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A SIXG-UTAR AND FANTASTIC ^CUSTOM AMONG SAILORS. in a singular and fa.nu'fa:c custom ori board all Spanish war vessels, 'naji.yj- °io tlie legend run.s—a Spanieli Wilf„ lost under peculiar eircum- sh.ip was caret ring gaily along Levant breeze, when suddenly the ^^1. vn6W d«rk with au approach ing hands were oaI".«l to shorten sail, w"^cIrvl'nes were manned, but not. a s<lUaIJ • fi, budge an inch. Down came the t- ea'rpenier and his mates were *TUi\v!ino. cut the halyaids a« a iast report, j? tinat With the yajx's resting on the. « ca;nvas wouild 'no longw be under and t^le w'n<^ spilled out of the tv? i<v,ia' But the yaj-ds remained aild the vessel oaipsdzed. It was v rr>1iir}i S i discovered that the sheaves „ w'"l<L'h sheets and running gear had T?' were so tiighKy plugged with reUd WJts impossible for the goaT ^li'Cv was asserted tlia.t no human have done this, and the work "*nve,rg Routed to supemaitural and evil Shortly after the fatal occurrence a feveffv°13 ''r ,v"a« issufd direotfng the crews cWl Spanish wair vessel to be sent aloft ^ry evil spirits out of the sheave holes has ren,,ln? at .sundown. From that d;iv ^ar <•(•««eer) custom for Spanish men-of- to go aloft for that purpose. 'Hie sir-fn UP bl:e rigging, lay out on ea< h £ «te. aild olosely esaauine all suspected

UNIVERSITY OF WALES. PRINCE OF WALES ELECTED CHANCELLOR. MEETING OF THE UNIVER- SITY COURT. A meeting of the University Court of the Welsh University was held on Tuesday in the House of the University of Lontion, Burling- ton-gardens, Dr. Isambard Ovvtn, the deputy- charcellor, presiding, and the following being ere-opgsfc thase prosent:—Prinoipals Reichel, Baaigor; Viriamu Jones, Cairdilf, vice-chan- cellor, Mr. B"vninor Jones, Q.C., M.P., the Mayor of Cardiff (Aldeainaji Carey), Mr. Owen Owen, Oswestry; Profceeors Reginald W. Plillips, Bangor, r-nd E. W. Tanner, Cardiff; Principal K H. Evans, Bangor; Thomas Powel, Cardiff; W. Rhys Roberts, Bangor; H. Ethe, Aber- 'o ystwith; and J. K. Ainliworth Davis, Uni, ersity College of Wales; Principal Roberts, Aberymvith; Mr. W. Ctidwaladr Davies, London; the Rev. Aaron Daviee, Pont- lottyn; the Archdeacon of L'landaff, Sir Lewir; Morris, Professor Anwyl, Aborystwith; Mr. George Xenyon, M.P., Alderman J. Jonoa Griffiths, Mr. John Young Evans, Talgarth; Mr. Mortimer Green, Alitiyetwith; Mr. Charles Owen, Merthyr; the Rev. John Morgan Jones., Cardiff the Rev. Wm. {Eviiin«, Pembroiijo Dock; Archdeacon Piyce, Bangor; Mr. R. H. Pinkerton, Cardiff; Mr. J. D. James, Blackwood, Mon.; Professor Vaughan, Cardiff; Mr. D. E. Jones, Cardiff; Professor C. M. Thompson, Cardiff; Professor Angus-, Aborystwith; Mr. Lewis Williams, Cardiff: Mr. Claries Morgan. Cardiff; Mr. W. Rathbone, M.P., and Professor Lloyd, Bangor. The mil'mto of the previous court and of the committee meetings since held having been laid upon the table, LETTER FROM LADY ABERDARE. The Registrar (Mr. Ivor James) read the following letters — Dufi'ryn, Mountain Ash, Pouth Wale-, ".Tunc 1st, 1895. "Dear Mr. Jamer*,—Although my son has, I believe, written, both for himself and me, to express our earnest thanko for the vote of condolencc passed by tlie Court of the Umver- i-it3- of Wales in our great bereavement, yet I feel I must personally acknowledge the receipt of it to you, and say how much I value it, and <hnt I shall ever prize it amongst my most valued of possessions, as a. mark of the regard and esteem in which my dear husband was held by all the members of the university, and their warm appreciation of his services in the cause of education,—Believe me to be, dear Mr. James, very faithfully yours, "NORAH ABERDARE." "Longwood, Winchester, May 27. "Dear Mr. James,—WiH you thank Dr. hambard Owen and the Court of the Univer- sity of Wales, in Lady Aberdare's name and that of the family, for their kind resolution of sympathy? The chancellorship of the University of Wales was the one office which my father in his old age would have either desired or accepted, and it was a fitting tri- bute to his long life of work and usefulness. It was an honour he very highly appreciated, and the whole family were glad and proud that he received it. I trust liiat the university will find in their second chancellor one who will have the same strong interest in. their welfare. —Believe me. yours faithfully, "ABERDARE." The Registrar next intimated that a letter had been received from the clerk of the County Council of Carmarthenshire announcing the appointment of County Alderman Gwilvm Fvans and County Councillor the Rev. Pro- fecsor l), E. Jones as members of the court. Another letter was from the registrar of the University College of Wales. Aberystwith, an- nouncing the appointment of Dr. Ethe as a. member of the court, in place of Dr. Herford, resigned and a third letter was from Mr. D. E. Jones, clerk to the Guild of Graduates, an- nouncing the appointment of the Rev. D. Adams and the Rev. P. G. Morris as members of the theological board. Amongst the letters regretting absence was one from Lord Powis. THE ELECTION OF CHANCELLOR. The Deputy-chancellor then announced that the next business on the agenda was the elec- tion of a chancellor of the university. Scrutineers having been appointed, namely, Mr. A. Griffiths, Mr. Brynmor Jones, M.P., and Mr. A. Davis, The Deputy-chancellor said the only candi- date nominated for the position of chancellor was hi.s Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. While the poll was being taken, he placed en the table the following letter, which had been circulated to the members of the eourt:- "Marlborough House, Pall Mall, S.W., "29th May, 1895. "Sir.-I have had the honour of laying before the Prince of Wales your communication ex- pressing the wif-li of the University Court of the University of Walts that his Royal High- ness would allow himself to be put in nomina- tion for the chancellorship o.f that university. "His Kavail Highness has oh-eryed with much satisfaction the love of learning displayed by the Welsh people, especially a-» evinced by the creation of this university, I am desired, there- fore, to inform you that it givhim great pleasure to comply with the request wliiou ias been made to him, and to state that. should the court do him the honour of electing him chancellor, the members of the university may rest assured that he will not fail to do his utmost to foster the important work in which it is engaged.—I have the* honour to be, sir, your obedient servant, T "FRANCES KNOLLYS. "Isambard Owen. Esq., M.D." Mr. Brynmor Jones, M.P., having handed in the report of the scrutineers, The Deputv-chancellor said T have the honour to declare that his Roval Highness the Prince of Wales has been dulv elected,, by unanimous vote, chancellor of the university. (Cheer# ) V .V. The following letter was then read by the deputy-chancellor: "University of Wales, "11, Victoria-street, S.W., "May 29. 1895. "Sir,—I am much obliged for your letter of to-day, intimating the gracious consent of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales 4o the reoueet of the members of the university court that he would be pleased to allow himself to be nominated for election as chancellor of the university. "May I beg you, sir, on the part of the sig- natories of the nomination to convey to his Royal Highness our grateful thanks for the very distinguished honour which he T)ro- poses to confer upon our university, and no less for his gracious expressions of sympathy with the educational efforts of the Welsh people, which will be read with profound gratification in all parts of Wales.—I ha.ve the honour to be, sir, your obedient servant, "ISAMBARD OWEN, "Senior Deputy-chancellor. "To Sir Francis Knollys, K.C.M.G., C.B." TEACHERS IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS. A resolution, moved by Mr. T. John (Llwyny- pia), in reference to the position on the court of governors of teachers in primary schools was, after discussion, withdrawn, Mr. John undertaking to bring forward a special statute on the subject at the next meeting of the court. MISCELLANEOUS. The court next gave the deputy-chancellor authority to affix the seal of the university to the deed of appointment of chancellor, drawn up by Mr. Brynmor Jones. The Court then proceeded to deal with the re- port clause by clause.. ,r Other business VM «»• adjourned.

The threatened water famine in the Dowlais district has been averted by the heavy down- pour of rain -vhieh took place on Monday, when the fall measured l'9in. By noon on Tuesday the height of water in the Neuadd Reservoir was 36ft., being a rise of 12ft. within the 24

s (F)-o)it Our Own Correspondent.) 1 PARIS, JULY 2. A City of Smells. The atmosphere of the capital represents a fifty-sewer smell. Paris may or may not be a, city of light, but there can be no doubt that since some weeks past, and that will continue for many more, it is the central city of co-operative stinks that pollute the atmos- phere by a sour, sickening, offensive collection of odours, which, cause head: heavi- ness, lassitude, and that stick to you like a poor relation or a dun in a hurry. The offensive smells beget a kind of slimines-s of saliva, n ere.stating industrious expectora- tion: the flavour of the bad odours is strongly vitriolic and slightly polymeta.ilic. And the cause'' A journal estimates that there are in, but above, all round, Paris, no less than 8,000 insalubrious establishments, that ought to bh .suppressed or forced to consume their deleterious exhalations. Among the chief eviis that the police signal, but are incapable of remedying, are the open furnaces for tlie manufacture of several kinds of machinery manufacture of several kinds of machinery grease and oils-tha,t from fish included the incineration of the detritus of the knackers' yards and butchers' shops refuse, to make animal black to retine sugar; the conversion of the night soil of the city into poudrette. or Paris guano, or, worse still. into sulphate of ammonia. To these must be added the fabrication of several chemicals only differing in degree of poisonousness. Ministers' Irregularities The Chamber of Deputies is to be highly congratulated, on its resolution to make Ministers responsible for their official illegali- ties. M. Delcasse, late Colonial Minister, was horn-blown as a Heaven-born administra- tor he was simply a puppet between the hand's of the self-appointed Committee of Colonial Expansionists. His successor, M. Chan)tem<ps, is a. plucky, and must be an honest, man, a.s he has shewn up the irregulari- ties of his predecessors and of their question- able proceedings. Without ever consulting Parliament, ex-Minister Delcasse fitted out costly expeditions to grab territories in the Soudan and other parts of Africa, that might at any moment have brought the French into collision with Germany and England. Money voted for some other purpose lie applied, to the extent in one case of 600,000f., to new and unsanctioned ends; lie sent the brave Captain Monteil to extirpate Sanmry who was somewhere in the Soudan—without any plan and next to destitute of food and the materiel of war. Sarmory extirpated tli j French since Monteil was re-oalledi The mules sent to the latter arrived—dead. Two conijpanies of troops were decimated, having neither bread, salt, nor meat; <-anm»u and ammunition had to be abandoned, and a terrible shake was given to the Colonial Srojects of France in the Soudan. Tlie deputies would listen to no more, stood by the Budget Commission, that com- plained it was never consulted about these expeditions and the granting of contracts after the goods had been supplied at some- think like fancy prices, and voted that the ex-Minister be, lield civilly responsible for expending State moneys without authority. It is to be hoped he will be made to pay the utmost farthing. Then, the concessions in Africa, conceded to alleged bogus corn- panics and! capitalists without capital, are to be subjected to the search-light. But the public has seized another side of the ques- tion, "What return does or can France expect to reap from the annual grant demanded for the Soudan of 90,000f.? Students in Rebellion. The students of the Latin Quartier are in rebellion, and divided into two hostile camps —the Plutocrats and, apparently, the Sans culotit-fts. The cause is this :—Henri Murger, who died in 1861, was the author of "La Vie de Boheme, that every student between the ages of seventen and 23 is presumed to read, mark, learn, and digest with a fervour as if for "Robinson Crusoe," and in a spirit of devotion as if a Breviary—in his Breviary days understood. Murger was the artist or portraitist of student life, embodiments of Mark Tapley, Boo Sawyer, and Dick Swiveller in courage, strategy, and good-heartedmess. That life was merry in the midst of mis- fortunes, where pockets were often as empty as stomachs, and co-operative loaning of clothes suppressed the necessity of a chest of drawers or a wardrobe. Besides, "my uncle" was their Privy Seal Keeper. They were the days when one went gipsying. A bust has just been inaugurated in the Jardin du Luxembourg to Murger. and so was a fete sacred to the students, their Mimis, and their Musettes, for a few of these, it seems, still exist. A committee decided to improve the occasion by holding a banquet—voted nem. con. But when the committee fixed the price of the ticket at 6f. per head, this was a bolt from the blue for that section of the students who had—and at the end of the month, too, when parental allowances were at lowest ebb—not six sous in their pocket, and were debating the possibility of annMng to one of the matrimonial agencies that have ever one or two heiresses on hand with a few millions fortune, and desirous only to find a husband. A scission was the result. The "Have Nots" prot.ested against the Rothschild section of the students, who, furthennore, had insulted the shade of Aiurger by assuming that any student worth the name could afford 6f. for a dinner. By entering into commercial relations with the good "uncle" to take charge of some of their books and a pair of winter pantaloons-- summer having set in-cmd by writing to their sisters for old postage stamps to nego- tiate—though new ones would be preferred- it was agreed that the ticket should be fixed at 2f. Then the orthodox Murgerites made a pilgrimage to their hero's tomb, each de- positing thereon a one-sou nosegay. Next they returned to the Luxembourg, after a lunch on one sou of fried potatoes served in a brown paper-bag. Before the statue they deposited roses at one sou each. They sang some songs by Murger: that ceremony- three days before the official one under the auspices of the Government—they baptised a demi-vierge inauguration. Then their 2f. banquet took place in the Cafe Procope- that light of other days. The room, intended to accommodate 100 guests, was by good engineering filled with 400. Then the bal- conies were crowded and next—the best of places—the staircases. The waiters could not move, so they passed the dishes along, and that were duly harpooned on the staircase cleared out, and passed on to the 400. The latter had onlv the wine which had been laid on the table in advance. The guests on the balcony got nothing at all. They appealed in desperation to the neighbouring publicans and bakers and pork butchers, who contri- buted gallantly, and sent up the victuals by cords. One student urged working the fire telephone to call the fire brigade to rescue those imprisoned by the block. In the mean- time another scission had taken place on the part of students, who deemed 2f. too expensive for a ticket, and organised a "Pour.ch" at two-thirds less. At the twelfth hour a poster was set up inviting the students to dine where they pleased, a.nd agree to pay when they had become ottehrities. The usual conflict with the police fol- lowed. The Political Crisis in England. The French are very circumspect and mea- sured in their appreciation of the new English Cabinet. They admit that with such an assem- blage of able public men a new departure, both in domestic and in foreign policy, must ensue. That policy is not expeeted to be of any provo- cative character, hut it will not the less be decided and resolute*. The defensive rawurce^ of Entrland will, say good and impartial judges, be largely developed, and no money spared upon the work; it is the premium on the nation's life i-ssurance. The nomination of Lord Salis- bury and Mr. Chamljerlain to take charge of Foreign and Colonial affairs is viewed as very significant, as the liolders are known to have concrete ideas on questions affecting their de- partments. A rapprochement, between Ger- many and Japan and England is now accepted as an accomplished fact. and China is expected tG fall into line after emptying Russia's political wallet. The Egyptian question will be less harped upon, and that will be a boon and a blessing for Ifroth the French and English. Even already Anglo-Saxons are ceasing- to be regarded as the last of peoples. A Sensational Suicide. The double suicide of M. Cane and his wife, though only some days old, is still discussed, proof of the exceptional importance and sug- gests eness of the cent. M. Cane was the son of an humble village schoolmaster, who came to Paris, struggled to be called to the Bar, and became one of the minor satellites of Gambetta, so rose to post and piM?. He was, perhaps, the ablest social lawyer in France. He was consulted on such every-day v cases as divorces, and few ladies in difficulties but sought his auvice. He generally reduced mountains to molehills, was full of genial scepticism, and saturated with Parisianism. He wa.s shndiiig counsel to the municipality. His pleadings in divorce cases were a treat, of ele- gant diction, sunny, eighteenth-century cynicism, and delicate tact. If he could not reconcile husbands and wives, he secured that, divorced, they would depart in peace. In society he was a pet. Ladies drank in his elo- quence and his philosophy was so gentle to practise! He pleaded for an Austrian lady of French extraction for divorce from her hus- band, a wealthy Vienna banker. He won, as a matter of course. "And, now, M Cane, what would you advise me to do?" "Marry me, madame." Before two months they were man and wife. They were as happy as mortals could be-they were classed as turtle-doves, the rarest kind of birds to encounter in Paris. But all this time. Cane, the model man, was wearing a mask. For three years he had for mistress the wife of a distinguished citizen. The latter dis- covered the treason, of Cane-Iiis friend. A duel was fixed; Clemenceau was to be his second. On the fatal afternoon a lady, on, quitting his cabinet in an excited state, en- oountered her friend, Madame Cane: "Oh, madame, since three years I have been your husband's mistress; he and my husband are to fight a duel—let us prevent it." Madame Cane rushed to her husband: "Wretch, what have I done to be so betrayed' She flew to her dressing-room, seized a bottle of poison, but the private secretary, who had overheard :dl, followed, and secured the bottle. W hile they struggled, a. pistol shot was heard in the study. Cane lay dead. While the secretary went to a sofa for a pillow, another pistol shot from the fctill smoking revolver—the wife row lay dead. Cane. for his own wed- lock embroglio, had only the vulgar solution, of suicide; his philosophy, his cynicism, had vanished. '1 he good fairy had removed all the gorgeous trappings, and her protege was reduced to rags. Parisianism is all masquism, that only the rich shopkeeper, the con- fessional, the tribunal, and the bankruptcy- court krew.

THE RIDDLE 118' LEAGUE. PASTIMES FOR PLEASURE AND PROFIT. RULES OF TBP5 COMPETITION. 1. This department to be open to all readers 31 the "Wepkiy Mail." 2. Contributions of riddles and solutions are soli- cited. A statement by the contributor to ilit effect that the work is original will be accepted. 1'Itlgiariô;n, when detected, will be publicly exposed. 3. One side of the paper only to be written on. 4. A nomde-plume nuiy le vs-d, but in all cases tin prize-winners' real names must be published. 5. The sum of 3s, 6d. to be given each week for the bcst set of correct solutions. Three prize to be also givtrii each week to solvers. The sum of 5s. to be given to the solver who makes the best record in answering the riddles each month. The sum of IDs. to be given to the riddler who makes the highest score in solving the riddles each quarter. The winner of a weekly prize is ineligible to win the current monthly competition, but can qualify tor the quarterly priire, which, in its turn, cannot be paitied by the winner of a monthly competition imirss two clear incnths have elapsed from the date of the previous victory. Should any of the competitions end in a tie, the prize will be awarded by ballot. 6. All answers to the riddles printed in this column to be received within six days of publication. AnswerB received after that time has expired cannot be con- sidered amonprst those competing for prizes. 7. The Riddle Editor's decision to be considered final and irrevocable, and no appeal from his judg- ment can be t-ncertained. 8. All letters to be addressed HIDD1.K EDITOR, 'WEEKLY MAIL," CAKUiFF. MYSTIC BUDGET—No. 40. CHARADE, No. 1. (Formed on a word, each syllable of which is a word.) My first's r* hard substance, Abovc-below-grouiid On summit of rooks, In ocean depths found; Of all sizes and shapes, All colours and hues, Ail useful, some precious, For purpose diffuse. Myl neconld g(ives pleasure When, free from all scandal. Devoid of all malice, Of anger, or wrangle, It M.mply Ixxxmies a, (social delight, A sign of good friendship, At mom, noon, or night. Mv whole in a son tester. Whose note, shrill and clear, Is heard in the coppice When evening draws near. PLUMB, London. NUMERICAL CHARADE, No. 2. My whole, consisting of t&n letters, w wood coal. My 3, 9, 1, is vague; my 6, 7, 4, 8. is an antelope: my 3, 4. 2, means to impose; and mv 3. 9, 8, 2, 5, 10, is the upper part of the windpipe. PERICLES, Bristol. TEN HIDDEN BIRDS, No. 3. 1. The Duke went to see poor Maxwell in Netley Hospital, 2 and 3. Bee and I went to the dog show last month when we were in London. 4. Bring me the large hammer out of the coal cellar, Kitty. 5. I'm quite knocked up with rushing about house-hunting. 6. The girls went off to Southsea gleefully enough, you may be sure. 7. The pair were splendidly got up—he ae Antony, she as Cleopatra. 8. His wife's fmeraldfe cost Richardson a pretty lX'.nny. but they're certainly unique. 9 and 10. There's the doctor. James; run and tell him he'« wanted at the Rose and Crown immediately. LOYALLINA. London. CHARADE, No. 4. (Formed on a word, each syllable of which is a word.) At scenes of revelry, In ancient, days long gone, Right quickly from my; second My sparkling first was drawn; Around the festive board Ma-d merriment was made, And M they laughed and quaffed, On whole one sweetlv played. A. M. ADAMS, Claydoo Hill. TRANSPOSITION, No. 5. (Transpose the letters of a word to form another word.) A town in Wales transposed, An idol then would be d loosed. N E. WILSON, Ripoll. CHARADE, No. 6. (Formed on a. word, each syllable of which is a word.) What is first is for you. and likewise for me- lt is free to us, each one and all, The veriest fed may claim it to be, And yet it iG ne'er held in thrall. My second will hold quite a store of good thirgs; It travels with speed, yet, when good, finn it stands The goccls it would second would quickly tDk. wings If the mcb.were but first to lay on them first nands. v If of v hat is first a good second you gain It may help you in time to my whole, And when to that ultimate breod you attain. It is yours without let or control. Tho' half will b0 free to whoever will, Yet while you ihe other retain, The whole still will be indisputably your" First seconder you will remain. J. D. BRAYSHAW, London. ENIGMA, No. 7. I'm formed of two word?, of two syllables each* My first is possessive, which soon you majr reach. A First-second's a pal, who. in many a walk, Is a faiiliful companion, but hasn't much talk. Now, for this riddles sake, when my second you've nailed. Be ruthless vvith him. for he must be cur- tailed. Third's an object which always appears in th< spring, When dicky-birds mate and begin all tik sing; And when it doth ope, which is clearly its duty, 'Tis productive of scenes of very great beauty. My fouith is a verb which mearus to obtain, And also to one's self to pccumlcte gain. Thus, I think, oh! ye riddlors, my meaning iig clear- To you all, I am sure, my whole is most dear. E. ETTAR, Paddington. CHARADE, No. 8. (Formed on a word, each syllable of which is a word.) A boxer does first when he takes his plac- And meets his antagonist face ',0 face; My second, I think, you'll find equally plain- It means court, street, alley, or even a lane. If you can't recognisc it in this kind of coat, It's just what yo-i do when you take out < boat; You ca.u pull "gainst- the tide till your sinewa nigh burst, But you can't rig a sad without using a. first. My third is so simple, you'll guess :t for surer-t It means to vend goods from door to door. My whale is a bird with peculiar wings, For, though not religious, it frequently preys." OSCARIO, London. PRIZES FOR RIDDLERS. The sum of 33. 6J. will be given for the best set of solutions to the above riddles received on or before July 12. A prize book will afcso lie givt-n to the three senders of solutions next in order of merit. The sum of 5s. will be given for the beat score in solving the riddles during the month of July. The sum of 10.0. will 00 given to the solver scoring the highest aggregate number of solu- tions for the quarter ending September 30. ANSWERS TO MYSTIC BUDGET, No. 3&. No. 1. Red-breast. No. 2. Sweepstake. No. 3. Longfellow. No. 4. Abraca-iabia. No. 5. Bay-o-net. No. 6. House, Ouse. use, us. No. 7. C CAB CAMEO CAMBRIC BERYL OIL C No. 3. I, E A D E D G E A G U E DEED Anf.wnd to Mvatic Budget No. 38 were from the following riddiere: — Stonehenge. London (8); Catherine, London (8); Kitie, London (.8), fcditto Howard, London (8); H. W., London (8); Eufypne, Oa*tlebe!linghar-i (8): Unlucky Tom, London (6); ,It.. J. Duncan. London (8 hope you have received your m-ir.e); Moorlands. Oastiebeliinghain (8); Oscari->, London (8); Seniah, Derby (7): Bert, Swanscombe (7); H. Ctiappin, Notbimrham (8); Miss Gertie Bid. good, Woolwich (7): K. O. Dunk, Favershair. (8); Mars, London (8); Ala, Swanscombe (8); Deri, Loo-. don (8); Tyke, Cardiff (8); Percy Vere, Plymouth (8), Ueorge Capon, Swanscombe (8); Tanner, l-ondoi* (8)' A Devonshire Dumoling. St. Andrews (7); Finlayf Stewart, London (8): Crvstai Palace, Upper Norwood (8)' J. Biavshaw, London ',8); Charley's Aunt, Londom- (7): Fair Imogene, Manchester (81; Sigma, Fulhant Park (5) Iw, Denmark Hill (6); J. F. Perrebt, Bris- tol (8); Hazel, London (8); S. Jewabury. Leicester, (8); Emma, London (8); Ram Nor, Romford (7, r hope you: prizes havc; come to hand before you rf>ai' these linee); Richard. London (8); A. G. Gates,- London (6): Alice. P.-ekham (6): John Kattee, L<m. don (8); Nellie, Brws?;s (8); Yeldem, London (7; it you will kin-llv ^;eiv.! your answer to your original charade, I will consider it for publicafcio-n); 0. RJ Paterson. West, Bsmet ;8); Moss Hose, Windsor (7) u Nellie Thomjsson, Bracknell (8); Novice, Earkwooa (8); Lissa Adams, Piuuwtead (8); Geo. Batt, IAd., dinarton (8); Linseed, Newport (8); Sirrom, Londor*' (7); Lav-nia, London (7); A. M. Adams, Claydon HJJlI (8): Sweep, Bath (8); T. P. Cowling. London (8 vour. riddles are declined owing to breach of Rule Edwin Fitcliest, London (5); Mark Poole, London (8);? H. Brannan,London (8; hlve given you credit fort answering Budjiet, No. 36); Pericles, Britol (8);! lieltuc, Dsptfurd (8): Brusher, London (8); Mozartf Ijondon (8); M. M. Fry, Twickenham (8): G. Y., Dulcken, London (8;; Peakite, Cheltenham :8); Dr. Maddock, nondon (8); Rosv, London (8); Diirimy., London (8): Heron, De Crespigny Park (8): Geo. 3d Bell, South GosforMi (7); E. L. Pifrgott, Wantage (8) a Plume, London (8); Loyallina, London (8); T. P. S. Briftol (8): E. Wilson, Ripon (3): Wee .Jim. Belfast (8 you are welcomed to the Riddlers' League; gcxwf riddles are always acceptable); Max. Bristol (8); A. B. C., Ilkley (8); -Magnolia, Castlebellinghani (8). The cash nrize of 3s. 6d. was won. on a ballot, bv Mrs. C. HARRISON ("A. B. C'), Woodville, Ilkley. York(.hire. The book prizes were won. bv a ballot, by MARK POOI.E. Ticnd™. N Mr. A. G. ROSE, ("Rosy"), 20, Lon^-lane, Rmitb- field, B.C.. London. Mrs. CODY ("Eitie"), 113, Calvert-road, East Green- wich. T,ond in. If MARK POOLE will forward hii full addreefl I shall have mur-h f.1eai>t're in forwarding him a hand- some prize volume. 1TZZLE POINTS. The real name and address, of MOSS RO??E. a recent winner of a book prize, are Mrs. DE OSSONE. 2. C'aivncp-jrardpns, Windsor. The real name and address of CHARLEY'S ATJNT, a recent winner of a book prize, are Mrs. CHARLOTTE F. P.REMNE1?, 64, Alderney- st-reet, Warwick-square, S.W.. London. For the benefit of several who were baffled by "Mormyrus," I, with srreat pleasure, give Nuttall's definition, -which j" as A (Vh allied to the pike, found in the Nile, and nro-h filtrernpd for its flesh." Solutions tn Mvyt'c P'\1(lg-rt, Xf:. 37 were receive*! from Barclay Todd, Edinburgh '81, and A.B.C., Ilkleil (11). Ed. R.Y.

MILITARY FACTORIES BURNED. One of the most destructive fires til,ia, have occurred in Paris for many years broke out aibout noon this week m the va^- military, equipment factories of M. Oodillot. in the Rue Rophechouart. The flamp" had obtained a good hold of the buildings before they were per- ceived, and it was soon clear the building wat doomed. Three houses adioinintr the factories were aIm completely' gutted. The outbreak is attributed to the spontaneous combustion of a. large awning placed over the roof of the fac- tories. the fierceness of the sun's rays having been almost tropical in their intens'ty dm iug- th? day. The damage cannot be less than on* million francs.

THREE PEOPLE DROV7NED. A boating accident, attended by loss of 1if(\ has occurred on the Dagenham Lake Esisex, near the Thames. At half-past fivi o'clock a party of three persons who were boat- ing hoisted the sail and proceeded to the cen- tre of the lake, when the sail fell and knocked one of the party into the water. Attempts at rescue resulted in the capsizing of the boat, all three occupants being drowned. The occu- pants were two young men, named Paizlev and Preston, aim a Mies Galium, who was engaged to be married to the first, named. LIVEit COMPLAINTS.—Dr. King's Dandelio* fcnd Cgumme Liver Pills, without Mercury, a.re potent remedy: remove all Liver and Stomaofc Cosaplaints, Biliousness, Headache, Sickliest, Shoulder Pains, Heartburn, Indigestion, Conetip* ti*n. Lc2li