South Wales Echo

7= BREWING IN THE PAST. There is an old rhyme which not inaptly describes the process of brewing as carried on in tbe.smaller country houses a century or two ago. It runs as follows :— 'Tw it Michaelmas and Christmas old (lame began to br<jw Wiih half a peck of old malt and half a peck of new. First twenty gallons of huff-my-cap, Then twenty gallons worse than chat, Then twenty gallons as amber clear, Aud then ••-ha brewed the servants' beer. The "t;er\ll)tt)' beer" in question can scarcely have been very heady," but in tbi" respect it might compare perhaps not so very un- favoura'o'y with the almost unintoxicating lager I and light bitter beers which have become fashion- able during the past decade. An important effect of this growing preferenco for light ales is the large decrease in the quantity of hops used in tbe;r production. Being designed for immediate drinking, and requiring little or no keeping to bring them into condition, they do not neea to be so bea Yily "hopped" as the stronger beverages ¡ which worn f; quently kept for years before being drunk..c Salamon calculates that from this cause aiorio t here has been a. falling off of not loss than 40,000 cwt. in the yearly consumption of | English hop?, I I

Derby Meeting. A fetrfully cold wind prevailed at Deriiy this after- noon, and although ihe weather, fortunately, remained tine, the 81HH t, on tho whole, promises to be fairly interesting. Thetc was, a-, usual, an excellent com. p.inv butil on the Club stand ad the principal enclo- sures. Proceedings commenced slowly, when only two hunters con.tsted the Drakeiow Stakes. Far Niente was made favouiite, but had no chance with Ilia epponent, who made all the running aud wou easily by a length. 2 Lj-IAKKLOW STAKES cf 200 SOV", added to a sweep tak-s of 5 sovs eaco, for three year olds colts 8so loib, allies and g-Minus 8»t 71b penaitie* and allowances. The Straight Nti C. Sir W Throckmorton's Albortiue, 8sL lb..Uradbury 1 Lord Penrhyn's F'ar Niente, 9st lib T Weldou 2 Winner trained by Chandler, Lambourne. Betting—11 to TJ on bm Ntente The winner nude all the running, and won by a length. 3 6—The SUDBURY' STAKES of 7bO sovs, for two year olds ;• colts Ssc iUib, fillies and geldings 8st 71b pemdties and allowances the second rect!ives59 !;OVS out of tho stakes. Five furlongs. Lord Hastings's Jessumy, 8st 1310 Watts 1 Lord Flie-uiere's Sibra, 8si 4.1.1 S Loakes 2 Mr A James's Polenta, 8jt 4ib .J Wood burn 3 Mr D Baud's Petard, ost 7;b Cannon 0 Lord Dudley's c oy Camoalio—Queeu of the diiis, 8s" 7ib G Barrett 0 Sir R Jardine s Richmond, 8st 71b J Osborne 0 Cupt Mitchell s Bramble, 8st 4lb G Chaloner 0 Mr Claytons Fipauiette, 8s. 41bi,c,tr. £ st 6lb) Weldou 0 Mr li Maple's (irace Luiuy, 8t 4ib l.ontes I,) Winner traineo by U- Dawson, Neivm '.r.iet. Betill-ll to 4 «gst Jessamy, HU to iO each agst Giace 1,111ily aud P tard, 7 to I e,.ch agst Polenta and Sabra, ami 20 to 1 ague any other cfieted. Additional Arrivals This Morning. Siiverstone, Polenta, Decoration, King's Evil, Wise M", Greenwich, Mortaigne, L-I.llno", 0,\111-'1;'1, Tll Imp, Warnr.giou, Bret iLu'ie, zenith, Cuius, Rjs^eias, Hunger Mugger, Carmine. Mugua, liven, t, Stittma, Waldeniar, Nuncio, Westminster, :èlam, Liutborpe.

W ANTED, at once, one Turner and on > Itapiover f* f(,- i,.the.-Irliuma-; Thomas and A(-nio Hoist Works, Cardilf. "VT ORWfClI Canary, crested C,,Cks, fv,.m 10s plain heart cocks, from 7s p.irr from IC<, clet or ticked.—J. Sivill. 41, Inve: ness p,ace. Cardiff. 71K H" OST, a cheque ( £ 2 7s 9?) („, th- Loudon 'nd L County Banking Com:nny. Lumt?. ,,). 31?55. linderwill bo rewarded.—Address A.B., lie: c> Officu, Cardiff. ?? i(HtrüliTÃïTLE'I;;dro()¡n ??ittih?rodm to ?/ t.e):(futnshed) for?r??pectAbta gentlamm. cr two jointly no child eu terms n.odet?te.—lu, PlAm* teut1t'stret, Cardiif. ow

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I A Disastrous Fire; I Hotel and Four Burnt Down. A WHOLE VILLAGE IN JEOPARDY I fEECTESS TEr.J?GRALl I ^IONTRKAI., Friday.—A fire broke out. at two "clock this nicruiftg in the village of S,t;nt tatnuert. situated on the other side of the Sc. Lawrence, and at three o'clock was raging i A large hotel and four houses hava already been burned down, aud it is feared that the wiioia vi,'Ia,,e will be destroyed.

SPANISH BONDS FOBGERY. Two Additional Arrests. Two more arrests have been made in London in connection with the recently discovered forgeries ot Spanish 4 per cent. bonds. Magisterial Proceedings. The prisoners were charged at tho Mansion I House this afternoon with conspiring with Edward Narroni, the prisoner now under remand, to forge a large number of Spanish bonds, whereby foreign bankers had been defrauded of £ 23,0QC. Their names are Carlo Neri, aged 45, and Antonio Bagetti, aged 48, botil Italir.n*.— Mr H. G. Abrahams prosecuted for the Spanish Govern- ment.—The accused wpre arrested yesterday at West Brorripfion, and in their room was found a sum of £ 2,000 in Bank of England notes, a similar amount in French bank notes, and other securities to the amount of £ 7,C00or £ 8,000. They were remanded.

FLIGHT OF A BRIDEGROOM. I A curious affaiar is reported from Honiton. Henry Materface, son of a well-known towns- man, was to have been married yester- day' All the arrangements had been made down to the laying of the wedding breakfast, and the minister had gone to church in anticipation of tho arrival of the bridal pftrty, when it leaked out that on the previous night the bridegroom had disappeared. His flight was and is enig- matical, for he had apparently cheerfully an- ticipated the wedding, comg so far as to assist in placing tho furniture in the new home. A letter I has since been received from him stating that he is on his way to America, but that he did not know why he had run away. He requested his father to give all his things to his heartbroken sweetheart. )

I SERIOUS HAILWAY ACCIDENT, j [REUl'ER'S TItLXGRAJI.l I BERt.?, Fn?y.—A passenger train E mmg from Kf'e?z rau off the raila at the Werbig ?'Mda station at a quarter-pa?t seven this morning. A railway workman was killed, I while four passengers were seriously injured, and twelve others slightly. Measures were imme- diately taken for the accommodation of the injured travellers, and an inquiry has been opened into the came of the accident. The line was cleated again by 12 o'clock this morning.

r THE BUDGET. The London correspondent of the South Wales Daily News gives the following in- teresting account of the Chancellor of the Kxchequer's financial statement in the House of Commons litst night:— Budget Niht. Mr Goschen's speech, in explaining his .Budget, occupied close upon three hours. This is an unusual time as compared with recent years but, as some section of the audience learned with consternation, the Chancellor had two budgets to disclose, the last upsetting the pleasurable sensation with which they had listened to one passage in exposition of the first. There was an Im- perial and a Local Budget, and it cannot be said that three hours was too long for their full exposition. At any rate, the House listed with almost un broken attention, though some old stagers, reckoning up at the end of the fifth half hour that the whole of the surplus was disposed of, went away under the impression that they knew every- thing, and so missed a little surprise at the last. The Imperial Budget. The facts about the Imperial Budget may be put in brief space. Mr Goschen found himself ill possession of a surplus of a trifle over three millions and a half. From this he deducted a sum of £300,000, which is the maximum the War Office can usefuiiy spend this year in carrying out the barrack scheme. This is drawn out of revenue, and it is not intended that fur- ther instalments shall be so allotted, the re- maiuing sum being raised by the machinery of loans. The next slice out of the budget is LIOO,000, which is to go towards carrying out the resolution passed a few weeks ago in the teeth of Government opposition-in favour of placing the volunteers in a state of efficiency when taken in the field, This announcement was, perhaps, more heartily cheered than any ill the somewhat long succession. The third announcement w is heard with a start of joyful surprise by Mr Henniker lleaton, who sat below the gangway. After all his bufferings at the hands of the Postmaster-General, h j has triumphed, and we are to have an ocean postage with the colonies and India at a uniform rate of 2gd. This will absorb £ 80,000 of the Budget. Next'INI,. Cxosclion, with some facetious remarks about the cheerfulness with which the duty was paid, announced the remission of the tax on gold and silver plate. The annual duty he estimates j at 230,000, but the drawback will reach the sum of 2120,000, thus swallowing £200,009 or the surplus, a conclusion Mr Howard Vincent greeted with an audible groan, A Masterstroke. I The great stroke of the Budget is the reduction of the tea duty. Twopence a pound is knocked off this popular beverage, swallowing up a million and a half sterling. The duty on currants is to be reduced by 5s a hundredweight, absorbing 9110,000. On this head I Mr Gosoherwnade an interesting statement, the hearing of which was greeted from the Ministerial side with delighted shouts of "Fair trade I" The Greeks have, it appears, in consideration of this reduction, agreed to reduce the import duties on a considerable number of articles of British commerce. On the same basis, Mr Goschen hopes next year to trade with Turkey and Spain in the reduction of the duty on raisins. The brewers learned with undisguised pleasure that the read- justment of the beer duty, which formed a feature of last year's Budget, will be aban- doned, at a cost to the Imperial revenues of £3:6,GOO. Their hilarity was checked by a hint dropped by Mr Goschen that there was something in store for them, and they sat silent and puzzling till the thunderbolt fell. The final remission of taxation made in this comprehensive Budget is one that was received with general approval, and is, perhaps, the most distinct bid for popularity in the scheme. The house tax is to be reo duced on all houses at renta's of under BoOa. year, a rcduct:on which makes off with over half a million of the surplus. Mr Goscheu estimates that this arrangement will bring relief to not less than 800,000 people, most, if not all, of whom wilt have votes at the general election when it comes. This dis- tribution leit but a small balance of the rnaunificent .surplus which, in accordance with its usage, is carried forward to next year, and now Mr Goschen sprung his little surprise upon the agonised friends of the licensed victuallers. Dishing" the Pulicang. At the outset of his speech lie had created something of it sensation by announcing that of his surplus two and a half millions were due to the extraordinary rush in alcohol. For 2y years the national revenue from the liquor traffic had been declining for two yeara it had been sta- tionary last year it had advanced by leaps -),i) d bounds. The House heard this state- ment with astonishment.and sympathetically cheered Mr Goschen's earnest expression of regret that he, as Chancellor of the Exche- quer, was enriched from this source. This outburst of righteous indignation, unsus- pected at the time, was designed to lead. up to the final cmp. Mr Goschen having with one hand relieved the brewers from the impost established last year, which they themselves estimated at an addi- tional tax of 3d a gallon, with the other hand put it back again. H'3 also added a surtax of 6d a gallon on British and foreign spirits, the proceeds of both thes j imports to he handed over to tho Local Government. Mr Goscheu estimates that from these sources will be raised a sum of Bl 500,000. widch it is intended to dis- tribute belween the three countries on the same basis as the probate duties were dis- tributed under the Local Government Act. The money is to be expended in establishing a police superannuation fund and in purchas- ing licenses, with the object of reducing the number of public houses, the balance to go towards reinforcing the Treasury of the local authorities. He further announced that it is the intention of the Government to introduce a measure suspending the further issue of licenses all over the country, till a general scheme of licensing reform has been settled upon. Criticism. Mr Gladstone was not present to hear this far-reaching and ambitious scheme unfolded. bir William Harcourt, back in the House after the holidays, sat in the place of leader, and at the conclusion of the speech M,id a few words, re- serving, as is customary on these occasions, fuller judgment till there has been time to consider the enormous mass of facts and figures which Mr Goschen com- pressed within his three hours. Lord H. Churchill was also absent. Mr Chamberlain was in his place, and so was Sir Henry James. < n the whole, the House, though crowded, was not thronged in the manner which was familiar in the days when Mr Gladstone was Chancellor or the Exchequer, and was accustomed to deliver a great oration. The Peers' gallery was crowded, among the visitors being Lord Cross, who had the gratification of hearing Mr Goschen stumble upon a repetition ot his own his- torical error. I iu ar an lion, gentleman opposite smile," Mr Goschen said, at which there was a sudden outburst of laughter that lasted for several moments. Among the the peers was Lord Cottesloe, listening to what was, I believe, the fiftieth consecutive Budget at whose exposition he has been present. A SUMMARY. Estimated income, 1890 91.. £ 90,406,0c0 Estimated expendi tue 36,857,000 Surplus £ 3,549,000 DISPOSAL OF SURPLUS. War Office grant for bxrrack build- jug! £ [300,000 Volunteer Equip- ment 100,0G0 Cheap postage to India and Colo. nies. 20.000 Remission of plate duties 2co,ooo 2d taken off duty .1,500,000 5* off curranM. 210,000 3 ioff beer (but this is reimposed a-i local taxation) 386,OCO Reductions inihouse duty. 540,000 3,316 COO Balannn from surplus. 233000 These are the features of the Imperial Budget. For local purposes sixpence is added to the duty on spTits and threepence on beet: reimposed; the revenue thus derived is to be devoted to a police super- annuation fund, to the funds of local authorities for purchase of licences, and to County Council purposes

SIR GEORGE ELLIOT, MP., Action for Seduction and Breach of Promise. I- TO-DAVS PROCEEDINGS. SENSATIONAL EVIDENCE. The Defendant ;n the Witness- Box. [SPKOlAL TKLEGRAM TO THE KCHO,] I LONDON, r' Ci(lay.riU the Queen's Bench Divi- i sion to-day—before Mr Justice Denman and a ¡ special jury-the action Hairs v. Elliot was resumed. The plaintiff set out in I bar statement of claim that she J was a spinster residing at Norfolk-street, Park- lane, and that defendant was Sir George Elliot, Bart., M.P. for the Monmouth Boroughs, residing i.A Park-street, Park-lane,. Iu or about June, 1886, and from thence contin- ually until April, 1889, ho, it was j said, promised and agreed to marry the plaintiff, j yet afterwards be refused to do so. Defendant, by his pleadings, denied that he ever promised to marry the plaintiff, and he aiso traversed certain allegations which were made by the plaintiff. Mr Kmp, Q. C.,atid AL-lf Brown were for the plaintiff. II Sir Cuatlos Russell and Mr L. Hart were for the I defendant. There was a packed court, the ap- proaches having been thronged by the public long before the opening of the doors. There was also < a large attendance of the Bar. Mr Justice Danmau, on taking his seat, said if I the case lasted over to-day he must adjourn until Monday, as he could not sit to-morrow. Plaintiff under Cross-Examination, Plaintiff, having re-entered tha bux for rp-sumed i cross-examination, said, iu answer to Sir C. Rus- sell, that she had never had any improper relations with a certain gentleman whose name was passed up yesterday. The consideration for a certain £ 700 was the relinquishing an interest in certain Sdesian mines. Cheques now handed up showed JE2,000 payable to Avant and Company, and endorsed by I her. The same gentleman became security to the City Bank for £ 2,000. She had recently asked the same gentleman if he cared I to put more money into the business, but she had not demanded it of him. I Sir Charles put in a letter, "Wednesday, 7.33," which witness admitted contained her signature. It might have been written two days ago. The learned counsel read the letter, which bad reference to the putting of the sum named into the business of Avant and Co.. in which plaintiff was concerned. Sir Charles Russell If you have had no improper personal relations with the gentleman, what do you mean by referring in this letter to your "personal relations Witness Well a gentleman may have relations with a lady. His Lordship Answer the question. S-r C, Russell What do you mean unless you were putting pressure upon him for a bill for £ 3,000 by referring to your personal relations with him. His Lordship What were they ? Witness They were absolutefy friendly. Sir O. Russell What do you mean by this covert threat in referring to personal relations which it would not be advantageous should be known to any stranger ? Witness Simply that tbe gentleman always expressed a very great wish that his name should never be mentioned; he did not wish it, and I had not done so. If it did not mean blackmailing, what did it mean ?-It did not mean blackmailing. What did it mean ?—Simply that thegentleman is already interested in our business, and I did not see any harm iu his still having furthor share of it. The learned counsel then put questions with reference to another letter for the same geotle- man, in which communication the name of a Mr Ledstone occurred. She knew very little of Mr Ledstone. Ho had some interest in breweries and companies. Did you instruct Ledstone to inform the gentleman whose name had been sent up that un- less lie gave up letter,, of yoius you would send certain letters to the Pall Mall Gazette ?—No. Is it a fact that following the occasion of your sending Ledstone to this gentleman the latter ad- vanced you £ 2,000?—Yes. And in August aod October of the same year he advanced you a further £ 1,000?—That is true. Aud in July of the same yoar he became security to tho City Bank for £ 2 000?— That is true. Did the gentlernau represent to Mr Lsdstone that it was blackmailing?— No; but he repre- sented that a man having an interest in a \v1)îH.C. business would be considered in an 4 uufavourable sense. Sir Charles Russell And that pressing him to put money in your business might arso be con- strued in an unfavourable sense?—I do not consider there was any undue pressure. Sir Charles Russell Why should you have a penny piece for any particular letters you know you were a virtuous woman until Sir George Elliot seduced you? Why should you receive a penny for giving up a gentleman's letter? His Lordship Do wa get any further by this ? Sir Charles P,,issell V ery well, my lord, if you do not wish it I will not proceed. Further crops-examined: I was educated by my uncle, a Mr Draper, now in court. I have been living in various parts of London since 1885. I have not reported myself to my relatives because I am of age. I had a serious quar- rel with my uncle years ago. I have passed by the name of K30ne. That was my stage name. I was liviug in Paris at the time of the decoration scandals. I obtained a coucbssiou in regard to mines in Silesia from a French gentle- man who was taken before the Correctional Tribunal of Paris. Were you also taken up !-No. I had nothing whatever to do with the decoratiou business. I do not know what became of the gentleman. After the scandals I lost sight of him. I l Evanq who lives at know a gentleman named Evans who lives at Newport. I don't know if ho is a political oppc- nent of Sir Gsorge Elliot. I saw him yesterday or the day before. I know a gentleman named Kdmistou. Sir Charles Russell I am suggesting that you were blackmailing right and left. Did you not obtain from him £ 2,500?—Yes. (Laughter.) HIS LordshipV What is your business? I Witness: Wholesale fan manufacturers and fancy goods. (Laughter.) Further cross-cxamined: The suggestion was to turn it into limited liability company. It was to bo ruined, as set forth in his letter before quoted, unless the £3000 was discounted. You bad had from 17th May, 1886, Sir George Elliot's promise to marry you?— Yes. Rapeated daily ?-Not necessarily. Monthly ?—Nor that neither. Hatf-yeariy ?—Possaibiy. (Laughter.) And he indulged you m your foible about going inta business ? --He did. And took security for £ 700 that he was ad- vancing to his future wife ? —Ha did. Tli,,ttsotinds odd, doesn't it?-N, knowing the gentleman. (Tbo Isarned ounsel here referred to the letter of January, 1886, written by witness to defendant, and addressed My Dear Sir George." There were several others all in the Rme form.) Do you mean to swear that you at the time regarded yourself as Sir George E'liot's affianced j wife ?—I swear I did. (Sir Charies here put in i diaries, observing that the plaintiff had been u sed to a good deal of dining out.) Witness continued: When I dined out my mother frequently accompanied me. There is an entry showing that I dined at Long's Hotel with Mr Borlase, Baroness Von Donop, and a gentleman who acted as private secretary to Mr Herbert Gladstone. I saw no harm in dining out with gentlemen, and I constantly told Sir George Elliot of my engagements. In January, 1886. I bad a miscarriage in consequence of my associa- tions with Sir George Eliiot. I had had inter. •cettrrs mth Sir Goorge Elliot six or seven times. I never parsed the night with him. Our inter- course was always in my bedroom. Did you instruct your solicitor that it was upon the faith of Sir George Elliot's promise of marriage that be bad succeeded in seducing you?—I think there is a mistake about that. Did you instruct him to that effect?—N o. ST C. Russell: You will see, my lord, in para- graph 4 that the plaintiff sets forth that relying on a promise of marriage the defendant seduced her. (To witness): That is not true, you say. You had connection on January 4th when there was no promise of marriage?— Yes. j You allege the promise on the 17th May Yes. Were you any party to inserting a paragraph in the newspapers in reference to this action, making this allegation against Sir George Elliot, but putting your name iu a way which would I make it recognisable to your friends ?-No. Do you know who put the paragraph in the papers?—No. i Were you consulted about it ?-No. I saw one paragraph shown me by Mr Evans, a gentleman from Newport. I believe it was in a Newport paper. I had nothing to do with it. Sir C. Russell: Perhaps Evans had. Cross-examination continued At my last inter- view I told Sir George I thought I was in the family way. Sir C. Russell: Did you teU him you and Mrs Avant would go and get rid of it, aud ask him for money to enable you to do so ?-I did not. Did not Sir George say to you, As I under- stand it, you want me to find the money to enable you to procure abortion ?"—He did not. And did be not ssy, I would not for my life do any such thirg "He did not. Did lie not say he did not think you were in the family way?—He said I was foolish. D d he say that ?—Yei'. Did he s:.y that after what had taken place that morning he would not see you apin ?—He declined to fulfil his promise. Did he not say he would not see you ngain ?- YR. And he has never since seen you until you ap- peared in the box ?- Y e. Re-Examined by Mr Kemp. I had more than one connection with 8;1 George before he promised marriage, but the intercourse was resumed in consequence of the p'-omise, I never had any improper intimacy with the gen- tleman whose name has not transpired. The Plaintiffs Mother. Mrs Harriet Hairs, next called and examined by Mr Kemp, Q C., said she was the mother of plaintiff and was a widow, her husband having beD dead since 1865. Her lata husband was a journalist. On coming to London she and her daughter took a house in Norfolk-street. She first met Sir George Elliot in May, 1386. He then told her that he had made a proposal of marriage to her daughter, auti he would make a handsome settlement. Sir George did not want the mar- riage mentioned to any member of his family. Defendant frequently came to their residence and behaved as a suitor to her daughter. OROSS-KX AMINED BY SIR O. RUSSELL. Her daughter did not k"pp her, and witness had an income of about L400 a year. Witness was not introduced to any of S:r George's rela- tsves,butehe thought plaintiff was. Excepting Mrs Avant, she knew of notiody else whom the defendant spoke to of a marriage with her daughter. No intilnCr tonk phce at her daughter's bedroom in Norfolk-street. It would be necessary to go up to the second fi jor. Sir George never slept in Norfolk-street, and she did not suspect improper relations existed while witness and her daughter were abrond. She was always with the plaintiff. Sir George on paying visits used to kiss witness-. Sir O. Russell: I do not want to be uncivil, but your daughter is getting on?— Yes, we are all gettiug on. (Laughter.) She is 37?-Yes. And Sir George is getting on Y es, consider- ably. 1 Did not your daughter receive large sums of money from several gentlemen to put in business ?— Y es, but I cannot tell from whom. Furthor examined The attention of witness had been drawn to a certain French police notice in the Times in which she and her daughter were described. Sir Charles hear read the notice, which stated that two Americans—Mr ^Henrietta Hairs and her daugher—came to Paris in 1881, ran into debt, and were now wanted by the police. Witness: That was at the time of the decora- tion scandals. But you disappeared rather suddenly I- Cartaiaiy not we were weeks preparing, and we brought a quantity of luggage with m. Wo did not proceou in respect of the libel or the notice. We consulted our friends, but having a fear of French law we i;, prudent not to move. rk-KXAIIINKD BY Ull KKMP. We did not leave Pans m debt, ueither have we been sued in this country. Sir Charles RUtfiOll tiaid he now had the paragraph, and he would road it to the Court. 1. set forth that the missing women were suspected of having been concerned in the decoration scan- dals. Mrs Hairs had kepi an elegant drawing- room, frequented t'y Russian princes, Spanish dukes, Italiau marquisos, and German barons. (Roars of laughter.) Tijair furniture was after- wards sold and the establishment broken up, and the police had not discovered what had become of them. Mr Kemp My lord, I do not know whether my learned friend rel ies on the accuracy oi state- ments in the Times? (Great laughter.) Sir C. Russell: My lord, I think my friend has sooted. (Renewed laughter.) I do reiy upon this libel having appeared in the Times and no action having been taken. Aii Interview with Sir George. "I ? ivj.r* Jj >u;s;i Av/Ui;, o £ tlj<4 ru'iu ot inn rnauu- facturers, 13, Queen's Mausion*, Victoria-street, examiued by Air Kemp, gave evidence as to an inte: view wiih Sir George and herself as to the plaintiff joiniug the business. He said he had no objection, but did not wish fcr plaintiff's name to appear. Ha also said he did not, care about her taking part in business,as she was going to be married to him. lie praised piaintdl's uccom- plibment¡¡ and her beaulYJ and said it was per- haps foolish on his part to contemplate a second marriage, but, bis first marriage had been un- happy. lSir George Elliot here gave a gesture of extreme surprise]. On the occasiou referred to plaintiff ana witness went from Victoria-street to diue at Sir George's house. CROSS EXAMINED. Wituess said she was a married woman, but. was living apart from her husband, who uid not support her. She admitted the writing of a letter tu Sir George thanking him .for befriending two "lone" women, and hoping he was enjoying himself at Bath, though for her part she wished he was in London. Sir Charles Russell: The word ia spelt loau I don't know whether it's a joke. (Liughter.) Mrs Hairs' Maid. Rlioda Gufifer, formerly ilial(i to Mrs Hairs, sivore that, on ono occasion, coming downstairs during the night at 18, Norfolk-street, she distiuctiy heard Sir George Elliot promise to marry plaintiff. Cross-examined Her husband was an optician out of work. Many geutlemeu used to luach with Miss Hairs. This concluded the plaintiff's case. SIR GEORGE ELLIOT IN THE WITNESS I BOX. Sir Charles Russell intimated that he would call tho defendant at once. Sir Geol gd Elliot sworn, examined by Sir Charles Russeii, said I was born 18ch March, 1315, and am in my 76.h year. I have been for some time member for Newport, and have been largely concerned in the coal industry. In 1875 I received a letter of in- troduction to Mi.is Hairs through Charles Ball in regard to certain concessious in mines. I had visited and inspcted the site years before for Messrs Rothschild. That gave me an interest in the matter. On Jan. 4th I diued with plaintiff at Brown's Hotel. After dinner you bad improper intercourse with plaintiff ?—I suppose tl:at may be admitted. Resuming: Never eitreated her?—If there was anything of that kit d it proceeded from the overside. (Seasntiou.) After this, January 4?b. I received a Jetter from plaintiff, who had gone to Paris. I have had every place ransacked for letters, and those produced this morning I had not seen before. She wrote from Paris im- plying that she was in the family way. I under- stood her to say she had had a mis- carriage owing to our connection, and she was quite surprised because she had a prince or a colonel hving with her for fourteen months, and nothing ot tbo kind had before occurred. Did you ever at any time promise her marriage ? —Never. The subject of marriage has never been suggested, and the friends who have spoken to- day have not spoken the truth. [Witness acoom- panied this auswer by vigorously striking the rail of the witness-box.} There is not a shadow of foundation for the statement that I have ever (Forcontinttation see next edttionol i

SALE OF S lEAMSHIP SHARES I AT CARDIFF. j On Thursday Messrs Tregarthen, Dunn, and Co., shipping auctioneers, Bute Docks, held their mouthiy ale of steamship shares at the Exchange, i Mount Stuart-square. Tli're was quite an average attendance of local merchants aud other gentle- men engaged in shipping enteiprise, and the prices realised in some instances were considered exceptionally good. Five £ 100 shares, fully-paid, in the Aberuiaed Steamship Company (Limited) were started at £4-0, and sold for the sum ot £ 57 10s per share.Two £ 1 £ 0 shares, fuliy-paid, ju the Brittany Steamship Company (Limited) j was next put up, but the higiies4 bid, 921, not having reached the reserve figure, no sale was effected. Five £10 abare". fully-paid, in the Cardiff S e onship Company (L:rnited) were started at j65, and eventually changed hands f Dr the sum o; 96 per share. Two sixty-fourth shares in the steamship Violante, of Cardiff, sold lor;SICO per sham. Oue £100 snare, fully-paid, in the Walter Thomas Steamship Company (Limited) were started at 950, and, after a brisk competition, was knocked down for the sum of 970. Ten £ 25 shares ( £ 23 10s paid) in the Garrison Stn» unship Company (Limited) were started at ;U loz;, and eventually realised the j euui of JB6 10s per share. }

I Suspected Murder at Belfast. The body of a man unknown was found in Bel- fast harbour to-day. From a deep gash over the right eye it is supposed he met with foul play.

TO-DAY'S MONEY. j [SPECIAL TELEGRAM! I STOCK EXCHANGE, LONDON. OPENING, 11.20 A.M. Very moderate business is doing in the Scock Markets, and prices show an irregular tendency. Consols are steady. In Foreign Bonds, Cedulas are i to Hi ower on realisations, aud on it being understood that the Western Railway of Buenos is mortgaged for nearly eight millions sterling, the aiuouui. for which the line was sold to a foreign syndicate, so that operation will not give the Argentine Government any surplus. Uruguay Sixes, i lower; Portuguese, £ Brazi-ian New Loan and Mexican S>xes, better. Home Railways are irregular, Metropolitan specially In demand, at a rise ot li; other changes of £ to i evenly balanced. American Railways finn, at to i advance in severai iustances. lI-hx can Rail- ways weak, i lower. Grand Trunk steady. Canadian Pac.,ic Riiiway weekly traffic, 19,000 dollars increase; Mdwaukee Railway weekly traffie, 28.000 dollars increase. NOON. Oa the Stock Exchange Cedula Bonds and Paro" are fl it, i lower—Ceuuia I, g better Mexican s*x?s, g Home R»iiv«ays are irregular, few changes o. a to A evenly baiaucsl. American Graud Trunk and iVlexicau Rnlwavs are firm in tone. Nitrate Railway "e" § lower. Saort Loans little wanted at 1 per cent. busiuoss quiet in discounts at Is pur cent, lor three mouths' bills. 1 PJll. Both Indian Exchanges are 1* 5 23-321 Hong K >ng, 3< 3 £ i; Sh:wí{frai,4, 6^1. At the Bank Euglaifi the following special allotments oê Telegraphic Transfers on India were maae — On Calcutta, 500 000 rupee-, at li 5 25321; and on Madras 100,000 rupetjs at Is 5 15.32J. Buenos Ayros Goid premium has risen to 169 per cent. Paris Bourse firm. 1.10 On Stock E^ xchange Consols for aceousii were 1-16 iower. In Foreigu Bonds, Urugu iy was iu demand, be.ng i ui 1 ijiglier Greek-, -4 better, OIl remission ot iax on currant; Cedul.-i Band Perus weto. fl un i g lower. Home Railways were duil—-Nortii-E istern, a iower a few others 4 to j Huii an l Barnsley, i natter. American tas were steady. Grand Trunk Preference S,o.-k, were weak, and i to i lower. Mexican Railway Ordiuaiy were uujj. CLOZT\r., 2.30 P.M. CLOSING, 2.30 P.M. The Stock Markets are dull. Con.iis account 116 better. Foreign Bonds are quiot. Uruguays, i oa iter. Home R,lihvay,; are weak—most Stocks g to g iower; Hull and Barnsloy g better. Amr-ri- 1;(111 iiniiways are dull. Mexican Railwayy fht, at co i lower. Nitrates are firmer. South Atn- cau Goal Mines, tirm. iO-UAY'S i'lUCifia.—BUSINESS DON ft The figures n parenthstis are ye<tnrday's citing prist BRITISH STOUKi '1'v(t(tll y ï\{(H/ f'?Me? /'iii s' ?t'n.?pcMonty(9B?ti— :t')?it5?pe?(tOSi)— Uo.?.??i.uAc?S??R?! DitS') J }> — Local .Stock. — j Metro !M VVcfsojiuU*) — Nnw <t!ico„i95ij— I Ditto 3 p 1;,I)k of E,,g fciUTliS!! U.UMVAYS i. Ditto Dtii (lebj >lt6-5 J Ditto Def „„,44g 44^-4 Ual«U»ma OrtllllS lL. to DitLo 9 GU new & SVVi (lii>— i Ditto t»r# £ „ Sd:— <i Kast9niOrd»(a74,b76.i 'MnUaml Or,l G Northern Urii(li4i— N Hriti Fref 77; 7i Li Nor?i,ein A ioli?- iMMrit,isbUtJ..?l,'M!? Great W);!<?rt)..(it)l.)l()2?-j 'Nf:?"tarnUr ?ti?l:)5j Uuli <& ?[?s?y ?a, 35.)-?-js N'jt. ? Sb?ttr-nt? i? — Luuc iV. VorKsi! (ikiO, — IS lCasternOrd„ii5u,— t,<.t?'))??M)!77<177<-t't?nuUt.: .1?,103? I ail Vale Act'8'A73,,— [(fast l.omioii ?0— Loudon & v\l:Sj)— t'uvnsss ??? M.«ic)'.?)iefiU)?'b;— UNITKD STATES RAILWAYS Centrm P&c!Sc(S2.32.-2 ?or-'ot Pref? 6?t bl¡.. Uht-?so.?'?U??? N Pacific Pre(e«(iaii7oi D«n»er (Jul „ 4 Ut')('&MiM')'?(??,— Ditto Preforr<ti(«W$>4.i )itto Preference^ Krie Shmcs —;fc'emy I fania Ora;ct>4 Ditto Preferanc*(o2> Puit.i?K)'n.(?.2?*js Ditto i/ld, MotniU?MO? Do. First In. ?;— tt.t'x.i? C«iilra>( 116;— !U"'<?'t'a;tMc.?ieao? L:tkoSb?t?..UH.— ,?!n t'['"r.)(."l??. J L mmvie di Mas tfc>74 87g ?Ut?i-? ?fn ?tot?p?t);. Mts-ju't?.AK?t,?,— ?H.mncA (i ?— York Centra! U0 110j 1st Mori, N YorkVnta ioUBjj— I OTIlKic UUI.W A YS oViUanPaeiUc.. 7?) 6i.i TrunI; 3rd {? 2?- Mnt-uosAyrM?NtS?— {Mexican Crd -i-4 G Ir\luk Unt '10.)- ¡!)o, lt Pr" ..(lh;i¿,Ll£.bž (i II rtlilk ori (102)?- m 1 Do2?!Pf? (74?t'i.j, ))cJa6Pf<(?);? 74j.<( fl. imlwo • • Do -mi OJyi FORKIUN STOCKS AgtneCcdA..(42)— Pernriau p cf 13+)13-3j Do vjettntas B.. ,i5)"Ab Do 6 |i i6-oj liun s Ays Ce-U (3v)v,4 3 '?rt)ekt8HtA.84??9j? 1)0 d, do. J (,14,)?i 1,6d- 'I lit t P n?34)_ Ki;yptUmKe?.?b)9j? .rhi.?h.ld.'i ..(b??— M?ypt-?ot?ff?I??i— n') or!;) !t.:(.H:_ t'?yf'?t!m)'?"?'0!?— Do. 1st Groupt?)- K?y?t?ui'itifi'?j?,— D?.?tdUr?u??i—. i-rencti 3 pc lI.,H,\èO,J- Uu ord ana hi 8/le 13a Ho 4j |) c attoinau — Hungarian « p c ih 16} uaiian op c il'3?i«.934 Do. 6p c. (:vÜJo..7 •> <■ D, »a,-i .Ulpi; ..si — Pertu 3 |» c 1 • Ij iMlSClCM.ANKOUS. CAnada. 4 P c (J 10)- L C. Powder,.(5;— JCxplosires■. £ .))— New y-ea'ad Wales U'dlUj — Union Crd.ll, Bimore Copper itu b SouUiAustrai.v.> 10i)i) .utrate Uadway" .loi icJ4 • "t • 0j. i„r.iCjJ 10. n — Jorge 1)0. 6A 0,1 10 A rt India — Dublin Distilier.v4.i — Bells Asbestos (li;ilt- N. Explorations Can Steam Nav^SM;— Prtd'l.O; — itio An^lo-Aniencan <Jt Barry(,fc,t)— Tei I'rei ( £ 3V; — )?.us).sU')f'f.??(j 4J Do Ut'iAtu'cmnfH,— )\?vsor-*?o)dMns(? — Direct Ui Cabluil — ).\iy.?)rt)(juidF??5-'sd— Jiasiern • t'ndian Con. Uoniil. 9J — KMtern Kxten„tl4|;— Do ?eHtf ?ew?bi. 1? Biazilian — African Hxptor.dH.,— Na.HonaiTetfp?n(b4 .V .lagers loiut!!n\li)10 £ Uu!:tnUfH.(???2.?Jo.dFteida,S Allsopp's Ord.. 70/— Africa :3j)— |J bryant and Mayii3e— Salisonry Minesi4;)—' Cooset iron • b — City Oc Suburban^;)— CobwVius S iv 6.1 Jumpers. (3?j3i Hudson's Bay.. 20,204 j t'ert?n?*?.??— llotchi:iss (o) — JubJee. (4,)- Decc.in Land (/?)— ?tnttut'rAJac?..(?'— Aerated Bread.(ojfj— Wenimers 6",z l;¡wi IIS(:;l:)- Crcwn Ksef {St)— !-)?MZ?!'t'.<.tShrs( ?i; ) — CrcwtiRxef.  ?— "? t S rail's Patent ti,—

TO-DAYPS NIANKETS. I CORN. GlASGOW, Friday.—Grinding beans were lid per 230 his. d'-arer, but feeding reninined unchanged! Maize was in strong demand at an advance of 3<1 to 6el the bushel thi firmness was due to its scarcity. Ainericaii wheat alltl flour Bèeaúy. Oilier articles l,IVKRFOOL, Friday.— Wbea', closes at last Tuesday's prices, after a fair trade, Cabfornian, 7s 2,1 to 7s od. Beans firiii- Saidi, 24* 9d to Sos. Peas quiet, 5s bd to 5" 6jd. On is firai-tair inquiry for white, 2s 8id to 2s 9;d yellow, 2s 6jd to 74d bUck, 2s 5i l to 2s 640. >iaiz^—moderate business, at 3s old for new mixed; eenerai quotations Lltillg 3" 6V, 10 -Is 7,p. I Flour slow. \VAKEFIEI.d, 1"riday.—Toe upward tendency in wheat has further developed, and holders are firm in requiring an advance of 6d per quarter on Califurnian and 6tl to Is on Russian. English wheat in small supoiy, and finds buyers ac Is per quarter over last week s rates. American maize 6J t'.I9,t per qr dearer. Oats and Egyptian maiaa tul.y wl per qr dearer. Odessa maize od per qr dearer LONDON, Friday.—Both Kiiftlisli and foreign wlieat were firm, at about previous rates, but not-much busi- tio-s d'ong. F'lour unaltered. liirley steady. Oats a-.d maize firtniy beld. Arrivals Jfinglisn—Wheat, 1,659 qts barley, 370 qrs. Foreign—Wheat, 21,880 qrs barley, 8,480 qrs cats, 2:, 180 qrs maize, iO.o^C qrs; flour, 31,740 sacks, 15J b.irrels." Sl/'jAK. Glasgow, Fritiny.-Stroiig market, anrt everything offered sold at 3d advance. The otlioial report states: Very active market, and everything on otier soid at f ully 2..1 auva.nce. PROVISIONS. LONDON, Friday.—Butter—stea 'y market at about previous rates. Kiel quoied at 200s to 114s; (Swedish, iOOs to 114s Friesland, 80s to 94s Normandy, 10613 to 120s; 'Jersey, 8,¡; to 94, American, 30s to 70s. Bacull-m:uktJt remains steady at late rates. Hams and lard unchanged. (;hecs, remains !:iwady-Ameri- can, 42" to 54s; Dutch unaltered. BUT.'(R. C')U! Frid.iv.—Firsts, 104s seconds, 84s thirds, 59" fourths, 40; J{, g"-ec"nd, 84s thirds, 50s. Mild-cured tirkins—superfine, 110s; tine, 93s; mild, 69s. kegs-iuili. 60s. In market—410 tirkins, 8 kelis, 48 wtili.. POTATOES. LONDON, FridaY,-F?;AJIIHI for best samples, j bu, tiade Blow for inferior qualities, 8upplies Leing  0 3 to 8 0 quite equal to the requirements. Heorons, Os to 80s t't'?(;n'M,<}Osmbos,K)'j,t?hma.?"um-, 30s to 80s Scotch <lo" 45s to 100s imperators, Z??i to 70" per ton. I HOPS. LONDON, Friday.—There is n !itHe Moro demand for h <ps. Out it is of quite a retail charac er. Prices remain tirm for last yea: '3 gruwih, but old sorts have relapsed into the n"g e-ited condition in which they have btlen, with a few exceptions, for so long a time past. Imports are on a moderate scale, which are quict) sufficieti. however, to meet the existing demand, GRIMSHV, Fri,iay.-There was a good supply. and a fair demand. Foity ve sels. 32s; level, 20s to 21s lemon, 35s to 45a; soles, 150s to 18Js haddocks, 6s to lOs dead whiting, i.4s to 20s smelt, Is bd whitches, 30s to 3b:i per box putnet, Zs to 6s per box turoor, 8s to 2wi; brill, 4s to 8i iuur, 4s to 6s doad, Si to 5s cod. 6" to 9s skate, 4s to 6s; dead, 3s to 6, e;tctl balo, 40.1 to I 80s dead cod, 8JS to 120s halibut, 41 to 6s dead, 3s to 5s per stoue. METALS. LONDON, Friday.-C,-PPol easier; 60 tons do at £ 43 2, 6d cash and 150 tons at i:43 7s 6d and i.43 5s taken six weeks. Tin steady, bu; notninsr yet done. Straits, £ 89 liis bd bid for Monday seiiers, 2s 6d mow three months sellers ask £ 90 12s 6d\ buyers offer 7s btlless. Spel ter, £20. L-.ia<i unaltered. (Scotch pig iron nctive, and 45s lOd paid cash. Hematite done at 53 slOd cash. UiAsuoi, Friday. Market steady, and a' fair business donest 45s 8 d, 45s 7d, aud 45s 9d cash j 4Ss lid, <5» 9d, ami 46s one month buyers, 45s 9d cash; seiiers, bti more. Mitid!e»bruugn done at 46s one month buyers, 45s 9d cash and one month sellers, 3d more. iiematite done at 54. bSi lid, and 54s lid cash f)4s lId and 54.. 4d one month; buyers, 5ts_2id cash, sellers, MJiiigUer. j

RACING ANTICIPATIONS. Mr Ford has prepared his usual Jiberal pro- gramme for the popular Derby fixture, and as plenty of horses are on the pot the sport shouid be interesting. The chief feature is the Welbeck Handteop, which may be won by Sweetbriar or Imogens. My other selections ,c,- as follow — Drakelow Stakes—ALBEKTINK. Sudbury Stakes—GBACE EMILY or JKSSAMT. Highlield Selling Plate—TOKBKNT. High Peak Plate—WAKLABT, Maiden Stakes—CAU'S. VERITAS. Darby, Friday Morning. GKOKO: FREDERICK'S SELECTIONS:— Draks!ow SCHKOS—FAB NIENTE. Sudbury Shakes—JISSAMV or POLENTA. H'ghlieid Plate—TORKENT. W el beck Ha miicap—- BKKT HAUTE or SWEKTBRIAR H-gll Peak Piate—"A'AULABX. Maiden Stukes—Gail.UK CArLUM,

LRtest Gal lops of the Favourites, i I -1 {CompUM 'rout the Trainim ) t i CI I Y AND SUBURBAN. r GOLD and SHEKN were not seen out KAIKOURA covered a mile aim a quarter steadily Poiil 1 AUKKATE was sent a mile at hill-speed PIONEER, 4UAKTUS, bnaplouk, and Lady Rosebary e.tliooeu a miie and a quarter at top speed HEVE n OR had tour sharp canters MOR-AIGNK aud Shillelagh were. stripped and sent si veil i ki. longs at racing pace VASISTAS went a mile anti a quarter at a good pace SliRUlxoN bad a halt-speed spin ot a mile WoRUi.NQioV ga.lupou a mile and a half steadily SWIFl' negotiated a mile and aquarter iillj 17 11. It. o I LF. NORD and HFAVMK had easy cantering exercise KIRKHAM and NARELLAX galloped a mile AIIU three. quarters at a sweating pitce RIGHT AWAY covered a mile and a quarter sharply HIH!IU, at good half speed, covered seven furiougs SAINFO! v gailopelt a mils and a quarter ST. ERF. ridden by Watt-, had a uice gallop of a mile SvUEFoot' could not be distinguished, owing to fog [ i

Newmarket Training Notes. I (BY OUlt NFWNfAltlilZC CORRESPONDENT ) I NEW MA It li I' Friday —On the Hury side, George Dawson's li old erness, li unciecro 11, anti St Serf galloped six furiong*. John IX, wson's, sen, Roberto, Chiltern, and Plato went a mile and a quirter Ev.tus's Stur- to!) going a similar gidloo Signorina negotiated six furlongs. Enoch's Uoundsditch covered nearly two iiiiies Workington gomf; six furlongs. Geldings Mutineer, timers,, Antibes and Li-ten galloped seven fuWongs. Hayhos's Cotillon and Theodore galloped a mile aud a quarter Mesux.Fatuite, Polonius, Le Nord and Heauuie going near y a mite. T Jennings's, sen, Sheen, Cold, mid Lu-ign;in cantere I six furiongs. Jewitt's The Sinner and Rollesby "ere sens nearly two miles Heckberry, Miunedosa, Ostrogoth, Helli- field. Paragon, and ltathbeal covered a mile and a qi Iai-ter Deari^st and Kiliowen galloped a mile. T. T. Jenuing-'s, juu, Padua and Chouan went two miles Kiugspear, Ragoberr, and Polyb us going seven fur- longs. Ryan's Alloway and Martagou cantered six furlongs Sadler's Testator, Bondsman, and Origen went seVell fui longs. On tho Bacecotirse side, Sherwood's Iddesleigh and Phiiomel were sent a mile and a half Hrown" Blot went a similar gallop. M. Dawson's Nareiian, Kate Dal. ymple,|and Kirkham galloped nearly two mil s. J. Dawson's, jun, Belleville, Lutzen, and Pamela were sent a mile and a half.

LATEST SCRATCHINGS. The Press Association was this morning officially inioimed by Messr< Weni,li«'cy of ilm following s<r I'cbiuus: Two Thousand Guineas and Derby—Master Astley. Two '1 Indiiand Ciiiow, and a lllloCt8 up to Sept. 1— Hidden Treasure. ClTY AND SDBCKBAN.—Gnanca in a lifetime; specially kept.—Send stumped address for terms (pay- after result) to PLAYFAIR, FulUaiu, Loudon. 806 F. HILL, Tun Commission A?eff?, <J<?t-s?re' BMU. i'eie?Mphic address, "?I[J?? Bath. Term'i and Bi woekiies l'or->v.rd-d free on ruceip; of addrmi. RADICAL SCHOOL or ARMS AND GYXNASICM, Hope-s.reet, Ca,,Iiff. Orwat Glove CoiitMt (tiatter Marquis of (jueeusuury Rule.>) 011 Tuesday next, (dace Nigoi.), between Fred Smitti uuii Tom Juues, both of Ca.diii. Admission by Ticket, Si a few Beae. ved Seats, 7< 6d. Nien to aopear between 9 and 10 p.m.— T. L. Wmrr, Manager. 716

SPORTING ITEMS, I Tne defeat of Father Confessor in the Babraham Plate accouuts for Pioneer being a little easier in the City and Suburban market. The biggest upset for the Babraham Plate occurred 111 1883, when Tonaus won, starlriug at 20 to 1. He was ridden by Jtiatsford. Armada was not backed for a penny by the I stable for the Great Northamptonshire Stakes, He had to jump r ght over Clang in that race. They now, say the Epsom folks, are as coufident about Kaikoura for the City and Suburban race I as they wera about Ilex for the Grand National. Several offers have been inadf for Filomela since she defeated Queen ot 'he Fairies at Leicester. Gurry has offered £ 1,200 for the ¡ filly, which was refused. I

GLAMORGAN COUN r y COUNCIL Meeting at Pontypridd. A meeting ot t-na Glamorgan C >uniy Council was held in the Pontypridd Town-hall (.-it Thurs- day, uuder the presidency uf Sir Ktissey V.vian, M. iJ. To ere was a very large attendance of meicders. The minutø of the last meeting Imp- ing been conÜrmeJ, th?? c"t?rk of th3 peace drew alteuti >n to tb SWANSEA BIT AND TIlii: 81: FI3KJCHIE-S AOT. A petition had been presented to the Board ot Trade by the Swansea Corporation in favour of )g Swansea Bay a sea fishery t;.strict, Rnd the Board oc Trade iiad written to the couuty council ask.ug for their op.uiotj. Tae matter wa- referred to tbe fishery coiuitnttee. L CAi GOvKiiNMiCNT COSiMItTEE. At a ii)eet:g of the comm.tt.ee it bad been re- to! ved that the Adenine Temprauce H;tii should not be license') ior stasre play. ami uutii an ad- liiticnal exit, bad been made that all enquiry should be hold into proposal for ox < as.on of Mountain Ash and Merthyi- B districts hnd also with reference So an application from the parishes of E^iwysilau and Jjianfabou for the crc..t:Oll of a new locai board j that in ali cases, unless s pecial circum- stances rentier it otherwise desirable, 1 polling districts and places si)oubi be the same I >r parliamsntary and local board elections. These details were eutiorsed, and he council also agreed to grant Mr C..Auorj-y Lewis, bite sur- veyor of tbe county roads board, compensation at the rate £ lb per auutim for aboii„ior, of oiffce. Oojection v,as raised to the non-allowance of compensation to Mr Camp'o", iate surveyor or the Neath D strict Hichwi.y Boird but is was pointed out that Mr Campion's iiiee not been abolished. He had been sunt iy asked to resign in the ordinary course of events. FIN AN OS. I The adopted estimate <>; rece.p'i and expendi' ture for the year ending March 31, 1891. w s g 1, the disbursemenis leaving au surplus \.11 tl19 year of £2,085 9". The Chairman remarked that the C')Uu..y rate for tiie year would be 3 in 2. Beioro rhe con- sfitution of the council it was 3i i £ 9 716 was also ss ved—money formerly pai.i to aiuun i'fifc-«. -0, ject'on having been taken to an item -,f ;CBS odd expended by the asyinm commi.ree being charged to capital account, the Ciork said the final adjustment of the fineucos of the county was a matter of great dii ff••ulty, and would have to be undertaken by the Locai Government Board Conr.uisa.oners out the board cou'd not say wheti. Tno asylum comui'ttee ha.d 110 D',wer to upend money except to the extent of £400 per year, bur. uuring the ptst. year ths "nn mot not been exhausted, and periiaps the £ 38 5s 11 i could be paid out of what remained.— i'ae item was ultimately referred back to the asyimn committee.—The C?rk said that C.uùtf and Swan?e? Pai?i a lump 8um r? th" revenue acconrif. -i.c'i year. Cudiff, ?? 000, and Swansea £ 1,700.—T le chairman w.? '.e-ued Lo ca;t upon theLoc.il GoVernmeut Board, lr"i 1,int o, ;ti wii;cti tbe county j c'!unc? was placed, and a-k them to seud dDwn ) commissioners witiioKt deiav. I STIPENDIARY SA'.ARIRS, The finance c.nii'i.irtee had re■ ;mmended the I payment ot £ 110 0 101 oui of • h» M-r.i.yr si,p u- diary justice s account, and £:37514 5 i out ot the P. u ypridd stipondiary j i.-uc-s account, but | exception was taken to the act ou of the magis- trates at quarter sessions at Swausea rcII:;Y. ID practically voting IIn increase d salary to tile stipendiaries of the two towns mentioned, nut- withstanding that on the previous tit.y the matter had been before the j liut police cO:1JIuiuye, wac 1 had decided to deiet its corfso:eration for threl j months. After very considerable discussion ant' counter resolutions, tho report of the committer and tiie 8..ti 111,;tte: were adopisd. INTEHMEDI ATE EDUCATION. A report was read from the j i.us edncatiec committee describing the work done dm ng the j year, and in moving its adoption the Cliairm ui also proposed that a rate or i j-1 iu th<> £ he laid j for the comme y^a- io addition to sr. di rate us would produce £150, calculated to be necessary ■ to meet the expenses of the committee. The i proposal to establish schools for intermediate I education was, I., P. remarked, laigeiy appreciated throughout the country, bu especially with the large urban districts. (H sar, hear.) It was exceedingly undesirable that any money raised by means of rates shouid be spent in bricks and mot tar aud therefore they thought that tbe loc ilities ites rous of buyiug such schools sbonid provide sufficient fmltls Ly voluntary contn- butians to oefray the c .st of the buddings, and thus leave tbe whole amoun'o accruing from the rate to be applied for the purpose of education. —It was exp,inMl tlat a rate of in the £ would pro'uve £ c 75C, while a rate -■ 1 50 h of a penny would suit!;« to raise the B150 r quired for expenses.—As to the provision uy the com- mittee of schools in poor districts, the chairman !<'1id his own idea was that prov!sion shouid have been made in Lhe act fur the establishment of schools ill such localities and he bad written to Mr Ritchie asking whether a short l.iil could be passed with that o j^ct. (Hear, hear.)—Tae I resolution was ttie.i :1.I.iopte\1, witn tiie under- I standing that tbe rate should cot belaid uutii the secon 1 half of the year. GOV RNHKNT CURSORED. Councillor K. LKWIS piopand it was carped, "Taat this council expresses stron g dis- appointment that her :'(;¡jl1sty' Government iioes not con tempi >.te introducing, nurmg tiu present session of Parliament, a bdl dealing with tiie formation of parochial and dis, ric; councils, and fur,iier petitions ior tiie speedy introduction of such a measure." The council then adjourned.

Ihe Swansea Tramways1 Dispute. At tha borough police-court, on Thursday— before Messrs J. C Fowler, A. Mason, and J. C. V. Pirminter-17 employ^ of the Swansea tramway Company were summoned for leaving the services of tha company without notice. Mr ty.R ibinson Smith appeared for the prosecution, llnd Mr George David (of Cirdiff) for the defence. On the flrt case being cRlId, which waq against "eorga Clement, from whom was claimed a Peek's wages for wrongfully absenting himself, Mr David submittNt tInt tiJA judge's hid ruled that under the Employers' and Workmen's Act, an omnibus driver or conCiuctorwt8 not a Workman nor "a person otherwise engaged in Manual labour." He therefore objicted to the 411risdiction of the court. The remedy of the Company was in the county-court. The Court, after retiring, declined jurisdiction. Mr David was allowed the usual costs. A further charge was down for hearing, in "hleb a driver named Morgan was charged Voith intimidating George F->»-ris from work- itiz for the company. Before it was Called on, however, Air D.tvi(i paid he and Mr Smith had been in consultation, and a Suggestion had been thrown out with a view of deferring the dispute to arbitration. As this might lead to an eariy settlement, Mr Smith had Consented to a week's adjournment. The conrt agreed, Mr Fowler saying he hoped, for the sake of pub ic convenience, an amicable lettlAment would be arrived st,. Afterwards Mr Robinson Smith and Mr David bad a consultation, the latter repeating Oil behalf of the men the offer to refer the dispute to arbitration. Mr Smith decided to "ire to the directors a recommendation to comply with the sugg;:a-;on but, late in the evening, no reply of a definite nnture hnd been received. Mr David insisted on the directors agreeing to recog- nise the union, and to reinstate the men dis- missed, and he promised that if arbitration were agreed to, the men would at once go back to Work, on condition that the finding of the arbi- trators should be made retrospective.

TEltMS ARRANGED. lTraffic to be Reumed. IsrKOIAL XSI.EQBAM TO THK ECHO. i The men had a meeting this morning, and its a result banded to the Head Constable the terms on which they were willing to resume work. He communicated them to the tramway officials, and the result, it is understood, is that arbitration will be conceded, and the traffic will be resumed to-morrow morning, the 'two dismissed men to be taken back.

DEATH OF SIR EVAN MORRIS. I [SPIWIAL TELEO;A-O THE U ECHO"1 LsrECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE ECHO" Sir Evan Morris, WUlJ was knighted by the I Queen last year at Pale Hali (luring her visit to W ales, died to-day at the G.raud Hotei,Eastbourne, 3ir IN an had been in failing health for soma time suffering from nervous exhaustion, induced by ovarwoi k, but his death was little looked for, especially as a letter was received this morning saying he was better. He was largely interested in North Wales Ta?w?y bchemes.

-= MR STANLEY, [RRDTKK'S TELEGRAM.! CUliU, Thursday.—Mr II. M. Stanley left here for Paris at bait-past one this afternoon,

Gossip of the Day. From To-Day's London Letters. THEORY AND PRACTICE. The correspondent of a Manches- ter contemporary points out that the late Mr Talbot, "father" of the House of Commous, who was a Liberal in advance ot his day. was strongly op- posed to the settlement and entail of property, from which he had suffered great inconvenience in his earlier years. It will ba observed that he put his theories into practice, for with tiie exception of a sum of money in trust for oue of his daughters, who is an invalid, he leave# the whole of his immense fortune and upwards of a million in ready money, with a landed estate worth £ 30,GOO a year, at the absolute disposal of his heiresses. THK SriRlT L'v rY, I According to a correspondent of j a Leeds paper the Irish niember.,ii will probably offer some opposi- I tion to the increase of the spirit duty, but it is not believed that their resistance will bo effectual. The Irish share oi the new fnn-i which iNIr Goselion iz-, croatiiig amounts to £118,000, and this will form another security for Mr Balfour's land purchase scheme. _1" A DUKES LKGACT. I hear (says the correspondent of the Manchester Guardian) that the lata Duke of Manchester has left his widow L4,000 a year and his house in Great Scauhope-streer. Kiiii- i bolton Castle and its appurtenances are iu tho hands of the present Duke's creditors. The widowed Duchess is staying with her dauRhter, flady Gosford, in the New Forest. RAILWAY BRAKES. On the question of railway brakes the Times has administered a stiff lecture to the London and North Western Railway Company, and no one who studies the evidence given at the inquiry into the causes of the disaster at Carlisle will be astonished at the fault-finding. It is quite time that the vacuum brake, however excellent in mechanism, should be pro- nounced r» feeble power with which to arrest a heavy train at L-reitt speed. A* the Times puis the matter, this form of brake has its power limited to the weight of a single atmosphere, or fourteen pounds per fquare inch, upon the surface acted upon. But in addition to this feeble limit the vacuum brake is lisbie to serious derangements during severe weather, and on many occesions it has failed to respond to the action of tho engineers. But c-nair-pressura brake such as the Wcstinghouso is free from these trammels of limitation, and may be depended upon to stop a train within its own length. Another recommendation is that the pressure brake cannot fail without notice for the degree of pressure existing in the ttibeq and reservoirs is notified by a gauge on the engine, and any leakage or accidental disconnection will bring the brake into action upon "very wheel, and stop the train." Tho power of the Board of Trade in regard to brakes will in a short time sot various railway companies right on crochets of prefer- ence. OOCTRT OR APPEA: Anything more illogical than the pgitation which has arisen out of fho Crewo case for a Court of Criminal Apnl'1 it would be difficult to find. The Speaker was the first to make the suggestion. Punch followed. and now all the penny whistles W -i Tnti,t are playing together, "We must (mmsrks the correspondent of the Liverpool Mercury) have a Court of Criminal Appeal. 1 Tho makers of this music do not stop for an instant to reflect that the case of the Crewe murder is precisely tho one lu which a Court of Criminal Appeal would have been of no service whatever. Tho arguments pit forward on behalf of Rich and George Davies are precisely the ones which could not possibly be left to a court. That the murder was committed there is no doubt; nor is there any doubt as to who committed it. But pity caused by the youth of the prisoners, pity caused by the provocative character of their rather, pity which arose over the training they had, was evoked in order that mercy might be shown. No court could decide on a question of pity. No doubt there ought to be a Court of Criminal Appeal, but the demand for it is not made more acute by auything that has happened in regard to the Crewe murderers. COMSTANCS KKNT. The release of Constance K<& from prison (says the corres- pondent of the Western Moru- j ingr Ncivs) takes one's memory hack thirty years. Such excitempnt as prevailed over her case is perhaps hardly possiWg at tin" time of day. It was on Juno 29;11, I860, that sho committed the murder of her little btep- brother, a boy of four years of age, when mlia was only 16. When she confessed, exactly a quarter of a century ago this month, sorrrons were preached about her, and the whole country was vgitated from one end to the other. lihe was respited, and she is now released from custody. She entered prison when she was 21. She comes out of it an old woman, 46 years of age. Her admission that she commit- ted the crime was made originally in the confession to an Anglican clergyman, who, from the moment that he heard her story, never failed constantly to urge upon her the necessity for making that pub- lic reparation which was necessary in order that suspicion should no longer attach to other persons. Too original investiga- tion into the case was very much mis- managed, and Constance Keut would have escaped altogether if she had not, be;bg a sister in a Protestant convent, sought relief by going to the clergyman with her tale. If Mr Gladstone is revising his review of Lady Fullerton's story he will find something to assist hia arguments m tbo case of Constanco Kent,

FOOTBALL. I CANTON JUNIORS V ROATH JUNIORS.—This iliateli I will be played (Ill till! H"r,¡¡quiIJ3' ground, Penanh. road, to-morrow (.Saturday.)

SUICIDE AT NEWPORT, PEM. j On Wednesday afternoon Captain David Salmon, of Swansea, recently on a visit to his sister, Ira Davies, Goat-street. Newport, Pem- brokeshire, committed suicide by hanging him self. When found the body was quite cold. Captain Salmon bad been in failing health for ¡ some time.

Niagara has, we hear, been sold privately to » patron of Hornsby's stable, and be joins the Wantage establishment forthwith. It is expected that Charm will, like her stable- companion Jessamy, show marked improvement upou her Lincoln running the next IIL1\(\ she is seen out, which is likely to lIe in the £ 3,000 stake at Kempton Park on May 9th. i

Cardiff Kaces and Steeplechases. EN iiilES.— TCKSDAY. j The CARDH.i<' OPiiN lilí:.lIc.l'S' &TEEPLE- CHAVE of 50 SOTS fur hunters. About three miles. Mr R ,i Jones's ro g Warcraft, by Princecraft, dam by Free Xra ie, 6 ys. Mr D Lindsay s Tea Ross, agea. Captain-Middieion s b 111 A.tuich Girl, by Coltness, out uf Matilda, by csolon, a yr. Mi Gr ityail s liie ,"sax 01, o yrs. Mr S M *1 houias s Nj;Ht,UtrG, 5 yrs. Mr ki 6 Watson's b m random, a yrs. S.r li Wiluiot s JTrofcUiore, bye,. Mr Worthiiigtoa s MugOE, aged. of 3,) The 'JR?Djb?Ai: HU?T Sth?PLECHASE of M sovs. About tWO lùdes aud a naif. Mr U Barrett's ro g C?Ucs. by M?<: Haste, dam by a¡piucLe", 5ys, Mr W 1,laÜSj's Separation, 6yô. C3pt.Mi.i?d?t.y'?bj:?nKUd Ernest, by Hpeculum, On L ,i Grand Ducbess, ??N S. Mr JLuoWy cue's b or br g Llan Dwy, tys. Mr Lort Pmliips's Chmuouu, aged. ÜtU, Watsou s b or or g Driscoi, bys. The GLAMORGAN Sill ;v U HUM HURDLE RACE of 25 sovs. Two miles, over eight flights of hurdles. Caot .\1 Linds:1Y'H i.runstte, cys. Mr W i-ii.idsky's Separation, Ójs. Mr F Lort Phillip* s Ciiiaur., agttd. I Capt A It Reades br III MHs Anthony, by Lord Clyde, d»m by Wild Chariij, 6y \¿4tL.n') :-100, J.s. Mr 18 W atson s bi g- fugitive, by Bourbaki, out of Vintage, bys. WKDNKSDAY. The WIND SOU Hl\N tl.K.V STEEPLECHASE of 40 SOTS. About three miles. Mr IV Gordon Canning's Youusi tiiasgow, aged Mr F F itz^er tld's Higuway man, 5 yrs. Mr it J J ulI'"i3'S ro g iV a reran, by Princecraft, dam by free Traoe, 6 yrs. Mr D Lindsay's Tea Rose, aged. Captain Miudietou's I) m Nautcb Girl, by Coltness, out of Matilda, ty Solon, 0 yrs. Mr 11 Ji Puiuips's b or hr f l-rescent, by Jaffa, out of Monnbeaui, -t yis. Mr Oi Hyatt's The Sax in, 5 yrs. Mr S M Thomas s Nightshirt, is yrs. Mr Worthiujriou's Magot, agutl. bir R Wiimots Frogaiofo, 0 yrs. The NEW ItULH. of oJ sovs. Aooat two miks. over tine steep.ecuase course Mi U Clement's Fusee, pedigree unknown, aged -Mr K Coonibe's b m No Name, by Speculum, dam ullkaùw II, b yrs. Mr W Lindsay's br m Merry Duchess, by Hilarious, out of Dee, 4 yrs, C-jpiaia Middlton's b m Nautch Girl, by Coltness. out by b yr,. CalhaHl A it Reads s br in Miss Anthony, by Lord Cllle, Ui.i.¡J1 oy Mild CUar2ie, Ó yrs. Mr ii ti Watson s bl g Fugitive, a yrs. The UNITED HUNTS SThKPLKCUASE of 30 sovs. "büll" 1 wo miles and a iia.f. Mr Adams's br 1 u Portumua (iii-1, axed Mi H Bariett' b g Callb,.y, 5 yr., Mr it J Jones's ru g W.ucrafi, 6 yrs Cape M Lindsay s Spider, aged Mr F C M rsms Sir Josepu, aged Mr b' Lort Phillips's Cniiiuuk, aed Mr P Jt Phillips .s Sea Pe.ul, ) yrs Capt A li He me's Miss Westbourne, aged Mr W Jill's Quicksilver, 6 yes General Walton » Driscoi, 0 yrs Tile St NICHOLAS HUltIJU; RACE of 2b sovs. TWJ miles. Mr Saunders Davies s br g Hilarity, by Hilarious out of Noisy, 6 yrs Mr Saunders Dnv'.es's Rowena. 5 yrs C fJt. LuicUay s lb.(Jut1û", aged Mr W Lindsays Or ill Merry Bucuess, by Hilarious ouc of Dee, 4 yrs .Mr F C Morgan's Sir Joseph, aged Mr F C Morgan's lå" S^rlrrei, o yrs Mr i.ewis shnley's Lion Heart, aiied Mr F Lort Phillips's C.'iinouK, aged )11' II s Wa>Olls ell g Su.tton, ujjed Uenetal W atson s ,>aie, 5 yrs

Official Starting Prices. DJ'/KBY. RACf, WIN.NER. PRICE. Drak'dowe Stakes Aioertino 11 to 10 ascst Sudbuiy S.akes Jessamy. 11 to 4 agsc .4 1 lie above prices ara identical witn tHose puonstied officially in the Hacvtvj Calendar and Sporting Life.

TO-DAY'S SHIPPING, I Lloyd's Casualty Telegrams. The British sresmw Romanby has put back to Port S::d ,"ith C'y; mier cnVtr Hint connecting rod br ken. Tim ss,e 1 us< r County of f. incastH-, o. L'verpoo!, froaf Ipswich for Beltust, arrived as Pe :zance wich a slight de eci in hpr m tch'n ry. Tbe Edzaheti: Pe-r-, previously reported grounded at the entrance to Wei-s haibnir, drove into Holkhaut beach with ,b s morning's tide; she mke6 water. The fishing boat Fair Choice, o: Buolci". was run down on-i sunk off Kuckie by ihe boat Olivt1, of Port Gordon the Ulive's stern is b okert. Ti-e B-itish steamer New. a-tle.of Leith.from Danzig for Liverpool, generai cargo, is ashore at svan-'k-, near Nexo, full of water, and it is feared will become a wrec unless the weather is veiy favourable. Crew So ved. A Monte Video telegram state- tiiat the French barqre Q lillota is totally Josi, having been in cod sion witn the Kiench steamer Concordia. Crew landed at Monte Video. i Cardiff Arrivals. ROATH DOCK. April 17.—"iV-riam, 55, R Mimond es. 7oJ. Deri n, iron ore. ROATH flOCK, A rii 13 -outh iron ore. Tin-. 1, 1^15, Duukerqu >, ba i-r. L ik s-. 40. Brema s>, 3205, Penarth, light. Treveda ss, 1019, Bris ol, Jigbr. EAST HLTE DOCK, April 17.-Camellia, 52. Annie H Law, 1174. Peira cit ss, 259, Antweip, 1 gbt. Wilu shire ss, 316, Caen, ligbt. Severn ss, 329, Newport WEST BUTE DOCK. Ap-il 17.—Ttuna ss, 2'4, Cork, I "eh". Haunib, ti). Swansea, maize. Erum"Jine, 203, N",wJ}ort, Lght. WEST Bun: DOCK, April IS.— Fairporc ss, 183, Liver- pool, Miudries.

I FUNEHAL OF MR THOMAS YEO, CAKDIFF. The remains of the lit- Mr Thomas Yeo, 15, Piasturtou gardens, Care if, were mit-,rre i m tne famijy vnUl!, "t Lib t>tnc>.ciy. Mountain Asn, oa j Thursday afternoon. Tiie deceased gentleman's connection with the Mountain Ash district was of I old standing, be having occupied r!;e, position of I secretary to tl<° Penrhiwceiber Coll eiy Company from 1872 to 1889. Iu preced.ng years ne was ci Congrr-g.v'.nusi ie. uister at Nori-ballerton, Laeg- port, aud Gloucester. H-: W.,s brother of ihe lale Mr Frank Ash Yel, M.P. ior Gower, ami Mayor ot Sw. tnse 1, an-i a cousin of t he Messrs Cory Bros., cf Cardiff and Swansea. Before he reiire-i frorn tho secretaryship to Liie. colnery company 111 18 £ 9 he resided first at Mountain Ash and then at Pen- I rhiweeiber. For many years be was a member of the Mountain A<h L' cd B?nJ of Heal"h, and j for somo pAriod he was chairman of that authority. He was vAry w?U known throughout the)ccH)"y, tjig?lly b?),.Ii pr,var,,iy and in his public capacity. Toe chief mourners, who followed the hearse to the Taff Siation. at Cardiff, al one o'clock, were (lirst carnage) Mr Thomas Winter Yeo, eldest son of the deceased j Mr Frank W. Y »>•>, second son Mrs Winter Yeo, Mrs Frank Yeo, Miss M iiaid (second carriage) Mr \V. Af. Mittf^ws, son-in-law cf the decease-1 and Mr C. Deacon. Th-» arrange- ments were conducted by Mr Marsh. On arriv.ng [It, l\IIIunain A-li, the mourners were joined bj Mr F. Cory Yeo, Swansea, and Mr Artnur Yen., Swansea. From ihe railway station to the ceme- tery, the cogia, which was of polished osk, and covered with wreaths, was earned by bearers furnished by the colliery workmen. Among those won u-alk-ti in the process on were the R'V. J. Hr-vi-d, R. Tlmmas (P«nrhiwceiber),— Anthony (M'Onriun Af¡), Mr T. Jones, the present secre,. y 10 tiie coillery oompnny Mr L'- we iyu, manager of tha colliery Mr Morg-11 Morgan, chairman of the local board Mr L tig, another member of the Joe, board, Mr Bev.an, late manager id rho colliery; Mr C.1i,i i I Fir Revi, A'leriare; Mi* Burnos, mechanic M>- C,rr, storf'k"pper; Mr Oates Piim-iu, Mr NV. (old workmen), Mr George, IVdie Vue Hol-i, Penrbiw- ceilwr; Mv Nicholas, veterinary surgeon. The service at the grivesido whs con- ducted by the RJ-v J. Howeii, assisted hy tho other rev. gentleman aliov- named. Mr Mowed, who has only lately returned from E,iyp-, ,nd the Holy Laud, alluded touch ng'.y to change* which bal taken p'ace in the locality during the last, few months, and paid an nnrnest tribute to tt, cexcellent characteristics of their deceased brother. The Rsv AIr Anthony also gave a suitable address, m which he bore testi- mony to the Christian churac:er of the deceased. The proceedings were simpie but impressive throughout.