South Wales Daily News

LORD DF.KKYAND THE LANCA- SHILlE LIBERALS. It is stated in Manchester that the Earl of Derby lias consented to become the president ot tho South-West Lancashira Liberal As^ociatiGn. His lordship has also sent a donation of £ 100 to th* funds of tho South-East Lancashire Liberal Association.

FATAL BOlLKIi EXPLOSION AT LOUUHBOHOUGil. OSE MAN KILLED AND THREE :5!n:tIOU¡)LY JNiUKED. A serious boilerexpl.,ion took place on Inurs- day afternoon at the basket manufactory of Mr l>eLat L.:ju5hborouBl], near Le.ces.er des.ro;, ins? t!>e bail ding and dan a-iug the adjacent proper ty T'le boiler was bio n a great distance, and inside the stoke-liole was foun 1 the dea l body of John iJavis, a workman. ihree otl.ers are seuoudy injured.

WEUDSNti DRESS OF PRINCESS Vld'OUIA AUGIJSIENDUKG. The Dailll News Berlin correspondent ays-The wedding cii'e^ of the r».flcess presented.l>y Quee.i Victoria has beeu sre.aly admired. Ii w of whue satin eti la'olitv, trim ned ulteniately with silver and iloniton lac?, and covered with bui.ches of myrtle and orange blossoms. J ne train, sireen fee;/ in length, is made of silver brocade, bordered with rich nilve r embroidery aud witn garlands of myrtle and orange blossoms.

A MINERS' AGENT ON THE PER- MANENT pjtOVlnET SOCiETY. TO TalC EDITOR. t;ia _Mv attention has been drawn to an article in your Tory contemporary, written by Air SimouH, solicitor, on the Uth mst., on the above subject, to which I will repiy, by your generous Kl""ti1.e""fi.st place, I «Wi to correct an error of Air biluons an I the editor in their statement to the public that I Sin a fmaeM agent. 1 am not an agent, and never was; I have worked in the fery~coliier;es since I was seven years ot age. III the second place, Mr Simons and the Tory editor seem to be aggrieved very much at lilY being so hard with the employers m the Welsh papers and Mr Simons goes so far hØ to state that no man u-ea more hard words than myself when I meet people face to face, lint neither Air Simons nor the 'lory editor is to be ere lited here, for the masters have uo such confidence in eitaer of them t > permit their ) rcnence while we deliberate upon our business on the Sliding Scale Committee, therefore tllliY do not knowwhat I am before the employers, I proud to believe that the em- ployers hold a diiierent view of UI)" honesty to the one held by Mr Simons and his frienJ. I believe, if the employers were to be called upon to give their opinion upon my honesty in Lis matter, that they would express themselves in my favour, however wide we may differ on this subject. Therefore I advise &lr Simons and the Tory eaitor to discontirue their interference be- tween me and the employers. Air Simons, con- tinuing his remarks on my Welsh article, denies most emphatically my statement that there was an understanding between us and the employers as to introducing the new society to the workmen through their representatives on the SHding-scale Committee. Now, I would ask Mr Simons how can he deny this statement ? He was not present, as he knows himself; therefore lie does not know what took place. I here repeat it agaiu that, there was an understanding between us and the employers to that effect, liut my opiuion is that there was an object iu view to compose this code of rules in the absence of the representatives of the work- men, so that Air Simons could intioduce his scheme, putting ambiguous words in the rules in order that he and others could construe them to different meanings to answer their own pr-rpose in the future. 1 ask Mr Simons what brought Air Campbell, tho professed composer of the rules to tho lioyal Hotel, Cardiff, at the very same time as we, the Sliding-sca!e Committee, were sitting, and that we were invited to another room to transact the one-sided business. If this man were elected at an to compose a code of rules between two parties—if it wero right for to consult with the that was going to pay 5 per cent., surely i was reasonable for hi 11 to con- sult with' those that were going to pay 75 per cvnt. j ut, as I siated above, there was a self- interested object in view that is, to fic tnc luies to answer their own purposes. I' 1 argue that the fifth rule is ambiguous, and open to two construction?, so as to o; en the door to the employers become ordinary members. The latter part of the rale reads thus "Owller of which are honorary msaitersof the society, and ( 0:1 1 ayment of the contributions hereinafter set forth they shall be oidinary members, and entitled to the benefitil (If the society." In reference to the constitution of the general management board, Mr Simons admits that it is composed of eight ordinary members aud six honorary members, and that the president and treasurer shall be added to them, and thus make them 10 in number. But I argue that there ia 110 rule that mentions that they are limited to 16 and supposing i it wero anangecI between th parties that their number shall be 16 only, the eighth lule does not specify by what principle they shall select their chairman and vice-chairman, but only says that they shall be selected from their own number. Therefore, the said lule being silent on the matter, there if nothing move natural than for them to adop:, the despotic principle which is involved in the 13th rule to select their chairman, and that means a majority for the honorary members on the board. The next obnoxious rule that calls for my atten- tion is the Uth, which announces the nature of the composition of the general and annual meeting, which meeting has the power to select all general odicers and the of management. Is this meeting to be composed of an unlimited nuin- bel- of honorary members? The ordinary mem- bel's are mntted to one representative from each local agency; but the honorary members are all allowed to push themselves into the general meet. in' through this rule, so that any general meeting udll be composed of a multitude of honorary members, and the poor working man will have 1-VfiL ,honfP to air his eloquence there. In con- d „, «'•» 1 Te ""S"'5 better to express as my judgment upon them fii-iii that tliev have been composed 0.1 behalt and fir''he iQterast of some despotic persons, under the cloak of sympathy with the widows and orphans of the working men. Mr Simons says, in concluding las article that I urtT(3 the workmen to defy the society, although I see the cheerless households all around through the breadwinners being laid below by accidents. I doubt whether Air Simons sympathiser more with the widow aud orphans then I do. I can say this much, I have nothing to give, being but a poor working m n; but Air Simons is worth his thousands of pounds. He is a very wealthy man, and I wonder how many thousands has lie sub- scribed to these accidents such as Abercarne, Kisca Penygraig, Dinas, and other places. How many orphans- can meet him 011 the road, bowing to him. and saying, ''Air Simons, I thank you for your noble donation, which has been the means of putting shoes on my feet when I wis barefooted, and clothiug 011 my back when otherwise I should have starved in the cold. How many widows thank you, Mr Simons, for vour generous subscription, which was the meaus of wiping away my tears in the time of need." Sir until I have an accurate knowledge of these benefactions, I will not tell the public that Air Simons is a great sympathiser with the sufferers after the accidents. It has been stated that it is pure religion • i'-s the bereaved after they have lost their bread-winners; but I believe that religion is deeper in the hearts of those who will strive to keep the h'ln'reference to the rules of the society, I hope J",° ,,nr)cmfin will be careful 111 their examin- K of them. They may not find the words I have referred to in the same number of cettain rules for 'he COPY that I have has not been composed fby a'S person » tUein. B„t it they March carefully they will see the same words and phrases in their copies. Air Simons says it is time that I In,| others who make a trade of falsehood should be held up to public scorn. Iu answer to this I say I am not afraid to face him before the pub- lic I would ask Mr Simons if I have not the s- me right to advocate the interests of the work. men as ho has to advocate the interests of the employers ? Mr Simons talks about a trade; it it is a trade,1 am sony that my part of the trade is not quite so remunerative as Air Simons' is for if I were to sum r.p the payment by my fellow- workmen for the last twelve months for attending all delegate meetings, conferences, visits to Lon- don sitting on the sliding scale committee, and writing, it would not amount to more than £15 while Mr Simons receives £300 per annum. Mr Simons chalhnge3 me to state wh-n and where was the admission made by the employers that one-fifth of the accidents would came under the scope of the Employers' Liability Act. Air Simons further assures the public that such admission was never made. I again ask Air Simons how can he give such assurance to the public when he knows that he was not near the place to hear the dis. cusa.ou,^ oni_y t0 state that I do not withdraw n. word of what I'stated before on this point, I ;il o.imit that I made one mistake as to the 0 din of the Employers' Liability Act, but I argue^most distinctly that it means the same as I said before. very ,,roud before the public in MSt 100 accidents have occurred in Wales stating that xu claim has come 011 for com- histIn^ ,aj "hat Mr Stao.. md the pensation. I L advice and, if so, it will employers will tafee■ them U)at tll0 WOikmen involve a gnaial £ e d anj claim compensation, will never come t wp the collieries safe, but will do their «tm >3t to keep {|ad t(, 1 feel very sorry,, Mr ^ditor,uiae; RJr tise my pen in this du y, i,ajienj?eg I think Simons has given ir:e so ina J tin(r sWord, and I am justified in drawin0 m. 0 permission, if time will permit, by your generou p I will give an ardcle on explosions in. mm the doctrine of explosions from the MOTtGrAN. —I am, etc., t l^* Aiui 44, Phillips-street, Mountain Ash.

WEATHER FORECASTS. The following forecasts for This Day were issued from the Meteorological Office last evening, at 8.30 o'clock I 0 SCOTLAND, N. —Westerly to southwesterly winds, moderate to fresh milder possibly some rain, 1 SCOTLAND, E. N olth-westerly to westerly breezes, moderate to light; fine milder after a cold night. 2 ENGLAND, N.E.—Same as No. 1. 3 ENGLAND, E.-North-easterly to northerly airs and light breezes cold local fog otherwise fair. 4 AIIDLAND COUNTIEs.-Same as No. 3, 15 ENGLAND, S. (London and Channel).—Same as No. 3. 6 SCOTLAND, W. —Westerly breezes, moderate fair. 7 ENGLAND, N.W. (and N. Wales).—Same as Nos. 1 and 2. 8 ENGLAND (S. W.) AND SOUTH WALES.— dlorth-casterly breezes, modcratc; line, cold. 9 IRELAND, N.—Same as No. 0. 10 IRELAND, S.- Very light ivinds fine weather, but some fogs locally.

HOUSE OF COMMONS. —Thursday. The Speaker took the chair at four o'clock NOTICES. Sir LEATHAM gave notice that he would move the rejection of the Church Patronage Bill. Mr O'SHEA gave notice that on Monday he would put a question to the Secretary of State for War with respect to the equipment of the regi- ments from India when they lauded in Natal, also as to provision for the maintenance of the women of those regiments. Mr JUSTIN MCCARTHY gave notice that on the thiid reading of the Protection of Person aud Property (Ireland) Bill ho would move its rejec- tion. THE ALLEGED SECRET CORRESPON- DENCE IN THE INDIA OEEICE. Lord G. HAMILTON gave notice that he would ask the Secretary of State for India whether he had seen certain letters published in the Daih) Kcicsivova a person signing, himself "Ignotus. who professed to be in a position to have access to papers in the Secret Department of the India Otliee, and that the letters would thow that tl'e late Government contemplated the wiping of Afghanistan out of the and to extend the British-India frontier up to the Hindoo Koosh whether he could state that any such documents were in the Secret Department of the India Office and if they could be laid on tho tab'e also whether he had any reason tobeiievethatthe person calling himself Ignotus" did hold a confident^] position in the India Office. RAILWAY RATES FOR GOODS AND PASSENGERS. Mr CHAMBERLAIN, in reply to Sir G. Balfour.said that to reply to the series of questions put to him would be to trespass too long on the House. A committee had beeu appointed3 to in- quire into the scale of rates charged by the rail- ways for goods and passengers, and its report would, he hoped, give full information u ith respect to them. With reference to the accounts sub- mitted to the shareholders, ha believed that those presented by the directors gave every information but if they did not the shareholders had a remedy in their own hands. With regard to the publica tion of monthly returns by the railway computes in order to show the inland trade of the country the Board of Trade had no power to call for them and the benefits would have to be very great to justify the expense it would cause. THE PUBLICATION OF THE RUSSIAN CORRESPONDENCE. uoaAA*JI Lord IIARTINGTON, in reply to Sir Geo. Campbell, was sorry to have to state that he still knew no more than he did at first of the person who had communicated the Rus sian correspondence found at Cabnl to the Standard. Neither did lIe know any more of tne correspondent of the Daily News referred to in the notice of I nrrl c -if He regretted that the person in oup^ti I had the honour to come forward and relieve others of what might be unjust suspicions, ™jL<^VANCE T° AFGflAN PRINCES. 8 £ RSI8.T"°e £ fe,TRLCR pension of 5,COO rupees per mnnf received a temporary S/n" BrfSforee^vr^ W,h° letl Cabul will' th." to Pi -"00 '° receJ'ed allowances amounting in 1>e- m?oth- and nin* Other Afghans in India who received 2,600 rupees a month. THE OUTBREAK AT BEYROUT. ^,IL,KE' in/e,ply t0 Mr said tha* no reports had as yet been received as to the causes of the outbreak at -Beyrout, but when re- ceived there would be no objectioon to lay them on tho table. FRANCE AND TUNIS. Sir II. D. WOLFF put a series of questions ¡ with respect to the proceedings of the French DIplomatic Agent in Tunis in reference to estab- < lishing a French Protectorate, and also with I respect to tho proceedings of the French officials ejectment of gentB from the Enfida estate. Mr M. GUESI said that, in accordance with a telegram which he had received, it was believed in I urns that All Bey had applied for the pro- tection of her Majesty's Government. 1 i?I^KEn«a that up \° 'he'time that he left the loreigu Office, no application bad been received from the Bey of Tunis. With respect to the questions of the hon. bart., considering his diplomatic experience, he could hardly expect an answer to matters which were still pending iu much detail. Her Majesty's Government had heard of a conversation between the Bey of Tunis and Mr Housten. the Fiencli Uomml-Ueneral, but there was no corres- pondence which could be bid ou the table with respect to the lattc-r part of the question of the hon. baronet. He had already stated that the Frenoh Government had officially denied tLat any oUcials of the FrenohConsulate had taken any i PWUA JJW THQ OGWTE oi M* LEVY. The correspondence on the ubject would be laid on the table, b it would not be so at the present stage of the question. SPECIE PAYMENTS IN ITALY. Sir C. DILKE, ia reply to Mr W. li'owler, s id a report with respect to the resumption of specie payments in Italy had been received frottt. Her Majesty's Ambassador at Rome, and would be laid on the table. A pamplet by the Italian Ministers, S. S. Magliani and Niceli, had also been received. EVICTIONS BY SUMMARY PROCESS. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, in reply to Mr B. T, William?, said that under the new rules framed by the judges under the Judicature Act* no tenant could be evicted by summary process if he could show that he had a substantial defence. The rules would he laid on the table. THE "CHALLENGER" REPORTS. Lord F. CAVENDISH, in reply to Mr Cobbold, said that the cost of the official reports of the Challenger, including printing, etc., but not editing or authorship, which would be 15 volumes in number, would be 230. It had been decided to give them free to institutions of a uational character, but the expense would be too great to justify a free gift to every institution in the United Kingdom. ORIGIN OF FIRES. Sir W. HARCOtTRT, in reply to a question from Mr McLagau, declined to take any steps for introducing judicial enquiries into the origin and causes of fires, deeming it sufficieut that in all cases of ordinary fires the officers of the fire brigade report on the circumstances, and insur- ance companies have tiie closest interest in in- vestigating the subject, and had the assistance of the police when necessary. THE ALLEGED ATTEMPT TO BLOW UP AN IRISH BARRACKS. Mr FORSTER, in answer to a question in the name of Mr Grey, expressed the opidon of the Dublin metropolitan police that tho attempt to blow up Beggar's Bush Barracks, Dublin, with dynamite existed only in Mr Stephens' imagina- tion. (Hear, hear.) EXAMINING AND REPORTING ON ENDOWED SCHOOLS. Sir W. HARCOURT, answering a question from Mr Tiiorold Rogers, admitted a salutary effect of the action of the two universities in undertaking the duty of examining and reporting 011 endowed public schools, on the application of such schools, and managers of schools were be- coming every year more in favour of the machi- nery thus put by the universities within their reach, but the Government had certainly not come to the conclusion to make such examina- tions compulsory on all endowed schools without regard to the character of the school. THE AGE OF SOLDIERS FOR THE CAPE. Mr CHILDERS, replying to questions from Major O'Bierne mill Colonel Alexander, said of the t'O men who formed the draft of the 2ud bat- talion, of the 21-tt Fusiliers from the depot at Ayre, and embarked on board the Lapwing, for conveyance to Natal, only 23 were under 20 yenrs of age, and none of them had served for six weeks only. The report of Colonel Blundell, the inspector, was to the effect that the draft were in excellent order, and that the draft from toe 21st Fusiliers woidd be a credit to any corps, He saw no occasion for sending drafts from the 1st bat- talion of the 21st in India. LUNATIC ASYLUM ATTENDANTS. Mr DOBSON, answering Lord Rendleshain's question, said he wa3 advised that attendants in J lunatic Asylums did not come under the term of the Employers' Liability Act of 1830, a3 being in dangerous occupations. DESTROYING CROPS IN BASUTOLAND. Sir G. CAMPBELL, referring to the report of the destruction of crops by Col. Carrington, in the carrying on of the Basuto war, asked whether the Government approved of such a course, and would viermit British officers to take part in it. Mr GRANT-DUFF, in reply, stated that Her Majsty's Government could not in any way be responsible for information of details of military operations carried on uuder Colonial Governments. Of course, any unnecessary destruction of property wrs to be deprecated. Sir G. CAMPBELL complained that the last part of his question was not answered. Mr GRANT-DUFF said he had attempted to convey to the mind of his noble friend—(a laugh) —that Her Majesty's Government were not responsible for this officer, and expressed neither approval nor disapproval. (Hear, hear.) THE RAILWAY COMMISSION. Mr CHAMBERLAIN, in reply to Mr Mclver, referred to the speech of the chairman of the North Western Railway Company at the recent half. yearly meeting, and quoted expressions from that speech in relation to the Railway Commission, in which,the ciiairman'said the Commission was a standing mounment. of the repudiation of national engagements by the Parliament of the country," and again, "a standing menace to the railway interest." He did not know whether that was what his Lon. friend (Mr B. Martin) referred to as "valuable testimony to the efficiency of the corilmision in looking after the interests of the public." (A laugh.) The Railway Commission would expire December 31, 1882, and before that time recourse would have to ba had to fresh legis- lation, in view of which the subject would be carefully considered. AFFAIRS IN ASHANTEE. Mr GRANT DUFF, replying to Mr Story Maskelyne, said that the mining establishments in the neighbourhood of Anacobra River were far inland, and when they were established the com- panies were informed by Her Majesty's Govern- mc-nt that they would undertake no responsibility ir. protecting the properties of the companies or the live3 of those in their employ. If war with Asliautee was declared it was quite possible that the small military force at the Gold Coast would be fully employed elsewhere. With reference to tno possibility of war, the latest news from the Uold Coast, under date February 9th. represented the state of matters as statu que—no further pro- bability of war up to that time.

THE MINISTERIAL STATEMENT. MR GLADSTONE'S ACCIDENT. The Marquis of liARTINGTON said that his right lion, friend Mr Gladstone was unable to be in his place in consequence of an accident, the effect of which would probably confine him to his room for two or three days but the accident was not, he was hnppy to say, of a serious character. (Cheers.) He hoped and believed his right hon. friend would be in his place to make his statement with regard to business on Monday, and, under the circumstances, he hoped the house would not now ask for an incomplete statement. (Hear, hear.) But it might Le for the con- venience of the House to say tLis much, that they had arrived a a period of the session when it was necessary to make some progress in the business of supply, and on Monday the House would be asked to go into Committee of Supply, and the Secretary for War would move the Army Estimates, and, considering the importance and interest attached to the statement, he hoped his right hon. friend (Mr Childers) would on that day be allowed to make his statement at onco in Com- mittee. Sir S. NORTHCOlE expressed regret at the occasion of the postponement of the statement 011 business, and in reference to what the noble lord had said about going into Committee of Supply on Monday, lie apprehended that, in view of the motion which had assigned precedence to the two Irish Bills, it would be necessary that some dis- tinct motiou should be made setting aside the first mentioned in order to take other business. Was it the intention to make such a motion in a form to allow discussion to be taken upon it? The Marquis of HARTINGTON said no doubt the point raised would he included in the statement which his right hon. friend intended to make. He hoped he would have an opportunity of Eeeing his right hon. friend^ to- morrow, and if it appeared necessary he would give notice of a motion. Unuer the circumstances, perhaps, it would be more convenient not to move the motion for to-morrow, that on tne fiist order of the day on Monday for Committee of Supply the Speaker do at once leave the chair. Mr HEALEY wished to know whether the motion in reference to postponing all discussions on the consideration of the report on the Coercion Bill at seven o'clock would be postponed. The Marquis of HARTING ruN said he was not prepared to postpone that. Mr A. M. SULLIVAN, on a question of ordar, asked for the Speaker's ruling whether it was competent for any other member to move a motion standing in the name of the leader of the House, he being absent. (Uhf oh.), Mr CALLAN said it had yesterday been ruled that one member could not move an amendment standing in tho name of another. The SPEAKER said in regard to a motion relating to the order of business; as the House was aware, motions of this character were almost invariably made by the leader of the House on behalf of the House, and for regulating the busi- ness of the House. In the absenceof the leader of the House it would be competent for any minister of the Crown to move this motion, more particularly because the rule, to which the motions refers, says that the notice shall be given by a minister of the Crown. (Hear, hear.) The Marquis of HARTINGTON then moved the resolution of which Mr Gladstone had given notice "That if the consideration of the Protec- tion of Person and Property (Ireland) Bill were not completed by seven o.clock, the amendmwUa should be out vOn a division the numbers were— For the motion 371 Against 53 Me,jority 318

THE COERCION BILL AS AMEHDfift The consideration of the Bill as amended was resumed; On Mr FORSTER'S amendment, requiring that three months after arrest, and ^ach succeeding three months, the Lord-Lieuteuaurshould consider and decide upon the ease of each parson detained. Mr METGE moved as an amen infant that thd period be two itiontlig, Mr P, OltSTEII declimc1 to accepffyhe amend. ment, and it waii withdrawn. Mr CALLAN then moved, as a further amend- ment to that of Air ForsLer, that the action of the Loid-Lientenant should be by and with thp advice of the Privy Council in Ireland." Mr FORSTER pointed out the amendment was inconsistent with the spirit of the Bill, and that it was unreasonable to give the Lord-Lieutenant the power of making arresta and to deny him the power of deciding whether the detention should cease. Moreover the amendment would diminish the responsibility of the Government, by dividing it with the Privy Council. Sir J. McKenna, Mr Biggar, Mr McCoan, Mr Leamy, and Mr H. Power also opposed the amend- ment, and advised its withdrawal. Mr CALLAN accordingly withdrew the amend. ment. Mr REDMOND moved a further amendment, requiring that the Lord-Lieutenant should consider each case upon whatever evidence the relatives or friends of the said person may adduce. Mr I'ORS i'ER, in opposing the amendment, maintained that the grounds of the conclusion come to on the fi-rst arrest ought to be regarded on the reconsideration of the case but if the amend- ment were adopted it would limit the Lord- Lieutenant's power (of review to whatever evidence might be adduced by the friends or relatives of the prisoner. Air Finegan, Mr Byrne. Sir J. McKenna. Mr Leamy, Air Sexton, Mr Barry, Mr Healy, Air J. AlcCarthy, and Air Callan, spoke iu support of the amendment, and the last naomed hon. member was speaking when-

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CORNISH MINERS AND. THE EM I L PLOYERS' LIABILITY ACT. [SPECIAL TELFGRAM.1 A meeting of the mine managers cf Cornwall was held on Thursday, at Truro,"to the Employers' Liability Act. After a prolonged discussion, it was resolved to np oint a committee of the Mining Institute to consider the powers of the Act, and as to what form of club will liberally meet the wans. of the employed whilst reasonably protecting the interests of ti.e employers. The general feeling of the meeting was ia favour of contracting out of the Act.

— ——- j STABB-Co .vxETr f SOJRETIE- -T,: CON- nection with the SscoiH Cardiff Sodet the first %Yj everi:!i;, at seven o'clock-, at the offices, 10, (lueen- street. I nose who intend beco.ninit nieuibenl should make applicati -n for sh ires e.rly, as it is expected the limit of 500 members will be reached in a fe v weeks. A PUBLIC TEA and entertainment was held hi Guildford-a! rest leree Alethodist schoolroom' 08 Wednt^Hy evening, presided over by Councillor Bird. Mr it. frond conducted tlie sin„'iiur, and Mi s Lizzie Vaughan presided at the hnrmonium. There was also a variety of useful and ornamental a-ticlea offered for sale, an I a total clearance was effected. The whole proceedings were meet suc- cessful throughout. THE NATURALIST^ SOCIETY.—Thursday tr-ninj was a "member's nig.:t" with the <J..rdifl Naturalists, aud the meeting w^s presided ove* Mr Hey wood. There v. as a very lair attend .ispa* Mr William Ilonnfeldt anl Dr. C. T. Vachsil rt-ad interesting papers, the former oil "Otrri» osities of Lxnguage," and the latter A Wa le 101> the Country." SOUTH WALES MERCANTILE BUILDING SOCIKTTV j fourth annual meeting of this ernianeuf benefit building Rocieiy was hel l iu t e L.'ran< of the Town-iiail (.n Tnnrs iay evening lheiewaa a. fair attendance of tne shareholder* r Shackell, tlie chairman of tlie society, .ook t.ie chair, 'Ihe fourth annual report was read. It stated tllllt a lTIatel-Ld improvelllent in tlte IJIUti. neols ansacked had taken place du iii; the year, -nil re=-'rLki amount advanced to borrowers Z19. *ei'y,?1eiit from meinbsr-j wiio livi re» ceiveu adv.uicjs from the society. During the four 5,V. ot ,7° f'Ciety's existence £ 12,^ had been Ally* iced to borrower. £ 2,83) f which had been added during the past year. Tiie valuation of th« KoPoqiy /'ds sum w..s necored »ai fe? Tl,o f "I1"" of s,laies !be bo..ks wat f fiV -VMCC,A ^;VO A,e'J' 011 tiie debtor side, a tot <1 of io,3oi 10s lOd, which included a no ur other items, tho s;un of £ 1,412 7s G i for s-ilt ECriptlons. £ 2,92.; 10 s 7d for lejiaym-nt* JiL.olo 17s od for deposits. Oil the creditor sidt of the same account an item of £ 1.517 13s (id stood as the bank balance from last rep >rt, which s-m, together i- iiii advance-) (t'2,830), subscviptioi.s withdrawn ( £ 1,003 14s 4 i), ;.u<i other items, balanced up the ncvouut. The statement of liabilities and assets whoue I the Lellls of A:3,180 133 fid s the amount due to in- vestors; and £ 4,871 3s 9 1, as the amount due to depositors. Üa the asset side.the amount due fioru borrowers was shown to be £ 3,24"> Ss 5 t. which. with other items, brought the total to Sl-i6 .11 6J more Lan the amount of liabilities. The re; ort as above I, "j proposed for adoption by the Cliair- mau, seconded by Mr J. Isaac, and I tz,d with- out discussion. The retiring directors, Messrs E. VV. onaeicel!, IT. lienjandr, H. >S,mnders, an 1 J, Isaac, were re-elected unanimously. Satisfaction was expre-sea v. ith the triennial \aluatioll report of IVir iacraichley, which was presented with the leport. ihe meeting, wine:, was a formal affair, soon after.vards termiti fed. DEATH OF A:; OLD ISIIAHITAXT.— Mr Charles Prunw, one of the oldest residents of Cardiff, died on \Y ednesday, at his residence, Luton.place, at the age of 74 years. ) <ecea-e was lately more generally known from his. connectio 1 with the Tree Library, but for m >re than 50 years I.e has filled some public position in the town. 1 le was the eldest son of I'rouse. master of the iloy-*i Glamorgaub-ind, which was kept up for many years at the sole ex ense of the late Marquis <5 iiute. Dece ised was also a member ot the b .uti, which at that time att! acted a good deal of notice, and during the Christmas festivities often played at Tredegar Pa: k, alld at Hie seats of ot!i--r noble* men and gentlemen in the district ou their special invitation. The deceased was an excellent musi- cian, and assisted his father ia arranging music foi the band. On the death of the Ma>quis of illtb. the band was broken up. and the deceased went t< Bristol and commenced busii ess as an iroiif under He subseqliently returned to Cardiff, ai d l el l 1 responsible position for many years at the Oh Foundry at the entrance to the Peuat th-ro d known as Lisle's Foundry, the only one in exist ence in the town at that time. On leafing thii In was appointed librarian to the Cardiff FLe( L:braiy, Ihe only remaining member of tlicoU Gla.noigan Land residing in t: 0 town is Mi Uoc.vstofr, fur SOnte tim baudmaiter of the lOtl ±une Volunteer Corps. 1 OR WEDDING AND KEEPER RINGS, po k Oeorge Best, Watc'i Maker and Jeweller, 1C, St. Mary. Street, Cardiff. &0381 ABBOTT & Co., Oxford-street. Swansea, foi Waterproof Coats. Their notJ. Guinea Tivcel Co Us ,re the cheapest ia the trade. 4H73

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BLACKWOO! >. OPENING A NEW OEGA>—A new organ has recently been placed in St Margaret's Church, and on Thursday a series of opening sir vices were held, which were numerously attended. An early celebration of the holy communion took lwlace at 8.3J a.m., aud at 11 a.m., 3 p.m., and C.30 p.m. there were services with sermons, the eveuing service beino; full choral. The preachers for the day were the nev,1.J. C. Leu-el;in, vicar of POlity. I ool; Alexander Maciaverty, vicar of Maughao and Llangattock and the Ven. Archdeacon of Xjiandaff. The offertories at the close of each service were in aid of ttie organ fund.

K L Y. J-.EGT17P.E. On Wednesday evening a lecture w.u delivered at Capei Sul, by the Jiev. JD S Dav'at the subject bein- George Washing ?r*o D* Hames of Kidwelly) pri sided. 1 here w^s a fair attendance. The i>ro< ceeds are to be devoted to liquidating the debt 01 Tabor Chapel, Llansaint.

CLYDACH. "IIAPPY 1I OíE" was the subject ot a humoroui lecture delivered on Llaueiiy Ilill, in conneetioi with the Independent Chapal, by tho Rev, T. D Evans, Ebbw Vale. The c: air was taken by tin liev, li. Johns, Betiilehem.

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SWANSEA. 1' resh(changes and newer styles are making Mr CHAPMAN'S Studio a centre oi attraction tiiH hrivchl ffnriiig weather. 4/i\tl ABBOTT & Co., Oxford-street, Swansea,—The Lest and cheapest Leather :,WI lLnÜ Makcr in the trade. Sen.I for price lists. ^47d NOT YET BEEN KKOWN TO FATL.—One dose relieves, two doses cures .Neuralgia. liovau's Kcnieiiy.— (Jeorye, Chemist, Swansea. 4 6 GORE HaeSE HOTEL, GOAT-STKEET. SWANSKA.— This comnioJious and centrally situated hotel has heeB thoroughly renovated and refurnishe u Famines, com- iiier,ial gentlemen, and others will here find cve,-y con* )tle fort at one third under usual prices. An ^omniiri Wednesday and Saturday, at one o'clock. Is each. >VeJl« aired beds. Burton a'.es. Wines and spirits of best quality. —T. Luxton, proprietor. -49272

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THE WAR IN THE TRANSVAAL. THE BATTLE FIELD AT INGOGO. RECONNAISSANCE AT LAING'S NEK. LAING'S NEK FORTIFIED BY THE BOERS. EXPECTED INCREASE OF THE REVOLT. MOUNT PROSPECT, Thursday.—General Colley made a reconnaisanco this morning, and proceeded to a. hill whence a view of the Boer camp was obtained. Many Boers took up position on the neighbouring hill, but no fighting ensued. DURBAN, Thursday.—Sir Evelyn Wood has arrived at Pretermaritzburg. The Boers are actively fortifying Laing's Nek. The Boers in Dundee district, Natal, are disaffected, and send assistance to the Bor camp. They are supposed to intend joining the revolt. ("STANDARD" TELEGKAM.) PUOSPECT HILL, Thursday Evening, — The column is encamped at Ingogo. Parties of tho enemy have shown themselves this afternoon, the strongest numbering about 100. The 92nd ltegiment and a squadron of Hussars will remain in garrison here, the Rifles and the rest of the Hussars return to Newcastle. An examination of the ground where the 60th were attacked above the Ingogo shows that our position was as bad a one as could possibly have beeu chosen. Splendid cover was afforded to the Boers, who were able to creep up to within ninety yards with perfect impunity. Our men, on the other hand, had no shelter whatever, and the plateau on which they lay was commanded by heights on all sides. It was indeed by an extraordinary stroke of good fortune that any escaped to tell the tale. It is reported that there is much dissension in the Boer camp, the leaders being vehemently at- tacked for not having offered strenuous opposition to the advance of the reinforcements over the liiggarsberg. Wednesday Evening. — Communication with Newcastle is now completely re-established. A reconnaissance has been made of the enemy's position to-day, Its face extends for four miles. The left flank is protected by the gorge of the Buffalo River, the right by the steep hills of the Drakensberg. The line of heights between these points have been fortified by a line of eutrenchments, com- men led apparently by a second line in the rear. The position is undoubtedly very-strong, and held by a sufficient force would be extremely formid- able. The strength of the enemy is, however, in- sufficient to defend it properly against a vigorous attack. A flag of truce has just been acknowledged, and the Boers have accepted the offer of the Durban Red Cross Society to send ambulances and medi- cine. The Boers are greatly in want of the latter, as also of splints, THE REINFORCEMENTS. The troopship Franco left the docks at Wool- wich on Thursday, and ill leave early on Friday motning for Natal with large detachmwts of tho Royal Engineers and the Army Service Corps. The Engineers are a complete unit of the field telegraph train, and taka out two telegraph tralm and SO miles of telegraph wire.

AMERICA. SYMPATHY WITH IRELAND. THE PANAMA CANAL. BALTIMORE, Thursday,—A mass meeting, pre- sided over by the Mayor, was held here yesterday expressing sympathy with Ireland. Nuv YORK, Thursday. — Intelligence from Panama announces that 1\1. de Lesseps' engineers have established five surveying camps. The entire | party are now at work. The ..National Banks liavo withdrawn five million of their circulating notes since the Senate parsed the Funding Bill. It is believeJ, how- ever, that the repeal on the tax on bank deposits lessens the opposition to the measure. SAN FRANCISCO, Thursday,—Anarchy continues in the Samoa Islands.

SUSPICI0USDEATH0FA FRENCH I GENERAL. General Ney, Duke of ISlchingen, Las been found iu a quarry at Chatillon, near Paris, with a bullet through his head. It is uncertain whether deceased had fought a duel or has been murdered.

THE ARCHDEACON^IVORCE CASE. THE EVIDENCE FOR THE RESPONDENT. The further hearing of the suit for judicial separation brought by Airs Dunbar against her husband, Archdeacon Dunbar, was resumed all Thursday morning in the Divorce Court before Sir James Hanneu and a special jury. Sir Hal" dinge Giffard, Q.C., Air Inderwick, Q.C., and Mr Bayford were counsel for AIra Dunbar, the peti- tioner and Air Waddy, Q.C., and Air Searle for the respondent. Eviùence 011 Thursday was gh-en for the respondent. Air Arthur Williamson said I was sacristan at St. Andrew's C'i.urch during the time Air Dunbar was there. I had known him for twelve years. I have never known him to give way to liquor. I never saw any impropriety between the vicar and Mrs Blake. The first time she came to the church Mrs Blake made a suggestion about clean. ing the brass work. She said she would do it andlaaset.tedto her doing so. I know a room upstairs called the Archdeacon's study. The vestry was downstairs. I know there was a foldiu"- bedstead on the premises. The choir would pass through the vestiy to get into the church. Airs Foote first attended the church in 1S79. I never saw any impropriety between that lady and the Archdeacon. Mrs Foote only attended on Sun- days. I never traw Air Duubar kiss any member of the congregation. Miss Dunbar and Lady Dunbar attended the services regularly. Mr Inderwick: I suppose I may take it there was drinking aud smoking going on in the study ? —Well, very little. The archdeacon has taken champagne in the vestry, but then he brought it with him. It was not tiue that the boys used to drink and smoke in the vestry, as a rule. Mr Inder.vick Is it not true that a scale of prices was charged for admission to the church ?— When an oratorio was given the people defrayed the expense. Airs Firmin said she was a member of Mr Dunbar's congregation. She never attended on week days. She knew Mrs Foote as a member of the congregation. She had stayed in the church sometimes after the service had conclude 1 to speak to the archdeacon. Her son, who was a member of the choir, was with her. She had seen Mrs Foote in the church. There was no foundation for saying that any impropriety ever occurred between witness and the archdeacon, and she had never seen any impropriety between the Archdeacon and Airs Foote. She (the witness) had on the occasion of the Arc! deacon's illness taken turns with Airs Foote and Mrs Dunbar in nursing him at Gloucester-place and Princes- square. She never on those occasions saw the slightest impropriety between the Archdeacon and Mrs Foote. Agnes Bailey Conyugliam Dunbar, sister of the respondent, said she resided with her father, Sir Alexander Dunbar, at Duff us, in Scotland. She had attended the services at Tavistock Cbapel. After the separation between Mr and AIra Dunbar, Mr Dunbar came to live with her for some time. She never, until she became aware of the allegations in the suit, heard the slightest charge of impropriety against hirr,. She never saw him in the slightest degree intoxicated. Airs Blake said she was the wife of Dr. Carter Blake. She was IJON residing with her husband and family. She became a member of Tavistock Chapel iu 1879. She generally attended tho evening services. She was attracted to the church by the musical services. Air Searle Is there the slightest ground for suggesting that you have been guilty of impro. priety with Archdeacon Dunbar ?—Certainly not; she was never alone with the Archdeacon in his study until half-past eleven at night. She had never had, nor indeed had she ever seen, refresh. ment in the church. She might have been in the church lato at night, but then that would be when there had been an oratorio. The Archdeacon never kissed her. Such a statement was au abso- lute falsehood. She did not know Mrs Foote. Airs Foote W,,3 then called.. She said she was formerly a member of the Russell Club. She there met Archdeacon Dunbar and his wife. They were both members of the club. Mr Waddy Is it true that you have ever been guilty of improper conduct with the Archdeacon ? —No no no (Laughter.) In answer to further question.?, the witness said she never was in the vestry of the church, neither had she ever taken any refreshments there. She never was in the. church, when the gas was put out. (Cross-examined :) She had never exchanged a word with Mrs. Dunbar. She had never con. ducted herself in an over affectionate manner towards tho archdeacon, even when she was attending him in his illness. Her solicitor was acting for Air Dunbar in the present suit. She introduced Air DuDbar to her solicitor, Air Leroyde. Archdeacon Dunbar was also called, and cate- gorically denied the allegations of impropriety with the two ladiea mentioned. Ihe case for tho respondent then closed, and the court adjourned.

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ACCIDENT TO MR. GLADSTONE. ALARMING FALL. LATEST PARTICULARS. V L" CENTRAL NJEWS" TEL EG RAM. 1 LOUDON, Thursday Night.—We regret to an. nounce that the Premier has met with an accident which, although regarded as slight by the right hon. gentlemau's medical advisers, lias caused a great deal of anxiety in the minds of hi-i friends and followers. Alr Gla Istoue, undeterred by the inclement weather, drove to Marlborough House after the House of Commons rose yesterday, in order to attend the dinner party given by the Prince and Princess of Wales. The snow, which had commenced falling in the afternoon, lay on tiie ground to the depth of about two inches. When the right hon. gentleman set out to return about eleven p.m., he directed his coachman to drive along St. James's Park,and set him de.vn at the park entrance to his official residence in Dowsiing-street. Prior to alighting from his carriage, Mr Gladstone asked his servant, who was at the gate leading from the garden into his hou-e, whether the ground was slippery. The footman thinking the inquiry was whether it was freezing at the time, said it was not, and Air Gladstone at once stepped down and hurried into the garden. He had only gone two or three steps when his foot slipped on the sloppy snow, and the right hon. gentleman fell backwards, striking his head with considerable force against the garden step. The Premier, however, was able to rise without assistance, and had regained his feet before his attendants reached him. The butler, Mr Hyams, immedi- ately came up, and the Premier took his arm and with his assistance walked into the house. Alr Gladstone sat down in one of the rooms Oil the ground floor, and his attendants bathed his head, which was bleeding copiously, with cold w ater, and applied other simple remedies to alleviate the paiu. The family physician, Dr. Andre IV Clark, was communicated with, but not being at home, Dr. Thomas. Bond, of Delahay-street, was sent for, and in the absence of that gentleman also, his colleague, Dr, Blake visited the Premier, That gentleman found that Mr Gladstone had sustained an exensivd scalp wound at the base of the skull. The wound was about three inches in length, run- ning in a transverse direction. The cuticle was completely severed, and the right hot,. gentleman lost a large quantity of blood. Mr Blake dressed the wound, staunching the flow of blood, and prescribed absolute rest for a day or two for his patient, as the latter had lost fully a pint of blooti. inii-s Gladstone in-I Aliss Gladstone were both at Lord llosebery's when the accident occurred. Intelligence was sent to them shortly after midnight,ami they atonce returned home for- tunately to find Mr Gladstone by that time much better indeed, the family were so reassured by the right hon. gentleman's condition that no steps were taken to communicate the news of the accident to the other members of the family until this morning. This morning Dr. Clark called and saw Mr Gladstone, and subsequently visited him with Sir James Paget. After their visit the following official notification was shown Mr Gladstone was returning last night from Marlborough House, and on leaving his carriage at the park entrance to his house iu Downing-street, stepped in the melting snow and fell backwards, cutting the back of his head on the garden step. He v as not in the least stunned. Sir James Paget and Dr Clark visited him this morning, and have found him free from fever, doing quite well, and needing only rest." This afternoon at three o'clock the following was added to the above: Tiiree o'clock. Good sleep, and everything going on well." At six o'clock this evening Mr Gladstone still continued to progress favourably towards recovery. His medical advisers have confirmed Dr. Blake's advice, and Lave enjoined that the distinguished patient must take at least three days' absolute rest. It if, therefore, quite improbable that Mr Gladstone will visit the House of Commons before Alonday next, and the likelihood is he will not appear iu Parliament for a week to come. Mr Gladstone remained in bed all day, and in order to secure as much repose as possible for the right hou, gentleman, vehicular traffic in Down- ing-street, has been stopped all day. As already stated, the famiiy are quite satisfied that there are no serious consequences to be apprehended, and, this evening, Miss Gladstone left town for Oxford, where she will remain for some time with friends there. Several hundred inquiries were made during the course of the day and this evening at the Premier's, to ascertain his condition, Her Alajesty the Queen, tie Prince and Princes of Wales, and other distinguished personages were among those who sent messages and made enquiries. All the Cabinet Alinisters also called at an early hour. Inquiries were also made by the Right Hon. Air Brand, the Belgian and American Ministers, the German, Russian, and Turkish Ambassadors, the Greek and Netherlands Alinis- ters, Sir John Lubbock (Lord Alayor of London, Lord Blantyre, Duchess .of Bedford, Earl Devon, Earl Belmote, Sir Wilfrid Law3on, Right Hon. Mr Mundella, Sir Charles Dilke, Sir R. A. Cross. Sir Stafford Northcote. E tri Kenmare, Lord and Lady John Manners, Duciiess of Wellington, and Lord Stanhope. The Cabinet Council which met to-day at the Premier's official residence, and which was summoned last night, was held, of course, with- out Air Gladstone being present. Indeed Mr Gladstone's physicians have advised that all matters of public business must not be laid before him for two or three days to come. THE DOCTOR'S STATEMENT. Dr. P. French Blake, of No. 1, Princes-street, Storey's Gate, S.W., who, as already stated, was the first physician to attend Air Gladstone after the accident, has, in the course of an interview, furnished the following facts to a representative of the "Central News." Dr. Blake said: About half-past eleven o'clock last night cne of Mr Gladstone's servants came for me in a carriage, saying that the Premier had met with an accident, and that I was wanted. I at once hasttn-jd to attend the right hon. gentleman. I found him sitting in a chair in one of the rooms on the ground floor of his residence—Mr Hyam'a.room. Mr Gladstone, 011 my entry, extended his hand to me, and said he wo. suffering from the effect of a simple accident, I roticod his shirt and collar were covered with blood, which, on examination, I found had proceeded from an incised wound of about two inches in length on the upper part of his head. The scalp was cut clean through to the bone but there was 110 fracture. I bathed tho wound and stopped thebleediug, dressing it with curgical bandages. The oozing of the blood w as stooped by pressure and the use of cold water. I find Air Gladstone perfectly tranquil, and in no way affected by the fall be had—that is, he did not seem to be suffering from any shock. I advised his retiring, after a time, to his bedroom, which is on the stcond floor, and offered my arm to him there. The Premier said lie did not require assistance, anI he got up and walked upstairs without help froin anyone. I remained with him until two a.m., when I was relieved by Dr. Andrew Clark who then arrived. During the time Mr Gladstone conversed. I administered a mild stimulant, and Dr. Clarke, 011 his arrival, approved, I believe, of the treatment which had been carried out. Mrs :ind Aliss Gladstone were sent for,and on their arrival, they were both of course somewhat affected at the news they had received. Mr Gladstone, on seeing his wife, smiled, and holding out his hand, and addressing her by her Christian name, said, It is only a slight accident." The ladies were informed that there was nothing serious to be apprehended, and they became reassured. I advised the Premier to rest for a day or two. In the course of fuither conversation, Dr. Blake said the only danger to be apprehended was iu case erysipelas set in. Dr Andrew Clarke again visited Air Gladstone at 8.30. He says his distinguished patient con- tinues to make very satisfactory progress, and thinks it will not be necessary to issue any more buliatini.

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS. (WIRED AT 9 O'CLOCK LAST NIGHT.) PLYMOUTH,—No decided change in the weather is indicated, but more cloud and brisker N.E. wind is probable. No present signs of snow or rain. Barometer, 30'55, very slight variation. Wind N,E., force 4 sky cloudy temperature, 33 to 42; humidity 75. SCILLY. Barometer, 30'21, steady. Wind, EN.E., fresh sky clear, fine sea moderate. | BUDK.—Barometer, 30.29. Temperature, 26 to 43 wind N.E. moderate sea quiet; clear, sharp frost, air drjT, ILFRACOMBE,—Barometer, 30*25, steady, Tem- perature, 36 to 41 fine; sea moderate.

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HOUSE OF LORDS—THURSDAY. Tie Lord Chancellor took his reatat five o'clock. THE ADMINISTRATION OF OANDAHAlt. Lord WAVENEY gave notice that on Lord Lytton's motion he should move the addition of the following words: "That Commissioners be appointed to consider and report upon the most suitable form of administration of Candahar aud its dependencies, whether as a Crown colony or as a portion of the Presidency of Bombny as attached to the Government of ludin." Lord CllANBHOOK inquired when the Indian papers would be distributed. Lord ENFIELD stated that bo had presented them that afternoon, and he hoped- they would be received by noble lords in tho course of to-morrow. ARMY ORGANISATION. Lord S I'RATHNAIRN moved that an humble address be presented to Her Majesty prayiug Her AIajesfy that she would be gracioupiy pleased to direct th t the report of tho Committee on Army Organisation, over which Lord Airey pre- sided, might be presented to the House at an early day. In the present state of public anxiety with regard to the efficiency of the army, it was desir- I able that the fullest information in the possession of the Government should be made known, and no more important material on which to form a judgment could be furnished than that which was to be found in the report to which his motion referred. The members of the committee were all officers of the highest standing1, and thoroughly competent to deal with the matter they had to cousider. They were appointed to devise a remedy for the defects of the Army Discipline Act of 1870, and to withhold the report till the day after the Secretary for War made his military exposi- tion was toproduce it the day after the fair. Lord DORCHESTER thdught it rather late after the promise had been made that the report should be published on Tuesday, to insist now upon its production at an earlier date. Reference, however, had been made to this report not only by several individuals but by public organs, and therefore, said, he could not help thinking that a little more deference might have been shown to Parliament by the presentation of the document before that time. The Committee was not strictly departmental but special. The points that came before it were known to every sergeant-major and adjutant in the service, and an officer had told him that he had seen the report in Canada. Lord AIKEY said the Committee commenced its investigation in June, 1879, and completed it on the 8th of March last year. It was appointed to suggest remedies for defects in the exist- ing system of army organisation. Its report contained very essential information for the foundation of any change that might be contem- plated. The hesitation in presenting the report to linn most incomprehensible, and by delay- ing the publication till after the statement of tno Secretary of war, would be, to a great extent, to defeat its object. The Earl of MORLEY was somewhat surprised at the notion that the gallant lord should have persisted in bunging forward his motion after the distinct assurance, twice given, that the report should be on their Jonhhip's table at the beginning of next week. If the motion were now carried it could not by a day or an hour accelerate the pro- ?fS?M°nV» re,'0r'V iHe had a^ays distinctly stated that the leport should be presented imme- diately after the Secretary of State had made his 1 condition of the army, and he could not understand how the object of the ieport coind ba defeated by that arrange- ment seeing that there would bo r.nnde- oi'Portunity afterwards for discussing the question of the organisation of the army. The Government had no wish to conceal the report, but it would be highly inconvenient that com- ments should be maae ui on the present state of the army until the House had had L opportunity of consldenng the proposals of the Government, He regretted that by;some means, certainly not legitimate, matters contained in the report had Sr 1 publishe<Vhut that did not alToid the slightest argument for anticipating the statement of the War Minister The Duke of CAMBRIDGE observed that it would be quite impossible to discuss the question of army organisation with the materials then before then, but there was one voinf which he was extremely anxious to impress.' Itv as known that the question v as causing a Teat deal of sen- sation in the military if not in the civil world, uucl he wished he could induce the country to look ™ u f y C-eV-rKl 0f considerations. > £ L;1 R,FUL°M •«. short? What wa, ywn „ "cood army. He gave no opmmn at that moment as to who was right or who was v ron, w knew that it ought to be possible to come to a solution, and no solution could be arrived at till the fullest information on the subject wa3 possessed by the members of both houses and by the nublic at large. Let the matter be discussed—not^.n i.artv but on purely military ground*. ^Evervone wanS to see a good and efficient army The Duke of RICHMOND quite agreed that the question was imperial, an:1 claimed for the Opposit ion that they had never attempted to make it one of party, ^yeiyone « ho bad considered the subject must be aatisbed that some alteration of the existing system was necessary, for it would not do to go on filling up the rUlles of batallicns serv- ing abroad with men who had not fluished drill. He advised that the motion should be withdrawn, but wanted an undertaking on the part of the Government that no course would be adopted binding the country to any particular mode of action until boLh Houses had had an ample oppor- tunity of considering the recommendation of Lord Airey's Committee. The Earl of MOllLEY was quite certain that there would be ample opportunity in both Houses of discussing the proposals of the Government. Lord CllANBHOOK asked, that the estimates sùould l10t be pressed forward till # members had bad time to make themselves acquainted with the report. The Earl of NORTHBROOK Ea id it was im- possible for the Government to give such a pledge, the voting of the estimates being necessary tor the public service. This was then withdrawn. SCOTCH HATES AND TAXATION ihe Earl of DALIIOUSIE presented a Bill to provide for the returns of local rat°s q„j „ ation iu Scotland. Their lordships adjourned at a quiu-Ur vast 8:X o'clock,

THE BASlJTO WAR. Mr GRANT DUFF. replying to a question, stated that the ansvver sent from the Basuto chiefs had not been satisfactory to the Cape ministers, who sent a reply stating certain terms for accept- ance or rejection within 24 hours after the expira- tion of the armistice. Ho bad not heard the result. ,"> INSULTING THE IRISH. Mr LABOUCHERE gave notice that on Mon- day ho would call attention to a Bpeech recently delivered by the Right Hon. James Lowther, in which the Irish were very grossly insulted, and a-k whether it was the intention of the Govern- ment to institute a prosecution of the said flight Hon. James Lowther fur the language used, as an incitement to violence. (Oh, oh.) THE GREEK RESERVES. Mr BOURKE give no'.ice that to-morrow lie will ask" if it is true that the Greek Government have called out the reserves for active service; whether Her Majesty's representative at Athens, or the representatives of other Powers, have made any 1 epreseutation to the Greek Government on this step and whether the Government propoae to issue a proclamation of neutrality in the event of a war between Greece and Turkey.

THE NEW RULES. At Seven o'clock the Speaker roae amid cheers and put the amendment. A division being challenged, the House divided, aud the amendment was negatived. X1 or tlie Amendment 41 Against 337 M^jorify 2t!d The amendment by Air Healy, requiring that the decision of the Lord Lieutenant in each case reviewed should be signed by the Lord Lieutenant and toe Chief Secretary, instead of by one or the other, was next divided upon, and the numbers were- For the amendment 39 Against 282 AJajority 2-13 On another amendment by Air Healy, requiring that eacu decision should be laid before Parlia- ment 111 the first week of each month, the House again divided, For the amendment 35 Against 230 Alajoritv 14 lw Ahr6 SI?eSiker h*,vin" r"Ied that au 'aniendment by Air Healy a,.d another by Tlie O'Donoghue nad already been decided bv the House, <> and could not be put, the House divided, on an amend- ment by Mr Leamy, providing that the Bill should not interfere with the right of any person to take part in public meetings not forbidden by proclamation For the amendment 35 Against 103 Alajority .oo 70 Mr Forster's amendment was then agreed to. On an amendment by Air HEALY to Clause 2, requiring that warrants should be signed by the Lord Lieutenant and the Chief Secretary instead of by the Lord Lieutenant or the Chief Secretary, there were- For the amendment 31 Against ,oo 201 Alajority 167 On the amendment by Mr METGE, requiring that issues of warrants should be furnished to the relatives of prisoners free of charge, was nega- tived without a division. On an amendment by Mr CALLAN, to leave out the words "by and with the advice of the Privy Council in Ireland," the numbers were- For the amendment 34 Against ] 199 Alajority 165 On a division upon Air DALY'S amend- ment, to eliminate the power to revoke and alter an order prescribing the form of warrants, the num- bers were- For the amendment 37 Against 201 Majority. 161 A division on Mr Cojbett'a amendment to add a subsection, declaring that a "person1' means adult male person, the result was- For the amendment 34 Against 190 Alajority 156 An amendment by Sir G. CAMPBELL to pre- fix to the third clause the words Provided that an Act for the improvement of the tenure of laud in Ireland ehall have "passed both Houses of r- ar- liament in "the"present.s&ission,u was "ruled by the Speaker toJfJá inadmissable. On the amendment by Air REDMOND to limit the duration of tBe Bill to "the'1st Jan., 1882, the result of the division was as follows Kor'the amendment 38 Against 195 .m Alajority 157 ine remaining amendments being ruled inad- missible. The SPEAKER then called on Mr Forster to state what course lie proposal to take. TIIE THIRD READING OF THE BILL. Air FORSTER said he proposed to ihove the third reading of the Bill, and in doing so he said he sjiould iidt go again over the arguments ia sup- port of a measure which the House had declared to be urgent, and which had already been before the House on 21 different days, notwithstanding the great majority by which its principles had been affirmed. Mr J. AIcCARTHY rose to move the rejection of the Bill, whereupon Mr BIGGAR called attention to the fact that there were not 40 members present. The House having" been counted, and the SPEAKER having declared that there was a quorum, Mr AIcCARTHY continued. He deprecated the attempt to pass the present measure as an endeavour to legislate in a panic. ii Colonel COLTHURST urged upon the Govern. ment the desirability of considering the claims of those who had been impoverished by bad bar. vests. Mr O'SULLIVAN opposed the Dill as an act of tyranny. Mr A. ATOORE and Air DAWSON also spoke against the Bit!. Mr FINEGAN objected to the Bill as a Whin- sop to the cerberus of Irish landlords. ° Sir W. HARCOURT, in supporting the measure on behalf of the Government, referred to some remarks that had been made as to the absence of Air Parnell, and asked ho.v it was that that hon. gentleman was not iu his place. As to the allusion made to his (Sir W. Harcourt's) quo. tatious from; an American newspaper, he had on this occasion brought the newspaper with him, and u, he now read the extracts from the speech of Mr Devoy, which he had previously only quoted from memory. He argued that men like Devoy had their friends iu England and Ireland, and that these persons were only kept down by the strong hand of the. law, and lie also called attention to a passage in a speech made by Michael Bavitt. whereiu he had warned the country of the wolf- dog that was ready to bound in vengeance over the Atlantic. If there were men who would use such language ai lie had brought before the House it would bs the duty of Englishmen to stamp upon them as if they were a nest of vipers. (Cheers.) Air A. AI, SULLIVAN said the Government were constantly changing their front oh this ques- tion. At first the Bill was said to have been brought in in order to check the action of the midnight marauder, and then it was said that the meetings held in Ireland were followed by crime. Air HOPWOOD spoke in'aupport of the Bill. Air J. COLLINGS protested against the Bill, on the groirtid that jvhifst it protected the life and property of the 'strbrig, it left out of account the life and property of the many and the helpless. Air O'DONNELL Having- spokeu against the measure, The debate wa. on the motion of Mr SEXTON adjourned. ,e The House adjourned at one o'clock.

LEGAL MISCONDUCT OF AN ARBITRATOH. In the Exchequer Division the case of Daniells v. j ?LeeiVvas on Thursday before Baron Pollock and Justice Hawkins, sitting at'Westminster. The plain tiffs were metal brokers and merchants at Newport, in Monmouthshire, and the defendants were tiuplate workers carrying on busiuess at Waterloo Works, Caerphilly, Glamorganshire. Air Reginald Brown moved to set aside an award by an arbitrator upon the ground of legal miscon- duct, and that the award was not final, as it did not find on the defendants' counter claim in the action. The plaintiffs sought to re- cover £2 000 damages from the defendants for not accepting certain goods called blacked plates. -The defendants set up a counter cluini for damages, upon the ground that they had sustainêd £ 300 damages for goods sup- plied, not having been in the contract. The ar- bitrator foiind that the defendants should pay £ 500 to the plaintiff, without expressing any opinion upon the defendants' counter claim. The contract had been entered into in January, 1880, for the supply of 200 tons of blacked plates, at th6 pridb of £ 20 a ton', with 2i per cent. discount for net cash, with a condition that the goods were to be supplied in weekly lots of from 15 to 20 tons'each, comftienciftg in February, 1880. As a matter of fact, however, after 55 tons had been'delivered the defendants refused further acceptance, and sdme of t -g. 'o d-s,*wer,O- actually returned by the defendants, and received by the ^Mr^Brown said the legal misconduct .of which he complained was that thearbifrKtor engaged a legal assessor to sil; beside him abd assist in the case, whereas there. Was ho such power granted under the o'rdeYofreference. He protested against such a breach of the agreement, but witheat vll. Their lordships expressed, their decided opinion that the award should be sent back as taty being incomplete and not final. «

< SPEECH BY M. RICHARD, M.P. LEGISLATION FOR NONCONFORMITY THE TROUBLES OF THE ESTABLISH- MENT. The annual rreetin' of deputies of the Pro- testant Disseuters, lepresenting the three de. nominations, Presbyterian,- Independent, an I l^aj tixt, took place 011 Wedue-day at the Memorial *r ,^rnn?don-street, London. tl»RT J* Hbnhy I!ICHAI:i>, M.P., presided, and in tlie co.irse of an able address said that during tlie late session-the first ses.bu' pf the new Parlia ftp i'rn 'e3 10 %ht. One was ou »n^A « f 11 V en some of .their opponeuts In t-flrp I6^ H«empt to induce tlie Government nnrpU i 'eIj°">?3 profea'sfon but the purely sectanan object of that nrouo -■»I was so obviously and offensively apparent that it was stamped out with very little difficulty and was not likely to be eVer again revived. Tnen ca-ne the pass,n,-of the Burials Bill. flbny parson- unacquainted with tneir lu.tory had remesei.te 1 their claim m reference to burials as a new one never thought ot until it was taken uo bv Mr Osborne Alorgan in 1870; and Jell informed a man as Sir Richard Cross when Home Secretary, asked, "Wh t L this fresh demand sprung upon us by tho Non- conformists?" The right honourable gentleman was not aware that they and their father* had been agitating that question for nearly 50 years. Su early as 1833, that was, 48 years ago, Dr. Andrew Reed, the father of the chairman of the Sci.ool Board for London—(cheers)—and a former chairman of the deputies, published a very able aud elaborate pamphlet, in the form of a letter to Lord Brougham, entitled The Case of the Dis- seuters," enumerating the unredressed grievances of the Nonconformists, and ationx them he dwelt with great emphasis upon their exclusion from the churchyards. (Cheors.) It Parlia- mentary action was delayed, that wa3 because they had so many matters in hand that they had to take one at a time. It was necessary to un- do strand by strand the manifold cord which ecclesiastical afcndenjy and arrogance had contrived to wind round them and fetter their Iree movemeuts in almost all the rela- tions of eocial life. (Cheers.) The history of their long- agitation on that question was not with. out very significant lessons to them and to their opponent. Io thorn it taught the lesion that in the homely language of President Lincoln, it was their ditty to "keep i eggiug on," uudeterred by obstacles and undismayed by defeat The lesson to their opponents was that desperate and pro- longed resistance to small demands founded on reason and justice was not wise for the friends of an institution so vulnerable as an Established Church. (Cheers.) Burial scaudals had em- bittered many against the Establishment who before regarded it with indifference, at least, if not with favour; and these persons i.ad been driven to inquire whether such virulant intoler- ance was n ,t the necessary offspring of an Established Church, and whether it was possible to secure a final and complete deliverance on anv other condition than that of Disestablishment. Another lesson he hoped they were learning from the quiet way in %N-Iiichtlie Act was coming into operation was, in the language of one of their poets, that I All, tlii!s are less dreadful than they see; j That lesson hal often been brought home to tiieni before, but apparently with little effect. One gentleman predicted ti.at if dissenting ministers were allowed to conduct burial services in the parish graveyards "this cotintrv would be 011 England no longer." (Laughter.) "All," 1 e said, would be new and changed, sour, and heartless, three-fourths of our p uisli churches would ba without pastors—(laughter)—the churches in a great number of parishes would probably be sold for bar: acks, warehouses, nay, perhaps turned imo arinktng saloons." (Laughter.) Even Lord Salisbury went so far as to say that he would not answer for it that resistance to tlie change would not be pushed to the extent of tumult. B it what was the fact ? Well, there were a fe v fools and fanatics to be found in every class. (Lautrhter ) Not only were the great bulk of the clergy loyally submitting to the law, but m ny of them were treating their Noil. conformist neighbours with all the courtesy and grace of Christian gentlemn-(hear, hear)—and they in turn discovered and codeèsel1 that the terrible evils they apprehended existed only in their own imaginations. (Hear, hear.) This experience would, he hoped, facilitate further changes that were yet required. There were still classes of their fellow-subjects who were excluded from equality of rights in the churchyards. They bad failed to secure the use of chapels in all cases; and the Act was seriously defective in that it did not sufficiently alter the previously* existing burial laws in regard to cemeteries Sir Alex. Gordon had a Bill before the House relating to fees, the object being to put an end to clerical exactions, which were generally unjust, and sometimes exorbitant and oppressive and he hoped their friends would enable them to obtain full in. formation on that question of fees in various parts of the country. Another subject which required their attention as citizens was the traffic in Church livings—a scandal so gross and unjust that it was astonishing how their Church friends had tolerated it so long. It would come before Parliament in three forms The Lord Chancellor's Bill, the object of which was to allow of the augmentation of the smallest livings in his lordship's own gift, so as to make them market- able, would, 6f course, only extend to vicious traffic, and ought to be resisted. (Cheers,) Air Leatham had already given notice of all amend- ment declaring That it is inexpedient t,) give further legislative sanction to the "traffic in Church living:i "-(cheers)-and Mr Stanhope had a bill founded on the recommendation of the Lords' Committee, which, from what he heard, promised to go a considerable way in the right direction, finally. Mr Leatham had a motion in which he boldly arraigned the whole system. That gentle- man had made the subject, his own, and it could not possibly be in better hands (Cheers.) Then (continued Ihi lion. gentle man) tlio ques. tion of University Tests must inevitably ere long engage the attention of Parliament. You are aware that last session Air Roundel! brought for- ward a motion on the subject which led to an interesting, if not entirely satisfactory debate, and now the new statutes framed by the Oxford and Cambridge University Commissioners are, it is understood, in a statp of forwardness, I had the honour of spending last Saturday and Sunday at Oxford, enjoying the generous hospitality of one of the colleges. If what I heard Le correct—aud I tUnk 1 received my information from authorita- tive sources—in accordance with the ne v statutes which have been framed by the University Com- mission, which has no v been sitting for several years, for all ti e colleges, nearly all clerical headships and fellowships will be abolished, which will be an immense step in advance towards that perfect equality which ought to exist in great national institutions. (Cheers). A short time ago there appeared in the Times an important letter from Mr Cat-veil Williams relating to the honours gained bv Non- conformists at Cambridge. In addition to the fact that there have been 14 Non- conformist Senior Wranglers during the period of 22 years, it is noteworthy that this year a Non- conformist stands first in the Law Tripos list, an 1 that the first and third in the Natural Science Tripos list are also Nonconformists and old Mill- hilliaus. and Aliss denies, of Newnham College, who, in the examination for the Mathematical Iripo?, attained tue .standard of Senior Optio e ia another Nonconformist and a Quakeress. (Cheers). Ope word as to the present condition of the Church of England. It nny be said that tint is a matter which does DOt c ^iicsrn U as Woncoii" formists But it does most intimately concern us, bctn as Christians and as citizens of this great country. (Hear, hear.) For are we not, as Dean Stanley says, Nonconformist members of the Church of England, compelled to be such whether we like it not ? For myself. I must say—anil believe I shall be expressing your feelings also — that the present anarchy in the Church of England is not to me a matter of pleasure, far less of exul- tation. (Hear, hear.) On the contrary, it seems to me to the last degree painful aud deplorable. (Hear, hear.) How can it seem otherwise to any friend of religion? For is not the Church of England one mighty wing of the Christian a™'y that, along with ourselves, is fighting against tlie forces of evil tbat are so numerous and rampant around us ? And can it be any other than a sorrow- ful spectacle to us when so powerful a body in the sacramental host of God's elect is in a state of chronic mutiny, which distracts their counsels, impairs their efficiency, and gives occasion to the enemy to exult and blaspheme ? If the energies they are wasting-on conflicts with each other were directed against the common foe,' what great results* might be achieved ? Our only consolation is that these internal troubles oblige our friends of the Church to look J more and more in the only direction which .promises .deliverance pr omlse- eliv6 inc6 tvL Vv rerljlfxities. (Hear; hear.) Ihe representatives of every section of the church are constantly saying,' 'Vlf.r sach and such things are hot done or (^needed.—and they know that these hypothetic^J[gg3ttitiohS'are ImpossIble-" there is nothing 'for it ..but dises- tablishment." We may be if the question of establishment or disestablishment depends upon anything that "will be > &$n? by Bishops, or Convocation, or ,raJ;ent::t,!ie con- summation cannot be far distant.4 God grant that it may come soon, for in my earnest^and profound conviction the day when that comes to pash will be a great and glorious day for the interests of the Church ot England. And when our brethren of that Church determine to shake off their fetters and to come out of their house of bondage, with what gratitude, with what satisfaction, with what delight shall we welcome the Episcopal Church to a high and honoured place among the free Churches of this land (Loud cheers.)

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CIIEPSTOW. COHCEET.—On Wednesday bst a conce t \-u given by tiie members of the Chepstow Choral Class, in tho Beaufort Arms Assembly-room. There was a large attendance of the e Ve of Chep- stow and neighbourhood, and the performe s ac- quitted themselves with great credit. Mr Hunt, of Gloucester, conducted. # LjtCTUllii.—On WeducstlnY 1: st a lrcture wal given in Moor-street Chapel by the liev. H. O. Keen, D.D., of Swansea; subject, "C ip* from my Workshop." There was a fair attendance,aud the audience was treated to a display of eloq cnccji

NEWPORT MISS JON TO SKUI EN. ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting ill connection with the Newpnrt Mission to Seamen was held at the Albert Hall, Newport, Oil Thursday evtniu" The gathering numbered about 1.00J supporters and friends of the movement, in which a rene ved and lively interest bus iateiy been shown in ih-U locahty After tea, tiie -eneval meeting was hel 1. Canon Ha wkins presided, supported by the lie v. A. Boyer (of Bristol), the He v. W. W. Gar. v the rewly-appointed chaplain to this mission; Ite'v. J. IWr i0 i r* L1' Lkter> llev« l Hed*ell (honorary chaplain o{ the Uiisaiou)| KeVi D> Loberts Rev. J. Wilkin?, Kev. W, Hees, Lev. E. NYilks, Mr A. J, Stevens (honorary secre'aiy te the mission), Mr H. J. Havies, Mr D. Hornby, W. Pa t, Mr Ostler, Mr T. Oolborne, Canon HAWKINS, in his opening address, said lie was glad to find that this movement, which had been allowed to lapse to a great extent some time ago, bad received new life during the last bo or three years, and that now the prospects of the mis- sion were much brighter than they had been le. fore. He trusted that the spiritual enterprise of the ladieB woiiId rco»iv« regular support iu futurp, so that the mission might be maintained. (Hear, hear.) He wished much also to see a Sudors' Holne at this important port, and he hoped tiso time would soon come v. hen one would be established. (Hear, hear.) lvfr A. J. STEVENS, the hon. secretary of the mission, then produced the annual report from which it appeared that t ere had' been a.Satisfactory increase in the number of sililoi-s attending the Mission Church, though there was for improvement in th.t respect, but ilia managers of the mission v. ere determined that if the Se ?j'no pcbpulation did not come to them they would go themselves to the sailors, and they were happy to state that there was scarcely a shi) which reached the port that was not boarded by a representative of ti.is mission. During the year 32o visits bad been 1-aici to British^ and foreign vessels, 71> readings had been held on board, and were attended by 3,573 men, 52 ser- vices had been held in cabins and forecastles, a ii(i 104 at the Mission Church, in addition to which a la; utitnbe., cf copies of the scriptures and tracts had beeu circulated among the crows, Bv the valuable effort of the ladies of t!;e tiw-ii, about a year ago B100 was raised among tJOJ sub- scribers for the maintenance of a chaplain at the poit, and he urged upon ti.e suppone.s of tho mission that, now they had a good man in the llev. Mr Garry to couduet it, they should take care to keep him, an I give him every enco uage« mcnt. (Applause.) The llev. 1. \Y HENFOIU) moved that a cordial vote of thanks be passed to the ladies of Ne port for their efforts in support of the mission, (Loud. applause.) The Rev. A. BOYER, of Bristol, seconded. The vote of thanks was cordially passed. The llev. T. Ll. LISTEn moved, That members of this meeting fledge tliemselv-s M do what they can to aid tU?s noble societyt tha Missions to Seamen." (Applause,) ) This was seconded by Mr T. COLBOICSS .'and also carried by acclamation. The usual \tes_ of thanks were tendered the officials of the mission, and tlia eveiiiii, waS most agreeably enlivened with music, in vfUJoU sevnrJ ladies assisted. > ° I'

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