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THE FIGHTING AT SUAKIM. TAN ARAB AMBUSCADE. HARROW ESCAPE OF THE HUSSARS. GALLANTRY OF BRITISH OFFICERS. The following telegram has been received at the War Office:— "FROM GENERAL STEPHENSON TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WAR. CAIRO, WEDNESDAY (1.50 P.M.). have received the following from Major- Seneral Fremantle at Suakim :— The officer commanding the cavalry ex- ceeded his instructions. The enemy, from the hills, prepared an ambush in khor, two miles from Handoub. The cavalry reaching this khor on their return were obliged to gallop round the enemy's flank, under a heavy fire. Gregory took on his horse two Hussars in succession, and thus saved one. Stopford also saved a man similarly. The details of the engagement are given in the following telegram from the Times correspondent it Suakim:- SUAKIM, TOESDAT. A force consisting of a troop of Hussars and a troop of Egyptian cavalry reconnoitered towards Handoub this morning. When it arrived there only a few rebels were visible, who lied. In the huts a small quantity of ammunition was found and destroyed. On th" return of the force the scouts reported that a large number of the enemy were drawn up in front at a distance of one mile from Handoub, extending for a mile across the plain, and posted under cover of the thick bush. Soon afterwards the scouts were driven in on the main body by the enemy's fire. The cavalry then tried to turn the enemy's right flank, under a heavy fire and a most determined advance. This manceuvre was not accomplished without great difficulty, owing to the rough nature of the ground in the proximitv of the rebels. The Hussars lost eight men and eleven horses killed or missing, and the Egyptians three killed and six horses missing. An Egyptian soldier lias been commended by the General for saving a Hussar's life, whose horse was killed under him in the heavy fire.

LORD WOLSELEY'S PRIZE FOR THE ¡ QUICKEST PASSAGE. I l" KEUTER'S TELEGRAM.] CAIRO, WEDNESDAY. Lord Wolseley telegraphs from Korti that the 1st Battalion Royal Irish gained the prize of JE100 for making the quickest passage from Sarras to Debbeh.

RETURN OF THE CANADIANS. [FROM THE "STANDARD" CORRESPONDENT.] CAIRO, TUESDAY. The Canadian voyageurs and Indians will arrive from the front on Thursday morning, their work having been completed when they had taken the last boat up the great Cataracts below Dongola. Before they go on to Alexandria, to embark upon the Poonah, they will spend a day at Cairo, sight-seeing, at the expense of the Government. Carriages will be at the railway station to meet them, and they will be driven to the citadel; mosques, bazaars, and other places of interest. After visiting these they will drive to the Pyra- mids. They will be provided with food, drink, and tobacco. This programme has been arranged by Lord Wolseley himself, as a reward for the uniform good conduct and great exertions of these men, to whom the success of the Expedition is greatly due. The Canadians will go on at night to Alexandria and embark on board the Poonah, which sails on Friday.

THE CONDITION OF GENERAL STEWART. On Saturday the Lord Mayor received the fol- lowing reply to the telegram of congratulation he sent to Lord Wolseley on Friday night:— "From Lord Wolseley, Korti, 9.10 a.m., to the Lord Mayor of London. Most grateful for your hearty congratulations. Please convey to my fellow-citizens my warmest thanks for their expressions towards myself and this gallant army. No later news of General Stewart. The last news was hopeful and satisfactory."

STAFF APPOINTMENTS. [" REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) CAIRO, SUNDAY. The following temporary appointments have been made:—General Sir Herbert Stewart is suc- ceeded by Major-General Sir Redvers Buller, while Sir Evelyn Wood succeeds Sir Redvers Euller as chief of the staff with Lord Wolseley. Brigadier-General Grenfell succeeds Sir Eyelyn Wood as Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Army, being replaced by Col. Clery in command of the lines of communication on the Nile.

FRENCH OPINION OF GENERAL GORDON. ["REUTER'S" TELEGRAM.] PARIS, FRIDAY NIGHT. The Voltaire says:—" Gordon may be a mystic or a fanatic, but he is certainly every inch a man. We French have not lately had much reason to love the English, but we cannot now help admiring their courage and heroism, energy, coolness, patriotism, perspicacity, which are not ordinary qualities we can disdain in an adversary. Let us then salute Gordon, albeit English. Let us send to him to the desert, and over the walls of Khartoum, a testi- monial of our sympathetic admiration.

GORDON AND THE CONGO. FUTURE HONOURS FOR THE GENERAL. [" CENTRAL NEWS TELEGRAMS.] BRUSSELS, MONDAY, I The King of the Belgians is anxiously expecting the liberation of General Gordon, in order that he may entrust him with the Presidency of the Free Congo State. The idea is very favourably received, even the papers which have always sharply op- posed the King's interference in African affairs express the hope that he will persevere in this pro- ject, and that Gordon, remembering his former promise, will accept the high position that is being kept open for him. The greatest admiration is felt here for Gordon because of Khartoum and also for the achieve- ments of General Stewart's column. The Independence lielye describes the march through the desert to the Nile as one of the finest military feats recorded by modern history.

RUSSIA AND CENTRAL ASIA. COMBINED ACTION OF RUSSIA, AUSTRIA, AND GERMANY. THE INDIAN FRONTIER THREATENED [FROM THE DAILY TELEGRAPH CORRESPONDENT.] VIENNA, TUESDAY. I am in a position to inform you that news of a very grave and startling character may shortly be expected from Central Asia. This tidings reaches me this evening in the form of a cyphered dis- patch from St. Petersburg, containing merely the above statement, without further particulars. But the source whence it comes is so entirely unexcep- tionable that not the slightest doubt can be entertained as to its accuracy. Nor is it neces- sary to be gifted with second sight in order to surmise the drift of my informant's communica- tion. According to the latest news from the Afghan frontier, the English Commissioners were, up to a fortnight ago, still awaiting the arrival of the Russian delegates. From what I hear to-day I they are likely to be kept waiting some con- siderable time yet. Meanwhile, they must have experienced no little surprise on finding the I Russians established at Dedekhatoun, that all- important strategic point commanding the north of Afghanistan. Thanks to an indiscretion that escaped the pen of the Russian General Sobelieff, the ex-Bulgarian Minister of War, in a recent publication, we know that the Russians are with- in a shorter distance of Herat than that which separates St. Petersburg from Narva—about 100 kilometres. It has been understood for some time past that events of first-class importance were drawing nigh in Central Asia. The despatch of a German mission to Teheran was signi- ficant enough, and three weeks ago an Aus- trian officer, Captain Fux, of the Dragoons suddenly started for the same destination. He received a consular appointment, but there is i good reason to believe that he has gone to watch events in that part of the East, not in the special interest of the Consular Service. He is a skilled Orientalist, has been to Syria and Bagdad, and (if I mistake not) was also for a short time in Persia some years ago. These and other circumstances tend to the conclusion that the events about to take place in Central Asia are the outcome of an understanding between the three Imperial Powers, no doubt finally sanc- tioned at Skiernievice. I was credibly in- formed, shortly after the meeting of the three Emperors, that Russia had received carte blanche in Central Asia, and would turn it to account before England should withdraw from Egypt. Still, I was loth to believe it, as we heard about the same time that M. de Giers had given our Ambassador at St. Petersburg the most formal and satisfactory assurances with regard to Russia's intentions in that direction; and M. de Giers has hitherto kept singularly good faith in his diplomatic intercourse with foreign Govern- ments. Implicit reliance is, however, to be placed in the intelligence I have received to-day from St Petersburg. No attempt has been made to deny the report that large bodies of Persian troops are on the move, and the Russian official press will not easily convince people that it is merely in order to pro- tect the Persian frontier from the incursions of the Turcomans. But be that as it may, there are other ominous circumstances enough in the neigh- bourhood of the Afghan frontier to give the infor- mation briefly imparted to me on unimpeachable authority the utmost weight. For aught I know, it may be intended as an indirect and timely warning to those who may yet have it in their power to avert any fresh peril from accruing to our Indian possessions, for my informant was weill aware that to-night it would be flashed along the wire to London, and thus be brought under public notice to-morrow morning.

RAILWAY ACCIDENT IN AMERICA. TWENTY PERSONS INJURED. [" REUTER'S TELEGRAM.J NEW YORK, FRIDAY. A train from Philadelphia on the New Jersey Central Railway ran off the line near this city. Twenty persons were injured.

THE FRENCtjTAT KELUNG. f" CENTRAL NEWS TELEGRAM.] PARIS, TUESDAY AFTERNOON. An official telegram has been received from AdmiralCourbet,datedKelung. He says: Acolumn of 15,000 men has carried the Chinese works which command access to the mines. We have occupied the position, which is strongly fortified, and after some rest we shall resume opera- tions. The enemy offered a vigorous resistance, and took a remarkably good aim. The French loss was nine killed, of whom two were officers, and 53 wounded.

ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF O'DONOVAN ROSSA. SHOT IN THE STREET BY A WOMAN. [" REUTER'S TELEGRAM.] NEW YORK, MOSDAY EVENING. This afternoon, at about a quarter past five, while O'Donovan Ro-sa was walking down Chambers-street, he was approached by a hand- some young woman, neatly dressed, and wearing spectacles, who presented the appearance of an in- 1 tellectual school teacher. On nearing him she drew from the pocket of her dress a five-chambered re- volver, of small calibre, and, presenting it. fired one shot at him. Rossa threw up his arms, and exclaiming, I am shot," fell heavily on the pavement. The woman then fired the re- maining four chambers at the prostrate man, and proceeded to walk calmly and unconcernedly away with the revolver in her hand. A large crowd assembled round the spot where Rossa lay, and several people followed the woman and arrested her. The man who actually apprehended her said he found her in the street brandishing the weapon. She was conducted to the police-station, and behaved with remarkable calmness. A man who entered the station with her informed the police that she had just shot a man. LATER PARTICULARS. [FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.] NEW YORK. MONDAY NIGHT. Further details show that O'Donovan Rossa was shot at six o'clock this evening in Chambers-street, on the side-walk, distant one block from the office of the United Irishman. His assailant is a well- dressed woman, who was walkiug and conversing with him at the time. Turning suddenly round, she drew a revolver from her pocket, and, allow- ing Rossa to move on a few paces in ad- vance, she fired her first shot, which struck the apostle of dynamite in the left shoulder, and brought him almost instantly to the ground. Standing over the prostrate man, the woman fired four more shots at him, all of which missed their mark. Rossa's wound, which was at first described as mortal, is now said to be of a much less serious character. The chief danger to be apprehended is blood poisoning, to which a man of Rossa's intemperate habits would be peculiarly liable. The woman when arrested seemed perfectly cool and self-possessed. She gave her name as Duncan, said she had recently arrived from England, and stated at the same time that she had conferred with Rossa on several occasions prior to the attack. NEW YOKK, MONDAY, LATER. As soon as the woman ceased firing Rossa rose, and, with assistance, walked to his office, and thence to the hospital, a distance of nearly a quarter of a mile. Only one bullet pierced his body. That entfJred his back directly below the left shoulder blade. The wound is not considered dangerous. [FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT. I NEW YORK, TUESDAY AFTERNOON. The sensation produced by the attempt on O'Donovan Rossa's life has been intensified by the full details published in the morning and afternoon papeyrs to-day. The extreme section of the Irish party are highly excited, and hint at reprisals. Several have called at the hospital making inqui- ries respecting Rossa's condition, and tho reply has been the same to all callers, viz., that he is as well as can be expected. Rossa, when first brought into the hospital, ap peared to be sinking fast from exhaustion. The resident surgeon made attempts to find the baH, but without success, and it was believed then that the leaden messenger had pierced Rossa's lung. Further investigation led to an opposite view being enter- tained. The wound was dressed, and the patient fell into a quiet sleep. The surgeons are now of opinion that he may recover with care. The bullet struck Rossa in the back, penetrating through the left shoulder but, as stated before, the whereabouts of the ball cannot be traced. Throughout the whole night members of the dynamite faction remained within the precincts of the hospital awaiting the course of events, others of the party relieving them in the morning. ROSSA'S DEPOSITIONS. During the night the depositions of the wounded man were taken with the usual formalities. Rossa said that he first saw Mrs. Dudley on Saturday last, she having written to him to make an ap- pointment. He invited her to come to his office, and the interview took place there. The conver- sation turned upon the recent dynamite outrages in London, and, according to Rossa, the woman said she wanted more dynamite explosions and more people killed by them. Another appoint- ment was made for yesterday (Monday) afternoon, again at the office of the United Irishman. Thereat Mrs. Dudley again spoke of the desirability of making further and more effectual attempts to damage England by the aid of dynamite. Thereupon (the following are Rossa's own words) "she offered me money to canyon the dynamite war. I refused to accept any contribution, but she again pressed her money upon me, and asked me to make out a receipt on behalf of the dyna- mite fund. I absolutely declined to take it, and then Miss Dudley suggested that we should have a Hoare private interview elsewhere, as there were other matters she wished to discuss, and in more privacy than could be obtained in a newspaper office. I consented to this, and we left the build- ing together. On reaching the street we walked on the sidewalk until about one block from my office, vhen Miss Dudley suddenly stepped back a pace and fired." It was fortunate indeed for Rossa that only one bullet aimed against him found its billet. Consider- ing that his assailant was standing directly over his prostrate body, it is almost inconceivable that she could have so repeatedly missed hitting him. Rossa constantly refers to the prisoner as Miss Dudley. COOLNESS OF THE PRISONER. Last night, when she fired at Rossa, a small crowd speedily collected, but the woman went on firing until every barrel was discharged. The by- standers were so startled by the coolness with which the whole thing was carried out that no one had the presence of mind to interfere until Mrs. Dudley had proceeded some little distance from the spot. She was then seized, with the smoking revolver still in her hand, and made not the slightest attempt to resist. She went readily to the police-station, and answered every question put to her with a calm- ness that was, under the circumstances, perfectly astounding. When asked where she had come from, she. replied, "lam a native of England," in a clear, deliberate voice, which showed no sign of hesitation, lie, or fear. "Do you know who it is whom you have shut P" asked the official. I have shot O'Donovan Rossa." she replied. Rossa ought to die.' Then in reply to further questions she gave her history as detailed elsewhere. When asked why she had shot Rossa she replied, "Because I am English and he is O'Donovan Rossa." O'DONOVAN ROSSA'S OFFICE. Chambers-street, where O'Donovan Rossa's offices are situated, and where his assassination was attempted, is a humble thoroughfare leading into Broadway. Very few pedestrians use it. Rossa's office is a mean house, tenanted principally by persons with foreign names, doing business as foreign agents. Rossa rents the topmost flat, con- sisting of two rooms, both small and shabby. They are approached by a narrow stair, and a darksome passage. On the outer door is a sign inscribed with the words— UNITED IRISHMAN," J. O'DONOVAN ROSSA. The doors are heavy and black, and a dull, crumbling sound yields to the toot-fall. Rossa's office serves the double purpose of editorial sanctum and meeting place. One—the smaller apartment— is approached by an inner door, and is adapted to secret conferences. Both rooms are repeliant and squalid. PERSONAL APPEARANCE. Rossa's personal appearance is respectable. He dresses much like a master workman. The only American feature of his appearance is his pointed beard. His cheeks are clean shaven, and his ex- pression American-Irish, slightly sinister but not forbidding. His face is powerful, his carriage good, and his manner not unpleasant. THE IRONY OF FATE. Phelan. whose life was recently attempted in Rossa's office by one of the dynamite gang, and who now lies in the same ward as Rossa in the hospital takes an intense interest in all that appertains to his former comrade. NEW YORK, TUESDAY MORNING. The excitement consequent on the shooting of O'Donovan Rossa continues at fever heat in Irish extremists'circles. Details of the tragic affair are largely sought, and many inquiries have been made as to Rossa's condition At eight o'clock this morning he was sleeping quietly, and the surgeons are inclined now to believe that he will recover. NEW YORK, TUESDAY (11 A.M.). The surgeons have just held a consultation around the bed of O'Donovan Rossa in the hospital. The consensus of opinion is that he is improving, and that there is a strong probability of his recover- ing from his wound. NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY MORNING. O'Donovan Rossa is progressing rapidly towards complete recovery. While in the hospital, which the surgeons have since told him he may leave, he dictated a long manifesto, in which lie declares that England has inaugurated the work of indi- vidual assassination; that emissaries of England are now engaged in assassinating American citi- zens. The British Minister at New York is in the conspiracy, and as a conspirator should be arrested by the American authorities. Rossa then goes on to state that it had hitherto been the rule of the Dynamite Brotherhood not to touch or molest in any way Englishmen in America; now England has transplanted her assassins to America O'Donovan Rossa. waits to see whether the howl made by America over cases such as the explosions at the Houses of Parliament and the Tower will be equal to the present emergency, when England by means of her assassins has de- clared war against American citizens. Rossa's supporters are assuming quite B threatening attitude. While Mrs. Dudley was being conducted to the Tombs police-court a crowd of rowdies, in which Rossa's immediate following were conspicuous, howled at the prisoner, and threatened her, shout- ing at the same time, English spy." The police drew their clubs and revolvers, and ordered the mob to keep back. The crowd quailed before the muzzles of the pistols, and quickly calmed down. Meanwhile the dynamitards hnve held another meeting, and are making great capital out of the political aspect of the affair. Mrs. Dudley's act is attributed by them to the direct inspiration of the British Government, while John Boyle O'Keilly, the editor of the Boston Pilot, the first Catholic journal in America, professed to identify the prisoner as a Mrs. Ryder, and declares her to be a paid emissary of the English Government. The attack on Rossa is described as another instance of English per- secution, and Rossa himself is leaving no stone unturned to pose as a martyr to the cause; and it is not at all unlikely that an increase of subscrip- tions may reward him for his involuntary and un- worked-for martyrdom.

MRS. DUDLEY BEFORE THE MAGIS- TRATES. NEW YORK, TUESDAY (1. P.M.). The following official information has been issued by the surgeons of the hospital in reference to O'Donovan Rossa's wound ":— The bullet entered the body just over thecentre of the left shoulder-blade. It can be traced up- wards and inwards for four inches. The wound is only a flesh wound, and is not dangerous. The bullet up to the present has not been found." From this authoritative statement it appears most probable that Rossa will recover. Mrs. Dudley was brought before the Tombs Police Court charged with unlawfully attempting to take the life of O'Donovan Rossa. The court was densely crowded. The prisoner was calm and placid. Her good looks and youthful appearance enlisted very general sympathy on her behalf. Only formal evidence was given to-day. The prisoner listened with a quiet attitude throughout. At the close of the hearing the prisoner was remanded for further inquiiies, and to await the result of the injuries inflicted upon Rossa.

MRS. DUDLEY INTERVIEWED. [FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.] NEW YORK, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, The authorities have at length permitted the pressmen to interview Mrs. Dudley. She showed no traces of being discomposed by her exami- nation a few hours previously before the magistrates, and answered the questions put to her calmly and rationally, but with a certain determination. She said she was induced to attempt Rossa's life because of his wicked at- tempts to destroy innocent people. She determined to rid the world of this monster after the recent diabolical outrages in London, and arranged the interview with him for that purpose- She hoped by this means to strike at the fountain head, and deter others from follow- ing in his footsteps. When she invited Rossa to leave his office she fullv intended to shqot him, and it was with that view she got him to accompany her. Thev had not walked many yards from the outer door when she seized a favourable opportu- nity, stepped back, and fired. Rossa," said Mrs. Dudley, immediately fell on the side-walk and cried aloud for mercy. I only fired one shot at him. The crowd began to gather round, and I emptied my revolver harmlessly by firing in the air rather than run any risk -of injuring inno- cent people." Besides," she continued, no EnglishmllD or Englishwoman ever strikes a fallen foe." The courage and chivalry of the woman is winning admiration from all hands. Whether she is of sound mind or not is not yet apparent, but her answers are given so rationally that it is difficult to believe her insane.

BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS. Mrs. Dudley's husband died not very long ago, and her two children are also dead. She is a well- dressed woman, gives her name as Yseult Dudley, .)d says she is 24 years of age. but she does not look over 20. Her face is attractive, but there are traces of sorrow upon her features. She says that upon the death of her husband she supported herself by nursing at various hospitals. She holds diplomas both from hospitals in London and in Paris, and among the other institutions which she served is that of the asylum at Hay- ward's Heath, in Sussex. This was one of the last situations she filled, and she left England in Sep- tember last for the United States. With the letters of introduction she brought with her, and the diplomas she possessed testifying to her abilities, she had no difficulty in obtaining em- ployment in the New York hospitals, and from the time of her arrival until now she has earned her living in this way. Many of the fellow-workers of Mrs. Dudley in the hospitals here have been interviewed. They state that the prisoner was very reserved, and there was something in her manner which struck them as being singular and not altogether right. It was supposed that the loss of her husband and her early troubles had preyed upon her mind, but she was fully conversant with her duties. She re- peatedly denounced the dynamite faction in conversation with her associates, and was most powerfully excited by the news of the dynamite outrages on London Bridge and on the Metropo- litan Railway. She was very agitated on Saturday week last on hearing of the outrages at the Tower of London and at. Westminster, and then ex- claimed excitedly, Rossa ought to die. SYMPATHY IN NEW YORK. The feeling here is a general one of sympathy with the prisoner, except in the extreme Irish circles. Americans regard the woman as a heroine rather than a criminal.

HER LONDON HISTORY. The Central News says :—The announcement that an attempt had been made upon the life of O'Donovan Rossa caused the most intense excite- ment in political and official circles In London. Many persons expressed the liveliest satisfaction that the attempt had been made, and the strongest admiration for the woman who made it. That a feeling of unmistakable sympathy with Mrs. Dudley exists in all quarters 01 society is evident by the many suggestions that a fund should be raised for her defence, or to assist her in other material ways. Such a fund would be largely subscribed to, and many have offered to contribute liberally towards it. From inquiries which we have made, it appears that the name of Mrs. Dudley is really Lucille Dudley. She appears to have had more troub!e than falls to the lot of most people, and to have been S0mewhat affected thereby Lucille Dudley is just over 24 years of age. She is of a very sensitive nature, and somewhat eccentric. In July, 1883, she attempted to commit suicide in a first-class carriage on the Great Eastern Railway by inhaling chloroform. When found by the porter on that occasion he thought her to be fast asleep. She lay back with a hand- kerchief over her face, and in her hand was a bottle labelled poison. The unfortunate woman was removed to the London Hospital, where, after eight hours' unceasing atten- tion, she regained consciousness. She was brought before the magistrate at Worship- street charged with attempting suicide, and while in the passage of the court again endeavoured to take her life by swallowing a dose of opium which she had secreted in the lining of her dress. She at the same time expressed her regret that she had not succeeded in killing herself. She stated that she was a governess and also a hospital nurse; that she had no relations, and that she had been driven to desperation by the loss of her child. She declined to give any further account of herself, and as she would not promise not to repeat the offence the presiding magistrate ordered her to find two sureties of £25 each to be of good behaviour for the next three months. The sureties were not forthcoming, and the prisoner was removed from the House of Detention, Clerkenwell, to Millbank, where the chaplain spent some time in bringing her to a better frame of mind. He helped her to employment when she left prison as a hos- pital nurse, and finally assisted her to New York.

HER SUPPOSED INSANITY. Lucille Dudley is, undoubtedly, well connected, and is said to be the illegitimate daughter of per- sons of rank. She has had two children, both of whom are dead. Her husband (if she be married) is described as an officer in the army. She is possessed of considerable histrionic power, and at one time studied with a view to adopting the stage as a profession. She is well educated, and among other accomplishments speaks French fluently. Dr. Williams, the resident superintendent of the Hay ward's Heath Asylum,was interviewed on Tues- day afternoon by the special representative of the "Central News." The Doctor said: Lucille Dudley was a very interesting patient, and was an inmate of the asylum for twelve months. She was suffer- ing from suicidal mania, and during the first six months of her stay she was subject to very violent paroxysms, and whilst they lasted no one's life was safe. She recovered, however, and for the last six months was to all appearances cured. No one by conversing with her would have pro- nounced her mad. Were you not surprised to hear that she had attempted O'Donovan Rossa's life ?—Not at all; I should say that it was never ceitain when her mind would lose its balance, and then it would be impossible to determine whether her mania would takl a suicidal or a homicidal form. Then, doctor., you would hold her irresponsible for her actions?—She is irresponsible. Mrs. Dudley's case is, then, quite an exceptional one?—Yes, but by no means unique. It is well understood amongst doctors who make a special study of mental disease. If her state was of so serious a character, is it not surprising that she should have been set at liberty?—She was released on the undertaking of her friends to watch her, and to report to the Home Secretary any signs of relapse. Had she ever expressed any strong political opinions?—I never heard her in conversation ex- press political opinions or detestation of Fenians or dynamitards, or in any way refer to O'Donovan Rossa, but she had a dislike towards Irishmen generally. My senior assistant medical officer was an Irishman, and she for some reason or other could never get on with him. PERSONAL DESCRIPTION. Could you favour me with a personal descrip- tion ?—Yes, I think I can give you a fair idea. To my mind she was a person of great beauty of the blonde type, light hair, blue eyes, with a clear pink and white complexion, just the kind of beauty which one is accustomed to meet in South Devon. She was of medium height and short-sighted, and this defect some- what marred the effect of her beauty, as it caused her to lean forward slightly and peer after the manner of short-sighted people. She was a good nurse, and I have heard medical men who knew her speak highly of her in that capacity. In temperament she was ardent, and in her likes and dislikes always in extremes. She loved or she hated. She was fond of reading, especially novels. She used to borrow and eagerly read my French and English novels; she spoke French fluently.

HER DESIRE FOR DEATH. CHARACTERISTIC LETTERS. The Central News" says:—Later inquiries bring to light the fact that Mrs. Dudley attempted her own life on the Great Eastern Railway on the 1st of February, 1882, or exactly two years to the day before she attempted the assassination of the apostle of dynamite. She is described by the persons who arrested her after the attempted suicide as a good-looking, lady-like woman, well- dressed, and wearing a long cloak trimmed heavily with fur, and a "pork-pie" hat. Amongst other things found on her was a memo- rial card of her daughter Marguerite, who is referred to in the letters which she wrote shortly before attempting to destroy herself. After her conviction in default of finding sureties a letter was received at Worship-street Police Station from a gentleman in Belgium, asking for certain information with regard to her in order to identify her, and asking for her photograph. The circumstance was reported to Scotland Yard, but the nature of the reply of the authorities has not been made known to Mrs. Dudley's friends. The following letters, the first of which was found upon her after she had taken poison, and the latter of which was written to a friend just before the 1st of February, 1883, will probably throw some light upon her state of mind at that time:— I am going to end my life to-day. May God have mercy on my soul. It is best for me to die. I seem only to bring trouble on all who know me, and yet would sooner suffer anything myself. If 1 had loved I should have gone mad, for life has been intolerable since I lost my darling, my wee girlie. Perhaps I shall have her again now I have tried to get away from thinking about her. I tried everything, lived fast and reckless, only stopping short of actual wrong, but her little face is by me night and day, and her little voice calls me. I think I lost my right senses in a measure when she died. I don't know, only nothing seemed real since. Perhaps God lets her call me that I may go. Surely, as He has made life too hard for me to bear, He cannot blame me for ending it. If this is ever read, I would thank all who have been kind to me, and ask them not to think too hardly of me, but pray God in His infinite mercy to take me to my darling little one again never to be parted more. Wee golden head, and violet eyes, 0, God give me her to again.—I,. DUDLEY." Dear Mrs. M.,—As this will be the last time you will ever hear from me, try to read it patiently. You are wrong in thinking that I was care- less or indifferent about your being paid. Indeed, I would have sent you every farthing. You know I have always given you all I had, and the las debt was contracted because I was too ill to move You must recollect that! wished to go,but the doctor forbade me to move until the hemorrhage ceased. you have been bitterly cruel to me this last week, and I was trying so hard to fight against the im- puise to destroy myself and end all trouble. I am sorry you would not even shake hands with me. I have been longing so dreadfylly for dear little Marguerite, and tried all I could to throw it off. If I have been extravagant and reckless, it was through trying to drive away the thoughts that came. May God now take me to her, as He has made life too hard to live without her. He will not punish me for ending it. I shall be with her before you read this. As a dying woman I ask you to believe that I should not have wronged you out of your money, but you threatened to write to where I was going, and that would have ruined my chance of success. Ask them to bury my darling's little things with me.—L. DUDLEY."

THE CHAPLAIN'S HISTORY. The Rev. Purnell Meyrick, the chaplain of Mill- bank Prison, on Werrlesday morning, in the course of an interview with the special representa- tive of the Central News," made some interesting statements with regard to Lucille Dudley, in whom he has, ever since she has come under his notice in the prison, taken a deep interest. He stated that for years the young woman had suffered much from sleeplessness, and, in consequence, had been induced to take narcotics. She doubtless indulged in this practice to an excess, and it was when under this influence that she became almost maddened, and spoke and acted in a very strange manner. In her calm moments she cer- tainly showed no symptoms of insanity. Lady-like in her demeanour, actuated by generous impulses, she made friends with all who came in contact with her. She wasendowed with conversational abilities of no mean order, and spoke ably on metaphysical subjects. In Mr. Meyrick she reposed the utmost confidence, and ever since her release from Mill- bank has been in frequent communication with him. She threw her whole energies into the art of nursing, and formulated a scheme for the nursing of the children of the poor which was of a very valuable character. Indeed, it was only her departure for New York that prevented the establishment of an institution on the plans she had drawn up. Prior to her leav- ing England she made a promise to Mr. Meyrick not to again attempt her life, and this undertaking seems ever to have been present in her mind. In a letter written by her from New York, and re- ceived by him only a fortnight since, she says :—"I cannot say that my suicidal impulses will never return; I believe they will, and I have taken such precautions as will ensure my being safe until they pass away." In the same letter she refers to a young girl in England, in whom, in consequence of her friendless position, she felt considerable interest; and she offered to send over the money to pay her passage out as an intermediate passenger, and to take charge of her on her arrival in New York. At that city shetwas projecting the establishment of a large nursing institution, and all her correspon- dence went to show that she was doing good and useful work, and was strongly deter- mined not to give way to the weikness which had brought her into difficulties in England. In no way had she ever been interested in politics, and her letter had contained no refer- ence to any public political characters in America, and the only explanation of her conduct seems to be that, excited by the recent outrages in England, of which country she always spoke most affection- ately, her brain again temporarily gave way. She was subject to epileptic fits while confined at Millbank.

A ROMANTIC STORY. Mrs. MaI kin, with whom Mrs. Dudley lodged at Barnet, has made the following interesting state- ment as to the antecedents of Lucilla Dudley to a representative of the "Central News":— Mrs. Dudley first came to me in answer to an advertisement I had published for boarders in the summer of 1879. She then stated that she was married to a Frenchman, and had come from France to be confined, because she did not like the French doctors. Having been with me some time, however, she took me into her confidence, and told me she had only. taken the name of Dudley on coming to me, and that her real name was" Dureen." From all I could gather of her she never knew who her parents were; but she was evidently well connected, and stated that her guardian was a clergyman at Pulborough, in Essex. This I know to be true, as I have fre- quently been in communication with this gentle- man and his solicitor, and on one occasion his wife visited Mrs. Dudley when she lived with me at Barnet. She was educated principally in France, and on leaving school at the age of sixteen went to live for some time with the clergyman referred to. She did not remain there long, however, and appears to have roamed about for some time in various places, obtaining support from her friends. Eventually she elected to go on the stage, and with this intention studied for some time under Mr. Terry, Miss Ellen Terry's father. In 1878 she obtained a Christmas engagement in the pan- tomime at the Prince of Wales Theatre, Man- chester, and while there formed an intima.cy with a Cheshire clergyman, which resulted in the birth of her daughter Marguerite, in September, 1879, while at my house. When the child was born she was almost penniless, not having received anything for some time from Cheshire, whence she had been in the habit of receiving at regular in- tervals sums of £6 10s. I was compelled to pay her doctor even. She at once wrote a bitter letter to Cheshire and received back £10. As a rule, when money came from this district, it came through a firm of London solicitors. From me she got the idea of becoming a nurse, and started in that capacity at Witham, Essex. Here they found out by some means that she had a child living, and they sent her away. Subsequently she spent a short time as nurse at Charing Cross Hospital, and from there she went to the Nursing Institute, Delamere- crescent, Paddington. During the time she was at he latter establishment her child died, at the age of two years and two months. The child had always been with me, with the exception of a. few days, when she took it to Cheshire, and had been suffering from scarlet fever. She saw it on the Friday, when it was apparently better, but on the following Sunday it died. She was always passionately attached to the child, and was in the deepest anguish when she learnt of its death. From the day it died she always declared that she could still hear the little one call- ing her. Some time afterwards Mrs. Dudley under- took some private nursing at Croydon. In March, 1882, she went to Hastings, and seems to have conducted herself in a strange manner there. On her return from that trip she came to Lon- don in widow's weeds. Then came the attempt to commit suicide on the Great Eastern Railway. She was at the House of Detention. I went to see her. She laughed at the story of her having attempted to poison herself at Worship- street Police Court, and said she was only attempt- ing to frighten the officials. She added, however, that she had some poison in the lining of her cloak and meant to take it. I at once gave information to the matron, who searched her. and found a small packet of opium, which was, of course, taken from her. A lady at Westminster Prison appears to have taken a great interest in her, and eventually got her a situation in Paris, but she soon returned, and after having paid me a visitLsaw no more of her until after the second attempt she made on her life at Brighton. I never thought she was insane, for she always appeared particularly sharp; but she was certainly most eccentric, and used to do the most artful and, occasionally, extraordinary things. While with me at Barnet she suffered from hemorrhage of the lung, but Dr. Perrygill, who attended her, gave up the case, believing that her ailment was to a great extent a sham. On another occasion, at Barnet, she declared she would take no more food in my house, but would starve her- self to death; and she actually went without food for about four days. I was frightened, and consulted her guardian's solicitor on the subject, and subsequently forced her to take her meals. She always com- municated with me when away, and the last letter I received was from New York in September or October, in which she described her passage to the States, and expressed the opinion that she would do better out there than in England. She also said she would send me some dollars in payment of the debt she owes me, but there was no enclo- sure. There was certainly nothing insane in the letter. Several people at Barnet who knew Miss Dudley well state that she was continually declar- ing her intention of committing suicide while living there, and when accused of madness used to say, '• I know a good many people say I'm mad, but I have my own opinions, and will adhere to them." The cost of her child's funeral and monu- ment was defraved by a cheque from the Cheshire solicitors.

HER DENIAL OF THE ALLEGED ANTECEDENTS. Our correspondent, telegraphing from New York on Wednesday night, says .—Mrs. Dudley, who has been confronted with the statements as to her antecedents which have been cabled from England, says that she has never been in prison, and that the stories as to asylums, &c., are false. She, however, refuses either to affirm or deny the reported attempt at suicide. She says it is untrue that she hates the Irish. On the contrary, she ad- mires O'Donnell, and declares that many Irishmen have noble characters. At the same time she ex- presses her detestation of James Carey and informers generally.

BIOGRAPHY OF ROSSA. Jeremiah O'Donovan—better known as O'Dono- van Rossa—is one of the strangest products of Irish Fenianism and American politics; a man who, after suffering imprisonment in this country for the violence of his political action, has become in the United States the organiser of violence, but always carefully shielding himself from participa- tion in the acts or responsibility for the conse- quences to which he incited others—in every sense of the Transatlantic epithet a wire- puller. He is a native of Ireland, having been born in the little town of Ross, county Cork, about the year 1830, and has, therefore, attained his fifty-fifth or fifty-sixth year. Subsequently he removed to Skibbereen, in the same county, where he opened a small shop. It so chanced, however, that there was another person of the same name also a shopkeeper at Skibbereen, and this ied the hereafter Fenian leader to change his patronymic. His real name, Jeremiah O'Donovan, he ingeniously transposed to its equivalent in Irish, which he placed upon his signboard, Diurmid O'Donovan (Rossa), the word in parentheses being the supposed Erse for Ross, the place of his birth. In this way he acquired an appellation which ultimately became inseparable from him. Never, apparently, succeeding well in business,O'Donovan afterwards quitted commercial for official life as a relieving officer in connection with the Hantry Union. Meanwhile Rossa had be- come known among his associates for ultra anti- English views, and in 1858, when Stephens was organising the movement which ultimately de- veloped into Fenianism, he found at Skibbereen a so-called literary Club, the "Phcenix National and Literary Society," in which he discovered ready to his hand the nucleus of a formidable branch, with wide influence over the South of Ireland, of the secret organisation he was trying to establish. Rossa was concerned in the foundation of that society, which was distinctly not literary but seditious. The oath taken by its members was to the following effect:—" I do solemnly declare in the presence of God that I renounce all alle- giance to the Queen of England, and will do my utmost at every risk to make Ireland an Indepen- dent Democratic Republic, and that I will take up arms and fight at a moment's notice; that I shall yield implicit obedience to the commands of my superior officers; that I will preserve in- violable secrecy with regard to the society; and that I take this oath without any men- tal reservation whatever. So help me God." The Phoenix Society was composed chiefly of young men, mostly clerks, who it was declared in evidence had occasionally met at night and been drilled and disciplined. On December 8. 1858, several of these enthusiasts were arrested, O'Donovan Rossa being of the number. One of them only, Daniel O'Sullivan, was convicted and sentenced to ten years' penal servitude—he was defended by the late Lord O'Hagan—the rest pleaded guilty, and were liberated, to appear when called on. Rossa's promises of future good behaviour were immediately broken. No sooner was the Phoenix Society dissolved than he became deeply involved in the Fenian conspiracy, and he was known to be so. In his" Prison Life he re- lates that about this time he was seeking to enter the bonds of holy wedlock for the third time, and found it hard to find a priest who would grant the necessary licence. O'Donovan resided at Dublin, and his intended bride at Clonakilty, where the ceremony was to be performed, The Dublin priest refused the licence, remarking, I might hear your confessions, but I should ask you certain ques- tions, which you must answer, and which would make it impossible for me to give you absolution." At Clonakilty he met with the same difficulty. He went to confession to a Dominican friar, when the following conversation ensued: Do you belong to any secret society ?" "No." Do you belong to any society in which you take an oath ?" 1 do." What is the object of it ?" To free Ireland from British rule." You must give it up," said the friar. "I must not," said Rossa; but he got the licence. ROSSA. 11. A. M. SULLIVAN. It was on Nov. 28, 1868, that the Irish Peoples the organ of Fenianism, first appeared, its regis- tered proprietor being Thomas Clarke Luby, and its publisher Jeremiah O'Donovan (Rossa). It has been said of its policy th&t its grand idea was the same as that of Mr. Parnell's League, The land for the people," with this difference, that the Fenians proposed the confiscation of the landlord's property after a revolution, and the Land Leaguers propose confiscation first and suggest revolution afterwards. Iu 1862 Rossa attracted public attention by a letter in the Irish- man denouncing Mr. A. M. Sullivan as an informer, for which Mr. Sullivan claimed £1,000 damages, and obtained from an Irish jury—sixpence. Mean- while the Fenian confederacy was growing, nur- tured largely by subscriptions, and assistance in other forms, from America, one of the most trusted agents between the Transatlantic and the home conspirators being O'Donovan Rossa. Then came the arrangements for the rising, the seizure of the Irish People, the arrest, and trial of Rossa and his colleagues, the story of which will exhibit fully O'Donovan's relations to that melancholy busi- ness. TRIAL FOR TREASON. On November 27,1865 the special commission charged with the trials of the prisoners accused of having been members of an organisation estab- lished for treasonable purposes was duly opened in the Court-house, Green-street, Dublin. The event, following shortly on the escape of James Stephens, was the cause of great interest. The counsel engaged for the prosecution was Mr. Lawson, the Attorney-General, his colleagues being the Solicitor-General and the Castle ad- viser, Mr. Sullivan. Mr. Isaac Butt was the leader for the defence. The judges were the Right Honourable William Keogh and the Right Honourable J. D. Fitzgerald. In delivering the charge to the grand jury with great solemnity and characteristic distinctness, Mr. Justice Keogh lamented the occasion which had necessitated their assembling, and descanted on the folly and enormity of the offences charged; and, having eulogised the Constitution and institutions of the country, proceeded with care and minute- ness to point out the provisions of the particular law which they were there to assist in carrying out. His lordship went on to »ay:—" Your duty is to see that such a case is made out against the prisoners as will warrant you in sending them forward for trial before that other jury which, on the hearing of the evidence on both sides, has to pronounce a verdict of guilty or acquittal. In discharging your duty you should resolve to be free from every considera- tion except the evidence brought before you. You should not, as I am sure you will not, allow any timorous apprehen- sion to sway you from the line of duty, nor should you permit any panic, public or private, to urge you in what was so happily described by that honour to our country, the late Chief Justice Bushe, as the blind, the rash, indiscriminating zeal and exasperatingenergy, more resembling the temperof war than the staid steps and sober-minded character of justice.' Approach the discharge of your duty firmly, temperately,and with easy minds. If the spirit of insubordination is abroad, the just and vigorous administration of the law is more than sufficient for its suppression. Up to the present time it has been found so, and I confidently trust that the return of reason, and, let me say, the old good nature of our fellow-countrymen, will unite to render any extraordinary powers entirely unneces- sary." The grand jury then retired, and after a long absence returned true bills against Luby, Hopper, O'Donovan, and O'Learv. It will be observed that at tho commencement of these proceedings Jeremiah O'Donovan was simply so designated, that being in fact his right name; but from some reason, presumably for the purpose of distinguishing himself from other O'Donovans, he speedily came to be called O'Dono- van Rossa, the addition being the name of the village in which he was born. Each of the prisoners named as having had true bills found against him was tried separately. Last but one came O'Donovan Rossa, who was placed on his trial on Saturday, Dec. 10. From the statement of the case by the Attorney-General it seemed that in conformity with design, and in direct and avowed furtherance of the objects of this con- spiracy, the Irish People was established, and in the very first number of the paper O'Donovan Rossa was named as the manager to whom all communications were to be addressed. One of the first things which appeared in the paper was a report of the meeting at Chicago, which conven- tion was called by John O'Mahony. Stephens found it necessary to go to America in March, 1864, and in his absence he delegated his powers by what was called an executive document to Luby, O'Leary, and another. That document, together with three unpublished resolutions of the Chicago Convention, were traced and found in the possession of Luby, whose trial followed that of O'Donovan Rossa, and was the last on the list. On Stephens' return from America one of the first persons in whose com- pany he was seen was the prisoner. When he came back he proceeded still more actively than befora to promote the object he had in view—the raising of an insurrectionary move- ment in Ireland. The prisoner was in America at the latter end of 1863. Throughout the en- tire correspondence found in the Irish People office the pretence of commercial business was kept up, but this was merely the slang which the conspirators indulged in to cover their designs. One of the letters showed that Stephens sent the prisoner to America under the name of O'Donnell. By these letters the prisoner was shown to be bound neck and heels to the conspiracy. As the trial proceeded the prisoner, who heroically dispensed with all legal assistance, be- came more and more insolent. He professed to look upon this matter as a patriot and not as a lawyer. Having exhausted his challenges of the jurors, he peremptorily bade Mr. Dowse, Mr. Butt, Mr. Sidney, and Mr. M'Loughlin, counsel for the defence, to stand aside, saying he would have none of their platitudes, quibbles, or quirks. As he frequently interrupted the court by irrelevant observations, Mr. Justice Keogh told him that any- thing he had .to say should be communicated through his counsel, but the prisoner replied that he had heard words which his counsel had not heard, that he believed the trial was a legal farce, and that he would not be a party to it by being represented by counsel. There- upon Mr. Dowse and his colleagues for the defence withdrew, and Mr. Justice Keogh ex- pressed regret that the prisoner had not left him- self in the hands of those able gentlemen. For eight hours on one day the trial of O'Donovan Rossa occupied the special commission. The two judges, with a calm dignity and a suavity of manner extraordinary under the circumstances, tolerated the most flagrant abuse of the privileges ex- tended to prisoners who have the foolhardiness to defend themselves. Rude and ignorant exclama- tions constituted O'Donovan Rossa's defence when- ever he ventured to rely on his own resources. He could not utter consecutively two sentences, and hw cunning sought to hide his palpable de- ficiencies in this respect by the recourse which he frequently had to the files of the suppressed organ. Many of the extracts contained very strong. and unmistakable expressioas which appeared to make his case much worse, and some of them would unquestionably have strengthened the case for the Crown if they had been included in the indictment. The prisoner, however, did not seem to recognise the injury he was doing to himself, and persevered until Mr. Justice Keogh- had to rule peremptorily that no further articles from the paper should be read unless they ap- peared in the indictment. The prisoner retorted upon the judge with an insolent demand tbat his ruling should be committed to paper, adding, You rule one thing now, and another thing at another time." Having continued to waste the time of the court, he pompously said, It is now six o'clock, my lord, and I would suggest that we close the case for this evening." To this Mr. Justice Keogh replied with dignity, Certainly not; we will go on with the trial." But the prisoner pleaded that he had been speaking for eight hours. Mr. Justice Keogh then asked what was the wish of the jury, and the fore- man intimated that it was to go on. O'Donovan Rossa then exclaimed that this was like the '98 trials, and that the judge was a regular Norbury. Next the prisoner read a portion of an article which cast some reflections on Mr. Justice Keogh person- ally, and when he had concluded reading he said, "Gentlemen, that article is in the indictment against me, and you all know that Judge Keogh is on the bench and about to try me. I will say no more. Let English law take its course." To the question whether he had any evidence, the pri- soner replied No." Eventually the jury, having retired for two hours, handed down a verdict of guilty on all the counts. The Attorney-General then said I have now to ask your lordships to pronounce judgment on the prisoner, and in doing so I will refer you to an entry in the calendar, from which it appears that this prisoner was arraigned and pleaded guilty in July, 1859, at the Cork Assizes to an indictment of a character pre- cisely similar to the present—an indictment for treason-felony. He at first pleaded not guilty, but afterwards withdrew that plea and was re- leased on the condition that he would appear when called upon to receive sentence. O'Donovan Rossa smilingly said, My lord, that is a small matter. I have to say that I was arrested in 1859 and charged with an offence, but denied everything sworn against me. I be- lieve Mr. Whiteside was Attorney-General under the Derby Government, and we were told by him that if we pleaded guilty Dan O'Sullivan and Green would be let off. I would not do so until July, when there was a change of Government, and on the second day of the assizes we were discharged. You can add anything you like if it is any satis- faction upon that ground." When asked if he had anything to say why sen- tence should not be passed upon him, he began a violent tirade, in which he asserted that the Government had packed the jury and the bench, spoke of the judge as Keogh-Norbury, and other- wise so insulted the bench that he was stopped, though not before he had defied the judges to do their worst. Mr. Justice Keogh thereupon sentenced prisoner to be kept in penal servitude for tha term of his natural life. Preserving to the last his insolent demeanour, Rossa called out, All right, my lord," and, saluting some friends in the gallery, he was forced from the front of the dock and removed by the police. Of all the Fenian trials in Ireland Rossa's was the most sensational and excited the greatest in- terest, and the prisoner succeeded in making capital out of it. His sentence of penal servi- tude for life was cut short by the amnesty in 1869, and since then the principal interest in the conspirator's life has been America. His friends have complained bitterly of the severity with which Rossa was treated in prison. He himself never fails, when descanting to his Irish-American audiences, to make the most of these sufferings. On one occasion, incensed at what be considered the unjust punishments awarded for trivial breaches of discipline, he assaulted a warder, and for this offence was handcuffed with his hands behind his back for 35 days." Whatever may have been the severity of his treatment he did not lose his political hardihood, for at one time during his incarceration, when an election was pending in County Cork, he wrote to the Lord-Lieutenant asking permission to go and record his vote, and pledging his word after doing so to return to gaol. Some of Rossa's apologists can find no better ex- tenuation for his criminal incitements than to attribute his ravings to his prison sufferings. Mr. Pigott sava of him that, when young, he was a type of the uncultured Irishman of the peasant class—with all the faults and virtues of Irish character. I can," he adds, only attribute his recent dynamite ravings in New York to mental aberration, for he is—or was—naturally humane." Michael Davitt has striven more than once to make the British Government respon- sible for the moral obliquities of the dynamitard leader. AMERICAN EXPERIENCES. Rossa's career in America may be briefly told. When he arrived in the country he was welcomed with immense enthusiasm, and a grand reception was accorded him at the Cooper Institute. He began business as an hotel-keeper, but this soon failed. and as a steamboat agent his business suc- cess was similarly equivocal. He was soon recog- nised by Tweed, the great Tammany leader, as a useful tool in a city where the Irish are morenumer. ous than in Dublin. From that time Rossa's career has been more and more degraded. His private moral character was such that it excited no sur. prise when it was said he had been shot by a woman. For years he has apparently lived on the proceeds of funds raised for the worst of purposes, and for which he never fully accounted. In New York he was a well-known figure. Habitually he was to be seen in Printing House- square, which is tbe Fleet-street of New York, orating before an excited Irish mob, baring his arrps and showing the scars he had received in British prisons. But O'Donovan Rossa took care to profit by treason without incurring risk, and he did this the more effectually by always claiming the credit of every dynamite outrage in this country. He did this the other day when the explosions took place at the Tower and in the House of Commons. As late as January 27 it was telegraphed from New York that, "O'Donovan Rossa's paper this week sub- mits a plan for setting nro to London by locating 50 men and women in lodging-houses round three or four of the principal squares, in order to set fire to all at the same time." A SEAT IN PARLIAMENT. Notoriety brought with it to Rossa, as to other Irish patriots," the cherished reward of a seat in the British Parliament, but in his case it was destined to be an empty honour. When the representation of County Tipperary fell vacant in November, 1869, an immediate cry was raised by the incendiary press in Ireland for the nomination of the convict as a candidate. The idea was hailed with acclamation by his sympathisers in Tipperary, and in the result he was elected by a majority of 103 over his opponent, the numbers being Rossa, 1,131; Heron, 1,028. The great bulk of the elec- tors, however, there is reason to hope and believe, were disgusted with his candidature, and abstained from voting, since only 2,159 went to the poll out of a total of 8,934. When Parliament re-assembled in February, 1870, one of the first proceedings was to order a writ for another election on the ground that Rossa, having been adjudged guilty of felony and sentenced to transportation for life, was inca- pable of being elected a member of the House." It was not until about the year 1870 that the ideas of the dynamitards first began 00 gain ad- herents among the American Irish, and the colony of convicts and political refugees who made New York their headquarters were not slow to turn to their own account the undoubted animus against England of a large section of their countrymen. One of their first acts was to establish, or rather to purchase, the Irish World, which for twelve years has been the con- stant advocate of the most infamous crimes. Physical force and open assassination were the methods openly urged in the columns of this print, and by-and-by, with the object of bringing more grist to the mill, the idea of the notorious Skir- mishing Fund was conceived. The dollars poured in from thousands of misguided dupes throughout the States, and these hard-won earnings of the poor Irish immigrants were unscrupulously appro- priated by the plotters in New York to their own purposes. In order to maintain the deception, they were ever ready with some wild visionary scheme of "revenge," which would be openly published in the Irish World. Following these incitements to crime came the reign of terror in Ireland, beginning with the murder of Feering, at Ballinrobe, and that of Lord Mountmorres, in Mayo. For it must be remembered that all this time the emanations of the incendiary press were freely circulated in Ireland in hnmense quantities. Of late there has been a considerable amount of internal schism in the extreme Irish-American party, and it has broken up into several factions, headed respec- tively by Patrick Ford, of the Irish World, John Devoy, of the Irish Nation, and O'Donovan Rossa. Although this is so, there appears to be no falling off in the stream of dollars flowing into the coffers of these incendiaries, nor any cessa- tion in the infamous propaganda in which they are the ringleaders.

O'DONOVAN ROSSA TO BE SUPERSEDED. A telegram from Chicago says:—A rumour is current here that Rossa will be deposed from his position in the Dynamite Party, and will be succeeded by Judge John Brennan, of Iowa. Eugene Davis, of Paris, is mentioned as the pro- bable head of the Franco-Irish wing of the party Arrangements are being made to hold a Conven- tion at Chicago in June, when the present strag- gling party of dynamitards will be coalesced and formed into an organisation on a plan similar to that of the Land League. It is said that one of the results of this move- ment will be to shelve Rossa and Mezzeroff. The latter is simply a Galway Irishman. Under the proposed new reyime the public buildings in Lon- don would be safe, and England's marine power would form the main object against which Bren- nan's policy would be directed. This would be the principal matter to be considered at the Chi- cago Convention. It is stated that a body of violent Irish Revolu- tionists will be formed during the present year.

HOHRIBLE MURDER AT LIVERPOOL. KICKING A WIFE TO DEATH. A shocking murder of a wife was perpetrated at the south end of Liverpool on Saturday night. On return from the market the wife was struck by her husband. She cried out Murder" on getting free from him, and he then pursued her, and kicked her in the abdomen. The poor crea- ture was enceinte, and within a quarter of an. hour after being received into the hospital died of haemorrhage. The husband is in custody.

As SHODDY, MUNGO, and other objectionable material Is now so largely used by unscrupulous manu- facturers in making their CHEAP yarns, Parry and Rocke, Swansea, advise the Public that PURR WOOL ONLY Is used by them in manufacturing their celebrated Welsh Knitting Yarns. Note, each nantc has Parry and liocke't name and Trade Mar Label attached. None genuine without this. 7907c A CARD.—To all who are suffering from the errors and indiscretion of 3-outh, nervous weakness, early decay, loss of manhood. Ac., I will send a recipe that will cure you, FREK OF cHAnitz. This great remedy was discovered by a missionary in South America. Send a self-addressed envelope to the Be v. JOSXPK T. INMAN, Station D, NewY«rk City* U.3.A* 7743c

CORRESPONDENCE. Under this head questions on legal subjects are answered by an experienced professional gentleman. Correspondents wishing for information or advice are requested to observe the following rules 1. The facts must be stated fully and clearly; and the questions, if more titan one, should be num- bered consecutively. 2. A full copy must be sent of any document on tchich advice is wished for. 3. The real name and address of the writer must accompany the questions, but will not be pltb. lished if a "pseudonym" or initials be also sent for reference. All communications must be addressed to The Editor, Legal Department, Weekly "Wail "ffice Cardiff'

"MJ.SHKR "(Canton).-He Is the holder of a ticket-of leave. S. J. EVANS (Dowlals).-Din-amite. MOUGANWG (Cardiff).-The Liverpool Daily Courier or the Liverpool Daily Post. SALE OF BKJCK.—" Lex (L!andyssul) is advised that actual lodgers may be supplied during closing hours. MAKRIAGK 8E:Tl'LKMEN1' Enquirer" (Cardiff) has been misinformed; there is no such limitation with respect of marriage settlements, which call only be impeached on the ground of fraud. WRONGFUL SK1ZURE. X. Y. Z." (St. Clear's) should instruct a 60licitor to bring an action IIIgainst the wrong-doer. EXTKNSIOU OF BOROUGH, Local" (Swansea) is advised that Parliament has power to pass such all Act as he suggests; but all parties interested would have an opportunity of being heard, whether in opposition or support of the proposal. It is Ii case for a local solici- tor. who may be instrucwd by the local board referred to. PIŒACHKU (Briton Ferry).-Should have your name attached, we think. Oue or two slips of your letter are missing. Are you aware that the man is at heart more th:1Il balf a Conservative ? "BULLDKR (Pontnewydit).—The number is not given. "ENQUIRER" (Penartli).—The Forester's Free Press. Imhlbbed at Coleford every Friday, price jd. "X. Y. Z." (Cardiff).-The Boers did not charge on horse- back upMajuba Hill. BOATH BASIN (lJardiff).-We do not know. BHONDDAITK (Ystrad).—The appeal was heard April 23.1&13. A full report was published in our own columus, but we are not aware toat any verbatim accou nt has appeared. VAUGHAX JOHN (Cardiff).-The remains you refer to were discowred January 10, 18i4. COMPENSATION FOP. I,(JURY, Cymro" (Treforest) could 110t do any fjood in this matter without the assistance of a solicitor. We advise him to instruet one without further delay. He has waited quite long enough. LEASE AND WILL.-We think that the position of J. M. E." would be improved by a new lease" the WIll is mther ambiguous in the terms which have been quoted. POSSESSORY l'ITLK.-Can Enquirer (Beaufort) give us the dates rather more definitely? Several years" is too loose to form a safe basis for advice. Is the sup- posed heir at law of full sige, and how long has he oeen so ? WAGES l)UB: Everton" (Mountain Ash) may sne in the county court for the first sum mentioned, as he was engaged by the COlltractor in person. But that gentleman cannot be held responsible for money owing by a man who has gone away; responsibility cannot be transferred in that wa v. Sh:HVICE OF NOTICK. Gomer" -(Llanelly) is advised that, the notice was prooerly served by being left in liia landlady's house in het. presence, her attention being called thereto. It was not necessary that she should actually take the notice in her hand in his presence. MOTHER AND SON. Blucher" (Aberdare) mnde a misUtke in quarrelling with his mother. As the pro- perty is absolutely her own she may make a will and leave ilis name out entirely, and he will have no remedy. He could not inherit the property ill the lifetime of his mother, througlt whom hisclaim would have arisen if she had died previously. LIFE: INSUR..lNCE.-As Rhondda Valley" did not insure his wife's life he C!1.lIIlOt possibly have any claim upon the insurance company. Possibly the policy effected by her mother may be voiù. but that is II matter which does not concern him. He would gain nothing by hel" loss. He might have insured his wife's life if he had thought proper to ùo so while she was living aud in good health. FATHKRAND 80K. A. B." (Brecon) may give notice to all tile persons with whom he has been accustomed to deal, and also have advertisements inserted in the newspapers which are most likely to be seen by any persons who would be affected thereby. WRONGFUL LEVY. A.. B." (Melincrythan) ought to have gone to a local sohcttor as soon as the execution compbiJled of was levied. We advise him to do so without any further delay. PROPOSED ACTION.—We dare not advise" Draper" (Newport) to proceed, for the reasons stated in his lett.er; though we think his son haa beeu fruelly treated. Snccess would be very doubtful, and iailure deplorable. PROMISSORY NOTE.-We will advise" On Demand" (Tonypandy) when he sends us a full copy of the promissory note to which his inquiry relates. He has sent an imperfect copy of an unsigned bill of ex- change, from which we cannot know whether the in- tended acceptor ever made himself responsible or not. HUSBAND AND WIFE.-If "A. W." (Plasmarl) bas any separate estate 01 her own It is not liaole to J> takeu in execution fut" debts incurred by her husband. But in order to get rid of the vrès6nt execution she will require the ¡ulsisr4mce of a solicitor. FRIENDLY SocIETY.-The amended rule of which G. W. R." (Newport) has sent a copy became binding on the date of its registration, and not twelve calendar months ¡¡fterwards. as he supposes. It is a reasonable and proper rule and the allowance paid to him was properly altered after the new rule had been registered, and so became binding. HUSBAND AND WIFE. William" is advised that his wife has lIO right to invest his money in her own name without his consent; and the Married Wornen's Pro- perty Act, 1882, affords a ready method of having the dispute between them decided, but he will require the assistance of a solicitor. If he gives her any money for herself site may do what she likes with it; but money which is given to her fOl" a specifio purpose ought not to be misapplied by her. HUSBAND AND WIFK. A. C." (Cardiff cannot be com- pelled to maintain his wife if he can prove that she has been unfaithful; but thi'i appears to be the diffi- culty. Can he obtain evidence ir. snpport of his right to a dissolution of the marriage ? If so, he might instruct a solicitor to file a petition on his behalf. If she were to become chargeahle to the parish he would have notice of the claim to re-payment, and would not be carried off to prison in the violent manner which he appears to apprehend, and even in this case proof of her infidelity would save him from responsihi Jity. The lapse of time does materially modify the legal position. His wife cannot claim money which has come to him (not her) in conse. quence of the death of his (not her) father intestate; but, it would have bwen different If the money had come to her from any relat.ive of her own. In that case she would have been entitled to receive the money and give a discharge for the same without his COIl- currence. If an application for a divorce were success- ful it would effectually cut the knot as nothing else will. QUALIFICATIONS OF JURORS. G, H. M." (Newport) is informed that the persons whose names are Inserted in the jury lists for service at assizes, &c., should be between the ages of 21 and 60 years, residing within the parish specified In the list, and possessing one or more of the following qualifications :-The possession of freehold, copyhold, or customary land or tenements, 01' rent charges issuing out of such la-nds or tenements, of the value of not less than £ 10 per annum; the like of leaseholds for terms not less than 21 years, of the value of not less than £ 20 per anuum, being assessed to the Poor-rate or the Inhabited House Duty on a value of not less than £ 20 per annum. The lists are made out. in September iu every year; and any per- son over the age of 60 years. or otherwise exempt from serving on jmies. should look at the lists which are published at the church doors on the first three Sun- days in that month, nnd if his name appears therein be should attend at the petty sessions specified in a notice at the foot of thc list, and stnte his objection to the magistrates, who will expunge his name on his proving the validity of his objection. The list of exelllptions is too long tù be inserted here but if our corrc3pondent will write us fully, we shall be happy to advise whether he is liable or not. If his name is on the list, nothing can be done until next September. No claim of exemption would be available now, although he might be excused on proof of illness, etc. RESPONSIBILITY OF HOTEL KEKPII:R. As (Glasgow) gave his bag to the daughter of the hotel keeper with directions for its safe custody, and she promised to lock it up, we advise him to commence an action in the county court against the hotel keeper in order to recover the value of the bag and its contents, which were stolen from the hotrl while in the land- lord's charge. If any of the contents had been lost while the bag was unlocked he could not have safely commenced an action, as contributory negligence might liHve been set up as a detence but the neglect to lock the bag would not facilitate its being taken away altogether. The action ought to be conducted by a solicitor. It is very undesirable to delay. INHABITED ROUSH: J)UTY. H. J. E." (Pontnewydd) is advised that the Assessment Committee have nothing to do with the inhabited house dlIty. which is assessed npon the annual value of the house for letting from year to year. If the annual value (without any de. duction) is under £ 20, he is not liable. Certain deductions are allowed in respect of local rates, but not in respect of taxes. If he can satisfy the Commis- sioners that his rent is under £ 20, and that his occu- pation is not II beneficial one, the assessment will be discharged if not,-it must stand. He should see the clerk to the Commissioners ill the first inst4\nce. ALLEGED NEGLVCT TO PROVE WILL.—"W. J." (Llan- t.risant) appears to be lighting a shadow. It is not necessary to prove a will in respect of the real estate of the testator, and if that person had no personal estate it is not requisite to prove his will at all. In any event the proving or non-proving of the will could not affect the title to the freehold property (If the testator, or endanger the rights of his mortgagee. It is cus- tomary to prove :1 will in such circumstances for the advantage of safe custody, but this is optional. BANIIRUPTCY.-Doubt.less the bankrupt described by '• Towy" (Llandovery) may be all that he says; bank- rupts are not invariably honest, industrious, and sober, but that does not entitleour correspondent to any preference over the other creditors, who (and not the bankrupt.) are the parties interested in the matWr. He mnst comply wit,h the request of the trustee. As the cloth was not made up before it was demanded by that official, the making could not be charged for now. LOANS AND LIFE IKSURANCE.-We have before said that we cannot ¡lelve, tise any illsumnce company in this column and we cannot depart from this rule. The proportion of insurance to loan is correctly stated by our correspondent; but responsible sureties will be required. We never advise by letter. Dekof" (Newport) will have no difficulty in finding an office wh iclt will transact tIll 3 class of busi ness. COUNTY COURT ACTION. Anxious" is advised that the plaintiffs can choose in which district the case may be tried, subject to the leave of the registrar,when the cause of action arose in ol1e district and the J efen- dant resides in another. It would not pay to dispute the jurisdiction of the court In sueh a case. He would have to go over bimself 01. employ a solicitor. As he owes the money, the cheapest course would be 10 arrange the matter and sign a consent before the hear- ing day arrives. wherelJy he would save half the hear- Ing fees. CLAIMING ESTATK, Poor Bill" (Llanduo) ought to tell us the facts. Who has the property now, and how does his claim arise? Has the present possessor got hold of the property by a trick, or how ? And how long has he been in possession ot It? Of course, we cannot be reasonably expected to kuow the facts by instinct. If his mother is enjoying the property he can have no claim to turn her out of possession and though he is Iter heir, he would not inherit It if she were to devise the property to some other person by her will, as she has full power to do. Please explain the position fully. LIQUIDATION AND 1\f0R'rGJ.GK. E. D." (Newport) is advised that the trustee has the first claim upon any surplus which may arise t'rom the mortgaged estate for the beIlelit of the creditors, but if he declines to have anything to do with it, then our correspondent as mortgaKor may call upon the mortgagee for an ac- count, having obtained his discharge. SUPPOSED LIEN Ignoramus (Cardiff) might have enlightened us as to the facts of the case, and then we could have advised him definitely. Have the goods referred to been worked upon by him* in the way of repair or 01 herwi8e? If so, lie bas a lien upon them to the extent of his charges in respect thereof. But there are few trades or professions In winch a general lien can be claimed on all goods which may happen at any time (,0 be ill the possession of the creditor. He may write again if he will explam the posItiOn fully and tell us his trade or profession. Å FAMILY DIFFKHENCK.-We would gladly assist Of Heir- at-Law if we could, but his best course will be to leave the matter In the hands of his solicitor, who has all the papers before him so far as the proceedings have gone, and who, therefore, is much bet,ter acquainted with the actual position than we can be from a descrip- tive report, which is very Iuteresttng as t'ar as It goes but cannot be expected to supply the place of the pleadings. Besides this, we make It aD inll1:xible practice to avoid any interference between clients and their local solicitors. A client should give full confi. dence to his solicitor, and if he should tind it Impos- 81ble to do so the proper way is to get a new profes- sional adviser in place of the one in whom he can no longer rcpose confidence. In the present case we have I leen nothin5t to indicate that 11 change is desirable. MASTER AND SERVANT.—" W. H." (l\:J:ertbyr) is informed that the general rule is that a servant engaled and paid by the week is only entitled to one week's notioe when the employer wishes to terminate the engage- ment. The exceptions to this rule are those where by the custom of any particular trade a 'on5t^, notice is given and in these cases the parties bound by the custom, if it is not mentioned a* time of hiring, because they are both presumed to aware of it, and to have intended to have ineorP°Mw rated It in their agreement. We should have expec'WW gj that in the case in question a month's notice WjJjfenir have been customary, but he should know best is the custom (if any) in the trade which he has brought up to. and by which he has hitherto ri his livelihood. « Wow fob

MR. H. M. STANLEY'S NATIONALITY- 188 J TO THE EDITOR OF THE "WEEKLY MAIL." 10. SIR,—Please ask the writer of one of Y0,!P J. Local Notes of the 30th ult. to send his We'^AL friend at Berlin an extract from a paragraph to pSitng found on page 286 of Vol. 1 lied Dragon. There »en no mistake about Mr. Stanley's being a Welshm*11 tert —I am, &c., THOMAS JONF& icei 4, Bowen-terrace, Brecon. — eit-

CARDIFF BICYCLE AND TRICYCLE CLUB, f- TO THE EDITOR OF THE WEEKLY MAIL." ,S SIR,—An immense amount of interest is taken'' the above club by the general public, and I as would feel pleased if the officers would favour n through your columns with information as to ho* » the club is progressing, and what treats they in store for us during the approaching season f » 11 the way of race meetings, &c. I have heard whf 1 pered that it is proposed to form a South Wa^ Amateur Bicycle Championship with a ■ piece of plate attached. I trust the plan will W carried through, as the club is, I believe, t ( strongest out of London, and should maintain i .1 first-class position by carrying this season through with characteristic energy.—I am, itc., i/? Cardiff, Feb. 2. AN OLD WHEELIST. ———————.————————.

MONMOUTH WORKHOUSE ALTKRATIONS t71, AND ADDITIONS. b'{' TO THE EDITOR OF THE "WEEKLY MAIL." in; SIR,—Will you kindly give me space for a fe nc lines on a point of great interest to the ratepayer* of Monmouth ? I perceive that the authorities af about erecting new cells, &c., at the workhouse tl I trust they will not follow the example of th t I Town Council and Gas and Water Company bj signing anything which binds them to purcbast their building materials at any other places that Monmouth, the inhabitants of which are the solo support of the borough and of the Water and Craj y ( Company and heavy ratepayers to the union.—' '1' am, &c., A RATEPAYER. 1<' Monmouth. It er

THE OYSTKRMOUTH LOCAL BOARD. tE TO THE EDITOR OF THE" WEEKLY SIAIL." ei SIR,—At the last meeting of the Oystermouti [HI Local Board of Health payment was demanded 0 Jni a sum of about £ 30, the costs of the friendly (?) petitions .igainst the extension of the railway froD' Blackpill to our village and of the erection of nc breakwater. Both were sent at the instigation 0 1"1 the chairman (Mr. J. T. Nettle), and I should lik n to know whether it was with the sanction of tb 81 board that he acted or not. I have some reaso pp for believing that the course was taken in uttfi1 uo opposition to the wishes of the ratepayers. If M* M Nettle did not send these petitions in a regular way 1 either he or his employers should pay costs. If 1"r this is refused I am good for £5 to head a fund; light the question.—I am, &c., DISGUSTED. Oystermouth.

LLANDAFF POST-OFFICE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE WEEKLY MAIL." SIR,—I shall feel obliged if you will allow roe" through your columns, to express my surprise ali the attempt that is being made to bring abod* p: Sunday labour in the Post-office, Llandaff. It 0 now some fifteen years since the delivery and d* e. spatch of letters on Sundays were abolished by tb4 II action of the then Bishop and leading inhabitant who considered that their correspondence could well be allowed to remain in abeyance one daf out of seven. Lately, however, several attempt 1'1 have been made by certain parties to have the Sunday post resuscitated, and it is much to be W 111 gretted that the present Bishop has seen fit to sup b{ port the proposal. Owing, however, to the refusal of the Dean and Chapter to take any action in if favour, and to the known opposition of the vicar, t) the agitation has hitherto been unsuccessful. g. petition, I presume as a last resource, is nof( it being sent from house to house, soliciting aiff natures, praying the Postmaster-General tt allow the office to be open on Sundays frotØ ,t( 9 to 10 a.m. for delivery of letters to callers It, only, letters to be despatched in the evening as 01S tj week days. Possibly the amount of labour th»« Je would be entailed would not be very great, but would be a retrograde step, and, surely, if the in ;f habitants of the largest city in the world can afford to do without their lettersun a Sunday it cannaS be a great hardehip for a few country gentlemen b and maiden ladies in a small village to do y It is to be hoped the postal authorities will see tft* weakness of the arguments set forth in thepetido" 6] and treat it accordingly.—I am, &c., REST. C Llandaff. sj ———————————————

SWANSEA BRIDGE TOLLS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE WEEKLY MAIL." SIR,—As the local papers here are rank J and as a Tory working man cannot be heard ? them when he writes against a Liberal, I hope j i will allow me space in your columns to rena»r,M j that now the salary of Mr. Capper, the Swanse* ( harbour inspector, has been raised to £1,300 a yeafr I hope the people of St. Thoma s may expect to parties pate in a little of the trustees' generosity and wealt*j by having thaaa abominahla bridge tolls abolish*" for foot passengers. If Mr. Yeo intends conaiof out as a future Liberal member for Swansea he if not going into Parliament while that obnoxio^ J toll exists. Liberal and Tory working men one on the subject. He has refused to vote for jW abolition, and the Liberals will refuse to vote him. I have always found a Liberal M.P. illiberal ten times over than a Conservative j j Once a self-raised man gets into power it is over with the poor man.—I am, &c., 11 THOMAS WILLIAMS. 3, Melyn-terrace, St. Thomas, Swansea.

THE IMPORTATION OF FOREIGN JOINER*^ TO THE EDITOR OF THE WEEKLY MAIL." SIR,—In the correspondence column of yoC* valuable paper of the 30th ult. there appeared It letter on The Importation of Foreign Joinetf at Swansea." After reading it I was forcibly struc* with the truth of the remarks emanating frotJII. Messrs. Bevan and Burgess. Upon foreig* countries we have undoubtedly to depen<j for timber, both in the joinery carpentry work, it being essential apd necessary that the best of material should bØ utilised. Competition now has reached to such Ii pitch (architects in their specifications bindina builders down to use certain material provided through them) that it is a<r wonder both builders and employes should cry od alike. Let us by all means have raw material^ imported, but until duty is charged on work,thenand then only will home workmen be able to compete with foreigners. It must be reaW, gratifying to all in the trade to find that a wedge has been driven by the joiners of Swansea which", it is to be hoped, will not be allowed to slip until every article in the building line shall be .horne", made. Importations are on the increase in the direction of manufactured doors and sashes of which I had occasion to see last week, and whicW for workmanship alone would be condemned by any genuine architect) and other goods connected with the building trade. I would strongly urf;re, not only the joiners of Swansea, but all others throughout the Principality,the advisability of lin*' ing firmly together in the endeavour to suppress 0116 of the meanest actions that a local architect 9oUy be guilty of, being quite certain that the joinery and carpentry work of Wales can compete wit"- any.—I am, &c., J. PREECE JAMES. Haverfordwest.

GAS COMPANIES AND THEIR CHARGES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE "WRKKLY MAIL." SIR,—Considering that gas forms a very if portant item in the expenses of most householdert and shopkeepers, it is to be wondered tli* efforts have not been made to get a suppl) at a reasonable price. I send you, enclosed# report of a case just tried before one of the judge^J from which it may be gathered that some M.P-" take upon themselves the duty of defending th' local interests of their constituents. Swansea more than plmost any other large toWfl, has suffered from an unnecessarily hig" price and a very low illuminating power of th gas supplied by the private company but so ma!l'1 men having an interest in maintaining the prIce of gas at the very highest are elected to municipal and similar offices that the interests of the rate' payers sink before self-interest. You will see W this action that the gas company (a new one), wit" all the attendant disadvantages compared with j) long-established one, is compelled to supply 2s. per 1,000 cubic feet. Now, the charge in SwaC. sea has recently been lowered, and is 3s. per 1.00W or 50 per cent. more. Suppose the local M.P. to" action in the matter to compel the company tC, supply gas at a reasonable price. When consurner4;: are called upon to pay an extra 50 per cent. fot something they are bound to use it amounts to a equal to about Is. 6d. in the £ on their rental. An<j in Swansea the total amounts to £30.000 or £ 40.0^ a year! If gas can be supplied by a new campana at Ashton-under-Lyne at 2s. per 1,000 feet, it codI be supplied in large towns in Glamorganshire Is. 6d. per 1,000 feet. The local M.P. was the he# £ of a company who led the unsuspecting shaifj holders into a serious dilemma and loss. Here an opportunity for him to counteract the .u making an effort to do his constituents good. V»i he do it, or is self-interest too paramount? TP man who would take up the cudgels would deser* well of his townsmen, and they would honour for it. Here is an opening for someone.—I &c., A VICTIM- Walter-road, Swansea.

NEWPORT LICENSED VICTUALLED ASSOCIATION. The eighteenth annual festival of this associate0' was held at the King's Head Hotel on Tuesu*j evening. It was established for the protection defence of its members. It also has a fund granting voluntary donations and other relief^ distressed and decayed members and the and orphans of deceased members. His Woi'S^ the Mayor (Colonel Lyne) presided, and there present:—Lord Tredegar, the Revs. E. Jen" 0{ (vicar of Malpas) and T. D. Griffiths (vicaf J. Maindee) Captain Homfray Messrs. W. Jones (ex-mayor), E. J. Grice, L. J, Homfrav, A. C. Jones. C. R. Lyne, g. 't Thomas" (Cardiff). W. Walking, J. S. Stone, J- Mitchell, B. Evans, E. Phillips, C. W. PhilHp^iV H. Oliver, — Tait, A. E. Southall, J. H. Petteng.^ T. H. Anderson, R. Phillips, E. Thatcher, — j G. Marsh, &c. The vice-chairmen were Mess' jflj Dredge, E. W. Grove, and J. Williams. Abod&^i sat down to a well-appointed dinner. Graca, said by the Rev. E. Jenkins. Mr. Horner'9 played during dinner, and Mr. H. J. directed the vocal performances between toasts.