Evening Express

THE PHILIPPINES EXCLUSION OF CHINESE.—A PROTEST. A Reuter's telegram from Washington on Tuesday says:—China through her Minister here, has emphatically protested against General Otis's military order excluding the Chinese from the Philippines. Neither the officials at the State Department nor thoBe at the Chinese Legation will give any informa- tion on the subject, but it has been ascer- tained from trustworthy sources that the pro- test insists that General Otis's action is con- trary to international law, violates existing treat;es, and completely disregards considera- tions of friendliness so long as it is main- tained. President M'Kinley's attention has been called to the matter, as the character of the protest eives the subject an international aspect beyond tha purely military queions involved. One of the specific points in the protest is understood to be that such an order is a departure from the announced pù:rpose of the President to maintain the present status in the Philippines until Congress has deter- mined the permanent condition of the islands. The military phases of the situation have been referred to Mr. Root's consideration. The lan- guage of the protest is said to be courteous and dignified, but such as to leave no doubt of the deep umbrage felt by China. British Vessels Chased by Yankee Gunboats. A Renter's telegram from Hong Kong on Mon- day says:—On the night of the 13th inst. the British steamer Yuen sang, bound from Manila for Hong Kong. was chased by the American gunboat Pampanga thirty miles off the north coao5t of Luzon on the suspicion of being a filibustered Three shots were fired by the gunboat, the first two of which were disre- garded by the Yuensang, but on the third shell exploding close at hand she stopped. The cap- tain of the gunboat bo.irdc-d the Yu?nsang, and, finding he had '-lade a mistake, apologised The British steamer Diamante, from Manila for Hong Kong, was also followed by an Ameri- can gunboat, name unknown, near Sabig Bay sounded her whistle to make the steamer stop, and on her signals being disregarded ran so closely alongside the Diamante that her guns tore away the steamer's out-rigging. Th pas- sengers were thrown into a state of panic. On learning the identity of the vessel the gun- boat sheered off.

YELLOW FEVER IN THE STATES. A Central News telegram from New York on Tuesday says'There are ertill 30 or 40 fresh cases of yellow fever every day at Key West. There are altogether 400 cases in hospital.

BRITISH ASSOCIATION. The British Association meetings were re- sumed at Dover on Tuesday, when a full pro- gramme of papers again occupied the respec- tive sections. In the Economical Science Department Miss Htewart rea-d a statistical paper illustrative of the increase in local rates in England and Wales from 1891 to 1897. show- ing the various departments chiefly responsible for that increase. Mr. Bourne deplored what he regarded as the extravagance of municipal government in this country. In the Geological Section, Professor Boyd Dawkins discoursed on the geology of the Channel Tunnel; whilst the zoologists were deep in the mysteries of fish culture. Mr. Thorney Croft read a paper in the Mechanical Science Section on reoent experiences with steam upon cogimon roads. In the Geography Section Captain Welby gave an aocount of a journey in King Menelik's dominions. The Anthropological Section re- ceived an interesting report of the committee on the ethnographic survey of Canada.

ELECTION NEWS. Colonel A. M. Browne, commanding the 21st -Regimental District at Ayr, has been asked, and has agreed, to stand as Liberal candidate for the representation of the Western Burghs, Ayr, Irvine, Campbeltown, Oban, and Inverary, at the next election. The sitting member is Mr. C. L. Orr-Ewing, Unionist.

EXCITING ADVENTURE OF SHIPWRECKED SAILORS. A remarkable story of privation is told by the fourteen survivors of the steamer Aresia, which foundered while on a voyage from Elba to Glasgow. When the vessel began to sink the 26 men forming the crew got into two boats—sixteen in a whale-boat, and ten in the other—but eo rapidly did the steamer go down that they were scarcity able to get anything in the way of provisions away with them. As night came on those in the whale-boat lost sight of the second boat, and they believe she has been lost in the bad weather experienced in the following days. The whale-boat itself was partially swamped time after time by big seas, and the first mate und one of the crew were carried overboard md drowned, reducing the number in the boat ;0 fourteen. The water they had on board was tpoilt by the seas which came aboard, and all they had for sustenanoe was a bag of ship jiscuits which had got soaked with sea water. Even this provision ran out, with the result that they were without food or water for a day or two. Bailing the boat continually was also a great tax on their strength. At last, after they had been six days in the boat, they saw with delight the packet-boat Lou Cettori coming towards them. Although there was a heavy sea on at the time, and they were utterly exhausted, they were safely got on board this vessel, and were subsequently landed at Mar- seille*

Alarming Report from Cape Town. CONFLICTING RUMOURS- REPORTED CONCILIATORY DISPATCH. Two telegrams of importance reach us to- day regarding the Boer crisis. They are of a conflicting nature. The first is to the effect that a second dis- patch has been handed to Mr. Conyngham Greene, by the Boer Government. This docu- ment is thought to be of a more conciliatory nature, and to be a sign that the Boers are weakening, as the result of pressure brought to bear upon them by the Orange Free Stat-e. The second telegram is of an entirely dif- ferent character. It comes from Cape Town, and announces that the belief is held there that the Boers may commence the war at any hour. Mr. Chamberlain is engaged at the Colonial Office, and Lord Salisbury is expected at his department to-morrow.

ALARMING REPORT FROM CAPE TOWN. WAS MAY BEGIN AT ANY HOUR. The "Pall Mall Gazette's" Cape Town cor- respondent on Tuesday stated that the Boers are expected to commence the war at any hour.

THE TRANSVAAL GOVERN- MENT. REPORTED CONCILIATORY DISPATCH. A Reuter's telegram from Cape Town on Tuesday, at ten a.m., saysPersistent rumours have been current that the Transvaal Government yesterday handed to Mr. Conyng- ham Greene, the British diplomatic agent at Pretoria, a second dispatch of a more con- ciliatory character, but it is impossible at pre- sent to obtain confirmation of the statement. In some quarters, however, the attitude of the Transvaal is considered to betray evidenoes of weakening owing to pressure by the Orange Free State. NO CONFIRMATION OF THE REPORT. Nothing Known a.t the Colonial Office The Press Association is authorised to state that up to three o'clock on afternoon no confirmation had been received at the Colonial Office of a rumour prevailing in South Africa that the Boer Government had sent Mr. Chamberlain another and more conciliatory dispatch.

BRITISH WAR PREPARA- TIONS. MORE TROOPS TO LEAVE TO-MORROW. It has now been definitely decided that the staff of the 18th, 62nd, and 75th Royal Field Artillery Batteries shall leave Aldershot on the 26th of September, and the headquarters and sections of the telegraph battalion Royal1 Engineers, consisting of four sergeants and 51 rank and file, under the charge of Major Haw- kins, Captain Boys, and Lieutenant Hildebrand, Royal Engineers, shall leave for Natal on Wed- nesday, embarking at Southampton in the Jelunga. HORSES FOR SOUTH AFRICA. The whole of the horses of the 38th Company of nie Army Service Corps at Devonport, with a proportion of drivers and wagons, under Lieutenant and Riding-master Riddler. left by pecial train on Tuesday morning to join ihe re-mount department at Woolwich preparatory to proceeding to South Africa. THE STJMMAT'RiA SAILS. The transport ship Sumatra left the Albert Dock on Tuesday with the let Sussex Regi- ment for Malta, where she will embark the 1st Border Regiment for Natal. The Sumatra als) has on board drafts for the 12th and 9th Lancers.

MR. CHAMBERLAIN AT THE COLONIAL OFFICE. Mr. Chamberlain arrived at the Colonial Office shortly after noon on Tuesday. Lord Salisbury is not in town, but will be at the Foreign Office on Wednesday at the latest. LORD SALISBURY LEAVES FOR LONDON. The Meeting of the Cabinet. The Press Association states that Lord Salis- bury left Hatfield this afternoon for London Be will reach the Foreign Office shortly after four o'clock, and will then probably take the necessary steps for summon- ing a meeting of the Cabinet.

FOR THE FRONT. TWO THOUSAND TROOPS GOING TO KIMBERLEY. The Cape Town correspondent of the "Daily Mail" on Monday evening sayi:—Two thousand troops, consisting of Artillery, Engineers, and of the Lancashires and Munsters, are being despatched to Kimberley. Five hundred left to-night; the remainder will leave to-morrow. Last night it was understood that there would be no forward movement for a week, it being supposed that the Government did not want to hamper the negotiations. The resolution to send the troops to the front has not been arrived at too soon, for the Bechuanaland settlers were not aware of these considera- tions, and. being alarmed at Boer demonstra- tions, they were anxiously petitioning for pro- tection. A further week's delay would have had a demoralising effect on our people, who have already suffered terribly through Im- perial hesitancy. A consignment of 250 rifles was detected being smuggled through the colony to the Free State, a Bond agent acting as the forwarding party. INSPIRING SCENE. A Central News telegram from Cape Town on Tuesday says:—A large crowd collected at the station last night to witness the entrain- ing of a number of troops for Kimberley. The authorities had displayed the greatest reticence beforehand as to any troops being sent to the Kimberley border, but the news had leaked out. Four companies of the Lancashire Regiment and a detachment of 90 men of the Royal Artillery were sent off in two special trains. The men wore khaki, and were fully equipped. They had a hearty send-off. The scene at the, station was an inspiring one. The prepara- I tions for eventualities are proceeding actively. I An almost daily sight here now is the ammuni- tion which is conveyed in wagons from the magazine on Signal Hill to the barracks. COMPOSITION OF THE FORCE. A Central News telegram from Cape Town on Tuesday (later) says: The four companies of the Royal North Lancashire Regiment which left last night for Kimberley were Companies A," B," G," and H." They were under the command of Major W. H. E. Murray. The com- pany of Artillery was No. 23 Company, under Major G. D. Chamier. In addition to these a detachment of the Medical Staff Corps left. In all 600 men were sent away. A second draft, including Companies C," D," E," and F of the Royal North Lancashire Regiment, leaves to-night for Kimberley, making a total of over 1,200 men sent to the spot. The authorities at the Castle have suspended the routine supply of copies of district regimental orders to the press. It is understood that the men going to Kimberley will be entrenched at points along the western border of the Transvaal.

BOER MILITARY ACTIVDTY. A Renter's telegram from Lourenco Marques on Tuesday says: —The commandant of Lyden- burg, the field cornet of Barberton, and other Boer officials have arrived at Kbmati Poort, and are establishing a laager on the right bank of the Komati River. A commando of 250 men is expected there shortly.

INDIAN TROOPS FOR THE CAPE. A Renter's telegram from Bombay on Tues- day says:—The 21st Battery Field Artillery, with a section of the British Field Hospital, sailed last night in the Lalpoora for the Cape.

AMERICAN SYMPATHY. NEW YORKERS WILLING TO VOLUNTEER FOR. SERVICE. The New York correspondent of the "Daily Mail" on Monday says:—There is much excite- ment here over the probability of a war Lbet,we€a' Great P";+r^ aud the Trajunraml. Already there are indications of a desire on the part of a number of adventurous young Americans to volunteer, as a practical expres- sion of gratitude for English sympathy a year ago. To-day several New Yorkers who were rough-riders in Cuba discussed informally the idea of forming a rough-rider contingent to offer their services to Great Britain. LADYSMITH TO BE GARRISONED. The Boer Combined Fighting Strength. The special correspondent of the "Daily Tele- graph" at Pietermaritzburg on Monday says: —The reply of the Transvaal Government to the British dispatch is universally regarded as end- ing the present stage of the negotiations. Not merely in its veiled rejection of the suzerainty and refusal of a five years' franchise and equal language rights in the Raad, but in its whole spirit, the document is looked upon as hostile. The Uitlanders throughout are treated as enemies. It is stated that the Transvaal has the complete support of the Free State. The "Patriot" estimates the combined forces of the two Republics at 20,000 men. The Dublin Fusllier go to Ladysmith on Wednesday, and the Manchester Regiment will come here. The Boers are massing their artillery on the bor- der in positions commanding the valley beyond Laing's Nek. The alarm concerning possible border raids felt in Charlestown and Dundee, however, is not shared by the military autho- rities. THE CAPE SQUADRON. In view of the situation in South Africa the position of the squadron on the Cape station is a matter of some moment. A week ago the following ships were at Cape Town—the num- bers in brackets give the crews:—Doris (470), Monarch (598), Magicienne (218), Barrosa (159), and Thrush (76); while the Widgeon (76) and Par- tridge (76) are due there shortly. At Durban was the Tartar (177), at Delagoa Bay the Philo- mel (217), and at Mossamedes the Forte (312). On the West Coast, or up on their way thither, were the Barracouta (159) and the Sparrow (76). All but the last two—which could hardly be spared from the West Coast—could be quickly concentrated at any point, and the squadron could, of course, be very speedily reinforced from other stations. The Powerful, now on her way home and due at Port Said about October 1, could easily be diverted to Delagoa, Bay, when her strong complement, about 900. would make her an invaluable auxiliary were a Naval Brigade required. The Eclipse, with 477 men from the East Indian station, and the Flora, with 312 from the South-east Coast of America, could also be quickly called up. The sudden and clever concentration of early 1897 at Delagoa Bay showed how swiftly and noise- lessly a strong British fleet could be assembled at a word-from Whitehall.

PARIS PRESS SILENT. A Reuter's telegram from Paris on Tuesday says:—Very'few of the newspapers discuss the Transvaal crisis this morning. The majority merely publish without comment the news received through London. AUSTRIAN COMMENTS. A Reuter's telegram from Vienna on Tuesday says:—The Transvaal's reply to the last British dispatch forms the subject of leading articles in the semi-official papers. The "Fremden- blatt" says :—"For England to recede from the position taken up is impossible." The journal, however, expresses the hope that war will be averted at the last moment. The "Neue Wiener Tagblatt" remarks that England is defendiag a just cause in supporting the Uitlanders, but expresses the hope that the next Cabinet Joan- cil will once more afford the Transvaal an opportunity of considering the situation.

LEFT BEHIND ONE OF THE "FIGHTING FIFTH." At Southampton Police-court on Tuesday Andrew Harrison, a private in the 1st Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers ("The Fighting Fifth"), which regiment left on Saturday for South Africa, was charged with being a deser- ter—Prisoner, who wore the ribbons for the Soudan medal, said he had been visiting friends, and on arriving at Southampton he found the troopship had sailed.—He was remanded for inquiries.

POSITION OF AFFAIRS AT CARDIFF For some days past announcements have been made that the seamen's strike has quite collapsed, but one of our representatives found upon visiting the vicinity of the Cardiff Ship- ping Office on Tuesday that the Seamen's Union were still making big efforts to achieve their ends. The officials admit that they don't get all they ask, but state that when there is more shipping they will stand a better chance. Even now the shipowners, they say, have had to concede some advance, and the only manner in which they can get crews at low rates is by the assistance of boarding- house masters and the Board of Trade officials, who materially help the shipowner by going to the vessels to sign on" the crews. Fur- ther, it is stated that of the crew of a vessel which "signed on" on Monday at 30s. par week not one could speak English. In this case the officers know Spanish, and, as most of the men are of that nationality, this British vessel will be worked by means of the Spanish language. The Union officials remain hopeful, and on Tuesday morning a telegram was re- ceived from Mr. J. H. Wilson, M.P., stating that at he whole of the North-east ports ad- vances of wages have been conceded, and that the strike there is practically over for this reason. At the local office of the federation our representative was informed that it was true that an advance of wages had been con- ceded on the Tyne, but that this had only been granted pending the arrival of some foreigners and with the view of upsetting the picketting arrangements of the Union. Two tugs have, it is stated, been engaged to bring Dutch and German sailors to the Tyne, and a depot ship has been eetablished there to receive them. ATTITUDE OF BOAnD OF TRADE OFFICIALS. Reply of the Board. It will be remembered that a short time ago Mr. Leslie Johnson sent a letter to the Board of Trade complaining that the method by which crews were being gigned on on board was illegal, and that the officials by doing so were practically helping the shipowners to defeat the just demands of the men. The following reply has been received:- "Sir,—I am directed by the Board of Trade to reply to your letter of the 8th inst. in respect to the action of their officers with regard to the engagement of crews of certain vessels at Newport and Cardiff during the shipping dispute prevailing at these ports. The Board has caused careful inquiries to be made, and they are satisfied that their officers at these ports have acted -with strict impar- tiality, in accordance with their usual practice, and in compliance with the requirements of the Merchant Shipping Act, and of their instructions. The Board, therefore, sees no reason to take exception to their action. With regard to your statement as to the means by which crews were obtained for certain vessels, I am to inform you that the Board are at present unable to obtain evidence tending to show that the crews were supplied in contra- vention of the Merchant Shipping Act-, but that full inquiry will be made on the return of the vessels to the United Kingdom.—I am. &c.. P. H. W. PELHAM." Mr. T. Carey, the district secretary of the Seamen's Union, has sent the following letter in reply: — W. J. Howell, Esq., Assistant Secretary, Marine Department Board of Trade. Sir,-VI have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter, which has been handed over to me by Mr. L. M. Johnson, and note with regard to your statement that no par- tiality is being shown by your officials at Cardiff and Newport in the present wages dispute between shipowners and seamen. I would remind you that it is a most unusual practice to sign crews on board ships in this district except in times of dispute. Since Sep- tember 4, with but very few exceptions, all vessels requiring crews have engaged your officials during and after official hours signing on crews on board the ships. This is a practice of the gravest importance when disputes arise, and defeats the object of bona-fide men who are peeking employment at the Mercantile Marine Office, and as recently as yesterday, the 18th inst.. the steamers City and Topaz signed their crews on board, although hundreds of sailors and firemen were seek'ng employ- ment at the Mercantile Marine Office, and two noted low boarding-house keepers were on board the ships supplying them with crews in the presence of your offiials. This is taking sides with the employers against the seamen, and I must respectfully beg to suggest that your "board disoountenanoe these practices, and instruct your officers to sign crews on board ship only in very exceptional cases. I would also beg to remind you that this would not in any way interfere with the privilge" of the shipowner, and we have the right to demand the intervention of the Board of Trade when such customs are being prostituted to the rious detriment of our »en,men.—Trusting that your Board will give this matter their serious attention, I am, &c., THOMAS CAREY, District Secretary."

'J> GOLF MATCH. In the golf match between Vardon and Taylor at Northam, near Ilfracombe, on Tuesday, Taylor was three up at the end of the first round,

Meeting of the Visiting Committee. A LIVELY DEBATED ATTEMPTED MUZZLING OF MEMBERS. THE "WESTERN MAIL" ARTICLES. SPECIAL MEETING TO BE CALLED. A monthly meeting of the workhouse visiting committee was held at the workhouse on Tues- day afternoon. Mr. F. J. Beavan presided. Mr. W. J. Hall, in pursuance of notice, brought forward his motion to consider the desirability of revising the dietary of the inmates. Mr. Hall had only just risen, when Mr. R. Sutherland rose and said this was a very im- portant question, and the point was whether they ought not to have a special day set apart for its consideration. He thought they would be scarcely able to deal with it that day. The Chairman did not know what was in Mr. Hall's mind, not having spoken to him upon the subject, but he supposed Mr. Hall would conclude his proposition with a few observa- tions to appoint a committee to go into the whole question. Mr. Sutherland: That's the same thing. Mr. Hall said that was practically his inten- tion. At the guardians' meeting he moved that. a sub-committee be appointed. but his wishes were not put down as he intended to convey them. He certainly thought it would be wise to appoint a committee to go into the whole matter of the revision of the dietary table. The Chairman: Is that your proposition? Mr. Hall: Yes, and I don't think we shall have any difficulty about it. The Rev. W. P. Williams: I second the motion. A SCENE. Mr. Hall, continuing, said he did not wish to delay them for any length of time, and he also recognised that they were business people —thoroughly well able to deal with the ques- tion. He thought they would agree it was conclusive that the time had come when a com- mittee of this sort should be appointed. If you look at the dietary table the breakfast on Sunday is—breakfast, six ounces of bread and one and a half pints of Mr. Sutherland (intervening): That's a matter for the sub-committee. We won't have it now. (Laughter.) Mr. Hall: I ask you to allow me to say this. I want to point out the reasons why the sub- committee Mr. Sutherland: Appoint the sub-committee and get the reasons afterwards. The Chairman ruled that Mr. Hall was entitled to make observations leading up to the motion. Mr. Sutherland: We agree to a sub-com- mittee. Mr. Hall (struggling on with no little diffi- culty through hostile interruptions) said: The dietary on Sunday is six ounces of bread and one pint and a half of gruel for breakfast. eight ounces of bread and a pint of broth for dinner, and six ounces of bread and one pint and a half of gruel for supper. That is not the only thing. There is a secondary conside- ration—that we live in times when everyone is clamouring for Mr. Sutherland: Here is the "Western Mail" reporter taking down every word that is being said, and, seeing what has been done, we won't have it. It is only playing into the hands of the "Western Mail." ("Oh.") Mr. Good (approvingly): Hear, hear. Mr. Hall: I was going to say Mr. Sutherland (impatiently): It will be all gone into by the sub-committee. The Chairman demanded for Mr. Hall a fair hearing. Mr. Hall: I don't want the "Western Mail" to put down anything, but the same dietary has existed 21 years. MORE INTERRUPTIONS. After further interludes of interruption and protest, the Chairman again appealed for a patient hearing. Mr. Sutherland: Don't waste time with rot. (Laughter.) Mr. Hall, in conclusion, asked. Was it not wise and reasonable, after 21 years, to revise and change this dietary table. Mr. Sutherland: We admit it. Mr. Hall: I don't wish to say anything further. If there is any room for improvement let it be made. I think improvement may be carried out without any increased coat to the ratepayers, and if there is a slight increase in the expenditure I don't think any of the rate- payers will find fault. If we do no pos- sible good we cannot do any possible harm. Under the circumstance;, I ask the committee to seriously consider the question, apart from Mr. Sutherland, and appo.int a committee. The Chairman (to Mr. Hall): If the proposi- tion is carried you will be prepared to name a committee? AN AMENDMENT. firs. Norman moved an amendment that the question be referred to the general purposes committee. This matter had been given such publicity that it was uppermost in everyone's mouth, and she believed all the guardians would like to have a voice in this matter. The Chairman: To be in order, I think Mr. Hall must say how many that committee shall be composed of. The Rev. W. Williams pointed out that, in any case, the question would come before the board for adoption or refusal, and it could then be discussed by all the guardians. Mr. Sutherland seconded Mrs. Norman's motion. Mr. Pearste here rose and sai d he wished to speak on the matter. If Mr. Sutherland thought fit to interrupt Mr. Hall whilst ad- dressing the meiting, he warned Mr. Suther- land not to do so with him. ("Order, order.") He considered it an insult to' interrupt a speaker in the way Mr. Sutherland had inter- rupted Mr. Hall. The improvement of the dietary at the workhouse was a matter which had been considered by different members long before the "Western Mail" mentioned i't. He did not wish to mention the Western Mail," but they could not blame the Western Mail" for what it had done when they considered that for the last twenty years no alteration had been made in the dietary. He heartily supported Mr. Hall's motion to go thoroughly into the question. The dietary could be im- proved, and he did not think the ratepayers would object if they had to pay a little more for it. He, however, did not believe that an improvement would mean an increased ooet. Mr. Hall had referred to Ely Schools, a.nd he could not help saying that it WM a shame to see the waste there that should be brought into the workhouse profitably to everyone con- cerned. The Chairman indignantly objected to the matter being considered by the whole board, as they, as a committee, were well able to deal with it J themselves as a committee. He would feel humiliated as chairman of the committee to see a committee composed of the whole board taking the matter out of their hands. Hoe, there- fore, hoped that the amendment would not be consider-ed for a moment. Mr. Hall agreed with the chairfnan, and thought that that committee should deal with this matter exactly in the same way as were the finances of the board controlled by the finance committee. If that committee was not competent to look after the diet of the work- house it was time for them to resign. (Hear, hear.) Mrs. Norman thereupon, with the permission of the seconder, withdrew her amendment,, and. upon the suggestion of the chairman, Mr. Hall altered his motion to read" that a Special meeting of the committee be called for the purpose of taking this matter into considera- tion." This was unanimously agreed to.

BURNED TO A CINDER. A shocking story of how a poor little mite lost its life by fire was told at a coroner's inquest held on Monday at Tipton. A child, six years old, named Florence Louise Wigley, went to her aunt's on Saturday to have break- fast, and afterwards pleaded to be allowed to remain and look after the house whilst her aunt went out, adding, "I won't play with the fire, auntie." The aunt went out. and returned in a few minutes, horrified to find the house full of fire and smoke. She screamed the child's name, but there came no answer. Pre-1 sently she was able to discern the prostrate form of poor Florence on the floor in flames. She dragged her into the yard, but the child was quite dead. The screams of the aunt brought the mother on the scene, and she had the horrifying spectacle of seeing her child smouldering on the floor. "She was burnt to a cinder," the sorrow-stricken mother said, and "there was nothing of the shape of a child as she lay on the floor." The poor woman had to be literally dragged from so frightful a sight. —A verdict of "Accidentally burned" was re- turned. J

CARDIFF. (Before Mr. T. W. LEWIS, stipendiary.) Youthful Jack Sheppards. Henry Jannette, 16, and Harold Brogden, 16, were charged on remand wih having, between the 14th and 15th of September, entered the shop of Mr. Fred Morgan, Mill-lane, and stolen 38s. 4d. and a cheque. Jannette was further charged with breaking into a. warehouse, in the occupation of John E. Marsh, and stealing a penny, on the 1st of September. Prisoners were arrested at Newport by Detective Stephens. Brogden again appeared with his jaws tied up, and his face very pale. This was the result of a revolver-wound accidentally self-inflicted.—An additional witness was George Morgan, a tent-maker, and son of the prose- cutor, who said he worked at 10, Mill-lane. On the 14th witness was the last to leave the premises. The windows were then secure, but the back door was not thoroughly bolted. Two drawers in the desk had been forced. He missed from them the money in question, and also the cheque, and close at hand were two chisels, belonging to witness, with which the desk had, apparently, been broken open. Jannette was employed there, and helped to lock up on the 14th.—William Price, office boy, in Mr. Mor- gan's employ, deposed that on the 14th Jannette asked him if he thought there was as much as £ 2 in the two drawers. Witness said it was useless to ask him, as he did not know. Then Jannette said he did not think there was £10 in the place altogether. Witness again remarked, "Don't ask me." Jannette, still in- terested, inquired if Mr. Morgan had a key, as if he had not he should get one, because as things then were it was dangerous. The other prisoner passed several times, and the two entered into conversation.—Prisoners were bound over to the quarter sessions, and the Stipendiary accepted bail for their appearance. In the second case, in which Jannette alone is implicated, the prosecutor is a provision merchant away from Cardiff at present. The drawers in the office upstairs were left locked, but the next morning one of the drawers was found broken open, and its contents, including two halfpennies, were strewn on the desk and about the floor. Some two years and six months ago prisoner was in Mr. Marsh's employ. Entry was supposed to have been effected through a cellar trap not properly secured.— Police-constable George Jones produced an iron gouge," which he found on the doorstep next door.—An elderly labourer, named Dunscombe, living in Tredegar-street, identified the "gouge" as his property. Prisoner lived with him.— Detective Stephens proved that prisoner, cap- tured on the first charge, said, when taxed with the second, Yes, and a lot I had from there- two halfpennies." The gouge," he said, belonged to his grandfather, and he didn't open the desk with that one, but with one he had in his pocket. He admitted entering the cellar by way of the opening, which was not bolted. Witness found upon him the chisel produced.—Prisoner pleaded guilty to both charges. The flaps were in such a state that they could be easily raised from the outside.— Prisoner, who made no defence, was committed upon this charge aleo. Breaches of the Factory Act. Her Majesty's Inspectors of Factories (Messrs. Augustus Lewis and Edwards) appeared with reference to information they had laid under the Factories and Workshops Act. In the first case the defendants were Messrs. Thomas Owen and Co., proporietors of the Ely Paper Works. Mr. Lewis said the charge was that on the night of the 25th of August defendants employed two young persons during the night shift between eleven and twelve o'clock. This was one of the industries for which special exemption had been granted, authorising the employment during the night of male persons over fourteen years of age. There were, however, important conditions attached to this relaxation of the law, and defendants had infringed the pro- vision which stipulated that youths employed the preceding day should not also be employed in the following night time. The boys iii this case worked during the day shift and con- tinued to work in the succeeding night shift. Only industries in the country were granted the exemption to which he referred; but it was only fair to say that this was defendants' first breach of the law, and that the works they occupied had been subject to stringent super- vision. Defendants' foreman pleaded guilty of the offence, which, he said, was committed without his knowledge, and steps would be taken to prevent its recurrence. The Stipendiary accepted this assurance. The responsibility was a technical one, and there was no moral responsibility. He was bound to mark his sense of the technical responsibility, as it was important, in the interest of these youths, that all the salutary provisions should be strictly observed. Defendants would be fined 10s. and coste in respect of each lad so employed. The Dangers of Bottling. Eridget Mahoney and Hannah Millin, girls, employed at Elliott's Aerated Water Works, were summoned for not taking the prescribed regulations for their personal safety while engaged :n bottling. Mahoney was charged with neglecting to wear a face guard, whilst Millin was charged with wearing a full length gauntlet on one arm instead of two.—iMr. Lewis Morgan urged that the iron frameworks were inconvenient to wear and interfered with the amount of work the girls were able to turn out, and that sufficient protection was pro- vided without them. They had also been employed at the same works for many years, and had never been injured.—The Stipendiary: They must not set np their opinion against the opinion of the Legislature which has ordained that these rules shall be framed. They put themselves in the position of miners who use naked lights until some hideous catastrophe occurs. — Mr. Augustus Lewis, controvart- ing Mr. Morgan's instructions, pointed out that when the bottles were carried away from the maohine the worker was unprotected, and then it was that accidents happened. A fort- night before a girl was seriously injured at the factory, and ten days after another girl had her arm badly lacerated. These girls were asked to protect themselves, and on the second visit they dared the inspector. —The Stipendiary said there must be sub- stantial penalties as a. warning to defendants and others that they must not injuriously ex- pose themselves to danger, and also it was necessary to let them know that the rules made for their protection must be properly observed. Defendants would be each fined 10s. and costs, or fourteen days. A month was given for payment.

AN ADVANCE IN COAL. A meeting of the Cannock Chase Coalowners' Association was held at Walsall on Monday afternoon to consider the question of winter prices in view of the increase of miners' wages. An advance on the summer rates was considered necessary, and it was accordingly resolved to advance prices a shilling a ton on coal, and sixpence on slack from the 1st of October. The Leicester coalowners, who raised prices a shirling per ton on the 1st inst., have declared a further advance of sixpence per ton.

"THE DEVIL S BOOKS." That card-playing is still a popular pastime in this country is f-hown by the fact that during the financial yeav the stamp duty of id. was paid en no fewer than 1,952,456 packs made for sale or use in the United Kingdom. From this source the Exchequer received £24,405 14s., which was supplemented by a sum of :<;5,346, representing the Customs duty of 3s. 9d. per dozen packs on playing-cards im- ported from abroad. Add to these figures £34 paid as licence duty by makers, and we have a total revenue of £29,785 14s. derived by the State from the devil's books."

SHOT HIS WIFE AND SON. William Cheshire, 51, of Redboum, was re- manded at St. Albane on Tuesday charged with firing a gun at his wife and son. Accord- ing to the evidence, Cheshire, who had not lived on good terms with his family, returned home on Monday night with a muzzle-loading gun in his hand, and, seeing his wife and son outside the door, fired at them, wounding his wife badly in the shoulder, and also injuring his son in the forearm. Accused told the bench that he had no intention of shooting his wife, and that he did not even know she was there, but he thought his son was coming at him. It was also stated that the gun was not at the shoulder when fired. The woman is said to be in a somewhat precarious condition.

ACCIDENT TO A TORPEDO DESTROYER Lloyd's Beachy Head agent wires that the torpedo destroyer Hunter anchored off East- bourne on Monday evening with bows damaged, having been in collision off the Royal Sove- reign Lightship with some vessel, probably the steamer Lexnnos, of Middles borough, which, after escorting the Hunter in close to land, proceeded west, apparently undamaged. Her Majesty's ship Seahorse is waiting to tow the Hunter away.

FOOTBALL ENTHUSIASTS. At Hanley on Monday seven miners were fined 20s. each for contrary to instruc- tions, through certain parts of the colliery workings reserved for moments of emergency. In consequence of the breaking of the signal wire connected with the ordinary shaft, the men, who were anxious to attend a football match at Stoke, went to the forbidden open- ing and ordered the cage to be sent to them. In hioS desire to ascend one man fell from the oage and was killed. j

DECISION OF THE CABINET COUNCIL A Reuter's telegram from Paris on Tuesday says:—The Cabinet at to-day's council decided in principle upon the grant'ng of a pardon to Captain Dreyfus in a few days hence. Cap- tain Dreyfus will not maintain his appeal for a revision of his sentence. A Central News telegram from Paris on Tues- day says:—There appears to be no doubt that a pardon for Dreyfus has been definitely decided on, and that only the necessary for- malities remain to be carried out. It is stated to-day that Dreyfus will be sent abroad before the official announcement is made in order to avoid any demonstration. Paris Press and the Pardon. A Reuter's telegram from Paris on Tuesday says:-The Revisionist newspapers again press President Loubet to sign Dreyfus's pardon, which they say is demanded by France and the whole world. The Figaro" states that the Duke of Orleans has altered his arrangements, and his letters are being sent to a place in Hungary. M. Scheurer Kestner Dead. A Central News telegram from Paris on Tues- day afternoon says:—News has reached here of the death of M. Scheurer Kestner at Biarritz. M. Scheurer Kestner was a member of the Senate, and one of the foremost of tht cham- pions of Dreyfus's innocence.

THE HYDE PARK MEETING. PROPOSED COUNTER-BOYCOTT. The Paris correspondent of the "Daily News" on Monday night says:—The Intransigeant," which is greatly read in wealthy houses, proposes a counter-boycott of English goods. It especially recommends its readers to withdraw their custom from the shops in the neighbourhood of the Opera-house. Should this French boycott succeed in thus re- taliating on the Hyde Park meeting it will be the ruin of the tradesmen in the Rue Auber; they are nearly all English. The chief busi- ness there is tailoring tor gentlemen and ladies, and it is a flourishing one. The person who proposes the boycott of British merchan- dise is M Adolphe Possien. He calls upon France in these words:—" If the Ministry of Treason do not require satisfaction for the insult offered to France at the Hyde Park meeting, she should herself punish the too numerous British within "her borders." The telegraphic account of how the French, at that meeting, were hustled and otherwise rudely treated was kept back last night; it was only delivered when most of the papers ha.d gone to press.

ROYALTY IN DANGER The Press Association Perth correspondent telegraphs:—Early on Tuesday morning a rail- way accident, in which the Prince and Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, who were on their way from London to Balmoral, had a miracu- lous escape, occurred at Perth General Station, through an incoming train running into the Scotch express from London. In the rear of the express was a luggage van, which under- mined the saloon in which the distinguished travellers were making their journey. One- half of the saloon, which consisted principally of a compartment in which the luggage had been placed, was completely smashed. The Prince and Princess, who are the son-in-law and daughter respectively of the Duke and Duchess of Saxe-Coburg, left Euston on Mon. day evening on a visit to the Queen at Bal- moral. It is not stated that they received any injury. ANOTHER ACCOUNT. The Central News Perth correspondent tele- graphs:—A serious railway accident occurred here about six o'clock on Tuesday morning, in which the Hereditary Prince and Princess of Hohenlohe, who were on their way to visit the Quefen at Balmoral, had a narrow escape. The Prince and Princess travelled by the train due at Perth at 5.20. While the train was waiting on the down line the Glasgow mail train ran into the station, and, the driver being unable to pull up in time, it dashed into the rear of the stationary train. The last van was driven into the Prince's saioon, but, though a considerable quantity of luggage was destroyed, the Prince and Princess were at the further end of the saloon, and escaped injury. They at once got in another carriage, and proceeded to Balmoral. The down line was blocked for several hours.

LATER DETAILS. THE PRINCESS BURIED BENEATH THE LUGGAGE A Press Association later message states that a number of passengers for Aberdeen and the North were in the Scotch express, but no one was injured, and all were able to proceed to their destinations. The collision was of a very violent character, but, although Prince and Princess Hohenlohe were severely shaken, they were otherwise uninjured. They were thrown on the floor of the carriage, and their luggage was piled on top of them. It is said that the Princess was with difficulty extri- cated. They had a miraculous escape, but both their Royal Highnesses, and especially the Princess, bore the shock bravely. They travelled northward afterwards to Aberdeen in an ordinary sleeping saloon, and walked from the station to the Palace Hotel, where breakfast was served, and at ten they leftlfor Ballater. The Prince and Princess Charles of Denmark also passed through Aberdeen on Tuesday on their way to Ballater. Another telegram says:—It appears that the Scotch express from Euston was standing at the main down platform in the middle of Perth Station, when the 4.20 a.m. train from Glasgow ran into its rear. The guard's van of the London train was telescoped into a North-Weetern sleeping saloon, occupied by Prince and Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. Fortunately, their Royal Highnesses were in the fore part of the saloon, the rear portion being filled with luggage. Ordinarily, the Glasgow train gets a clear run to the north end of the platform, but on Tuesday morning the London express was late, and the line was blocked. The cause of the accident has not yet been ascertained, but it is said that the driver of the Glasgow train was misled by the signals and entered the station at a fair speed. Imme- diately after the accident their Royal High- nesses despatched a wire to Princess Henry of Rattenburg at Balmoral notifying the accident and announcing their safety. The Prince also occupied his time till the departure of the Aberdeen train by taking snap-shots of the scene of the accident, and particularly the wreck at the carriage rear. Half of the saloon was completely smashed, as was also the fore- part of the luggage van, while the front part of the Glasgow engine was considerably damaged. Several passengers in both trains were slightly braised, while all were more or less shaken. A number of persons on the plat- form had a narrow escape from injury, for when the impact occurred splinters of wood and pieces of glass were projected over a large part of the platform, while a piece of a buffer was hurled a. distance of nearly 70 yards. n_

A NORTH WALES MYSTERY. Early on Tuesday morning while two boat- men, named William Humphreys and John Owe'l. were on the canal near Chirk, North Wales, they saw the body of a young woman floating on the water. On taking her out it was discovered that she was Agnes Davies, ag. seventeen, and had lived at Ty Rivid, Chirk. How she got into the water is a mystery.

SOUTH WALES LABOUR TROUBLES. As announced this morning, a further effort was made to-day to effect an arrange- ment with the Mannesmann Tube workmen at a joint meeting of the management and the dissatisfied workmen. The dispute was settled, the former agreeing to pay 8¡d per ton for stretching tubes as against 9d. demanded by the men and 8d. originally offered by the management.

ACCIDENT AT BARRY DOCK. A man named John Griffiths, of 66, Castle- land-street, Ba-rry Dock, was employed by the Barry Railway Company at repairing work, on No. 20 Tip, at Barry Docks, on Tuesday morning, when he accidentally fell a distance of 20ft or 30ft. Fortunately, Griffiths's escape from serious injury was miraculous. He was conveyed to his home, where he is progressing favourably.

ENLISTMENT OF R.N.R. PROBA- TIONERS AT BARRY. Mr. W. Stenner, of 8, Plymouth-road, Barry Island, the superintendent on the Bristol Channel of the Warspite training hip, has just enrolled three Warspite boys as proba- tioners of the Royal Naval Reserve, the lads being shipped at Barry Dock on board the Robert Duncan, of Greenock, 1,995 register ton- nage, Captain M. Maclean, bound for Oapc Town. This is the first enrolment that taken place at Barry under the new Act, 51 and 62 Vict., c. 44, and the boys were signed on this week as probationers in the presence of Mr. C. Baker, the local superintendent of the Mercantile Maxine. J

BIRMISGHAM MEETING. t) A —The AVON SELLING NURSERY mii » v/ PLATE (handicap) of 150 sovs; win- ners extra. Five furlongs. Mr J A Miller's Doleful, 7st 121b Sloan 1 Mr Wadlow's Lady Hugo, 6st 101b .Purkiss 2 Mr W Stevens's The Sunbeam co-it, 7st lib Heapy 3 Mr Seymour's Shanghai, 8Bt .T Loates 0 Mr Stone's Downton, 7st 91b .Hunt 0 Capt Forester's Lady Marchington, 7-st 7tb Chapman 0 Mr Rhodes's Portobello, 7st 71b Alleopp 0 Mr Lawman's Secret Sign, 7st 61b .Madden 0 Mr Percy's Moriana gelding. 7st 41b Segrott 0 Mr Barclay's Chirrup, 7st 31b Dunn 0 Major Edwards's Sir Hubert. 7st Dalton 0 Mr Courage's Half Caste. 6st 81b M'Ca-ll 0 Winner trained by Halsey. Betting—9 to 4 agst Doleful, 4 to 1 agst Half Caste, 6 to 1 agst Lady Hugo. 8 to 1 agst Chir- rup. and 10 to 1 agst any other. Won in a canter by about three lengths; the same distance between the second and third. Doleful was sold to Mr E Robson for 230gs. (Race started at 2.8). 9 OA-The HINDLIP PLATE of 200 sovs; i—' • OU winners extra. One mile and five! furlongs. Mr Seymour's Squire Jack, 4yrs, 8st S Loatea 1 Mr J Miller's Birpham, 3yrs, 7st 31b .Sloan 2 Captain Whitaker's White Frost, 6yrs. 8st 101b Rickaby 3 Mr M'Calmont's Hougoumont, 3yrs, 8st 121b M Cannon 0 I Mr W Eisey's Forced March, 4yrs, Set 51b Yarnell 0 Mr Inglis's Philopena, 3yrs. 7st 51b Madden 0 Mr Cjliins's Delivery, 3yrs, 7st 21b .Lynham 0 Mr Dewar'e Lord Provost, 4yrs. 7st .Dalton 0 Winner trained by R Sherrard. Betting—Evens on Birpham. 3 to 1 agst Squire Jack, 8 to 1 each agst Hougoumont and White Frost, 10 to 1 agst Philopena, and 100 to 8 agst any other. Won a desnerate race by a neck. (Race started at 2.36). 3 0 —The ESTATES SELLING PLATE of 106 sovs. About six furlongs. Mr Miller's Fair Penitent colt, 2yrs, 7st 7lb Sloan 1 Mr Gottschalk's Mohegan, 2yrs. 7st 61b S Loates 2 Mr Enoch's Bayonne gelding, 3yrs, 8st. 91b Rickaby 3 Mr Seton's Melanyl, 4yrs, 9st 91b .Robinson 0 Mr Vaughan's Till, 3yrs. 9st 21b .Rogers 0 Mr Frail's R.A., 3yrs. 8st 121b .M Cannon 0 Mr Besant's Donna Regina, 3yrs, 8st 91b Wheeler 0 Mr Lane's Charles Edward II., 2yrs, 7st Purkiss 0 Mr Millard's Wanton, 2yrs, 6et 131b .Heapy 0 Mr Cunliffe's Pelopia, 2yrs. 7st 71b Chapman 0 Winner trained bv Halsey. Betting—2 to 1 agst Fair Penitent colt, 4 to 1 each agst Melanyl and Pelopia, 5 to 1 agst Bayonne gelding. 6 to 1 agst, Mohegan, and 10 to 1 agst any other. Won by two lengths; three-parts of a length between ihe second and third. (Race started at 3.8). Q -The SEPTEMBER PLATE (handi- "• cap) of 300 sovs, by subscription of 10 sovs each if left in; winners extra. Five furlongs, straight. Mr Dewar's Perthshire. 4yrs, 7st 71b T Loates 1 Lord Wolverton's Ugly, aged, lOst 21b Watts 2 Mr Phillips's Impious, 3yrs. 6et 101b Dalton 3 Lord Durham's Hellebore, 5yrs, 8Bt 61b Rickaby 0 Mr Tyler's Christmas Gift, colt, 3yrs, 7st 61b „ „ Madden 0 Mr Smith s Electric Cnrrent, 3yrs, 7st 31b Lofthouse 0 Mr L de Rothschild s Guisla, 4yrs, 7st lib ir Purkiss 0 Mr Roberts s Holt Castle, 5yrs. 6et 101b Heapy 0 Mr Waugh's Handmaid, 3yrs, 6st 21b 1" Brayley 0 Winner trained by J Day. Betting—5 to 2 agst Ugly. 3 to 1 agst Helle- bore, 5 to 1 agst Christmas Gift colt, 7 to 1 each agst Electric Current and Impious, 8 to 1 agst Perthshire, 100 to 12 agst Guisla, and 100 to 7 agst any other. Won by about half a length; the same dis- tance between the second and third. Tune, according to Benson's chronograph, Imin. 3 3-osec against a strong head wind. (Race started at 3.43). 40 -The PERRY BARR SELLING V PLATE of 106 sovs. The Straight Mile. Mr Prattley's Eos, 4yrs, 9st 121b Allsopp 1 Mr GottschaJk's Cheeky, 2yrs, 7st 51b Heapy 2 Mr Wag-staff's Emsworth, 6yrs, lOst 21b Bate 3 Miss Norris's Mellow, 6yrs, lOst 21b Robinson 0 Mr Petts's Shot Arrow, 2yrs, 7st 21b.Dalton 0 Mr F Davis's Princess Care, 2yrs, 7st 21b Lynham 0 Winner trained by Spire. Betting—6 to 4 agst Mellow, 2 to 1 agst Cheeky, 5 to 1 agst Eos, 7 to 1 each agst Ems- worth and Shot Arrow, and SO to 1 agst Prin- cess Care. Won pulling up by about eight lengths; others beaten off. iRaee started at 4.16). i QH -The EDGBASTON HANDICAP PLATE of 108 sovs; winners extra; second to receive 4 sovs. One mile. Mr Barclay's Netta, 3yrs, 7st Purkiss 1 Mr Gurry's Golden Hope, 3yrs, 7st 101b S Loates 2 Mr Courage's Walter Scott, 3yrs, 9st 71b Hunt 3 Winner trained by P. Sherrard. Betting—5 to 4 on Netta, 2 to 1 agst Golden Hope, and 5 to 1 agst Walter Scott. Won by about half a length; a bad third. The winner unshipped her rider immediately she had passed the winning post. 5f) -The MAIDEN PLATE of 106 sovs, \J with 20 sovs to the second, and 10 sovs to the third. One mile. Mr Jardine's Menteith, 3yrs, 8st 121b.Madden 1 Lord W Beresford's Violence. 3yrs, 9st 21b Sloan 2 Mr Bee's Frankie, 3yrs, Set 91b Rice 3 Mr Brown's Kinetoscope, 4yrs. 9st 31b K Cannon 0 Winner trained by J. Waugfc. Betting—13 to 8 on Violence. 13 to 8 apt Men- teith, and 33 to 1 agst any other.

POXTEi HACT MEETING. 0 A -The LEEDS HANDICAP PLATE of • y' 100 sovs; winners extra. Five far- longs. Mr Colley's Hoylake, 3yrs, 8st 51b J H Martin 1 Mr Barker'6 Miss Primrose. 5yrs, 9st 31b „ H Lake 2 Mr Norton's Zoar, 3yrs, 7st 111b Finlay 3 Mr Eccles's Mincio, 5yrs, 8st 61b .T Weldon 0 Mr Barnsh.iw's Adolph, 3yrs, 7st 121b „ S Chandley 0 Mr Steel's Pretence colt. 3yrs. 7st 31b .Clive 0 Winner trained by Burbidge. Betting—11 to 8 agst Hoylake, 5 to 2 agst Mincio, 4 to 1 agst Miss Primrose, 5 to 1 agst Adolph, and 6 to 1 agst Zoar. Won by two lengths; a neck between the second and third. 9 QX —The YORKSHIRE WELTER SELL- -J O ING HANDICAP PLATE of 100 sovs; winners extra. One mile and a fnrlong. Mr Osborne's Rummage. 3yrl¡j, 8st .Osborne 1 Mr Robson'S Dorian, 3JTS. 8st 21b .Walters 2 Lord Penrhyn's Manacle, 3yrs, 8st 121b „ ,.r Morgan 3 Mr W Elsey s Hartsholme, 3yrs, 9et 31b vi- T Weldon 0 Mr M Guigan s Lantwit, 6yrs, 9st 21b Kennedy 0 Mr Huntington's White Blind, 4yrs, 8st 101b Oaley 0 Mr Tod's Earlsfield, 3yrs, 8st 31b .Pagan 0 Mr Binnie's Jeanne filly, 3yrs, Sit lib S Chandley 0 «, Winner trained by owner. Betting—5 to 4 agst Manacle, 7 to 2 agst Harteholme, 7 to 1 each agst Lantwit, Dorian and Jeanne filly. and 10 to 1 agst any other. Won by three-parts of a length; three lengths between the second and third. 9 TO _"The FRYSTON NURSERY HANDI- • j CAP PLATE of 200 govs, for two- yeY",ol s; winners extra. Seven furlongs and 131 yards. Mr Mauritzen's Crow Not, 7st 81b Heppell 1 Mr Cartwrights Cherry Stalk, 6st 91b u- „ Weatherell 2 Mr Connors Peephole oolt, 7et lib ljr_ Connor, jun 3 Mr Wilkinson s The Lady filly, 9st .Black 0 Mr Sharpes Insulator, 8st 51b Weldon 0 Mr Clayton's Hazy Dream, 7st 111b H Luke 0 Mr Osborne's Minuend, 7st 71b Osborne 0 Mr Greys Time Bell filly, 7st 61b .Chandley 0 Mr Gurry s Anxious Moments, 7st 61b Finlay 0 Mr Aston's Ardbeg. 7st Slh Ben 0 R?yal Heiress. 7st 21b .Eland 0 Piatt s My Pretty Jane, 7et lib Vasey 0 Mr Ridley s Royton, 7st lib Pi^tt 0 Mr J^arnshaw s Old Acquaintance, 6et 111b M'Call 0 Winner trained by Peacock. Betting-13 to 8 agst Anxious Moments, 6 to 1 agst Hazy Dream, 10 to 1 each agst. Insulator, Cr°W,, £ ot' -Ardbeg, Cherry Stalk, and Royton, and 100 to 8 agst any oth^f. Won by a neck; three-parts of a length be- tween the second and third. 3 -15 ™EIDIN6 AUTUMN HANDICAP PLATE of 200 sovs* winners extra. One mile and a half Mr Colley's Palmira. 3yrs, 7st 7Jb J Martin 1 w w^,her s 3-vrs' &*t 71b Weatherell 2 Mr W Elsev s Gallia, 3yrs. 86t 51b Weldon 3 Mr Lawrence s Siowburn, 3yrs. 8et lib Fagan 0 Mr Astons Redress, 5yrs, 7st 91b .H Caley 0 Mr Maughan s Springheels gelding, 3yrs. 6st 11Mb J W Pl<at<t 0 Winner trained by Burbidge. Betting-Evens on Siowburn, 3 to 1 agst Pal- oth<fr 6 t0 1 agst GaI,ia. and 10 to 1 agst any Won by five lengths; the same distance be- tween the second and third. 4, 90 -The T*IAL SELLING PLATE of 100 sovs. Six furlongs. Tmstey's Forcemeat, 3yrs, 8st 81b.Fagan 1 Mr W E Elsey s Lammergeier, 3yrs, 8st 81b Weldon 2 Mr Courage s Kirtle Axe, 2yrs, 7st 31b.M'Call 3 Mr Smith's Crathie gelding, 4yrs, "KT fDlb Clive 0 Mr Trowsdale's Good Friday filly, 3yrs, 8st 81b Chandley 0 Mr Davidson's Gallinae, 3yrs, 8st 111b.Black 0 Winner trained by owner. Betting—11 to 8 agst Lammergeier. 7 to 4 agst Forcemeat, and 7 to 1 agst any other. Won by four lengths; a bad third. 4^A —The NOSTELL PLATE of 100 sovs, • OU for maidens. One mile and a furlong. Mr E Norton's Black Bread, 3yrs, 8st 91b Fagan 1 Mr W E Eisey's Aylstone, 3yrs, 8st 91b T Weldon 2 Mr W rAnson's Earl of Leicester, 3yrs, 8st 9Ib R Finlay 3 Mr J Ridley's Bellerby Maid, 3yrs, 8st 61b G Bell 0 Winner trained by Tinsley. Betting—Evens on Black Bread. 3 to 1 agst Aylstone. 9 to 2 agst Bellermï- Maid, and 7 to 1 agst Earl of Leicester. l

"SPORTSMAN" AUTHENTIC STARTING PRICES. BIRMINGHAM MEETING. Horse. Jockey. Sportsman. AVON SELLING (12). Doleful (Sloan) 9 to 4 ag HINDLIP PLATS (8). Squire Jack (S Loates) 3 to 1 ag ESTATES SELLING (10). Fair Penitent colt (Sloan) 2 to 1 ag SEPTEMBER PLATE (10). Perthshire (T Loates) 8 to 1 ag PERRY BARR SELLING (6). Eoe {Allsopp) £ to 1 ag EDGBASTON PLAEE (3). Netta (Purkiss) 5 to 4 on MAIDEN PLATE (4). Menteith (Madden) 13 to 8 ag PONTEFRACT MEETING Horse. Jockey. Sportsman. LEEDS HANDICAP (6). Hoylake (J H Martin) 11 to 8 ag YORKSHIRE WELTER (8). Rummage (Osborne) 10 to 1 ag FRYSTOM NURSERY (14). Crow Not (Heppell) 10 to 1 ag AUTUMN HANDICAP (6). Palmira (J H Martin) 3 to 1 s; TRIAL SELLING (6). Forcemeat (Fagan) 7 to 4 ac NOSTELL PLATE (4). Black Bread kfagan) Evens The above prices are identical with those pub- lished in the "Racing Calendar." If the training reports from Baumbcr and Bourton are to be depended upon, backers of Lord Edward rI and Damocles for the Cesare- witch have already lost their money. OFFICIAL SCRATCHINGS. The Sportsman" has been officially in- formed by Messrs. Weatherby of the following scratchings: — Stretford Welter, Manchester-Scale. Newby Nur#ery, Pontefract—Tizzy. Manchester engagements—Guppy. All Mr Irish's horses—Mortlake. Selling Nursery, Hurst Park-Lesbes colt. All engagements in Mr Oak'ey's name—Ter- minal. All engagements in 1899-Linstock. All handicaps for which the weights have ap- peared-Innellan and Crarae. TO-DAY S LONDON BETTING. CESAREWITCH STAKES. 9 to 1 agst Merman, t 10 to 1 — Irish Ivy, o, 100 to t and w 20 to 1 — Sinopi, t 20 to 1 — Damocles, t 20 to 1 — Siowburn, t 40 to 1 — Mitcham, t 40 to 1 — Sir Reginald, t CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES. 100 to 7 agst Gerolstein, t freely 25 to 1 Airs and Graces, t 25 to 1 Irish Ivy, t 33 to 1 — Maluma, t ADDITIONAL ARRIVALS AT PONTEFRACT. Adolph, Zoar, Jeanni, Hazy Dream, Crow Not, Ardbeg, Heiress, Peephole, Acquaintance, Redress. Earl of Leicester, and Black Bread. "OLD SAM S'' OVERNIGHT FINALS. ARGOSY (good), OUTPOST. WEDLOCK FILLY, GAZETTEER. POTEFPACT MEETING. MARTHA III., SARSENET WATERHEAD (good), MODEL AGNES. PLYMOUTH MEETING. NORTH SEA, HEATHVOE, MERCURY n. (good) THE YREDIVE, WALNUT. The general opinion prevails that Major Kenny's patent starting-gate will be adopted by the Jockey Club. It is said that Jeddah will oppose Flying Fox in the Jockey Club Stakes at the Newmarket First October meeting. Queen Fairy and Feddal, both of whom ran at Ayr, remain there in view of their engage- ments at Edinburgh next week. It was the gentleman who manages Mr. Seymour's horses during the latter's absence from England who ordered the objection to be laid against Scimitar on Saturday. J. Day's Perthshire easily defeated Decora- tion colt (Dalton) at five furlongs in a, trial gallop at Newmarket, Perthshire is engaged in the September Plate at Birmingham, run this afternoon.

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WEDDING GUESTS WHO SEARCHED EACH OTHERS POCKETS. There was nothing mean about the cere- monies or entertainments that marked the marriage of Mrs. Alice Martin. The guests were numerous, and at the house in Hilling- don-street, Walworth, where the wedding fes- tivities prolonged themselves into Sunday night, all was merry and harmonious. Bat suddenly a jarring note was struck-the bride had missed her gold watch and chain. Guest looked at guest, dark suspicion in every eye. Who could the guilty wretch be? The bridegroom, being a man of nerve and resource, immediately decided to answer the question. The ladies were politely invited to leave the room. Mr. Martin then addresed the male guests, and appealed to them to allow themselves to be searched. All readily assented, a gentleman named John Hefferman being one of the first to accede to the suggestion. The search, how- ever, revealed nothing. Mr. Martin, still undaunted, then suggested that all the guests should submit themselves to a further test by stripping. This proposal was just as readily assented to as the first, md the men proceeded to divest themselves of their garments. When it came to the turn of John Hefferman the watch, according to the evidence at Lam- beth Police-court on Monday, was found in his sock. In his cross-examination of the witnesses Mr. Conway suggested that there might have been some practical joking. The witnesses, however, agreed that, while the party was a merry one, as wedding parties ueually are, there waa nothing approaching "practical joking." The prisoner, who pleaded not guilty, was committed for trial on bail at the South Lon- don Sessions.

CARDIFF WORKHOUSE. THE QUESTION OF FIRE APPLIANCES. At a meeting of the Cardiff Workhouae Visiting Committee on Tuesday afternoon, the master recommended the purchase of another length of hose and a set of couplings, as the fire brigade officers who had inspetced the fire appliance considered portions of the hose pipes out of repair, and that another set of couplings were required. Mr. Matthew J. Pearse considered that a committee should be appointed to go thoroughly into the matter, and take into consideration the advisability of drilling all the workh use officers in the use of the appliances. He did not believe there was a single officer at the workhouse who was ecquainted with the use of the appliances.-The faster replied that when the fire brigade officers visited the workhouse he spared as many men as he could to be taken round by them, and to be taught how to use the appliances in case of fire-Mr. Pearse then gave notice that he would move at the next meeting that a committee be appointed to deal with the matter.—The recommendation of the master was adopted.

BURNING FATALITY AT CARDIFF. Mr. E. B. Reece, the Cardiff coroner held an inquest at the Town-hall, Cardiff, on Tuesday afternoon upon the body of Clara Matthews, aged two, of 96. Keppock-street, Cardiff. The deceased was found in bed with her cloth-as burning on Saturday morning. There was a candlestick and some matches on the 'table near the bed, and it is surmised that the decease! played with the matches and set her clothes on fire. Dr. Sparrow attributed death to burns, and the jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death." The Coroner remarked that if parents only exercised a little more care a number of such burning fatalities would not occur.

MINING JNGINEZItS IN CON- FERENCE. The tenth annual meeting of the Institution of Mining Engineers opened in Sheffield on Tuesday, under the presidency of Mr. C. H. Peake.—Mr. George Humphreys-Davies read a paper on the rating of coal mines, and the dis- cussion revealed discontent with the present unsettled system.—Mr. John Gerrard, inspector of mines, spoke on instantaneous outbursts of fire damp and coal.—In the afternoon the visi- tors went to John Brown and Co.'b armour and plate worka and other works. j '<.

SHOCKING DISCOVERY NEAB CHEPSTOH. A CARDIFF EXPRESS MYSTERY. The body of a well-dressed ma.n. supposed to be a Londoner, was found on the line near Chepstow on Tuesday morning. The supposi- tion is that he fell from the Cardiff to London express. The body was found near Woolaston Station It is supposed to have been that of a passenger by the London excursion train, which left Chepstow about midnight. The man was respectably dressed. An address on a slip of paper was found in his pocket, and to this communication has been sent. The name and address on the slip of paper are D. Price, 10, Deptford Park-terrace. Deptford, London, S.E. The poor fellow was shockingly injured about the head.

IMPRISONED FOR BRIBERY. At the Old Bailey on Tuesday William Henry Duncan, an engineer, who pleaded gruilty. was enc-I to two months imprisonment in the second class for offering a bribe to an officer of the London County Council to induce him to purchase for the council some property in which prisoner was interested.

On the Stock Exchange. 1.30 p.m. Call Money is easy at about 2 per cent., bat discount rates are firm at 3 9-16 to;)ti. Bombay transfers 16 3-32d.. Calcutta 16fcd. Business on the Stock Exchange is very quiet, but a better tone prevails, and prices are higher than at the opening.. Consols now only show a decline of 1-16 for the Account. „ In Home Rails Great Northern A and Chatham Preferences are 5 down, but Berwicks, British Preferences, and Great Central "A" are e to i up. Americans have recovered i to in most in- stances. while Union Preferences are 14 up. ana Atchison Preferences 1. but Baltimore are 1 down. and Missouri. Norfolk Preferences, and Readings t Canadian Pacifics are i up. Trunks Foreign Stocks very quiet. Chilian, Chinese, and Argentine lower. In Mines Westra-lians are quoted higher. Africans are also steadier. 2.50 p.m. Consols quiet: -Fall: Money 1-16. Account k. Rupee unchanged. Home Rails better: -Rise: Great Eastern 5, Hull and Barnsley i. North Eastern amd North British Preference J. Deferred and Caledonian Deferred g. Fall: Great Northern "A" and Ch: th ill Preference A, Midland Deferred 1, Chatham i. Americans firmer :-Rise: Union Pacific Pre- ference H. Atchison Preference 1. Oentral, Union Pacific. Denver. Ontario, and Northern Pacific ii. Preference, Canadian Pacific, Chesa- peake. Louisville, and Wabash Preference, i. Atchison and Erie Preference 1, Erie ana iill- waukee J. Fall: Baltimore 1. Denver Prefe- rence J, Norfolk Preference and Reading À. Trunks quiet:—Rise: Firsts i. 8econd. Mexi- ca.n Rails dull:—Fall: Ordinary i. Firsts J. Foreigners dull:—Rise: Spanish À. Fail: Argentine Water J, Funding. Chilian 1892 and 1896. Chinese Silver. and Gold Chartered 4, gen tine 1886. West Minas. and Cedulas F i. Mines irregular: -Rise. Brownhill 1. Angelo. Werrmer, Ivanhoe. and Lak e View 1, Roode- poorte. Geldenhuis. Nourse. Heriot. Langl. Modder, New Primrose, Horse Shoe. and Peak- hill 1 Fa.11: Robinson 4. Ferreira and May J. Bonanza. and De Beer i. Mount Lyell i. Ana- conda 5-16. Comet. Jumpers, Kalgurli, Gold Trust, and Utati 1. East Rand, Nundydroog, Chartereds. and Tinto 1-16. JUNING (AUSTBAI.TAN AND INDIAN). bso. Gold W.A. n Broken Hill Pro. 42/6 Burbnks B' th<l v 1] £ Chaffers 17/0 17s 6d Champion Beef. 5. Giden Hrse Shoe 15' 15S Do. l.inUs 2* 2 I Gre.t 38'6 39s Do. P's've'nce 14-g 14ys Hampton Plains 1* I Hannan'isK. Hill 11% j1% Hauuau's Proyit 3ft 3- [vajhoe 6 1614 Kaljnirli 11% 31 Do. North 1% 2 f,ady SLentou 2 T,ake View Coil. 21$1% Ldn. ft Gibe Fin 28/0 27s6d iMount M&lcom. 1& ljt (Market Trust. 6 0 'Mysore 5% Northern Tritry ft Ntiudy droop 3% 3-k Ooreg-unn Ord. 3ft Do. Pr"r 4 Peakbill Goldfis 6% 6% W. Aits. Gldfidn 24 2% Do. Joint Stk 6s liio Tiiito. 116 46% A)i«cO)id:i.. 10# 10% Mont T,Y*1I Ntli. 3* 3. Boston Copper.. 1ft '.Copper King Utah 8 7* !Le Roi 6. 6 MINING (SOUTH AFRICAN). Angelo 65i 64 Apex 4lir Ha.rn3t Consols 14 Bantjes 1% ] BulTelsdoorn. British S. Africa (Cbart,ei-ed) 2% 2ft ¡ City i Suburban 5 i Comet 2% 2ft j Coi sdGldflds of S. Africa DeE 61. 6i I Crown Beef 15 De Beers 25 & 25tt> JVrban E'odep't 5% 5 i East Rand 5fs S-lfe i Ferreira 21 20& Geelone 3 Geldenhuis 6 ',i (si Do. lieep 9& Glencairu 1% 1 Hend'rs'n Trsvl Henry Nourse 7& 7i, Heriot 6 6 Jagersfontein 13 Johaneebrg.Invt lb Jubilee S\' Jampeis 4% 4%; jlvleinfontein 2§ Kuigbt 4ft Lanfriaag-te 3 3Jj, Luip'rds Vi'Nw 14 Mashonald A gey 11 Ht May 4ft 4 Alejer ftCharltB 5" ilfodderfoateiii.. 9 9% New Priinvose. 34fc 3^ Nipel 2\ Oceana < ousd. -J! Kandfonteiu 2ft Rand .Mines 32^ Reitfontein It ItohiiiROii 9 Big Bose Deep 9 Salisbury 24 She"}8. 1 .„ >imiuer& Jack 1 50¡¡ S. AfricGoldTet 4% 4% TatiConcesgiou.. 1 Traji8va«l Gold.. 1& lit VanRyn 3ft Village Mainreef 8 Wemmer 12 12% Wolhuter 3" t

TO-DAY'S MARKETS. SUGAR. Glasgow. Tuesday.—The official report save:- Market flat. and. although the supply is lighter, refiners have accepted lid to 3d reduction on Saturday's prices. and a moderate business was done. The private report says: -Markoet quiet, and prices again easier. FISH. Grimsby. Tuesday.-Some 32 steamers and two smacks arrived with moderate catches; brisk demand. Quotations: —Soles, Is 5d to Is 8d; turbots. Is 6d; brills, Is to Is 2d per lb: plaice. 4s to 6s; lemon soles, 6s to 7e; whitohes, 6s; live halibut, 6s to 7s; dead, 4a to 5s per stone; live ling. 3s to 4s; dead, 2s to 3s; live cod, 4s to 6s; dead, 3s to 4s; live skate. 2a to 3s; dead, Is to 2e each; kit had- docks, 12s to 15s; gibbed, 17 to 20s per box- BUTTER. Cork, Tuesday.-Fir.-U, 93s per cwt; woonds. 91s; thirds. 79s; fourths, 72s; superfine firkins, 97s; fine mild ditto, 9ls; choicest boxes, 10ta; choiee ditto, 90s. Number of firkins, 430. WOOL. London, Tuesday.—The fifth series of Colonial wool sales commenced here to-day. meows. Buxton, and RonaJd offered 4.163 bales, Meaen. Jacomb 3,897 bales, and Messrs. Balme 4,203 bales. CATTLE. Salford, Tuesday.-At market: 2,824 cattle, 11,873 sheep. 147 calves, and 82 pigs. Quota- tiona:-Ca-ttle. 5d to 6id: sheep, d to 8d; calves, 5d to 6Jd per lb.; pigs, 7s 8d to 8s 2d per 201bs. There were more cattle and fewer sheep than last week, prices being lower and trade dull. CORN. Liverpool. Tuesday.—There has been a mode- rate spot trade in wheat at about the values of last market day—hard Kansas, 5s 8d to 6s Id per cental. Maize moved quietly at 3s W for prime parcels of mixed American. Flour: A retail demand at former rates. Beans and peas met a retail inquiry, and, with other articles, remained unchanged. HAY AND STRAW. London. Tuesday.-There were moderate sup- plies. and trade was steady at late rates. Quo- tatiOllS -Best clover, 70s to 100s; inferior. 60s to 70s; specially picked hay, 87s 6d; good ditto. 70s to 82s 6d: inferior, 456 to 60s; mixture and sainfoin, 50s to 85s; straw, 25s to 36s per load. POTATOES. London. Tuesday.—There were .good supplies, but trade ruled slow and prices easy. Quota- tions :—Essex and Kent Beauty of Hebrons. 60s to 75s; ditto Early Puritans, 60s to 758: ditto Snowdrops, 60s to 75* Lincoln, Reading Giants, and Up-to-Dates. 60s to 75s; Blackland ditto, 52s 6d to 62s 6d per ton. METALS. Glasgow, Taesftv.-Opening: Scotch steady; a small business was done at 696 4d and 69s 6d cafih and 69s 9d, 69s 8d. and 69s 1 month: buyers, 69s nd cash and 69s lOJd month; sellers. Id more. Cleveland steady: a small business was done at 678 7d cash and 688 month; buyers. 67s d cash and 67s lOd month; sellers, Id more. Cumberland easier; a small business was done at 74s 3d and 74s 4d cash and 74s 7d and 7ts 9d month; buyers. 74s 5id cash and 746 9d month; sellers ld mom. Middlesborough idle; buyers, 74s cash; no sellers.

Coo latt for tlaootilrattsn, -r DRAPERY.-Wante,d, Young Lady for General Trade.-Full parti first letter, Herbert Jones, Carlisle-street, Cardiff. 3266a26 rLet, Tudor-lane, good Stables: two floors.—For key to view and term* apply Mr. Morris, Tudor Printing Works, Tudor-road, Cardiff. a5262 GOVERNESS (experienced, certificated) Desires Be- engagement Morning or Daily Governess, Cardiff or neighbourhood; pupils prepared for examinationl- N 39, Western Mail, Cardiff. a25 FNE Warehouse, Hunter-street, Docks.—Williams and Hoare, 6a, Dalcross-st.reet, Cardiff. 3262a26 SWANSEA Tea and Coffee Service, every pieoo marked. Six Chippendale Chairs. Also Antoque F.ruitur,e.-Posroe, 115, Queen-street, Cardiff. 3264*26 "L-IOR Sale, good dark-bay Pony, about 12.2; Silver- r plated Harness and Trap. Also small Crank-axle Cart, nearly new; suit milk-seller, beer dealer, <fcc.— Can be viewed at 18 and 19, Muira-plaoe, Cardiff. 3265a22 WANTED, by experienced, thoroughly trustworthy Person, Situation as Working Housekeeper, where servant is kept; good manager.-N 59, Weeteno Mail, Cardiff. 3268a26 WANTED, a strong General Servant, for Bristol; wages. £ 12 a year; good character indispensable Apply 21, Neville-street, Canton, Cardiff. 3269a26 FOB Sale, good-bred Jersey Heiter, three years old, and Eleven good Pigs, ten weefc old.—Can b" seen any time, Hook, The Gardens, Velindra, Whit church, Cardiff. 3278822 WANTED, Howe-Parionrmaid —Apply, giving relr rences, height, and wages required. Mr EdMund, Achueld, Bridgend. iEittk