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I METEOROLOGICAL NOTES. I SOUTH WALES TIDE TABLE ;I I l II 1:11;1=lg 5 Wednes r Morui'g | 2 57 1 1 511 245?195? 5 jlsunn; 3 4 2 13 5 12 1 2 25 | 2 5 N:Y 27 ( :tIJg 12 2 2 Ij ;11 12 2 1 2Ó Thurs- c.Mur'imr 3 56 2 15 3 3'1 I 2 53 2 59 ay 1 4 a 30 4 43 19 3 2 Nov.28 C Heiiriit I 28 10 | 26 8 | 29 029 10 | 8 2 44?,134 23 j~3 43 3 46  I," 5351 1 4?24 1 4 l? Nov. :) }f' 3 I 2 li 3Ó' 13Ó 1 \1; l Šatur- Morn>i,g floTT^ i a 14~I 4 211 TS Uuy, i Evening 5 51 J 4? 5 37 4 51 4 5i N)1> t;h:'¡; 131 '9090 3" 0 14, 8 20 5] 6916131L2 Sundav ( Morning J 9| 5 5]559TT"lY| De 'H ?'?S 31 6 M! 620? 555?— 'l 1 '?ht JM ?7?29.32 4 i ."d-Y ( lor".l,'lt I J J? 5 h7 | »«• I & ;6| D?,. 2 li?i. '?"? ? R72tjt7?- ^.Henriir I H M2N8 ?3' M Tu-miy. ?'?"X 7?bM7?6  Dn'Hl)3 ]vunK 7 G5j 650 I 7441 L 58 Dec 3i (■HeiL'iu I 31 ? 30 '? ? 3t 4 ? 33 ?  K pain asm fEttat Dock SiI jAlexanura i/oci. oDoc'u Si 1

BAKCMKrmCM, INDICATIONS. Appended ir ? 'itutvi l,:iroir»*hrinHl reading for 'k:. 48 hours ende 1 Tuesday iduight, ?7 "!g .I- at the H>srsru JJau Oitice, U.It. Tue inHtrmneni is 33ft. R.tHJ. øeh. jev

WEATHER FORECAST. YJ£ST!1tIIA Y'R F.IT. Easterly wiuds, fresh; fair; dry. Elustedr & north-easterly L winds, moderate blcau. The of the WEATHER R.HT-IMITFTI. ui. 1" of ..d .?.th NV?,le? f?, to.ÔH nVeduc8day)i ?. folloW9 Soufh-tfosferly breezes, H:1ht; fine ?'M"? then southerly or south-westerly, 7iulii<jr, and N.? J? ?, 1, ,iblj

TEMPEKATUKK AND RAINFALL. DATE. I- X KMPNTTAXUTTK. J _x \:I;T!T: ¡mL WeiJnesdoy, ;0 62 l i 38b 010 Thursday !2l I 62 15 ?5 0'14 FrMM 122 63 15 3 0 0 00 l?3 62 40 :o Sunday.?.?24 62 35 485 OK) Monday 25 62 36 49 0 o.o') Tuesday ?- 6^ i I ::g g:gg lh Temnerftturerepreseutsexrremeroadinsf of the I thermometer for 24 hours mdu 9 II..IU." taken iu tbe shuete at Cwri-y-Vil, Peuarth. '1'huRfLinfn.lll'egît.eL'e\i at Cwrt-yVil, Penarth, for the 24 hours ended 9a.m.

HUNTING APPOINTMENTS | FOXHOUNDS. CARMARTHENSHIRE,—Friday, November 29, Shop N d I CHISPSTOW.— Friday, N.,??ib?, 29, Dib?,lo.,?' GJUK0R<.UN8if £ RFC\—Friday, November 29, R?y LlRtn.CrosaroKdJ-ib.46. ?' '?'? ?'  LOllD TREDEGAR'S.-Friday November 29, Coed. kernew— ,1. LLANGIBBY.—Saturday, November 30, Cross Ceilog -10.30. MONMOUTHSHIRE.—Wednesday, November 27. Kiug of l russia—11. MR. SEYMOUR ALLKN'S.—Friday, N.,?,,?b?r 29, Hen]Jan Lodge; Tuesday, December 3, IV?Jli,t.. uarrios; ??, dY, D?.b.? 6, dC: sdy ::ber 6'101Bl(8ol1:toh}: I day, December 13, M.I?.t. Cr..?,d PEMBROKESHIRE—Thursday, N.?..b?, 28, Tufton Ärms-ll a.m. 10.41. November 28, Newchal)el -10.45. Y«TBAP.—Wednesday, N.,?,?ib,r 27, Dyb.th F,,d.y, November 29, King's Arm., C?er?y -10a.lI1. HARRIERS. C@l(!IHOWELL._F?id.y, N.??.b.? 29, Ll..gu.yd?r -11.

IJLANDAFF CATHEDRAL SERVICES. Wednesday, November 27.-Hopkins in F anthem, U Plead Thou my cause (Mozart). .1 pl, I'? .c ?. 2<.—Stagxall i. G uthewt Abide with me (Bennett). Friday, November 29.-Rogers in D; lym., 41 Saturday (St Andre..), November 3O.-Holy Com. muuieu at 8.30a.m. Stainer in A; -the., 14 The Souls of the righteous'' (Nares),

TO-iDAY'S EVENTS. I CARDIFF. Gkvmorganshire Assizes *10.30 Police-courb .1.11. 0 Finance ° ?mittM' lllo Uniforms Cb-itte,? 4.9

SUMMARY OF NEWS. A telegram from Constantinople states that the Ottoman Government has refused to grcaut the request of the Ambassadors of the Great Powers to station a second man-of-war of itach nationality in the vicinity of Coitr stantinople. The reason assigned for the refusal is that the appearance of more foreign men-of-war may cause a general uprising of the Mahommedan population. Another telegram states that should the firmans not be granted, ad- ditional gunboats would, nevertheless, be sent into thie Bosphorus. It is pointed out that the demand, which is made in virtue of treaty rights, involves an important ques- tion of principle, and) that the Powers cannot now draw book without seriously injuring their prestige. The Russian naval authori- ties display great activity in the military ports of the Black Sea, with the object of preparing the Russian fleet in those waters for active service in any eventuality that may arise. Particulars of the outbreak at Marash on the 19th inst. show that the massacres were of a terrible character. The Press Association learns from the Ashanti Envoys that no reply ,has been re- ceived from King Prempeh direct ratifying the submission made by them on his behalf to the demands of the British Government. The Colonial Office, they understood, had received confirmation of their assurances that they had full power to treat on behadf of his Majesty, Details have been received of tlui Battle of Taguasco, in Cuba. The Spanish loss was 600 killed and wounded, General Aldave being amongst the fornwr, while the insurgents lost 270 killed and wounded. The Spanish authorities are stated to be rigidly suppressing all announcements of the affair. The trial of Jabez Balfour was continued on Tuesday. During the proceedings the cllfendant himself made a long statement in Mplanation of his oonnection with the financing of the Whitehall Court property. Mr. J. O'Connor bad not concluded his speech for the defence when the court arose. At Liverpool on Tuesday Mr. Justice Collins sentenced the two colliers, Win- stanley and Kearsley, to death for the wilful ramrtfer of the railway detective Kidd •t Wigan on September 29. At Coleford Petty Sessions on Tuesday James Morgan, Geo. Morgan, and Geo. Hill, who were on Monday committed for trial charged with the murder of Polioe-sereeant Morris, were further charged with attempting to murder a policeman named Harding, and were committeed for trial on this charge aho. The Glamorganshire Assizes were continued on Tuesday. At a meeting of the Cardiff Health Com- imttce on Tuesday a sub-committee was ap- pointed to go round the Mary Ann-street district, accompanied by the medical officer •ad chief inspector, and report to tha com- mittee. On t TheIJda, morning the sohooner I lHkuithropigt, of Milford, foundered in the Cardiff Roads, the crew landing safely in their own boM. _„ Mr. W. S. Caine addressed a meetinz at WiocBy on Tuesday night. T«^Zw. the OpeniDg day of TÆdegv'g .how. Dr. <? MM. Ganod T?emM, of Newport, to give 25,000 tc?M?tte | btu!du? <? & new innnnMy. oMtdttMn*J!y .P? ?18?00 bej? pr.v? by the publw ,el within three years. If less than 215,000 is I rj"ed they will contribute in proportion. Money continued on Tuesday fairly abundant, and rates remained at 1 per cent, over the night, or 1 per cent. over the settlement. 1 ortnightly loans to the Stock Kxohange were renewed at i t 1 oent., or rather easie» h:t\in: 1 lh uo: l: very quiet, and first.das8 acceptances were (quoted easier at 14 to lg per cent. It being the tirst day of the settlement, memhers were chiefly engaged in the arrangement of the accouIÜ" but no difficulty «as experienced in the carry-over, money being plentiful I and rates generally light. Markets were again strong.

Our contemporary tlit "Morning Post. is somewhat previous iu stating that trfe New- poi L Corporation "havu wiswiy abandoned a piece of costly and ineffective trenching, similar to that; which hj.s been doifft. at Kccup, to the i Leeds rate- 1"'Jers." The new reservoir scheme has not yet ilbaidoiitd, for the corporation are at pieseut negotiating with a well-kticwii contractor in order to give it cited. When these negotiations are over it may be found that thE. wurst tears of the corporation iu regard to the extra outlay lia\c not hce: lIeU iOUlldetl.

The polict authorities in Cardilf just now show unwonted activity in enforcing the pio- visions of the Sunday Closing Act. Lust Sunday week was a red-letter day jn the bistoiy of repression, numerous sui utssfui InÜus having be,i? ma4e suspected houses. Vesterday the law-breakers wwe brought before the bench, the stipendiary devoting the. wljole morning to the hearing of cases. In ail, lines amounting to L92 were im- posed, one shebeener alone being mulcted in a sum of £50. This rigorous "enforcement of the 1a w may be a source of gratification to Sunday Closers in Carditf, but their merry- making is premature, for they are a long u ay from being out of the wood. The band of -sJieb^enei'.s in Cardilf do not appear to be decreasing; on the contrary, they would Stem to be growing steadily, and opening out new branches in localities wiiitre hitherto they have been practically un- known. These facts afford no ground for encouragement to persist in the ta'k of working out the salvation of Cardiff ou tli,e lines of repressive legislation. That p'.an has been tried now for a long period, and it is time other means and methods were brought into play.

Lord Tredegar's fat cattle show, held yesterday at Newport, appears to have been a thorough success, the exhibits' being more numerous and, generaliy tspeaking, of a better quality than in former years. The only drawback was the absence of pigs, uluch was accounted for by the appearance of swine fever in the district. This proved disappointing, for it was only at the last moment that the grunters were forbidden to appear. Whether the agricultural classes il; Monmouthshire duly appreciate Lord Tredegar's no ble effort to improve live stock in that county is a matter of some doubt; his lordship's endeavours, however, -entitfe him to the warmest thanks of the community, for he has no other object in view tliani the promotion of farming interests. In one sense, perhaps, his lordship may be said to be doing himself an injustice by not endeavouring to make the show the rendezvous of a gieater number of visitors. On a day like yesterday, of course, it re- quired some amount of courage to battle with wind and weather for any length of time; but yet an effort might have been nade to bring a greater number together, not only from Monmouthshire itsettf, but from the adjoining counties as well, for the show exercises influence over a very wide sphere.

Next week (December 5) the formal opening and dedication will take place of the Welsh Church at Aberavon, the ceremony being performed by the Lord Bishop of Llandaff. A local correspondent draws attention to the fact that the sermon at the morning service will be an English, the preacher being the Rev. F. W. Edmondes, of Bridgend. The arrangement seems somewhat out of place, for, as it is a Welsh Church, and as its erec- tion argues that Aberavon required a Welsh Church, it is dijlioult to discover a reason why the first sermon preached in the new edifice should be in a language not under- standed of the people. Our patriotic corre- spondent goes a step further, and suggests that his Worship the Mayor of Aberavon should exercise his influence "with those in authority," pointing out "the injustice of their proceedings." It seems to us that the proper person to appeaJl to would be the vicar, who, as he has a reputation for reasonableness and courtesy, would, no doubt, give all necessary heed to any representations made to him by the aggrieved Welshmen of his charge. Possibly, the vicar might find a way out of the difficulty by requesting some Welsh friend sufficiently learned in the vernacular to preach in front of the Vicar of Bridgend. A tandem arrangement of this kind would, probably, prove pleasing to the Nonconformist section of the parishioners.

To-day a deputation of gentlemen from Cardiganshire will wait upon the Home Secretary in reference to a local police matter, with which, as the case may be said to be pendente lite, we shalllnot now deal. This deputation forms part of a larger number of l'eprcsentatives from that county, including the lord-lieutenant (Colonel Daviies-Evans), the member for the county (Mr. Vaughan-Davies), and the chair- man of county council (Mr. J. M. Howell), who appear at the Light Railways Con- ference, which meets to-morrow at West- Jmnsttr. The people of Cardiganshire seem to be thoroughly in earnest on this latter question, and fully a,pprecia,te the advantages derived from any scheme that may connect the stacoast between Aberystwith and Cardigan with the existing railway facili- ties further inlaud. As is pointed out by a correspondent in our issue of to-dav, the question of increased railway accommoda- tion in the county seems to have been first broached by Mr. Stephen Evans, of London; but .quite recently the Bishop of Chester strongly urged the county authorities to take the matter in hand, and it is, pjtrhaps, to his lordship's advocacy the present interest, not to say enthusiasm, in regard to the question is mainly to be attributed.

WESLEYANS AND VOLUNTARY I SCHOOLS. To-day an influential deputation, reprtsent- ing the Wesleyan Conference, visits Lord Salisbury with a view to place before the Premier the views of that body on voluntary schools. The deputation consists of suoh men as Dr. Rigg, the Rev. Hugh Price Hughes, Sir Henry Fowter, and Mr. Percy Bunting, all of whom have paid great attention to the question of voluntary schools, for, as is well known, the Wesleyan body are largely interested in those institutions. Last year they had no less than 509 schools under inspection, in which there were 199,185 school plaoes, the number of scholars actually examined being 164,286. Their share of the muw.1 grant Jut ytac reached the sum of AM,663, being 18s. 4d. for each scholar in average atten- danoe- Their fee grants amounted to farther sum of 965,863. These figures thow iihat, though the Wesleyana' st«&e in the I voluntary school system is not nearly so great as that of the Church, yet it is very considerable, and cannot be lightly thrown away. With the Church, the Wesleyan Conference agrees that it is reasonable and fair voluntary schools should be supported from public funds, but, contrary to the Establishment, the conference desires that all schools supported thus shoulld lie under public control. This, probably, will he the viis", placed before Lord Salisbury to-day. It is it view which. no doubt, has much to recommend it, but it does not appear to us to be perfectly fair. logical, or consisted. As we have already stated more than once, the buildings belong to the managers of the s-jvera] schools, built and paid for by them, not with funds derived from public, but from connexional, sources. In every sense, they form part cf the coullexion's property. As public elemen- tary schools, however, thev are lCllc to the State, to educate the children of the State, with no reference to denomination or creed. Now, for this service to the State or to secular education, it is fair to argue that the' State should defray all the expense incurred in doing its work, chiefly because it makes itself sponsible for public education. With the bli.dins, their control, management, and use, there is no reason why the State, much Jess a local representative body, should inter- fere. Nor should such a body exercise any control over these schools, for all the control necessary is already exercised by the Education Department, which, by the fact of its yearly allowance in the shape of grant?, guarantees that the schools are properly managed and that ttieii, educational machinery is considered ellicient. Where, then, does public control or local representative control come in. 01' why should there be any need for a change i'l the management, even if these schools were partly supported from local rat". It is a sufficient concession to meet the equity of the case on the part of managers to lend these schoolrooms for the purposes of secular educa- tion, witlwuL being forced to surrender their ratuwglUlellt of the schools.

DEATH OF MR. JAMES ROWE, NEWPORT. A POPULAR HOTEL PROPRIETOR GONE. A great many of our readers, not only in Newport and Monmouthshire, but through- out South Wales generally, will learn with regret of the death of Mr. James Rowe,the proprietor of the Queen's Hotel, Newport, and the lessee of the Victoria Theatie. Mr. Rowe got up about lialf-past seven Qll Tues- day morning, apparently in his usual "tat", of health. He drank a glass of soda water, and at eight o'clock he went upstairs again. Shortly afterwards the servants were startled by a violent ringing of Mr. Ruwe's bell, and one of them, upon going up to the bedroom, found Mrs. Ruwe bathing the head of her husband, who was sitting in a chair. Doctors were immediately sent for, but death had occuried before the arrival of Drs. Vine and Marsh. It transpired that whilst Mr. Roue was reading his morning paper he coughed and moaned. Mrs. Rowe hastened to him, but he was then red in the face, and, ap- parently, choking, and never spoke again, The death is ascribed to apoplexy. Mr. Rowe had not complained of illness, and 1h was always regarded as a healthy man. His death ca-used a painful shock throughout the town, and the greatest sympathy was expressed with Mrs. Rowe and deceased's step-children. Mr. Rowe was ont of the most genial of men, and wherever he was known he was regarded as a friend. He was a native of Haverfordwest, and was formerly a traveller for Messrs. W aterlow and Sons, London. He came to Newport in 1882, and married Mrs. Matthews, of the Queen's Hotel, widow of Mr. F. Matthews. Mrs. Matthews had five children, but there has been no Issue by the marriage with M.r. RoWH. After his marriage Mr. Rowe, with a, few other gentlemen, acquired the lease of the Victoria-hall, and converted it into a theatre. An excellent rider and a keen lover of horses, Mr. R-owe.'s favourite sport was in the hunting field, and lie was closely identified with the race meeting held at Caer. leon during the Tredegar Show week. For many years he had acted as joint secretary, and on the course he generalEy performed the duties of starter or judge. He had been busily employed in connection with this years meeting, which is to be held, to- morrow (Thursday), and lIe will be sorely nnssed by the other officials. He was presi- dent for the year of the Newport Licensed Victuallers' Association, and the greatest valuê was placed upon his advice and assistance. In politics he was a staunch Conservative, but was Mgardtd by both parties as a fair-minded man, and it is safe to say that he never offended one whose views did not agree with his own. At tlit- Tredegar Show on Tuesday almost the only topic of conversation seemed' to be Mr. Kowe's death, and the greatest sorrow was manifested on a11 sides. Deoeased was 45 years of age.

SAD DEATH OF AN ABER- DARE TRADESMAN. A profound sensation was created "t Aber- dare OJ} Tuesday morning upon it becoming known that at an early hour the body of Mr. George Davies, the well-known hatter, had been found under the Cwm Viaduct, on the Creat Western Railway. Deceased had been i)ar- ticularly cheerful of late, and, when spoken to after eight o'clock on Monday night, appeared in excellent spirits. Failing to return home at the cu.-toma.ry hour, a number of friend s (Messrs. Tom Peek, D. Tudor W.lliami, and Neb. Lewis) went on a searching expedition, with the result already stated. Deceased was married to a daughter of the late Mr. Philip Rees, who died about four years ago, leaving a son and daughter, for whom great sympathy is felt in the town in their present bereavement. Singularly enough, the sad event took place on Mr. Davies's forty-fifth birthday. He WM 8. man of genial temperament, and highly respected by every one in the town from his unassuming an* pleasant disposition.

FUNERAL OF SIR WILLIAM DAVIES. AU the necessary ai^rangemente for the funeral of the late Sir William Davies have been made. It will take place at eleven o'clock this (Wednesday) morning. Sir William's lemains will be interred in hi8 family burial enclosure in the-Macpelah (Baptist) Cemetery, Haverfordwest. In accordance with the ex- preesed wish of the deceased, no floral tributes are to be sent. It iõ stated that, Lady Davies will attend the funeral, and so will all the other members of the family. The clerks of the deceased gentleman will aot aa the bearers.

DEATH OF MHS, LEWIS, ST. MARY HILL. The news of the ??'' of Mrs. Lewie, of St. Miuy Hill Court, --? Brid?pnd w H be ?, -i!W v with Profou"d an excep- tionally liarge cirole of friends in Glomorgau- "hi- bi-thhi??. I'hl deceased "'dyl who "ell known )D th. of GI. V the relict theV ;to j¡¡,w:'DdtÐi.: "1 Dav,d> of S^Ury CW Bhe wu on a v6it to h6 wo M?Wutmm Lewte of Tyhiooc-h, Abercani, ?h- ShP ?- -tta&?d by the nin?, which p-?, d ft?L She I?vea ? I_g. fMmty to ol?,. I'?r lo" ?.uu?t her ?, being Mr. R. ■A ;L,r f Lloyd?; Bank17.i Soutlh wfj' ?'" ??' barrister of tie !w W-a- Circuit; and Mr. N ? tX. who i6 Wf? kncwn in o?iouttufttt oiTchs. and G^T°^nnia? t'fe Bnd?cald Board of ian ILe funerel, a pa lilic on. will 6 1 11 tnday, starting -t oom o'oknk r= šD illf:tC=

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LONDON LETTER. I TFEOM OUR LONDON CO»KKBP(V*m;NTS.l I LONDON. TUESDAY EVENINS. I THE NEW ECCLI^IAKTICAL COMMISSIONER. Matthew White Ridley's appointment as Jlicclesiastical CoiuiuUsiou^r, gazetted to- ught, is tix-oflicio. The Ecclesiastical Com- mission has to comprise the Cabinet Ministers, including a JSecretary of State, the two archbishops, 31 bishops, four judgt, tinee deans, and twelve eminent ;ar. men. ihey are all unpaid. The only paid Commissioners are two out of tlie three Estates Commissioners, who mav be des- cribed as the executive of the Kuclesias- tical Commission. Mi. Elliutt Lees is the unpaid Comniissiouer, and Eari Stanhope and Mr, fituart Wortley. "-h. was recently appointed, are the paid COllullisHioner>. COST OF AN ELECTION PETITION. If anyone is ,1. sirous to know the oost of an unsuccessful eletioll petition, the be.st person to apply to is Mr. Seymour Keay, some time membei for Elgin and Nairn. He has to pay tat tu.il costs of tlie unsuccessful petition against Mr J. E. Gordon, who beat him la-st summer. Mr. K*av will probibly have to pay £ 4,000, and will certainly b I lucky if he gets off for £ 3.000. In this oaae it is a remarkaWe coincidence that Lord i M'Laren, who presided at the triad of the Elgin petition, was the W1>:uecx;sful opponent of Sir Mark fey tew art ? who in 1880 was nn. seated by petition for the Wigtown Burghs. Imit was the last oOCMion 011 HIUUI a Scotch member WIIS unseated and tho circumstances reflected not the slight.,st discredit on Sir Mark Stewart. PiiiNcuss MAUD'S BIRTHDAY. Many happy returns are being wished to the Princess .Maud of Wales, who to-d.iv attained her twenty-sixth year. Before another birtnday comes round it s hoped Me will Ix able to congratulate her on another deeply important landmark in her life namely, Jier marriage to Prince Charles of Denmalk. The birthday was celebrated with more than ordinary heartiness, in view of the Princess being now a li"uOle. As usual, the Quf-en sent the birthday cake. wluoh was baked at Windsor from the famous recipe leit by the Duke, of Camber- land. THE BALrouR SENSATION. The surprise iu the Liberator trial to-dav was the new movement by Mr. Jabez Balfour in cllUooing to make a speech 01', rather a Statement, on his own behalf. We ought to assume that this statement was rather in the nature of evidence than of an appeal or argument. The prisoner in a criminal trw 1 is not aJ"wtd to be a sworn w¡tne", but can give List statement, not on oath, for what it is worth. This is what Jabez did, and his staetment didn't interfere with the usual speech for the defence which was made by Mr. John O'Connor. jabez spoke with deliberation and j^erfect case. He has aged a great deal since he left this count-iy. but has lost none of the perfect command of detais and appreciation of puints which enabled linn to win so high a place among the sharp-witted tiuanciers of the Citv Right through the trial he has followed the tvi. eienee with unremitting attention. Not a point has been lost, and he has kept his counsel full of—using the word advisedly—admirable instruction. In fact. Jabez has shown that in choosing to be a great financier he has spoilt the makings of a succt-ssrul attorney. SOME IRISH GOSSIP. Two bits of Nationalist gossip excite a twitter of curiosity to-day. Who is the M.P. who is seeking five thou- sand pounds damage« for libel, and what are the revelations concerning Mr T P. O C^ onnor's journalistic career that are pro- mised in the "Irish Catholic," Mr Tim Healys organ" Mr. O'Connor has incurred a great deal of hot w ater through his taki.? sides with the oppressors of Tim Vea:?. Only the other day the "I.?h Catholic" had a ti hl'%Olil::Iink Hu?h O'Donce)) in which "Tay Pay" came in for some obt.? n,tio1l8 of a luminous, not to say hvid character Nor is this the lat of it. From what I hear, it is likely that there will be some veiy warm work indeed, and a great many wigs on the gleen before the Tim HeaJyites, Dillonites. O'Brienites, and other Anti-Parnellite factions are finished threshing out their differences. THE KADICAL LEADERSHIP. Mr. John Moneys probable re-entry into Jraiuament again raises the question of the Liberal leadership. After the disaster at the polls the party has been simply marking time. Without a policy or programme, and with divided leadership, it has no hope before it. Lnder the circumstances, it is more in- clined to remain under the sway of Lord Koseuery, as a leader most gratifying to a party which is sick of programmes a.nd active po.ieies. Sir William Haroourt, too, has not been able to repair the rent in his reputa- tion caused by his persistent championship of Local Option, to which many members ot the Palty attribute their defeat, nor has Sir W llliam s secluion since the elections mended matters. It is thought that, at least, he ought to come forth and make a show of light, and there are whispers that if he does not present himself at the annual confe- rence to be held at Hudderstield shortly he may be invited to withdraw. Lord Roseberv attended the last conference, and, in due rota- tion, it is Sir William's turn this year. As however Sir William is weaiy of leadership and of the party intrigues from which he has suffered, it is quite likely that he will with- draw himself from public life at ao distant date. He out of the way, Lord Roseberv would have the undisputed leadership of the party, with Mr. Asquith as leader in the House of Commons. Sir Henry Campbell- iiaimenna-n would be an able and more popular leiwer, and may even be selected, but he ha- suffered in reputation from being the direct cause of the defeat of the late Government. Mr. John Morley is on all hands admitted to be impossible as leader, but- he is wanted badly to strengthen the very weak Front Bench, THE HOME OFFICE. Sir Matthew White Ridley is distinguishing himself already by the energetic way in which he is both infonuing himself on outside matters connected with his office and. at the same time, introducing useful reforms. His latest movement has been to send Mr. Merrick, the chaplain of Holioway Prison, on a minion to  the Prison?' Aid Societies that an- estabhsaed in diffeient parts of the countr'y lhe information that Mr. Merrick gleam a, to the method* and operations of the societies will be embodied in a report to be rpresented to Sir Matthew. THE GIRL's BXUTUDAT. There was a gi-ettt display of collars and cuffs at the Gaiety Theatre laet night. On this occasion "Tlie Shop Girl" celebrated the first anniversary of her birthday, and her numerous admirers attended in force to do her honour. The lady since her first appeuxance ban, naturally, grown in grace and interest. She has discarded many of her old-fashioned ways, and is as up to date now ae when she burst upon an astonished public twelve months ago. In honour of the evtnt souvenirs containing a dozen beautifully! coloured portraits of the principals were given to each person present. Audienoe and Stage were in complete touch with one another throughout the entire evening, and many little personaliti" were induieed in, which werE highly appreciated. Happy references to "Ba-mey" Barnato, who occupied a box, went doxvn ivitli a reiisb, and the somewhat embarrassing allusion to a coming breach of promise by describing the lady in question as "one in great trouble" was also much appreciated. After the perfm.n?De bal) was given, and the hi6?,it of the <!tM? \Ilt:tr:d' :d hehit:oetlha which the event took plaoe. hall i.

MILFORD HAVEN DEFENCES It i,, in by tc. ffi- in authority 010 further strengthen the formidable defences of Milford Haven by an addition to the submarine mine fields. It is also proposed to provide electric searchlight apparatus at the headquarters of the mining depot, Petinar- mouth Etftuary, Pembroke Dock, md tho to increase the strength of the 35th Company Royal Engineers for the purpose.

INDIAN DECORATION FOR A I LADY. th Order ed ?: QUOM b" conferred the Order of the C-- of Indi& on Md C?o. ?'M? f Lord Gftrp HM?tM.S?r.t<H7 Cor Idis.

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WALES DAY BY DAY Mr. John Lawrence, master of the Llaftgibb, H0vnd., was 88 years of age on Tuesday. A memoir of "Tudno" is to be preed br: the Rev. D. Rowland, Brecon, hie brother law. Lord and! Lady Bute, who },?, j??' F;ding for some time p?t at F,Ikl-d HouJ Iifeshire, intend to spend the ChrHtm? ho.? days at Mount Stuart, Rothesay. Lord and 1,?dy Wimbomes' fi_ shootio. j?rty at Canford Manor )? week meln.ilf Sir Matthew a.?d Lady White Ridley ?' hite Rlàl', Mr. aad Lady Eva Wy? l?it, R,dl,y. -Nfr. -d 1,,dy E, G M th, If there are now living any relation, or I?a<' Ti?m?, -"?110 nwriw J?e Day'as Newcastle, Bridgend, in 1826, t4??, .?ll do we]! to wr.t« to "MonM.. T? ?.?? ]' come across a sackful of gold whiefa belou™ to them. Abolitionists are as satisfied that the Radica], lost the last election because of diSoUblls)imi.u' as the Liberationism are oertain that Veto was ali to blame. Mr. W. S. Cain, »«,» down to Llanelly yesterday an support of tetotal view. A w.tn<? at the Glamorgan A?i? *«* day .?id his house was so bu.tt tJMt ?en he ,il.pt hl8 ha'; was ill œw p?i? ?? ? {tw in another. There is a pubUc-ho? ?m? where 01> the Webb border where the SanA, Closing Act applies only to the baei kitchen. ? They were talking about a zigzag etn,)lni the assizes at Canlilf on TU,;Ùa', when the 4,?l-tri? ligi,t U. b?g.? piayu? at .n?z?. ?' ?fter fluctuating for om(' time, thr«*w»d put an end to the proceedings. The darkneu, however, was only momentart aud the twll0U| coss-examination' of witnesses about the zij. zag stream was resumed. A Dowlais gentleman, w hose heart with pride of his native place, say.- that making the statement that the Cumbrian v gation Collieiy is practically the last of great private coal comx-rns we didnl lib account of the huge collieries and ironworb tt the Dowlais Iron Company, of whiih Lød Wimborne is the proprietor. Mr. C. M. armington, the gentleman rlio did the Radical party tho sen ioe of pohticjJly efacing himself to provide Ijr William Har. court with a se»« in Parliament, is to be re-psi* with a testimonial. West Moamouth is seani. ing all it« pockets, and the presantaiioii will be made in Tredegar, in the ponderous poe- seiice, it is heped, of Sir William Harour, himself. Cyclists and others frequently compkin of the bad roads of Pembrokeshire. It tKunt, however, that there is some of even in that out-of-the-way corner of Wiles, an d that there are some roads better than oihov, to:' the recently deceased Sir William Davia used to say to his driver that he oould 4!Y' tell with his eyes shut when he was travelling in North Pembrokeshire aDd when in the South, the Toughness of the north country radi causing the carriage to jolt so much. A boundary eaee is not- so hopeless from th* jxint of l.un our 8 one would Ü""¡nne. An accountant was asked by Air. S. T. Evans wliea l e was bom, and he said, "With the elosptiou of three months, I was bom at Neath." Tlie Judge: "How long did it take you to be Lnrn Ten roars of laughter. The iIIWti witness said he had walked the boundary wlieii he was six years of age, and explained that the reason lie renwruùu-1!d it so well was that hs bad the rope's end for mite^hing from school. Alderman Leeder had a lesson in Welsh pro- nuneiation from Judge Gwilym William on Tuesday. He pronounced Waunwsn "Wine, wen, and his Honour exclaimed, "WhatI You living in Swansea all life, and don t know it is not Wine '-wen! Why did they make you an aldennan?" Swansea people cor- rupt a lot of other Wel-Ji names. Tlwte it a bay close by spelt Pwll-du, Md always mnw. saUy called" Pull Dai," with English l's, oa the idea that some David required hoisUng 1;"1 the dim and distant past. In view of the present education oontrownv, it is interesting to note that there is in Waist (hy recent ealCulat<Oll), excluding Monmouth, shire, 1,460 elementary schools, with an accom- modation for 531,951 scholare. The mister of scholars on the registers is 292.857, the average in attendance being 224,491. Of these stools 704 are board schools, 627 National or ChuroIt of England, 90 British, undenominational, 4t., 37 Roman Catholic, and two Wesleyaa. Tlie cost of maintenance per child in average tttrs dance lact year was £2 3s. 2Jd. in bond schools and Bl loe 9d in tlie voluntary schools. Madame Medora Henson, who sngi at Iks Cardiff Musical Society's oonoert to-uight, will long be remembered with gratitude at Cvdif. She was the laxly who so pluckily helped the committee of the recent musical festival out of the serious difficulty brought about by the failure at the last moment of Miss Ella Russell to put in an appearance. Madame Henson teatnlM all night to get to Cardiff, and took up keif parts at practically u moment's notice. Ai lilt same festival she placed the committee and the public still further under obligation brisk* Mis. Oliver's place when tlmt young lady wit disabled by a cold. Someone has uneartiied the line* writtM br Prof-.or Blackie when he vicitcd DowUii eighteen years ago. The professor ww is- pressed by the works and workmen, and with admiration the "breadth of bed ad graudeur of biawn displayed by ODe of die workmen Yielding a gigantic hammer." "An arm that might belong to Jove, the a.VQnt'8 poetic apostrophe: — "How brave he works- with stroke on stroke tofrea The glowing ingot from the encasing mould." Then came the moraJ \\hat makes our England grea*? A trip18 charm, Iron and ooal and this man's biawnv am." The general manager' of one of the larft collieries in the Khoadda wan a severe Metbo* diht. He was often in London on the busiam of the firm, and was quite at home them. One day iwo members of the chapel were hroufi^t before the minister and deacons for boing bun seen going into", local theatre, and they wer* ciuly adu.onished, the miuister adding. "Yon must resist temptation. Now, look tbm a* our head daaoocit Mr. he is ta London. And you never go to theatres? I. added, appealing to the manager. "Oh, no," was the repCy; "I always go to the Lyceum." i No one seemed; to know whether the Lyceum was a britcch of Exeter-hall or an off-eboot of New Jewia Chapel. 'Ihat terrible New Woman! She has alreIdJ poached upon almost every maaculine She haa invaded the pulpit and the platform, arid has threatened to monopolise the cricket and football fields But tliere has been, up If the present at least, one sphere by common cofr cent regarded an too aacred for her to intrude upon. The "big seat" in the chapel has be" free from her presence. But now, alaa! last bulwark has been carricd—arxd thot, 108, not by thp ae&ault of the New Woman, but by treachery from within. In a Welah newspaper appears an advertisement for a lady d- for & Welsh chapel! And of a doctor of divinity i. appended to the d- vertIsemen t A new system of education is B1.1--ted b1 a member of the Clan Obattan, of wluA fbt ilackintoeli of Mackintosh is chief. Mr. D. A. S. Mackintosh told the CLu. Aaood,,OII that they had been taught and their Zildm were now being taught, that the SaXOnM their f-?fth-d '?t <hc h?<* ta«T now Pok?, --nl, <jaUed ]&?'. hngua? of the 8MOM. He did -? b- word of thi?. Hzig sdid G*e.«.  DMiA. -d SwMUh w.th the '-W of fin wr out for himself whether there was 'cy trUth s the a?wtim 90 often made th?t the"  w Gaelic word, in E?iith e.rt kilt "'a piob h?, and perhaps orock," M uould Ou them dmt there WM w tru* whawef i, and that were ii not for the G?.e?'? in the English tMftU)? it wwId D# POM -gh I-g." 'n?y to  nothing about &eir o?n biI4øT, MA  <? want of knowledge to as «"* Vr Lfl that clem H<<MMd bey «h<wld .00 grounded in the Uaelie lanftteg*Jd gr-.&d in the G-lio 16-90090?,i? W&I.. to losm wld4 -d ma BhM?oy to learn 0"4 ^■W^ W.* also u?" W" bo? w?t gt«mMM »  ?utd be to *'H'<'?< ?'  W- tM. done be  ?.Wd be in" WOP '?