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ABERDARE VALLEY COLLIERIES. SCARCITY OF WORK. Wftrk is Still exceedingly slack in the upper M li e Aberdare Valley. Nos. 1 and 2 Pits, SwUfa are idle, and so are the Gadlys Collieries. These collieries have only worked some five days flaring the past fortnight.

A VIOLENT RECTOR. EXTRAORDINARY ASSAULT CASE. d At Weilington (Salop) ou^ Qf Rod. aay the Rev Alexanaci „ j0hn Maddi- ington, was charged wit a as3aUn'„gmost remark- son, a parishioner. The case Wc-s a married. ^ble one. Maddiscn is a labourer October The prosecution alleged that at noon 12th defendant entered Maddison s ui.-w.K called him the biggest rascal a11" guard in the village. Complainant Horsing a baby, and the rector .rn tup at him, struck him several times in 1 face, almost strangled him, and knocked J>-rs Maddison and the ba-by against the firegrate. The rector then took up the dinner from the table, and emptied it into an open drawer among Maddisoo's best clothes. In the fight the Wedding presents and glasses were broken, and outside tne complainant was knocked over the flower border. Complainant could give no reason for the assault. The rector fought like a mad- man, and complainant's wife said she had never Been a man fight like the rector, who appeared to be murdering her husband. Defendant was fined õt.2 and costs. 1.. L! ..& .A

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[ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.] ASSOCIATIONFOOTBALL. BY G. O. SMITH. (Captain of the English International Eleven). THE INTERNATIONAL MATCHES. From a glance at the results of the Interna- tional matches between this country and her three opponents, it will be seen that Scotland has the best record, with England second, and Wales and Ireland to bring up the rear. The last two are infinitely inferior to their rivals, nor is this to be wondered at, considering that their resources are very limited. The clubs from which they have to draw are few in number, and they have practi- cally no chance of competing on anything like equal terms with the picked talent of Englanu and Scotland. Up to 182S, out of the 16 matches that have taken place between England and Ire. land the former have won 15, while one has been drawn, so that Ireland cacroi; boast of having been victorious on a single occasion. Between England and Wales there have been twenty matches played, and while England has won 16 and two have been drawn, Wales can claim two victories these, however, were obtained during the first few years, and of late-m fact since 1886 —one drawn game has been the only thing to break the continuous chain of English successes. As far as one can see this state of things is likely to continue, as England now chooses tne best side she can command for all her matches, and it will be no easy matter for Wales or Ireland to prove themselves the superior. Last season indeed both these countries played a good game with England, and Ireland wa3 ouly just beaten by the'narrow margin of one goal but without wishing to detract from their performances I should say that the state of the ground in both cases largely prevented good passing, in which respect the Englishmen were much superior. Scotland has met England on twenty-seven occasions, and has been victorious thirteen times, while England has won eight matches and six have been left drawn. It is rather interesting to note the way in which these results have oc- curred out of the first sixteen Scotland won ten, England only two, and four were drawn, but out of the last eleven England can claim six to Scot- land's three, leaving two drawn. This goes to prove that England may hope to get on terms with her rival before long, if she continues to play as she has of late been doing. Mr Alcock, in his book on Association Football, gives a reason for the early successes of the Scotchmen. The Queen's Park team, he says, were the first to demonstrate the possibili- ties of combination in the main they favoured a short system of passing and it was in a great measure the readiness with which the Scotch players adapted themselves to the new idea that enabled Scotland to show to so much advan- tage in its International matches with England for many years. Scotland failed to secure a single victory from 1890-5, so since then they have included Anglo-Scots in their eleven, a measure which has brought about the desired result, a.nd the 1897-8 season is the first time that the Englishmen have won since their introduction. It would indeed be a great thing if England could only creep up level with the Scotchmen, and it would be difficult to imagine the intense excitement there would be in such a. case. As it is the rivalry between the two is immense, and the match creates the most enormous interest. A few years ago the teams that did duty for England were widely different from those of to- day in those days a- team of amateurs was chosen to do battle against one of the minor countries, whilst another team composed entirely of professionals opposed the other. After the two matches had been played off, the amateurs and professionals were pitted against each other and the eleven against Scotland was chosen out of the two sides. This system was, however, a poor one, and gave way to the present method for two reason?, firstly, because the eleven against Ireland and Wales were scarcely good enough, and secondly the side that opposed Scotland under such an arrangement had had nopractice together and could not combine as a team in such an im- portant game should do. There are not, in fact, at the present day eleven amatpurs good enougn to represent their country, and besides it is all important that, if Scotland is to be met with suc- cess, the English eleven should play as much as possible together. It is obvious that it is the best policy to chose the strongest sida possible for each match, and that as little alteration as can be should be made, so that the players can get into each other's methods and show a fair amount of combination. The Scotch match is the great event of the vear, and everything should be done to ensure success according to the old system of selection the English team was, it is true, the best that could be got together, but it was a mass of indi- vidual talent and lacked that essential of success —combination men who had never played together before, were placed side by side nowa- davs the team against Scotland have for the most part played together twice before and have had time to get acquainted with each other. At the present time, then, everything which can be done is done so as to get the eleven into good working order, and last year's success was a fitting crown to the efforts of those who liavo the charge of such matters. The Scotch match, then, being so important, what are the two qualijical.iona which a man should have if he is to successfully tako part in it ? In the first place he should be a player of great experience secondly, he must above all be unselfish. The first qualification is very necessary the ordeal is IL most trying one, and unless a player has had a lot of experience and is thoroughly accustomed to perform before enormous crowds he will be almost certain to be put off. Such a great deal depends on the match that, let alone the crowd, a player will probably be attacked with nervousness the first time he appears for his country and when you add to this a vast throng watching every movement, it is odds against the inexperienced man doing him, self justice. If you want to see an enthusiastic crowd you must go to Scot- land for it it is perhaps not too easy to keep one's nerves steady at the Crystal Palace when over 60,000 assemble to see the match, but there is something about a Scotch crowd which puts the other entirely into the shade the Scotchmen get far more excited, and their shouts are uproarious when success attends their men, while, whenever a. reverse happens, their spirits sink below zero, nor do they fail to show how depressed they are. A clear space sur- rounded by a dense mass of moving heads as far as the eye can reach, is calculated to upset a man when he sees it for the first time, though the experienced player will probably feel spurred on to every effort by such a spectacle. The writer can well remember how nervous he was tho first time he played against Scotland and how this effected his play, and therefore from personal experience he would not hesitate to give an old hand the preference to an untried man of equal, if not a little superior ability. Everything of course must have a beginning, but I do not think it is wise to launch a player straight into the team against Scotland let him first prove his nerve and value in other International matches before he is chosen for the all-important contest. Secondly he should be a.n unselfish player. The teams that have represented Scotland for the last two years have been made up of a won- derfully powerful set of men. Each man on the side looked a thorough athlete, sturdy and strong, and as a rule they have any amount of grit and determination, and can stay through the whole game. Anyone, I am sure, who witnessed the shames of the last two years at the Crystal Palace and at Park Head will bear me out when I say that it would be difficult to place a finer set of men in the field. These two qualities of strength and determination have often proved of great service to them, and have pulled them through even against odds. English players, on the other hand, do not seem to run to the size or strength of their opponents, especially in the for- ward line, and to make up for thta disadvantage they must rely to a great extent on combination. Taking tbem all round the Englishmen probably have an advantage over the Scotchmen in pace, but this scarcely counterbalances the Scotch qualities I have spoken of, and alone would be of small use. The great thing about the English sides is their skill in combination, and it was un- doubtedly this that gained them their victory in 1897 no one who saw the match could deny that they were greatly superior to their rivals in this respect, and the Scotchmen's weight was of no av<¡¡il to stop the quick passing of the English- men. It is then of the utmost importance that great care should be taken about this point; each man should be known to be a good passer rather than a brilliant individual player before he is selected if he is a brilliant dribbler besides, so much the better but the first quality is the essential point, especially in a match of this kind especially, because the temptation to in dulge in individual effort is far greater than in an ordinary game. It is but human nature to wish to come off in an International match, and if a player can gain success by a magnificent piece of individual play he undoubtedly is sure to make a great impression such a thing, however, is all very well if it be successful, but against a strong get of men like the Scotchmen it is likely to fail, a.nd in that case does great harm to his side. International players would not for a moment nrefer personal praise to the victory of their side, hut in their own minds they may imagine a piece f «elfisb may be as successful as any other mir^eanS therefore follow it, though the other •fir more likely to gain a point. It often hap- is rar t js quite possible from a certain P8nf hnf much easier if the ball be passed else- spu "tho unselfish man will unhesitatingly Wh'r^ aSotto woaM pobably shoot; the Fomi'er may indeed lose some glory by so doing, i of his action is much more likely but the 5 C- j j sjde than if he adopted the .?, IgSU,C ïtter. Where then so much de. >acfcicb of tne u 0f the game, it is of the tit .U^mbtacoofu,, iithSo,,Z h pi»yi°s to > ahSoldto Save described how the players are at'present seized and what qnaWje. i«i my opinion should characterise them, if ^eyare.o take part in International matches betoreena- mg I will ju3t say a word about the chances o England for this year. They seem to me to be very encouraging the teams h-tve been steadily improving from year to year and play together much better not only this. but the matches take place in England, which is a, great advan- tage. To ha.ve to cross the sea or to take long journeys before the match comes off cannot fail to ha.ve a. detrimental effect on the play of any team. It is difficult to feel fresh and energetic under- such circumstances, qualities which are very necessary if games of such sort are to be brought off, and when, to bo successful, a team must last to the finish. The prospects then seem good, a.nd it would be a, great thing if England could add one more to her list of victories against Scotland and reduce

H G. ALEXANDER AND THE PENARTH CLUB. The Pen arth Club Committee at their next meeting will have placed before them a letter from Mr Hubert Alexander, who occupies the position of captain of the team. In this will be set forth the exact position of that player m the face of the fact-whichcanno longer be chsgmsed —that the team is not what it should be, and con scquently he has been obliged to do ^oretoan a fair share of work to prevent it meeting with actual disaster. While not in so many woids telling the committee that he will resign, e wis es to be as generous as possible, and uesireb them not to stand in the way of his becoming promi- nently identified with a first-class fifteen- J have an emphatic statement from himself that he intends in the event of this apparent difficulty being satisfactorily overcome to throw in his lot with the Newport Chib In doing this, however, he desires t0 amicable feeling that has always existed between the Penarth Club and himself,and with the mem- bers of which he enjoys great Asked as to the reason why heselected Newpoit in preference to Cardiff, M* Alexander in- formed our representative that he did so because there was an opening for him oii t right wing in the Newport team. Cardiff had no such opening, and of all places in the quartette that he believed himself to be useful the right wing, where he always felt at home. The Newport Club will probably await result ofthis request to the committee of the Penarth Club. Should everything be settled, however, and tne Uskside Club favour his selection, he will them in their match against Blackheath on Saturday next. WHAT WILL PENABTH COMMITTEE DECIDE ? Mr Fred Morgan, one of the oldest members of the committee of the Penarth Football Clnb, asked by our representative as to the probable course that will be adopted by them in the face ot the communication already sent to them, un- hesitatingly replied that he did not apprehend any difficulty over the matter. They would accede to the desire of Mr Alexander and release him, while at the same time thanking him for his esfcimablo services to the club during the time that he was connected with it.

ct T0 THE E-DITOS. orR,~My committee have insteucfeea me to forward the enclosed copy of letter received from Mr H. Alexander (captain of the Penarth team) to you for publication. My committee ave replied to Mr Alexander -stating that they can only leave him to use his own judgment in the matter.—I am, &c., H. HAYES. 11c Sec., Penarth F.C. £ *a.ssey-3fcreet, Penarth, Ocfc. 24th, 1894. LCOFY.] „ LCOFY.] „ m. „ 5, High-street, CardiS, Oct. 22nd, 1898. r>»o^ c?0mTn^kee °f the Penarth Football Club, huor. „ daresay you are aware that I have thp t.°,Play for Newport, but before accepting Tf to Pat before you my position. imnntisi^'iN6 Perfectly evident to you that it IS an tor the Penarth Club to successfully rrrrlK—&Vi snch teams aa appear on their fixture if w.ith a very few exceptions—and I will d-iVc i r,nto imagine my feeiinjjs after every foatur- lpqilvin^i?k to find that we have been beaten hope- pvil flsiio P°mt of the game. It may be argued that clubs, and that with a little see anv mn-^ F pul1 through allright, but I cannot season^ tSimn* ot our growing stronger as the have left n« .?«!» «Already most of onr best playerS Second those of you who have seen our not one of £ back me up when I say that class to in anything like a ilrst- think thatpain me more than to me and ^n *Club- which has done so much for of hard -wori" formation of which so many hours of hard work have been spent, shOtùd fall to the should 'occasion thi? that the fact of my leaving been tnl/i Then another point. I have men aud other- a'8ain Welsh committee- men alId others that hltd I played for any team other can lonS ^o r °', ? have had my International btLe°rLTo°r wishSVt* contemplating ? 8 0 "take the stsP whlch 1 am witlT^u/conc^rrJ^11/ cons*der these matters, and SnKmSSK lac s'»r <= *» on1 Monday6 ITFl'JfST' '"a"* discussed would have done so and fully aUer fully yon.—Yours faith- HUBERT ALEXANDER. PONTYPRIDD v. NEATH. m,?"r mNa€fh °orrespondent writes :-The stalc- Clab Slif a ,co"temPorary that the Neath fnrthpr fivt ° -lu resolved not to arrange further fixtures with Pontypridd owing to the alleged rougn play of the Pontypridd men in the match with Neath, on Saturda/week Ts hlnoilv without foundation. The sensation produced may therefore be emeetea to tameaiTy subside! Mr P. J. Price, tho Neath secretary when spoken to on the subject on Monday' expressed himself as feeling most iSS that such a, paragraph had aDnfaroc( and explained that a request made by Wm a puolic withdrawal of tho statement h fd been ignored. Mr Price says in the most caWoS manner that the subject of the alleeea r,Wh play of the Pontypridd menhad not been brought before his committee, and it was ther^nt obvious that his commitceo could not h come to any resolution on the matter Th^6 were no grounds for the statement which hul been made. It was quite true that he and Mr Ack Llewellyn had a chat after the match at Pont v pridd,andhe (Mr Price) in that conversion touched upon what he termed the laxity of the refereo in regard to the off-side tadics of Pontypridd halves. Mr Llewellyn appeared to agree with Mr Price's views on the point. NEWPORT v. BLACKHEATH. The Newport Committee at it* rv,^tin<r on Monday night did not finally select thlf tftam to represent Newport at o ? next, there being some doabflKL°n Satur?^ men in the back8 division it oafe,or, two ever, that with the addition r>f i how- Penarth, if the transfer can h* A!exander,of the players will be as follows •—B^tg<P' three-quarter backs, Boucher Qi,, i 'vrc^; Jones, and A. N. Other i;nu\ 'Thu"e' T- Phillips and G. L. Lloyd fo'rwa4s^ft A" D Phimp^' P™0"' W'ilira»!-and°c: CARDIFF'S TEAM v. HOSPITALS. SELWTN BIGGS OUT ONCE MORE The Cardiff Committee met at thp t\ u j quarters—the Grand Hotel—on MondJt to select a team to meet the United evemn £ the Park on Saturday next. Wi«, thl al! 0U that Selwyn Biggs is substituted for HeaST side will be similar to that which defeated NW port. Biggs s reappearance naturallv greatly to the strength of the team and i f Some0"™ Ce"Si'> teCei™ PENARTH v. MORRISTON The following have been selected to represent Penarth on Saturday next Back C TKn^i three-quarter backs, N. Alexander, J UPJt Chick, and F. Tillett; half-backs, G W herd and W. Ackland; forwards, W. GibbsVo™ T. Morris, Jeff Matthews, D. Tripes. C \Xr burton, F. Kirby, T. Cochrane, and c! pearcj MARRIAGE OF A CARDIFF FOOTBALLER. Mr Vivian Huzzey, Cardiff's popular right wine three-quarter back, was unostentatiously msn-ruf on Monday morning at St. Catherine's Chur.-b £ Miss Edith Evans, daughter of mine host of tu Splotlands Hotel, Cardiff. *°3t of the UNITED LEAGUE. Eushden v. Imton.—At Kushden. Result • 3 goals; Luton 2 goals. wreMen, Kettering v. Woolwich Arsenal.—At KetWir,™ lie suit: Kettering, 2 goals; Woolwich, 1 goal. s' STAFFORDSHIRE CUP. Aston Villa v. Stoke.—At Birmingham. Tt/>qnit. Villa. 3 goals; Stoke, 1 goal. result: ENGLISH CUP. Replayed Tie, Wellingborough v. Northampton — At Wellingborough. Result: WcHrngborouclufeoaC Northampton, 1 goal. goals • Small Heath v. Wolverhampton Wanderers At Small Heath. Result: Small Heath, 6 goals • Wolvm- hampton, 4 goals. Warmley v. Bedminster.—Result; Warmlc^ 2 goals Bedminster, 1 goal. Having played two drawn games these teams met for the third time at Bristol. Sheffield v. London.—At Olive Grove in rainy weather before a small attendance. Half-time score: London, 2 goals; Sheffield, 1 eoai Result: Sheffield, 3 goals: London, 2.

CRICKET. THE AUSTRALIAN TOUR. At the meeting of the board at Lord's on Monday afternoon it was determined that there should be five test matches between England and Australia—one each at Lord's, the Oval, Manchester, and Nottingham, and one in York- shire. In the profits of these five matches all the first-class counties will participate in accordance with a scheme the details of which will be published shortly.

A POLICEMAN'S DIVERSIFIED EXPERIENCES. P.C. W. H. Alexander, the redoubtable Welsh International forward, has had very varied ex- periences of this world's hospitality during the past week. On Friday evening he was banquetted at Ferndale, on Saturday he won the ma.tch for Llwynypia at Aberavon by dashing over with the only try of the game, and on Sunday he received a severe bashing at Whitchurch at the hands of one Morris Trow, a collier, of Hopkinstown. Alexander, who looked little the worse for his Sabbath experience, told the Llandaff Bench on Monday tlmt Trow, who was very drun. was "squatting "near the entrance to the village church, using improper language, and insulting people going to church. Prisoner re- fused to go away, so that Alexander had to re- move him by force. Outside prisoner became very violent, struck the Constable several times in the face ba!ow the eye, ripped up his tunic, doing damage to the same to the extent of 20s, a.nd viciously kicked him. Sir John Gunn (to prisoner) What have you to say for yourself ?—Prisoner Nothing very particular but *e was rather rough with me. (Laughter.) He knocked me on the eye with his fist or bludgeon, or whatever it was. (Laughter.) I did nothing to any man, bat I wo a bit foolish, tho' not drunk. Prisoner (to Alexander): i why did you deliberately strike a fell'1 )1} his eye ? I didn't; you fell down. Prisoner Now, now. (Laughter.) I am sore you hit me with your fist or your bludgeon. (Laughter.) Sergeant Morris informed the Bench that prisoner for his pugilistic tendency had been convicted all over the Rhondda Valley. Prisoner asked the Bench to be lenient with him, because he had latterly been in a very bad way throngh the strike. Sir John Leniency doesn't seem to hava any effect on yon. You wiUJ^. jJ. Kl) .(c1DQl1tlœ,with.hartt

ANTICIPATIONS. In the London markets this afternoon there was no important change in the positions of the leading Cambridgeshire candidates, Craftsman remaining a pronounced favourite at 100 to 15. Nun Nicer was on offer at 9 to 1, after 8 to 1 had been taken, and Nunsuch left off a trifle easy on the same mark. At 100 to 9 Chelandry and Mer- man were again in request, the pair being joined by Pinfold. His stable companion, Newliaven II., was with Survivor quoted at 100 to 7. To-morrow the Houghton Meeting, the last and in some respects the most important of the Newmarket fixtures, will be commenced, when the chief event will be the Criterion Stakes. A vast amount of interest will attach to this race, as St. Gris will be meeting the Kingsclere crack Flying Fox on even terms. As the last named was conceding Mr Leopold de Rothschild s colt 51b in the Imperial Produce Stakes, the Duke of Westminster's representative should turn the tables on his rival. He is, I believe, none the worse for the slight accident which befell him, and I shall therefore expect FLYING FOX to take his revenge on Hayhoe's candidate. With regard to the other events, I hope to see the j following successful:— Old Nursery St&kes-UGoLi,.zo or SAMANDAL. First Limekiln Stakes-CULENE. Fordham Welter Handicap-TomoLE or YESTER YEAR. Trial Plate-BALSAMo. Scarborough Stakes—PHBON. Selling PlatC-I)nLIT.UA Or MOUNTAIN CHIEF. Monday Night. VIGILANT. NEWMARKET HOUGHTON MEETING. TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME. 1.0-The TRIAL PLATE of £ 200; the winner to be sold for jEZOO. R.M. (one mile 11 yards). aDuke of Devonshire's Balsamo Marsh 5 9 0 aMr Jersey's Sheriffs Officer Webb 4 9 0 aSir J. Miller's Red Coral _Blackwell 5 811 Mr D. Seymour's Orango Lily .„Sherrard 5 8 11 aMr T. Jennings's Tyrolese Owner 4 8 11 aMr F. Hardy's Lady Fisher ~H. Bates 4 8 11 Lord G. Gordon's Sheeroe C. Peck 4 8 11 Mr C. Brown's Morissia Robson 4 8 11 aMr Cockburn's Little Champion Hornsby 3 8 7 aMr M. Gurry's Waterhead Owner 3 8 7 aLord Harewood's Cranesbill .G. Chaloner 3 8 7 aMr lnglis's Rococo C. Waugh 3 8 7 a.Mr P. Lorillard's Bayard II Huggins 3 8 4 aMr A. Stedall's Talk Big -Sadler, jun. 3 8 4 1.30-A SELLING PLATE of £ 103; the winner to be sold for £100. Rous Course (five fur- longs). aMr Gottschalk's Mountain Chief T. Stevens a. 9 5 aMr Jersey's Whiston aMr Arthur James's Dielytra .Marsh 3 9 2 aMr lnglis's Libra ~-C. Waugh 3 8 13 aSir J. B. Maple's Air Gun W. Waugh 3 8 13 aSii" M. Fitzgerald's The White Prmce.ibert ? aMr W. Jarvis's Mack Ollive .— 7 12 aMr R. J • Lacv's Kilometre .Private 2 7 12 ^Mr L. de Hothschild's Qaerno Hayhoe 2 7 12 kMr A. B. Sadler's Nocturne III aMr A. Hayhoe's Rose Shoot — Owner 2 7 9 2 0—The FORDHAM WELTER HANDI- CAP of £ 200, added to a sweepstakes of £ 10 each for starters the second to receive £ 2o. Rous Course a^L.Sofhschild'sFosco Hayhoe 5 10 7 Mr D. Seymour's Surrplian., 4 ° tuv T) S^vmour s Siraar oiier-tarci j JvTrB Magtiire's Fillassier (71b ex) C. Waugh 5 9 5 aMr L! de Rothschild's Gay Lothair..Wa„son 3 9 1 al\lr H. Barnato's Mediation Archer 5 b Howe's The Convict Jaxvis 3 8 12 Sir W T Jones's Stonebow -.F. Day 5 8 5 ,r Addio Kob&on 4 8 3 Fitzgerald's Dosia 3 8 l a i tt r>v«>.?iirr<5 Yester Year Wadlow 3 8 1 ar (f svan'ev's The Reeve _.G. Lambcon 3 8 1 aLord Siaii.cysxny, j. Waugh 3 8 0 aMr Rnssel n<shire's Neish Marsh 3 8 0 aDakeof D ^eetAdare.T. Cannon, jun. 3 7 13 aMr J- Treasurer .T. Chaloner 5 7 12 aLord Howe s H g Q. chaloner 3 7 12 aLord Carnarvon s Luckbreaa .vx aMr H. Tf jorla" j p0rber 3 7 10 Mr F. Alexander s M^doua 3 ? g aMrE.H.ComoesBiaiica jR)-,vis 3 7 3 aMr Devereuxs Irefioii^■•••• Watson 3 7 7 aMr L. de Rothsch — c. Peck 3 7 6 Mr P. C. Patton s Isis BeUe H hoe 375 aMr L. de Rothscmld s Ri?olo F Day 374 aMr W. T. Jones s defiance .„ Wood 3 7 3 aLord Rosebery s Pickering 3 7 2 aMr A. Bailey's Bla^K x opiar aLord EUesrnere s Esthei Wate^^ ,un 4 ? 2 a.si.rJB.M8,ple'sAirGUn.w.w i aSir J. B. Maple s Air Gun Webi) 371 aMr Jersey's Cantei^ jt.'sherwood 3 7 1 aLord Dunr&ven s £ og j ^aUgh 3 7 0 tal Bx.dford'S Minstrel beat Fascination, Vara, ^^j. e.c^3je'Qg^ NI'JISH at six furlongs. Half a lengrut, a BIANCI beat Pisa, S-ta ^|ale -d Nocturne at five mrlongs. A length bad thi third. Oct. 22. 2.30—The SCARBOROUGH STAKES of £ 10 each, with £ 200 added, for 1 winners extra. R.M. (one mile 11 yaidsg g aLord Stanley's Schonberg ^ambton 9 2 aLord Stanley's The Reeve Tlawso™ jun. 9 2 aLord Ellesmere's Pheon lun 9 2 aMr TJ. Brossey's Merry Buck Jcnn)n, 3 aSir J. B. Maple's Devon kn^ns 8 13 aMr P. Lorillard's Chinook p^rlc 8 1? Mr Calvert's Liscarton R y} Mr Clayton's Boy of Egremond •<— r^rrv 8 19 aMr T. Craven's Waterhead n 10 aMr J. R. Keene's Blackcock —R I? Mr J. Beiss's Lackford Woo 8 1? aLord Rosebery's Fructidor R n aSir M. Fitzgerald's Sweet Hampton .Oritoeit <5 9 aLord W. Beresford's Doric II i r c aMr J. Lowfcl. jr's Royal Warden V rVnnnn R q aMr Curtis's Pearl Rover J- ^nnon 8 5 aMr L. Brasssy's Poldo Jeunmgs, jun. 8 5 aMr L. de Rothschild's Rigolo ..Hayhoe 8 2 aMr L. Brassey's Sylvestris Jennings, jun 8 2 aMr Dewar's Fair Maid of Perth Day 8 2 aMr Keene's Maid of Erin .^Pi^s 8 2 aMr P. Lorillard's Bayard II Huggms 8 2 RECENT TRIALS. RIGOLO beat Exce'Kional, Brightly, and Alamanda at a mile. A length length and a halt. Oct. MAID OF ERIN beat Virga at a mile. Won easily. Oct. 22. 3.0 The OLD NURSERY STAKES (handicap) of 45 each for starters, with r.,200 added. for two ycnr olds the second to receive S-15. R.M., (one mile 11 yards). „ n n Mr J. Portf.r'3 Crowborough Owner J u aMr H. C. White's Skopos F.Day 9 0 aMr Torterolo's La Uruguay a —Owner o J aMr J. Daly's Balmorv Iiyan o o aMr D. Baird's Ugolin'o -H. Enoch 8 4 Mr T. Cannon's Melampus T. Cannon, jun. 8 4 alorcl Dunrtven's Ilorganto R- Sherwood ° 0 aMr L. de Rothschild's Brightly Watson v 13 Mr J. Hammond's Baden C. Peck 7 12 Mr Reid Walker's Simonsbath Cole 7 10 aLord Ellesmere's Havleqtiinade.J.Dawsoiijjun. V 9 aMr W. Johnstone's Invermeath J. Dawson, sen. 7 7 aLord Rosebery's Sejanus C. Wood 7 7 aLord Falmouth's Miss Ellie .Leach 7 5 aLord Farquhar's Samandal G.Lambton 7 1 Mr H. Beddington's Starting Grate Wadlow 7 1 aPrince Soltykoff's Crucianella Gibbons 6 12 aSir M. Fitsgerald's Zelva Gilbert 6 11 aSir R. Griffith's Therese 11 R. Sherwood 6 9 aMr J., S. Curt-,is's.N.Tethod J.Cannon 6 7 aSir D. Gooch's White Squall Pickering 6 7 aMr A. Stedall's Denmark Sadler, jun. 6 6 aMrs Chaloner's f by Bonnet Rouge—Miss Nellie G. Chaloner 6 6 aMr L. de Rothschild's Alamanda Watson 6 6 KKCEXT TRIALS. Rigolo (T. Loates) beat Excepciomu, BRIGHTLY, and ALAMANDA at a mile. A length; length and a half. Oct. 22. Pax beat HARLEQUINADE, Proclamation, and Bridgwater at seven furlongs. A neck; same. Oct. 22. Rowanberry beat WHITE SQUALL and Musetta at seven furlongs. Half a length; three. Oct. 23. 3.30—The (First) LIMEKILN STAKES of £ 25 each for starters, with £ 500 added second to receive £ 100 out of the stakes. R.M. (one mile 11 yards). aMr L. Brassev's Bay Ronald.Jennings, jun. 5 9 10 aMr Rose's Cvilene Jarvis 397 aMr D. Rami's Champ de Mars .H. Enoch 3 9 3 aiB le °' Devonshire's Dieudonne Marsh 393 Mr J. G. Joicev's Silver Fox T.Stevens 4 9 0 aLord W. Beresford's Berzak Huggins 490 bir W. Ingram's Comfrey W.Stevens 4 8 13 at nnce Soltykoff's Ninus Gibbons 3 s 12 L?riltard's Sandia Huggins 4 s u »ir } J°hnstone'sMontereyJ.Dawson,sen. 4 8 8 A. James's Dielytra Marsh 3 8 7 aMr L. de Rothschild's Golden Bridge (late Bridegroom II) Watson 3 8 7 M- cle St. Alarv's Biaondis France 387 Griffith's St. Ia ..R. Sherwood 3 8 4 o^rF ?' Maple's Devon W. Waugh 384 aMr r' Kothschild's Vatel Watson 3 8 1 aMr w Poldo Jennings, sen. 3 7 9 aM^ p V *stone,s Angus. J. Dawson, sen, 3 7 9 wu- P. Lorillard's Bayard II .Huggins 3 7 6 4.0-—The CRITERION STAKES of £ 30 added, for two vear olds second to atorCriterion Course (six furlongs). aMr T A Rothschild's St. Gris Hayhoe 9 4 DnkA^f iS0t?schi](i's Trident Hayhoe 9 4 aMsrnnil^tminster's Flying Fox J. Porter 9 4 aLord^w v Serramezzana's Musett8b.PickeriDg 8 10 aS W ^sford's Solano Huggins 8 8 M M V.e Pisa Sadler 8 8 aMr Fatrfr 'f'^r —- France 8 8 aCariS n MatoPP° Ryan 8 8 Si? w 3 llkkenhead Darling 8 8 aMr a to a?Vs Coa^er _W. Stevens 8 8 Marsh s 8 aDuke of PoSi^n^.s ^anners G. Dawson 8 8 aLord Rosoh^^n<i.? Latheronwheel G. Dawson 8 8 1 1 White SquSlAand MUSETTA at Ort 23. 0ngS" Bm a length; three lengWis. BtnoC^eotsPISA Santa Regale, and Nocturne at MATOPPO i\ n^th bad third. Oct. 22. longs. Won ea?i??a ,Rana and Galliot at seven fur- e u on easily; length and a half. Oct. 22. Selling Platr-r £ RArrCHIKGS- strel, Maid of Erta ,mip' Fordham Welter-Min- —Oreo, Choson and M st,er Glft IT- Old Nursery —Brio, Heliant'hus fvti'f"" Scart>orough Stakes Purser. First l^'n-^vTi urvena1'Marcius. Limasol, Orzil c Cap Martin, Nicer, Kirkfell 'Phi ^lauas, Argosy, Nun Nightjar, and' .Purser, Canopug, Pontifex, Morgantp Criterion Stakes — Sir Paridel. and ^?me' Arimaspian, Airolo, Clear CambridgJgrepnd^. Maiden Plate-Cape hampton, Sirenia + Ralsamo, Chisel- Girl/Sallina^Kinet H- Naafcch Dorrit. Second W^tir ^eedl ecase, and Little Devon, and Brio. Cheviw Nautch Girl, GO'deman, La BastUte d™sakes-Cimmz, Slipknot, Gem colt, Me^le'sDona Rana Crai^e. Royal Tin, and Sir Paridel 'n Car^raila' Tarboosh, Powderham. Jjckev Olnu ?oug%°? Handicap- and The Baker. Free le^y' Royal Footstep. DewhuS?J1p1i<5f*-9ap MartlT1 an<? colt, Balornock colt Plate—Mazagau, Snood Wing, Onoma colt £ ?dy, Yardley flUy, Blue Gem colt" Gem colt< Musical Royaume, Hawksv^h. Arimaspian, Airok), Westenfln^w«, Easter Gift I at"m' Ktos ol ARRIVALS. BucksIoot. Bwtfk ?oln»*y, Celada., Flying Fox, Frontier, Hawfinch, Iris Belle, I. Kilcock, Little Champion, Labrador, Lady Fisher, Liebershede gelding, Lowood, Melita, Mountain Chief Northern Farmer, Ravensdale, Koyette, Shem'er, Shaddock, Sweet Adore, Westman, Wild- fowler, and Yester Year. WOLVERHAMPTON MEETING. DUNSTALL PARK, MONDAY. 2.0.-The:SIDFNAL SELLING WELTER HANDICAP PLATE 01£103; winner to be sold for ZE50. One mile. Mr Shipway's Peripatetic, 3y 8st Allsropp 1 Mr Wvld's Nid d'Amour, 4s 9?t 41b F. Pratt 2 Mr "Weldoirs Justice Royal, 3y 8st 121b Owner 3 Winner trained privately. Betting—Evens Justice Royal, 7 to 4 agst Nid d'Amour, and 4 to 1 agst Peripatetic. Won by four lengths a bad third. The winner was bought in for 130gs. 2.30—The NEWPORT NURSERY HANDI- CAP PLATE of £ 102 winners extra. Six furlongs. Mr J. Collins's Delivery, 8st lib Allsopp 1 Mr P. G. Graham's Miss Bolter, 7st 111b .Preston 2 Mr R. Croker's Bowling Green, 8st 81b Bnett 3 Mr W. Bumham's Baldnr, 8st 121b Maddeu 0 Mr McMahon's, f by Cartleblarey-Red Riding Hood, 7st 71b H. Luke 0 Winner trained by Hornsby, Wantage. Betting-5 to 4 agst Deliver, 2 to 1 agst Baldur, 5 to 1 agst Red Riding Hood filly, andi to 1 each agst Miss Bolter and Bowling Green. Won by two lengths; four lengths separated second and third. 3.0—The WALSALL WELTER HANDI- CAP PLATE of £ 103; winners extra. Fire furlongs. Mr F. Hardy's Little Red Rat, 4y 8st 101b.Weldon 1 Mr Cleeve's Tati, 4y 8st 101b H. Toon 2 Mr Heath's Besom, 6y 8st 91b Purkiss 3 Mr J. Best's Holt Castle, 4y 8st 91b -Itobinson 0 Mr T. Pilkinuton's Abigail, 3y 8st 61b Wingfield 0 Mr T. Wadlow's Valhalla, 3y 8st 41b Rogers 0 Mr A. Archer's Astern, 4y 7st 71b .H. Luke 0 Mr J. S. Walley's Oak Day, 3y 8st 21b .Lofthouse 0 Mr Johnston's Chasuble, 3y 7st lllb Madden 0 Mr G. Lloyd's Radiant Lad, 3y 7st 91b .Rawlinson 0 Major Fenwick's Clock Tower, 3y 7st 71b .Allsopp 0 Winner trained by H. Bates, Lambourn. Betting-7 to 2 agst Little Red Rat, 5 to 1 each agst Holt Castle and Clock Tower, 6 to 1 agst Chasuble, 7 to 1 agst Astern, 8 to 1 agst Tati, and 10 to leach agst Besom and others. Won by three-parts of a length a length-and a half separated second and third. 3.30-The NETHERTON NURSERY HANDICAP PLATE of £102; winner to be sold for JE50. Five furlongs. Mr Pratt's, sen., Miss Collingwood,7st 101b F.Pratt 1 Mr W. G. Stevens's fby Stratc-gus-White Wings, 7st 41b C. Purkiss 2 Mr C. A, Mills's Rosario, 8st 21b Allsopp 3 Mr T. Southall's Star Sapphire, 7st 111b Rawlinson 0 Mr E. J. Percy's f by Hawkstone-Misery, 7st 71b Madden 0 Mr J. S. Walley's Makerfield, 7st 61b JDofthouse 0 Mr T. Tyler's Flacon, 8st R.obinson 0 Mr F. W. Phillips's f by Medmenham-Fil"em;e, 7st 3Ib Toon 0 Mr C. Walker's Rosamunde, 7st 21b H. Luke 0 Mr Maiden's c by burefoot-Susiana, 7st.Scarratt 0 Winner trained privately. Betting—3 to I agst Misery filly, 4 to 1 agst Miss Collingwood, 5 to 1 agst Flacon, 8 to 1 agst Rosario, and 10 to 1 each agst White Wings filly and others. Won by fouJ lengths a bad third. Miss Colling- wood was bought in for 220gs. 4.0—The AUTUMN HANDICAP PLATE of £ 150; second to receive £ 10. One mile. Mr R. Armstrong's Portebella, 4y Sst lib Robinson 1 Mr F. Hardy's Bonny Winkfield, 3y 7st 61b Allsopp 2 Mr F. S. Barnard's Argon, 4y 7st Purkiss 3 Mr R. Botterill's Highland, a 8st 121b Weldon 0 Mr Trimmer's Bobbie Burns, 3y 8st 51b Lofthouse 0 Mr J'ohnston's Master Cnlloden, 4y 8st 21bJVladdeu 0 Mr R. Croker's Georgiana, 4y 8st Buett 0 Mr J. Maclachlan's St. Maur; 3y 7st 31b H. Luke 0 Mr J. Tyler's Gay Christmas, 4y 7st .H. Toon 0 Winner trained by owner. Betting—11 to 8 agst Bonny Winkfield, 6 to 1 each agst Argon and Highla.nd, 7 to 1 each agst Portebella, Master Cnlloden, and Bobbie Bums, and 10 to 1 agst others. Won by a short head; a length and a half separated second and third. 4.30—The MADELEY MILE PLATE of 4103; weight for age, etc. One mile. Mr T. Weldon's Burton Pidsea, 3y 8st 101b .Owner 1 MrT. Scuthall's Eos, 3y 8st Rawlinson 2 Winner trained by owner. Betting-2 to 1 on Burton Pidsea, who won by three-quarters of a length. TO-DAY'S RACING. ORDER OF RUNNING.—Dunstall Flat Race, 1.30; Compton Hurdle Race, 2.0; Dudley Steeplechase, 2.30; Penn Steeplechase, 3.0; Codsall Hurdle Race, 3.30; Wolverhampton Hurdle Race, 4.0; Himley Steeplechase, 4.30. ARRIVALS. Alpha, Arthur's Seat, BeJper, Bellcote, Belle of the Wolds, Bla.ck Oak, Cottersdale, Clansman II., Entri- sence, Ebbing Tide, Fussy, General Sir Bevys, Grand Luxe, Helen Margaret, Harry Watkius, Leach, Macha, Lollard, Landwade Lass, Lord Clare, Lord Blarney, MaeMahon II., Mondaine, Mrs Grundy, Maritana, Persicero, Query, Raven, St. Patricia II., Selina, Settee, The Slug, Houghton, Telegram,and Trevelyan. OFFICIAL STARTING PRICES. As published in Sporting Life and Pacing Calendar. WOLVE HHAMPTON. BACK. LUJN'X.RS. WINNER. VRTFF.. Shifnal 3 Peripatetic. 4 to 1 ag Newport 5 Delivery. 5 to 4 ag Walsall 11 Little Red Rat 7 to 2 ag Netherton .— 10 Miss Collingwootl 4 to 1 ae Autumn 9 Portebella 7 to 1 ag Madeley 2 Burton Pidsea 2 to Ion

LONDON BETTING. MONDAY NIGHT. Wagering on the Cambridgeshire was not so brisk as might havo been expected, though more than 20 candidates were mentioned at some price or other. Craftsman at 1000 to 150 and 700 to 100 was always firm at the head of the quotations, with Nunsueh at 900 to 100 next in demand. Nun Nicer at one time had friends at 8 to 1, but late in the day strong opposition set in and she retired to 100 to 6 and leO to 7. However, 1000 to 80 was finally the best price obtainable. Merman, Chelandry, and Pinfold closed at 1000 to 90 each, after 2000 to 200 had been noted to the Australian horse. Newhaveu II. waverel between 20 to 1 and 100 to 8, and closed at 1000 to 60. Survivor and Mount Prospect seemed fair business, but Winkneld's Dower, reported coughing and a doubtful runner, retired to 1000 to 30 offered. Of the outsiders there appeared most money for Portmarnock, while after shorter odds had been noted 1000 to 3 was betted against the Cesarewitch winner, Chaleureux, who, however, is not expected to run, being in the same stable as Pinfold and Newhaven II. Quote-ions CAlvIBHIDGESHIRE ST A KES (One mile 240yds. nun Wednesday, Oct. 25.) 100 to 15 agst Craftsman, 3y 6st SIb (t) 9 to I Nun Nicer, 3y 7st 41b (t & o, after 8 to 1 taken) 9 to 1 Nunsuch. 4y 7st (t & o) 11 to 1 Merman, 5y 7st 101b (t & o, after 10 to 1 taken) 11 to I Chelandry, 4y Sst 311> (t) 11 to 1 Pinfold, 3y 7st 31b (t) 14 to 1 Newhaven II., 5y 8st 6lb (t) 16 to 1 Survivor, 5y 7st 31b (t) 20 to 1 Wpterbe n, 4y 6st 101 b (t) 25 to 1 Northallerton, 4y 7st 21b (t) 2S to 1 Mount Prospect, 4y 6st 121b (t) 33 to 1 Celada 3y 6st 51h (t) 33 to 1 Eager. 4y 8st 121b (t) 33 to 1 Winkneld's Dower, 3v 6st 121b (t) 40 to 1 Portmamock, 6y 7st 91b (t) 50 to 1 — Dillua Forget, Gy 8st 6lb (t) 66 to 1 — Kopely, 5v 6st 71b (t) 66 to 1 — Spook, 5y 7st 41b (t) FLAT.ER.) CAMBRIDGESHIRE.—100 to 8 agst Nun Nicer (o, after 8 to 1 and 16 to 1 laid), 100 to 6 agst Ncwhaven II. (t & o) 33 to 1 agst Portmarnock (t & o), 40 to 1 agst Royette (t & o), 66 to 1 agst Sir Geoffrey (t), 1000 to 3 agst Chaleureux (t). OFFICIAL SCRATCHINGS. {BOPPLTJED BY NEES-STIS WHAT(-!J<:RBY.I Newmarket Houghton enga,gements-All Mr J. A. Miller's horses (except Patching and colt by Deuce of Clubs out of Ionia), Catseye, Cape Clear. Scarborough Stakes, Newmarket—Marcius. All engagements in 1898-Quagsi,-t, Wolf's Hope. Wolverhampton FJanciicap-The Tinman. Wolverhampton cii gagements- Only, Faversham. All bandicaps-Fisherton. Croome Hurdle, Worcester—Zerbino. Riverside Nursery, Worcester—Twice. Deerhurst Nursery, Vvorcester-Baydon. All engagements—Colt by Forager out of Queen Mary (dead).

NEWMARKET TRAINING NOTES. NKWMAP.KET, AIondav.-On the Bury side G. Chaloner's Cranesbill galloped a mile; Simonside, Beruia colt. Victor Don, and Zenina went briskly six furlongs. R. Chaloner's Oughterard, St. Anthony, Outrageous, and Maybird galloped a mile. J.Daw- son's sen., Airosa and Canobie Lea went the same distance Kyoto, The Shogun, and Harrow going six furlongs. Gibbons's Leisure Hour, Crucianella, Sati, Quibble II., Tarbolton, and Ninus galloped a mile. Jarvis's Fatherless galloped a mile Fregoli and Bobbie went five furlongs Cylleue only can- tered. Jennings's, sen., Poldo, Bonnebosq, Tyrolese, and Reminiscence covered six furlongs. Lambton's Golden Rule, Chiselhampton, Palace of Truth, and Loreto were sent a mile: Fiddlestring, Manston. Ruby Gill, and Alt Mark went seven furlocgs. Ryan's Eager and Suceoth galloped a mile Greenau, Matopuo, and Galliot went six furlongs. Sherwood's Kaleurli, Eileen Aigas, Cavenham, Asterie, and Chaffinch galloned a mile. W. Waugh's Palmerston, Devon, and Nun Nicer went a similar gallop. J. Dawson's, jun., Ultimatum. Villiers, Fairmile, and Athenais galloped a mile Pax, Proclamation, and Brid«water went seven furlongs. On tlie Racecourse side, Archer s WalaTon, Media- tion, and Sweet Story galloped a niiie Prosset, My Bov and Dlogic had a similar gallop. Blackwell s Invincible II., Chaleureux, Dumbarton, Santhia, and Clipstone were sent a mile and a half Galashiels, Newhaven II., Sybarite, and Pinfold going a mile and a ciuarter. Enoch's, jun, Seaholm,Ugohno,aDd Champ de Mars galloped a mile. G. Dawson's chancery, Debonnair, and Bend Sinister went, the same dis- tance. Golding's Somatosc, Marius IT., and Duamia galloped a mile. Gurry's Waterhead, Coyltow, and Princess Beatrice geldint,, galloped a mile and a quarter. Hayhoe's Sanglaniore, St. Gris, Ayah, and Goletta went five furlongs. Huggins's Manatee, Dominie II., Elfin, Myakka, and Caiman galloped six furlongs. Jennings's, jun., Counsellor, Bay Ronald, and Sylvestris went a mile and a quarter Merry Bnck, Brynhild, and Cerefcos followed. Marsh's Dieu- donne, Nunsuch, and Sallins galloped a mile Glen- tilt and Balsamo followed. Pincus's St. Cloud II. and Virga. went a mile and a quarter; Voter, Easter Gift IX, and Maid of Erin covered a mile. Sadler's Hazlebun and Dynamo galloped six furlongs. Waugh's, sen., The Rush nnd Daphnis galloped two miles; Survivor, Sligo, Rugby Cement, and Priest- holrne went a. mile and a quarter; Nenuphar and Dublin followed. Watson's Golden Bridge galloped a mile and a quarter Guisla and Vatel went five fur- longs. F. Webb's Armament aud Merman galloped a mile ana a quarter Bridegroom, Uniform, Brayhead, Bucklersbury, and Maluma negotiated a mile. C. Wood's OhelaiKjry galloped over the Cambridgeshire Course Tom Cringle, Velasquez, and Sejanus went P, mue. SELECTIONS. [BY OUB NEWMARKET CCRI=SPGFRAM Limekiln Stake.s-CYLLENE. Scarborough Stakes--AlAID OP ERIN, Trial Plate—SHERIFF'S OFFICER; Selling Plate—DIELYTRA. Criterion Stakes-ST. gris. Fordham Welter—oosiA. RACTNG WOBLD—*223, 161, 88, 194. MANCHESTER SPORTSMAN ._E, 15* A, 32. SPORTING 82, 154. Special—55. SPOUTING HERALD-209, Dosia. Wired Red Rat nap. DIAMOND.—178, 101, 63. Gnide-149, Eureka wired Miss Collingwood, T ti, Bonny Winkfield. NEWMARKET RACING OPINION.—G, 4 H, 7 K, 4. Speci&I-Muvjs. rN RACING GAZETTE.—562 primus. Sirdar don't run. CambS1—52. SPORTING WORU>.—28, 22, 62, 56, 77, 88, 118, 100,142, 128. Monday-Fay and Hit. JOCKEY SPECIAL.—Lambton two best Lamb. ton. Durham. Cambridge—Houldsworth, Combe. jockey-4,37,72, 82,127, 156. THE MJCDDLEHAM: OPINION (MEKTOB).—A, 27 B, 15; D, 12; E, 11; F, 26 apple 14. DunstaU— Clock Tower. Cambridge^iire~ao change, 9 pear, fear 71. Telegrams remainder ot week, 7s; Cam- bridgeshire Day, 2s.-Mentor, MiTj^eham. £1,000 DENIAI^—MISECOLLLR^RWOOD (nap), Porte- bella. Delivery. Another Filassier to-day, Fordham Welter. Telegraph 23 6d (four days 8s). p0st 2s 6d, New Nursery, another Silverpoint, also flrtai Cambridge- shire, confident equal Jongleur, Foxb. Sockness,, Florence, Plaisanterie, Voracity, Alicante, Comedy, Xig. Fleda^MDwco, ^tst sacoesses. jjopaats,

SLOAN WILL QUIT ENGLAND. DISSATISFIED WITH THE JUDGING, The public will receive, I feel sure (says a. Weekly Dispatch interviewer) with regret the in- formation that Tod Sloan the famous American jockey, whose phenomenal success at our recent race meetings has already been the subject of much comment, has decided to refuse all mounts until lie rides iu the Cambridgeshire, where he will ride the horse belonging to the Prince of Wales, and it is to be hoped, steer it to victory. YOll may tell the British public that I shall not ride until I mount the Prince of Wales's horse in the Cambridgeshire, and then I shall quit this country and return to America. I ""1 dead sorry, because your public has beer1 most kind to me. They are kindness itself. and the best sportsmen I've met for some time. It's not with them that I've fallen out say that right away, and let there be no mistake a1>out it. I have made up my mind in consequence of tho treatment i have to-day (Thursday) received at Sandown. I ride to win, and when I win I want the public to get their stuff. Stuff in America means money, and that is what they have not got to-day. In the Great Sapling Plate I was mounted on Mr Lorillard's Myakka, and it is said that there was an exciting finish, and a dead heat. To my mind there was nothing of the kind. I won that race by a good half length, if not more, I fully believe. There are hundreds of people who saw this, and I believe Madden, the jockey who rodo Mr Jardine s Heartease colt, was greatly sur- prised when he found it was a dead heat. Why, it stands to reason that no one man on this earth, and lie a judge, can properly look after four horses that are going past a particular spot like lightning. The judge must look after the fourth horse in case there should be an objection. In America there are two men in the box-some- times three-and a referee. I won that race, I feel convinced but that is not all. I have a further complaint. I repeat that it is my opinion that I won tha Hermitage Plate on Bayard II. The public know I ride to win they back me to win the bookmakers won't lay me for a shop. I know what I am saying, and there will be plenty of your readers to substantiate what I say. You think I don't know when I win. I've ridden a few horses in my time, and I think I know. I never had such a day in my life. Now I come to the important part. You may tell the public that I shall not ride again until I ride for the Prince of Wales, in consequence of the treatment I have received at Sandown. I shall not ride on Friday at Sandown. nor on Saturday neither will I ride at Birmingham. I'll ride for the Prince of Wales, and then I quit and go bttCk to America, and England won't be troubled by me again. I am sorry. I've found plenty of good friends here, and I thought it was a fair field and no favours. They can't treat me in this manner, because I kick."

Eclipse has had seven attempts to win at Bir- mingham this year, but Saturday's victory was his first successful one. After Craftsman, Newhaven II. was the best backed horse for the Cambridgeshire at Sandown Park on Saturday. Fred Lynham owns a pretty smart colt in Royal Lineage, who on Saturday romped away with the Walsall Nursery Plate at Birmingham, his victory being, moreover, much anticipated in the market. Peace, the Lambourn trainer, led off with two winners at Birmingham on Saturday—Helio- graph and Christmas Gift colt (both sons of the recentlv-defunct Isobaz)-and wound up with the last winner, Roida. Christmas Gift will one of these days breed Mr J. Tyler a real flier, for all her stock, from the honest little St. Noel downwards, win races. In the Shifnal Maiden Plate on Saturday an Isobar —Christmas Gift colt, who had run well behind Lady Ogle at Woiverhiimpton, gave a fine exhi- bition of galloping, for with odds of 2 to 1 on him he simply smothered his opponents. He is a good-looking youngster, and one cannot help applauding the sportsmanlike policy which prompted bis owner to winazelooplateat his home meeting, notwithstanding the inevitable exposure and consequent prejudicing of the colt's chance .n the nurseries. As a great-grandson of Ster- ling, he attracted, when unsaddling, the atten- tion of Mr Young Graham, who, his many friends will be pleased to hear, is looking much better.

RITUALISM. REV. R. R, ROBERTS, ABERDARE, ON HIGH CHURCH DISHONESTY. On Sunday evening the Rev. R. R. Roberts, B.A., pastor of Trinity Calvinistic Methodist Church, Aberdare, preached a special sermon on Confession," taking for his text James v., 16- Confess your sins one to another." After pay- ing a very high tribute to the holy lives of many of the saints and mystics of the Church of Rome he said he had no quarrel with that Church, for it spread its doctrines, its dogmas, and its ritual openly before the world, but a portion of the Church of England which arrogated to itself the title of High Church were not honest, and with them he had a quarrel. That section, in face of Acts of Parliament, which allowed of no ambiguous interpretation—in face of the declara- tion of the highest authority in that Church, the Primate of All England—in spite of the clear and unanimous teaching of almost every bishop in the Church of England, were banded together in r,ecret confraternities with the object of leaven- ing the Church of England with the doctrines of the Church of Rome, forgetting their allegiance to their own Church, their priestly vows, and, above all, their responsibility to God, Who, above all, demanded that all souls should stand honest be- fore Him. The rev. gentleman then dealt with the Scriptural argument for confession, and pointed out that not only had auricular confes- sion no Scriptural foundation, but also that it was unknowu in the early Christian Church. He also dealt with the danger of it, both to the peni- tent and the priest.

CARDIFF IMPARTIAL SOCIETY. NATIONAL GRAIN STORES. On Monday evening Mr G. W. Harrison read a. paper before the Cardiff Impartial Society at the Friends' Meeting House, Charles-street, on the subject of National Grain Stores." Mr J. A. Story, B.A., president, was in the chair, and was supported by Messrs Herbert Thompson, J. Lester Jones, J. H. Mailing, E. Clothier, T. Tre- gelles, hon. secretary, and others. The lecturer in the course of his lucid paper said that the necessity of national grain stores had arisen from the changed conditions in our wheat markets. In 1854-5 17.563,000 quarters of wheat were grown at home, and only 2,938,000 quarters were imported, but in 1895-6 only 4,800,000 quarters were grown at home and 23.300,000 quarters were imported. It was clear that we were now in the main depen- dent on foreign produce, and in the event of war our enemies would at once attempt to cut off our corn supplies. At no time had we more than 14 weeks supply on hand, and for six months in the year not more than six weeks' supply. The lecturer urged the advisability of establishing a national grain store, to supply which the Govern- ment should buy 5,000,000 quarters of wheat every year for five years. This would mean an outlay of £ 2,500,000 per annum, represented by a penny in the income tax. An interesting discus- sion, in which Mr J. H. Mullins and others took part, followed the reading of the paper, for which a hearty vote of thanks was accorded.

A NEW PASTIME AT LLANDAFF. The beardless youth of Llandaff who grow up in the shades of the venerable Cathedral are at present engaged in a pastime which, like many others, has its inconveniences. At the local Police Court on Monday (before Sir J. Gnun and Col. Gaskoll) two boys named Oharles Baldwin and Arthur Jones, whose heads were hardly visible in the dock, stood charged with throwing stones in the city, to the danger of the public, on Wednesday last. Sir John What have you to say for your- selves ?—Guilty, sir. We was only 'avingagatme I of throwing stones at each other. (Laughter.) Sergeant Morris And smashing gas lamps. Sir John told the lads that their pastime was a I dangerous one, and imposed a fine of 2s 6d each, including costs.

A BIGAMIST WITH TEN CHILDREN. At the Old Bailey on Monday Ambrose Adams (37) was sentenced to five years' penal servitude for bigamy. Prisoner was first married in 1880, and had had ten children by his wife. In January last he married a Miss Eliza Badden, an assistant at the stores, assuming the name of Southcott, and representing himself as a bachelor.

AN EX-LIEUTENANT'S DOWNWARD CAREER. At the Old Bailey on Monday Arthur Frank Bunbury (21), formerly lieutenant in the Army, was sentenced to 12 months' hard labour for obtaining a large sum from two solicitors by a bogus mortgage. Bad company, it was<6tated, had been his ruin.

FUNERAL OF MR RALPH DISRAELI. The remains of the late Mr Ralph Disraeli were interred on Monday at the Hughenden Churchyard in a vault at the foot of the grave where his brother, the late Lord Beaconsfield, lies. The obsequies were, by special request, of a quiet character, and only the immediate rela- tives attended as mourners. There were a few choice wreaths resting on the coffin. The Rev. Carew Hunt, vicar of Hughenden, officiated, and the service was choral.

1& A WORD FOR THE LADIES. Dr. Came writes in The Lancet -—" The Russian Minister of Education has forbidden the wearing oi stays by the female students under his j arisdiction. He would be only logical were he to forbid men and women alike to wear boots and shoes because certain people have in times past constricted and deformed their Met.

DR. DE JONGH'S LIGHT-BBOWN COD LIvE:a OIL- PALATABTYENKSS AND THE FACILITY WITH WHICH IT IS DIGESED ABE DISTINCTIVE CHAJJACTKlUS'NCS OF DB. DE JONGH'S COD LIVER ON* Dr. GraaviUe, L-K-B., author of "The Spas ol Germany," writesDr. de Jongh's Light-Brown Cod Live rOll does not cause the nausea and indigestion too on consequent on the administration of the Pale Oils. Being, moreover •ranch more patatabl-e, Dr. Granville's patients have themselves expressed a preference for Dr. ueJonghs Light-KrovmCodIttvsr Oil." Sold only in. capsuled'; Imperial Half-pints, 3b 6d; Pints, 4s 93; Quarts, 9B, by all Cfaemisb. Sole eonstaiees,.Ansar, Harford' 'p..aJgb.B'op"om.(. 1021c

LATEST MARKETS. | f-IVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET. LIVSHPOOL, Monday. Bacon—with easier cables advices of speculative positions from Chicago the market reopens quieter, and there is little business transpiring beyond filling orders in ha.nd from the country. Holders, however, remain steady repeat- ing previous quotations, waiting shipment advices to-morrow. Shoulders are also quiet, but there is no alterations in previous currencies. i-Iams are moviufj more slowly into consumption, and for short cuts the tendency is m buyers' favour. Lard—' easier cables American refined is a shade against sellers, but prime Western is sparingly offered and steadily held for recent full prices. C'.ieeso-tli,. demand is quiet and disappointing, and thoueh holders ask recent currencies, intending buvers would doubt1 "S3 be able to make better terms. Butter quiet but steady in price. Eggs—Irish continue in small' supply, and a further advance is made In price Con- tinentals firm at late prices, but Canadians are held for more money. Beef in fair demand and firm at full rates. Pork in small supply and firmly held for late rates. CDRBESI QUOTATIONS. Beef, extra Indian mess — 65s Od to 72s 6d Pork, prime mess,Western 50s Od to 53s 9d Bacon, per 1121bs.: Waterford 56s Od to 58s 0d ContineiiW 568 Od to 55s Od Canadian singed sides 52s Od to 54s Od Aiuerican- Long clear, 35-451bs average 32s Od to 34s Od Short clear, 45-501bs ditto Os Od to 31s 6d Short rib, 18-301bs ditto. 35s Od to 36s Od Cumberland cut, 26.38108 ditto 365 Od to 43s Od StafforO -Ltt, 38-401bs ditto 34s 6d to 35s 6d Clear bellies, 14-201bs ditto 39s Od to 46s Od Short clear backs, 12-201bs ditto 33s Od to 34s Od Shoulders, N.Y. cut, ll-131bs 25s 6d to 27s 6d Ditto square cut 12-161b 26s 6d to 31; Od Hams, per 1121bs. Long cut, 14-16 a.vemge. 495 Od to 54s Od Short cut, 12-16 37s Od to 43s Od Lard, per llZibs.—Prime Western Steam, 28s 3d to Os Od. American Refined Lard.-281b. pails, 28s 6d to 29s Od 1121b. firkins, 27s 6d to 2¡)s Od. Cheese, per 1121bs,-Fincst States, 4ls Od to 43s Od do. Canadian, 42s Od to 44s Od. Butter, per H2ibs.—Danish, choice, 116s to 120s Canadian and States, 68s to ggs. Finest Australian 92s Od to 96s Od Argentine, 90s to 93s; Irish creameries, 104s Od to 106s Od do. factories, 86s Od to 90s Od, Finest margarine, 57s to 60s medium, 47s to 52s low, 32s to 40s. Eggs, per 120.-lrish hen, 9s 9d to Us Od: duck, Os to Os Od; Continental, 6s Od to 8s Od; Canadian, fresh. 7s Od to 8s 6d; preserved. 7s Od to 8s 9d. LIVERPOOL PRODUCE MAEKET. LIVERPOOL, Monday.—Cane sugar steady, with more inquiry. Messrs Tate's quotations &mer; Crystals—No. 1,13s 7Jjd small, 13s 6d; No. 2,13s 4Jd granulated—standard, 1.33 4%d; coarse, 13s 9d; v fine, 13s 101d. Coffee inactive, with elephant bei-ry quoted at 27s to 29s per cwt. Cocoa quietly steady, without sales to report. Rice is firmer on spot, with more inquiry, but shipments remain idle. Sago flour ex store steady at 8s 3d per cwt. Tapioca flour slow; fine Java, 8s 6d: Singapore, 10s per cwt. spot. Flax steady at £ 19 to A21 per ton for Turkish, as in quality. Cottonseed steady December-January, £4 17s 6d prompt, -25 2s 6d per ton. Canaryseed firm with a better demand sales of Turkish made at 28s to 28s €dper4641bs. as in quantity. Linseed firmer; Cal- cutta 38s 6d to 38s 9d quay, (wd American 38s 3d quoted for Nevembsr-Decembor ci.f. terms. Gum- 346 packages Brazilian copal sold at auction at 35s to 46s 311 store 45 bags damaged cotton cake at £ 4 10s. and 250 bags Peruvian damaged at £5 12s 6d quay and 1,896 bundles rattans at 413 7s 6d to £ 13 10s per ton quay. Castor oil dull; Calcutta just arrived, 3 3-32d quay, and small sales made ex store at 3 5-32d French quoted at 2J £ d, and Madras at 2%d per lb. Palm oil quiet but steady. Olive oil steadv, and small sales of Spanish on spot making at £ 29 10s to EM per tun. Linseed and cotton oils are quiet at 18s 3d to 18s 6d, and 15, 6d to 16s per cwt. in exports. Tallow very steady, with a fair demand. Petroleum firm-Hussian, 6d American, 6%d and 8d American spirits 7d per gallon. Resin continues ifrm at 4s 43<d to 8s per cwt. Turpentine fil-m-siiot 27s 3d per cwt. CORN. HULL, Monday. — Soles, 26s; turbot, 12S brills, 9s 6d lemon soles, 8s halibut, 6s 6d plaice, 7s; whitches, 6s 3d dabs, 3s 9d cod, 3s 9d gurnet, ls Gl finnies, 5s 6d whitings, 3s 3d large haddocks, 4s 3d; middle haddocks, 3s 3d small haddocks, 2s 8d. Small supply extraordinary demand. GLASGOW, Monday.—Wheat and flour firm; holders ask 3d per 2401b. more money for former: 6d per 2801b. more money for latter. Indian corn com- manded Friday's full prices, viz., 10s 9d to 10s 10Jd per 2801b. Peas 6d per 2801b. dearer. Beans against buyers. Barley steady. Oats and oatmeal, better sale at shade more money than on Friday. LONDON, Monday.—Market firm. English wheat Is 6d dearer since Monday foreign and American do., 2s flour. Is and grinding barley, 9d; malting do. firm. Oats and maize 9d dearer on the week. Beans, peas, and lentils firm, without material change in value. Arrivals :—British—wheat, 2,790 qrs barley,2,522 qrs oats, 2.927 qrs maize, 268 qrs; malt, 16,380 qrs; beans, 1,303 qrs peae, 1,241 qrs flour, 22,707 qrs. Forei,n-wheat, 67,553 qrs barley, 19,158 qrs oats, 86,647 qrs maize, 18,472 qrs beans, 1,030 qrs peas, 162 qrs; flour, 37,140 sacks, 25 barrels. CATTLE. MONMOUTH, Monday.-There was a moderate supply of beef, mostly of coarse quality, with a fair demand. Veal plentiful with a slow trade. Small supply of mutton, but quite sufficient to meet a slow demand. Lambs sold fairly well; prices all round were con- sidered unsatisfactory, with the exception of good milch cows, which met a quick sale. Quotations Prime beef made about 6d per lb; other qualities, 5d veal, 7!d; wether mutton, 7d to 7id; ewe do.,5dto 5M lamb, 7M. Pork made up to 9s and bacon 7s 6c1 to 8s per^score. Auction prices—The following prices were realised under the hammers of Messrs Nelmes and Poole, Monmouth and Newnham, and Messrs Dampier and Wymore, Ross and Monmouth :-Fat beasts, £ 9 2s 6d to 114; calves, £2 to E2 15s wethers, 34s 6d to 38s ewes, 32s 6d to 35s Ed lambs. 17s 6d to 21s porkers, 23s 6d to 26s 6d. DEPTFORD, Monday.—Beasts, 2,797; trade very dull all round, rates for both prime and second quality ruling fully 2d per Sib lower-best States made 3s 7d per 810; Canadian and Argentines, 2s lOd and 3s respectively. Sheep supply consisted of 1,010 from Canada, best making only 3s ner 81b, and 4,090 from South America, which made 3s 2d. LONDON, Monday.-Rathcr shorter supply prime quality beasts, trade for which in consequence was steady, both in tone and value, but for middling descriptions it was extremely dull, rates being easier with little prospect of clearance. Fat butchering cows 2d per 81b. lower. Cattle—top value primest polled Scotch, 4s 5d per 81b Herefords ana runts, 4s 2d to 4s 3d. British arrivals--10 Scotch, 290 Irish, 40 Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex, 1,310 Midland, Home, and Western Counties, 60 Devon. Sheep supply the smallest noted for many months, this fact being due to higher rates quoted, trade consequently ruling slower for both wethers and ewes. Calves nominal. Beef, 2s 4d to 4s 5:1; mutton, 3s 4d to 5s 8d per Sib. Total supply Beasts. 1,710; sheep, 5,660 calves, 10. LIVERPOOL, Monday.-Beasts, 2,134; sheep and lambs, 5,545. Best beasts, 5?d; second, 5d to Kd third, 4Md to 4Jd best Scotch sheep, 7Ad other sorts, 5d to 6Jd; lambs, 6d to 7d. An increase er 5 beasts and 465 sheep and lambs. Better demand for all classes at about late rates. DEAD MEAT. LONDON, Monday.—Moderate supply of fresh, but large quantity stale meat; trade bad. Knglisli beef, 3s 4d to 3-i 61; Scotch sides. 3s &1 to 3s lOd short*. 4s to 4s 2d; American, 2s 6d to 3s 4d; inferior un- altered British mutton, 4s to s 4d foreign, 2s 8d to 3s 4d iamb, 4s to 4s 4d o fd, 3s to 4s pork, 3s 4d to 4s per 81b. PRODUCE. LONDON, Monday.-Sugftr-home refined steady, with fair business. Foreign quiet. Beet dull, and >±d to Jsd lower—October quoted at9s7%d; Novem- ber, 9s 8d; December, 9s 9d; January-March, 9s lid. Cane quiet, but steady, without reported business. Coffee--spot unchanged futures—Santos weaker December quoted at 29s 9d. Tea sales 26,000 packages Indian offered, and sold with fair spirit at steady prices. Rice steady. Jute steadv but quiet. Turpentine, 26s 9d. PROVISIONS. LONDON, Monday.—Messrs Samuel Page and Son report :-Butter quiet, French being 2s to 4s lower Danish, Kiel and Swedish, 102s to 116s Friesland' 96s to 102s Finnish, 94s to 106s Russian, 84s to 92s; French,, 88s to 110s; Australian, 108s to 112s Cana- dian, 76s to 106s American, 70s to 93s Irish, 80s to 106s. Bacon very dull-Irish, 48s to 56s; Danish, 445 to 56s. Hams steady and unchanged. Cheese quiet, without change— American, 36s to 42s; Canadian, 36s to 44s B aain, 428 to:54s Gouda, 44s to 50s. SUGAR GLASGOW, Monday.—Market opens steady, with fair demand. Tito official stales:—Market opens steady, with a moderate business. BUTTER. CORK, Monday.—Primest, 86s. Ordfnll.ry-firsts, 84s; seconds, 82s; fourths, 66s. Factory firkins second?, 77s. i%,Iild-cured- Sup-: rfjye, 89s; fine, 86, Choicest boxes, 89s. Choice boxes, 85s. Fresh butter—191s to 76s. In market—216 firkins, 59 mild, 17 boxes. POTATOES. LONDON, Monday.—Fair supplies, and a slow trade at the following prices ;-Soowdrops, 80s to 85s; maincrops. 85s beauty of hebron, 75s to 80s; puritans, 80s Sutton's early regents, 65s to 70s brace, 65s to 70s Reading giants, 65s blacklauds. 60s to 65s per ton. FISH. RRMBBY, Monday. — Good supplies brought by sixtv-three steamers and four smacks; market easier. Soles, Is 7d turbot., lc; brills, 9d per Ib; ploice, 5s to 7s lemon soles, 7s to 8s whitings, 6s live halibut, 5s to 7s; dead, 4s to 5s 6d per stone; live lin, 4s dead, Is 6d to 3s live cod, 6s to 7s dead, 2" to 4s each hake, 35s ive coalftsh, 30s dead, 20s roker, 25s mackerel, 2s 6d to 3s 6d per score; kit haddocks, 12s per box. HOPS, LONDON, Monday.—The demand for hops of all kinds continues to be very good, and prices are con- sequently hardening for all useful sorts, the only kind that have not at present participated in the advance being the highest qualities of East and Mid Kent goldings, the demand for which is only just commencing. Continental markets are active and dearer. WOOL. BRADFORD, Monday.—A slightly betrtone prevails generally, and tepmakers are firmer in their quotations. Mohair is quiet but firm. The eTport I vara trade is still agitated by the political situation, but the home trade is fairly good, and some business is being done in mohair. In rovings and thick vams a few small orders for dress goods have come from America, but worsteds and lining are still quiet. METALS. LONDON, Monday.—Copper steady fair business— R53 12s 6d cash; rr,53 18s 9d three months. Tin firm and active good business— £ 80 17s 6d cash .£815s three months. Spelter, zEZ3 10s. Spanish lead, CI3; English ditto, £13 2s 6d. Scotch pig iron, 49s 8id cash; hematite, 556 10^d cash. Closing report :-Copper steady— £ 53 12s 6d cash; Y,53 18s 9d three months. Tin steady—Straits, 980 17s 6d cash; £ 81 5s three months; Australian, Rgl 10s to C.81 15s; English ingots, jE84 5s; special brand, .£84 10s. Spelter- a3loo. Spanish lead, JE13 to E13 Is 3d English do., M3 2s 6d to R13 Sq. Scotch pig iron, 49s 7d cash. GLASGOW, Monday.—Market flat; good business. Scotch done at 49s 8id, 49s d. and 49s 6$d cash; 49s 9d, 49s 7Jd, and 49s 9d one month; buyers, 49s 7d cash sellers d more. Cleveland done at 45s 104d cash; 46s one month; buyers, 45s lOJd cash; sellers, 46s. Cumberland hematite done at 55s 10d cash 55s lid and 568 one month buyers, 55s lOd cash sellers d more. Middlesbraugh hematit-c idle. COAL. I LONDON, Monday.—There was a good demand for seaborne house coal to-day, at last prices :-Kettons 17s; Lyons, 16s per ton. Ships arrived. 68; ships sold, <68. Wind, S.W.

LOCAL FAIRS FOR OCTOBER. Builth 3 Newport (Pern.) 17 I Aberystwyth 3 Letterston 17 Abergwilly 3 Haverfordwest' is St. Clear's — 4 Newquay jq Tregaron 4 Narberth in Carmarthen 5 Lampeter jX Maesycwmmer 6 Llansamlet on Fishguard —^ 6 C^pel Cynno^H' » Caio —■ 6 Llangaddock 20 Maesteg 7 Newcastle EmivnZ 21 Swansea —. 8 Llangeitho JS Alltwen 10 Llandovery 22 Carmarthen 10 Llangennech « Llanfihangel-ar-arth 10 Llaniawel 23 Mathery — 10 MaenclochotT" 24 Ilay i0 ¡ Pembroke 24 Caerphilly 10 Crymmych 25 Loughor 10 Neath 26 PencaCTeg 11 Abergwilly 27 11 Llantilo™ 28 St. dear's 12 Kidwelly 29 Talgarth 15 Tregaroii 29 ——— 14 Llantrissant — 29 Builth „ 15 Henbeddau 31 Newbridge-on-Wye.. 17 Llanybyther 31

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THEATRE ROYAL, CARDIFF. There was a large audience at the Cardiff Thca-tre Royal last evening at the performance of The Geisha," by Messrs H. H. Morell and F. Monillot 8 company. This delightful Japanese opera was done great justice to by a splendid company, many of the more popular ditties being loutLy appiauded. ISIitsg Muriel Chester was & charming O'Mimosa San, aid sang and acted very cleverly. Miss Hetty Bertafeld, as the French girl. was most coquettish and lively, and Miss Carrie Kavanagh, as Blossom, was a great success, as indeed were all the Geisha girls. As heginalci Fairfax Mr HaroldThorley played with great cifecc, nor mus; we omit a word concerning tbe iruinitably funny performance of Mr Camp- belt 13i'o\vn as SVunhi, the teahouse proprietor while Mr George Sydenham, as the Marquis Luiaxi, was very successful. The performance will be repeated each evening during the week.

GRAND THEATRE, CARDIFF. __Again^ the interesting play, Secrets of the Harem, is visiting Cardiff, where, bv the way, it ^4as ^rst produced for copyright purposes, and on Monday night it proved of great interest to the audience. The plot centres round the selling of a Christian girl as a slave and her rescue from the harem, and, as may be imagined, the play is full of sensational incidents. Miss Ada Oakley plays her original part of the Christian girl for the 250th time with intense feeling and power, and Mr Henry Rutland, as Lieutenant Markham, R.N., her rescuer, is much appreciated for his manly bearing and conduct. Mr Walter Copley makes an excellent D'Altaban Pasha, and Mr Austin ljenton and Miss Nina Engel provide any amount of comedy. Xhe other parts are in capable hands, particularly that of the chief eunuch, I £ ara Mustapha, played finely by Signor Ledger Delmonico, the famous lion tamer, who was once a French soldier in Algeria. The Tivoli Ballet Troupe provide an excellent speciality turn,and altogether the piece is one worth seeing. On Friday evening Miss Ada Oakley will take her benefit,when every person paying for entrance will receive a sealed envelope containing a card The fortunate possessor of the card bearing ths signatures of two Pressmen, the managers of the theatre and the company., and an independent person, will receive as a gift a Quadrant safety. A month ago an apprentice on board a boat was the winner of a machine, but he foolishly tore up the ticket, with the observation that he could not use a bicycle on board ship.

THE LYCEUM, NEWPORT. The musical comedy, entitled The New Mephisto," written by Mr George Dance, was produced at the above theatre last evening by Mr Charles Macdona's company. The comedy. which is one of the newest from the pen of the author of The Lady Slavey," The Gay Parisienne," &c., is capitally mounted, and in the second act there is a speciaJ dance by Miss Nolly Moyse. Mr Charles Macdona indicates his versatile powers by appearing in six distinct characters, which of course include Mr" Mephistopheles. The other characters in the cast well support their clever leader. For next week there is the promised return visit of the ever. favourite Geisha."

THE EMPIRES. CARDIFF. A great amount of variety is seen in the com. pa.ny engaged at the Empire this week. First place is taken by the well-known Joe Elvin, one of Liondon'sfavourite comedians, who is appearing Ti J Xe,^ capable company in the farcical fketf.h 1 he Hansom Cabby" The morcean bristles with fun and every opportunity for rais- ing a laugh is taken advantage of by Mr Elvin and his associates, and with the greatest success. ™ne °f the"most laughable ever seen in Cardiff. The pantomimic sketch Hilarity iwt Ct ♦ y i u ty c°mpanv, who &re"all wifl Vanf efforts to amuse meet n n Et £ ?UCae%5- Palles Cussick amrL wT, °f au eccentric character, and aloni shows extraordinary skill a3 a jug- nSJr Ver<? attractive show is given by tbe Five D Jhnas, a Continental quintette, who dance and sing to the great enjoyment of the audience In w t6 *oreSoiuK very good tarns are pro- vided by W.J CnurchiH, comedian Miss Lilr Morris, vocalist and actress and Misa Daisy De Roy, comedienne. SWANSEA. There was a capital house at this popular place M oment on Monday evening, and the audi- ence hignly appreciated the novel and highly in- teresting performance given by Captain Wood- ward's sea. lions and seals. The Brothers Wille created quite a furore by their marvellous bal- ancmg feats, and much amusement was caused by the contribution 01 the Haytors. Didie God- J f performing dogs gave an interesting show, and further attractive items were provided by Miss i-ose Dearmg, comedienne; Mr Frank .Lieon singer and dancer and Miss Lizzie Kirk, comedienne. H

PONTYPRIDD, CAERPHILLY, AND NEWPORT RAILWAY, A QUESTION AS TO PASSENGER SERVICE Mr D. A. Thomas, M.P., in reply to an inquiry by the hon. member, has received the fol- lowing letter from Sir Courtenay Boyle, secretary to the Board of Trade I cannot find that we have received any notice from the Pontypridd, Caerphilly, and Newport Railway Company that after the end of this year they will cease running passenger trains on their system. I am afraid that if we had received such a notice we should have no power to take any action in regard to it, though tais is not free from doubt, but I have very little doubt that having regard to the decision of the Railway Commissioners in the case of the Wensford Local Board v. the Cheshire Lines Committee (Queen's Bench Divi- sion, vol 24, p. 456, 1896) that the Commissioners would have jurisdiction to hear and determine a complaint of the refusal of reasonable facilities if such an one was made to them Mr Justice Wills, in the case I have referred to said I am however clearly of opinion thU under Section 2 of the Railway and Canal Traffic Ant 1854, it is no longer competentt for a railway company which has undertaken a particular description of trafficito deny the jurisdiction of the Court to take into consideration the lecalitr of its conduct m respect of that kind of traffic upon some particular oranch of its line W nat the decision would be upon an appUca- tion of course it ls impossible for me to say, b5 subject to any lrgal advice which you can get I aK uhe raoment to consider thafthe JomnTnv ff the action of the railway you describe, is to mate complaint to the Railway Commissioners."

A TIMELY ARREST AT MERTHYR. At the Mertbyr Police Court on Monday (before Mr W. M. North, stipendiary* John Haycock was charged with loitering abroad with intent to commit a felony. Police-conetabie James Ings said he found prisoner loitering about Picton- street, in the neighbourhood of Mr Goodman's premises, at 3 o'clock on Uie morning of the 21st instant. Prisoner said his name was John Evans, of Swansea. Witness asked him what he had in his possession, and after some hesitation he pioduced a piece of iron. On the way to the police station prisoner pulled out of his pocket something which proved to be a key. In answer to the charge, prisoner said the key was a plant, and he cut the wards out himself. He had in his possession some matches and a candle. P.S. 1 jamb stated that prisoner had been convicted at Swansea several times, and once at the Quarter Sessions he was sent to prison for 12 months for being on Mr Goodman's piemises, Cbedraw. The Stipendiary sent prisoner to gaol for two-months* hard labour.

EVIDENCE IN CRIMINAL CASES. EFFECT OF THE NEW ACT. In all the cases at the Middlesex County Ses sions on Saturday, with one exception the pri- soners who were acquitted had given evidence on their own behalf. T h1fd more.Perjpry to-day," said Mr Littler, the chairman, m dischaariii the iorv :^Lhrt donu thestiWQ