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BIRTHS, MARRIAGES. AND DEATHS. Death. P-A,P.DOE.-On Monday, March 16th, at Nantgajrw, Mary, the beloved wife of Percival Pardoe, and eldest daughter of the lata John Smith, of Funeral on Friday next, at Eglwysilan, Friends please meet at the Church at 5.30.

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POST OFFICE CASES Offences by Various Officials. SENTtNCES PASSED AT THE ASSIZES. At the Glamorgan Assizes at Cardiff this morning (before Mr. Justice Phillimore) Harriet Neste Anshared Howell, 25, a postal clerk, who took up her position on a seat in the dock, crying bitterly, was charged with stealing a post-letter containing a pair of gloves, two half-crowns, a sixpenny piece, two halfpenny stamps, a letter, and an addressed envelope, the property of the Postmaster- General, on February 10. Prisoner pleaded guilty. Mr. W. D. Benson appeared for the prose- cution; Mr. Arthur Lewis defended. Mr. Benson said prisoner was employed by the postmistress at Llwynypia, who paid her. and for whom she acted as assistant. The Judge asked if this was not the woman who received very small wages. Mr. Benson: She received 5s. a week from the postmistress. She ha.s been twice in the service of the postmistress, first from April, 1900. until May, 1901. She left, and returned in February, 1902. On the 10th of February, in conseciueiice of complaints, a test-letter was made out and posted at Pontypridd, addressed to Mrs. Roberts, and prisoner admitted that she took it, with its contents. His Lordship: This was a test-letter? MT. Benson: Yes. In consequence of irregularities? Yes. The woman says it is the only offence, if I remember aright. I should like to know what the irregularities were. How many letters were missing? Mr. Benson replied that two special letters were missing, though he did not say they had been taken by this woman. There had also been many complaints of letters having been lost. and in consequence the test-letter was made up and posted. Mr. Arthur Lewis, for the defence, said this was a very sad case, especially in view of the exceptionally good character of/the girl. The past and present vicars of the parish had known the family for the past thirteen years, and prisoner herself was a faithful member of the choir and teacher at the Sunday School. The only explanation he could give was that she yielded to temptation. The Rev. John James, formerly vicar of Llwynypia for a period of seven years, gave prisoner the highest character as a faithful, modest, and good girl. The Rev. William Evans, the present incum. bent, gave similar evidence. Mr. George Knill, Cardiff, ex-postmaster at Tonypandy, said he had known the girl from childhood, and was willing to be surety for her good behaviour and to take her into his service. Sentence was deferred for three prisoners already tried and another one yet to be tried to be dealt with together. THE CARDIFF CASE I Albert Edward Rolfe, 39, a Cardiff postman, pleaded guilty to stealing a certain post- letter containing 9s., a matchbox, and six stamps, the property of the Postmaster- General on February 28. Mr. W. D. Benson, for the prosecution, said prisoner entered the service in 1881. and came in 1899 to Cardiff, where he earned 27s. a week, witti a bonus of 4s. a week besides. He had a wife and three children. In consequence of complaints, a test packet was made up and addressed to one O'Connor, of Newtown, Ire- land. Prisoner put in a statement, which his lord- ship looked at and read out one sentence to the effect that for nineteen years he had only 22s. a week. This case also at an end, Dora Williams, twenty, and David John Roberts, clerks, and David Phillips, sixteen, an auxiliary postman, were put into the dock to receive sentence. Williams was in trouble for stealing a letter containing a postal order for 20s. at IJan- guicke, Roberts for offences at Cadoxton-juxta- N-eath, and Phillips in respect of three post- office thefts at Swansea. The Sentences. I Addressing all the prisoners, his Lordship said the crimes they had committed in the discharge of their duties disclosed a very sad and a very shocking state of things. One of the worst points was that it was calculated to lead the public to distruct Post Office ser- vants, and trust was of the essence of the Post Office. He specially referred now to the case of Roberts, which was a Savings' Bank case, and calculated to discourage poor people in trusting their earnings to the Post Office Savings' Bank. He could not understand why there should be so many cases, though he did net forget that this was a large and populous county. In two of the cases the wages were low. He had been, he thought, misunderstood. He was supposed to have said that in all cases the wages were low. He did not mean to say that at all, though in the case of the girl U-Owell her wages were low. The other girl was a learner, and her wages were very small, indeed. He could not say that in the other cases the wages were low at all. He could not understand why there should be such an outbreak. He was ware that not long ago there was the case of a girl at Cardigan who was brought before him at the Carmarthen Autumn Assizes for the three counties, and wkom the jury acquitted. He did not say, or wish to say, that she was guilty. The case looked, at any rate, an awkward one for her. It was referred to in the public press a good deal, and the learned judge thought there were circumstances which may have led other girls to think that if tkey committed this sort of crime they would have a very good chance of escaping conviction and punishment. If there was any such feeling—however mistaken —he hoped the publicity given to these cases would warn other Post Office servants in this county and in South Wales tkat detection surely followed, and conviction almost always. He was anxious, at the same time, to deal as leniently as he could with these cases; but he must make some warning to prevent this state of things continuing in the county. Taking Roberts's case first, he said it was in some ways a very bad case of tampering with a savings' bank account. There was this to be said for the prisoner, however, that in other positions of trust he had not failed. A well-known public gentleman in the county was, he understood, ready to take prisoner back into his service and give him another chance. He sentenced prisoner to three I months in the second division. Taking together David Phillips and Dora Williams, the learned judge took a lenient view, passing- only sentence of imprisonment from the date of the begininning of the assizes, whick meant that prisoners were set at liberty. Addressing Howell, his Lordship said her case was to him, jjis to the rev. gentlemen who had 'spoken in her favour and her good friend, Mr. Knill, a very difficult one to understand. She was 25 years of age, and he could not deal with her as he had with the other two. He sentenced her to two months in the second division. The girl on receiving sentence swooned away, and was carried bleow in a state of collapse. In J sentencing Eolfe to fifteen months' hard labour, his Lordship said prisoner had been a long time in the eervice, and he received very good wages. He was detected by a test letter, and he had little doubt that he had stolen before.

LOCAL WEDDING. PRIDE—HARRISON". f A pretty wedding took place ou the 18th of February in Durban, South Africa, the bride being Miss Margaret Harrison, (second daughter of Mr. Christopher Harrison, Cato- Mreet,, Durban, and Mr. Matthew Henry Pride, third son of Mr. Matlltew U. Pride, of the Swansea, and Cardiff. The bride was handsomely attired in Japanese silk, with veil and orange blossoms, and carried a shower bouquet. The ceremony; took place in the Convent Chapel, Durban.

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THE GLOBE SCANDAL I Serious Illness of Mr. Whitaker Wright. PROCEEDINGS IN THE NEW YORK COURTS. The Question whether the nature of the charges against Mr. Whitaker Wright are pro- vided for in the extradition treaty between the Republic of the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire- land has been much discussed in City circles, especially since the announcement that Mr. Wright intends energetically to oppose extra- dition before the United States courts. Opinion is divided whether a prima facie case is such evidence of criminality as would justify the American courts in granting Mr. Wright's extradition under the treaty of August 9, 1842. According to Article X. of this treaty, only those persons who come within the purview of the section who, being charged with murder, piracy, arson, forgery, or utter- ance of forged paper, seek an asylum or are found within the territories of either Power, provided such evidence of criminality be offered as, according to the laws of the place where the fugitive or person charged be. found, would justify his apprehension and commitment if the offence had been committed there. Under the United States Act of August 12, 1848, if the judge or commissioner be satis- fied with the evidence, he shall certify that a warrant may i?sue for the surrender of such a person according to treaty. Mr. Whitaker Wright's friends in London think he will take advantage of these sections to prove that his case is not subject to the extradition law. The contrary opinion is that the sections do not admit of this interpretation. In any case, all agree that some weeks may elapse before a decision is arrived at. A New York telegram of Wednesday says:— Mr. Whitaker Wright is ill in bed in Ludlow Gaol. He suffers greatly from insomnia, not having slept since his arrest, and he is unable to eat. The prison physician visited Mr. Wright this morning, and found that some painting has been done on the prison build- ings, which, together with the patient s un- usual nervousness, had brought on illness. The prison physician subsequently telephoned to the United States marshal that Mr. Wright would be unable to attend the hearing before the United States Commissioner this after- noon.-Reuter. Mr. Maurice Untermeyer. counsel for Mr. Whitaker Wright, Raid to an interviewer: "My client is iH. He has a severe chill, and is threatened with pneumonia.Reuter. Notwithstanding the absence of Mr. Whitaker Wright, the hearing of the pre- liminary arguments occupied some time in court on Wednesday. When Mr. Wright's case was called the United States Marshal, and also Mr. Wright's counsel, presented an affidavit from the physician at Ludlow Gaol, stating that Mr. Wright was suffer- ing from bronchitis, and that unless he were removed to a place where he could be treated under more favourable conditions he might have pneumonia. The United States Marshal addressed the court on behalf of Mr. Wright declaring that he had committed no criminal offence. He urged that the accused should be allowed bail. This wa,g opposed by the representative of the British Consulate, who stated that an ampli- fication of the charges brought against Mr. would be submitted. Commissioner Alexan- j der reserved his decision. NO IMPROVEMENT IN PRISONER'S CONDITION. New York, Thursday.—There is no improve- ment in Mr. Whitaker Wright's condition to- day. His illness may develop into pneumonia. —Central News. Procedings at the Guild-hall Court When Mr. Alderman Morris took his seat this morning at Guildhall Polioe-court, London, the case of Whitaker Wright was mentioned. The summons list contained an entry, in which Mr. John Flower was described as "informant," the allegation 1 against Wright being, pulishing a false balance-sheet." Mr. Flower was represented by Mr. Percy Simmons, solicitor, and Mr. Henry Abrahams was present as the eolicitor prosecuting. On behalf of the Official Receiver, The Clerk notified to the alderman that tke summons had been issued, but not served. Ur. Abrahams said the summons was issued in consequence of an order of Mr. Justice Buckley. The summoning officer attempted to serve the summons, but found that Mr. Whitaker W'right had left the country, and had proceeded to America. This was a matter of common knowledge, and the arrest had since taken place. The Government had applied for extradition, and he had, there- fore, formally to ask that the hearing bo adjourned. The Alderman: Do you ask that it be adjourned sine die? The Clerk: You would not adjourn it sine die, sir, as there has been no service. The Alderman: Then tho register will be marked, "Summons not served." Ordinary; business was then take*.

OCEAN TBASEDY. Alleged Mutiny on High Seas. 7 MEN REPORTED MURDERED. Barque Set on Fire and Scuttled. FURTHER POLICE PROCEEDINGS AT LIVERPOOL The three seamen of the barque Veronica, of St. John's Newfoundland, were again placed in the dock at Liverpool Police-court to-day (before Mr. Stewart, stipendiary magistrate) on the charge of alleged wilful murder on the high seas of the captain and six of the crew about December 7, while on the 'voyage from Ship Island, Mississippi, to Monte Video, with a cargo of lumber. The prisoners are Otto Monson, 18; Gustav Rau, 29; and William Smith. 30, sailors, who formed part of the crew of the vessel, on the voyage which ended in such a sensational manner. There was also a charge of setting fire to the ship. The six deceased members of the crew besidee Captain Shaw were A. Mileod, first mate; Fred Abrahamson, second mate; and Alexander Bravo, Gus Johansen, Julius Parson, and Patrick Doran, able seamen. Mr. Trubshaw, prosecuting solicitor, con- ducted tho prosecution on behalf of the Treasury, and Mr. Clarke appeared for Monson. Monson and Baa are Germane, and Smith is said to be a, Dutchman. On the last hearing Henry Flohr, aged nineteen, who was originally charged, along with the other prisoners, was discharged, with the object of giving evidence against the remaining three. THE OOOK'S STORY. Moses Thomas, the black cook and steward I of the barque, who gave detaila of the tragedy last week, was recalled. He said the second officer's watch consisted of Ran, Bravo, Monson, and Parsaons. After he was let out of the cabin on Wednesday night he saw Rau wearing different clothes from what he was wearing when witness ew him pre-I viously. Rau told him to chop up a quantity l of wood, and put it the saloon. After they had left the ship in the lifeboat Ran ascer- tained by tke ship's log how many miles the boat had sailed, and registered it every four hours, and said she was making from seven to eight miles per hour on a south-westerly course. I Ioolurse. (Proceeding.)

I EXPERT AT CARDS. I Fortune telling and Divorce. HOW THE LADY WAS TO RECOVER HER HEALTH. Mr. Andrew Francis Bradley, a, grocer and I confectioner, of Morecambe, sought a divorce by reason of the alleged misconduct of his wife with the co-respondent, Mr. John Ellis Ackroyd, a clerk, of Keigliley, Yorkshire, against WIIOIK damages were claimed. Answers were filed denying the charge. The marriage took place in 1892, and there were three chil- dren. Husband and! wife lived happily to- gether until 1899, when differences occurred between them owing, it was stated', to Mrs. Page's association with a, lodger. This cul- minated in a. deed of separation, the husband making an allowance to his wife. According to the opening statement, the responden-t WELS living a.t Morooambe with a Mrs. Sylvester, who had rince disappeared, and she was to have proved) certain admissions made by the respondent in the presence of Mr. Benson, who went about the country with a mario- nette show. He waa supposed: to be "a.n expert at cards" by way of telling fortunes. He had had some talk with Mrs. Sylvester, and so when Mrs. Bradley asked him to cut the cards he had his information and! wias enabled to give her correct answer to her questions. At that she was very much sur- prised, and the result was that she could not deny having committed misconduct herself with Mr. Ackroyd. Among the witnee-aes called! was George Bal- lantine Benson, who eaid he was "a mario- nette show proprietor." In April, 1902. he waa at Morecambe, and lodged with Mm. Syl- vester. Mrs. Bradley was there, and she asked him to "cut the oarclo." Mrs. Sylvester had stated) to the respondent that he was good at telling fortunee, prior to which she told witness about Mrs. Bradley's troubles with her husband. I told her." said witnese, trouble was looming in the future for her, and several other little things." (Laughted.) Mr. Justice Barnee: la that the way it is done? Witness: Yes, sir. You just turn 'em out like this (making a movement like dealing cards). (Laughter.) Mr. Wippell: What was the fortune you told? Witness That trouble loomed in the future, and that she had had trouble with her hus- band, which, of course, I was not supposed to have known—{laughter)—and that it possibly looked like a divorce thing. (Laughter.) I made it as warm as I possibly could. (Loud laughter.) 'Mr. Justice Barnes: Is that your usual way? Witness: Well, we have got to do it, sir. Mr. Wippell: What did she say? Witness: She said, "I have not been feeling very well lately." Previously to that Mre. Sylvester had already prompted her, and told her I was a bit of a doctor. Of course, T have been across to America andpicked up a bit of quackery. (Laughter.) I told her to jump off a. chair six times a.nd put three apples under her pillow when she went to bed. (Laughter.) The respondent was called for the defence, and gave an emphatic denial to the charge. The co-respondent, a clerk employed by hie mother at Keighley, also denied the charge. The case was adjourned.

I DREAD OF POVERTY I An inquiry was held by Dr. G. Dajnford Thomas at Marylebone yesterday, concerning the death of John Thomas Stow, aged 59, bachelor, a merchant's clerk, lately lodging at Howlanil-stroet, Tottenl-iain--coixrt)rotd. Mr. William Stow explained that the deceased his brother, had been in the service of one firm seventeen years, and recently, through no fault of his own, he had sought employ- ment in vain, his age telling against him, and younger men being preferred. Although he ha dsaved a little money, and witness under- took to keep him if need be, the deceased became very despondent and depressed, fear- ing poverty and worrying about the fuLure.,? Other evidence showed that after his land- lady had taken the deaceased his breakfast on Saturday morning, she discovered him sus- pended by the neck in the doorway of his room. He was cut down at once, and was conveyed to Middlesex Hospital, but did on his way there.

I ALLEGED MURDER OF A RECTOR The grand jary for County Cork yesterday found a, true bill against Andrew Moore, who is charged with the murder of the Rev. William Bell, Anglican rector of Kilmeen, County Cork. The body of the rector, minus the head, was discovered in a partly burned hayshed at the rectory, and it was at first regarded as a case of accidental death. The body, however, was exhumed some weeks after the interment, and eubsequently Moore was arrested

ST. PATRICK'S DAY. Amusing Case in the Police-courts. A BLACKLISTER'S NOVEL EXCUSE. Patrick Quail, a weather-beaten labourer, -was charged, at Marylebone Police-oonrt, London, yesterday, with being drunk and disorderly and usiug obscene language, also with obtaining intoxicating liquor while on the Black List. The charges having been proved Quail urged in extenuation that he had been working in Piccadilly at the house of an Irishman, and "being Irish myself, your honour, and it being- St. Patrick's Day, I was tempted." (Laughter.) Mr. Plowden: But you are on the Black List. What would St. Patrick say to that, do you suppose? (Laughter.) Quail: Well, yer honour, I'm Irish. Being on the Black List, you had no right to have any drink at all.—But it wasn't in the neighbourhood where I'm known. (Great laughter.) I tell you you had no right to get drunk.— Well, yer honour, St. Patrick. (Laughter.) Mr. Plowden: I cannot help that. St. Patrick's Day comes every year. However, for the sake of your saint I will merely fine you 10s. or seven days. Thank your Saint and thank your stars. (Laughter.) A man, not of Irish birth, was accused at the same court of being drunk while in charge of a horse and van. He eaid he met some Irish friends, who were celebrating St. Patrick's Day 'with a bottle of whisky, and, alas! be took too much. Mr. Plowden: You are not an Irishman? Prisoner: No, but they were. Mr. Plowden: You have nothing to do. with St. Patrick, and he is not going to help you. (Laughter.) A constable intervened to say that the vail the prisoner was driving was full of mineral water?. Mr. Plowden: To be drunk in the midst of mineral waters-what a position! (Laughter.) Prisoner: I give you my word I'll drink that in future. (More laughter.) Mr. Plowden: It is stretching a great point in your favour tc. let you derive any advantage from St. Patrick, for you are not Irish, but you may go this time.

AMERICAN TRAGEDY. The Crimes of a Mad Woman. DOUBLE MURDER, ARSON, AND SUICIDE. A telegram from New York yesterday states —Seized with murderous mania, Mrs. James Strowbridge, who lived on a farm near Pen- nyan, New York, killed her mother, aged 80, and her daughter, aged 26. She then set fire to the barn, in which were eighteen head of cattle and three horses, afterwards firing the house and perishing in the flames. Mr. Strow- bridge left his wife several years ago, and the three women worked the farm themselves, I frequently appearing in the fields in men's clothing. When a party of men saw the barns on fire they attempted to release the cattle. Mrs. Strowbridge, brandishing a revolver, ordered them away, and efforts to disarm her failed. While the men were hesitating what to do she cut her throat, placing a quantity of biasing hay and straw on her head, and rushed into the burning house. She had acted strangely lately, and sudden insanity is the only explanation of the tragedy.

I COMPENSATION FOR SEAMEN. I Proposed Extension of a Recent I Act of Parliament. The question of extending the Workmen's Compensation Act to seamen was introduced to the notice of the Parliamentary Commits tee of the Oardiff Corporation—(the Mayor (Mr. Edward Thomas, J.P., Cochfarf") in the chiir-tbis morning in the form of a memorial from the National Sailors, Fire- mene, and Fishermen's Union asking the council to send delegates to strengthen a deputation which will wait 'upon the Board of Trade on the 50th inst., with the object of achieving that aim. Mr. Lloyd Meyrick said he knew from expe- rience that numbers of seamen endeavoured to obtain compensation without avail. He knew of one case where a young1 seaman had re- ceived such injuries that he would never be able to follow any occupation a.gain. Now that the question of extending to the scope of the Act to other grades of workmen had been mooted, he certainly felt that seamen should receive some consideration, and he was very glad to see that the Mayor had: rendered the seamen some service. The more respectable they made seafaring employment the more likely they were to attract Britishers to it. The reason why the maritime service was left to the Lascar and the foreigner was that the conditions were such that Britishers would not take to it if they could get other employ- ment. He moved that they send delegates. Alderman Mildon seconded. The motion ha.ving been carried, it was stated that the Mayor, Mr. F. J. Beavan, and Mr. Meyrick would probably be in London at the time, and it was understood that two of the three would form part of the deputation.

ASSAULT WITH A LEMONADE BOTTLE I Margaret Dawkins, or Thackwell, 29, was fined 40s. and cost s, or one month's imprison- ment, at Cardiff Police-court this morning for assaulting Elizabeth Caines in Mary Ann- street on March 17. Mr. 8. Jenkins was for the defence.—Prosecutrix, who keeps a small shop, said the prisoner came there with a man, and, in consequence of her behaviour, was ordered to leave. She returned in a few minutes and struck prosecutrix in the face with a lemonade bottle.—Prisoner denied the offence, and said prosecutrix threatened her with a carving knife.

CANADIAN FAST STEAMSHIP SERVICE The Central News Glasgow correspondent says that the Canadian Pacific Railway Com- pany, intend to start a service of steamships between London and Montreal with the vessels recently acquired from the Beaver Line.

ALLEGED POLICE ASSAULT I At Cardiff Police-court to-day Owen Harries, a respectable-looking man, whose age was given as 70 years, was charged with being disorderly and assaulting Police-constable William Lewis, in Meteor-street, on March 17. Mr. C. Oadle defended.—Defendant's daughter was driven to their home in a cab on the date given, and it was alleged there was some diffi- culty in getting her out of the vehicle. Police- constable Lewis came on the scene, and, according to his evidence, defendant, after a slight altercation, struck him twice.—Defen- dant gave a total denial to the charge, and called a witness in support of his statement.i The Bench said they were loath to record a conViction against defendant, and ordered him to put 10s. in the poor-box.—Defendant, as he left the court, said he had never been so grossly insulted before in all his 70 years.

I CARDIFF AND P EX ART II TEAMS. j The matter of the proposed electric tramway between Cardiff and Penarth was re-opened at the meeting of the Parliamentary committee of the Cardiff Corporation, as tho result of a communication received from the syndicate proposing to lay down a line. It was decided to oommunicate with the Penarth District Council, taking them if they had made any progress in their negotiations for freeins the J road.

CHAPMAN'S WIVES. Southwarl( Poisoning: Case. CHARGES AGAINST A PUBLICAN. IClose of the Case for I the Crown, THE PRISONER'S STATEMENT WHEN ARRESTED. What is expected to be the final sitting of the court presided over by Mr, Justice Gran- tham to try George Chapman, alias Severino Ivlosowski, 56, publican, on three charges of murder, was opened at the Old Bailey at 10.30 thia morning. The same conned appeared as on previous days, Chapman, looking cool and impassive on euteriug the dock before the court opened, immediately entered into a con- versation with his solicitor. A rumour ran round the court that he wished to give evidence on his own behalf. A Juryman engaged at St. George's Hos- pital handed a note to. his lordship, in which the secretary stated: "I do not think we shall want your services after this week; I am sorry you are detained at the law courts." His Lordship said if this meant dismissal because he was doing his duty as a citizen and a, juryman, the action was most discredit- able. There migh the some explanation, and he would ask for it. His lordship immediately despatched a letter by a mesoenger to the hospital authorities. Dr. Stevenson was the first witness called, and his evidence related to the exhumation of the body and the analysis of the organs of Bessie Taylor. The body presented all the appearances externally of a person who had died from anitmonial poisonings. Internally he found the organs healthy, but antimony was present in the spleen, stomach, bowels, liver, kidneys, lungs, and brain. He found a total of ten and a. half grains of antimony in the organs. It was an esecessive quantity, and indicated that a large dose of tartar emetic had been given shortly before death. Mr. Elliott cross-examined Dr. Stevenson with a view to show that Bessie Taylor's features were unrecognisable. The reply was that the general contour of the features was recognisable. The putrefactive changes were natural. Mr. Bodmer, the analyst, said he was present when Dr. Stevenson examined the organs of Bessie Taylor's exhumed body. He agreed with Dr. Stevenson's conclusions. THE AEBEST OF CHAPMAN. Inspector Godley detailed the circumstances of the arrest. Accused said, "I know nothing about it. I don't know how she got the poison. (She has been in Guy's for the same sort of sickness." Witness then said that before going to the police-station he was going to examine the bedroom where Maud Marsh died, and Chapman led the way. He took possession of the room and contents, leaving Sergeant Leek in charge, whilst he went with Chapman to the police-station. He found £ 268 10s. in notes and gold in Chapman's possession, together with a. medicine bottle, medical books, three white powders, an American-made revolver, loaded in every chamber, photographic choiinicais, a letter from a firm of public-house brokers with refe- rence to the sale by Chapman of his interest in the Crown, Borough High-street, a diary lposted up with items relating to Isabella Spink and Bessie Taylor, and his "marriages" posted up and other articles. At the police-station Chapman asked for baD. but witness told him the case was too serious, And the same night, after making further inquiries, he charged him with the wilful murder of Maudi Marsh by poisoning her with arsenic. He replied, "I am innocent." On December 31, a iter some inquiries, he charged' Chapman with the mur- ders of Isabella Spink and Bessie Taylor. To these charges he replied that he was innocent. He denied his identity with Severino Klosowski when charged in that name. Mr. Elliott's cross-examination was ex- tremely brief. Sergeant Kemp, who was present with Inspector Godley when accused was arrested, said that at the police-etation on the night of his arrest Chapman, spoke to him about tho three white powders found in his bed- room, and aekedl if the doctor had. examined them. Witness said he did not know, when Chapman replied, "I would not hurt her for the world. I have had a lot of trouble with my barmaids, but I took a great fancy to this one. There was eome jealousy lately. She eaid to me one day, I have been with you twelve or thirteen months, and have not had a baby yet. If I do not have one soon you will not have me with you long.' Her sister would bring her baby sometimes, and after she had gone Maud would sit and cry a long time." Witness took all the medicines and medicine bottles found in the House to Dr. Stevenson. Sir Edward Carson said this wam the case for the Crown. THE DEFENCE. I Mr. Elliott: My lord, I do not call evidence. In his address for the defence, which he immediately commenced, Mr. Elliott first acknowledged the loyalty of the learned counsel appearing in the case with him. He then proceeded to state that a storm of pre- judice had been imported into the case, which added to the difficulty of his position. He was, however, sure the jury would give him an impartial hearing, (Proceeding.)

I VIOLENT CARDIFF PRISONER I Has to be Driven to the Station I in a Cab. At Cardiff Police-court this morning John Graig, 30, was charged (before Messrs. James Allen and E. W. Shackcll) with using filthy language and assaulting Police-constable Arthur Moss, in Margaret-street, on March 18. The Police-constable said he found the man in Margaret-street bekaving in a most disorderly manner. He refused to go away when told to, and, as a consequence, he was arrested. He offered a. most violent resistance, and addi- tional police aid had to be obtained before he could be taken into custody. On the way to the police-etation defendant three times rolled the officers in the road, and eventually he had to be placed in a cab.—He waa ordered to pay 10s. and costs.

I TORTURING A MONKEY At Bristol yesterday a, j'oung Italian was charged with ill-treating a monkey, which he exhibited in the streets. The defendant was in the habit of pretending to teach the monkey to smoke. He put a pipe in its mouth and in its paws a. piece of lighted paper. When the monkey did not apply the paper to the pipe its paws were so burnt that it writhed in pain. The defendant assumed ignorance of English, but he used robu.st lan- guage towards all officer who remonstrated with him on the cruelty. He was fined 10s. and costs.

I BACILLI THAT SWAM 300 MILES I In the course of an inquiry which is pro- ceeding in the Supreme Court at St. Louis Dr. Armand Ravold made a. etartling state- ment as to the endurance of bacilli. Speci- mens which he plaoed in the canal fifteen miles below Chicago he traced through the Illinois and Mississippi to St. Louis. They were more active and deadly after their 300- mile swim than -before he released them.

I CAMBRIDGE UNDERGRADUATE'S DEBTS. A. Cambridge undergraduate, named Wilfred B. A. Hales, went up to the university yester- day for public examination in bankruptcy. The gross liabilities amount to £32 10s. There are no assets.—The debtor staled ?hat a friend of his-? lady—volunteered to find the means for him to go up to the university. Ho thought I he must have had £ 1.200 from her before her death. He was not stinted in any way. Ho did not know that £ 101 waa spent in clothes in 1901 and 1902, but he admitted. LiA on tobacco and zgs on wines and spy-its; also £ #) on ie^iery,—Tb&wwaomatioa vrjjg Adjourned-

MARRIEDTHE FAMILY I An Entertaining Divorce Case. TOBACCONIST'S MATRIMONIAL VENTURE. Mr. Robert Emmett Mason, wholesale and retail tobacconist, of 63, Leather-lane, E.C., told the tangled story of his adventure in matrimony to Sir Francis Jeune and a jury in the Divorce-court yesterday, when he sought a divorce by reason of his wife's alleged misconduct with a Mr. Blake. He married Miss Florence Emily Bourne in Sep- tember, 1833, when she was only sixteen years old, and ho was 26. Her mother had been his housekeeper, and on his marriage she came to her son-in-law's home very often. "In fact,' said Mr. Mason, "she seemed to want to manage my business, my wife, my sta, every- thing, until at last it becamc intolerable." And finally, in 1394, hand and wife parted on the question of the mother-in-law. That quarrel was made up, and Mr. and Mrs. Mason live dtcgether until July 28 of last year. As time passed, the petitioner said, he noticed that his wife was giving way to drink, and her habit grew worse by degrees. What the Husband Saw I Mr. Maeon added that he had observed impropriety in his wife's demeanour to men. On one occasion he found her in her room inadequately dressed, while two men on the pavement below were looking up at the lighted room. Mr. Bargrave Deane. K.C., for the peti- tioner: Who were those men? Witness: I thought then that they were casual passers interested in what they saw, but since then I've found out that one was the co-respondent and the other his constant com- panion, "Fat Sam." Subsequently, petitioner said, he found evidence of his wife's miscon- duct, and filed this petition. The respondent made counter-charges of cruelty, but these Mr. Mason denied with vigour. Did you ever threaten her with a revolver? —I've never had one in my hand even. Did you ever say you would throw her out of the window?—How could I? Sh6 weighs 12st. 71b.. and you see what size I am. (Laughter.) I Became the Lodger f Cross-examined, the witness denied that he knew Miss Bourne was under sixteen when he married her. It was at the suggestion of her mother that he had become engaged. When they maried her mother came to live with them. She brought her furniture, her chil- dren, her cat, and her dog, and everything she had—uncles and aunts as well. In faot, i became the lodger. I married the family, in fact." (Laughter.) Mr. Mason was asked: Did you say if your wife would keep away from the court and would let you get a divorce decree you would marry her again within twelve mouthse-,No; nor in 12,COD years, neither. (Laughter.) He admitted that lis had called his wife's mother by objectionable names, and had said her evil example waa re- sponsible for her daughter's misconduct. It was like a French play (he went on). I went out, and Blake came in. I came in; he went out. Did you threaten to get the scandal in the papers?—No; I have no influence with the papers. Is that a photograph of your mother-in-law? —Yes. What have you written on the baok?- Pooh—p-o-o-h. I suppose I wasn't in a good temper, and I wanted to show my opinion of her. (Laughter.) There were other inscriptions on the back of photographs returned by Mr. Mason to his wife's mother. "Let 'em all come" waa one, and another ran, "The topping-up trade; half cream and half raspberry." a. gentle allusion, said Mr. Mason, to that of her former occupa- tiou-a confectioner and ice-cream eeller, Mr. Mason's manager gave evidence as to the respondent's drinking habits, and the fre- quency of Mr. Blake's visits to the Leather- lane shop. The case was adjourned.

Trials of Prisoners at Cardiff The winter assizes for the county of Glamor gan were resumed at the Town-hall, Cardiff, I at half-past ten o'clock this morning. CROWN COURT. J (Before Mr. Justice PHILLIMORE). I Dowiais Assault Case. I Lewis Jenkins, 32, collier, was charged with a serious assault, the complainant being Elizabeth Jenkins, a. middle-aged widow from Dowlais. Mr. Rhys Williams was counsel for the prosecution and Mr. Hugh Jones for the defence.—Prisoner lodge with the woman. and his reply to the allegations was that he was courting her, and that she encouraged his advances.—The jury found prisoner guilty. He was convicted of, an indecent assault and had six months in 19W..—The Judge said if he had effected his purpose he would now have been sent to penal servitude. This was his second appearance, and he would be sent to hard labour for 21 calendar months. J

NISI PRIUS COURT. f (Before Mr. Justice BRUCE.) Charles H. Huss, Limited, v. Arturo Almansi. The above action for slander, which was for hearing at the present assizes at Cardiff, in which Messrs. Charles H. Huss (Limited), of Evelyn-street, Cardiff, ship store merchants, were plaintiffs, and Mr. Arturo Almansi, of James-street, Cardiff, ship chandler, was defendant, has been settled by Mr. Almansi making an apology to Messrs. Charles H. Huss (Limited) to their satisfaction, and pay- ing the costs of the action. Mr. B. Francis- Williams, K.C., and Mr. Arthur Lewis (instructed by Mr. H. Morgan Rees) were for the plaintiffs, and Mr. S. T. Evans, K.C., and I Mr. J. Sankey (instructed by Messrs. Stephens, David, and Co.) for the defendant.

TAXATION OF LAND VALUES The Cardiff Parliamentary Committee this I morning (the Mayor in the chair) considered a communication asking them to support Dr. T. J. M-acnamara'a Bill aitninga.,t the taxa- tion of land values. The Bill proroses to give looal authorities power to levy a tax limited to Id. in the £ on land values throughout their areas, and; it is urged that this will diminish the existing burdens on building enterprise. It was decided to ask Sir Edward Reed to support the Bill.

COAL STEALING AT CARDIFF. I Edward Lee, John Williams, and William Yorath, three diminutive lads, under twelve years of age. were brought up at Cardiff Police-court thi3 morning (before Messrs. J. Allen and E. W. Shackell) charged with steal- ing a quantity of coal, value 6d., the property of the Tiaff Vale Railway Company, from a truck gtarding on the harbour branch of the Taff Vale Railway at Grangetown on March 18,-Police-const.ao16 J. Jenkins was in Ferry- road on Wednesday, and saw Williams throw- ing coal from a truck and the other lade putting it into bak-,B.-A Tiff Vale Railway official, who gave evidence, added that a great deal of coaJ stealing went on there, mostly by children, who were endangering their lives by crowing the lino to got to the trucks.- The Bench dealt with the lads under the First Offenders Act, and ordered them to receive each five strokes with the birch. The Bench, added that they considered others were im- plicated with the lads in the offence. An opinion was also expressed that the Taff Vale Railway Company shonld take more stringent mean* to protect their property,.

PITMAN'S FALL I Claim Against the Great Western Railway. A MERTHYR VALE MAN'S ACCIDENT. At the Nisi Prius Court of the Glamorgan Assizes, held at the Town-hall, Cardiff, to- day (before Mr. Justice Bruce and a jury) the action brought by David Davies, foreman pit- man at Nixon's Navigation Colliery, Merthyr Vale, against the Great Western Railway Company for 12.50 damages in consequenoo of an accident he sustained by falling out of a Great Western excursion train between Here- ford and Abergavenny on May 7, on the occa- sion of the Chester Cup Races, and alleged to have happened through the negligence of the railway company's servants, was resumed. Mr. Abel Thomas, K.C., M.P., and Mr. J. Sankey appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. B. Francis Williams, K.C., and Mr. W. D. Benson defended. The first witness called was Albert Baker, signalman, Owmbargoed, who stated that a telc-graan was received at Quaker's Yard stating that plaintiff hadi faJlen out. of the train. Mr. Abel Thomas: If plaintiff had been in the Great Western train that is exactly the way in which he would have gone?—Yes. So tha.t if he had friends in the Great Wes- tern train, as he said he had, that is the way they would have gone?—Yes. Wherea-3 if he or his friends were in a London and North-Western train they would not have gone that way?—No. Thomas Bowdyer, a goods guard, of sixteen years' experience, and an employe of the Great Western Railway Company, spoke to being in charge of the Great Western, excur- sion to and from Chester on the date in question, by which the plaintiff said he travelled. Before leaving Chester witness, saw all the doors firmly closed, also at Hereford and Abergavenny. John Williams, the other guard on the train, corroborated. William. Arch Cooper, Abergavenny, said that when the train arrived! there all the doors were fastened. If they had not been they would have flown open when the train stoirtved. William Harman. carriage examiner, and James Lewis, shunter, spoke to all the doors of the train being closed on its arrival at Abergavenny. ;i. This concluded the defendant's case. Mr. Abel Thomas asked for permission to call two additional witnesses, urging a,s a reason that as the case for the defence had progressed it had become evident that defen- dants basd their defence on a different plea to that set forth at the outset. If they were going o allege that the plain iff travelled by the London and North-Western Railway they should he given information at the outset, and this was their defence, Henry Williams, merthyr Vale, said he saw plaintiff on the racecourse at Chester on the date in question, and they afterwards met in the town, and had some refreshments together. They got to the station about a quarter to eight, and, seeing the people rush for the train, witness went to secure his seat, and so lost sight of plaintiff. The next he heard of him was that he had met with an accident. M, i-. B. Francis Williams, addressing the jury for the defence, said that the onus in this case was upon the plaintiff; had he fatisfied them that he travelled by a Great Western train. He had said over and over again that he had not travelled by a Great Western train, and they had only his word, which had been contra-dieled bv himself, that the acci- dent happened through the negligeneo of the company's servants, and he submitted; that they ought not to rely upon such evidence. Mr, Abel Thomas submitted that the evi- dence, so far ae it had gone, and the absence of the evidence which should have been called by the defenfants, had led them to the con- clusion that the plaintiff got into a Great Wefill-rn carriage at Chester. The quetsion M to whether plaintiff fell out at the off or near aide of the train made not the elightest difference to the case. (Proceeding.)

LONDON FINANCE. BANK-BATE. Bank-rate, 4 per cent.; unchanged. [BY OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT.] LONDON, Thursday, 11.30 a.m. Money in good demand at 34 to 3J. Discount rates- short bills 32, three months' bills 31. Consols un. changed. Rupee Paper dull. Fall: i. Home Rails dull. Trunks quiet. Fall: Firsts and Guaranteed i. Mexican Rails unchanged. Americans firm. Foreigners irregular. Mines steady. PRINCIPAL CHANGES. Dover "A" i up; District, Hull and Barnsley, Great Eastern j-, Great Central Deferred, Chatha mi down. Southern Pacific 3, Denver J, Wabash Debenture, Union Pacific, Steels Pref, Southern Pref, Norfolk, New York Central Steels, Southern, Chesapeake, Canadian Pacific, Baltimore, Atchison Pref -4, Erie J, up; Milwaukee, Louis- villa i, Atchison, Reading :1-. Kansas 6 down. Uruguay 2, Argentine Bescicsion, Cedulas "E" and "F" i up; Chinese Silver and Gold i, ditto 1896, Argentine 1866, West Minas i down; De Beers, Goldfields Deferred, Gold Trust 1-16 up. Rio Tinto i down.

LOCAL FINANCE. I [BY OUR FINANCIAL EDITOR.) I CARDIFF, Thursday (1.0 p.m.). There is no material alteration in tho disposition ol the local Stock Market to-day. Business continues quiet, but the general tone of the market is steady. This is particularly the case in regard to Railway and Colliery Securities. The Miscellaneous Department is also receiving a little attention.

TO-DAY'S MARKETS I MEAT. London, Thursday.—Beef cluict-Scotch long sides. 4s to 4s 2d; short sides, 4s 2d to 4s 4d; English sides, 315 8d to 315 lOd; Deptford killed, 3s 8,1 to 3s 10d; Ameri- can hind-qnafters, 35 6d tf) 3s 8d; lore-quarters, 25 6d to 215 8d. Mutton quiet—Scotch wethers, 55 to 5s 4d; ewes, 3s lOd to 4s: New Zealand, 2s 6d to 3s 4d: Eng- lish wethers, 4s 1M to 6a; ewes, 33 10d to 4s; Sydney and River Plate, 2s 5d to 2s 6d. FISH. Grimsby, Thursday.—Some 55 vessels landed a fair supply, and the demand was moderate. Quotations:- Soles, Is 6d; turbot, 9d to lid; brills, 8d per lb.; plaice, 4s to 4s 9d; lemon soles, 6s 6d to 7s 6d; whitches, 7s; live halibut, 10s to 12s; dead, Ss to 9s per stone; ling, 35 6d to 4s 6d; Jive cod, 4s to 5s 6d; live skate, 4s 6d; dead, 3s 6d each; hake, 26s to 35s; coalflsh, 168 to 21s per score; kit haddocks, 205 to 28s; gibbed, 27s to 37s; dabs, 14s to 1e5 per box. BUTJEB. Cork, Thursday.—Firsts, 101s per cm.; seconds, 94s; thirds, 693; fourths, 80s; fine, 97s. In market, 36 firkins. SUGAR. Glasgow, Thursday.—Ihe official report says:—Better demand; good business done at. firm prices. The private report says:—Market rather trmer; good business done. WOOL. London, Thursday.—To-day Messrs. Buxton Pnd Ronald offered 13,160 bales. Merinoes were fully 10 per cent, dearer than in January. Fins crossureds com- manded good support; coarse crossbreds were irregular, and more in buyers' favour. METALS. Glasgow, Tliurfday.—Opening: Scotch idle—buyers, 57s 4d cash and 57s 7j.d month; sellers, 40 more; no opening report. Cleveland strong; moderate business done at 52s 9d, 525 1l-d. PTid 52s 10id cash, and 52s ll^d, 53s Id. and 53s Oid month; buyers, 525 lOd cash, ana 538 month; sellers, id more. CnmlJcrland idle—buyers, 615 6d cash; 5r)]er¡;, id more.

WELSH COAL TRADE I The Garth Colliery Dispute I Settled. The dispute at the Garth Merthyr Colliery Maesteg, has been settled by Professor Gallo way and Mr. Wardlow, the representatives of the Elder Navigation Company and M e asrs?l D. Beynon, miners' agent; T. G. James, Gil- faoh; and Vernon Hartshorn, Eisca, who represented the men. The dispute was in I reference to the working of the six-feet seam Several men re-started work last night.

Told in Tabloids. I The Countess of Jersey presided over a com- mittee meeting of the Children's Happy Even- ings Association at 47, Brook-street, London, aoid announced that the toys so graciously sent on three recent occatlions by the presi- dent, the Prince&s of Wales, and her children had been forwarded to eighteen centres. The treasurer, Mr. W. W. Grantham, further reported that her Boyal Highness had eub- scribed to tho fancU of the a«&ociatio £ »

Gatwick Meeting. I 2.0—The COULSDON HURDLE RACE of 100 govs; winaer to be :sold for 50 lOW; weight for age; maidens I allowed 51b. Two miles. Mintord, 1; Pomfret, 2; Valdis, 3. Twelve ran.

11 EVENING EXPRESS" FINALS I GATWICK MEETING. 2.0—MINFOBD (nap). 2.30-MR. BATHO'S BEST. 3.0—LUCINDA. 3.30—PEEDICUS. 4.0— BUCKHUNTEE (nap). 4.30-ALI II. RUGBY MEETING. LO-MR. GILBERT'S SELECTED. 1.45—LIFEBUOY; if absent, BOY JIM. 2.25—TOM TIT. 3.5—TRAPPIST. 3.40-R.EVOKE II. 4.20—SCAMP II. (nap,. Two Best Things of the Day—MINTORD and BUCKHUNTER. —

NEWMARKET NOTES. I (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) I NEWMARKET, Thursday. SELECTIONS FOR TO-DAY. Brook Hardle-BUCKHUXTER or THE RAFT. Hopeful Steeplechase—FOSSICKER or DIDN'T KNOW. International Hurdle—CHILDWIOKBURY or KARAKOUL. Stewards' Steeplechase—LEVANTER. or SPREAD EAGLE. Gotland Steeplechase—ADANSI or BLUE CRESCENT. RUGBY HUNT MEETING. Open Steeplechase—ORTYGIAN or SHACKLE- FORD. Ladies' Plate—BALAK or DETOUR. Hunt Plate—THE TRAMP or GOOSE GIRL. Dunsmore Plate-OVERTURE or JOLLY KNIGHT. Farmers' Plate—SILAS or PIMLICO. THIS MORNING'S GALLOPS. LINCCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP, Portcullis went a good mile. Joe Chamberlain, a mile and three parts at half speed. Handicapper stripped and went a fast five furlongs. Over Norton, a good six furlongs. TRIALS. Sherwood's MALDON beat Ravel, Glass- weed, Luffness filly, Worcester Rose filly, ITiirakinch, and Unravel. over five furlongs. Sherwood's VITULA COLT beat Loch Levan, Ericstane, Omar Khayam, Sweet Duchess colt, jlerle gelding, Morganatic, and Asterie filly over one mile. LINGFIELD PARK MEETING. SELECTIONS FOR FRIDAY. March Hiirdle-THOAS. Welcome Steeplechase—BAWBEE. March Hare Hurdle—LIKELY BIRD. London and Brighton Handicap—OUTPASS.

ADDITIONAL ARRIVALS THIS MORNING. I Drogheda, Lucinda, Upper Cut, Elack Cat, Raveno, Eoya, Oushendun, Dearslayer, Buckliunter, Kcnny- th¡:rpe. DIdn't Know, P-mf,et, SeLLh.? 1I., Spread Eagle, Amethyst, Viacent, Ali 11., Cracky, and Ken- tih lilory.

LEFT FOR LINGFIELD Mount Judkin and Nightshade.

Yesterday's London Betting. LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP. 4 to 1 agat, Oar Lassie, I and w 11 to 2 Eceptr o 6 to 1 Mauvezin, t 14 to 1 — Handicapper, t 16 to 1 Watershed, t 16 to I Nabot. t 20 to I Over .qorton. t 20 to 1 Grave and Gay. t 25 to 1 Bright, t. and w GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE. 100 to 15 agst Drumcres. o 14 to 1 Ambugh II., t and o 20 to 1 Inquisitor, t and o 20 to 1 — Tho Pride of Mabestown, o Young J Niphtingall on Wednesday made his re-ap- pearance in the saddle after his terrible accident several weeks ago at Kempton Park.

OFFICIAL SCRATCHINGS. j The "Sportsman'' has beeii officially informed by Mesrs. Weatherby of the following scratchings Grand National Steeplechase, Liverpool—Nor' Ea.r (at 2.45 p.m. on Wednesday) Lord of the Soil, Vene- tian Monl-, and Roskey Lad (at 9.0 a.m. on Thursday). All engagements—Space and Endeavour. Elswick Selling Handicap, Newcastle—Arksey. Brocklesby Stakes, Linooln-Sir William, and colt by Ob-ron—Ella TA'ecd. Newton Handicap Steeplechase, Haydock-Jubilee Jc^k. LingSeld engagements—Tom.

TIVYSIDE POINT-TO-POINT RACES. These races, after an interlude of two or three years, came off on Wednesday over the old course on Lan Farm, near Cardigan, and were favoured with fine weather. Fields were rather nnall, but the racing was good, considering the elements. The results were:- Point-to-Point Steeplechase, over a three miles and a half course, open to members of any recognised pack of foxhounds or harriers in the counties of Cardigan, Carmarthen, or Pembroke; prize, a silver bowl; 12st. and upwards. Five weighed out of seven entries, Mr K R Harries's False Prophet being the favourite. Colonel Brenchley. on Fermoy, led the way to the last fence but one to the winning field, with False Prophet second. Hero all but False Prophet (fUIle to grief. Falsa Prophet came in two fields length before Cwm- symiog, ridden by Mr J M Philipps, Treriffith. In the second race, over three miles and a half, open only to the members of the Tivyside Hunt, Pentre Bny, the property of Major Pryse ridden by Colonel Brenchley, came in first, winning the second cup. These races are becoming mort popular, and in a hunting point of view, Major Webley Parry-Pryse Is deserving of praise for keeping up the old racing of the Tivyside.

INTER-VARSITY POINT-TO-POINT I STEEPLECHASE. The annual inter-Varsity P.int-to-Point Steeplechase took place yesterday over three miles of fair hunting country on Lord Eosebery's Mentmore estate. The start was near Ascott, Mr. Leopold Rothschild's seat. Five a-side rode, and the result was a hollow win for Oxford, Mr. S. R. Pape's Bundle being first, Mr. W. H. Pearson's Eve May second, and the same owner's Studless third. Mr. Lionel Rothschild's Birthday was fourth, this being tho first Cambridge horse to finish.

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THE LONDON PRESS. ———— 0 ————— Examples of Their Views To-day. BRIEF EXTRACTS FROM LEADING ARTICLES. The Less of Rye t Rightly, or wrongly, it is assumed by many that there is no longer anything to fear on. tho side of Home Rule; and the war is not only at an end, but tho payment of the bills is natnrally found irksome. Tkeso things. together with local and persona 1 elements upon which it is not necessary or gracious to dwell, may be held to account in a. fairly satisfactory manner for the loss of the seat by the Unionists.—"Times." The French Army t In France the military dea,Lh-rate is enor- mously high, simply because, weaklings who would be rejected here arc swept, into the barracks in order to keep up the nume,rical standard. St..a.nda.rd. Panama Canal I The canal will be very costly in both life and money, but it will be an achievement worthy of the American Union, and one the advantages of which will be shared in a very large degree by the British Empire.—"Morning Leader." A Double Warning I Woolwich and Eye warn both sides to set their houses in order: and the Government, if they would only realise it, have certainly not the harder task.—"Daily Express." Crusade Against the Publican I As Mr. Balfour said yesterday, gross injus- tice has been done to a large number of individuals. What was regarded as a legiti- mate investment is regarded so no longer. All sense of security has been shattered, and pro- perty which was taxable and which had been taxed—not lightly, but heavily--is now treated as though it were not property at all. This argument will mate no appeal to the faoiatic, who regards what, he calls the liquor traffic ae a thinx accursed,— Ibuly Telegraph,"

TALES OF THE SEA. ————— ow .9 A Terrible Story of Shipwrecked Men. RESCUED AFTER A WEEK IN AN OPEN BOAT. I- A telegram received yesterday states that Captain Adams and eleven men, the crew of the Norwegian barque gjnrstjern, have been rescued from a small boat, after seven days of fearful experiences. The crew of 21 left the ship in two boats a week ago, their vessel- while on voyage from Trinidad to Marseilles- having been wrecked. Nothing has been heard of the other nine men. The rescued men were in the last stages of exhaustion. Home and Cruiser Squadrons Scattered. On Wednesday afternoon the battleship Revenge (Admiral Noel) and thirteen other warships, part of the combined Home and Cruiser Fleets, anchored in the roads a j, Kingstown. Several other vessels of the fleet put into Holyhead on Wednesday morning. A gale has been blowing in the Irish Channel. I Collision in the North Fleet Hope The steamship Florence, of Stockton, and Baron Sclbourne were in collision about mid- night in the Northfleet HJuue, and the former sank in three minutes. The crew of seven were landed at G rave send this morning. The Baron Selbome had to be beached. J. W. Jackson, the mate of the Florence, was badly injured. Lloyd's, in a later message, state that the Baron Sclborne is anchored at Gravesend with her bows damaged.

I SMALL-POX. Another Case Occurs at the Workhouse. Another case of small-pox wan reported at Cairdiff Workhouse this morning. and the < patient removed to the sanatorium. Then are now seventeen sufferers from the disease at the santorium, eleven having been taken thence from the workhouse.

I IRISH DYNAMITE OUTRAGE Dynamite was yesterday exploded outside Eosemont Barracks, Londonderry, a consider-, able quantity of glass being broken. Fortu- nately, some of tke explosive missed fire, and it was found outside the barracks. One arrest, has been made. but the authorities refuse information, and nothing is known of the object of the outrage.