The Cambrian

BIG BURGLARY. Swansea Pawnbroker's Entered. Hundreds of Pounds worth of Jewellery Gone. One c f the most daring burglaries in the history of Swansea took place on tlhe jewellery and pawnbroking premises of Messrs. H. Freedman and Co., situated on the corner of Codlege-strect. and Waterloo-street, during the early hours of Saturday uiouunng. On this occasion the prepetrators snot at big game, and, unfortunately, succeeded. Seen by a "Post" reporter, the proprietor, who was naturally much perturbed, said tliat a clean sweep had been made of the east win- daw, which was tilled the previous evening with a. prolusion of gold watches, chaims, aThI rings; in fact, practically all the arte des Ptolen were of the precious metal. The ad- joining window, which is separated from the other, was left untouched, and this points to the depredators having more than a rudi- mental knowledge of their nefarious work, for tluis window comprises silver goods only. The robbery must have taken nlace some time between 9.50 p.m. on Friday and 8.30 a.m. on Saturday, and is not conjectured to lhave taken more than an hour. When the establish- ment was opened on Saturday morning—for the second time—as it was grimly put, the first intimation that something was wrong was the presence of a new brass lock, which had been substituted on the principal eutraaice,, pre- sumably with the object of deceiving the police. On reaching the interior of the jewellery department, the worst fears were realised. Strewn about the floor and on ihp glass counters in reckless profusion were empty watdh and ring cases, completely de- nuded of their contents. Tiie entire stock of the gold watch and rnng w:ndow bad been carried away—not a single article remaining. It was d scvoered that the thieves had en- tered by the corner-door, amd once inside their work had been eilsy. There was a steel sheet between the shutters and the stock, but this was. of course, no obstacle what- ever to the scoundrels, who ^uickly and syste- matically did their work with such complete- ness. that they got clear away with their booty, so the proprietor informed the press- man, and without leaving a clue behind them. save som-e thumb-marks on tfce dust, and a pemmy-tlw latter article pointing to the work being that of "old hands.' hi answer to a query, the statement was made that "some hundreds of pounds worth are missing, co/iscstmg of watclus, chains and rings—all of gold." Tlbp police received im- mediate information of the crime, and are prosecuting inquiries in the nroper quarters. Meanwhile, the vicinity of the shop is be- sieged by a curious crowd, who eve the de- nuded window with the interest of those who are "thankful it is not thedr loss." it may be mentioned that a few trays of rings are removed nightly from the bottom of the window, and placed in a strong box, which the burglai'3 wisely did not attempt 'o interfere with. The last burglary of this dimension in South Wales w:ll be remembered as having taken plate at Neath, on the pre- ms s of Mr. Kaltenbadli, in the early part of trie present year.

Value of Stolen Jewellery. The jewel lobbery at Me-was. H. Freed- man and Co.. situate at the corner ot Cot- lege and Waterloo-streets, Swansea, lite on Friday night, or early on Saturday inorn- ing, was of a more serious character than was at fir^t thought. After going through. the books it appears tlunt the value of the goods taken is £ 800. These include seme 50 gold walciut), 130 gold Alberts, 140 seals, 30 18-carat keeper tings, 50 brooches, 130 9- carat keeper rings, seve ral diamond rings, brooches, bracelets, and studs. The various articieH range! in value from as .ouch as j320 to £ 2. Bevond thumb marks en the dust and a je iimy, no trace of the thieves Man lt-ft behind The robbery points to it being the work of old hands, inasmuch as great precaution W:I.'4 used and the fact that only gold goods were taken A glance at the premises shows that there are ;io holes through the shutters, and botwten the latter ¡;nd the stoek was a steel sheet, thus pre- venting anny light being tel'n from the outside. It is further stated thi.t the front door. being on an angle, favoured the thieves, as they would n It in all probability be a.b'e to be seen from either College or Waterloo- streets. Unfortunately the goods stolen were not insured.

ECHOES OF THE PAST. I # t INTERESTING EXTRACTS FROM "THE £ CAMBRIAN," OF 1805. | t FRIGATE AGAINST A SQUADRON. ifr # Further Details of Calder's Victory. S X .r Thursday. Aug 1st, 1805. The following account of the action be- tween Admiral Calder and the combined fleets on the 22nd uit., must h2 considered the fullest and most authentic yet published it was communicated by Lieutenant. Nichol- son at the Jamae a Cutlee House, to tho-e who pressed around him for information. "Tho action commenced at tive p.m.. and was continued with uncommon resolution and vigour for upwards of tive hours. I h<3 enemy at first endeavoured as much a.s pos- sible to avoid coming into action at all, but when thev found themselves under the in- evitable necessity of coming to battle, tliey conducted themselves with uncommon iv- .•soluti >n. Had it not been for a .successful manoeuvre by the lion. Captain (ta.dner. who led the van in th- Hero with consum- mate judgment and intrepidity, it would have been impossible to have brought them to action on the 22nd ult. A strong north- east wind prevailed during the whole or the battle, and the fog wa.s so thick that even some of our vessels could hardly avoid tiling into each other. "Our superior.ty in tactics was of no a\ai for it was impossible to perceive a s-gmi and every ship in a great, measure had > >■ i elv upon her o'.vn individual gallan i\. It wa.s owing to the unfortunate I"tia'"tj (> ie weather tliat the Winder Castle had to sus- rain mudl more than heL-due proportion of the battle, liters were no means. of per- taining where assistance was mo. and at one time that slop baa .bear the whole brunt of th. battle. Site iiaci tire fit, of six ot tiie enemy directed agumst.her at the same time; and notwithstanding th.s she maintained her station with gie.it timm,ss and resolution Not- the least ccnfusion wa.s discernable among.st her gallant crew, but the*- kept tiring her broadsides with the ut- most coolness and precision for that quarter wlier," they supposed they would be ot most effect. of the eneuivs attacking her: the Prince of Wales was itIn the hottest and thickest of the battle, and i.s said to be a good de.tl cut about in lIer sails and rigging, besides having her sides and masts much battered. "All the British seamen fought lik _■ heroes, wh.ist the French trembled for the result of the conflict, and skulked from tlifir quarters in the most dastardly manner. The Spariish seamen and marines fought very gallantly. Had the Frencii behaved with equal piowess our victoiv would have been much more dearly won. The weight of metal, and tile number of men on board the different fleets was ¡:s follow? Total Fiench guns, 1.414; 14.050 nu'n. iSpmi.sh. 454 guns; 5.100 men. Total, l,8o8 gans and 20.050 men. English, 1.27o guns and 9.831 men. Allied tieets superiority. 590 guns and 10,169 men. When Lieutenant Nicholson left the fleet the fog had cleared away a little, ana the frigates reported the enemy to be about tive mile^ off Sir UoDer had tiie advantage of the wind, and wras between titem and the shore, and he was so, petsuaded that he could renew the action whenever he thought pioper that he expressed himself to Lieutenant Nicholson in the following terms, when d'e- livering the despatches to It in have written to the Lords of the Admiralty that 1 shall bring the enemy to action again, but you may assure them afresh t.iat 1 have it in mv power to do so, and am determined upon it; this you may also say to Admiral -C'oinwallis." In the action between Sir R. Calder and the combined fleets, another ship of t,- lire (supposed to be the Pluto, of 80 guns), struck to the Windsor Castle and Malta hut w IS immediately afterwards towed off by a frigate and escaped.

Continental War Brewing, Paris papers to the 21st, and ))ut)it.-the 20th, have been received this morning. The Dutch papers contain the. following a'ticles zipoleon 1st. will no longer delay the execution of it Is grand plan; lie will send uut the expedition against England, and com- pel that Kingdom to make a separate peace; the powers of the Continent can join the same. Probably the Dutch will have the preference, and :,Ie game begins from their ports. At Montabaur a telegraph is erecting on a high mountain, by which the French. while employed on the Channel, will receive intelligence from the North with the celerity of li-nitnir r i In.; Napoleon has foreseen the possibility of a great and sudden cuange in the dispositions of the powers of the Con- tinent and that he has at the same time de- termined to be beforehand with them, by an unexpected blow against England, is .suffi- ciently evident from hi* return tiam It.ih no less speedily than unexpected.

More "Glorie" The Moniteur, of the 19th uit., says: >'The Grenville telegraph has informed the Minister of the Marine of the capture of two English coirtfettes, after a bbtti., of four bouts, bv a division of the flotilla. This dries the greatest honour to our Navy. In consequence of the increased prepara- tions in the enemvs ports, (iovernmei' have been induosd to reinforce the fleet in the North Seas, under the command of Lord Keith. !he Aginc-ourt, Zealous, Defence, Goliath, and lerr.ble have accordingly sailed to join the fleet. General Sir David Baird, attended by his aides-de camp, Ca.ptain» Cordon and Tucker, set out on Saturday for Portsmouth, where he is immediately to embark with some troops, which are to proceed to Cork. where lie is immediately to take the command of the troops which ha\e been collected there, under the command of General Eyxe Coote. Th-- object of this expedition is reported to be the Cape of Good Hope ) Accounts are said to have been received. yesterday of a squadron of two three-deckers, two frigates and two brigs having been steer- mg in the direction of Cape Clear. If that be the fact Admiral Drury will in all nro- babilitv tcive a good account of them. This nwv Itave been one of the squadrons wtncli the Moniteur, of the 10th, stated to have •sailed from Rochefort or L Orient. Marshall Lannes has been appointed to an important command of the invading army, »>r the "Army of the Ocean." He i., to lead on the advanced guard.

Troops Embarke In Holland. A vps&el from Amsterdam, captuivd by Admiral Russell, and sent into Yarmouth, states the embarkation of troops, artillery, fiorses and stores was proceeding with un- common rapidity; the whole part was in a -great bustle to facilitate the completion of it; "because tiie combined fleet, with which thev were to co-operate, was expected every moment to appear in sight, and it would take two. it run trnee day to complete tae ■embarkation." 1 h« destination of this arm- anient was op.-riv spoken of as intended against Erg.nai. de W' Kvkerk were en,: ;,d to 'mmard the Dutch fleet, which wo. con.-ist ot seven said of thi line, four fri.T'tcS <md several smaller vessels, provisicne-i for six months. Tiie nun ber of t:oop ;l.barking were 25.C00. in- ■chiLiin"' cavalry avtl artillery. 1 hey aie to b? _c-omn-anded by General Marniont in ad- ditmn to this Government has received nd, vtc.es that Marrnont was expected' at Amster- dam yesterday, and that the expedition was to out to sea if possible to-day or to-morrow. Orders have ree-i issued by Government. in consequence of .U verv .t!rU- i of 'rv"s ')" t;se pt ->par itiors tor invasion along the Dutch i and Frencn caw.-ts, to maintain the greata't vigilance in the blockade of the enemy's ports. A nuinlwr of neutral vessels have in consequence been detained by our cruiser, and sent into Yarmouth. They have, no doubt, attempted to violate the right of blockade. It is a curious fact that in the late en- gagement with Sir Robert Galder'a fleet the othceis and men of the combi^.d squadrons weie in the fullest belief that it was the heio of the Nile they were contending with. It was this belief which induced the Frencii to select the Spanish ships for the "Place of Honour Yilleneuve complimented them with the attack of the indsoi Castle, be- lieving that it was Lord Nelson's flagship. The ships of the line that engaged the w ind- sin- Castle consisted of four Spanisn and two French I he Spaniards acted like men and fought well wlnUt the French hovered about, sueakinglv. waiting for the impression which ,iie ion the Spaniatds migiit produce on the supposed flagsiiig. At one time the enemy had ob- tained a signal advantage, when the two French ships began to snow some courage, and approached nearer and nearer tine Wind sor Castle. If such an advantage was ap- pai ent at any time, however, it ought to be atir.buted to tiie Spaniards' prowvss. Bat to prove that such an advantage was only, linag.naiy. the Fiench speedily discovered their mistake, and retiied in confusion to a i"spe;;ttul distance from tiie tow combatants, Eieut. Nic-iiolsoii is promoted to tne rank of coiiiman<ler. It is now said that the crews of the com- bined fleets have suffered mater adv trom disease: but there ."eems g.eat leason to be- lieve they were generally affected with "ague," which was probably communicated them by LOlcl Nelson's neet!

"No Surrender" A Ihtter, said to have been written to the captains of the respective ships in Lord Lord Nelsons Heet. on their arrival in the W es;, Indies, was yesterday handed about the city in the following laconic style: "Break the French line as soon as 1)04):11112; strike—never—never —nev er."

Neatly Caught. One of the excise cutters, with Commis- sioner Jackson and another gentleman on board. wa« taken la^t week and onrieu into Calais. 1 lie circumstances of the capture are as follows:—I lie cutter, observing a lugger at it. distance, gave chace to her. supposing her to be a. smuggler and coming up with her sent out..eg.t.iey manned to board her. interd ng to drop down alongside and thus capture Iter: but before she could accomplish the purpose, the captain of the lugger, which proved to be a French privateer, dropped th boats crew under hatches, and conse- quently when the cutter got under her stern she had few or no men to woik her gun.s, and by this means became an easy prey. The number of ships now in commission in the British service amount to 116 Miil of the line, 21 ships of 50 guns, 121 frigates, and 154 sloops, of which, w.th the ships in dinary. repairing and building, forms a total of 879 ships of war. -0-

Escape A la Monte Cristo. A Singular Stratagem.-A g.ntleman re- cently from Boston, relates the following s ngular affair, which lie says hapened just before lie left that ptace :—A person had been taken up and committed to prison for passing counterfeit bills. Shortly afterwards a negro wa.s taken up for the same crime and confined in the same room; but fell s.ck in about a week and died. That day a coffin was provided, and the body of the deceased deposited in it. As people of colour are generally interred' in the evening by mose of their own complexion, the coffin was suf- fered to remain till night in the loom with the money-maker After the jailer and those who had accompanied him had left the room he bethought himself the present would be the most tavourabe opportunity to make his escape, and thereby avoid the pun- ishment that awaited him. The wicked do not so much care what aie the means, it they can but accomplish their dosire. When ail was still and safe he took the corpse out of the coflin and placed it in his own coffin, got into it himself, and turned the lid down (-:a,refuliv it, I)ef,t-. In this situation he lay, anxiously waiting and yet fearfully waiting the moments when lie should be liberated from his loathesome confinement. In the evening the coffin was taken from the prosin- room bv four lusty negroes appointed f: r that pumose. and solemnly conveyed to the burning ground. When they arrived at the grave the cotfin was let down with great care and one of them was about to make a speech upon the death of their companion. Scarcely had he time to utter one word before the lid of the coffin flew onen. and the money-maker jumped out and made his escape; whilst the poor negroes, affrighted almost to distrac- tion. ran with great violence in every direc- tion and screaming "de Debbil de Debbil de Debbil

1805 Fashions. Female Fa/shions. for walking.—A co.tage bonnet lined with pink blossom-eooured silk with bows of the same 01 one of lilac or spitted silk, but large straw huts are more approved of than either, surrounded with pale wreaths of fioweis in full bloom. Short dresses of fawn coloured and purple t.aft'eton or sarsnet. are coming greatly intI), yogue, and since thread and cotton are become so cheap these dresses are trimmed' with beau- tiful blond, plaited round the pocket-holes and bosom. Spanish cloaks with real lace, •and fawn coloured gloves and shoes compleat the costume.

SWANSEA ZIONIST CONFERENCE. Jews, Consider the Government Offer. Jews were in strong force at the King's Hal on Sunday. The event wis a conference of the fcyeuth Wal s and Monmouthshire Dis- trict Zionist Association, and tne proceedings commenced in the afternoon with a meeting ot the Executive Committee, who had under discussion the organisation of the district and tn-e .'eleetion of delegates for the Manchester lj inference on the 18th inst. Messrs. M. E. Jacobs (Newport), ilnd M. Simons (Abertil- lery) were ev cuius illy elected. Iheie was it large attend nice of delegates from Cardiff, Xewport, Aberuare, Ahertillery, Tredegar, Brvnmawr, Beaufort. Merthyr, Pontypridd." y'lstalyfera, etc., and the mee.ting Wl'< followed 'by a dinner, over which the Rev. S. Fyne presided. Mesa!ro<-s Levy, Solomon, Weis- bard, Crystal, and 'Miss Rubenstein were in active attendance. At 5 o clock a public meet- ing was held. over which Mr. A. Levy pre- sided, being supported by tne principal dele- gates. Ie opening the proceedings, the chairman said that one of the subjects, to be spoken on would be "Assimilation." By this was meumt the action of certain Jews fortunately a small .action—who were .-n assimilating them- selves with the nations With whom they lived, a.- to lose their nationality. The bulk of Jews, however, desired to preserve their nationality without abating their loyalty to, say, Frurland. having in view the ultimate am- bition of all Zioil. Mr. B. Saatz, Cardiff, also spake on the distinction of ase-imelation, and dwelt also upon the necessity for more perfect organisa- tion and agitation, 'lhey should constitute themselves into a powerful factor in deter- mining elections, etc. Councillor L. S. Abrahamson (Xewport), in a spirited speech, d-: alt with the otfer of a. l'r,ew Zion" from the British Oovemment. I; Palestine were available for the Jews to- morrow (he said), it is a question whether all C them would be in a position to accept autonomous Government. He therefore felt that, after a sojourn in aNt Africa, they would acquire experience sufficientlv to enable them to undertake the responsibility of governing themselves. He would as-k their leaders, therefore, to go on with the scheme, and to giVt the heartiest suppmt to Dr. Herzel's prcject. Lot him "go ahead" and prosper! (A,i pi a use.) He would now propose a resolu- t.o.. that this meeting of Swansea Zionists are of opinion that Zionism is the only solu- tion of the Jewi.sh problem, and pledges them- selves to do all in their power to further the of jects of their leaders. A further resolution w is also paesed with acclamation, thanking the British Government. i'o- their offer of autonomous government in hast Africa, and hoping that the offer would issiftt in solving the great problem. Rvvs. Cohen (Cardiff), Raffalowitz (Mer- '.hyr), Cohen (Aberiillerv), and Messrs. (.rows (Pontypridd). J. Abiahamson (Olr- <ailf), Mr. K. "Jacobs (Newport), and Roskin (Leaufort). also spoke in both English and Yiddish on the various subjects. One of the speakers during the evening, re- ferring to the Kischinetf m-is.^icres, said that, whilst iudu.irious, sober and inoffensive Jews wrre baited as they had been at Dowhiis, when their employers testified tkat th-ey had been, hounded out of the district from out of jviirs jealousy, could they wonder at the actions of barbarous Russia? All this pointed to the immediate necessity of tseeuriii" a l and of their own. ° Votes of thanks concluded a successful con- ference.

CLARKE'S ELCCD MIXTURE. Thi.. Famous Medicine will cleanse the lilocd from nil itipuritiea from irhntevcr co use arisinq. A safe reaiedy r"r Eczema, Had Lrg- Scrofula, FiloofJ Poison, Sore" of Ml kindp. Roils Eruptions Uhe «. Glandular Swellinzg. Stores (Y 0 Forty 83 Beware of imitations.

CARNEGIE'SSW ANSEADONATIONS £8,000 Cheque for Branch Libraries. Four New Institutions Provided For. Swansea, is to share in Mr. Andrew Carnegie's princely munificence, to the extent of £ 8,000.. and the money L" to be devoted to- wards the establishment of four branch libraries. This gratifying news was coin- munieated on Monday morning to Mr. Moy Evans, who had been deputed by the Swansea Public Library Committee to deal with the matter of applying for a grant. The causes that led up to the application need hardly be recounted, having regard to the manner in which Mr. Carnegie is lavishly disposing of his wesilth in providing for libraries for the peoplt all over the country, but Swansea's participation in the matter is somewhat in- teresting. Atbouta year ago, Mr. Councillor David Davies thought that the district of Litudore was partieularly the kind of centre thtt Mr. Carnegie evidently had in mind whtn he decided to give of lias bounty in the way he is doing, 1 ji it is purely a working- man's district, with the population of a town, and practically without the means of social and intellectual recreation. He accordingiy wrote the American multi-millionaire, laying the claims of Landore before him. Some months later the Free Library Committee took action on similar lines, but on a mo.e com- prehensive scale, as a grant was asked for the establishment of five branch libraries in the borough. For a reason that only recently tr inspired no reply came from the committee's application, but in May last Councillor Drvid Davie.s received from Skibo Cattle a lequest for ceitain information as to the amount now being spent annually at Landore for library purposes, and also as to the sum that would be. available for the maintenance of the pro- pused new library in that district, trom figures supplied by Mr. I). E. Thompson, the chief librarian, Mr Davies replied that the present sum spent was £38, and £ 100 would be available. Following upon this informa- tion. Mr. Chrnegie's secretary wrote that as £100 was a small sum. Mr. Carnegie would riquire an assurance front the ant)torttie.s that this sum would be always available for the hbroll v. Th ■ matter was biought before the Libriry Committee, who. fearful of ejj.linger- ing the chancers o.f the more comprehensive scheme, would not undertake to give the re- quired assurance, although Mr. David Rivies. who was anxious not to lose the bird that was in the liand, undertook to merge any sum he might liave in the larg e scheme in the event of favourable replies being obtained to both, The neetssary assurance was. however, asked for and obtained from the Council at the la.st meeting, and lo re it transpired for the first time that the reply to Mr. Moy Evans' ap- plication on behtlt nf the Committee, which involved, it may be remarked, an expenditure, of about £ 7.000 on the prop ped five branch libi-ari 's. had gone to New South W ales .md back, instead of coming <iire't to Nout h Wales. Mr. Moy Evans at once set about following up the matter, with the result stated. We understand that the grant of £8,000. which is made with cert iin ivserva- tions a.s to up-ke.'p of the new building, is for four, and not five new branch libraries, =

LIBRARY COMMITEE AND CAR NEGIE'S GRANT. Text of the Letter. Several Sites Already Provided. Mr. Andrew Oirnegic's offer oi £8.000 to- wardts the establishment of four branch libraries for Swansea is, as expected, based upon the terms that have governed his many other g:ib of a similar nature in all 1';lt6 of the country. The following is the letter making the offer: — "Skiho Cas-tle, Dorncoeh. Sutherland. Oct. 2nd, 1903.J. Moy Evans., EN¡.IS, Adelaide- street, Swansea.—Dear Sir.—Yours of the ¿2[J,J September received. Mr. Carnegie can- not consider the question of art galleries, museum, nor of enlarging the present central library in any way, out providing thu.t not less than the present amount si £ ent on the central iibiary is yearly devoted to its support, and the Council guarantee that no lien will be created on such fund for extension, etc., Mr. Carnegie will be glad to give £8.000 sterling to erect four branch library buildings for iVwiinsoi on conditions (a) that free sites be given for t-hewe buildings, the cost not being a burden on the library rates (b) that an addi- tional £ d. rate, making l^tl. in the JB. be levied for the supp irt of the library system of vSwynsea the proceeds of the si ecial ^d. rate oe devoted to the up-keep of the four branch library buildings. Mr. Carnegie' intention is that not less than the prevent sum will be sp&nt on the central library for maintenance, and that a ^d. rate will a!«o be used for main- te.-ance, and that any building or other capital expenditure shell come oint of the increased rate or increased return from the present rate. —Respectfully yours, Jas. Bertram, private secretary." The Sub-Librury Committee, consisting of Mr. II. A- Chapman (ill the chair), Mes-ts. Moy Evans, John Williams, Rowland Ricltards. T. R. Davies. C. H. Perkins. Dd. Harris, and Rhys Edwards, received the letter at a specially convened meeting, held at the fublie Library, on Monday evening, and it was decided fo recommend to the full com- mittee the acceptance of the offer. The mutter was only discu-sed in a desultoiy sort of way. Mr. Carnegie generally makes it a condition that at the rate of 10 per cent, of his grants shall represent the cost of maintenance, and this, he ha.s followed out in this instance, for the proceeds of 3d. rate, roughly, amount to £ 800. or 10 per cent, on £ 8,000. Tire letter makes it clear that no part of the 2fh rate is to be devoted to other than the up keep of the proposed four new- libraries. free sites, we understand, are already avail- able as follows: Chvmbwrla. where Mr. Beaumont Th cm as hu.s promised a site; St. Helen's, where it is hoped an arrangement might be made with Col. Liewelyn Morgan for a corner of the Victoria Park; Morriston, where it is proposed to utilise the old market hall, now the property of the Corporation and Plasimiarl, where Mr. L. M. Richards, has offered a site. The district- of St. Thomas hud a new branch library opened about a year ago.

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Alexandra Road Chapel Lease. Arrangements are now practically com- plete for the transfer of a portion of Alex- andra-road Chapel, Swansea, to Mr. R. E. Jones, Mac-kworth Hotel. It mill be remem- bered that Mr. Jones' otfer was for the whole of the chapel premises. This offer was sub- sequently amended, and mow the church has agreed to lease to )11. Jones the land 01 which stands the .hoolroom. a cottage, and stables in tho possession of the trustees. With the money secured for the premises they intend building a schoolroom on land at the side of the church and to erect an orgim. It is also expected that by means of the >aie the chapel debt will be lowered. The pre- miss s are wanted by Mr. Jones for the pur- pose of buiilding a model bakery. There is to be a clause in the asrreament st:pulali::iX that the ground shall not be used diree'ly or ind:rertly for the storing or the sale of irr- toiicatuig liquors.

¡ APPEAL FOR BRITISH RULE. Horrible Turkish Outrages on J, Corpses. continues unabated. At one of the Ochrida villages t-ii soldiers bound the local priest to a tree, and violated his wife and daughters btforehlseyes. List Saturday 100 men were t iken from the village of Dihovo, quite near here, to Tirnovo, brought before a Turkish officer, and brutally beaten and tor- tured, as it was reported that they had hid- den rifles. The stories of violation grow diiily more repulsive. I have ver ified b yond any doubt many cases in which the corpses of women beeri dishonoured. Other details are impossible to repeat, for the morals of the Turkish troops are truly un- speakable. An eye-witness related to me yesterday the case of a woman who for re- sisting outrage had her child cut to pieces in her arms. Both her arms were lopped off and afterwards her breasts. Thet report tint the Powers intend leaving Macedonia to her fate is causing great uneasiness, and the cry for British intervention iis growing more acute Even untamed Alibani ins have told me that they would accept British rule, but no other, while the real introduction of le- forms would be the signal for them to rise to a. man. Albanian. Turk, and ChrisCan invariably quote the Gtite of Egypt as tic. ir reason. I am merely repeating remarks made dailv to me during the last few weeks. —"Daily Mail."

COUNCILLOR HOWEL LEWIS SEAT. Reply to Mr. Benjamin's Asser- tions. Attempt to Split the Labour Vote. Councillor Howel Lewin is to be opposed at, the November election, not only by Mr. H. D. Williams, as representing an indepen- dent position, but also by Mr. Win. Benja- min. who lays elaiim to an interest in labour, he being an assorter. Between the three one of the Labour candidates is bc'irnd to come to grief, but Councillor Lewis is pretty confident that he is not to be the one. 'Have I seen Mr. Benjamin's interview in the 'Post?' he repeated to one of our re- presentatives. "Yes and so far from being attacked at the meeting of the Dockers' Union he referred to, I venture to say that ;f a vote had been taken the big majority of those presnt would have voted isi my fav- our. The reason I did not take any part in the meeting was simply because I had no de- sire to influence the members one way or the other in their selection. I am quite wall- ing to leave everything in their hands, and when I am convinced that the Trades' Union- ists of Morriston have no wish to retarn my services I shall not seek to retairn my seat for that ward. as I have no personal object to serve by being on the Council." "What do I reply to Mr. Benjamin's as- -'cition that the gerei-il feeling in the Wild against Mr. Howel Lewis' re-election? Well, .• say it is untrue. In all parts of Morriston scores of people I have met with have pro- mised me their support, while in the whole of the works the men generally evince a strong desire that 1 should continue the work that I have already done during the time I have been 011 the Council. What that work is I need not tell you. but I may sry that whenever I have had a chance to put in a word for Mor- riston, I have never neglected the oppor- tunity. "Arn I an •uninvited' candidate? Well, I have not yet had any special invitation, but a retiring councillor generally takes it for granted that he is expected to seek re-election, .nd I have adopted that attitude the more be- cause so many of my fellow-workeis have pro- mised to support me. "As to Mr. Benjamins attitude towards Labour by splitting the Labour vote in the ward, the electors will remember that Mr. benjamin did the same thing at the last Guar- dians' election. The Trades Council at that time adopted Mr. Millard, the piesident. as candidate, but ill ?pite of that Mr. Benjamin came out. and rather than split the Labour vote. Mr. Millard retired. I then refused official support to Mr. Benjamin because he vasuntadoptedby the Trades Council, and. 1 suppoje. here is the reason why his opposi- tion is raised in this instumce. "Mr. Benjamin states that the Morriston Trades Unionists have not been represented on the Trades Council since the last School Board election? Why, Mr. Millard, the pre- sident himself, represents the Steel Smelters of the Morriston district. "Officials of Unions should not stand on public bodies? Yes, there were a few com- plaints on this point, but only by a few of Mr. Benjamin's friends, at the meeting on Tuesday. As a matter of fict, it is only Trades Union officials who can adequately represent the Trades Unionists, unless the lattsr happen to belong to a particular, j society, which can afford to pay the lost. time. The Trades Union official can so ar- range his work as to fit in with his public duties. T my remind Mr. Benjamin, in any case, that if T am a Trades Union officii], J am not on the Swansea. Board of Guardians. "Do I understand Mr. Benjamin's position? Frankly, I do not, when anv thought of re- tirement in my favour is the last thing in his mind, and when he says, 'I have been inviited to stand as a Labour candidate, and I intend doing so.' only to add. later on, that he is 'qu te prepared to abide by the decision of th'- Trades' Unionists of the district.as a whole.' In view of such a contradictory po- sition as that. I scarcely see the utility of next Saturday's meeting. However. I am confident to leave my position in the hands of the Morriston workers, for whom T havej done my best, and whatever Mr. Benjamin i may do, 1am willing to ahide hy their ver- i dnct."

— Mumbles Property Sale. Messrs -T. i-NI). Leeder and Sons offered for **1 at the Metropole, Swansea, 011 Monday }he valuable lots comprising :—Lot 1, free- hold property at the Cross, Norton, jn the perialr of Oysterinouth, with a frontage of 108ft. and a depth of some SOft., and known j as the free six days double-licensed inn. Leaulort Arms, the only public-house of the ullage, lately at a rental of £ 18 per annum also the cottage. Xo 1, Limekiln-road, and the eottagf adjoining—all three in one h..t. Mr. Ernest Leeder said some slight structural alttrttions might be neceisary to the inn. "hlle under their (the auctioned ) tempor- ary management trafle to £ 12 weekly was oone, and the licence was the only one in the district which passed the Swansea rea- gistrates. B ddirig started at £ 500 and rose briskly to £ 610. at which price the lot was knocked down to Mr. Bennn, Mumbles. Xo. 2 lot, Xo. 8. Limekiln-road, was sold to Mi.sss Porter for JBIOO. Lot Xo. 3, leasehol 1 cottage at Boarspit-lane, went to Mr. 1". Bennett, "t £ 4Q.

Swansea Pulpit Politics. Preaching at Mount Pleasant Chapel. Swansea, 011 Sunday morning, the Rev. J is. (hven made a strong attack 0:1 the Pfene Minister, and referring to the Macedonian qiu-Nuon, characteiised Mr. Balfour as an aciobat 011 a tight rope. Tive resolution of the Free Church Council calling for a sup- piessum of the Macedonian atrocities was put to the congregation, wiio, upstanding, voted 111 its favour.

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(all rights rssertka.} THE LEAGUE OF TWELVE. Ev GUY BOOTHBY, Author of "Dr. Nikola, ""The Marriage of Esther," "Pharos the Egyptian," "Long Lire the King," "My Indian Queen," &0 CHAPTER I. That fascinating, but little known, town of Great Brackford was all agog with excitement. And yet it was not the time of the Assizes, nor was it market-day it was not even Petty Sessions, Mayor's Court, or Bank Holiday. The marriage of Alderman Gustave's daughter, to the eldest son of Mr. Councillor Crimp, baker, had certainly taken place that morning, but it must be confessed that the furore in question was not to be in any way attributed to that momentous event. There had also been a small fire on the outskirts of the town, in which a drunken farm labourer had come within an ace of losing his life, but Mr. Hidd, the chemist, who had been twice Mayor, and who, so far as gossip was concerned, was as well informed as his neighbours, would promptly have told you that the conflagration to which I have referred was, so far as the present situation was concerned, of no account whatsoever. But when Mrs. Gabbage, who keeps the sweetstuff shop at the corner of the High-street., than whom there is no one keener in imparting news, went so far out of her way as to leave her shop on a Saturday afternoon in order to call upon Mr. Williams, head of the firm of Williams and Tomkins, grocers and tea merchants, five doors away, it became quite; evident that the news, whatever it might be, was of more than usual importance. "Good-afternoon to 'ee, Mrs. Gabbage," said the worthy grocer and Mayor of the town as, attired in his white apron and with shirt-sleeves rolled above the elbow, he filled the doorway of his shop. "A fine day for the time of year." "A fine day, indeed," the lady replied. Having answered his assurance that the weather was all that it should be, and having found that he had no complaint to make against the Clerk who is popularly supposed to control it, she cast furtive glances at him in the hope of discovering whether he had already heard the tidings she had come out of her way to impart. 1 have frequently observed that your true retailer of news never makes the mistake of beginning at the real point of interest. He, or she, prefers to lead up to it gradually, whetting the audiences' appetires with hints of the good things that are to come. "Yes, yes, 'tis wonderful weather," repeated the lady; "and I only hope it will hold out for the Fair. A wet Fair is no Fair, as they say, and I am sure I can well believe it. I am no holder with Fairs myself, though I am sure we all want something to cheer us up." She had passed the first stage, and was now approaching the second. "I am sure I don't know when trade has been so slack. If there were a few more rich folk about, it would be better for the town." She threw another furtive glance at his worship's face. That roseate countenance, however, was alii expressionless as one of his owncheeses. If he had heard the news, it had evidently made no impression upon him. The gleam in her eyes was sufficient evidence of her satisfaction. She was now at liberty to come to her third, and last, point. "To my thinking," she continued, "there is nothing so good for a town as the houses of a few big gentlefolk." "I'm of the same way of thinking," said the worthy Mayor. "It's a pity we are not better blessed in that direction." At that moment young Mr. Migson, the saddler from across the street, left his shop and joined them. Experience had probably taught him that, when Mrs. Gabbage deserted her counter on a Saturday afternoon, just at the time when the school children had their pennies to spend, there was something more than ordinary in the wind. They exchanged courtesies, after which the lady returned to the subject she had been exploiting with so much ingenuity. She could have wished that Mr. Migson had heard her prologue, but since he had not, she was not prepared to postpone the llimax any longer. "Mr. Williams," she said, "I've got a piece .r news for you. And it concerns what we've just been talking about." "Does it now ?" said the gentleman she addressed. "And may I be so bold as to ask what, your news is ? She folded her arms, and gazed at him triumphantly through her spectacles. "What would you say," she began, "if I were to tell you that the Castle is let? She threw her funny little head upon one side, and glanced at his worship, the Mayor, as much as to say: "What do you think of that for a piece of news, now ? the chief magistrate, however, only rolled his head, until his cheeks shook like blnnc-mange. "I could have told you that this morning," he said, with a sly chuckle. "I had a twenty pound order from the new housekeeper, so it is likely that I should know something about it." The poor lady could scarcely conceal her humiliation—or her disappointment. I don't think she knew until that moment how intensely she disliked the man. "What's more," said Mr. Migson, "I have had instructions by this morning's post to fit out the stables with all the necessaries, and there's no saying but that that will run into a pretty penny. The new tenant intends to do it well, and no mistake about it, for all he's a foreigner." "I don't hold with foreigners myself," inter- posed the lady snappishly. "You would if you had a twenty pound order from them," retorted his worship. "As long as I knew that the money was good, I'd serve a heathen Turk, let alone a Frenchman. Bless my soul, where'd we be if it weren't for our trade with foreign nations ? The worthy grocer made this observation with ttuch a magisterial air that the lady of the sweet shop was too much impressed to be able to reply. She accordingly bade the two gentlemen farewell, and returned to her own place of business. To soothe her ruffled feelings, on arrival there she administered to her assistant such a lecture on the sins of over inquisitiveness and gossip as sufficed to put that poor young person into such a fit of nervousness that for I a time she could scarcely tell the differ- j ence between butter scotch and choco- late cream. Unfortunately for the moral, how- ever, she desired to instil, she had scarcely reached the end of her harangue before the sound of horse-hoofs in the street outside attracted her attention. A tall young man, mounted on a sporting-looking cob, had pulled up beside the pavement, and was in the act of dismounting. Moreover, his action was being watched by three small children with the deepest interest. When he had alighted he attached his reins to the bridle-post—for Great Brackford was conservative enough to have retained this useful article—and then entered the shop, followed by the youngsters. He was a tall, pleasant-looking young fellow, and, as Miss Cratchley, who played the organ in the village church and who wrote milk-and-water poetry for the Brackford Guardian, was wont to declare, "lie was a typical Englishman." If a typical Englishman should stand six feet two in his stockings, should possess a pair of shoulders that made you think you would rather be friends with him than fight him, and honest blue eves that looked into yours at all times without wavering, then he was certainly what she described hi in to be. If conspicuous mental qualifica- tions are required, I alii not quite so sure that he would be able to fill the bill; on the other hartd—and what he would have considered a good deal more to the poini,— he was an undeniable horseman, a first-class shot, and one of the best, .judges of cattle in the county. In the days of his prosperity, that is to say, before his father invesled theMhole of his fortune in a mine with a high-sounding title and a marvellous prospectus, sitoated in South America, and in so doin^ lost, his 11,11. someone had advised youn^ Jack Trowbridge to try fur Parliamen\ at the same timc assuring hiin that he \oulrl ceriainlv Le e/("1ec1 if he would consent, to :-tanrl for his native town. "Great Scott! "as his rrl1111rk, "And what should I do if I got to Westminster ? I should naver lI1ake a speech, and as for ulr the bills and things (hey talk about, why, I should know as much about it as I of Egyptian hieroglyphics t"

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These were the steel smelters, repivsen- [ talives fiom a distance, present at Mr. George Palmer's funeral at Puntardawe on Satur- day :—Mr. James Tlio.nns. Briton Ferry Mr. J. Millard, Morriston Messrs. Ell. I Sherlock a'td David Morris, Llansamlst and Mr. George Lewis, Pontymister. stroll up the platform and back bet ore

r "~=~ •• J FOUR SAILORS KILLED. Terrible Railway Accident at Portland. The Press Association Weymouth corres- pondent telegraphs:—A terrible accident 04;- ci md before daylight on Monday morning on the Wcymouth and Portland Kaiiway, by which four seamen belonging to the fleet were instantly killed. The men were walk- ing from Weymouth to Portland on the line when, owing to the heavy wind, they did not hear the approach of a light engine, which ran into them, killing them on '.he spot. Their bodies, which were terribly mangled, w ere conveyed to Portland. FAILED TO HEAR THE ENGINE WHISTLE. Weymouth (later).—The bodies of the four se; men killed on the Portland line have not. vet been identified. The men were able sea- men, three belonging to the Agincourt, and one to the SeafloWef. It is now stated thfr driver saw the men and whistled when near them, but could not pull up in time. The accident happened in a cutting thrullgh which- :1, heavy wind rushed, thus preventing theDI hearing either the whistle or approach of the train. BODIKS IDENTIFIED Weymouth. Monday Afternoon. The names of the seamen killed are Sidney Pierce (20), Alfred Phillips (23). Win. Nicholas Page (60); ;¡f the Agincourt, and Henry Jay, of the S ,-i Slower.

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had lived on at Great Brackford, first at his old home, Streffon Castle, and, when he could no longer afford to keep the place up, in a small house, half villa, half fnrm, a mile or so I nearer the town. His mother and father being both dead, his sister Dorothea, generally known as Dot, kept house for him, and, from personal experience, I am in a posi- tion to avow that a more comfortable abiding- place than theirs was not to be found from Land's End to John o' Groats. Between them they possessed exactly two thousand pounds a year, which was now about to be materially added to, since a tenant had been secured for the Castle. Small wonder was it, therefore, that Jack Trowbridge thought himself entitled to stand treat, to the children who had followed him into the shop. I "Good-afternoon, Mr. Jack," said Mrs. Gabbage, sweeping the spotless counter with her apron as she spoke. "I thought you must be away as I haven't seen yon for this week past." "Not a bit of it," the young man replied. "I've been too busy to get away." Mrs. Gabbage knew this, and her object in remarking upon his absence had only been to draw the young man on. If he had not spoken to anyone else in tho town she might be even with his worship, the Mayor, after ali. To have heard all about it from the young squire's lips would be to place herself in an unassail- able position. She shook her head gravely. "Ah, Mr," she said, "you must not work too hard. But, there, I suppose the lettin' of a big place like the Castle isn't to be done in a day." "In these times there is very little that can be done in a day," the other replied, "unless it is breaking your neck hunting, or something of that sort." "Lor bless my soul. sir, you shouldn't talk like that," said Mrs. Gabbage. Then, having no intention of letting him slip, she con- tinued: "Especially when you're going to make such a mint of money, as they say you've let the Castle for." She watched him out of the corner of her eye in the hopes that he would commit himself. ire was too sharp to do so, however. "I'm glad they think I'm making a good thingoutof it," he answered. "Butwhatam I doing ? I'm forgetting my hospitality to these young people." So saying, he turned to the children who were staring at the bottles upon the shelves and counter with impatient eyes, and invited them to name their fancies. Their wants having been more than satisfied, they left the shop, and he prepared to follow suit. Mrs. Gabbage, however, had even now not given up all hopes. She could see that there was not much time left to her; she therefore resolved to make the most of it. "You'll excuse the liberty I'm taking, sir," the said, "but I heard this morning as how 'twas a foreign gentleman as you have let the Castle to. Might I be so bold as to ask if that is right ? "You may ask if you like," the other re- plied "but whether or not I can give you a definite answer is quite another matter. Mon- sieur d'Alvaro, I am given to understand, is of Franco-Portuguese-Spanish extraction on his father's side. His mother was a Pole, and he himself has passed the greater part of his life in South America. I am afraid, therefore, you will find it rather a difficult matter to describe his nal ionality." Mrs. Gabbage remarked that, she certainly would, and, when he had paid for the sweets he had purchased, he bade her good-afternoon and left the shop, rather pleased with himself upon the manner in which he had battled with her curiosity. He was not aware that, after he had mounted his horse, she once more warned her assistant against the great sin of over curiosity. As the young squire, for by this title he was known throughout the district, rode slowly down the street, caps were touched to him on every side, but folk missed his customary cheery greeting. It was not often that he was in a very serious mood, but, strange to say, that was his condition 011 this particular after- noon. The truth was that, while he was glad to have let the Castle to a good tenant, and by no means sorry to have added a thousand pounds a year to his income, he did not altogether like the idea of strangers occupying the house that had been the home of his fore- fathersforsomany generations. "It's a strange thing," he said to himself, but I never knew how fond I was of the place until I came to let it. If only the poor old governor had not thrown his money away in that rascally mine, Dot and I might be there now. However, it's no good crying over spilt milk. We are happy enough as it is, and I suppose we ought to be thankful that the mother's money did not follow the other." Being something of a philosopher in his way he did not allow himself to be long disturbed by these dreary reflections, but, remembering that he had promised to endeavour to obtain a new book for his sister at the railway station, he touched up his horse and rode thither at an increased speed. Now, as all the world knows, or should know, the station at Great Brackford has the misfortune 10 be situated a mile or so outside the town. As the inhabitants, however, would probably inform you, Great Brackford was a town long before railways were invented, and that the railway came to it, and not it to the railway. As a matter of fact, however, the only people who did not grumble at 'he distance of the station from the town were the cabmen, and I have heard it said, with what truth I know not, that they earned more money over that mile in two days than they did in the town in the other five. Be that as it may, however, it has nothing to do with John Trowbridge's visit that afternoon. On reaching the station he dismounted and placed the reins of his horse in the hand of a sleepy-looking individual in porter's uniform, and strolled on to the platform. It was a lovely afternoon, and one on which it was very pleasant to be abroad. The long metals stretching away to right and left shone like bars of silver in the sunlight, while the wealth of flowers in the stationmaster's garden across the track made up a show of colour that almost, dazzled the eye. Nodding to the stationmaster he made his way to the bookstall and made inquiries concerning the book he had been instructed to procure. He purchased it and paid for it, slipped it into his pocket, and was about to proceed towards the main entrance when he encountered an old friend, named Beverill, the M. F. II, of the district. "Hulloa, Jack, old man!" said the latter, holding out his hand; "you're the very man I wanted to see. They tell me you have let the Castle. Who's the new tenant ? What sort of fellow is he, and does he hunt ? "One question at a time, my dear fellow," said Trowbridge "you want too much for your money. At the present I can tell you nothing about my new tenant, except that his name is d'Alvaro; that he has plenly of money; and I that he hails from South America-Brazil, I believe. So far, I haven't set eyes on him, but the people who have worked the business for me, describe him as by ing very agreeable and the sort of man who is likely to make a good tenant. More than that I dare not hope for." "It sounds all right, returned the other. "Let us trust he will turn out all your fancy paints. Is he a married man ? "That again is more than I cuntell you" said Trowbridge. "The Castle would be a lonely sort of barrack for a bachelor. However, as he is to take possession to-day or to-morrow, I daresay we shall soon know all about him. He may be there now for all I know to the cont rary." After that the conversation between the two men drifted to matters of more immediate lllterest-the chit-chat of the neighbourhood, fl new horse which the M.F.H. had heard of during the previous week, and the prospect of the approaching shooting season. Aftet they had been talking some little time it strucli Jack to ask his friend the reason for his presence at the station. "I have come to meet thewife," the other replied. "She's been up in town shopping, spending a lor of money 1 expect th it would have been better laid out on horses, and gene- rally enjoying herself. I said I'd drive in to meet her, hence my presence here. You'd better stay and keep' me company, and I'll drop you on the way home." I "Thanks very much," said Jack, "but I've got the cob outside. Nevertheless- I'll stay and see Mrs. Beverill with pleasure. e haven't mot since the Co'ebridgfe's garden party. How lor.g is it before lie express is due ? "Hire should le in m a f.iv/ minutes," } returned the o'lc XVI you tc |

puts in an appearance ? Jack agreed, and for upwards of five minut.. they paced up and down with the regularity of a soldier on sentry go. Then the warnlø. bell sounded in the signal-box at the end of the platform, announcing that the train bact passed through the last station before Great Brackford. "She won't be long now," said BeveriH throwing away his cigar. "Let'8 hope thw missus is not going to fill up the dog-cart WIt. parcels." "The penalty of being a married man, taid Trowbridge, with a laugh. "If you mUlt marry the prettiest woman in the county yow should be prepared to pay something for the privilege." "That privilege may sometimes become nuisance," the other replied. "You do not know what it is to have a bonnet-box betweett your feet which you are not to tread npoØ on pain of instant death, a parcel about thre. feet long and weighing about a dozen ponnd!f propped against the splash-board, half a sacfr of toys for the kids under the seat, and you.. groom clutching a toy elephant nearly as big a8 the genuine article behind. You'll meet your fate before long, my dear Jack, and when yo18 do, think of what I am saying to you now." "When I do I promise you I'll do that," Jack replied. "The sort of lady, however, thafr I am in search of has not yet come in sight." "Let's hope that she will be somewhat different to poor old Dick Thornton's wife, wh<» scarcely knows a horse from a camel, and who boasts that she has never sat in a saddle jø her life. A woman like that would drive me- t. my grave in a month." "You should have married a Blue Stocking", or a Senior Wrangler. Then you would hay. been compelled to sell the kennels and the gees', and endow a college with the proceeds." "Endow a lunatic asylum, you mean. But. steady, here is the train." As he spoke the train came into view with all the importance of an express that only stopped three times all the way out from London. With much grunting of brakes it drew lip ,,0 the platform, and Beverill went off in search of his wife. Trowbridge strolled leisurely a.ftrr- him, scanning the faces of the different passengers as he went. Half way along th. train he came upon a reserved carriage from which a lady and gentleman were in the act of alighting. Without paying very much atten- tion to the man, who was standing upon that footboard, he noticed that he was tall, and also* that he was the possessor of a close-clipped black beard. Taken altogether, he looked like a gentleman, though scarcely English. Whelt he had alighted he turned to give his band t(. the lady. Trowbridge was almost immediately opposite the carriage at the time and only » few feet from it. From the man his glance turned to the lady, and as it did so he knetw that he was looking upon the most beautiful woman he had ever met in his life. I endeavoured, only a few months ago, tI. induce him to describe her to me as he saw heir then. He declared, however, that it would be impossible for him to do so with any minute- ness. I'll set down his own words, and they must speak for themsel .es. "From the glimpse I had of her," he said* "I could not, give you the faintest notion of what she was like. All I do know is that I was there and then struck all of a heap, as th. saying goes. I've seen lots of beautiful womett in my time, of course; this lady, however, eclipsed all I had ever dreamt of. She merely looked at me, and, egad the deed was done. Fellows can laugh at love at first, sight as much as they please, I don't mind admitting that I've done so myself; but if I didn't fall head over heels in love in that flash, you can call m. anything you please, and I'll biar it meekly." It is not often that you fan get men 18 commit themselves 80 completely, but I an* perfectly sure in this case that Jack Trowbridge was in earnest. Why I am so assured, you will know when you have read this story. Having no excuse for loitering near th. carriage, from which the man was no-, abstracting some small luggage, which con- sisted of a lady's travelling-bag, what looked- like a despatch-box, and a roll of umbrellas-, walking-sticks, and parasols, Trowbridge strolled on to greet Mrs. Beverill. "What is the matter, old man?" asked Beverill, when Jack had shaken hands witht the lady. "You look as though you had had <t fright." "Not a bit of it," answered Trowbridge, "but I know what I have seen, and that is the moifc beautiful woman, saving your presence, Mr*» Beverill, that ever set foot on this earth." "To use my husband's favourite expression, that's rather a large order, isn't it ? said the lady, with a little laugh. "Who is she ? "I,haven't the least idea," Trowbridge returned. "But I must say that I should like to find out. If they are going to stay in the neighbourhood, however, we shall know everything in good time I have no doubt." He walked with his friends to the dog-cart, helped Mrs. Beverill to her seat, and assisted in stowing away the numerous packager against which the M. F. II. had uttered hi. anathemas. When they had driven off he made his way to the spot where his horse was standing. He had rewarded the man who had held him. and wM about to moving when he espied, coming through the doorway of the station, the lady and gentleman who had so ercited his curiosity. They entered a cab together, and, having expressed their thanks to the siationmaster, who had accompanied them, drove off. "Perkins will doubtless be able to tell me who they are," said the young man to himself. and walked towards the railway official. "Who are those people, Perkins?" Trow- bridge inquired. "I don't remember having seen them before." "I'm surprised at that, "the stationmasteir replied. I thought probably you would haT. known the gentleman." "What made you think that ? "Because he is your tenant, sir. He's th. foreign gentleman who has taken the Castle." John Trowbridge, of the Croft, occupied himself during the ride home that evening with what he considered a very momentous question. "If he's d'A-lvaro, who is she?" he said to himself. "His daughter or his wife ?" (To be continued,)