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LONDON LETTER. SVECIAWY WIRED. j r 3Y OUR GAHFir.Y CORRESPONDENT. ] IÚXDo, Sunday Night. The unpropftioivs weather rendered the Bishop of London's funeral a cheerless cere- mony. A strong wind, heavy with rain, was borne across Fulhaiu Churchyard as the las: tribute of respect was being paid, to the memory of the deceased prelate. Notwith- stajxhr.g the unfavourable atmospheric con- ditions, however, a numerous assoinblatre gathered at tbv. grave sides, including the Bishops of Manchester, Lichiieid, and Sipon, sceral colonial pre- lates. The burial service v. a-s con- ducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury and tilt; Bishop of Bedford, who is really the suilVagan iiishop for/East London, to w,iioiii i)i-. a of the routine episcopal work in that populous part of the capital. Falham Valace, the late bishopresidence, "adjoins the church- yard, so t hat the mournful procession was a walking one. Happily for the comfort of those who had come to witness the obsequies, the service was not unduly prolonged, and they were nor called upon to protract t il("ir stay on tile saturated earth, in the face of a bitterly cold wind. One of the members to disappear from pe. the House of Commons it the of the present Parliament will be Alderman Sir Robert Card en, who is eighty-three. Barn- staple, which returned the venerable city knight, is to cease to have an inJependcllt political existence, and S 1 r Robert's Liberal colleague. Ixml Lymington, 111 1,0 South Molron division of Devon. The Earl of Portsmouth, his lord-hips fat.ser, i: one of the most popular noblemen in that pleasant uhire, audits been far more stcd&at to his political prin- ciples than the noble owner of Castle Hill, Earl Fortesc:ie, the Radical Lord Ebringten of a generation ago, and the very attenuated Liberal of to-day. iVlr Charles Pel ham Vdhers is a fortunate ir. a He has had :t statue erected to him in his lifetime, and has witnessed the com- pletion of tiic 50th year of his represent* tion of the samo constituency. Air Bis- :•ae-H once describe;! his membership for the county of Buckingham aa having extended over a period marked by the passing away of a generation of men, while Mr Villiers has beaten this by twenty years. The subject mentioned by Sir Edmund Hay Currie in the letter which he sent yes- terday to Mr Nathan Robinson, who, like himself, is a member of the Metropolitan Asyiunid i>>arct, wtii occupy the attention of that i;o:ty at. its next meeting. TI alleged ill-treatment of small-pox patients the convalescent camp at Darenth has tecn denied, or, at all events, the statements have been explained away, and Sir Edmund Carrie new objects to Mr Robinson as a member of the Darenth Committee, making public as a vestryman charges against a board of which he is a member, and which, If they existed, would render him liable to public censure. With such matters as this, however, the public have nothing to do, but is jittio doubt that a much more searching inquiry will yet be made. On Tuesday, according to present arrange- ment. the technical point raised on behalf of Mr E iflllild "lutes will come on for hear- hi will l.o remembered that some mon in the case of Lonsdale versus the ?i ,-u Mr Yates was convicted of libel, •ryo very savage speech sentenced by Coleridge to four months' imprison- ment. The conviction was at once chal- lenged upon a, point of law. Tn the News- paper ibei Act the good work of lr i'luicliinson, late member for Halifax, it was stipulated that no action of the kind levelled against Mr Yates could be taken, unless the assent of the Attorney General were first obtained. This war, obviously designed to frustrate those iussy and malicious actions with which newspapers are constantly pestered. The act was overlooked by Lord Lonsdale's ad- viseti, and the necessaiy consent was not obtained prm? to the nctiorf"being heard. It seems an extraordinary thing that with a dictum thus peremptorily laid down within narrow lines, the case could, in the circuinsfances, have been heard at ail. But everybody, including the judge. seems to have forgotten it. I-«ow that it has been recalled, there appears no alternative but that the conviction should be quashed. It is said that of the five judges two are distinctly in favour of taking that course, and the other three are doubt- less open to conviction. The sentence and the speech in which it was conveyed were rugavJul ;c the time as not altogether free from vinJ.ictiveness, and every one will be glad if the whole <>n<* •>*•••. falls through. Miss For; L.eue lias confirmed the estimate formed of hov character by all that was made known in court in the breach of pro- mise case. She might have retired from the stage on the £ 10,000 awarded her by the jury, but she preferred to earn her living as before. Of her fortune she settled £ 6,000 upon her mother, and went back to the stage. After her provincial tour she will return to London, acting here during the season. In September she sails for the Cnited States, intending to remain there playing in all the principal cities over a term of six or eight months. One singular result of the Winter Exhibi- tion of the old masters is that it very fre- qtiemiy prepares great surprises for the owners of pictures. Most of the old col- lections were made a hundred or a hundred and fifty years ago..Neither art nor artists were then fashionable. Noblemen laid in ci- ti i-ei just as they laid in wine, only they were pretty good judges of what tilled their hilars, but they tilled their galleries with less certainty. The portraits were always genuine, but most V ennses were by Titian and most, white horses wero by Wouvermans. The canvases hung undisturbed upon the walls, ■md when ampler knowledge came, it was neither good taste nor good policy to be wiser than one's ancestors. But the modern art critic is very learned indeed, and has d mots upon most things, except his own capability. He has seen galleries, read books, and is not to be imposed upon. The result a uiat many poor picture owners have got rude surprises. On critics' day the critics have it all their own way in the gallery. They hold inquests on certain of the pic- tures, hear the evidence of one another, and come out then with wonderfully unani- mous verdicts. There is no one to con- tradict them, and once a thing appears in print there is no one. who can contradict them. The Lippi is certainly a Botticelli, the Vinci a Luino, the Luino a Cesede da Sesto, and the general tendency of the critics is I to reduce rents,"
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ITHE WELSH FOOTBALL TEAM.…
I THE WELSH FOOTBALL TEAM. E. M. ROWLANDS S. GOLDSWORTHY 13. S. RICHARDS ] (Lanmoter). (Swansea). (Swansea). L. C. THOMAS II. S. LYNE T. J- S. CLAPP J. 3. SMITH R. GOULD 'X B. JONES (Cardiff). (Newport). (Newport). (Cardiff). (Newport). ^ewport). H. M JORDAN C. J. TAYLOR W. II. GWYNN C. H. NEWMAN AyT- GOULD F. E HANCOCK A. DUNCAN I (Newport). (Ruabon). (Swansea). (Captain, Newport). (Newport). (Cardiff). jUmpire, Cardiff). • We publish this morning a sketch—taken from a photograph by Messrs Dando and Newport—of the team that repre- ,(.;Ü Wales in the match versus England, :t Swansea, on Saturday, January 3rd. Of the entire team no less than ten had pre- viously taken part in international Coll, these being the captain, C. H. Newman, who played against England in 1331, 133, and '84, 2.1d against Ireland in '82 W. H. Gwynn, against England, Scotland, and Ireland in rS4; C. J. Taylor, against Eng- land, Scotland, and Ireland, in 84; F. E. Hancock, against Ireland in '84; T. J. S. Clapp, against England in '83 and '84, and Scotland '83 and '34; R- Gould, against Ireland, 32 and '84; T. B. Jones, against Enpland, '83, and Scotland, '83 and '84; H. Lyne, against England '83 and '84, Scotland '83 and '34, and Ireland '84 S. Goldsworthy, against Ire- land '84 and J. S. Smith, against England "84, and Ireland '84. The others are all well-known exponents of the game. A. J. Gould is probably, now that Barlow has departed, the best full "back in Wales, and in the match at Swanseit fully justified his selection. He runs and tackles well, while in dropping goals from the field lie has lately exhibited some start- ling performances. F. E. Hancock (three-quarter back) is another sterling player. Previous to settling in Cardiff he captained the Somerset county team. He can show a rare turn of speed at times, and passes unselfishly when pressed. strongest, point, however, is his dodging. He frequently threads his way through a crowd and gains a lot of ground where many a man would come to grief before t z, 9 1-1 yard. C. J. Taylor (three-quarter) who has the honour of serving her Majesty as an officer on board IT.M.S. Marlborough, is i about the bast kick in the taJl1. He pos- sessos that invaluable knack of being able to bring off his kicks with the utmost precision even when menaced by a host of opponents, j If he has one fault it is that he kicks too much and pays too little attention to running. H. 1\1. Jordan (three-quarter bck) is 'said to be the smallest man who ever played in a contest of so great importance. He is a first- rate sprinter and requires a lot of stopping when fairly under weigh. He formerly y z, played for Newport, but latterly, having gone up to London to study at one of the hospitals there, he has been thought worthy of representing the United Hospitals-a fact clearly demonstrating his ability. C., E. Newman (half back and captain) is a grand player in the best sense of the word. Under his captaincy in bygone days New- port attained a high position in the football world. Mr Newman subsequently entered the Church, and removed to a, new sphere, his duties lying in Durham. He passes most unselfishly, and although no "great guns" as a runner, occasionally devclopes a sur- prising pace when he secures possession. At half-back he has very few equals, not only j]I')V:JJes,but throughout the entire kingdom, W. H. Gwynn (half-back) astonished everyo.ne in the English match at Leeds Jast year by the brilliancy of his play: He, too, passes uuselfishly, and when fit and well is- a dangerous customer behind the- scrum." The others, who play in the forward division, are as capable a lot almost as could be found anywhere. All were adjudged fit to play against Scotland on Saturday, with the exception of H. S. Lyne, E. S. Richards, and E. M. Rowlands. Of the umpire, Mr A. Duncan, it need only be said he possesses an intimate knowledge of the game, and his decisions, if they do not always please everybody-and the foot- ball umpire has yet to arise of whom the reverse can bo stated—are at least impartial and free from local bias or prejudice.
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I FOOTBALL. Scotland v. VVafes. The uri-ic Rugby international lnauCii of the i Scottish season was played at Parfciek, Glasgow, -c, ill on Some changes tool; place in both teams. J. T. Veitch did not play, and his place at hack in the Scotch team was ttlreii by R. lbr- rower, of the London Scottish. Some (.oubc i existed as to whether the celebrated Oxonian, A. G. Asher, would 1)3 present, as he was observed i to be lame whon playii1..? for the 1' efctesian Lor- ] ettonians apainst the Glasgow Acadcmicals on Thursday. He, however, took his place in the team. • J. B. Brown. Glasgow Academicals, owing to domestic affliction, had to resign his place, which was occupied by J. Mart land (In- stitution). Only one alteration is Recorded in the Welsh team. J. S. Smith did not play, and ]■ \y. Alexander, of Brecon, occupied the vacant post. Shortly after the advertised time both teams appeared on the ground, and were received with cheers. The turf was wretched in the extreme, being quite soft in some parts, but the players did their best to make game interesting, and in this respect succeeded wonderfully. The number of specta- tors lht the start did not amount to many hun- dreds, but long after the kick off they were pouring in, and the number on the field and those cutside could not be fewer than 3,000. Scotland had the incline, and though they pressed Wales most of the time, the latter played a g-rand defensive game. Soon after the start Berry had a place kick from a free catch by one of the Scotch forwards, but he failed in his efforts. The game consisted chiefly of scrimmages, but on occa- sions there were some very fine pieces of play shown on both sides. The Scotch forwards gradually forced the Welsh back, but they could not get over. Once or twice Don Wanchops nearly succeeded in gaining a try, but he was held by the Welsh backs. The Scotch compelled their opponents to touch down once in the first half, but no other advantage fell to either side. TOn change of ends the game still continued of a give and take character; the hold- ing all round was good and the quarter backs had great difficulty in making any ground. In- j deed it was impossible to do so, as before many yards had been traversed they were sure to be held. A long drop by Stephens caused the Welshmen to touch down, and still the battle went on and no definite point could be gained. At length the Scotch team had to give way back, and the ball going over their goal line they also had to touch down. These minor points were the only incidents of a very good game, which, there- fore, ended in a draw. The state of the weather and the greasy condition of the 'oall was much against good play. For the Scotch, MacLagan, Stephen, and G. Maitlrmd played best, and Reid, R. Maitlaud, Jamieson, Robb, and j Tod worked hard in the scrimmago. On the Welsh side, Gould played a sound game at back, his drops being or great service. Jordan wa; decidedly the most effective of the three- quarter backs. He tackled well, and was cool in all he had to do. One of his drop-kicks only just missed the Scotch cross-bar. Taylor kicked well, but he played his own goal in danger on more than one occasion. Newman, at half back, was generally very smart at his work, but Gwynne scarcely displayed the same degree of ability. All the forwards played well they stopped well, and had, it anything, the best of 'it in the .scrim- mages. Altogether, the match may be considered and had, it anything, the best of it in the .scrim- mages. Altogether, the match may be considered to reHect high credit on the Welshmen, who, away j from home, held their own with such powerful opponent-1. SIDES:—Scotland—R. Harrower (London Scot- tioh back), W.E. Maclagan (London Scottish), A. F. Stephen (West of Scotland), and G. Maitland (Edinburgh Institution) three-quarter backs; A. It. Don Wanchope (Fettesian Lorettouians), and A. G. G. Asher (Oxford University) half-backs G. Reid (Edinburgh Academicals), Dr. Tod (Wat- sonians), R. Maitland (Edinburgh Institution), T. Ainslie (Edinburgh Institution), J. Ja- mieson (West of Scotland), C. W. Berry Oxford University), W. A. Peterkin (Edinburgh University), J. Mitchell (West of Scotland), and G. H. Robb (Glasgow Academicals). forwards. Wales—A. J. Gould, (Newport), back F. E. Hancock (Cirdiff), C. G. Taylor (Ruabon), and H. M. Jordan (Newport), three- quarter backs; C. H. Newman (Newport), and V*. H. Gwynn Swansea), half-backs J. S. Oiiipn (Newport), R. Gould (Newport), B. Jones (Newport), A. F. Hill Cardiff), W. H. Thomas (Llandovery), D. Morgan (Swansea), S. Golds- worthy (Swansea), L. C. Thomas (Carditl), and E. P. Alexander (Brecon), forwards^ Th>^ umpires were Messrs Alexander Duncan (Cardiff), and Mt Cross, president of tbe Scottish Union referee, G. Rowland Hill, hon. sec. English Rugby Union. In the evening the two teams dined together at the George Hotel, Mr M. Cross presiding. CORK T NEWPORT. These teams met at Newpott oil The home team kicked off against a strong wind, but soon pressed the visitors'territory. A ^chance of a drop-kick was lost by one of the Newport half- bocks through the siipperincss of the ground, but the pressure was relieved by a splendid kick, and play fOe a few minutes was in neutral ground. The amongst whom were several new and promising players, would not be denied, and the visitors had to submit to a touch- down. Almost immediately after re-starting the ball was sent into the Cork terri- tory, and from a line-up near the goal-line Briggs caught it and rushed over the line, scoring a try. Macdaniel, however, failed, the position being difficult. C. Jordan was the next to dis- tinguish himself. He got the ball within a minute or two after it was started afresh, and would not be denied, although another man was uponjhim as he scored the try. The major point, agam entrusted to Macclaniel, was not made, although this time the position was slightly L, easier. Some loose play followed, but the visitors could not get beyond the centre of the field, owing to the capital work of the Newport forwards. C. Jordan and T. Lewis put in a capital dribble, but the visitors' back stopped it within ten yards of the line. This was unavailing, and the visitors had to submit to another touch down. Play continued thereafter to be decidedly in Newport's favour, and another touch was scored by them. Almost immediately after ends were changed, a third try was scored for Newport, who won the match by four tries and eight touches to nil. Throughout the game the winners' territory was never seriously threatened. CARDIFF RANGERS V. HEARTS OF OAK F.C. (NEWPORT).—These teams met for the first time on Saturday at the Sophia Gardens Field. The home team played only five of their first team besides being two men short. The visitors played one short. Matthews, by a, good run, conveyed the ball to neutral ground, where a lot of scrimmaging took place. Mahoney and H. E. Thomas made a capital dribble down the field, and this advantage being maintained, the visitors soon had to save by touching down. The visiting captain (C. Prescott) about this time dribbled the ball over the line un- opposed. A unanimous appeal for off-side was after- wards disallowed by the referee. No gaol resulted from the place. T. 0. Lewis and Edwards indulged in some dropping, the ultimate result of which was to take tho leather into the visitors territory. A scrimmage ensued in close proximity to their goal line, but nothing more than a touch-in-goal resulted. After a series of scrimmages in the centre, the visiting forwards carried the ball into the home quarters, where it remained for some time. Attey made a determined effort to get round his opponents, but was pushed into touch after covering a little ground. No other noticeable item occurred up to the time when hostilities ceased. The game thus ended in a draw. Score :—Rangers, one try and a few minor points Hearts of Oak F. C., one try, reading slightly in favour of the home team. Teams Cardiff Itanyers Back, T. O. Lewis; three-quarter backs, F. W. Jones, George Matthews, and G. Attey half-backs, \V. Powell and H. E, Thomas; forwards, Mahoney, J- Annan, W. C. Williams, H. J. Priest, J. Still- man, J. V. Arman, and T. Morgan. Hearts of Oak F. C.: Back, W. Edwards three-quarter backs, George Turner, J. Jordan, and T. Wells, half-backs, J. Harrington. J. Parker. and C. Prescott forwards, S. liens:, T. Edwards, A. Thomas, T. Horton, W. Batler, C. Lippiatt, and P. Brute. Umpires Messrs F. Arman and J. Parkes. Referee Mr W. H. Morgan. CARDIFF 2ND. XV. v. CHEPSTOW.—On Satur- day a match was played between 14 of the Car- diff second fifteen and 13 of the Chepstow Club. There was a strong sou'-wester," accompanied by heavy rain, blowing up from across the Severn, which made it impossible to play a good game. The local men kicked off, and although they had some excellent men in the team they were com- pelled to act on the defensive almost throughout the game, which ended in a victory for the Welshmen by 15 points to nil. CARDIFF HARLEQUINS v. BRISTOL ARABS.- This match was to have been played on Saturday at Clifton, but although the Harlequins journeyed to Clifton in the most wretched weather, only live of the §Artbl,' team turned up. No game, therefore,resulted. SWANSEA V. CARMARTHEN,—-These teams met on the Carmarthen ground on Saturday afternoon,. and played a tight game in shocking weather. The teams were :-S?vat?sea Back, J. Rosser three-quarter backs, Bishop, Colquhoun, and D. Bowen (captain); half-backs. Reed and Walter -=--s: Jones forwards, Ball, Betts, W. Bowen, Humphreys, Meredith, Williams, Payne, and one ot.ier. Carmarthen Back, Williams three- quiiTier backs, J. Gwvnne, Milne, and R L. Norton half-backs, J. S. Thomas, D. P. Morgan (captain), and Eo Yy". Davies forwards, Walter J°n^' -Joshua, T. O. Edwards, Hindes, D. Smith, D. Lloyd, J. Lloyd, and D. Davies. The W1JV-was high throughout the game. In the first halt Swansea had contend with this drawback, and also a ground, so that soon after they started the leather their own territory was made tue scene of £ }10 struggle, and it. was continued there almost without intermission. Two touches down were rapidly scored by Carmarthen, and these were followed by a try, obtained by Walter Jones. The place kick a difficult one, and the ball (lid not rise. Playing well together, the homo team still kept their place in the Swansea half, and secured three touches down further before half-time wttS called. W uen ends were changed the visitors made up to some extent their lost ground, though not bexore they had been severely pressed. They at length got two touches down, and followed up by placing a- try to their credit, through the instrumentality (>f \v alter Jones. The place kick failed. Though the inatch was continued with great spirit, nothing further was scored, and Carmarthen was left the winner by a try and five touches down to a try and two touches down.
I RETURN OF THE CHANNEL SQUADRON.
RETURN OF THE CHANNEL SQUADRON. Collision in Plymouth Sound. Naprow Escapeof H.M.S. Agincourt On Saturday morning, at seven o'clock pre- cisely, the two ships of the western division of the Channel Sciuadron, consistmff of the Agincourt, the flagship of Rear-Admiral W. II. White, second in command, and the Achilles, slipped from their buoys in Plymouth Sound, and proceeded to join the eastern division, composed of the Northumberland, temporary flagship of Vice-Admiral De Horsey, Commander-in-Chief the Sultan and the Neptune, which were seen off the port, bearing S.W. course. The Agincourt took the lead to carry ouc the orders of formation, viz., columns of divisions, line ahead. No sooner had the western division entered Cawsand Bay than a signal was hoisted for the Northumberland to proceed to the previous anchorage. The eastern division having experienced the^ull force of Frr- day night's gale, and the admiral having conse- quently, as he announced subsequently by signal, to make the sound as a place of shelter. The Agincourt and Achilles returned to the sound first, and the former, whicu previously had been fast to the buoy, near the breakwater fort, proceeded to take up her position at the easter- most buoy, near the Cage. As the wind was astern of her, she proceeded along the sound very slowly. The Achilles was to take up her former berth at the westernmost buoy, and consequently had to slew," so as to bring her up head to wjnd. To do this the engines were worked at a high rate of speed, and miscalculating the headway of the Agincourt when being put about, the Achilles had a narrow escape of striking the stern gallery of the flagship. As it wa8' the men m the stern of the Agincourt 9ut away the cator life-buoy, which was hanging off the ship, but this was recovered subsequently by a boat from H.M.S. Reindeer. The peril<'j:; closeness with which the vessels approached each other was shown by the fact that a portion of the Agincourt's headgear was carr away. On returning into the Sound, a chapter of accidents ensued, commencing with the Achilles colliding with the Agincourt, when picking up their buoys, luckly little damage was done, beyond the carrying away of the stern davits and fog buov of the Agincourt, and breaking a short length of the stern railing of the vessel, while the Achilles was undamaged. The North- umberland, Neptune, and Sultan next came into the harbour in tha order named and anchored, and just as the Northumberland was nearly "P to the anchorage intended for her, something went wrong with her machinery, and another anchor had to be let go. In consequence all the ships experienced great difficulty in getting into their right berths, WblJP. those directed to pick up buoys, found the task no easy matter with the wind, tide, and sea to combat with at the same time, and the space to manoeuvre in somewhat limited.
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.IIIIIØII8II:I--J."IØI-ATHLETIC…
.IIIIIØII8II:I- -J."IØI ATHLETIC NOTES. By an Old Stager. Great and manifold were the rejoicings in Car- diff on Saturday evening upon the fact becoming known,through themediumof the special edition of the South Wales Echo, that Wales had succeeded in making a draw of their encounter with the sturdy northeners at Glasgow. A gentleman who wit- nessed the game has wired me the following parti- culars regarding the piny. He says the match was a tight one, waged mostly between the for- wards. The Welshmen were lighter than their opponents, but nevertheless held their own well in the "scrums." L. C. Thomas played splendidly and was admirably supported by A. 1' Hill and 11. Gould. C. Newman won the highest encomiums from all by his grand passing and plucky tackling, whilst liis confrere, imme- diately behind the scrimmage, W. K. Gwynn, showed a remarkable improvement over his form at Swansea last week. Taylor again did good service, and at one time nearly secured a victory for the principality, a magnificent drop from him I passing just under the bar. The Scotch backs, always dangerous, put forth the most deperate efforts to make tracks," bllt in the face of the brilliant tackling of the Welshmen were com- 1 pletely out of court. Summing up my informant' says the Welshmen all round were far and away a better team than last week succumbed before tiie pick of England. The widely diverse results attending the. matches played between Queen's College, Cork, at Cardiff, and Newport may perhaps incline some people to the belief that the Monmouth- shire town still maintains its old-time superiority over the sister port. I don't think it would be wise to jump to any such conclusion, for although; Cardiff was able to face the collegians with some- thing approaching it* best* team, while, on the other hand, Newport had to take the field minus the greater portion of their leading players, it must be remembered that the latter had the ad: vantage of meeting the Irishmen on the day fol- lowing the very gruelling game at Cardiff. Such a contest as that at the Cardiff Arms Park on Friday would go a long way in the direction of settling a ranch stronger lot than our late visitors. I wItneed tins match and must say that I never felt more convinced of the folly of taking the field without the presence of a duly qualified referee. I know that when about two-thirds of the time had elapsed a gentleman was induced to act in this capacity, but by that time matters had got too considerably "mixed" to allow of his decisions being acquiesced in with anything like readiness. If a referee had been appointed at the out- set much unpleasantness would have been avoided, There was but little in the play meriting notice -if 1 accept the good rushing and dribbling of the College forwards and the rattling form displayed by W. F. Enm-an old international man. the Collegians in the initial half sained plenty ot iriends by their determination and dash, but their subsequent conduct completely upset this snort- lived popularity, and probably everybody presen would have been delighted to see them soundly thrashed. Their wrangling and disputing-to use no harsher terms—were most reprehensible. To meet a long-felt want, as the advertisements say, an effort is about being made to float a Harriers' Club at Cardiff. There can be no more delightful pastime than cross country <- running, and from what I know of the promoters of the new venture, its success should be a dead certainty. That genial old athlete, Mr 1. Cook, mine host of the Blue Anchor. Wharton-street, in his dav one of the best sprinters in the district, and who has sinc(>, done such good service in the direction of trottmg-out rising talent, asks me to say that a meeting in con- nection with the proposed club w ill take place at his hostelry on Thursday evening next, at eight p.m, which all interested arc cordially invited to attend, A well-known Sheffield Association club, Lockwood Brothers, narrowly escaped coming to grief in the recent disastrous railway collision at Penistone. They had purposed travelling into; Lancashire by tlia very train to which tho acci- dent occurred, but, luckilyfor, themselves, turned up too late to secure seats. Unpunctuality de- cidedly scored on this occasion. The following letter speaks for itself Dear Sir,—Allow me to thank you (for one) for your valuable Athletic Notes which appear in your paper from week to week, and especially for those which appeared a few weeks ago anent a public gymnasium for Cardiff. Surely the metropolis of Wales, with its college and other kindred institutions for the culture of the mind, should not be without one of these gymnasiums for the development of the muscular powers. Cannot some7 of our athletic friends take this matter up at once, and call a public meeting such as you suggested, and so set the ball rolling in the right direction ? Hoping this will be the case.—I am yours faithfully, W.X.JJ.
SERIOUS OUTBREAK OF MEASLES…
SERIOUS OUTBREAK OF MEASLES AT CARDIFF. j Meeting of Members of the School I Board, School Managers, &c. I The outbreak of measles, which commenced some time since at Grangetown, and which has from time to time spread to various places at Cardiff and Canton, has now again ap- peared in an epidemic, form, but this time at Roath. The mortality from this disease last month was so excessive as to place Cardiff in I the' unenviable position of giving a. higher death- rate than any of the other typical towns in the country whose mortality returns are published by the Re-istrar-Gereral, and the death-rate at Roath last week from this disease was so alarm- ino- that the medical officer of the borough (Dr. Paine) considered it necessary to take immediate measures to suppress it by en- deavouring to procure the closing of all the elemesntary schools in the borough, and for this purpose a meeting was held at St. John's Vicarage on Sunday afternoon. There were present the chairman and vice-chairman of the Cardiff School Board, Revs. C. J. Thompson, W. G. Hanford, G. A. Jones, F. J. Beck, Father Richardson, &c. The medical officer attended, and strongly recommended the closing of all elementary schools for a short time, but the chair- man and vice-chairman of the school board and the school managers were averse to the suggestion, and the question was left open for future consi- deration, instructions being given to the school attendance- officers to use all vigilance in prevent- ing childrenirom infected houses attending sc oo It may be stated that measles appeared first in Grangetown, in an epidemic form, about the middle of October, 1884-, and in the twelve weeks E followed 56 fatal cases occurred, which, in a'population of 3,500 or 4,000, gives the enormous death rate, from this disease alone, of over 60 per 1,000. It subsequently appeared at Canton, where there were 13 fatal cases before the close of the year..Afterwards it appeared at Cardiff, where therel.werc 26 fatal cases, and then at Roath, wheresthere were 23 deaths from it up to the end of the quarter but this number suddenly sprang up last week, when 15 deaths were registered from this disease. It was, we beheve, the fear that a similar spread of the disease would take place at Roath, as was the case at Grangetown, that induced the medical officer so suddenly to call those who had the management of the elementary schools together. That the disease was spread by means of their schools there seems no doubt, as in one locality where there were 27 houses infected with the disease, the other children not actually suffering were, on the visits of the inspector, attending school. There is something singular in the spread of this disease. It appeared first in Grangetown. It appeared only in the south part of Canton, and has continued on the south sides of the Cowbridge and No w port-roads, only one death being on the north side. Here there is a clay soil, the damp and cold from which produce inflammation of the lungs after the first attack, and this is the immediate cause of death. There is also another singular feature I that not a single death has been registered from it in the great centres of the Irish population. And at the Ely Schools,- where J the disease as- sumed alarming proportions, not a single case t occurred, but the warm, dry atmosphere that was secured here in the large-dormitories could not be obtained in the small and often ill-ventilated homes of the poorer residents of the district. obtained in the small and often ill-ventilated homes of the poorer residents of the district.
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I The French in China.
I The French in China. BLOCKADE OF FORMOSA I RENEWED. I Arrival of French Reinforcemeflj [" TIMES SECOND EDITION TELEGRAM.) I HONGKONG, Saturday. The Goverli Gazette notifies that the blockade of the coO Formosa between the South Cape and Ezkaba been suspended, is now renewed. No noce suspension having been given, this is unfairto neutrals and injurious to trade. lREUTER'S TELEGRAM.] PARIS, Saturday. The Paris this eY confirms the report that M. Ferry has ordered the French diplomatic agents now in ShangW leave China. At a. Cabinet Council, held morning, Admiral Peyron announced thai transport Cholon arrived at Keelung the 6th instant, with troops and war JiI rial. Genral.Lewal gave explanations regard the organisation of the fresh reinforce111 amounting in all to about 6,000. The troo added the minister, wilMeave for tjie j^ast at' beginning of February. After the capture Langson, news of which is hourly expected, troops would advance to occupy the Tha Pass, thus closing the entrance into Tonquin f the north. A Foreign Office announcement on SattQ says :—A telegram from Vice-Admiral Do Naval Commander-in-Chief on the China stati. states be has received a notification from ildio Courbet that the blockade on the South- Coast of Formosa was re-established from the inst. PARIS, Sunday.—The Minister-of War has ceived a telegram from General Eriere de ID announcing the arrival of reinforcements to number of 3,200 men. The men are in the b of health and spirits, and tho general adds W he is ready to march upon Langson.
IThe Earthquakes in Spall
I The Earthquakes in Spall VISIT OF KING ALFONSO. [RETJTER'S TELEGKAM.1 1 MADRID, Saturday.—King Alfonso Pall through Cordova this morning on his way' Malaga and Granada, where he will visit t towns which have suffered from recent eat quakes. His Majesty reached Granada in evening. His Majesty, who met with an entb siastic reception at all the stations along route, will continue his journey to-morroW ^Alhama. A slight shock of earthquake was felt at Sa earjy this morning. It is believed the Marq de Molins or Count Cosa Valencia will succeflj Don .Manuel Siivela as Ambassador to the Fren Republic. The students of Madrid University have returned quietly to the classes at the of the professors who signed the protest again the invasion of the university by the authorities. I [CENTHAL NEWS TELEGRAM.] I ALBANIA, Sunday Night.—King Alfonso sOv his suite attended mass at the Church of S'o. Augustine, at Granada, this morning, and afte\" wards proceeded to the railway-station, whereo special train was in waiting to convey the party to Loga. Leaving Granada at half-past ten, LoglI was reached at noon. The king stopped but II few minutes at the latter place, from which he drove in a carriage and pair to Alhama, where arrived at half-past three, where he, was received with great demonstrations of delight on the par* of the suffering inhabitants. His Majesty waS visibly affected at the terrible aspect of the towili and at once commenced a round of the tents in which the poor people are encamped. The weather was of the most miserable descrip' tion, being damp and foggy, but the King visited 9 every tent, addressing comforting words to thO occupiers, while he distributed money with a freØ hand. Some very affecting scenes were,witnessed, the people crowding round the King asking for his blessing, and praying to be allowed to kiss his hand. It had been arranged that his Majesty should'leave for Zafarrag-a to-night, but in ordet to show his deep sympathy with the sufferers, the King has decided to spend the night here, and to sleep in one of the tents.
r A WELSH BARQUE LOST ATSEA…
r A WELSH BARQUE LOST ATSEA 1 Fate of the Crew Unknown. I [REUTEB'S TELEGRAM.] AMSTERDAST, Sunday.—A telegram irom lei Schelling, of to-day's date,,states that the British barque Carmarthenshire, from Bangor to Bremen, has run ashore on the island and sunk. The fate of the crew is unknown.
-THE SUICIDE OF A NEWPORTI…
THE SUICIDE OF A NEWPORT SOLICITOR. Mr Martin Edwards, coroner, held an inquest on Saturday evening at the Three Horseshoes Inn, Malpas, on the body of George Edmund Lock, junior partner in the firm of Messrs Gibbs, Llewellyn, and Lock, solicitors, who committed suicide at his lodgings, Yewberry Cottage, Malpas, as already reported.—Mr Lloyd Jones, deceased's fellow-lodger, repeated in substance the facts which have been published of hearing a noise in deceased's bedroom shortly after mid- night on Friday morning. At first the door of the room appeared to be fas- tened, but he pushed it °Pen, and found the deceased "p?n floor. Witness called Mrs Pnast, the landlady, and when she came it was discovered that deceased was suspended by the neck to the foot of the bedstead, his head being about 18 inches only from the floor. A necktie had been used for the purpose. Witness added that the deceased had suffered from indigestion for some time, and appeared low spirited on the afternoon preceding. Mr Gibbs, the senior partner, volunteered a statement to the jury, in which he mentioned that the deceased joined the firm on the 1st January, 1882. On Wednesday last he met him in Xjondon, and talked over the withdrawal from the firm of Mr Llewellyn. Deceased asked, for a half share of the business,and although witness at first demurred to this, he subsequently conceded the point. Deceased was accompamed by Mr Cotton, a. friend, and the arrangement was cordially armroved of They dined together, and after- wardswent to one of. the theatres. Witness agreed to meet deceased in Newport on Saturday, parting the best of friends. He did not again see ^In^answer to Mr W. H. Lock, brother of the deceased, Mr Gibbs said that a letter had been written by the deceased to his father informing, him that all business matters had been ratisfactorily settled, but asking him to come over to Newport and see him at once, as hia mind was somewnat unstrung. His father had arranged to comply with this request. The coroner hriefly summed up, anci pointed out to the jury that deceased had indicated in the letter to his father that he was mhcti disturbed in mind. The probability wa:'3 that he was labouring under temporary, insanuy, and he ad- vised them to return a vr to this effect. The jury concurred v'iew of the painfal affair, and returned a verdict accordingly.
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