South Wales Daily News

JSiftlts, .)UartingtS, and gcatlis. —«. — BIRTHS. THOMBS.—On the 23rd May, at 10, Woodville-terrace, Cathayr, the wife of Mr Charles C. Thomas, of a daughter. EARL.—On the 2ird May, at 2, Wordsworth-street, Roath, the w.fe of Mr Heury Earl, of a daughter. T DEATH. LEWIS.-On the 12th May, after a. long and protracted illness, bornft with resignation, Johu Davies Lewis, eldest son ot Mr Thomas Lewis, Llay,, Crwn Farm, Llanis.fien, and nephew of Dr D.vies, baverfordwest College, aged 20 years.

SUMMARY OF NEWS. An inquest was held yesterday upon the body of Da.vid Walters, who died last Saturday, in a village n-ear Carmarthen, as was believed, from the effects of injuries received in the course of a fight. There was no evidence to show that the deceased died from in. juries caused by any person. The doctor said the man died from injury to the spinal cord at the top of the neck. As the skin was not damaged he thought death in this case was due to a fall. A verdict of Acci- dental death was returned by the jury. The cricket season has commenced, and the various cricket fields in South Wales are again becoming the scenes of animation and popular recreation. The old game is as much patronised as ever, and the continu- ance of fine weather throughout the district is all in its favour. In aa important letter which Mr Casey addressed yesterday to the South Wales miners, he says that the action which he has taken and the advice which he has given is fully endorsed by his colleagues in the North of England, and that he has been deputed to again urge the men to accept a reduction of 13 per cent. Mr Casey is unfortunately very unwell. A mass meeting was held at Aberdare last night. Several speeches were made, aRd a somewhat remarkable address was delivered by Mr Pickard, whose counsel was of a pacific character. A vote of confidence was passed in the delegates who went to the masters, meeting last Friday. uu6 sent a communication to a Lon- don contemporary, the publication of which he considers is necessary to show the tone in which the correspon-, dence between Mr Parry and himself relative to the Breconshire election concludes. It consists of an epistle addressed to Mr Parry, bearing the date of May 15th, in which Sir Joseph says: Pray believe that I am not in the least likely to take offence at your letter." With reference to some suggestions which had been made as to mischievous rabbits, Sir Joseph inti- mates that from experience ho has found that keepers will not kill them down, but he is not prepared to go so far in the matter as Mr Parry wishes. Saturday next will be observed as a holiday at Ports- mouth, from which place the Arctic ships, Alert and Discovery, will sail for the Polar regions. There will be a grand review of the troops on Southsea Commonf at nooa, and special trains will run for the purpose o conveying from a distacoe, at special ratea, intending spectators of the interesting proceedings. Five hundred men who gave notice that they would leave the Denaby Main pit, at Rotherham, oarried their notice into effect, yesterday. They luva not stated their reason for leaving, but it is surmised that they had some objection to several officials who to them are obnoxious. Three hundred men are thrown out of employment by the decision of Earl Fitzwillia m to close his pits at Stubbin. a ^a,SSen2er train from Walsall ran into the rear cf ni»ht rtiln', Proceeding to Stafford on Tuesday in™ tu • passenSer8 and several officials were in- Th. i°l"" Vocked 8«™" *»«>. bv tha Rpn^ A °urer na(ned Hardy,who was sentenced v „ T LiTet>°< l'« TM3d.y, to ten years' penal Bervitade, has batfged himself in his cell. The professorship of Divinitv r„ u -J by the death of the late P,0ffa80r ^hnd&> Ta^ant filled by Dr. LigMfoot .boT without opposition. 8 "ec'«d A fire which occurred on Tuesday night, at the Gov. ernment telegraph store, Low* h„ c„US8d ages amounting to £ 18,000 °It was decided yesterday, at the Dublin Court of Common Pleas, that Mr C, Moore was entitled to the seat for Tipperary, A somewhat extraordinary and tragic occurrence has taken place in the Pittvill gardens, Cheltenham. At ten o'clock on Tuesday night, at which period the gardens must have been closed or about to be closed to the public, a young lady was observed to be in an improper position with the son ot a local gentle. man. The gentleman went away, and it was dis- covered that froth was oozing from the mouth andnos- bils of the lady, who died before medical aid arrived. The gentleman has been taken into custody. Charles Bradlaugh has written to say that he has heard that Dr. Kenealy has been invited to attend the Northumberland miners' fete. II refuses to be on the ame platform with the doctor. stand™01118 a9actinS certain houses of the highest cireni«nt8/Jnd re8Pectabiiity having been persistently ior st Jv the past two of three days, apparently by Mass™ PQrP°aos. we have been requested !«:■ t rebate all their accent*^ pre^red to reUr6 .Under Ximfs, at Present £ n circulation.—

FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT. LONDON, WEDNESDAY EYKNIH*. I have no doubt that Mgr. Capel intended his sermon at St. George's Cathedral last Sunday, on the dignity of the Christian woman, as an antici- patory counterblast to the annual meeting of the Women's Suffrage Association, which is to be held at the Hall under the patronage of that same St. George next Saturday evening. The preacher, it is true, repudiated all intention of opposing what were called the rights of women but at the same time the graphic picture he drew of the superior blessedness of ladies with no rights, and the ecstasy with which the crowds of devouees hung on his. eloquent lips were, of course, calculated to form a more attractive picture than that which will be presented next Saturday. From a Catholic point of view, no doubt, this may be telling enough and probably a persuasive Mahometan would be able to make out an excellent case in favour of ladies having no souls to call their own. Speaking of next Saturday's Women's Political Meeting, I may mention that it is intended to have a complete division of labour. Each of the princi- pal speakers who opposed Mr. Forsyth's Bill is to be answered by one lady. Mr. Leatham is to be honoured by an answer from Mrs. Fawcett, the ablest of all the female orators. Miss Lilian Ash- worth will answer Mr. Chaplin, and Miss Rhoda Garrett Sir Henry James. The ex-Attorney- General has already had experience of ]Miss Garrett s sharp tongue, and has rather winced under it. She was at Taunton during that memorable election of October, 1873, 0 when he sought re-election, and, having declared that the lady poli- ticians were social failures," stimulated them into an antagonism so severe that it was not far from bringing about his defeat. Miss Rhoda Garrett (who is cousin, not sister,to Mrs. Fawcett) is perhaps the most caustic, as Mrs. Fawcett is the most calmly logical, of all the lady speakers. I expect that we shall have such a display of oratory on Saturday evening as will make the supporters of women's suffrage more than ever regret that the advocates could not have pleaded their own cause in the House of Commons. Their male spokesmen failed most signally, and were completely eclipsed by the antagonists of the measure. A far different result might have fol- 0 lowed if the occupants of the gilded cage had been allowed on the floor of the House. Mr. Ward Hunt is carefully carrying out the policy of his predecessor with respect to Admiralty contracts. The regulations made by Mr. Baxter for the purchase of stores have been even extended by Mr. Hunt and Mr. Egerton. The lads who tried to catapult the Princess of Wales and her family seem to baffle our police. It is not wise to make more of this than it really means, for boys are always difficult to catch; but certainly catapults should be tabooed m the Lon- don streets. They are still, however, used with impunity. A friend of mine tells me that while aeated in a Metropolitan Railway train one of these young slingers, who was at the station, de- liberately slung a stone at him and hit him a r severe blow, not far from that part of the cranium where David's stone entered the head of Goliath. There has been a raid on hoops and tip-cat. Let summary powers of confiscation be given to the police in the matter of these awful instruments, with prospect of fine for those who sell, and birch- rod for boys who buy and use, them. The catapult has given rise to rather a strange controversy at Cheltenham. Mr. Kynaston, the head master, who succeeded Dr. Jex-Blake on his appointment to Rugby, has caned a lad named Frend, aged 17, for having a catapult, and for im- pertinence to the master. Mr. Kynaston has also refused Mr. Frend the necessary certificate of bene necessity without which he cannot become a candi- date for a commission in the army. Against this decision the mother of Mr. Frend and also the Lord Chancellor of Ireland, in his Capacity of legal guardian of the youth, have appealed. 1 he matter r.j. • il-- -3niaT.fnvIrr of the governing body of Cheltenham College, held a few days ago in Lord Redesdale's room in the House of Lords; and a resolution equivalent to a vote of censure on llr. Kynaston was proposed by Captain Tyler, C.E., but was defeated on a division by seven to four. A subsequent division was taken on the reply to be sent to the Lord Chancellor of Ireland (who hid strongly protested against the refusal of the certifi- cate), and the question was carried by the casting vote of Lord Redesdale, who occupied the chair. It was stated in the course of the discussion that the head master was prepared to give the certificate if Mr. Frend would apologise, but that he had de- clined to do so. Recent reference was made to the Free Public Library at Notting-hill, but sufficient credit was not given to the generous part which Mr. lIey- wood has taken in establishing it. The library con- tains most of the standard works in theology science, history, biography, travels, and poetry, all of which were given by Mr. Heywood and his friends. The same gentleman supplies the chief quarterlies, monthlies, and weeklies. Since the library was opened, in August, there have been over 7,000 readers, and about 6,000 books have been sent out. The library is open on Sundays for reading, between church hours, viz., from two to six, and about 750 readers have availed themselves of that privilege. There is a reading-room for women, which has been highly approved gene- rally, though not I am surprised to hear, by Mrs. Peter Taylor, who had something to do with the 0 starting of the library. The soul of Canon Cromwell will be exercised to- night. Cremorne Gardens are open until half-past two to-morrow morning by special licence for the Derby Fête. By the way, it is rather hard upon holders of house property in this neighbourhood but some excellent clergymen, who are trying to get up a church in the vicinity, advertise every day, saying that vice is fear- fully prevalent. So it is, no doubt; but the salD, may be said of a hundred other districts of London. In fact, I cannot put my finger upon one on the map, from Belgravia to Islington,where I would dare to reverse this announcement and say Virtue reigns supreme." I fear there is ri0 need to make out an exceptional case in order to prove that a church would be a salutary addition to a neighbourhood. It is well for the advertisers that communities have not the same means of redresB as individuals for defamation of character. One would have thought that it was not easy for Dr. Lynn to get his duty taken during his absence; but his substitute Dr. De Buatier, almost eclipses the clever conjuror who tells people how all his tricks are done. I had the advantage of sitting next to a suburban professor of the noble art of mystification, and he assured me that not only to raY uninitiated self, but even to those of the craft like him, Dr. De Buatier's feats seemed worthy the title he had adopted for them—the classics of restidigitation. I was talking to an intelligent vegetarian yester- aay, and pressed him as to how he made the first coy? *8* animal diet. He had converted him- W • 7hole house simultaneously, he said, p,rocess of turning dinner upside 1 *?' he with puddings and fruit tarts, then had up the joint, and so passed on to entries, fiah and soup, in that order. Not only did the first course effectually npoii the paiate for the i$st, but it gave even those most prejudiced against vegetarianism a positive distaste for animal food. The greatest difficulty was in the but when it once became the fashion upstairs the inverted dinner got into vogue with &e sprvaj^a £ op. Not oiilv wej^ the results T most favourable as far as Butchers' bills were con- cerned, but my informant, who was a hard worker and somewhat of a bon vivant, assured me he could get through twice the amount of work on a vegetable diet. He had taken no vows on the subject; but it had become a simple and natural matter of choice with himself and his belongings to begin dinner at the wrong end, and never get to the right one! I cannot congratulate the Metropolitan Railway on the generosity of its officials. A day or two ago a friend of mine was travelling on that line, and after lie had gone a short distance the train came to a standstills Having waited over half an hour, and finding that there was little chance of getting on for an hour more, he took a cab to his destination, and sent in a claim to Mr. Myles Fenton for 23. The manager replied that, while he regretted the inconvenience to which his correspondent had been put, the delay arose from circumstances quite out of the control of the Company, and he therefore did not entertain the claim for cab-hire, but sent 3d. in postage stamps, the value of the unused half of his ticket.

THE BRECONSHIRE ELECTION. Some days ago the Daily New copied from the South Wales Daily News the correspondence between Sir Joseph ISailey and Air Parry, and wrote a leader on the subject, which we inserted in our columns on Monday last. Sir Joseph Bailey has written to our London contemporary to say that his attention had been called to the corre- spondence from the South Wales Daily News, 11 copied into your paper, and to an article thereon on Saturday last." Sir Joseph Bailey then says Immediately on receipt of Mr Parry's letter, I for- warded my answer (by hand), but was not in time to share m thy publicity he wished to give at that moment to his views on a vexed question. I should, however, be obliged if you would find space for my reply; it is necessary, to show the tone in which the correspondence was concluded, although the matters it deals with are private, of no public interest, and written, of course, without the slightest idea of appearing in print." (PHIVATE.) Dear Mr Parry,—The knowledge that you intended to vote at the coming election frees my bands to say some- thing I should have otherwise delayed (through fear of misconstruction) till after that event. I hear that I did or said something discourteous to you some time back. I do not think this could have been intentional on my pari if it was I should most sincerely regret it. As to game, since October last I have given those persons over whose farms I shoot certain facilities to kill down the rabbits, which have, 1 hear, already abated the trouble, and will, I hope, prove sufficient to meet the emergency. I have found, by expeikiice, that keepers will not kill them down, but I am not prepared to go so far .in the matter as you would wish. Pray believe that lam not in the least likely to take offence at yom letter, I know your views on tllis subject, and am aware that the advice is kindly meant.— Believe me to be very truly yours, J. R. BAILEY. Glanusk Park, Crickho'.vell, May 15.

STONE THROWING AT CARDIFF. To the Editor of th". SOUTH WALES DAILY NEW3. II SIK,—I think the police authorities are very backward in looking into this matter, and they should take some steps at once to stop the nuisance. My glaziers bill tor the la."t three months has exceeded 30s for broken windows, aDd I have now had, at con- siderable expense, the whole of the skylights covered with wire gauze. In one case I know of in Temperance Town an in- habitant remonstrated with some boys for throwing stones so near his house, and they actually commenced throwing stones at his windows. In the neighbourhood of Tyndall-street it is a common occurrence to receive a pedestrian with a shower of stones.—I am, &c., A RATEPAYER. Cardiff, 26th May, 1875.

BISENDOWENT OF THE WELSH CHURCH AT CARijilPF. To the Editor of the SOUTH WfALES DAIIAT Sie,—WU1 you allow me a spAc^in your paper to say a few words about tbt Welsh Churcfa at Cardm. -1- b .c to hear that the minister has begw? to preach English in a church which was LuQt expressly, through the mumfi- cence of the late MaTotiionneas of vute, for the use of the HO loug-M the Wclsh language lasted. In 1852 and 1853, theRev Mr Noel collected £ 200 odd towards the building of a WelsK church, which was no longer needed, The money was then deposited in the Bank, to bnild a house for the Welsh curate, which house has since been erected. Therefore the English have no right whatever to the church or the house, being the pro- perty of the Welsh people. Although the church has been made a district church, the Welsh have still the same claim to it. I would advise the vicar to preach in the same language as that in which he read himself into the Church.—Yours, &c. May 26th, 1875. A CHURCHMAN.

THE DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT CARDIFF. To the Editor of the SOUTH WALES UXILY NEWS. Silly-You would oblige me by inserting in your valu- able paper of to-morrow au answer to Resident's" letter of Monday, the 23th instant. In his first paragraph he makes a very grave accusation against the Corporation, in the selection and appointment of engineer. I beg to remind Resident" that a certain ntimber of applicants are selected out of many to compete for the situation, and the one which has the best references and testimonials is the one appointed. This is not the selection of one gentleman, but a whole committee. Secondly, he says, yesterday, as in the case of the last two fires, the engine proved useless. Out of nine fires, tha engine has only been called into requisition at two of them. At the fire in Westgate-street, tne fault was in the road, which had been raised about four inches above the paving,, allowing the water to run away underneath. The engine was afterwards tested and surveyed by Mr Jenkins, a practical mechanic, and proved Eatisfactory. Un Sunday, when she broke down, she was surrounded by superintending engineers of the town, both practical and theoretical gentlemen, also many engine fitters, and the whole of them, with one exception, exonerated me from blame. I am also reported blamehss by the en- gineer sent down from the makers. No doubt his report will be published. Thirdly, he contradicts the statement that the engine worked well for half an hour, upon the authority of the firemen present. Had this been a truthful statement, I* Resident" would not be ashamed to append his name to it, and also to give the names of his informants. I have no doubt, if your correspondent was either a practical or theoretical mechanic, he would refrain from making such false and ridiculous statements; or if he knew the insubordination from a few of the members of the brigade, and the abuse I have to take from them, he would find something better to employ his time than meddling in those matters.—Yours, &c.. T. B LAING, Engineer. Fire Brigade Station, Cardiff, May 26th, 1875,

——— SETTLING WITH A CREDITOR. The following anecdote is t<>M of a French wit lately i1ceased, and of wliom.it is said tluit he will probably {'? remembered more for hi* friendship than for Ills writings. ^One uay Lespw* being at work was 'iisagreeably intruded <;n by ;i credUor who announced Ills intention of not departing till he was paid. Pailey 1'ioved useless the creditor planted himself on a chair, and Lespes beheld him with consternation draw bread •uid clieese from his pockets as though to fortify himself "BMnst events. Several hours glided by Lespds had teuuined his writing and fliiislie(I all article. The creditor Ibl,wed no signs of moving, ami, from the glances which he cast at a sofa, was-evidently speculating what kind of bed would make. Suddenly Lespes rose, and with jV'3 of newspaper began carefully blocking all !re aPerturcs through which air could come into the room. He thlilu made preparations for lighting a cWcoalfire; but Ix,fore applying the match pasted on the will, just opposite tie creditor's eyes, a paper thus laconi- ^7, Worded Take notice, that we died of our own free «« What are you doing ?" exclaimed the creditor ""easily. «« your SOciety would render life intolerable, so m? going to commit suicide together," answered •lecnSpS4ranquilIy' Needless to soy that the creditor

l«Tha^rand l>uke Constantine is to open the St. Peters- lV»vi v!eSraPhio Congress, which will last forty day#, and -_jii ..twenty-four States and twenty cable oompanieg Will participate. uJj°°n1VJIe,Jce ot persons interested in inventions has been « rt."1 i •11411 of the Society of Arts, Sir Antonio Brady „ V!iair. at which resolutions were passed condemna- tory or tua Patents for Inventions Bill now before Parlift-

LOCAL LAW CASES. ACTION AGAINST THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. In the Court of Queen's Bench, yesterday, tlJe case of Baird and wife v. the Great Western Railway Company was heard. Some time aso a Monmouthshire jury gave the plamtiff* damages JEZOO, on account of injuries caused to the leg of the female plaintiff, who lives at Pontypridd. Tile. company subsequently obtained a rule nisi. Mr 110 Sulhvan now opposed the rule, but their Lordships sug- gestsd that a sum of X450 should be accepted. This was done, and the question was settled. MORGAN VERSUS NICHOLS & OTHERS. Mr Losanquet, moved for a rule, calling on defendants to show cause w hy an order made at the Chambers by Mr Justice Archibald, should not be rescinded, and why an order should not be made for a discovery of certain docu- inent4. 1 ne action was oiae of ejectment to recover pro- perty in A-Tonmoiithshire The plaintiff claimed to be heir at law of the person who had died seized of the property, and botb plaintiff and defendant claimed under the same pe^on. It appeared that Miss Rachel Morgan died seized of this property, and intestate in 1854. Ni- chols went and ramsached two of her houses at her death and got hold of the family documents and pedigrees, The Court granted a rule for the discovery of the documents asked for.

THE SUDDEN DEATH NEAR CARMARTHEN. An inquest was held at Croesyceilog, on Tuesday, concerning the death of David Walter, weaver, Penrhiw, Croesyceilog, in the parish of Llandefeilog, who died nnder peculiar circumstances. on Sunday evening. He had been drinking in a public-houqel and subsequently lost his temper. He then engaged in a struggle with another man named David Rees,_ and also with James Davies, and there was an allegation that Davies pushed deceased down. Several witnesses said that the deceased tell, while try- ing to strike Davies, upon a projecting flag, a was unable to rise again without assistance. He wa then conveyed home and put to bed, where he died the Sollow- ing day. Dr Lloyd, who made a post-mortem examina- tion of the body, stated that the deceased diefl irom injury to the spinal cord at the top of the neck* l ne injury might have resulted from a kick but as tfle sKin was uninjured, the doctor thought that in this case tne injury had resulted from a fall The jury, after a short consultation, returned a verdict of "Accidental death."

PRINTING BY ELECTRICITY. A writer in the John Bull SII:Y:S n idea hns emanated from the Times office of printing simultaneously eopies of that journal in London, Birmingham, Liver- pool, Manchester, and probably Newcastle. For some time' past a machine has been in operation, both in that office and also on the Stock Exchange, by which the craft of the compositor is dispensed with. It consists of an apparatus formed somewhat like the key- board of a piano, and is so constructed that the keys are connected with different words set up in type, and on touching them the words fall down in their places. Thus, by the aid of electricity, one man could work machine in London that would set up type in any number of towns in the country. On the Stock Exchange there is a similar contrivance, communicating with the offices of the various stockholders, and each fluctuation of stock is chronicled on their dials and each fluctuation of stock is chronicled on their dials as it takes place on 'Change. If this idea is earned out it will be a bad-thing for the compositors."

THE NEXT CHURCH CONGRESS. The arrangements for the Church Congress, to be held at Stoke-upon-Trent next October, are now, the Church, Herald states, in active preparation. An order has been given to erect a large temporary Congress-hall for aggre- gate meetings, at the rear of the Town-hall, the various rooms of which will be used for sectional meetings and other purposes. Among the subjeots chosen for discussionwe recognise as new ground-" Recent Explorations and Dis- coveries in Bible Lands," The Pastoral Working of Thinly Populated Districts," "Religious and Devotional Books," Personal Holiness as Influencing Conduct in Trade," The Religious Education of Pupil- teachers," The Desire to which Revival Move- ments give rise for Privato Counsel and Guidanse, Funeral Reform," Memorials of the Dead, The Duty of the Church towards Boatmen on Canals, and towards the Deaf and Dumb," The Recognition Special Preachers," "How far Recent lias nra,ctioally affe*,4~rl xnscrucuon m the Universi- ties aim Higher Schools," &c. It is expected that several visitors will come from America to attend the Congress this year.

GERMANY AND ENGLAND. In an article suggested by Queen Victoria's birthday, the Cologne Gazette says: We have great and permanent in- terests in common with England, and we gladly remember that during her long and happy reign Queen Victoria, like her earnest, brave and noble husband, has always been the faithful friend of Germany. German policy, more- over, has always endeavoured to respect England's interests and is especially bent on preserving harmony between Eng- land and Russia. At Constantinople, especially since 1872, we have always sought to avoid injuring England's in- terests, and have directed our exertions to moderating the jealousy of both Powers in Asia. The anxiety of the Eng- lish as to the progress of the Bussians in Central Asia seems to us exaggerated. Sir H. Rawlinson argues that as soon as the Russians occupy Merv the English must make themselves masters of Herat and render it im- pregnable. That js still a very remote contingency, and the Russians must not, at any rate, be credited with the folly of wanting to conquer India. If they do not want this, they have no motive for overthrowing the English rule in India and shaklllg to the foundation England's power, so bene- ficial for the European political system."

THE GUNNER CHARLTON. The Exeter correspondent of the Pall Mall Gazette writes -The postponement of Sir Edward Watkin's ques- tion in reference to Gunner Charlton, at the desire of the Government, is considered here somewhat satisfactory shewing that inquiry is being made into the subject. The matter has excited a good deal of feeling in Exeter. The Western Times gives an outline of the facts. appears that Charlton, who is a gunner in Ivoyal Horse Artillery, after having gained good conduct stripes and merited the good opinion of his officers, fell into disgrace, and was sentenced by court-martial to four months' imprisonment at Millbank. In February last, in the last month of his sentence, he pleaded illness, and was nnable to do the labour assigned to him. The doctor gave him medicine, but he was not relieved from work. He Itill pleaded inability, was treated as a refractory subject, tnd sentenced to be confined for 48 hours in a dark punish- ment cell. Here he appears to have been frostbitten. "When he came out his feet had shrunk so much throng11 the effects of the cold that he could not keep his shoes on. He was returned to his regiment with his feet frostbitJe°» Snd he has lain in bed ever since. He has lost the ng foot and the toes of the left. From what I hear t^^rljill- been some correspondence between the military an mUSt bank authorities, and the latter say that the at have been frostbitten on his way back to his Exeter.

CIVIL SERVICE INQUIRY. The second report of the Civil Service reference •oners has been issued. The present report ha* uirin »nly to the appointments in various offices <1 | ipecial and technical qualifications. In <^eA?0„s wholly lharacter, involving the necessity of qu»U^Send that #r in part profes!jional, the Commissioners r Ll be waived Hie prmcipleof open competition shouWb<3 At the risk of overstepping the li»i^1J^g that «* ♦ions they cannot refrain from the BriK Ve salaries of the staff appointmeD^.s South Ken»* Museum, and in some cases in &8ln«- ton Museum, appear to be 8m? Vhe work t tCe !H l n1a*ure and importance service, there V be discharged. As regards temporarj: U *0 reason why the practice of ?uch of » Special or technical character new cata^»Se* a* aiding in examinations, making E j emploVmUes» or arranging specimens, by th^^ ?he ServicPymeiit of qualified persons from outiud perm should not be continued, provided jgh the nt force » insufficient or canno* remunerating ,toessary qualifications. In such case va]ue q{ the *«Wld bo In proportion to the nature an Comm; With respect to the Public Reco^ treated excentin uets see no reason why it should be t^tea^exceptio^ condition of legai cecommittee, to V.Tide/.a' W•fsLSr to them by tbe r«P5f office That 8-, Solicitor's Department of the p were aware of u?ence had received before TT10m the appoint- ment of this committee^ conclusi „ .fc ^oing remark9," say the Commw 'oner recommended in f > ments of the State, and to the appointments in varfoui offices requiring special and technical qualifications, with. out material modification.

THE FRENCH COMMITTEE OF THIR "V KRSAILLES, Wednesday Evening.—The tional Assembly to-day elected the remaii seventeen members of the New Committee Thirty. The Committee is composed of six m bers of the Right fractions, four of the Wa fraction, and twenty of the fractions of the I- including M- Garnbetta.

THE KING OF SWEDEN. COPENHAGEN, Wednesday.—The King of S-.ve. is everywhere warmly received. The torchli procession last night was il great success. I crowd was estimated at eighty thousand. To- there is a State dinner in the Rittersaal at Ch tiansborg. In the evening them will be a gala p formance at the Royal Theatre. The demand btickets is very great, and the price is ex bit ant.

TRAGIC OCCURENCE A CHELTENHAM, [SPECIAL TELEGRAM.] An inquest Was held at Cheltenham last night on body of a young lady, who had died under peculiar c-irc stances. On Tuesday night at about ten o'clock she found in Pitville Gardens with the son of a gentlema) some standing in the town in an improper position. being disturbed the gentleman left her, and a man to her assistance. Froth was oozing from her mo and nostrils, and she said she was dying. She died be: a medical man arrived. The gentleman was taken i custody. A post morlem examination showed that ceased suffered from disease of heart and general we aejB.

SUICIDE IN A POLICE-CELL. young labourer, Hardy, who was sentenced to Peual servitude by the Liverpool Recorder on Ti k,;c,(iri?slsau^^DS a police constable, committed suic m pis cell on Tuesday night by hanging himself.

THE STRIKE OF COLLIERS AT m, c ROTHEKHAM. The five hundred men who gave notice at the Deni Main Pit, Kotheram, left their work yesterday, and to be paid oft. They have not yet stated their reas> for leaving to the masters, but it is hfolieved to be on eouut of tome officials who are regarded aa obnoxious.

RAILWAY ACCIDENT. A passenger train from Walsall to Stafford on Tuesc night, ran into the rear of a coal train. The driver a stoker of the train, and the breaksman of the coal tr jumped off, and were somewhat severely injured. Ei; passengers were injured, and the line was blocked several hours.

STRIKE OF SHIPWRIGHTS. The joineu in three of the largest Rhipbuilding-ya' on the Clyde have come out on strike for an advance one halfpenny per hour. The carpenters in the yard Napier and Co., shipbuilders, have struck for a change payment by piecework to payment by the hour.

THE FREE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND AS DISESTABLISHMENT. At a general meeting of the General ALSsemblv of t' Free Church of Scotland at Edinburgh yesterday, resolution was passed to the effect that the Scot Patronage Bill of last session in no way affected < principle established at the disruption, and that Scotti Presbyterianism required disestablishment. This w carried by a large majority.

THE WAGES OF LABOURERS AT SANDBINGHAlVI, Sir W. Kuollys, replying to a letter from Mr Banl secretary to the Labourers League, in reference to i creasing the wages of the labourers at Sandringham 159 per week, points out manYI advantages that t labourers enjoy, and states that there are only abo' eighteen men working at 14s. He also states that 1 declines to give the advance.

THE LONDON TEMPERANCE HOSPITAL A meeting of the friends and supporters of the Lo don temperance Hospital was held in London yesterda A resolution of congratulation on the success of t establishment was adopted. Of the £ 20,000 required f building a new hospital ona site already purchased, was stated that, i4>0C" ha.Ve been subscribed. Tl appeal for heip V5 a,/08 f^i one, as the Hospital availabie for patient's Irom all partd of the Unit* Kingdom. bir W1^ wson, who was present, spol of the cause of drunkenness and its cure.

-=: SOUTH STAFFORDSBIltE ]RON TRADI WOLVEBHAMPW Wednesday.—There was a da business in 'JL; 'g 'ru^ favoured consumers of al butfirs^Qu staffordshiV(f .s' ^'ikesinMonmouthshii and Nort are against a drop of 10 per cen' continue, BJI»,° contracted, for competitio <Uld Mt maki»s Jr9n order and £ 5 on a V' iby A'8 a ton 011 an East It France have shamefuli ^^d ordP, whilst makers i 5Viv the LonrU ^eateu u3 m an order just dis tributed by tiv don» Brighton and South Coast Rail Ss'fromemployer8hereare demaadin° ^ge couces

A ARCTIC EXPEDITION. i 'J,»eportsmou/^8,T^-lert and discovery, will,it is stated Jear nt beinr* fi! Harbour on Saturday next, the 29tl which oceft celebratiou of Her Majesty's birthday s.sSih.Srth"? "u'be f a Common I grand review of the troops on South witness H,„a; n°on» To enable visitors from Londw reated so rn ePa.rture of the Arctic ships, which hav< frnin Vietn*». interest, special cheap trains will rut and back o 'iailc' D"udon Bridge stations to Portsmouth steamers k.'i i5a|urday next. It is arranged that special Packet f1 °no'ing to the Portsmouth and Ryde Steam distance t°Ul^aily accompany the expedition a short

A THE CONSCRIPTION IN FRANCE. 1874\ao'c'a' leturn ha-8 ^eeu issued which shows that in Of 4L >504 young men were liable to the conscription. 42 Q^eSe 25,b59 were exempted as unfit for service, fnJ L ^Vere excused as sous or grandsons of widows, and r other domestic reasons 21,365 were sent back for a ear, 22,387 were already under the flag, and 4,318 weep XcUsed as professors, teachers, or seminarists. There re- gained 179,852, of whom 152,425were fit for active service, and 27,427 were draughted into the auxiliary services. The conditiuJlal engagements for 12 months numbered 10,314, of whom 2,435 held diplomas or brevets, and 7,870 under- went professional examinations. Sixteen thousand men Voluntarily enlisted for five years, find 7,748 re-enlisted for two, three, four, or live years of these latter 3,994 were sub-officers, and {i58 corporals. At 29 years of age a Frenchman is no longer liable to active service, and at 40 he is free from enrolment iu the Territorial Army or Militia..

MR MACDONALD, MR BRIGHT, AND THE LABOUR QUESTION. In the course of his speech at Birmingham, on Tuesday, Mr Macdonald said he honoured John Blight's long ser- vices to the country, but he must take exception to what he believed to be a false teaching of that gentleman. (Ap- plause.) He took exception to what Mr Bright said re- cently in Birmi»Sbam> ar>d gave it a direct contradiction, (Cheers.) Mr Macdonald then enlarged on the import- ance of orgiluisatic-n. The meanest or poorest agricultural labourer was as good as the richest.oitisen—(hear, hear)- he should have his representative in the Hoiue of Commonf- (litav, hear)-h('r« was Mr Arch and their „eneral secretary, and vvh'le they bad such men they should not remain in a stl1 quiescence, and be a kind of shuttlecock between parties. He wasi himself looking for new fields, and il the labourer could not get bread in his own country, he would take him to a land where he could, and where there were equal rights for all. (Ap- plause.) The nerve and ssmew of the country vauid be gone, and the turfites and Stock Exchange gaaiblera could not eat their gold. (Applause.) The report and statement of accounts, an aostract of which was r-iiblished last week were then read and adopted. The Union ha& a balance of 24-000 in hand. After a short address from Mr Joseph Arch, and the transaction of some formal business, the conference adjourned,