South Wales Daily News

jSttgiragg ^ii&rtgsa. 1895-6. STYLISH FASHIONS FOR AUTUMN AND WINTER. jgEN jgJVANS & Co., LTD., ABE NOW MAKING THEIR JpHINCIPAL gHOW or FASHIONS AND gOODS » FOR THE AUTUMN AND WINTER SEASONS, And are Exhibiting in their SHOPS AND SHOWROOMS THE LARGEST AND PRETTIEST COLLECTION or NOVELTIES & NEW GOODS IN SOUTH WALES. Tbe constant a m of the Firm being a continued great increase ot trade, ail Goods are of necessity Marked at the VERY LOWEST PRICES. TEMPLE STREET, SWANSEA. J f ARSH nnd QOMPY., UNDKRTAKKRS, ADULTS' FUNERALS 1st Class, with Bast Glass-side hearse, or Yictoria Car, Two Best Coaches and Pairs to Match, lin. Elm Shell, full lined, fine, Satin-trimmed Robe. lin. outside 0 lk Coffin (polished) with Best Brass Furniture, Elaborate Name Plate (enpiaved). Bearers, and Self-attendance B12 12 0 2nd Class, as above. Without Shell and Bearers. 9 9 o 1st Class, lin. Kim Polished Coffin, with Brass Furnituie and Carriages and At- tendance a,"Above. 5 10 0 With imitation Brass Furniture (En. graved Plate) 6 0 0 12nd Class, With Shellibier and Coach. 4 4 0 ONLY ADDRESS— 80, ST. MARY-STREET, CARDIFF. 1365 CHOICE TEA BY PARCEL POST. Postal Order to us for 98 will bring you Carriage paid 0LBS. OF OUR MARVELLOUS 1 S 6D TEA. Avail yourself of this unique offer. You will jbfcain bot" profit :10.1 pleasure by (join 110. TASTING SAMPLE GRATIS UPON APPLICATION. PHILLIPS & CO., rj^EA gPECIALISTS, fV/t /UKEN-ST., /CARDIFF. S -J:, \_V 6476 MAKFEF.R k Co.J iMASTRRS k Co. MASTERS k Co.j MEN'S MASTKHS k Co. MASTS .t Co J MASTKRS <FC Co. MASTERS k Co. OVERCOATS MASTERS It Co. MASTKRS -T (Jo | MASTERS k Co. MASTKHS k Co.| 453. MA STKRS & Co. .MASTKRS k Co.I t MASTERS k Co. MASTERS Co I YOUTHS' MASTERS k Co. AIASTKKS k Co MASTK. 8 k Co. MASTKHS ? Co; OVERCOATS j MASTKRS k Co. MASTERS k Co MASTERS k Co. MASTKRS & Co. from 12 bCI to MASTERS k Co. MASTKHS k Co I 2936d. MASTKRS k Co. MASTKHS k Co.! T>NV«' MASTERS k Co. MASTKRS & Co.j LUxS MASTERS & Co. MASTERS k Co MASTERS k Co. MASTERS k Co. OVERCOATS MASTERS k Co. MASTKRS k Co f 5s ud tQ MASTERS & Co. MASTKI-.S k <'O ftfJ MASTERS k Co. MASTERSJfe Co MASTKRS & Co. MASTKKSK CO., DAVS.' ^NTAT^ MASTERS k Co. MASTERS It Co ■ s f MASTBRS k Co. MASTERS & Co I REEFERS, MASTBRS k Co. MASTKHS k Co. 2-i lid. MASTERS & Co. MASTERS k Co. MASTERS k Co. MASTKHS k Co MASTERS k Co. M STERS & Co. MASTERS k Co. M • STERS & Co. MASTERS k Co. MASTERS & Co m ■"AQTE'DO MASTERS & Co. MASTERS k Co JJ/G_ MASTERS <fe Co. MASTKRS Co.; AND MASTERS & Co. MASTERS k Co j 1 MASTERS & Co. MASTKHS k Co A ATV MASTERS IT Co. MASTERS k Co F MASTERS k Co. MASTERS k Co oo xn MASTERS k Co. MASTERS k Co. 1 MASTERS & Co MASTERS k Co. OM *VTAT?V MASTERS k Co. MASTERS k Co lViAK I-ol., VTAaTHRS & Co MASTERS k Co. OOO QT VI ASTERS k Co. MASTERS k Co. MASTERS k Co. MASTKRS k Co. -I QT MASTERS k Co. MASTERS k Co. QL'E.fcijN-Si MASTERS & Co. MASTERS k Co. (Comer of St. MASTKRS k Co. MASTKRS it Co. John's-sqnare), MASTERS & Co. MASTERS k Co. (Comer of St. MASTKRS k Co. MASTKRS it Co. John's-sqnare), MASTERS & Co. MASTKHS k Co. MASTERS <fc Co. MASTERS it Co. CARDIFF. MASTERS k Co. MASTKRS k Co MASTERS k Co. MASTKHS & Co. Also at MASTERS & Co. MASTERS <fc Co MASTKHS k Co. MASTKRS & Co. SWANSEA. MASTKRS k Co. MASTERS & Co. NEWPORT, MASTERS <t CO. MASTERS it Co. MERTHYR, M ASTERS k Co. MASTKHS k Co. PONTYPRIDD, MASTERS & Co, MASTERS <t Co. JHKRKKORD, MASTERS k Co. MASTERS it Co. ABKRDARK. MASTERS & CO. MASTEHS & Co. PONTYPOOL, MASTERS <t Co. MASTERS k Co ABEI GAVENNY, MASTERS <t Co. MASTERS <t Co. AND MASTERS k Co. MASTERS <t Co. AND MASTERS k Co. MASTKRS t Co. LLANELLY. MASTERS k Co. MASTERS & C0.1 1346-69e 'MASTERS k Co. STONE BROS., Sonj of the late Aid. Gains Augustus Stone), COMPI ETE FUNERAL FURNISHERS AND FUNERAT, DIRECT RS. Every requisite for Funerals of all classes. Proprietors of Funeral Cars, Hearses, Shilli- biers, alld Coaches. Superb Flemish Horses, 15< ('. Price List 011 A ppJieation. Please Note the Oi"y Address: — 5, WORK TNG-STREET Telegraphic Address :— "STONE BROS., CARDIFF.' 5204 TEETH.—Complete Sot, One Guinea. Five years' warranty. GOODMAN AND Co., 10, Duke-street and Sfi. Queen-Street, FURNITURE ESTABLISHED OVER IIIREE- CARPETS I FURNITURE QUARTERS CENTURY. CARPETS FURNITURE —— CARPETS FURNITURE uU(m ARTISTIC AN CARPET'S FURNITURE CARPETS FURNITURE INEXPENSIVE. CARPETS FURNITURE CARPETS FURNITURE CARPETS FURNITURE BEFORE YOU BUY CARPETS FURNITURE rT „ .T T RP TT E CARPETS FURNITURE F U RNI i U » CARPETS FURNITURE nn CARPETS FURNITURE CARPETS FURNITURE CARPETS. CARPETS FURNITURE CARPETS FURNITURE DO NOT FAIL TO CARPETS FURNITURE VISIT CARPETS FURNITURE ,Cr PO CARPET'S FURNITURE 1 AVERiON & CU. CARPETS FURNITURE JJ CARPETS FURNITURE r,A1>T„_r_ CARPETS FURNITURE CABINET MAKERS, CARPETS FURNI1URE TTPTinr STFTffBS CARPETS FURNITURE U F 1 I^KT>XTO, CAKPET>S- HOUSE FURNISHERS, CARPETS FURNITURE CARPETS FURNITURE MARY-LE-PORT STREET CARPETS FURNITURE CARPETS FURNITURE CARPETS FURNITURE BRIDGE STREET, CARPE TS f FURNITURE BRISTOL CARPETS FURNITURE CARPETS FURNITURE THEIR SHOWROOMS, 8ABPET« JGLGNSOVE* ONE ACRE IN OABPEK FURNITURE EXTENT, CARPETS FURNITURE contain CARPETS FUBNITURE Rp,„_ CARPETS FURNITURE 1HE LARGEST, BEST, CARPETS FURNITURE ->*7 CTlinr CARPETS FURNITURE CHEAPEST STOCK CARPETS FURNITURE IJ,THBT.«rr» FURNITURE WEST OF ENGLAND. CARPETS THE ARCHITECT AND CONTRACT JL REPORTER. I Established nearly a Quarter of a Century. The ARCHITECT and CONTRACT REPORTER has a large and influential circulation amongst Arcm- tects. Builders, Contractors, and the wealthy clause'of the public, and ha* been found to be a very valuable jaeiiiuin of publicity. Tiie ARCHITECT and CONTRACT REPORTER contains a larger number of Tenders and Contracts Open than any other paper. The ARCHITE T and CONTRACT REPORTER contains the finest and most beautiiul Architectural and Art Illustrations of any paper published in any part of the world. ) WRBKLY, PRICE 4d. P0BIJ8HED HY p. A. GILBERT WOOD, I 175, STRAND, LONDON, W.C. 1307 business Nbbrtssts. LARGE J^^D gPOTS CAUSED BY IMPURE BLOOD. CURED BY HOOD'S 3ARSAPARILLA. Whatever the nature of the complaint, if it is caused or promoted by impure blood, it will be cured by Hood's Sarsaparilla, the great blood purifier. Read this Having suffered for the last six months with impure blood, I had tried everything up to the time I sent for a bottle of Hood's Sarsaparilla, and had been treated by a doctor, but found little or no relief. I was covered with large red spots all over my body. By the time I had taken half of the bottle I WAS much better, and before I had finished one bottle, lost all the spots. At the same titne I was suffering very much from rheumatism, and I am very pleased to say that I am cured of that also. I have a good appetite and can sleep well."—JoHN H. BROWN, 11, Angel-road, Edmonton, HOOD"S SARSAPARILLA jCJOOD'S SARSAPARILLA Is sold by chemists or sent post paid, 2s 9d and 4s 6,1, by C. 1. Hood & Co., 34, Snow Hill, London, E.C. HOOD b PILLS the after-dinner pill and 6050d X familycathartic. ls;lY2d. rp o |-J U T C H E RS~ QKOSSLE Y'S "OTTO" GAS E NGINES, GREATLY REDUCED PRICES. NEW OR SECOND-HAND ENGINES SUPPLIED, WITH SAUSAGE MACHINES. FOR CASH OR ON HIRE PURCHASE. QUOTATIONS ON APPLICATION, SOUTH WALKS OFFICE 22, MOUNTSTUART-SQUARE, CARDIFF. TELEGRAMS-"OHO," CARDIFF. 1098 G. A. STONE & CO., UNDERTAKERS. ESTABLISHED OVER 30 YEARS. AT THE OUt AND ONTY ADDRESS— 10, 11, & 12, WORKING -STREET, CA HDIFF. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MISS STONE, assisted by an Efficient Staff. 'J'elegrapbic Address "Stone, 11, Working-street, Cardiff.' q,-—no? NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. Contributions sent to the South Wales Daily Natcs should be plainly written in ink, and invariably on one side of the paper. We desire to urge upon our numerous correspondents 'he value of concise- ness and the desirability of curtailing the length of their communications. It cannot be too clearly understonj that brief and pointed letters receive the first attention. All communications inteuded. for insertion must be authenticated by the name and address of the write-, not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. No notice will be taken of anonymous letters. Rejected communi- cations wili not be returned

blKTHS.MAltlUAUES, UKAiJtl -<:> Notteee of Birtht, Mamagtus, and Deaths, Is each, 11 not exceeding i0 wfudp. anti lid for each extra 10 wordt. MARRIAGE. BROCK—LANGTON.—On the 24th October, at St. Mary's, Prictlewell, Essex, by the Rev. Lambart Edwards, v'icar of Kingsbury, Wddlenex, uncle of ilie as-isted by the Rev. T. O. Reay, Vicar of the Pari h, Aubrey Brock, of Cranley Mansion, S.W., to Hilda, third daughter of the late John Langton, formerly of Maidenhead, Berks, and of Mrs Laugton, Southend, Essex. 6602 DEATHS. EVANS.—October 28th, at Morfa Villa, Bridgend, John it vans, editor of the "Chronicle," aged 50 years. Funeral Friday, at 2 p.m. 6609 1'VANS.—Mary Ann, wife of Daniel Evans, Vere-street, Cadoxion. Funeral Wednesday, leaving Cadoxton by the TJ.30 Taff train for Treorky. 6575

NOTICE OF REMOVAL. THE LONDON OFFICES of the 11 SOUTH WALKS DAILY NEWS" have been REMOVED TO 46, FLEET-STREET, where copies of the paper may he obtained each day immediately after the arrival of the 10.45 a.m. train.

FRIGHTENING THE PHILISTINES. IT was "Citizen Sunday" did it. Those preachers of practical Christianity who, the day before, abandoned something of their other-worldliness, and talked a little about this world's needs, must be held answerable for the heated atmosphere yesterday in Cardiff Council Chamber, and for the waste of time there witnessed. Not that it matters whether the Council wastes time. Time-wasting is its normal function. Many years-was it not fourteen ?—were wasted over an effort to frame building bye-laws and more years -only two, as yet—are being wasted over a professed effort to clear out crimps and criminals by registering seamen's boarding-houses. It is not, therefore, the mere fact of wasting time that we take note of. The remarkable fact is the energy, the sustained purpose, the demonstrative enthusiasm with which the wasting was accomplished. Accom- plihed with a purpose that purpose being to divert attention from the real issue of the election, which had been once again placed before the public by the preachers. Councillor DAVID took a whole hour to explain how deferment of payment may be economy, notwithstanding that additional cost 1h the shape of interest would, by such deferment, be incurred. He fell foul of Alderman SANDERS for something the Alderman had said outside the Chamber, and pursued a por- tentous argument in heroic struggle to show that, although he and his fellow (would-be) reformers have only adopted a mode of pro- cedure which Aldermen SANDERS and REES, with Councillor F. J. BEAVAN—wretched Radicals !-have advocated for years past, yet that he and they have not supplemented it by a dilatory device which will fasten more and more debt upon the ratepayers' shoulders. Into the fog of all this pre- election splutter we shall not penetrate. Cardiff ratepayers see through it and will express their opinion most effectively, and conclusively, next Friday. The whole get-up of the Tory play-pretended economies included-serves the ends of the Sunday-opening party, who are full of anxiety to snatch a vote of the Council against the Sunday-closing Act, and will move heaven and earth to oust those who- as Alderman SANDERS—are likely to vote on the other side. The game has been badly played. When, in child. like ingenuousness, the Conservative MP. for Cardiff published to the world the pretty project of his allies, the whole scheme was, by that exposure rendered futile. "My hands," said he, in effect at the recent banquet, will be strengthened to obtain repeal of the Act so far as regards Cardiff, if a vote of the Corporation be passed." His party have, therefore, put up adherents of the trade in several of the wards and the fun is fast and furious. But 011 Sunday the preachers carae on the scene to emphasize what has been previously stated here. It is they who reach the middle party in muni- cipal affairs, that class of quiet folk who, though attached to one or other of the great political parties, exercise in- dependent judgment in matters municipal, and are certain to cast a heavy vote against exploitation of the town for business ends, Hence the fuss and feathers yesterday. As to the ostensible question between Mr DAVID and Alderman SANDERS, that is secondary The demonstration-the hour-long speech and perlervid prelection—was all for outside effect, a huge endeavour to undo the evil consequence of that ill-advised confession at the Conservative banquet. So much for Cardiff Coancfl. It remains, f however, to take cognisance of the value of revived interest in local administration, and the part which Citizen Sunday may play. Now that it is shown how the local authority's influence can be misused for private ends, the electors may wake up to the need for properly entering into local questions, and of carefully choosing the right men to represent them on the Councils and Boards. Let us take, for example, the case of Swansea-a case most discreditable to the town, for here we have the central authority—the Education Depart- ment—obliged to threaten the School Board into doing its duty. Whether it be true or not that, no less than £50,000 will be required to make good the shortcomings of that Board, certain it is that there have been shortcomings of a very grave nature. Nor is this the worst: it is discreditable to the town that its elected representatives should neglect their duty, but it is still worse that Swansea should have had growing up in its midst, year after year, numbers of children who have been defrauded of their a birthright to a good elementary educa- tion. These children are penalized for life by reason of the failure of the School Board to make due provision for their instruction. Most of them will have to be hewers of wood and drawers of water in the community, however bright their natural powers, because of this failure of the Board. So, also (but not to the same extent), in Cardiff, where the School Board does really good work-but doesn't do enough for, until the Board at Cardiff takes regular census of the population, it is impossible for it to keep pace with the educational requirements of the town. Men and women are so strongly influenced by their surroundings that it is of first importance to make those surroundings conduce to their highest welfare as citizens and when the preachers, as on Sunday last, touch a little upon applied Christianity, they are render- ing good service to the community. Social questions are the vital questions of to-day. Those who deal with them have to study the conditions of life, and not merely echo what they hear said. The mouthing of stale platitudes leads no- whither and unless a preacher will take trouble to learn the nature and circum- stances of the question he touches on, he had far better keep silence. When, how- ever, he speaks upon what he understands, and is able to point the way of reform, he will do a great deal towards advancing good measures, and will serve to prevent British party lite from degeneracy to the American type from becoming the prey of the wire- pullersand professionals. The need of the time is for public men of the right stamp men who will serve their fellow-citizens without expectation of personal advantage. If public office be left the sport of self-seek- ing nobodies who may have their own ends to gain, the commonweal must suffer. In every part of the country there is great work to be done. The Valleys reek with the evils of past neglect for, as surely as summer comes round, we shall see the people there without sufficient water, and with festering undrained areas and rotting refuse, spreading poison and death. The laws are ample to safeguard from such evils but the people, in ignorance, allow interested persons, and persons of the class we have indicated, to assume governance of their affairs. When such representatives are in office, the natural result is neglect. Keep down the rates is the sole cry, though the people sicken and die in wretched rookeries that ought never to exist. Citizen Sunday has begun its work. It must go farther and do more. There is some time yet to elapse before electors will be called upon to choose district Councillors, and a quickening of the public conscience can be effected in the meanwhile if "preachers of righteousness" will inter- pret that phrase as meaning right-doing in all its aspects. We have, as has been said, good laws. All that is needed is their ndministration by capable men. The breeze at Cardiff yesterday, provoked by the fear of uprising of the intelligent progressive element in the municipality, is eloquent testimony to the power of the new move- ment so signally displayed in London on Sunday, and, to a small extent, in Cardiff also.

THE COMING COMPROMISE." SIR JOHN GORST is a troublesome member of the Tory Ministry troublesome to his fel- lows, that is. He has had the grave disad- vantage of training in a good democratic school and his New Zealand experiences, having taught him much that his colleagues are ignorant of, endow him with the addi- tional faculty of realising the feeling of a democracy when sectarian ends have to be served at the public expense. Thus it hap- pens that he and the clerical advocates of enlarged grants to denominational schools are just now not quite in accord. Whether Sir JOHN will be strong enough to hold his own will soon be made manifest. He is said to have made up his mind as to the manner in which the additional grants to Church schools shall be made but whilst he has gained assent to the amount of grant he is finding difficulty in fixing the concession to public opinion which must accompany the increase—for it is clear that some larger measure of public oversight must be accorded. The policy of the teachers, now much discussed, we can scarcely hope to see adopted that is—that public auditors should see that all the money is spent on education, and that representative managers should take part in the administration. Failing this, we shall probably witness some further extension of the principle of inspec- tion, as guarantee that the public money is duly applied, and is effectively used, to the purpose it is granted for. All this matters little. If the Tories prove strong enough-and seeing that they will have Irish help in this business- they bid fair to be strong enough to carry out their scheme of endowing sectarian education, it will be for the Liberals to await the turn of the tide, and in due course to insist upon popular representation. Mean- while the proposal serves the good end of driving discord into the ranks of the united Unionists, for Birmingham is restive, the Nonconformist Liberal Unionists rebelling at being thus tied to the chariot wheel of the reactionaries.

CARDIFF MUSICAL FESTIVAL. ABOUT 21,000 DEFICIENCY. We understand the account in connection with the recent Cardiff Musical Festival is now made up, and that there is a deficiency of about 21,000. i

CARDIFF SHIPBROKERS' I ASSOCIATION. I A further meeting of the Cardiff Shipbrokers' Association Committee took place in the Cardiff Shipowners Association Boardroom on Monday, when the complete rules were submitted. A meeting of the general body of local shipbrokers will be held in the course of next week, when the rules will be submitted for adoption.

SNOW IN NORTH WALES. A heavy snowstorm was experienced on Monday over North Wales, and as a oons«quence work in the slate quarries has been generally stopped. The Snowdonian range is heavily coated with a white mantle.

The Bulgarian Government has abolished the duty on Eng lish unaugared biscuits. General Gerard, British Commissioner for the Delimitation of the Pamirs, is not, after all, poming to St. Petersburg, bat will go back to England direct.

LIBERATORS ON TRIAL. JABEZ & CO-DIRECTORS ARRAIGNED. CROWN WITNESSES CALLED. EVIDENCE OF THE OFFICIAL RECEIVER. FEES PAID THE DEFENDANTS PRESS COMMENTS OBJECTED TO. LONDON, Monday.-In the Queen's Bench Division to-day the trial was resumed of Jabez Spencer Balfour, George Edward Brock, Morrell Theobald, and George Dibley, charged with various frauds in connection with the Liberator Group of Companies. The case against one other director, Major Wright, is not being taken at present,and therefore he is relieved from attendance at this stage. The first of the defendants to put in an appearance was Mr Brock, who took a seat at the solicitors' table as on Friday. Mr Dibley, warmly muffled up, for the morning was very cold, came lIex, quickly followed by Mr Theobald. The rush for seats which marked the first day's proceedings was not repeated. There were a few ladies in court, including one or two in the Judge's gallery. BALFOUR'S APPEARANCE. Jabez Balfour was escorted into court between two warders about 25 minutes past 10. He did not look qnite so well as on Friday. There was an absenoe of the customary smile, and when he took his seat next to the other defendants with a warder by his side he com- menced to nervously bite his nails and next fidgetted uneasily with a quill pan on the titble before him. Mr John O'Connor, Balfour's leading counsel, then came into court, and turning in his seat the prisoner entered into close conversation with him. SUFFERERS FROM THE FAILURE. Mr Justice Bruce took his seat at half-past 10. By this time the Attorney-General (Sir Riohard Webster) had entered the court, and Mr Wheeler (the official receiver) with his staff of assistants was already present. Amongst those in court were several gentlemen whose losses in the various companies are known to have been considerable. PRESS COMMENTS OBJECTED TO. Upon the Judge taking his seat on the bennh Mr J. O'Connor handed up a copy of the Star newspaper, a portion of which the Judge care- fully perused. Mr O'Connor said he wished to call the attention of the Court to an article which appeared in the Star newspaper on Friday evening last descriptive of the proceedings in courb on that day. He did not ask his Lordship to censure the tone or manner or even the taste of the article in question, which he said was bitterly hostile to Mr Balfour. In that article the writer alluded to volumes of books and ledgers which were brought into the court as monuments of Balfourian finance," and in the same breath spoke of Mr Wheeler as liquidator of the ruined companies." A little further on the Attorney General was referred to as not only the law officer of the Crown, but the representative of the thousands of Liberator victims scattered over the country ? Of course the word victim implied something else. He could not ask his Lordship to take notice of that, but he did wish some notice to be taken of a distinct misrepresentation of fact in the s&me paper-what the Attorney-General had said in denling with the sum of £900 which was paid to Mr Driver for his valuation of the estates. A correct report of what was said had ap- peared in other papers. Ashort time since hehadtn bring before another Court the editor of a London paper for commenting on this case. In giving his judgment Mr Justice Willa said he never knew a case which had been so shamefully treated as the present one. In the howl of rage which had gone up against his client the paper which he asked the Judge to notice took a leading part. It had been bitterly hostile to his client, and even now, when the case was before the Court, could not apparently restrain itself or keep within the bounds of decency. He asked that his Lordt3hip would visit some censure on a paper which acted in this way, so that during the trial they might have something like fair play. The jury were not referred to in that paper in compli- mentary terms, and they were not restrained from reading the newspapers, Personally he had every confidence in the jury, but he was not going beyond his duty in asking his Lordship to take some notice, if not of the tone and temper of the paper,at least of the misrepresentations which had appeared. The Judge said of course it was of the greatest importance that during a trial of that kind nothing should appear in the public prints which might in any way prejudice those who were on their trial. With regard to the article—to which the learned counsel had called attention-in the Star, there were observations or inferences which he thonght ought not to have been made, and which were, nn doubc, calculated to lead to the inference that the defendants on their trial, and particularly the defendant Balfour, had been guilty of the offenoes with which they were charged and wereuowboing tried. Ooservationsof that kind ought not to have been made. On the whole in this country we could generally rely on the discretion and judgment of the Press in giving only fair reportsof what occurred in Courtsof Jus- tice. He could not say that Mr O'Connor was not fully warranted in calling attention to the article in question, but he entertained little doubt that in future the editor of the paper would abstain from any comments which would in any way tend to prejudice those who were on their trial. Having expreesed that opinion, he had no doubt that both that paper and other papers would take care not to indulge in any comments or observations which might in any way tend to prejudice the defendants. With regard to the remark about the misrepre- Rentations of what the Attorney-General had said, he could well understand that there had been some little difficulty in representing accurately all the statements made by the Attorney-General In regard to the amount of 2900 paid to Mr Driver, he thought he bad said enough on the matter, and he was sure the jury would not be affected by anything which appeared in the papers. They were bound by their oaths to give a verdict according to the evidence and the evidence only, but at the same time it was of the highest importance that the Press, which was in their country generally admirably conducted and with the greatest possible discretion, should abstain from any ooniments which might in any way seem to reflect on those who were now on their trial. Mr J. O'Connor I thank your Lordship for that statement. THE FIRST WITNESS. Mr JohnPitmun was the first witness put in the box. He was a olerk in the office of the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies. He produced the file of the Lands Company, which was incorporated in November, 1867, the original capital being £ 50,000, raised at different times, till in 1887 it reached 21,000,000. The articles of association showed the ooject of the company to be the Eurohase of and dealing in land, the erection of uildings, and raising and lending money. The original articles of association were superseded by a fresh set in 1883, which provided that the direotors' remuneration was to be 50 guineas per annum and a "hare of certain surplus profits. In June, 1888, the artioles were amended to provide that the amount to be distributed between the directors in any one year should not exceed £ 5,000. He also produced the tile of the House j and Land Investment Trust, which was incor- porated in June, 1875, with an original capital of £ 100,000. In 1891 it was increased to £500, CJO. He also produoed the file of T. W. Hobbs and Co., Limited, incorporated on the 15th April, 1885. with a capital of £ 250,000; the file of George Newman and Co., Limited, incorporated 111 January, 1876. with a capital of £ 50,000 the file ot the Building Securities Company, Limited, incorporated on the 25th November, 1885, with a capital of £500,000; the file of the Real Estates Co., Limited, incorpor- ated on April 13, 1888, with a capital of £ 100,000. The share list showed that 12 persons held 837 shares in the company at £5 each. He also pro- duced the file of the London and Goner I Bank, incorporated in November, 1882, with a capital of £ 100,000, which by 1889 was increased to a million. The offioes were at the same place as the Lands Allotment Company's offices. PRIORITY IN EXAMINATION, At the conclusion ot witness's evidence-in-chief Mr Atherley Jones (for Theoba!d) asked the Judge to determine the question of the priority ot counsel in cross-examining, mentioning that counsel had met In a friendly spirit to arrange the matter themselves, but failed to come to an agreement. He submitted that the counsel who were senior should have precedence in cross- examining and addressing the jury. The Judge rather thought that the order of the indictment should be followed. He gathered that Balfour was the principal defendant. I Mr A. Jones replied that there was a larger number of counts against Balfour than the other defendants. He questioned whether it would be to the interest of the other defendants to have Balfour's case in the front. The Attorney-General (speaking for the Bar rather than as prosecuting oounsel) proteeted against there being any arbitrary rule at to seniority of counsel. Be submitted that the order 'of the indictment should be followed. Mr John O'Connor (for Balfour) said it would save the time of the Court if Mr A. Jones were allowed to cross-examine first. The Judge said he could not accede to Mr Jones's contention that seniority should prevail. Mr O'Connor represented the principal defendant, and he (his Lordship) should have ruled that he should cross-examine first, counsel failing to agree, but if Mr O'Connor was willing to waive his rights all well and good. Mr O'Connor applied that witnessea might leave the Court,and the Judge said he thought he was entitled to have his application granted. In :reply to Mr Woodfall (for Dibley), the witness Pitman said that the name of the defend- ant did not appear as a subscriber to the Lands Allotment Company nor in connection with the first proceedings of the company. WITNESSES ORDERED OUT OF COURT. William Brigham, chief clerk in the office of the Registrar of Friendly Societies, deposed that the Liberator was registered in 1868, and was incorporated under the Building Societies Act in 1874. The witness also jrave the dates at which the defendants were connected with the various compames of the Balfour Group. The Attorney-General, referring to Mr O'Connor's application to have all the witnesses out of court, asked that there should be excepted from the decision Mr Mi lien, Mr Browell, and Mr Johns, as it would be much more convenient to have them in court. Mr O'Connor said these were just the very gentlemen to whom be objected. These were clerks connected with the offices, who could do all that was necessary in the way of producing books, etc. He wanted the evidence of each of ttiesewitneaseg individually and al-artfromeacli other, and any other arrangement would not be fair to his client. The Attorney-General said it would be found that it was chit-fly formal evidence that would be given by these gentlemen, and he would not persist. The witnesses mentioned then left the court. The defendant Balfour here (bade a communica- tion to his counsel. Mr O'Connor said Mr Rahn, of the Official Receiver's office, was still in court, and he objected to his presence. The Attorney-General said someone must be in court to produce the documents needed in the case, and he should therefore not call Mr Rahn as a witness. MR WHEELER UNDER EXAMINATION. Mr Samuel Wheeler was the next witness. He said he was one of the official reeeivers under the Companies' Winding Up Act of 1890, and in August, 1893, he became liquidator to the Balfour Group of Companies. He investigated the whole of the books of the various companies and con- ducted the examination of the directors and (,fficials, and the evidence he was prepared to give would be baeed on his own personal investi- gation of matters. The defendant Balfour was, he believed, originally a Parliamentary agent, and was connected with nearly all the Balfour Group of Companies as director, managing director, vice-chairman, or vice-president. Mr Brock was connected with the Liberator, the House and Land Trust, the London and General Bank, Hobbs and Co., the Building Securities Company, and the Budding Estate Brickfields Company, as secretary, director, vice-chairman, chairman, or financial secretary. Mr Brock was auditor of Hobbs and Co. Mr Theobald was connected with the Liberator, the Building Securities Company, and the House and Land Trust. Mr Dibley was conneoted with the Liberator, the House and Land Trust, the London and General Bank, Hobbs and Co., the Building Securities Company, and the Building Estate Company. The LlId., Allot- ment Company paid a dividend of 5 percent. from 1873 to September, 1892, on the ordinary share*, 6 per cent. on preference shares from September, 1889, to 1892, and bonuses on the ordinary shares in addition. The first issue of preference stock in the company was in ]868. The original capital was £ 500.000. In 1872 £ 15,000 additional was publicly nub- scribed for 01 1873, £21600; ill 1874, £13,000; in 1876, £ 16.000 m 1877, £25,000: m 1878, L7,000 in ]879. L15,000 m 1880, £ 29 000; i in 1881, £ 72,000 in 1882, -031,000 in j 1883, £ 96 000 in 1884, E61,000 in 1885. £ 37,000 in 1886, 949,000 and in 1887, 26,OUO. That made the wboie of the ordinary capital of £ 500,0u0. In addition f'om 1888 to 1892 a pteierence capital of 2266,000- was publicly subscribed. The total in premiums was £54692 There were aiso debentures amounting to £ 290,000. He had made out what was drawn by the defendants in the shape of feeg, bonuses, profits, etc., from the Lands Allotment Company. Balfour had 213,981 Brock had £ 8,957 Theobald received B4,951 and Dibiey had £ 3,672. Witness had also made out what they had reoeived from all the Balfour Companies in respect to fees, &c., and not as shareholders. Mr Marshall Hall (for Brock) objected on the ground that the question was an unfair one. TO LIVE OR DIE TOGETHER. The Attorney-General replied that all the companies were worked as one concern they bad to live or die together. His oase was that these gentlemen were receiving large sums of money in the shape of surplus profits and fees from all these companies, and the matter was most mate- iial in reference to the intent because the prose- cution alleged that these prospectuses and reports were issued to induce t.he publio to subscribe, and so these gent,lemel1 were interested to a far larger extent than merely in the Lands Allotment Companv's transactions. The Judge thought he could not exclude the question. Mr Marshall Hall persisted that the defendants were now being charged with making false entries in respect to the Lands Allotment Com- pany. How could it be evidence that they had received money from other companies 1 The Judge pointed out that they were largely nterested in the other companies. Other learned counsel for defendants supported Mr Marshall Hall's objection, which, however, was disallowed. DEFENDANTS' FEES. Mr Wheeler,continuing his evidence in reply to the Attorney-General, said that the amount of fees received by the four present defendants from the various companies was as follows :-B:iltotir, 236,551 Brook, L25,308 Theobald, £ 8,148 and Dibley, 212,103. There was also a sum of £ 7,852 in the House and Land Trust Company's accounts whioh could not be apportioned to the directors. The witness also gave the details of the various sums, to meet the objections made by the defendants' connsel. The L-nds Allotment Company began business in 1872, and made various purchases, but he was not aware that any were bought by auction. He found no references in the books or accounts which would show that any independent valuation had been made of these estates as a matter of business. If there had been a valuation he should have expected to find a reference to it in the books of tha company. The estates purchased w,-t-e very largely introduced to the company by MrGranville Wright, thesolicitor, Witness round from the actual entriesin thebooks that the officials added interest to the purchase money of the eBtates from year to year. The Romford Estate of 510 acres was bought in 1883 for £102,000 from Granville Wrighi through the Liberator. The original sum paid to the seller of that estate was £ 32,606. £ 30,000 was left on mortgage, 23.2W was paid to Granville Wright, and £37,000 was added to the value of the estate in the books of the company. Do you find anvthing to justify the profit of £37,000 ?-Nothing at all. Examination continued The Lands Allotment Company bought theRovnfordEstate for £ 192,000, but thert; was absolutely nothing to justity the profit of £ 30,000 placed upon it by the Lib rator year by year. Interest was added to the value of that estate in the books of the company, till in 1887 it stood at a book value of £ 121,000. He believed no building was going on in regard to it till 1887. The income which came from that estate never came to £1.200 a year, so that it did not produce enough to pay interest due on the mortgage. In the great majority of the estates this system of adding interest on the value of the estates in the company's books was pursued, and in the majority of oases the price of the original purchase was swollen by intermediate profits paid to other persons. It appears to have been the habit of the directors to draw up a rough profit and loss acoonnt. He found one dated February, 1887, in the handwriting of McMillan, a clerk in the company, that corresponded with the acoounts in the books of the company up to 1887, and showed a loss on 11 months' trading of £ 13,500. There were differences between that balance sheet and the one issued by the company a month later. It appeared from the minute book of the compuny that similar rough aocounts were prepared in previous years. He had found another rough balance sheet dated 1892, showing a loss on the year of £ 23,259. The Court here adjourned for lunch. REFRESHMENTS FOR THE DEFEND. ANTS. During the luncheon interval Balfour was supplied with refreshments in one of the consulta- tion rooms, the warders keeping guard while he partook of the meal. The other defendants being on bail were free to take their luncheon where they chose. After the midday meal Balfour appeared to recover his spirits somewhat, and smiled frequently as he chatted with his counsel, solicitors, and others. MR WHE, ELER'S EXAMINATION CON. TINUED. The evidence of Mr Wheeler being con- tinued, his attention was directed to the shares the defendants held at the date of the winding-up. Balfour held 47 ordinary and 50 preference £ 10 shares. He had previously held 41 other shares, but dis- posed of them in 1883 and 1887. Brock at the wiuding up held 25 ordinary shares and 28 preference shares. He had previously held five: additional ordinary shares and 17 preference I; shares, which he had disposed of. Theobald did not hold any shares at the time of the liquidation, having disposed of them. Dibley had no shares at the date of the wind'ng-up. At one time he had 100 ordinary shares. The nominal oapital of George Newman and Co. was £ 50,000. of which George Newman and Co. was £ 50,000. of which half was issued as fully paid up shares. Jn March, 1886, Newman & Co. owed the Land Allot- ments Co. £ 105,700. In 1887 he owed them 2150,000, of which £ 7,000 was arrears of interest. I "A WICKED WORLD." I Witness next went on to give particulars of the valuation of the property. Messrs Bird and Driver's was £ 360 000, Newman's £ 472 000, and Bird's separate valuation subsequently 2514,000. There was no trace, however, of any inspection of the property by Bird other than that with Mr Driver. Witnes-»quoted from speeches delivered by Dibley and Balfour at meetings of the board. The former announced that the same dividend as in previous years would be paid, as the property and estates were well worth, it. Mr Balfour said he would not have been a party to declaring any dividend at all until tbe whole of the assets had been verified. They would naturally have reverted to their surveyor, an honest, straightforward, nod capable man, but this was a wicked world. (Laughter in court.) People were always willing to impute motives, and therefore they had gone to another surveyor (Mr Bird), with the result that the valuation had come out 250, 000 better. This was a very great pleasure, though hardly a surprise. (Laughter in court.) This report, however, had been corrected, and the words referring to "wicked world" and to people being always ready to impute evil motives" were struck out. The words which were written in with regard to these erasures were in Mr Brock's writing. The amount paid for Messrs Driver and Bird's valuation was £ 990, and that amount was broken up and appor. tioned to the various estates, increasing their apparent book value. Mr Bintieid Bird was paid 200 guineas for his report. In the profit and loss account for the q 'trter ending 31st March, 1887, the last item m the balance sheet was— balance profit and loss, 223 818 12i 3d. Instead of a loss being shown of £ 13,000, as was shown in the rough balance sheet ot Mr Millen, that profit of 223,818 12s 31 appeared. AN OBJECTION OVERRULED. Mr O'Connor contended that this rough balance sheet could not be admitted. It was in the hand of Mr Millen, and in a criminal case the master could not be held to be answerable for the act of his servants. The Judge said he understood it was admitted that the rough balance sheets tallied with the accounts in the books, and the directors might surely be supoosed to he aware of the contents of their own books. He could not exclude the evidence. Mr Wheeler, continuing his evidence, ex- plained how in the balance sheets issued the loss of £ 13,000 had been turned into an apparent profit of £ 23,000. There was added to the accounts :-Protit on Chingford property No. 2, £ 5,259 on sale to Mr Newman of Meersbrook estate, £ 22.500; and other sums, interest up to date." As a matter of fact, sometimes the interest added in the books was not only on the original amount, but sometimes on the accrued interest. In the same report the directors made an allusion to 311 the profits of the company having arisen from actual sales, and recommended that the capital of company should be increased to £ 1,000,000. Between that 1887 and 1894-, the public subscribed nearly L300,000 more to the company. The e5,259 which was added to the balanee sheet was arrived at in this way. The Chingford estate purchase money for Newman was 233,000, while the book value was 227,740, whioh left some £5,000 odd, which was carried forward in the published accounts as if it really consisted of sovereigns in the till of the company. Mr Newman, however, carried out his oontract to buy this estate for £ 33,000. Did Wewman or Newman and Company ever pay anything to the company on account of those estates ?—No, but a sum ot £ 13,000 was paid to the Lands Allotment Company by Newman, and was raised on mortgages on the Chingford properties. This mortgage was given in front of the Lands Allotment Company. UNEARNED INCREMENT. Witness, continuing, said that at the time in question Newman owed the company £ 150,000. With respect to Meersbrook £ 13,000 was turned into a profit of £ 22,500 by means of in. torest, etc." The Judge What is meant by interest ? Witness I really do not understand it, my Lord. (Laughter.) The Attorney-General My friend Mr O'Con- nor suggests it is unearned increment, and I think that is a very good name for it. (Laughter, in which Balfour joined). Witness went into five other instances in which the book value of property had been swollen by charges such as that of interest and increased value." The btter amounted 111 one case to 223.872. The valuation placed upon the estate by the company was LI,250 an acre, the property standing in the books as worth £ 132,000. He put it up to auction on May, 1894. The greater part of the lots was sold for £ 37.900, and the remainder was likely to produce £ 10,000. The Court adjourned till to-morrow. PROBABLE DURATION OF THE TRIAL. The Press Association says :-It is expected that Mr Wheeler, the liquidator in the matter of the Balfour Group of Companies, will occupy the witness box for the whole of the present week. With respect to the duration of the trial Mr Wheeler, who is perhaps in a better position to judge than anyone else, calculates that ic will not be disposed of in less than five weeks.

CARDIFF POST OFFICE. AN ADDITIONAL DELIVERY. On the recent representations of the Cardiff Chamber of Commerce it is gratifying to note that the Post Office authorities have decided to effect an additional delivery of letters in Cardiff. Up to the present Cardiff, in respect to post office arrangements, has been favoured with the same facilities as Liverpool and Manchester, where seven deliveries daily take place. The additional delivery will begin at 11 a.m., and although it will at first operate in the principal streets in Cardiff, yet in a short time it is believed that the service will be extended to every part touched in the other seven deliveries. This increased service. it is needless to state, would, in the ordinary way, necessitate extra labour and expense, and the authorities, in order to counterbalance this, have aoeed in a somewhat singular way. Il is their intention to try the experiment of doing away with the second dace stamp, so that in the future only the first date stamp will appear on letters, etc. The second stamp, considering the complete arrangements now in vogue, is regarded as snpeifluoas.

CARDIFF SHIPOWNERS. THE MINIMUM RATE OF FREIGHT. We understand that on Thursday a meeting of local shipowners will take place in the board room of the Cardiff Shipowners' Association, when a scheme in reference to minimum rate of freight will be submitted for consideration.

EDA M-TU R KI STAN COLLISION. ADMIRALTY ACTION. The Admiralty action in the Edam-Turkistan collision will open in London to-day (Tuesday).

FATAL ACCIDENTS AT MERTHYR. A WOMAN BURNED TO DEATH. On Saturday night Mary Lewis, wife of Lewis Lewis, labourer. Quarry-row, Merthyr. was sitting near the fire when her elothes were ignited and she sustained injuries which necessitated he, removal to the Hospital,where she has since died, John Witloch also died on Sundáy at the Merthyr Hospital from the effects of an accident at Dow- lais. He was a platelayer, 63 years of age, and resided at Gibson's-row, Penydarren, Gn Monday Mr R. J. Rhys (coroner) held an inquest upon the bodies respectively of the deceased, and verdicts of Accidental deaths were returned.

DISTRESSING ACCIDENT AT MORRISTON. A very distressing accident 13 reported from Morriston. It appears that on Sunday two horses were being led on the Waun-road, and as they were passing a little girl one of tho horses reared, and in bringing its fore legs to the road again struck the child, inflicting injuries on the head which may have a mortal effect. Medical attendance was at once obtained, and the child I regained consciousness, but her condition is pre- carious.

AN OLD AND WELL-TRIED ROIKUY —KAYE'B WORSDBLL'S PrLLS I'urify tho Blood, and as a mild but effectual Aperient are unequalled and beyond this they brace up tha nerves and set every organ io .healthy action, thus ensuring complete restoration to health. In use 100 years. Sold by all chemists, } Is l%d per box. 1076f I

NEW LOCAL INDUSTRY. EXTENSION OF MANUFACTURES. VALUABLE INVENTION. A new invention, for which patent rights aro being secured,will to-day (Tuesday) be brought be- fore publio notice in effective form—Messrs Tre- harne (of Bute-street, Cardiff), and Whitaker (of the enamelling works)having so far advanced with negotiations that they are expected to return from London prepared to take steps for opening out the work of minufacture. The invention is a new telegraph insulator which differs from insulators commonly employed in two impor- tant respect: First, in being very much cheaper, and secondly in being practically indestructible. The insulators in common use are made of a kind of porcelain, and are therefore both fragile and dear, their renewal being a heavy source of expense. The new patent supplies an insulator that is less costly to make, and that cannot be broken or cracked. It is, we learn, contemplated to open up the manufacture of these upon premises to be rented on the East Moors and as everyone conversant with tele- graphic and telephonic requirements who has seen the new insulator speaks well of it, there is every probability of a new industry of consider- able magnitude being established at Cardiff, the demand for insulators being great and rapidly increasing.

DAMAGED STEAMER AT BARRY DOCK. On Monday the steamship Diadem arrived at Barry Dock with several plates damaged on the bow, caused by collision with the pier at LAlth in leaving that port. The steamer subsequently proceeded to the Barry Graving Dock to undergo necessary repairs.

■ f f III !■ J NEWS IN BRIEF. The French Government have reopened^ frontiers for the import of cattle from H°Han It is expected that the Queen will leave land for Windsor about the middle of month. j. New casual wards, which have been built SAt ) cost of L22,000, have just been opened at S-' George's-in-t he-East. j. Mr Dillon's marriage with Miss MatbeWj eldest daughter of Mr Justice Mathew, will to, place on November 21st. | The Duke of Connaught, who returned to 10 don from Paris on Friday, left for Aldershot 00 Saturday to resume his military duties. d < Mr Price Hughes describes the West En London as the moat wicked, the most wealtM* and the most miserable spot in the whole The Q>ieen has forwarded, through SirF'e#(f wood Edwards, her annual subscription of the Army and Navy Pensioners' Employing Society. The number of vessels which passed along t; Manchester Ship Canal during last week -41 passing inwards and 35 outwards-as agsioo 86 last week. The speaker and Mrs Gully are to arrive in tb8 Engadine on Friday, November 22nd, for a ,WIt of two months, accompanied by several mem of their family. Mr Chamberlain will preside at a f.r.00 dinner to Colonel Gerard Smith, Governor rJ. Western Australia, at the Imperial Institute, oJ the 11th of November. The American liner St. Louis, which had..1t rudder damaged, is to be repaired at SouthalØV ton. It is expected that she will sail again for America in a fortnight. Prince Christian, after two months on Continent, returned to London on Saturday, proceeded to Windsor to rejoin Princess Christie11 at Cumberland Lodge. The authorities of King's College, Londofc have arranged for the delivery of free public lectures in the theatre of the college during the winter season now commenced. Mrs Margery Moss obtained a divorce or Saturday by reason of the cruelty and adultet1 of her husband, Henry Charles Moss. Both werll described as music-hall artistes. Early next year there will be an examination Harrow School for seven or eight scholarshiP6 open to all boys (not members of the school) who were born in or after the year 1882. The principal county in England for fruit cultivation is Devon, where there are 26,955 aort8 of orchards. Hereford comes next with 26,50 acres Somerset, 24,520; and Kent, 23,260. The newest market novelty in America is tbl tomato sausage. It is a delicate pinkish whitft and tastes of sage and ripe tomatoes. It baS made quite a hit at Portland and surroundidt towns. Lord Chief Justice Russell, at Lincoln's lot Hill on Monday, suggested that the shortcoming* of the legal education might best be remedied b1 the establishment in London of a great school ot law. Oil Monday evening a commercial traveller called at the Black Swan. Sheffield, and engaged rooms, giving the name of Frederick Muller. Glasgow. He bad hardly sat down, when he fell dead. Sir John Stainer will deliver an address at tW first meeting of the twenty-second session of this Musical Association on A Fifteenth Century MS. Book of Vocal Music in the Bodleian Library, Oxford." As illustrating the present high value of ivory* it is announced that the top price of the salel just concluded by Messrs Donald Gray and Sons. Mincing-lane, was L103 per cwt., or nearly £ 1 per lb. There have been recently three successful cases of excision of the spleen for injury at St. Thomas's Hospital. It is stated that these are the first successful cases of the kind that have occurred in Great Britain, Home stamps rank as guineas. At a sale of stamps in London on Friday night Mauritius twopenny blue, post paid, unused, with original gum, was sold for L140, and a pair of Mauritius twopenny blue for £ 50. Cabmen would be Sabbatarians. A ballot of the members of the London Cabdrivers' Trade Union as to whether they were favourable to taking their cabs out on Sunday shows that 87 were for and 100 against it. In consequence of the heavy number of causes in the Divorce Court, Lords Justices Lopes and A. L. Smith will this week cease to sit in Appeal Court business, and will proceed with the trial of divoroe and probate actions. During the Bolton Wanderers and Stoke mabObO at Bolton, on Saturday, a railway shunter w* a work, and happened to turn to look at the game. Just then the engine moved, and the poor fellow was knocked down and killed instantaneously. The appeal lodged by the Anarchist Bouteille against the sentence of three years' imprisonment passed upon him for attempted bomb outrage at Messrs Rothschilds' Bank was heard on Monday. The decision of the Appeal Court simply confirms Bouteille's previous sentence. A Mr Brown, ol Belfast," has been having < round on the eternal subject of stage plays ani stage morality with Mr Edward Terry. 141 Terry, being a Churchman and a churchwardel of Barnes, has demolished Mr Brown, of Belfast. A statistician says he has observed that musicians have, as a rule, excellent heads of hair, In the prime of life the musician's hair flourishet most, and in every hundred music devotees oull one hairless head is met with; while in othet professions about 11 in every hundred are bald. There have been a good many English visitorl of note in Canada lately. Mr Justice Wills, Sir, Edward Russell, editor of the Liverpool Pask Lord Playfair, and others, have been travelling through the Dominion, and all appear to havi been genuinely pleased with what they saw. The number of Freshmen who have signed theic intention of studying for the M.B. degree at the Cambridge University is 151, a number larger than in any previous year. At the present time there are nearly 200 students engaged it practical dissection. Forty thousand tubs of American "creamery* butter are stated to have been rec-ived in Eng- land during the past fortnight. Hitherto tht usual American shipments of factory n buttei have not exceeded a couple of thousand cases per week, there being no sale for the "creamery" ot best butters. A charming fashion in fancy work is now beinf introduced. Instead of the hideous desigm which have long been excused because th-y were considered naturalistic," it will now be possiblf to buy linen stamped with designs after ttit various chinas in vogue. Delft china can bl most successfully imitated and is very effective. At midnignt on Friday a passer.by saw < woman lying in the garden m front of a house it Sal ford. On the arrival of the police she war. found to be insensible. A bottle of carbolic acid: lay by her side. She died immediately. She had been absent from home for several days, and only returned to take her life in herown front garden. An important office in the gift of the Capt Government has just been rendered vacant by the retirement) of Mr Charles Elliot, who has been the manager of the Cape Railways for over 40 years. His salary was :£1,500 per annum. In view, however, of the Buluwayo extension, the Government have agreed to give more liberal terms to his successor. At the stroke of 12 on the night of November 1-t the last of the old turnpike system will be swept away. The turnpike gates which will enjoy the distinction of thus being last in the field belong to that portion of the Shrewsbury and Holyhead road which traverses the Island of Anglesey, the trust for which was continued by a special Act of Parliament until November Ist, 1395. An artist of unique gifts in his own special branch of work, Louis Blasckka, has just died in Hosterwitz, near Dresden, at a great age. He was a glass blower by trade, but he had the skill to form the most delicate imitations of flowers and plants out of a mass of glass, and did it so wonderfully that it was almost impossible to dis- tinguish come of his artificial formations from natural flowors. One incident which marked tho opening of the Balfour trial on Friday has apparently passed un- noticed. It was this. Mr O'Connor in making his application on tho extradition question referred to his olient as Balfour, pure and simple. The Attorney-General, 011 the contrary, studiously inserted the Mr when naming the defendants, and omitted it only in the case of the convicW Newman, Wright, and Hobbs. The invasion by the rich of the dcmocratio pastime of cycling has led to all manner ot ingenious devicos to add to the cost and beaQY of cycles. A club in Milan has succeeded beating the record in this direction. It has had tI machine made with wheels of pure gold, WhlO b has presented to the Queen of Italy. This may very well for ostentatious display, but for day use good steel would certainly be preferable- So far as can beat present ascertained^ result of the tenth annual self-denial wee* Salvation Army shows that £ 30,670 h Ton received, compared with £ 27,414 'jfi'iigdon;, largest amount comcs from the tin'' i$\ jn of course. £ 16,920, compared J1 £ JT 7511 1894. Next comes Australia JVattCe, against £ 11,283. America. ajd Switzerland, South Africa. a mark have yet to make their reevub.