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EARL ROBERTS'S REFORMS. How to Get Better Brains for the Army The Press Association says it is understood that the Commander-in-Chief is considering the best means of placing commissions within Ae reach of men who, in spite of their educa- tional qualifications, do not possess the private Incomes which have always been necessary to maintain positions in the Army, and especially in cavalry regiments. Lord Roberts, since he assumed the post of Commander-in-Chief. has done away with a great deal of the gold lace and finery which are a source of unnecessary expense to the commissioned ranks. His per- sonal efforts have secured the curtailment of regimental subscriptions, and hundreds of officers are now availing theU1selv,es of the gerviceB of Government tailors-a concession which has only recently come into force. Lord Roberts is said to be strongly in favour of increasing the payment of young officers, in Jider to widen the field from which suitable candidates can be obtained, and his recom- mendations are stated to be under considera- tion.

THE NEWPORT SUBSIDENCE. Buildings Supposed Secure. The premises at 181, Dock-street. Newport, occupied jointly by Messrs. W. and R. Cook. of Bath. and by Messrs. Mason, of Glasgow, "wholesale clothiers, and tenanted by Mr. W. E. Ballantyne. their agent, which last night Save, as it was feared, some evidence of subsi- dence by the unaccountable smash of the plate giass in the window, is considered by building experts to be secure so far as they can see. There may have been some slight settling of the windows, causing the fracture, but beyond this they do not think there is anything to canse alarm, and, consequently, no steps towards shoring up the building are deemed necessary.

Organ Recital at Cardiff. A couple of special organ recitals will be given at the Conway-road Wesleyan Chapel. Cardiff, on Wednesday afternoon in connec- tion with the inauguration of the new organ that has been built in the chapel. The instrument has three manuals, with 32 voice stops and eight couplers. The specification appears to have been drawn up with con- siderable taste, and the voicings adopted are complete in their capabilities of affording good musical effects. The recitals on Wed- nesday will be given by Mr. Herbert Fricker. Mus.Bac. and F.R.C.O.. who is city organist a-t Leeds, a position of considerable impor- tance in the musical world. Mr. Fricker "as won golden opinions at Canterbury, Leeds. "nd elsewhere by his skill as an organist and his ability as a musician. Mias L. Wakelin, I.R.A,M.. will be the soloist. The recitals tvill commence at 3.30 and 7.30 o'clock. Admis- sion will be free, but there will be collections On behalf of the organ fund.

Another Case of Sacri lege In the Windsor district thieves visited Snn- ningdale Church. Ascot, making an entry by breaking a handsome stained-glass memorial window. The poor box was wrenched open. and its contents were abstracted, but the thieves overlooked anothel box containing a larger sum of money. The thieves also over- looked the valuable Communion plate.

SERIOUS LAND SUBSlDENUc. An alarming subsidence of land took place h Newcastle on Monday, the large paint works )f Messrs. Holmes, consisting of three storeys, iollapsing into a huge hole 40ft. long by 20ft. leep. On Saturday something was felt to be wrong, and the works were closed and the laid idle. The ground, it is stated, was *e "ite of an. old pit-shaft- 0-

S rOP PRESS Latest Telegrams "EXPRESS" OFFICE, 50 p.m. fetting-—5 to 1 agst Snnrlorne, 4.0—Ondulee. 1; Haresfield. 2; Genius. 3. 4.0—Also ran: Fistiana and Brissac. Betting 9 to 4 agst Ojidule^.

Merthyr Collieries, MR. EVE'S VALUATIONS. Attempt to Avoid Further Litigation. A special meeting of the Merthyr Union Assessment Committee was held on Monday afternoon for the purpose of considering the question of having a round-table conference between the committee and the colliery owners with a view to the avoidance of any further litigation in respect of the new valuation of the collieries made by Mr. Eve. Mr. Thomas Williams, J.P., presided. The Clerk (Mr. F. T. James) said that after the last meeting of the committee he wrote to Mr. Wm. Jenkins, of the Ocean Coal Com- pany, communicating the resolution they passed, whereby the committee declared their willingness to meet the colliery owners, and he had since received a reply from Mr. Jenkina stating that he had conferred with several colliery proprietors whoae properties were s-mated within the Merthyr Union, all of whom expressed approval of the committee's suggestion that a round-table conference should be held. Mr. H. W. Martin, J.P.. suggested that the committee and the colliery owners should meet together in a friendly way without having- valuers present. If they could not agree, then let another meeting be held and have the valuers in attendance. Mr. J. Rogers said he quite agreed with Mr. Martin that in the first instance it would be well that the committee should meet the colliery owners without valuers. Mr. Martin said he thought it would be an eye-opener when the committee's valuer explained how he had arrived at the valua- tion. He had not been to see the collieries; he had valued the collieries without looking at them. The Chairman: Has he been to the offices to examine the books? Mr. Rogers: No. The Clerk said Mr. Eve was an expert valuer, and he had made a valuation. No one knew at present how he had arrived at it. In all other cases where they had had an appeal against the valuation of special property by an expert valuer they had expected the expert valuer to be in the room to advise them. Mr. E. Edwards, J.P., raid it would not be fair or right to discuss the matter in con- ference in Mr. Eve's absence. The Chairman said they ought to see Mr. Eve in the morning before tlio conference, and in the afternoon let them meet either with or without the valuers, as they thought proper. After further discussion it was decided, on the motion of Mr. J. Rosess, seconded by Mr. Martin, that the conference be held on the 10th of December at twelve o'clock, and that the committee sit at 10.30 to meet Mr. Eve, to understand the principle of his valuation and to be posted up in ail particulars, so as to be enabled to discuss the matter with the dif- ferent appellants, the conference between the committee and the appellants to take place without the presence of the committee's valuer or the appellants' professional advisers. It was tacitly understood, however, that Mr. Eve should be within call during the con. ference,- and that any professional man engaged on the owners' side should be per- mitted to be also within call.

The Coal Trade. MEETING AT TREDEGAR. I Speech by Mr. Alfred Onions. A meeting of the Tredegar Valley branch of the Miners' Federation was held at the Tem- perance-hall, Tredegar, last evening, a very large attendance being presided over by Mr. T. Davies. Mr. Alfred Onions, miners' agent, addressed the meeting, and explained that the object of that series of gatherings was the education of each other in the principles of the great move- ment in which they were all interested. Every effort was being made to secure the establish- ment of a living minimum wage in South Wales, and in this connection he took that opportunity of complimenting the South Wales and Monmouthshire colliery workmen upon the splendid loyalty and discipline exhi- bited during the last two or three weeks. (Applause.) Among the thousands of intelli- gent and thoughtful men there were men who had their doubts as to the soundness of the policy adopted by their leaders, but they had responded with the most commendable unani- mity to the call of the twelve men who ordered the stop daye. Up to Wednesday of last week the employers had been threatening this and the other, or some one had been making threats for them. The men's leaders did not divr.lge to the public or to the em- ployers what course they were going to pursue, so that the market should not be disturbed. There was that advantage in sus- pending—not relinquishing—(applause)—the policy of ordering stop d."ys; it had the effect of allaying the disturbed element in the market, and they hoped to be able to judge, apart from the information they possessed, the effect it had upon the market. (Applauee.^ Mr. Onions said it was pretty well under stood that no rupture would ensue. Some of the employers, he believed, were prepared to discuss the question of a minimum wage, and if they would tell them the point at which it would be fixed, and if it was high enough, there would be no need for further stoppages. (Applause). Mr. Albert Stanley, miners' agent, Cannock Chaee. also addressed the meeting, and said that. although considerable progress bad been made, they were still far short of the rudi- ments of the justice to which they were entitled. A man was a little more valuable than a ton of coal, and the first charge upon an industry should be the wages of the work- man. (Applause). Votes of thanks to the speakers and chair- man terminated an enthusiastic meeting.

WHAT 18 A CATHOLIC P" Lord Hugh Cecil's Definition. The Right Hon. Lord Hugh Cecil, M.P., in moving a vote of thanks to the auditor of the Trinity College Theological Society, on the isolation of the Irish Church, said he fancied he traced an element in that address of the ritualistic movement in England. With that sentiment he did not agree. He read in a paper in England the other day a serious pro- position. that they should leave the Thirty- nine Articles from amongst the formu- laries of Japan. (Laughter.) Nothing could be more absurd. He regarded the Thirty-nine Articles as a movement of statecraft, if nothing else. (Laughter.) Referring to the Church of Rome, he wished it to be clearly understood that he did not join in the once- prevalent belief that the Church of Rome was anti-Christ. (Hear, hear.) What, then, became of the antagonism to that Church? He believed that the King might define himself aa a Protestant simply in his Coronation oath. ("No. no.") A Voice: What is a Protestant? Define it. Lord Cecil: Simply not a Catholic. ("No, no," and a Voice "Your definition is utterly wrong," applause, and cries of "No.") There were people who expected to find the Pope behind every door and a Jesuit hiding under every table. (Laughter.) Indeed, in his opinion he believed many conversions to Rome owed their origin to exaggerated antagonism. (Applause, and "No, no.") He pleaded for a greater feeling of brotherly love and sym- pathy between their Church and Rome,

FIERCE GALE. Great Damage to Shipping. WRECKS ROUND THE COAST. Vessel Ashore at Milford Haven. The Press Association Dover correspondent telegraphs that a fierce gale is raging in the Channel to-day, and the mail packets to and from the Continent are having extremely rough voyages. News has reached there that a barge belonging to Pearsons Îs ashore off the Foreland, near St. Margaret's, and the har- bour tug and lifeboat have gone off to her assistance. Huge waves are continually dash- ing over the vessel, and the crew are clinging to the rigging. A later message says the crew of the ship ashore at the South Foreland have been saved by being hauled up the cliff. The ship ie tile baage Jaspar, belonging to Pearsons. The tug has returned to dover damaged by the rough seaB. The Gale in the Bristol Channel A severe south-westerly gale is also blowing in the Bristol Channel to-day, and the waves are running high. Ship Ashore at Milford Haven Lloyd's agen,t at Milford Haven telegraphs that the schooner Yarra. from Strangford Lough for Milford Haven for orders, with potatoes, went ashore on the rocks. The gale still continues to rage. Ship Sunk on Thames Haven The Press Association says Lloyd's agent at Gravesend, telegraphing th!s morning, announces that the steamer Cato. of and for Hull, has returned there considerably damaged, and reports having been in col- lision at 4.30 a.m. with the British ship Loch Veil achar, from Melbourne with general cargo, which was at anchor off Thames Haven. The latter vessel wa.s struck on the starboard bow and afterwards foundered. Her crew were saved and landed at Gravesend, but one man was injured. Fishing Smack's Skipper Drowned. A telegram from Folkestone states that a large number of vessels are running for shelter. The fishing smack Shamrock entered Folke- stone Harbour early this morning and reported the loss of her skipper, William Pegden. It appeared that a sudden gust of wind caused the oizzen mast to fall, and that two of the crew were knocked down. Subse- quently, Pegden was found to be missing. He leaves a widow and four children. Man Killed in Belfast. A terrific storm of wind and rain swept over Belfast and the North of Ireland all last night, and id still racing. While two clerks, named Miskimmen and Weir, employed in Messrs. Ewarts and M'Crum Watson and Co.'s linen warehouses, were proceeding to business this morning along Shankhill-road a high wall was blown down upon them. 'Both were terribly injured. Miskimmen died soon after admis- sion to the Royal Hospital, and Weir is in a precarious condition'. Floods at Blackburn. After fourteen hours' heavy rain at Black- burn, the River Blakewater overflowed its banks this morning. The adjacent streets are submerged, and the water floodoo the lower rooms of the houses and business premises. The water rose with great rapidity, and considerable damage has been done. The low-lying Country in the Pleasington district now presents the appearance of a monster lake. A later telegram says:—The River Blake- water is still rising. The centre portion of Blackburn is four feet under water, while the streets are submerged, and blocks of build- ings isolated. People are being removed from the houses in carta. The electric tram. ways are stopped. Rail is still falling. Crew Rescued at Tenby A heavy southerly gale was to-day expe- rienced at Tenby, causing a terrible sea in the bay. At about one o'clock the schooner Jeannette and Jean, of Portmadoc, bound to that place from Porthcawl. with coal, parted her anchor and hoisted a signal of distress. The lifeboat was immediately launched, and effected the rescue of the crew. who were landed at the Royal Victoria. Pier at about 2.15. Serious Floods at Todmorden. Serious floods occurred in the Todmorden District today, owing to incessant rain. The streams were swollen to their full extent, in some places the embankment being over- flowed. Dwellings were flooded to a great depth and cellars filled with water. The roads are like rivers, and large tracts of land are under water. Many mills and schools have had to be closed. The contractors of the water and sewage works hae suffered heavy lose. Exciting Scene at Sunderland During the gale the schooner Harriet, of Bridport was washed on the rocks at Sunder- land. Of the crew of four one was washed overboard and drowned. Two others leaped into the sea and endeavoured to swim ashore. Seeing they were exhausted, a man named Ward roper swam to their assistance, and got one to the sea-wall, but failed to hold him. Eventually the two men were washed ashore, dreadfully exhausted. The other man remained aboard Exciting Scenes at Dover. The gale at Dover to-day has prdduced quite a series of mishaps. The crews of the two barges wshed ashore are safe. Three or four vessels are showing signals of distress. A vessel ran ashore at the South Foreland, but the crew were rescued, and were hauled up the cliff by the coastguard. Outdoor Work Suspended. A terrific suth-easterly gale prevails to-day off the Tyne. Shipping movements are stopped, and river traffic partially interrupted. All outdoor work at Shields is suspended. Telegraphic Delay. The Postal Telegraphs Department gives notice of probable delay in telegraphic com- munication with Scotland.

The Police-courts. 10.. CARDIFF. THIS DAT.—(Before Messrs. C. H. EVANS and T. H. STEPHENS.) ALLEGED DISORDERLY-HOUSE. John Gorman, 38, was charged on a warrant with keeping a disorderly-house at No. 24, Angelina-street, on the night of the 12th inst. Margaret Gorman, 36, the wife. was charged with assisting in the management. Police-constable Wheeler spoke to watching the house, which, he said. was in the occu- pation of the male defendant, on the night in question. On entering suspicions were con- firmed, and upon what was seen proceedings were instituted. The man, who was in bed and, apparently, asleep when caught, said he didn't know anything about it. The woman on being told she would be prosecuted said. "And a b good job. too!" After they had been taken to the police-Eta tion John Gorman said, "I'll have my own back with you yet." The woman said, "You v. ill have to prove it first." Police-constable Charles Jones gave corro- borative evidence. Prisoners called witnesses, who swore that they occupied apartments in the house, that there was no room for anything improper, and that, as a fact, the place was innocent of immorality. Mr. Stephens, re-calling Police-constable Wheeler, said he had given his evidence ex- ceedingly well, and he was just the sort of policeman they liked to hear. Still, as a matter of law, tho case was not sufficiently strong, and would be dismissed.

THE SENSATIONAL ARREST AT CARDIFF. Meeting of Garlick's Creditors. A large meeting of the creditors of John Brooks, alias Garlick, was held at Hull to-day. He escaped from Stafford Prison two years ago. and established saw mills in Hull, develop- ing these until he had four branches. His liabilities amounted to JB1,700, and the assets are over £1.200. When he absconded his em- ployes, numbering over 100, threatened to fire the mills. He now awaits trial for escaping from prison. The prisoner, it will be remembered, was L arrested at Cardiff.

The Coal Tax. PROTECT FROM NORTHUMBERLAND Correspondence has parsed between the secretaries of the Northumberland Coal Trade Board of Conciliation and the Chancel- lor of the Exchequer with reference to the following passage in the right hon. gentle- man's speech at Bristol:—"As to the coal due, he was glad to observe that only the other day a body certainly not prejudiced in favour of the coal duty. the Board of Con: ciliation in Northumberland, composed of representatives of owners and miners, stated that they could not trace that it had had any affect on the price of eaal in the quarter just ended." "This," wrote the secretaries, "would appear to suggest that the sales of coal were entirely unaffected by the imposition of the tax, but what was actually found at the meet- ing of the Conciliation Board was that pay- ments of the tax had not to any extent entered into the realised price for the quarter referred to. because practically all the coal delivered during that period was sent in pursuance of contracts made prior to the introduction of the Budget, and. there- fore. it was clear that the ascertainment of selling- prices could only be affected to an infinitesimal degree by the payments of the tax." The Chancellor of the Exchequer's reply contains the following:—"I am desired by the Chancellor of the Exchequer to say that it appears to him that he correctly represented your view as to the effect that the coal tax had not affected the price of coal in the quarter ending September 30. He said nothing as to the reason of this, but he would point out that. though undoubtedly a very large proportion of the coal delivered during that period was sent in pursuance of contracts made prior to the introduction of the Budget, there was a considerable quantity which was liable to the duty."

THE BRECON OUTRAGE Prisoner Sent to Penal Servitude At the autumn assizes for the the joint counties of the Brecknock and Radnor held at Brecon to-day (before Mr. Justice Phillimore) Henry Tudor. 22, described as a, farm labourer. was indicted fo feloniously assaulting and robbing Margaret Williams and using per- sonal violence towards her at Llanddew, near Brecon, on the 26th of uAgust last. Prisoner was also indicted for criminally assaulting and outraging the said Margaret Williams at the same time and place. Tudor pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to nine years' penal servitude.

ALLEGED LUGGAGE THIEVES. At the Westminster Police-court, London, to-day Captain Hugh Mordaunt. alias Fraser, and Edward Lynch Blosse, otherwise Major" Blosse, were committed for trial— Mordaunt on a charge of stealing a kit bag, the property of Mr. W. H. Hopkins, J.P., of Darlington, and both prisoners on the charges of obtaining and attempting to corruptly obtain a reward, and Blosse on charges of fraud. The bag contained the books of a colliery company. It was stated by Mr. Roath. who appeared for Blosse, that in a previous report of the proceeding it was mistakenly alleged that Blosse had obtained money by false cheques. In fairness to accused, he was sure the allegation as to false cheques would be contradicted.

German Ambassador in London Berlin. Tuesday.—It is officially announced to-day that the Emperor has acceded to the request of Count Von Hatsfeldt Wildenburg, German Ambassador to Great Britain, to be allowed to retire from the diplomatic service on the ground of failing health.—Reuter. Hi? Majesty has addressed the following autograph letter to the retiring Ambas- sador — "Dear Count Hatzfelt,—I have learned with deep regret, from your request of October 30 last, that you wish to be relieved of your present post, and to be allowed to retire into private life. Regard for the state of your health, which, unfortunately, is not satisfac- tory, obliges me to grant t hi". request. I feel, however, impelled to express to you on this occasion my imperial thanks for the excellent services which, during the forty-four years of your official life, you have rendered to my predecessors on the throne, to myself, and to the whole fatherland." The Emperor con- cludes as fal10ws :In conferring upon you. my dear count, in token of my goodwill, the order of merit of the Prussian Crown, the insignia of which I send you herewith, I express to you the hope that it may please God to grant to you for many years to come the rest so well deserved after a life full of work—(Signed) "WILHELM."

TO-DA V'S MARKETS. CORN. Liverpool. Tuescfav.—Spot market had the usual attendance, and only a quiet business was done at Friday's prices to the turn lower —latest December 58 9id sellers. Flour: Demand steady and unchanged; local millers prices unchanged. Maize: Only a quiet con- sumptive trade, resulting about Id per cental over Friday—mixed American, 5s 3?d to 5s 4Jd; Plata, 5s Old to 5s 03d per cental. CATTLE. Salford. Tuesday.—Smaller supply both of cattle and sheep, hence, in spite of bad weather, trade was better and prices sligbt'y in favour of sellers. About the same number of calves in market as last week; trade improving and quotations against buyers. Quotations:—Cattle, 4W to 6Jd; sheep, 6d to 73d; calves, 5d to nd per lb. FISH. Cardiff, Tuesday.—Good supply and fair demand. Quotations:—Turbot, Is; soles, Is to Is 4d; lemon soles. 7d; mullet. Is; halibut, 7d; brill, 8d; eels. 8d; whitebait. Is; and shrimps. 4d to 6d per lb.; cod, 2s 6d; hake, 2s 3d; head- less whiting. Is 9d beat plaice, 3s to 4s 9d; whitches, 3s; gurnet. Is 4d; bream, Is 4d; skate, 2s; haddock, 2s 9d; conger, Is 8d; and finnons, 2s to 3s 9d per stone; mackerel, 4s 9d per score; bloaters, 3s; kippers, 2s 6d; and red herrings, Is 9d to 2s 6d per box of 60; oysters, 3s 6d to 4s; and herrings, 4s per 100. Grimsby. Tuesday.—About 40 boats landed a moderate supply, and there was a fair demand. Quotations:— Soles, Is 4d to Is 6d; turbot. 9d. brills, 7d per lb.; plaice, 3s to 3s 6d; lemon soles, 4s 6d to 6s; whiting, 2s 6d; whitches, 5s; live halibut. 7s; dead. 4s to 5s per stone; live ling, 2s; live cod, 6s to 7a; dead. 4s to 5s; live skate, 4s; dead, 3s each; kit haddocks, 14s to 17s; gibbed, 20s to 26s; live dabs. 15s; live cod- lings, 16s; dead, 14s; gurnets, 5s per-box; live coalfish, 30s per score. BUTTER. Cork. Tuesday.—Firsts, 94s per cwt.; seconds, 86s; thirds, 77s; fourths. 70s; superfine, 99s; fine, 90s. Mild: Choice boxes, 96s. In market: 146 firkins. SUGAR. Glasgow, Tuesday.—The official report says: -Good business done at steady prices. The private report says:—Demand continues good and prices firm. PRODUCE. • » London, Tuesday.—Sugar: Home refined un- changed, with moderate business; German granulated, ready and December, sold 8s 4 £ d; beet quiet—January-March sold 7s Gd. May 7s 9d; cane sales small, but fairly steady. Coffee: Auctions steady; futures quiet—May done at 39s 6d, September 40s 6d. Cocoa sales r.eglected. Tea: 18.000 chests Ceylon went fairly steady. Rice and jute slow. Hemp quiet and unchanged. Linseed oil firm. Tur- pentine steady. Shellac strong—March done at 130s. POTATOES. London, Tuesday.—Heavy supplies, but the demand showed no recovery, and busineps. consequently, was carried on very slowly. Quotations:—Best Lincoln Up-to-dates, 60s to 70s; Blackland Up-to-dates, 40s to 45s; Lincoln maincrops, 80s; Reading Giants. 45s; Snow- drops, 60s to 70s; British Queens. 50s to 65s; Hobrons, 60s; Wisbech Up-to-dates, 50s to 60s per ton. HAY AND STRAW. London, Tuesday.—Fair supplies, and. the demand being maintained, a fair business was done at recent values. Quotations:— Best clover. 95s to 110s; inferior, 80s to 90s; specially-picked hay. 117s 6d; good ditto, 108s; inferior. 80s to 90s; mixture and sainfoin, 90s to 110s; and straw, 28s to 40s per load. METALS. Glasgow. Tuesday.—Opening: Scotch strong; small business done at 55s lid six days; buyers, 55s cash; sellers. 55s 2Jd cash. and 54s 6d month. Cleveland quiet; small business done at 43s lOd and 43s 10;d cash. and 43s lljd and 438 lid month; buyers. 43s 10id cash and 43s lid month; sellers, 43s 11 Jd cash and month. Cum- berland quiet; small business done at 588 lid cash; sellers, same; no buyers. Middlesborough idle; no opening report.

Football. WELSH CUP COMPETITION. Those near neighbours, Aberaman and Aber- dare. are now the only South Wales teams left in the competition for the Welsh Cup, and it is probable a mutual understanding will be IU" ived at so that an application will be made petitioning for the exclusion of the clubs from the forthcoming draw, so that they may fight it out either on the Aberaman or Aberdare ground. This would mean something ap- proaching a three-figure gate. Of course, if the clubs have to take their chances in the draw, it is likely that both teams will have to go North to play off their ties.

A JURY CENSURED. Llaneliy Perjury Case. "MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE," Strictures by Judge Phillimore. At Carmarthen Assizes on Monday (before Justice Phillimore) William Thomas, Five Roads, and Thomas Griffiths. Minhurtach. both farmers near Llaneliy, were indictwt jointly for procuring and aiding one Ann- Thomas, a servant in the employ of the lOr. mer, to commit perjury in a case heard at Llanelly Police-court on August 14, wherein William Thomas was charged with keeping a dog without a muzzle. They7 were also charged jointly with conspiring to defeat tb? due course of law, and singly with corn mitting perjury personally at the same court. and with procuring one Thomas Jones to commit perjury in their favour- The casi had been partially heard on Saturday, when Mr. S. T. Evans, K.C., M.P., opened for the prosecution. On Monday his junior, Mr. Ber- tram. conducted the case for the Crown whilst Mr. J. Lloyd Morgan, M.P.. appeared for the prisoners. The nrst witness called for the defence wae Joseph Stone, a woodman on the Stradey Estate, who said that the carcase of a dog of the kind in question had been found in a ditch on Iros Farm, near Five Roads, on Friday last, the day preceding the opening of the assizes It was very like the dog brought into court that morning. Michael Buckley, another woodman on the same estate, said he had been sent on Friday last by his foreman to trash a hedge on Iroo Farm. and there he found the carcase of a dog in a ditch. He related his discovery to bis fellow-workmen, who at once said, Well, then, it must be Wm. Thomas's dog." One of them then fetched Wm. Thomas, who upon seeing the carcase said, That is my dog, right enough." The dead dog was a black and tan sheepdog, with white breast. Mr. Bertram: Would not a dead dog that had been exposed to the weather for four months during midsummer be more decom- posed ?—Witness: I don't think so" because it was in a dry spot and covered with grass, and not exposed to the Bun and weather. W. Davies foreman woodman on the Stradey Estate, corroborated, and added that the dog produced in court that morning was the pro- perty of Thomas Griffiths, Minhurtach, and not Wm. Thomas's. John JoneB. Bryngroesfach, also gave evi- dence of having heard Wni. Thomas telling Thomas Griffiths to send home the dog brought into court that morning. The conversation took place in Thomas's slaughterhouse, and he (the witness* knew that the dog was the property of Griffiths. Mr. Lloyd Morgan in his address to the jury dealt strongly with the view that the police had mistaken Griffiths's dog for the dog with regard to which Thomas had been charged under the Muzzling Order, and which it was contended was the d-vad dog discovered on Friday. The. whole difficulty had arisen out of that mistake. It was incredible that two respectable farmers would go to such trouble and commit such a wicked act in order to avoid a fine of 5s. for such a trivial offence as having an unmuzzled dog, which did not in any way affect their character or repu- tation. Mr. Bertram commented upon the discovery of a dead dog on the day preceding the opening of the assize as a most extraordinary occurrence. In summing up, his Lordship said it was an extraordinary case which implied a con- siderable amount of indifference to truth. It exposed a very sad state of things, because if they found prisoners not guilty it must follow that Anne Thomas and the brothers Thomas and John Jones had committed most wicked perjury at the hearing that day, with- out any apparent reason for doing so. If the dead dog discovered on Friday was the dog on account of which Thomas had been sum- moned in the poiice-conrt, it was a very remarkable thing, because Thomas had sworn that that dog had been buried by John Jones. Again, the dog brought -nto court that morning had been found tied up by the leg at Minhurtach, and the suggestion was that he was tied up in order to prevent him returning to Thomas's farm, which was his proper home. His lordship said he was afraid there had been a grtat deal of persistence of a certain kino in the case, and if what he had heard was true, there had been can vassing of gentlemen who might be called upon to act as jurymen. He did not say that they in the box had been canvassed, but he had heard lhat canvassing had been going on. If the story for the defence was an honeet one, did they not think that the defen- dants would have at once sent ->>r the police to see the carcase? A veterinary surgeon could then have been sent to examine and report upon it. It wo,Jd have been at the eleventh hour, do doubt, bat they could have told the jury and himself on. Saturday, when the'case was on, that a dead dogr had been found in a ditch the night before, but nothing of the kind had been done, a.nd no oppor- tunity had been given to investigate the extraordinary story. The jury retired, and the court adjourned for half an hour. Upon resuming, his lord- ship ordered the jury to be brought back into coart. whether they had agreed upon their verdict or not. On the jury being brought into court it transpired that they had not agreed, and the Judge said he would not send them back. After considerable hesitation the jury then returned a verdict of Not guilty." His Lordship, speaking very deliberately, said :-Gentlemen, you have done very wrongly. It is a plain case. You ought to have found the prisoners guilty. It is your verdict, and they are entitled to their dis- charge on this indictment, and I suppose it would be useless proceeding with the other indictments. Mr. Bertram said he did not intend pro- ceeding on the other indictments. Judge: It is most unfortunate. The other indictments were then read out by Mr. Glascodine (clerk of assize), in order to obtain the formal verdict of the jury. his Lordship remarking, It is a miscarriage of justice, and. therefore, I do not know that it is any use." Addressing the two men in the dock, the Judge said, in measured tones: I believe the jury would have done a kinder part to you if they had convicted you, as you ought to have been convicted. It woald have been better for your future moral conduct and consciences if you had been found guilty, for I am afraid you will now go home and say you can defraud justice and perjure your- selves, apd get yonr friends to defraud justice and perjure themselves, because you know that a Carmarthenshire jury will not con- vict. I only say. in justice to the young girl. Anne Thomas, ard the yorng man Jones, and the police, thru. as far as I am concerned, I believe their evidence. You may go, and— (turning to the jury)—you may go. too. His Lordship gave orders that the dog was to be given to whoever applied for it. He made no order, all both men might claim it. (Laughter.)

DIAMONDS IN A BAKING DISH In the King's Bench Division yesterday Mr. Justice Ridley and a common jury heard the case of Geffen v. Steyerman, an action by an errand boy, aged sixteen, by his father as next friend, to recover from lis employer, Mr. Max Steyerman, a diamond broker, of Hatton Garden, damages for malicious prosecntion. The plaintiff, it was stated, entered the defendant's service, early this year at the defendant's establishment at 105, Hatton- garden. which eonnisted of two rooms on the I!.econd tioor and one room on the third floor. There was no housekeeper at 105, but at 106. next door. a Mrs. Bell acted in that capacity. She lived on the top floor, and, when the pre- mises were closed, if the postman came to 105 she came out on the balcony at 106 and lowered a tin baking dish by means of a pulley, into which the letters were put and pulled up by her. When the plaintiff came at half-past nine in the morning she let the baking dish down with the letters and the key of the defendant's premises. On March 7 the defendant was expecting a registered letter containing some diamonds, and when he arrived at half-past ten he asked the boy if such letter had come. The boy said no, and went and asked Mrs. Bell, who said she had given such a letter to him. The plaintiff denied having received the package, which, it was said. contained diamonds of the value of JE900. The defendant charged the boy at Clerkenwell Police-court, whence the boy was committed to the sessions. He was acquitted on March 19. During the time he was awaiting trial, however, he was kept in prison. Subse- quently, a Mrs. Carter, in cleaning up the defendant's room on the third floor, found the registered packet on an old dilapidated wash- stand. and brought it to the defendant. On this coming to the knowledge of the plaintiff he brought this action. The Judige, at the close of the plaintiff's case, held that there was not an abscnce of reason- able and probable cause, which disposed of the claim of malicious prosecution. In regard to the claim for false imprisonment, the jury also found a verdict for the defendant. Judgment for the defendant accordingly, with costs.

A Hint to Hawkers. An old woman was charged at Jarrow yester- day with hawking without a licence. Afté-r hearing the evidence, the Bench decided that. as she was offering a natural, and not an artificial plant for sale. she was not within the scope of the Act. The Chief-constable contended that she sold the pot which contained the plant, but the magistrates held that the pot was a gift with the plant, and dismissed the caae.

Terrible Fatality. BRYNMAWR DOCTOR'S DEATH. Wife Seriously Injured. A distressing fatality occurred at Brynmawr this morning, which has caused a painful sen- sation in the district. Dr. George Henry Browne, medical officer of health to the Brynmawr Urban District Council, was driving in a trap down Queen- street, with Mrs. Browne, when the horse bolted, and in turning the corner of the Griffin Hotel Dr. and Mrs. Browne were thrown violently from the trap. The unfortunate lady and gentleman were borne into the Griffin Hotel with all expedition, but Dr. Browne was so terribly injured that he died within five minutes, his skull having been severely fractured. Meanwhile Mrs. Browne lay in a precarious state, suffering seriously from shock to the system. However, after a short stay at the hotel her condition permitted of her removal to her home, The Hermitage. Dr. Browne was a justice of the peace for Breconshire, was medical officer under the old local board, and, as previously stated, held a like position under the urban district council. He was, too, for some time chairman of the Brynmawr Conservative Association. -0-£

un the Stock Exchange LOCAL FINANCE. CARDIFF, Monday (4.30 p.m.). The commencement of the fortnightly settle- ment to-day has to some extent restricted new business, with the result that few transactions are reported. The general tone is firm. Rail- way stocks are stronger, and bank shares steady, whilst colliery shares have slightly improved. The Miscellaneous and Mining share departments show iittle ehange:- BUSINESS DONE.-OFFICIAL MARKINGS: RAILWAYS. Great Western Ordinary, 136 (cash). Port Talbot Prefs. 5 (cash). COAL AND IRON. Internationals, 5 (new account). MISCELLANEOUS. Channel Dry Dock Ordinary, 10 (cash). FLUCTUATIONS OF QUOTATIONS.-ACTUAL: RISE: Great Western Railway Ordinary, 135J—6 £ to 136-7. lONDON FINANCE. LONDON, Tuesday (1.30 p.m.). Money Market quiet. Call loans about 2i three months' bills 31, but some brokers are not, takers under 3g. Calcutta transfers. 15 31-32d.; Bombay holiday. No gold premium owing tr, holiday. On the Stock Exchange business is very quiet, and markets rather easier in tone on realisations. Consols are 6 down for Money and the Account. Home Rails weaker than at the opening. Brighton "A" and North Western 1 down, Dover "A" J, Caledonian Deferred, Great Eas- tern. and Great Northern Deferred j, British Deferred b. Americana are irregular on realisations, but a good undertone prevails. Union Pacific Prefs are 3 up, Erie Pref 1. Wabash Debentures ?, and a number of others i to 1, but Union Pacifics arc 3 down. Milwaukees, Chesapeake, New York Central, and Southern Rails i to J. Trunks a to | easier. Foreigners supported on firmness of Paris. Mines firm, except Westralians. AUSTRALIAN, INDIAN, Ac. Op. CI. Op. CI. Af>so. I VV A. X'g Nun<lyrli( 2% l>r.ken Hill Pro..06/0 New.. 2% BrilliantSt. Geo. 1 Do. J'rp New 3% Champion Iteer. 5% Parings Coiibois 3/6 Glden l!orsSl /> 30% I'enkliill (ioMll- 2 Do inks 1. Sons ef Gwalia. 2% Great Finral 13% W.Aus iJl.ltH 1$. Great Boulder \9/3 "joT" 45% Do P's',e ne,- 10 Rosalind Gt. W 1% Do Mainreef Aluicmxiu 7 Hamiin's H. Hill 3# M'.i-nt. T.jell 4 Hannnu's Oroya 2{| Do North 2% Ivaahoe 8$i Huston Copper.. Kalg-urli 3^ Copjier King Do South 2% Utah 5 Kootenay T,e Ttoi Lske Vi. Cell. 7/ l'o No 2 Lon. JcGlobeFin. — Thais-is 6 Mas»t«aDd Harry Strattons 1 Mysoie 6 Wiilu Gold 5JJ- *Ex div. SOUTH AND WEST AFRICAN. Op. CI. Op. C1. Angslo 0'% In 111 nei8 4S Apex 'T-is Sfniftht, 7ft Aslmnti 24 z% Bnrimto Consols 2% Do Block B Hi'biani 2% M'sh'-naliiAgcjr 1§ Bjnanza, 5-& May 4 Hntisii S. Afsicn Hat'beleGoWII (Chartered! jMejer AChnrltn 5-S British GoldC't 2% •Vod'!«r.'o»tein. HA City A Siihiirhaii 5% 'Mozambique J# Claudes Ashanti lfe New Primroir.. 3JJ Cf>i>s<3 Uldflds of N'i«al S. Africa Def 7-ft Do Deep 1,^ Claudes Ashanti IS New Primroir.. 3H (Jlddda of :-¡itf61 2 S. Africa Def 7* Do Deep 1A Crown Beef 13% rJceana Conad. 1§ De lieer* 38ft Hnudfoiiteim 2$ Duuravea Ht Un»d Mines )0 TJ'rban K'odep'l 43» Rhodesia Ltd, K&fttRaart. !liohitiKou 9% Funti Consols. 1A new HOlle Deep I' Forreiru 19fe .snlisbury Vk Grelonir. 1% ,Selukwe 1% Gel<ienh'.ji« 5ir oSmuer & Jack. 6 Do Deen 10-j» S. Xsfie Go!dTi Globe & Phoenix 4% TrausTyii Gold. GoldCoast Ami. 8% Do Dorala'm't 1ft Herlot 6 United I'hodesin *t- M"cersfentei" 21% :Village Mainref 7% Jehanesb g Invt 2 Wassau 5ft Jubilee 5% Willeuthby Co, TRAFFICS. Great North of Scotland.— £ 117 increase. Highland Eailway.— £ 606 decrease.

ENGLISH CRICKETERS IN AUSTRALIA. Collapse of the Englishmen. The Oval, Adelaide, Tuesday (10.40 a.m.).-It is raining here this morning. 1.15 p.m.—Play will be resumed after lun- cheon. A telegram has been received from the King acknowledging the congratulations sent to him upon his birthday. The match was resumed in the after- noon. The South Australians continued their second innings. The South Australians were all out for 207. Blythe took five wickets for 45 runs. 4.15 p.m. Mr. MacLaren's team opened their second innings requiring 320 runs to win. Score:- In their second innings the Englishmen were all out for 86 runs. The Australians thus won by 233 rune. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.—First inning*. F. Jarvis, o Lilley, b Gunn < F. Hack, b Braund 2 C. Hill, b Barnes 107 G. Giffen, b Gunn 7 J. E. Reedman. c Qiraife, b Braund 4 E. H. Leak, at Lilley, b Blythe 39 Bailey, c JelloSOp. b Barnes 15 J. Matthews, c MacLaren, b Blythe 11 J. Mackenzie, not out 37 E. Jones, c Lilley, b Barnes 2 J. Travers, c MacLaren, b Barnes. 0 Extras 6 Total. 230 SOUTH A USTRALIA.-Second inning. Jarvis, c and b Braund 7 Hack, run out 41 Hill, c Blythe, b Barnes 80 Lea.k. run out 11 Reedman. c Jessop, b Blythe 31 Giffen, c Lilley, b Blythe 19 Bailey, c Quaife, b Blythe 2 Mackenzie, c Gunn, b Blythe 0 Jones, c MacLaren, b Gunn 0 Matthews, c Jones, b Blythe 6 Travers, not out 4 Extras 6 Total 207 MR. MACLAREN'S TEAM.-Fi,rst innings. Braund, b Jones 7 Gunn, c Hill, b Giffen 21 MacLaren, b Jones 3 Quaife, c Bailey, b Giffen 28 Hayward, b Giffen 1 Tyldesley, c Travers, b Giffen 4 Jessop, b Giffen 38 Jones. b Giffen 0 Lilley, c Leak, b Giffen 2 Blythe, b Travers 0 Barnes, not out 8 Extrae 6 Total 118 MR. MACLAREN'S TEAM.-Second innings. MacLaren, at Mackenzie, b Travers. 6 Jones, not out 3 Extras l Total (one wicket) 10

Mr. Charles Evans's Old Cardiff Mr. Charles Evans writes that the Messre Milton referred to in his letter yesterday were not "brothers and corkcutters," but "bottlers and corkcutters." They were. as a matter of fact, father and son.

Mr. Chamberlain's Minion." Mr. Joyce, M.P. for Limerick, addressing a meeting of labourers at Galway last night. in support of Mr. Lynoh's candidature, denounced the Hon Horace Plunkett, Unionist candidate, as Mr. Chamberlain's minion, The speaker said Mr. Lynch was a hero and patriot, willing to die for Ireland. Mr. Lynch, he added, would be elected for Gal- way.

Trade and Shipping. LOCAL CHARTERING TRANSACTIONS CARDIFF. EXCHANGE, Monday. The outward freight market was moderately active, with rates steady for Mediterranean ports, and the Islands, Bay, and coa.sting quotations remaining as last reported:—The following comprise the day's operations: — OUrnirARD-STEAMERS. Cardiff to Genoa, option Savona, 5s 6d (Cyril). „ Genoa, option Savona, 5s 41d (Northfield). „ Marseilles, 7f (Sharistan). P, Havre, 4s lid (Crimea). „ Havre, 4s 4Jd (Speedwell) Passages, S8 11d (Active) London, 4s lid (Cairnbham) Las Palmas, option Teneriffe, 6s (Peerless) „ Brest, 315 lOd (Bangarth) „ Konen, 5s (A. K. Thorp; Malta. 4s 3d (Zoe) „ Singapore, 12s (Eig) Lisbon, 5s (Rupel) Lisbon, 4s 9d (Crimea) Waterford, 4s 6d (Volana) Barcelona. 6a 6d (Marzo) Swansea to Honfleur, 5s (Rochefort) „ Bayonne. 6.25f (Corrwg) ALLEGED BOYCOTT OF WELSH COAL IN ITALY. The Italian Consul at Cardiff has received a telegram from the president of the Chamber of Commerce at Genoa authorising him to contradict the absurd rumour that that cham- ber had decided to boycott the import of coal from South Walee. Foreign Fixtures LONDON, Monday. Rates from the Black Sea were firm and tending upwards. Danube steady. India: Fair demand from rice ports. America and River Plate inactive. Ore steady. Fixtures:- Southgarth, steamer, 3,200 tons, prompt, Smyrna. 10s 3d one, lis 3d two ports, East Coast Great. Britain. Ceres, steamer. January, Alexandria, 91!! orders, 8s direct U.K. Steamer, 1,800 to 2,400 tons, January, 9s orders, 8a direct U.K. Achuri, s'.eamer, 1,900 tons, prompt, Bilbao to Newport, 3s 9d. St. Vincent, steamer, 2,500 tons, November, Bilbao or Santander to Maryport, 6e lid. Steamer, 1,000 tons, end November, Huelva to Harbarg, 9B free of despatch. Inca, steamer, November. Sydney (C.B.) to Liverpool or Glasgow, 9s 6d. Movements of Local Steamers Argus arrived Havre 11th. Rochefort arrived St. Malo 10th. Granshn arrived Havre 10th. Clonlee arrived Havre 10th. Hackney arrived New Orleans 10th. Stakesby left Huelva for Lisahally 10th. Crathorne left the Tyne for Barcelona 9th. Aislaby left Newport for Marseilles 8th. Leven paeaed fera for Sulina 8th. Taff left New York for Kingston 3th. Ely left New Orleans for Ceiba 10th. Gloucesler City arrived Hong Kong 10th. Crathorne arrived Barcelona 11th. Forest arrived Dunkirk 9th. Portugalete left Port Eads for New Orleans 9th. Lavernock arrived Barcelona 10th. Gardepee arrived Rotterdam 9th. Merthyr arrived Maryport 9th. Goldcliffe arrived Maryport 10th. Mandalay arrived Amsterdam 9th. Eddie left Antwerp for Cardiff 9th. Cyril left Rotterdam for Barry Roads for orders 9th. Bernard left Gibraltar for Antwerp 9th. Rosella left Santander for Ayr 9fh. Scarisbrick left Bayonne for Cardiff 11th. South Wales Tide Table. • • s e •* d c *• II h g £ £ 2 | S 3 I B 5 E I a £ £ z Tues- Morn":tj | 6 36 | b3!| 6 33 I 7 Z& 7 35 day < Ev jn n* 6 52 6 47 6 49 7 48 7 49 Nov.12 Hf'irlir. 32 11 30 6 32 7 32 8 35 2 Wed- Morni'? 7 8 7 3 7 5 8~T~~8 liesday, Evsn'ijf 7 23 7 19 7 20 8 19 8 20 Nov. 15 Heitrlit 32 9 30 4 32 6 33 7 33 0 Thurs- Merai'er 7 39 7 35 7~36 8 39 8 40 day. < Evenin' 7 56 7 51 7 r 3 8 51 8' 51 Nov. 14 Height 32 4 29 8 32 C 3^ 11 32 4 Fri- Morni'g 8 j4 8 8 8 11 9 11 9~11 day, Eveum 8 33 8 25 8 29 9 22 9 22 Nov.!5 Height 3i 10 28 10 31 3 31 11 31 3 'E Deck Sill. :Alixandra I)oek. tRoatb Baeia" Shipping Casualties. (Lloyd's Telegrams.) Tueeday. Sir Galabad.-Grayeeend telegraphs: Steamer Sir Galahad, previously reported in col- lieion, passed, in tow, for Green's Dry Dock, to repair. Arizona.-Dundalk telegraphs: Norwegian barque Arizona, whilst towing up last. night, got on south bank of river, and remains; easterly gale blowing. Stelvio.-Dover telegraphs: British steamer Stelvio, from Shields for Genoa, coal, in Dover Bay, propeller foul of nets; diver engaged. Barge, belonging to Pearson's, National Har- bour contractors, driven ashore Eastcliff; blowing fresh from soath-.iest; lifeboat launched. Kertch telegraphs: Weather thick fog and foggy. Oxo.—Falmouth telegraphs: Norwegian barque Oxo, from Grand Connetable for Hamburg, arrived, maintopmast sprung and rigging carried way. Glenholro -Falmouth telegraphs: British ship Glenholm. from Taltal, nitrate, grounded northern bank when anchoring, expected to float next tide. Nora.—Norwegian steamer Nora, from Chris- tiania for England, ice abandoned, sink- ing condition, off Hanstholmen; crew landed Heisingborg. D. W. No. 7.-Rosslare telegraphs: Fishing boat D. W. No. 7 stranded Rosslare Beach, likely to become total wreck. Cronstadt telegraphs: Weather frosty, 4deg. Reaumur.

COAL GIVES WAY TO OIL. Liquid Fuel on the Ocean Highways The experimental stage in the burning of petroleum as a fuel for ship furnaces has passed, and now liners are being fitted up with storage tanke and the requisite spraying apparatus. Russia consumes no fewer than seven mil- lion tons yearly as fuel. and has. with Italy and Germany. largely adopted its use for naval purposes. In England the Great Eas- tern Railway runs the fast Cromer service with marked success, and burns oil in specially constructed locomotives. The fuel is also used by the Metropolitan Railway. and the reports of experts show that the life of the firebox of an engine burning oil is longer than that of a locomotive burning coal. The China Mutual Navigation Company (Limited) is fitting up three vessels with the requisite storage tanks and spraying apparatus, and one of the vessels of the Ham- burg-America.n Line is equipped for a series of trials, and the company has contracted with Sir Marcus Samuel's firm for a supply of the oil. Mr. Benjamin Samuel pointed out to an "Express" representative the great advan- tages that are gained by ships using petro- leum fuel. First, there is the saving of bunker room, and this space is available for cargo. One ton of oil gives as much power to a ship's engines aa two tons of coal. A ship burning liquid fuel can be stoked by an auto- matic arrangement; it needs watching, how- ever, bitt the hands in the stokehole are reduced to a quarter of the number employed in a vessel using coal. Ample supplies of the liquid fuel have been stored in specially-constructed tanks at ports of call from Suez to Yokohama, includin gall the Indian harbours. The fuel will be brought from Texas, a State yielding more oil in a day than all the others do in a week.

barometrical Indications. The following are the readings since fve o'clock last evening, as given by the baromdter in the vestibule of the Evening Ex-press," St. Mary-street, Cardiff, which is 33ft. abovo lueau sea level. 5 p.1n, Midn't. b a.m. Noon. bp.m. :gj— ir=' •3 •2 3°'l|~ •lj •7 »_ 29 6 .5 ■1= =]= £ :=== 30-1 290[ -■ j- ■ —1 ■

TO-DAY'S RAGING. 0 Leicester Meeting. I.30—The HARBOROUGH HANDICAP of 100 sove. Five furlongs., straight. 5 7 13 Mr Dawson's Mise Unicorn Mr Randall 1 3 7 4 Mr Fawcett'* Tin Soldier G M'Call ? 3 6 7 Mr Marris's Llanmira Heppell 3 Also run: Mr Corrigan'e Golden Rule II. (0 Madden), Mr Harris's Tmtagel Castle (H Lane Mr Bonner's Mount Lyell (ChUdg). Mr John- stone's Disdainful 'Dainty). Mr Sievier's Madame Rachel (Gibson). Mr Jarvis's New Norfolk (Hardy), Mr Moffat's Fitz Valentine (Smiths Mr Sherry'e Wexford Bay (H Aylin), Capt Johnstone's Ping Pong (Tyrrell), Capt Feathe-rstonhaugh's Ferrule (M Aylin), and Major J D Edwards's Robino (R M-oss). Betting-5 to 2 agst Golden Rule II.. 6 to 1 agst Disdainful. 7 to 1 agst Robino. 100 to 12 each agst Mount Lyell and New Norfolk, 10 to 1 each agst Tin Soldier and Miss Unicorn. 10C to 8 agst Madame Rachel, and 100 to 7 agst any other. After a very straggling start Ferrule made play from Llanmira. Tin Soldier. Golden Rule II., and Miss Unicor-i. but at the distance Tin Soldier and Miss Unicorn eingled themselves cut. the latter winning cleverly by three parts of a length a length and a half divided the second and third. Robino wae fourth. Ferrule fifth, Madame Rachel sixth. Fitz Valen- tine seventh, Disdainful next, and Wexford Boy last. (Race started at 1.34.) 2.O-The HUMBEBSTONE SELLING PLATE of 100 sovs. One mile, straight. 2 7 11 Mr Leyton's Paladin J Reiff) 1 2 7 11 Mr Ardron's Sha.ngora Childs 2 2 7 11 Lord Vane Tempest's Miss Blossom Clemson 3 Also ran: Mr Randall's Campanone (J M'Call), Mr W Elsey's Gereon (Yarnell). Lord I'enrhyn's Pavilion (Cowman). Mr G Stevens's Club Gossip (K Cannon). Mr Hunt's Beryl colt (Summerfield), Mr Millard's A uent (Bullock), Mr Day's Sister Olive (Boardman). Mr Sievier's Karlinna (Lane), and Mr Hallick's Lady Ilsley filly (Mr Randall). Betting-2 to 1 agst Pavilion, 5 to 2 aget Kar- linna. 100 to 15 agst Paladin, and 10 to 1 agst any other. Krrlinna made the running from Paladin, Affluent, Lady Ilsley filly. SisterO live, and Beryl colt, till a quarter of a mile from home. when Paladin shot to the front and won in a canter by three lengths; the same distance between the second and third. A uent was fourth, Karlinna fifth, Club Gossip sixth. Lady Ilsley filly seventh, Campanone eighth, SistRr Olive next, and Pavilion last. Paladin was sold to Mr C Hannam for 240gs. (Race started at 2.3.) 2.30—The APETHORPE SELLING NURoERT HANDICAP of 100 sovs. Five furionffs, straight. 6 0 Mr Hunt's Ring-ina- the Changes Gibson 1 7 2 Mr Myburgh'e Lady Montina colt Pike X 7 0 Mr Westgate's Gleam gelding C Walker 3 Also ran: Mr Braime's Gladiole filly (W Lanei. Mr Jarvis's Sonoma (Clemson), Mr Waferfield's Theist (Broome), Mr T Leader's Yarrow filly (Mathews'. Mr G Stevens's Favette ftily (Heppell). and Mr Jennings's Glimmer (Hairdy). Betting—5 to 2 agst Ringing the Changes, 6 to 1 each a,gst Favette and Lady Montina filly, 100 to 12 agst Glimmer, and 10 to 1 agst any other. Lady Mnitina colt jumried off in front of Ringing the Changes, Gladiole filly, and Gleam gelding, to the distance, where Ringing the Changes challenged Lady Montina colt, and won a good race by a length and a half; halt a length between the second and third. Sonoma was fourth, ar.d Theist last. There was no bid for Minging the Changes. (Race started at 2 31.) 3.0—The CLOCK TOWER SELLING HANDICAP A-T.ATE of 103 govs One mile, straight. 3 6 9 Sir R Griffith's Isobairic Griggs 1 6 7 5 Mr Westgate's Ecu d'Or Walker 2 3 6 7 General Magenis's Carnroe .Hardy 3 Also rar Mr Strathern's Thaja (0 Madden), Mr Barnes's Love Child II. (Broome), Mr Smith's Yellow Bird (Lofthouee), Mr Southall's Lyndon Green (Dixon). and Capt Kidd's Wild Novice (pikel. Betting—Evens on Thuja. 7 to 2 agst Isoba- ric. 8 to 1 agst Yellow Bird, and 10 to 1 ag-st any other. Isobaric jumped off in front of Yellow Bird, Ecu d'Or, and Thuja, and, making all the run- ning, Isobaric won by four lengths; half a length between the second and third. Thuja was fourth, Yellow Bird fifth, and Love Child II. last. (Race started at 3.2.) 3.30-The LEICESTER NOVEMBER HANDI- CAP PLATE of 300 sovs. One mile and a quarter. Sundorne, 1; Spring Meeting, 2; Grey Tick. 3 3.30- -Also ran: Gollanfield, Dr. Jim. Queen Catherine. Old Windsor, ScaMion. -azet teer, Gog-o. Nil Desperandum, Folklands, and Pima gelding.

OFFICIAL STARTING PRICES. As published in the "Racing Calendar" and the "Sportsman." Harborough Handicap i14\)(iø. Unicorn. 10 to 1 agst. Humberstone Seiiing (121.-Paladin, 100 to 15 ag Apethorpe Selling (9).—Ringing the Changes, 5 to 2 agst.

ADDITIONAL ARRIVALS THIS MORNING. Golden Rule II.. Mount Lyell, Madame Rachel, New Norfolk, Ping Pong, Ferrule, Sonoma, Gleain gelding. Ecu d Or. Love Child II., Isobaric, Scullion. Gazetteer, Sundorne, Briasac, Haresfield, Carnroe, Favette filly, Mab- sie, and Pima gelding

TO-ADY'S LONDON BETTING. St Maclou and Voloayovsm were 111 very late request for the Deirby Cup, and more hae been invested on Gallicia. Transparency, and Sidus at their quoted prices. There have been several inquiries for Rambling Katie at 103 to 7. and for Ypsilanti and Lady Penzance at 100 to 6. Prices: — DERBY CUP. 100 to 14 agst St Maclou, t 8 to 1 — Volodyovski. t and o 11 to 1 — Galicia. t 11 to 1 — Transparency, t 12 to I Sidus, t 14 to 1 — Rambling Katie, t 16 to 1 — Lady Penzance. t 16 to 1 — Ypsilanti. t 20 to 1 — Carrigavalla, t 20 to 1 — Fancy Man, t 20 to 1 — Oppressor, t 33 to 1 — Sang Bleu, t OFFICIAL SCRATCHINGS. The "Sportsman been officially in- formed by Messrs. WeathErby of the following acratchings: Selling Nursery, Northampton-Lass of Argyle. All published handicaps—Mieundersto-od Bella Gal Una and Inishfree. Friary Nuirisery. Derby—Fledgling colt. All engagements—Bay yearling filly by Simonmuna—Dieppe (dead) and Monte Carlo. Markeaton Plate, Derby—Maund and Master Willie. Derby Cap—Domain (at 9 a.m.) Drakelow Plate. Derby-Castilian. Manchester engagements—Bay colt by Pride —Columbia's Daughter. Stratford Plate, Warwitk-Belmeath. Qmarndon Plate, Derby-Knight of the Road.

NEWPORT (MON.) HUNT HURDLE RACES AND STEEPLECHASES. NOVEMBER 14th and 15th, 1901. ENTRIES FOR RACES CLOSED. FIRST DAY. The LLANGIBBY 8TEEPLECHASE. Mr L G Elger's Bridesmaid II, Syre Mr H S Sidney's Four, 6yre Mr F Day's Lord Gardener, aged Mr John Cory's Speciality, aged Mr R Haa-dinge's Steady GiMa. aged Mr F Bibby's Colon, 5yrs I Mr D Shanahan's Elfrida, aged The ROFND TABLE STEEPLECHASE. Mr John Widger's Venetian Monk, 5yrs Mr C Heysham a Valhalla, 6yrs Mr Owen J Williams' The Pride of Mabestowu, 5yre Mr Deer's Everleigh. 6yrt Sir W M Curtis' Cornflour, 6yra Mr W S Brindle's Alfio, aged Captain R H Ogllis' Faster, 6yrs Mr F Bibby's Sal Volatile, 4yrs Mr C F SiMmith < Prond Agnes. 4ynt Mr Part's Titus II. 5yrs Mr H S Sidney's Oavill II, 6yrs Baron von Trutzachler's Speculation II, aged Mr C Thompson's Gold Washer, aged Mr R Cartwright's Havling, aged Mr J Hamlyn's Port Erin, 4yrs Mrs MttndY* Louis, 5yrs Mr R C B Cave's Chism, 5yrs Mr J Blake's Boa, 6yrs The NEWPORT MAIDEN HURDLE RACE. Mr C Heyzliam's Isle of Wight, 3yrs Mr C Heysham's Devil's Dance, 3yrs Mr A Kyte's Prorogation, 3yrs Mr J Wynford Philipps'r La Quinta, 3yn Mr Part's Squint II, 4yre 0 Captain R H Oollis' Emigrant II, 3yrs Mr 0 Dixon's Friar of the East, 3yra Sir Marteine Lloyd's Lochiel. 3yrs Mr John Cory's Poltroon, 4yrs Mr Menziea Miss Hugo, 3yrs Mr D W Gervan's Patent Safety, 4ym Mr H Powney's Run, 6yrs Mr F Bibby's Frieze. 3yrs Mr S Parker's Gretna Gray. 4yrs Mr John Widger's Slanemore, 4yri Mr H B Black's What Next, Syrw The SELLING NATIONAL HUNT FLAT RACE. Mr J Blake's Elegy, 5yrs. Mr C Heysham's Parson Lamb, aged Mr Joseph Widger's Glena Bay. 5yra. Mr C Atherton Brown's Kurvenal, 6yM. Mr H S Sidney's Golden Age. aged. Mr A W Wood's Powick, aged. Mr John Cory's Speciality, aged. Mr W Hobbs' Witch of the Hills, aped. Lord Rothe's Chop. aged. The USKSIDE SELLING HURDLE RACE, Mr J Blake's Elegy, 5ym. [Mr Deer's Leewood, 6yr». v 4 Mr W 8 Brindit's Jocose. 4vrs. Mr L S Elger's Alone in London, aged. Mr J T Roger s Degenerate, 6yrli. Baron Von Trutzchler's Seilly Queen, aged Mr W Hobbs' Little Page, 4yre. Mr F W Robins' Abdul, aged. Mr F Bibby's Mary Huz-het. 5yrs SECOND DAY. The BOROUGH MEMBER'S STEEPLECHASE Mr C Burroughs' Smokeless, 6yra. Mr F C Morgan's The Nomad, 4yre. Mr Owen J Williams' The Pride of Mabeetown 5yrs. Mr T Allen's Havant, 4yrs. Mr W S Brinclle's Alfio. aged. Mr J T Rogers' Feltrin.. 4yrc. M.- J tia mlyn s Port Erin. 4yrs Mr A W Wood s Nettlecreeper. 4yre Mr Jchn Widarer's Venetian Monk. 5yrs. The RI PERRA STEEPLECHASE. Mr C He? -ham's Valhalla, fyrs. M*- Parker s "Zimbro. 4yr6. Captain R H Collis Roman, 5vrs. Mr J T Rogers' Bad Times, afced. Mr R Cartwright's Havling. aged. Mr J Hamlyn's Port Erin 4yrs. Sir Marteine Lloyd's Myrtiebe.ry. 5yrs. Mr R C B Cave's Deepdene, 6yrs. Mr F Bibby's Cokm. 5yrs. Lord Rothe's Pat-rick t Bail. 5yrs. Mr D Shanahan's Aline. aged. The LICENSED VICTUALLERS' STEEPLi CHASE. Mr R Harding'6 Steady Glass, aged. Mr F Bibby's Sal Volatile, 4vre. Mr J Blake's Boa. 6yrs. Mr Deer's Everleigb. 6yr:. Mr Guernsey's Baldock. ".n'lS. Sir W M Curtis' Oornficur. 6vrs Captain R H Collis' Shervood, 6yra. Mr H S Sidney's Cavil; II., 6y-E. Mr F Day's Gardener, Mr Bryne's Ratbmichel 6yre. Mr C Tho5np8oi] s Gold Washer, aged. Mr R Cartwright's Haviing, aged. j Mr A W Wood's Raysos, 5yrs. Mr John Corv's Specialitv. aged. The TREDEGAR HURDLE RACE. Mr J Blake's Shevian. 3yrl!! Mr C Heysham's La Bestia. lyre. • r C Heysham's Devil's Dance. 3yrs. Mr W leader's Bright Gold, 3yrs. Mr W S Brindle's Alfio. aged Captain R H C-oiiis' Tame Fox. aged. Mr H S Sidney's Gangbridge. aged. Mr J T Rogeve' Exile .'1 Erin, 5yrs. Mrs J M Thomas' Barzoi, jvrs. Sir Marteine Lloyd's Lochiel, 3yre. Mr R C B Cave's Coiwall Lass, 4yrs. Mr Cliff's Hope Temple, 4yre. Mr F Green's Tom Tit. 5yre. Mr D W Gervan's Patent Safety, 4vrs. Mr F Bibby's Sal Volatile. 4yrs Lord Rothe's Fairy Lamp, 4yrs. Mr G Parker's Gretna Gray. 4vrg. Mr G Parker's Mercury II.. aged. Mr John Widger's Slanemore. 4yrs. Mr H B Blake's What Next. 3yrs.

Sully Coursing Club. I ANNUAL MEETING TO-DAY. The annual meeting of the Sully Coursing Club was held to-day; Sully. under the Club and National Coursing rules. The weathei was wr?tcbed, half a gale blowing across the course from the sea. accompanied by sheeti of rain. To add to the discomfort of the fen hundred sports who had come together. thf ground was thoroughly soak i, and trudgins about w J] wet feet was not conducive to the enjoyoent of what sport there was. The officials were:—Judge. Mr. H. C. Fulwell; flag steward. Mr. F. L. Perry; slip steward. Mr. John Hill; slipper. W. Souch. There were only 28 ei.tries for the three stakes. Details:- The WIMBORXE STAKES, for eleven all-age: at £2 10s. ench for members, and L3 for non. members. Winner. JE12 and a gold pin, value £3 3s.; second, £ 7 10s.; third, zC3 10s. FIH-ST ROUND. Mr. T. A. Evans's Lady Swansea II. beat Mr. M. Williams's Tricky Turk. Mr. J. Francis s First Fruit beat Mr. D. Jar- vis's White Ladle. Mr G. J. Cock's Little Velvet beat Dr. Hop- kins's Hextra Edition. Mr. C. J. Spear's Unexpected III. beat Mr. T. A. Evans's Lord Swansea II. Mr. P. J. Rowles's Nimble IX. beat Dr. Ruther- foord Harris's Half a Guinea. Dr. Rutherfoori Harris's High Credentials, a bye. The HAYES STAKES for six puppies. at jE2 lOs. each for members and jE,3 for non-members Winner, L8 10s.: second. JM. FIRST ROtND. Dr. Putherfoord Harris's Lord Hampden beat Mr. P. E Le Grog's Tugela IV The course between M. Williams's Tricky Trimmer and Dr. Rutherfoord Harris's Lady Haddon resulted in a fine course, the hare eventually getting away after crossing two fields. Mr. T. A. Evans's Tom beat Mr. C. J. Spear < Pentyrch Pride. The COG STAKES for eight all ages that have never won more than two courses in any one stake, byes and participations in win- nings to count as courses won. at £1 10s. foi members and zC2 for non-members. Winner L6; second, £3. JTRST ROUND. Dr. Rutherfoord Harris's Lord Hopeful beat Mr. D. Morgan's Spider XI. Dr. Rutberfoord Harris's Lady Hurry Scurry beat Mr. John Harris's Determined. A singular incident occurred in the second hekt of the Wimborno Stakes, the hare tha" was killed having only three legø. The hare were very plentiful, and i here was never an, difficulty in getting a course.

WELSH MILITiAMEN. Absconded from Cardiff. Three young fellows arrested in Gloucester- shire on Saturday for stealing a piece of meat from a butcher's cart were found to have the wirds "3rd Battalion Weleh Regiment stamped on their underclothing. They proved to be Frail]: Morris. Henry Stafford and Jamea Henry Oates, who admitted that they had deserted from the depot at Carditl on Thurs- da.y last. At Newnham Petty Sessions yes- terday they were remanded till Friday.

The Australian Mail Route The Central News says:—Inquiries in official Post Office circles in London do not confirm the announcement that the British Postmaster had definitely adonted the trans-Americal route for the Australasian mails, instead of the Suez Canal route. No change has been, made, nor is any change contemplated in the near future. For some time it has been the practice to use the San Francisco route for the New Zealand mails. For New Zealand the American route is. undoubtedly, shorter, but even the New Zealand wails do not always go by the American route, as the steamers from San Francisco to New Zealand only leave at intervals of three weeks, so that the Suez route is often quicker. The boats from San Francisco will have to be much faster before the American route to Australia itself can compete with the Suez route.

FRENCH SHIPPING BOUNTIES. In the Chamber of Deputies on Monday the discussion on the Merchant Shipping Bill WJM continued. M. De Muhy moved an amend- ment in the following- terms :All bounties on ihips constructed abroad shall be discon- tinued. and no compensation or protection shall be given to ships built in foreign. co-intries." The amendment was opposed by M. Millerand. Minister of Commerce, but was ultimately adopted by the Chamber by 2b6 votes again?t 235 —Reuter.

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