The Pontypridd Chronicle and Workman's News

CHARGE AGAINST A SOLICITOR. At the How Street Police Court, Henry William Duke, giving an address at the Tabard Hotel, Bet- ford Park, Chiswick, solicitor, was charged with forging the endorsement of a cheque for £ 4 4s.— The prosecutor in the case was Mr. George Church- ley, solicit,or, of Bow Street, who deposed that tho defendant was a solicitor who had been suspended. He had engaged him as general clerk on the under- standing that if he could make favourable repre- sentations to the Law Society his certificate would be renewed. Prosecu tor alleged that the defendant instead of paying money he had received to his ac- coll,it; at the bank had appropriated it and had also forged his endorsement to the cheque in questioi- —Prisoner was remanded.

MiNEBS' MEETING AT BhiDWAS. I A general meeting of a s,eti,-j, of the Caerphilly Miners' AssociHtion was held at the tI(.vill Or.k, Hed- was, on Satarduy evening Mr \V. Williams presided. The meeting was called specia l; to take ioto I consideratiou several disputes which have occurred in the district. After a carefnl investigation of the grievances, the meeting recdinn- rr^-d the cases iu dispute to the executive committee < i the association, -The attention of the meeting T-n.3 then cubed to the strike at present existing at too Albion Collury, Pontypridd, and after a brief cnu-:uitation ou the matter it was resolved that v.acti colliery in ibis district should at once make an effort to financially support the men now on ptuke.-A report oi the South Wales Miners' Conference wa-) grVen, and each of the subjects very carefully di.c«s--<od. Tbe reeling ft the meeting was unanimously .14 favour of adopt- ing the eight hours' movement and the one day a month holiday

———————————————— THE JUBIUEE YEAn j 18 already, and will yet be, celebrated by the cure of Hundreds of thousands o.1 poor snfterersi from various Blood, Skin, and Nerve diBea^es, which are j most marvellously affected by tbe neo of the world's i no*tied remedy,viz:—Hughes' Bloo'3 Pills, 1 s ljd., i tiowiied remedy,viz:—Hughes' Bloo'3 Pills, la lid., l ti- W., and 48 6d., of all aiedici^ ceadors.

BEY AN & CO.. TEE CASKET FUEHISEEBS. 21, DÚKE, STREET, AND 76, ST. MARY STREET, Ii CARDIFF, Hold without a single exception the LARGEST SELECTION Of eVr ry description of Household Furniture, < arpets, Floor Cloths, Door Mats, H earti., Rues, Fenders, Fire Irons, Dinner, Tea, and Toilet Sets, Pianofortes, organs, Harmo- niums, &c., IN THE PRINCIPALITY, which their immense cash purchases enable them to sell at such marvellous prices as to DEFY ALL COMPETI- TION, their ever-increasing Business being the beH possible proof that every effort is made in give to each customer the very highest sat.is- action. £ s. d. Embossed Velvet Suites, from 8 17 ti Solid Oak Suites, in leather 8 10 0 Splendid Suites,in ieal solid walnut or mahogany, handsomely up- holstered in rich old gold or marone velvet to 10 0 Handsome Birch Bedroom Suites including wardrobe, with plaie glass doors to 12 tj Very Special Asb Suites, with bevelled plates 12 17 (j Walnut Five P ilar Oval Loo Tables 1 7 (; As thp Largest Buyers of BRASS & IRON BKDSTKADS in South Wales, they are able to offff those Goods fully 25 per cent undor any other house. The extended Brass Pont Bedstead is a marvel of cheapness at 27s (jJ only Intending Purchasers, before buying else- z' n where, are earnestly invited to call and insped the celebrated GBAND PIANOFORTE, With brass wrest plank, iron frame, com- pensating trichord, celeste action, full com- pass, registered keys, trusses, plinth, walnut gold incised frame, and warranted for ten years, which, at the astopishingly low price of Thirty Guineas, stands UNRIVALLED 0 Coramou harm-fortes 12 10 0 Iron Framec* ditto 21 0 0 -0- liMusUatea ^.talogues Free on application. All delivered free within one hundred mile- of CardiiV Customers to the amount of five !>;UIK!S -»sh, resident within twenty- five miles, get ..eir fare paid both ways. B e v a n & C o., ROISTERED AS <g ME CARDIFF FURNISHERS," 21 DIKE STREET, AND 70, fcr MARY STREET, C 3.DIFF.

FROM CITY CORRESPONDENTS. IT is just a year ago since the late Emperor arrived in this country to attend the celebration of Her Majesty's Jubilee. Amoti" all the illustrious •guests present on that memorable occasion there ••was none so popular as the Queen's handsome son- m daw. During his sojourn at Buckingham Palace lie weldi about a great deal, and became a familiar figure. Th«-re was then no apparent sign of the Wiaiady which has slowly broken down his iron constitution. In tlie magnificent pageant which accompanied the Queen to Westminster Abbey the stalwart figure in the white uniform, looking thu bin nitru! of a soldier-Prince, was the observed of all obseivers. Every one knew that it was the Crown Prince Frederick, and every one aJmirel gallant bearing, and felt drawn to him by his genial recognition of the enthusiastic throng. The new Emperor, too, was there; the oldest and the most conspicuous among the Queen's grandsons. Who would have ventured then to predict that in less than L%el ve il'olitils, tiiiiu tli;,t youtliful scion of the House of Hohenzollern would be named the Emperor of Germany ? I. two great wars the late Emperor had risks •enough on the bat tlefield. In both lie distinguished himself. It was to his brilliant strategy, by timely perception of the enemy's weak point and straight- way marching to take advantage of it, that the battle of Sadowa became a great Prussian victory. He was beloved by his soldiers on campaigns, for he showed them that he shared their severest *>\ei I,ions i.nd sympathised with them in hardship. The women of (Jermany, when their husbands and brothers wete in tiielield, derived consolation in their anxiety if they knew that those who were clear to t.hem were under the care of L user i t it/. There are anecdotes of letters being sent from Cer- trmiiy to t he Crown Prince while the army was around Paris, a.-king liim to communicate with certain soldiers in the ranks. This aft ention the Prim'e never failed to give. III Berlin the late JSoiperor was familial i.y known to the whole popu- lation. It was the city he liked most, and he and Use Empress devoted themselves with a noble ■p''i'anl hropy to proving themselves the friends of tl.e pour and the suffering. K- Wrr.i.r \m the Second, as he will be Styled, was born at Berlin on the 7; h January, .(I lie is therefore in his thirtieth year. He Jius niii; brother Prince Henry, and three sisters, the Princesses Victoria, Sophia, and Margaret. On "7th Fehi nary, ¡,I. the i')l'crul' "'aE mJuried a,- Berlin to the Princ.-s Augusta Victoria, Duke ft' *:•!?'a i" of Schle-wig- Hoist ein and of the Princess Ad.;1 u I. of Hohenlohe-Lungenberg. There are J.inr ehildten of the marriage, all son- — Prince \Y .1 I'air, i.v (.Yon it Prince, born on the •{ b May, 18.-5; I ric.ee i:'i, deriek, born 7th •> u!y. I?*S# IViiiee Ad.be: born Mih J illy, and Prince .Å.ugll l,da/lI, 1,,1'1'11 :1.1..J:LIIII:!I'Y, 'IV;: :icw battle-ship Heubow has been commis- #30ned ill the Medway for service in t he Mediter- ranean She will be a formidable addition to our Kijioutrou in that sea, as she carries two*llO-ton |r(in3 an t t?»» 5-ton guns. Yet bo! h in point of armament and speed she is outmatched by two Jtalirm of w ar. I.et us hope that no defects -will be f.aad ill h r guns, so that the crew may nob 1,0 ^fruid to use them for practice. Vj..<>»,>'& Register o: British and Foreign Ship- jiiitl,, is an incontrovertible authority on the posi. tion of the United Kingdom relative to other coun- tries. Of merchant steamers above 100 tons we ■have/»,715 France has 481, and Russia :7. Of mailing ships we have n,51t. France 'JDS, Russia 1,0^1. The value, in the same order of compari- t.on. ia '.)?> millions, 9 millions, and 1 millions, in. ending both steamers and sailing vessels. Our imports and exports are 618 millions, France's 298 -tciitiona. and Russia's 81 millions. Of war vessels >thab steam 14 knots and over we have 1): France Jias (;H, and Russia 22. To each war ship in this -category we have t;2 merchant vessels, France has -only 7, and Russia 1". We have a greater com- merce atul a greater number of men-of-war, but: -we have more duty to do in the way of protection, l/leanwhile it is very satisfactory to have th'e com- aneree, and the country would be glad to have *nore of it. WK are accustomed to pooh-pooh the weather predictions telegraphed by a certain newspaper from America, but wo may almost, begin to losa .faith in the probabilities of weather announced in England. Tho weather of the last fortnight has -1teen inaccurately described almost day by day. J4ven the direction of the wind has not been accu- rately indicated, let alone the other meteorological mncouapaniments. Leeds has had thunderstorms Tor several days in succession, sometimes two per day, with ominous throats of more. Yet, only once tvaa there a faint indication that thunder would "Wocur locally in the district. It. may be said the ,weather is very phenomenal. The storm in Corn- "V-all and the fall of snow suggests that June lias •>ecome December. Waterspouts in Yorkshire, inundating the localities within which they break, are also a strange feature. Fortunately, much rain iRian fallen, and the thirsty soil has been bene- fited. Th* example of the Mansion House Council on the Dwellings of the Poor is worthy of imitation in other cities besides London. Finding in Bethual ■Orem district a large number of insanitary dwell- ings, the committee tabulated a liilt of them, and called upon the Vestry to do it- duty in enforcing the law. The Vestry professed to be grateful for extraneous assistance, but declined to act upon «ijgge*tion8 vague and inaccurate. Then the Council appealed to the Home Secretary, and an inquiry was ordered. That inquiry has resulted in giving definition to what was "vague and in- accurate." A complete confirmation of what was v.Viegfd was obtained, and it is found that the «msiiai"y department of the Vestry requires to be enlarged. The Vestry, in short, will be spurred into doing its duty in spite of its unwillingness. The action of this Council points the way to remedy in other towns. Too often the difficulty lies in getting a Town Council to bestir itself. There are i. eal interests and crotchets, and sometimes elec- tioneering tactics, in the way, and meanwhile the f>oor sailer, the rapacious landlord grinds out his -rent, and disease statks abroad. Voluntary «*3SOfciations may accomplish much if, besides ^recommendations, they formulate incontestable evidence of what is desirable and possible. No pari of London more needs open spaces than Mie district between Farringdon Street and St. ftlarliu's Lane. It is true that a considerable por- tion of the dwellings which lie to the north of tho Straixl and Fteet Street, and south of Oxford JStrect and Hoi born, are not residential. Offices, printing establishments, workshops, warehouses, And public buildings cover a good deal of the ground. For all that., a number of families have _h,.ir home* in tho labyrinthine mazes of the dis- 4tri quf Joi««—mazes which our country cousins •»«»ely tread, and which area terra in<-<>ynita to the "6 t majority of Londoners. I am glad, therefore, %o dud i.oid-i Meat.h and Fortescne pleading the Cflo-o of the inhabitants ofthi-ichtsety bll ilt section 4Gf ,I", uiet.'«>!><'lt- These noblemen, like many ot. vs h»v-- taken note of the piece of land yet «r II. iieil by thi' r !dec which stret<:h3"» from the w.-• >r on of II, J,W Courts to Clement's Inn. In vi I o' Meat ited the other ni^rlir, to know ,w' i no --)» stood in the way, the Co -J wrw: -i r.r-^et to lay out and maintain » c h p"rt.ion of he "pace as ■ rft r,th buildings..rd Hen. »ik«r afr-vri fc-Sia may be ,;w,,jr,1 for the I^v t'?cc •. ».od for ^idi»»g the JL-H-d :.1"t?5j«;7 if the M j;:opolitan £ '.»r'c w d 'tv-vMo the funds for -nwouhi not o;>pose r. fj-f :V> Ajvice as a p'.easure- ff- ij-j -r; 'ih a:<<embly 'V'lioh as tOf, ,:111: ,.)11, ••n.ewjti lakft toehint. I Wo in the e .dlllavtj oil iind b' r I. before £ b.«iiigi:i -ground .• i'.iuac d 11111. 0. I ''v.'nt 5.4V» ''•:••» ic'iki-is gur IP i j t::r:,ed out! fr.. •: -r f', i; is most gfc, 1 ■ <u hi cuatinueil. .••• y -.n un'< tu>wn e" iJeraey, and az

THE NEW EMPEROR. Princo Bismarck's firab interview with the Emperor William II. on State a. airs, lavod twe hours. When the Imperial Chancellor loit tiit Palace the Emperor aecolllpanied linn as far all i iui Stone terrace, and on taking leave shook him warmly by both hands. The Imperial Chancellor bowed low, but again drew himself erect when the Emperor dropped his hands, and saluted iii, Majesty in military style. Prince Bismarck then hurried down the terrace to his carriage. It is understood thai the Reichstag will be summoned to meet on Lhe 2.,th inst. to receive a message from the Emperor William II. fehoitly afterwards His Majesty will, it is expected, for- mally take the oath to tlie Constitution before the Prussian Diet. The Emperor's proclamation will be issued in the course of the next few days, but will he addressed to tho Prussian people only. The semi-official Journal de St. t'eter.ibour'j, in an article upon the foreign policy of the new Cennan Emperor, entertains no doubt that it will ue guided in the same sense as during the reigns of William I. and Frederick] II., and hopes that the memor- able words uttered bv ittiam I. on his death-bed will be regarded in the light of a. sound legacy by his grandson, and a guide as regards (l(ermany s relations with Russia. "These refabio"s," adds the Journal, "can only be improved and consolida- ted in view of the deep and sympathetic interest whi(M all classes in Russia have never failed to display in the sad trials by which a neighbouring dynasty and nation have been visited. Most of the papers regard the Emperor William's General Order to the Army and Navy as having a warlike tone, contrasting singularly with the re- script of the Emperor Frederick Some journals, the Steele more particularly, view the Emperor's language, however, as merely that of a soldier ad- dress?i:.<g soldiers, nnil hope that His Majesty s proclamation to the Prussian people will be de- cidedly y.\eiHc. The St. ,r,;)¡p: Oa-ettf, in a note, remarks—Tho Emperor William if., though approaching middle age, succeeds to the throne earlier in life than most of his predecessors in Prussia. The Hohen- zollerns are an exceptional family in this respect. Long-lived for the most part, they have also begun, as a rule to reizl late. The ilea I Emperor was 57 when he succeeded Kaser William I, who had come to the throne cf Prussia in 11is sixty-fourth year. His brother Frederick Wiiliam IV. was 45 ah his accession Frederick W '.lliam II. was 4-. The most conspicuous Sovereign of the line, Frederick the (ireaf was 28 when his ftilier died -very nearty the same age as the present Elu- peror.

FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION. A serious accident has occurred on board the Tees Conservancy steam tug Admiral, lying at Teesside Wharf, Middlesborough, by which one man lost his life. Tho boat was preparing to go j to sea, and the captain, Robert Gibson, the eng;n- | man, John Mitfor). and another nrm were stand- ing on deck when the boiler exploded. I he Ad- miral sank immediately after the explosion. The captain and the other man were rescued tro.a the river, but Mitford coulll not be seen. Whett the tide receded Mitford's body was found on the deck of the Admiral entangled in some rope, and was conveyed to his father's house in Brougham Street.

THE SMALLPOX EPIDEMIC AT PRESTON. The total cases under treatment will now reach about 250, most (,f which have occurred during the past fortnight. Tho majority of the cases art- of a mild type, and the patients in the two hospitals and isolated in their homes are as a rule progress- ing favourably. The prevailing view is that the best mode of treating this infectious disease is by placing tlie patients in temporary hospitals. A number of public meetings have been postponed, visiting regulations are suspended at mo^t public institutions, the Volunteer encampment of the: Preston and Chorley Rifles has been postponed, and a few schools closed. There is co-operation between the Sanitary Department and tho public,1 to stamp out the epidemic.

ELECTRIC LIGHTS IX OMNIBUSES. The use of etectricity as a common illuminating power is daily becoming uiote developed-and per- fected, but one (.f the Uio-t practical applications of it has recently been patented by ^r. James Willing, jun. This particular contrivance is one which permits the use of electric lamps in road- cars, omnibuses, trams, &e. The electiicity re- quired is stored in a small box or receiver, which can be easily disposed of on the outside of an omni- bus. These portaole storage boxes or ucc mini kinoes are charged with electricity sufficient for two days. This simple contrivance has been used with most satisfactory results upon some 50 omnibuses and road-cars in London, and its general use throughout the metropolis and in mo-t of the large towns in the Enited King lom is only a matter of time. Negotiations are n already [lending from Lee.Is, Manchester, Liverpool, and some other im- portant centres for permission to use the new ligh b- ing apparatus in the public vehicles.

SCENE IN A POLICE COURT. At tho Merthyr Tydvil Police Court, Mrs. Annie Daniel, Lower Thomas Street, was fined 15s. and costs for assaulting Cecil Leonard Jervis. Mr. and Mrs. Jervis, the latter styled the Hon. Mrs. Jervis, have lately been playit\;t in The Land of Gold" at Merthyr, Mrs..Jervis taking theparbofl.ittio Queen. They Inrig-ell" ith the defendant, a quarrel arose, and the landlady abused them. When Mr. Jervis was upstairs removing his boxes the defen- dant, who was very boisterous, struck him on the head, a cabman who was present, giving corrobora. tive evidence. Mrs. Jet vis, who was called as a witness, indignantly denied that -the and her hus- band had had drink in the house or fought on the previous day. She declared that she had never heard such a thing in her life and became quite hysterical. While the-cabman was giving evidence she fell to the floor with a thud, and swooned away. Several policemen ran to her assistance, and her husband carried her out of court in his arms un- conscious.

A WEALTHY BARMAN. At the Lambeth Police Court, Frederick Felsrato (22), barman, was charged with stealing marked money at the Black" Horse, Brixton Road, belonging to his master Mr. Charles A. Newton, the land- lord.—Mr. Maitland, solicitor to the Licensed Victuallers' Protection Society, of London, prose- cuted; and Mr. Bilton, defended. — bel.ective O Brian, of the \V division, stated that he marked some money, and caused it to be passed over the bar to the prisoner. The prisoner was afterwards called into the bar-parlour by Mr. Fielder, the manager, and asked to produce what money he had in his pockets. Amongst the money round upon him was a marked shilling and eight six- pences. The prisoner refused to give up the key of his box, but afterwards it was taken from him, and on the box being opened, witness found in it two marked shillings previously passed, five shillings, ;;4- sixpences, Is. 4d. bronze, nine cigars, and a botLle of whisky. In a purse witness also fonnd 43 sixpences, hi shillings, a florin, bank note- to tho value of .tan, £1; in gold and three deposit receipts upon theCity bank as follows December 14, 1887, £ 100 January 24, £:10; and March 20, £ 40. There was also a Post Office Bank book showing deposits by the prisoner to the extent of £;\4., the laht. payment being in July last.—Mr. Bilton -aid the prisoner would plead guilty.—Mr. Biron said after what he had heard, he certainly should not at present deal with the case. He remanded the prisoner.

Count Zedlitz-TriietschJer has arrived at Berlin. The Peninsular and Oriental steamer Valettu has Bailed for Colombo with 4U.UW auvereigua.

TIIE LATE EMPEROR FREDERICK. THE CAUSE OF DEATH. The post.-mortem examination was confined to the dissection of the neck, larynx, and lungs. In place of the larynx, which was fount) to have been completely destroyed by suppuration, there wa- a cavity almost the size of a clencllerl list. '1 he National Z-ituny publishes the following statement jn the subject "The examination proved that the larynx was completely destroyed by cancel and putrid bronchitis. There was also inflamma- lion of the tiller ramifications of the bronchia: into which putrescent particles had entered. 1 ne whole larynx was suppurated, and presented a soft, limb mass, scarcely any trace of the cartila- ginous structure remaining, aiM in place of the ) larynx a largo cavity had been formed. There v a- nothing, however, to show that a perforation existedCf the walls separating the trachea and the oesophagus. The sensations from win. 1. his Majesty 8utiered during the last days of Iii- life, and which Avet-e attribitte(I to such perforation, appear to have been duo to the collapse of the larynx owing to the destruction of the cartillage. thus permitting small quantities of the liquri nourishment which was being administered to Sow over into the trachea and lungs. The direct cause of death is attributed to paralysis of tie ° ROME. On arriving in Rome King Humberb receive) the Ministers, and in addressing them spokeofth deep grief with which the death of the Gernii Emperor ha 1 iflled him. Afterwards the Syndh- of Rome had an audience of his Majesty, and quainted hita with the final result of the municipal elections. Tho King congratulated the Syndic on the bril- liant victory of the Liberals. Later in the day los Majesty paid a visit of condolence to the German Ambassador. The Pope resolved to send Monsignu Galimberti to Berlin bearing an autograph letter to t lie new Emperor. The letter will be drawn up by his Holiness, in consultation with the Cardinal Secretaty of State. MUNICH. The Prince Regenb, the members of the Roynl Family, the Ministers, and the principal civil an 1 military authorities attended a servico for the late Emperor in the cathedral. SOFIA. On account of the death of the Emperor Frederick. the Bulgarian Court will go into mourning fur 21 davs, and the army for 15 days. ST. PETERSIUTRG. In Russian political circles here a most friendly feeling is entertained for t he new German Emperor, and the belief is cherished that he will continue the peaceful policy of his predecessors, from which ib is considered he has no motive or interest in deviating. MALTA. General manifestations of regret were apparent on the occasion of the funeral of the late Emperor Frederick. Sixty minute-guns were fired alter- nately by the garrison and the flagship Hibernin, while the Royal Standard over the Governor- Palace ab Valetta and on all the forts and ships and the national flags of the Consulates were hoisted at the half-masb. The officers of the garri- son have been ordered to wear mourning until July 7. A special service in memory of the late Em pert: was held at Sb. Paul's Collegiate Church, ab which the Governor and his Stalf and many other dis- tinguished persons were present. GinRALTAK. Minute-guns were fired here by her Majesty's gunboat Grappler and by the land battery, and all tiags were hoisted at the half-mast, as a mark of respecb for the memory of the lato Emperor Frederick. JlEtnOfEXK. Universal mark., of respect are shown to the memory of the late Emperor Frederick throughout the Australasian colonies. Minute-guns were fired at noon. CALCrTTA. There are general signs of public mourning in India on account of tho death of the German Em- peror. All public ceremonies and entertainment< fixed for the day of the funeral were postponed, and (;0 minute guns fired at all the principal mili- tary stations. The funeral of the late Emperor was generally observed throughout the country by the tolling oc bells, tho hoisting of flags ab half-mast, and tho adoption of votes of condolence. Ab a largo meet ing of mourning German residents helll at the Liverpool Consulate, it was resolved to send from that city to the new German Emperor and Em press, and the Dowager Empress Victoria, an address of condolence. During the obsequies of the lata Emperor Frederick the blinds of the Royal apartments at Windsor Castle remained closely drawn, and tho windows of the keep" and other Palace buildings were similarly draped. The servants of the Queen's Household wore mourning for the deceased monarch, and the Castle guard was relieved with- out music. In the afternoon a memorial service was held at St. George's Chapel, and was well attended. The Very Rev. Randall Davidson, Dean of Windsor, officiated, and was assisted by Canons Courtenay, Dalton, and Capel Cure, and Minor Canon R. Tahourdin. Special prayers aId psalms were offered and sung, the anthem being "His body is buried in peace" (Handel). Beet- hoven's "Funeral March" was played by Mr. Walter Parratt, the organist, at the commencemenb of the service, which terminated with the Dead March. The banner and regalia of the late Em- peror, who was a Knight of the Garter, hung on the Prince's side of the choir. The Royal Standard was displayed hatf-mast: high above Windsor Guild- hall. A solemn service in memory of the late Emperor has been held at Nottingham, being attended by the German Vice-Consul and a large number of German residents in the town. The Vicar of St. Mary's, who was the preacher, alluded to the fact: that the funeral took place on the anniversary of Waterloo—a battle that was in some sense the harbinger of the great task now accomplished of German unity—and said there was something even, appropriate in the fact that the Emperor should be laid at rest on such a day.

A VICTIM OF THE SWEATING SYSTEM. A woman, named Wilson, 60 years of age hl\. been brought before the Manchester magistrates. She was dragged out of a callal by a dog, having attempted to drown herself. She etated that she worked under the sweating system, and was driven to rid herself of life from want,. She only earned 2s. 2d. throughout last week at mantle finishing, and of that sum she had to spend (Id. upon materials for her wo k. Evidence was given that she was a respoct.ablo hard-working woman, and she was dis- charged.

A LODGING-HOUSE SWINDLER. Ab tho Middlesex Sessions, Albert Shiddy (4(1), sailor, was indicted for stealing the sum of £ o l^s. '.VI., the moneys of Frederick Wenckstein: | stealing a watch, value £ 7 10s., tlie goods of Richard William Miller and stealing a watch, value £ 4 15s., the goods of Joseph Cohen.—Mr. Besloy prosecuted.—The prosecutor Wenckstein is- a German, and in May last was lodging at N7, Con- naught Road, Lower Kennington. He wished to go to New York, and the prisoner, who lodged in the same house, represented to him that ho was a cm ander in the United States Navy, and was himself returning to America, and could get a con- siderable reduction in the passage money. He said he could get a passage by tho Anchor line for £ 7. The prosecutor had already lent, him £ 15, and believing his representation gave him a 100-franc note to make up the passage money. The prisoner appropriated tlie money to his own purposes, and he had not paid for tna board and lodging in the house in which they-resided. Inquiry had been made which showed that the prisoner had not been an officer in the United States Navy.—Ho was found guilty.—Mr. Beslev stated that.Llie prisoner had already pleaded guilty to the second charge. The third charge he would not proceed with.— Sergeant Summers, of the T division, said for matty years past the prisoner had been living by defrauding lodging-house keepers, shipping agents anll others.—Mr. Fletcher sentenced him to five years' penal servitude.

The Rev. F. G. Gardiner, of St. Paul's Vicarage, Truro, has been offered, and has accepted, tho t Rectorship of Hackney. London.

Archibald Smith (31), fireman, who was severely hurt in the boiler explosion ab Muiton Colliery, near SlIlIllerhlld, hits died from his injuries. (icnotal William Franklin has been appointed U. itil,, I Suae* Commi-i-ionerfor the Paris Exhibi- tion Lit be held in IS-;f). Wo-leant from Berlin that the Russian Govern- :m;nt lias remitted nine million roubles for the pur- chivrie of German puj er money. The Queen Regent; of Spain has appointed the Duke of Edinburgh a Knight, of the Order of the Golden Fleece. The Ministerial cri:"i" in Madrid has been ter- minal. c I by the reconstruction of the Ministry, under tli • presidency of Senor Sagasta. The judicial authorities, says a Paris telegram, have decided that, tliere is no cause for interven- tion ill the Heriot ailair. The Pre™?, a Boulangisfc journal, has opened a subscription for the presentation of a sword of ho miir to funeral Boulanger. i i. is announced that all tlie oil,, bonds of the Norwegian State Loan of 18,14 will be paid off oil Sep. 30 next. The Creab Northern Telegraph Company an- nounce a half-yearly divi lend at the rale of 5 per Cent, per annum, payable on the s«,:ond prnx. The navvies emjiloyed on tho wurUa connected with the Market Weighfcon and Driffield new rail- \\ay have struck for ai» advance of wages. Colonel lOyre, C.B., M.l\ for the CainsWotigh i )i isinn, has been placed upon the. Standing Coitt- mit.t.fo on Trade, Agriculture. Fi-li;ug, &c. The Kniperor of Bra/II now tot-is Quite restored to health, and has resumed hi- urdilury mode of living. In tho Ppani-li C !U't"S Senor Saga-'a staled that HI" New .\iiui-'rv II ,dd (;-Int ¡"lit; Lile programme of t late ;íl¡i'll'" I. The Qtievn Ilac- S« n gr::e;ou-ly pleased to appoint! Charles Conway Thorn! .u, llcij., t.<> be a Second. Seerolary in her "\iajest\ s Diplomatic Service, The body of Colonel Khitrin- v, who had evidently boon murdered, lias been found in th$ suburbs of V«ru"e, aftot the Oiiuw had been misa- ing for four days. A Hull telegram states that smallpox- there shows no signs <>f abatement. The medical officer- admits that, t here (1\1. cases in the hospital, hub id Is that they are all of a mild type. A telegram from Moscow says all the military Dommnnders have received orders to direct speciap ittention do; nig the coming summer to cavalry manoeuvres and forced marches over long distances. The Cossack Ashimoil, who two years ago went 1:111 a mission to Abyssinia, writes to his friends that he has occupied a post soubh of Zulu, and that he intends to hold it. The Wor-hipfui Company of Clothworkerg have made a granb of to the funds of tho College Hall, London, which now occupies three houses known as i.yng-place, < .onion-square. At Nottingham, a domestic servant, named Sarah Jane A-kew, aged I, has been committed for trial, charged with the wilfnt murder of her illegitimate child. A former magistrate of Tiflis has been sentenced to eight years' penal servitude \v if h hind labour for having set Hre to his ptoperty lor the sake of till; insurance money. The returned to China with 5g Chinese on board, who were not allowed to land. The men, who wete very excited on that account* received compensation. The miners in the La Boule coalpib, in thQ- Quaregtion district, have struck work for an of They are now paiading the street singing noisily. All interim dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. por annum is announced by the directors of the Loudon and Provinciat Marine Insurance Company, Limited, for the half-year ending June :'0. The Queen has sent for exhibition several sample* of Irish laeo, belonging to her Majesty, and several itt (lie exhibition are manufacturing the finest damask to the special order of tho Queen. During a storm several sheep belonging to Mr, W. of were killed by the electric force similar occurrences are reported from the neighbouring villages of Eldroth and Rat hm ell. A St. Petersburg correspondent! states thab owing to the increase of trade with Khiva the Khan has requested the Russian authorities to construct a telegraph line from Churebooe, on tho Traneaspian Railway, to his capital. A semi-official circular has been published in. Aust ria and Hungary calling the attention of Jew* in both countries to the fact that the labour market in England is overstocked, and that they had better not undertake emigration. The English Association of American Bond and Share Holders, Limited, have issued a pamphlet entitled "American Railway Share Certificates How Dealt; In upon the Amsteidain and London Stock Exchanges." We are informed by the International Sleeping Car Company that an exception has been made for passengers by tho "Orient Express" to Munich and beyond. Such passengers, no matter of what nationality, will not require a passport. The British troops in Sikkim are now being withdrawn to Darjeeling, whence they will be ready to advance if required. The pioneers hold. Gnatong, and have been supplied with two moun- tains guns, which they have been trained to work. A revolt has taken place in the prison at Kovba, noar Baku. Eighty-four convicts were concerned in the movement, and of these several were killed and wounded, whilst a few escaped. Nine soldiers all([ ivotiti(led I -s. were killed. h James Brearley, ex-rate collector for 26 years for tho Faruworth district, near Bolton, has been arrested on a charge of obtaining £2un by fraud, the prosecution being initiated by order of the Treasury. Considerable inconvenience was occasioned the- other night to passengers returning home from the theatres, by the breaking down of an engine at Victoria Station, which occurred about eleven o'clock, and Llelayed the traffic nearly an hour. The whole of the miners employed in the Hoy- land Silkstone Colliery have received notice to ter- minate their engagements, and the mine will itt aH pt-obabittty be closed. The Blacker Colliery, which is adjacent, will be closed, the mine having been worked to the full extenb of the lease. A monument; has been unveiled, marking the spot where Stonewall Jackson received the wound of which he died, on the ChanceliorsviUe battle- field, near Fredericksburg, Virginia, in Senator Daniel delivered an oration. Fivo thousand persona attended the ceremony. At the Thames Police Court, .John Boxley (20), a carman, surrendered to his recognizance to answer achargo of running ovoachih) with hi- horse and van, and killing it.Mr. Ln-hington said it ap- peared there was no blame attaching to the accused,, whom he discharged. Michael Shay (41), carriage washer, was knocked down by an engine in the Leeds New Station, and sustained a fracture of the skull. He was removed to the Ceneral Infirmary, where he died shortly afterwards. The deceased resided at Fit Newtown. The other night, a drayman named .Jamea San ders (3a), Knostrop, was conveyed to tho Leeds Ceneral Infirmary suffering from a compound frac- ture of the lefb leg. In passing along St. Pauls street, Sanders, who was sitting in front of tho dray, struck the horse with his >\hip._ Tho animal then kicked him and caused the injuries. A meeting of the council of the Chamber of Shipping has ben held in London to consider tho Life-saving Appliances Bill. Ib was decided L<» nsk the Board of Trade to increase the number of shipowners on tlie Consulativo Committee, and especially to give an additional representative, each to Liverpool ami the Clyde. Within the last twelve months no less than fivo dead bodies of newly-born infanta have been dis- covered in the city of York Ab the inquest on th<3- body of the last one foun 1, the Coroner remarked that the finding of so many bodies in so tijoi-i, a time was a very discreditable state of t hings. TliQ; inquest was adjourned to the 28th inst.. The second annual repoito of the Inspector of Sea Fisheries has been published as a Fai iiimien- tary paper. It states t hat the^total tonnage "f fisl* received in London dining 18S7 was 17<»,4tons, as a^ainsb 16^,3.">1 tons in 1886. The quantities seized aa unfit for food during^the two yeara were In 1886 1,100 tons, and in 1887, 997 tons. At Oxford City Police-court, George Tayloe Bcavington, station master ab Yarnton Station, on the Great Western Railway, and Barbara Emily, hia wife, have been committed for trial on the charge of stealing a Post Office mailbag while ill- transit from Charlbury to Oxford on May 31 lasb, and abstracting a A:5 note.