Evening Express

Gloucestershire, 158 for two wickets. X.C.C. 20 for one wicket.

THE AMERICA CUP. A Reuter's telegram from New York on Wed- nesday says:—Two triangular courses have been laid out for the coming races between the Columbia and the Defender off Newport. Course A is from an imaginary line between the committee boat and the Brentons Reef Lightship to around the Whistling Buoy, off J'oint Jndith. leaving it on the port side, thence to around a marked boat two miles S-W.S. of the West Island Light, leaving it on the port side, and thence to around the Bren- ( tons Reef Lightship, The course is twice round, finishing over the starting line from ( east to west. Course B is the reverse of Course ) A Course C. with the same start as Course A, is to around the Sow end Pigs Lightship, j thence to around the Hen and Chickens Light- finishing across the starting line, only °Qce round, all the marks being left on the tort side. Course D is the reverse of Course C.

HALIFAX IIARBOUR. A- Central News telegram from Halifax on *Qesday night says:—Owing to the frequency Of wrecks in the neighbourhood of Halifax harbour, the Board of Trade has requested the borninion authorities to provide better fog sig- nalling apparatus at the harbour entrance.

GREAT FIRE AT QUEBEC. A Reuter's telegram from Quebec on Tues- th-y ^^ht says:—A serious fire occurred here Qis evening, and for a long time successfully misted all the efforts of the firemen. Eighty houses are practically destroyed, and a hun- erJ families are rendered homeless.

GOLD FROM KLONDYKE. » A Central News telegram from New York on d ednesday says:—Four steamers from Klon- yke arrived at Seattle yesterday with gold to the value of 8,000,000 dollars.

RAILWAY DIVIDEND. t/^he Press Association is officially informed flat the dividend on Great Eastern Ordinary ock for the half-year will be at the rate of Per cent, carrying forward £ 10,000. This onipares with 2 per cent. onipares with 2 per cent.

DEATH FROM DIPHTHERIA AT CARDIFF. CORONER'S JURY REFRAIN FRQM VIEWING THE BODY. SLIJ r.. B. Reece on Tuesday afternoon held ,11 inquest at the Town-hall, Cardiff, on the jj y °f Henry Lucas, 18, labourer, of 54, (I^rri.aby-stieet, on the East Moors. Mr. Box thW'S ^or £ an and Box) watched the case for relatives, and Mr. Robertson (Vachell and o.) represente(j Dr Powell, one of the medical 1Ilen in the case. he Coroner, before swearing the jury, said e had dispensed in this case with the obiiga-' < °n to view the body, because <lecea9ed died *rom diphtheria, which was a dangerous ^ease, and, moreover, the body was not in state to be viewed. The viewing of bodies s a disagreeable and a totally unnecessary £ Uty, and he did not know why the law was °ot altered. Evidence of identification was given bv Emily Lucas, wife of Thomas James Lucas and mother of the deceased, who said the lad 'Was employed at the tinworks. He was taken ill on the 12th insfc., and Dr. Powell was sent for, and he came and ordered him to bed On the following days the deceased was attended the following days the deceased was attended by Dr. Martin (Dr. Powell's partner) until his death, on the 16th. Deceased was apparently asleep some time before the end, and he rever woke. At eight o'clock on the 15th Dr. Martin administered an injection into the young Man's arm. On the night of the 15th he eent for Dr. Phillips, who came, as did Dr. Corrigan, who also had been summoned. One of her daughters wa3 .taken ill on Saturday with a bad throat, and was taken to the fever hospital. The Corpner instructed Dr. Phillips to make a Post mortem, and then adjourned the case Until to-morrow (Thursday), and bound over .the jury to appear at the adjourned hearing.

ACCIDENTALLY HANGED. r>?^ld Fleming, ten years of age, son of Mr. avid Fleming, farmer, Balkeerie, near Alyth, as accidentally hanged on a cherry tree on vir, iay' The who had a short time pre- t y put his bag over his back, intending to f°it0 scl1001- had climbed the tree in order take some cherries. It is believed he must SJ* slipped in the tree, and in falling the haw fP a branch had caught the strap of the of yeat" and tightened with the force lifoio ik under the chin. In this position the i«i? KS ? °A.the poor hoy was found hang- y his mother a time afterwards, his t only about six inefceg from the yru-ncL j

rA, WELSH LITERARY REVIVAL. Another day of glorious weather opened upon the Eisteddfod on Wednesday morning. Pro- ceedings commenced close upon time, when Principal Edwards was in charge of the pro- ceedings as conductor, and Mr. J. M. Maclean, M.P., was in attendance early as president. The hon. member was supported by the Hon. Mrs. Bulkeley-Owen (Lord Kenyon's mother) and the Hon. George T. Kenyon (deputy chairman of the University of Wales). Dr. Treharne, Mr. S. A, Brain, and others. The organ solo was played by Mr. W. A. Richards, and Mr. David Hughes sang as the Eisteddfod son& "Hen. Wlad y Menyg Gwynion." PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS. Mr. J. M. Maclean, M.P., then delivered his address, and on rising was very heartily received. He said that, although accustomed to address Morning: Mr. J. M. MACLEAN, M.P. Afternoon: LORD CASTLETOWN. public meetings, he felt that morning in a somewhat novel situation. He felt he was there more as a representative of that great I town than from any personal connection he had had with it. He thought the only occasion upon which he had had any connection with Druidism was when at sunrise on the morning of a midsummer day he was one of a party conducted to Stonehenge by Morien." The singing of the larks might have been imagined to be the spirits of the great Druids of the past. (Applause.) But he had a right to be there also as a Highlander, for had they not invited Scotsmen, Irishmen, and Bretons to their gathering? (Applause.) So strong did the organisations of the clans in Scotland still prevail that clansmanship and patriotism acted as incentives to deeds of valour and comradeship all the world over. (Applause.) He looked forward from these gather- ings to a literary revival in this part of the country which would place them on a footing of equality with the sister nationalities of Scot- land and Ireland. Perhaps he would- be treading on delicate ground when he said that he might suggest that perhaps that revival would not exactly come in the form of the literature of the Welsh language; but he could not help pointing out that Scotland and Ire- land had adopted the English tongue a the vehicle of their literature. But they wotf;d not quarrel about minor matters. They only trusted that they were part of a great nation which had created an empire such as never had been seen before, and they might hope to do their part in maintaining and enlarging it, coming to the highest civilisation the world had ever known, and so proving that they be- longed to that race to which Providence seemed to have given the dominion of the world. (Applause). ♦

To-day's Adjudications. The adjudications in a few of the classes were then announced by Principal Edwards, as follow: — Dressmaking.—Original costume in Welsh flannel: Mr. H. Griffiths, Swansea. Dressed doll in Welsh costume: Divided be- tween "Un o drigolion Abergwaun" and "Jenny Jones, of Llangollen." Lady's plain tailor-made costume in silk: 1st, Mr. H. It. Carruthers, Cardiff; equal seconds, Mrs. G. Thomas, Newport, and Miss Hester Robinson, of India, now in Cardiff. Needlework.—Gentleman's dressing gown in Welsh flannel: Withheld. Lady's embroidered dressing jacket: Divided between Miss Hier Evans, Cardiff and Mrs. W. Williams, I)ortmadoe. Child's fancy pinafore: Miss C. E. David, St. Clears. Flannelette night-dress (confined to girls in Welsh elementary schools): Withheld. Art Needlework and Embroidery.—Sofa cushion: Miss C. Johnson-Jones, Holywell. Portiere: Mrs. V. Evans, Chirk. Table centre: 1st, Miss E. V. Williams, Ban. gor; highly commended, Mrs. D. Price, Brecon: Afternoon tea-cloth: Miss M. J. Rutherford, Llanelly. Table cover: Miss Beatrice Breese, Port- madoc. Hand-knitted gentleman's socks: Morfydd." Knitted gloves in silk: Miss H. M. Davies, Cardiff, and Mrs. Harry, Llanelly, equal. Shawl in Shetland wool: Miss Alice Lee and Mrs. Shepherd (divided). Child's Hood: Mrs. Catherine Thomas, Port Talbot. Sample of Welsh home-spun yarn: Mr. Thomas Williams, Trefriw, and Mr. Morgan James, Bargoed (divided). Lady's velvet hat: Miss M. Sherrah, Port Talbot. (Quid's Dutch bonnet: Miss M. Edwards, Oldham. Prizes for Students. Competitions for students attending technical and art schools and classes in Wales: Design for decorative panel: E. M. Harris, Cardiff. Shaded drawing of ornament: F. F. Bush, Cardiff. Water colour drawing of growing plants: Miss S. A. Fuge, Wrexham. Oil-colour drawing of growing plants: Withheld. Welsh landscape in water colours: F. F. Bush. Welsh larldscape in water colours: Withheld. Pehcil drawings of three heads: Ernest Lloyd, Llan- dilo. Pencil drawings from nature of flowers: iqu F. F. Bush. Shaded drawing from the, antique Withheld. Shaded drawing from life: Miss J. M. Gotterel. Sheet of pencil sketches of build- ings on landscapes in. Wales: Withheld. A London Welshman's Success. Mr Vincent Evans read the report sent in ..a adjudicators upon the competitors for A i.ibtiography of Welsh Music," which dealt at considerable length with the merits and the of inquiry ad-opted by the three competi- tors The prize waa awarded to Mr. T. Hamar 70', J'°ndon, who had sent in a work of 6JJ or WJ type-written pages, without an index (whicii he promised to add if he won the prize). The adjudicators in summing up said that Mr. Jones's work would be a valuable contri- butito Welsh literature on the subject if published. The prize wa? X25 and a X5 medal. English Recitation. After this the conductor called upon the com- petitors in the Lngliisii recita,tiop« "Xlfco Battle of Ivry." of whom three had been selected from amongst the 28 entries. The prize went to Mr. George Thomas Price, Abercarn. A Triple Victory. Other art adjudications were:—Piscatorial poster, musical programme, and design for certificate: Miss Hartley, Bangor. Design for memorial window: R. E. J. Bush, Bristol. Design of wall-paper: Mis's E. E. Dvies, Car- diff, and R. E. J. Bush equal. Decoration for decoration of the front parlour of a work- man's cottage: Miss Hartley. Painted sign: R. E..J. Bush. Hautboy Solo. The hautboy solo, for which the test piece was Verroust's Giselle fantasia, found only two competitors. The prize was awarded to Mr. J. A. Phillips, Aberdare. who thoroughly deserved it for the good tone, clear tongueing, and equal transition from register to register. Tenor Solo. The test piece in the tenor solo was Dr. Joseph Parry's "Ein Llyw Olaf," and the com-I petition amongst the candidates (out of 73) sent to the platform was very enjoyable. Ben Davies once more amused the audience with his illustrations when giving the adjudi- cation. The faults that he found were that some of the competitors dragged when singing piano passages and false gesture. In awarding the prize to "Gwynalaw," he said that. that. singer was the only one who had given the real dramatic interpretation to the solo. A Vote of Thanks to Mr. Maclean. When the morning president was leaving, Principal Edwards proposed a vote of thanks to the hon. member, which was heartily accorded.—Mr. Maclean, in returning thanks, expressed the hope that the Eisteddfod gather- ings would maintain their successful character until the end of the week. to the credit of Cardiff and the national feeling of Wales. Descriptive Poem. The adjudication in the descriptive poem on "The Collier" and the monody" Paul yn Rhufain were announced by Dyfed." The winner in the first-named was Mr. W. A. Roberts, Liverpool, and in the second Mr. R. Athron Thomas, Blanau Festiniog. Harp Solo. For the pedal harp solo there were two com- petitors, and the prize of £3 and a gold medal was awarded to Mr. J. Williams, Abergavenny, a clever young harpist, who has already won nine first prizes. Orchestral Competition. Three orchestras had entered for the orchestral band competition, but two com- peted. The test piece was the slow movement and the itllegro from the last movement of Schumann's No. 1 Symphony, with a serenade by Elgar as a sight-reading test. Mr. E. T. Roberts's orchestra played first, and the New- port Orchestral Society (Mr. E. B. Newman) second. Sir F. Bridge delivered the award, and in doing so said that orchestral music had been behind hand in Wales as well as in other parts of the British Isles. He was quite surprised and delighted to hear the excellent rendring of aach of the pieces by each of the bands. The sight test piece had been played in public but once before, and that was last Sunday at Brighton. He thought that the prizes were dis- proportionate. not that he firs prize of £45 was too much, but the second prize of £10 was too small, and if anyone in the audience wished to encourage orchestral playing would come for- ward and double the amount of the prize they would sing something in his honour. Some of the wind instrumentalists played in each band, so they were in an enviable position. (Laughter.) The first prize must go to the Car- diff Orchestra, and the second to Newport, but the difference between the two bands was not represnted in the amounts of the prizes. A Walk Over. Only one competitor for the violincello solo appeared. Sterndale Bennett's Sonata in A was the test piece, and the prize was awarded to the little lady who played it, Miss Beatrice E. Jones, daughter of the Rector of Crick- howell. A String Quartette. Another string piece followed. Schumann's quartette for pianoforte, violin, viola, and 'cello, and Miss Daisy White and pa.y, of Newport, won the prize. The other players'of the quartette ware Miss W. Ingram, A. Thomp- son, and Jesse White. A Prize Withheld. The adjudicators upon the essays sent in upon "The Brythons of Strath-Clyde," for the prize offered by Mr. Humphrey Lloyd. decided to withhold the prize. There was only one competitor. Crowning the Bard. Crowning the bard naturally attracted a great deal of interest, and a large audience had assembled to witness it. The subject of the crown poem was "Y Dyddanydd Aral!" ("The Other Comforter "), for which the prize? tffsred ware £21 and £10. There were ten ccmnetitos, and Elfed read the adjudicators' report, which returned Mr. Gwylfa Roberts, Llaiully, as the winner of the premier honours. The scene upon the platform was very picturesque. Druids, bards, and ovates assembled on the platform around the Archdruld. and the trumpeters sounded a fau-fore when the com- pany was ready. Amongst those present were the Marquess de Radiquet. Mr. T. H. Thomas bore the sword in the temporary absence of Cochfarf." The winner was represented by Eifionydd," upon whose head Mrs. Ceiriog Hughes placed the crown, which had been made to the design of Mr. T. H. Thomas. The crow nis of silver, and consists of a central disc upon which the Gorsedd stones are repre- sented by crystals, and the words Bardd Coronog Caerdydd, 1899," are in raised letters. The sides of the crown are decorated with oak leaves and mistletoe. The crown is a diadem in shape, and is not continuous at the back. so that it may fit any head by the spring of the metal itself. This form is the more suit- able as it is similar to the "so-callsd" diadems of ancient Celtic art. THE CHIEF CHORAL COMPETI- TION WINNERS Cardiff Choir to go to Liverpool Next Year. Arter its success in taking the first place in ths chief choral contest on' Tuesday afternoon, the Cardiff Choir has decided to go to Liverpool for the chief competition next year. On Wed- nesday morning Mr. D. C. Davies received shoals of congratulations.

Gorsedd Gossip. The costumes of the musical ladies a.re one of the brightest features of the sunny day at the eisteddfod. Madame Clara Novello Davies wore a dress in white silk with a thin double black stripe, and Mrs. Alicia Needham, the Irish musical composer, wore white silk with an artistic green finish, and a hat to match. The Practical Man met the Musician at the reserved entrance this morning, and the colloquy that ensued was somewhat instructive. The Practical Man What d'you think of the day so far ? The Musical Man Immense, my boy < It's about the best The P.M. Don't yon believe it—you wait till 'this afternoon and to-morrow The M.M. Why ? I don't see that one day can be better than another The P.M. Oh, can't it ? Well—wait till Prida then you'll see. This won't be a patch on it The M.M. (looking through his programme) Sorry I can't agree with you. There's the orchestral band competition and the female choirs to-day, and the trio, and 'cello solo and Pedal harp an4- The P.M. What's the good of your arguin' again fa-cts Thursday and Friday we get all the Rhondda chaps,-aif& they're enough to keep an eisteddfod going themselves. The M.M. (puzzling over his programme) But I don't see any mention of Rhonddia chaps here The P.M. Oh, but the eisteddfod always counts on On Saturday, now, they'd fill about two pavilions. The P.M. (flabbergasted): What the-Men- delsaohn—are you talking about? The P.M. (mistaking his surprise): I'll bet you a quid- Just then somebody struck the practical man for a loan of sixpence, and the musician hurried in for Schumann's symphony. Anyone who noted the adjudicators' move- ments during the orchestral competition might have got a tip or two. They chose to hear the bands from amongst the audience. Sir Frede- rick Bridge scorned the 5s. seats in front, and found the 2s. hinge-resters ths best to make his criticism in. The adjudicators, by the way, had their orchestral verdict ready as soon as the bands had finished playing. As the last band took their violins up and marched away, Sir Frede- rick Bridge was up with the judgment in his hand. He said he was surprised at the excel- lence of the performances, but that surprise did not destroy his faculties, for he detected instantly that the horn players of the two competing bands were the same in the second band as in the first.

Average rate of mortality last week, 16.9. Cardiff, 11.8; Swansea, 20.1. In Cardiff there were 90 births and 42 deaths. The deaths in- cluded eight infants under one year of age, and thirteen persons aged sixty and upwards. In Swansea there were 60 births and 40 deaths, the latter including eight infants under one year of age, and six persons aged sixty and vpw asxUL

A MAN CUTS HIS WIFE'S THROAT WITH A RAZOR. ARREST OF THE HUSBAND. On Wednesday morning, about nine o'clock, John Henry Symons, aged 30, a labourer, re- siding- at No. 2, Garsfield-place, Roath, made a deliberate attempt on the life of his wife. Lily Symons, by cutting her throat with a razor. He was subsequently arrested by Police-constable Watkins in the Moira Hotel, and taken to the Roath Police-station, where, in answer to the charge of feloniously cutting and wounding his wife, Lily Symons, with intent to do her grievous bodily harm, he practically admitted the offence, adding, Any man who had had the trouble I have had re- cently would have done the same thing." It is stated that Symons, who had, it is alleged, ill-used his wife recently, came home about nine o'clock on Wednesday morning, and a? she was about to asoend the stairs attacked her with a razor, wounding her on the cheek and neck. The woman after a struggle, how- ever, managed to escape, and reached the Cardiff Infirmary covered with blood. She was attended to by the house surgeon, who found that her injuries were, fortunately, not of a serious nature, and after stitching up the wounds she was allowed to leave the institution accompanied by Police- constable Watkins. Statement by the Wife. At Roath Police-station Mrs. Symons made; the following statement on Wednesday: — My husband, who has ill-treated me for a considerable time, commenced to ill-use me in the bedroom last night, and before he left the house this morning' threatened to kill me and afterwards do away with himself. He returned home a few minutes before nine o'clock. I was having my break- fast at the time, but he did not sit down and take his, but kept fidgeting about with his his hand in one of his pockets. This made me suspicious that he was about to do me some injury. I thereupon got up from the table and made for the stairs, with the intention of seeing the occupier of the house, who had been recently confined and was in her bedroom. At the foot of the stairs my husband approached with an open razor in his right hand. I screamed out Murder!" when he cut m3 twice, inflicting a gash on the face and another on the neck. I, however, managed to escape, and ran to the infirmary, where a doctor stitched up the wounds.

ACCIDENT TO MRS. GLAD- STONE. It transpired on Tuesday that Mrs. Gladstone met with an alarming accident which might have been attended with serious consequences. While taking her daily carriage drive on Mon- day her favourite pony-carriage was approach- ing the village of Hawarden on the return journey when the animal swerved, and the car- riage was thrown into a cutting where a water main was being laid. Mrs. Gladstone for- tunately escaped with a shaking, but the pony was badly injured. Our correspondent, on in- quiring at Hawarden Castle, on Tuesday even- ing. was informed that no ill effects had been felt by Mrs. Gladstone as the result of the accident.

HAY IN THE AIR, REMARKABLE OCCURRENCE NEAR NUNEATON. On Monday afternoon a remarkable scene was witnessed in a hay field a few miles from Nuneaton. A number of men were at work in a field belonging to Mr. Joseph Baggtt. of Hinckley, when their attention was attracted by the removal by the wl.id of a considerable quantity of hay, which had been ccckcd preparatory to being loaded. The hay was whirled along the field for a considerable dis- tance, then ascended high into the air, and disappeared in a "north-westerly direction. Several Hinckley tradesmen noticed the hay pass over the town, but they took the mass for a disabled balloon floating along in the clouds When something like half a mile from the spot at which it was taken up the hay dropped in pieces. The owner estimates that the whirl- wind carried away a good cartload.

NEW NAME FOR THE STATES. Professor Waterbouse, of Washington Univer- sity, St. Louis, proposes a new name for the people of America. "At present," he says, "there is no proper name that distinctively describes this country. 'Columbia' and 'America' apply to the whole Western Hemisphere. The people of Canada and Mexico, of Central and South America, are all Americans, and might justly resent the pretension which claims that title exclusively for the inhabitants of the United States of North America. 'The United States' is an awkward expression. It is plural in form and singular in sense. It does not afford personal or adjective derivatives. 'United States of North America' is an exact designa- tion of this country. The first letters of these words form the word "Usona.' This term is agreeable to the ear, singular in number, and precise in definition. Its introduction would substitute for the incomplete 'U.S.' an address so full and exact that no foreigner could mis- understand it,

A TIGER STORY. A correspondent of the "Times of India" vouches for the following as absolutely trite: — On the 20th of last May Captain H. C. Vaughan-IIarrison, R.A., was out after game in a jungle near Newra, in the Khandwa dis- trict. when he accidentally came across a tiger asleep in a nullah. He fired at the animal, and, although the bullet was beautifully placed behiud the shoulder, he did not succeed in disabling the tiger, as the bullet was a hollow one, and broke up without penetrating sum. ciently to do much harm. The tiger limped off into the jungle, but, as it was rather late. Captain Harrison did not follow him, but re- turned to camp, where he met Lieutenant A. R. Bayly, R.A., who was sharing his encamp- ment, to whom he told his story. Next day both officers went after Stripes, and found him in a patch of grass, which they fired, but with- out dislodging him, as he took refuge in a small portion that did not burn. They sent a beater up a tree to look for him, and the noise this man made in climbing the tree alarmed the tiger, who charged out and went straight for Lieutenant A. R. Bayly, who was less than fifteen yards off. Mr. Bayly fired one barrel, which hit. but did not stop him, and on pull- ing the other trigger he got a miss-fire! The tiger sprang at him, and Mr. Bayly sprang to one side, thrusting out his gun, which the tiger seized in his jaws, and made his teeth meet in the barrel. Luckily he was unable to with- draw his teeth, so Mr. Bayly hung on to the gun till Captain Harrison came up and shot the tiger. In falling he dragged the gun out of Mr. Bayly's hands, and the stock in striking the ground broke off the two teeth which were embedded in the barrel. He was 8ft. lOin. long.

MONMOUTH ASSIZES. A CHEPSTOW RIGHT OF WAY DISPUTE. The assizes were resumed at the Shire-hall, Monmouth. on Wednesday before Itfr. Justice Day, who came back from Shrewsbury to com- plete the civil list. The part heard case of Whalley and Evans against Lewis and Lewis was resumed. Mr. A. T. Lawrence, Q.C., and Mr. Norton Brown appeared for the plaintiffs, and the Hon. A. Lylleton and Mr. Comer appeared for the defendants. The dis- pute was one between the owner and the tenant of Great Ty Vree Farm. LLangum, near Chepstow, on the one hand. and Mrs. Lewis and her son, the occupiers of Lower Ty Vree on the other, as to a right-of-way across the great meadow of the former farm. It was admitted that there had been a- footpath, but the plaintiffs alleged that the defendants had wrongl ymade a cart road over the land within the last few years. There was on the part of the defendants a claim to the right-of- way extending over a great many years. (Proceeding.)

PONTLOTTYN BOARD SCHOOLS. At the monthly meeting of the Gelligaer School Board, held on Tuesday at Brithdir, the Education Department forwarded a copy of a report received from her Majesty's inspector expressing the opinion that it would be a wise and thoroughly justifiable step to sell the present school buildings at Pontiottyn, and to build departments for boys and girls on a site adjoining that on which the new infants' school is now being erected in another part of the town. Such a scheme would entail a very large expenditure, and if proposed to be car- ried out would, undoubtedly, most with con- siderable opposition. —i—I

CADBURY'S COCOA has a world-wide reputa- tion as a delicious, strengthening beverage, and a valuable nutritive food. The Lancet says it represents the standard of highest purity." Always insist on having CADBURY'S—sold only in Packets and Tins—as ether Cocoas are often substituted for the sake of extra piofit. e2

Cardiff Flower Show. The Cardiff annual flower show opens to-day in the Sophia Gardens, and will be continued to- mcrrow. From the number of the entries and the quality of the exhibits the show is ex- pected to be above the best on record. Sir Thomas Morel (mayor) performs the opening ceremony at one o'clock this afternoon. THE PRIZE LIST. DIVISION A.-(Open to all). PLANTS. Class 1.—Six stove and greenhouse ferns, dis- tinct varieties: Yv J. Buckley, Llaneliy. Class 2.—Twelve begonias, tuberous, not less than six varieties: 1st, with-held; 2nd, Dr. Lynn Thomas (Cardiff*. Class 3.—Ciroup of miscellaneous plants, in and out of bloom, arranged to priduce the best effect, and occupying a space of 100 square test: 1st, J. Cypher. Cheltenham; 2nd, J. Cross- ling, Penarth; ord A. T. Robinson, Whit- church; 4th. G. Rutherford, Cardiff. Class plants for table decoration, not exceeding 6in. pots, mside measurement: 1st. Alex. Henderson; 2nd, 11. Crossling; 3rd, Eyan LewIs. Class 5 Six gloxinias, distinct: 1st W. Geen; 2nd. Evan Lewis. „ FLOWERS. Class 6.-Rose. H.P., twelve varieties, three bloomn of each: 1st. R, Crossling; 2nd, Towns- end and Sons. Worcester. Class 7.-Rcses, tea. twelve varieties, three blooms of each: 1st, John Mallock Oxford; 2nd. Prince Oxford. Class 8. Roses H.P.. 24 varieties: 1st, Towns- end and Sons; 2nd, Jeffries and Son, Cirences- ter. Class 9 —Roses tea. 18 varieties: 1st Prince, Oxford; 2nd, John Mullock, Oxford. Ch12" 10.—^TP., twelve blooms, any one variety: 1st. xownsend and Son; 2nd. Jarman and Co.. Chard. Class twelve blooms, any one variety: 1st. Jeffries and Son; 2nd, John Mallcck. Cass 12. Collection of roses, space 6ft. by 3ft., shown v'Jth their own foliage and buds: 1st, J. Malloclv 2nd, Prince. Class 13.—Twelve carnations or picotees. dis- tinct varieties: W. Tresedsr; 2nd. A. W. P. Pike. Cardiff; 3rd. G. Williams, Cardiff Cla 14. Collection of carnntions and pieo- tees. shown with their own folia-re and buds, not dressed in any way and without ties or bands aronnd calyx or paper collars: W. Tre- seder. Class115. -Collection of hardy flowers, in varie- ties. 12ft. by oJtt. (shruhhy plants and trees excluded): lt, W. Treseder; 2nd, W. J. God- frey, Exmouth Clas". 16.—Geraniums. 24 single trusses, dis- tinct: 1st. Dr. Cooke. Cardiff; 2nd. General Lee, Din as Tow is. DIVISION B—(Amattnrs and Gentlemen's vjaraerjtrs only). PLANTS. Class 17.—Group of miscellaneous plants, in and out of bloom, arranged to produce the best effect,. id occupying a space of 40 square feet, excellence in culture as well as taste in arrange- ment being taken into consideration: lsl, \V. J. Buckley; 2nd, J. Rutherford. Class 18.—Group of miscellaneous plants, arranged to produce the best effect, and occu- pying a npacsof25 square feet: 1st. C. Waldron, Llandaff; 2nd, W. Buckley; 3rd Ansaldo, Car- diff. Class, 19. Group of miscellaneous plants in pots (in or out oi bloom) arranged for effect, grown 'n greenhouse or garden, and to occupy a space of -5ft. super.; open to amateurs not employing a regular gardener: 1st. Ansaldo, Cardiff. Class 30:—^ix stove or greenhouse plants in bloom, distinct 1st..T. Hanburv, Pyntypool; 2nd. A. T, Robinson; 3rd, W. J. Buckley. Class 21.—Six fine foliaged or variegated plants, distinct: J. Buckley. ClaeBS 22. Six British ferns, distinct varieties: No entry. Class 23. Four stove and greenhouse ferns, distinct varieties: 1st. G. Rutherford; 2nd, Dr. Lynn Thomas; 3rd, W. J. Buckley. Class 24. Six oegonias (tuberous), distinct: 1st, AV. Geen Cardiff; 2nd, Dr. Lynn Thomas. Class 25. Twelve zonal geraniums in flower, distinct, not exceeding 7in. pots, inside measure- ment. of bloom to be considered: 1st, W. Ge-en: 2nd. Charles Howe, Cardiff. Claws 26.-ix geraniums (zonal), distinct, not pxeeeenng 12in pots, inside measurement: C. Waldron. Class 27—Six table plants, distinct, in p.^ts. not exceeding 611?. in??de measurement: Alex. Henderson. M.P., Farringdc> 2nd..T. V. Mnl.ms. Cnrdiff: 3rd, Evnn Lewis. Llandaff; c-^ra, C. <V*ldron h c, W. J. Bncklev. 01a=s 28 Six fuchsias, distinct, not 7in nets, inside mensur^ment: 1st, T. Hillord, C. Waldron. Class 29.—S'ngle srecimen nlan\ (stove or <rreenhonse^ in bloom: l;t, A. T. Robinson; Zi ■■'n r'UgRr-cine plant). ClDQg —collection of tubercus bee->T>{*«, plants i" flnwer to ocnnw n snac0 of 40ft. ?JTr-r, tst, IV. Geen, Penylan; 2nd. E. Parsons. Cardiff. CUT FLOWERS. Class 3.3,-Roe8. H.P., twelve blooms, distinct: S- Robinson, Fairwater: 2nd. R. Foley Hobbs, Worcester; 3rd, T. Bobbs. Bristol. Class 34 Hoses, tea, scented, twelve blooms, distinct: st, R_ Foley Hobbs; 2nd, Sidney Romnson; 3rd. T. Hoobs. Class 35.—Collection of annuals, not le"s than twelve varieties distinct 1st. J. H. Williams, Cardiff; 2nd, Bishop of Llandaff; 3rd, C. Wal- dron. Chi"" .76 -Six vases of sweet peas, with their own folia?? distinct: 1st, Arthur Bessell. T. low; 2nd. H. A. Allen, Penarth; 3rd, R.>3? ston, Cardiff. Class 37.—Twelve varieties of Eckford's weet oeae. one bunch of each variety: 1st. H. H. Wilson. Penarth; 2nd. Arthur Bessell; 3rd, Lady T. Guest. Class 39—Twelve carnations and picotees. riistinet: 1st. H. Williams. Llandaff; A W. Morris. penarth; 3rd. R. Williams. Cardiff! Class 39.—Twelve ^nncbes -f herbacons flowers, d'ftinct- varieties: M.P.

A CHAPTER OF AFRICAN HISTORY. The Exchange Telegraph Company has re- ceived from Dr. Carl Peters. Estates and Explo- ration Company (Limited), some further details of the re-disoovery of Mount Fura and cf certain ruins near the River Muira, by Dr. Carl Peters, which is a southern tributary of 1he Zambesi. "It was. apparently." says the doctor, "withir the walls that the Jews of the Iiavy of Solomon stayed. Since that time the Moors have been masters of this commerce for several centuries. It is in this mountain that the river of Dambarari goes to the North. These two markets were destroyed by the General Camira. a Kaffir, who rose in 1693. Afur, or Afer. was the Sabaoan or Phoenician form of the Hebrew word Ophir, and I believe I have proved that this Ophir or Afur was nothing but the ancients' Semitic name of the continent which we now call in its Latin adjective form 'Africa.' If there was a time when this general name was applied to one special mine, this mine, I take it, must be con- sidered the oldest of the Semitic mines in South Africa. The ruins show all the traces of a much older age than all the buildings further west. It was the first spot, the con- querors occupied-from here they went. per- haps centuries later, over the Lupata Range into the Mazoe Valley, and from there upon ile °f Mashonaland, while a second chain of enterprises lead from Sofa-la up the Pungwe and Sabi River to Southern Mat a be le^ land, and as far as Tati.

DAMAGE TO A FOOTPATH AT PENARTH. William Parry, a coaltrimmer. pleaded Miltv at Penarth Police-court on Wednesdav to a charge to driving a vehicle over the footpath in Redland-road, Penarth. on the 26th ult. Mr Edgar I Evans, surveyor to the Penarth Dis- trict Council, said that a considerable amount of rlam'1ge Was done in this way in the town and defendant was fined 55., including coste.

TERRORISED BY LODGERS. An inquest was held at Selly Oak on Tues. day on Sarah Ann Walters, 31. 6, Marshall- street. Holloway Head. whose body was found floating in the canal at Selly Oak on Saturday afternoon last. A pathetic letter, which deceased put in a pocket of her husband's best clothes was read. It ran:—"Dar Alfred Mv Loving Husband,—I hope you will forgive me for this, as I am in a lot of trouble through Higginses. You have been R good husband to me; that Is the reason I haven't told you about them, but don't grieve for me, because you have done your best for me. You know nothing about it. They came to me this morning and told me if I round on them they would put me out and lock the door, and give me this to take. I went upstairs, and write this to you, my dear husband. God bless you, I couldn't get out of the road of them."—The husband explained that "the Higginses" were a married couple who had been lodging at his house Since Saturday he had discovered that his wife was very much in debt.—Deceased's grand- mother- spoke to her granddaughter complain- ing about her lodgers, saying that they had got her completely under their thumb, and that whenever they wanted money she was obliged to get it for them. Deceased had also told wit- ness that last Thursday the Higginses locked her in her own house, and the man, she alleged had seized her by the throat, and threatend to "put her lights out" if she said anything to her husband. On Sunday morning witness received a letter through the post, stating that deceased would be found at the bottom of Selly Oak "cut." "It's not Alfred that's caused me to do this, but Higginses," the letter added In deceased's pocket was found 8s. 9d. in money and a bottle of rat poison.—Several jurymen expressed a desire to have the lodgers before them, but Police-sergeant Caudle stated that they had left Marshall-street, and were not to be found, and the jury decided not to adjourn the inquiry.—A verdict of Suicide by drown- ing during temporary insanity was returned.

ARCHBISHOPS AND RITUALISM. The Archbishops of Canterbury and York at Lambeth Palace on Wednesday resumed a con- sideration of the reservation of the Sacrament. Mr. Kempe, in continuing his address on behalf of the bishops, whose ruling had been dis- puted, argued that the aduiinstration of the Holy Sacrament by reserving elements at open Communion would be contrary to the Second Praper Book. However efficacious it was un- lawful. and clergyman who so reserved the Sacrament, counsel contended, was open to penalties.

To-days Competitions. The St. George's. BISLEY, Wednesday Morning. Shooting has just commenced in the first stage of the St. George's Competition. This is the second most important event of the meeting, and, besides the Challenge Cup, there i3 given .£950 in prizes. The first stage con- sists of seven shots at 500 and 600 yards, and only the first 100 compete in the second stage. The weather is again beautiful, and there is every prospect of another scorching hot day. The second prize, £ 10, in the Martin's Cup, has been won by Corporal Ker, 6th Royal Scots, with 33 points, and the third prize, £ 8. by Private Robinson, 1st Northumberland Fusiliers, with the same total. The shooting in the first range (500 yards) of the St. eorge's is of a very high order. In the first. twenty minutes—that is, in the first squad that went on to shoot—six highest possibles were put on, while, after shooting one hour, no fewer than fourteen men have achieved the feat. They areSergeant Jarvie (1st Lanark), Private Kerr (1st Lanark), Sergeant Francis (4th Hants), Corporal Horder (1st Wilts), Cap- tain Archdale (Gloucester), Private M'Nair (3rd H.L.I.), Sergeant Crombie (1st Surrey), Lieute- nant Blair (Queen's Edinburgh), Corporal Saggett (Ist Lincoln), Sergeant Holroyd (Znd Midlothian), Sergeant Carteret (Jersep), Cor- poral Ommondson (1st Midlothian), Cyclist Car- nochan (Galloway Rifles), and Sergeant Martin (1st A. Borderers). ( Local Scores. The following are local scores in the St. George's 500 yds. Lance-sergeant J. Davies, 4th S.W.B. 35 -A.r,ilc,iiri-serge,tiit D. Jones, 4th S.W.B. 35 Private Lloyd, 1st S.W.B 34 Sergeant Baggett, 3rd Glamorgan 34 Lance-corporal Lewis, 2nd Wel-h 34 Lance-sergeant Wilson, 1st Welsh 33 Colour-sc geant Newman, 3rd Glamorgan-. 33 Sergeant St-arkey, 3rd Welsh 33 Colour-sergeant Lewis, lit Welsh 32 Staff-sergeant Lane. 2nd Welsh 32 Private T. Hopkins, 2nd Welsh 32 Private J. Davies, 2nd Welsh 31 Private Allen. 1st S.W.B 30 Corporal Morris, 3rd Glamorgan 30 Sergeant A. T. Thomas, 1st Welsh 30 Sergeant Tucker Williams, 3rd Glamorgan 29 Sergeant J. Tobias Williams, 3rd Glam. 29 Corporal James, 2nd Welsh 29 Private Hill, 2nd Welsh 29 Private Horsall, 2nd Welsh. 28 Corporal Roberts, 1st Welsh 27 Lance-corporal Howell, 2nd Welsh 27 Private Probert, 1st S.W.B 271 Sergeant T. Williams. 1st S.W.B. 26 Colour-sergeant Mathias, 1st Welsh 25 Private James, 1st Welsh End of the First Range. BISLEY, 1.30 p.m. Lieutenant Fietcher, 2r.d Liverpool', has won the first prize in the Golden Penny competi- tion after shooting off the tie with Sergeant Woods, of the South Staffordshire Regiment, and Captain Foster, an old silver medallist. TheThe first range of the St. George's has just concluded. -iiid it is computed that at least 60 possibles have been scored. Fifty Possibles. The splendid shooting in the St. George's con-1 tinues, and at the time of writing over 50 highest possibles have been put on. Quarter- master-sergeant Hills, 1st Middlesex, wins the second prize ( £ 10) in the Secretary of State for War's competition, which was shot off yester- day with 48 points, and Sergeant Crowe, of Canada, with the same score, the third L6). THE ALEXANDRA. Local Prize Winners. The following are local prize-winners in the Alex.indra:- Armoury-sergt. Starkey, 3rd Welsh, £ 2 65 Private Hughes. 3rd Glamorgan, £ 2 65 Private Shannon, 3rd Welsh, £ 2 64 Colour-sergeant Jones. 2nd Welsh. £ 2 64 Lance-corporal Lewis 2nd Welsh, £ 2 64 Lance-corporal Thomas, 1st Welsh, E2 64 Alexandra Tyros. Private Blarney, 3rd Welsh, £ 2 63 Sergeant Price, 3rd Welsh, L2 63

THE VOLUNTEERS AT PORTHCAWL. NOTES FROM THE CAMP. Strong as the muster for Church parade was on Sunday last, there were many deficient from each battalion, and, naturally, a court of inquiry was held before the officer in charge. At one of these sundry excuses were made for the absenteeism. (Some had pains in the back, others overslept themselves, whilst some were too tired, but a few were too lazy. One man, however, baffled the colonel. In reply to the query why he was not out at Church parade, he calmly said, "I was at chapel, sir," and. his leave of absence having been confirmed, he stood out the isolated one that was pardoned out of a batch of 125. No less than 120 had their day's pay stopped, and four late paraders wera granted half-pay. The 3rd Borderers, or a portion of them, had evidently come to camp without having their "lamps trimmed." They desired to have a game of cricket, but those who brought their stumps and bat with them could not lend any "lest we be without ourselves." As a last resource the "foolish" company used a shovel for a "bat," and three helmets with garters strung together, and fastened to spikes, did duty for wickets, whilst the ball was of a very primitive kind. It consisted of a lump of wood chipped and hacked about as though the Hawarden woodsman's hatchet had been at work for the trimming However, even with these imple, ments, an amusing game was played. Amongst the visitors to the camp -on Sunday and Monday was Sergeant-major Pratt, who, it will be remembered, was presented with an illuminated address at the evening camp last year on completion of his service. Near by the lines of the 5th Borderers there has been pitched two or three tents of ex-. officers, whose interest in their old battalion is still very keen, but age had compelled them to leave the ranks.

LADY CLAIMANT AT A SALE. Mrs. Kathleen Davey, the claimant on behalf of the Crown to the Page Estate, which in- cludes Wembley and a portion of Harrow-on- the-Hill. honoured the Mart, Tokenhouse-yard with a visit on Tuesday. The lady's avowed object was to prevent, if possible, some Wembley property changing hapds. She distributed in wholesale fashion a double-sheeted printed document by way of caution to intending purchasers. When the property constituting the bone of contention was readied a. voice at once called out, "Is Mrs. Davey here ?" Yes, I am," resolutely answered the indi- vidual addressed. Further laughter followed whien the rejoinder came, And rather good- looking, too." Here the auctioneer said he should like to have a, bid for the fihst lot—there were five in <tll—a isemf-detached villa residence. This evolved a. query from another part of the room as to the truth of the somewhat awkward questions put by Mrs. Davey in her circular, Mrs. Davey (excitedly) I say they are all ectly true. If they are not they ought to look me up. I am a public nuisance if I am wrong. (Cheers, and Oh, oh.") Upon the auctioneer remarking that Mrs. Davey could have no possible interest in the property, she impetuously observed, I rat.her think I have," amid laughter and cheers. Here a voice sugge.st.ed tha,t the Page Estate olaimant should be chucked out, but the pro- posal was received with groans and cries of No, no," and Let her alone." Several lots did not find a purchaser, whereat Mrs. Davey was highly elated.

LECKWITH COMMON. A meeting of the holders of common rights on the L-ckwith Common was held at the National Schoolroom Leckwith-road, Cardiff, on Tuesday evening for the purpose of appoint- ing a.committee to meet the corporation, and to settle the terms of purchase of a piece ot land one acre, one rood, and twenty perches in extent by the corporation, for the purposes of a new road to the sanatorium. Mr. J. L Wheat-ley (town-cl^rk) explained the purpose of the meeting, which was called in accordance with the terms of the Land Clauses Consoli- dation Act—Mr. Walter Shirley, speaking on behalf of the commoners of the Leckwith pariah, said that they alone had any claim, and he proposed that Messrs. William Thomas (White Farm), Fred Davies, Daniel Coslett (Yniston Farm), Henry Lloyd, and Walter F aleigh Shirley (Woodlands, Leckwith) should form the committee.—Mr. Illtyd Thomas put in a formal protest claiming that the owners of certain land in Canton had a commonable right, and Messrs. John, William, and Amos Gedrych entered a protest against the lord of the manor and the commoners partaking of the common, claiming that it was their free- hold.—^The Town-clerk said that neither pro- tests would apply, and should have been made at the proper time.—The motion of Mr. Shirley I was put to the meeting and carried.

Fourth Test Match. ENGLAND v. AUSTRALIA, Heavy rain fell in Manchester on Tuesday night for some hours, and was followed by a fine morning, so that there was a good deal of anxiety felt as to how the pitch would play at Oul Trafford, Manchester, on Wednesday morn- ing. Th Australians, who had followed on on Tuesday against a margin of 176, scored 142 of tliam for the loss of two wickets, were still 34 behind with eight wickets in hand. Noble (not out, 59) and Trumper (not out, 18) were opposed by Hearne and Young at 11.5 in the presence of some 18,000 spectators. Trumper got Young away for three, and Noble cocked a ball up between the wickets, which did not go to hand. Brockwell went on for Young at 150. but the turf played quite easy, and runs came steadilv, although the Surrey man gave way to 'ackson at 165. "Even that had no effect, for at ™45 the total was 176, and the deficit was wiped out with eight pickets still standing. Bradley and Young both took up the bowling again, but the 200 went up at at 12.5. Then Hearne resumed, and at 205 bowled Trumper, amidst prolonged cheering. The stand had produced 88 runs in ninety minutes, and Trumper had hit six 4's in his fortunate display. Gregory's Minings was brief and inglorious, as at 213 he was out to an easv catch at slip. In the face of these s!iP -,e two disasters Darling, the next batsman, played the same sort of game as Noble. The cricket, however, was exceeding tedious to watch. Noble was Tiurt, but not seriously. The game on un- eventfully, and the crowd not unnaturally grew ironical, for certainly the batting became ter- ribly monotonous to watch. Still, they kept in. and u^ed up the time, and at 1-30. ^'nen luncheon was taken, the total stood at 10 tor four wickets. Score: — four wickets. Score: — ENGLAND.—First, innings. W. G, Quaife, c Dading, b Noble ° Fry, b Jones 9 Ranjits:nhji. c Worrall, b Jones 21 MacLaren. b Noble. !3 Jacl,soii. c Trumble, b Jones 44 Hayward. c Jones, b Howell 130 Brockwell. c Worrall. b Noble 20 Lilley, 1 b w, b Laver 58 Young, b Howell 43 J. T. Hearne, c Iredale, b Trumble. 1 Bradley, not- out 23 Extras 7 Total 372 A USTRALIA,-Fir"t innings. Laver, c Lilley, b Bradley 0 Kelly, b Young 9 Howell, b Bradley 0 Worrall. b Bradley 14 Noble, not out 60 Gregory, 1 b w, b Young 5 Trumper, b Young 14 Darling, b Young 4 Trumble, c MacLaren, b Bradley 44 Iredale. c Lilley, b Bradley 31 Jones, b Jackson o Extras 15 Total 196 AUSTRALIA.—Second innings. Worrall, c Brockwell, b Young 53 Noble, not out 89 Trumble. c Ranjitsinhji, b Bradley. 7 Trumper, b Hearne 63 Gregory, c Ranj tsinhji. b Hearne 1 Darling, not out 26 Extras 14 Total (for four wickets) 253 M.C.C. AND GROUND V. GLAMORGAN. In splendid weather, and on a sood pitch, a two days' match between the M.C.C. and Ground and Glamorgan teams was commenced on the Card if Arms Park on Wednesday. The teams were practically the same as already published, and a good game was expected by the spectators, who, however, were sparse in number, this being due no doubt to the fact that the National Eisteddfod and the local flower show were being held. The M.C.C. team were a fairly representative lot. The Glamor. gran captain won the toss, and H. E. Morgan and Bancroft went hi first to face the bowling of Handford and Hearne. The two were not long together, for with the second ball Hand- ford clean bowled Bancroft. Beasley joined Morgan, but the former was soon out leg before wicket for four. Then better play was shown, Morgan finding the boundary now and again, while H. B Letcher, his new partner, assisted in promising fashion. In less than half an hour, however, the latter was bowled by Hand- ford for 6. J. H. Brain took his place. Soon after one o'clock Morgan was caught by Hearne, his score standing at 30 out of a total of 41. W. H. Brain joined his brother, but owing to the steady bowling and smart fielding Scoring was but slow. Gradnally J. H." got set, and scored several boundaries. W. H." was soon caught in the slips by T. Attewell for 6, the score stand ng 56 for five wickets. R. Lowe went in next, and after the first ball or two scored, but he narrowly escaped a catch behind the wicket. He had only made one run when he was bowled by Hearne—six for 62. The outlook at that time, although the wicket was favourable for the batsmen, was gloomy for Glamorgan, evidently the only hope being in J. H. Brain, Russel, Lowe, and Creber. Captain Prichard followed R. Lowe, but his partner did most of the scoring. When the score stood at 88 a change was made in the bowling, HeTSfne being er-placed by Major Bethune, whose under- hand deliveries remind one very much of the inimitable Dr. E. M. Grace. At about 140 the 100 was put up on the telegraph board, and just then Attewell rc-placed Handford. The change was cffrctual. for with his second ball he dis- miFsed Captain Prit chard—seven for 101. Russel took Captain Pritchard's place, and he and Brain made a good stand, the latter getting his half-century before two o'clock. About that time Morgan was put on to bowl, the total being 120. A few minutes afterwards J. H. Brain was caught off Hearne's third ball by Attewell in the slips, his score being 56—eight wickets for 121. Score: GLAMORGAN.—First innings. H. E. Morgan, c Hearne, b Handford 30 Bancroft, b Handford 0 H. O. C. Beasley. I b w. b Hearne 4 H. B. Letcher, b Handford 6 J. H. Brain, c Attewell, b Hearne 66 W. H. Brain, c T. Attewell, b Hearne 6 R. Lowe, b Hearne 1 Captain Prichard, b Attewell 14 Russel, not out 5 Creber, c Carlin, b Handford 6 S. Lowe, b Handford 0 Extras 0 Total 128 LEICESTERSHIRE V. YORKSHIRE. SPLENDID VICTORY FOR THE CHAMPIONS. Following considerable rain during Tuesday night, the weather was dull and oppressive at Sheffield on Wednesday morning, and only a few people saw Leicestershire continue their second innings. They had lost one wicket for eight runs on Tuesday when going in against a majority of 115, and wanted 107 to save the innipgs defeat. Brown (not out, 6) had Knight for a partner, and J. Brown, jun.. bowled his namesake in the fifth over when only a single had been added. Haigh was the other bowler, but soon retired for Wainwright. With half the side but for.18. King and Kftfght added 30. King played capitally for fifty-five minutes, but left at 81, and, though Whitehead showed good form, the innings closed at 1.20 for 112, York- shire, winning by an innings and three runs. Complete swrea:- LEICESTERSHIRE.—First innings. De Trafford, c Tunnicliffe, b Haigh 62 Knight, c Whitehead, b Brown 131 Pougher, b Brown, jun 18 Knight, c Whitehead, b Brown 131 Pougher, b Brown, jun 18 L. Brown, b Whitehead 30 Wood, c Bairstow, b Brown 2 King, c Mitchell, b Whitehead. 0 J. Brown. b Haigh 20 Whitehead, c Haigh, b Whitehead 9 F. W. Stocks, b Haigh 18 Geeson, b Haigh 27 Whiteside, not out 3 Extras 17 Total 337 LEICESTERSHIRE.—Second innings. Brown, I b w, b Brown, jun 6 Wtrteside. b Brown, jun 2 Knight, c Mitchell, b Wainwright 10 Pougher, b Brown. jun 2 De Trafford, c Taylor, b Brown, jun. 4 Wood, c Tunnicliffe, b Brown 1 King, c Bairstow, b Haigh 37 J. Brown, b Wainwright 0 Whitehead, c Lees, b Haigh 26 Stocks, c Tunnicliffe, b Haigh 12 Geeson, not out 10 Extras 2 Total 112 YORKSHIRE.—First innings. E. R. Wilson, c Whitehead, b King 16 Tunnicliffe, c Whitehead, b Stocks 5 Der.ton, b Geeson 110 Mitchell, b King 77 Taylor, c Whitehead. b Wood 42 Wainwright, st Whiteside, b Geeson. 77 Hirst, c Knight, b J. Brown 53 Haigh. c Whitehead, b Geeson 10 Lees, b J. Brown 4 Brown, jun., not out 28 Bairstow, b Geeson 2 Extras 28 Total 452 GLOUCESTERSHIRE V. KENT. The only thing Gloucestershire had to play for at Bristol 011 Wednesday was a draw. and they did not make any too good a start. Start- ing their second innings 150 to the bad, they lost Sewell with only 11 runs scored, the South African being caught at cover slid before he had made a run. His ill-success disappointed tli6 spectators, who not present in large numbers, for the weather was intensely hot. Wrathall tried to make up for the failure of Sewell, and he hit four 4's in succession from Mason, and made 38 out of the first 50 scored in three-quarters of an hour. So well d«d V rathall and Townsend play that 50 wsre made in forty-fire minutes, and 'though the ra.f scoring declined after this, the professional completed h,is 50 when he had been at the wickets eighty minutes. Kent missed the ser- vices of Wright, for they only had three bowlers left in the team. Score:- GLi)t Cl. ',i'LERSHIRE.-rirst innings. Sewell, c sub.. b Mason 13 Wrathall, b Martin 33 Townsend, b Hearne Troup, c Huish. b Hearne 23 Champain, c Burnup, b Martin 53 Jessop. c Mason, b Martin *3 Bird, c Hearne, b Martin 2 Brown, c Mason, b Hearne 24 Board, c B'.aker, b Hearne 53 Palsh, not out 1 Roberts, b Heanie 4 Extras 6 Total 406 GLOUCESTERSHIRE.—Second innings. Sewell, c Mason, b Hearne o rathall, c Harne, b Day 91 iownssnd. 'not out 46 troupe, not out 0 Extras 4 Total (for two vvickets) KENT.—First innings. Burnup, c Sewell, b Paish 150 Hearne, 1 b w, b Paish 0 Patterson, c Aoard, b Townsend 13 Huish. b Wrathall 50 Dav. 1 b w. b Wrathall U Livesav c Board, b Paish 55 M^n! h Paish. 4 Wei gall, not out 55 Blaker c Board, b Roberts 34 Martin, c Troup, b Townsend 6 Wright, c Jessop, b Townsend 5 Extras 22 Total 204 MCC AND GROUND V. WORCESTERSHIRE. M.C.C. AND GROUND-First iiining-g. Murdoch, c R. Foster, b Arnold 66 Wynyard. b Wilson 89 Carpenter, c Shaw. b Bird 40 Stortr b Bird 64 Trott. b Wilson ° Bromley-Martin, b Wilson 0 Roche, b Bird ° O'Brien, not out May, b Wilson f Heron, 1 b w. b Wilson ° Tate, b Wilson Extras Total 309 M.C.C. AND GRO-UND.-Secoiid innings. Murdoch, b Burrows Wynyard. c R. Foster, b Arnotd. 81 Carpenter, c R. Foster, b Arnold 66 Storer, 1 b w, b Wilson 0 Trott, b Wilson 13 O'Brien, b Wilson 24 Bromley-Martin, b Wilson 42 Heron, b Wilson 31 May. b Wilson 0 Roche, c Bowley, b Bird 43 Tate, not out 4 Extras I7 Total 338 WORCESTERSHIRE.—First iiiiiing, W. Foster, c and b Trott 52 Fereday, I b w, b Storer j 25 Straw, c Carpenter, b Tate 6 H. Foster, b Tate 12 R. Foster, b Roche 37 Arnold, 1 b w, b Roche 13 Wheldon, not out 30 Bowley. b Roche 14 Bird, b Trott 1 Burrows, b Trott 0 Wilson, c Wynyard, b Trott 2 Extras 12 Total 256 WORCESTERSHIRE.—Second innings. W. Foster, c Carpenter, b Rofhe 8 Fereday. st Storer, b Trott 23 II Foster, b Trott 13 B. Foster. 1 b w, b Trott 0 Arnold, b Trott 12 Wheldon, c Storer. b Tate 11 Bowley. not out 9 Bird, not out 5 Extras 9 Total (for six wickets) 90

LEICESTER MEETING. 2s\ -The SUTTON SELLING PLATE of • 100 sovs; for two-year-olds and up- wards; winners extra. Six furlongs. Mr Jennings, jun's Glen Belle filly. 2yrs. 7st tram x Mr Powcll"6 Fisherton. 3yrs, 9st 31b S Loates 2 Mr Trimmer's Oroide, 3yrs, 9st 31b .Madden 3 Mr Dawson's Don Silva, 3yrs, 9st 131b Rickaby 0 Mr Winteringham's Bayswater filly. 4yrs. 9st 131b .Bownon 0 Mr Van Hoboken's Scotch Hawk, 3yrs, 9st 101b Owner 0 Mr Rhodes's Inezita. 3yrs. 9st 31b B Randell 0 Sir S Scott's Coya. 2yrs, 7st 71b T Loates 0 Mr Cartwright's Cherry Stalk, 2yrs. 7st 711) C Leader 0 Mr Robson's Trottin, 2yrs, 7st 71b J Hunt 0 Mr T Cannon's Circus Belle. 2yrs. 7st 71b L Parsons 0 Winner trained by owner. Betting-7 to 2 agst Oroide, 4 to 1 ag-st Trot- tin, 5 to 1 agst Fisherton, 8 to 1 agst Inezitsa, and 10 to 1 agst any other. Won a desperate race by a head; a seek sepa- rated the second and third. (Race started at 2.51. C% <r%r\ —The EXPERIMENTAL SELLING Jj.OKJ WELTER HANDICAP PLATE of 200 sovs; winners extra; the winner to be sold for 50 sovs. One mile. Mr T Cannon's Combe, 3yrs, 7st 131b K Cannon 1 Mr Bottomley's Benedictus, 5yrs, 8st 21b Hair 2 Mr Graham's Miss Bolter, 3yrs, 7st 81b S Loates 3 Mr Cotterell's Northbury, 5yrs. 9st Martin 0 Mr Edge's Kingthorpe, 3yrs, 7st 111b Madden 0 Mr Barnes's Balatro, 3yrs, 7st 101b J Hunt 0 Mr Wheatley's South Stafford, 3yrs, 7st 101b H Luke 0 Mr Jennings, jun's Jupe, 3yrs, 7st 91b T Loates 0 Mr Sagg's Frankie, 3yrs, 7st 71b Finlay 01 Winner trained by T Cannon. jun. Betting-5 to 2 agst Miss Bolter, 4 to 1 agst Balatro, 5 to 1 agst Jupe, 6 to 1 agst Frankie, 7 to 1 agst Coinbe, and 10 to 1 agst any other. Won by three parts of a length; a similar distance separated the second and third. 8A —The TOWER HANDICAP FLATE of • U 150 sovs; winners extra. Five fur- longs. Mr Willing's Arsenal, 3yrs, 8st 101b Weldon 1 Mr Dobe.Ts Fiorenza, 3yrs, 7st 41b Madden 2 Mr Cookfiold's Santa Regale, 3yrs, 7st Purkiss 3 Mr Giobs s Love Tine, 4.vrs, 8st 101b Allsopp 0 Mr Craig's Speechless, 3yrs, 8st 31b J Hunt 0 Winner trained by W E Elsey. Betting—3 to'l agst the winner. "SPORTSMAN" AUTHENTIC STARTING I (PRICES. LEICESTER MEETING. Horse. Jockey. Sportsman. SUTTON SELLING (11). Glen Belle filly (S Gant) 10 to 1 ag EXPERIMENTAL SELLING (9). Combe (K Cannon) 7 to 1 ag TOWER HANDICAP (5). Arsenal (Weldon) 3 to 1 ag The above prices are identical with those published in the "Racing Calendar." OFFICIAL SCRATCHINGS. The "Sportsman" has been officially informed by Messrs. Weatherby of the following scratch. ings: — All engagements—Doros and Northbrook. All engagements in Major J D Edwards's name—Dancing Boy. Dew"^ ^ark Holiday Handicap—Morning Stewards' Cup, Goodwood—Refractor and Balmory. Knowsley Dinner Stakes. Liverpool—Dnn- kettle. Apprentices' Plate, Haydock Park—Simons- bath. a All handicaps where the weights have ap- peared-Oba,n. 4 Payne Stakes, Newmarket-Atheæum. Great Sapling- Plate, Sandown-Sierra filly. The "Sportsman" Newmarket correspondent says:— Jarvis tried his Stewards' Cup candi- date on Wednesday, when Ethel filly beat The Baker easily, Barnhourrie being a bad tbirri over tile Exeter Stakes Course (Six furlonsrs)' on the July Course. LEICESTER, Tuesday Night. As anticipated, sport at Leicester proved of a most interesting description, and fields ruled fairly large throughout. For to-morrow my selections are- Sutton Pla,te-UROIDE. Experimental Plate—CALIX. Tower Handicap—SANTA REGALE. Belvoir Castle Handicap—DORIAN Appleby Plate—PERTHSHIRE Bradgate Park Plate-ORECANA. I VENATOR. The Duke of Westminster, whose horse, Flying Fox, won the Eclipse Stakes, value £ 10!000, last week, has presented that sum to the Royal Alexandra Hospital, Rhyl, of which his Grace is president. The gift will enable the com- mittee to proceed at once with the erection of an administrative block. The hospital is being built facing the sea, and the foundation stone was laid by the Princess of Wales, who is the patroness of the institution. There is a little turmoil and ill-feeling in W. Robinson's stable (says the "Phoenix"). Mr. M'Creery, who has some horses in training there, ran one of them-Arroyo-in a race at Sandown Park on Friday. Instead of emplov ing the accredited stable jockey, N. Robin 0ii" he elected to put up an American mirW named Re iff, quite contrary to the n« tice, and behaving with something iiiLPr.?-C" loyalty to his own people. Th« hn»-t win, and it is possible that Mr" M'Cv6 n0t have to find someone else to train h- 6T?ry may future. rdU1 Worses in

rptEHERBERT JlOOTBALL Q. ROUNDS GRAND ATHLETIC SPORTS Will be held on the above Grounds on SAiURDAY, AUGUST 5th, 1899 120 Yarrlc n PROGRAMME:- £ •• d. 3TO Yard! nWn Handicap 20 0 0 1 Mile 1* Ha»dicap 13 0 0 2 Milea e, Handicap 5 0 0 120 n e Handicap 7 0 0 FTV^tI °ys' Race 1 5 0 "N J R1ES CLOSE LAST POST TUESDAY AUGUST 1st, 1899. Forms and all particulars may be obtained from S. MA IVW A RING, 126, Bute! yreet' Treherbert. e7633 Op ping AND S P I N 1) l E r -1- (Hardawav & Topping). Flushing, Holland Liverpool Cup, Stewards' Cup, Cesarewitch" Cambridgeshire, Ac. Double and Treble Events. S.P. Accumulators &c. The Continental Sportsman," published twice daily during the season, containing Latest Market Movements on above and all Important Racfs. frea on receipt of address. The Oldest- established a?d1^0SAtn:Extensive Agency of its kind in the \V^orK^. All 1 etters t° be addressed— 'I'U-I'ING and SPINDLER, Flushing, Holland. Postage, 2d.

A meeting of the creditors of Thomas Evans, grocer, Commercial-road, Tredegar, was held on Tuesday at the offices of Mr. W. L. Daniel, official receiver, at Merthyr. The debtor in his statement of affairs showed his liabilities to be E419 4s. 8d.. and his assets X10 2s. 10d.. there being a deficiency, therefore, of C409 Is. 10d. The failure was attributed to bad trade owing to the stoppage of the collieries in the district and bad debts. The public examination of the! debtor is fixed for the 11th of August.

On the Stock Exchange. ù 2.50 p.m. Money is -uioted 2i to 3, three months' bills 3. Bombay and Calcutta exchanges come b31.32d. 1 On the Stock Exchange a good tendency pre- vails but there is not nmucii improvement lu the volume of business Consols 3-16 up lor Money and i for th« "pom"1" P-■ iIs are firm. The dividends announced by the Great Eastern Company at the rate of 2' per cent., and the Metropolitan at 33 caused" a "poÜ impression, and most I stocks are I to | up.. Americans have mi] roved <-mee the opening, New York Central marking a i-i-c 01 1, tilion Pacific l'i els 2. Denver and LouisviLe 6, and several others J and 4. Trunks up b to "3. Foreigners supp orted b;>- the firmness 04 Paris, Spanish, Italian, Brazilian, and Argen- tines all making an advance. African Mines firmer. Westralians also bet- ter, but quiet. MINIAG (AUSTPAT-TANT AND INDIAN). Asso. Gold W. A. 9; 92, Mom) 1 Malcolm 3,1 Broken Hi I Pro. i 86 Bnvbuks JJ'tbU-y 5IP 5* C, -a Champion Keef. 5% ;Nimdyoroov' 3&- Gldfii HrseShoe lj-% 14 looreyum Ord. Do. I in I, s 2fc | Do. IW Urext. Boulder 29 6 Peakliill Gobifls tfc Do. P's've'nce 9%, 10%V.Aus. Gldlids 2% Hampton P.anis 1 Do. Joint Stk 7 9 H auim ns B. Mill ll'>j Ilj« Tin to 45^ 46 & Hauuau's Oroya 2% 2%. AmconOa 11* 11% Ivnjhoe Hi? 12ft Moiit J,yell Ntli. 3 9'11 Asbanti Goldfls Do. Nortli 1 2 Boston Co] per.. 1* bady Shentou Copper King Jiir I I,nice View Con. 2323% .Utah 94. 9 Ldn. Fin. 26 :Te Roi MINI NO (SOUTH AFRICAN). Angelo 7% 7% tKlemfontein 2tk Apes 4% 5* 'Knight 5f. 6 Barnato Consols 1 2 LllngJaagte 3* Banties lft JiUi» ras Vi Nw 1^, J'ulielssdooru MashoiialU Agoy 1* British S. Africa (Chartered) 3ft 3% Mejer&U»»r,tn 6% City A Suburban 6 Ilit Comet 2% 2% ^ew Primrose. 4ft Coiisd Gldflds of Nigel 316 S. Africa Def 71 jOceaua Cousd. lfr Crown Keef 17fe !K.<uidf«utein 2% De Beers 2' 28%:Bond Mines 40% D'rban li'odep't 6 1.. Ueitfonteiu l-Sjfe East Kand 6% 7-ft f?o))in«>it 10% Ferreit a 24 21ft Rose Deep 10 Geelontr 3 Salisbury 2% Geldenbuis è Slices 1ft Do. l>eep 1l4 ^iintuerA Jack. 6ft Gleueairn lis 2 ft S. Afrie Gold Tst 5% i Hend'rs'n Trsvl i Tat.iConeession.. 1% Henry Nourse 8% Transvaal Gold.. I Heriot 7 7ft Van Byn 3ft j Jagersfontein 14 VillageMainreef 9% i ,Iobanesbrg.lnvt 1% 1} Welumer 13ik .( Jubilee V .Wolhuter 4 Juuipeis 5-S&

TO-DAY'S MARKETS. BUTTER. 1 Cork, Wednesday.—Firsts. 78s per cwt.; seconds, 77s; thirds. 76s; fourths, 72s; superfine firkins, 82s. Fine mild, 77s. Choicest boxes, 838. Number of firkins, 360. SUGAR. The official report says:—Market active, and firmed; a good business was done at full prices, showing since Friday an advance of lid to 3d on mediums and yellows. and an occa- sional ld on crystals. The private report says: —Active market, and a good demand at full rates to 1d advance. FISH. Grimsby, Wednesday.—Fair supplies landed by 36 steamers and five smacks, for which there was a good demand. Quotations:—Soles, Is 3d to Is 4d; turbot, Is; brills. lOd; lobsters. Is 3d to Is 6d; salmon, 2s 2d; grilse, Is per lb.; plaice, 4s 6d to 6s; lemon soles. 7s; live hali- but, 7s; dead ditto. 5s per stone; live ling, 4s; dead ditto, 3s; live cod, 4s; dead ditto, 2s 6d to 5s; skate, 3s; dead ditto, 2s each; live coal- fish. 18s; dead ditto, 16s per score; kit had. docks, 12s per box. PROVISIONS. London. Wednesday.—Butler trade steady- Fries!and. 903 to 92s; Normandy, 78s to 96s; Danish, 94s to 102s. Cheese in good demand- Cheddar. 70s to 72s; American, 40s to 42s; Canadian, 42s to 44s; Dutch-Edam, 46s to 50s; Dutch-Gouda, 42s to 46s; New Zealand, 44s to 48s. Bacon trade quiet, but steady-Iriiih, 38: to 58s; Danish, 38s to 55s. Bladdered lard, 32i to 42s.

SPOKT OF THE DAY. The amateur selection for to-day is Fisher- ton. Alt Mark is said to be about as bad as she can be without having actually broken down. Mr. R. Peck is not by any means enjoying good health, and his journey to the Cape had not the result hoped for. Frontier, it is said. will not put in ILl. appearance for the Knowsiey Dinner Stakes at Liverpool, as was originally intended. "Skeete" Martin, the American jockey, who was taken seriously ill at Newmarket last week, has made a capital recovery, and is once more convalescent. It is stated that Batt, the half-brother to Flying Fcx. will be shipped immediately to Argentina. his new owner, Mr. Unzue, having cabled instructions to that effect. At Newmarket on Monday Sir John Kelk's Orinda, trained by W. Jarvis, had the misfor- tnne to unseat the lad who was riding her, and, falling and breaking one of her legs, was subsequently destroyed. The Shaughraun is much fancied in the North for the Liverpool Cup. Mr. Clarke's horse's record for this year is a good one, indeed—four firsts and two -,econde-but the company he has met has not been gay as a rule.

BUCKLERS BREWERY (LIMITED) In otir advertising columns will be found the prospectus of Buckley's Brewery (Limited), of Llanelly, who are making a further issue of 440,000 Four-and-a-Half per Cent. First Mort- gage Debenture Stock at the price of 102 per cent. When the company wa.s formed in 1894 an issue of £ 70,000 of this debenture stock was made, and since then further share capital has been issued to the extent of £ 70,000. The company has acquired various properties to a total amount of £ 120,000, which, together with the original security, will constitute the secu- rity for the total issue of £ 110,000, all of which ranks pari passu. The right is reserved to issue a further £15,000, also ranking pari passu with the present amount, but only to the extent of 60 per cent, of new properties acquired, which are to be mortgaged to the trustees. The business has now been carried on as a. company for nearly five years, and the average profits for the last two years are sufficient to cover the debenture interest on the klIC-,000 stock nearly three times over. whilst the assets of the company stood in their' books on the 30th of September, 1898 (the <Jate of the last 'balance-sheet) at the sum of £ 269,000, thus. as regards the security, covering the issue about two and a half times. The ori- ginal issue cf £ 70,000 is quoted on the London Stock Exchange 104-7. so that there is a conside- rable turn under the market quotations. As the security yields 4 per cent.. a large sub- scrption is expected. The publication with the prospectus of the balance-sheet giving the assets jn detail is a new feature .which is to be commended. The London brokers are Messrs. Snell and Swaffiekl, who are well known in connection with this class of issue. Messrs. E. T. Lyddon and Co. are the local brokers. The list opens on Thursday, a.nd will close on Saturday morning for the country.

too Zatt for Clasgtfirattam PEARTH -For List of Villa Residences. Buginets JL Premises, Yards, and Stabling apply Edmunds, Htmsp Agent, Penarth. 2885ii2b PENiARTH.—For T.ist of Furnished Villas, apply Ed-minds, House Airent, Penartli. 28S2n24 HORSE wanti-d, TO >0 siini:le or Pair, 14.3 to 15 hands.—Full particulars, price, and when to be efceii to Hronn, Surgeon, Tredegar. 2394n22 NURSE Wanted for Three Children"; youngest, river two years; y.ood needlewoman: must have t!()ud references.— Apply Mrs. Lament, 154, Catliedral-rnad, Cardiff. 2893n26 ROCIvUY and Provisions.—Wanted immediately, X Assistant s'Wekh), Able to Solicit.—State (indoor and outdoor), Ni. Timothy, New Quay. Car, diganshire 4 2892n26 Millineis.—Wanted, stylish Milliner in Medium- J class Trade; able to serve; Welsh—Apply, full particulars, George, Merchant, Hirwain. 2691n26 "Y\/ri.VNTF,D at "nee, Young Man Used to Horses; T 1 assist in cellar, and make himself generally us«- Ifu Also steady Man, Able to Drive a l'air.—Apply Williams, Puncii House, T red agar. 2300n22 WANTED, a good, strong Girl as General for Beaufort Anns Hotel, Kaplan.—Apply, jpfg. r ) CM. to Proprietor. 28891126 ANTED immediately, pood Plain Cook; (food wasres references xeQUired.—Llangenneeh Park, Carmarthenshire. 2883u26 ^OBTsaieT"Second-hand Steam Hammer in good eon- J ditiou.—Apply the Pontnewym dd Sheet and hal, vunisins Company d-iimited], I'ont.newynydd, where it can be seen. OR Sale, as Going rn, Tobaec,,iifft, Newg- wrent, Hairdiessini: .Business; comer five road*; best position in Cardiff; satisfactory reasons for dis- posing; proof takings.—F 22, Western Mail. (ar- diff. 2881nM "I A •Tam ''aT? ^ted; priee, 4s. pel dosen.—S. 14 Gbivers and c (Limited!, Graugetown. Car» diff GENERAIj Help Wanted; good, Mnd liota*; Christian preferred. — Gammon, Queen's road, Al'pyst-.ritl,. 2185:122 WANTED, a respectable and intelligent Youaf Man as Porter.—Apply at once, giving refereiicBg, stre, and experience, to Manageress, Golecoed ilot'l, Lisnwrtyd Weiig. 28861.22 WANTED by Monday, Comfortable Home for Y"Ut.h h aving School, and Engaged in Bank j l>i,j.rd M'ltii family, dinner on Saturday and Sunday only; (.antim district preferred.—Write, stating iwn,. to xv- ti. Harmer, 5, i'owcr-etree^ Wre-eejteZ Glos. 4I3U6