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ISnsiross ]V&&r £ ss £ s. •JGXFIRATION OF LEASE. GREAT SALE OF JGTOCK THE PREMISES TO BE RE-BUILT. E3,000 WORTH OF D R A P E R Y TO BE CLEARED AT ONCE. MUST BE SOLD TO PREVENT DAMAGE. TO-DAY (FRIDAY), AND WILL BE CON- TINUED THROUGHOUT THE MONTH. NOTE THE ADDRESS JOHN QHANDLESS, THE CANTON DRAPER, LONDON HOUSE, COWBRIDGE ROAD. CASTON TRAMS AND 'BCSES PASS THE DOOR. JGXTENSION OF Y ISIT FOR AN'OTHERWEEK' EMINENT PHYSICIANS HIGHLY RECOMMEND THE "M A G NET A IRE" (Protected by Hoyal Letters Patent) FOR THE PREVENTION, RELIEF, AND CURE OF DISEASE. M R LONSDALE, M. E., Invento* and Patentee of the "MAGNETAIRE,' IS NOW RE-VISITING CARDIFF, AND MAY BE DAILY CONSULTED, FREE OF CHARGE, FOR ONE WEEK MORE, At his Private Consulting Rooms at MR J. LONG'S, PHOTOGRAPHER, 63, CROCKHERBTOWN, UYTIL SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 1835, Where he will give Advice as to the Application of Curative Electricity, and Explain the Principles of his Patent Magnetaire Appliances, of which he has a Large Assortment, suitable for every part of the body. HOURS OF ATTENDANCE Ten to One, Two to Five, and six to Eight. A 32-page Pamphlet, containing Testimonials, Price List, and full particulars, Free on application. The. following are selected from a mass of testimony in possession of the Patentee CARDIFF TESTIMONIALS. INDIGESTION, BILIOUS, AND LIVEn. COM- PLAINTS. Cardiff Rope Works, Penarth-road. Graiigetown, Cardiff, Jan. 8, 1885. Dear Sir,—For this last 25 years 1 have been a great sufferer from the above-mentioned cow- plaints, and I wish to express my greatest satisfac- tion, and to testify to the l enefit that I have derived from yatir Magnetaire" appliances which I purchased from you some weeks back, and I must say that since I have had the pleasure of wearing it I have not been troubled with my old and inconvenient complaints. I can eat and digest my food with comfort. and as regards my strength it is about double. You are at liberty to make this statement public for the benefit of others who may be similarly afflicteci.-Respectfiilly yours, Mr ft. Lonsdale. SAMUEL WAUGII. IMPORTANT TESTIMONY BRONCHITIS AND HEART DISEASE. 28, Windsor-road, Cardiff, Dec. 17, 1384. Dear Sir,—For many years I have been suffering from bronchitis and Heart Disease, and although 1 bave consulted with several physicians, and tried many remedies, I have received very little benefit from them. I few weeks a; I bought one of your "Magnetaire" appliances, and am sjlad to tell you that I have derived much benefit from it.—I am, your« respeettully, JOHN EVANS. Mr R. Lonsdale. INDIGESTION. 39. Croft-street, Roath, Cardiff. Dec. 18, 1884. Dear Sir.-A short time ago I purchased from you an appliance for Indigestion and pain in the back; I am very pleased to inform you that I have derived great benefit from it. Can now eat any- thing I fancy, and am quite free from the pain and inconvenience I felt before purchasing the Mag- netai re. "-Yours truly, Mrs C. WAltREN. Mr R. Lonsdale. IESTDIONIAL FROM THE REV. R. H, DIGNUM. Neville Cottage, Pearl-street, Roath, Cardiff, November 24, 1884. My Dear Sir.-For the third time I have great pleasure in bearing testimony to the continued benefit I receive from wearing your admirable "Belt. Tome its effects are simply comforting and delightful. I can eat and digest my food with comfort. That terrible nervous action with which I was troubled for years has been sub- dued. For months together I have been free from it. I also find the "Magnetaire" Soles a perfect luxury. The appliances are a blessing indeed to me for the last two years. I wish you success i;) your efforts to benefit suffering humanity. I shall be glad to answer any questions which anyone may desire to ask me upon the matter. With gratitude for the good I have myself received, with very kind regards, I remain. Dear Mr Lonsdale, vours most faithfully, ROBT. HAYDON DIGNUM. To Mr Lonsdale. WEAK LEGS, NUMB FEET. SWOLLEN ANKLE, AND WEAKNESS OF THE VOICE. 214, Pearl-street, Roath, Nov. 17th, 1884. Dear Sir,—Some years ago I had an attack of cholera, which left a thorough weakness in my legs, numbness in feet, and swollen ankle, causing pain and greatly inconveniencing me in getting about. I am pleased to ted you that after wearing the Belt and Soles I purchased of you during your last visit a few hours I began to feel an improve- ment, and after a week's trial the change was won- derful; my legs were altogether stronger, the swell- ing of ankle had gone down, feet free from numb- ness, and the circulation restored through my body. I found a great improvement also in my voice, which was very weak: can now speak stronger, although it is ten years since my voice broke down. I am highly satisfied with what your Appliances have done, and shall always recunimend them with confidence in any ca-o.—Yours truly JOHN TAYLOR Builder. Mr R* Lonsdale. UAZIV AND RHEUMATISM. 157, Bute-road, Cardiff, Nov. 1 1884. Sir,-In answer to your inquiry about the Magnetaire that I purchased of you during your last visit to Cardiff, I am glad to say it has done me great good, especially in removing Rheumatism am I Cramp, and soothing the several complaints that come with age. I also have known several who have worn the Magnetaire," and in every case it has relieved or oured them. If a rich person or two were to club a few stray sovereigns together and purchase some of your appliances, and give them to the poor and needy, who cannot buy such earthly blessings, they could say hereafter, "They weresick, and I visited them." If any person wishes to know more about the appliances they may call on me, and I can give them some practical experience. Respectiully yours, GEORGE SADLER, Artist. Mr R. Lonsdale. MR LONSDALE HAS NO AGENTS. THE APPLIANCES CAN ONLY BE OBTAINED AT THE ABOVE ADDRESS IN CARDIFF, AND ARE STAMPED "MAGNETAIRE." 71996 L ONSDALE AND c el., SOLE MANUFACTURERS, 11905 447, WEST STRAND, LONDON A NEW SERIAL STORY By the Popular Writer, MISS DORA RUSSELL (Author of "Footprints in the Snow- Beneath the Wave,11 "Out of Eden," Crcusus' Widow," &c., &c.), COMMENCED IN THE CARDIFF TIMES C, SOUTH WALES TVEEKLY NEWS OX SATURDAY, JANUARY 3, And wfll be c/tinned each week. The New Story is entitled "JAMES DAUNTONS FATE." JAMES DAUNTON'S FATE, The Story commenced in tiie CARDIFF TIMES AND SOCTH WALES WEEKLY NEWb ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 3. I 115itt£5S Î!tJrtss£S. I THE WELSH TEAM AND THE INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL MATCHES. THE PORTRAITS OF THE WELSH TEAM I WILL APPEAR IN THE SOUTH WALES DAILY NEWS w MONDAY NEXT, ALONG WITH A FULL REPORT OF THE JIATCH WALES v. SCOTLAND. PEPPER'S TANNIN THROAT GARGLE. Tannin Gargle should be within the reach of all in the least degree subject to thrnat affections, whether inflammatory, relaxed, ulcerated, hoarseness, swollen ransils, enlarged uvula, weakened voice, cSic. Those constantly speaking, singing, or reading, by using the Gargle preven1" the huskiness, dryness, and irritation so frequantlyattendant on over-exertion also of pro- ducing unusually sustlined powers without injury to the mucous surfaces of the throat. Tannin is a great purifier, and so useful as a mouth wash in ca-es of disagreeable breath, arising from de- cayed teeth, disordered stomach, mouth ulcerations, and other causes. As a cure for ordinary sore throat, with its usual painful and sometimes dangerous ymptoms, the Tannin Gargle is far better than anything. Bottles, Is 6d. Sold everywhere. PEPPER'S WHITE COUGH MIX- JL TURE.-The most reliable, speedy, and agree- able cure for coughs, colds, asthma, bronchitis, con- sumption, and all diseases of the lungs and air- passages. It is soothing, comforting, and tranquil- iizing in its action, quite different from ordinary cough remedies. Affords relief after second (lose. Bottles, Is ljd and 2s 9d each. Sold by all Chemists. CRACROFT'S ARECA-NUT TOOTH PASTE.—Regularly used every morning the teeth are kept in beautiful order. All decaying and rl.str uctive tartar is removed from the enamel, which assumes its ivory, ike appearance. CRACROFT'S PASTE removes all causes cf decay, and will preserve the teeth intact for many years. Branded Pots, Is each. Sold everywhere. CRACROFT'S ARECA TOOTH PASTE. By using this delicious Arountic Dentifrice the enamel of the-teeth becomes white, sound, and polished like ivory, It is exceedingly fragrant, and specially useful. Get Cracroft's. DEAFNESS, NOISES IN THE EARS, &c. DELLAR'S ESSENCE FOR DEAF- NEss should always be tried, as in numbers of casys. seemingly incurable, it has done wonders. Slight deafness, obstructions in tho ears, and the incessant humming sounds so frequent with affected hearing. are removed. Sold everywhere. CORNS! CORNS!! CORNS!U BUNIONS AND ENLARGED" TOE JOINTS! CURED IN A FEW DAYS. DELLAR'S CORN AND BUNION PLASTERS are the only real remedy. They differ from all plasters, shields. or compositions. Bv instantly softening the. callous surrounding the pnin goes at once. the Corn soon following. Bunions and enlarged toe joints reauire inofe time but the action and relief is certain. Boxes, Is Htl. Sold everywhere. SULPHOLTNE SOA.P, (a soap contain- ing sulpholine), is a delicately refined, chemi- cally pure Soap, intended foar general use, but specially by those endowed with sensitive skins. Common im- perfectly prepared soaps, scented with injurious acrid oils, frequently cause skin diseases. For washing at all times, and bringing the skin to a soft, pliable, healthy condition, Sulpholine Soap holds the first place. Its ollonr is very pleasant, and the Soap not expensive. Tablets, 6d each. LIVER COMPLAINTS, BILIOUSNESS, INDIGESTION. CURED BY STOMACH DERANGEMENTS, DR KING'S DANDELION & QUININE LIVER PILLS (Without mercury). Act effectively on the liver, and, whilst mildly aperient, are all that can be desired. Dr. King's fa.mous Pills purify and cleat. the entire system by freeing the liver from s;ugsisbuess, causing the stomach to properly per- form its functions, quickly and entirely removing all feeling of headache, dizziness, oppressions at chest and back, disagreeable taste, nausea, indigestion, spasm, sensation of heaviness, and irritating depression attend- ing bilious attacks and liver derangements. BE SURE TO HAVE DR. KING'S PILLS. SOLD EVERYWHERE. 11945 AT the present time Clothing so much de- notes the position of the wearer that to be ill clad or clothed in garments that are badly made and fitted at once conveys an im- pression unfavourable to the wearer. It is, therefore, of great importance that all who study appearance should be careful to make their purchases only from such houses as make Style, Fit, and Quality, combined with economy, their leading features. Winier especially requires that change in our attire which is so necessary for the due protection of our health and eonifort. It is, therefore, of ,r I great importance that we should be supplied with overcoats and other warm clothing, not only at a moderate charge, but also fashion- able and well made, as well as being selected from materials of modern design and durable character. To these important requisites MASTERS and COMPANY have especially devoted their attention, and the reader may depend upon being supplied with all he re- quires at either of their establishments. Every person to whom economy is an object should certainly inspect their stock before purchasing elsewhere. The position occupied by this firm in the markets as tho largest buyers of clothing in Wales or the West of England enables them fre- quently to secure goods at such prices as Ocfy -COIIII)Ctitioli, it being an indisputable tact that the tradesman who can buy largest must buy on more favourable terms than the smaller buyer. There can be no surer indi- cation than an increased trade that the public duly appracid.te fair dealing, and that the efforts of MASTERS and COMPANY to supply goods of sterling value at the lowest remunerative profit have been fully recognised is proved by the result. 102e LADIES Who have learned Scientific Dresscutting, have no Dressmakers' bills this Christmas.— Scientific Dresscutting A.t -oeiation, 21, Angel-street, opposite Cardiff Castle. 540 (1LERK (a respectable young man) Wanted one j with a kMowledse of works in the district pie- ferred.—Apply, stating salary required, &c., by letter, te C. Arthur (\,x and Co.. 5t. Castle-at., Swansea. Ifi KSTL!•>!KN can v«,luc<» tller expenditure p.-r cent. V»v ii-, viii, their daughters taught scientific Dress cuttiwu.—Appiy Dressing-cutting Association, d, Castle-street, Cardiff. 777 FROM THE i things," said an excited Hadkai recently, ''can be foreseen and iure'-oM and I now foresee, and I will now lor ■■ tell, tiiat the day will soon coine when our liberties will be no more. This is as certain, my fellow-citizens, and it is as sure as that Homey founded Rome, I'

ITOPICS OF THE DAY. a There has been a demonstration at Mel- bourne on the subject of the German annex- ations in the Pacific, and the resolutions passed at this meeting should be studied by our Federation friends. The first, moved by an ex-Agent-General and seconded by another prominent politician, concluded by saying that ''any Imperial action whereby these islands may be lost to the Colonies, would be unjust and calculated to endanger the public faith in the wisdom, patriotism, and nrmness of the Imperial Government." If this means anything it means that the Australians are ready to sever their connec- tion with the Mother Country if England is not prepared to enforce a new Monroe doctrine in the Western Pacific. At Ballarat a resolution was passed as fol- lows :That this meeting, viewing with alarm thegrowing tenclencyof foreign Powers to seize islands adjacent to Australia, affirms that such islands should bethe inheritance of Australia only." Surely this should have been followed by another resolution expres- sing the readiness of the Australian people —at least the Ballarat portion of them—to vote the millions necessary for the main- tenance of the Fleet that will be required if this "hands off" policy is to be pursued. But when it comes to the dollar question our prudent kinsmen become cautious. They are ready enough to say what should be done, but much less ready to help to do it. We are glad to see that the candidates who have selected themselves to contest London seats in their own interest are rapidly being stamped out. The Clerken- well branch of the Finsbury Liberal Associa- tion have resolved to inaugurate a joint association of Liberals and Radicals, and that no candidate should be recognised until the combined association had jointly con- sidered the representation of the new borough. Possibly many of the self-ap- pointed will go to the poll, in spite of the constituted organisations; but some good will result from this, for it will show the necessity of second ballots. The enthusiasm for murder created in France by the Clovis Fugues affair was re- markably evidenced in the incidents of the trial which closed yesterday morning. M. Hugues says to his wife upon her acquittal, Bravo, Jeannette, you have done well. We are avenged. Thanks." M. Anatole De la Forge, a witness for Madame Hugues, spoke in terms of such extravagant eulogy of the murderess that the Judge reprimanded him, saying: "You have no right toglorify the act for which the prisoner is prosecuted." Anatole replied, "I regret not to be of your opinion." All this enthusiasm, it must be observed, is for a woman who is not merely a mur- deress, which a good woman might become by force of circumstances, but undoubtedly a deliberate murderess. Faced with the dying declaration of her victim, she replies that sho believed that he died lying, and the last words of her interrogation, given in reply to the Judge's question, "Do you regret what you did?" were these, "As to remorse, I have none." We should have thought there was too much hardness in this woman's nature for the French to make her a heroine. Mr Terrell, of London, the Liberal candi- date for Devonport, along with Mr Medley, has a happy style of expressing his opinions. In Plymouth, Devonport, and the district, thanks to the activity of the Rev. Mr Sharman, a Unitarian minister, Mr Brad- laugh has a very strong support in so far as his right to sit in the House of Commons is concerned. But religion, and Dis- senting religion especially, is power- ful in that district. Mr Terrell is heckled by both parties, by the advocates of the rights of constituencies, and by the religious people, and this is how he meets the diffi- culty. "If," he says to the religious party, "I were an elector of Northampton I would r -)t vote for Mr Bradlaugh; but if," lie remarks to Mr Bradlaugh's sup- porters, "I were a member of the House of Commons I would vote for the admission of Mr Bradlaugh into the House." From the statistics compiled annually by the Society of Friends it would appear that Quakerism is conducive to long life. Two hundred and eighty members of the Sociaty have died during the past year, ftnd their average age was over sixty years. Prince Bismarck has made a remarkable discovery. Taunted with the enormous emigration from Germany since 1879, due for the most part, as was contended by Opposi tion speakers in the Reichstag, to the Pro- tective tariff, the prince replied by admitting that the increase was due to protection, but that this is only a convincing proof that the material prosperity of the nation lias in- creased in proportion. '• The richer the country grows the more its sons will emi- grate, so that Germany has only to go on I getting richer to become completely de- populated. A curious theory hardly sup- ported by the fact that the majority of the emigrants belong to the poorest provinces of the Prussian monarchy. A lady who keeps a large boarding-scho > 71 at Islington has just been defrauded in the following manner. A young woman of good address called upon her, and stated that a medical man at Norwood had heard of the school, ami wished to place therein two of his nieces. Subsequently the young woman obtained a donation for a charity in which she pretended to be interested. The whole story proved to be false. Publicity may possibly hinder the adventurer's exploits in the future. There is a storm in a teacup at Gains- borough because the Radicals have rented a room at the Coffee Tavern. Verily the Tories are hard to please. if j at a tavern, they are denounced as oothouse !litiian: if thc,,)' l\nt a ¡lall ill a temper- ance house the Turies try to drive them back to th? tavern aymn, I As a sample of the distress which now I prevails among the deserving poor a corres- pondent sends us a letter from a man whom he describes as an industrious and honest total abstainer. The man had been pro- mised work at Nottingham, but found on his arrival that the man whose place he was to take had decided to remain. After telling his story he SiYS:- You will naturally wonder why I trouble you with all this. Well, in the first place, it is some little relief to tell your troubles fto another, if only for the sake of telling the brooding over troubles does not make the burden of them any lighter and, in the second place, I want help and don't know how or where to get it, and I must live, but how is the ques- tion." The letter was posted with his last penny to a brother Good Templar, who has readaly responded to the appeal.

,,0- C THE letter of Mr J. K. COLLETT in this day's South Wales Daily -A"cies touches upon a very important subject—the high death-rate of Cardiff. Mr COLLETT suggests that the town be divided into districts in order that the public may know which is the most unhealthy. The result would be that the district would soon ho deserted by many of its inhabitants, who would remove to more healthy neigh- bourhoods, and property owners in the unhealthy district would agitate for remedies because of the decreased value of their property. Mr COI,LETT goes on to advocate the erection of a furnace and stack on the ground where the corporation refuge is now tipped, in order that the refuse may be properly burnt. He would connect the sewers of the town with the stack of the furnace, and thus secure such a ven- tilation of the sewers as would put an end to the terrible smells experienced in many of the houses in Cardiff, in consequence of defective drains. Mr COLLETT has very great interest in the question, an suggestions are admirable, and we trust that .11 some member of the corporation will be ir.- duced to bring the subject forward at thnir next meeting.

THE CWMGLO COLLIERY DISPUTE. Resumption of Operations. The dispute which has prevailed at the above colliery for some time past—the men having sus- pended operations since the 1st inst.-iiis fortu- nately been favourably settled. The 14 days notice will be allowed to be broivhtinto force hence- forth. The prices allowed for the working and turning of headings were considered, and the dis- trict price accepted. Tho men, upon hearino the result, evinced much satisfaction, and the whole resumed work on Thursday morning.

THE NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD OF WALES. A meeting of the musical committee was held I at the Cardiff Castle Coffee Tavern, Abcrdare, on Thursday evening, ia order to further consider instrumental and other pieces for competition. Mr Rees Evans presided, aud, in calling the committee's attention to the resolution passed at the last meeting—that the chairman, Messrs Richard Jones, and Jenkin Howell should select an English glee, they uninimously fixed upon Mendelssohn's Autumn Song," this piece to. be added to Dr. Parry's "Bells." Some discussion arose on prizes for musical and it was finally settled to oflr prices for the best madrigal and contralto so:ig with English and Welsh words. Hartner'a ''Golden Medal (Alliance Musicale) was selected for the bruss band contest, and Mozart's Nozze de Eisaro for string bands. Other competitive instrumental pieces were decided upon by the committee.

ENSILAGE ON LORD WINDSOR'S HOME FARM. A silo has just been opened on Lord Windsor s home farm at Oakley Park, near Ludlow. Con- siderable interest was manifested in the proceed- ,ite iii the I-) ings, and among those present were Lady Mavy Windsor Clive, the Hon. Misses Clive. the Hon. G. W. W. Clive, M.P., and many of the leading agriculturists of the district. All eld ice-house^m the park had been utilised for the purpose sdo by taking the crown out and making the sides upright to the tup, on which was a sill wim boardeci-up sides and covered with thatch. The silo was circular, 22ft. deep and 16ft. in diameter. In seven days 76 cart loads weighing77 tons 14-cwt. were placed in the silo, mostlym a wet state; the grass, which was from the si.ie of carriage roads, old garden grass, lawn mowings, was of a very middling quality. Ou opening the silo the second croi" of clover wns found to be of excellent rjn1 ity and bright in colour. On goit;g lower down, the natural grasses, although OF a coarse nature, WU" found to be equally good in quality and colour. The crucial test, however, was when samples °1 the grasses were piaced before a herd of H>ghl.'>nd oxen grazing in the park and brought into close proximity to the silo, the samples being readily consumed in preference to a well-herbaged pa-j- ture. The grasses ware put in the silo as t^eu U'om uind chopping,

No. 1 ASSASSINATED. I MURDER IN A NEWSPAPER I OFFICE. i O'DONOVAN ROSSA j THREATENED WITH DEATH. NEW YORK, Friday Night.—A most sensational inrident occurred in p newspaper office here this afternoon at four o'clock, when a man named Richard Short fatally stabbed Captain Phelanin the office of the United Ireland, O'Donovan Ilossa's paper. Capfc. Phelan, who was taken unawares, immediately armed himself with a revolver and fired at his assailant, seriously injuring him. Capt. Phelan was one of the projectors of the skirmishing fund started by the extreme Irishmen here to collect money for the purpose of dynamite outrages in England, and ho was since j suspected of having been the celebrated and much-talked of "No. 1." Short declared that Phelan was one of the many Irishmen who had been driven to take refuge in America on account of revelations made by IM'Darrnott, the informer, to the English Government. The alleged cause] of Short's action is said to b3 that Phelan had divulged certain secrets of the Fenian Society. A letter from Ro?sa was found on Pheian's l erson, inviting him to hi; office to discuss im- portant business. There is immense excitement in the Irish Fenian Colony in New York, who surrounded the office of United Ireland, in Cham- bers-street, threatening death to O'Donovan Ilossa, who was, however, protected by his friends.

PRINCE EDWARD OF WALES. I A London correspondent says;—Th0 official announcement of the news that the Prince of vVales would provide for Prince Edward until hi.s marriage, raises the question as to whom he will marry. His choice is so circumscribed—unless he 1'; to marry his cousin, or another or th" numerous princesses of the German iamihe- ~hat it can hardly be called a choice at ail. '.the, Danish house is his lie will hardly, after what has happened in the case of the Duchess of Edin- burgh, who has every good quality save that of Popularity, marry a Russian. The children of the Crown Prince of Germany are his iirst cousins. A difference of religion separates hun "111 the members of other families—;t would do to have a Roman Catholic Queen. ueiievs that it was computed that there were only six men i:i the world who had any chance of being received by her Majesty a#rJ?"tors f°r the hand of the Princess Beatrice. There would n(,t be this number (excluding the ¡ uupecunious Germans) for the future King of I' Eugiand to select Jroin with the approval of the Throne. Not improbabl y a wife will be found for him among the desc endants of the Emperor William. HI!! himeif is sal<l to have a higher ;\upreciatioll oÎ ■igiishwomen than the women of other national'- tiea; and the Prince of Wales bus carefully guarded him against temptation by having more care of his liberty in London society than is usually bestowed upon English gentlemen. To tell the truth, I believe that Prince Edward shows no penchant for matrimony yet. He has not yet seen the lady. People say that Prince Edward is to be Edward VII. That is not what is intended. It was long ago practiceliy settled that th') Prince of Wales should be Edward VII. Prince Edward will, if all goes well, be Edward VIII. The title of Albert is not, I beiieve, to be introduced into the line of English sovereigns, Edward being the good old English name of famous kings. The law is singularly bare in its recognition of the second generation of the royal family, even in the case (,f its senior male representative, when the first generation includes his father. He is not even entitled in strictness to to called heir presumptive to the crown, beciuse there can be no heir presump- tive when there is an heir apparent, and his father's titles admit of no couroesyticfle customa- rily borne by the heir apparent to them. His place in point of precedence is after his uncles, as was settled in 1760, when the Duke of York, in the life- time of George II., took his seat in the House of Lords. Nothinc remains except the compara- tively modern title of Prince, to which must be added the first Christian name, as in point of law the first Christian name is the only Christian name, no one being entitled to more than one. Even the position during minority of a son of the Prince of Wales is rather vaguely defined by the law. In 1713 it was decided by a majority of ten judges to two that the education and the care of the sovereign's grandchildren belong to the sovereign during the lifetime of the fatlier but the decision of the majority has had doubts thrown upon it. It has never been doubted that, at common Jaw, the approval of the marriage of the sovereign's grandchildren belongs to the sovereign, and now by statute control is given to the Crown over the mar- riage of all the English descendants of George II. It is a popular error that a prince in the direct line of the throne conies to age, in the sense of the capacity for reigning, before ha attains 21. The fact is that the. heir to tlio throne is always capable or reigning, as the sovereign is never a minor. In the case of sovereigns of tender years, regents have been appointed but the age at which sovereigns who were minors began to act for themselves ha:; varied from time to time. Henry III. and Edward III. were considered at full age to act PS kings at 18 Richard II. and Henry VI. not till 23 and by the statute of Henry VIII. his if a male, yi'as to be under guardianship until 18, and, it'a female, until 16. The modern practice has been to make 18 the full age of a sovere gn, as evidenced by the statute in regaid to the children of Frederick, Prince of Wales, in regard to the children of George lIT., and in regard to the childreu of her present Majesty and the late Prince Consort, in the event of that prince, surviving her Majesty, and the heir to the throne being under that age. No age, however, is now fixod by law before attaining which the sovereign cannot reign with- out a regent. The attainment by Prince Albert of Wales of the age of 21 has legally even less significance than in the case of all" ordinary sub- ject. Altnongh Ila is, like others, no longer under pupilage in the general sense, he, unhke them, is still not master of himself in regard to marriage.—Law Journal, CELEBRATING THE PRINCE'S COMING OF AGE. A charwoman named Mary Ann Holmes, aged 43, was charged at Bow-street, on Friday, with being drunk and disorderly. The de- fendant was seen in Wych-street, 6traid, behaving in a manner that justified her arrest.—Mr Flowers Well, Mrs Ilolmes, what have you to say ? The defendant, (wimpering) I'm very sorry, sir it's f"J,1 the Illurrnnatinns.- Mr Flowers What illuminations ?—The defen- dant In honour of the coming of age of Prince Albert Victor. Mr Flowers:Oh, I did not know that.—The defen- dant Yes and I was in the Castle when the Praice was born. A gentleman told me what, the illuminations were for, and I said, God bless me, it can't be such a long time age." He then asked me what I should like to drink, and I said the prince's health, of course.—Mr Flowers: Very well; under the circumstances, I will discharge you.

PAUPER LUNATICS IN COUNTY ASYLUMS. The Local Government Hoard have addressed a circular letter to all boards of guardians through- out the country in which they state that they have received a, communication from the Com- missioners in Lunacy, in which it is suggested that an important proportion of the paupei luna- tics In eounsy asylums might be adequately and more economically provided ior in w<>i ik>US> The commissioners have inrnished return" of cuses considered suitable for workhouses, and the board request guardians to ^endeavour to y X carry out the- necessary transfers. It is be- lieved these steps are intended to be preliminary to the introduction of a scheme by which the county and boroiigh lunatic as.) liiiiis will be rendered available for patients of tho non- pauper class. It is estimated that upwards of 2,000 harmless lunatics will be transferred to workhouses and infirmaries. 

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I THE GERMAN EMPEROR. I f" DAILY CHKONICLE TELEGKAJI. 1 I BERLIN, I nday. The Emperor still continues slightly indisposed, but no uneasiness is felt, his I Mnjesty's indisposition being very trifling.

Ii THE GERMAN MISSION TO I ZANZIBAR. To-day's Daily News has reason to believe that satisfactory assurances have been received from Germany as to the mission to Zanzibar of the German Consul-General, which was announced from Durban n few- days since.

FRANCE AND THE ALEXANDRIA I INDEMNITIES. ["MORNING POST" TELEGRAM.] ( PARIS, FrCiay.-It is reported in diplomatic circles that Ferry is favourable to the idea of substituting the joint guarantee of the Powers for that of England in a loan for the settlement of the Alexandria indemnities.

JAPAN AND THE COREAN I REBELLION. [" STANDARD" TELEGRAM.] I SHANGHAI, Friday.—Japan appears- resolved to create trouble respecting the Corea, notwithstand- ing the reported conciliatory attitude of China. It is doubtful whether order will be re-estab- lished without producing internal complications. The <) apauese Government has protested against the conveyance of the King to Shanghai at the instance of the Chinese Government. ot:

EGYPTIAN FINANCE I [" I)zl,]LY CHRONICLE" TELEGUAM.] I VIENNA, Friday.—According to concurring semi-ofiicial advices, the counter proposals of the French Government with reference to the financial affairs of Egypt will be communicated to the English Cabinet about the 16th inst. l" DAILY NEWS" TELEGRAM. I I PARIS, Friday.—The Temps says France, Austria, Germany, and Russia have agreed on an answer to the English Government's Egyptian pro- posals. The three Powers are said to be desirous to leave the initiative to France.

FRENCH CONVICTS. I [" TIME3 TELEGRAM.] I PARIS, Friday.—The Senatorial committee on the Recidivists Bill, while still recommending transportation, does not undertake to say whither the convicts shall be sent, but leaves it to the Government to sent them were it like or where it can. The committee acknowledges that New Caledonia cannot receive any more, the convicts already outnumbering the free population, and the unallotted state of land allowing no more concessions untihiftev 1888. The bill will probably pass as a peace offering to M. Gambetta's manes, but it will remain a dead letter.

THE UNITED STATES AND THE WEST AFRICAN CONFERENCE. ["TOHiS TELEGRAMS.] rliiLAnEJ^KiA, Friday.—The House Foreign Affairs Committee has referred to a Rub-committee the resolution passed on Monday last relating to the participation of the American Government in the West African Conference. The sub-committee has reported hack Mr Belmont's resolution asking the President to state his reasons tor taking this course, recommending its adoption. This resolu- tion is supported by the Democrats, who think that the present administration has entered upon a policy of a somewhat novel character. A later telegram says:—The Foreign Affairs Committee favourably report on Mr Belmont's re- solution to-day, recomnilending that it be adopted.

MR PARNELL AND IRISH GRIEVANCES. To-day's Time,) commenting on Mr Parnell's Tipperary speech says There is foreshadowed a fiesh agitation. One of the first uses to be made of the enfranchisement of thejlrish peasant is to begin again the struggle for the soil. One or two more such speeches and the calm in political regtons will be at an end. Indeed it is but too clearly a brief lull between two storms, Domestic questions of gravity, and among others tiiat of the renewal of the Crimes' Act, will dearly chim the attention, of Parliament, and even before it meets the gathering cloud of discontent caused by the formless and nerveless policy of the Government in regard to all our foreign relationa, may discharge itself in expres- sions of condemnation."

GERMAN CONQUEST IN WEST AFRICA. Honouring Mr Stanley, I Skirmishes with the Natives. (K'iUTER's TELEGRAM.! BKIILIN, Friday.—Tho Admiralty has received the following despatch from Rear-Admiral Knorr, commandcr-in-chief of the German squadron stationed in West African waters, who is at present with the corvettes Bismarck and Olga before the Cameroons. On the 20th, 21st, and 22nd ultimo, the Bismarck and Olga suppressed by force of arms some bands of rebellious negroes ill the Cameroons. Several chiefs and a large num- ber of natives were killed, captured, or driven off, and many villages were destroyed. The behaviour of the German force under great difficulties, arising from he nature of the climate and the nature of the country, was excellent. We had one sailor killed, and four seriously, and the same number slightly wounded. The authority of the German flag has been re- established, and order is now restored. The Emperor William has given orders for an expres- sion of his appreciation of their services to be conveyed to the officers and men of the squadron. COLOGNE, Sittir(iay.- The Cologne Gazette publishes a telegram from its correspondent at Cameroons, dated St. Vincent, January 9, which s.,iys The German vessels Bismarck and Olga, reached Cameroons on December 15th, and on the 20bh landed 330 men, with four guns. This was done because the in- habitants of Hickory Town aud Foss Town had driven away King Bell, threatened the the merchants, and burned Bell Town. Hickory Town offered very little opposition, and was taken without loss. An officer belonging to the Olga having learned that some of the inhabitants of Foss Town had taken prisoner Woermans agent, Pautann's attempted to rescue him with his division. The men landed under a heavy fire from Bell Town, and stormed and captured, with the loss of one killed and several injured, an acclivity a hundred feet high. Sixty men held the plateau at the top for two hours against four hundred of the enemy firing from the bush. When supports arrived from the Bismarck, Fosstown was stormed with cheers and burned down bU in the meantime Pantannis had been murder0 On December 21st Fosstown was again occle > and on the 22nd the Olga bombarded llIe ory Town. Order is fully restored. "V ,u-

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I The Earthquakes in Spain A TERRIBLE-PICTURE OF DESOLATION. j ——— [CENTRAL NEWS TELEGRAM.! II GRANADA, Friday.—Having been informed tha the earthquake had played extraordinary havoc with the physical conformation of the country 111 the immediate neighbourhood of Guerejar, í paid a hurried visit to that place and saw mfficiellt to convince me that my information had certainly not been exaggerated. The earthquake, accord- ingto the evidence of trustworthy eyewitnesseS, s literally upheaved, and, so to speak, scraped up the soil in the outskirts of the town, and formed t into a gigantic earth ball, which now stands near the town in the shape of a small, semi-circular mountain. Before it reached its present halting- place, however, the mountain glided a distance of about 70 feet, pulverising every obstacle which i' encountered. This scooping up of the soil has left an enormous fissure 75 feet broad, which completely surrounds the town. The course of' the river was at the same time diverted, the bed raised in some places 13 metres, and a b!{Ø' formed. MADRID, Friday ^sight. —-Kiuor Alfonso, ac- companied by the Marquis D3 Miraralles (the Minister of War), and Senor Romero Y. Hobbledo (the Minister of the Interior), started at siS o'clock this evening for Saga. A special train had been prepared, and. the king and his suite are expected to arrive at their destination at eleven o'clock to-morrow morning. A large assembly had collected at the station to witness the departure of the king. The queen and the I princesses were present to bid his Majesty God- speed, and they were accompanied by Senof Canovas Del Castillo, the Premier, the chief public functionaries, and' a great number of deputies. As the train left the Kipg was loudly cheered. It is felt th bis Majesty's presence in I the stricken district will do much to raise the spirits of the sufferers. He has announced his intention of distributing a sum of £ 2,000 from his private purse, but it is expected that when once his Majesty perceives the wide-spreading distress which has been caused by the recurring earthquakes, he will take the initiative in a very much more extended means of relief. [REUTER'S TELEGRAM. ] MADRID, Friday.—King Alfonso left here this afternoon for Loga, in the province of Granada. Several shocks of earthquake were felt yesterday at Torrox, in the province of Granada, creating fissures in the ground. Fresh shocks are reported I to have occurred to-day at Malagar. '¡

THE MEMORY OF KING VICTOR I EMMANUEL. [CEXTEAL NEWS TELEGRAM. 1 I ROME, Friday Afternoon.—The anniversary of the death of King Victor Emmanuel was ob- served to-day with the customary solemnities. The King and Queen heard mass at the Pantheon, and a number of popular associations made pilgrimages to the tomb of the late king.

EXTRAORDINARY ATTACK ON A SHOOTING PARTY. A Dublin correspondent writes Milktre?t has been the scene of an extra.ordinury outrage, and there is reason to believe that the result aimed at was the seizure of a number of guns belonging to a party of sportsmen. It appeared that four gentlemen, one a retired military officer, were engaged tor a few dys in shooting in the mountains near Millstreet. Nothing occurred during their sport; to indicate that a hostile demonstration was intended Thpv readied Mill-street' on Tuesday, and in the eveiLg they engaged two cars to convey them to the station, which is a mile from the town. The guns, am- munition, and dogs were placed on one car, which was sent on in advanco in charge of a man and the second vehicle was occupied by tin- sportsmen, one only of whom carried a gun. It was uite dark when they left Millstreet, and when 3.bout half-way to the station the purty found themselves assailed by 15 or 16 men, who sprang up suddenly from tlio side of the road. The men demonstrated round ine car, shouted, and attempted to stop the horse. Some of the assail- ants made an effort to seize those on the car. The gentleman with the gun scuick out vigorously with his weapon, while the others defended them- selves with their fists. The driver whipped on his horse, and succeeded in getting oil:, but stones were thrown* and two of the occupants of tho car were struck, one on the side of the head and the other on the breast. If there had been ammuni- tion available at the moment it would have been used, and the cowardly assailants might have had a different story to tell. The escape of the first car with the guns and aminu- nition was probably due to the fact that the foot- pads were ignorant of its contents. The matter was not reported to the police, as there was no time to do so before the departure of the train but even if there had been action taken by the police, identification of the assailants was" ren- dered impossible iu consequence of the darkness of the night.

INCIDENT AT A COURT BALL. The Court ball at Pesth on Wednesday night, which was attended by 900 guests, and was°one of the most brilliant fetes ever given in the Im- perial Palace, was somewhat disturbed by an incident without piecedent. Amongst; the guests appeared a young Count and Countess, the latter a famous Vienna beauty. They had received an invitation intended for a relation of the same name. Although the mistake was entirely due to the court officials, the Imperial family kept away from the ball room until the Count had been requested^ to take his wife away an l had obeyed. Ha returned after- wards to'demand an explanation ot tne extra- ordinary proceeding. The mamea .acnes' dresses were noticed as beinp extraordinarily rich and splendid. Those of the young lathes were very simple and short, ine Ji/mpic^s Wore a gold-em- broidered dress, with a long train covered with gold lace. She looked young and beautiful. The Crown Princess vvas in green and p.nk, with the emeralds tdven her by the limparor on the birch of har daughter. She was much admired by aH. The bah-room looked especially brilliant from the absence of black coats. They were replaced by the picturesque Hungarian dress and military uniforms.

A SALVATION ARMY » MIRACLE." A tra.m-car driver (a Chester correspondent says) has been converted by the balvation Army. On Friday morning the ma.n, wno was very lame, jumped off his tramcar opposite Combermere monument and beglll y leap a )out, shouting and gesticulating as if in intense ^ag0ny. A number of persons ran up, when lie tdl upon his knee" and began to pray iu a ^°'ad and fervent manner. On concluding his prayer he again sprang up, jumped joyfully about, and exclaimed "PraislI be to God, I am cured yes, I am qutc cured." He had been crippled for fifteen year-*11 one leg, and he asserts that he has been +i^ iii" healing byfaith process, adopted tne baiva tion Army. The man then juJPped Oil his ear, and went on his way rejoicing^

GALLANTFr AT SEA. Her Majesty's have awarded a silver "Shipwreck to ue pilot.Jean Mane Le Mat, in of his gallant conduct in inmnhur ii** ^ea the nsK of his lue in order to ren4^1' 'tance to the steamer Bellmore, of Glasgow* under the following circumstances On the 9 October la-.t she bellmore w as driven towaras fche He de Batz (i imsterre) in co»sP^uei1'0. her engines breaking down, and wp,Sm a Position of imminent danger. A liieboat wønt to her assistance, but could not get alongside, when jj) \l:t jumped mto the sea and swam towards tne ship. He was fortunately hoisted on and was instrumental in getting ..er removed to a safe anchorage. The Boai'd^ <n -Ilade have awarded sums of money to *1. ,ci'ews of the life- boat and a fishing-boat for tneir services on tm< occasion.

Mr Pamell was on Friuay presented withe 1.: :c' freedom of Clonmel, and in acknowledging compliment pledged himself never to relax h;s efforts to obtain for Ireland th restoration Of r,,i,tiollo, r I