Evening Express

THE UNEMPLOYED I DEPUTATION TO CARDIFF I COUNCIL A deputation of organised workers in Car- diff waited upon the corporation to-day for t,he purpose of expressing their views on the Unemployed Workmen's Act of last session. In a letter to the mayor, they suggested the following names from which might be co- opted members of a distress committee, riz.: Messrs. S. Fisher, Jenkin Jones, William I Williams (Llantrisant-etreet), William John- son, P. Bidgway, and Mrs. Thomas (Ara- bella-street). Mr. S. Fisher, who acted as spokesman for I the deputation, stated that he thought that representatives of organised labour would be able to assist the corporation in putting the I Act into force. They had out of work bene- fit, and would be able to know how acute the distress would be. He understood the cor- poration had power to co-opt six members, and Mr. Fisher suggested that three should be selected TTom the names submitted. The Mayor stated that the appointment of a committee would come before the council that day, and it was scarcely necessary to say that the views of the deputation would receive every consideration. Laiter in the meeting the council, on the motion of Mr. Lewis Morgan, deci-iad to co- opt six members, three of whom should repre- sent the organised trades and one the I, friendly societies, and the other two should be Sister Susannah. iYt. Church of England worker, and the secretary of tha charity I organisation, eociety. Messrs. Jenkin Jones i and William Williams and Mi's. Elizabeth Thomas were appointed to represent the trades, and Mr. Sam Fisher the friendly societies. For the fourteen members which the council appoiTbte on the committ ee the voting wae as follows. Alderman Carey, 25 votes; the Mayor (Alderman Hughes), 22; Mr. Manders, 19; Mr. i Ren wick, 19; Mr. Kidd, 18; Mr. Davies, 18; Mr. Vea-11, 18; Alderman Trounce, 17; Mr. Sioine, 17; Mr. Ca-ple, 17; Mr. Chappell, 16; Mr. Crossman, 16; Mr. R. J. Smith, 15; Mr. Dixon, 15; Mr. Walter Thomas, 15. There being fifteen names left in, the council proceeded to appoint two members from the last three, who had fifteen votes each. Mr. Dixon (18 votes) and Mr. Smith (15 votes) were elected, Mr. Walter Thomas receiving 12 votes. It was reported that the board of guardians had appointed the following members: Mr. Freemn Gravel, Mrs. Lester Jones, Mr. David Sankey, the Rev. J Williams, and Mr. T. J. Clat worth y. It was also resolved that the committee be reques ted to make a rule under the provisions of the Act that all their minutes must come before the council for confirmation. Mr. Chappell suggested that the council should direct & id. rate to be levied to provide funds for the committee, but on the suggestion of the town-clerk it was decided to leave it to the committee to ask the council to sseue s. precept on the overseers for the amount they would require.

DRIVEN ASHORE IN KILKERRAN BAY I Fifteen bluejackets returning in a ship's cutter to his Majesty's ship Patrol in Camp- beltown Loch on Saturday night were caught by the gale and blown away from the vessel. They battled with the storm for three hours, but were eventually driven ashor& in Kilkerran Bay in a state of com- plete exhaustion. The ship's steam pinnace proceeded to their assistance, but ehe was disabled by a rope becoming entangled with her pro- peller. and had to anchor till the storm moderated. A second boat, double manned, was then launched by the warship, but she also was unable to give assistance to the stranded men, who were not reached until the storm abated yesterday. They suffered very severely from hunger and the extreme oold, nearly all of them being barefooted.

WATTSTOWN RELIEF FUND I Aid from Friends Far Away I The Mayor of Cardiff (Alderman R. Hughes) has received a cheque for ten guineas from the Witwtttersramd Cambrian Society in aid of the Wattetown Relief Fund.

CARGO OF SMUGGLED ARMS Mysterious Disappearance of a Crew The arrival at Lisbon of the French steamer Ville de Bordeaux has had an astonishing sequel. The vessel put in ostensibly to coal, but it appeared that it was also necessary to repair her engines. The Government officials, wlio boarded th9 ship, found an immense quantity of ammuni- tion and arms concealed in the hold under neath a thin layer of innocent cargo. The officials kept their discovery quiet, and returned to the shore to inform the polioe and effect the arrest of the captain. On boarding the vessel it was found that, captain, officers, and crew had all disappeared I during the night, leaving no trace. I The Ville de Bordeaux was bound for J Morocco. j

A SCARBOROUGH VISITOR. 1 Leading Townspeople Victimised I The Scarborough police are actively investi- gating a series of extensive frauds by an I ingenious impostor. The alleged perpetrator, I it appears, came to reside a/t the beginning of the season in a fashionable locality of the resort. He made it known tnat he was a coal mine owner, well connected and wealthy, and c,neoeeded in cultivating the acquaintance and gaining the confidence of many prom- inent townsmen. He profited from these friendships, victimising, by worthless cheques, borrowing under various pretences, and other means, an alderman, town councillors, leading tradesmen, and many others. After hie eud- den disappearance, the frauds were dis- covered, one local firm finding themselves heavy losers through their belief in the visitor's bona-fldes." He left behind him invitations to well-known local men for the shooting over his "estate."

ARCHBISHOP AND THE APOCRYPHA The Archbishop of Catrterbury has beoome a. patron of the International Society of the Apocrypha, and, writing to the warden, the Rev. Herbert Pentin, his Grace eaye:- I I have no hesitation in saying that I think it desirable that a systematic effort should be made to extend the knowledge of people generally about the Apocrypha, and to encourage its more careful etudy under such wise guidance as that of ymlr presi- dent, the Bishop of Winchester. I am confi- dent that very real and useful work may be done in that direction.

ASSAULT ON A MOTORIST I William Powell, a Hereford drover, for a savage assault on a motorist, named George William Davey, of Lystone Court, Hereford, was at Gloucester on Saturday sentenced to six weeks' bard labour. The complainant, while driving his car home from Bristol, met the defendant leading three horses near Gloucester. He promptly stopped t-he car and the engine, allowing the defendant to pass. Directly afterwards Powell came up from behind, and, using filthy language, struck the complainant with a stick, knock iug some teeth out, and cutting the flesh to the bone.

MUSIC-HALL COMBiNE Mr. Cs-wald. Stoli authorie^s us to state that so far ai the Moss and Stll 8yndica is. concan]ed they are in no way connected with the memmoth music-ha?l c?mbme referred iff -iUie London! press.

"MABON" OPTIMISTIC The New Wage Agreement "THE CLOUDS ARE DISPERSING, BOYS," Mr. W. Abraham (Mabon), M.P., made an important and encouraging pronouncement in addressing the Ithondda District. of Miners to-day in reference to the new Conciliation Board agreement at the end of the year. The hon. member said that he wished to say how glad he was to eee that the prospects of a peaceful settlement at the end of the year were glowing, becoming more and more .promising. Every day brought forth same- thing new on the side of hopefulness, streng- thening the horse of those concerned that a settlement would be successfully effected. They had been struggling to reach this point, which weighed so much on their minds. He felt th-at the trading community of the valleys were in fear and trembling of some- thing untoward happening. The clouds, how- ever, were dispersing. (Applause.) He wae very glad t-o note that trade was improving. The STEEL TRADE WAS BEGINNING TO BOOM, and the coal trade would naturally follow. The Midla.nd employers had already pieced on their winter price of Is. per ton, and the fact that this had been got so ea.rly indicated prcapeci.s of another Is. being put Gn before the end of the ye-r. In fnls connection it was a matter of gratification to cote the unwillingness on the part of a section of the employers to reduce the workmen's wages. An instance in point was forthcoming from the Midlands, where an employer the other day postponed the evil day of having to reduce the men's wage in the hope that Bome- thing might in the meantime come up to obviate the necessity. This was the beginning of the Millennium in the history of employers and workman. (Loud applause.) This was in England, too, but he was not without hope that this good feeling would take root in Wales, and that the good example referred to would be followed. (Applause.) This sort of feeling was productive of good, both to employers and workmen, for good feeling on the part of latter towards the employers was as a rule reciprocated. (Hear, hear.) The principle of doing unto others as they would be done by was one to be commended, and the employer who planted such a noble plant as that, reciprocal feeling alluded to was a man who might reasonably expect the same consideration on the part of the workmen. jl He (Mabon), however, waa not sorry that he bad "BEATEN THE BIG DRUM" Fome months ago, and this made it impos- sible for things to hoaPPBD at this sftage which otherwise might have cropped up. As it was, however, he was justified in now taking a hopeful view of matters. "The clouds are dispersing, boys; things are coming better," exclaimed Mabon amidst applause. Proceeding, Mabon said that he wished to impress upon all the workmen not to forgot tihat they had their duty to per- form towards bringing about a new state of things at the end of the year, and he would urge upon them to work as constantly and as regularly as they could. In so doing they would be helping themselves as well as help- ing rthe employers, and would tend to make matters easier. He did not want them 00 work day and night, or that any man should work twelve hours a day when he should only do eight. What he did want was that. the men should work regularly, for this would .tend to give the employers ease of mind, which would affect them when it came to negotialtlons- in connection with the new agreement at the end of the year, and not only themselves and the employers would be benefitted, but aIs) the, community at large. Above all tliinge, let them be faithful to their organisation, for, notwithstanding the promising outlook, it might, after all, he necessary for t'nem to fall back upon their organisation, aDd it was their duty to prepare themselves to meet a possible crisis. He was, however, willing that it should now go forth that even "Mabon" was looking art things more hopefully. (Applause.)**

THE FOREIGN MAILS. j OUTWARD. I To be despatched from London to-mowow, Oofcctfjesr 17: Evening- To Madeira, Grand Canary, Teneriffe, and West Coast of Africa, via Liverpool, per e. Ohania. To Egypt, by Austrian packet To St. Thomas, Puerto Rico, Santo Domingo, and Haiti, by French packet. To United. States, parcel mails, via. Liver- pool, per s. Oceanic. INWAHD. I Due To-morrow- I From West Coast of Africa, via Liverpool. From West Indies and Pacific, via South- ampton. Prom Canada, by Caliadian packet. Prom Australia and Oeyion, v»a Naples.

SHIPPING CASUALTIES. I (Lloyd's Telegrams.) I Monday. Dry dens.—Ooatham telegraphs: Ketch Dry- dens, Gardenetone for Sunderland, bal- last, stranded Sunday morning south side of South Gore breakwater; is total wreck; crew saved. Aiasistanoe.—Gibraltar telegraphs H.M.S. Assistance is reported d-amagoo under iter's rooms; extent nto yet known; jettisoned cargo of ooal passing stores to other men-of-war. Tare.—Dominiea telegra-phs on the j5t.h as follows; Steamer Tare, previously re- ported beached, now afloat- lying at anchor; primped out dry; will most pro- bablv start to tow 't<2' St. Thomas on Saturday ever; in?.

LONDON FINANCE. I (BY OCR OWN CORRESPONDENT ] J LONDON, Monday. 2 0 p.m. Money is in fair request at 31 to 3i, three months' bills 4 per oent. Bombay and Cal- cuttr Exchanges Is 4 l-16d, Rio 16 3-32d, Val- paraiso 15 7-16d. The Stock Markets maintai.n a fai.rly ch.eer- ful :.one on the whole, although business is stili confined within moderate dimensions. Consols are affected by the sadness cf money rates, and show a decline of f. at 88 7-16 for Money and 88g for the Account. Home Rails continue quiet, and show little change. North Western is J up, and Great Northern end Chatham Ii. Trunks are clull a.t a decline of 1-15 to 1, but Foreign Rails continue firm. Americans do not receive much attention, but the tone is steady, although prices are still well below Saturday's closing, Denvers marking a decline of three years and Unions and Southern Common g, while others are mostly S to b Among Foreigners Peruviin Prpfercnce,. stock is firm and i up at SIS- Spanish and Turks, however, aie dull, and one or two Jnrfsnesie Issues show fractional decli^nes. South Africans continue very quiet, and in the. absence of business prices are inclined to sag. Hudsons Ba.ys are dull at 80.

LOCAL FINANCE I [BY OUB FINANCIAL EDITOR.) I CARDIFF, Monday. 1.0 p.m. There was again a, fairly cheerful tone in evidence on the local Stock Market this morn- ing. &uth Wales Railway stocks were firm all ror:nd. particularly Barry Deferred. Coal and Iron shares were again in active request, and are quoted at higher figures in many instances. Other departments are feature- less.

I To-da/s Markets i CATTLE. I LIVERPOOL. Mon., Oct. M—T-argor supplies offered for all clashes, and demand slow at I lowe rates all round, except for very best cattle. Sheep made about 2s less; beef. 6d to 4d; mutton, 8d to 6d. Supplies; 1,390 cattlc, 6,470 sheep. MEAT. LONDON, lfon., Oct. 16.-BIcf slow—Scotch long sides 3s lOd to 4s, short sides 4s Zd to 4s 6d: English sides, 3s 6d to 3s 7d: United States sides— Liverpool killed 3s to 3s 4d, Dentford killed 3e 2d to 3s 6d: American hind- quarters 3s 6d to 3s Sd, forequarters 2s 2d to 2s 4d. Mutton slow—Scotch wether 4s 3d to 4s lOd. ewe 3s 4d to 3s 6d; English wether 4s to 4s 8d, ewe 3s to 3s 4d; Dutch wether, 3s 8d to 4s. FISH. GRIMSBY, Mon., Oct. 16.—Fair supply from 70 vessels, for which, there was a. good demand. Quotations:—Solth Is 4d, lurbot 8d to Is, brills 9d per lb; plaice 4s 6d, lemon soles Ss 9d, whitings 3s, live halibut 7s 6d. dead 4s to 6s per stone; live ling 48, dea-d 2s 6d. live cod 3s to 4s 6d, live ekate 4s 6d, dead 2, 6d each; hake 30s, roker 30B per score; kit haddocks 18s, gib bad 24s, live 26s, gurnet 6s, live oodliugs 18s, dead 14s per box. BUTTER. CORK, Mon., Oct. 16.—Firsts 99s, seconds 96s, thirds 95s; superfine lly)., fine 97s; mild— choicest boxes, 103s per cwt. In market: 80 firkins. I SUGAR. GLASGOW, Mon., Oct. 16.-The ofecial GL-A-SC?OW, Market opens Quiet; moderate business done a.t ooca«ior,ally gd decline. The private report sa.ys: Moderate business done; fines in buyer's favour; yellows un- changed. METALS. GLASGOW. Mon., Oict. IS.-Opennig: Cleve- land excited; la-rge business donea-1, 53s 3d. 5305 6d, 53s 4Jd, and 53s 6d cash, 53s 8d four days, and 53s 9d, 548. 53s 9w, 53s lid, and 53e l.d mon th buyers, 539 6d cash &nd 55s 10$d month: sellers, Id more. Cu?bertand strong; small b?:'i)]e? done Rt 72* and 71s 10?d month; buyers, 71s 3d ca6h a?d 'ls 8d month; sellers, 2d more. Standard foundry idle; bt1Y, 518 mah and 51s 6d =tlt7a; sallem 52a montiw r b=dldo M*kQttldk

I COLWALL PARK. 2.0—The COLWALL PARK SELLING HUDDLE RACE of 50 sovs, for three y?r ol&-?; 1 1 41b each; winner to be- sold for 50 eova. I mile and a half. over six flights of hurdle. JACKASS, 1; IGRAIXR. 2; NIGTiTMARE, 5. Betting-—13 to 8 agrst Jackf*?.

NEWMARKET NOTES. CFROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] NEWMARKET, Monday. CES-AREWITCH GALLOPS. Haramerkop, useful mile. His Majesty (D. Maher) and PrinOOSl3 Florizel (A. Rollason), rattling two miles. Catscradle, good six furlongs. Admiral Breeze, good mile and a half. Series (A. Flanagan), striding two miles and a Quarter. Peter's Pride, good two miles. Monarda- (H. Howard), good mile and three- quarters. Imari and Burgundy, useful six furlongs. NEWMARKET MEETING. SELECTIONS FOR TUESDAY. Suffolk Stakes—MINE D'OR FILLY. Selling Plate—LITTLE DOLLY. Champion Stakes—PRETTY POLLY. Royal Han&, cap-CAPt-STONE. Welter Handicap-A VEBURY or MID A. Clearwell Stake&-OA..RLN O. O,ai, iStakec,-ADULA.

SPORT OF THE DAY. P. P. Gilpin has registered an authority to act in Ireland for Mr. L. Neumann. There is a. rumour that one or two jockeys are to be carpeted at Newmarket this week. G. Bartholomew, the French jockey, has been engaged to ride Admiral Breeze in the Cesarewitoh. Captain Dewhurst has leased the yearlings Zealand, by Simontault—Lady M., and Our George, by Volodyovslsi-Lady Bess, from Lady Meux. The race for the Caulfield Guineas was run at Melbourne on Saturday, and was won by Lady Wallace. Danteic was second, and Scotland third. Flair's success in the Imperial Produce Plate at Kempton Park entails a 71b penalty for the Middle Park Plate at Newmarket next Friday, raising her weight to 9st. Upwards of 640 entries have been obtained for the eight two-year-old races to be run at the Phoenix Park Club meetings next season, yielding the fine average of eighty per race. Some of Mr. W. R. Schwind's horses were offered for sale at Kempton on Saturday, including Hackenschmidt, Kilteel, and Fraxi- nus, but no one took the business seriously, and each was returned unsold. Since Sir Edgar Vin-cent purchased Don-etta with her engagements from Sir Simon M. Lookha.rt at the July sales of last year, for the moderate sum of 450 guineas, tlie daughter of Donoyan has won L5,623 in stakes, as the result of nine successes. Don- nctta has incurred a 101b penalty for the Cambridgeshire, in which her weight becomes 1, 8st 81b.

CARDIFF ARMS PARK. THURSDAY AND SATURDAY. 9th and ilth NOVEMBER, 1905. PEDESTRIAN GALA, in lid ot the WELSH NATIONAL WAR MEMORIAL. £ 100 12A Yards Flat Handicap (limit, 161 yards). Entrmcs fee, 35. No aocspttnoe fee. £ 15 10s. 300 Yards Flat Handicap. Entrance fee, b. M. E15 los. E80 Yards Flat Handicap. Rntitnce fee, is. ed. Particulars and Entry fri-a from the Joint Hon. Secretaries:— Mr. TED LEWIS, 3, P«uual-re*d, Pontypridd, Mr. BABBY DUOOAN, 4. Cu- b-ILad-amt. Cardiff. dun I

I Peace Treaty Signed I CAME INTO FORCE YESTERDAY 3t. Petersburg, Sun-day.-The Official I Messenger" publishes a communique stating that the ratification of the treaty of Ports-1 mouth was signed on October 14 by the Czar, and came into force on Ootober 16. The pub- lication, of the treaty wiil (adds the Mes- senger") follow shortly.—Beu tier.

Colliery En ginemen. I GENERAL SECRETARY FOR SOUTH j WALES The sixty-fifth Quarterly meeting of the f South Wales and Monmouthshire Colliery Enginemen, Stokers, and Surface Craftsmen's Association was held on Sairardiay at the Angel Hotel, Cardiff, Mr. E. Goodall (Blaen- av3n) presiding. There rere also present I Memrv. W. Hopkins (t. J. Lewis ?g=r.,IW4 secretary), and W. Bostey, J.P. (treasurer). I The financial statement was read, showing that a substantial swrphis was available to be transferred to the accumulated funds, although the payments to llltmhere locked out, &c., had been heavier than heretofore. —'Die accounts were adopted as highly satis- factory. Mr. W. Hopkins (agent) in his report stated that an additional branch had been established at Oaerau, Ma<e&teg, and tha.t the association was now composed of 50 branches situated in the various parts of the coalfield. The Dowlaae Deleguste moved that no execu- tive member would be eligible for the posi- tion of auditor.—This was carried. On the motion of the Merthyr Delegate it was decided to invest the general executive council with increased power in cases of dis- putes and lock-outs, whereby it will be im. possible for members to remain on the funds exceeding a certain period of time unless a satisfactory reason is assigned. In consequence of the scattered area covered by the association, it was decided at a. previous meeting to appoint a general secretary and organiser who should devote the whole of his time to such work. A large number of applicants for the poet were received. These were reduced to two, viz. færg. W. Woosnam (Abercynon) and E. Good-all (Blaenavon). The former received I 674 votes over the latter. Mr. Woosnam will commence his duties on the 1st of December. The election of president for the ensuing year resulted in favour of Mr. Jacob Morgan, Llanbradiach. L ''i

A BOY'S LIFE SAVED ■i By Aberdare Miners' Agent There can be little doubt that Trevor Thomas, the five-year-old eon of Mr James Thomas, 25, Dumfries-street, Aberdare, owes his life to Mr. C. B. Stanton, miners' agent for the Aberdare district. It would appear that Jaat Saturday after- noon the boy was running down a steep embankment near Sir W. T. Lewis's resi- dence, and, being una-ble to pull himself up, he dashed into a farmer's trap which was coming from the direction of Aberaman. Mr. Stanton happened to be at the spot, and. ,thoroughly reg-ardless of his own life, he placed lis shoulders against one of the wheels and managed to so change the course of the vehicle as to prevent i.t from crushing the lad's face. Willi the exception of a few slight bruises in the lower part of the abdo- men. as well as a keen shock, the boy escaped unhurt—a result, however, fully due io the prcnce of mind shown by Mr Stanton. He | added to his gallant conduct by carrying the boy to his home. I

TOO DRUNK TO WALK I Minnie M'Guire, a notorious character, was sent to prison for seven days at Pontypool to-day for drunkenness at Cwmavon on Saturday. &he only came out of prig?u t,7" naming. and Poitc?-ooo?ta.ble Lewis stated tha.t in the afternoon the woman was so helplessly drunk that he had to get a con- veyance to take her to the Abersychan Police- station.

BRISTOL CHANNEL LIGHTS I The Bristol Chamber of Commerce and Sihipping have been informed by the Trinity House Corporation that, in eecordance with a notice to mariners, da.ted the 12th of July last, the eastern limit of the High Light at Burnham has been extended from S. M degress E. to S., and is now visible over the western edge of Brean Down. The intensity of the high and low lights has been increased aa follows:—High light from 7,500 to 10,760 candles; low light, white sector, from 1,250 to 2.250 candles; low light, red sector, from 750 160- 1,000 candles. J

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATH* AND IN MEMORIAM. Notio" appevlrg under thoeo cfeadlnge an at the following rates;- If inserted in tin KVKNING EXPSBM," WM« TERN MAIL." and "WEEXLY MAIL, k fw JI Word I, &nd Id. for tach additional Ward. If inserted in the "EVENING KXPBKSB" M* "WEEKT Y MAIL. only. 1& far » Words, "d IC for every Twe Extra Word*. No notloes of this description wtU be tnsarted omlM| authenticated by the name and addrasa of the MtMk Telegrams &nd telephonic maoaagaa cannot be aatid a# =111 confirmed tn- writing.

I AUGUSTINE J. STONE f UHRVIKL FUBNISHBR Si FUNKRAI. DITAWMX Personal Supervision to All Ordara. Nat. Tel.: Cardib% N. ",04; -Fast Onkm TOL No. 612, Cardiff. T«tegr»m«: AtTOWTIKB STOJfcE, C.A.RL)IFF. AUGUaTimn .-R)N18. BARRY DOCKS. WORKI TG-ST., QARDIFF. And 101, HCMLTON-BOAD, BARBY DOCKS.

Mr. Greenhill's Health I BOROUGH TREASURER GIVEN LEAVE OF ABSENCE ——— At a. meetingr of the Cardiff Corporation Fina.nce Committee this morning, Alderman David Jones moved that a two months* extension of laave of absence be granted to Mr. GreenHll, the borough treasurer, with a view to sufficient time being given to the departmental committee to consider the whole matter. In reply to a question, the Chairman (Mr. F. J. Beavan) said that there was no improve- ment in the health of Mr. Greenhill, and be wae afraid that Mr. Greenhill would ueveg recover his health. The motion was agreed to. It was reported that a copy of the corpora- tion blue book had been Eent to the -Newport, borough treasurer, who acknowledged it bfl saying he was very much obliged, and would have mnch pleasure in sending on a. copy of the Newport blue book when it wae out of the hands of the printers. The Chairman remarked that Mr. htm it (acting borough treasurer) ought to be oonb plimented upon the earli-er prodnction of the Cardiff book, but Mr. Courtis took another view, and said that Newport ought to buck up."

Indulgent- Relatives BLAMED FOR FALL OF OFFICER'S SOft After having in the course of a few yean dissipated large sums of mouey an gamblin% jewellery, and keeping racehorses, amd aim becoming IxLukr-tipt, the Horourable Guj Gregory Harper Roade, aged 26, the eon of a late captain m the Buffs, wae at Oterkenw<jlJ {London) on Saturday sentenced to three k months' imprisonment in the second division for incurring debts to three West Endl jewellers by fraud. Of good family, and educated at TrinitFl College, Dublin, afterwards becoming a law. student, Eeade got into debt at college, kepti racehorses, and lived extravagantly out ot collcge. Subsequently he had betted and spe&ulatcd heavily. One half-year's turnover a.t the National Provincial Bank at Both wee taid to bo £ 32,366. He lived with his auntp Bath, was a member of the National Con- servative Club, and stayed when in town ati the Metropole or the Albemarle. Knowing i,livat he had no money to meet his cheques. Iii drew several and handed them to the prosecutors in exchange for jewellery. lot August last he ,Nao adjudicated bankrupt* with liabilities £ 13,053, and assets nil. Reade, a good-looking, well-dressed young man, told the court that he based his clalim to the tit1 e of honourable oil a grandfather's right to a dormant peerage in Ireland. He admitted that he had obtained without pay- ment £ 1,200 worth of jewellery. The accused mar. added that he had won as much ae RI,OX a.nd £ 500 at horse racing within a week, and had lost as much in the Samle period. After lea\ing college he oantet into money under his father's will. ne supposed he had perhaps C200 left after meeting his college debts. His acinic bad. supplied him with money, Mid in one oaoa paid £ 900 for which be had become liablo through standing eurvty for a friend. Fe has been badly brought up with crnei kindness," said llcade's &olicitor, p?eadiug in mitigation of punishment. He had m- ind,ulgoellt aunts, who met his liabilities from time to time. This induced him to think he couM always rely on uheir doing so, and hence he gave way to a career of reckless extravagance.

CZAR AND GRAND DUKE OYRlt. St. Petersburg, Monday.—An Imperial Ukaøe pu-bliehed to-day exctadee ttae Grand Duke Cyril from the Russian Naval service. The secret marriage of the Grand Duke with the divorced wife of the Grand Duke of Hesas was recently announcedOentral New&

EARL SPENCER It was announced at North Creake thI8 morning that Earl Spenoer passed & fairly good night. There is stiH, however, oo change in his condition.

CANTANKEROUS PONTYPOOL PEDLAR Jacob Thomas, a tramping pedlar, vao charged a.t Pomtypool Polioe^corart tc..d:a,y, with wilfully breaking.. window a* J$k9 Mason '3 irms, Trevetbin, on Saturday. According to the landlady's afcory orisoot* took r.mbraga because ahe woiukl not buw some of hie g^odr-, and after going out far a large stone he deliberately smashed three panes of glass in the window. He aeemed conscious of the fact that his bethaviour meant imprieoaiment, and told Mrs. Davieek. the landlady, that he wooJd come up a", break the window again immediately be came out of prison. He was sent to prison far fourteen days.—Mr. Fowler (the pcreeidinc magistrate) eta-ting that, people had to pay 1 dearly for these luxuries.

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 TUNNEL MYSTERY. MARY MONEY'S DEATH Signalman's Thrilling Story. i The inquest was resumed to-day at Merstbam ooucerning the death of Mary Sophia. Money, the victim of the tunnel mystery. Great interest was still manifested in the tragic event, and the small court-room WiaB again crowded. Evidence was given by Mise Emma. Hone, a. fellow employe of deceased, who stated that on the afternoon of the girl's death deceased was earnestly studying a time table. When ehe went out she did not say where she waa going. On September 13 Miss Money went with a coup-le of complimentary tickets, which had been given to her by Miss Golding, of Olapham Junction, to the Adelphi Theatre. Witness did not know who accompanied her, or if anyone accompanied her, but the next morning deceased said she bad enj oyed the performance very much. Dr. Willoox, who had conducted the ex- amination of the body on behalf of the Home Office, was again called. He said he was satisfied that the marks on the right arm and hand were not produced by train injuries. If there had been a prolonged struggle he should have expected to find more braise, but in a short struggle they might be limited to the one on the arm. The Coroner: Then, assuming there had been a, struggle at all, was it a. short one? Witness: Yes, the bruises would be con- sistent with some person holding the girl back from getting out of the tradn. The bruises on the mouth might have been caused in an Attempt to gag the deceased. He had examined the contents of the stomach, and they showed no Bigus of corrosive poison, and t-here was no indication by smell. There was no trace whatever of chloroform or any other poison. He thought that deceased was probably een- eible when she left the carriage. Several witnesses gave evidence as to the movements of the girl on the night of the tragedy, and it was stated that someone fol- lowing her description was seen at Clapham Junction Station, Victoria Station, and East Oroydon. Signalman's Story A signalman ait Purvey Oaks Station, a few miles on the London side of Merstham tunnel, said he was in his box on the Sunday night in question when he raw the 9.13 train from London Bridge pass at about 30 miles an hour. In a first-class oompartment of the (triadn he saw a well-built man, wearing a. toiiKy-oook hta/t, struggling with a girl. He was, apparently, endeavouring to throw her down on the seat. There was no screaming so far 86 he oould hear, and he did not think it was a reason for stopping the train. His sua- picion as to anything serious was not aroused at the time. Arthur Bridger, manager of the fihop where the girl was employed, was CLOSELY QUESTIONED as to his movements on the day of her death. He accounted for his time in detail, it having been spent with his wife at home and on Cla-pham Common. He also denied that he had made the girl presents, ot taken her to the theatre, or escorted her to the railway Station in a cab or on foot. (Proceeding.)

Opium for Chinamen. ENORMOUS SALE IN TRANSVAAL I Remarkable disclosures were made pt the ilast meeting of the Transvaal Pharmacy Board, when the secretary made a report on the" poison books" of the chemists in Johannesburg, which he had been deputed to examine. He found that one chemist had made the following sales <11, opium on ■yarij^ug. dates in July a-cd An-gust: -3361b, 181b., 281b. 7]b., 311b., 4nb. All this had been Bold to Chinamen for smoking purposes. There are Sixty-eight chemists' shops between Krugere- dorp and Bokaburg, but the opium traffic is said to be confined to three of them, two of whom imported during one month the enor- Snous amount of two tons of Persian opium. Aoording to the president of the Pharmacy Board, many of the labourers who ca-me from Northern China had never used opium until they reached the Band. The comparatively large salaries they are now earning enables them to pay for it.

DOG LAW DEFINED I Popular Theory Exploded I A popular theory was exploded when fhomas Roberts, of Pentyrob, stepped into be box at Llandaff Police-court this morn- ng (before Dr. Wallace and Major Forrest) < harged with keeping a. dog without a licence. Roberts said he was given a dog by Lady Morgan, who handed him the licence as well. He thought this licence—until the expiration of a, year—was sufficient. Dr. Wallace said he was not sure that the law on the point was not against equity and reason, but defendant would have to pay a fine of 5e. and costs.

VACCINATION OBJECTION I Magistrates and Their Powers I The power of magistrates in respect, of eranting certificates of exemption from vaccination seems to be but ill-defined. Some magistrates maintain that the appli- cant must not only state that his objection is conscientious, but that he must, satisfy the justices that the objection is conscientious. When Henry G. Ball, of Llandaff Yard, applied to the Llandaff bench this morning for a certificate, saying that he had a con- scientious objection to vaccination, Dr. T. Wallace at once said, Well, we can't help I it," and the application was granted.

LIFEBOAT CREW IN DANGER I The Dunbar lifeboat was out all night rendering assistance to the Rucsiaa ship Lgunjeems off Cockburnspath. The crew refused to leave the ship, despite their pre- carious condition, and the lifeboat returned. She could not enter the harbour, and she ran up the Firth of Forth. She had this morning already been eighteen hours a;t sea, and will not be able to get into shelter before late this afternoon. Much anzic'y is £ elt for the crew of the lifeboat.

BRITISH FLEET'S VISIT TO JAPAN Tokio, Monday.—Admiral Sir Gerald Noel | and a number of his officers this morning visited the cadet and other military schools I here, an-d were afterwards entertained at luncheon in the arsenal garden by G-Oneral i Teraohi, Minister of War. Several entertain- ments have been arranged for this afternoon and evening.—Press Association Special.

MR, PLOWDEN AND TRUNK TRAGEDY Mrs. Gregory applied to Mr. Plow den, at Marylebone, on Saturday, for a summons against the Commissioner of Police, for detaining a trunk which belonged to Arthur Devereux. The magistrate asked how it was tha;), the commissioner got hold of the trunk, I and was told it was the one which figured in the Devereux case. Mr Plow den: What is the Devereux case? Sergeant Bowler: The Kenaal Rise murder. Devereux was hanged for murdering his wife and two children. Mr. Plowden {to the applicant): What are you to him ?-I am Mrs. Gregory, his mother- in-law, and I am his nearest relative. He left a will, I believer hut I ha.vo not seen it. Perhaps the trunk belongs to somebody else. Go to Scotland Yard, and they will teU you 4.0Ù". maaoos for detaining it*

Body Removed to London ROYAL MESSAGE OF SYMPATHY The announcement of the death of Sir Henry Irving at Bradford on Friday night, has been received everywhere with the sierest sorrow. From all manner of men, and from all parts of the world, are forth- coming tributes to the memory and the noble character of the great actor who has now passed away. There had been no recent ill- ness, and there was, consequently, no indica- tion that Sir Henry's career was c-otnear its close. The fullest details can add but little to the brief account of his death at first telegraphed. He had been playing "Becket" at the Theatre Royal, Bradford, to a crowded and enthu- siastic audience, who followed his acting, as of old, with the most absorbing interest. If he felt ill he never uttered a word of com- plaint. Indeed, the members of his company thought he was more powerful and more cer- tain in his work than usual. It was true, however, that he had been feeling the heavy strairi. of late. At Sheffield the previous week it was observed that Sir Henry had shown signs of exhaustion. There was no doubt that at Bradford his presentation of The Mer- chant of Venice," "Becket," and "The Bells" had told heavily upon him, During the per- formance of The Bells on Thursday it was noticed that, although he gave a very fine impersonation of Matthias," be delivered many of the passages whilst seated, instead of with his customary freedom of movement on the stage. His last words on the stage were in the character of Becket," falling on his knees, after having been wounded by "De Tracy" in Canterbury Gathedral-" Into Thy hands, i 0 Lord, into Thy hands," and within half-an- hour one of the noblest, simplest, and brightest spirite of the age had passed away. The family of the late Sir Henry Irving have received the following message from Sir Dighton Probyn:- I am commanded to convey to Sir Henry Irving's family his Majesty's and the Queen's sincere sympathy on poor Sir Henry's death. Their Majesties eay he will indeed be a great loss to the profes- eion of which he was euch a distinguished ornament. (Signed) DIGHTON PROBYN. The Lord Mayor of London has sent the following message: — City of London deeply deplores the death of your distinguished father, and desires to convey to you sincere symplalthy and condolence. Innumerable telegrams have been received by the sons of Sir Henry Irving from dis- tinguished people at home and abroad. Nothing has yet been definitely arranged in regard to the funeral. I Removal of the Body to London Following the arrival in Bradford of Mr. Laurence Irving, who consulted with his brother (Mr. H. B. Irving) and Mr. Bram Stoker (the great actor's secretary), the body of the la.te Sir Henry Irving was sent off from Bradford to London on Saturday evening. Before the desire had become known that there should be no flowers a handsome floral tribute bad already been sent to the deceased's hotel from the Theatre Royal, Bradford, and was speedily followed by a beautiful cross from the Bradford Amateur Operatic Society. Beneath these and other affectionate tributes the body was carried from the Midland Hotel and conveyed, through immense crowds of sympathisers, and amidst many pathetic scenes, to the Great Northern Railway Station. The I embalmed body was contained in a lead shell, enclosed in a. polished dark oak coffin, and was placed in the train which left for Lon- don shortly before ten o'clock. The two sons of Sir Henry Irving and Mr. Bram Stoker travelled by the same train. On the plat- form at Bradford Station the members of Sir Henry's company a.nd a. number of pro- minent citizens had assembled, and there were, many touching manifestations of grief and respect before the train's departure. The train containing the remains of Sir Henry reached King's Crofis at 3.25 on Sunday morning. The arrival of the body was not generally known in the Metropolis, and the conveyance of the coffin to 17, Stpa t ton-treet, Piccadilly, the late residence of the distin- guished actor, was conducted quite privately. Sir Henry, it is stated, suffered from emphysema, or air in the cellular tissues, a.nd had been medically advised not to play The Beils." M -s Ellen Terry, in a message to the Bir- mingiham Daily Mail," says -I have nothing to say except that I know all this has happened as he wished. In full possession of his faculties he worked to the very laat. It rejoices ms that be finished his evening's work. His last words upon the stage were, 'Through night to light; into Thy hands, 0 Lord, into Thy hands.' His last expreased wish—the wish of his life-was for a muni- cipal theatre, a theatre where everything should be of the highest order, where the standard of true drama, as distinguished from miscellaneous, would be successfully upheld. The realisation of this wish would," said Miss Ellen Terry, be a fitting monu- ment. Among manifold tributes, Mr. and Mrs. Kendal write" We both grieve for the lose the profession has sustained, but onr heart- felt sorrow is for wife and children." Sir Charles Wyndham says"Terribly shocked at the death of an old friend and col- league. In our early days of obscurity and poverty he and I struggled and hoped together. The loss to me is bitterly pain- ful." Mr. John Hare affirms that the stage and country have susta-ined an irreparable loss. All who knew him loved and honoured him. Mr. George Alexander gayv, ThB State has lost its greatest ornament, and all actors their best friend." Mr. Forbes Robertson says:—"We have lost one we can never re-place. He should lie in Westminster Abbey or St. Paul's." Mr. Edward Terry is shocked by the sad news, and says :AIl the world will sympa- thise with our deep grief at the loss of a dc\ r comrade." These are but few of the very numerous tributes paid to the memory of Sir Henry. The audiences at several theatres in London on Saturday were addressed by leading actors. Mr. Bourchie,r declared at the close of "The. Merchant of Venice" that almost Sir .Henry's last words on the stage as "Becket," "I go to meet my King," should be followed so suddenly by their actual realisa- tion was, perhaps, one of the most beautiful and touching coincidences that the life of the real and ideal could possibly afford. Addressing his audience. Mr. Beerbohm Tree said it was an end he would himself have, chosen, having just said good night to his public, his day's work finished. Funeral Arrangements. There was a general opinion expressed on Saturday that it would only be fitting that Sir Henry should have a great public funeral. But, of course, the arrangements! will depend entirely ulion the wishes of the relatives, and Sir Henry Irving himself, it is thought, may have left some definite instruc- tions with regard to his funeral. Several of the prominent theatrical managers view with favour a proposal that I the Dean of Westminster should be approached with a view to burial in West minster Abbey. It may be mentioned that among the actors and actresses buried there a.re Garrick, the Bettertons, Mrs. Bracegirdle, and Mrs. Siddons. The subject will probably be discussed at a meeting of managers and actors to-day (Monday). Sir Charles Wyndham sent the following telegram on Saturday night to the London theatre mauagers: leit us all meet here at three o'clock on Monday to discuss what; form our tribute of love and respect to our dear friend should take.-Ilyde Park Hotel." The question of whether the theatres should remain closed on the day of the funeral is aleo likely to be raised. Some think that this would be an exceUent manner of showing respect to the great actor, but two or three managers, including Mr. Otho Stuart, of the Adelphi, express their belief that Sir Henry would not himself have been in favour of such a proposal, it being pointed out that t-ho closing of the London theatres, even for one nisrht, would mean a loss of salary, which would be much felt, to the poorer membera of the profession. Speaking at Bath Theatre Royal on Satur-' day night, Mr. F. R. Benson, as one who began ) hie career under the banner of Irving, and received from him great help and encourage- ment, said, while his genius was common property and the pride of the public, the pro- fesaion knew him as a friend and manager,; and knew his large heartednese, large minded- nees, gentle patience, tender affection, his unswerving belief in the nobility and mission of his calling, and his boundless, yet abso- lutely secret, charity. j Mr Edward Coni pton's Sympathy At the Prince's Tbeatre, Bristol, on Satur- day night, Mr. Edward Compton made a M=- watbouc reiweuœ to the death of 6!r Um-rT I Irving. Mr. Compton said:—"Thie is not the time nor the place to speak of Sir Henry Irving's exceptional talents, his brilliant career, or his many virtues. Abler tongues than mine will soon be paying thoee tribut-e-61 i to the deceased actor's public and priva-te, worth to which he was so eminently entitled. It may, however, be not inaptly said of him here that he lived only for the profession he loved so well. Surely, ther4 it is only in oonsonance with the eternal fitness of things' that a member of that profession, 1 speaking for that profession, which loved him so well, should desire to express simply and sincerely our deep sorrow at his sudden 'taking off,' and our true sympathy with those relatives who are left to mourn him, a sorrow and a sympathy in which I am sure you all share. In the words of his beloved Shakspeare it may well be said of him that Alter life's fitful fever he sleeps well.' I' This week Mr. Edward Compton appears at the Tbeatre Royal, Cardiff. General Booth's Respect I Speaking at Hull on Sunday night, General Booth said he was almost paralysed when he heard of the death of Sir Henry Irving. He had heard he was a man of great ability, a wonderful interpreter of dramatic, writers, and of good moral character, and he had learned to respect his came. About his religion he knew nothing, but he thought it was a pity a man of such ability, com- pass, and power in talking to the hearts of I men was not a. Salvationist and interpreted the Word of God to children of men. An Abbey Funeral A representative of the Westminster Gazette," who sa.w Ganon Duckworth this morning, was informed in convensation that no memorial regarding the burial of Sir Henry Irving in Westminster Abbey has yet been received, but one is understood to be in preparation, and, should this be suffi- ciently influential when received, he is quite j certain that no/obstacle will be placed by the dean in the way of the burial of Sir Henry in the Abbey.

Irving Anecdotes. ] FIRST APPEARANCE IN THE BELLS" If Irving did not leap into instant fame as Edmund Keam did—if he did not electrify London on the first night he appeared in it —he, at least, made his calling and election sure the night he was pu.t up at the Lyceum in a stay-gap play. It must be borne in mind that the American manager, the late Colonel" Bateman, took the theatre primarily to give a proper chance to his da-ughter, Isabel. The plans of "Goloinel" Batemau were upset through the failure of his opening bill, which consisted of a version of a French play called Fanchette," and aoi adaptation of Pickwick," with Irving as "Jingle." In order to allow time for the preparation of another piece in which his daughter might appear, The Bells "—which had been lying in the theatre neglected-w." put up in a hurry. It wae a poor house on a Saturday night in November, 1871, when Irving made his life's success as the con- science-stricken Burgomaster, and from that evening the whole complexion of his own life and the history of the British stage were altered. His Wit As a pretty wit Sir Henry is well.known, and in this connection I may mention an anecdote which a popular young actor-man- ager tells again,?t himself. Irving orved that he reminded him of the late Charles Mathews. The young actor-mamager felt highly charmed, murmured a few words about praise from Sir Hubert Stanley," and so forth. Yes, sir," continued Sir Henry, you wear the same sort of collar that he did. Quakeress's Quaint Remark Some few years ago (writes a correspon- dent) Sir Henry Irving was performing at the Theatre Royal, Manchester. One of the besft-known literary men of the City held a kind of afternoon reception at his house in the suburbs, and Sir Henry and Miss Terry were the guests of honour. Amongst the persons invited to meet them was a relative of mine, who was very fond of attending the Friends' Meeting House. The host's family were members of the Society of Friends. His mother, a dear old lady, was asked by my relative had she seen Mr. Irving. Her .reply was: Yes, and he seems to be such a dear man. Is it not a pity he should be a mounte- bVJuk P" A Polite Refusar Sir Henry made it a rule never to accept presents from strangers. A f&w months ago, before the end of the war in the Far East, a wealthy man, who was lost in admi. ration of the great actor, came up to him and said: a?'d Pa-.don me, Sir Henry, but I want to give you a present." What is it?" aeked the actor. A Russian wolfhound." ] Sorry I cannot accept it," replied Sir Henry. "You see, I have a Japanese valet, and aa for myself, I'm neutral." I His Prudence On one occasion Sir Henry was giving one of his famous midnights," or suppers, in his roam after the performance, and among his gueste was the artist, Whist-ler. As it happened, two of Whistler's pictures were on the walls, and Whistler on arrival imme- diately went to took at these landscapes, and, seemed much puzzled by them. Towards the end of the evening he said to his host: Irvimg, there's something wrong with those piotuTee of mine. Oh! I see it now, you've hung them upside down." For a moment Irving was nonplussed, Whistler, he knew, was very "touchy" on the subject of his pictures^ But Irving's prudence in saving the situation asserted ituelf. "Is that so?" he replied carelessly. "But you forget, my dear fellow, how blind I am, and if it has taken you aAl the evening to dieoover that your own pictures were upside down, surely there is excuse for me in con- sideria-tion of my bad sight. His Generosity Sir Henry Irving's generoeity was boundless. A few yeurg ago, for instance, he was sitting in his private rooms at the Lyceum, when, after a preliminary knock at the door, a man be had never seen before entered, for Irving always made it a. rule to see everyone, strangers or otherwise. The great actor at once aeked the man his business, and found that he was an actor out of employment. Very sorry," said Sir Henry, but my cast is quite full up. Try again another time." The man turned sadly away. At the door Sir Henry called him back. "Married?" he asked. Yes," replied the intruder. "That's the worst of it. My wife is lying dangerously ill, and we are starving." Sir Henry thought for a moment, then began to write something. "Here," he said, handing the other a piece of paper. Go down to the box-office and leave your name and address and tell them I sent you. Ta-ke thip. The stranger took the piece of paper and looked at it. It was & cheque for ten pounds. The Modesty of Irving Sir Henry always showed a desire to! keep in the background. On the play- biHs he appeared as simply Henry Irving," in the eame type as is used for the name of the humblest member of the cast. But some years ago he was acting in the provinces, and those responsible for the, bills issued posters on which he was men- tioned as "the famous Mr. Henry Irving." Irving at once sent for the head printer. "Look here," he said. "You are not to print another bill with all those flourishes before my name. You are to see that in future my name reads as simple Henry Irving, and in quite small type." Tho printer retired. Next day Irving was horrified to find the town flooded with posters which announced that "Simple Henry Irving" would that night fill a certain role at the theatre. His Love of Animals The black cat which was always to be se.en I sitting on the window of the stage-door keeper's office of the Lyceum was as famous as the theatre itself. It was originally a stray cat, and one night it bolted into the theatre for safety just ae Sir Henry arrived. The attendants began to hunt it out, and the terrified beast ran at the great actor, who caught it up in his arms. Kindly understand," he said severely to those about him, that this cat from to-night becomes one of my staff, and anyone ill- treating it will be dismissed." The oat remained at the Lyceum till the expiration of Sir Henry's reign there. It always knew his step when he arrived, and would run out to meet him, and then follow him to his dress- ing-room amd sit purring on the table. Irving's Value of Talent I It is always said of Irving that he never required more of any member of his corn- pa.ny than he had a right to expect in pro- portion to the salary paid. He knew better than most actor-managers the market value of talent, and he paid accordingly. One day when superintending Lyceum rehearsals, a super intensely annoyed him. The super had one line to say which was, The enemy are upon us." The tone of voice this super assumed very soon got on Irving's nerves. For heaven's sake," he exclaimed, "speak it as if the enemy were in the wings. They might be miles away from the way you say it." If I could say it bet-ter I should be earn- ing more than 2i3. a week," he retorted. Is that all you get? asked Sir Henry. Yee, and I have others besides myself to koep." Very well then, Weak it m you like. j But before the first night the super was speaking his lines as the governor wished him to, and the Lyceum exchequer was debited WITH more TBFTN 25e. a week in 9PURO, [ <juence.

TEACHING OF WELSH MONOGLOr TEACHERS' DISMISSAL DEMANDED The Glamorgan Education Committee met at Neath to-day, Dr. Morris presiding. A report of the non-provided schools snb-com- mittes contained] the following minute in reference to the managers of the Briton Ferry non-provided schools: — The managers have not answered the com- mittee's communication asking their opinion as to the best means of providing for instructiocn in Welsh, and, as none of the existing staff can do so, the sub-committee recommends that the managers be called upon to dismiss the headmaster on the edu- cational ground of his inabiliity to teacih Welsh, and be informed that the committee will be prepared to inform them as to the clualifioation and salary that they will require from and give to a successor. Alderman Hughes, in moving the adoption of this recommendation, protested strongly against what he described as a. breach of faith on the pajrt of one or more members of the educational sub-committee in making the minutes public. The information had rea&hed the National Union of Teachers who had replied to a communication from him, and eaid that the union had no desire to put any obstruction in the way of teaching of Welsh. He moved the adoption of the minute and also a resolution that the chairman and clerk of the committee cause an investigation to be made as to who had made the report public. This was carried.

I The New Post-Office I OPENED TO-DAY BY THE KING Plucky Policeman Averts Accident The oi>sning of the new General Post Office by the King to-day was the occasion of an impressive, official, and popular reception of the Sovereign and his Consort. On the site formerly stood Christ's Hospital School, and it is within a very short distance of the existing Poet Office block. The officers and men of the Coldstream Guards formed the guard of honour at the approaches, and there was also on duty a diamonded party of the Household Cavalry. Within the marquee was accommodation for about 5,000 persons, including a group of children from the poet office orphanage home, of which the King has just become patron. The crowds in the streets were large, the day being fortunately fine. Distinguished visitors began to arrive shortly before noon, amongst them were Ambassadors and Ministers of Foreign States, Viscount Hayaehi being accorded a markedly cordial reception, Colonial representatives, Cabinet Ministers, and Members of both Houses of Parliament. A second guard of honour, formed of a hundred men of the 24th Middlesex (Post Office Rifles), wae posted, whose band playod during the interval of waiting. Twenty-five minutes late, the King and Queen, accompanied by Princess Victoria, drew up at Holborn Bars, and were pre- sented by the Lord Mayor with the sword. The King wore the uniform of a field- marshal. The carriage was preceded a quarter of an hour before by the Prince and Princess of Wa-les and their two eldest chil- dren. Policeman Injured During the Royal precession of the King and Queen to Newgate-street from Bucking- ham Palace, -an accident occurred which caused injuries to a mounted policeman named Harding. A few minutes after noon the sheriffs arrived at Holborn Bars, where the mayoral ceramony of surrendering the chic sword to his Majesty was to take place. The horses of the coach of Mr. Bowater, the sheriff-elect, took fright at the people, and were careering on to the crowded pavement, when the mounted policeman, Harding, rode to the horses heads, and, seizing them, prevented them from going further in their wild run. Harding was dis- mounted and fell heavily betweesu the horses of the coach. His plucky action certainly averted a serious accident. He was carried to the fire brigade box close by, where he was I found to be suffering from severe bruises on the thigh and cuts on the back of the head.

A Splendid Character I NEWPORT HEAD-CONSTABLE AND LICENSEE Harry Perry, licensee of the Robin Hood beer-bouse, IImarth-stroet, Newport, was summoned before the Newport magistrates to-day for selling cider to a drunken man. Mr L. H. Hornby appeared for defendant. Inspector Graves end Police-constable Bennett spoke to going to the house on the 10th inst., and seeing Henry Carpenter leaning against the counter in a drunken state with a pint cup in front of him. Mrs. Perry, wife of the licensee, <mid Carpenter waa not drunk, but got very excited when spoken to. The defendant asked Carpenter to leave, bnt he refused, and was subsequently taken into austody. Dr. Howard Jones, police surgeon, said he subjected Carpenter to a series of tests, and found him to be drunk. Head-constable Sinclair gave defendant a splendid character, and said he bad kept two bouses in the town drarmg the past Pfteen years, houses which were not at aJl eaSy to oo^'Auct'. .e igenfh. a<fter a ehort retitreoncmt, oooo, jæ consequence of defendant's good cfea*?aeter, to dismiss the oase on. his paying çooœ. ? F<Siry Ca?pent?r. ?ho had a bad record, ■w^s fined ICs. and costs, or fourteem. dayB, for being drunk on licensed premises.

Prisoner and Inspector ALLEGED INCIDENT IN A CARDIFF I CELL To-day at Cardiff Police-court Harry Davies, twenty, amd Richard Price, 30, were charged on remand with stealing a gold bracelet and padlock, the property of Miss Annie Keen, on 7. Mr Morgan Ree-s appeared for Price. The evidence was given on the former occasion. Prisoner Davies, addressing Inspector Bingham, who had given evidence in the case, asked—after he had been in the cell half an hour—whether he (the inspector) did not go to him and ask him to tell him where he got it from?" and if h3 did he would bo easier liberated. Inspector Bingham: I aaked for an explana- tion. I only went down because he eent for ]Be. m ^r T. H. Stephens: Why did you do that? Why should you go and hold an argument with a prisoner ? Inspector Bingnam: I did not. He sent for Davies: I did not send for you. You came to m Mr. Stephens (to Inspector Bingham): Why should you ask questions like 'hat, and talk to the man in that way a.bout the eacee- I went down there. Another man wanted iu m Mr Stephens: Never mind about amother man Why should you as him anything about a case? Yo.u had detained him in the Ce for- r!ispector Bingham: For am explanation of the ownership. Mr. T. H. Stephens: I don't think you ought to have done it. It can't be the way at Cardiff Police-station for the police to go and hold conversations with people in that way! inspector Bingham No. I had nothing to prove his guilt at all, your worship. Mr. Stephens: It is not the right thing to do at all. Inspector Bingham: If I could have proved his innocence that way I should have been only too pleased to have done it. The case was eventually dismissed for tract of sufficient evidence.

VANDERBILT CUP WINNER I Car Sold for Y,4.000 and Burnt I Mineola. (Long Island), Monday.—The 80-horee power Darraco oa.r, which won the race for the Vanderbilt Cup on Saturday, caught fire yesterday morning and was destroyed. H. iPmery, the chauffeur, and his assistant were engaged in cleaning the machine at the time, and the assistant was burnt sHghtly.-Reuter. New York, Monday.—The disaster was due to one of the crowd of interested oxrlookere throwing a lighted matoh down on tne oil- soaked ground. The car immediately after the race had been sold to a ptlrty of French- men for £ 4,000.—Central News.

DOCKS TO COST £ 1,000,000 I The work of constructing the mew deep- water docks at Inrminghaan, near Grimsby, has been secured by Messrs. Price, Willows, and Eeevea, of London. The docks will cost more than £1,000,000, and must be completed within four years. Eighteen firms tendered for the work. The successful ftrm were tbe builders of the Barry I ;J,tV¿1 DEOLFLS, BOMBAY DOGGU,

DENTIST & EMPLOYEI ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT AND FALSIFICA I ION. At Cardiff Police-court- to-day Herbert FinJay Swindlehurst, 42, was charged on remand that he, being a servant in the employ of Coopers (Limited), Cardiff, em- bezzled from his employers, on June 23, los.; August 11, £ 1 lOt- August 25, 4s.; August 28, 10s. and 5s.; September 1, two sums of 10s.; September 2, 10s.; September 6, 2s. 6d.; Sep- tember 20, 10s.; September 8, l. and a second sums of 3s. There were two Ifurilher charges of falsifying a receipt-book on September 1 and 2. Mr. Harold Lloyd conducted the prose- cution; Mr. Sydney Jenkins defended. Th,are were (Mr. Harold Lloyd said in open- ing) some fourteen changes, but he proposed to go only into tlhe charges of falsification, and into no more than one or two of the charges of embezzlement. He would ask upon the evidence that prisoner should be oammdtted, and, if necessary, would prefer a further indictment elsewhere. Prisoner was employed by Messrs. Cooper (Limited), Car- diff, who carried on business as dentists, and ,s a. deutd?-Its, &,n,d it was part of his duty to go to Coerau, Maesteg, and similar places, for which he was pid 12 10s. a week. Reside he had house- rent free and other perquisites, so that his position was fairly satisfactory, and, in addi- tion, Mr. Cooper had helped him in many ways. Taking a specimen 0000 of embezzlement, it was alleged that on August 25, prisoner received a sum of 4e., which, upon his return, he did not pay in, ae he ought, to have done. As to the allegations of falsification, Miss Thomas (Maesteg) paid prisoner jSl ICs., for which he gave a. receipt, but accounted for only Ll. Jdhn William Cooper, managing director cflor Coopers (lAnidited). sadd he lived at 4, Ntindon-road, and tlhe registered office was at 3, St. John's- square. Mar. Sydney Jenkins Gross-examined prose- cutor at some ligbtt. Mr. Cooper denied tihat he endeavoured on September 30 to influence prieoner to enter into am agreement not to start business within 30 iniier, of Cardiff. Did you, on another occasion then, tele- phone prisoner oakling him, togign an agree- ment, failing which, you would issue a war- rant immediately ?-Yes, something to that effeat, but I had not signed the ctoarges then. I wished to show the inva every leniency. I txXLd him I wanit-ed to Give Him Another Chance Did you not threaten him with criminal proceedings in the alternatiye of him not eigmiine an agreement ?—No. I oextudniv told tairn a. warrant would be,issued if he did not go. You told him that then?_But that wa.s before I found out there were so many charges. "What was his answer?" asfeed Mr. Jenkins. -He would not sign the agreement. Did he not say that he would stay where he was until proceedings were taken?-Oh, no. "I put it to yoU," Mir. Jenkins queried emphatically, "that these proceedings were brought against the prisoner because he would not enter into an agreement with you?"- TttuaA is not so. After further evidence, Detective Victor Kellett said he arrested prisoner at 171, Castle-road. He made no answer to the charges preferred. Prisoner (who reserved hiB defence) was oom. mitted to the quarter sessions for trial. On the application of Mr. Sydney Jenkins, the same bail was renewed—prisoner himself in £ 20 and two sureties of £ I0 each.

I Fruits of Ignorance. I AMUSING ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS I The biography of Dr. Alfred Russel Wal- lace, the great scientig-^ issued to-day, includes Dr. Wallace's seven years' expe- riences as an assistant ext^incr in phyeicaJ I geography under the sciEnlce and art depart- ment. These supply amusing reading, and, withal, "give to think" concerning the incompetence of the teaching which can pro- duce suoh fruits of ignoraaice, as thus:- Q.-Mention the natural habitat of the horse, the rhinoceros, the eleph-ant, and the hippopotamus. A.-The habit of the horse is plowing, the elephant goes in shows. In reply to a question as to deep dredging in the Atlantic:— I A.—The depth of the water of the Atlantic ia measured by large things called ravines. The depth, is 90,000,000 miles. 001-<1 is found a-t the bottom. A.-—The ma-terial found by deep dredging in the Atlantic is the Atlantic pan a-1 or coble. Q. What animais have become extinct since man's appearance on the earth? A. Giants, and the great fish which ewal- lowed Jonah. A.-Animals which hved before the flood no longer exist, except their fossilised remains. Isthoraice, Pleathorus, Mam- moth, Dothorium, Adam and Eve never saw, having become extinct. Q.—Describe the mariner's compass and its chief uses. A.-The mariner's compass is box with a l card and lots of needles. A.—If a sailor was shipwrecked on a desert island, he could find a north and I south line if he had a nautical almanack. Q "How is the depth of the ocean deter- mined? A--The ocean contains poles, insects live at the bottom of the ocean, and bore holes I in the poles; when the poles are reached I they reach the bottom of the ocean.

Derelict on Fire I CREW RESCUED IN MID-OCEAN I The Moss liner Philae, on arrival at Liver- pool from Quebec, reported rescuing the crew, ten all told, of the Norwegian barque Lima, of Frederikstadt, 676 tons, laden with timber for Bordeaux. The barque encoun- tered a. hurricane in the North Atlantic, which made her waterlogged and helpless. When the liner eaw her distress signals she ¡ was in a sinking condition. The crew were taken off with difficulty owing to the heavy sea. Before leaving the captain get the I barque on fire. I

LOST LINOLEUM I Furniture Removing Incident. I Two men, who throughout protested their I' -innocence, were charged at Cardiff Police- court to-day (before Messrs- J. Herbert Cory, T. H. Stephens, and W. T. Symonds). They were Alfred Majtin, 34, and James Bruce 0<MnpbeU, 63, imi'?terra?e, and they were up for s,teahng a quantity of 1'Ï, value 156., the prolyetty of Robert Chambers. Prosecutor, an elderly man, working as a gardener, and living at 13, Glynrhondda- st-reet, aand that on October 12 he moved his furniture from 9, Senghenydd-pliace. At ton minutes past seven in the mornring he placed the roll outside 9, Ser.ghenydd-place. He had occasion to go away, and subsequently missed the Linoleum, which he afterwards eaw on a truck which, prisoner Campbell was wheeling, When the gardener claimed the linolemn Campbell trundled the tru<?k to prosecutor's houæ, amd helped to unload it.. A Milk vendor -aid that on tihe mormmg of the a?Ueged theft he saw Martin wi? truck not far froan Glynrhoidd'anstreet. Another [ main was w iJtoh him, but witness couild not say I' it mas Campbell. On the truok was a piece of nndleThlll very like that produced in court. Prisoners were sentenced to 21 days.

AGAINST CHILDREN AND PIANOS I According to La Vie de Paris," the land'- Lords of two Sue new buildings let out in fiats in the Rue dœ Martyrs, Paris, have )BS3rted in their agreements and Ieaa€? a?at i no tenant must keep a dog, a, cat, a, bird, or! a piano. No persons with children boLow the age of fifteen will be accepted as tenants. I A clause is also inserted in the lease stat- ing that if any children should be born to the tenajite during their stay in the house the leaee of their fiat shall become ipgo f&cto j ann uUed. 

FOOTBALL I FOOTBALLERS INJURED. I In the match between Glamorgan Police and Aberavon on Saturday W. Spilk.r received a rather eover>e injury to one of his legs, and A. Erioe lessier hurts to bit; left bide and one thumb.