The Cardiff Times

MURDER OF A FARMER IN IRELAND. Michael Meere, farmer, residing at Caffamore, near Ennis, County Clare, was murdered at ten o'clock on Tuesday night on the public road near his own residence.

THE LASITQUESTION IN WALES. A MANIFESTO TO THE FARMERS. On Thursday a Welsh manifesto was issued to the tenant farming interests and farm labourers of Great Britain asking that a .Land Act for Wales should be made a principal demand by the electors. It is pointed out that at present there are thousands of agriculturists in a half-starved state because of the rigorous landed conditions. Hence, it is argued, there should be no truce upon so essential a grievance. The circular is signed by the chairman of the recent Agriculture Con- ference at Rhyl.

AN IRON MERCHANT'S DIVORCE SUIT. In the Divorce Division, yesterday, the case of Marsden v. Marsden and Deeley was heard. The petitioner, an iron merchant at Liverpool, married the respondent on December 27th, 1877, at which time he was a widower. He and the co-respondent were both mem- bers of the Kirkdale Burial Board, consequently they were upon intimate terms. Mr Deeley visited the house of the petitioner and became friendly towards Mrs Marsden, causing remonstrances on the part of her bus band, which ultimately led to a separation. After she left Mr Marsden found a number of letters from the co-respondent to his wife, couched in the most affectionate terms. In- quiries were afterwards made, and it was found that at various hotels they had passed as man and wife. The jury found for the petitioner, and assessed the damages at £500. Sir James Hannen granted a decree nisi, with costs. o

ASSAULT BY SURGEONS. £ At Longton, onMonday, James Grant, surgeon, and William Irving, his assistant, were charged with having assaulted Caroline Tipper, a domes tic servant in Grant's employ.—The complainant stated that on the 18th instant she was summarily dismissed by Dr. Grant because she had taken upstairs something which he did not approve of. She left the house for a time, but subsequently leturned and went to bed. After she had been in bed awhile, her master com- menced knocking loudly at the bedroom door, which he threatened to burst open If she did not let him in. She refused to unfasten the door, and ultimately one of the panels was smashed and the door opened by Dr. Grant, who, with his assistant, Mr Irving, entered the bedroom. The two men pulled her out of bed, tore off her night-dress, and tried to drag her out of the room, but she screamed and resisted, and eventually they went away. The complainant then dressed herself and went downstairs, upon which Irving took her by the shoulders and attempted to turn her out of the house. As be was unable to do so he went in search of a policeman, and she then left the place.—In reply to questions the complainant said that she returned to the house— after leaving it in the first instance because she had not been paid her wages, and also because her box containing her clothing was still on the premises.—The defendants admitted having opened the bedroom door by force, but positively denied having assaulted the complainant,—They were each fined 20s, and 12s 6d costs.

GOSSIP FROM THE WORLD" Madame Patti has promised Mr Mapleson, her old impresario, to give him a performance of The Barber of Seville," if he finds a theatre where to give his benefit. The National Agricultural Hall—I beg pardon, the West Kensington Olympia-is to open, before the end of the year, with the whole of the troupe the Paris Hippodrome, and a series of performances of a novel and striking description. The forthcoming number of the Fortnightly Review will contain a very interesting article on the Clan-na-Gael and other secret societies in Ireland, written by one of the initiated, whose name is necessarily not divulged. It is a very remarkable article, and will be just in time to have influence on the coming election. The election has produced some striking changes in the attitude of particular persons towards the great parties in the State. Last year Mr Spurgeon said that the Tories were nearly as bad as the devil; but on this occasion he is supporting the Conservative candidate for Newington. The good folk at Twickenham are much interested in the proceedings of Mrs Langtry,who has hired Meadow Bank for the season. The amusement of the Jersey Lily, I hear, is to convert her lawn into a circus, where her trained horses, which are great pets with her, go through their performances. The worthy proprietor will doubtless appreciate the condition of his turf on his return into possession. This time the tables are turned, and Lord Cairns 13 fairly entitled to such consolation as he can derive from the commiseration of his friends. engagement which began so auspiciously, and received the solemn benediction of the patron saint of American beauty and innocence amongst VkSeS ai°^ revelries of the Riviera, is at an end, ana the- sole remaining memorial of the projected union is an elaborate trousseau liberally be- sprinkled with C.'s and coronets. The settlements proved an insurmountable objection, and it was on this rock that Lord Cairns's matrimonial hopes made shipwreck.

CAN YOU AFFORD IT ? AN IMPORTANT QUES- TION! N DOMESTIC ICCOKOMV.—There is a tone andV false economy, ana some people mistake the one for the other. Good economy takes care of the pence, letting the pounds takes care of themselves-' hadeconomy is "penny wise and pound foolish. True economy takes the stitch in time which saves nine;" I:LI:;) economy "risks losing the ship for want of a pennyworth of tar.' Bring every question of economy to the test by asking yourself can vou afford it. For instance, can you afford to let the "slight cold" 0" the "little cough" develop into chronic bronchitis, asthma or consumption ? Can you afford to let the "iittie want of appetite deepen into indieesdon, flatulence, or dyspepsia ? Can you afford to let the "out of sorts" feeling which is upon you now and again grow into eontirmed melancholy, Can you afford to let your husband ruin his health or your wife grow weaker clay by day untler the family burdens, or your child, who is now only a little deli- cate, run the risk of being obliged to succumb entirely, or run the risk yourself of breaking down entirely and giving up all your work, and all this from want of a little timely precaution? Now when you are told that that excellent preparation known as Gwilym Evans's QuinineBitters, which is acknowledged to be the best tonic remedy ever discovered, would enable you to avoid all these dangers, the question for you to ask is nnt Can I affordto buy it ?" out" Can I aiford to do without it f In nine cases out of ten common sense will tell you that you cannot afford to do without it, that you cannot afford to run the risk you are now running while you have so valuable a remedy at hand in Gwilym Evans's Quinine Bitters. Sold everywhere. Praised by everybody. Agents in all parts of the world. Prices :—Bottles, 2s 9d double size, 4s 63. Cases of three large boWes, 12s 6d. To be had of all Chemists and Vendors of Patent Medicines, or will be sent at above prices to any address, free and safe per Parcels Post, under cover, direct from the proprietor, Mr Gwilvni Evans. F.C.S., Uanelly, South Wales. 76378

BRITISH LOSSES. | KECTER'S TELEGRAM.] RANGOON, Saturday.—The force sent out to punish the dacoits under Boh Swey, in attacking whom Mr Pliayre was killed, has had an engage- ment with the band. Tho British lost nine killed RANGOON, Tuesday. — A telegram, dated Tummoo, June 19th, states that on the arrival of reinforcements. a force, under the command of Major Hailes, attacked on the morning of that day a body of 1,500 Burmese, who were strongly entrenched behind a stockade three miles south of Tummoo. The British, although having two batteries of artillery, failed to dislodge the Burmese, and retired after five hours' severe fighting. Major Hailes was wounded. According to intelligence received from the Kijouksai district, Captain Wilbraham was severeiy wounded, on the 23rd inst., in a skirmish with a portion of Prince Myinzaing's army. On the 26th inst. a fight took place between Lieutenant Shubrick's force and the insurgents, near Mingyan. Lieutenant Shubrick was killed and Lieutenant Peacock wounded. Lower Burmah is quieting, and the Dacoits at Henzdah are coming in.

SIXTY HOUSES BURNED DOWN. [REUTKR'S TELEGRAM.] CONSTANTINOPLE, Wednesday.—A serious fire occurred yesterday at Beshikatash, a suburb of Constantinople, by which about sixty houses were destroyed.

RENEWAL OF THE BELGIAN STRIKES. [REUTER'S TELEGRAM. ] MONS, Wednesday.—The strike among the miners in this district again threatens to become general. This morning work ceased at several pits at Paturages, Quaregnon, and Wasmes. The men remain quiet.

EXPULSION OF A GERMAN SOCIALIST. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.] BERLIN, Wednesday.—This morning's news- papers confirm the reported expulsion from this city of Herr Singer, the Social Democrat, and a member of the Reichstag. He must leave by noon on Saturday next.

ANNEXATION OF THE COMORO ISLANDS BY FRANCE [RXUTJCB'S TELEGRAM, j PARIS, Wednesday.—The French Government has notified England that France has assumed the protectorate of the Comoro Islands.

WRECK OF A MAIL STEAMER. ¡REUTER'S TELEGRAM.] PERNAMBUCO, Monday.—The Royal mail steamer Tagus, from the Argentine Republic, Uruguay, and Brazil, for Europe, has been driven ashore near Bahia, Brazil, and is likely to become a total wreck, as she is deeply embedded in the sand. The crew and passengers escaped by taking to the boats. The mails have been landed safely. It is expected that the cargo may yet be saved.

A FAMILY OF SEVEN MURDERED. V STANDARD TELEGRAM.] PESTH, Monday Night.—It is reported from Bucharest that a Russian dealer in sacred images and his wife and five children have been mur- dered in their house in the centre of the town by a Russian servant, who has fled with ten thousand francs to Bulgaria.

TITLES OF NOBILITY IN FRANCE. [REUTER'S TELEGRAM.] PARIS, Saturday.—The Chambor of Deputies to-day rejected, by 242 against 216 votes, a motion to take into consideration the proposal of M. Beauquier, Radical, for the abolition of all titles of nobility.

THE REGENCY OF BA V ARIA [BEUTBR'S TELEGRAM.] MUNICH, Monday.—This afternoon Prince Luitpold took the oath on formally assuming the Regency of Bavaria.

EASTERN ROUMELIA. [REUTER'S TELEGRAM.] CONSTANTINOPLE, Wednesday.—Madji Pacha and Abro Effendi, the Ottoman delegates on the commission for the revision of the organic statute of Eastern Roumelia, have received orders to proceed to-morrow to Philippopolis, where they will doubtless arrive on Saturday next.

NEWSPAPER TELEGRAMS IN FRANCE. IRKUTSK'S TKLKQRAM.] PARIS, Thursday.—a decree is officially pub lished to-day, reducing by 50 per cent. the price of telegrams to newspapers in the interior of France.

THE SPANISH TARIFF. [REUTER'S TELEGRAM.] MADRID, Wednesday.—In to-day's sitting of the Senate the Minister of Finance brought in a bill authorising the Government, in case the com- mercial convention with England should be ratified, to postpone the meeting of the commis- sion which, in conformity with the law of 1882, should meet this year to report upon the advisability of reducing the customs tariff.

ATROCIOUSCRIME. A Paris correspondent says a most atrocious crime has been committed in the Bois de Vincennes. A band of fourteen roughs, of the lowest class, most of whom have no fixed domicile, succeeded in treacherously follow- ing an Irishwoman, named Rosalie Macglan, to a deserted part of the wood. There the wretches bound their victim's arms, and after subjecting her to the most abominable outrages lacerated her stomach with stones and set fire to her clothes. The poor woman, who was an itinerant vendor, about thirty years of age, was found yesterday morning almost dead at the spot where the would-be murderers left her. She was conveyed to the Hospital St. Antoine, but the doctors seem to have no hope of being able to save her life.

THE RETIRED BREWER AND HIS WIFE'S DOCTOR. The suit of Woodward v. Wood ward and Oakes was disposed of in the Divorce Court, on Monday. It was the petition of Mr Joseph Woodward a retired brewer, for a divorce by reason of his wife's misconduct with the co-respondent, Dr. Charles Oakes, her medical attendant, against whom damages were claimed. The petitioner, who was then a widower was acquainted with Dr Oakes when he was residing at Leamington Priors, where the co-respon- t 1o°o?cerly practised. Towards the end of 1882 Mr Woodward was introduced .0 the respondent, a widow lady with means, through the instrumentality of Dr Oakes, and they were married on August 30, 1883, at St Mary s, Harrogate, the co-respondent giving the respondent away. For some time Mr and Mrs U oodward lived happily, but subsequently there was a difference between them in regard to money affairs. In the summer of 1884 the petitioner opened a desk belonging to his wife, and found some letters which had been written to her by & gentleman before the marriage. She was in London at that time, and he telegraphed to her on the subject. A short time after her return she left the house, taking with her the servant and her boy by her first marriage Having received information that she was with Dr. Oakes, the petitioner saw the co-respondent and charged him him with living with her a. violent quarrel taking place between them on thai occasion. Letters afterwards passed between them, and in one of these communications Dr. Oakes wrote that the respondent was well known to him before marriage, and that hm character was too well known to be afiec'^d by such silly attempts at scandal" on the part of Mr Woodward, and, further, that he intended to see her through her approaching confinement. It appeared that the respondent and the co-respondent lived together first of all at Blackpool, and afterwards at Acton, where they were now residing. In the result the jury found for the petitioner, and assessed the damages at £200.

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IMPORTANT LETTER FROM MR GLADSTONE. Mr Sydney Buxton, the Liberal candidate for Poplar, has received the following letter from Mr Gladstone:— Hawarden Castle, June 29, 1886. "Dear Mt Sydney Buxton,—I regret that after the labours through which I have been passing among my late constituents, and else- ,wbere, I cannot appear personally before the electors of any of the numerous divisions of London, in whose welfare I feel a cordial interest, and on whose wise or unwise use of the present opportunity somuchdepends. Throughthechannel of a letter to you I venture to offer them a few words intended to sum up the question that is before them. A great cause now lies for decision between England and Ireland. A hundred years ago we gave to Ireland a free Parliament of her own, with which she was satisfied. Its consti- tution was faulty, but it made many and great improvements, and was beginning to make more and greater when, in 1795, the Tory Government of England stopped the work by recalling Lord Fitzwilliam, to the horror of every Liberal statesman of the day and of the whole Irish people. This tyranny begot dis- content. Discontent was met by arbitrary government. Then came resistance in 1798, and frightful bloodshed. These mischiefs, of which the Tory Government was the author, were made a. pretext for the Union against the sense of Ireland and her Parliament. Every engine of force, fraud, bribery, and intimidation within doors', arbitrary government and reckless promises in the' country at large, were profusely employed, and by these shameful means, and no others, Ireland was partly entrapped and partly coerced into the union. The promises made were disgracefully broken. The sufferings of the people, declared by the Devon Commission to surpass those of any other Christian country, were shamefully neglected, but laws were passed to coerce them, and laws were passed to increase the power of the landlords over them, and to enhance for the advantage of those landlords the prices of their food. An alien state was maintained among them, and those professing the religion of the country were forbidden to sit in Parliament unti Ithey became too strong to be resisted, and emancipation was granted by the Duke of Wellington only to avoid war. Mean- while, when in 1820 the county of Dublin wished to make a peaceful remonstrance at a meeting regularly called, soldiers were sent to break it up. This is a revolting record, but it is only a small part of the truth. Can you wonder that a cry long and loud was heard from Ireland against the union so foully brought about ? But, like many bad laws, it was difficult to change, and it had one good thing in it-namely, that it estab- lished the supremacy of Parliament. What does Ireland now say ? By the mouth of 85 out of 103 of her popular representatives she declares herself content with this supremacy. She leaves you what is good in the union, and asks to be rid of what is had. She asks you to do for her what you did with such advan- tage for Frenchmen in Canada, for Dutchmen at the Cape, for the children of convicts in Tas- mania—to give her the management, not of English, or of Scotch, or Imperial, but of simply Irish affairs. There is a long record of disgraceful deeds against us, and the question is about wiping it away. They were done mostly before the first Reform Act. Since that time matters have improved. Good has been done—almost wholly in defiance of the Tories-but evil has also been done, and the good that should have been done has largely been left undone. The long course of evil belongs to the time before the nation was enfranchised, the partial good to the time since. Now, for the first time, the ques- tion is put whofe and clear to an enfranchised nation, and the people of England and of Scotland have either to purpe out the old shame of their country by listening to reason, or, by refusing to listen, to make that shame their own, with all the wretched consequences which it will increasingly entail, I tell the people of London this is the question they have to deal with, and for his own share of dealing with it by his vote each one of them will be responsible. I need hardly tell you, my dear Mr Buxton, what faith I have from former experience in the strong symp^kies and upright sense of the people, or how fervently I desire the success of every one of those who are labouring together with you to consolidate the real, the hearty union of the countries, and the real and, I trust, immortal strength of the empire. 50 Hoping that my wife, who often visits the east for other purposes, may shortly appear there. f' I remain, "My dear Mr Buxton, Sincerely yours, "W. E. GLADSTONB."

MR CHAMBERLAIN AND THE LAND PURCHASE SCHEM E. Mr Chamberlain has sent the following letter for publication II Birmingham, June 26th, 1886. Sir,—I have earnestly desired to avoid any- thing in the nature of personal controversy with the Prime Minister, but there is one statement in his speech yesterday at Manchester which calls for immediate notice. I refer to his allusion to a .,plan of Irish Land Purchase which ha says that I requested him to have prated for the consideration ot the Government- Mr Herbert Gladstone, who on more than one occasion appears to have been charged with the duty of revealing confidential matters, has glven an incomplete and misleading description of the Plan in a public speech delivered at Barnstaple, with regard to which I may point out that any knowledge he may possess of a document submitted to the Cabinet can only have been acquired by the betrayal of confidence on the part of one of its members. The facts are as follows Shortly after I joined the Government, Mr Gladstone asked me if had any 1deas on the subject of land purchase, and requested me to submit them to him in writing- I told him that I had only general notions, and thatwithout access to official information I couid Dot test tbeir value, but that I would readily place them before him for his own inforoiatioo. I did so, and heard no more of own In the matter till the second week in March, when Mr Gladstone, by a letter which I have preserved, asked my permission to circulate my suggestions to the members of the Cabinet. I replied that if ifc was his wish I had no objection, and the paper was accordingly circulated, not a? my request, but at Mr Gladstone's special desire. Mr Gladstone did not adopi my suggestions; I didn't think it worth while to press them, and they were °ever discussed by the Cabinet. The Prime Minister now invites me to make them public- I hope at some future time, and when I am in a position to develop them in the light of officii information, that I may be able to submit them for general criticism. In the mean- while, however, I am not disposed to divert attention ^rom the issues raised by the Government Bill to alternative proposals which were only formulated in the first instance as suggestions for Mr Gladstone's private consideration* All I will permit myself to say is that they differ in every essential particular from the Government plan, and above all in this that they do not contemplate the establishment of a separate and practically independent, legislative body in Dublin, but on the contrary, preserve the maintenance of the unquestioned authority of the imperial Parliament. "I am, sir, your obedient servant, "J. CHAMBERLAIN,"

LIST OF CANDIDATES The Press Association has issued a final list of candidates now seeking election, from which it appears that there are 1,079 candidates in the field, of whom 523 are ministerialists or supporters of the Irish policy of the Government, and 556 are Conservatives and Unionist Liberals. In Great Britain there are 436 Ministerial Liberal candidates, 151 Liberal Unionists, and 371 Con- servatives, divided as followEngland; 345 Gladstonian Liberals, 99 Liberal Unionists, and 338 Conservatives. Wales; Z1 Gladstonian Liberals, 9 Liberal Unionists, and 13 Conserva- tives. Scotland 64 Gladstonian Liberals, 43 Liberal Unionists, and 10 Conservatives. In Ireland there are 34 Unionists, 86 Nationalists, and 1 Gladstonian Liberal candidate. The number of seats which are at present unopposed is 265, of which 55 are held by Ministerial Liberals, 33 by Liberal Unionists, 96 by Conservatives, 13 (in Ireland) by Unionists, and 68 by Nationalists. The supporters of the Government policy, therefore, hold 123, and their opponents 142 seats. The unopposed seats are distributed aa follows —England 34 by Gladstonian Liberals, 25 by Unionist Liberals, and 92 by Conservatives. Wales: 10 by Gladstonian Liberals and 3 by Unionist Liberals. Scotland; 11 by Gladstonian Liberals, 55 by Unionist; Liberals, and 4 by Con. servatives. Ireland 13 by Unionists and 68 by Nationalists.

ELECTORAL SPEECHES. MR PARNELL. Mr Parnell, speaking at a great midday meet- ing at Wrexham on Wednesday, said the two great alleged dangers of Home Rule were separa- tion and religious persecution. Both were, he contended, imaginary, and he proceeded to explain his interview with Lord Carnarvon. Lord Salisbury had said it was false that his Cabinet were unfavourable to giving Ireland a Constitu- tion, but he shielded himself behind the Cabinet, not declaring that he was opposed to it himself. He (Mr Parnell) left Lord Carnarvon with the distinct impression that he was favourable to Home Rule, and after that interview the Land Purchase Bill was pressed through Parliament at the close of the session, with the objectionable clauses struck out as he (Mr Parnell) had demanded. Mr Wilfrid Blunt, the Liberal candidate for Kidderminster, bad declared in bis address that he was a Conservative at the last election because he believed the Conservatives would give Home Rule. Mr Blunt was a par- ticular friend of Lord Randolph Ctmrchill, and tried to arrange the interview between Lord Randolph and himself. He (Mr Parnell) had other and stronger reasons than these for believing that the Conservatives would have conceded Home Rule had they been successful at the fo 1 coerc?on were continued (added Mr Parnell) the national sentiment in Ireland would increase beyond control; Home Rule would unite the two countries in the bonds of love and amity.

CARDIFF DISTRICT. THE CANDIDATURE OF SIR E. J. REED. MEETING AT CATHAYS YARD. On Wednesday afternoon Sir E. J. Reed ad. dressed a meeting of workmen employed in the Cathays yard of the Taff Vale Railway Company. Mr J. Cameron, manager of the works, occupied the chair, and the other gentlemen on the plat- form were Mr E. T. Reed, Mr C. J. Cory, Mr D. Shepherd, and Mr R. N. Hall, the Liberal election agent. Sir E. J. REED, who was received with loud cheers, said that the present contest had caused fathers and sons to take different sides. Mr Brand—(hisses)—his opponent, posed as a Liberal Unionist, whereas his father, Lord Hampden, was a supporter of Mr Gladstone. (Hear.) That gentleman had long been a trusted officer of the Liberal party, and he had done for the whole Liberal party what his son was doing for a narrow dissident section under Lord Hartington. Lord Hampden became Speaker of the House of Commons, and he there obtained an experience on the question which had weight with him (Sir Edward), and convinced him that such a change was necessary in the constitution as would satisfy and be justifiable to the Irish people. (Cheers.) Let them manage their own affairs, and go about their business in their own manner. (Cheers.) Mr Brand had recently complained because he (Sir Edward) had styled the present contest a dis- creditable one, but nevertheless it was so, for Mr Brand was sailing under false colours. (Cheers.) A great deal of capital had been made of the presence in the town of a few dissentient Liberals, but the fact was that their number was so small that he did not miss them at all. Mr Gunn and Dr Wallacey(groans)—-who bad frequently placed their carriages at his dis- posal, now lent them to Mr Brand, but this fact was not going to drive him (Sir Edward) out of Cardiff. (Laughter and cheers.) The great body of the old Liberals, the Junior Liberals, and the Radical Working Men's Association were all for him to a man. (Cheers.) Lord Hartington was coming there that afternoon under a misconcep- tion and a delusion. He had been brought to Cardiff on the supposition that there was a split in the Liberal party, just as Mr Brand himself had been told. There was no such split, for there was no more doubt that he (the speaker) would be returned that day week as their member than there was about the rising of to-morrow's sun. (Cheers.) Therefore Lord Hartington was com- ing under a false impression, though probably Mr Gunn and Dr. Wallace and Mr Ferner would dance about him at the station so much as to make him believe they were quite a large number of people. (Laughter and cheers.) Lord Hartington was there to support the Tories, for they knew he did not intend to support the Liberals. Yet he himself had admitted that in letting the colonies manage their own affairs and giving them local parliaments, the British Govern- ment had welded the kingdom together. (Cheers.) The Liberal party had always acted wisely for the best interests of the country, and he believed that at the present juncture they were taking a course which would finally tend towards the peace and prosperity of the empire. (Loud cheers.) Mr CLIFFORD CORY moved a resolution warmly approving of the Government policy, and pledg- ing the meeting to support Sir E. J. Reed at the forthcoming election. This was carried against only four dissentients, with loud cheers, and the meeting terminated. MR BRAND AT THE DOCKS. On Wednesday afternoon the Hon. H. R. Brand addressed a meeting of the Taff Vale Railway employes at the West Shed, Bate Docks. He was supported on the platform by Mr J. B. Ferrier, Mr Louis Tylor, Mr Spencer, and j others, and the attendance was good. Mr BRAND said that the issue at stake was not whether self-government should be given to Ireland, but whether it should be granted on Mr Gladstone's plan. It was useless saying that the bill was dead. Not only would it be revived next session, but Sir Edward Reed, as a member of the Government, would vote for the bill again, and for every clause in it. Mr Gladstone bad shown clearly that he was going to legislate on his own plan, and on that alone. By returning Sir Edward they would be also voting for another measure—the Land Purchase Bill. He was not opposed to the money of the taxpayers being used for the extension of land- proprietorship in Ireland, but it must be lent on good security. (Hear, hear.) Ireland under the present bill could not give sufficient security. However much they might oppose him personally, he was sure they could have no doubt of the sincerity of his principles. In the first place, he was a follower of Mr Gladstone; then he was a member of the Liberal party. By alienating himself from his former associates, be bad deprived himself of their support, and his own hope of official position. (Cheers.) They were told that this would be the end of the Irish question. He did not believe it. The leaders of the Irish party had over and over again declared themselves in favour of independence. The people of Ireland wanted it because they thought that thereby they would have the land free. The priests wanted it because. they believed that they would have the education in their own hands. (Hear, hear.) The Irish people could not be trusted. In 1870 the people of Englahd had the greatest difficulty in prevent- ing them from assisting the French in their war. It was thus that they would involve us in trouble without paying sixpence towards the expenses of war. (Cheers.) A vote of confidence in Mr Brand was proposed and carried by a small majority, a number of workmen not voting at all. THE HON. H. R. BRAND AT SPILLER'S MILL. ADVERSE VOTE. At Messrs Spiller's Mills a meeting was held during the dinner hour on Thursday in further- ance of the candidature of the Hon. H. R. Brand. There was a large assembly of work people, the supporters of Sir Edward Reed considerably predominating. Mr C. Thompson presided. There were also present the Hon. H. R. Brand, Messrs J. P. Thompson, R. England, R. E. Spencer, J. Gunn, Louis Tylor, G. David, H. Cousins, G. C. Downing, R. Duncan, and J. B. Ferrier. Mr BRAND, having been briefly introduced by the chairman, was received with cheers, mingled with groans and hooting. Three cheers were also given for The Grand Old Man." When some degree of quiet had been obtained Mr Brand said the problem before them was how to combine justice to Ireland and a grant of self-government to the Irish people, with due regard to the supreme control of the Imperial Parliament. The consequence of a Home Rule Bill would be a Land Purchase Bill, which would establish an ultimate liability upon the taxpayers of thia country of 150 millions. (A voiceThe bill is dead.") No; it was alive, and the principle was alive. Mr Chamberlain—(groans and hisses)—would tell them the same. Mr Gladstone wanted the money to be lent to what he called an alien country, and an alien parlia- ment. If they wanted a security for the money let them obtain control by the Imperial Parlia- ment over the administration of Ireland until they got the money back. (At this stage of the speaker's address there was considerable uproar owing tc a scuffle which was going on in the crowd. The interruption continuing after the scuffle had ended Mr J, P. Thompson came forward, and as a staunch sup- porter of Sir Edward Reed called for » fair hearing for Mr Brand, reminding his opponents they would presently have an opportunity of moving an amendment against him.) Proceeding, Mr Brand remarked that while excluding Ireland from representation in the Imperial Parliament, from having any voice in Imperial affairs, they were going to demand a tribute from Ireland. That country would assuredly hereafter use every effort to rid herself of (he restrictions placed upon her, and of the. annual payment of a tribute to this country. In addition to losing the interest on the money they would lose the amount that Ireland COn. tributed to the national expenditure, and iq time of war she would not pay a farthing. These, he thongbtj were reasons why they should 1 follow party inclinations, and consider the bearings of fcbe question-^ voise; If W. M'" w lJIUob as you")—which was of grave importance, not I only to them, but to their posterity. He believed that the polling on Wednesday fiexf would re,ult in favour of the cause he represented. (Cheers, and loud cries of "No, ") and "Never." In the meantime he would leave the matter to be decided by their good judgment. Mr TYLOR moved that Mr Brand WAS a fit and proper person to represent Cardiff in Parlia- ment. Mr SPENCER seconded. On bsing put it was rejected by a considerable majority. The CHAIRMAN said the numbers were so equal that be could not say which side had a majority. Mr BRAND, however, thanking the meeting for their hearing, admitted that the vote was against him. It being two o'clock, the assembly then dis- persed. We are informed that there was a desire to move a vote of confidenc* in Mr Gladstone and Sir Edward Reed, but the chairman peremptorily refused to grant this. FORTHCOMING VISIT OF MR CHAMBERLAIN. Mr Chamberlain has intimated his willingness to come to Cardiff on Tuesday next, and address a meeting in the Drill-hall on behalf of Mr Brand, the Unionist candidate.

SOUTH GLAMORGAN. ANOTHER UNIONIST CANDIDATE. There is yet another candidate in the field for South Glamorgan. It was intimated the other day that appeals to local gentlemen on behalf of the South Glamorgan Conservatives and Liberal dissidents having proved of no avail, Mr Vye Parminter, the Conservative agent for the county, bad gone to London ap- parently in search of a Cockney can- didate. Mr Parminter's efforts have proved measure successful, for he has returned with a Mr James Mowatt, a barrister, who it seems possesses parliamentary aspirations. Mr Mowatt declares his intention of going: to the poll as a Unionist candidate in opposition to Mr A J. Williams, and intends opening the campaign at once. Mr Mowatt, who is in his 42nd year, is the son of the late Mr James Ryder Mowatt, the first secretary of the Great Northern Railway, and a A (^aPtam James Ryder Mowatt, of the Kings American Rangers and 284,h Regiment in the war of independence. Mr Mowatt, before going to Cambridge, was nearly seven years at Harrow, under Dr Vaughan and Dr Butler entenng the bead of the school was Sir G' O. Trevelyan, the present Liberal Unionist mem- kf™ f?,r th« Border Burghs. Mr Mowatt is a life I ellow of the Royal Geographical Society has travelled in India and Russia, ridden across European Turkey, and is acquainted with most of the European countries. Besides being a member of several other political societies, a life member of the Central Liberal Association, and an original member of the National Liberal Club, he has for some years been a member of the Albemarle, Century, Savile, and Reform Clubs, of which last bis father was a member before him. He is an M. A. of Cambridge.

MONMOUTH BOROS. MR E. H. CARBUTT'S CANDI- DATURE. MEETING AT NEWPORT. An open-air meeting of electors resident in the neighbourhood of the docks was held near the Mission-ball, Inkerman-street, on Wednesday evening, to support the candidature of Mr E. H. Carbutt, the Gladstonian Liberal candidate for the Monmouth District Boroughs. The chair was taken by Councillor T. Beynon, who was supported by Messrs E. Grove, T. Jones, R. W. Jones, C. Cory, and J. R. Jacob. Mr CARBUTT, who was considerably interrupted, said that the opposition was organised, and only showed how the Tories would govern Ireland. They were afraid of argument, and sought to drown the voices of the speakers. It the Conser- vatives were returned at this election they would resort again to coercion. H6 had been an advocate of Home Rule for many years. In the last Parliament be was one out of eight members who were returned in favour of ii. He appealed to the electors to again return him to Parliament to give his vote in favour of Mr Gladstone's great scheme to render justice to Ireland. (Cheers.) A vote of confidence was passed in Mr Carbutt, on the motion of Mr E. Grove, seconded by Mr Clifford Cory, and supported by Mr R. W. Jones. MEETING AT USK. On Tuesday evening a meeting, of Mr E. H. Carbutt's supporters was held at the Town-hall. The chair was taken by Mr S. A. Hiley, who was supported by Messrs. F. Jennings, E. H. Smith, Jas. Jones, W. Jones, and Rev. Mr Evans. Mrs Carbutt was also on the platform. Mr Carbutt said the question now before the country was whether Ireland should have Home Rule or Coercion. He would support a Home Rule Bill giving Ireland power to manage her own affair, leaving imperial matters to be dealt with at West- minster. The Land Purchase Bill he could not support. He did not believe in spending Eogiisb money to buy out the Irish landlord, and there- fore he should vote against it. A resolution, ex pressing confidence in Mr Carbutt, and pledging the meeting to use every means to secure his return, was carried, and a vote of thanks to the chairman terminated tbe proceedings.

SOUTH MONMOUTH. MR BRYANT'SCANDIDATURE* MEETING AT CWMBRAN. Mr O. Bryant, the Gladstonian candidate, addressed a large gathering at Cwmbran, one of the Liberal strongholds in the county, on Tuesday evening. Mr J. Parry, of Oakfield presided, and introduced the candidate, who said that by Mr Gladstone's bill Ireland would be garri. soned by British soldiers and sailors. They would all be under one flag. Other matters, such as the questions of weights and measures, the patent laws, the coinage, a.nd everything showed that it would be the reverse of an independent state, but would only be called upon to manage its own affairs, and he for his part could not possibly see any objection to such a proposal, neither did he believe the masses of Great Britain did. The proposal did not affect the religious question, and there was nothing in it to alarm either Protes- tants or Catholics. (Cheers.) The Tories had attempted to suppress Irish individuality, and they would do so throughout the country, but they failed, and they would fail; but until a measure of Home Rule was passed, Irish matters would block the way. If a majority of Tories were sent to the House of Commons there would be no work done unless they turned round and passed a measure of Home Rule. He (Mr Bryant) asked the country to get rid of the bogey," for there were other matters to settle. For instance, the Established Church, the land question, and local government. Until the Irish difficulty was got over these would not be settled, and the Tories knew it. He, therefore, asked them to assist to get rid of the difficulty by returning him to represent them in the House of Commons. (Cheers, and cries of We will.") A motion pledging the meeting to use every effort to secure Mr Bryant's return was proposed by Mr Wallace, seconded by Mr Parfitt, sup- ported by the Rev Mr Jones, and carried with acclamation.

NORTH MONMOUTH. MR JONES'S CANDIDATURE. MEETING AT PONTYPOOL. A Conservative meeting was held on Wednes- day evening at the Pontypool Town-hall, Mr J, C. Hanbury, of Pontypool Park, presiding. Air Edward Jones, the Conservative candidate for the Northern Division, addressed the meeting, and said that he had been forced to the position of a candidate by his friends. It was not as pleasant a job as he thought it would be to canvass the district, but during the two days' experience he had been well received. He was there as a supporter of the union of the empire. He had the interest of the district at heart, and had worked hard there for thirty years. He bad promoted the interests of the working class and those of his own class. He had advo- cated the sliding-scale and the Widows' and Orphans' Funds, as it was his duty to do, and he intended to continue doing so. He owned be was not a great politician. He was only a working man. While speaking of the Homo Rule and land schemes he was occasionally interrupted. When Mr Gladstone's name was mentioned there was great cheering.—Col. Byrde proposed a vote of thanks to Mr Jones for his address, and was seconded by Mr Phillips, of Pontypool Road. On the motion being put, about half voted in favour and one-third held up their hands against. A vote of thanks to the chairman ended the pro- ceedings.

DEAN FOREST. THE CANDIDATURE OF MR F. L. LUCAS. Mr F. L. Lucas, M.A., nephew of Sir Francis Goldsmid, who has been announced as the Unionist candidate in opposition to Mr T. Blake, held his first meeting on Tuesday evening, in the Town-hall, Newnham. Mr John Wright Guise presided. There were about 1SO personb present, but several influential members of the Conservative party were conspicuous by their absence, Mr F. L. LUCAS, who was fairly well received, said he did not feel altogether a stranger to them. He bad been given a choice of many constitu- encies, but he resolved that there was none which he should so much appreciate the honour of representing as that of Dean Forest, (Cheers.) It was on the 18th that he definitely made up his mind to contest that seat, and he telegraphed his resolve to Mr Blake. On the following Monday (tbe 21st) he received from that gentleman the following letter Sir,—I have just heard that you are coming down on Monday to contest this division with me. I therefore send you copy of my address, aud shall be glad to receive yours in return. As I do not yet know whether you are a Tory or a Liberal, you will perhaps be !'I) good as to inform me by return of poss, If a Tory we hare little in coiiiijion if a Liberal, as I have never yet. contested a seat with another Liberal. I do not- wi-ih to do so now. I would, therefore, suggest that we submit our claims to the Liberal Hundred and abide by their decisi 11, or perhaps, some satisfactory settlement might be arrived at by conference, so that no means shall be left muried whereby the electors and the. party generally might be saved the trouble, worrv, and ex- pense of a contested election.—I am, yours truly, THOMAS BLAKF- Continuing, he said he had so little leisure that he had been unable to frame his address. It was quite natural and right that Mr Blake should at the earliest possible moment be in possession of his (Mr Lucas's) address, and he was no less anxious that the electors should not be misin- formed of his policy; He seized the first oppor- tunity, and while coming down in the train he penned the following; reply 28th June, 1836.—Dear Sir,—I hasten to acknow- ledge vou;- kind letter of yesterday, enclosing a copy of your election address, for which;* am niucii obliged. In answer to your question as to my politics, I am a Liberal Unionist. (Hisses and chfcers.) I am as yet unable to comply with your r-amist to send you my election address, as it was only 011 Saturday la., t, after consulting with the Central Liberal Unionists' com- mittee, that I determined to contest thu Forest divi- sion, aud since then I have been busily engaged making arrangements for carrying on my work in London. When it is issued, I shall have great pleasure in sending vou a copy without loss of time. I cannot answer your other queries until I have had a consultation with my political friends in the Forest. I have every reason to believe that a considerable num ber of electors, and very probably a respectable majority of the whole constituency, are opposed to tha Government scheme, and which 1 can only regard as calculated to tend to the disruption of the empire. (Hisses.) I can hardly hold out to you much prospect of my not proceeding with the contest. Though as unwilling as yourself to put the electors to the eX1)tJu"e of a contested election, yet no one has the to attempt to deprive the Unionists of tho opportunity of seeing what is the opinion of the Forest e1e(tors.-I am, my dear Sir, yours faithfully, FREDK LOUIS LUCAS. To Thomas Blake, Esq., Lebanon, Boss. When he got to Newniiam he was promised the Conservative support, conditionally that, when the Irish proposals were disposed of, the Tories would be free to use their influence tc turn him out again. (Laughter.) The candidate then proceeded to read the manuscript of his election address. The document was a long one, and occasioned considerable dissent, one old gentle- man telling him that such tattle would not do among the colliers. Mr B. EDWAKDS then proposed that Mr Lucas was a fit and proper person to represent the constituency in Ba.liament. This was seconded by Mr S. C. OVERTON, and carried by a. considerable majority. The proceedings then terminated.

MERTHYR DISTRICT. MESSRS HICHARD AND JAMES AT DOWLAIS. Mr Henry Richard and Mr C. H. James addressed the electors at the Oddfellows'-hall, Dowlais. on Wednesday night, under the presidency of Mr John Owen. MR H, RICHAKD rose to support the motion, and was received with loud and continued applause. He said You are aware that there is one question, and one only, that we have to deal with, a one only which occupies the attention of the country. (Hear, hear.) We can only harp upon one string, and that is Ireland. After argUJmAnut5 \vhich he had advanced at yr and Aberdare meetings, he went on to say that he was prepared to examine one or more objections that have been raised to Mr Gladstone s proposals. First of all, a great deal of stress is laid upon maintaining the unity of the emp're winch, we are toid, is menaced by this bill. But I should like to know if we have unity of the empire now. Do you call the re- lation existing between us and Ireland-a relation illustrated by this astounding fact: 86 coercion bills have been enacted in 85 years-do you call that unity? I call it organised discord or, if it is unity, it is the kind of unity which we have seen in the case of two dogs coupled together each one dragging violently in an opposite direc- tion, and every now and then showing his teeth and snarling at the other. I want a different kind of unity—(hear, hear)—a unity of heart, a unity of mutual sympathy and trust, and I should be quite willing for the sake of that to sacrifice something of an outward, formal, mechanical unity. Mr Gladstone has very happily charac- terised those who talk so much on this subject as Paper Unionists. They don't like the name; it describes them accurately. Of all the political parties into which the country is divided, their position seems to me the most equivocal and unintelligible. Great use is made of an argument froir the assumed danger to the Protestant minority in Ireland from an assembly where the predoir,inant power will be in the hands of the Catholics. I believe there is no people on the face of the earth more thorough and zealous, and I hope they will always continue to be so as Protestants than the Welsh, and an attempt has been made- an unworthy attempt, which I have observed with great regret-to kindle among them the flame of religious bigotry in order to induce them to deny justice to the people of Ireland. And I have observed also, with inexpressible satisfaction, that these attempts have failed—(hoar, hear)—for my countrymen are too well grounded in the principles of religious liberty—(applause—to allow dust to be thrown into their eyes on such a subject. I will not deal with the minority ques- tion. My friend Mr James has an argu- ment on that poinf, which I hope "he will give you to-night, that seems t.) me absolutely unanswerable. But about this Protestant matter. I suppose nobody denies that I am a pretty staunch Protestant. I belong to that class which was described by Mr Burke as "The dissidents of dissent, and the Protes- tantism of the Protestant religion." I suspect i that I am a much sounder Protestant than many of those who are raising the present outcry about Protestantism being in danger. (Hear, hear.) No doubt there are some good people whose panic ou this point is sincere. I would deal with all tenderness and respect with them, but I abhor every effort to raise the old war cry of No Popery." Now, gentlemen, I draw a great dis- tinction between Protestantism and Protestant ascendency. (Hear, hear.) Protestant ascendency has been, and still is, a great curse to Ireland. What it msans is this—that the Protestants, however few they may be, have a right to domi- nate over and keep the majority under their feet. The profession now is that they feax persecution. Talk of persecution Why, that has come from the other side. What we want is to get a different spirit in the relationship between people, and I have this feeling that our Roman Catholic countrymen, from principle and convic- tion, but if not from principle or conviction, from prudence, will never make the attempt to optfress their fellow Protestants in Ireland. (Applause.) The only way in which it is possible that it can be done would be by establishing some kind of connection between Church and State in Ireland. In conclusion he alluded, amidst great cheering, to the wonderful watchfulness and eloquence of Mr Gladstone in in the House of Commons, and his reliance on the working classes. Mr CHARLES H. JAMES was very well received. He said, what Mr Gladetone wanted to know was whether he was com- missioned by the people of England to set up in Dublin a Parliament wherein the Irish people might manage the affairs that were exclu- sively her own. (A voice Yes.") Mr Richard and himself had both voted for that principle- (applause)—and they would vote for it again— (applause)-and would do all in tbeir pJwer to strengthen Mr Gladstone in the coming struggle. (Cheers.) Referring to the desire of the minority of Ulster desiring to overrule the majority, he said minorities must bow to majorities. Let Ireland have Home Rule, and then they might expect Irish people to come forward and help them with a good heart and in real union. (Applause.) A Votes_of confidence in Mr Gladstone and Messrs Richards and James were unanimously passed.

CARDIGANSHIRE. MR ROWLANDS AT ABERYST- WiTH. Mr Bowen Rowlands, the Gladstonian candi- date for Cardiganshire, arrived at Aberystwith on Saturday morning, and was accorded an en- thusiastic reception. Hundreds of his supporters flocked to the railway station, and, headed by a brass band, paraded some of the principle streets of the town. In the evening a crowded meeting was held at the Assembly-rooms. Mr ROWLANDS addressed the meeting at great length, and was frequently applauded. He said that he was a warm supporter of Mr Gladstone's Irish policy, believing that the real unity of the empire would thus be best maintained -a union of heart and will, which alone could effectually bind men together so as to produce harmonious action. Coercion and emigration from their native land were the cold alternatives now offered by the Tories to the natives of Ireland—alterna- tives which were odious in themselves, and one of which had failed miserably in the past. On the great political questions of the day he was glad to think that he was in perfect accord with the vast majority of his fellow Countrymen in Wales. He was prepared to vote for such a revision of land last as would secure to the tenant farmer the payment of a fair rent, fixity of tenure, and freedom of sale, thereby ensuring to him full compensation for all improve- ments. He was also in favour of affording facili- ties to as many countrymen as possible to acquire an interest in the soil by allotments. Mr Row- lands also expressed himself in favonr of the disestablishment and disendowment of the Church, of Mr Conybeare's mine bill, of Mr Broadhurst's bill, and of measures tending to give to the ratepayers the control of the liquor traffic, and to secure to them a share of management of country business. A deputation attended from AberayrDn and Now Quay, and stated that those districts were unanimously in favour of Mr Rowlands. After Mr Rowlands delivered a short address to the Junior Radical Club, when the president (Mr Palmer) occupied the chair.

PEMBROKESHIRE. ADOPTION OF MR W. DA VIES. A general meeting of the Liberal Three Hun. dred for the county was held at Haverfordweat on Wednesday, whon Mr William Davies, having expressed his views on the subject of Home Rule, and his approval of Mr Gladstone's general policy, the meeting passed a unanimous vote of confidence in him, and pledged itself to secure his return, should any one oppose him. A resolution was also passed of unabated confidence in Mr Gladstone, and warm approval of his wise and generous endeavours to put an end to the long standing feud between the two nations, by the concession to Ireland of the right to transact her own local affairs in a local Parliament, having due regard to the supremacy of the Imperial Parliament and to the unity of the empire. _n.- -U-

THE REPRESENTATION OF THE HHONDDA. The nomination for the Rhondda Valley has been fixed for the 2nd of this month, and the polling, in the event of there being a contest, for the 9th inst.

MANIFESTO TO TIN-PLATE WORKERS. The following address has been issued by the general secretary of the Tin-plate Workers' Asso- ciation "TO THE TIN-PLATE WORKERS OF SOUTH WALKS. MO.VMOUTH, AND GLOUCESTER. "Fellow Workmen,—In a few days yon will be called upon to give your vote on the question rf Home Rule for Ireland, which has been submit- ted for your final decision by Mr Glad- stone. In favour of this measure you find Mr Gladstone, the man who for 50 years has advocated your liberties and all those rights dearest to the hearts of all working men, including The Legalising of Trades Unions' (the instrument which has given you so many advan- tages), Free Press,' I Education Act,' Employers' Liability Act,' The Ballot' (which enables you to safely give your votes without r or favour), and all other progressive measures. "Opposed to Home Rule we find the Marquis of Salisbury and the whole of the Tory party, who have always opposed the people, assisted by those Whigs who for many years have acted as a drag upon the Liberal party. With these are to be found a few sincere but mistaken Radicals. Am I. not right, therefore, in saying that the question is GLADSTONE AND CONCILIATION, or SALISBURY AND COERCION ? Let me remind you that all the labour repre- sentatives are strongly in favour of Mr Glad- stone's scheme, believing that bis plan would produce a true union, a union of hearts between the English and Irish peoples, as against the waste paper union of anarchy, distrust, and bate maintained by bayonets during the last 86 years "Lord Salisbury has declared that the Celts, who embrace the Scotch, Irish, and Welsh peoples, are unfit for self-government. Will you follow this nobleman or that band of noble men. the Labour representatives, and Mr Gladstone ? One of the last acts of the Marquis of Salis- bury was to induce the House of Lords to throw out a clause in a bill which would have enabled you to be represented in Parliament by many more labour representatives. Do not falter at the polling booth. Be strong, firm, and united, and vote only for Home Rule candidates. The cause is ours. The battle is ours. If we are united the victory is ours. The issue is simple—the just claims of the people against dukes, earls, lords, wealth, and the unfair privileges of those classes. WILLIAM LEWIS (Lewys Avan), General Secretary of the Tinplate Workers, Association. Dated the 26th day of June, 1886."

UNOPPOSED RETURNS. ABERDEEN. NORTH. Dr W. A. Hunter.GL SOUTH. Mr James Bryce GL BIRMINGHAM. CENTRAL. Mr John Bright LU NORTH. Mr.Kenrick.L U SOUTH. Mr Williams L U WEST. Mr Joseph Chamberlain -.L U EDGBASTON. Mr George Dixon .LU BLACKBURN." Mr William Coddington C Mr W. H. Hornby Q CITY OF LONDON. Sir Robert Fowler Q Right Hon. J. G. Hubbard C CANTERBURY. Mr J. H. Heaton c CANTERBURY. Mr J Henniker Heaton C CROYDON. The Hon. Sidney Herbert C DUBLIN. ST. PATRICK'S. Mr W. Murphy p DUBLIN. COLLEGE GREEIT. Mr T. D. Suliivan jf DOVER. Major Dickson (3 GATESHEAD. The Hon. W. H. James.G L HYTHE. Sir Edward Watkin C LONDON. ST. GEORGE'S, HANOVER-SQUARE. Lord Algernon Percy C LIVERPOOL. EAST TOXTETH DITISION. Baron de Worms C KVERTON DIVISION. Mr E. Whitley c WEST TOXTETH. Mr T. Royden C MORPETH. Mr Thomas Burt G L OX FORD CITY. Mr A. W. Hall C SOUTH SHIELDS. Mr J. C. Stevenson .G L SWANSEA. DISTRICT. Sir Hussey Vivian LU TAUNTON. The Hon. S. C. Allsopp 0 WESTMINSTER. Mr W. Burdett Coutts C WALSALL. Sir Charles Foroter GL WOL VE R HAMPTON. SOUTH. Right Hon. C. P. Villiers L U WARWICK AND LEAMINGTON. Mr A. W. Peel (the Speaker) L WEXFORD. Mr A. W. Hall C WINDSOR. Mr R. Richardson Gardner. C MEKTHTR TTDVIL.—Mr H. Richard (G L) and Charles H. James (G L) were nominated by Mr Thomas Williams, J.P., and Mr Thomas Thomas,Merthyr Mr D. P. Davies and Mr D. Davies, Aberdare Mr J. Owen and Mr W. Morgan, Dowlais. They were elected unop- posed.

THE CRAWFORD-DILKE DIVORCE CASE. In the Appeal Court, on Wednesday-before Lords Justices Cotton, Lindley, and Lopes-the separate appeals by Mr Crawford and Sir Charles Dilke from the rejection by the President of the Divorce Division of their applications for leave to enter appearance in the proceedings under the Quoen's Proctor's plea were heard. Upon the hearing of Mr Crawford's petition, Mr Justice Butt held that there was no evidence affecting Sir Charles Dilke, and the Attorney. General and Sir Henry James would not, under the circumstances, allow the co- respondent to go into the witness- box. The learned judge, however, came to the conclusion that there was a case of adultery proved against Mrs Crawford by her confessions to her husband, and granted a decree nisi for the dissolution of the marriare, dismissing the case as against Sir Charles Dilke with costs. Afterwards the Queea's Proctor intervened tc prevent the decree being made absolute. The co-respondent applied for leave to appear and be represented in the proceedings. The Attorney-General (Sir C. Russell) and Mr Searle appeared for Sir Charles Dilke; Mr Middleton for Mrs Crawford Sir W. Phillimore and Mr Deane for the Queen's Proc- tor and Mr Dankwerts for the petitioner. Their Lordships were of opinion that both appeals must fail. Sir Chas. Dilke had the opportunity of going into the box and giving evidence when he was a party to the suit, and now that he had been dismissed from it, it would be wrong to allow him to intervene in proceedings which were between the Queen's Proctor and the petitioner. The only question raised by the Queen's Proctor was not one of collusion, but he simply alleged that there were material facte not brought forward at the trial which would enable him to show that the petitioner was not entitled to his decree niti. The Attorney-General asked for leave to appeal to the House of Lords. Their Lordships held that as the question raised was not one of law, the case was not one in which they could give leave, and that if they could it was not one in which they ought to do so. Sir Walter Phillimore, on behalf of the Queen's Proctor, made an application be- fore Sir James Hannen in the Divorce Court, that,as the appeals by the respondent and co-respondent in the Crawford case for leave to appear at the forthcoming trial had been dismissed, together with permission to appeal to the House of Lords, the cause might be board before a special jury. Mr Inderwick opposed the application on the ground that Sir Charles Dilke had made speeches in his own defence which, as emanating from an ex-cabinet Minister, had been fully reported and scattered broadcast. In these circumstances he urged that it would be impossible to summon such a jury as would return a thoroughly im- partial verdict. Their Lordships could not think that a jury would be so prejudiced as cot to attend to the evidence, and act on 'hat alone. They therefore directed that the case be tried before a special jury. On the application of Mr Deane, their Lordships directed that Mrs Crawford should be subposuaod for the 16th of July.

LOCAL NOTES AND QUERIES. Contributions to tins column addressed tt "Editor A otcs and Queries, Cardiff" Times, Cardiff," will be welcomed, the writer's namt and address beuig printed at the toot of each note, unless otherwise desired. Copies of the 1" Cardiff Trines" contaiiLlnj such con- tribution* uyill be seat gratis and post pree t: each contributor. • f' NOTES. THE POPULAR ANTIQUITIES OF GLA MORGAN. By HENRY G. BUTTIBWOKTH. IV.-—NEATH: CASTLE AND ABBEY. PART II. o What recked the proud Norman, at the head of his retainers, as he rode over the broad lands wrested from the race he determined to supplant? What cared he for desolate homesteads, or de- 1^^ fields, if ho willed that the red deer should roam on the land that the husbandman once tilled I What recked the great Baron ot out- lawea men, broken-hearted women, and maidens violated-—\11 rendered desperate and wretched through bis lust of dominion, wealth, and power? inese things and many others, troubled him not; neither 10 the field, when waging fierce war, or the scarcely less savage chase; neither ID his castle hall, when the red wine blushed in the cup, and rafters shook with the rude merrimeat of his boisterous followers. A qualm of con- science might oppress his breast as be knelt red- handed at the foot of the altar, when the priest spoke of the gentle Saviour, whose body, as the Very God, was placed within his lips. But he thought of his victims, and shook like a coward when death stared in his face, and his trembiinir hands could scarce hold the crucifix-it was then that he shuddered at the remembrance of the ills he had wiought. Thus did the great Conqueror, the arch-robber himself; and, doubtless, so did thousands of others who, in a smaller way, bad followed his steps, and, after a milder form. did that which he had done. Perchance a few, lesa hardened, relented earlier, and made some poor amends for wrongs they could never undo and we have instances of this, sometimes when the loss of a beloved one was the means by which the change was wrought, and others when, in the phantasy of a dream, the unsubstantial pageant paraded before the slumbering senses the forms of those who had fallen victims to an ambitious and lustful career. Oh, that the rain remorse which must chastise Crimes done bad bat as loud a voice to warn; As its keen sting is mortal to avenge Oh. that the hour when present had cast off The mantle of its mystery, and shown The ghastly form with which it now returns, When its scared game is roused, cheering the hounds Of conscience to their prey!" A terrible dream is said to have awakened remorse in the breast of Richard de Grainville, and, in order to quit his guilty conscience, he, as a passport to heaven, founded Neath Abbey on the lands he had taken from the Welsh. It appaars, from the original and undated cbartart that Richard de Grainville and Constance, his wife, for the safety of the souls of Robert Earl of Gloucester, Maude his wife, and William their son, gave their chapel in the castle of Neath. and its endowments, together with a large tract of territory, to the abbot and convent of Saviguy, near Lyons, in France, under a stipulation that they should establish here a monastery of Grev Friars, There is, however, no record of any foreign establishment having held jurisdiction here, and the order of the Savigny Dlonke- "Fratus Grisei"—was subsequently, and appa- rently quickly, changed to Oisteroians, or White Friars (Monachi Albi). According to OaradocV'Chronicle," Richard de Grainville returned from a pilgrimage to the Holy Sepulchre about the year 1111, bringing with him from Palestine an architect named Laly, whom be employed to build this bouse and church, which is said to have been completed by 1129-30, This was a time that men Built ere the art wa- known, By pointed aisle and shafted stalk, The arcades of an alleyed walk, To emulate in stone." But much of this very style of architecture prevails in the roins of Neath Abbey, and point to a latei period as the time of the erection of this once beauteous fabric. No record affords us informa- tion when the additionc and rebuilding were assuredly made, but the stye is not much earlier, if any, than the Tudor period. The ruins of the crypt, where we should expect to find the heavy round Norman arch, present many instances of the lofty pointed arch springing from somewhat slender columns. A writer early in the present century, when the remains were naturally less dilapidated than they are now, says—" The walls of the priory house are nearly entire, but the abbey church exhibits at present little more than a heap of ruins. The great western window fell down within these few years, and a large part of the side walls have since shared its fate, The church appears to have been paved with glazed earthen tiles, very richly ornamented fragments of which are occasionally discovered. There is still standing, in a tolerable state of preservation, a long room with a double- vaulted ceiling, supported by diagonal arches which arise from the side walls, and form a row of round columns extending along the middle of the apartment through its whole length." Thif apartment, it has been conjectured, was the chapter house of the abbey. The present ruini' give but a poor idea of the size and magnificence of tbe once splendid buildings. Foundations have been traced in the adjacent grounds for a considerable distance, "and some of the old houses in the village above were evidently at one time connected with the abbey." So late as the close of the last century several arches, that form 'the entrance to the courtyard, stretched across the turnpike road; the gates, hall, and gallery were then standing, havincr, in front of a contiguous room, the royal arms of England, and those of John of Gaunt (" time-honoured Lan- caster ") in stone. Time has laid no gentle hand on the ruins, and, as in the case of so many national monuments, their natural decay has been accelerated by the violent ignorance of man, and the surrounding inftaence of the copper industries, Even the picturesque aspect is marred by the dusky tinge arising from the fumes of these works and the smoke. The celebrated Welsh bard, Lewis Morganwg, who flourished about the year 1525, composed a very elaborate ode in praise of Lleison, who was Abbot of Neath at the time he wrote. The follow- ing translated extracts present a glowing picture of the beauties of his abbey:— "Like the sky of the Vale of Ebron is the covering of this monastery weighty is the lead that roofs this abode—the dark blue canopy of the dwellings of the godly. Every colour is seen in the crystal windows, every fair and high- wrought form beams forth through them like the ravs of the sun—portals'of radiant guardians. "Pure and empyreal, here is every dignified language, and every well-skilled preceptor. Here are seen the graoeful robes of prelates; here may be found gold and jewels, the tribute of the wealthy. Here also is the gold-adorned choir, the nave. the gilded tabernacle-work, the pinnacles, worthy of the Three Fountains. Distinctly may be seen on tbe glass, imperial arms; a ceiling resplendent with kingly bearings, and on the surrounding border tbe shields of princes; the arms of Neath of a hundred ages there is the white freestone and the arms of the best men under the crown of Harry, and the ohureh walls of grey marble. The vast and lofty roof is like the sparkling heavens on high: above are seen archangels forms; the floor beneath is for the people of earth, all the tribe of Babel, for them it is wrought of varie- gated stone. The bells, the benedictions, and the peaceful songs of praise proeiaim tbe frequent thanksgiving of the White Monks." Henry, the first Duke of Beaufort, who visited Neath in 1684-, says of the abbey:—" This at pre- sent is famous for one of tbe fairest rooms in Wales. In the old painted glass and in the stone worke are seen the coats in the margin (of his book). The first is of Gwrgan ab Itbell, King of Glamorgan, lineally descended from Meyric ap Tewdry, King of Glamorgan, that erected the cathedrall church of Llandaff, and appointed the same a seat for the bishop thereof, and gave live- ing for maintenance. The next eoat impaled is of Yngbarad, daughter of Ednowen, Lord of Ardudwy." WAn old woman showed Mr Barber the dining, room, or refectory, dormitories, and a nauseous dungeon, and be appears to have taken the old lady's stories verbatim, and speaks of the nuns who were confined in it." Leland calli it aa abbey of White Monks, and the fairest in all Wales." The original endowments were considerable, and these subsequently were increased by pious donors. Roger of Newburg, Earl of Warwick, bequeathed it lands and fisheries in Gower. The manor of Exeford, near Dulverton, in Somerset- shire, belonged to the abbey, which I take to be a portion of the original endowments. The first abbot, Richard, died id 1145, and the last wae John Lleison. At the dissolution the establish- ment comprised eight monks, and is described by Speed thus" Nith, in Glamorganshire. Decil. cated to St. Mary. Founded by Richard de Gienuile. Order of Cistercian Monks. Value. B150 48 9d." According to Sir W. Dogdale, the value of the revenues was JB132 7s 7d. These, with the lordship of Neath, were granted in the 53rd year of Kiug Henry VIIL to Sir Richard Williams, a right-hand man of the mauler of monasteries," the great-great-grandfather of Oliver Cromwell, and subsequently passed to the Hoby family, and again to Lord Lynevor. The:" Annales de Margan" relate that Morgan ab Owen burned the monastery of Neath, and destroyed four hundred sheep, killed four of the servants, one monk, and severely wounded ano- ther. Llewelyn ab lorwertb, the great," i. stated by the same chronicle to have descended upon Neath, which he soon took,&nd that Morrtm Cam, in revenge, destroyed the place and exter. minated the inhabitants. I spoke, in my last Note on the Castle, of Edward II. taking shelter there; but there is no doubt that he really availed himself of tlw large franchise which the abbey afforded, and it was in the monastery and to the bosom of Mother Church that he fled for refuge. The followng little poetical prayer, written by this Ktntf during his cruel confinement, I have cpied frocc the old black-letter folio of Fabian's Chronicle (1559):— Moste blessed Jew., Boote of all vertue, Graunte I may thee sue In all humility Sen thou for our food Lyste t* shede thy blood And streche thee npo. the rood Fot our iniquite. I thee beseeche, Moste holsoine leche. That thou wylt seche For me succh grace. That when my bwdy Yyle My soule shall exile. Thou brynge in short whyle, It in rest". and peace. My nest will be Maigam Abbey.