.; plaice, 48 to 5s; lemon soles, 6s to 7s; whitches, 4s 6d hve halibut, 98; dead. 6s to 7s per stone; conger eels, 2s 6d; live ling, 3s; dead. 2s; Eye cod. 5s to 6s; 'dead. 3s; live skate, 5s; dead. 3s each; hake, 80s; live coalfish. 30s; dead. 20s; roker, 168 per score; kit haddocks, 13s; tfibbed. 17s to 18s; live, 20s per box. BUTTER. Cork, Saturday.—Prime, 100s per cwt.; firsts, 103s; seconds, ':188; thirds. 90s; fourths, 65s. Kegs: Thirds, 85s. Mild cured: Superfine, 103s; fine, 96s. In market: 25 firkins, 20 mild, and 1 box. HAY AND STRAW. London, Saturday.—There were fair supplies, and trade was steady. QuotationsBest clover, 70s to 97s; inferior. 60s to 70s; best hay, 50s to 84s; inferior, 45s to 60s; mixture and sanfoin, 50s to 88s; straw, 30s to 38s per load. POTATOES. London, Saturday.—There were moderate sup- plies, but trade was quiet. Quotations: — Hebrons, 85s to 105s; Snowdrops. 858 to 90s; Dunbars, 115s to 120s; Reading Giants, 75s to 85s; Maincrops. 75s to 80s; Regents, 75.; to 80s per ton; Belgian, 36 3d to 3b 6d; German, 3s 6d to 4s per bag. PRODUCE. London, Saturday.—Sugar is exceedingly flat; Tate's cubes lid down; loreign cubes weak; German granulated, January quoted at 10s 93d. May-August sellers 10s 2id; beet, February done at 9s 6Jd, May 9s 6d. Oils: Linseed, 15s to 158 6d; rape, 24s 6d; crude eotwn. 12s 6d; re- fined, 14s to 14s 6d; turpentine, 24s; Hull lin- seed, 14s; crude cotton, iia 3d; refined 12« id per cwt. J

The Late Mr. Pritchard Rhymney. IMPRESSIVE AND REPRESENTATIVE FUNERAL. [BY MORIEN. '] On Friday Rlymnev bore the most genuine tokens of woe and the profoundest sense of loss at the decease of the late Mr. William Pritchard, who on Monday night was found dead, shot through the head, near his own residence; Terrace House. The funeral took place 111 the afternoon, starting from the late residence of the departed at about three o'clock. The house and its neighbourhood were thronged with people, many occupying a superior station of life, from many parts of Monmouth and Glamorgan. Among the clergy present, were the Revs. Canon Evans, T, Richards, T. A. Griffiths, and R. D. Rees (Rhyiiiiiev), the Rector -,f Me. tliyr, the Rector of Dowlais, the V^icar of Tredegar, the Vicar of Pontlottyn and curates. John Evans (curate-in-cbarge, -New Tredegar), the Vicar of Caerphilly (rural dean), the Vicar of Beaufort, J. J..¡. Croft (Biaenau), and others. There were also present many Nonconformist ministers of lihymney ana all the country around. The following lodges of Freemasons were represented officially by a large number of the brethren, each wearing in his buttonhole a sprig of acacia: —"tot. George's/' 'lredegar \.01 which the deceased was first initiated a member many years ago), ot. David's,' Rhyuiiiey (of which he was one of the founders); •"Cambrian,' Merthyr "ii^bbw'' LiOUge "Tenant" i_ouge, Cardnf "JP forest' .Louge, Xreharris; and the "Cadoxton Looge, Cadoxton. inere were also present many members or friendly societies ol which Mr. Pritcnard was a memoer. A briei religious service was conuue^ed at the house by tne ±tev. joiin iii\ans (curate-in- charge, New Tredegar). ihc ioiioniiig is a jist of the mourners: — .No. 1 coacu, Meesrs. A. BrunUietL ailu G. v>. Brauioi u, VI". H. H. Joneo, and \AUIOH .CiVaiijs; >0. 4 Messrs. iuo». raicuitia, james rntciiiiru, lUcharu ijntcruu'u, auu o oini irew, -No. v, Measis. D. 1. fmcnura, rjnnip x^ritcnarci lom lJrncliara, auu M aiter Puccnd.id; -So. 4', Meaars. 1.. AOi-alianis, n. inc-na^u*. and Unit.' RKOIAIIAMS, AUU T>X. J^\AIIS; o. 0, MEDALS. SLbyeu Duties and sou. lom 1 rice, and ilicK lJ ru- Cll.ln.¡; -so. 6, Air. ^eacucu, -tu_r. fcnntfl, Dr. iiea- *oou, ana Air. sanies .\lvt"¡;u; o. 1..M.e.;¡;rtL iklai..Bi'imdreti, llu. -W.orgo.n, and iiugh in 1Üa.dluI'U, a*id the Key. oona .t."<1.111O; -\o. b, ikieosis. i<an Jones, t red Hump, .1.("" ell J one,,¡, and Luther 1- r^saus; -No. y, iwt»srs. J. t/artmei, J..110". iiuwards, James Wunains, and D. a' Jones; _\0. 1U, Mr. cross, Mr. JdatUews, Mr onum, and 1111". llios. jtiiu-iiis, J.1J., jfantoCitnog. The following is a list 01 the large nurnoer of wieaiiia Wll.lU.1 were ^itlter uti Llie l"u1!1u or tarried by the Dearer* :—" ilia sorrowing Mne. "in loving lutMiury ox our aear lamer, horn ms atfecuouaie and u..u.;rlier", ".10 dear gl"C1.HUiJ,-t, liuui utue w lhlC dull i^hyliis. -u.. ihemas Pritchard, Gio\e Villa, ilnymney Ibrouier/; Mr. and Mio, lJ. i1'. i'ritcharu, ÛJau- yialon, iiliymney; &aiiy, LUCK, auu 1 rauK r'ritcnuid, vji&uyralon, Knymney; Mr. and Mrs. AUiaUams and iamity, Oeni; Mr. iJeacocK, Lon- don; Mr. amah and Mrs. namson, KUyumey; Mr. and Mrs. ttfuudtett, Mancncoter; Mr. Joiies and la,ti1l1) Liuiva Lena, jun ui., f; =uill o. workman at brewery, shop and larin employes, de., Mr. aild Mrs. u. H. Jones, .1i11YlliUt!y; .atr. and Mro. Edwards, Xjiewery House, ±tn.> niney; 01. UctYiU S LOll¿è vi 1.' 1 Uiiu U. C. Jones, Rhyainey. Mr. and Mrs. S. 1. Davies, Lobw Vale: Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Tnonias, Rhyumey; Mrs. Steer, Rhymney Mr. and Mrs. W". Lloy d Mams, anù Mrs. Turner, XUtykimey; Messrs. Sargent, Abergavenny; Mn and Mrs. Shields, itnymney; Mr. D. W. r-vans, Olli.ldrt!. Lily, Mrs. ->^u, \111LUn; jir. Cnaries B. Lioyd, Liverpool; Mr. and Mrs. Price, itnymney; Mi-, and Mis. T. 11. Junes, Cardiff; MX. -U.a..uu 1 a.Hugllba.l'ulll.- lottyn; Mrs. tvans, Jos. and Willie, London; L. Lvans, Mr. George Mundy, CsK; Mr. and Jlrti. vVniiaUis, La<1uXluLl; .ir. ana Mrs. Gloucester; Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs, Khymney; Mr. 11. Harding, .Neath; the Worsiuplol M.ULC. Officers, auu oiculieu Ol uie isi. George A Lodge, No. 1,098. Tredegaf. Tile loiiowuig is a complete list of the beajcrs:—Messrs. iieniy Oann, vVm. Pnilpots, l>d. Lviais, Jorni W uuams, 1 hos. miains, james Hisnop, Edward ihomao, Samuel Ü. Levan, Laviu Hilanu;, James .1 ones, J ame" Pitt, m. Burned, lid. Poweu, May Lewis, U m. Saddler, ited Griffiths, Jolm Evans, A. Stock- weil, John Mason, Wm. L-oyd, DU. 'ihoinas, Dd. Jenkins, ihos. Price, George George, 'lhos. Williams, led Lvans, IJll. Philips, lhos. V ayle, ihos. Probert, Morris Daviea, JLI. Bevan, inos. Moigans, G. 1. Jones, John Jones, John Wil- liams, Vi'm. Jones, Israel Jones, ii. Edwards, JJd. Josepil, Murgaji Morgans, Wm. Thomas, John Phniips. Tiios. Price, ihos. Burke, J £ i. j Morgan, Morgan J osei)h, HaO. Willis, '1'. D. Lvans, T. J. Morgan, T. Jones, L. H. Junea, Ted Griffiths, Albert bummers, Edward Napper, Win. G. Phillips, Charlie Sineids, Her. Lvans, D. K Morgan, Jeiikm itot>erts. i'red Harris, Evan Uwen, Dd. Guiliford, Du. Phillips, DU. Prothero, James Howermg, in. George, Sarnl. Appleby, John Lavies, W lll. Harris, Harry Harris, James Jones, John Jenkins, Joe freer man, Geo. Jauncey, Harry Hynou. Wm. Look, w m. Lloyd, syd. liugiiba. Ar. Blake, Jes. Cheese, Morgan Uavies. Parker .Hnlhwalte. W. Williams, Ar. Price, Ben. Dawes, Samuel VI ebh. John Kogers, Wm. Price, Joiin it. Steale, ihos. Gittens, r red. Perry, W. Watkius, Price Davies, J. Jauncey, J. Jenkins, and ilios. Parker. Among those notieeu present in the mournful procession were the followingThe Revs. J Lvans, B.A.. T. Richards. T. L. Giiffiths, K. D. Rees, Daniel Lewis (rural dean, rector ol Caer- philly), Darnel Lewis uector of Merthyr), ihonias Rees, B A. (vicar 01 Pontlottyn), \V. A. Dutton, B.A.. J. Morgan Davies. B.A. tPont- lottyn), A. A. Matthews (vicar of Blaenavon), Ijl. M AVilhams (vicar of Dowiais), lJ. J. Llewellyn (Beaufort). M. Jones (rector ol Bed- wellty), j. C. T. Taggart (Bedwellty), J. L. Croft (Blainaj, D. Oliver (Calvinistic Methodist), Khymney, T. M. Richards (Baptist;, Rhymney; members (It the d,si.r»ct cuwIC!J.1e.,1S1.J.t.. Jones. J.P. (chairman),' Ben Joueti (vice-chair- man). Le>\is L. tine, T. S. Evans, John Ed- wards, and J. D. Jones, W. Lloyd Marks (sur- veyor) and Liywarch Reynolds (clerki-members ot Bedwellty School Board—Councillor J. D. Thomas and the ilev. T. lheophilus; members of tielligaer School Board—the Rev. T. Bees, B.A., Messrs. John Morgan and W. A. Morgan; directors of Public-had Company—Messrs. 1C T. Herbert (chairman), and W. H. Trump; agents of Rhymney iron CompanY-Messrs. J. R. Thomas (Cardnf representative), S. Powell, Lewis 'ihomas, John L. Jones, 'ihomas Evans! R. Harries, and lorweth Ldward-; also Messrs. '1'. Thomas, John Grlitiths, James Griffiths, Goo. Evans, John Curtis, D. W. Havard (Tredegarl, David 'Ihomas, M.E. (Neath) (late mining engi- neer Rhymney Works), E. j. Williams J P (Abertihery), Dr. G. E. Davies, T. G. Poweli (Brynmawr), W. Grittiih (Royal Stores Car- dill), G. J. Jacobs. G. A. finch, J. Holmes (representing Messrs. Spiilers and Bakers, Car- dib), D. Powell (St. Jolm Davy's Endowed School, Devynock). Councillor L. E. Thomas (solicitor Neath, George Hansard (Merthyr), Gower v^wthyri. w. H. 11; Jmg (Skewen, Neath) Thomas Davies (Ked Lion Hotel, Tre- ■p u-r,.V Davles (late Terminus Hotel, Skewen), r. Williams tLlanharroii Hotel, Pontycviumer), Morgan James (Bargoed), D. Lewis (Bargoed). U. Lvans (Rhymney), John Edwards (Boot Stores, Rhymuey). D. P. Jones (Dowlais), W. Morgan, J.P. (PanO, W. Harris (Merthyr). John Judah (Merthyr), W. Austin (Dowlais), Christ- iihis Evans, Jones (London and Provincial Bank, Tredegar), J. Gethin Lewig (Cardiff), E. Jones (Blackwood), Jonathan Williams, J.P (Bargoed), and Alderman It. H. Powell J.P. (Ebbw Vale). "St. Davids" Lod¡e :-Bros: John Randall, W.M., Koger W. Jones, B.A. (Pengam), W. Lloyd Marks, Jchn Llewellyn, T. Edwards, W. J. Toug, and the Rev. D. j. Llewelyn. Dr. Bowen (Beaufort) represented the "Glyn Ebbw" Lodge (2,55u). Ebbw Vale. Amongst those present for "St. George" (1.098). Tredegar, were Bros. James Johlllton, W.M., D. L. Davies, T. Morgan, the Key. T. lheophilus, J. L. Herbert, R. H. Spencer, W. Morgan, and J. Davies. The following was the order of the funeral processionGeneral public, friendly Societies, Directors Public-hail Company, Guardians of the Poor and School Board, tthnnney Urban District Council, Rhymney Iron Company's Agents and Clerks, Freemasons, Employes, Hearse, Employes. The funeral passed from Terrace House, and stopped en route for the cemetery at St. Davia's Parish Church, where the usual service was held. The officiating clergy wera the Revs. Richards, Griffiths, and Rees, curates of Rhymney, and assisted by the Rev. John Evans, New Tredegar. The procession was then re-formed, and then proceeded towards the cemetery. Everywhere, from Terrace House along the entire journej', the roads were lined with people, whose respectful and solemn demeanour manifested both deep sympathy ^nd heartfelt grief. There was not a house, a cottage, nor business premises but had the blinds drawn, and all the shops were closed and the shutters up. The cemetery was reached at four o'clock. Here again, the general public were in large numbers. The coffin was received at the gates by the same four clergymen. The service over the grave was read by the Rev. John Evans, New Tredegar, in Eng- lish. At the close the rev. gentleman gave ont in sonorous Welsh the ever-fresh hymn "Bydd myrdd o rvfeddodau ar doriad boreu wawr. pan ddelo plant v tonau yn iach o'r cystydd mawr." &c. The vast throng now seemed to find relief to their pent-up emo- tions in singing the Welsh dirge. While the singing was going fL the full orb of the moon appeared with startling effect, as if peeping liver the brow of the eastern mountains. After the singing, each brother of the Masonic Order a^nroached the open grave wjth head uncovered, dropped his sprig of acacia on the coffin below in the moss-lined grave, which is situate in the north-west corner of the cemetery. The next grave is that of Mr. William Prit- chard's little grand-daughter, Daisy Brun- drett. of Rhymney. The vast multitude then slowly dispersed. It was stated that such a scene as was witnessed at this funeral was never seen before in that part of Monmouthshire.

In the Courts. I NOTES AND NOTIONS FROM THE SEAMY SIDE. SPECIALLY SET FOR THE EVENING tXPRESS. CARDIFF. A LAD'S OFFENCE. Before Alderman David Jones and Alderman R. Cory, at Cardiff Poliee-couri on Saturday. William Jones. a respectable-looning, though unpromising, youth of 17, was charged under a warrant with having ajiprops iated to his own use the sum of i6s. 10d., with which he had been entrusted by his late employer. Mr. Wii- liam Charles Peace, Queen-street.. Cardiff.— Detective Gregory spoke to receiving prisoner lrc-m the Penarth police. In his defence, he said, "I am sorry: I have some left now.The Bench put it to the lad if he would be dealt with summarily or await his trial at the next quarter sessions. He replied that tie "didn t care which."—Mr. Peace preferred that the pri- tioner should be dealt with at once, and said he wouic like the bench to do something to deter him from repeating such offence. He had brought the case into court only in the interests of the public.—In defence, prisoner said his parenk had threatened to turn him out cf the house, and, having no home, he opened Mr. Peace's envelope and extracted the contents.— The Bench commented upon the absence of the parents.—Inspector Duiston explained that there were reasons for their absence. They had practically given up the boy.—The Magistrates, dealing with the case under the First Offenders Act. bound the prisoner to be of good behaviour for twelve months.

TO-IAfS TtWF TALK GOSSIP AND CHATTER OF THE COURSE AND FIELD. SPECIALLY SET FOfr THE EVENING tXPRcSS. The amateur selection for vO-Gay is J uggier II. The old 'chaser The Midsihpmite has arrived at Burbidge's stable at Ciiiehe-ster, where he will in future be trained. The Tup. after having been turned out of train- ing at Swindon during the greater part of last year, has returned to Hobbs's stable at Lam- bourn. The Liverpool Spring Cup has shown a mate- rial falling off for some years pasi. and the 22 subscriptions obtained upon the present occasion are seven fewer than last, year. In the Ascot Cup entries two names stand out prominently—those of Gaitee More and Wink- tieid's Pride. The latter was to have been turned out, of training, but he will probably be given a^othtr change. Love Wisely and Lima- sol. who helped Winktield's Pride to follow Per- Simmon home last year, can iry conclusions again, and it will be lemembered that Love Wisely won the Cup in 1896. Count Scbomberg (entered in the name of his new owner, Mr. Horatio Bot- tomlev) can again meet Comfrey. and the best of the remainder are Labrador, The Rush, St. Cloud II.. Cyliene. Merman, and the newly-im- ported Newhaven II. John Osborne was 65 yesterdav. It is upwards of forty years suice "The Pusher," wearing the Zetland "spats," got Vedeite home for Lhe Two Thousand, and this afierwa.i>ds proved a very favourite race with hint as he also won it en Pretender. Botliwell, JPrince Charlie, Cainballo, and Ayrshire. His nrst. classic victory was scored on Manganese in the One Thousand of 1856, but this did not prove at all a t'ort ami e race for him. as he only secured it. once more upon "Parson Launde's" Apology, one of the gamest and most genuine mares that ever iooked through a bridle. He would never uave *»f-n a at all but for Pretend<-r. who, after a desperate finish with Pero Gomez, oooa.a;d & head verdict in 1869. The Duke of Westminster has nominated but one horse ill the Spring Handicaps—Li i^iior, who is entered in the Liverpool Spring Cay, the Great Metropolitan Stakes, and the Chester Cup. Cons:clering his liberal jwtronage of iiandn.ips^ j the head of the house of Grosvenor -s not too fortunate in this description of race, for in twenty years he can show but three auccessfe§ in the leading handicap—twice in the •rhty ai d Suburban, with Bend Or and Grey Leg iBend Or. in consequence of a family bereavement, carried the colours of Lord Alington), ana once in the Liverpool Autumn Cup with St. Mirrn. But even so the duke has had better handicap luck than had the late Lord Falmouth, who. with all his good fortune on the turf. could never win a handicap worth mentioning, often though he tried. Nothing could bav; been more discouraging than the acceptance for the Loncolnshire Handi- cap won by Winkfieid's Pride. Yet it developed into a reailv interesting ine, which nad its climax in a magniiiceut finish. Horizon is now in charge of Alfred Holman, who should know as well as any man what is required to win a "National." Of the five previous winners of the Grand National appearing in this year's entry. Come Away and Father O'Flynn, who won in 1891 and 1892 respectively, must be getting into '"the sere, the yellow leaf," for they are both in their fifteenth year, having been foaled in 1884, and their owners can have little hope of them again proving successful. Wild Man from Borneo, the winner in 1895. is ten years old-not by any means a burden of years for a high-class chaser but the "Wild Man" has sadly deteriorated, and his form of the present season has been of the worst. The Soarer. who won two years ago, is nine years old, and in his case there are great possibilities, as he has been by no means hard run, wliils6 there are many more unlikely things than that Manifesto, last year's winner, who is ten years old. will join the select list of chasers who have been twice successful in the "Live"- pool." As there are seven American, two Australian, and two French horses nominated for the City and Suburban Handicap, it is not very long odds against a foreigner having a say in the finish for the Epsom evtnt.

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ENGINEERS' DISPUTE. The Press Association states that, according to information received from the headquarters of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers on Friday, there has been no development in the position of affairs sin-e Thursday, but that commu- nications were still going on between "three federated firm, and representatives of the affiliated trades. With regard to the position of affairs at Leeds, the Press Association cor- respondent telegraphs -There is a good deal of controversy respect- ing the interview Messrs. Fowler ana Co., Hunslet, had on Thursday with & deputation of locked-out men. The employers declare the men sought the interview, which tel minated without any result, their determination still being to adhere to the Employers' Federation. On the other hand, the men declare Messrs. Fowler sent for them. It appears, how- ever, someone at the works spoke to the pickets, and said Messrs. Fowler wanted to meet a deputation, and thiM is how the interview came about. >

TO-Ml'S RACING SPECIALLY SET FOR THE EVENING EXPRESS. LIXGFIELD PAliK MEETING. The HAJia4.f.K\VuOi) STKfclPLE- • \J CHASE of 40 sovi, for four year olds And upwards; weight for age; wnoers extra. Two miles. Mr Wards-The Tranip, -53-rs, list '31b Owner 1 Mr Cobb's Juggier II., 5yrs, list 31b Mr Chenev 2 Mr Thirlwell's The ^"orld's Mart. 6yr», 12st 31b Acres 3 Mr caterers Sir Excess, aged. 12st 31b Mr Roller 0 Mr Charter ? Gildsman. 5yrs. list 31b Morrel 0 Lord W Beresford's Lamerock, 4yrs, lOst 31b Mr Ripley 0 Winner trained by Swatton Betling-9 to 4 on Wuerler II.. 8 to I agst The Tramp, and 10 to 1 agst any other. Giidsman made play from Sir Kxcess. Jug- gler II.. and Lamerock, with The Tramp last, to the stand, when Sir Excess assumed the lead. Along the far side upjrler Il.'dtew to the front. folhwed by The Tramp, hut the let- ter took up the running two fences from home, and won by a length and u half: a bad third. Gildsman was fourth, and Sir Excess last. (Race started at 1.61. -| O f — l he TuU'Lli S1-.LL1NG HANM- I.OVJ CAP STEEPLECHASE of -40 sovs; winners extr-; winner to be sold for 50 sovs. Two miles. Mr Guudry's Ben Rose. aged, llsl 61b Mr Gundry 1 Mr Stone's Ormiston. 6y1"6. 12st Hogan 2 Mr Arbuthnot"; lnlgo. aged. 1 ls-t 61h Morris 3 Mr Cox's Bridesmaid, aged. 12.t 71b Hewitt 0 Mr Gore's Guardsman It., acred, list 61b Owner 0 Mr Novice's Home Grown. 6yrs, list 31b Weisted 0 Mr I sher's Crafty II.. 5yra. list Wall 0 Mr Swan's Preeewt. 5yr». list Acres 0 Mr Goby's Tiny Tim, 4yrs, lOst 71b P Woodland 0 Winner trained bv V'Kie. Betting—5 to 4 agst Ben Rose. 9 to 2 agst Inifo. 5 to 1 agst Ormiston. 8 to 1 agst Guards- man n.. and 10 to 1 agst any oilier. Ormiston showed the way 10 Home Grown. Inig-o. Precept. Ben Rose. and Guardsman II., to the last fence, where Bridesmaid tried to holt, and Ben Kose challenged "Ormiston, to win by two lengths: a ne"k between the second and third. Guardsman II. wa." fourth. Bridesmaid next. and Pome Grown last. Crafty II. did not complete th" course. Race started at 1.34'. -The WEALD HANDICAP STEEPLE- m V CHASE of 80 sovs; winners extra. Three miles. Sir T Brinckmau's Ben Night, aged. lost 31b Dollery J Sir W Ingram's Fortune, aged. 30st 111b C Clack 2 Mr Rucker's Rathcame. 6yrs. list 111b Major Hardinge 3 Capt Lev hurst's Bird's Eye. aged. list 51 b H opper 0 Mr J Widger — St George, aged. list 111b Mr Wideer fl Mr Thirlwell's Gladne^. aged, lOst 131b Are, i Winner trained bv Swatton. Belting—5 to 4 atrst Bird's Eye. 3 to 1 agst Gladne-s. 9 to 2 each agst St. George and For- tune. and 8 to 1 a^st any other. Bird's Eve settled down from Rathearne. Ben Night, and Fortune, with Gladness last. to the straight the fir-t time, when St (;eorge drew to the front, followed by Fortune. Ben Night, and Bathcarne. Passing the stand Ben Night as- sumed the lead, but gave way at the water to Fortune, who was re-passed entering the straight bv Ben Nigh- who won by fifteen leneths: a bad third. Bird s Eye was fourth, and 81 George last. started at 2.1 j. 0/—The EDEN VALE 111 RDLE HAN- DICAP of 70 sovs; winners extra. Two miles, over eieht hurdles. Mr Agar's Little Cicestrian. f>vrs. 10,n 131b Mr H Woodland 1 Mr Marchant's Melton Prior, aged, list 91b Fitton 2 Mr Cooper's Winter. 4yrs. lOst 31b Morris 3 Mr Thirlwell's Playwright, aIred. list lib Acres 0 Mr Cunliffe's First King. aged. list lib Taylor 0 Mr Marskes Virginian Rose, llyn, lOst 81b Lambert < Mr Thurgartons Clondalkin, 4yrs. JOst Bib Mr Lord 0 Mr Singer's Thirsus, 5yrs. lOst 71b Clack (j Mr Trimmer's Grey Fox, 4vrs. 10»t 71b Escott 0 Mr Downee's Zethus, 5yrs. lOst 21b Spires 8 Mr Skilton's Othilde, 5yrs. lOst 21b A Nightingall 0 Mr Winifred's Yedo, 4yrs, lOst lib .P-dtner C Mr Rucker s Yale. 4yrs. lOst Rudd 0 Mr E Woodland's Leonatus. Syrs. lOst Birrell 0 Mr E Woodland's Northern King, 5yrs. lOst P Woodland 0 Winner trained by Prince. Betting—? to 4 agst Playwright. 4 to 1 agst Winter. 6 to 1 each agst Otliide and Melton Prior. 10 to 1 ench agst First King. CHondalkin, and Thirsus. and 100 to 8 agst any other. Grey Fox settled down from Thirsus. Play- wright, and Clondalkin. with Melton Prior. Little Cicestrian. and Leonatus next, and Vir- ginian Rose last, to the stand, where Winter drew to the front, foilowed bv Othilde, Tliirsi* Northern King, and L;1 de Oioefctrian. So they ran to the straight, when Little Cicestrian be- came second and assuming the command at the la»i hurdle, won easily by three lengths: three parts of a length between the second and third. Playwright was fourth. Thirsus fifth. Clondalkin sixth. Othilde sevnth, Yedo eighth, and Zethus last. (Race started at 2.32). and Zethus last. (Race started at 2.32). 3/ —The SUSSEX SELLING HANDICAP • V/ HtRLLL PLATE of 40 govs; win- ners extra; winner to be soid for 50 sovs. Two miles, over eight hurdles. Mr Riste s East Anglian, 4yrs, list 61b Birch 1 Mr .TessonV C'ric Cruc, 6yrs. 12st 71b .Eames 2 Mr AtktMeona lonawee. aged. l?j«t bOth Owner 3 Mr Wells's Clansman II.. aged, list 121b Fittoa < Mr J Widget's Roslea. 5yrs. list 101b Mr Widger 0 Mr Nash's Miss C.'ustance. 5yrs. list 91b Young 0 Mr Jackson's Melancthon. aged, list 81b Matthews 0 Mr Habin's Paste, aged, list 71b.Mr Ha bin 0 Mr Pocock's Dead bhot. 5yrs, list 71b Mr G ilead 0 Mr Millard^ Ilapsburg, 4yrs, list 41b.Lowe 0 Mr Savages Murillo. 4yrs, list 41b Wheeler t Lord Shrewsbury's Apteryx. 4yrs. list Mr Morand 0 Winner trained by owner. Betting—2 to 1 agst East Anglian, 3 to 1 agst Clonawee. 7 to 1 agst Apteryx. 10 to 1 agst ROb- lea, and 100 to 8 agst any other.

"SPORTSMA! AND "SPORTING LIFE" AUTHENTIC PRICES. (The "EVENING EXPRESS' is the only paper in Cardiff which publisher the "Sportsman Official Starting Prices). LINGFIELD MEETING Horse. Jockey. Sportsman. Life. HAMMEKWOOD STEEPLECHASE (6). The Tramp (Owiier- 8 to 1 as" 8 to 1 ag TOWN SELLING 9). Ben Rose (Mr "Gndryi 6 to 4 ag 6 to 4 ag WEALD HANDICAP ,61. Ben Xight DoHery 8 to 1 ag 8 to 1 ag EDEN iVALE HrRDLE (15). L. Cicstrin 'Mr Vhlladl 100 to 8 ag 100 to Sag SUSSEX SELLING (12). Et. Anglian (Birch' 2 to 1 ag 2 to 1 ag The above prices are identical with those pub- lished in the "Racing Calendar."

Orders to despatch Westmeath to Lingfield have been countermanded.

OFFICIAL, SCRATCHING. The "Sportsman" has been officially informed by Messrs. Weatherby of the following schatch- ings: — All engagement1—Marton and Dean. All eneraeemen^— Filly by Common—Sweet Laura (2yrs\ and colt by Hagioscope—Palisade. (2yrs. Windsor engagements—Melton Constable an4 Van John.

OLD SAM'S FINALS. LINGFIELD MEETING. 1.0—JUGGLER II. (nap). 1.30—BEN ROSE. 2.0—FORTUNE (nap). 2.30—PLAYWRIGHT or SYENGALI. 3.C—CLANSMAN II. 3.30—ARCADY or BEN ROE. TREBLE Ev ENT— JUGGLER 11.. BEN ROSE, and FORTUNE.

PADDOCK FINALS. (LAiEST FROM THE COURSE). WESTMEATH, WINTER, CLONAWEE, TW TRAMP and GUARDSMAN II.

ADDITIONAL ARRIVALS THIS MORNING. Ihe World's Mart. Juggler 11.. Tramp, Bird' Eye. Rathearne, St. George, Gladness. Mr Grundy, Miss Puff. Ben Night. First King Little Cicestrian. Virginian Rose. Clondalkin Grey Fcx, Winter. Zethus. Ochilde, Yedo, Lobengula, Rex II., Upper Cut, and Cheery Bob.

In a leading article on the "Irish Feis Ceoil of 1898" (the programme of which has just been issued to the public), the "Freemm's Journal" says —"The programme of the Irish Feis Ceoil i»a varied one. The trize& for competition nia.ke a very leng list. a;id we are glad to see that the executive have not stinted their encouragement, to choral ringing. The Choral Society and the choral class are not as _popuiit institution*, JM they cught to be in Ireland The natural musical taste and ear of the people are not less marked in Ireland than in Wales. But in the latter country almost every i-illaoe has ita excellent choir. A remarkable example of the extent of popular musical culture in Wales was shewn recently in the case of the str.ke at Lord Penrhvn's quarries. Tiie strikers had then choir—the Bethesda Choir-and it well, nn tour to Lordon and the chiel Eii^ish cities, singing to raise funds for the strikers' families. It is not that the muse may be harnessed to the Tn.des Union ill Ireland that the 'suggestion of Welsh example ie made. But the lrves of the pecp!e would be greatly brightened, the spirii of refinement strengthened. and even religion helped by the better culture of an art that has served through all the centuries as its faithful ht-ndmaiden. The efforts of the Feis Association to deveiop choral binging. will, therefore, we trvst, be highly successful. Shouldi the -result of the festival at Belfast next May realise expec- tations, we may regard the Feis as permanently established. But to ijaakoelit the success that it orght to be we must remember that the enter- prise still needs national co-operation The time will come when the Feis Ceoil will pay for itself, but the time may not be just yet. The Belfast Feis Committee deserve every awis- taiice."