The Western Mail

THE UN KM PLOY KID AND TRAFALGAR SQUAIUS. PROPOSED TH11 IS IS DAYS' PROCESSION BAREFOOT. At tli- unpmil yed meeting on Tuesday morn- ln Mr. Lnwis Lyon. annnUllced Ih it at N meeting ML.<- Jewish Unemployed Committee on Monday H pf, oted Ihrugl, tbesireets of London. A greater, I imherof the unemployed limn u.ual turned up N Tuesday morning at Tower-hill, Organiser j: ,(;11-1r. I\,d their buftiut:"foS would be to wait int, the Vesity of St. Genres's "lid Ihf' Mile EI1ct. r AD BOARD <>F Works. A L>rga number of police- men were ir attendance ready F' r all emergencie- H, Waite, depui v-UG.miser of uneinpl ■> e I, rea I ]elt.18 frnm lhe C"mm¡..ioner of Police and the Home Office NGREEIIIK to the meeting on SUTURTLIY »'F*t at Tr»la1gar-squ%re tt.nd promiCllfl¡: C0-0p»r I* 1100.

COLLAPSI OF A FLOOli. FORTY PEOPLE INJCJRIvD. At act sa!E at B iilina«Joe on TuesiJny the f. ,? "g ?f an upper room g.ve -ay. ??rty p- ople were injured, and on* i. not ezpcd to »tc ;ver.

SUPPOSED SUICIDE OF A CHEMIST. A CI.ii.ifmd chlI1i.t uauued Hingley was found <!• >ilin bed on Tuesday. It is believed he com- nii ted suicido by poisoning himself. I

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THIS WliECK OF THE liOUMANIA. IDV.XlWXltsG THE BODIES, | BUIMAL OF THE DKAD. STATEMENTS OF SURVIVORS. "A R^IIT' r'A TELEGRAM from Ptimche on Tuesday SAYS ''i'he HrittBh Consul at LISBON (Mr. Cowper) and L>I. Salldfur", iiishop uf GibriJtar, ARRIVED tier,, TOVIAY. The BISHOP hail come t > Lisbon to hold a cohlit million at the ENGLISH rhurch, and HASTENED on to Petiiche wlien lie heard of tho wrock in order lo ilitiiiif r. if possible, lhe bodi«B of lii« nephew and ,i,c e, Lit'UT<'nant and Mrs. Snndfivrd, who were PIS^NGERS on board the HoumanU. Mr. Cowper liai come to GIVE atsiatnnce TN I It. survivors of the wrock, and to see thnt everything is done to protect the remnino of the dead and to provide for the necnrity of properly WASHED ashore. lIe has already been in ctxivuUation with tile local aUlllorjfies on Ille Arraiigt-iiieittf. are beitig uiade to bring tile BODIES of THE Europeans to penidie, and fak" THEM thence to Lisholl, where thry will be buried in tt,e Kuglish co«»fteiy. The REMAIN* tit tho Am\Ucs and Africans will be in !F*rred in the of the roist villages. tloitiiii l examinations of the NATURE of iIlQU,>81S hnve been held at CALDAA Darainhll 011 ihe bodies washed ashore near that place. Kaoh body was caufullv rxamiin d and EVOIY IIJllrl. scrupulously notet), witli a view to 8ub.pquent identification. The difficulties of C311111lUlIklltioll between tins town und lhe scone of the wr ok AND between l'eniCha und the üntlyina COAST village* are euormou*. There lire virtually no roads, utilI ihe only m8ans of communication are rough lJulJock wSL?,ln TIACKAAND PATHP. Another telegram says:—One of the bodios WASHED .IIPrd h". ticen identified AS that of Nir. A. LI. Hooper. The hOllies "f two children were IMS' JP lasi night. The? are being brought to this place, and will receive Protestant burial. The Civil Governor of Tieria, the chief town of the communes of Abidos Penictie, and Calda«, states that wuhin his district, which included the immediate locality of the wreck, tin* bodies tit nine women (of whom two were colour-D), live children R»ne being quite n baby), and three wen (of whom utie was a Lascar) have b-cn found. As to these thertf has BEEN aa YET no identification. STATKMKNTS OF SLKVJVOKS. The LASCARS who survived 1116 Uoumania disaster ale utmble to give any connected story or accounts which agiek, the one with the other of the circumstances ATTENDING the wrock of the Anchor liner on Thursday night. One IIIAn says the captain wM in bed. Anothe r, interviewed by a represelltative of the Waiilurd, declaies tha< before the ship actually BT'milled she more ihan once grt-ted on tiie rocks and had begun t,) Is k k. One of the Slll1"6 officers was conspicuous for hi. c"olne88 amid all the confusion and exi'iiement that occurred witen it was found (hat the vessel had stuck fast upon the reef. He went about amoiig the passengers xliiirling tltem not to give wiiy to panic, and assuring them that if titey would only remain calm tiny might vet be enfrly landed. No heed was paiu to itiose admonitions, und lhe panic, both among the crew and among the PASSENGER! became uncontrollable. The captain, who w", at his liost on the bridge, perceiving that the ship was loi-t and the boats swamped, and abandoning all hope of saving the lives of those on hoard, threw himselt into the sea and WHS insuntly lost to view. Captain Young W". II magnificent type of the Biitish captain, being of fine physique and of pleasant appearance. He leaves a widow and four children. Lieutenant Rooke behoves that the ship stranded through culpable neglect. Two officers who should have kept a good look-out sought protection from the rain by shutting ti em- selves inoide their box on tho bridge. He did noi see the oaplain on the deck when the ship stranded. It la general,y admitted that the ahip was taken fronvsixtetn to twenty miles out of her course, and it is suggested that alter passing Cape Fill da Litgoa she must have been steered straight inland, then continued parallel with the coast in the direc ion ot Cupe Carvooiro Lighthouse. Had she continued further she could scarcely have missed running on therocks abcut Cape Carvoeiro. BOW THE SElIP STRUCK, I To the Lisbon correspondent of the Times, who las visited the scene of the wreck, Captain Hamilton and Lieutenant Rooke complained bitterly of the state of repair of lite Roumania, nf not being i nformed that the ship had stranded, and of the crew not in the least aiding the pas- sengers or lowtring boats, when Ihey must I-ave known that the vessel was lost. Cnpt..iIYBa",iI. ton says that he was aiding his wife to pass through a skylight when he was washed away, and that he knew no more until he found himself on shore. He supposes that he was stunued for some time before he recovered himself. INTERVIEW WITH THE OWNERS OF THE I ROUMANIA. A Press Associalldn representative called at the Anchor Line offices at Glaegaw on Tuesday, and showed tl e owneis of the Roumania a state- ment in the Times from its Lisbon correspondent, complaining of the condition of the ill-fated ship. Messrs. Henderson Bios, the managing partners, declare they are in U p nition to prove that the Roumania when she lefi Liverpool was in a per- fect condition that all the officers were men of greit experience, and had been in the service of the Anchor Line for years. Captain Young had as a commander great experience in the Indian trade, and knew the route well. He had never before met. with an accident. THA ship was fully equipped and well-manned. According to the published _COOllrIP8, II SEVERE gale was blowing and there was a 'hick fog. No llIan could state HOW the ship WAS r,cked, for all the officers had perished, but that they did their duly WAS evident by ths fact that not one was left to explain the disaster.

A CAltDIFF-LADEN VESSEL I SUNK. THE CHEW LANDED AT lllLFOHD. I On Saturdav Inst the steam trawler Dartmouth landed at Milford Haven the crew, six in number, of the Norwegian brig Triton, Captain Federson, bound from Cardiff to Predericia with a cargo of coals, which foundered about 30 miles .outh-wesl of the Smalls on Friday. The irawler stood by the sinking vessel six hours previous to tnking off the crew, Captain Federson being the last to leave till aiiip, which dis appeared half aD hour afterwards On ariiving atMiltord the crew were taken charge of by the Norwegian Consul (Mr. John Fhillips) and forwarded to their homes by the evening mail.

AN OVEUDUE ATLANTIC I LIN Kit, The Allan liner Monte Videan, from Quebec and Montreal, arrived in London un Monday. She WAS signalled off the LizlId on Saturday, entered the Thames on Monday, and reached Thame- Haven at 315 on Monday afternoon. During her passage across the Atlantic she encountered the easteilv "ales thai are prevalent at thie time of the jear, and, consequently, the voyage was some- what prolonged. This, however, was expected at the head office, and no anxiety was fell for lier safety.

AN ARISTOCRATIC DIVORCE SUIT. In the Divorce Division on Tuesday Mrl, Emily Lathom Curlinf, daughter of Lady Forsyth, sued for a divorce on the ground of cruelty and adultery on the p«rt of her husband, Captain Curling, of the DURBAN Light Infantry. Abe pirtiet were married in 1171. S|* yeaiB later differences ftrost-, and Mrf. Cutting intliiuted divorce proceedings, but the suit was withdrawn. They subsequently lived apart, and a wituenS deposed to seeing Captain Curling accompanying » WOMAN to a house at Chelsea. A decres*WT WAS

A FISHING VESSEL RUN DOWN. I SAFEtYUFfHECKKW. I The Dundee ship KinroulIs. which Brdve,j at I Queenstown on Tuesdny, reports that, alia Ian into 11",1 80llk th" Kinsule fishing vesBel Sailer Prince off IhIlY< HI ,id. The crew of eight were saved I Blld taken on board nimther FT-lnng vessel.

SERIOUS CHAHGI'I AGAINST A I PROFESSOR. At J5uw-sirent Police-court on Tuesdny Ludwig Gan'ing, profouor of ,U.lc and langutges, wa# charged "n an extraction warrant with forging diplomme of Berne University, The accused was remanded.

DEATHS FIlo.v: R, LING RAT POISON IN LONDON. Two men nnmed Middieton and Wood died at Rotherham on Mo" d,?v night fr? ,.i., Mrs, woud Also lit" i" a critical elate. They had eaten oatmeal porridge, with which, it is believed, rat poison was accidentally mixed.

CA1' I HE OF A SHARK. A <)'Mk eil, eL long was caught at R?m?tt on Tuesday. 

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1_- TERRIBLE TRAGEDY IN IRELAND. A POLIOE-SK f!G i A NT, HIS WIFE, AND TllRHIi CHIIJDRUN MUUDEKlSD. FOUR OTHER CHILDREN INJURED. I SUICIDE OF THE MURDERER. I TIIP Procs Association NOlIs correipondent, tele- GMPL'INY on Tuesdny altcrnoon, aiatca that new. had just renchcd there of ft terrible tragody at the barracks «L Jtiillinadriins, County Kildare, just on tho b<rder< of County Meith. Tne infonnatio" receivsii was to the (lffert that Sereeant Kogan and his wife nnd children lwd bumi brutally mur- dered. A party of police under Inspector Lock left Nass immediately for the scene of the murders. A later telegram says:—The following; definite information has come to hand with reference to a terrible tnscdy at liillinaiiiiiiia, County Kildare 'I'he polije authorities in Dublin announce that they have received information from the scene of the murders which shows that they were com- mitted by A constable stationed in the bariaeks ai Hullinadrnna. Tho sergeant in charge of the station—Sergeant ltngati-iiiq wife, nnd three children were murdered last night by Constable Piikinjjton, of the snmo station, who shot himself after attempting to set Are to the barracks in several places. Four other children are in a dangerous condition, having been b&'nned by the constable. One is not expected to survive. There were no othor men at the station except tho sergeant and the constable. A further telfjiram states that it is untrue that there was ANY attack on the barracks. ADDITIONAL DETAILS. I The station at which the tragedy took place is situated at Ballilladrim8, on the border of Mealh and Kildare, nbmt two miles from Moyrally, and CLOSE also to Enfield. Serjje int Ro«an had been stationed at the plaoe for some tiiue, tind he and his wife and seven children lived in the barracks. There were also stationed in the place three can- sinbles, and it is surmised that two of them were on patrol duty, and that Piikington was acting as barrack orderly when the murders took place. The sergeant had been 22 years in the place, and Constable rilkingion had served for ten years and was unmarried. Both bore excellent characters, especially Pilkington, aainlt whom no unfavourable report had ever been recorded. What were his motives for committing the crime it is impossible at pr.sent to say, but the impression in official circles is that he was suffering from « sudden fit of insanity. The news reached the constabulary office at eleven o'clock, and by the next available train for Moyrally Assistant Inspector-General Whelan, accompanied by Mr. flailey, private secieiary to the inspector general, and Dr. Gordon, principal surgeon to the constabulary force, started for the scene. TIM divisioml commissioner, Captain Siokes, with County-inspecor Lock, and District-inspector Supple also repaired at i,nem to the place, as did also Insiricl-iiispeclora Robert- 80n and Ty«K>I from other stations. The inquiries which were itntre liately instituted showed that there was no foundation for the soggesiion at first made that the inhabitants OF theplaco attacked the barracks and committed the murders. The result of the inquiries was at once communicated to the ConsiabuUry Department. Liter information from Ballvdrima Police Bar- racks is to the effect that Constable Piikington entered the room in the hatracks in which Serjeant John Rogan, his wife, and their five chddren were sleeping at an early hour Oil Tues- day morning. He shot Rogan and his wife dead with a six-chambered revolver, I hell attacked the children with a b&ton nnd beat them on the heall, killing two of them, II toy aged five years and a half and a girl aged ten years and a half, and seriously injuring three boys aged respectively nine years, three YEARS and a half, and thirteen months, who are not likely to recover, and two girls aged laven and twelve years, with reference to whom hopes of recovery ure entertained. After this ter- rible onslaught Piikington aiteinptnd to fire the house, and then shot himself through the heart. STATEMENT BY A DAUGHTER. I The Central News conespondent, teleyrapliiog at midnight, says that Elizabeth Rogau, the eldest daughter, has made" statement to the effect that in the middla of the night she law Constable Piikington enter the room where her father, mother, and sisters and brothers were sleeping. She saw Piikington present a revolver at her parents and shoot them dead. Boih shots took effect in the eyes, one bullet penetrating the right eye of the father nnd the other the left eye of I h" mother. The chihlreu run from the rootu scream- ing, and Piikington struck Elizabeth on the head and beat two Of tliem on their heads i ill they died. The unfortunate constable is now gone?-fly beiieved to have been in&d, several in- 'idonts wnding to this ?ncluaion being men. tioned. The teirible list now stands thus:— Sergeant Rogan, aged 38 years, dead. Mrs. Rogan, aged 28 years, dead. Elizabeth, aged twelve and a half years, likely to recover. Rebecca, aged ten and a half years, dead. George, aged nine years, no hope of recovery. Lena, aged seven years, likely to recover. Louis, aged five years, dead. James, aged three and a half years, no bope of recovery.

THE CONVICT NEILL. I ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE I EXECUTION. The Ceutral News states lhat lhe Cily authori- ties decided on Monday that the ex-cution of Neill shall not be witna8sed bv any individual of the public or any represent ai ive of the press, Th« sheriffs and prison officials alone will be present. The execution takes plice within Newgate Gaol at nioe o'clock on TUESDAY, N"Vember 8, NO PETITION FOR REPRIEVE. The solicitars for Neill have, after careful con- sideration of all facts and documents III iheir possession, decided that it would be useless to petition for a r. prieve on the ground of insanity. IT is stated that some of the letters wrinen by Neill since IUBcondemnation areofa most pleading character with regard to steps for brluging about a remission of his sentence.

ALLEGED WIFI MURDER AT MANCHESTER. A coroner's jury at Maiicliester on Tuesday, Bfier an inquiry l isting tho greater part of lhe day, returned a verdict of "Wilful murder" againe SAMUEL Meado«crofr, an eiuiue tenl-er, who is at present in custody charged with killing his wife. The dead borly of the woman was discovered in her house on Sunday, and the medical evidence showed that terrible violence had been used. In addition to several wounds on the head, the un- fortunate woman's chest was broken inwards and five of her ribs fraciured.

THE LE CARON LIBEL I CASES. Mr. James O'Kelly is not the only prominent Irishman who, feeling himself libelled by allusions in La Carpi's book, means to seek redress in the courts. Mr. Ttiomes Soxtoil, M.P., and Dr. Fox, M.p._two membeis of the Nationalist party—have also instructed their solicitors to proceed for libel against the publisher. Le Caroii states ttit Mr. Sexton in 1863 AN-isteii ths flight of Thomas Bren- nant the Secretary of the Land League, from Lon- don to Pari*, at a time when it is all-ged a wittrant was issued for his oriemt in Dublin lor complicity in the Invincible conspiracy. The story goes, according to Le Caron, that Mr. Sexton took a tick- T for Paris at Charing-cross, and at Loudon Bridge handed over his seat and the ticket to btaniian, who was waiting at that station by arrangement. Le Caron also insinuates that Dr. Fox, M.P., whom he says he met one day at G.t, ili§ rest iiiritiit at the Adelphi reading the Iruh Wld. was a member of the Clau-na-Gaei. Meanwhile, the book has been withdrawn from tho bookstalls pending the bearing of the libel actions.

SUPPOSED MUKDKR OF A SWEET- HEART. A mysterioue case of drowning was investigated on Tuesday evening by the Manchester'Coroner. On Thursday a young woman named Elizabmh H *)L left home to meet herewe theait, and, as site failed to return, inquiries were made, and on Monday her dead body was found in the canal, Witt, two cutit used wounds on her head, probably Mused by a stick. The doctor stated that the wounds were caused before death. The sweet- heart has decamped, *nd th. Iq.l -?'; adjourned to enable the police to find him.

A TIPSTER KILLED ON THE RAILWAY Jack Walker, a Mcins ?P-111, was CROSSINGHE ..t.l. on Mend?y at Os?tt.Y?M.M.?.n he I was knocked dOWD B} an engine tndt!neo.

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THE LIBERATOR BUILDING SOCIETY. MEETING OF DKPOSITOKS, I LONDON, TDFSDAT NIGHT. A meeting of depositors IN the Liberator lluiM* ing Society was held thi EVENING It THE Memorial- hall, Fiwringdon-^treet, for the purpose of consider- ing AND, if deemed advisable, NPPOJNTING a deposi- T'IW' commit I fe for tiie proiection of the depositors. The notice calling the MEETING slatml "N.B—To Insure the attendance of depositors only, deposit books or oerlincatet MUST be showed on alimh. blo" The meeting was convened by tho depositor*' PROVISIONAL coiiimittee. Mr. G. L. TnrMY, J.P., IInd a lurge depositor in the SOCIETY, was nomi- "atod by the pl'ovi.¡o"1 committee to act AS I'Ildrmao. He said that the meeting was DECIDED liP ,n I..t Thursday by the provlsionul committee. If at that time they had KNOWN what had APPEND in I It- public press tbat day they need not have CULLED the PRESENT MEETING. It might, however, be DESIRABLE to torm a committee. SOMETHING good niig'M Milt, but, at nny rate, no harm could TIE done. (EU'ftr, hear.) The present waR one of ilie greatQit DISASTERS IN which such a society 01 theirs could be involved, Their money had been nearly all lent TO three bankrupt concerns. (I48hame."J It SEEMED incredible that .IFF business lIIell (SEVERAL Voices: "Not busitiemr men," and cries of LI S"¡ndl"r.") There MUST, be something radically wrong womewhere when directors could so act. (Cries of "Prosecute them ") The shareholders would get NOTHING and m a depositor he would tike 10.. in the £ for ids dep -site. (Hear, hear.) I'he might get 6s., but no more. Mr. BUTCHKR, one of the provisional committee, OIIIvrd- That a depositors vitflanoe committee be forthwith fnrmd. to CONSIST of eight persons, with jowertoaUd fa THEIR number. Only depositors NOT beliag she re- \ItIO,III the Liberator Building SOCIETY to be eligible to serve the-r60lI. He said he hoped the law of thin country would be luf1iclrn.ly ,tl'ollll without the depositors TO put its ettiinp upon the directors. (OUTERS.) He was convinced himself that they were criminally guilty. Mr. WBBØ seconded the resolution. He suggested that they should all combine to prosecute the directors" as far as the law would allow." (Cheers.) He was prepared to put tlown a SOVEREIGN towards a fund for that puipose. (Cheers.) Mr. GBOROR HILL asked, in the course of a long xpt-ech, wloetller the depositor had any lieu on the property of the directors before those gentlemen could part with it to their friends. He added that he was afraid th,, could do nothing more than could the Official Keceiver'n committee. The CHAIBUAN did not answer Air. Hill's ques- ion, but liti said he agreed that they might be able to do nothing but look on. AS he had saitJ, however, no harm could be done, and they might he aide to get information in their collective capacity that they could not get as individuals. 'sBv,'r,,18peakers were in favour of the appoint- ment of an independent committee, ou the ground that, the Official Receiver must to some extent iepres<nl both the shareholders and depositorta, and It was their desire to keep the interests separate. Mr. FBKKMAN counselled the depositors to get their property developed and to sell it before they went to criminal proceedings. If tlisir property came t. the ha <>mer In its present state, th., woultl lIet nothing, whereas, if they adopted his »UGG'tion, he thought he could see a rift in the cloud. The motion was carried, and the following were elected to serve on the committee:—The chairman, Mr. Freeman, MR. Lee, Mr. Butcher, Mi. Nicliolsoti, Mr Hill, Mi-. Skelton, and Mr. King. The fnllowing resolution was al-o carried That It be an Instruction to the committee now formed, brfore agreeing to any scheme for re-construc- tion, to COllvene aoother meeting for THE purpose 01 considering such scheme. It was decided to advertise the next meeting in the public press. A SUGGESrION. I TO Tilt BOITOR OF THE WHOTRITN HAIL." SIR,— Would you kindl) allow me to SUGGEST TO the promoters of the Liberator and House and Land meeting that, in case of adjournment, the meeting be held either in the evening or on a Saturday, If any teacher IS a depositor, he cannot come from a distance to Cardiff to the meeting unlets this is done.—1 am. &C* Cern, Merthyr. W. TEMPEST I

LOUD RANDOLPH I CHUIUIHILL ON UGANDA. I The Daily Graphic to-day (Wednesday) will pub- lish A JOI1 letl er from Lord Kandolph Churchill upon the UGANDA question. His lordship hazards the opinion that probabilities indicate that eome- measure of practical responsibility toother Powers doei attach to the action of any Power appro- priating a sphere of influence, and that in the event of that sphere of influence becoming a centre of disturbance specific grounds of com- plaint and cl 1ms for redre-S might be alleged. from a coition* rei.1 poiofc of view his lordship thinks Uganda unattractive, and that it compares unfavourably with Mashonaland. He does not believe that the reten* tion of Uganda wouid be a profitable investment of British power, capital, and life. Neverthelet-s, should Parlinmeat decide to H-sert again in SOME other form its authoritative pro- tection over Uganda, be would And it difficult to oppose sirongly itiat resolve, hoping for the best. The question, lie adds, cannot be treuted as a party question, and, whatever f"rm the settlement may take, if it is to have any hopes of success it must be the result of informed, discriminating, balanced judgment uniting the bulk of public opinion.

SERIOUS FIRE ON A NEWPORT STKAMER. iC3,000 DAMAGES. I A serious fire occurred ON board the eteinnhip Znrale, lying at the east side of the Alexandra Dock, Newport, on TUESDAY niglit. Afcout eiglit O'CLOCK A seaman, named Pickering, was fastening No. I hold wilen he smelt fire. He at once gave an Imtm, and the reel and liose were sent from the poiice-»tation, followed ehorily afterwards by the steinn fire engine, under the com. mand of Ciptairi Lyne. The Tessel is fitted up for the frczun meat tnide, and for the purpose of fret-zing the lining or the ineide 01 the ship has 9in. ot charcoal covered with tin. The vessel cam. from Hull to Newport, and whilst coming nund experienced very rough weather. Some workmen ifkd been encaad 10 repair (lie damage, t?d it is conjoctured a candle was left a-light in the hold "lid by some moans igni'ed the charcoal. The tiro ►piead rapidly through the wooden bulkhead to No, 2 hold, and at tile I.ime of ..rltlng was til1 burning, but it was expected would be slmrny got under. The damage is txtimfttef) to be £ 3,000.

THE MAKITIMIC COLLIERY I STOPPAGE. RELIEF MliASUiiES. The subscriptions already to hand for the relief of the mtln hlely employed at the Maritime C"t- liery, Ponlytirirtd, amount to about £200. SEVERAL families Imve ulready been relieved, iitti lhe com- mittee will visit the houses of other sufferers to. day (Wednesday). Although work has been secured for a great uianyof the men, ihere are still a large number idle. The committee, of which Mr. L .G. Lenox, J.P., M the chairman, and Messrs. -J. Griffiths, J'ltyi Wallers, and William B-trtlelt are active members, "re doing all they can in canvassing the district and administering relief. The colliery li.s now been iiile five weeks, nnd little hope. are entertained of its being re- started for sometime to c..m8.

TEURIFIC WIIATH.UR IN THE I ATLANTIC. ROUGH PASSAGE OF A BRISTOL LINER. I The Bristol New York liner Exeter City arrived at Bristol ou Tuesday, having experienced tie- meniious weather in the Atlantic. On Octobur 16, a week after leaving New York, the vessel was overtaken by a tremendous gale, which continued for several days. Besides the oirgo the sleamer had 150 catt!o on board. She had frequently to heave-to tosave the cattle—in one CASE for 48 Iooun. Her commander (Cap, ain Weiiu) does not i-sinem- ber experiencing such a continuous spell of rougb weather in the Atlantic.

A DESPERATE TKAMP AT LUTON. I ATTACK ON A LADY. -1 Lateon Monday evening Mis. Wright, the wifeot a hilt manufacturer residing in High'own, Luton, met with u terrible experience at the hands of a tramp. It appears thatu rougli-looking man went TO her residence, and, on learning that Mr. Wright was out, attacked her with considerable violence. A sharp strunglo ensued, and eventually the u". fortunate lady was stunned. The man then escaped with a small amount of silver. Mrs. Wright was shortly afterwards found lying unconscious in a pool of blood. She was still in a critical ttata on Tuesday, and her recovery is extremely doubtful. A doeciipiion of LII, tramti has been circulated.

THE DISTUKBANCE AT THE I TABERNACLE- At Lambeth Police-court on Tuesday Edward Gilbert Price, an evangelist, and Richard Smith, upholsterer, were charged with creating a dis- turbance at the Metropolitan Tabernacle on Monday evening. After hearing the eTideuce the charge was not proceeded with, the defendants undertaking not to renew the disturbance,

I MUJNICIPAL ELECTIONS I CARDIFF. I DEFEAT OK THE LABOUR PARTY. I CONSERVATIVE GAINS. CONSTITUTION OF THE NEW COUNCIL. The Cardiff municipal elections took place on Tuesday, and without any of the great interest previously attaching to them. This was due to the fact that somewhat of a split had occurred between the Rndical parly and the advanced Labour section. Of the ten wards, in only eight were there contests. In the Central Ward, Mr. R. Hughes, the sitting Conservative momber, was re- turned unopposed, and in the Sou'h Mr. James Tucker, also the retiring Conservative repre- sentative, met with no opposition, and had a walk over. For the other eight wards, bowever, titers were more than the usual number of candi- dates. This arose from the action of the Progressive Labour party, which action caused a three- cornered fight ill Canton. In several of the other wards the old members (principally Liberals) would have been allowed to return to the council unopposed In view of past services, had it not been for the action of the Labour vote. The Labour puty, however, liasoustained a defeat, winniag only one seat in Oathays, and that under exceptional circumstances. There was no Liberal candidate, and the Liberal Association (though only at the last moment and In this ward alone) lupported the Labour candidate (Mr. Grossman), the latter practically having both the Liberal and Labour vote. As a net result of the contest, the Conservatives have gained two seats and the Liberals have lost three, handing one over to the Labour party, viz., at Cathays. where Mr. Crossman takes the seat vacated by Mr. Evan Owen (Liberal), who did not seek re-election. The pulls were opened in the various con- testing wards at eight o'clock, and closed at eight in I be evening. The arrangetiaents, in every case, were very satisfactory. During the day the town-clerk and the mayor vi-iteil the various polling Etaiioiis. There was certainly less excitement about nearly the win le of the contests than has been known in Cardiff for a considerable number of years, and lite polls (speaking generally) resulted as most people expected. It is a BiKnitn't"t fact th?t in the e?jy p<rt .1 the d?y '?'le OR nothing was done at the polling ",tion.? and even at the finish the 00119 were mqll" Vlr much under tha aveNI/e. 'fhe except, ? 1. w? ever, was Grangetown, where the poll was one of the heaviest in recent years. At Cmton, too, the polliug was distinctly in excess of It. ve I-, but in the other w-irds, as already stated, the figures were decidedly small. The following is the constitu- tion of the oltl council aud of the new Old Council. Nsw Counoll. Llb.ral. 28 23 Caiuervatlves J2 ">Of 1 2 The uuuiber of seats in the council Is 40, one being still va uant on account of th death ?l the ?e Mr. Pei er Price (L), who Mt for Cathty?. I Tllo fcl!owiuK er< tha results of the polling in the various wards CANTON WARD. In this ward, more tllau in any other, there was a pitched battle between the Cardiff Master Builders' Association and the strikers, the one being represented by the retiring member, Mr. Syinoods (L.), and the otbera by Mr. Chasny, a member of the workmen's om- inittte. Meanwhile the supporters of Mr. J. foI. Gerhold, the Conservative Candidate, had made an excellentcanvass. Pollingbooth: Sever n-roati Board Schools. Presiding alderman The Mayor (Alder- man T. Rces). Former contests: 1890, W. E. Vaughan (L), 548; H. Butior (I.), 382. 1891: W. Lewis (L.) 592; BL IKE (C), 603 Electorate, 1,798. The REMIT true declared as follows:— GERHOLD (C.). 533 SYUICNDS(L.) 422 CHAAEY (Lab.). 284 MAJORITY ill Spoilt papers, 10. Conservative gain; old Liberal member unseated. The greatest enthusiasm was evinced of Mr. Gerhold's success in this ward, blue fire being burnt in every direction. A iarge crowd followed the successful candidate to the CM.Jiff Conserva- tive Working Men'* Club, where Mr. Gerhold 6Mt addressed the el@ctoto from the window and ftor- wirds the members, thanking them for their -plendid efforts, particularly mentioning the good wrk dona hy Mr. Talbot, his agent, Mr. D. L'I Lougher, and "tlwlI. GRANGUTOWN WARD. In this ward the candidates were Mr. Robert Johnston (I.) and Mr. Samuel Mildon (L.), tlie latter being the retirine member. The presiding officer waa Councillor F. J. Heavan (for Alderman Smders) The recent contests resulted as fol- low1880. J. Jenkins (Labour), 484; R. Upham (C.), 280. 1891, S. A. Brain (C.), 544 John Gardner (U), 280. Tlie elect orate i* 1,600. The result WAS declared as follows JOHNSTON (C.) 531 Mildon (L.) 431 MJrit1. 100 There were two spoilt votes. Liberal loss; old member unseated. Tlie result was received with loud cheers by the LARGE crowd which had assembled, much enthusiasm being shown over Mr. Johnston's victory. PARK WARD. The candidates in this ward were Mr. Tom Hurry Riches (C.) the retiring mmber, and Mr. John Richards (Labour), lhe polling booth WAS a Albany-road Board Schools. Pre.iding Alderman Fulton. Former contests: 1890. C. Slieplit!r(i (L,),747; Sii-Milrgen Mt)rgiLn (C.i. 649; Rees Enoch (I. ). 39. 1891 M. Mnrean (I.. ) 815; Waring (C ), 745. Electorate, 2,169. Here the result was as follows: — R-cli,,s (C) 748 RICHARDS (LAB.) 486 MAIORITV 262 Representation unchanged; old member again returned. CATHAYS WARD. The polling-liooth for l"ls ward In! at Crwya- r>ad Board &hool. The candidates weie Dr.] Mor?n W?))?)M (Conservative ) tud Mr. Wm. 8. I r;a)r::=l O;8;) :.iigI" man: Alderman Lewis. Former el.I;on': 1890, P. Price (L.), 621; H. ?Vi.ite (C.),461-1 (L,), 272. June 12, bye-eleciion: Evan Owen (L.), iL.il, A' G.,?,i (L.), 339. 1891 H. y Wi?ile (,6.6): 569; Merritt (L.), 511; Good (L?Mur), 306, Electorate, 1.993. The result was decftned as follows:— CROSSMAN (LIB. AND LAB.) 660 WILLIAMS (C.) 475 M\jority. 185 Spoilt votes, four. Representation unchanged. SPl.OTT WARD. In this ward the retiring councillor, Mr. E. W. Sliackell (Lilxral) was opposed by Mr. Richard Davies, the L.ebour nominee. The presiding alderman was Alderman R. Cory, the poll clerk. beinll blessrei, B. Perkin" alld J. D. Rowlings. At the last election in 1890 the candi- dates were T. Andrews (L), 397; C. Jenkins (C) 301. The number of voteis on the register is 1,043. The relull was as follows:— SLIACKELL (L.). 3C3 DAVIES (LAB.) 279 Maf,.rit" 74 I There were six spoilt votes. Representation unchanged. Councillor SHACKKIX, in returning thanks, stated tllllt his vote would always be given for the benefit of the working cla-ses, as it had been in tlie past. In conclusion, lie proposed a vote of tiianks to the returning-OLFIC'M, Alderman Cory. ADAMSDOWN WARD. I In this ward the greatest apathy was snown. Mr. Philip Morel was the retiring member, bn' he did not se k re-election. Nev,ritl can- didates were nominated, but blr, M'Keclinie, a Catholic, was persuaded to withdraw his candi- dature lit the last moment. The candidates left in the field were Mr. John Ings (Labour) and Mr. Benj unin John (Lib,.r..J). The preaiding aldslman wi. Alderman P. W. Cirey, the presiding officers being Messrs. N. Winch- comb', E. Grogan, and C. H. Lewis. The electorate numbers 1,701. At the last EN1 est in 1890 the candidates weie E. Thomas (L.), 727; L S. Itickley (C.), 287. The result was declared as follow Joho (I..) 396 I Ing. (Lab) 259 MAjority. 137 There were ten spoilt votes. There was but I little enthusiasm in the declaration of the result. Representation unchanged; old Liberal represen- I tative did not seek re-election. ROATH WARD. u The candidates for this ward were Mr. Joseph Ramsdale (L.), and Mr. Tom Taylor (Labour). Poll. ina place,Stacey-road B,ard Schools, The returning officer was Alderman David Jones. Forinfr con. test: 1890, W. J. Trounce (C.), 746; J. Stowe (L.), 378. 1891, Lewis (L.), 625; Waring (C.), 610. I Electoral e, 1,666. Ramsdale (L) 572 Taylor (Lab). 328 moblitt 8" I There were eight .polled ?otM. R"ptMeBt<t<on lu cc tsnged; old member again returned. I RIVERSIDE WARD. In the Riy.nidR W.rd there wa* a fair political Stht, t)?cM<!x?M being: Mr. George Be" Harris (C.)a"d Mr. Noah Rees(L.). Polling-booth: Roman Catholic 8dI0" Wyndliam-cresc.nt. Pre'idin ,ffieer: Alderman Yorath. FormAr COn- tests 1890, Dr. James (L.), 638; R. Price (C.), 615. Extraordinary election, Noah noles (!). 638 W. j Evans (C.), 605. Electorate, 1,996. The poll wasI declared as follows.— REES (L.) 658 HRrris (C.) 581 MAJORITY 77 There were three spoilt votes. R?prftntMon 1. ac l,nged; old member .galn returned. MEETING AT THK CONSEKVATIVE WORKING MEN'S CLUB. When THO MULIB OF all the eiicnon* naa ocefi made known a crowded meeting was I..Ill at the Working Men's Club, over which Mr. Councillor Hughes presided. There were also present Coun- dllofl J. B. Cory and or H. Riches, Mr. James Ger- hold (the newly-elecard councillor for Canton), Messrs. A. M. Ingledew, Beynon Harris, P. J. V..II, Robert Brtdcut, D. Lloyd Lougher, *< The CHUHMAN said they had met to congratulate the Conservative candidates wlio had been success- ful tire contests that day, and 10 encourage those who, though they hail not won, were not disgraced. (Cheers.) He ventured to predict that if Mr. Harris would stand next November for Riverside he would be elected. (Cheers.) The Perk Ward was considered to be a Liberal stronghold, but Mr. Kichns had shown that ft only needed a aood man to win it. They could cengratulate thembeivel upon having gained seats in tne Grangetown and Canton Wards. (Cheers.) It was not easy to iurn out an <>ld IIIlmhor. espe- cially a mail who trimmed his sails to every wind as Mr. Mildon had done during lhe past month, and he complimented Mr. Johnston upon his vie- to. Y. Mr. HICHKS. who was received with loud .pplaus., delivered a brief address, in which he thanked the Liberals as well as Conservatives who had voted for liitn. Mr. HKYNON HABBIS, who was received with enthusiastic cheers, said that more on behalf of those who had worked with him than for himself was lie sorrv that he had not won the election in Riverside. Be only agreed to stand a little over a week before the election, and ia that brief time there were two Sundays, during which no canvassing could be dnnll. There were 600 voters who were not canvaseed owing 10 the limited time which elapsed between his acceptance of the position of candidate and the election. Notwithstanding tt""e disadvantages, he could not help feeling proud that the majority of 280 by which AIr. Morgan I illiams was defeated had been reduced to 77. (Cheers.) Councillor HEBBKBT Coity remarked upon the fact that tho Liher 1 party Had not dared to assail the South Ward tkiin year. He was Informed, however, lhat they were reserving their strength to oust, him next November. Mr, GERROLD, who had a very hearty reception, said he remembered stating three years ago that the Conservative c:ube of the town would be the means of turning the tide of Radicalism info the channel into which it waa now flowing, and when he "'a invited by the Canton Coognrvative Association and Club to centest that wnrd ?: had no be-ita- tion in accepting. For many years past Canton had been considered stronghold of the R?di?al-, and good Conservative candidates were afraid to tackle it. The moral of the victories won that day was that, If the members of the psrly would work hard and canvass in a straightforward and honest manlle", victory must be theirs. (Loud cheers.) Mr. ViiiLL, speaking of tin* Riverside Ward, stated that he had never known a man coming forward at a moment's notice make such a favourable im- pression as Mr. Reynon Harris. Mr. J. W JOHNSON spoke of the necessity of re- moving the (olltiig-station in Riverside to a more central part ol the ward. After a stirring appeal from Mr. Bridcut and a few words from Messrs. David Davies, C W. Evans, and F. Melliuiuli (secretary to the Conservative Association of the Riv..r,ide Word). the meeting terminated with the singing of the National Anthem. THE POLITICAL CONSTITUTION OF THE I COUNCIL. I The following shoWI the pruen? constitution of  the Corporation, 60 far aA regards political Rdlle- 1 ,On$ A.LD&RIU:. Lilians (8). 1 comnrjnrMt (2). Davlil Edgr Jones. Thus, Vaughan Yniath. Patrick William Carey. Thoo. Win Or Jacobs. Andrew Fulton. Thomas Rees. D.ni.l bawls. I Richard Cory (U). David Jones. William Sanders. COttHCIIiORS, "Or 1IBIK1.U (17). CONSERV1TIVXS (12). Mor?uM..?!).' !<.)brtHuj{hM. 1'IJt:"nnr Bl¡an. w R "el,l" Rdward Thomas. W: James Munn. J. Tucker. W. E, Vaughan, J. H. Cory. Wii iani fiewls. T. Ol 'l. N< ah Rees. Henrv White. 2. K. Jamrs, X. H. Riches. P.J. Heaven. W. J.T'ounee. Jo.?,h Ramsdale. 8. A. Brain. 4u<ustos IAWb. R. Johnston. John Jenkins. J. M. Gerhold. B. W. Shacked. Th. A.?dr??s. Jacob Comley. W. Grossman. a/jo?. Number of seats in lhe county council, 40. I Councillor Peter Price (L), deceased. I LESSONS OF THE ELECTIONS. I The two distinctive features of Tuesday's fight were-first, the small proportion of voters who want to the poll, end, secondly, the practical collapse of the Labour p trty. Fifty-eight per cent, or little more than half the names on the burgess roll of the eivht words affected, were accounted for in the voting. Ihis suggests that among the better class of electors there is an alarming increase in the feeling of indiffet-erice-att indif- ference which can reasonably tie attributed to the ccnviction that the ejasci of candidates is becoming unsatisfactory. It would be manife.-tly wrong to argue that the abstention) could have influenced to any appreciable extent the working class vote, as tho presence of Labour candidates in five of the contested wards ought to have brought that section of the electorate to the polls at its maxi- mum strength. Too practical collapse of the Labour party in Park, Roath, Adamsdown, Splott, and Canton is the most striking fact con- nected with the election. In these essentially working class districts, with an actual aggregate vote of 8,377, the labour candidates got 1,636 only representing less than 20 per cent, of the electorate, and in no instance did a Labour nominee pure and simple manage to get within striking distance of the top. Mr. Crossman, who secured election in the Cathays Ward, owes his victory to an unauthuri. tative manifesto issued by the officials of the Radical Association, a manifesto of which the public have not heard the last. This Progressive Leaguer won because of the success with which he had covered himself with the robea of an official Liberal. The great majority of the 663 electors who supported him at the polls did so from a sense of loyalty to the association, of which he bad managed to become the nominee by the capture of the ward committee by the Fabians. This was the quietest and the dullest municipal election known in the modern annals of Cardiff. The polling was di-pressingly slow during the whole day, and there was a complete absence of excitement. Apparently, the removal of the old political landmarks had left a large proportion of the electorate in a condition of perplexity, and the choice left to Conservatives IInd Liberals alike to vote for a political opponent or a Labour candidate was found to be so un- palatable ilistnumbi-rq did not vote at all. In Canton a triangular duel and an intensity of feel- ing, absent In most of the other wards, biought 691 per cent. of the electors T. the poll. This fixed the highest point touched. Gianyotown reached 64 per cent., Riversido 62 pet cent., and Splolt 61 per cent, but in the Park Ward the percentage of voters to the electorate was 58 only, in Cathays it was 57 Rnatil 54, while in Adamsdown there must have been a wholesale Conservative abstention, as the Liberal and the Labour candidates between them mustered the miserably small proportion of 39 per cent. of the electorate. Altogether, of 13,866 burgesses on the roll for the teiglit wards, 8,030 only went to the trouble (If registering their votes. Mr. Johnston's brilliant victory in Grangetown will probably surprise the general public but it doss not surprise us. Grangetown has reinforced the council with an admirable representa- tive. In Canton Mr. Gerhold's substan- tial win does not altogethet consols the gentleman chiefly concerned for what he deems somewhat a disappointment. In a single-handed light with Covoucillor Symonds Mr. Gerhold main- tains that bis majority would have been doubled- Mr. Ohasey's candidature merely diverted support from, and reduced the lead of, the Conservative candidate. The victories of Councillors Riches, Ramsdale, and Shackell are eventa regarding which tlie ratepayers way feel the fullest satiifaction. The Mtantion of tht MHIOM of the trio to tU > ttnn Is a consummation for which the community may feel devoutly thankful. Their handsome majorities indicate how keeoly the great body of the ratepayer, issented the vendetta declared against them. Mr. Beynon Harris fought at short notice, and under great difficulties, » right gallant fight. That he came within 70 odd vetes of Mr. Noah Rees Is eloquent testi- mcny to the effectiveness of the labour put in by him and his band of workers. The result should in- spirBlhe party to greater efforts in this ward. In short, yesterday's contasts inculcated the moral that an improvement must be effected in the character of the candidates put forward to ensure a older interest in municipal affatrs, and that the Progressive Leaguers cannot ri'te rough-shod over the general body fit the Cardiff rt epayers, and to increase their influence in the council they must moderate their pretensions. NEWPORT. I The let IIf November was a gloriously fine day at Newport, and, although tha municipal elections were quiet- si far as the absence ofnelt,menl goesT everybody seemed about taking a quiet sort if Interest in the progress of the polls. There were contests in all five of the wards, the candidates and Dumber of tllClore in each being as follows. The retiring members are denoted by an asterisk. There are two members to be returned in each ward. The results were 10 each case declared from the Town-hall. NORTH WARD. Number of electors, 2,005 returning alderman, Colonel Lyne. This is the J'rJe5t w-rtl in the town, and includes all tlie residential districts of Slow-lull, Stow-park, Clvtha Park.Caerau Park, & Candidates: Mr. John Linton (C.), builder and contractor; Mr. J. Liscombe (C), saddler; Mr W. J. Ordars (L.), managing shipowner ¡ and Mr. F. J. Heybyrno (L.), secretary of a buikt'nt; Mc?ety. The "lo ing "M t)« N suit of !ht eiection ■Liter ED. Linton (c) XLIMED. 859 LUCOMBE (C) 7,77 MW-KLKCTKD. Orders (L) 705 HEYBYRNE (L) 701 No change of representation. The Cons3rva- tives hold the two seats they held before, but two J new members are elected. CENTRAL WARD. I Number of electors, 1.369; teturiiiag alderman, Mr A. R. Hear. This ward includes the wtiole of Commercial-street and Commercial-road on the (own-hall side and tile districts lying a,lj.cen.. together with Dock-street and the euvimna of the Old Dock. Candidates Mr. Fred Phillips (I.), brewer; *Mr. Mark Mordey (L.\ ehip-repairer; and 8Mr. J. R. Richards (L.), retired tailor. The result was:- SIBCTBD. Mordey (L.) 627 Pilillips (I.) 578 VON-RLBMND. RICHARDS (L.) 5ó3 The Radicals lose a seat. EAST WARD. Number of electors, 1,490; returning alderman, Mr. Hnzzey. The waid comprises the whole of the M"rfhe, district, Barnardtown, Rnd Casrlwn-road. Ca"didatel, *M.? W. Ci?ord Phillips ((:), m?citnr; *[>r. G. A. Davies (I.). surieon; aud Mr. L. B Moore (L), retired builder. The polling resulted ai follows;- BLXCTSD. 638 Phinips (C)  638 Dav!M (L). 632? -ELECRED. MOORE (L). 5H The Conservatives retain the seat they wrested ) from the Radicals in February last. I MAINUEE WARD. I Number of electors, 1,107; returning alderman, Mr. J. Moses. The ward comprise. Maindee and Li.rry. CandillateR, Mr. A. ff. Tiipsnu (C), nh'pbroker and merchant; Mr. R. Wdiinirmh (C engineer; *Mr. Joieph Partiit (L), COIJ!r&Clor; and Dr. J. T. Thorn .S (L), surgeon. The result of the polling was declared as follows BLKCTED. WILLIAMSON (C.) 463 TAPSON (C.) 413 NON-XLECTKD. PARFITT (L.) 407 Thoma. (L.) 354 Melsr., Parfitt and Thoma. are two turncoats. They originally cme before the electors ns Con- servatives. Mr. Parfitt was electel three yeats ago at the top of the poll as a Conservative. Now ¡ he turns right about face and allies himself with the Railical party. The result is that bot hare I utterly rejected. The Conservatives win a seat. SOUTH WARD. I Number of electors, 1,543; returning alderman, Mr. G. Ho-kins. Chi. w.rd includes tile portion of Pitttyu?onthe C?r.'?-r?adsi'?of Co-rli-l- mad d the <li.triet mum! tI'6 Ahxmdra DOCK" Candidates Mr. H- Wilkin?on (C.), .J,ipbrnkPr 'Mr.W.H. Brown (L,)T agent to the Liberal Asso- c)'"i"n;)md*?r.Kich.<rdD"iea (L.), retired I draper. The result was declared aa follows:- I ELKCTBD. W ilkinson, (C) 712 I Brown (L). 642 KOK-BLKCTEB. DAVIES (L). 574 The Radicals lose a seat. If the Conservatives I had run two Mr. William Henry Brown, tiie local Sctiiudhorst. would h?e fouud himself I defe.,d in his own atr,ghold. I COMMENTS ON THE CONTESTS. The net result of the elections at Newport is a win C'f three seats to the Conservative pany, but, what. is more, the fanatical teetotal party isutterly routed, their especial nominees having been worsted in the fray. The first municipal eleciioo after the Parliamentary eleel ion of the current year shows that Newport is at the core staunchly Conservative. The Conservatives have won every seat they tried for, and the motal is that should a general election take place next week the boroughs would reverse the verdict given in the summer and return a Conservative member. The results are particularly graiifying to the Conservative party for many reasons. For instance, in the South Ward, Mr. Wilkinson, who heads the poll, never held one single meeting, and vet, beats Mr. Brown, TLM agent and boss" of the Radical party. In the North Ward the two Conservatives who head the poll never held a single inetl iug, In the Maindee Ward Mr. Parfitt, wiio is a turncoat, was beaten by two Conseiva- lives, one of whom, Mr. Tapson, has been laid up with illness for more <han a week past. The extreme temperance party, however, have suffered the greatest defeat, for Mr. Fred Phillips, at the first time of asking, t ikes his place AS an lecled councillor in a ward which is u\tra.tt8dicIII from iong tradition. Then, again, in the East Ward, Mr. Clifford Philips, another partner in the breweij firm of Phillips and 8"0., heads the poll, and Mr. Moore, the champion ot the teetotal party, is at the bot'om. In tli. North Ward, Mr. HF«r>yrne, a champion of the tee'otal party, is at tiiu bottom of the poll. We must not omit to men- tion that the results of this election are in no small measure due to the efforts of the secretary of the Coniervativa Association, Mr. W. Claypole-Smith. SWANSEA. I At Swansea this year the contests were confined to two wards out of the ten into which the borough is divided. There were no questions of principle involved. One of these contests produced no Interest whatever beyond the confines of the ward Two Liberals sought the suffrages of the electors. Oue, Mr. J. B. Lee, who had previously been a candidate in the ward, stood in the Labour interest, whilst the other, Mr. William Evans, fought AS an independent candidate- The polling stations in tlli ward (St. Thomas Ward) were I\I.1"ahian-.treet and Samlet-roid, Mr Cole and Mr. Jltme. aciing as presiding officers respectively. As frequently happens, the contest in the other ward.although osteiiS'b.y noi f UGI t on political lines, DEVELOPED into a very defernitned and exciting contest. Selitom has th< L'A b' en so much interest excired in a ward in ?))9'context, ?h.chmnyvitt??ty b? DESCRIBED as a FITHT bntwecn the teetotalers a»d those who decline to be interfered wiih in ti,e liq At .,?, rate, these "erH the active 0))r"S '"?? a. Mr. Kocke, .?t.t..p<.rance.Mn.h..dt?e advantage of being a c,)uitcillor ?ii)d !ilderiiiall of l)"g ",I was regarded as a strong man, apirt Iron; Ins Gospel-hail following. In this ward the polling- stilt,ioll wA? At. the .?,l tl,e officer was Mr. D. C. J..h?. The bu?c?".s ?rgeiy assisted MR. Rocka by lending their vehicles. Mr. Rocke having had a great hand in the new sl"ugllledlOU6f>S, the butchers showed their grati- tude in this way. VICTORIA WARD. The poll in the c"se of the Victoria Ward was declared at about half-pasteieht, as follows:— FRED ROCKE (L.) 459 THOMAS P. MAI TIN (CO 437 Maj,)rity 22 The closeness of the fight showed the Isrge interest taken in it by the electorate, and the result was received by a large crowd outside the Town-hall. EAST WARD. The result in tI'e Eiat Ward was declared half I an hour later, as follows:— William Evans (Ind.) 613 I JohnBLee (Lab.). 537 I MIISorlt, 78 NEATH. The municipal election aroused only ordinary inter est, and it was expected THAT the poll would be light. There WERE two 11,111;"1{ stations, vix., oge at the Town-hall and the other at the Kib'E Chr,.ti.n Schl)()Jro a, Mehnc fthan. The msycr (r. J. D. Lltswellvn) was the returning officer, AND the duties of pr.si ling officer at the RESPECTIVE stations e shared by Alderman Charles. Alder- man .1. P. Charles, Councillor Ed.r,1 Daviss, Rnd Councillor J. B. Davies. Vehicles WARE PLIED busily in the ioteres's of the variou. CANDIDAL. The poll was dee,ai e(i by the mayor (Mr. J. D. Llewellyn) at ten o'clock. The figurns auuounced were BLECTPD. Evan. BEVIN (c) 9'8 ARNOLD (L.) 863 Dr, DAVIES (I.) 697 Dr. THOMAS (L.) 667 NON-KLKCTKD. Law (L.) 584 The retiring members were elected. A BK HA VON. Once more the electors of Aheravon were called upon to elect four councillors to represent thell) at the Aberavon Town Council. The contest was acknowledged to be -one oflqn unusual (hracter:1 no less than ten candidates were nomi- nated, and out of this number only one withdrew from the contest in due time. ( onsequ.ntly, nine names appeared on the bsllut p^pe s, but out of these three persons signified ti-at t hey were no aspirants. The four retiring candidates WERE Messrs. Kvan Pio.lip., Llewellyn Howell, J. M. Smith, and Ciiarles Jones. The first two did not come forward in consequence of indisposition the last two, together with the following, were the candidates, viz.:—Messrs: T. H. Maeey, tV. H. Bond, and Vaughan John. Tha retorning-ollicer was the n ay r (Mr. H. Walsh), ASEISIED by M-ssrs. M. Tennant nnd E. Evans. Th. mayor declared the risult of the poll ati 930 p.m. as follows:— BIECTBD. CHARLES JONES 523 J. M. Smith 466 w, H. Bond 373 T. H. Mace, 339 IfO!¡.¡!>crXÐ. VAUGHAN John 30t Lt. IIowdl. 23 David 23 Younr 14 THOMAS 7 An immense crowd awtited the result, which was received with the greatest enthusiasm. Tha candidates all spoke and thanked their electors. Votes of thanks were accorded to the officials. HAVERFORDWEST. The polling for the elect/Oft of four members of the Haverfordwest Town Council took place on Tuesday, tiie four retiring members being again elected. BRECON. There was no cnntist in BRECON for this election, and the retiring councillors, Colonel John Morgan (mayor), Mr. H. W. Dtvies, Mr. John Williams, nnd Mr. John Tudor, were, ttierof,ire, rotur.ed La,p- posed. It is pretty generally und-rstood that Mr. Councillor Lewis Williams will be the new mayor. CARDIGAN. Five candidates ou'. of the six nominated went to tiie poll for the four vacant seats. The polling pasted off very quietly and so slowly that at half- past five inly 340 H id recorded their votes out of between 700 AND 800 possible. From thi. time on the polli g increased so rapidly that at eight o'clock 640 voters had passed through the borths, one of the heaviest results remembered. One of the features of the election was the fact that the Liberal Club supported four candidates, one of whom declined their support, preferring to run independently. Couming commenced oirectly after ttio close of tile poll, and was declared at 8.40 by Alderman W. Woodward, rettarning-oficert as follows:- IILCT1!D. B. JAMES (L.) 425 J. L. ROBERTS (L 313 DAVID DAVIES (L.) 333 Edward M.thia. (L.) 287 NON-KLBCTED. A. CLNUGHER ((,) 270 Messrs. JameA, Roberts, and navis were relirinr members. Mr. Mathias takes ilie seat of Mr. Ttiouias Griffiths (u), so that the balance of parties in tile council remains the same. PEMBROKE DOCK. The election was helu in tin Maiket hotise on Tuesday, there being four polling ho iths. The rp. turlllng "TICer wllS Alderwan S. B. Sketch, J.P., n.ayor of the borough. The candidates were M S. J. Aden, photographer (Liheral), J. H. B iwling, chemis' (Liberal), H, A. Jones-Lloyd, 8"lidtor «Ji)n.rvative), alld W. Phillips, coal and bay merchant (Liberal). The two former were retiring members of the council, and the two latter new candidates. There were thus four contes'aots for three sea1 s. One of i he retiring memb ir«, Mr, W. Webb (agent), did not offer himself foe re-election. There was very little interest during the day, hue towards evening it became much greater. Tlie wea'her was exceedingly line, and after the close of the poll at eight o'clock, a large crowd collected and ..iled the result, of the p II, which was made known about ten o'clock, when Al :erm<n Jenkins announced the state of the poll as follows:— BLECTI-D. BOWLING (L) 750 Phillip. (L) 733 Allen (L) 633 NON-KLKCTKD. Jones LloJd (C) 428 The three first wern declared elected. The elec- tion was fought oil party lines.  MO?MOUTH. The singu'ar situation crea e I by the retirement (too late) of Mr. R. J. Allen rather increased the interest tiken in the result of the election here, that gentleman's supporters having male a big display of placards and hills inviiirg working men to support luw. Alderman Jonti Thomas (return- ing officer) declired the poll nsfillows:— KLKCTKD. Win. Balí,rncer. Agincouri-. qu ire (C). 461 John Grant WILSON,SURGE M (C) 374 ?V?n. HONEYLIELD, IRONMONGER, AGMC 'UR'- 8q,,re <C).?. 365 CHAMPNEY POWELL, wine lIIt!rch.nt, Aill. COURT-SQUARE (C) 306 NON'-KLHCTKO. Robert JOHN ALLEN, SUPERVI-OR ((') 151 The four retiring members were returned. ABKRVSTWITH. The following is the re-ult of the poll for four seats ELECTED, D, C. ROBERTS 607 WILLIAM THOMAS 490 DR. H IRIIEA 475 K. DOUGHTON 415 NON-ELECTED. JOHN Edw..d. 393 (IEOIGO WI KINSON 3iJ HUGH HUSHES 3C9 John MORGAN £ 63 WALTER n,y-!i. 211 Perer DYHAIL 147 1,117 polled out of 1,325. Three reining met beis and Dr. Harries, a foun r m"lJib..r, wet returned. Thrf metubeis returned include tWGJ Calviuistic Methodi-os and a Chuichman, and do not alter Ilk political or denominational position of the council. COWBI.'IDOE. The election of conned! rs for this hirough took plaoe 011 Tuesdiv. TIr four r tirjJ) members »er« Joseph W. Hall (('.), Divi I '1'iiomas (L.), i iiomas J, Parsons (L), and J Im Hopk'n (I,). Tho Iresil n «as W. L. Jenkins (<' ) CIlId1(h"t. StHkir¡g ,-lec i- ,1:; L. Jrflkins (I son of the present major- The polling was very si e iiiy throughout the day, but illc..a,ed towards the evening. The counting commenced at nine o'clock, and tiy po'i was dedared at 1010,15 ?..?Wt' ( I ELFCTKD. DIVID Thorn'lS (I. ). 133 JOHN HOPKIN (L.). 131 WILLIAM J., Jenid.. (C,I. 14 THOMAS J. PIRSONS (L.) 1S1 Joseph W. HAIL (. '.). 114 LlVt.,}WOOL. The Liverpool municipal el etions have reulttI in a gain. f three seats to the LtbrI, who art thus, after 50 years of opposition, able to elect a Liberal mayor and aldermen. The elections were all conducted on party lines. MANCHESTER. There were in IWelve warde. and t! s e. iBservatives gain two seat*, one from the and one from the Lili-ral Unionists. Tha election iiirtirlv turned on the que"'}.)1I of grant- ing a licence to the Palace Theatre of V-<ri«ties, GKNERAL RESULTS. The municipal elections in England and lVs!e« took place oil Tuesdav. At II,lnI211t ntllrns had been received fiom 155 bur->ogh«; in 46 others no coutest has occurred, tiiough Ihera weie ill eight of the 46 8mne cliange :11 t',e political con.pi- x- of the nwn council. M,?y ,f tha elections, vea anionost those contest- d, were decide,! without any ref, rc-.iiee t,i tli,3 t)ol ticfki Vit!w? dates, 1,, Ea?, b. ,o co.ld f IV succt,Mw)..d")?"td?f.t.'?!<'f*?" Salvation Army bands in t'-e ■ p-n air. In Man« cl???stor t(.e ele,ti?,n the granting a )ic.-nc?'t?<?<?'?" ???.<)?< suffered defeat u: Car.?.?. ce?e.,St."?io?.'?'<?' creM..D?.?..iH.?f;? Socialists were re- i?in«.d'n!d??.ther<m,n?of The publicans fared badly in Warwick. laking no .?eofc.5M"'?t«.<-h.?e be?,, 1Il'N- chonL'io "f s. a's between ( un-ervae.ves and Lib?r?l Unionists, it appears that the Liberals have Mi'? 64 ee?'t ?d the Con?tf?ttVt'' $, tbe L,fberal Unionists thrH, <n? tn Independent one.