Evening Express

A NORMAL 8PR!NGT!ME. I Th&t doctors differ is a'5 true in the prac- tice of horticulture as of medicine, a-nd a, representative of the "Morning Post." in I pearch of expert opinion as to the effect 01 'the late brief spell of sunshine on vegetation round London was enlightened by views the most diverse. One florist in the Windsor dia- trict boldly averred that everything except forest trees and conifers wae quite & fort- night in advance. On Wednesday, he said. buds were swelling wisibly" and young I leaves expanding perceptibly. On the other hand leee optunietic observers declared that almost, everything wa-s ccrma,! though mak- ing good progre.. Personal observa.tion Bhowed that it wao only in ths way of nower- ing shru))6 and bushM, such as libac, and weli-astabUahed clumps of roses that marked development was noticeable. Tha a.Imond tree. which forms such a charming object in earlY spring, w.a/s everywhere displaying it3 bright pink buds, and hero and there were moticea-ble spra,ys oi expandGd blooms. There ,was certainly little Bign of undue advance among the fruit trees, whether Large or amall, though an apricot on a sunny waJl wae reported to be in nower. The genera! aspect of the parks and gardeus of the Metro- polis is certainly only normal. Hyacinths, ii,trei4.ieit;. tulips, and other autumn'plRnted .bulbs are well up and showing for bloom, but scarcely in .advance of the season. la. MHaU sheltered gardens open on the &unny side bulbs axe quit2 and early d'a.XodiLs, such as the Tenby (N. obva.Ilari!-), and hyacinths have been plucked froicL tha. open ground.

LIFE LOST FORS!X MARBLES I Despite all aoco-unte oi British, degeneracy, I the aportti'ng instinct iD.cur race dies 'hard. aa dem3'nstra.ted ia a. m'eia<ncholy way by d?a.t!h. of Jumee Wilean, a iiine-yetr-old boy, of comers Town. inqu>&st, tba.t WiLs&n, with some comj)a;mitHOL9, went to I the Regent's Ca.na.t, and there orte of the I boys saAd to Wilson- "I'H give you six marbles if you show me how you oa,!i swim." Wilaon. accepted the ohaHemge, took oS his o't.o.tlLe&. a.nd dived in.to the w,ter. Re had nearly reached the other side w,hen ¡ he sMk, a-ud. a.ltJi'cush a. b,d named SulM- v&n bra.vely tried to saye him, the poor boy was drowned.

GtRL'S STORY OF MYSTERiOUS I BURGLAR. A servant girl, .named Florence TrebMe, I aged nineteen, told the Barnstapic polios a I etra.nge story of a burglary at Hazehurst Bouse. In the of her master and mistress, Bhe said, the house was entered by a stra.ng'e man. who frightened her to death. He told her tih'at if she said he ha'd been in the hou&e he would sta.b her. SctbsequenUy it was found that JSo a.ud a. jewel case, con- ta.inin? rings, a bangle, &c., had been taken from a bedroom. Tile girt gave a vivid description of burgta-r and his attire, and idthtiapd a man ae the culprit. Later she confessed that her etory was an invention. and that the articles RtoL&n were concealed m the g-ardan. where thfy were dug up. She was charged a-t Barnetaple Police-conrt yester- day and rcma'Tided.

MEANNESS EXPOSED. I DefraudmgtheRaitway Company 1 Before Mr. Cart-is Bennett, at Westminster, WiiUiam Sha.rrard Gilbert, gas engineer, of GroTC VH!a. \Vood!a.uds, L-leworth, was sum- moned by the London and Sonth-Westei'a 'R<uiWt'.y Company for tra/YeMing' without payment and intent to defraud. li%ei,e were two charges against ùoe,fendant far consecutive days in Ja.nua.ry. when it as it had been on many former occasions. tllt he had taken shoTt-distant tickets from Isleworth St'atlon-{"it:her to Eew Bridge or Brentford. In one instance, a/u the colloodJJg .statioH. Va,uxhaH, defen- dant, a/ccord'ing to the evidence of the com- 'pany's servants, on'er<7d to pa.y from Wandsworth, a.nd in another he give UD tl'e retara haK of a C'ha.pba.m Junction ticlMt. By tbe&e devicea he defra.aded the company of a. few pence when he arrived at his City destination. Mr. Ocm wvy, on his mat-ruction a. cro3E- examined the witnesses, and suggested tliat the collector had made a mistake. Defendant's case was that on the fLrst day he paid the collector the full fare for the journey he nt!tde. On the cioso of the case for the prasecnHsM, Mr. OoTiway said he would not ptut t3re l defcnda.nt in the wdtness-box because he could not get over Hie fact that it was an I aw'!fwa-rd position due to defendant's false- hood. Mr. Curtds Benaett said a very wise discre- tion had been exercised, because he had qnite made np hT8 m'iBd, if defendant had sworn to the defence foreshadowed, that be would 'ha.vc committed him for trial for perjm'y. These sy?tema,tic tri-61-s to cheat and d,"friktid railways oompanies even by personij posing a-! respectable showed the meanest nnd paltry onnds. Atll eorts ot devic&s—getting out of one tra'm iTito another, loitering! about the stations, and lyi,ng were adopted by these rneaT!, coutemptibJe people just to save a- few pence, but when they were detected, as they often were, it became rather In this Ca.5C he !mpo6ed; penalties a.nd costs a.nioHrttins to £10 8.?., or two months' HnpnsoTMneat in dcf<\iUlt of dis- tr<*98.

Thn Oamton Yk-eroy g.av.e ,a Imnqiic-t in ttonottT ur Rc-ar-admiral TraJn, com'ma,nder of the United Sta-tee AFM),t.ic aect, and the following da.y the Viceroy and & number of Ingh ofbeisis aAtended a. reœptiou nt the AnMmc&o oon&ulate in Canton. 'Hus W"t¡;; the first ocoasMMt for some ruonths on which tbp Viceroy condeaeended to exchange glmeniaeo tcitb tdltJ Á1Ueric¡¡¡;:¡ represenuSt- t ? ,,="ku..r;

DIED ON THE WAY; j TO CARDIFF !NF!RMARY< Canton Man's Singular Fate A somewhat curious case was re.ceiv,ed a.t the Cardiff Infim.ary on Friday. A man na.med Thomas Bickard, of 264, Cowbjidge- roa.d, was very ill, and his relatÏTes &eDt, for a. doctor, who found that he was suffering from abdominal trouble, and said the beat thing tha,t could be doiM for him was that he should be ta.ken to the inSrmary. Hia removal was arrang'ed, but he died on the I

Fighting Round Tangier Pa,ns, Saturday.—The Tangier correspon- dent of the Petit Journa, tolegraphs an account of severe nghting which took p]ace in the di&trict rouhd a.bout that town yes- terday between the followers of Rai&uU and the Andjcra, and BeBimcasaour tribesmen. Tea men were kJUcd and forty wounded. The correspondent amls that the Snlta.n's repre- aentative in Ta,cgter has no I<Miger a.ny reo.1 authority, and renewed disturbances ¡R'e feaj'ed.—Ocntral News. Foreign Policy of Spain. Paris, Sa.tTU'day.—Tbe Spanish Premier'a' denLaI not-witbsta.ndin?, tba AIgeciras ccrre- spondent of the "Journal" stin maiutaina that a treaty is on the point cf being con- cluded between Spain and GrcaA Britain. The correspondent farther declares that it wiH be preceded by a H,.L,.Po..uo-Poilu,Lcse treaty. The Dnk of AImodora-r. he states, will leave AIgedras for Madrid to-day with the object of signing at Madrid, in conicnTaity wjth the wishes of King Alf<mso, a trea,ty of alliance with PortugaJ, which is to be brought to the Spanish capith by King Carlo&—'Contra,' News.

Strange Fire Tragedy. WOMAN WORKER DIES IN ARMCHAtR The busy life of one of London.'s women workers was out short in a-od tragic Y.'ay yesterda.y jnorn'ng. Helena. MitcbeU, asred 49, lll:'td for souM time ca'rried on the business of a. ha-irdresscr in a nrst-uoor flat a.bove Messrs. Nash a-ud Austin's fruit shop in Gl,ssh-otise-street., Picca-dilty. Whou work was pressing she would &ome- timea spent the night in ta.n a.rBi-cha,ir in front of the fire in her businesB pa'eam.ises, so as to save the time that woutd otherwise htwe been spent in going to a-trd from h(,-r ho'ma in the suburbs. This she did on Thursday, and at ten p.m. waa ssen disposing herself for the night. At 7.33 yesterday morning an employe", on opening the truit-shop, found smoke coming from the Ba,t above. Firemen froni the Marl.borough-stree't station w€'ra very soon on the spot in respojise to his ca'U, and hurst their wa,y into the flat.. They found the room nUcd with dense smcke and the body of the unfortunate woraa.n, burnt altRoet beyond recognition, in a; sitting position in front of the are. Little e'.a-sia,ge was done to tha room, aa the Sre wag of a..clow, E'i.noulde'ri.ng cha<rafter, and pecpic sleeping in the flat a,hoveha'(Lno idea, that a-nything wa.s the nLatter. The Mmse of the outbreak is unknown, and it .is supposed that the victiTn,, overcome in 'her Bleep by smcke, which stupened without aw.a,kening her, fcU on to the fire in the gra.te, a.nd never completely recovered con- sciousness. An oSicer of 'the' fire briga-de d:=&ri.bed the case a-s oHe of the 8trangct in the whole of lÚs exmrienee.

FIGHTINC, FOR PLACES. New Tube from Baker Street to Kennmgton. Tlha tmd Waterloo Railway- the la/test of underground tubes-.QP'0lJ.ed for At five one ,th", tnajm l&f.t BalŒr-e.trê,ct. The're was a big ::<t the hundreds of fighting for ra,n esp.e.cjaHy the trains. They pro- g'res)S'cd. MM), wiHbont oscillation. A three- minute service was at on'oe ,p.u.t in o.perat.ian. Th, st,aotions cm. the rourte are Balor-str4aot, E event's F.¡1,k. Oxf.xRd-c.I'cu6, P.icc.adTHy- the E'nba.tLkme'nt, V/ a t.erll)o, a'nd K'NDn'mgto.n. Prior to t!ie <i(p&ng for the p-ublic at twelve minut.es to ('dIe a loflt St.ation for Ba,k'I'Il'-Sit'riNt w.i'tJi a lwoge ll'UIlloer of tha Do'ndoo, Oo'uaii.y Co'uncil on board. The fcuntec-n IDlLu-utN. reheaxsa.ls been- ÍlL for tiJrr4)e to-day trIal tina.in.6 have been l'IUIllJl,iug fro,ii-i six o'eYcck.

WAR TAXES. Mr. Asquith and the "Trade." Mr. Asquith on Friday evening received a deputation repreisentin7, a,ll sections of the licenced trade on the subject of the rcmlioIl of war ta.xps on beer and E-pirits. Mr. Aaguith said that he could not promise amy immedia-La change in taxation affecting the trade, but it the time eyer came when Mt alteration was possiMe it might be-posgible to give effect to their wishes for the relief of taxation. He was of opinion that the law regarding clubs should be more &triagcnt.

A MISCHIEVOUS PENNY. A correspondent living at Mplford, Mont- gomeryshire, posted to an Csweetry genUe- man recently an envelope containing t?i!ch matter as is usually allowed, if the envelops naj) bo tucked in, for one halfpenny. After the posting of the letter, another Meiford lettsr-writer, having no stamp. dropped 1, ictte.1' iuto the box unstamped, and at the samo tinlo dropped a, penny ill to metiers with tho Postmaster-Genera. By t-ome cruel fate the penuy happened to faU into the tucked-in letter address31 to Oswes- try, and when the box was cleared &ome kind-lieartpd official, no doubt thinking lie, was doing isowo one a. g-ocd turn, fastened down the tncked-in Sap to ma-ka the prc- t cioos penny qmte secure. The result was that the receive!* had to pay tivepence on the letter. True, there was something in another penny nestling inside like a surprise packet, but evzn that left him fourpencQ to tha bad, and the Poetmastsr- €cnera,l scooped in not only the Oewcatry gentieman'a Rvepeuce but also twopence from eom'o other person to whom the unstamped letter (to pay for which the p.e.nny wa.e dropped in the box) was address&d! Thus his Majesty's Government stood to" gain sixpence all through that mischievous penny's trick at Meiford. It ehouM, how- ever, bo added tha.t the poat-aJ authorities, wjth their TMna.1 courtesy, did not hesitate to refund the fourpence charged on the O£we.s- I try letter by which the recipient would have been out of pocket. The Postmaeter-General, thprcfoT'e, makea twopence oc the transK.c- tiou'

V)LLAGERS SOLVE A PROBLEM. The quastion oi old-age pensions has bet, gotvcd a.t. 1Vra;bwe.s. There. a-t'e 54 housM; in t,b.c) villa-g- ai,!d the hA!,id, cf53ai.' them helO'u, a, providenlt s.oC'.i,et,y. whic,h 5s. a. woek for IHe to a my ui?mbpr a,t.taiHrng t.hÐ age of 65, whot.!ler he )x? ill or w?,,If. i There are a.t teaa.t thr,ee who h&vu bemi dra.wiu'g this pension for fttt.&Mi yaars.

CARDIFF PASSIVE  CARD!FF PASSIVE REStSTERsJ H.df.a..d0?;en f-roiii t1]() Ca.tti.ays district, "neJ'ndm.s' four pastors (t'he DaTid D. M. Hug'hp.s, Johti Wi.Hiiamson, cmd Tho'-maa were Muu- .ui,on,e:d at Oa,rdiff Pojice-com'b t-ILis afteruoun. Noun o'f ljut t.wo Stttcndod. the court, Mtd. vpT;' k'nd'.y d.i.HpCD.gt&d with the or.tnodox t.'rnjde. 'lihey m'eT&iy S'R,id th'sv wished to f!, jr-i!hl,ic protest t.h'e edu<'atd<)'n rnt.e. In e<R.lDh a waR

The weddiNR anniversary of the King and QupMi is at W'iu.cL'or 1o- dny. AA a<a Mn-').y botir tho beMs of St. Oha.pot. Wmd&or CasHe. and St. John's CtuH'oh were rune.

!DOW!E'S DiSGiPLES. I PRAY FOR HNANC!AL DELIVERANCE. Disappearance of the "Prophet." I Dowie's City of Zion is on the vc.rge of bankrupt-cy, {Hid the "prophet" has dis- appeared. He was last beard of in Jamaica, where he hcl gone for the bene-St of his health, but cables s&nt there urging him to return ha.vo been undelivered. The deacons a.re in the ]11('ant.ime engaged in praying for deliverance from tue nna,nc:al criai.s, while the business members of the CMmmi'Qity who haYe Et<akcd their fortunes in the enterprise arc discussing the situa-tion in Elijah-a.venue. Mr. Voliva., 'the overseer (siys the Da.ily Express"). is extremely angry at the in- I diiIcrencø" cf his chief, and is reported to have de&La.Tcd that Dowie is no longer the heaa of the Zionists. Dowie'a priva.te secretary is not to be found, and the safes in which the list of subscriptions a.nd other nna.noia-1 transac- tions a,re' recorded h.ave had to be broken open. The prophet" is known to ha,vc mortgaged his n,ne house for zE4,000, but eLLn. s he ra.issd thus and others raised by the Zionists themselves are qiute insuiEcient to meet the dcmajtda of the crEditors. The lacs factory a,ad the printing works are beiasr run a.t a loss, and other similar orsa.nisa.tions in the city Eure in a. bad wa-y. At. prœ2ht Dowie ia & very &econda.ry I ngure in the conmiu.nity, if he has not been actually deposed.

I Earthquake in tndia. I MANY PERSONS KtLLEO OR INJURED I Lahore, Sa,turoa.,y.-An oarth,4,aako, equa,! I in severity looaUy to tha gicat shock of last April, has occiir--cd Ln Bs.sha.hr. one of the Simla, Hi'U n.ativ St,a,t.es. Two persons hB.ve been killed aa-d S4 iujujed at Ra.mpu.r. Im the town the la-w-oourt, pœt-offiœ, a.u'djpoMce- sta-Mon Rre dh'oyed. Six per&o-'ns ha.ve beam a'TKi injured a.b Kakcrola<, om ttm Hind-nsta-n-Tibet. road,

I Federation Fees. I I THE PROPOSED !MCREASE!M l CONTRiBUTIONS. A malting of c()Jliey workmea was helcLa.t' Tredeg-a-r on Frida-y to consider the proposed increase in the Federation contribution &nd the other matters to be brought forward at the conference oa Monday. Mr. Onicna, I miners' agent, said if the members of the Federation were of opinion that the tame was inopportune to increase the contribo- ticns the leaders wcn.Id Iiave to regnla.t'e the ex.p'ndituro according to the income. At a.ny ra.te, there nmst ba tm end &o the preeent sta.te of aRa.ir.o, or ba.ckrnptcy waB in front cf the Fsderation. In rep!y to & question, Mr. 0:uona sa.id 'bha.t about a fortnight's gleubmi stiil: wuuld exhaust their fusde. A work:i) an suggested retrenchment in regard to the management expenses, and Mr. ONioms replied thst If the whole of the cen- tml work was done free of cost the fund would benefit to the eytsat oi only a<boub 1-M. Asked a, to wh&thcr ..)< ballot was intended if the conference w.as in f&vour 0! the scheme, Mr. Onions said the couierenca would have to decide the jma.tt-er. Person- ally, ne fa.vo'urod a ba-llot. A lonar dí.cu8!>¡on cTjtauod, it being evident that the mar: were almost u-aa-uimous against the &eheme. A re-solution oppocir.g the payment of an extra ahiIHng was passed on the ground that w,age.s did not wa,rrant the increase. With reference to the salary of the general pecreta.ry, it was decided to irc-truet. the delegates to 'vote i''i favéTur of tha.t official being paid J650 a year for hie cervices aa sec- retary in addition to the X350 paid him out or the Parliamentary levy fuDd.  EEBW VAT.E AND MR. T. BJCSABDS'S  SAT,ARY. -.? ) I A ll1e.Hjng of was 1100d Vp.la <m Friday, Mx, John Gale p.resiùing. were to the con- ferc'nce a<t Cardiff on. Moin'd'a.y.—TH'e Oha.ir-) iti.au t'epc'nted flmtb a.t a, moating' of tugh't.- iii(-,ii held that it was dooidod to send delg'ates t.o the con'S'eren'cc. They were instructed n<).t to vo-tc, but to hear thes.j'gu- tne-n'ts, nn'd to re'port to a, furt.<h'e'r meeing of tijo dis't.rict. A loug discUëSiol1 ensued '[tpoa the remunpra.tion to be Riven to Mr. Thonms Ric.ha.rde, M.P., general secreta.ry of the Fed<:>ra.tron., in view or the paid out under tho Pa,rli;J.;meniary fu.id. It a.ppea,red I I to bo the g";ile!"al vl'w of the meetlHg th&t the joiat sa.Ia.ry a.s general eaor'et'ary aud I i-epreacnt..a..U-v.a WtLS too 2niico a.ad required re-adj.us,,tm,e-at.

I STARVING CH!LDREN. I f Another Burden on Ratepayers.) At Mc-rthyr Board of Gua,rdians to-day, Mr. Da'vid E?ts.ns (?t&rthyr) mowd— T'hr.t while we do net object to legislation :ma.kin? provision to' feed starving children compnl&orHy sent to pchool, we regret that t.hc j7re6"ent }M3'ition of legislv.tion tends to inSict a fartlipr burd'en upon the p&or-r&te to H)-o relc-a.o- cf certain valueR a.t present contributing to that M).te. We, I t1.1<rfore, ura'e tbat no 1ue-asur.t) of legisla- tion for its objest the providing of fre:* mca.ls for children wjll be considered sa.tisfa.ctory or ea.aiit&Me unless the cost of pToviding f-t-ch. n!pa?3 be made cha-Tgea.blc. to the State. Mr. Da\id DavMS seconded the resolut.ion, which carried, and copies were ordsred to be ae-nt to the Prime 'Mmrster, Mr. D. A. Thomas, M.P., Mr. K'cir Hardie, IT.P., --Pd Sir Alfred Thomas!, M P.. with the vi'ew of sn.p- 110rting the saina when the Bill next comes ] np for d¡SGU8¡on in the House of CoTomcus.

I infirmary Out-Patienis At <t meeting of the Cr-rdin' and District I Friendly 8ocipti<-g Council at the OddfeMowg'- haH. C.'a.t-diS', on Friday cveni!:?, Rro. M. FIetohcr presiding, Bro. HollmvlaY (rcvr.esoukt. tivo on the Cardi-S' In&raia.ry Board of Ma,m,Bment) gave n (letÚl.cd report of the circnHtshMiccs attteading' the plithiioa-tiojj of, the new tic.k-et.s t'or the out-patients' depurt- ment of Mia hiSrmaiy. It had got abroad. he sn-id, t'ht)t the boa.rd of Dia'ms.ejn.put ct' ¡ t)he OaTdiS InBtr'm.ary was trying to do ao.m'c- tdiing to interfere ",>it;h the privileges of the working classes g--rerally in connection witYi treatmcfYt at tJie inErma<ry. He wa.a satisiiod tnmt the itew ticket interfe.red iTi, no way ,A,Ith the concessions the ¡"rielldly Societies .hiad and nt the December meating of tho bcard of in.ainagem'en.t he vcited hi .fawur of tite now ticket. But a;t the J&nna.ry meeting CounciUor J'ol1n ChappcH, oa behalf of the raJ.h'ay-meD, poiuteA out that a, declaration which had to be made on the new ticket deprived the rnilwaymen of the v;hole or a, portion of the priiie-ges they had from thmr ow.n c<)mPandes. l.'he spe!ker, with moe.b o'f the other mejnbei's of the hoaa'd of nYnnagement. was convinc.M?, a;nd. they reversed their decision as to the new tickets. There were -lom-o B) embers of tho bfXM'd o.f imajiagejn'c-n.t. sa.i.d Ho'Hown.y. ware trying to m.<Lbe it Rs ha.rd as for the working man to nnd r<x[:ef, but they woyo Y?ry. very few. (Htmr. hear,) The grea.t majority of the mfoibers were m fa,v<yuT '-j.f ma.!<i'ns it as C,5." a3 poss:ible for the wo'rt:img r_acc, to get proper trca;L.m'ent. a.t the iutir- (AppI.:tut>.)

AMERiCAN SUCCESS IN THE PHtL'PP!NES. News from Maaii'a. has the a.utho* ritMa at Washington of a signal aad com- ptata \i'cboTy gained by & force of Americ-an troops a.:id Philippine ConatRbatuj-y near Jolo over a body of More outlaws, who were extcrmiJlat.ù. The (jagualticB a.nioiig tbe! troops and constabuta.ry were eighteen killed and 63 wounded, indudillg five coiB'misaio'n'ed <j;a<-ers. A Router's mefsa{?e from Alanil,-u at.a,tps that the fightma; began on Tuesday, and wpnt on I u.n.tU Thursday. The opera.ticDs involved capture of Mount Dago, w''uoh. is 2,10Cft. high, ha.j a crater om -.he ?ummi.t, aj:d ja cxtrpnicly steep, the la-st 400ft. being at a genera,! angle of 6Meg3., with 60ft. a.b&olutely perpc.udicu- t:?r. ?tie ridges a.re covered with timber, a-nd were strongly fortifiod. A Cenbra.1 Newa ineRsa.sc say. the fighting j jcojitiTtucs. and a g-nera.1 outbreak of tho' nativæ in the Mindanao, the largest of the! Pb.1tpp},ne\W.¡wlq6, is

FIREDArp FIEND. FRENCH MtNE !N FLAMES. Appalling Loss of Life. Lens (France), Saturday.—An. explosion ot iiredanip in the Courrieres Mines baa re- sul'bed in several deaJths.-Raulter. Au ExctnatB'g'a tel,-grsm states that thcr'e are 1,8M m'en; in) tTtc' Mine, whioh,-is pitna.t&d near CaJa.is. Paj'ip, Saturday. — A telegram to tTie Ministry cf Imterior states that it is impos- sible even approxTma.tely to estimate the inuorber of killed in the disaster at the Cour- rieres Mmes. Eighteen Hundred men went down m the nmrnins, but it !9 hoped tta-t a Ia,rge number of them have been able to t.ak3 refuge in the la.teraA gallcries. The cause of the dï.saster is unkno'.vn. The three galleries wttere the exploaion occurred ba,-7e bocome Olle vast. furnace, a.nd Barnes are Yelping out at the pit-mouth. 1,800 UVES LOST. Paris. Saturday a.ftsrnoon.—A frightful disaster, due to an explosion of aredajnp, is reported to have occurred this morning in an exteuaivc coltiei'y at liunc, in the Pas de Ca.la.is. ?' The loss of'Ufe is known to ha-ve been vsry senons, and some reports pJLace it as lri.otl. as '1,800. Over 2,000 miner's w€re at work a.t the tiroe,-Centrl News.

Tinworks Closed The rolling Trulls a.t t.hQ Treforest Tin- works have b&ea clo?cd owing to phortness )tn dema'nd. About 100 moo are affectad. In tTje wash-house the employes are workinsr oJI the stock.

BANKRUPT'S SUICIDE. An inquest was held at Liverpoot to-da-y on the body of Edward Penny, a master ta:Uor, carrying on business at Bradford. Deoe::1Sd's rema-ins were found on the rajl- way otrtside Liverpool, ha.vi'ng been ruu over by Hie <Loudoa expoo:"S. How he got on the hne is not kuown. His hn,t, coa.t, a.nd stick ha.d bn left on tl-ie emba'DTrmpnt. Deoe.aced'a Lrother sa.id he had recently been made ba,mk- and that upset him.—A verdict of "Sui- cide whilst in a, st3.tc of mind' not known" w&a retarned.

RELIEF OF CARD!FF POOR. SpeaMng at tlie meeting of the CardiS 'Gn;a;rdia11B to-day Mr. F. J. Bmvan said h€' supposed the relieving oncers had power to give food, and to help in In-nd, in cases, where distress was 'undoubted. People cajne to his 'house coutinuaUy; one Door majt called tha.t llwlming, who d.eoc.1aIroo tha't he ha.d not trroken Ms fast eince some tiT&e tbo day .before. Tha Chairman (Mr. 0'. H..Jones) &aia the oSi&arg h'a..d power in urgent, caees. Ur. Hea,van: Notwithstanding that there i. a, husbar:d and father? The cha.ir.ma,n: Destitution is the test. It jnust hs reported a,t once to the board. Mr. Ames said the relieTiug oBEcers ha.d the power ajjd exercised it, a.nd reported the 'facets to the cQmmittees. The Rev. J, R. Buckh-y.: It is doue weok -atfter week.

MERTHYR BOARD Of GUARDIANS. The ordinary wt'.eklympeti!ig of the MprthyT Board of Guaj'dia-nm was held to-day, Mr. John. Rog\l's, chairman. presiding. A sp&oia-l committes appointed to delma the dutiog of their felliJal vjsitiug oMcer, pa'opo&eA to ba n.ppcmt-cd fcr the MM.thyr Uupper diatrKt! prfspnted th&ir rGport, aud it wue ajra,ng<)d that the question of making the al),pointuieilt should, be taken up art the next meeting. Authority was given to the -assessment com- mittea to engage the f:lCl'v.iœ of a<Q expert va.lueT to y.a,lue the new Ta.ff Vale brewsry, the new post office at Merthyr, the extension of the Merthyr gas and t.he extensioE&. Œ the brewery of Messrs. Giles aaid ILM-Da'p.

TRANSVAAL GOLDToUTPUT. A oaJblg'ram from the Tra'n6VIc1L\,1 OhMn'hef Of Mines tO-daY stutes t-hat t'he tot¡;1,1 gold cutput. of t.he 'l'r'anSY'aM for Fehruaj-y amount to 407,663 O'lln.c.C, of the vRluc of 081,731,664, beiTig' a decr&aa.e of 20,970 <Mm'c<)s, vla,lue £i5J,Q7S, a.< comared with Janmn-y. T.ae mtt}mt in F.L!b.,rijary last y.ar wrag W3,811 oumces, value £1,545,371.

-SWANSEA ACTRESS'S ENGAGEMENTS Misa Ma.rion Eva-ns, Swana" has b,,en engaged by MT. Beerbohm Tree to play her old pa.t-t of "IÆJdy MortiDier" in "Henry IV." at the forthcoming revive of Sha&-bpearean pl:1,ys a.t. His Majesty's Theatre, Locdoa, during the S)Mkapeare Week.

UNPLEASANT INCIDENT ATA BAZAAR At the third day's opening on Friday of a. Wesleyun bazaar at Barnsley, presrdcd over by Colonel Mitchell, a. ma,a roae in th.e audience and impressively ea-id, "I nae to utter a. most solemn priest aga.inst this godtesa bazaar. Manonattee, cafe, shooting j,tiiL,Iee-are fheee the worh of God or Va'nity Faif? What would JoJm Wesley eay? Yon will breed corraptioo. I warn you." The maji, who g&Ye the name of Greenwood, was removtd froTu the ha!l by the atewarda.

MESSRS. CAMMELL & SOUTH t WALES. wl a.r officially iiilforTIled by Messrs. C3.mmen. Laird, and Co. in ra-ferencc to the frequent rumours of their intention to eta.rt works in Sout.h Wa,Ioo that they ha.ve under considora.tion for the extension ot. certain spot.icns of t.h<'ir works Rites in South litales amd also on. the EaEt Coast. OTir Shcf&pld C'crrespOITdûnt wrlt<'a:—lt. scpjms to be ta,kcn for granted in Sontiil AVa,le,; tha.t Mpgsrs. Oamm<Jl. Laird, fMid Go.. of SfheiBeld, the removal of their wor:ks from She&eld to t'hc Sivansea district.. T.bis is ab.surd. What. is true is that thpre is soTne email scheme for inchlding South Walæ in the cMiipa:iy's far-reaching tentaQle$. At Shftaeld the company afe in the hea.Tt of the vafious industries with which they M'e oon.- npc.tp-'l: were they not so, it would atm'oa.t be; nccM;<s<i.ry to arrange for a. coueideraMo foot- ing here. At the present tune ell orm'¡,11S¿ extensions are in progTesa, and some of tlhø; most expe-asive maehinery in. Hie world isi being bid down. On? correspondent points on.t that the a.mij al'reGdy have branobeg atPe-niiston,Rirken.% hcad, C,ovcutrv, 'West Cc.imbM';a;n'd, and (Has- goiv, with colh.eries at Ba.rnstey. a-nd adds:— The company b,ave paid dividends as higrh os per cect., but the last two a.n'no.uncemfTite wElre o'nly at the rate of n par cent. It is exipcoted, however, that the dectaJ'aAion to <be :ma,œe {luring the cc-ming week 'wiM be at I'cast 10 par cent., with evidences of a stronger ima'nciai position,

t)!ega) Consideration In the City of London Co'ojt on Friday Me;'iSrs. Curtis a'nd Broo'ks, Fleet-street.. Ixm- don, sued Arthur W. Pask, 80. Gordon-ro-ad, Curdiit', for JE10 on an 'agreamc'nt. Mr. Curies, Mte of the pla.infbiifs. said he &uppHed the defendant's younger brother with jE21 worth <tf clohhea. Finding he could 'nact get the money the deipndant entered into an HSTee- ment to p.a.y .615 in scttleme'ut inetead of suing 'hho brothor. Mr. La.ncrer. defcudant'e soHcitor. said the plaint iifs threatened to prospcat-e the brother for obtaininc7 goods by fatse pretcoc€3. It \v<is in terror tha,t he signed tha agreement' f;ucd on, amd, therc'fo.re, <M tibe considera.tion wae illÐgaI. p!TMBi.iS's could not recover. sa.id they did not threat-sn to prosecute the brother. That had been done by eome0118 else, and the bad eent to Canada. Judge Rentoul, K.O., h&M that the agree- ment wn.s made in fear of a- proseo'uti<m, therefore the conaideratio'n for it was iUeg,l. Judg-meat for the defendant. wi.th costs.

I Brest, Friday.—The court nÜS a.fternoon t passed oeat<mcps varying from one month I to forty d&ys' mipTtsonment (with the a'pp'ti- cati<m of the Bcronger law or First Offenders Act) on five ft;sbt3rmeu of St. Fabu, who, w:tu. about 2(!0 other asbermen. pillaged tho Bfitish stea.'mer Umzniabi which w<Mit ashore oA Ba,nD€c Isia-ud in the autuoin Other men im-gixa-ted could not 1b& discovel'ed.

)THE TRIPLE_OVvr.,1 TO-DAY'8 MATCH AT BELFAST 1, Points of the Game. ) THET)MEG)VEN)S)R;8HT)ME. I 2.15.—Ma,nd kic-h-ed cfF. 3.18.—T}irirt scored for Jrfhmd. 5.20.—G.ardirer 'convertpd. 3.32—Morga.n scored for Wateo. Tt-y nncoa. verted.

t [By FCHWARO. 3 I BELFAST, Saturday AfteriMc.n. O'i.e thoHsa.nd Welsh football enthu.-iast.a f!aUed aorose the Irish Sea during the nig'ht, and made a deapan.t upon. the city of Belfa.st bet?..een the H?.urs <? MSM. &nd niK? th? mormnjg. Ra,i "I' debarked, the large majo- rit.y of them raided the ne.a.re&t green. e-roo&ry shO'D<>. ,Soon a.ft.er thev were sieen para.d.tDg the urinoipal streets of the U'ste.r ca.pitaJ. w.ea.rt.ng hu,ze l&eks in the la.pels of HMU- wats. S-enie cf tohe emblems wereou'ite h.a.U a ya.rd in length, and the enthusia£ID ot the Webh \-isi,tor3 was m equaj pr'OlJQT- tic-TL. Qnlûe two hou.M before the ma.tch pz-t,ies of Miem ware observed m"king their way towards the footbaU ?roiTad, ma,ny of thom ha.VLn? CD?a?ed ja.unt;]? ca.rs. But no matter h? they tra-TelIed. ihe excur? MOKast spn-it ?.a.s a.Lwa.va m?mf?t.. Th'us it was t.ba.t th& ea.rlier sp.scta-tors on the &ald were I NEAE.LY AM, WELSHMEN. I Tha fixt;urø to'ok pIa,ee oil the enclosure of I the Royal Uist.er AgrM.uHu.ra] &cciet.v. a.n.d n.o gTound iQ, t-be c.Mfat.ry i" mere pic- t:ulle.Equ,elY Slt'lHIJt:ed. The pta.n.ds run along the rUill ln'g¡th of either side, for the endo- sure M T?&d as the big ricg icr t.he grea.t h? a?d oa.ttle sncw? Tl? WeLsh ?? ?tbors coD-g-rag'?ted m t!i.e stand 01 t'M cheaper side of the ground, and a.ll t.hr&u.a-h tfie púrlOd 0 f W3.tt.iTas tJM'y w&re Moisy a.nd denl'Ü'Th-"tlwth'e. It ws I!J1Gst to find the turf i,n s'l'c'h excsIlEa.t. order. Fp t-ill Frirl'?',y u.ig,h,t pa-m bad fal!en hea.vHv in, B.aUast for some da,ys, lmt. the grr&uiid aft jba.lmoTAl iq a. quick-drying o!).e, a,r"d; the .t.urf w.M! a. triae on the hea.vy Ride, it was yet in splendid couditioN for a. t?st. a?nd open g-;t,me. The wo?t-her oTitloek M)M mor.mn.g w.a? 110.1. a.t a.ll p:-o'mi?irL?. Th?- sky was lik-avily b'&clonded..and even when the a.fterno.oTi. a?n?poa.chcd t'hsre was no .evidence of a. c?ar'Mioe. Thua we had th'e I Uu.fOl'ltU!lia.l.e pirosp.&ot. of a. threa.tened do.wu- ,ptou.r adl th.e tu'ne. The briUi.a.ut ba.nd of the Aeat Ycr?;h!re R'?im?nt played oc-n- ?-.ntu?o-ualy dnrm? the t.iiuo of waJfMBS. smd :!bt'&ated the au'dieuoe to a. number of Wel?.h J dirs. iD?gniScenny r&nder&d. In t?.a sta.nd, ?f co'urs-8, t.h? W?Ish viai't-OTs ?ait? 1,Gud?YI :;and oft?N'. maMtjg "Sogpa.n Pa<Mi" th?ir mcst? tunte. Hi.g'b.ly Plaasl,ll,g wa-s it to and this morn- iÏn,g thaft. fjH the \V'(\l."h pla.yers b,d re-covered I d^T%oin t-h-e eifeGts of -ea, trip. with )tJi.e oBje exc&pti.oD of OweTi'. Thp [ MTTJLE SWANSEA MARVEL I still felt somewhat up--t-t.. but he told "For- ward that he -<va's fc;>oliug vei-y much batter. and that, he fully hoped to do jnstace. TLere we>J'Ð some others -K-ho suffered jo&t ss hn.dly as Owcm fr<T.m mal-de--nier, but they had all rceeverfd within 24 hours. Psw IdlL'll4;"n could 00 found who were really hopeful of wmnmg the match. Despite t.he Il1atlDn,¡:J optimism, in the re-Ini of spOTt there to be scma betting on the TBa.tr.n. ai!d l;1.e odds were 2 to 1 on Wales. The Ineh suppoTtere feU that their cha-acps had beem. greatly .im.proYed by the r&v&rsioB to the eld' forma.tio'n, The tea-ms will be as fellow:— WALES. BACK. H. B WmneM. THREE-QUARTER BACS3. E. T. Morgan (London Welsh), E. G. Nicholls ami B. T. Gabe (Cardin'), and H. T. Maddocke (London IVeLbW. HALF-BACKS. R. M. Own (Sw&nsea) aJtd B. A. Gibbs (Cardiff). FORWARDS. W. Jofaph (Swansea). A. F. Harding (London We!ch), C. M. Pritchard and J. J. Hodges (Newport). G. TraTers (Pjl! IlaTricrs), T. Evaus (LIaneUy). aad D. Westacott, M)d J. P&weU (CardifF). IRELAND. BACK G. J. Hecehery (G.Lrryov,en). THREE-QDARTBR BACKS. H. J. Andarsou (Old Wesley?, F. H. Casement and J. C. Parke (Dubhn University), a,n<i B. M'LMT (Cork County). HALF-BACKS. E. D. C&ddeH (DuMm UoiversLty) and W. B. Purdon (Qneen's College, Belfast). FORWARDS. C. E. Al)on (Deny), F. qardiner (North of Irela.nd), H. J. Knox (La.r,down), A. Tedrord (Malons). M. WTute (Queen's CoUegp, Cork), 11. G. Witson (Malon.e). J. J. I -'IcfP -ey (J.Jan1:'dQiWn) aud 1 J. Wa.ll&oo (Wanderers). :1 PLAYERS' RECORDS. I I T';Ie {olloW;ing is b r,-eord of  i?.-pfia.D aln c( -s of ITtbeT6 of the t,eaJD, given 1-iiii- t'he W?sh Umioti Ha..ndibook:— H. B. WitHleM, T, ]905; E, S, tmd I, 1!0<; N.Z., 1905, and }¡ and 1900. GwynNicltoll",S.mdI,lMe;E,im;EM.dI, 1901 aj)d 1902; 1. 1903; E, ISM and 1905; N.Z., 1905, -T?. T. Gab, 1, 1201; E, ,nd 1, 1902, 1003, 1904, ? 1305; -X'.Z., 1S05, ajtd E, 1SOG. H. T. :Haddoc1<e, E and S, 19M. E. T. M&rgan, E.. S, and 1, 1902; I, 12CS'. E and S, 190) a-nd 1905; N.Z., 1S05, ajld E a.nd S, 1906. R. M. OweM, I, 1301; E, S. Md I, 1E02, 1M3, 1904, a.nd 1305; X.Z., 1305, and E and S, 16C5. R. Gibbs, S, 19T6. ard T, IPIA and 1900; -F, J.n&d!!oa,E,S,andI,l&99andl900;E9!T.d?, 1901;E,S,a!ldI,1902&ndl90!BandS.lS(X;E.S, .mdI,l°a5;'?.Z.,1905,cndH?.dS,19<)S. W. J&seph, E, f, aJid I, 1902 and 193!; E Md F, 19C4;E,S,sndI.1906;X.Z.,1905,aJtdEMldS,I906. C. T.f. Pritchard, I, 1904; E amd' S, 1905; N.Z., 1605, a.ndt..andS.190€. G. TtaveM, E, S. and I, 1903 and 19C5; N.Z., 1995, <U)dH ends, 1906. A. F. Hm-ttrng, E, S, md I, 1'302, K05, 1904, aæd. lWS; N.Z., 19&5, and K and ?, 1906. rr. Evans, "cap." D. law "Cap." nev,, "Ctp."

I R E,9 U- C H ES. I r RESULTS OF PAST MATCHES. I I Wales Won 12; trefand 7 Drawn 1. j 188-Dub1in. Wales won by 2 goal6 2 tries to las.1-Cardiff. Wales woo by 1 goaJ 3 tries to uH. ISST—LiTerpo'oI. WaJea wen by 1 poat to tries. !?EE—Dubim. Ireland f'on by 2 goils l try to niL 1883—Swansea.. Irelajtd won by 2 H'i&a to n'l. lS'90-Dubliu. Drawn, 1 each. IKtI—Ha'teUv. W&!M won by 2 SMis (1 drappcd> to 1 goal (dropped) i try. B92-DnblLn. lrclwd won by 1 goal 2 tries to nit. lf93—MaQe!Iy. WfJes won by 1 try to mi!. I6M-Be'Uast. Ireland won by 1 goat (penalty) to nH. IB{;3-Ca..diff. W&Ies wen by a gcxl to a try. 1S9&—Dublin.. Irclaud won by l goal 1 try to 1 goal. 19tr-No owing to dispute. JSSS—LimcriCK. Wales won by 2 goats (1 Mua-Ity) to 1 (nalty) i try. 189>1-CardHf. Imia,nd wo" by 1 try to JM!. 1 "OD-I'e1f:>.st. by 1 try to nOl-SlVans.ea, Wcùe9 won by 2 g'oal3 to 3 tries. n02—Dublin. Wa,k,s won by 2 goak (1 dropped) 2 tries to nit. IMS—Cardie. Wa-Ies 'R'oa by 6 trie 9 to niL JP.)4—Be'i'fast. Irehnd lv3ll hy t goat trips to 4 trie?. 1905-Sw8nSC< Wa:5 IVon by g-oals to 1 try. 'CARDIFF V.NEATJI. HaM-tune ecorc:—Cardiff, 1 try; Neafh. nU

I INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION j FOOTBALL MATCH, t WALES V. ENGLAND. AT CARDJTF ARMS PAK. I MiOI<T)AY. ?AiROH 19. { KICK-OFF, FOUR r.M. I Ad'tuMtOn, Is.; Stands, extra. Grand Stau.d Ticht:ol (;)¡;.) and Ringr Tickets (2s.) ctn be obtained from Mr. H. Wi.!U&nia, 13, High-street, Pcnttcttya; Mr. C. Axtell, vardre. Mr. J. B. ReJYS'- terrae?, Llanbradach; Mr. E. W. V/atheu, 1, Eastch- street. Cardiff; Mr. T. D. Jones. 24, Il:>cr, Aber<l:tre; MT. W. J. Hood, 12, Lower Morel-street, Barry or the PuùJíc-ha.11, e205<

I STUPENDOUS'NSURANCE TOTALS. A Blue Bo&k was ias'aed on Friday contain- ing returns re!atiag to life aamronoe com- panies and a summary of the assurances in foToa baoo on T\8tt1.1"ns for the imo.'3t paft during the past five years. The Rgttrcs are, therefore, 'mercty a.n a-pproxiination to the amount of the contra.ots in force at tiM preasnt time. The 'RgTu'es of the Cclonia.t aud foreiga campaaiea aTo not, included. UndeT ttha hea<iin!?, "0'rdiaaTy BUBine,s," the nunt- bcr of a-ssura.nce-3 iH rclnrned at 2.305.432, the t<tal amount assured beina; .E7S7.580,4M. TiM "Industrial Busitit-ss" (not incLudmg si<;bn<<'M and Friend!y Society contracts) totalled ;e241.869,649. the number of assurances being 24.668.5o2.

DR. JOHN PUGH'S M.LNE8S Dr. John Pngh (Cardiff), superintendent of tho Forward Movement of tha Prœbyterran Church of Wa.Ic8, is now aA Alexandria, taking a abort, rest tftcr a period or ii'.aMs. On nrrlTal c-t Ca'iro he ha,d a- scTiois relapse. he sadlcd up tbe Syrlau coast, tnd litd a. M'.Yerp! a.tta<ck of bro!?ch;tis. whicb neefF-sita.tt'd uia returning t.) A.?&xajidrt?. lie is expected to start home front there about the 14th inst. j

I NO BREWtNG COMBINE. j At AUtMpp'p BuJton-on-Treo.t oflic.es on i Friday the suggcatiou that the company M i included ic a contemplated oxteoBd.we ilmaiga.. motion sdv=e, as-revo-rtea i.nçQfJe;tW l";

BODY IN TliE CANALI LANDORE WOAN'8 DEATH. Disappearance of the Husband. The body of a married woma-n, named 8.<n'a.h Jane Cutler, of 26. Byng-atre&t, l<ac- ,dore, who had been iniesing from home since the aftLrno,n of Thursday, March 1, has been -foupei in the Swa/nsaa, Ca,na. naar the MiU- brook Ironworks, Ladders. The body was found owing to the brother of the dccsased !{oing to the police and asking them to drag the canal at the gpot. The police are said to bo in possession of a. letter found in-the pocket of the deceased woman. The inquest %vas held a.t Ladders on Friday a-ftcrnoon. Mrs. Hotohtnsa. mother of the deceased. sa-M decea.scd wa.= 28 years old. She knew th&t eha a.nd her hasba.nd used to quarret, a,cd tha-t j' her daughter used to go into nte afte-rwa.rds. She had not &ee!i her daughter for eighteen moathg, I]<;ca.uae of jealousy between her a.nd her sister. Ro&s N. Pleaxne, broth.er of the deceased, sa,id he met the husband on Thured&y, who told him his sister was missing since Wednes- day, and tha.t he thought she waa "in the water." The furniture in the house was com- pletely wrecked. This was appa.J*e<ntly done by the husband. The husba,nd told him tha.t he had cha&cd hia wife abrilt one o'clock in the UJorninr: down to the Mill- brook Worka gates, and had fetched her back to the house, brtt a.i'ter they had ladn down on the clothes she said: Swve, let's be friends <vgain," but he did not reply. He afterwards missed her, and went down- stairs, but ehe had left the house. They used tQ said witneæ, over th merest triSes. an'd once the deceased laid across the Rbondda and S-ivausea, Ray HM.iwa.y line. They were paasiona.tely fond of one bnother, but both were very hot-t&mpM"ed. One would smaah one thing, and the other would enjaah another in thu hout-e. In reply to tiM coroner, witnese said the man had di?appea'red since the previous day, and ha.d not since been seen. Police-constable Northcote said the man ha<d told him that if his wife wa-s not soon found they would ha.ve to gra-pple for his body as well as herg. The Ooron&r said a letter had baen found en the person of deceased, but it was prifa'te to her friends, .md had no bearmg on the 'case. The jury returned a verdict of Foamd drowned."

I Cats in the Courts. ONE HAS A TASTE FOR PiGEONS. The domestic cat bulked lately im two' police-courts yesterday. A pretty you-ng girl asked the WLUesd'e'n- ma.gi$trat.es for advice in the matter of her I Per"¡a.ll jJ.f;t, wh:oh had come by iittt dea.th .a.t the ha.nds of a. M-lo-w-lodgcr. Its dea-'th. which oocurped s.&me weekg &so, was shrouded in mystery 'utctil the aei\a'ut cae.fes.3ed that &hje had seen the lodger txka .it im;tQ the ba<:k yajd at nudmieht a.ad rt-ieclr, it. Magistra.tes a.nd clerk a)Hbe were uBcer- ta.iu. how to dea.1 with the a,pplica.tlon. and sent an cBioiaJ to the o6&ce to OOillect all the nbw-bDoks whioh were likely to throw a, tisht on t-he subject. While the books were beiD's coiisulted the If girl said timLdly. "There is somct-hin's else." "Wh&t,?" th& clerk asked, eagerly. "There were two little kittens only a, w.eek old," said the "a.udthey died of grief wheo. tliey hcd no mother." ThM comp1lca.t.ed the legaJ p.rohlem, but i-t.he clerk promised to hunt for an Act cf Parliament under which it would be possible to grant a. summons. Mrs. Cokar's cat-it lives in Bermondsey— !jja.s a taeta for riseong, o,ud this wae the .ca,us? of Mrs. Cob&r summoning Mrs. W?it- nati for a?BanIt at Tower Brid?a Court. Mr WhitnaH explained 1 ht the cat st.ole, II tv.'o of his pigeona, which drove him to say,. "Your oat ought to be lulled." This, he said, enraged MM. Coker, and she began to abuse him. His wire asked her why she called her husband names, and the result was that e-%cll wor.ian had a black eye. Tho c&t, he said, bad stolan two of hie pig'aons previously, sixteen belonging to a<. nets'hLcur. and some rabbits. I! the ca.t kills your paeons you a.rc, justined ia kitUug the cat." eaM Btr. row,, the mas-iAratc-. Mr. Wiitna.ll was grateful. Tha.nk you, sir," he ea.id. I di!ÎJ1't knc-w that. I thmt aa much of my pigeons as I do of myself." A v.ery mcdest approcintion of yourseif," sa.id Mr. Ecsc, aa 'he di6Tnisg';<l tbe-summocs.

I CARDtFF CORONER'S I,NQUIRY' SequeMoaPontypriddTrip. The anfortanate faf.i-1 accident that Samael Edie, in the employ of Messrs. W. Hajicork and Co., brewers, was investigated by the coroner, lilT. E. B. Recce, at an inquiry held at the Town-hall, Cardiff, on FTida-y. Mr. F. H. Gazliqll appeared for the owners of tha &t?&m wagon; Mr. W. B. FrajKsa was for Mr. Evan Jones (BriUsh Co?l Company); and Mr. Hughes (Ba.rn-) represented the rela- tivea. Creorg'e Whitworth, drayinan in the employ of Messra. W. Hancock and Co., sadd that decsa&ed waj driving, and witnesa a'n'd another man were with him, and between nine and 9.30 at night they were returning home to Cardiff from Pontypridd. At the top of Hoiiy Buah HiU tliey stopped for Hring purposes. Deceased went to put on more co&l, and got oC the motor, and was stoking when two furniture wagons parsed in t<he sane direction. The first va'o passed 3111 riigM, but the second caug-Jit Edie by t.h'e heel of hia boot and knocke' l:ima'YR'inst tJ>9coal bunker of the motor. Ttle w&a knocked down. The vans passed en the right-ha,nd side of the ro&d, acd the motor was on the left. As soon aa he sa/w Edie knocked down he! jumped down and picked deceased n,p. Ho was conscious. a<nd was very mucli hurt about o.ne of the lp?s. Deceased was carried to the side of the hed)?e, and a doctor was sent for. By the Coroner: T!bere was room in tihe .rc<id for tlia v<m to pas a Edie. By Mr. Hnghes: The road a.t the spot was between ISft. aiid 20f't. wide. The Coroner: Were yoo. all sober with the motor? Witneea: Yeg, sir. Henry Press. dT-aymau, &5, CUra-road. said he 6aW the vans coning. Tli3 se-cond van was about eis'ht ya.rdo behind the nrst, and they both passed at a, walking pace. There was plenty of room to nase. Charlas Haj'dy, a. van-driver, of 65, Crwys- --load, in the cmp!oy of Mr. Evan Jonee.aa'id on the night of the a.efident he was retuTn- ing from Abercynon. He was driving the second. va.n, and when near the top of Holly Bush RH1 he s'a.w the steaju motor by tiho side of the road. The Cor&nc-r: Did you see any mM by'the side of the mctor wbsn you paese'dP—No, I did not. Witness (continuing) said after they had pa&sod he h<'aj*d a ma.n f'bout."ng. He seat his mate bacx, and he told him th&t a. man was hurt. The man was taiken to the innrmary. and they went on. The Coromir: Were yon sober?—Yes, pir. Williaan Sanders, 13, Crwya-place, who was with the van driven by Hsardy. corrolwrated his .evidence. The medica.1 evidence showed that -the man was admitted to the innrmaTy a.b"lt M.45 on the night of the a<cc.ident suScnng from a, lacerated wouad on tha right ca<lf ajtd aevoro contusions on the right afod left hip.. The iajurips might have been eaaw,-d by his, being run over. He was d'cad -when adm;itted. The jury returned a. verdict ot "Aoci<tentaJ 6ea.th."

Scaffotdmg Cottapse I I Information ?s come to hand of a serious ?ocrdeoft a.t the GoveT-nm?nt harbour Mrtaosiom 'works at Ga'pe Clear Island, Ireiamd. It aipp.ea.T3 th'at & lajge eta.S, und"æ the snp<a'- 'V'iO'll of C.ovo.nm"mt cilgi,,n E, ,-s, were cjjgased hi. g.mJEing e&mo huge loss of timber in o&n- n'&c!Km with the hs.rbo'ur exteuaon wh€<!i a. qu[,ntity e., sdaffcldinp,, and otheT ereotnoms cra&htng ?ix mifortu'na.te workmem. A r,-t-ir,2,d na.va, ca.Tpei'itM', inMn.ed O'STiJlivtm, only &"OO,ped inctan-t deaAh by jumpdmg imto t.be wster a'nd s'wimmtus. a'nd ma.ny otb,,rs hu'd m,i:l"3.u\lous k-c,4ipee. The injuted m<m.. füme of whom it M faare.d are ts.to.lly hurt., w.Mv f&T a, con&idcrab!e tune without me-dical pplie-f. the m.'edica,! oScer for tto i.,71,lrd hymg 4tt SkibooreN], wliicb. is sixte--n mi'les away. They removed h.o8pita'l at S'kLbbp're-sn with all sfæOC I

ANOTHER ANGLO AMERtCAN MARRiAGE I j New York, Saturday.—The American news- ptiper annouBces to-day tha-t Miss Adeladd<- !LaadoA, the stepdaughter of the lato Mr. W. ;0 Whitney. haa bom founaJ-ly ongago" the Hou. 91:L1;,a:,

TO-DAY'S LOCAL CHARTERfNG3 CARDIFF EXCHANGE, Saturday. The antwa.i-d freight ma,rLet "as idle. and. i ,rates generally marked but little ciuM]ge. The followin.g inclT:de the RxtHrea reported:— OUTtVARD-STEAMEES. Cardiff to:— Algiers. 7f. tcus (Y.rQxey. Sa.von & Co.) Naples, option I/eghcrn. 7s M. AssLmina.. 3.803 touti, ready 19th (Krieger Sel! c1'1llann) Mc/i-selUes. 8f, 2,5CO tons (\Vorms & Co.) .Buenoa AV-(-s or Da. Plate, 13s, F. S. ,Ora,mpa,.c 4,700 tons, end of April.

[ C&RO:Ff ARRtVALS. j ROATH DOCK. 1 Ma.roh 10 (a.m.).—Industry, s. 2,616 (MiFno.), Avonmoath, water ballast. Unight. of tlie,- Oaatsr, e!. 4,295 (Stac-hope), Dunkirk, -,vater-, ballast.. Eliza., s, 47 'fGowcr), Roa-ds, saa-d. BUTE EAST DOCK. March 10 (a.ni.).—tBorrowdQ-!< s, 682 (LaVPD-, dar), Soa.tha.m.ptoa, wa.l'er balList. Antomaa.t, j s. -646 (c&a.r&nda). Dieppe, w&K'r ballaet. BUTE WEST DOCK. Maa-ch 10 (a..m.).-Lynwood, 175 W<lterfoard, pitwocd and oa'ts. John and Mar.gTt.ret, 44 (Hamphries), Gla-moTgausbire., Oa.nal, nU. 1 CEANNEL 'PONTOON.

I IMPORTS. I March 10 (a.m.).—Maj-oon. s, 9û8 (Mont., gom'ery), Ayr. fl"at9T t)aHast. Cardiff Sa.nds, L<eopard. a. gand. We H. I TackeT & Co. Itew Ross, Gra<?e, oats, "W. K. Clements A Co. ",t81'fürd, Lynwo-od, pitw(M)d, Budti A (.)o. Liv-erpool, Ba,s Rock, 6, wheat, Spinm's and Ba.kfrs (Limited) Sa,m.ander, Rilio, S, iron orf. Gnest, KD, ) and NettlefQlds (Limited) Ca.rdiR' Stands, Filiz-a, s.. sHTut, Prertage ttnd-I j Eolway

J MOVEMENTS OF LOCAL VESSELS. Icdaplpigh left, Bnecos Ayre.3 f<M' Hamburg 10 Wellington arrived Port :Said 9th GTvaIia. ajTivod Cadiz 9t.h InTer left r\eath Abbey for TromiHe 9fb. Ro.cb'f'ort left I-lavre f<y Cardiff 9th Blajema.von left. Huelva for Tyuo 9tb Barry left leghorn for AimeTia. 9Ui left J:ÍŒ'deaux for B.rey 10th Poma.ro'a arrived St. Ka,zaire ICth Tre'dcgtii- left Bor(;:3ÆX ior Bilbao 1(K± A!ton p<&E-e<i Bc.;M*hy He.ad fcr Osj'dif!' 9th I CRJigauiaa aTTivod .Hristcd 10th Comnia-n arrived Liv<'rp<-tol lOtJi Frederiuk Knight left Odessa, for Rottrdmn. 9&h Groeswsn ]eft Sniinn. fjr London lOUt ¡tosehUl a:m'Îved 9th HawitbT arrived MaJta 9tb Trankby left Clae-gow for Rio de Janeiro 9' Xewby zTriv4cd PhiiadelTthia W, Dunra.vsn passed C&ustantiR.opi.e for NKO- laieff 9th I '\Vi!nbojtie Ipft Odessa for Rotterdam 9th Clarissa, E?d?Iiffe a,n'iv<;d i\icoIta.?S 9th- Lla,ndT:nd<?d arrived Eoti-e??m IMh

J SHtPPjNS CASUALTtES. < (Lloyd's Tclesrams.) Sat'c'fda.y. SG1'.a:pÏS.-Kild'ÛDan telegraphs: Gla",J;ow st??mer Sera.pig, Clyde for Ueuoa, lym? o? sha?Mn, uncontrollable sig-naJ Byin&' ajMl ?igYia.uef. surface condenser oo.t <?f ordtcr; since procc-pdod, oiLW:i,rds. Moleue t.alegra.pits: Smce threo a..m. soand of fETing a.Tid steamer's whistle haT? been hea.rd to BOTth-west of Molene; pref?nmed Teesel ia dist.rss; lifeboats gone ou.t-; thick fe.go seeing. A Ia.rga atea.m.fr has -tr,).iaded to the north- Tfest of MoJeBe; !ia.me not yet kuo'Vt"; is colli>id(.>red lost. (BY OUR OWN BEPC'RTEE.) Sir W. T. Le.wi?, stea.mer" entared C<u*- diS Dry D<xk with bottom plates da.ma.sed. 'haAing straTided near Vcniee. AL,o susta.med extensile Rea. d.7.uage to decks, etc. H-ainl1::r<\ L-toainer. Rt CajdrB', will eTiter dry dock after dipcbarging' cargo, h:M'ing' grormded aA <Joren.bian. Ittcra. and City of Berlin.—The steamer ItuBa, report? at N E'wpcrt this morniDg' titGt r,.bllo Iea,ving the CnmberlaBd Basin, Bristol light, 'for Newport the steamer City of Bcrliu, pro(>eoding' ul). the AYon, loaded, for Bristol, ootlid'ed with her, doing coa- sidarable dam.g'e to ,a NUjMbc-r o'f bow pla.tcs. Ou arrival c.t Xcw])ort she drv docked at Messrs. Mordey. L'arney H-pd Co's. The dn,mage to the City of Berlin, if M]y, is UTiknowH. GRAIN AFT-OAT. Ca'rgcfs wprc Quoted at low.er prices, bat buyers hoJd alGof, and no sa.Ies ivere, reported. Plat.n wheat,. 6Zlbs. March aud' oi?sr nt 38s 10icL For Australian. s.Soa.t, 3s l(}d M wa-nted aad, 33. for arrived W&IIa. and 53s 3d for Blue StpTa in similar poKi't.MTt. Madze rul'ee m,iel"-Plate steers. :H"T1"cll-Apri1. offer &t 3Js ?id. fjc<.lrleydulJ. f Qata weak.

I LONDON FINANCE { tzy CUE L.OXboK CORKESPONDENT.] LONDON, Sat-m-daTr. Z.Cp.m. Yoüy is in f,-ir request Rt I\i:'r three iM-o.ut.hs' bills 3§ to 3 7-16. boull.>ay and CaJontta. holiday, Rong Kong' 3a Oid, Shang- 'bn.i 38 9E?ù. SingalicTe 28 4 l-.t6d, Rio jEX- cha-nge J6 7-.3Zd, VaJp6U'aiso 15¿d. The Sto&k Markets genera.lly shew a. good but businœs continuef3 very na.rrow limits. Cc'iaois ?ra 4uM 'aA 90? f?rTtoney and 9C:j' f<M- the A&cotmt. .K-aaie Ea.f!B maintain ,), Rnn tcHM, alt,h<xigh t-here is nGt, much tmsiness paasLHg'. Berthas t and NorMi West-era are bot'h § tin; Doras g., -.and sevra.1 v..hen!s-T,ecczd an iii,-pxovemaikt of AnierKMMis are Sim OR fsLvonra.bIc crop Tepoar'ts a<ud in expe.eta.tione of better New Yorlr. Ba.nk Bta.veilln" have B.a.vMtcad 1 oweT yester- day's closing. Unions g, DeavRrs t, Qnta-rios, Lomsvillt's, and Sou.Hjem Pa'oiiM iI, a others mostly A to 3. Trunks lra.Te rallied 'froOm their w.oNat points, but ticc Ordina-ry is gtill 5-16 down. Third P.ref, and (jraatra.cteetjL' \1cn the n'3W of stock. rem.ajn in fm idLe conditi<Mi, ¡and prLc-es show little mcwemeot. Ja<p.a.nep&' Asgties ajx' sllgiJ.¡,tly &rmer &nd Spa-nisa. Bonds b-ave improved L. Sonth Afrioajia have met with fair enppoirt, and the t<mo is gocd, most descripti<o'us sb.ow., iug an ,:«h<}illcC of 1-16 to &. FREIGHTS. A fair week end inquiry for t'oa,ta was ipeMirded. E?-rlls, Black Seas, AzofB, ore freights aJi d outward <;<ial uonitage are' in Diors requ(:'st a.t steady rates. Medit-erraJiea.ns. Amerioa.ns, River "Pla/tes, and cOtSLstiugs a.ra <ltuet. Fix ta.re6:—Bilbao to StocktotL. 1,800 toes, 5s..March; Cardiff to Malta. 3,000 tons. 5s 9d, prompt; Rice port, open charter, 5,500 tona, 25a 6<1, April. bdI, "RINCIPAL CHANGES. District 1, N<rth Western, Midland De- ferred, North Eastern, South. Western De- ferroo i. "A" Illinois 11, Louis, Tille 1, 'Denver. New York Central, Union PaoiSo J,, Pref J, Ontario, §, Atchison, So-n- thera Prefs. Chesapeake, Rea.<!in;? 1¡, Ka-nsaa, Steels à np: BaltiTnore. Norfolk i. AtclLison, CaatMliu.n Pacifto Southern, St.ecl Pref ,Erie ? down. Ooluir.bian, Peru Debenture, Rus- sian F<),urs L Ja.pan New, <jown. Anaconda. g. Mont-),Fe, Dtamond ?, Van Eyn, Steyn, noldQclds DË'erred, &o!d Trust. Ea.st Rand, :Modd.{'T, Rnd Nine, Fing-aM, ChaTtcreda 1-16 up; Mason KnJgurIi 1-16 do-wn.

I lOCAL-FINANCE. [ [BY OCB FIlUJrcLU. MDrrOlt-I I CARDIFF, Saturday. -1 Tl!€Te was a fnir smount of business p! ing for a. Saturday, a,nd the general tone of the Stock MG.l'ket was el-ieciful. Among ra.i1- way 8t<tcka Ta.fF Va.Ie Ordinaj'y changed haads a,t 79 15-16. and Midland Deferred at 69, whil<, Cambrian "B" Debeature rose a. point to 10-). In the Coal a.nd Iron Section O.1mbriall WPAre done at 6. and Newpoirt-A?rv<u*ns a?a.in rose ? to SX. Guest, Ecen. tmd Nettleffolds, lx?\.nver. were weaker. the .Prc? declining 1-16 t,o 6?. and tlie Dcbcu- tnro stock ii to 105?. London Coltsetmis rp- covp.red 1-16 to H. South WaJes Powera fcH ? to &i, and Spiilcrj 0-rainary e to 14. RaUwave. BU3!NES< DOME. R<M!«w&yw. Ta.)T Yalp Ordinary. rt9 15-1&. Midlajtd fx-fcrrtd, 69!, Ce&! and Iro". Ca.mbNa!i Ordinary. 6;. Miseelletneous. London Ccli"eums, 3C6. Mt«??, &c. Cha.rte.red?, 346. l Goldfield", 47s M. H:;)F:N' OF QUOTATtOKt. Ktse. Oa.mbTlan "E" Debent.nre. 1 to 104. lx)Bdnn City and M-Kita.nd Banka, 3-, to '49!. Newpor,-Ab,-r-oaxa ChJiicry Ordinary, öt.û 8å, 'London Coliz-eiims. 1-16 to H. Fa! &nest, Keen, & Nettlcfolds Prefs, 1-K to 6S. <3ueft. Keec, A Nettierjids Debeut.na'e, ? to. 103. Sout.h AVales Electricp.l Power Ordinairy, i to 5, Spillers & B,.kørs Ordinary, I to 14.

MINE UNDER THE 8E\. I C&nsidera-Me alarm has been ca.us&d at Lerant Mine. on the edge of the ohB' s&ven .milea from Penzanoe, by the iaTuah. of 8€'a ,water. The mine is remaj'a'M'& not only through the fa<ot of its richness in tin ajtd copper. but in that its chief workhig.s run under the bt'd of the ocean for a of over a mil< It is due to this f.a.et that the preaencc of salt wa-< in the nulM arouses su'ch. aJant! and -&Us the -minei-s with such gr<?\e appro- hel1ion8 that thor iU,ye now r;fuH'd to wo It W not until Thurckty that tha mine:n; to go a.lt,llOUgh dis- II quieting rumours had b&Mi circula.tod for many days past. Evjery etfort. is b<;ing m-,ide to restore confi- dence in the mine. It employe 600 men, boyg,. and gu-Is.

CRiCKET. t THE THin.D AFRICAN TEST MATCH I tirrn Le&t match opened here t()-ù:y iu d;)?! ivc a c Bain fe'U during HIP mor11ing, W'ai'ner oruiMed Wyn;'a.rd, Ro':n-d. and the South Afi'i<*a)i-: pLa}-c<t Ihf- 8:H_I(> tpam n.s in the ta.st it-est ma<t«'h. Sherwo! wii-,nang the toes, eleotoo to bM, and ?nt in Tnu'ered j and Sha.Merg. SOUTH AMMaAT? (Srrst hn:inss). Tn.nore(?, !WL ?ut 8 @!h'a.l(!cr?. not nut.?. I ,j ExLi'?j .?.?.—. ? .? — ?.. 1 '<t — .;ke;t.}.1 ?

HURST PARK. 0 r?-T?c TEDDINGTON SELLING STEB- ?.\7 PLEOKASE of 100 soya, for four yeiir olds a.nd upwards; winner to be wold for 50 Two mUes. ,612  1'1 J Cove's S()llrun,:r w -c 'i -6 12 0 1-1 j 1 a?lZ O?h R GoT&'s Orp-tEgton' ??.Uhucy 2 4 10 7 Mr G Sh?,pp.rd'o Empire -H ..Box 5 6 12 0 Mj F R SSt'a ?mbumt ..T.- W Ta.yhH- 0 e-lS oatr Dela.gardf" JHchmond Rcy -A Cv!e 0 WiMter tr,,ind by naUicll:, Wtt2rig-2 to 1 -cli i-S? SuLIirnt ?m,d Sornttag, 5 h) 1 a? RishmoT? R<?'? 6 to 1 a?t Empire, trnd? 10 to I a. t Orpingtou. to r mih 'Smpn-a loa.<t, to ths stsaid, wh<m Orpington. <tMW to the Iront, !o!l<;WiØd by SCTJBin?, ajtd Simbunit bacame ,tile whiI>J3Cr.:n.. At the tT fcl1 ,ud lm- L'. mg ræu:a1cl t'he &i: fU¡1ngB trom hOW0 '0!rp:ngton <tcem' cut. ctw, tmt gsw WM' at tIIte iast .fcnea to wt'o -won i-'v toad 'thi-ra. So=- wæ bou'g'M in fo.r HDgs (Race IJtalted at :<>,) "2 30-The SELiMNG HUBDLB RACE j ,HANDICAP of 100 Eovs; wiunem extra? ?'?mmer to be eoM for 50 e&T)). T?o 5 U l Mir S Ck?sR-a MiMatihv M<?)6.y-J- 0'B!-ien 1? mi!e)t. D "7 2, e M 9 Mr P Rte<-sjm'n 'n? I;;Mn: ? ?.r Ma?-?M ? 5,, 7 Mj J F d,,40" W Eof!aeon Cj 61!. 9 Mr 0 Punpy's Lr!ah Cm.nnai _G A Butcher <M 4 10 1b Mx Hirbbert'a EVI,,ML _j Nigilting8ll 04 <.M 7Mr G Ba.rc.la.r'a BXmMtc' ..BnIdy o -4-&0 PMrTCtoBMn'a RKKm jjoxe e" by Påge, BettJDg-13 to 8 acat ETpiocrus, MO to WlI{S MaoMth.y 6 to 1 œch 84!St C:ha.lJlDe1 a.nd Tlte 10 to 1 3t Moon Lwe, and IOO to 8 a aoy rrnó" the from The Ltul. ':IJ1d with 3fwu Lœø ami IIml BlœJds lagt- C-0 they nm to tile bt, boc:am trut feU two hrn,. l1üInc, wb:e:a Maoarthy More &.<:ffiL'DOO the led, f.ê'1- by Linll. and by tbræ: f 1a1l-xt,hs par.rtro tt? F':=d and t.h1m.. W"Tle fourth. Iri?h Ch?.ani?,l fifth. a?yl? -Mkcm L- laol '\Vas roM to Mr R GoœflJr Z2Oge. (R3<-? &tMt.°< a.t 2.S5.) 9 -The NEW CENTrEY STEEPLE- 'O.U CHASE of 500 60.V&. for four vca!- oMa amd o'pwa.rd&; wiumers €xtra. Two nmlos. .?12 OMf C Ga"md's 0?;!3ad? .H.?t"n. -512 C'Mjr 'r Ci?-??s Sachem .?.J O'Bf-MQ ? ?? OStr H EMtIa? TFniAv BHi W tfo?o? 5 a. O. 7 M.- G Ed?K.r<?3S'9 ?:?t-.w-?K? .?.A -R;rt-t. 0. 5 11 7:pt M HiigTx's'e VaonMcm M E!'Tt.v 0 a. 11 7 Mf B Mf ,<F 0 a.U 7 'M'T W Simmer's Bcn;vot 'i- a f_F MecEam 0' .-G-ll 7 Mr A ,J Mi'tcm 0 ?B OMr T Oycc? C?ndBM .T W.a?h. ?n &. ?5T.l OS)-r T &aJ)??-'s Kaster Bcc .?- Ter.nU & ii g J -e:Ë"D g., 4 M <???r .T HulM.Oampbea's AMamse A K i'h tin.ga.11 0 Wir,nar tT-Lmpd bv R ? Be'M,ttg—? to l aa'.?t ?As-m. 9 tt 3 s.pa{ Priaky- Bm. < ,o 1 &-?t V,t, 1'00 to 15 -TA Dcmvor Tor? M) .to 14 &gst CEMter?. 100 to 6 pach M1i..øteT Ben, aMi iM) to 7 Miy ottter. (Ibcf' 3.8.) q <)f\-The OPEN STEEPLECHASB of tOO <J.?? aoTa. for fcur yaa.r o}d8 and m)- va-rds? wmm'STB <txtra,. Tbrae mHes.  -a. IS 3 'M?- T'r?trajn'a S?mn. Abao ?.1\V IX?-? o SM.'SM" E '\?%c.?.?d's Cc'u?t'TTX)iBt .B B? ? A-DDITIONAL AMtIVALS THIS MORMK&. !r!-M Cbrouu::1, Ki]?oMtn M&M, MaoajtItT Xer,, Twyford Lad, EpHatruo. Ths Ltnm. )a.Nd&, Hae4,Id, The. Cha.1T, Bîg G'U!l, sod

j OFFICIAL SCRATCHLNTGS. I, I Tha .'SII1'<m" h&s bean. oScM.thr iltrarnd bv W<z&theT!7:l of the fonovImK- $¡:ratcbi1l:- AJ] L.=t$-111e GmHKT, Vai d'Or, illemaft, Sl<'op, Ze&Bd. amd C;ma't E'jfDs. L!t.tJ.eto'n EunUe, Slov and Sure Eo<A Do.vanag!B Hurd'1?. IÆrby-Rapt,. n oc.t.all e;:¡¡;¡agem em 1. Kitlè>v, LaIlC!IEhire Steeli:ecbase, Mudhe,er-Barr. H. Mr H B DIetsc-o. the Tr?H-!aio\tm keplœhaø.- Mtut-tsa from S<xith Africa. this m'cr.!BTttf; bwin7, fuJ- llikÚ &llcCJ'5¡>ful ellg-a,g'emant m the ookmy. The Sportsmaa" Agency Ir..atœ that Vedas. Tp9m halds in the SpIing Cap, City ajid Sutnu-bM, &nd the Kemptos Park Jubilee Randi- cap, puDed up lame on Friday tnonnng, aTter q -6aU<'?, ha.Ymp sprunz a curb. TBE GRASD :n.nrARY p(M,D CCB. In œlluœ.U<ro. with the CJl!.e"t101l of t'ha quaMosttbn of Roy'2J! Bb.ze, the Grattd .MiUtary GoM, Ctn. wiimc-, wsnn<y mcrntion that h-is s-Jf.. to 1J.i6 preacmt owuar Eor t-aoo carried wft,h it a im t<h<e e%-e& (<' b-uceeM in th,, race referred to, but too quœt.ion.. to t.U irtcjits ead purpoEM. d!spcfd of by the :N-a,iOO12.1 Bunt 8t8'Wdro:o. at th- time that Rm<l.l Bla.ze w&s eotared. At the sajno time a, &tronog opMttnexTstB m MdDg' etrctss tha.t ttts cxlst.-m&e of tho pr«iUdo th- b,iL, con,,inred to ba< tnieoad'f<. tiNtaDy Ir property of ibis n<?n!"ca&o'

TAPPING AND SPINDLER, FLTJSHIK'G. HOLLANT). The cHfst e'>tabl:&bei and most extensile firm Tutf ComIDimi0n Agents in the 'World. LT-NICOLN HANDICAP, GRANT) XATffiNA"L 'TEE1'LECRASE, CITY & SUBURBAN ELA.NDla& CRESTE.E CUP, &c., to. DoTtMe and TTebie Events, S.P., and AccmcnIat!Tea' at 6-P., &c. All lettere to be iuMj-eaaed TOPPING and SPiyDLEE, Ftuatua?, Eo!tsmd. Postaffe 2M. Fest. csrda, id. el9K CAEDIEF BACES, Wednepdry, March zlst.-piL,,t -Raca, 1.50; Last Race., 4-n. Enct-s of AdEiissicm: 'MirtorsaaFa (reduced to), Sa.; Ladi es 3s.; Padded: (extra), as. M.; FttbHc Staurt!, 5a.; Courae, is. e20M EDDIE THOMAS, Turj' Commission Ac'ent, 21. Cl'a.r&-r, Ct.JdiS. Tel. AddrKS. "Mennam. C",rdM," Nat. TetephoDe, €?. LMBtts on all races ujtdar Jockey Clu1J Ruies-33 to 1 Win. 8 to 1 plaoo. No 01l any investment. BuBines.<I by and letter only. Market lwi- aD big for termB and rlile& em If you same good Imformatian the LmcotMhire Handicap ami the Grand N&tional, sead 4B. for 'th& dout-!e ewect tc S. Bloom, t2g, Priory-road.,

——————— I Sunday Tradtng. "-ISC-U,SSED BY HOUSE OF I u LORDS. I HOUSE OF LORDS—Friday. t-BB laurtt Cha-noeilor took his seat a-t 4.16. Lord AVBBURY moved a. reaotuti<m aBnn- izig that the aui&ject of the Sunday opening of shops demanded the serious acd ea<rly' <a.ttention of the Government. His lordship .sa.iù that the erit was spreading. It affected the vitaJ.ity, the health, the welfare, aud the cha.raoteT of the community. Resolutions in favour of Sunday closing had been passed -by vwwam bodies m all pa-rte of the octmtry, and it had the earnest support ot many thousands of shopkeepers. He suggested. increasing the nne. Shop a,ssiata.a-t6 were entitled to pfotection. The working cLaeaee, Like Uie shopkeepers, were overwhelmingly in its fa-vour. A day of rest was aecessaj'y for the brain and body. quite apart fro<n the reKg'ious aspect cf th-f qocstton. The Archbishop of CANTERBUR? said tha,t the Sunday opemnx ntov€!mect was peo- greesing wtbh eo much N<otivity that ho believed if they did not intervene now they mipht Rnd it impos«iMe to deaJ effectively with it a little time hence. At the same tune, be did oot forget that th<? question was Bur- rounded with extraordinary diBiculty. arising from the peril of QttemptiR? to le'giej'a'te either too mnch co' too rapidly. Jjord TWEEDMOUTR mid that it was uni- voraaJ!y agreed that some eifort ehouM be made in the direction indicated by Lord Aw- bury. It was a.bRolutely desirable, from every point of view, tha.t tbeire should be one com- pl<°te day of reet in the week. It was very dimcult to deal with the matter by Act of Pa.rlia.ment. If they were gomg to dea,l with thQ question they ou?bt to go mto it a& & whote. ?nd Miat oaght to be done in the 'most thoroTt?h ina.nuer. TJM protx?a.1 he made was ?tM-t they should ?t-oocpt the rasoJutic'Ti.. oji 'his undertaking tJia.t the whote Question of Sunday trading should be referred to a, joint Committee of the two Bouses. The Govern' ntent. belieTod tha?t would be t?ho BMst auiho. rtta.tiye body to deal witii the whole Q?MS- ?00. r: The Marquess of LANSDOWNE expT?ssed rthe satasfaictK?n. wiiih wMch the Oupostaon ?-h;a<i listened to the st.a.te'ment of the noble 'k>rd. They were all committed to t?e view -t,bat the pres<?n.t Ia.w requ'ij'ed a.mendiKen't. Lord AVEBURY douhted whether there was ¡very muoh more evidence to be obta.iued- He wa,a prepared, however, to a<!c&pt Lord Tweed- mouth's Bugg'estion. The resolution was agreed to. A motion c.ffil'ming that it was <tesn'a-Me t,blat 'a. joint Committee of both Horoses should be a-ppointed to iucluire into the whole sub- ject of Soaiday trading vt--as then, on t.he motion of Lord TWEEDMOUTH, unawraoualy agreed to. Their lordtshi-ps rose at 5.35 pjn.

The Rates of Cardie I tNCREASE OF THREEPENCE, NOT I FOURPENCE, IN THE JE. There is some slight comfort for the CardiT ra.tepa.yc.ra this mornuig. It is probable that a.fter all the ra-tes will only be mcroaeed by M. m the E-not by 4d., M ann(>uuoed a do.y or two ago. The improvetuent has been brought. ab)'ut. by Mr. l<cwis Morgan, the of the odue-ation c-ommittee, who upou Foing through the education catimatea <m Friday discoveEed certain dise-Tt-pancie- by which a reduction of over ;E4,OM) will be effected in the education precept. This M equal to a. ld. raAc. Therefore, it is pro- bable t.bat. whilst the borough rate will be increased by 2d. in the JE, the education rate will only be incrc&sed by Id. in the JE.

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BIRTHS, MANAGES, DEATHS AND tM MSMCRlAM. at t 11e rate<s:- iô? If msarted in the "EVENING F_XI'RESS."?*WB< ?' TE?? MAIL," smd WEEBLLY M-A.II. 53. for ? ? Waràs, and Id, fer each word. If inserted in th? E?ENINC EXPRESS" M?t ? "? W.RE.K-LY KAIL an:y, )s. for !0 Worda, aod Id?. )' fer every Two Extra Word, 1 No Nocices of will be 4 "uthexticatm by the name and "è,hœs of the sendøl. and 1IleISS<1;;e,¡; 00 acted 3 until oonfirmed in

————— AUGUSTINE J. STONE f FUJSEEAL FURK1SHEB & FU:!FF-RA.L M'XBQaCOB. t ? Fers<.mJ S<jp<rv:s4on to AN Orient. ? ? IQOA. TtL: Czr&ff, No. 704; Poet Ottet TM. ? No. 612. C&nlif', Te!eftMn<. AJOeCN'FaCB' i <!TOKJB, C.MOMFF. AUGUR"I'UI1JI: STMUt. IMT3BY DOCKS. 1 ? ?'?OREING.ST., CARDIFF. ? 5. Ml. HOtTMf-BOAn, B?LtRY DOC?a. 101. HOLTON-BoAl),Ry DOCKS.

I HOCKEY. [WF-LSH v. SCOTTISH LAQJE 'i The &TBt. tad?ae' intern?ticna? h<Mk? i in&?oh to be p?yed in the acighb<Hirtxxxt<«? I Ca-rdHf wHl ta?.e pla?e thM (Sa?o.rd'a,y) a-tbee? ? no?n ait Wbit<-hnrch. wh<?n the ?'?sh ?adM? I will iQjpet the Scotch iadic?. ? The results of previous maI,elres vrer: 193S.—At Fd.iiiburgii. Scotland won by 4-A 19M.—At Newport.. Scollop d woe by az!e There wa<g no rsa.t'ch in 19t15. ,¡ The following a.re the teajoa: 1, WALES. .Goa;l: K. Ptewa-rt fl'cn:GY). E-ks: E. Ksowiiog CPenty) and'A. -buvdw < M. tit<tlffiaJes (Pontypool). MorgaD (Weet Cordifr), aitd H. Tceik (T.en Porw&rda: E. I)ew (chenstow). R. StMC ? (Swansea), M. BeTa,a I {'.apt,a ill). ¥..rice-{A g-a,.vcnny), amd B. Allen CPeaby). ? SCOTLAND. Ooat: L. Cairnegje. t 13,a:(,ks K. Teach-er (ca-ptBui!) a.tid F. I-I,lf43acks: P. Carncg'ip. B. M1t'cbelIFamll'&;¡i\ Jtmee. F<jrwaTds: M. Grieve, V. Rrown. A. JoDftl., J. Carnegie, ajid C. The nmprres wild be 0awain wimtox aJId" 3fr. G. W. EvaQ?. The Scctc.h ta?Tn aTrh?ed at Cardiff o Fri.day evMung? arKi were the guests <? vari<>t1S tidi. bdouging to the Cha-,w, diff and County PK) CSttb. 'he Spot<'6 ?M: probably the strongest tTbte yfa.r m i?te?-; ? .na.t.iona,l hockey. They were a.Me to b'?a? ¡ Iraland by 7-1 with oo.Ea?i-r?iivp Mtac. 'rtieae ? mpet England ac Monday, aad st:uJ,d e.. ve 1 good ch.q,[!æ of wicamg the triple Cl'O"I: Agr.iinst ?acl! <t. team Walœ baw, but litt-14 hopes of Fnllin? off the matcl1. Hockey haBli; cerbainly mi'?rcvad of l?tc a.m<:i)g?t t'Me? ? ladies' olube in So<xth W??s. brtt tw'?e ? ? net f?o ma-ny ciubs ae in ttw ottter oocnt?es.? t How??er, Vtith t.hp comiag-<m <)f a ?rB?' < mnmber of g?r}? tra,m)ed m the r'a?iomK) ? intE'rm<'diate school, there i.8 fvary rea.t«m. j to believe t.b&L W a' 1 m a J"i"t3:m oa* two I' be to p-ut a"! good a team mto tbe SeMtk as t.be ladies of the other t?a.r!j<F of the, Em- ? Isles. Three f'x-Î1Twnnedia;e schoo} girlE have); a'lre:ldy obroliu.ed i1J!teT'n30tianGl. lrolli)1J.n.M P. i Yorga;n (W<'at C!ard')!f). lake oJ C!a<rdjt ? S Soih<)o!; M. IM (Poit?'pco!\ and Mtf)p Priaj-KX.: Price gam.(,n,n-yl- AU ttese bdies pta,y 'Mfry at,,Tnx).o ti.ve gaxn-cs and ha v.e prowd decide'i :ooqui.! ?.oos to. t<*a.m. aJX.?KMish !*CC, theu' arst imema.tt.o'ntafl e:x:pe.l"1l"IIDe fL.g'a<tnaW Irelaind on PebrHa.ry 7 their pla;y suCerecK 8CKn€wba,t frcm. th<?ir 'Cferroits'TM?ss. Ir waa? Tary einoo'uraji.n.g to s?e ?.h<* good fonn saiowo? by nia;uy o't?i€T nrut<ar!.nodiaA'o scbo'")! si?s rB? HMTT recent ma'tch a. picked tea.ni. Of Qte Welsh tea-,n for t:Ms afternoon!,o, MB5S Stewart will ft,-nix- m goa. fo", the tMrd. time. a-ad i" wen wcrtih her jftm; ? Bot\b the backs pl:yro a.ga.inst rr..la..n.d t1 Tire h:a.vc; were spot 01 that te,i,m, but witji IDOYB expeTior.oo frb-)-uld be ? able to m<Lke a. better sttow tbl,, after-DoolL.I. are J'()Q.I1" old m na.ti'cuM.l?. Mise E- Alien beiayg t.bc 'Tudex t'bje experienøoo lœ.der.hip of Miss, 'Beraji tbp'y be aMs to g%T'& a' goo& "a-0CoUTI1t of them,c1\ The, ma-tch will <xHTiTNc.nce a.t T}uae& w&I nm. from Ncr:.h-road, CAxdiff.

I BOiJG- t i Jim CuOrttiey. eff the lOst, 'pKMi 0:1: Wal-ee. 'will Dtect C-b.z-he Kpcck, tfmo lig-ht-wfight oh'aiapion of England, i'a a, she- 'ronnd. contest at Wouderlamd. Lomtan, to.. night (gatar:lay). GKur",nLy wiH edeo bom Bill GTiSiths, of New Tro.doga.r, fJ.t«>J1 ronnde for a. £50 ptn'se at the Ba<inunt<m Chib, Mary-Rtrmt, CaJdiR, on MtMhLa.y nischt 'twn. The ",Jportin"r L-ire" v i'i the rk-ferce.,

lAnglo-dapanese Alliance Vtscoant Ha.yaah'.thcJ.a'pEuneae Ambassadttr. was eoterta.ia'ed to delenuer a<t t3te Ma&sijCBt .BhMse, I«?od<m, by the LoTd Mayor on Fri-. day. RO,47im,g to the toae,, of hfis bel,tl1, tlro,- -A,Tn;busaad,or eaad tltaa t'he Srsb Â,uglo. jap=,we Treaty had prowd an c'Bciteat, mea.'ns of limitang thf dreadlw wa.r in t-be' Fa<r Ba<et, and he feM, that th<- Recontf.J .aiUMUMe woulo main'tadn peoace in t'ba<t p of the warld for ma,ny yea.-rs t'o c&me.

I MERTHYR RELATIVES' SUiRPRJSE" t Empty Cotfm Brought I-t*-o the j House.. t 'At t.ht& rQMti<cg of ila-, Me,r't.h..v.l"Boa.Nt''OIfr G'tlJa;I'd'Î<atDeto-dla:y Mr. Wi&ia-m Bntey Tafenrexf ? to t<he itmoMi'pt).t. v.tuch to.o'k pia<)p last, 8a'tU!f day. when some men came<d fro-m t'tM' work- houe moTtMa-Ty a-u. <>ffi:¡;J>ty <()<ffin., \}.n.dør tba, suppositi<)n tba,t tt ccuLbajtued the OM'ttse of jnajm. named WeMi, the mista.ke itot beings diecoreped u.n.hi.1 the coflii had beem ti&erip- to !Mj<d op.pufd a<t. the house cf sc'm'at rela.tdT€8 in Geovgbt<)wn, Jh-e soggeete'd t,ha.t, in jttaitice to aJ1 prarties.. am imquN'y Rh<yaM be )",e-ld s(} th'a.t tbe UMt-CtM* be MT. Pearny. the' nmst'er, ,how?!wr, give ai2, \e.xpËan.aJtåon oIT mmrl shQwing t."Mbt t:he <X)Bia!)' 'waa oajThed away by tthe mem whi-tat the-. 'lCl';btAlr m'a'='.teT, w!ho li,-ad 'ttb'amc' to the mux*nwy. had gViO<' a.wa.y to faiMh- aomha straps -,ind c'o.rdg to tie Wie ooffiJl to the- bier. amd the bota.'rd a'ooeptnmg t3ta e-oln;na-tiu..n .as sa.t'.isfa'c'tij.ry, t'h'e gTUj'jec.t. vvr,,s taf, dr0i<.

tCAR 01 Ff -UNWfRsrrVSEITlEMfM'\ The eitbjcct. cho&mi by fire CM-Iiff Univm, Mty SoftjeTucTit, I\It<elÙ, De.ba.ti'ng S>ooæ.t,y on; FridaQ" eT€aMig was the umen).p!ioycd wt)KB Prod'easar ]3<¡trrows preaideid owr P4-. Ja,me8 Graham. of-,Iho, Ca-Jiff Tradps Cc'ur'<?il. was the, mover of tJMt tu'.oMsi;bioa thaA tb<* 8tate should provide woTK fen- ttn' umomployed, a'nd Mr. S. E., JcTikj'ns o-ppo&ecL The g'leIl«'l'ai1 fech-ng eeeaBocP to be lbat tl!p la-Ptlor-de of tihe oc<uamry wetN' for the of unem- p.l-ay.ed. and CD t.bp wvtc b&nTx taJMm 33 wvm jn. hLvour oi Mr. GlJdtIli's pJoitosM.ion a<nd &ix aga,invt.

HERO!C FRENCH ON!OH M. Art. Brest, MiJLif.t,Ðr of Marine has just tUfa-rded a gryld modaJ to P<a.T.Ll p; atB cniom maii from CL&der, foj' heroic oac.4, duct at tbs Hilda- dÎtõ&.st<er.-R.eW:.cr.

TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY. ir) A.O.B. Prize is taN.t-oidabty poned. See 12th fwttr4er a.lillOi.lIMCmœ1t. ej647uj2 -jj¡l-õet<t "l -Newpoxt; g?D? tra."D: (.?;mp to Trnmvcbate PUT- chaser; ill-be&ltb r,on of lœ.v.M. X., El-OUtnlo preS3, -E>wport. e;2.660\ll4 BUTCHERs.-wanted: emaftY'outh (IS); nu'.?, ? good at sca.l.æ,"tate '>, 1'tIfElœIlCe, expe. rience &rat letter, Co-operative Batctters, Fornclale. e26&2ult ?_?__TA?rT)SD7Mat)eet3Mo?_ _am, Oa?'n)B<r?@90d mH!a? t ? and jF?rm Worh.—B?M', .Foreet t'<u-m. ?Vbjj?" church, CajdiS. e.26M.il< WANTED, a goMi wa-sh su4; 301Iotber ke¡1t. must gOOII Mh. e2'6'j,ul30 P-AiNl.-W6l1too, cWsn Bru.-h H3.1irls; referenär,. JL required.-A.ppiy H. :'>rotlt.. Pentr, Hbcndda. t:2655ul4 DMAKIN(}=WimtÄJd- 'r?S!SS?MAKtN<}.—Wamted a.t <Xtce, <Hqx.riMtcedt first tatter, Mcrgajt and Fra.nds, Atx:r!itery. e2656ttl< A? r Ihirt ff L-*R;ar Dr??osing POT? or Shirt a.nd OOHar Dre.Sing Busi.nea;l"ull par"" t.j¡cujM! <to Ciitherow, 5, .å.Shlc9'-oomt. Ashley HiJi". Bri:st<:ll. eZ6ól" ?(,C)OD ]:???uraJ?ce Bo<t. for Sale; owner te?TTS C:u':ilff; vood living to maa, man.—Agent, 5, Cacton J¡d"'e,, C&rdjT. 626&3ttt7 IVF, p€r OJnt-=Ú50-Nt6d<m'iwOJIoU.sæ;. v"30 j' jM<M.—H 2, Evenrng Eaq)resa. Osrd.N. eM9ul7 imXPTBRIE?CEb Bamd wa;tted fot Bacom Co.iBt? be, to quiok ca,6h P.Mnaw, jon?-i, D¡Ckin80n. amd Co., Dorta-i- ca3i T- W?o C?axa" wan?tcd 1DD1edi6tá1y fOr IF'?lYhe-L- ?. App?v JouiO) Vicaj. B?J?co-, ???J?? cGSaf H- O'I'EL-BaT.ŸO -Ifý- re:qu1red; experien<'cd'?- j J'l Eeterenc?s. 11 ]. E?MUDf Express, Ca.rdiN. <-6SM ? T?ir?S. tHc?i,!M,CastJ?-ro?d7 CMdiif. W?rdTober i?J{. D<?r; tetters punot<M?y t?cu??. ?OM ?7'??rTHD? Hcuae-?rlo'mna?; U!tda?h?sf';n? ? V kf&t.-?A?ply Mrs. Jones, CaeUeafid, Norat-? ro&d, CrdjtL eSSSunt .TRENT'S good B.?-?,*fMC wheol, to t? SQt.d ?M?' ?Jf N.t ?, Cajdjey-strce-t, GraJ)?eiown. c2<;49ult T)AB?ATDWifItM?REtK.?'ement 6T? et ? B(tt?' C"!)(Il.¡j" of 0^ Evoning E':Pl'-M. e265;inH T.\tJByiSH.KETji.L'uLe* to ?t. ?t L?a.nwrtyd Wen? for ? i- Apt? &ad M? ?.??.?S??!f??!??..R?? a&t-Ya.uM ? N .???m??" ""?:????