Weekly Mail

Gaol Preferred to Starvation. Things are desperate in some parts of Russia. In the Government of Orel (ays the correspondent of the Daily Telegraph) the population has been decimated by hunger and disease. Bread is literally fought for. Transports of rye-bread, flour, and salt are attacked and plundered on the road to their destination by the famished peasants and labourers, even when escorted by soldiers. Since famine lias broken out the prisons have filled rapidly. The lower classes And they are better provided for in gaol than outside, and many of them commit petty offences in order to get a few weeks' imprisonment. At Jelisowetgrad the number of prisoners is 70 per cent. of the popula- tion. At Nischni-Novgorod it has been found necessary to construct temporary sheds for the accommodation of criminals, as the prisons are all overcrowded

I PORTRAIT GALLERY. (By "Ciubbiie."). A GIGANTIC GIFT. Baron Hirsch is the modern Sir Moses Montifiore. As far as bis unfortunate co- religionists are concerned his philanthropy appears to be as boundless as the vast terri- tories over which the luckless "chosen are scattered. It is the intention of the baron 13ARON HIRSCH. to carry out a system of "assisted emigra- tion for the benefit of all Jews who are oppressed, or who are placed under disadvan- tages in the country where they happen to be residing. The work is to be done by a novelty in the way of H companies." The capital is L2,000,000, and the shares are divided into 20,000, of which Baron Hirsch takes 19,990, and the remainder are held by distinguished representatives of the Jewish race. A FASHIONABLE WEDDING. On Monday the remnants of Sooiety in London were in a flutter over the long-talked- of marriage of the Earl of Dudley to Miss Gurney, which took place in the afternoon at Ifoly Trinity Church, Sloane-street. Admis- sion was by ticket, and the ceremony was a most imposing function, and quite on a par with the position and wealth of the bride- groom. Lord Royston, the only son of Lord Hardwicke, was Lord Dudley's best man, whilst six bridemaids attended on Miss Gurney, including her sister, Miss Laura LORD DUDLEY, LADY DUDLEY. I Gurney and Lady Edith Ward, the bride- groom's sister. Mr. W. Grenfell, of Taplow Court, Maindenhead, has plaoed his charming Thames seat at Lord Dudley' disposal, and after some stay there the happy pair will travel on the Continent. On the return to England Lord and Lady Dudley will visit his hunting box at Malpas, and,later on, will shoot the oovers at Whitley. Whitley Court is no stranger to the bride, as she has been there several times on a visit within the last year or so. THIS ROUMANIAN LOVE-MATCH. For some time past, and, indeed, ever sinoe Prince Ferdinand of Roumauia's love affairs have become public property, he has become quite a romantio hero in the minds of most of the bread-and-butter misses of Europe. It is said that at the time when the Queen of Roumania (Carmen Sylva) was espousing the cause of the attachment of her son to Mdlle. Vacaresco, she was not alto- gether responsible for her action. Her nerves, always highly strung, were at PRINCE FEltDIN AND. I this time in a sad state of tension, conse- quent on an impending attaok of paralysis. If, therefore, the Queen acted foolishly, she was rather to be pitied than condemned, see- ing that she could hardly have been held ac- countable for her actions. A fatal turn is now foretold to her illness, and report says that the end cannot be long deferred. Among other extraordinary rumours on the love episode was one that both Mdlle. Vacaresco and the Queen were under the influence of hypnotism

At the little meeting at Cardiff yesleiday, when Councillor Vanglian's colleagues bade him good- bye on his depu-ture for Australia, it seemed to be taken for granted that Mr. Vaughin would be tlie next mayor if he stayed at home. This sur- prised no one more than Alderman Thomas Rees, who last November waived his claim in favour of Lord Bute. On Monday morning the mangled remains of a man named Robert Wdg-ht, late of No. 8 Fl ■■-street, Roath, were found IVIn" across the i- on the Rhymn?.y Line, near to the Cardiff passenger station; Oliver Burford, a brakesman in the employ of tho company, states that at 7.45 a.m., he was engaged in shunting operations near the station, when he saw the body of a man lying across the rails, the head being almost severed I from the body. Hurfoid went for a police- constable, who removed the body to the mortutry.

WE FEEL FLATTERED. One of the most widely-knowu and learned clergymen in Wales wlites I must tell you that I consider the Weekly Mail superinr to any other paper of the kind, and it r.fleets great credit on all connected dth it."

LONDON GOSSIP, TIIK BAKE. Person8 who make friends of the mammon of unrighteousness sufficiently to be admitted within the precincts of the Bank of England cannot do better than pay a visit to that enchanting fortress. Fortress-like it truly is, with its garrison of Foot Guards and its enormously thick walls and its stupendous doors. Most people know that a company of Guards march down into the City every night to take charge of the Bank. The officer in command has his luxurious dinner and his special bottle of fine old port. The rank and file are regaled with rump- steak and pudding. A dreadful rumour has prevailed that the steaks have been with- drawn, but I cannot credit that. How care- fully the Bank treasures are protected may be understood when 1 state that an order has just been placed with an eminent firm in Cheapside for five steel doors, which are to cost £ 2,000. I am informed that this order I is unique in its class. The firm in question are completing an order for the Bank of Spain of the largest strong room in the world. There are 80 tons of steel in it. CURIOSITIES OF THE BANK. The Bank of England smells of money. It is the embodiment of bullion and solid luxury. For instance, you are told that the carpet you have just been treading on in one of the directors' rooms has cost JE400. There are many very real curiosities to be seen. There is the wonderful draft for E20,1 drawn some time in the sixteen hundreds, but not presented for payment till early in the present century, when it was 200 years old, and by compound in- terest had swollen into £ 3,000, Then they show you the bank notes for a hundred pounds perforated into ten parts, so that holders could tear off a ten pound note as they would tear off a penny stamp. This idea had to be dropped. I fancy the outside j men found them more profitable than did the Bank. I dare not mention all that is to be seen in tha BanIr of secret chambers and I strongholds of bullion. But there are places in it that not twenty Londoners have seen, and that yet have been accessible to visi- tors from the country fortified with special in- fluence. A DISEAELIAN STOnY. Lord Beaconsfield's memory is well pre- served in tho affection of Londoners. His was one of the most popular personalities in town. People who have spoken to him are venerated as having been in contact with our greatest statesman. A striking illustration of this was afforded the other evening in a small company, where the conversation turned on our leading statesmen. A gentleman holding a responsible position at once engaged attention by remarking, Disraeli spoke to me once." There was a chorus of inquiries as to what he said. Well," exclaimed the hero, in the leisurely way of a man who has important information to communicate, I once opened the door to him, and, being a little flustered, 1 trod on his gouty toe." W7hat did he do?" cried everyone. "He said, Ob, damn the boy,' was the reply. A HYDE PARK SPOUTER ON MR. GLADSTONE. It is somewhat diverting just now at the height of the dead season in town to turn into the park and listen to a few of the ranters, political and otherwise, who can gene- rally succeed, if possessed of sufficient lung power, in getting a small audience in the immediate neighbourhood of the Arch." I formed for a few minutes the other evening one of an audience that had clustered round a preacher of the down with heverything" or -1 no nothink gospel. This gentleman was very severe on the vices of two men in particular-Mr, Gladstone and the Archbishop of Canterbury. The latter, he declared, drew a salary of £ 12,000 a year, and never gave away a penny of it to the poor. After load- ing the head of the Church with opprobrious terms, interlarding the same with many painful" and free epithets not found in Johnson or Webster, he turned to the subject of the ex-Premier and leader of the great Liberal party." Before be had said very much on this theme he had to confide to his hearers the astounding fact that he was per- fectly unable to express his loathing and con- tempt for this political plutocrat." In his wild endeavours, indeed, to find an epithet with which to desoribe adequately the villainy of Mr. Gladstone, the face of the orator grew quite purple. I expected that he would have a fit. But, happily, the paroxysm passed off, and be ultimately contented himself with alluding to the right hon. gentleman as a reptile." UTI LTTY OF ADVERTISING. A striking illustration of the necessity for continuous and courageous advertising has come under my notice. A firm that manufac- tures a condiment of world-wide fame had been in the habit of advertising to the extent of about E5,000 a year through one of the most eminent advertising agencies in London. They thought they could dispense with advertising, seeing that their speciality was on every table. Accordingly, all orders and contracts were stopped. Sales began to fall off, and the decrease continued until the firm went back to their agents and announced that they intended to advertise again. But the deoline had become so serious that. in order to recover lost ground, they have now to spend £10,000 a year where formerly they spent £ 5,000. When J expressed to my informant surprise that cessation from adver- tising should so speedily affect business I was told that there is no doubt of the fact. It is well known, for instance, that wholesale houses reduce their orders when they find that the article they have been dealing in is no longer advertised. They do this to save themselves from future loss, be- cause their experience teaches them that the public demand declines as advertising declines.

HOIST WITH THEIR OWN PETARF. A good story comes to hand from Newcastle illustrative of the remarkable rapidity with wliico the tenets preached by the delegates of the TI ;K e Union Congress ha.ve been assimilated by tie denizens of that carbonaceous city. On the eve> ing of the first business day of the meeting, the delegates became aware that one_ of the local paper* was publishing in its evening edition a remarkably full, true, and particular account of remarkably full, true, and particular account of their deliberations. Now (says the Globe) even fo enlightened a personage as your labour delegate suffers from that infirmity of noble ¡ minds—the desire to see himself in pnnt, and when the labour p irliament rose at five p.m. there was naturally a great demand for the paper in question. Tile street vendors soon took in the situation, and decided that, as they had to deal with a body of gentlemen who were assembled specially to advocate combination for the purpose of raising wages, the highest compliment they could PHY tlipm was to combine to raise prices nil round by 100 per cent. And they did it, too; and the delegates had cither to pay a penny for a half- penny newspaper or go without tho record of their oratory. It is needless to remark that the engi. naers of social anarchy, hoist with tuni;• own petard, pud down their pennies like men.

I FREE SALE AND EX- CHANGE COLUMN. THE COLUMN IS OPEN TO ALL SALE OR EXCHANGE. MUSU2AL INSTRUMBST3.~por Sale, a Go Wc Weludion by Campbell &i.d Co. quite uew wiil t&ka 23s. Or will excbaugs for good Autobarp.— I ADDRESS, W-Ni. J. JON KS, 133, Brynnielyn-terrace, Swansea. RECIPES.—I have many hundrs's of rare recipes for sde; guarantasd valuable; send for what you want ninepence each.—LOSCOMBK, 106, Bethania-streetf Maesteg, Glam. VARIOUS.—For Sals or Fxchange, a Large Mahogany T Square, blade 4ft. 3in. long, new; a bran Drawing Board to suit, the above T square; a GUIl Metal Mortar and Testle, weight about 30 lbs; and a Violoncello. What offers.—" M. > 3, Tre York- place, lihymney, 9011. v MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.—For Sale, a Piano, in good coidition; suitable for learner price, t7. Also good Accordion new couple of months ago cost 18?. j offer or exchange tor cocii canaries.—" S. P. Wctkly Mail lixebauge, Cardiff. i FOWLS.—One Langohan Cockerel and Two Black Minorca Pullets, 7s.; One Langshan Cockerel, 2s. Oaa Silver Wyandotte CoGkerel and Bingle-comb Puitet. 6"; » hatch d April, 1891. — Police station, M. Deverell, Bath, Wilts. PE RIODICALS.-Casst] I's Hnsso-Turkiih War iu Z4 parts, complete; in good condition. Exchange foe Booio.—W.A.NtSBKT.JSeitth. PICTURES.-Geniiiiie Oil Painting, by Dutch Painter 50 years in present family; llin. x 14in. What offers?—Mr. RICHARD, Western Mail Office, Swansea. POULTRY.—Plymouth Rock Cockerel and Two Hens, March, 1890, tin-related, prize strain (hens laying), for sale cheap or exchange for game.—Apply T. Roberts, Rhiwderin, Newport, Mon. PERIODICALS.—30 Tit Bits," 15 "Ally Sloper," 8 Pearson's Weekly," 6 "Answers," 6 Pick Me Up" all iu best condition; 33, 6d. the lot.—D. M. Powell, Gadlys 6hop, Aberdare. ITLCIPES.—I have a large v .riety of recipes I wish to dispose of; valuable and guaranteed send for what you want Is. each, 3 for s. 6d,—" CHISHOLM," 164, Llangvfelach-road, Swansea. FOREIGN STAMPS. -I have a few old Foreign Stamps for disposal, specially suited for medium and advanced collectors, to whom I shsdl be pleased to send them OIJ. approval on application—Address COLLKCTOS," 291, Carmarthen-road, Swansea. FISHING HOD.-Good Fishing Rod once used will sell or exchange for a pair of large-size Belgian or Flemish Giant Rabbits; weight and size principal object.—State weight of each to A. SIMPSON, Llanvair Cross, near Abergavenny. FOWLS.—White Leghorn Cockerels and Pullets for Sale; Mtrcli hatched soon lay; Cockerels, 4s. Sd. Pullets. 4s. each.—Mr. D. JONES, 31, llopkin street, Tre- herberu, near Pontypridd, PERIODICALS.—For Sale, £ 7Numbers of the World of Adventure"; illustrated very atiirini and interett- IDLI founded on facts sacrifice 10s. a bargain; exchange to value; money returned if not approved.—« MILBURN, 164, Llangyft-liich-road, Swansea. FOREIGN STAMPS. Forty Foreign Stamps, all different, including Hawaii, Guatemala, Mexico, Yene« zuela, Argentine, Brazil, Transvaal, Ac., 6d. Seventy different, including rare San Salvador, Peru, Nicaragua, Shanghai, Siam, Sarawak, Straits Settlements, rara Cape de Verdes, Bosnia, Tunis, Mauritiu3, Grenada, and many others, Is. worth treble.—" COLLECTOR," 291* Carmarfchen-road, Swansea. DOGS.—A Manchester Black and Tall Dog for Sale i eighteen months old affectionate good guard 12s. 6d.-D. Jow&g, 3;, Hopkin-street, Tretierbei t, neaf Pontypridd. MUSIC.—Number of Full-priced WaHzfS, Songs, tei for Sale. Post free, Sevenpence each. Perfectly cleai copies. A. Weekly Exchange, Cardiff. BOOKS.Volume IV. of the Spectator," Date 1711< 1712, in perfect condition and good biuding (bcardsX Will send it to any part of the United Kingdom, carriagt paid, for Is, gd. A bargain.—Apply to C. T. Rara, 44 Phillips-street, Manseiton, Swansea. NEWSPAPER3.-An Occasional Exchange of British Papers for American Weeklies can be made by writing to WILLIAM COOHILL, 38, Henwalia, Carnarvon. NEWSPAPERS. —What offers for The Queen, posted Wednesday after publication ?—" JJ. Weekly Mail, Ex.- change, Cardiff, FOREIGN STAMPS.—350 varieties, many rare, n;ounted in good ilbun;. Stamps include, first issue Transvaal, Imperforated Western Australia, and many other rare and costly Stamps. What offers?—C. T. lijirj, 42, Phillipa'-street, Manselton, Swansea. BOOKS. Every Man his Own Mechanic," uew. cost 7s. 6j., 800pp. 750 illustrations. Would exchange. together with some cash, for a violin and bow in good- repair; or seil for 6s. 6d.—" BBUSSL," Post-office, Llan- fallteg, South Wales. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. For Sale, splendid Binjo; five strings, nickel band, br%sa fittings cost iC2 10s.. sacrifice for 25s.—SL-DSKR DEKRICK, 37, Twy- rodyn, Merthyr. PERIODICALS. A large number of N Jtcs and Queries" to be Sold cheap or Exchanged, What offers? D. I Weekly Mail Exchange, Cardiff, BOOK'Vulumes VII.,Till., IX., X., and XI. of the Boy's Own Paper for Sale; monthly parts 3a. 9d. each.- WXST, 63, O^kfield-street, Cardiff. PERIODICALS.—Fifty-six Odd Numbers of Tit-Bitt; will sell for 4s.-WEST, 53, Oakfield-street, Cardiff. MUSIC.—Several Pieces of New Music to be Sold; list on application to CAHRDICDD, Weekly Mail Exchanp. Cardiff. BOOKS.-What offers for 22 parts of Hanes y BryUniaid a'r C- nrv—" The History of the Britons and Cambrians," published at 2s. eac I complete, and quite new and UIiCu' -UAY' <o IUX, 11, Exchange road, Melincrythan, Neath. FOREIGN STAMPS. — Sixty Foreign Stamps, -to- eluding Alsace and Loraine, Mexico, U.S., Pericdiea!. Suez Canal, and many others. Post-free. 5d.—Send stamp for approval sheet to C. T. RHYS, 42, Phillips- street, Manselton, Swansea. BOOKS. -Eng,ish-French and French-English Diet- tiouary, 1774, 5S.; Cottage and Villa Architecture, 2vols, new, kOs.; Blair's Lectures on Elocution," 5s. i r— iadur Bywgraffyddol," J. T. Jones, 2vols., well bound, 15!1. Addysg i'r Bobl," Chambers, 217018" 15s.; "Tys- tiolaeth Proph wyd diaeth," thick vol., with plates, 10s.; Hanes yr Hen Gymry," Morgans, 2s, 6d.; "Drych y Prifoesoedd a Phrydnawngwaith y Cymry," 1voL, 2s. 6d.; Grumadeg Hugh Tegai," 2s. Addrew, WILLIAM EDMUND?, Prospect House, Merthyr Vale, Glam. PICTURES.—For Sale. a few Framed Pictures, grained or moulded; exchange for a good Safety Cycle Lamp.— Apjply G. HOBDBH, 32, Richards-atreet, Cathays, Car- BOOKS.-Vol. 1 Boys' Wortd," 5s. 3d, scarce worth 10s 6d in present market. A yearly volume People's Journal," 9d. Twenty popular songs, one on a sheet, 9d the lot. Parcel of novels, magazines, etc., 9d; worth treble. Twenty "Phonetic Journals," M.—"OoM.ttCTOlt," 291, Carmarthen-road, Swansea. FOREIGN STAMPS.-Fift foreign stamps-New Zealand, Argentine, Victoria, Chi i, India, Cape, Natal, Brazil. etc., 3d. Good stamps for collectors from id each, on approval.—" COLLECTOR," 291, Oarmarthen- road, Swansea.

WANTED. BOOKS. Green's "History of English People," Dr. Af'am Smith's Wealth of Nations," St. Augustine's Works, Welsh Grammar and Dictionary, Bede's Eccle- siastical History," Classical Mythology," Hallam's "Constitutional History," and "Europe" During the Middle Ages." Must be clean and in good condition, and cheap. Send stamped envelope for list for exchange. -A. p, Dows, 19, Rhiw Park, Abtrtillery, Monmouth- shire. PLAST3. -Number of good Cuttings wanted. Give names aud price.—"C. M eekly Mail Exchange, Car- diff. KERNS.—Various Ferns wanted, for out-door anol izre.enbouse cultivation.-Address "FERN," Weekly Mail Exchange, Cardiff. MUSIC.—Wanted, Second-hand Bass Songs in lowest keys—" The Longshoreman." "Soldier Jim," "They all Love Jack," "True till death.—" £ |F. Weekly Mail Exchange, Cardiff.

Undertakers and Nurses. The Hospital has received from one of its nursft readers a letter sent her by an undertaker, who I I have been recommended some very- good funerals by medical, monthly, and other nurses, the profits of which we divided. Would it snit you to recommend me on the above terms? My equipments are of the very latest and most approved designs, and my charges will be found to compare favourably with those of any other firm. Distance no object.' hat a subject (say' the Hospital) this offers for the pen of James' Payn, who delights in prim jokes at the experse of the noble profession of uursing. To us, however, the serious sido of the question presents itselF, for it is not t he first time we have como acrosi an un» haJy alliance between nurae and undertaker, and have been humiliated to think that women practise iug a healing art could thug dare to profit bi death."

EVERYBODY S PAPER IS THE "NEWS OF THE WEEK." A SEVENTY-TWO COLUMN Weekly newspaper, containing more reading matter than any other newspaper published throughout the country. HAVING NO ADVERTISEMENTS, The whole of the 72 long columns of the News of the Week are devoted solely to new?. THE NEWS OF THE WEEK IS, Therefore, above all papers pub- lished the largest and cheapest newspaper to read at home, and the best and most varied to send to fiiends abroad. SPECIAL ATTENTION IS PAID to Welsh News, Sport and Ship- ping. JDRIS W YN'S WEEKLY Welsh article is acknowledged to be the best in Wales: THREE EDITIONS WEEKLY. THE "NEWS OF THE WEEK." IS PUBLISHED EVMIY FRIDAY FOR SATURDAY, PRICE ONE PENNY.

Chinese Gambling Hells; Some sensational statements were i^ade by a deputation that recently, apked Sir Henry Parkes to suppress the Chinese gambling hells of Sydney. It was alleged that these places were nightly fra- quented by bank clerks, civil servant?, and others holding good social position. One Chinese pro* prietor had admitted that he sent L20,000 aniually to China in the shape of gambling profits. Fr. thermore, it was stated that the Chinese proprie. tors had a regularly organised sustentation fu-»d for the benefit of.the police, who gave them timely notice when a raid was in contemplation by the authorities. The P/6>pier admitted tho niaonw t\1<:e of the evil promised special legis!ati n and 3.»id be would make n»id mqwry jnt0 th, tomplicity of the uolice.