South Wales Daily News

TO-DAY'S POLLINGS. The following polling.,4 take place to-day (Saturday) :—Donegal (South), Tyrone (South).

ASK for Silver Eagle." Best value 3d cigar. HOT AND COLD BATHS. Hair cutting and dressingrooma, lavatories.-Sweetm(s.13, Duke.street, Cardiff. 807Ct TOBACCONISTS COMMENCING.—An Illustrated Guide (110 pages), How to open respectably, from £20,' 5 stamp.—H. Myers dek Co., Eustou-road, London' I 78207 LADIES' AND GENTLEMEN'S Hygeia Boots and Shoes 56 sizes and fittings. -Bedwelity House, Crock- herbtown, Cardiff. 77557 GOMKR'S BALM.The Great Soothing Salve for Summer Heats and Skin Irritation. Price Is lid, 2s 9d, of all Chemists. 80615 THE BEST Half-guinea Gent's Boots and Shoes at Bedwellty House, Crockherbtown, Cardiff PARRY and RocKE, Swausea, will be pleased to send shopkeepers and dealers Shade Cards and Price Lists of their celebrated Welsh Knitting Yarns and Hosiery on application. 76209 GREAT bodily nerve, mental, and digestive strength follows the use of Pepper's Quinine and Iron Tonic. By infusing new life into the nerves, enriching the blood, and strengthening the muscular system, appetite returns, fatigue ceases, and recruited health results. Sold everywhere. Insist on having Pepner's Tonic. Bottles, 2s 6d and 4s 6d 672 KNITTING ^MACHINE.-—The Griswold Circular Hand-Knitting Machine is the best circular knitter ex- tant. Parry and Rocke, Swansea, have been appointed sole agents for the sale of these machines in Wales and will supply price lists and terms (easy payments) on application. They also suppiy efficient teachers. Agents wanted. 75954 ITCHING PILES. -3y tnptoms and Cure.—The symptoms are moisture, like perspiration, intense itch. ing, increased by scratching very distressing, particu- larly at night; ieenis as if pin-worms were crawling in and about the rectum the private parts are sometimes affected. If allowed to continue very serious, results may follow. "Swayne's Ointment" is a pleasant, sure cure. Also for Tetter, Itch, Salt-Rheum, Scald Head. Erysipelas, Blotches, all scaly, crusty skin Diseases. Made only by Dr Swayne and Son, Philada., U.S. Price 2s. Sold by Druggists and F. Newberry and Sons, London. 76261 "VUUDINB" is ascertain cure for Corns. Beware of imitations. Idlle Marie Muller, Amster- dam, writes :—"I bought a bottle of your genuine Virldine some six months ago in Paris, which cured ,me, and as I am a principal dancer, you know my feet are my living. Tho bottle I bought did tbe service yon recommended it, but I bought another one after- wards which was forged, and no good. A-s I want a bottle of oenuine for a triend ofi-mine, who is nearly mad with pain, will you please send me one (iirect ? oijiy in bottles 1.8, by post Is 2d, irom J. Munday, C tar<ii;f, and all Chemists. 72563

SWANSEA. "DRIVEN FROM IIOBIF,One of five boys sum- moned before the borough magistrates for sleeping in a cow-shed was John Williams, aged about 12, who had tramped all the way from Kent. He said that with two brothers (one of whom is now at Cardiff) he had left home in conseqnence of the hard treatment of his step-father. The bench decided to discharge the boys with a caution, and Williams, who is the only one not belonging to the town, is now, with the aid of the police, endeavouring to obtain honest employment. PROIMCRTT SALE.—Mr Edward Roberts has succeeded in selling by auction the following free- hold houses, all of which are let at £ 15 12s each per annum :—Nos. 53, 54, 55, and 56, Bond-street, at L280 each, while No. 57 realised £ 320. A piece of freehold land with a frontage in Bond-street, let at £13, fetched JB220. while Nos. 35 and 36, Bond-street, let at L22 and LIE respectively, made £ 675 lis. A CLASHING OF PUBLIC BODIES.—It having been found that, as both the rural sanitary authority and the guardians meet on the same day, the business of the former is not despatched in the best possible manner, the authority will in future meet on the third Wednesday in each month. THEFIFTY SIXTH APPEAR.k.NCE.Llilry Norman, a married woman, on Friday made her appear- ance before the magistrates for the 56th time in answer to a charge of drunken and disorderly conduct in Orchard-street. She was fined 5s and costs, and, failing payment, went to gaol for seven days. THE SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY has arranged to pay a visit to the Landore Siemens Steel Works, and to take a trip in the bay and the nearer reaches of the Channel for the purpose of experimental deep- sea dredging. This (Saturday) afternoon the members and their friends drive to Margam Abbey, where papers will be read by Mr Muir and Mr S. C. igainwell. MUMBLES LOCAL J. H. Jones, at the monthly meeting held on Thursday evening, made an attempt to effect a saving by means of a reorganisation of offices. The board, however, decided to re appoint the old officers on tiie same terms as previously, whereupon Mr Jones said he should lay the matter before the ratepayers. THE WATER SCTPLY or THE OUTLYING D(STRICT.-The Rural Sanitary Authority on Thursday had under discussion several proposals for the improvement of the water supply of the district. The surveyor suggested that £ 1,000 should be borrowed for works of water for Swansea Higher, but it was decided to postpone a decision on the recommendation. A tender from Mr Daniel Richards for sinking a well at Pencaecrwn was accepted. It was decided to purchase a dozen additional fountains for erection at Llansamlet Higher, while an application from Mr R. Martin for the provision of a proper water supply at Llansamlet was not entertained. DO'T FORGET Tudor Williams's Patent Balsam of Honey. ]f your children suffer from whooping conah, bronchitis, or continual coughing after the effects of scarlet fever or measles, give them the Bal- sam, and it will relieve the poor little sufferers imme- diately. old bj all chemists. B. EVANS AND COMPANY, Temple strest, Swansea, will commence a Great Fourteen Da.ys' Clearance Sale to-day, Saturday, July 17t,li. The puhlic generally wi l find this a splendid opportunity of securing rare bargains in General Drapery, Fancv aarl Showroom Goods, Carpets, Furniture, &c. 80316 VISITORS please note specialities at Mr Chap- man's Studio. Finest artistic work in the principality. All latet improvements The prices most moderate. THE PKOPLKS PHOTOGRAPHER, d. Harrison Goldie, Temple-street Studio. See window (or sped mens. Instantaneous process for children. 69706 NEURALGIA, TOOTH-ACHK, FACE-ACHE, &C.— Remarkable testimonials daily to the elKcacv ot Bev,t,ills -Specitic.. %V. George. .M.P.S., swansta. 79370 COKPOKATION IELD — BANK HOLIDAY, August 2nd, 18H6.-Athietic sports, pony, bicycle, and other races. Excellent programme. Kntries received up to July 50th by the Secretary, Mr R. Gregory, Bazaar Chambers, >'eath, from whom particulars m\y be obtained. 524

NEATH. Tatr. LATE TOWN ULEKK.—At the county petty- sessions on Friday, before the bn"inp, of the court commenced, the chairman ii. Rowland) referred in terms of reaxet to the death of Mr A. Curtis, the late magistrates' clerk. The Rev Walter Griffiths endorsed the remarks of the chairman, and Mr L. J. Keiiipthorne, as the senior advocate of the court, said he quite con- curred in what had fallen from the bench.

SAUND I'iRSFOOT. SCHOOL BOARD FLECTION. A contest is avoided in the SI. Isseil's U.D., the Rev.' Wm. Harries and Messrs J. W. Garrett and Thomas Lioyd having withdrawn. The following gentle- men compose the board :—Rev George Bancroft, Messrs John Birdwhistle, William Lawrence, Thomas Mathias, David Thomas, Edward Thomas, and C. R. Vickerman.

RHYDLEWIS (CARDTG ASHIRE). ArATH OF MR THOMAS MOURIS.—We regret to have to announce the death ot Mr Thomas Morris, J.P., of Blaenywern, Cardiganshire. Therieceased gentleman, who was the son of the Rev. Ebenezer Morris, a great Welsh preacher, was an ardent Liberal, and took an active part in Mr Bowen Rowlands's candidature at the recent election. He was taken ill on Saturday, gradually grew worse, and died yesterday.

MERTHYR. PONY AND GALLOWAY RACES.—Bank holiday, A.ugust 2nd, Licensed Victuallers' Sweepstakes of £ 5, added to sweepstakes of 10s each for ponies of 13 hanus. Open Galloway Stakes for ponies not exceed- iiig 14 hand; 1st prize £10. Other racss. Fireworks displays afternoon and evening. For forms, <fec., apply Dan Thomas, Merthyr. 80686

ABERDARE. FOR WEDDING AND KEEPER RINGS go ta Richard Jones, Jeweller, 35, Canon-street, Aberdare. 79326

-+- BLACKWOOD. A LICENSING OFFrNcg.-At the police-court, on Friday (before Dr. J. D. James and Dr. W. H. Davies), Ann George, landlady of the Bush Inn, Abercarn, was charged with having supplied beer to a man named James Sunkin whilst drunk, and was fined 10s and costs. Mr T. S. Edwards defended. The licence of the inn was afterwards transferred to Mr Eade.

EBBW VALE. CREDITORS' MEETING. A meeting of the creditors of W. Haskell, butcher, Ebbw Vale, was held on Friday at Mr Daniel's office, Merthyr, The gross liabilities are £ 722 17s lOd, and the deficiency £64.4 19s 9(J. The public examination is fixed for the 23rd July, at Tredegar,

TREDEGAR. PRESENTATION.—On Thursday evening a meet- ing was held at the Coffee Tavern, under the presidency of the Rev. B. Shankland, when a cheque was presented to Mr Mark Lewis, late registration agent to the Monmouthshire Liberal Association, in recognition of his faithful services. Short addresses were given by Messrs W. Davies, L. P. Gravenor, J. Wiilinnis, and the chairman. Mr Lewis, in reply, thanked all the subscribers, and stated that his efforts would ever be at the disposal of the party of progress. A vote of thanks to the chairman and the secretary (Mr George Hopkins) brought the proceedings to a close.

NEWPORT BANK HOLIDAY, AUGrST 2ND.-Newport 13th Grand Annual Athletic Meeting under laws and rules of A. A. A. and N.C.U. :CIM in prizes. on application to Hon. Sees. 80690 NEWPORT FLOWER SHOW. -Iajznlticf,.ti t. band Royal Artillery, Woolwich, Tuesday, Juiy 20t.li, 1880. at 1 p.m. and 8 p.m. Full particulars Lewis and Dixon, Hon. Sees., Newport, 80853

CARDIFF. BOARD OF TRADE EXAMINATIONS.—At the Board of Trade examinations for engineers' certi- ficates of competency held this week in Cardiff, the following candidates passed successfully, viz. --Samuel Bartlett, John Seymour, William James Murphy, and Alfred Atkinson, 1st class Benjamin Howells, William Rate, and Martin Bernard, 2ud class; and at Bristol on the 22nd ult., John Pullon, 1st class Henry Johrstone, 2nd class; all of whom have been under the tuition of William Aitken, 187, Castle-road, Cardiff. A good assortment of models for illustrating the various subjects taught. An evening class for apprentices and others. N.B.—Over 150 pupils from this school have passed within the last IS months. 604 THE ATTEMPTED SurCIDE.-The young woman Lettie Withers, a domestic servant, who was admitted into the infirmary on Monday evening in a state of insensibility from having taken laudanum, owing, it is said, to disappointment in ia love affair, has been discharged. When she had recovered it was found that her mind was affected. She was, however, given into the custody of her friends, who are now taking care of her. The derangement is not regarded as permanent, and it is hoped that with careful treatment she will soon be all right again. THE ROATH BAZAAR.—Tins bazaar, which has Ivbeen open since Tuesday last, and closed on 'Friday night, has proved even more successful than was anticipated. The attendance has been { very large, and the takings proportionately great. Up to Thursday night about L330 had been realised, and the proceeds of oil Friday increased this sum to nearly £ 500. Tfi,, is to be devoted to the St Agnes Mission Ciiurch, Roath, which is greatly in need of enlargement. SERIOUS ACCIDENTS.—A shipwright, name ( Jesse Porter (47), living in Marion-Street, East Moors, lies in the Infirmary suffering iroii a serious wound to the head, fractured ribs, and internal injuries. He was doing some repairs in the Jtiriet oil Di-y wlien he iiad a fall of about 20 feet.—On Thursday night George lid out (40), a horse driver, living at 17, Janet street, was also admitted suffering from serious internal injuries from being crushed between the buffers of some trucks while following his employment that day on the Taff Vale Rulway at the docks. THK REV. E. LLOYD JONES.—To-morrow (Sunday), at the Roath-road and Broadway Chapels, morning and evening, the Rev. E. L. Jones is to preach. Mr Jones is so well known that his visit to Cardiff is sure to be welcomed by large congregations. LLANDAFF ROAD CONGREGATIONAL CHAPEL.— The Rev. F. li. Skynne, of Ystrad, will preach at this chapel on Sunday, in the morning and evening. Mr Skyrme is one of the most promis ing of young ministers. He is descendant of Rowlands, Llangeitho. LLANDAFF CATHEDRAL.—Fourth Sunday after Trinity. In residence, the Right Rev. Bishop Perry. Holy Communion, 8 a.m. Morninjj, service Croft in A Litany hymns, 293, 28?, 355. Preacher: the Right Rev. Bishop Perry; collections in aid of the diocesan branch of the Church of England Temperance Society. After- noon, 3.30 Stainer in A anthem, "0, be not. afraid" (Mendelssohn) hymns, 303, 270. Preacher: the Rev. W. Wheeler Aldridge, Vicar of Lewindale, Weston-super-Mare.—ERNEST SKTIIMSHIRE, Succentor. THE CYMMRODORION SOCIETY.—The fortnightly meeting of this society was held at the Gordon Coffee Tavern on Friday evening, but owing to the unavoidable absence of the Rev. E. liees (Dvied), his paper upon the "Gorsedd" was postponed. The arrangements of the eisteddfod to be held next Christinas were discussed. A resolution was passed heartily congratulating Messrs George Griffiths, Alfred Thomas, Peter Price, and Dr. Edgar Jones upon their being raised to the magisterial bench, they being bi, lingual justices. TST. MARY HALL SCHOOL.—The annual distribu- tion of prizes tc the pupils of this school took place at the Presbyterian Church lecture-hall oil Friday. The Rev. J. Douglas Watters, M. A., presided. The Rev. — llandford and a number of ladies and gentlemen were present. Mr Low, the head-master, stated as a proof of the success of the school that one of the boys (Elliott) had gone in at the minimum yeitr,for matriculation at the London University. The prizes were distributed by Mr Watters. A presentation of a handsome salad bowl was made to Mr and Mrs Low by the pupils, in acknow- ledgement of their 7.eal and kindness as teacher. BREAKING Two PANES OF GLASS.—A- the Cardiff police-court yesterday—before 1),. Payne and Mr J. W. V:,t,!Iiell -Henry Shea (20) was charged witii damaging windows to the aniounU of ;CI5, n?t the 28-11 iilt,irtin. It appeared that the prosecutor, w 11,) has a shop in Corpora- tion Bllilding's, having frequently had his win iowi? broken, kept watch, and on the day in question lie saw the prisoner break two panes of glass lam at night. The prisoner, who is deaf and dumb, was remanded for a week. STEALING Hors.—Martin O'Connell (60) was charged with stealing a quantity of rope from the East Dock, on the 34th inst. It appeared that ill the removing of a ship, belonging to tbe Ebbw Vale Steamship Company, from one dock to another at Cardiff, the rope broke, leaving a portion of it fastened to a post on the shore. It was proved that the pri-oner removed the rope and took it off in a cart. The value was £ 1.—Prisoner was sentenced to one month's imprisonment. ALLEGED THEFT OF Two DOORS. JAMES Thompson (56), Robert Gitlard (32), aud Richard O'Neill (26), were charged with having in their possession a truck and two doors, supposed to babe been stolen, on the 11th itist-,tnt.-A c,)n- stable deposed that he was on duty oil the day in question on the east side of the Glamorgan Canal, when be saw tbe three men with a hand truelc, oil which wer^ two doors, which they took to Mr Spillcr, builder, and sold for 5s.—A rem ind o! a week was granted. ROATH ROAD CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.—IVTI- cipal Morris, D D., Brecon College, will preach at the above Church to-morrow morning and evening. óí J CARDIFF BLUK ltiRBON CHGU\. -Cry:<tal P:d" Prize Winneis last Tuesday.—Gran. 1 Reception 1\ ichL. Wood-sweet Chapel. Accompanist, .Mrs C. N. Davies conductor, Mr Jacob Davies. Admission, 3(i and bll. Doors open at 7, commence at 7 3J. The choir on this occasion will occupy the orchestra. BKDSTEADS AND BKDDINC.—Every kind anet lIiz., ready for instant .leiivery. Very low price* Largest stock in the i'rinci|>aiity. 6, Crockherbtown Cardili. Trapne'.l and Gane. Price lists free. ToZio NEWPORT FLOWER Slio\v. -Niagilificeilt band Roy. 1 Artillery, Woolwich, Tuesday. July 20th, 1886, at 1 p.m. and S p m. Full particulars Lewis ami Dixon. Hon. Sees., >e\v;>ort. 8083.) PRKSBNTATION PORTRAITS. — Harrl*, AN 1st, London aud Merthyr. bitfW

PENAUIIL. and assortment, at Mr l'reke'Photographer, Dn'e, street. 4 THK CARDIFF MOURNINO WARKHOUSK.—I-»RC E Thomas, 9, Queen-street 80bSj For Rheumatism, Gout, et< (get Dr. lI, "s Embrocation, the celebrated Welsh .Phyici!tll. 8')/

SWANSEA. TRADE REPORT. [SPECIAL KKPORT FROM OUlt OWN CORKRSPONOKNT I SWANSKA, Timr.day.-The past, v.etk has been a very uneventful one, the export trade having been very quiet. Sume improvement^ shown m the arrivals of fresh tonnage compared with the previous week. The imports amount to 9,921 tons, iucludin about 3,000 tons iron and steel for tin-plate manufacture. The shipments (\t till plates amount to 2,it50 ton" for New York, and some lots for France and Germany. The quarterly meeting of the trade, held at Birmingham, was not largely attended; stocks at the shipping depdts were stated to be declining to a considerable extent, and exports during the Tpast six months to have shown a very large increase over the corresponding period of the past two years. Prices, although mu ad- vanced to any extent, are now firm, aua inquiries are very numerous, which may soon lead to t onie considerable business. Imports coastwise.—Flour and grain, 482 toils limestones, 64 tons copperas, 5 tons salt, tons; black lead, 2 tons saltpetre, 99 ton 1 burnt ore, 165 tons blende, 26 tons bricks, i'O tons lire clay, 87 tons slates, 44 tons pitel., 774 tons tin plates, 246 tons; scral) iron, 200 tons tin-plate bars, 724 tons pig iron, 2 213 tons sundries, 230 tons. Imports foreign. France: flour, 76 ton"; potatoes, 81 tons. Jersey: potatoes, 46 tons. Bilbao: iron ore, 1,502 tons. Huelva: copper matte, 1,106 tons copper precipitate, 12 tons. Shediac deals, 612 loads. Tucacas copper ore, 799 tons. Exports Foreign.—France: Coals, 6.110 tons; patent fuel, 1,022 tons general, 120 tons. Ham- burg: Coals, 430 tons; general, 130 tons. Stock- holm Coals, 400 tons. Cronstadt Patent fuel, 2,000 tons coals, 250 tons. Pola Patent fuel, 440 tons. Beyrout Patent fuel, 1,100 tons., coals, 250 tons. Buenos Ay res Coals, 1,750 tons. Tunis Coals, 600 tons. Java Coals, 839 ton*. Cape Town Coals, 1,125 tons. New York Tin plates, 2,450 tons coals, 975 tons.

GLASGOW IRON TRADE. GLASGOW, Friday.—Business in the Scotch iron trade has been interrupted this week, not merely by the excitement of the elections, but by the annual trade holidays in Glasgow and the surrounding district. This latter interruption will continue over next week. Although the business done in the pig-iron market has been limited, the quotations for warrants are firmer, and also somewhat higher than they were about the begin- ning of the week, having improved about 3d a ton. The inquiry from abroad is not encouraging, and theshipmeutii are snifter than ever, being nearly 40,000 tons behind whpt tlley were at this date last year. G.M.B. is quoted at 39, 6,1 for No. 1, and 36s "for No. 3. The market values of the special brands of iii.ker, ir-iii are without material change, ranging from 46s 6 1 and 43s for Colines. to 43-i 3 1 and 41s for Langloan. The additions to stocks of pig-iron ill the course of the week have been larger than of late, and Connal and C' Glasgow stores now contain upwards of 788,000 tons. There is a quiet inquiry for hematite pigs, at low prices. Steel is in fair request, but the malleable ironworks are poorly supplied with orders. The coal trade isfairiyaciive.

Cambusmore might have been closer up at tha finish fcr the Liverpool Cop but for G. Barrett's saddle splitting, which prevented hon sitting down and riding his horse in the orthodox fashion. The first of the two cricket matches between the Gentlemen and Players was brought t" a close at Lord's in a victory for the latter team by five wickets. The state of the ground was against the bat.-men, but. Barnes played in excellent style for his runs, and had much to do with the success obtained by the professionals. As already announced, it is Mr G. Moore's intention to shortly leave the Curi.tgh and td", up his residence in Hampshire. Jockey H ili wiii become vacant, but we learn irom an Irish corre- spondent thrt Mr Harry Beaslev has resolved upon quitting Eyrefield Lodge and joining his brother William in the occupation of the Jiall, where these famous amateurs shortly expect to have a large string; of horses. In the match Australians v. Yorefshbe, at Sheffield, Mr Scott, the l:apta:n I.f t:j.. i"II'C team, accomplished a remarkable periormaiiee by scoring 22 runs from one over of Wade's, viz., a 6, one 4, and two 6's. Tlii, feat ot the late George Griffith, the fatuous Surrey left-hander, who some years ar" drove all four halls delivered by 1'amier'' Bennett out of the ground for 6 tn:h. rARIY and BoeKI. Welsh Yaiiis the best. "COOLER THAN CUCUMBERS."—Such i* the sensation or the face, hands, and arms after the ap,-ii. cation of Rowlands' Kalydor during the \e,.t alltl du-t of summer. Ladies playing tennis, I o;itii;;r, yi.ch'.iii., bathing, and al exposed to the s"h:'7J!: 7-,y, ..f ;h • sun and heated particles of dust wil. H 1 ilits r* mo-, delightfully cooling, soothing, nea!i;r, •.« r- .ti"? wash for tiie skin. It erae'eates free.1 i. ;(.. i, stings of insects, eczema, redness, titi in at the skin caused by sea bathing, er th u-e f ,u<i water, cures inflammation of the eye. ""I"I., je.ti N. erysipelas, &c., renders the skin sr L, delicate, and produces a beautifully ele<r an i j)"¡¡.lt;.y complexion. It is warranted free from any lea i i V poisonous ingredients, or oxide of zim-, of whit.1I n: skin beau ti tic re are compose.i. (.eiitl,iiielt :(I i i,, removes the unpleasant smarting oi the skoi ,J-" sharing. Ask anywhere for H"W!:U1ti". 1\1:,1" *■'». only genuine article sold nHrln that or any sin. name. Sold in usual sizes, 4, hrlall,1 8s 6<1 P.1, bsuti. also in half-eized bottles at 2s 3d, by clicmi^1, perfumers.

f < LONDON|LETTER.! [SPECIALLY [BY OUR OYRN COKKKSPONDKNT.] IVHAT OUGHT THE GOVERNMENT TO BO DIS- POSITION OF THE POLITICAL LKADERS-A lOIvl PLAN CALLED FOR-THE NEXT TORY ADMINIS- TRATION SIR CHARLKS DILKE: AND MRS CRAWFORD. LONDON, Friday Night. I had a talk to-day with several of the members of the Liberal administration, and I found a con- siderate difference of opinion allwng" them as to what the Government ought and would do. There arfcseveralwboarguestiffly for the continuance of the Government in office until the Opposition combine to put them out. I have in previous letters set forth the arguments by which this line of policy is justified. n The chief argument in its favour is that the Liberal Unionists would be placed in an Awkward position by being obliged to take upon themselves the responsibility of throwing out a Liberal in order to bring in a Tory Government. Then it is argued, also, that the two branches of the coalition would be thus obliged to show their hand, and when they begin to show their bands, then comes the hour of their contradictions and irreconcilable policy. It is said by some eager men that there should be no quarter to the traitors by whose action the Liberal party has been broken up, and the Liberal cause thrown back for some years!. So say 1. But I don't see quite clearly where we are at this moment upon this point, nor how it is going to he done. It is quite true that it would do the Liberal Unionists a good deal of harm to be compelled to bring the Tories in by their votes but when the Tories are in, how are they to be put out ? They will have a large party, and it will not be easy to get them off the Treasury bench. Everybody knows their cohe- sion, their love of power, their ready and docile reply to the commands of the whips, and it will be very hard, indeed, to have a party division in which they will not muster to the last man, while the Liberals have still an impassable chasm on the Irish question which will keep they from ever giving anything like a solid vote for some time to come. The only way the Tories can be put out of power once they get into it is by the union of all ■tr- sections of the Liberal party. If the Unionist fci. Liberals unite with the Gladstonian Liberals, it will, you may be sure, be on condition that they shall be taken back to the Liberal fold, and thus they will escape extinction. I feel it necessary to put in this word of caution, for the difficulties of the situation have to be faced squarely. the arguments in favour of the Government going out is that it will ripen the Home Rule question by compelling the Tories to show their hands and to propose their alternative policy. The convic- tion of Mr Gladstone is, I believe, that there is no alternative policy to his except that of coercion, and that therefore the proposal of any other alternative can only end in bringing the proposers to a cul de sac cither the acceptance of his policy or that the rejection of their own as irrational and uuworkable. The sooner the Tories are Placed in face of the difficulties of the situation the better. That is the argument, summed up, in favour of immediate resignation. It should be Mentioned that one argument in favour of keep- hig the Tories out is founded on a misappre- hension. It is feared that if they came to office immediately they would manage to postpone fleeting Parliament till next year, but this cannot oe. The vote of credit extends to October only, and they must meet Parliament, therefore, about that time ia order to get more money. As to the dispositious oi tneamerentcombatants in the great struggle, I have good authority for stating that Mr Gladstode is still in the best of health and in spirits, the liveliness of which sur- prises those who have known his intense interest in the great fight that has ended so badly for his Policy. Of one thing be pretty certain, he has be idea of giving up the fight. He will continue to lead the opposition to the Tories, in case they come into power, and, if health and strength Permit (of which, up to the present, there seems little doubt), will go on with the struggle until it ends in the triumph of his policy for Ireland. This fact has considerable bearing on the situation. There are those who assert that the member for West Birmingham feels that his mission, so far as the Irish question is concerned, is accomplished in the defeat and the humiliation of Mr Gladstone, and that having had his full tevenge for slights, real or imaginary, he would quite willing to eome back to a party that was ithout Mr Gladstone. Probably Mr Chamber- lain would be quite gracious enough to come back to the Liberal party on these terms. These terms would simply mean that he would either immediately or very soon be the leader of the Liberol party. Those who know him inti- mately are of opinion that be would be quite ready to settle the Irish question on the same lines as Mr Gladstone, or perhaps on more extreme lines, on the one condition that it was be who settled the question, and it is certain that during the last recess be was eagerly negotiating, or attempting to negotiate, with some of the Irish leaders for the purpose of taking the question out of the hands of Mr Gladstone into his own. However, there is no chance of his accomplishing his purpose of driving Mr Gladstone out of the Liberal party at the present moment. As for the Marquis of Hartington, it may now be taken for granted that he will not join a coalition Ministry. The one Liberal or so-called Liberal en whom the Marquis of Salisbury can rely is Mr Goschen, though it would be rather interesting to see how the rigid economist will be able to reconcile his views with the state socialism and the half-delivered Bismarckian theories of Lord Randolph Churchill. Lord Hartington,even if he feltinclined to give up his life-long association with the Liberal party, would be more than disinclined to have anything to do with the Tory leaders. His distrust in them remains as profound now as when he was fighting on the opposite side, and ha is certainly not going to subject himself to the chances of the humilia- tion involved in any combination with him. We, therefore, in a few weeks'time in all praba- bility will be face to face with a pure Tory adminis- tration. The indications are that they will make same attempt to deal with the Irish question on their lines. Everyone will have remarked the simultaneous eagerness with which Tory journals throughout the country have begun to call for the production of a Tory plan. The St. James's Gazette last night was almost beside itself with despairful anxiety upon this point. It called for the production of a scheme for Ireland of Aich Lord Salisbury and Loid Iddes- Jeigh on the one hand, and Lord Hartington and Mr Goshen on the otherscanay,' This is our plan this is the scheme which we, equally representa- tive of the spirit that carried the late elections, recommend to the House of Commons and the country.' Let that be brought about it will suffice. But not a day should be lost in bringing it about. Already we are afraid the arch agitator who still persists in his toad schemes, is encouraged by these discussions of coalition, and the rest of it, and to believe that he may speedily succeed in breaking up the Union of the Unionists. It is his only hope, and he will leave nothing unattempted to give himself the joy of which those same controversies afford some faint promise. This is a frank display of the difficulties in which the unholy coalition already finds itself. Other journals, with less power of Rhetoric than the St. James's Ga~etie,exhibit thesame opeless state of confusion in the ranks of Mr Gladstone's followers. Every day in the Standar Newspaper all article which begins by entreating the support of Lord Hartington, and ends with asseveration that Lord Salisbury must be the rime Minister, and this is eclioed throughout the Untiy by emphatic declarations that the Tories* ave an Irith policy, and win {noauce it imme- All this is good. The Irish question is to T i ed plun6, The insLant a"y PuityBtarfcs 1 > ,mh lfc 18 bpoa«ht by irresistible -Jr G1 riUm U> the foundatlon' While there is rw.1 e* ne's ^heme of a real assembly and a see>ng th^T6 CoIlfrontinS? tbein> the prospects of insolubf ones,wrigSli"^ >" tbe difficulties of break the ?roblem is oue ot tlle Ple«sure.s that largely of the present hour, and that to stand by his* ^hidstone s finn resolve his policy. party and to continue associating Puttiug various in, now assumed i8 °ations together, what is bring in a Local £ T"r,ieB measure will prop^Blll> Government m England f°lm cf U"! Y j, f ld» and something He. pernaps, for Ireland. Tf f 1 know not wherefore, that the the law ol I °" f0r "simguine S "c th:lt they would soo„ have a heavy J of reckoning with the contu whose for th6y ,haV8 ar°USed, t0 frenZy W appeals they y r the emyire S° ?D' tameless as ado'?' utm'lk they arG t100„deep'y committed after ft 1X,i,cy of re 16 Iiula 8» soon Cov*ntr 1 emPhatic repudiation ot it to the I fuiin^ that already the Tories are and AjL^'leir and that Sir Richard Cross r "V. H. Smith are to be excluded from the new Ministry. All such combinations, I need not sav, are entirely the efforts of the imagination in faceof the fact that the two most potent personages in the new administration are away from England. It is not improbable, however, that Lord Randolph Churchill will make another effort to get rid of the gentlemen whom be himself has held up to immortal ridicule by the title 5 of Marshall and Snelgrove. It is characteristic of the entire policy of Lord Randolph Churchill that he should meet the new demands of the democracy by some show of ability that could bear a certain colnparlson with the ability of the opposite side, and that accord- ingly he should be extremely impatient of the advocacy of the effete old Toryism, and is left thereby high and dry in the official list His contempt for Sir Richard Cross and Mr Smith has been as outspoken and as callous as most of his comments on men and things. It is also part of his personal policy to show that he is a'good man to befriend others, but a dangerous man to oppose, and as these two gentlemen for a long time resisted the acrobatic school of Toryism which Lord Randolph Churchill represents, probably they will now fall victims to his position in the new ministry. It is not at all unlikely, either, that Sir Michael Hicks-Beach will soon regard himself as having filled for a sufficient length of time the position of warming-pan. He has been peculiarly unsuccessful as the Tory leader, has been set upon openly by his strong subordinate for a long time past, and has had a wearied and melancholy air which suggested a readiness to surrender his position at the first decent oppor- tunity. I was not present at the Crawford and Dilke case to-day, but I am told by a gentleman who unched with Sir Charles Dilke that he seemed perfectly calm, and that if he be guilty he cer- tainly must be the most consummate actor that everjyet lived. Mrs Crawford, I also hear, looked girlish and guileless.

IMPENDING DUEL WITH A CABINET MINISTER. (RKUTER'S TELEGRAM.] PAIUS, Friday.—In consequence of the incident in the Senate, General Boulanger has sent Generals Frebault and Lecomte to demand satis- faction from Baron de Lareinty, who has ap- pointed MM. Villeboisnet and Hervey-Desaisy to act as his seconds. General Boulanger has desired his seconds to request that the pistol should be the weapon selected. [CENTRAL KEWS TELEGRAM.] PARIS, Friday Evening.—The prospect of a duel with a cabinet minister as one of the prin cipals has caused the liveliest excitement here all day. The afternoon papers stated that the seconds of General Boulanger and Baron de Lareinty have conferred together, and decided that if the Minister of War would admit that his language in the senate had been unparlia- mentary,the baron would withdraw his accusation of cowardice. General Boulanger, however, peremptorily declined to accept any such com- promise, and nothing remained for the seconds to do but to make the necessary arrangement,; for the encounter to take place. Thd combat was fixed to take place this evening, but at the urgent entreaty,it is said, of the President of the Senate, it has been postponed till to-morrow. It seems there is hope of a compromise in the fact that the baron is 26 years older than his adversary, General Boulanger being 42 years old, and Baron de Lareinty 63.

THE EXTRADITION OF DYNAMITE US. [REUTER'S TELEGRAM. 1 WASHINGTON, Friday.—IN the negotiations for an extradition treaty which are now proceeding between England and the United States, the principle has been strictly maintained that the provisions of the treaty shall in no way depart from the ordinary stipulations of such instruments. Outrages and crimes punishable by common lavv- whether committed by dynamite or other means, are, therefore, treated without regard to any political or other pretext that may be alleged with the object of removing the perpetrators from the category of ordinary criminals.

FERNDALE SLIDING-SCALE AWARD. REDUCTION OF 2 PER CENT. 2 The auditor's quarterly award under the above scale was read to the workmen of Messrs D. Davis and Sons at the Assembly Hall on Friday evening. The award provides for a reduction of 2g per cent. in the wages-rate for the ensuing three months.

FERNDALE WATER SUPPLY. At a meeting of Messrs D. Davis and Sons' workmen, held at the Assembly-hall, Ferndale, on Friday evening, attention was drawn to the insufficient supply of pure water to the work- men's cottages. In some houses it was alleged that the supply had been totally cut off for a fortnight, but no abatement in the water-rate had in consequence been made. The water frequently became impure on account of the pipes being disused. It was decided to call the attention of the Ponty- pridd Waterworks Company to the fact, through the medium of the South Wales Daily Hews, and a. resolution to that effect was unanimously carried.

LOCAL COMMISSIONS. The London Gazette of Friday night contained the following:- WAR OFFICE, PALL MALL, July 16th. VOLUNTEER RIFLES.—1st Vol. Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers: Llewellyn Frederick Cox, gentleman, to be lieutenant (supernumerary). 1st Pembrokeshire The Rev. Canon David Wil- liams, B.D., to be acting chaplain. The following appointment is substituted for that which appeared in the Gazette of the 13th. inst:—Commission signed by the Lerd-Lieutenaut of the county of Glamorgan Lieut,-Colonel Charles Richard Franklen to be deputy -lieutenant,

ADJUDICATIONS, ETC. [FROM FRIDAY NIGHT'S LONDOX GAZETTE."] T i T> ADJUDICATIONS. John Kees Davies, of Ynysybwl, near Pontypridd, formerly butcher, now out of business. Erastus IhoniHs, Albert-sueet, Bi&enlleshan, Glamor- ganshire, butcher and collier. Elizabeth Jane Jones and Alice Richards, trading as Jones and Richards, Bute-terrace, Cardiff, grocers. Griffith Griffiths,lateTynant, Llantihangel-Geneiiiglyn, Cardigan, now of the Joint Counties Lunatic Asylum, Carmarthen, farmer. FIRST MEETINGS AND DATES OF PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS. Evan Williams, trading as Evan H. Williams, 24, HirL- street. Aberdare, grocer first meeting, July 2ird, noon, Official Receiver's, Merthyr Tydfil. William Woodman, 10, Mill Par-idr, Pi)lt;\venlly, New- port, Mon., grocer. First meeting July ;:4Lh, 11 a.m., Official Receiver's, ISewport. Erastus Thomas, 8, Albert-street, Blaenllechan, Gla- morgan, butcher and collier lirst meeting, Julv 26th. noon, Official Receiver's, Merthyr Tydvil public examination, August 3rd, 2 Pont ypritld Conrt Willi mi James, of Ardwyn House, Nanthir Garw, Barry, Glamorgan, formerly Krwyd Mouse, Pont Erwyd, near Aberystwyth, grocer, etc. public ex- amination, August 10th, 2 p.m., Cardiff Court. Elizabeth Jane Jones and Alice Richards, trading as Jones and Richards, 23, Bute-terrace, Cardiff, grocers public examination, August 10th, at 2 p.m., Cardiff Court. NOTICE OF DIVIDENDS. George Hall, of Cresselly, near Pembroke, grocer dividend 7s lOd in the payable July 24tll, at the Official Keceiver's Office, Carmarthen John Hughes, of 21, Dunraven-slre -t, Touypandy, Rhomida ValJey, and Poiitycyiiiiiier, Garw Valley, Clamorgaiislnre, hoot and shoe maker first and hnal dividend, 5s 7 £ d in the £ payable July 20th, at TI. B- 1 Receiver's Office, Merthyr Tydfil. Harriot i homas, 53, Llewellyn-street, Psntre, Rhondda valley, Glamorganshire, draper and uiillinur. First Ul,u>' dividend, Is 9d in the £ payable Julv 20, Official Receiver's, Merthyr Tydfil. Miles I nomas of Talhot-road, Liantrissant, Glamor* gamdnre, builder. Fir.,t and final dividend, 2, 14,1 l'1 iti'l pa'y e July 19, Official Receiver's, Merthyr

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SIR CHARLES DILKE IN THE WITNESS-BOX. DENIAL OF MRS CRAWFORD'S ALLEGATIONS. FANNY'S MYSTERIOUS MOVEMENTS. A SEARCHING CROSS-EXAMI- NATION. STARTLING EVIDENCE. The case of Crawford v. Crawford (the Queen's Proctor showing cause) was commenced yesterday in the Admiralty and Divorce Division of the High Court of Justice, before Sir James Hannen (the president) and a special jury. The petition originaliy was that of Mr Donald Crawford, M.P. for one of the divisions of Lanarkshire, for the dissolution of his marriage on the ground of the adultery of his wife, Mrs Virginia Mary Crawford, with Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke, Bart., then M.P. for Chelsea. The case was heard before Mr Justice Butt without a jury on the 12th February last, when his lordship found that the respondent bad committed adultery, but he ruled that Sir Charles Dilke, on the ground that there was no evidence against him, should be dismissed from the suit with costs. The Queen's Proctor intervened in order to prevent the decree nisi becoming absolute, alleging chiefly for his intervention that certain facts had not been made known to the court. Application was recently made on behalf of Sir Charles Dilke and Mrs Crawford to appear and plead in the intervention, but this was refused by Sir James Hannen, and his decision was upheld by the Court of Appeal, and since then, by an order made in chambers, the name of Sir Charles Dilke as co-respondent was struck out of the record. The jury were sworn out of a panel of 60 jurors from the London special jury list. Amongst those sworn was Professor Beesly, but on being objected to he retired, another juror taking his place. Sir W. Phillimore, Q.C., and Mr H. B. Deane appeared for the Queen's Proctor; Mr H. Matthews, Q.C., M.P., Mr Inderwick, Q.C., and Mr R. S. Wright for the petitioner; Mr Lock- wood, Q.C., M.P., for Mrs Crawford and Mr Murphy, Q.C., held a brief on behalf of an interested person," whose name did not transpire. The Attorney-General (Sir C. Russell, Q.C., M.P.) and Sir H. James, Q.C., M.P., watched the case on behalf of Sir Chas. Dilke. Mrs Crawford and her two sisters, Mrs Ashton Dilke and Mrs Harrison, occupied seats at the solicitors' table. OPENING OF THE CASE. The pleas having been opened, Sir Walter Phillimore proceeded to open the case to the jury. He said I shall not have, in this instance, to make a very long statement to you. Mr Donald Crawford married Virginia-Mary Smith on the 27th of July, 1881. He was then 44 years ot age, and she was about Id. Mr Crawford was a Scotch advocate, and was also engaged in political work. For some months in different years they came to town for the Parliamentary session. They came to London in 1832, 1883, and 1884, and they engaged various houses. In 1882 they lived at 3, Sydney-place in 1883, at Kensington and afterwards in Sloane-street. In 1835 they were in town again. At various times during their married life Mr Crawford had received anonymous letters accusing his wife of infidelity. Some of those letters he destroyed and others he kept. On thought of the 19th July, 1885, after he had received an anonymous letter, he went home late and found his wife in bed. He mentioned the receipt of the letter, and she confess-d that the only person with whom she had been intimate was Sir Charles Dilke. Mr Crawford had reason to suspect another gentle- man, Captain Foster: but she denied having had any improper intimacy with him. Mrs Craw- ford soon afterwards left the house, and went to live with her sister. Divorce proceedings were then instituted, and Sir Charles Diike was made the co-respondent. The case came on for trial in February last, before Mr Justice Butt, sitting without a jury. So far the case rested on Mrs Crawford's confession. Evidence was called to show that whilst Mr Crawford was out of town his wife bad slept away from her home, and on one occasion had got home just before Mr Craw- ford had returned to town. Her excuse was that she had been to the house of her sister but it was shown by the evidence of a Mr Ball that she had come back to her house between six and seven in the morning, and had not been to the residence of her sister at all. The counsel for Sir Charles Dilke asked leave to postpone the cross examination of certain witnesses but others were examined on the part of the co respondent, and in the end it was held that there was no evidence against Sir Charles, and he was accordingly dismissed from the suit on the ground that the charge against him had not been supported but Mrs Crawford was pronounced to have been guilty of adultery, the main allegations against her being her own con- fession to her husband. The Queen's Proctor afterwards intervened in the case, and a fresh inquiry was determined on, not as between Mr and Mrs Crawford and Sir Charles Dilke, whose name had been removed from the petition, but with a view of seeing whether Mr Crawford was entitled to a divorce at all. If, the learned counsel proceeded, the jury believed the denial which was given, and came to the conclusion that there had been no adultery between Mrs Crawford and Sir C, Dilke, they would practically rescind the decree nisi, and leave Mr Crawford, if he thought proper, to take proceed- ings against some other co-respondent. In a brief outline of the evidence which it was proposed to offer, the learned counsel said that in her confession Mrs Crawford said that on the 23rd February, 1832, she met Sir Charles Dilke by appointment at the house now identified as 65, Warren-street, Tottenham-court-road, and subsequently Sir Charles visited her at her own house. Mrs Crawford further said that on the night of the 13th or 14th of February, 1883, she passed the nigbt with Sir Charles Diike, and, besides these specific date" she alleged that acts of adultery had been committed between them at Sir Charles's own house. In October, 1884, Mr Crawford took a house, No. 61, Sloane-street, near the residence of Sir C. Dilks and it would appear,from her confession, that she was visited there by Sir Charles. On one occasion she was away from home all night, and stated that she had been staying with her sister, which was alleged n"t to be true. The name of a Captain Foster had been introduced into the cuse, and undoubtedly that gentleman wrote letters to Mrs Craw- ford while she was engaged in charitable work in the East-end. It was true also that Mr Crawford suspected Captain Foster of undue intimacy with his wife but there was no proof in support of the suspicion. I shall have to put in a diary kept by Mrs Crawford, in which it would be noticed that initials were put against those days on which she alleges that the adultery was committed, and I shall have to direct particular attention to those initials hereafter. In consequence of the Queen's Proctor's intervention, inquiries have beeii iiitde, a-idfresh evidence will bo submitted to you. In the lirst place there are the servants, who will be to say that it was impossible that there could have been acts of impropriety at the time alleged. Further than that, Mrs Crawford said that a particular woman had been taken into bed by Sir Charles Dilke, and that she had been dressed with the help of "Sarah." Sir Charles Dilke had a. servant named Sarah, and she would he called. She was engaged by Sir C. Dilko's first wife, and had been kept on as head female servant since her death. Sarah will say that it is entirely untrue that she ever dressed Mrs Crawford, and in this statement she will be corroborated by other servants, who will further say that they only recollect Ms s Crawford corning on two occasions, when it was quite impossible that the alleged impropriety could have taken piace. Sarah Gray had a younger sister named Fanny, now married to a man named Scott. The history of Fanny Gray was that she was in Sir Charles's service as nursery maid to his son, but the service ended when the son was sent abroad. Since then she had only gone to Sir Charles's house to visit her sister, and on those occasions she had never been seen upstairs. It was intended that Fanny Scott should be called by the Queen's Proctor; but efforts to get her to appear have failed, as she, with her husband, has disappeared. I now come to a most important point. Mr Crawford's cross-examination was postponed, and at the end of the evidence Sir Charles Dilke's counsel succeeded in showing that there wa.s no case against linn, and he was not called to deny the charge made against him. The Queen's Proctor has subpoenaed Sir Charles Dilke, who will be prepared to deny upon oath that he has ever committed adultery with Mrs Crawford. Mrs Crawford has beeu directed by his lordship to be called as a witness. She is a person whose evidence will have to be taken on oath, and therefore you will not have to rest Oil the evidence of Mr Crawford alone. In one sense she is a witness for her husband, because, as he is now suing for a divorce, she is the only person who alleges that she has been guilty with Sir Charles Dilke. She has furnished a statement, and that contains, certain matters with which I shall have to deal. She fixes the 23td February as the day when the act of seduction by Sir Charles Dilke took place; and she fixe;; the date on whi(";1 hny went to the house in Warren-si reet; Tottenham-court-road, as the 6th May, 1882. She has not fixed the hour, an 11 think I shall be able to show, with respect to the latter date, that Sir Charles Diike could not have been there at' the time, as he was engaged else- where. According to her statement, the parlour- maid at Sir Charles Dilke's knew she had been to his house in Sloane-street on several occasions, but that witness had only spoken to one visit at his house, and that was the 7th December, 1832. Inasmuch as she was certainly away from her home for two nights, she has to account for the second place she visited, as also the person whom she met there. The house in Warren-street has been discovered, and with respect to that corrobaration is needed. She says that Sir Charles Dilke wrote down the num- ber of the house on a piece of paper, but since she has said that he did not write it down at all. The occupant of the rooms which she said they occu- pied, turns out to be a Mrs Davison, an old servant of the Dilke family, and it had been the custom of Sir Charles to visit her occasionally as an old friend and master. In fact, she is an old pensioner, having been pensioned by Sir Charles's father, or some other close member of the family, and Sir Charles has been in the habit of visiting her at her house once or twice a year. Mrs Davison is prepared to come here and say upon oath that she has never seen Mrs Crawford at her house at all, and con- sequently it is not true that she allowed Sir Charles to bring the lady to her rooms in Warren- street. With regard to one of the dates she has mentioned, a gentleman will come forward to prove that Sir Charles Dilke was otherwise engaged and as to the other you will not have much evidence beyond that of Sir Charles Dilke, his private secretary, and his servants, as to her really having been there at the time she has asserted she was. In conclusion, the learned counsel said that a material point in the case would be the evidence of Mrs Rogerson, to whom Mrs Crawford had made a confession, and at whose instance she broke off her intimacy with Sir C. Dilke. He proposed now to have the shorthand notes of the trial read, and then he would, subject to the sanction of the court, put Mrs Crawford in the witness-box. Mr Justice Hannen That is a matter which must be left entirely to me. Sir W. Phillimore Then I will ask your lord- ship at what time Mrs Crawford may be called, and I shall also ask that Sir Charles Diike shall not be called till after Mrs Crawford. Mr Justice Hannen I must say at once that I cannot assent to that. The issue lies with the Queen's Proctor, who must lay such evidence before the court as he thinks will establish his case. Sir W. Phillimore That settles a matter of some difficulty in my mind as to the conduct of the case. I ought to mention to your lordship that Mrs CrawforJ is in court. Sir James Hannan I see no objection to her remaining. The shorthand notes of the first trial were then read to the jury by Mr Deane. Counsel then read several letters which had passed between Mrs Crawford and Mr Stewart, her husband's solicitor. In the first letter Mr Stewart spoke of the grief which he experienced on hearing from Mrs Crawford the confession she had made to him as to her intimacy with Sir Charles Dilke. It would be serving her interest as well as her husband's if she consented to see him. at bis office and lay the statement before him. Mr Crawford promised to attend, but Mrs Crawford replied to the effect that she should like to consult her father before she consented to make an ap- pointment of that kind. She was" terribly frightened at the prospect of Sir Charles fighting the case. Another letter from Mr Stewart solicited Mrs Crawford, in order to save investi- gation and exposure, to consent to accompanying a detective officer in his endeavour to bud the house in the Tottenham-court-road. An anonymous letter was read addressed to Mr Crawford at the Home Office :—" Your wife was seen at the Metropole on Monday with Captain Foster—are you a fool? Another anonymous letter contained the words Fool—looking tor the cuckoo after it has flown." EVIDENCE OF SIR C. DILKE. Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke was then called, and stated, in reply to Sir Walter Phillimore, that he had known the family of Mr Eustace Smith since 1867.. His brother (the late Mr Ashton Dilke) married one of Mr Smith's daughters about 1374. Prior to Mrs Crawford's marriage, he did not know much about her, and could not remember her from the other younger children, viz.. Mrs Baron and Mrs Priestley. He was not present when she was married. He had never made love to her or kissed her. He hardly knew Mr Crawford before the marriage, though he knew who he was. He fancied that lie called on Mrs Crawford, in Sydney-place, in the early part of the Parlia- mentary session of 1882, but he did not call there in the sense of going into the house. He certainly did not make any assignation or appointment with Mrs Crawford to meet her between the 20th and 23rd, or on the 23rd of February, 1882. He knew the house 65, Warren-street, and he was acquainted with Madame Dossoulavy, known also as Mrs Hannah Davis. who was living there. Madame Dessoulavy occupied two rooms formerly, and he believed she now had two cithers. Her eldest sister wua for about 23 years in the service of his family she was his nurse. Two younger sisters were also servants there. He had always paid attention to Hannah as an old servant, and visited her once or twice a year. Have you ever visited there with Mrs Craw- ford, or left her there ?-— Certainly not. Or at any other house?—Never. When he first heard the date of the 23rd February, 1882, mentioned, by the aid of his papers and diaries, he wa.s able to state how he was occupied the whole of that day. In the morning, from 10 till 11, he was fencing. At 11 he had breakfast, and at half-past 11 he drove to the Foreign Office to attend to his duties as Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs. The House of Commons was sitting at that period, and he had to prepare answers to eight questions. He also had to supervise the commercial work of the department. The same day he had to attend a court levee at two o'clock it would be three o'clock before he returned to the Foreign Office. He had to be in his place in the House at half-past four to answer q uestlOns. The President It is not necessary to give all the details of what occurred in the House of Commons on the dates stated what is necessary is that the time on different dates should be accounted for. Witness said it was important for him to remain on the day mentioned between the first and second business, and he did so, rsplying to a question which was put irregularly. He remained in the House until about eight o'clock, and dined in the building. He could also account for the 22nd February. With regard to the other two specific dates referred to by Mrs Crawford, namely, the 13th and 14th February, 1883, he remembered that he made a speech at Kensington Town-hall on the former day, after having attended a Cabinet Council. Neither on that day nor upon any other day did Mrs Crawford come to his house. The Hth February was the night of the Queen's Speech dinner, and he had to attend in uniform for it. There was also a Foreign Office party afterwards, which he believed wa.s held at Lord Granville's house, and he attended, Well, is it true that Mrs Crawford used to come to your house in the morning between ten and eleven o'clock, or between eleven and twelve o'clock, or at any time in the morning, and come up to your bedroom?—It is utterly untrue. I can remember her coming there about once or twice, and lIlY ilHtJrSSllJiI is tbat I was actuaJJy at breakfast. Intimate friends and members of the family would come in and speak to me when I was at breakfast. I used to leave home about half-past eleven, after breakfast, while Parlia- ment was sitting, and did not return till late at night or early in the morning. My car- riage used to come, and so regularly, at ha¡f-p;],t eleven o'clock in the forenoon, that i did not even give orders for it to do so. After the lunching interval, Sir Charles Dilke was further examined by Sir Win. Phillimore, and said that on leaving his house in the rooming he used to go to the Foreign Office, and thence to the House of Commons. He, however, used sometimes to go out to lunch. He used to have friends visiting him at home before he breakfasted —gentlemen who enjoyed fencing, and who usually remained to breakfast with him. The Foreign Office telegrams used to come to him in great numbers in the morning between half-past ten and half-past eleven. They were brought by a Foreign Office messenger, who used to remain in the hall. He breakfasted m a front room opening into the hall. Mr Bodley, his private secretary, occupied a room on the landing between the first and second floors, the door of which was always open, and it was there he used to do his office business when at home. He also had a clerk who occupied another room, and who would be able to give evidence as to his visitors. The clerk used to arrive at 8 o'clock in the morning, and he always .left him there when he went to the Foreign Office; whilst Mr Bodley had a latch key which would admit him at any time. He himself slept near the top of the house, and there was only one staircase. The servants'rooms were the only ones above him, and all had to use the same stairs. He kept two footmen, Shanks and Wood, at the time men- tioned, but did not exactly know when they left. He did not think Mrs Crawford ever called upon him by appointment. Sarah Gray was for some time in his service, but left after his second marriage, as he discharged his own and took over his wife's servants. Prior to this Sarah Gray would have been in his employment about 14 years. He never at any time gave her directions respecting anticipated visits of Mrs Crawford, nor had that lady ever been in his bedroom with any woman and himself. A sister of Sarah's, named Fanny, was a short time 111 his household as nursemaid. From the time she left down to the present he was unaware of her having been to his house, nor had he heard of her until her name was mentioned in connection with this ease. Were you ever in bed with her? Never; it is absolutely untrue. Since the commencement of the case, did you give any instructions to your solicitors with regard to Fanny Gray ?—I don't know that I gave any special instructions, but doubtless my solicitors, knowing her to be a material witness, ascertained her whereabouts. J1) you know where she is?—I have not the slightest idea, although I did hear on one occasion where she was. I understand that she is now married to a man named Stocks. I also heard a rumour that she was to be called as a witness. Did you ever speak to a Mrs Rogerson respect- ing your relations" with Mrs Craivford ?—No nor have I ever a.-icci her to aci. a-s an intermediary. Do you remember the interview spoken to by Mr Crawford ?-It must have been a misconcep- tion on his part. Do you remember meeting Mr Crawford the day after the confession—the 19th July?—Yes; and it made a very vivid impression on we. I met him outside the Reform Club,and in the presence of others we shook hands as usual, and I had not the slightest notion that anything bad transpired. He made no charges against me, and spoke about his contest in Lanarkshire, and other matters of that kind, using the curious words, We are going on Monday." CROSS-EXAMINATION BY MR MATTHliWS. Cross-examined by Mr H. Matthews, Q.C. He was present at the proceedings before Mr Justice* Butt, and heard the so-called confession of Mrs Crawford. He had heard the purport and effect of that confession severalmonths previously, including other details which ultimately were not introduced. He believed at the time of the trial Mrs Crawford was in her sound mind. He did think she had a motive for making this confession. He believed that she, finding she was near dis- covery in the course of her adultery with other persons, desired to fix upon a person already agreed upon between herself and others for that purpose. Who are the authors ?—The persons with whom she had at the time committed adultery. Who are they?—Well, I am very sorry to have to mention the names of persons—Dr. F. Warner, spoken of as "Freddy" Warner; then her own brother-in-law, but this I utterly dis- believe. No I asked you the names of persons with whom you alleged she was conspiring. Do you believe this woman was conspiring with others to get rid of her marriage tie and to fix on you ?- Yes. Who are they?—The person or persons from whom the anonymous letters proceeded-her own mother. It is impossible for me to know from whom they have proceeded. Do you say it was her mother ?-l don't know. I have no means of knowing. Who else ?-The writer of the last of the series of anonymous letters. Then you say that Captain Foster, Mrs Smith, and Crawford conspired against you ?-I don't say so; I say the authors of the anonymous letters. I have no means of knowing the authors of anony- mous letters. The authors of anonymous letters-Captain Foster, Mrs Crawford, and Mrs Smith—con- spired together against you you thought that at the time of the late trial?—I thought. so. So that at the time of the late trial you thought it was a deliberate conspiracy by a wicked person to deceive the court, and to get a divorce from Mr Crawford without the slightest foundation for the allegation ?—Without foundation for the allegation made al3 regards myself. Mrs Craw- ford has confessed throughout to people she c in- mitted adultery with. What other people?—Several people; Mrs Rogerson repeated it to me, and several other people. And you say all this was in your mind and belief at the time that the evidence was given by Mr Crawford?-It was. Did you hear the reasons that your counsel assigned for not putting you in the box ?—Yes they were not on instructions from me, but from themselves. I expected to go into the box up to the last moment. Did you consult withjyour counsel during the adjournment?-—I did not see either of my counsel during the adjournment. Had you consulted with counsel beforehand 1— Yes and also with dear personal friends. The learned counsel then proceeded to read extracts from the speeches mitOe at the trial both by the Attorney-General and Sir Henry James and Sir Charles Dilke admitted in reply to a question from him that he was present at the time. Mr Matthews Do you mean to ask Sir Henry James to state to the court that you were not avoiding cross-examination in consequence of the acts and indiscretions of your life ?-I was told that in a case of this kind a man cannot best judge for himself, and that I ought to seek the advice of others. I did so. Is it true or untrue that there have been indis- cretions in your life ?-Acts which came to an end years ago. Then it is true?—Yes. Do you consider the account Mrs Crawford gave of you was creditable or discreditable" -1 con- sidered it so monstrous as to bear its own refuta- tion on its face. But discreditable ?—Discreditable to her in the highest degree. Cross-examination continued He first heard of the confession Mrs Crawford had made to her husband on the Sunday morning after it was made. The substance of it was that he had committed adultery with her. He went to Mrs Ashton Dilke's house on the following Tuesday, he believed. He asked her whether he had better see Mrs Crawford. He did not ask to see Mrs Crawford by herself. He did not think Mrs Ashton Dilke told him he ought not to see the respondent, as she went upstairs and brought her down. It was Mrs Ashton Dilke who told him that Mr and Mrs Craw ford had been advised to have a separation. He certainly did not tell Mrs Ashton Dilke that if Mrs Crawford had not income enough to live by herself, he would make it up. Did you tell Mrs Ashton Dilke that you wished her sister to sign a retractation of the confession she had made ?-I do not think so. I do not know what I may have said at the time, because I was very angry indeed at these foul charges. It is quite possible I urged that there should bt a separation to keep the matter secret, and that I urged Mrs Crawford to sign a retractation, as she had made this monstrous charge against me. I went up boiling with rage. Did you tell her that if she did not retract you would accuse her of committing adultery with other men ?-I did not say so. As a matter of fact, I had not heard her statements as to other men at the time. Did you threaten her with some sort of action ? —I have no doubt I did feel very angry at the time. Witness added that it was possible Mrs Craw- ford premised him not to make a statement to Mr Stewart. He recollected her saying, I think the best thing I can do is to jump off the bridge." He did not remember Mrs Rogerson telling him of an anonymous letter making a charge against him of having committed adultery with Mrs Crawford. Did she not tell you, "You see your sin has found you out ? "-Certainly not, and she em- phatically denies it. In further cross-examination, Sir Charles said MadameDessoulavy wasinhis f:tt tier's service dur- ing his (witness) childhood. In 1875 she was in his service. Whenever she was out of a situation, she came to his house as her home. He could not tell when she left his father's service. She was in his service about 1857 or 1858. It was impos- sible for him to tell. She was certainly a year in witness service in 1875, in the nursery. He was not then living at his own house. He did not remember how she came to leave. He .lever lost sight of her while she was in England. She came to live in Warren-street in 1880 or 1881. Witness denied that he had made her presents. His gr,-tn(iniother -(Iaugliter) used to make her presents. You never went with anyone—I mean a lady— to 65, Warren-street ?—No, never. He could not say whether the house had bells for the different rooms. "IT Was the bfck room a sort of bedroom and ?-I do not know. I always saw Madame Dessoulavy in the first room—a small room. The statement that ho frequently went there was untrue. He did not remember anyone opening the door for him except Madame Dessoulavy herself. You say that it is absolutely untrue that you went there with a lady, and that you wore locked np in a back room with her ?—Absolutely un, true. Did Fanny live there ?-I have heard so since this case began. Had you Fanuy for a mistress in 1883 and 1844? —No. I was not aware that Fanny Gray was to be a witness in support of the case. I heard it as gossip merely. Where was Fanny between 1882 and 1884 ?—I do not know. I was told there was some mystery in her life. (Laughter.) Fanny disappeared before the last trial?—She was mairied before the last trial. I heard from my solicitor that she was 111 Essex in 1885, and that he had sent her there. Did your solicitor send her to his shooting box it, bad been tracked by (letecti yes and threatened by them, and she was got out of I the way into Essex. She went just before the last trial, and she turned up sgain at the end of I April ill this year. Then she suddenly disappeared again ? (Laughter.)- Yes. Why did you wish to prevent detectives seeing I Fanny ?-I never gave any such instructions. I never took any part in the matter. I was simply informed of it. I have seen a statement by Mrs Ruffles. I was solicited by my solicitor to try and get a statement made by Fanny. I have sten a statement made by Mrs Ruffles to my solicitor. I am glad your solicitor informed you of that." Who is Mrs Ruffles ?-I really don't know; my solicitor may be able to tell you. Cross-examination continued: He had heard j that Hannah lived in Warren-street since the trial began, but he did not know of any other person residing there. With regard to his ordinary life, his habits were almcst invariably the same as to the time ho left home and his presence at the Foreign Office. The only, exceptions were on Saturdays, when he stayed in town. He left the Foreign Office in 1882 and went to the Local Government Board, bnt be still continued to transact Foreign Office business, receiving even more despatch boxes at his house than he had done previously. With reference to the 23rd February, 1882, which had been referred to by Mrs Crawford, be could fix that date by a-certain. bill in the House upon which lie was occupied, and also by his diary and letters passing between himself and Lord Granville. He had no recol- lection of Mrs Crawford before her marriage apart from the other children. He had seen Mrs Crawford more frequently since the dates to which the allegations referred than before. He used to call on Wednesdays on his way home from the House and see the sisters and the children. Mrs Crawford never came to his house by appointment. He never informed his footman that Mi-s Crawford was coming with a lady to see the house, nor that the lady was going to clean the windows. There was no foundation for the allegation that he had had a lady in his bedroom between 11 and 12 in the morning. Ho was not aware that Sarah had forbidden a woman entering his bedroom. Neither of his servants was allowed to enter his room when dressing. Sarah, however, used to bring up his newspapers and cocoa or coffee, or anything that was necessary. When he dressed preparatory to going to a dinuer his clothes were laid out and his studs placed in his shirt. Where were you on the 6th of May, 1832 ?— According to my diary I lunched at Mr Earl's, where I met my present wife. The itic-(Ionts (,f thatd iV are onpr0- *1 oo niv •rr.l. catv? th Pliorrx p. k iiitii'-le: > ■; «• day, and I was offered Lord Frederick Cavendish's appointment-an offer repeated a week later. Where were you on the 4th aud 5uh of May ?— I daresay my letters will show, but I have no record in the diary. Can you tell me where you were on the 7th December, 1882 ?—I was not in England. What ? Not in England where were you?—I beg your pardon, I was in London. Did you see Mrs Crawford that day?-The chances were I did not, but I can't swear. < Can you take your oath to it you did not ?-No. What di. i a young married woman come to a bachelor's house at eleven o clock in the morning for ?-She looked on me as a member of the I family. Can you suggest anything she came about ?- Sometimes she spoke about her husband's position she was very anxious that Mr Crawford I should obtain a permanent place under a Scotch Home Rule system. Did she come to your house to solicit a place for him ?—She was very anxious that he should be thought of. Has he ever asked you ?—No, except on the last occasion when I saw him. Do you suggest that that was the purpose of these visits 1-1 don't know I had my suspicion at the time. I Had vou an interview vourself with Captain Poster f-I went to see him. How came that interview about?—Mrs Roger- son wrote to me and asked me to go to see her. She was then living in Victoria-street. I went, and she told me that Captain Foster had been introduced to her by Mrs Crawford, and that he was very angry with me for having written letters either to the War Office or the Horse Guards to blast his military career. I thought very little of it, but I felt rather angry. As I left her rooms Captain Foster came lunning after me downstairs. lvhat did he talk to you about?—He was in an extraordinary and angry condition. I don't think I ever saw a man in such a state. What did he ask you about ?—About the letters to the War Office. Anything else?—Nothing else. He used most violent language, and was beside himself in away. Was it about Mrs Crawford ?—Not about her. Did he use very bad language to you ?- Very violent language. Did be call you a scoundrel ?—I daresay he did; he asked me to fight. He said he knew I was a good fencer and boxer, and could shoot, but he was one of Angelo's pupils. (Laughter.) Did he suggest to you that you had been saying something about a lady that you ought not to say? —No, nothing about a lady. He said I was trying to blast his military prospects. Had you said to Mrs Rogerson that you might have to mention at the Horse Guards about his carrying on with Mrs Crawford ?-No, nothing of the sort. Or to Mrs Dilke ?—No Mrs Dilke spoke to me of the intimacy between her sister and Captain Foster. And you had said Captain Foster had better not carry on his intrigue with Mrs Crawford or he might suffer for it ?—I heard of it with great regret. Did you not go to Mrs Ashton Dilke to speak to her about it ?—No she spoke.to me about it. At this stage of the proceedings the court ad- journed. The cross-examination of Sir Charles Dilke will be continued this morning.

EXTRAORDINARY BREACH OF PROMISE. At Manchester Assizes yesterday, an action for breach of promise of marriage was brought by Agnes Barrow, of Liverpool, against William Twist, of the Buck Hotel, Salford. The plaintiff, at the time the parties met, was a widow with children, her husband having been murdered at the Cape. The engagement was made in Liver- pool in 1884, and soon afterwards the de- fendant seduced the plaintiff, and ultimately a child was born. Meanwhile the parties lived together in Salford as man and wife. The defen- dant broke off the engagement, as he alleged, because of the plaintiff's immoral conduct with another man. A doctor gave evidence that the woman had suffered from a certain bad disease, and that the disease must have been communi- cated to her before she became pregnant. An affiliation summons was served on the defendant, and he paid £ 30 to settle the matter. The plaintiff, when in the box, admitted that on one occasion she was driven to several public-houses with another man, and that she took too much drink, but she denied that any impropriety took place between them. The man who drove the cab, however, said that an act of impropriety was committed, and the defendant swore that the plaintiff had herself confessed to him that she had been guilty, urging as an excuse that she was in drink at the time. The defendant then refused to have anything further to do with her, and afterwards he married another woman. The plaintiff's counsel said that he knew nothing of the cabman's story when he opened the case, and he suggested that the story was a "plant" to free the defendant from any further connection with the girl.-Tiie jury gave a verdict for the defendant. .i i^, I

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OFFICIAL SALARIES IN THE RHONDDA. At the fortnightly meeting of the Ystradyfodwg Local Board, held on Friday, under the presi- dency of Mr J. Davies, of Brynfedwen, Mr Win. Jenkins, Ystradfechan, proposed that a com- mittee of the board members be appointed to inquire into the question of the salaries paid to certain of the officials also into the wages of the workmen employed by the board. Mr Jenkins maintained that the latter employes were better paid than a similar class of men under other boards in the adjacent districts. The motion was seconded and carried,

ALLEGED OUTRAGE ON A CHILD IN THE HHONDDA, At Tylorstown, a married man, about 50 years old, named Edward Edwards, has been taken into custody on a charge of committing an out- rage upon a little girl of 10, named Hannah Parry. The prisoner was brought to Pontypridd onFiuiayin custody by P.C. Williams. It is alleged that the offence was committed in a wood last Sunday evening, and the poor girl is said to be very ill still. Prisoner has a family.

FATAL GUN7 AGCIDEKT. A. Huntingdonshire farmer, named Linton, living at Norman-cross, was out shooting on Thurs- day morning. In getting over a hedge the trigger caught in a twig. The gun went off. The shot entered one of Linton's eyes and killed him instantaneously.

DAMAGES FOR PERSONAL INJURY. In th« Queen's Bench Division, on Thursday, Thomas Lancaster obtained £ 150 damages against the West Ham Local Board, on account of injuries received through falling over a loose kerbstone left by the defendants' contractors on the footway in a road undergoing repair.

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[PRKSS ASSOCIATION TKLKGKAMS.J LONDON, FRIDAY. The result of Thursday's pollings shows no changes as compared with the previous Parliamentary representation, there being four Gladstonian Liberals, two Conserva- tives, two Nationalists, and one Liberal Unionist returned. The result of one con- test,-tliat of Argyllshire—had not been received at the time this return was com- piled. The contests of the chiefest interest on Thursday were in Norfolk (Mid), where Mr R. T. Gurdon, Liberal Unionist, was opposed by Mr Toller, a Gladstonian Liberal, whom he defeated by 400 Cheshire (Eddisbury), where Mr H. J. Tolle- mache, the late Conservative member, was successful in retaining his seat against the opposition of Mr James Tomkinson, Minis- terial candidate Tyrone (East) and Fer- managh (South), where Nationalist candi- dates were opposed by Unionists, but succeeded in retaining their old seats, though by reduced majorities. In two of Thursday's elections the poll was larger than it was at the general election, thus showing a complete contrast to. other con- tests throughout the country. These were Staffordshire (Lichfield), where Sir John Swinburne, a Gladstonian, was re-elected by 272 votes more than he received at the last general election, and his Liberal Unionist opponent, Lord Anson, received 752 more votes than Sir John's Conservative opponent polled at the last election and in South Fermanagh, where 118 more votes were polled than at the last general election, these going to swell the poll of the unsuccessful Unionist candidate. The state of parties now is :— Conservatives ,514 I Liberal Unionists. 73 1 Gladstonian Liberals 186 Nationalists 83 J Mr Peel, late Speaker 1 The number of votes registered in the 412 contested elections were divided as fol- lows :— Conservatives. 1.085,297 Liberal Unionists 399,882 Gladstonian Liberals 1,326,168 Nationalists 90,444 The majority of Unionists over Minis- terialists and Nationalists is 68,567. By these contests 433 members have been returned namely, Conservatives, 222 Liberal Unionisls) 47; Gladstonian Liberals, 145; Nationalists, 17. In the 218 un- opposed elections, by which 225 members were returned, the total was divided as follows :—Conservatives, 91; Liberal Union- ists, 27; Gladstonian Liberals, 41; Nation- alists, 66. 9.33 P.M. Since the last report, the remaining poll taken on Thursday has been declared—that of Argyleshire, where the Conservatives have gained a seat; Mr Macfarlane, the late Liberal member, having been defeated by Col. Malcolm.

WEST CARMARTHEN. TRIUMPHANT RETURN OF THE MINISTERIAL CANDIDATE, The counting of the votes for the West Division of Carmarthenshire commenced at ten o'clock on Friday morning, aud the result was declared at 1 T.C\ #1D f,.tl„w« • — no J"J,.AV" Mr W. R. H. Powell GL 4181 Sir J. C. Lawrence U L 1916 Ministerial maioritv 2265 I There were 41 spoiled votes. ( After the declaration of the poll, Mr W. 11. H. POWELL, M.P., addressed the crowd from the steps of the ShirehalJ. He ex- pressed his gratification that his past services should have met with their approval. They had given him an unprecedented and quite unexpected majority. As to the Conservative party they had no doubt acted conscientiously, and he re- joiced that they were advancing so rapidly in the steps of Liberalism, for they had on that occasion not hesitated to support a Nonconformist and a Liberationist. (Laughter and applause.) He should go back to Parliament, not as a delegate, but as representing the views and feelings of the Liberal electors of that division, and supporting in every possible way the policy of the Grand Old Man. (Cheers.) In 1885 the numbers were:—W. R, H. Powell (L), 4,566; Viscount Emlyn (C), 2,940 majority, 1,626.

POLLS DECLARED YESTERDAY. ARGYLLSHIRE. Mr J. W. Malcolm O 3653 Mr D. H. Macfarlane .G L 3045 Conservative majority 613 Conservative gain. In 1885 :-D. H. Macfarlane (L), 3,340; W. Mackinnon (C), 2,856 majority, 584. CHESHIRE. EDDISBURY DIVISION. Mr H. J. Tollemache C 4357 Mr J. Tomkinson G L 3678 Conservative majority. 679 Representation unchanged. In 1885 :—H. J. Tollemache (C), 4,285; L. Irwell (L), 4,164; majority, 121. FERMANAGH. SOUTH DIVISION; Mr J. H. Campbell N 3553 Mr F. Brooke C 2320 Nationalist majority 1233 Representation unchanged. In 1885:-J. H. Campbell (N), 3,574; Frank Brooke (C), 2,181; majority, 1,393. LEICESTERSHIRE. BOSWORTH DIVISION. Mr James Ellis G L 4732 Mr H. Hulton C 3440 Ministerial majority 1292 Representation unchanged. In 1885 ;Ja.m"s Ellis (L), 5,648; S, G. S. Sackville (C), 3,051 majority, 2,597. NORFOLK. MID DIVISION. Mr R. T. Gurdon U L 3032 Mr Toller GL 2625 Unionist majority 407 Representation unchancred. In 1885 R. T. Gurdon (L), 5,776 A. Fellowes (C), 2,872; majority, 2,904. STAFFORDSHIRE. LICHFIELD DIVISION. Sir J. Swinburne G L 3393 Viscoun'. Anson -UL 2765 Ministerial majority 633 Representation unchanged. In 1885 ;-Sir .John Swinburne (L), 3.126; T. Mosley (C), 2,013; majority, 1,113. SUFFOLK EYE DIVISION. Mr F. S. Stevenson O L 4544 Mr J. C. Reade U L 2938 Ministerial majority 1606 Representation unchanged. In 1885 :-Francis S. Stevenson (L), 5,356 B. B. H. Kodwell (C), 3,360 majority, 1,996. TYRONE. EAST DIVISION. Mr W.J. Reynolds -N 3843 Mr M. Megaw ^U L 3375 Nationalist majority 468 Representation unchanged. In 1885:-W. J. Reynolds (N), 3,919; J. M. Stuart (C), 3,368; majority, 551.

STATE OF PARTIES. The following shows the balance of parties up to the present time LIBES. TOKIES. N« • 187 73 315 83

SIR JOHN JENKINS ON HIS POSITION. Sir John Joaes Jenkins on Thursday evening Eresided over a meeting of the Loyal t)"nity and •avid Howe.l Thomas Lodges of Oddfellows, held at the Working Men's Club. In response to the toast of his health, proposed by Dr Morgan, he said in following the path of hostility it was possible to cli/please soiMabydy. In his own experience he had always found that right came right in the ctid, although misunderstood at the time. Just- at the present moment he had offended many of his friends ill following his duty, but when they came to look back on his actions, as they had done on occasions gone by, he had no doubt they would accord him the same gratitude the Oddfellows had that night. At present the Swansea Town Council—like himself—was under a cloud, but he had every confidence in the busi- ness aptitude of the council aud the honesty of the officials.

FOREST OF DEAN ELECTION. THE POLLING. The polling for the Forest of Dean Division of Gloucestershire took place on Friday. There were 19 polling stations. The candidates were Mr Thomas Blake, Gladstonian Liberal (the old member), and Mr Lucas, Unionist Liberal. The aggregate vote is expected to be much smaller than at the last general election.

NEW MEMBERS OF PARLIA- MENT FOR WALES, The following is a complete list of the members of Parliament returned for Wales and Mon- mouthshire. Those with a dagger (t) prefixed were in the last Parliment- G L U L C ANGLESEY.—1T. P. Lewis 1 BKECONSHIRE.— tW. F. Maitland 1 CARDIGANSHIRE.—B. Rowlands, Q.C. 1 CARMARTHENSHIRE B]tFco,NSHIRF.-tlV. F. Ai;itland 1 CARDIGANSHIRE.—B. Rowlands, Q.C. 1 CARMARTHENSHIRE Eastern—fD. Pugh 1 Western-t W. li. H. Powell 1 Carmarthen District—Sir A. C. Stepney.. 1 CARNARVONSHIRE A. C. 1 Northern (Arvon)—f\V. Rathbone 1 Southern (Eivion)—tJ-P. Koberts 1 Carnarvon District—Jt. Swetenha'u 1 DENBIGHSHIRE DENBIGHSHIRE Eastern (Bromfield)—tG. O. Morgan 1 Western (Vale of Clwyti)—tCol. C. West 1 Denbigh District—tHon. G. T. Kenyou 1 Smith 1 Fii.tt District—. Roberts 1 GLAMORGANSHIRE Eastern—t Alfred Thomas 1 Western Gower)-tF. A. Yeo 1 Mid-tC. R M. Talbot. 1 Rhondda—tW. Abraham 1 Southern—fA. J. Wiliiams 1 Cardiff— fSir E. J. Reed 1 Merthyr Richard 1 Cardiff— fSir E. J. Reed 1 Merthyr TydjU-t Henry Richard 1 11 tC. H. James 1 Svoamea District-tSirtf. Vivian. 1 Sivai,,spa Toten-tL Ll- I)il,'wyii 1 MERIONETHSHIRE:— E. Ellis 1 MONTGOMERYSHIRE.—TS. Rendel 1 Montyomcryxhirc District ¥f H. Tracy.. 1 PF.IIBROKESitiRi.tW. Davies 1 Pembroke District—Admiral Mayne 1 RADNORSHIRE.—tHon. A. H. J. Walsh l MONMOUTHSHIRE :— MONMOUTHSHIRE :— North—tT. P. Price. Sou th- tColonel Hon. F. C. Morgan 1 West—tC. M. Warmington 1 Ptoit)o?oz,,IJz Digir,*ct-ir G. Elliot. 1 GLOUCESTERSHIRE:— Forest of Dean—

MR GLADSTONE AND THE REPEAL OF THE UNION. Mr Gladstone has written the following letter to Mr G. Leveson-Gower, the recently defeated xtlinisterial candidate for North-West Stafford- sliii-e Haw.)rden Castle, Chester, "July 10th, 1886. My dear George,—I am sadly and sorely grieved at your defeat, but you suffer in a noble cause. It will be some consolation to observe how, even at this moment, the whole civilized wCJrJd is with us. You have, I hope, very long years before you, and I do not think many of them—though probably some—will have passed before you receive your vindication. I advise you to take resolutely to the study of Irish history. I have done in that way the little that I could, and I am amazed at the dea,l- ness of vulgar opinion to the black- guardism and baseness no words are strong enough which befoul the whole history of the Union. It is an open question in my mind whether, if this folly lasti, the thing iiii; y not in the end come to repeal, which I should deeply regret. Time will be the great instructor, and in truth, when we consider all things, very much has been done in a very limited time. I am iso glad you have had your share in it.—Ever yours, (Signed) W. E. GLADSTONE."

PORT TALBOT GALLANT RESCI'K FKOW DROWNING.—A narrow escape from drowning took place at Port Talbot on Thursday evening. It seems that about seven r'clock a lad named David Thomas, son of Mr William Thomas, printer, Aberavon, got out of his depth while bathing. Happily, great numbers of people were Oil the breakwater ai the Lirne, and a lad named Bertie Jonas gallantly went to the rescue of the drowning youth, and, after a desperate struggle, succeeded in bringing him ashore.

PONTYPRIDD. THE CARDIFF MOURNING WAHSIIC USK.— Isaac E. Thomas, 9, Queen-street 80565

CAERPHILLY. ALDWOIITH'S CHARITY.—At a meeting of the governors of Aldworth's Charity, held on Thursday, at the Castle Hotel, Caerphilly, Mr R. Y. Evans, Guildhall-chambers, Cardiff, was unanimously appointed solicitor.

MAESYCWMMER. INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION. Aw.-Lr(]. have been made by the International Exhibition (Science and Art), London, to the Sninmerfield Hall Ladle College, of a bronze medal lor water- colour painting; merit certificate, 1st class, M. J. George, Mountain Ash, painting water-colour merit certificate, 2ud class honours—Hattie Davies, New Quay, crayon drawing, and 1st class certificate for needlework certificate, 2nd class honours—Harriet Jones, Portli, faucy needlework, and 1st class certificate to M. J. Matthews, Blaengarw, needlework. A very larsre number of certificates have been gained in the past three years by the pupils at this college, reflecting highly upon Mrs Nicholls1 (the lady priucipal s) excellent teaching.