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RUSSIA AND THE EASTEUN I PRINCIPALITIES. [RKCTKR'S TFILKORAM.L CttrriNJB, Monday.—It is officially denied that the hereditary Prince of Montenegro, when recently celebrating the attainment of his majority, took the oath of allegiance to the Czar.

f, MR J. G. BLAINE. f" STANDARD TELEGRAM.] NEW YOEK, July 14.—It will not surprise many people if the report of Mr Blaine's resignation is lOOn confirmed. His plea is that the work of the Secretary of State is too much for his strength. His health is certainly weak, but the more candid reason is that his alQbition and that of General Harrison are incompatible with one another. General Harrison is afraid of occupying a secon- dary position in the pnblio estimation, and therefore allows his Secretary of State far less latitude than the inferior members of the Cabinet enjoy. Mr Blaine JS proud and aspiring, and thinks that by his resignation he may improve his future standing. The Republican party, how- ever, ie not in so prosperous a condition that its leaders can afford to quarrel.

CYCLONE IN AMERICA. [OKNTEAL NEWS TELEGRAM. | NEW YORK, Monday.—The town of l'rinceton, Ohio, WAS visited yesterday by a terrific cyclone which caused great destruction to property and considerable loss of life. No fewer than thirty houses were swept bodily away, and it is feared that from forty to fifty of their inmates must have been killed.

f THE PRIZE FIGHT. I [FROM OCR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] NEW YORK, Monday Night. — Information has fceeu received from Chicago to the effect that Charlie Mitcbell turned up at Chicago yesterday, after beiug hunted from place Ito place by Governor Lowry's police, armed with shot guns, and eager to get :8200 reward offered for bis capture. lIe related his experience 10 eluding the police, and the manner in which he DISPOSED of his cloebing IN order to disguise H'toself. Mitchell was footsore, weary, dusty, hungry, and thirsty. Kilrain, accompanied by his bottle-holder, afterwards arrived at Chicago, and left immediately for the east. Sullivan, who i. also in Chicago, has been in several brawls, and be has been warned by the police.

BALFOURISM IN IRELAND. I Michael Sawers, one of the defenders °f Doogan's Fort, on the Olphert estate, "Qdergoing five months' imprisonment in Derry gaol, was, after four months' incarceration, DISCHARGE on Saturday, in such a weakly con- SR ? TO cause grave doubts of his recovery T FF.«!UQNABLE to walk, and remains cared at IN A.. SAWERS states that he contracted his illness whiU being with two others forced to UP and watch A madman who hanged himself ?-ii' \„F!R £ WET8 A!«° states that he HAS been nnable to take »ny SOLID food, and has solely sub- sisted on liquid NOUFI8HMENT during the last five Weeks. °

R THE PROSECUTION OF CANON DOYLE. The adjourned cases against Canon Doyle, father Browne, and others came before t},e primes Act Court at Arthurstown on Monday. •Wine parsons who were last week committed for contempt of court were brought up, but Were allowed out until the 5th of August, to which date the hearing cf all the oharges was adjourned. The witnesses declare they will not take the oath, no matter what the conseouonces are.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MONDAY. The Speaker took the chair at five minutes past 3 o'clock. MR GLADSTONE AND THE MILITARY BAND. Captain SELWXN, amid ironical cheers from tbe Opposition benches, inquired whether it was a fact that the Grenadier Guards' Band would play at the National Liberal Club on the occasion of a reception there in honour of Mr Gladstone, and whether the military authorities usually allowed bands to play at political demonstrations. Mr STANHOPE said he was informed that the band in question was a private one—(cheers and laughter)—and would be conducted by Mr Godfrey, janr., who was a civilian. (Cheers aud laughter.) MUZZLING OF DOGS. Sir H. ROSCOE asked whether, in view of the large number of cases of rabies which had recently occurred, the Privy Council had issued any general order for the muzzling of dogs throughout the country. Mr W. H. SMITH said it had not been deemed advisable to pass a general order. Provision had been made for the muzzling of dogs in the metropolitan district. AFFAIRS IN THE SOUDAN. Mr BBYCB asked the War Secretary whether be could inform the House what is the latest news as to the position and movements of the force of invading Dervishes in Nubia and as to the dispo- sitions that were being taken to repel them, Mr STANHOPE I have not much additional news to communicate to the House. The advance of Njumi's force has now been checked for several days, and he is still near Abou Simbal. Sir Francis Grenfell has gone to the front from Assouan to inspect the position. It is also reported to us that there is news of a further reinforcement of 1,500 Dervishes at Sarras. The friendly Sheikh of the second cataract, with his men, has captured two guns at Gemai, near Wady Haifa. NEW MEMBER. The Hon. George Wyudhain, introduced by Mr Arthur Balfour and Mr Akers Douglas, took his seat for Dover. The hon. gentleman was loudly cheered by the ministerialists as he walked up to the table of the House and signed the roll of members. THE MEYRICK ENDOWMENT. Mr T. ELLIS I beg to ask the hon. member for Penrith (Mr J. W. Lowther) whether he will consent to lay upon the table of the House a copy of the correspondence which took place between the Oxford University Commissioners and the Charity Commissioners as to the capital sum of part of the endowment of the Rev Edward Meyrick, at Jesus College, Oxford, which it was proposed to deal with by a scheme under the Endowed Schools Act for the benefit of education in Wales. Mr J. W. LOWTHER So far as the Charity Commission is concerned, there is no objection at all to the production ot the correspondence to which the hon. member refers. ELEMENTARY EDUCATION IN WALES. Mr T. ELLIS: I beg to ask the Vice-President of the Committee of Council on Education, whether he will add to the report of Her Majesty's Inspector for tbe Welsh division the list of the attendance grants earned, and the accommodation provided in each public ele- mentary school within the division. Sir W. HABT-DTKE The report is in too for- ward a state for tbe hon. member's suggestion to be carried out, but I will consult as to how far it may be possible to adopt his suggestion on another occasion. Mr T. ELLUl: I beg to ask the Vice President of the Committee of Council on Education whether he will issue instructions to her Majesty's Inspectors of Schools in Wales embodying such of the recommenda- tions of the Royal Commission on the Elementary Education Act relative to the utilisation of the Welsh language in elementary teaching in Wales as are embodied in the Education Code, or take some other means to make these provisions, unanimously approved by the Welsh people, effective. Sir W. HAKT-DYKK I deeply regret the post- ponement of these chauges, which I am glad to say were welcomed with complete unanimity throughout Wales. They will be introduced in the next code. It will be observed that under the code of 1888 managers are empowered to introduce progressive school lessons in this class of subjects. The hon. member is aware that Welsh is already recognised as a specific subject. A FRIENDLY SOCIETY SCANDAL. Tbo House proceeded to consider the special re- port of the Select Committee on Friendly Societies in reference to the evidence of Mr Richard Martin, an official of the Yorkshire Provi- dent Insurance Company. Mr BKADLAUGH said that Mr Martin had con- spired with others to deceive the committee. There was no doubt that the company was a fraud upon the poor people who were induced to put their money into it, and ho thought tbe proper authority to deal with the'matter was a criminal court. The ATTOUNEY GENERAL said the Government had given careful consideration to tbo report, but he did not think it was fitting or desirable be should go fully into the discussion of the case. He felt that no opinion ought to be expressed upon the case until there had been thorough examina- tion, and therefore he moved, That a select committee be appointed to inquire into the affairs ot the Yorkshire Provident Insurance Company, to consider the special report of tbe Select Com- mittee on Friendly Societies, and to report to the House,what action should be tnken therein." The proposition was agreed to. The ATTOIINEY-GENEKAL then proposed that the select committee should consist of the follow- In members the Solicitor-General, Sir Charles Russell, Mr Forrest Fulton, Mr F. W. Maclean, and Mr Molloy. The motion was agree to, three of the members of the committee as proposed by the Attorney- General to be a quorum. LOCAL GOVERNMENT (SCOTLAND) BILL. THE PAYMENT OF COUNTY COUNCILLORS. The House then again went into committee on the Local Government (Scotland) Bill, resuming the consideration of the new clause making special provisions as to service franchise occu- p ers. Mr MAFJORIBANKS opposed the clause, because it would put it into the power of employers to prevent their employees being placed on the county council register. The LORD ADVOCATE, on the other hand, defended the clause, which was, ha said, consis- tent with the general understanding which pre- vailed during the debate on the second reading that voters in respect of the service franchise should, like other voters, feel the rise and fall of the rates, and thus have an interest in economy. Sir GEOKQB TBEVKLYAN opposed the clause on the ground that it was an unwarrantable iuter- ference between employer and employed. I he committee divided, when «.hr: numbers were lor the clause, 16* against, 129. Mr CCNINGHAMK GRAHAM moved a new clause providing for payment to members of a day's wage and their travelling expenses while perform- ing duties in connection with the council. He said be made the proposal in order that working- men members should not suffer by their service to the country The LORD ADTOOATK thought the proposal raised too large a principle to be settled now in the shape ot a supplemental clause, be hoped the committee would not accept it. Mr CAMPBICLL BANNERMA.N thought that tho committee might fairly consider the expediency of allowing a member of the council his travelling expenses.. Mr C. GRAHAM modified his clause to that ext.ent. Dr CLARK spoke in favour of allowing county councillors who were small farmers and small tradesmen their expenses incurred in travelling from one part of a county to another. Mr ASQUITH, Mr ANGUS SUTHERLAND, and ° T\!rrs supported the clause. Mr RKID thought the lowlands wero as much entitled to consideration in this matter as the highlands. After further discussion the committee divided, when the clause was rejected by 188 to 105. lLEFT SITTING. 1 ■ II

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MR LLOYD MORGAN AND MABON AT CONWIL. Early in the morning, Mabon, M.P., addressed a number of electors at Llanstepban, and then set out to join Mr J. Lloyd Morgan at Conwil, which is about six miles north-east of Carmarthen. Here tne meeting was held in the board school, where there was an exceedingly good attendance. The Rev D. EVANS, Bryucyrcb, presided, and, having opened the meeting with a fow remarks, called upon the candidate, Mr J. LLOYD MORGAN, who was most enthu- siastically received. He commenced his speech in,English. and said Conwil was a district which he dearly loved to visit. It was there his father —(cheers)—spent bis early days, and the neigh- bourhood always awakened many happy recol- lections within him. He fought this election against great odds. Ho was a poor man, pitted against all the landed squires in tbe county, who flooded it with literature. One of their latest devices was to send a photograph of Mr Drum- mond to each elector. Well, that was a good plan, for no doubt Mr Drummond was a nice-looking gentleman. (A voice: "Yon are quite as well." Laughter.) The Liberal Unionists had joined with the Tories in opposing him (Mr Morgan), and the Divisional Liberal Unionists" had issued a manifesto asking the electors to sup- port Mr Drummond. He (Mr Morgan) bad lived in Carmarthen for a number of years, but he was not aware until now that there was a Divisional Liberal Unionist Association. there. (Laughter.) Therefore he did not think it was wrong to assume that that association con- sisted only of four members—the gentlemen who signed the manifesto. (Laughter.) He considered this piece of dictation on the part of these four gentlemen an insult to Welsh Noncon- formity, coming as it did from Churchmen and Primrose Leaguers, Ho considered this a very important election. Nonconformists and Liberals in Wales has long been agitating for the return of Nonconformist members for Welsh constituencies. He was a Nonconformist, and if the Liberals allowed the majority gamed at the last election to bo reduced, it would be said that they were a class of men who made fine professions, but never acted upon them when the occasion arose. (Applause.) This was the first occasion a Nonconformist had ever come forward aa a candidate, and be hoped that now they would show their Tory friends that they could increase the majority gained-by Mr Powell. (Applause.) The Rev J. LLOYD (Bwlchuewydd) then pro- posed a resolution approving Mr Morgan's candi- dature, and pledging tho meeting to do all in its power to securo his return. The Rev A. J. PAlmy (Carmarthen) seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously and enthusiastically. Mr W. ABRAHAM, M.P. (who had addressed a crowded meeting at Llaustephan nt 9 o'clock in the morning), then delivered a capital speech in Welsh. He Raid there were two Churches in Wales still. One shone as the euu at noonday, while the other was like a Japanese lantern. (Laughter and applause.) Mr Drummond sought their suffrages aa a member cf a county family." Where were they going to send him to ? To the House of Lords or the House of Commons? ("House of Commons.') What was the religion of Wales? (Nonconformity.) Then their representative must not be a Churchman. (Applause.) What was Wales politically? ("Liberal.") Then they must have a Libera). At Llanstepban that morning he had been in- formed tbat there was a pariRI1 Dear that place called Llandilo-Abercowin. The state of things in that parisb Wal-l much the slime as in Iraland. There was the absentee landlord. The incumbent of that parish received JE60 a year in tithes, and there was not a single person who entered his church. (Shame.) Let them go down to Pembrokeshire. There they would find JE125 being paid towards—well, not a church, for that had disappeared. All that was left of it was the churchyard, now grazed by cattle, assef, and mules. (Shame.) The lion, gentleman created some amusement by his reference to Mr Balfour's disparaging allusions to Wales. The Rev D. S. DAVIKSJ addressed the meeting, and those present sang an electioneering ballad, after which the meeting terminated. Mr Abraham afterwards proceeded to Talog, and thence to Ponybont, Trolech, where he act- dressed meetings. Mr J. Lloyd Morgan went on to Llanpump- saint, where a mooting was held in the Calviuistic Methodist Chapel. Mr Hfiiry Harries, Ftores- maen, presided, and there was a fairly good attendance. Dr DAVIKS, Pantgwyn, a member of the Cardi- ganshire County Council, proposed a vote of con- dolence with the family of Maengwynne. He spoke feelingly of Mr Powell, and the resolution haviug been seconded was carried. The Rev T. JOHN next proposed a vote of con fidence in Mr Lloyd Morgan. Mr JoltS, of Penrhonw, seconded the resolu- tion, and it was carried with acclamation. Mr LLOYD MORGAN, in acknowledging the vote, said be bad been taken to task by Mr Merodyth, a Tory speaker, with regard tl} the question of land reform. By a radical reform of the land laws he meant that Parliament should deal with the question in a broad Liberal mauner- that the transfer of land should be made as cheap as tho transfer of a share in a railway company and, further, that the tenant should have security of tenure, and that he should be in such a position as to obtain from his landlord all the money that he (the tenant) had invested in improving the holding sbould be leave it by notice to quit from his landlord or of his owa accord. With regard to the question of leasos, which was another branch of the land question, he was in favour of the enfranchisement of leaseholders, for he thought it was a monstrous injustice that a landlord should, after having a higher rent, take possession of ground on which it was built at the expiration of the lease, thus sweeping into his pocket the savings of the man who had built it. Dr ENOOH DAVIBS having offered some remarks in Welsh, a vote ot thanks wås passed to the chairman, and the meeting, which was very enthusiastic, then broke up.

LIBERAL MEETING AT BANK YEE LIN. A splendid gathering took place at the board schoolroom, Bankyfelin, near Carmarthnn. The roops was crowded with an enthusiastic audience. The Rev. D. Williams, Salem, presided, aud was supported by Mr Alfred Thomas, M.P., Mr Sonley Johnstone, Cardiff; Revs D. Davies, Cana; Professor Jones, Carmarthen and D. J. Thomas, Carmarthen; Alderman W. R. Edward", County Councillor; T. Evans, 4c. The CHAIRMAN said that he had occupied that position several times', and ho had then ventured to prophesy that Mr Powell would have a majority over Lord EmlYD, and a still larger majority on the last occasion. He ventured to prophesy for Mr Morgan a very large majority. (Cheers.) As to his opponent, Mr Drummond, he was called a "Unionist." He did not know what that meant; he knew a Liberal, and be knew a Tory, but he could not mako out a Conservative "Unionist." (Applause.) He thought that on Wednesday Mr Druiamcud would know himself. (Cheers.) After a refer- euce to the late Mr Powell, the chairman asked the audience to testify their sympathy with the family of the late member by rising to their feet. This was done, and the meeting proceeded. Mr ALFBD THOMAS, M.P., who was very cordially received, said that he was very pleased they had passed the vote of condolence. Most people made ladders of their friends to step up- wards. It was not so with Mr Powell, who seemed to have only one object in view, and that was te serve his constituency well. Mr Powell was nearly always first in the House, and the last to leave, and gave to younger meu an example of fidelity to duty- (Hear, hear.) He hoped that Mr Powell's successor would bs as faithful. (Hear, hear.) He had no doubt that the man they would elect would be so. (Applause.) Wales had reason to ba well pleased with her members at present, hut there was none ag faithful as Mr Powoil. (Applause.) He bo asked what he wanted in that division! He was glad to hear the authorities on the Liberal side were not anxious to have strangers there. That Rhowed that they knew they were strong. The matter rested with the electors. As the poet said Who would be free Himself must strike tbe blow." The greatest speaker who could address them, even Mr Gladstone himself, would avail nothing unless the individual electors did their duty. (Applause.) He was glad to know they were ndapendent. It waa well to be independent, but he would have them be sure of what they did. ,unow, el0ctions lost because people thought themselves safe. They said, "We th!v l ,we are M r'Rht." But candid»h! i a11 when their cheers l °ut" (^ghter and member a u were choosing a W°Uld bQ wel1 t0 consider the qualifications necessary in a member of Parlia- ment. He ought to have well-formed opinions; SflSL TKW6W "P ,nf «,e politicaI <l<^tions of the day. The House of Commons was not the place for apprentices. (Cheers.) They wanted members to come there ready for work at once aud they must win their spurs before they came there. (Applause.) Ho was glad that the gentleman whom they had chosen waa well acquainted with political questions. (Applause.) 1 A member of Parliament must also be a man who was progressive. It would not do for him to go a long way in politics, and then stop. There was an example of the kind in the late Mr Bright. He (Mr Thomas) remembered the time when Mr Bright was along way ahead of him. He thought him an awful Radical, a most frightful man but he lived to see the time when he passed Mr Bright. (Hear, hear.) He was a long way ahead of his party in early life, but he stuck there, while the Liberal party went marching on steadily all the time. (Cheers.) There was every reason to believe that the man they were going to put in—there was no "if "in the matter—(cheers)—was such a man. A member of Parliament must be a man who could enter into the aspirations of the people. There was no end in politics. One great reform only made tbe way clear for another to follow. (Applause.) What was the United Kingdom—each of its four parts— aspiring after to-day? Was it not for Home (Great cheers.) In speaking of Home Rule, they did not forget a little country which for seven or eight hundred years had been perse. cuted beyond any other in the world. They must remember that the public idea as to what was unjust and cruel bad taken a great stride in advance in tho last 100 years. He was proud of England and English rule. But Ireland was the blot on the scutcheon of England. He remembered the time when the women of England sent a memorial to the women of America urging them to do all they could for the abolition of slavery. England had a good right to advocate that, for it had paid 20 millions for that purpose itself. But tbe reply from Amerioa was, "Look at Ireland." It was time to do justice to Ireland. (Cheers.) One reason why they wanted the principle of Home Rule put into force in Ireland was because they were not going to stop there. To support Home Rule was the spirit of Liberalism, and he would go further, aud say it was the spirit of religion. (Applause.) Their political liberties, from Magna 'I Charta downwards, had been won for them by men who were also roligious leaders. (Cheers.) When they spoke of Home Rulp, for Ireland, they did not forget little Wales. (Hear, hear.) There were several measures which were much thought of in Wales. What were they to do in the matter ? As much as they could. If they could not get all they wanted, they would get all they could get. There was the land quession. It was said that land was in too few bands-that it was j locked up in tbe hands of a few landowners. He thought it should be as easy to buy a farm aa to buy a house. (Cheers.) He knew cases where the charges ot the lawyers were larger than the value of the property. (Shame.) If they could get rid of those things, tbe chief difficulties con- nected with the laud would disappear, and they ought to do all they could short of a revolution to create a large peasant proprietorship. (Loud cheers.) Another great question was that of intermediate education, concerning which the Welsh members bad been trying to gat some sort of a bill out of a Conservative Government. Why should England and Scotland and Ireland 'z have a system of intermediate education and Wales have none? (Shame.) There was hope that before the session closed, there would be some sort of an Intermediate Education Act passed for Wales. Mr Thomas then proceeded to address the audience in Welch, and, treating on the disestablishment question, declared, amid repeated cheers, that that over- shadowed all other questions in Wales—tbe demand for Home Rule and all else, Mr Glad- stone had asked them with regard to the question, "Why don't you agitato?" It needed more agitating. When they came to a religious ques- tion, they came to sentiment, and that was tho strongest power in the world. He thought that when what was called the tithe war occurred, the English Government would see that they could not any longer play with tho Welsh people. But they seemed to regard the matter as merely local, and that the Welsh people did not feel on the matter throughout the country. But to his mind that agitation was only the indication of the fire which was smouldering in tbe minds of the people. He did not think that the day was far distant when in the whole of Wales (be referred to Nonconfor- mists, and might regard them as constituting nearly the whole of the people of Wales), unless even a Tory Government gave them disestablish- ment, no man would pay tithe except under distraint. (Loud cheers.) What a dreadful state of things that would be. Ho could not under- stand people being content to have money collected in that way to support the conduct of their religious services. What would they think of it if the deacons of the chairman's chapel went around with the collection box, accompanied by a policeman with a drawn stall, and compelled people to contribute ? And yet that would be no worse than sending a bailiff after tithe money. Who were tho members of the Church which was so supported ? One would think they were poverty-stricken people just come out of the workhouse but, instead of that, they were the landowners of Wales, and the men who received the ground rents and royalties of Wales. (Shame.) This state of things could not last long. There must ba a change. (Cheers.) Ho would be ashamed of being a Welshman if his fellow- countrymen stood that sort of thing for a much longer time. (Renewed cheering.) But before they got good Jaws from Parliament they must feel the need of them in the country. Parliament existed to record and carry out the wishes of the people, and tho gentleman whose claims they advocated that night could enter into the aspirations of the people. (Ap- plause.) He was glad tbe Welsh were showing that they had wills of their own. They were not satisfied with merely following English Liberals. Thoy had served the English Liberals long euough, and wero no longer satisfied with baing the tail even of a great pirty. What they said to English Liberals now was that if they wanted to retain the support of the Welsh Radicals, and even to keep off their opposition, they must corao in and work for the settlement of Welsh quôstirJm. (Loud cheers.) He hoped they would all so work on Wednesday, and by tho end of the week they would have the pleasure of wolcoming Mr J. Lloyd Morgan to St. Stephen's, returned with a very large majority. (Great applause.) He moved a vote of confidence in Mr Morgan. Mr SmILEY JOHNSTONE, who was received with much applause, seconded the resolution. Referring to Mr Morgan's opponent, ho said Mr Drummond was supported by two parties. One was the Tories, and the other a number of Liberal Unionists. (A voice: "Four.") They never fouud a meeting composed entirely of Liberal Unionists. They always needed a few Tories to make what was called a quorum—(laughter)—and he did not think that the Liberal Unionists alone would put Mr Drummond at the head of the poll. He (Mr Johnstone) ''had had a large number of pamphlets sent tho night before with great flaring posters, with the lion and the unicorn, and various coloured flags. If the election depended upon the cbildrcu of the constituency, Mr Drummond would no doubt be roturned. But men with beads on their shoulders, and common sense in their beads, were not to be taken in by posters like those they saw outside of a wild beast show. (Laughter and cheers.) In the posters, tbosa Liberrl Unionists triad to make out that the Tory Government did more for the working man than the Liberals. Hn (the speaker) always thought that the only difference between the Gladstonian Liberals and the Unionists was Ireland but tho way in which they gave the credit to a Tory Government showed that their use of the word Liberal was a mere ham. (Cheers.) There was scarcely a Liberal Unionist in the county who was not a Tory at heart. (Hear, hoar.) It was a compliment to the Liberals that they took their name. Peoplo did not like the word Tory, and this showed that even in the estimation of a Tory Liberalism was the best form of politics a. man could profess. (Hear, hear.) The Liberal Unionists claimed for the Tory Government the credit of the Local Government Act, though it was taken out of the pigeon-holes ot the Liberals, and tha praise of abolishing turnpike tolls, although that was a clause introduced by his'friend Mr Alfred Thomas. (Loud cheers.) Ic was easy fcr the Tories to give Liberal measures, because there was no one in the House of Com- mons to oppose them. (Cheers.) Coming to the immediate object of the meeting, Mr Johnstone said be was jealous for the honour of Wales and Carmarthenshire. They fought splendidly in 1868 and in 1880 85, and while in 1886 they really astonished the whole of Wales. He trusted that the present victory would be not a single vote below that of 1886. People said they were not making much noiseinthatdivision. He did not care about that if they would all vote on Wednesday. It might be inconvenient to go to tho poll, but let them make the sacrifice for the saka of what was at stake. They must net only got Mr Morgan in, but get him in by a majority which would crush their enemies, and give them no chance of even a H moral victory." There were nowadays two kinds of victory, one which took a man into Parliament, and the other which left him outside. He wanted the Tories to have not even a moral victory in Carmarthenshire. He asked them to urge all their fellow-electors, for the sake of their principles, fcr the sake of Welsh questions, for tbe sake of their candidate, for the sake of the principles held dear by Welshmen, to spare no effort to secure the return of the Liberal candidate with such a majority as would create a seusation: throughout the whole country. (Groat cheering.) Alderman W. R. EDWARDS and Professor JONES supported the resolution, which was carried unanimously. Votes of thanks to Messrs Alfred Thomas, F. S. Johnstone, W. R. Edwards, and Professor Jones for their presence and support, was pro- posed by the R :v 1). Davies, Cana, and seconded by Mr T. Evans, Treventy, and passed. A vote of thanks was also accorded the chairman. All the speakers emphasized the absolute necessity of a full Liberal vota at the poll ou Wednesday,

PENCADER LIBERALS TO THE FORE. Mr Morgan then left for Pencader. The inhabitants on the roadside hadjproba blybeenmado aware of his coming, for they displayed a quan- tity of bunting. He was cheered by a large number of people when passing through AUt- wyallis village, where the greatest, enthusiasm seemed to prevail. On arriving at Pencader Mr Morgan was received in the most cordial manner, —At seven o'clock a meeting was held in the Board School, when the building was crowded. The Rev R. P. Jones occupied the chair.—On the motion of Mr Evan Jones (the Factory, Alltwyallis), seconded by the Rev Thomas John, a resolution sympathising with the family of Maesgwynne in their bereavement was passed. The Rev J. GRIFFITHS, New Inn, moved a vote of confidence in Mr Morgan. This was seconded by the Rev DAVIES, Abergwithil, Llandyssul, and carried with acclamation. Replying to a question with regard to Royal grants, Mr MORGAN said he was in accord on tho matter with the advanced section of the Liberal purty. (Cheers.) Replying to a further question I as to l'erp3tnal pensions, he said he would aUo follow the advanced section of the same party in this matter. Mr Morgan on leaving was cheered voci- i ferously.

A "TORY" MEETING AT LLANBOIDY. On Saturday evening the Conservatives held a meeting in support of the candidature of Mr Hugh H. Drummoud-Williams, at the Market- hall, Llanboidy. Mr W. L. Phillips, J.P., Clyngwynne. was voted to the chair. Mr Patton and Mr Williams, a Carnarvon Tory journalist, addressed the meeting at such great length that a number of the aadience appealed to the chairman to end their tirade, -Col. Davies-Evans, Highmead, afterwards pro- posed a vote of thanks to the chairman, and expressed his deep regret at the loss of the late Mr Powell. -01 the persons present only about a score were Conservatives, and the tenour of the meeting was certainly not calculated to further the prospects of Mr Williams-Drummond. Mrs Norton, The Castle, Laugharne, wishes us to state that her carriage will be at the use of Mr Lloyd Morgan's committee to convey voters to the poll on Wednesday, the 17th inst.

WELSH PUBLIC OPINION. He who runs may read Welsh public opinion on the contest in West Carmarthenshire. Most of the Wel%b papers were in type before the candidature of Mr Williams Drummond was an- nounced. Had it been otherwise we should have the opportunity of placing before him in English guise a picture of himself as others see him. He may judge what that picture would be by the universal praise bestowed by the Welsh papers upon Mr Lloyd Morgan. All the papers give the heartiest support to Mr Morgan's candidature, on the ground that he is a Welshman, a Noncon- formist, a man of the people,a sound Radical, and closely associated by family and other ties with j the constituency. THE CANDIDATES' CATECHISM. F Celt ("The Celt," Congregational Nationalist) says :—" Much is made at election time of the distinguished descent of tbe aristocratic candid- ates, but no candidate has bad a pedigree which will bear the light better than that of Mr Lloyd Morgan. His ancestors for generations carried will bear the light better than that of Mr Lloyd Morgan. His ancestors for generations carried the white banner of civil and religious liberty in. this part of the country when they had but very few supporters. Mr Lloyd Morgan is in every respect worthy of his ancestry, his political creed, so far as it goes, is sound, and his replies to ques- tions put on every point as clear and plain as those of a child's catechism. Give me a professed Tory rather than a Liberal who returns cautious replies like the oracle of Delos, replies which may be explained to meet any contingency which may arise. Wales has too long been satisfied with equivocal answers, shaking of the head, and a host of excuses. Were I an elector I would ask tbe candidate the following questions:— 1. Is he prepared to support Home Rule? 2. Is he prepared to support Disestablishment ? 3. Is he prepared to support the granting of small holdings on fair terms? 4. Is he prepared to support Sunday-closing? 5. Is he prepared to tax groftnd rents and royalties ? 6. Is be in favour of abolishing pensions? 7. Is he in favour of paid representatives? 8. Is be prepared to support free education ? 9. Is he in favour of reforming the House of Lords? 10. Is be in favour of Free Trade? The above questions may be asked in English or in Weish to Mr Lloyd Morgan, and his reply to each and all will be satisfactory. Ye people of Drevaoii, Velindre, Drevelin, Panboyr, New- castle Emlyn, and other parts of the constitu- ency, remember your white banner, and see that ye hand it over unsullied by a single blot. Though the election occurs at an inconvenient season for the farmers, remember it will be better to sacrifice for once a part of a day than to voluntarily place yourselves as sacrifices in the bands of the Tories for years to come. Romembet that the ballot is perfectly safe; no one has ever discovered bow a man has voted under the ballot." YTyst ar Dydd ("The Witness and the Day," Congregational) rejoices that the electors have chosen, a. man from among themselves. Mr Lloyd Morgan is a man of the people. All his assoeia- tions are connected with the district. Such connections must havo their iniiueuce. We are not among those who would shut out the landowners and the aristocracy from any share in the repre- sentation of the country, but we believe they have usurped this position too long; where suitable candidates can be found from among the people themselves, understanding their needs and in full sympathy with them, such candidates should have the precedence. Neither would we limit our representation to Welshmen and Non- conformists. We have among our representatives Englishmen and Churchmen who have served us faithfully, and whom we would on no account wish to change. Still, where suitable candidates present themselves, who are Welshmen and Nonconformists, tho preference should by all means be given them. Carmarthenshire has now the opportunity of honouring one of her children, and one who has hitherto shown himself staunch in his principles. Mr Lloyd Morgan, as regards his political creed, his character, and his associa- tions, is such that we feel no hesitation in heartily recommending him to the electors. Let every elector do his duty conscientiously." Baner ac Ainsei-au Cymru ("the Banner and Times of Wales," Jjiberal) repeats the appeal of a former issue to support Mr Lloyd Morgan. It says Mr Lloyd Morgan Is the proper repre- sentative for West Carmarthenshire. He is no foreign growth, trimmed by saw and axe to suit th;, purpose, but a native growth fitted ly nature for the work to which he is called. There is no danger of such a staff ch&ngin*; its form under the pressure of circumstance*, or breaking as the result of a cross grain." Y Gwyliedydd (" The Watchman," Wesleyan) dascriljss Mr Lloyd Morgan as a pure We,sh- man, a thorough Nonconformist and Liberal, the very man required to represent West Carmarthen- shire. If returned, as no doubt he will be, he will prove an important addition to the Welsh Parliamentary Party." Seven Cymru ("The Star of Wales," Baptist) having in its previous issue referred to and warmly advocated, the claims of Mr Lloyd Morgan, in its current issue deals with the candidature of Mr Williams-Drummond. It s-,iys Some men seem to enjoy having a good whipping-so Mr Drummond. Now, then, brave Liberals of West Carmarthenshire, to arms to arms and give this bred Tory Scotchman such a Welsh whipping as he will never forget

TO OUTLYING ELECTORS. Etholiad Sir G-,ieriyrd(Ja-Dyid y Pullio, Dydd Mercher, y 17th. Dymunir yn daer ar i bob pleidleisiwr sydd yn byw tu allan i'r Sir wneyd egeii i roi ei bloidlais o blaid Mr J. Ijloyd Morgan, yr Yrageibydd Giadstonaidd, am fod yr Ysw- einiaid Toriaidd, !y Parsoniaid, ac aelodau y Primrose League yn gwneyd pob ymdrecb i osod yc ysgrew ar y fermwyr er ceisio, os yw bosibl, orchfygu Mr Morgan. Gobeithiwn y gwna pob Rhyddfrydwr ei oro-u yn y cyfwng pwysig hwn. Nis gellir bebgor un bleidlais.

NEW YORK PRICES; [BBUTEK'S THLEGRAY.1 NKW YORK, -Mond ay.-I%,Ioney easy. Stocks opened firm and active, with a general improve- ment in prices; the market towards the close gave way, and closed generally weak. Cotton quiet. Petroleum quiet, but steady. Lard exporters buying largely. Wheat dull, owing to increasing receipts. Flour quiet and weak. Corn quiet, but steady. Sugar nominal. Coffee firm and active. Tin quiet, but steady, Iron quiet, but steady. UOVJSUMMKNI BONUS AND RAILWAY SHARKS. Quotations. July 15 July 13 Call Money, U.S. Gov. Uond.* 3 p.c 21 Ditto, other Securities 3 fI è j, c xchange ou London, OOdays'sight! 4.t6 n.gb Ditto. Cabla Transfers 4,b8; 4. £ 8i Exchange oil Paris, 60 days' sight 5.18± 6.18a Exchange oil Berlin,Ditto. 95a SbA Four per Cent. U. Funded Loan lali 128,i Western Union Telegraph Shares 85 841 Canada Southern Shares „ 52xd 53 Canadian £ >aciiic_ bbfr t6 Central *of New Joi-doy 111 xÜ 1134 Central Pacific Shares. 4,, 14. Chicago & North. Western, Ord. \C7i 10/3 Chicago & N. Western Preterred.. 14U 14U Chicago, Milwauxrie, and St. Paui fdj, (#2 Delaware, Lacliawana, & Western 14bJ Denver & Rio Grande Shares.. 104 161 Illinois Central Shares 116 113 Lake Shore & Michigan Southern lOlixd 103g Louisville & Nasbville Shares fcyi Michigan Central Shares 88xd ea Missouri, Kansas, and Texas. 10k IOA New Yoris: Central & Hudson Jiiver 10fi 106h New York, Lake Erie, <? Western 26k Ditto. Second Mortgage Bonds 10G 1024 New York, Ontario dõ Western,Ord 17 17i Northern Pacific, Common 27i 27i Northern Pacific, Preferred 644 (,4.1 Norfolk dL Western Pref. Shares.. bog 51 Ohio and Mississippi, Ord. Shares ?.2j 22i Oregon & Xranscon. Common Sh. 32,;¡ 32i Pennsylvania and Philadelphia.. bl &u Philadelphia and Heading Shares 464 168 St Louis & San Francisco First Pref 110 no Ditto San Francisco Preference 55 b1 Ditto San lirancisco Common.. 26 261 Union Pacific Shares H, 58i bsk Wabash, St. Louis, & Paciiic Jt>$35^ Wabash, St. Louis, ac., Pref. Srs. 294 29j COTTON AND FRODUCE MAKilKT. Cotton, day's receipts at U.S.ports 1,000 0,020 Cotton, day'sexporo to Gt. Brii/ij„, 5,OOC 0,000 Cotton, day's expt. to Continent.. 7,000 0,000 Cotton futures,Au?:. delivery 10.52 10.44 Cotton futures, Oct. tielivery 9.94 9.94 Cotton.middHngupUrtdNewYort 111 11.4 Cotton middling N ew 0reans 101hs 11 Petroleum, crude at New York 7.10 7.30 Petroleum, sta'dard white,N.Yorli 6.90 '1.0 Petroleum,st d white,Philadelphia 6.90 7.10 Petroleum,PipeLine Certificates.. 92 92t Spirits of Turpentine 38* 33 Lard, Wilcox's Spot.fc-65 6.624 Lard futures, July delivery. 10.07 9.85 Lard, Fairbanli's .u.. 7-CD 7.95 Copper, Aug 11 16.5 Tallow, Prime City 4y 44 .Sugar, fair retin. ;iig MuscoviLdo, 74 78 Corn, new mixed Western Spot.- 43 43 Corn futures Aug. «. 424 424 Corn futures Oct 432 434 Spring Wheat, No. 2, spot. 91 91 Wheat, red winter, ou the spot 874 S81 Wheat, delivery Aug 84 &4A Wheat, delivery Oct. 864 8'¡ Coffee, fair ltio 174 17* Coffee, good Rio 17i 1"1! Coffee, Rio, No. 7.Low Ord. Aug. 14.55 14 5D Oaffee, Ditto. Oct. delivery ro.. 14.70 14.70 Flour, ex. State Shipping branù 3.10-3.303-15—3-26 Iron No. 1 CoJtness 21.60 lObS Tin, Australian 19.70 19.65 i Freiht Grain Liverpool steamers. H 31 Iron No. 1 CoJtness 21.60 10 6f> Tin, Australian 19.70 19.65 Freight Grain Liverpool steamers. 3d 31 Freight Grain steamer toLondon 3J1 3g i F.ivcht Cotton to Liverpool.„ 5.30 9.64

A marriage is announced to have taken place in London between Viscount Duulo, eldest eon of tho Earl of Clancarty, and Misa Belle Bilton, a well-known music-hall artiste. (The Seamen's Hospital Society-are about erect- ing: a new.-branch hospItal" at the Royal Victoria and Albert Docks, London, and on Monday I Prince Geoise of Wales laid the foundation stone. I Cr.HAUANCK SALIC of Bedntoads aud Bedding, j Fenders and Kireirons. Se« our 6s lid bed, bolster, and two pillows; 601 bs of flock.—Perkins Bros. Hud Co., 53, St. Mary-etract, Cardiff. ttfft

MR GLADSTONE ON THE IRISH QUESTION. APPEAL TO THE MARYLEBONE ELECTORS. At a meeting held on Monday night in support of Mr Leveson Gower's candidature for East Marylebone, Sir Charles Russell read the follow- ing letter from Mr Gladstone:— "16, James-street, July 14th. 1839. My dear Sir Charles Russeli,—I hope theday iscnear at hand when Marylebone may return to that path which she followed with such remrrkaùle consistency for so long a period after the Reform Bill of 1832. I learn with much pleasure that my friend Mr George Leveson Gower is to seek the honour or,.repfegenting the eastern district on the occa- sion of the present vacancy. In him, if he is chosen to fill it, East Marylebone wili have-a representative of very high promise, alike in point of character and point of capacity. I cannot doubt wbat the result of the election will be, if only the constituency will consider with cara the total change of situation since 1856, when the general election was de- termined almost wholly by the Irish question. We then proposed Home Rule for Ireland, and maintained that, if there was not Home Rule, there must be coercion. Our opponents repudiated coercion equally with our- selves, and, denouncing our plan as dangerous, engaged to give instead of it a liberal system of local government to Ireland. The constitu- encies of London for the most part believed them and rejected us. What has been the result? They have broken their own pledges and fulfilled our predictions. They have denied to Ireland the local government they promised, and saddled her not only with coercion but with perpetual coercion. It will be for the people at the general election to pronounce tbeir verdict upon such policy and such proceedings. In the meantime it is for single constituencies, and now for the constituency ot Marylebone, to say by their votes whether they will stamp them with favour or with condemnation.-1 remain, sincerely yours, W. E. GLADSTONE."

VISIT TO LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER. The Shah, accompanied by his suite, drove to Liverpool landing-stage on Monday, and took a trip on tho river in the Cunard tender, Skir- misher. His Majesty landed at the Alexandra Dock, and inspected the American liner Umbria, afterwards returning to the town-bai), where be received an address from the corporation, and attended a luncheon. His Majesty then left for Manchester. He arrived in Manchester at five o'clock, on a visit which terminates on Wednes- day. The Shab traveiled from Liverpool on the Cheshire line of railway. Only a little over 35 minutes was occupied in the journey. The route between the Central Station and the town-hall, a distance of about 200 yard, was decorated with Venetian masts and flags, and thousands of people turned out to see the illustrious visitor. A guard of honour was formed at the Central Station by the 2nd Battalion of tb6 Cheshire Regiment, and volunteers lined the route. The Shah was accompanied by Sir H. Urummond-WolfE and his suite. When he stepped upoa a carpeted platform, under a brightly-coloured awning, be was received by tbe Mayor (Mr Alderman Baty), Sir John Harwood (deputy mayor), and other members of the recep- tion committee, to whom be was intro<luceà. His Majesty looked wet!. He acknowledged the salutation with slight bows. He entered a carriage and four along with the mayor, and drove to the town-hall amid great cheers, accom- panied by au escort of the 9ch Lancers and mounted policemen.

A PULPIT VIEW OF THE SHAH'S PROGRESS. The Rev Newman Hall, preaching at Christ Church, Westminster, on Sunday evening, com- pared, in some features, tho visit of the Shah to London with that of the Babylonish ambassador to Jerusalem, and said that the Shah had been shown our shipping and commerce, our muititudes of people, our silver and gold, our soldiery aud palaces; he had seen something of our amuse- ments, the modes of fashionable attire, and some of the most objectionable features of theatrical displays—astonishing,and perhaps offensive to an Oriental eye; he had been taken to the race- course, and by persons in high station initiated into gambling and betting, going away delighted with the new sensation, perhaps to introduce into his country one of the greatest curses and scandals of our own. But we had not heard that he had beenshowo what could be seen of our religion which is our chief g-lory and security.

GRANTS TO THE ROYAL FAMILY. MEETING OF THE SELECT COM- MITTEE. The Press Association states that tbe Select Committee on Grants to Members of the Royal Family held their second meeting at the House of Commons on Monday. Mr .Smith presided, and all the members were prosent. Mr Gladstone arrived early, and at noon, the time fixed for the meeting, the only members who had not put in an appearance were Lord Hartina:ton, Sir J. Gorst, and Mr Parneli. Tho iast-named entered the committee- room, however, before the proceedings com- menced, and Lord Hartington arrived at 12.30. Sir J. Gorst wvs nearly an hour late. Great reticence is observed as to what took place, it being stated that the chairman made a special appeal to the honour of those present for the pro- ceedings to be regarded as a profound secret. It leaked out, however, in the course of the after- noon that the chief business before the com- mittee was a statement by the chairman, and a discussion thereon, respecting the financial position of her Majesty. Mr Smith is said to have laid before the committee an account of all the savings which have been effected in the civil list since the Queen's accession, and also the manner in wliicn the bulk of thase lIavilJ has been disposed of. It is reported was the sum mentioned all the total of surpluses which bad been transfeired to the privy purse account from Classes 2 and 3 of the civil list during tbe last 52 years, and an additional £80,000 was referred to as having been added to the privy purse account during the same period from the reserve fund, or the unappropriated moneys class, which is fixed at about a year. Amongat items of expenditure cited by Mr Smith as having consumed portions of these are said to have been the visits of the Emperor of Russia, the Emperor of the French, the Shah, and other foreign potentates, the erection of memorials of the late Prince Consort, and outlays in connection with Osborne and Balmoral. The other matters laid before the committee included an account of the revenue derived from the Duchy of Lan- caster, which report puts at £45,000 a year. Mr PClrnelJ, who sat next to Mr Gladstone during the meeting, left with Mr Sextou before the pro- ceedings terminated, and after the rest of the members had gone, Mr Smith and Mr Goschen remained behind for about 10 miuutas in conver- sation with Lord Hartington. The committee will meet again to-day, when it is understood the consideration of certain resolutions to ba proposed by the Government will be proceeded with.

RESIGNATION OF MR BESANT, OF THE G.W.R. Mr H. Besant, who for more than 20 years bas held the office of divisional superintendent of the South Wales division of the Great Western Rail- way, baR just resigued his position on account of ill-health. Mr Besant has been more than fifty years in the service. He began at Paddington Station, and next received an appointment at Bristol. In 1850, when the South Wales Railway was opened, he was appointed station-master at Bridgend. Then he waa moved to a similar position at Swansea, after- wards to Haverfordwest, the line being finished as far as that place, and subsequently to New Milford when that was made the terminus. Next be succeeded Mr Keliy as superintendent at Reading, and 20 years ago succeeded Mr Kelly as divisional superintendent at Swansea. Mr Besant was held in universal respect, and the intelligence of the severance of his long and honourable connection with tbe Great Western Railway will be received in commercial and trading circles with much regret.

PARLIAMENTARY NOTES The commission inquiring into questions con- nected with the volunteer force held a meeting on Monday at the War Office. Lord Harris pre sided. Final evidence was taken from volunteer and militia officers, and it was determined to im- mediately proceed to the consideration of the report. A meeting of the Irish parliamentary party was held on Monday afternoon at the House of Com- mons, presided over by Mr Parneli. There was a large attendance, a great number of members having come over from Ireland for the special purpose of attending. The chief subject under discussion was the proposed formation of a Tenants' Defence League. A committee of seven members was appointed to draw up the rules of the new organisation, which were roughly and pro- visionally sketched by the meeting after consider- able discussion. With regard to other matters discussed at the meeting the members were bound to the strictest privacy.

MR PARNELL AND THE i > COMMISSION. No consultation took place on Monday, as had been arranged, between the counsel engaged in tbe Special Commission on behalf of the various members of the Nationalist party, and it is expected that when the proceedings aro resumed j to-day Mr Parneli and others will be represented as heretofore.

THE MURDER OF AN ACROBAT. POLICE COURT PROCEEDINGS. SENSATIONAL CONDUCT OF THE PRISONER. On Monday, at the Lambeth police-court, Nathauiel Currah, 52, engineer, was charged on remand before Mr Biron, Q.O., with the wifful murder of George Thomas .Goring, better known as Lecine, by stabbing bim wit a kmie outside tbe stage door of the Canterbury Music-hall, on tbe 2bt of June, under circumstances already reported. Mr Gill agnia appeared to prosecute on behalf of the Treasury, and Mr W. H. Armstrong attended to, watch the case on behalf of the wife and family of the deceased. Mr Clewes represented the accused. John Coroy said he kept a shop next to the stage-door of the Canterbury Music Hall. He re- membered the prisoner coming into his shop on the night of the 21st uit. and asking for a glass of miik. He put the iniik into a bottle, and added to it some other liquid which he carried in another bottle. He askei witness to drink, but witness replied that be was a teetotaller. The accused asked what sort of business was being done at the Canterbury, and witness replied that he beheved they were doing very well. The prisoner also mentioned something about a family grievance, but mentioned no names, and there was nothing j suspicious in his demeanour. Shortly after the accused left the shop the wftness beard screams, and also tbe report of a revolver. E jward George Pike, hall-keeper at the Canter- bury, stated that the prisoner came to the front of the ball and asked for a programme of the night's entertainment. He told him he couid night's entertainment. He told him he could have one later. He then asked what time Jenny Hill came 011, and be told him about a quarter to 11 o'clock. Her turn would be before tua Lctine troupe. Abeut 3 o'clock tho same evening be^saw the prisoner in the shop next to the stage ooor, and the prisoner offered him a shilling to let him pass. The witness directed him to the front of thf house, and walked with him. The witness after- wards saw the Letuie troups arrive. He heard the prisoner fay something about a cinio, and shortly afterwards saw something bright in his hand, and the deceased called out, I am stabbed. be prisoner walked across the road and witness fol- lowed. He saw the prisoner place something to his mouth, and this was followed by a report, llie witness trspped him up as he fived, and he fell. The witness prior to this had not noticed any- thing peculiar about the prisoner. The prisoner bera rose lrom the dock-seat in STI excited state, and sobbed bitterly, and moaneu. He became still moro excited, and uttered tlicil expressions as Y011 can't do that, you can t uo that. My poor child. He then laid down on the seat. James Jackson, a lad, deposed to seeing tb e deceased alight from the omuibus. The prisoner at the time came up and thrust u kaife into the deceased's stomach. The prisoner after dropped the knife in the street and crossed the road. The knife now produced was the one used. Police-cosstabSe 44- L stated that be spoke to the prisoner and asked iiitn, "What was tje matter 1" and he replied, O; my poor Beaue. He killed you, and I have had my revenge. Where is he?" The witness removed the deceased to the hospital.. Medical evidence was then given as to the injuries received by the deceased and the PrJ" souer. Mr Abbott, house-surgeon at St. Thomas s Hospital, said the accused, while a patient, spoke about his daughter, and said, My poor daugucer s murdered," and added, God Almighty maae me do it." By Mr Clewes Witness had come to the con- clusion that he was thoroughly insane. This being ail the evidence, prisoner was then roused from his recumbent position and asked Dy the magistrate if he wished to make any state- ment., being warned first that it would be used in evidense against him.. Before he couid comprehend the question Mr Ciewes answered for Inn that he would reserve any statement and witnesses till the trial.. Prisoner was then formally committed for trial.

WIMBLEDON RIFLE MEETING. THE NATIONAL CHALLENGE TROPHY. The weather was fine at Wimbledon ou Monday morning, but a strong wind was blowing, wirc.i I militated against brilliant performances at the butts. There were no events of much '.niportance on the morning programme. T!:a Wm^bleaou A. R Cup teil to the lot of Captaiu Barrett, I Ceutral London Rangers, with 67 poiots. In tne Wilmot Plate, Robinson, 5th V.B. Durham L'ght Infantry, was fir's t with fA, The Lancaobif8 V"1111 I carried off the first prize, LIOO, in Muliea's Com- petition. The great event uf the day was the National Challenge Trophy contest, jn whicu teains representing England, Iroiand, Scotland, and Wales took part. The result was a victory for England, which bad a majority of 39 points wvur Scotland. The following were the scores at 200. 530, and 60!) var-is respectively :—England, L\J~601, 602, £ 45;" total, 1,743. *co:! <■"1—595, 597, 517: total, 1,709. Wnish—580, SgJ, 501; total, 1,681. lwu -585, 571, 522; total, 1,678. I The wind was boisterous aud shifty throughout the contest. I Subjoined are full Ecores of the We»nh twfniy_: 200 500 600 I Capi ain Langdon, Swansea -8 33 24 to ()"lor-o;¡r¡.:eant William", Swansea 23 35 21 89 >ergeant II. Junes, Wrexham i-3 27 Serjeant. 1>. Jones, Newport 32 33 2<> -!■ Lieutenant Bailey, Merihvr 1-5 27 28 Private Powell, Grickh 'Weil 27 34 24 Corporal Gwaxkm, Ciickhowell 30 3t 2' 80 Sergeant Weeks, Jiryina iwr 29 25 2i 7 Captain Jstance, Pentre 30 30 4-7 JseiKe^nt Ball, Merihvr 33 27 25 (,:> Aim.-Sergt. Jones, K \V. Fusilisrs 30 28 22 oJ I Lieutenant Jenkins, Carmarthen.. 29 32 21 05 Serjeant Uairies, Ll-.inelly 30 ^0 2o j»J j Private Davies, Llane.ly 19 20 23 Sergeant Howell, ?.nci Surrey. 32 26 2^ Private >*ewns, 1st Surrey 28 32 31 jt Private F. Jones, Wrexham 30 31 Private J. K Jones, Wrexh un 32 32 ,,g Sergeant Newman, Swansea 23 28 25 Lance-Corporal Daties, iilaneiiy 33 30 530 53J 501 1631 Upon the conclusion of the 11:.■•■eh, C,]unc1 I DiiKPARD, of the Irish twenty, announced the Upon the conclusion of the 11:.■•■eh, °",c DiiKPARD, of the Irish twenty, announced ie scores made by the different teams, and c.'|Ueu for three cheers- for the English twenty, lhese having been heartily given. L t Captam the Hon. II. BHUCK, the PRESIDENT or having been heartily given. t Captam the Hon. iI. Bitucn, the PRESIDENT of the Welsh twenty, said that the position wliich .di, -ible tho Welsh team occupied was very creaitabie, considering tbe small number of men from «bom they hr.d to choose the twenty.—Major Thorburn, captain of the Scotch team, said he did not grnogo iu the slightest degree the victory that had been won by tho English twenty. Scotland had hiv a fair inning?, and they had a very much smaller area than Colonel Burt to draw from. In tbe United Hospitals Competition oniy Thomas's and St. Bartholomew's tool: pat l, L1" former winning hy 332 points, as against Bartholomew's 325. Great interest 13 througlrjut the camp ou the final strugg-e »ae C2'ioon?s, which takes place to-day.. THE Nunsr.RT COMPETITION.—The FOLIO«1"=:AVJ won prizes in the Nursery aggregate Lan«*■ Pavies, 1st Welsh Re.imeut, 93, £ 2 Captain Istauci., 3rd Welsh Regiment, 95, £ 2 Private Brecon, 91, £ 2 -Sergeaut Willy, 2nd Soutn aies Uorderers, 89, £ 1.

CRAWS HAY'S ESTATE BILL. Crawshay's Estate Bdi, which has already parsed tho Hou-e of Lords, came ou Monday before the examiners of the House of Commons for proof of compliance with standing outers. The object of the bill is to obtain sanction to arrangements for the sale to a proposed lirni..ea company of tbe businesses and property ot tbe firms of Iieory Crawshay and Sons and Henry Crawsbay and Company, and for enaohng the executors and trustees to concur, acoept., anub<>.a debenture stocks and shares in the proposed com- pany. The property affected formerly belonged to tbe well-known coal and ironmaster and mer- chant, Mr Henry Crawsbay. The standing; orders were found to have been duly complied with, and the bill will, therefoie, proceed to the reinainiug stages,

NEWPORT CORPORATION BILL. I The bill:of the Newport C rpi)r,,ti,)D, which is to authorise the promoters to make agreements with the Great Western Railway as to the supp.y of water, in bulk cr otherwise, from the works in connection with the Severn Tunnel, came on Monday before the examiners of the Mouse of Lords for proof of compliance with further standing orders. The necessary proofs having been tendered, standing- orders were found to bave been complied wiu, and the bill will, therefore, proceed to the remaining stages.

MT===!!= THEATRE KOYAL, CARDIFF. VISIT OF THE LYCEUM COMPANY. It is not often that provincial audiences have the opportunity of seeing Shakespeare emc-emly ami. adequately performed, and the visit of the Lyceum Company to Cardiff should consequently draw large houses. The production of Othello ou Monday night was a surprise even to those who I were acquainted with the merits of the company in whom Mr Henry Irving takes such interest. Its members have been carefully and tborouginy trained, and their uuited efforts resulted in onu of the most interesting and JPes'i sus" tained performances which have been seen in a Cardiff theatre. The house Wad enthusiastic from first to last. After nearly every 1 act the principal artistes were vociferously called before the curtain and received a most cordial welcome. Mr Louis Calvert made an excellent- Othello, never ranting, never boisterous, but holding himself in reserve for the terrible scenes which close the play. Mr Haviland was a clever Iago, and threw around his character a cynictl humour which tickled the audience immensely. Mr Martin-Harvey was equally effective in the lighter and more piquant part of Caesio. The ladies were both exceptionally good. Miss Amy Coleridge's Desdemona and Miss Julia Seaman R Emilia were really clever studies, and in the last act they procured for themselves repeated ap- plause. So successful was the p.?rforir)!ii(,e tt,t Othello will probably he repeated. Ituy Bias, Lady of Lyons, and Taming of the Shrew aro to be presented during the week.

WEDDING, KEKPEK, AND ENGAGEMENT RINGS in great variety and good value at Xainsh, 5, High- street. Cardiff. 137S0 5595 I THE LATEST NEWS.—A lady, who was FOR than three months unable to put on fcer boots because of most painful corns, after trying, without any benerit several of the wel'-a'iverti: ed remedies, at last sot a Is bottle of Munilay's Viridine/' which is the Corn-Cure, smil in six days the corns weie all gone, an l he has hul no trouble from t!liLI; time. Muuiluy's YirMiits is sold in Is bottles; by poit, Is 2J, by the sole I), oprietor, I J. MUNDA.Y. Chemist, 1, liigh-si: eet, Cardiff. 1073

FUNERAL REFORM. PUBLIC MEETING AT CA LlDIFF. On Monday evening a well-attended meeting was held at the Town liall, Cardiff, to discuss the question of burial, funeral, and mourning reform which has been brought forward by the Church of England Association formed in connec- tion with the movement. The Pov. C. J. Thompson, who occupied the chair, announced that the Bishop of the Diocese bad written ex- pressing regret at his inbility to attend, but expressing sympathy with the objects of the' association. From the speech of the Rev. F. Lawrence, it appeared that the proposed reforms were such as were in accord with sanitary laws. They dealt with the position of the cemetery, the preparation of the soil, the necessity of trees planted to assimilate emanations, the desirability of single graves, the perishability of tho coffin, and the elimination of unnecessary expense and show. Mr John Fer- guson proposed the following resolution That the time has arrived when a united effort ishould be made on the part of ministers of religion, me;t,bers of the medical profession, sanitarians and Persons of jnSut-uce generally, to put a stop, as far as is possib!?, to the prevalent practice of storing up, in the neighbourhood of gre;U populations, vast accumu- lations ot human remains in every stal"e of arrested and prolonged decay and that the present mode of burial in durable coffins, in vaults, or in already crowi ed graves, is seriously and increasingly dangerous to public health, This was seconded by the Rev J. H. Landau and carried unanimously,—A. resolution proposed bv the Rev A. E. Russell, and seconded by Mr W. H. Allen,was carried to the following effect: That the most reverend the archbishops be respect- fully requested to consider \f fresh legislation be not necessary r.-here'uy (a) the authority over burial-places now divided between the Home Office and the Local O'vernment Board be concentrated in one public authority, and that all new cemeteries be under the control of that one authority (b) Exclusive and per- petual rights in the soil be not permitted (c) Over- I crowuinij of the dead be made a legal offence liab!e to a. penaity, on summary couvic-ion before the raagis. trates, and (d\ tm land selected f-Jr new cemeteri.-s be ceri.itied as suitable for the dissolution of humtn re- mains before it be so used, and, where necessary, the soil be pruoeriy prepared. A small committee was formed at the close of the meeting to carry out the objects of the association.

SWANSEA. MOVDAT.—Before Mr T. C. DAVIES, Alderman TCLLOCH, and Dr J. G. HALL. DRCNK OR SEA ',ICK ?-Will:Latn Huxtable, R-fleman-row, PentrecLiwyth, was charged in custody with being drunk and disorderly on Pocketfs Wharf on Saturday. P.O. 83 said defeudant was so disorderly that he had to take him into custody. Prisoner said when seen by tho constable he had just returned from a trip to Ihracornbe. He did not know, but believed the motion of the ship ha l a great deal to do with his condition. A fine of 5. and costs was imposed.

NEATH. MONDAY. —Before the Mayor (Mr J. BEVAN DAVIBS) and Mr W. LEYSON. SUNDAY-CLOSING PROSECUTION.—John Davies, W.-igher, Ystalyfera, charged with being uulaw- fully present at the St. Ive's Inn on Sunday week last, was fined 15s includiug costs.—Richard Revan, of the Fanners' Arms, Neath, charged with unlawfully selling beer on Sunday week last, wns fined Ei and costs.—A woman, named -^a in waring, was fined 12 s including costs for "nlawful presence.—Win. Thomas, of the Vale of Neab Arms, T was also sharped with selling heer on the same date. P.S. Price found two 'biues on the table downstairs, and four men concealing themselves in the bedrooms. Defendant was fined L2 iiid the costs.—David Davies. Daniel Rses, Arthur Cameron, and D. W. Havard, charged with uulawful presence at the inn, were hueci 15 each including costs. Cameron's excuse was that he was courting the daughter. (Laughter.)— John Jones, of the Coopers'Arms, ■tleoipenwern, was charged with unlawfully selling liquor iast Sunday week. Mr S. T. Evans defended. P.C.'s Baker and Parsons said they saw 5 men ero in and out ot the bouse. Defendant was fined £4- and costs for the nffeace.-Tiie men found present in the house were discharged on a technical point raised by Mr Eva.ns. THEFT OF TEAPOTS.—John Jones, alias Jack Pontriiydv'.ei), charged with stealing four teapots froirx ti,e genera! market on Friday last, the prop-rty of Mr Win. Williams, china merchant, was fined 30s iaciudiug cost-

_4 MERTHYR. MONDAY.—Before Mr W. M. NORTH and Mr W. SMYTH. HONIED MENDICANTS. Frederick Johnson, John West, John Grilii, and James Macnamara were charged with begging alms from rioor to door in High-street, Dowlais, on the 13th iast. "^hree of the prisoners v/ere cripples on crutches. Upon the person of Johnson the policeman found 131 and three rings; on West, 4s 1bd; Green, Id and Macnamara had 8s. rlwo of tbe men had come from Leicester, one from Accrington, and one from Wolverhampton. They were all sent to gaol for three dnys. CURIOUS Tfi YFT. -Olial'Isp Willis, a youn man employed at the Cyiarthfa Works, was charged w'th stealing a sovereign belonging to Michael Nash, a Cyfarthfa workman, on Saturday. Com- plcuaant had been to the office to get bis pay, and he afterwards lost the sovereign, which prisoner he afterwards lost the sovereign, which prisoner I,, clced tin and retained. Prisoner was Sued 20s or, in default, nng month imprisonment. ALLEGED INDECENT ASSAULT.—John Joseph a y.suug man, wascbi-reeo with indecently assKu.ting Margaret Lvans, 33, Giebeiand-stroet. Prosecutrix, an eiderly wouiau, said prisoner hrjesd with her. On Saturday midnight be entered her room, and behaved with the grossest indecency. Assistance came, and prisoner was arrested.—Prisoner reserved his defence, and was committed for trial to the assises.

RHONDDA VALLEY. MONDAY. — Before Mr IGNATIUS WILLIAMS j (Stipendiary Magistrate) and Mr D. W. DAVIES. THEFT OF MONEY.—John OtweJl, charged with stealing 9s 9J belonging to William Hooper, Llan- trissant, was fined 92, or in default one month's imprisonment. The parties were drinking together, and when prosecutor missed his money and called the landlord, the latter found it in prisoner's clasped hand. A A.AGE ASSAULT.—Ph lip Williams, residing Preaiu-v, wits cn^rged with assaulting Esther D nies. Defendant struck complainant on tbe eye wit'jout any provocation whatever. He was sent to prison for six weeks with hard labour,

NEWPORT.—MONDAY. LOOTING A FOUNDATION STONE. Thomas Collins, 30 years of age, hobbler, w.is charged with Mealing a bottle containing 6s 4ii in new coins from the cavity beueatb the foundation stone of the new rPnlgwenliy branch reading- room. The prisoner appeared to be much "tit; up about the matter, and hung his head. He u^ed a large file to dislodge the bricks at 10 o clock on Friday night, but his actions wpre observed by a resident, and the inevitable officer, in this case P.C. Tooze, W-8 at hand to put searching nuestioas which could not b6 answered satisfactorily. At the station, the new coins were found in his bat and pockets.—The bench were glad to find that there was nothing previously against the prisoner, and availed themselves of the new law to fine him. Their opinion of the ofl^nce they assessed at £ 5, with the alternative of one month's imprison- ment. Prisoner dived below, amidst the aston- ished expressions of tba crowd of men in court keeping Saiat Monday.

LLANDAFF. MONDAY.—(B°fore Col. F AGE and Messrs H. LEWIS, xi. KICKARDS, and E. LEWIS.) ILLEGALLY REMOVING PIGS.—Wm. Liewellyn, teutvicb, was charged with making a false declaration regarding some pigs be was removing from Caerwent to Tongwynlais on the 27th ult., and was fined L5 or one month's imprisonment. A fine of £ 5 was imposed upon Duvid Llewellyn, Whit-church, for an offence of a similar character. ASSAULTING THJS POLICE.—Mary Hill, Whit- church, was charged with being drunk and dis- orderly, and with assaulting P.C. Phillips while in the execution of his duty on the 12ttl inst. Prisoner was outside the Three Horse Shoes public-house threatening to break all the windows and using very filthy expressions towards someone inside. She had bfMtn several times turned out of the house by Mr Hammett, the landlord, where sba assaulted an old man by striking him in the face. When P.C. Phillips appeared upon the scene she struck and bit him hke a mad woman. She had been quarrelling with another woman in the public.—She was fined 10,, or seveu days.

PENARTH. MONDAY.—Before Mr J. S. COBBKTT, Major THORNLKY, find Mr V. TRAYES. THE OPENING OF THE BARRY DOCIE. Mr C. M. Berkley applied, on behalf of the Park Hall Hotel Company, for a special license for a tent at Barry, on the occasion of the dock opening, The application was granted, as was one from Mr Gietrix, of the Cross Keys Inn, Dinas Powis, for extension of time ou tbe same occasion. The application of the proprietor of 'he Victoria Hotel, Cardiff, for a special license for a teat on Barry Island was refused.

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SWANSEA, WATER STORAGE IN ITHK RESERVOIR.—While there was in the reservoir on June 15th 114,213,000 gallons of water, there are now less than, M,C00 030. THE IMPROVED SEBTICE WIIH THE NOBTH.— The London and North Western Railway Com- pa.ay have now arranged a splendid train service between Swansea and Liverpool, Manchester, and Scotland. Two trams will be run daily, Sundays excepted, to Scotland, the first starting at 6 15 a.m., arriving at Edinburgh at 6.30 p.m., and at Giasgaw at 6.45 p.m. The second train leaves Victoria Station (Swansea) at 6 p.m., and reaches Glasgow at 5.4-0 the following morning, and Edinburgh 30 minutes later. Besides these two there are two other trains to Liverpool and Manchester, one at 10 a.m. and the other at 12.35. The first, being an express, completes the journey to Liverpool in 6 hours and 45 minutes, being due at 4-4-5. Along tbe same route there will be four express trains to Swansea daily. Third-class tickets are issued,aud through carriages run by all these trains. THE PLANS OF THE NEW MABKET.—A largely- attended meeting of a committee of the whole corporation was held on Monday for the purpose of considering which of the 21 competitive riesigns sent in for the new market should be accepted. After a prolonged consideration it was decided that it was beyond the capabilities of the com- mittee to give a decision, and that the council, at its meeting to be held on Wednesday, be recom- mended to submit the designs sent by five of the competitors to the President of the Koyal Institute of British Architects for his opinion. The selected designs are those sent by The Earth is the Lord's and the Fulness thereof," "Prosperity," "Pru- dentia et Candore," "Plenty," and "Floreat Swansea." SUNDAY CLOSING A PPIIED TO VEHICLES.— At a special meeting of the Swansea Watch Com- mittee held on Monday, under the presidency of Mr Chapman, Mr Abram Bowen applied for a license for two brakes, which it appeared belonged to a person named Griffiths, of Pontypridd, and had been sent down to Swansea under the belief I that there was a greater demand for conveyances II at Swansea than at Pontypridd. It was, after some discussion, resolved that licenses would be granted oniy on condition that the vehicles were not allowed to run on Sundays.—Mr Bowen sug- gested that the vehicles might be used on Sundays when ordered privately.—The committee, how- ever, objected to this, and told Mr Bowen that he ever, objected to this, and told Mr Bowen that he must understand he only held a six days' license. Alderman Lewis thought this very hard. The Chairman said those brakes came from Pontypridd, and since the provisions of the Sunday closing Act had been put vigorously in force there their occu- pation was gene. While there those brakes were I, used in making bona fide travellers. They used to drive three miles out of the town and make townspeople bona fide travellers, and then bring in a lot of country people, who were also thus made bona fide travellers. Now the watch com- I mittee did not want to create bona fide travellers at Swansea, and so they took the best means they could to prevent the possibility of their numbers being increased.—The subject then dropped. LICENSING TRAMCAR OFFICIALS.-At a special meeting of the watch committee, held on Monsay, the question of licensing tramcar conductors under tbe provisions of the new bve-iaw was discussed. Inspector Davies (inspector of cabs) suggested that the better plan would be to have the ofEeials brought down in a batch for the com- mittee to licence those be would pass. It was agreed that Inspector Davies have power to grant licences, with the approval of the chairman of the committee, and that in auy case where he refused the person could appear before the watch com- mittee.—Mr Sugrue, manager of' the tramway, was called in and informed tbat the bye-laws had not been obeyed. He replied that he was doing his best to bring the cars in accordance with the bye-laws. He had bad them painted according I to instructions, and bad pliced the number of passengers each car was to carry on the outside and inside of the cars. Further, be was having plates painted with the fares to different places. This would be finished in n week.—Mr Chapman suggested that they should not license the cars till" II were completed.—Mr Sugrue asked how they were going to enforce the regulation.—Mr Chapman said the company must see to that.—Mr Sugrue 8!'id people had been in the habit of overcrowding so long that it would at first be most difficult to prevent them. He had cleared a car at the bottom of High-street, and yet before it reached the Paviliou it was as crowded as ever.—It was decided that, in cases of this kind, a pohceman should be called in, ana the name cf the persons offending taken, with a view to prosecution.

PENCLAWDD. REGATTA AND SpORTa. Tbe annual regatta and sports were held on Saturday, and proved in every way a success. There was a large at- tendance of specxtors. During the afternoon the Gowerton Brast Band played selectIOns of music under the leadership of Mr Thomas Davies, formerly leader of the Swansea Police Band. The results of the competitions are as follows:- Athletic Sp,.)rf, -B, cycle race—1, H. Roberts 2, J. Morgan 3, D. Ree6. Bun and treacle con- tc-st-1, Joseph Morgan 2, D. J. Davie,. Treacle and feather contest-D. Davies won. Donkey rtee-1, W. Jones 2, E. Thomas. Regatta.—Sailing contest—1, Mr Edward Leyshon's Ethei 2, Princess Alice 3, Mr John Hughes's Port Eynou 4, Mr Hopkins' Billow I 5. Mr Davies/ True Low. F.,ur-oared ship's boat Tac-l, Mr Thomas Howell's Elizabeth 3, Mr W. Morgan's White Star. Pair-oared ship's boat race-I. Mr Tnorrias Howell's Elizabeth 2, Mr W. M nr-ran's White Star. Swimming race I (ndults)—1. J. Hughes, Penclawdd 2, W. Jones, Gowerton. Swimminflr race (boy-)-1, D. J. Morgan 2. Thomas Davies. Women's pair- oared boat race—1, Margaret Rees 2, Ann Morgan. Walkiug the bowsprit—Only one com- petitor, T. Davies, to whom the prize was awarded.

NEW MILFORD. HAY RICKS ON FIKE,—Oa Sunday evening, two large bay ricks, one of last year's saving, were discovered to be on fire on Leonardston Farm, nenr New Milford, in the occupation of William Rowland. Immediately the discovery was made messengers were despatched for the fire-engine from the Great Western Railway Station, and this was soon on the spot, with a I good supply of water. Deepite the efforts of the large number of willing hnnds, the fire had gained such a mastery that it was impossible to save but one of the ricks. Subsequently the fire having been observed from her Majesty's ship Nankin, lying abreast of the spot, a company of seaman was landed in command of an officer, and these w6re followed by a company of the Duke of Cornwall's Regiment from Pembroke Dock. to render what assistance they possibly couid. The hay was not insured. Mr Rowland was at Cos- heston at the time. Had it not been for the timely arrival of the fire-engine, and the valuable assistance of the inhabitants, the other rick would undoubtedly have shared the same fate, and in all probability the farm buildings as well, tliese being in close proximity to where the fire broke out.

CRICKET. SUSSEX v. SURREY. Up to five o'clock, the weather yesterday afternoon at )!r; "h on was very bright and pleasant, bt,t at that time be sky became clouded over, and a smart shower fell, lengthening hy about a quarter of au hour the ordinary interval between the inninss. The rain then cleared off for a time, but after a quarter of an hour's cricket, it came on again very much harder than before. A final attempt to -.o on -,Nith the game was made at quarter to ven. but again the rain drore the players in. There bad been a good deai of vet in Brich' on on Sunday nnd some showers yesterday inorainir, so the wicket wa naturally rather slow. Winning the toss for Sus«ex, Mr Newham took first innings, and the home ride remaining in from 12.Z5 until a quarter to five ran up a total of 180. At one time a fir smaller score seemed probable, five of the best wickets falling for S). Then by some very determined hitting Jesse t! de and Mr Brann, the latter of whom was assisting his county for the first time this season, put on 8b runs together. After Mr Br-ann left at 165, no one but Jesse Hide could look at Lohmanu. The sun had made the wicket false' where before lunch it had only been slow, and the famous Surrey boiler met with brilliant success. In the whole innings he toot nine wickets for 67 runs, and it is specially worthy ot note that he bowled down all the s'x wickets that fell after lunch. His performance altogether was a very tine one. Surrey b a,l in all 20 minutes' batting between the showers, out contrived tc lose two wickets. It is b9 years ago to-day since the first recorded match between t* e twu coun- ties. Present score SUSSEX. 1st Innings. 2nd Innings. Major, b Beaumont 19 Gressoi). 0 111. Bead, b Loh- ma ji! 6 Kev.-iiam, c Abel, b JLohmann 14 Quaife, c Headersou, b Lah- mana 13 J. Hide, not out 75 Humphreys, b Lohmarn 4 Brann. b Lohmann 37 Bean, b Iiohmann •« A. Hide, b Lohmann 4 Mayes, b I.-ohmann 0 Xate, n .Lohraann P Extras 8 Extras otal 180 Total SURREY. 1st (nuinjjs. d Innings, Shuter,cHumphr'ys,bA.Hide 0 Abel, not out « Kead, b A. Hide 5 w-fItr^n.ot..out.J Total 15 Total „ MIDDLESEX v. LANCASHIRE. Neavly the whole of the day's cricket at Lord's, yesterday was taken up by the Lancashire men, who, with the exception of a couple of interruptions t>y ra/u were S from ten minutes past twelve until twentv minutes to seven tor a inagnificent total of The chief credit of this performance belongs to fur men-Albert WardMrEccles, Frank Sugg* and Kri-tfs -who between them.made no fewer than 310 out'of the S98 scored from toe bat Taking the four achievements in the order o^ merit, Albert Ward's not out score was decioediy the best for himself and hie side, though possibly not so attractive to watch as those of Kccles an a Briggs. He went in second wicket down at 113, anct carried his bat through the remain- der of the innings His actual time at the wicket^ was three hours and a hair, aud his proportion of the 28D runs addeu, 111. Briggs played a characteristic innings hitting at neariy every ball, and scoring 55 in thirty-s«ven minutes out of 64 in brilliant stvle. Bryant kept wicket very finely. Present score 'l/QABIlln.Jt. let Innings. "I-N 111 ILL. 2nd Inninp. Hornby,c Bryant,b Stoddart 17 Kccles, st Bryant, b Nepesn 78 Sucg, b Mordaunt b7 A. Ward, not out m F. Ward, b Burtoa ] 55 Brig^s, b Ford 55 Paul, e Walker, b Ford 5 Baker,st Bryant, b Nepeau 7 Watson, st Bryant, b Burton 23 Mold, c Vernon, b Mordaunt 2 PiliinK, c Stoddart, b Burton 9 Eitraa 10 Tota; 398 Total .T MIDDLES* „ Ist lnmnea. 2nd Innings. H. J. Mordaunt, not out 2 F. G. J. Ford, b Watson 1 E«ras Extras low Total

J A CABD.—Mr Bert Harris, Portrait Paint«r, f 25, Dumfries-place, Cardiff 1043

I ANTICIPATIONS. To-morrow the Leicester MeetingeOmrneDCes, when I shall vote as under Douington Platc-LITTLE WEN-LOCK. Birstail Plat.e-PILLARIST, C-opsall Park Plat,PAGICT or CAKBAIXISA. Zetland Stakes—THS WHACP or POXZA- Midland Derby-GULLIVIEF, "f WISHING GATIL Bradgate Park Plate—Mfiiicr. Monday Night. VIGILANT.

LEICESTER SUMMER MEETING. TO-DAY'S JtACING ORDER OF BURNING—Brad-ate P..rk Plate. 2 Birstail Sel'ing Plate. 2.30 Zetland Stakes 3.1o ■ D'»nington Piate, 4.45 GoDsall Park Plate, 4.1o Midland Derby, 4.4o. KNTRIKS. DONINGTON PLATE—Parody (3y), Goldleaf (4y), The skipper (3v)vVum Yuui (3y), LitJe Weulock (6y)' and Cap" Race 3y) each to be sold fn* £ oQ. BIRSTALL SELLING PLATE—St Serge v^y), Cromartie I (2'), Patchouli 14y, Pilbmst <4y),Reform (3y), Chuperic (4y). and G.-iby by Piebiau—Festivity (2y/; each to be sold f'.»r £ a0. SCRATCHINGS. Leicester engagements—Stock&on. Zetland Stakes- Tarantella, Quieict.iglit and Ianrhe. Midland Derby- Satyr. Cedar, and 'l\pag-eur. Qiucn s Plate—General Abbott. Beivoir Castle-Itosine and ft Petero. Leicester Handicap Zanzioar. Porriand Merry Monk, Delaval, beggar my Neighbour, Fe -r Disgrace, Morion. Sir Waiter, Hopnoie. and Star of Erill, Knighton Plat.e-Bega.r my Neighbour, Quicksiglit, and Itonaldma. ARR.I\'ALS.-The following horses have arrived :— Cool, Hebrides, Yum Yum, Aatiaboe, Wandering Nun colt, Wishinsr Gate. Ghilperic, Tragedy, Croinarti^ Heresy, Pinzon, FonUmeb.eau, Houndsditch, St. Hubert. Pillarist. Ponza. Heliuscene, Peterhoff, The Whaup, CarubK.llina, Aggie, Tennyson, St. Serge, St. Germain, Miser Davis, Guilive;, 'Holly, Miss$thel,' Duncraggan. Fitzeustace, It-isy Morn, Keefar, Cape Race. Woodpigeon, Littie Weniock. Sunbeam, Spider, Reform. Parody, Curraghmore, Mmthe, Mercy, GOIQ! leaf, Skipper. Gaby, PitchouJi. a/ui Mainbeani. Ex- pected—Glendaiough; and several others in the morning.

SCRATCHINGS. The Press Association was thit morning officially informed by Messrs Weatherby of the following scratching: All engagements in Mr Beddington's name-Joily Tar All engagements in Mr G. Cleveland s name-Fra Diavolo. All engagements. Sans Souci. 's, Zetland Stakes Leicester—Ayesba, Marchesi. Wood Nymptt, Paragon, Cushat, Miunedosa. Leicester engagement'—Shy. Leicester Handicaps—L" pstart, Parga, Tortoise. Portland Stakes, Leicester—Paraxon, Symbol, Wild Fire, Minnedosa, Shote-ham. Marchesi, Crackenthorpe Cushat, Dearest, Hellitield, Ostrogoth, Westminster. Knighton Stakes, Leicester—Wilatire, Dearest. Victoria Welter Handicap.Sandown Park—Nasreddia Diana, Virgin Oueen, Lird Iddeslaigh. National Produce Stakes, ^audown—Godfrey, Pil- grimage colt, Marchesi, Wiidfire. Leicester, Liverpool, and Newton engagements— Lasso. East Riding Club Handicap, Bull -Primtw. Cottingham Handicap, Hull- Tottetihaul- Surbiton Handicap, Sandown-Guies. Liverpool Cup-Carmine. Walton Nursery, Saud own-Pick Me Up.

NEWMARKET TRAINING NOTES. ( £ V OUR MCWMAKKET COKKhsl'oMDK'- ) NEWMARKET. Monday On the Bury side Chalo- ner's Rigado n and Faust galloped six furlongs John Dawson's, sen, Greenwich, Roberto, Leap Year, Haw- thorn, and Grecian Bend went a mile and a quar- ter Caller Herrin and Bartizan going a mile. Geo, Dawson's Seatoii irnci Ayrshire galloped the same distance Eazelhatch was sent six furlongs. Melanion and Donovan galloped a mile Frili. El.ie, at14 Semolina went Be furlongs, Enocbs Choufl^ur and Deception galloped a mile. Gelding's (Quicksand, Ciang. Seclusuin, aud Zanzibar was sent a little over a mile Heloise went a mile Antibea, Bret Harte, Danvita, and Constellation colt going six furlongs. •Tarvis's Aureoline and Yard Arm galloped a mil" 08 coo and Arcadia went five iuriongs. Jennings's, sen Cherry Bounce md Dociiin China galloped a mile Jjti Jàel, Sheen. Gold, Duo. and Unrefined went six turlongs Jewjtt's Suvant and Trayies going nearly two miles Wrinkles and Seabreeze went a mile and a had. Morton's Freemisou gailopeu a mile. Sner- wood's Gervas, Blue. Peter, Antimi. iiariow, and Philomel went six turiongs Sherrard s Abelard, Heimsley, and Holyrovi going a mile. Waugh's Powder Puff and Forest Dancer galiopta a m ie. Oa the Racwcourse side Jenuings s, juu, Zeno one Mamia galiopeJ a mile.

LONDON BETTING. MONDAY NIGHT. A somewhat early movement in favour of Hehuslej for the Liverpool Cup brought tne iiirhtly-weiguted four-year-oid to 100 to 15 before backers desisted, hut later in the < ay 7 to 1 was had and oifered. Felix wai always steady at 11 io i), and at the finish thai price was asked for, as was also 100 to 15 ab.,ut Cotillon. Horton and F.e,i.hnd had touched 10 to 1 ;.ch, but tin, run on the favourities resulted in 100 to 9 beiut offered bar three. The Leicestershire Handicap and iiclipse Stakes produced nothiug beyond the nominal prices below. Otters of 0 to 1 on the held for the Goodwood Stakes fell fiat, and the St. Leer betting was uti- changed, except that 20 to 1 was taken to some money about Nuuth-rpe. tjuo^atim s — JLKlCEsTEK HANDICAP. One mile. Run on Thursday next. 5 to 1 agst, Tru'» B'ue 11 (.t and o; 5 to 1 St Helen it aud 0) 5 to 1 — King Moiiim-uth (t and o) ECLIPSE STAKES. One mile and a quarter. Run on Friday next. 11 to S agst Ayrshire (t and 0) Z) LO I An, other (o) LIVERPOOL CUP. One mile three furlongs. Run Wednesday, July 4t.b 11 to 2agst Felix (t) 100 to 15 — Cotilion (t) 7 to I Heimsley (c> 103 to 9 Veracity (t tt 0) IOu to 9 liortou (t do; o) 100 to 9 ltedsand (t & o) IrO to 8 Grecian Bend (t <t o) 100 to 8 Stone Cross (t and 0) 100 to 8 Ronda iu) 100 to 7 Peeler (t and o) GOODWOOD STAKES. 5 to 1 on tile tield (0) ST LKGER. 7 to 4 on Donovan (0. 2 to 1 w) 20 to 1 agst Nunthorpe (t and o

DISQUALIFICATION OF CHOUFLEU&. Messrs Weatherby published the foliowiug ofticita notice yesterday :—Choufleur was not qualified to be entered for the Welter Haaidicap, run at Newmar- ket on Friday, and the race go«s to Autouina.

CENSURE ON OWNERS. The PressAssociatiou yestei day received the following notice from Messrs Weatherby Sandown Park Private Sweepstakes. -The stewards, having gone into the objection to Coercion at Sandown, decide that Coercion is disqualified, untie' Rule 2b of the Rules of Racing. Cuptain Workman, in whose name the horse was joiutly registered with Mr Yates, having soid one- half of his share to Mr Ashwitb without Mr Yates's knowledge, and tbis latter partnership not having been registered, the stewards censure Captain Work. for his negligence, and do not consider Mr Aali- with devoid of blame.

THE SPORTING ECHO rtlys :-Ale, 8 Bat. 8 Car, 86 Dot. 6. PARK s OPINION BATS 309, 316, Heresy, Gulliver. Address—Park, Veiiner-ro«.d, Sydenham. THE RACING WOKLD SAY!: 1, 6, 18, 59, 123, 136. THK SPORTING WORLD says :-Nan, 10, 14 Pin, 22, 23 Fan, 35, 33 Hat, 21. J HK DKMDN'S OODK,—Cnaptiri's good tiling is Midland. 80-39, King. To-uay s jims for 48 replies. July Code, including Liverpool and good thing Friday, 2.. od with four wires, 8s od. Address—Chaplin, Rockery, Spenuymo.'i THE MMUI-KHAII (MKVTOR) OPINION SAYS A, 5 Brick B, 16 C, 9 Brick, Apple D. 26. Tele grams remainder of week, 8s 6<i. Reply-paid wires (48 word?) promptly answereu. Address—J. MENTOR, Middleham, iiedale.

O.T>f.-Bloomsoory'squa.r< London, W.C. RAILWAY.—Mr John Cory, ot Messrs Cory Brothors and Co., Porthkerry Park, near Cowbridge, is a director of the Barry Company. GWILYM. RHVBTFRO. Merlrhyr.-IL would be inadvis- abie to puolish your letter. Yoa bad better write to the committee.

ST. JOHN'S CH-URCH, CARDIFF. TO THY- SDITOB. SIP,-Will you kindly allow me to inform my fellow-townsmen that in the absenee of lr. Windsor, in consequence of the lamented death of Lady Mary Cave, the LordBisbop of the Dio^sse has kindly consented to officiate on the occasion of laying the top corner stone of the new north aisle on Wednesday afternoon next ?-I am &c" C. J. THOMPSON. St. Jobu s ViCTage. Cardiff, July 15th, 18S9.

THE DINAS ISHA DISPUTE. TO THE XDITOK. STE.-In your issue of to-day, Mr Morga. Weeks considers the qoestions I put to him on the 11th "untrue and irrelevant." They may b? the latter, Mr Editor; but the former they are not. The point, pure and simple, is this. Did be, or did he not, illegally detain the men's tools and some birth certificates?' What I have done either about one or the other has been done by legal advice. However, aa already stated, I am not aware of any certificates refused that were applied for,-I am, &c., H. BEGG. Dinas Isba, 15th July. 1889.

I SAUNDERSFOOT SCHOOL BOAHD ELECTION. THE NOMINATIONS. Sixteen candidates have been nominated for the Saundersfoot School Board. All the old members se^k re-pJpctlon. The nominations are appended George Bancroft, Nonconformist minister. John Bur: whistle, Major. John David, clergyman. John Jones, clergyman. Thomas Mathias, chemist and druggist. William Morgan, Congregational minister. Benjamin John, farmer. George Lawrence, fanner. William Lawrence, telegraph linesman. .10hn Richards, grocer. David Thomas, fanner. Ed ward I homas, grocer. James Thomas, publican. Charles Henry Vickerman, Ksqnire Charles Rankin Vickerman, Enquire. Hugh Lewis Williams, 9-squire, Tbe polling day is fixed tor Tuesday, J Illy Urd.

The Shire line steamer Glamorganshire arrived iu I» IDQOU from Hankow on Monday morning with 3,800,000 pounds of new season's teas, being tho KOCODJ arrival this season. NKWPOIIT ATHLETIC MEETING.—L'. aik HOLUJIY August bth, Newport Grand Annual Athletic Meeting under A.A.A.nnd N.C.U. l.a.ws Prizes—Pro- grammes ou application to the Hon. See. OUT

A CONGRESS OF SOCIALISTS. GERMANS AND FRENCHMEN ON I A COMMON PLATFORM. ¡: [CENTRAL NEWS TELEGRAM.J PABIS, Monday.—The two Socialist Congresses bow proceeding here are largely ottended, and are attracting considerable notice. THE Possibil- iet SECTION consists mainly of French parliamentary Socialists, the chief members of the English Social Democratic Federation, and of trades' UNIONISTS from all parts of the world, especially Perhaps America and England. The other section, known as the Marxist party, includes the German and Austrian following in France, the English Anarchist wing, and the Russian Nibilist3. The two branches, an English visitor remarked to Ine to-day, bate each other like poison. The chief feature of international interest in the matter is the extraordinarily cordial welcome extended by the Paris Marxists to their Carman confreres. Of A total of 369 delegates, 189 are foreigners. Twenty-one of these are English and 82 Germans, 11 of the latter being members of Parliament. The well-known German Socialist, Liebnicht, addressing the Marxist Congress to-day, said: "It is working Franca and working Germany which now join hand in hand. We are now form- ing a treaty of alliance which will have its effect throughout the world."

DREADFUL TRAGEDIES IN GERMANY. [CENTRAL NEWS TELEGRAM.] BIRLIN, Monday.—Two horrible tragedies are reported from different parts of the country. The daughter of a forest keeper named Stamler, living AT Saar Union, waa found murdered in a wood NETR her father's bouse. It is evident that the poor girl, who was only 13 years old, bad been cruelly outraged before she was killed. For several days no traces could ba found of her murderer, but yesterday a lad named Christian Kiefer, 17 years of age, was arrested at a public dancing saloon at Saar Union, it being believed that he was the innrderer. News got abroad aa he was conveyed to the police office that he was the criminal, and the police had the greatest difficulty in saving him from the fury of the people. He has since confessed his guilt. The second horror is reported from Langelohe, in Schleswig. Anna Schroeder, wife of a small tradesman, seized her two children and threw them, one after the other, down a well in the courtyard of her bouse. She then leapt after them. When the bodies were discovered all were dead..

J THE FRENCH NAVY, F [GKNTKAL NEWS TKLKGBAM.1 PABIS, Monday Night.—In the Chamber of Deputies to-day, the Minister of Marine asked for an advance of money with which to commence the enlargement of the navy. The Chamber granted 58,000,000 fcs. Work in the shipbuilding yards will be commenced forthwith. The first instalment of new vessels comprise three ironclads of 6,700 tons each, four torpedo despatch boats, ten ocean torpedo boats, and thirty coaatintr torpedo boats.

THE JOHNSTOWN DISASTER. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] NEW YORJe. Monday.—A sensational story comes from Johnstown that a diver, who has explored the bottom of the river beneath the arches of the stone viaduct, reports that hundreds of bodies are lying there one upon another, held down by tons of steel wire that has been wrapped and twisted into a mass of un- known proportions.

HEAVY DAMAGES AG AINST A RAILWAY COMPANY. A well-known Manchester solicitor, Colonel W. A. Lynde, brought an action at Manchester on Monday to recover from the Cheshire Lines yozumittee damages for personal injuries received in a railway collision. Plaintiff was incapacitated trom conducting his business, and medical men said it would BE three or four years before he could properly recover. He was awarded damages of £3,750.

TROTTING HANDICAP, FOOT AND PONY RACING, &C.-All montly prizes, Penytiarren Park, Merthyr, August 5tb. Programmes ready.-Apply Secretares, Plymouth Arms Inu, Merthyr. 6530

HOUSE OF LORDS.—MONDAY. The Lord Chancellor took his seat on the wool- sack at a quarter-past four o'clock. THE DUKE OF ARGYLL ON IRELAND. The Duke of ARGYLL drew attention to the circumstances attending the enforcement of legal obligations on the Olphert estate in Donegal, and moved for papers regarding that and adjacent parts of Ireland. Ho declared that the statistics with regard to the number of illiterates in Ireland were remarkable, for it appeared that, whereas in the whole of England and Wales there were but 38,000 voters who professed themselves unable to till up their ballot papers, the number in Ireland was 36.000 out of a total of 194,000, and in Donegal 3,40 out of 6,300. It was difficult to believe that one-half the number of men who sent to Parliament those who wished to dictate to the kingdom the manner in which its constitu- tion should be shaped were so ignorant that they could not lill up their voting papers, and there was some ground therefore for the sug- gestion that the protection of the Ballot Act was destroyed because the priests wanted to get at the way men voted. The condition or the people of the west of Ireland was held up to the intelligent foreigner as the result of British rule; but be denied that the ignorance and poverty of those people were in any way due to British rule, and ascribed their condition rather to Irish nature and habits. Earl GBANVILLK, replying to criticisms passed by the noble duke on a speech recently delivered by him, said he could not help thinking that it was not desirable in that House of landowners to make strong and impassioned appeals all in one sense without taking in the slightest degree into consideration the feeling that might exist or the arguments that might be urged on the other side. The motion for papers was then agreed to. The House adjourued at 6.20 o'clock.

ENTHUSIASTIC LIBERAL MEETINGS. STIRRING ADDRESSES BY MR LLOYD MORGAN. MR ABRAHAMTM,P., ON STATE CHURCHISM. MR A. THOMAS, M.P., AND WELSH LEGISLATION. CARMARTHEN, Monday Night. The Liberal leaders are pushing the battle to the gate." A vast number of meetiugs were held in the division to-day. At some of the chief meetings Mr Alfred Thomas, M.P., Mabon, M.P., and Mr F. Sonley Johnstone, editor of the South Walts Daily News. were present, and spoke in favour of Mr J. Lloyd Morgan, who addressed meetings in several parts of the division.

TE -N BY. ore Mr LAWS (chairman) and Dr LOCK. SUNDAY CLOSING^OFFENCES. —Thomas Thomas, lan-jjorJ of the i>u-h Ina, St. George-street, charged with supplying heer to one Sarah John on the morning of Sunday, the 23-d of June, was hriei 20, nnd cust". THE WIIJD BIRDS' PROTBCTION ACT. -Frank Pochin, Percy Aim, R >rt Swu n, Frank Cooatcan, four boys, and Fredeiick Sarnley, one of the masters of the Green-hii! Schools^ were charged by Inspector Clark, S.P.C.A., with having in their possession certain wild birds, V'Z., fours guils, on tho 22ao ot June and ivlr Hunry Coward, principal of the school, with having the birds in his control. The offence was admitted, but Mr Guward, who appeared in I auswer to the ch.i-nrtiS, pleaded ignorance of the law.The bench inflicted" a fine of 6i each on Mr Coward and Mr Settley, with costs, lis. i

SANDOWN PARK SECOND SUMMER MEETING. WE, IGHTS'FOR THE RUYAL HANDICAP. y, t lb I vs st lb Powder Puff. 4 9 0 Korniloff 5 7 0 Polynesia 48 0 Maypole „ 3 6 10 Jesuit 5 7 6 shv a b 9 Vixen 4 7 5 P,esto 36 8 Nasr-ed-din 3 7 3 | Durlc „ Z b 7 Appenzsll 57 2 Pair Marion 3 0 2 Marioni 47 2 Swordbearer 3 6 2 Barmecide 37 2 1Brink Zfa 0