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PUBLISHED BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT. THE CROWDING OF ESTHER By MORICE GERARD, Author of "Misterton," "Oast Out," "Tho Victoria Cross," ''Black Gull Rock," "Jocko' th' Beach," Blurray MLu'gmroyd, JourDalIst," &c., &c. [COPYRIGHT). CHAPTER XIX (Continued). The valet and the lady were evidently no st-angers. Mrs Butterneld was a comely middle- ged person who had once been an actress, but retained httle truce of her previous profession except in absolute sang froid. She haJ a lady-hke manner and a soft, silky, almot sleepy way of talking which completely deceived the multitude of the unwary. Mr. Butterneld was the p)iid partner in a large pro- portion of Lord Alfred's wickednesses, and it was she who had driven with jbim in the hansom past No. 7, Haggerstoue Place on the evening that Caroline Wrottisley first took refuge under Mrs Hedger's hospitable roof. Give Mrs Butterneld a chair.'Gustave.' The Belgian obeyed aud the lady sat down, smoothing down the folds of her silk dress as she did so, an action which was habitual to her. Site was fashionably attired, and might have been making an ordinary morning' call. As a matter of fact, however, she had come on business, by appointment. I sent for you to hear what you had done since I saw you last. It must be a couple of weeks ago.' 'I have done as you told me, keeping a careful eye on that girl, Caroline Wrottisley, to find out what her movements are, what friends she has, and her general habits of life.' Mrs Butterneld said the words as if she were repeating a lesson. Well ?' Her chief friends seem to be Mrs Hedger, with whom she lodges, her niece, a fine healthy girl.'—Lord Alfred here broke in with an exclamation which was not polite. As if I didn't know,' he said, wliat Polly Hedger is like, a jolly sight better thau you do. Of course, she is in the chorus at the Pamphylhon." Mrs Butterfield took her rebuke mildly she had in fact expected it. Beginning in that way was only this astute lady's way of leading up to something more important and startling. What male friends has she ?' injured Lord Alfred, searchingly. He was more gone on this girl than he cared to confess, and the demon of jealousy which bad been asleep for years had already shown signs of wakefulness. Mrs Butterneld, who knew Lord Alfred Pontifex's human nature pretty well, was amused at the serious- ness of his last grand passion. I was just going to tell you, when YOl interrupted me just now, that hel" friendship for JHiss Polly Hedger has led Mias Wrottisley to take a decided step towards earning her own living-. She has, in fact, adopted a new Is she to star it at the next comic opera ?' Mrs Butterneld said her next sentence slowly and impressively so that each word might have its due weight. Caroline Wrottisley has turned artist's model.' Lord Alfred bounded out of his chair and made use of an exclamation which was anything but Parlia- meiitflry. How do you know ? Are you sure ? Why wasn't I informed of this earlier ?' -I o)dy knew myself a couple of days ago. I found out that she went with Mrs Hedger to a house on C!ap)r)m Common; but as the station was BrixtonI imagined——— You imagined?' Yes, I imagined, and so would you. that Mrs Hedger was only taking her to her brother's who lives in Connaught Road—and as a matter of fact they both did go there. But when I found that the young lady went every other morning, I saw there was something' more in it, so I followed her.' What you ougM to have done at first.' 71 I know that nov. Well, she went to a house called Eumsmere, just off the Common. I made some in- quiries in the neighbourhood. Site was there two hu'n's—and I found out the man who lived there was a palmer.' Lord Alfred WM beating a tattoo with a paper knife on the table. What is the fellow's name ?' I had some difficulty in finding that out five out of six people in those suburban neighbourhoods don't know the names of their next door neig'hhours.' But I suppose you did find out?' snapped Lord Alfrecl Yes, I got hold of a postman after having sounded the tradesmen in vain. They all said the manservant bought in, and paid ready money, and the goods were always sent to his name, which was Brook. I happened to meet a fresh man delivering letters. I knew very well he would not tell me who live at Ennismeee if I asked him straight, so I made up n etory——' I don't doubt that.' Mrs Butterneld went on unheeding So I made up a story that I was on the Committee of the Charity Organisation Society that we had a distressing case of a clergyman in need, but that we were making enquiries, and that 1m had referred us to a gentleman living at Ennismere. I had, however, for- gotten the name of the owner of the house and come away without a memorandum.' You always do go such a round-about way. Probably if you had asked the name straight out, the post would have given it to you. You look much too innocent to he up to any mischief.' Mrs Butterneld smoothed down her gown and replied in her blandest accents, I hope I do.' Lord Alfred laughed outright, in spite of himself. Come now, that won't do with me, Mrs Butterneld, you know.' ? ?) ?'? ? Coutance.' Bosh An assumed name. The postman did you. i know all the artists who can paint at all about Town by name, and Coutance isn't one of 'cm. Of course the postman was larking with you.' He showed me a letter with the house upon it, and I have since ascertained that Folly Hedger has often posed for him, and that he dosen't sell his pictures.' How did you find that out? From Mr Hedger. He very kindly helped me when I slipped, getting' off the step of an omnibus. I related to him the story of the poor clergyman, and he told me all about Coutance.' Lord Alfred looked at Mrs Butterneld with genuine admiration. pity you were not born a man! You might have been anything from an ambassador to a detective.' Mrs Butterneld looked pleased. I am going away in a few days. You must keep an eye on the girl, and if you can get into her confidence I shall expect the little affair to be ripe when I come back to Town in a month's time.' As Mrs Butterneld rose to go she said: I want money, Lord Alfred.' By Jove, so do I. I was never so tight in my life. I have dropped a oeol thousand this week. Well, here's forty pounds. Spend it well. Good-bye.' And the benevolent lady departed. CHAPTER XX. After the first visit Mrs Hedger made no demur about mygoingtoEuiiismere alone. In fact, as I thence- forward went in a morning, the objections of the most rigid of chaperons would have fallen to the ground. My hours were from eleven-thirty to one o'clock. At the end of that time Coutauce disappeared and lunch was served for me alone by the silent Brook,' as I nick-named him in my own mind, girl fashion, in a little room close to my dressing-room. I then returned straight to Islington. Coutaace was still engaged on the panel upon which he was painting the portrait of Esther first, before trans- fen-iug her bodily, if the nrst conception was approved when finished. to the larger canvas. The painter seemed to me f}uieter and more reserved Mi the morning sittings which followed upon that pre- liminary visit. During the iirst of these latter he said tome: I ",m afraid standing on that pedestal must be dull work for n, young and active-minded lady. I do not know how I can lighten the monotony for you.' I should not hI7d it so if I could see you paint,' I replied. I a.m afraid that is Impossible; as Esther, In my ?GRigu, must appear in proiile.' At the further end of the room from the canvas, near to the door by which the studio was entered from the gallery, there was a verv large mirror swinging in a ?hogaDv frame large enough to reflect the tallest man "'omheadtoheel. Could not that mirror be so placed that I could see You a.t work e' Y (S, I nver should havethoiightofit/Coutance t'Mig for Brook, and together they placed the mirror in Position. "Will that dor' questioned the painter as he wunt "?ck to his work I should not have thought the sight Ot mv brush work much less dreary thau th3 wall-paper you were looking at before.' t tlid not reply I was not likely to tell him that fh,e;t(ly the very sight of his grave, dignified, Impressive ?ee had a fascination for me for which no reasoning Acuity of mme oSered the faintest solutiou. Coutance painted, as soon as the actual brush woei: ? taken in hand, in his shirt sleeves, with the right s?eve rolled up to the shoulder. He apologised for this. at the commencement of my second sitting, saying that it, had grown to be a habit with him in very hot countries, and that lie found now that it had become so Much second nature that ho only turned out inferior stuff with hjg covered. -Had Coutance striven after effect, he could hardly ??e designed anything which would produce a greater. ?et nothing was further from his thoughts. tt wn,s the very limb of my pictured Hereward, as lie cuu Ins way sword in hand through the Normau men-at- arlllS, bearing Torfrida aloft out of the reach of their craven attack. Muscular, nervous, capable of carrying ouu the commands of a hero spirit, T watelied the subtle OVements of those vigorous muscles from which the ??_?ins stood out. in the gl:tss opposite me, hour ?''er hour, and thought that here was indeed a man. ? ? girl like myself, witli the full red .blood coursing irough her veins, with the strong young limbs trained o health and exercise on the rough heather-covered "s of my native Derbyshire, with a capacity for Passion, as yet wholly unstirred, part of my very being, jeL dormant as buttterny in chrysalis, the virility of ? ?n as this had a. wondrous charm which mingled its essence with the more spiritual influence of mental power and moral strength, and made together a Rood of Irrestistible attraction. strong' enough to sweep away the barriers of womanly reserve within, however much the outward semblance of a calm which was as fictitious as the slumber of an active volcano, might bo retained by the mere force of will. No. Looking at Coutanee painting was not a weari- some monotony. On the second morning of these sittings came a sharp knock on the panel of the door through which Mrs Hedger had made her appearance on the occasion of our first visit. Come in, Reginald—' a second's pause—' No, stay where you are, I'll come to you.' 'All right, old fellow.' Brain had risen up to the height of his majestic clmine stittire. He now to the door and gave It short slmrp bark, evidently a welcome perhaps, too, a protest that a friend should be kept on the nether sida. In that one second of pause between the two sentences of contrary direction Coutanee had looked at me. The come in' had been involuntary, the result of long habit. The stay where you are was the result of that glance at me. I had never realised until that moment that artists have friends, who enjoy the right of the run of the studio as a matter of course. That knock, familiar and and distinct from that of a servant, recalled Polly Hedger's remark about a particular friend of Coutanee's -I had forgotten his name—who yet knew nothing of the painter's actual identity. Pride and shame rose up within Die after al) I was a paid mode); although the pay was three times that which would be given to a professionaL and conyeyed in such It that the finest delicacy in the world could not possibly be outraged. Why should I be ashamed of the fact ? 1 had forgotten,' he apologised. That is my friend Reginald Storey. He has the run of my bouse generally. For the last three weeks he has been at the sea. No doubt be came back late last night or more probably this morning. If yon will excuse I will go and speaktohim.' Coutanee held out bis hand to me to assist my descent froll the pedestal upon which I was standing. That was a ceremony he never omitted. What a stalwart arm it was, and bow small my hand in his To-day I felt mine tremble. Did he give my just the very least pressure of assurance nnd encouragement? I felt I ought to say:'Please ask your friend but I could not. Coutanee handed me to an easy chair, and gave me the morning paper, while lie went out to talk to Mr Storey. I could bear their strong clieery voices inter- spersed with some merry laughs coming from the gallery outside. Somehow their friendship made me feel more utterly alone than I had done any time since the old Squire's death, more than I had felt even in church that Sabbath evening. CoutHnce had wonderfully kina to me, too kind, yet what was I to him compared to this friend who had suddenly slipped in as it were between us, effecting an eclipse of the sun complete and final. I w::s not feeling very well that morning. It was a specially hot day and the train I hnd come by (third-class) had been unusually crowded. I only say this as a feeble excuse for what followed. Now one knows better than I do, that every woman will say what a weak fool I was. Perhaps the men will judge me with a lesa harsh COlltance came "back, I was He came in suddenly before I knew he was even at the door. There was a great sob in my throat so that I could not apeak to him. But I knew, I saw 111Y tears, tlmt he wail anything- but v.Mtt out of the room again. I thought he iN-ts uagry. I knew the always got very angry at the sight of my tears, on the r,u'e occasions that hc ever saw then. He always mpped his stick more than ever, and said something especially cynical. In a, few minutes Contfmce hack. By that time I had dried my eyes :fnd choked my sobs. I had even stepped on the pedestal to express my penitence in the way by showing that r was ready to go on with my allotted task. Coutanee held in his hand a. smalt bottle and a wine glass. He put them down on the side-table by the door and came up to me. 'Why did you get up tl-,ere P, Then lie held out his band to help me down. There was no mistake about thepresurethistime. I looked into his eyes. Bruin, who had gone out and returned with him, was standing by, very slowly wagging his great bushy tail from side to side. There was something of the same look in both their eyes, although the man's were blue, and the dosr's brown It was sympathy— true, unfeigned sympathy—almost affection. Coutanee led me to a seat on a sofa—not the chair where I had been sitting' before. Then he poured me out a brimming glass of bright, exhilarating, cbam- pagneofsomerareandoostiyvintage. 'Esther in tears" he said very kindly. That will not do at all. You have forgotten the concep- tion. She was to be brimful of hope and expectant I replied, before I knew I was saying it. A minute later I would have given the whole world, if I had possessed it, to recall the words Esther had the king. I have no one in the wide world.' Coutanee paused before he made any reply. No sooner were the words out of my month than their meaning, the likeness of Coutanee to Ahasuerus. their lack of maidenly modesty, rushed over me like a nood. The hot crimson blood suffused the surface of my body, until I felt that every limb was dyed red down to my very feet, which I felt gratefully were covered beneath the royal robe. CHAPTER XXI. There was no more painting that day. As far n,s the picture was concerned, it was a day wasted. As far as the painter and myself were concerned, the human living drama, as compared with the canvas representation of the old-world story, that morning was a milestone. I never taste champ!; gne without thinking of that nrst glass I had at Enmsmere, the very elixir of a life hitherto totally unknown to me. Even Coutance seemed henceforward to recognise some subtle bond between us, something more than the relationship of painter to bis pltid model. I heard afterwards the story how the friendship com- menced between Reginald Storey and Coutance-but not from the liltter. Coutanee had set up n. studio in Cabul of all places in the world, the capital of Afghanistan. Storey was out there on a shooting expedition. One day the painter was strolling through the bazaars unarmed. Suddenly there came a great cry, which increased in volume momentarily, a babel of all tha dialects and lan- guages which congregate in an Afghan city. Coutance was looking at S011l," nllgree work in one of the bazaars. The shouts soon brought him into the open street. This was what he saw :—People Hying in all directions screaming shrilly then, in the midst of the street, a swarthy white-turbaned tribesman with a scimitar in his hand reeking with blood, and a. wild, frenzied face. It was a Pathan running a-muck,' as it is called in the East—that is, tilled with a wild thirst for indis- criminate slaughter, perfectly insane in the belief tliat the pathway strewn with slidn victims is the surest and quickest road to Paradise. Close to Coutance. w::s an Englishman, who was evidently quite at sea as to what it all meant. Over his shoulder he C!trrlea fowling-piece but had not had time or more probably grasp of the situation to use it. The infuriated Pathan made for him with it savage bound and a shriek which apprised the Englishman of his danger, but not in sumcient time to enable him either to meet the attack or to avoid it. Coutanoe was quicker than the Pathan. He Run.? himself between the frenzied man and his victim. There was a struggle of nerce but brief duration, the two men swaying from side to side of the narrow street, the painter innnitely stronger naturally, but the insanity of the assailant lending a force which almost equalised the two. A snap ?he Pathan's arm had broken in two places. The scimitar fell to the ground the next moment Coutance had him on the ground and held him until some soldier police came up, bound the murderer, and carried him off to the summary trial and execution of the East. The rescued Englishman was Reginald Storey. Their friendship dated ri'-oiu that incident, and ever after par- took of the warmth incidontd to such a genesis. I merely tell it as showing what Contance was, how be was likely to strike a woman who, above all things, worshipped physical power in man, and also to make clear that when I likeued him to Howard in my own mind, the comparison was not.. wild girl's tancy, but had a sober substratum of :,cÜmllikeness. On the evening of the a.me day that Mr btorcy re- turned, which occasioned the incident before related I was sitting in my room at Mrs Hedger s when the latter knocked, and, having obtained permission, er.me in. George Forbes has come, and would like to see you, Miss Wrottisley.' ? r <. I was thinking of the morning scone and of Loutance. I stared hard at Mrs Hedger, unmindful of manners. 'What, forgotten all about him f' I had to confess I had. Yet George Fo-bes had made me the only oner I had ever had in my life. Such is human, or shall we say feminine gratitude. Forbes is the porter at King's Cross Station who brought you here.' Mrs Hedger-s reminder was given in tarter tones than she was wont to make use of. -ha thought I ought to have l'eme11lk.'ecl; and of course she did not know how full my mind was of other things.. I felt rebuked and humbled. Oh yes, I remember him quite well. it was on y his name,' I added apologetically; 'you see I only heard it once. Please show him in: J shall be very pleased to see him.' Mrs Hedger gave a little snort. Mv answer had not succeeded in quite mollifying her. I Humph I heard her mutter as she went out of the room. I shouldn't have thought you had so many friends that you need have forgotten one who stood uy you when you hadn't any. The mention of the porter recalled the circumstances of my nrst coming and brought the cloud which ac- companied the thought of Lord Alfred Pontifex upon me. I had tried to forget all about the latter and had almost succeeded. Mrs showed the young man in. He certainly was a very tine specimen of the genus man; but I had grown critical oilate. He would not have stood much chance, with nil his stalwart strength, against that nervous which I han. only that morning-, and which was wonderfully in my memory still, as though it were in front of me. George Forbes stood before me, twirling his hat in his hand. I pointed to a chair. I am very pipped to see you. Will you sit down, Mr Forbea? Why have you not come to see me I tried to compensate by the warmth of my welcome for the guilty consciousness which possessed me. and which MrsHedger had emphasised, in her own blunt way, tkat I bad forgotten his very existence. which MrsHedger had emphasised, in her own blunt way, tkat I bad forgotten his very existence. I am aft-aid that, in spite of my remonstrance at his non-appearance at No. 7, Hag'g-erstone Place, whose shelter lowed to him. I was aware that even now I did not know what to SHY to him. George, however, relieved me of any diSlculty on that score by going' straight to the piece of intelligence he had come purposely to communicate. He went off by the train this morning for the North. I thought you might like to know.' My understanding was quick enough now. There was a lady on the platform to see him off, and my mate who put his luggage into the compart- ment heard him say to her, Mind you keep a sharp eye on that girl, and write me if there is anything to tell. You know the address.' I turned very pale. Yes,' I said, George, I feel sure that was meant for me.' own way. Quite unintentionally I had stirred two masculine sympathies that day. It mightn't have been you, Miss, the gentleman meant. Bless you he's just the man to have lota of girls on the hop, as you may say. Anyone can see that with half !:n eye.' I urn I am quite certain that I must take it to myself. He has been in this neighbourhood since, and spoken to me.' Perhaps he lives about this way,' suggested Forbea, by way of administering all the comfort that occurred to him. Oh, no, he doesn't. I have found out all about him. His name is Lord Alfred Pontifex and he lives quite at the other end of London. Did he see you r-' No. I kept out of his way at the other end of the train.' What was the lady like ? That was the part of the story that puxzled me. Wlio could have been the feminine to help such a As yet my knowledge of the seamy aide of London swell life was obviously only very limited. Fat, i'air, and forty, Miss, I should say.' I had travelled with a lady only that very morning who answered to the description but of course it was in no way distinctive. There must be thousands of )inch women in London. George was twiddling with his cap. I suppose, Miss, you haven't thought again about that 'ere suggestion of mine P I was a blank again. What suggestion? George interpreted my look. I mean getting safe by taking up with me. I have heard of a tobacco shop. The 'good-will could be had cheap from the widow of the man what kept it, and——' I am always your friend, George, but you must not think again of my ever being anything I did hope Mary Ann was not listening to the proposal through the key-hole. "Some day, I shall see you with ever such a nice girl, and you will ask me to the wedding.' Poor George) he went away crestfallen enough but I have no doubt he has been truly thankful ever since. It wab the eleventh of August. To-morrow grouse shooting begau, but that fact was now of no further interest to me. I little thought Lord Alfred was going to the Moat House. [To BE CONTI-,UED.]
A VISIT TO TEE BIRMINGHAM…
A VISIT TO TEE BIRMINGHAM WATERWORKS. These gigantic works are situated in the Elan Valley, abont six or seven miles from Rbayader. The river Etan winds its way between the huge rocks amidst the wildest sceneries of mountains. am] erkigs. I had heard a grea-, deal of this Leviathan undertaking and Lhe gig&ntic scale of the enormous contract; so, having the privilege and pleasure of addressing the Welsh element re- siding here on St David's Day, I caat my eye around on the following day and durveyed the magnificent views whion met the eye on ali sides, and the iovaly t'illpy below teeming with its thousands uf work- Tll en, the vkli i f,, v ere long to bpt-om e one vast lake to supply the Midland capital with pure crystal water drained from the vast bosoms of the lovely Cymric hil.s. Although the Birmingham Uorpont.Iun have a i-ailway ruiiiiiu-, nearly all the way to y(ju, the weather being perfect and the roads hard and dry, I preferred to walk to NautgwyUt wbiohis the central portion 01 the vaUey, and where most of the workmen live. Todescribe faith- fully the incomparable grandeur of the natural sur- roundings and Lo depicb accurately the magnitude of the work, would defy the graphic powers of the pf.-nofaBenne'tBurleigh.butImaybepardoned for presuming to attempt to give the many readers of the COTJNTY TiMES a very faint idea of the same, and a glimmer only ot the multifarious aspects ot this triumph and mastery of human skill over the works of nature. How grandly and loftily the human intellect transcends tha works of nature, and auspend.s natural laws, powerful though they be, in the carrying out of its own unending devices Evidences of this meet the observant eye on all sides in this wonderful valley of Elan. This marvellous project, which is to co-it; nearly eleven covers an area of betweon twelve and fifteen miles. There are three big dams being constrnct.ed, and although wbtsn completed, they will not perhaps strike the onlooker with such a sense of their grandeur and the magnificence of their masonry as the Vyrnwy aqueducts do which supply the port of Liverpool—yet, upon closer inspection, I venture to say that the Birmingham mnsonry,as seen in;thp dams of its huge waterworks at Eian Valley, will be second to none in the United Kingdom, I would say llurope, in the impregnability of U1e buttresses added to the 80íidity and sizù of the work. It is well known to Lbe world that the gentlemen of the Corporation of Birmingham are aoollt as level- slirewd, and smart; a set of busine&! men as can bd met ou the face of the earth, and proofs of the ingenuity of their inventive minds stud the valley on all sides. To begin with, this able Cor- poration of the Midland capital have erected wooden dwellings for about 5,000 working men. I paid a visit to this timber village and was much struck with the cleanliness of its streets, its methodical management by appointed omciala, and the comfort and neatness exhibited in the Interior of the dwellings. There is only one entrance to this quaint modern viliage, aad, before coming to the entrance-gate, which is vigilantly guarded by a stalwart keeper—evidently an old no.t't.o.< no "r.ll'l 1_J- L_ 1- I- 'w"lIlg"'UlïUgtj UUtM GU De crossed. In the viHage all the houses art) of wood, tarred outside, of one noor, and a couple of buckets hanging outside each in readiness for nre. There are clerks' huts and engineers' huts, a little apart i'om these of the workmen. There is a large schoolroom, a hospital, a doss-house, a billiard and rcadjng-rcom, a]) of wood, and, to crown all, a hugo CMnteen, open from tnid-day until 1J,.lf-past one, and from six in the evening unlit nine. While this canteen is open four men have their hands full drawing beer ag fast as they can for these thirsty but hard-worki'ig navvies. The Habel of voices whi!e the pinta" are being consumed is something t.o remember. Extra policemen parade the drinking saloon, but, wonderful to relate, the navvy is very well-behaved as a rule, so long as he gets his ''quan- tum of beer. The navvy earns nvepence-baIfpoNny Hn hour, whi'o the atone-euttera and mechanics earn 9d an hour, sometimes lOd. They pay the Corporation 5a a week for their houses, but coal is given them free of charge, and, subject to strict conditions, thfy are a1!owed to take in lodgers occasionally. Everything almost is wciked by steam here. The wtio)e vatley having been bought by the Corporation from Mr Lloyd of NautgwyMt Hfll for £160,000, every quarry is utilised to its flll).st ext.')jt. The rocks are driHed for blasting, by steam, and iarge steam cranes move up and down on rai!s with marveltous rupidiLy. Large stones, weighing from nine to twelve tons, are moved and shifted about by these powerful cranes, as if they were mere toys. Steam.engines puff away with heavy trucks right on the verge of precipices, on att sides of the va)ley. I had the pieaaure of shaking bauds wit.h il\" chief engineer, a smart man of few words, hatf-Greek and ha)f- Iriah, short and thick set, very dark, a bachelor, a smoke:' of cigarettes, and a very well-informed man. His rpspoasibiflties are great, and it speaks well for his vigilance and guarded supervision when it is stated that only one instance is on record of au accident, and that was a man falli'ig dov/n over a hundred feet and breaking his leg. Ho is recovering rapidly in the hospital. Most of the other engineers are graduates of Universities, and appear to be a very superior set of men. The resident clergyman is the Rev J S Jones, licensed to the district by the Bishop of 8t David's, and he is doing very excellent work here. Sunday was formerly a day of rioting—games, fighting, and rcveltinga—but a new order of things reigns here now, and Sunday is strictly observed by attendance at the church services. All the engineers set the men a noble example in this. I hope that I may be pardoned when I say that the scene of operations ao Ktan Vailey well repays a visit ere it be sub- merged. It is reckoned that the whole scheme will have been completed in three years. Hence it will have taken over ten years in construction-over a mi'lien pounds per annum.—Yours faithfully, DAVID THOMAS HCGHES, March 5, 1900. Curate of Machynlleth.
MARKETS.
MARKETS. tioe,srs W. L. ck- Co. report fri)?ii Sli,-ews- hu:'y, on Satu)'<iay, jlarch the 3rd. as fotlowa '— Thepastfewdayahavebeeucoldwithdryingpast wil,ds. Thi3 change from the extremeiy wet weather which has Fo !ong prevailed is we)comed by th(, farmer, for the land hadbecomososoddc'apd and unworkable that the prospect of getting Bpri;¡g- work in order w:).a not a pleasing task to look for- ward to. Tiie seediug time will be later tliati and it is not improbable that the area intended for bartey will be curtailed in conapqupnce. Wbelt has met a quiet trade, much of it having been in poor condition. Barley has been less freely oNered, but with careiess buyers everywhere, the trade has dragged on very slowly. Oats have boen Rrm, wil!t a fair demand for seed varietiea. Peas and beus have remained unchanged. Flour has been steady. OEata have beeu less enquired for, but no change in prices has taken place. WELSHpooLGENERAL,Monday.—Wholesale prices Hutterls2:ltols3dperib;e'ggslltol2forls: fowls 3s Od to 3s 6d p\lr couple; ciiickens, 4s Od t(; 5s Od ducks, 5s Od to 5s 6d rabbits, Is 6d to la 8d per couple. N FIN'TOW-, GENERAL, TUESDAY.—Eggs 12 to 13 to. Is butter Is 2d to Is 4d per lh; fowls 3s Od to 3s 6d; chickens 4s Od to 5s Od; ducks 5s Od to5s6d; rabbits, Is 6d to Is 8d per couule. LIVERPOOL CoRN, Tt'ESDAY.—Wheat, moderate trade, whites uncharged, but teda !d to Id over Friday. 1 Duluth (new), 69 61d; 1 Hard Dulutin, 6s lid to 6s 2d 1 Manitoba, 6s Od to 6s Id No. 2, 5s lid to 5s l1;d, Beans, unchanged Saidi, 27s 6d to 27a 9d. Peas, 5a 8d. Oats, slow un- changed. Maize, nrm, somewhat scarce, d advance which checks business—-new mixed, 3s 9d to 3s 9id; old, Os Od to Os Od. Flour,uuchaugfd. BiRMINGBAM CATTLE, TCK8DAY. Fair supplv of cattle and and fair trade. Prices ruled as follows Beef, Herefords, Od to 7id shorthorns, 6d to 64.1; bulls and cows, 4.td to 5d calves, 7d to 8d wethers, 8!d to 84d "ewes andrams,5dto7dperlb. Bacon pis-a,960dtn 9s 2d porkets. 9s 2d to 9s 6d sows, 7s Od to7a 3d per score. LONDON HAY AND STRAW. TUESDAY.—Prices Good to prime hay, 70s to 87e 6d inferior to fair, 55s tc 65s; good to prime clover, 75s to 100s inferior to fair ditto, 60s Od to 70s mixture and sainfoin, 60a Od ro 75s Od; straw. 24s to 36s per load. LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKET,MONDAY.—Nambers: Beasts, 996; sheep, 3,777. Quotations:— BeRt beasts, 6!(] to 6d; second, 5jd to 6d third, 5 d to 5d best Scotch sheep, 9j to 91d other sorts. 6d '2 to 8?'l per !b. The supply of cattle was smaller than !ast week, showing a decrease of 124 bea=ts. and an increase of 457 sheep. Slow demand for all classes at about late rates. SALFORD CATTLE. TUESDAY. At market :— 2,445,withgooddemandandbetter prices; sheep. 7,146, which met a good trade at sightly reduced figures; calves, 263, fairly good trade. Quotation as follows:—Cattle, 5d to 7d sheep, 6c1to 9d: calve<?,5dto8dperlb. CoRK HpTTER, Tlnll Slhy.-Prime8t, —E r'rime, -s; nrsts, —s; seconds 88s; kegs, a; thirds 80s; kegs —s fourths —s nfths —s choicest —p: choice —s superfine —s fine mild -s kegs-s; mild —t,; choicest boxes —s choice boxes, —s In market 33, which were classified as follows:— Primest 0, prime 0, firsts 0, seconds 17, thirds 7, fourths 7, nfrhaO.choicestO.choiceO.snper. fine 0, fine mild 0, mild 0, choicest hox% 0; choice 0, unbranded 2. kegsO. Fresh butter A, 94s to —s ditto B. 84s to 83s factory third, —a. OsWESTRY MONTIILY HoBSE FAiR.—This fair was not so well stocked as usual at this time of the year. There were a few good carters, which sold at from £40 to £50, and some nice coba and hacks changed hands at from JE18 to -E25 each. There was a good attendance of dealers. OSWESTRY MONTHLY BCTTERAXD CHEESE FAIR.- There was a somewhat small suppiv at the Powis Hall on Wednesday, only 45 tabs of butter and 110 cheese being pitched. Quotations :—Butter 10M to lid per lb. Cheese Skim, 45s to 50s ;"ha!f mcated, 50s to 55s; fat, 60s to 67s per cwt. Bllcon: Bitches, 6M to7d Hams. 8d to 8d per Jb. ()SWEnRY CORN MARKET, WEDNESDAY. —The following were the quotations:—White wheat (o]d) OsOdtoOsOd; white wheat (new), 4s0dto4s2d per751bs; red wheat (old), Os Od to Os Od; red wheat (new). 4s0dto 4?)ld per7b]ba; o)d oats, 13" Od to 13s 6d new oats. 11s Od to H.a 3d per 200)bs; malting bartey, 16a0d to 17a 6d grinding barley, 13a 6d to 14a Od per 2801bs. OsWESTRY GENERAL MARKET, WEDNESDAY.— Quotations:—Putter. Is ldtolg2d perib; ege's 15 to 16 for la; beef,6d to 8d per Ib; mutton, 7d to 9d lamb, 8d to 9d veal, 7d to 9d pork, 6d to 8d fowls, 4s OJ to 5s Od per couple ducks, 58 0;1 to 6a Od rabbits, Os Od to Os Od per couple turkeys, lOd to lid gee''e, 8d to 9d per lb. OSWKSTRY WEEKLY CATTLE FAIR.—There Was a very large supply of all kinds of stock at the Smitbneid on Wednesday. Sheep and pigs were a decidedly sharp trade, but cows and caIvoH maintained last week's prices. Messrs Whitfield and Son sold :317 cattle and calves, and 469 sheep and pigs Messrs Hall, Wateridge and Owen, in conjunction with Mr Doody, sold 50 cattle and calves Messrs Whitfield and Batho had their usual sales. Pricea ruled as follows Beef, 6d to7d per Ib;mutton,7d to 8d per !h.; veaL 7d to 8d per Ib pork pigs, 8s Od to 8s 4d bacon pigs, 7a 9d to 8a Od per score. ELLK..MKRK, TCR.SDAY. —Quotations as follows: Wheat (new) 128 Od tc. 12s 6d per 225 )bs; barley (new), 17s Od to 18s Od per 280 Ibs; oats (new). 10s 9d to lls 6d per 200 Ibs butter, Is Id to Is 2d per Ib eggs, 12 to 15 for Is; f,)wl, 4s Od <o 5s 61 ducks, Os Od to Os .Od rabbits, ls8d to 2s Od per couple. WniTCftURCH, FRIDAY. Wheat, 4a Od to 4a 2d per 75 tbs barley, 3s 9d to 4s 3d per 70 Ibs oats, 2s 6d to 3s Od per 50 Ibs; eggs, 9 to 11 for Is butter la Od to Is 4d per 16 ox fowls 4a 6s to 5s Od per couple; ducks, 4s 6d to 5s Od per couple; potatoes, Od to ICdper score; oeef6d to 8d; mutton, 7d to 9d Iamb, 7d to 9d; vea1, 7d to 8d; pork. 6d to 7d per Ib rabbits, 2g Od to 2s Id per coupie apples, Od to Od per quarter. BRADFORD WOOL, Thursday.—The wool market derivett some benefit already from the consistency of the ptices at the London safes. Whilst on Mon- day there was a depressing f'fmSe of uncertainty, to-day buyers and sellers alik feel that they know the real extent of the drop in prices, and are a littlemoredisposedtoact. English wool is stilt quiet and much business is not likely, because the buying was so heavy towards the end of last year.
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SHREWSBURY MARCH HORSE FAIR.
SHREWSBURY MARCH HORSE FAIR. Shrewbllry appears to be fast. lwcoming one of theprincipa!centre?forthesa!e and purchase of good draught and oti2er horses, and, into considerarion the :hh'amag- it po/¡esfle¡;¡ in its excell- ent centraJ position alia cOIlveuient railway fac- from the horse. breed- iDg countie8, there is no i-easort why it should 110t take one of the foremost positions for horse sales. The fact tbat the town contains out, of the horse repositories in the country, and one conducted on sound business Hues, proves a creat incentive to both seUers and buyers. Off Tuesday ]ast. the 6th in:'t., every stall ia the repoitury w; occupied, ar(I tbe auction waR attenoed by a very ]f.¡,rge including buyers from LiH'rpool, London. Botton, Manchester, Wotverhampton, Birmingham.ShefSeid, Stnn'o)'d,0)dham,ando:.heriar?"cent.res. MepsraHa?t,Wnteridne,:indOwena??in scored a record, the sale being the mot successful ev"r he]d in March by the nrrn. The tr.de for heavy horaea was exceedina'ty keen, intending purchasers freely contestiDg for aliY useful anii-nals. The Tol. Jf) ,dng were of the prices realise-d Mr Rdwards, bay peidinn' 87_ grey ge]dit¡rr 57 as [r Pre'cp, ¡!n. g-pJdillg 6S;s; .il' Wa¡{ blk g-eldi:lg' 67g's .Mr J T Nickets, shire gelding, 74a's Air Powell, hrnwu g(člding 70gR; 1'I1!s brown mare 50,1; Mr PhiUips, chestnut horse 50e:s; Wa11, lm,wn F"eldin 50¡rs: lr Winé!fit:'>Jd, roan gE'lding 61s''x Mr Coneri!). bhick gel(Iii,(, 45gs Mr Wyke. e'rey gelding 47i''a; Mr T Jones, ttrow" g"jd- ing 48,"s; Mr Rroc.k'tehurst, toronvii gelding 57gs; Mr F:'ank, b!a('k ge!dj¡¡g" 6g3, \VithouttakiuE;fhe forel!\lin ngnres ;r)'o cons!(!rat:ion 22 ot\.wr h,,rs-s at all "f 44s f-adl, an.1 n lar!E' namber of the remainder ift the at price.. from 30gs to -i5Ls. Die next "ales at take pJace on Friday and Saturday, the 30iti and 31stof March.
AVELSH STIPENDIARYSHIF.
AVELSH STIPENDIARYSHIF. SINGULAR EXPHRIENCE OF MR. T. MAUCHASl' W)LLIAMS- A wirh Wt' bjllfJpric", so with \Yt:-lsh stipen. cJjaryships-l" 1)j'Hi:)!OL E!!golishm 1!1 ¡¡(-'ed a¡"ply. On Tuesday. :\1,' T Marc!u:: Williams, (who been cOlld;¡ct;q! :IIP c;¡arity inf]"i¡'il's iH t1.i" C(1UPty), toi,k up tl,; ma¡¿i,;¡criLd s:ipe::diaryship of :ki, AI)er,a)-e, whereas i'.ison)v:. little m"rp lLar, a mouth a() t.hr,.t, being popular \y,:I,}¡rnac, b tvasappointed by )be Home 8ecretuq- t,o S -aiise,,t. 13zi- the. County CouticH of thatfamousi if an l jq uateè, tC\I1 ft'It because the Rome' Secretary bud i-e,.it !hem n man of !aw before !,hpv had asked for cne to fill rhe p!ace of MrJ Coke Fow- )er,decease--t. S", rather than be !aid aside !ike tha; the County Cou:!c.) decided'o do without Marchant W¡iliam,< Lpc'a')I" :1 Jiving ra!'ad<)x in that, I thollh f.ppoi"ted, ht- t.d t.o .tpp'mmt-nt, much to theanm'-emenrofhims.ei! und the of his of' fr;t-,riig it, ,Ill(i (,tit ,.f J ben, hy a decree of fate 'he esteemed SHpendiary of Merchyr Tydn! (Mr \1 North) die" Quite ull, Ierthvr i; another of those district.switereakr.ov. Jedl;1' ;'f Wolsi, Of! Ulf, part. of pnblic (lJticel'l:' bas come to be ;IS i)'.)'.pensab)e, and :t was a once felt that 'he Home Sectreta'y bothhimseKiu.d T :\1:,¡chant W'jJ]iHU1S from the awkward situaLion caused by the 'ff'e:;ded Coumv Counci) (?f Snat?ea by ?iviti? Mr \Vt)iiams Merchyr instead. 1:) this cuse Lhe expected ttag, contrary to rule, happened. Tiie Me:thyr stipendi.ir'.ship is worth .ElSOaytar more than Swansea,so that Mr Marchant \Vil't)'r's to that'k the Swansea people kr their neg-lit/on, since it tjasied to the Home Secretary gi, illgo him Merthyrand Aberdare. The new Stff.) nary ..hnronBrh We!shman who lias ";uçed 1,,1' wa.' !1I beil1g, the ma!ter of an elementary t After talc:g the London B. ht:! WR¡¡ for?" time an In. spf-.ptorofSchoota. h"n J,aed tt,e. Bar, a,,i(I for i(,nie ha-. :e', 'nput.Clark of Arrai!?ne on 'ie S .rth W 11t,- C, I t andaC'.arity iocer as we)!.
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TU C"C'if: A I,OL!) íS OB D.Y. Tak8 Laxativ,' brottio (,I,i: ine Ta.biets. AH. th, D. -fttfailetocure 1 ',f TLe gel:ljIle :1' :< :L.B.Q.
WREXHAM HORSE SALES.
WREXHAM HORSE SALES. Messrs Frank L!oyd an.) great Murch horpo sales, in the North are adt'ertised to ta,ke place on Wednesday. Thur'-dav and Friday next for light, and b,> week for hors lJd The cat:llui!lJ0 contains over 1,100 critriem. \eoli('day, first day of the sale, 160 hjgL'l'l:ISS ¡'unt{' harups horses and mmch uairs. 170 harness horses %Y,d hacks; M;id Friday, 240 sma!! horses, hackney?. cobs und ponie". inciu.Hu? maiv cha.m- ,p)ons. Wednesday and Th!))?<f::y, the 21=' and 22nd, wit! C(jmpri''? 3.'<U ht :n-v. town. thick, Welsh, lurry and van burSPii, Friday's I'ale is set for 200 shire, hacknfy and '¡¡.: mat'es, fiies and youne: l}(írRS. A('coram;f to the' depcrit ?.Oi.!S of the various iots in t. we think the Auctioneers should anticipat,. n record sate a,ud we would ndvise buyers in wanr of W'lJlline animals to pay a viait M Wrcxham. Cat.&)ogues, as per our advertising colunms, may be h:id from the Auctioneers.
? DEATH OF ISAAC GORDON.
DEATH OF ISAAC GORDON. SUDDEN END OF THE NOTORIOUS MONEY-LENDER. The death ili annoulleed at Birmingham of Isaac Gordon, the notorious money-lender, who under numerous aJiasps carried ou extRnsive opera- tions in various pans of the country. His death ,a" very (icefir-rillg two hours of his ens;agen in b:ÓlPs". to ive h)ai the name by which he was best known, was a Jew, ;,¡.nd ol11y thirty,fhf> years cf age. He cume to England friendless nnd almost penniless, and entered the sel'vice of a money-lender at Wor- cester as cterk. lu a very short time he commenced business on his own acc(ll1t and so Umt his cuun¡.ctioll Hprend the frequency of his appearance in the law courts the of his He possegsed a (.'Hpacit1 for work and had no illtprests His headquarters were at Birmingham, where lie passed a retired bachelor's life, lodgi¡¡¡r at one or other of the hotels. PraeticaUy nothing was known of his personaiitv, but it is understood that he had amassed great ii. Hewascompulso:y examllled by the Cummirttee on Money Lending. --+-
'\YELSHPUOL TELEGRAPHIC ARRAXGEMEXTS.
'\YELSHPUOL TELEGRAPHIC ARRAXGEMEXTS. In t:,e House of Commons on the 1st inst. Colonel 1'ryce Jones asked the Secretary to the Treasury. as the Postmaster-Genera], how soon effect wit! be given to the report of the inquiry regarding the telegraphic arr:im?ements at \\e)!<b- pool and lIij()iLÎI]g districts. Mr Hanbury Tbp Postm:t;ter-(J.en.-ral regret.? thutowinp to an over- ,:ight a rel)iv has not been i-'?nt to a. letter which tt'e hon. member addressed t" him on this subject. The itmunnt of business at Welsl¡\)Oo] and in the adj(}in]J} distrioLS is not sUti1('il'llt to ;jnstif\- a direcLwi'e ;o any of the great centres of trade; but it seems possible that l)y some re-arrangement of the wires in the neighbourhood an improvement in the service can be secured, and the Postmaster- Genera! will endeaveur to have this carried cut as sooL. as possible.
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6 oil %f t ii K ELA"% n N The tilff Best w-t Alki ehat £ r::c ,j that t(; tt B D.v. O: ¡,;t' i-i tJ ;R.m:: CAMBRIAN RAILWAYS. CHEAP WEEK-E EXCURSION TICKETS Are now issued on EVERY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY TO 'Birmingham, *W olverhampt.on, *WalsalL Peterboieng-h, *Leicester, Derby, *Bnrton-on-Trent. *Sta6brd. *Coventry, Manchester, Preston. Blaokburn, Bolton, Leeds, Dewsbury, Huddersneld. Liver- peel, Birkenheo.d, Wig-an, and Warring- ten, fiom Oswest.ry, Llanynaynech, Llanfyllin, Montgomery Welshpool, eTf-ww.t1, Danid'loes, MachvnUetn, Bortit, Aberystwyth, Aberdovev, Towyn. Bar moBth, Dolgelley, Harlech, Portmadoc, Penrhvn. deudraetb, Criccieth, and Pwllheli. SIMILAR TICKETS ARE ALSO ISSUED From Aberysiwyth. Borth, Aberdovev, Towvn Barmouth,DoIsplIey, Harlech, Peurhyndendraeth Portmadoc, Criecieth, and PwllheH, SHREWSBURY. Tickets to hese stations are not issued from Welsh pool. EXTENDED ARRANGEMENTS FOR TBE ISSFE OF TOURIST TICKETS FROM CAMBRIAK STATIONS TO THE VARIoFS EEALTE RESORTS IN EN&LAND, SCOTLAND, AND IRELAND ARK NOW IX OPERATION. For fnH particNiars see Tonrist ProgramJn8S¡ which may be had at all stations. EVERY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, CEEAP WEEK-END & 10 DAYS, TICKETS Will be issued from Liverpool, Manchester Stock. port, Chester, Crewe, Stafford, Shrewsbury, Brad. ford, Leeds, Oldham, HtddersSeld, Halifax, Roch. d&le, Wake6eld, Blackburn, Chorley, Accrington, BumJey, Boltom, -.vian, Warriagton, Preston Leiaeoter, Derby, Eurtcn, Stoke, Burslem, Hanley Birken-head, Birmiimghatn. Wolverhampton, Wed- :aesbury, Walsall, Peterborough, Northampton, Hnll, S.b.effield, Barnsley, &c., Ac., to Oswestry, LIanynaynech, LIanfyIIin, Welsbpool, Montgomery, Newtown, Llanid- loes, Machynllctb, Borth, Aberystwytli, Aberdovey. Towyn, Barmouth, Dolgelley, Harlech, Ponmadoc, Criceieth, & PwUheli. CHEAP WEEK END TICKETS (Friday and Saturday to Monday or Tuesday) will be issued on EVERY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AlsD 14 DAYS' EXCURSION TICKETS -t' rom nearly all Cambrian Inland Stations, to Machynnetb, Borth, Aberystwyth. Aber. Jovey, Towyn, Barmouth, DolgeIIev. Harlech, Portmpdoe, Criccieth, and Pwllhe1í, to Rhayader, Bailth Wells, & Brecon. ? ? EVL?Y THURSDAY and SATURDAY ?-.? i!i MARCH, FULL.DAY ? HALF-DAY KXCU'RSluN TICKETS will be issued to LIVER. POOL (Lime Street, Edge HiH, Spellow, or Walton), via Wbitcburch and Crewp. and to SEACOMBE, via EHesmere. Wrexham, and HawarjpnBridpe; and to MANCHESTER (Lon- don Road), as under :—From Oswestry, uF day at 8 40 a.m. and half-day at 11 50a.m. and 1 55 p.m. (via Wbitchnrch and Crpwe) from Elh-smere at 9 0 a.m for full day, and 12 5 and 2 15 p.m. for half.d"y; to Seaoombe only (via Wrexham) 9 5 a.m. for full day, hnd 12 10 p.m. for half-day Thif-d-clsss fares fur full day To Seacombe and Liverpool, 3s 6d To Manchester, 4a. Half-day To Seacombe, Liverpool and Manchester, 2s 6d. Passengers re!urL the EAme day from Liverpool (Lime Street) at 6 50 p.m., or 11 55 p.m., Edge Hill at 12 0 midnight, Seacombp 75 p.m. and from Manchester (London Road) at 7 0 p.m., it A MS Are nowconvpye'j bet weeL. StationBonthpCambn&n HuDwHys. ar a charge as for Two Dogs; with a MIMr.iUM OF TWO SHILLINGS EACH RAM EVERY THURSDAY AND SATURDAY MARCH, 1900, CHEAP rAY EXCURSIONS WILL BE RCK TO LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER From Llanidloes 6 40 a.m., Newtown 7 12. Mont. gomery 7 28. Welshpool 7 50, Llanymy.ech 8 15, LIanfyIIin 7 55, O&westrv 8 40, EUesntpre 9 0. and Fenn's Bank 9 21. For limes of trains sti'niermedia.teanatioBss handbills. -+- ON EVERY THURSDAY aad SATURDAY in ?? MARCH and nmi! further notice. Cheap Day and Half-Day EXCURSION TICKETS wiil be issued to SEACOMHE. aud EAWARDEN (for Harwarden Castle), from Oswestry, ElJesmere, Overton-on-Dee, Bangor-on-Dee. and Marchf-iel. For full particulars of train times acd fares, see handbills. THE Special Atteution of the Public is drawn -L to the FURTHER REDUCED RATES fo the conveyance of FRESH Including Mutton a!po for Bntter, Cheese, Fish, Fruit, &c., Static'] 10 Station &t Owners Risk. Also to the Reduced Seuie of Rates for Parcels by Passenger For ful! pai'ricuiara apply at the Stations. MINIMUM CHARGE, SIXPENCE. SECOND CLASS TICKETS are now issued be )",J ween Cambrian S.taiioas and Rtatious ou the London and North Western and Great Western and other Companies'Lines. These Fares are based on a very small addition ;;0 the Third Class fares. GREATLY EXTENDED A RRANGEMENTS WEEK END TICKETS (Fi-!day or Saturu::y to Monday or TU CAMBRIAN COAST STATIONS AND W.;LL8 FKuM STATluX- .ry Are now beinp- r-ut into operation. They include Bookings from Bath. Bri?M!. ('D- bridge, Darlington, Durham, Glou.ter, Linoln Cheltenham, Harrogate. Middlesborongh. Njw- Norwich. Worcester, &c FIC-NIC PLEASURE PARTIES' Tickets, at fares, are i.3S.:<-o ,wi'h cer'mj limi:a,tion8) at a.I! Chmbrian S'.ati0:i$ to Parties not less that' Six First-cluss or Tt;u passengers of mam:is; 10 places on or auj,Wd!t tu this ''a.ih')'h/. Single fares for coubje journey wij; je for parties of 50 Fir&t-cL<;s (,¡ .SO seiners. To obta? ?? t?.l.?.. at.??.??.. ?, bemad? to Mr. W..h. Goag?, ?u?nu?tjd?nt r.f t? L?ne Oswes?ry; or a. arv of t? ??ns not l?s ?ar. three days before :? oa?. of c&e R?c?r ton rurther.nform?u.u r?.Q?.g Exc?on'Trai? and founs\. OD the Cambnau Ran. c.n dJPli.CfCtiOll to Mr ¥I. E. Gough, (.f be Line, ? ? C.S.D&NN1SS, O??r?O?., 189? ??? ??__M??? pRINTING of every executed with <- the Tmn. U. Welsh- PooL Work a speci&Utv EetMtMttes given.