South Wales Daily News

THE MATABELE WAR. MORE NEWS FROM BULDW AYO. CAPE TOWN, Saturday.—Major Goold-Adams has forwarded a dispatch, dated Buluwayo, 13th Inst., to Sir Henry Loch, the High Commissioner, .8tating that he has affected a junction at that T place with the forces of the Chartered Corn- npany, who were in laager near the King's kraal. He says that, according to re- ports brought by spies, the Matabele ar massed 8,000 strong between Shiloh and Inyuti, '0 the north-east of Lobengula's capital, and that :the king is believed to be with them. So far, Beither the king nor his people have made any overtures to surrender. Major Adams was send- ing out a reconnoitring party, numbering300 men, to ascertain whether further resistance was to be expected. Should the impis remam where they are believed to be, it will be necessary, the major Writes, to disperse them by joint action between the Imperial and Chartered forces. The country between Tati and Buluwayo is deserted by the ■Matabele. The Makalakas in the hills are ideteribed as friendly, and as appearing to be glad to welcome the British column. Major Goold- Adams urged them to continue ploughing, as theit Jfrain might be required next year. The country nil the way from Tati is open for transport.— S/euter. CAPE TOWN, Later. Major Goold-Adams's despatch was brought by the Bishop of Mashona- land, who arrived at Macloutsie yesterday even- ing, having left Buluwayo on the 13th. The Bishop states that on that date the eastern and (western columns were united near Buluwayo, and jwere about to send out to Lobengula, who was j about twenty miles to the northward, a ünted patrol with officers, who were, if possible, to arrange a peaceful settlement with !)irLi. The King's reply to the messengers previously sent was not unfriendly, but evasive. The Bishop is about to return to his work in Mashonaland after having spent seven weeks with the troops attending the sick and wounded, both Europeans and natives. The losses of the Chartered Company's forces up to the present have amounted to eight killed and four wounded. The latter are now in hospital, and are doing well. The general health of the men continues excellent. '-Reuter.

THE ANARCHIST PROPA- GANDA. FURTHER ARRESTS. BARCELONA, Saturday.—The police yesterday tnade eight fresh arrests here m connection with the dynamite outrage at the Liceo Theatre. Two of the prisoners are strongly suspected of com- plicity in the crime. One of them drew a knife and violently resisted arrest, wounding the police officer who endeavoured to wrest the weapon from his prasp. Negotiations are proceeding for the extradition of the Italian Rinaldi, who is at present detained in custody at Perpignan.- Renter.

DASTARDLY OUTRAGES NEAR FEZ. TANGIER, Saturday.—News has reached here of two shocking outrages near Fez. On November 1st a party of French Jews, with mules laden with goods, were proceeding to .the Thursday market at Sidt Kassim, 45 miles from Fez, when near their destination they tooticed a party of mounted Arabs approaching them. Two of the Jews fled. The others were BUrrounded and robbed. The younger Jew got the load off his horse and galloped off, but the other was shot dead. A peasant woman informed Some soldiers who were passing, and the latter, accompanied by the two Jews, who had fled, carried the murdered man's body ack to Mesquimez, where it was buried. The Assassins have not been captured. The next day a fez Jew, who frequents the market at Sidi Kassim, heard a shot fired at his tent, where an assistant was selling goods. Running up he met the assistant, who told him that a Moor had been ihot dead by another Moor in the tent. On enter- ing the tent, and while his back was turned the owner was shot in the back. The body of the first victim was found 20 yards from the tent, and the Jewish owner lay insensible inside. He is reported to be in a dying state. The Moslem vrho was killed is supposed to have been the victim of a vendetta, and the Jew was probably thot to prevent his giving evidence. The culprit is still at large.—Reuter.

ONE WILL-MY WILL!" BERLIN, Saturday.—According to some of this rooming's newspapers the address delivered by be Emperor to the recruits sworn in the ttustgarten on Thursday last concluded with the following words I require Christian soldiers who say their Lord's Prayer. The soldier should Dot have a will of his ow n, but all of you should have one will, and that is my will. There exists only one law—and that is my law. And now go un(i do your duty, and be obedient to your luperiors."—Reuter.

THE REVOLT IN BRAZIL. NEW YORK, Saturday Morning.—A despatch published in the Herald this morning from its Rio Janeiro correspondent states that the entire province of Santa Catharina is now in the hands of President l'eixoto's adherents. The insurgents, however, still have possession of the Island of Santa Ca;herina, including its capital, Desterro where there are several important forts.-Central News.

A FATAL FORD. The Ballina correspondent of he freeman's Journal states that the Rev. Michael Clarke, C.C., of Ballycast'.e, was drowned on Iriday in attempting to cross a ford on a s won en river between Ballycastle and Downpatr.ck Head. The country where Father Ciarke was domg duty is a wild and mountainous district on the northern coast of Mayo.

PROPOSED EXTENSION OF SWANSEA HARBOUR. A special meeting of the Swansea Harbour trustees was held oil Saturday to finally decide whether to go to Parliament this session for powers to extend the dock accommodation, It was decided,after some dIscussion, to proceed with the scheme tor lengthening the East Dock and to engage Mr Abernethy as consulting engineer.

TO-DAY'S WEATHER. 4.30 A.M. TO DAY'S FORECAST FOR h;j\GLANh, AND A f,le,, North-easterly breezes, fresh to moderate fair as a whole cold. G K N E r A L. —'The depression of the past few days and its second- ary one is apparently passing away to central and soutii-ea-t Europe, out cold north-easterly wintL; of considerable strength seems likely a remain with us at present, PaS*inS Vh < ntiE;NERAI< FORECASTS. 1 he following fo-p- the MeteoroloRical^. Were prepared last night *r\_ vTtlCe ah £ »i orn f n'olanV XyiSTKlU'JS— -n".U v • 8. Scotland, N."| N0rth-ea«.f«,i u j L Scotland, E. I rate fm-°de" 2. England,N.E. } a whole. 5 C°ld falr aS I'. SaCoint)es\N^th-^terly breezes, fresh 5 Eng. s. (Lon. f 8tro"but decreasing and Channel. )J 8011118 cold showers. 6. Scotland, W.V t Engl., N.W., North-easterly breeze, fresh "NorthWales. }- to moderate; fair a 8. Ireland,N. whole; cold. Ireland, S.J

The Westminiter Gazette of Friday night says 11 That impostor, the rod, is being advertised: again. The Common Sergeant is holding a flog- Sing assize at the Old Btiley and certainly, so far as the individual prisoners are concerned, they deserve no pity. But as for the rod as a patent preventive, it is a sorry quack. The Standard says, it proved so efficacious in the case of the garotters.' Wonderfully efficacious, since, as Lord Herschell's Return proved, garotting had been put down before the Flogging Act was passed. At Nagoya, in China, a merchant, who is in his 55th year, has just divorced his 26th wife, and is about to marry the 27th. He had resolved when he was young to marry 30 wives, and is delighted that he has noW only three more to dairy to keep "1 s vow.

DISASTERS ON SEA AND LAND GREAT LOSS OF LIFE. BUILpiNGS UNROOFED AND HOUSES BLOWN DOWN. CARDIFF STEAMERS ASHORE. LINER REPORTED LOST OFF FISHGUARD. GALLANT RESCUES AT FISHGUARD. FEARFUL SCENES ON THE CORNISH COAST. WRECKED IN ST. IVES BAY. NOBLE RESCUES WITH THE ROCKET APPARATUS. A storm of almost unprecedented violence ra^ed over a great portion of the British Isfes on Saturday and Sunday, and many disasters care reported. There was a serious breakdown of telegraph wires, and messages were delayed several hours. A telegram, for instance, which was handed in at Sunder- land at 11.17 a.m. was not delivered in London till 6.35 p.m.

CARDIFF COLLIERS WRECKED. SEVEN MEN DROWNED. Our Plymouth correspondent wires :-Oiie of the severest gales that has ever visited the Corn ish coast swept over St. Ives Bay on Satur- day and Sunday, causing lamentable loss of life and property. The area of the disaster was the short distance between Gondrevy Lighthouse, off Gwithian, and the other extremity of St. Ives. From midnight on Friday till to-day the bay was one mass of foam. The sea was dnven into mountains of water by the terrible force of the wind. For several days there had been a strong wind from the south-east direction, and this had tempted three vessels to seek shelter in the bay. They were the Cintra, a steel- screw steamer of 483 tons register, owned by Messrs J. H. Welsford and Co., Liverpool (Cintra Steamship Co.), bound from Newport to Dartmouth with coal; the steamship Vulture, of 517 tons gross register, owned by Captain E. Jenkins, of Cardiff, bound from Cardiff to Dart- mouth with coal and the steamship Bessie, 287 tons gross, owned by Mr J. Richards, of Cardiff, bound from Cardiff to Port- land with coal. The vessels were lying about a mile out from Carbis Bay, and at no great distance from one another. During Friday night the wind veered round to the north and increased in violence to such an extent that the positions of the vessels were matters of great concern. Arrangements were made to slip anchor if the danger increased, but on the Centra it was found that the cable had fouled, and that it would be impossible to slip anchor. At daybreak, signals of distress were seen to be flying from the Cintra, and great excitement prevailed at St. Ives. At the coast- guard station arrangements were immediately made to relieve the crew, and horses were ordered to convey the rocket apparatus to any part of the coast. In the meantime Captain Green, of the Cintra, had ordered the men to make an effort to cut the cable, and this they endeavoured to do,but after working continually at it with chisels for an hour and a half, were obliged to give it up. A gallant attempt was made to launch the St. Ives lifeboat and proceed to the rescue of the crew, but it was found a matter of practical impossibility to even launch the boat in the face of the mountains of sea which poured in even in the least exposed places. The Hayle lifeboat men also pluckily attempted to get to sea in the hope of reaching the Cintra in this way, but they were also completely baffled in their gallant endeavours. Nothing daunted, however, they shipped the boat off its carriage and galloped off to Carbis Bay, a distance of several miles, but, unfortunately, by the time they had reached there the mischief had been done, though no craft could possibly have lived in such a sea. The Vulture and the Bessie, lying with the Cintra, had the utmost difficulty for hours to keep their positions. Indeed, on all of them the strain on the moorings had to be some- what counteracted by working the engines astern. Almost simultaneously the two ships slipped their anchors and put to sea. 'I hevulture bore down on the Cintra in the hope of rendering assistance, but she found this to be a matter of impossibility, and the only thing remaining was to run for the shore. This Captain Hole decided to do, and in a very few minutes the Vulture struck the beach directly under Hawke's Point, the wind and tide having carried her rather to the south of the Carbis Bay beach, which it was hoped to reach. The Bessie followed suit, and before any assistance could be rendered the Vulture from the shore she too had gone on the same beach not a stone's throw distant. The rocket apparatus was well on towards the scene of the wreck, but the difficulty of getting along the cliff in the teeth of such a gale was enormous, and much praise is due to the coastguards. The apparatus was fixed on the beach a short distance from the Vulture and the Bessie, the latter lying between the Vultuie and the rocket apparatus. The rocket was fired and the line carried across the Vulture, and soon the hawser was fastened to the mast, opening up communication from the shore to the sailors, who were utterly powerless to help themselves. The breeches buoy was passed along to the Vulture with very little delay, amid the cheers of the crowd. The excitement vvVis intense as the first man got into the breeches, and was successfully landed on the beach. Mr Leigh, chief officer, wbo was m charge of the coastguards, in view of the rapid rising of the tide, ordered the triangle to be taken from the beach to the cliff above without loss of time. This was accomplished, and altered the conditions of working to some extent, for now the seamen, instead of being carried along a fairly level line, had to be hauled up a height of 150 feet from the Vulture. Eleven men were landed, which, with the other who was landed on the beach, made the total of the crew of 12. Captain Hole was the last to leave the ship. The breeches buoy was then trans- ferred to the Bessie, and her crew ot nine, including Captain David Mahoney, were landed in like manner. Meanwhile, things had gone very badly on the Cintra; and in regard to this vessel there is a very sad story to relate. The Cintra still remained at her mooring with her hatches smashed in and nearly full of water, and threatened with immediate foundering; but just as hope had been well-nigh given up, it was seen that the anchor was dragging and the ship on the move towards the land. When once motion had been got on to her, the gale played its pa.rt, and soon the vessel was lying with the other two stranded on the beach. AiAattempt was made to launch the ship's lifeboat, but before it could even be lowered a huge sea struck it and swept it with the four men which it contained into the water. The boat floated for a little while upside down, and three of the men were seen clinging to it. Another second both they and the boat were lost to view, and not afterwards seen. A further attempt was made to lower a boat. It met with a similar fate. Those who were remaining now resorted to other expedients, and, arming themselves with blocks of wood, lifebelts, hatches, and other things which would float, threw themselves into the sea. One of the most exciting incidents was the inexplicable behaviour of Richard Ash, an able seaman, whose home is at Brixham. Captain Green personally handed him a lifebelt. Ash immediately put it on and ran up the rigging. The captain, when he jumped overboard, left Ash in the rigging, but Ash remained in this position for twenty minutes, and then his life-belt was seen to fall from him. The next moment Ash himself jumped into the sea, and was never afterwards seen. In a few minutes from the time when he jumped from the rigging the apparatus would have been free for use. The experiences of the men, all 12 of whom had to fight for life in the awful sea, were terrible, and how five of them managed to save their lives is a mystery. Four of them were washed away below Hawkings Point, and subsequently all four were picked up on the beach. The four were Mr Summers, the chief engineer Rogers, fireman Crpmwell, fireman and Edwin Jones, steward. When picked up all were in a bad state. Mr Summers was dead UfV> °ubtedly» ^ut there were signs of life in all the o ers* Jones, the steward, who, as the captain subsequently remarked, Swam off like a brick," subsequently remarked, Swam off like a brick," was very little the worse for his adventure, but both Rogers and Cromwell were unconscious. It was seen that Rogers was in a precarious con- dition, and Rogers died in a few minutes. Crom- well and Jones were taken to Mrs Ashton's cottage and comfortably housed and attended by Dr. Nicholls, of St. Ives. Of the other men who had jumped overboard only three were seen again. They were Captain Green, who swam ashore unaided Jones, second engineer and Nicholas, fuemm All three were badlv knocked about, and Jones was in a. precarious condition. The following is the crew of the Cintra SAVED. Henry Green, captain, Dartmouth Henry Jones, second engineer, Cardiff Thomas Nicholas, fireman, Newport; Thomas Cromwell, Newport Edwin Jones, steward, Newport. DROWNED. Richard Foulkes, mate, Rock Ferry Wm. Summers, chief engineer, Liverpool Geo. Rogers, fireman, Newport. John Thomas, A.B., Newport. John Gibbs, A.B., Newport. Richard Ash, A.B., Brixham. An A.B. from Bideford, name unknown. The name of the Bideford man does not seem to be known by anyone. He only shipped on the day they left Newport. The second mate had to be left behind at Newport because of a severe injury he had received just before the vessel started on her voyage. OWNER OF THE VULTURE INTER- VIEWED. Captain E. Jenkins, of 42, Richmond-road, Cardiff, the owner of the Vulture, informed a South Wales Daily News representative that he had received a simple notification by telegiam of the total loss of the vessel, and the fact that the crew had been saved by the rocket apparatus. Four hours, he added, was occupied in the trans- mission of the message from St. Ives, owing to the interruption of telegraphic communi- tion by the storm. Capt. Hole, a Cardiff man, commanded the vessel, and her crew was obtained at the port. Captain Jenkins further stated that the Cintra, which was in command of Captain Green, of Dartmouth, belonged to a Liverpool firm. Both the Vulture and the Cintra wereontime charter with the Channel Coal Com- pany, and bound for Dartmouth. The former vessel left Penarth on Wednesday night. The Bessie and Vulture were well known at Cardiff, whence they have traded for years, and the Bessie was built at Hayle, near where she has been lost.

A CARDIFF-BOUND STEAMED FOUNDERED. LOSS OF 21 LIVES. The excitement in St. Ives was still further in- tensified by the news of the recovery of a body on Porthmoor beach, indicating a much more disastrous wreck. The man was finely built, and dressed in a dark blue suit with two gold braid bands on the arm, indicating that he was an officer of a large steamship. Close to him was a ship's boat bearing the name Hampshire, of London." There are two vessels of the same name, both very large ships. One a sailing clipper and the other a steamer. Later on a lifebelt was found bearing the mark s.s. Hampshire." On the body was found a letter, addressed Mr Cunningham," from a friend in Liverpool, and this is presumed to be the name of the unfortunate man. A Penzance telegram says the steamer Hamp- shire broke down off St. Ives, and was carried by the gale against Gurnard's Head, a precipitous headland seven miles from here. Twenty-one lives were lost, and one man washed ashore in a boat is the solo survivor. A SURVIVOR'S STORY. A later telegram from Penzance, with reference to the loss of the steamer Hampshire, states that she sailed from Liverpool to Cardiff on the 16th inst. with 22 hands. MrSwanson, the chief officer, is apparently the sole survivor. He states that in passing the Smalls, off Pembrokeshire, the vessel received an injury and leaked. When about nine miles off GodrevyLighthjuse, northof St. Ives, the captain found the water increasing, and decided to abandon her. He left with 16 men, and Swanson took another boat with four men. The Hampshire was then sinking fast. When within a short distance of Gurnard's Head, Swanson's boat capsized, and he was washed ashore. The other boat of the Hampshire was washed ashore at St. Ives, with one dead body wearing an officer's cap. SWAU- son has slept, and is being well-cared for.

APPALLING EFFECTS ON THE FRENCH COAST. 300 LIVES LOST. A telegram received from Dover states that reports from the French coast are appalling. The Foam, which left on Sunday morning for Calais, arrived off the port at midday, and then for four hours encountered a violent gale. Whilst in this suspense Captain Masson counted along the shore between Grave- lines and Calais 29 vessels, principally fishing craft, which were driven ashore and totally wrecked. It is stated that 300 lives have been lost in the gale, and 50 bodies have been re- covered. The east pierhead of Calais harbour, with lighthouse, has been carried away, and 200 yards of pier demolished. Two watchmen in the lighthouse escaped.

EFFECTIVE SERVICE WITH THE ROCKET APPARATUS. A heavy gale from the north set in at Fish- guard. The s.s. Warrenpomt, from Newry, had run into the roads for safety, but when the morn- ing dawned she signalled for assistance, having parted her cables. She drifted on towards Good- wick Sands, when tho crew, eight in number, were gallantly rescued by the lifeboat, notwith- standing a tremendous sea running at the time. Soon' after a large barque was seen in the offing with signals of distress up. She was answered from the shore, but no boat could venture out. At four p.m. she drifted nearer and nearer when she struck on the rocks in th entrance to Fishguard harbour. She proved to be the Evoive, from Christiansand, timber- laden, bound for Bristol. Her crew, 11 in number, were gallantly rescued by the life-saving apparatus, in the presence of hundreds of specta- tors, it being the first opportunity for testing the apparatus. Great excitement prevailed, but it did its work nobly. Unfortunately, one poor lad was drowned prior to her coming in, notwithstanding that every effort was made by the crew to save him. And the skipper had taken his little daughter to bear him company." She behaved admirably. Although half frozen, and after a terrible night's exposure, she climbed the mast and got into the cradle, and was landed safely amidst ringing cheers from hundreds of throats, and is now com- fortably located with the Rev. Parry Davies.

A DISABLED LINER. About midday on Saturday the steam trawler Traton arrived at Pembroke Dock and reported that the National liner Helvetia was off the PernO. brokeshire coast in a disabled condition. Two steam trawlers had been endeavouring to tow her into Milford Haven, but theit tackle was unsuitable, and the vessel was drifting away across the Channel. The crew of the Traton wished to borrow hawsers from the dockyard authorities. On hearing how matters stood, Captain Fitzger-Ud, superintendent of the dock- yard, despatched the Admiralty tug Stormcock, which immediately proceeded to Mill Bay, near the entrance to Milford Haven, but was unable to clear the harbour in consequence of the wild weather prevailing. On Sunday morning, the weather aving moderated somewhat, the Stormcock left Milford Haven in search of the disabled liner, but no news concerning her had been received at Pem- broke Dockyard when our parcel left on Sunday evening. It appears that the Helvetia was sig- nalled off St. Anne's Head at 3 a.m. on Saturday, being then in a disabled condition. Captain Browne, of the Cork Steampacket Oompany's steamer Killarney, has reported that when ten miles off Milford he found the National Line steamer Helvetia flying distress signals, and when spoken she asked to be towed to Milford. Several stout hawsers were made fast, but owing to the roughness of the sea all snapped, and after standing by for five hours the Cork boat was obliged to leave without being able to render assistance. A storm of exceptional severity has been raging in the district of Haverfordwest since Thursday last, and considerable damage has been caused to house property in the town and neigh- bourhood. Much excitement was created in the town on Saturday evening by the rumour that an Atlantic liner had been wrecked off Fish- guard. The report, fortunately, proved un- founded, although one of the steamers belong- ing to the National line had rather a narrow escape from going ashore on the Pem- brokeshire coast in Fishguard Bay. The steamer, from some reason or other, went in dangerous proximity to the rocks near Abermawl, and it is thought might have gone ashore had those in charge not been mado aware of their dangerous position by the light from the but of the officers in charge of the cable at that point.

PERILOUS POSITION OF A TENBY TRAWLER. The trawler Lizzie, owned jointly by Mr F. B. Mason and her skipper, W. Blackler, was brought up in Tenby Roads on Friday evening with mainsail spiit, topmast partly gone, and other evidences of the severity of the previous night's gale. Her position occa- sioned much uneasiness on Saturday, when an exceptionally severe gale from the N.N.E. placed her in dangerous proximity to a Ice shore. About 11 a.m. she began to drag, and signalled for assistance. The lifeboat was imme- diately launched from the harbour, and forced through a heavy sea to a position to windward, from whence she sailed down on the trawler and took off her crew of three men and Mr Mason's eldest son, who boarded her the night before as a volunteer. The lifeboat men, for their plucky action, together with the beautiful behaviour of their boat, won the admiration of hundreds of excited spectators. The lifeboat was beached under the shelter of St. Catherine's Rock. The gale was the worst experienced for many years. Many persons were thrown to the ground by its violence. Houses in the more exposed parts suffered considerably. No casualty reported.

THE BOILEAU'S BOAT CREW. On Saturday afternoon the tug Fawn, with the lifeboat of the s.s. Boileau in tow, left the South Dock, Swansea, having on board Mr W. G. Martin, one of the four men rescued from the Boileau's lifeboat on Friday by the brig Jeune Charles. Lying, too, off the Mumbles awaiting the tug, was the Boileau, which, on being reached, retook possession of its lifeboat and re- shipped its second mate. Before leaving Swansea Mr Martin many times shook the captain of the French brig by the hand, and again and again expressed his thankfulness for the kindness he had received. Garner, who is a married man, has proceeded to his home at Bristol. It is said that his limbs are much swollen owing to the exposure. Carl Lunden has gone to Cardiff, where he has friends, and Doherty has gone home to Belfast.

SWANSEA. The storm which prevailed at Swansea. on Friday night and Saturday had only very slightly diminished on Sunday, but it is extraordinary to relate that very little damage has resulted. It is reported that in the country many trees have been uprooted, while some chimney stacks have disappeared. There wast a narrow escape in Castle-street on Saturday through a brick falling from Mrs McCaskie's roof on to the pavement, just missing the head of a lady. Some excite- ment was caused through two great panes of plate-glass at the shop of Mr Hughes, iron- monger, of Oxford-street, blowing in. There would be no wrecks on the Welsh side of the Bristol Channel, the wind blowing off the land. The Ranee, which has been ashore at Swansea since Thursday, is still aground, and it is said she is suffering severely from the rocking.

CARDIGAN. Severe weather has prevailed here since Friday, high and variable wind, accompanied with heavy rain. During Friday night the storm was terrible, and the force of the wind was so strong that it blew down a chimney-stack of some 30ft. which served the kitchen of Lloyds Bank in this town, doing damage to adjoining property. At 1.30 p.m. to-day a signal to call the crew of the lifeboat was fired, which, as understood in the town, was a signal that a vessel was in distress in the bay. Such was the case but instead of being run ashore near the lifeboat station, the vessel was allowed to run past Cemes Head in a tremendous sea, almost too much for her to live in. It is feared by practical sailors that she will founder before reaching Newport. Pem., sands. The wind blew from N.N.E. The sea was wash- ing half-way up Cemss Head, on the Pembroke- shire side of the bay.

PEMBROKE DOCK. The gale, which prevailed throughout Friday night and the greater part of Saturday, did con- siderable damage to some of the building sheds at Pembroke Dockyard. A portion of the from or upper end of one woi^len shed, and a con- siderable part of the roof at the opposite end were blown down. The roofs of two iron sheds were also much damaged, the iron sheeting being, in one case, rent for quite 150 feet. A quantity of glass in the roof over the roadway leading to the main landing place was broken, and some of the woodwork torn from its place. The greater part of the damage done is undonbtedly attributable to the fact that, contrary to what was customary a few years ago, the 'lower ends of these hugs sheds are, in the majority of cases, left entirely open, thus affording the wind free pay to work destruction with the roofs. As far as could be ascertained, no damage worth mentioning was done in any part of the town of Pembroke Dock.

NEWPORT. On Saturday the gale was severely felt at New- port, and towards noon, when it appeared to be at its height, it was dangerous to walk about the streets. A tradesman in Dock-street, in passing down High-street, had a narrow escape of injury, a loose slate falling and knocking off his hat. Another slate, from a well-known fishmonger's roof, was seen careering through the air, and fell in the middle of the railway approach, where it was shattered into fragments. A portion of a large bill-posting hoarding opposite the railway station was carried away, and the streets were littered with broken slates, tiles, and chimney pots. A large hoarding in Clarence- place fell on the footway, blocking it entirely. A gentleman passing over Newport Bridge about noon, carrying a mackintosh and umbrella, was robbed of both by the wind, which seized the impedimenta and whirled both into the river. At 10.30 a.m. a gust of wind blew in three or four large squares of glass in the establishment of Messrs Lewis and Lewis, upholsterers, Commercial- street, and much damage was done to the valu- able contents of the windows. About noon a chimney-stack at the building used as Mamdee Police-station fell with a crash and smashed the glass roof immediately below it. The tower and spire of St. Pauls Church, Commercial-street, was observed to oscillate in the height of the gale. A group of persons stood opposite watching it. Several windows in the upper part of the Town- hall, above the surveyor's department, were blown in and smashed. No such gale has been experienced in Newport for many years, the sudden and severe gusts of wind developing sur- prising power and effecting widespread and general damage, the buildings in the higher parts I of the town sustaining much hurt. The roof of the premises of Mr Laurie, brass founder, was torn off; and the sky-sign of Mr Bailey, Tyneside Engineering Works, was blown clean away. The most serious damage to a private house was to that of Mr Cordey (deputy-mayor) in Stow Park, where a large chimney stack at the corner of the building was blown over upon the roof and fell through into the bedrooms underneath, fortunately unoccupied at the time, so that no person was injured. The roof at the rear of two private houses in Risca- road was lifted bodil) and wrecked. Mr Sheaf, vete- rinary surgeon, Chepstow-road, was also a serious sufferer, the roof of the rear portion of his residence being lifted bodily off and thrown down. A chimney stack also fell through the roof of the nursery, and a little daughter of Mr Sheaf. who was nlavinc in the anartmanf. At the time, was, fortunately, at the moment under the table. A number of men who were passi ng at the time went to give their aid, and removed the debris, which amounted to several tons. They were assured of the child's safety from hearing her cries, and got her out uninjured. The table was, however, broken by the weight of the brick?. About 20 feet of tiles were torn from the roof of the Newport Club's gymnasium, and the end of the roof of the cricket pavilion was torn com- pletely away. The large new spectators' pavilion was guyed to the stanchions hold- ing the wire ropes so as to support it. A summer-house in Stow Park, weighing about two tons, was moved bodily several feet, and a corrugated iron roof was carried in the air over a tree. The telegraphic and telephonic systems were almost completely disarranged. The gale continued during Saturday night and the whole of Sunday. On Sunday morning the mountains to be seen from Newport, including those at Abergavenny, were clad with a white wintry mantle. The snowstorm of Saturday afternoon was severe in places, and nearly 12 inches deep in some parts of the western valleys. The tale of havoc to buildings in the hill portion of Newport continued to increase. Houses in course of erection have been collapsed, and the walls torn down the number of chimney stacks which have been blown down on in- habited dwellings is greater than could be supposed, and the escapes are little short of miraculous. In one dwelling in Stow- hill a little sufferer from the measles had only just been carried downstairs for the first time when the chimney-stack crushed through the cei!ing of the bedroom. Stow-park and Stow- circus residents suffered severely and the high wind on Sunday augmented the damage. At the docks and river wharves, ships parted theii ropes freely, but no serious damage is reported,the ridge of Stow-hill and Stow-park protecting theshipping from the fury of the north-east gale. Rumours were current on Sunday of disasters at sea, and ic was rumoured that the Ceitra, which left port on Tuesday, and two other Newport-laden vessels had b6en lost, but these rumours, owing to the general breakdown of the telegraphic communica- tion, lack confirmation.

A THRILLING ADVENTURE. Our Swansea correspondent telegraphed on Saturday :—The gale is prevailing with greater violence than ever, but though property has suffered somewhat, no serious damage is reported. The gallant service performed yesterday by the crew of Port Eynon lifeboat in connection with the rescue of the seaman James Sergeant, who! :was seen in the terrible gale abont a mile off the shore and three miles to the westward of Port Eynon Point, being driven rapidly up channel, is a general subject of comment and commendation at Swansea. No sooner was the signal given for the lifeboat to be in readiness than all of the crew who were near enough at band turned up, while the places of those who were working too far distant to see the signal were immediately taken by wlII- ng volunteers, among the first to come forward being the local hon. secretary, who takes such an interest in the lifeboat cause at Port Eynon that he has never yet missed being on board when there has been rescue work to be performed. The boat has been out in very bad weather, but never in a gale of such violence as yesterday's, and with the exception of the shipping of a heavy sea which broke some of the oars and unshipped them all, there was no mishap. She may now be said to have had a thoroughly fair test, aud her behaviour was such as to give the crew every confidence in her for the future, The rescued man, Sergeant, reached Swansea by Grove's 'bus this morning, and went direct to the Sailors' Home. In the course of an interview he, after repeating the facts already known as to the attempted rescue by the Boileau, and the subsequent rescue of the captain by the Chrysolite, says the captain [owes 'his good fortune to being forward, which was the only point the Chrysolite touched, and before he could get near the vessels had drifted apart, and in the darkness ho lost sight of the Chrysolite. During the whole of the night he was on deck at the helm, and all this time the water wat, gradually gaining on the ketch, which was rolling fearfully. Fearing the dangers of the Gower coast, he refrained from Imining the vessel ashore, and at daybreak he saw indications which showed the vessel could not last long, the deck being level with the sea. He therefore unshipped tho gangway, cut the boat adrift, and when the vessel gave a lurch lie slid the boat into the sea. The bcO half-filled with water in launching, but as she launched he jumped ID, and pushed off clear from the vessel. Soon after daylight he found himself near the Worm's Head, and drove up inside the Helwick Sands, where a fearful sea was breaking. He hoped to land at Port Eynon or Oxwich, but when near the East Heiwick Buoy the wind came more off the land, and he was being driven out to sea. He then gave up all hope of ever reaching land. The next thing he knew was that the life- boat, which he did not see till she was close to him, was close up. A grapling was thrown, and his boat was hauled up alongside. He was seized by willing hands and placed in the lifeboat, and his boat, which was half-full of water, cast adrift. He speaks very highly of the kind treat- ment he received from the landlady of the Ship Inn, the secretary, and the rector, and several charitable inhabitants, who gave him 18s to help him on his way. He is specially grateful to the crew of the lifeboat, to whom he owes his life. This makes eleven lives the Port Eynon lifeboat has saved since she was placed there in 1884. It is a peculiar thing that though there is supposed to be a coastguard look-out at the Worm, and that Sergeant sighted the land a long time off the Worm, it was left to a farmer, whose duty was certainly not to do coastguard work, to report the tossed boat.

CARDIFF. A FOOTBALL STAND WRECKED. Owing to the low-lying and comparatively sheltered position of Cardiff, where the gale raged furiously during the morning and early afternoon, little more than minor accidents were occasioned. The high wind on Peuylan Hill seems to have wrought havoc around the neighbourhood, and eractions of anything but a permanent character have been thrown down on all sides. The "grand stand on the Harlequins' Football Ground has been demolished, and is lying completely wrecked. The top was liftod bodily off and precipitated into the Newport-road, where some hoardings around newly-erected houses were also thrown down. A large telegraph pole has been snapped at the foot, and leans at an angle considerably out of the perpendicular and on all sides there are evidences of the severity of the storm. ?

THE LUCANIA IN THE STORM. The Cunard steamer Lueania arrived off Quceus- town at half-past 4 on Saturday tnorniug, after protracted voyage, occupying 6 days, 14 hours,and 40 minutes. She experienced terrific weather. The seas broke mercilessly at times over her, and some of the saloon cabins got flooded through the ventilators. One gentleman, an American, Mr Louis Rickendorfer, and his wife, were removed on two occasions from their cabins owing to water getting in, and a further misfortune befel Mr Rickendorfer while at supper on Friday. He was sitting at the end of one of the table, when the ship gave a tremendous lurch, and Mr Rickendorfer was thrown from his seat across the captain's chair on to the end of the next table. When ha was picked up it was found that one of his legs was broken. Several of the steerage passengers and crew received injuries by being knocked down on deck by the sea. Altogether twelve parsons were treated for injuries by the ship's surgeon. One of the steerage ventilators was washed away and a quantity of water got into the compart- ment. Mr J. D. Smyth, a passenger, says he has crossed the Atlantic 94 times in all seasons, but never did he experience weather equal to that which the Lucania encountered.

CLINGING TO A WRECK FOR SEVEN HOURS. A Press Association telegram from Dundee states that in the gate one of the Dundee pilot cutters was wrecked in the Tay. The crew, seven in number, clung to the wreck for seven hours, and sent up rockets and burned coloured lights at intervals. They were observed at day- break, and the Broughty lifeboat crew went out and rescued them much exhausted. The steamer Union, belonging to a Dundee stevedore, was also wrecked near Dundee, and four lives were lost. The vessel left Newburgh at 7 o'clock on Friday night with a cargo of sand for Dundee. When nearing Dundee the foresail burst, and as the vessel was unable to steam head to wind, the crew decided to steam for Tay Port, and was brought to an anchor near the Fife shore, where she soon afterwards foundered, the crew consisting of five men, out of whom only one was saved, namely, Ralph ;trachtl1, who succeeded --tsb in swimming ashore. The unfortunate men who were drowned were Wm. Blyth, 6'J John Smith, 35; John Brodie, 30; and Robert Hossie, 25; all of whom belonged to Dundee.

THREE MEN KILLED BY A FAT,LING CHIMNEY. A Kendal telegram says:—A terrible storm raged over the Lake district, uprooting trees and doing damage to property. At Messrs Cropper's paper mills at Cowan Head, near Kendal, a large chimney fell. Three employees named Winskill, Sill, and Clark were killed. Five men narrowly escaped with their lives.

TRAINS SPLASHED WITH SEA FOAM. A gale passed over Edinburgh and district on Friday night, and proved to be one of excep- tional violence, recalling the disastrous storm of 1881. Trains were greatly delayed, and a North- Eastern train lost an hour between Berwick and Edinburgh. The fury of the waves along the coast was such that the train was covered with foam, giving, at first sight, the impression that it had been in a snowstorm. The waves rose to a great height,

DISASTER OFF BANFFSHIRE. One of the severest gales which has visited the Banffshire coast for fifteen years burst early on (Friday night, and continued with unabated violence up till Saturday evening. A Norwegian barque, supposed to be coal-laden, went ashore barque, supposed to be coal-laden, went ashore about midnifrht on the rooks, eifthr tnilns east of Macduff. The Banff rocket apparatus was taken to the scene, and saved eight of the nine men aboard the remaining man swam ashore. A steamer went aground on the rocks at Sandend, twelve miles from Banff, and the rocket apparatus was s&ut to render assistance. A smack which grounded two miles west of Banff broke up. All along the coast the severity of th3 storm was felt, and the boats in the more exposed har- bours suffered much damage. A later telegram from Banff states that a vessel unknown has foundered on a rocky headland known locally as the Garron, and that it is surmised that the crew, consisting of from 20 to 25 hands, has been lost. Among the wreckage washed ashore is a door bearing the words, "Seal No. 11, Customs House, WestHartlepool," and a ponderous piece of woodwork on which wore the words, Grange- month Dockyard Company, No. 116, shipbuilders, 1389."

CHIMNEY KILLS TWO MEN. At Huddersfield on Saturday, a chimney 35 yards high, at Messrs Riversedge's dye factory, fell without warning, killing two employees, John Ellis and Jacob Dawson. The chimney fell right across the boiler house, and a third man had a very narrow escape. He was in the fire-hole at the time of the accident, and succeeded in creep- ing out from the debris. The fall of the chimney is attributed to the heavy gale, which is said to be one of the fiercest that has ever prevailed in the locality.

A YACHT IN DANGER. A telegram from Bray says :—Lord and Lady Morton, three of the children, and the crew of his lordship's steam yacht Cassida had a narrow escape during the gale. The vessel was blown with such violence against the steam packet pier that the bulwarks on her starboard side were carried away. Lord and lady Morton and family were got aboard and accommodated on the steamer City of Dublin until the storm abated, when they returned to their yacht, which pro- ceeds to the Clyde for repairs.

FATALITIES AT SUNDERLAND. A terrific northerly gale began to rage at Sun- derland early on Saturday morning, and reached its climax at 8 o'clock. Accidents of all kinds have occurred, and several houses have been par- tially wrecked, many persons being injured by faJIillg debris. A house in George-street col- lapsed, and a widow named Catherine Rogan, aged 49, was killed and buried in the ruins. Another woman and a boy were in the same room, but luckily escaped. Several ships broke adrift in the river, and two sailors were thrown over in trying to secure one of them. Both men were rescued. Lamps and sigmboards have been torn from their fastenings and hurled into the streets. Several buildings have been unroofed, and tele- graphic and telephonic communication has been severely affected. Another fatality occurred on the Wear owing to a small boat being hurled violently against the side of a ship, the occupant receiving injuries which terminated fatally.

TRAIN DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. The Press Association's Inverness correspon- dent telegraphs :—The accident on the Highland Railway caused by the storm was of an alarming nature. When nearing Killiecrankio the leading engine left the rails and tumbled down the em- bankment. The second engine also left the rails and blocked the line, which was not cleared until a late hour.

CARDIFF-LADEN STEAMER IN DISTRESS. The screw steamer Upupa, of Cork, with I passengers and coal for Cork from Cardiff, was seen firing signals of distress, in a disabled state, off the Old Head of Kinsale. The lifeboat was placed in readiness, and a tug sent to ■ the assistance of the Upupa.

A YOUNG LADY KILLED. A melancholy fatality occurred at Carrick- fergus, Belfast, during the storm on Friday night. A chimney adjoining a boarding school fell, bringing with it a portion of a wall, the debris crushing through into a room in which two girls were asleep in bed, and falling on them killed a young ladv named Miss Scott, a resident of Armagh. The other young lady was rescued with but slight injuries.

CARMARTHEN. A terrific gale of wind and rain swept over Carmarthen district in the early hours of Satur- day. Towards midday the alternate showers of rain and slight falls of snow were substituted by hail, but this accompaniment lasted a short time only, and throughout the rest of the day an almost unprecedented hurricane parched the streets and reads, and the few people that ventured out of doors were nearly blinded with dust, and the crumbled plaster which had been blown from the old buildings of the town, numerous chimneys and tiles being bestrewn in all directions, to thegreat alarm of theinhabitants. On Saturday night the main thoroughfares pre- sented anything' but its wonted busy aspect and so little shopping was done that the busiuess of various establishments rnisrht just as well have been suspended. In the outskirts of the borough trees were uprooted, and some very narrow escapes are reported.

NARROW ESCAPE AT RHYMNEY. On Saturday morning, about 10 o'clock, the chimney of a house in White-row, Rhymney, where Mr Thomas Williams, collier, resides, was blown through the roof, which was totally destroyed. Mr Williams, who bad been working the previous night, was sieeping at the time in the room where the chimney fell in, as was also a young baby. One of the rafters fell on the bed, within a few inches of the child, and the father, without a doubt, owes his life to having lain down at the foot of the bed so as not to disturb the little one, who was sleeping when ho went to bed that morning. Several chimneys were blown down and many a roof fared Jaadly. The sudden frost which set in early in the afternoon rendered the roads and pavements very slippery, and an aged lady from High-street was blown down and broke her arm.

BLOWN OFF A HORSE. The gale was very severely felt in Mid- Rhondda on Saturday morning. At Lhvynpia the Workmen s Institute had a chimney-pou blown down. In Waun-court almost a whole row of water-closets had their roofs blown down, and in some cases the walls were destroyed. At Trealaw the model lodging-house had its roof lifted, and all the brick chimneys ot the row were blown down, crashing to the floor. Mr D. W. Davies, J.P., Maesyffrwd, had his stable roof turned completely over. A gentleman in Tonyr- efail was blown off his horse, which galloped away, and great alarm was felt about him until he afterwards made his appearance, having suf- fered only a few bruises.

ONE OUT OF 24 SAVED, A Penzance correspondent telegraphs that the steamer Hampshire has gone ashore at trio Gurnard's Head, St. Ives. Only one man, James Swanson, of Thurso, has been saved cut. of a crew of 24. He lies at the coastguard house terribly injured.

CASUALTIES AT CARDIFF. The Norwegian steamer Guernsey, from Copen- hagen, has docked at Cardiff with bottom damaged, having stranded The Norwegiaa barque Daisy, from Cardiff for Christiania, re- turned to Penarth Roads, having lost a boat and part of the bulwarks.

FOUND DEAD IN THE SNOW. On Sunday the bodies of two privates of the South Wales Borderers werefound in the snow on Portsdown Hill. It is supposed they were over- taken by the storm and unable to reach the fort.

A MONUMENT BLOWN DOWN. DUNKIRK, Sunday.—During the height of the gale here to-day the monument erected last Sep- tember to commemorate the centenary of the battle of Hondsthooto was blown down.—Reuter.

THE DEATH HOLL. The Press Association, telegraphing at mid- night, states that the total number of lives actually known to have been lost during the gale, according to messages received up to this hour, is 134, This, however, does not include the crews of vessels unknown, which are reported to have been seenjto founder, so that a very moderate estimate may place the loss of life at least at 200 irrespective of the boats belonging to various fishing fleets, of which no definite hews can be hoped to be received for several days.

LATE SHIPPING NEWS. [LLOYD'S TELEGRAMS.] A vessel, with crew, was lost off Flambro' Head on Sunday morning. A name has been washed up. Princess, of Sunderland." The steamer Alves, of Hamburg, is ashore at Morrisonshaven, with rocks through her bottom, and will probably become a total wreck. The brig Romulus, of Dover, is ashore in Robin Hood's Bav. Craw saved- ISThe brig Ocean, from Portsmouth, is ashore cm Thornham Flats. Orew saved. The Norwegian barque Evviva, from Chris- tiansand for Berwick, is ashore at Fishguard. I he crew, with tho exception of one man, were saved. • The packet Osprey was blown from her moor- Ings at Westry, and disappeared. The packet Star of Bethlehem stranded in Purwater Bay, Kirkwall. The S'tvan is ashore near Hornsea. Crew SamL t, lhe vessel wIll be a total wreck. w^itanma' of Nairn. is ashore, dismasted, near Withernsea. Crew saved. The brigantine Druid broke .from her moorings at Kamsgate, and stranded. The steamer Hampshire, of London, frcm Iiiveipool for Cardiff, became damaged and leaky oil Godrevy on Saturday, and was aban- doned. The crew took to the boats. The chief mate was saved and landed at Garned's Head and it is feared the remainder of the crew are lost. A Philadelphia cablegram states that the steamer Lucigen grounded, but floated after dis- charging 1.500 barrels of cargo. The steamer Falwell, laden with cotton, from Liverpool, took fire at Galveston. The vessel was filled with water and the fire extinguished. The German brig Incel has been towed into Horte leaky. The barque Cato, of Arendal, has been totally lost. All on board saved and landed at Mar- I tinique. The steamer Polaria has arrived at Havre with list to Sl arboard. The Dutch schooner Nordita, from Hamburg for Maracaibo, has returned to Hamburg with loss of fore rigging. A Key West cablegram states that a vessel, supposed the Josepliina, from Pensacola for Lisbou, is ashore on Molasses Reef, Assistance cent. The Alpha, of Favershani, from Newcastle for Courseilles, is ashore at Gatfceville. Crew saved. The steamer Cartagena, from Bremerhaven for Spain, has stranded at Barfleur. Crew saved. The steamer Chanzy, of Caen, stranded in entering Quistreham. The steamer Carisbroiik, for Galalz, stranded 08 Yenisheri Bank, but floated wiih assistance. The steamer Rose, of Dundee, from Montrose for Amble, is ashore near Filey, full ot water, and is expected to become a total wreck. Crew saved. The :Norwegian vessel Anne from Havre 'for Leith, has been totally wrecked near Filey. The mate was saved, and the master and seven men lost. The Marie, of Lynn, from London for Middles- brough, has foundered. Crew landed at Lowe- stoft. The Dayspring, of Hull, from London for Boston, is towing to Lowestoft. Crew landed by the lifeboat. The Norwegian barque Lady Lisgar has been abandoned dIsmasted, and waterlogged. Crew landed at New York. The steamer Avalon, from Valencia for Hull, has arrived at Lisbon leaky and with pumps choked.

DR HERBER EVANS AND HIS PASTORATE. RESIGNS AFTER TWENTY-EIGHT YEARS' SERVICE. On Sunday night, at Salem Independent Church, Carnarvon, a larger congregation than usual was present, in anticipation of a declaration which ic was said would be made by the pastor, Rev. E. Herber Evans, D.D., ex-chairman of the Congregational Union of England and Wales, as to his intentions con- cerning the ministerial charge of that church. Dr. Evans said that when he entered upon his duties as Principal of Bangor Independent College, the arrangement was only temporary, but he had since found that advancing years were having their effect upon him, and from considerations of health he felt the time had come when he must sever his connection with Salem Church. For 28 years he had been to them a most faithful pastor, as they knew. He had received offers repeatedly from rich churches in England and Wales, some amounting to double, treble, and some even four times the salary which be had received there, but no money consideration or salary could ever induce him to leave or desert the Welsh pulpit. But there were higher interests to consider, and higher influences than they could for that moment understand. The success of his pastorate for 28 years could have no better proof than to see that the feeling was far more intense and strong between them than it had ever been, and the minister who could sustain his post for 28 years and be so much more endeared by his flock at the end of that term than at the beginning, he felt sure would be eminently qualified to train young ministers and put them on the way to success. He had pleasure in handing to the treasurer the sum of 100 guineas which he had just collected froth some friends towards the re- maining debt on the church. Dr. Evans's remarks were listened to with universal regvet.

THE VETERANS' FUND. AN HISTORICAL MUSTER. At the parade of veterans of the Crimean War and Indian Mutiny on Saturday next at the Drill- hall, Cardiff, the old, rugged warriors will fall into line once more in six companies. A more interesting or a more pathetic muster it will perhaps be difficult to conceive. It should be worthy of the brush ot an Elizabeth Butler or a Hubert Herkomer. In some cases there will be but one survivor (so far as this district is con- cerned) of an entire regiment and the roll call will be in all respects a unique one. The com- panies will be constituted AS follows :— No. 1 to include men of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines in all, 44. No. 2, men of the Cavair, and Royal Artillery, the Honourable East India Company's Artillery, the Royal Engineers, and the Transport Corps, about 54 all told. No. 3, men of the Grenadier and Scots Fusilier Guaids, and of the following line regiments :— The 1st, 3rd, 6th, 7th. 8th, 9th, 13th, 14th, 19th, 20ch, 21st, 28th, 29th, 31sl>. 32ud, and 33rd, about 48 all told. No. 4 to include men of the 23rd (Royal Welsh Fusiliers), the 41st (Welsh Regiment), and the 24th (South Wales Borderers); about 44. No. 5, men of the following line regiments :— The 34th, 35th. 36th, 38th, 39th, 43rd, 44th, 46th, 47th, 49th, 50th, 54th, 56th, and 60th 111 all, 49. No. 6 to comprise the followingThe 62nd, 63rd, 68th, 70th, 71st, 72nd, 73rd, 75th, 77th, 79ih, 81st, 82nd, 83rd, 84th. 86th, 88th, 89th, 95:h. 97th, 99th, 101st, 104th, 107th, 108th, 109ch, the 3rd Bengal Light Infantry, the 3rd Bombay European Regiment, and the 3rd Madras Regi- ment. In all, 85 regiment.?, including the Artillery and Royal Horse Artillery as one, are repre- sented. The menu at the dinner will be of a particularly varied kind, and comprise a number of essentially national dishes, besides not a few which, by their name, will recall important events in the can.pains in which the veterans took part. The catering will be done by Mrs Hunt, of the Park Hote!.

NEATH. A gale from the north-east raged at Neath throughout Saturday, and showed no signs of abatement when night came on. Some of the public lamps were damaged, but nothing of a more serious nature has been reported.

DEAN FOREST. Saturday was about tne roughest day since the memorable storm of January, 1881. There waa a stiff gale blowing from the north-east at day- break later rain began to fall, and as the day wore on it got much colder, the rain became snow, and the gale a perfect hurricane. Every- where there are reports of chimneys being thrown down, of slates and tiles torn off the roofs of the houses, and in one or two cases the roofs came off wholesale. Fortunately, no personal injuries are reported. An unfounded rumour gained currency in Cinderford on Sunday that the Severn Bridge at Purton, which carries the Severn and Wye and Severn Bridge Railway over the Severn,bad gone down during Saturday evening.

SERIOUS DAMAGE AT TYNEMOUTH. At Tynemouth the storm raged again on Sunday with frightful fury, and a mammoth crane, capable of lifting upwards of 40 tons, and employed in the construction of the north pier, was swung round like a weather-cock, and finally toppled over into the harbour. There were only eleven more blocks of stone to lay to complete the north pier, which forms with the south pier a harbour of refuge, and the loss is estimated at £10,000.

DEATH OF MR WILLIAM RITSON. We regret to announce the fatal termination of Mr William Ritson's brief attack of bronchitis, which took place en Sunday morning at his charming residence, Woodieyfield, Hexham, Northumberland, His son, Mr John Henry Rowland Ritson, was summoned to the death- bed of his father on Thursday last, and starting by the first tram available, he arrived at Hexham at eight o'clock on Friday morning. The deceased gentleman WM born on August 6th, 1811, and was very early in life set to hard manual labour. He loved work, and thus he has left behind him a rich record of sterling achievements. He came to South Wales to carry out important railway and other contracts. The construction of the Merthyr tunnel was one of his works, and he also had entrusted to him the making of a most expensive portion of the Great Western Railway lying between Neath and Swansea. During the time in which he executed the con- tract of constructing the Briton Ferry Dock, he resided at Briton Ferry, the house which after- wards became the residence of the late Mr Wm. Hunter, J.P., agent to the Jersey estate. Re- moving from the Neath district, he successfully carried out some important railway work near Saltburn-by-the-Sea, and in various parts of Scotland. As the result of well-applied energy he amassed great wealth, a portion of which he invested in house property at Briton Ferry. He also acquired a lare share of the famous Aberdulais Tinworks, near Neath, of which his son, Mr J. H. R. Ritson, is now the managing partner. Another son is Aid. Utrick Ritson, of Newcastle-on-Tyne. Several years ago the deceased gentleman purchased an estate near Hexham and built a line mansion (Woodieyfield) in which he resided for the remainder of his life. He had very extensive interests in collieries and ironworks in the North of England. A few years ago he and Mrs Ritson (who died in 1892) celebrated their golden wedding day. It was a time of great rejoicing in the neighbourhood of Hexham, the Wesleyan Methodist Church, of which he and Mrs Ritson were loyal supporters, being well to the front with their congratulations. He was a person of remarkable individuality.

AN EXTRAORDINARY OUTRAGE. An intimidatory outrage of an extraordinary character occurred at Kanturkon Saturday night. Brian, the caretaker of a farm from which the tenant had been evicted, was turfing his fire, when a violent explosion took place, shattering the contents of the room, and causing a severe shock to Brian. An examination shows that his turf supply has been carefully impregnated with an explosive substance, which the police pro- nounced to toe dynamite.

NEW SHORT STORY EVERY WEEK.—On Satur- day next will be published in the Cardif fIhi?iies and South Wales Weekly News a new short story (complete) entitled, "Picotin a Clown's Love Story," by Aletliea Phillips. NEW SHORT STORY EVERY WF.KK.—On Satur- day next will b? published in the Cardiff Times and South Wales Weekly News a new short story (colmpete) entitled, "Picotin a Clown's Love Story," by Aletkea Phillips.

PREPARATIONS FOR WORK. From all the coal districts where there has been a stoppage there now come reports of arrangements for resuming work without delay. In view of these preparations, and in order to allow the strength of feeling on each side to subside, neither party have yet taken any steps towards appointing their representatives on the proposed board of conciliation, especially as that body is not likeiy to hold its first meeting until the middle of next month. The miners' delegates at their private meeting in Westminster Palace Hotel, on Saturday, decided to leave the matter over to be dealt with at their conference in Birmingham on Dec. 7th, and the Coalowners' Federation have not yet made any appointment for the purpose. With regard to Friday's conference at the Foreign Office, the employers, while regarding themselves as bound not to disclose how the result was reached, are understood to demur to an impression which has got abroad that they refused some figure proposed by Earl Roseberv as the minimum. Although the subject was mooted by the noble chailmau, his lordship did not propose any actual minimum, and it was agvfed by com- mon consent to leave that subject, as well as other points, to be dealt with by the new board of conciliation, which will shortly be constituted, lhe understanding arrived at was that no report of the debate at the Foreign Office should be published, but that each party should be futniMied, for tho exclusive purpose of private record, with a verbatim transcript of the official shorthand notes of the deliberation. The miners' agents are anxious to emphasise the appeal made to the public in one of their resolutions on Satur- day for the continuance of the relief subscriptions for at least another week.

MEETING OF THE MINERS' FEDERA- TION. The conference of the delegates of the Miners' Federation was held at the Westminster Palace Hotel on Saturday, Mr S. Woods, M.P.. presiding. The terms of agreement arrived at on Friday were read over, and accepted unanimously. A vote of thanks to Lord Rosebery was then adopted, as also was a resolution expressing the heartiest thanks and the utmost confidence in Mr I Pickard for his great tact and ability in conducting the miners' case. The question of continuing the levy was then discussed. It was pointed out that only a portion of the men would resume work for the first day or two next week, and the bulk of them would have no wages to draw until I -ecern- ber 2nd. A resolution was carried that the full levy agreed to at the Chesterfield Conference, namely, Is per day, be continued until Saturday, November 25th, and after tint the levy be reduced to 2s 6d per week, and all men who are or may be at work be called upon to pay that levy. commencing December 2, and that tins remain on until the conference decides otherwise. The conference also passed a resolu- tion expressing its best thanks to the press and I the public for their sympathy and support, and trusting all sympathisers would continue their subscriptions for a week or two longer, as the ¡ present bulk of the men would receive no wages till Saturday, December 2nd, and many could not be able to resume work at all, perhaps, for several weeks. The conference was then adjourned, and will meet again at Birmingham on December 7<b to discuss the constitution of the Board of Concilia- tion. The mounted police billeted at St. Helon's have received instructions to return to Liverpool at once, and other officers will leave next week. A representative of the Press Association was nformed, in the course of conversation on Satur- day with a member of the firm of Messrs Cockerel! and Co., coal merchants, of Cornhill, that there could be no general reduction in the price of coal until merchants knew what prices were to be charged for coal by the colliery proprietors. No alteration in price was, therefore, to be expected until after the meeting of the Coal Exchange on Monday next. PARIS, Saturday.—The Justice to-day com- pares the coal strike in the Nord with that of England, and says Lord Rosebery has set an example which the French Government would do well to follow.—Reuter.

COLLECTION AT TREDEGAR VILLE CHAPE L. On Sunday afternoon a collection was lrade in Tredegarville Baptist Chapel Sunday-school in aid of the wives and families of the miners in the English colliery districts where the strike has been, and where, in consequence, so much suffering has existed. The amount realised was £2 2s, and this was banded to the Rev. S. Kant, who comes from the affected district, and officiating in Cardiff yesterday.

BANK OF ENGLAND. ALLEGED IRREGULARITIES. During the past few days certain rumours have been in circulation, all more or less vague, but, states the Economist, in so far as it is possible to put them into definite shape, they are to the effect that the bank has been lending its support to shady concerns, that it will suffer pecuniarily from its connection with them, and that one or two of the bank directors who have been more immediately responsible may haveto ten- der their resignations. What has given to these re- ports a greater appearance of consistency than they would otherwise have possessed is the resignation of Mr F. May. Mr May, it would unfortunately appear, not only exceeded his Authority, but acted in a way which he must have known to be contrary to the regulations by which he wai governed. For that offence he has suffered, and it would be ungenerous to dwell upon it. We have learned enough to make it practically certain that on no occasion has the bank had dealings on its own account in the shares of any of the trust companies, nor has it at any time made advances to any of such companies. There, remains the question of the responsibility of th& directors for the irregularities that have un- doubtedly taken place and, as to that, no out- sider can venture to express any decided opinion. This much, however, we have reason to believe, that no greater responsibility in the matter attaches to any individual director, or directors, than to the board as a whole. The rumours of impending resignations may, therefore, be set aside as altogether unfounded. The Statist is able to say that the rnmours re- specting the Bank of England which have been circulating of late are altogether exaggerated, that they nave grown out of a morbid state ol feeling excited in the city by the events of the .past three years. The late chief cashier has been guilty of grave irregularities, but there is nGr charge of fraud against him. The report that two or three directors are about to resign is false, and the losses which are admitted to have beer incurred are comparatively quite small.

RAID ON RUMNEY DOORMATS. On Monday last there occurred, to disturb the placid flow of life at the village ot Rumney, an unaccountable disappearance of doormats. Even the "Dovecote," where the famous Ebeneze* Lobb pens his renowned epics, in all probability did not escape. Two gipsy women, mother and daughter, went casually to the threshold of dwell- ings, and the mat went. Officer Hole threwhimself into the quest of the lost mats and overtook the gipsies with four well-endowed mats, culled from the doorways of four different households. The mother said, Don't blame my child it was I who stole the mats: she had nothing to do with it."—At the Newport County Police-court, on Saturday, the mother pleaded guilty, and reo peated that her daughter knew nothing about it. —Superintendent Bosanquet, in reply to the Bench, said the women were gipsies, and that lie knew nothing about them but that they were wanted at Cardiff after that business was done.— The Bench acquitted the young woman, but sentenced the mother to 14 days' hard labour.

PINCHING THE HORSES' CORN. At Newport County Police-court, on Satur- day, Thomas Hill, carter in the employ of Frederick Case, rocer,8tc., Rumney, was charged with stealing a quantity of corn and a. crate, the property of his employer. In consequence of corn being repeatedly missed from the stable, where the horses and carts were kept, Officer Hole was detailed to watch it, and at five o'clock on Friday morning he saw prisoner go to the stable, remain there a quarter of an huur, and then go in the direction of his own cottage. The officer followed in a field at thq of the road, and when prisoner was about 20 yards from his cottage the officer stopped him. He found that be was carrying a tin pail nearly full of mixed corn, and that a lot of similar corn was in the fowl house. Prisoner said he thought Mr Case would forgive him if he apologised.—Mr Case told the bench that he found the allowance of corn in the chaff was very small, and that the circumstance made him suspicious.—Prisonei said that Wm. Davies, the foreman, lent him the crate, but that he was guilty as to the corn.—The Bench fined prisoner 21s, or one month's hard labour.

j SIR ANDREW CLARKS SUCCESSOR. In medical circles a great deal of private dis- cussion is naturally taking place as to the ohoica of the successor in the presidency of the Royal College of Physicians of London to Sir Andrew Clark. No steps have yet been taken in the matter. Among the names canvassed is that of Sir Richard Quain, between whom and Sir Andrew Clark the choice of the college lay on the last occasion, but he will probably not be willing to leave the eminent past of public usefulness which he at present occupies as president of the General Medical Council, unless in response tc the practically unanimous desire of the Fellows expressed in some unmistakable manner. Other names mentioned are those of Sir Edward Sieve- n 'Ika, Dr. Russell Reynolds, Sir William Roberts, and Sir George Buchanan.

It is now settled that, in the absence of any unforeseen event, the first steamer will go from Liverpoal to Manchester, along the whole course of the Ship Canal, on Thursday, December 7th. The steamer will carry the directors, who will inspect the waterway throughout its entire length.

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