Weekly Mail

THE QUAImY ACCIDENT IN NORTH WALES. The inquest on the body of one of the men tilled in the landslip at Dorothea Quarry, Carnarvon, con- cluded on Tuesday in a verdict of" Accidental death."

SINGULAR ACTION AGAINST A PRIEST. A curious actios will shortly be tried in Dublin, a Munster lady seeking to recover damages, laid at je3,000, from a Roman Catholic clergyman for re- fusing to administer the sacrament to her.

FAILURE OF LIVERPOOL COTTON BROKERS. The failure of Messrs. Rouse, West, and Co., lotton brokers, of Liverpool, is announced. The lirm, who dealt in cotton futures, have, it is understood, not been ab'e to complete their con- tract* under this heading.

TELE ATTEMPT TO WRECK A TRAIN NEAR ALDERSHOT. A man named Andrew was remanded at Alder- ihot on Monday charged with attempting to wreck the London and South Western train be- tween Aldershot and Farnham, on Saturday, by placing a sleeper, weighted with iron, on the line. The engine was damaged and the passengers shaken.

MRS. WELDON AND THE FIGARO. In the appeal of Weldon 11. Johnson against a verdict which Mrs. Weldon had obtained for JE500 for a libel in the Paris Figaro, it was announced when the case was calbJ on Monday morning that ihe defendant would not proceed further in the matter. The verdict, therefore, stands, and Mrs. Weldon was granted in addition her costs as re- ipondent in Lhe appeal proceedings.

ARREST OF AN IRISH CONSTABLE. Police-Constable Colburn, stationed at Castle- welian, has been arrested in Downpatrick under the Crimes Act, and lodged in Belfast Gaol. Colburn, who had a ticket for Ame- rica, was the principal witness in the Castlewellan Riot Case, arising out. of the late Nationalist meeting, which case comes on at. the next assizes. Colburn had given the usual month's notice to leave the police force, which expired on Sunday last.

AN ALLEGED DANGEROUS AIINE. WITHDRAWAL OF THE WORKPEOPLE. The Monk Bretton collier* refused on Wednesday to enter the mine, alleging the dangerous presence of gas and insufficient precautions. A change of management has taken place, and the men are dis- ,tied, and on Tuesday, availing themselves of right conferred by the Mines Act, they caused &n inspection of the mine to be made. This re- sulted in their withdrawal, and they telegraphed for the sub-inspector of mines.

THE ALLEGED MURDER ON THE HIGH SEAS. At Bow-street Police Court, London, on Tuesday the charge of causing the death of a Russian sea- man named Janssen, preferred against William Banscher and Ferdinand Koelpein, second mate and boatswain of the American ship J. T" Chap- man, was resumed, when, after further evidence, Sir James Ingham expressed the intention of send- ing prisoners to America for trial

FATAL COLLIERY ACCIDENT AT LLANELLY. On Monday, while a collier named John Samuel, 35, living at Upper Mill, Llanelly, was at work at Cae Colliery, the property of Messrs. Nevill, Druce, and Co., the roof of the heading gave way and fell 08 the deceased, who was immediately killed, the fall being a. heavy one. Deceased, who was un- married, had recently become a zealous evangelist and advocate of temperance, and was much respected by his fellow workmen.

CHILD STEALING AT SALE. At Sale, on Monday, Kate Cairns, alias Brady, was charged with stealing a little child nearly two years old, the daughter of Mr. Mark Crowther, umbrella manufacturer, Bridgwater-place, Man- chester, residing at Sale. The prisoner, who was servant to the prosecutor, stole the child on the 8th inst., and was apprehended on Saturday at the Elephant and Castle beerhouse, Water-street, Man- chester, with the child in her possession. She was jommitted to the assizes for trial.

THE MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL. A LARGE DEPOSTT. The Central News" says:—A deputation of the Provisional Committee of the promoters of the Manchester Ship Canal Bill, consisting of Messrs. Daniel Adamson, James E. Platt, Henry Boddington, jun., and Joseph Lawrence, have deposited the sum of £297.000 in Consols with the Accountant- General in Chancery as the Parliamentary deposit required by the Standing Orders. This is the argest sum ever deposited by the promoters of any private Bill.

DANGEROUS ACCIDENT TO A TRAIN. A DRIVER SUSPENDED FOR NEGLIGENCE. On Saturday afternoon an empty train was started from a siding at Laisterdyke Station, on the Great Northern Railway, near Bradford, with- out proper signals. At the same time a passenger train entered the station, and the engine of the empty train collided with the passenger train, throwing three carriages off the line, and cutting away the footboards for the whole length of the train. No one was seriously injured, but the full train had a narrow escape from being wrecked. The driver of the empty train is suspended.

SERIOUS COLLIERY EXPLOSION. On Saturday morning an alarming colliery acci- Sent occurred at Whit Birk Colliery, Blackburn, ;he property of the Darwen Mining Company. A lad named James Howson opened his lighted tamp, against the rules, for the purpose of giving light to Hugh Silcock, and an explosion of fire- damp at once occurred, setting lire to the mine, And burning both lads about the head. James Walsh was knocked down by the shock and in- jured. The three men were got out, and the manager, William Taylor, with great presence of mind, conducted all the other miners, over 80 in number, safely to the top. The fire was then ex- tinguished and the works abandoned.

THR ASTON RIOTS. MR. CHAMBERLAIN AND THE CONSERVATIVE DEMONSTRA TION, HIS STATEMENTS CONTRADICTED. Mr. Hopkins, president of the Birmingham Con- servative Association, has addressed a letter to Mr. Chamberlain replying to certain remarks in his speech on the 5th inst. referring to the Aston riots. After re-affirming all he had previously said in denial of Mr. Chamberlain's statement, Mr. Hopkins says, witl regard to the alleged non-attendance of Conservatives at the demonstration, that Mr. Chamberlain is absolutely wrong or misinformed. Nearly 50,000 free tickets were collected and brought to the offices of the Conservative Associa- tion. Mr. Hopkins encloses specimens of five forged tickets, and adds that a case of inciting to ,orge tickets is pending for trial.

RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT TREALAW. NARROW ESCAPE OF A BJAKEMAN. On Saturday evening an accident occurred on the Taft Vale Railway. A portion of a mineral train, consisting of a goods van, brake van, and two coal wagons, became detached from the body of the train, and ran backward from Pwllyrheboy Junction down to the Pandy Pit Lodge. Here it entered a stop-lock siding, and such was the speed attaint that the wagons went right over the stop- lock, and tho brake-van was overturned, the brakeman who was in it having a narrow escape. The up-passenger train had to come up from Porth to pwllyrheboy on the down-passenger hne. Luckily, the damage is very little, considering that the accident took place such a shcrt time before the passenger train was due.

APOPLEXY FROM PORK EATING. On Friday the Birmingham borough coroner (Mr. Hawkes) held several inquests at his court, Moor-street. The first related to the death of Thomas Bryan (31), carter, formerly employed by the Birmingham Corporation, r.nd living in Sum- mer-lane. On Sunday the deceased had hot roast pork for dinner, and on Monday and Tuesday evenings cold pork for supper. On Wednesday ^noraing he was found dead in bed. Mr. Prosser, surgeen, stated that death arose from apoplexy, bu-ought about, if not entirely, to a great extent, by the food deceased had token. A verdict 01 -Death from natural causes was returned.

A SALVATION ARMY "MIRACLE." A tram-car driver (a Chester correroondint lays) has been converted by the Salvation Army. One day the man, who w >s very lame, jumped off his traracar opposite Combermere monu- ment and began to leap about shouting and gesticu- lating as if in intense agony. A number of persons rara up, when he fell upon bis knees and began to pray in a laud and fervent manner. On con- cluding his prayer he again sprang up, jumped joyfully about, and exclaimed "Praise be to God, I am cured ye<*> I am quite cured." He had b&.n srippleu for fifteen years in one leg. and he asserts that he has beefl cured by the healing by faith process adopted by the Salvation Army. The man Mir. jumped on his car, and went on his way "•ioicinsr.

WOMEN AS DOCTORS. IMPORTANT ACTION OF THE IRISH COLLEGE OF SURGEONS. The Irish College of Surgeons decided on Satur- day to admit lady candidates for surgical diplomas.

THE LATE LORD LYTTON'S LETTERS. In the Chancery Division on Monday Miss Devey, executrix of the late Lady Lytton, agreed to a perpetual injunction restraining her from pub- lishing the late Lord Lytton's letters.

DR. PRICE'S HOUSEKEEPER. The local registrar of births (Mr. Howell Davies, Llantrisant) has sent a registered letter addressed to Miss Gwenllian Llewelyn (Dr. Price's house- keeper) requesting her to register the birth of her child on or before Friday next.

SUDDEN DEATH OF A HOSPITAL SURGEON. On Saturday morning information was forwarded to S'r John Humphreys, coroner for East Middle- sex, respecting the death of Dr. R. Shepherd, resi- dent medical officer at the Poplar Hospital, which occurred on Friday in the hospital. Heart disease is supposed to have been the cause of the death of the deceased, who was well known and respected by large numbers of the poor in East London.

SMALL-POX AT CHEPSTOW. At Chepstow Board of Guardians on Satur- day the master was ordered, in consequence of the prevalence of small-pox in the town, not to admit any tramps into the house until further orders, and the sanitary inspector was instructed to have notices printed and circulated throughout the district calling attention to the desirability of re-vaccination, and informing the public that the operation will be performed free of cost.

SHIPPING CASUALTIES AT CARDIFF. About half past one o'clock on Saturday after- noon, during a strong south-westerly squall, the Cardiff screw steamer Eliza Hunting, while docking, collided with the Bute East Pier Head, Cardiff. The steamer has her stem damaged. About eleven o'clock on Saturday forenoon the Cardiff pilot cutter Pearl (Aubrey) had her main bootn carried away during a strong S.S.W. quail off Lavernock Point.

A DUEL ABOUT MADAME HUGUES. Telegraphing on Sunday night from Paris, a correspondent of the Daily News states:—An inti- mate friend of M. Clovis Hugues named Chataig- non, justifying his wife's acquittal in conversation with M. Borie, who argued that it was a miscar- riage of justice, high words ensued, leading to a duel fought yesterday on the Belgian frontier. The lady's champion received a, slight sword thrust in the wrist, and his adversary a severe one in the chest.

A NEW ATHEISTICAL SECT. A new sect, the members of which call them- selves tho Anti-Deists, has just been founded in Paris. Its object is to suppress the name of the Deity in all the languages of the world, its motto being "Dieu voila l'ennemi." Even the word "adieu "is to be discarded. A book of hymns is to be published for the new sect, and the Anti- Deists" propoRe to parody all religious ordinances like christenings and weddings. The men.bers also pledge themselves to attend the dying beds of their colleagues, to keep them from being shaken in their convictions, or being persuaded by their relations to accept religious consolations.

OPENING OF THE JAPANESE VILLAGE IN LONDON. The exhibition of a Japanese Village for the illustration of Japanese life and native industries was opened on Saturday afternoon at Albert-gate, London, by Sir Rutherford Alcock, K.C. H., late Envoy and Minister Plenipotentiary in Japan, in the presence of a large and distinguished company. Mr. R. lleniagle Barnet-t, in the name of the pro- moter and managiug director, Mr. Buhicrosan, ad- dressed Sir Rutherford, and welcomed him to the exhibition as one who had devoted much of his time and labours to the development and welfare of Japan and its people.

THE TREHAKRIS COLLIERY ACCIDENT. CLATMS AGAINST THR COMPANY. A mining correspondent writes :-1 have been informed that. John Dodds, the young man who so narrowly escaped being killed with his four comrades in the Treharris colliery accident, has entered II. claim against the company for onmngfJS under the Employers' Liability Act. I have also been informed that the widow of Evan James (one of the four men killed in the above accident) is about taking a similar course. These men, like Thomas Sheen, did not belong to the Permanent. Relief Fund; but Francis Wright and Evan Hughes, the other two men killed, belonged to that society, each having paid their first contribution.

SUPPOSED DEATH FROM SUFFOCA- TION AT DOWLAIS. On Sunday night a painful discovery was made in the Upper Works at Dowiais. It appears that a man named Thomas Lynes, aged about 35 years, was employed as a fireman at the boilers, and, as usual, he went to his residence in George-street for the purpose of getting his supper. After par- taking of the meal he returned to work and at about half-past ten he was discovered by an engine-driver named William Lewis lying on his back near the wall. Information was immediately conveyed to the police-station and Police-Constables Williams (221) and Jones (182) were soon on the spot. The body was then taken to the residence of the deceased.

LOVE AND SUICIDE. Miss Lilian Collier, daughter of Major A. B. Collier, Launceston, on Monday shot herself in the library of her father's house. The sound of a gun being heard, the door of the apartment was tried by the inmates. It was found locked, and on being broken open Miss Collier was seen lying on the floor, the gun across her body, and blood flowing freely from her breast. She died before a medical man could arrive. No explanation of the melancholy act is forthcoming. A later telegram says:—The suicide of Miss Collier was due to a love contretemps. Miss Collier was engaged to be married, and all the prepara- tions had been made. She had on Monday morning, however, received a letter from her affianced either postponing or breaking off the wedding. The young lady is the niece of Sir Robert Collier.

TH REATENED SUSPENSION OF TWENTY THOUSAND FORESTERS. Thirteen years ago the High Court, the supreme governing body of the Foresters, now numerically the largest friendly society in the world, made it compulsory that all future members admitted into the Order must pay contributions graduated according to age for the benefits provided. A number of courts have persistently violated the law, and have disregarded warnings from the two last High Court meetings. The Executive Council have just issued a final warning, in which they intimate their intention of enforcing the law, which will entail on the offending courts suspension from the Order. They add tint, as they are loth to take this step, they hope the offenders will now promptly comply with the law. It is computed that this notice affects 20,000 members, with over £100,000 fundi; but their financial condition would ba much improved if they obeyed the law.

SHOCKING GUN ACCIDENT. A HOUSEKEEPER SHOT DEAD IN MISTAKE FOR A BURGLAR. A fatal accident occurred on Tuesday at Lock- wood, a suburb of Huddersfield, through the in- cautious use of firearms. A widower, named Thomas Walker Holmes, who has be"n for four- teen years employed in Huddersfield Bank, was awakened on Tuesday morning at his resident by hearing a noise downstairs. He went dovn, taking a revolver with him, and, as be descended the first flight, one chamber accidentally went off, alarming the inmates. Holmes called out, asking who was there, and, receiving no answer, fired ag in. On proceeding to the kitchen he found his house- keeper, Mary Blackburn, a woman 45 years old, lying on the no or. She had been shot in the right eye, and died before assistance could be procured. Holmes was under the impression that burglars were in the house. He is greatly respected in the neighbourhood as a steady, industrious man.

WANTED, A WIFE. The Kingston-on-Thames Board of Guardians have received the following letter, purporting to come from a private in the Cape Infantry Regi- ment stationed at King William's Town, South Africa:—" Nov. 22, 1884.—Sirs,—I am writing these few lines to you as I am in want of a young woman to make my wife, if you should know of any young woman aged about 22 to 34. My age is 30, and I shall be glad to know if I am allowed to have a young woman from the house. I will send my photograph immediately if required, and I should be glad to have one of the young women. It is very hard to get a wife out here, and I should be glad to become engaged. I have no objection to any respectable woman, and I would pay her fare out here if required, and I will send the fare. I should be glad if you would have this put in the newspapers, if you will get •porters' to do so for mo. I am a teetotaler and a steady man, and you must not think I am not in my right senses. Will you reply as quick as pos- sible, please, as I shall be waiting to hear from you.—To the Guardians of Kingston Union

A CARD.—To all who are suffering fiom the error* and indiscretion of youth, nervous weakness, early decav, loss of manhood, Ac., I will send a recipe that winoure you, FREE or CHAROK. This great remedy "IVai discovered by a missionary in South America. Send a M.addreMed envelope to the Rev. JOSEPH T. Inm-a.IT, Station D.NawTerk City, U.S.A. 77430

THE INSURANCE OF INFANT LIFE. STARTLING STATISTICS AT LEEK. A DEATH-RATE OF 186 PER 1,000. On Tuesday night, at the meeting of the Leek Improvement Commissioners, Dr. Richie, medical officer of health, reported that it was a startling fact that since the insurance of the lives of children had become common the rate of mortality in Leek amongst children under one year had increased from 15 per 1,000 to 186, the average of the last seven years being 170. The report produced quite a sensation.

THE CONDEMNED MEN IN GALWAY GAOL. EXTRAORDINARY ALLEGATIONS. The Fruman's Journal allegcg that the reason that one of the two condemned men in Gal way Gaol, John Parry, who shat a barmaid in a hotel, has been respited for a. week is because he is a Freemason and a Protestant, upon whose be- half the active and influential sympathies of all the Freemasons Iiave been enlisted. The other condemned man, named Downey, shot a farmer whose wife he was improperly intimate with, and to the memorial on his behalf no reply has been received. He is a Catholic with no powerful friends, and the Freeman's Journal Warns the Lord-Lieutenant if he respites the one and not the other a grave scandal will ensue.

COLLIERY MANAGERS' CERTIFI- CATES. At the examination for granting certificates of competency under the Mines Act, 1872, held at Cardiff College January 7, 8, and 9, before the examiners ap/Jojnted by the board and Mr. William Adams, C.E., Cardiff; Mr. T. Forster Brown, C.K., Cardiff; and Mr. Evan Daniel, C.K., Swansea, 32 candidates presented themselves for examination. The following will receive certificates :—Joseph Bater, Pontypridd E. Bowen, Aberdulais; Jonah Davies, Treherbert; J. Hewitt, Burrv Port; David, Harry, Llannlly F. Mathews, Rhymney T. Owen, Forest Fach W. Proaser, Ebbw Vale T. Rogers, Swansea; L. Tylor, Tylorstown M. Truman, Dowiais; C. A. Williams, Sheffield and P. Williams, Yst.radgynlais.

SHOT-FIRING IN MINES. Mr. T. Williams, Merthyr, attended at the Pon- typridd Police Court on Wednesday to lay six infor- mations against the manager of Ynyshir Colliery, for allowing shots to be fired in the pit while the men were in the pit. He stated that action was taken by direction of the Home Secretary. In reply to the Stipendiary, Mr. Williams said he believed Air. Simons would detend. It W'1S really a test case. The Stipendiary said he should have a special sitting to hear the case, and Mr. Williams had better communicate with Mr. Symons to fix a day which would be convenient to them both. Mr. Williams said he would do so, but would like them formally made returnable that day fortnight.

A SAD STORY OF THE SEA. SUICIDE OF A DISAPPOINTED WIFE. Last week the body of a respectably-dressed young woman was found on the sands near South- end. It has ju-t been identified as the body of Ellen Bloxam, wife of the second officer of the Roval Mail steamer Tongarino. In November last the deceased was married, and two 01' thl-ee days later her husband left England in his vessel for New Zealand, promising to write to the deceased from Plymouth and Teneriffe, Owing to stress of weather the vessel was unable to put into either port, and the piiot and letters were, in conse- quence, carried on to the Cape of Good Hope, and lauded there. The day after the body of the de- ceased was found the expected letters from the husband, with an explanation of their delay, reached England. The non-appearance of letters from her husband had preyed upon the deceased, who was only 22 years of age.

RUNAWAY MATCHES FOILED. YOUTHFUL COUPLES IN A DILEMMA. Information was received the Of her day by the Falkirk police from Alloa that two girls, of about sixteen years of age, had absconded from the iattt-r place, and that it. was supposed they had gone south by way of Falkirk. The girls had myste- riously left the home of their parents at AlIoa, hut before doing so had secured what dress and jewellery they could conveniently lay hands upon. Not long after the receipt of the information Detective Davidson, of the Fal- kirk police, discovered the runaways in a lodging-house in Falkirk, in the company of two young men, who are said to belong to the thea- trical profession. They had given the landlady to understand that they were newly-married couples 011 their marriage tour. The girls, much to their astonishment, were esc0rtfJd to the police-omce, notwithstanding the vehement protestations of the bereaved husbands," and in the course of the evening Superintendent Nicol, of the Alloa police, had the ruuaways conveyed home.

ALLEGED FRAUD AT PORTH. At the Pontypridd Police Court on Wednesday (before Mr. Ignatius Williams, Mr. Francis R. Crawshay, and Mr. Evan John) Kate Osborne, some time ago a domoatio servant- in the employ of Dr. Ivor Lewis, Cyminer, was charged with oh- taining various articles from local tradesmen un- der the pretence that she had been sent, for them by Mrs. Lewis. The last-named stated that the prisoner left her service on the 26Hi of December last. She (Mrs, Lewis) was a customer of Mr. Davies, draper, Porth, but did not send the pri- soner there for four umbrellas on January 2. She had not seen prisoner until now from the time she left her service. On the date mentioned she was a customer of Mr. Evans, who kept a boot shop at Porth. Witness did not send prisoner there on January 2 for three pairs of kid boots. She did not send her to Mr. Cole's, butcher, Porth. for a leg of mutton. It was proved that the prisoner had obtained the above-mentioned articles of the said tradesmen under the pretence that they were for Mrs. Lewis. Prisoner now pleaded guilty and was committed for trial. When she heard this she fainted, and had to be carried out of the court by two constables.

THE "DISTRESSED" SCOTCHMAN IN LONDON. ANOTHER SIDE OF THE PICTURE, WHAT JOHN BLACK DID FOR HIS MASTER. The old advice to wait until ono sees the end receives a fresh illustration, says the Pall Mall Gazette, from the sequel to the story of the dis- tressed Scotchman, John Black. Several em- ployers, it will be remembered, offered him work, and this is what one whose offer was accepted has to report:—" Black entered my service as labourer at £1 a week, with board and lodging, on New Year's Day, and after spending several hours idly he was asked to carry two baskets down- stairs. He fell down the stairs, and said he had hurt his back, and that he was going to the hos- pital (St. Bartholomew's), opposite. I have not seen him since, nor have the hospital authorities made his acquaintance. I think it will be a long time before I employ anybody else under similar circumstances, although they may be recommended by persons as sagacious in this particular way as our magistrates." It will thus be seen tha.t the attempt to convert the police courts into an amateur labour bureau has, like so many other makeshifts of tho kind, not been very successful. Perhaps we shall get to the root of the matter all the sooner on that account.

AN INCIDENT AT A COURT BALL. A MISTAKEN INVITATION. A Vienna correspondent says:—The Court ball at Pesth, which was attended by 900 guests, and was one of the most brilliant fetes ever given in the Imperial Palace, was somewhat disturbed by an incident without precedent Among the guests appeared a young count and countess, the latter a famous Vienna beauty. They had received an in- vitation intended for a relation of the same name. Although the mistake was entirely due to the Court officials, the Imperial family kept away from the ball-room until the count had been requested to take his wife away and had obeyed. He returned afterwards to demand an explana- tion of the extraordinary proceeding. The married ladies' dresses wre noticed as being extraordinar: y rich and splendid. Those of the young ladies were very simple and short. The Empress wore a gold-embroidered dress, wi^h a long train covered with gold lace. She looked y ung and beautiful. The Crown Princess was in green and pink, with the emeralds given her by the Emperor on the birth of her daughter. She was much admired by all. The ball-room looxed especially brilliant from the absence of black coats. They were replaced by the pic- turesque Hungarian dress and military uniforms. The clergy were conspicuous by their absence. This was caused by some difficulties which have arisen between them and the Premier, Herr Tisza.

A SMALL-POX CASE AT CHEPSTOW A DOCTOR CHARGED WITH ASSAULT. At Chepstow Police Court on Monday (before Major Lowe and Messrs. G. Seys. Hy. Clay, R. P. Jenkins, R. C. Jenkins, and E. Richards) Dr. Arthur Garland Lawrence was charged by William Bryan, revenue officer, with assaulting him on the 16th of December last at Crossway Green, in the parish of St. Arvan's. Mr. Bailhache, of Newport, who prosecuted, said that Dr. Lawrence had a page-boy who was suffering from small-pox, and that he vacated the old pike-house to use it as a hospital, which is situated in the midst of several others, Mr. Bryan's being especially near, and that on the 16th of December, about nine o'clock in the even- ing, he took the boy in an open carriage to the place, whereupon Mr. Bryan came out with a neighbour and protested against him bringing a small-pox case into their midst, whereupon Dr. Lawrence, with a threat, made a complete circle with his horse and trap, and if Bryan and Gate had not moved they would have been knocked down. This was the assault complained of. He was cor- roborated in this by Mr. Brvan and Thos. Cate and his wife. Mr. Ensor, of Cardiff, defended, and after shortly addressing the Bench said there was no assault and could be no assault. The Bench adjourned to another room for a few minutes, and when they returned Major Lowe said that they had decided to dismiss the case.

We understand that (as at previous exhibitions) the Kennel Club have entrusted the arrangements for benching and feeding the dogs at their romintr show to the firm of SptatU PfctM|»

SERIOUS COLLISION AT SEA. A SHIP CUT IN TWO. A collision took place on Wednesday, about 3.30 a.m.,in Holyhead Harbour, between the Eleanor and Stanley steamers, belonging to the London and North-Western Railway Company. The Eleanor, which was bound from Greenore to Holyhead, was nearly cut in two. The Stanley, from Holyhead to Dublin, was much damaged in her bows. No lives were lost. The "Central News" correspondent at Hot- head sends further details of the collision. It happened at the same spot as the collision between the Duchess of Sutherland and Edith, belonging to the same com- pany, by which the latter was sunk. The Eleanor had a cargo of live stock and passengers; the Stanley, which had only left the quay a few minutes before, had some cargo, 22 cattle dealers in the cabin, and two deck passengers. She was due to start at 2.30, but was detained until nearly three by the late arrival of trains. The Stanley's boats were smashed in, but she made little water; but the Eleanor made water quickly, and drifted ashore in a dan- gerous position, but was afterwards brought into harbour, and the live stock and cargo saved. The passengers praise the Eleanor's crew, but the Stanley's crew are said- to have been panic- stricken.

STUPID HOAX ON A YOUNG WOMAN. FATAL CONSEQUENCES TO THE GIRL. Mr. William Carter, coroner for East Surrey. held an inquest at Camberwell on Monday concerning the death of Martha Jane Dunbley, aged 23 years, unmarried, who was discovered dead under mys- terious circumstances.—Mrs. Martha Brewer stated that she was a widow, and carried on the business of a fancy repository at 330, Camberwell New-road. The deceased, who washer niece, had been keening company with a young man, named George Brooks, for nearly two years, but in consequance of a dis- pute the deceased on Monday, the 5th, returned to nim through the post his letters and presents. On the following morning she informed wit- ness that she had received a postcard from Brooks, who invit.ed her to meet him at the Elephant and Castle that morning at 10 o'clock, and she left the house for the purpose of keeping that appointment. Witness did not see her return. During the evening Brooks came to the house to know the reason of his letters and presents having been returned; and in answer to witness's ques- tions he denied having sent the postcard or seen the deceased that day. Witness's son, after remain- ing up till twelve o'clock, went to his bedroom, and there found Martha Dunkley lying dead on his bed. She was dressed, with the exception of hat and boots. She carried the side-door key, and could have entered unseen. She was a very sensitive girl and of good mind, and, assuming that the postcard had been a hoax, she would have been greatly disappointed. Witness did not believe Brooks was the cause of the postcard having been sent. Mr. Frederick Chabot, surgeon, Camberweil-road, attributed death to the state of the heart, and thought it probable that the de- ceased, having been disappointed and trifled with, threw herself on the bed in a fit of despondency and sobbed, and this had produced sudden syn- cope of the heart's action, And thereby death. The Coroner observed that it was a great misfortune that the writer or sender of the postcard could not be found, as it was a great shame that young women's feelings should be trifled with in that manner. He sincerely hoped that the present case woudd be a les on to persons perpetrating hoaxes like that which he believed to have been carried out in the present case. The jury returned a verdict in accordance with the medical evidence.

EMM'S" ROMANCE. A REMARKABLE BIOGRAPHICAL CHAPTER. Mr. Wilson Barrett's I was that boy" story is being imitated by all sorts in all sorts of ways. Mr. Mellville, the proprietor of the Grand Theatre in Corporation-street, Birmingham, tells his story at the end of an address which he ptefaces to his pantomime programme. About twenty-eight years ago," says he, a popular actor at the Bristol Theatre was playing Rolla in 1 Pizarro Playgoers who have seen or read the piece know that Rolla has to escape across a bridge with the child of Cora, whom he is pro- tecting from the soldiers of Pizarro. After Rolla crosses, he cuts the bridge away, and the pursuers are unable to follow him. This cutting away of the bridge is an effect obtained by draw- ing a bolt which holds the planks together. By some mistaken signal the stage carpenters drew the bolt too soon, and Rolla, with Cora's child, instead of escaping,' were precipitated on to the stage with great violence, Rolla going through into the cellar beneath, but throwing the clvild on to the stage and securing its safety. The child was not much hurt; Rolla was, and was carried to his home in Queen's-square to have his injuries attended to. Rolla's own c)rM was a boy just crawling about on the domestic hearthrug, and managing to get hold of one of the bottles of lotion prescribed for outward application to his father's bruises extracted the cork, and, evidently liking the smell of tha contents, drank the lot, and soon became 'as stiff as a poker,' and would have remained so but for the use of the stomach pump. Rolla and his child both recovered, and at the termina- tion of the season left Bristol for many years. Rolla's 'child' afterwards became a theatrical manager, and one day engaged as a member of his company Cora's child,' who had grown to be a woman. Rolla's child then married Cora's child and they now have children of their own. Geo. Melville (my father) was the Rolla; Alice Brinds- ley (my wife) was Cora's child and the swallower of the 'external application' was Andrew Melville."—Birmingham Evening Netcs.

THE CHESHUNT PRIZE FIGHT. MAGISTERIAL PROCEEDINGS. William Goode, a well-known sporting man, was charged before the Cheshunt magistrates on Wednesday with being engaged in a prize fight with another man, not in custody, in a field adjoining. Beaumont Manor, Cheshunt, on the 1st inst., and Maurice Murphy, William Allen, Richard Swift, and James Goode were charged with aiding and abetting them. The Treasury prosecuted. Mr. Horace Avory defended Swift and Allen. All the defendants were well-dressed men. About 30 men arrived by the first train at Ches- hunt from London, and proceeded across several fields to the fighting ground, a lonely spot adjoin- ing a wood, where a ring was formed with ropes and stakes. Sergeant Mitchell and a number of the Metropolitan police followed and found up- wards of a hundred spectators assembled round the ring. The constables hid themselves in the wood, and watched for five minutes. Murphy and the elder Goode were inside the ring acting as seconds. The two principals were stripped to the waist, and fought two rounds, when Goode got his opponent's head in chancery, and knocked him down. The constables then rushed towards the ring, and all the menscampered off, except William Goode and Murphy, who were captured, together with all the paraphernalia of the ring. The other principal and his second escaped. Allen and Swift were discharged, and the other defendants com- mitted for trial at the assizes; bail allowed.

PRIZE FIGHT NEAR BIRMINGHAM. A DETERMINED "MILL. Another uninterrupted prize fight took place early on Monday morning between two boxers we]) known among the pugilistic fraternity, named Bill Tustin, alias Whuff," a.nd Enoch Thomas, both of Birmingham. The preliminaries were only ar- ranged a fortnight ago, when it was settled that the men should contend for £5 at catch weight. Tustin has taken part in a number of deter- mined contests, and is the best known of the pair in pugilistic circles. The major portion of his fights have resulted in him obtaining a victory over his adversaries. The last battle he was engaged in previous to the one under notice was with a popular representative of the Birmingham boxing school," named Eades. The match proved of an exceptionally interesting character to lovers of this particular department of sport, and the improvement of form exhibited by the winner—Tustin—had the effect of increas- ing the number of his supporters. In fact, so sanguine were the latter of Whuff's" abilities as a pugilist that they made an endeavour to arrange a match with Jem Carney, who so recently de- feated Jacob Lines, of London, but the affair fell through on account of Tustin's portion of the stakes not being forthcoming. Tustin's present opponent, Enoch Thomas, was some time ago better recog- nised under the title of Monk's pupil. At that time he was always particularly anxious to assist at the benefits of his colleagues, in many of which entertainments he acquitted himself so creditably as to gain a considerable reputation for his clever- ness with the gloves. His only battle of note was with Alf Lomas, of Birmingham, the fight being governed by the London prize ring rules. Thomas succeeded in vanquishing his opponent, in addition to which he proved that he was possessed of the stamina so essential to a boxer. The stakes having been duly deposited in the hands of a suitable stakeholder, the contesfantsand their partisanson Monday morn- ing wended their way to West Smethwick, where it was thought highly probable that the fight could be brought off without any disturbance. The party, who numbered sixteen, arrived at the ren- dezvous at daybreak, and preparations for the battle were immediately commenced. The men- whose respective weights were—Tustin, 9st. 71b.; Thomas, 8st. 21b.-looked remarkably fit, conside- ring that they had had only a couple of weeks in which to prepare themselves. If anything, Tustin was in the best condition, and at the outset he was installed favourite at 2 to 1, which odds were freely laid upon his chance of victory. From the commencement the boxers each evinced a desire to have the matter of superiority settled at once, by fighting with a great amount of determination. Before the fight had progressed many minutes it was evident to the bystanders that Whuff held the advantage. Tustin continued to fight on pluckily, and succeeded in gaining the victory in 22 minutes, eleven well-contested rounds having been got through. The loser was somewhat dis- figured about the face and body, but Tustin had escaped with but slight punishment. A con- siderable amount of speculation took place over the event.

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A LLANDOVERY SLANDER CASE. RIVAL SHEEP DIP POWDER MANUFAC- TURERS. ALLEGED SLANDEROUS STATEMENTS BY A TRAVELLER. In the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice on Monday (before Mr. Justice Wills and a common jury) the case of Bradbury 11. Timson was commenced. This was an action to recover damages for alleged slander. Mr. Finlay, Q.C., and Mr. Archibald appeared for the plaintiff; Mr. Kemp, Q.C., and Mr. Houghton representing the defendant.—It seemed that the plaintiff formerly carried on business at Cheadle and Uttoxeter, as well as at Liverpool and Birkenhead, but was now a manufacturer of the sheep dip powder at Llandovery; while the defendant was a commercial traveller at Birkenhead, in the emplovment of a Mr. Cooser, who was also a manufacturer of sheep dip powder. The plaintiff complained that the defendant had systematically slandered him in going round to procure orders for his own employer. In four instances the defendant went to plaintiff's customers and stated that Mr. Bradbury was a swindler, that his sheep dip powder was rubbish, that his works were of the smallest and most limited description, and that anybody who bought his powder would be throwing money into the sea. As the defendant pleaded justi- fication Mr. Finlay explained that. it would be I neeessary to show what course Mr. Bradbury had pursued in the past. He was at first a veterinary surgeon and chemist at Uttoxeter and Cheadle, but in 1870 he went to Brighton, where he carried on business for several years, though he was ultimately obliged to give it up owing to ill- health. On recovering he became a traveller for Messrs. Styler and Co. and Mr. Cooper, and after being in their employment for some years he went into business with a Mr. Smith at Liverpool as chemist, under the style of Smith and Co. Subse- quently he determined to go into business as a manufacturer of sheep dip power, e^-iblisiiing a company for the purpose, but as the company was not successful he in 1881 set up business on his own account at Llandovery, and it was while he was there the defendant made the statements now complained of. The case was continued on Tuesday and Wed- nesday. Prior to the commencement of the business, the learned counsel on both sides held a consulta- tion, and on his lordship taking his seat upon the bench, Mr. Kemp announced that the case would not be proceeded with further, as the parties had agreed that a juror should be withdrawn Mr. Finlay: Both parties agree to that. The Judge remfLrked that that Wits a very proper termination of the case, if he might venture to say so. A juror was then withdrawn.

SPIRITUALISM VERSUS THOUGHT- READING. PROFESSOR DAMIANI'S REPLY TO MR. CUMBERLAND'S CHALLENGE. THE CONDITIONS OBJECTED TO. The Pall Mall Gazette of Saturday contains a letter from Professor Damiani in reference to Mr. Cumberland's challenge. He says:—" Even before reading it I was made aware of 1\lr. Labouchere's acceptance of rnv challenge, as I had learned it from a gentleman of the press who came early in the morning to interview me. Mr. Labouchere says that if we appointed each four gentlemen to form a jury it might possibly happen there would be no verdict. I do not think so, for if Mr. Labouchere appoints four English gentlemen on his side, such is my opinion of the honour of an English gentle- man that I am sure that one of them will at least decide for what is right, true, and jusl. Mr Labouchere proposes that Professor Ray Lankester should meet me to agree upon a jury and upon conditions. Nothing will give me greater pleasure than to accede to Mr. Labouchere's request. Let r it. be clearly understood, however, that although Professor Lankester is the fit. man to propose the strictest test conditions for a trial of that sort. I must decidedly object to him or any other mln to act on the jury who has already given publicly a verdict against the possibifity of abnormal phenomena. In a letter I have just received from Mr. Labouchere in answer to one 1 had written to him he seems to object to my having spiritualists on the jurI. What would he say if I objected to his having materialists on his side? Of course I shall have spiritualists assure as he will have materialists to compose the jury. The question is not oneof opinion, but one of fact. If under the strictest scientific conditions, with double slates brought by Mr Labouchere himself. loekpn or sealed by him, and never lost from view of the jury, writing is found within them, what matters thp. previous opinion of any jury if composed of honest men who have not given already an adverse verdict fountle,1 upon incomplete observ,¡1Ínn? Surely such a logician as Mr. Labouchere will not gainsay the reasonable- ness of this proposition."

l'XCiTINU RKSCUK ON CLIFTON SUSPENSION BRIDGE. At the Bristol Police Court on Tuesday George Brain, a young mnn. was charged with attempting to commit sutcide by throwing himself off tin? Clifton Suspension Bridge. Two young men were passing over thp bridge when they saw the prisoner climb over the balustrade and let hinfpff down, hand over hand, until he gut nearly to the bottom. He then shouted, ''Good night, friends good night." The witnesses ran to him, and were just, in time to catch hold of the prisoner's hands. He said to them, "Why don't you let me go; I want to take a dive into eternity. Witnesses, Thomas Ward, of 8, Little Paul-street, Kinysdown, and Charles Rodgo, held on.to the prisoner for about ten minutes. A cab passed and they shouted to the driver, but he did not, take a iy heed and drove on. A gentleman then drove up in his carriage, and they called to him. He stopped his carriage, got out, and went to their assistance, sending his coachman for the toll- keeper. When the latter came they got the pri- soner back over the bridge. The prisoner said he had been in the army, and had lately come from India. Hej was now in the Army Reserve.— Sup^rintendeVrt Thatcher said they had had a great deal of TI JU J10 with the prisoner, who was a continual source of annoyance. He had threatened to murder his mother and to break up her home. The prisoner was bound over in his own recognisances, and one surety of £25, to keep the peace for six months. The Bench said the thanks of the public were due to Ward and Rudge, who had rendered important service in saving the prisoner's life. They could not be re- munerated in the court, but they would be paid 5s. each for their loss of time.

EXTRAORDINARY RESURRECTION IN THE FOREST OF DEAN. A CURIOUS STORY. At the usual fortnightly meeting of the West- bury-on-Severn Board of Guardians a case of an extraordinary nature was mentioned by the clerk. It appeared that in the year 1859 a person named Mary Broad, a pauper lunatic, was removed from Cinderford to the county asylum at Gloucester. Some years afterwards (in 1866) a sister of the person named, also living, received a communica- tion from the authorities intimating that the pauper, Mary Broad, was dead. A son of the living sister was at once despatched to Gloucester with a con- veyance, and, having satisfied himself that deceased's body was that of his aunt, brought the corpse away with him In due conrse the funeral arrangements were per ected, and the body was interred in the parish churchyard of Ruardean. So far there is nothing unusual, but a few days since a letter was received by the nephew, Mr. James Cannock, who still resides at Cinderford, from the head of the medical staff of the County Asylum, statingthatafemalepaupernamed Mary Broad, who was admitted in 1869, was dangerously ill, that she was not expected to recover, and if there were any relatives who desired to see her before death they were to attend at once. Mr. Cannock imme- diately proceeded to Gloucester, but the head of the medical staff and the gentleman who wrote the letter being from the institution at the time he was unable to see the person who claimed to be his aunt. As a further complication, the relieving officer who knew all the circumstances of the case is away at the Isle of Wight for his health. He has been communicated with, and the matter is being sifted by the officials.

UNFOUNDED CHARGE OF THEFT AT SWANSEA. THE CONFESSIONS OF A MARRIED WOMAN At Swansea Police Court on Tuesday (before Mr. W. Williams and Mr. J. U. Fowler, stipendiary) Elizabeth Peters, a mairied woman, living at. 33, Rodney-street, was charged on remand with steal- ing a pair of lady's boots, value 7s., from 31, Trafalgar-terrace, the property of Joseph Skeats. Mr. R. H. G. Webb prosecuted, and Mr. H. D. Wood- ward defended.—The wife of the prosecutor said that in December last her husband, an engineer, went away to Blaina on business, and she called in the defendant as charwoman. Just after her husband's departure she (witness) was taken ill. When she recovered she found that several articles, both of apparel and of household use, were missing. Defendant denied all knowledge of them. The boots (produced) were witness's, and were amongst the missing articles. It was not true that her illness was occasioned by drink. She had been recommended to take drink as she liked. It was true that she frequently left her articles at the Pantygwyder Hotel in order to raise money when she needed it. One morning she sent defendant to buy composites and cham- pagne but she did not drink all the champange that night, as had been stated. She also drank brandy that night. She did not tell defendant to pledge her bouts in order to raise money. It was true that one day she had slipped down- stairs. She was then too weak to stand. Her affairs were not in Chancery, but in a very un- settled state, as sometimes she got money and sometimes she did not.-Miss Esther Harris said that defendant came to her shop on the 24th of December and pledged the boots in her own name, saying they were her daughter's.—Police Constable Morris, on receiving instructions, arrested the defendant, who denied having stolen the boots. When told that Mrs. Skeats was charging her, she said, Mrs. Skeats was drunk and does not remem- ber."—Mr. Woodward briefly addressed the bench, and balled upon Annie Peters, daughter-in law of defendant, who said that on this day Mrs. Skeats, who drinks hard, was in bed ill from the effects of drink. She told defendant to pledge the boots in question and then to buy some composites and chops.—The Bench would not hear the case any further, but discharged th defendant.

TItVS8. MEJtJtICI'S PATENT SWSPKN9I«N.— NC .teel springs no hard pads. Pamphlet, with testi menials, post-free.—JCeevill, Chemist, Clifton, Bristol.

THE PERlLS OF A CARDIFF WITNESS. BURNING A WOMAN'S EFFIGY IN THE STREETS. HER SON USES A REVOLVER. A MAN WOUNDED. On Saturday night Elias May, a labourer re- siding at.23. Canal-parade, Cardiff, was taken into custody on a charge of unlawfully wounding James Barry by shooting him in thearm with a revolver, It appears that last Friday Mrs. Meyrick, the mother of the prisoner, was an important witness in a case tried at the Cardiff Police Court, in which two men were sentenced to three months' imprisonment each with hard labour for a brutal assault on the police in Bute-street. The woman on that occasion stated to the bench that she was afraid to go to the court to give her evidence on account of the intimidation she had received from the prisoners and their aiõ!8ociates. Her fears proved to be too true, for ever si nee she and her family have been subjected to considerable annoyance. On Saturday night a large concourse of people assembled outside her residence in West Church-street for the purpose of burning her effil.{y, Her son happened to come along at the time, and asked the ringleaders of the mob what they were doing. Thereupon one of the gang struck him It violent blow on the head with a stick. He then pulled from the breast pocket of his coat a revolver, which for sometime he had carried about his person in consequence of the threats With a view to frighten the crowd he raised the pistol and shot over their heads; and, in the ex- citement and hustiing which ensued, a second chamber went off and lodged its contents in the ann of a man named Rany, The acellsed was immediately seized and handed over to the custody of a police-constable. The injured man in the meantime was taken to Dr. O'Donne l, who, atter dressing his fum, allowed him to go home May was brought up before the magistrates on Monday and remanded.

CHARGE AGAINST A NEWPORT TRADESMAN. THE MAGISTRATE AND THE WITNESS. At Newport Police Court on Wednesday John Askdale was charged, on remand, with stealing a quantity of tools, the property of his partner, Thos. Dawson. He was further charged with larceny by stealing a gold watch and chain whilst bailee of the property. He was also charged with embezzling two sums of £6 2s. and £ 15 19s. lOJ" the moneys of the firm, From what has already appeared concerning the particulars of this case it will be remembered the prisoner and Dawson were partners carrying 011 the businea- or brassfoutiders at Mill-parade. Pros-cutor had for some time had his suspicions aroused concern- jng prisoner, and iuvestig II ¡"Il showed that lJri- soner had embezzled various sums of money, ami had also sent a lot of valuable toob to London. Prosecutor discovered something on a blotting- pad belonging to prisoner which led him to com- municate with the police, and prisoner was apprehended on Saturday night as he Wa" leaving Newport for the purpose of ab- sconding to New Zealand. Prisoner had obtained a passage on board a ste-imslrp belonging to Messrs. Se*ell and Crowther tor him- self and a worn,i.. of loose character named Price, who IIv.td at Newport. Prisoner, of Course, fuilv intend-d leaving his wife an i child at Newport, but was fortunately prevented frum carrying "ut his intentions, is airoady stated. Mr. Barren now apprared to prosecute, and Mr. T. H, Parker de. fended. Mr. Barrett applied for a further remand, and believed Mr. Parker would have no objection. Sioce Monday the chaiges of embezzlement "ml larceny as bailee had been preferred against the prisoner. Mr. Parker: Before the case is adjourned I should like to have some evidence to justify the remand. Inspector Jones then deposed that he had been t" London, and on going to the otfiee of Messrs. Sew.• and Crowther he discovered that prisoner had taken a passage to .New Zealand, and had the tools in question picked as passengers' lug1!:age, IInd labled George Hounes alld Mrs. Holmes. Wit- ness took possession of the tools, Mr. Parker then said bef0re the prisoner was reiwlllded he had all IIpplication to tnalte. Up to the present time he had 1101 "n his client, for the simple reason that he had been refused to inter- view him by the superintend •nt. He then applied to a magistrate alld got an order, but, Ihe supe- rintpndpnt still refused to allow him 1.0 see the prisoner. He applied for ;.n order that he might be allowed to consult his clieni. rhe Superintendent "aid the reason he had re- fused to allow an interview between Mr. Paiker and the prisoner was because a charge had been preferred against the prisoner for stealing the gold watch and chain, and prisoner told him that Mr. Parker had theartiotes, and asthe latler would not deliver up to him the stolen goods he would not allow an interview to hike place. If Mr Parker would give him the property he might see the prisoner ,,1'\ ortell as lie liked, Mr. Parker: That I shall certainly not do. I positively decline to "ay yea or nay. Che Superintendent- S lid he told Mr. Parker he required the watch, and the latter said he mi^ht wanl it, Mr. W'onllett: If you have the watch, Mr. Parker, wjiy don't you give it up. I think you have acted Very wrongly in tit.. matter. Mr Parker; flow does the prisoner know I have the watch If He did not give it tome. No evi- dence has been adduced to show that I have the watch. Mi-. Woollett: The best and safest way would be to give up the watch. Mr Parker said he had consulted with several solicitors in the town, and Uwy had advised him to relain the watch, Besides, he could give them good authority for taking the course he had done. Mr YV'oolIett It seems to me you aregetling on very dangerous ground. 1 am sorry such bad advice has been given you. Giving up the watch and chain would cau«e no harm. Mr. Parker If I have nothing in my possession, how can I give it up Whether I do so or not, has nothIng t.{) do with my present application. Mr. Phillips, solicitor, al«o complained that Mr. Parker had a diamond ring, value £9, belonging to It clipnt of his, The Magistrates, having consulted Mr. Wooltett, said Mr. Parker would be allowed to interview his client, hut only on the condition that it took place in the presence of the police. Superintendent. Sinclair said he had summoned Mary Price to give evidence as to the whereabouts of the watch and chain, as prisoner had said that he had given them to the woman to forward to Mr. Parker. Mary Price, on being called, bounced into the witness box, and in answer to the magistrates' clerk as to where the watch was witness said in a very abrupt manner, I have not got the watch." The Magistrates'Clerk (Mr.Kessick): Take your glove off. Witness: What have I got to take my glove off for? Mr. Kessick: To be sworn, of course. After witness had been sworn, the Clerk asked her whether she had arranged to go to New Zea- land with the prisoner. Witness: What has that got to do with you? The Clerk: What did you do with the gold watch ? Witness: I will not answer you. I decline to answer you. The Clerk: What have you done with the watch ? Witness; I have not got it. The Clerk: If you do not answer me you will be liable to punishment. Witness: I do not care, and I tell you again I won't answer. The Superintendent said the witness had told him she had the watch. Witness: You are a liar, and a confounded liar, too. I told you nothing of the kind. You are all liars. Mr. Woollett: The case will be remanded, and you will have to come up again, and if you don't then answer the questions put to you you will be punished. Price said she did not care, and was certain they would never know more from her than what she had told them. Prisoner was then remanded till Monday.

SINGULAR FRAUD ON A MUMBLES OYSTER MERCHANT. On Wednesday afternoon, at the Nottingham Quarter Sessions (before the Hon. Edward Chandos Leigh, Q.C., recorder), Arthur Denman, fishmonger, Nottingham, was indicted under the Bankruptcy Act, 1883, for obtaining credit from Mr. William Howell, oyster merchant, the Mumble! without informing him that he was an undischarged bank- rupt. The case is believed to be the first one under the new Act, which makes it a misde- meanour for an undischarged bankrupt 10 obtain credit of JE20 and upwards. The evidence showed that, although the defendant had been warned by the Official Receiver. he went down to the Mumbles and obtained from Mr. Howell credit for oysters to the amount of JE20 16s. The prisoner did not inform Mr. Howell that he was an undischarged bankrupt, but, on the other hand, told him that he had bought two oyster beds which cost £2,000, Mr. Stanger prose- cuted, and Mr. Weightinan defended. The jury- found the prisoner guilty, and the Recorder, in passing sentence, said he would like to have let the prisoner off, as it was the first Case under the Act, but he had behaved shabbily. He was Sen- tenced to six weeks' imprisonment, with hard labour.

-'=' A GANG OF RUFFIvNS AT PONTY- PRfDÐ. On Wednesday, at tho Pontypridd Police Court, (before Mr. Ignatius Williams, Mr. Francis R. Craw- shay, and Mr. Evan John), the following young men were charged with having committed an in- decent assault on Harriet Driscoll, Uanganna, on last Christmas Eve, viz., Thomas Gowery, Patrick Hern, Taliesin Davis, Francis Railev, Pontypridd Cornelius Freedman and Michael Ryan, Treforest, and Robert Parfitt. The defendants had been re- peatedly remanded in custody. It seemed the com- plainant, who is advanced in years, dwelt apart from her husband. A man and wife lodged with her. The defen tants. with several other young men, were on the night in question in a merry mood, roaming ubout Llanganna-road. 1 he complainant seemed to have been well known, and they made for her cottage, and burst in the door. The male lodger and his wife escaped upstairs, and the man very sensibly pulled up the ladder after them. The defendants then proceeded to tease the complainant, but behaved very roughly, until a powprful young Illan named Tonkins came and cleared the house. When before the bench Gowery asked Tonkins whether he did not enter the cottage with a bobby's hat on "? Tonkins replied that it was necessary to have a wiser head than his own on to meet such a gang as they were on the occasion. Gowery was fined £5, Hern .£3, Freedman 2013., and Davies 20s., in- cluding costs.

THE PROPOSED NEW CONSERVATIVE CLUB AT PENARTH. A Conservative Club for Penarth has for some time past been felt to be a pressing neeefsity and it will be remembered that at the banquet given by the Cardiff Conservative Club to Lord Windsor on the occasion of the birth of an heir to the Windsor Estates a few weeks since Mr. Forrest mentioned the scheme for starting a club at Penarth as being already partly developed. Since then so rapidly has the project shaped itself that we were enabled to announce in Monday's fVestern Mail the registration of the Penarth Conserva- tive Club and Institute Company (Limited)," with a capital of £2.000, in .£1 shares. The share-list has not yet been thrown open to the general public, but about £500 worth of shares have been taken up privately. Lord Windsor has taken 200 shares. Messrs. James Ware, J.P., C. W. Ingram, J. Breillat, H. 0, Fisher, J. Gaskell, S. Hern, and numerous others of the leading residents at Penarth have also signified their intention of be- coming subscribers. At presr-nt, ot course, thp scheme is far from matured. Butasite for t he build- ing has been fixed upon at Belle Vue Gardens, Penarth. And the structure which it is proposed to erect ig to be a very fins one, the Cost of it being between £ 1.5G0 and £2.00a, The commence- ment made seems to promise a very successful issue to the scheme, which is one which all Con- servatives must wish well, And, doubtless, when the share list is thrown open not afew will show their appreciation of the enterprise by sub- scribing to its capital.

THE APOSTLE OF THE NEW DEMOCRACY. ADDRES5 AT IPSWICH. Mr. Chamberlain, as president of the Ipswich Liberal Reform Club, cieli vered a political address ¡ in the Corn Exchange, Ipswich, on Wednesday night.. The right hon. gentleman, who was suffering from a severe cotd, answering some of the adverse criticisms wilici, followed his recent "pepeh to the working classes of Birmingham, mainly con- fined himself to a consideration of the probable widening of the Liberal platform after the next general election. He insisted that the shifting of the political power of the country to the working classes would necessitate the introduction and carrying out of many social reforms, and a du>' regard for the true well-being of the agri cultural labourers and the poor. No alarm cultural labourers and the poor. No alarm need be occasioned by this advocacy of the I"s, nor by the changes in the incidence of local and Imperial taxation, or inquire* into the filching of waste common "nd ronlsj je lands wit" the view of enforcing I'PSI itll- tion. Kngland, the paradi e of the rich, should not be the purgatory of the po 'V, but, every man should strive to leave the world the better for his having lived in it. A resolution expressing confi- dence in her Majesty's Ministry was passed.

CARDIFF SHIPOWNERS' ASSOCIA- TION. Tht, annual meeting of the Cardiff Incorporated Shipowners' Association was held on Tuesday, under the presidency of Mr. C. E. Stullybrass The annual report, which was read and adopted, enumerated the various matters of interest to the shipping trade winch had bt*en dralt wiili during tin-ear, and also the transactions of the associa- tion In dealing with the Merchant Shipping Hit!, the lepoit spoke of it as one of the most ill- id vised and incompetent attempts at legislation that had ever been brought, forward. After speaking of the Barry Dock Bill, the report, stated that the wori< was now proceeding, and it was hoped, when com- pleted. that it would do away with those deten- tions an I serious inconveniences to whi,,1t the trade had been subjected for a considerable time past. The report also spoke of the fact that, in conse- quence of the "epresentations of the association and other bodies, a repri entative of cargo-carry- ing owners had be»-n appointed on the Royal Com- mission to inquire into 'the shipping trade. Th>- incorporation of the association wis 111-0 mentioned. The statement of accounts was laid b.-fore the meeting and passed, after which Mr. Teilefsen was elected chairman, Mr. C, V. Harrison vice-chairman, Mr. Hawkins "ecivtarv, and Mr. Williams, National Provincial Bunk, treasurer. Colonel Hill, who was appointed as the repre- s ntativeof the association on the Chamber oi Shipping, addressed the meeting at some length on the transactions of that chamber du ing the year, and also On shipping matters generally.

A CRY FROM OYFAKTHFA. SAD STORY OF NK( KS-ITOUS POVERTY. LFHOM A COK KKSPON DKNT.] Mnny of your readers arp, doubtless, 1I.w:ne that, at the Cyfarthfa Works there has been a depression 01 late, owing 10 'lie general slackneS- of trade. It is, however, fully believed that, with the New Year, better prospects have been ushered in. 1,\ the meantime, it will no', be amiss, perhaps, to giv., the public an idea of the position of the common Int" of those sons of toil who ceased to earn their bread on the stoppage of the mills nt which they had been employed. An opportunity of eliciting 80me informal ion bearing on the point .occurred (I) me (In Friday, when in (Jar, I iff. I chanced I" fall in with an oJd lOan, who, need-5 were pressing him sorely. He was grey, worn, and wan. Some portion of the Cyfarthfa M'lls had slopped, arid he had baen thrown out. of • ,rU. In him I thought I recognised an honest labourer, wlto. having long since passed the IIlpridhn of IiflJ, was now giling down the hill" with pain. I put various questions to him, and obtained many seemingly ingenuous replies. He gave me his name MS Thomas Hughes, and said lie lived at the back of the Musical Hall public-house, near I he trainroad, Pen darren. "1 was brought up," he continued, Newtown, Dowiais, and I am over 69 years of age. I began to work when thirteen ye u s of age, pulling- up the doors for puddlers. When I reached manhood I became a puddler myself. But a few years since my age told upon me, and I had to give up this employment and take to labouring." What were your earnings?" I asked. When I was a puddler," replied he, I could earn as much as 30s. or 35s. a week but. as a labourer I could only get 2s. a day. Not very good pay, this," he added, with a mournful shake of his venerable head. What brings you to Cardiff? I interrogated. "I have come to look for work," said he. "Six weeks ago the mill stopped, and I was thrown on my bea.n ends. Several days since I came to Car- diff to look for work, but I have not been success- ful. I am only an old man, and there are so many younger men at your docks seeking employment. I am nobody here." What do you propose to do?" I shall return home if I can obtain the means. It is no good for me to stay in Cardiff, where I am entirely unknown. I hope to go back to Penyderyn. It is better for me to be with people I know than among strangers. Have you a family r" Yes. "My wife and I have lived together forty years, and we have had in all fourteen children. Three died in one week. Three grown-up sons and one daughter are now alive. The former, like myself, are out of work. We hope for better times, but, for my own part, I am losing heart. My age is against me, and I shall not work much longer." You say you positively have no means ?" "I have nothing." Are the other men who were thrown out in the same plight?" •• Most of them are. They are in many cases old hands, but they have saved nothing." Did you ever belong to a friendly society or club ?" Yes, sir; for twenty years I paid in regularly to my club-Is, 6d. a month-BlId all I ever had out of it was 10s. once when I was sick, and 13s. when the club broke up. Then 1 was too old to join another. I wouldn't be without one if I could help it." Have you ever sought parish relief?" I inquired diffidently. Only lately. I was bound to do so. I have worked all my life, and I thought I was entitled to some assistance." Did you get it ?" No." To whom did you apply ? I went, sir, to the relieving-oflicer at Newtown about five weeks since. Ho said he could do nothing for me. I must go and look for work. I can't get work, and I can't get relief. I can't starve; so I suopose I must go to the workhouse, and end my days there." In reply to further questions he said he was an Independent, but he had not yet laid his case be- fore the members of his chapel. I gave him a trifle wherewith to assist him back to Penydarren he expressed himself most gratefully and after- wards went his way in the direction of the Taff Vale Railway Station. I give the story as I had it. Others may see fit to comment upon it.

ALARMING EXPLOSION AT GLASGOW. TWO MEN KILLED. Our Glnsgow correspondent telegraphed on Tuesday night that a most alarming explosion occurred in the Walkinshaw Oil Works, two miles west of Paisley, a paraffin oil retinery being blown up and two n en injured, one very seriously. The refinery in which the explosion took place is 80ft. long and 40ft. wide, and is built in three sections, that section in which the explosion occurred containing four tanks of crude oil. Rml being separated from the refined oil room by the engine-room. It appears that It clockmaker named Pollock was engaged in cleaning a clock in the crude oil-room, and as he could not see very well to do his work a man n" med Robert Opal; pro- cured a light and held .1. up. Instantly the light caught the vapours floating above, and explosion ensued. The roof was blown off, and the tanks were instantly in a blaze. Dean was so severely scorched on the hands and head that his removal to the Paisley Infirmary was considered neCe,hltlY, while Pollock was able to walk home. Hy this time a couple of tanks containing 10,000 gallons of crude oil, Mnd built alongside the refinery, had caught fire, and the aspect of affairs was alarming in the extreme. At midnight the fire was "till burning, and other tanks were in serious danger of exploding The reflection of the fire was seen in Greenock and Glasgow.

PABRT AND ROCKE'S Welsh 1'arns are tM. 6_. 7S1œ.8

HIDDEN TREASURE IN SOUTH WALES. COMMUNICATIONS FROM "SPANISH PRISONERS." A FORTUNE OFFERED FOR £25. A CARDIFF TOWN COUNCILLOR'S CHANCE Several mysteriously worded letters from "Spanish prisoners" have been received in Cardiff and Llanelly during recent years in which inti- mations have been made that for certain pecuniary considerations the knowledge of the precise spots where treasures had been hastily hidden could be imparted. A Cardiff Town Councillor was the recipient of one of these communications. The writer represented himself to be a prisoner in a Spanish dungeon. He said he had come over to England with a large sum of money that had been entrusted to his keeping by a French lady of very high rank whose fortunes in her native land had been affected by the Franco-German War. In consideration of the payment of a com- paratively small lump sum the writer offered to send a plan which would indicate the whereabouts of this money, which, he said, he had been com- pelled to hide in a locality supposed to be the ISast Moors. We do not hear that the offer was accepted, or that the councillor in question suc- ceeded in making capital out of the treasure, not- withstanding the whispered report that a Cardiff delective had paid a visit to Spain. Still, for all we know to the contrary, the hidden treasure may be awaiting discovery on the East Moors at the present moment. A Llanelly gentleman, with whom communica- I ion was opened by a "Spanish prisoner" last year, made some attempt to solve the question of the genuineness of the representations which had b> en made to hilll as to the burial at Llanelly of a large sum. The result may be gathered from the subjoined correspondence:— THK PKISONKK TO MR JOHN J. CHALINDRR. Oasinlo ue) Btt-ea, the 25th Augnsi, 1884. Dear 8tr,-1 hope you will aWi\l'll your attention to this letter. i'lK-re is It year ago I was obliged to bury in the environs of your town a little iron box with the sum of 150.U00 oil us, that is in English money £ 4 ,000, placed in bank notes. This money was given me by the p oatist. Uouncill ill (juu" (AliItri u) for all important lnioainn in Kurope. It would lie too lai ge for this letter 10 Hive you all parlieulnrs ollhio dangerous ini.-sion till tlie nioiiieui i lial 1 w.is obliged to bury the money ill the environs of yotti town, and as i was down prissionei in liuro, lona add lOiidenined to 12 years of prison and Sent here 10 suffer th" Ic ye.irs of prison in t.iie c.tslle. Only Lil jj Id I Can recover sooner my liberty and will ob alII Illy burr ed values. Where I burned iny values I have levied apian of ihe grouii I of the u3,'upa> ion, and the plan is into a secret of my coffer. This coffer is in Barcelona, in the nouse of the person who has procured me all neccess«ry during lilY prison time llieie, this person will not give me in., eoffer if 1 do not pay liiui what I am debtor 111111. that is, a smn of 619 Spanish pesetor.i; in English money £ 5. I wnl propose y.m to write to ihi, person iieivu ider his address, i.n pny him t his £ ^6, and return my coffer. Alhl when thecoff r be at your house, you shall put out nil it Domains; you shall see the under- eiotli of the coffer; y"u shall find an envelope, and in tins envelope yuu shall Hud tlie plan of the ground of the occupat ion. VVn I this plall in I he hand you shall liudtne Juried values, and you shall write me directly to this pris >n, and I will transmit you my further ill- sti uei ions. For precaution, you shall not siyu your le Let- addressed here. For all your ervices I will you (two thousand pounds). I put all illY fortune in your hands, but I hat e all confidence in your houourabiliiy. Waiting news, 1 am, dear sir -(8Iglled)-¡..IUJKII FlbE KZ, CJastello del Husca, Spain. A id l ess of the person who lias lilY cofter- Mr. Estevan Kibot, Untte de Cendra, 21,1, barcelona. JOHN CHALLNUKK'S LETTER TO RIBOT. TllulUas Arms Hotel Llanelly, August 31, 1884. Dear Sir,—I am written to' by a person now in Barcelona that you hold a Cuffer containing certain documents of his, and he asks me to send you £ Zb for smiie. Without giving v ou any further details, 1 should be glad to h. arfroui you wliethei such is the case, an i kin iiy let me know all pariiculars by return of post. By so doing you will greatly oblige.—I am, sir, yours tiuly, JOMNCHALiNDKK. Mr. £ Kibot, Calle de Gendre, 21.1, liaicelona. nIBOT TO MK. CHALINDER Barcelona, Sept. 7, 1P84. D-arSir.-Yourlettefot the 3ist of August in hand. You speak Ion me about the box of Pedro Fuuenez, pri- soner at. I b,- Busca (Jast.le. He totd me to have the box ready for you. Hiease, then. Sir, jrive power to some- body hereto take the box. he cost will be £ 25. You may send me the above sum in bank notes b.v a regis- tered letter, and at once i shall send you the box, leaving sometimes Barcelona. Let me know by telegram if you have -etil the money, and at, what date. Tell ine in the same time whet hel."1. shall send the box via Liverpool or Lonuou.— i'oura truly, ESIEVAN KIBOT, Rue Cendre, 21,1. Barcelona, Spain. The above letter was written in French. COMMUNICATION WITH THE BRITISH CONSUL. On receipt of the above Mr. Chaiinder wrote to the British Consul at Barcelona as follows:- Thomas Anns Hotel, Llanelly, Sept. 28. 1884. Tu the British Consul, It rcelona. Dear Rir,-Will you kindly read the enclosed letters from Mr Pedro F incnez and Mr. listevaii Kibot, Barce- lona, and lei me know whether t.hej tmn bo relied upon. I KIII snr, y to l rouble you, but. a, I know no one at Barze- loim that, I could write tn, I shnll be gllld if you would initkeall iiiquiri s for me, ai iltey are both strangers io llle. Will YOII kindly make full inquiries re-pecting this "ff ir, let me have your kind advice by an early post. Hv 00 doing you will greatly oblige. — I am, sir, yours truly. JOHN OHALINDKR. THE CONSUL'S REPLY. Ilritit-h Consulate, Barcelona, October 6th, 1884. Dear S".—t have received your letter of the 28th of September with it* enclosures. I have made inquiries regarding Mr. Estevan Hihot, from whom you received a letter, tint, no such person is known fit the street called Uendre of that, name, and I do not doubt the whole affair is a hoax. Unrlf-rany circumstances do not send direct, should yubemdneed to do so from any furt her correspondence. There are many Idhot's in Barcelona, hut, nobody know" stevan Kibot.— I remain, dear ir, faithfully yours, MAINWARING. Mr. John Chaiinder, Thomas Arms Hotel, Llanelly, AKOTHKR LETTER FROM THE PRISONER. Casteilo del Busca, the 25th Sept., 1884. Dear Sir,-I have received news from Barcelona that you have written to Estevan Ribot, Calle de Cendra, and that this gentleman has written you also, but that you have not given him reply. I have not from you reseived letter. I hope, my dear sir, you will not abandon me, and that you shall do all for return from Mr. Estevan Ribot my eoffer. Also, I wait you will give me your news, and for that your letter shall arrive it, ray hands yuu shall put your letter for me into two envelopes, the interior to my name, and the exterior •Midiessed to Mr. Pedro Forres, Calle Pellayo, 32.4, Bar- celona, who shall send me your letter by an employed of the castle, who go every week in Barcelona. I hope, dear sir, to be aoon favoured by your news, and in this confidence, I tun, dear sir, yours truly, PEDRO FUNENKZ. It scarcely requires to be added that here the proceedings dropped.

FirrY YKAIiS IN PARLIAMENT. JUBILEE OF MK. VILLIERS, M.P. Saturday being the fiftieth anniversary of the declaration of the poll which, in 1835, first consti- tuted Mr. C. P. Villiers member for Wolverhamp- ton, and the right hon. gentleman having ever Since maintained an unbroken connection with that borough, the Wolverhampton Liberals celebrated the event by holding a meeting of the Four Hun- dred and passing congratulatory resolutions. Mr. Villiers' greatly advanced age would, in all likeli- hood, in any case have precluded attendance; but as the severe indisposition from which he is only just recovering supplied an effectual motive for his absence it is anticipated that there will be a second demonstration on a more extensive scale at a more genial season of the year, when it is expected that Mr. Bright will be amongst the speakers. At the Four Hundred meeting Mr. H. H. Fowler occupied the chair, and in alluding to the earnest Free Trade efforts of Mr. Villiers said that the entire quantity of food which came from abroad when the senior member first stood for the borough might be put down as under 27 millions, but last year the value reached 170 millions. The entire trade of the country, which in 1835 was under 120 millions, last year reached 730 millions. Those dry figures totd what Free Trade meant. But the connection of Mr. Villiers with Wolverhampton during the past 50 years did not depend solely upon the great question with which his name would he for ever identified. Other battles had been fought and victories won. The speaker then proceeded to enumerate the leading political events in which Mr. Villiers had been concerned. Congratulatory resolutions were then proposed and passed, and in the evening a torchlight procession paraded the principal streets of the towo.

TEN YEARS' RAINFALL. Appended is a statement of the rainfall for the past ten years as registered by Mr. Daniel Owen, J P., Ash Hall, near Cowbridge. It will be see& that rain fell on 193 days only in the past year, the loweet number, with two exceptions, during the decade. The total number of inches registered, viz., 44'84, was considerably below the average, and with one exception the lowest in the decade. 1875. 1876. 1877. 1878. 1879. >•■ •>, ,C3 c so «e ■§ Z O 51 O = 3c pa Q = Jan.. ^5 6-99 il 3'3i 28 5 Oi 19 2'68 10| 4 94 Feb. '0 2-a2 21 6 16 23 4' 16 3'62 23, 7*02 Mar.. 6 l'6b 4 4*67 18 3"55 12 1'68 16| 1'40 Feb. '0 2-a2 21 6 16 23 4' 16 3'62 23, 7*02 Mar.. 6 l'6b 4 4*67 18 3"55 12 1'68 16| 1'40 April, il 3-15 16 3'33 17 3*48 21 3^7 20 2«89 May.» 3-55 7 -48 16 3'43 23 4'63 £ 3'66 June 17 4-17 11 2-01 15 i-93 17 4-20 22 7'88 July 17 6-3* 14 1-94 19 5*98 8 1*75 22 5*41 Aug.. IS 5 7a M 5v,6 714 2->, 5 >1 7-72 8,.pr. 1 r'66 26 8'37 8 314 17. 3'81 19 6 21 OcV. -5 7 68 17 5'18 16! 5'40 l7> 609 14, 225 Nov. 8'77 18 5-39 24 862 12 3'19 8 *60 Dec.. 13 i'9-s 22 8'53 20| 1-44 12 2'6b U 2 70 189 66-66 199 54-65 2271 67'33 H99l 43 23 1207) 52'68 1880.. 18S1. 1882. 1833. 1584. jviii~9 i-6i rn ft? ie iiz 25 5-02 23 '77 l-Vti. 25 4-17 I 19 5-32 15, 3*7s 24; 5-41 22 3'84 Mar. 13 2-71 1 15 4-32 2i\ 31 7 10. 1-00 19 3'93 A ril 15 2-33,10 2'53 1; 5'58 10\ 1'1::¡ 1°11'52 I May.. Ill 1-6.1 11 3-10141-94122-26143-6) June. 18 2-56 20 3*71 21, 5'07 ;8 347 7 1-99 July 23 10-15 15 3 17 25 6'29 18; 3'34 20 4'56 Aua 8, —3 S3 6*71 20 7'02 19 2*58 13 4-66 Kept-. 18! 4'bJ li 2-28 17 3'70 10 7-35 7 2'58 Oct 11 4 51 lo 3^3 22 8'5a 19| 5'62 15 1'93 Nov.. 16 4.14 28 5 49 25 6 97 25 7 04 12 2'76 Dec. 2! 6-97 19 5'66 23 8 77 18 3 02 21 7'70 t8J. 45-q9 198 47'36 >2411 64-54 |217 47-23 193 44-84

I. PARRY AND kt(>CXJE'S fvelsh Knitted Stockings are I the belt. 79030

THE FUTURK OF THE BRiTISH FARMER. The Agricultural Gazette has been devoting c0" siderable attention recently to the many importaB* questions which are at present affecting agricti* ture in this country. In its last issue there wast very interesting and instructive article upof How they Succeed in Canada." There are In so many points that may be useful that we reprC duce it in extenso:— j WHAT ARE ENGLISH FARMTRS TO DO ? j For the present farnins of Great Britain tb.1 question is—What are they to do ? This cry i'| going up from all parts of Britain. The question; is frequently ask-d, but never satisfactorily; answered. Let us see if answer can be given froll1: Canada, and from an emigrant of 50 years'expfl" nence. The writer is an Englishman. He wa* bred on a farm in England, and learned every branch of English farming. He was bred up in comfort and luxury; then turned to industry, with the idea of emigrating, and finally came W Canada, when the greater part of it was unbroket forest. He, therefore, knows both England and Canada. b His idea is—"Let the British farmer do wil* lingly in Britain what he will be forced to do it he emigrates, and he will find that his success in Britain will equal, if not surpass, any succor which he can expect or hope to attain in a01 colony, and at a far less expense of comfort labour than he would suffer if he tore himself 0? by the roots from his British home and atUmpte^ f to transplant himself to a new country." TOO LATK IN LIFE TO EMIGRATE. The British farmer of the present day ig not & for the struggles and trials of a new land. He if too far advanced in life; his habits and ideas ar* fixed and established, and to expect such a man to succeed in anew land is hopeless. Canada is* great country, and has been made such by emigra" tion; but by what class of emigrants? By tM liard-haniifed, industrious, and temperate British labourer, who has taken the axe in his hands, has felled the forests, and raised grain amongst tb6 stumps and roots of the trees, which he has cue clowu and burned, and tinallv made a cleared cultivated farm where there was an inteririin*^ wilderness of trees. He commenced his colonl& life in a. log slianty scarcely betler than a Ilog-penl then he proceeded to a log-house, from that to I comfortably-framed residence, and finally to the handsome brick or stone villa in which he no" resides. There is no chance for the present British farmer to do this. His life is too far spent his habits aD<* experience, and those of his wife, are not equal to i1" His sons may, if they will, come out here and begin atthe bottom roundof the ladder but if they ha.V money and do not begin at the bottom, tailure and ruin will be the consi qui nce. If he cannot ot will not begin low enough, he will never obt,¡lin the goal of his ambition. The present British farmer (if he emigrates) begins where the colonial farmer leaves od, He lias capital, or no one in Biitain would rent him a farm. He has a thorough knowledge of scientIfic agriculture, or he colli" neVer meet his tirst year's renl from the Vroduce of his land. But in a colony his capital would be sunk in struggles to do as he has been used.to do i t his knowledge would be wasted on imperfectly- | cleared land, where every thing is exactly opposite | to what he has been accustomed to. | WHAT AN KMIURANT tt QUIRKS. What is required in an emigrant is," muscle," not mind." He must have vouth and an in' ? domitable will, or he could not set his muscles i" J profitable motion. "Mind" he must, of coursei | have, even altllough Ids mind may be forl11inl! j. whilst his muscles are winning the battle, or he i could not make use of the victory which those j mUilcles have won, It is useless to expect all this j trom a man of middle age and of what, in colony, would be considered luxurious habits. rhe j emigrant must be the man of the axe, the hoe, an<J j the spade, the man who can take hold of the ievet; and pile up the log heaps before he burns iheifl* ? When he has burned them up. he can scratch th" ground among the stumps and roots with j roughest possible implements, and then sow hi* grain where the log heaps stood. A TYPICAL CASE. I have known a man who had no means, and n4 help but his wjre, who had no plough or f who, with his wife, cut down the trees, built tW j loo heaps, and who, wh^u he had burned, them an' j sowed his wheat, covered it by dragging a gre*' j thorn bush, hauled by himself, his wife, { possibly by a borrowed ox or horse. And yet th»'| man bought and finally paid for his land, and KXef' 1 tuallv won the battle of labour, and finally t a prosperous agriculturist (he was a German^ j Could the British farmer do this? If he could nO* j (and he could not-), lie is unfit for a new country. I THE ALTKKNATIVE PROPOSAL. | But what is the present Bi ittsh former to doj | Let iiim realise what he has, move to another pa^1 of the country where hi" "come down "will not. b6 j observed, takea new farm amongst new neighbour i give up his hunters, his dogs, and guns, go to work himself when required, take hold of his o^ plough, be his own shepherd or byremnri, a*11? generally take a lower stand—"the stand industry and hard work." He cannot, course, stint his farm, but he rnu. Stint himself and his family—banish %v.'h« and spirits, and if he cannot, or will not, do out beer (as he easily could and ought) let hlrØ brew it himself, or get it brewed bv some eXp0" rienced woman in the village. Stop hunting" shooting, coursing, nnd all.sueli sports, whirl' only a waste of lime. In "H11 mailers or e*pw"Jet which the land does not absolutely icqilire hEl him hold on to every sixpence until, as Yankees say, "he h^s left the mark ot his thU nail in it." Let. him do nil this, and he will n incur one quarter of the deprivations wl,kh btl would incur hy emigraling. NOlnan couldexpec,; him to "comedown" in his present place, amongst his present fri«n<ls—it would be tOO hard; but let him move away—he won't move 8" far as if he were emigrating f EXPKRtKNCK IN CANADA.. f But it will naturally be said. How does the know all this; what experience has he had tha he can lay down the law tor others? In reply b, | says:—I was bred on a farm in England, j naturally, therefore, know all about it.. As j Canada, since 1 have been here I have sold ap. helped to sell nearly 2,000,000 of acres of bush la1*, —mostly in 150, 200, anu 50-acre lots. It was all s*> on credit, small sums only being paid down. I ha*j. had to watch the proceedings of the people, have seen their progress and marked their s^v cesses and failures, and, finally, received ff°^ them (by myself and others) the price they W0^ to pay for their farms I, in fact, looked over t^j game, and naturally saw more than those in it. Experience could no tarther go. T"01^ struggles I have seen go on for half a century, *0 am, therefore, well posted in the factsabout whic I write. PERSONAL REMINISCENCES. It is impossible to give the particulars of these struggles, but I will mention two of them. 1. A few days since I met a man in the street. he stopped me and said, Are not you the who used to be in the land office? I said, who are you ?" for I had forgotten him He sa' I knowed you was. I bought my land from more than 20 years ago. 1 gave 4 dols. an acre to it, a great price in those days, but it is now cleared, and has good buildings on it, and I cot" get 80 dols. an acre for it to-morrow. I have no 95 acres cleared. Further inquiry brought bin1 my recollection. "Now," said he, "you re when I paid you the money; well, I paid 14 P II cent, for it, and it was a hard pull, but it is paid now, and the land is my own. I have a^Jj ? settled out three of my sons, and they are1 doing well. We shook hands, and I wished bi" good-bye.. 1 2. Another of my people, one "BaastOe » thwaight," when he bought his place, I asked llltØ J how to spell his name; he replied, I do not kn" 1 I can neither read, write, nor spell; but you 5 put fifteen letters in it, and then it will be rig'' t This I did as well as I could as above. He n» | more to pay than he expected, and when he le' f me he had only 7s. 6d. with which to cotiimeBfJ: his work, and he had seventy miles to travel. wanted him to take back some of what he b*. paid, but he refused, and said he could get a fa AI days' work on his road home. I was sure at oDC* that he would do well. Some years after, when K had got a good clearing and a good deal, stock round him, a mad dog got into his far%| yard and destroyed everyone of his stock exc«K j the horses 1 hey had beeD in the stable. It j the poor fellow very bare, but he bought others 1 credit and struggled up again, and, finally, for his land. He had ten children. He wealthy and has set out all his family. He is S Englishman. THE LANDLORD'S POSITION. j f Of course, in the end, although it may be so time first, the loss in values in Britain wi» "J where it ought to fall, viz., on the landlord. IJf has given far too much for his property, and j)I cannot expect to receive the renta which tI'. formerly did; he will, most likely, be obliged take one-half or even less. He cannot work 1 land' himself. The tenant has the knowledge skill; and knowledge and skill, wherever ti^ exist, are expensive articles and must be P*\ for.

A LANDOWNER on LAND PROFIT* LORD VERNON AND HIS TENANTS, of Lord Vernon, in replying to the stricture' t6 correspondents on his refusal to reduce the of his dairy estate in Cheshire, states that °A production of milk is impossible while we i'*1^ t twenty millions' worth of dairy produce, w' growing demand. As feeding stuffs fell in 8o more cows could be kept on the same a and he lookeid forward to the time when dnubleØíØ amount of manure would yO on the pastures- 43 estate consisted of 10,000 .icres,and during the years close on £ 100,0001 lad been borrowed from jd improvement companies alone, for which he r Q$ £3.000 annually, quite apart from money spe^gf repairs, taxes, agency, &c., amounting to ffi £ 3,000 a year, or nearly £ 1 per acre. If any „(> of business considered the net profit on rlfJ-' showed an undue margin of profit, Lord Ve advised him to invest his money in it, wueØ would soon find out for himself.

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