Evening Express

LATE CRICKET Gloucester-,53 for two wickets. £ ussEa—11-4 for five tickets. Bristol—36 fcr five wickets. ]-~sse>—2?,2 for five wickets. J I

GKEAT BRITAIN AND FRANCE THE NIGER QUESTION PRACTICALLY SETTLED. A Reuter's telegram from Paris on Thursday •ays:—It is stated on good authority that, although negotiations between France and England in regard to West Africa have not up to the present been brought to a definite conclusion, all questions in regard to territory in dispute have been adjusted, and that now there is no question of a serious nature stand- ing in the way of a satisfactory settlement. ————a——mm—hewwjw—W— 181

TERRIBLE ACCIDENT AT GLOUCESTER. AN ENGINE OFF THE LINE. Our Gloucester correspondent telegraphs that a shocking accident, resulting in the loss of at least two lives, occurred, on the Gloucester Docks Branch of the Midland Railway between half-past ten and eleven o'clock on Wednesday night. It appears that between the times men- tioned an engine on which were four railway- men, and which had attached to it several goods trucks, was shunting from one line of metals to another when it left the rails. As the metals at this point run along the water- side. the men feared the engine would run into the canal, and all four jumped off to try and save themselves. One, a foreman shunter, named Harry Webb, apparently got caught m one of the wheels of the front truck, which turned over on its side. It took some time to extricate the poor fellow, who was fearfully mangled and quite dead. Another man, named Bayley, was also fearfully hurt, and' died shortly afterwards. A third, named Averis, was seriously injured, while a fourth, who diove the engine, escaped. As it turned out. all four men would have been quite safe on the engine, which stopped short of the water. A Third Death. Another death has occurred, resulting from the railway accident at Gloucester Docks, briugmg the total number up to three. The third man, whose injuries have proved fatally, is one named Averill, who had his right thigh- bone and collar-bone fractured. His injuries were so serious that he had to have his right leg tak^n off, and, alter Lingering for a few hours, he died on 1 hursclay afternoon.

TWO STEAMERS SUNK. A collision is reported to have occurred during Wednesday night off Aldeburgh, Suffolk, between the steamers Mary Nixon and Curler, of London. Both vesseis and their funnels can be seen above water. It is believed that the crews of the steamers were saved. A telegram received by the Press Associa- tion from Lloyd's states that the Mary Nixon sank about two miles north-east of the Ship- wash, and that her funnel and the top of her masts are showing above water. The Curler foundered close to the fchipwash Light Vessel, after drifting about a mile and a half. The crews were saved. The Mary Nixon was an non steamer, built at ,1 arrow in 1865, with 446 tnos register. She wa sowned by Messrs. William Cory and Son, of Mark La.iie. The Curler was built at Aberdeen in 1891. She was a, steel vessel of 377 tons register She was owned by Mr. Robert Thompson, of Fenciiurch-avenue, London. The tug Merrimac left Harwich OJ] Thurs- day morning for the scene of the disaster, but up to noon had not returned. A later Aldeburgh telegram states that both crews were saved by passing steamers.

THE BELFAST RIOTS. NO FURTHER DISORDERS RE- PORTED TO-DAY. The Central News Belfast correspon- dent on Thursday says:—A tour (if the Shankhill district this morning found everything quiet and the people follow- ing their usual avocations. Signs of the past feuds in the shape of boarded windows and broken panes of glass were everywhere visible. Except for an occasional street bvawl here and broken panes of glass were everywhere visible. Except for an occasional street bvawl here and there, matters were quiet all night. About midnight a man, named Hughes, was taken in an ambulance to the Royal Hospital suffering from a lacerated skull, alleged to have been inflicted by a number of t-ougn-- or, Falls-road, but he was not detained. Shortly hefore mid- night the Lord Mayor marl" n tour of the district, and. everything being then <ti a quiet state, the military were withdrawn. The extra police, who were requisitioned '101,1 tlio diffe- rent districts, w^re called off anoul the same time. Both the .Lord Mayor and Mf. Monartv, commissioner of police, emphatically deny the statement that they objected to the military forces being placed on duty in the Shankhill district till all danger of a riot had passed. They state that there is no foundation whatever for the report that they oppa.-ed ar,v precau- tionary measure suggested to pre-ei've the peace. During the past few day al! sorts of absurd stories have been put in circulation regarding j the riots. One of the latest, circulated on Wed- ne»<iay night, wits to the effect that the Inland men. on seeing the military at Rova'avenue, commenced to sing vigorously "Rule Hritatmia.' There was no singing along any J)ai.fc ,)t tiiC route, or demonstration of any kind. During the forenoon it tranp,1red that the Catho,k. residents in ^hcUikhill ",u .°uiw Protest:,ni districts, weie qu.ctlj making arrangement to remove to more congemal quarter,. constables Jorrena and Densniore, who «o badly injured on Monday „i!fht^ .J stated, membeis o of mounted Police which marched in the lurn'm,] Jllbilee Procession la* LvaT T ,tW* were 74 admissions f tne :ar2e in-Moritv of winch of trt« ordinary cljg xh £ e of those received were detained, and a rew Sc;#lp wounds were i,re-.tLed. The PoW men detained in the hospital are progressing favnfc- i? t lvive "nomied tnat, the ^xourably. I ^;eiit|0llJ wilI 1)e this *^ng! aud'. possilV-y. during; the remainder °f the "eck 0 £ A BOMB. THRKV, SoTHFfi .-t>KlOTVLY INJURED. Three bT very seriously i*„iured' .t, the result of a bomb explosion wbjch' occurred oil Donegal-road, Sandy-i-ow o( ,n i,i;vv morning. The men were enffa 1' a portion of a wall when tfceir~ltt attracted by a wedge- '■"C'l 11 w'th a p:k hut no sooner had he .lone s° th"n.a terrii,r pVn'osion ens«et1, and his h«ri«l to and i"c f Uneon3rirMi« On rel11 to the hl,coital it TVks f bad sustained ^vere ? b, °Ver bod'v their <otbes hei"g ,,lniost burned off %!u « • h'^ l>leated a W*the only Protestants ^pCHSred ar, .y^ «in» th(,rities regard ;ije px,' ,n a« niaiir. The Injector .,eral a „ nidi,f,»ouB. •ua fr;\Ted in Be?^bef of «txv. P"1,ce

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SPAIN & THE s PHILIPPINES t- 1 THE DESPERATE STATE OF MANILA. » ,) Debate in the Spanish Chamber. GOVERNMENT ACCUSED OF LACK OF FORESIGHT. A Central News telegram from Madrid on Wednesday night says :-The news received to- day from the Governor-General of the Philip- pines has created a most profound sensation. In the clubs and public resorts the chief note of the conversation this evening has been censure of the Government for not foreseeing and taking steps to prevent the rising that has now assumed such a threatening character in the Philippines. In the Chamber of Deputies attempts were made to promote the discussion of the subject, but Ministers resolutely refused to be drawn into any admissions. Late this evening a Cabinet Council was held, at which the leaders of the Opposition were also present. and the latest news to hand was long and anxiously discussed. A Reuter's telegram from Madrid on Thurs- day says:—In consequence of the news received from the Philippines yesterday, the leaders of the minority groups in both Chambers had a conference with Senor Sagasta in the Chamber of Deputies. The Premier endeavoured to con- vince those present to the gravity of present circumstances, and showed that they ojight to approve the Budget immediately, and to declare that the Chamber should sit in per- manency. fc-enor Salmon (Republican), Senor Romero Robledo (Dissident Conservative), and Senor Barrio (Carlist) opposed Senor Sagasta's proposals. All the leaders present promised to make declarations on the subject of the Philip- pines during the sitting of the Chamber of such a nature as would obviate all discussion when the Chamber met. Senor Segasta at once rose. He said that the Spanish people should receive bad news with a manly calm. The Govern- ment, he went on to say, after the unexpected disaster of Cavite, had received only three tele- grams. The first, which reached Madrid imme- diately after the destruction of Admiral Montr.jo s squadron, assured them that there were sufficient elements in the Philippines for the defence of the territory, and that the sup- port of the native population could not be counted upon. The second contained news that the insurgent chief Aquinaldo, who had been brought to the Philippines by the American warships, had endeavoured to incite the inhabitants to revolt, but had not succeeded. The third, which was r.ve:\eii yesterday, ha'l already been made public. Senor Silvela, Conservative leader, offered his support to the Government for the defence of the country, but he warned the Govern- ment that he would not be reduced to playing the role of a mere spectator of the country's misfortune;. Senor Romero Robledo, chief of the Dissident Conservatives, said he would support the Government if the latter devoted its force to defending the country, and not t'> defending other interests. He accused the Govern".lent of inactivity, declaring that 39 days had elapsed without any resolution being taken regarding the defence of the Philippines. The result was that the natives, reduced by the easy victory of the Americans, despised the Spanish force?. If, he added, the Government at the present moment concluded a shameful peace or sought help from abroad, he would protest against their conduct with all his might. Senor Barrio (Carlist) said the Government was not worthy of confidence, but, neverthc ess. it could depend on the support of the Garlists in all that concerned the defence and integrity of the Spanish Empire. Senor Almeson made a similar statement. Senor Mella, Carlist, maintained that the Government had been guilty of surrender. He blamed the military for its system of keeping the peop'e in the dark, declaring that the nation which had suffered defeat and remained silent afterwards did not deserve a place in history. In reply, Senor Sagasta said that the Government was not responsible for events in the Philippines, nor for the course followed by Admiral Cervera. The Government, which had to execute certain acts, could not reveal them. That would be unpatriotic. A number of prominent politi- unpatriotic. A number of prominent politi- cians have been interviewed on the question of tite Philippines. The Minister of War said that the captain-general of the Philippines v-ould defend his post to the last. Senor Sil- vela said that the time for taking supreme re- solutions had come. Senor De La Veja de v-ould defend his post to the last. Senor Sil- vela said that the time for taking supreme re- solutions had come. Senor De La Veja de Armijo expressed the opinion that the occasion now presented itself for the intervention of th" Powers with a view to mediation.—Marshal Lopez Dominquez said he believed the interven- tion of the Powers was imminent, for the question of the Philippines interested the whoie of Europe. ANOTHER AMERICAN ATTEMPT TO LAND. A Reuter's Uilegram from New York on Wednesday says :—The following telegram has been received here from Cape Haytien :—"It is reported here that a severe engagement has taken place at Caimamera, to the east of Santiago. At 5.30 on Tuesday last five American f nps opened a heavy fire on the fortifications, growing a hail of bombs into the bay, and 1!n» many houses lying beyond the cu incatioiis. The Spanish artillery replied vigorously, maintaining, for some time. a stout resistence. The American fire never slackened, and was carefully directed, the majority of the Pilots proving effective. The Spaniards were forced to abandon their position and retreat. to the town proper. It. is unaeistood that later the troops fed from tae town a,so, together with the inhabitants, thr. commander of the district having given orders tnau C:umamer;i should he burned be- fcre its surrender. The Spaniards are pre- paring. -to make a final desperate struggie to prevent tila Americans from la-din?. Ac- cording to the latest advices, a landing will bo atteinnteo tins Wednesday afternoon'. The brmoarament uestroyed the French cable con- nection house, interrupting communication for m«tiy nours. It is now partially restored, and th: report was by that route. THE INVASION OF CUBA. LREUTHit t. WAR SPECIAL.] NEW YORK, Thursday. The AYasliington correspondent of the "Herald" telegraphs that the Government are making all haste to despatch Marines as rein- forcements to Admiral Sampson. The trans- port Panther, with 650 Marines on board, has been ordered to depart immediately for Santiago. She carries also a largo quantity of semi-armour piercing shell and other ammunition. It is stated that General John Coppinger will be in command of the expedition to Puerto Rico, and FitzHugh Lee will be seiond in command. It is understood that General Coppinger will be the military gover- nor of Puerto Rico. The invading force to be tent against Puerto Rico will consist of about 20.000 men, and will be specially strong in cavalry. Tilt SINKING OF iHE TERR^ifc. A Central News telegram from New York on IS:k fi-oni Kingston t.v, v-.m uca'i has been received here, reporting thH sinking of the Spanish torpedo-boat ,w,-over Tenor after an oxciting civ,sc. According to the dispatch the Terror was v.su!rdav" discovered noon- a «»>iU fiom Vuitiaee having apparently stolen out of The New Orleans, the New York, and th^ Oregon gave chase, aim, getting withiK ra.mvo. opened fire «>»' he,r" 'hrtf* f™ were fn-ed cessfull.v. but the fouitn. fiom of the Oregon's 13-inch gun*, s^rucii tue destroyer amidships She sank almos..»«i- "edip.toty, ;u„| ;,n on board were orovue- THE CONDITION OF PUERTO RICO. Thursday"3'telegram from Nc'" or'- °'- Whitney LaTjuT' :«"•■! laeutonaat where he ha* ™tUrned troiu |,l,e.r,° "V,?.' Government, Hp,,0" a lnls*!°" fr0';1 h whole of the island ,triiyeiIet' through t;K. information. I £ e conX™ mTh I* serious condition 0f t& tlj-6 rT 01 distress ana discontent U' a*d Uiat the people are «^y-b«re. U dispitcJ'- from Santiago °f which IS pubWl«l to-day. ^:eu Caimauera. 111 ^'dtnent. lasted e'fb4 hours. None the shots f,-0llI t,)B cached the town, bu, the t»»t.t«ry owned are on the vessels. ^ent ur, :l n««^de. un!i'. under the eo.ieentrated flrc »bipS, t.he W-nnners ^eretc. to th«ir No Turthei de.ails r,f nfflir 'fx kT,f.wr The copfc-reure comir.:tU* of rh,. coil -,hL, «-nd Scnn;« :,g"e v"V ,ont' «f !"tc War ?Hil reutiny

The Coal Strike. MEETING OF THE PRO- VISIONAL COMMITTEE.* /r> MPORTANT LETTER TO THE EMPLOYERS. A special meeting of the provisional com- mittee was held at the Park-hotel, Pontypridd, on Thursday, abon" being in the chair. The following letter was drawn up and sent to Mr. Dalzie;, the coalowners' secretary: — Miners' Offices, Park Hotel, Pontypridd, June 9, 1898. Mr. Dalziel. Dear Sir,—My committee instructs me to inform you that since receiving the following proposal of your committee on Saturday last, and to which my committee were unable to agree, viz., With respect to Proposal No. 2, that a permanent board consisting of an equal I umber of employers and employed be estab- lished, with an automatic arrangement for wages being-controlled by the se.llllg price obtaired from time to time according to a scale to be now agreed upon. and, alse, that the same board shall settle diffe- rence:, arising' hereafter in the same way as the late joint committee formerly did, we btve since consulted th3 workmen at a confe- rence held at Cardiff on the 7th instant, with the result that the delegates confirmed the action of the provisional committee in their inability to agree to the above proposal. My committee further instructs me to say that they are still desirous to meet the em- ployers, and that if they (the employers) are of opinion that any good purpose can be served by a joint meeting, my committee can meet on Saturday next. Failing this, any daj next week suitable to your side. Yours faithfully, LEWIS MILES. Distribution of Relief in Cardiff. During the past eight weeks the Cardiff shipping and port relief committee have done much for the poor inhabitants of the Bute Docks, who are suffering from want of proper requirements owing to the continued pro- longation of the coal strike. During the above- named period a total of nearly £ 1,000 has been spent in relief. As has already been reported, the relief is given in the shape of grocery orders and tickets for free dinners amongst the general labourers that find employment at the docks when work is on. The last distribution took place ort Thursday afternoon, again at Mr. Jelling's office, when no less than 450 grocery orders were given out. On Wednesday 500 dinner tickets were given out, and another 500 will be issued on Friday. The committee (of which Mr. R. Hooper is the chief worker) has now nearly reached the end of its funds, and an appeal for more money is being made. Relief Measures in Bedwellty Union. At the fortnightly meeting of the Bedwelty Board of Guardians, held at Tredegar on Wednesday, under the presidency of Mr. W. Y. Hobki, the relieving officers presented their reports of the relief measures adopted in the union during the last fortnight. Mr. W. Williams, of the Aberystruth section of the union, said guardians in the other districts would adopt a similar course when necessity arose. The master (Mr. Hoffit) reported that the house was very much overcrowded, and it was necessary to put some of the inmates to lie on straw beds on the floor. Barry District Council Relief Works. Un till noon on Thursday there were 250 men with families employed on the Barry District Council relief works. This number will, however, be reduced to 188 at the end of the weelt-l00 (having one or two children) to work half-time and the remainder (with three 0" more children) full-time. Coaltrimmers5 Union. The general secretary of the Coaltrimmers' Union writes to say that on account of the special fund which he has collected having become exhausted, his committee are quite un- able to relieve non-members this week. Con- sequently, no tickets will be given out to. morrow (Friday). If he succeeds, however, in collecting more funds these will be distributed to non-members next week. Distressed men- bers will be relieved at Cardiff and Penarth on Saturday next.

Miners' Demonstrations. TREHARRIS COLLIERS S 1AMT FOR CLOAC'H VALE. AND GET AS Flit AS FIDDLER'S ELBOW. Late on Wednesday night, a rumour reached Pontypridd that a large procession of strikers had started from Treharris for Abercynon and Pontypridd, with a view to proceed to Clydach Vale in the morning, and arrive there at a time when it was expected the colliers c would be going to work, their intention being, it was said, to stop them going down the pits. The police at Pontypridd were informed of the fact, and the whole staff, under Superintendent Cole, and Inspector Evans, held themselves in readi. ness to meet the procession. At 11.15, however, an intimation was forwarded to Superintendent Cole to the effect that the strikers had walked as far as Fiddler's Elbow, a village situated between Quaker's Yard and Abercynon, and had then returned to Treharris. In the mean- time some hundreds of people from Ponty- pridd, Coedpenmaen, Norton Bridge, and Cil- fvnydd wended their way along the Merthyr- road to meet the demonstration, and it was not until they had reached Abercynon that they found that the procession had retraced its steps. At Cilfynydd large crowds of colliers were also waiting, and when it was found that the Treharris men had gone back they had a little fun amongst themselves, a Scotch choir singing Welsh hymns. "Rydd Myrdd o Rhy- fedclotiau" and "0. Fryniau Caersalem being the favourites. The same evening there was a somewhat noisy group of young fellows on the Trallwn. Pontypridd, waiting for the proces- sion which never came. The police kept their eye on them, and no harm was done. Our Merthyr correspondent writes: -On Wed- nesday night a crowd of about oOO strikers left Treharris for the purpose of demonstrating against certain men ^ho are working in the Ocean Company's colliery. It was reported that they had gone towards Nelson, where several of the officials live, and a body of police, commanded by Captain Lindsay, the chief-constable, went by train to Llancaiach, in-order to keep them in touch. The police were informed that, the mob had gone in the direction of Abercynon, but upon reaching Fiddler's Elbow they were told that they had turned up instead to Quaker's Yard. Captain Lindsay and his force came up with the crowd about hat.f a mile from Treharris. Several of them admitted having gone to the houses of some of the officials, but the chief-constable said they would not be permitted to visit any other places, and they promised not to make any attempt to do so. The procession then broke up, but upon getting back into Tre- harris they re-formed and held a meeting. The result of the meeting was reported to be that they had decided not to do anything further th-it night, but that they intended going to Abercynon on Thursday morning. THE RECENT RIOT AT HOWLAlS. THE LOOTING AT MR. GITTEL- SOHN'S. A Suspect Before the Magistrates. •ur^n- MerTLi'yr ^ice-court on Thursday AVilliam John Williams, a young man. Sttea,in*»' sewing machine sZ at Dowlais ™'k, "^bt"u",iay'"hi" S' question there v.s a riot anil Af r v, shop tfiw wrecked, a lai-co l hn.s sewing machines, of which Ti! the police was one.—Insn.(,i produced by the simp was smashed about pil Sal<? i t and tb«re Was a crowd round ti l, o clock, twelve. They were drivcn "j* the shoP u"tl1 but they twie back repeatedly, looted On Wednesday ni^ v, he snop w,;l8 ;i(!r;,n Of the prisoner-, fath^n TV? th" Dcwlai*. r.«4 found the macHr^ < Hij«t^i:^ concealed by » «h?rt in produced "he charge, the pri^or.-r s" 4 4V'Te\ r it 011 ti 1 dion t steal it; I tonnvl !t >11 tl-b road D.wlai? Inn us I wa« coming £ ?, Ta'.s macVne. rerf,tly ciean. lVierA Vt.ns ao■ it as if it Vd otl Jt.le prisoner wm for trial at the «wTt ioi *wxt quarter fusion*. ♦ Meeting1 of Magistrates at Merthyr. A vr.eetius? -f the magistrate* acting for the v sessional n-uLS" },Uy Hi*her y.eU' at tioon on xhuisaay m order to waa L.eu- f n the chief-constable 4 r,he r,r'' 1(iop'• ed lor the preservation S Si pS""ekee ard ,he protection of PPo! HI» pnblie pea,ee perty. —

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Lawsuits Against Mr. Hooley. l { t} FOR ALLEGED MISREPRE- SENT ATIOX. In the Queen's Bench Division on Thursday the case of Green lees v. Hooley was in the list for trial (before Mr. Justice Wills and a, special jury) but on the case being called Mr. Craig, who appeared for plaintiff, explained that the case had come rather unexpectedly into the list for trial, and, as the affairs of Mr. Hooley were on Wednesday brought into the bank- ruptcy-court, he suggested that it might be con- venient to the parties concerned if the case were ordered to stand over for a time. It was an action in which plaintiff sought to recover damages for misrepresentations in connection with the sale of certain shares, and 'interroga- tories had been administered to the defendant, but had not yet been answered. This was given as another reason for the postponement of the case. Mr. Kirsch, on behalf of Mr. Hooley, con- sented to the case standing over, but said Mr. Hooley entirely denied the alleged misrepre- sentations, and was prepared to refute them, as he had done successfully on previous occa- sions. The case was accordingly ordered to stand over for a fortnight. A Claim for £ 53,000. In the Queen s Bench on Thursday (before lfr. Justice Bigham and a specia1 jury) Messrs. Jurado and others brought an action against Mr. Hooley to recover £53,000, as commission in respect to procuring a contract for defendant for the issue of a Spanish loan upon the security of quicksilver mines in Spain. Mr. Kisch, for defendant, asked that the case should stand over. His Lordship said it was in his power to allow the action to proceed, but probably this would only result in a new trial and a waste of time, as, doubtless, defendant's counsel was not prepared to go on. Mr. K'sch said it was the fact, that he was not ready to go on with the case. Mr. Lawson Walton said he felt the difficulty which his learned friend was in. His Lordship observed that in the meantime there was the question of who was to pay the special jury. Mr. Walton said he should not like to pay twelve guineas and perhaps only get eighteen- penceintheJE. Mr. Kiech: My friend should not say that. There may be 30s. in the £ for aught I know. aught I know. Eventually Justice Bigham ordered the case to stand over generally. Bailiffs at Risley Hall. A sheriff's officer has been in possession since last Saturday at Risley Hall, Mr. Hooley's De-byshire residence, under two execution orders, but the proceedings in bankruptcy have altered the situation, and on Thursday morning the bailiffs were ordered by the London Official Receiver to withdraw. The Ilkeston Liberals regard Mr. Hooley's candidature for their divi- sion as abandoned. MU. HOOLEY INTERVIEWED. ALLEGED WHOLESALE BLACK- MAILING. Startling Revelations Promised Mr. Hooley, in an interview with a repre- sentative of the London "Evening News," de- clared that he did not by any means regard his bankruptcy as the close of his career. Black- mail, he asserted, was what had done him, and he promised at his public examination to make some startling revelations regarding the ex- tent to which blackmailing is carried on in the City. Eighteen months ago he had property invested to bring in £70,000 a year, and now he had not a shilling of his own. On the other hand, his charity account totalled up to £ 250,000. He had handled altogether £25,000,000 worth of property, making a profit of £ 3,000,000. He had worked sixteen hours a day, and had not had three days' holiday since 1896. He had always acted straightforwardly, throwing his cards upon the table for everyone to see. He had a wife and seven children, but he had made no settlements of any kind upon any of them. None of the companies which he had promoted had failed, but he had been obliged to seek the protection of the bankruptcy-court because of the immense number of actions brought by discontented shareholders. When, however, the estate was wound up it would, probably, show a surplus of half a million sterling, and everybody would be paid in full. He had not worked alone in his ventures. There had always been a syndicate, which in- cluded the highest in the land and the lowest. He had been making the business and they had been taking the profit. Now they had turned their backs on him, leaving him in the lurch, and he was going to show the public how he had been treated. He hid been blackmailed ever since he came to London, and immediately he put his foot down he was attacked from every quarter. The im- mediate cause of his petition was the action of a well-known furniture dealer, who had had enormous sums from him, but who had put the bailiffs in his house in Hill- street for £ 1,300, refusing to give him a week's delay. A bank which had handled 5,000,000 of his money sent back his wages check for £150. It is a, very curious thing that, while those who had made money out of him had not offered him the slightest assistance, old friends who had never made a penny by his ventures had come forward most generously. Five gentlemen had offered him £ 50,000 apiece rather than let him stop, but he preferred to clear the matter up now and let everybody see that he had done his businesses straightforwardly. He intended to let in such a light upon some of the financial jouinals that they would never dare to hold up their heads again. He had quite made up he;, mind that the whole of his transactions with everybody should be la;d before the Offi- cial Receiver. He was once called out of bed at one o'clock in the morning after fd'otment, and threatened with arrest, it he did not pay £ 25,000. and he paid the money. There was no other way. It was only a stock-jobbing transaction, and there was nothmg in it as had since been proved in open court. Speaking of company promotions, Mr. Hooley said he bought the Cycle Com- ponents Tube Company for S50,000, and sold it for £ 150 000. lIe never saw the prospectus and knew nothing about it" because his name was on it. and the contracts were made in his name. He had scores of writs from share- holders who demanded the return of their money. He supposed he should have to retire from some of his public positions, but he should not retire fvom his candidacy for the Ilkeston Division. unless asked to do so. He was going to pay cos. in the £ and there was no reason on earth why he should retire. SWNIFICANT FIGURES. The following are some of Mr. Hooley's pro- motions, together with the present value of the shares; Present Deprecia- Company. Capital. value. tion. t- £ £ £ Dunlop Debs 550,000 363,000 187,000 Do. Pref 1,000,000 625.000 375,000 Do. Ord 1,000.000 600 000 400,003 Do. Def. 2,000,000 700,000 1.300,000 Bovril Ord 750.000 721 875 228,125 Do- P,efj -X'-V 7»>.000 450,000 300 000 Clem't Glad. Ord. 700.000 ldQ 000 550,000 Singer Ord. 400.000 180 000 220.000 Do. Pref 200,000 135 000 65,000 Swift Ord. 200.000 05',000 105,000 Do. l>ref- 100-000 79 000 21,000 Components Tube 150.0% 30 000 120,00') Cvcle Man. Tube 250,000 25.000. 225,000 Hamber. America 76,000. 30 000 45,000 Do. Portugal.. 100,000 2»1 000 80.000 Do. Russia 75.030. 15 000 50,030 Schweppe Dcf 350.000 140,000 210.000

THE LEVLANl) COLLISION. IMPORTANT EVIDENCE GIVEN AT THE INQUEST. The coroner's inquiry was resumed at Pres- et on on Thursday relative to the death of Alfred Hickling and Mrs. Ellen Halpin, who vere ki'leu in the collision which occurred at Leylant on the 2nd inst. between two excur- sion trains which were rerurning respectively from Blackpool and Morecambe to Manchester. -Colonel Addison, who appeared for the Board of Trade, said at the opening that it might simplify matters if he said that he had gone into the whole of the times of these trains, and he was perfectly satisfied that both were run- ning at a very moderate speed. Richard Robinson, signalman at Bashall Junction Box. said he had been sixteen years in the company s employ, and had acted as signalman for ,eve.i years and a. half, four years of this time being at his present box. H' said he was quite sure that he did not signal the Morecambe or colliding train to enter Ley- land Station. Both home and distant signals were against it. As the train passed his cabin he tried to attract the attention of the driver by waving a red nag, but failed to do so. He managed to attract the attention of the guard of the train, but could not. say whether th* guard £ «t»idied the brake or not. (Proceeding.)

FIGHT ON THE SEASHORE. Six sailors belonging to har Majesty's ship Rait -11 ware charged at Dorchester on Thurs- day with assaulting the police. The men. who had broken their leave, were discovered by three constables at a fishing village called fleet The officers proceeded to arrest the sailors, but the latter resisted, and, standing in t|he watei, were said to have pelted the potice- with heavy pebbles. A capture was effected, but the three constables were badly niau'^d. Accused were remanded.

A Terrible Confess ion. I Walter Duffy, a labourer, was remanded at Barnsley on Thursday charged with wilfully murdering Margaret Norman, a widow, on Easter Monday. Duffy, who was brought up 011 his own confession, stated that on the night of Easter Monday, he and the woman visited several public-houses. Afteiwards he went It. me with the woman and made improper overtures to her. and because she refused him ae strangled her. Ife then tidied up the house and left. At the inquest a verdict that death was caused by natural causes, probably house and left. At the inquest a verdict that death was caused by natural causes, probably heart disease, was returned, and the present tarn of events has caused considerable excite- ment. turn of events has caused considerable excite- ment.

A MADMAN S JOKE. I At Aldershot on Thursday Walter Hooke. 15, was, in consideration of the fact that he was of weak intellect, bound over under the First Offenders' Act, for having on Sunday placed a boulder on the London and South Western ine at Cove. The driver of the express noticed the obstruction, and a ganger removed it. Hooke and his sister were ne (iced inside the fence, and the former admitted that he had placed the stone on the linc, wishing to see the train pass over it.

THEFT OF FOWLS. A labourer, named George Seerie, living at the Murch, Cadoxton-Barry, was heartlessly robbed on Tuesday night. He bought nearly 30 fowls on Saturday, and on Wednesday morning found they had all been stolen. Seerie is a steady, industrious man, and much sympathy is felt for him in his loss. The police have arrested two men on suspicion of complicity in the theft, but two more of the guilty parties are believed to be at large.

BARRY ISLAND RAILWAY EXTENSION. Two of the pontoons intended for the pas- senger :anding stage of the Barry Island Rail- way extension have been delivered at Barry Docks this week from the works of Messrs. Lysaght and Sons, Bristol. These pontoons are 90 feet in length, and 24 feet beam, and ten feet in depth. On Wednesday another pontoon of like dimen- sions, intended for the same landing-stage, was launched at the builders' yard, and the small pontoon is also on the blocks at Messrs. L.vsaght's works. The sliding caisson at the entrance to the No. 2 dock at Barry will be completed by the builders, Messrs. Stephenson and Co., in the course of three or four weeks, but the new dock will not be ready for opening for at least another three months.

CORPUS CHRISTI. The Catholics of Caidiff, with other co-reli- gionists all over the world, are to-day celebrat- ing the feast of Corpus Christi. The celebration in Cardiff is in this country unique, having regard to the beautiful castie grounds, the splendour 0C the ceremonies, and the number of Catholic children who walk in the precession. The weather was peculiarly in harmony with the joyousness, which is the leading feature of the festive. As usual, the lp children from the various schools walked in procession dressed in white and accompanied by bands, to the castle graunds, where the ufiual service took place, Bishop Hedley offic- ting, and hundreds of worshippers devoutly taking part.

DAMAGES FOR SEDUCTION. In the Queen's Bench on Thursday Daniel O'Sullivan, a City tailor, was awarded X150 damages and costs for the seduction of, his daughter by Charles Leonard Flick, of Pulley, Surrey. Defendant, who was a member of the Hon. Artillery Company, with a salary of £ 1,400 a year and expectations, accosted Miss O'Sullivan in Oxford-street, and the subse- quent intimacy led to the birth of the child. Mrs. Earl, an Islington lodging-house keeper, was also awarded JS100 with costs for the seduction of her daughter, Rosina, aged nineteen, a dressmaker employed by a Regent- street firm, by Arthur Genese, a young City warehouseman. The mother had claimed J5800 and the girl JMOO for breach of promise, and it was stated she already possessed an affiliation order against defendant.

A TALKATIVE PRISONER. Clara Mary Hayhoe, 52, married, of no fixed abode, was charged, at Southwark Police- court on Wednesday, with making a false state- I ment with the object of obtaining relief from St. Saviour's guardians. Evidence was given that the prisoner said she was destitute, and was admitted to the casual ward, but when searched 8s. 81£1. was found secreted in her bonnet. Hayhee was very talkative, and told a long story about being ejected from her lodgings. Mr. Denman (after listening for ten minutes): I do not Hayhoe • I want to find my husband, 'who you know- The Gaoler: Be quiet. Mr. Denman: I do not suppose you quite- Hayhoe: I wont to get some clothes The Gaoler: Will you be quiet? Mr. Denman: You do not quite understand the seriousness of the offence you were com- mitting- Hayhoe: I only had the clothes I was stand- ing up in. and —— Mr. Denman: Go on, and finish, if you ever wilf. Hayhoe: I have done. sir. Mr. Denman: Very well, then, listen, or I will give you severe punishment. Hayhoe: I sold my furniture The Gaoler (shouting): Keep quiet. Mr Denman (hurriedly): One day's imprison- ment with a warning. Hayhoe: I said to my landlady, who 1 have liverl with for years—I said to her- At this point the woman was removed out of court.

IRISHMEN AND "SASSOS." A young man, named George Townley, a boiler cleaner, was charged, at the Thames Police-court on Wednesday, with threatening to commit suicide. About three o'clock on Tuesday morning Police-constable 783K was on duty at Blackwall Pier, when he saw defendant make a run aud attempt to jump into the water. The officer stopped Townley, who said. "If you let me go I wi 1 drown myself, as I a*n worried by some Irish people. Defendant now said the people down his court kept calling h'm a "Sasso." Mr. Moad: What is that? r^e'-e'*c'anf: It means the English people. Mr. Iwep.cl: Do you mind bfng called English? Some people are proud of it. Defendant: I don't mind being called an Englishman, but I won't be called a "Sasso." .y\ Townley. the father, was called, and said her son was a good boy, but last night he had a glass or two. The Irish people ro&nd where he lived kept calling the Protestants "Sassos." ^r" ^e»d: There is nothing objectionable about being a Protestant, is there? Mrs. Townley: You would not like to be jeered at like that, would you? Mr. Mead: I wouldn't niind it. Defendant was allowed to go away with his friends.

TRAGIC DRATH AT BARRY. On Wednesday afternoon Mr. Tichborne, a gentleman belonging to Bristol, who was on a visit to his son-in-law, Mr. c. Brook, Flora- street, Barry, was being driven along Court- road, in the direction -If Cadoxton, when he was suddenly seized with a fit. Mr. Tichborne, who was about fifty years of age, was carried into the house of Mr. J- E. Levers, :1111., Single- ton, close by, whereby he had a. relapse, and died almost as soon as Dr. KÍflg and Dr. Budge had arrived. Death is believed to have been due to apoplexy. An inquest may be held.

-=: WINDSOR. DOCK BILL. In the House of Comnlons on Friday further evidence that additional dock accommodation was unnecessary was iaken, and then several witnesses were examined on the danger of col- lision in the Bute entrance channel, which they said would be greatly iucreas,ed if a new stream of traffic were brought in. The pas- senger steamer service, they stated, would also be endangered, and if a collision did happen it would be a furious matter, as it would, probably, close the channel, which is cuiy 10jft TT.'de. 1

Loss of the S.s. Grimsby, r THE ADMIRALTY INQUIRY CONTINUED. EVIDENCE OF THE SUPERIN- TENDING ENGINEER. On Thursday in the Admiralty Division of the High Court Mr. Justice Gorell Barnes, sit- ting with the Trinity Masters, continued the hearing of the evidence in the inquiry a", to the abandonment and loss of the steamship Grimshy. of Cardiff, on the )3th of August last, j off Cloveliy, North Devon. An inquiry into the occurrence had been previously held by the stipendiary magistrate of Cardiff, sitting with the assessors, when they found that the primary cause of the a1:>andonment was the un. seaworthiness of the vessel, and that the bunker coals on board were inferior in qualify. The magistrate ordered that Mr. Childs, the manager, and Mr. Travis, who supplied the bunkers, and who is a director of the Grimsby Steamship Company, to each pay 200 guineas towards the cost of the inquiry, and suspended the master's certificate for .two years. The Board of Trade now ordered a re-hearing in the High Court, under the Merchant Shipping Act. Mr. Sutton (with the Solicitor-General) appeared for the Board of Trade. In a portion of the evidence taken at the first inquiry, the son of the master stated that he acted as second mate of the Grimsby. hut that he had no certificate. The ship was making about two knots when approaching Lundy Island. He had neyer seen the vessel go at so slow a speed before, and he attributed the fact to bad bunker coa. s. The engineers said that they could not get proper steam up. His Lordship said the engineer, in his evidence, sLtted that the eoal wouid 1IOt get up bteam. and that it burnt through like sand. Mr. Monroe, superintending- engineer to the company to which 111c Grimsby belonged, was called, and examined by the Solicitor-General. He said that it was his function to look after the hull, and machinery, and the vessel generally. He was appointed by Mr. Childs. and in a letter he received from that gentle- man, it was stated that he was to be "super- intending engineer His salary was £ 25 per annum. The duty of a superintending engineer in many instances included looking after the hull and machinery and the vessel generally. The SoIiciLor-Genera!, addressing his lordship, said he did not think there was any other point. Mr. Justice Barnes: This gentleman, on his own statement, is practically responsible for the safety of the ship. I want to know what he did. The Solicitor-General (to witness;: When did you last examine the Grimsby ?—When she was on the gridiron at Cardiff. I went round the bottom to see that she was all right, but no repairs were done with the exception of a few that Captain Murrell, the consulting engineer, offered in his report. I was satisfied as the result of my examination that the ship was seaworthy. Do you know what happened to the vessel at sea:Ye8. How do you account for that?—I cannot account for it I have not the slightest idea. Do you suspect that you overlooked any- thing?—I thoroughly examined the hull and could see nothing wrong. Continuii'g witness said he did not examine the furintV. because he had eamined it on the previous voyage, I wo months' before the time in question. He looked at the bulkhead door, but he did not examine it closely. It was most important that the door should close. Do you know that it would not close?—The engineer says it would not close. It should have done so. Continuing, witness, said he did not examine the bulkhead, and he did not himself aej the repairs carried out to the plug in the port ship bunkers HE- did not examine the fore peak. By Mr. Aspinall: Since his appointment he had insisted on having the right to require any repairs: that might in his judgment be neces- sary, and to have them done in his own par- ticular way. By Mr. Justice Barnes: He never made any detailed examination of the ship, because he Understood that she was shortly to undergo a thorough repair. Mr. Justice Barnes said he did not see what witness's functions were What he really did in the way of survey was to rely on other people. Later Mr. Justice Barnes said he wanted to do witness justice, but he could not see that he took any serious steps to see that the Grimsby was in a'seaworthy condition. Witnes< in reply. again went over in detail what he had done, and added that in his opinion the vessel was seaworthy when she left Swansea. Thomas Kelly. the master of the Grimsby was next caliel, and said he could only suggest that the water found its way into the ves8e1 through the rent in the starboard side. which was found by the master of the tug-boat which fell in with the Grimsby off Barnstaple. By Mr. Aspinall: He had no possible interest in getting rid of the vessel. He lost his employment and his effects by the casualty. and he had only earned JM 17s. since he was paid by the Board of Trade. By his Lordship: The water entered the ship at the starboard corner of the hold. One of the plates was corroded, and it gave way, causing the water to rush in. He noticed that the coal in the bunkers was very small. He thought it was all right. The Solicitor-General: Did the engineer com- plain of the coals?—Yes, he said that he cou'd not get up steam at all with the coals. The ship never marie water before that occasion. Mr. Arthur Wellington Travis said he was a coal merchant carrying on business at Cardiff. He sold coal for the South Rhondda Colliery. He had one JE100 share in the Grimsby. and had not the slightest interest in getting rid of her. The coal he sold was a rough coal—South Eh<»n<: da coal. It had been shipped cn board the Gr:m^by for several voyages. Mr. F. Childs managed the ship. Witness had nothing to do with the steamer. The coal was worked and delivered on board the ship ai Swansea. The coal was 'till used, notwith- standing the bad reports of the engineers. It cost £80,000 to work the coal. His Lordship: Some of the witnesses des- cribed the coal as mud when it was shipped? Witness: They must say something. The coal was a good thorough coal, the same as had been supplied before to the Grimsby and other vessels. The Solicitor-General said he would submit on the evidence before the court that the loss of the vessel was due to unseaworthiness, and the manager of the vessel was -esnonsi^ie for that. The superintending engineer was Mr. Munroe. and he ought to have reported on the state of the ship. Then, as to uie coals, perhaps :f they had been good all iuni- would have been lost. It would be for the court to say whether the master was guilty of negligence or whether he sought assistance by si^nAllm' as SOOl1 as he might have clone Sf). If", did not think that the master intended t-o lose the ship. Mr. Frederick Chiids was next examined. He skid that he managed the Coventry and the Grimsby since January. 1857. He was not acquainted with the construction of a ship. If he examined a vessel he could not tell whether she was seaworthy or not. He was, really the charterer of the two ships. Mr. Daniel was the marine superintendent at first, when witness was a,ppointed, and he (Mr. "Daniel) was followed by Mr. Mundoe. The vessel had been inspected twice by the Board of Trade, and she was insured in two or three clubs. Mr. Murrell, a consulting: engineer, examined the ship. and-made g report. The rule of the clubs was not that there should be a general survey of a ship every year. but a survey of her bottom. His Lordship pointed out that by the 457th Section of the Act a person was responsible for misdemeanour who sent his ship to sea in an unseaworthv condition. The Solicitor-General asked the witness what steps he took to aseestain whether the ship was in a seaworthy condition. wit"M8.s thoroughly relied upon the Board of surveyors passing the ship. and also upon reports of Mr. Murrell, which he took to oe complete reports of the survey made. His Lordshio here directed that Mr. TraVIs shonld be re-cailed. He was asked what steps he took to ascertain that the ship was sea- worthy. Mr. Travis replied that he tooK o steps, as the matter wa's left entirely in 1 e bands of the manager, but he was only a minor director, holding only one share, while air. Newton held seventeen shares, and was manag- ing director. Mr. Chiids said that Mr. Netwon took no steps to ascertain that the ship was seaworthy. We (Mr. Xewton) was quite satisfied that the snip was in a fit and proper condition. Mr. Robson. Q.C.. then proceeded to address the court on behalf of Mr. Travis. Hl- said that the real case must turn from the question of rersona1 responsibility, of which the quanty of the coal was only one of the elements. He submitted that the coal was not in any way defective for its purpose. The same class of coal had been supplied to the gas company. and no complaint whatever had been made: in fact. the gas company expres-ed a preference fo." that kind of coal. They had the impartial evidence of the stevedore who saw the coal delivered to the Grimsby, and he observed no difference between the coals that had been emptied out of the trucks. Mr. P.obson then went on to contend that the court of inquiry had not the power to order Mr. Travis to pay 200 guineas towards the cost of the investiga- tion. That was not the right principle upon which the liability of Mr. Travis should be gauged. Mr. Justice Barnes thought that Mr. Robson was going too far when he said that. Mr. Robson did not think so. because he under- stood the law A man could only be made responsible for neglisrence in respect of which a penalty could be imposed. (Proceeding.)

TO-DAY'S RACING i -0- T5NGFIELD P AUK MEETING. i) /A -Tiie GRANGE HANDICAP of 150 JL U sovs: winners extra. Five furlongs. Mr Robinson's Manxman, 4yrs. 9«t 21b N Eobinson 1 Ladv Radnor's Longford Lady. 5yrs, 6st 121b Luke 2 Mr Raphael's Sangrado. 3,rrs, 7st 41b T Loates 3 Mr Maguire's Filassier. 5yrs 8st 121b Pratt 0 Mr Best's Holt Castle, 4yrs, 7st 111b Madden 0 Mr Cooper's Coek-a-Hoop, 3yrs, 7st Zib Chapman 0 Winner trained by Owner. Betting -2 to 1 agst Manxman. 4 to 1 agst Sangrado. 9 to 2 agst Fiiassier, U to 2 ag<t Coek-a-lloop 7 to 1 agst Hole Castle, and 3 to 1 anrst Longford Lady. Sangrado in Illt centre marl-? the running from Ccck-a-Hoop on the ri-rht. and Manxman on the rails, with Lon, f(.,i-d Lady next, to the distance, wher^ Manxman drew to the front, and won by half a length from Longford Lady, who became second close home; a neck sipa- rated the second and third. Cock-a-Hoop wa= fourth, and Fiiassier iast. (Race started at Z.1), o o C\ —The GODSTONE HIGH-WEIGHT JL. *)U SELLING HANDICAP PLATE of 100 sovs; winner to be sold for 50 sovs. Six furlongs. Mr Jevntt's Poklad, 4yrs. 8st 21b T Loates 1 Mr Gibson's Bonny Doon, 3yrs, 8st lib Eumbold 2 Mr Strakfr's Hartforth. 3yrs. 7st 12ib Madden 3 Mr Marshall's King Stork, 5yrs. 9st lib Bradford 0 Mr Hudson's Blanc Mange, aged, 9"t Wingfield 0 Mr Ifiste's Minerval, 6yrs, 8st 71b Rickabv 0 Mr Griffith's Dungar. 5yrs, Bst 5Jb M Cannon 0 Mr Dormer's Dig Fellow. 4yrs. 3st 2!b Wood 0 Mr Sadler's Circle. 3yrs, 3st 21b Toon 0 Mr \Vaipole's MoLke, 3yrs, Est 2ib S Loates 0 Lord Durham's Persienne, 3yrs, 8st lib Southey 0 Mr Marshall's Merry glen, 3yrs, 8st lib Luke 0 Mr Collins's Nothing 3yrs. Sst Alisopp 0 Mi Seton's Little Silver. 3yrs. Bst Robinson 0 Mr Holme-'s Kemerton. 3vrs. 7-=t 131b J Hunt 0 Mr J Cannon's Melilot. 3yrs, 7st I3!b K Cannon 0 Winner trained by owner. Betting-l00 to 15 agst Hartforth. 100 to 14 agst Big Fellow, 8 to 1 each agst Poklad and Little Silver, 10 to 1 each agst Circle. i'4oltke. Nothing, and Blanc Mange, 100 to 8 agsc Kemerton, and 100'to 7 agst any other. After some delay Bonnie Doon on the inside made the running from Kemerton, Molilot, and Little Silver. with Hartforth on the right, in front of Poklad and Molt-ke. So they ran to the distance, where Poklad became second, and challenging Bonny Doon. won by a neck; two lengths separated the second and third. Dungar was fourth. Mcrryglen fifth. Blanc Mange sixth, Little Silver seventh, Circle next, and Minerval last. iFiace started at 2.49). 3A —The PRINCE OF WALES'S CUP « U (handicap) of 800 sovs; winners extra. One mile, straight. Sir R Waldie Griffiths's Merle, 4yrs, 7st 51b S Loates 1 Capt Freville Cookson's Cay Luniley, 3yrs, Sit nib J Huu[t 2 Mr Belmont's Bridegroom II., 3yrs, 7st lCfb T Loates 3 Mr Jersey's Bridegroom. 5yrs <},t .C Wood 0 Mr Burton's Last of the Queens. 5yrs. 7st 41h ATb*>PP 0 Mr Luke's Warren Pet, 3yrs, 7-t lib H Luke 0 Winner trained by R Sherwood. Betting—3 t.) 2 arst Merle. 100 to 30 agst Gay Lumley. 7 to 2 agst Bridegroom. 4 to 1 agst Bridegroom II.. 10 to 1 agst T.ast of the Queens, and 100 to 3 Warren Pet. IV Gay Lumley. on the inside, made the running fiom Last of the Queens and Warren r-e with Merle at their heels, until approaching the dis- tance. when Merle drew to the front, followed bv Bridegroom II., and. making the remainder of the running. won by two lengths from Gay Li'mley. who re-passed Bridegr.-om II. 011 the post and beat him by a head. Bridegroom was fourth, and Warren Pet last. 3QH -The FORD MANOR TLATE of 103 ,OU sovs, for three year olds and up- wards; mares and geldings allowed 31b. One mile. Mr Worton's Snaresbrook. 3vrs, 7st -31b 0 Madden 1 Mr L de Rothschild's Excepcional, iyrs, ï-t. 41b T Loates 2 Mr Cornes s Simonwick, 4yrs, 8st 21b S Loates 3 Lord Radnor's Chevele d'Or. 5yrs, 9st 311) A Bushell 0 Mr Ralli-f Princeling. 3yrs, 7q alb .Toon 0 Winner trained by owner. Betting—6 tr 4 each as-t Excepcional and Sn-tresbrook. 6 to 1 agst Simonwick, 10 to 1 agst Chevele d'Or, and 20 to 1 agst any ether. Princeling was the smartest away, nttenuea bv Chevele d'Or, with Snaresbrook and Excep- cional close un, for half-way. "\here Simonwick became second, but at the distance Snaresbrcok drew nut, attended by Excencional, and won by a hoad': a neck separated the second and 4hird. Princeling was last. —The VILLAGE SELLING PLATE of • 500 sovs. for two year olds; coits 9st. fillies and geldinffs. 8st 111b;winner to be sold for 50 sovs. Five furlongs. 9st. fillies and geldinffs. 8st 111b;winner to be sold for 50 sovs. Five furlongs. Mr Grenfell's King Patsy, 9st S Loates 1 Lord Wolverton's M&rianopoli. Sst 11.1 b Madden 2 Mr Bruce Seton's Princess Laura filly, 3st 111b Robinson Mr Dewar's Aberfeldv. 9st Toon 0 Vp L Brassey's Hesperus, 9st Bradford 0 Mr D Baird's Marauder. 9«t Rickabv 0 Mr Burnham' End^r, 8«t 111b Woodburn 0 Mr Hoole's De;s. 34 111b Wingneld 0 j Mr M'C-almont's ^tbe'. filly. 8-t inb.T Loates 0 Mr Steven> Debate gelding, dst lllb M Cannon 0 Mr R Sherwood's Scotch Hawk, 8st lllb Rum bold 0 Winner trained nri,-at..iv. Betting—3 to 1 each agst Ethel filly and Prin- cess Laura filiv. 100 to 30 agst Endor. 8 to 1 airs* Debate gelding. 10 to 1 each ag^t Marauder and Marianopoli. 100 to 7 agst King Patsy, and 20 to 1 asrst any other. Scotch Hawk led. followed bv Princess Laura f'P.y and Ethel filly, with King Patsy and Marianonoi' at their to well inside the distance, when Marianrn^li drew to the front, but King Patsy challenged, and won by a neck; a head separated the second and third. Ethel filly va- fourth. Scotch Hawk fiflb. Debate gelding sixth. Endor next and Aberfeldy last. 'Race started at 4.13). 4 O/ —The EDEN WELTER HANDICAP "x.OU of 150 sovs; winners extra. One mile. Mr Wort-on's Johnny Sands, 3yrs, 7st 121b Madden 1 Mr Jersey's Canter 3yrs, 8«t T Loates ? Mr G-o'lan's The Possible, aged. Sst Page 3 Mr Kirvtan's Gobrvas, oyrs, 9st, lib Alisopp 0 Mr Brassey's Counsellor, Jyrs, Sst 101b Bradford 0 Mr Pickering's Necromantic, 3yrs, 8st 21b S loates 0 Mr Humby'g Turnworth. 5yrs. 8at lib Foley 0 Mr T Cannon's Hands Off. 3yrs, 7st 131b X Cannon 0 Capt Eewieke's Ocean Rover. 3yrs. 7st 131h Teretta 0 Winner trained by owner. BeUing-S to 4 agst Johnny Sands. 100 to 30 agsi, Canter. 8 to 1 agst Councilor, and 100 to 8 agst any ether. Johnny Sands jumped off. followed bv Th" Possible. Gobryas, Ocean Rover. Kands Off and Counsellor and. making all the rnllnin<.ë. Johnny Sands wop. bv two leneihs; a bad third. Necromatic was fourth. Ocean R ver fifth. HM-nds Off sixth, Counsellor next, and Turnworth last.

BEVERLEY MEETING. O r\ —The BR ANTING HAM WELTER Jj* HANDICAP PLATE of 100 sovs; winners extra. One mile. Mr Weldon's Bonny Creeper, 3yrs. 8st 101b Owne" 1 Mr I'An'on's Camuana, 3vrs. 8"t 121b Lane 2 Mr Alton's Bedlight 6vrs. IC-t 31b R Obaloner 3 Captain Dormer's Kicking Fan gelding, 4,vrs. 9st lib Grey 0 Mr Snarry's Muskh.vn. 3yr«, Sst 41b Finlay 0 Mr Paget's Miss Osborne. 3yrs, 8st 31b Osborne 0 j Mr Wade's Marion C.. 3yrs. 8st 31b Harrison 0 Winner trained browner. Betting—9 to 4 agst Bonny Creeper, 7 to 2 agst Campana. 4 to 1 agst Mn«kham. 5 to 1 agst C, 6 to 1 agst Bedlight, 7 to 1 a est Kicking Fan gelding, and 10 to ¡1 agst j M-cs Osborne. Won bv a length and a half; two lengths between the second and third. .) » '"v —The TR ANBY JUVENILE PLATE w. OU of 100 sovs. for two >7ear olds; colts 9st, fillies and geldings 8st lllb; winner 1,0 be sold for 50 sovs; maidens allowed 41b. Five furlong-?. Mr I'Anson's Stodart's Blend. 8st 10lb Lane 1, Mr Eastwood's Flacoti, 8st lllb Wgiiider-on 2 M" Sharpe's Frankie, M 71h "(\1111 "I Mr White's Allure. 8-t 71b Harrison 0 ( Mr Clayton's Sortie. Sst 71b Fngau 0 Mr Monkshall's Campanista filly 8st 7ib F Hell 0 1 Mr Tod's Plethora, 8«t 7lb Bunting 0 Mr Waddle's Lady Tynedale filly. 8st 7lh Black 0 Mr Phillips's Concilia filly. 8st 71b Phillip? 0 Mr Adams, jun's Tarn Helm, 8st 71b Magnire 0 Mr Dobson's Busby Grange. 8st 101b Chadwick 0 Mr Lee's CEnopian, 3st 101b Finlay 0 M" Dyson's Goldnetti. Sst 71b Lofthouse 0 Winner trained by owner. Betting—5 to 4 agst Frankie, 3 to 1 agst fEnopion, 4 to 1 agst Stodart's Blend, and 10 to 1 agst any other. Won bv a length and a half; the same dis- tance between the second and third. 3r\ —The LONDESBOKOUGH PLATE • of 150 sovs. for two year olds; colts 8st 121b filjies and geldings 8st 91b; win- ners extra. T.Y.C.. five fur'ings. Mr Snarry's Model Agnes. 8s* 41b Lane 1 Mr Dore's Edna Lyall. Sst 41b .Bell 2 Mr Vvner's Apparel, Sst 71b B'ack 3 Mr Cooper's Sorcery. 8st 4lb Calev 0 ( Aferry Hampton. Sst 71b Chadwick 0 j L">rd frewp's Ormeau. Sst 7U> Finlay 0; Mr I'Anson's The Watcher. 8st 41b .E!and Ot Mr T,e's Lunatic colt 8st 71o Yarn'U 0j Mr Osborne's Campajiorie. Sst 4Jb Osborne 0 j Mr Ridley's Bellerby Maid. 8;t 4ib Pla-tt 9 Mr Sanderson's Breadv ovth. 3?t 41b i Sanderson 0 | Mv Tod'* Teesdale Lass, Bst 71h Fapun 0 Mr Wilton's Chief Warreue. 8st 41b Wei don 0 Winner trained *<rivateiy. Betting—5 to 4 agst Model Agnes. 7 t0 7, a-gst Edna Lyell 5 to 1 agst O-meau. and 10 to 1 aL'-t any other. Won by twD lengths: one length between •be second and third. Te-sd:ile La«s colt was fourth, and Ormeau i'.ftn. O —The SELLING WELTER HA-NDI- <J«uU CAP PLATli, of 100 sovs; Wimera extra; winne* t-o be sold f^v 50 sort. One m'ue. Mr Sanderson's Baven, 6yrs. 8st mb.We!.Jon 11 Mr ^unnineham'n Mogul, QsL 13!b I S Chandley > Mr Monkshall's Criepus, 4yrs. 31b.Black 3 Mr J Craig's Roulette, 5yrs 9st 81b Fagan 0 Mr Clark's Irish Mud, aged, 9st 61b.Colli ig C-i Aston's Sireue. 5yrs. 9st Sib Kibby »t Mr Aston's Samola, o.vrs, 8st 131b Crocker 0 Mr Dyson's Aliment, 6yrs. Sst lllb Lane 0 Mr Dyson's Aliment, 6yrs. Sst lllb Lane 0 ^fr-5j^?teriirg Jeart'e filly, oyrs, 8st. 61b Yitrnell 0 j Mr Ciiffe's Hon&s* Tim. 3yrS. 8st 6»b..tHbotre 0 I Mr Wintewnsbam s Lady Mig-uon, 5yrs. Bst 3!b I Bowman 0 Mr 1 Anson -5 Ardiiuie. 5yrs, 3-t Finlay Or Mr Rutherlord Maudragore äJly, 3yrs. 8~t j Bioodworth Q 1 Mr Binnie's Aucheror; filly. 3yrs, Sst.Bunting Mr Viliite's Wise Queen. 3yrs, Sst.. Harrison 0 1 Winner trained by owner. Betting—2 t& 1 ag<t Cnspus, 3 to i ngst Irish Mail, J to 1 agst Raver,, and 10 to 1 agst anv other IN, on by a head a length between the second and third. I /1 —The Twenty-third Year of the -tt. U WATT MEMORIAL PLATE, value 80 sovs. for three year old> and upwards: weight for aare; winners extra. Oncc round and a distance. Mr Vyner s Chaek Bird, <rs. 9st 3ib.Black 1 Mr I Anson s Cumncr. 3yrs. 7st 61b.. Finia.v 2 Mr Elsey's Englishman. 4yr«. 8st 21b Weld on 3 Winner 'rained by Matthews. Betting—4 to 1 on Chack Bird. 4 to 1 agst Englishman, and 20 to 1 agst Cumncr. Won by three lengths: one length between the second and third j —The EAST S1D1M; NATIONAL) ,«►) HI NT FLAT HACK PLATE ol 50 sova, for four year olds and upwards: weight! lor age; winners extra. Two miles, on the fiat. Mr Yyner's Pickled Berry, aged, list Mr Gordon 1 Mr Ryby Wright's Electric Spark, aged, list Mr Hunt 2 Mr Crompton's Sillybody, aged, list Mr Crompton's Sillybody, aged, list Mr Brown o j Mr Cunninghame's Kale. '6yrs. list | Mr Fergusson 0 Mr Fosdick's Oregon, aged, 12st.Mr Harpur 0 Mr Kirk's Wilful, aged, list Mr Thompson 0 Winner trained by J G Elsey. Betting—5 to 2 on Pickled Berry. 6 to 1 agst Kale, 7 to 1 agst Electric Spark, and 10 to 11 ag-i any other. Won by two lengths; same distance between the second and third.

"SPORTSMAN" AUTHENTIC STARTING PRICES. LING FIELD PARK MEETING. Horse Jockey. Sportsman. I' GRANGE HANDICAP (6). Manxman (Robinsoiv 2 to 1 as GODSTONE HIGH-WEIGHT 16;. Poklad (T Loates' 2 To 1 ag PRINCE OF WALES'S CU" '6). Merle iS Loates) o t-o 2 ag FORD MANOR PLATE i-)'. Snaresbrook (Madden* p' 6 to 4 ag VILLAGE SELLING Oil. King Patsy <S Loatesi » 100 to 7 ag EDEN WELTER -.5;. Johuny Saurts (Maddem 6 to 4 ag BEVERLEY MEETING Horse Jockey. Sportsman. P.R ANTING HAM WELTER (71. Bonny Creeper (Owner 9 to 4 ag TRANBY JUVENILE PLATE (13). Stodart's Blend (Lane) 4 to 1 ag LONDESBOROUGH PLATE (13). Model Agnes (Lane1 6 to 4 ag SELLING WELTER (16). Raven (Weidon) 4 1,0 1 ag WATT MFMORIAL PLATE (3). Chack Bird Black) 4 to 1 on NATIONAL HUNT FLAT (6i. Pickled Berry (Mr Gordon) 5 to 2 on The above prices are identical with those pub- lished in the "Racing Calendar."

OLD SAM'S OVERNIGHT FINALS. MALUMA- KAU SUCK EE mam. TORRES YE DBAS, and EFFICIENT.

Merle has incurred a 101c penalty for the Royal Hunt Cup. The funeral of th3 late Mr. J. Comvns Cole t;1 lit-" pla^e on Saturday morning: at Ken-.<d Grem. The cortege leaves 20. Walham-square, Chelsea, at 1 o'clock.

TO DArs t OXDOX BETTING. ASCOT STAGES.. 5 t 1 agst Ccmfrey. t 6 t" But.ter, t S L 1 — Piety, t 8 to 1 Limasol. t € to 1 Hi..t-orv. T 10 to 1 Laughing Girl, t 10 to 1 — Harford, t 100 to S- Nouvean P.iohe, t 20 to 1 — Marius II.. t 20 to l — Rapallo, t ROYAL HUNT CUP. 9 to 1 agst Foston. t 100 to 9 agst Knight of the Thistle, t 100 to 8 — Hermisiton. t 100 to 6 — Minstrel, t t,- 6.- St. Cloud II.. t 20 to 1 Dinna, Forg-pt. t ?0 to 1 — Brayhead, t 20 to 1 — Gazetteer, t 20 to I King's Messenger, t 25 to I — Goletta. t 25 to I t 25 to 1 — Lord Hervey. i 25 to 1 Crestfallen, t 33 to 1 — Clipstone. t

OFFICIAL 8CRATCHINGS. The "Sportsman" has been officially informed by Messrs. Weatherby of the following scratch- Lewes eiigagerienlq-Blopsville. Southdown Club Open Long Welter Rare, L e w e*:—M erril v. Ascot engagements. Sandringham—Nunsuch, Eveniait and all Mr Baird's horses (except Hplianthns in the Prince of Wales Stakes, Ugolino in the Fern Hill Stakes. Simylla in the Coronation Stakes. Cap Martin in the 8t James Palace Stakes, and Musa in the New Stakes). A,! engagements in Mr D Baird's name— Golden Hope and Floralvs. ———————————

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TO-DAYS CRICKET. j MR. EBSWORTH S XI. V. FREE FORESTERS, [BY "WELSH ATHLETE."] The local eleven had a big task set them cm Thursday morning of clearing off the 118 deficit on the first innings. and so. if possible, saving a single innings defeat. No one for a- moment thought that the 27 contributed by the home eleven anything like represented their strength. Still, it was one of the glorious uncertainties of the game. and what happens once may easily happen again. A dull, heavy morning again gav3 promise of a warm day. the breeze being delightfully welcome as a set off to the close. heavy heat. Prichard and W. E. Le-is opened the innings a few minutes after twelve- Runs at the outset came siowiy. Corbett, who shared the attack with Lester. wa" in fine form, and opened by sending down four maiden overs, Prichard wi4- the first t, be dismissed, being- taken by Appleby at mid-on. J. H. Brain fol- lowed. fwt before 1he score had been added to he lost Lewis, and Pu-sei came out to partner the Glamorgan captafp. The last-mentioned gave one d-filcnlt chance to Appleby early on. but the Forester had his thumb split in trying for the catch, and retired, W. E. Lewis coming out as substitute. A He. this runs came at a rare pace, both Brain and Kussel hitting freely all round the wicket. hoon after the bO went UD the visitors tried a double change in the boiling, Barker and Tonge going on in p'ace of Lester and Corbett. At 7J the parnership. which had contributed 52 runs, aud which had ia-sted forty minutes, vas brought to an end by Russel being dismissed bv Barker. The pro- fessional pla.vod forward at a bail, missed it. and was bowled off hi'- pads, the scare then standing at 70. W. li. Brain, who followed. onened his innings v-ith an on drive for 3. Shortly afterv-irds the adjournment was made' for luncheon, the score standing at 76 for three wicket. After lunch Tonge arfTT Corbett took up ihe attack. Runs came freely for a time, and tiller,. wilh his score at 33, J. H. Brain j gave a difficult chance in the si ins > The" ran a single for it. and then W. H. Brain falling. Tonfr.- ih? 'sst-mentioned, beat him and dis- nlaced his wickets, the total standing at 88. David, who followed, played careful cricket for David, who followed, played careful cricket for the few minutes he was with Brain, and then opening out at one from Corbett. he just tipued it aMd was taken in the sops. Nicholl wis nuzzled by one or two deliveries when he Camej in. and then snicking Tonge Tor a single. J. H. Brain got to the other end. The Glamorgan captain opened his shoulders to '.be last-men-; tioned bowler, but only dfted him un into vhe i hands of Bartlett on the off boundary, the! sixth wicket falling for 97. ixip homp eleven still requiring 21 to save the Mnpjp inning- defeat. Dr. Moynar followed and took the total over the hundred bv snicking Corbett to the bonn- dary. Slr>wlv the score \< ;i= t". ker, to 114. and then Nicholl was dismissed with a "bailer," Moynan was clean bowled by Tonge imme- diatelv Fbswor'b joined him A trio of alls were sent to Morgan v.ho was next in and then at the other end F' sworth ventured on' to a t>all. ni• -ed it. and had bis bai's v.hipped off the ninth v,cl<e+ like the seventh and eiehtb. falling wth the total of 114. Vizard i 1 n'1 Morgan, ihe ni,;r. ju't saved a single ir.P'mrs defeat and tb»n Corbett found a wa_- J 10 Morgan's wickets, the inninirs closing at 3.30 • for 119. ihe Vnresters renuiring a siugl" to win. Cobb hit n'. the nece«s»rv runs for the Fores- | tcrs in ihe Srst couple of overs, -md th*^ -'■-c.ncrs being continued resulted as follo ws, fee ore: FREE FORESTERS.—First innings. Maviiard. not out 74 Tl. T'esohev. b Russel 1 J N. 'IV.pce. b Rnssel 0 H. Ty corl>ett b Rns«el 12 i C. F. Cobb, aud b Ru-sgl 0 J. T. «"?. Tester, b Rnssel n <■'■ ;iTHrv. rnn out M. BT-i.»er h Pus=el 3 F r Tartlet. b Rnswl s* V.v VSv cF.U.David b 'EWworth 3 I A. F. T ^tharo. c and b Ru«v-1 3 Extras 13 I Totj>1 t«5 TTtrF. T"i">RESTFR>—Vpcoiid innings. Peachev r and b Rn-.nii 0 Cobb, n Morgan 10 Lester, b Ru=se\ 7 rant. Dav< c Prichard. h Ellsworth. 15 j -RaW. b Fus=ell U' I Leathern, b Russe'i I r'ort'ett. c ind V> | parflett b Russell r' Vavnard. ,iot out j Tor»«re. Mbs^nt fhm-r 11 Applet- absent Twi) (I I j Extras 2 Total 61 MR. E. H EBSWORTHo XL-First tnnia?; F H Ebsworth, b Appleby a W E. Lewis, c and b Tonge 2 J H Brain, c Lester, b Tonge • Russel. o Corbett. b Tonge Z W. H, Brain, b Tonge —0 E U David, b Apnleby 0 J Nicholl. c and b Tonge, 1 F C. Morgan, c Davey, b Tonge a Captain Prichard, run out 1 l>r. Movnan. not out 1 W. Vizard, c and b Tonge 1 Extras Total 27 ME. F.BSWGRTH'S XL-Second innings. Capt. Prichard. c Appleby, b Corbett 0 W. S. Lewis, run ont 8 .) H Braiu. c Bartleti. b Tonge 38 Russel. b Barker W. H. Brain, b Tonge 6 1- X David. c Ba-rtlett. b Corbett 2 J. J. D. Nicholl, b Corbett 6 Dr. Movimn. b Tonge 12 E. R. Ebsworth. st Cobb. b Corbett. 0 C. Morgan, b Corbett 3 \L Vizard, not out 2 Extras 4 Total 119 BOWLING ANALYSIS. MR E H. EBSWORTH S XI.—First innings. O. M. li. W. Appleby 14 7 18 2 Tonge 13-i 8 8 7 ÅlJj1¡(>1)y bowled one wide. MR. EBSWORTH S XI.-Second innings. O. M. R W. I.ester lo 2 40 0 Corbett 25 10 44 5 Barker 5 1 10 1 Tonge 1.;) 4 21 3 NEWPORT V BEDMINsiTER. The return between these ciubt- look place en Thursday on the new ground at Bed- minster. in beautiful summer weather. New- port had great difficulty in raisin™ an eleven oi anything like a representative character. There was Be play before lunch. Bedminster W.lt> short of two. and had to cull for a couple of substitutes as fielders. Newport won the toss, and Siirerlock and Lloyd went to the wickets to the bowling of Whittle and Ciapp. The- ^art was disastrous. After making- a single Snverlcck failed 31- a yorker Irani Clapp, and was bowled. F. H. Iven« went into partner Lioyc. who. when the score was at t. was taken by Wood m the slips oT Ciapp. Score:- NFV'POET— First innings. Siheriock. h Clanp 1 Lloyd, c Woods, b Ciapp 0 Ivenv not out & It. H. Deane, b Ciapp 9 Total (for three wickets 16 Newport all out for 55. GLOUCESTERSHIRE V NOTTS. Deliclltfill weather favoured the opening of this match at Bristol on Thursday, and .here was a fair attendance when the proceedings opened. W G. Grace, who won the tos<«. and naturally chose first iT:ni!ig5. had at his com- mand nine of the men who had played at Gravesend. De Winion and Ha'e giving place to C. Chamnain and Roberts. The Notts eleven was the same as that which drew with Middle- sex on Wednesday, and when they took the field Wass and Attewell opened the bowling to Grace and Rice. B-)tli 4aen placed very steady cricket. Although the wicket wa.- in grand order, the vr first half-hour onlv produced 16 runs. The bats- men never showed any di^oosition to hnrry the scoring, and they showed the same patience when Jones and J. Gunir nd then Daft, We8 on. Rice, with a 4 and 2 off the latter raised the total to 50 after little more rhan an play. each batsman having done an eoua' portion of the run-getting. None of the Notts bowlers-— and seven of them were tried—gave the bats- men much trouble bui the scoring wa- very slov.. Grace once hit a bit freely, but he wa.S still one run short of his 50 at lunch-time, when the total stood at 85 for no wicket. In the first over after lunch Grace reached his 50. after battine iust two hours. Fifteen minutes later the 100 was comulcted of which number Rice had c~ntribpt"d 37 With hI. total at 56. W. (1" made bi" fi'-st. bad stroke, a dangerous snick in hr slips off T)en"h. Both Grace and Rice were dismissed at 106. the former heinsr caught at the wicket tor a faultier 63. and the latter- taken at 110:1;t for a natient 42. Troup and Sewell imm-nved the scoring considerably, th* latter making some fine strokes. Score: — C.LOUCV-STERSHIRE First innings. W. G. G»aep. c Pike, b Wass 63 Rice, c Shrewsbury, b Dench <2 Troun. not out 40 Sewell. "iot out 78 Extras. 2 Total :for two wickets') 225 YORKSHIRE V. HAMPSHIRE The return engagement to that at Southamp- ton last is ninth, when Yorkshire heat Hamp- shire in a single day. was commenced at Fud- dersfieid on Thursday in warm weather. York- shire had the same side that beat Surrey on Wednesd-.v. while Hampshire were without Wynyarfl" and Onint~n, but included Major Poore ,nil p-ln^-ed a new man in Dr, Russell. Yorkshire bad the luck to win the toss, and just after midday R*-own aud TumuehfFe he^vin. hatting on a rather soft wicket against Baldwir apd Hill. Brown imnroved upon his 1 e<-en1 failures, making several good drives, and Ttuini- cliffe ah0 "han¡>d we1,1,. 111'1: occasionally thO, lrt"fJ1e'1 were ill diffienhies. "Brown baling a narrow efW[:1)f' from being caught at slip Tunni- eliffe played fine. r«»«o-]n+e evicket. and. unlike Brown, was never in difficulties Be rapidly overtook big paitreT. and, though T.ie-ht and Tnte took np the boiling, the 50 went un in forty-five minute Brn-"u wa- missed at 32. ir^Tnr'lp- «no: ^pvwity Tninni" with the total a-t <«. Tnnniebffe "left at 8S his snlenHid inpincs including nine 4 s Tate then, cr-t rid of Jackson and Dentin cheaply. "nd Weinwright «as out at 120. Brown piaved fine latterly. «^nre- — YOR X s KT R F.. —F i r«1 i n n i n gs. Brown, c Heseltine. b Tate M Tpnpie1t*fe «t "Rr>b«»n. b Tate W F. S. Jack"-n. «t Robson. b Tate 3 Dprt-on. c ^te»le. b Tate f. Wainwricbt. 1 b w. b Light fi Birsi b Hill 17 lI-Tr.GT'l¡{',t1" not out 12 Rborlps h Hill 6 Lord Hawke. not out q Extras 6 Total 'f')r seven wicketsV z1Z' KENT Y. SI'SSEX. For litis fixture at Catford on Thawday the Sus-ex tenm was strengthened by the inclusion of Frv. Montezuma and Tate, in nlace of Cox. Vine. and Bean, while for Kent B D "Bsnnon and E. Drnce auneared ins:pad of Knowles and Merchant. Sr.ssey won the toss hu1 iust before midday rain commenced ') fall steadily It was impossible to start at the usual time. The never very heavv rain kept on nntil nea-vly one j o'clock, but once it ceased the ground ouicklv recovered and at ten minui«« mist one Marl-ow and Brmn "T.ened the Sussex batting to the howling of Heame aud. Wright. The skv wa.< still overcast, and there was r will attendance. Frnpn the outset '•uns ceme at a great naoe. and Wright wa= especially expensive. In hal-an-hou^ 48 runs wre obtained and then M^son went (.;1. and Heame crossed over at 50. At luncheon the aggregate stood at 61 for 110 wicket. Score: — SUSSF^ K.rsi innings c I)rii,e. b I.Teirne .? Varlow c Huish. b Mason 28 M ircioo'T. net out 10 Fry c D?-uce. b Hearne 0 Newham. not out I Total 'for ihree wicket-s) 79 EssSEX y, WARWICKSHIRE Tbis county wat''h commenced on Tbuissd^T» at 1 -1, in dull wE"\1her and before H small attendance. F.ssev batted fii-st at 12.5 on un excellent wicket, and a capital start wa.. made b,, Owen and Carneuter vfbo pnt up 50 in as pvan1- minutes, both playinr ,øT An hour's p!av 64 rnr-c and then Ihe crick* ouieted down considerably Tiie 100 w't" reached in a-ii hour and three-nuar1 er-, and Owen com- peted his 50 in the same time At lunch-time the sooTc. was 107 with no wicket down, "he ga me wac resumed at five minute" to three, and Crfoent.cr completed 11;" SO in c honrs. At '■ Owon was eaucM ;1 t t 11 îrrl man for », splendid 74. The stand lasted two hours and twenty minutes. Sco-e: — ESSEX.—Fij-st innings. Owen, c Forsier, b Saniall 74 no, out 58 Perrsn. not out 0 Extras 5 Tol!il (ior )tie wicket) 140 Latest score: 1S6 for three wickets M.C.C. AND GROUND V. DERBYSHIRE. Fme. though rather dull, weather prevailed at Lord s on Thursdav morninj when a mode- rate jviar>-leb<,ne eleven met lWbyshire, who were nol quite at their fui: strength. Only a few peoole were preseiit when, at, a few minutes past twelve. Dr. Thornton and George Bean, started batting for the club against, the bowling of Davidson and Hanc.ck. Twentv-two runts were quickly made, bin then wicket, fell rapidly. "_hornto-n received little support. He left at 67. jour wickets falling at that total, and at lunch the score was 75 for nine wickets: The innings closed after lunch for 94. having lasted tivo^hours and twenty minutes The last wicket added 27. Davidson took six wickets for 30. Evershed and Wright staried the Derby- shire innings, to the howitag of J. T. Hearne and Rawlin. Score:- M.C.C. ANT) GROUND —First innings. Thornton, c Wright, b B&»twi»k 39 Ba.an. c Evershed. *b Davidson 7. Rawlin. b Davidsor* 1 Ford, b Bestwick 0 Wright, c Storer, h Davidson 3 Giifprd. c Hancock, b Davidson 1 Captain ILgge, b Davidson 11 G. G. !T«"arrie. b Davidson 0 Woodcock, c and b Bestwick ft J. T. Hearne, not out j 16 Whiteside, c Storer. b Chattert-on 10 Jixtras 6 Total 94 DERBYSHIRE—First mnirg>, Ever-lied, b J. T. Hearne 34 M"right, not out 31 Bagshaw. b J. T. Hearne 8 Chatter) on. not out 23 Extra* .— 2 Total 68 | CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY V. SURREY. There was a capital attendance at Fenner'f Ground. Cambridge, on Thursday to witness the Ic r enins this match, it being fow* seasons since Surrey met Cambridge. Three cuangea were made. ir. the Surrey team from that which {"Yorkshire defeated on Wednesday, viz., V. F. Crawford. Smilli, and Marshall taking the place# of Street. Lees, and Wood. Cambridge played their full strength, albeit Wilson and Fernie were absent, but .Ti-ssop and Coode returned to the ranivs. Fine weather prevailed when J Surrey commenced baiting at ten minutes past j twelve with Abel and Brcr^well. Jessop and Hind led the attack The start was disastrous, Score: — SURREY—First inningi. Abel, c and b Winter 3rockwcU. c Winter, b Jessop 2 Jlavward. b Jessop ^a.ldwin. c Stogdon. b Jessop 53 ephson, not. out. 18 r Stolen. b'Hind 1 uociavoo'l. c Tay'or. b Jessop 0 Smith, net et.it. 3 Extras 3 Total Tfor seven wickctsl. IP" Surrey all out for i-