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THE WORLDS NEWS. I (EY SPECIAL CAULEGIIAMS TfWOFGH DAIZIEVS, RKVTHRS, AVo CMNTlUL SEWS AGEXUES.) RElmlG SEA FISH CRIES. Tfii,: SITITA'I'ION AS KKKKHS. W'asmnotox, Tuesday (Dakiel).— The iWhriiig Sea situation is lefjardwl as serious by the Washington ortloiaU, but it is expected that Lord Salisbury will recede from his posi- tiora and not pt raist in his refusal to renew the "du. wveittii. 1 u'u'ss ho dues so recede, it appears to ba the general opinion in the United States that tlie United States Hovernmeiit will order the seizure of all vessels found poaching in the liebriug Sea, regardless of their nationality. It is believed by many that I'upland desires that a Uritish vessel should (m seized so thst the question of jurisdiction over th. liehriiii: Sea shall be oarvied to the United States Supreme Court, stripped of all extraneous matter, such as was involved in the Sayward ease. It is reported that the White Squadron will be sent to the liehring Sea tur the purpose of beiziiig all poachers. Tilt: oanathan elections. DEFEAT OF THE MI.KUlLli GOVERN- MENT. Toronto, Tuesday (Datzief).—The Mercier 'i «M'<TO, Tuesday (7)f;tf/').—The Mcrcier lost fourt?ii seats 80 far, making the total Main of the He Houchernlle Government (in- clusive of the seats carried by acclamation) twenty seats Thirty-tive constituencies are vet to be heard from, out of a total of 7, Slontreal has gone unanimously Tory, show- ing II complete reversal of the judgment of the electors at the last election, when Sir. Mercier succeeded in carr mg four out of the six seats. Mr- Mercier has been returned for Botiaveuture by a majority of tiOO. FIGHT 13ETWEEN NEGliOES AND l-OLE-S. Nuuara Fat.t.s, Tuesday (Vahiel).—There was a racial war here on Suuday night between a number of negroes and Poles at Shaft No. 2 of the tunnel, owintf to a dispute about a woman who had lived variously with negroes and whites. The woman had been 8pe;JdlU an evening with the Pule.. After her departure the negroes broke a window of the b >use in which the l'oles lived, and, iirinij through the aperture, killed one and wouuded many others. The l'oles replied to the shots, but the negroes whipped them fear- fullv. A number of each party were arrested. liESIONATION OF A SPANISH MINISTER. [ADr.ID. Tusday (Dal:Ù.{t-Tbe Minister of Marine has just sent in his resignation to Senor Cauova* 1'el Castillo, the Premier, who would not accept it, and asked the Minister to remain in ottice until the vote on the Budget had been taken. If he should persist in his determination to resign it is probable that either General Heranser or Admiral Butler will be his successor. The Government has been advised to avoid further changes in the prrsmnel of the Ministry. Some of the papers advocate the appointment of a civiliin in the place or the retiring Minister, thinking that thertJ would then be a greater disposition to.vards economy on the part of the Marine lI..partment. THE ENGLISH OCCUPATION OF EGYPT. Cairo, Tuesday (Reu,ei-).-The:-e is no foundation whatever for the report current- in Paris that the British Government contem- plated sending two regiments from England to reinforce tue British army of occupation in Egypt. DEPARTURE OF MPo. SPUHGEON. .MHXTOXE.iu<'sdaT (Ueuter).—.Mrs, L». n. Sporgejn left for England at 1.? this after- noon by t!18 train d, luxe, She ?ill sleep to-morrow night at Calais, and leave the next day for London, where she may be expected at Y ictoria Station in the eveniug. EARTHQUAKE SHUCKS IN ITALY. h;SSIA, Tuesday (I>a!ziel).—At oa minutes past twelve yesterdiy atternoon II shock of earthquake was felt in the Lipari Islands. The shock lasted several seconds, and caused quite a panic among the popula- tion. The same phenomenon occurred on the north-western coast of Sioily. MODISTE-* ARRESTED FOR SMUGGLING. NF.W YoRK, )u*day ??--?'').—Lpon<DO? arrival of the French steamer La Burgogne yesterday Madame Mooneyand ?ttd?me .11.1' of New York, and :laJame :\1ieuone and Madame Ileiser, of Chicago, four importing modistes, were arrested on charges of smug- a large number of elegant dresses. ATTEMPT TO WRECK A TUAI.V Povghkekpsie, Tuesday (Utthiel).—breat fxeit-m-nt and indignation have been caused here by a dastardly attempt to wreck an ex- press tram od the New York Central hall- way. A number of large stones, sufficient in S:ZA, and weight to throw a locomotive off the metals, were ptac-dupoatbetrackmadecpcut. The express, rilled with passenger*, was goins north at tuii speed, but the obstruction was seen in time, and the driver applied the vacuum braki so sharply that many pas-ge-ii- gers were thrown: rom their seats and badly bruised. The train was stopped before the locomotive reached the obstruction,however, and beyoud the bruises no injuries took place. DIYORCI'.D AND MAKKIEI) IX A DAY. Siocx Falls (Dak. ), Tuesday (Daiziel).— Baroness I)e Stueres was yesterday yranted a divorce from her husband, and immediately upon obtA'ning it married Count I-Iliot de Zaborowski, whose naine was mentioned sel eral times in the proceedings.

THE ENGLISH COAL CRISIS. The Cumberland coalowners have posted notices to ihe -fleet that the demand tor 15 ppr cent, reduction will b* withdrawn till I h. 12tl, insl, Thu question will, therefore, have to ba settled "rtr ;h» g. n-ral S'oppugo vf c-*al miners, At Sheffield manufacturing c*l is already at sucn high piiccs time it will b« impossible tor many firTris 10 continue woiking, and, consequently, in many cas»;s work will be sot down for a week or 'I'. A West Hartlepool telegram nays tint, in consequence of the impending strike of Durham 11 u.ersi coai is almdy being brought from South COtLTERS* OFFICIALS ALARMED. Ti,(, the turn uia'ter* have tak,?. Mr. 'fh?.?"Ashtou, W.,rer,il P?creti,y f tt,- -f (ir.? Hritain, explai'.ei on Tuesday that thn UuJers hive had 110 in?t'nti"U whatever to .)o\.?)!nK?"J"r'?"t?6'?? or "'° pub1ic. H6.;fd.tr?th.ttnt?tterc"i!?r)-pro;?'<off"rthe m'n.r.t?rerMpons.h?ff'rthf unwarranted nse"' the price. he excitement in Liocashire is further quieting down. TUE DUKIIAM BALLOT. T!;6 Pres Altflo ia ion Durham correspondent TOYS R— r#IE new haJJ »t whlcli is DEING t K» N AMONG the LNUL AM miners to fira'lv DERIDE WHFTH'T thej shall >:iik»>. r not no f#r xo-s apparently to snow th ,I Ti, ui'-ti are ifttlmr in favour ot lcavirg it to th-if 1',I(e(s to niakeilie tJ(It IttUU9 pusib¡e,

A INlSTl.li'S SON lT TO GAOL. I A' Uxfor.l •» Tuesday Herbert Frai.cis Dunn, ■"■n of t in Kev. J'tmes D^un» Uaptlt minister, Oxfo'd, «nd f it merlv «n a^Bisrant tn the Hodleiun L;b ary, wan charged with sie^iling £ 80 worih of bo k-< tr m» the iibrary. <t» d v^as m-iiiencad to one jnoMha jjLpr-sonment with Lard labour.

Hit; ATi' £ MPTKD BLACKMAILING i;Y A' TU I Ott. At, thftOM I5aiI«-/on Tuesday the mnd jury J6t.urned n tTlH1 LJill against Munland Francis Morlan«1, thpOxf rl tutor, who i" cuarged with iJeiiiartdif»« u.onov hy in^niices from Lord iioih- fii!id, Lod i

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nousii OF LORDS.—TPKSDAY. I Tho Lout Chancellor took bis seat on the Wool. sack at hlllf p.Sl live. The Llanbraduch District aud Aber Water Bill was read a second tune. The Millbank Prison Bill was read a first time. The II j use aUjouiued ut tweuty»tive minutes to six.

HOUSK OF COMMONS.—11 uksday. The Speaker took the chalr.t two V. T11E JUUM1NOHAM WATKU BILL. A FOUR LIOUIIS' I)EBATH. The House w. occupied over three hour in thtHlhwussiun lIf tho motion (Ol the second reading "I !I,is Hill, whid. proposes 10 take fiom two Wflati rivers—?ht» FJ'in and the wairr 1 «uppiy, not only for the city .r birmingham, but *ii>o for the t-)wnH and villages situated within tilteen miles of cirhci- side of Ih" aqueduct. Among the lar-je plaefi, concerned Wolver* hampton, Worcester, West Hromwich, nod Wed- jnobury. Tim population numbers one and II uuarrer mliii(111, !u.d the elStimatud exp -nai- lUlU ¡.So SlX 111111 Ons Rlerliug. Mr. J. Ct]ANItIP.'ITLAIN (U., Bir in moving tho wcoi<d reading of tho Hid. aiJ that BirminIIÄm WII", only proposing to apptopnate a very:,ma" portion of tho available watershed. J. cry h ,d b-eu raiard of Wt lsh water for the \V, Ih," bul. water dill Ilut belong to Wales; it ca-ne bùw Ucavcu and went to ti.e ea. (LHIh. tfr.) Mr. T. E. ELLIS (O.* Merivnefhthire) The cry on! v raised by Montg. tn«iy^lm« TuriP9. Mr. CHAMltKKLAlN denied the allegation that th Ihrmiugham Corporation wished 10 interfere with comtnvni rights in Wales, and urged that they only di'Sn-i'd to secure Ult" purity It the wnter. Mr. T K. ELLIS, whocotnpla'ned that tlie rights "I Wales had b«en enfrely overlooked, ved I II, the Hill be read a second tiim* tilat day six months. ^ir J, H. BII. Y ((• Hertford) seconded. The debate tuck t" duel between Wales, biriuioghai", and Londou. Tho Mttr-politan representative* insisted on full inquiry into the claims of London to draw its water supply from Wales, whilll the members for ttle Triucipdity objected tu being deprived of common right* nd t'1 having taken from them sources ot water supply which WeNh towns might in the future require. S me li'tle jest was added :0 the debute by cliargpg against the representa- tives of hinningham to the effect that, W;>ile they i a l been Bs«uiin« for London FarliamentMrv colleagues the Bill did not affect the people of London, they had been pressing the Birmingham citiz-ns t.> hiiS'en forward because London WB awakening to the necessity of securing the Welsh ir Hl\SSETr VIVIAN (G., Swansea) said the members "Of birmingriam dnd London appeared, to regard Wales as common propertv, to be divided between theln aC1:ordin to their wants ami WJSi,P3. He protested against finch a view. He ha,1 110 objection to such water itS was not wanted in Wale* tlein used in lilrlJlillhalU (Ir London, or anywhere Als, but he contended distinctly that not only the right* of Wales at the present time. but t-h« wants of Wales hi reafter and for a!l time, In uid besafegu ude-i in any I ill tl,, House parsed for the purpose of taking wat r away from Wales. There was no p-irt of the United Kingdom which was incrf'ain in the same manner as Wales, and, unless tho^e who represented Wales took care to safeguard ¡he rigl, ot those th>-y represented, i;here was DO spying what their position might be hereafter The second reading was carried by 244 to 102. THK CLEKUY DISCIPLINE BILL. Mr. KALrOUK (Knst L>rd ot the lieasury), rcpldng (I) Mr. Samuel Kvins ((?., Glamorgan), aid the Hill lehtill to clery discipline, intro- duced into the Rouse of Lords by the Archbishnp of C IntsrbulY, W"S the one referred to in the! Queen's tipeecn a* a rr0v,¡::d for iWIl"vin:: lhe; discipline of the E..t;\bIi8ht,Ù CIHlrch with record t() moral ofleuces. There was a t r.;edent for the introduction of a (tovprnu¡cnt.lliUty orw who was uoc a member of tiie Government. In this ca-e; th«> Bill would b?? t,?.d u* a G?ver..ie.,t iti both Houses of P?, :blllnt. i.TUMEAN AND INIUAN MUTINY PKNSIONKHS. I Mr. STANHOPE (Secretary tor War), replying to Jr, Leng (G" Dundee), fr»id II e fulfilment of i i- 1),0, t? grmt P" 100 of the Crimean; itid Indian Mutiny unpeustone J .ojJier in needy circumstances depended the maintenance )f tt?, 'F,, ? ?,v, as to f".rteen years' ervlce'l If that were iubUted upon, he feared he could u??t doit. SUPPLY. THE VOTE ON THE EAST AFR'CAN RAILWAY. Ou going into Committee of up, lv, :.I, :l'I'T IAC:'iEILL (.Y, lio"'£I<lI) moved Ih,t the votes of Mr. Burdeit-Coutis, fi>.r Lewi* Pelly, and Sir Jolin Puleston should be disallowed in the division which toikpl'c in ♦ he on Friday list upon the vote of £ 200,000 for the Mombassn Hailway :urVt), the I"unù of |i* objection th.jng tLat Ihrs9 gentlemen were dírerto: s and large shareholders in the East African Railway, niHi, therefore, had a direct pecuniary intTstin the vote. The hon. member proceeded to quote autlo. ritit8 ill 8upp0rt of hjs contention, tinct concluded by living that the action of the hùD. members in their voting was uuconbtitutionalllml contrary to ??age ??. JOHN PULESTON (C" ?.oH?M-o ?id t?t ifheh?ds?en[hem!)!ter?')?.u?ht.ht)wou).) have refrained from voting, but, at the ne time, :)I'I,'t:.f',fí itnI7 ¿'ljles:ei I In voting as he uid. Mr. Bt*l',I)E,r'r-cot, r,l,.q (C., Westminster) thought it would have been mora s^ti-fac ory jf he matter hud been brought forward ùy I member f l;irg2r experience. ^Cn* s (If 44 No," no,) (;on* stanily member* voted in isatters in which thes were more or less interested, and it was a diffi. Iculty which wan constantly recurring. He repu- diated anv insinuation of bad Iaste. Sir LE%VIS I'ELLY i C., ,I?o p,,ke. i The CHAIRMAN snd it wai in accordance with the practice of the H^>uso fur the hon. members t? withdraw. Sir J. B,I,!tt C..ttr, ..d Sir Lewis Peliv then left the flons". Mr. MOKTON (G.t Petcrlorouyh), who rose amid cries of Divi hy' was c.H.ing attention 10 the fact that he raised the question on Frdl", last bif, ra the hon. members vutèd. when by the seVen I o'clock rule The silting WI'S suspended until nine o'clock. EVKNING SITTING. SCOTCH FISHERIES. At the evening sitting, Mr. MAKJORIBANKS(G., Bewick) ntt^n- [iontot?n?M?oft?sItttonwtthteierouce to ott,?t, sea fi,IINle'. The Ho.,s? ea at midnighf.

THE NAVAL ESTIMATES. STATEMliNI BY TilE FIUST LORD. Tho etotfniont by ttie I-irst Lord of the Ad-I miralty .IS to the Naval estimates shaw-s tiiat the i d naval expenditure to In voted by l'ilr. 1"111 f<ir 18923 i< £1424:),200. ¡¡II i"crease ,,£ X25.100 over the Odgillill estimates of the pr ceding year. Thi* sum doe8 not include the whou- of the funu^ available for naval s«Tvic--s during tii* iortticoming year. Under (he "vàl Drnctl Act an annuity of 1:1,428,000 for c. ven venw was charged on the Consvlidated Fill Ú for coiitritcl. hnll ships. Tim unexpended balances On April 1, 1892, ilr8 t't ¡lJatfOll at L75,000 for new conatruc- u jo and £ 568,000 for armaments, and ihe-o suuh are at the ui-p->gii of the Admiralty, representing the surplus supplied -ut of taxation in the priced- itig ) tHIS towarda the budding and armament 0: con- tract under the Naval Defence Act COInlJrised 10m fi:st«cl»s^ battleships, live first-chss cruisers, seventeen sec'»nd«clas4 cruisers, and six torpedo gunboats. During the pa*t year eleven i the seventeen second • cl )? cruhc; s Imvo hpn delivered by the contractors, and the remaining six are so tar advanced that this sectifin of ttie contract will he concluded early in 1892-3. Of the five fir*t-cJa-9 cruisers two have been launched, a..d (tie nthersllre approaching tint otago, As tu the four firs'-clis? battle ships the final s!ae of thil c?mp)t!t.iun?)!t<')t't'tid!n? l89)-5.wi?tethe?x torpuio "nnboat. arocxpectcd 10 be completed for ?e?i?893.

THE LABOUR (JOMMI-SION. LOSS OF LLFE AT EA. Enter.) tho Riyal Cotrimi"ion on Labour on Tuowlay Rt Wtsui.in.ior, untie tlie preidency of 1). rly, Sir lienry ( ftlcr#ff, Peruiauent Secre- tary ot' the Ho u< I of Traiif, g.LVH evidence ill lilø rOur«e"f wliicli lie showed that eoiiteinponnfioustv with the ircrase in the nutulier of uteauiMhips n couipaifd WHO ai.in2 ve8set, the rutn of losl of life among seam.1I trom "ii f '\lSB' had ?t,adiiy .d ?.. in ti?? y,,?,? 1890 ..t f, 12611>011 el1¡¡: i

FOOT-AN D-MOUTH DISEASE IN PAISLEY. rOKTl CATTLE SLAUOHTJIUICD. An ahrmin? outbreak of foot-?nd-mouthdiseMe hi? occurred .m't.a:f<y.O"Tuc?y.'her-.oon). herd ?ffor!c.m'?'t"'<?t'y'?? of t lie animals slaughtered b'ltr'i "ver £ 600. All tin. anima.)?(..oinI'ai?<.y?'Kht?-)t<.?T? het-Jc.met.MnCi?"?""?'?' the d?Mae f?s not d.t?ted'mftI'uM?y.

(.tOm'MY'!('MOA.A!?'ti'"Ol"-?? » The history of a country lia-j nlw.iys JeP°"^u Th histnry 01 a country ha nlw.'ys depondpt! kriow-. sometlllli*. H thi" be to wnat n ■W,1' ''J.1' know.. ,ØometIJiH,. t tbi" b. W!It" llf\)P' allll ^•f». worm thi. would b*.ir »» Klyt'pSwDBB Mt to eul pnstry niailM "f K1Z1N*. U.¡d POWVBR, ?.L.SO MUSCULAR 1'owku.—Uuininc a ml I on .mule* iMKMM. Uevdopj su-emO. r.p?r' '"kat's Compound, forCo.ighsan-10»ltto.  !nrC0,lghsan! G,l<ls, A8tllll1a "I? AT's C?)??PO?)?fD. [f)rCo)!9"n'C)t?S. ? 

THE BIRMINGHAM WATEK BIIIJ, THE WELSH OPPOSITION. t Our London correspondent telpgrnphll-There was another Welsh debute on Tuesday in the lIous" of C >mmone on the Birmingham Water Bill, Mr. T. E, Ellis, Sir Hussey Vivian, Mr. Evans. and Alr. Arthur Walsh taking a vigorous pnrt ayainst the proposal as it stands at the present lime. Mr. Wulsij mailt» a bco.ibJe litile 6peecb, in which he opposed the Bill on behalf of the rate- payers of Radnorshire, his argument being that tl,ey mutt bp amply compensated for the extra w*ai- and tenr to the roads which tLc carrying out of the ennrml.H18 tictJemf mum of nece8jty involve. Mr. Walsh very rarely takrs pint in a debate in Uw House of CVHttinoucr, but his speech was well to the point. lie, of course, went into the division !<»bbj* with the other Welsh members. Sir Hu^ey Vivian took another line. ll protested ngninst Birmillghanl or any other town obtaining extoiisive and primary rights over tins great WeNh water pupp'v, at the cost f populous towns like Cudiff ..d Swiris<-»a. He poilltt1 out that in 90 years the population of Glamorganshire had tncroag»d from 71,535 to 687,137; tl:af Cardiff had inert axed from 1870 in 1801 to VB sn in 1891, and Swaiwa from 6.831 to 90.423. Who knew hut what by-and-hye tliosn p -pul »us c?ntrcs misht ti^d 1, t wuter supply in,ut1irie¡¡t? No Bill ought t') be pus-ed, lie insisted in the Hou^e, and afterwards in the Members' Lobby toa representative of the Western Mail, which did not give prim"ry rtghl:i in the matter of this water Slil p.y to HOUlh Wales. These rihts having ben granted, thete would, of course, b3 no objCllnn whatever to Birmingham, London, or any oilier town getting their water supply friHI) Wale- Sir Hussey Vivian's speech was decided I, a c1evcr on" d, from a local point of view, the best, pt rnaps, in the course of the debate, :Sir Husaey ts an old and respected member of the H «use; he knows all about cjmminee, private Bill procedure, oii\, and ppe'iks oil such matte-s with authority. He is not a member of tilo Young Wales party, and lie iio-8 not sit hlow tho Ullpnitinn £ »n«way, but the House is incliued to list1l to his arguments.

THE DIVIDED 1HISH PARTY. FUOSPECIS OF HOME HULE. At the ll1eet;n¡: of the National League, Dublin, on Tuesday, Mr. Uifr;hr.ton, M.P., sniti 119 tegaided tiu» it-cent notab v lint (If 111'. Sexton at He1ft, H. a deliberate encouragement 10 Mr. ülIÙStUlH1 nl¡t only to lJi.cJose his naud as regards certain provisions ot the liome Kule Bill, but, Dot to f, rct, it through the H.uae of Lords should it rt-ietted. THK LOCKED UP IRISH FUNDS. The Dull in Independent stale-* that within the. pa*t few days ",r¡¡ a[ toe in?tmice of Mr. Justin M4Cartt»y, M. P aud issued out of the French tri- j :t>fr:l:dUO1 rI;. I:tI: I M.T., and Dr. K-nny, M.P., calling upon them to withunw the objections wnich tuey have lodged lill Muuroe uut Co., of Paris* ?libi:i,,g t t)""k", f'o'. p"'in:t'.t ,I'e i'umis 1,¡Jad wiih them to the order of Mr. ° Ju,till M'Caithy, M.P A similar writ has been served upon Mrs. Parnell. It arpthlf9 from Ult \0\ rit that these fuodt\ are of a l wo-told cnarncter. Ttiere is iirst the balance cf th- Land L-ague lund luded bv Mi.Patrick Egan m' 13S2, in the names of Mr. I'arnell, Mi. Bi»t;ar, Mr..M'Carti y, Di. Kennr, at»d Mr. Euan, the condi« ion oi lo ign.ent ¡""oj! that it could be withdrawn nil the signature or toree out úf the five depositors, Ir. p"rll",1 being nlway. ono of the three and tiieie being also an authority that 110 revenue arising from the iuvestmellt would be payable t,) Mr. Parnt-ll's signature alone. And, <tC 'odlf. the balance of the American funds lodged separately in tho name. of Mr. Pameil, Mr. Bigger, and Mr. Justin McCarthy, on c01ldiuOIIS similar to those "headv mentioned. In his motion beiore the French tribunals flJr. M'C»rthy seeks 10 have the funds henceforward iuve^ted in the namer of him>elf, Mr. N-xton, and Mr. John Dillon. The latter is described as Mr. Georse Dillon in the writ 6crved. Mr. McCarthy's motion involves the trying out vI the whole issue, and then' n every probability that the fund will be di-clarecl tile property of the Irish Nt6tioual League.

[WLST INDIAN MAIL SERVICE. On Tuesday afternoon Sir Jame* Fergiisson, Postmaster General, received in iii4 own room at tile House of Commons a deputation, who pre- sented a mt-motial on the subject of the West Indian mail service. Although promoted in the first instance by the Port of Plymouth Incorpo- rated Chamber of Commerce, the following cham- bers, many ot whom Wt1fA epecialiy represented, !>uppurted tiie memorial, viz, Birmingham, Back. burn, Car,1itT, Dundee, Derby, Gieenock, Halifax, Kidderminster, Nottingham, Oldham, WaKd), L'S:'A?e.t K?.'n, M.P., inlroducell the deputation, wiio were accom- panied by Lord Monkswel), Sir Staff Td Norilicote, M.P., Sir Walter l'darce, jr, Godnou, M.P., The memorial urged that Plymouth should be made tlie port of departure for the Wrst Indian mails, which would effect a material saving ot time to business men iniheir CjrrespondencB from Scotland, the North of England, Rnd the Midlands. Thn memorialists weie informed that the Royal M»il Stesm Packet Company recently offered to give incrtasnd uiciiitu without any additiorHl payment, pro- vided t he duration of the present contract were extended, but that oue of the Colonial Legislatures i.b]-etedt> uny extension of the contract The p. • tmnster-tfeneral was, therefore, ureed to request tlie Hoyal Maii Stoam Packet Company to name the sum for which they would agree to expedite 1 ho speed of tile packets ono quarter rf a knot per hour on I he voyage from P.ymou'h to Haibadoes which would enable them to reach the latter pojt r llree hours only after the tune stipulated in thú e:bting con- !rael, and which woUld :tlll al1)w about -six houll of dayiight tor the transfer of the Iuter-c-'iouial mail- as required by the P"8t-offiee officials at Bar- biidoes.—Tne Postmaster G. ueral said lie was will- ing t > make ttiqui>i< s and s-e what ?.-Il be doue 11>w ii'ds their views.

WILL OF THE LATE MR. ALt-X DlUCl. Probate of the will, J ited Stli of September, 1891, lias rp."n !!1 ar:ted, tind rolJ:\tf duty has bot*n piid n £270,970 12s. as the net value of the p'rsclIl!Il crtate uf tli« late Ir. Alex Orucr, of Dulwicli C Immon And Liiinellv, C n mnitl'cnsliirc, ami of 74, King Willi"m.st,al, City, carper pnielter, who ■ on tlw 3rd of I-' briiaiy lisi.aged 89 years, mi,! of wlnse will tllP (X(Cit!< r? are his nepliewa ¡blIY Druce, of 74, Kinj W'i.liimi.street, copper snhitr,'fd' A!ex f\ 1),.c,, f 10, Bij?i!e.- squaiv, soliolt'ir, to lite former of whom the testa- tor bequ atln ell his all-ires in the lIoyol Exchange A-'uranee Company; to each of the daughters of h??'herCh.u).? (who had 21 children), £ 7,000; t,, i iu li daughter ot his brother John, £ 12,000; to Mrs. James Hayter, daugoter of his hnther William, £8,000; to I", Clrulille Nix, Julia Druee.and H-len lhuce, (iaugl)teis ot hi- brother William, £ 3,000 inch; to hi3 nephew Alfred Willi IIn Druce, £10,000; to his nephews Edward, Arthur, John K be", and Alexander Decimus Nix Druce, £8,000 each; to his nephew William Charts, £ 8,000; to his nephews Randall Bnd Gerald, .t6000eacii; to his nephows Fredirick, Walter, "nd Albert, £ 1,000 eacli to hi-i neices Caroline and Eleanor, his shares in the Dulwicli Cottages Coinoany to numero is person* in his service in taeh; to the St. John's Foundniou Seliools ar and the British Orphanage Asylum, £ 100 eacli; and for distribution amongst, tho DulwlCh eharities to wli'ch he was "subscriber, £100, Mr. Druce IN\VOS the residua oi his property ill equal shares to his said ntpliews Henry and Alexander D. Druce.

IIt CHAMBISKLAIN ON THE UNIONIST ALLIANCE. Mr, Chntnberldn ,-aR entertained at dinner on Tuesday nijjht by the members of the Liberal Union Club, and, "responding to the toast of his lumlih, said the leaders of the Conservative party had been cou«picuousiv ioyul to tho alliance with tho Liberal Unionist but l-ss representative member* had lliouwht an immediate tlIn.d,gRmt\. lion of the two sec ions was desirulle. Although 1,? had .r concealed I he dif1kultv of maintain- i,,g 1;.ird p,,rty i,, y,?t Ile Lt.v..) tI. ?() it ,,nd back from the general election in force sufficient to defend the cause they hud stt»ched them- solves t". it II.IW eVH.1ent It would not have breu n fiflRl Sot tle- mont. All the restrictions of tli it Hill were now abandoned by the Gladnioman paity, who were on an inclined plane. Whore would they 8tnp? [10 believed they would pay the price which their dangerous allies mi^ht cho-S'i to put upon their continued support, but the Gladstonians would be wise if they took the present critical opportunity of considering how much further they were willing tomo oil the dangerous road to Separation. Surely theie must be Boma of thcui who had some shadow of independence left, and it was to them lie would appeal.

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CARDIFF MUNICIPAL I VACANCY. THE POLLING. I SIGNAL CONSERVATIVE VICTOR^ I The polling to fill the vacancy in the Central Ward representation of the Cardiff County Horough Council took place on Tuesday, the candidates being Mr. R. llughea (C.) and Mr. F. Jotham (R.). The fight on the Conserva- tive tide was conducted on purely party lines, and in the lesult a signal vic- tory was achieved. From the first there was no blinking the fact that the fight would be a "tight" one, and Crmseivntives wero called upon to tigfit II shoulder to shoulder." Thin they did, despite a few defections, the result being that the Central and premier ward of the town has again, for the third time, pronounced itself unmistakably Conservative. At the two I,ravioll. electiOllS which have taken place since the wards of the town were re-divided Conserva- tives have been returned, in the first place with a majority of two, in the second with a majority of four, which hBS, now that the issue ha. been distinctly party, been rai.«ed to a majority of fvorl.en-that being the number of votes Jllr, Hughes scored over his opponent on Tuesday. Both candidates had plenty of helpeis, and the Conservatives worked splendidly. In fact, the way workers came up was in itself as significant as the victory achieved. The Radicals, tco, polled every vote they could, the services of ladies end a large number of vehides being called illto requisition on b ,th sides. The poll was taken at tho Towiuhall, Alderman Jacobs being the pre- siding alderman. The polling throughout wa* the steadiest and the hardest that has been experienced in Cardiff for a long time past. All idea of the regularity of polling may bn gathered froui the fact that at one o'clock 1500 voters out of a register of 1,800 had recorded iheirvote*. At throe o'clock 7/.7 had pclhd a' four o'clod. 820 h»id passed into tiie booth. Up to this time Mr. Hughes had polied a big majority, but Mr. Jo ham'tJ supporter* calculated upon a Iilre 11I1I1,ber of their ptoroides coming up. And every prOtlli.e they bud they polled, with the result ilat trooi Mn average of a hundred per hour before four o'clock a jump wfis made to, roughly speak- ing, two hundred per hour after five. Thus at six o'clock 1,035 hid polled, at. seven 1,207, and whPII the poll closed, t eight, no less tlvin 1,403 voteis had recorded their votes. The news that the Central Ward had vindicated Conservative principles, in spite of side iisuo* as to the can. «iidates, caused the greatest enthusiasm. Blue fires were burnt in every direction, and a band wa. culled upon to ploy triumphal music throughout the ward. The supporters of Mr. Jot h, were anguine of success, and as much as E22 10s. to £10 wa* laid upon his return. After the return the extremist Radicals admitted that they had been fairly beaten. DECLARATION OF THK TOLL. The poll closed at eight o'clock, the counting taking plAce in the giaud jury-room. The declara tion was made from the window of the couuci chamber by Alderman Jacobs fit nine o'clock, in the presence of several tuousands of people. The result WIIS as follows:- Hughes (C.) 705 I Jotham (L.) 691 14 The spoilt votes were ten. The result was received with lotill and continued cheer*, mingled with hooting. On comparative silence heing- restored, Mr, HUGHES appeared at the window, and was received with vociferous cheers. He thanked the electors of the Central Ward for having p aced him at the top of the poll. (Hooting and cheering.) It was sutMactory to iiiin ttin, lie had been proved to be not tho stranger he had boeii represented. He had received the confi ience of the electors—(applause) —he hoped he would always deserve it; always would it be his endeavour 'o do so. (Applause.) ,?, JOTUAH thanked the 691 electors .1?o had voted for him. The result of the poll had con- clusively proved to Ilirn that the Central Ward was a Conservative ward that ihe Radical party must admit from that day. (Chi era and countcr cheers.) The crowd then dispersed. PREVIOUS ELECTION9. I wi. 1841  W. K. Parker (C) 617 W.Krtn! (,)I. ?7 j:'(Tnl;'âS: P. It. J.th.. L? m M.j.,ity .I. 'r.hjOritY. 4 ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING AT THE COXSEHVATIVK WOII.KING CLUB. After the declaration sfm18 oOI,¡hepr:: I elected candidate and B?-0 of his P' i.C,Pl supporters proceeded first to the Western Mail offices, where cheer8 were given for the party pap r, and then to the Conservative Working Men's Club, where congratulatory speeches were made, the greatest enthusiasm prevailing. Coun- cillor White, calling upon Mr. L,celles Oarr, invited him to constitute himself ruler of tho meeting for the time being. Mr. LASCKLI.KS CARR, who was received with loud applause, Said whether the victory had resuded, as liis friend Nir. Joseph Henry Jotu-s bad intlm"ted-(h¡'8c,)-froID the "dribblings of a quart- pot" or from the principles the club had maintained for many years, they had, at any rate, given their opponents that day a trouncing which had been liltle expected. (Applause.) The present had been a phenomenal contest—a contest in which nil tha heterogeneous masses of the enemy had beeu welded together in unholy bondng" t.o bring defeat upon the Conser. vative Club. (Applause.) They (the members of the club) must recollect that when holding, as they did, the reversion of the seat in the West Ward, to which, y their efforts and at their cost, they hud, some time since, elected ex- Councillor Hurley, it was thought they would take upon thfmselvos the tume task in electing the chairman or that club, tiiero was a freineadous feeling among their opponents that, they Inu.t bring the club to book, and once for all crush il. (Laughter, and a voice, They can't do it.") N,, they had not crushed the club. That crushing would depend upon a vur.eiy of tilings. It would depend upon their members maintaining unity in the club, upon their spirit of moderation, and upon their keeping up their charact: r for yood order and «c-od citizenship. (Hoar hear.) If once they loit their character in tiiesi respects the influence of the club would be gone. But so long as tha club remained to protest against legislation generated by a jeal us and evil-minded party to interfere with the liberty of the com- munity generally, so long the club would wirld tho political inlluonce to which it "lItitled, and which il had vindicated IIJ that great contest. The conteflt had beun phenomenal because the forces brought against tnrm included tho extreme Radical, the teetotaler, ai d that great mrT-tl clnrnpioi), Mr. Joseph Henry Jones. I LaugHer.) lies ides. there were the aldermen and town councillors on tho other sitte but, they had beaten the lot. ("And so we will again.") The enemy fought under a double burner with two faces. They pretended to rally their forces for a political contest, and also relied upon friendship and clae8 feeling to rmike a good fight of it. The other side had won some votfS from the Conservatives. Thase were not many, but one was t,iom,iny. (Applause.) When 111" contest commenced, it was intimated to him (Mr. Carr) that there wa- going to be a great, skedaddle of the Conservative party, and that the party would be brjlraved, (A voice: "Never.") He had sounded the tocsin. (Applause.) He rang the alarm bell, and h,1 sounded tho note of warning—(renewed applairej—and thati warning had been listened to, (Loud applause.) When such an influential club had eet its heart upon winning a victory, even in a municipal con- test, it was not in humlln nature to stand by and see the oiusn betrayed by enemies in their own camp without making an effort to avenge themselves. (Applause.) He Midnow.as I,e Mill then, tint if false Unionists and false Con- servatives had sold them, he would be sorry for tne chances of the most hardened of them who came to ask them for their votes on another occa- sion. (Applause.) There were many respectable Conservatives whoso sympathies naturally went with the tradesman—(hear, hnar)—but if they wanted loyalty and cohesion in p"rr which welded the working man 10 t?:p.talist -,I ?ritf!d the middle-Ia',se had in hand both with tnose aoove ana oeiow in vi ,dicalion of the grrat principles of the Constitution, thofo of that party must be true to their party. (Applause.) He was glad to say that tho" boter," were very few. (Laughter and applause.) There were < and they "knew well who they were-(" %I'o know them")—butt hev had not been sufficient in number t) spoil the battle. (Applause.) Ho now wished io say a word with reference to Mr. Joseph Henry Jones, who had contributed more than anvono else to the success of his friend Mr. Hughes wiih his foul-mouthed abuse, hi. calumnies, he would not say his Old Hailey or police-court phrase dogy. (A Voice: "Billingsgate.") TIIRt, said Mr. C-rr, was too good for it. (Renewed laughter.) He had no wish to me epithets, but he would say that Mr. Jones's address, as a typically Radical one, had done more than anything else to ensure the success of Mr. Huhes. (Applause.) People had got to know that '0 be praised by Mr. Jones was ? mMk of infamy, and that to be condemned by I hlln was the highest teetimoni?t and tribute. (Laughter and appt?use.) Wbn be (Mr. Carr) fouud that Mr. Jones had been saying vile things about the candidate and also about the club lie said to himself that the candidate and the club stood higher in his estimation than ever before. (Applause.) ID that respect he represented a great many fair-minded people. He would not say that Mr. Jones spoke with a lie in his I firoitt- (it Voice: w Yes, he did")—he would only say that Mr. Jooes had allowed his imagina- tion to run riot—(laughter)—and that he (Mr. Jones) thought for tbe moment he was In the Cardiff Police-court vindicating bogus clubs, shebeens, and the like. (Laughter.) He (Mr, Carr) had never voted for anyone with mote satisfaction than lie had voted for Sir. Hughes, and 110 had never expected more loyal and faithful service from any tWI1 councillor than he expected from him. (Applause.) lie (Mr. Carr) had always said at the cuuncil that there were on the other side meoibers who had voted, it was trlle, but who had *uch infinite incapacity-such marvellous lack of thinking power—and who wero so utterly incapable of dealing with the problems brought forward, that given only half a dozen good, sensible, average Conservatives, anol if they could not govern the town they could expose the jerrymandering tricks of the other | side. (Applause.) Mr. Hughes was one they could trust to see that their rights were main- tained, and he. therelore, asked tliem to give one groat shout of triumph aud acclamat ion in ce'e- braiion of his splendid victory. (Applause.) The appeal had a most enthusiastic response, those present singing "Tor lie's a jolly good fellow." Mr, HUGHKS, who was enthusiastically received, expi>ssod his delight at hein illle to stand bplur" ttietu as the representative of (he Central Ward, lie tuok no credit to himself, but gave it to the workers who had done so Inucll for him from the mument the content bo^un. It had been aid by the other side that he Wa" u stranger. If ho were he would be glad to tnako the acquaintance of those who had voted for him and those who were before him. He complained of the tactics of hi. or,puiieii?. and said if euough mud was thrown some of it was sure to slick. He, however, had the satisfaction of knowing he had won by II splendid majority. It was due to him thaI he 81100lu rec,(ni8e the splendid services of LII" Western Mail. Every piragraph which appeared iu that paper had been most discreet and judicious. (Applause.) Ho wished especially to limnk Mr. Carr for the splendid service he had renders 1 to the caute in that eloction. The Western Mail struck the right note and maintained it throughout. The paper contended, and properly S", that it was essentially a political election. Attiiooutset iliereweis heartburnings among some COJlsefvkilives as to his fctatus, but ihese died away. It was induttiiously circulated by the oilieraide that that club forced hi* candidature. To a certain extent that was ti U8, Mr, Carr, how- ever, pointed out the circumstance that when Air. Hurley was returned lo the council the club paid 1.118 whole of tiie expenses, ana, therefore, thtjY hud a right to a voice in tho matler of the ejection that had just concluded. He again thanked them, and hoped their confidence would not be placid in him in vain. Referring to the speech of Mr. J. H. Jones at the Co'onial-hall on Monday evening, he challenged him to prove that the club was a diinkirg den, or that it was a bogus club. Mr, Jones, be thought, must have got his i. the club f.. lii "6.?ciation with other ones. (Hear, hear.) He should, lIefor6 sitting down, like to express his thauks to Mr. Bridcut, who had ren- dered him spfendid service, and who had pro- dicted that he would have a majority of lillie, (Hear, hear.) lie h 'ped that it would be alurlg t"ue before his opponents would forget the lesson they had receiyellthal. day aud draw swords with th" Conservative WOlking Men's Club aain, (Loud applause.) Councillor White followed, and dwelt upon the Ifnpurlalfc8 of the contest in view of the coming general Mr ISAAC SAMUEL (chairman of the ward) said they had that day shown conclusively that the ward was Conservative, and he looked upon the present victory as the precursor of one still more brilliant in November next. Their opponent had admitted to him that now, at last, his party would concede that the Central Ward was essentially Conservative; and he also said that he did not think they would ever try to contest the ward again. Mr, G, DAVID (solicitor) aid the contest had bcn olle 01 the mo^t bittsr, so far aa their opponents were concerned, that he had seen in Cardiff for many years. The amount of misrepre- sents ion, personal abuse, and trickery to which their opponents had descended was almost unprecedented. The speaker alluded in eulogistic terms to the services rendered to the party by the Western Mail on this occasion. Fr..m first to last the Western Mail had splclJOHdlV sus- tained the fight, and tho credit of toe victory to no little extent belonged to it. (Loud applause.) Dealing with the reflec- tions of Ir. Josepn Henry Jones upon the club, lie said Mr. Jones could only havo obtained his ideas frolll what he had seen at the two Radical clubs. (Applause ) He (Mr. David) did not admit, that the majority of fourteen repre- sented the majority the Unionist party cou'd command in the word,and Mt sure that when Mr. ? .gi??'. came ut for re-eiection in November next his majority would bo far larger than the present. (Appl u-e.) The ratepayers had been put to the _XpOn8e of this contest by tbe Radical party, and it was ti significant fact that that party, having forced the contest, had not said a word about reducing II", flit. One gentleman, at all events, would be cheered by the result of the election, viz., Mr. John Gunn. (Applause ) Mr. J. M. GEKHOLD (chairman of the Cardiff Licensed Victuallers' Association) said that tho members of his trade were not in the least opposed to well-conducted club-, but the, were interested in the suppression of bogus club. Rod shebeens. (Applause.) Mr, Inglkdkw also addressed the meeting, and appealed to the Conservative party to organise with a view of returning lIIr, John Gunn at the uext general election, (applause.) The meeting broke up with enthusiastic applause for Mr. Councillor Hughes. THE CONSERVATIVE AGENT'S PROGNOSTI- CATION. Nir. Bridcut s prognostication ot the result again came out as nearly as possible correct. His esti- mateof the majority was nine, and lie reckoned that there would be nine spoilt votes. The result proved that t he majority was fourteen, and that there were ten spoilt votes.

AN OPPONENT FOR MR. T. E. ELLIS, M.P. Ir. Henry Owen, Cemmaes, ha* been selected as the Unionist candidate for Merionethshire. He is a tenant farmer weil-known in agricultural circles in Wales.

MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF A GLOUCESTER < URATE. The P?li,e re making inquiries as to the whereabouts of the Rev. Mr. Gardiner, eurato ,f St. Paul's Church, Gloucester, who has been miss- ing since Thursday. He belnncs t., Nottingham, and was engaged to a young lady in Kotit-ill fnct, it I stated that a date had been fixed for the marriage, and a house taken and partially fur- ni<heù, It is alleged, however, that the lady had expressed a dosiro to terminate the engagement, and Mr. Gardiner, who had the influenza some weelts ago, is said to be much affected in consequence. On Thursday morning he left his Rpnrtmenis in Strouol-r, all and has not bi en seen sinCl. and much anxiety is naturally felt as to what ha* b *come of him. A search in his wardrobe showed that he took no change of otlieq with Iiiin. and he is known to have had litlle rAI\d\o' money in his possession. Since his departure the whole of his letters have beo" l'el\lln..<1 by the young lady, and this lends itself to the Sl1\1POsili"n that, his engll2nmellt had been broken off and that it is connected with his mys- terious disappearance. The K. v. P. T. Gardiner hao been traced to Huntingdon, where he has been staying in an hotel for the last few days. (j,, leaving Gloucester lie wnt to Watney, aud from thenee to Oxford. His parents arrived Fit Gloucester from Nottingham (HI Tuesday afternoon, lIod, havinir been made acquainted with their son's sntety, will go on to where he is staying.

1UL BOTTOMLEY AND THE ANGLO- AUSTRIAN UNION. In tho Queen's Bench Divifion In Bankruptcy on Tuesday Mr. Justice Vaughan Williams delivered judgment in Mr. noratio Uottomley's appeal from II", .dmisslnn against his estate of the proof of the liquidators of the Anglo-Austrian Union for the sum of £88,500, the ground of such proof being mainly the failure of consideration. There was no allegation in the proof of fraud or misrepresentation.—Hie Lordship having referred to the union's nerotittinia for purchasing the Vienna businesses for £ 600,000, f"nnd that ths sum, of £25,000 was paid to the vendor to obtain the necessary extension of time to keep the options open. The company was .ward that rtiis was 80, He found tint Mr. Bottomley did a).ply the L75,000 in accordance with the resolution pa<*ed at a meeting of the company. The 811m was not paid for the actual property, and tho proof in respect of it, must fail. There miht, be a proof for damages for a liquidated sum upon which II vole could begiven at the first meeting. The other items of the proof also failed,and the eppeal would be allowed, with co«ts.

DEATCl OF A HIGH-SIIEIilFF. A Maryborough corre-p mdent llfl*erapln:—Sir Hudson Kinnahati, liart., high*sheriff of Q?,e,?' County, who was seized willi ImrBlvsis whilsl officially engaged at Maryborough Assizes, dinl here on Tueway,

FATAL ACCIDENT TO A FOOTBALLER. An inqupst was held at. tioddlesdon, neat Darwen, I on Tuesday on the body fit Michael Yates who died from injuries received w'uilit playing foot- bilL-TUe jury returned a vtrdict of I --identsi death."

WINDFALL FOR A CAIIDIFF SHOP ASSISTANT. 927,000 GOING A-BEGGING, I t Morion" writes411 have reason to believe that Miss Klesnor Bowls, milliner at Messrs. Howell and Co.'s, Cardiff, in 1869, and whom I am asked by a London firm of solicitors lo find, is entitled to f27,000 in cash. In the said year, on my recommendation^ she was engaged by Mr. Morris Williams, High* street, Cardiff." "Marien" does not say so in this communication, but we may add for him that, if any of our readers can give information about the present whereabouts of Miss Bowls-if the tnaideu mime has been retained—they would be doing a kindness to the hely and would relievo Morien of what we cannot help thinking is a burden.

LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL ELECTIONS. lH, GOSCHEN FORECASTS ANOTHER LIB Ml A L CLEAVAGE. Addressing the members of the St. George's Con- aervalive Club, I'imhco, OIl Tuesday evening Mr. Goschen said the recent county council elections to London wre not fouqht on political isuet but on a sociil programme. The Socialists had given up dynamite and intended to capture county councils and municipal bodies as a means for obtaining their objects, which included the extinction of landlords and all owners of property returning interest, who were to be taxed out of existence. The municipal councils was to undertake t!?e suppression ,f gas, "te r, Incomotio, and other thiDgS, which would n.ble it to employ an army of workpeople, ?nd comply !itt? the demands of the 'I, a, Unions in fixing wages and hours of labmr. He believed tho ad- vanced or Socialist paflY were making cats- paws of tho Liberal leaders, and that wo should very fiO1I again Ere another | cleavage in the Liberal party, such as took place when Mr. Gladstone introduced tho Hom" Rule 13111, for he believed that many of the Liberals had more affinity with the moderate Conservative paity than with the advanced or Socialist wing of the Liberal party.

NATIONAL VIGILANCE ASSO- CIATION. CAIIDIFF BRANCH. I The annual meeting (,f tho Cardiff branch of the above association WaS held in ihe A..ewbly.roolD at the Town-hall on Toesday evening, under the presidency of the Hev. C. J. Thompson, M.A. (vicar of St. John's and president of the loea; branch), who was supported by the Rev. Alfred Tilly fvice- president), tho Rev. T. C. Kdwards, Mr. Donald Maclean, tlie Rev. A. G. Russe 1, Alderman Richard Cory, Mr. Lewis Williams, Mr, P. E. Thoma" Mr. W. Howard (governor of Cardiff Gaol), Mr. Gen, Pike (secretary), and Mesdames Lewis Williams, F. G Idsmiih, and P. Gad,den,-The Bishop of Llandaff had been announced to take the chair, but his lordship wrote expressing regret at inability to fulfil his engagement.— The annual report of the local committee, read by the Secretary, reviewed what had been)done during the past year in the nature of the ordinary rescue work, police-court rescue work, patrol or vigilance work, and legnl and inquiry work. TI er port also mentioue,1 t'int generous RtlsÏ6t"Dce had been accorded the a'sociaicn by the Marquess of Cute, Lord Tredegar, Lord Aburdare, the Lord Hishop of Llandaff, and several Cardiff gentlemen.—On theomotion of the Rev. Alfred Tilly, seconded by the Rev. A. G. Russell, the report was unanimously adopted.—The Chiiirinan. in the course of a short address, depre- cated the idei that the Associatiou was in any sense one of Church or sect. The members thereof were simply banded together to work tor the common good, and they did not wish to adopt any new. f??gi.d f Mmes, neither weie they working in any spiut of opposition to the Corporation of Cardiff. -The Rv. T. C- Edwards submitted a resolution ?pf,dRi?g tho ue,liil to support thy National Vigi!-n?. Society.— The n-o^on, having been ;d b;O,?'iï: waimpoken to lJyb;, Lewis Wi/hallls and others, after whidl the meet- Illig terminated with the customary votes of thanks to the chmrman and speakers. Liter in the evening a number of hdies, in- cluding Air,. Lewis Williams, Mrs. FJanford, Mrs. W. T. Edwards, Mr\ Henwood, Miss Wilcox, Mrs. Goldsmith, nnd several lady officers of the Sal- vation Army paraded the principal streets of the town,nud took about twenry young girls into Wood, street Chapel, where supp r was provided in one of the vesit ies. A servic was also held, at which hymns wero sung and addresses delivered by Ibe "?i's ..a A R!?l,d C,)ry.

THE "CORRIDOR" TRAIN. I A GREAT WESTERN EXPERIMENT. To the two" Zulus," the" Flying Dutchman," and the "Jubilee" trains the Great \I e,t..rll has now added thell Cnrridor" train. It is of a new type, and in all probability it is the forerunner of trains, made up of currlagf's combining tho distinc- tive meiiisot titepresent British nnd American pat- tern. which will become established in the favour of the general travelling public of Great Britain. The ° Corridor" train m ule its rtrst public trial trip on Monday from Paddington to Birkenhead. Travellers to the west by the ordinary 1.30 express from Paddington were not a little surprised to be uth^red into handsome brand new cai-i iiiges. Tne secret had be"1I well kept, and tlie experiment of testing the appreciation of the public for the new form of carriage will betiiedon thy fairest basis for the next tew months. The train was made up of two third-class carriages, one first, and one second, nlld along one side of the train runs II narrow corridor, with outer and inner 'Ilal.(i to il&u f,? ?. d t,, doors, allowing the guard to paso from end to end, ihe passenger* being restricted to thnt sec- tion which passes by the ccmpaitments of their coach, Each class coach is provided with II moking aloollt in which the seats are broken up, and a gre iter freedom allowed, tho corridor in this case being dispensed with, the doors of communi- cation opening into the suloou itself. The gang- way connections betwten the carriages are covered, and at cuch end of the carriages is placed a toilet room, one for gentlemen and one for l.idtes. By building the carriages of a width of an additional loot compured with the orrinaiy breadth of 8ft., greater space is gamed, but this doe* not compensate for the npceesary reduction of seating room. Every appoint- ment hils been carefully devised, and comfort bus been studied in adapting the latest railway travelling improvements. Foot warmers are dis- pensed with, for the waste steam of the engine is utilised by being conveyed to the carriages for raising tne temperllluro of the interior. To call theguard in ciso ofeinergency it is only necesa y to press a button in e..ch compirtment, which tella its number in the brake van. Tim lighting by compressed oil-gas in central lamps suspended fromlhe domed 1'0 if is sufficient ,I agreeable. The Great Western has not taken the heroic method of theSoufh E istfrnin totally superseding the English single compartment by the American and Conti- nental ealonn, but has found a practical* inter- medi-ite carriage, which meets the ineradicable prejudice of the Englishman for privacy in ("ug distance travelling, while it secures the advan- tages of greater comfort and security. The first journey to Birkenhead 01' made under the charge of Jean., a guard who hils conducted the midday express for 36 yeorF, and is the second senior guard of the company, and Inspector Crook. The j tlain will mn 10 iiukenheid on alternate days fiom Paddington, making the return journey in the interval.

THE GRAND DUKB OF HESSE. A telegram received at Windsor Castle on Tues- day says the Grand Duke of Hesse, husband of the late Princess Alice, stiillics in a very critical con. dition at Darmstadt.

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WALES DAY BY DAY. The Bay, Dr. Saunders, of Sw,101ea, is unwell* end unable fco leave his house. He was absent from his pulpit on Sunday. Colonel Page, Ir. E. R M .xoy, Mr. W. L. Hawkins-all Cardiflians—have been seen in the House of Ccmlhons this week. Outside one public-house in Pontypridd yester- day there were fix of the reddest flst-to-ftst fights ever seen since a gang of l'ulli 108 tdeil to stefil our pig. 41 Nil. Dillwyn, the inc,1rruptiblr, is the way a Yorkshire Post mna refers to the member for wan. sea. It is probably the hon. member's hat that i. referred to. The Cardiff Traded C »ur;eil is pi cs'rate with another defeat. As the tail cf tiie Htdical party it lias never seen much sunshine. This mellu, that the tail is being continually sat upon. If there is a spar" mlSSi0nBry anywhere lie it wanted at Lhr.twit-M-ijor, where a prominent Nonconformist was seen hist Sunday going round with a brush, bucket, and pasie, sticking bills all over the place. Elocution and cemetery management go togei her at Newport. Mr. J. G. Eilis the popular reciter, who has split many a man's sides, was yestiTday appointed registrar of cemeteries, iio may now lI1.ditate among the tombs. County council elcethns at Llaneliy have been warw. Two meeting* were held on Monday even. ing, and at one of them some thing* were eaid about a candidate that ore likely to lead to pro. ceedlngs in a court of law. II He was steaming like a blast furnae" "aCt the picturesque d,scliptlon which a woman at Aber- dare Police-court yesterday gave of the perspiring cundition of a poor Jew, who had been severely maltreated by half II dozen Chri., ian, a Aberamsn. Old Salem Independent Chapel at Fieur-de-Lis, which is one of the o'.d» st Nonconformist places ot worship in the Uhymney Valley, has been closed for nearly two years. An effort is being made to re-open it for the purpose of holJing English sere vic?s. Last night the Conservative Woiking Men's Club, Cardiff, sent this telegram to the Reform Club:—"Reform Club, Cardiff. Many thanks to Joseph Henry Jones for las evening's epeecb securing Hughes's triumphant return. From Con. servaiive Club." Prince aud Princess Henry Pleas will visit Ber in during the spring, so that the Princess may be presented at the German Court. They will return to England after Easter, and the Princess wid be presented If ou her marriage at the first Dra iag. room of the senson. Some time ago we said that Mr, J. S. Trog.ning had done more work on tho Cainiurthenshiro County Council than IIll the other member put together, except, prhap, Mr. Gwilym Lvana, Yesterday both members were Tide gives point to our U leader to-day. The Cardiff electrical committee have been again in London. Our special reporter says that he saw ex-Councillor Laecelles Cdtr in their company, but Ins subdued demeanour was evidently due to tiie fact that he alone was paying his own expenses. Hilarity prevailed es"whero, One of tho requirements laid down by the Cardiff carpenters in the dispute which threatens to culminate in a strike is that no joinery made out of England shall be tix-id by them. At present the best part of tho window sashes and doors used in England are made in Sweden and Belgium. A candidate for county council honours in Glamorgan, who had formerly posed as a Conser. vative, and then came forward as a Liberal, has been accused of turning his coat. People forget that he is a Volunteer, and has simply introduced military tactics into county council electioneering. It ii only" right about face The steamship Massachusetts, which if described as the largest vessel which has ever entered Swan. sea, and the finest cargo boat afloat, was visited by a very large number of people on Tuesday, who dr -pped contributions int> the hospital brx by way of recognition of the kindness of the owning firm (le3B=s, Williams, Torrey, and Feild). During the present content for seats at the various county councils rhetoric has been prodigal in the wealth of poetical ornaments she has cast forth before the eyes of an enchanted electorate. At Pontypridd on Monday night or.o of the orators described a Unionist candidates being "neither one thing or another," but "a political mule, who has no ancestry and cannot hope for any posterity." This will pass. St. Catherine's Church, Canton, was named as much in honour (,f Mr*. Vaughan as of the saint who also bore that name. That the interest which Dr. and Mrs. Vaughan have always taken in the church is krt up is sl,oYln by the hct that Mrs Vaughan is to lay the chief CTnPr-stone 01 the chancel to-day, and that the dean is to preside at the public meeting afterwards. It was the persona! wish of the late Bishop Ollivant that originated the dean's interest in the church. That little joke of appointing a vicar by the popular vote has been played out at Lhngenn^ch. It is not necossiry to point out that a Calvinisiie Methodist is the patron of the living, because w, Welsh paper has been without Ids name for many months past, but it is not unfunny to 6to that, after all the fuss and nni-p, the popular vote was overriden by the Nonconformist p: \:¡ Tiie vicir has been appointed, but it was according to what Libcrationists call the old phn, Our own archdruid se^ms to be apt-ino up a movement for the recovery of lost heirs. He has now received a communication from Hyd" Park, Scranton, United State*, to the lfect tiat one Thomas Morris, a single mrln, hat just died there, leaving money in the bank. Thu dep irted's fntlier is living at Mcrthyr Tydtii rr neighbourhood, but his address is unknown. The father had better communicate with 44 Morien," Ashgrove, Treforest at once, to get infoiujution about his lute sont bar,king account. The reiiriug Uigh-aheiiff of Monmouthshire, Mr. J. T. Firbank, who ins be n an athlete in his time. and year, ngn used to pili, with the Ail England Eleven (a dab lcft.1 auded bowler ho was, too), has buen entertaining tho rei r ventatives of athletics of all forms at Newport. They had a merry dinner patty at the Westgate Hotel on Monday night, and through Ii hole in the" ind'1w we saw Mr. Horace Lyne, Mr. Clifford Phillips Mr. Fred Phillips, Mr Nlr. li,?,,by, 11,. 'F. bf,. IV. (i Flanders, Mr. W. B. Harnett, and Mr. Vorath. Tho chairman of one of the rce"m Khondd* election meetings had visited John Barley* corn before comiug to the meeiing. On the stage he u'ed a st.-ut, walking-stick, catching hold of tho point, and, af: er the fashion of a Yankee stump orator, he frequently struck the table in front with the handle crook, at the same time roaring out "So^ence!" This chair- mau wore a smal. black shade over ar. infldmed o-ye. Close to him on the crowded platform was a youthful Yorkshire bluejacket, who had fought iti the Soudan, and wore a medal and clasps on his brenst. <4 oilcnce!" cried the chnltmin, and down went the walking stick with a whack on the resounding table. 11 Here is a man," said the clirtirtuftio, "wit li a medal on his breast going to .peak my 4 medai' is on my IItye!" The enruing laughter was so loud that our Haverfordweet reporter wired up an account of an earthquake which had shaken the town. One of the most promising Welshmen at Carn- bridge is Mr. R. LI. iJavies, of Tiinity College, who has just been honouiahiy mentioned" for the Craven Schohrship ;It that university. Be ig a son p¡ ¡he L."ù.lieu(>II""L "f Anglesey, and is very popular in the 'Viirsity. III tiie spring of 1890 lie wns Ihe secretary of the Homer" at Cambridge, a society which is a a rt of imitation of the Oxford DafydJ ah Gwilyin Society, but which, from t116 paucity Gf Welshmen on Ihe banks of tho Cam, his uot had tho vigorous life of the Oxfúrd ocit. I" Among it* former members mny b?, P,y,, NI,A., Tr?,c?x College; the Rev, T. M. Evans, IUÄ" of King's College, now (wad-master of St. David's C-'liege School; tht> Rev, \1', 0, .lol1s, M.A., Rt, John'" College; toh S. Humphrey*, B.A. (a Wrangler); Mr. Edward Edwards M.A. (brother to Mr. Oweu M.Edwards; Mr. W. Jenkyn Thomas, B.A., of Trinity College (who took a first-chis*, and who is a cousin of Mr. T. E. E lie, M.P.); Profewor We Lewis-Jones, M.A., Bangor University College; and many others of more or less fauiei