South Wales Daily News

NOTES BY GEORGE FREDERICK. The weloome change has arrived, and owners and trainers will soon be busy getting their charges ready to begin the racing season. At present everything connected with training is in a state of perplexity, and, though a market is occasionally formed on the two leading events of early spring, it is at the best unreliable and un- trustworthy. Official information is to the effect that little if any stable money has yet frone on either of the candidates mentioned, Lottie's Dudo and the Palace House pair, Medicis and Arnan- dier,. in particular being associated with signifi- cant words of warning in this respect. Of the condition of most candidates for spring honours conflicting opinions are rife, in fact, little if any information of a reliable character can be gleaned regarding them. Among the Lincoln Hs/ndicap representatives it is stated that so far Acrobat) seems the fittest horse occasionally seen out at exercise; but without wishing in any way to detract from the merits of the little son of Trapez?, it is manifest that be is weighted up to his very best form. At Newmarket, however, he is fancied by many clever men, but it is to be presumed that the question of condition has a great deal to do with the partiality thus shown for Acrobat. It can readily be proved from past racing that the Lincoln mile is beyoud his compass, as he has invariably failed over that distance when pitbed against horses of more than average merib. Viewed in that light alone Acrobat can- not be considered a good thi-ig." Putting aside the questionof fitness and analys- ing the handicap on public form alone, the im- pression is at once apparent that Laodamia, Medicis, Xury, and The Owl represent the better class candidates. Unfortunately the unreliable nature of the information as to the well-being of the horses named precludesadefinite opinion being written regarding them. Concerniug Laodamia, there is no intelligence whatever, good or bad, forthcoming. Training reports are silent, and not a stable clue of any description has oozed out affect- ing her Lincoln prospects. And yet I have a suspicion that the coming Lincoln Handicap is the long looked for race the brilliant daughter of Kendal is set to capture. This, it is true, is pure speculation, but there are reasons to suspect that the little Wiltshire stable intends bringing off a grand coup in the early spring with Laodamia, or with her brother Sir Michael. It is almost unnecessary to uphold the claims of Medicis, the colt's slashing race with Orme and defeat of La Fleche being sufficient warranty to demonstrate his high claim for Lincoln honours. Naturally that is the opinion of the racing public, and but for the rumour of the superior claims of his stable companion, Amandier, the son of Robert the Devil would by this time have been a very warm favourite. This rumour concerning the two stable companions is, however, by no means trustworthy for it is hardly reconcileable with public form to suggest that Amandier is superior to his stable companion at a difference of only 41b; but here again the fitness of the two horses crops up, with the result that the former has supplanted the latter in the current prices, and that, too, without a single penny of stable outlay. The claims of Medicis are therefore unsatisfactory to deal with, but relying alone on the form argument until the question of fitness is disposed of, Medicis must be classed amongst the danger- ous candidates. Reports from the Middleham training quarters give but faint encouragement to think well of Xury for the opening handicap of the season, the critics being unanimous in the assertion that the eolt cannot be got ready in time. That however is a mere matter of opinion, and again judging on form it is at once apparent that the North-country colt is undeniably one of the picks of the handicap. Assuming that on the weight for age scale he has made the usual improvement from three to four years. he is actually better handicapped in the Lincoln event than when weighted in last year's City and Suburban, wherein be made such a gallant struggle with the winner, Grey Leg. On that performance there cannot be but one opinion as to hisexoedingly favourable claims for winning honours at Lincoln. As in the other instances, so in this-training exigencies are the one draw- back to what appears on paper an absolute certainty. The Owl labours under the same unsatisfactory conditions, and the possession of one of the most flattering chances among the three- year-olds is thus held but in light esteem just now. Last year The Owl trod close on the heels of the front rank of two-year-olds, his defeat of Newsmonger over the Rowley Mile when con- ceding no less than 121b., being a performance of high meritr-a. performance enhanced a fortnight later in the Lancashire Breeders' Stakes at Liver- pool, for which Newsmonger easily defeated Tarporley at 131b., The Nipper at 81b., Utica. at 101b., Galeottia at 51b., and others of less merit over a mile course. If therefore Lottie's Dude or Levybub can prove superior credentials to that form, which is ex- ceedingly doubtful, there is no necessity to seek further for the winner. The Malton three-year- old no doubt is smart in his generation, but his ability to concede The Owl 41b. is a question which I shall answer in the negative, believing that of the three-year-old division Sir Blundell Maple's colt has the roost attiactive appearance. In a dragging market many others among the light-weights have found favour, mainly in the expectation that they will be fitter in condition than the majority of the likely contestants, San Giovanni in particular being a great fancy among people who make but few mistakes. Occasional inquiries are also made about Beggar's Opera, Earl of Annandale, and Mao,ready,each unreliable, or labouring under a suspicion of a want of stamina, all of whom may be relegated to forlorn odds should a trial among the better class of horses reveal a favourite's chance. The popular fancy for the Grand National seems to be Wild Man from Borneo, who is thought even now to have lost last year's Grand National through lacking the services of a professional jockey. No doubt many outsiders will be heard of in connection with the race before many days are over, Redhill, Clanricarde. Graig Olway, and Badminton being amongst those who have already been mediums of stable confidence. Last week a bet of 1,000 to 40 was accepted in Dublin about Clanricarde, and this is one of the promising young chasers from whom considerable danger is anticipated. Cloister, of course, continues to maintain premier market position, but many cood judges are opposed to the champion chaser, maintaining, and not without practical reason, that the huge burden of 13it 31 b will never be carried successfully over the Ainfcree oountry under the present latitude of the handicap.

LEICESTER FEBRUARY MEETING. The latest news from Leicester is to the effect that there is still a lot of bone in the ground, and racing is uncertain. Definite information will be sent from the course on Tuesday morning.

LONDON BETTING. T MONDAY NIGHT. Business on the Lincolnshire Handicap was not brisk, although 2000 to 140 was taken about Lottie's Dude, and 1C00 to 50 and 500 to 25 about Acrobat, the latter bet again being asked for. There was considerably more doing in connection with the Grand National, though after 500 to 100 had been taken about the favourite, Cloister, the price was freely offered, so that he hardly looks like keeping his position. Wild Man from Borneo was also slightly easier, while 500 to 25 each was booked to Shotaway and jEsop. Redhill was in demand at 1000 to 40, the price being subsequently unobtainable, while at the same odds Clanricarde, Graig Olway, and Badminton each had supporters, the last named being befriended and jEsop. Redhill was in demand at 1000 to 40, the price being subsequently unobtainable, while at the same odds Clanricarde, Graig Olway, and Badminton each had supporters, the last named being befriended in & good quarter, and 500 to 15 each was laid against Kendal Green and Cathal. Quotations LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP. (The straight mile. Run Tuesday, March 26th.) 14 to 1 agst Lottie's Dude, 3y 6st 101b (t) 20 to 1 Acrobat, 6y 7st 121b (t & o) GRAND NATIONAL. (Four miles 856 yards. Run Friday, March 29th.) 5 to 1 agst Cloister, a 15st 31b (t) 16 to 1 Wild Man from Borneo, a 10sfc 111b (t) 20 to 1 JEsop, a 1st 81b (t) 20 to 1 Shotaway, 6y lOst 111b (t & o) 25 to 1 Redhill, a lOst 71b (t) £ 5 to 1 — Clanricarde, 6y lOst 31b (t <fc o) 25 to l — Graig Olway, a lOst 31b (t) ^5 to 1 — Badminton, a lOst 31b (t) ■S3 to l — Kendal Green, 5y 9st 71b (t & o) HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. TuestKv Am'PENSHIRE FOXHOUNDS. Flidav Mar i i.'n -^etiycoed Upper < Jate, at 11 a.m. J ndai, Mar. 1, at Ppntanton, at 11 a.m. Thursday!^eb T-iesdav^Feb at°0R ,AL^EN'» HOUNDS.'™' THE TIVYSIDjTroxHOIJNDS Thursday, leb. 28, at LJaacych Gau. ^0 45 a.m.

NEWMARKET TRAINING NOTES ROM 0«lt NKWMAUKKT COStRKS|.ONI„NT NEWMARKET, Monday.-Another slight frost this morning, and tiaming operations are still of a very quiet nature. 0n the Racecourse side Rixom^NollVkens galloped steadily three miles; March Hare, Le PapillonT jKnocitdoli&n, Galleiy, Inferao, favour Royal, anil Roland Graeme covered two miles. Marsh's Evolution, ii'lorisel II- Oakwood Government., and Rigmarole cantered six furlongs. Gambage's Stonenell and the two-year-olds trotted on the roads. Tom Chaloner's Angus Stanley, Marco, Ruwcnzori, Dirk aud Belle Homme were similarly employed. Stdlpr's Tithonus, Petrovitch, and Picotee II. trotted on the roads. Enoch's, jtiii., Father Gilbert, Mal. b?ouk, Beiitinck, and Full Bloom tn;tte,l. On the Bury side, Ryan s Water Meadow. Speedwell, Ottoman, Chasseur, Sempromus, Solaio, Laveno. Matubele Cheery. Choice and others tiottsd and ha^k-canter€Hl Goldin £ s_ Coelus, Acrobat, Bach, Barbary, Pomade Divine. Newsmonger, Jay Gould, and Pet of the Fancy cantered a mile and three-quarters. Hayhoe s Amandier, Medicis, Mountain Chief, Rodomont, Bragget. Utica, Quill, Grig, Bevil, and Harflour 11. underwent healthy trott- ing «x«rtfw» 4tft -Witt's Whisperek efipglasa, i I Raconteur, Balweary, Astana, Mecca, Go Lightly, Navarino, Irish Car, Lady Kildare, Erin, Ware Riot, Recorder, and Hebron. Percy Peck's Royal Hazel, K rkconnel, The: Owl, and others only trotted. J. Dawson's, sen., Weymouth, Blarney, Best Man, San Giovanni, and Royai Mask cantered six furlongs.

STARLIGHT. STARLIGHT. STARLIGHT. Send 5s for ray DEAD CERTAINTY WIRE for Thursday, and if loser (which connections think impossible, and is certain to start at big price) I will send my next certainty wire free. Daily wires, 7s 61 per week.- STARLfGHT, 4, Glen-street, Cheetham-hill, Manchester. WANTED, a few Gentleman to take up L5 Shares in Company being formed, where tremendous profits are made. Estimated nett profits over 500 per c.eIlt.-Enclose stamped envelope for prospectus to W. SHAW, 4, Glen-street, Cheetham-hill, Manchester. 149

LAW ON BETTING, INTERESTING TO BACKERS AND BOOKIES. In the Queen's Bench Division on Monday- before Mr Justice Cave-the action was beard of Phillips v. Delamere, in which plaintiff, a commission agent, sought to recover 238 from Miss Delamere. Mr Wildey Wright stated that defendant was engaged in Drury-lane pantomime. Miss Agnes Hewitt,, aJso engaged at Drury-lane, p-ved plaintiff 270, which she refused to pay. Subsequently plaintiff was introduced by Mr J. L. Shine to Miss Delamere, who became indebted to plaintiff, and refused to pay. It appeared that several telegrams authorising the bets were in Miss Hewitt's handwriting, though signed by Miss Delamere.—For the defence, it was sub- mitted that, although defendant did not dispute that bets were made, there was no actual proof that money had nron paid to a third party, and under the Gaming Act plaintiff was prevented from recovery. -Judgment for defendant, without costs. _J.

STRANGE DIVORCE CASES IN SCOTLAND. INTEMPERANCE AND INFIDELITY. Lord Wellwood heard evidence in the (Jourt of Session on Saturday in an action for divorce at the instance of John Alex. Colieoy, mate, residing at 3, St. Andrew-street, Leith, against Amelia Devlin or Colley, 18, Bath-street, Leith. Pursuer (32) aid he was married in May, 1S92, before the sheriff. Three weeks after marriage he got a situation, sailing as mate in a Leith vessel. When he came home, from time to time, he found his wife giving way to intemperance, and he remon- strated with her. without effect. He allowed her 30s a week, but she pawned bedclothes and other things, and he ultimately gave up house, sharing g a house with her father and mother in the hope that that would straighten her up." In October last he wrote to his wife saying that if she did not reform he would not come back to her. He sent 25s, and afterwards learned that she immediately got drunk and was apprehended. She had been several times convicted of breach of the peace. Evidsuiee of defender's intimacy with a man named William Emslie, whose wife was a cousin of defender's, having been given, judgment was deferred and witnesses recalled to give evidence in an action for divorce at the instance of Catherine Macfarlane or Emslie, 38, Water- street, Leith, against William Emslie, residing at 27, East Mill Wynd, Arbroath, the co-defender in the former case. Pursuer saul her cousin, Mrs Colley, came to her house against her will, and one night her husband went home with Mrs Colley and spent the night with her, saying he did so for a lark. The daughter of pursuer and step-daughter of defender was then put into the witness-box for the purpose of proving adultery between defender and Mrs Colley, and between defender and herself. His Lordship pointed out that this was more than an act of adultery, it was a crime which he would probably have to report. Counsel said that his case was that acts were done under fear of personal violence, The girl was proceeding to give evidence, when his Lordship warned her that if she had had to do with the man voluntarily she had committed a crime. Witness said that when her mother was out at nights-purstier being engaged in an hospital—defender wanted her to change her practice of sleeping in the bedroom and sleep with him in the kitchen. He had assaulted her and used violence to her. At the close of the evidence his Lordship said it was perfectly clear that this man Emslie was a scoundrel. He had doubts whether there was not certain evidence of condonation, this poor woman having gone on living with him for two years. Counsel pointed out that the parties had not occupied the same bed since defender's visit to Mrs Colley's house. His Lordship said that another peculiarity of the case was that the evidence rested on the word of the girl. He thought he should read the evidence in both cases, and if he felt difficulty he would give counsel an opportunity of being heard upon it. If he thought there were sufficient grounds he would take further step? igainst, Kmslie.

WOOING THE DRESSMAKER. WHAT THE PHOTOGRAPER'S WIFE FOUND. Evidence was led before Lord Kyllachy, in the Court of Session on Saturday, in an action for divorce by Constance Helena Hayes or Lauder, presently residing at Wellcroft, West Princes- street, Helensburgh, sgainst her husband, George Marsh Lauder, photographer, lately residing at Sunnybrae, Helensburgh, and now at 274, Bath- street, Glasgow. Pursuer said she was 36 years of age, and was married to defender on 18th April, 1877, in Dublin. About eight years ago she began to suspect her husband's conduct. Pursuer had employed a dressmaker named Helen M'Kenna about eight years ago, and the girl was afterwards employed as a help by pursuer. She began to suspect that the girl and defender were too intimate. She found the girl dressing in defender's room and going ont to meet him. She sent the girl away. Last year they went to Dublin for a visit, and while they were there a Miss Longworth visited them for some time. Defender had a yacht, and he and Miss Long- worth and his own son or daughter used to go away on the yacht. After Miss Longworth left in June, 1894, pursuer got a letter from her, and in September she found a number of letters ad- dressed to defender trom Miss Longworth. Pur- suer read them and immediately took proceedings. She inferred .that there had been improprieties between them. She also found the following letter, which had been addressed to her husband, and which was in Miss M'Kenzie's handwriting Dear George,—You see I am back at the old address (an address in Glasgow). The trip has done me good, and I feel much better. The hall girls send their best regards to you. I saw the doctor to-day. and he said the event would come off next month. A boy, I hope, with curly hair. I waited at the station to see you. Do com« iike a darling. Your own darling litole wife. Don't forget I am under the old name, Mrs Short. Evidence showed that defender had paid two visits with a lady to an hotel In Gourock. The lady was not the pursuer. Counsel for pursuer, Mr Cooper, said that an arrangement had been made whereby the two surviving children would get £ 150 between them. Mr Burnet, for the defender, said he agreed. The defender, although he had beenja bad husbaud, wished to make pro- per provision for his children. Lord Kyllachy gave decree of divorce, with expenses and aliment as arranged.

ALBION COLLIERY DISASTER. SOUTH WALES DAILY NEWS RELIEF FUND. Having, in accordance with our practice when a colliery disaster occurs in this district, opened a relief fund in aid of the persons dependent on the victims, we wish to urge, in the present instance the special claims for help which are incident to the Cilfynydd calamity. No fewer than 135 widows and 350 children require assistance. The number of breadwinners killed exceeds that of any previous accident; and the need is greater than it has ever been. In these circumstances we are sure that our readers will do their utmost. All sums forwarded us will be applied to relief. of the dependents of the deceased men. Whilst it may be argued thab the deceased men having been members of the Permanent Fund, a certain amount of relief is guaranteed their survivors, we would point out that it would not be fair to mako the men's foresight and pro- vidence an argument against their dependent relatives. There is, too, the consideration that the Permanent Fund allowance is relatively small, and that the families left desti- tute ought not to be left to the bare insurance allowance. They have d<" ne all in their power to help themselves, and have on that account a stronger claim upon the benevolent. In response to numerous inquiries we have to state that should our fund, as usual, be handed over to the Central Relief Fund, it will be accompanied by a stipulation that the money shall be applied directly to the benefit of the widows and orphans in connection with the Cilfynydd Disaster, and not be simply an assistance to the finances of the Permanent Fund. £ s a. Proprietors South Wales Daily News 21 0 0 Amounts previously acknowledged 2,292 2 3 Officials and Miners of the Ciewer Estate Gold Mine Co., lAd., Pilgrim's Rest, South Afric,t 21 0 0 Subscribed by a few of the Surfacemen and Pumpmen at Park Slip Colliery, per Mr A. J. Phillips, mechanic 1 10 0 Subscribed by workmen of Coegnant Col- liery. N.N.C., Maesteg, per Messrs U. Richards nn<l 7.. Jenkins 17 19 9 £ 2,353 12 5

LATEST MARKETS. CORN. LONDON, Monday.—A very dull market for wheat, a.nd English descriptions are quoted 6d lower than last Monday, at 19s 6d to 238 6d for white, and 18s 6d to 21s 6d per qr. Flour-a very slow trade, but not quotably cheaper. Oats and maize unchanged other articles also quiet at late values. Arrivals :-Englisb-wheat, 2,853 qrs barley. 1,193 qrs nmlt, 22,721 qrs maize, 36 qrs oats, 1.779 qrs beans, 416 qrs peas, 976 qrs flour, 22,665 sacks. Foreign—wheat, 38,913 qrs barley, 13,676 qrs maize. 18,^63 qrs oat3, 15,396 qrs beans, 1,679 qrs peas, 1,750 qrs flour, 23,188 sacks. GLASGOW, Monday.—There was very little business doing in the Glasgow corn market to-day. Wheat and flour were steady in price, but where a "big 'buyer was disposed to operate holders were willing to concede a little. Maize, ]2s 3d per 280ibs. Oatmeal quiet. All feeding stuffs unchanged. CATTLE. LIVERPOOL, Monday. -Baa.st. 1,333; sheep, 4,478. Best beasts, 6y4d second, 5Vsd third, 4d. Best Scotch sheep, 9^d and 6%d other sorts, SV^d and 6d. A decrea-e of 58 beasts and 991 sheep. Fair demand for all elates at about late rate- DEPTFORD, Monday.—lieasts, 1,750. Owinp; to lower rates prevailing ac the dead meat market, a slow trade resulted at a decline of Id to 2d per SIbs. Best Ameri- can, 3s 8d to 3s 10J per 81b3 Argentines, 3s (id to 3s 8d. Sheep—2,916 trade slow at less money best, 4s 2d to 4s 4<i and occasionally 4s 6d per 81bs. LONDON, Monday.—Shorter supply of all descriptions of beasts, especially cattle, for which there was a more limited demand, sales having to be forced at almost late rates. Hough kinds and fat cows also a slow trade at slightly lower prices. Primest Scotch, 4s 6d Norfolk-?, 4s 2d to 4s 6d Lincolns, 4s to 4s 2d per 81bs. British arrivals comprise 14: Scotch, 50 Irish, 530 Nor- folk, Suffolk, and Essex, and 520 Midland, Home, and Western Counties. Sheep trade very slow, but best quality firm at late rates. Calves nominal. Pigs dull and rather lower. Beef, 28 8d to 4s 6d mutton, 4s 4d to 6s 2d pork, 28 4d to 3s 8d per Slbs. Beasts, 1,290 sheep, 7,940; calves, 15 pigs, 30 no foreign. PRODUCE. LONDON, Monday.—Sugar—market remains inactive; very little business in either home or foreign refined sorts, and quotations nominally unchanged. Beet very dull and business very limited-sellers, February- March, 9s April, 9. 0%d May, 88 l%d June, 9s 2i4d July, 9s 3d August, 9s 3%d September, 9s 4d; buyers 3¡4,d less. Cane sorts continue neglected. ( offee-spot quiet Ri'j futures steady, and in some cases 3d dea,rer—March quoted 70s 6d, to 67s 5d December. Tea—China no sales Indian told without change Cinnamon sales went at fully steady rates, the remainder being held for full prices. Rum quiet, rtice dull and neglected. Jute and hemp dull. Tallow—Y.C., 48s. Turpentine, 22s. American petroleum, 4fid Russian, 4%d spot. LIVERPOOL, Monday.—Sugar quiet No. 1 crys- tals, 14s 6d No. 2,13s 6d standard, 1's 3d. Beet steady idle February-Mar h-April, 9s buyers sellers value May, 9s C%d buyers. Coffee idle. Cocoa and rice quiet. Castor oil steady. Linseed firm. Hemp steady. Lard, 34s to 34s 6d. Palm eil firm. Tallow steady. Turpentine, 22s 3d to 22s 6.1. Linseed oil, 21s 9d to 22s. Resin-common, 4s 41,1,<1 to 4s 6d. Petroleum—American, 4%d to 6Y4,d. Nitrate steady. PROVISIONS. LONDON, MonLIav.-Butteg-a quiet market for all descriptions of foreign Kiel and Danish quoted 102s to 108s Friesland nominal French, 78s to 116s Aus- tralian, 56s to 98s, according to quaJii y. Bacon-quiet sale, at 1!4s to 56" for Irish, and 383 to 565 for Con- tinental sides. Hams and lard without quotable change. Cheese in very moderate request—American quoted 46s to 50s Dutch at about the same prices. ,< SUHAR. WI.AS««W, Monday.—Market quiet, but steady; small business done. The official report states :— Market remains quiet prices are generally steady. DEAD MEAT. LONDON, Monday.—A fair quantity of meat on sale and trade very slow. English beef, 3s t« 3s 8d Scotch leng sides, 3s 8d to 3s lOd shorts, 4s to 4s 2d American beef, 2s 3d to 3s 6d; British mutton, 4s to 4s lOd foreign, 2s to 4s veal, 3s 4d to 4s 8d large pork, 2s 8d to 3s 4d small, 33 6d to 3s lOd per 81bs. FISH. GRIMSBY, Monday. Twenty-eight steamers and about 20 smacks arrived with a very good supply moderate demand. Soles, 10d to Is turbot, 8d to IOd brills, 6d te Is per lb. plaice, 2s to 4s :Ietnon soles 35 te 6s whitches, 4s to 5s live halibut, 4s to is dead, 2s to 5s per stone live ling, 2s to 4s dead, Is to 2s; live cod, 3s to 5s dead, Is to 2s each; live coalflsh. 20s to 30s dead, 106 to 15s per scare; kit haddecks, 6s te 3s per box POTATOES. LONDON, Monday.—Fair supplies on offer compared with.recent arrivals, and trade steady at the annexed prices :—Dunbars, 110s to 130s; maincrops, 100s to 1208; hebrons, 90s to 110s magnums, 80s to 100s blacklandx, 80s to 90s per t-on. WOOL. BRADFORD, Monday.—There is a further improve- ment in theifcone of the market,to-day, and aparge amount of business is passing. Merinos are firm, and some top makers are holding out for a fractional advance. In crossbreds there is more both of business and of in- quiry, but toP makers cannot advance prices. Strong English wools arc in keen demand, and mohair has advanced %<1 per pound. The ya.rn and piece trades are both improving. HOPS. LONDON, Monday.—There is little or no alteration to report in the hop market. The demand continues to be quite equal to what is usual at this period of the year, and prices remain firm. The Continental and American markets are steady, with a slight increase in the values of best grades, but lower sorts are quite neglected. The imports are still on a libera! scale, but they are absorbed by the steady demand. t,1 E 9- A LS. LONDON, Monday.—Copper lower, but with a good business done—cash quoted 239 three months, £39 7s 6d. Tin weak, with moderate business—Straits, £5912s 6d to JB59 15s cash £59 17s 6d three months. Spelter. £ 13 17s 6d to £14. English lead, B9 12s fed foreign do., B9 10, to P,9 lis 3d. Scotch pie; iron quoted 41s 5d hematite, 42s 5%d cish. Closing report: Copper quiet and weaker, closing at £ 38 17s 6d cash, and £ 39 5s three months. Tin quiet- Straits, 259 12s 6d to E59 15s cash, £59 17s 6d three months Australian, £ 60 cash English ingots, £ 63 to £ 63 10s. Spelter about £ 13 17s 6d. English lead, 439 12s 6d foreign do.. P,9 10* to £ 9 lis 3d. Scotch pig iron quoted 41s "%<1 cash. GLASGOW, Monday.—Market steady small Ibusl- ness. Scotch done at 41s 5rl cash buyers, 41s 4x/.d cash sellers, 41s 5d. Cleveland—buyers, 34s cash sellers, 34s 5ri. Cumberland hematite done 4288'<1 one month buyers,42s 6d cash; sellers, 42s 7d. Middlesbrough hematite—buyers, 41s 5d cash sellers, 41s 7d. COAL. LONDON, Monday.—Owing to a considerable supply of house coals at to-day's market prices were reduced 6d per ton, and even at the reduction, making as it does 2s per ton in market days, there was only a mode- rate amount of business done. Hettons, 15s 6d Lyons, 14s 6d per ton. Ships arrived, 44 sold, 44. Wind, E.

PAINFUL SCENE IN COURT. I WRENCHED AWAY FROM HER I GRANDMOTHER. A remarkable scene occurred ou Monday—before Baron Pollock and Mr Justice Wright, sitting as a Divisional Conrt-1Il which Mrs Hannah Rye, of Lincoln, who had been locked up since January 30th, appeared in connection with an order of Mr Justice Day, who had decided that she should hand a little girl, aged four, the illegitimate issue of her deceased daughter, to one McClure, the putative father. The Court said the order must be obeyed. and an aunt, who was carrying the child as well as the girl, commenced crying aloud, the child shrieking, 11 I won't leave my grand- mother." Ultimately the little girl was removed from the aunt's arms by force and handed to a lady who represented McClure, and who quickly made her exit.

STALEST BREAD ON RECORD. The stalest bread on record is an Assyrian loaf which has been discovered by a French explorer, M. Monthon. This loaf is supposed to have been leavened and baked about the year 560 B.C. It is round, not unlike the common bun in shape, and in colour of a delicate brown. It is said to be in perfect condition, having been found, along with the remnants of seveial similar loaves, wrapped in cloth, in a tightly sealed sarcopha- gus, the custom being quite common in Assyria as in Egypt to enclose food in the tombs of the lUnstvious decease;

WEAK MILK FROM THE COW. A peculiar ease oc milk adulteration lias been investigated ai Bridgend. A local milk vendor was summoned for selling adulterated milk. He protested strongly that the milk had not been tampered wifch .since it came from the cow. The tampered wicfh .since it came from the cow. The police were advised to take soma milk from the C?W" s Wfts done and a sample was sent to the county analyst, who certified that this last contained more water than the milk which the vendor was summoned for selling.

FATAL LIFT ACCIDENT IN LONDON. Tho CjiiU-al News says :-A fatal lift accident occurred on Monday morning at Lloyd's Shipping Register Ofhce, White Lion-court, Lieadenhall- street, London. M. T. C. Read, employed at Ldoya s, was killod, and two workmen were seriously injured. The men were taken to St. Bartholomew's Hospital. The lift had been undergoing repairs, bubÁwas used that morning. Two persons had just stepped out from the liftt when the accident occurred.

BARROW IRON TRADE. BAEKOW, Mc)uday.- alzi-,ra report a very quiet trade in hematites, quieter than has been known for year?, without 23 furnaces in blast Stocks continue to increase. The prospects of trade are very poor, as there is neither life nor I volume in the demand. Prices are unchanged at 43s to 44s per ton for makers5 iron ll""t¡ f.o.lr, and 42. 5cl:fnr warrant iron, sellers, net cash Id leas buyers. Iron ore is a. drug-m tlm market. Oitl I prices continue to rule at 8s 61 to 10s for ordinary, and up to 13s 6d for picked qualities, net minas. Steelmakers are short of orders nearly all round. Labour difficulties threaten to make things worse. Shipbuilders are busy. Shipping quiet.

THE GKKAT CUIUS FOB COKNS.— Munday,s | Viridine—Still further testimony. A Chemist writes :— I Will you send me a bottle of your Viridine ? It is for I my own use. I got plenty of corn; euros of the same colour, but none of them appear to equal yours. No one ought to say his corns are incurable until he has used Viridine." Thousands have been cured, m^?t of whom had suffered for over 50 sears. Bewaieof imitations. Sold in bottles Is,-by pest ls^2d, by the proprietor, J. Munday, Chemist Big!rarest- Cardiff used Viridine." Thousands have been cured, m"t of whom had suffered for over 50 sears. Bewaieof imitations. Sold in bottles Is,-by post ls-ld, b-' Le proprietor, J. Munday, Chemist Big!rarest- Cardiff twirt f.il *07

CARDIFF. BUTE-STREET CHARACTERS.—A woman ns.ir.cd Miii v Hoimes was charged at the Cardiff Police-court on Monday morning with wound- ing- a militia man named Owen with a glass r-fc the Castle Hotel, Bute-street, Cardiff, on Saturday. The testimony of the soldier, who appeared with bis head bandaged, was unsup- ported though the absence of a witness, but r there was a second charge against prisoner of assaulting P.C. Rouse, and upon this count she was sent to goal for a month. Holmes has already been convicted six times for assaulting and wounding people,—Another case from the same neighbourhood was that in which George Watts was charged with wounding John Bird on the head at No. 5, Bute-terrace. The prosecutor sustained a large lacerated wound on the head, the instrument used being a pocker. Watts was sent to gaol for a month. BIRCH FOE BAD BOYS.—Mr Stipendiary Lewis also dealt with three lads in a manner which will doubtless deter them from pilfering expeditions in future. The lads were Daniel John (13), Henry Brown (12), and Leopold Ward (12) and on Thursday, alter closmg-time, they broke the glass of the shop window at No. 3, Moira-place, und stole pots of enamel paint, brushes, and other things to the value of 5s. John and Ward admitted taking the things whilst Brown kept watch. Each lad wa.s sentenced to a day's imprisonment and to receive twelve strokes of the birch. A DISORDERLY HOCSE.—A fine of £ 5 and costs, with the alternative of on month's imprison- ment, was imposed on Ellen Harrington for assist- ing in the m-Axiageinent of a house of ill-fame at 9, Angelina-street,

PENARTH. SHORT SCALES.—At the Penarth Police- Court on Monday morning Wm. Richards, an employee of the Penarth Co-operative Society, was summoned for (1) sell In. bread other- wise than by weight and (2) for using a pair of unjust scales. Acting-sergeant Salter proved seeing defendant sell what purported to be a 4Vb. loaf without having the same weighed. An old balance-scales which was found in the trap was defective against the purchaser. In th c first case Mr T. H. Belcher, for the defendant, said the statute required that the article should be weighed only when desired. In this case it was not desired, and the Bench thereupon decided to dismiss the case. In the second case a fine of 5s and costs was imposed. ROBBERY FROM A BARRY BAR.-A married woman named Catherine Morgan, living at Mer- thyr-ssreet, Barry Dock. was charged with stealing a ptirse containing £ 1 7s 6d from Mrs Susannah Copeland at the Victoria Hotel, Barry Dock, on Saturday last. The two women were in the bar about 10 o'clock in the evening, when Mrs Copeland lost a bottle of rum :A".Cl the purse. The prisoner was seen to throw the purse on to the ledge of the window. Pri-oner, arrested by P.C. German, denied the charge. Prisoner was sent to 14 days' hard labour. STEALING HIS MOTHER'S RENT. Joseph Perryiiiau (14), Peuartii, was charged with stealing 3-i from his parents' house. The lad's mother said she borrowed the money from a neighbour to pay the rent, and stowed it away m a drawer in the bedroom. It was discovered by her son, who took it away and spent it. lie only returned the previous day after a week's absence. The police said they had for a long time knowu the lad's proclivities, and he was ordered to receive six strokes wieh the birch rod.

NEWPORT. AN EARLY MORNING THFFT.-Froder ek L. ar, ¡ a native of Switzerland, now resident at 36, Dolphin-street, Newport, appeared in the prisoners' dock at the Uskside Borough Police- court on Monday. Lear was caught in the act of removinv 118ibs. of coal in a bag from a truck on the e:1.8t side of the Old Dock at six o'clock this morning. Lear now told the Court that he bad been out of work for some time, and that his wife had been ill for six weeks. The result of inquiries which had b6en made, however, showed that Lear had been working at Mordey and Carney's dry docks, and that there was no need for him to steal coal. The magis- is trates told defendant that li,- was a disgrace to the town, aud sent him to ptison for 21 days.

MASONIC BALL AT CARDIFF, When some few weeks back Bro. W. J. Vaughan, of the Tennant Lodge of Freemasons. suggested that the eeason should not be allowed to expire without the usual Masonic Ball being held, his suggestion was received with manifest approval. For several years past the members of the craft in Cardiff have generally joined hands in holding a large ossembly at the Park Hall, under the auspices of the various lodges in Cardiff, but this year, to the astonishment of not a few, it was suggested that it would be wise to refrain from holding a ball in order, as it was seated, to maintain the enthusiasm of the craft. It was feared, though no reason was assisted for it, that to make it an annual fixture would destroy tbe interest taken in the assembly, the assumption being that it would become too common to be regarded in any way as a treat. At the same time there has been really no ground for such an assumption, and the success of Tuesday night's assembly in the Town-hall, Car- diff, amply justified the members of the Tennant Lodge in acting upon their own initiative a.nd holding a ball. No gathering could have been more brilliant or successful, though as this year the reunion took place in the assembly-rooms of the Town-hall, the number of tickets to be obtained was naturally limited in order to avoid a crush. As the result of Bro. Vaughan's suggestion a strong working committee was formed, consisting of Bros. John Sheridan, W.M., Ferris Bailey, I.P.M. P.G.R., T. P. Kerman, S.W., Dd. Williams, P.G.J.W., treasurer, Charles Jones, secretary, Geo. Dura ton, J.D., John T. Hogg, P.P.G.T., D.C.. Samuel Jones, assistant secretary, Geo. H, Cole, organist, Arthur Roberts, I.G., W. A. Beer, steward, R. Evans Lee. steward, J. Shaw. P.M., A. J. Beer, J. J. Davies, R. J. T. Hillier, John Hopkins, John Johns, J. H. Ruddock, A. E. Williams; M.C.'s—Bros. B. D. Jenkins.J.W., W. I. Vaug'nan, S.D., and \V. James; Bro. W. 1. Vaughan, honorary secretary. These gentlemen left nothing undone which was calculated to render the occasion as enjoyable as possible, and they are to be congratulated on the result of their efforts. J t; was expected that the Provincial Grand Master, Lord Llangattock, would have been present at the gathering, but ab the last moment his:lord3hip wired his inability to attend. The Deputy Provincial Grand Master of the Province, W. Bro. Marmadnke Tennant, was amongst the earliest guests to arrive, accom- panied by his two daughters. The decorationsof the Assembly-rooms, corridors, and approaches, which had b&en entrusted to the Atlas Furnishing Company, were greatly admired and appreciated. The hall itself was richly draped with curtains and supplied with cosy lounges, the corridor leading to the council chamber being fitted up most artistically and attractively for retiring purposes; curtains of every hue and shade formed cosy partitions along each side of the corridor. It should be mentioned also that in the Assembly- rooms a prettily designed emblem of the craft, consisting of the compasses and square," formed one of the most conspicuous features ot the embellishments. On this occasion eupper. tbf: catering of which had been entrusted to Bro. Dunn, of the Bute Docks Hote!, was admirably served in the Grand Jury.room, light refresh. nients"being,'?as usual, obtainable in the ante-room. The programme consisted of twenty dances, for which a capital selection of music was provided by Mr Arthur Johnstone's orchestral band, whose services were vastly enjoyed and appreciated. The guests were received by the Worshipful Master of the Tennant Lodge, Bro. John Sheridan, the I.P.M., Worshipful Bro. Bailey, and the officers of the lodge, and dancing was maintained with unflagging energy until about three a.m.

BOGUS CLUB AT PENARTH. MANAGER FINED £40 AND COSTS. At Penarth Petty-sessions on Monday—before Major Thotnley, Mr T. R. Thompson, and District Councillor Morris—Charles Iscar, manager of the Central Working Men's Club and Institute, Dock-road, Penartb, was summoned for selling beer without a licence. There was also a summons against the secretary of the club — James Drew — for a similar offence. Mr T. H. Belcher, who appeared for the defendants, pleaded guiltyon behalf of Iscar, and hoped that aftet adopting such a course Superintendent Giddings, on behalf of the police, would allow it to be withdrawn. The summons was in respect to an offence which took placeon the 3rd February, a date when the police very properly made a r&id upon these premises, the result of which was observed in the present application. This club had beet, in existence for a good many years, and during the whole of that time had been carried on by men who were not of the very highest class, and according to their lights had endeavoured to keep it in a proper manner. The men were not book keepers, and the books were so hopelessly abroad that he would not for a moment think of bringing them intc court. At the time the raid was made the promoters were in the course of reorganising and preparing in some fashion proper books, but just in the interim the police entered and discovered the defect. Although there had been a previous conviction recorded against Iscar, it was long ago, and he hoped it would not be taken into consideration. Acting* Sergeant Salter proved that defendant was con- victed in 1888 and fined £20 for a similar offence The Bench fined Iscar £40 and costs, or 111 default two months' imprisonment with hard labour. Tbf case against the secretary was withdrawn,

CABDIFF ELECTRIC LIGHT. IN A STATE OF THE UTMOST CONFUSION." At Monday's meeting of the joint standinf committee of the Glamorgan C )unty Council, held under the presidency of his Honour Judge Williams, Councillor Jotham brought forward the question of introducing the electric light into the County Office*. Mr O. H. Jones said that the electric light in Cardiff was in a state of the utmost confusion, and that only the pre- vious day he had seen them taking up the mains. He thought that until they had the electric light in working order tht county had better leave it alone. Alderman Rhys moved that the matter be postponed for sit months, the motion being seconded and agreed to.

ALLEGED CRIMINAL LIBEL AX NEWPORT. COUNTY-COURT BAILIFF AND DEBt BUYERS. TREASURY INVESTIGATION. At Newport Borough Police-court on Monday-" before Coionel Lyne and Messrs A. R. Bear, and T. Canning (magistrates)—Mr L. H. Hornby, solicitor, applied on behalf of the high baiHff ot the Newport County-courfc for a summons for criminal libel against William Ferrar Taylor and Raphael Houghton, trading at Beaufort-chambers, Newport, as Taylor and Houghton, commission agents, rent and debt collec'iors. Mr Hornby stated that Taylor and Houghtun bought up book debts for a merel) nominal sum, and by the process of the county* c urt succeeded in getting as muoh money at P08$lb!e out ot the poor peop1e. It ap|>eared tbat from time to time Taylor and the bailiffs of tbt court had not got on well together; for ever sinet 1885 Taylor had made complaints against them. In 1893 Tayior wrote a letter of com plaint to the superintendent of the County* courts Department at Whitehall, in which he made a charge of embezzlement against one of thf bailiffs. The charge was investigated, and the Treasury wrote to Taylor that there was at foundation for the charge. On the 13th ol January last another letter was written to the Treasury signed by Taylor and Houghton, MI Houghton having in the interval entered intc partnership with Taylor. In this letter the charge of embezzlement made in 1893 was repeated. The Magistrates* Clerk said that there was some difficulty as to the production of the letters. A letter was then I read from the Treasury in which it was stated that the Lords of the Treasury regarded the letters received by them from Taylor asprivileged, and that they would therefore have to decline to produce. Mr Hornby said, however, that be had taken counsel's opinion on the question, and the opinion was thatonly letters written from oneGoverumenl official to another were privileged, and that I letters written by a private individual to ft Government official were not privileged. TIMr I Court asked for particulars as to the libel and a copy of the letter was produced. In it it was stated that one of the bailiffs in a particular case bad received £7, but that only £ f was paid to the registrar or appeared in the books of the court. Tbe magistrates seemed averse to the issue of a summons, the Cbairman suggestioa that action should be taken in » civil court. Mr Canning also remarked that it was unusual to grani I, a onminai summons in such eases. Mr Beai po:nted oat that the difference between tl e dil and the amount entered in t!.a book* mMit have gone in costs. • Clark saia that he understood t.mt the matter had been investigated by th* bailiff had i tio„T?i"ns fori i< nr 1, 1 r'V7 m*y petition to as ai3.* r*m- v Hornby, 441 am petmvjDing to (Slighter.) The Bench, after a l°n' Sai(^ that there w«re a great many .8urro,rndiiig the ea«e, and the magia* es i;aci therefore decided to grant th* na moiis. which was made returnable fog Monday, the llh

A EEOEN RTX PUBLISHED BEPOKT of the Histori- cal Manuscripts Commission contains a most interesting d'geefc of the ancient records of the I Corporation of Hereford, and some references to the making and selling of beer, are worth notice. ',A lie," Beare., and" Metheglen" (a beer made from honey) are frequently mentioned from 1513 to the end of that century. At various times, from 1513 to 1550, persons were indicted for putting hops in ale, there being a la' in force gainst the practice. Little did the magistrates of that time think that in the nineteenth century one of the most ying industries in the county of Hereford would be the growing of this so-called "pernicious drug," and that the citv itself should become famed for the brewing ci a special beer, the "Golden Sunlight Ale, whc so excellence and flavour should greatly depend upon the.'very pick of Herefordshire hops being used in.its brew ing. Brewed only by Charles Wat kins- and Son, the Hereford brewery, and sol 1 by Agents throughout the kinordom 134-01-1190 THE THIRD V OLUMJC" is a first-class sensa- tional story, wholesome, thrilling, and full of move- I ment, by Fergus Hume. Now earing in the Cardif Times and 1fJU.th Wales Weekly Jxew*, j

1 FOOTBALL. BRADFORD v. CARDIFF, I I VICTORY OF THE WELSHMEN. I A MERITORIOUS PERFORMANCE. This match took phice at; the Park-avenue, Bradford, on Monday in the presence of about 5,000 spectators. The ground was in good condi- tion, but the weather was damp and cold. The home team was well represented, but as will he seen frnm the list of players Cardiff played a weak XV. POSITION. CAilDIFF. BRADFORD. I Back A. Morgan C. Bland Three-quarter.. J. Conway Itees.. 1". W. Cooper j Three-quarter.. J. E. Elliott T. H. Dobson Three-quarter.. T. J. 'lliomas W. Crompton i Three-quarter.. E. G. Nicholls C, Wilding I Half-back S. Biggs A. Briggs Half-back B.B.Sweet-Bscott J. Booth Forward W. J. F.lsey K. Dewhirst Forward W. Phillips W. Sugden Forward W. Davies IS. Wilson Forward E. Emery. T.H.Marshall Forward G. Abbott J. Ramsden Forward S. Ci-avos J. Hutton Forward W. Wynde Foulds i Forward T. Dobson Barron I Referee, Mr Hunter, Lancashire County. Bradford won the toss, and Phillips started against a slight wind, and Crompton leturned to Morgan, who made a beautiful reply. The leather went to WTilding. Tho ex-Card iffian mulled, and a scrummage took place dangerously near the Bradford line. Briggs relieved with a short dribble, and then Dobson and Thompson passed prettily, but Cardiff were not to bo denied, and some pretty passing by Oonway Rees, Gwyn Nicholls, and Elliott ended in the last-named scoring at the corner. Morgan failed at goal, The drop-out found Bradford attacking, and, Cardiff being- penalised for an off-side tackle, the ball was sent mto touch near the Welshmen's line. Hare Briggs made his mark, and the ball was placed for Cooper, who only just missed registering a goal. The game after this was evenly contested for the space of several minutes in mid-field, and some lovely passing was indulged in by Cooper and Dobsou, with the result that the latter got dangerously iiear the Cardiff goal. Morgan saved neatly and pluckily, and then Davies and Phillips dribbled back to the centre line. Thomas and Bland exchanged kicks, and Cardiff got a slight advantage, for Rees im- proved their position by a judicious punt, which, smartly followed up by the forwards, caused' Bradford to be hard pressed. Crompton then made his mark, aud kicked to Elliott, who responded smartly, and a rush by the Cardiff forwards nearly took the ball over. Ulti- mately Biggs kicked across the line, but the ball went dead. Cooper dropped out to Elliott, who responded with a fine kick into touch near the corner flag. Cardiff were now having all the best of play, but Bradford's defence was so strong that they could only score a minor point. Cooper kicked out, and Sweet-Escott made his mark, and despatched the ball up to the Bradford line. Here it rested for a few minutes, until passing by Dobson, Cooper, and Crompton, who combined prettily, made matters more even. Cooper and Dewhirst placed the visitors on the defensive by some grand kicking. Boott), howsver, mulled and let in the visiting forwards who dribbled to the Bradford quarter line. Pretty passing by Briggs, Cooper, and Crompton," however, relieved. Give-and-take play followed until half-time, when the soore showed Cardiff to bp leading by three points to nil. HALF-TIME SCOKE G. 'jn, M, CARDIFF OIL BRADFORD 0 0 0 Dewhirst started the second half, and soon Crompton and Wilding, by smart passing and running, reached the Cardiff 25 line. Here Morgan made a fine tackle, and what appeared a certain score was nipped in the bud. Still Brad- ford kepb the upper hand, and were very near scoring, Nicholls only just stopping them in time. Dewhirst made another attempt to get over, but Bland tackled him grandly. Then Escott led a beautiful dribble right into the home half. Bland and Morgan exchanged kick-, and then Booth was prominent with a pretty dribble to the centre. A free kick to the same player, however, did not improve matters. Wilding mulled badly when he had a good chance and Cravos made his mark, and placed Bradford on the defensive but a strong forward rush by Sugden was the means of Cardiff retiring near to their line. Phillips dribbled grandly right up to Wilding, who picked the ball up from his toes in a very plucky fashion, and kicked into touch. The game was now being contested at the centre, and here it rested for some minutes. Escott. Elliott, and Thomas ran and passed beautifully, and suhse- quently Sweet-Escott threw to Eiliott, who dropped at goal, but the ball missed the mark. Cooper dropped out, but Cardiff still held the advantage, and Sweet-Escotb giving a pass to Rees, the old Oxford captain and Welsh International dropped a grand goal. The kick-off found play evenly contested at mid- field. For a time scrums were the order of the play until Thomas got hold at the centre and kicked. The ball went through Bland's legs and rolled over the goal-line, a touch down resulting. After the drop-out the visitors, by means of capital combination amongst the backs, set up a vigorous attack on the Bradford goal. Briggs and Booth, together with Crompton, defended well, and ultimately Barron sfrd Dewhirst dribbled into the Cardiff half before being stopped by Morgan. Sweet-Escott got away from the scrummage with the ball at his toes. Bland, however, arrested his progress grandly and got in a difficult punt, which found touch near the centre flag. For the next few minutes the ball travelled rapidly aboub the field, the main feature being loose forward play. Bradford bad to concede a minor. Nothing further was scored, and Cardiff won by a dropped goal and a try to nil. KINAli SCORE G, 1'. Jt. CABDIFF *1 1 3 BRADFORD 0 0 0 'Dropped goal. REMARKS. [BY TYKE."] It was an excellently-contested game, in which fine open play ruled during the whole of the time. At the start Bradford, by superior forward work, had the advantage, and held it for a time but the defence of Morgan, Sweet-Escott, and Selwyn Biggs was a safe one, and once Bradford were repulsed Cardiff, by beautiful play, kept up a strong pressure, and Elliott's try was scored after a grand effort. The half-backs were fairly evenly matched, bub Conway Reas, Nicholls, Elliott, and Thomas passed and ran better than the Bradford quartette, who did not play up to form. Dobson, Coopar, and Crompton, though, put in some smart individual efforts. Forward the players, taking the whole of the first half, were pretty evenly balanced, Davies, Wynde, and Phillips, on the one side, and Sugden, Hutton, Marshall, and Dewhirst on the other, being the pick. The second half was more even, and each side had its fair share of being on the attack. The dropped goal by Conway Rees was a, grand performance, accomplished under most difficulb conditions. Taken all round the visitors showed the best form, their combination being far superior to that of Bradford, who were evidently suffering from want of practice. Elliott, Conway Rees, and NichoUs played a really grand game at three- quarter and at half Sweet-Escott and Biggs were smart and active aud more than a match for the Bradford pair. Crompton and Cooper were the only two of the heme three-quarters who did anything of note, Wilding mulling tho ball frequently, whilst Dobson had little work to do. In the forward rank Dewhirst and Marshall were the best; and on the other side none were better than Davies and Phillips. Expediency is the only thing in favour of salting a football ground to recover it from the grasp of the froat fiend. But any credit attaching to the process is first due to Exeter, and if generally adopted the title should be "Exetered" instead of "Lelcestered." It was back in 1891, when Lancashire paid their first visit to Devon, that the county ground at Exeter, being frost- bound, was rendered playable by a liberal distri- bution of salt pressed into the turf by the aid of a steam roller. But the method (says the Athletic News) has never been repeated, nor advocated, for it was a sorrowful case of doing evd that good might come. The grass was completely killed, consequently cricket was impossible during the ensuing summer, and fresh turf had to be laid. The term Leicestered should be taken as a warning how not to rescue frozen turf. Mr W. Wilkine, the well-known Welsh referee and member of the Welsh Match Committee, is to be the referee in the England v. Scotland match. As he officiated in the same game last sea- son we may take it that the sturdy Llanelly man gave satisfaction. It is certamly a good move to appoint experienced referees for these big matches instead of the ornamental gentlemen who have had the run of the classic matches. The modern game is too fast, and affords too many oppor- tunities of doubtful play for any referee, except one who has weekly experience, to give satJjfactlOn. A tkletic News. It is pretty certain that L. H. Gwynne will be unable to play against Scotland next Saturday, so that J. T. Magee will come in to the team again, and thus the three-quarter back line will be the same as against England. Jameson and Forrest are not certain, both having doubts about being fit in time, but they will surply be found at Raeburn-place when the teams line up. If there is no f arther postponement the teaiii will leave home on Thursday evening, travelling via Holyhead aud Chaster, The formation of a North Gloucestershire League is now beiilfe discussed, and a meeting of secretaries of interested clubs will shorbly be held. Among the clubs Invited is the Gloucester Post- ofSM team, and should they join they may possibly require the service- of W. H. Taylor, their captain, and the Rugby crack. JLowevex, ifc is buiieved they will waiva their ciaim to Taylor's services m favour of the premier c:ty Rugby club. In hip, accotvut of the Llanelly v. Morriston match of Saturday last "The Bard' says that Evans was easily the best forward on the field, and if it comes to finding another forward from the west to keep company with C. B. Nicholl, Jack Evans will, in every probability, be the one. He is well built, wiry, full of go, with enough weight to make him useful m a hard ecrnmmag- ing'game, and yet fast enough to keep moving with the Newport sprinting forward-. Boucher, says the same writer,.is a strong tip for the centre three-quarter against Ireland. It is the opinion of so sound an authority as Mr Arthur Budd that Hacshaw, the ex-Gloucester j. and Newport forward-three-qu%Vter. -in -.entitled to the serious consideration of the English Match Committee. Bancroft has signed an agreement for five years with the Chippenham Club, and this season will, he believes, be his last with the Swansea Rugby Club, and possibly he will be playing hs last game as full-back for Wal, on March 16th. Old Ebor considers Wilding to have played feebly in the Bradford v. Manrringham game of Saturday, and Cooper to have done some clever things at times. For the benefit of the Bristol unemployed the South End Club of that nicy are organising a game against eleven gentlemen who will be attired in female garb. The Sisters Tillev will each kick off. Norman Biggi,, the Cardiff three-quarter, is faster than either Gould or M'Cutcheon, says the football note-writer of the London Echo. The following team will represent Rosslyn Park against the Stade Franca is at Richmond on Mon(lay:-B,ick, J. H, Todd: three-quarter backs, E. Evershed, J. Gibbon, W. W. Gibson, and another hall-backs, G. F. Tripp and C. A. Merritt; forwards, E. Figgis (captain), F. A. Punter, W. E. Wormald, T. P. Thomas, G. M. Foster, Rev. H. A. P. Sawyer, D, P. D. Budworth, and A. A. Roche. F. Leslie-Jones, Fry, Carey, and Ba,iss will play for Blackheath next season.

BANCROFT AND HIS REPORTED DEPARTURE FROM SWANSEA. Bancroft authorises us to deny the statement that he has signed a five years' agreement with the Chippenham Club. He is, however, nego- tiating with another club, but so far there is nothing in it. INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL MATCH, Wales v. Ireland, at Cardiff, Saturday, March 16th, 1895.— Besbrved and Numbered Grand Stand Tickets, at four shillings each, can be obtained from Messrs Mullock and Sons, Stationers, Newport Mr C. S. Arthur, 10, Queen-street, Cardiff Mr W. E. Bees, Greenfield Villas, Neath Mr W. Wllkins, Hon. Treasurer, Llanelly Mr W. H. Gwynn, Secretary, Swansea. 1832

SCHOOL BOARD (Chairman).—Yes, a school boaisl may electa nou-meirber as chairman. The London Board has just done so. HOMO.—We fear it is outside the scope of this column to recommend books on Moreover, how could we tell what kind of bouk to recommend, with- out knowing whether y, u wished it to be in favour of smoking or against it ? PARISH COUNCIL (J. J. J.).—There is. nothing in the Act which directly authorises a council to erect weighiIlg-ma.cbines, and we havdly think it comes within your functions. However, if you feel strongly interested you mav address an inquiry to the Local (iovernmeiit Board, or to its district, auditor, asking -whether the expense of such a machine would be allowed. ADDRESS (Rhondda Valley).—We are afraid it will be very difficult for you to get a letter delivered to a person when you are not even correctly informed of ilie place where be resides. We confess we have not beoi; able to decipher the name as given in your letter. We recommend you to apply to a minister o the Gospel, or some other educated person, to address a letter as well as is possible, and post it in the hope that the ingenuity of the t'ost Office may find out where to deliver it. Mr Jones, Australia," is not, we fear, sufficient. BILLIARD LICENCE (A.D.). Billiard licences are granted by the magistrates at a special sessions for the purpose. Write to the magistrates' clerk. CHANCERY (A Claimant).—There is no time limit within which money lying in Chaucery must be claimed. As long as the fund is there it is available for any person who can establish his right to it. WiFies DEBTS (Honest).—There is no necessity to con- sult a lawyer. You should insert an advertisement two or three times in a daily paper circulating in your district, and if you like in a local weekly as well, declaring that vou will not be answerable for any debts contracted by your wife. Do not add the words, without my knowledge," or you will be called upon to prove your ignorance of each debt. Keep copies of the paper containing the advertise. ments, and give personal noticeJto any tradesmen you may think she is likely to deal with. LANDLORD AND TENANT (Historicus).—We do not think you cau compel you landlord to pay for the painting, etc., which you ordered to be done without his authority. If he broke his promise to have these repairs done your remedy was to give. notice to quit. CYMRU.—Our recollection of the fate of the imposter on memion agrees with yours. NOTICE TO QUIT (D. D.).—Generally speaking, and in the absence of any agreement or local custom to the contrary, the notice must be given so as to expire on a rent day. ELECTRICAL ENGINEER (J.R.P.).—You li&d better advertise, stating that 5'ou desire to be articled to an electrical engineer, and no doubt the gentlemen who reply will tell you wb-it premiums they require, etc. There is no fixed rule on the subject. Your common sense must tell you that short-sightedness, unless corrected by the aid of glasses, is a draw back in such a profession. COUNCILS (O.U.S.) —TO explain the diSerence between the powers of parish and district councils would be to practically give a summary of the Local Govern- ment Act. All this was done in our columns some time ago, and we cannot reprint. the substance of a number of long articles here. There is no re- semblance between the two bodies. W.H.—Strange to say we had already answered your somewhat bumptiously worded questions when your second letter arrived. Otherwise, strange as it may seem to you, we should have promptly dropped both communications into the waste paper basket. Gentry" who are not too proud to seek advice in forma pauperis ought to express themselves with le5s hauteur. BUTTERSCOTCH MAKERS ,is with real regret that we admit our inability to give you the address of the butterscotch makers who trade about Cardiff with a large covered van, one side let down, the inside walls all covered with the bright lead paper usually wrapped around butterscotch, several mirrors being in the van, also ferns, etc., and the lar-e packets of butterscotch arranged artistically in the van, which (as you tell us) you saw in the Sophia Gardens on the flower show. If, as you suggest, we or our staff have seen them also then or since, we and our staff unfortunately omitted taking a note of their address. ESTABLISHED GROCER (Cardiff).-Your letter does not bear your correct name and address, according to our rules (see page q). DISCRETION (Wattstov.-n).—Being of a personal charac- ter we cannot insert your communication above a nom de plume. RECEIVED J. T. Phillips (Porthcavrl).

LLANDOVERY AND LLANDILO IWfER. MEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICTS. TECHNICAL EDUCATION GRANTS. TO THE EDITOR. SIB,- Permit me to call attention to the alloca- tion of the above grants. Llandovery district receives :670, Llandilo J3120. This result is arrived at on a basis of ratable value. Why this standard rather than that of population ? By the inter- mediate scheme for the county the population of the two districts stands thus: Llandovery, 15,218; Llandilo, 16,912. Accordingly the grant should have been very nearly equally divided. Iam far from saying that the Llandilo district receives too large a grant for its needs. On the contrary, I would strongly suggest an increase in these country aids. My contention at pleserit is simply this— that whatever sum the county council may see fit and proper to provide for these and other dis- tricts, the apportionment should be based upon the population, and not upon the ratable value. The spirit in which these grants were conceived sprang from a desire to help the weak, not to bring into an unfair rivalry the wealthy with the poor districts, and thereby heaping additional privileges upon those who are already blest with their share of educational opportunities, and this at the expense of weaker distrl cts, whose advan- tages are few Rnd far between, if, indeed, they at all exist.—I am, &e., J. R. JAMES. Llandovery, 23rd Feb., 1895.

LODGING-HOUSE AFFRAY AT CADOXTON. A FIREMAN BRUTALLY BATTERED. Before the magistrates at Penarth Police-court on Monday two respectable looking navvies named Benjamiu Bush and Edward Hires were brought up in custody charged with unlawfully wounding a tireman named Henry Moore in a lodging-house at Holme-street, Cadoxton-Barry, on Sunday morning. The injured man, whose skull was fractured, was unable to attend. P.C. Phillips gave evidence as to the arreet of the prisoners shortly after the occurrence. Both men denied using a poker, but admitted having dealt a severe blow on the face to prevent the prosecutor using a knife. A woman named Annie James, who admitted cohabiting with Moore, deposed that the two prisoners were in the house sitting around the fire, when Moore created a disturbance and threw a jug at witness. Bush cried out, Don't kill the woman, let her be what she may," where- upon Moore struck him on the face, aud after- wards ran outside. When outside Moore cried out, "Come out here, and I'll rip you up." Witness heard him sharpen a knife on some stone outside, and afterwards rush into the passage, where Bush closed with him. Witness saw no poker or other weapon used in the struggle. Moore had completely blackened her face the previous day, in the same manner as it appeared in court, by great ill-treatment. Hires, the other prisoner, was sitting down the whole of the time and took no part in the affray.—Dr. Edward Treharne deposed to finding Moore lying in the back kitchen suffering from a number of scalp wounds, which were bleeding freely. On the left eye the upper eye-lid was cut right through, the wound being about an inch and a quarter in length, extending to the cheek. There was another wound on the forehead over an inch long penetrating to the bone, which was fractured and depressed. There were other wounds on the left eye, temple, and brick of the head. The lower lip was cut through in several places. There were contusions on both eyes, and the left eye was completely closed, and Moore's whole face wascon tused, in fact i*; was nearly black with wounds. He was in a very critica state up to this morning. The wounds might have been caused by some biunt instrument, such as the poker produced, and upon which witness discovered marks of blood. The man would not be able to attend the court in less than nine days. Superintendent Giddings applied for a remand. Prisoners were remanded in custody imtil Thursday next.

THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS. [FEOM MONDAY'S MARK-LANE EXPRESS. "J The damage done to the winter wheat by the late frost appears to be problematical, at least in this country, but it is not until spring growth has been in progress for a full fortnight that it will be possible to judge of what the effect of the frost has been on the vitality of the plant. With regard to trade English wheat is depressing;y weak. London is permanently under foreign influences; but if Mark-lane can be explained, how about an important but purely agricultural centre like Boston, where on Wednesday there was 6d decline, though few samples showing. Are farmers losing all heart ? Foreign wheat is not so weak as English, though it averages Is to 2s more money for medium, and up to 4s or 5s more for best. The spring corn trade has been a trifle firmer fcr maize, Glasgow and Liverpool (two very important markets) showing 3d to 6d netb advance on the week. Several other exchanges, including Mark-lane, have, without actually advancing prices, manifested a distinctly better tone. The price of barley shows scarcely any change, while oats at English markets are quiet and unaltered.

LAST WEEK'S SHIPMENTS AT BARRY DOCK. The shipments of coal and coke during the week ending Saturday, February 23rd, were as follows :— Tons. Monday 21,706 Tuesday 19,107 Wednesday 19,952 Thursday 16,223 Friday — 13,69-t JSatm-day 7,119 1 Total 97,8-"2

LLANDAFF. ASSAULTING THE POLICE.—Wm. Garland (30) was fined 20s and costs at the Llandaff Police- court on Monday for being drunk and disorderly and assaulting P.C. Henry Thompson. Mr R. C. G. Durnford aud General Watson were the magistrates present.

NEW YORK PRICES. rRlZVTzr,,s TELEGRAMS. I NEW YORK, Monday.—Money easy. Sterling Exchange firmer. Stock Market opened weak, this being apparently wholly due to shock caused in London by the omission of the I Canadian Pacific Railway to declare a dividend on the Ordinary Stock. The feeling thus caused eaciiea the general railway market here, starting a selling movement on London account. ndustrial Stocks also declined. The market was firmer in the afternoon. The net result of f day's fluctuations consisted of important changes, the market closing generally firm. Nobody regarded the advance in rate on Exchange with apprehension. Cotton opened easier, declined owing to heavy receipts, and closed barely steady spot dull, and closed j'ge. lower. Cotton oil quiet crude, 22c yellow, 26c. Petroleum-refined dull, and nominally unchanged. Lard declined for awhile, then improved in sympathy with grain, and closed steady; spot steady. Wheat declined during early dealings, then recovered on a decrease in the visible supply, and closed firm spot opened weak, and closed firm. Flour steady. Corn opened weak, and, declining afterwards, advanced, and closed firm spot opened weak, and closed firm. Sugar quiet at late rates. Coffee generally firm, and market closed steady spot quiet. Tin-steady market. Iron dull. Copper had an easy tone. Feb 24. Feb 23. Call Money U.S. Gov. Bonds 1 r. 1 p.e Ditto, other Securities j l: p. c 1 p.e gschauge on London, 60 days sig-ht 4.&7 4.86% Ditto. Cable Transfer/ 4.83 4.88*4 Exchange Paris, 6u days' sigbii 5.1?yi 5.18V* Kxchange on Berlin .Days 1 95^ Four poir Cunt. U.S. Fun'ie<! Loniil U2' 112y« Western Union Tftl-epvph S!i!;rf sj 8/t 8< A.tehison Topeka, <fc S. Fe 3% 4 Da Bo. 4p.c. Mar 64l4 Do. Do. 5 p.?. Income.. 17% 17l/i Do. Do. 5 p. Income.. 17% I 171/2 Baltimore A Ohio u 60y2 62 Canada Southern Shares 48 48% Canadian Pacific 41 483;, Central of New Jersey 81% V874 Central Pacific Shares. 12% 13 Chesapeake & Ohio Common* .1 16"15 ]6%. Cb ict%go, Buriiiigt,,n & Qumcey.. 70 197* Chicago it North-Western, Old 90, Chifag" & N. Western Preferred.. J38 38 Chicago Milwaukee, and Sr. Paul £ 5% Chicago & Bock Island C2ys Cleveld, Cin., Ch., & i>t. T<s. Old. /» '4 Delaware & H,.I(ls(.n "I Delaware Lackawana ?«' Denver & Rio Giande Sinres _H Denver Preferred ^'2 ininoisCentra! Shares — ? »oy« Lake Shore & Michigan Sou!hem :3o% Louisville & Nashville Shares 51'/4 52\4 Mich .pan Oenfcrr l Shares 9^ Miss'tiri Kansas, anrt T*s?s — \4'A MisstmviPaciflc M — „ 2ol 4 New York, Lake fine, & WV<t«ir. 8 ,2 8% itio.Second Mortgage Bonds >h7 53 ewYorkOeu!ralAHud;nI{ivti 99% 93 > ew York. Ontarioit Western,Orclj 15% 16' Northern >V.ci.:c Comim n 1 2% 2% Northern Pae'.fle, Prefers d 1514 » 15-^ Nov'oifc & Western Pre^e red lll,4 Ohio f.ud Misslsttippi 0 Shares1, — Pennsylvania and Philadelphia 49% 50 Philadelphia and Reading Shares; 9»} Philswielphia&Tteading5p.c.l3tInci 20Vj. 22,4 Do. do 4 n.c. M.a! 69 ?3'/4 Union Paciifc Shares j 8% 9 « Wa-bash St Louis, & Pacific 5% 5% Wabash St Louis & Pref. Srs i 32',s 13.g COTTON A",D Pf.ODDCE TS. Cotton, day's receipts at U.S.Dort,3i 11. 5,D Cotton, day's rec'pts at Gulf ports', 18.0 7,0"0 Cotton, day's export to Gt Britain! 5[)y; lfl oc Cotton, day's expt to Continent- I 2.0 (I Cotton future Mar. delivery 5.43 ] 5.4S Cotton future May Del cry 5.4/ 5.53 ottoi^muVuing u'-bw.d Ne-v Vork 5,96 55,>, otton, m'dd ing New Or] n 5'/i Sfi, Petroleum, cruds J New Ycrk 6 (0 680 Petroleum, sta'dard White FT York! 6 05 6 10 Petroleum, st'il white Philadelphia] 6 00 it 5 PetroUuio ,Pipe Line Certs Mar 103'3 104 Spit t-s 01 Turpentine j 33',4 33 Lard. Wilcox's Spot 6.70 6.75 r-V-iow, Prime Ci'y 4ft 4'4 Suijar, fair refining Mu £ ct> v os £ hs D-. 96 Cantrifagal Corn, Now mixed, Western sp -t.. 50% 50% Com futures, May 59 A 49% Corn Xutures July 4yr;s 49'/« Spring Wii«a.t, Nc. 1, spet 68'/S 68 Whcr.v, red win-.er, o« the s;;ot SB' 58 Whe:r, red win-.er, ott the s;;ot &P! 58 Wheat,delivery Mar 57% 57 Wheat, de ire v May 58V« 53l,'n Coffee Hie No.? 16% 15% Coffee, Rio, Ne. 7, Low Ord Mar i5.25 )5.20 Coffee ditto May delivery 15.00 13.95 Flour,ex StatoSliippinffbrands.. 2 40 40 Iron,No. l,Coltness«.• Tin, Austral-an 13 03 13.20 Copoer ;9-8/i ^2% Steel Rails Freight Grain Liverpool's i'S 2',id 2-i Freght G ra ins tenia?* s L <h l^d 2d Freight Coi-t»n to Liverpool 7-54tJ«s 7-6?tbs Silver BulSnvn 59 >'t 60V# Wheat, Chica o, May de'.ivery 5 yg 52',<g I Corn, 0hi,a.(), May delivery • 45 4 ) Turpentine, Savannah 3<% 3C

ALLEGED OVERCHARGES BY THE j TAFF VALE RAILWAY COMPANY. In thA Hoiise of lord-3 on Monday—before I Lnrd Hakbury. Lord Watson. Lord Ashbourne, Lord Morris, Lord MclVaughun, Shand— an appeal whs commenced by Davis and Sons, L-mitad, against the A* *■; Railway Company. Thrt appojiar.ts wark important collieries in ttie Rnondc a y< from which they raise upwards ui oueI tons of coal per annum, the Rreater part.uf wh,ch wns conveyed by rail for shipnsen. •* c •- at Cardiff, Penartb, and Barry, The action was conimenci-1 by the railway company for the recovery ol £ 4.075 for the carriae of goods and £ 105 for other charges. The appellants, by their defence, admitted the latter claim and paid into court £ 105, and the respondents accepted this as satisfaction of the claim in question. Ihe only piea. put upon the records by the appellants with reference to the carriage of goods was con- tined to such goods as were deiued for or coming from the B.,trr), Dock and Railway Company via Hafod Junction, and the only allegations made I with reference to the disputed traffic were that the rates charged were excessive. The case had not oonQQaed when their lordships s^jQurqed.

I< PETTIEST WOMAN IN LONDON is said id v. i?s Chj-ra D——, a voiuig lady belonging to a v6rjf eu Knghsti family. she is short.lv to appear—SA. ornmour declares-at a West End theahm in a negg \"n\ei,,7 0ne our 'ea,^nS 'Irainatists. She is verjt ^ealtay, and her only reason for going on the stage ia that she is reluctant to keep hidden away any loruM her genius aud beauty. These gifts of nature wm meant for mankind, and it would be selfish to conceit them. Actuated by a si mi Jar motive, George Henqi Camp writes to say that he lias been cured of hC i rheumatism by Holloway's Ointment while by tM I use of Hollo way 's Pills he keeps bimseU healthy- tar I use of Hollo way 's Pills he keeps bimseU healthy- tar t miad aud body.