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METEOROLOGICAL NOTES. I SOUTH WALES TIDE TABLE. I i ? i = S a__i J_ a ? p" {|= "J' as »■' bjs II tl111IIjll May 16 (.Height — 23 7 26 8 27 4 16 0 Fr'da rooming 12 U — U 21 —  I May 171 Sv?mn» 12 64 12 0 12 54 12 4 12 15 Height 24 6 23 1 36 1 2 3 l £ >6 Satur* fMorn'ng 1 26 12 34 1 28 12 36 1? 44 < Evenin 27 1 21 19 l«o I r3:]8 :i:frrg 2 1 J 1 a: J It-: Sunday (Morning a ^0 1 40 2 34 HI TEn B.. ? y ETfnW 16 i j 1 4903 234 1 41 aS M.  2, 3 124 1 127 7 31 11 282 144 1 21 May y 20)Sv?niff 4 if*2 f 2 37 3 31 2 44 2 43 Monday L3 5, ?.3 d 414 4'679 3 3 67 3 11 138 2 .y ifth? i 28 10 24 9 18 7 T- Mo?.i g5 4 38321 4 21 | 3 65 3 39 dy. 8 1350 4 44 3 68 143 329 !t1 Ii {:i:i:hg J 30 711 30 W 120 2 Wednes- f Morni'gl 5 22 4 12 6 6 4 21 4 27 d?y ?E?? ?t ?) ?! I May. 22 Ueillht I 3( 4)M 2 32 2?t 6 I 20 4 W.d. 11?'i 3t 41r, 2132 2 31 6 20 4 'Dook 811

BAROMETRICAL INDICATIONS. Appended is s chart It tk. b- readinss for g. 48 h.tum ended Wednesday -.Aihdt tared 0 at the 'BfB:If Th* iMtmment is 33ft. ab? .oa Inel.

WEATHER FORECAST. ?K8TSR»AV'E FeaiCCAST. I 1 YJ<8TEB"U'S FeRKO'ST'j breezes, moderate; it?.; oooJer. Y" WaA-raait, Westerly & eth le?ly wzrAly.tm.g;, b8. The t..rs_t of 1,1.. weather throughout the Welt of Emt)Md M?.uthW?h? tt.X?(T?rB<?)*? ? ftUtw* —Norttertt mMKh, ?«?; strong iaplacta; foAr 08 .hole, but ptrnaps very alight passing showsrs in

TEMPKBATCJBE AND BAINPALL. DUll T»KFBIUTTy»K. ) Max. Miu. Mean BAINVALL Wednesday 8 68 67:s-;¡:OO- Thursday 9 68 68 63*0 0?00 FridM. 10 61 42 51.5 0'00 Saturday 12 64 33 48'5 0'00 Sunday 13 68 66 62'0 0'00 Monday 14 64 63 62'0 5 O'Do T..?d.y 15 68 66 67'0 0'00 The Temperature represents extreme reading of the thermometer for 24 h..r.d.4 9 a. tk.. in the shade at Cwrt-y-Vil, Penarth. at Owrt. yVil. Ponarth, for the 24 hours ended 9 a.m.

I A.nanTWITB, W.d.,y E ?,i. -B.'o r. 30*186, falli.' th-0..6?!5 the shade, Wind N. The amount of Uo h,.i!ml,,tg-d b7 Jordan's recorder for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. was nre f:ou:o ho,:¡ KIl rate inds afternoon bnghf:r .pella of mmbine. Sea moderate.

I OTTER HUNTING. PEMBROKESHIRE AND CARMARTHENSHIRE HOUNDS. —Friday, May 17, Whitland Station, for Abbey Brook —9.30 a.m.; Tuesday, May 21, Gaining Bridge—10 Thr:;¿;e:w. dn:rO:r¿ .6 S?t?rd? M?y 25, CMv? S)l ?dM (St. Clears distriet)—M t..m.

I LLANDAFF CATHEDRAL SERVICES. I Thursday, May 16.-B&rnby in E j hymn, 207. Th?ii 17.-Weale1ÏD P ¡ anthem.Not unte -p: j .? r- Th. U8;rÿ IS.-Porter inD j anthem, The Lord is loving" (Garrett). *°

SUMMARY OF NEWS. I In the House of Commons on Wednesday the Land Tenure Bill was, on the motion of Mr. Lambert, read a second time. Mr. Chamberlain, however, objected to its being committed to the Standing Committee on Trade, and the debate was adjourned. Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales held a Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday on behalf of the Queen. The result of the West Dorset election, poll- ing for which took place on Tuesday, was decl-aredon Wednesday morning as follows:- Williams (C.), 3,538; Homer (L.), 2,325; majority, 1,213. At the last (1892) election the late Mr. Farqubarson (0.) had a majority of 878. At Bow-atreet on Wednesday Mr. Matthews asked for the committal of Jabez Balfour on the Whitehall Court part of the came-for a lying B20,000 to his own use, for obtaining that sum by false pretences, and for fraudulently aiding and abetting Hobbe. Sir John Bridge said he would commit when the proper time arrived. There would be no absolute committal till the whole of the case was before him. The bankruptcy part of the case was then proceeded with, the accused being charged under the Debtors' Act with leaving the country with certain money under unlawful conditions. Several bank- ruptcy officials were examined, and the hear- ing was further adjourned till to-day (Thurs- day). The St. Petersburg correspondent of the "Frankfort Gazette" states that he has been advised that Russia intends to occupy certain ports of Corea until all the stipulations con- tained in the Chino-Japanese treaty of peace have been duly carried out. To enforce this line of policy Russia is stated to be concen- trating 16,000 troops near the Corean frontier. A telegram from Tientsin says it is under- stood that the negotiations for the supple- mentary treaty between China and Japan are proceeding, but have not yet assumed any definite shape. The re-call of M. Groast, governor of the French Soudan, is stated by the "Estafette" to have been definitely decided upon. The situation in that part of the French African possessions, the journal continues, has been rendered most serious by the repulse of the Monteil Expedition, which has produced so disastrous an effect on the natives that the inhabitants of the important country of Segu, on the right bank of the Nile, south-west of Timbuctoo, have sent word to Samory invit- ing him to return. Mr. J. M. Maclean was the principal speaker at a meeting held at the Splott-road Board School, Cardiff, on Wednesday night. A conference of miners' representatives was held in London on Wednesday, under the presidency of Mr. Benjamin Piok&rd, M.P., to consider the Mines Regulation Amend- ment Bill. It is expected that close upon 9,000 men will be put under canvas atPortbcawl this year. A large contingent of Regulars, Militia, and Volunteers will make up the number. At Liverpool Assizes on Wednesday William Miller, 27, seaman, was sentenced to death by Mr. Justice Hawkins for the murder of Edward Moyse, a bookseller, and the ittempted murder of John Needham, his assistant. At Cardiff Police-court on Wednesday the boy Jenkins, charged with theft at the higher grade school on the 7th inst., was sentenced to one dav's imprisonment and twelve strokes with the birch rod. There was only a limited business doing in the discount market an Wednesday, hot rates were, as a role, firmly maintained, j per cent. still being charged for best three months' paper. Money still continues very; abuixfcnt, and short loans were again very: easily obtained at i per oent., or £ per oent. for fortnightly loanI. Business was somewhat restricted in the Stock Markets, and the tone. with a few exceptions, was flat and dtprtjmd all round throulhoutthe day. ThèJoeal markets were not particularly ecti ve. the decreases shown in the trafic receipts of several of the local railway* had a depressing effect.

EDITORIAL COMMENTS. Next week at Pontypridd will be held the I District Synod of Wesleyanism ta WatM. Nearfy one hundred aad fifty delegates frm all naria of the PriaohMlitx are Averted, to attend, &00 a remarkable "es of meetings are promised. The W et!le, to their credit, w* the least political of all Webh bodies, and until very recently in heir history few of their leading men took part in the f:esent political agitation againit the Church. Still influenced by the spirit and Church feeling of Wesley, they resisted all itemptation from without to join the Libera- tionisfc orew. Mfortunately, however, of late years certain restless spirits have appeared among them, and even their official organ, the "Gwyliedydd," now helps to swell the chorus, "Down with the Church." At Ponty- pridd it is to be hoped, for the credit of the denomination's good name for spiritual reli- gion, that theee spirita will be held in check, and we have no doubt but that they will be, if the feelings of the foremost of Welsh Non- conformist pulpit orators will be consulted, for "Eglwysbach" knows well what the value of the Church in a place like the Rhondda Valley is.

The "voluntary principle," on which the changes are ostentatiously mng in the Prin- cipaJity these days, is aaMtned to be the exclu- sive glory of Nonconformity. But just ghnce at two items of the voluntary contribution* of Churchmen during the last year. The receipts of the Society for the Promotion of Christian Knowledge, the oldest missionary society of the Churchy were 2122,329, an increase of P,9,000 on 1893. The receipts of the Church Missionary Society last year were the largest on record, except during two years when a gift and a legacy swelled the amount, the total for last year being 2271,000. How does the herculean jubilee effort of the "Corph" appear by the side of the ordinary missionary activity of the Church? All honour to the "Corpk" and other religious bodies in Wales for what they are doing towards evangelising the heathen, but they have to get up much earlier than they do if they want to beat Ohurchpeople in voluntary giving for that object.

The art of translation, judging by some examples we have had recently, haa well-nigh become extinct in Wales. We speak more particularly of translations into Welsh. Who at present can write such Welsh as that of the Bible, the Prayer Book, or of Jewel's "Apology"? The able lecture by the Rev. G. Hairtwell Jones, rector of Nutfield, on the "Forerunners of Christianity"—we forget. the exact wording of the title-haa been published for some time in English, and now appears in Welsh dress. The lecturer deals in a masterly manner with his subject, and shows how pagan philosophy prepared the way for the Christian religion, how moral ideas were cultivated in the systems of Greece and Rome, systems, however, which were imperfect and incomplete, and how those ideas were fully developed in and by the Gospel. The subject is a most interesting one, and Mr. Jones seems at his best in dealing with it. To translate the lecture into Welsh required more than ordinary knowledge of the language, a quali- noatiom which the translator—we d( not think it is the author--does not seem to have pos- ftwed. In fa& the style in several places is slipshod, and some very elementary points in construction are not observed. Translation is by no means the easy task some scribes thank. They rush through the work somehow, and have no notion of the law of equivalence which obtains in language. As to beauties of style—rhythmic flow of the diction, the position of words, the right choice of terms they are non-existent to the 'prentice hands who now appear before the publio as trans- lators.

One of those questions which at times in- flame the public mind against public officials formed the subject of a two hours' debate at the Swansea County Council yester- day. The result of the discussion has been to effectually clear away the impression that the ratepayers of Swansea have in any way suffered by sharp practice at the hands of the town-clerk. The curious point about the whole transaction, how- ever, is that the law charges accounts have apparently been so kept that even the borough treasurer was under the impression that the corporation had received no "rebates" on law charges, as they were entitled to do under the arrangement with the town-clerk. And it is pretty clear, also, that the town-clerk kept everything in the background till he could effectually spring a mine upon his opponent, Mr. Leeder-and crueh him at one blow. Doubtless, all is fair in war, and this must be the town- clerk s justification. Mr. Leeder was, appa- rently, in the wrong, but the borough treasurer could not put him right, and the town-clerk, we presume, would not, and the natural wonder is that two important officials like the town-olerk and the borough treasurer should not be sufficiently in each other's con- fidence to rectify a matter of this kind before submitting it to a publio and undignified wrangle. The matter is now over, however, and there is a prospect of a formal vote of confidence in the town-clerk being passed at the next meeting.

The Bishop of Hereford has given Convo- cation a taste of his views on Disestablish- ment and Disendowment. His lordship bases his argument in favour of the Bill, not on "any fundamental Church principle," but on the ground of "expediency." "It must be admitted that the Church in Wales is in the minority," exclaimed his lordship, "and he felt that the Establishment is the in- veterate and incurable cause of political strife and social differences. He saw no prospect of any material change, in these circum- stances," henoe, in the interests of peace and quiet, he concluded that the Church must be swept away. Strange reasoning this from a Christian bishop, who is supposed to know that the principles of right and justice are eternal, and change not with changing times. If there are "political strife" and "sooial differences" in Wales, whose fault is it? Who introduced them? Moreover, if the Bishop of Hereford's argument had been followed in times gone by, where now would have been the Church in this country, and where Christianity itself? The Roman pro- consuls would have given much to rid the Empire of the "turbulent fellows" who moved from city to city, "turning the world upside down." St. Paul, if he had been of the same mind as the Bishop of Hereford, would never have oome out of Cilicia. "Expe- diency," forsooth I Christ cared little for expediency in lashing the Scribes and Pharisees of his age. Martin Luther on the Continent, Cranmer and Ridley and Latimer in our own country cast "expediency" to the windclWMn it stood between them endttuth and conscience. The good bishop's' inno- cence is delightful. "The Church in Wales is in a minority," said his lordship, a state- ment for which he was sharply pulled up by the Bishop of St. Asaph, who replied, "That is the turning point of the whole ques- tion." So it is. The Liberationists all along have carried on an agitation on false pre- tences, have begged the whole question, and taken for granted that Wales is t "nation of Nonconformists." Where is their proof? Where are the statistics in support of their contention? If they are so cocksure of their ground, why is it that they have slwtgrs strenuously opposed a religious eensMt Suöh a claim as this may sit Well on political LiberotionioU outride the Church, but it is a sorry slat-to find say people inside its pale employ it as an argument against the Estab- lishment, much less a Christian bishop, who is supposed to be like the Ch*& of which he I is a minister, "the pillw Mtd ground of the I truth."

WALWORTH AND DORSET. I The comments on the brilliant Unionist victory at Walworth which appeared in the different Radioal journals yesterday mode inte. resting reading, for they were fair examples of how, under the stress of circumstances, the a,rt of minimising the importance of untoward evente can be employed with dexterity. But, despite all the rhetoric at the command of such Radical journals as the "Daily News" and the "Chronicle," the "Westminster Gazette," the "Star," and the "Sun," there remained the one stubborn fact, which refused to be explained away, that the Unionist or Conservative candidate had been returned to Parliament with no less than five hundred and seventy-one votes to the good. Of those Radical mouthpieces just mentioned, one, indeed, the "Sun," had the good grace and honesty to admit "the result of the Walworth election is bad-very bad." But even the "Sun" did not, or pretended not to, under- stand how Walworth was won. Turning its blind side to the situation, this is what the "Sun" sajys: -"The association of humble workers like those of Walworth. with a oause championed by every duke and every landlord in the country is one of the things bard to understand." Not at all. The problem is by no meane difficult of solution. For enlightenment the "Sun" has only to turn to Westminster and listen to the ridiculous pantomime which is being played there night after night, and has been played ever since the present performers have appeared on the stage. The "humble workers" of Walworth, like the "humble workers" of every other con- stituency in the kingdom, are well aware that it has been nothing but play all along. Nero, it is said, fiddled whilst Rome was being con- sanied to ashes. The present Government have shown little better feeling, for last winter, when the "humble workers" of Wal- worth and of many another borough in England and Wales were about to perish from hunger and cold, the Government lifted not a little finger to help them out of their difficulty. "Humble workers" throughout the country are satisfied that they have nothing to gain by hanging on the skirts of the Radical party, and they turn for help and consolation to "dukes" and "landlords." This is the true solution of the problem which appears so mysterious to the "Sun." The same clear, unmistakable reply has been given by West Dorset, where the Conservative candidate has not only been able to hold the seat, but to swell the majority, which was obtained at the general election. In fact, the result of the poll yesterday showed that Colonel Williams, the Conservative candidate, was returned by bigger majority than that given Mr. Farqu- harson, the Conservative candidate in 1886. Then it was 1,205, now it is 1,213. In the election of 1892 this majority sank to e28, which shows that during the last three years Conservatism has made a decided advance ia the constituency. In other words, West Dorset, in common with Forfar and Brigg and Oxford and Walworth, has entered its pro- test with no uncertain sound against the use- less, meaningless, powerless Government now in office. With this condemnation upon con- demnation of their policy in regard to every portion of the kingdom, there remains bolt one plain duty for the Government to perform. But it is to be feared it muet be reckoned among their numerous sins of omission, for they have not the good sense to eschew office and the courage to appeal to the oountry at large.

THE GREAT WESTERN t RAILWAY. HEAVY DECREASE IN REVENUE I DISCHARGE OF WORKMEN AT I NEWPORT. Large batches of men employed by the Great Western Railway Company at the Tunnel Yard, Newport, have been dis- charged from their employment. A dozen men left lest Saturday, and a further batch of fifteen will leave next Saturday, whilst others are under notice. A number of men were also discharged in March last. The cause of this action on the part of the railway company is the large decrease in the revenue account. The revenue last week showed a decrease of upwards of 2171,000, compared with last year, and 295,000 with the corre- sponding week two years ago. To meet this decrease tile company are going to reduce the expenditure, and they propose to hold over for six or twelve months all work which does not require immediate attention. The de. ficiency is due to various causes. It can be attributed largely w the depression in trade and the recent protracted frost, whilst two months ago, when a strike in the South Wales coalfield was threatened, large con- tracts were entered into in the North, and vessels which usually load at Welsh sea- ports are still going to other ports. The com- pany are desirous of re-instating the men if possible, but there seems little protpect of this being done at present.

MILITARY MOVEMENTS IN SOUTH WALES. THE PORTHCAWL CAMP. It is expeoted that clog* Upon 9,000 men will be put under canvas at Porthcawl this year. A arge contingent of Regulars, Militia. and Volun- teers will make up the number.

FOUND DROWNED IN THE BUTE DOOKS, CARDIFF. On Wednesday morning the body oIlohn Lyons, a labourer, late of No. 6, Fishguard- str-t, South SPlotlmde, was picked up in the West Bute Deck, Cardiff. The deoeased had been missing since the 11th, and, as it was our. mised that he had fallen into the dock, the Bute Dook Police grappled for the body, which they re-vftvd at 11.30 a.m. The deoeased is now lying at the Eut Moors Mortuary.

REPRESENTATION OF CAR- DIGANSHIRE, RIVAL RADICAL OANDIDATES. The Radicals of Cardiganshire *M ?TiMi?t. Tit. B6c11o&18 of Cantipl18hiJe Me clhidediate ¡ =-=-?ü..í. ¡ ?X"?? ? .t.l?STfr. W?dSS!i?: the husband of the ?.TM leader of w.mX'. n.tht<—wttheoMtdettb!e en<my, but the fM. men ,mer Mr. V. Davies, who r"wn m the county. So MheMMt ?t?.t??uM that the Dwer" -Was three tm?thy b?X f-- voters compIWam of the wiion of the •JfiP0**?" of Mr. WynSotd t'hUim.d the t<t)ttt n. 'h* oM?t tn??M? 0.6 of the =,a. 8Dth ?UMMt? played! <??'?"' party fe*IW in di.- pJaJed.

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LONDON LETTER. (MMt 011. LOKDON ceBBEsroNMirre. 1 LONDON, WIOKIWIT. THE TOUT TRIUMPHS. The two splendid Tory victories yesterday are the only theme of discussion. The circum- stances are a great testimony to the perfec- tion of Tory organisation. They abun- dantly justify the glowing panegyric besto ed by Mr. Chamberlain the other day upon the obieif Tory agent, Mr. Middleton, whom he oalled the "Carnot of politics, the organiser of victoiy." In West Dorset the Tory poll came within fourteen of the figures esti- mated by the Tories. In Walworth, although the result came out relatively the same, the Tory estimate was not quite reached. In W&iworth the Tories ?ered from 30 per cent. of unredeemed pledges. Happily, the Ministerialists were a trifle worse off, ins?- much as their unredeemed pledges were 35 ?sr cent. on the promises. As far as the rories are wnoerex, it is not complained that the broken pledges are cases of wilful betrayal. It is aooepted by those responsible for the working of the election that many of them are unavoidable breaches of promise. Certainly, & number of working men who desired to vote for the Tory candidate were unable to do so because they did not get home from their work in time. This is known to be the case, because men who were there too late went to the Tory oommittee- rooms to complain they had been unable to vote. MATTKB FOB RejoiciNa. Points to rejoice over in Walworth rue that the Tory beat the combined Minis- terialist and Socialist vote, and that the costers, of whom there are 1,500 in the oon- stituency, defied the orders of their Trades Union offioiak and went for the Tory almost en mww. Mr. Bailey, the new member. WM an excellent oandidate, aad to-day is the most popular man in Walworth. RBSUIIT8 or TBI: BYB-KLECTIONS. I West Dorset is the sixth in the present series of bye-oledions. In 1892 the Govern- ment held four out of the six seats, and their net majority was 1,711. To-day they hold two out of the six seats, and their net majority over the whole six ia changed into a net minority of 1,375. The Tories have gained two seats out of four held by the enemy, aad have changed a Separatist majority of 1,711 into a Unionist majority of 1,375. In 1892 the Unionists had & majority in two seats; now they have 2,694 majority in four seats. The Separatists had 1,831 majority in four seats, and now have 1,219 majority in two seats. On the six election a the Tories hare potM a net increase of 938, and the Sepumtfiu a Bet dwrem of 1,380. The SM&ratioM show a demawd poll in each of the six constituencies, but the Tories have an increaee of 1,440 in three and a decrum of 502 in the other three. THe PENDING CONTESTS. Three more bye-elections remain to be fought, and, in all probability, three Unionists will be returned. Mr. Ritchie is going in for Croydon, and Leamington and West Edinburgh are regarded as safe. There may be some bother about the Edinburgh seat. The report of the Select Committee will be hastened on. and in a few days the writ will be issued, but Lord Setbome threatens to offer himself as a oandidate for re-election. This would be futile, and might be mis- chievous. Probably, the returning officer would refuse to aooept his nomination. If the nomination were aooepted, and Lord Selborne went to the poll, the Unionists would probably lose the seat. THE GOVERNMENT MAJORITY. At present the Government majority stands at fourteen. If the three Unionist seats now empty be filled it will be eleven. This it. counting in Mr. Keir-Hardie and other undependables on the Government side. A Minister was asked by one of our Front Bench men last night if we were likely to have an election soon. "That depends upon you," replied the Minister, whereupon our msa laughingly rejoined that the Opposi- tion did not oare for an election at present. A day or two ago a similar question arose with another Cabinet Minister, who oracu- Varly remarked that the date of the general election depended npon John Bull, but that the Tories could have it when they liked. DimBy DAY. Mr. Maclore admits that he intends to move the adjournment on the Derby Day. If he is able to o?rry it it will be beomse of 'eh:o of MiniaterMitts who &re in favour of the adjournment, but dare not vote for it. It is possible that Lord Stanley will second the motion. 19IR EDWARD S. HILL. Sir Edward Hill has been appointed chair- man of a Select Committee whose proceed- ines will be watched with keenest interest br To;aan-umm and working men interftw therein. I refer to the Committee sitting on the Steam Engines (Persons in Charge) Bill. The other members of the Committee are Mr. William Allan, Mr. Brunner, Major Darwin, Mr. Fenwiok, Colonel Gourley, Mr. Laurence Hardy, Mr. Heath, Sir Alfred Hickman, Sir Benjamin Hingley. Sir James Joioey, Mr. Seymour Keay, Mr. WilsDu Uoyd. Mr. Padton, Mr. RemAaw, Mr. JZl Wilson (Darham), Mr. Havelock Wilson, Mr. Woods, and Mr. Wrlgb. KIBKCONKKL AlqD THE OWL. I would not sell any of my inferior sprinters to Sir John Blundell Maple. I will tell you for why. Sir John's recent pur- chases of racing stock include two thorough- breds, Kirkoonnel and The Owl. Kirk- oonnef cost the genial knight of Qhildwick- bury, 5,000 guineas last year. After having won some good = early in the season as 8. two-year-old, later on Kirkoonnel got beaten, and was supposed to have deteriorated, and his owner, Mr. Cooper, thinking he bad a Ally in his stable superior to Kirkoonnel, sold him to Sir John. Kirk- oonnel, you must know, won the Two Thousand Guineas a fortnight ago, and thus his new owner got back nearly his full,price at the first time of asking. To-day Kirk- oonnel lost the rich Newmarket Stakes of 4,600govs. to The Owl, Sir John's other pur- chaae. The Owl was the property of the Duke of Portland, who sola him lost year to Sir John for 1,300 guineas, and has already won a valuable race for his new owner before to-day. Both The Owl and Kirkoonnel are in the Derby. The Blue Riband seems at the mercy of Sir John. Hew DISSOLUTION IS BOOMED. I b Lûe last night the Lobby wu pervaded bt mmouM (M approaching ODIIVW of the =.=t. thi=Cg :'ft. off Walworth election. Ministerial wire-pullen had known they were beaten hoar* before the official declaration, but when the figures were tener?ty known the pMty was plunged into the deptba of de?pfur, M if it Kad not been the of dCe f T"l?z.urs which obtained P* ed circulation during the evening was, however, due to the enSomMm of the Tory members who have not yet gained a perfect acquaintance with the ways and manners of the House. They had discovered a mare's nest, on which the old rumour went forth tll: the Government were gate to ride for a fall on the Looal Veto Bifi; that the Chancellor had taken the bit in hie teeth, and, in defiance of his Meat in the Cabinet Isot week, intended to force the unpopular Bill to a second reading. For proof of this we were referred to the paper for next Mon- day. when the Local Veto Bill tppeMt aa tU 4LY, first order of the day. But this does not mean it will be the first order of the day when Monday comes. It really means nothing, except that Ministers are keeping up the pretence that they will bring the Bfll in some day. When Monday comes the Webù Disestablishment Bill will have the first place, and Local Veto will be nowhere. A GREEK PLAY or THE GBKEK WAT. I Much interest is being evinoed in the per. formance of the "Alcestes" of Euripides which we are promised at Bradfield College, Berks, in the middle week of June. The performance is to be thoroughly Chwitu? The theatre is m the opee air, oMred oat of a chalk pit. dt,OB <h< Ghtek mo?!. En"t the mMh mW M<h Mthun.! ?d, Meconodered unmiWWo to the eonditioM of n»*>ra ait), all the essential features of Greek tragedy will be re-prodaoed. There is, however, In more than one way a ohA of the tMd<? and mdal Th.Mh<? M in the x?be sim? By ?. AmMM ? WM<M) for the IIU, ?em<t?tMr?t.. to which they win be con?tcM by wood- bwm. That h aaciftt. Modem It a request that ladies bring faee rather than svnahadss. as the latter impeds the view of othsnr. The beginning of the ploy will be nanoaneed 1w trumpet*, and tnmpets will also call an adjournment in the oaae rtfshowers, the qbor&W dwwpg when the nee lastly wiew. The grwk Kates ba ?:. = from <he<tt< MM W: Pembttt. M« Mw In the .M?.m? X. wM.? t?ixM 'tM?Mt?ttM?t&thtjMttM.MJhM? fIèea poIII1IJa, to. lenD 01 the Greek cithra. k the i?twob t ? Mdtenoe the modem public ?o!ML'? d"i- h8e been adopted, but th.'?2? foee, a ewt of ting-wng rwitati", ?-S? *Mne sort of Ww is prearved, will be fot)H??  the ?" dI_, and mMidMT M"Oge bOYs or mMtert, and the md? i.S  ?e.. '• written by Mr. ?7 A. Williams, one of the masters. A WELSH SoPJUNO. Never h? there been 4 t?e&ter dearth  good Welsh soprano& Undoubtedly, o» 2 the fima young Welsh ?.prnMs at -— is Miss Gertrude Hugb?. who has suSS. b? upon u? as a we)w,ne meteor mZ Hughes is one of the most promising R fJ? .tudeuts. and h? a beautifully fash M. with an excellent method. 4he wi? singing at the LI?dudno National Ei;4; fod proclamation co?-ert, and mM? .-? pte?dtoh?TthatDr.Pany had o?." ?dd?" ? in his '—————? X ei-teddiod.

THE DORSET ELECTION. ANOTHER MAGNIFICENT COM 8ERVATIVE TRIUMPH. INCREASE OF THE TORY MAJORITY. The result of the West Dorset election ml ing for which took plaoe on Tuesday, >u olared abortjy before slorm .,d??k ? Whw day morning foU."e Colonel Williams (C) 3 538 Mr.W<MdH?,.r(ina) ?;?; 3?? Majority i,«.i K&jori 1,2JJ COLONEL WILLIAMS At Beaininstsr, where the poll waa declared, the greatest enthusiasm WM manifested. Colonel Williams proposed a vote of thuab to the sheriff, and Mr. Homer, In seconding it, said he had had great powers against hip, but he had received more votes than he ft. pected. With regard to the successful candi- date, he believed they had in Colonel Willing a man ho would endeavour to i ns>sml them according to their wishes. Colonel WIt. liams was then chaired to the principal hoM, where he addressed a large mJont, thanktDg his friends for their support, and the other s'de for their oouiteay. West Dorset, he -aid, had declared, by the largest majority ever given in the constituency, that it held fast to Unionist principles. Colonel Williams was afterwards driven to Bridport, where he wu accorded a magnificent reception by his parti- sans. I POSITION OF PARTI ICS IN THE 00.. STITUENCY.  1886. 1886. im im C. 3,W7 3,672 23.&69J 1 $3 L. 3?6 ?4OT ?S ?3 142 1,206 878 1,213 'DMCmMTMttM m"a"e In im, UK od MX waa the late Mr. H. Fmrquaraon the P-J' .Wi. date in 1186 aad Mt6<S?S?tt??!?'!)S? d.t. i'? IM -d C. T. Gatty.

ENGLAND AND FRANCE. CARDINAL VAUGHAN ON THBIB RELATIONSHIP. A Dalziel's telegram from Paris says:—'Us "Figaro" relatee a conversation which a ear respondent had with Cardinal Vaughan a few days ago, during the letter's rtcent visit ta France. Surprise being expressed that the cardinal should visit the country, his eminence said the French always appeared very asto- nished to see say Englishman manifest say sympathy for France. England was lookst upon as an under-handed enemy, or as per- fidious Albion, and this hostility we* u much the subjeot of great astonishment to Enfiuh- men as was the lattor's sincerity in reeog. nising Frenoh glory and rendering just homafi to Frenchmen. The habitual bitterness of tb French newspapers contrasted greatly with thi esteem which the Whglisli people always ex- pressed for France, especially in private con- versation.

EARL SELBORNE'S PEERAGE. The Press Association anderstands that il first meeting of the Select Committee en the claim of Earl Selborne to retain his seat Ia tIIr Honse of Commons wiU be held te-day (Thssa day). RADICAL VIEW OF THE TORY POSITION. The London correspondent of the "Ma ohsster Guardian" esp.-Lt is quite osrtsia that the inoidents of the Lord Selbona oase have not strengthened the sllissifls between the Conservatives and the Liberal Unionists. The opinion of the great belt of the Couwvative pwty on the oatbw w<x forcibly expressed by Sir Michael Uidu- Beach, who w. WMoty ebeInd far the bem bdund b?mL Tbefeetmttt.mtxot, comml among the =a A" iIe of the cio? esrvatives th" hwe been Main )<d is* a podition of abowdi* by SStM? Unionist Mend*. Lord Seboises soum was denounoed in Conservative quarters froae the Am pMpott<M)tt, ?d b., tU need of maoiliating Mr. OMmbwlsiia iudww the Conser-ti?? ledon to take up attitude in regard to it. Bat when the House met on Tuesday the impression was general that Mr. Chamberlain would osnfina himself to formally _ia« 6* about &r JtmM OwmwUW wkwk wo m the IWM b"eme job. His extraordinary ■ssiuli, bristliaf it did with umwamt anuume to H- of Lord*, <? th* grsatsat BMtMt offmce to the CoíaeerYMi_l .1 i. emy reason to MM?< tbú if he W mmit hMM?da?totdivi?tht?nt'T he? of C<)Men?vMw<?MhM.t-e' lobby .e-Mn.t it. A* it & mu-her of 0- :wIz induding two se..b. «tt? e* :e"ê Opposition c.-¡:: 1,on: and Mr. J- Low&tr—?ttd Mai" the 'PPMntpt?t of the 0<XM)tMte. in o?tr ta! :m::t mm of what Aay M<Md*d the bad tdic8 of tMir" h their opnion the ChanoMw Of the Szcbsqoer's ojter on Monday night to the wnt fa Weet BtiiaburP ahou1d haw at okod with, inid o< htu? ttXettd, M it WM. on Oo mterwDtioD oOM f :-c--me a TUm M no doum at the whole bubwo has been very hiiitwg for the OmoMm. *nd that (or this biikti. they bm ?t?dy to th.* *&A iOdW of 0. LI&W Uniooiaa On <hi)<t which M a? 'tt 9-A aanoyaaoe m do C*ie? = Mm)n) M the <h? Uaï;; result arrived at will drive off the dec tion for West Edinburgh, and so keep th* party abort of a vote. I lave reason t* MMTt. œ &a delay WW b* ermt T%e -?m? is mat the Com- mittee which is to inquire into lbs Wt r"ing to BwWm of So*om will be constituted in a day or wo, od will ampku i. inqnintt at a single mtMt?. wMth-tf only aaoupy < few ounatm An 6*00 ::r .Ie 6o.ut; the other Committee which it sitting an ms question of the vacating at seal*, so a Of rendsr an early repert passible. If. ton* the Ocounit" does an t, withk i, wa* or ten days the writ ftr -lweo M*1«ti(h will he movsd far without waiting far Ha conclusion*. Than is no intention h aw* the oonetitueuoy to be virfasuy dietam ohised.

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