South Wales Daily News

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FERRY-BOAT DISASTER HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE. [FROll OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] HALIFAX (N.S.), Saturday While a crowd of curious people were inspecting tho new ferry-boat wharf here it gave way, and orer 100 were thrown into the water. Many bodies have been taken out, and daylight is expected to reveal many more. The victims were waiting for the ferry steamer. When the boat came alongside the wharf several people jumped aboard. Immediately a chain supporting the wharf bridge gave way, and the bridge fell into, the river, carrying down the crowd upon it. A score of men came to the rescue, and pulled "tha. victims out of the water, passiug them to strong- hands on tba wharves above. Other spectators; threw life-preservers among the masses of drown- ing people. Mpst of the men in the water wera able to save themselves by swimming, but the, women and children struggled helplessly. Fami- lies. were so completely separated that it was. impossible for fathers to aid their downing wives aud children. ) Up to midnight only ten bodies bad been recovered and identified. Their names are as follows Miss Kessie Foster, Miss Alice Synnot., Miss Marie Bowes, Mies Sarah Wilson, Peter Bvyle, JohnBundy, Alonzo Smith, Charlie Shaw, and Arthur Adams. Among tbe injured by the accident are :-Mr8 Logan and daughter, Harry Silver and wife, Edward Foster, Mary Smith, P. Farrell and wife, Charles Davis, and Amos Haugbmeet, The dock was a death-trap, tall piles of lumber being ranged for 200 feet upon each side of the landing stage. Between these the boat entered, and when the bridge sank beneath the weight of the crowds upon it there was no means of reaching the drowning people except by climbing over the lumber piles.

ANGLO-GEIIMAN AGREEMENT IRKBTKR'S TELEGRAM. I PARIS, Saturday.—la the Chamber of Deputies to-day M. Laur asked leave address an inter- pellation to the Government regarding Mr Smith's declaration in the House of Commons, in r6.pect to the Anglo-Gorman Agreement. M. Ribot, Minister of Foreign Affairs, replied he was unable to accept the interpolation in the tortus which it was submitted, which were contrary to parlia- mentary usage. He would, however, take an early opportunity of giving explanations to the Chamber on the Anglo-German Agreement. M. Laur then withdrew tho interpellation, and the House rose,

ILLNESS OF MAJOR WISSMANN. [REUTER'S TELEGRAM.] 1 LANTERBERG, Sunday.—Tho attack Jof asthma from which Major Von Wissmann has been suffering is now abating, but severe rheumatism has .aupervened, although this, like the asthma, is entirely due to weakness of the nervous system. No danger is apprehended, but the major is iu need of prolonged rest.

THE SILVER BILL. [RENTER'S TELEGRAM.] WASHINGTON, Saturday.—The House of Repre- sentatives to-day passed the conference Silver Bill by a party vote, the figures being 122 for aud 93 against the measure. The whole of the majority were Republicans. The bill has thus passed both Houses of Congress, and will now be submitted tIP the President.

PRESIDENT HARRISON AND PROTECTION. [REUTER'S TELEGRAM.] NEW YORK, Saturday.—President Harrison, replying to an IDvitation of the Grangers' Con- vention of Pennsylvania to attend its sittings if consistent with bis public duties, expresses him- self in favour of a protective tariff, and adds that should free trade dominate in the elections of 1892 it would produce distress in the country.

WIFE MURDER THROUGH JEALOUSY. f" NEW YORK HERALD" TKLEFTUAM ] PARIS, Saturday.-A terrible tragedy, of which insane jealousy is believed to be the cause, has been enacted at St Marcellin, near Grenoble. Nicaiso Froussard, a whitesmith, &gad 19 aud the father of five girls and a boy, killed ills wife with a shot from his gun, and wounded in the arm his youngest child, aged six, who was sleeping with her. After firing two shots he beat the unfortunate woman with the butt-end of the gun until it was broken. When the eldest daughter called for help be said he would have killed them all if his gun had not been broken Ho thou went to the police station, shouting that he had purged society of a fiiquo. Mme Frous- sard only survivod an hour, but tho child is not in danger. Froussard, when examined by the magistrates, accused his wife of being unfaithful, to him,and conspiring with the neighbours to per- secute him. His incoherence and excitement seem plainly to indicate that he has acted under the impulse of insanity.

ATROCITIES IN MOROCCO. |KKDTKR:S TELEGRAM, J TANGISHS, Saturday.—It is reported that the." Zammour tribe has made a raid on the camp on the Sultan's son, situated a few hours distant from Salee. The tribe is stated to have com- mitted great slaughtering, piibgmg the camp and burning about 15 men ahve.

EXPLOSION OF A STEAMER'S BOILER. lCENTRAL NEWS TELEGRAM.] NEW YORK, Saturday.—A terrible accident occurred ou I board the steamship Iioa at Chicago, last night, one of the boilers exploding and completely wrecking the vessel. The passengers and crew were thrown into the river, and ten of thoso on board were killed outright, The Iioga was a small passenger and freight steamer, plying in tho neighbourhood of Chicago.

RAID ON GAMBLERS. A considerable amount of gambling has of late 'been carried on on the banks of tho Surrey Canal in South London. On Sunday a number of detectives were placod in hiding, and when tho gambling was at its height they rushed out upon the law-breaker*. Great excitement; aud con- fusion followed, and many men escaped by swim- inius; across the canal. The pilice, however, managed to arrest 11 men, and they also sfJizd a number of cards, a dice tin, and an "over and under cloth."

FOUR CHILDREN AT A BIRTH The wife of a working man named Thomas Price, living at Pongarddu, gave birth to four children on Saturday morning, aud died imme- diately pfterwards. The childrsu were alive ou Saturday afternoon.

For soma time it has been noticed at A typo- graphical establishment at Naples that postage btamps, money, and other objects were frequently missing from a locked writing-desk. The Naples chief of polica invented an electric bell which, when the drawers of the writing- deak were opened, iminediately raug without ceasing, and at the sarno time an apparatus pre- vented the drawers from being ro-shut. The trap- was laid for two days, and three mornings ago a persistent ringing at last announced tho presence of thieves. When the polico were fetched they found one of the underliugs of the establishment who had opened the drawers with an English key. He was immediately arrested. FOR CRICKET AND LAWN TENNIS go to T Page Wood and Co., opposite the Castle, Cardiff. 1196 BREAKFAST IS READY I'll tako a. cup of Maza- .wattee.Iteduced prices; Is lOd 2s, 2s Id, 2s 10d, per lb

DISASTER TO A GLASGOW BARQUE, THE CAPTAIN AND FOUR MEN LOST. A Queeustown correspondent telegraphs The iron barque Incbcape Rock, 1,454 tons, belonging to Messrs Comfort and Co., Glasgow, arrived here on Sunday morning in a battered condition from San Francisco in churge of Mr Oarson, chief officer, who reports the loss-of -the, captain (Armour), three seamen, and the steward, which occurred on the 12tb and 13th of April, during a westerly hurricane. Mr Carson.statesi that the vessel left San Francisco for Queenstown on February 24th with a cargo of wheat. Stormy weather was encountered on April 12th in latitude 55, 30 sonth longitude, 83 west. A gale from the north came on, and tbe sea rose to a tremendous heisrbt. At 6. SG in the evening heavy seas commenced break- ing over the ship, smashing the port lifeboat, and burstin into the forecastle and into the cabin. John Adams, able seaman, Aberdeen, WM washed ;overboard and lost. Shortly after midnight the vessel was submerged for several minutes. Capt. Armour. Frank Hayes, and Bertie Doddlemont, seamen, were carried away; tha wheel and wheel- house were smashed, and the hurricane 'house and two lifeboats were carried away. Afterwards the vessel lay on her beam ends for sixty hours, the cargo having shifted. The steward, Robert Baird, of Dundee, was killed in the cabin by a tremendous rush of water, which wrecked the apartment. ¡ When the gale had moderated about a thousand 'bags of wheat were jettisoned to right the ship. On April 17th the Glasgow ship Kilbraunan supplied them with stores, instruments, &c., and the remainder of the voyage was completed with. out incident,

REMARKABLE DIVORCE CASE Proceedings were resumed in the Divorce Division on Saturday-before Sir James Hannen and a special jury in the suit of Duncan v. Duncan. The evidence for the petitioner, Mr Charles A. Duncan, barris- ,ter, of Millstreet, co. Cork, was continued. Mrs Williams, daughter of a landlady at Rhyl, spoke to visits of Lieutenant Engleheart to Mrs Duncan in 1887 at Glanydon, Rhyl. He occupied a room on the same floor as the respondent, Cross-examined, witness had Dot seen any impro- priety between Englebeart and Mrs Duncan. John Campbell, formerly a coachman to Mrs Duncan, said that Engleboart stayed in the house when Mr Duncan was away. On Sundays be stayed the afternoon and evening. While at MilUtreet witness took letters to Engleheart from Mrs Duncan. Mr Huggina said he let apartments inCadogan- plaoe to Mrs Duncan, a sitting-room and bedroom on the drawing-room floor. She took an addi- tional bedroom two days afterwards. That bed- room was occupied by Mr Engleheart. She did not say who the gentleman was. Mrs Duncan and Mr Eoglebeart took their meals together. 'When Mrs Duncan went out Mr Engleheart accompanied her. Mr Eugleheart stayed five days. No other person was staying with them. Mr Engleheart left before Mrs Duncan did. His (witness's) account was paid by Mrs Duncan. By Mr Inderwick It was the year before the time be had spoken to that Mr Stoker took the apartments for Mrs Duncan. He had never seen any impropriety between Mr Engleheart and Mrs Duncan. Mrs Duncan stayed 10 days. There was no concealment about the proceedings of Mrs Duncan and Mr Engleheart. Mr Holtou said be carried on his business opposite No. 41 Sloane-terrace, in 1886. He used to be in the house when Mrs Duncan was staying there, as he knew Mrs Owen, who kept the house. Mr Duncan was away a part of that time. He knew Mr Engle- heart bad slept in the house. Mr Engleheart had been staying there five or six days before Mr Duncan arrived. Mr Engleheart used to let him- self into No. 4 with a latch-key. Mrs Duncan and Mr Engleheart were almost always together. Had seen them return to No. 4 as late as 11 o'clock or later. By the Solicitor-General: They might have on those occasions been returning from the theatre. Miry Halloran bad pointed out Mr Duncan to him. He had walked out with Mary Halloran. Norah Healy, servant at Chisbolm's Hotel at Ballyhorney, said she was there last year and the year before. She knew Mr Hill aud Mrs Demean through their coming to the hotel. Mrs Duncan had ordered luncheon for two to be served in the sitting-room. Mr Hill would then come. She thought they might have visited the hotel about 10 times in two years. Sometimes Mrs Duncan paid the bill for the luncheon, seme- times Mr Hill. She had never known Mrs Duncan lunch with any other person than Mr Hill. By the Solicitor-General She had seen Mr Duncan at the hotel about six months ago. He came to make enquiries. iThe sittiug-room was in the front of the house opening on to the path. She did not know Oolonel Caddell, the resident magistrate. Mr Haggerty had lunched with Mrs Duncan. She had never known any other person than him and Mr Hill take luncheon with Mrs Duncan. Mr Aubrey Wallis, justice of the peace for the county of Galway, said that in 1889 he bad seen Mrs Duncan invited to tea by Lauy Bantry. Sbe declined on the ground! that; she had friends coming. After that he had seen Mrs Duncau;dnv.ng towards Mdlstreet. Mr Hill was with her. He bad frequently seen them driving together. He had seen them at Mallow Junction. He could not say he had not seen a third person with them. He bad often seen tbern enter the train together. He could not say no other persons were in the com- partment. On one occasion he saw Mrs Duncan, and Mr Hill enter a compartment, and the blind was puiled down. By the Solicitor-General: He could not say on the occasion he saw them enter the compartment whether the blind was pulled down. It was a sunny day, but the suu was shining ou the oppo- site aide to that on which the blind was, and that circumstance attracted his attention to the mov9- ment. The lady govsmees to Mr and Mrs Dunean's fatuity at Mount Leader, in 1889, spoke to the visits of Mr Hill. Mrs Duncan and Mr Hill would be together in the afternoon and at tea timo. The evidence of John Neill, taken on commis- sion, and the statutory declaration of Mary Hal- loran, foimerly in service at Mount Leader, WAS then put iu. The case for the prosecution here closed. Sir E. Clarke proceeded with his opening statement on behalf of Mrs Duncan. Tbe case was again adjourned. I

THE NEW WIMBLEDON. ROYAL VISIT TO BISLEY COMMON. ^Wimbledon, for 30 years tbe scene of tho National HIFLA Association's annual meeting, IG shorn of its glory, and in its stead this year a New Wimbledon seeks to attract the favour of the voluuteers and of the pubhc JI) a more dis- tant though almost as easily accessible a spot in the eouuty of Surrey. All day Saturday BODIES of volunteers arrived in rapid succession at the new camp at Bisley Common, and great activity prevailed throughout the en- closure. The Prince and Priucess of Wales honoured the occasion with their presence. The Princess, in response to an invitation, fired the first shot from a riflu at the 500 yards' range, and was successful in scoring a bull's eye, tho announcement of which was received with loud cheers by the company. At the Princess's request a detachment of- the Gordon Boys' Homo was then marched up to the pavilion and presented. The Royal party were then driven to other parts of the camp, and to the tower which commands its whole extent, and fine views of tba surround- ing country may be obtained, and afterwards to the refreshment pavilion. At half-past six the Royal visitors returned to the special train.all(i proceeded to London. On Sunday, at Now Wimbledon, tine weather was vouchsaftd to the visitors, who put in AN appearance in considerable numbers from London and from the towns and villages in the vicinity of Bisley. The numbers in camp also, received a- large accession, volunteers and other competitors; constantly arriving. ]

I' WEATHER FORECASTS. Tho following forecasts were prepared last night' '.at the Meteorological Office at eight o'clock":— DISTRICTS— South-westerly-winds,strong 6. Scotland, N. ( to south-westerly, mode- 1. Scotland, E. ( rato; some rain at first, ) but improving later. ) Southerly and south-westerly 2. England, N.E. V winds, fresh; fair gene- ) rally, but local showers. 2. England, N.E. V winds, fresh; fair gene- 2. England, N.E. V winds, fresh; fair gene- ) rally, but local showers. t 5. l',ng(.,S. (Lou. j The day. P aud Channel)./ ten i xht } Southerly aud south-westerly 5* 1°™ N W i WllldSl! °tronK t0 gale at IFXR LU W Y*' < TIR8T' B moderating later & North Wales Y SQUALLY; some rain. st IF„„ <3 w Jr) Southerly and south-westerly 8. Lng.,B.W., tc I WINds, strong; sauallv • South Wales. J some 9. Ireland, N. Same as 6 and 7. 10. Ireland, S. Same as 8. WARNINGS.—The south cone Has been-boisted this EVENING in districts 6, 7, 9, and part of 10. ABERYSTWITH, Saturday Evening.—Barometer, 29 912, falling; thermometer, 56 in the shade; wind, south-west. Amount of sunshine regis- tered by Jordan's recorder for the 24- hours pre- ceding 9 a.m., fihours and thirty minutes. Sky overcast; showery strong breoze. Sea '.moderate. ILFBACOMBE, Saturday Night.-Rain and mistr the greater part of the day, with very brief inter- nals of sunshine. Wind, west-sontb-west good breeze sea moderate barometer, 29 97 tbermo- meter-max 59,4: min., 50 sunshine, one hour. BLay crop auSe. tus severely.

The admiral's flagship Wildfire coBided with the Admiralty steamer Stanley in Sheerness harbour to-day. The latter was uninjured, but the Wildfire bad several feet of her hull damaged. BREAKFAST IS READY I'll take a cup of Mazo- wattee. Reduced prices: Is 10D.2s. 2s 4ti. 2.,4 10d ner lb

DISESTABLISHMENT. DETERMINED ATTITUDE OF THE NORTH WALES LIBERALS. r.1 A meetinkDf the North Wales Liberal' Federation war-beld at Rbyl, on Saturday, Mr John Jones, P., Rhyl, presiding. Mr Gee wrote from Denbigh directing attention to bis cerreipondence with Mr Gladstone on tb8 diewtubliebmea question, and adding, "I dO' not believe Mr,, Gladstone will move from the-, ground which jie has taken up. The question- of Home RiaJa should not be allowed to interfere wi disestablishment." Letters were read from absent members to the same effect, and on the motion 6f the Rev T. J. Wbeldon, B.A., seconded by MR Henry Lewis, it was Unani- mously resolved That this executive committee, while gratefully welcoming Mr Gladstone's declaration in favour of Welsh disestablishment contained in his recent letter to Mr Gee, would respectfully point out that the declarations contained therein do not come up to the hopes and just expectations of the Welsh people, and would also submit that the serious and growing evils caused to tbe rebgious and social life of Wales by the continuance of the Establishment require a declaration on the part of the National Liberal Federation and the Liberal leaders that ono of the leaders should introduce on behalf of the next Libera! Govern- ment a measure for the disestablishment of the Liberal leaders that ono of the leaden should introduce on behalf of the next LiberiAl Govern- ment a measure for the disestablishment of the Episcopal Church in Wales, either concurrently with or immediately after the Irish Home Rule Bill. A'general opinion was expressed during the de- bate that Mr Gee's action in writing to Mr Gladstone at the present time had done con- siderable injury to the cause. It was reported that the resolution passed at the last meeting on Home Rule and disestablishment, and generally known as the Rhyl resolution," had been with- drawn for the present.

MR GLADSTONE. A gentleman in Janow having written to Mr I Gladstone, suggesting that his forthcoming journey to Midlothian should be made by the East coast route, has received the following reply from Mr Arnold Morley "No arrangements have yet been made with reference to the details of Mr Gladstone.s visit to Mid- lothian in the autumn, You wil), of course, understand it is impossible to expect Mr Gladstono to visit every part of the country. His journey in the autumn is a long- deferred fulfilment of a PROMISE made some years ao to visit his constituents, but the suggestion you make as to the route by which he should travel to Midlothian shall certainly receive attention. On such occasions the lessening of fatigue by the shortest route has of course to be considered."

THE AGITATION IN THE POST OFFICE. The Central News says :-The various delivsries of letters were sent out from the General Post- office on Saturday without bitch or incident of any unusual kind. Work at all the district offices 18 also proceeding satisfactorily. In the East-end, however, police are employed to pre- vent the postmen from being molested. The men who struck in the Eastern district have petitioned for reinstatement, asking the Postmaster-Gsnaral to be "kind enough" to overlook their mis- conduct, declaring they were misled, and that their wives and children will be the greatest I sufferers, and declaring they will "have no further connection with the Postmen's Union," The petition says they deeply apologisa for their past misconduct." One of tbe men who struck is 50 years of age, with 30 years' service. He has A family, and was entitled to a pension of 16S weekly. The authorities, however, are at present determined not to reinstate any of the dismissed or suspended men. Up to Saturday 435 postmen had been dismissed for Jnsubordinatiou,48 bemg first-class town postmen, 54 second-class town postmen, 24 first-class suburban postmen, 34 second-class suburban men, 20 third-class, and 255 uneatablished. The authorities at St Martin's le Grand stated on Sunday that everything is now working smoothly, and there is nothing further to report respecting the recent strike movement beyond the fact that one or two postmen have been attacked while on duty in the East Ead. The assailants are not believed to be connected with the strikers, but some arrests have been made, and the accused will be charged before the magistrates at two of the London police-courts tr)-day.

MR T. P. O'CONNOR AND THE STAR." The Press Association states that the legal arrangements were completed on Saturday for buying out Mr T. P. O'Connor's interest ia the Star newspaper. Under the agreement Mr O'Connor receives in all R17,500, representing money invested in the company, the balance being remuneration for services and tor surrender of interests. Mr O'Connor took leave of the chief members OF the Star staff ou Saturday.

NEW YORK PRICES. [KEUTER'S TELKGBAM.) NEW YORK. Saturday.—Money easy. Stocks opened firm, and remained so throughout. The market at the close, although inactive, was firm. Cotton on the spot closed dull and unchangod, and futures have been quiet, but the market closed steady. Petroleum has beou steady at previous rates. Lard market closed steady, but business has been quiet. Wheat market, on un- favourble news as to the European crops beiing received here, advanced and closed firm. Flour has been a dull market, but closed steady. Corn on the spot at the close was firm, but FUTURES were weak. Sugar a quiet market, but closing. however, was Bteady and unchanged. Coffeo trading has been quiet, but the market closed firm. Tin business has been nominal. Iron market closd firm ana unchanged. Copper has been a dull and inactive market. GOVERNMENT BOND; AND IIXILWAY SilArrE. Quotations. July 12 July If AITCHISON, 'L'PKA, & S. F6 4% M0RT 8* 85I DoDo b P.C. Income 6U 61 CALL MONEY U.S. OOV. U<)1UI. 3^ P C,$P.C L>ITTO, OTHER BECURITIES HI 1' O N.C EXCHANFFEON LONDON, 60 DAY S'SIJJLV -IM?' 4.8*1 DITTO. CABLE IRANAXERA 4,91 4 ;9I EXCHANGE ON PARIS, 60 IIAV^RWF,I Si EXCHANGE ON HERLM TO* TOUR'PER CENT UB1. FUNDED MI UU WESTERN UNION LULENMPB SHARE- :4 HI CANADA SOUTHERN SHARES^. T61 5^ CANADIAU PACIFIC.. Z. 815 SIS CENTRAL OF NEW JERSEY •-••••♦ 1201 CENTRAL PACIFIC SHARES. A CHICAGO & NORTH.WESTERN," OI'TI 1! ILCA U1 CHICAGO &N WESTERN PREFERRED.. 1^4" CHICAGO, MUWAUFEIE, AND ST PAN 73 73* CUMBERLAND, CINCINNATI.CHICAGO X- ST. LOUIS ORD. SHARES. I? 7A M DENVER & Rio GRANDE SHARES 13. 38t ILLINOIS CONTRAL SHARES. JY" ]]7 LAKE SHORE & MICHIGAN "SOIITHEN" 'U9I LOUISVILLE oc NASHVILLE Shares 28.> 81 MICHIGAN CENTRAL SHARES 97 97 MISSOURI, KANSAS, AND TEXAS" ISA lö New York CENTRAL & Hudson Rivel AS J(8 NEW YORK, LAKE ERIE, & WESTER: 25I STOG DITTO. SECOND MORTGAGE BONDS 103 103 J New York, Ontario & NVesterii,or,: J9 19 Northern Pacltic, COMMON. Z6I 36 Northern PACITIC, PREFERRED S2 821- NORFOLK & WESTERN PREFERRED OU 62±. OHIO AND MISSISSIPPI VJRD. ,SIU;I. O 24 J *»INNSYLTANIA AND PHILADELPHIA.. b3t SIG PHILADELPHIA AND HEADING :Share, 164 46j JiUadelphia&-Rezdink 5 P.C.lstlljic ,3. 73. Do Do 4 P.C. MORT 83 I 83I Louis& Situ Francisc() -b,jr.,it pl. 307 ]07 Ditto San FRANCISCO PREFERENCE 63i 635 DITTO San Francisco Cominoii. 3*4 34 HJNION PACITIC SHARES O3I 635 [-WABASH, ST, LOUIS, <FC PACITIC 32* 12} TWABASH. ST. LOUIS, AC.. PREF. SR. ZTL 264 COTTON IND PRODUCE MARKJIT. ,Ootton.-d$,Y's receipts AT U.STS.POR 0,000 0,003 :OottoD,day'sexport toGt llriL'Il 1,000 ocoj COTTON, DAY'S EXPT TO CONTINENT. 0 000 0,0O0 ;COTTON FUTURES, AUG. DELIVERY L'I.72 11-73 COTTON FUTURES, Oct. delivery lC.bll lo.ol COTTON, MIDALINGUPLAND NT9W YORK 12 12 COTTON MIDDLING NEW ORLEANS H?4« LWIE Petroleum, cruile at New York.. 7.36 7.3B PETROLEUM, STA'DARD WHITE,N.YORK 7.10 7.40 Petroleum,st d wbite,Philadelphiii 7.20 7.20 PETROLEUM,PIPE Line Cortiticates. 88ií 881 SPIRITS OI TURPENTINE 32 41* LARD, WILCOX'S SPOT T-10 6-121 | LARD FUTURES, A.UG, DELIVERY 10.10.16 J LARD, FAIRBANKS^ 5."J 5.9, Copper. AUK. Ib.o5 16,05 TALLOW, PRIME ,CITY SUGAR, FAIR RETININY MUSCOVADOS .V?'™ 'CORN, NEW MIXED WESTERN SPOT,. HI CORN FUTURES AUG 44 C rn Future OCT 4) 451 SPRING; WHEAT, I, SPOT 10", 1; 100 Wheat, red ol, the SPOT 9b 96 Wheat. deliver/Aug. 34k 94 WHEAT, DELIVERY SEPT. u S5¡. 93J Coffee, f.%ir nio 20 20 COFFEE, ROOD RIFT,. 201 20I COFFEE, ITIO, NOR -7. LOW ORD. AUG. 16 75 36 3B CIFFEE DITTO. OIT. DELIVERY 15.80 15.8B FLour, ex. STAA^-SHIPPING brands 2.65-2-85 2.65 -2.85 IRON NO. 1 COLTNCSS 24.00 24.C0 TIN, AUSTRALIAN- 21.01 21-10 FREIGHT GRAIN; WVERPOOL STEAMER.- IF I 11 FTEII'HT GRAIN .STEAMER LONDON.. 2 £ 1 2ID FREIGHT I4IVT;RPOOI — —

THE AMERICAN WHEAT MARKET. Messrs Jone^J Kennett, and Hopkins, o £ Leaden- Messrs Jones, Kennett, and Hopkins, of Leaden. hall Buiidin^Sjtdmndon, received tlit, following cable- gram from J N'A ,Y ork on Saturday night Wheat opened at an1 advance of |c. for the December { delivery, influMic$d by advicss from the continent i respecting unseasonable weather on the other hand our own crop reports continue more favourable, and the receipts WSRTEXARGE. The export demand was good, and at the prices .old up quickly to become AGAIN quieter, as only local scalpers and a few slietts sup portpd the market. The advance amounted to I e. for the December delivery, a portion of which was lost, and the tone at tbe close was quiet. It i-s expected that the next official statement of the VISIBLE supply will shew a moderate decrease. Purchases for ex- port :-NVheat, 18,01)0 qrs corn, 22,000 qrs. Clear- ances Wheat, 10,0Co qrs corn, 14,000 qrs flour, 28,000 barrels. Chicago corn buyers were reserved. awaiting development of events, crop reports BEING MORE favourable.

THE BISHOP OF LLANDAFF AT PENARTH. f CHURCH WORK IN THE DIOCESE. I On Sunday morning the bishop of the diocase preached to a large congregation at St. Augus- tine's Cbttrcb, Penarth. Tbe service wasintoned by the Rev Mr Williams, the anthem being "Come unto Me." The bishop took tor his text words from the 3rd and 4th verses of tbe 126th Psalm, the sermon being in aid of the Bishop of Llandaff's Church Fund. The reverend prelate spoke of the institution of the fond, saying that I soon after his accession to the saa of Llandaff be had noted with sorrow the totally inadequate pro- vision of churches in all parts of the diocese" more especially in the Rhondda Valley, with its 70,000 inhabitants. He called a meeting of the clean and chapter aud rural dean, at which be proposed that £50,000 should be collected at once. Although this proposition was received with smiles of incredulity, £10,000 was obtained iu ten weeks, and the fund at the present time amounted to £lQ,OOO had been given iu grants towards the erection of 72 churches, SO of which had been completed in eight years, and nine were in course of erection. Since the institution of the fund, mainly through its agency, places of worship for 20,000 people bad been provided, and tbe churches uow iu course of erection would provide for 5,000 more. The sum of £8.0GO was invested, from which an income of J3800 a year was devoted towards 44 curates' stipends, through which there had been an increase of 20 curatcs in the diocese. All those facts tended to show the great value and usefulness of the fund. His lordship concluded by exhorting the congregation to contribute liberally towards such a deserving objoct. The collection in the morning amounted to S15 9, 9.J. The evening's collection was also devoted to the eame cause.

DISPUTE AT TH J SWANSEA COPPER WORKS. A strike was oniy very narrowly averted at the Morfa Copper Works, Landore, on Saturday. Four men. Who had been dismissed because they refused to work overtime for the rate offered, were, as a result of Messrs T. Mann and H. Orbele interviewing the masters, unconditionally reinstated. The following moruiug a notice was posted by the employers saying tbe men had apologised for thier conduct. This so exasperated the bulk of the men at the work", most of whom are now members of the UOlon, that they threatened to o out on Monday M a prote¡¡r. The result is that the notice has been removed aud work will go on as usual. The union on Saturday uight enrolled a large number of men. and steps were taken for making most of the labourers at the various copper and steel werks members into the uninn- Its strength at Swansea is now 12 lodges of 500 members each.

MINERS' MEETING AT CAERPHILLY. Ou Saturday afternoon a general meeting of minors of the Caerphilly Minors' Association was held at the Market-hall, Caerphilly. The officers present were Mr John Edwards, chairman, and Mr Lewis Mills, secretary. The suggested International Federation of Miners for national purposes was approved, and also the proposed adoption of eight hours as the period for work at all collieries and mines throughout the world. The notice given by tho fseociated employers to terminate the sliding-scale agreement was com- municated to tho meeting. It was con- jectured that the notico was due to the determination of the colliers to secure an improvement of their position, notably with regard to the Billy Fairplay and tbe action of colliers in seeking to establish a levelling up of wages. These last alterations were deemed au infringement of the new document, and the work- men and employers differed on tho point. The miners in the division were advised to take the necessary steps to organise themselves thoroughly, so that they might be iu a position to withstand I any attempt made to reduce their wages at the termination of the agreement. Tho Monmouth- i shire miners had invited the Caerphilly Associa- tion to the demonstration of miners at Crumlio on July 21,t, when Mr B. Pickard, M.P., aud others will speak on the wage question, and it was decided that all colliers in the district should take part.

WEAVERS AND THEIR 1 WAGES. I A UNION FORMED AT NARBERTH. The weavers of Pembrokeshire, and especially I those employed at factories in tha vicinity of Narberth, decided recently to form a union, and on Saturday a meeting for the promotion of this object took place at the Ivy bush Ion, Narberth. There was a fair attendance of weavers, the Duffryu, Forest, Gelly, and Lin Mills beinst well represented, Tho Carmarthen Weavers' Union Society had sent two delegate*, namely, Mr J run >;«> Thomas and Mr William Powell, and Mr Benjamin Llewellyn, employes at Vanryn Fac- tory, presided.—The Chairman expressed regrec that the weavers employed at establishments at Drefach, Iilandygsul, and other place* in Cardi- gan8hae bad llot Heen their way clear to co. operlte with the Narbertl1 weavers in forming- society. HI: however, advised tbe Narberth weavers to form a society1 among: theirsel ves, and lie was sure that others would join such a society when they realised its benefits. A list of prices, 011 a higher scle than that which was now in operation, had been fiamed, and it was for the meeting to adopt or rejact it. That Bcala was not so high as that which was 111 operation at Carmarthen, but they must not hope to reach the top of tho ladder at once.—Addresses followed on the aùvantagei of unionism.—Mr Powell auvised the man to raise the term of apprenticeship to five years, for the weaving trade would never be a sncces.^ful one if the marker was glutted.—Mr William Thomas, an employ^ at Lyfftyn Mill, proposed a resolu- tion to the effect that it was desirablo to form a union for Pembrokeshire, having its head- quarters at Narberth, and that such union be kuown all the Narbarth District Society."—This resolution was secouded by Mr Charles James, Forest Factory, and carried with acclamation.— The officers of the union were then appointed as follows:—President, Mr Benjamin Llewellyn; secretary, Mr W. Thomas treasurer, Mr D. Lewis, Forest Factory.—An executivo committee was also sppoiuted, consisting of ono representa- tive from tUe several factories in the neighbour- hoodof Narberth.—The scale of chargo already referred to wore adopted, and it was decided th a it should bo printed and sent to the masters.—It was agreed that tho union should meet at N ar- berth on the first Saturday in each month.

YOUTHFUL VANDALS AT EBBW YALE, On Saturday evening soma boys, all of tender years, succeeded in gaining admission to the Poutygof Infant School, Ebbw Vale, where they did considerable damage. The museum, contain- ing several novelties, was totaliy wrecked aud tbe contents etrewu over tho floor. The pictures which hung upon the walls were destroyed, and a laigo quantity cf sewing-work (prepared for the examination) was very much damaged. The urchins, not content with this, tore the register into pieces. Information was giveu to the police, aud several lads were arrested aud conveyed to • the police-station.

10' ..r SAD AFFAIR AT CARDIFF. About 7.30 ou Saturday ovenimr. P.O. Dymont (N'J. 23) was called into No. 168, Buco-street, which is occupied by Miss Canter, refreshment- house keeper. On arriving there he found that a man named Thomas Birkland (whom Dr Raes was at too momeut attending to), aged S7; came iuto her house that morning and com- plained of. beintr unwell, aud asked to bo ailowed to sit down. His coudition becoming worse, Miss Carter sent for Dr Ross. Tho unfortunate HI no, however, was beyond the reach of human skiil) and died a few minutei after the arrival of the medical gentlemau. Deceased was a Scaudina- vian. Death was probably duo to emaciation and néglect.

SPEECH BY MR W. O'BRIEN M.P. Mr William O-Brien, speaking at the annual meeaog of the Northumberland miners at Morpoth on Saturday, acknowledged the crati- tude of the Irl8u nation to the miners of the North of EUKland for assistance rendered to em, !n struggle, and expressed tho hopa that the miners of Mid-Durham ou Thursday next would not put back the clock, buc would proc.aim the time of the day with oven loudor terms than did the electors of Barrow. The Toiy Government had now had four years of merciless coercion in Ireland, and the result was failure of tbe most ignominious kind.

It is not generally known, perhaps, that Lady Dunlo and her sister made their first nppear- ance on any stage witb the Children's Pirmftre company.

LORD HAIiTINGTON ON THE CHURCH, Lord Hattington presided ever a meeting held •at Derby in connection with the Derbyshira Church Extension Church Sociaty on Saturday. In the course of his speech his lordship said be ventured to suggest that the work performed by the unendowed and nnestablished churches was, however admirable aud welcome it might be, such that they had no right to de- mand that which was not in any respect a con- dition of their existence. With the Church of Eng- land, however, it was altogether different, as by the acceptance and retention of State endowments the Church had assumed a great responsibility, namely, that of providing for tbe whole of the people the moral and religious instruction they needed. He was not going to discuss how far the endowments wero adequate fcr that purpose, neither whether they were so rightly ordered and administered as to make them in the fullest degree available for the national purposes for which the Church existed. Ho feared that in many of the mining villages the necessaries of civilized life were rather less than more provided for, except so far as the presence of a public house or beeribop necessar, appliances of civilization. There was one difficulty which he thought must have occurred to every one of them. Individuals who, by the development of the induetrial resourses of the country, bad been tbe lneam of bringing together a large population were often deficient in a sense of the responsibility they incurred in bringing together that population without providinK the necessary means for its instruction and its civili- zation.

PRINTER AND APPRENTICES. SINGULAR CASE AT ABERYSTWITH. At the Town-hali, Aberystwith, on Saturday before the Mayor (Mr Gi-ifEth Williams), Messrs U. M. Wilhams, D. C. R'bcrtg, George Davies, aud Peter Jones—Mr John Gibson, of tbe Cambrian News, applied for an order directing elgin ot his apprentices to perform their duties according to the terms oftheirdofdsofappren- ticeship, and complainant claimed £5 from each as damages.—Mr J. F. Huberts was for the plaintiff and Mr W. P. Owen for the defendant. —Mr John Gibson, junior, said that on the 30tb of June a dispute arose with tbe boys in the office. They refused to take their wage" and Qxi not come to work on the Monday. He had to telegraph to various places for men, and the wires cost 10s 61. Ho got two men, and paid them 30^ each, hesidps railway fare. The dispute was as to a deduction of a fourth from the boys.—Cross- examined The men commenced work on Tues- day, and so did the apprentices. Before Tues- day we did not spend anything except for tele- grams. One toy came back on Mou- day, and was paid in full. We employ 25 men 20 are printerc, of whom 10 are apprentices, and tbe foreman is Massey, who is an apprentice. (Laughter.) He was in the oflice almosc constantly. He knew the hours were eight ito saven and eight to one on Saturday. Ou the night ..(Sunday) of tbe fire at Mr Young's shop they bad three apprentices working from 12 midnight till eight o'clock the following morning, One of those three was under 18 years age.—Mr John Gibson, proprietor of the Cambrian\News, said the boys were off on Monday week, aud it cost him 13, for telegrams and jS3 tor wages and railway fares for the two men. Pre- vious to the 30th June he heard of but cne com- plaint, and that was for too long hours on the part of one boy. He worked the boys less than the hours allowed by the Factory Act.—Mr Owen, in opening for defendants, Raid the plaintiff bad neglected to give the proper notices for the boys working at nights. It was not the wages difficulty which was at the bottom of this, but the long heurs the boys worked. He did not wish to use hard terms, bllt it was a good deal like slave driving. In view of such infringements of the act, the damages complained of had been brought upon the plaintiff by himself. Tire actual damages were 13i and JS1. — Richard Jones. Griffiths, one of the defeudant., said the news portion of the Cambrian News was set by 10 apprentices and two meu, aud the fore- man was an apprentice a little older than witness. No one taught them printing—they picked it wp tliemselvBS. Last October, when the register of voters was in hand. they worked from 8 a.m. till 12 at night ou the Monday, Tuesday, and Wed- nesday. On Thursday he did not go to work, being ill, and Gibson went to him and said he had a good mind to send him to "ruod." He went on Friday, and worked till mido-ght and wn Saturday from 6 a.m. to 5 in the afternoon. On the Wednesday before last Good Friday be started work at 8 a.m. and worked till 8 a.m. the next day. Tbey had a rest of an hour and a half, and then went on till 9 o'clock on tho Thursday evening. They once worked from 1.30 to 7 in the afternoon. When working at night tbey bad no food aftor nine o'clock at night. On the night of Mr James's fire they worked from midnight till eight o'clock next morning. Mr Gibson told them once be could make thm work from 8 a.m. on Monday for two days and nights. They bad complained to plaintiff in a body. He had had disputes with Gibson, iunr,, and once fought with him.—Mr Owen said be had all the other appren- tices presnnt, but their evidence would be a repe- tition of that of Griffiths. After a long discussion, the bench bild the defendants hi committed a breach of th law, and must pay 5-i each including costs. If they had any ^r;evauces they must seek a remedy in another way.

GRAND THEATRE. ^haughraun has held its own for yeara amid tho rapid development of the sensational movement, and its production at the ~,™ud thls week will doubtless havs the effect of u.ling the theatre on a much larger scale than some recant pieces. There is picturetquanesm about the phy which awskens and sustains interest and the boisterous humour and divert- ing situations are such aa never fail to produce that hearty laughter which doctors prescribe asap invaluable medicine." Noxt week will mark at important event at the Grano. the management haviug bookad the Irving Vacation Company, whose repertoire includes The Two Reset and other old-time, but still standard, plays,

FINANCIAL TROUBLES IN SOUTH AMERICA. [RKUTKR'S TELEGRAM, J BUENOS ATRKS, Saturday.—The Chambers have passed the bill authorising the issue of one hundred million dollars in notes for the pay- paymoot of the Cedulas. The market continues unfavourable, and rumours are current of im- pending failures. Owing to the fluctuatioD in the exchange a semi-panic prevails. On the Stook Exchange much apprehension is being felt as to the payment of gold and cheques.

ATSOLDIER SHOT. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.] GiRHALlAR, Sunday.—A SPANISH carabineer, from Culoyers, who was pursuing some smugglers on neutral ground yesterday evening, was acci- dentally shot dead by a private of the King's Royal Rifio Corps, who was on patrol duty.

THE CONTRACT LABOUR LA W, fKKCTKR S TELEGRAM.] NEW YORK, Saturday.—•The teu BelgiaDciar makers who were detained at Philadelphia under the Contract Labour Law, have been ordered to be sent back to Belgium, One of tho men has escaped.

SUICIDE AT NEWTOWN. On Saturday an inquest was held at Newtown, by Air R, Williams, F.R.H.S., coroner, on the body of William Scott Ward, 65, formerly a cbenr.st and hotel keeper, but latterly an agent for Field's Msrcantilo Company. Evidence showed that ou Friday morning an intimate friend of the deceased got a letter from him say- ing that before the lotter reached him he would have heard bad news, and that he was sorry for what ho had done. Hughes, tho recipient of tbe letter, at once communicated with the police, aud upon going to deceased's lodgings they found him lying undressed upon the bad with a gash three mches long and one deep in the left side of his neck. Ou tho bed lay a small table knife covered with blood, and iu his right band deceased still clutched a small penknife with which ho had completed the work. He was living when they found him, but did not speak. In the letter referred to deceased attributed the act to diffi- culties with his landlord and the company.— Edward Harris Jones, Shrewsbury, secretary of the company, said the deceased's accounts, so far as ho knew, were perfectly correct.—The jury returned a verdict of Suicide during temporary insanity."

MEETING OF BAKERS AT BRYNMAWR. On Saturday a meeting of the Operative Bakers' Union for which Brynmawr is the centre, was held at, Roberts's Coffee Tavern, Brynmawr, for the purpose of hearing the result of the demands which toe men had m:lC1e to their employprs for an advance of wages. One of the demands was that the hours of working should be 60 hours per week, all overtime to be paid tor at the rate of a day and a quarter. Members were present from the whole of the district, extending from Ebbw Yale to Aberbeeg and Aberga- venny. The chairman of the district, Mr Thomas Hales, of Brynmawr, presided, and was supported by the secretary, Mr Isaac Deaves, of Abergavenny. Mr H. Watkins occupied the vice chair.—The Secretary then announced that replies had been received from 22 master bakers who had agreed to the terms asked of them— (applause)—viz., six at Abergavenny; three, Abertillery one, Aberbaec four, Brynmawr three Blaina; and five at Ebbw Vale. He also stated that at Abergavenny it was the general desire of the masters that there should be an advance all round. Only ono firm bad given them any trouble.— A member from Abergavenny said that his master, Mr Martin, bad already paid him over- time on the new cale. (Applause.)—Another member from Abergavenny stated that he had spoken to Mr Tuckpr in the office <>n Tuesday last' Hn then told iiim that ne wrami n0f, accede to tba oeman is of the men.—1;. wns eventually proposed j thaI, tne men employod at Messrs Tucker's mills at Abergavenny be requested to terminate their .services at these mills, and on boiug put to the meeting, this was unanimously agreed to. The Chairman then pr«po»ed that a special levy of 18 per member be made towards the support of th? men on strike. This was also agreed to.

FATAL ACCIDENT AT BRYNMAWR, On Saturday a serious, and what proved to bit a fatisl accident, occurred at the Brynmawr rail* way-station to a wheel examiner named Jamea Morris, in the employ of the London and North- Western Railway Company, and living at Aber- gavenny. It appeared that Morris had examined the wheels of the 8 20 a.m. passenger train (Great Western Kailway) from Newport, and afterwards gave the sigual "All right/' In stepping back on the other line he did not notice the shunting going on, and the result was that the poor fellow was knocked down, several waggons passing over him, nearly severing the legs from the body. Dr Lowe was soon in attendance, and„°did all in his power for Morris, who wai afterwards removed to his home at Abergavenny. He died at mid-day on Saturday.

THEATRE ROYAL. The drama of D&y to Day, with a prologueand tbreo acts^origiuallviproduced, if We mistake not under the title of Men and Money), is to occupy the boards at the lheacre Royai this week, and as special scenery has beeu panted for the com- pany, and ttie organisation includes several well- known artistes, there is every prospect of tbe modern and romantic" play attracting interested audiences—though it cannot be expected that the houses will be so large as during the past week. when even «t»odiroom was an a premium. The action of Day to Day ilt slnfty enough, as scene" are enacted 011 the Thames Lmbankment, down in Devonshire, and mere than one place in France.

C ARM A LIT HE N S HI RE A GRIOUL- TURAL HOCIETY. At a meeting of tbesociefy held at Carmatthec on Saturday (Mr K. Patera presiding) two objections made against prize-takers at the last show of the society ware considered. The first of these wa of a somewhat interesting- cbaracter. It appears that a cortam prizo offered for the best lot of turnips and swedes was awarded to Mr Morris, ljlwyn, Llangan. Mr Davies a farmer Llanybri, who took second honours, Ja.id an objections against the winner, aJlegingtbuS tbo roots were not grown by him an his own- farm, as required by the rules of the competition. ^ut that they were purchased from a party at Abcrgwil.y. The society upheld the objection, and awarded the priz; to Mr Davies. The other objection was that made by Mr S. Bradsford, L unstephan, against the owner of the stallion which secured the firat prize in the hackney j class at the recent how ot entire horses. Tho winner not having been measured, the objection was adiourned.