The Cardiff Times

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS ,B11f.TBS. MASLY.—On January 22nd, at Dover House, Well- street, Porthcawl, the wife of Captain A. Mably, of a son. MORGAN.—On Jannary 25th, at Trerohart House, Ynysybwl, the wife of Rhys D. Morgan, surgeon, 01 a daughter. MARRIAGES. DAVIES-RE VS.—On the 27th inst., at the Independent Chapel, Tyrhos, Pembrokeshire, by the Rev Dr Davies, of London, the Rev J. M. Davies, minister of the church, to Mrs Martha Rees, of Tanffynon. LAMBROOK— DAVIES.—.Tai uary 28th, at Holy Trinity Church, Newport, by tiie Rev David Wilks, Annie Elizabetn, daughter of the late Evan vies, of the Old Pottery, Newport, to Capt. J. Sarui;rjok (barque Lobo), of Liverpool. 9077 PHI-LLIPS-THOIA, S.-On January 28th, at Sardis Con- gregational Chapel, Pontypridd, by the Rev M. C. Morris, Ton-Ystrad, assisted by ihe Revs H. P. Jenkins, Trecrky, and N. 1. Morris, Ponrrpridd, William Josiah Phillips, son of Mr W. Phillips, Provision Merchant, Treorky, to Rachel, daughter of the late T. Thomas, Ton Foundry, Ystrad. THOMAS—FURNACE.—January 27th, at Zion Chapel, Llanelly, by the Rev Dr. Morgan. Mr Henry Thomas, Commercial Traveller, to Miss .iary Ann Samuel furnace, both of Llanelly. DEATHS. BRADDICK. — At Llanblethian, near Coworidge. on January 26th, Thomas James, he only beloved son of James and Eliza Braddicb, aged 32 years. Funeral Friday at 2 p.m. DAVIES.—At Llwyncelyn House, Hafod, on the 22nd inst., William Davies, M.E., general manager o Lewis's Merthyr Navigation Collieries, in his 61st year. 8972 EVANS.—At the Great Western Hotel, Quaker's Yard, on the 25th inst., Jane Evans, late Caiach Mill. in her 86th year. 843 EVERSON.-On Jan. 20th, at Dover, after a short illnds, William Everson, aged 66 years. Formerly of Neath Abbey. 818 GRIFFITHS.—On January 27th, after a short illness, Hannah Griffiths, of the firm of H. Griffiths and Sons, Newport, aged 60. Funeral on Tuesday next, at 2 p.m. No flowers. JENKINS.—Mary, widow of the late Mr William Jen- kins. of Maesteg and Caidiff, in her 84th vear, at her residence in Adam-street, on Thursday, the 29th. 72 JONES.—On January 24th, at the C clops, Rhymnev, Mary, the beloved wife of the Rev T. T. Jones. MCCONOCHIE.—On Jannary 26th (suddenly), at 9, Fitzalan-place, Rebekah, aged 22, third daughter-of the late Charles McConochie, Fitzalan-road. Funeral Thursday, 29th inst., one p.m. Friends please accept this intimation. 935 POOLE.—On January 23, in his 73rd year, John Richard Poole, Claremont House, Herbert-street, Newport. RAYWOOD.—On Jan. 25th, 1891, at 1, Clare-gardens, Riverside, Cardiff, Edith Anne, the dearly Deloved wife of John R. J. Raywood, surgeon, etc. 808 SIMS.—On January 24th, at Beaufort VUla. Caerleon- road, Newport, James Worman Sims, second son of the late George Sims, of Ynisllynlladd, Neath, aged 48. IN MEMORIAM. WATKINS.— InMoving memory of Hannah; the beloved wife of W. P. Watkins, who died on January 26th, 1890, at Dixon House, Pontymister. A devoted wife and mother. Deeply mourned.

DEGREES OF DRUNKENNESS. We learn, on the. authority-of Mr Commissioner Kerr, that in the eye of the English law there are no shades and degrees of drunkenness. Good- natured people are prone to make distinctions on behalf of topers, from groggy" and "somewhat elated," to "top-heavy" and "three sheets in the wind." Judges and juries, however, have nothing to do with such refinements of diction. In vain, therefore, did a boatswain who complained in the City of London Court that he had been summarily dismissed from his post contend through his counsel that what- ever might have been his condition he was not "dead drunk." When a man has to be in any degree responsible for the safety of a ship and the lives of passengers, drunk," in the very mildest use of the term, will not do. Such, it appears, is the legal view, and such is the common sense of the matter.—Verdict accordingly for-the defend- ant shipowners with costs.

THE WEEK'S HEALTH BILL. ri'he -return. of-the Registrar-General for the wfiek ending Saturday last, 24th January, shows that the rates of mortality in the several towns, arranged in order from the lowest, were as fol- lows :— foil- 13-8 Bristol 251 Bradford 15-9 Blackburn 25 3 Derby 18*2 Sheffield 24 6 Leicester 20*8 London 25*7 Nottingham 215 Brighton 25 8 Cardiff 21-5 Huddersfield 25"8 Norwich 21-7 Oldham 283 ^outh 21-7 Newcastle-on-Tyne.. 29'1 Salford 21*8 Manchester 29*5 Sunderland 229 Birkenhead 29*6 Portsmouth 231 Bolton 29*9 Birmingham 23-7 Wolverhampton, 31*6 Leeds 24-5 Preston 38-8 Liverpool 24 9 Halifax 39 0

IMPRISONMENT FOR INTIMIDATION. On- Thursday, the Birmingham stipendiary sent a brass worker named John Marriott to prison for one month for hard labour for having on Friday last used threatening language to a pg 1, workman named Rees, and for having jostled him against some railings. The defendant is a member of a trades uuion in the coffin furniture industry, and with others has been out on strike, and the threats and disorderly conduct were intended to deter the complainant from continue ing to work..

THE RUSHDEN TRAGEDY. A week has passed since tbe..mutilated-body-ofl Joseph Dickens was found in a ditch atRushden, Northani ptnashi—> and although the police are making the strictest investigations theXrfaaV&ziot o.tte wtftewr.

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SA TURD A Y^JANUAE Y 4J, 1891. THE TITHE WAR. > 'THE past week has seen the Tithe Campaign invested with new vigour and spirit. The field ef battle has not been confined to the Principality, but has been waged in St.. Stephen's with as much energy as in Car diganshire. The Tithes Bill has entered upon the Committee stage, and on Monday and Thursday the House of Commons was the scene of conflicts in which the Welsh members figured most prominently. Indeed, as will be seen from re- ports in another column, the fight was carried on almost exclusively by Welshmen, and never, we think, has the House of Commons had such a display of Welsh power in debate. Had. they been backed up as they should have been by the English Liberal party, the gallant little band of Welshmen would have placed the Govern- ment in a most difficult position. But of the great Liberal leaders only Sir WILLIAM H ARCOURT took part in the debate, and the division lists showed a lack of sympathy on the part of the bulk of the Liberal party which will leave a most unpleasant impression upon the Principality. That in the face of this the Welsh members should not only ,have per- severed, but scored more than one victory, redounds greatly to their credit. On Mon- day n:ght no fewe" than liree divisions were taken on t mendments moved by Mr S. T. EVANS, while the Government accepted other amendments rather than risk a division upon them. The youthful member for Mid-Glamorgan, who led the Welsh attack upon the bill, acquitted himself nobly. Indeed, one of the pleasantest features of the fight is the readiness with which his fellow members have given Mr S. T. EVANS credit for his marked ability in conducting the battle. More than one of his colleagues from the Principality have in public and in private declared that this debate has been the making of Mr S. T. EVANS so far as1 the House of Commons is concerned. We are glad of this not alone for the sake of Mid-Glamorgan and its member, but for the encouragement and the new spirit it should instil into Welsh members generally. We have often expressed the opinion that our representatives at St. Stephen's have suffered from the national failing of Welshmen—lack, of assertiveness. The honours of the.day by no means rest with Mr S. T. EVANS alone. He was most ably supported by a round dozen of his colleagues, who helped in making a gallant fight, and who served to convince both sides of the House that Wales has taken a new departure in political life, and that the Welsh party, small though it may be numerically,. still, as a fighting force, able to hold its-own and determined to assert itself, is a new factor which must be reckoned with in the political problems of the future. We trust that this week's fight at St. Stephen's is only the beginning of a new era in the records of the Welsh Parliamentary party. While the members have been fighting so gallantly in Parliament, their constituents have not been idle in the country. The Tithe War is being prosecuted vigorously on behalf of the Ecclesiastical tithe owners, and the Nonconformist farmers of North Pembrokeshire are showing veJ¡Y conclusively that Mr PETERSON is nursing/a vain hope if he thinks he is going to have a pleasant little holiday in collecting tithes. The scene of the battle -has so far been laid in the parish of White- church, which the distraining agent, in de- fiance-of the express wish of Mr INCE BOWEN, Chief Constable of Pembrokeshire, insisted upon making the first object of attack. The result has been that though no actual breach of the peace has as yet occurred, Mr PETERSON has only succeeded after two days' hard work in distrain- ing in half a dozen out of over a hundred and twenty farms in the same district. The prospect before him is by no means a hopeful one. The people are de- termined upon offering every opposition t within their legal rights, while Mr PETER- SON himself has shown an inclination "to take steps which the people, rightly or wrongly, believe to be illegal. The conse- quence has been that on more than one occasion the relations between the opposing forces have been strained to the utmost, and nothing but the absolutely defenceless con- dition of the distraining party has saved them from attack. Mr PETERSON threatens- sto afply for an escort of police, but this will be a proceeding j- which may tend to precipitate the very f danger he wishes-to avert. If the police -should show anything Hhe the-aggressive: 'spirit which the distraining agent haa'dis- played, or should support him in what the igeogLaJjaiiftye. to^be an iitf ri# £ emeofciof law, it is to be feared that the results would be regrettable. It is easier to preach patience from a distance than to; exercise it in the face of irritating causes,^ but we, nevertheless, hope that the Pem- brokeshire men will, for their own sake, and the sake of the cause for which they are new suffering, carefully abstain from affording their enemies any opportunity of successfully prosecuting them in a court of law. If the fight can be carried on without a breach of the peace—and the experience of other districts proves it can— so much the better will it be for the cause of the anti-tithe farmers.

THE MOVABLE DWELLINGS BILL. THE meeting of showmen and travellers in London on Wednesday night gave us a glimpse of a curious phase of life. They deserted their ordinary mode of existence to protest against the Movable Dwellings Bill which Mr SMITH of Coalville, is so strenu- ously advocating. The world as a rule knows very little about this class of people. Its knowledge is often composed of reminis- cences of Mrs JARLEY," mixed up with a few vague and hazy notions of a gipsy; family, old a tl young, living promiscuously, in a van. Its sole contact with them is in-, a fair, where the attractions of shows and shooting galleries occupy attention tOI the exclusion of any considerationsi as to the domestic practices of this nomadic race. They are here to-day and gone to-' morrow. The glare of the lights, the din of the many instruments, and the volubility of the'showmen, continue far into the night, yet when the morning comes they will be found to have folded their tents like the Arabs and as silently steal away. They pay* i-no taxes, and are constantly enjoying change of air and scenery. Whether this life is one satisfactory to children may be doubted, but; it is certainly preferable to one in the back, slums of a large city. Children in vans hear no worse language than they would in the- 'crowded courts and streets of any town, ancR it must be more healthy for them to live in a van where an absence of drains and a sufficiency of fresh air are the chief elements. There is no doubt a great deal to be said in favour of Mr SMITH'S measure, but its provisions are altogether too meddlesome and obnoxious. The bill affords power to any policeman to enter these dwellings without a warrant, and, regardless of decency, to examine the details of their limited resources. It is no ) wonder that the people who reside in these caravans should protest against such power being delegated to a constable. The humblest home should be protected from a raid of this description. Who, please, would like a man, and, above all, a policeman, walking into his sleeping apartment when he is in bed with his wife ? But the bill not only has this vexatious—nay, iniquitous clause—but also insists upon the children being sent to a board school. At first sight this does not seem any hardship, but on coming to analyse it it practically means that the parents will have to abandon their trade or else leave their children practically homeless. There can bo no doubt that van men's children must be educated, the same as other people's, and that the State must compel them as it com- pels the ratepayers, but there is no reason why this compulsion should be applied in a tyrannical form. Nor must it be presumed that the children of showmen are uneducated, any more than Mr ALLEN's children should be accepted as a standard. This rugged orator was the principal speaker at the meeting, and his eloquence had all the vigorous humour and charm of the orthodox showman. He possessed a daughter of eleven who could speak five languages, and his son, slightly younger, was apparently equally as precocious. It has been the fashion from time immemorial to class the movable dwellers as rogues and vagabonds. Even now the belief is still prominent that gipsies steal children, and anything else upon which they can lay hands. The term bargee is one of reproach, yet the statistics of our police courts show that the movable dwellers are not nearly so criminal as persons in their station of life. Nor is this class by any means so immoral as its corresponding class in town inhabitants, and the aim of Mr SMITH'S bill is little else but coercion. Because a man chooses to reside in a tent or on board a boat, or in a van, it is hardly any reason why he should be treated as a suspected person. Nobody would think of investing a policeman with the authority to walk on board a house boat on the Thames at any moment he might think fit, and he certainly should not be allowed to enter a van at his own sweet will. Every English- man's house is his castle, and this bill of Mr GEORGE SMITH interferes with the liberty of the subject. >

THE WELSH LIBERAL PRESS. The Liberal press of the Principality is about being re-inforced by a. new weekly paper, pub- lished at Bridgend, under the title of The Glamorgan Liberal. The proprietors have selected as editor one of the Oxford school of young Welshmen, Mr W. Llewelyn Williams, B.A., of Llansadwrn. Mr Williams is the second son of the late Mr Williams, •Brownhill, and nephew to the well-known Nonconformist minis- ters, tho Rev J. Williams, of Emlyn, and Rev B. Williams, of Canaan, Swansea. He was educated at Llandovery College and Braze- nose, Oxford. At an early age he sat for the Powis Exhibition, andl was proxirne accessit (the successful candidate being a son of the eminent bard and poet, Ellis *Wyn o Wyrvai). At the earliest opportunity he again sat for this coveted distinction, and was successful. He also won the Halme Historical Scholarship at Oxford, and whilst in residence at Brazenose, he carried off the. Bridileman Prize fcr an Historical Essay. His career at Oxford was a brilliant one throughout. At the end of his residence there, he obtained his degree, with honours. He was, we believe, ene of the original members of the "Davydd ab Gwilym Society, "at Oxford, and was closely associated with the well-known Nationalists, Professors Rhys, Gwenogvryn Evans, Owen M. Edwards, Lleuver Thomas, and the Rev Puleston Jones. Mr Williams is a Liberal of the first rank. and though young, he has rendered good service to the cause of Liberalism in his native county. His letters in the South Wales Daily News some time ago created n.;¡ little interest, and his recent contribu- tions to Welsh magazines and papers have shown his amoaintanot^ntl^hejiative language.

THE HARTLEPOOL TRIUMPH. There are several lessons to be learnt by the result of the Hartlepool election. Home Rule was advocated by MrFurness and opposed by Sir Edward Gray- Therefore Home Rule is not dead, so far as the constituencies are concerned. In announcing himself an adherent of Home Rule, Mr Furness declared that, if the Irish were not prepared to accept such a measure as would be proposed by Mr Gladstone, we should wait until wiser counsels prevail, and, in the mean- time, turn our attention to other reforms. There- fore, the Irish must realise that the English Liberals intend to do something for themselves if the Irish will not allow us to do something for them. The Tones had to get down Mr James Lowther, Mr Ashmead-Bartlett, and such like politicians to induce the Tory electors to vote for Sir Edward Gray. Therefore, the Tories require very strong pressure to vote for a Liberal- Unienist. putting the Tory voto aside, the majority of Mr Furness was enormous. Liberals can hardly be induced to vote for a Liberal- Unionist. Hartlepool, consequently, shows that Home Rule is not dead, but that Liberai- Unienism

The-growing reputation of Herefordshire hops for delicacy of flavour, and the consequent increase in the acreage planted, is a matter of frequent comment in the trade papers, especially in view of the fact that the acreage of hop-land in Kent is decreasing. The Brewers' Journai for Novem- ber remarks that brewers are rapidly buying up the whole of the growth of W orcesters, the quality of which they find superior to even, the finest East Kents. The clean picking and excellent curing of Worcester hops have stood the planters ip good stead. It is a curious anomaly that two-thirds of the so-called Wor- cesters" 1I.re grown in Herefordshire, the name of the latter county being never applied to hopa -in the trade. Messrs Charles Watkins and Son, of the Hereford Brewery, have invariably ^purchased direct from local growers all hops used ^m brewing their specdalite, the Golden Sunlight Ale, and attribute not a^little of its reputation to 5 this and to, the fact that the whole of their malt tia madejby themselves- frosarhome-sTown barley, v 1302 „

Death of Mr Brad laugh, M.P. The-Press Association says Mr Bradlaugh died at half-past six o'clock yesterday morning. Mr Bradlaugh, who had been in feeble health for some months past, was attacked a few weeks ago with cardiac asthma of so serious a type that it was feared from the first that he would not get over it. He was born at Hoxton in 1833, and before becoming a member of Par- liament was well known as a Radical lecturer. He was first elected for North- ampton in 1880, and on its being decided in a court of law that he was not a person entitled to affirm instead of taking the oath, he stood a fresh election in April, 1881, and on being ex- pelled the House was again elected in March, 1882. On February llfch, 1884, he voted in the House, and on being excluded he applied for the Chiltern Hundreds and was elected for the fourth time, but did not take his seat before the dissolu- tion. He was again returned in 1885 and took the oath and his seat without opposition. The Press Association says the following bulle- tin was issued yesterday morning: MrBradlaugh died from uremia at 6.30 a.m., quietly and peace- fully." The relatives of the deceased member decline to give any further particulars, but they state that a more detailed account of his last moments will appear in due course. 1 THE LATE MR MtADMPGH. I Mr Bradlaugh's illness, though for some time serious, did not take an alarming turn until Friday morning last, when he had passed a night of pain and sleeplessness. He recovered some- what during the day and dictated two letters, but in the evening he grew worse and Dr Bell was summoned. He found that a blood vessel had given way in the head, causing grave complications in the patient's condition. Next morning Dr Bristowe, Mr Bradlaugh's colleague on the Vaccination Commission, was summoned, and made a careful and complete examination of the patient. He said there was a bare chance that the ruptured blood vessel might heal, and this appeared to take place during Saturday and Sunday; and on Monday Dr Ramskill and Mr Bell reported favourably on Mr Bradlaugh's case. On Tuesday, however, his condition was again worse, aud the heart's action became feebler. He gradually sank, and the end arrived at 6.30 a.m. to-day. Reception of the News at Northampton. The news was received at Northampton with general expressions of regret, and on the receipt of Mrs Bradlaugh-Bonner's telegram announcing the sad event, numerous messages of condolence were despatched by individuals of all classes. It was the principal topic of conversation at all the London political clubs this morning, and regret, which was expressed, was intensified by the belief that Mr Bradlaugh never sufficiently recovered consciousness to receive the news that the House of Commons bad expunged the resolution of 1880. The Central News says it was hoped as late as Thursday morning that Mr Bradlaugh's constitu- tion would enable him to fight successfully through the severe illness from which he suffered, but on Thursday afternoon a change for theworse set in, his strength gradually ebbed away, ^and in the' early hours of Friday morning it was seen that he was completely exhausted. He passed away quietly at six o'clock, his daughter, Mrs Bonner, being with him. The Funeral. The funeral will take place at Woking Cemetery, on Tuesday next, at half-past two, and a special train will leave the Necropolis Com- pany's station at Waterloo at half-past one for Brookwood. There will be no display or procession in London, and the coffin will be privately removed from St. John's-wood. Friends who may attend the burial are requested not to wear mourning. The interment will take place in the usual manner, but there will be no funeral service. Biographical Sketch. Charles Bradlaugh, son of a solicitor's clerk, was born in the East End of London, on the 28th September, 1833. According to "Men of the Time," he was educated at elementary schools in Bethnal-green and Hackney-road, and afterwards became successively errand boy, coal dealer, Sunday-school teacher and freethought lecturer. In December, 1850, he enlisted in the 7th Dragoon Guards, and served for some time in Ireland. He became orderly-room cleric, got his discharge, and in 1853 returned to London, becoming clerk to a Mr Rogers, a solicitor. Having become confirmed in his secularist views, Mr Bradlaugh began to write and lecture regularly, adopting the pseudonym of Iconoclast." He lectured in the Hall of Science, City-road, wrote abundantly, and in a few years was well-known throughout the country for his discussions with clergymen and others on public platforms. In 1868 he sought the suffrages of the electors of Northampton as a Radical, and after three times contesting the borough in vain was returned to Parliament in 1880 with Mr Henry Labouchere as colleague. Meantime, in 1868-9, Mr Bradlaugh fought a great battle in the law courts against the Attorney General (who was prosecuting The National Mefor-mcr), which resulted in complete victory for himself. He also took a considerable part during the winter of 1870 in getting up expressions of sympathy for France, and ne travelled in Spain and in America lecturing in various cities, and being well received. After his return to Parliament as member for Northampton began the long, arduous struggle with regard to his right to take, or dispense with, the oath of allegiance. A committee of the House of Commons appointed to examine whether Mr Bradlaugh had th^ right to affirm pronounced by one vote in the negative. Accordingly he was refused permission to take the oath, which he expressed his willingness to do, although frankly admitting that he did not consider it binding upon him. Persisting in his endeavour to take the oath and his seat, he was forcibly removed from the House, and committed to the custody of the Sergeant-at-Arms. He was sued for a penalty for sitting and voting while being, as was alleged, unqualified. He in return sued Mr Newde- gate, the late well-known Tory member forWarwick- shire, who identified himself prominently with the campaign against the member for Northampton. A decision against Mr Newdegate was given in the law courts. Mr Bradlaugh thrice resigned his seat for the purpose of testing the feeling of his constituents, and was each time re-elected after a fierce and bitter conflict. The next stage in the controversy was the intro- duction by Mr Gladstone of the Affir- mation Bill. This measure, in spite of a noble and impassioned speech on behalf of liberty by Mr Gladstone, which created a pro- found impression on the House, was defeated by a. majority of three. In the Parliament of 1885 Mr Bradlaugh, once again returned for North- ampton, was allowed to take his seat in peace. He took a prominent part in debate, and soon won universal esteem by his devotion to his duties, his undaunted honesty of purpose, and his genial charm of manner. Last year he success- fully piloted through the House the Oaths Bill, under which the last vestige of the tyranny to which he had been a victim was swept away. A tardy reparation was also made [for the undeserved suffering imposod on Mr Bradlaugh, by the motion of Professor Hunter in the House of Commons this week, when, by unanimous assent, it was decided to expunge from the records the motion adopted in June, 1880, declaring that Mr Bradlaugh be not permitted to take the oath or make an affirmation." Mr Bradlaugh's social and political opinions are well-known. He threw himself with all the energy of his nature into the labour cause, and was chiefly instrumental in securing the establishment of a labour bureau in connection with the Board of Trade, The increasingly Socialistic tendencies of labour movements during the past few years led to somewhat estranged rela- tions between the hon. gentleman and certain trade organisations. Mr Bradlaugh,. it may be noted, was above all things an individualist in economics, and in "grandmotherly legisla- tion he never had much faith. For years the deceased had been identified with the propagation of the principles of Magnus; and arising out of this was his prosecution with Mrs Besant in 1876 for the publication of lw 't IS known as "The Fruits of Philosophy, .both the defendants were sentenced to six months 1m prisonment and B200 fine, but the Courtof Appea quashed the conviction. Mr BraxJlau?^i^ri^? his parliamentary career, successfully headed the. agitation against perpetual pensions, most of which have now been commuted.

====-==== TAFF VALE RAILWAY COMPANY Announcement of Dividend. i The directors of the Taff Vale Railway Com. pany met in London on Thursday, and decided to recommend payment of a dividend for the past half-year at the rate of 3 per cent. per annum.

,v,. Great HOLLOWAY'S Pins.-TheSreat Need.-The blood ia the life, and on its Pu,?i 5rD 0 T>; 1 loli M weU as our existence depends. thoroughly cleanse the vital fluid from all contaminations, and by that means strengthen and invigorate the whole system, healthilv stimulate organs, repress over-excited action, and esfcabhsii tne circulation and secretions throughout every, P3'!?,, 0 P0<iy. The balsamic nature of Holloway^3 marvel- lous power in giving tone to aeDiutated and nervous constitutions. These Pills remove all oostructions, both in the bowels and elsewhere, and are, on that account, much sought after for promoting regularity of action in young females and delicate persons who are Qaftually.

THE SCOTCH RAILWAY STRIKE. Important Statement by Mr Harford. At a meeting of the railway men at Edinburgh on Thursday, Mr Harford made a statement to the effect that he expected to be able to make an announcement this evening of importance regai d- ing the strike. Subsequent inquiries show that Mr John Walker, the manager of the North British Railway Company, has been approached by the men, and that an interview has been arranged with him at which it is hoped some settlement may be arrived at. Collapse of the Movement. Indications now point to a probable early collapse of the strike at Scotland. According to a telegram from Edinburgh on Thursday after- noon, the day presented many features favour- able to the companies. At a mass meeting of the strikers, held at midday, Mr Harford said he felt disappointed that they had had to continue a stride, whichmight have been settled in six hours, for six weeks. In his opinion they were not defeated yet. (Applause.) Still, the question resolved itself in one's mind as to whether it was their duty to continue the struggle under existing conditions. At a mass meeting of railway strikers belonging to Thornton and Burntisland, held at Kirkaldy on Thursday night, it was agreed to resume work on the morrow, the company having promised to give the men their former places. This virtually ends the strike over the greater part of Fifeshire. At a mass meeting of the North British strikers, held in Edinburgh on Thursday evening, it was resolved to accept the terms offered by the com- pany, and to resume work to-day (Friday). Out of seven men wh% said they wore sick and wearied of the strike, and wished a job on Thursday at Polmadie, one was the chairman of the local strike committee. A wavering ten- dency is reported, among the hitherto "No surrender men at Motherwell. At a meeting of railwaymen on strike at Hamilton on Thursday night, a telegram was read from Mr Tait stating that negotiations were being opened up with the companies. Although this unexpected intimation was welcomed by the men, they were cautioned not to run away wit! the belief that the strike was over. On Thursday night the following documen was issued by the officials of the North British Railway* Company, at Edinburgh:—A deputa- tion of eight men representing the men on strike waited on Mr Walker to-night, who intimated to them that the company were still prepared to withdraw all prosecutions against the men, and that they should be restored to their former positions, so far as the same may be now open; and further, that on the resumption of work he would at once arrange for meetings of tho men with the directors within a fortnight thereafter, to discuss any question whatsoever that may be brought forward. One of the deputation inquired if this arrangement would include the withdrawal of the action against the society, to which Mr Walker replied in the affirmative, as he was sure there was no intention on the part of the direc- tors that any source sf bitterness should subsist between the company and the staff. The deputation took away this memorandum for consideration, and for submission to their fellow workmen. They returned later in the evening with the following communication, signed by each member of the deputation:— "Trades-hall, Edinburgh, Jan. 29, 1891.—Sir,— We have had the honour of submitting the report of our meeting withlon this afternoon to our fellow-workmen, and they will be recommended to return to their work at once on the footing of the memorandum of that meeting handed to us by you, our understanding of the document being that while there is a reservation in regard to all the men being reinstated, at the same time you will give to those who may not be reinstated the opportunity of rejoining the service, should vacancies occur within the next two months. We have again to thank you for the frankness with which you have received us, and hope that this meets with your approval.—We are, sir, &c., &c." The railway strikers at Dumfermline resolved at a late hour to offer themselves for reinstate- ment. So many vacancies have, however, been filled up that there will not be room for all the strikers. At a crowdad meeting of railway strikers, held in the Albion-hall, Glasgow, on Thursday even- ing, the following resolution was ananimously passed :—"That in consequence of the deputation having closed with the offer from Mr Walker, this meeting agrees to accept the same, but in consequence of Mr Thompson having refused the same conditions to the Caledonian Railwaymen, this meeting advises them to continue the struggle, and solemnly pledges itself to help, morally and materially, to continue the struggle." —The resolution was wired to every district in Scot- land with the recommendation that it be accepted. Subsequently, a deputation, representing the strikers on all the Caledonian system waited on Mr Thompson. He said a large number of vacancies had been filled up, but so far as the company were able, they would take the strikers back. The circular of November 19th was still in force. That circular expressed his willingness to arrange a meeting with representatives from any department of the service. The deputation thanked Mr Thompson for the interview, and said they would report to the men they repre- sented, and endeavour to make an arrangement.

"JACK THE RIPPEJV" SCARE. On Wednesday thejDoncaetercounty policemade an arrest in connection with the recent assaults on females in that district. The person in cus- tody is John Batterson, living at No. 31, Victoria-street, and he is a labourer at the railway sheds at Balby Carr. He has been suspected by the pclice, it appears, for some time, and his apprehension was brought about in this way. Miss Bellingham, the governess to Sir Wm. Cooke, of Wheatley Hall, who was insolently assaulted a few days ago, told the police that she should be certain to identify her assailant if face to face with him again. Yesterday she was secreted not far from the spot where the labourers enter the works at the shed, and, after Waiting a short time, she emphatically said to the police officer with her, "That's the man," pointing to the man now in custody. She appeared to be quite certain of her accuracy as to identification notwithstanding that many men were passing at the time. The news caused quite a sensation,. and the liveliest satis- faction is expressed that the police have at last been successful. The supposition all along has been that the gross insults to females in the town were committed by a tramp whose object was robbery rather than violence. But the fellow succeeded remarkably in escaping from time to time, notwithstanding that the strictest vigilance was shown both by the police and civilians. Some of the youn°- ladies interfered with in the unfrequented parts of the suburbs have been very seriously injured by blows and falls and by being dragged about. Some of them offered their purse and watch and chain in order to be allowed to go on their way. Before anything of an extreme character could be done somebody has always fortunately appeared on the scene and the females, terror. stricken, have told their tale. It is alleged that the man has declared himself to be Jack the Ripper," and that he has brandished a knife and looked most alarming." On Thureday John Ed ward Patterson, labourer at the Great Northern sheds, who is locally known as "Jack the Ripper," and lives in Victoria- street, was charged before the West Riding magistrates with committing an indecent assault and attempting to commit a rape on Misa Ethel Bellingham, governess at Wheatley Hall, on January 7th.—Mr Tovey appeared for the prisoner. —Superintendent Blake said there were several charges against prisoner, but he only proposed to go into one that day, and then he could ask for a remand. Miss Bellingham stated that about 10 o'clock in the morning she left Wheatley Hall to come to Doncaster, and came on to the footpath through the park into Wheatley-lane. There was a wicket-gate leading on to the field into the lane, and when she got there she saw a man coming from the direction of the town. He turned up on to a bank not far from the gate, and she passed by him. She walked on and heard a step beside, and, turning round, faced him. He did not speak, but got hold of her by the throat and threw her down on the ground. She offered him money, or anything he liked,if he would let go,as he was chok- mg her. She could not call out, and her breathing was almost gone. Some one came along, and the man let go and ran through the fields. Prisoner was the man who assaulted her. She saw his face quite well; she did not forget him. She had done all she could to find him out, and on Wednesday went to the Great Northern works to pick him out. Two other men were working with hllll" and she identified him. She saw him on ] nday night, but not clearly. In cross-exami- nation she said the struggle lasted about three minutes. She could see him when he had hold of her, as his face was towards her. When she went to the works she was told to look at the different men, and others were present.—- Mr Tovey Have you ever said his face was clean shaved?—Witness: I told them that the top part of the face was white, but I could not say what was underneath. — What sort of clothea nad he on?—Dark-brown clothes, but- toned tight up about his neck, and he had a cap on. Prisoner was told to button up his coat and put his cap on, which he did, and witness said he thought he had the same coat and cap on on the 7th.—Superintendent Blake: Did you notice anything particular about his face ?— Witness I noticed his eyes had a sallow look.— Superintendent Blake asked for a remand for eight days, as there were several other cases, and the evidence would take a deal of getting up. — Mr Tovey asked for bail, but the magistrates refused, and remanded prisoner until Saturday week.

A COSTLY KISS. William Ford (30), medical student, giving an address at 73, Clyde-road, Croydon, was brought up at Greenwich police-court on Wednesday from Holloway Prison. On the previous day he was sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment with hard labour for assaulting a girl named Ellen Knott, aged about 15 years, by placing his arm round her waist, kissing her, and otherwise as- saulting her, when his defence was that he did not know anything about it.—Mr Scard, solicitor, now applied to Mr Kennedy that a fine might be substituted fo," the imprisonment, and called witnesses as to character.—Dr Part- ridge, physician to the Surrey Dispensary, in the Borough, said he had known the prisoner from his childhood, and always considered him well. behaved and of tho highest mora.} character.— Walter Brooks, of Morley-road, Putney, said the prisoner at one time lived at Putney, and was a married man. He always considered him a highly respectable man.—Mr Kennedy said it was a sad case, and fined th? prisooW -RYIJWV/-IT days' un- j«iafcu»eat

A JOURNALIST'S BREACH OF PROMISE CASE. The Appeal. The appeal of the defendant in the Knowlea- Duncan divorce case came before theApjjeal Court on Thursday. The defendant, Leslie F. Duncan, appealed from the verdict of the jury at the Lewes assizes, awarding Miss Gladys Knowles £10,001) damages, on the ground that the damages were excessive, and asked Lr a new trial. The Solicitor-General represented Mr Duncan, who was formerly editor and proprietor cf tin Matrimonial News. He described the manner in which the defendant became acquainted with the plaintiff at the Matrimonial News office, and his proposal t,) marry her. They corresponded, an d the young lady in one letter had promised defendant kisses if he would write by return of post, and in reply he sent her 10,000 kisses. The Master of Rolls That was a large pro- portion on return. (Laughter.) The Solicitor-General There is another letter in which defendant writes the figures 50 with any number of crosses. I wish the Court to take judicial notice of that as indicating kisses. The Master of Roll« I do not know that we can take judicial notice of promised kisses. (Laughter.) Mr Wills, Q.C., fo%' the plaintiff, said there was not much kissing about the law. The Solicitor-General read correspondence that had passed, including one letter from Miss Knowles asking Mr Duncan to marry her, and make her the happiest girl in the world. She went dowp to Grey Court (defendant's li^usc), Sussex, to be married, and took the wedding dress with her, but Mr Duncan pvt off the marriage on the ground that the Vicar of Ham was not at home, and that he could not allow a young curate to perform the ceremony. The Solicitor-General then reviewed the evidence about Miss Knowles' visit to Grey Court, and said he could not excuse the conduct of the defendant in taking the young lady to his house and breaking into her bedroom in the middle of the night. The Master of the Rolls said the defendant had told a pack of lies to Miss Knowles in order to induce her to marry him. The Solicitor-General said it was clear from the evidence that Miss Knowles wanted to marry him. The Master of the Rolls: After he had stated that he was a wealthy man, holding Rus- sian and Portuguese Bonds to a large extent. He had promised to settle £1.500 a year upon her, and to leave her JB4,000 a year. If he, an old man of seventy, had told her he was poor she would not have consented to marry him. The Solicitor-General said she made Duncan's acquaintance in March, and up to the 18th May she was pressing him to allow her to go to Grey Court. He did not wish ti cast a slur upon the young lady. The Master of the Rolls No; what ycu want to say is that sho was a foolish girl with a still more foolish mother. The Solicitor-General said that the £10,000 damages given by the jury were extravagant and excessive, seeing the means of the defendant, who was now in the Bankruptcy Court. Mr Wills, Q.C. (with whom was Mr Fillan, for the plaintiff), said he wished to impress upon the Court that Miss Gladys Knowles never wrote a letter to the defendant until after he had made a promise to marry her. The learned counsel suggested that the defendant never intended to marry Miss Knowles, and that his proposals were made with a view to seduce her. The Master of the Rolls Did you put that view of the case before the jury ? Mr Wills I did, my lord, and Baron Huddle- ston said I was justified in doing so. The learned counsel said he was not prepared to defend the indiscretions of Miss Knowles, but it must be remembered that the defendant had told plausible stories abont his wealth to the plaintiff. Lord Justice Fry Had she any means of her own? Mr Wills said she had no income her mother haying an allowance for the maintenance of the children. Defendant wanted to keep the marriage secret from the mother. He was 63 years of age, and she was 20. The Master of the Rolls: She accepted the defendant three weeks after she foolishly called at the matrimonial agency. Mr Wills said ha could not deny that she was no doubt attracted by the apparent splendour in which defendant lived. Mr Wills read the correspondence between Miss Knowles's mother and defendant and the court adjourned. The Knowles-Duncan appeal case was further heard at the Appeal Court yesterday. Mr Willis continued his argument for the plaintiff. He urged that if their lordships considered the con- duct of the defendant Duncan after promising to marry Miss Knowles, they would not say that the damages given against Mr Duncan were ex- cessive. Mr Willis, in reviewing the evidence, referred to the fact that when Mr Duncan failed to respond to the repeated request of Miss Knowles to him to carry out his promise, and had been written to by solicitors, he wrote saying he was already the father of seven children and was not going to increase the number. Miss Knowles replied that he told her that he had no children. Duncan wrote again, saying he had Seven illegitimate children, five by five different ladies, and two by one lady. (Laughter.) Mr Willis Don't laugh, please. This shows the character of the man. The Master of the Rolls And she consented to dine with him next day. Mr WtMis The defendant had her completely under iitS control. She was broken down and deceived by him. The Master of the Rolls asked if the J310,000 damages had been paid. Mr Willis said execution was put in defendant's houses, but all the furniture had been removed, having been purchased by Duncan's wife. The Solicitor-General said all the defendant' property was realised, and it amounted to £6,500. The Master of the Rolls said the conduct of Miss Knowles going driving with Duncan, and driving with him without her mother's consent, was impudent to the last degree. Mr Willis: But the girl was in love with him then. The Master of the Rolls: I don't believe that she was in love with this old man in a week or fortnight's time. Mr Willis: Then, my lord, you know more about other men's minds than I do. The Master of the Rolls: I believe that I do. (Laughter.) I consider the mother of this girl, instead of being her guardian, seemed to push her into the man's jaws—villain that he was. Mr Willis said it was difficultfor any woman to see through the mask of hypocrisy of such a man as Duncan. He submitted this was a case where there should be no diminution of damages. The Master of the Rolls, at the conclusion of Mr Willis's arguments, announced that the Court would reduce the damages to £6,500, with taxed costs of the trial below and of the appeal, or if the plaintiff refused a new trial would be ordered. If the reduced damages and costs were not paid within a month the verdict of the jury would stand. The plaintiff's counsel then accepted the reduced damages, £6,500 and costs.

PRESENTATION TO THE BISHOP OF BANGOR. At the Castle Hotel, Brecon, on Wednesday evening, at a complimentary dinner presided over by the Mayor of Brecon (Colonel John Morgan), the presentation already referred to in these columns was made to the Lord Bishop of Bangor (Dr Lloyd), late head master of Christ College, Brecon, and under whose guidance the schools attained such signal success. The mayor was de- puted to make the presentation, but the pro- ceedings were private. Accompanying a hand- some illuminated address, which for several weeks Sast has graced the shop window of fessrs Heins and Co., Brecon, was a sum of over £300. Amongst the subscribers were the Right Hon. Lord Tredegar, Sir Joseph Russell Bailey, Bart., M.P. (Lord-Lieutenant of the County), Mr Richard Digby Cleasby (High-Sheriff of Brecon- shire), Mr J. T. D. Llewelyn, Mr J. P. Gwynne Holford, Mr W. Fuller Maitland, M.P., the Hon. Col. Morgan, Col. Morgan (Mayor), Mr Thomas Wood, Gwernyfed Park, Col. Thomas, A.D.C., Col. J. Williams Morgan, Mr H. Powell Powell, Castle Madoc, and others. Mr Rhys Davies acted as secretary.—The address referred to the high positien to which Dr Lloyd had raised Christ College among the educational institutions of the Principality, and it also made allusion to his sympathy with the aspirations of the people ef Wales, and his familiar acquaintance with the language and literature of the Cymry.

THE SUNDAY OPENING OF PARKS. At: a meeting of the Parks and Open Spaces Committee of the Cardiff Council held on Thursday, under the presidency of Councillor E. Beavan, the bye-laws for the government and regulation of the parks were approved of en bloc. It having been pointed out that in some towns the open spaces were thrown open to the public on Sundays, the Chairman warmly asserted that if such a bye-law were introduced in Cardiff, he for one would resign his position on the commit- tee, for if such spaces were made accessible on the Sabbath "there would be riot, destruc- tion, and even murder." (Laughter.) How, he asked, would the members like to have pleasure grounds before their own doors thrown open on the day of rest? After a heated debate it was agreed, on the motion of Mr Ramsdale, seconded by Mr Andrews, that Roath Park and the Ely and Canton Commons be opened on Sunday, all the other spaces to be closed.—Mr Peter Price directed attention ta the proposed depth of the lake in Roath Park, and strongly advocated its being limited to three feet or so as a safeguard to hfe.

DEFINITION OF A BUSINESS CART. Mr Geo. Winter Jones, commission agent, was summoned at Newport police-court on Wednesday for keeping a carriage on the 1st Nov. last without a license. The carriage was used by defendant to go round and solicit orders, but as Mr Johnson, supervisor of Inland Revenue, pointed out, it was necessary that the name and address should be painted on it, that it should be adapted for trade, and that it must be used for carrying burdens.— The Bench thought the defendant had erred un- knowingly, and fined him 20s. Mr Johnson quite agreed with the Bench's view of the offence" but the law must be satisfied. V

BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE. i In the Queen's P.encii Division 01: Thursday— before Mr Justice Wright and a common jury- the case of Blake v. Clifton came on for hearing. The plaintiff, Miss Florence Laura Blake, Stied Mr Arthur Ciiftoonto recover damages for breach of promise of marriage. The defendant denied the promise, and further said if t'herewaa a promise it was a conditional nut unly — Mr C. C. Scott appeared f:;1' the pIaintifY and Mr Powell for the defendant. —The caM for the plaintiff, who was said to be 27 years of age, and who was employed at a milliner's shop in the Holloway-road, was that plaintiff twice asked het to marry him, but she did not consent, and became engaged to a Mr Hirsch, who went to America. After Mr Hirsch had been gone some months the defendant, who assisted his father in carrying on the business of an umbrella manufacturer in the Kingsland-road, asked her in October, 1889, to marry him, and to write to Mr Hirsch, and tell him she had changefi her mind. She con- sented, and wrote a letter, and ultimately Mr Hirsch acquiesced in the engagement; being broken off. Defendant told plaintiff he would buy a ring, and they saw each other constantly, plaintiff being introduced to some gf defendant's relations as his intended wife. Defendant said that when they were mar- ried they would live at the Kingsland-road estab- lishment. At the end of February defendant told her he had had an upset wirti his father in refer- ence to their being married, and he would let her know in about three weeks what his father deci- ded to do. As he did not come to see her she- wrote to him, but received no answer, and ulti- mately brought her action. The defendant's case, on the other hand, was that he and his parents had lived in the same neighbourhood as plaintiff's family, and was on friendly terms with the latter since he was a youth, he now being about 29 years of age. He never, however, made the plaintiff a proposal of marriage. After her family moved plaintiff came to his father's shop on business, and invited him to call and see them. She also told him where she was working, and a few days after he met her and walked home with her. She told him that she was engaged, but did not care for "the fellow out in Yankeeland." He never proposed to her, although he saw her frequently and walked out with her." He did not ask her to break off her engagement; it was her own wish. In support of his plea that the pro- mise was, if any, conditional upon his father con- senting and his acquiring his father's business. defendant said in February he had an interview with his father, who said there was not sufficient business to maintain him if he married. As he had not prospects he said it was only honourable he should discontinue his visits for a month, at j all events, and he would try and alter his father's decision. He never promised marriage. He lived with his parents and received lis a week pocket money.—Ihe jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff, damages £10.

THE ALLEGED MOCK MARRiAGr Collapse of the Prosecution. | William Gregory Tyler, 29, describing him* self as a Clerk in Holy Orders, was brought up on remand at the Lambeth police-court on Thursday, upon a charge of feloniously pro- curing Emily Ada Hall.—The case was reported a few days ago, and at the close of the evidence of the young woman Hall, she admitted j that she had prior to the so-called marriage been j intimate with the prisoner whilst he was at Alton, j Hampshire, where he was sub-editor of a news- paper. Mr Biron upon that occasion considered that admission would put a very different complexion upon the case, and directed a remand to give the Treasury an opportunity to consider what course they would adopt.—Upon the case being called on, Mr Angus Lewis again appeared for the Treasury, and Mr Lovett for the prisoner.—The young man Hall was nst in attendance.—Mr Biron asked what course the prosecution intended to take.—Mr Lewis said after taking into consideration the admission made by the young woman last week, the Treasury did not intend to proceed further with the charge. If other charges were to be later on gone into, due notice would be given. —Mr Biron said he was satisfied after what he heard last week that the case must fall through. —Mr Lovett: Then the prisoner is discharged Mr Biron Yes.—Mr Lovett was proceeding to mention some other matters, but Mr Biron said he had nothing to do with them.—The prisoner was shortly afterwards taken away to St Albans Gaol, Herts, where will be detained pending his trial upon other offences.

SOLDIERS ATTACK A POUCE. STATION. < ;■ KINGSTON, JAMAICA, January 22nd.—A deter* mined attack was made on the 19th instant by 68 soldiers of the West India Regiment, encamped near here. on a constabulary station in Fletcher's Land. The station was guarded by only four men, which was thought sufficient for the ordinary duties of the police. It appears that the disturbance originated on the racecourse in consequence of the soldiers attack- ing a constable and beating him so severely that he was taken to the hospital in an almost dying condition. After rescuing their comrade, the police retreated to the station, which the soldiers bom- barded with bricks and large stones. Matters became so serious that the constables sounded the fire alarm, and so brought out the v police reserve at Sutton-street Station. Tha reinforcements were greeted with a heavy, ( shower of stones from the soldiers, one of which felled Inspector Wedderburn to the ground. It was only the timely arrival of a strong picket from the camp, under the command of several officers, which put an end to the riot, and, there is no doubt, saved the lives of the police- men. Fully twenty-five constables were badly injured and were conveyed to the hospital. All the privates of the regiment are now confined to the barracks and will continue to be for soma time. The soldiers who took part in the riot will be court-martialled. The injured constables are doing well, T

AN ENGLISHMAN MURDERED IN ITALY. An extraordinary murder of a Manchester f resident (says the Manchester Courier) has been; i discovered at San Remo, in Italy. Dr Linder- | mann, who had lived in Manchester for the last j twenty years, and who was assistant-librarian at | the victoria University, about two months | aga went to the Riviera on account of his > y health. He first stayed at Genoa, and after- Or wards removed t9 San Remo, where, it would t appear, he was decoyed by two strangers I whom he had met on his way to Italy to a grotto some distance from the town and there strangled. The strangers then robbed him and decamped. The body was afterward found by the police in the grotto; but as no name had been given at the hotel where the doctor had stopped, and as nothing was found on the body to lead to identification, it was not until enquiries were made from Manchester, which resulted in the sending of a photograph to the Italian Consul in that city, that the fact that Dr Lindemann had been foully murdered was established. Nothing has yet been ascertained as to the whereabouts of the murderers, or who they were.

OUTRAGE AND MURDER BTF „ GENDARMES. VIENNA, Wednesday. — Intelligence bu-, been received here of a shocking case ot outrage and murder in Bosnia, the scen»- of the crime being the Bomeruji Forest, in ty: district of Serajevo. Two gendarmes, after out-* raging a Servian woman, killed the victim, and cutting the body up, concealed the remains in the wood. An Italian woodcutter who witnessed the, crime from a place ef concealinent^but fearedi death at the hands of the perpetrators if he dared tÐ interfere, pretended to* be a vagrant, and thus caused himself to, be arrested by the two gendarmes, who, not in the least suspecting that their prisoner was a witness of the horrible deed, conducted him to the police station, when he informed the authorities of what he had seen. It was with the greatest difficulty that the murderers were protected from being J lynched by the angry crowd which forced theif way into the station on hearing of the outrage. j

A TERRIBLE CRIME. 1? A'shocking discovery is described to have 00*' curred in Alberta, the westernmost of our Norjsh" West territories. It seems that an Indian named Bluehorn went off last June on a hunting ex* pedition to the Beaver Hills, near Fort, Saskatchewan, taking with him his son, eight years old. One day the boy was sent to the cam]* by his father, but did not arrive there, and nothing was heard of him. His skeleton has at last been found suspended between two trees, the arms stretched out, and one wrist being tied to each tree by a rope. It is supposed that the boy had been caught by seme Indians in the locality and offered up as a sacrifice to secure good luckiit hunting, as they are in the habit of expesing pieces of cloth or trinkets to obtain super- { i natural favours. f

SIR EDWARD WATKIN ON STRIKES. Sir E. Watkin, M.P., at Folkstone Foresters banquet on Wednesday, speaking en strikes, said all such disputes must be settled by the parties themselves, but he was in favour of tha. French method of appointing tribunals to assist in their discussion. He intended to can the atten- tion of the House of Commons to legislation inaugurated some time ago by Mr Mundella to ascertain if it could be brought to bear upon thr settlement of the railway strike.

ROASTED TO DEATH. A terrible case of burning occurred at Peter- borough on Wednesday. A woman named Weston, living in the poorer part of the city. left her house to speak to a. neighbour, her two-year-old child being at the time asleep on the couch. The child, Waking up, geetEis to have gone to the fire- place and fallen in, and on the mother's return she found the little thing had been literally 'A roasted to death. This is the second case of » similar kind within a few weeks.