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TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION BARGAIN SALE. GREATEST VALUE EVER OFFERED. SOL PHILLIPS, JEWELLER AND SILVERSMITH, 41, T. MARY-ST., CARDIFF. EXCEPTION A^ ctULBoe for wnart at?ad? Ma?F?nth te Jotn BaMef? p? T?mrc?: tM?e at, -y, IZ. BaUa Vu8, hore, Tretowi. ea: •ffTff-AVTBP, JiMrtwrf irrmi watt utodla; mgei VV 16 jmnt—^Wwtscy., .ftrtMfl. ea

M.F.G.B's Final Decision ACCEPTANCE OF COALOWNERS" TERMS I NATIONAL STRIKE DISAPPROVED ABNORMAL PLACES CLAUSES ABANDONED ? "Peace practically assured." That was the welcome message received in the "Evening Express" office soon after noon to-day from our special corre- spondent in London. The whole message was as follows— National Federation Executive re- solved disapproving national strike, acceptance of Welsh owners' terms recommended; peace consequently practically assured. Later came the full text of the execu- tive's resolution, and the fact that it had been submitted to the general conference and accepted. Shortly after two o'clock a message reached Mr. Dalziel from Mr. Tom Richards, which seemed to indicate that a condition was set to the acceptance of the coalowtiers' terms. The message stated that the acceptance was Subject to the withdrawal of the nbnoimal places clause and the arrange- ment of a price list. This gave rise to much conjecture, for in the wording of the M.F.G.B. resolu- tion there is no hint of a condition, and, moreover, the exact meaning of the mes- sage was not clear. Some re-assurance was found in the statement by our special correspondent in London that a tentative agreement existed for. the withdrawal by the coal- J owners of the abnormal places clause. The interview with Mr. Tom Richards given below puts the matter in a clear light. He says that both sides have agreed to delete from the general agree- ment any clause dealing with abnormal places, and that these difficulties will be dealt with, when they arise, at the indivi- dual collieries. If this proves correct there is no point at issue between the coal- owners and the men's leaders, and the centre of interest now -shifts, first, to the miners' delegate meeting at Cardiff on Saturday, and next to the ballot boxes in which the rank and file of the miners will record their approval or otherwise of the terms their leaders^have secured. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] I LONDON, Wednesday. I To-day 's Miners' National Conference, at the Westminster Palace Hotel, London, was of fateful import to South Wales, when a final decision was to be given as to whether the terms offered by the Welsh coalowners were to be agreed to as far as the British Federation was concerned. The one point discussed was as to whether the British Federation, in view of the univer- sality of the grievance should make common cause with the Welshmen to secure what, was regarded as a satisfactory clause deal- ing witn colliers working in abnormal places, or whether upon this occasion the issue should be left in abeyance pending further general action. This, in effect, meant one of two alternatives of supreme importance, either resolving mp-on the operation of the 20th Rule, with the sequential stupen- dons national strike, or that tltfe Weleh itinera' Executive Council should be instructed to inform Mr. Dalxiel, the Welsh Ooalownere' secretary, to-day of their readings to agree to recommend the Welsh workmen to accept the owners' proffered terms. The peace of the Welsh coalfield, and, indeed, of the mining indtistry throughout Britain being in the balance, the result was awaited with the keenest anxiety. Among the first arrivals today again was Mr. Isaac Mitchell, of the Board of Trade, who -was constantly posted up by the Minora' Federation officials as to the trend of events. The Welsh executive applied for the applica- tion of the 20th Rule, contending that j the position which would be created by the adoption of the owners' terms would result in a great deal of dissatisfaction among the Welsh colliers. Mr. Enoch Edwards, M.P., again Presided, and those present also included Messrs. W. Abraham (Mabon), M.P., W. Braoe, M.P., and T. Richards, M.P. ( On the whole the situation was regarded jut hopeful, and the strong probabilities were that the National Federation would recom- mend the acceptation of the terms offered. Welsh Move for Rule 201 NATIONAL STRIKE DISAPPROVED I The National Federation Executive's report I I Btrongly disapproved of the suggested national strike, and equally strongly approved of the terms offered to the Welsh workmen's representatives at the Concilia- tion Board at Cardiff on Saturday as a fair and equitable settlement. The Welsh leaders, in virtue of a resolution carried at the executive council, again appealed to the conference to put into opera--I tion the twentieth rule to remedy the grievances which would continue to exist, consequent upon an agreement drafted on the lines suggested by the Welsh owners. In ensuing discussion hardly any speaker supported the WeJfih view. The dele- gates from Scotland, Northumberland, and the Midlands—three loading ooalfteldM-in succession strongly resisted the Welsh appli- cation, and long before the conclusion of the proceedings it was clearly demonstrated that, except the Welshmen alone, a practically unanimous vote would be given in favour of the proposed settlement. There can, there- fore, be no longer any doubt as to the out- come, and it may be taken for grunted that, acting upon the decision of the conference, the Welsh leaders will recommend the acceptance of the terms to their con- stituents. The Owners' Terms I MINERS ADVISED TO ACCEPT I Jie following proposition was submitted to W conference on behalf of the executive WmneU After carefully considering the whole of the position in South Wales, we strongiy urge the conference to advise the workmen to aooept the terms of settlement put before the oouncil of the outoome of the negotiations between the oca!owners and tihe workmen's representatives, as we do not t think the po?in? of di??n.t are snac.i?Bit to I ? Jaetii? either & 6ootionQA stai" or a I a?tMM? atMM?, wUoh ? tho tPMMmdeox issues involved, this not to be taken as com- mitting other districts in this federation to support the amendment of the Eight Hours Act. A long discussion ensued upon this being proposed and seconded, on behalf of the executive committee, in which representa- tives from nearly all the districts in Great Britain took part, after which the resolution was carried. On the motion of Mabon, a vote of t-haniks was accorded to the president. OFFICIAL REPORT At the close of the conference, which sat for nearly four hours, an official report was issued, stating t,hat the praposition submitted on be,half of the executive council was carried urging the conference to advi6e the workmen to accept the terms of the settlement result- ing from the negotiations between the owners ami the miners' representatives, the points of difference not being sufficient to justify either a sectional strike or national struggle. Abnormal Clause to beWithdrawn With refernoe to the abnormal clause diffi- culty, it was understood that a tentative agreement has been come to, whereby the owners will withdraw the clause, which they have already submitted in reference to this matter. Meeting of WelshExecutive Called! An executive meeting of the South Wales Miners' Federation will be held in Cardiff on Friday, and a, conference of South Wales delegates will take place on Saturday, when the leaders will in obedience to the instruc- tions of the conference recommend the work- men to agree to the adoption of the agree- ment embodying the terms suggested by the owners, with the exception of the abnormal j clause, which will probably be withdrawn altogether. No Stoppage of Collieries In an interview with Mr. Tom Richards, M.P., he stated that arrangements will be immediately made with a view of preventing a stoppage of work. He wished it to be made, public that all the men should continue to work on the day to day contracts until a ballot is taken upon the new agreement. THE MESSAGE TO MR. DALZIEL I A lew minutes after two o'clock Mr Dalziel received a telegram from Mr. T. Richards stating that the Miners' Federation of Great Britain had accepted the proposals of the owners, subject to the withdrawal of the clause relating to the payment for working in abnormal, places and the arrangement of price lists. Mr. Dalziel was not able to understand the exact meaning of the reference to price lists, a-nd in the course of the afternoon he will communicate with Mr. Joseph Shaw, the chairman of the Ooalownere' Association, and Mr. W. J. HeppeH, the acting chairman of the owners' side of the Concilia/lion Board, as to the next step to be taken to continue work in the coalfield. Possibly a. meeting will be convened imme- diately for to-morrow. The Last Day I To-morrow is the last day under which the I men will work under the old agreement, but it was provided in the temporary agreement entered into by the Conciliation Board last Saturday that contract* shall be carried on from day to day until April 9, for the pur- pose of balloting the whole of the workmen in the South Wiales coalfield, but there was another clause stating that if the proposals I of the owners were not accepted as submitted to the workmen's representatives they were I to be considered as not having been made. I Doubts Set at Rest I ABNORMAL PLACES CLAUSES I ABANDONED ? In an interview with one of our represen- tatives, Mr. T. Richards, M.P., said that the abnormal places matter was keenly discussed, and added that it is now agreed on both sides to leave out the clause altogether, and any- thing arising on the subject will be settled at the individual aoiiieriea. The abnormal places difficulty will, therefore, it is under- stood, not be a subject-matter of the general agreement, iNIr. Richards adding that the owners had agreed not to preee the clause with regard to abnormal places, but were prepared to leave matters as they stood at present on condition that ttte rest of the pro- posals were agreed to. A correspondent understands this to mean that there will be no new difficutly placed in the way of the miners in continuing work, and there appears to be a general idea that unless some isolated collieries revolt there will now be no difficulty put in the way of carrying on work. MABON SATISFIED I VERY LITTLE TO FIGHT ABOUT I Benefits of the Eight Hours Act I Mabon, M.P., in an interview with our rep- resentative, pave it as his confirmed opinion that the Welsh owners had very fairly met the workmen, and there was now very little to fight about. He had no hesitation under existing oircumstanoes in advising the accept- ance of the owners' terms for the ensuing five years. by which time both the employers and employed would be convinced of the benefits which he felt would certainly acorue under the Miners' Eight Itowe Act. So far, for some reason or other, neither party had given the Act a fair trial, but after five years' experience they would be ia a position to know precisely the effeots of the Act, which, he maintained, would not result in such a great restriction of output as was now suggested, And that the figures given by the owners as to the prospective effects would be found to be exaggerated. Ballot Papers Ready I MT. Alfred Onions, one of the leaders of the South Wales miners, stated that it was now the intentioa to take the ballot of the miners immediately. "This ballot," he said, "will be confined to workmen in the South Wales coalfield. The ballot papers are practically ready, and will be in the bands of the men in the ooorse of a day or two, so that I expect the result of the ballot will be known about the middle of next week. The exeoutive committee of the South Wales Federation will meet at Cardiff on Friday and delegates from the different lodges will meet in conference on Saturday. Mr. D. Watts Morgan, another well-known South Wales leader, saidc—The Eroontive Oounctl in the South Wales district have oare- ftriiy rwrwfluii the--whoiw skusabm OVAL gone into the questions at issue, and have come to the conclusion that there is no alternative but to accept the proposals as they now stand, and we are thus well out of what at one time appeared to be a very serious situa- tion, and one which would ultimately have developed into enormous difficulties. It is all the men asked for which we have secured, but the most optimistic of the mi»ers' leaders never believed they would get an ideal settle- ment. We live in a world of compromise and negotiation, and I have no hesitation in say- ing that the whole of the leaders believe that ultinately these terms will solve many of the difficulties that are now pressing. We have no ground for complaint of the attitude of I the owneVs in the course of the negotiations.

I AGAINST 20th RULE. I The Press Association wires: The situation this morning appeared some- what more hopeful tha.n it did last night. Then the South Wales influence pervaded the atmosphere, and the miners from that area were obsessed with the idea that they would fail to get the support necessary from their constituent if they accepted the employers' proposal as to working in abnormal places. This' morning; on the oontrary, the views of the miners from other parts of the country were in the ascendant, and the general opinion appears to be that the employers' j view was not so unreasonable as to demand the putting into operation of the 30th Rule, which calls for a general stoppage in the event of a district being attacked on \he I wages question. Ihe question of abnormal place working is a difference between a fixed minimum of 4s. 9d. per day, plus the additional percen- tages, which now stand at 50, as against pay- ment by means of consideration money which leaves the worker an inducement to get through, the unprofitable working to the coal seam. Even at present no man is compelled to continue working at unprofitable work, but will be given work on the co-al face if there is any to be had in the mine. The employers have stipulated that a defi- nite answer shall be given to their proposals before noon to-day, and, in case the retply is favourable, contracts may be continued from day to day until April 9 in order to allow I a ballot to be taken I DAY-TO-DAY CONTRACT Llwynypia Miners Refuse A mass meeting of the steam coal workmen of the Llwynypia Collieries was held at Tonypandy. Mr. T. Hopla presided. The fol- lowing resolution was passed: — That we, as workmen of the Llwynypia Steam Ooal Collieries, at a mass meeting held on the 30th of March, hereby resolve to abide by the resolution of the conference held at Cardiff on March 23; that we refute to work on the system of day-to-day con- tract. a.nd drop tools on the 31st of March until puch time of settlement is satisfac- torily agreed to between the workmen and the employers, in the meantime steps to be taken for a meeting to be called, and the agent to attend to explain all the negotiations up to the present and the atti- tude adopted by the National Confeernce.

ICOALOWNER AND 8 HOURSACrl At the annual meeting in Glasgow to-day of the United Collieries Combine Mr. Mon- tague M'IA&N (chairman) said the Eight Hours Act was a less burden in Scotland than in England and Wales. It was more of a pin- prick than of a dangerous wound nature. Altbougrh their output was one million tons less and their profits £ 137,000 lees than two years ago, the Reve,nue authorities demanded greater taxation.

■■ I The Colliery Labourer I LIVINQ WAGE AND WEEKLY PAYS I To the Editor of the "Evening Express." Slr,-I quite agree with my fellow labourer, whose letter appeared in the "Evening Express" on Monday that it is time we began to study for our own rights, as I think every reasonable-minded workman employed in the coa.lmines will say we are not paid a living wag". If we had a living wage we could do the as the ooflier, pay our J61 to the Federation, and not have so many non- Unionists in our midst. I think the laiboorer does more now than before. He is called away from his own work to assist others, and then often gets a growling from the officials, but that help don't count. "Keep the labourers going" is the cry. I think I efruall be in view with my fellow- workmen of all classes to urge on our leaders before they make any new agreement to get a new clause for a weekly pay, and so pre- vent wives and mothers of large families having so much credit from one pay to another. If the colliers had their money every week tiheir wives would be better able to make both ends meet, and we should not see so many poor, dear children shoeless and ill-olothed. Do you, as men, think it is just and right that the masters should reap the benefit of the workmen of the coalfield by keeping their momey In the banks for a fortnight and having the interest? I say No. it is not right. Now or never a living wage and a weekly pay, as we have been promised by our leaders.—I am, Ac., LABOURER NO. 2. Abert,. Mtarch 29. COLLIER PREFERRED? I To the Editor of the Evening Express." I Sir,—I am glad liIODloeone has taken up the cam for the labourer, and am in full accord with all that your correspondent has stated. In the opinion of many the labourer has been neglected. He has to pay his £1 and join the Federation; and can anyone tell me one thing in the making of new agreements that has been done for him? In the event of the collier failing to obtain satisfaction and a. strike is declared the labourer has no alternative to laying down his tools and join- ing in the struggle on the colriers, behalf. In the not unlikely event of the labourer fail- ing to obtain any advantage, are the same tactics adopted and equal support given by the colliers? I leave the miners to answer the question. The bomis shift, again, is of quite as much importance to tne night men all the abnormal place question, is to the oollier, yet observe the time and discussion given to the latter, while the former has scarcely been men- tioned. and now abandoned. It would appear that all the wishes of the labourer are to be sacrificed in order to gain advantages for the collier, and one is forced to the con- elusion that the labourer is compelled to join the Federation not so much in his own interest as in the interest of the collier. A Trades Union that shows such partiality to one section of its members is not worthy of support, and. whatever the consequenoes, will reoeive none henceforth from me.—I am, &c., TIMBEPmANis ASSISTANT. Pensrazn.

BLAMED EIGHT HOURS ACT lkln- of self and wife, loss of work tIlTOUCt illness, and loss by Eight Hours Aut" were the causes of failure alleged by Hentry Evans, of Gtnaig Wen, Upper Rasson, Beau- fort, who Ims been employed as a collier, and whose first, meeting- of creditors was held at Newport to-day. The liabilities expected to mink for dividend were £170 16s. lid., and the estimated deficiency was .£160 lfe. lid. Debtor stated that his wages averaged 6s. 6d. a day before the Eight Hours Act, a.nd since then about 4s. 6d. per dtay. No resolutions were paemd, and the official receiver remains trustee.

"Certainly not." said Mrs. Todd to the son at a thriftless neighbour. "I'll not lend your mother a thing. There's two breakfast oupe of tea, a little riioe, some vinegar, and some loaf sugar never paid back yet, and now she w&aU to borrow oocoa. "And I was to say," said the boy, "did you know father was to be one of the judges at the flower Khow?" Novr, )(111. Todd has a fine reomtation for rose growing, so she went on, not appeiuring to notice the boy's remark: "As I was saying, ru not lend your mother another thing, but if at any time she's Sobort of a little thing like cocoa I'll be pleased to g?ve her aoane. i Be sum to tmuber bIIIt.'J. wec'? you?"

One Vast Hustings I THE MID-GLAMORGAN FIGHT I I "STRAINING EVERY COG." I [SPECIAL TO THE EVENING EXPRESS."] I Now that the eve of the poll has been reached in Mid-Glamorgan, the contestan-ts are strain ine; every cog in their machinery to influence votes, and to-day the con- stituency has been turned into one vaet "hustings, from which appeal and recmnincr tian are being hurled in no qualified manner. In the morning the members of the Miners' Federation, concentrated their forces in the "Market--sq u,a re at Maesteg; the Cau, Ooed- roant, Maesteg Doop, Garth, and Oakwood Lodges sending in their conitingenoiee. The collier dearly loves t, procession, and w%en marching behind his bajad auvd banmer Im can demonstrate as effectively as any man. This was the case this morning, and at a maes meeting the speeches delivered in Welsh and -English in support of Mr. Hartshorn displayed high rhetorical powers. The Liberals fai-e not go demon straitdve, but they walk about with a confident mien, whispering guesses as to the extent of their majority at to-morrow's poll, which they place at anything between 2,000 to S,COO. The Liberals base their calculations on the assumption t'hat the Pederationists number 16,C,a) throughout M-i-d-Gl;amorgan, of which, at the highest computation, only 5,003 are 'ta;tM'n, on' } y 5.003 are Parliamentary voters. The remaining 15,000 Parliamentary voters in the constituency, they say, are certainly amti-Harrtshornites, and. although they look Upon and listen with complacency to the claims of the Federa- tionistB as i The Ruling Factor I in the contest, Mid-Glamorgan, they say, is a. Ijabour constituency only in the sense that every division is a Labour constituency, inas- much as the working- men are in the majority everywhere, but they traverse very resolutely the contention that Mid-Glamorgan is a labour area in any political party sense. The Federationists, on the other hand, pro- mise an eye-opener in the other direction to- morrow, and say that only the declaration of the poll will decide the relative strength of the parties, no previous contest in the [constituency having provided an indication of their respective numbers. In the afternoon the Federationists again demonstrated at Maesteg, and in the even- ing Mr. Gibbins's supporters will hold a meet- ing in the Plasnewydd Girls' School. The Socialist colours predominate every- where, and this morning a. couple of persons had a gruelling tight outside Mr. Gibbins s i committee-rooms in Commercial-street. This individual set-to failed as an indication of what is to happen to-morrow, because the police, who are present in numbers, inter- fered much to the disappointment of the on- I lookers. Religion is incessantly appea-led to by both sides. The Liberals, who voice the Noncon- lor mist views of the division, cry itloud tha-t Socialism is cradled in agonisticism and irreligion, whilst the Socialists in jturn point the finger of scorn at the Liberals and lorganised churehe.sas the nurseries of class prejudice and the perpetuation of the exist- ing inequalities in the social sphere.

Life in Danger NEWPORT SOLDIER CHARCED Thomas Shaw, a driver in the tRoyal Field Artillery a.t Newport Barracks, was charged at Newport to-day with assaulting Williaim Bailey, of 34, Eveswell-street. The police said Baalcy bad been unconscious for over 24 hours with a iraoture of the base of the skull, and it would be necessary to have an adjournment for at least a fortnight. Com- plainant was not out of danger. John Samuel Warnfcan sadd about 11.20 on Monday might, as he was walkin-g alofiig Rodney-road from the swing boat gtoand, he saw a crowd round two men, who had been fighting. The light was over. Then he saw tw and Bailey near one another, but 'he could not say how they became -aggressive. Shaw struck Bailey a blow on the forehead without any attempt on the part of Bailey to defend himself Bailey was knocked down on the kerb, and did not recover cooeoious- netig for about ten or a doaen seconds. Shaw struck him tajgiaAn in the face, knocking him down. From this he did not recover con- is-ciouseless. Bailey .seenied to h-a-ve had a cou,pile of pints of beer. Ottpitain Craven, commander of the battery to which Sbaw bel-onged, applied for bail. The Betnch granted bail for a fortnight, prisoner himself in L50 and another surety in a like ,amount. AdelTm.a-n Wilkinson, J.P. (to the officer): Will you be responsible for him? Captain Oraiven: I'll bring bim here alive or dead. Oase adjourned for a fortnight.

JUNIOR CONSERVATIVES I Mr. George Wyndham, M.P., has accepted the invitation to be the guest at the annual dinner of the Cardiff Junior Conservative Association, whadh is to take plaoOO on Friday evening at the RoyaJ Hotel at seven o'clock. The president of the association, Lord Windsor, will take tibe chair, and will be sup- ported by the Earl of Plymouth and the lead- ing Conservatives and Unionists of Cardiff and district. Lord Ninian Orich ton-Stuart, who has now returned to England, is also hoping to be present. A few unsold tickets may be obtained on application to the Hon. Secretary, SaMsbury-chambens, Castle-street.

PLEA OF NEGLIGENCE. I Frank Husa (26), described as a canvasser, sadd to be a native of Bow, London, who recently lodged in Alexander-street, Neath, was at Neath to-day charged with stealing a bicycle, value E5. the property of William James Webb, at Cilfrew in November last. He asked Webb for the loan of the bicycle. but never returned it, and was subsequently arrested at Llanidloes, North Wales. Defen- dant said he had no intention of stealing the machine. He had been negligent in not returning it. He was discharged on the pay- ment of LZ.

MOUNTAIN CLIMBER'S FATE I A verdict of "Accidental death" w re- turned at an inquest held at Capel Curig to- day on the body of (Mr. Reginald S. Salt, managing- director of Messrs. Thomas Sialt a-rid Co., brefwens. of Burton-on-Trent. He fell 250 feet wfhfile. leaditig a roped party of five up one of the most difficult "chimneys" on the slopes of Lliwedd, a three-peaked buttress of the great Snowdon range. The scene of the accident, which occurred on Monday, is miar the Devil's Kitchen, Glyder ITadh, where Yr. Donaild IRobertaon met his death three da,ys before.

NEW RADYR CHURCH I In beautiful weather and in the proseoioe of a, large attendance of pa-riahioneire amd clergy, the End of Plymouth, who was accom- panied by his daughter, Ijewfy Phyllis Wind- sor-Olive, laid the foundialtion stone of a new church, which is being erected at Radyr to meet the needs of tha-t dliatriot. The no-vo of t.he ohasrdh was oampleted about four yeaire ago, aod the present exteTMioms include the erection of a chancel, beliflreiy, vestry, Ac., the latter being erected' at a costt of £ 3,200.

FALL FROM A ROOF  Ernest Thomas, & p?jmfber, of 51, Wells- street, Cantom, f<?I front rthe roof of & house upon which he was working, in Ikrt"- road, Whitcfa>irc&i, to-day, and sustained iD. ternal injuries. He was conveyed home end attended to by Dr. iM'Oall.

CANON DREW'S CONDITION Oanon Drew, rector of Ha-warden, passed a good night, but there is no improvement, im his condition,

HER DYING WISH A pale, wan woman on her deathbed said. in a weak voice, to her husband: "Henry, ff I die, promise me one thing." "•Glady, my poor dawhng. What is it I am to womi&e?" "Promise me that you will marry Mary Sim,pson."

Alderman Joeeph Marine wiae wnaaxlmoTwly selected Grand Chief Tomipkvr far the fady- .fiiwt ve year at today's esUimg at (Hanley of tiie Good TenKftkaaM* Grand Jjorige..

LETTERS TO A LADY SWANSEA SENSATION Baronet's Daughter BRINGS BLACKMAIL CHARGE I Considerable interest was aroused in the hearing at the Swansea County Police-court to-day of a charge preferred against Mr. A. U Flemgsby: That on, the 22nd of November last he did then and there send to ihilcie Morris, knowing the contents thereof, a letter demanding of her with menaces and with- out any reasonable or probable cause cer- tain money. The prosecutrix is a daughter of Sir Robert 1 Morris, Bart., of Sketty Park, and both she and her fat-her were in attendance at the court. Air. W. P. Smith appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Henry Thompson for the defence. The defendant, a clean-shaven young man, was accommodated with a seat next to his advocate. lIlr. Smith explain-ed the demand for money was oewQtained in an anonymous letter pooled at Swansea on November 22 last and received at Sketty the sairae day. Tile contents of the letter were of a most disgusting character, and he did not propose to trouble their worships with the whole of it, but would only read suoh portions of it as he relied upon to support the charg-e of blackmail. The Magistrates'-clerk: Who is this letter addressed to? Mr. Smith: Miss Dulcie Morris, Sketty Pa,rk, Swansea, and I am calling her to prove t.he receipt of it. I will hand your worships the letter, and read you those portions I rely on. On the last page you will find these words: I am going to blackmail you. "All the Toffs of Swansea" I If you turn to page two, added Mr. Smith, it goee on: Now, if you will put Li by Vivian's st,ream I won't write to you or your house again. If you won't, I will write to all the toffs of Swanqea, If you put a sovereign there, that will ni&ll all the writing, and you must pVace it next Sunday by eleven o'clock in the morning about six inches deep about ten feet from the stream on the town side. You must put it there, mind, or else God help you. You must walk on the sands from Sketty-lane, and pretend to sit down on the sands, and then place the money there. Doin't forget next Sunday. The letter, said Mr. Smith, contained a rough plan of the" spot. The terms of the letter came within tiie Act of Parliament, but his difficutly would be to prove the defen- dant was the writer of it. The prosecutrix had received a number of other anonymous letters. Mr. Thompson sharply objected to other letters being produced, but Mr. Smith said the letters would clearly prove that the hand- writing of them, though disguised, was the same. He intended calling Mr. Guerin, an expert in handwriting, to bring home this point of the charge. The Bench ruled that Mr. Smith waa in order. "Saw You Out Riding I Mr. Smith, continuing, said that on February 14 a letter was addressed to Miss Valerie Morris, sister of the prosecutrix. It was, undoubtedly, in the same handwriting. She was away at the time, and the letter was opened by Sir Robert Morris. It endeavoured to make a certain appointment for a certain time. Mr. Thompson objected, and this letter was not put in. On May 16, Mr. Smith continued, an ,anonymous letter was received by the prose- cutrix, which stated:- I saw you out riding one night last week. I waa on a bike behind you all the way, and then you were near the Mumbles. Mr. Smith considered this statement would have an important bearing on the identifica- tion of the defendant, because Mise Morris' attention was part-icularly called to defendant riding behind her on the bicycle, while she was on the Mumbles-road with her sister a few days before. "The Cold Shouldell" I The defendant, said Mr. Smith, was a man who had been continually hanging about the stables at Sketty Park, he being a friend of the ooaohman, and on one occasion he had helped a.t some ferreting at the park, when. ,the Misses Morris were present. The defendant in January of this year met Sergeant Peter Thomas at the Cross, Sketty, and in the course of a conversation he spoke of the ferxieting at the park, and said he (had had some fine fun with Sir Robert Morris' daughters, and that he had been trying to pal. on to them, but when Obey I found out who he was they gave him the oold shoulder. That, said Mr. Smith, evidently annoyed the defendant, and probably caused the animus which brought aboait the writing of these letters. Defendant also told the sergeant that he was afraid to go through Sketty Park now, as he had been warned off, and that Mr. T. Byng Morris had threa-toned to kick him out. M;iss Duloie Mori. the prosecutrix, ga-ve ?videnMe. 8he spoke to the receipt of the letter, and, referring to the incident of the cycle on the Mumbles-road, said her attention was particularly called to the dafendawt following her and her sister on a bicycle, amd she passed a remark to her sister at the time. In cross-examination by Mr. Thompson, she said that defendant had been at Sketty Park in connection with a cure for horses' sores which he sold. He had sold f some to her sister. Detectives in Hiding ? I Asked if she suggested that the defendant II had ever been rude to her, Miss Morris answered, Not to me." Mr. Thompson: You were asked by the blackguard who wrote this letter to deposit money at a certain spot near Vivian Stream? -yes. Before the time arrived did you inform your father?—I did. Did you go by yourself and keep the appointment ?—I went by myself on the advice of my father. Then I am quite sure there was some pro- tection near at hand.-I saw no one, but I believe there were some detectives. Witness further stated that she did not see the defendant there, nor anything to suggest that he was the man. She a-dded that on another occasion an attempt was made to send someone to meet the writer of the letter near the Albert-hall, but no one was seen. "Draw it Mild'I Sergeant Peter Thomas detai" 11 the defendant's remarks to him about ti??: 1.? he had had with prosecutrix aftd her sister at the ferreting at Sketty Park, and witness ,added that he told defendant to draw it mild," as his conversation was so filth}'. Thomas Henry Guerin, handwriting expert to the Treasury, Post Office, and other Government departments, was called to prove that to the best of his belief the writing in the anonymous letters wM that of defen- dant. Sir Robert Morris was also called, and ttfterwards Mr. Thompson said that at that late hour of the day he did not intend to put his client in the box, but wished to say none regretted mom th?n his client that such offemiye and lo?thsomely dM?ustin? letters should have been written by anyone to ladies like the Misses Morris, but at the same time he absolutely denied having written them. Defendant was oommitted for trial at the assizes.

FLESH EATEN AWAY j Edgar Williams, farmer, of Llan viha.,ngel, was summoned at Abergavenny to-day for allowing the caroafe of a horse to remain umburied in a field where d-ogs could have aiooess to it. Police-qonstable Muraell said tfoat he foond the oaroase of a horse in some buisihes In a fleid belonging to defendant, and t!he flesh had been eaten off the legs, neck, and part of the head. The entrails also had been eaten out. Witness asked defendant why he ha-d not buried the horse, and he replied that he intended to the next day. A fine of 2s. 6d. and costs was imposed.

I received ^our Majesty's message," said the Dew missionary. Did I understand you would do me the honour to call upon me and dine I" "Almost correct." re.plied the cannibal chief. I said I would call and dine upon you to-morrow." "Now," staid an Irishman, after a serious accident to a fellow-miner, "we.ll have to send some man to break t'he news to Moriarty's wife." "Send Hannig-an," sug- gested one of the gang. He s just the man to break the news cradual-look hew he,. .tber"

VET0 RESOLUTIONS COMMONS DEBATE CONTINUED The debate on the Prime Minster's motion to go into Committee to consider the rela- tions between the two Houses of Parliament a.nd the qi'.eRtion of the duration of Parlia- ment Wfit'l reeumed in the Hou-se of Commons this afternoon by Mr. F. E. Smith, who remarked that it was apparent that in this turda mental part of their policy against the House of lorde, the Cabinet was not agreed. As usual on the question of the reform of the House of Loixis, the Government had had orders from their followers. Although the Government were convinced that it would have heen right -in the interests of the country and wise as a piece of party strategy to introduce proposals for the reform of the other House, they were not in a position to do so. Vv Orv he not stating what was within the knowledge of everyone when he said the over- whelming majority of the coalition which Xept the Government in office would not allow the reform of t-he House of Lorde. j-ret tiie Government, therefore, drop their talk of reforming the House of Lords. Neither now nor in the next House of Commons could any such reform be carried out. The whole atmosphere of reform was a farce wttich would not. deceive a child. (Cheers and louider cheers.) It was an inexpensive coinage with which the Home Secretary and the Chancellor of the Exchequer paid their way with their colleagues of the Liberal "League. (Opposition cheers.) The funda- ine-nial position was that the bon. gentleman opposite were proposing to eviscerate an assembly which had weathered the political tempests of 800 years. Their retal object in these resolutions was not to give effect to the will of the people, but to give effect to the will of the Radca-l CaUcuis, wh!atever,reivtion that might bear to the will of the people. (Opposition cheers.) Under th e.~ e rescduitio'ius had they been opera- tive in 1892, the Home Rule Bill, whose rejec- tion by the House of Lords was endorsed by the people, would have beoome law. If it was right that the Home Rule Bill should have become law in 1892, what became of the formula that

Reform of the Lords I TWE iRlSH PARTY'S ATTITUDE A meeting of the Irish Nationalist :pa.rty I was held at noon to-day at the House of Commons. The official notification made after the meeting was as follows:— Mr. Red.mond presided, and 58 memloono of the party were present. Arrangements were made as to the attitude of the party oil the amendments to the Veto resolutions in Committee. It is understood, that, while giving a general support to tne Government on the resolu- tions, the Xa-tionalists will vote for the amendment dispensing with the assent of the House of Lords to a Bill on its second rejeotion, instead of third, as proposed in the second resolution. The party will also vote for the removal of the condition that two years shall elapse between the introduction of the Bill and its passage for the third time in the House of Commons.

THE CABINET COUNCIL A meeting of the Cabinet, presided over by Mr. Asquith, was held at 10, Downirog-street, at half-past eleven this morning. Viscount Wolverhampton had not sufficiently recovered to attend the Council, otherwise there was a full muster of Ministers. The Council lasted just over two hours.

Notice of Appeal I GIVEN IN CARDIFF BOOK CASE I Messrs. George David and Erans, solicitors, Cardiff, who appeared for Mr. Austin Jenkins in the case of the Principality Educational Depot (Limited), Ga-rdiff, v. Mr. Austin Jen- kins and others, have given notice of appeal.

To-Day's Finance. I CARDIFF, Wednesday, 1.0 p.m. The local Stool; Market to-day ivae stili under holi- day conditions, and business was very restricted in aU dcpartment. The only quotable change was in Barry .Railway Deieried stock, wticli fell a point to 70- The Kxchange and brokers' offices were again closed in the afternoon. FLUCTUATIONS OF QUOTATION*. I Fall. Harry Deferred, 1 to 70. LOXOOX, Wednesday, 3.3D p.m The tone of the Stock Markets has improved tfcuilng the pa-st hour, and activity is jiot ellotircly confined to the Rubber Market, although the latter &till occupy the premier position ;\5 regards the volume of business. Ciccleys. His and PeraJw are £ up, Maja £ ca&, Rubber Trusts, and Johcre Rubber Lands are 1, Kuda Lumpur &. London Asiatics 5-16, others i to i up. Home Kaii-i i.ave marked active investment and speculative support. Great Westerns and Xorth Westerns are It up, Midlands and Ch-atliam-s 1refs 1, others i to 2. Americans opened steadily in New York, and stocks are at the be..t here. AmalyaJiiatedB are Zi up, Canadian Paciflcn and Xew Yor? Centrals 2, Steels 1& Trunks are £ to i up. Mexican Roils are i to 1* on dividend expectations. Foreigners are firm on Continental support. Peru Prets are 14 tip. Kaffirs are good on Paxis buying. Goldfields are 7-32 higher. Jungles are recovering. Sbodesiaas are firmer. Globes are i up, Tintos i. Anaconda. 6-16. Mines ii,regular. Ride: Tiato and Ajiaooncla i, Gold- fields i, Giants 5-16, Gold Trust aind Enterprise t. North Brokenliill, Boston, Tanganyika., Etna. Xcrtliern Copper, Gaika Gold, Transvaal Geld, De Beers, H. E. Props 1-16. Fall: Amalgamated 5-16, Bantjes, Premier, Welgedaclit, Knights, Rand Mines, Eldorado, Lonoon Rhodesia, Rezer.de. and Surprise 1-15, Ashanti, Esperajiaa 1-32. Rubber Trust and Jobore i up, Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Malacca Pref i, Cioeley H^iUand i, London Asiatic 5-15, Vallainbrosa. Rubber Options i, (Hudson Bays j, Anglc-Defea&d TRAFFIC RETURNS. I Midland.—Increase, £ 16,000. London and Sothh Wtstern.—.Increase, £>OOD. Tilbury.—Increase, £ 2,756. Great Northern.—Increase, £ 6,200. Great Central.—Increase. L4,= Glasgow and South West&11.-111crt'.næ, £ 3,868. Caledonian.—Increase, £ 7,518. Xorth uf London.—Decrease, L782. BRrry Railway.—Decrease, £ 3,153; aggregate decrease, ;Ct,471. I North British-Increases, £ 6.836. Great Western.—Increase, £35.000. North Western.—Increase, £ 16,000.

TO-DAY'S CHARTERING*. I CARDIFF EXCHANGE, Wednesday. A holiday feeling- was still in evidence on the local freight market, and business was again suspended early in the afternoon. The following were the only fixtures report-ed:- OUTWARD—STEAMEiES. Cardiff to:— Devonport, 2B 4Jd f.d., option Portland; Portsmouth, 2s 6d, option Ohattotim or S-heernees, 2s 71d, Rochefort, 1.000 tons (Admiralty) S,Liez, as 104d, Rytoon, April

LONDON FREIGHT MARKET. I The gonoraJ daniAnd for t(ynimge shows tittle Blak Se?., Azofs, «yulinas, a*d D"4Ab.6 keep te?,ly; Easterns and moor departments remain UJicha^iged. fixtu: Azof to United Kingdom or Continent! 6,000 t<?3. 99 9a, early April; &Iina to U?t«l King- dom or Continent, 4,600 tons, 66 6d, early April; San Lorenzo to United Kingdom or Oaotineml, 4,300 torn I is &d, prompt; Tyne to Lisbon, 2,500 tons, 56 3d, prompt.

u CARDfFF IMPORTS. I fcea, -iNemopnua. s, htn, Neale and wet. I Sea, Labore et lionore, e, fisth, NesUe ajid West. Padstow, Agra, s, broken Aune, T. G. Parry. Aberdeen, via Bristol, Princess Caroline, s, garama goods, E. B. Downing. Yalenica., via, Bristol, pero, s, oramgee, G. Ber" &D4 Co,

MOVEMENTS OF LOCAL VESSELS. I Blodwen arrived Hamburg1 30th Derwen left Rotterdam for the Tyne 30th Silurian Sag-res for Bristol 27th Caaeanian arrived Val-eiicia 26th Demevi&u at Valencia Venedcrtian arrived Valencia 28th Se.gontian at t'yffirian at Valencia Arrolliuu left Calcutta for Kurrachee 23rd Ederniam at M.a,ritiW3 50th S-nowdoiiian at Kui ra-chee 30th AVandby arrived Felton 26th Jiart-in passed Algiers for 31anchester 28th Ing-leby passed L-as Palmae for Plate 28th Jloorby arrived -Maryport 27th Virtus left Hornillo for Cardiff 27th Trevean at Barry Trekeive at Barry Oollá n gw at Btarry Auckland Castle arrived Antwerp 28th e'ioiilce arrived Olio.th-a.in 29th Cunrtan left Havre for Barry 29th Orai.^ha left Ruen for Bo'ness 30th Itaduing-ton ad-rived Brake 29th Swindon left Homburg for B&rry 29th Llangollen arrived Rotterdam 29th Picton passed Constantinople for JfioolaJef 29 EJlorio arrived Seville 26th Trelverbert left Madeira for Bilbao 29th Lyndhurst pasood Gibraltar for Oran 29th Lesreaulx parsed Dover for the Tyne 29th Italiu.iiit left Mcnte Video for Pen.sacoJa, 27th Rocheiort left Havre for Barry 29th Slemieih left Rouen for Hull 29th Stokesley left Swansea for St. MaJo 30th Blue Jacket left Lias Patoas for Am-twerp 28

In t-he a,tion of Wilson v. the Public Trustee Mr. Jaistico Bargrave Deane ordered the marginal motes to a will to be oat awan-. and prenounced -fjgr.ifngt the oodicil.

Paid Income Tax I DECISION AS TO RECOVERY The Chancellor of the Exchequer made am important statement regarding: the collection of the income-tax at. question time in the House of Commons yesterday. He informed Sir John Bandies that the Law Officers of the Crawri had advised him the- income-tax paid during the last few months could not be recovered unless and until it became reason- ably clear that no income-tax would be imposed for 1910. "The Law Ofiioens," he added, "are further of opinion that it is not necessary that such tax should be imposed before the end of the financial year."

"I Won't Forget You FORMER LOVER'S ALLEGED REVENGE An inquest was opened at Gateshead to-day on the body of Thomas Henderson íZZ). who was shot in his wife's presence last Saturday. Mrs. Henderson, giving evidence to-day, said she had kept company with a young man named Craig, at Barnard Castle, some years a<go. He was arrested, and before being- sen- tenced to seven years' penal servitude he asked her to wait for him, which she pro- mised. Last September Henderson began to keep company with her, and she ceased writ- ing to Oraig. In January she received a, letter from him, in which he said — I will give a few pounds out of my pocket to gat to know where you are. Be it aero&s the ocean 1 will ?o. be it in the funniest place in the world I will And you out. It has come at la.st that glorious day when I will nlelet you face to face to reply. You will find I am not g'oin? to stand any more off you. My fl-e-hand blood cannot <-tand this. I did not mind if you had said this twel-ve months ago as I should have forgotten you, but it LS too late now, as you said a few months ago you would wait ten years. I won't forget you. I shall be hot when I meet you. You will think I have been liv- ing among musftvjrd, pepper. and cloves. You have only to die once, as I am not afraid to die and face death. Your happi- ness will be a. short one. I will test my strength against the chap who has robbed me of my love and happi- ness when Ioome out. I will fight with my last drop of blood for you. It will be best for you to write to me again, but if you don't, then take the consequences of my rerenge. I will be like a flasn of lightning. Witness said &he received no further letters a.nd married deceased in February. Her husband said he did not think Carig would do anything, but told her to lock the door when he was out. She described Craig's visit on Saturday, and said he first shot her husband, and then injured her. Mrs. Henderson's sister said Craig told her he came out of gaol last Thursday. He told her if he met the deceased first she would have no husba-nd to go home. The inquest was adjourned for Craig to be found.

JEWISH WEDDING AT CARDIFF Eldon-road, Cardiff, with its considerable Hebrew colony, to-day iseemed to thrill with excitement. A pretty bride, charmingly attired, was Miss Sherman, daughter of Mr. Shermtan, tailor, 41, Eldon road. and her proud partner foT life is Mr. Arthur Cohen, also of this city. The Cathedral-road Syna- gogue was crowded with friends, whilst mem- bers of the family and others weer assailed with a perfect maelstrom of rice and con- fetti at the home of the bride. The ,fti- ciating ministers were the Revs. H. Jerevitch and H.Ramburg, 'Ihe bride's dress was of ivory duchesse sa-tin, trimmed with mother of pearl and old Brussels lace trim- ming's, and she wore a fine silk veil with orange blossoms, and carried a bouquet of lilies of the valley. The eight bridemaids were in chiffon taffeta, and wore black picture hats trimmed -with pink rose, These young ladies were the Misses Bessie and Addie (sisters of the bride), Hetty Levi. cousin (Manchester), Leah Cohen, cousin (London), Kose end Alice begall (Cardiff), Annie Cohen (Cardiff), ajid Esther Daniels. The bride's mother was becomingly dressed in black silk, as also was the bride's aunt, Mrs. Levi (Manohester). Mrs. Woolf Cohen wae in black silk chiffon. Miss Leah Cohen (London) was charmill,gly at-L-ired in blaok eilk mauve with jet trimmings. The wedding breakfast was served at the bride's residence. A reception and dance followed at St. Dytrig's Hail. The presents were many and oostJy.

Haif-time soore: Goals. Ifork,hv,T 1 Pttdkom Bovers 0

—— U.-iIO-i. I CARDIFF AND DISTRI .RUGBY UNION. SBCOND ANNUAL MARA1 HON RACE. -Prizes i Value £ 20. Entries Close April 5. 1910.—Entry Forma, I 102, Grange-garden*, Cardiff. e263 I

QUALIFIED PRAISE I Kitty: Harry says you are as pretty as a picture. Clara: Nonsense. He didn't mean it. Kitty: Oh, yes, he did. But, of oou, you know Harry's tante in pictures isn't anything to brag about.

I POLICEMAN'S REST DAY I Mr. Mastermajj, answering Mr. Scott in Parliament to-day, said it was roughly esti- mated that the additional expense that would be incurred by police authorities in England and Wialee other than in the Metropolitan area and in the City of London if the Police (Weekly Best nay) Bill was passed into law in its present form and put into operation womld be from £ 250,(HO to £ 300,000. Part of this extra oo&t would be borne by the Imperial Exchequer and part by the rate- ipayers. The whole CJQSt would eventually fall on the rates as the grants from the Im- perial Exchequer declined.

AIR RIFLE SHOOTING I CARDIFF ASSOCIATION (Knock-out Match). Comet Institute—A. Mwohant, 2B; W. TavloT, Z6; J. Keeafield, 30; IL Raw, 28; G. Vaol, 30; H. John, 29; H. Bees, 28; J. JfoemJwi, 31; J. Young, 27; J. GouMin?, 29; Handioap, 2!>-total, 311. 1-handough-T. Bulge, 30; W. Bennett, 28; H. Howe, 32; W. FowJer, 27; E Roberts, 31; A. Hitt, 32; W. Burge. 88; R. Lawman, 31; J. Ptwell, 31; W. Ack- laod, 32 Handicap, 8-tGtaI. 310. St. Paul>—J. Hill, 29; E. C. lAngore. 32; Ben- tm, 31; F? J. 8t4lf? 29;'J. W. F?wier. H; W. Fowler, 30; R. AcktM?d. 31: F. Too?ood. 3]; H. Pen-bertbv. 29; IL Olxtek, 2-t-otal. 302. Victoria Institute—R. WiltsJitre, 30; T. Paddock, 27; T. Lan«>down«, :11; W. WjKehire, 28: R. Dudley, 29; K. Lanodown, 27; G. Clark, 52: E. Furguaoji, 28; H. Jobn. 32; A. L. Huxtablo, 31-total, 28C. St, Paul's L.C.—W. Hile3,, 31; 1). Smith, 32; S. Barrv, 26; c. Hurt-ley. 23; J. JolmeotL. 29; D. K-elltiar, Watoh, 24: M. Mead, Z8; J. Board, 2B: E. MoOartfry, 31-totaJ. 286. Oomtreet-IL Bees, 29; J. Greenfield. zg; J. Ma?hewe, 3'j; G. V«all, 29; J. Yoiuu*, 30: H. John*. 2;; D. I?o?t?. 28: J. ?CMUM. 29; D. H&nrMon, ?.; A. Merohaot, 31-total, 2S1.

NOT THAT SORT The henpeClked husband W88 loafing around, watching his hard-working wife endeavouring tc make a, living. Said she to him: oYer miserable, arawiin' worm, if ysr was bad a m&n yer'd '8111' yer pore, sia.vin' wife to turn the maffile. "No, SaraiVh," be replied, "1 may be a, worm, but I ain't the wort wot. tarns."

Madame Otam Novello Daviets will take a rehearsal of the ohoi-r for the dosing Park- hall servieee on Friday and Satiirday next at 3.50 at, the Y.W .e.A-. CSh&rlee-stireet. Mlutt- "And the GUory etf the ùxd" and "HaUclajah" rMeassakn

CHELTENHAM. I 2. D.-The EASTER SELLING STEEPLECHASE of oO sovs; winner to be sold for 50 sovfc. Two miles and about 150 yards. 5 11 5 Mr H 'Vha.tele\ Baroness B Mortimer 1 a 12 a Mr J F Lloyd's Rowthorpe ..Mr 0 Anthony 2 6 11 2 Mr L Beauchamp's White TrM< ? Fitton 0 9 Mr T E Hunt's F?bdo?B ?., G M1W) 0 Winner trained by Mortimer. Bpftagr—15 to b agst liaron<fs. 5 to 2 Fobdown, i w 1 jjast Bosethoipe, aid 6 to 1 airsl Whit* TTB*. Hen by dit-lunce. starled at 2.0.) The winner wztt; gold to Mr G Eichardt-on for SOspf 2.30.—The CLEEYE SELLIXG HURDLE RACE of 60 iovs; i-iriner to be &old for 50 eovs. Two miles. 6 U 5 Mr J ttaylio'* Dandaloo .Pifgott 1 6 II 5 Mr A J Miilraeley's BrotrttwUck ,.R Morgan i: all 5 Air W'at-erhoiKf*'? Aibiiw II Tfcdnty 3 all Ii Mr G F Avila's Aciiaicus GilUffJUl 0 6.l 5 Mr Fitsjoy-Bruce s ^ist-er Tavora Mr Boberle C ó II 3 Mr waiter tirandy's Little Doris II. Mr C\itbbert*on 6 6 11 5 Mrs Dudley Hill's Hawthorn ..J Woodman 0 a L 1 Xr 1 lia \t<)ll J:;ngland.. King B Mortimer 3 S il 1 Mr Duiwr's Je* Walkinglon 0 all 0 Mr Hawker's Special Brand "ie 0 4 10 5 Mr 11 BrownV jL-Xleu Boilanon 0 1".10 v 1r itudgc'a I'tiquemot B KoberUs 0 Kinor trained by Bufseil. to 4 on Dandaloo, 4 to 1 aW. Jess, 8 to 1 a«.t Broomstick, 10 to 1 aget Acliaious, and 100 to 7 iigst any "oil by lialx a length; a bad tiiird. (Race started at 2.321 There was no bid or the inner. 3.0—The CHELTENHAM STEEPLECHASE of 400 eovs. Iwo miles and about 100 yards. 5 10 8Iir Peter Wi1.lkN, Beai a liei; E Tig-gott 1 { 4 Mr G L Piric's B.A XV J? r a ll ?) Mr V Pa^u'ret's. C-iyduff F Dainty 3 o 1J 5 Mr R T Ir' s The help. WaJkington 0 I ii -AT, Cùar\kn,'3 Bl'O..lÙ"iüe .Coowley 0 510 1 J'rinw Hatzfeldt's Beucin .B Wail 0 f 10 1 Mr LowV Blondel ,Dempt¡er 0 4 10 0 cfept Denny'e Currants .ir Roberto 0 ijuer W-;¡jnoo by Latham. Bint tnif—5 to i on ii-n a Bee, 6 to 1 iget Clyimfl, 7 tv I eu-ch a-ctft Brcudside uad Bftfom, 8 to 1 aget The W'hel-p, and 10 to 1 ag;t any other. "en by four lengths; eig^t lengths between the eecond and third. Rüœ started a-t 3.7.) 3.30 The ROSE HILL HANDICAP HURDLE RACE of 90 sovs; winners ertra. Two miles. 6 li l! Mr aj ,¡ V Mountain (ffiid Gn 1 11 8 Mr J Halick V Bird of Prey Dfainty 2 ul.nc?.t Jweo 3 11 9 Prince Haizfrfdt'ts -Maik E R Morgan 0 5 il 0 Mr ChHi-nberliyne's Tiptree Heath Plggott C 610 7 Mr F Dawtan's Purdy.-biirii .B Mortimer t, o 13 2 Mr RencHe's Prince ueorge IJ1 Bollaeon I Winner trained by liolirutn. I Betting—11 tu 4 ag4 Tiptree llmlL, 7 to 2 agsrt }I ,j¡. 4 to 1 a«t Purdyuburu, 5 to 1 agist Bj¡ il of Prey, 11 to 2 a.g,t Mountain Guide, E to 1 agst Ci% cat. and 10C to 0 agd Prinoe George. Won by two lengths; the Htune distance between the seoond and third. (Jtece started at 3,.) ARRIVALS. Ardaace, Achaious, Albin., Bloadside. Besom, Bird of Prey, 1knwhat, Boiinie Baira, Clydulf, Connivajioe, Confidence IV., Creolin, Curramts, De. drobe, Featiieiwton^, GaJlas, (lieileal, Hat Style, Le V, Mark, Myrtle Queen, Mountain Guid Ki.rra.teur, I Okotc, Purdysourg, P.imw,wwn, Peregrine P, Patroieur, Hough Pu.p, Bosathorpe, Fismg Daws, Shoe- black, and Tempo Beilo.

OFFICIAL SCRATCHINGS. I The "Sportsman" has Deen officially Informed by Mee&rs. eat her by of the following pcratch mgs:— All eng-agexent^—Dione, Merry Go Hobbinoi, K12 lough (deadr, Glenaiire (dead;, Cha-rina filly, W iki Mintrtrel, Atrato, aiid Tempo bello, .1 enffage^nente this year—Polyantha. j .^tewarot' Plate, Eglinwa—Marykirk. .vpr,ng Maiden P.4-te, Aiexandia Park—Goldseeking Get; colt. J ;ir!,i» and Giengonna. All engagements in England thin year-Paoucia.. An engagemellts-MI J Uestgute s name—Qu'appelle. Croxton J'ark StaJite—Baliati. Alexandra Park engagements—Candabar. All engagementt; under ationai Hunt Rules- altzertra-utn.

NEWMARKET NOTES I (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) I NEWMARKET, WediMOdaxr. L'EFT FOR OROXTON PARK. Bundcok, St iKibeli colt, Dinawick Ally, Ziem, Corrie Glass, Prophet, Daira. lilly, Benown, Fana- ticitan, RoenesB, and Coifleur. LÆJo'T FOR CATTEiRICK BRIDGE. T; white Collar, Scotch Mist. lieclutt's Blue, Goiden Tint, and Lisma. cITY AND SUBURBAN WORK. Sealfd Orders, a good stripped mile and a half. Colonial, a guod mile arid a half. Minoru stripped and went a rattling mile and & quarter. Arranmore, a niee mile. KEMPrON JUBILEE GALLOPS. F-hor (Trigg) and Symon's Pride stripped and went a good mile and a quarter CtT? AN D SUBPRBA? TRIAL. Dawson'6 ??'"? l^at Sc?. Strickland, Ze?pha- ni?h ? ??T<'ed?an over Mven furlong. Wn br ??f th?e ??' dance betwom t?e ?ecm'd Md third CBOXTON PARK MEJSTrNG. ??ECTIO? FOR THURSDAY. rGnra„n. b? ?ndicap-OORRJ? GLAS?. Bill-(ien Plate-ROESE& Croxton Park Stakes—DIN A WICK FILLY. Belvoir Welter—itJiNOWN (good). L'ATTEBTCK BRIDGE MEET!NO r«, J;;fu'-I^KI1T'S &LUE, Zetland Plate—TIXT.

YESTERDAY'S LONDON BETTING. I A start was made wltfc wagwiae on tie City and Suburboji in tiie morning, amd tne Derby likmrim not in for attentioo. For the spring event the business was small. Sir Bold became favourite at 100 to 12, with Sir Martin at 100 to 7. Balnacoil and Strickland had each M tdm?r. For the Derby K?J Gow w? Details:- E" 10rk WM ? newcom? at 100 tG 6. Dt&ils:- CITY AND SUBUKBAX. I (Run Wednesday, April 20. About one mile and a quarter. 100 to 12 agrt Sir Bold, t and o ;DG to 7 Sir MArtin, t amd 0 1,6 t4) 6 BalDamil, t nd 100 to 6 — Strickland, t and o THE DERBY. 4 to 1 agst Neil Gow. t and o 100 to 8 Greenback, t and o it)0 to 6 Witchwork, t and o

W. MORGAN AND SON 23, ST. JdARYTREET. (?t<.bU?ed W9) Id.mb of Turf Guardian Society and princinal l^,n" don SPGAinz Clubs. Tel?ra.pluc Add^^S^0- C?d?. :;p )i;:lef:t;1>. TANN AND GOULD (Members ot the Turf Guardian Sooletvl 30, COMMKRCIAIy-STREET, NEWPORT' Mak NO LIMIT ON BAGE& under Jockey Ulub jtuies. •MM

First-class Soccer I CARDIFF CLUB TAKE UP SITE I The Cardiff Parks Committee to-day (Mr. Good presiding) received a communication from Air. Norman Robertson, the solicitor of the local Association football club, whiob stated that the promoters of the company had now definitely deoided to tate up the lease of the Eloper-road ground, provided the city council would aooept the sureties offered. Owing to the unsettled state of the ooal market it had been impossible to readily obtain assistanoe from local gentlemen to guarantee the rent, but Lord Niniaj* Start. Mr. D. A. Tliomat-, M.P., Mr. Bell Harrieon, Mr. H. C. Vivian, and Mr. C. Wall had pro- visionally promieod to become suretie*. Mr. Robertson also submitted a list of gentlemen who would be prepared to Join in, provided their liability were limited to XS per anatim. Mr. J. Mander said he did not think the council should put any sort of difficulty in the way. There was no doubt that Associa- tion football -was making real progress throughout Wales, and it appeared that at places like Trehaxris and Merthyr they were able to draw attendances of 10/000 or 1%.000 people. If they oould induce sooh crowds to come to Cardiff ooccasionally it would cer- tainly be of advantage to the city. Mr. Wall remarked that it proposed to utilise the enclosure for baseball in the summer. The committee deoided to approve of the sureties named.

"SKYLARKING IN KITCHEN" I Frederick Hayes (21) and Denote Hurley (22), were before the Cardiff stipendiary to- day on a oharge of stetfvling about 3s. or 4e. with violence from Arhip Maxims at 10, Bote- terrace. Prosecutor said he was proceeding to his home iti Patrick-street about mid- night, when he met the prisoners, who asked I him where he wa<s going, and on being: told they said it was too late to go there, but I they would find him a place. Accordingly he went with them to 10, Bute-terrace. Imme- diately he got into the passaige, which was dark, he was seized by both, struck on the, eye by one, and a hand went into his pocket. Before he got to the kitchen the money was gone. Hayes caueht hold of him in the kitchen, and witness said, 'I got io more money; let me go out." But when witness turned to go Hayes kicked him. Samuel Snow, the lodging-house keeper, said he saw the three men "ikylarkidg" in the kitchen. Heyee and Huriey were committed to the aeSMes.

The hope of the family looked ap from hi. book and asked a question. Father, there's a word here I don't quite understand—diplo- m axi_v. W h.t doee diplomumy metui?" Diplomacy, my eon, meww either saying or doing the right thing at the right time pre- cisely and ",n.W it quietly." A.h! than I think I did some diplomacy last night, but I didn't know wihaA it should be catlled wtaen I did it." "Indeed?" "Tee, fatier: I rolled Johnny over into my place juøt before mother ceone ttpwWJi the castor-oil, and then rolled him back again before she oame round I to the other ;;rid@. Then he added thought- fully "But diplomacy makes the other fei low ¡ awful bad sometimes, doesn't it?" And now hi6 father is wondering whether the hope of the family 81 be a kwwyer or m insoHce agent.

WEATHER FORECAST 1 T The British MeteoroJogical Office this morn- ing issued the following forecast of the weather likely in South Wales from 16.30 aja. to-day till 10.30 a.m. to-morrow:— North to north-easterly winds, light; &1M. mist; moderate temperature.

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES & DEATHS AND IN MBMOIIIAM. Chars* far inserting adwtieeme&ta under tbia beading: la. for 30 Words and Id. fot Every Two kxtra Word* Xo notice of thie deeoription will be inserted nnteat authentiftwd by the name and address of the sender. Telegrams and telephollic raeesaees cuinot be Mted oc untJ) ceoflraied in writlnp. BIRTHS. CHURCH.—On the 29th MITCH, at the "-an Hotel, Uinas Powis. to Mr. and Mrs. 'NV. E. Chizch, IL dauttfiter. THOM AS.-Helidai, Gellvgaer. Easter tuncay, to Mi. and Mrs. D. H. Tbornaf, a son. MARRIAGES. BROWN"—REED.—Oo March 2Sth. &1- Albert-Tmd Woo. leyan Olmroh, Penarth. by the Rev. Simm-iistpr, t;eonw WilHam. only pon of Georee tiy. to laa Minnie, fourth daughter of 'William Beed, Way Hoase. Witty pool, Somerset. FOBS'TEB—-BOXD.—Oil the 26th March, m?. at St. 'ar?'dret s. Boath. by Bev. Canon B.¡. Jack i-orefer, of Hive-road, Penarth, to t5. E. (Elsie) Bond, 01 Aewport-road, Cardiff. ^f Fi- I>A\ I—On Marofa 29th. at Kbenezer 000- S^a-tiooal Church, Cajxiif by the Rev. W. E. Ear.,s. Gl.rl, Bonvilstone, Bert, -totkr of XT. W. H. Hooper. Barn-, to Cassie. sec-ond dauehter of Mj. R<"tII! I>aVK* I-!ancarfan Council School. Cowtcidga. E.4HEE.—At St. Andrew's, Mi?erden. GlOB." m ms^ ?' ?? ??- ? B. Ea.re<M!!?t? by the Rov& Wy,?ham EMpe. W. Cla E. Deaj?. A. Trotu-r, anJ R BCCT:i, Wlliiam LDe Pietaa ayrhes, toii c: the iate DT. Win. Hughes, of the wamadryad Hospitai, Cardiff, to Florence Mand Of daughter of the Eer. R. B. Earee, Rector of JAMEs-yrRyj,;?_?, ??nesaa?-. March 23, a* )lvaYQ(b.J.v,'Y>1 CI?wch. M?l.. w the Tie>. H. P. Jam" iair), by special :ic?tce, Waiter E?sivu -?M. M.RC,S., L,R.CP. T?ordi, 6on of ti? bt. Phinea. -Jaa?. J.P., Abcrcam HM<e, to Hannah ?ft). d&?hter of Edmd Turner, Newbridge, RO"-LOW,t Candliat Church. Kdinbursrh, on the 19th -March, by the Rev. S. R. Macphail. D.I)., Liver- P-1, aO?L?ted by the Bev. ?. M. MacJrregor. D.D., Edjnbh. Mi the Rev; ?-. Lewi? Ec;,er??. tLA., LaM.e. Thomas ?'miam Edmo:,d?t.on Eoss. M.B., ?" '? M??' IsabpU? ?oun?est da-u?tfr <? ^f). e Rev. O?o?? D. Low, M.A.. FIiTib??g-IL At Ho, at.. ??<?"-P!<'Ct. CaTdiff. æth a?d Mth Mav. Wi v* ALL^-efDG AB—-Or 23th in?.. at CWXUZ. Norman, thW &= of John nnrY WM?ta? to EU<? J.'?. soDà daughter of '\VUUam E<l?ar. „ EXGAGEMEXTS. HtOG.—The Engagement is announced of Mary. oniy daug-hter of the late ChaTles Bigs, FIE-g-, of Bwrfhside. Whitchurch. and Mrs. I:¡gg. f-i^y-Bryri. IIannaff. and only eon Of Jolic Edwin Chacibers, Esq., of lirampton House, west Melton, Yorks. DEATHS. I^'VR TV 27th Jnst., at 1C, Hawthorn-road, Llan. daff, beloved cluld of Henry and Beatrice Asplin, agod ?" monthe Funer? Thursdav. 31!'t T?.?LE?TOX.—On the 29th inst.. at U, Mina?etreet, J-^aDelly, Eiiizabeth, wife of Benj. Beeston, »ped M Jears. Private lunerai Friday, at N. John's Ctnuek, Machen. BCCHAN-AK.-On Good Friday, at Z2. Tark-awnoe,, Barry, Edith Muriel, only daughter of Mr. and Mta. auchanan, a.g-ed 19 years. Deeply mourned. Funeral lueaday, 2.J8 p.m., from residenoe, for Bajry Cemetery. B ATT EX.—On March 27th. at 56. Tdor-rsd, opeph OarnpbeU. infant eoa of S. and F. Batten. Funeral Wednesday. CLARKE.—M»roi, 26th. at Fairwater-gWe, UandaH, Caraliae, wife of Thomas Kyle Clajte. fonnerlv o! Mumbles, and daughter of the late Joan Morgan, ''eyor, Swanse?iL '??TTA?.—M?rch 26th, at HMMr's-crfscent. Uajidan. Ralph Lovelace, aged 11 worths, am of F. H. and M M. CoUam, ABROP,—On Easter Sunday, at Brondep. Pontajdu- laig- Joøef)1; Harrop, a^red 69. Funeral Wednesday, &.45 P-ffl-, for St. Teflo's Chiirchyajd. Geotlemea OnJ"- Deeply regretted HOII-ELL&-()n Eatt-er Sunday, at Waunyborfa Farm, Poti John Howells. aped M. Funerals Thursday txtxi-tJ)'nL for Wp»eoed Baptist Cemetery. LEWIS.-Dn Mar<:h 28th. at Carew Vicarage, Pem- brolieshire. the Bev. J. Pollard I^ewif. Deeply mourned. Funeral at Caiew Church, Two o'clock, Saturday afternoon. M^KEPEACT.—OB the loth Inst., Edmund Makepeace, Napton.ia, PengaM, late Station master, Brecon and Merthvr Railway, aged 80. Funeml Wedneaday, Match 30th. Three p.m. Deeply mourned. —011 ggth inst. William Thomas Mark, aired K the deanv-loved husband of R. A. Mark. Funeral ^aturday, Two p.m., 2nd April, leading residenoe, 27. Claude-i*v»d. the 28th isst. (s^»ddenly) at 81, Imob- oowne-road. Mary Ann (MaYI, beloved wile of Chuxies -Marks, aged 30 years. FuiieraJ Saturday. April 2nd. lea? ing house at'4 p.m.. for Xew Cemetry. FMenda ?y aoœpt intimation. FAiKK'ZBl. E.—26th inst., at Monmouth. Fanny Cooper, wife of Captain T. C. E. Parker, Superintendent Mon- mouthshire Constabulary (late lOtth Regiment). Wi LIE.—Oe the aird mst., at the Isolation Hospital. Aberdare. Alee, aged 3t years, son of Allen and Annie Wylie. 19, Caaon-*tr«et. Abordare. FuaeiaJ Tuesday. 11.30 4strictly irrivatei. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. ADAMI.-MM Adami begs to thank all those who. in her sad bereavement, sent letters of sympathy and flowers. BlNDE.-)(r. uid Mre. R. T. Hinde and Family Wieh te thazlk -.11 their friends for their kind eymiwtHy shewn ia their sad bereavement. IN MKMORLA-)L HOROOMBE.-In Ever Loving Memory of Arm. our dearest Mother, who fell asleep jlarcij 30th, IWL- They do not die who live in hearts that levo them.Her Children. THOMAS.—In Loving Memory of David Tnomaa. 32, Libntry-toad Briij-Krai*, Rhondda, who departed this life Maroh Z9t.h, 1807.—I miae him and mourn hint In sttlenoe, unseen, And dwell cn the memory of the dave that have been; Unknown and forgotten to some he might be, But the grave that contains him fll sacred to me.-Hit loving Sister, M. A. Davies, Doone. Newton. Porthoawl (late Tocvpandy).

AUGUSTINE J. STONE, FTWBRAL DIBBCTOB. Peneaal Supwrigion to All Orden. Kit Till.: CUIUS, 110L W aad jttL ftmt-offim TeL: No. 612, CavdM ADGCSTIKJK STOtHE, Caxtttt. Y^ORKINO-ST., CARDIFT. pHELPS AND CO., MWRSIIR MAIL-BUILDING*, BT. M AKl -STiULET, CARDIFF, tor FLORAL DBOORJLUOW*. FMRIBXL WSKATH6 JUSD CBOUOCS. VLAUm ÆDDi. OUT IIIAwahm. úIII TEETH When perfeotlr fitted 80 u to enable tbawiffB masuost4on prodnoe NF/W HEALTH. Tbu soost paopJ* koav. but fear the removal of ttte bad onee. To those we say out rmowMd system of oxu-dotion ia PAUNJLESS Uld hy stood the teft of time, end made for us one of the lame" bueinese in sQutiL Walee. We, tbietofom, ask yoe to oome to 118 and provo it to your own satisfaction. w. aaipioy no Canvassers. H. K. CAREW & co- (MMITKD). 8, QUEBN-STREET, CARDIFF. Brapcihaia—-Caatleview 8t<M?. I^ridaya. PENTfiJE—7. Yetra.d- Tuø;daya.

IN THE POLICE-COURTS Patrick Oabaroe. or Oswald, a pensioner (30), was ch»rg«d by Detective Harvey at Oajxliff to-day with liring1 in part on the earnings of a, woman. Detective Chappie said he twioe saw the woman hand prisoner wha.t appeared to be money. Detective Gooding stated that the man never did work, but lounged around Bute-atmeeit. Polioeconetahles Wiriiam Jones and Seal testified to violence baring been oamimitted upon the woman by the prisoner. Prisoner allegwd that he had been to Swansaa, Newport, and Aberdare part of the time since he left BaUcert-atreet and Oray-street. He wag given two months. A Norwegian eailor, named Karl Aikter»on. was fined 4Cs. at Nefwport to-day for molest- inf a lit Ie girl. namied Mab-el Feline re, aged oft, in Belle Vue Pa-rk on Sunda), afternoon. Mary Lewis, widow. High-street. Glyn Neath. wtu fined 20s. and costs at the local ooort to-day for having been drank and dis- orderly and assaulting Polioe-oonetable Orate. Alfred Smith (15), a oollier's boy, and a. native of Abertillery, was charged a.t Ne&th to-day with stesaing two sums of money amounting to C2 is. 8id. from his lodgings at Penfeneelwyda, Qlyr Neath, on the 21st. inst. He was arrested by Police-constable Crute ait Senghenydd, and was sent to a reforma- tory for foor veare. • WiHiam Miles, & dock labourer, of King's- pe-rade, wao at Newport to-day fined £5. or a. month's imprisonment, for being drunk and assaulting the pohoe. for the forty-aixth time Mary EHen Dixon. of Oanon-street, waø before the Newport mag.illka tAN to-day on a charge, of being dis- orderly in th* Potters' Anna and refusing to leave wbon roqmpotod. She waA fined 10s. 6d., or 21 daye.

Me. Theodore Michael Zarifi, of the London arm of Zarifl Brother*, merchants, left estate valued at about £200.000.