The Western Mail

IRISH POLITICAL I PRISONERS. AMNESTY MEETING AT CORK. I A largely-attended (pen-air meeting in Pup- J>(' of zhe amnestr of '1'OTrih American political prisoners was held on Sunday even- inir at Cork, the mayor presiding. The prin- cipal speakers included Messrs. M. Healy, PT.cgmi, Flyun, Cr,n, and O'Brien, members of Pf.rlioir.ent. Rait/lution* were adopted pro- ttftinfc against the further incarceration of pri- soners "ho were convicted on evidence to whi h grave attached, pointing out that they were tried under the statute against political offences, that the maximum penalty whi.h could have been inflicted under the ordi- narv Jaw would in all cases have loni; since oxf '-ed. and xlrscinic upon the Home Ni*cret,\ry the humanity and necessity of a ,.r.J aUl!ó«ty. I

THE HERN PERJURY CASE. REFERENCE AT THE OLD BAILEY At tho Old Bailey on Monday the Recorder, in charging the grand jury, said Alfred Bol-er Witiniir;tli and Rosa Agnes Hern were charged with perjury in connection wi*th e, divorce caft in which they were respectively eo-reepondent and respondent. WinniOitli, in his evidence in court, paid he did not know the whereabouts of Mr*. Hem, and the latler in the affidavit sni(I she fild never Feen Winnifrith siive she left lier home. The jury would probably find these statement* untrue, and return a true bill.

ri SIR JOSEPH LISTER'S TITLE. The T ,*ncet" announce* that Sir .loseph Inkier, on bring raised to the peerags, has seleotcd tiie title of Lord Lietor.

I LADY SCOTT IN PKISON, I HOW SHE IS TREATED. It is understood that Lady Soott it now, owing to the exertions of her two daughters (IAdv Russell and Mrs. Dick Russelii, m .?i,. I.v fUrni8hed (juarters. Notwit4mtanding the replv to a que?tion by Mr. L. Walton, given bv Mr. Justice Hawki no that lady Smttl wo%Ad 6a treated u a firstame offender for only a short time, there is every reason to believe that the same condition# will be continued to the md of the sentence. It was evident to the jtid-P that the reqmwt was reasonable, but he did not wish to infringe the authority of the Home Secretary, who alone has tihe power to do this. The Home Secretary, however, is almost invariably directed by the judge, especially in a case where clemency is recom- mended. Ladv Bmttle health it tatted to be very indifferent, and, though she ainwiirs very much expressed, the is setUing herself to j suit the altered conditions of her life.

CONSCRIPTION IN BELGIUM A POPULAR RISING THREATENED. The Bfussells correspondent of the "PaH Man Gazette" ,ays:-Stich is the bitter feeiing in tlhe mining and industrial districts of llainault agkkst the present system of may ciomswip- ticn, which allows the weelthy to pur'hate Mib- etituteo, that the Government has been in- formed through its agvnta that an orgaoiiied resistance is being prepared. The Socialist* are hiking the lead, and the conscript clast of 1897, who drew lots last month, have declared that they will resist the draft to their last drop of Hood. All the working m»n's league. have promised to support thera. The superior uffi. cai't iT, command of the Antwerp garrison have, it is said, received orders to be in readiness to leav-, for tho district. The industrial districts of Belgium are at fever heat over thia question of jiersonal army service.

GREAT FIRE AT PURFLEET OIL WORKS IN FLAMES. I On Ntonday n' h? at 7.30, fire broke out at th? Rua?n (B?u) Oil Works, PurHt?. in which large quantities, amounting in the aggre- gate to millions of gallons, of paraffin and other oils arc stored. The fire originated in the naphtha room, and at 9.30 wa, burning furiously. In the vicinity \here are several other large oil works, amongst which it the Anglo-American, and there is also a powder magnzine not far away belonging to the Pur- {:t (iarriaon. There are engaged on the task of tubduing the outbreaJc the Grays Fire Brigade, a number of men from the Anglo- American Works. and soldiers from Purfieat Carn-on. There are in the Baku Works about sixteen oil tanks of enormous capacity, and the brgade was engaged in keeping the flamea fiom coming into contact with these. I At a later hour the fire was still burning, and the damage is expected to be very great. I

I SHAMELESS ORGIE. I POLICE RAID AND ITS SEQUEL. I The "Daily Mail" correspondent at New York, wiring on Sunday, says:—The trial of P.lice-ceptain Chapmen before the Board of Conimias'.oners for raiding a private banquet at Sherry's fashionable Fifth-avenue mtaurant is now in progress, and osums a great sensation. The banquet won given some weeks wo in honour 0 the &Rx(mt,hing marriage of a prominent New York Society man named Seeley. The guests included several wealthy men, whoiie namee are almost as well known in Lsvdon as in New York. Several female "variety" dancers were employed to entertain the company. Police-captain Chapman, on learning that improper dancing was intended, raided the plat* to stop all such proceeding. The guests complained to the authorities, and Chapman's trial followed yeMerday. Several dancen who attended gave evidenoe sustaining the action of the police. The greater part of the evidence is unfit for publication. It was proved that the banquet was nothing .hort of diagncefu1 orgie. The matter short of & dis I r, ,i r ht be fore the jgr&nd jury, will probably be brought before the grand jury, and indictments of the guests on serious charges may follows unless the money influence shot!Id stay proceedings. U indicted and convicted, the accused will get heavy sentences, there being no irat-class misdemeanants heN.

I LIBEL ACTION AGAINST THE I DAILY CHRONICLE," SINGULAR CASE BEARING ON AN AUCTION NOTICE. A peculiar libel action, brought by a Mrs. Foyle against the "Daily Chronicle," was heard (before Baron Pollock and a upecial jury) in London oil Monday. Mrs. Fojle, a hatter and hosier in the City, had had an execution put into her (hop, and the slit?rif fadvatiqw the goods 7crt>8f; in:h¡;l=:! but previous to the day of kmle tho matter was settled, and the sheriff withdrew the man n possession. The "Daily Chronicle," however, which publishes a daily lint of sales b yallo- tion, giving merely the name of the auctioneer and the place of sale, inserted in their list on the day on whioh the sale had been advertised for, the address if Ihe plaintiff, .ith th« oolae quen?-6 that ;aï iob :nh ¡ goods refused her further credit, thereby, it was alleged, causing plaintiff inconvenience and less. The defence was that no dasasge was done, and that if there had been any it was caused by the advertisement in the "Daily Telegraph," from which iDfonnotion ivu ob. tat(I. The ji-7, however, found for plain- tiff. to whom £ 100 d..W. awarded, with Costa.

I WELSHMAN'S ESTATE IN I SUSSEX. Mr. Howell Powell Edwards (baris*er-a«- !;• London), son of tba Rev. Canon Edwal (Llaudevaud ) has purchased an estate of 1,000' acres in Rtt"x. It inclu d e* the manoria l rigbts. There iR a fine marine drive al?n the coa"t M ?t.?x, 40 miles in leu?th, 8Ðd it coal't -t "At.w??x, villitgmI embiams turee jrillaget

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[CARDIFF COUNTY COUNCIL. THE VACANT ALDERMANIO SEAT. 1 THE MAYOR HONOURED. RESIGNATION OF ALDERMAN FULTON. I An ordinary meeting of the Cardiff County Counoil KM held on Monday, when the mayor (Mr. Ebenexer Beavan) presided. I DKATH OF ALDERMAN REE8. The Mayor proposed a vote of condo. lence with the widow and family of the late Alderman Thomas Rem. The late alderman, the mayor taid, was strictly oonsdeoiious, transparently honest, very courageous in all he had to say, and a moat useful and able member of the coun(O.-Aldorman Carey seconded, and Alderman Cory aupi>ort>d the motion, which was carried in tilence, the mem- bers rising to their feet.-The T wn-clerk read letter from Mr. Thomas Rees, of the deceased, thanking the wiou* com mitteet of the corporation fo rthe votet of oondolepoe. ELiCCTliNU AN ALDKRMAN. The council then proceeded to eJt one of their uun-ber to till the vacancy on the alder- maiio benoh, caused by the death of Alder- man Rees. Voting- papenI were distributed, with the result that the mayor was unannuously elected -Aldernisix Daniel Lewis (who had occupied the chair during the alectim) informe-d the mayor of the leeuit, and hoped his iifte would be long spared to 511 the ouourabie position to which he had been elevated. (Ap- plause.' The Mayor briefly returned thanks, and said his only regret was that Alderman Reee was not in hit place. I VACANCIES ON COMMITTEES. On the motion of Mr. Joueph Ramsdale, Mr. F. J. Veall was elected to the seat vaoated by Alderman ISbeneier Beavan on the puislic works oomniittee, while the vaoancias on the health and port sanitary, me libraries, and mutaum. oommittees were Iwft open to be filled by the gentWinan to be eleeted in tuooestion to the representation of the ward. I WELSH INTERMEDIATE EDUCATION ACT. The next business was to elect a governor under the Welah Intermediate Ifcluoatioa Aot (Cardiff echeme) in place of the late Alderman 'flioinc* Rem, and, on the proposition of Mr. Thomas, seconded by Alderman Trounce, the mayor Wati appointed to the governorship, which dates for five yean from June, 1894. RESIGNATION OF ALDERMAN FULTON. A letter was read from Alderman Andrew Fultovv resigning the seaA on the aldermauio bench to which be was elected on the 17th of November, 1887. He took this step with'regwt, and only in cotisequenoe of his prolonged illness, and he was very sorry, indeed, toO sever his connection with the corporation, with whioh he had bee-i so closely associated since 1875, when he was first elected as a councillor. The Mayor then propsed "That this council accepts the resignation of Alderman Fulton, und desirce to recognise the many good and valuable .erviOM rendered by him to the town and borough during th* last 22 years, to record its sorrow at his oontmued lnees, and to expresa sorrow and the wish that he may be spared for many veare to enjoy the respect aud ceteem of his fellow townsmen." Alderman Carev, in seconding, taid Alder- man Fulton had been their oolleague for many years, 1141d he did not believe be had an enemy m the town. (Hear, hear.) Alderman Trounce supported the resolution, which was carried unanimously. IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTE.—FORTH- COMING VISIT TO CARDIFF. _I I A letter was read from the secretary of the I I Iron and Steel Institute, unanimously accept- ifig the invitation to hold the annual meetings I of the institute in Cardiff in the month of I August next. J UONDlTON OF THE STREETS. I Mr. Creole D??d <?<d question of the Ichaimmn of the health comniat? in reference to the deplorable condition of the itreets, end Mr. Gerhold asked for information in reference to the cleansing of He understood that the bye-law was to be put in force, and pointed out that shopkeepers did not open their premises until nine o'cldck, and it would be an inconvenience if they cleansed the Il&ve. mairas after. The pavements, after Saturday night't traffis were in a worse Itv.e on Sunday than on other mormnM. <tn<! he suggested that the uoemplo would be ea d to clean them in 'heprinoip<J <tfee?.—AM"roMn Jambe stated that it WM the duty of the polk* tc enforce the bye'low dealing with the deM?M of the pavements. With rt?Md to the coada they were swept sis often no usual. If they swept them as frequently at some people wished tbev would ewoep t:t\II\ streets away. Cardiff was so flat ti-at the rain did Mt wash away the inud as in other town&-Kr. George David Aid the health committee vfere flat &Ieo if they had done nothing more dluring the last six montho than was ordinarily done to keeptM <tMet< dean.— M r. F. J. V?l '?H t?e chM- rosn htd ppcwnisefl him that the health conmllttee shoulit consider the question of enffagin* unemployed work- ineti to amM, in dNon ing tfHl ftreeia, but be saw nothing abm-A it in the amnutes, Mr. Mil. don &tat.d that if men were put on with Mt?pett the roads would be ckaner, and would not be damaged so much w by the brtish,Aldermau Jaoobe said the health oonunittee had put in a statement of expenditure, sa.d they did not want to exceed it. If the corporation passed a reso- lution that extra men should be put on. he had nothing ioey.-As the discsiwion srope on ques. tions to the chairman of the health oonumttee no resolution could be proposed. PROPOSED NEW LAUNDRY. The publio works committee recommended that plans of a steam laundry at Koath be passed on the company enuring into an agree- ment not to open the warke until the roads and sewers were properly oonstruoted. The towu-clerk had prepared the agrieineut for signature on Monday, but Mr. Cragsman thought it should first came before the com- mittm.-Aidennan Jones v/anted to know why the 8W8III1 laundry company should be treated in a different manner fBMn anyone eke. If Mr. Crewman would movl that the paragr be referred back he would M<?nd Lt.-er. Cronsmon moved that the paragraph be re- ferred Imck.-Aldernian Daniel Lmvis sai(i knat the laundry would mean the ex,?onditure of 96,000, and would provide work for the unem- ployed. He argued thai the corporation was thoroughly protected witfi reference to the con- struction of streets and «ewers.—Mr. Mildon, Mr. Waring, and Mr. Rwrwdale ooa tended that they should deal (out. wen-handed juitioe, and I treat all alike.— Aftor further dL«cu*.on the paragraph win l-eferred back to the committee for further consideration. THE TRAMWAYS. I When the minute af the tramways com- mittee, which inchtdt? .t::ti; the purchase of the lines and depttt on ternia which have been publifihed, were reached, Mr. Jamei Tkcker, the baimmn of the c,imittee, «tat<d <?at the qu«t?'n was a very tmport?nt one, and in order that it might be fully dis- cussed, he moved vha4 the consideration of the minutan be deferred to a special meeting to be called for next Tuesday.—Mr. RobinMin eaid several members dpsired to wpeak on the subject, and he seconded Mr. Tucker's amend- ment, which was thtn carried. DANGERS AT THE CEMETERY. I The Msyor hoptxt the burial iotrd would take care of the lvvea aod health of those who went to the cetnetety to attend funerals. Some who had attended the funeral of Alderman Rees had been laid up for eight or nine days afterwards, and several otben had suffered from ssvere oolds. Ilia chapel WM dreadfully cold, and a keen draught came down upon all who tat there.—Mr. W. H. Allen stated that the church was qjuite at bad as the ehapol, as ha found out Wit Saturday.—On the motion of the Mayor, tHe attention of the burial board was called to tn.) complaints made, and Aldor- man Trounoe, olnirm.an of the bowd, "id they should receive fjttenfrion. oMKJKMS UOMMI1 IKK. I Mr. Ramedale expressed pleasure, upon the report of the uniforms committee, that the new uniforms coul ji be supplied better n Cardiff, and at its ehaxp a. rate as outside. Alderman Carey, replying to Mr. Mildon, said the tenderer, Mr. Colle, had marked it down in red ink that an garment* should be made on his establishment. MANAGElt OF CARDIFF BATHS AND I HIS SALARY. Upon thei question of theproperrty and mar- kets committee, Alderman Jacobt asked what had become <ol the application of Mr. Mannion, lvanagvsr of 4tbe Cardiff Baths, for an increase of salary. frhe question had been considered by the property and markets committee. Mr. Mxnnio-t )rid been their servant for maiiy years, and tf WM always most attentive and respectful. He regretted exceedingly the oommttee, in this small matter oould not tee its w?v to rMo?te <<d and faithful wv:(At a jd he ho^>ed they would reeooMder t'm ".ot«T Aldermim Dr. Kdgax Jmeo explained tW ti? m: I- bad been !eft in abeyance. Alde", Carey objected t.ht the mmmittee had omitted to tay for how tong. Mr. Manniort was at least entitled to an answer. Alder tMm Dr. Edgar Jones: The sob-com- mittee xtscommended an increase; but the com- mittee 4 id not see their wsy to accept it. Mr. VI. Evans explained that the salary paid to Mr. 'Man nion (£150 per annum j with house, coal, ttad gas), exceeded that paid in siiftilar towns, ajid therefore the committee dtoidecl it oould fiot entertain tho increase. The, matter then dropped. BUILDING BYE. LA WI. Mr, I"is Morgan, in puof notice, mov that k be #?a ins&4"im to "the pubho | worW» committee to at Mice in he? the woru ?.; ?o?n of ne? building bye-?M? for the ?Weborou? of OM<Hff. and to report to t)w next 1wet;.g of the 4?OUW.?l. Mr. Vea ow0adea i. motion, wbich wM edw*& A QUESTION OF SALARIES. inch bo MOO P OR Mr. DM id in ^Dpotinr <? NOOA on<??<M? oi,=h he h? ?<" I notice, to apt ? t*]*?** eonmuttM ^eBsal Wt? aH <?ttM? ?!)tUcs to ?tMMt M?? *<tM in OODneoWon wMt eech depMtnMet of J the corporation, <tM the mer WM ol-oonttd^ 1. importMloe, "i ought not to be 81 ver. Se ?Mefore deferred it until t&* nut D1 Tte aittic? then twmin&W.

WEIRING OF THE TAFtf AT CARDIFF. J 1. DECISION OF THE ORPORA10. I TRIAL SHAFTS TO BE SDIFK. j At the monthly mtokm of the Cardiff County Couacit, held on Monday at the. Townoball, the mayor (Alderman Ebeneaer Beavmn) pruidiof, Alderman Sanders celled attention to a reeciu- tion pawed by the special oommittee re the wearing of the River Tldf. in which the committee recommended- the expenditure of a sum not exceeding £ 200 in sinking or boring tidal shafts. The alderman pointed out that in 1886 practically the same resolution was passed by the oom. mittee and reoommended to the corporation. Mr. F. J. VeaU: And never oamed out. (Bear, hear.) Alderman Sanders (proceeding) referred to the investigations made at the time, and the evidence obtained, whioh pointed to the im- practicability of the echeme, even at a reasonable expenditure, and the corporation refused to nasi it. Various oomnwttees had been appointed, but the whole matter had remained in un- certainty among people who had taken the time and trouble to examine it, and he hoped they would not (Amotion the spending of tnis Y,200, because he was perfectly certain then--com. mittee, like the old ones, would find that the scheme was impracticable. ("No.") The com. mitMt. by wh?t seemed to be an afterthought, decided that ?6 reports of all the committee* be forwarded to the members of the oounOil. He hoped they would not act so unniMY as to w a resolution to spend money -bef6*,thoy had placed before the new mentbe!t?he-t«!t that had been taken in the pMt. He propoeed Ion amendment that the recommendation of the oommittee be referred back for re-ooMMit)t<<on. Alderman R. Cory geeonAxl the amendment. He had from the 7 I 1*t opposed the scheme m superfluous and absurd. f all due dtlfMMM to the oommittee, he thought they baG scted very hastily in coining to tnit detivifni. They were there to look after the interests of the rate- payers generally, and he opposed the squander- ing of t tit 9200 of the ratepayers' money. Alderman Jacobs explained that all the oom- mittee desired was to have a correct estimate from the borough engineer, with a view of settling the question once for all. Mr. S. A. Brain remarked that the condition of the Taff had greatly improved since the Ystradyfodwg Sewerage Board had taken the ilewage out to IKa at the mouth of the River Rumney, and he hoped to see the time when the Taff would be Weired. Mr. Lewie Morgan, on behalf of the earn. mittee, (raid they had gone into the mauw eme- fuJly. Mr. Fieher, MT. Brewer, and Mi. Alfred I William. considered the scheme a prac- ticable one; Mr. Harpur was of the same opinion, and the question wm entirely one of expense. All they asked at present wm to have it put m SUM a position as would enable the borough engineer to make the netxasary inquiries and to report upon the ncheme and the probable noet. Mr. Mildon asked why they should sink trial shafts where they already knew the nature of the land. He did not beliweeny good would come of it. On the contrary, he feered the money wouid be wasted. In his opinion they should first settle the principle. After further discussion the amendment was negatived by a large majority.

NATIONAL UNION OF I TEACHERS. COWBRIDGE AND DISTRICT ASSOCIATION. The annual meeting of the MwblidgG aod District Teacliert' Association, waa held on Saturday in the Cambridge Board Schools, Mr. H. Moore, president, in the ohAir.- Letters were read from Miss Tutton thanking the oesociation for the resolution of tympattiy with her mother and siitars in the 1011 eM. tained by the death of Mrs. Tilley, and also frnm Mr. D. Tilley (mayor of Cowbndge) for a resolution of sympathy with him in the death of his wife.-T)w officers elected were:—Pre- sident, Mr. Devonald, Pendoylan; nce- president, Mr. Smith, Llanharren; aecretary. and treasurer, Mr. Dunstan, Llantwit Major; and Parliamentary secretary, Mr, Jones, St. A than. The management and benevolent committees were re-eleated.-It was nAnvedj —"That all examinations for soholarahlps in connection with the intermedial VuioaUi shoold be conducted by an outaidi anthority, and that the resolution be forwalded to the chairman of the Glamorganshire County Council.

BANQUET TO THE MAYOR I OF NEWPORT. A complimentary Rechabite banquet given in honour of the Mayor of Newport (toun- cillw T. Golds wot thy) at the Temperance- hall in that town on Monday night was very largely attended. The chair WM taken by Councillor M. Mordey, J.P., who was sup- ported by the guest of the evening (the mayor), the chairman of the Monmouthshire County Council (Alderman E. Grove, J.P.), Alderman A. R. Bear, Councillors' J. Lie- combe, C. Collier, G. Greenluiid, ,T. S. Gower, G. W. White, and T. H. Howell, Colonel Wallie, J.P., the Rev. R. Jerkin, Mr. W. Hosken, Mr. R. Hoskon, Mr. Fred W. Brett (Cardiff, high deputy member of the Order), Mr. A. J. Jenkins (a director), and others. Mr. J. Baiter W18 vice-chairman, and Mr. J. G. Ellis secretary. '-The loyal.toasts having been given, the Chairman proposed the toast of the evening, "Our Guest." He hoped that they would have more Reclwibite mayors, (Hear, hear.) They knew much of Mr. Golds worthy's public life, social life, and religious life, and they knew tltat he had the confidence of the whole public of the town. He was a man of con- viction, and had the courage of his convic- tiona.-The Mayor, who was enthutiaettcaHv received, said he did not know why such honours as he had received had been showered upon him. He had not shirked whj$„ work he had been called to. Whatever the Church had called him to do he had endeavoured to do. Five times he had been asked to go to ccnference, and in his own circuit a great many honours had been showered upon him. He knew of no pltasanter duty in Jri« life than being the leader of that great body of men who met under the name of the Pleasant Sunday Afternoon meetiug&-Mr. J. G. Ellis gave The Officers and Directors of the Order," to which Mr. Brett and Mr. Jenkins replied.—Other toaate followed.

CARDIFF TRAMWAY I EMPLOYES. MEETING OF THE SICK AND, RROVI-I DENT SOCIETY. The sixth annual general meeti. lite CMditf Tramways Ctompany (Limitw) Em- p)oyee' Sick and Pi-ovident SocMty'WM Md at the Queen-street-hall on Sunday- M*- R. B. Goodyer, manager of the company, pre- B, Goodyer, CI Zl a m luoyiig, um oon- sided.—The Clrtirntan, in moving, the con- firmation of the balanoe-sheet, said th £ total amount of contributions received during the year amounted to 2341 4a. Id. and the ex- penditure to £ 375 16s, 4d., showing Ao loss on the year of B54 Us. 3d., which decreased the balanoe in hand in December, 1895, from jB75 49. 3d. t; R38 -13m., This, he explained, was owing to the very large amount of sick- non that had prevailed and the increased number of deaths that had occurred during the year. The provident fund showed, an increase in the deposits made, namely, JB711 lis. this year, against L671 3d; laat year, which erpoka for itself of the way in which they appreciated the directors' kindness in giving them 5 per cent. on their deposits.- Mr. Hern also said it was very pkaaiog to him, M a director of the company and trustee of the society, to see the very large ount of bemeat that the employee of the company^ hM derived from the society ?nd tt' :jv amount of thrift that eMted amongst them. He mentioned that the balance standing to the credit of the sick fund had been brought before their last bvxd of director*, they had decided to give them a further donation of 220 to that fund.-A vote of thankt to the president, vice-president, secretaires, and l members of the committee for their past 4er. I vices terminated the meeting. •

I Eroeet O'Neill, senior member of tteNap of gipeies now chltimed in Bolton, is wMiifo ofl tho oberge of niaueiaughter. It that he quarrelled ia a public-hoaa» wi« well-known oardxharpK named Honfatl, awl in the yard struok him on tM'heid. ft«twnBt his skull. Th* ootenwe joy on Monday re- turned a VtNEot of MW1ht. «tmtt I h nn. SISCO dM M«mlt O'Neill b" b*? DoiMing' Dlu,m MA. MKARTT U1UBt"f TM'  AI.WAYaTKwAVK. A! AI,WATOB, Brilp, UOT, WWI SMn<?? ww, IIIIT, 800D.'

CARDIFF NEW MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS. I ANOTHER OOHPO RATION DIS. CUSSION. LACK OF ASSIZE ACCOMMODA- TION. IMPORTANT LETTER FROM THE UNDER-SHERIFF. At Monday'* meeting of the Cardiff County Counoil the Mayor (Alderman Ebeneser Beavan in the chair) a dieeutsica earned upon 1ft. fol- lowing mnutte in the report of the Town-ball committee :That.. fob-oommiHee be ap. pointed to approach and negotiate with Lord Bate with a view of obtaining the Cathuya Park for municipal and other publio purpose, and that such committee consist of the fi t lowing gentlemen—The Mayor, Aldennan Carey, Alderman D. Jones, Councillors Ramsdale, M. Morgan, Robinson, Yeatl, and Dr. Buist." Jk Merman Trounce also had on the agenda a resolution in favour of appointing a deputation "to approach Lord Bute to ascertain if he is willing to sell Cetheya Park to the Cardiff Corporation, and, if so, upon what terms and oo&dfoiont."—Aldernnan Trounoe, oontnoting the two resolutions, said his was an amendment to the other.-Alderman Carey said they had OMfied out Alderman Trounoe's suggestion, and already had a.,ppointed. deputation.—Alder- man Trounce said the difference in the resolu- tions WM that he did not commit them to the erection of a Town-ha 11 in Oathay. Park.-He, for one, objected to thatall he desired being that the park should be kept an open apaoe for the benefit of the people of Cardiff.-Itie Mayor poiitted out that the clause in the minutes did uot his the cooMruotion Alderman Trounos oouxht to put upon kt.-Aldoman Trounce: It vu so underwood in commMm-Mr.. Geo. David did. not think there oould be much doubt as to the intention of the resolution passed in committee, and was inclined to think they were only splitting Amim in trying to evade the I on of Alderman Trounce. Not the slightest difficulty oould arise if both resolutions were accepted. —Mr. Morgan Morgan: A con. mittee has been appointed, and it would be a waste of time.—Mr. F. J. Beavan proposed as an amendment, "That in the clause in the com- mittee's report the word 'interview' be substi- tuted for 'negotiate,' and also that the deputa- tion be asked to report to the committee, Thirteen voted for the amendment and thirteen against.—Alderman Trounce then consented to allow hie resolution to remain in abeyance, now feeling satisfied that the deputation would not commit them to Cathays Park as the site of the new Town-hall.—The discussion then ceased. Subsequently the following letter from the under-sheriff was read:- "20, Charlee-street, Cardiff, Jan. 6, 1897. "Dear Sr,-As the time for the February Assise is fsurt approaching, I think it right to call your attenlvoax to the verv inadequate accommodation which is provided for her Majesty's judges, their clerics and officers, and Ji.roi*. The judges have more than once ex. p1WMd their di_tisfaction with the accommo- dation provided as compared with Swanee* and other towns, and I fear that unless some- thing is done the Maizes will be removed to Swansea, and to lost to the town. rerhap, you will let me know what rooms can be nut at the disposal of the judges and their clerics and marshsls and officers of the court.—Tours truly, "L. G. WII,LIAMS, Under-sheriff. "J. L. WheatSev, FAq., Town-clerk, Cardiff." The Deputy-mayor (Mr. Moigan Morgan) said it would be a very serious thing if the town lort the assises, and he moved that the mayor and the dtairaian and vice-chaiiraan of the property and markets committee be asked to deal with the question, with the view ci meeting the requirements of the judges. Mr. T Andrews seoouded Mr. F. J. Beavan wanted to know why these complaints were made now. Assizes had been held at Cardiff a long time, and it wu only Ie- oentl, that there had been any grnmhling. The Town-clerk remarked that there had been many previous oomplaints. Mr. F. J. Beavan remarked that there was better acwfenmodatkn m Cardiff then almost anywhere elee in the oountry. ("No, no.") Mr. John Jenkins etated that hut week, when the sees!one were bsid at Oardiff, members of. the on and ofRoiale were put to a lot of inoonvenienoM. Clerks w«ra turned out of their rooms, and the business of the town. clowe department thoroughly upeet. The Town-dtaric said that wsa quite true. When assises or sessions were held the corpora- tion work WII8 thrown out of gear. The propoeition was then agreed to.

CARDIFF UNION ASSESS- I MENTS. REPORT FROM MR. A. J. HARRIS. I CONSIDERATE INCREASE IN THE RAL^BLE VALUE. At the meeting of the Cardiff County Counoil held at the Town-birA on Monday the Town- olerk read a report from Mr. A. J. Harris, cdorg to the assessment oommittee of the Cardiff Union, civinfr a. statement of the new gross esti- mated rental and ratable valuo of the pro- perty in tlie borough. The statement vrac as fouows." ijii HMM Rttlmaied !<t<*M< lt"W. ?tut. £ IL d. I; s. d. St. John 262.016 1 221,767 0 0 St. Maty 554.529 3 0 420,644 10 0 Roath. "to 287,768 16 0 233,746 0 0 Canton 181.11412 0 142,011 0 0 ToW 1,266 4M 14 3 1.018.188 10 0 Tte Town-cleric stated, in answer to a ques- tion, that there was a considerable increase in the ratable value, but be could not give the "#A figure&

THE GREAT SUN SPOT. Mr. J. Craven Thomas, Plastarton-gardens, Cardiff, sends us a well-executed sketoh in Indian ink of the sun and spot as sees with the naked eye on Monday morning. It is proof of the conspicuous ohartoter of the spot that hiz. 'xtkoatu detected it with the naked eye without any previous knowledge of its existence. Some idea of the enormous dimen- sions of the spot may be obtained by recollect- ing that the sun itself is ever 800,000 miles in discieter. The weather has teen so bad in. this neighbourhood that our amateur teleeoopists or- soarcely likely to have secured observations. Mr. Thomas's drawing was made at 9.30.

SWANSEA HARBOUR TRUST I THE TRADE OF DECEMBER. I A monthly meeting of the Swansea Harbour Trust was held on Monday et the Town-hall, Sir John Jones Jenkins (ahairmsn) presiding. Mr. Mason, hi moving the adoption of the report of the finance committee, said there had been a falling off in several items of trade for the ntonth, and the revenue account, on the whole, showed a loss of £ 123, as against a profit of 91,480 in the corresponding month of 1805. They had,, however, epent CI,000 on new boilers for the dredger. IMr. Griff. Tbomu seconded, and the report wae adopted. Th, Chairman, in moving the adoption of the report of the executive committee. Mid they recommended bt M app1icMÏOn from the "t- lector of her Majesty's Customs that the trustees should provide a watch-house ai the Prince of Weloo Dock for Custom* officers should be granted. SpMking of tho umit of the month, he aid Vavomi low wss only 2120 in the feoa of having the dredger idle if d Xndiuff slow em", The daumme ia tm- ;up?=to to ?e United Sta" had owand any focreas* to <?<t pkow, the 8biPllum- to the States falling off by 8,488 tons. Next vear the dock extension would, he hoped, enaus I them oJook book on a man P"C"U v, Th? M?rt we< opW; «Me eMohtded the bMineOt.

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I SUICIDE OF A CARDIFF MAN. I EXTRAORDINARY LETTERS. CLICK OF THE REVOLVER MUSIC TO HIM. An inquest wu held on Mondsy at St. Philips Poliion by the Bristol coroner on the body of John Barnes, aged 52, of 3, Comet-street, Cardiff, who committed suicide on tile 10th inst., by shooting himself, at Bri&tol. Moriing Barnee, wife of deceased, identified the body, and said that about nine weeks ago she was turned out of her house by deoeased, who paid her fare to Bristol. They had been married eighteen yean last Saturday. After witness left Cardiff deceaeed followed her to her Jodg. mg. in G-louoeeter-lane, Bristol, when he tried to pick a quarrel with her. Later he took her for a wain to a lonely spot at St. George's, where he pointed a revolver at her. She screamed and ran away, and witness did not see him again until the 9th inst. Meanwhile the little boy whom witness had adopted re- ceived a letter from the deceased, in which De spad, "It was lucky the gunemith where I bought the cartridges sold me dummies. The clicking of the revolver was music to me. They won't be dummies next time. Witness was temned by this. She went to Cardiff on the 9th to ask for magisterial protection. She was told to re- turn aw, ow if the Bristol polioe could help her. Returning, she was informed that the deceaeed had been to the house again. On Sunday wit- m<M Mp him put a piece of paper under her doct. On it wft* the worda. P?'u can look through the window and see the last of me. 1 cannot live in the same world as you." Sarah Vickery. 2, Zion-rood, St. Philip's, Bristol, stated she saw the deceased: on Sunday morning on the pavement in Brairg's-lsne. He put a revolver to his mouth twice, but eaon time wiU.drew iL He put it in & third time and, pointing it to the roof of his mouth, di. eharmd Pol ice-constable John Shorter, of the Bristol police, deposed to being informed on Sunday that a man had shot himself in Bragg's-lane, St. Philip's. Going there he saw the deceased lying in a gutter. Blood was flowing in large quantatue from his moutli, and from the wound in the head. Deceased was quite dead. A six- chambered revolver was found at his feet with two chambers losded and one discharged. buUet was found in the road. It had passed through the head and struck against a wall. A verdict of "Suioide whilst of unsound mind" was returned.

THE AVONMOUTH OUTRAGE. On Monday morning at Brig" Sessions Wit- liam Lionel Price, nineteen, was charged with the wilful murder of his siaer. Mabel, at Avon- mouth lut Sunday week, it beinc stated that the girl had died since the prisoner was last before the magistrates, and the inquest on her stood adjourned. Prisoner was remanded till Monday next.

I IRISH PARTY. THE SESSIONAL MEETING. The Pr?o t .Mr. John Dillon, "rm& of tba Irish Parliamentary party, lw issued the following lett?w to twh cfhM 'Orters: 2, North Great G«)t?'? street. Dublin.—'My d"r Sir,-The sessional meeting of the Irish Parliamentary party will be held in Committee-room No. IS" of the Hcuse of Commons on Tuesday, January 19, at twelve o'olook noon. You are earnestly =ted to be in your place in the House of Common. on the 19th inet., as matten of the greatest importance to Ireland will he hume- diatelv brought under the notice of the House. I-Yoúfl sincerely, JOHN DILLON."

GERMAN CONSULATE AT JOHANNESBURG. A Renter's telegram from Bertin on Monday says:-The "NorcideutsebtAllgemaino Utung states that, owing to the great number of German settlers in the Transvaal and the continued developments of German ccnvmemal interests in thia State, the on of a Con. sulate at Jobmmeeburg has (become necessary. Herr Nels, who has hitherto been Gennan Vice. Coml at puw*l will, lavs the Mmi-o<Bo)tI JoufM?, be @rArusted with E t.Nib. of the new Consulate.

WELSH QUARRY DISPUTE. I SLATE MANUFACTORY CLOSED. I Owing to the tEBputty of dbtainmg l1'atwia, another writing e)tte manufactory— that at Pontrug, about midway between Car. narvon and Ltar.beris—was closed on Saturday, and a number of men were thrown out of em- ployment. Touching Lord Penrhyn's com- plaint to the Board of Trade, that his corre- spondence was not supplied- to the men or pub- lished in full, the auppreesed portion, it is understood, has reference to a speech which was delivered at the last mass meeting held at Bethesda by a workman who was to form one of the deputation of three nominated to wait upon his lor&hip. It was commented upon at the time as being a very injudicious utter- ance and one likely to prolong and intensify the dispute, rather than bring about a concilia- tion.

PRINCE OF WALES AND I CANADA. The London correspondent of the "Man- c.Møter Couner" <?tee that there has been an exchange of couwmnications between the Colonial Office and the Dominion Government with reference to the proposal that the Prince of Wales shall visit Canada during the autumn. Any definite arrangement has, however, been postponed until hit Royal Highness hot a better opportunity of seeing how soon he may be free from the many duties that must fall to his chare, as Heir-Apparent, during the Queen's celebrations.

COLONIAL APPOINTMENTS. r The Central News is offioiaJly informed that the Queen has been pleased to approve of the following appointments: Maior Henry Fdward M'Callum, R.K., C.M.G., Colonial Engineer and Survevor-General of the Straits Settlements, to be Governor of the Colony of Lagos, in sucoseaion to Sir Gilbert Carter, who has resigned; and Mr. Charles Anthony King- Harman, C.M.G., Colonial Secretary of Mauri- tius, to be Administrator of the Island of 8t. Lucia, in suooeesioa to the late Brigade-sur- geon Gouldsbury.

DARING ROBBERY IN I LONDON. A daring robbery of watches and jewellery was oommittel Ir. Catherine-street, Strand, on Monday evening. Two men walked up the street, which was orowded with theatregoers, anil one deliberately mashed in the window of No. 54, the larae pawnbrokers' establishment of No. 34, ti2e =I Nr w 13 ?vae, snatehad a nuni- of Messrs. J. and W. Davos, snatched a num- ber of wsAches and other artfoles, wd the two took to their h_, bctn« puMUtd for some dm- oam, but were Wtim.ly lost in the crowd.

The Recorder, in alluding at the Old Bailey on Monday to the case of Dr. Smith, who is charged with using an out upon Miss Constance Smith, at a "OUM near Victoria Station, aid the case presented oousiderable difficulties. The woman on her death-bed was subjected by < police-inspector to mm cross-examination, but tb..W4¡œfÛ obttuxd wM not evidence 'ast the *caused. In the Wwau of the bl, MMy, "W in order that the po)ice ehootd know "at their duties were in such a case, he would advise the grand jury tA, yetum < true hill. As to the adi6n of :.ql? to die action of the police, he would make no otaruation, but WóÙId leave that matter to the Ukm4 Judge who txM auk

DEATH OF MRS. GEORGE THOMAS, ELY F AR];f. I We regret to announce the death iff Mra, Thomas. wife of Mr. George Thomai, of Ely Farm, Cardiff. Thia well-known lad > jpassed quietly away on Monday afternoon five o'clock, after an illn- extending c?r m*onth. 1'1'h. immediate cause of death wm inaatMm?'oa of the lungs, but the !primary oauei of the itin?o from which Ac suffered was. ?'" U d ""1 stand, an accident which happened ,) If. moi.th back, when, owing to fa?tm? fit, she fel and injured her leg. After the a she suffered from great weak- ness, and thus beoame an eaiy victim to the lung affaction which was eventually reiponsible for her death. Her medical attendant was Dr. C. T. Veohell. To her bereaved husoand the blow it all the more severe because !,Itey had I been looking forward to tho oele- bration to-day (Tuesdsy) of the seventv-sixth anniversary of his birthday. Mrs. Thomas was born on April 23, u,n, and hai thus pesaed nwav after a life e tending over three-quarters of a century. She ivaa the dr,ugliter of Mr. William Davies, of Well Farm, Cathaya, an old and well-known and imuch- respected egnculturut, and was the (dt of hia three daughters, her sisters being Mrs. Davies, of the Well Farm, end Mnr Jonas, of Riverside, Cardiff, one of whom has bren nn invalid for 25 years. Mrs. Thomas was Iwought up by her uncle, Mr. Thoonee Williams, of Allan's Bonk Farm, Cathavs, and took chaive of his houephold affairs until his death. Her marriage with Mr. George Thomas was solemnised on January 28, 1843, and it will be remembered that in 1893 Mr. and Mnl. George Thomas c^tebrated their golder. v idding, and were made the recipients of a iftft of plate subscribed for b, among others, th« gentry of the county. There were seven children a.. the result of the union-live song ai d two daughters—-all surviving, amonti the sons being Councillor Ukyd Thomac. of St. .loHnVotewoent, Canton, Cardiff, aDd Mr. Thomae Thomas, assisUuit-ovetweer, of Can- ton. The two daughters who were present at the death,bed-are Mrs. Henry lewiv, reliet of the lute k. Henry I*-wm, auctioneer, Mer- thyr. and Mrs. Poole, of Canton. The funeral, the date of which has not yet been fixed, will, in accordance with a wish expressed by Mrs. Thomas hers?lf before her, d_th. be of a strictly pri?-te cbarac;<r, and there will be no wreaths. The interment will take place in the vault of the family at Llandeff Cathedral.

CARDIFF MUNICIPAL I VACANCIES. THE PARK WAPD. We understand that Mr. Fisher, secretary of the Ooaltrimmer*' Association, is prepjred to stand in the Liberal interest for the vacancy in the Park Ward, ceased by the election of the mayor to the aldermanic benoh, provided he is adopted by the Trades' Councvl, a oondition that will probably be compHied with. The Con- servatives have not yet selected their candidate, but it is definitely announced that UI". G'bbon, who represented that interest in November, is not prepared to enter the contest. A testi- monial which is being got up in his favtrur has been headed by the Park Ward o£3;rvaû'e Club with the =some amaura of RaD DATKS OF NOMINATION AND i POLLING. The mayor bm fixed &tnmav nd for  receiving 'nominations and the fou?wiug f-?a?- I day for takÎng the poll.

NEW BOARD SCHOOL ON BARRY ISLAND. APPOINTMENT OF ARCHITECT. A special meeting of the Barry School Board, under the presidency of Mr. J. Lowder, J.P., was held to appoint an architect for the new schools to be erected on Barry Island. The MpliMntt were Meom Gethin and W?ln, Car- dM; Mr. J. A. Owen, =nd; Mr. iIW ?. Knapman, Barry Dooks; Mr. George Tt omM, Oardiff; Mr. G. A. Birkenhead, Penarth, Messrs. J. P. Jones, Richards, and Eisdgen, Cardiff; and Mr. W. H. Dashwood I)aple, Cardiff. On division Mr. Birkenhead was elected by five votes, Mr. Owen and Mr. Thomae receiving one vote each. Tho same gentlemen were candidates for the satie ap- pointment with reference to Cadoxton Moors School, the voting resulting in four in lawour of Mir. Caple and three for Mr. Ueorge Thomas, the former, who was alleo the architect of Barrv Intermediate School, being appointed. —Mr. D. White Jones, an assistant at ilbon- roud SchooL had been appointed assw^nt of Cardigan Intermediate School, and in order to enable him to begin iris new -duties without delay a successor was appointed in the person of Mr Henry Millward, Brewington-iitreet, day Cross, Ohesterfield.

BRITAIN FRIENDLYSOCIETY 1 MEETING AT CARDIFF. I A epedtd genenj meeting of the BntfMn Friendly Society WM held on Monday at tr Lesser Park-ball, CMdi?. for the purpose of amending several rules, the chief amendment being the formation of juvenile rules in connection with the awMty. W. L. Thomas (chairman of the committee of management) presided, and m opening the proceedings gave a very interesting acdrelØ on the progress of the society. He pointed out that, during the year the society had entered nearly 6,000 new members, and that the income at the present time averaged £8,000 per annum. The society was a:¡o at the present time making arrangements tc take over other small societies, and he had very great pleasure :n saving that already society worth a considerable sum had be;-ome Mi.alganmted to the Britain Friendly Society. The great secret of the society was amalji ima- tion, and no branch was ever iu want; of funds.-Delega.tes from Londonk Newcistie, Birmingham ,and other towns attended the neet- ing, and gave very interesting and encourag- ing reports of the progress of the societi;* in their districts.—In the evening the delegates and officers of the society sat down to dinner at the Grand Hotel. Mr. Lewis Thorn?* the piesident of the society, occupied the chair, and the evening was spent in toaet and leong.

BARRY SMALL-POX CASES I The three cai>e* of small-pox at Barry Infec- tious DineoKes Hospital—a man named Goorge Chtipman, his wife. and rm-Me progressing very satisfactorily, the disease having in eaoh I instance passed its acute stage, MId the mciady is gradually subsiding. Sajiitary-inopeotc- A. E. Leyslion and his staff are also exfrrisin;( the utmost vigilance with regard to the five ether children of Mr. and Mrs. Chapman. who are guarded at their home in Forster-street, Caiox- ton, where they are carefully looked irfter and treated, but up to the present no iwgn whalwer is displayed of the spread of infection.

TENBY TOWN COUNCIL. I At a meeting of the Tenby Town Coiinol on Monday, the mayor in the chair, it was agreed thM 10 per cent. reductiM) be sUowed <x all tenant* renting oraticm land )n :'ba:nent.¥'h:ao,a:rv'J::r reported on the condition of the Five Archers' Bcstion, which he described as b,?ing in R i2n- gercus condition, end, on the motion of .Alder- mint Loach, seconded by Mr. Gifford, it was cV ided to prevent further danger to the • bi" flity of the structure by carrying out the sur- veyor's idea* of placing iron Danda or the Q01llftoroll8 parts.—Permission was given to the Werne Bat"" Company to construct a salt nater tank at Caskle Point for supplyirg tiie bath. _?.

FIVE EARS FOR BURGLARY. I Cberlew Grant, alilMl Dr. Montague, a chuu.et, was convioted on Monday at the Old Bail'y of burglary 114; Stoke Newingon. and II<Intene?d to five years' penal servitude The police proved he was a ticket-of-leave man.

CAPTAIN'S CERTIFICATE SUS- I PENDED. A Renter's telearram from Wellington on Monday lava:—The inquiry into the strai l-npr of the British Pteamer Ruapeha. "hid, n ent Mhora on the 3rd inal in Cork Strait, ba resulted in the c.ptain' certificate being sus-: pended for three mnnth.. The fourth officer I w.. censured by the court. I

The Central News Agency at Madrid on M d The Government denies tint it will shortly negotiate a foreign foan for 1,000,000,000 pesetas. Rumours of an inpending Ministerial crisis are again cuii-e,it, but they are without foundation. A boy named Little, while playing on foin* wHté land new Columbia-road, Bethnal Given, London, on Baturday found a small box w th tbe lid flrmlv nailed on. He took the box to his mother, who burst it open, and shu was horrified to find the box contained four Hood •twined fingers. The polioe took the box to Commercial-street Station. The theory u thst during a quarrel one of the parties had hv struck on the hand with a chopper. TIUI LITTLE ENGLISH LIVER mL.-X«nltk's Weptablo run. lid., Uf. and It. los. DU

SOUTH WALES CO. I UNDERSELLING MEETING OF THE I- AT CARDIT The committee of collier pointed to deal with the quest of the output in the South mouth Aire ooal trade met We the offices of the coaiowners' place, Cardiff. Mr. James the ohair, and Mr. Lewellen chair, and there was a Ion. The discussion adjourned fror Monday waa resumed, severe ing the main principles of the discussed. Important points nuwtion were considered at < further amendments were in of the clauses. SUM govl r in the discussion that the Ip mittee are rapidly appr( stage. The committee eve to Monday next. We undentand that the great projrrexs, a/nd that clauses remain to be oonsi principles of the scheme and most of the difficulti eome. It prol»Me that RittinlfR the oommittee will recommend the scheme in adoption of the ooalowners.

JUVENILE B CARDIJ A very eucaeeeful and enj was given by Mrs. Robert evening. The number of that it was impossible to Greenwood, St. Faean's, a Corditf, v ae ecffajjed for assembly-room and the corr decorated and rendered v Messm. Howell and Co., ai up with spirit, all the gi and grown-up, entering paetim*. Among those pre- 140, were Mr. and b. Hot and Mno. Goldsmid and th Mr. and Mrs. Ivor Vachi- ■Captain Beauclerc, Mrs. W»ldron, Mr. and. Mrs. J Rev. T. Rees (St. MelionV Miswu Hill (Rookwood, LIe i,ewi., (The Maerdy, Aberdai J. H. Brain, Mr. Harry Le meadow), and Mr. and Mis. and party.

A KENTISH CENTE, Mrs. Gray. the Kentish oentenai Sunday heartily congratulated or birthday. The old laJy is in health and spirits, and though her somewht defective with regard to th the later decades she remembers cie; reuces that happened when fhe wa. She recollects the receptiou of the new Battle of Trafalgar and the death of and also the rejoicings when Wflling feated Napoleon at Waterloo. She refe. satisfaction to the fact tliat the can three coronations of English Sovereigns—C IV., William IV., and Queen Victoria- also two Royal Jubilees—that of George and her Majesty. She rememberll as yes day the trial of Queen Caroline. The villa were iWumineted when her umfcrtunate Maje returned to England, "and our cottage," s the centenarian, was the onlv one that sho\ no lifht, because our master, Squire Twopeni of Sittingboume, was agwiyiat the Queen." M Gray WM borne at Tuns tall, near Sittingboun, on January 10, 1794; she was married (the Miss Weller) at St. Margaret's Rochester, i. the year of Waterloo; and her grandfather lived to be 101 years of age.

YOUNG LADY'S SUICIDE. JUMPED FROM AN ATTIC WINDOW. A distressing raicide was reported to the Bradford ooroner on Monday, the victim being, a young lady named Ida Franc, daughter of a Manchester merchant, who had been on a visit to some relatives at Seibome-grove, Manning- ham. She slept with her niece, and at seven o'olock on Sunday morning was missed from her bedroom, and shortly afterwards the house- hold was aroused by a man who said that the body of the iady was lying in the snow on the lawn. Mise irano had apparently jumped from an attio window. She was alive when; found, but died shortly afterwards. Deceueci: had suffered from depression for some time.

HAMBURG DOCK STRIKE., A Router's Memoi from Hamburg on Mon^ day says:—The Hamburg ndwwritow Asso- oiation annotmoee that the abnomud situatiori resulting from the strike is now regat-ded as all en end, and dtIt, conseoueotly, the tenner con- ditions of inattranoe will be restored.

CROYDON WIFE MURDER. N Ihe Recorder, ii* his charge to the grand jury at the Central Criminal Court on Monday, said, though the number of prisoners was below the average, there were a number of important, and serious oases. The oaeea of garotting pro-i mented a serious feature. He directed a truss, bill to be found in the Croydon wife murdee ot,alge.

THAMES OVERFLOWING. The Thames at Windsor rose four tnoherf during the night, and is now 2ft. 4in. aixMI high, water mark. Roads are impassable at Runny. mode, between Old Windsor and Fcham.

SENSATIONAL LAW CASES. The lAw Courts opened on Monday morning, and in the s p ecial jury list there were several actions for libel, including that of Cayley v. Labouchere, and five actions by Mr. Brooks against London evening newspapers. There are four breach of promise and several slander actions. A breach of promise Action it brought by Mita Duncan, an aotrees; against Captain Crabbe. Five other similar aotions &- d numerous slander and seduction eases are iM dowi in the common jnry list.

STRIKE AT A DUNLOP TYRE WORKS. The strike at the Coventry Works of the Dun. lop Tyre Company bill now extended to the females, 200 girls, half the total number em-, ployed, having refused to work on Mooday, morning out of sympathy with the men. The. company threaten to abandon their Coventry Works and manufacture tyres at other depots.

I HONOURS FOR BRITISH SCIENTISTS. A Reuter's telegram from St. Petersburg on Sunday says:-Ile Ruasun Academy of Science to-day elected Lord Kelvin an honorary member and Lord Rayleigii and Professor Bury, of Dublin University, corresponding members.

BIGAMOUS NAVAL PENSIONER. At the Okl Bailey on Monday Thomas | Haydon, naval pensioner, WItS sentenced to five years' penal aervitude for big%MOUII marrying Elizabeth Deveril!, of Shoff-ri, from whom ho obtained nearly 21,000. It was stated thut the prisoner had victimised other women in Essex, Bucks, Manchester, and other places.

PUBLICANS HEAVILY FINED AT BLAiNA. At special police-court held at Blainju on MoncJwy, adjourned' from Friday, la John Williams landlord of the Forge Hammer, Aliertillerv, was fined 25 for permitting drunkenness ou his licensed promises, also 10s. and costs for being drunk himself on December 15. Edward Ppppler, landlord of the Talbot Inn, Garnvach, was also fined E5 for permitting drunkenness on November 18t,h..

SUDDEN DEATH IN CHAPEL. A Wakefield correspondent telegraphs: — Mr. John Wat?n. of Wakffie'?. e?p'red very euddonh' &t the WMt-p?radp \Ve?ey.)u C'bapd on Sunday eVE-Ding. Soon after the service jom. menced he was seen to faint and fall in hie pew. On being removed into the vestibule he died almojt immediately.

LIKE THE MAYBRICK CASE. TRIAL OF MRS. CAREW AT I YOKOHAMA. A Reuter's telegram from Yokohama on Mon- day mys: -The trial of Mn. Carew on the charge of murdering her husband opened here ou the 5th inst. The eMe, which, in several points, fetembJee tlie Maybnck can, has caused ■ greM sensation, Mr. C?tw't deth havirg hten certified by the doctor who held the pol" mortem examination to be due to arsauio rcit,oiiiiil,. Mrs. Carew's nursery govern-wa,, Marv Jaoofcs, waa &"eated yesterday on the charge of murder. She is alleged to tie the author of the mysterious Annie Luke letten confessing the crime. SINGULAR LETTERS. A later telegram from Y okohftnla, through Reuter s Agency, says: —At the inquiry at Yokohama Hospital (before Mr. J. C. Hah, H.D.M. Consul) into the ease of the late Mr. Carew's death Annie Lake was referred to as presumably identical with a strangle lady dreeted in black, and c-losely veiled, who celled three times at Mr. Carew's residence. It wae deposed that on the first occasion, October 10, prior to the illness of the deceased, this visitor saw Mrs. Carew, who stated that her husband nil not at home. The visitor left a card, bear- ing the initials "M. J." and "A. L," and the date 1888. On the second occasion, subsequent to Mr. Carew being taken ill, the rmtor, after asking for Mn. Carew, who was out at the time, asked where Mr. Carew's ijedroom was, and then went away. Mrs. Carew stated, under examination, that soon after their marriage her husband had told her that he had been amusing himself with a girl named Annie Luke, also that after his death the found among hie papers a letter signed "Annie," stating that the writer must see him, and that white the deceased was ill theie was sent to her a letter addressed to "Mist Annie Luke, Post- office, Yokohama," in her husband's hand- writing, making an appointment to ineet the woman.—Mr. Lowder, barrister, who atlended the inquiry on behalf of MnI. Carew, put in a letter to himself, signed "A. L. in which the writer said, "Dead nion teil no tales: no, nor dead women either, for I am going to join him. Do you know what waitin means for eizht long weary Y.Am. I have watched and waited-watched till I knew he would grow tired of her, that silly little fool, and then I came to him. What is the result? We between us electrify Japan." The letter further declared, "Rv the time you get this I shall lie well on my wav to join him—my twin soul." A.?ther letter, signe3 A L., addressed to the coroner, was also ad. the writer stating that she had "bamboozled" first the chemist, secondly the doctor, and last, but not least, that fnol. his wife, and was now going "to join him, my twin soul. "—Mrs. Carew further stated that before her husband died she had had a short conversation with him on the subject of Annie Luke, and that he had expressed his desire to see Annie Luke and to make amends to her.

THE EXECUTION AT WANDS- WORTH. CORONER AND A JURYMAN. At the conclusion of an inqtfest at the Lam- beth Coroner s-court on Saturday Mr. Braxton Hicks referred to some statements in a letter from a juryman present at the inquest on the body of the man recently hanged at Wands- worth Gap). Tile juryman said:—"Greatly to my surprise the neck was tightly bandied up, and the collar of what seemed to we to be a new suit was also but- toned tightly up." Now, as a matter of fact, the neck was not tightly bandaged up at all, but there was a Uose humd age round the neck to hide the cut by the doctor in order to aoct-rtain whether tit,) man had died from suffocation or strangulation. The letter con- tinued :—" The deceased had such a blanched appearance thru one would havo surmised that his head must have been torn off." It was really too bad for a juryman to write such a letter. He (the coroner) viewed the body himself, and he was in a position to •csert that there win no ground for such suggestion. Then, cg*Au Ilia sides of the pit into which the body feU had beeti freshly whitewashed, whioh I then thought meant a lot." From time to timo the pit was whitewashed to make the place 8et and clean, and on Tuesday there was nothing unusual in the appearance of the gallows, whiob he had, tOn. fortunately often had to view. Now beew" to a part of the letter whim was really amusing if it were not such a ghaatly subject:—"Next — we Ytere taken back from our temporary court." the compMwwg jUlyLmin think they ought ,tf) have stayed there altogether? (Laughter.) The letter went on to "y :W had no sooner taJoen our aeate Mian tLe coroner wrote something on a pieca of blue roper and requested an officer too hand it to the warder, as the latter was waiting for it. 1 presumod it win tboordcr for burial. Let tlv> be understood—we bad not heard a word up to that t';m" As & fact, all coroner*' orders for burial were white, not blue, which shewed how carefully the gentleman must have noticed whit wast being done. So far from the jury not having heard a word up to that tlm, he did not issue the order for burial vntil the governor had given his evidence, and tit., warders were waiting for the document We re they could complete the outring out of tM law.

Vr. JsmØtl Poole Maunsell, proprietor of its "Daily Kiprms," Dublin, died ou Saturday night si the residence of his father, in Low Churchtown, Dundrum, County Dublin. sunK cirou FOR woiuis IN chilpjww.- t?l I W l- L,?ars, 'id. ad h& t?tet' W, 20:tlugm-L Of all Drig ï:¥

RACING IN MID-OCEAN. CONTEST SEEN FROM A SWANSEA- LADEN SHIP. The "Ben Francisco Examiner" tay* :—Th« crew "f the British ship Inveram-ay hss reporte d witnessing an exciting race between three big ships in mid-oceon. It was on December 1, while the Inversmisaj WIiI beating againut a hrad wind on her way from Swaneee to San Francisco, in latitude 12.30 north and longitude 118 weet, when the look-out warned the watch of these vessels on the weatluer beam. Just the top open of three tquare-rigged vessels could be seeu above the horizon, bearing down almost upon the Inveramtay, wiiJh a stiff breeze almost dead astern. A* aoon as they came within speaking distance they hoisted their signal num- bers. They were the Amerioan ship Puritan, the British ship Rots-Aire, and the British ship Crorawrtyshire. The three vessels left San Francisco on November 21. each with a cargo of grain. The Puritan is bound for Hull, the Ross-shire for London, and the Cromartyshire for Queenstown. They were bound out to sea within an hour of each other, and a race to the British porta commenced. The three ships have records all fart sailers, and some idea of how evenly ma*ch(d they are can be obtained from the faot that after racing for over 2,000 miles they were obreaft of each other and all of them carrying all the canvas they could orowd on. The American ship was flying her colours from the mizzen-peak, while at her masthead were the signal flags, "Follow me and you will make port." The Ross-shire was asking her two companions with her fiagu if they wanted a tow, while the Cromartyshire was signalling, "Keep up wish me and you wilt be all right."

M. STAMBULOFPS MURDER. BULGARIAN MINISTER ON HIS DEFENCE. A reuter's telegram from Vienna on Monday sayt:— In a tetter ipublithed here to-day the former Bulgarian Minister. M. Natchovitoh, now staying in Italy, declares, with reference to a taemm i?pm i;As pubM l ed in the "Koe1. awh. Zf?unt" m the 4th tMt., that h. did not n! Ñ=ff4:edU:t:l: gttwn "All a iviuwm not heard" in the Stain. huloff trial, either personally or by nwne. He regarded him, however, at one of those spurious wiuavam who constantly crop up, end whose assertion* were not likely to injure hit own repu- tation. This letter it accompanied by the copies of the two letters sent by M. Natche- vitoh to the Belgisn Ambassador at Sofia and the Attorney-General there. in which the writer requeue these gentlemen to give M. Niehkoll every possible g'jarwitee for hit personal tafpt}" in order to induc« him to clear up the mystery ratwhed to the murder of M. StaiiuibuIIoff, which he aoerts it known to him.

IRISH TAXATION. THE GOVERNMENT ASKED TO ACT. A county meeting to consider the report of the Financial Commissioners was held at Maryborough on Monday. Lord Castletown wrote regretting hia inability to attend, and counselled moderation in the speeches and resolutions, The epeaken included Mr. W. A. M'Danald, Mr. Alexander Blane, and Mr. E. Crean, M.P.—A resolution was paued approv- ing of the report of the Financial Commis- sioners, and calling upon the Government to give the report their earliest and immediate attention, with a view to the introduction of such legislation m would meet the just olaims of Ireland. Irish representatives, irrespective of party, were also urged to unite in forcing the attention of Parliament and Government to the subjeot. SOLICITOR-GENERAL FOR IRELAND'S WARNING TO UNIONISTS. The Solioitor-General for Ireland, acknow- ledging a vote of confidence passed in him on Monday night by the City of Dublin Unionist Registration Association, olid the fincncial re- lations question "Ie well worthy of investiga- tion and diwuision. But he ventured to sug- gest to bill Unionist frier-da that the oase of Ireland WM not made out by merely throwing down the report of the majority of the Commis- sioaers and uttering guoh words as "separate entity" and "taxable capacity." Assuming the Commissioners to be ooireot in their debatable findings, them was Mill the Question whether the whole amount of the alleged vearly excessive taxation was not re-paid Ireland.

William Ford, a native of Cork, who said he -bad worked as a collier in the Monmouthshire hsile, was brought up at Newport Police-court on Monday on a charge of breaking the window* at the Model Lodging-houpeon Saturday nwht. This was done because the manager refused to let him into the house at 12.30. He hAd lieea turned out because he was drunk and n.aking gush a disturbance about the house that rtis other Mirers could not sleep. The Bench sect him to prison for fourteen days. THH OHRAT CUIIF: TOR OOV.NS.-Mnmtay's i,lin -Still turtlier testimony. A Chemist writes: —1"Will yovi ."4 me a bcttlft of yonr VirM'oe? It is for my own VOle. I tfft plenty of com cures ot tils same colour, but none of thrtn wem to eqiul yours." No OM oupbt td oonsiilrr Mi corns incur- sMe nntil he he. u8d "Viriillne." Thousand li*»% been cured, some of vrhnm had suffered fur over it years. Beware of imitations. Sold In bottle.. 1. hy oiit Is. 2d by U,e Prop,l-t-r, J. Murdav. e: t' Jl:h'.tI'lr:îr J.)'.