Evening Express

EFFIGY BURNING. I FURTHER GRANGETOWN I SCENES The effigy-burning at Grangetown, Cardiff, was to have been continued on Wednesday night, and in the expectation that two figures would he publicly burnt upon a bonfire, a large crowd, mostly -consisting of women and children, gathered in the neighbourhood. However, just as the bonfire was tp have been ignited, the police interfered. The crowd was dispersed, and the women dis- appointedly returned to the shelter of their doorways. For some time a crowd of chil- dren, shouting and singing, roa.med through the streets, and, wherever they could escape the watehfuLeyes of the constiibi", lit small TIres of straw and wood. A cry of They've got a fire," would bring three or four score of.them rushing to the place, but they were always cleared away before any damage was done. In about an hour they got tired of the game, and the vindication of the Graugetown conscience is yet incomplete.

Missing Boy Mystery I SEAFARING MAN WITH A CHILD ON A BiCYCLE Mr. and Mrs. Pincott, the parents of the missing Aberbillery boy, are greatly cheered by the action of the recently appointed committee in offer- ing a, reward of £20 for the recovery of the child, dead or alive. "I believe that's the best thing that could have been done," said Mr. Pincott, "as I think it will set people all over the place searching," and, he added, hopefully, "who knows but what my .1ittJe boy has been kept back in the hope of a reward like this being offered?" And, in- deed, that query seems to be a general one, as a great many—and the number appears to be on the increase—firmly believe that, little Edwin has been kidnapped. For the first few da.ys after the mysterious disap- pearance of the hoy, most people were of the opinion tha.t the child had met with his death by falling into the river, or some culvert, pond, or one of the crevices which abound on the sides of the hills that, surround the place. The systematic- and exhaustive searching of all such places, a.nd every ether conceivable nook and cranny in the district, however, has, undoubtedly, been responsible, in a great measure, for the change of opinion which has lately set in. That such a change has taken place is palpable to anyone moving amongst the inhabitants of the district. Many of the most thoughtful people who a, week ago scouted as absurd the -very idea, of kidnapping with such queries as "What on earth could any- one want with a poor man's child?"; "Non- sense, gipsies have .more children of their own than they can comfortably keep," are now equally strong in the belief that the child has been Ltlle,, Various reasons are I suggc,.terl. among them being that the boy was taken by a tramp for begging purposes; and certain it is that a beggar with a litUs child commands more pity than when alone. Others believe little Edwin was kidnapped in the hope of a. reward being offered, and whilst that opinion, possibly, may be cor- rect, its probability is to a, great degree diminished by the thought of the questions the person who handed over the child would have to answer when claiming the reward. Mr. and Mrs. Pincott are strongly of the opinion that their little child i.s alive, and it is tlii* belief that has enabled them to bear up so well as they have done under the terrible suspense and sorrow sur- rounding the fate of the boy. On Wednesday morning the parents were the recipients of a letter from another clairvoyant, who implores that her name, address, and the chief details of the letter should be kept secret until the predic- tion she makes has been investigated. Although not believers in such people and their claims, Mr. and Mrs. P'incott wish to observe the clairvoyant's request as to secrecy; and the father was, also, quite unable to rest in the house until he had tested the truth of the mysterious prediction, which he at once set out to investigate to the full. It is understood that the clairvoyant etates she sees the child has been kidnapped, and that he is still alive, although being badly treated by those who stole him. Minute details are given as to the address of the kidnappers (a. man and woman), also full particulars as to their appearance, dress, and character, which is said to be very low. The address given is several miles from Aber- tillery, so that it will take Mr. Pincottoome hours to test the clairvoyant's claim. A couple of ladies from Gwmcarn visited Aber- tillery on Wednesday morning, and they affirm that about 6.30 p.m. on Friday week, the day young Pincott was lost, a man was noticed cycling at a great pace through Cwm-carll and towards Newport, bearing with him a little child, who, in age, appearance, and dress, greatly resembled the lost boy. The cyclist appeared to be a seafaring man, and the ladies ,ay the matter has occa,,icn much thought and comment since Y..?? Pincott's disappearance became known. ajgeasr-"1 I

I Matrimonial Jars I I STRANGE MOUNTAIN ASH CASE I I Much interest was aroused at Aber- cynon Police-court on Wednesday by a somewhat remarkable matrimonial case. Mrs. Sarah Ann Parry, a young woman, neatly dressed, summoned her husband, Thomas John Parry, for persistent cruelty, and asked for a separation order. The parties had lived together in Penrhiwceiber-road, Mountain Ash, and it was stated that the husband now lived at Cilfynydd. Mr. Ship- ton, Mountain Ash, represented the com- plainant, and Mr. Phillips, Ferndale, defended. It was alleged, for the prosecution, that Parry when in bed threatened Mrs. Parry I with a knife, and she had to run to the bed- room of a lodger for protection. She also declared that the defendant ill-treated her on the Saturday following the wedding. Mi-. Phillips said he could prove that the woman had misconduct6d herself with the lodger-in fact the particulars would be most astounding. It was one of the most remark- able cases that had come under his notice, and the magistrates would agree with him if the case were proceeded with. However, he held that the cas-e must fall through, as the man had not been summoned for desertion. Subsequently the summons for persistent cruelty was dismissed. During the hearing of the case and at the close, Mrs. Parry, in Welsh, strongly denied refusing to sleep with her husband. ,■ II III iT^

Marked for Life I CARDIFF GIRL'S ATTACK ON ANOTHER At Cardiff Police-court on Wednesday Dorothy Evans, a. gaily-dressed girl, was tiharged (before the stipendiary magistrate) with assaulting and beating another woman, named liate Gra.ney, on August 31. Mr. Harold Lloyd defended. Ooiuplainant, an Eldon-road girl, said ehe wont to the Great Western Hotel on the nigoht in question. Defendant was behind the door, and threw a, glass, which hit her p the face. Dr. J. J. Buist (police surgeorij said the injured girl came to his surgery between eleven and twelve at, night. There was a wound on the upper lip, extending from just below the Tight nostril, and piercing the lip. The girl was marked for life, but the mark would not affect her appearunce very much, Dorothy Evans went into the witness-box, and said that the complainant made a dive at her, pulled out a. handful of hair, and kicked her. Trying to take my own part," she added, I up and hit her with two keys that I had in my hand." Tne Stipendiary sent her to prison, with hard labour, for three months for an aggra- vated assault.

I NEWPORT BUILDER'S FAILURE. I I The first meeting of creditors of the estate of Jam Shattock, of 209, C"p t- c e. taU! .ld L1 ,9 {)ly-rv" d xt W builder. was convened ^ST^odn.9eday at the omc. of .he Lial rcei\er. but there wae he qlKJ.rnm. The et?t?ent ?f ft.!f r' '?? ?'l??Mv Iit.ipa amounting to £ 1,338 9s. :aiJS an^ d fthhp e only iitteem m entered on ?? aswete 3!d?o and the only valued ? ?0 cau? of wa ? ?rt fad? tu-e ? s ted by bankrupt w?ro: Over speculation in ^mlding; lœses in putt?gia 6?ecu!at?n m "? were unproductive; fo?da-tions ?d.?u_. ? workman..ESO; loss oa loss by an acÓdnt to workman, £ 30; loss o on goocfc> &c., -eized by inortgaceC:?- illiless Of eelf for machinery under mr^ ]llneP3 of ^lt for thirteen weeks |LeT1,ber, December, and January la6t. 'Bio rek*il?ilig order WaB made on the 24th of -Tnly^, ?.?}i?rs' petitio'?, and debtor w:ts <djudioat.cd bankrupt on tbe and debtor was adjudi"S. rupt, who is 38  26th of jl;l'y- Th I)uL,  nes?? in Novojii. years of age, comm.ni? liueiness in Novem- ber, 1902, with a capita £ 5„ (?5 of which he borrowed). Previou't (>ommencing busi- nc°? on his own accotiu man?r for a local builder. With res^^ ,j.0 -jjjg income or profile during the past three y?.? he ^j0ut £ 2 stated that at B?t he was e.? ?? g ?bout ?2 a vmok as a builder's foI, that during £ 250 the first year's trading he made a.oont £2.O profit. then he began ? S- °??- g,? i?. No reeohrMooe were paend. nO I receiver jemains trustee.

DEATHBED STORY I — ILLEGAL OPERATION ALLEGED I Woman Dies Before Depositions I Couid be Taken The death of a woman named Mary Jane I, Tombs, aged 36, at the Cardiff Workhouse Infirmary is engaging the attention of the police. The woman had been attended there for soma time by Dr. Tiuims, the medical officer, for gastritis, and during her delirium she told a, nurse that she had had a mis- carriage, bnt when questioned as to how ca,rria.-e, bn,t whei-i o this had occurred she refused to give any reply. It was suspected that an illegal opera- tion might have been performed, and the woman was examined, but there was po external evidence that such a thing had occurred. However, as she was in a dying condition, it was thought advisable that depositions should be taken, and for this pur- pose the stipendiary (Mr. T. W. Lewis)' and lIf:r. Nash (deputy-magistrates'-elerk) called ab the workhouse. But Dr. Tinims informed them that the woman's condition was too eerious for her to be allowed to make a state- ment, and accordingly t!ht"y left. At 3.30 the --omctn died.

Newport Dealers Duped. UNKNOWN HYPOCRITE'S CLEVER I SCHEME Some Newport tradesmen are making quiries a.s to the whereabouts and the statm of a person whom they have supplid with g'oods upon orders. A sample will show what is meant. A draper received a request on a printed notepaper, purporting apparently to indicate the address of the writer, asking that the tradesman would send eight yards of flannel to match a sample piece, which was enclosed. With the goods the shopkeeper was asiied to enclose his account, so that a cheque in settlement might be returned. The address printed on the notepaper was that of a. place in a neighbouring county, and across the top of the note-paper in held black type were the words, Get Wght With God." The draper sent the flannel, a.nd wa.ited for the Helle-que fo-r samo in discharge." He is still waiting. So are eight or a. dozen others who received similar letters. So are certain printers from whom were ordered notopa,per with printed head- ings, envelopes with his initial on the back, circular letters, ledgers, etc. After the flannel had been sent, and the printing orders had been complied with, he approached one of the firms for ledgers. He afterwards wrote on a post-oa.rd (stamped with a life-belt and "Jesus Saves"), saying, Shall be in Newport in a few days, and will call re copying press. Ivindly despatch ledgers. Am waiting for same. Shall be glad if you can send to-morrow per tra.in." But the ledgers were not sent. The printer had smelt a rat.

Lady Shot in an Office. MYSTERIOUS ASSAILANT GETS AWAY I UNRECOGNISED A mysterious tragedy occurred in the offices of the Bureau Kennedy, in Imperial-building's. Ludgato-circus, on Wednesday. About half- past one a man paid a visit to the office, of which Mrs. Franks, the manageress, was at the time the sole occupant. iSothing is yet known of what passed at the interview, but shortly afterwards shots and cries were heard. People who ra.n to the scene from adjoining offices found the door open, and saw Mrs. Pranks stagger on to the landing, crying: "Who ebot me? Who shot me? Where's my hUfJband p., She was bleeding profusely from a wound in the throat, and had not enough strength to get far beyond tho door, failing in a. semi-conecioug condition into the arms of one of the clerks who had run to the epot. The police were summoned, and the wounded lady was taken en an ambulance to St. Bartholomew's Hospital. It is not believed that the wound will prove fata.I. The assailant got clear away into the crowded street before the alarm was given. The police have no trace of him, and it is not likely that he will be found until Mrs. Franks can give a. description of him.

CARDIFF CAPTAIN FINED. I OVERLOADING A STEAMER AT I BILBAO. Sitting at Cardiff Police-court on Wednes- day the stipendiary (Mr. T. W. Lewis) had before him a case In which Captain John Dyer, of tho steamship Thor, was summoned for allowing his vessel to be so loaded at Bilbao a-s to submerge in salt water the disc indicating the load-line. Mr. A. Vatchell acted for the Board of Trade; Mr. Gilbert Eobertson defended. Mr. Vachell alleged that on July 22 last the vessel was submerged 31 in. at Bilbao. Mr. Robertson admitted a submersion of about .5iu. Defendant wag call-ed. aud said he bad hold a. master's certificate 22 years. He had traded to Bilbao twelve or fourteen yaare. This was the first complaint that had been made agninst him. The vessel whilst she was being loaded laid on a. bed of soft mud, and witness took steps (which lie described) to see that the ship was properly loaded. There were no means of taking the vessel's depth on account of the mud. His owner's instruc- tie-ns as to overloading were imperative, and it was not to his advantage to overload. Mr. Robertson pleaded fcr a substantial mitigation of penalty, defendant having done all ho could to ascertain the draught of his vessel. The Stipendiary imposed the nominal penalty of £ 10 and ooste, or one month.

YOUTH'S STRANGE STORY I KIDNAPPED AND KEPT PRISONER I FOR FOUR DAYS. A remarkable story of kidnapping is being investigated by Sheffield detectives. It is told by a gentlemanly-looking yout.h. Regi- nald Hartley, sixteen, employed as clerk by tihe Hardy Pa,tent. Pick Company, was sent to pu.rohase £3 worth of stamps, but did not return. He had of-ten been en.trusted with similar errands, and it may transpire that ho had been noticed on other occasions in the sub-post-office, whjch is a general shop. For four days the parents were in awful anguish. When he staggered home late on Saturday night he was completely pros- trated, and his condition is critical. All the money is gone. He stated that when in a low quarter going to the post-office lie was stopped by two men. One placed hds hand over his mouth, and he was pushed into a cab, which was driven off. He knew no more until he regained consciousness in a lonely cottage some miles from the city. He was imprisoned in a room and kept foul' daye. Then he was liberaited. His employers believe the story, and a.re keeping the aitua- tioin open.

TRADES' UNION CONGRESS I The Trades Union Congres resumed yester- day at Hanley. It was announced that Mr. Balfour had promised to consider the question of including a Labour representative on the Poor-law Commission. A long dis- cussion took place, on the proposition of Mr. Tillett, advocating coimnqlsory arbitration, but this was defeated. In the afternoon a resolution re-affirming that passed last year in opposition to the Tariff Reform proposals wae carried on a vote by 1,253,000 against 26,000.

PATRONAL FESTIVAL AT ST. I MARY'S, CARDIFF. The services of the pat-ronal festival 9-t St. Mary's, Cardiff, coIDmenced on Wednesday ¡ evening with evensong and sermon by the Rev. E. Hermitage-Day, vioar of Abbey Gwmhir, who will also preach at the high celebration on Friday (to-morrow) at eleven a-m., the late vioar, the Rev. G. Arthur Jones, being the cele- brant. At last year's festival the church was re-opened after the renovation, when the galleries were removed. Still further improve- ments have now been carried out, and a new porch and entrance on the south side is to be opened. This will be a. great convenience to those entering the church from Bute-street. The festival services will be contrTrued on Sunday and the following Wedr.»~4«.y. The parochial conversazione this year is to be I hkl in the Town-bail, through the kindness oi the mayor, on Tuesday next.

The Cardiff Independent Labour Party Md an enjoyab!e concert a.t the Ruskin Institute on Wednesday evening, when the following artists ably assisted: The Young Australian Troubadours, Mrs. Dftiwson, Mrs. T. B. Davis, and Messrs. Congdon, Hunter, Wiiliams, and StibbB. The Echo de Paris" states that an. examining magistrate may be appointed to inquire into tho purciy financial and specula- tive operations of the hte M. Cronier in order to clear up the c v.ion io which taxey Biv still inv''lv'-d.

"I WANT NO POPERY" Passive Resisters at Cardiff. THE STIPENDIARY'S BRIEFj DECISION. The principle of passive resistance was pro- minently represcinted at. Cardiff Police-court to-day in the personel of süjne of the leading exponents of that principle. Mr. Councillor Lewis Morgan, chairman of the education commiitee, was in attendance, and amongst those present were Mr. James Baillee, Mr. 'Pethybridge (solicitor), ,and others, whose resistance is rather active than passive. -^ere came before the Stipendiary upwards of 50 rate defaulters. The first to object, educationally, was Mr. Wootton, of Spiott, who admitted liability, but said he had a conscientious objection to ¡' public money being diverted to sectarian purposes. Mr. Wootton spoke with warmth. The Stipendiary (unmoved) merely remarked, "Distress warrant; next case." The next ease was that of D. Perkins, 245, Moorland-road, Spiott. When his narie was called he rose dramatically, and threw out the challenge, "I want no Popery to go on- flung it out, in fact, as an epithet." An approving smile euflused the faees of the passive resist-ers as they signified approval of Mr. Perkins's thrust. The Stipendiary: A distress warrant. The last dofeiadan-t to face the court was Mr. Norman, Splott-road, who isajid he re- futed to pay 2s. 3d. to support religious teaching. His Worship: Are you the oocupier of the premises ?—Yee. Then you must pay the rate?—I refuse to do it. Court-officer (to defendant); Come LOlng. Distress warrant. I SCENE IN THE CORRIDOR I The scene in the corridoT of ;lhe Towc-ball after the cases was a remarkable one. Knots c.f well-known Nonconformist ministers and laymen stood talking, some in earnest voices, some evidently treating the matter as a. huge joke. A good many of itiliem \had brought their .women-folk with them to see them a.cquit. themselves as heroes or martyrs. The I-s Tl-,e s'ober bla.ck garb afforded a et-rikin-g con- trast to itihat of a,be usual run of attendants in the police-court corridor. "No," said Councillor Ciossman to our reporter, "we do n,olt)in,t-and to hold any meet- ing mow, but we si\1aU do so to-morrow night."

Cardiff Shop on Fire. ALARMING-OUTBREAK IN QUEEN-ST I Shortly after half-past twelve this a.fter- noon a fire was discovered in the cellar of an unoccupied shop adjoining the Andrews' I Hall in Queen-street, Cardiff. A fire engine was sofn on the spot, and the flames were extinguished about a quarter to one. The fire was caused by an electric wire fusing. A big crowd quickly gathered, and traffic had to be stopped. The premises on one side of the shop are occupied as offices, and the Andrews' Hall stands on the other side.

COUNTRY HOUSE TRAGEDY I Fashionable New York has been shocked by the newa of the suicado of Mr. FtrancTs Bowes Stevens, jun., a member of the dis- tinguished Stevens family, of New Jersey. Mr. Stevens sh-oft himself in the head with a revolver during the night at his country Ehome. The suicide i<3 attributed to the inability of Mr. Stevens to meet tSie financial obligations involved by fafiihionable life in Now York. Although his relations are very wealthy, Mr. Stevens's fortune was utterly inadequate to meet the demands upon it. This preyed upon his mind until his health was affected. Mr. Stevens was married to Miss Adcle Horwitz, a noted beauty, who rejected many millionaire suitors. The wedding was notice- able on account of its unusual features. Jiiss Horwitz would not have bridesmaids or maids of honour, but she insisted on being accompanied by her pet dog, Jack, which wore a collar of white ribbons and orange blossoms bearing the legend, "Love me, love my dog."

SWANSEA CORPORATION AND! DUKg OF BEAUFORT. At a meeting of the Swansea Corporation Housing Committee on Wednesday the Deputy-town-clerk reported on the proposed acquisition, of Trwyddfa Common from the Duke of Beaufort that the duke's agent, on being interviewed, had referred to the fact that the corporation were seven years in arrear with certain fee farm rents (£18 per annum), and had said it was not a. bit of good approaching the duke in regard to the common when the duke's solicitors had been pressing him (Mr. Price) to ieeue a writ against the corporation. He (Mr. Price) declined to treat the two questions separately. The duke's claim was based on custom from t-irac m The Estate Agent reported that Messrs. Richard Thomas and Co. declined to enrrender on terms certain lancl in Waunwen for build- ing purposes unless the corporation, allowed the oompany to continue using certa-in ground at Corse-road for tipping purposes. It appeared that the firm had never takeii up a building lease offered of the latter !and, but had paid enhanced rent, and used the ground for tipping.—After some discussion the matter was allowed to remain in abeyance.

THE LATE SIR M. G. GERARD. IMPOSING FUNERAL CEREMONIAL I AT EDINBURGH. The remains of General 3ir Montagu G. ¡ G.arard, jnitfoary attache with the Rus.sian Army in Manchuria, who died a.t Irkutek were landed at Leith on Wednesday morning, and oonve^ed to Airdrie for interment. Mili- tary honours were accorded the deceased officer, the whole of the troops in the Edin- burgh garrison taking part in the funeral ceremonial. General Sir Chsules Tucker, c-ommajiding in Scotland, and Lord Plsyfair, commander of the Coast Defences, were among the pall-bearers. Large crowds wit- nessed the procession to the station. The coffin was borne on a gun-carriage drawn by seven horses, and a salute of fifteen minute guns was fired from Edinburgh Castle. The Provost and members of the 'I Leith Town Council, Ù1 tlisir official robes, and members of the Leith Doclt Commis- sion drove in the funeral procession from Leith Docks to Princes-street Station, Edin- burgh. The military escort included the 2nd Highland Light Infantry, tbe permanent staff of the auxiliary forces in Edinburgh, and the Koyal Garrison Artillery.

ABERYSTWYTH TOWN COUNCIL. I The mayor (Mr. William Thomaa) presided I lalt a meeting of the Aberystwyth. Town Council. A resolution was adopted to the elfeot that any arrangement or agreement whereby the working and management of the Manchester and Milford Railway were to be hereafter controlled by the Cambrian Railways Company, or whereby t'ho Cambrian Company would secure a monopoly, muM seriously prejudice the trading and other interests of Aberystwyth "and "the district generally, and would be strenuously opposed. A committee wa3 appointed to carry the resolution into effect.

SANITARY CONDITION OF CAER-I LEON. I"f-' t ixmsKieraQie indignation wajs expressed at the Caerleon Council meeting over a para- graph referring to the sanitary condition of Caerleon. which appeared in a review of the general eanitary condition of the county, based on the medical ofilcer's report, and pub- li??h?&d by the county council. The para- graph in question stated, "There je perious <?v?rcrowding cwing to in?nniciency of house accommodation." Dr. De Gruchy'R (the medi- cal officer's) annual report was Prodneed and only contained one reference to a case of overcrowding, which w.a? remedied during the year. The members .jpolce strongly on the matter, and it was decided to write to the county council, pointing out that they were not justified in publishing such an attack on ¡ the town.

BOWLS j CARDIPP V. NEWPORT. I Alderman J?&?M't Hughes, the mayor of CardHf, has consented to bowl the arat b?wt in the Tnart-ch on the Victoria Park Green next I SaLurdioy between the Cardiff and Nev/poirt el u,be. I

According to reports received at Victoria (B.C.) from the Beliring Sea fine weather is prevalent, and thero are indications that the Victoria sealing schooners wiU itttve th es jcatoli f or many years, ■

ON THE FOOTPLATE ALLEGED BOGUb INSPECTOR i At Leeds yesterday the strange adventures of a man travelling on railway egine3 and as a locomotive inspector were un- 1 folded in the case of John Henry Sichardson, ] who pleaded guilty to travelling on the rail- j way, with intent to defraud. ] Accused was on Tuesday night- seen by a ] detective of the London and North-Western Railway at the London-road Station, Man- chester. lie went up to an engine driver and demanded to be taken on the locomotive, but. the driver refused, and Richardson got in with the guard and journey to Stockport. He there alighted and afterwards mounted 1 the engine of a midnight train to Hudders- 11 fieid. telling the driver that he was an in spector from the locomotive works at Crewe. He left at Iluddersfleld and remained on the platform until 2.10 a.m., when he got on to the engine of another train and rode to Leeds. He was accosted by the inspector who had been shadowing him from Manchester. Hiobardson repeated to him that he was a locomotive inspector, bnt he had left his passes at home. At tho police-station he said. "The game is up. I will tell the truth. Detective-sergeant Dunn said that en the strength of prisoner's statement that he was a.n inspector on the line the station master at Stalbridge had lent the man a sovereign, and a barmaid at the same station had lent him 10s. At Buxton he birrowed a mackintosh from the locomotive foreman, and sold it in Manchester for 10s. Witness believed that the man was wanted by the Great Eastern. The ( a'-ie was adjourned. It is alleged that accused took every ad- vantage of his assumed name to view the sights of the country free of charge, and to become cognisant of the inner workings of the company. Ho has travelled from Liver- pool and Manchester to London and ba-ck on the footplates of engines, and several drivers have bean completely taken aback at the extraordinary knowledge the man possessed of engineering. On one occasion (says a Crewe correspondent) he brought the driver of a London express off his ea-gial- and ordered him to examine several intricate parts of the locomotive beforo allowing it to proceed. On another occasion be threatened to discharge a driver because his engine was not spotlessly clean. He has also ordered drivers to pull certain parts of their engines to pieces in order to satiefy lÜs wonderful curitt ity.

Dry Docks Dispute. I NEW RULES POSTEp BY THE MASTERS 1 The followin.g rules have been posted by the Cardiff and Barry Masters' Association:— That when painters or any other class of I laboure.-?- rules, labour, embraced by the labourers' rules, are employed by a, sub-contractor their wages shall be the same in both public and private dry docks. That the piecework in connection with the painters' and labourers' rules (as dis- tinct from tbe platers and helpers) be abolished. This deals directly with the principal grievance of the painters—that eub-contrac- tors paid piecework ratee, or eix, and even or Fix, amd even seven, e-hillinga per day, as compared with four and sixpence paid by the dry dock owners. It also defines the position of the sub-contractor, who, it can be fairly assumed, has agreed to the maeters' rules*

WorstWoman inSwansea NOTORIOUS CHARACTER DIES IN THt | CARDIFF PRISON I Ellen Watben (or Sullivan), a notorious character, died in Cardiff Prison on Monday night. There were 74 convictions against her when she last appeared a-t Cardiff Police- court on August 22, the charge against her then being disorderly conduct- She was best known in Swansea, and was the subject of an interesting article which p..ppeared in these columns some time ago frolu the pen of our Swansea correspondent, untWr the heading of The Worst Woman in Swansea." She was a dangerous woman of exceptional strength, and her favourite weapon was a hatpin. She was connected with a murder case in Swansea in 1389, and in 1902 she was sentencd to three f r U 8' years' imprisonment for a felony. She was a native of Pentrechwyth, near Swansea, and died from heart disease.

TAILORS IN CONFERENCE I Annua! Event at Cardiff. 1 The annual conference was held to-day at the Queen's Hotel, Cardiff, of the National Federation of Master and Foremen Tailors' Societies. About 40 delegates assembled, and these were given a hearty welcome on behalf of the Cardiff Society by Mr. Brockington. 1Ir. Edward Peacock occupied the chair, and Mr. J. O. Hopkins the vice-chair. Reports were presented by the delegates as to the numerical' strength of the different societies, their financial status, &c. Mr. Simmonds (Cardiff) reported that the Cardiff society was in a flourishing condition," there having been an increase of seven in the membership since the opening of last session. Their meetings had been well-attended, and the debates were very keen. In his annual report the secretary (Mr. Caldwell) said that doubts were expressed last year a6 to the success of the conference at Cardiff, but looking around the assembly they were satisfied that the long distance many of them had to travel bad not pre- vented the societies sending delegates. It was his pleasure to draw attention to the stoady progress they were making as an organisation. Excellent work was being done by the office bearers, who assisted the affiliated societies by lecturing. He was happy to say that" their ont of employment scheme had been well launched.. In conclu- sion, Mr. Caldwell felt confident that their federation was founded on a solid basis.

CLERICAL SCANDAL AT CARDIFF" To the Editor of the Evening Express." Sir,-Ia your iaoue last evening you state the Rev. E. A. Sutherland has sold No. 2, Albany-road, which he occupied during his incumbency of St. "Mal'titÙ-I. As the tenant of thifi to use for the last six yea-rs up to July 17, 1905, I beg to inform you that the Rev. E. A Sutherland never occupied those premises.—I aan, &c,» LATE TENANT. I

FAILURE OF A PONTYPRIDD I COAL-MINER- A meeting of the creditors of Edward Thomas Edwards, coal-miner, 35, Merthyr- road, Pontypridd, and IH:te of 6, Maeaycoed- road, PwUgwaun, was held on Wednesday at Merfcliyr. The statement of affairs show-ed a deficiency of £2-26 16s 3d., the liabilities being £2.39 6s. Sd., and the assets £12 10s. The debtor attributed his failure to judgment being obtained against him as a former treasurer of the Pontypridd and B-hondda District oi the South W a les .Miners' Federation for £ 159 7s. 9d., amount of alleged defalcations, and the costs of the action.

THE BICKEL MATRIMONIAL CASE. I Richard Bickel made Yet another appear* ance on Wednesday before the Cardiff stipen- diary in connection with his matrimonial troubles, on remand from August 9. This time it was for neglecting to pay £ 3 153. arrears and costs under a maintenance order. The poor old man hobbled painfully into the dock. Mr. Harold Lloyd a-ppea-rcd on behalf of Mrs. Fickel, but her lmsbrJid was undefended. Mr. Lloyd explained that Mrs. Bickel had offered to take z-150 in settlement of all claims, but she had not received, any money. "All I have got to say, plaintively said the old man, in a. trembling voice, is that I have not got the money." He added that his property was in the Lards of the official !Li.s I)rcl)e-t3- -vvqg in Lil-c ICLud,- of -,h e olfie lal The Stipendiary sentenced the prisoner to one month's imprisonment. After the lapse of some time Mr. Lloyd rose to say that since the stipendiary bad committed the defendant a-noMier suggestion had been made. Mr. Bickel had a Itousc in Cathedral-road mortgaged to the amount oi £ 700. Provided the official receiver would consent, he could offer a. small amount to assign the equity of redemption to Mrs. Bickei. The Stipendiary: I ani very glad to hear j it. It is much more satisfactory to ail parties than that he should be sent- to prison. Even ii he cannot assign the equity of redemption, • if he could make any titot^cu her jshe j to tafco it. ■ j

BAKU RIOTING. 1 1 Town Wiped Out. i An Exchange Te1egrph Company's 1 from St. Petersburg this morn- I ing at 11.38 states that the situation at Baku is more serious. A telegram from Balakalhy says that the whole place has been reduced to ashes. St. Petersburg, Thursday.—Private tele- grams from Baku state that five hundred oil wells have been destroyed by the incendiary fires. So intense was the beat thrown out by the flames that tho troops had to abandon I the attempt to extinguish the fire. Workmen ¡I living in the neighbourhood had to leave their homes. It will cost immense sums to I repair the damage that has been done.— Central Xewe.

Newport Cyclist. I KNOCKED FLYING BY A MOTOR-CAR I Charge of Reckless Driving Dismissed At Xewport Magistrates'c-auit. on Wednes- da,y a summons w.,is heard charging Waiter I Spencer Percival, cf 8, Hereford-street, chauf- feur, employed by Messrs. Thomas and Price, engineers, with unlawfully driving a motor- oa.r in Caerleon-rood in a manner dangerous to the public. The proceedings were taken by the police under Section 1 of the Motor Ca.r Act, 1903. Mr. Abbott (from the town-clerk's office) appeared in support of the police; Mr. H. A. Moore (instructed by Messrs. Hornby and I Baker-Jones) defended. Mr. Abbortt, in opening, said the affair, whioh ended in a.n accident, occurred about 8.25 p.m. on August 11. The three grounds upon which the defendant was alleged to be driving recklessly were that the car was on the wrong side of the road, no warning of his approach was given, aiid that he was going too fast. Mr. Harry Spiers Jones, of Durham-Toad, a clerk in the manager's office at the Alex- andra Dock, stated that OIl Friday, August 16, he was cycling in Ctaerleon-road on the left hand side, near the Presbyterian Church. lie was riding from town towards Durham- road, and was riding between the kerbstone and the tram line. He noticed a tramoar near Aimesley-road, and a motor-cycle came out from behind the tramcar, and approached witness on the side of the road which witness was riding—and on the motor- cyclist's wrong side. Thinking that the motor cycle would collide with him, witness turned a bit towards the centre of the road, and I rode along between the two down lines of tHe tramway. Immediately the motor-cycle passed him (without audible warning) he noticed a motor-car making at a very rapid rate (of 30 to 35 miles an hour) a long sweep round the tra.mcar, and bearing down on bis (witness's) side of the road, and, therefore, on the motor-car's wrong1 side. The car came dead on, and hit him, bicycle and all, full tilt. The bicycle was drawn under the car, and smashed. He was knocked over and injured, but whether he was thrown over the top of the cer and the passengers or alongside of the car he did not know. He sustained fifteen cuts and bruises, and his clothes were torn. Mr. Horace Lyne had the doctor's certificate in connection with other proceedings. Three other witnesses estimated the speed at thirty miles, eighteen miles, and eighteen to twenty miles an hour. The defendant gave evidence, and said he held a licence from Middlesex. He was an abstainer, and had never had an accident before. The car was only going eight to ten miles a.n hour, and the accident occurred through Mr. Jones riding on his wrong side of the road. It .-jeemed to him (defendant) that Mr. Jones had his head down and was riding ae hard as he could. He rode right into the motor-car. Though he was not certain defen- dant believed that he sounded the horn. A witness, named John Bugnian, said he believed that the car was going only eight to ten miles an hour, and that Mr. Jones went over 011 his wrong side of the road. The bench of nve magistrates retired to consider their judgment, and the Mayor, in the result, said the magistrates had by a majority decided to dismiss the caee. Mr. Moxon Fuller eatd, as representing one other magistrate and himself, be wished to express the opinion, that the accident was due entirely to the horn not being sounded.

WATTSTOWN RELIEF FUND Result of the Empire Matinee The Mayor of Cardiff this morning received a. net proceeds of the matinee which was given at the Cardiff Empire, by kind permission of Mr. Oswald Stoll, in aid of t-he Wattstown Colliery Disaster Belief Fund. His worship par- ticularly desires to thank all the ladies who did so much towards securing such a.n excel- lent result, as well as Mr. W. Lea and his staff, who worked so hard and well in the organisation, of the matinee. A contribution of £ 25 towards the same fund wag also received this morning from Mrs. E. S. Eamlin-Wdlliaons, of Fairfield, Pontypridd. The mayor's fund now amounts to nearly L900. On Sunday next the mayor will preside at a. sacred concert on behalf of this fund at St. Paul's Congregational Chapel, Cowbridge- road.

CARDIFF BARBERS COMPLAIN Councillor Ohappell's Joke. A special meeting of the Cardiff Health Committee—A'derman Jacobs (chairman) pre- t'iding-wag hGiS this morning to consider &I communication from the Cardiff Barbers' Association complaining that there were some barbers in the town who had failed to carry out the closing act as adopted by thie committee, so that while some barbers had closed their establishments others were trad- ing. The Chairman said it was necessary that the Act should be given a proper start; or it would be a fiasco. He had seen the head- constable who waa prepared to render every assistance by giving instructions to the police t. report any irregularities they may dis- co er to Dr. Walford, the w-edira- l officer. It was unanimously resolved to accept the I offer of the head-constable. In reply to Mr. J. Chappell, the medical officer taid the order for hours of closing were: Monday, Tuesday, aud Thursday, 8 p.m.; Wednesday, two p.m.; Friday, 9.30 p.m.; .and Saturday, from 11.30 p.m. Mr. F. J. Nicholls observed that some barboers on 'Oba,ngo after closing hours went to private houses to shave people. Mr. J. Chappell: There will be a stop to that some day. The telephone will go suddenly, and there will be an accident. Tho question of the appointment of an additional inspector under the Shop Hours Act, 1904. was deferred.

WILL YOU BELIEVE IT P I The following is taken from the "CEarion," a. journal of Aspen, Colorado: — Evidently mistaking hailstones for oorn, six ducks belonging to a Colorado fanner ate heartily of them, aud died eoon after. When cut open they were found frozen to death, while the life of a seventh wae only saved by pouring hot water down its tfbroat.

SUPREMELY POLITE I An author ??t Pekin, who h?d sent an a»rt4«!e I to a Chinese D?wspap?r, says the "Gaulois," has received. together with his rejected manu- script, the- following Jetter fro the editor:—! Illustrious Brother of the Sun and of the II Moon,—We have perused your manuscript with Celestial delight. By the bones of our ancestors, we swear that we have never mot a. masterpiece like it. If we publish it, H.M. the Linperor will command ns to take it as a. criterion, and to print nothing that doee not equal it. Since that could never be pote- sible in ten thousand years, we return your manuscript, trembling and asking your mercy seventeen thousand times. La! my head is at your feet, and I am the eiiave of your slave. I

BOOT H LIN Eft LOST. I SUNK OFF BRAZILIAN COAST: ALL! ON BOARD SAVED. I Moyds agent at Par? telegraphed on Wed-! nesday aa foDows:—"British et?'?mer Cyri!. i?e?ng'ug to the Booth Line, has been in collision with the steamer Anselm, also belonging to the Booth Line. The former totally lost; all on board .saved. Burk in.' fifteen fathoms by Carnatien Island, ile-i.r Curralinho, eighty miloo above this port, r The Anc-elm has put back with bows and I stem twisted." j The Cyril was iron ecr?w Bteamer of 4,380 tqas =oci&wd WM bwlt a't?Ha?ow.Ht 16" 1

i I DERBY MEETING. ) ADBmOXAL ARRIVALS THIS MOBKIXG. f Fa?nicy. Pansy Masters, Bronze M-edal, I Doola. Saosovftto, Lancashire, Coxcomb, lied Win?7 gelding. Gantlet, Dona Ana, Dy Duck, &wæt Finch. I .siYer Berry PA?y, ..ad C?r-t: Mafd.

Starters and Selections. DERBY, Thursday Morning. A steady downpour of rain in the morning might have been expected to have a preju- dicial effect upon the attendance yesterday, but such was not the case, and the company was again a good one. The Spondon Selling I Plate, which came first on the card, proved, as was anticipated, a matck between Hand- in-Hand and St relÛng ton. and it was only by a head that the finst named gained the verdict. He has been a useful animal to the Penrith party, and was bought in for 220 guineas. Rouge Croix was an odds on favourite for the Breeders' Foal Stakes, but, for once in a way, Maher rode a horribly had rac,e. Enitering the straight, he tried for an i impossible opening on the inside, and as a result was hopelessly shut in. Oyanean, who was the outsider of the party, came with a laAe rush, and won easily from Chestnut, with St. Florentin third. La-st year Mr. Hill Wood gave a big sum for the winner, and this was the first return he had had for his money. For the Peveril of the Pea.k Plate to-dry there will be close upon a score of runners. If fancied by Mr. Purefoy, Ypsilanti is sure to enlist solid support, but I must leave the Netheravon champion and all the other top weights out of my calculations. As a Liverpool Cup winner, Chaucer seems to be very flatteringly handicapped, and it is worth bearing in mind that through being interfered with he bad no chance in the Drayton Handicap a.t Goodwood. Another unlucky horse in that race was Pomegranate, and from what I can make out the issue is likely to be confined to Chaucer, Haoken- sehmidt, Sweet Katie, Pomegranate, Buehy Boy, and Cape Verde. The last named was an easy winner here on Tuesday, but the publio-form horsa is undoubtedly Swfeet Katie. Not since Pretty Polly's debut has an easier .win been seen than her Stockton success, a.nd as her 7lb penalty wilt be reduoed by means of the apprentioe allowaaoe, I vote for SWEET KATIE I as a pretty good thing. Appended are selec- lions for the other events:- Abbot's Hill Selling—LINGHOLM. Rangemore Plate—OTHERWISE. Elraeton Nursery—DYING DUCK. Selling Nursery-SYMMETRICIAN. Burton Plate-OHERRY RIPE.

PROBABLE RUNNERS FOR TO- DAY'S RACES. Abbots Hill Selling—All ready to run, Rangemore Plate-Wi,ld Night Again, Other- wise. Red Heart's Pride, Ariadne, Lady Honora, Fair Anna, Bastion, Bachelor's Fancy, Pansy Masters, Bronze Medal, Doola, and I Ohevening Belle. PROBABLE STARTERS AND JOCKEYS FOR THE PEVERIL OF THE PEAK PLATE. Ypeila.nti B Dillon ,Sacnoovino Halsey Polymelus .RaiidRH Best Light Madden Haokeasohmidt Lyrriiam Lancashire Higgs Chancer Wbeatley Sweet Katie Flanagan V0rgia Griggs Pomegranate Blades Marsden Trigg Velocity East Coxcomb Templeman Bushy Boy. Howard Red Wing II. gelding Plant Cape Verde Saxby Carrelst Asihvorth St. Elgax Howey Elvaeton Nurs.ery-Sophron, Peaceful Lady, Nydia.n, Gold Coin, Lamb and Flag, Berly, Lady Chancellor, Penniless, Geffon, Merely Mary Ann, Court Maid, Dona Ana, Dying Duck, Sweet Finch, and Silver Perry filly. Selling Nurs-ery-AIl ready to run. Burton PlaTte-B.eokh$m,ptou' Pride, St. Kevin, and Transfer.

I U fVENINI EXPRESS" FINALS I DERBY MEETING. j 1.40—DEXTER. I 2.10—WILD NIGHT AGAIN. 2.50-CHAUCER. 3.25—DYING DUCK. 4. 0-GAZEFUL. 4.30-BECKAMPTON'S PRIDE.

NEWMARKET NOTES I (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) I NEWMARKET, Thursday. LEFT FOR DERBY. Red Wing II. gelding. Saneovino, Bronze Medal, Alice W., Doola., Coxoomb, Silver Berry, Chevening Belle, Sweet Finch, Pa.nsy Masters, Carrelet, Dona Ana, and Dyini Duck. LEFT FOR SANDOWN PARK. Sotto Voce, Snow Glory, Applethwaite oolt. Rodger II., Sweet Briar filly, Melaine colt, Matcihchase, Ro-ndino colt (2yrs), Hubbie, Cir- cular, Norme-a Mint, River, Mida., and Esprit. DERBY MEETING. SELECTIONS FOR TO-DAY:- Abbotts Hill Plate-DUKE ROYAL or LING- HOLM- Selling Nursery—SIR EDWY or STORY- TELLER. Elvaeton Nursery—NYDIAN or DONA ANA. Rang-amore Pla.te-PA.NSY MASTER-B or DOOLA. Peveril of the Peak Plate-BEST LIGHT or I CHAUCER. j Burton^Plate—BECKHAMPTON'S PRIDE or I TRANSFER.

OFFICIAL STARTING PRICES. I .& All published in the "Racing Calendar" and the ••Sportsman. DERBY MEETING. Spoodan Selling- (ö¡-Ha.¡¡d' in n'lld, 15 to 8 agst; Stretting-lon, 5 to 2 Tongue Tted, 100 to 50 agL. Kedkston Plate (13).—Gilbert Handley, 5 to 1 agst; A'rtoviso&r, 100 to 7 agFt; G-ailinago, 10 to 1 ag»t. Fcal Stakes (5).—Cvaaaan, 10 to 1 apst. Uaa-teworth Plate (11 >.—Gon-er, 7 to 1 -get Gfeauoov. 7 to 2 agst; Sandboy, 8 to 1 afrst. Devonshire Nursery (18).—Earcskma Park, to 1 agst; I Lovania, 100 to 8 agst; Siir.<jnen» colt, 100 to 12 agst. Loudoun Selling: (ll).—Go]<iTOck, 5 to 4 agst; Doom Wat?r. 11 to 2 ?l Water, 11 to 2 "gt; Quintet, 7 to 2 agst. j Harrington Plkte (Tj.—lntoima.tion, & to 4 agat: Aohil. les, 11 to 10 agA.

OFFICIAL SCRATCHINGS. I The "Sportsman" ]1&8 been officially infCtnnd by I Mesers. \Veatiierby of the following rertchings:- Doaoaster St Leg«(f—Signoriuo and The Kinp. Grca,t Yorkshire Handicap, Doncaster—HartsfiaM. Doncer Stages—The K;4i. September Nursery, Ksrapton— Bose Lips. Breeder?' Fwl Plate, KeinpUxn—•Storyteller. J£.a¡r)J3.t1eld Handicap. Kempton—Lady Yatesbury. Waterloo SsJiig-. Kaiaptoa—Iiworay Stubber. Elvaeton Nurwry. Derby—fiolandinp.

PONTYPRIDD. GRAND PROFESSIONAL SPORTS, SATTJRTMY, SBFTEIUJER 9th, 1S05. TAFF VALE PARK. The following riders will positr ely wlT.pet&: Syd Jenkins, H. B?yno!ds, Torn James, Torn Williams, F. W, CUinn. T. ChuicJliU, &c. Runners Groucott, B. B- Day, J. Daley, B. Long, F. Lewis. COMMENCE oaS 1

To-mot,row .s Raciiild,. I SANDOWN PARK MEETING. I -The SliPTEiLBER NURSERY HAN- DICAP of 2.00 eovs; v mnert extra- Five furlongs. st lb Mr E H Fok'iiacipton"? Peaceful Lady F Eates 3 0 Mr Horatio Btto<mje)i'8 )'aittfu! Don Batio 9 0 lvj r A icd:a.il'6 c by Frtsruaboii-Meiari« Mr Edward Cart 's Amelia i,r,.B 1 Lord Berkeley Pagti's \í)) (iC7 Mr G Barclay's Å:"iltea.:l'j¡ Pri1" Barelay" jun. E 7 Sir Ga-rrrtt ilooje's Li'-Ue Tiieo .SaJJte.nce 8 7 ill- J O frvltivan's 1\'0 Surrender Owner 8 6 3Vir W Bass's c by hove Wlly-G-re6B<l:lt>y A Taylor 8 6 Mr 0 A -Miner's iluscar .RolJ6O!1 {; ¡¡ YLr H J King's f by "fjr;c-App1emint 1-.cl,65 Mr T W Ifi-nknoc's Esccrt XigiitfagaU 8 5 Lord Carnarvon's Sir Rooycon ,M'hau¡rh-ton Ii 5 Mr J C Sullivan's Chrysoberyi OvzexC4 Lord Berkeley Paget'a Atta-ka Sjutenoa 8 4 Mr A Bailey's All Smoke Clsauntts 8 1 Hr J Coriett's Detection J Wood 6 1 Mr PS Watts'6 Sweet BcrsaUnd W Watson60 Mr J Buchanan's All Sêinls .1\i3-jor Edwards 712 Mr Jersey's fciprit WHson 7 12 Mr E Bariow's Exuberance CkmtMs 7 II Mr AV Baraett'? Master at Arms ecirwiad 7 10 Mr Cutlibcrt I by Ea.gHOIICllU'l1!¡' I Martin 7 8 lir Michael Smith's 7dge 08, by Et¡'ertOOl-3)'m- pathy .Prlv. 7 6 -The KORTR SURREY HANDICAP of 2Üj sovs; winners extra. One mile and a half. V £ f-t 11J Mr Horatio Bottomry's Wajgrave Batlio a 9 8 :èi1r J C Sullivan's War Wolf Gv.ner 6 8 8 1,1 r Joiseph Da.vj26'S Romer G Moore 4 8 7 Mr J C Sullivan's The Page Owner 6 8 1 Mr a L?ndem^re's Outbreak Wrrg-ht 3 7 13 Mr J C Sullivan's Lord Victor Owner 5 7 11 Mr C Hrbbert's Lucinda NighAing-ali a 7 9 Mr II S atitr-hisoa's Eib.r; iiulucE 5 7 7 Mr W Bass's g by Tarparlcy-Hatho,- A Tavior 4 7 5 M rT W Pratt's Sea Gal Cullen 4 6 12 Lord Carnarvon's Marii&cea M'Naughton 3 6 11 Laid Carnarvon's Hegemony JTKaughton 3 6 10 Lord Elle6men)i's &ott0 I-oc JItews-on 3 G 10 Mr L d £ Rothschild's Oormac .Caamon. jun. 5 6 5 —The SEPTEMBER STAKES of 200 sovs. for three year olas and up- wards; mares and geldings aiLovred 31b; winners extra. One mile. st lit Mr W H 8cbw:nà'f Hwl,n??chm:dt yi7 ?- Mr J C Sullivan's Lord VieWr O-wner 5 S 0 Lord Derby's Persians Hon G Lazabtoo. 3 8 13 Lord Dudley's MMa Cta.pt Dpwhuist, 5 8 1l Me Leonard Pilbington's Wayfarer Beardaiey 4 8 11 Mr J C Sutuvau's The Oiaae Owner 3 8 11 Lord Carnarvon's Hegemony M'Na-ugliton 3 8 8 Mr Ernest Dret=den"5 Bdlt Aw-ay Archer 3 8 6 MI H BarnaU,'t; Auriform Morion 3 8 1 Itir J Buchanan's Sir Charles Major Ed-warqe 3 6 1 Count Lutzow'3 Bohemian Glaæ JDawstmo 8 1 SiT E Viaoeat'a Epicurus KDay 3 8 1 Duke of Westminster's laniard J Porter 3 8 1 Lord Derby's g by 8iIJl<Ont.a.ult-EugNÜa Hon G La-mbton 3 7 12 Sir R W B Jardiae's f by Queen's BirtMay Swe-et Brkir J Viaufro 3 7 12 Duke of Portland's f by Orme—Ismay J Porter 3 7 12 Lard Wsetijury's Kats "Bouayns Jennings 3 1 12 —The MICHAELMAS STAKES of 500 sovs, for two year olds; colts 8Gt 101b, fillies Set 7ib; winners extra. Five fur- longs. sUb Miss Clinton's Snow Glory ButteTs 8 11 Mr E Foster's Eolandina J Dawson 8 11 Mr Garrett Moore's Little Theo Sentence 8 11 Mr V Bass's c by GreY L-eg-Teraoks A Taylor 6 3 Sir E Carlton's Aurclius Leader 8 3 Mr E r!t{>1Ù; Ptaiitacremei Leader 8 3 Lord Carnarvon's Avoeet M'Na-jtrhton. 8 3 Mr Ern Dresden's &. Switlifn Archer 8 3 Mr G 1\1 Ingtis's Bodger IX J Waugh 8 3 Mr S B Joel's Royal Bairn C Pacfc 3 3 Mr F Johnstone's Zarifer J Porter 8 3 1I1r J W Larnach's c by Persimmon—ROKdino R Marsh 8 3 1Ih N Luczenbacher's Golden Dr.W V. auirii 8 3 Mr L PlilfcrngtMi's MarccHo Beardsley 8 3 Mr W Baphaet'e Grisatd DWajigi 8 3 Lord Bosabery's Trunnion .1 .4. p ple",k83 t d? 1-lJjr 3 Mr TIU3S2'l'S c by li:trbta-way—Boyat .J II a.llgoh B 3 M R de. Ciermoitt's f h7 St. Gris—Fairest Young 8 0 Mr Richard Croker's Galilee Bmret 8 0 Mr S Darling-'s Fr?!tful Own,-T0 Sir R ;;f.r¿J;lÿ')i;;hiSrOWIle1' 8 0 R Sherwood II (J Mr L E B Homan's Konnan Mint Walter?, jcn. 8 0 Yr 3 H HouldOTTOrth's Fooi.ana Ex an 8 0 Lord Ilchester's f by St. Simon—&pten3id S Darling 8 0 Mr J W Larnaoh's f by Pe-rnlmmOlll-S<ister Ann RKarsh 8 0 Mr J Ij°w1s's Quc-~tTs Pleasure C Pe-ck 8 0 Mr R M'Creery's Fresno M*Nau?rhton 8 0 Mr GsSPertt Moore's Leg It ■ Sentence 8 0 Mr L de Rothaobild's Range a tqcni0 Mr J Wallace's Shit-li Jrvis 8 0 Mr B A Witnm's Palladia Fallen 3 0 Mr E A Wig"3.Il's GeUttotte -The PADDOCK TWO YEAR OLD SF:l JjUNTG PLATE of 2-00 isovs: colts 8et 101b. fillies and geidings 8st 71b; winner to be sold for 100 sovs. Five furlongs. et lb Mr L F Craven's The Question -Robinson 8 10 ] Mr 8 H Darling's Den Q Owner 6 10 Capi F Forester's Frisky Boy Fallon S 10 Mr G H Freeman's Gun Metal McKie 8 10 Mr W G Langland's Aurora Boreal's W Kigiitinfrall I) 19 Mr 0 Lanson's Rock of Cashel Pratt S 10 Mr R McCreery'? Pescadera M-cNauchton 8 10 Mr W G Stevens's Tabl eBay Owner £ 10 Capt y: Weyland's Mali Anthony Robinson 8 10 Mrs Yates's Nunkie ^wanton 8 10 i W a;7fNnie by "Ú, ton e 10 EJolmsion S 7 Mr George Barclay'? Licence Barclay, Jun 8 7 Mr Horatio Bcttomiey's Bad 5o.&eign .Btho 8 7 Mr T ;:f(, Elsey S 7 Mr J Canon's Hufcbis Owner A 7 Mr J Cannon's iSugar Lord Carnarvon's Vielle McNaufrhton 8 7 Major Edwards's Belle Haisdee Owner e '1 Mr D Ftawr's Boco .F Day B 1 Mr H S Goodscn's fairla-wn F Lynham 8 7 M W A J&rvis'g Rose Lips Mr J B Joel's f by Isingiaas—Marchionese 8 Ioatvra7 Mr W G Lar.gland's f by Raeburn-Last Lint II. W Eiijhtingail Mr <5 Loates's f by The RUfh—Bravr Lass Owner 8 1 Mr W H iSchwind's f by Knight of Malta—Lively Seedling Owner 8 7 MT E A 'Wl;8.n's g by Isingtrz-Judic67 -A SELLING HIGH-WEIGHT HAN- CAP of 15V sovs; -winners extra.; winner to be sold for 50 sovs. Seven fun- longs. s st Ih Mr do Wend-Fenian'a Gitey Goblin ..Robinson 4 9 2 Lord Sefton's Akhar Garrett Moore 5 9 0 Mr A Clarke's Yankee Duohras Pullen 48 11 Mr Rorner Williams's Perpetual C Wood 4 8 10 Mr W M G Singer's Yalu Tayior 4 6 7 Mr H E Randall's Bonnie Karl Sadler, jun 3 8 6 MT John Barrow's Gallinago J Dawsoa504 'Mr E J Percy's Mount Prospect's Pride Raisin S 8 S Ifr P Gleeson's Pindar Mr FW Day's Glenbreck .Ov..wr 4 3 2 Mr C Hibbert's Vastry Girl W Kiqhtinali 4 8 2 Mr C Levy's Burbidee 6 8 1 Mr J J c by St. Angela— AppletbwsHe j Wauph 3 8 0 Mr H E Randall's M?.tci;chase ..Sadler, jun ;5 7 12 Mr W G Stevens's Isterica Mr T F Smith's Craggy Owner 5 7 7 Capt M Weyland's Gateas -Robinson 3 7 7 Mr Cuthbert Wilkinson's Dexter.Ma..rtin 3 7 7 MJr C Hibbert's f by Pricte—Lady Melrose W Nightingsal374 Mr H Allison's Love Slive Colling 3 7 4 Mr F S Watts's Burr.twood W Watson 3 7 2 Mr 0 Trimmer's f by Bsntworth—Vixen j Walters, jun 3 7 0 | Mr W Bass's Circular Ashby T 0 Mr Halllcfc'e Scemander Mr J Cannon's Cypress I

I, A. W. Coles, of Park-road. Aber- t'ilery, am open to Acoept Chalenpe from any person 1 In South Wales, bar C. Baker, Carmarthen, for a Cycling Race of i. i, and 1 Mile Sprint, or 4, l, or 3 Miles Race Sprint; also 15 Miles Motor-paced, to be run on Abertillery Oycling Track. el-

BARRY HARRIERS' CLUB I The annual meeting of the Barry Harriers' Club was held lilt Fenny's E«atau.ra.Ti.t, Barry Dock, when the folio-wing; officers were elected:—Cap-tain, F. Oarrte-t; sub-captains. T. Bunford and T. Griffiths; secretary and treasurer, E.. B. Waite, Spencer-street; t-radoer, iF. Reddoe; committee, E. O'DcnngU, G. Williams, W. BcddoF, and Ivor Reec-e.

LONDON FINANCE. 1 [BY OUB OWN COKRESPOITDENT.] I LONDON, Thursday. 1.0 p.m. Money in quiet demand at 1 Par cent. Dis- count mt,&s-hort bills 21, three months' bills Zä. subject to alteration of Bank rate. Consols and Irish mid Transv&a<l Loa-ne un. altered. Home Ra.ils dull. Americans weak. Turks easier. Fall; Ordinary 3-16, Seconds t Thirds 1. Mexican Hadls lower. FoIiiU: First aaid Second Prefe J. Foreigners quiet.. Miines dull. BANK RATE. Bank rate, 3 per cent. PRINCIPAL CHANGES. Great Western, Hutll and Bameley ""1); Great Central, Brighton, Midland DeierredB, Great Eastern, Met-ro-politan, North Eastern I i down. New York Central 2k, Louisville, Milwaukee, Union Pacific H. Erie 1, Reading H. Southern Pacifie, Steel Pref 18. Atchison, Ohasa/pea&e, Wabash Pref H, Canadian Pacific. Southern, Steels 1, OnU-rio 1. Balti- more, Denver Q, Atchison Prof, K,aDcas, Peim- sylvanian i down. Japan Fours, Fivee;. and Sixes J, Spanish, Turkish Unified J down. Ti-tuto J. Anaconda, 1-16 up; Tanganyika 3-16, Ziaimbeeaa. Northern Copper J. Aj^shire! Ivajrhoe, Lake View, FingaJl. East Rand, (ffild Trust, Rand Miiue, Modder, Knights 1-16, CJiax. tereds 1-32 down. DIVIDENDS AND REPORTS. North British dividend, It per cent.

LOCAL FINANCE EST OUB FINANCIAL BMTOH.J I CARDIFF, Thursday. 1.0 p.m. The local Market opened fairly strong this morning. not w l th standing that London advio-as demoted an easi<er tone, !>a,rt ieul-ariy in Miming ehaj-es, Charte-rede being down to 41s. There is no change in local nadle, but ¡ there is a. s1¡ht demand for ?om? r-toe.kfi The di?couna?ina traffic returns of last w"- s?esD to have checked buyers to a, cer lain extent, but the QTM?a-laonB remain unaltered. Coal and Iron shares remain firm, and there is a pretty good demand for the more r -prominent of these eeouri ties. Co lit*? urns hs,ve experienced another rise, by having been done to-day M £ 3 1?.. 9d. and ;FA, w' laat week these sna r w?re <?C'cr?.d at 5&. without inducing huyrs to come in. Hackney Ordi-y gbo-- st-d at 7?, buyem, without resp<m6? f-W hold- of tbege shuxe& Th* mmieml conautionof the market b e'<M?i. ? '?

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS AND IN MEMORIAM. Kotico* appearing under iiieae headis £ » c1LuIII8 at .he foE::n.ing -r""tes;- If inserted in the EVENTNG IXPRBB" TEr-T MAIL," and M'SEJSjLT MAIL," 5<. tgr II Words, and Id. for each additional Vi ord. If inserted in the EVEKUTG EXPRESS" ant "WEEEJT MALL" cnh-, Ie. for SO Words, and It for every Tn-o Extra Words. No notices of tl:is description will be iMerted unlMC author.*icatei by the name and adfre" of the BeneW. Telegrams and teiepl,cG.ic 61;¡;a3S caimct be acted 08 urnil confirmed in Trriting. BIRTHS. HILiL.—.September 5th. at the Canton Hotel, -Cardiff, the wife of S. C. Hill, of a soii. MARRIAGES. WILLIAMS—MOEG-AK.—iAt He-ifosd, on Wednesday, the 6tii i!jst., by the Rey. D. Evans, assisted by the I'ev. Harri Edwards, Bargoed, Jonathan Wiliiania, Newport, son of the late 31r. Jonathan Williams, J.P., &rgwd. to LilUe. daughter oi lira, Biorgas6 lifcaufort House. Bargoed.

AUGUSTINE J. STONE rUKEEil iTEXISHEE & FTKEIIAL L) I EXCMII. Personal Supervision to All Orders. Kst. Cardiff, No. 704; tfost Oatoe Tti. 612. Cardiff. Telegrams: AUGCSTXSB tTOXii, CARDIFF. AFGUSTIKE E.S3.Y X.OCKS. 5» worki*g-st-' CARDIFF. Azd 101. HOI.TOX-BOAJD, BARRY DOCKS.

SPORT OF THE DAY. Previous to his success on Gay Gordon at Derby, E. Wheatley had. ridden, twenty-aiike suooe&sive losers. L-adi' Man was purchased for Mr. M'Creery, and will be prepared for jumping races by Mr. H. S. Persae a.t Lyddi-ngton. The Derby executive hare taien, down the objeciioaa-ble iron railing? at the County Stand enttraruce from the paddock, and placed them with a mahog'any-stai'aed radl Pike, while wasting in the Turkteh ba&hB yesterday morning for the purpose ef riding BUitliy Boy in the Peveril of the Peak Plate to-day, fainted, and, falling heavily, cut the top of his right eye so severely that. thfM stitches had w be put in. It wa.; in 1891 that M. Bla-nc made his AiWt attempt to win the St. Lesea:—the only one he has so far made. He ran Reverend, who finiisiied second to Common, beaten a length only after a splendid struggle, with Colonel North's St. Simon of the Sock third, only neck further away. ColoiLe-1 Hall Walker hM (not counting the yearlings) only six animals in training with W. T. Robinson at Forhiil. Already they have won considerably over KZO.DW in stakes, and his name stands at the head of the list of winning owners in the United Kingdom. All "his horses were bred by himself at Tugy. Lord Stanley has, it is said, been asked to become the new Steward of the J<x>key Cinb next May, bu.t he ie, of course, as yet. unabte to give a. definite answer. Everyaihing moot depend upon whether a general election tiakefl place in the interim, far Lord Stardey 6 work as Bastmaater-Geiieral would prohibit bow acoeptang any further office. Lord Steunley, would make an id-sal steward.

THE FOREIGN MAILS OUTWARD. To be despatched from Liondon To-Moracm, MORlXG: September & i MORNING: 1 To the United States, &c., via. Dover, per g. Deutschland. • To Lisbo-a, Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina, E-epublic, via. Southaanpton, rÆæ B. Kite. To West Indies, via Dartmouth, per a*. Sa-rstoon. S;ipj>Lemer>-tary mails to MartiTiique, Guade,- loupe, Venezuela, Panama-, Ooloanbia, &c., by French ptucket. To P?nug-al. Ar^antine Republic, and Uruguay, pajce? m via Somtbamp-ton. per e. N ile. EVENING: To Egypt. Cyprus. Jaffa, and BeSrot, JrindiHi, per e. Oftiris. To India, Ceylon, Straits Settlemanas, Cbica, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, &Cy via. Brindisi, per 6. Mongolia. To W-ast and South Coast oi Africa, via leverpooi, per s. Jebba. To Turke IrAea.&- and Jamaica-, via Biristiafl) per s. Port Kingston. To Maurdtras, via Ceylon, per s. Mongoba, To Egypt, Zanzibar, Maai,itius, and Madia; gasaaa-, by French paoket. To United States and Barmudos, paroeS maik, via Liverpool, per s. Cvmpaida, To Turks Islands and J amalea. Via, Brdetoi, per s. Porl Kingston. INWAED. DUE TO-MORE OW From St. Helena and Ascension, via Sottta. ampton. Prom West Coast of Africa, via L/iverpooi.

To-day's Markets £ UGAE. tcuk., sept. 7.i'l1e omcoia» report says: Market cont-iiMies steady; fail business done. The private report Bays Small business done at steady prices.

PROMENADE CONCERT AT CAR DIFP. An illuminated promenade concert wat given on Wednesday night at the Sophitf Gartens, Cardiff. The gardens were con- verted into a perfect fairyland with thou- sands of fairy-lamps and Chinese lamps. The, progra.mme was exceptionally good, among the performers being the Cardiff Military, Band and the Cardiff Oambrian Male Voice; Choir, with the soloists Meeers. W. E. Carston and Dan Jones.

Mr. Copland, chairman of the Sbeeniees Urban District Council has received a letter from Mr. John Howard, M.P., who stated that he was informed by the officials at the Admiralty that there was no truth in the report that the Admiralty had decided to do away with Shearnees Dockyard.

TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY. LAST 21 DAYS of the SALE of the LATE LOUIS HARRIETT'S SURPLUS JEWELLERY STOCK Purchased by and Now on Sale at SOL. PHILLIPS. PAWNBROKER AND TEWL-LM 43 CAROLINE QTREET 43, (Off St. Mnry?tM?, ?3 600? t&?e &Iin6 in Gold and A "RnlTitTTr?. Silver batches, Diamond &nd other CARDIFF, Binge, &c., may be obtained. SEE WINIDOW16 3-?-O!dS'õrtb..ávenue ;-f¡ebèd-roo. bath. w.c.; 0?) back entr?iM-.—Apply U, Htcita-rds-terr&c?. el546a9 i KU, good General; a-ble to do plain oookiQ&, r t —Apply Viaduct Hotel, Crunilm, Mon. e&is ? RE&SMAE.ING?—Waited, ? an xperienced riM Hand DressmaJter, to take charge.—Apply, full particulars, enclosing photo, William L..Roberttl. Draper, Llandilo. elMOfcli T-experierused Girl, about 20: alw youag1 » » Man icr Ilost;ng.-B,-te Hotel, TretiMtort. ealS expert- X ence, salary reguired, B 86, Bvennig Expreoe, CspfiMt; el547a9 FREE. Freehold, Fully-licensed Inn; small brewery land; pleasafit home: sound. progressive trade; capable great development: £2.,600 and valuatioiis. B 138, JS-iauing; Express, Cardiff. OLIA64 "{Xr.ÃKTED-8itu.aÙon 6.S Groom; ride and dri?e, of H pQEy and trap and odd jobs; aged m; refer- ences.— Apply Roach, Boggiest, near Newport. eaU T\rANTED, nearcardiff. good Plain 1 T two in family.—tB 87, -livening Express, GadriS. el544al5 STUDEKT-Teacher wail tec in higli-eiasg School Cardiff; dally; to -s6lat with junior cl4i. tuutaiai terms.—B 89. tlvcnmg- Express, Cardiff. eal3 CYCL.E 1rade -'Ai)ced? k? firm. ?n??.l? c with connemon. to Work Wales on co!mmissi<? Apply, by lctujr only, 114, Grove-laae, ELandsworth, Birniingliam. c4692 T;0 Let, 750 Acras of First-ciass Mi" Shooting, i. near Neath..—For turtUer apply the Agent, Monkaash Estate, MonknaBh, Bridpend. c4S9S £ 5 *'■" 4s. weekly; £ 10 ior l. 6<i. weekly and upwards; town or counwy; strictly private..—Call of write, .Mr. ?J. H. RLmer, 12, T?r-emttan?nent. Cardiff. ea20 "\XT ATERPROÕFf'FirBt-CI-ga.rmeJltn;; \'1' single and double texture; good !)riaw-APWY, Itoriewalk Rubber Works, Tucker-street, St. Paul's. fcristol. el517&9 w A.,?TED, L?30 on Leaseboid Prop&ty; good S€>curity oHered; no mon?y?MideK.—B &, Evec- in ttxpreafc, N&;rport. el525aU GiBOiOtiBY".—-Wanted ;ID!Ood13tdy. for Mountain GA.h a copel"t Hand; well up both counters: wages 2&s.—age, experience, and enclose copies of relerei-ces. by Monday nest. Co- operative, Park-road, Aberam&u. e1626a9 HOTOBMAID; nct' over"20F"eeoef^ JEI morning.—], Vi&t.orla-?mtrp. Ah(?rdare. <)l?Mt ^irr-UJL the Ma who stayed ax Barkiiishiw's Hotel. > Hanley*. on the night of Wednesday, 23rd inst., ana Took Away the NN-mTiv Boots, itoturu theui to their rightful owner. E. Kooae, 95, JLioyd-streot, Greanlieys, Manchester? e15! G'Rt.-ERYnrI;)'i,oûs.-LT BUsiness far Disposal; easily worked.—B S3, Evening Express. CardiSt. ei630aX3 T?rARCI&SCg a:id J?a?ir?uJbe bv the 100 o'' l,oœ. N -Plioes &nd varies trm w Jam=% JM«?<* Gardeoo,. elf17