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FRANCE AND MADAGASCAR. RUMOURED MH.CALL OF ADMIRAL MIOT. I" BLXTIIU S TKLErillAM.l PARIS, SATCSDAT. I According to the journal <?<m,.<. the Uovern. ment contempt?tes re-MtHn? Admiral Miot, the French Commander-in-Chief in Madagascar. The reasons assigned f6r this step are that the Admiral acted against the instructions of his Government in engaging the Hovas at Tarafat on the 10th ult. and that he availed hinaself, without authority, ol the services of the Italian Consul in the negotia- tions with the tlova Government.

MASSACRE OF SEVE THOUSAND CHRISTIANS. I" BEVTKH'S TKLKORAM.L RARIS. SATCIIDAT. The r'"iur publishes a telegram from Father Martin, a missionary at Saigon, stating that anc-r naUsionary, named Chatelet, has been massacred in Annam, together with ten native priest* and 7,000 Christian.t.

SIR II. D. WOLFF. [" I CONSTANTINOPLE, SATURDAY. According to present arrangements, Sir Henry (Volff will leave hore on Monday night on board the Imogece for Besika Bay. He has telegraphed for her Majasty's dispatch vessel Jris, now at the PirttUf). to proceed to Besika Bay and await his arrival. THE UNITED STATES. [" RSCTIHS TKLKIJHAM ] mw YORK, SATUBDAT. Mr. William S. Warner, who was implcuted in the failure of Messrs. Grant and Ward, has been arrested on A charge of conspiring with Mr. Ward to defraud the late General Urant and Mr. Vander- bilt, and to divert the funds of the Jlarioo National £ ank. APPREHENDED INUNDATION OF VKRONA. (" REUTRitS" TELKiRAU.} ROMK. SATURDAY. Telegrams from Verona announce tliat the waters# of the Adige have now reached their; maximum height, and that an inundation of tho I town ia apprehended.

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THE FICULTY I BURMESE DIFFICULTY TEXT OF LOUD DUFFERIN'S I ULTIMATUM. CALLS FOR ANNEXATION. I SATISFACTION AT LORD SALISBURY'S DECLARATION. THE BRITISH FORCES. I ["BRUTEIk"i" TJCLN(iltA.M.) I SIMLA, Sunday. The Indian Government has despatched to the King of Cnrmah a letter calling upon his llajuaty to receive an Envoy with a view to the settlement of the existing differences, to suspend the action against the Bombay and Burmah Trading Company, and to accept in future a liesident under beooming con- ditions. Arrangements are being made to reinforce the garrison in British Burmah. The detuands,in the tirst place, tho reception,with all honour, of the Envoy referred to in the letter of August 28 from the Chief Commissioner of British Burmah to the King. In the next place, all proceedings against the Bombay and Burmah Company are to be suspended until tho Envoy shall have investigated the matters iu dispute between the company and the King's Government. If these two points are not conceded, immediate action against Upper llurtnah will follow, nnd this, of course, without further com- munication. A thirrl deman l, as important as the abive, but not equally pressing, Is that tho King shall accept the residence at Mandalay of a permanent ISritbli Agent with a suitable guard. Such (says the Times) is the reply of the Indian Government tu the curt and insolent refusal of King Theebaw to consent to unr part of the auan1:°m.I1';5. prl)poscd to him by the Chief COIU- missioner. LIls defiance has been met as it should hnv b. promptly and decisive'v. L"rd Dufferin h". 1, t?mfud by Lord Km lolph Churchill and the flvlDoUùv.rllUJollt with full authority to settle tho Burmese difficulty in his own way, and we are well satisfied that he has made the right choice. The means will he ready for giving effect to his demands. It may be expected that sbips and troops will be despatched to British Uurmali simultaneously with the Ultimatum, and if an un- fvouraule an,?wer, or no anHver. CQwes from the King his territory will be at onee entered, and such further tteps taken R8 tho position of affairs may be then thought to call for. WHlmE THE FIGHTING WILL DE. There are only two points where thero is much likelihood of lighting. TI?e fr.t is at Minh-la, about sixty miles from our frontier station of Thayct-myo. Opposite the town, on the left bank, 00 a hill commanding a long, straight reach of the Irraw iddy, there is a fort. It was w1I built on modern principles, under tlie instructions of Captain Commolto, an ex-Italian naval ofilter. With good guns it might otTer considerable resis. tance but it i. doubtful whether any guns are mounted, or more than three, at any rate. At this time of year a corvette of the C class could easily ascend the river, and would, probably, render an account of the placo in half-an-hour. After Minh-la thero are no river defences till the angle of the river at Ava, about fifteen miles below Man- dalay, is reached. Here there are three ndlllirablr placed forts on opposite banks of tho river, commanding a point whore ascending vessels have to round a dangerous reef of rooks. But these forts aro without ditch, without flank defence, without expense-magazine. antl without traverses to protect the gunners. Mandalav itself has nothing to protect it. It cauld be shelled by compass from the river two milts off. The Burmese Army need not bo taken into con. sideration at all. The "Palflco Guard" are no doubt courageous enough—all Buriuans are brave; but they are a simple rabble. They have au assortment of guns, from modern smooth. bores antique matchlocks; but they are uncertain as to how they should be fired. li'li ?rl is taken the whole country is taken, for all the taken the whole country is taken, f?,r .11 the stored up in the palace. Thero may bit jungle- fighting, though that is unlikely but there are no defensible positions anywhere. THE BRITISH FORCE. The application made by theCiiief Commissioner of British Burmah for 8,030 additional troops before <le>patchiug an Ultimatum to King Tiiee- baw's Government at Mandalay will, if acceded to, as is considered very probable, largely augmeut the strength of the British forces on the eastern side of the Bay of Bengal, and bring these up to over 12,000 officers and men. The military estab. lishment at present under the orders of the local Government, though considerod sufficiently strong for ordinary purposes, would prove too small to maintain the regular garrisons at their normal strength and also wage war even with such a potentate as the King of Burmah, consisting as it does of only three batteries of Koyal Artillery and two battalions of European Infantry, with three battalions of natives from the Madras Army. AtToutfghothftWMohttioned the 8th lottery of the l?t Brigade London Division Koyal Artillery, under Major W. H, K. S"rell; at Tha^etmyo N-. 5 Battery 1st Brigade Southern Division, under Major K. M, K. Vibart, und at itangoon No. 6 Battery of the same brigade, under Major 1'. M. Robinwn. Tilo two battalions of liuropean Infantry are the 2nd Brigade of Prince Albert's Somersetshire Light Infantry, commanded by Colonel Leer, V.C ? and the 2nd Battalion Koyal Scots Fusiliers (Colonel R. W. C. Winsloe). These troops, with the three Madras native regiments, which are composed of very eflicient s?ildier?, ari stationed mostiv at the two places alreadv mentioned and at Kangocn, really the commercial capital of the Peninsula; but their numbers are to some extent reduced by the necessity of supplying detachments for Moulmein and the Andaman Islands, whero thero are irn. portant Indian penal establishments. Of local forces there are, however, two batteries of urlillerv volunteers, and an eight-company battalion of ritle, at Itangoon,while the Burmah State Kailways maintain a four-company battalion, the whole of tho volunteers being under the command of M. i .r J. R. M'Cullagh, of the Royal Engineers. The regular troops in the dependency aro usually sup. plied from the Madras establishment, and should the whole of the 8,000 asked for bo drawn from t ,c Madras Presidency they would have to be chiefly made up of native troops, as the European f&rcm eubj(.ct tf) t)te Ki?ttt Hon. M. 9 '(i. DufT, the Governor, and including those now in Burmah, arc the 12th Lancers and 14th Hussars; two batteries of Horse Artillery, eight of Field Artil- lery one heavy and one mountain battery, and four garrison battalions the K Company Royal 'i;I:;1d I,,lib::tI. f infantry. U'tt six beyond those Ire.dy ,n the spot bi.g tle 2nd Battalion of the Royal FU5the.'s. at C..anore; Bedfordshire Regiment, at Bellary; South Wales Borderers,at Fort St. George, Madras; Uampshire and Middlesex Regiments, at Srcunderabad; and Royal Munster Fusiliers, at Kainptee. Under the circumstances it is not improbable that the sup- plementary force may be drawn from the iargo military forces of Bengal. I DEMAND FOR A BRITISH OCCUPATION. The Allahabad correspondent of the/tai/p Chronicle, A su?ninary tck'g?phing on Friday night, says:—A summary of that portion of Lord Salisbury's fpeech at Brighton f8t night which dealt with the Burmese question has been telegraphed here, and has elicitd great approval, as it m becoming more and more flt that the despotic and dangerous state of affairs in Upper Burmah mu,t at un? 00 put an :nd to if worse is not to ensue. Kverything, It is pointed out, favours the deposition of Kinit Theebaw and the occupation of his kingdom. and both courses are now being strongly urged upon tlio Indian Government. Competent authori- ties here assert with confidence that neither course presents the slightest difficulty, while the question of expense is so trifling 'M to be scarcely worth consideration. I learn, in fact, from Bombay that the Bombay nd Burmah ¥'din'ci.t t':8, ;r; I:dc.rrr. made a formal offer to the Indian Government to carry out this ocheme at no greater cost to the Government than Is comprised in the loan of a gunboat toco-operate at Mandalay. The associa- tion would do the rest with the large staff of men it tins at work In the teak forests of Burmah. The confidence of the Bombay and Burmah Association to effect the virtual annexation of the country rests upon the belief-which, indeed, is general- that no opposition would be offered to the occupa- tion of the country and the deposition of Theebaw by any but the Palace Guards, the Burmese themselves being sick of the cruel oppression of the drunken and bloodthirsty tyrant who rules their destinies. WAR PREPARATIONS, The /?<7? A'?M has received the M)o?!n? t.legmm from Calcutta:—The Tigris, river Sun. ,f.berfitd: ;h:w'ify v:a'n¿ I four machine-guns for service on the Irrawaddv Hiver. T, e dme authorities are preparing to <JC8ptch troops to NM?oea promptly on receipt of orders, News from Mandalay (says the Calcutta corre- spondent of the Standard) states that groat uneasiness is felt in the buxaur thore. War material, consisting of rifles and cartridges, is being issued from the arsenal, and supplies were sent to Minhia by steamer on the lOthinsL Three thousand men are marching to reinforce the garrison there. Two thousand ban tuna despatched to Toangho, The Burmese river forts ate in a state of defence. THE ALTERNATIVES IN BURMAH. The ?<?.rMyt:Statesmen who know Burmah cannot be indifferent to the moMtnceoea ??'?'"?'perh<pt,theonett!ntdamio ? Ind-» o-Chinu seriously worth having. We do not :d::i:heS::lla:1 of the country is con- Ildored. that a community, confidant ID its own power to establish vivifying rule, ?ge," for work, and genuinely horrified by the tales from the Court of Ava, where Dahomey appears occa- sionally to be outdone, should press strongly for annexation; but nevertheless, though we do not believe that conquest is Invariably immoral, or doubt that the sword is occasionally a plough* share, we regard this annexation with strong dis- favour." The Economist says:—"King Theebaw seems bent upon provoking a quarrel with us, and com- pelling us to put an end to bit besotted and bar- barous rule. But it would be better if over-iealous advocates of trade extension were not already so busy in reckoning up the gains which the annexa- tion or assumption of a protectorate over Upper Burmah is to bring us. We have of late had suffi- cient examples of the troubles which spring from attempts to open up trade by force of arms. And all recent experience II", gone to show that, as a rule, there is more to be lost than gained by opera- tions of this kind." The or4s-"Tlio news from RIut:fld:ts f:'fI:r.=-are;:p:r are about to bo taken to end the irritating position created by Owit?nefoUy of King Theebaw, and it confirms tho rep?,-t .1 what has been done in a diplomatic way in Paris. This l? on)? what, tu'mht have been expected since the Foreign Ontfe lias ::n t:ne:tdr with 1';lIrgd for fact.. The KmM says" Lord Dufferin is in the happy position of cjmnMndingconMenco in bo:h political c?mp9. A nominee of the hte Government, be has been entrusted by the present Government with the c.tl". management of the Upper Burmese nlhir. aid ho has shown himself deserving of the tru?t. U? Ultimatum to King Theebaw is at once mod?Mte and firm. It demands what he has a right to ask, and what a care for the interests of India will lie his full warrant for insisting upon."

THE ST. LUCIA 1JAY DISPUTE. OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE. A Blue-book was issued on Saturday containing correspondence relating to Zululand and the St. Lucia Bay territory. The dispatches number 117, and range In date from the 8r.h of December last to tho 14th of July. The tirst of them relate to the hoisting of the British flag at St. Lucia Hay, which was accomplished by Lieutenant W. J. Moore, of the gunboat Goshnwlr, on December 18. in accordance with instructions telegraphed by Lord Derby on December 8. In a note from the Colonial Olfice to the Admiralty of the 8th of December, it is stated that the step was taken under the treaty made in 1848 with King Panda of Zululand. In reply to a telegram ot the 1st of March inquiring whether Dinizulu had denied t )to cession of St. I.ucia Bay to Herr Kinwald, Sir Uenry Bulwer wrote on the 2nd of March that there was no information that Dini- zulu htil said anything about the cession, and Sir lienry submitted that any such cession would be invalid, because Dini. zulu was not a king, becausa he was a minor, and because he could not alienate to others what was already ceded to us. Sir Henry Bulwer forwarded on March 3 a numerously-signed peti- tion from the colonists of Nittit praying her Majesty's Government either t,) extend British jurisdiction over the whole of Zululand or to annex the territory to Natal, T11i-< matter her Majesty's Government promised to consider. On May 4, in reply to further reports of the proceedings of Ger- man trade.3 nt St. Lucia Huy, Lord Derby sent the following telegram to Sir Henry Bulwer:—" 1 have the honour to inform you that on thel,t inst. I sent you a telegram to the following effect: I said that arrangements had almost boon concluded under which the German Government undertake not to interfere on the coast between the frontier of Natal and the POJluguese possessions. I added that the German Government stated positively i r.sr:I'fl:1 S:or::x 1 ment agents, and that aouiing is known at Berlin of their proceedings."

TlilUUBLE EXPLOSION AT WALTON. EIGHT PERSONS INJURED. Great cxcitemcnt was caused in tho neighbour- ho"d of Harcourt-street, Walton, on Friday night, by an explosion which occurred in Ulat thorough- fare through tha accidontal bUNting of a ship's distress rocket, by which eight porsons were seriously injured, one of whom is not expectcd to recover. It appears that a boy, named John Oynch, sixteen years of age, a 8hiPWri¡¡ht.e! apprentice, on kwing his work got from 80me person a ship's distrea. rocket en?,.wd in metal, Ue showed it to some of his companions In Bar- court-street, and being curious to see what it was composed of ho obtained a J"<DIIDCr, saying that he would show them the inside. Ho proccedod to break it open with the hammer i n ontbrfk ,ouon No. 35, thâar:re: After striking several blows the rocket ex. ploded with terrific force. Tho boy and his companions, as well as some persons who were p i.-sini; at the time, were knocked down by the force of the explosion, and tne contents of the rocket with Itø casing irillictcd serious injuries Up1I them. A number of Deighbours and the police, who were quickly on the spot, convoyed the unfortunate sufferers, eight in number, to the Stanley-read Hospital, which is close to hand. The bov, John Ciynch, was found to be in a serious co?dition, suffering from internal injuries as well a wound in the leg, caused by a piece of the metal being embedded in it. A woman, named Mary Lorritiier, 52 years of age, who was passing at the time of the explosion, was also severely injured. A little girl, named Margarot Williams, was found to be so seriously injured that little hopes are entertained of her recovery. The names of the other sufferers are Donald Cameron, aged 10; Jessie Catherine Catneron, noed 15 j Maty Jane Cameron, nged 20; and Ann Howard, aged 14. Tiie Camerons live at the house in front of which the explosion occurred.

THE MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL. MESSRS. BOrOSCHILD TO FINANCE THE LOAN. With a private prospectus for tho issue of ta,902,000 share capital and £ 2,000,000 borrowing powers, the directors of tho Manchester Ship Canal havo issued a map of considerable interest. It covers an area of above 100 miles north and south by 75 miles east and west, the nearest approach to tho centre of which is occupied by Macclesfield. This busy and populous district reaches from Skipton on the north to Wolverhampton on the south, and from Kotherham and Sheffield on the east to Wigan, St. Helen's, and Chester on the west. The numerous towns that it contains are represented bv circles, of sizes proportionate to the populations; and the total number of the inhabi- tants amounts to 27 per cent. Tho City editor of the J'all Mall Gazette says :— There is a rllmour abroad that Meline. Rothschild have undertaken to finance the Manchester Ship ()tn?t Scheme. If thoM bo any truth in such a statement, the fate of the canal will not wait long on the public for subscriptions, for Its financial success will be immediately assured, and the capital will as a consequence bo taken up in the bulk, and very little bo left in the ehape of £10 lots for the humble citizen, who, it was expected, would Jill vo come forward and subscribed for this semi-national project after the style of tlie French- men who hand their gaiall savings over to M. da Lesscps,

SAD ACCIDENT AT ALUERSHOT. TWO DRUMMKRS KILLED. Late on Friday evening six drummer boys of the 1st Lancashire Regiment set out from Alder- shot Barracks to obtain sand for their floors at Thornhill, which is much honeycombed owing to the soldiers taking tho sand. The lads had only been at work a short tiind when about 20 tons of earth and enncl fell upon them. Patrick Fitz. plltrick nOli Henry Hig^ins were killed, another is dangerously injured, wliilo the remainder narrowly escaped.

DEFRAUDING A DETECTIVE. Sergeant Price, tho famous discoverer of the Invincible dynamite distillery in Birmingham, has just been made the victim of a most impudent fraud. He possessed a fine picture, which was valued at 950, and, wishing to sell it. he put a reserve price on it and sent it to a local art sale. The reservo price was not realised, and the picture was returned. A few days ago, however, the auctioneer's clerk wrote to Price, saying he had found a purchaser at Wolverhampton, and asking Price to sand the picture on to him. Price com- plied with the request, and it turned out that the auctioneer's clerk. as soon as he got possession of the picture, pawned it. There is a warrant out now for his arrest.

THE ENTOMBED MINERS. The efforts made on behalf of the five men who were entombed on Thursday in the Edlin Pit, near Bonnyrigg, resulted on Saturday in their rescue alive.

 OFFICER. DEATH OF AN OLD NAVAL OFFICER. Admiral Gambler died at Alverstoke, near Ports- mouth, on Saturday. The deceased entered the service In 1318. and was present at Navarino. I

SERIOUS RAILWAY ACCIDENT. FIVE PERSONS INJURED. Shortly before seven o'clock on Saturday even- ing paMencer train from Manchester ran Into two ua,,0,2wy engines on the LoDdon and North Avestem Railway, at Ribble Bridp, Preston Station. :¿johI:to:he panon- gar train, sustained severe internal injuries, and Airs. Hough and Annie Helm, of Preston, and Mareery Wood and Clement Elliott, of Ltyhnd, were all badly contused.

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COLONEL MORGAN, M.P., AT ABERCARN. Colonel the Hon. F. C. Morgan, M.P., attended a crowded BMeting of the electors of the Southern Division of Monmouthshire at the Drill-hall, Aber- cam, on 8aturday afternoon, and was moat oor- dially received in the midst of a commnnity whose tendencies were suppossd to have been ultra. Radical. The chair was taken by Mr. Thomas Beynon, the popular managing director of the Nowport-Aborcarn Collieries, and there were also present, supporting the gallant colonel, Mr. C. B. Hotiand. Cornet Juatice. Captain 8.0. Homfray, Mr. Phineas James, Mr. W. Llewellyn, Mr. W. IL Heard, Mr. G. W. Wilkinson, Mr. J. T. Green, Mr. J. Green, Mr. Daniel Whltehouse, Mr. A. C. Jones, the Uov. J. Griffiths, the Rev. W. Hughes, Dr. Davies, and others. The CBAIBKAN, who was very warmly received, said he saw a good many of the workmen em- ployed at the ifewport Aberearn Collieries present, and ho looked upon that fact aa an evidence of the good feeling which had always existed between them and their employers, a feeling which, he hoped, would never be weakened as long liS his (the chairman's) connec- tion witli the undertaking existed. They might very reasonably ask him why he cama there to support the candidature of Colonel Morgan, the Conservative oandidata for the Southern Division of the county nnd the present senior member, and he would tell them. It was this-that of the two gentlemen seeking the suffrages of the ratepayers of the division he believed Colonel Morgan was far and away the better man. (Loud cheers.) Colonel Morgan belonged to a family which had resided in that part of the country for centuries, the members of which were deeply interested In the land, Ux mine- mis, the railways, and the docks of the district. Moreover, the hon. member was a tried man; he had represented the county of Monmouth for many years, and was intensely popular amongst all classes. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Bey non went on to remark that a few days ago lie wiu speaking to a friend who was a Baptist, and who told him (the chairman) that Colonel Morgan would have his vote and the vote of every member of his family. (Hear, hear.) Another thing which he admired In Colonel Morgan was his contiistent character. He observed that the Liberal candidate, Sir Henry Jackson, replying to some questions at Magor, said, with reference to Disestablishment, tliat he would support the step for Wales and Scotland, but not for England, because the Church in England was stronger; hut since his first meeting the Radical candidate had declared himself in favour of Disestablishment altogether throughout the whole of Great Britain. They could not, therefore, depend upon what he said from one day to another. He (the chairman) ad- mitted that the question of Disestablishment alone might very fairly bo argued on both sides, but not so the question of Disendowment as it had been put before them during the last few months. Be could not see how such a proposal could commcnd itself to say honest man; it savoured too much of robbery. (Loud citeeri.) With reference to the statement made by Mr. John Morlsv at Newport on Thursday that Disestablishment would not be one of the items of the Liberal programme for the next Parliament, lie believed that was one of the most extraordinary statements ever made, for during the past few months or so the electors had been advised by the Liberals to make this one of the most critical question)-, to put to candidates. (Hear, hear.) Colon1 MORUAN, who was then introduced to the meeting, met with a perfect ovation of cheer. ing. Having thanked them for the warm recep- ion the [in accorded him, he went on to speak of the proposals now before the country, nd defied anyone present to tell him how any one of the Radical schemes would benefit any class of people in the country. Referring to tho present depressed state of trade, he had been informed on trustworthy authority that trade had never been so bad as long as poople could recollect, and yet in spite of this fact the Liberals had Boycotted the Hoyal Commission to Inquire into tlie condition of affairs. He spoke of the impracticability of the proposal to split the land Into small plots so that every person could be an agriculturist. Who, he asked, would have the land on the tops of moun- tainsy Some would have to take their portion from land of that character, as there would not be sufficient in the valleys to supply all. Having re- ferred to the schema for giving free education, and the great increase which would be cast upon the rates by the adoption of such a proposal, tlie hon, member resume ,s his seat umidat great cheering. At tho close of the gallant colonel's addres a Mr. Biscotube, a shoemaker, rose to put some questions upon certain remarks which he affirmed the candi- date had made on a previous occasion. But the questioner was so much at "a that it turned out the remarks referred to were not made by Colonel Morgan at all. In one cam the hon. candidate's views were sought witli reference to compensa- tion in case public-houses were closed. Colonel Morgan, in reply, said lie would be prepared to deal fairly with either landlord or tenant in such a case. A voto of confidence In the lion, member was then proposed by Mr. Green, seconded by Mr. Phineas James, and supported by Mr. Holland and Mr. Wilkinson.-Tlie Chairman asked if there were any amendments to be moved, and, there being no response, the motion was put to the meeting and curried with only one dissentient.—After the vote had been carried, a Mr. Jones, chairman of the Liberal Association, wished to move so amend- went, but his reception was a mixed one, the howls predominating over the cheers.—The Chair. man informed him that the motion had been carried, and the business of the meeting was at an end.

IMR. ROLLS, M.P., AT PONTY- POOL. Mr. J. A. Rolls, M.P., had a very warm greeting at Pontypool Towa-hall on Friday evening, when the building was crowded, and an excellent meet- ing was held. The chair was taken by Mr. J. C. Hanbury, who was supported by Mr. Rolls, Mr. T. Colborne, Major Hair, Mr. E. Jones (Snatchwood House), Mr. Oreenwsy, Mr. T. H. Hotel), and Mr. A. E. Southall, of Newport. There were also present Mrs. Rolls, Mrs. Hanbury, Miss aalr. and several other ladles. The Chairman said letters had been received from Mr. Josiah Richards, and Mr. Phillips, of Woodlands, regretting their absence, and commend!ng Mr. Ho cadidi&ture to the electors of the division. Mr. ROLLS, who was received with loud cheering, said 110 was very much encouraged to find tliat, in going round tlie division, lie was being received by his friends with a reception which was warmer and warmer. Ho came before them as a Conservative —to conserve all that was good and to improve all that needed improvement. When speaking of the proposals of Mr. Chamberlain, a noisy section at the back of the hall set up a continuous cheer for that gentleman, whereupon the hon. member asked aoy of them who felt disposed to come on the platform and show one single measure which hfr. Chamborlain had Riven to the working men. (Hoar, hear.) Sir. Rolls went on to show that the proposals for peasant holdings and free education were impracticable, and said he luckily refused to sign a petition In favour of the Welsh Intermediate Education Bill, 1\1 when he saw that Bill he found It was Intended to provide education for the children of well-to-do tradesmen and others, who were quite able to pay for it themselves, p"if Ûe proposal 'III' wi: y the fund !:art d the blankets from poor people in alms- houses, and to stick on anotlier halfpenny rate to the high sum already paid. In concluding a tren- chant address, the hop. member said he cared but little which party was in power so long as the honour and the prosperity and the greatness of England were maintained. (Hear, hear.) Mr. T. COLBORKE, as an elector In the division, was very glad to support the candidature ot Mr. Rolls. Queslion after question Mr. Rolls had to put to Ministers :( the = Government until he could get a straightforward answer. No doubt, the procedure of Parliament needed M be im- proved, so as to curtail the length of some gen- tlemen's speeches; but Ministers of the day had much to answer for in not giving straight answers when questions were put to them. A gentleman from their own district-and he bad no doubt they would remember his name-went into the county of Derby and sank thousands of pounds in mining. He was unfortunate, and the undertaking was sold for only ?10,000. But one of the landowners of :t DJirf;O:t a Bn::r vative, but a distinguished member of the Liberal party-ølorted a sum of no less than £800 for transferring the low. But tlie Liberals did not raise a word about it, because they dared not expose their own party. Question after question was put by Mr. Rolls on this matter, and at last the truth came out. These questions would be sent to Midlothian, to Birmingham, and to Derby. and if anyone oould contradict what he had said a donation ahouid be given to the Infirmary. (Cheers.) In answer to another question put bf Mr. i Mr. Childers had contowd, though very ungraciously, that during the four years Inter- vening between 1880 and 1884 millions of money had been taken out of the pockets of the middle- class population of the country In Income-tax more wan had been taken during the time the Conservatives were in office. Then. Main, when tha great railway i:IetT" Into PariiamenttBtn wMch. if pMMd. woaM have given them .uch powfn would penlyse the trade and commerce of the country, it was Mr. Rolls who put questions to Mr. Chamberlain, and got him to admit that the Bills would be with- rawn. (Hear, be* ) jir'B. Jown :-I Mr. T. B. BAMU. then addreeeed the meeting, after which a hearty vote of thanks was acoorded to the chairman.

THE CANDIDATURE OF MR. F. A. YEO. STRONG OPPOSITION. I A meeting was held at Gower Road, near Swp. sea, on Saturday afternoon In support of the ean. didature of Mr. F. A. Yeo for Gower. AproftsMan was first formed, which passed through the Tillage, beaded by a band. Tha meeting waa to bav* been held ia the chapel, and it was proposed to distri- bute tickets to the Liberal residents of the locality ia order to avoid, if possibl4 any oppoeitioa to Mr. Yeo% candidature. At tlia laat moment, however, rumour was spread abroad that this kind Jtf \bl., was n ot to be tolerated, and wouM %,o9 the hostility of many of the elec- t. The meeting was eventually held in the open air. The county police were present In force on the earnaet eolldtation of "Tend of the Radical leaders. There, however, proved to be no need orthelr..mœl. Mr. Yee was accompanied b Sir J. Jonee JeaHna and Sir ;=:aI:='k¡:: chair. BpMchM .en delivered by the CMinnw, 8!rJ. J. JtnMM, tad otben. Sir J. JonM jMtint, In supporting a vote of confidence in the Liberal Ministry, prooeeded to enlarge upon Tory intolerance in Gower Road, and eaid he was told the large employers of labour there had only that day discharged one of their workmen because he persisted in worshipping God in accordance with his conadenoo. Mr. Wright (Messrs Wright and Butler) afterwards asked to be allowed to addrees the meeting, and ascended the platform. Referring to the proposi- Uon before the meeting, he said it was well known in Gower Road that he did not intend to lot such a resolution pass without moving an amendment. He was sorry to And that they had not a resident of Gower Road tn fill the cbalr for them, and that they were obliged to go to Swansea also to get speakers. It seemed to be a matter of surprise to some of the geotlemen on the platform that there were any Conservative working men, but be could Inform them that there were eighty already belonging to the Gower Road Conservative Club. (Cheers.) As for the statement that a man had been discharged by him in the way indicated, lie denied it. and he requested the name of the perscn referred to, and also the name of the individual who had made the false statement. Mr. Chamber- Illln, Mr. Wright proceeded, was engaged in throwing sops to the working men. He went to the Radical party in Wale.. and said ? We will DieeataNith the Church for youand went to the agi (cultural population ïr,l"h;I t?, t: will give you some land," nnd he went to the labourer and said" We will give vou free education." Mr. Chamberlain, however, did not tell them the cost of theso things, or how they were to bo brought about. Again, when the depreMion of trade was considered, the Liberal Ministry a:: very little satisfaction to the working man. The speaker was continually interrupted during his speech, and the chairman several times demanded a fair hearing. Mr. Wright, however. said it was evident they were determined not to hear him, and then put his amendment, which was seconded by Mr. Greeoliough.—The ameudlunt was first put, the Chairman stating that about 50 hands were held up in Its favour. The resolution on being put was declared carried hv a large majority. A vote of confidence in Mr. Veo was afterw4rds put and carried.—Mr. Veo. referring to Disestablishment, Mid a challenge had been thrown down by Lord Salisbury that the country was not ripe for Ihis reform. They in Wales would accept his challenge, and hht out the question on its merits. The formation of a peasant proprietary would, he thought, be an ex- cellent tiling, and he could not see why the county boards should rot buy the land for them, to get rid of a monopoly, just as they would buy boats for fishermen to abolish a similar thing in their trade. Tho fre6 education scheme would, he thought. remove a great hardship which was ex- perienced by the poor at present.

SIR HENRY JACKSON AT RISCA. A meeting was held ia the Public-hall, Bldca, on Saturday, in support of the candidature of Sir Henry Jackson, the Liberal candidate for that division of Monmouthshire. Prior to the meeting the Cross Keys and Risca electors formed a pro- cession and marched round the district, hoaded by a brass band, afterwards returning to the Risca Station, where they met Sir Henry Jackson, Mr. Warmington, Q.C., Mr. Moggridget and others, to whom they gave a very cordial rece tion. A move was Uien made for the ftIil, hVro:dg:lid, there was a crowded attendance.—The Chairman submitted a resolution ex ressi.g confidence in 1\n:S;UDhi:rl: :;>:eLr party, and pledging the meeting to secure their tiant r.turn.-Titis was seconded by Mr. Edwards, and supported by Sir Henry Jackson, who received a cordial greeting. He referred in detail to Lord Salisbury's speech at Newport, and combntted many ot the assertions of the Premier, after which lie touched upon tho House of Lords, and said that on a former occasion he had advo- cated that that august Assembly should be ended. He now rather wished to withdraw from that state- ment and say that he thought the House of Lords should be re-modelled, so as to make It more in accordance with the spirit of tile times,—Mr. War. mington spoke strongly in favour of free educa- tion, and, in alluding to the great public expendi- ture in the government, -aia that this should be early inquired into. He also spoken in favour of Disestablishment.—The resolution was then put to tho meeting nnd carried unanimously.—Mr. Cor- nelius Jones then proposed That this meeting expresses its entire confidence In Sir 11. Jackson as tlio Liberal candidate for South Monmouthshire, and pledges itself to use every legitimate means to secure his return by a large inayority.—Mr. Geo. Lewis seconded the resolution, which was sup- ported by Mr. Simons, solicitor, Mcrtliyr, and carried.

MR. THOMAS CORDES AND INTER- MEDIATE EDUCATION IN WALES. Air. Thomas Cordes, the Conservative candidate for the Monmoulh Borough., has written the following letter to Mr. Edward J..?., coal i.?r. Y7,¡f iittí to interrogatories with regard to Monmouth Grammar School:— Bryn Olas, Newport, Moil., Oct. 13,1685. Dear 8Ir.-1 am duly in receipt of yours of yesterday, putting to me lereral questions. 1. Whether I would vote for the exclusion of Mon- muatUshlre from the Welsh Intermediate Education Bill? Itonmout/I.hlre Is an English county, and as w hal" several valuable etliieatljual endowments doing d ::lk.I:Ili[ do 't::A'I;.l;v;hti r:If.e a; of losing them III whol. or I" purl for the ha"dt of Wales generally, and I would, therefore, vote for Mon- 'uti.1, re being excluded romMoptMtuMott Bill.Will I use my vote and Influeuce for tbe restoration of 2. 100 free scholars to tlie Uonmouth Grammar Schwi ? I h.?e slways been .1 opinion tl..t tha Intentions f tb ''d;rl"b!Irl¡Obr"fI::fo as Ii rJ bis will, should lie carried out as clusclv as possible, and as I that w li.. J-,???, t l,e d lo lliis achool, press?d his wish when making his bequest Ib"t "there should be forever lu the town of Monmouth ""efree g ar 1 f.1 that It would only W carrying out his I'ï: t..t.¡ tbI<I:I;; be "eo. and I would, therefore, ? mv %,ot? a"d in- fluence for tlie restoration of the 100 fres scholars to Monmouth Grammar School. TOIl are quite at liberty to publish this correspondence. (Signed) TSOKAS COUDIS. AIR, CARBUTT AND THE MONMOUTH BOROUGHS. Mr. E. B. Carbutt, M.P., has written tho secre- tary of the Newport Liberal Association accepting their request that lie should Etund as the candidate in the Liberal interest for the Monmouth I Boroughs. RADICAL MEETING AT ST. ARYAN'S. On Saturday last a meeting was held In tho Con- gregational Chapel, St. Arvan's, near Chepstow, when a lecture advocating Radicalism in its broadost sense was delivered by a Mr. Alrord from Birming- ham. Colonel Bond, amidst a great deal otupiear, refuted the arguments of the lecturer. MR. CHILDEIIS. I Mr. Childers, speaking at Orton Park, Peter- borough, the seat of the Marquess of Huntly, on Saturday, said the extension of the franchise waa entirely due to the Liberals. Addressing » meet- ing In tlie evening, he said there had been Brent improvements In both the army and navy services lately, which he attributed to the territorial sys- tem and abolition Of flogging. He strongly denounced the Fair Trndo notions circulated by Conservatives. SIR RIUHARD CROSS. I Sir Richard Cross, opsaing at Newton-le- \J:w::IIg:e:dee:iraie.r1n¡; the union with Ireland. He claimed credit for the Conservatives in bringing ton peaceful conclusion the affairs in Egypt and Afghanistan. He ex- pressed strong opposition to disestablishment. LORD GEORGE HAMILTON. I Speaking at Old Southgate on Saturday in sup- port of the candidature of Lord Polk_lnnl for the Dt\8Id Division of MijdteMx, Lord George Hamilton said Mr. Chamberlain had charged the Conservatives with holding office without power, and thus without honour, and that Mr. Ctiamber- lain arrived at this conclusion bicatiae Use Conser- vatives had contrived to satisfactorily settla the difficulties and legacies which tho late Government bequeathed to them. He also pointed out that the Treaty of Berlin was ridiculed by Use Liberal party, and eaid that Sir Charles Dilke and Mr. Ctiamber- lain seemed at one time much pleased at the idea that it ahouid be violated, but had recently changed their tone because they found the in. fringement of it was likely to land Europe into war. As Sir Charles Dilke recently remarked, collision of this nature would be a terrible catastrophe. That treaty had secured the peace of Europe at a critical moment, and its infringement must pro- mote a disaster that could oniv be averted by the concerted action of the united European Powers, and that concerted action was 6nly possible in oon- sequence of tlie friendly relations which the present Government had re-established. MR. SHAW-LEFEVRE. I Mr. Shaw-Lafevre, speaking at Heading on Saturday night, referred in the following terma to the land question i-With regard to land logivis. tion, it was satisfactory to know that therory leaden deplored much that the Liberate had always deplored, and that they were willing to try a change. Lord Salisbury said he was prepared to consult the present Lord Chancellor as to bringing in a measure to facilitate land transfer. He (Mr. Shaw-Lefevre) ventured to eay that a more retro- grade and obstinate old Tory had De.. atimod tha U.. of Co..o. tho the Ld CM. collor. and they could not expect a genuine law reform from that source. A measure of lend transfer would not. however, remove tbe evil, for tha mbehiet hy far deeper. Wliv WM it {:; :IUS'o' into ::peD:l the few and out of the hande at tbe many, &W why "t tb: ":ie .rd':t peand, and that ."JeultwaJ hhoUMM WtM _red from Umdr bo? or 14n& and ?MdtM for oWU"tion ? Tbey had to consider thMt nattm in thair social and political WeaL Be thought I r th:O=:'t whole course of'l.f: with regard to all these m"ters. and bring all the powMt of tb8 State to bear in favour of a wider I*Wbution of property and lao4 The QQ88UOD 01 s-I government W" of great fmpwtanm He bdiew" 4 im p*Wbie to 6 power to ba, WA to let to kboivm disk alwamiu or w re lnsufficteal In dedadog himself in =9 of f:. d..ti.n. be id he hd &I-Sys considered that when education ?" mad. com- P'"MT thetimt eontd not ba far distant when it should also be made free. The State already Paid two-thirds of tbecoet of UM elementary education, and It was better that it 8bould unaert4k* the remaining third. Aa to the strictures of the Tories that there were dttfereneM In the Liberal party, it WM one of the healthy conditions of t)?t pMtv that tuch dtCertnce< thoutd Mitt. T'=: differences to the put, and there would be in the future, and they were no greater now than in the past. But tberl weM stW greater differences in the Tory ..Y. SIR WILLIAM HARCOURT. StrWimMtHtrcourtunveUedetDerbyoa Saturdav afternoon a ?us of th hte n .It 0 reprweutod tio Ou:: for a I;: many ?v"rs and founded mvenLI public institu- u::l t:r::e.fhie ;M d:tJ:.d In the Market Place and bu been subscribed for by the Inhabitants. It is estimated that there were 30,000 pereons present at the ceremony, which Included the presentation of an address by the corporation to Sir Arthur S" eldest son of the late member for Derby. Sir William Harcourt, in performing the ceremony of unveiling, said Mr. Baas was & man who produced great wealth, but he found his greatest happiness in bestowing it for the benefit of the public. He eulogised the late Mr. Bass, both in his public and private capacity. Sir Beory James and Sir A. HoM also spoke.

PRIMROSE LEAGUE FESTIVAL. GREAT GATHERING IN LONDON. There was a great gathering on Saturday of "Dames, Knights, and Associates" of various Metropolitan and provincial "habitations" of tiie Primrose League at the Albert Palace, at Battersea Park. The occasion was to demonstrate their strength, and to gather force for tho work lying before them at the impending general election. Some two thousand ladies and gentlemen were present, including many Parliamentary candidates, all wearing the badge of the association and bunches of primroses. An extended programme of amusements was carried out, commencing at one o'clock with music by the palace band. At three p.m. thero was II patriotic concert in the nave, under the direction of tho Viscountess Folkestone, who, with the Countess of Wilton, Lady Randolph Churchill, Lady Dorothea Neville. L'rdv Charles Bertsford, and many other dailies of d,,st,nt, .t took part in the proLeedi. r;xt ¡ followed an address from Mr. Marriott, QC ,M P Mr. MAHmoTt. who was loudly chwred. ob- served that they had to faco two formidable enemies. One was ignorance, which in former times had been the foe of religion, of philosophy, of science, and now was the foe of politician* (Laughter.) Hut there %as it greutor enemy than oven ignorance that they had to contend with, and that was those who had traded upon ignorance. There was a class of men to whom the ignorance of the majority was thoir fortune-not merely clap-trap orators, but men who had been, and who wished again to be, Cabinet Ministers, and who were now trying to make their political fortune out of the ignorance of the people. Those were the men they had to expose. (Cheers.) There were two names which would occur to them, namelv, those of Sir Charles Dilko and Mr. Chamberlain, who, after having deceived the ftrtisans in the towns, .Ire now trying to trade on the ignorance of the agricultural Labourer. He contended that Mr. Chamberlain's proposi- tions with regard to the land were absolutely impracticable. Were Mr. Chamberlain and Sir C. Dilke either simple-minded men or fools they might be forgiven, but they were clever men. and knew well that the scheme was field up simply to deceive c. body of very ignorant men. He would contend that it was the duty of inen like Lord Hartingtcn and Mr. Ooschen to dissociate them. selves from such men, and to denounce them as political lepers. Mr. Marriott then proceeded to defend the Treaty of Berlin, and, in conclusion, said that it the members of the Primrose League did their utmost to bring home to the mind of the agricultural labourer the real facts of the political situation there would be no reason to despair at the general election of the national cause. (Loud cheers.) loiter on there were more addresses from candi- dates in the grounds, and at five p.m. a great 't::id'ioee"lli whero covers were I.,i d'or 1,100. The tasteful hall was decorated w?th the banners of sundry habitations of the Lcagu", with wreaths and bouquets of primroses, and wiili a portrait of the late Earl of Beacons- field suspended over the seat of the cliuirman, whott tautewashidon the stage. Sir Algernon Borthwick presided, supp(?rted by Lord Harris, Mr. Dixon-Sarttand, M.P.; Sir R. Carden, M?' Mr. Alderman Cotton, M.P,; Mr. Vincent Howard, Mr. Hardman, and oUlers. Aft.r the banquet, Tbo CHAIRMAN gave The Health of the Queen and the Ro) at Family," aud then that of "The Primroso League," giving a sketch of Its inception two years ago by ten gentlemen assembled. Now they numbered their tens of thousands throughout tjjeleijgtli and breadth of file land, its habitations numbering more than a thousand, while associates were joining them at the tato of 3,000 a week. Their rauun d'ilrt was to furnish volunteers to aid Conservative candidates to obtain election, the hw having recently abolished the paid canvassing system, and cut down ex?r-. to such a narrow limit that candidates could not use the means they formerly had at their dis- posal. The idea, therefore, had been to obtain volunteers, aud organise them in one great body, and on one principle, and they had, therefore, appealed to Conservatives to come forward and unito on the principles, which were dear to all, of maintaining religion, tho Constitution, and the Empire. Having described the great advantage to the League which had accrued through enlist- ing for the first time in political history the ser- Vicus and persuasive voices of the hdiep. he enlarged on the importance of the issues in the coming election, wlion they had to resist tiie spoli4UOn advocated by Mr. Chamberlain. He Invited the company to drink "Succes* to the Primrose League," an invitation which was cor- dially accepted. Lord HABBIS, with wliosa name the toast was associated, said the toast did not require the eloquent speech in which it had been proposed and did not need that great gathering to prove that the Primrose League was a great fact, as tnoir oppo- nents would discover before two months were ovor. He hoped that the labours of the League would not terminate at the general election, and he suggested that county habitations must do good work by educating the agricultural hbourer by means of circulating libi-t?ri? and boxes of books in every village. It was distinctly the policy of the CoDsorvative party to encourage education, because it was educated men who would check the fallacious schemes of the Kidical party. Having referred to some remarks of Lord Ripon on the Burinest question, he said he felt sure that the Premier and Lord Randolph Churchill would leave Its settlement in tlie hands of Lord DuiTerin, who would bring it to a satisfactory solution while the closo contiguity with China which was likely to ensue would be of benefit to the world. "TIIS Health of the Chairman," proposed by Mr. HOWAUD VisctKT. was drunk with great hearti- ness. A concert by the Viennese lady orchestra and other nmusementa terminated the programme. Mr. T.L. Leak, ruling councillor, and Mr. H. G. Helps, lion, secretary, represented the Cardiff Habitation.

LADY JERSEY AND THE PRIMROSE LEAGCE. Lady Jersey, spo. kinit at a meeting ealled by the Habitation of the Primrose Loaguo at Bicester on Friday evening, claimed for the Conservative oauae that it would insist upon maintaining the Established Church, uphold the Constitution, and defend the liberties of the people. To this end the League waa formed, and her ladyship appealed to all to extend to it their support. A large number of persons joined the League at the close of the meeting.

DEPRESSION OF THE LEAD MINING INDUSTRY. Sir Theodore Martin, speaking on Saturday at a meeting of lead miners at Minera, near Wrexham, held in mipport of Sir Watkin Wiiliams-Wynn. Conservative candidate for East Denbi-lishirs, said that at the end of 1884 there were 102 lead Ininel Ibut up in Ur"t Britain, and during the present year 47 more had beeu closed. The closing of thelO mines threw out of employment 40,000 minere, whot with Uteir ftmiXee, were dtprived of food, houtM, and ctothin?. In 1877 le" ore sold at S14 12s, M. a ton. while now It only reached <7 SA. W. How was this great, deuression caused ? In 1882 tlie imports of led into bnglsnd were 91,000 tons, In 1884 146,000 tons, all duty free, consigned. As Enetith lead could not compete with forelp E,; =.:1.1 coli:J :I::ru: cheaper than In England, the wages of the miners in Spain being only Is. 2d, a day, it was Impossible for English workmen to liopn to competo success- fully under these circumstances, and something must be done to protect the interests of those who were struggling for their very existence in this country.

THE E, DICT OF NANTES. BICENTENARY OF THE REVOCATION. The bicentenary of the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes was celebrated at Canterbury on Sun- day by special ssrmoaa In the cathedral and Wes- leyan and otiier places of worship. The members of the congregation of the French Protestant Church attended the service in the cathedral. The Dean pmehod in use afternoon, and Canon Free- mantle occupied the pulpit in the evening. The bicentenary was celebrated with a special service at the London French Protestant Church, 8t. Martia'a-la-Orand. A large number was pressnt, including many descendante of the flugusnots who wan driven from France 200 years ago.

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SECESSION FROM THE LIBERAL PARTY. WITHDRAWAL OF AN INFLUENTIAL YORKSHIRE PEER. OTHER DEFECTIONS PENDING. The "Central News "says that tha secession of Lord Londeeborough from the Liberal party k confirmed. His lordship has consented to preside at a Conservative meeting. William Henry Forester Denison, second Baron Londesborough, was born in 1834, and married a daughter of the seventh Duke of Beaufort. Be it a deputy- lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire and a patron of eeven livings. The Standard learns that at the Conservative headquarters assurances of support are being received from all parte of the country from gentle- men of influenoe who have hitherto supported the Liberal party.

LIFE IN A LONDON LODGING-HOUSE. ALLEGED FRIGHTFUL OUTRAGE ON A GIRL. DISGRACEFUL CONDUCT OF A WOMAN. Lewis Keavy. 38, an eating-house keeper. of Church-lane, Whitechapel. was charged at Thames Police Court on Saturduy with assaulting Sarah Schwatt, a single womno, of 22, Back Church. lane. Prosecutrix, who was unable to speak English and whose evidence was interpreted by Mr. Sclllllit., the interpreter to the court, said the wus eighteen years of ge, and h"d been d-wc.ti? &e,'y:nt to the prisoner, but was only there oue däv-lut Sund la As 6o many roughs frequented tim houae :dtd tI: if:a01 tJeut''tl1: not remain there. Her mistress then went to the prisoner and said," She is going. Now you can go into the girl." His wife then told a nuinber of young men they could do whsr. they liked with witness, and if they ¡.,It inclined they could kUI her. 'fhere wem altogether about 28 men there. One of the ,,n placed ÎanJ:I:nh¡eCut so thM the mia: call out, whilo another man closed hereyetwiUt his hands. She was then thrown down, and the men acted in a shocking maimer towards liar During the whole of this tiaie she was being held down, and was nls" struck by someone. Tho pri- soner was thero during the whole of tlie timo,and encouraged the young men. Witness fainted, and when she came to she found tihe was Oil the ground, and alone. The prisoner's wife came in and wu¡hed •it her. WilllUM then crawled out of the house, and want to a neighbour's, wbo took her in md gave her OIne refreshment. On Monday ehe went to Dr. Swyerd, who treated her. Siie afterwards came to the court aud obtained a warrant agaiust tiie prisoner. By Mr. Ogle, who appeared for the defence. She applied on the Monday for a warrant, but then had no money to pay for it. Before the went to prisoner's house sho had lived at 40, Castle-street, which was a restaurant. The young meu who usiid the house were not any of those she saw in prisoner's house. The latter were quite strainge a to her. After that .he lived at a home in Orace's-alloy, but not with a man. Since tbe .-ult baknot received any "e, young men who assaulted her, but had Rot 10& from somebody whose name she did not know. All the young men helped to assault her. When the prisoner urged the young men on his wife was present. Mr. Lushington: I am going to order a warrant to lie taken out against the wife. Cross-examination continued: After the outrage was committed upon hereby was taken back to Castle-street. Detective Patrick Enright, H Division, Aid at half-past eight on Friday night he arieited the prisoner at his house in Church-Iauu. On telling him tlie charge he said, I know nothing about it I was out at tho time." When charged at the station he made no reply. Witness had known tlie prisoner for about four years. Mr. Lushington ordered the prisoner to bo to. mauded.

EXTRAORDINARY CAREER OF A CONVICT. SUCCESSFUL SHAMMING. A remarkably-clever case of shamming illness and thereby saving a long term of penal servitude was heard at the Birmingham Quarter 8ù.¡" which concludod on Saturday. Henry WillUuit, 29. a strong, healthy-looking Inlln, was charged with breaking Into the "O.d Curiosity Shop" of Mr. Thomas, New-street, Birmingiiaoi, and stealing antique ringts &c.. value about £80, The prisoner pleaded guilty, and the deputy-re- corder, possibly ignoring his past extrurdinary career, passed the lenient sentence of fifteen months' imprisonment. Tho prisoner, who is de- scribed by the officials as havilllllnokcd a picture of d?tt), beyond the art of slumming iUntf, w<9, in 1683, discharged from penMl servitudd by order of tho Home Secretary, tlio gaol authorities having* reported Ui:it further incarceration would be fata Alter mixing among thieves prisoner W)" agaiD arrested, and, at the 1 £ 84 Midsummer .baizes.u sentenced by Baron Huddlcsion to ten years' penal servitudo for burglarv. A fcw days after his removal to the 6iiminghau> Gaol his countenance assumed a death-like appearance, "d f.:i;'dsi,n: al¡:; V."yr? was Liken of him, but he appeared oblivious to everything. The officials were divided as to whether ho was shamming, bir. Waterson, sur- geon to the gaol, being of opinion tliat the esse was one of genuine illness, and that detention in the gaol would be fatal. Other testimony as to the man's iilnass being obtained, the facts were communicated to the Il mio Oilice, and an order for his immediate discharge was sent. Prisoner left the gaol looking paie and sickly but, aftar ?Mocrntios with thieves for a few weeks, was arrested for Uie burglary of which he stands con- victed, having completely regained :lll a:ud.

ALARMING FIRE IN LONDON. NARROW ESCAPES. Early OD Sunday morning a fire broke out at 11, Upper Marsh, Lambeth, London, occupied by Mr. Wilcox, fishmonger, und adjoining Canterbury Music-lial I. The escape of tjle inniate9 was cut ov, aad Mr. Wilcox, having thrown two children into the arms of a constable, jumped from the upstairs window aud broke liisunkle. The wife afterwards jumped out, and was caught by the bystanders, Being seriously but-at sho was removed to the hospital.

SERIOUS TRAMWAY COLLISION IN BIKMtKGHAM. A collision occurred on 81\turd31 on the iiirining* hum anil Midland Stcau) Tramway Company'* line at Sroethwick, owing to th dense fog. All engine and cureoumitf from ttirmiogltufu run intollllother travelling in the opposite dirocUi>o. Both engine* were badly damaged, end the paseeugere were severely sliaken. °

A PASSkNOEll STEAMICU ASHORE. The London and North We.tern Company'si expre. 8teamer Violet, running belwun Holyheed ."i Dublin, went ..hore on Saturday morning at hnlf.pnH six o'clock, during a thick fog, on egreve) bank at the entrance to Dublin Harbour. Till Violet carried 75 t-aloon and 101 deck passengers. Opposite Pooitag Lighthouse steamer appeared through the fog goinj; in the opposite direction. Captain Taylor, to avoid collision, ported hia helm, and the Violet irmuediutely ran aground on asiiool on the Clontarf aide. The ahock was alight, ae tbe steamer was going dead slow. Tiie vessel is believed to be uninjured. There was no panic 011 board. Tho passengers, the Jug,age, and parcel I ctwere in the compiiuy i tug and cargo*

IMPENDING ST KIKE IN THE LONDON PKINTINU TIUDB. DISPUTE BETWEEN MESSRS. WATEBLOW AND THEIR WOUKMliM. DETERMINED ATTITUDE OF THE LONDON SOCIETY OF COMPOSITORS. On Ssturdav night a densely-crowded meeting of the London Society of Compositors wa, held at the Memorial-hall, Farringdon-street, London." To coMtdera statement with reference to a dilute of a very serious nature which lias taken place in the firm of Messrs. Waterio? Ilrolhers and Larton, Broken Wh?rf. Upper Thames-street, ana to decide upon the steps to be taken (hereon" The chair was taken by Mr. Lee, the chairman of the society. Mr. C. J. Drummoad. the secretary, made a statement, from which it appeared I [lot while the firin in question carried on ill business in accordance with the rules of the union and their scale, and while Mr. Herbert (now Alderman) Waterlow declared, in 1822, when a can- didate for the aldermanic chair, tltat=acli of Wale was not hi. fault, but that of Waterlow ad Hons, the firm had recently set at naught the rules of the society, and through their manager Ignored the regulations which the society bad, in the interests of its members, laid down, A deputation from tbe society had waited on the firm on the 9th inst., but at it Alderman Waterlow directly refused to be guided by the acknowledged rules of the society. The following resolution was passed I- this meeting h,"Iy .lIúon.. Ll. -i I." of the Trade Co..Itt- I" tttttM?htg the opublieho..Ig hands at Msm. W.W).w LWt b- )md LayUui 1eÐ. 4. 1 the I I is., I i,, to tbe I &?t t is lb Z :,t='J-f,ue t,t:.Je"¡: sesle of prises by substituting ? pit& teale ot ihelr own and har 7g,em itati! uo ? every 1(-Siumt* mnns, raprdlu. :!OOIt.W m'int.aJIII"lbrelltirc\)llbe rulo andeusUims of the tri«U, w agreed upon mutually be- tween the employtrs and wurltmen as tar Ui'if as 1)172. The following recommendations of tits com- mittee were adopted with eh. To iuvite the Machine Managers' and Pressmen's (octettes to withdraw their members from the Urn I to authorise &be mm,aitt" tompwaly I, Iba eubKriptioni of -.b- 1. employment, and to take all otbw steps.

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SPIRIT OF THE WELSH PRESS. ED, OWRUAOTDD.J warsa or Lord Salisbury at Kewport is discussed, as might be expected, In several of the Welsh papers, and it is Interesting to oboervs the different ways it is tmUd by differed "ritMa. Tbe Ovnthiwr says that it is dull and ambigooua oca every subject but dlseatabllebment, about which his lordship is firm and decided. The writer contrasts him with Mr. Chamberlain as a leader and guide, and recommends the work- ing men to throw in their lot with the latter. The Tsrien, repeating the words of the South Wales Daily whence the writer, no doubt, obtained his Inspiration says:—"If there was one thing more tlian another felt at the Newport meeting, it was the chilliness of the reception and the absence of enthusiasm. Bis lordship scarcely warmed up during the delivery of him spewh; it It not surprising, therefore, that he failed to elicit warmth in Ilia hearers. We do not say the address is wanting in ability-the mirquess is an able man The denominational papomwitti the excepûon of the .%TM, take no DOUce of the addrew. The !uUer trets it and its author in a flippant and off-hand style, and concludes thus" The marquess came to Newport with great pomp, and delivered an address which might be described in the words of tlie proverb,' A mountain was in labour and brought forth a mouse.' And if there is a difference between one mouse and another Ukis is Ube pwrot of the lot. The Barur, on the other hand, treats the subject with the raspect It deserves. The utterances of the Prime Minister of England cannot be ignored The Bamr says" We can easily understand Umt ::ûiïi .? tl,- speech would be more enioTablo than Um listening to iu delivery, for Z:Tl 'oytlble bury Is so C'>mlCt and ugk-e.ti,. I. bi. P.!aking that the generality ot persons cannot follow him with intellieenco and uccess. But to tlw literary and cultured reader hia opwaies are more tinislird than thiee of almost snvother statesman. Besides, the speeches of Lord Salis- bury deserve notice because he is the head of the Tory party, It is evident that the Prime Minister JIM made up bis mind to win over the Wllics to his side, for his speed) ahowe he is not more of a Tory than the Duke of Argyll, Mr. Oomebon. nd others, and he is in some respects more Liberal than they are. It is clear throughout the speech that Lord bali?burv rei8CI the fact Uiat the work- ing men of the kingdom are in po_ion 01 Uie 1 raachise. (iá'=r.:d7t: A:a:,ir, has spoken. He toucrj% the national chord in his 'I eloquent sl?itatNu%vpoi-t, and every Conservative knows the policy and purposes of his chief. When he took nl1i, in the face of ? Radic,?l m.joritv in the House of Commons, there were serious ques- tions unsettled between us and other nations, but he has settled theuj all, and England is respected all the world over. On the quoftion of Disesta- blislnneDt and Disondowioent he is firm and decided. He admits thllt the Church stands in need of reform, but will not consent to her being despoiled of her endowments." It is extremely difficult to gather from the Welsh prets the condition and prospects of the election contests now going on in the Principality. Take North Wales, for instance. One would infer from reading tbe papers tliat tbe Conservatives of North Wales are idle and indifferent about tlie election. whereas the facta are otherwise. Every constituency will be contested, rou may turn over the pages of the Saner, Gatemact, and Gentdl and find no reference whatever to the severe contests that are being waged. Great prominence is given to the quarrel between tlie Radical candidates for Merionethshire, but no re- ports are given of the meetings of Mr. Wynne, the Conservative candidate. The Goltuad, in a lieavy ;J&din, article, makes the following statement, which appears to me to be the very opposite of truth:—"The Conservatives throw dust into the eves ot tbe farmers and endeavour to lead them blinYtt)ld to ,ot? fr them. The Liberals, on the otiier hand, do all in their power to enlighten the farmers and allow them to judge for themselves." If the editor of the GoleuaJ is sincere in making this statement, why does lie keep back from his readers what the Conservatives t>a' v in defence of their progminwo? Tliere appear* to be a syste- matic concealment flow the newly-enfranchised farm labourers of the truth with regard to tlie Con- servatires. Is there any reason or common sense in stating that a Birmingham inauulaeturer or London merchant is a belter friend and adviser of the farmer than the country ceutleiuen who live amongst them and by thltUt ( The idea is pre- posterous. Tlio farmers know which side of their bread is buttered. The Gotedl has a bitter urticlo on Principal Jayoe's appeal on behalf of St, David'. College, Lampeter, and is much uuuoycd nt the hearty response that has been made to it. Tiie sore point about this matter is the cordial way in which Nouconfouuiet«and Nonconformist ministers have joined In It. These are the concluding words of tlio urlicle Wo admit that we were half- stunned wlion reading that 11S Nonconformist ministers had signed the memorial. We refrain at Ine-ent from Hiviug our opinion of theui. Time will throw light upon the matter. We are surprised at the presumption of the Church in asking for tlie grant. It is now too far ad- vanced in tiie day. We can scarcely believe tliat even Lord Salisbury wouid be all 10.lIlIe as to accede to the request. If he should, the Noncon- formity of Wales—aye, and of Great Britain will be rousod to its uttermost dpl II," I pity Ule ministers who signed the memorial. If they arc found out they will be persecuted and Boycotted without mercy. The !WlCö18 are become rllmpant, and would crush, if they had the power, everyone who dared to diffor from them. The same paper strongly urges the formation of a Welsh party." and encourages the discussion of the subject in its I-olu.1. A correspondent In thi8 week'. number gives a list of measures which the new II party is to carry info effect, among which are the following:—A separate Parliament for Walef, to be lield at Aberystwith; tlie abolition of the House of Lord*, ti)o cutting down the income of :uQun and Royal Family, tli« ;edo:è: business of courts of justice in Welsh, and tlie Disendowment of tlie Church. I am surprised to And that Mr. Lewis Morris eocouragsd the idea of a Welsh party in hit recent speech at Liverpool. The GoleuaJ condemns, in a leading article. the practice of the Calvinistic Metliodisis of coming In to the chapels after tlie services have com- menced. To those who have been accustomed to the decent and reverent services of tlie Church of England the following description of how the "Corph worship will appear incredible The preacher is usually in time, and ia the pulpit. Glancing over the building he finds a few worshippers scattered here and there, like angels, few and far between. After turning over the leaves of tlie hymn-book several times he ventures to give out a hymn, but there is no strength to sing nor anyone to lead. The leader of tho singing lias not ri-ivod. and someone at l ist attempts to strike a tune, which I", does in audi a clumsy way as to lead to a general titter. Whilst the minister is reading a chapter from the Bible more worshippers come in, and they do so in so noisy a manner that the voice of the reader is lost and is not even heard by himself. By the time the seooud hymn is given out the leader of the singing has arrived, but there is no relish (' bi" 1) in it. Next comes the prayer, but the minister lias scarcely commenced than his voice is drowned by the rush of auothorOODwDpnt wlio are hurrying to their seats; and he goes on in dumb show until quiet is restored. And the worat of all is that in?y of tho? who come in late loiter about tlie doors gossiping." Does it not strike this dull editor that U)e cont?et which lie describee is duo to the absence of respect for the sanctity of U" pkm V Tlie night before there was probebly a concert lield In the building, or a political meeting, where shouting, stamping of feet, and other like performances took place. Gwalia draws attentiou to this matter in a lead- ing article, from which I make tbe following extracts If we may judge by the discussions which appear in tiie associations of tlie ■Corph,' the bL?A men of the body object to the using of the dispels for holding political meetiugt. 'fhe matter was discussed at tlie Pwllheli meeting, when a rwluuon was passed LtstpolitiL%l diff,3rum should not be allowed tn interfere with the fellowship of tJle brethren, The matter turned up T"ili: -I transpired during 'lo ri.=. that there wao a good deal more Conservatism among the deacons, and perhaps gfmongt%&minWton.too.Uianw"expocWd. We are not surprised at it; the wonder is that 00 subject should be broached in a district where Radicalism Ie strong, and whne dispels have been Used for political plll'po.. It is only some three =.aUw Inco we read of pc1iticlllllpOak- advo? ti.g dw doari--a of Jo-*O 01--bwtW",C4-wim 411kl: J="f tlw P14" where the 'old, old etory,' w" Us"llir proclaimed. The PL'M was more f?, a timat. umm the I'm" of God. It was proposed at Pontgarreg that the chapels of the Connexion should na be used for political purpose*. Tile Kev. J. Wyndhsm Jouti P41d tliat he felt for Ute sanctity of the houre of God, and did not like to preach In a chapel on a Sunday morning where concerts and political meetiaga had been held during the previous week. But the di.u,-i-. mioed tl a Mr"er platform by tlie Kev. E. Matthews, ot Eweonr, who said ti?" he did not follow GIZE., stone, or Cliamberlaln, or Bradlaugh, but wished everyone to judge for lsi=f 14 but chllpel lent to one party it abould be IeDt to elop ? I'e"' Hia opinion wa« that the --lion should maintain the aunctity of their places of worship, and Jet the politicians And otiier places I wherein too hoW their meetings. The Connexion was not ao pure but that sum* of tJw brethren dca:It:=:h': these exciting times. -Ii= b.mcth nine house, 0 Lz for ever. i'Ut* oonuiot an Imerttting biography, 111- tnW with a portrail, of Ul. John ""a "is, M.P., f?M whwl we gatlier It tb8 hon. gentle- man, whose residence 1. T)w Hendre, bl-- in 1831. He Is tlie ooly -an of tlie late John Rolls by I Elisabeth Mary, daughter of William Long, of Preeham Bouse, Hants, and Lady Mary, daughter of William, seventh Earl of Northeak. Mr. Rolls*s great grandfather was High Sheriff of Monmouth- sliira in 1794. Mr. Bolls was educated at Rton and Christ Church, Oxford, is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, J.r, and D L. for the County I of "oD_Ib, and hu bow M.P. tfw 04 "lice 1H0. Be raw" in 1. ei% ,:r_8. of Wr Charlme Maclean, Bart, ot ja?ws?ee. HiNS th" time he b" hwed =-a:=:nCI'ùl Be h" -.lye showed uw despea '&- 'a ou things OMD8CXe4 with Lhe owntry% womm. Whu beam into bb *PAW bk *W 60 to m-buil4 Ma ,.n.b cburob of Ligsg"tock-vibowAt wi* bicb f.. dardw Can be -P" beauty and porky of .JI" His 000 weft was the bqUdWS of by "bWa he baa *Wvod three "d" 01 tbG 01 a B.b*d Bo-,t go was oW4y lm*umo" 18"" LI.a. V.u.a.u. M4 bt* '\0 ampa al Hotaoud) IOC ft -m PurpooL bu bm 6 ? tM?t oentrtbut?f to -18.. of dluhea in th< ? dtocett W. Mt name M a <ub<chb<t of ?t.OOO to the Bi<h(?) of Liandaft Fund, and also for ?1.000 to the Bi*hcp of Kochtst?r't FIn?i. Whan the worst troublee came upon the farmers three rears ago Mr. Bolls gavo back an entire half-year's rent, and considerably reduced his rents also. A keen sportsman, for ..veil vc.irs lie was joint master of the Monmouthshire hound.. These are the men we ought to return as our mem- bers, men who uphold tlielr own Church and opinions, but wlio respect UM religious and poll- tical opinions of others.

THE FAILLiltE OF A WELSH COLLIERY PROPRIETOR. STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS. LIABILITIES OVER- £ 200,003. The summary of the statement of affairs, with the Official Receiver's observations thereon, have been issued to the creditors under the heavy failure of Mr. Richard Attenborough. The debtor was a large colliery nnd ironstone mine owner, and also carried on business in New ltond-strcet as a jeweller and goldsmith, tlie principal mines owned by him being Wedgwood Colliery, Tunstall, the Hall of Lee Colliery, Stoke-on-Trent, and the Resolven Colliery, Neath. Upon the application to appoint Mr. Roderick Mackny special manager of tlio estate it transpired that the total liabilities would exceed 9200.001. I'he accounts tiled show gross liabilities iiSS.312. of which L89,990 is unsecured, 10",1 assets 19.525. From the observations of the Orticisl Kiv.iver, it appears that the debtor for many yua s carried on the business of a pawnbroker^ money- lender, and jeweller ill Piccadilly, and retired in January, 1874, at which time he estimates that he had a surplus of about £100.000, Uf tliis L60. 0 was said to be represented by tiie e»tlmaicil value of his stock at Piccadilly, tlie realisatiorio! which extended over about ten yeurs, resulting in a los* of .1, ut L25.000, i?clu,ld in which 1,). ,f 45.ODO on the business in New Uoud-str?t am nid foe Uie purposes of the realimti(?ii. Since 1874 the debtor h? sunk and expended large sums in the purchaF" of building estates at Reading, nnd in the Lower ltesolven, Hall of Lee, and Wedgwood Col- lieries, htrata Florida Lead Mine, Uiixwurth and Spratton Ironstono Quarries, t, J_rucf End Works, Northampton, £ c., most of which have rusulted in a heavy loss eitiier from forced sales and working, or arising from depreciation in values as estimated for preseut realisation. On the Whitlev 11-itk and Gully Farm Kctut*. Heading, the cost and outlay are put down at ut £ 37,600, but tin lei* aD ostinHILed surplus on the Kate's Grove E-tite at Heading of £6,400, The debtor attributes his failure to loss* rwulting from the forced salcfc of the two estates above mentioned. The books are not kept sufficiently to disclose his transactions and the position of his affairs, and the deticiency is ollly approximately explained. In tI, unsecured liabilities are in- cluded claims of the debtor's relatives amounting to LADDO. Tlie item of otlici- property In the assets, L5,803, consists of the estimated value of th leases of tlie mllleo and otiier projierties. The first meeting is appointed for tlie 26th mst.

COMPUIjsUKV PILOTAGE. THE ACTION OF THII SWANSEA HARUOl'R TiilSl'. PROTEST OF THE PILOTS' ASSOCIATION. Great activity is beiniipli?yed by the Execu- tive of the United Kingdom FifjUt'AMucitUooin connection wi, h the attempt that W at?out to be made by the .Swansea Harbour Trustees to obtain the requisite Order in Council to amend nnd alter their by-laws for tiie purpose of abolishing com- pulsory pilotage. A special meeting of the Active Committee was held Oil Saturday, when it was unanimously determined that tlie whole ureugth of the association be used to restrain tlie action of the Harbour Trustees until the new Parliament meets, when the wliole pilotage subject will be brought before the Bouse by several well-known advocates of the pilots' interests. Tlie somewhat peculiar time tlie Haibour Trustees have chosen for obtaining ti Order in Council, on the eve rf o;IÎ:f;). o:r :,U(:nd and it was suggested that counsel's opinion be obtained as to the advisability of asking for a Chancery injunction against the trustee's pctiliou until a complete scale of compensation to the pilots had been agreed upon. Meanwhile, a peti- tion to tile Board or Trade is being drafted to this end.

THE CARDIFF FHFK LIUKAKY AND ML'SKt'M. REASONS FOR TIU1 PKOPOSKD EXTENSION. A report has just been issued oil tlie position of tbe Cardiff Free Library and Museum, with reasons for an extension of the present buildings. It appears tliat ao popular lias every branch of Ule library d.p.rt cut become U.t Ule number ot books issued from tlie lending tibr?y for the y?r ending October, 1885, is bu, 80,000, as agaiuH 64,222 for U,e p«:?i?tt* year. During ],? p:_st .e"r 22,700 volun.en htv? been added tithe librarv, tlio total number now exceeding 20,000, and ft Is ex|>ect«d tliat in the current year the issuo will not be leas tliau 120,000 volumes, lu the reference depart ment Use iO(T"O Iris been from 6,281 in 1M-4 to about 10,090 in 1884-5. The reading room is much too 8",all for the reasonable requirements of tlie town, the daily average of visits uning about 800; and an extension of the ladies' reading room is vlw noedod. Tlie space allotted to the museum and i' art gallery ia also totally inadequate, while several classes in tha Science and ArtScliools already show signs of overcrowding. AU this, it is said, proves conclusively that tho I)i-ept-nt. premises are too small, und that ibe ground adjoining should, as Councillor Gunu has suggested, be acquired for a much-needed extension.

PUOL'O.SKII ORGANISATION OF ANOTHER GREAT CAMBRIAN CHOIK IN GLAMORGAN. I On Saturday "Caradog," the renowned Welsh cliuir IQ¡jti. met several well-known vocalists at Pontypridd, among them Mr. Ton rWilliams, Mr. S. Rowland, and 1:;08 liluiiddu," for Ihc purpose of considering the best rllude to organise a treat choir, similar to the one l<>d by ÜI.d,,«," to London and to wietory in 1873. It waa decided to adopt Immediate measures to invite tlie best vocalists of South Wales to meet at Pontypridd on the 22oid of this month to decide upon immediate action. It i. proposed to hold a Cambrian National Musical Festival similar to tlie Biruiingliam, Worcester, Hereford, and Gloucester Festivals. Choir leaders .tt).Wl." Hi y Merthyr, Hirwain, Aberdare, PonH'p)-idd, Rh»ndda Valley, Mountain t?);' r:Ijf.r,I.(&re NUIj',re::¡ on th 22ud, «t two o'c)wL, in Ih.. afternoon. It will be remembered (Jaradog" retired some years ago t,;¡ Llanybytlier, Carmarthenshire. He lias now returned to Cardiff, wliere, it appears, tiiu spirit of song has again descended upon hi in. and where, like a giant after a prolonged rest, be lias stood up and I. once mora prepared to lead the musical Cadres ot tlie Principality- Who that witnessed the uprising of tlie crescent-shaped Cambria's Kivs Hundred at the Crystal Palace, in response to tlie IIIDal delivored by "CAradog" with his tialon, will not rejoict, at Use tidings tliat be is lalill to the fore r

CHUUCH l'liEFWl.M LNT. The living of Mitcheltroy witli C'wnicarvon, near Monmouth, lias been presented by tiie Duke of lIeaurQrt to lloe Rev. Henrv Marriott Toiuooo Kidwsli, vicsr of Magor with lioowick.

INAUUUlC.vriON OF AN AliKlAL I RAILWAY. A ue,.u, comp'II- d"nlif\c I('i and I gentlemen proceeded on Saturday be special tram, .=]Lil. Glyndr, the -t ,I 0.. late Sp-k.r .( tho b.u- i .mumons, Lord Hampden, a few miles beyond L<we<. for tJ-e purpose of witnessing Ux ceremony of otM?tnE  %vha is Mnnf) UI, Glynde Telpher L)M. being Ute first of the description erected III Kngland for the t.raø8pon or coode on aerial tiamways -WI the aid of electricity. Bv ti. mere p" m t ":h:r: -et "i"?L aDd in a f.;? mi.ute. ID)e tm of ti?e so pen dad from iron rods resting upon placed at Intervals of some hundred varda were seen speeding along In mid-air, The line is a j double one, nearly (Jn, mile in length, com- posed of double set of steel rods, each 66ft. loog and tin. in diameter, supported on woiMlan Pst. at an average height of 18ft. from the ground. | The total ooet of a line like that at Glynde iia* been but £ 1,200, with five trains with locomotives U> oarrv over 100 t. "ly. and d-U. li- In miks V.9, if heavily weigi'W. would mrry material at 2d. per ton per mile, the "skeps" b?inc empty on the return journey. After witnessing the ceremony of opening the operaiionsoi Oio line and tlie tipping 01 tiie •' skeps with tlwiir con. tents, on company djlul..4 I" I..Iquw, wliere luncheon took ?)M? Mf. M. K. ff?<.? j -b.( the T.1pl,g. Companv, in I, ab- ?c. through indisposition of Viecoum ll iuipden. proddad. Wy H,pd. WM cordially 4 ruall ,rL To the tout of 8u tA do Undertaking, t'r?ct:or Pmy t<? IpOIIded,

HEROIC ACT OF A íÙíë\1. MAN, The Lord-Lleotensnt of Ireland presented It Dublin Castle on ri i,ja)- the A.tjert Ned.il to Dr. C. Tliooipeon, of Tyrone Infiritiaiy, in recognition of the Iteroiatn sliowii by hitn in lI. practice *4 his profession bv 'lie perior i.noce «( an extremely dangerous operation—removing poisonous matter in a case of diphtlwria 1.0\' sucking it away—a mode of saving ilu, patient wh.cn im more than onee PMWtd fatal Ut t'tt P.t" CoioM) OM))M<). "I gne6kiNen Yusilie". having Introduced Dr, Thompson, '? !?rd-LieuU)..tn(. addressing the doctor, .poke highly of bis skill and c?u)?< Tlw latter quality, 1..8 lordship observed, took many (-,Mo. 684 WgiftL (om< of it <?t Uwl wM<t the moral ^oaMiea mi* 6d with tlie "'úeal, Hi. )ur.t?Jp d&A: "ft i. my w?t "twacwy duty. in ti?? of my Y"Q, to t*Ay<m out MOM of Uwm who h?t t?etjtf ='t=l Lf.w:r ':t. M<"M< KttM m .I wMch tM U,OW WM Met.. ? !<tt<-UtOtMMt rMtMttd :—" ft w?t an %c,? worow OWY ot all public ownBeodatkib, but of all imitation. Ths Qiwso, ready as aver to ■ark her sense of every Bebte act, has awarded yea Ulan Isl, aad la Use awe o< tho Queen, aad mbtr representative, I have th* greatest poeatble sartsfaetna la presenting Jt." His EsccUeocy tho tha MMWU to Of. TlMoiiaoo, who wpwfc

CARDIFF. )ioA*t> ff ('CARÐIASII.-TIKI II_I vekly ,Wt, ing ot t> a»t vU .n* w»» Md on Saturday. Mr. O. H Jonus prcsijtt?. Mr. J'Uin, v?t-cfminnf.?. atM present It WM dtcnjfj I" remove Iho tM<rinaUnu station from Unt ,tuan-itall. )tx li-iye*. tc- UK* JSchoolroom, IteUtatiy Ci,"t. t't. M«ry»stnvt. The c*u*e »«f the ctangc «*• eurticiency oC accommodation. The "ther huttm** "8" of a foriral chnract^r. PKFTPOSKD \VK*I>YAV CHAPKL — Or. S-itur- d iv afternoon two memorial etoncs, to fill,. :t!1. of Hti extended rcntrj* connected with the leyan SCIK-OI Chapel, CrwyMroad, were laid by Mr Utbta and Mr. George Carpenter, froth of whom laid £25 on the atones. A eum of £ 300 in to complete he extension, and it i* pr^posi-a M pomo future lane to erect a permanent dn¡" ¡uljo.ninac the vesirv- A^tcrthe ccrejivmr 3 a u A JieM. iRlIAT Ftm>kKirti-t)TBfctrr CHAPKI..—will he seen by all Hnnounccmcnt in another column, the Kev. T. A,tl, M A of Llandudno, will prea *li at Great Frederick-afreet Chapel tbia evening and next Wednesday evening at 7 j-3 ••"clock. The Kov. T. AM Icy was formerly » clergyman of tile Church of Kngfaod, but "1 his connection therewith and ¡, up It living to join theCaiviniatic Methodic*. Hei* nw "m* u2' the most prominent and htghly-cHtcetucJ ministers nf j)ot ),?).,u< b?dy )n N,,rh Wa)M B??KtM.? NKäTum,-IIIC Utu-UweeHyMtue 1'%it)lw)n meeting wa* 1ld on Saturdav t""lnin in \V</od-stroet OUHIHAJ, when Ihe building wa? com forcibly fuU. The ch. was taken by Mr. Jut", Ferguson, nnd v<*ry intereMing uinl instructive address* w?. ?i?n by CouncilJ -r ,&avan. Mr. biwiingi(?it. of BurAluin, and ?eveml oUwrn. rhe cnoir eaug *»ii>e I\ttW und ap^cial pieeee fot the occanon, and a uiosl ciij)yaliia evening wiM spent. AMTISTV MAtKicut* of the "'T\' betel qualilr aud htt.Ttmr.,1 al M,. irtko'f. Miifcojcmpi* |>«k- 'iU" .l'H.H.:I" ,iXsu "i 'Il:nl: 1'l:)V'il:: »il! M? F»om ? Mink ?' «nJ pAiiitiiiji MatNials. td ht' c«mit»:r!e; ahd. Wiuii MI¡.d FROM t LIN N-*t KNOW N UTAMITACT IIIH onh', mk\ t« relied ?., t'ttMt;.):H..???.'t'<?!<!m?."tMt?< toUirarliht.—Fio»t«,lt| ArttaU'Urp*4* Hi¡::l,.auC"c:t. CaUloguf-kgra'itiiiioimiipiatftiitHi. '(UK (AUI)IFK AS It Cot: STY CoACil liUIM'IHO C..?).tM ?)Mi.M. fi.?.t?t. r* CUffd'" tf..L.. rttvet, .ud(( UM r.r»i i riw at Canilff H«rae IbSi). Yh< ir iiiie -"Otho.. of Carriage* i8 now '\11 yirw hi Uu- b!Hf. K.m. "f". lutpnittMi 'tn-il. u?'<?* *"? '?'?- N. O. Xi. ?,?,(TA(-Li S, a?ur;tteiv I to .t *U i,l h. -11 b. !IA<1 bv pt-r* lhau1t.i,, 14 li. Pi4ClieiilO|>neUii,'3. CaeO-ticrcx* 11 he t;uIH, C.udiff. A l1ou.>o VVoen—lUuKife'i On. }*oBT«uii>t -A 1.(.1 (UI C..r.hff-)h. Wlilinttt*, 13, \loåra-nn. Tavktos%s hikK Thik*- pjtoor Sacks all s'wf-. Trapue l .ud Gain. 6, Cnscklu-Tl/Wwu, C?."irf ?Hi.? )'??t?. T.d.? ??e?<-t. !?t??'. Large Moderate pi ic< tibtob titriwiN borlLL., ftr. M£f(Y-b1'RY..T, Canix** — Horat. ",afle. au.1 Kaddtv H m»c» to bt- JA" on Hire tram UJt" iiUnc Hot1.-GaulW. Bi ius. fropieuir. VifriTousTjCAfchirr ahouid reeit U. lilutWatei iiiihJr. CoiiUliia overlMH(hi»trfttitm* and iiiirrettiiif I' t o ::t.I.d,7:t -1I..UII- 0. AMI* 00./ 4.rd IN.

NEWPORT. BOAUD O. GI'J.1H"The weekly meeting w%> held ut iht* W<Hkh.»u*e on Saturday, Mr, J. H. nhJier in the clllUl .111 Mr. J. W. fk*t>ell iu tho vice*chair. Ik Clutterbuck reported having vifiied tiie tchool at Cuerleou on Octobei 10, and etated thnt HH tlie superinten- dent's duties "1.e11.<111 interfered with tl>e teaching arrangement* 1ó<>1U" aariUtance ahouid lJe given to Ihe schoolmaster. Tlie inda** (Hal training of tlie children, witli the exception of sewing uiiiougsi the j;ilIs, WOM, as uaual, very aatifcfaciory. TtK report was rjfirred to the &hool» Committee, Tile number of 11.11pare ia tiie workhouse WHS 279, om a^ainat 276 in tiie corresponding week (I last year; and children m WAIKISS AND SOK'K KAMOCS ÐOl'5UIOLD ALES lH?rri«ird Brwwy) ar.. t»uw-iiil'-ed "lIeoIUk'l nun- ,y ??M. lS*.?' )??'??'?.?'??'? WatkiM* an J K,.n'i (Mebmted UmitcLold pale Ale H 9., 16 call* 1U. "Brewrd Willi .c 1"1101 f MCth?.,? <)?ttt?"-K. A. -U, M.?bu? S! IUIHI and ut AdultoraUoui. Pun eøuud b-d m ')tc<)kn )y txtwe.) U.al It <i? k.P bhzhtMd in l>eih-ci. condition <? t klltb of tune '-bf. r. W, G..ltiH Uflut-rvd f to.U pwia hv the \1M""ct accnt* in ?" ??"' ?*' ?' W@)4 A. tiold?.Sb,at. a1Uotl; !î«t, 1!1 B- 22, ComiuercUl-eo^d & t.?)).?. W J', tt..i'? C. Jlrrtbyr, < M. Guiitoti» I Ctk, A. ?t<r.: ih<CM.. J. X_ILb. t&en

CHEPSTOW. HoAUDOfr CiUAKuiANb —The u«ual weekly mo4 ing of 11"0 b-rd hnhl on HaUirdajr Jut, Wr H CLo prpMdtnc The MMtM reported the num* '?r (.( in??te* as 117..t.inst Is.& _j 107 t?' t (? «p<)))d)ttj{ of yar; wgmtw relieved, 71. Tlie out-door relief for 11* past week v;is £ 31 Id. <a money. Md M 5e. M. it kind.

SWANSEA. KKUMSII OPKBA AT Tilt NEW TTFEATEA.—Tra Ktiglieh Opera Company ia engaged 1,,t the New The-atre this week, and will con. sccutj"cly in "II TrOY.lore," Lucr..&ia It -rgu/' 4 La Sonnaubula," Ooa Giovanni," .d MFra Diawolo." VjMToes I'LKASJC Nor#?,—Specialities at .Mr. Chapmau't Hludto, Piuett artitU: murk in tb« Prin- (:iPaliL)'. the latest ifwpiovaieaiiU. T- nriert m. moderate- &WAKSHA SuBfrftrmjiirs who do no rfoOtol" their Ijapet* rr|»u:*rly win pimte <?B?U)Ut.U.t< witii t i*« Itci^ra .Vit 08œ. tJwaij* "f. hKl' i'iuuuK.> I'im Oct. Nrnit*' n"e- Jte4J Jh.uu," &.be 1I"Eiu,¡k H'hm, |m»c< ia ••a y I* had at JL. QriuUM aud tW tinwtatfrn.t ,r'l

MEU ill YK. A Boy DIOWKSD—On Bslnrdsy ftftsmnon win lit. u I My nimied Alfrod Th"IS.I s»vtii, Whose parents iesi<Je in iwit "I tlw « low ThouiaS'StiesI, Wu plnyiug wiili *TH»K "I.k.. ilmi were in the cud near Mr. Jenkius's 1 iinUsr ysid hp fell into the water sud w- SHSKWOOU UUTKL, AD.IoT" HTSUND, Lo". 1- &d Mtst, or fltn Mruktsst flow 4s. Ul.

AliiiKOAlii:. C HOICE COU.WTIOK or BULBI for Winter Blnoiu ii>K very cheap at LI. -itttit,. W,Miami',Atnrdot*. U?4rW

rnU'oniiST. TO-DSY (MOXDAT) Uie dud $?t -III be d. between W..i h' O.r<t?. .4 Ctt?y. „ 3l" i,, A-1. J,- A:i?3- 1, lw ,J," .? 4,y kA. d lc i,?. it.-W &ÙDI¡" !ice., Li-, .111 r iu J'«0 ? ."J. f., t. ? sawif

SATURDAYS llOLlCE. CAKMKF. (ftofore Mr. R. O.Jos>* and Mr. R. Coer t MIOP KoiiSKSY,—J IIDCK Kytn was charged wit! st<*slin2 ,l IJU""II1)" nf enVd"pLS and h MKS l*u«ti (rolll 1(0, 21, 11u* Itmk, UM property ol .101.. Convey, ou tlie 16tJ. & it aaaistfint l'i ths <n.|ilo>- of coinplslnsnt sl.itcd thai the defen- dant. in rnmpauy with iiuntlier than, eaine into tint shop on HriiUy «ltw,ix,n, anil bought half a Riocs of cruiiiiion Aftc- thev "ad U-ft witness mimed sumo envelopes and a shoe brush. U" afterwards pave tlx- prisoner into custody Hiv other inan wiu not in curtodr. The srticlis (plOduccd, were those which wetu stolen frtmi ur Coiuley's eliop. Prinyntr, who pleaded guilty, was acnt to guol f .[■ three utonUis, Willi liaid labour. < MM-r hv a Lilj.—\i illinni 11*11,13, wnh cliarged W1!|| stealing 2-. from a till at No. 22. UntMir- Mi vet, till property of Mi. Siesensnn, on the IStli inst. 0>iiipl*in.iht stslsd thst (t'e prisoner Imil been in ins service. On tin- llh of (his MHHIUI I* left him in tlie sliop wlno going to break laat Ujwn reluming lie miwd a 2v piece from U.c cash-bo*, which hu load 1.11 uulccked, and lound that the prisrjnci liadielt. He tlieu communioned with UMJ police. Prisoner, wlio pleaded guilt v. was ordered to receive twelve strokes with Úat birch.

1HH ooxinox co.MI.M COMPANY AT CAKDIKK Din-ins tiie preu-ni week too boards ol tin. Thcatio Koyal, < urdifl. will bo occupied br Mr. t.d--Lrd winch includes Mr. Coiuptwi Mu.M::f Compton (Miss Virginia llaiuuauj. Tb<*e who remember 0.. previous visit (of I hl c/tnpsoj need Bot he reoniidcd tliat tile ti«at:»«it wtiii.li ihf: grant old c .loudies )8II't.-¡'f'J a*, it. hands is in every way v.t,Ma<-l.ory. Hia setocti. n 01 piece* io lie |vrt<iriiH"1 I- a j;ood vtaf" af)t! dudes DiViil (;uricle:' which II Ih" pwo a" d')wr for tu-nviit 'Monday;, "Tlie Rival. "1'hd'lII /.isutii.ct,' "8lie 8""pJ to C ,:>y-.1,1," 1" LyUor.'s famous co'i.s'ly •* Money," siij Bclphcfc-Ol."

THK J'KNAldll CHAl'KL JUSPUTK. Mn. KVAN KOHKK1S ANI) THE WrLS11 JIM* JRIAITCR ""lIt<! ttiors Mr. ju.,fk." "11- in ?w.?.n) on Inurauiy, when his lord. slop, on tAm application of Mr. c"t 11'1& <'n<Uim-t<.ot?MrM.tet?r.f.ff?.tt. Mr..t.?? solicitor), 4iwi?:.?d ilui inju?itm pte.i u.h grained utainat tl. .dend.anl.. on hi. uod itii.i.. riOt to interfere with the congregation on 1',10"),& Mr. Robert* claims a rifciit to use Uie chapel duno;* tl", wsei under Ui* agrewnent with the piainl.Ba

THE I'AIAI. COLLI BUY AOUW.NT AT MAESTBG. Mr. R. Ciilhljer^-wi. -Nml IN tue filnnrt cot.r aD ir.qucat on h4t. at ú. Police rKatem, Mucste, umchit^ the Ù1 1M.). stokor, ?h'. w.? fearfully ,t4LWM .nd <'? <t?? to death on T6urday btlw?tt UM ot? II.u II,hUI8 'Of Ihe .int.lin, en?tM M f.Mt<ttt? L"vel T?tW)dtHMth.?ed tht itotSH M. <<:n.?.. t?nd U,e eifsof u» dmm. UmoWi Huts M <.< t? pMTMttdtSM ? Batiii.-iery Should I", covered III. Tlio Jury, in rcturrai.^ a verdict "Accidental dsslh, mrtrsiBsti tsd u" fencing n "f the druneawaggeowd.

HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. Tft-Ws gto X.4 K'yM."?-<f.?y.t' tC?. ''?*y'

CosonuKE.—Cement tor Brofcesi ArUclss. 6d.. »«ta«s.»*. IIUimsU., Kw IM.. <K«>I s00- ASK I ir HII./BB I!MU." Meat va;«se II. ( IF I TOUKWUTI Ganncnn — An w-n18Cl =RRR^!MR "Sf??"M?!R7'??'? ? ?. t??