The South Wales Daily Post

PROMISING. o. 1 Tr. early of my traiverity Sojourn ft .vottid l>d absurd to oail It a carper) I wag tonxidmsd pcomisirtr. The provost himself, ) when I wine to breakfast witli lain on the iast cay of tlie 3uir«oivr tMnl, wts good enough to tell Die 30. "The college." be remarked, "expects great Sings from vou, Mr. Vansittart." "I wish, sir, I rejoined; than the college ♦»y act be wrong.'r With a iittie more application,' he jur- ied. "a first ckuw -is. <n the opinion of the •oiiege, well with;a your reach." I beiieve I bl-aaheri. The young lady sitting fop-por.ite me flung up 11« eyelashes for a dIe- tc. rs, amused gia-ncs. Die provost smiled kindbv. Yes, you are a promising young raan, td-r, Ysosittart" «sud he. "0fJd bless ir.y •oui! It's ten o'clock, and the Vh^-Chancellor t ••aiting for me Uh, papa. said the youn? lady opoosiie to me. The provost ..eld out his Is and I clasped it. I believed that he supposed me to he g'b'ig at the same time. He went; I re- mained. "It is," I observe.], with a profound cs:1. "the last -2ay of tlifo term." "Yes" said the v-ounsr lady. I If. said I, "vou were to come and' r.rdook the gr.te at the bottom of tout garden for me, I to*Id re:-K'h my rooms thit way. WoaI<; it be the shortest ?" she asked. "It will be iiiu-ah too short, anyhow," •aid t A few minutes later I ret cowr on a. bench. Daisy stopt>ed; looked riot; btfnl. shock her bead, sat d*>wn: wa pursued the con vers?.ti an which we had begnn as we came along. "P.-ip» would rEve" hear of it, she ssrid. "I should not wish.him to—j-:st yet," I observed. "But when I've taken my dt: "^0 r 'That's two years off-at least," she inter- rupted. "What do you mean by St le?«t?" I asked rather hurt. "People den't ahnys get thinscj the first time tibev try. "You're thinking oi '.he fi~st time I' No, Im not, she cried, blushing ama- singlv, I mean you'd probably be plous-beo. "(ip going to get g'st." said I. onsense said Daisy I drew a Little nearer. "lou read the article?'' I asked. The I fellow showed quite plainly it con-Id1 be done on 300—with careful management, you fctrow." Daisy nodded sagaciously. fctrow." Daisy nodded sagaciously. • 1 (ion t 3-e wh7 1 sh<mldn"t have 500 in—well, in about three years. I spoke as though three rears were a. moment of Lme, "I shall be 20," mused Daisy, in an awe- struck tone.. J "It's ncta Sit too old." I cried. -no. i suppose not." she conceded. but ft 3 a terrible long time. Dick." A pause followed. I hammered my can aga nst the bench. «W?'V a worid" 1 oat. W 7 ♦ ^Q t' There's the dean jugt j*ot married. The dean must be 40, •» observed Dai*v. I He says he's 29." And we both Woed. tL'trrrtM DOVr tbe dean !^>0,ke Dick," said Daisy, in a wistful tone, I 1IVa;1 y¡¡u were rich, iik- Mr. Fraaklm Ford. rords a beast," sait I. I idfl t^y he wvW. that, Dick, but"— -••v-1 co.arse» money i5 what you w8nt"- You know I donlt; but I suopose vhere's db .iSnm in wishing that we" I r»oovered my good temper; I always did when sise sud we. "I can make as muah as he's 'ot," said L Oon/identJy. Oh, can yon, Dick? How goon f" I was not going to l«on,st. AssurSing a calm 3nd wise air, I »nswt»r^,j; :57 the tune I am 3è, ^nviiow." face fell woefully. Oh, 30 sh-e moaned. Then she turned to me with a. smile, saying: ">*>ver jnind. B'ok. dear. We shan't vr-at cu;te a-j inuoh. lVi-v, he's ?->t £5 000 a-vear. « O jii CiiOw T*' Mrs. Ja^Json told xrf? so. Oh, what rfo you tiiuuk Diok ? She said that if I liked I tT'^ht—sue said she wsts sure I might Where are yon goinj^. Dick'' Tf yoe're only going to tell me what that wretched oM wotnan says I'm going b-vck to 8lv rwir.s. VSIiat did ahe s».y f' "I won't taJk !iooiit it if you dQQ't-" 011, wb^.t did she 8&V!"v "Oh, wed, why, that Mr. Frankl-in Ford '(yen will break the corner of yyur cap in a Jriinute, Dick), only that M1*. F!"aVk1;n Ford (there. I laww yon would; your cap's in ad awful state D.ok: so is ycjr ^own); oniy that Mr.. I*rai Kiiu F<_»rd Oh how stupid yO'i are Dk^k f You know pe. t'-Ltly well I what sfie said." T f.'jng my «ap i.'pon the 'jen<-]i. thrust- rr.y hards into my pockets, rested mv ahin on my ceckt-i^ ann stated moodily vt my toe.«. There was a. long pause. Pre.?e'ntV Tfelt the e.<t fooefc on ray arm. I took no notice. The torch grew more insistent.. "Pocr boy 1" said Daisy. "D'.cV, I told fc^r I thought Mr. Ford h" i;t." Did yr>'>iI cried, both ha-nus flying from Iay pockets to—elsewhere. Yes, and -snc ^ud I should know better as I got olds: I ^pn't see what, she rieaos. Of co~i. se, I cooldr. t t-ell her about you or ihe'd have aeen that my getting oVter oo■didn't J B ake any dili«rer..o. Oh, Dick, it Wi-VJ-irin": i" Y d," send I. soberly for a look had passed in the biue eytts that se&raed very ¡ -w • • 1 de rf a 1 indeed. Presei-.tly Daisy ^?a.id in ft low 'ore- I wish papa -vocldn't insist <,n goin*? abroad p-U tha Long. He s«i}'< he can work bett?r thei-e." What doe? he w*?at to work for?" I. "I don't know. she. "Di.ck, vhy d(J r.. t yoy come abroad?" J It was a bitter j "I ve got no money," said I. wth a d'fant bJ" it-nesa. i rT<f breath cwht half-way through a little la'i?h, ami she sai l: ':âh you poo. dear boy Xerer mind. Di-k. It's wJv tt" October." On'y! said I, in tones a Hamlet m-it"ht i be ■p^-id of 1 "Will it w very long?1' she asked, j drropiiur her i i« ir*s. j "'A5 if yon did nc know'" J Yea, but, Dick. T may like to be told all the 9Hm-?.you kn w!" j I toid her. a«vf s-easan? on sensors of wearr j wa;tiL0- roee before as at the biddiag of my ■wo -is. I in all tbllttime," she M*<J. are you 8t''f? jou won't forget? Oh. well, +j>en, II b"J ve you won't. Think. Dick, what it will be when we come b" k You must look out of votir win :tow ail the first day—.tfia j^tiha-ps 1 may coma by." "Artd look up!" "Perhaps." "Perhaps YQU'!1 have forgotten. "Oh, Dick, that is horrid oi VOVJ! I forget- my friends." ''Friend^ I er-boed, ind'sm^nHy. Wed, you kuo*- what i ineau, she said, ¡ indulgently. As she spoke t'-e c"»at clock in the tower ftruck eleveiu Sns >prsuir to her feet. "Don't go," I iKgea. "Dai.-y, it's the last trmft" "Ob. but- I mnrt; ,<k> nsust you." I She seamed >■ V.'ell, thea, betoie you go promise!" Ii «rgfnl. ""Hut I have oror-ised. Di.-k." You'll thiug of ao one else the whole time?5 No—of no cn? else. "Not of that feHow. Frar'-l^ T" I D (1; ,r tv ld you I liated iuxn. Aren't yov oini? to promi.C. tno?" Tiie jurden rjeacefuJ and an jet. We eSi 'own on tiie bench again for a moment— I or it was meant to be a moment. But sucb xno-r^ats are -endowed from yi«say»n with b'ossvl elasticity. T think I promised for a full ••arter-of-a>n-hour. II 'Hien. at a cry from- Dahy. T locked up. :A tfili. stout man in ^oM snectiic'es stood loolcn.? down at- us. a ewrions. or'y half no- Icirrl sifiile on hi? face. It wis t.h» o-^vost. I It crifbson ov«r and sat speechless. "c.y, what's the meariu? of lhi«, Mr. Vars'ttvt ?" he asked, the mixed emiie still cm his lips. I 1 looked !»t- }¡:YTl in fright for an instant. Then a pride arose in me. I cleared mv j «h-»f r>.n-1 hozan j 'f'" • .) ;• t?1It". r>-„ tt!& irnnd tut Luon»«iar his l £ u»t wordB to me. Oh, tbat I Lad found acother exoxdinsu for my heroic speech "Lpon my W'J::d." said be, thmstlcg one uand fcit-o his cross-cut. troxiscrs pocket a^id puUingr a.t his whie-kers with the other, "yon uj-e promising for your ag^, Mr. Vansittait. The bubble WM brcken. Daisy hung her head. I wa3 very re<i ;utd hot a.-aiti. "Very promising!" oiiuckied the provost, iíngling the money in his p^ket. Very pro- mising, indeed i" I couil have struck him for his mocki^ iteration. "Da.isy. go indoors." sard hA, "And Mr. Vanrittart, may I lead you nv key of the garden gate? Pray be>_jio 6000i as to ¡eturrJ. it to the porter- He handed it to me with a. polite how. Dais. was in retreat, hurrying in sad sKame towards the house. I took tlie key. "I meant it sir," J stammered.. Yo'.i're ?- young fool," saau he. And he held out hs hand. "Yes, a young fool," he said again, as he shook 1 -lads. I went. He stood watching mv exit. I looked back as I reached the gste. :f:h" as there 3till, and behind him in tbe porch waved a han.tkwr- chief. I passed through the gates and locked it behind me. And was the LO:'l5 very 1;)ng! And did I foTget her in the Long? I am willing to answer at any oost to my own character, all material questions. But that question is immaterial. For she forget me in the Long. Dear me, I hop? she s happy somewhere.

BINDING THE NOiiTH POLE The short and very vajfiie news telegraphed fori the "Eastein Review," published in Iikutsk, to the elTect tbat Dr. Nanscn had arrived afc the Neath Pole, caonot yet be con- firmed. ill any way, Official and private tele- grams asking fcr eaplauations 'iave, howtver, I be<M; <l«spu,toii'5d to Irliut-k and Yakutsk. j Kcljmfk, on too Arctic seaboard, east of the New Siberiaai Islands, whence the n«ws must have reached Yaxnteii by inount-ed meb-senger cr reindeer sb-dge, is some 2/:0,)0 miles from the firs* t(de>fraph station at Slirsnsk, where it arrived from Yakutsk br the pj=t. If, there- fore (says the iSt.. Petersburg vxarespoiideTit ot 1 the Times"), Dr. Nansen really has returned I or sent ,on news t-o the cca<t, his Gwn dispatches tuv i.>ro:aDiy on the foad and wili arnva long I before any answer can be obtained to iiiqan-es which may be made in such a wild, uninhabited regjioii.withcsjt telegraphic or any ot-he;- m«ar>d n: regrlar communication. Captain Wiirg-ms I htis ics4 arived in St..P«tersbiorg from Vf-ii- s« ?k after another succes ful passage through the i-lura Sea, and he is of opit-ion that if the news true Dr, Nansen or seme of hi3 crew may hava mo t likciy abai?/!oaed their ship and escaped, af^r having, nc-'bape. d.scvered fre_h hind. Although he u.i; ks it M-ry ttn-i-e and ¡ net probable that Dr. Nan sen should liavo re- turned so far eastward af't-r having started I fiom souiewherf about +1::e same spot wi.h tha current which was to drift him ror'h-westward, vet it- is not, he says, altog&ti:«*r imix:«sibla. i HOW THK NFWS TRAVELLED OFFICIALLY. j P.outer's Agency learns that tbe British Vie*- Cc-'i? 1 at A.-uhangwi obtained bis iKormation f regarding the icturn of Dr. Nanaen from the- C ovtrncr oi A '-bang»l. it is, however, not itTtcd from whoim that official received the 8t; I

THE TEN EZ U EL A N DISPUTE. OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED j ARBITRATION I A Central Now* telegram from New York flsys:-—ihe "HenJd" publieh-e? a ois'-a'cn from Caracas, stat :ng that the Yen^-zueians do n-ot look with fr vour en the proposal to ai-bi- trste wit- resooct to ti>« urnari. and do not -1 Ire to deal directly with Great Britain in thfv b "Uidarr dispute Ttiev bohev? r.hac it ,i 1 |v» better to awsit th«» report cf the United States CommiiSion. I AN ARBITRATION TREATY. Tito Central New? savs :—The la.t ir^r^ri mail b6 nfl" particular-» of the movement n'- carted in Chicago for hrin ^iu^ about an arbi- tration trea'v between this country and the I United States. At the besrinnine of this month a n-an-ifento was i-wed callin-r upon Amerifan citizens to c^l^brate the anniveraarv -.f George Wnshingron'^ birfhday o'-i Febfjarv 2?. bv pas--in? reso utions in favour of such an Anzb>-American trenv, and \i :« hoped that a »ii 1 rs.r Tirv»nu»nt will tai-e T>laoe >n this of t4ie Atlantic. 1 is- mmi- f«-«to is t" tha n-aror and 77 l^hna' of GHi.siTO. in^lndin-e all th« ppw^r^'per '■'Hi'ors s-nd tbre? welHVn-owr •m'-11tonai.A3-— Messrs. Armour. Fi<=ld. and Pnllroan. vnVP,oT", DOCTR ("NE. .A l^rter's Ws«b:">trfon tf lesram spates tha* in the Sen*t-p on Monday Senator Pav'e.« nf M:Tvnw>H'* resolution entmo»a*injr thft r*»b<?v -he "Cnited fStastfts relatfyp tn tihp, Monr»^ fV-'nc T-i.T Mr r- •' 1 v ^c.s-n' n -ri"^ |V. a over South n fimintiruM

NOTES FROM THE METROPOLIS, I [FROM OUB LONDON CORRESPOJTDEJRPS.] LONDON, MONDAY EVEXINQ. GOVER1\}I]i;NT MEAN BUSINESS. I Mr. Balfour's announcement to-day that he would introduce a motion, dealing with Sup- ply aud the procedure thereon created some- thing like consternation on tbe Opposition sidn. There were in currency -urnours that J the Leader of the House intended to have ¡ Supply referred to a. Grand Committee, that he intended to take private members' time, md so on. As a matter of fa.ct, I believe the intention of the Gove-riiiment is to take one d»y in a week for Supply, aod to j-«gukr!y ktrep to it. A conveuieot- way of doing this Mould be to have morning sittings on Fri- days, at which Supply would be taken, teaving the evening sitting for private members. There J would be nothing new in this arrangement, excopt its introduction at an earlier period of the session than usual. ¡ THE DXNAMITE PRISONERS. The dynamite debate assumed to-cieht a more hopeful aspect for the prisoners t £ an it '1 has done. I aiiuda not so much to Mr. John Redmonds dever speech, full of modem | :istances and specious argument, and winding ap with a. peroration so forcible that it would have been passionate had it been teas di.gni- I Mcd. Tae gieam of hepe arose from the Unionist Benches, where two members, Mr. Horace Plunkett and Air. Lecky. rose to plead for clemency. Mr. Lecky's was his maiden speech. It was fiuent, easy, graceful, delivered in a thin, but not very h. wable and net rn- pleasaut, voic. It was altogether in ttie best Parliamentary manner, except that tKte hon. ir.c-sr.ber did. not know what to do -.v:t-h his hands He wrung o-iem in a painfully in. t"nse way, but wá", not at ail happy till he had succeeded in fokiang bis arrris, and then he wsw almost great. The speech crested a profound impression. Mr. Balfcar and Mi Asquifch had, however, boih gene dead against the idea. of mercy, and when the debate was closured the Front Opposition Bench walked out, and the Government had a majority of 163. W nen the main question was put Mr. Speaker made a. slip, and the House had t.) be re-cailed to hear the question put a. second time. On this occasion the nrdonty wmt up to 168, the Opposition Front Bench gene- ra- 1y voting with the Government, while the Nationalists had! been reinforced by ten more votes. CHTIAT FGRSIGS GOODS. Mr. Ritchie's reply in the House to-night is generally accepted as au intimation that the I Government will be prewired to deal with the Prison G .ods Bin with an open mind, which, I in effect means that they will facilitate its progress. The Bill ceiiainly wili have the I strongest support. It is introduced by Sir Hov.fcid Yinoent, and backed by members from every part of the House—by Sir F. Ses-ger Hunt, Mr :,lliIltz. Major Rssch, and Mr. Boulnois, Conservatives; by Mr. Lab /uchere, Radical; Mr. Havelock Wilson. Labourist; and Mr. Field. Nationalist The Bill win be introduced on Friday, and will be pressed on with ail the force at the command of its proaict-^rs. It wall be brought for- } ward ni^ht after night, and no opportunity will be lost. The Bill will net be issued till t-morrow, but I am able bo -say that it will j be a shorf, Bill of four clauses. ANOTHXE BILL FOB WORKING- MSN. Mr. Wrightson's Bdl to enable working I men to buy tbe,: r bouses with the assistance 1 of municipal s'curity is likely to puss into law this sessi- a. It hro., been introduced I simultaneous! by Six AJrod Hictm-aa aiid Sir Howard Vincent. Both members have volunteeied to Mr. Wri rhtson that if he re- tvitis to Parliament before the Bill is pp-ssed they will give up tb« Bill to him, and Sir I ilowani Vincent has, further, plaoM in }U,8 Biil an acknowledgment toat he is introducing I it on behalf of Mr. Wrightson. The Bill is 1-oiuid to rfct-o! ve ail the consideration the Gove:-nn:ent can give .it, seeing that it bad a place L1 ".ii.-? twenty of "Cott&fe-vaxiva policy" approved by the leaders Qtt.r WHOLLY. The London Luionist members, by cwenty- two »oi3s -0 eighteen, to-day alerted the iii.xi. j 1". D Smith, memt-sr for the Striind, a-nd I sjn of the late Right Hon, W. H. Sroitb. some time le«id&r of the Hove, aa their cnaii-man. The appointaitn-t is one of con- s.deiKibie mtiuence. Up to the time of his elevation to the peerage aa Lord Gleaesk it 1 was filled by Sir Algernon Borthwxk. Great | intoiest had been taben in the ejection, Lnas- much aa it was a clmteot between MT. Smith and Sir Horaos Farqubar. Bovh were well I qualified by weAith, influence, s-ociai stand- ing. and high character; bet it went against I Sir Horace that h-a is a director 01 the Chartered Company, for it is thought that at this time Ch&rWed directors ought not to be hi any leading party post, it is quite true, as I intimated on Saturday, that Srr Horace has joined the Conservative party, Hl8 naiiie has- 1>eoeJl put up for election at the Carlton. iMr. Kemp has already boeai elected to the Carlton, ar.d. wLtr. Mr. Coghiil, this makes three Liberal Unionist members who have come over to the Conservatives. NA.N3EN AND THE POLE. The fervour of interest in A-ctic explora- tion has been aroused by the intelligence that I N?nsen has, not discovered, but been to the N- tii Pole. It carm ot be said ho discovered it, Because it had been locr»t^d before, oiwy no one had av-r been tbere. The nearest apDroach to it hnd been within something like 400 miles. Very iittie is eJtpsCifid froin Nan»en's success. tv is not like the case in which Franklin lost his life in the moment of victoiv. A lii-c^v -ry of the North-west Pas- sa?e was looked upon as likeJy to aiford onormous co-mmercht 1 advantages. C'n- fortunately, the discovery ot the passage, first by .Franklia, who perished while ho succeeded, and next by "Mac1-!re, who yn-ct-cded and sur- vived, was auite I'arrec of result, inasmuch as the passetge was impracticable for purposes of commerce. Navis-m's success marks the furthest limit to which Ai-ctic exploration has I been taken. Ha has been, as it were, at the -sum/nit, and it is impossible for any ether ex- pktrer to go ona better. Narcen's return to this country is easje'dv awaite-t. Perhaps nowhere is he thought of mor tenderly than at the Sava.ee Club, wheie on tbe eve of his dep-'ixtU''e be wrote hs name bofdiy OL the wall, and he a^-ked that it -might not be wiped out I, v-rtil be retur^-d \Yh;n be comes b:> he wi'l, probab'r, have the pleasure of oblitera- ting it him.c.f. TtIS T.ATR SIP- TccFyfr IBA^.V-RT. As I li'formed vcu scone time ago, the late Sir Joseph Barrby is not a rich men. and, as he. had not taken the precaution t" insure his i:fe, hit widow and family are lei's in some- what reduced circumstances. Th« BiusrsaJ profession, with that spontaneity whicrVi always characterises then- action-- in such ma:t*-rs. are organising a. series of concerts for the benefit of the kite musician' family, and other practical meat** will tJé taken to show the admiration which was generally felt I for the iai Sir Joseph No successor has yet been appointed to the Gu'blhad princ;- palship. As I advised you some time ago, it is thought that Mr. W. H. Cumming will succeed to tlir vacant post. The life oi the Ifite Sir Joseph is now in preparation by Mr W. H. Son ley Johnstone, and as there win be two editions, Mn expensive and a popular one. the work should have a good sale. THTE WELRH UNIONIST CKATT<.MANSHIP. TV appointment of Sir John Bi'lwvn Llewelyn to the chairmanship of the Welsh Unionist party is due to a signal act of! courte-sr on th-1 part of Mr. J. M. Maclean, member for Cardiff On the I. nion-sts assemblini! Sir .John ^aeefu'ly proposed that, as Mr. Maclean represented the capita! of the Principality, it was only right th»t they should appoint him chairman. The proposal wa.s r'jeeived witb absolute unani-I mity. and tbore can b? no doubt that had Mr. Maclean accepted the position his appointment would ha** been received with general satisfact-'on Mr. Maclean, how- ever, said that he woc'i mc-ch rnt.'ier Si- John bi"ns-°lf to^k the cb-iir. He hid a far wider knowledge of Welsh affa-i^ tb?--n be c<>-ild ever hope to poises? and it would affr>*d him the y-e^test pleasure to see him in the chair. Sir John protested but he was over-niled bv v-fr. Maclean. who«!e proposition, havinc been di !T seconded, was rnanitnouslv carried. Sir .T-hn, of cour«e i"1' +b» Pa-liamentsrv ?▼- \T- "*T K.:t -'r 4s a- wm-t u;_ • 3-: ,1 SN the positaon -.ùt.b lumouæ add dbmiir-

JAMESON TAKEN INTO CUSTODY. WARRANT EXECUTED AT MALTA. ARRIVAL OF TROOPERS AT PLYMOUTH. The special correeponck-nt of the London "Evening News." telegraphing from Mr-lta, I says:—"When the Victoria was brought to anchor Inspector Froest, of Scotland Yard, went on board, and, after reading the warrants, I formally pk>. ed Dr. Jameson and 1, com- panions under a.rres1. Dr- Jameson and his othcerb were reported to be in good health. II is likely Inspector Frotit will land Jim" at Plymouth, anJ brinpr him aud his compcuiiona to LO!l20a by train. I The Prees Association states tLa> among the prvseng-ers by the Gaian sterner Athenian, which arrived at Plymouth OIl Monday morning I from the Cape, wae the man Bouyer, or Bouvor, who conveyed the massage f~oia Sir Herccles Robinson, through the iirnnh Agent- et Pre- toria, to IDT. Jameson pr;or to the battle of Krugvrsdorp He was mtt on board by i'A O dettctives from Scotland Yard, who accorn- panjed him ashore, md proceeded with Illm direct to London. Bouver, w'.io is a Dutch- man, and unable to speak English, is expected to be called as a witness against Dr. Jameson at the latter's trial. He had intended going Tl to Southampton, but the Scotland Yard autho- rities apparently preferred to intercept him at the first available port. Ticcpete Coad rnd C<-cre!l, of the South Afri-an Coicpanv's Eorces, also returned in the Athenian, but, although they both took part in •Tamtecras ride, they were permitted to proceed to their hemes. They e?pres-ca the op'nion I tha.t the first battle, whon 2b Boers wtre killed, was an undoubted victory for Jameson, and if the Jcharmesburgers had then made howevr poor a show the Boers would have fled. DPv. LEYD'S DEPARTURE. A Central X "W! telegratu from Berlin cn Monday says:—Dr. Levels left early to-day to visit Amsterdara, Bru-^eii, Ptris. and Lon- don. Dr. Leyds has made a statement thai he is assured President Kroner will not accopt Mr. Chamberlains invitation. THE INSTIGATORS OF JAMESON'S RAID. IMPORTANT EXPLANATION. The "Daily Telegraph" correspondent at Berlin tele-graphs on Sunday:—The "Nord- j Deutsche Allgemeiae Zeitui-g'' gives a con- epicnous place to a paragraph stating that the Berlin correspondent of the ''Telegraph" b^ui served bis paper with a canard ^when he I stated ÓJ:\ fact that six well-known financiers outside the circle of the Chartered Company bad been the instigators and fir.anc-.a-i. sup- j porters of Jameson's recent raid. The para- ttraph concludes with a quotation from Thurs- I day evening-'s "Voesische Zeitung," .in whicn that journal see-3 in my revelation an attempt t-o make out that "the wicked Germans hatched tne mi-chief in order to get the good English into difficulties." The proc^ dings against I Jameson will prove my statement to be abso- lutely correct. Tbe names of the individuals who iiavs so assisted Jameson—which I 'itava already communicated to you—- are well known :n certain bnano-.cl circles in Berlin, and I do not hcBitate to suggest that they are as equally well known in suggest that they are as equally well known in London—I mean well known as the men who approved the raid and provided the nocessary I funds. In conversation, ye^erdav. with a dis- tinguished personage who was evidently in po3ee*ron of the eamo infOTmaf.ton, the only objection he made to my revelation was that I characterised the individuals as Germans. They are not Germans, he said. for • ">ey have re- nocnoec their German and t'hey now pass M British subjecte. They Vnould be called "international bnttaciers." T replied, "I do not wish to make any point out of their German origin, and to prevent- m;sund«rstand- big I will willingly alter my designation of them. I+ was only because of the reproaches that have been for unjustly hurled in I Geimany aike azainst the British Govern- m- nt and aeamst Englishmen of triblic and .■pri- rat<» position for being., as alleged, implicated I i: In-- -James-'rn's desperate escapr.de that I con- s;dwed it only fair po:nt out that ,1:" men: who wsre a.t the bottom of it were, in f-vet, not En?b«hrr-en at all, but cf German origin. j ARRIVAL OF TlcOOPEr-S AT J LAS PALMAS. A t^lMTr-STn fnyrr. Las Paima7 <>~n Monday ears:—Tbe Harlech Cast.e. w'r.ich J has arrived "fi-oi-i Dtir'^an, with a po.ty of Dr. Jameson's tro-ipers on board, sails to-day for Ei'fland. The men are well. A 35TSSING TROOPER. I Tbe Colonial Office request* us to state that some days ago inquiry was made at the Colon::1! Office ,rd.ative to the fe te of a trooper 11; the Bechuanajand Bor 'r Police, named Hilton Hamn-er Jone«. UnfortcnaUiy, the note recoidir.g- the name and address of the in- quirer has been mirlaid, and the Ovooial Office can, therefore, only ccu munic^ts with the relations through the wortesv of tiie press. The information is that F H. Jones was not with Jameson's force, but thc-e is still ha 1 Mafckir.g a. trooper known to his oornradeo as xxrx FI. Jones, who may be the per.^n iT". quired for. He is about 6ft. lin. in height and has served about two years.

THE REVOLUTION IN CUBA- REBEL PRISONERS TO BE DEALT WITH SUMMARILY. A Renter's telegram from Madrid savs:— General Weyler, the new o&pt«.:i-general in Cu-ba, has ordered tibat all ti-« reb^i prisoners are to be dealt with summarily, but all death sentences arc to be submitted to him for ratiScu^ ."oa. Witlhin a wwi: ail tb-. udiobitante in the country di-tricii-, apart from the n-ur-rents. will be brought together in the fortiiled towns, and r/> nne will be 1t.llowecl to pass >'rom one point to another without a permit. This mea- o'tre j" broio:r r>3,n-:ed out -,11. pursuance of Gl?ner:1 j "Sevier's deoi'ion to remove all neutral, or profossedlv neutral, elements from the rural dis- tricts. The main bodv of instirgents is now in the province nf Havannah. while th? main bodv of tbe SiyVsJ: forc^« in +1, SMUIO Pro- vince, between the city of Havannahand Bata. i:J<no, MOVEMENTS OF TNSURGF.NTS. A Central New? v-crfim fi^-m Madrid says: —Telc2Tair.« *».< +he Tmnarcial'" from Hsva.n- nsh st-flte that Genera1 Barpres b?> arrived at I Snn-Hagn de O'ba to take »■<■«* the mmmand of the First Army C-orps. Tbe insnwent* are chargitW their positions. Ooww working p^«t- w»rd« j»n*J Mac-- eastwards: but Genera; Wevler 1= regarded as beina entirely indiffe- rent to their movmwrt's. his in-tfrtion beir? ta T»++«ek tbem tr>«v 'w>, and -'I.- n ..t ?vvt> r.-i K^vannah, though Um utt of uaiilcfi 1" wohilaoud.

A RUSSIAN COUP. SETTLING THE REVOLT IN COREA. A RUSSIAN PROTECTORATE ESTABLISHED The "Times' correspondent at Kobe rl-19- rraphs :—The latest cews froin Seoul proves that Russia ha" made a remarkable coup. On the night of the 10th itut. 200 Russian marines, with a field gun. landed at C-'umui- po and marched to Seoul- The King sccretly left the Palace for the Russian Lega- tinn, whcnce he proclaimed the Minisrer.- sruiity of treason. Two of them were arretted and executed the others fled. The 'Iai Wenkun id a prisoner at the Legation. An anti-Japanese M ink-try baa been appointed. A bitter feeling has bee aroused in Japan. The Diet has been prorogued for tan dayn. A Cabinet Council ha3 been held, at which the military otbcial.s were present. It ? reported that the Russian Minister declares that. iR'iasia. is not respcsasible, that he raerely adordod ^'otaction at the request of the King, but, it is generally believed that these 6VPl,S are precedent to a Russian protectorate over Chrea, A PROTECTORATE ESTABLISHED. A Dalziei's telegram from Shanghai saj's: — It is i-npos. ible to obtain accurate details of recent eumts in Corea, but according to a telegram from the British Naval Officii reotived ■here the action taken by P iiiia amounts to a protectorate, if not com.plvte anr.e>:at»o-i, of tha peniitsula. THE MURDERS IN THE PAL \CE. A Jh-'iiel's t-elegram from Shanghai says: — From, a more oi«*uni £ tox.tiaI report co-ncern ne; the latest disturbr.nces at Seoul, it apjiears that the murders in the Palace and the flight of the Kiav* wK-n brought about by thy premature discovery of the Tai Wai Ktu>'s plot. The King, whose life wae» to be attempted, took refuge ait. the Russian legation and besought M Speve-. tbe new .Russian Minister to Corea,1 and M. 'Washer, his predecessor in that office, who remained at Seoul :n the oapacvy of his Majesty's adviser, to protect him. The Queen had been living m seciui.on with lJ, Waeber's family for about a. inor.li. CONFIRMATION AT THE FOREIGN OFFICE. In reference to the crisis in Corea, the Press Association has obtained at the Foreign Office official confirmation of the report tha', Marines have been lanced ut Seoul. It- is explainer1, however, that vhey have oeen landed fcr the goie purpose of proteoiing the British Legoa- tion there, tide step having been deemed nece?- sary in conseauence of the threatening aspect of affairs in the peninsula. STRENGTH OF THE RUSSIAN TORCE. A Reuter's telegram froan Yokohama, on Monday savsAccording to tbe o^Pcial acrount, iho Russian forc-e which lanned at Cbemulpo and arAved at Seoul "!1 the 10th ii.at consists of five officers and 107 Marines. Tlitre appears to have been no reason gi'-e^. for the landing of the Ru's.i?n troci>s_in Cor^a, and t' tir action has produced an unfavourable impression in Japan. rea—iw—■■

BULGARIAN AFFAIRS. THE RECOGNITION OF PRINCE FERDINAND. POSITION OF ENGLAND. A Reuters telegram from St. Petersburg on Monday say>:—Conuneivting upon the recogni- tion "f Prince Ferdimand as ruler of Bulgaria, r.he "Novoe Vremya" says:—What-iver may be the real sentiments of Lord Salisbury in the matter they will not arrest the definite settle- in en of the Bulgarian question., which will be effected in the near future. Were Great Bri- tain to rtfu-se to reoognise the Prince, a oon- tingency in no way to be anticipated, this wouid fina-lv open Bulgaria's eyes and cause her to appreciate still fvaabssr the goodwill once more shown her by Rusaia. There ie no oon- tending against facts, and facts will not fa.il to show to what extent events of the .46 inst. have no; only changed the situation in Bul- garia, Vat have also proved the preponderant part r ow played by Ru --isia among Christian States in Eastern Europe. SPEECH BY PRINOE FERDINAND. A Router's telegram from Sofia says:—In his speech from the Throne on tee closing se-i- t.on of tne Sobranje, Prir.^6- r 11cL.n»Ad -xppe.cd his ettiaiacsAon with the iHuis pBejjes. by tine assembly, espectefr the penaJ co.le- Hia HigKnec^s then thamced the Sooraaje for the affection displayed by it, and for its gift on the occasion of the conversion of Pri .oo Boris. He rievt referred to the goodwill of the Sultan, thrc.igh which the hitherto undenn."d inter- national position of Bulgaria had now !>eea settled, and stated that sttp» for tha rec-ognit on by th9 Grea.t Powers of the preeert state of things in Bulgaria were being favourably re- otived. His Kighneos added that; a Iwopy solu- tion of the internaticnal arisi-* for Bulgaria, whioh had lasted eo many years, was no less du to the marked good-will of the Kan-perr-r of Ruasia-, who had consented to beouae gnd-, father of the Bulgarian heir-apparent, and who had renewed the interrupted political relations between Russia and the Principality. A pas- torsi letter, issued by the Roman Catholic Ai cubishop Mirr. Menin. was read in the Catholic Church here on Sunday, deploring the conversion of Prinoa lions, and cslli-m? upr>Q all Roman Catholics to redouble their prayers for the Pope. A Sofia newspaper announces that P:ince Boris will shortly be taken to ids mc-tb- r on the Riviera, and that he Will return to Sofia, with h r. A Re-x-vsr'a. i-ctr. Ccm«ftiautiro.ple sav§ :-0n the Ktn inst. the Porte despatched a third circular to the Ottoman rapreeentatives abroad an/niP ::ig tbe counte- order siait on the l?th inst. coaceming tbe steps to Ixi taken for obtaining Prince Ferdinand's recognition by the Powers. The German Government, fol- lowing the «ix;tmple cf Austria a.nd ftaly, has now replied, acceding t-o t-he Pcrte'a application for the Prince's r cognition. The ab-ence of the British, Austrian, and Itaiis-n lepreseuta- tives at, Sofia from the ceremony anointing Prico> Boris has excited much comment- here, ¡ particularly a? for years pest they had in. variably attended o^-cial ceremonies in the Bulgarian capital, although n°t in ur.itrrm, i

ASHANTI EXPEDITION. DEATHS ON Hr)iMEWARD BOUND I __I, L. TROOPS Hi PS. The follow'n-? information b;>= been received at *>)--» War Office frcm Colonel Scott:—Gr rid Canaries.—Manila arrived here on the i4tb. One officer and 2b men Mck no serious cases. J Coromandel arrived on the It .h of February: eleven otbeers and vi men sick. The follow- ing deaths occurred •—Sergeant P.hards, Ord- f nance Store CUrT"- 16'h of February; <2,04-1) Private Smith, 8th or February, and (2.7cb W-iitt-aker, 'Vb .f February—be!?nd West Yorkshire. The Manila sails to-day." ——— i

STUDENT IN REVOLT. | EXTR A ORDINARY SCENSIN A NORT:i;:r.N COLLEGE Tb" Durbn-m c^r-c^pi'tidert of the Cert-al New? tciegraphs that an extraordl: cry revolt of strident-" owrred on Moncav at St. Bede's College, ttl" D«-!>am «ir->r«?»an traicing I colleee for school"asters For some time past thev had complained of the unwholesome- ues1? of the ir»e«t with which tbev wer° served at dinner on the dth and 15fh inst.. upon which day? they left the dining-room in a bodv after grace had been sung. Principal Srrdth condemned their condu-t. demanded an ?poV.py, and declared that the meat wa? j pc-rf:?ct-lv wholesome. The students decliw? io ap.ogise. and on Monday morning all 'eft j t1'* c-olieee. ba-' bafiraw, and returned to their bom«. Prircipal S^'t-h has rpnort-'d this infmhoWKr.at:«m to the Edoca+ion Denart- met, and the student' have sent t-h'r vp.hT¡ nt thø t, ^T*3^'PiP affair bd-s con^kL-rab]'5 !JJM. ,.i

THE IRTSH PAT7TY. MR «F^TOY WTI.L NOT* ACCEPT THE C HAIP MAN c HIP. ¡ ATr ^-vto-n bes \v ■■ t- ntn "ft", Htalv rcp1vin7 tn that gentlermo'^ letter ¡¡",k. inc him ta ••c-con.sider his decision 11 0t to "cccr.t +1tu (''I-irp''1ê\.T1>'h;n of the Trish -paftv. \fr. tpifcrat'^s hi" conviction tbnt hi- chairm-WMship would hu of ro service while the r>a-»+v is <?« e.t rrenenf. Tile Tr-j-h New?" in o ■jx'sjt'on thT«t *Fr. hvc no x>re«erf ir>tciri. tion r-f ret'irninr *1 the Irish ps»t- either "n tbe capacity of chairman or ji.s aprivate rncm- i)°r \fr TTr.i-nk rtTl ha- lrb'«rrpr :i.^] Sw7' ■<-) i. f:- »*»d in »« ,'»V'W<! • ^1'- —-v— v,. v ^"r' "clioy as in -be day- of the 2b h-oiua' *itti u«."

i CHRISTENING A J PRINCE. I INTERESTING CEREMONY AT SANDRINGIIAM. Thv baptism of hii Royal Highness the infant Pvinoe, <ion ot the Duke and Duchess of Yori, ttnd grandson of the Prince and Princess of Wales, which took place in the Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Scndringham, on Monday, war an event of considerable inte- rest, not only in the neighbourhood, but also ill the town oi Linn and iü mon, distant parts of the county, it was at Sandnr.gharu. asso- ciated wita so many episodes in tbe lift; of the Prim o and Princess of Wales, thai the Duchess oi York on tbe 14th of December last guve birth to her second son, who was registered in the name of Albei t Frederick Arthur George, and who would have btien chrittened at an earlier day but for the death of the late- lamented Prince Henry of Baitc-nberg, Although the christening on Monday was made the occa- sion of much congratulation, the Tejoicinga were not on so extensive a sc-iic as would have been rth^ oasa lithe Court wc■■■ ?: jc in mourning. The weather was fine, but cold, a keen easterly w;nd prevailing. I lags floated fiom various conspicuous points in the locality, and the day I wa-s observed as a holiday by the empIovf-3 upon the es-ate. The Charc-h of 8t.. Mary Magdalene was decorated with plants and Sewers from the Roval conservatories, -arum iiliei being much brousrht into use. Th<± church, a small, but well proportioned, edifiot- in the Perpendicular -s^yli?* bis been restored I and much beaatirt«d by the Prince of Wales. About- a hundred tickets for admission to the church were issued, principally t0 U nr.ot farmers cn.d tboso in the servi -'e of his Royal Hig.hness, and eVilLY seat ivas occupied. The members of the Royal Family and the invited dist-oguished. guests tweeent were the Prince and Princess of Vvales, the puke and Duchess of York. the .Duch^i ot l'i.f. the Princesses Victoria end )f:a.,d of V. ales, the Duke and Duchess of Conn.augbt, ihe Mr.r:;uess of Lome and the Marchioness of Dome, the Prince of Leiningen, tbe Duke of Teck. Prince and Pririeece Adol])hus of Teck, Lord Colville of Culrotjs, th9 Home Secretary (Sir Matthew White I Ri-dlev) ;»jid Lady Kid'ey, Sir Henry Pon?onbv Fane, General Sir Lighten Probyri, C'oionel Clarke, ihe Hon. Derelr Keppel, Sir Francis Lakin, Sir John Williams, M.D. (acpoucheur lto the Duchess of York), and Captain Wakh. The last to arrive in the church, at half-past -twelve, were the Duke cf York, who carried Pi ince Edward upon his left arm, the L'uchees cf York, and tho infant Prince, who was in charge of a. nurse. Their Royal Highnesses come in bv the south chax-.oel door, whilst the Prince and Princess, the iTirxess Louise, and Princesses Victoria and Maud had entered by the sou'h porch, being followed by the ofti- I dating cle«gy, nameiy:—The Right- i<cv. the Lord Bishop cf Norwich, the Rev. Edgar Sheppard, M.A. (sub-dean of the Chapels Royali, the Rev. J. U. DaHon, M.A. (canon of St. George's Chapel, Windsor), the He v. F. A. J. Hervey, MA. (rector of Sandriugh^m), the Rev. J. P. Mslcheli, B.A. (rector of Wol- I ferton), the Rev. E. W. Perry, M.A. (vicar of D-crsingbam), and the Rev. Percy de Putron. I M.A. (our«-te of Sc-ndringham). Mr. A. Cross was at the organ, and a full choir was in atten- dance. While the Royal party ware assem- bling the organist played selections Ly Gounod. Ravina, and Handel. The font, placed in the chancel, where the Roysl Family was seated, was the solid gold Low! pr rented bv the city of Edinburgh tu the Duk" and Duchess oi York upon the occasion of their wtdtimg. It was raised upon a pedes-tal of polished pine wood, ornamented with white eatin, and was filled with waiter from the River Jordan. The service, which was specially printed, consisted, of tho usual office for the ministration of public baptism of in- fante to bo 1.t1>ed in churches, :bree hymns selected by the Princess of Vyales beirig in- troduced. The sex-rice commenced with the hymn the tirs-t verse of which nii>s— Glad Sight: The Holy Church Spreads forth her wings of love., To welcome to her breast a child Begotten from above. The hymn, -'Lord Jesu Christ." sung to ? tune by Sir Joseph Barn by, followed the exhortation upon the worda of the Gospel. Lpon the bishop taking the R-wal infant in his arms and saving Name thb child," the Princes of 'ai^s replied, "Albert- Frec'.e-ncV Georgs Arthur," in which name tha child was christened. The follow- -b^ *■ ■' J 'P r, r:j -.71 r tn%» Queen (represented by her Royal Inghn*f,s the Pnnces6 of Wales', her Imperial Majflfsty the Empress Fr-tWJok of 0-viu^ny (represented b- b#r Royal Highness tbe Priroes* Victoria ot Wales), her Royai Highness the Grand Duchess of Mcvklenburg-Streiitz (represented by her Roval Highness th» Princes Maudi, her Royal Highness Princess Louise lDucho-,s of Fife), his Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strtlitz (repreiepterl by hi, Royal Highness the Duke of Teck), his Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Denmark trepresented by his Royal Highness the Prince of WnJes), his Royal Highness the Duke of t Counaughi;, and his Serene Highnew Prince Adoiph'is of Teck. The concluding hymn wa- tlliu commencing-: — Amen, the deed in faith is done, The water jicured, the words are xaid. And Hod another child hath won. And l.fe bath risen from the dead. The bishop then pronounced the blessing, and a voluacery on the organ brought, the aervsoe to a close. The Royal party then pj»-> cccocd to their carriages. Prince Edward, who WJ; again carried by his father, received tn affectionate kis.s from the Princes of Wales en route. All the members of the Roval Family present and their guests drove to Saudrincham House, where the Prince of Wales entertained them to luncheon. The tenant farmers and others connected with the ectste were hospi- tably tr« ated fn the eveninjr Princess Louise Ma!chionc>si3 o- Lcrn#1 cod the Marquess of Lome left S-i'idr ughum tur Lond -n. The christening ca'«e was a perfect specimen of bigh- class pip ng in sugar. On the top were the names of the j nfant- Prince on a nemi-circle w:-th the York ro*-e, whilst r4- the WM t!i? dat-e cf th,9 christcnin?T—17th February, 1396. Tiie «;dg& W.M of delicate lace-like sugar- wort- and there elaborate dec:Tos around the tike, on the side ot which, was the Roy-d ccat-of-arms, the whole being surmounted with a rest iind b-ucr tt.

MYSTEPIOUS TRAGFOY AT COPENHAGEN, A "WEf<SH UNIVERSITY PRO- VE&SOR'S DOUBLE CRIME. A Render's telegram from Ccpenb^gen say • -•->rr. Dsv'd T_,io.-d Morsnvn. the English lec- turer at the Swedish Un verdty of Lund, near \ialmore, shot hiwself and a youngr lacy from I.UTIM, in & r?»'.«-ay carriage near Copenhagen on Sundnv- ni:1: Both were co. Tcycd to the hospital here, but died three ho">r? Ja+^r. M'r, \rcr'r«n, v-a? born -r>. England and had an Engush- D uiversity degree. I.. f er. TV- *'i rime vie r.-i She a seamstress- beb.ms-ng to Ma-mo. and ciuv nineteen year-, of age. The j coup e wt'e st-en to meet, at the railway station ;n Copenba 'n a.t hfiIf-pas' s ven ye^teroay i-venircr Thev entered » carriage wb'cb hii"? T r^ (1 Sv "fr- Mor £ "'r). Brih ppom h! to be labouring 11 ndcr arent e^-eitement, fheil demccnour. indeed. »ttraotincf the. ht+"'Tl- 4 ion of n, V- to-n fb* ^lotforro Wher. tl,o ♦rain srrived- at KIampenbor<». whJeh ig not ter, fr-m !i"orfihaeen. they wco und )rinsr m» tb*» floor of the '-arria-re. T! girl h->d o bullet •vo;-nd ir, th" tpmple. and man a -'milr.r wo"T,'J cn *b? rwht- temr,«-. Thcv were ,t;n ulive when taken to the ho.p-.UT, Out ex-, pi"CTd soon after No m-V-ivp csn be T-s-srned for tl>e crime, and no inf<rmaf-on on the point 'vvuld lie glean«d from the viotf7ns H1",mQp,1vp< who remsiripd un- oonsoions from tbe tr'me they werp distxwervd »t Klimtwrlwnr un^'I dept],. Afr. Morgan \v>j« tnl"\ con •». Tn«rA«n» noti- df>. irr. TC i-- t-vorn inTViB-'pd v< ok +1,0 r?e"~r-».. of P A. at Cambridge "University hi J'3M. T»,cv marked abuity and wide knowledge he d;o. "lf>Tpd a" i f-rir. of TCn,'1 ■ -h '•lrnn-j-p t-fmtiire at rb-e "r^ iyp-ify of Lund bad earned for birr- '•r.nehlf-rqh?^ rennt'^t'orr. urid bis Ioctiir^T j we-e eb.civs attend^ He was also I wdl known a"^ sreat-V likpd in oowty "t Coo-anbr! rcn 71r fTonotat^d ? nrrml-.p- „r of disfJnar-vsbod Rwrdr^b int.- 1?n-r7i 1. prior to h'« Ttr. •: i"njr-. fjr' r] p*'•1 TT-om in the oomplet-ion r.f a Sw'>o;. Encbsh "L' |J!U~ —\

CTTJTjT AND -AIR^-ENT'Ty gPTTT.EMFYT BOUNDARY DISPUTE, The. CTn,r, + ;^o-o OOrTVy<;f)nn^^rit tplp. 3T^.r>hi nf .'nrprv-ip-vt-^ r,„re '^tween t^1 rfr< *■ Ar. cj^rjfyr ^mb-no ,T1 1 Cbdian Minister For^-Vn "irs. S^ior rpsn'H?><* in av acrep- I -r'enf o-i jj, r>f settiTomenf between t-be two R-'mubbca of fh° boimrfnrr disx>tit^ a-nr7 of the -o-ri+orv Tti- 1. ht),v.i TI/ .-r. l.-cs-n ro-3- h'Tt Ivi; '"r -v-5 wttl-ed in a peaoesiul aad siU-j&iM&wx suajmw.

"0' ,) N JACJOIBS 0 s oo UR NO BETTER VAJLTTB IN THE TRADE. I N S PE VTION INVITED. PORTLAND BUILDINGS, 1, 4 S & 4, ROKTLAND^STREET, SWANSEA.

ALUS WELL HILL MURDER, NO ARRESTS. No arrest has yet t,een mad? in connection with the dastaiciiy crime of the murder oi the old man fienrv Smith, at Muswell-hill. The scene of tbe tragedy has been veued by a. large number of persons, and the greatest excitement contiruieg to prevail in the district. Four officers from Scotland Vard are specially en- gaged in endeavouring to unravel the mystery, aud the police opinion seems to be that the burglary and subsequent murder were the out- coin a cf a cleverly-preconcerted plot on the part of an experienced gang, whose depreda- tions :n the suburbs of London have for some time past-, bafiled ihe efforts of trie authorities to trace thorn. The evidenc-c of people in the neigh'ixmrhoed is to tho effect that three stn -.ge men, two of them very weU dressed, have been constantly in the vicir. ty of Mr. Smith's house for some weeics pa;t, and it is assumed that; from inquiries trom vaxicus j>erscns, they made themselves thoroughly converant with the habits of the deceased, and also acquired a knowledge of the construction of the house, qlP. arrangement of the ilarm beils, It is now believed that the burglars carried t,.tT some- thing like £ 800 in money from the safe whioh was found open after the disco rery ot" the murder Mr. Smith, with characteristic eccen- tric ty, appears to have been in the habit of keeping hi" ready money :n sovereigns, one of his p<;cl,li!riFes being tu carry on his person an eld purse full of gold. There is reason for believing that the sab: referred to contained something like £808 n gold, and that, conse- quently, there is Iittie hop* o, tracing the stolen money. The pokce. however, at ie eta ted, are in the possession of a clue which they believe will lead to an early arrest, and possibly the prosecution of a whole gang of burglars of the most desperate character. BURGLARS' INGENUITY. The footmarks in the garden lead the police to the conclusion thai ccrtauiiy two. aud pos- sibly three, persons were engaged in the crime. The Buc-ce-s with which the alarm wirec, in the garden werv avoided or removed without exploding the owlo.iator Í" a. rciaarknti'e fea- ture in the case, una there is very htl1k' doubt that the burglars were quite fainilnr, not, only with the airuation of tbe wires, but, also with the principle on which ibey were suppled to act It is said that tlm alarms Wttie 01, vised with considerable ingenuity, and that tba connecting wire,? were so sensitive that oo more than one occasion a dog or a cat running across rue garden had exploded the cartridge. They were laked on iron SUPPORTS about 13iD. from the gr0lmd, and so arranged that- it was almost impossible to approach the house without coming in contact with one of them. It was, however, a rn?iter of common know- ledge that the premises we e protected in this manner, and there is little doubt that the bur- glars were in thi." respect forewarned. At any rate, nearly all the wire,; which they had to paws over wvie removed from the iron sup- ports and laid carefully on t hi ground. Another curious feature in connection with the crime is the fact that entrance to the house was effected tJircugh tbe window which was usually most strongly guarded; bus any theory which could be based on this is destroyed by evidence that befora tbe kitchen window was forced attempts had evidently been made on the cuning-room and the scullery windows, AN IMPORTANT DISCOVERY. A later telegram says an important. rl;z-- covery has been made which has materially strengthened the position of 'the police in the. furtigation of the outrage. In- quiries from the neighbours disclosed the fact that- the burglars made their escape in a vehicle, possibly a cab, which waiWl at the end of Coldfail Wood, through which the assassins passed after tomm itting the burglary, i!'d took them in tb» uit morion of Highga«&, A jr.est- carfefal examin-ibcr' b&? bean rr.sde cf t'no wood, end the of tbe oftmerw b,as ber u w^rd'>d. by finding sundry articles the murdn jfs dropped in their flight, in- cluding a- damaged collar stud and an agri- cultural Implement) sM>len from the house, the handle of which liro been recently broken. Clearly indeuted :f»r>tm«rks wer« also dis- covere<l in the wood, and on the soft earth of the f?o ver bed in the garden of deceased's I resider.ee the doiccri-"?s frmnd m?rks of suoh an appcaraiice and size as to support, the be- ,1ief that one of the men walked along bit! footed, while another had drawn a stocking over his boot. These footprints have bean m01:1,J<>d ir. wax. and may prove of great value in elucidating the mystery. The time of fie occurrence baa now been approximately fixed it three o'clock .>n Friday morning, this con- j^cture being basc-d on the post-mo,f"m ap- pearances of the body. No less than nine distinct wounds from a jf-mmv wore inflicted on the bead. The fingers of both bands were smashed. *i">pre was an ugly wnntnd on tho loft wrist, and the back was dreadfully bruised, all these ind'eetions proving the severity of the depth ■struggle and the terrible force with vhi"h th- unfortunate old man was attacked. I It ;p now bp-b'pyeil Ibat the money the thieves looted is considerably below a hundred pounds. The. Press Association savs:—The continued rctivity of the detective.* had not up to Mon- day I"v<tng resulted in any *urthe«r des*eb>p- u-e-rt- in connection with the Muswell Eil! burglary and murder. Many ch. ore gtin being followed tip. D-*s. Stott- and Webster completed the post-mortem examnii&bicn on the body of Mr. Smith on Monday, if. pre par..tion for the opentrg of th? inqu- ,1 to- day (Tuesday) by Dr. Ibsnford Thonuvi at *-1-1 •_cTiUie'i's Coorh, hliEdi-street, Hornsev. -4 Death, understand, will be attributed to brain mischief, the result of nine blows on the head. The driver of a cab seen in the vicinity of the crime about rhe tin,n of its commission has not yet he-m traced, but seven.1 csbmen have volunteered statements to the police in connection wi'h the

ACTION AGAINiST MR. FrRANGOON DAYiEri. 'A DIF> I CULT IT WITH HIS AGENT In the Queen's Bench CM Monday the ca"e of Heaiey v. Davies was gone into, it was an action by a musical agent, to wcover commis- sion and dam ages for a lege*! breach 01 agree- ment frcm AJr. Pfrangooii Davies, tJ¡, well- known singer. It appears that in 1S91 Daviep eatered into an agreement i::h the plaintiff undeitaking that the latter should be nis sole atr-mt for tire yea .is, and rhould receive 10 per f-<-nt. commission. On the other hrLKI. plain- tiff bound himself to endeavour to ad-'aree! the int<-r"ts of defendant. Thmjjs went on smoothly. s-d 'oonsel, till 12.94, when defen- dant oor«pted enga Temen+;- without consulting plaintiff, nnd also complained tü the latter that bis (denfendant'n) name bad not been given due prominence on the pi? -ards. Plaintiff c'-i.-med tllJsO datnagCf for alleged breach and £ 19 odd. alleged to 'be d-.i.j on commission. On the other hand, defends it as-t-rted that t'-iamtif' bud neglected liis interest. and olaimed rrsc'saioii of contra td or, as pa oltema- tive, £500 damages.—Mr. Uealey deposed that after doing his utmost for three years for Mr. Davies, during- each of whi<h Mr. Davids re- e-*=ived over £ 65^. uiipiwsr.tnesi arose t'hrour-h defendant compiainmir that bis name was nor made sufficiently oon«p:ou-'>us in annov,u~iemer,ts of concerts.—-Plaintiff., in (lro--o-extirniztotii)n. said he wa- not responsible for t'u- b'Tting. —Mr Bucknell opemmr tli*» d-fendant's case wheii the court adioumfed.

FAILURE OF A PONTYPRIDD BANK MANAGER. A RECFIYING ORDIGH GRANTED- T' will surprise many to thw.f. n, •n brnkrnpL<w ha-i bw. "1,1,, and a mjeivim; :p 'fj-(^r>tf.d (igf-nr.t5(- V- i^-Iercbant. m^tiric-pT- tha Metropolitan Bank at Pontypridd, Mn-rr-bnnt was; fn-- -11^- ypats P:t..9tr?f '•j Nat-iorial Rink of WnIps at Ponti*T>r>dd. kis spirvir«vr ii t!e capacity were retained the M'-t>ropolitar Bark when thny took t'1, biiai-nf^. HA has always been I1Eid •> 'be hicrhest rrapect, nr. po-^e^fsd comi^ rsWe irflu^nce in t-he booking wl)r1.j, larm volume's o? bt.'sinasx paeaiac through hw hands from tmm to time. Nothingr apir-vrs !0 reo known :? the caupc which hav 1"1. tc. his j weoen* ui'foi iunn.t*- position. He ha* been in a wecat-ous datp of health for rv-m*? timj. and Mr. He-dges has be-m act'ng for him. A meeting of c-<ditnrf will shortl" be held. v.>d ti>«» c<in«as ,:f i'.o l);.i.kriirrf<^r will tbon bo •' If"•••••< T- '•oi-rrt-> o~ nroccfdimr- Mi-. Meronavt's turniiure has

I SMALL-POX OUTBREAK- ANOTHER CAE'E AT All ERA YON- On Monday morn r.g a tr-a.rap, who bad arrived at Alteramou on Friday la-st. went to the -Vberavon Folice-station and said that he be- lieved be was suffering frou small-p-ox. The man, whose name transpires to be Jp-me-s Holdren, 27 years of ago, was taken to the IDPüea] oiiicer, who, after examining hum, found biin to be suffering from the disease, I aDd ordered his remove.' to a small-pox hospital, where the men now lies. This is the third cs_-e imported into Aberavon recently. A CASE AT £ LACj\.Y\ OOD. I A oase 0: small-pox baa mode its appearance a.t the Model Lodging-bouse. Blackwood, which is situated, in the ma.-n street. The victim is a tramp who wme from Pontypridd, where he is supposed to have contracted t-he malady. The authorities are taking every" precaution to at-oid the spread of the ep-demio. and, tsherefore. no lodgers are allowed to enter or leave tho¡> house, which is kept under close surveillance day and night. It is to be hoped now chat t-he district council will make every effort to erect a.n isolated bo«p:tal. so 118 to protcct "ht, inhabitants of thp district agaiu-st all ù:l.ngero'J6 infectious diseases. THE SITUATION AT BRYNMAWR. 'I here ar» ait- pv«stf>i <e* oi B«.tub p.-s »t Bi-ynnviiwr, inclueive cf the tramp bo frst br.u gbt the mfectio-n. The. whole of ttiese are isolatf d in a large bouse, with ground rdioin- mg for those who ere able to ts.ko pte;vse- It it; to be hnp,.d tbat. the e^f-rgotio action of the urban district louncd will be. effectual in cof fining the disease to the premises now being us*- A CASE AT PONTYPRIDD. On Friday night a. tramp was admitted into th" casual ward at Pontypridd Workhouse, and on Saturday morning it w»~ found thai he wfui cufFsrinflr frotti sma-ll-pox. He was at once rcsr-oved to the infectious diseases hospital.

CARMARTHEN GAS CO MP AN Y. I The ordinary gf«i«<ral meeting of tbe pro. pi of Le Carmarthen Gas Company wa-s held tit the A&iemblv-rcome, Carmarthen, on Mcpdac. Mr. C. W, Jones presiding.Tb« Cha irman, i-i prot-osing the adoption of the directors' -•rport, said they met -that morning under far better circumstances tlian had been the case for several years past. They were in a position to declare full dividends, buf", at. the same time, they had not forgotten the I public, as it WM proposed to reduce the price of gas by 3d. per 1,000ft. at the expiration of the tffc^ent quarter. Probably they would be able 0 ms-ke a further reduction in ihe j ne>rr future. The repc-t. stated the pre fit csi I tho working for the pas* y«?ar, as shown ia the revenue account, to tie £ 1,134 lis. 2d. Aitej paying £ 154 15s. 4d. on mortgage and deben- ture stocks, there remained- a bulp.nca cf £ 979 17s. lOd. A dividend of £ 7 10s. pet- cent, on the ordinary -share# and cf £ ? per cc-nt. on die r ew ordinary shares of 1375 and 1866 required £ 973. Tlia director ixcomm<-nded that, divi- dend.? at the- above rctea be de-i-'a-fd, and thsA the sum of £ 1 17v lOd. be oarried to next year s account. Th^ directors were glad to announce that the price of jra* would be re- duced to 4s. 3d. per 1,000 oubie ft.et for light- ing purposes from the 51"t of March next. 1 his was the lowMt price ever charged bv the company, and with th s reduction, tmd the price of 3-;t. 9d. for OCK>king and ether purposes, tbe directors hoped for a material increase ii. the consumption.—The report- was adopted.— It was stated that the income had increase owing to a. greater consumption of cits, aud owing to tbe improved machinery which had been erected tbev were able to extract a ereater amount- of gas from the Tb, fi-il divi- dends were declared, and the retirintr director-? fmd -auditor re-ehx-ted.—iJn tho sugevsticn of the Cbairnisvn. tlie tees of all the directors werv ir creased, and made equal to those paid to the I chairman.

W—w—wwww 'www m^r 'vmrr-1-^ PEMBROKESHIRE JUSTICE i SUMMONED OBJECTS 10 FAY A RATE. On Satvrd-ay. at tbe petty-seseions hfld at tb.« i.Hvti, hail, Pembroke, before Me.srs. A. Roob. W. Simon imavoc), and Color el s< Leach J and Sa-urin. Mr. Charles Mathise. of Lamphey Court, a oountv inst Ice and lord- ot the manor. wo? summoned by the overseers of Lamohev f"f non-payment- of poor rates, nmr,untin/ to JESO Thfc rate was made on the 2nd of November last, and defemdant SHM* be objected to pay on the cround that it. wn* not due until the '25th of March next.—The Bench qq :,1 the rale was due on d.otnand. and they eonb; net entertain the deferoe_ put up bv '.he defendant-The -ferseer said that already a- quota was over- due at tb.e bank, and could not be met bv the cverseers owipflr t.o the r—f i ,_<f defendant to ^ay.—The Bench made the order that, if not, to ^ay.—The Bench made the order that, if not, id forthwith. «<. distress would i-'v-tTp. and ;n default of s<uffioVnt dvtrer-^ tlie defendant J would 0 committed for one month t n :.r;<08 (iAughter.)

THE FIRING OF STROUD HOSPITAL. j RINGLEADERS OF T^E ATT'CK SENT TO PRISON. At A, ^even men, living at Stroud, wtrc -entence i to twelve months' imprisonment with h&rd lab-mr for sowing fire to tbe local hoepitil «nd dov'ng d-r-.g^ to tho ex'cen t of £1'>(1 Tlie oooused were rir. -t^ado-s in the disturbance wbi-jh arose out of the ut'emo1 to remove a sm?l'-pnx T),tt, t to Stroud Hospital on January 29. and which '-ubr'oited 'n n fOX. cited mob overpowering the pokce, broibing into the ho»r»it«W, unci demolishing tho f irn ture and effects. Some of tbe debris wi* thr-on-n on the fire and *b° »»•«.•\ f!r< !n r.v-1 d fTr-i^r* r, riotous .-waetnbiy a-"d damav the IhmdxzaI.

f SHIPPING NEWS. SIGNALLED OFF THE LIZARD. Feb. 16.—Passed Wesi: A Sioruau bn^' ste-onier NoorcLind, from Autwerp for 2s0* York. Feb. 17.—Pa-T-d Ea--t: Stumers an Attend transport, liner: Toward, or Glasgow; Citna4 of Gbrsgow; Rutland, of Liver pool; LestrH» of Cork: Dottrel, cf Cork. Pa<Q('d We.r;1tC Trinity, tender tow rig Breaksc-a- Lightship* Kura. of Newcastle: Halie, from Bremen l0; New ork.; a Clyde Company's Euska-, of London; Surbitocx, of Lcndoo» C-hicklade, of West Hartlepool: Bragg, of New. ea.-tle; IlarpabM, of London —-Wind. strong: weather, bsav. strong; sea, roug>* bar., 30.18, falhn.g. SIGNALLED OFF THE MU'iLLES HFA.1\ Feb. 17.—Wind, E.S.E., fresh; w.*the"» cloudy: sea, ino<lerate — Faeted East: SteainfJ Planet, of 2%es cort: Grimsby, of Orout Parsed West: Barque Oriente, of Caste"* uia-e. SWANSEA.—ARRIVALS. JTOltTH DOCK. F'b 15.—Harmonv, 72. Bristol, matae. j Feb. 16.—Heather Ben, 52, Bi.lefcrd, Pioneer. 31. V,"a'chet, general. Hematite, R4, ritch. Beame, 53, Truro, generaJ. ZSchy.. 8, l-*1 feouiopne, tn!. Feb. 17.—Sunilght, s, 215, Liverpoo'. Ki'keoi. a 55. NVwrv, oate. Bristol Packet, • Bristol, rmtize. Purveyor, .33, Rude, rill. SOoTH i>0C>v. Feb. 15.—Morion, «, 76, Duddon. pig iron. W m-i; e. 184, lTlve:ston. pig iron. Feb. 16.—Hy. Fisher, e, £ 99. Hayle, nil. Wjj Baync-s, 7d, Cork, manure. C^ristLr a. "s, ISO W»te» fotd, nil Chevingtoa, s. 169, Jfanchester, generri. Feb. 17.—Planet, s. 259, Dieppe, nit. Edward. London, cement. Collier, s, 113. Ilfracombe, genei* TUrXCE OF WALKS DOCK. Feb. 15.—Jules Che.i-.it, s. f53. Xante; nil. Feb. 16.—ArarsiLut ig, 8. 1.7S3, Liverpool, nil. SAILINGS. NOKTH DOCT:. m Feb. 15.—-Auric, s (Holmes). London. PalBoa-v^ (Pifi'*tee), Genoa. Talbot, s (Cox), UverpooL Sa* r.laneiie, « fClugston). Laxey, Feb. 16.—Julien Marie (Le Palt), M.ormlgne. SOUTH DOCK. Feb. 15 —P'oneer, s ipoekett.). Roien. puiut, s (M'Eiide), Warrenpoint. Kiec'ra » t™#* litims), F"cami). Feb. 16.—Iron Kmg. 9 CGibecm). Xeatis. B" ijtijtls (Wilcockeh Plrrnouth. I PPJXOE OF TVAI.KS DOCK. I Feb. 16.—Imbios, a (Boehby). Kewr>s>rt. Feb 17.—Orioute (C-oacei, San Frsne'seo. EXTF.-RKt) Ori-WAhiDS.—PebRiary 17 Catania, Jfordnol, a. Den, A~sen, 960, Burgess & O* Granville. Planet, s, B, Gibson. 250, Parres Bjjj M r'aix, Xcnnt-r-l. s, B. De Gnu-by, 60. Harries W St. Xaraire, JU'KJS Utiagot, s, F, Le Guede. 056, Gueret, Rouen. Hei-ry Fisber. a, B. W«on. 299. -T- DW* Gueret, Rouen. Hei-ry Fisber. II, B. W«on. m, ,T. DW* Bilbao, Zetland, s, Nwy, Gulbrandfcon, 421. Le BO"- Jansrc-r HfT:hwr, Artlr'sbaig. B, Rums. 1788. RutheM* k. I Treport, Chevinpton. e. R, Btowre 169. Jo^n Harriac* CT K APvItD.—I" brisry- 17 Pan Francisco, Vi'i'belm TeV, B. 4.t)0 coal, 750 a 3pufp. neiirv Fisher, s. B, 580 coal J Gronv.-lie PJp.net. «, P. 45t cosl | M«rrlaix. Xomtand, II, H. 150 coal St. Xazaire, Jules Chasot. II, F. 1,500 coal II IMPOR'ra C'^ VS'CW'SE.—FeiviTO- 17. TTewry, K-lkeel, s, l*-5 tons oats. John Pvi.r Br'stob Harmony, 157 tons maize. Jehu Dyer » B'-deford. Heather n«ll. 100 ton? grave]. 3'iephrf* Cork, Lilv Bryrif" 733 to"- manure. J. F. Mnrr* IT)vers*on. Diamond, s, 500 tons pijf iron, Wr gbt* Bm.l9s Oo. M Horn. Morion, r 3% tons ptg- iron. Thomas M Horn. Morion, r., 3% tons ptg- iron. Thomas BrO" 6F1 C', Brstot T<stol Packet, 50 tons maize. 30 ton« n [rste, John Dyer Trtiro, Be-'sie. 70 t-">n« flwltv. 20,00"j hO'is and Co. 3 casks cr>jc1V.es, S. Merry 00, Watcher. Pioneer, t^netul Lor-'lon, E*v. *:). 115 tons w'-r'tin^ and CP,n?f5l J Thomas Watkina & Co.; 116 tons oemsiit. .i'eriiiVij.i I F\>(1T:,¡,(: OOARrvrTfP.—F^ruar" 37 W#t» -for1. Obr:-t:r-i « 550 Ky-w Barrow TiVmord. «. 4?0 coat, 3h?pberd <i O).: ™ 00"1., W. 11 Jerliina Mr-on. s. 10 -^sl. f- n..PwVtns W-^toril, Prtctu't. 1;1 coal. A" -v C-ery I BideTord. Ltmline, 100 coal, Evans & Be van ) ———— I NEATH AND "BRTTON FERRY. ARRIVALS. F'j. 16.—Iron King, ?, 185. Swansea, I>if!.lon, «. 147. Miiford, ballast. Xjgget, s, I*, Millom, pig p-t.rrjyos Fet. 16 —W^raol {(^tbbon), ^k^^ry. Fet. 16 —W^raol {(^tbbon), ^k^^ry. I iVb. 17 —Oonifitoa FpJh s (Greafekv Portreatb-

8HIFPING DISASTERS. rorNDEFING OF A STEAMER 0 ¡ ONLY FOUR Or THE CREW SAVED, 'rbe Pro* Assfx>i:itirvti Belfast oorrecpoi** dent tele^grapbs that- tho eteamer Lauro 8ad!'Ø (Captain Gordruh recently built on the Clyje» fruudtired In the Iri-li Sea. at four o'clock on Sunday morning, aft..«r leaving Glasgow for Para, Bretail. of ihe new got- rnto t-l" lifeboat, and oi tic-e Engineer Forbes died, ths p-fi«,:nmg four being picked up by the ship Cha.nce, t'xn Stranraer to Belfast, ana su lv placed in the Belfast Saii-r- Hdlre. Threo of them are Norwegians. '!b1J fourth, gamud Jameson, a netive of Glasgow, states that he saw wnt«r c.->mir.g through a rivet bolii in his ar>c»-trnept;, immediately a.et v hick the vesae-l sfir.k. The v.-apt;tin. w br» be- le un?. to (ilasgow and a fireman n».ra*>d P'^tt- a Dam* are missing and are believed to have been drowuech THE COLLISION OFF SOUTHAMPTON^ The Central N -vs tvrrt^ponderit at South" ampton says:—Th-j steamer Her Majesty -?«* 1 lie<- at the bottom of the Empress Dooic. 2t)it. under water, and r.o arrangements have l:.ee>tl c ads? to ntise her. The ve-c-^el ha.<; been pr?.o* t.'caiiy abn-idoned by her wners, as r-he cos* cf raising her wiii ba heavy, and of doubtfu* lesult. MINOR CASUALTIES. (Lloyd's Telegram--) The British steamer Royalist, frcm Bremen cl -1, 7 ,f. Cardiff, arrived at Plymouth with pi-opeli-r lost. A Hamburg telegram says:—Tbe Germ^s Ecboot'^r i:i, outward bouu.1. ground'-d. She' ww a.ssLired off, and fowed into Cuxhaven- A Liverpool telegram says:-—The ?t:t.nerJ Pi t'ce-;s Tr.-ie and Swr.11, both inward b iunrt for Masdieste-r, coillidert ,n the Mersey au Monday. Tbe former beached at Egremont to Vt vc-nt sinking. The lattor's starboard bo^ d-»m?>s'-H.l. The Norvegian ste.-i-ni.ar Franco, I-) «=>bore t'1" entrmce to Havv- in a bad po*>i a Sydney fele^-rani sayj:—Th*? Knij-u ;t w- IM .c-nael's c?.*>" » heated a«-'i- 'h,j stu • vevn-rr, recoTnme.u.d '1t the cn-go be partoahy ? C.charged and re-stowed. j Llcrrd's a<*ent at ITti.mbij~r {"l-crir1^ the steamer Lofna i'& Ireen suryeyenl xr.d con. dewned.. )f 4 The sit earner Dolcoatb. lcad-ing c,: L-arain-t >. wi»s d!!m<1Q"p<.1 tbrousrb th0 <«team prrgsure Plpl! .1 bursting: too trimmers were injured,

THE MERTHYR CHORAL ( SOCIETY. PRESENTiVTTONS TO JiR. DAN DAVIES On -.iorciiv evenbig a *oiree was held Bentley's-fwl], MerthyT. in honor.: of Yr, Ihn Jijavies. t-l«c renowned conductor of "nO Merthyr Choral Society. Mr. Davies v>^ u-esciite l with a /old-monnted baton. giv'fi51 by Mr. P-ii-jhard Morg-aa. iin-l &J«o witn* sold watch and a purse; of gold ror bv the tneim-benj of the so-ciety. Mrs, Day es was presented with, an oil pf.ixit- iiig. executed bv Mr. G F. Karris. • mant?l dock and a set of ornaments, of -{ the members of tbe society were the donors. f

WELSH COAL TRADE. > THE PLYMOUTH COLLIER-Y DTRPU'nf?. .\t. :1, rnof-limr of colliors Fbb"" ^->ie J s-riiow-o-. bo'd on Monday, it to forward I-iotL i-i ?id of the distressed' and to fnn«-.i(t«r tbe orspatjen of further st tne next monthly sr.cctiug. v-W-«\ and P:ib':1. for tb« tv- -V;or9 M !■ V.'itles Paiiy Btm, 211, w Swansea.

ARMENIAN ATROCITIES. FUP.TRER I?1P0RTA>"T DESPATCHES. uJSS OF lIFE ESTTMATED AT THIRTY THOUSAND. Ihe Central Naws s.,ys:—A .bulky Blue Bock of teij pc«9S of co.-respoiid^nce rela:iv< to th £ Armenian, question and report?, from bar Alajea-y's ocMuLtr agents m Asiaac Turkey was issued on Monday from the Foreign O^oe. Th.e vclnme JS an almost monotonous record of oon«rage<5. massacres, and of wrtnch tlJe o:An.j. ve be^xi the Tictvnd- vi&r' '\i witlh ao occasional charge of murder or sea.tion again3t the Armenians. Most of the facts have been made public from lime to tiiap by the enterprise of newspaper oorr€>sT>rxh^nta in Oonstantijaopue and else- where." and it ma.y be stated that the aceourts i^iven bv them of t!be events of the bMt twelve ioar.'hrj or .-TO ?. tvr here conR-med from official sources on a.ll the materval r.dnta. On Januzu-y 30 last Sir PSilip Currif for- svarded to Lord J^alrsbury a tabular statement of the facts, as prepared >y the committee of dtlec«t-e« from the six Embassies in Constan- tinople. This statement shows that the total loss of lite in Asia Miner, based upon accurate u.formation only. arid discarding rumour an uncertain and incomplete report.s, amounted t<! abOt:t. 25.000 -ner^oas. But this appalling total would, Sir Philip pomts out, be largely increased if massacres respecting wh:ch no details have vet been obr^ined were included. On the 4-th i-mst. the ^epreser tativea of the G-eat Powers forwarded this tabular statement to the Sublime Porte, to whom tbey made ':his significant collective commuaicatJoii tl^re- anenfc:— "This information, which ms been__ vertneii as far as possible, is derived from Euioponi screes or from consular reports; ir.foimation is g'ven in regard only to places where the K basis.^s have been able to obbair. trustwcrthv particulars. It ie not in a.ny (,8."e denvtd irc-m intere^tcKl sources." This oorrespond?noe bUy bears out and con- firms "he iworession grivea by the iBiue Book published last week of t-he unf-eaaiii? eff<-j-t8 made on behalf of the unfortunate Armenians by Sir Philip Currie and of the au.-ws which led to the failure of England's to bmng efFeetive uressure to bear upon the Ports. These causpee are scfExently set forth by Lord &.1is- b irv in a dispatch dated January Z9. sd- [ dressed to Mt. Goschen, Charge d'Affaires in St. Petersbuj g, with rererenoe to a d^pe-tch from Prince LiotenofF, communicated to the British Poreixr. Swr^SiT by the Kussian Am- bassador in London, and which his lordship discussed with M. T>e Stael, "TIk- effect "f Prince LoixvnotTs replv," liis lorrLfcip stated, "was clear1 enough The Fi-us- ^fia Go vernier t refused toO sanction a c>urse of conduct- -yhirh mitcr.t le;'d to a iPnropeau irrterfereoce with the internal affairs of Tuikev. Prince Lobanoff was content to trust in thi» goodwill of the Sultan to brin^ about an ¡]'T <,Fr'f,Ý.n )U tbe condi^'c-: of bis snd prefer;o- to abstain 'if cm exorcism- :vny hrrthf-r pressure '-pon his cvnans^ bsyond what could be described as friendly advice. I rueci:- nisod that in "hi,. v:ew Rus«i* dM not ¡::t"nd alone amon^j the ana I wtw full? con- vinced that tbe evils which would resu't from .my intØ;IT11ption in tlve relation- of the Powt-rs wtraki far mjtweig-h any $.f1- -ran-tiure that could por-1''1* be eroectfd fr?m isolated action but I added that little, in cur opinion, could be bejoed from rhe nejjatlyo nnd exoerts.r,t nol'cy cn whioh +he Ruiiian Govern- m^r.t rohied.' last d'^patcb in tbe j**e«ent volume is dfri-ed the nth inst., and records the condition" obtained by th-^ interventioai of the consuis for the Zeitrm rebels. CHARGES AGATV^T AN AMERICAN 3IISfiIONARY. The Ceiitra-1 News erjecial correspondent ?t FO' STAR-TIRCXIE TCLA<RRAR-BS m) ^■ IR.CH'.Y RHSTF!' THE Por'a as complied with "^Ir. Te-re'l'^ -ecin-^t f<rr the suspension of the proceedings strain t the Rpv. Mr. Kna.p: the Amt-riewi missionary of Kth> who ;« accused of exciting sedi.rir-n. and i;a; in addition, granted a mfe ;-ondnct for h'm.elf. his wife, a.r-d th", otber l.idies to C-on- ?tfntinoolp. where the American Minister will inquire into the chjarg'^s.

ENGLAND AND FRANCE. Ii LETTER FROM MR GLADSTONE. I A Dalzie'i'o telegram from Paris saya:—Mr. GifldEOcne has sent the following letter to the "Figaro" in response to a request for bus cpiDion upnn a closer rapprochement Irriveen Engiatid and France .-— "Cannes, February 13, 1896. "Dear Sir,—I believe h is now 40 years aw since the døv when I declared in the House of Commons that France and Er.clard appeared to me, by teason of special Hrcumsca-nces, de- signed for reiatiocs other than those of ordinary j friendship. Among these circumstances I mentioned tbe proximity cf the two countries, the facility of intercourse between them, the ab-xeiice of all cause of rivalry, and the expe- ner.ee gained since 1830 tliat their cordial union j had been favourable to the peace of Europe, a^d hnJ in no way lessened tneir good under- standing with the other Powers. I am awtu-c that the ohanc-e-s broug-ht about by time can | —and sometimes inu-st—modify the decree cr ")nn of a rule to apply to c'jrrent even -.c; yet, for my part. I have never in tho ipajt resrreti-ed having made a declara:ion, nor iiad the iea«t d«sire to alee-- it in any way whatsoever. But, j now that I have retired from pubiio life and have arrived at a very advanced aye, I do not consider that I ha7e any longer a right to give an opimcn on the foreign policy of my ooumrv, exL-eptinc where its jrood faith, pledged in i«3t t ansactions> is concerned. It d-nes not seem to me quite right that an old nerrant cf the Crown should manifest his opinion on all ccca^ions—a thing he cannot do without- risk— but a.h 3 in oppOlJing the ViPW3 and acts of t.hose who are rosjionsible before a nation which governs itself. I am often oblige! to make this reply to those who in my country or in others He still pleased to ask my opinion on the course of public events, and I must ask you to be content with the same answer. The great kindness which has been shown me in Prance makes me hope that you will not accuse me of either want of courtesy or cf too rigo- rous reserve.—I rem •»=* ''ear sir. yours, W. E. GLADSTONE.' <