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[The foliate in g appeared in (fUr Second Edition of Saturday last, ] PRINCE ALBERT VICTOR'S COMING OF AGE. CELEBRATION AT SANDRINGHAM. [SPECIAL TELKOKA.M.] KING'S LYNN, THURSDAY. To-day Prince Edward of Wales, the eldest of Ihe children of the Prince and Princess of Wales, ittained his majority, and the occasion was marked )y great rejoicing, not only in the neighbourhood )f Sandringham, but throughout the whole of Nor- olk and the adjoining counties. In deference, it was generally understood, to the wishes of the Royal Family, there was no imposing procession )r displays in the immediate vicinity of Sandring- aam House, but the congratulations which poured » from all sides took the form of a private jxpression of heartfelt wishes for the continued ivell-being and happiness of those who, for so xiany years, have formed part almost of the daily ife of the people of Norfolk. For some time 3ast the corporations of King's Lynn, Norwich, Cambridge, and other towns have been engaged n considering in what way they could most ittingly testify to their loyalty to the Royal family, and ultimately it was decided to make a Dresentation of addresses to Prince Edward, ;o2ether with some gift which should act n the future as a souvenir of the day apon which he cama of age. This meeting, with the sanction of the Prince of Wales, accordingly became as it were the basis of to-day's fejoicings, and special arrangements were made so ;hat the various deputations might have an oppor- ;unity of presenting their offerings in the presence )f the numerous party who are the guests of the Prince and Princess. It being obvious that a large number of the public could not be admitted to the presentation, the town and country folk round ibout began to consider what share they might :ake in the general rejoicing, and the result was :hat in King's Lynn and the two villages of Der- iingnam and Wolferton, which lie the nearest :o the Royal residence, a considerable amount of :S"\ste has been displayed in the outside decoration ;he effect of which, however, has been unhappily Ttarred to a great extent to-night by the judden termination of the frost and the setting in )f cold, driving rain. During the past week the Jecorators have been especially busy in thi" town putting up illuminations and flags and bunting, with loyal mottoes on most of the principal buil- lings. The railway station particularly was ilruost covered with bright stars, Prince of Wales's plumes, flags and banners of all iescriptions, and conspicuous was the ad- dress to Prince Edward in the words, Smooth success be strewed before your feet." The party of distinguished visitors who have Deen staving at Sandringham during the past weak nclude most of the members of the Royal Family, svith the exception, of course, of her Majesty, the Duke and Duchess of Connaught, Princess Beatrice, ind the Dachess of Albany. The Royal Princes md Dukes have for several days been enjoying sxcellent shooting, the result on Tuesday and >V vinesday being described as enormous, but :o-day the number of numerous other en- gagements prevented any attention being paid to sporting. The first active sign of to-day's doings was communicated to the clerks in the ittle telegraph office which, for the convenience of ;he royal household, is placed immediately at the Dack of the hall. Here, from a very early hour antil late in the day, the wire signalled message after message of congratulations and good wishes io parents and son telegraphed from all parts of the x>untry,and, indeed, it would seem from all parts of ¡he world. It is understood that messages from aer Majesty, the Princess Beatrice, the Duchess of Albany, and the Crown Princess of Germany were received early in the day, and, in fact, so numerous were the good wishes flashed by electricity, that ;he resources of the office, though considerably (trengthened, were able to cope with scarcely any thing beyond receiving and despatching the Messages to and from Sandringham House. For She convenience of those who were to take part in ¡he presentation, it was arranged that the deputa- tions from Lynn, Norwich, and Cambridge should meet at the Lynn Station, and thence drive direct íO Sandringham, a distance of nine miles. At Cardiff, in accordance with the special 3esire of the mayor, a flag was displayed above ;he Town-hall. Flags were also run up at St. Fohn's Church, the Custom House, and several Jther public buildings. Commencing at an early lour, the bells of St. John'a Church and St. Peter's, Roath, rang oat joyous peals at various intervals luring the day. The Daily News is authorised to state that his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales has no inten- :ion of asking for a Parliamentary grant for ?rince Albert Victor on the attainment of his najority.

TRAGEDY IN A NEW YORK NEWSPAPER OFFICE. A FENIAN LEADER MURDERED. THE ASSASSIN WOUNDED. INTENSE EXCITEMENT AMONGST THE IRISH. ODONOVAN ROSSA THREATENED WITH DEATH. Our New York correspondent, telegraphing on tridav night, says:—A most sensational incident jeeurred in a newspaper office here this afternoon, it four o'clock, when a man named Richard Short ;atallv stabbed Captain Phelan in the office of United Ireland, O'Donovan Rossa's paper. Captain shelan, who was taken unawares, immediately irmed himself with a revolver, and fired at his assailant seriously wounding him. Captain Phelan is one of the projectors of the skirmishing Fund started by the extreme Irish- men here to collect money for the purposes )f dynamite outrages in England. He was ¡nce suspected of having been the celebrated and nuch talked of No. 1." Short declared that shelan was one of the many Irishmen who had )een driven to take refuge in America on account )f revelations made by M'Dermott, the informer » the English Government. The alleged cause of Short's action is said to be that Phelan had hvulged certain secrets of the Fenian Society. A letter from Rossa was found on Phelan's person inviting him to his office to discuss impor- ;ant business. There is immense excitement in the Irish Fenian Colony in New York, who surrounded the office of United Ireland in Chambers-street, threatening death to O'Donovan Rossa, who was, however, pro- jected by his friends.

"JHASTLY DISCOVERY AT CARDIFF NEW CEMETERY. THE BODIES OF TWO CHILDREN FOUND ON A GRAVE. CORONER'S INQUIRY. On Thursday evening Mr. E. B. Reece, borough foroner, held an inquiry at the Roath Police ration, Cardiff, into the circumstances attending ;he death of two newly-bora female children, who were found in a box in the Roman Catholic jortion of the New Cemetery on the previous day. The first witness examined was Thomas 'ullen, who deposed that he was a labourer em- ployed at the Cardiff New Cemetery. He was at work there on the afternoon of Wednesday. About en minutes to five o'clock he was walking along a ootpath in the Roman Catholic portion of the burial ground and there saw a box lying on a fvave. He went to it and then sent for the nanager, but neither opened the box. Witness tfterwards went for a police-constable, who •eturned with him. The box was then >pened by the policeman, and in it were bund two bodies of infants. The constable ook charge of the box and the bodies. Witness ivent along the same path about ten minutes to ieven o'clock that morning, but did not notice the jox there then. Police-Constable James Hughes, a member of he borough police force, stationed at Cathays, leposed that the previous witness came to him on Wednesday evening at a quarter to five o'clock, \Od told him that he had found a small box lying on a grave at the cemetery. Witness accom- janied Pullen to the place, and there saw the box, Miich he opened. He found inside the bodies of wo infants. There was a small piece of cloth ike bed ticking wrapped around one of them. He carried the box and its contents to the Roath Police Station, it appeared to be an ordinary •aisin box. Dr. Maurice Evans deposed that be received he bodies of the two female infants about twelve ('clock on Thursday morning, and made a post- mortem examination of each. They were those »f newly-born female children, and had arrived at •he seventh or eighth month of maturity. On ipening the chest he found that the right lung jad filled the cavity of the chest, and was of a ;eddish hue. The left lung had only partly filled Jie cavity, and was of a darker colour. On placing hem in water they floated freely, and on cutting hem in pieces some air escaped, and the pieces ■gain floated. This indicated that a certain unoant of breathing had taken place, but the ungs were not sufficiently inflated to indicate ,enect respiration. He found very little blood n this child. The cavities of the heart ..ere quite empty. This indicated that ,t had lost blood from hemorrhage. He :CfI.lld not say positively that either child had ixiated separately from the mother, but if the nother or mothers had given proper attention to he children they might have lived. He had, how- tver, no hesitation in saying that both children jre re born alive. The Coroner then addressed the jury, and after reviewing the evidence, said he thought they had better bring in an open verdict to the effect that the ) bodies were found in the New Cemetery, anu that there was not sufficient evidence as to the cause of death. If the moti.er of the children could be found the magistrates+hen could proceed with the case on further evidence. That, however, was un- likely. He thought the case a very suspicious one. Probably the children were wilfuliy neglected and allowed to die, but there was not suffcient evi- dence to prove anything.-—The jury, after a short consultation, returned the following verdict:— "That the children were found dead in a box, but there is not sufficient evidence to show whether they had been born alive, or, if born alive, what was the cause of death in either case."

A WOMAN'S VENGEANCE. ARRAIGNMENT OF MADAME HUGUES. A SENSATIONAL TRIAL. PATHETIC ADDRESS BY THE ACCUSED. VERDICT OF ACQUITTAL. [" CENTRAL NEWS TELEGRAM.J PARIS, FRIDAY. The trial of Madame Clovis Hugues lasted until two o'clock this morning, when the jury, after a short deliberation, acquitted the prisoner. The verdict was received with great applause, and Madame Hugues, who was immediately embraced by many of her friends, left the court smiling, after having thanked both judge and jury. [" TIMES TELEGRAM.J PARIS, THURSDAY. The trial of Madame Clovis Hugues, the wife of the Deputy for Marseilles, for the murder of Fran- cois Morin came on to-day, and excited intense in- terest. Although the proceedings did not begin till noon, people began collecting by seven, and by nine there was a great crowd. At 10 every seat was occupied, the barristers' benches being invaded by ladies. Even the witnesses had a difficulty in gaining admission. The prisoner's husband and parents were present, as also Morin's father, a peasant from the Puy-de-Dome, who, from ignorance or apathy, did not attend his son's death- bed, or even his funeral, but who now appears as "partie civile" to claim damages. Madame Hugues entered with a firm step and shook hands with several friends without betraying any emotion. The indictment was first read. It related how Morin was shot in the Palace of Justice on Novem- ber 27; how three of the six balls struck him how Madame Hugues offered no resistance to her ar- rest how her husband exclaimed, Merci, ma Jeannette! Tu as bien fait; tu fie souffriras plus and how Morin, after great suffering, ex- pired on December 7, having, though unable to articulate, written a few words in pencil. It pro- ceeds to explain the reason of this homicide, com- mitted with such coolness, and in circumstances so dramatic:— In 1883 a Madame Lenormand, then living at 145, Rue de la Pompe, Passy, took proceedings for a judicial separation from her husband, and by a judgment of July 11 an investigation had been ordered. Witnesses were to be heard in Paris, and a commission was sent by the Rouen judges to the Tribunal of the Seine. Madame Lenormand had herself taken active steps to obtain evidence favour- able to her allegations, and had applied for that purpose to one Clerget, who kept an Information Agency, and in the investigation she called on August 21 on Morin, formerly emoloyed by Clerget Professing to repeat the talk of Madame Corbion, an ex-tenant of 145, Rue de la Pompe, formerly inhabited by Mdlle. Royannez and hfT family, he deposed to certain familiarities between M. Lenor- mand and the young lady. He declared that MdlJe. Royannez had followed M. Lenormand, had kissed her hand to him, and sent him notes, and that one evening at nightfall M. Lenormand had kissed her on the stairs. In August. 1883, when Madame Hugues was at Marseilles with her children, M. Clovis Hugues learnt by a letter from M. Lenor- mand the accusation against his wife, and indig- nantly protested against it. Summoned by telegram. Madame Hugues also came to Paris, and, hearing the imputations against her, resolved to confound the author of them. M. Lenormand had simply told M. Hugues that they emanated from the woman Corbion. On August 27 Madame Hugues and her husband went to her, and she told them that persons of strange man- ners and various disguises, professing to be sent by Madame Lenormand, had tried to obtain from her declarations like those made in the inquiry; but she positively denied having said what wtts imputed to her, and added that she was ready to swear it. "Next day Madame Hugues, accompanied by a relative and armed with a revolver, went to Madame Lenormand's house, being determined to kill her if she did not retract the false testimony solicited and paid for by her. Madame Lenor- mand refused to do this, but stated that the infor- mation bad been furnished by the Clerget Agency. Madame Hugues was unable to use her revolver, for her husband came up at the moment, laid hold of her, and led her away by force. Madame Hugues then resolved on going without her husband's knowledge to Clerget, and kill- ing him unless he gave satisfactory explana- tions. She asked two of her husband's friends to accompany her, and on their advice agreed not to take any weapon. On September 1 Clerget de- clared that his j'qle had consisted in collecting addresses of witnesses for Madame Lenormand; that other inquiries had been made by one of his former clerks, named Morin, on his own account; and that it was the latter who had acted as wit- ness in the inquiry as to separation. "Madame Hugues first conceived the idea of killing Morin that day, but on further reflection she thought this might give a look of probability to the man's accusations. In agreement with her husband she decided on prosecuting Morin and Madame Lenormand for perjury. Up to this moment the accusation against Madame Hugues had not been noised abroad, but now the newspapers divulged it, und thenceforth M. and Madame Hugues and their friends were overwhelmed with postcards and anonymous letters, containing the most offensive imputations against them. On October 27 Madame Hugues, after naving in vain endeavoured to in- duce Morin to retract, cited him and Madame Lenormand before the Correctional Tribunal of the Seine. On the morningof October 29 Madams Hugues received a call from a M. de la Plesse, who assured her that on the previous day Madame Lenormand had paid 25,000f. to a man named Vandal, who kept another private inquiry office, to procure false evidence before the Correctional Court against her. Madame Hugues then, getting her husband out of the way, called a second t'me at the residence of Madame Lenormand. She was forbidden to enter the bedroom of Madame Lenormand, who was dying. She insisted, and a policeman had to be called in to expel her. In the scuffle which ensued Madame Hugues dropped a revolver. Madame Lenormand died on Nov. 6, and Morin alone appeared on the 18th of that month before the Tribunal. He was condemned for per- jury to two years' imprisonment, and ordered to advertise the judgment in the Journal Officiel and ten other newspapers." The indtctment then relates how Morin, on November 27, appealed; how, on March 19 last, the judgment was confirmed by default; how Morin again appeaie >, and on Novemoer 13 swr- moned M. and Madame Hugues before the Apel- late Court for the 27'11; how, on that very 13th, Madame Hugues bo v; revolver and cartridges, loaded the weapon, and vent ^ertr the Louvre drapery shop in the hope of meeting Morin an i killing him; how, not seeing him, she postponed her project to the 27th, when, on starts g for tb- court, she concealed her loaded rev, er in the sleeve of her cloak. It then speaks r,[ the crime as flagrant and premeditat r1 The indictment goes on to say:— Not yielding to a feverish or inconsiderate im- pulse, she coolly and in cold "blood killed, in the Palace of Justice, a man placed, as it were, in the safe keeping of justice. This crime was a defiance to the law, for the prisoner had received from the magistrates of her country the satisfaction that her insulted honour djaiandad. M. C!.oY:" Hugues had himself declared the condemnation sufficient, f and stated that if regret were expressed, or i con- fession made, he would petition the President of the Republic for a reduction of the punishment. The prisoner, it is true. asserted her belief that Morin was tbe author or inspirer of the anonymous postcards and letters, and it was chiefly to secure vengeance for these insults, as she has declared, that she took Morin's life. Her mistake is mani- fest. These anonymous writings did not emanate from Morin, who, on seeing them, pencilled the following words: It is not my writing. Some mis- chievous person has done it; I do not know who. M. Clovis Hugues ought to have informed me, and I should have told him so. I am innocent.—Morin.' An expert has confirmed this, and it is easy for anyone to see that this is the truth on comparing the handwritings. Nor can Morin be regarded as having inspired them. Both letters and postcards were sent after as well as before his death. Yet the prisoner has not yielded to this evidence. It would have been enough, she has declared, to justify her thirst for vengeance that Morin had been the indirect cause of these writings." Maitre Gatineau, the prisoner's counsel, at this stage produced two letters, signed with an as- sumed name, and in the same handwriting as the postcards. One of these, addressed to Morin's father, advised him to claim 100,000f. damages. The second, addressed to Maitre Gatineau himself, in- formed him that Morin's father was preparing to claim damages. The prisoner was then interrogated by the pre- siding Judge, M. Berard des Glajeux (it was he who tried the Fenayrous). After giving her age as 29 she said :— On the case being postponed I left the court, and Morin came out behind me. At the bottom of the steps he gave, as usual, a sneering look. It was then I drew out my revolver and fired. I aimed at his heart, but he stooped, and was struck in the head. I remember nothing more. I had said nothing to my husband, but had armed myself. I could not reconcile myself to the idea of sitting near the man before a court of justice, and resolved on killing him. I kissed my children on the morn- ing of the 27th, and took them to my mother before going with my husband to the court. I had also made up a bundle of clothes, expecting to be taken to prison. I fired the six barrels at Morin." "You were calm?"—" It was a factitious calm." One witness says you were as erect and motion- less as a statue." Madame Clovis Hugues continued:- On first hearing of the infamies committed against me my first impulse was to come to Paris. My husband was for despising tuem. He had already fought an unfortunate duf»l, and disliked the' idea of having another affair. ibis was not mv view, and I was bent on seeing Madame Lenormand. She told me that her husband had had so many mistresses that one more or less was immaterial. I replied that it was not immaterial to me to be charged with having been his mistress. She rejoined,' Que voulez vous, ma petite? Un amant; ce n'est Hen. Vous vous fachc>5 pour peu de chose. Laissez cela la, mon enfant. Ne cassez. pas trop d'eeufs dan cette affaire.' I had a revolver and was about to use it when my husband stopped me. When Morin was sentenced to two years' imprisonment my husband was for getting the punishment reduced if he con- fessed he had been mistaken, but Morin obstinately- refused. The jury will convict me if they think me culpable, but they will understand fhe situation of an honest woman, anxious to live quietly with her husband and children, and whose pexce is disturbed by postcards charging the greatest infamies." The Judge here stated that the cards were too indecent to be read.. They charged Mdme. Hugues with all the vices in human nature, and even with unnatural ones. Three had been written after Morin's death. Some of the cards advised M. Hugues to drop the affair, to shut up his wite in an asylum, or to take her into the country. The Judge: In ail this there is nothing to counterbalance respect for human life or to ex- plain your conduct." The Prisoner; "Consider my fifteen months of moral torture," "You killed a man for an offence fifteen months old." But the offence was renewable at any moment." You might, at least, have waited until it had been repeated." It is all very well for you to say so, but I had been morally assassinated for two years. I had been wounded in what is dearest to me—my honour, my affection for my husband and chil- dren. I punished, not Morin the false witness, but Morin the traducer even after his condemnation. If Morin had not insulted me since the judgment he would be still living." But the postcards were not from Morin." How can you tell they were not written by a friend of his ?" Even liars do not lie on their deathbed."—" I still think he lied." Do you know his handwriting ?"—" No." "Human justice does not punish without proof; but you, without knowing your traducer's writing, have killed a man who was innocent." "Aalong as you do not produce the writer I maintain that it was Morin, or a friend of Morin's." "The fact is that Madame Lenormand being dead and Clerget h iving absconded. Morin alone remained to wreak your vengeance upon, and he himself said at the hospital, I am expiating the offences of everybody.' You speak of your moral sufferings; but consider Morin's agonies, and tell me which has suffered most ? "—" I have." Do you regret what you have done ? "—" I regret that Morin forced me to it; but as to remorse, I feel none." The examination of the witnesses was without much interest, all the acts having been done in broad/laylight. According to M. Vaughan, of the Intransiyeant, Clerget, Morin's employer, read to him the deposition written beforehand" of Morin, dictated by Madame Lenormand. The concierges of the house in the Rue de la Pompe deposed to the perfect respectability of the Royannez family, and denied having said anything whatever to the con- trary to anybody. The examination of Clerget elicited nothing but his desire to cast all responsi- bility on Morin. Morin's mistress was called also, but only proforma. Lastly, M. Anatole de la Forge—for what reason is not apparent—was allowed to state the feeling of the Chamber of Deputies, which, he said, was unanimous in thinking that Madame Hugues had acted right; in other words, the Chamber is a pro- tector of law-breakers. And for the matter of that, the French Parliament is the only place where the taking of human life is associated with so-called honour. The Judge told him he had no right to glorify a crime, on which M. de la Forge said he regretted that the Judge himself was not of the same opinion.

WRECK OF A CARDIFF STEAMER. SAFETY OF THE CREW. The screw steamer Dordogne (Captain Hurry) left Cardiff on the 2nd instant with coals and general cargo for Bordeaux. AH went well up to Monday, when, at four o'clock in the morning, she drove ashore about fifteen miles off the mouth of the Gironde River, the weather at the time being very thick and fogey. The crew saved themselves in the ship's boats. A telegram received on Thurs- day night states that the vessel is a. total loss, and the cargo is being washed ashore along the coast. The Dordogne was an iron vessel of 463 tons net register. She was built at Wallsend-on-Tyne in 1882, and was owned by the Cardiff Steamship Company (Limited), Cardiff.

SUPPOSED FENIAN PLOT. RUMOURED ATTEMPT TO BLOW UP A BARRACKS. A tradesman at Dover reported to the authorities on Friday that he overheard two men discussing a plot to blow up the barracks. The sentries were at once strengthened, hut no attempt was made. A later telegram gives the following details of the supposed Fenian plot at Dover :—A well-known tradesman of Dover reported to the officer in com- mand at the south front. of the barracks on Friday morning that he had overheard two men discussing a plot to blow up the south front entrance. From their conversation the tradesman gathered that they were waiting for another person to join them. This person, however, did not arrive, and the men left. The officer ordered out a strong guard who remained on duty until daylight, but nothing untoward occurred. It is bflieved that the men intended to destroy a magazine at the south entrance usually filled with explosives, but it has for some time been in disuse and, even had the design been carried out, it would have merely destroyed a quantity of masonry.

A MURDEROUS SECT. THE ANGEL-MAKERS. An Odessa correspondent writes, under date of December3lstA case tried yesterday before the Criminal Tribunal of this city has brought to light some further proofs of the diabolical tenets held by a secretly organised and fanatical Russian sect, against which several prosecutions have from time to time been instituted. Some account of this sect, whose members, so far as the prosecutions have been able to elicit, appear to c rnsist entirely of women, appeared some time ago. These female fanatics, or richer female Thugs, have become in- famous under the denominaticn of An:el- makers.' They secretly destroy the children, generally infants at the breast, committed to their charge. As nurses generally, and more fre- quently as caretakers of illegitimate children, they desUoy their charges in any manner which pro- mises the safest means against detection, but Dreferably by strangulation and secretion of the corpses in the cases of illegitimate children whose disappearance is not likely to arouse sus- picion. They profess their mission is to murder for the assured salvation of the souls of their inno- cent victims, and at the same time to earn fAr themselves eternal glory. It is difficult, however, to obtain any exact account of the origin and organisation of this sect, whose members, it would appear, are under some vow of secrecy. The pri- soner tried yesterday was charged under the name of Rachel Ostrovskaia, but is known to the police by several aliases. She is a married woman, 28 years of age; one of her known victims being her own and only child. Three cases of child murder, one by strangulation, were proved against the prisoner, who was too lenieatly coa- demned to 15 years' hard labour. The worn in. appeared entirely unaffected, and when called by the judge replied simply and with the utm r.t composure,' Do with me what you will; I am -a your hands.' It is scarcely necessary to say that these i-evelations have caused a certain amount of terror among Russian matrons, and will for some lime induce a rigid scrutiny into the character and antecedents of hired monthly nurses and other female domestic servants."

LORD BUTE AT GLASGOW. ROMAN CATHOLICISM AND HIGHER EDUCATION. WHAT THE REFORMERS DID FOR THE GRAMMAR SCHOOLS. The new collegiate buildings of St. Aloysius, Glasgow, were formally opened on Thursday by the Marquess of Bute. Among those present at the ceremony were the Archbishop of Glasgow, the Bishop of Dunkeld, the Bishop of Galloway, the Very Rev. Monsignor Smith, the Very Rev. Provost Monroe, the Very Rev. Canons Maguire, Macfarfane, Cavan, Condon, the Very Rev. Prior Jerome Vaughan, the Very Rev. Prior Arsenius, O.S.F., Mr. A. Campbell and Mrs. Campbell, of Lochnell, Mr. Monteith, of Carstairs. &c. The noble Marquess, in the course of his address, congratu- lated the fathers of the society upon the I') com- pletion of a building so necessary for the success of an important and beneficent scheme. He also congratulated the Catholics of Scotland upon an- other step in the resumption of that tradition which from the earliest ages of the national his- tory had united higher education with the Catholic Church. To deny such a tradition with regard to that highest education would be hardly possible in a country where three of the four Univer- sities were of Catholic institution. They were sometimes favoured with the assertion that for the school system below the Universities they were indebted to John Knox. The assertion belonged to the same class as the statement that Mahomedans think that women have no souls, that nobody was allowed to eat and drink after receiving extreme unction, or some fireworks of fiction with which, among other things, a limited group had just celebrated the fifth cen- tenary ot the death of Wycliffe. Education was early connected with the monasteries and con- tinued to be so, but grammar schools were also instituted in such numbers that in 1496 an Act of Parliament could make it, and did make it, com- pulsory for all persons of a certain social position to send their eldest sons to one, the object obviously being that the proprietors of the country should be all men of culture. It was not till 1616—40 years after John Knox was laid in his grave—that by an act of the Parliamentary Council an attempt was made at a more general system. The Reformation, in some respects less destructive than in England, spared the grammar schools, only subjecting the masters to the approval of the new clergy but the reformers no more created these schools than they built St. Giles's Church in Edinburgh. They took posses- sion of both. On the other hand the task created by the extinction of monasteries was in time sup- plied by the erection of some new schools, such as Glasgow University. He wished the fathers of the society the utmost and most enduring success in spreading from those walls the knowledge, not only of the tlungs which are more directly of God, but also of human learning. To dream that any in- crease of real knowledge or true contemplation of facts could justly militate against the faith either in themselves or others would be itself an infi- delity.

EDUCATION IN RELATION TO HEALTH. PROJECTED CONFERENCE ON THE SUBJECT. Lord Aberdare has consented to preside at a projected conference, to beheld in Manchester on the 14th of April and following days, to discuss the conditions and methods of education in rela- tion to health.

SUICIDE Of "OLD ABI'V' THE SPORTING PROPHET. DELIBERATE SELF-MURDER. Mr. Abraham Smith, well-known in sporting circles throughout the country as" Old Abe," under which title lie wrote in the Sporting Times and, Bird of Freedom, committed suicide on Friday mowing at hi" Bradford residence. Deceased, who was 53 years old, had suffered from dropsy for some time, and had had placed over his bed a pulley and rdpe to ease himself, and with this he committed suicide. Deceased was much depressed of late.

DEATH OF MR. T. LLOYD, SURVEYOR, PONTYPRIDD. A gentleman well known in engineering circles throughout South Wales, Mr. Thomas Lloyd, sur- veyor, died at his residence, Springfield, Ponty- pridd, on Thursday, after a protracted illness. He was formerly principal of Primrose-hill School, Merthyr, from which he retired some years ago, on account of declining health, and since that time he resided at Pontypridd, where he had many friends amongst, all classes of the community. It will be interesting to those not acquainted with Mr. Lloyd's career to note that he was a self- made man," having worked his way up from the position of a coliier. He leaves a widow, with two sons and two daughters. The funeral will be public, the hearse starting from Springfield, Berw- road, Pontypridd, at twelve o'clock noon on Mon- day, in order to meet the half-past two o'clock train at Merthyr.

THE NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD OF WALES. CONTINUATION OF THE PRIZE LIST. A meeting of the Musical Committee was held at Cardiff Castle Coffee Tavern, Aberdare, on Thursday evening, in order to further consider instrumental and other pieces for competition. Mr. Rees Evans presided, and, in calling the com- mittee's attention to the resolution passed at the last meeting, that the chairman and Messrs. Richard Jones and Jenkin Howell should select an English glee, said they had unanimously fixed upon Men delssohn's Autumn Song," this piece to be added to Dr. Parry's Bells." Some discussion arose on prizes for musical compositions, and it was finally settled to offer prizes for the best madrigal and contralto song, with English and Welsh words. Hartner's Golden Medal" (Alliance Musicale) was selected for the brass band contest, and Mozart's Nozze de Figaro" for string bands. Other competitive instrumental pieces were decided upon by the committee.

FUNERAL OF THE LATE MR. W. C. LUARD AT LLANDAFF. The remains of the late Mr, W. C. Luard were interred at Llandaff Cathedral at noon on Thursday. Rain fell in torrents all the morning and during the whole of the ceremony, but this did not prevent a very large number of those who held the deceased gentleman in high esteem from assem- blingto do honour to his memory. The procession left Llandaff House shortly after twelve, the following being chief mourners:—Mrs. Luard, Miss Luard, the Rev. Dr. Luard (Trinity College, Cambridge). Mr. G. M. C. Luard, younger son of the deceased, Mr. H. A. Bosanquet, of Minehead, Mr. A. H. Tod, The Mackintosh, the Rev. F. D. Teesdale, Mr. Dornford, and Mr. L. J. Shirley. Next came the servants of the household, followed by several carriages, among which were those of Mr. Luard, The Mackintosh of Mackintosh, Colonel H. Tyler, and Mr. L. V. Shirley (Mr. L. V. Shirley, however being confined to his bed, was not able to be present). Mr. W. T. Lewis, Mr. F. E. Stacey, Col. Lee (Dinas Powis), Alderman M'Connochie,&c., were am-mg those who assembled at thQ house. The procession was met by the Right Rev. the Bishop of Llandaff, the Very Rev. C. J. Vaughan, Dean of Llandaff, the Ven. Archdeacon Griffiths, and the choir of the Cathedral in their surplices. The Dean read the opening sentences of the service as the coffin was borne to the chancel. Arrived at the choir steps Handel's beautiful melody, I know that my Redeemer liveth," was played on the organ, and after the coffin had been placed in front of the altar the choir chanted the 90th Psalm. The hymn, "Let saints on earth in concert sing With those whose work is done" (No. 221 "Hymns Ancient and Modern "), was afterwards eung.The appointed lesson having been read by the Dean, the hymn, "Now the labourer's task is o'er" (N0.401), was sung, after which the coffin was carried out of the cathedral to the solemn strains of the Dead March "in "Saul." Assembled in the Cathedral were a large portion of the principal residents of the city. The Rev. G. A. Jone3, of St. Marj^t, Cardiff; the Rev. G. Hanford, St. Andrew's, Car- diff; the Rev. F. J. Beck, vicar of St. Margaret's, R itii, and the Rev. J. R. Buckley were also in the congregation. The grave, which had been lined com- pletely with laurel, yew, and cypress, was situatedin the recently-consecrated ground to the north-east of the Cathedral, and was the first made in that portion. The coffin was of polished oak and carried a plain cross and brass plate, On which was engraved in Church text: — Wn.LtAM CKAKLES LUARD. BoRy 14TH JANT 1827. DIED JAX. 3RD. 1855. It was covered by a velvet pall, upon which were placed most beautiful wreaths and crosses of ferns and eucharis, lilies, &c., sent by the following ladies and gentlemen.-—The Mackintosh, Mrs. W. R. Luard, Mrs. L. V. Shirley, Mr. R. W. Williams, Mrs. Heigham, Miss Louise Luard, Mr. W. T. Lewis. Mr. and Mrs. Ivor Vachell, Mr. C. Rigg, Dr. Morgan, Mr. Jenks. and Colonel Surtees. Also by Mr. T. A. Davies, Mr. J. Locke, and the other clerks in the offices of the deceased. Wreaths were also placed upon the coffin after it had been lowered into the prave by many of the mourners, among them those sent by Colonel Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Dornford, Llandaff. Colonel Surtees, and Dr. Morgan. The following were the pallbearers:— The Mackintosh, Mr. Lewis Shirley, Mr. Wigan, and Mr. G. Dornford. The whole of the funeral arrangements were entrusted to Mr. J. Howell, of Cardiff, and Mr. G. A. Stone, of Cardiff. Mr. Luard was a Fellow of the Royal Geogra- phical Society, a member of the College of Engi- neers, of the Burlington Fine Arts Club, and also of the Athentenm and Oriental Clubs. The flags on the signal station at the Pier Head at Cardiff floated half-mast high during the day, and on some of the ships, places of business, and private residences the same mournful tokens of respect were observed. In the evening a muffled peal was rung at Llandaff Cathedral.

THE FINDING OF HUMAN REMAINS AT SWANSEA. The portion of a man's head which was cut from the trunk and brought up by a dredger bucket outside the Swansea pier- has now been identified as that of Richard Woods, an employe at the manure works at Havod, Swansea. De- ceased had, it appeared, been missing for some days, and previously to that had been seen in a state of intoxication. An inquest was held on Friday afternoon on the remains which had been brought to the surface by the dredger in the harbour on the preceding day. Martha Howell, of Earl-street, Hafod, identified them as belonging to Robert Wood, a weigher at the manure works of Messrs. Vivian, who had formerly lodged with her. He was sometimes a teetotaler, but used to break out" continually, and was then exceedingly drunken. Catherine Devine, with whom Wood had last lodged, said he left the house three weeks ago, and was then quite sober. He had two children living with him, his wife having died. Some shocking evidence was given by the men on board the dredger as to the discovery of the body. The jury returned a ver- dict, giving their impression that the body was that of Robert Wood, and stating that there was no evidence to show how it got into the water.

MISS JENNER IN COURT. IN THE MATTER OF JENNER'S ESTATE.— OLHER V. JENNER, JENNER V. GODDEN. Miss Jenner applied on Wednesday morning to Mr. Justice Chitty. She said she was conducting her own case, and she was anxious to ask his lord- ship why the hearing of the case, which was set down on the 7th of January, and should have been in the paper that day, had lost its place. She did not know how it had lost its place. She asked that it might be allowed to be in the paper to- morrow (Thursday). Mr. Romer, Q.C., who ap- peared on the other side, said he was quite willing that it should take its place. Mr. Justice Chitty said it should be restored. It ought not to have been struck out without application to him. it would not come on that day, because Miss Jenner had an adversary who might not be ready. To- morrow it would take its place. Miss Jenner thanked his lordship, and withdrew.

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NEWPORT TOWN COUNCIL. The monthly meeting was held on Tuesday, the Mayor in the chair. There were present- Aldermen T. M Llewellin, W. Jones, and H. J. Davis, and Councillors J. Moses, J. R. Jacob. H. J. Parnall, O. Goss, T. Jones, H. Faulkner, A. Blake, M, Mor- dey, E. Griffiths, and J. C. Sanders. THE WATCH COMMITTEE'S REPORT. The Watch Committee reported that a deputa- tion from the principal tradesmen of the town had waited on the committee and submitted that the obstruction caused by hanging goods outside their shops was not a material inconvenience. The deputation were informed that there was no inten- tion on the part of the council to in way per- secute the tradesmen. They could, however, do no more than instruct the chief-constable to act with discretion in the matter. The committee reoorted that the cost of Mahoney's appeal was £ 122 17*. 6d., and recommended it should be paid. Mr. PARNALL suggested that the annual returns of crime should be printed for the guidance of the council, as in the time of Mr. Huxtable. The TOWS-CIÆHK explained that the council, a few years ago, ordered that these reports be not printed. The MAYOR said he was glad to see that the committee had had under consideration the ques- 0, tion of exposing goods in front, of sheps. Only yesterday he saw a little ragged urchin tug at an article shown by a draper. He was seen and cuffed, when he ran away. Had that boy been brought before the magistrates he would have been sent to prison, although t,iire had been such an inducement to steal. Mr. MOSES said the by-laws dealt only with ob- structions. The MAYOR said the by-laws required amend- ment. The Watch Committee's report was adopted. PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE. With regard to the widening and improving of Barrack Hill-road and Bassalleg-road the committee had received a letter from the Local Government Board in answer to theirs asking for a loan of £ 2,000 to improve those roads. The board before granting the loan desired to be furnished with further particulars. The urinal at Lower George- street was ordered to be removed. The committee also recommended that Alma-street and Upper Alma-street be taken over as public streets. Mr. MORDRY objected to the proposed adoption of private streets. The roads ought to be repaired by the owners of property abutting thereon, and he moved that those owners be instructed to do so forthwith. The MAYOR said he could very soon show Mr. Mordey the inconsistency of his remarks. Two years ago those streets were ordered to be put in re- pair. This was done by contract, and charged to the owners of property on the road. Many persons were unable to pay at the time, and the corporation gave them time. They did not take the streets over, because, if they had doneso before the whole of the money had been paid for putting the street in repair, the council would be made responsible. No possible harm had been done by taking those streets over, and they would have to put them in repair. The recommendation of the committee was adopted. The committee recommended the trial of Padstow stone for street metalling. It was said that the Padstow stone was harder than Risca, and could be obtained at almost the same cost. For that reason it was proposed to order a large quan- tity to give it a fair trial. A plan was provi- sionally approved for improving Bridge-street- road,and to be submitted to the Great Western Rail- way Company. A Sugg lamp was recommended at Frederick-street level crossing. Recommended that j610 be paid to the late occupiers of the Handpost Cottages, and ;C20 to representatives uf life tenants. Tenders had been received for paving the new por- tion'of Dock-street, and the committee recommended that certain portions be done, and that the tender of Francis and Son for £6678. be accepted. Recom- mended that X94 8s. be paid to H. Cox for private ia-iprovements in Dock-street, and X300 to Francis and Son for private improvements in Rodney- road. Private improvements in Windsor-terrace and York-place were recommended to be carried out, and the usual notices to be given. The gas examiner's report for December showed that the illuminating power was 15'46, and traces of sul- phuretted hydrogen were found. Mr. Canning sent a satisfactory explanation to the committee. A new hydrant to be ordered for Clytha- square. Permission to be given, conditionally, for a private lamp in front of the Victoria Theatre. Several buildings were approved. A plan had been prepared for a road leading from Bridge-street to Devon-place, and the spot had been visited by the committee, who approved of the plan only in part. The report generally was adopted. FISANCE COMMITTEE'S REPORT. It was proposed to raise an additional loan of p i £ 5,000 for the new Town-hall, to be borrowed from the Clergy Mutual Assurance Company, and the draft presented for completion. Recommended to borrow £ 30,000 for the purchase of the markets, and that the sanction of the Local Government Board be asked to borrow that sum. The com- mittee recommended J6750 to be paid 'to the Town- hall contractor. CONTAGIOUS DISEASES (ANIMALS) COMMITTEE. Recommended that Mr. Sheaf be veterinary in- spector for tweive months from the 1st of October last, at £ 20 a year, his appointment as inspector at J660 a year not to he disturbed.—Adopted. The corporate seal to a conveyance to Mr. John Liscombe of land at Austin Friars, sold for il,450, was ordered to be affixed.

AFTER DARK AT CARDIFF. ALLEGED ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE. At Cardiff Police Court on Monday Samuel Perry, 23 Amelia Morgan, 25; and James Bruton, 20, were brought up on bail charged with assaulting and stealing from the person of Andrew Kudson a purse with Li 15s., seven seamen's discharges, and a coat, on the 7th inst. Andrew Kudson, a seaman, now living at the Royal George Hotel, The Hayes, stated that he met the woman Morgan in Bute-street on the 7th inst., and walked with her some distance. Then she engaged a cab, and they drove intoa street, the name of which he did not know. They did not go into any house. She then said, You pay for the cab," and he refused. Then Perry came up alongside the cab and asked if he was going to pay the cab fare, and he again refused. Upon this Perry hit him a blow on the right side of the face. He tried to defend himself, but Perry was too quick for him, and got him down and kicked him in the face. He afterwards got down on his knees and took everything out of his (the prosecutor's) pocket. There was 37s. in money and several discharge notes. Then lie (Perry) g°t up again and repeated his demand that the cabman should be paid. On attempting to rise Perry again struck him a blow which knocked him down, and then hammered him when he was on the ground. This time Perry took off the overcoat from his back, and all the prisoners left him. The cahman-the prisoner Bruton—stood by looking at it all, but after the first blow was struck he did not see the woman. Cross-examined by Mr. Belcher, who appeared for the prisoner Bruton The cabman was minding his horse, and waiting for his fare. At first the cab was about twelve yards away, and later it was about 30 yards away. He was not quite sober at the time. Cross-examined bv the prisoner Morgan He was certain that she was the woman. Detective Crocker proved to apprehending Perry in a stable in Hannah-street, and said that upon charging him with the offence he denied it. The charge against Bruton was withdrawn, as he had nothing to do with the assault. Bruton was now put into the witness-box, "nd swore that on the night in question Perry engaged him to drive to the East Moors. The female prisoner and the prosecutor got into the cab v 'th Perry. The prosecutor asked Perry to pay the cab fare, but Perry said he had no money, and thereupon pro- ceeded to assault the prosecutor. Witness saw prisoner pull the coat off prosecutor's back. He did not see prisoner take anything else besides the coat. Samuel Perry and Amelia Morgan were then formally charged with the offence. Elizabeth Paine, on behalf of the prisoners, swore that the female prisoner had been ill with quinsy for a week. Margaret Bendall said she was in the house with the female prisoner till about eleven o'clock on the night in question. She went there to take her some- thing to eat. Prisoner, she was sorry to say, was her sister. Both prisoners were committed to take their trial at the next assizes.

LOCAL COMMISSIONS. The London Gazette of Tuesday night contains the fol- lowing :— WAR OFFICE, Ja i. 13. Schooled Musketry.-Lieut.-Colonel and Colonel John Moore Gurnell Tonwue, of the South Wales Borderers, to be commandant, vice Lieut. Colonel and Colonel Harrison Walke John Trent, half pay, whose period of service in that appointment is about to expire. The Prince Albert's (Somersetshire) Light Infantry.— Lieut. Robert Poole Hooper resigns his commission.

SOUTH PEMBROKESHIRE HUNT WEEK. The amusements organised by the committee in con- nection with the South tembrokeshiie Hunt Week commenced at Tenby on Monday evening by a grand dramatic performance in the Royal Assembly Rooms, under the direction ot the mayor of the borough, Mr. W. H. Richards. The room was well filled by an appre- ciative audience, which comprised most of the leading residents in Tenby and the neighbourhood. The per- formance opened with the domestic trio, "Two Flats and a Sharp," the cast in which being as follows :— Major Keye (Arthur—A flat) Mr. K. J. Statham Mrs. M ijor Keye (Eva—E flat) Mrs. Bancroft Mrs. Minor (B sharp) Mrs. Wynter This was followed by the comic drama, in two acts, "A Wonderful Woniall," the characters being sustained by- The Marquis de rrontignac .Mr. H. Huntington The Viscount de .Iillerteurs Mr. W.H. Richards Rodolphe (a young artist) Mr. R. J. Stat ham Crepin (a cobbler) Dr. L. G. Leslie Tailor .Mr. J. H. Dunn Francois Mr. J. Swinburn Michael Mr. G. H. Dunn Madame Hortense Bertrand (a rich widow).Mrs. Leslie Cecile (her niece) Mrs. Prust Maid Miss E. Huntington The acting throughout, was gooCl, ana tne various- characters ably sustained, and at the termination of the performance the actors received the repeated applause of the audience. The Tenby Quadrille Band played a choice selection of music during the evening.

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CHESS. To OUR Con "RESPONDENTS.—The Editor will be pleased to receive original problems, accompanied with their solutions, for publication, and would be glad if correspondents would place the same on diagrams. All communications to be addressed Chess Editor, Weekly Mail, Ordiff," and must be duly authenticated by the nama and address of the sender, otherwise they will not be noticed. SEND GAME. Position.—White: X—K Kt sq. Pawns: K B 2, K 3. Q 4. QP.5, Q Kt 6, and QR7. Black: K-Q K sq. Pawns: Q Kt 2, Q B 3, Q 4, and K 5. SOLUTION. White. Black. 1 P to K B 3 P takes P 2 K to B sq P to K B 7 3 P to K 4 P takes P 4 K takeil P P to K 6 5 K to K sq P to K 7 6 P to Q 5 P takes P 7 K tllkeg P P to Q 5 8 K to Q 2 P to Q 6 9 PtoQB6 P takes P 10 K takes P P to Q B 4 11 K to B 3 P to Q B 5 12 K takes P K to Kt 2 13 K to B 5 K to R sq 14 K to Kt 5 K to Kt 2 15 P to Q R 8 (Q) K takes Q 16 K to R 6 K to Kt sq 17 P to Q Kt 7, and wins PRC-FLUM NO. 37. BLACK.—4 PIECES. WHITK-IO PIECES. White to play and mate in two moves. The following game was played in the London Tournament between Messrs. Mortimer and Bird:- BISHOP'S GAMBIT. White, Black. J. MORTIMER. H. E. BIRD. 1 P to K 4 P to K 4 2 P to K B 4 P takes P 3 B to B 4 Q to R 5 (ch) 4 K to B Rq P to Q 3 (a) 5 Q to B 3 (b) Kt to Q B 3 6 P to K Kt 3 Q to B 3 7 Q takes P Kt to Q 5 8 B to Kt 3 B to K 3 9 Kt to Q B 3 P to K R 4 10 PtoQ3 PtoR5 11 Q takes Q Kt takes Q 12 K to Kt 2 B takes B 13 BP takes B KttoB7(c) 14 R to Kt sq Kt to K 8 (ch) 15 K to B sq P takes P (ci) 16 P takes P (?) R takes R 17 B to Kt 5 \f) R takes Kt (ch) 18 K takes li Kt to B 6 (ch) 19 K to B 2 Kt takes B 20 K to K 3 K to Q 2 21 P to Q 4 R to K sq White Resigns. NOTES BY MR. BIRD. (a) This move (P to Q 3) I adopted, with much success in America in 1877. Although it is not recommended in the works of any of the leading authorities on the openings, it has stood the test of practice well, and I believe is better than P to K Kt 4, the move usually played in the magnificent games of Anderssen, flarwitz, Lowenthal, Kier- seritzky, and other great masters. (b) Kt to Q B 3 is justly considered the best move at this point, as it at once threatens to go to Q 5-a formidable square. Kt to K B 3 or P to Q 4 are also frequently played, their order being varied. The move in the text (Q to K B 3) has the sanction of Staunton and other leading authorities. I do not. however, regard it as perfectly satisfactory. (c) Mr. Mortimer failed to see the full effects of this move, fearing the loss of a pawn only. It will be seen, upon examination, that there is no valid reply to Black's combination. (d) Threatening P to Kt 7 to win Rook and make a Queen. (e) Deplorable as this is, there appears nothing better. (f) Absolutely fatal; but, in any case. Black had a winning superiority.

FOOTBALL. WALES F. SCOTLAND. SPLENDID DFSPLAY OF THE WELSHMEN. A DRAWN GAME. The first Rugby International Match of the Scot- tish season was played at Partick, Glasgow, on Saturday, when teams representing Scotland and Wales engaged in friendly encounter. The Welsh t^am was the same as played against England on th i previous Saturday, with t,he exception of the place of J. S. Smith, who did not play, being taken by E. P. Alexander, of Brecon. It has frequently been alleged that the Glasgow public care very little for the Rugby game, but the falsity of that assertion was demonstrated on Saturday, the match being witnessed by a concourse of spec- tators numbering about 3,000. Rain fell during the morning and forenoon, but the weather was fair in the afternoon while the match was being played. The ground was very soft in some parts, and before the game was very old the ball became so slippery that it was a matter of great difficulty to hold it. This nullified one of the strongest points in the Scofrch team's play, namely, passing, but in no way did it affect the play of Wales, who have not vet ben able to grasp the science of passing. The gi\me was confined for the most part to the forwards, and, on that account, it was not particu- larly interesting. Both teams were equally matched in the forward division, and the mauls were vs ell contested in the majority of cases. Scot- land tiied very hard to keep the ball rolling, but in this they were baulked; and the secret of Wales being able to keep Scotland from scoring lies chiefly in the fact that they played the tight game but, another cause why Scotland was not suc- cessful was the tackling of every one of the Welsh fifteen. Better tackling has never been seen in Scotland, and since their match with England they must have learned some lessons, as it was reported in '\l! the newspapers that the reason why the re- presentatives of the rose got over the Welsh line so often was the defective holding of the post by the Principality's backs. All down the line of international contests Wales has profited by her defeats, and of that country it may be said now that it is possessed of a combination of picked players who in many respects will compare favourably with the players of any nation. The Scotch play was disappointing in some things, but, on the whole, the team did well. The state of the weather and the greasy condition of the ball was much against the Scotch, as already indicated. Newman, captain of the Welsh team, played a very fine quarter game, and he watched Don Wauchope most carefully; Gwynn has not the experience of Newman, and did one or two risky things. All the Welsh forwards played a sterling game, and it would be invidious on that account to single any of them out for special praise. They are not ciever dribblers by any means, but they work vell in the scrimmage, follow up splendidly, and tackle in the right way. They taught the Scotchmen a lesson in tackling which they would do well to lay to heart in view of their coining matches with England and Ireland. THE GAMF. Wales kicked off at 2.45, and Scotland, with the incline in their favour, at once got into foreign territory. One of the home players had a free catch a little beyond the Welsh 25, but Berry, to whom the place was entrusted, did not succeed in sending it over the crossbar. Some hard work occurred close to the Welsh goal after this, and a drop by G, Maitland sent the ball into touch. Wauchope got the ball and ran right across the field, and on being tackled passed to Stephen, who after covering some ground was well held. Close play for the next five minutes followed, and the monotony of mauling and scrambling play was relieved by a sharp run of the captain of the Fettesian Lorettians. A bad pass of Wauchope to Maclagan let Wales to the half-way flag, where more mauling play occurred. A rush, however, by R. Maitland and C. Ross brought the ball back to the Welsh 25, where it had been almost from the start. Careful play was now the order of the day on the part of the Welshmen, who drove the Scolcii forwards back bit by bit, and all danger was relieved until a smart, run and a neat drop placed the ball in the Scotch 25. Some grand close play was witnessed here, Scotland, headed by the stalwart, Reid, even- tually coming away with a rush, and this was capped by G. R. Maitland dodging one or t wo of the Welsh forwards and dropping the ball far down the field. Wales had a hot time of it at this juncture. Immediately afterwards Stephen had a specular," which went very near the uprights, Gould being forced to touch down in defence. The kick by Wales was immediately relieved by Harrower and Asher soon fastening on to the ball, which was passed very judiciously to infaciaginlwlio was held twenty yards, or thereabouts, from the Welsh line. This pressure put the strangers on their mettle, and, settling down into steady action, they drove the Scotch far out of danger, and Newman, who had been playing a splendid saving game, gave the spectators an insight into his offen- sive abilities, running a long way and winding up with a punt into touch between the Scotch 25 and the half-way flags. More stiff mauling ensued, and then Wauchope wriggled through the cluster of Welshmen in a manner that elicited loud applause. Before being collared he passed to Asher, who ran a distance, and when that player was tackled he passed to Ainslie, who all but got in. This was an electrifying piece of play, but an infringement was claimed by the Welsh captain and allowed, the result being that the ball was brought back to the strangers' 25. It was removed from this quarter bv a clever dodgy run by Taylor, but the advantage gained by that player was soon neutralised by a cool punt on the part of Asher. A series of mistakes all crushed into the space of a few seconds enablel Wales to assume the aggressive, which they did in splendid style, and but for a timely drop on the part ot the Scotch captain the home quarters would have been seriously endangered. Maclagan's kick was well followed up by the Scotch forwards, who, however, were brought to bay by Gould lying on the ball not very far from his own goal. B. Maitland ousbed his way through several forms of opposition, and was held close on the strangers' line, and soon after this a tremendous cheer was raised when it was seen that Wauchope was. dodging one or two of his opponents. Nothing, however, came of this effort, as he was embraced securely in the clutches of Gwynn. Wales again sailed up the ground in great stvle, and before they were stopped the Scotch 25 had been reached. In this quarter they remained for a fnw minutes, but they never got close to the goal. Only a few minutes of the first half re- mained, and both sides worked very hard, but neither scored. This side was decidedly in favour of the Scotch, but the defence of Wales was ex- tremely good. THE SECOND HALF. Scotland kicked off from the centre without any loss of time. The first thing of note was a free catch by Asher close to the Welsh 25. Berry again took the kick, but did not improve matters. Taylor had a splendid run right from under his own goal to the half-way mark, where he was brought to a stop by Don Wauchope, who tackled him beauti- fully. Scotland worked the ball up, but down it came again without much ceremony or loss of time, and the fight for a time raged in the centre. One of the Scotch half-backs here made an effort to get away, but slipped after he had cleared himself of much opposition, and an excel- lent chance was thereby lost to Scotland. This was followed by two nice rushes on the part of Wales, who soon got .a free catch. The kick was charged down by Wauchope, who got hold of the ball, and by a useful punt sent it into touch well beyond danger. By degrees the Scotchmen worked the ball to inid-ground, and again Wauchope made strenuous efforts to get away, but he had not travelled many yards before he was obscured from view by a crowd of Welsh- men. Maitland, to whom the ball had been passed, was thus hidden from the public gaze. After some close play Stephen, for the second time, compelled Wales to touch down. The play now became exceedingly interesting, there being more open work and better running on the part of the backs. There was some very exciting work in the middle of the field. After a run by Wauchope Scotland was in front of the Welsh fortress, and great efforts were made by the home forwards to gain an advantage over their opponents. Wauchope and Reid forced their way through the Welsh forwards, but these and other efforts were unsuc- cessful. Jordan with a well-aimed drop was within a very little of scoring. From this on to the close Wales was in the ascendant, but no points were scored, and the game ended in a draw, the on- lookers dispersing with the feeling that they had seen a good match. Both teams dined in the George Hotel after the match, Mr. Malcolm Cross, president of the Scottish Rugby Union, being chairman. The teams were:— Scotland: Harrower (London Scottish), back; W. E. Maclagan (London Scottish), A. E. Stephen (West of Scotland), and G. Maitland (Edinburgh Institution), three-quarter backs; A. R. Don Wauchope (Fettesian Lorettonians and Cambridge University) and A. G. G. Asher (Fettesian Loret- tonians and Oxford University), half-backs C. Reid (Edinburgh Academicals), Dr. Tod (Wat- sonians), R. Maitland (Edinburgh Institution), T. Ainslie (Edinburgh Institution), J. Jamieson (West of Scotland), C. W. Berry (Fettesian Loret- tonians and Oxford University), W. A. Peterkin (Edinburgh University), J. Mitchell (West of Scot- land), and G. H. Robb (Glasgow Academicals), forwards. Wales A. J. Gould (Newport), back; F. E. Hancock (Cardiff), C. G. Taylor (Ruabon), and H. M. Jordan (Newport and United Hospitals), three- quarter backs; C. H. Newman (Newport and Durham), captain, and W. H. Gwynn (Swansea), half-backs J. S. Clapp (Newport), R. Gould (New- port), T. B. Jones (Newport), A. F. Hill (Cardiff), W. H. Thomas (Llandovery), D.Morgan (Swansea), S. Goldsworthy (Swansea), L. C. Thomas (Cardiff), and E. P. Alexander (Brecon), forwards. Umpires: Messrs. Alex. Duncan (Cardiff) and Cross, president of the Scottish Union; referee, Mr. Rowland Hill, secretary of the English Rugby Union. QUEEN'S COLLEGE, CORK, V. NEWPORT. Newport was only able to put into the field a weak team to compete against their Irish oppo- nents on Saturday in consequence of the "pick" of the club having gone to Glasgow to take part in the match between Scotland and Wales, which was played the same day. Nevertheless a very in- teresting game was seen, but owing to the wretched condition of the weather the attendance was very small. The ground was in a very bad condition, and when play started it was raining hard and the wind was blowing strongly from the S.S.W., down the ground from the nursery goal. Previous to making a start the visitors were photographed by Mr. Dando. The Cork team were successful in spinning the coin, and kicked off with the wind, and a loose scrimmage resulted about the middle of the ground, and the ball was kicked out. On the leather being thrown the visitors took the ball nearer the opposition goal, but Thomas cleverly relieved the pressure by a good punt. The home team followed the ball up well, and got within a few feet of the goal, where a couple of scrimmages took place, but the Irishmen managed to take the ball well away. The play was next in the middle of the ground, where it remained for some minutes. Out of a good scrimmage the ball was passed by one of the Cork three-quarters to their half-back, and had the latter only managed to hold the ball he might have gained a lot of ground, and possibly a goal, as he had a clear run before him. But the ball slipped from his grasp, and Bailey (Newport) coming with a rush made a splendid kick which transferred the play within the visitors' twenty- five. Some good scrimmages here ensued, and, the Newport forwards putting in some most creditable play, the Irishmen were the first to give way, and were compelled to resort to a touch down to save their goal. When the ball was kicked away a scrimmage ensued, and Briggs (Newport) obtained hold of the ball and secured a try,but the kick failed. Scarcely a minute had elapsed when C. Jordan (Newport) got possession, and again ran in and obtained another try. The kick was entrusted to lWDonnell, but the ball was in such a state that to kick it over the bar was highly improbable, and, as was fully expected, the major point was not scored. Play then ruled more even, the Irishmen seemingly waking up, and, although they could not get in the Newport half, they held their own, and as the game proceeded gradually improved their position, and managed to work the leather further than they had done up to this time, getting close to the Newport 25. C. Jordan, Briggs, and M'Donnell then played up with vigour, and rushed the ball so far down that the Irishmen were glad to resort to a touch- down, which performance they had to repeat in almost less time than it takes to record. The oval had not long been set in motion When the visitors had once more to repeat the touch-down. Time was called shortly afterwards, the play then being in the centre of the ground. The rain was still coming down in torrents, with every prospect of it doing so to the finish. The game stood—Newport, two tries and four touches down to nothing. The interval was a short one, and on the game being resumed Bailey, by a good run, managed to place the ball over the line, but being at a difficult angle the kick failed. Newport then com- pelled their adversaries to touch down in rapid succession, and then scored another try, which brought the match to a conclusion, Newport thus winning by five tries to nil. SWANSEA V. CARMARTHEN.—A friendly match between these teams was played on Carmarthen Ground on Saturday afternoon, ill the presence of a couple of hun- dred spectators. Almost all the morning, and through- out the match, a heavy downpour of rain was expe- rienced, with gusty wind. rendering the ground in a state 01' perfect quagmire. Notwithstanding these draw- backs a very good game was played, resulting in the first victory Carmarthen has obtained over Swansea. About half-past three Carmarthen won the toss, and Swansea kicked off against tJie wind. Good central p:ay continued for a considerable time, but the home team afterwards took matters into Swansea territory, where the operations were continued with but little variation throughout the whole of the first half. The visitors were compelled to touch down twice, and 800n afterwards, by II- good rush of the Oarmarthen for- wards, the leather was carried onward, and Walter Jones got over the 15wansea line and secured the first try. The place kick, which had to be attempted at a very difficult position, was made by Smith. but the ball did not rise, and the visitors again touched down. Two other touches down were sCored before ends were changed, Carmar- then. so far, having it all their own way with a try aud live touches down. 1n the second half things were somewhat reversed, Swansea having the advantage of the wind and ground. For some time, however, the home players continued to press their opponents' posi- tion. Hallyiug down, the Swansea forwards gained the upper hand and secured two touches down. After the kick-off from the 25 yards the ball wa. again sent back, and, being kicked over the line, it was rushed after by D. P. Morgan(Carmarthen) and W,Jones(Bwausea). Morgan slipped on reaching the leather, and Jones claimeù a try, which, alter protest, was allowed. The kick for goal was futile. Å good deal of excited play afterwards took ptace in the centre, but nothing further was scored, and the game resulted in a win for Carmarthen by a try and five touches ùown to a try and two toucht's down- nine points against six. Players -.—Carmarthen Back, Williams three-quarter backs, R, IJ. Norton, Milne, u¡,cl J. Gwyn; half-backs, D. P. Morgan (captain, J. T. Thomas, and E. W. Davies; forwards, Hindes, Joshua, T. O. Edwards. J. Lloyd. D. Lloyd, D. Smith, Walr.e" Jones, and D, Davits. 8wansea: Back, J. Rosser; three-quarter backs. Bishop, Colquhoun, and D. Bowen (captain); half-backs, Walter Jonesand Reed; forwards, Payne, W, Bowen, Meredith, Ball, Betts, Dogge'.t, Humphreys, and Williams. Referee, W. P. Norton, Car- marl hen. CARDIFF SECOND v. CHEPSTOW.—A match was played at Chepstow on Saturday last between fourteen of the Cardiff second football team and thirteen of the Chep- stow cluu. The ground is In an elevated position and much exposed, 11.11<1 during the game the wind and rain blew hard up across the Severn and prevented anything like good play. The home team kicked off, and although they played well it was apparent from the first that they were overmatched, the game ending in a decided victory for Cardiff, whe won by fifteen points to nil. CARDIFF RANGKRS v. NEWPORT HEARTS OF OAK.—This match was played in the Sophia Gardens Fleld. Cardiff, 011 Saturday afternoon, and despite the difficulties of wind. l'aln, and boggy ground, showed some very plucky play on the part of both teams. At the conclu- sion of the game victory rested with the Rangers, the score being :-Rangers, one try and two touches down; Newport Hearts of Oak, one try. CARDIFF HARLEQUINS v. BRISTOL ARABS.—This match was 13 have been played on Saturday. The Harlequins journeyed to Clifton III wretched weather, but only live of the Arabs' team turned up. No game, therefore, resulted, and the visitors were much disappointed in consequence.

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THE WEEK'S MARKETS. CORN AVERAGES. The following is a comparison between the quantities of wheat, barley, and oats sold, and the price obtained, for ttie week ended January 10, 1885, and the corres- ponding week last year :— 1S?5. 1884. Description. I- ———— Bushels. Price. Bushels. [ Price. Barley 73.668 31*7 98,932 32-1 Oats 8,841 19-11 11,882 19*4 Wheat 51,21o 3i-7 44,114 38*9

COHN. I CARDIFF, 8atnrday. (From Mr. Wm Coleman's Report.)—A small attendance at market 1,0-' lay, owing to the wet wather. Foreign wheat tirm on the week SngUsn improved Is perqr. Malting barley very dull sale; grinding ditto 6d per qr. dearer. Maize, oats, and beans linn at last quotations. Flour, best brands, firm at pre- sent values; Welsh plain tie equally firm: American kinds also firm. Pure Scotch oatmeal dearer on the week. 1!usiness remarkably clull. the weather interfe- ring so much with the shipping interest. LUDLOW, Monday.—There was a good attendance at to-day's market, and buyers purchased more freely. The following are the ruling qw)tations :-English wheat, per bushel of 75 lb3., white, 58 4d to 55 6d reLl,5s to 5s 3d. Badey, 28s to 34s per qr. Beans, 3Js to 33s. Oats, 24s to 258 6d. Flour, per sack of five bushels of 2801bs„ best, 318 8d seconds, 28s 4d. CoWBRIDGE, Tuesday.In the corn trade there was a slight improvement. Wheat sold at from 35 9d to 4s 3d per bushel; barley, 3s 6d to 4s and oats, 2s 5d to 2s 11(1. NEWPORT, Wednesday,1'here was an exceedingly good attendance at this market tu-day, and a large amount ol business was transacted. Both English and foreign wheat maintaineù the late advances. Round maize very scarce and dear; a good demand for flat sorts, and late prices were maintained. Feeding stuffs about the same. CATTLE. MONMOUTH, Monday.—The usual fortnightly fat and store stock market was held to-day. The auctioneers who had consignments of stock entrusted to their hammers were Messrs. Nelme5 and Taylor; Mr. Taylor wieldr 1 the hammer. Mr. Nelmes was present, but was indis- poseù. Messrs. Morris and Cooper, of Monmouth alld Hoss, we.'0 also present, and sold. The horned stock wue not numerous, but of good 9tla\H.y, An average number sheep were penned, lout prices were rather low, as will be seen by the following quotations :-Sheep Fat wethers sold from 56s to 6.35 p0r head; yearlings, 50s to 645, or about 8d per lb.; ewes, heavy weights,42s to 56.3, ot. from 6d to 6jd per lb.; yearling ewes, 25s to 40s. Store sheep: English ewes from 42s to 56s per head; yearlings, 25s to 40s Hadnor ewes, 28s to 3os Foresters, 15s to 20s. Fat beasts Bullocks from £ 21 to £ 25 per head, or about td por lb. heifers and cows, £ 17 tu £ 20, or about 8d per lb.; calves, £ 3 to £ 4, or about 8d per lb; beef, second quality, abollt 7id to 7jd per lb. 8tore beasts Cows awl calves from £ 16 to £ 20 three years old steers, £ 14 to £ 18 per head; two yeirs old do" £ 9 to £ 12; i n-calvers, £ 11 to £ 14 barreners, £ 10 to £ 13: yearlings, £ 6 to £ 9. The pig trade was not brisk, and prices were .considered low. Jlíice weight porkers rea- lised from 8s to 8s 9ù per score; ditto baconers, 8s to 8s 6d pe: score; large bacon pigs, 7s to 7s 6d per score; breeding sows from £ 3 and upwards strong stores from 405 anù upwards quarter old pigs, 18s to 20s each. COWÐRlDGJ>, Tuesday.—There was a very limited supply of all kinds of stock. and prices remain unaltered. Fat cattle sold at from 7d to 8d per lb. Cows and calves from £ 17 to £ 22. Fat sheep from 7 £ d to 9d per lb., wIth an average mpply. Fat pigs and porkers lnjgood supply at from 9s to 10s 6d per score respectively. NEWPORT, Wednesday. There was very fair atten- dance at this market to-day, and a large number of animals 011 offer. The prices ruled exactly the same as last week in every particular. LONDON, Thursday.—There were 400 beasts, 70 foreign, and trade, was dull, at 4s to 5s 6d. 8heep, 1,970, all English, and trade was quiet at 5s to 6s. Calves, 70, at 55 to 5s 10d. Pigs were quoted at 3s 4d to 4s per 81bs. l'here were 60 ElIglish mikh cows from £ 18 to £ 24 per. head. DUBLIN, Thursday.—The market to-day was quiet for both beef and mutton, of which there was a full auerage supply. Good qualities of stock fetched previous figures uther 90rts irregular. Beef, 60s to 72s 6d per cwt. Mutton, 6d to 8jd per lb. Pigs improveù somewhat. MEAT. LONDOK, Thursday.—There was a moderate supply and a fair demand. Beef, 3s to 4s 10,1; mutton, 3s 2d to 5s veal, 5s to 5s 4d pork, 3s 4d to 4s per 81bs. by the carcase. PROVISIONS. CARDIFF, Saturday.-(Fmm Messrs. Robt. Johnston and Co.'s Report.)—Tierce Beef: Extra India, owing to the small trade passing, holdct's have accepted rather less money. The same applies to Extra Packet. Pork: Owing to the advance in hogs in the States, packers ask from Is 6d to 2s advance. Bacon: We quote another ad- vance during the week of Is to 2s per cwt., and the market closed strong both on tit is side and in America. The same applies to hams. Cheese Only the finest grades attnwt attenti, and holders are satÎguine about seeing higher prices for these. Butter: With the excep- tion of the finest grades, there is no inquiry. Some very choice butter coming forward now at moderate prices. MONMOUTH, Satunlay.-The usual weekly market was held to-day, but was not largely attended. Prices ruled as follow: Dressed poultry: Geese varied from 65 to 85 each, or about 9jd to lOd per lb.; ducks scarce at from 6s to 7s 6d per couple turkey>, 79 to 99 6d elich, or about Is to Is 2d per lb. geese giblets, Is to h 2d per set; fowls, large size, from 5s 6d to 6s 6d per couple, 01' about 9d per lb. small size ditto, 48 6d to 6s. Live poultry: Fowls from 3s 6d to 55 6d per couple. Fresh butter from Is 6d to Is 8d per lb. Hen eggs, 1d. Dead r4bbits, 13s per dozen, Fruit: Dessert apples. Is to 18 3d per qr.; cookillg ditto, 8d per gallon. Vege- tables Broccoli, 2d to 4d per head; savoys, 8d to 9d per dozen turnips, 311 to 4d per qr.; celery, 2d to 3d per stick. Butcher's meat (prime joints only quoted) Beef.8d to 9d pei-lb. mutton, 8d to 9d per lb. veal. 8d to 10d per lb.; and pOl-k, 6d to 8d per lb. BRISTOL, Wednesday.—(From Mr. Francis Barnard's Circular.J-Bacon: The C. F. and 1. demand has been quiet dtl, ing the week, but American prices have kept firm. notwlIhstandrng increased supplies of hog. at Chicago. Stocks alld arrivals in this country are Hght, and there is an improved inquiry on th" silot. Cheese There has been little change in 6. F. and i. quotations since last Wednesd¡LY. Holders on this side of finest grades lire very firm at. sli¡;c11t1.y advanced rates. Butter l'he United Suites markets are dearer, anù there is more C. F.and 1. inquiry for Canadian, as stucks in the hands of importers are steadily decreasing. Lard American quotations have fluctuated during the week, but now stand about. as quoted in my last circular. Mess Beef alld Pork: fleef i. without change. Pork is a shade dearer. Flour: No ehaoge has been wuto in AIJ1.<,dcan oftiekl quotations, but r.s to prices they are relatively higher than this side, and b:¡sin!Js3 is to some extent checkef1. Ont he 9pot v>ric»3 «''e lirm at 6d to Ie advance. P¡;ODUCE. LONDON, Thl1l'sda.y.-S,w¡U': The m3rket was still very active, alld prices further advanced. Tate's cnbes, 213; Schwartz's cut. loaf, business donc at 20s; 21s 3d now asked for Dutch crushed 15s 9d for T.ebmidy's. Paris loaves, 16s 6d to say 17s 3d. Beet strung at 115 3d. Cane sugar is also dearer. Coffee sales are firm, the market for fine qualities being otherwise quiet. nice firm. Petroleum, 6|d to 7 £ d, according to brand. Rape oil easier at 2os 9d. SUGAR. GLASGOW, Thursday.—There was a very steady de- mand, aud a large business do Ie at full prices to 3d advance on yesterday's values. The official market re- port is :l'l1ere t/as a guod business done at pnces showing 3d to 6d advance. BUTTER. CARMARTHEN, Saturday. The market to-day was thinly attended with a small supply of butter, which realised from Is Id to Is 2d per lb. tor old, and Is 2id to ls3d per lb. for new, according to quality. Cheese, 24s to Per cwt. OOKK, Thursday.—Ordinary S"'C("1I1S, 140s thirds, 88s; fourths,52s. Kegs thirds, ^3s; fourths, 44s..Mild cured lirkina: Mild, 120s. FirKIns ill market, 163; ke¡1.19. HAY.. LONDON. Thursday. There was a short supply, and trade was quiet àt late rates. Prime clover, 95s to 107s; inferior, bOs t,090s. Prime meadow hay, 80s to 95s; inferior,40s to 80s. Straw, 24s to 36, per load- HOPS. WORCESTER, Saturday,-(From Messrs. Piercy, Long- bottom. and Faram's "Report.)--At the new" market to-day there were no hops 011 offer by growers, and they appear to have quite cleared out. There is more inquiry, and altogether a more cheerful feeling prevails in the trade, as some holders look for better prices whe1 busi- ness fairly begins. Stocks are small of new. ami almost exhausted of yearling and older hops. HIDES AND SJHNB. BRISTOL, Saturday. Hides: 931bq and upwards, 4d to 4 £ d per Ib 831bs to 921bs, 4jd to Ocl pjrlb 731bs to 821bs, 4d to ad per Ib; 63lbs to 721bs, Sid to 4d per Ib; 54lbs to 621bs, 38ct to 4d pet" Ib; 531b, amI under, 31d to ad per Ib; cows, 631b9 and above, 3fù to 4id per Ib; light, 3gd to Od per Ib bulls,;3^d to Oct per 1L> heavy cuts, 3Jd to Od per Ib; light and irregular, 3td to Od per lb. Calf skins 171bs and upwards, 5Jd to Od per Ib 121bs to 161bs, 7jd to ad per lb; 31bs to 111bs,7id to ad per Ib; under 9tbs, 6jfd to Oct per lb cut and irregular, 5d toOd per Ib; chance, Oel per lb. Horse hides, lis 9d to 19s Od 1st kips, 4 £ d to Od per Ib; 2nd ditto, 3td to Od per lb. Fat: Mutwn, 3jd; beef, 3d rough, IJd.; best beef, 3 £ d. Wools, D. 15 9d C.3sld; 13. 4s 5d .6.. 5s 10d; X, 75 Sd. Forward prices to Thursday:- Wools, D. Is 9d; G. 3s 2d B,4s5d;A.5s11d; X. 7s 7d. Fat, litl, 3d, 3td best beef. 3Jd. MEiALS. LOVDOW, Thursday.-Copper, £ 48 10s to £ 49. Tin, £ 74 7s 6d to £ 74 17s 6d. Pig iron, 42s 3d. Lead Eng- lish, £ 11 2s 6d to £ 11 7s 6d Spanish, £ 10 15s. Spelter, £ 14 to £ >4 5s. GLASGOW, Thursday.—The pig iron market to-day was steady, and "here was a moderate business done at 42s 3d to 42s 4ti cash; also at 42s 5d to 42s 6d one month; closing, seliers, 4Zs 4J cash, and 42s 6id oue month; buyers, §<1 less.

TRADE REPORTS. THE COAL AND IRON TRADES OF SOUTH WALES. In the past week a slightly beSter tone prevailed in our steam co..l market, and more regular working has been going on at some collieries. The clearances for this period show much more satisfactory results than those of late chronicled. The small coal market continues in a satis- factory state, and there is not much difficulty in dis- posing of this commodity. The house coal market is ill a dull condition the demand is poor, and. speaking generally, the tone at present prevailing is far from ;1ealthy. The pitwood market has had a slightly fitmer tendency, although as yet 110 perceptible alteration has taken place in prices. In the iron ore market there is 110 improvement to record the quantities of late coming forward have been of a substantial nature. The clearances for the past week have been as follow-.—Foreign, from Cardiff, 129,226 tons, and from Newport 27.29b tOllS. SOUTH. WALES SLIDING SCALE COMMITTEE. A special'meeting of the Bliding Scale Joint Com- mittee 01. Monmoutiishire and South Wales WdS held on Monday at the Angel Hotel. Cardiff, Mr. Abraham (vice- caairman) presiding, to consider the questions in dis- pute which eaused the late strike at the Gelliand Ty'ny- bedw Collieries. There were present on the owners'side Messi's, Edward Jones, Archibald Hood, C. B. Holland, and Mr. Gascoyne Dalziel (secretary) on the workmen's side, Messrs. W. Abraham, David Morgan, Isaac Evans-, John Jenkins, David Edwards, John 1\1orgrn, and T. W. Jones (secretary). It is satisffwtory to state that the two questions ill dispute, namely, as to the standard cutting prices and the periods of the pays, were settled. In regard thereto it was resolved to adopt the s tandard of the Monmouthshire and South Wales Collieries Associa- tion, and Messrs. A. Hood and W. Abraham were ap- pointed by the Sliding Scale Joint Committee to investi- gate the rates, and settle what the standard rate should be, the settlement to be effected within one month from that date. In regard to the period of the pays. the claim of the workmen to be pald fortnightly was admitted, and that arrangement will, therefore, be in future carried out. MONMOUTHSHIRE AND SOUTH WALES COLLIERIES ASSOCIATION. A meeting of this association took place subsequently. Mr. A. Hood presided, and there wêre present Messrs. Coward, C. Cory, C. Grey, Lusty. H. W. Martin, W. Thomas, H. Bedlington, A. Davies, T. Latch, fr. H. Bailey, R. Cory, J. C. Colquhoun, F. Cartwright, L. .Tyler, H. Kirkhouse, Forster Brown, Evan Lewis, Ll. Evans, W. W. Hood, W. Simons (solicitor), and W. Gascoyne Dalziel (secretary). The decision of the Sliding Scale Joint Committee, as reported above, wasannounced by the chairman, and met with unani- mous a\Jproval.-The strike at the Cwmglo Colliery, which lasted from the 1st inst. to the 7th. was reported, but the men had resumed work.—Mr. Charles Henry James was elected associate, for Mr. Thomas Forster Brown, for the Great Western Colliery.-The Secretary reported that by advices from the secretary of the Mining Association of Great Britain the Home Secretary (Sir Vernon Harcourt) had consented Lr reeelve a depu- tation on the subject of the appointmisnt of additional inspectors of mines next month. ANTHRACITE DISTRICT OF MINERS AT BRYNA.MMAN. The usual monthly meeting of the anthracite miners was held at Tregibe Arms, Brynamnian, on Saturday, Mr. Zaeth Jones. Cwmamman.presided. The secretary, Mr. E. Rees, and representatives from the following collieries were present:—Dunant, Glanlest, Cae'rbryn, Rhos, Park. Cawdor, Raven, Garnant, Waun Caegurwen, Brynmorgan, Hendreforgan, Cwmgilfach, and Y nysced- wyn New Pit. Many minor matters were discussed and agreed upon. In the reports from the various coliieri* it was found that on the whole work in the district <W ing last month was rather irregular. At the Colliery, near Ammanford, operations bad been Out t pended for the whole fortnight, and owing to son* { reason unknown to the workmen there were no hopes iJ t resumingthemsoon. 11 transpired also that the employed after stopping the colliery and paying all the otbel men the wages due to them, had refused to pay tW hnuiip- s "-110 had made p, contract with him to bring tb* coal out to the bottom of the shaft, alleging that the coo4 tract with them, they not bringing a sufficient quantity of coal out per diem, had been broken The meeting, hoW< ever, alter carefully considering the matter, failed W see that the employer was justified in detaining th men's money. Consequently instructions were given M the officials of the district to endeavour to obtain th< money for the men through amicable means, and, failing that, to institute proceedings to obtain it by legaL means. After this a general discussion took place as tel what had occurred in the district during the month. TJE MATCSTKG WORKS.—We are requested to ststd that the Maesteg ironworkers, as well as the Tondd men, have agreed to resume work at a 10 per cent/ reduction. Our previous report was to the effect thai they had refused these terms. GAZETTE NEWS. I they had refused these terms.

GAZETTE NEWS. I PARTNERSHIP DISSOLVED. Henry French Morrison and James Morrison, trading as H. F. Morrison and Son, at 7, Spicer-lane, Quayside« Newcastte-on-Tyne, and at the West Bute Docks, Cardiff, sail makers and canvas and rope merchants J. Morrisofi retires. ADJUDICATIONS. Charles Ashton, North-street, Dowlais, Glamorgan4 shire, draper. John Mathias George Evans, Charles-street, Milford' Haven, grocer. » Thomas Davies, Pontypridd-road, Porth, near Poatji pridd, tailor and draper. FIRST MEETINGS AND DATES OF PUBLIC EXAMINATION.. Charles Ashton, 16, North-street, Dowlais, drapsrj first meeting, January 21, at noon, Official Receiver's. Merthyr Tydvil; public examination, January 21, at) Merthyr Tydvil Court. Richard Edward Jones, late Prince Albert Hotel, Littla Darkgate-street, Aberystwith, now of Plas-Inca, Llan- badarn Fawr, late innkeeper, now of no occupation; first meeting, January 22, at 12.45, at Aberystwith County Court.

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