The South Wales Daily Post

NEw THEATHE, ,rXD STREET C WAN,SEA. 0 TERRIFIC SUCCESS. Unbounded Enthusiasm. Hundreds turned away. Overflow Tickets giyen available for any evening this week. A IRYAL DIVORCE- TO-NIGHT AT 7.30. DOORS OPEN AT 7 P.M.—COME EARLY. DO NOT MISS THE DATILE OF WATERLOO and THE QUAKER DANCE." Encored Xightly. SWANSEA EAST ST')E FLOWER. VEGE- TABLE, poult; Y PIGEON, RAnDJT, AND INDl SiiJAL SHOW. 1 resideiu Sir J. T. D. Llewellvn; of Committee: Rev. R. Jacketi "Vice-Chairman and Treasurer W. Walters, Escj. THE FIRST AXNL\L HOW Of Flowers, Vegetables, Poultry, &c., will I he held on THURSDAY, AUG. 24th, 1893. I, at MAESTEG GROUNDS (kindiy lent bt Miss Grenfell.) R ^.e POLICE BAND will be in attendance, opecial arrangemefits will be made for the safetv or exhibits. All eyries must be in tiie Secretary's i^a.-ids on or before A gust 12th. Refreshments may be had on the grounds. The Show will be opened at 10 a.m. for judging. Admission, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., 2s. 6d.; 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., 6d. after 3d. List of prizes and full particulars may be ob- tained on application to the hon. sees. RYEO. J. TIss.

KEMPTOX PARK MEETING. RUN AT 2-0. The FELTHAM WSiA EK HANDICAP PLATE of of 150 sovs winners extra.—Seven furlongs. 7 9 Mr Hyde's Sunta Lima. 3 T Loatos 1 7 8 Mr T Canine Cheyne, 3 G Brown 2 7 11 Mr Durward's Bohemond, 3 Madden 3 8 7 Mr W G Stevens's Mrs Quilp, 3 .M Cannon 0 6 to 1 agst Santa Luna..—Won by two length* RUN AT 2-eO. The AUGUST HANDICAP lL\.TE of 300 sovs.— One mile. 7 11 Mr G Meadows's Progression, 4 G Brown 1 8 7 Mr Dugdale s Watch Tower, 3 M Cannon 2 6 10 Mr Banke's Shulah, 3 P Chalonor 3 7 10 Mr Hanburv's Beu Wyvis, 4.T Loatcs 0 1 12 Mr Lowe's Pennyless. 3 Allsopp 9 6 8 Mr Cristo's Virtus, 3.Bradford 0 Betting 9 to agst Pennyless, 5 to 2 Ben Wyvis, 5 to 1 Progression, 6 to 1 Watch Tower, 8 to 1 "each Shulah and Virtus.—'Won by a length and a half; a length between second and third. RUN AT 3-0. The KEMPTON PARK INTERNATIONAL BREE- DERS' TWO-YEARS-OLD STAKES of 800 sovs. —Five furlongs, on the Straight Course, 10 0 Mr Blake's Dt-lphos T Loates 1 8 9 Mr Smith's Government G Barrett 2 8 9 Mr Taylor's c by Exile II M Cannon f 8 2 Mr Hobson's Lady Ashdown Calder t 8 11 Mr Sharpe's Blackleg Allsopp 0 8 2 Mr Cardwell's Ca,allpria .Bradford 0 Betting 2 to 1 agst Government, 9 to 4 Delplios, 100 to 30 Lady Ashdown, 10 to 1 Exile II. colt.—Won by half a length; four lengths ssparated second and dead heaters. RUN AT 3.30. The HANWOBTH PARK MAIDEN (at entry) PLATE of 105 sovs, T.Y.C. (five furlongs and 100 yards on the Jubilee Conrsp.) 9 5 Mr C FaW°tt's Ranald M'Eagh, 3..G Barrett 1 7 3 Mr W Catbars Frenc man IJ, 2 AlLopp 2 7 0 Mr Jewctt'h 2 -Knvw" 3 Also ran Mansfield. Crown Jewel, Wolverhampton, Knocklong, St. Stephen Trimmer. The Inch, filly. Betting 11 to 4 ags: R maid M'Eagh, 7 to 2 Grown Jewel, 11 to 2 Frenchman, 100 to 7 Mansfield. 8 to 1 Colleen, 103 to 8 others.—Won by two lengths; Iaf a length between seen id and third. RUN AT 4-0. The SHEEN PLATE of 200 sovs.-One mile, on the Round Course. 9 2 Mr Baird Hay's His Honour, 4.G Barrett 1 9 2 Mr Worton's Gymnast, q. Calder 2 8 6 Mr Masrerman"- Dilemma, 3 Aldridga 3 9 2 Mr. Archer's Polyiot. 4 -T Lost, 0 Betting 6 to 5 on His Honour, who won by 15 len^us. RUN AT -1-30. The VAUXHALL SELLING PLATE of 105 sovs.— rive furlongs, on the Straight Course. 6 4 Mr Daft (-)ne, a.Penton 1 9 4 Mr Escott's Quintus, 5 M Cannon 2 9 9 Sir C Hartopp s Pierrepont, a T Chaloner 3 7 1 Mr Taylor's G E M, bv Peter—Westaway. 2 Gough 0 Betting 3 to 1 acst Daft One. RUN AT 5-0. A MAIDEN TWO-YEAR-OLD PLATB of 105 sovs. —Five furloags. on the Straight Course. 9 (, ill r Hou Bradford 1 9 0 Mr Kersey's Prince Milan G Chaloner 2 9 0 Mr Sherwood's Ascott T Loates 3 Also ran Kingston, Bonnie Clare, Tirootheua. Don Antonio. Bliss.

GLAMORGANSHIRE I SUMMER ASSIZES. THE SWANSEA MURDER PHILLIPS ON HIS TRIAL. THE SCENE IN COURT. Full report OF COUNSEL'S SPEECHES, THIS D.A.Y. The sad record of crime committed duriag the intnner in Swansea and its district furnished the sensation which occupied the Crown Court this morning before Mr. Justice Charles and a jury at the Guildhall, when Edwin Thomas Phil- lips, 32, publican, was indicted that he did "feloniously, wilfully, and of his malioe ftfore- thought, did kill and murder Claire Hyacinthe Phillips, his wife, at Swansea. Phillips is the third prisoner who at these assizes lias been charged with the capital offence. The other two men were lower in the social seale, and had not had the advantages of sound education, and an excellent training, as he had, giving him prospects of a happy futare and a successful career in life. Hours before the time which Judge Charles had fixed for the hearing of the case the precincts of the court were packed with persons anxious to see their fellow-townsman, the prisoner, and to listen to the recital of the evidence on which his fate depended. The Judge entered the court at half- past ten, and the Clerk of Arraigns at once ordered that Phillips should be placed in the dock. The prisoner presented an exceedingly sad appearance to the spectators. As his he&d showed above the iron railings of the dock H. DURST INTO TMARS, and his sobbing, breaking on the stillness of the court, had a powerful effect upon the highly- strung nerves of many of the men and women, and created quite a sensation. Mr. Stephen Coleridge in a clear voice asked the prisoner whether he was guilty or not guilty of the grave charge preferred against him. For a few minutes Phillips was unable to reply, but eventually he gulped out the words Not-guiltv,-E;ir; and then utterly broke down again. He trembled like a leaf in an evening breeze, and supported himself by clinging to the dock rail. After the formal questions, Phillips was permitted to sit down, and then he covered bis face in a large handkerchief crying bitterly. Mr. Brynmor Jones, Q.C., M.P., and Mr, Lloyd Morgan, M.P,, appeared for the Crown. MR. JBOVVSN ROWLANDS, Q.C., M.P., and Mr. Benson defended. In the course of the opening statement made by Mr. Brynmor Jones, the Crown's learned counsel said the prisoner was indicted for the murder of his wife, named Claire Hyacinthe Phillips on the 7th of April in this year. It was no part of the business of the counsel for the Crown to use any words which would tend to inflame their miads more than the facts would naturally produce with respect to the murder on the 7th of April. The learned counsel went on to say he would put the faets as clearly as he could be- fore them, and give them the particulars as to how the unhappy wife met with her death. The pri- soner formerly carried on business in the town of Swansea as an undertaker, but in the early part of this year gave up the business; and about the oaiddle of March WENT TO THE TROUBADOUR INN, 4n the Strand, Swansea. There his wife attended 10 the greater part of the business of the public- ouse. The wife was a woman of French extrac- tion, and was a barmaid in the town when the prisoner narried her four years ago. Counsel did not intend to trouble them with any particulars 1 Inspecting their married life until they came to e ?th of April, 1893. The Treubadour was a ■mall public-house, but inasmuch as there were several reoms, it would be necessary for him, in the course of the case, to refer to THE ROOMS, and, therefore, a plan had been prepared, the accuracy Qf which lie would prove. The plans showed the ground floor, first floor, and the landing where the poor woman's body was found. On the p-ound floor the first room was the bar of the pub- lie-house. Bchino the bar ws s the bar-parlour, and then again the kit chen, and beyond that the usual offices. On the first floor was, first of all, in the + £ ° j' a ^r°om occupied by the prisoner and he deceased W0)nan, a sitting-room, and, further* 'lint rti and thcn two orthrec steps leading sw»! t i room occupied by Martha Howard, a 1 ^10 would be called before them, and about 10 o clock on ¥hp nr-TUE ON THE 9t!I OF AI'iMI. £ ti £ ■cr an(1 a ™an cal,ed Iio™n were l „a° "f1 ^he bar-parlour playing cards, and the e woman was reading a newspaper. In "rse ot conversation in the parlour the prisoner appeared to have said something which in»de■ Ins wile cry. S1)0 ROl wont inLo°the ■and then into the kitchen. Shortly afterwards wbilrt she was in tne kitchen, she was joined bv the prisoner. I he servant girl going in shortly after- wards found prisoner was treating his wife some- what roughly. He got her by the hair and she was sitting on a settle. A neighbour named Mrs. Winter came into tbi house and had same tall; with prisoner, vfhr3 i 00 LED DOWN ariS returned to the bar parlour. Shortlv afterwards a person CALLED Williamson, a sailor, temporarily in Swansea, unloading a ship, visited the public-hourse. Mrs. Phillips was not then in the bar but had gone upstairs, and was staying in the silting room on the iirst floor. Prisoner looked after the requirements of the sailor, and then asked him into the parlour. The sailor accepted the invitation, and jeined Bowcn and Phillips in the back room. They had drinks fonnd" more than once, and whilst prinking, the saUor paid for some liquor with a cein which necessitated that he 4hould receive seme change. Prisoner ordered the atrl to go upstairs and ask her mistress for the key ot the till. The girl received the key and came stairs to the till and gave the change to the At this time a knife fell out of prisoner's and the servant girl picked it up and re- it to him. He then went back to the bar- the Qtll\ Shortly afterwards the prisoner called wentalarrant girl to fetch his rug, and she the jripf stairs and there saw her mistress. Whilst the pH Was returning downstairs, she encountered irirl o> who was proceeding upstairs. The ^aching the bottom of the stairs ■lid than HEARD A SCUTTLE, 3 scream. The girl returned npstairs ? mistress lying partly on the land- Jv Partly on the stairs, whilst l°u-er. w*8 Standing by her side with a kmle in his hand. He said to the girl, She is dead, and there's the knife I did it with; where s the other 1) I will do the same to him," Bowen and Williamson, who had also heard the noise, went upstairs; and they would tell them what they saw. The servant girl ran out for the police and a dock constable and a borough con- stable, were soon on the scene of the murder. The latter arrested the prisoner and took him to the police-station. The prisoner walked from the Troubadour to the police-station, and whilst at the latter place made a statement to the police with reference to THE KKIFE. As a matter of fact, when the police-constables arrived on the landing they did not notice arrived on the landing they did not notice any knife in his hand. On the way to the station the prisoner walked with his hand in his pocket, and passed a certain place where, about one o'clock the following morning, the knife was found. Prisoner appeared to have dropped it. or thrown it away, whilst on the way to the police station. That was the case and evidence of the witnesses the learned counsel intended to call before them, and he apprehended that they would have no doubt when they heard the medical testi- mony that the unhappy woman died from the stab in the breast. There wa, no reasonable doubt that the prisoner at the bar stabbed the woman. rTI" mtrdered woman. The learned counsel was glad to think that the prisoner was to have the great advantage ef such an able and experienced counsel as Mr. Bowen Rowlands TO DEFEND nul. He did not know exactly what was the defence Mr. Rowlands would set up, but he gathered from what he saw on the depositions that they would hardly attempt to say the prisoner was insane. The de- fence suggested and asked them to believe that prisoner was a habitual drunkard, and on the night, in question was intoxicated. His lordship would tell that drunkenness was no defenceon the indictment for murder or any other crime, according to their law. Then there was the question of premedita- tion, an element in the crime of murder. That there was no premeditation, that he was intoxi- cat ed, that he had no intention of committing the murder of his wife, and could not understand the difference between RIGHT OR YvRONC;, when committing the murder; in fnct, the woman was done to death in a drunken frenzy the defence would ask them tobelieve,andit was for them to listen to the reasons suggested by the defence and decide upon them. He would like to point out to them that they would have evidence given to them o! the struggle downstairs, a scuffle upstairs, and in addition the prisoner was heard to mutter downstairs, 'Til fix her; I'll fix her." With regard to the extent of the drunkenness he would prove that- prisoner was able to walk to the police- station after the murder, and was able to throw the knifeaway. Whether under those circumstances he was so drunk as alleged by his learned friend for the defence it was for the jury to consider when they heard the evidence. He would not detain them further, but, with his friend Mr. Lloyd Morgan, put the evidence before them. PLANS. Mr. Bond (assistant borough surveyor) then put in a plan of the Troubaaour Inn, showing the THE T-VTOUIIADOVR IXN". I ground and first-floor plans, together with the staircase, near the top of which it was that the deed was committeed. Witness was put through a considerable examination by Mr. Bowen Kow- lands, and in reply gave and detailed statement respecting the dimensions of the bar, kitchen, staircase, etc. Witness had not been to the place at night,- but ho believed there was a light upon the landing.

° EVIDENCE OF THE SERVANT GIRL. The next witness called was the little servant girl, who had lived with the unfortunate prisoner and his wife during the three months immediatelv preceding the murder. Witness gave her evidence in a cool and collected way, and said thltt ther had been at the Troubadour only about a fortnight when the terrible crime was committed. Witness was the only servant in the house on the night of the murder. Her sister had been there as well. but hRd left the day previous, prisoner having sent her home. Prisoner, his wife, and two children, "ved in the house. It was witness's duty to look aner the house. On Friday, 6th April, witness e;:t out, with the children, returning about 3 o clock, and then she helped TO PCT THEM TO RED. She ultimately went down to the bar after she had lighted the fire in the kitchen. Witness went into the bar about a quarter to ten o clock. She then went into the parlour on the way and there saw prisoner and a M r, Bowen playing cards. At that time, Mrs. 1 hiilips was in the kitchen, but soon after she got up, v.ent inio the parlour, and sat down to read the paper. After sitting there a short time she came to witness in the I)ar, aiid was there for about 15 minutes. Deceased then returned to the kitchen. After Mrs. Phillips had gone to the kitchen witness heard a struggle and at once went in to.see what was the matter. She saw prisoner pulling deceasedhair, and deceased was on the settle Witness then tried to pull prisoner away. Deceasad cried out, OH TED, DON'T." While witness was in the Idtchcn Mrs. Winter, of the Cornish Mount, came in, and witness left,being followed by Mrs. Phillips, who then went upstairs. At that time a sailor came in and called for a glass of beer tendering witness 6d. Witness then went and asked prisoner fer change, and he sent her upstairs to get the key from deceased. Mrs. Phillips was lying on the sofa in the front room. She gave witness the key, and asked her to tell prisoner that she was' in Mrs. Winter's house. Witness went downstairs again and told prisoner what deceased had said. He replied shut the b- out, and then gave the change to the sailor. It was while doing this that the pocket-knife fell to the floor, and prisoner asked witness to pick it up. She did this, and he took it and told her to shut the door on his wife. Having done this, witness J WENT INTO THE PAHLOUU, where prisoner, the sailor and Bowen were. The men sat, drinking, prisoner having sherry and whisky. The prisoner then sent witness upstairs for a rug, and she went up and got it. There was no light upstairs at that time, but wit- ness found deceased lying in the front room with the rug over her. At the time Mrs. Phillips got up, and ran into her bedroom, shutting thedoorbehind her. By that time prisoner had come out of the downstairs room and was gradually coming up- stairs. On the laading he met witness, who was coming down. Prisoner asked witness to open the door of his bedroom. Witness did this, and tten went downstairs for a light as re- quested byprisoner. When downstairs witness heard Mrs. Phillips say to her husband "I must go down and £ <<3 to the bar." A moment later witness heard a fa; l. and nttfBDIATELY WENT UPSTAIRS as quickly she could to see what was the matter. On the iandfcg she struck a match and raw Mrs. Phillips lyiffedown at the bedroom door-her her. d i '.lie I inside the rroilJ and her feet out an the landing. Prisoner wl8 at that time standing on the landing a knite in his hand. The knife was open.—Witness here identified a knife handet jo her as the one prisoner had in his hand.—Witi%ss said to deceased Oh Mrs. Phillips what shall Ido." Deceased did not speak, but prisoner reged She is dead, and there is the knife I did itwilh." He also said "il knife I did itwilh." He also said WtERES THE other iz, [ will do thfigjuns to him." The children were asleep at tidtime, Witness then rushed down stairs and sPOe to the sailor and Bowen,who went upstairs, Wi\es then went off for the police. By Mr. I o Rowlands: Prisoner was drunk; F,o I' a([ b(,el" very heavily ever since he had been at th'jfoubadour. He had Put eatc:' much ffloli foigeveral days until the Friday morning. Pr'Yier and his wife had not had much of R When witness heard tlic, first was the upsetting of a chair that attracted attention. Witness could not tell exactly wha\r:1e it was, but it certainly was closing When witness saw prisoner on the stairs as he li going up it was just on eleven o'clock. WAS NO LIGHT on the landing or witness's bedroom, only one light, a very ole, in one of the bedrooms. Proceeding to dCSlbo the bedroom, witness said that the sora, was ) the same side itS the door. Mrs. Phillips usua kept, the key of the till in her pocket. Prisoner's W was usually kept in the room where the couch ws Witness had closed the door into Anchor-passafJjefore she went, up to fetch the rug. Mrs. Phi\3 passed behind witnesses she was crossing i. landing to go and fetch the rug. Witness lr. got quite to the bottom of the stairs when shjjcard the falling noise The men were in Mkitchen, and she thought at first that they ha%c]e it. Witness had shut all the outer doors time before. She had shut the big door at 15. From the time witness went to look for thOutch to tha time that she heard the struggle y,f1. A VERYJobt THIS. Witness did not alys close the house up, but not infrequentlyhg did. When wit- ness went to loofor a policeman she unbolted the front doc The sailor Williamson was with her then. ?ss had served the men with drink after she hiMosor] the doors. All the witness heard after dec^ had spoken wa^ the fall. Witness did not g^, stairs with the police- man when he came. Afr. Brynmor Jones: Prisoner was in the haf serving at the bar, and had been serving thcin that- day. Resides the prisoner, his wife, aVhildren. "no one else was upslairs.

WHAT TRANSPIRED r THi<' PARLOUR. Win. Bov.'c* said tluit \-as an engine-driver, living at St. Thomas. He «jni0 the Troubadour Inn on the night of the lIll\ at about 9.30, and found prisoner m the bs-Vvitness ultimately went. into the bar flthev ben-an to drink Iwd play cards. After lheil(i finished plaving Phillips came round to witnc ^ide. -Phillips said. liollveii, I cannot trust 111Ho to go out to the back, for there are men lookQ lt for her there." Witness was quite sober at xhne, but. Phillips was neither drunk nor sobe He looked like a wild man. No one came i'llile. parlour. Soon alter a sailor came into the SIc-room. Phillips said here is a sailor as going to stand us three drinks. Witness s not sure who brought the liquour in. Witrlund Phillips had whiskies, but he old not kn what the sailor had. They must have been ng there twenty minutes before anything uid then Phillips went out. Witness theon after heard the erv of a woman-a screecld a iiin I did nothing, thinking it ,-as -,Iside. in a moment the servant girl came an(| witness I got up, and went to what was the matter. They all went towards tÜÜrs, WITNESS GOIXG FIT Just as he got up to the top of the:.cagp witness raw Phillips standing over the bo^ig wife just inside the door of the room on thelt hanfl gi(Je of witness, who cried out "Qli m4c^ Phillips has murdered his wife. This ^f^ooin on the right hand side of the steps. called out aiad asked Phillips wnat tie had doftj.jgOI3firre_ plied There she is and I ha.ve finite b he saId that, he pointed towards dev^ his left hand. Witness had not seen d\ed before on that evening. By Mr. B°"'v»0wlands: Witaess had heard no quarrel, no a WOrds at all on that evening. Prisoner semei 3trauo.e that night. He noticed that he was gL*eqtered to what he had usually been. He saw^^e the whisky and sherry, ana poured the the whisky and sherry, ana poured the \nto the former as if it, had been rvater. Ambled very much when he took up the bottle. held it in his hand. When witness went lIpse t'OCT.I) ONLY VERY PIMi as it was dark, and when he came do\a;n he stayed down stairs. Witness, the sallod pri-I soner were all friendly together. Pkr ap- peared to have been d'-inking very iii gy Mr. Jones Witness had Known twelve months, but had not seen nui^ previous to the time he had been at the T'> ^our Inn. He had been to tha inn two or l",1T)CS since Plilillips had been there, which waiut a fortnight.

A NEW Witness. The new witness, George Willianison, discovered by one of the Daily Post Vers some days after the murder, is a short., tge<. sailor of some 20 summers. He gju*s evidence in a clear stern voice, and stated lie was on the ship (. ier«Ja of Dublin, that wa!\he time of the murder lying in the North 0°»ar the inn. -He had severed tunes been to th^_ house, and had been in early on the evening murder. He lud a bottle of porter and the: tt once, going to the Theatre. Prisoner serv- ness with the porter and at that time deccai was also behind the bar. At that, time Ijj. seemed to look about, as usual. On theatre, witness went out to his vessel, and RETURNED TO TUT: TROUKAhOUR again, reaching there shortly before ll o 1 The servant was behind the bar at the tim* 1 witness had something to drink, giving the g j Prisoner came in and asked witness to go int t parlour where he found Bowen as well ;v-; pris j The servant was behind the bar at the tim; 1 witness had something to drink, giving the g 2 Prisoner came in and asked witness to go int t parlour where he found Bowen as well ;v-; pris j Witness had porter, and prisoner and Boweo whiskies, witness tendering Is- in payment- 1 's thought Mr. Phillips gave the change to ( servant girl, and she gave it te witness, but hc( not remember how much change he had. They SEVERAL ROUNDS. OF ]>RINK, some sherry was brought in, and prisoner fillet the glasses. Witness remembered prisoner sp. ing to the servant girl, but could not say wha said, though he thought it was something fd shut ting the door. The girl then went out, 1 ing witness, Bowen, and prisoner in the pari Witness could not remember prisoner baying thing after that, but when pressed by Mr. L Morgan, he said when they sat together Jlji; MUTTKRRI) l'l.L HEH." About five minutes after the use of thatexpree Phillips left the room. A few IlJmutcs afterw he heard a scream and the servant girl shot some words anent. the ueceasea ueing sta bbed. lH left the parlour, the girl brushed past him, and he j went upstairs, where he saw the prisoner standing on the landing and the woman lying on ground. I The Judge There is no difference about this. Mr. Bowen Rowlands: Not the slightest. Cross-examined by Mr. Bowen Rowlands, wit- ness said just before he heard prisoner order the servant close the doors they had their second drink. That was the time when he received the change. When prisoner made use cf the state- ment "I'll fix her," Bowen was sat as close to prisoner as witness was, and could have heard Phillips make use of the expression. He further said he entered the house at twenty minutes to eleven, and ran for the police at eleven. Mr. Bowen Rowlands: Was you sober ? Witness Well, not exactly sober, owing to the drink I had in the house. Mr. Bowen Rowlands: You had some of the whisky and sherry ? Witness: Yes, sir. Mr. Bowen Rowlands: You was not examined before the magistrates; this is your first examina- tion ? Witness Yes, sir. Mr. Bowen Rowlands: Why ? Have you been at sea ? < Witness: Yes, sir. J Mr. Bowen RowJnods Oh, that's alright.

THE PRISONER'S CONDITION. Ellen Winter, Cornish Mount Public-house, Ellen Winter, Cornish Mount Public-house, deposed to having known prisoner from his boy- hood. She had only known deceased a few weeks. On the Friday of the murder witness went t.o the Troubadour about 10 o'clock. She saw prisoner and his wife, and at that time the servant had just separated them. She said that she had no rela- tions in the town and no one to care for her, and ¡ would witness do if ? By Mr. Bowen Rowlands: Phillips was stupid drunk. He seemed almost delirious. During the whole of the week he had several times been into witness's house, and talked wildly about a cheque. W itness then repeated what she had said when giving evidence before the borough magistrates as to the way in which prisoner used to walk up and down the Strand. She Look him to be like A MAN OUT O" HIS MIND, like a man suffering from delirium tremens.

AFTER THE DISCOVERY. W m. Winter, son of the last witness, spake to going into the Troubadour with P.C, Ashburv, and said that on proceeding up stairs they saw the body of Mrs. Phillips laid on the landing, with her head partly in the bedroom. Phillips was laying on her, with his head buried in her breast. Wit- ness asked him what he had done, and he looked up, and said, "I dont know.' P.C. Horner pulled him off the woman, whs was not then quite dead, but who expired in a moment or two. Air. do wen aowiands: He kept on kissing his did not want to bs taken away. Witness- That is so. Mr. Bowe-i Rowlands: He had his arms around her neck and it was with great dirticukv he rc-moved. I Witness; Yes, sir. He did not seem to realise what was the matter ? No sir, he didn't at the time. Did he appear to have been drinking very much ? Yes, sir. Did yon say this before the magistrates: "He appeared to me to ba a nun suffering from drink- half y sir. Did you describe him as a man who seemed mad ? I might have done. He looked like it. WitnQs further said he had known prisoner for some time, and there had been a great alteration in his appearance about that time lie did not appear like the same man he formerly was. Re-examined by Mr. Brynmor .lones, he said the description of him he had jus' given was as he saw him after tbe occurrence. He had only seen him once during the time he lived at the Trouba- dour, but had seen him often during the year. His appearance had greatly altered since he took theT'roubabour. POLTOE EVIDENCE. Dock-Constable Ashbury said he was called into the Troubadour at 11.30 p.m., and on getting on the landing, turnedon his lamp and saw the woman laid on the landing, The prisoner was reclined on her, and witness seized him by the collar. Capt. C"n;:J i. 7\T. í.l rp.rI ._I. _n J on to which prisoner 1.1VU. leu, HUSlUiHt you uoil", to which prisoner made some reply which he did not catch. When they gotprisoner on his feet he mndc some strange remarks, one of which was How much have I to pay ?" One of the children was crying, and Phillips said to it, All right, my darling." Mr. Lloyd Morgan: What appeared to be his condition ? Witness: Foolishly drunk. Cross-examined: Witness believed that the first thing Phillips said was What's the matter. Prisoner clung to his wife and kissed her. Witness took him by the collar and lifted him up. He had blood upon bi3 face. Witness then repeated what he had said at the inquest that prisoner did not appear to know what he was saying or doing. Mr. Brynmor Jones You say ho had an un- natural look ? Yes, his eyes seemed to be coming out of his head, and he had wrinkles under them. P.C'. Horner was then called, and deposed to being fetched to the Troubadour Inn on the night in question at 11.30. He went upstairs and found Captain Winter arranging the clothes of deceased. Winter said, "Oh my God, Ted, what have you done ?'' Dock-Constable Ashburv was also present Prisoner seemed to be kissing his wife. JiLOOD WAS flowing from deceased's right breast, and witness saw the cut. At that time witness did not notice anything in Phillips's hand. Witness then took prisoner to the pohee station. He had to exercise a little force to got prisoner out of the horse, but after that he went without trouble, They went down Mount-street and Somerset- place, keeping near the railings. Witness left prisoner in charge of P.C. Llewelyn. Inspector Eynon then showeJ witness a spot by the first window of the Town Clerk's of,-ice, and that spot I was pa.ssed by witness and prisoner on the way to the s'ation. By Mr. Bowen Rowlands Witness had hold of prisoner by the arm. He was muttering to him- self ali the way along. Inspector Eynon said that at one a.m. on Satur- day morning succeeding the night of the murder, he found a knife on the pavement by the window under the Town-clerk's office. The knife was eovenei with blood. Witness pointed out the spot to P.C. Horner. .lames Gill, detective police-inspector, said that on the night in questien he was called to visit the Troubadour Inn. He went there, and saw the body of the woman and the blood on the floor. He then went on to the Police-station, where the prisoner was. Witness searched him, and found that his pockets were half full of silver and copper. Wit- ness then cautioned prisoner,and charged him with the crime of feloniously and wilfully murdering his wife. Prisoner said at the station as witness was counting up the money, I will pay anything, I will pay the doctor's fee and all." On the Satur- day afternoon, after the opening of the inquest, witness saw prisoner. He was trembling very much and looking very wild. His eyes were rolling, Witness asked him how he was feeling, and he said" Did I do this upstairs or down ? I do not know how it happened. I never intended to do this. By Mr. Rowlands: Witness had known prisoner for about twenty years. He thought that lie was very strange about the coins at the police-station for he had begged witness to put aside three coins th .t had holes in them, for he said that he wanted them very much. Witness did not think that prisoner realised what he was doing, or what his position was, but he thought that his mind was suffering rather from the effects of past drinking than being actually drunk at that time. P.C. Merrell, who was in charge of the prisoner at the Police-station, said about a quarter of an hour after he was brought in Phillips said, Old Jim. I threw the knife in the gutter near John's office." tj MEPICAL TESTIMONY. P.C. Sibbering said he was called in to see the wouian, whom he found covered with blood, which was issuing from a wound on the left side of the breast. Ho had since made a post-mortem ex- amination of the body, and found death was due to the wound in the breast, the blade having penetrated the heart. Cross-examined by Mr. Bowen Rowlands, wit- ness said the sharp instrument had pierced the cartilage of the rib and went through the peri- cardium into the heart. r For a chance blow it would be extraordinary- ? Yes. d If a person knew where the cartilage would be, > would not be extraordinary? it No. bt This elosed the ease for the crown.

1ie; PHILLIPS' DEMEANOUR. 'lOIThe prisoner, who during the earlier part of the ^"bceedings had sobbed so piteouslv, calmed down on, and his florid complexion became white 1 pallid. He sat on the chair with his left 15w resting on his knee and his face reposing in sS1°hands, entirely obscured from the gaze of the '"aru:r.tOVS.

^DDRESS FOR THE PROSECUTION. orviiiii,ir .Jones saul that as his learned had intimated that the defence did not in- filling any witnesses, therefore, he would ss them upon the evidence which had been AftCl" dating that he was not going to use ,t of rehetoric with which to secure ■rdict, Mr. Brvn mor Jones went iay that from his learned friend's examina- ley need not be in anticipation that the facts death of the poor woman caused by a stab ■o her by the prisoner at the bar was going ontested. There were two questions to con- Vith respect as to whether a man was I of n°t gnilty of the crime 'der. this case teey were to consider physically prisoner caused the death of le, or whether mentally he caused f^ath of hig wife, whether he had intention to do it, whether he d of malice aforethought, or whether he was doing it when he stabbed her. It ff: THE QUESTION OF INSANITY ulch his friend would address them,and as it ^"fficult question in this case he would them for a few moments upon it. 1 a common ground between him a0>iearned friend that to a degree the V11 nk on the 7th of April; he was cer- a0>iearned friend that to a degree the V11 nk on the 7th of April; he was cer- *he« 'n^uence drink. He must tell r, th* mere druukeancss. or the ) —————————————— man was under the influence 0* liquor, was no excuse for the committal of the crime. Jfthe prisoner i%is iii the fearful condition which the defence suggested when he committed the deed he could hardly ask the jury to find a verdict that he committed murder with malice aforethought, but he was going to suggest, on facts proved by evidence, that Phillips did know what he was doing upon the occasion. Let them draw their attention to the fact that just prior to the murder HE COCLD PLAY CARDS, could talk, and could walk; and co.hinghad been brought out in examination to qualify7 that or to appeal to the jury as reasonable me"1 to doubt them. Not many minutes or to Phillips going upstairs the sailor called in «-tthe bar, and was served with liquor by prisoner, who was also able to invite the guest into the bar- parlour. He could also order the servant to go and fetch the key of the till; and he could also give the sailor the proper change. His friend would say that the strange mixture of alcohols had so frenzied him that he did not know what he was doing. This was near the crucial moment, and it would Le for them to carefully consider his condition at the time. He was able to order the girl to fetch the rug. and he also uttered I'll fix her," showing that MIS lIXD WAS INFLAMED against tne woman. The evidence given oy Captain Winter and the police-constables as to his condition deserved the greatest consideration, buA Mr. Brynmor Jones contended that their description of him was after he had committed a fearful murder, and it was resting upon his conscience. The expression of herrcrupon his tacs.and his rolling eyes were symptoms that he had recognised the terrible consequences to himself, and the poor creature whom he had so cruelly stabbed. That, he sub- ¡ mitted, accounted for his fearful appearance after the crime, and was not accountable to drink. The case was a diffieult. one for the jury to decide, and occupying the position of proiocuting counsel for the Crown, it would be wrong for him to press for a verdict against the evidence which had been placed before them. It was for them to say WHETHER OR NOT HE WAS DRUNK and did not know what- lie was doinc. If they arrived at that conclusion, thav must find a verdict arrived at that conclusion, thav must find a verdict of guilty of manslaughter, and not murder. He asked them to consider the whole circ-.instances of the c-tse, and to their duty to the C'own arid I public generally.

THE DEFENCE. Mr. Bowen Rowlands, Q.C., in addressing the jury for the defence, began by reminding them that the issue involved" wss the most momentous on which the mind of the human being could well be exercised, and he could agree with the senti- ment that his learned friend had already given utterance to, Liltf he believed that the jury would do their duty earnestly and conscientiously. He had no desire to distort or twist any of the factíà set before the court, neither would he endeavour to strain any of the evidence to a meaning that it was not intended to convey. The facts from which the jury would have I to bring in their verdict were very complex, and the real inten ions of the prisoner at the bar could not be found by taking any one of the facts that had been stated during the evidence. They must look at the matter from all sides,end see how the various facts bore one upon the other. The question really was, did the prisoner intend to compass the death of his wife at the time. Asking themselves this question t starting, they would see that a great deal de- pended upon the STATE Or MIND in which the prisoner was at the time that he committed the deed. But, first of all, let them fer a moment consider who the parl ies in the sad for a moment consider who the parties in the sad affair were. Here was a helpless woman who had been in very deed the true and faithful helpmeet of her husband (at this point the prisoner utterly broke down and sobbed "nvalsively) who was the wretched prisoner at the bar she was, it would appear, a woman of whom he was not worthy. The crime was committed evidently without any apparent motive, for none had been suggested in the whole of the case. Now who was the man who did the deed, for there was no contesting the ob jective facts connected with the death of the woman ? The prisoner was a man who was well known in the town, and he was a member of a highly respected family. He had been known to several of the witnesses for many many years. There was no sign in the evidence that prisoner ha,1 been in the habit of ill- treating his wife—there was no attempt upon her previous te the night in question, if they excepted the fact of him having pulled her by the hair A iE II" HOURS PREVIOUS to the commission of the crime. Now, what was the mental conditios of the prisoner at the time that the crime was committed. He, counsel, did not wish to setup the conventional insanity plea there, he did not wean to say that this was an accidental out- burst of a hereditary insanity that had long been lying dormant in the family. The insanity was from another cause. Three weeks before the commission of the crime the prisoner had taken possession of the public-house. They had had a number of witnesses who had known the prisoner from his youth. Let them remember, too, that some of these persons had seen the prisoner on the night of the commission of the crime, and they all said that on that occasion he was in an utterly different condition to that in which they had ever seen him before. He, counsel, believed that the whole structure of the prisoner's mind had been deranged, and as such it was utterly impossible for him to have been responsible for his actions. Surely the jury were not going to form a judgment of their own contrary to that of people who had known the prisoner for so many years. Then, too, a good deal had been said to try to show that the crime had been premeditated. Let them remember that when the prisoner sent the girl upstairs to get the rug. and when he sent hpr down for the ligh t,he did not know that his wife was b the house. Then, could they suppose that a man b the complete control of his senses would try and do the deed with such a small blade, when on the very same instrument was one so much more likely to b effective. In concluding a speech of an hour and a haJ fs dura- tion the learned counsel elwelt, in glowing periods, upon theterrible responsibility resting with the jury. He thought that if the jury would look at this case thev would be able, while performing to the utmost their duties to the public, to find that the prisoner at the bar was not guilty of wilful and premedi- tated murder. THE SUMY N UP. The Judge,"in summing < p, said the task er- tailed upon the jury and himself was one of the greatest and most, serious responsibility. For him- self, he had to tal' the jury as well as he could what it was that cons.iLuted a crime of murder. It would be for them to say, after he had placed b -fore them to the best of his ability what con- stituted murder, whether prisoner had committed the crime, or, as contended on behalf of the prisoner whether it was not the lesser crime of manslaughter. It was not contended, a.nd it could not be contended in that case, that the prisoner was innocent of the crime, but it was contended, and forcibly contended, that he was not guilty of MURDER OR MANSLAUGHTER. Volumes had been written with respect to the in- dictment of murder on the two words of "malice aforethought,"but in such a case in which they loi-el were dealing, it meant deliberation, intent, and the question for them to consider was whether the man j killed his wife on purpose, to use the most ordinary v>« omilfl ,siv- Did he delibpri "h"<T I- -fc- I v 'Vlt.t.l.iV'J'' 1 t'&b- the knife into her body with intent to do her grievous mischief. He would be mislead- ing them if he told them it was the question whether he intended her to die was tha question they had to consider, but the point was whether he deliberately did the act which led to her death, and whether he was in such a. condition that he was capable of concieving a deliberate purpose at all. It was said that he did not mean to do her a grievous mischief, that he did not mean to kill her, and had THROUGH DRINK reduced himself to such a condition that he was incapable of ° doing it deliberately, incapable of doing it with intending anything. If that was true, if the fact of the case justified it, then they must return a verdict of manslaughter—manslaughter which was the killing of another person, but with- out any malice aforethought. Then they had to consider whether the man deliberately killed the woman. Did he do the act on purpose and mean to do her grevious mischief ? If he did, inasmuch as death ensued, he was guilty of wilful murder, If he had reduced himself to a condition that he was incapable of deliberate action they would be justified in finding him guilty of manslaughter. They must give A VIRDICT OF THE FACTS OF TFE CASE, aid leave the consequences to be dealt with by those whose duty it would be to deal with them. His Lordship then proceeded to review the evi- dence, and said that although druakenness was no excuse for a crime, it might undoubtedly alter the quality-might alter the quality from murder to manslaughter. The case arose through drink, which unfortunately accounted for much crime | in the country. If Philips had been in delirium tremens, they would be justified in saying that he was insane at the time..That they could not consider, however, inasmuch as they had NO EVIDENCE ON THE POINT before them, except the observation in tbeeyidence of Mrs. Winter. After again clearly pu sting 1 he two issues I)efoll, thcii), Lis Lordship concluded by stating he left the case in their hands, feeling that thev would come to a just and proper conclusion. The jury retired at five o'clock, and upon rc- turning into the court. at 5.20, the foreman said they found a

VERDICT: "GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER." C, The announcement was received with slight ap- plause. which was instantiv suppressed. His Lordship, after a moment's pause, said he would pass sentence to-morrow morning. Phillips, who kept his face hidden, then left the dock with a firm step.

FIRST CROWN COURT. "ON THE SPREE" AT MERTHYR, John Griffiths, hawker, Henry Williams, collier, Daniel Galliozzie, and Edwin Booth were charged with feloniously assaulting Robert Jones, and stealing from his parsoa a watch and ehain, purse, and maney, etc., and at the same time using personal violence towards him at Merthyr. Mr. Tudor Howell appeared for the prosecution, and in opening the case stated that the prosecutor, Robert Jones, was a collier living at Watts Town, in the Rhondda I Valley. On the 17th of April he went to Merthyr for a spree, and at 11 o'clock at night be met a woman named Haggertv at the Iron Bridge public- house. He agreed to go with her to a notorious P'i'.ce in Merthyr called the Coke Oven. While II going there with the woman they passed a lot of people, among whom were the prisoners. They followed Haggerty and himself to the Coke Oven, and when they got there I turned on him. and robbed him, prisoner Griffith taking his watch and chain, while the other prisoners were holding him. Robert Jones, prosecutor, then gave evidence as to his adven- tures on the eventful night, and confirmed the statements made by his solicitor in his opening statement Prosecutor recognised the four prisoners in the dock as those who had robbed and assaulted him on the night in question. Prisoners had knocked witness about very severely. They tore his coat, took his watch and chain, tobacco pouch, and other things, and then ran away. Wit ness immediately ran down to the police- stacion.—Edward Fly. John-street, Merthyr, de- posed to seeing last witness on the occasion in question. He wa" in the Parrot public-house on the evening of the 17th April. He had seen the prosecutor put out otthepublic-house at 11 o'clock; he was then with the girl, and Griffiths was also there,and h?and witness followed prisoner down.— Margaret Haggerty said that on the night in ques- tion she had been with prosecutor. She believed that one of the prisoners gave prosecutor a kick, but she couldn't say which one it was. She saw prosecutor tako his watch out of his pocket and he went off, soon after returning without it.-P.C. Edwards deposed to having arrested tiie four prisoners. He brought them to the station and clnarged them with stealing, -fcc.— The jury found the prisoners all guilty His lordship sent Griffiths for eight months'imprisonment, with hard labour, and the others for four months' with hard labour.

-P This was a case in which James Tinsley, 31, and David Evans. 36, sailors, were charged with steal- ing, on June 30th, a suit of clothes, a purse, a I pawnticket, and 3s., from Andrew Grentz, a foreigner, at Cadoxton, near Barry. Mr. C. H. Glascodine defended Tinsley. Evidence was given by prosecutor to tha effect that on the evening in question he met a woman in thl street and went with her to a house 46, Wood- street. Prosecutor went to bed, and at four o'clock was awakened by a noise at the window, and on going down he found that all his clothes were gone. Further evidence J was given by the prosecutor, who proceeded to play the part of an amateur detective, and had worked up the case for kimself. Mr. Glascodine, for the defence, submitted that there was no evi- dence that the house belonged to Tinsley; there was evidenee that he had had the ticket in pos- session, but the explanation given by Tinslev was surely satisfactory in the highest degree. The jury, after an absence of 15 minutes, brought in a verdict against Tinsley of receiving stolen goods, and foun-: Evans not guilty. Tinsley had a previous conviction for felony-, and was known as the keeper of a low house.—He was sentenced to six months' imprisonment. Evans was discharged. The court then adjourned.

STEALING SWEETS. John Evans, boy, Merthyr, was indicted with havinc broken into the shop of Mrs. Marv Jo.:cs. confectioner, Merthyr, on the night of June 22nd last, and stealing therefrom 6 boxes of rock, 1 box of nuts, and other articles. Mr. Plews appeared for the crown, and prisoner was undefended.—Mary Jones stated that on the night in question she locked up the shop and went home When she returned in the morning she found that the articles mentioned had been stolen, having I evidently been taken through a hole in the glass.

CIVIL COURT. Before Mr. Justice Wills and a Jury. THE RIVERS' POLLUTION ACT.—GLAMOR- GAN COUNTY COUNCIL v. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. The pleadings in this case showed that the action was brought under the Rivers' Pollution Act ot 1876 to prevent the defendant company from interfering with the due flow of the river Rhondda by permitting cinders and rubbish to be tipped into the bed of the river. The defence denied the act complained of, and state that proceedings should have been brought under another section of the Act, and set up the prescription to tip rubbish into the river. Mr. Abel Thomas, Q.C., and Mr. Arthur Lewis appeared for the County Council, and Mr. Eldon Banks and Mr. Straw defended. Mr. A. Thomas said that under the Rivers Pollution Act of 1876, the Local Board of Health, and now the County Council,were entitled to take proceedings against any person depositing rubbish into the river, or preventing the due flow of the stream. The ordinary process of such a case was to go into the County Court, but the County Court Judge could 1 NOT INFLICT ANY PENALTY. but simply order the company not to prevent 1 the due flow or pollute it. The case did not go to the County Court because the defendant ompaJty used their power of saving the case was far too serious for the Court, ani | consequently it had come before his lordship and 3L jury. They had to find no verdict with damages, but simply whether a section of the Rivers Pollu- tion Act had been infringed. Under the second section of the Act it was set forth that no person should deposit solid' refuse, or any manufacturing process in quarrying, or any rubbish, or any cinders, or anv waste, into the river and let it get there. Such was the section under whichthey brought the ease to-dav. IVitti regard to the defendant company's claim of preserlpi ion, his lordship cl would 'soon tell them that it } was no defence to the case if thev had been breaking a statute of vears:they mus: now stop it. Another thing which the defence wished to set up was that the plaintiffs were setting the ease ON THE WRONG SECTION. The plaintiffs simply said, "suniciootfor the day." and rehed on the second section, instead of adopt- th? ^le as suggested by the defence. Mr. Abel Thomas then went on to say that the defendant s L company had so tipped cinders and rubbish that the bed of the river was almost stopped. Plaintiffs were non-suited.

THE NEATH MANSLAUGHTER CASE, This case will be heard to-morrow.

NARROW ESCAPE OF A MAX AT NEATH. Shortly after five o clock this afternoon, an occurrence which happily was not attended with fatal results took place at the Railway Station at Neath, a sailor named Michael Leon, of the ss. Dewsland, attempted to to get into a railway carriage whilst the train was in motion, and whilst so doing he fell, and only prevented himself from being run over by clinging to the buffers. He was carried along by the train some 30 yards, one foot hanging between the piatform and train, the Other dragging along the platform. The train was stopped, and he was rescued from his perilous position. 1

TO-DAY'S RACING. REDCAR AUGUST MEETING. RtfN AT 1-30 The ZETLAND WELTER HANDICAP of 103 sovs. Six furlongs. 8 6 Mr I'Anson's ^estalia. 3 Colline 1 9 13 Mr Perkins's Mr M.'fc^r, b Fa-an 2 9 5 Mr Marshall's ,.cain°I], 5 J Harrison 3 8 2 Osborne a Oakmerc, 3 F Osborne C 1 8 7 Capt Peas.s Girtheaa, 4 Uullun. 0 2 to 1 agst \estalia.—W on by a lenstii and a half bad third. RUN AT 2-0 The BEAUMONT SKLLIXG PLATE of 103 sovs.— Five furlongs. 8 8 Mr Cairns's HighlanO Maid Fagan 1 8 11 Mr Fernances's c- by Woodthorpo^, -U,trilana tV Platt 2 S 11 Mr I'Anson'p Mai, sherbe- CoUiug 3 Nine ran.—100 te 11! r Highland Maid RUN AT 2,39. The UPLEATHA; WELTER HANDICAP of 200 sovs:—One idle. 10 6 Mr Low titer's First Consul, 6 Riekabv 1 8 13 Mr Wallace's Catnbushinnie, IJ.F Pratt 2 9 10 Mr Vyner's -dalchus, 3 F B Black 3 Nine ran.—7 t-d 2 aj t First Coasul RUN AT 3-0. The SAND HILLS CELLING WELTER HANDI- CAP of 100 so > K.-—Ohp mile. 8 11 Mr Wujyamj's Ci. ii Venice, 3 .Rickaby 1 9 9 Mr jvjs's Complications, 2 10 0 Mr jzi-kso,s ir'usiiier, 3 Haluie 3 6 to 5 on. RUN AT 5-30 NATIONAL ER -EDERS' STAKES. 9 2 Mr Joicev's Pepperesrn Riekabv 1 9 10 Mr D Baird's Harbinger p Pratt 2 8 lu' Mr Lowther1* Low Moor i a^an 4 7 to 2 agst. RUN AT 0-0. The WiLTON PLATE. Mr Lowther\s Cadoma n J Woodburn 1 Mr Joieey's Creenmint Kickaly 2 Mr Bibby's Petrin" W ] lo-tc 0 1 6 to 4 agst.

CRICKET. SURREYT. NOTTS. Glorious weather prevailed for the resnmption of the above match at Kennington Oval, to-day, and there was a splendid attendance, when at 11.35 Key and Broclrwell proceeded with Surrey's first innings to the bowling of Flowers and Atte- we!l. Surrey's first innings eventually closed for 290, or 170 ahead. Notts went in again at 1.34, and fared very badlv at their second attempt hefore Ivockwoodand Richardson, five wiekets fall- ing for 54. Daft was caught at 70. Sco--e- NOTTS. 1st innings. Znd iualieel Shrewsbury, i Broekwell b Lorkwuod 6 b Richardson 3 Dixon. b Lock wood 17 b Richardson 26 Gunn, b Henderson 1) Iiich'dson 4 b LoHcwooa 13 Barnes, c Marshall liUichardaon 23 c and b Lookwood. 8 Flowers, b Lockwood 8 b Lookwoed. 4 Daft. b Lockwood 9 cLockwoodbR'dson 4 Jonc-s. c Kty 1, Haywai-d 12 not out 10 phacklook, b Lockwood 7 not out 3 Att.ftte.ll. b Richardson 12 M«e. ii Richardson 14 Hunter, not out 1 Extras. 5 l £ xtra». 2 Total 120 fifrd 73 subkuv. Hay ward, c S!i.:ck!ock b Flowers 35 Abel, b Flo, 40 M Road, b Flow:ts 2 W W Read, cSberwin b Mee 40 H' nderson. b Flowers 32 Key. 1 b w. n Attewell .58 Broekwell, not out 50 Jjoekwood, c Sherwin b Sh'klook 24 Sinner, e Daft Mee 7 Marshall. c Sherwin bShackloek 6 Richardson, bShaeklock 4 Extras 11 Extras Total 290 Total.. Notts are now 163 for 10 wiekets. GLOUCESTERSHIRE v. SUSSEX. Play in this match was continued this mcrning at the County Ground, Bristol. Score SUSSEX. 1st innings. 2nd innings. Bean. b Fr-r; is 50 Marlow. b P.sre 9 Murdoch, c W G Grace b Rad- cliffe 9 Newhain, c Luard b Ferris 19 Wilson, c and h Ferris 117 .I. Smith, c Y, M Grace b Roberts. 9 G lit {ridge, run out ft Butt, e Br.iin b Ferris 21 r Lou-. b w, b W Grace 6 Ht:>:ij.i>revs, notoiil C 1-it' c K Grace bWGrace 2 K.\tras 11 Extras Total IPS Total OI.Ol okstkrshj KE. (I G. R.idcliffe, t Butt b Hum- phreys 29 Kitoat, e Be;'n b Humphreys IT W. G. Grace, c Butt b Smith 75 Ferris, st Butt b Humphreys 28 P«niter, not out 65 Rice, not 26 Extras 9 Exti-as Total 242 Total The score now stands Gloucest(,r. all out, 273 Sussex, 28 for one wicket. LANCASHIRE v. YORKSHIRE. Rescuing this match at Manchester to-day, tjie Lancashire wicker fell rapidly to the deadly bawling of £ eel, who seemed almost Lancashire won by 5 runs. Score :— i-A\CASHiat. 1st miliums. nu, nes. MacLaren. c Hirst b Peel 1 c Hunv« r b Peel 16 Ward, c Tlvett b Smith 19 c Hunter h Feel 12 Sugg, c TujiniHiffe. b Hirsi 3 c Tunnicliffe b Peel 0 BWfTfrs. ilnv b Hirst 0 <■ Tunnicliffe b Reel 9 Croslield, run out 10 o Hunt^rbWainwrt 4 Tinsley, c Tunnicliffeb Peel 0 c Tiumicliffe b Peel 3 Bake-, b Peel 21 st HunterbWainwrt 0 Yates, c Hunter b Peel 2 b imvrigiit 0 K°mble. b Smith 4 b Wainwright 0 Oakley, not out 0 not out 3 Mold, b Pee! 1 c Tunnicliffe b Peel 3 Extras 3 Extras 3 Total 64 Tot& 50 YORKSHIRE. A S( liars, b Brings 0 b Oakley 13 Jackbon. c and h Briggs 1 run out. 13 Smith, Ward h Briggs It c Crostield ll Briggs 12 Brow n, b Briggs 17 b Oaklev 0 Tunnicliffe, e vVard b Briggs 11 e Oaklev b Mold 2 Waimvright, b Mold 4 lbw b Briggb. 1 Peel, b Mold 12 IbwbMoM 1 Moorhouse, c Tinsley h Mold 4 st Kemble. 0 riyett, c Baker b Briggs 0 r Ward bBriggs 7 Hirst., b Mold l c BakerbBriggs. 0 Hunter not out 1 not out 1 Extras 3 Extras 3 Total 53 Total 51 SOMERSET v. MIDDLESEX. This match was resumed to-day at Taunton in brilliant weather, before a good attendance. Score:— SOMKRSET. Istinninps. 2nd innings. U. T. t, R.,i-Iin 0 \v. C Hedley, b Hearne 35 3. B. C'mlii n. b Rawiin 2 V. X. Ilii' c Heame b Douglas 13 Palairet. o McGregor b Hearne 51 S M J Woods, r Rawiin b Ford 58 L Palairet, 1 t> w. b Ford 91 Diuiiop, b Rawiin 62 ICichols. st McGregor p Douglas 15 Tityl >r, st McGregor i) Hearne. 35 A. li. ion. not o, it 7 Extras 11 Extras Total 380 ToL-il MIIIIU.KSHX. StorViart. c L. Palairet b Woods 34 Webbe, e Chall en b Hedley 75 j-'oley. c Newton, b Woods 19 •J. Douglas. 1) Woods 5 T. C. O'Brien, b Tyier 6 Raw iin. c Dunlop b Tyler 32 Extr 8 Extras Total 175 Total. The Middlesex side were dismissed for 266 runs. KENT v. AUSTRALIANS. The resumption of piny in the match with the Australians was not auspicious for the Kent team. Only 18 had been added to the overnighr score when Le Fleming played on at 84. Score:— A1 STHALIA.fb. 1st innings. 2nd. innings. Lyons, c Mi rci:ant b A Hearne. 41 Banner-man. b Wright 23 G Giffen, b Wright 5 Trot t. c Marchant b Mai iii 35 TriiTiible. b Wright 24 Trumbie. b Wright 24 — Bruce, c LcFleming b A Hearne 13 Turner, eand b Martin 10 V, Giffen, 1) Wrighr 20 — Cenningham, b Wright 0 Blackhnm. nit out 3 Extras. 4 Extras Total 229 Total Id:)i'f. A Ilearno. b Trumbie 20 38 J Mason, b G Giffen 14 24 G Hearne. it Trumbie 19 Rev W Rsshleigh. run our 19 '> Tamer 20 Le Flemin" b Trumbie s c b Trumbie 12 0 b Trntt I Patterson, c Biackuum b Trott. 19 n t out 33 Alarel iaiii, e Trumbie b Trott 26 not out? 21 Perkins, 1) Trott 0 Martin, b G. G. Giffen 2 Kemp, not out 0 Extras 0 Extras 7 r.i2.1 .127 Total 156

THE HEREFORD ELECTION. Our special correspondent telegraphs :— There has been several fresh arrivals to-day, amongst whom are members of the Women's Liberal Federation, and canvassing on both sides is proceeding with great, vigour. During the night posters coutainingthe address of the Independent Conservative Candidate" were torn down from the boardings, and after being tied in a bundle were cast into the river Wye.

SPORTING ITEMS. Ci.Y>"E VALLEY POJloI AND GALLOWAY STTMMER Mkbting.—August 17th, 1893.-Entmnee forms. with full particulars, may be obtained of the Sec- retary, W. F. Pond, 37, Wind-street. Swansea. — ADYT.

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