South Wales Daily News

*HE SAMOAN CONFERENCE. [HECTER'S TELEGHAM.l BERLIN, Mond;ty.-Tli- CKirereueo upon the JSaita of Samoa will meet (the Post says) on the st of May. The chief German plenipotentiary tCOunt Herbert Bismarck) will preside over the deliberations, as the conference holds its meetings on German soil.

ILLN^s OF KOSSUTH. UE HUNGARIAN PATRIOT DYING. P ICAXTRAL NEWS TELKGEAM.] TH, Monday Evening.—Some weeke ago the nUlDerous friends and admirers of the Hungarian Patriot, Louis Kossuth, were pained to hear that e was lying dangerously ill luriu, the city in which he ^or many years lived iu voluntary exile. More favourable reports succeeded, and people began to hope that the patient would soon resume dlS °ornial state of health. But .this hope is now '8sipated by intelligence cjirect from Turin that °ssuth has had a relapse, and that his life is e«paired of. There is a constant interchange of egrams between Kossuth's friends in Turin and "°3o in Pesth.

THE SULTAN OF ZANZIBAR. IREDTEK'S TELEGRAM.J ZANZIBAR, Monday.-After a period ot pro- louged seclusion caused by illness, the Sultan has *^rdially received Mr Hawes, acting British Consul-General, and promised to render assistance 'or the safe conveyance of English missionaries to the coast. The latter have, however, reachsd agamoyo. and Mr Hawes has despatched a steamer to them.

AN EXECUTIONER'S FOUL CRIME. [CENTRAL NEWS TELEGRAM.] BERLIN, Satur(hy. The official German executioner, Herr Kraut-I has been arrested and lodged in gaol at Mockern on the charge of having caused the death of his assistant by kicking him On the abdomen in a fit of passion.

THE SOCIETY OF METALS. (HRUTER?S TELEGRAM.) to dARI8> Monday-—tle Tribunal of Commerce ay decreed the judicial liquidation of the SOCiété des Mesaux, and M. Levasseur was "IPPointed the judicial liquidator.

EXPLOSION IN BELFAST DOCK. SEVERAL LIVES LOST. fevol,^00^ night a disastrous explosion, d„ lIDK ™*E L°ss of several lives, occurred ^iscK steamer Auric, at present carf?0 coa' 'n the Abercorn basin, the i -°* .tkB er,K'neers and firemen of *OffinoSC is 500 tons but then, were in the burst °°m at work when one of tbe steampipas • and the compartment in which the men boilin611^8^6^ Was instantly filled with steam and POWBJLI ^at/r« The men were over- egcan« they could effect their ^eath T^' 80me were literally scalded to Were k'll v? Dot at Present known how many ''hen th ^°.ur men were in the compartment Con«f»v.i exPl°s'on occurred. Several harbour *ho a 8 ant* .Scott, owner of the vessel, ^nrrieri?ear»?^ to 'n vicinity at the time, they c {J -e SP0,:> an^ rendered what assistance to reach the unfor- ^friblv me?j Two have been recovered, one rri Iflea, aand the other apparently dead. Damec'» Agnew, was sent to the Royal for » aQd the other remains on deck. Search bO the otbers ill proceedivg. All the men e oned to Belfast.

A°CIDENT TO AN EXPRESS TRAIN. A CARRIAGE SErf ON FIRE. to "ij^e'Gre5t Northern express from London J 'n tincnl0^?8-'6*" WAS approaching Tailingtou, "^e th n lre' on Monday afternoon, the driver .*ia(Tea a arminR discovery that one of the car- Poasihf °n ^re* Pui'e(l t'ie train up *s quickly become Rn<^ it was lound that an axle had Jra8 tort ^0t au<^ 'Rnited the woodwork. It Sre had'103'-0 ^'sco,,ery was niade before the acCidenf Rained much hold, otherwise a serious 5arria„ musfc inevitably have happened. The **le Was at Tallington. The causa of the ifavni ConQltlR' overheated is attributed to some 4 *vel getting on it.

-u. ABERGAVENNY MARKET RIGHTS. JUDGMENT. THE ABRRGAVKNSY IMPROVEMENT COMMIS- SIONBR5 V. STRAKEB.—The further hearing cf this case was resumed on Monday morning, before Mr Justice Kekewicb, in the Chancery Division of tho High Court of Justice. The action is one brought by the commissioners for an injunction to'retrain tbi defendant, who is an auctioneer, carrying on business ac a place called New Smithfield, Abergavenny, from setting up a rival market there in opposition to the parliamentary market held by the plaintiff*, and for damages for disturbance of market rights.—Mr Ambrose, Q.C., M.P., Mr Lovitt, and Mr R. C. Glenagaiu appeared for tho Abergavenny Commissioners, while Mr Rigby, Q.C., Mr Finlay, Q.C., M.P., and Mr Bayliss represented the atifeudant.- Further evidence having been heard. His Lordship gave judgment. He held that the plaintiffs had failed to make out their case for an injunction, and felt that he was bound, therefore, to decide in favour of the defendant. With regard to the defendant's counter claim, he thought a case had been made out for the relief asked, and what he proposed to do was to grant An injunction restraining the plaintiffs, their servants, and agents from interfering with the conduct by the defendant of his business as au auctioneer on his premises called Smithfield. Having expressed an opinion what was an interference, of course the plaintiffs would continue to do what they had been doing at their own risk. The defendant having succeeded both in the action and on his counter claim, he must have all his costs.

MERTHYR LOCAL BOARD ELECTION. ALLEGED ILLEGAL PRACTICES. In the Queen's Bench Division on Monday, before Mr Justico Field and Mr Baron Pollock, sitting as a divisional court, Mr Bemon moved under the Municipal and Corrupt Practices Acts, on behalf of Mr David Evan Jones, who was a candidate for the local board of Merthyr Tydfil, for relief from penalties incurred by inadvertently offending agaiust the provisions of the Corrupt Practicos Act. What the applicant bad done was to attend a meeting in the long room of a certain hotel within the local board district. At this meeting, which was hold on March 21st, applicant's candidature had been decided upon and though no drink or refreshments were supplied at the meeting, yet the room having direct communication with the hotel, tho holding of a mectiug there was an offence within the Act of 1834. Mr Justice Field We must further consider this matter. We cannot go on this way for everlasting. (Laughter.) The time must come when caudidaes for various local offices, as well as of Parliament, must consider and m-ke themselves acquainted with their legal position, and the consequences they incur by their own acts. Mr Baron Pollock I am very strongly of the same opinion as my brother Field. Neither of us has, however, had any experience of the county couno'J oases which came before the courts; and as we hare noue of these cases before us for our guidance, this application had better Btand over as we hare noue of these cases before us for our guidance, this application had better stand over till the first day of next term. The application stands over till next term accordingly.

SHAKESPEARIAN PLAYS AT THE ROYAL. During the present week the Bard of Avon finds fitting interpretation at the Theatre Royal, Cardiff, in three of his most noted productions. The Merchant of Venice, The Tempest, and Cthell*, In the case of the second of these plays,its appear anca on the local stage is perhaps unprecedented, for it is certainly many years since the piece was played in Cardiff—if -it ever were. Oa Monday evening the Harbury-Matthews Company opened with tho vell-knowu comedy based on the rapacity of the Jew of Venice. Mr Charles Harbnry played Shylock with much power. His magnificent voioe was perhaps too rich and full for the ideal interpretation of the character, but it served to endue the part with much force-almost dignity, could the word be applied to a display of the more ignoble passions. Mies Helen Matthews gave a very fine rendering of Portia. It is a splendid part, and Miss Matthows has evidently studied it to great advantage. Her enunciation is perfect, her delivery even, and she gives proof of a dsep fund of histrionic ability in the more striking and Animated psssages. Mr A. Drinkwater and Mr Fred Eujiery as Antonio and Bassanio respectively gave much satisfaction, and Miss Maud Digby was a decided success ItS Nerissa. Miss Gertrude Turner, the page, sang a charming serenade in excellent style, being loudly encored, Launcelot Gobbo, at the hands of Mr Basil Dyne, was ably interpreted, and the whole company havoevidently been selected with care.

"MULDOON'S PICNIC" AT THE GRAND THEATRE. The Messrs John have secured the humourous extravaganza, Muldoon's Picnic, for three nights this week, and the company will no doubt delight their patrons as hugely as they did last week. :f

MOUNTAIN ASH. LOCAL BOARD.—The annual meeting of the local board of health was hold on Monday. Mr Morgan Morgan was re-elecied chairmau for the ensuing year.—Mr J. W. Jones moved that the meetings of the board should be held on Fridays, in order that the workmen employed by the board should be paid on Saturday instead of en Monday, but the motion was lost.—It was decided that the clerk should be instructed to write to Messrs Nixon asking permission to erect a temporary bridge across the river Cynon, at Pi-iirliiwcei tier, to he n'led until the now road from Penrhiwceiber to Whitethorn is comr)lete(i TI)e tender of Mr E. Brown for smith's work done by the board was accepted.—Tho Medical Officer reported 33 fresh cases of measles during: the past fortnight, E.'STKB MONDAY — Grand Athletic Sports at Penydarren Park, Merthyr Tydfil. Foot and pony racing, walkinc; and trotting handicaps. Entries close April 18t.li.— For particulars apIJly C. Anthony, hon, sec., 11, Union-street. Merthyr Tydfil. S428

RHONDDA VALLEY. ASSAULTING THE POLICIè. -At the Rhondda Valley police-court ou Meuday—before Mr Ignatius Williams (stipendiary) and Mr T. P. Jenkins—Joseph Richards and Thomas Haft, charged with assaulting P.O. Evans, of Tylors- town, were fitied-Rieliar,is £1 and Daft 5s. IF your Children or Friends are Losing their grip on Life and scarcely able to breathe, you should try Tudor Williams's Patent lialsam of Honey-a,i- mitted the greatest discovery of the a,-e-for weak- chested men, delicate women and children. It cures when all other remedies fail. It cures Coughs. Cold-i Bronchitis, Asthma, Tightness of the Chest. It cures thousands of children from Bronchitis and Whooping Coufrh. It cures for one shilling when pounds ha\v been spent in vain Do try it. Sold by all Chemists. 1123

LL AN THIS ANT. A HAYRICK ON FIRE. —Shortly after mid-day on Monday a fire was discovered to have broken out in a rick at the Glyn Mychyddfawr Farm, near Llantrisant, kept by a young man named Thomas Williams. Valuable as-istance was rendered by P. C. Rowe and P.O. 32, but despite all efforts made, a stack of barley and straw was almost entirely dpstroyed, the damage being estimated at B12 The origin of tho conflagration is not known, NEURALGIA SPECIFIC.-W. George. M.P.S., Swansea.

PONTYPRIDD. TWTNTRODYN EISTEDDVOD. Good Friday. — President, A, J. Williams, Rq., M P. Openinff address at 11 n.m, Five choirs on Choral Co rpetition. 234

TRE HARRIS. THEFr. At the Merthyr police-court on Monday—before Mr North and Mr W. Smyth— J. Wright, collier, was charged with stealing three boards and an Prnpty cask, worth 6* 61, belonging to the Deep Navigation Company, on Sunday. The things were found at primmer's house, and identified as the property of the company. They wero missed from tha colliery.— Prisoner was also charg-ed with assaulting Poiice- constahla W. Morcombe.—For the larceny he was fined 30s or in default, one month's imprison- ment and for the assault. on the police he.wa fined 10-! and costs, or 14 daYd-the periods of imprisonment to bo concurrent.

LLANDAFF. WILFUL DAMAGE—At tho uolice-eourfc on Monday, John Thomas, labourer, Tnff's Weil, charged with being drunk and disorderly and doing damage to a door to the amount of j61 0s 6i on the lt inst., was ordered to pay damages and 61 fine, or 14 days' hard labour. SHOPLIFTING.—David Matthews, labourer, living at Talf's Well, was charged with stealing a pair of hoot bC>1.; from the shop of Raos Williams, draper, Taff's Well, on the 14 inst. A witness deposed to seeing the prisoner, who was the worse for liquor, take the IlIces from a nail outside tho shop, and make off. Prisoner admitted taking the laces, and said he was very drunk at the time. He was ordered to pay 20s and costs.

CARDIFF. WKSLKTAN AND GENERAL ASSURANCK SOCIETY, —The superintendents and agents of the above society in the district dined together at the Cjrnru Fydd Restaurant, Queen-street, ou Friday evening, the occasion being to present their district superintendent (Mr James German) with a gold watch (supplied by Mr Hsttich, jeweller, Queen.street, Cardiff) and an illuminated address, i Mr R. Davey, superintendent Cardiff section, presided, and, after a few introductory remarks from Mr E. M. Thomas, the secretary to the testimonial committee, Messrs A. Thomas, Penarth D. Thomas, Pontypridd Hardy, Tredegar and several agents testified their high appreciation of Mr German. The Chairman then called upon the two oldest agents in the district, Messrs Smith (Cardiff), and Kingdom (Rhondda Valley), to make the presentation, which was acknowledged by Mr German's son. The re- mainder of th* evening was devoted to harmony. PROPKRTY IN FITZALAN-PLACE —OU Monday evening, at. the Anael Hotel, Mr Charles Clarke offered for sale the houses 2 and 4, Fi tzalan-piace, let respectively for £45 and £50: and held on leases of S9 years from 1870. In neither case was a sale «-ffscted. No 2 ran up to £645, and N o. 4 to £ó30, but a reserve of jS700 on each was declared. EXCHANGE NEWS ROOM. — all Saturday the annual meeting of the members of the Exchange news-room was held in the reading-room, Town- hall. Mr T. H, Plain presided, and there were present Messrs Robertson, Earl, Dyer, Gibbs, Shepherd, Jenkins, and Bilmer. The statement of accounts which had been duly audited showed a balance at the bank of J342 Is 91. On tho motion of Mr John Jenkins, seconded hy Mr Dyer, the repjrt was adopted.— Sir E. J. Reed.KC.B., M.P., was elected nresi- deut for the ensuing year, and Mr David Jones vice-president, and the following gentlemen were elected managing committee Messrs George Robertson, R. Phillips, T. Ii, Plain, and W. Jones, hon. secretary. Mr Stuckey was appointed treasurer, aud Mr Dwyer re-elected curator.—A vote of thauks to the chairman terminated tbe proceedings. AN UNPROVOKED ASSAULT. — At Cardiff police-court, 011 Monday — before Mr Lewis (stipendiary) and Mnjor Sioper—James Sullivan (20) was charged with assaulting John Thomas Jenkins on April 7ch, 1888. The prosecutor was standing on the doorstep of his shop in Bute- street, when the prisoner came up and knocked him down. He was very drunk at the time. Since then the prisoner had not been seen, and it was only in the present month that he wan appre- hended.—He wis fined 203 and costs, or 21 days' bard Il\0nur- A TILL ROBBKRT.—At the same cnurt before Messrs J. S. Corbett and F. W. G. Gore— Hamilton Ilamelin, an individual having the appearance of a sailor, was charged with stealing two half-crowns from a till in the bar of the Dock Hotel, a fortnight ago. Tho barmaid, it appeared, had occasion to leM ve tbe bar for a few minutes, and O!1 returning she saw prisoner in the act oi withdrawing his band from the till. She missed 5i from the till and at once sent for a policeman, by whom prisoner, who left the tiouse, was apprehended. In view of the fact that he had already been in custody a fortnight, the bench let hitn off with 14 days' imprisonment. CARDIFF LIBKRAL ASSOCIATION. — WARD ANNUAL MEETINGS for election of ward officers and representatives to the" Liberal Thousand.' Jiast, Ward, Tuesday next, S p.m., Swiss Hall. Roath Ward, Tuesday next, at 8 p.m., Siar-street Congregational Schoolroom. AU Lib rals aTe invited to atlend meetings. Several addresses will he given. Liberals who have chlLued their addresses since 15th July last should advise R. N. Hall,Secretary, 53, Queen-street, Cardiff. LIBERAL EXCURSION TO H AWARD EN, EASTER MONDAY.—Tickets must, bo applied for at once irom Liberal Assochtion Offices, 53, Queen-street. Train leaves Cardiff Newport, 6 a.m. Abergavenny, at 6.42 a.m.; arriving back at Cardiff at 9.57 p.m. 5450 MR JAMES MUNN, of 6, Piercefield place, Cardiff, h is represented the Liberator Building Society for 18 years, during which time the investments have increased from £65,000 to The income now exceeds One Miliioll per annum. I.ibera.1 aud prompt advauces. Shares and deposits re-paid at aile month's notice. PrOSpBctus free on application. OAHDIFF AND DISTRICT BAND OF HOPE UXION. -Tile adjourned conference of Habbiith-¡¡cbool officers and teachers will be held this (Tue8day) evening April 16th, 1839, in the Tredegarville Baptist Chapel ),ectl1re Hail. The president of the union, Councillor W. Sanders, J.P will preside, and several ministers and other gentlemen havs promised to take part. Chair to be taken at 7.30. pair. Works; 43, Merchant-st., Bristol. Ship, hotel.street lamps. 2171 A CARD.—Mr Bert Harris, Portrait Painter, 2, Dumfries-place, Cardiff 1C43

Oxford-street is the longest street in the king- dom its length is 2,304 yards. Tm; QCRKN oif BRITISH BEERS. —" Golden Sunlight Ale. Pale golct, pleasant flavour, wonderful value. Gold Medal awarded for great excellence of quality. Mr Rowland Cox, Coun- cillor-at-Law, Broadway, New York, writes July 3rd: — My neighbours pronounce it by very much the lightest and most delicate ale they have found."—Sir Charles Cameron, M.D. (President of the Royal College of Surgeons), Ireland, says -It resembles in appearance bright sherry." Golden Sunlight, 9 gallons, 10s 6d 18 gallons, 21s; delivered to your bouse or Statiou. Ic is also sold in bottles by the leading bottlers and hotel-keepers. Insist on having the "Golden Slluliht," as worthless imitations may be offered you. Delivered, carriage free, by Watkins and Son, Brewers and Bottlers of the Gold Medal Ales and Stout (lOd to Is per gallon), 72, St, Mary-screot, Cardiff or by the district agents and merchants through, out the country. Cardiff, W. and A. Holder, 35, St. Mary-street Neath, Stone & Kapel; Newport, Watkins and Williams Merthyr,Gun. son; Swansea, Gordon, Brydone, and Co. Llan- elly, Davies & Co. Abergavenny, W. Phillips; Monmouth, Poole Chepstow, Ellis; Uak. Rivers; Pontypridd. Smythe; Pembroke, Ormond; Brecon, Meredith; Kisca, J J. Hames; Ponty- pool. H. Peach; New Tredegar, J. B. Jones; Milford Haven, D. Lloyd Davies; Tenby, J. Merriam and Son Blaina, Thomas Phillips and numerous other plaQQi, The Hereford Brewery, Bstftblished 1S34, 1227

BARROW IRON TRADE. BARROW, Monday.—Business in hematite pijt iron is steady, and orders are plentiful, although prices have declined on the week, and are now 49i nett, f.o.b., for parcels of Bessemer iron in mixed numbers. There is a steady trade doing both for prompt and forward deliveries, and makers are putting in blast a few additional furnaces. Stocks are large, but are not increasing. The trade outlook is very good in steel. Makers are fully engaged on heavy contracts iu every department, and the orders offering are plentiful for rails, plates, angles, and the general products of the district, prices being steady at the recent advance. Shipbuilders and eagineers have booked no new orders, although several are offering. Iron ore steady at improved prices. Coal and coks firm. with prospects of higher prices. Shipping busy.

LATEST BUTTING ON THE CaUR-Slt CITY AND SITRITRKAN 7to 1agst Bullion. 4y 6st 121h (t to £ 50) 7to 1 — Wellington, 4y 6st 121b (o, 8 to 1 w, after 100 to 8 laid) 100 to 14 íI — lyi-e Man 4y 8st 3tb ( ) 500 to t?5 — Van Dieman's Laud,4y7st IGIL, t) 500 to 40 FuJIertoll 6y, 8st. 121b (t) 20 to 1 — Friday. 4y 6st 101b (t & o) PLACE BETTING. 5 to 2 — The Baron, 5y 7st 101b (t)

PARIS EXHIBITION. IKKCTEK'S TKLKGKAM,] Monday,—The Ministers of Foreign toent't a0(^ ^us'ce have irado a formal agree- ji>ranc ° permission for temporary stay in Amerf ^ose Frenchmen residing in South forming ^aviug left France without par- Progecut '?.tary service, would otherwise be The sub* .^ey were to visit the exhibition. a great SCr'on the exhibition bonds has been will S"CCess» and it is probable that applicants allotted only one bond each.

EVICTIONS IN IRELAND, 4 telegratn from Falcarragh on Monday states: fln the j?.or.n'uS every one nf the tenants evicted estate was found to have retaken N>e ^Is holding. The magistrates and I'he ev°rt < ^orces had left the district. ab eVicted families number fifty, and include ^fer n Sons* anc* they declare that they Pat riSi01^° t- waysido or th0 workhouse. Paris'10 O Brian anj Oonybeare, members lament, are in ti.e district.

&HJATH OF LADY MCARTHUR. Th A *hich announced of Lady McArthur, Wio-)^0 Place on Monday morning iu the Isle ^°iboci -e^ 'S undoratood that the Wesleyan t). vr e'K? and Home Missionary Society com etr0p(jlitan Chapel Building Fund will left 'P10 Possession of considerable legacies the dfn "?'r William McArthur, in which ceased enjoyed only a life interest.

NEW YORK PRICES. (REDTKR'S 1BLKGRAM.1 •teaciv ^J0RK' M°U(iay.—Money easy. Cotton w«ake' f>OCroleualfirnl« but iniet- Lard opened °t*6rat;l c*ose(^ stroujf. Wheat—buyers largej :UR 'f010 freely. Corn—exporters buying bQt stl'a^^01169 quiet' TiQ easi8r- IiOU quiet, UOVTTTMWKNT BONDS AND HAII.WAY SIIARRS. C*u Quotations; Apr. 14 Apr, 13 3P- 12p'c ^chan'seo^.? ^Umies 3PC a ,J c pitto. ai,?' ^"a°n, 6o days' si«h- i.ibi ^.87 ?*chunii.« '1 ransiers 4.t9i 4.c-9i S*ChanKe on u rir- 60 ^'sisln c.lHk n.18k Jour DJS i> JJitto. Sbi toi j^eatern lit? ^s; i<und«1' l^oaii 226 128J r^'atia Wi?n Ae1le«raph SUareh b4| tbi ^uiaHPU«rn ,-Uares mI m Pe°tral of NowCr« b0 &0i r> -2 cm ^aci^c • in ill JOr<i Itbi 138 ]38 i f 61 ana st- Paul 66i 661 ^ver Ki^ Grande tZT™ i^^isviii01^ lichig^u ioutlieri; 102i Mich;'lle & Nashville Shares 1 £ £ Mi>n «e»tral Shares rj v TIL ^ansas> and Texas. >pt ^o\ 3Se» v0^ ^entral & Hudson Biver jnai -[oA La*e Erie, Western 2a v^i0011^ Mortgage Bonds 105 lfvif ?°«hern r?ntario W estern,Old ]6| 17! S0l,thern l?a0ific* Common- ^6i ?°r'olb fre'erred 61 aiI S^'oand^1>rel- Shares.. 60 60*xd Sre«on &^18s,PPi. Ord. Shares 22 0^xd fc^nsylvunfu ^011- Common ail. 31* 3^J ^ilaaelnW an? Philadelphia 54J 54# J'Oms&SaiA'vi lieaaine shares Hbj, 5i»oSa^'L?araucis^ I' Pro. ]lQi III .bit to San Frifn C'1SC0 PreferellCfc d9^. 6C4 Pnion Pacific S '° Common.. 23 23$ J^bash si ? fes 62 ^^basli* St "1 "ls» & Pacillc. 13 J3± •J'°U,8> 4C- ^ef. sVs. day's ^°N A"D i'&0I>tJCE markki ^tton, at U.S.ports 6 030 5,000 S0"0", day's f?"" o6- 4,000 5.00C S°ttonfutu ?Pc-to Continent, 4,000 5.0U0 Cotton future* d,l\VERY 10.52 10.54 ^otton,iuia(,H' de ^fry 10,66 1J.6S feeZ<m«* ^/R & ?:58 ,8* 8 law 16-« SLJ ■™u Sp0'" feiSCt; p. § 'S S5& |?« Cofiee ^io 184 18* ^fiee. lW1 5-9 38J ^»our,'e"lt^-Jttly h7»°rdMay 16 55 16.6b Iron ]6-7ij 1685 Tin. Auatr^ltntssPP nS branut, 316-3-20 3 20-3.40 Freight Gr&- Z0.7o Z0.60 Freight Grain R»Ie*P°oi sti.U, 20.65 20.70 H:J S y« n-M

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A PREMEDITATED TRAGEDY. EXTRAORDINARY REVELATIONS. THE COUPLE PRE-DETERMINED TO DIE TOGETHER. Furthar investigation of the circumstances attending the tragedy 011 the Midland Railway, between Nottingham and Trent, on Saturday, reveals a most sensational state of affairs. It now transpires that the Belgian,Farou, had only been acquainted with tho girl —whose real name is Lily fhrford-since she came to Derby three weeks ago for the purpose of obtaining a barmaid's situation at the Midland Hotel. Failing in this she appears to have be- come depressed in spirits, and though not leading what may be called a fast life, visited theatres and other places of amusement. At the theatre she met Feron, who has during his year's sojourn in Derby shown a penchant for actresses and music-hall artistes. He bas been leading a gay life, and some few months ago he became so much beyond the oontrol of those who were made responsible for his conduct at Derby that one of the friends of the family requested Feron's father to come over from Brussels. He came, and after the visit Feron became quieter, though bis fondness for theatrical society remained about the same. While in Derby he made the acquaintance of a tradesman's daughter, who, after some time, declined his companionship, whereupon he threatened that, unless she consented to a rendezvous, he would shoot her with a revolver which bo produced. This weapon he regularly carried with him, and frequently showed to friends. Soon after Feron and JBarford became acquainted a strong attachment sprang up between them, and Feron was a freq'i^nt visitor at the giri's lodgings in Princes-street, Dorby. She disclosed to him after a time the tact that she was engaged to be married, but confessed her preference for Feron. In the presence of other parsons the young pair have often spoke of making a sensation—committing suicide and ending their lives together. An assiduous novel reader and stage-struck, Rite remarked on Saturday, before leaving for Nottingham with her lover, that they intended to do something sensational, and would bo found dead in the train. She only regretted that she would not be able to hear the newsboys shouting the news of the occurrence and witness the faces of the people who came to the door of the compartment, Another remark made before the journey was undertaken,Jshowing that she and Feron premeditated self-destruction, was that she had put ou clean clothes as she was going to die. These observations were. however, treated by her landlady simply as silly jokes, and no notice was taken of them. nor when before the return journey commenced Feron gaily remarked to an acquaintance on the Nottingham platform that he was about to commit suicide was the remark treated seriously Being accompanied by the girl it was thought he jestingly referred to bis approaching marriage. That which, however, more conclusively points to the foolish pair having determined to die together was the discovery of a letter artdressoti by the girl to a friend at Spennymoor, Durham, where her home was. Therein she declares har intention to die with her lover. This letter, with six others in the handwriting of Feron, was found bloodstained on the railway carriage seat, and not in herons pocket, as previously stated.

THE INQUEST. The inquest was opened on Monday at Derby Infirmary before Coroner Close. The identi- fication of the bodies by the girl's mother and Feron's friends was a painful scone The mother exclaimed, "Oh, my beautiful Lily," and then fainted r.way. Feron's friends kissed the dead man's face and cried bitterly. Formal evidence alone was taken, and the inquiry was adjourned until Wednesday. It transpires that Lily Barford's father is employed as a labourer in an ironworks at Spennymoor. It appears probable that the pair took the journey to Nottingham on Saturday night, intending to end thoir lives before getting there, but were unable to secure a compartment to themselves owing to the train being crowded with people returning from Derby races. At Nottingham they visited no place of amusement, but merely loitered about the town for a couple of hours. Then they selected a thinly patroned train, in which to commit the deed on the return journey. The theory put forward is that the girl shot herself, and that Feron then seized the revolver and took his own life.

THE TRIAL OF MOLLOY. SENTENCE. The trial of Pat Molloy for perjury before the Parnell Commission was resumed at tbe Contral Criminal Court on Monday, before Justice Cave. William Stewart, solicitor, Dublin, said Molloy left his office, where he was wraployed as clerk, without notice in January, 1883. Witness never sawhim again till a year afterwards. After he disappeared detectives came to the office in search of him. His desk was broken open. Cross-examined, witness said, as far as he know, Molloy was a respectable and honest man.—A clerk to Stewart, named Walsh, said the morning itftM -FwneH- evklwiee- Molloy, it was commented on In the office. Molloy then said, "There ara other Patrick Molloys besides me." Molloy was tying up his papers at the time. In a few minutes he went out, and did not return. Cross-examined, witness admitted he never spoke about the above incident at the police-court trial of Molloy. Th;) latter had told him he wished to go abroad, owing to unpleasantness about a young lady. This concluded the case for the prosecution.—Mr Geoghegan, for the defence, attacked the indictment, saying same of it was irrelevant, and also that there was no evidence that Molloy was an Invincible, or had taken part in the attempt on Judge Lawson's life. He would not cali witnesses. After argument several assignments were eliminated from the indictment, and the only questions left to the jury were the prisoner's assertions before the Parnell Commission that he bad never been a Fenian, and had never known or seen Carey. Mr Buckniil, for the prosecution, argued that the evidence proved that in making these statements the prisoner bad committed perjury. He particularly pointed to the statement made to Mr Walker, and to the evidence of the prisoner's complicity in the attempt upon Judge Lawson's life. The Judge, in summing up, said Delaney's evidence should be accepted with great caution, but if the jury believed both Delaney and Walker they should find the prisoner guilty. The jury retired at five o'clock. The jury, after deliberating for three-quarters of an hour, found prisoner guilty. Justice Cave, in sentencing liirri to six months labour, said he had been convicted of a very serious offence.

THE LONDON SHOOTING AFFRAY. DEATH OF THE ITALIAN. Ortelli, the Italiau, who shot Joseph Wallace in Hatton (iaidtja, and afterwards shoe hituKelf, died in the hospital on Monday. A coroner's jury had fouad him guilty of wilful murder.

MERTHYR ATHLETIC SPORTS. The Taff Vale Railway Compauy have resolved to issue return tickets at a fare and a half to persons attending: these sports,which take place in Penydarren Park on Easter Monday, from all stations beyond Quaker's Yard. rickets for the field can ba obtained at every railway station. Koine very keen contests are anticipated.

The Comte de Paris arrived at Oatend on Sunday to meet his son, the Due d'Orleans, who is returning to England from India. Mr A. J. Balfour, the Chief Secretary for Ireland, will receive the freedom of th Gold. smiths' Company ou Wednesday, May 15, and be entertained to a banquet afterwards, Sir James N aesmytb hall sent JS500 :\rt a con- tribution to the funds of the society which seeks, on grounds of public utility, to promote reform of our method of burial, Mr Parnell, M.P., has accepted the invitation of the president of the Manchester Reform Club (Mr Jacob Bright, M.P.) to be his guest at the club some time during the autumn parliamentary recess. Despite, or perhaps in consequence of the attack upon the president of the Baptist Union by the Baptist for having consented to lecture in the Sijuth-place Institute, there was an exceptional I attendance there on Sunday afternoon, and the cheers with which the lecturer was received on entering the hall were at onco hearty and sympathetic. A JOKE.—A joker sent to the Sunderland Echo a paragraph inviting the attention ot its readers the fino pifJtore A Unionist Conference'" displayed in the wind"w of n. firm in Fawcett- street. The Sunderland Echo printed. The picture really was "Consulting the Oracle "—a donkey surrounded by a flock of geese The Unionists who rushed off to see the picture have become Home Rulers HOI.t.OWAY'S OI.VTMK.VT and PILI.S.-Those who ha.Te Riven the-8 remedies a fair trial freely admit that they inherently possess every property suitable for healing aud reino ing eruptions, ulcerations, piles, abscesses, sores, bad legs', gathered breasts, and all disorders of the glandular system. When carefully rubbed in the Ointment relaxes the swollen muscles, diminishes inflammation, assuages pain, and even alleriates dangerous maladies which may have lasted for months, or even years. Hollowa/s excellent pre- parations are effective singly, resistless in combination, and nave been recommended by grateful patients to be resorted to as alteratives when all other means of regaining health have failed. Their action is tem- perate, not violent or reducing. 45 CARTER'S LITTLE LIVER PILLS will noaitlveiy cure torpid liver, and prevent its return. This is not talk, but truth. Of all Chemists, Is lid. Illustrated Eatnphlet free. British Depot, 46, Holborn Viaduct ondon 1256 HEADAOHE AND BRAIN PBOSTRATION. —Mund ay's Phosphated Elixir of Quinine produces good results in the relief ot headache and brain prostration, tranquil hZIIlp: the irritation and Riving comfortable sleep it is also unequalled in nervous debility and dyspepsia. In bottles, 2s 3d and 4s each by posr., 2s ód a.nd 4s 6d, from J. MUNDAY, Chemist, Cardiff. 1112 A BOON TO MEN who suffer from Nervous Deoility, Lost Vigour, Exhausted Vitality, die. A treatise explaining the renowned Marston treatment by local absorption, the only positive cure without Stomach Medicines, will be sent in plain envelope, sealed, post free, -Address The ilarston Remedy Coinjiy., 249 Hiah Holborn,Lordon CAKTEK's LITTLK LIVICU PILLS will positively cure torpid liver, and prevent its return, This is not hlk, but truth. Of ail Cnemists, Is lid- lllustr ited Pamphlet free. British Depot, 46, Holborn Viaduct, London. 1226

HOUSE OF COMMONS. —MONDAY, The Speaker took the chair at 3 o'clock. CHARITY COMMISSION SCHEMES. Mr W. LONG, in reply to Sir L. Playfair, said that it appeared by a return laid on the table by the Charity Commissioners that out of 2,089 schoolmoneys and exhibitions given uuder schsmes made under the Educational Schools Act, 1,045 were held by children from elementary schools. The returns in question showed the large extent to which the chlluren,not only of the poor, but of the poorest, had benefited by these scholarships and exhibitions. AN UNFOUNDED ASSERTION. Sir JAMES FKKGOSSON, in reply to Dr Cameron, said that her Majesty's Minister at Teheran had been assured that there was no truth in the reported cession by Persia to Russia of the fortress Kalat-i-nadir. MINING ROYALTIES. Mr W. H. SMITH, in answer to Mr Kenyou, said the inquiry by the Royal Commission on mining royalties would include the royalties on gold and other metals. THE COURSE OF BUSINESS. Mr W. H. SMITH, iu answer to Mr Childers, saio the business ou the Monday after the holidays would be civil service estimates, and upon the meeting of the House at three on Tuesday after- wards, he would move that the morning sittings be held on Tuesdays and Fridays. THE BRISTOL MURDER, The HOME SECRETARY, replying to Colonel Hill and Mr Cossham, said that the convict Witbey, recently executed at Bristol, did not actually confess to the chaplain that he murdered his wife, though be more than once said he might have done so in drunken anger, though, if he did, be remembered nothing about it.

THE BUDGET, MR GOSCHEN'S STATEMENT. A HANDSOME SURPLUS. INCREASED YIELD FROM INCOME TAX. ESTIMATE FOR 1889-90. NO REMISSION OF TAXATION. INCREASE IN THE DEATH DUTIES. ADDITION TO THE DUTY ON BEER. TRIBUTE TO MR GLADSTONE'S FINANCE. There was a large attendance when the House went into Committee of Ways and Means, in anticipation of the annual financial statement by Mr Goschen. The CHANOSLLOB of the EXCHEQUEB said he did not fiud himself in the happy position of a Chancellor of the Exchequer who was the centre of pleaaureable excitement with a prospective surplus to deal with. Twice had the prospect of a surplus eluded his grasp—last year when the demands for the relief of local taxation were made upon him, and this year when demands were made for the purposes of national defence. While the local taxation cormorants were putting their hands in one pocket, the organizers of national defence were busy with the other. (A laugh.) With the £1,500,000 additional that he found for the relief of local taxstion, nearly the same amount for national defence annuities, and £1,250,000 ordinary increase on the army and navy eifcimates, there were, roughly speaking, new demands of £4.250,000 to be met, as compared with last year. Before applying himself to the task ofseeiDK how that should be met, he went over tbe history of expenditure and revenue for the past year. Under the several heads of expenditure the total reached £85,673,872, which was £931,072 less than the original budget estimates, and £1,305,185 less than tho total estimated expenditure, including the supple- mentary estimates. For the many instances on which expenditure fell below estimates he had to thauk his colleagues; and there was a sum of £58,000 on the interest on Exchequer aud Treasury bills which would go to augment the new sinking fund. There had been no saving upon the army for which the Government could take credit, but the decrease in the expenditure on the army, amount- ing to £780,000, was due to the postponement of liabilities for which the War Department was in no way responsible, but which was due to contractors not presenting their accounts. The difference in regard to the navy was to be explained in the same way. It was due to a short issue during tho present year. The civil services showed a reduction of £333,000 in issues, as compared with the total grants, and £200,000 was the actual saving on the year— a saving for which the Government were entitled to Komo credit. The items of the saving of £200,000 were not unsatisfactory. They had spent £ 5,000 iosa in the Supreme Court of Judicature owing to a reduction of staff £12,500 less in special police, and £33,500 less on prisons. There was a which was due—firstly to a reduced number of prisoners, and secondly to the consolidation of prisons. (Hear, hear.} There was a decrease of £6,000 in the cost of civil service examinations, which was duo to the policy of tho Government in preventing the overcrowding of the civil service. He felt bound to call attention to the fact that this year, as Ipst year, the Government had been spared almost to an unparalleled extent the presentation of supplementary estimates. In the army there were none. In the revenue department there were none. In the navy there was only £45,000, and that item was due to the compensation which the country had to pay for the running down of the brig Victoria by the Sultan. In short, the supplementary estimates of this year had been the smallest presented since 1862 69. (Hear, hear.) That in itself showed that the departments had been so far well managed. He now turned to the revenue of last year. Of the exchequer receipts last year customs realised £20,067.000, or £142.000 more than the estimate excise, £25,600,000, or £95.000 moro than the estimate stamps, £12,270,000, or £490,00:) more than the estimate land tax, £1,020,000, or £26.000 ¡eRs than the estimate; the houso duty, or £50,000 more than the estimate property and iucome tax, £12,700,000, or £450,000 more than the estimate. Therefore the total produce of the taxos was £73,597,000, or £1,201,000 more than the estimate The Post-office yielded £9,100,000, or £300,000 more tiisn the estimate the telegraph service gave £2,080,000, or £80,000 more than the estimate, Crowu lands yielded £430,000, or £40,000 moro than the estimate. Tue receipts under the bonding miscellaneous were £3,025,000, or £25,000 more than last year. Tho total uronuca of non taxation revenue was £14,876,000, or £445,000 more than last year; and the total revenue was £88,473,000, being £1,646,000 above the estimate. (Cheers.) The committee would no doubt desire a lew par- ticulars as to the items of increase. In tho first place, the revenue of the duties on raisins, figs, and piutHs yielded £33.000 more than was esti- mated. France had excluded Greek currants, and the consequence was that these currants came in increasing quantity to the English market —(Opposition cheers)—increasing the consumption and adding to tha revenue. Tobacco showed an increase on 1887-8 of £145,000, which fell short of tho estimate by £41,000. He had thought the increasing trade would have brought an increase in the consumption of tobacco, but tltill was not w. There WaR now in use a slowly-burning tobaccoj which gave as mucii enjoyment as the dearer kind—(laughter)— and in this way the revenue suffered. Coming to what he might, call tbe interesting topic of drink, he might say there wa3 a decrease of £2,000 upon coffee, and an increase of £6,000 upon cocoa, which was attributed to the energetic advertising of that article. The total revenue from these beveragss was only £328,000, compared with £4,628,000 derived from tea. Yet the latter revenue was £15,000 less than last year, which was explained by the fact that more Indian tea, which was a stronger article than China tea, was being used, and was largely superseding the China article in the market. The sober drink revenue amounted to only £5,000,000, while £27.000,000 were derived from spirituous drinks. \Y mo and spirits reached high.water mark in 1875 76, but had since decreased compared wit h the increase of population. Wines yielded £1,085,000, as compared with £1,210,000 in the previous year and of that sum £1(;3,000 had been owing to the increased duty of 5s per dozen on sparkling wines, which showed no Lltjs off. The tax had led to no immorality, and he hoped the exemption in favour of light wines would be continued. There was a falling off in brandy of £51,000, or £43,000 below bis estimate. Rum yielded £60,000 less, but Geneva and other foreign spirits £ 178,000 above last year's j?7r'nr\n ^ut« taking the three together, tTisre was ±,/o,uuy of an increase over last year. This was owing, no doubt, to the reduced consumption of British spirits, which was £ 151,000 less than last yaar, and £ 73,000 less than his estimate. The total spirituous and drink revenue, excluding the new tax on sparkling wines, was £26,985,000, showing a decrease of £63,000 as compared with the previous year. The articles of general con- sumption, excludmg ^P"klintr wines, produced £41,455,000 as against £41,314,000 in the pre- nn-yeur'• this giving an increase of only £141,000, by indirect taxation. He now camo to direct taxation, which included stamps. Licenses he would pass over, as the best of them wore handed to the local authorities. House duty and land tax showed no diminution, but the house duty showed an increase of £30,000, due to the quinquennial valuation. The probate duty produced £4,225,000, or £35,000 less than the estimate. Then, again, he had to part with a very large sum, one-half having to be handed over to the local authorities. When he contemplated the remission of taxation which from that sum might be secured, he hoped every taxpayer would realise that he had received that benefit, ana that it would not be swallowed up by local extravagance. (Cheers.) Tne succession duties had produced £3,737.000, or £92,000 more than his estimate. Ttie death duties as a whole had exceeded by £124,000 the estimate. In general stamps the progress had been really satisfactory. The sixpenny stamp on brokers' contracts had produced £49,000. The tax on joint stock companies' capital had produced £160,000, or £50.000 more than the estimate. Between the 17th May and the end of tbe financial year no fewer than 1,743 companies had been rpfr'.Ntpred iu London, with a registered capital of £132.000,000, Ho confessed that he had experienced a momentary feeling of regret that he had not proposed a somewhat larger tax— (laughter)—as it was evidently a very fertile one. It was feared that companies getting limited liability under letters patent or a special Act of Parliament would escape the tax. He proposed that they should pay the same tax a.s the other companies. But he would not stop to explain the machinery. The taxation on foreign and colonial shares had only produced £ 84,000, though he had estimated it to produce £ 200,000. The discrepancy was due to the fact that there was no data to go upon. He did not think there were many evasions, and every care should be taken to prevent any. The total receipts for general stamps ware k888,000 above those of the previous year, and £ 350,000 above his estimate. Deducting L344,000 as the product of the new duties, there remained £ 544,000 as increase from expanding business. That was really satisfactory proof of expanding business, and be would be able to show, when he came to the income-tax, that the expanding busi- ness had not been without bringing increased profits to those who woro engaged in it. (CheorR.1 He now approached this satisfactory item. The income-tax produced £ 12.450,000, and exceeded the estimate by £ 200,000. (Cheers.) He denied that the screw" had been put on by the collectors in order to squeeze out of the income- tax payer as much extra as would be ot out of the income-tax before its reduction last year. The committee would be glad to learn that Id in 1883- 89. after making all necessary allowances, yielded £ 2,020,000—the largest; amount which was ever yielded. With all humility he would wish to call the attention of the committee to the figures he had just read. For five years indirect taxation had not been increased at all. As a matter of fact, the proceeds of those taxes had fallen off in five years to the extent of four-fifths per cent. During the same period direct taxation, such as the income tax, had increased by a little over five per cent. That seemed to him to show that the old policy of relying upon a very small number of articles was questionable now. (Hear, hear.) He did not think it fair to continue the system of making the income-tax an engine for getting the Chancellor of the Exchequer immediately out of any difficulty in which he might find himself. He admitted that the payer of income-tax found no bursts of compassion from him in the House of Commons. (Laughter.) At present—and he said this with some heRitation he thought the Chancellor would deserve more credit for providing different sources of revenue. (Cries of "Ob." and cheers.) They might look about them for new sources of revenue. (Hear, bear.) He was not laying down any doctrine as to where the taxation ought to be imposed. He felt so strongly on this point that he had ventured to place it strongly before the committee. He would now sum up the results of the year. The revenue exceeded the estimate by £ 1,645,0C0. The expenditure had fallen below the estimate by £ 541,000. (Cheers.) Allowing for -i balance of revenue over expenditure of P,212,000, they thus got a surplus of £ 2,798,000. (Renewed cheers.) That was the largest surplus since 1872-74. Last year they had a balance of £ 2,378,000, which at that time was the largest to the date mentioned. He had been found much fault with for diminish- ing the amount which was regrularly set apart for the purpose of paying cff the National Debt. (Hear, hear.) He considered that his reasons for doing so were perfectly legitimate # but-, whatever crime ho had committed, it would at least be seen that the taxpayer bad contributed £15,000,000 in the last two years to the reduction of the debt. (Cheers.) The caplbl amount of their debt at the 31sr March, 1887, was £ 705,575.000, and it stood at tbe 31st March last year at £ 698,435,000. They had turned the corner of another million. (Cheers.) It was now 80 years since it had not stood at £ 700,000,000. For this case he had utilised the balance of L2,000,000 belonging to the financial year for the discharge of liabilities. The conversion scheme involved payments of a threefold character. They had to pay a bonus of 5a on old consols amounting to about £ 1,000,000. They had to pay a commission of Is 6d as remun- eration to the Banks of Engtand and Ireland, which amounted altogether to B300,000, and they had to pay an extra quarter's dividend on so much of the New Consols as amounted to 21,700,000, so that there was a total payment of £3,000,000 con- nected with conversion. He came now to the prospective expenditure for the present year. The army stood at £ 17,336,000, or £ 686,000 more than the yiir before the navy at £ 13,685,000, or £ 602,000 more that the year before the civil service at £ 15^39 goo—a nominal decrease of £2,111,000, which was due to the cessatioll of grants. This item was balanced on the other Ride by the loss of licenses. Customs were £ 923,000, a diminution of £ 15,GOO inland revenue, £ 1,727,000, a diminution of C51,000 post office, £ o,453,COO, a diminution of £ 214,000; service. £ 2,136,000, an increase of m^ac^e, £ 664,000, an increase of £ 23,000. The total civil service of the country amouuts to £ 57,363,000, or an apparent diminution of £ 1,161,000. The expenditure was £ 86,967.000, or an increase of £ 352,000. The Post-office diminution was apparent and not real. It was due to carrying an item which before appeared 10 mlscellanoilus receipts as an extra receipt. He must pay a well-merited tribute to the Secretary to the Treasury for the manner in which be had been able to keep down the Civil Service Estimates. (Cheers.) Hou. members frequently spoke of tho extraordinary growth of the estimates. What were the facts as regards the Civil Service Estimates ? Those estimates iu the three years from 1886 7 to the present showed a reduction of £ 318,000. During the same psriod the cost of collecting the revenue by the customs and by the Inland Itevenue had difr.irwshed £ 72,000. In these days, when the Civil Service WAS constantly attacked by gentle- man who thought there was a coustantly-growmg expenditure, it was right to eliminate some of the disturbing elements, and ask the attention of the committee to the facts. Whilst the Government trusted they might continue to have the assistance of the House iu reducing the number of civil servants, pensions, and the superannuation fund by all legitimate means, nevertheless it should be borne in mind that they bad made some progress, supported as they had been by the House and by public opinion, in the direction of reducing to thf taxpayers the cost of the civil administration oe the country. He estimated the total expenditure for 1889-90 at £ 86,967,000, or £ 352,000 more than the expenditure of the previous year, which, if the local grants were deputed this year as they were last, would represent as nearly as possible the actual increase in the army and navy expenditure. The total revenue he estimated at £ 85,050,000, or less by £ 3,483,000 than the revenue of tho year before, owing to surrender ot licenses and transfer of probate duty, which together amounted to 23,680,000. The House might be astonished that, looking at the soundness of trade and tho increase of employment, which lie was glad to find was becoming tnore general, he should only estimate for an increase of B270,000 in the revenue. But he considered it necessary to be cautious in speculation upon an increase when the result mig-bt be a reaction and a consequent deficit instead of a surplus. (Hear, hear.) He calculated, however, the yield of the penny in the income tax at 22,100,000, whereas the actual Yield hst year was £ 2,020,030. The general result of the figures was that he had to meet bdeficiency of £1,917,000 without taking into account the margin which, of course, it was his duty to provide. He then came to the interesting question, how this deficit wa» to be met? It was clear there could be no remissions of taxation, much as he should have liked to remit the duty on silver plate. but towards meeting the deficit in question, which amounted in round figtires to about the same sum as that which it was proposed to odd to tho naval expenditure, lie had a snm ot' £ 1,000,000, to be increased next year by B450,000, derived from the conversion scheme. By this lie proposed to devote a sum of 21,000,000 to the relief of taxation, adding the other half million to the amount applicable to the diminution of debt. That left him with a deficit of 2914,000 to provide for, and this he declined to meet by any addition to the income-tax. He preferred to look to accumulations rather than to profits, and to accumulations from cousiderable rather than from small fortunes. Enter- taining these views, he proposed to look to the death duties, and to put an additional tax of one per cent, upon all estates of £ 10,000 and upwards, whether derived from land or personalty. The estimated yield of the new duty will be a million in the year, or for the present year £ 800,000. The proposal might be open to the objection that death duties should be dealt with as a whole. (Hoar, hear.) He should have Jiked to have dealt with them as a whole. and the Chancellor of the Exchequer who will re-arrange the death duties will have a feather in his cap. But, a8 Mr Gladstone once truly said, to re-arriiigo the death duties would take an entire session, aud thirt session was mortgaged for other work. The difficulties-and they were many-would have to be COD fronted some time but there were several points upon which the duties might be made more effective, and evasions of thfl duties prevented, Experience at Somerset House showed that the claims in respect to death-bed gifts were not suffi- ciently stringent. And 80 be proposed to increase the period within which duty should be levied to within twelve months of death, instead of three mouths. In other cases a father would make over to his son his property during his life conditional upon receiving an annuity, and so the property escaped that charge at transfer which, as Chancellor of the Exchequer, he con- sidered it ought to pay to the exchequer. They proposed that such transfer should be taxablo when discovered, and whenever the transfer was not absolutely a free gift. Another method of evasion was practised sometimes by members of families, and by partners in the same firm. It was done by agreeing that they would put their separate property into a kind of "pool," and take advantage of the "pool" if they survived. There was still auother form of evasion where a man continued to pay the premium upon his hfe insurance, but assigned the policy to his wife or son. That was only a colourable transaction to avoid the payment of the death duties. Then, in connection with settlements. there was one case with which he proposed to ask the House to deal, and that was the case of men leaving, say £10,000, to a son or daughter, and directing an amount of E200 to be paid during his life. The custom now was to deduct the death duties upon the amount received daring the life. time of the settler, but that was clearly inequitable. The abolition of these exceptions would, he hoped, have a large influence on the revenue. He still bad to find the sum of;6300,000 and in the endeavour to find it he desired to do au act of justice and reparation to the right bon. gentleman the member for Midlothian. In 1880 the right hon gentleman proposed to substitute a beer duty for the duty on malt and certain other duties connected with the manufacture of beer. The problem which he (Mr Gladstone) had to solve was to place such a tax upon beer as not to be fully equivalent for the duties which were abolished and.to give a slight advantage to the revenue. Ho did this by assuming that two bushels of malt would yield 36 gallons of beor of the specific gravity of 10'55, and by imposing a tax of 6a 3rj either on the two bushels of malt or the 36 gallons of beer. The brewers at that j time asserted that the imposition of 63 3d on 36 gallons of beer of such specific gravity would yield a great desfl more than the right hon. gentleman estimated; and would give the Government a duty in excess of the estimate of £ 800,000. In the long run it had been proved that the right hon. gentleman was entirely right, and that the duty of 6a 3,1 on the 36 gallons of the :specific gravity of 10'55 would have been correct. But the right hou. gentleman yielded to the contentions of the brewers. and raised the specific gravity to 10'57. He (Mr Goschen) proposed to revert to the original proposal of the right hon. gentleman—(opposition cheers)—to levy a duty of 6s 3d on two bushels of malt but to take ou 36 gallons of the specific gravity of 10 55, In doing so ho would obtain £ 300,000. The duty on beer was at present 2d per gallon, and the charge proposed would only increase it on an average by one-fourteenth part of a penny. In fact, the addition was so extremely small that it would be felt in no quarter whatever. The new arrangement would have the advantage of putting the small and un- skilled brewers, who were oniy able to produce from two bushels of malt, 34 gallons of beer, upon a better footing than they now occupied as compared to the large brewers, with their larger capital and improved machinery. To summarise his figures :—The expenditure would he L76,967,000, reduced to £ 75,967,000 or £1,000,000. which he took from the sum obtained by the conversion of consols. The revenue he estimated at E85,000,000 new beer duty, £ 300.000 and the increase on the deathduties, £ 700,000,making altogether 286,000,000. He had been expected to deal with the question of light gold, but that be thought important enough for a separato scheme. His financial policy had been questioned, but he thought that during the three years be had been Chancellor of tho Exchequer he had remitted taxation both locally and imperially which would confer a lasting benefit upon the country. (Hear, hear.) Mr CHILDERS congratulated the right bou. gentleman Upon the clearness of his statement. He considered that he was quite right in not placing upon the taxpayers the burden of the increased expenditure demanded of him. The proposal of the fresh death duty, which was to be imposed on real and personal estate alike, would sound the kuell of differential duties and the admission of the Chancellor of the Exchequer was worth five of the six years' debate on the subject. He was under the impression that the Chancellor of the Exchequer bad promised the remission of the silver duties, and be regretted that the right hon. gentleman had not found it in his heart to abolish this, the most objectionable of the small duties. He observed also that the right hon. gentleman adhered to the sparkling wine duty, which he was sorry for. The proposals were placed fairly before the House, and be hoped they would have time allowed to consider them before the second reading of the bill. Mr SYDNEY BUXION gave a genciral approval to the Budget, which he contended was a repro- duction of the Liberal budget of 1885. Mr BARTLEY regretted that the reduction of the National Debt was not proceeding with greater rapidity, and maintained that we were now paying off very much less in proportion to our increased wealth and larger population thau was the case 30 or 40 years ago. Mr SHAW-LKKEVRE expressed rogret that the Chancellor of the Exchequer had not done something to rectify anomalies in the treatment of leasehold and freehold property under the probate and death duties. During the present year no less than 235,466,000 would be expended on the army and navy. Of this L32,00,9,000 would be raised by taxation within the year, while payment of the other three millions would be postponed. Our present military expenditure was in fact five millions per annum more than this country bad ever before spent in time of peace. And not only so, but the proportionate increase during the last 20 years was greater than in tbe case of France.. Austria, or Russia. Mr COSSHAM contended that the increased expenditure of the country should be met by an addition to the taxes on real property. Mr C. W. GRAY complained that the agricul- tural iuterest and, indeed, the taxpayers generally had nothing in substitution for the van and wheel tax, which, though promised, was not carried through last year. He also earnestly pressed on the Government the justice of making the slaughter of diseased cattle a charge upon the whole couLtry, seeing that the prevention of disease meant keeping down the price of meat. Mr PICTON urged tLo injustice of the incidence of the tea duty, and announced his intention of moving an amendment to the bill. The CHANCELLOR ot the EXCHEQUER, in reply to the speeches made since his budget statement, pointed out that the severance between loeal and Imperial finance disqualified him as Chan- cellor of the Exchequer from dealing with local finance. Some of his friends had complained that the proposal for tho horse and wheel taxes had not bseu revived. He confessed be should have been glad to revive the proposal had the people of the country showu any activity in a demand for such taxes. It was true a certain number of county couucils bad signified their adhesion to the taxei?, but the expression of opinion had been by no means universal. He denied that the proposal with regard to the beer duty would affect the growers of barley. In the first place, barley was not the only substance from which beer was made, and in the second place ihd addition to tho duty was so small, amounting as it did to only 1-14 yari of a penny upon a gailon of beer, that it was impossible that barley growers could be injuriously affected. The bon. member for Leicester (Mr Picton) had expressed regret that he had not held out some hope of abolition, or at all events, of a reduction of duty on tea. The duty imposed upon a Chancellor of the Ex- chequer was that if he could not abolish or reduce a duty at the moment, he must be absolutely silent as to his views whether the duty could be repealed or reduced in any year. Personally, he believed that if they abolished the tea duty, the result would be that a large portion of the population would pay nothing whatever towards the expenses of the state and he had always understood that one of the principles of the party to which the bon. gentleman belonged was that taxation and representation should go together. (Hear. bear.) Mr Labouchere, Mr Causton, Sir R. N. Fowler, Mr Biggar, and Mr Dixon Hartland continued the discussion. Mr J. LOWTHER hoped the Chancellor of the Exchequer would take note of the quarter from which the most cordial approval of the Budget had come. (The Radical benches.) He (Mr Lowther) protested against the proposal with regard to the death duties, which would involve still further hardships to the landed interest. Mr CRAIG having added some observations, the resolutions relating to the income-tax and the beer duties were agreed to at half-past 11 o'clock. The CHANOELLOR of the EXCHEQUER proposed, with the consent of the Opposition, that the remaining Budget resolutions should be adopted in order that the bill might be brought in for giving effoct to them. Mr CHILDERS objected that it was not in accordance with precedent to pass, without the opportunity for consideration, resolutions which were net merely renewals of existing duties, and the chairman wss accordingly ordered to report progress. The House then wont into committee of supply. At twenty minutes to twelve o'clock progress was reported, lLEFr SITTING.]

THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS. [FROM MONDAY'S MARK-LANE EXPRESS. "1 Ths growing wheat is of a decidedly promising aspect, and this not in England only, but iu France and Germany also. The prise ot English wheat has continued to show a retrograde tendency, and the weakness with which farmers hold their grain is still a phenomenon which puzzles the markets. The poor quality and low milling value of English wheat has not failed to tell upon makes of flour therefore all such makes are exceedingly depreciated, and a decline of 6 J per sack on the week is general. Foreign wheat shows no recovery. On the contrary, the weakness has become accentuated, and a slight further decline must be quoted. The spring corn trade has been weak for barley, beans, and peas, but fairly steady for maize, and for oats it has shown a decided tendency in selleis' favour. Off coast cargo trade for wheat has witnessed a further decline of Is per qr. in Californian. Australian has been sold for 37s 6d, which is lesa than its present worth at Melbourne, whilst there are inferior Russian and Bulgarian wheats on offer at from 26s to 28 per qr., but Russians for the most part average 32s to 33s.

CREMATION OF LORD ELY'S REMAINS. The remains of the fourth Marquis of Ely were cremated, under the care of Mr Halford Mills, at the Crematorium of the Cremation Society, St John's, Woking, on Saturday. The marquis bad specially provided in his will that his remains should be disposed of in this way. He died at Nice on the 3rd inst. The crematorium at Milan not being readily available, the body was brought to England. The company at the crematorium included the present Marquis and many family friends who had assembled at Wokiug Junction, A funeral service was held in Christ Church, Woking. The ashes, after the remains bad been cremated, were placed in a Dunon jar and enclosed in an oaken casket.

THE LONDON MYSTERY SOLVED, The young lady who has been missing from Forest-bill for the past three weeks has written to her friends from ? Germau town, where she is slowly recovering from brain fever.

A SUICIDAL FAMILY. A sensation bas been caused at Sunderland by the suicide of a man named Pyle, a cow- keeper, who hanged himself on Sunday after. noon, bis suicide being followed by that of his sister, a married woman, who banged herself on Monday. Their mother committed suicide by poisoning.

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I' PROPOSED DEMONSTRATION OF RHONDDA MINERS. EXPECTED VISIT OF PROMINENT MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT.} Our Treorky rsporter writes :—I have been authoritatively informed that Mr J. T. Brunner, M.P., and Mr Leatham Bright, M.P., son of the late Mr John Bright, will visit the Rhondda Valley a fortnight henco for the purpose of address ipg a mass-meeting of miners.

CARDIFF RECREATIVE EVEN- ING CLASSES. DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES. The first winter session of the Cardiff Recre- ative Evening Classes was brought to a close on Monday evening, when certificates were awarded to the successful pupils at the Government examination recently held. -By kind permission of the deacons the meeting was held at the new schoolroom of the Roath-road Wesleyan Chapel. Mr C. T. Whitmell, H.M.I.S., presided, and he was supported by the Rev U. J. Thompson, vicar of St. John's, and the following members of the school board: Mr Lewis Williams (chairman), the Rev Father Hayde, and Mr J. LI. Treharno. That much interest is taken in the objects of the association was evidenced by the large attendance. Amongst those present were Mrs Lewis Williams, Mrs Owen. Jones, Mrs Waugh, Miss ituilis, Miss Richards, Miss Robinson (head mistress of the girls' department), Councillors Peter Price and Trounce, Messrs Thompson, Waugh, Whit- taker, Hardwicke, James Gray (teacher of the boys' department), and the Rev Owen Jones. Iu the course of the evening several part songs were tastefully rendered by the girl students, and also by the senior and junior pupils of St. Catherine's School. The feature, however, ot the eutertaiument undoubtedly was an exhibition of exercises and musical drill (such as it is proposed to teach next session) given by a large class of girls from Miss Tullis's school, under tha direction ot Miss Chew, B.A. A number of evolutions were nerformed with much precision and grace. Mr WHITMELL, in opening the proceedings, dosired to thank Miss Tullis and Miss Richards foritheir indefatigable labour towards making the classes a success. In London the school board purposed spending £ 10,000 per year out of the rates in order to provide recreative or continua- tion schools, of which sum about £5,000 would be recovered by means of Government grants if the schools were efficiently worked. In Cardiff he was pleased to say they hud actually made a small profit out of their schools; and so, instead of the ratepayers of the town being burdened with the expense, they were able to say that through their establishment. the rates would be affected on the right side. He hoped that next sessiou they would be more successful still, and that then they would have not one only, bnt. half a dozen schools open. The Rev C. J. THOMPSON, after distributing the prizes, delivered a short but eloquent address, at the outset of which he expressed gratification at the interest evinced in the well-being of children after they had left the day schools. It was a noble work, and if they persevered they would not only find pleasure iu well-doing, but would certainly be rewarded in the great here- after. In his parish tor the pait nine or ten years there had been established a night school on much the same principles as that ooe, but for cogent reasons Mr Hardwicke, of Tredegarvilie Schools, bad not continued it this winter. He was sure that it would be re-started next winter, and he would tell the board that they could then expect powerful rivalry. He hoped to see these classes held in every public elementary school of the town. One of the aims of the promoters of these classes was to provide a strong antidote to the many pernicious and unworthy recreations and so-called amusements which were to be found in a place like Cardiff. They wanted to lay hold of the young people at that susceptible age when they were especially prone to be led astray. Referring to the many beautiful works in wood carving and clay modelling which he beheld in front of him, and which he was told were the work of children and made with a single tool, ho urged them to use a single but an all-powerful too!, which he would call "goodwill," to alleviate and ameliorate the sufferings and add to the pleasure of those whom they came in contact with in daily life. Mr WHITMELL explained that it was owing to the closing of Mr Hardwicke's night school that they had been induced to try tho experiment. A vote of thanks to Mr Thompson, proposed by Mr TBEHARNE, and seconded by Mr LEWIS WILLIAMS, was adopted. On the proposition of the Rev C. J. THOMPSON, seconded by Father HATDE, the thanks ot the meeting were also accor,led to Mr Whitmell for presiding. A violin solo, admirably played by Master Easou Frost, concluded the proceedings.

CONSUMPTION CURED. — A person cured cf consumption, bronchitis, catarrh, and nervous debility by a simple remedy will send a description of it free to any person who applies to J. P. Mountain, 64, Chancory-laue, London, W.C. 202 THE LATEST NEWS.—A lady, who was for tuore than three months unable to put on her boots because of most painful corns, after trying, withouo any benefit several of the well-advertised remedies, at last got a Is bottle of Munday's Viridine," which is the Corn Cure, and in six days the corns were all gone, and sheha.sbad notrouble from that time. Monday's Viridine is sold in 18. bottles; by post Is 2d, by tne sole proprietor, J MUNPAY, Chemist, 1, mgh-atroat, Cardiff. 1078

SWANSEA. DEATH OF A WELL-KNOWN INHABITANT.—We regret to record the death of Mr George Allen, public accountant, which took place at his residence last Saturday. Up to within a few days of his death, which was due to congestion of the lungs, Mr Allen was in apparently good health. He was at one time manager of the London and Provincial Bank, and as auditor to tha Harbour Trust he was well known. SELLING ADULTERATED MILK.—At tho police- c< u-it, on Mondoy—- before Alessrr J.. C. Fowler, L. Tullocb, and T. C. Davies—James Watkins, a m'lk vendor, of 6, Wellington-street, was Kummoned fer selling adulterated milk on the 27th of March. The adulteration having been proved by the analyst's certificate, defendant said be sold'the miik as he bought it, and denied addiug any water himself. A fine of 40s find costs was imposed.—Jane Dimmock, of 21, Albert-street, was summoned for a like offence, and fined a similar sum.—Mary Richards, of H6, Madoc-stroet, pleaded guilty to a similar charge, and Mr J. G. L, Morgan, in asking for a mitigation of the penalty, said the adulterat'.ou was accidental. A fiue of 303 and costs was imposed, MR CHAPMAN'S PHOTO STUDIO, High-street. The best work in Wales, the most moderate in price. iNIr Chmman will be in personal attendance at his studio during the coming holidays. 1032 emu: IN THOUSANDS to Siedle Bros.' Photo- graphic Studio, 13, lleathfield-street. London work. Swansea prices 1220

MERTHYR. PDBLIC EXAMINATION.—The adjourned examin- ation in bankruptcy of John Roderick, Frrwyd Farm, was held on Monday, before Mr Registrar Lewis. The bankrupt (who was represented by Mr J. Vaugban) was questioned by Mr W. L. Daniel, official receiver, and the examination was declared closed, subject to the bankrupt making an amended statement of affairs in accordance with the facts disclosed at the examination.

TONYREFAIL. RECOGNITION SERVICES—The recognition ser- vices of the Rev D. Glyn Jones, as pastor of the Welsh Cougregational Church, were held on Snndayalld Monday, when there officiated the Revs D. Thomas, C'mer; W. J. Morris, Ponty- pridd; T. George, Dinas J. Williiimi, Ihfod; D. ,G. Williams, Ferndale; E. Gronow, Ponty- prilid. W. O. Davies, Llantrissant; 1). S. Jones, Porth; and Afndu Thomas, Cymer. The Revs D. Thomas and W. J. Morris delivered the usual charges" to the pastor ot the church.

ABERGAVENNY. LIBKBAL MEETING.—Mr W. T. Lea (financial secretary. South Wales and Monmouthshire L'beral Federation), gave an address at the Liberal Working Men's Institute on Monday evening. Mr Wright presided over an enthusiastic ineating.Alr Lee, who had for his subject the claims of Liberalism upon working men, said it was the duty of the working classes to do all in their power to propagate Liberal principles in their daily life, and to return Liberal candidates at the polls, as the representatives of the great party, which had done so much for the working man.—On the proposition of Mr Rose, seconded by Mr W. Evaus, a cordial vote of thanks was accorded to Mr Lee for his address,

NEWPORT. MONMOUTHSHIRE TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION.— At the second spring meeting of the members of the Monmouthshire branch of the Church School Managers' and Teachers' Association, held at Waters-lane Mission Hall, the Veti. Archdeacon of Monmouth presiding, resolutions wero adopted on sundry moot points of the Education Code of 1889, and it was agreed That the instructions to inspectors state definitely what percentage of passes is necessary to obtain the three grades of assessments, and that all discouragement should be given to high perceutago of passes." A dis- cussion took place on the question of affiliation with the present society. It was decided that the annual gathering sbculd be held at Abergavenny on the 29ih June. SUDDEN DEATH.-An inquest was held on Monday evening, at the Talbot Hotel, on the body of Michael Crowley, 53 years of age, residing in Castle-street. About a week since, whilst working on a Cork steamer, deceased took cold, but, was well enough to attend mass at church on Sunday morning. He quitted the buildiug, however, before service was over, and died a few hours subsequentfy. The jury returned a verdict of "Death from natusal cause# THEFT FlWM A MAGISTRATE'S Hous: John Browu, an ex-army man, standing 6ft. lil)., and described as a labourer from Middleebrough, was charged on remand with stealing two coats, three pipes, and a cigar, the property of Mr G. Hoskius, J.P. Mr Hoskins complained that, on occasion of the remand, it was stated that he had a seat on the bench, as if he bad actually adjudicated. Mr Hoskins asserted it was a "cruel thing for a reporter to sit in that court and tell untruths in. the papers," and so forth, in his usual incisive way. The error aroso from the reporter not being present at the moment of the remand, and seeing Mr Hoskins during the rest of the sitting on the bench, he having gone round and taken his seat there after the prisoner went below. The bench sentenced prisoner to 8 days'hard labour. OBSTREPEROUS CUSTOMERS. At Newport borough police-court on Monday, Peter Crane, Dennis Dompsey, and Peter Murray, three sturdy Irishmen, all recently from Arklow, were charged with being drunk and assaulting Robert Plummer, landlord of the Royal George Inn, Portland-street. Oo Friday afternoon the prisoners went into the public-house and demanded to be trusted, Murray being the spokesman. The landlord declined this, as he had had an unpleasant experience with the same men on the prior Sunday evening. Murray aimed a water bottle at Mr Plummet's koad, and when the latter got the poker, they used about 20 fugs and glasses, which unfortunately chanced to bo on the counter at the time, and fusiladed the unhappy host. The latter promptly gained the seclusion of the space beneath the couuter, and thus saved his head. One of the prisoners was at one portion of the time on the counter to get a better aim.—P.C. Browning described the bar as wrecked.—Crane was let off, as be appeared to have remonstrated with his companions; the other two prisoners wero fined 401 each or one month's hard labour. CHARGXS AGAINST SEAMEN. Four Norwe- gian seamen were charged with deserting float the Norwegiau brig Coma, The prisoners, all youths, wore questioned by an interpreter, and told the court they did not like the ship, that the rations were poor, and that the work at the pumps was very hard. The captaiti, Andreas F-venser, admitted that the vessel, which was 22 years old, was leaking a little more thau usual on the recent voyage. The cargo ou the occasion was ice. She was being caulked now in the dock.—Mr Porteous, the superintendent of mercantile marine, said the wages of the port were double what the men bad ongaged for, and the magistrates' cierk suggested that this was the real reason for the complaint about the bad food and the leaky ship.—The bench found themselves unable to obtam any amelioration for the men, as the vessel is a foreigner, and ordered them ou board. The captain intimated that he should put tbem ID irons if they attempted again to desert. EASTE:R-'iVION DAY. -Newport Spring Athletic Meeting, A.A.A. and N.C.U. laws. £70 in rrizes. Programmes ou application to Hon. Sec. Grand display of firewoiks by B/ock, of Crystal Palace renown, in the evening 5189

PENARTH. A FATHER AND SO IN TROUBLK.—At Penarth police-court, Oil Monday—before Messrs J. S. Corbett and W. F. G. Gore—William Day, senior, and William Day, junior, father and son, were charged, the first with receiving and the latter with stealing a quantity of bras", bearings, the property of the contractor to the Barry Dock CQmyoy.-iUr A. Hijgbo's (CadoxtoD) appeared for the prosecution,—P.C. Gammon said that at 11 p.m. on Saturday he met the younger prisoner on the Barry-road, Cadoxton, and observing that bis pockets were very bulky, stopped him. On him he found a. quantity of brass (701 bs weight in all), which prisoner admitted having taken from outside a carpenter's shop at Barry. Ho also said ho had a Jot more at home. Witness took him there, and in company with P.S. Gill and another officer searched the pre- mises, the search resulting in the discovery of about 61lbs weight of various articles in brass. Both prisoners were then taken into custody, the elder prisoner denying all knowledge of the pretence of the brass in her house.— Richard Henry Taylor, a storekeeper to Mr Walker, contractor, identified the bearings produced as belonging to his employer. He valued them at £2 17s 6,1.-Theyounger prisoner, who pleaded guilty, was sentenced to two months' imprisoumeat. In the case of his father the bench held that be was entitled to the benefit of the, donb, and accordingly be was discharged. EMBEZZLEMENT.—At the police-court on Mon- day— before. Messrs J. S. Corbett and W. F. G. Gore—J. F. Ford was charged on remand with embezzling the sum of £9 lis 6d belonging to his employer, Mr Vowles, butcher, Penarth. The case waa part heard at the magistrates' clerk's office on Tuesday last.—The evidence of the prosecutor taken on that occasion was now read over. Prisoner, it appeared, was employed by him to collect accounts. Ou the 5th June he was sent with a bill amounting to JB9 15s 7d to the offices of Messrs Gueret and Company, Cardiff. Deducting the discount, he should have paid over to witness £9 11* 6d. but failed to do so.—In answer to Mr A. W. Morris, who appeared for the defence, witness said he had no wish to press the charge, prisoner's family being in a destitute condition. A clerk to Messrs Gueret and Co. proved the payment of the money to the prisoner. An excellent character for honesty was given him by his present employer, a gentleman from Newport, and in consideration of this and his previous good character, the bench sentenced him to one mouth's imprisonment only.

I LATEST MARKETS. CORK. LONDON. Monday.—The market is very quiet. English wheat is rather easier in price to make sales. White was quoted at 33s to 55s red, 29s to 32s per qr. Foreign fully 6d lower on the week. Flour weak, and American 6d per sack cheaper; Grinding barley 3,1 lower. Malting ditto slow. Oats steady at Jato values. Maize, beans, and p,-as in ictive. The market will be closed on Friday and Monday next for the Easter holidays. Arrivals English—Wheat, 3,562 qrs; barley, 1,797 qrs oats, 519 qrs maize, 20 qrs malt, 21,518 qrs; beans, 359 qts peas," 381 art. flour, 18.836 sacks. Forei II- Wheat,. 62,348 qrs J barley, S.815 qrs; oats, 31,986 qrs maize, 22,425 qrs beans, 586 qrs peas, 3 qrs flour, 45,573 sacus, 30 barrels. GLASGOW, Monday,—With the near approach of Easter buyers hold aloof, and concessions were made where business was pressed to-dav. gee,lin stuff was almost laid aside. The demand for wheat and flour is irregular. Scotch wheat again Quoted at 13s to las; Russian, 16s3d to 17s 3d. Town made flour, 27 to 37s. Oatmeal, the turn tirmer. Maize easier at lis 2d to lis 3d for mixed American. SEKD. LONDON, Monday.—Messrs John Shaw A Sons, seed merchants, 3V, Mart-lane, report that to-day's market is steady. Stock., are now rapidly getting exhausted. Trefoil is nearly used up. American red have favoured buyers. Alsike and white are now obtainable on moderate terms. Hve grasses are cheap, and sell readily for tares the trade has been disappointing. Lucern and sanfoin are both in good request. Blue peas have a better trade- Rape seed is (tearer. Bird seed slow. LONDON, Monday.—Messrs John Shaw & Son, seed merchants, 37, Mark-lane, report a steady con- sumptive demand for farm seeds, undpr the influence of which stocks are rapidly melting away. The close of the season will probably find trefoil quite exhausted. American reds have gone in favour of buyers. Alsike and white are now obtainable on moderate terms. Imported and perennial ryegrasses continue cheap, and meet a goott sale. The trade for tares has been dis- anpointing. Lucerne and sanfoin are in Rood lequest. Millet and raoes^e i kfep firm. For bill" peas there is an improved inquiry. Haricots are neglected. Mustard and rapesepd unchanged. FAIRS. TREDEGAR, Monday.—The annual stock fair was held to-day, and was well attended. The quantity of stock offered for sale was net equal to previous occasions, neither was tbe quality so good. What cattle were sold realised pood prices. Pius -old well, a larije number changing hands at remunerative prices. Horses an,1 ponies were a poor display, and not many changed hands at a cood price. CARMARTHICN, Monday.—-The fa'r known as John Brown's Fair was held to-day. There was a strons demand for cattle ot all classes at heavy advance. Store beasts, two-year-old stores. £ 10 to £ 14 heifers. £ l0to £ 12; cows and calves, B10 to £ 18: fat beasts scarce at 7d per lb. Very large attendance of hor* >- dnalers, and great clearance of stock. As high as £60 was paid for useful carriage horses roadsters and carters sold freely at E26 to £30: hacks at V-10 to f20 ponies, £10 to £20, according tJ quality. CATTLE LONDON, Monday.—Increased supply "t beasts. with slacs demand. and prices tending in buyers' favour. Best Scotch was quoted at 4s lOd p"r 81h; Norfolks. 4s 6d to 4s 8d. Uritish arrivals:-180 Scotch, 1.033 Norfolk, Suffolk, and Kssex, and 680 Midland and Home Counties. Good suoply of sheep, and trade slow and weaker. Lambs in demand. Fat calves firm. Pic trade nominal. Milch cows, £ 10 to E26 each. Beef, 2i 4,1 to 4J lOci; mutton. 2s 6d to jjs 8d veal, 4s to 6s; pork, 2s 6d to 4 6d lamb, 7s 4ci to 8s 4d per Slbs. lJeasts, 2,330 sheep and lambs, 12,980 calves. Eo pigs. 10. Including foreign :— beasts, 480 ralves, 10. LIVERPOOL, Monday.—Beasts, 947 sheep, 3,604. Best blasts, 6ld to 6d; second, 5d to 6d; third. Sit to 5jd prime Scotch, 6jd best sheep, 91d to 9id second, 8d to 8^1 third, 7d to 7d. The supply of stock is larger, showing an increase of 96 blasts, and of sheep, 236. There was a fair demand for ail classes, at about late rates. USK. Monday.— I he ordinary cattle market was held to-day. The attendnnce was not large, and only a limited number of fat ami store cattle were on offer. Sheep were a. fair supply, and pigs were numerous. The trade done was brisk, and at good prices. The following were the quotations :-Bef. prime quality, 6,iù to 7d per lb second ditto, 6d per lb cows and calves, S12 to £ 17 two-year-old cattle, £ 11 to £ 13 yearlings, £ 8 to £ 10 muttoo, ewe, 7^d to 81 per lb wether ditto, 9d to 9 £ d par lb sowi and pigs, £ 6 to £ 8 strong stores, 40s to 45s each; three-months-old pigs, 25 to iOs each weaners, 18s to 20s each pork, 8s 6d per score bacon, 8< to 8s 6d per score. DEAn MEAT. LONnON, Monday. —Bair supplies and trade dull for most descriptions of meat. Lamb, however, is excep- tionally Srrn. Beef. 2s 8d to 4s prime Scotch ditto, 4s to 4s 3d muttou, 2s 8d to 5s 4d veal, 3s to 6s 6 i; largo pork, 5s to 4s 2d small pork, 4s 2d to 4" bd; lamb, 7s to 8s per Slbs. j FISH. GRIMSBY, Mon(lay.-Tliirty-five vessels. Good supply fair quality. Plaice, 20s to 24s level, 16 to SiOs leiuons, 40s to 50s soles, 190s to 210s; haddocks, 7s to 9s; round ditto, 12s to 16; whitohes, 20s to ai per box; turbot. 5s to 12s; congers, 2s to 3, brill, 3, to 5s Jing, 3s to 4s; dead, 2s to 3s cod. 4s to 7s skate, Si to 4s <ie«d, 2s to 3 each hake. 50s to 70s dead cod, 80s to 150s per score; halibut, 5 to 6s; dead, 4s to bs per s:one. PRODUCE. LIVERPOOL, Monday.—Sugar excited. Cane, Is dearer since Friday, and large trade done; Tate's crystals generally 2s dearer closing, No. 1, 25s; smalls, 24s 9d No, 2. 24s 6d; No. 3,23s 9d; granulated, 25s; bset, abouc 2s 6d over Friday; April, closing, 21s 6el value, after 21s paid. Cofltea, cocoa, rice, linseed, and castor oil quiet. Lard. 35s 6d. Petroleum -Atn,rican. 6id. Tnrpentinc,36s. Nitrate steadier at previous rat-so LONDON, Monday.—The sugar market is still ex- cited with eager buyers, and la'ge business is done in refined at full rates to a further advance of 61, and in some cases more. Foreign goods are strong, and prices rising in sympathy with the London market. Beetroot rose 2s above Saturday's prices, but the market has since fluctuated, anti prices are now some- what lower April, 21s 3d May, 21s 4 £ d and June, 21s 6d. Cane sucanls in demand. Large business done in grocery crystallised, at a fur- ther advance. 24s being freely paid 61,500 bags beetroot reported sold by clearing house. Coffee dull, and tending weaker Itio futures are lower, t 75, 6d April up to 77s 6d October. Tea—better grades of Indian sold with a fair spirit common unaltered. Rice firm, but inactive. Cotton firai. Jute quiet. Taliow unaltered. Turpen- tine, 35s. American petroleum, 5d to 5i,l spot. PROVISIONS. LONDON, Vonday.—Burur—market generaly dull, at late values. Friesland, 90s to 96s; Kiel, 100s to H4s Danish, 114s Normandy. 90s to H2s Jersey. 83s to 9JS Swedish, 96s to 106s; American, 60 to 84s. Bacon—market remains steady at previous rates. Hams quiet and unaltered. Lard, slow sale. Cheese duB-American, 42s to 57s Edam, bts to 54s Gouda 40s to 47s. n I- p BUTTER. Cortii, Monday.—Firsts, 921 seconds, 87s r thirds, 73s; fourths, 69. In marker, 855 firkins, 50 kegs, 24 mild, SUGAR. GLASGOW, Mondar.-Market strong, and everything sold at 3d to Is advance. The ofti ial report states :— Market opened quiet. but closed strong; everthing sold on au irregular advance of 3d to Is per ewe. Market and stores closed on Friday. POTATOES. LONDON, Monday.—Fair supplies at market, and trade quiet, but steady for best goods. Scotch regents, 80s tol30s; English do., 60s to JO 's: Hebrons, 60s to 90s magnums, 60s to 130s other descriptions, 50:1 to 80s per ton. HOPS, LONDON, Monday.—The hop market remains in the same quiet state without alteration in prices. Reports from Belgium speak of considerable damage having been done to the plantations by the wet and frosts ot the past winter. By some planters the damage is estimated at 20 per cflnt. Of dead roots American reports speak (If a quiet market with steady quotations. WOOL. I-ONDON, Mond;¡,y.-To.day's catalogues comprised 11.552 balos. including 6,514 Victorian, 2,531 New Zealand, 2,531 New South Walss, 1.417 Queensland, 59 South Australian, 451 Tiusmanian, 60 Australian, 1,145 Natal and Cape, 114 River Plate, 20 sundries. Sales progressing with a firm tone, and some superior Port Phillip lambs' wool realised extreme values. BRADFORD, Monday.—The approach of the holidays is leading buyers to restrict operations, and less busi- ness has been done to-day in both wool and yarns. Prices, however, remain very firm at the recent slight advance, and confidence is well maintained. Botany top makers and spinners are kible to realise advanced quotations corresponding to those at London salos. The worsted coating trade i, affected by adverse rumours in regard to the American tariff. COALS. LONDON, Monday.—A steady .market for seaborns house coals at last prices. Uettons and Teea, 16s Lambtons, 15s 6d Lyons and Wear, Ibs per ton. Ships arrived, 3r sold, 15 gas, 16. METAI-S r I/ONDON, Monday.—Copper weak—G.O.B. Vienna, 100 tons done at £ 385s cash; 25 tons G.O.B., £ 8317s 6d cash three months G.M.C., £ 37 15s. Tin steady- Straits, jE92 cash; Eq3 5s for Australian; £93 three months. Spelter, J317 5s. Spanish lead, £12 J3s 9,1; English, £ !2 15s to £ 13. Scotch pig iron, 44s 44(1 cisli Closing i-eport -Copper rather lovi-er-G.M.B. and G.O. Chili, S37 7s 6dcash jB57 10s to £37 7s 6d three months. Tin weaker—Straits, S91 ITe 6d cash one lot sold at B91 lfis; three months, £ 92 i?s 6d; Australian, 695 2s 6d spot; English ingots, £ 95 10s. Spelter, B17 10s to Ell 15s. Spanish lead— buyers, E12 12s 6d sellers, 2s 6:,( more; English, £12 15s to £ 13. GLASGOW, Monday.—Market flat, and good busi- ness was done at 44s 3id, 44s 1J, and 44s 1¥J, cash 44s 7d and 44s 4d one month buyers, 44s ld cash; 44s 4d one month sellers, near. Aliddlesbrough done at^38.s 6d cash 38s 10(1 and 33s 9d one month buyers, 3Ss 5d cash 3Hs 8rl one month sellers, ld more. Hematite—buyers, 48.1 811 cash; 48s lid one month sellers, 2d dearer

CHESS. CARDIFF v. BRISTOL AND CLIFTON ASSOCIATION. An interesting match between these clubs took place at the Imperial Hotel, Clifton, on Saturday, with six players on each side. The games were most stubborniy contested throughout, and in the result the home club won by two games. The following is the fuil soore CARDIFF WON. BRISTOL & CUFTON WON. [ 1 .Mr ueo. w. Lennox i i I Mr N. Fedden 4 £ 2 Mr J. Bush 0 MrT. G. Wright 1 3 Mr W. Hethybridge 0 1 MrO. Hunt 10 1 .Mr ueo. w. Lennox i i Mr N. Fedden 4 £ 2 Mr J. Bush 0 Mr T. G. Wright A 1 3 Mr W. Hethybridge 0 1 Mr O. Hunt 10 4 R«v Dr Gibbiugs A Mr A, T. Perry i B Mr J. C. Goodall. A 0 i Mr H. M. Prideaux » 4 1 6 Mr T.B, Pearson. i J Mr J mplar i Total 41 Total 6 Total 41 Total 6 'Adjudicated.

VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE. COMPETITIONS AT PANTEG. The second senior anl junior competitions between members of the Fo irth Volunteer Battalion South Wales Borderers took place at the Panteg Ranges on Saturday. The winner of tbe senior series was Sergt. D. Jones, with a total of 90 points, seven shots at three ranges; and of the junior competition, Sergeant J. Williams, wivh a total of 4b points, seven shots at two ranges.

CRICKET. TAFF VALE RAILWAY CRICKET CLITB.— Practice will be commenced on Saturday uext. Owing to the large influx of new members, it has been decided to arrange 2nd Eleven matches for the season.

CORRESPONDENCE. LETTERS RECEIVED AND HELD OVER. Mr W. Franks, jun. One Concerned T. L.

July is now fixed upon by the quidnunoa for the termination of the Pomell Commission.

ANTICIPATIONS. Fairly good racing was provided at NoLtiBgham. to-day, and tho card was got through in beautiful weather, but ths attendance, following the usuai" rule in connection with Monday racing, was very thin. The sport will be found fully described below, and may be passed over without comment. Wise Man was at one time backed at 100 to 15 in London to-day, but at the finish he was quoted at 7 to 1, the teason for the slight decline being a strong run upon Wellington, who was brought from 100 to 12 to 100 to 14. Bullion, who was reported to have suffered defeat in a trial, was driven on the course at Nottingham from 7 to 1 to 10 to 1, but when his followers had recovered confidence that rate of odds was not forthcoming. For the concluding day at Nottingham 1 shall Dame the following :— Juuenile Plate—RIVAL CniKF Hunters' Sellinsr Huni!«—PKRCIVAL Selling Hunters* Flat—I'.XCAVATOR Itufford Abbey Es,,z;iic OR THK VJOAR Portland Illite-ADMIRA L BKNBOW OR EXNIXO Ijanton Firs Plate-FLOREI;CK ST. JOHN ot MARIONI Oxtou Hurdle—Sr. DOMINIC or Sr. CRISPIN Vale of vior Hunt Cup—ST ELL A LAND Monday Night. VIGILANT.

NOTTINGHAM SPRING MEETING. NOTTINGHAM, MONDAT. 2 O-A MAIDKN PLATK of 100 guineas, for horses of all aures tha.t never won before the time of start- ing weight forage. Five furlongs. Lord Kesteven's Sawdust, 4y 10st bib U. l>n-,on 1 Mr Cacti rune's liigadoon. 3y 9sL 71b T. Wtudou 2 Mr Burton's Dianthus, 2y 7st 71 h Blako o Mr Waiting's Rin; On, 2y 7st 71b Wail 0 Betting—& to 4 on Sawdust, 7 to 2 ajrst Uianthus, and 7 to 1 each asrst Rigadoou and Ring On Sawdust, on the inside, made the running rom Dianthus until halfway un the straight, where Dianthus (irew, to the front, but he ran all over the course in the la-it.-tvfo hundred yards, and was beaten by four lengths a head only between tiie aeeorul and third. 2 50-The BESTWOOD PARK PLATE (handicap) of 200 sovs, for throe year olds and upwards win- iters extra. Five furlongs. Lord Dudley's Ma«kery, 3y ?st 5ib (carried 74. 741 P) G Mr Fawcett's Camlmllinx, Sy M 91b W Blaizo 2 Mr Sharpe's Old Maid, 4y 6>t lUib Poake 3 Mr Jousiffe's Kxning, by 8<t 41b Llddiard 0 lIIr Hùbson's Myrthe, by 7sr, 51b 0 Mr Whipp's St Hubert, 5y 7st 31b H Jteovea 0 Mr Benholm's Burhacan, 3y 7st T Loates u Mr Leigh's Philip Augustus, 3y 6st I01b(carri"<l 0 Betting-3 to 1 agst Maskery, 10J to 30 agst. Myrthe. 7 to 1 agst Camhallina, 10J to 14 agst Si. Ilulmrt, 8 to 1 ag-t Barbacati, 10 to 1 agst Kxntng, 10J to S Old Maid, and 20 to 1 agst Philip Aucitstiix. Maskery and Karba-an jumped off in front, bui, ly were soon Readied, and Old Maid settled down with the lea(1 from Camballina, Barbaean, and Myrrhe, with Maskery and Exiiinet lying m xt, until naliway up the straight, where Caonballina took a flight lead, but Maskery came on wiih a rush at tile half-distance, and, drawing to the front op;.(Hit., the stand, won a fiue race by three-parts of a leiigth half a lencUi between tbe second and thir.i, SL. J-Iubert was fourth. Myrthe fifth, and Philip Augustus last. 3 0—The ANNliSLKY HUNTERS' PLATK of SQ sovs we;ght for ago penalties and allowances. About two miies, on the flat. Mr D J Jardine's Prince Rupert, 4y ll-t 101b Mr Alungton I Mr Cronipton's Steilaland, aged 13st 41b Mr Peacock 2 Mr Thompson's Ben Emma. 4y list ..Mr MoncriefTd 3 Betting—100 to 12 on Princo Uupert. Stellaland showed the way (rom Prince Rupert until halfway up the straight, where the favourite drew to the front, and won in a canter by four lengths; a bad third. 3 35-The NOTTINGHAM SPIUNO HANDICAP ,.f 350 sovs wiftmrs extra. About a mile. Mr J O'Ntel's The Rejected, by 9st 9ib Mr Abingion 1 Mr P Fine's Warlaby, 5v 8st 7lh W. J'lat 2 Mr G Haughtons Arundel, by bss 2)b M. Mattin 3 Count Lehiiioi ff's Hortari, 4y 3-st 51k.G. Barrett 0 Mr J T Whipp's Tommy Tittlemouse, aged 8s«. 4ib tVeldon 0 Mr H E Tidy's Bonnie Boy, 4y 6st 31b Wall 0 Mr Thompson's Ben Kidur, 3y 6st 71b ..Br;uibury 0 Betting—9 to 4 agst Hortari, 7 to 2 atfst Warlaby, r) to 1 eacli agst The Rejected an t Arundel. 100 to IS agst Bonny Boy, 100 to 7 agst Tommy Titdetllone, and 20 to 1 agst Ben I'.ider. Warlaby cut out the work from Tommy Tittlemotise. The Rejected, and Hortari with AmndeJ Iyiiaz next, and Ben ICider last. After running a quarter of a. mile Tommy Tittlemouse to .k a lead, Uic quickly gave way again to Warlaby, wh > was followed into the straight by Tommy Tittlemouse and Horr-ari, with The Rejected lying next. Two distances froill huiiu The Reject d took second place, and, heading Warlaby shortly afrerwards, won cievurly by tore -quarters oi a length; three lengths between the, second and thinl Bonnie Boy was fourth, Tommy Tittlemouse iifth, and Ben Kider last. 4 0-The KLVASTON CASTI.K SELLING PLATK of 100 guineas weight for age selling and other allowances. Five furlongs. Mr J Hudson's Doreuse, 3v Sst 121b T Weldon 1 Mr T Leader's Clamour, 4y 9st 101b Robinson 2 Mr Haughton's Brayley, aged 2st 131b..Mr Abhi^ton 3 Bettii, g-604oii Jirayley, 100 to 30 agst Doreuse, and 4 to 1 sgst Clamour. Doreuse showed the way from Clamour, with Bray. ley lying at their h .-cls, to the distance, where the favourite was beaten, and Clamour challenged the leader, but failed to get up, and was bi-aleu utter a tine race by a head a length separated the second and third. The winner was nought 111 for 110 guinea#, 4 30—The LITTLE JOHN PLATE of 200 StlVS. tor two year olds colts 3st 101b, dllies and geldings 8st7lb; penalties and allowances. Five furlongs. Mr Brydges-Willyauis's Jvilia, 8st 2ib Calder 1 Mr T Lindsay's Scratch, 7sc 131b Fagau 2 Mr .-sharpe's Royal Stand, 7st 131b T Loates 3 Mr Hobson's The Gleaner. 8st 21b Rickaby 0 Mr Jennings's, jun, t by Victor Claief—Baroness. 7st Illb J Woodburn 0 MrSpaldingN Lady Grace, Sst 21b K Martin 0 lluttin5 to 2 agst Kiha, 3 to I agst Scr.i c'a, :00 to 30 agst Lady Grace, 9 to 2 agst Baroness iflly, and '0 to 1 agst any othor offered. Scratch, on the inside, made the running from the Bai-onesq filly and The Gleaner, with Jvilia lying next, until halfway up the straight, where the three place I took close order and ran a fine race home, Kilia, who stayed the longest, winning by a head a neck he. tween the second and third. L idy Gracc was t"urrl¡" the Ba-oness filly fifth, and The Gleaner last. 5 0-Tlie FRIAlt TOCK STAKES of 5 sovs each, 1 ft, with 100 added, for three year olds; colts 8st 101b, Allies and geldings 8st 7lb penalties and allowances. About a mile. Mr Vyner's Glory Smitten, 8.t 41b Rickaby I Mr T Jennings's, jun, f by It-,iiiiptoii-Ltdy Kacs, Sst lib J Woodburn 2 Mr A'oington'a Helvellyn, 8st 131b Watts 3 Mr J Burton's Barmecide, 9st 3lh G Barrett 0 Mr H Cox's Gold and Silver. 8st lib Calder 0 Mr J W I.ef>'s Linwood. ait 41b Rhodes 0 Beti-6 to 4 on Helvollyn, 5 to 2 8t Barmecide, 10 to 1 agst Lady Kan Ally, and 109 to 8 agst Glory Smitten. Glory Smitten settled down in front of Barmecido Linwood, and the La.dy Kars filly, with Helvellyn lying next, to the flve-furloag post, whero Linwood drew to the front, and went on from Barmecide and Glory Smitten until a quarter of a mile from home, when the last-nauaed resumed the load, and, drawing away outside the distance, won by a leiigtli a length aud a half separated second and third, Barmecide was fourth, and Gold and Silver last.

TO.DA Y'S RACING. ORDER OF IRUNMNG.—Lenton Firs Plate, 1 40; Portland Plate,*2 10; Selling Hunters' Hurdle, 2 40; Juvenile Plate, 3b; Rufford Abbey Plate, 3 30; Selling Hunters' Flat Race, 3 bO; Oxton Hurdle. 4 20 Vale of Beivoir Cup, 4 46. ENTRIES. JUVENILE PLATL.-Itival Chief, Idalia, Antlesoa. and The Gleaner. HUNTERS' SELLING HURDLE.—Percival (>ged), to be lIoldior £100; Bluette (4y), Llangollen ( y>, and Marechal Neil (Sy,, each to be sold f.,r BM). HUNTERS' FLAT—Perciva (aed), Llangollen (5y), Marechal Neil (Sy), and Excavator (4y; each to be sold for £ 60. SCRATCIlINGS, All Lord Ellesmere's horses out of Nottingham 110- gagements ARRIVALS.—The following horses have arrived in addition to those trained here :—Exiling, Myrthe, The Gleaner, Ferry, Helvellyn, Scratch, Bonnie Boy, Old Maid, Royal Stand, Baroness filly, Glory Smitten, Florence St Johu, Chastelard, Barbacau, Lowdown, Doreuse, Glenquoich, Dianthu-. Tommy Tittlemouse, St Crispin, Hazlewood, Meileray, First Fiddler, st Dominic, Throne, Crusader 11, The Vicar, Joen Barleycorn, St Hellen, Kdlington, Nell Cook, Gold and Silver, Lady Kars tilly. Kills, Can.bailina, St Hubert, Philip Augustus, Rigadoon, Anglesea, Duart. I.inthorpe, Rival Chief, Idalia. Percival, John Barleycorn, Blutte. Llangollen, Marechal Neil, Exca- v&tor, Christmas Gift. Sherbrooke, and I lie Child.

THE OFFICIAL STARTING PRICES NOTTINGHAM MEETING RACE. f WINN I:N. | Sporting Life Sportsman Maiden | Sawdust | 6 to 4 on b to 4 on Bestwood | Maskery | 3 to 1 ag | 3 to 1 ag Hunters | P. Rupert.. I 100 to 12 on I 100 to IK ou Handicap > Rejected i 6 to l ag j 6 to 1 ag El vast on j Doreuse I 100 to 30 ag 100 to 30 ag Little John.. I Kilia | 2 to 1 ag I 5 to 2 i; Friar Tuck.. | G. Smitten, 100 to 8 ag | 10J to 8 «« ar Friar Tuck.. G. Smitten, 100 to 8 ag | 10J to 8 ag > LONDON BETTING. MONDAY NIGHT. CITY AND SUBURBAN. One mile and a quarter. Itun Wednesday, April 24th 7 to 1 ag-t Wise Man, 4y 8s t, 31b (tAo) 100 to 14 Wellington, 4y 6st 101b ,t) 9 to 1 Van Dieman's Land, 4y 7k. lQIb/ti 10 to I Bullion, 4y 6st 121b (t aud w) 11 to 1 Goldseeker, 4y Bat(t) 11 to 1 — The liarou, 5y 7st 10lb (t) 100 to 8 — Veracity, 5y 8se 21b (i, 100 to 7 Fullerton, 6y 8 121b (t) 20 to 1 Lady Rosebery, 4y 7st (o) 20 to 1 Asbplant, 6y 7st 121b (t and o) 20 to 1 — Mamia, 5y 6st ,01b (.o) 25 to 1 — Felix by 7st 2lb (t) 25 to 1 — Indian Prince, 3y 5st 121b (t) JUBILEE M'AKES One mile. Run Friday, May 13' 8 to I agSL Niartley It) 8 to 1 Orbit (t) 10 to 1 Amphion (t) 10 to 1 True Blue 11, (t) 12 to 1 Goldseekui (L and o) TWO THOUSAND. 6 to 4 on Donovan foff) THK.DKKliY. One mile 4 furlongs. Run Wednesday, Juno Evens on Donovan (t) 8 to 1 agst El Dorado (t) 20 to I Ghitabob (tl 25 to 1 blelanion (t)

THE RACING WORLD SAYS 7, 27, 35, 117. SDAOUI —14, 37. THE SPORTING WORLD SAVS Pay, 27 Leg, ff; Rat. 25, 16 Fox, 43 Pen, 69. PARK'S OPINION SAYS 17. 36 or 30, 93. Address- Park, Venner-road, >>ydenLVAin. CITY AND SUBURBAN no change won a good trial. Lancashire Handicap good business. Nap Jubilee Stakes worth knowitig.-18 stamps, timt post, toO JOHN CANNON, Station-p ad, Newmarket. THF, AIIODLKHAM (MBNTOK'S) OPINION SAVS Telegrams gave Sawdust, Mavkery. Kiiia, and Prince Rupert. Rufford, 16 Portland, 34. Appla; Oxton, S3; Vale, 7. City, 20. Another Wise Man. Reply-paid telegrams (48 words) promptly answered. Ada rest—j. MErf TOR, MiddJeha m, Bedale. THE DEMON'S CODK,—Chaplin's morning final, Maskery no lowers. Code says Oxton, 34-40, Link. Willie Nightiugall rides, Thill and another for 48 replies. Send auickly. More Mask rys for Croydon and Windsor. Wires, including April Code, with Ciy and Suburban (20-3". fear aotboig), 7«. Addr«ss— Rockery Home, Spennymoor.