The South Wales Daily Post

WHAT MEANETH THIS? The American cruiser Marblehead left ^raresend on Friday morning fer the Mediterranean. The Marblehead was to have dry docked at Tilbury this week, but ?be coaled up and left hurriedly this inorn- ng for Beyrout, where, according to mstruc- ,0ns from the American Government, sha "Ill remain as long as American interests •tey demand.

a FATAL RAILWAY LINE. à The Press Association Dover correspen- ent states that no less than three serious accidents ha.ve occurred during the wea< on Brussels and Ostend line. There are dl eleven persons in the hospital suffering juries received in the collision between Passenger and a luggage train on Wednes- ay; and two level crossing accidents are tePoz-tect. In one of these three children ere killed on Monday between Ostend and Pusselg and on Thursday a girl was killed lot Alost.

MINERS KILLED. A Manchester telegram states that an ceideBtoccurrtd on Thursday evening at the Pit ef Messrs. Knowies and Son leh resulted in serious injury to two e Iner# named Parkinson and Bromley. The of a wagon in which five men were lng broke, and lhe vehicle crashed into others pitching the occupants out, 13 arkinson had both leg a broken and Poxaley's arm WAS crushed.

ELECTION PETITIONS. ■- Mr. Justice Dav sat ia chambers en riday at the Koyal Courts of Justice to urgent applications arising under the Rrliamentarv Election Petition Acts. His rdshlp granted applications made to him recounts for St. Georges-ia-the-East, fer ^°uthanapton, for Haggerton, and the city of urltam. He also ordered further particulars to *^eSal*0DBaS,"nst the sitting members 0 be supplied in the ease of Lancaster, Southampton, and H&ggerton within seven r>-YB of the application.

TRAIN BLOWN UP BY DYNAMITE. PUTTING AN ARMY OUT OF ACTION. TAMPA, FLORIDA. PaSøcngefs arriving here from Cuba report that a train laden with soldiers for Santa ara has been blown up by dynamite. Very fe", escaped.

WRECK OF THE SOLWAY PRINCE. SAFETY OF THE CREW. A telegram is to hand stating that the :ansea trader, Sohvay Prince, from Briton erry to Beltalit, hag been sunk off Black ob, Tara Bay. The masts are above water *Qd the crew are safe. The last time the w*y Prince was at Swansea was in June. is owned at Whitehav«n. and her skipper is o *~aPt Moore. Her registered tonnage is 99, "nei her local broker Mr. Geo. Lennard, ^aiobrian-place.

SEVEN SAILORS DROWNED. BOAT CAPSIZED IN A GALE. Greenock correspondent telegraphs:— ews has been received h«re of a distress- es accident to a boat's erew belonging to the 1feenock ship Argus, While on a voyage 0la the Clyde to Sydney during a heavy £ a'et James Kelly, the third mate, was washed and a lifeboat was immediately aunched and manned bv P. Kelly, the chief W. p Lindsay. the steward; and four b aruen. The boat, however, was capsized Y a heary sea, and neither boat nor men seen again.

"A SECOND CHARLES PEACE." Burglary AT GLYN CASTLE. ARREST OF A SOLDIER. the Neath County Police-coart on inriday afternoon, Alfred Whiting, a gunner the Royal Artillery, was charged with reaking and entering Glyn Castle the residence of Mr. J. F. Lloyd, on p ristmas Eve last, and also with assaulting d Abraham while in the execution of his uty. P.C. Abraham said that he arrested the prisoner on the highway at Rssolven. and Charged him with stealing from Mr. Lloyd s residence a German silver telescope, a miero- and other articles. Prisoner said, If go down for this 1 shall be a second Charles Peaee," He then severely assaulted witness 'Yho, *'ith the assistance of some bystanders, Rested him. On the Application of Superin- ent Thomas the case was adjourned fer Week.

THE MARCH OF THE 41ST REGIMENT. LETTER TO THE MAYOR OF SWANSEA. following letter from Colonel A. E- W, jj? Qschniid,commanding the 41st Regimental istriet, has been received bv tlio Mayor of 6w*nsea" g;>r Porthcawl, Aug. 11th K,Q r, ramdirected by Genera) Sir liichard Harrison, u, y C.M.G., commanding the Western District, to his a you will convey to the inhabitants of Swansea 'on of the hospitality and hearty welcome •eeirn l'ni to ,fie 1st Battalion of the Wei ah ^onouent fiurin» lts «av at Swansea.—1 have the °ur to be. sir, your obedient servant, C0]„ A. GoiLDSCH-MID. jnel commanding 41st Regimental District.

Carron Company's passenger steamer from London, ran aground late on foUt*<% in the Firth of Forth, during a t>a«' a 'les 1,1 !l l)ad position. The sengers were landed in a tug. ^'le wi»dow of Messrs. Seidle Bros., lar ,*0°ra513ienB-- Swansea, appear a couple of Q eal)inet-!size photos of Messrs. A. J. S'n-^ Ctraham, the well-known international football players. They lik^ea' lTVO positions, and are striking llKe«e8ses. Hair Restorer effectually a ffew »iays- Mil <t, PMAX's PHOTOGRAPHS ple.o ail Tk &i2ti %Lo h^.Ure tJ°^ tpn artists in the whole world Aiajj taken 200,900 negatives. Mr. Chap- BROS., He;o.thfieili-strpet, iiignysc Mr fi-"00^ for yourselves. i31b7 > diifw." ^WAPMAN is in personal attendance we holidays.. I

A MIDNIGHT HORROR WOMAN SUSPENDS HERSELF WITH A CLOTHES LINE. An attempted guicide at Swansea on Friday night was frustrated, owing to the individual who wished to end her life not takmg sufficient pains to keep her intention secret. Mrs. Mary Streat, who lives with her husband at No. 6, Grove-place, connected herseif, by means of a clothes line, to a post in the back garden, but she was discovered by the wife of a neighbour just as she became uncon- scious. She was cut down by a man named I, Harrington, and when she recovered she was taken into custody by Police-constable Davies (92). On the way to the station she observed to him that her husband had threatened that evening to cut her throat. PRISONER BEFORE THE MAG1S- = TRATES. This (Saturday) morning before the bwa.i- sea magistrates, Mary Streat, 6. Grove-street Swansea, a married woman, was brought up in custody charged with attempting to com- mit suicide at the back of NO. 6, Grove- street, by haneing herself to a clothes post by means of a rops late last (Friday) eight. The prisoner, a qaiet looking woman, Somewhat shabbily dressed, leaned forward with her hands on the rail of the dock, and appeared to be free from all agitation, and quite indifferent to the proceedings. Just between the junction of the chin and throat there was still visible a bluish mark caused by the attempts of the unhappy home to end her existence. When asked whether she was guilty or not, the prisoner made 110 reply. Miehael Conroy, a labourer living at Ne. 7 Grove-street, next door to the prisoner, said he knew both her and her husband. He was present at the time of the attempted suicide. In relating the circumstances he said that last night between 11 and 12 o'clock he and Streat, the prisoner's husband, were in their respective back gardens cenversing over the dividing wall, which was a low one. Conroy's wife was also present, and suddenly, before they bad been there a very longtime, she screamed out that a woman was hanging to a clothes line at the end of Streat's garden. Botn witness and Streat, looking towards the direction indicated, rushed to the spot, and the latter discovered bis wife hanging from the line past by a ropa. The line post was leaning forward with the weight of the woman, the feot of the latter being six or eight inches from the grouna. Witness lifted the woman up while a man named Harring- ton caaio up$nd severed the rope with a knife. Someone sent ior the police, and in a few Minutes P.C. Davies (92). came up and was informed of what had happened. Prisoner, who was unconscious when cut down, had rcg&ioed her senses, P.C. Davies (92) related how he found the unhappy woman in the garoen of ISo. 6, Grove-placa, on the ground in a reclining position. Two women, who were holding her head up, said "This woman has been trying to hang herself." The prisoner was conscious, but did not say anything. He turned his light on her, and saw the niarli of the rope on her neck. Witness here produced the rope, a piece of an ordinary clothes line, a little over a yard long and knotted at both ends. On the road to the police-station prisoner said to witness. .M Y liusbacd came home to-night and tnreatenea to cut my throat, and that is it." Witness charged her on arrival at the station with attempting to commit suicide by hanging herself, to which I she made fi j reply. This was all the evidence given, and the Cits- was remanded till Monday morning next. Bail was not applied for.

SWANSEA MUNICIPAL ELECTION. A requisitioa is being signed in the Vic- toria Ward asking Aid. B. A. Chapman to contest that Ward. in St. Thomas the retiring councillor is Mr William Evans, and he has definitely decided to offer himself for re-election. There is, ap to the present, no sign of his receiving any opposition.

NEATH TOWN COUNCIL ELECTION. Mr Edward Gibbins, chemical works manager, whose name has been mentioned as a candidate for the existing vacant seat on the town council, cannot stand, because his name is not en the burgess roll. NOMINATIONS. Mr. Edmund Law, financier, and Mr. Cuthbertson, solicitor, have been nominated for the L-cat on the Neath Town Council, rendered vacant by the death of Mr. J. B. Davies, J.P. Mr. John Lovett, I formerly licensed victualler, retired in I favour of the last named. The election takes place on tho 24tjf inst., and the candidate returned will sit for two years, as one year of I the late Mr. J. B. Davies's term of offiee would have expired in Nevember next. .J

GREAT CHESS TOURNAMENT, Lasker, the cfeampion of the world, meets ¡ Steinitz, the ex-champion,in our International Chess Tournament, at Hastings on Friday; This match is regarded as the chief event or the tourney, as last year Lasker defeated Steinitz in the fight for the championship. Lasker opened with a Ruv Lopez, to which the American replied regularly. Other important matches were Zchigering v, Gunsberg, Bardelleban I Pollock, Blackburne v, Walberdt, Burn v. T. Bsraecii, Jaumski v. Pillsbury, and Schlechter v. Bird, Mr. W. H. R. Polloek, who is mentioned above, is a brother of the rector of St. Gabriel's, Swansea.

THE CUMBERLAND LAND COMP AN Y. There ought to be an important advance in the value of the Shares in this powerful concern. The Company's affairs have been completely re-oraamsefl and put on a. thoroughly sound basis, financially, by the issue of Preference Capital, which has been ( so effected that the securiLv and prospects of the Ordinary Shares has not been materially altered. Indeed, their,value has been greatly enhanced, inasmuch as a prosperous future for the whole enterprise is now beyond doubt. The concern owns II. square miles of rich territory, containing an almost inexhaustible supply of brown hematite iron ore and first class COR!. These two items, especially tho former, on account of the revival in the American iron industry, are alone certain to make the future tf the Company an extremely prosperous one. Of course a fieatdeal will also be done with the development of township sites, the manu- facture OL charcoal, and letting out in farms those portions of the property not to be im- mediacy taken in hand by the managemant. The capital is very moderate, which is an important poiut, I' nd the £1 share fully paid is changing bands at 7s. each. Once the above facts ai.M known the quotation will be verv different. Indeed, in the course of a j few"weeks they will more than probably go to par at least. Buying of a very determined sort, both in America and here, has set 1D during the past few days, so that those anxious to secure a few or the Shares at ruling prices will have to act promptly.

Sir Charles Bruce, Governor of the Wind- ward Islands, was 1 nocked down by a bicyclist at Tooting on Thursday night, but sustained only slight illiurieliot

SMART CAPTURE AT NEATH, ALLEGED LONDON THIEF ARRESTED. On Thursday, the 15th iDst., Superintendent Thomas, of the Neath County Police, rece ved a warrant for the apprehension of Frederick Coverdaie, alias Samuel Peters, porter, who is eharged with having stolen articles to the value of £150 from his employers, Messrs. Thomas and Derry, drapers, &c., London. When infor- mation was received at the borough pohee- statiou, P.S. Jones at once made inquiries and found that the person wanted work in the neighbourhood. Accompanied by P.S. Priee and P.S. Williams, P.S. Jones pro- ceeded to the G.W.R. Station to await the arrival of the nail on Thursday evening, P.S. Jones, who was in plain clothes arrested the prisoner as he was alighting from the train, much to the latter's surprise. Cover- dale denied having commitLed tlrle offence with which he is charged. He was detained in custody to await escort from London.

SWANSEA POLICE COURT. SATURDAY. (Before Drs. J. G. Haii and Paddon.) AKOTHBB VERSION OF THE VILLAGE BLACK- SlhI rH. David Francis, blacksmith, Poutardulaia, was summoned, ior assaulting Thomas Kees, a iarmer, aJsoof Pontardulais. Mr W. Howell,Lianoliy, appeared for complainant, while Mr. H. T. J eysen, Swansea, cham- pioned the blacksmith. The evidence of the complainant, showed that the deiendant had trespassed on his land and had on one occasion four times made threatening gestures to the cowpiainant. This was denied by the defendant, but the iatter was bound over in a sum of £5 to Keep the peace for three months, and was ordered to pay the CO its. ALLEGED WILFUL FIRING OF FURZE. George Mann, commercial traveller, for- merly of Swauseti, now of Glasgow, was summoned for maliciously setting fire to furze growing on Thistlcboon Farm,Mumbles, the property of Lord Swansea, on the 9th June.—Mr. W.P. Smith prosecuted, and Mr. F. C. T. Naylor appeared for the defendant. (Proceeding.;

NEATITPOLICE COURT. FRIDAY. Before Messrs J. H. Rowland, W. Leyson, A. S. Gardener, and Thomas Powell. VARIETIES. James Edmunds, tinwcrker, Briton Ferry; John Evans and John George, colliers. Llwvn- coed; Benjamin Richards, tipper: Evan Powell, collier; Wiiliam Hughes, collier, all of Skewen; David Samuel, labourer, Briton Ferry; David J ones, collier, Skewen; Hannah Jenkins, married, Briton Ferry, were each fined for drunkenness.—For being disorderly on the highway William licpkin, tinworker, Cadoxten, wa.s fined 5s. and costs.—The case against David Williams, fitter, Brifon Ferry, who waa charged with having been drunk on licensed premises, to wit the Victoria public-house, Briton Ferry, was dismissed.— Richard Rees, farmer, Kilybebyli, was fined 10B. and costs for keeping a carriage without a license.—Thomas Monger, tin-worker, Briton Ferrv, was fined 5s, and costs, for assaulting an old man named John Hooper.— William Allen, collier, Neath was charged with trespassing in pursuit of conies, on the 15th inst., Mr. Pofcer Thomas defended. The case was dismissed.

CITURCH DEFENCE INSTITUTION. THE BISHOP OF ST. ASAPH GIVES A WARNING NOTE. The anuual meeting of the Church Defence Institution was held on Friday altornoon in the large room of the National Socioty at Westminster. Lord Ashcombe presided over a crowded attendance, and tbe tone of the report and the speakers was naturally a jubilant oue, Lord Ashcombe moved, and Sir John Llewelyn seconded the adoption of the report, and the latter bore testimony to the great work done by the Bishops of Llandafi and St. David's, and by the Church Defence Institution, with such glorious results as were seen in the returns from South Wales. The Bishop of St, Asaph, in moving a resolution of congratulation at the result of the election, was received with ranturous applause. He criticised Lord f Rosebery's speech on the previous evening, and sald that as he looked at his face he could not but see that he intended, like a rejected lover, to attack them again. Let their watchword fee vigilance, and let them strengthen the Church by well-considered reforms. The Duke of Westminster, Lord Penrhyn, and Coi. backville West had done wonders, for which they should be deeply grateful. Above all, let them be kind and considerate to Nonconformists and not exult at their victory over them.—Lord Egerton, of Tiittou, in seconding the motion, bore I testimony to the immense service the Bishop of St. Asaph had reentered to Church defence. Viccount Cranborne, Mr. J. G. Talbot, and other speakers followed.

LLANELLY HIGHWAY BOARD. ¡ At the usual fortnightly meeting of the Llanelly Highway and Sanitary Board, held at tho Town-hall on Friday, under the presidency of Mr. Ellis Evans. Mr. John Gritliths drew attention to the dangerous nature of barbed wire fences which had been eiected at the sides ot the Old and New Road Crossing. It was decided to take steps to have the barbed wire re- moved at once. The medical oftleer read liis report and staled that; the health of the town duringthe past month had been excellent. Twenty-nine deaths only had beeu registered, representing a rate of 13"5 per thousand of the population. It was decided to gi«e notice to the owners of several houses in Spring Gardens to have their property put into a sanitary condition under pain of having the dwellings con- demned for habitation.

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SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT SWANSEA DOCKS. FALL INTO THE HOLD OF A VESSEL. A serious accident occurred in the East Dock, Swansea, shortly alter one ocloek on Friday. It appears that a man named Gustus Logan, 30 years of age, residing in Baptist Well-street, was on a platform discharging iron ore from the steamship Carinna, his duty feeing to receive the basket when it arrived from the hold. In trying to lay hold of one he miss"d his grip and fell into the hold, a distance of 36ft. He was picked up in an unconcious state, with his arm fractured and his head seriously damaged, and was conveyed to the hospital, Gustin Logan, the man who was injured on Friday by failing into the hold of the steamer Caranna, a distance of 35ft., while assisting to discharge some iron ore, has partially re- covered COOSci9usues8, but is III a s9riouIi condition,

IMPORTANT VESTRY MEETING AT LLAISELLY. AN APPEAL TO THE HKSHOP. On Thursday night an important vestry meeting of the St. Paul's Parish, Llanelly, was held at the Memorial Rooms. Mr. Cox wss voted to the chair, and among others present were the curates Revs. W. H. Jones James Jones, and j'hilip Rees, Messrs. Wm Bowen, Evan Jones, Charles Newman. George Newman, J. Luxton, D. P. Davies, — Rand-el), E. Roberts, the churchwardens of the various churches and several other*. The chairman having explained the object of the meeting, read a letter from the vicars brother, who stated that the rev. gentleman was still very iii and unable to reply to the communication received with reference to the accounts of the parish churches. The viear now explained that be objected to giving the information asked for to a public meeting, but he was qui.e prepared io submit his accounts to a com- mittee pi ointed to investigate the matter.— Mr. Luxton expressed surprise that the vicar was too III LO supply the statement required to the vestry, when it was reported on the very Lest authority that he W,:8 pre-whing nt Talley, near Llandiio, on Sunday week.—. The Ciiftirnian remarked that a man might ha'te been dead and buried in the interval referred to by Mr. Luxton.—Mr., W, Bowen, /people's warden or h-t. fciter's Church, having ra-td letters from Mr. U. C. Bond, partner in the firm of Messrs. lIdorewood and Co., I Llaneliv, giving particulars of various dona- tions to the parish on behalf of the Addi- tional Cura-tes" A:d Society, a section of the meeting manifested a desire to adjourn the meeting with a view of enabiiug the vicar to present a statement of accounts to a committee of churchwardens, who would then report to the vestry at an early date.— Mr. D. P. Davies proposed that a deputation be appointed to petition the Bishop of the Diocese of bt. David's to cnuse an inquiry to be made, and hearevidcneeon thesubjoct.— Mr Every iseeonded and Messrs George Newman, W. Williams, Every, C. Newman, Banks, Tudor Davies, Evan Jones, Randeti, Weeks, and others also spoke; and the Revs. W. H. Jones, James Jones, and Philip Rees, curates of the parish, replied to to questions put to them by the chairman.— —Alter further discussion oi an exciting nature, Mr David Roberts moved, and Mr W. Bowen seconded, that a petition be sent to the bishop giving an account of what bus passed here this evening, and asking him to direct an inquiry to be held in the parish, it necessary, and to appoint a time and place for the holding ot" such meeting.' This was carried, and the people's wardens of the different churches and Mr. Ernest Trubshaw, Captain Scott, Dr. Samuel, Mr. H. C. Bond, Mr. John Thomas, Ikr, W. Bowen, and Mr. Cox wer« appointed &8 the deputation.

THE PORT OF SWANSEA. MR. T P. RICHARDS' VIEWH CRITICISED I A correspondent in the Shipping Gazette writes with reference to Mr. T. P. Richards' recent letter. The lately retired member of Lloyd's Committee for Swansea and Newport (Mr. T. P- Richards) has quite innocently causedailutterin Swansea shipping circles. At the meeting of the local Chamber of Commerce following his retirement from office he gave an account of his stewardship, and in the course of his remarks he said that as a shipowning port Swansea was decaying. This was twisted by the local peopie to mean that Swansea generally was a decaying port, and the twisting was carried to such an extent that Mr. Richards, for once in his life, had to address a letter to the local press setting forth what he really did say. That Swansea is a decaying shipowning port there can be no possible doubt. Time was when the Swansea fiaet was indeed a fleet, and when scores of soft-wood ships were sent across to the Welsh port from Prince Edward's Island—some to be sold to local owners' and some to be run by Mr. local owners' and some to be run by Mr. Richards then firm (Richards, Power and Co.). But the soft-wood ships come no longer, for their day is past, and with tho decay of the Cuba copper ore shipments and the encroachment or steamers in the copper lore trade of the Cape and the West Coast of South America, the "Swansea fleet" nas now dwindled to some 70 vessels. As the old ships were sold or lost no new vessels were bought to take their placee, and their owners, with what one may perhaps in the present state of the ship- ping trade term a wonderful amount of fore- sight, put their money in their pockets, instead ot into steam. At present there are only some seven steamers owned at Swansea. It was to this decay that Mr. Richards referred. Whether his suggestion that steam ship- owning should be the greaii point to aim at by young Swansea traders will bear any fruit remains to be seen. But apart from the shipowning trade of Swansea, how does the port stand generally ? Is her trade at a standstill, decaying, or advancing ? According to the recently issued returns of the port's trade for the last month, the revenue is the highest on recoz-d,£12,00&. lor the month, Satisfactory though this may be. it is yet not so good as it should be. The port is most admirably situated; both as re- gards its proximity to the Atlantic— itisfullva tide bettec off in this dirccNon than the up-Channel ports—and its closeness to the coalfields of South Wales. its iiist advantage is not nearly well enough impressed upon the puohc, or surely vessels putting back under stress of weather or what not would run for Swansea Bay or Swansea Docks rather than Barry or Penarth. With respect to the coal trade, the complaint for vears was that excessive railway rates crippled the industry, and so the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway was constructed. This line has now been open for a considerable I time, but has done little to i utraduce Rhondda eeal into Swansea. There are several reasons for this. One is, that Cardiff is the coal shipping port. All the big coal shippers have their head quarters there many of them have money invested in their on-n dock at Barry, so it is only natural that they are not eager to ship at Swansea, mote especially as that port oilers no particular attractions to shippers. But there is another and important reason. Tho chief dock in the port, and the onlv one with asumcient depth of water, is the Prince of Wales Lock, and here there are not enough coal tips, Tnere are six, of which four belong to the Great Western Railway, one to the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Com puny, and one to the Midland Company, and under certain circumstanc es one of the Great Western Railway tips is rendered useless. Eut this is not ail. Coai from the Rhondda must be shipped at the Rhondda Company's tip if that is not avail- able, then either the ship must wait or the coal be transferred to tho Gre;.t Western Railway tips, which entails an extra ••Marge, In either case a loss is incurred either by the shipowner or the shipper, j.rce, steps are being ta en to increase the sizfj oi this dock, but to the ordinary observer it appears, to say the least, a peculiar course to construct a means of bringing coals to a port and then not provide sufficient shipping facilities. These arc only two instances, but quite j enough to show that it is, perhaps, due more to goud luck than to good management that I Swansea is not a decaying port in more than one direaU"

-1- LOCAL S IF TINGS. I The Swansea Corporation holidays have now commenced, and no more committees will be held (unless specially summoned) for another month. Mr W. F. Hulley's band was at Tenby on Thursday playing at tho Tenby lawn tennis tournament ball at the Royal Gate-bouse Assembly Rooms. Mr. Nichal Morgan, solicitor ,chairman for several years of the Old Mumbles Loeai Board, will take up his residence in London at the end of the present ea.L. The Tenby Observe?- remarks that the oysters caught off Tenby by the Mumbles skiffs are highly prized by those who are partial to fcne succulent bivalve. A special train wiii arrive at Swansea on Sunday morniiig at 12.45 conveying Crockers 80 "ducated horses, which are to perform next week at the New Theatre. The aunual inspection of the Third G.R.V. by Cnienf; Goicissnmi 1 is to take place on the Recreation Ground, Swansea, on Saturday, August 31st. P.C. Payne, who *vas injured in Wind- stieeo v,1 Thursday when stopping a runaway horse, is the drill instructor of the force, and the men were o Friday dismissed without their customary drill, P.C. Payne being on the sieit list. The 1st Glamorgan Volunteer Art. °ry go to Tenby on the 24th of August to encamp untii the 3lst. The hattalioil wilt be under the command of Colonel Young and Captain Logan, RA, (adjutant). Pen and Ink," in the course of a long ieiter concerning the Gowerton and Sketty Flower Shows, ridicules the notion that the winning exhibits were purchased at one show and exhibited by their purchasers at the other show and adds that the Closer people ought to be proud tiiat Dunvauitea are able to win prizes. Professor Crocker's educated horses will take the stage at the New Theatre next week, and will perioral nightly to, no doubt" crowded audiences. The animals, winch number 30 horses, ponies, donkeys and mules, will be upoil the stage at one time, and without bridle or rem, will perform trieks which dis- play marvellous intelligence and reasoning ability approaching human powers. Samuel Evans, an aged man, of Tontine- street, whilst engaged discharging copper ore on board a Newfoundland steamer in tha Prince of Wales Dock en Friday, fell into the hold and received injuries to his head and back. Ho was taken to the hospittti in an unconscious condition. Evans, who is a married man with several children, has been 40 years in the employ of Messrs. Richardson and Co. The Rev. John Davies is to be the vice- chairman of the Swansea School Board, savs the Cambrian. Tho Rev. Dyfodwg Davies, who was never very anxious for the post, has withdrawn, leaving his colleague in undis- puted possession of the field. As we are to bave the Rev. John Davies in the vice-chair, all we can do is to hope for the beat. He may rise to the oceasion. With an effort he should, and providing his colleagues do not hold out, any red rags in front of hUll, Miss E. A. Cooper writes from 45, Eryn- roa.d, Swansea:—"In the account in Thurs- day's Fast of the work of Miss Benger, head mistress of the Intermediate S<shooi for Girls, she is stated io have been sixth form mistress in the Higher Grade School. It is in the Swansea l'iJ¡:;h School fer Girls, of the Public Day School Company, that Mi&s Benger has been head assistant mistress, As one of her colleagues for the last five years I should be glad it you would kindly insert this correction. The annual outing in connection with the Neath Working Men's Club was held ou Thursday. A large number of members, including Mr: J. D. Pouter, treasurer, and Mr. William Williams, secretary, left the club in brakes for the Mumbles early on Thursday morning. A very enjoyable day was i-peni, at the picturesque spot referred to, and, in the evening, the excursionists returned to Swan- ses, where the Empire was visited. At the concluhiou of the first perlormance the party returned to Neath. It should be mentioned that the expenses of the outing were borne by the Club funds. Capel Seion choir, which is now considered one of the finest of its size in the town, through the tact, perseverance, and able leadership of Mr. J. Cynwyd Evans, had its outing on Thursday to the picturesque little town of Llandiio. The choir left Swansea by the 2.10 p.m. train (L. & N.W ) and returned by tho 9.35. A most enjoyable afternoon was spent, dinner being provided for the company by Mr. aid Mrs. Williams, of the King's Head hotel, and singing formed a prominent part of the programme. As a slight token of his valuable services and the high esteem in which he is held the members of the church and choir presented Air. Evans with it splendid testimonial. Twenty-nve years ago yesterday wa.s the date of a sad occurrence in Swansea. On tho 15th of August, 1570, ti;e dale, by the way. on which Napoleon had boasted that he would enter Berlin, three girls from Llansamlet were picking mussels on the Frenchman's sandbank opposite Port Tennant when thev were surrounded by the sea, and all were drowned. One cannot re-call the melancholy incident without remembering the gallant conduct of Mr. Wiiliam Thomas, who is still tandiordof theVaie of Neath l'nn, who took a liorse and made a gallant but unsuccessful attempt to rescue the girls. His horse was drowned, and Mr. Thomas had a narrow escape ot himself losing his life. Says the Cambrian:—"Lnless the un- expected happens, Mr. Burnie will not again contest Swansea, but he will be aoonspicuofjs worker for whoever the Liberal party selects. Mr Burnie's announcement on Weinfsday I has placed the party in a somewhat awkward position, out of which it will have soiae diffi- culty in extricating itself. It is fek that whoever the Liberal candidate will be he must be a man of wealth and influence, and prepared to nurse the constituency as Sir John Llewelyn, M.P., has done. Many names have been mentioned during the past week, including those of Mr. W. D. Benson, the popular barrister; Mr. Pondarvis Vivian, Dr-other of the late Lord Swansea; Mr W. H. CreuteH, ex-to.P.; and Mr, Thomas Freeman." The Brighton has a full programme for next week. On Sicuay there will be a channel trip, starting from rockett's Wharf at 3,30 pm. On Monday shewiti start at 7.15 a.m., for lifracombe and Cloveily; on Tuesday at 8 :1.m., far Iliraeombe and Lundy Island, with a eru'so round the island; on Wednesday at 8.15 A.m., ;«r Ufracombe and Cloveily: on Thursday at 8.15 a.m., the Good Templars and Total Abstinence Society go en the Brighton for f' c.;r annual excursion to IlfrKCombe and Cloveily; and in the evening at l.i0 there will be a moonlight trip. On Friday there will be an excursion to IIfra- eombeand Cloveily, starting at 8.15 a.in on Saturday at 8.15 a.m., io Ufracombe and Lvnmouth; and in the evening at 7.30 a meoulLmt trio, I Answer to correspondent:—"A Sufferer's* letter can be used only over his proper name. A horse belonging to Mr. John Williams, grocer, Hafed, dropped dead in Alexandra- road this (Saturday) morning. The Llanellv Orchestra. Band, which secured the first prize at the National Eis- teddfod. wid, it is rumoured, eompete at the Liaiidudno Eisteddfod. Mr. Gama^e, of Swan ea, has followed up tlis late successes at Sketty, Neath, and Margam,by winning 1st prize and two specials for the best bird in the show at Etwali, Derbyshire. Mr. Brynmor Jones will on Tuesday next ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether it is the inteution of the Government to con- tinue the grant of £3,000 per annum to the University of Wales. About ten o'clock on Friday night a woman named Ellen Payne, of Well-street, was knocked down in High-street by a bicycle ridden by William Boyes, of Ebanezer-stm :5 Swansea. She was uninjured,and P.C. O'Neill reports that there was no one to be blasied. A statement of the affairs in bankruptcy of Dav:d Evang; Danyralt, Ystradgynlais, coliier, show gross liabilities £ 81 6s. Id. and liabilities expected to rank £ 56 6s. Id.; assets £ 10 10s. 9d. Pressure by creditors, litiga- tion expenses through becoming surety, and loss through accident are r by the debtor as the causes of his failure. A small tire occ.srred about nine o'clock on Friday night in the shop of Wiiliam Winkley, 2, Norfolk-street, Monnt Pleasant, through a paraum lam^ falling from the window into a box of shades, vhich were packed in straw. -Air. Winkley e:;ting iished the fire with a few buckets of water, itua only a lew shillings worth of damage was do:> Messrs, Rees Tavlor and David Mo^etcy, Swansea, have made an appheau.on for a patent for an improved side gaard foi <*eors- James Davies, Swansea, for a, perpetual engine for heavy stationery work and Johtf Ruitie. Neath, for an improved method of coating solid iron or steel with lead, with ether methods of protecting the coating material from the action of the air. The Alexandra next week will run as under: On Sunday there will be a trip round He Sc-arweather Lightship, starting at three p.m. on Monday, starting at seven a.m., to Ufracombe and Lynraouth on Tuesda.y, to Ufracombe and Cloveily, at 7.20 a.m., on Wednesday, at 8.30 a„m., to Lundy Island direct; on Friday, at 7.30, to litracombe and Lymnouth; and on Saturday, at 6even a.m. sharp, to Weston. The funeral of Mr. Richard Richards, of West-cross, took place at the Mumbles Cemetery yesterday (Friday) afternoon. The burial service was read by the Vicar of Oystermouth, and by the Revs. Fred Scott and Secretan Jones- There was a large attendance of friends ot the deceased, among them being Messrs L, M. tiichards, Fred Richards, L. Richards, E. b. Richards, A. Richards, R. T. Leyson, P, Rogers, E. R. Daniel, George Andrews, John Tkoinas, W. Cox, Llewelyn Jones, E- Davies, E. T. Nettle, Hewson Jones, Edward Roberis, and William Watkius. The coffin was borne from the kouse to the cemetery by the old servants and tenants of the deceased gemtle- man. I —m—nm—i—BTiri—in i~tti i mif'HM hi inrr mirmwOTtiDi

CRICKET. SOMERSET v. IiRNT. KEJST. First inning*. Second innings Livesay, c Tyler, b Woods 23 b lieitley 1 Heat-no, b Woods Z5 b li -dley I V ivasby,cL.Palairetl>\Vooocis 44c 42 Mason, 60 b Woods 3 Siewaif, b .N ichulls. 19 cand b Hedley. 1 Baiss;c Newt,un, b N ¡ehull:; 8 e Fowler,b Healey cS Merchant, c Hil[, bXyier. 1L li. wicki-t, b Tyler 1 Wright, b Woods 3 b Hedley £ 9 Marliu, not out 21 b Hedley 7 Huish, (.-and b Woods 11 not out 7 1 b Sicuols 1 iixtras 15 hxtras 9 Total. 235 Total 166 SOMERSET. Fowler,cM.ochautbMarcia o iPaiairet, c Hui»li,b Hearne 44 Q.i'alairet.cHuisii bMariln 6 hoe, b Henrne 29 Hill, runout 25 Woods, b Hearne 16 Hedley, b Hearne 32 Dun lop, b Hearne 13 Nichols, e Huisti b Bradley 39 Kewton not out 0 Tyler, b Bradley 0 Iixtras 10 1:xtras.H. Total 223 Total SURREY v. LANCASHIRE. LANCASHIRE WON BY 44 RUNS. I-A."CASHIILE. First innings. Second innings. Ward, st Wood,bLohmann, 9 e 19 Sugg, b Richardson 2 b Richardson 22 Paul. b LoUniaan <; Maclaren, b Lohinann 52 b Hiehllnbull 2 Tyldesley, b RiehardSMi 0 b Hay ward 7 Baker, c'and b L0hinann. 2 run out 16 Bti.vgs, b itichamson S b Richardson Oj Sryiitli, b 36 c W W Read, b Richardson. 6 Benton, b Richardson 0 Ibw, b Lohiutnn 14 Lancaster, notout 18 net out, 2 Mold, b Lehmann t: bRichardton 1 Extras 10 10 Total. 143 Total 94 HJHREL M.Read.e Tylaesley.b'Mold 1 b Brings. 0 Abel, c Smith, b Briggs 4 b Mold 0 Hay ward, c Sugg, b Mold 10 cSmitn, ;bBriggs 0 Lockwood,cSmith,b Btiggs 6 runout 7 Druee, c and t Briggs 1 runout 1 W. Head, lbw.bBriggs. 1 bMoid 12 Brockweil, b Mold 36 cLancaster.bMold 7 Lohniann, lb \v, bBriggs. 0 cMaclaren.bMold 0 Key. c Maelaren, b Briggs 8 notout. 50 Wood, not oat 23 b Mold 7 Richardson, e Paul, b Mold 9 b Richardson 0 Extras 4 Extras 1 Total.. 1C8 Total 85 NOTTS v. MIDDLESEX. MIDDLESEX WON BY 7 WICKETS >'OTTS. First innings: Second innings. Shrewsbury, c Stoddart, b Phillips 67 cWebbp,bPh!tiip< 82 Jones, e Warner, b Wells 44 c and b Weils 35 Fiowe:s,cWebbe,b Phillies 5 h Wells 7 Cscrort, not out- 24 b Welis 18 Wright, c S tod dart, b Phillips S bWelis 2 Bagguley. !> Hearne 1 b Wi lis 1 Dixon, b Phillip- 0 lbw,b\Vells 0 Longdc.n, *ot out 20 st Macgreixor, b .Wells o Wilkinson,st Macgrcgor, b Weils 0 c Wells, b Phillips 1 Attewell, b Phillips Ot.otout. 23 Bennett, b Wells 2 c O'Brine, b WelU 3 Extras 3 Extia? 5 Total ilS Total 127 MIDDLESEX. Douglas,cJones.bAttewell 50 notout 4 Macgrcgor, b Bennett 8 c Longdon, 0 Mtewelt 17 Lucas, c andbBennett 8 c Dix Jn,bBennett 7 Hearne, c Dixon,bAttev.-ii 18 notout.. 5 S:oddart,cWrlgbt,b Bennei 6 O Brien, notout 1-3 Kawlin, b Bennett ^7 Warner, b Dixon 24 Webbe. c Atttfwe!l,b Dixon 0 t'biih'ps, 1 b w. b Dixon 13 Wells, cand b Dixon 1 Extras 12 Extras 5 1 Total 271 Total 38

SWANSEA TEAM FOR DEVON- SHIRE. OR Monday week, August 26, the following cricket team of Swansea and District will commence a wcelu; tour in Dovonshire, Messrs. A. W. Samuel, 1 D Trower, H. Seaborne, E. Bishop, T. R, Griffiths, W. T. Fan", T. J. Williams, 11. C. boiomon, E. Shepherd, T. G. Hews, D. Jones, and, pro- boblv Messrs. H. D. Letcher and J. P. LCllw. The tour is under the management, of Mr. H. G. Solomon, who, aftei the suc- cess that attended his efforts in j the same direction Inst year, has had no difficulty in arranging a. capital fixture list. The texm will leave Swansea at S.15 on Monday (August 26th) by boat lor Ilfnteombc. and will proceed to B< r istaple and play th* town club thut day roing on to Exeter, whi ih they will make the r head quarter*' tho same evening, j On Tuesday they Will play Exmcuth Wednes- day. Tiverton; Thursday, Exeter, on the County Ground; Fridny, Sidmouth. On Saturday morning the team wiii return to Swansea via iifracooib:*

ALL ENGLAND V. XVIII, OF SWA A SEA DISTRICT. FORTHCOMING MATCH. NAMES OF THE VISITING TEAM. As stated in the Post some weeks ago, negotiations have been in progress between the secretary of the Swansea Cricket Club, and Wood Sims, the well-known Dcrbvshiie player, for the visit of an All England team to Swansea earlv in ceplemher. We are now ilble to announce definitely that, the fixture has been made and the match will take at the St. Helen's Ground on Septem- her 6th and 7th. The visiting eleven will be selected from M. Read, Smith, Wood, Street, Havward, Ayres, Watts, Holland, or Braund (Surrey), Mariow and Bean (Sussex), Mead (Essex), Wood Sims (Derbyshire). "We bad intended bringing J. T. liearne or A. Hearne and Abel, wrote Wood Sims in his letter to Mr Brvant, but they are engaged for Hastings and Scarborough." It had been hoped that one of the Surrey crack bowlers, Lohmann or Ri- hardhon, would have been able to come, and there i8 just, a possi- bility that Long Tom" will bo In the team. Anyhow, the team is good enough for any- thing down this wav, and the executive of the Swansea Club are to be heartily congratula- ted upon their success in obtaining a visit from such a combination. People will naturally ask what the composition of the Swansea and District Eighteen will be. Six or eight of the Swansea first team will probably have places; C. P. Lewis, of Llandovery, is sure also to be asked; while in all probability three or four of the best men in Llanelly including Jenner, will lie chosen to do duty for what ousht to prove as good an eighteen as ever played in Weet Wales.

— CRICKET Bancroft is suffering from a bad carbuncle on his neck, A. W. Samuel is in rare form with the bat this week. Remade S5 on Wednesday, and on Thursday he drove the Radical bowling to "lle tune of 51. It wa anticipated this (Saturday) morning that there would be two ericket matches and a tennis ma tail at SI. Helens this (Saturday) j afternoon.

FOOTBALL FORECASTS. II The hst of vice-presidents of the Mormton Football Club includes ?t least one M.P. and two recent candidates for Parliamentary honours. Some day ti e club will be arranging a mat ch .P.'s v. Candidates ?' Whi e on the subject of the Morriston Club it is worth while noting the great improve- menls, which have been carried out by .Mrs Evans the genial landlady of the Lamb and Flag, tbe headquarters of the club. Since la*t season the whole of the premises have been re-built in the most handseme scale, and few would recognise the present rood, looking building the once somewhat dmg- looking" Lamb und Fiag," Ail the wost modern improvements have been introduced into the promises, including a handsome suite of baths of ail kinds besides smoke rooms, billiard rooms, and a very superior set of the usual offices making the hotel an ideal home for a football club.

IvtJ XING. Great preparation)- are being made for the forthcoming Liar oily sports, wherein several J Swansea runners will figure. Waiiaee Evai.s may be considered a very; unfortunate runner. He has won no iess than four second prizes for the half-mile in a very short space of time. Ted Poole means business fer the next six months, and he is stiii expected to ar.ake some of the young sprinters fail by his side. Arthur Poole, the younger of this well- known local family of athletes, is still a novice but under the careful tuition of his brothers, we may hoar big tilings of him yet. He pro- misth weli any wav Jim Long, the sprinter, is showing rare good form of late; but is evidently lying close with a. view to surprising a few of the uninitiated at some future period. E. C, Poole, the veteran runner, has once more donned the binglet and pants, aud could be seen on Wednesday training as I well and as eager ss the best of Swansea s runners.

'I CYCLING. Young My*ers of Landore is going to make I a big effort to retain possession of the local 50-mile casipionship and ]s at the present I time putting in plenty of training.

SHOOTING. It is probable that a match between teams representing Glamorgan and Monmouthshire will be shot shortly at Poiitypool. Arrange- ments are being made for the 24th in«t. The idea of forming a Winter Long Range Club ior Swansea District is being taken up, and it is said to be possible that the old range at Clydach may be acquired tor the purpose. Local shots earnestly hope that the notion wiil be pushed forward and the club formed at once. i\o doubt more will be heard of it during the next few weeks; tor several matches are on he la¡J;tJ, now that the cracks have got 0\ ar their Bisley experiences; and W llen they meet, they arc sure to discuss the proposal to institute winter practice. I The usuai method oi procedure is to hold fortnightly competitions, and the prizes go to the bent average scorers m four shots out of six in thirteen weeks.

SWIMMING. There were twenty members of the S. A. S- C, practising at the Swansea Baths ou Thurs- day evening. On (lit. The Swansea Swimming Club I intend taking a polo team to Penarth within the next week or two.. Norman i v.11, the Newport craok, has re- cently gone to life at Chepstow, iNaturaily < enough Newport miss him. The new polo ball has arrived in Swansea. It is, I hear, iar superior to any of those previously useci, being made of one piece of leather, and is consequently very hard to Lit with one hand. 8ome of the members of the Swansea A.S.C. are not without hope of defeating Newport in the forthcomingmatc-ii. Newport have lest one or two of their best men. and have bet-n rather beaviiy defeated once or twice lately. The forthcoming gala at the Swansea Baths bids fair to be a great success. Of course, the Swansea v. Newport water polo Hiatcu is the chief item of interest. There are also to be egg and ,-poon and biinafold races, wniie there will be an inter-club race baLween teams lrom Swansea and Newport. The following wan received by the secre- I tary ef the Swansea Amateur Swimming Club yesterday :—" My dear sir,—i snail be c delighted to givo my patronage and support to your swimming gaia on September 12, and E am only sorry mad be away from home at that time )«nd consequently unable to be pre- sent to see the competition.—Yours truly, J JoRX T. D. LLKV ELYX." I

STRAY ITEMS, The Llanelly men have already commenced J tra nmg this week, and the gym." is lively once more. 1 The annual meeting of the Llaneliv Foot- 8 ball Club will behead on t: I-st Friday in 7 the uresent month. 1 Airs W. Samuels boxmc uooth will be found in Maesteg on -aturday next, where exhibitions will be given by Tom James. 1 David St. John, Thomas Allan, ,od William Samuels. 1 Athletic spcri- will held at Loughor in a iieid r.t the Trap lun Ovi Saturday next. The sports are under the auspices of the "Princess of Loughor" Lodge. LO.A.S., j Ash ton Fully. The list of events is a vary i complete one. At the anuual meeting of the St. Mark's F.C., held last night, under the chairmanship « of the Hcv. Watkin Edwards, the following officers were eiected for the forthcoming v season :—Captain, Mr. J. Androwarther 0 ,iec-c,t,1)t.aiu. Mr. F. Deverell: treasurer, Mr. j I: i J.Tyler: hon. sec.. Mr. Ted Williams, 82, I I>ia«ndda<»-?EOfc. hi

TO-DAY'S SELECTIONS. BIRMINGHAM. 2-0—Doddington Stakes—Lovelorn colt. 2-30—Burton Plate—Chow ('how. 3-0—Stetchford Plate—Deela. 3-30-Shifnal Stakes-r,{'Crankie. 4-0-Klnl!'s Piate—ColUpse. 4-30-Che"eley St&k.;s— harfe. 4-0-Saltley Plate—The Tartar. HAWK EYE.

YESTERDAY'S RACING. GREAT YARMOUTH MEETING. RUN AT 1-30. A MILE SELLING HANDICAP of 100 sovs.— One mile. 7 5 Mr Hanbury's Generosity, 3 Allsopp 1 7 7 Mr Brown's Herbalist, 3 T Loatt-s 2 7 10 Mr Purefov's Cough Lozenge. 3 Gain 3 8 7 Lord Tempest's Listener. 3.S Loates 0 Betting 6 to 4 agst Herbalist, 3 to 1 Generosity and Cough Lozenge, 5 to 1 Listener. —Won by half a length bad third. RUN AT 2-0. The AQUARIUM SELLING WELTER HAN- DICAP ttf 100 sovs.—Five furlongs. 8 12 M H. Lebaudy's A«teres, 6 .S Loates 1 8 10 Mr Johnstone's Amy Huberts, 3 Allsopp 2 9 0 Mr Dowley's Guinea Pig, 3. T Loates 3 3 9 Mr Burton's Miss Hampton, 6 BradtorcL 0 Betting Evens on Anteros, 4 to 1 agst Guinea Pig, 9 to 2 Amy Roberts, 5 to 1 Miss Hampton. —Won by a neck two lengths between second and third. RUN AT 2-30. The CORPORATION MAIDEN PPATE of 100 sovs for two-years-old and upwards; penal- ties and allowances. -Five furlongs. 7 10 Mr Piatt's c by Barcaldine—Monte liosa, 2 T Loates 1 8 10 Prince Soltvkoff's Sequin, 3 Ailsopp 2 8 10 Mr Ryan's Frederick Cecil, 3 .Chadoner 3 Betting 5 to 4 agst Monte Rosa colt, 7 to 4 Sequin, 3 to 1 Frederick Cecil.—Won by three- parts of a length; three lengths Letween second and third.

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RUN AT 3-e. The GREAT YARMOUTH WELTER HANDI- CAP of 200 sovs; penalties.—One mile. 3 1 Mr G Dawson's Lord Uliiu, 3.Bradford 1 8 8 Lord Derby's Flare Up. 5 ieid 2 7 7 Prince SoltykofFs Aurum, 3 F Park 3 Also ran-T0reador, 1\1iitord. Pomade Divine, Weymouth, Lucidity, and Pallas Athene. Betting 7 to 2 agst Milford. 6 to 1 Toreador, Pomade Divine, Weymouth, and Lucidity, 8 to 1 Lord Ullin and Flare Up, 100 to 8 Aurum and Pallas Athene.—Won by a length thrae lengths between second nd third. RUN AT 3-30. The MONUMENT SELLING STAKES of 5 sovs each, with 1C0 added for two-years-old penalties.—Five furloags. 8 11 Mr Goffes Resin Wingfieid 1 9 0 Mr J Cannon's Foreign Office.Chaloner 8 11 Mr Rothschild's Violenta T Loates 3 Also ran—Master Freddie, Golf Ball, Lord Bob, Noble Lord, Inez de Cas1 ro f, Scull, and Lady Brummel. Betting 3 to 1 agst Foreign Office and Violent*, 7 to 1 Resin, 8 to 1 Inez de Castro f, 100 to 3 others. \Von by two lengths four lengths between second avid third. RUN AT 4-0. The GORLESTON TWO-YEARS-OLD PLATE of 100 SOYS; penalties and allowances.—Five furlongs. 9 C Mr Owen s Settee S Loates 1 7 13 Mr R Sherwood's Bellenetti T Loates 2 8 11 Mr Lambton's The Stray G Chaiucer 3 S 0 Mr J Dawson's Black Rock .Allsopp 0 Betting 9 to 4 agst Belienetti. j to 1 The Stray, 6 to 1 Settee.-Won by a head a length and a half between second and third. RUN AT 4-30. The YARE HANDICAP of 150 sovs penalties. —Five furlongs. 7 12 Mr Lawrence's Susfisb, 3 T Loates 1 8 4 Mr Bass's Queen of the Chase, 3 G Barrett 2 8 3 Priace SoitykofFs Persona, 4- Park 3 Also ran—Pet of the Fancy, Splendour, Blarney, Full of Fashion, and Merry Shepherd. Betting 5 to 1 agst the winner —— ♦ —— BIRMINGHAM. RUN AT 2-0. A MAIDEN PLAlE of 106 sovs for two-years- old aad upwards ailowauces.—Five furlongs. 7 Id Mr Lee's Leirion. 2 Finlay 1 7 9 Capt Creer's Peace, 2 H Toon 2 7 11 Mi Heath's The Bosua. 2 Gough .3 Also ran—Sybil's Cross and Warsley Cryst: 1 Bettiug 2 to 1 on Leirion. 3 to 1 agst Peace, 100 to 6 bar two.—Won by three lengths bad third. RUN AT 2-30. I Tne SNOW HILL SELLING PLATE of 106 sovs for two-years-old and upwards penal- ties.—About five furlongs. 9 3 Mr Dickinson's Nostrum, 3 Weldon 1 S 9 Mr Dowsoir* Miss Vi, 3. Finlay 2 P 0 Mr Stevens'* Poupee, 4 M Cannon 3 Also ran—Jet Black, La Toscaf, andPrespect. Betting 11 to 2 ou Poupec, 7 to 2 agst La I Tosea f. 5 to 1 Nostrum. 10 to 1 bar three. -Won by a length and a halt a head between second and third. RUN AT 3-0. The WELLESBOURNE JUVENILE PLATE of 200 sovs for two-years-old allowances. About five furlongs. a 5 Mr Robson's Villager M Canaon 1 3 8 Capt Fenwick's g by Shotesham—Mist- Tears Plumb 2 8 4 Mr Meltham's Harem Queen .Fagau 3 Also ra.n—Carol Singer and Trudel. Betting 6 to 4 agst Harem Queen, 7 to 4 Villager, 6 to 1 Carol Singer, 8 to 1 Mist of Tear:- 5, 10 to 1 'lrud#l.—Won by a length and a half; three-quarters of a length between second and ;hird. RUN AT 3-30, lU:;N AT 3.30. rile WARWICKSHIRE HANDICAP STAKES II of 1,000 sovs penalties. -Olle mile. 1 8 Mr Clayton's SIMONBURN, 4.Finlay 1 3 0 Mr Gujbins's MARIETTA, 5 I M Cannon 2 3 5 Mr Yyner's NAANAH, 3.Fagan 31 3 9 Lord Durham's Son 0' Mille, 4.Rickaby 0 8 G Mr Bass's Bloodthirsty, 4 H Toon 0 8 6 Mr M'Calmoot's i ish Car, 4 Ward 0 t 10 Mr Rose's Mogul, 3 J Woodburu 0 L b Mr Cunningham's Linton, 3 .Chandley 0 7 2 Mr Lowther's Heremon, a Gould 0 Betting 3 to 1 agst Simonburn, 11 to 2 Linton, C to 1 Mogul, 100 to 15 Marietta, 7 t) 1 Naanah, 10 to 1 Son o' Mine, Bloodthirsty, and Irish Car, 100 to 8 Heremon. — Won by half e length a length, between second and third. RUN AT 4-0. flIc WATER OKTON SELLING PLATE of 300 sovs for three-years-old and upwards I penalties and allowances.— The Straight Mile. -] 13 Capt Fenwick's Posades, 5 Rogers 1 3 2 Mr Lee's Mum, 3 A White 2 ) 3 Mr Gottscbaiii's Chow Chow, 4 M Cannon 3 5 0 Mr Manser's f by Marden—Queen of the T. Y.C., 3.G Manser 0 Betting 11 to 10 agst Chow Chow, 5 to 2 Posados, II to 4 Mum, 33 to 1 Marden f.—Won jy a length aud a half half a length between iecond aad third. RUN AT 4-3". > rhe MEYNELL WELTER HANDICAP PLATE of 150 sovs penalties.—One mile?and three furloags. 9 Col Forester's Poiish, 3 Madden 1 5 Mr Hurnby's Clenstone, 4 White 2 7 Mr Brough's War Queen, 3.S Chandley 3 Also nil-Fiorella, Lady Lucy H, iiywatia e, L-mpton Royal, and Oxus, Betting 5 to 1 atzst Lady Lucy II, 11 to 4 Yar Queen, 11 to 2 Oxus, 100 to Ik; Polish, 10 to anv othc r«. RUN AT "MP WALSALL PLATE, high-weigbt handi- cap of 106 sovs penalties. -Joiout six furlongs 4 Mr Marshall's Ganges, 4 1 9 Col Walpole's Rose Marjorie, 3 2 7 Mr Piatt's Morgannc, 3 3j Also ran—Carrington and Highland Moun. Betting 3 to 1 agst the winr.e>- CM A f'M.i a S S'TUDiU open alt day cad very day. oi2s Mr. CHAPMAN is the only artist m Waiss 'ho has taken 200,OOu negatives all good mes. 312a SlEDLEBROS. Photos hang in the vestibule ►f Cov«nt Garden Theatre. oioi Mr. CHAPMAN'S onoes are very moderate, is portraits very jzoott .)}2j I

SWANSEA SAILORS. NEWS FOR THEIR FRIENDS. Below we give news ef the movements of vessels either owned in or trading to Swan- sea, specially compiled. for the Daily Post■ Sam Lancaster s passed north Deal Aug. 14 Camel spasst-d west Lizard Aug. 14 Itosebud s passed west Lizard Aug. 14 Swiftsuii'spabsed west Lizard Aug. 14 Pioneer s ieit Liverpool for Rouen Aug. 14 Bell hock s left Liverpool for Ortnes Head Aug 14 Activity arrived Barry from Havre Aug. 13 Harlow s arrived Penarth from Sables d'ÜtonneAag.14 Ituna s arrived Cardiff from Caen Aug. 14 iMpon City sarrived Cardiff from Sharpness Aug. 15 Shaghrook s left Cardiff for Havre Aug 14 Axminster s left Fleetwood for Swansea Aug. 14 .li Beignon s arrived Greenock from Huelvs Aug 14 Craiaendor.ai 8 arrived Greenock from San Lander Aug 14 Prior s passed south St. Abb's Head from Leith Aug 14 Southwick s past-ed south Flamborough Head Aug 14 Surrey i- airbed Middlesbro from Bilbao Aug 13 Albany s arrived Shields from KotkaAug 14 Kepler s arrived llelsingborg from Newcastle Aug 11 Forth sarrived Calmer from Middletboro Aug 10 Tintem Abbey s arrived Norrkoping Aug 13 EJy Rise s left StockllOhu for Orn^kjoldsvik Aug 14 lronopolis s passed from Blsinore for Baltic Aug 12 Marshal Keith s arrived Hamburg from l ra.M-rlHirj| Aug. 12 Otra s arrived Aarhuus from Swansea Aug. 10 Berwick s arrived Dieppe from Treport Aug. 8 ltobert Brown s arrived Dieppe from Taganrog Aug. 9 Black Swan s arrived Dieppe from Newcastle Aug. 10 Gwentland s arrived St. Nazaire from Bilbao Aug. 12 Giraldasarrived St. Nazaire from Jacobstad Aug. 13 Kosella s arrived Bilbao from St. Nazaire Aug. 12 Chathmn s arrived Bilbao from Southampton Aug. 14 Carina s arrived Lisbon from Smyrna Aug. 14 Caerlcon s left Huelva for Grenville Aug. 14 Kalman Kiraz s cleared Gibraltar for Glasgow Aug. 9 I Frulera s ieft Valencia for Manchester Aug 10 Mulgraves s left Constantinople for Nicolaieff Aug. 14 Hoth;:n Newton s cleared Coastantinople for Antwerp August 9 Magdar s arrived at Kavak (Constantillopla Aug: 14 I I 'irinzi s left Fiume for Bordeaux Aug. 9 Tichz s arrived Fiume from G aigov. Aug. 10 Muncast-er s arrived Leghorn from Swansea Aug. 12 Lord Lansdowne s arrived Baltimore from Swansea Aug 13 Maine s passed down Philadelphia for London Aug 5 Mohican s arrived Philadelphia from St Jago Aug. 4 Montanas arrived Philadelphia from London Aug. 14 Murtiasarrived Montreal trom Sidney (C.B ) Aug 5 Sunshine s arrived Montreal from Picton Aug 5 Micmac s arrived Boston from Swansea Aug 14 Mississippi a left New York for London Aug 10 Virginia s arrived New York from Ste.Uia Aug 14 Jersey City sarrived New York from Swansea Aug 14 r H J Grenville s passed east St Catherine's Point Aug 15 British Empire s passed east Lizard Aug l5 International s arrired Hull from Rotterdam Aug 14 Bramble s signalled off L siiant Aug 15 Loughbrow s arrived Riga from Copenhagen Aug 11 lien wick s arrived Kiga. from Naksgov, Aug 12

CYCLING. CYCLING. ROSSER TURKS "PRO.* I The IT herler says: It may surprise miany English people to learn of llosser havins turned pro. H e is the holder of the vase given by the proprietors of The Wheeler for a I twelve hours' race, under the auspices of the Manchester Wheelers. This he won as as amateur. Rosser is now in Paris. ABEEAVON FOOTBALL CLUB, 1st TEAM. 1895. OPPONENTS. PLACS. Sept. 21 — Cwmbran Home 28.- Morriston Away Oct. 5 Bridgftni .„ Home „ 12 Penygiaig Away „ 19. Neath Home 26 Ti-eorky Home Nov. 2 Bridgend Away „ 9 Penarth Away »• 16 Pontypridd Home 23 Morriston Horn 30 Lampeter College Hon Dec, 2 Bridgwater Albion He 7 Final Trial Match N- 14 Swaasea. j, „ 21 Penygraig H. „ 26 Bridgend lie ,.28. Treorky Ho 1896. Jan. 1 Bristol. „ Ai 4 Mountain Ash. li( 11 Pontypridd Aw .i 18 Morriston Awa, ». 25 Iiampeter College. A-ay Feb. 1 Cardiff Northern Home 8 Ll«*el!y Home • > 15. Swansea Home 22 Morriston Home „ 29 Neath Away I' Mar. 7 Bridgend Away 14 Barry Home 21 Llanelly Away » 28 I'enarth Home April 4 Torquay Athletics Away 6 Devenport Albion Away Bridgwater Albion Away 11. Llaaelly Home I 18. Grangetown .„ Home 2nd TKAM. 1895 OPPONENTS. POACX. Sept 14 White Star (Llanelly) Home 28 Morriston A. Home Oct. 5 Bridgend t. 12. Mclyn Quins Homo ■Nov. 2 Bridgend A. Heme 9 Baglan Home 23 Morriston A Away 23 Morriston A Away .30 Bglan Awav Dec. 14 Swansea A Home 23 Carmarthen Home 129& .18,n. 11 Llanelly A Home „ 18 Baglan" liomo Feb. 8 Llanelly A Awav 15. SwanseaA Away Mar. 7 Treorky Cruiiaders. Home 14 Melyn Quins Away „ 21 CUyton. „. „. Home 23. Baglan Away April 7 Carmarthen Away

Ex-Corporal G. Collins, heavy-weight champion boxer of the Army, is in communi- cation with Billy Samuels, witb the vioiv of exhibiting at Swansea. It is probable that the negotiations will be satisfactorily carried out, and that, the public of Swansea will have an opportunity of witnessing the boxing and gymnastic powers of this truly magnificent athiete. Collins was at one time in the 41st Regiment.

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-=- SWANSEA TIDE TABLE. HilK. HEIGHT ON SILLS. Prince of Wales Nortli South Dock. Dock. Dock. AUG. A.M. P.M. A.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. ILM. R.M. F. I. F. r. f. I. F. I. 17—S. 233 3 10 25 2 2P4 20 4 18 10 IS-Su. 3 43 4 13 26 9 28 6 22 6 21 0 19—M. 4 47 5 22 29 1 31 1 25 1 23 7 20—Tu. 5 47 6 11 31 4 33 3 27 3 25 9 21—-V*. 6 35 6 56 33 4 34 1 28 1 26 7 22—T. 7 1 7 7 39 33 11 34 3 28 3 26 9 23-F. 755 S 16 33 10 34 3 28 3 26 9 34-8. 8 34 s 51 33 4 32 10 26 10 25 4

TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION TO ADVERTISERS.—Answers to Advertisements are lying at our office for the following initials and assumed names.- "Nero, "J.M.J. "Boiler," '• Box 45" K.S.. F.P. "G.H., "W.R. ".Nemo," "Nero," Rex,Shop. MASONS.—Wanted" Banker Hands and Wa iig Masons at new houses, Merthyr,—Apply 1 eg. contractor, Merthvr Vale 4ge8-:A DOG- Biscuit Trade.—A Man who Understo ids Manufacture.—State full particulars to W. 45, tilnley-strfet" Bury, Lancashire. 50e824 HA.IRDKKS6EKS. — Wanted, respectable young Apprentice; first start 7 week premium. Aui>uste Passage, St. Phiiip's-bridge, Bristol. [48eS-24 ANTE! two experienced Portrait Canvassers » » and Collectors; wagos and commission; splen- did opport unity.—Apply Major and Darker, Basset- street, Redruth, Cornwall. 50e8-24 STilAYED, Black Wavy Retriever Dog, white spot S on breast answers to name of Ross. If detained alter this not ice prosecution will follow.—D. Jenkins Builder. Oxford-street, Swansea. 52ei-24 ASTLE HOTEL^ SWANSEA. c IS NOW OPEN. HOT & COLD LUNCHEONS DAILY, 12.2t' to 2.30. ORDINARY EVERY SATURDAY AT 2 345-+ JAMES McBIiYDE, PROPRIETOR, L~paVHKjSITY COLLliGE ''F SOL T7I ~VVALL'S I AN D MOY.-iOt'THSillItE, CARDIFF. A-LL ENTRANCE SCHOLARSHIP AND EXHIBITION EXAMINATION, SKP., If95. OTIP Scholarship of JE35. one of JH20, two of JE15. five Cruddock Wells' Exhibitions, Twelv: Exhibitions to covti- the cost of Tuition, two Scholarships of (open to nun student? who have resided in the County 01 Brecon during tbe past ten years), ard a number of free studentships in connection with the counties of Glamorgan, Monmouth, and Cardiff wiii be offered for competition at the Entrance Examinalic n in Septem- ber, 1S95. For intormation in respect of the Glamorgan Free St-ndcntshi) s apply to Mr. Walter Hog, Pontypridd for those connected with the county of Monmouth to Mr. Evan Small, Ountv Council office. Newport; and for all further information and Pros/iectuses for College Scholarships and Exhibitions, as" ell as Car- diff Free Studentships, apply to J. A. JENKINS, B.A., Registrar. University College. Cardiff., July, 11. 1895, FOOTBALL OATS for Breakfast and Suppes. FOOTBALL OATS prevent Indigestion. FOOTBALL OATS contain Phosphates and Nitrogen. FOOTBALL OATS prevent Gent, Rheumatism. FOOTBALL OATS prCHul, Dyspepsia, Distension. FOOT BALI uA i'S •'apply Vigour and Pure BiOoct FOOTBALL OATS prevent Sleeplessness, FOOTBALL OATS prevent Saiiow. B;ot-oy Skitu. FOOTBALL OATS preveniAuemut

SRITIOUS CHARGE AGAINST BRITON FERRY YOUTHS. MAGISTERIAL PROCEEDINGS AT NEATH. PRISONERS COMMITTED FOR TRIAL. At the Neath County Police-court on Friday afternoon, Edward Emmanuel (15: William Bridge (15), and William J. Daniel (15)1 tisree Briton Ferry boys, were brought up in custody charged with indecently assault- ing Eilen Elizabeth Thomaw, daughter of John Thomas, assorter, of Baglan, on Wed- nesday evening. Mr. 11. P. Charles appeared for the defendants. The complainant said that at eight o'clock on Wednesday evening she was sent to a well about 200 yards from the house to fetch a can of water for her father. While the tin was filling some boys came up and a^^ed her for a drink. After drinking from the cover they threw what was left over her. Com- plainant then ran away, and Emmanuel fol- lowing, endeavoured to kiss her. He put his arm around her waist and called to some other beYII, several of whom behaved most indecently towards,-—Thomas William Jones, Sand-lane, iiriton Ferry, gave evidence incriminating the delen&ants, but in crofcb- cxamination admitted that he had told one lie.—P.C. Mill, in giving evidence, said that each of the defendants had confessed to having behaved indecently toward the com- piainaiit.—The prisoners were then com- mitted for trial, bail being accepted.