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An Interesting Young Person. n. "John! John!" I exclaimed, sinking into the chair. "it's a prize-fighter!" "Tom are right, my dear, it is," replied my husband, quitelcoolly. "And then? "They always beat their wives." "On the contrary, their wives are the only people who can beat them." "And all have broken noses." "Nature haa provided that Mr. Broosei's, at least, should be unsusceptible of farther flat- tening." "They use such bad, strange language. But what I most decidedly object to is the bring- ing up of boys to this profession who might not have selected it for themselves. That I never, never could forgive! Think of Tiddle- popa." "Think of a. mopstick! It's always a man's own choice. All the laws in the world can't make a man a boxer, nor all the laws in the world prevent it. He's born into the ring like a poet to Par- nassus; pugilism lays a maternal hand upon him and claims him. He slips into training as naturally as a young miss into dressing her doll. Nobody dissuades, nobody encourages." "When do you expect this man?" I said. shuddering. "At ans moment. And I am sure I may reJry upon you, my dear Cecilia., to receive him ,with as must affability as your not unnatural dislike to his profession will allow." Iasawred John that it would not be for the fecrrid person's own sake that I consented to receive him at all, but eolely for that of the Poor young creature by whom he would be accompanied. In him I already felt an uncommon interest. I pictured to myself the pretty (I was sure he was pretty), fair-com- plexioned boy, with golden curls, clinging like a* tender parasite to an- old gnarleff oak-gentle object of those caresses, that affection, which the roagh giant, hia singularly-chosen protector lavished upon him, alone of all the world! I wondered what was the youth's name. I asked to be told his story. "It is-a melancholy narrative, my dear," said John; "but, since you insist upon it, know that this lad's papa was carried off one morn- ing by a complaint in the throat, with such fatal suddenness, that the suspense, altogether, lasted but one hour. His mamma, having, I regret to say, a taste for strong waters, was offered a situation as workhouse nurse, but (in spite of the qualification I have mentioned) proving neither savage nor decrepit enough for that office, was quickly turned into the streets, where she was found lifeless beside a pump, having drunk from it in her despair. Mr. Brooser. noble-hearted fellow! saw and loved the boy. They are inseparable, at least— hm—for the present." It was, indeed, ag my husband had observed, truly pitiful tale. John saw that I was moved, and, probably thinking it a good moment to leave me to my reflections, kissed me. and went out for a ride. If the boy could only come without Brooser! But that might scarcely be. John said they werainseparable. After all, the man miglft not be so very rough! I heard the tramp of Jdhn's horse in: the caa-riage-sweep. He would be back in a couple of hours, and it was the most un- likely thing in the world that Broosy-poosy should come as soon as that. I found myself talking aloud, and addressing my darling, whom nurse had quietly brought in. Nurse had been dismissed to her dinner, and I was attempting to give Tiddlepops his first lesson in writing (it was a. kind of messy thing, that hit his fancy exactly), when Benjamin entered and announced- "Please, 'm, a. person." "Who is it?" "Pleam, 'm, he wouldn't give no name. I told him master was out, but be said the 'missis' would do. I was to say 'that party,' and you would be fly." "D—do you think, Benjamin, he would like to call again? "Please, 'm. I wouldn't like to ask him. He's a settin' in the 'all." "Does hQ want your master very particu- Jarly ? eø, he do. *m. very. He were to have gone to Captain Bishopses. but that gentleman's out a otter hunting, and the person he don't know where to take that other party which, is 4*1. He wants some medicnal advice, the per- soxl do. for the party, and likewise a. mug of beer for the person himself." After all, perhaps, he was a kind-hearted monster—an honest, right-minded rafflan. nld I consign such a man to the kitchen? "I hope not, 'm," said Benjamin, who caught the last word, half uttered, in my bewilderment. "Well. then, the housekeeper's room? "How'U Harriet 1ike it? said Benjamin, gloomily. Something had to be done. The creature might be already exasperated at the delay. rben there was the Novice to be considered. The child zflighfc be seriously ill, and no "medicuaP advice but John's waa at hand. I resolved to make the effort, and, drawing Popsy closer to me, desired Benjamin to show the stranger in. There was a step in the passage that made the house sensibly vibrate. The door opened., \]fD. Brooser," said Benjamin, faintly. <* Thereupon entered an individual whose •tature.I should rather under-estimate at six a la^g^leroi- coujUenance like a teaboard; the original flatness of his nose not having (contrary to John's theory) preserved it from a farther depression, the result of one of his many battles. The lower jaw was of enormous size. His hair was cut. very close, as if he had just come out of prison. "Servant, 'm," said Mr. Brcoser. bowing and closing the door with one and the same curva- ture of his gigantic frame. "C,-good morning, Mr. Brooser. Pray take a chair. I am sorry to say that my husband is from home, but I hope you will await his return. He cannot be very long." "Thankee, mum," replied Mr. Brooser: "sorry to ill-conwsnienee. Fact is, I don't know what to do about that other party what we knows on. I'm in a regular fix, I am." "What party, Mr. Brooser? "Why, that 'ere Novice o' honrn. What else coold I be thinking on?" said Mr. Brooser, with some severity. "True, very true! I exclaimed. "That is the very person of whom I 2m so anxious to hear the most minute particulars." "Nat'rally," rejoined my visitor. "You must know, then, that his inside "I beg your pardon, sir; for the medical part of the story I think my husband "Oh, 'tain't nothing particular, only you wanted for to know everything about him; consequently, as his insi-" (To be Continued.)

Passing Pleasantries. 1 Friend: Wait a minute-that won't do. You make your ghost vanish tnlto thin air? Author: That is the correct formula, is It not? Friend: But the scene is laid in London. Mother: When the boy in the other house threw stones at you, why didn't you come. and tell lIre? "Because, mamma, I can throw ihem back better than you. He's more likely to get hit." Tourist: So that's the oldest inhabit rent. One hundred and four years old. No wonder you're proud of tim- Native: I dnnno: he hain't done nothin' in this here place 'cept grow olil an' it's took him a long time to do that! Magistrate: You gave the plaintiff a severe blow on tho head—ip, there anything else you wish to add? Old Gentlema.n: My man, how did you manage to guess my weight so perfectly? Weigher: I aster weigh hogs- Jimson: Before Miss Thinleigh's father made his fortune she used to be long and lanky. Weed: Well, has she changed? Jimeon: Oh, yes. Now she is divinely tall. KittE: She isn't pretty, but she knows everything. Tom: Does she know she isn't pretty? Wool: A woman wearing an enormous bat sat ahead of me; she spoiled the play for mo, and I did for her. Van Pelt: How did you get even? Wool: Whispered audibly to the man next to me t-hat her hat wasn't on straight. Tommy: Mr. Y., my sister Laura said at table this morning that she thought you had the prettiest moustache thait 3he ever saw. Y.: You oughtn't to tell thinga you hear at table, Tommy. Tommy: But, she's going to give me a penny for telling you! Gent: What is the reason you charge twice as much for my cuffs as you did formerly. Washerwoman: Because you have begun making pencil notes on them. Gent: What difference dots that make? Washerwoman: The girls waste 50 much time in trying to make them out. STUPIDITY. Little Baas: Cousin Ldsbeth, what is stupi- dity? Cousin Liabeth: Oh, little Bess, stupidity is a state of mind otirerr people think we are in when th-ey can't understand wfeat we say. THIS YEAR. The Stocky Man: Lemme gee; you belong to a third party this year, don't you? "Nope." an-swered the man'with the wild eye, "I think the number of our party is eight." PAST FINDING OUT. "Do you think that fight was on the square?" "How should I know? Neither of the fighters is married." BUBBLE REPUTATION. Mr. Urban (at intelligence office): That last girl you sent Us is not satisfactory. Proprietor: What's the trouble? Mr. Urban: Weti, she can't wash and iron to suit my wife. Proprietor: But, my dear sir, think of the reputation for cooking she bears. Mr. Urban: Yes, of course; but we haven't any she bears or any other kind of bears to cook. RIGHT IN HIS LINE. "So the surgeon has agreed to take part in the amateur minstrels. What is his specialty?" "Bones." TWO SIDES TO IT. "Dicky, you never want to do anything 1)a" wants you to do." "Well, pa, 'taint my fault; why don't y' never aak me t' do oomepin' 'at I wa.ut t' do?" t HE WAS RESTLESS. "Mamma," said Jack, "may I go out to play ?" ".No, you must Bit still where you are." Pause. can't I go down in the kitchsn?" "You may not. I want you to sit., perfectly quiet." Anofther pauso. "Mamma, maynlt I sit on the floor and' play marbles?" "Now, my dear boy, I have told you twice that I want you to sit just whore you are and be quiet, and I msan exactly what I say." Third pauwa. "Ma. may I—grow?'* IN THE VAN. One hot day in summer the train for Edin- burgii arrived at Dunbar station very fuli- The militia had just been disbanded, and the platfom was crowded with home-going mem- bers of the "constitutional force,' who made a furious rush at the carriages. One who had been quenching his thirst pretty freoly jumped into a first-claas carriage, already full with, iia complement of passen- gers. "No room here, my man," quietly said a well-known Edinburgh D.D. "Well, where elae can I go?" growled1 the dis- hevelled warrior. "Go," replied the D.D., as he calmly pushed him out, "go where every British-soldier should bearoutt to fio—in t&e van."

Remarkable Outburst of Enthusiasm. TWO CROWDED MEETINGS AT EIGHT. LARGEST HALLS UNEQUAL TO THE TASK. Never in the palmiest days of radicalism in Cardiff have our opponents been able to get together such a magnificent and enthusiastic gathering as that which assembled at the Park-hall oiy Friday night. Although the meet- ing was timed for eight o'clock, qllite an hour earlier the vast hall was packed from floor to ceiling. There was not standing room, and the stewards found it necessary to direct thou- sands to Andrews'- hall, where an overflow meeting was held. Not only in numbers, but in unanimity and enthusiasm, such a scene has scarcely ever been witnessed at an elec- tion meeting. OVATION FOR MR. SHERIFF LAWRENCE. Mr. Sheriff Lawrence, who was received with tile singing of For he's a jolly good fellow and several rounds of cheering. said the first duty he had to perform was to tender to that magnificent audience his heartfelt thanks for the glorious reception they had given to him that day and also to Mr. Wyndham, a member of her Majesty's Government. (Hear, hear.) His duty now in rising was to pro- pose a resolution, and tho resolution be had to move was:— "That this meeting of the Unionist electors of the United Boroughs of Cardiff, Cowbridge, and Llantrisant expresses its unabated confidence in her Majesty's Government, and tend-crs it3 hearty congratulations upon the succesful issue of the war in South Africa." Sir John Gunn seconded th-e resolution. The Chairman then put the resolution to the meeting, and declared it to have been carried with two dissentients. MR, WYNDUAM'S SPEECH. Mr. Ceo. Wyndham, who was received with cheering and the singing of He's a Jolly Good Fellow," said: Mr. Cory, Ladiea, and Gentlemen,—It is a great honour to address sncll a meeting in such a town. I feel that honour, but I find it hard adequately to express my deep sense of it when you overwhelm me with the kindness of your greeting. Yes; it ia a. privilege, but it is also a great responsi- bility to take any part. however light by comparison with the really herculean effort's of your candidate during the last few days. It is a responsibility to take any part in such a contest upon isaues which are so grave. Now, the part which I have come here to take is simply this, to ask you to end. a supporter cf Lord Salisbury's Government to Parlia- ment. You observe that I say nothing about the merits of the rival candidates who are before you. Sir John Gnnn, who knows you, and whom you know, was perfectly within his right, within his duty, in pointing out how well Mr. Lawrence will bo able to serve you. Well, I have my own opinion of Mr. Lawrence, and it is a very high one. (Cheers.) But I feel I should be trespassing upon your courtesy if I went over tho bounds of what is purely political in this matter. I keep my opinion of him. I hope you share it. (Cheers.) And, therefore, the request which I make is a bold one. but it is JL j>urely political one. Now, if it is to be a reasonable request—I should be sorry to put forward any other—I must give my reason for making such a demand upon you. I noticed that there were a few hands held up against this resolution. I am glad of it. I wish there WBre more here to whom arguments could be more appropriately addressed than to yourselves, because so many of you agree in what I am going to sa.y. (Cheers.) Yes; but that brings me to the point. There is a great deal of agree- ment going about this country just now. JUSTNESS OF THE WAR. Some of our political opponents agree with us about almost every question of any interest to the public and of any importance in the opinion of the Empire. (Hear, hear.) But what I have to prove to-night, if I can, is that there is just a little difference between their agreement and ourselves—(laughter)—and that in any case, whether they agree or not. they are so circumstanced, owing to some of their friends— (laughter)—that they are unable to do the things that they jjish. see done. (Laughter a.nd "Htear, hear.") For the pttQwse of my argument, I will assume that the Oppo- sition candidate in this town agrees with every view that Mr. Lawrence holds. (Laughter.) I think I shall be able to show you that if you return that Opposition candidate you will hinder, but if yon return my friend Mr. Law- rence. you will help, the purposes upon which tbey are one--(bea. hear)—upon which they are one for the purpose of my argument. Now, what are those questions? In the first place, was this war just? (Loud aries of "Yea.") We think so—(oheerg and interruption)—but I don't ask anyone to give the verdict until I have given the argument. (Laughter, and "Hea.r, hear.") Well, most of us in this hall think it was a. jWJt war, and th-a Opposition candidate in this town, as well as a, good many members of the Opposition party, agree that it was a jnst war. (Hear, hear.) But just notice the difference in the measure of oar agreement. Here the Opposition candi- date insists, somewhat unduly to my mind, upon the action of the Orange Free State. 11 daresay you have read his speech. He says we had no quarrel with them, that their invasion of Natal was an outrage upon our dominion's, and that the war wa.s just. But you don't want to wait until you have been knocked down before you admit that the quarrel has been jnst- (Laughter and cheers.) rhey say that. as oar dominions were invaded, we had "to fight, but that. perhaps, something might be said about the way in which the war was conducted. On the other hand, we hold that the quarrel was just; but we ba-se our opinions upon a better giround. If it were a matter of how the diplomacy was conducted one side or the other, I should be sorry to find that we had gone to war. As a matter of fact, we waited, and waited, and waited; but there was something harder,behind it. (Hear, hear.) Men of our own race in the Transvaal had been for yea.ra denied the political, judicial, and industrial liberty and equality /to which they were entitled by the very pact and agree- ment under which a certain measure—as we now sea, a. dangerously large measure—of independence bad been given to that Republic. (Cheers.) WHY THE WAR WAS We hold, and we say, that the action of the Tra.nsva.al for many years past was a danger to the tranquillity of South Africa; that its eruptions over the borders laid down also in that agreement were a cause of fear and of constant menace to its neighbours. (Hear, hear.) We say that the hostility which it showed to the other states in South Africa, and notably to our own Colonies, by so arranging the railway rates—upon a railway held largely by foreigners living in Europe— we say that tha.t hostility was a thing alto- gether outside any legitimate interpretation of the fair bargain which we had made with them, however unwise that bargain might have been. Now, that is why that war is just—because they had broken their pledge to us. (Cheers.) The quarrel does not arise out of the manner or phras- ing of this or that dispatch—although, if you like, I am prepared to sustain every dispatch to which Mr. Chamberlain put his name. (Loud cheers.) I take the point which is now made. They say now that the dispatches were all right, "but you ma-de a speech in which you said the sands were running out." Yes, that was not a threat; that was a warning—(cheers)—and recollect that in even history which you can read about tha origin of the Crimean War you will find, then, one conclusion now held by all men, tht the mistake made by the Govern- ment of that day was, not to point out cleariv to the Emperor of Russia that there was a line beyond which it Wå6 not possible to go and at the same time preserve peace. (Cheanu Of all the efforts made to preserve peaco—and I know they were many upon our side last summer—(cheers)—I think the perfectly plain and intelligible pronouncements of Mr. Cham- berlain were certainly most sincere, and probably the most likely to see if success I* ad been possible, but it was not possible. (Ch#»rs,) THE JUSTICE OF THE QUARREL. And why? Here lies the justice of the quarrel. It dixe not arise out of mannerisms and punctuations in written documents. (Cheers.) It arises out of this, that we were determined that all white men in South Africa should have equality, to which they were entitled under the ajgia of the Empire. (Cheers.) And from the fact that the Transvaal Govern- ment was equally determined that one race- yes, and our own race—should be kept in subjection under the heel of the burgher— (cheers)—that is why the quarrel was just. (Renewed cheers.) You see, our plea is on a broader basis than the mere plea that yfa had to resent the invasion. Of course, you had to resent the invasion. (Hear, hear.) Cur plea ia on a. broader basis, and that is im- CATJSE TO FEAR. MACBETH: Thou cream-faced loon! Where g'o'gt thou that gool! look?' SERVANT: There is ten thousand MAC-BETH: Geege, villain? SERVANT: Soldiers, air. MACBETH: What soldiers. Patch? Death of thy soul! those linen cheeks of thine Are counsellors to fear. What soldiers, whey -faoe? SERVANT: The Unionist force, so please you. Macbeth. Act V.. Scene 3. [FROM SATURDAY'S "WESTERN MAIL." portant because people who live at distances in South Africa and in our Colonies can see and understand a broad plea of that kind, and we have spoken with no uncertain accent. (Cheers.) We have not qualified the view that the war was just by saying this step or that was regrettable and that is my cas-you must speak distinctly if you wish to be understood by your fellow-raen all over the world. (CL.) Well, I think that, although we agrea that the war was just, still, OUT form of assent to that proposition is mors useful than the form of aqsont which some of our opponents aN ready to give to it. THE NECESSITY OF THE WAR. I pass on to the second great question, Was the war necessary? New, ycu may think that those two questions are the same, but they aro not. There are many wars which would be juot but which you may not be in a posi- tion to tr-ka up, and not be bound to prose- cute. I am speaking to a chivaricHg race—to a romantic race—the Welsh—(cihoars)—and, aifter all, all the knights of old romances came out of Wales in the old chronicles—and you may ba shocked to flud a prosaic British statesman saying that you ought not to take up every quarrel that is just. But it is our duty to tell you that the Government of a country cannot behave like a knight eiraift in one of the old romances. There are many places :n which it would be just to go to war. It w-vn.M have been just to go to war with the Sultan of Turkey ion account of the Armenian massacres—(cheers)—just, but not necessary, for us, because we had many other duties to perform, the performance of which was a matter of much greater obligation. Egypt, South Africa, and West Africa were committed to our charge. We didn't dare, out of a sense of duty, go tilting against wind- mills, when there were men of our own race for whom we were responsible suffering injury and to whom these rights were refused. (Cheers.) But this war, just, was also neces- sary. Now, on that plea there was a certain amount of agreement between some of the Opposition and ourselves, but I want you to notice the difference in the character of that agreement. They say it was necessary be- cause our dominiorls were invaded. Of course, it was necessary on that score. Do you suppose any South African, any Cana- dian, any New Zealander is going to thank us for going to war when we were subjected to such an oultrage and such an injury? THE GOVERNMENT'S FORBEARANCE. Why, if we had not resented that we should deserve to be struck off the scroll of existing nations. (Cheers.) But we hold it was neces- sary on another ground, which, perhaps, does appeal to them. We hold it was necessary becartse in the early monUta of the year 1899 some 40,000 British artisans sent a petition, placed it in the hand's of Sir Alfred Milner, and said, "Will yon forward that petition to the Queen?" They were tired of waiting. Their rights had been denied them for nearly twenty years. They thought we had forgotten them. We hadn't; and I shall be able to tell you later how many other heavy duties lay upon our hands. Now. this Governmost accepts the whole responsibility of having concurred with Sir Alfred Milner that that petition ought to go forward to the Queen, and when once that appeal to Caesar had been made, unless our Empire is to become an empty name, it follows, as Lord Salisbury said, "Our hand having been set to the plough, we were bound not to draw it back." We tried to &void war. We ran risks to avoid war, for which we ars now attacked. We deliberately refrained from any form of ostentatious prepa- ration which would precipitate war, and for that we are now blamed. But we were confident in the justice of our case, and were determined to forbear from any threats so tong as we were permitted to persuade. (Cheers.) Now, I think you will admit that the view of the necessity of the war is a larger one than the view of those on the other side, who agree that the war was necessary; but, of course, there are many who hold a contrary view Why? I have touched upon armament, and I will deal further with it if time permits; but there is something which is more necessary to the security of this Empire than the more piling up of munitions of war in this* country. What gives the greatest security to men who livs by earning wages; those who have financial enterprises in various parts of the Empire? The public want some confraternity, some association in which they know they will assist each other in the time of crisis. (Cheers.) THE CREDIT OF THE EMPIRE. The security of our Empire depends, like that of any great banking undertaking, like that of the Rothschilds, Who have branches all over the world, upon credit. A bank cannot pay everybody at the same time. Now, the credit of this Empire is in very much the same posi- tion as financial houses. It depends upon our faith amongst ourselves that we wiU assist eaeh other when the necessity arises. (Loud cheers.) Well, that ie not a digression; but to come back to the question of the petition which was laid at the foot of the Throne. If wc, the oldest, the strongest, and the richest partner of this firm of Empire, had refused to go to the assistance of the youngest, and the weakest, and the poorest, do you not think we should have shattered the whole edifice of the Empire's credit right down to its base?, (Cheers.) That is why we agree that the war was necessary in a, somewhat larger sense than our opponents'. Some of them-a few—certainly not a majority of that party- have no organic conception of this Empire as a living whole. DR. CLARK AND MR. LABOUCHERE. Mind you, I am not bringing this charge against the Dr. Clarks and Mr. Laboucheres. I leave them right out of my arguments. (Cheers.) They are not worthy of any man's argument. (Cheerc.) I will even go so lar as to say they are the misfortunes and not the fault of the other side. Don't let us notice them. Dr. Olark, now in Paris, telling a peace conference that we "have committed a crime against humanity, is pursuing a course that doesn't des-erve to be called the course of a sane man. (Cheers.) His reason is like that given by Dr. Johnson of an eccentric of his- dav: The man does this to attract atten- tion. He would tumble into a hog's atye so long cts you tell him he oould come out of it." (Laughter and cheers.) But I will leave them out, and say that the great majority of our political opponents have not the same organic conception of the Empire as a living whole as we have. Well it is easily proved. They talk of South Africa as a little corner. Well, that is absurd. (Laughter.) I ha-ve ridden and driven all over South Africa. It is as large as Europe, and ten or eleven times as great as this country. The climate is better than that of Colorado. It is highly miueralic--d, and the whole munificence of Nature is there, and will fructify, when it is no longer frus- tra.ted by the narrow oligarchy we have over- thrown. Therefore, it is foolish to speak of South Africa as a little place. But size is not the point, though we are accused of caring for size. We have been called topical megalo- maniacs. (Laughter.) The point is that South Africa is a living limb of the Empire. (Cheers.) And when a living limb is wounded, you mufrt. tend it. If you don't, it will mortify, and when mortification sets in, any doctor will tell you that it will spread to every other vetn and every nerve, poisoning the body and pro- ducing coma, which passes by i naenaible gradations into death. (Cheers.) THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE WAR. Gentlemen, the third great question before us during this election is the question of what are the neoessary consequences of this war. The annexation has been made. MT. Courtney says he hopes it will be repealed. Mr. Morley h says it is the greatest blunder of all the blunders that have been committed. But I notice that in this evening's paper which reports that condemnation of Mr. Morley there is a report also of a speech made by another Minister of the Crown, a Colonial Minister, who is a Liberal, the Prime Minister of a Liberal party, who is of French extraction, who is of Catholic religion—I mean Sir Wilfrid Laurkr. That is not his view. He holds, as we hold, that these Republics must now be incorporated into the Empire for ever. Some-if you like, the great number—of the Opposition party hold that view, but they do not all hold it, and now It is a matter for you to consider whether you ought to send a supporter to a united party with a leader which holds that view, or to a P,rty-well, is it a party?-to a collection of political contemporaries—(laughter and cheers) —who differ about many things, and who differ most profoundly and most bitterly about this very question upon which we, one-half of that party, and the whole of the rest of the Empire are agreed. Now, what impression will you create if you send a member to support that collection? (Interruption.) I think I am arguing this point so fairly that the gentleman who, perhaps, disagrees with me will do me the honour of listening to the end of my remarks. (Laughter.) What is the position of a candi- date, we will say. sent to Parliament as a sup- porter of the Liberal party? Well, his position is not unlike one in which I have been, and in which, I dare say, some of you have been, the predicament of arriving at a railway station and being met by the stationmaster, who pays to you: "I a.m sorry, sir, but the train is being run in two sections to-night." Well, then. you know exactly what to expect—cer- tainty of delay, risk of collision, risk, almost certainty, that you will miss your connection. But in this Liberal train which is being run in two sections they cannot hopo to catch thei,r connections. The train is run in two sections In order tha.t one-half of it may catch the connection with the old Manchester —not the new Manchester—(cheers and laugh- ter)—the old Manchester school, but their trains have ceased to run and the other sec- tion goes alone in order that it may catch tho connection with the new lines of the Liberal Imperialist party. Yes; but their time-tables have not been published. (Laugh- terj QUESTION FOR THE ELECTORATE. It comes, then, to this. gentlemen, that the question wtrch you have to decide next Wednesday is which is the fittest of two I candidates to represent you in Parliament, which of two parties is able to carry out the views upon which we and a great many of our opponents and the whole of the rest of the Empire are agreed. Now, against that what argument can be brought? The argu- ment must be a strong e. They mush show that we are such poor creatures, we have failed so ignominiously, that it is impos- sible to trust any grave matter of public importance to our hands. Well, let us examine these charges. They nay that we have not fulfilled all our pledges. Quite true. But we have fulfilled a great many of them. I am not going into legisla- tion that has been pa-siged-locnl government, workmen's compensation, and other things. Olear, hear.) I know we have passed good legislation, and provided an atmosphere in which such things as Imperial penny D,iatag-- and the federation of Australia have been possible. (Loud cheers.) But whatever our record may be. does such a charge come well from the framers of the Newcastle pro- gramme? (Cheers and laughter.) Your can- didate has given you the number of promises they made and the number they fulfilled. (Hear, hear.) I prefer to say that before they came into power in 1892 they reared this monstrous fabric of promises—the Newcastle programme—»nd when they came into office they spent three years in demolishing the fabric and pelting each other with the ruins. (Loud laughter and cheers.) Then we are told that we have chosen the date for the dissolu- tion in order to take a mean party advan- tage. I think your candidate has dealt with that. If what I have said hitherto has anv sense or meaning in it you must say that an answer was required from the country upon jbe justice and the necessary consequences of the war. You must see that the' answer mn> .11. T-ODe> fcilat cannot be mistaken, and that that answer could not be given too soon, because would not delay have been taken up by some gentlemen who were using the present opportunity for creating mischief8 (Cheers.) REFUTING CHARGES AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT. We are told that we have sought to confine the issues of the election to a narrow and a^,ftcial isfme" 1 deny that H is narrow. (Ch-eer*.) The question is the broadest, and ;s fraught with the most far-roaching cons-e- quences than any question upon which the people have given their opinion since the days of the question whether we were to oppose Napoleon's attempt to overawe the whole of Xwrope. (Hear, hear.) I deny that it is arti- ficial. Our leaders hare not dictated an order (Loud cheers.) They have recognised a fact- (cheers)—that there should be no delay in giving the answer to our Colonies, and those who have come 0 our assistance. (Cheers.) There is another charge made against us—of unpreparedness in this war. I have met many of the minor items in that charge elsewhere and I will not run through them again. We have heard the last of the guns in the result art. Newcastle. (Cheers.) My point is that we before the war remembered the great frater- nity of the Empire, remembered that you can- not tell when an Empire ia scattered all over the world from what quarter of the world the call to arms may come. Therefore, we made general preparations, to meet any call made from any qftarter of that fraternity. (Cheers.) And it is enormously to the credit of Lord Lansdowne and Lord Wolseley that before there was a whisper of war they had done so mueh to be ready for any call from any quarter. (Cheers.) Before the war additional money was spent to give modern gum to our naval basis amounting to nearly 3; millions. (Cheers.) I could go on elaborating this to any degree. I could show you that the preparation we made was a proper preparation for the Empire which may have to support its different mem- bers in any part of the world. (Cries of "Go on and cheers.) WHY ALL SHOULD VOTE UNIONIST. Although you urge me to go on I muet have been up a long time. I must remember there Is a large overflow meeting, and if you will allow me I will deal with the charge that we were unprepared for war in the other hall, and it the gentle. men of the press will do me the honour to report me you will be able to read what I say in the papers to-morrow. (Cheers.) Other- wise I have tried to fulfil rny promise, and have tried to show that our party is better fitted to deal with the great questions that you have to decide than the other party. (Cheers.) For ail I know, the Opposition candidate 3 with ever agrees with every word I have said. (Laughter.) If he does, and if he thinks those questions so important as I think they are, as you think them, you know what he ought to do—he oug-ht to advise you to vote for Mr. Lawrence. (Cheers.) It is not we who are narrowing the issue. I have put the questions before you, ana we ask you to judge. We don't seek to oonflne your judgment to the present. Judge the paot--i-ndg- the past of both parties in respect to these great questions to the Empire. dvl-n you will have to say, "Did we miss the call of our Empire's destiny when it came to us in the distant voices of that peti- tion from British artisans in Johannesburg?" (Cheers.) And I ask you, would our opponents- ave heard that apical—coald they have heard it-above the discordant clamours of their own internecine squabbles? (Cheers and laughter.) POINTS FOR ELECTORS. And I ash you now to jndge the future. Are we or are CÂ7 best fitted tb turn to the best account rrjponse which was made to that call, not only by ourselves, but by every Colony and by every dependency of the Crown? Now, those are the two questions on which you have to vote. Your brothers in South Africt have had their freedom robbed from them. Our arms have given them that freedom back. (Cheers.) Will you at this clect:r/n speak with a. voice so loud and so distinct that we may be able to say to them, in the words of the British p-o-et:- "We confirm the charters that were yours before"? (Cheers.) Will you leave any room for mis- understanding, so that, going on with the next lines, we may again address our brothers in South Africa— "No parley now in Igrittin-aa one breath We are all with you now from shore to shore" ? (Ch-MTB.) 11 you wiil do that you will be understood in South Africa and throughout the country; but I must warn you you run the risk of heng misunderstood by & small section of the Opposition at home. You must stand with us-tho Government—subject to the unjust reproach that we seek to substi- tute the dominion of the Beer by the Briton for the dominion of the Briton by the Boer. You know that that charge is unfair and false. We love our Empire, we Imperialists, not because of its strength, but because of its great traditions of equal justice and equal liberty to all men. (Cheers.) We may claim for our Empire the tribute paid to the only other Empire of which history gives a history comparable to our own—the tribute paid to the Empire of Rome by one of her citizens. We, too, may say of our Empire, This is she who alone among nations took into her embrace those whom she had conquered, after the manner not of the master, but of the mother; called those to-day her citizens whom she had overthrown, and bound to herself by a chain of love the uttermost parte of the earth." (Loud cheers.) Dr. T. Wallace proposed a vote of thanks to Mr. Wyndham, and alluded to the work which the late Government had done in Egypt. If they had done nothing more than redwim the Soudan from slavery and persecution they deserved t-he warmest sympathy and heaviest support of the people of this kingdom- (Cheers.) Mr. J. W. Courtis seconded the motion, and appealed fto Cardiff not to be behind) New- castle in returning a Unionist candidate. The resolution waa carried with great enthusiasm. Alderman Trounce, in proposing a vote of thanks to the ohairman, stated that no place had prospered more than Cardiff under the late Unionist Government.. The motion was sc-condcd by Mr. E. C. Downing, and carried unanimously. The meeting then terminated with the singing of the National Anthem and "Rule, Britannia." Mr. Wyndham and Mr. Lawrence then left, amid a. storm of applause, to attend the over- flow meeting in Andrews-hall. DEFENCE OF THE GOYSRN MS NT'S WAR TRANSPORT. By half-past eeven tbe Andrews-hall, Queen- street, which was engaged for an overflow meeting, was packed with people, who had failed to obtain admission into the Park- hall. Mr. John Sankey, barriste-f-atlaw, in a very able speech moved a. resolution declaring their unabated confidence in the Government. At this moment Mr. Joseph Lawrence entered the building, a-nd was reoeived with a tremen- dous ovation. He eeconded the motion in a fighting speech, which will long be remem- bered by those who had the opportunity of listening to it. Mr. George Wyndham then addressed the meeting, and received a most enthusiastic reception. Speaking of the preparations for war, he said that the country had realised that our Empire was scattered throughout the world. They knew that the Navy was the first line of defence, and they believed that they ought to prepare in such a way as to be able to send troops wherever demanded. But. if they believed that, they could not prepare transports which would be exactly suitable to the physical conditions of the particular quarter of the world, and he would tell them why. The transports used in the war of 1882 consisted of wheel carts drawn by mules; the transports in the Soudan in 1885 consisted largely of camels, and the transport used in the war in South Africa this year perforce con- sisted principally of wagons fitted with special brakes—which took a long time to prepare- and drawn by irmlos, gathered from every quarter of the world. If they, therefore, thought they were to be ready to take up any quarrel anywhere, they must have ready at least five siternttive3 of transport. Everybody agreed that that was ridiculous. Gci-od work had been done. when it was not so popular as it was now, by his chief. Lord Lansdowne, whom he believed had been unfairly attacked, to his way of thinking, and Lord Wolseley, that veteran to whom they owed a great deal of gratitude. (Cheers.) Now, before the war commenced, in order to be ready for every kind of call—which tfie Government was bound to answer-the Govern- ment had spent nearly three-and-a-half millions in placing modern guns in the coast fortresses, not in England only, but all over the world. And why did they do so? First, because the Navy was the first line of defence, and if the coaling stations and cable centres were not safe, then the Navy would be an expensive sham, a danger, and a snare. (Cheers.) In the second place, the Government devoted two millions of money in order to add men to the establishment of the home army, so that that. home army should be able to provide the garri- sons of those naval stations, for India and for Egypt; and before the war was heard or dreamt of the War Office had added nearly 29,000 men to tho home army. (Cheers.) They did that by increasing the attraction of the Army, by paying the soldiers better pay, giving them better clothes, and building better barracks for their accommodation, and in this way they spent an additional sum of eight millions of money. (Applause.) They spent £ 290.000 on purchasing appliances and in order to provide rifle ranges for the Volunteers. (Cheers.) They had spent huge sums on the war. but apart from that the Government had spent £ 17,361,000 on general preparation to meet possible calls from all quarters of the Empire, (Cheers.) A MESSAGE TO WALES. The Right Hon. George Wyndham, Sir John Gunn, and Mr. Sheriff J. Lawrenoe entered1 inscriptions upon the visitors' book at the Cardiff Working Men's Conservative Club on Friday evening. Mr Wyndham's inscription wa,s: Friday, October 5, 1900. George Wyndham. I shall never forget the lesson that Wales can teach the Empire. Her chivalry and enthusiasm and romance are needed to make us realise the lofty ideal of our destiny upon earth.

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T o-M orrow's Preachers. LLANDAFF CATHED1AL, THE SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY.-Ia residence, the Very Rev. tho Dean and the Ven. the Archdeacon of Llandaff. Eight m.: Holy Communion. Morning: Smart, in F; Litany; anthem, "But the Lord is mindful" (Mendelssohn); hymns, 243 and 257: preacher, the Archdeacon. Afternoon: Arnold in A- anthem, "Remember now thy Creator" (Steggall); hymns, 520 and 477; preacher, the Rev. Minor Canon Skrimshire. Offertories for CatliedTal Expenses and Choir Fund. ANGLICAN CHTJBCHISS. All Saints' (Adamadown-square).-8.30 and 11.0 a.m. and 6.30 p.m.).-M-orning, Rev. T. Richards; evening, Rev. W. Swimerton (South B. Africa.) St. Dyfrig's.-Morning, Rev. Cyril Hughes; evening, Rev. H. A. Coe. Eglwys Dewi Sant (Welsh).—Morning, Rev. Griffith Thomas; evening. Rev. T. Richards. St. James's.-Morning. Rev. O. H. Griffiths; evening. Rev. C. Feetham. St. John's.—Rev. R. Shelley Plant. St. Mary's Mission (Bl'aenclydach-street).—Even- ing, Mr. H. J. Thatcher. St. Mary's (Holy Communion at 8 a.m. and 11 n,.m.).-Morning, the Vicar; evening, Rev. W. E. Boys. St. Michael's (HOdge-row).—Morning, Rev. W. E. Boysf evening, Rev. G. W. H. Harding. St. Monica's (Cathays) (Harvest Feativali Ser- vices).—Rev. A. B. Parry. St. Stephen'Morning. Rev. A. G. Russell; evening, the Lord Bishop. BAPTIST. Ainon (Welsh) (11.0 a.m. and 6.0 p.m.).-Rev. R. John (Tondu). Albmy-road.-R,ev. A. 0. Hopkins. Bethel (Mount Stuart-square).—Morning, Mr. B. John; evening. Pastor Davies. Ebenezer (Pea-ri-street).-Morning, Rev. Ca-leb Joshua,; evening, Rev. Seth Joshua. Longerooo-street.-P,ev W. T. Lee (pastor). Hope (Cowbridge-roxd).—Rev. T. W. Medhurit (pastor). Llandaff-road.—Rev. Robert Lloyd. Salem (Boath).-Rev. T. T. Jones. Siloam (11.0 a.m. and 6.0 p.m.), Rev. W. Harries. Splott-road.-Me.rnin, Rev. T. Davies (Docks); evening. Mr J. W. Evans. Tabernacle (The Hayes).—Rev. Charles Davies (pastor). (The Parade).—Rev. James Baillie. Victoria (Eldon-roacI).—R°v. J. 0. Hughes. BIBLE CUBIST IA IT. Cowbridge-road (Canton). Morning, Rev. Cooper G. Hawken; evening, Rev. W. 8. Welch. Diamond-Street.—Morning, Rev. W. 8. Welch; evening, Rev. M. de J. Lark. Miskin-st.ree.t.-Morning, Rev. M. do J. Lark; evening, Rev. Cooper G. Hawken. Subject of seirmon, "God Choosing a Man: An Election Sermon." CALVINISTIC METHODIST. Cathedral-road.—R/e-v. D. J. William, B.A. Clifton-iStreet.—Rev. R. J. Rees, M.A. Frederick-street.—Rev. J. M. Lloyd (Blaina). PlasneWydd (Koppoch-street).—Rey. J. Pulfcwi William's (pastor). Salem (Canton).—Rev. R. C. Lewyg. B.A. CONaIM--mGATIOITAL. Bethlehem (Welsh).—Mr. Tom Davies (Bryn- aman). Central (Queen-stt).-Rev. W. Spurgeon. Obarles^street— Rev. J. Williamson, M.A. Ebenezer (Welel-i).-Rev. H. M. Hughes, B.A. Hannah-street.—Rev. A. J. Underwood (Waun- llwyd, Mon.). Minny-street (Welsh).—Rev. T. Hughes, A.T.S. Richmod-road.-Rev. W. Cadwaladr Parry. Roath Park.-Rev. Silas Charles. Severn-road.—Joseph Evans (student). St. Paul's (Cowbridge-road').—Rev. J. Harrop Walker. PHJESBYTEBIAN CHURCH OF WALES. FORWARD MOVEMElTT CENTRES. C,I,iv,L-road.-Rev. F. H. Leybourne. Crwys-hall (Cathays). — Rev. J. Williams (pastor). East Moors Hall.—Evening, Rev. J. Pugh. Fitzroy street hall.—Morning. Evangelist Jones; evening. Evangelist Barker. Grangetown-hall.—R«v. W. Watkim Williams 1 (pastor). Memorial-hall.—Rev. Seth: Joshua. Mooriand-road-hall (Splott) (11.6 a.m., 3.0 p.m., and 6.30 p.m.).—Morning, Mrs. Putrh; after- noon. Dr. Pngh; evening, Rev. 71. Ti. Howell. Saltmcad hall. — Mr. D. Robert Davies (Pcnarth). PRIMITIVE METHODIST. Cottrell-road.—Morning, Rev. J. J.J. Shenton; evening, Mr. J. Gorman. Da!ton-st-rect.-)T-.Drning, Mr. J. Hancock; evening, Mr. R. Lethbridge. Mount Zion.-Morninr. Mr. Worthington; evening, Mr. F. Denty. ,Severn-read.-Morning, Mr. S. Pinch; even- ing, Rev. J. WTrifctock. ROMAN CATHOLIC St. David's (Charles-street).—Evening, Bishop Hedley. SCOTCH PRESBYT^ERIASr. Roath Park.—Rev. W. E. Shaw. TTITITED METHODIST FITEM CKURCIE. Cathays-terrace.'—Morning, Mr. Howell; even- ing, Mr. German. Nowport-road.-R,ev. T. P. Dale. Penarth-ro-.td.-Morni-ng, Mr. W. D. Baker; evening, Rev. H. Fry. UNITARIAN. Weat-grove.—Harvest Festival (collections for Indian Famine rand.-R-ev. J. TysIsul Davies, B.A. WESLEYAN. WESLEY CIRCUIT. Wes!-ev,I-foriiing, Rev. W. R. Maltby; evening, Rev. Ov.en Watkins. Crwys-road (Cathay i).—Morning and evening, Rev. W. Gouldie vLoncIon). Roath Park.—Morning. Rev. Owen Watkins; evening. Rev. T. Gladding. Whitchurch.—Morning. Mr. A. W. Hunt; even- ing, Rev. W. It. Maltby. CANTON CIRCUIT. Conway-road.—Morning, Rev. W. Maltby; even- ing, Rev. E. A. Buchanan. ,Cla,['c-gal-doens.-},.[orning, Mr. G. J. L. Ford; evening. Mr. P. Stuclvey. Ludlow-street (Grangetown).—Morning, Mr. A. It. Tanner; evening, Rev. W. Maltby. Victoria Park.-Morning, Rev. E. A. Buchanan; evening, Rev. T. Miller. Ely.—Morning, Rev. T. Miller; evening, Mr. J. Martin. LiondafT.—Morning, Mr. C. E. Abbott; evening, Supply. LOUDOUN-SQUARE CIRCUIT. People' 8-hal 1.—Re v. A. E. Balch, M.A. Angelina-stre-et.-Evening (8.0 p.m.). Sister Kate. ROATH-ROAD CIRCUIT. P-o&th.-R,B-r. T. G. Hartley (Manchester). Broadway.-Morning, Rev. A. E. Salmon; even- ing, Rev. R. Wostenholm. Splott-road.—Morning, Rev. H. Woatenholm; evening, Rev. A. E. Salmon. Llanishen.—Morning, Mr. T. Wooten; evening, Mr. W. S. Warren. PENARTH CIRCUIT. Arcot-street.—Morning, Rev. W. D. Pellets- evening, Rev. J. Jen-kin. Trinity.Morning, Rev. T. May; evening, Rev. S. Y. Richards. Cadoxton.-Morning, Rev. S. Y. Richards; even- ing, Rev. T. May. Barry.—Morning, Mr. J. B. L. Anderson; even- ing, Rev. W. D. Pellett. Barry Dock.—Morning, Mr. G. Pile; evening, Mr. A. E. Beynon. Barry Island.—Morning, Mr. W. Fowler; even- ing, Mr. N. Hughes. Dinas Powis.—Morning, Rev. J. Jenkin; even- ing, Mr. J. P Panniers. Eastbrook.—Morning, Mr. J. P. Panniers; even- ing, Mr. N. Hughes. Y.M.C.A, Three p.m.: Speaker, Mr. M. Burt. Seven p.m.: Speaker, Mr. Gammon. Where only one name is given the saane preacher officiates a.t both services. "Exupt where otherwise stated all the ser- vices referred to in this column commence at 11 a.m. and 6.3ft p.va.

BARQUE WRECKED AT SEAFORD. During the height of the gale the Norwegian barque Sagatum, 500 tons. Captain H. Simen- sen, was driven ashore on Friday in Seaford Bay, just to the eastward of the Martello Tower. The Sagatum arrived off Newhavon on Thursday morning from Pitea, laden with wood. During the day the force of the gale increased. and big seas broke oontinually over the vessel. About 4.30 the cable parted, and the movement of the vessel was watched with intense excitement from the shore. Sail was set. and the captain made an effort to get his ship to om, but without avail. The Saga,tum was driven ashore, the mainmast going as she struck. An exciting scene fol- lowed The coastguards from Blatchington, under Chief-officer Porter, quickly established communication by means of the rocket apparatus, and the captain and his daughter and orew of nine men were saved. The ship is a total wreck.

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For Sailors' Friends. r Henry Bra.nd left Plymouth for Penarth 4th. Black Swan left Portland for Rouen. 5th. Gemini left Havre for Cardiff 4th. Quickstep left Havre for Swansea 4th. Mercator left Savannah for Newport 4th. Matthew Bedlington arrived Barry from Lon. don 4th. Trong'ate arrived Taganrog from Genoa 4th. Oswin left Constantinople for Kertch 5th. Dora left Rotterdam for Penarth 5th. Ely left Gibraltar for Genoa 4th. Cliittagong arrived Reunion 30th. Taff left Gibraltar for Genoa. 3rd. Thornaby left Arehangel for Bordeaux 3rd, Oakby passed Bruiisbuttel for Reval 4th. HeTBcbel left, Huelva for the Mersey 4th. Ashby arrived Brunsbuttel from Reval 4th. Haxby passed St. Vincent for Cape -own 3rd.

SHIPPING CASUALTIES. Friday. Tisza., Austrian steamer, arrived Naples machi. nery slightly deranged; repairing at Naples. Charles P. Knight, brigantine, previously re- ported in dangerous position, is now stranded 620 yards east coastguard station, Westward Ho. Tasso.-H-all telegraphs: Steamer Tasso, pre- viously imported aground Middle Sand, floated this afternoon; returned to dock for examination. Bahia.-Ha,mbuirg telegraphs: German steamer Bahia, previously reported aground, floated; now safe in harbour. Batavia, German steuamer, inward bound, is aground at Schoilau; is being lightened. Ankares.—Great Yarmouth telegraphs: Ger- man barque Ankares, previously reported, is now being towed ashore on Gorleston Beach. Sagatun. Seaford telegraphs: Norwegian, barque Sagatun, Pitea for Newhaven, wood. aDchored in roads, parted cables and stranded; will become total wreck; crew landed. Ulleswater, steamer, of London, laden, left Shields yesterday, was picked up east Tyne and towed into port with broken tail-end. shaft; now moored Cleland Slipway. Babette. Bordeaux telegraphs: French schooner Babette, from St. Pierre for Miquelon, grounded in river;, floated with assistance, without apparent damage, un- less to bottom.

!1! I! J! (0) H1!! 1 FMDl nVMFMT Uilli I L-W I IH I u u io-niisdg WAGES employ ment and higher wages. The "Labour Gazette" for January, 1900. says—" The upward move- ment in wages which commenced in the latter part of 1895 and continued during 1896, 1897, and 1898, was fully maintained in 1899:" liiiiilliiiiiiiiili <°) iiiiijjjjjiiliiijirf

"EVENING EXPRRSS" SPECIAL. MONDAY'S ARTICLE. On Monday next Mr. Alfred Gibson, of the "Star," will write on "Some Great Games."

FOOTOALIi PORTRAITS. The demands upon our space during General Election-'times are so great and so emergent that we are compelled to defer for a week or two any further groupa of football players' portraits.

LOCAL CLUB RUNS. CARDIFF JOCKEY CLUB C.C., October 13 Newport I October 17 TafPs Well and Radyr October 27.Barry Island YNYSYBWL C.C. October 6 Merthyr October 13 Miskin

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Zweena. Gravesend telegraphs: Steamer J Zweewa, from Madeira, proceeded London Dock. in tow, machinery defective. Charles P. Knight.C.-ew of Charles P. Knight, of Newport, landed Clovelly by lifeboat; vessel off Westward Ho, very dangerous position. Vertroirwen, Dutch kuff, Bo'ness for Limfjord, coal, ashore entrance Lemvig; bad posi- tion; vessel, cargo totally lost; crew saved. Duisburg. Hamburg telegraphs: German steamer Duisburg, outward bound, aground Schul au. Senno.-Ilelain.-forg telegraphs: English barqne Senno, which went ashore near Reval, towed in leaky; must dock survey, repairs. Tasso, steamer, Hull for Drontheim, general, grounded Middle Sand, Hull; remains, expected float high water. Port Said telegraphs: Canal again open for traffic steamerB under 45ft. beam. Aurania, steamer, London for Cardiff, arrived Portland slight defect circulating pump. Han3 p.eter.-Malmo telegraphs: VesBel Hans Peter and British steamer, name unknown, collided. Former badly damaged. Latter- proceeded; damage, if any, unknown. Kirkdale, British barque, from West Coast of South America. for United Kingdom or Con- tinent, previously reported having etranded, tcwed into Lima; making no water. Calchfaen, steamer, Garston for Sligo, coal, put into Londonderry boilers leaking. Marie and Sunbeam.-FIsinore telegraphs: German steamer Marie, Aberdeen for Cron- stadt, arrived in roads yesterday damaged by collision with trawler Sunbeam, of Aberdeen; Marie has proceeded. M,ona-rch.-Liilea, telegraphs: Steamer Monarch, from Burntisland, coal laden, touched on bar in entering, and remains; holed in bow below water; forehold full water; blocking channel. Uman, pase-enger steamer, grounded yesterday on Renholmsgrund and sank; only top of funnel out water; crew and passengers saved. An tares. German barque, previously reported stranded on Shipwash. is being towed into Great Yarmouth Roadstead by three tugs,, waterlogged. ■ t