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IJES AND CltKIH/LITY. Annie Vlmes, 33. married. T.leaded guilty on IreducSlb, at the County of London Serious, ■iierkeuwell, to au indictment charging her V ith fraudulently obtaining by means of false nreten£e3 .£12 from Henry from Mien Andrew., and 19 175- from Edward Mit- chelmore. Ir. Slade Butler was counsel for the prosecution. The money obtained by the prisoner was nanNI with in small sums. exteudinlt over 11 ;lr two years, and was advano^d her in eon-equence of the tale Hie toW from time to time. She. her rl., and her husband (whose where- Hhnuts were now unknown), lived in the house Mr. Andrews, in Tetuan-road, Shepherd's Rush. Tt) ail appearand she was in strai- tened c,rcumstance,. Ir., Andrews took pity her. ur?ed her and her hildren. tnd ..I. D;ed her with 'l-t he,. The prisoner re- warded he.. hy unfolding a 'st?ry f wealth whi,'h she ??id edlyI?h,ri*.?d by a )f Ieth,, f b,,zi?n to  smaU amonnt of money with which to tfefray her Prior to ref,eiving the f6r-  her. First of a)!, her father. ??b? rJi l (lf h i j r us a raa*'»«>- of fi.ct. he is alive h». *r u V11,1 left her SI.GW to divide between ?-"i.J?'?'?'°"t" 200 won (I h; to be paid by t ht .rMent.a'A?urance Company unapotirv of n-urance exiting upon her father's life. From tallyman she obtained black clothing f' mOllruin: 'Jnd froni ''ade-people in the -iF l?- ?°hT r sUe orilere(1- a»'l .ecured possesion f h,- f.e statement'. ""antilies of t..d, »hr h IT aBd ber <-l»il.lrcn lived. Harris and Mi, ™' UV° !"sura,1<e "gents who called a' »h« L bl!3e' al8° ?rted ?th mone?n ?Mni.e?her statement9.Her.tory cnlarged toi nme went on Besides the £ 1-200 supposed ?!.e.om?,E. to be". 51 had. she further repr.. 1f'lned. m()nfl'v tl,ancer> thi, in time ■eS. u«'lT J? ''rtbucommS througi. the Bank of KnSianH l,"a^;In;,r^ no ]e? a sum than S been 'eft her by a wea Itbv unc)e ,1, i! a K,|' ?" and "'?"- to P'e?cnt the tnUn from a .S out, hc fsut t.eleram8 to •mt '?eIlfL nP°r s ? '°"? from "?'< wl,. a ,'lsr ipp.i"t,.e.t&t. see certain H"i2h L i '??. '?d t'i? ?e'Jr'an? "he oMr l"' for ber :"u"' "?"?t"?" to .Ub9Lint-Ü tc her representations. When D,te?.tiv(? Fr,?,l I hi,ke. h? «n' f t ,he in the remark. told one le n(i I to tell i, b th;lt on* up" l'hf) P-oner said he felt very much ashamed ???" ^hat ?? had done  but it ?LS tn kef!) her (hildren. Tn. 1,"n(o(1 Chairman replied that whatever :"I' n ^a>.tic. tihc must lIot, live a life of fraud. ,ó-f>nt jrr t(1 pri()lI for i" mOJJth5.

fN'SlH-rciloN- FOH .SAMTAiiV I ^>l'K(.TORS. Il„„ 1 f instruction guitablr for candi- rl;¡tP8 arzll_- f?,, the of tile ^NIU?V II;W. Mte ami ",B Sanitary T"Pin()n' Examinat ion Hoard lia'i kee"  ""■need f« H"'er,"y Collee of Quth ^•lesinri VmoUthuBuhlre- tardiff- The course of "t I"?, t??, 32 1' 't'?"" *i he Iinto t, rt, hi,,h ..y i,e '?n a<a t ?'' ?"'? ?'°" is npon "? chenustry in relation to sanitarv ?T' ?'??'?'?.ntarv R ''?' ??'"? ?? let.turer ? Dr. W. (;. 111"'¡: 1f.!J. ?? ? ?' Ti,? "Mond •f' tiondealsw thth e Prart'. cai duties of 'iicr .r- ■ 8C'"r9'a"d the 'e<turers are Dr. y u, ,n.di,? cmc? .f h "li,.4'ardiff; Dr W. ?' M.A.. ?n. np B. merllf'al officer (,f health. Cl:amor:tn "???'?? ? '"= and "r ? "■ '-?-'? ?". H V;pf T lect,urer m bacteriology. Univer- ,.tv. f iff. -?PPtication ha been "? J; ??h? ?'?? ''? '?" Examination "? ie xthit t he '"?' tnay ? -O, "ta, ? '??"-??'? "? 't? M.'a?ntUion.

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"SAVING THE SITUATION."I SIR W. T. LEWIS AND THE I ('UALOW'\ERS' ASSOCIAiION. Il the. course of :-i;:ng article dealing I tll (-,Ln(-eiiiiig by Sir Wm 'I. i,eivis of the notices of withdrawal from the South Wale and tCoi Xtven by Lord Bute's and the LewivMerthyr Col- lieries, the "Syren and Shipping" representatives <of the a?-ociation) threw th?m- se!\es upon the mtrcy of their old-time gcueral -the one individual who h;is done mora th "I any other to ensure industrial pears in the district, and who. when industrial war ,u ""a voidahte. worked .o:e!y with the a'imti)at, the inrc-utts of that war should he as IItt: fait, when peace wa again restored, us was p0ssih!c under th8 circumstance?. Ah most ?tudents of the situation had already decided, when Sir William', resignation became known, 9tnpwreck was most likely to result, and deve- lopments ha" shown those students to he correct--uzll now, at he eleventh hour. au alteration he made. The association, a> constituted to-day, has been hopelessly out- manoeuvred by the miner. When 8ir Winm" I resigned the chairmanship of the alidin?-?c:Ue committee-the onerous duties of which he had successfully manipulated, often at great per- sonal sacrifice to hims'/if. for 25 year-—the 'young blood' portion of the asscciation affected to tack!" the .job before them with a U¡;ht heart. I hey did, too. Not only with a light heart, but also with it? ,?Lat -o coniita,.t, light ;;I/!sr:j;hwte t(io,St" t i:i; I W 11 and certain other (,oi!*er?' ;lr:I t.h"a?ociation ;l' I state of aR'ai rain the Welsh coa! trade wou!d be little less than seraphic. Sir William a^ked for guarantees of Btrag'ht dealing in the event of thoe collieries becoming associated. The guarantees c?ro not forthcoming; ?o, knowin his men. Sir William r?f.,?d to countenance their admi,sion That sir William's knowledge 01' the men who wished to he -I ivi s, as usual, correct is exemplified bv the fact that one of the collieries had scarcely belonged to the association for five minutes ere it broke faith. Thi3 woke up the dormant faculties of the-youna'btood-nndthey realised, when too late, that they had bitten eff more than they could chaw." Taken altogether, the wail of the wrak members went to show that heaven aloue knew what Wa- likely to happen in the way of misery if Sir William refund to again step in and thus save them from the fruits of their own folly. After very full dig- cussion* between Sir William and several depu- tations from th leading owners in the associa- tion, Sir William has consented to cancel his notice of withdrawat so far as Lord Bute's and tho Lewis-Mcrthyr Collieries- are con- cerned. liy so doing he has, undoubtedly. saved the situation, and that at a verv cr ticil period in the history of the We:sh coal trade. It is perfectly clear that. whatever the "counsel's opinion' obtained by the workmen's representatives amounted to, a 8ecrct detenui nation had been arrived at by the of those leaders that the withdrawal from the sUding-scalo agreement of the collieries under Sir William's control should be u-ed as an excuse for attempting to. put an end to the arrangement arrived at OJ] September 1 1898." Referring to the suggestion that Sir William would again take up the leadership of the asso- ciation, the writer of the arude slates. "We happen to know that Sir William Thomas Lewis has positively and definitely declined the re- peated invitations made by his late colleagues that he should resume the position of chair- man of the aliding-scale committee. He will neither do this, nor will he take any future part in the deliberations of the South Wales and Monmouthshire C'oalowners* Association, notwithstanding all tlm has heen said to the contrary in quarters affecting to be more or less well informed."

CARDIFF PUBLIC WORKS. SUGGESTED UKMOYAL OF AN EYESOKE. A meeting of the Cardiff Public Work, Com- mittee was held at the Town-hall on Thursday. At the last meeting of the committee a depu- tation asked that the roadway adjoining the Roath Park Presbyterian Church should be paved wi; h wood.—The Borough Engineer re- ported that the additional cost would amount to £738. and. if carried out, new notices would have to be served. plans prepared, lic. In fact. they would have to begin de novo.—It was de- cided that, having regard to the fact that an important precedent would be created if the request were granted, and the increased x. pense, the application cf the deputation could not be acceded to. The Borough Engineer submitted a plan of the Uhymney River Bridge, and it was decided to send a copy to the Monmouthshire County Council, and ask them whether they con- templated carrying out any improvement. The Borough Engineer, reporting upon the widening of the Hayes and the Custom Housa Bridges, submitted a scheme for covering the Glamorganshire Canal between the two bridges, and converting the 8anl into an opi'ii apace aud promenade. The area ?.ild be about I f95IOu'}:i, an11eat.w'\Ot t::J.I': into consideration the compensation to the canal company for the purchase and buildings, would be about £ 23.300.—Alderman Carey said it was a grand scheme if it could only be car- ried out. At pre-etit that particular spot was ln evesore to the town.—In answer to the chairman (Alderman RamQdttlel. the Borough Engineer stated that the widening of the hrides could be carried out without interfer- ing in any way with anJ" future development, such ai that now proposed.—That being the ;l, it t d:ed1)I'tii!e I ferred for the present, but Mr. Harpur was requested to ohtaiv further particulars as to co.t.-)!I", Veal! characterised the project as a, wild cat scheme.

•PERFECT-MAXXERED GENTLE- MAN" IN TROUBLE. At Southwark on Wednesday Cyril Hamilton. o- 2, described as of no occupation, was charged with obtaining 8s. by faise pretence. from Samuel Fleming. Pri-oner is th3 "pe^fect-maimer^d e'ent1.. man referred to by the ddetly gentleman who. de"ribing himself as a "poet and ,th the previous day applied to Mr. Paul Taylor aboat the detention of som" of his manuscripts. The prosecutor in t?js? case is a young man fr?m the country. who also co?*' plained that H,mil deceived him. DeltHive-sergeant Kent M Division, said he saw prisoner at Taylor's Hotel. Baroush High- street. and told him that he wished tomaho n?uries about all t at J1 bad obtai"ed money from Fleming by Pr?)misin? to use his influence to p??t h:m a situation as ,'hon.ter at ?' '?"? Cathedral, and ?'!her that hè had obtained money f" a man named Gregory by promising to take Rome i n of a POCU1 to a printer wlw was a friend of his. 1"lIer ,aid: "1 will be wl1did with yon; I admit what YOU eay is correct. Ididte![ thematate.hutitwasanties.Itisuverv hat?b.audTttmveryMrry.ItwKsmore?f joke, hut l wcnt too far. Get mc out of '??ea--< At the 'polke-station a number of le, were found in his possession, two of which he »oinled out. aud remarked. "Thev are "? h.dwritu'c; T wrote them to mvse1f," rhev reared to Mr. Cru:ckshank. who. 1,. had told Hem ng. was the choirmaster at St. Pant's Catl'2dral. Subseqnentlv prisoner said his riB'htnani(-w.?t.otHam?to?' b??B')de' "? I- 11, re?,nded ''t iR I z mv. speaking now; hut I would 'uat like ?o "?i?r "I'111 I :'m ? g?c" to South Atrua with the Y?.aa.m- I have passed tho medical test, and T WH going down to Watford to >e tested as to my riding and shoot inc. Dct,'tiv -t;er???,t oaid arruxed was -Vveml>e!: undergoing nine 101)th?,Yor f c rgi.g ?,n,l utt,?,i,17bequ,. 1'risii ,Dr wit9

I (,DI;IER{'l:\T"- TRAVELLERS' IASIO(, IATION. I AN'NCAL REPORT. I 'acre has just. bee:i published the thirl ?'??.PP.rtof?)it' ?,,t)jWa)M.tn.)?.N. IllOl1tlJ"hil'fI' ('ommcor<i.l Tnnelier< Association .brincuh:. which appears to be progress- nsi r st♦ eadily In eHl'Y depirtmenl. There v,a3 an iWTease of eleven member* ->ver be pt"e\ "us year, and the agprejate amount of insurance uow stands at £ 40.009. EXt'C'1L(,llt work wag none in connection with the wnrkt, th.! ASS0('iatin 42 'itilnt. ha\ill been elected during the year. IN* ?,)?,'?' are h '?'? the end °?t''? month the number of bnvs and lr[s in the institution will be j49. The ch'ldren reeve '1 tilr;rrHH:h commercial edu-ation, and ?.<'h' rtut.'(o.t.h? '° ?t'??i"n''? ?'f' annum. Mention is made c! v„« het t""L tour members of the executve waited on Mr L.n"n?' in ?tnt? with ?e'f?!?.'? i? ?'L' s?rvi've :tt R,t i ailki. its zi reau of tnat interview. arrangelH(>lItR w-r,.11 fGr the 7.?8 '?wt7tr')i! '"? "!ff" (?dlff%?a')'! ;It H()ath, „luhe tot.al ?.,?er,h?f.,rThe('?. ,Iiff and wane branches i* 4?t. mid to the ?rfd.<f t? (?ifT 'b?,?! 'in ?e b'?h ?t? íg, ??t'?°.)'?) th(-rf-northea?t),e Miniatures nf Messr-. Heprv Mortan ichai" mail1, and Hatton Evans dlOIl. secretary*.

AN OFFICE MARRIAGE. In the Divorce Court on Thursday Mr..Iu»- tice Barne* granted Mrs. Maxwell Coopc- Knv a decree of restitution of conjugal mhis. The respondent, Mr. Reginald Garrett Cooper King, was described as an offiecr in the \rm)", The parties were secretly married at Hong Kc ng in 1897. when respondent was A.D.C. to the general commanding there. The parties had never lived together since he marr¡,{e.

CHERHY w >1SKY, FREfY FILS.—The Original Brand, prepared with Old Gienlivet Whi*k and fmc-t Iontmorency Cherries Eminentlv Auitable for the h..ti.g fi,id possesses a dlíhtfu1 aroma. emanating from tho luscious Montmorency fruit, and a softness not fund in most rherrv brandv preparation Beware of im\t\lions. Of all Wine Merchants L16375 s .A\?O?R can take Cacter', Little Li?.? P' I)., they are W mall No trouble to .wallGw X pa'ti or gn after tnking. Is. lid Phial 01 34 Pills. But be snre they are CARTER'S. The 'Glamorgan Times," published at Ilonir pridd is th- b,,t and large?t weekly paper in tlie Rhondda, Merthvr, and Rhymney VaJIeyn. t ')nt?tins ? loc ?l \ree k ly ?hi,li attrats immense attention, &5563

SUPEKIOKITY OF WELSH I COALS. AN ACTION BY A LIVERPOOL I SHIPOWNER III the case of E. (i. Moore v. Howard Jones and Co. <of Cardiffi, which rame before I Judge Owen at Cardiff County-court on Thursday. Mr, Baiihache (instructed hy 1 Messrs. Downing and Handcock) appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Heed On8tructed, b- Mr. Inraml defeudecl.-Plaintit!. a '1.iver- pool shipowner, c'aimed damages from'defen- dants fnr supplying bad hunker" In '?ept?. "f 1 ;Iut yea r ,)aintlff ave defendants an order for ll tons ,I coal upon defendants' qu6?at :IIth\hl :J':¡:a(;; at otiJ I f.o.b., delivered on board the steamship Para- dox at N c?w p'rt*It afterwards that Fore,t of Dean ?3 I wai supplied, Complaints were made, ia ntd?feants wrote l>racticaHy admitting the fault, but explaining that they had bought the coal through another firm. Plaintiff claimed £ 41 10s. 6d. for damages for delays caused, and £ 20 for the difference in pri'-e between the 9s. 6d. and the 218- 6d. paid for coal at Bordeaux-a total o fL6, ICis. 6d.— Evidence was given by plaintiff's manager Id the chief engineer, the latter sa.?i t ?l!" with the -I in dispute it was impossible to get :a;pio l;pl' :s'iI;,O o; I by easing the engines that he could get steam UI) to 7,¡;¡)s.. whereas the usual pressure that they worked the vessel upon was 75 to 80. The result was that the vessel could not travel so quickly as she ought to do. and, ill conse- quence. lost a tide at Birkenhead.—Captain j Brown !çe similar evidence.—For the defeuc3 r, Edmund Jones the firm of Mordey. Jones. and Co.) said that his firm supplied the coal. It was of a good class* and was from the Crump Meadow Colliery. Lydney, which supplied coal for steam and shipping purposes with satisfactory retJa8. Mr. Sidney Osborne Hands, manager of the colliery named, said that the coal sent to the Paradol was of a good quality, and was not full of dust, as the plaintiff's witnesses alleged. --Judgment for plaintiff for £24 7.. with costs.

AN EXTRAORDINARY NOVEL. A powerful novel, and one of eXlraordinary characteristics in more ways than one, is L. T. Meade's "All Sorts." Its deep human interest for it is out, of those books which one cannot put down until it is finished, its sincere moral tone. ami the J;ttle-knolVn side, of life whose secrets it reveals with unflagging iuterest to the end. endear it to all fiction-lovers. The • harming' and unconventional heroine, daugh- ter of an aristupratir fa rnily i. iutroctucec1 to the reader in the midst of fashionable life, portrayed with a surc haud. Duchesses and countesses are her friends. In a moment, by a transition truly dramatic, the girl stands alone, her friends aloof, her fortune gone. her helt)le?? lady-mother ruined in Pur?"e and -pirit, The adventures of the girl and the sto rl of the two who wooed and the one who wedded her. form a drama we will not spoil by antici- pating the tory. It is a book. too. of remark- able courage. In a passage which has led to great discussion in literary circles and caused the authoress to be interviewed by a London newspaper as to its motive, she has not hesi- tated to introduce the name of a widely-adver- tised artie1c. When questioned ou his point, the authore's disdatmed all knowledge of the z?'p it had (as all the world knows) created, She W" in f,"?-t" asked bluntly whether this was a paid advertisement, and as bluntly re- plied that it was certainly not o. "I have." she said, "a motive in every thing I write--to portray accurately the circum- staneos which I try to describe. Here I was j writing a conversation. I asked myself what is the -?ort of thing a woman would be likely to BaY when her friend remarked that she bad been snffering from indigestion. I considered that her impulse would be to recommend something. I have heard these pills highly spokeu of for indigestion; I have heard doctors speak Llvourably of thcm. and, of course, I have read in the newspapers what people say they have done for them. Consequently, this was the first remedy that occurred to me, and I named it. I wanted to make the conversa- I i:li, I I ":IId t8n¡afWbyeS ;'r do sood work, and I should have written any- thing—anything," Mr" Meade repeated, "which seemed to mo to conduce to that end." The passage referred to is a s follows: — "I have suffered a good deal lately from indigestion." replied mother in her gentle tones. "And" bad thing it is—a very bad thing." said Mrs. Fanning. "I cured myself with Dr, Williams' pink pills for pale people. Did you ever try 'em. Mrs. Wickham?" "No." replied mother, gravely. "Well, well; they pulled me round. Albert was terribly concerned about 1nc a year ago. I couldn't fancy the greatest dainties you could give me. I turned against my food, and as to going upstairs, why, if you'll believe m. I could have no more taken possession of that attic next to your young daughter than I could have fled. Now there isn't a stair in Britain would daunt me: I'd he good for climbing the Monument any fine morning, and it's all owing to Williams' pink piils. They're a grand medicine." Of course, a ef?rence of tl?i..rt i, ,Im.?t u:u:I t, r,e htIa: SO{t;/ho is no question of the author's stood faitli and, indeed, this subject is much "in the air" just I now. and the attention excited by the reports that have been published hy the proprietors of Dr, pink pills concerning the cures dfertell account for the interest which they attract. There is hardly a vil1age. and cer- tainly not a town, in this country that does not possess its local "miracle"—some invalid or cripple, or some sickly man or woman, made strong and well by Dr. Williams' pink pil'.s. They are even said to have raiade their way into Royal circles: and the "Court Journal." more than a year ago, commented oil their popularity in the highest ranks of Society. "The practice of'pink' pill-taking. so lavi-hly encouraged by bold advertisement." said Royalty's favoured chronicle. "iB said to be milking upward progress in Society, and report has it that the product of the ..I, genuine' mallufaeturer-the pill with the seven-worded name so often displayed before our eyes with piteous entreaty to shun all pills with a 'miss- ing word' in their title-has penetrated to the most exalted circles However this mav be it is not to he questioned that pale people in the highest walks of Hoeiety are availing them- selves of 'Dr. William," discovery, and com- paring notes, not without satisfaction at the improvement in their personal appearance thereon resulting." "All Sorts" is emphatically a book to read and to buy, L15533

"All Sorts." ByL.T.MMde. Author of h"? Cl,,?r?it Woman in  England," &c. London: James NiBbet and Co.

THE QUEEN'S BENCH. On Thursday in the Queen's Bench Division a divisional-court was announced to sit. con sisting of Mr. Justice Bigham aud Mr. Justice Phillimore. The latter, however. announced that Mr. Justice Bigham was indisposed, and might not be able to sit for a few days. Mr- Justice Phillimore also announced that Mr Justice Wright had Jest his only child, but for the present was continuing companies winding up business.—Mr. Mrachan expressed the regret cf the bar.

SHOT BY A MADDUX. Dijon, Thursday.—A traveller, whose identity has not yet ben established, but who is sup- posed to he an Enli8hmal1. was murdered by a 11ludman in a railway carriage between Paris and Dijon last night. The murderer suddenly went out of his mind when the train was hc. tween Taulay and Lezinnes. and, drawing a reyolvrr. shot his fellow-traveller dead. The railway officials took charge of the madman until the train reached DUon. where he was handed to the police.—Renter. The murderer is named Ktien Martin. and comes from Versailles. He is 25 years of age, and has uo occupation.

NEW POST-OFKICfc FOR CAI)OX- TON-BARRY. 'l'hrnU¡;:11 thø instrumentality of Major W.vnd- ham-Quin, M.P., the Postmaster-General ha- decidcd to tHTed. t I the petition of it large number or townspeuple to establish a branch post-office in Barry-road. Cadoxton. The naw branch, which will afford all postal facilities with the excepton of telegraphing, w.ii be opened as soon as the necessary arrangements "an be made by the authorities.

THE EXECUTION" OF LOUISE MASSKT. l'uri- Thursday.—A few of the papers con- thlue to comment on the execution of Louise M.t!Mt.Th(."Jou.?)'is?.ept,(.?nr to Ma,?t<aH<.?dro.fpssio,andud<).Ifwe bad acted in a similar ca-e as the English have done, tnere would not I13 enough voices 111 the world to curse onr barbarism."—Reuter

THE CHANNEL SQUADRON. The Channel Squadron is officially ordered to 1 be ready for sea by January 31. It will proceed to Gibraltar to relieve the Particular Service Squadron, which is expected to go to the Cape.

NOTES AND ANTICIPATIONS. I A i.derate amount of support has been a,??,.Il?d the Plu.pt.. If-ti.g. which I mences this afternoon, and some fair racing will, no doubt, be witne?d. &Iectioijs:- Hostel Maiden Hm-dte.—BATTALION II. BinKmer SteeplcctMee—MACK BRWOS. lungmer HurdJe-OLENTWORTH- Worthing Stee ech?? CRONBORG. January Hurdle—NO FOOL. New Year St?plecham-ROYA.L rYRLNT. I VENATOR.

WINDSOR MEETING. I 0 -The ENGLEFIELD HANDICAP 1. H"R I", RACE f 70 .c; winners extra. Two ruilc~. Mr Kendall's Quadruped, 5yrs, 10st 61b C James 1 „ Mr „ Mann s Casanova, aged, 11st 91b Hamuli 2 Capt Coventry's Ind. 0yrs. IOit 31b Ayli.3 Mr Van Hoboken's His Reverence, aged, list 7.1 .I. 0 M, Bennett's Sweet Florence, 6yrs, lOst. 91l> Mr H Sidey0 Mr Lukie's Caslleeonnell, 6yrs, INt "Ih W Xaylor 0 M,, r r Lajicanhircs Aldbourne Chimes, aged, 1000t Cunningham 0 Mr Habin's Bell Sound, 6yrs, list 111) H Gain 0 Mr Wallington's Entrechat, 6yrs, list Lawrence 0 Mr Davis s Holmfirth, aged. lOst Bib ."Butler 0 Winner trained by Willson. Betting-3 to 1 each agst, Ind and Quadruped, 7 to 2 agst Castleconnell. 5 to 1 agst Casanova, and 10 to 1 agst any other. Aldbourne Chimes led from Hweet. Florence, Quadruped, Ind, and Holmfirth, until turning out. of the straight, when Castleeollllell went on from A. d bourne Chimes, Holmfirth, and Quarlruped- There was uo change until two hurdles from home, when Casanova and Quadruped singled themselves out, Quadruped winning by five lengths; the same distance be. tween the second and third. Castleconnell was fourth. Holmfirth. who broke down badly, fifth, Sweet Florence next, and His Reverence last. (Race started at 1.6.) 1 30 '-1rimrRIhmEfLlvsr¡;, 1.30 HURDLE RACE of 60 wvs, for four year old, and upward'; weight for age; winner to lie sold for 60 sovs. Two miles. Mr Teton's Blarney, aged, 12st Matthews 1 Mr 1-it ton's Monseigneur, aged, l1st 101b MI Dawson's Mona, aged, llet 121b oy?,li 13 M r Downes? (itlag an, aged lOst 6.b Speck 0 Mr Dormer's Lucerne, 4yr8, lOst 81b Williamson 0 M„ r Wilsons Livorno. 6yrs. list T Leader, jan0 Mr Price' 8 S?llowtail, aged, fsfeader, jl!D 0 Mr Waters0 Mr Dawson's Terrace, 6yrs, lOst 91b Mr W BisseU 0 Ur Wagstaffs Em,?.,th, gqd, list 121b 0 W Hopkins? „ Mr L-i.nes s Truth, 5yrs, list 121b Mr Hill 0 Afr Colwyn s Nip, 4yrs, l05t 21b DriscoU 0 Mr Sandgates King Tartar, aged, Ust 91b R Nightinga.110 n Mr mTu hompson s Minster. Syrs. Ust 71b Doliery 0 AIr oibary's Little Sandy, 5yrs, 11st 61b H Woodland 0 Mr Blake's Oharter Oak, 6.s. list 51b Jarvis 0 Mr Kemp's Millie. aged, list 51b -W Morgan 0 Mr Agar's Mi-os Smiler. 5yrs. list 61b .Lane 0 Mr Macgregor g Lollard. aged, list 51b Owner 0 Mr Lukie s Confidence. 6yrs, list 41b Collard 0 Mr Bouverie's Leach Macha, 6yra, list 31b Makepeace 0 „ Mr Mowbray's A.read. y. 6yrs, list 31b Horsall 0 Winner trained by Hallick. Betting-2 to 1 agst Blarney. 7 to 1 agst Minster, 8 to 1 each agst Mona and Lucerne, and 10 to t agst any other. Charter Oak made play from Swallowtail, Callaghan, King Tartar. Terrace, and Blarney with Minster last, until fairly in the line for home, when Mona drew to the front, followed by Leach Macha, Blarney, and Monseigneur. Between the last hurdles Karnev shot to the front, and won by two lengths; half a length divided the second and third. Leach Macha was fourth. King Tartar fifth, and Confidence next. Lucerne fell, and Emsworth did not complete tho course. Blarney was bought. in for 135gs: and Swal- lowtail was so'.d to Mr F R Hunt for 25gs. (Race started at 1.37.) 2 0 ~The STEEPLECHASE PLATE of .40 sovs, for four year olds and up- wards; weight for age; winners extra. Two miles and 100 yards. Mr Leader's King's Head, 6yrs. 12st 131b T Leader, ion. 1 „ Mr „ Large's Yawl. Svrs, list 121b .Matthews 2 Mr Summers Britain's Glory, aged. 12st 67.1, Brown 3 Mr r Leyli and j, s nMr arasquin, 6yra. 12,1. 61b Taylor 0 Winner trained bv W Leader. Betting-S to 4 agst King's Head. 9 to 4 each agst Mara«quin and Yawl. and 100 to 8 agst Britain's Glory. King's Head waited on Britain's Glory and Yawl until six furlongs from home, and then aS5umcd the command and won easily by a length and a half; eight lengths separated the second and third. (Raeo started at 2.5.) 2.30 —A SELLING NATIONAL HUNT FLAT RACE of 50 sovs; for four year olds and u,rd?; weight for age: maidens aHowed 51b; winner to be sold for 50 sove. Two miles. Mr Craddock's Kumasi, 6yrs, 12st 71b Hi* D Thirlwell 1 Mr D„ ormer. s Stroller, aged, 12<1 71b Mr Withington 2 Mr Sqnire's Don Alonzo, aged, 12st 71b Mr Hunt3 1trr Bell's Prattle. aed. 12-t 71b ,Owner 0 Mr Dawson's Castlewarden, aged. 12st 71b Mr RandaJl 0 Mr Marske's Dudheen. aged, 12st 71b Owner 0 Winner trained by owner. Betting-13 to 3 "llst Kumasi, 7 to 4 art Prattle. 6 to 1 agst Don Alonzo, and 8 to 1 agst any other. Stroller made play from Kumasi and Prattle, with Don .Alonzo last for half the journey when Kumasi drew to the front, and. making the remainder of the running, won easilv by five lengths: a neck separated the second and third. Prattle wis fourth, and Dudheen last. Kumasi was sold to Mr 0 Agar for 210gs. (Race started at 2.32.) Q 0 -The CASTLE HANDICAP STEEPLE- 3. CHASE PLATE f 150 sovs; winners ?.t.. About two mil.d 50 vards. Mr Yates's Lord Percy, aged, lOst 61b Doliery 1 Mr Motiou's Summer Lightning, aged 11t 61b 2 Mr Lysivght's Wood Pigeon, aged, 10st 61 h Mr Higham's Morello, a ge<l 12st 101b :\ye 3 A ]1;; -lttingall 0 Winner trained by „ Swatt'V Betting—Evens on Summer Light rk iiig, ? to 1 agst Jr1 Percy. 6 to 1 agst Morello, and 8 to 1 agst Wood Pigpon. Lord P"rcy made nearh' all the running and won 4a?1by ten lengths; a bad third. Morello did "ot comn't't the course, (Race started at 3.1.) 3 30 -The EGimr STEEPLECHASE of 40 3.30 sovs, for fire year olds and upward.; woieht f,, age. Three miles. Mr Barnett's Whitehead, aged. list 61h "9* 1 Mr Leyland's Westmeath, aged, 11" Mb W Tivlor 2 Mr Caon;ham.Simond>'s 'fhree Star, =vra .?% 3 Vr 711 ?* 3 ,C)z(" Mmtwell. yr-. lUt ."J) D??i-0 Mr Dixon's Leraax. 6vrs. 10.t 13'.b F. Driscoll 0 Winner trained bv Butchers. Bettin:S t{) "n Whit.hear!. 4 to 1 agst WWmp*th. and 10 to 1 agst any other. whiteh,ead made all the running, and won easih- bv »en lengths: a bad third. Lomax re- fused and Mintwell fell. (Race started at 3.30.)

PLUMPTON MEETING. TO-DAY'S RACING. Hurdle 10: Fiiiffiner Handican St<,e"leeha,<" 1.30;' Paddock Harrfle Race, 2.0: Worthing St-nle. chase. 2.50; January Ibutfieap Hurdle, 3.0; New Year Steeplechase, 3.50. KNTRIKS. WORTHING SKLUNG ST K E PI j KCH A 8 JO. aMr H J Burgess's Pr mosvne. aped •aMr W Downes' Monkshood, aged aMr Bouverie's Fjifield. 6yrs aMr O Moslev'? Cornbury. aged aMr It Gore's The Continental. aged aMr C dear's Mis? Smiler. 5yrs aMr T Rintoul's Cronborg. aged PADDOCK HURDLE RACK. aMajor T Robertson Aikman's Ale (ilasi, 5yrs aMr .1 Terry'« Ladv Mflb. 4vr. aMr J I Kirkhv's Meimea. 4'rs a,Mr W A M'Kie'. HarboUI'. 5-r8 aMr O Mosley's Red Ray. aged aMr «T Rise's Miss Mack, 4yrs allr FW Polehampton's Argument, 4yrs aLord Granville Gordon's Liverpool Lass, Syrs aM., F Fitton's Monseigneur. aged aMr 0 Avar's Glentworth, aged aMr T Rintoul's Svengali. aged aMrs Parked Smelling Salts, 4yr« aaf-r Kite's Bouncincr Lassie. 5yrs aMr C Shrubb's Carhaix, Gyrs The majority of the horse* engag2d are ttained within easy r.-a e h of the course and cau arrive this morning.

ENTRIES FOR THE SPRING HANDI- CAPS. LINCOLN MEETING, I,ICOLN MEETIXG, BATTHYANY PLATE. Suppliant, aged; Othery. aged; Sirdar. 6yr?; Goi"f 'M?)"uiis'?6yrs; M?ttf?m. 6vrs; Leisure Hour. 5yrs; Chon Kina. 5yrs, Wantage, övr8' Perthshire.' j_vrs; B.anca. 5yr9; The ?on?. 5vrs; Le Buff, 5yrs; Prosset. 5yrs; Midsummer' 5 r. Cutler. 5yrs; Adini, 4vrs; Ailyar '4yrs; Mintstalk. 1yra: La Uruguay*. 4yrs; Patching 4yrs; Master Willie, 4yrs; Esmeralda II. 4yrs; Leonid, 4vrs; Vara. 4yrs: Le Blizon. 4vrs; Edmee. 4vrs; Dark David 4yrs; St Bernard II. 4vrs: Othery, 3yra; Galveston. 3vrs Crow Tenter. 3vrs; Oria. 3yrs: Tiresome ^vr«: Hor. ton. 3vrn: Cracko. 3vr«; Nnmhka. 3yrs: Bourne Bridge, 3yrs; Kiga., 3yrs; Rapine, 5yrs. NORTHAMPTON MEETING. I NORTHAMPTON STAKES. I South Australian, aged; Marius IT. aged; I Bridegroom, aged; Roughside, ag?d; Barford, aged; Maluma, aged; Labrador, aged: NQueau aged; MalumixC. 'hiselhaii?t?n, aged; Tarbolton, :j'y ;;¡s.l;tFot;:t6:rd ¿;h;bl; Galashiels, 5y?: Squire Jack, 5yrs; Flavil? 5yrs; Ultimatum, ayrs*. Nil Desperaudura. 5yrs; Midsummer, 5yrs; The Weaver, 4yrs;, Gadfly. 4yrs; Schoolgirl. 4yre; Ch^son, 4yr. Chatlow, 4yrs; Old Windsor, 4yrs; aud Sweet t>ounds, 3y1' KABLSPEXCLRSPLATE. Suppliant, aged; Deep Sea. aged; Sirdar, 6,m; Mont de Piete. 5yrs; Leisure Hour. 5yr8 j Chon Kina, byrs; Zancui, 5yrs; The (?ovict. Syrsi Pr ?et Adii. 4y,,? La I'ruguaya, 4y ri; ¡:hY;\¡: :eii';[:" :4;; 1;:fiW: 4yra; Lady Ogl*v4yrs; Oria. 3yrs; Our Graoe, 3y, Tir?. 3 vr% Emotion. 3yr*; &i.a. 3yrs; 6:r:Ÿr:r:¡ ust 1, 3;f "i: sam, 3rrs; Tathwell IA-"?ie, 3yrs; and Ardeer, oyrs.  MA?HESTERM?nXG. LANCASHIRE HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE. Lambay. agod; DonuH. aged; Hi" Gra^e, aged; Vellum, aged; True Blue, aged; Solinian, aged; !lorello. aged; Lutui Lily, aged; Pad. Joek, aged; Mrs Gi;u«dy, aged; Montauk. aged: Souvaroff, aged- Stalker, aged; Runuelstcne, aged; CrUig, aged; Sister Elizabeth, used; d of Fyne, aged; The Sapper, aged; White* hill, ,?? e dl??t-,d; Th. t" \h:dlgdht; aged; th: ,e'dr; Lahore, aged; Ali.?2, aged; Manifesto, aged; !d% aged: P. Vi. ?t, g,!d; Queeu De? \"g; '\3:ldio;v:á'; a/f;m;;i I Pride aged; Romanoff, aged; Mill Girl, aged; The P' .?,h aged; Grand Attack, aged; Model, aged; Bevil, aged; Lady of the Lake. aged; Dead Level, aged; Snape, aged; Gentle Ida. agd; Anc Y, aged; 1, rland. aged; Eledrio Spark. aged; Ambush II.. 6yro; Ken- murQ, 6yrs; Flying Hampton 6ns; Lady Gilde- roy. 6yr«; Tipperary Boy. 6y.rs; Covert Hack. 6Yr8; Gleu RoyaL 6;vrs; Amractor, Oyrs; MoW't i Cashel. 6vr8; Big Bu."ie, 6yr.«; Coneiautme, 6??r' Zodia( 5yrs: Ab,?ithe, 5yrs; B.?h?r. 5vr Uncle Jack. 5yr; Fairybou.e, 5yr?: 'Royal Augu: 5yre; Barton Court, 5yre; and | Cushendun, oyrö. JUBILEE HANDICAP HURDLE. His aged: Golden Rule, aged: Mara- 7.Ona. aged; Battalion II.. aged; The Slug, aged; Solinian, aged; Spook, ,d; R-gbi(il, aMd; Vi)'te}'??ed': WhL. Frost, aged; Sap- ling, aged; Nouveau Riche, aged; Me. aGed; Iii,g. d 'Ti, 11? aged; Bravo, aged: ChisPt. h. aged; Bonnie Dundee, aged; Ces- tus. aged: Hornpool, aged; Ardeshir. 6-'b; K" ,e? ? "r.; ?.r3 6yrs; General Peace, 6y Be Alder, 6yrs: Lexicon, 63'1; St. JU-t U.. 6vr8; Crestfallen, 6yr*, Wales, 6yr*; Masthead. 6,rr; Kilkerra n. 6yr>: Rcckwood. 5yrs: Iaquls!tor. Gyr; Peace and Pl.?,1,, 5YfR; lb,?q. 5yr«; Bell It.p?, 5yr.; The Baker, 5-rs; SWitch. Oyrs; Westmau, 53-r (?allatin. -rs; Th. V,!n?rabl? Bed. 5TO; K David, 5yrs; Loreto. Syrs; Kimale, &yrn; Dainty Dish, 5yrs; Elfin. oyrs; "ielSl1. 5yrs; 'lhe Khedive. 5yrs; Simonside, 4yrs; Lady Derry, 4y-; 'tri' Gate, 4yrs; N",zth Britain, 4vr.; A,?,.rth! 4,,r. &hwig it- 4yro; Spring nower. 4yrs; ami Di,-ed, 4,r?. GATWICK MEETING. INTERNATIONAL HURDLE. bonman. agett; ore,10. ageu; uoiaen lnle. aged; H' i Grace aged; Battalion II. aged; ?ornado n. aged; The Grafter, aged; The Slug, aged; Villicrs. aged; Roughside, aged; Waiuku aged; White Frost aged; (nnt i ge(l; &Ipling, a.'ed; Men a, aged; dI'gge'PliÄc;e); :d' V:í: fe.t., aged; B, aged; N'?? aged; C.k*? Pride, g?,]- Irish Girl. aged; Bod.. gel; Chiselhampton, aged; Bonnie Dund, aged; Ben Alder. 6YrB; fe leou 'yr8. W 6yr; Masthead, 6yri: Ki ?trr?n 6yn>; Minstrel, 6-rs; Friary, 6N;, Upper Cut. 6yrs; The 6N6.?. a., 5yr.; Switch. 5yrs; n'in: ¡¡5ye i{o" ii., 5yrs; Si?.O.?i 4yTs;Hearwood. 4yrø; S,h..l Girl. 4yrs; Amurath. 4yrs; Lady DerY, 4yrs; Foxhill, 4yrs; Loreto and Crestfalleu tno age given). EPSOM MEETING. PRINCE OF WALES'S HANDICAP. Star of Peace, aged; Suppuaut, aged; Deep Sea. aged; Little Bob. aged; Flaesier, dged; Sirdar, 6vrs; Addio. 6yrs; Rosemeriyn, 6rrs; Wylam, Syrs; Oration. 5yrs; The Convict. 5yrs; Prosset. Syrs; Sir Geoffrey. Syrs; Le Buff, 5yrs; La Uruguaya, 4yrs; Patching. 4yrs; Leonid, 4yrs; Le Blizon, 4yrs; Zanetto, 4yrs; Dark David, 4yrs; Orio. 3:vrs: Minerette, 3yro; Sona- tura. 3yrs; Cornubian. 3yrs; Cracko, 3yrs; Paraffine, 3yrs; Blacksmith, 3yre; Siloah, 3yrs; Scot Free, 3yrs. SANDOWN PARK MEETING. ESHER STAKES. Bridegroom, aged; Lexicon, 6.vrg; Multiform, 6yrs; Mount P,p??t. 6,?.; ?t Fort, 6ym Osbech, 5vn; Ocean Rove? 5yr?: L-kirli, 5vrs; Archduke 11.. 5yrs; Pearl Rover, 5yrs; Battle, 5yrs; Ameer, 5yrs; Bonnebosq. 5yrs; Sly tox. Syrs; Innocence, 4yra; Solitaire, 4yrs: Clarehaven. 4yrs; Method. 4yrs; Muggins II, 4vrs; Pindar, 4vrs; Pax. 4yrs; Dominie U. j4y.r»; Sibola. 4vrs; Alleeby 4vrs; Hadrian. 4yrs; Royal Whistle. 4yrs: Melite. 4yrs; Veri- t-, 3yr. Pellisson, 3vrs; Orn?ey 3vrs; Vane, 3yrs; Mancburm. Yrø: ?,)b ?et 33?r. GRAND INTERNATIONAL STEEPLECHASE. Donner. aged; His Grace, rged; True Blue. aged; Craig, aged; F,?uvarcff. aged; Gr.?!i- aged;t, 4 ?..T; Mont,auk tgEd 8ullker. g?.; Opac. aged; Whitebov ll aged; Cath&l. aged; The 7ramp. aged; Chrv ,?d. real whey. aged; Gentle Ida, aged; Whitehead, aged; Orange Pip, uVd: Bre??unt's Pride, gk,gdrmrG' -g?d; ebee. aged; Levanler, "gd; Ladv Gilderoy, 6ns; C.i,?t.nti??? 6yrs: Baiter OgUA. 6yrs; Mount Cashel. 6yrs: Hidd-, MVõtery, 6yrs: uchemn. 5yr,: Cuebende :k Syrs; Royal Ang. 5y?s; F?iryhouBe, 5yr$; Barton Court, 5yrs. GREAT SANDOWN HURDLE RACE. Battalion 11. aged; bl)ook,,ag; Sailor Boy III, aged; Golden Rule aged; Houghside. aged; WaiuJm, age": Yilii", aOd; Count &1bomberg. aged; Sapling. aged; Nouveau Riche, aged; Bravo, aged; Chiselhampton, aged; Cestus. o aged; Mena, aged; No Fool 6vrs; Queen of the Plains. 6yr,: Heliebore. 6yrs; Foston, 6yrs; Ben Alder, 6vrs; Bridge- water. 6yrs: Crestfallen. 6yrs: Comt¡lIt\De. 6yrs; Minstrel. 6vrs; Jacobus, 6yrs; Upper Cu*. 6yrs; Fillücn;d, 6Y8; W:\les." 6¡rs:Rookwood, 5vrs; Dubuque. Syr5; Pence and Plenty, 5yrs; Bell Rope. 5yrs; Studding Sail, 5yrs; The Baker. Syrs; Sir Francis Drake, 5vrs; West- man. 5yrs; Maltese Cross, 5yrs; Elfin, Syrs; Neish, Syrsi Claudia, Syrs; Dainty Dish. 5vrs; Birpham, 4yrs: Amurath, 4vrs: Schoolgirl, 4yra; Snring Flower. ,Ivrs; Little Herou'cs. 4vrs; Jo I So I. 4yrs; Styrienne, 4yrs; Lilian Noel. 4-rs., DERBY MEETING. DOVERIDGE HANDICAP. Resolute II., aged; Oban, aged; Pnoebus Apollo, aged: The Shaullhralln. aged: David II.. 6vrs; Sverla. 6vrs; Ge^rgiana, 6vrs; IBF, zak. 6yrs; Mount Prospect. 6vrs: Forcett. 6v" "V^aterhen. 6vrs: Fo ton, 6yra; Lackford. 5yn. Heir Male, 5yr,; Dieudonne. Syrs- Sacripant, 5vrs; Vatel, 5yrs; Priloe. 5yr&; Pheon, óYI": Victor Don. 5vra; Orvieoano Svra; Succoth, 5vrs; Gerolstein Syrs: Oshrh. 5yrs: Sirenia, 5" Stamina 4v 7; Mazaw^ttee. 4yrs: I' cence. 4yn; B'ddo 4vrs; Clarehaven, 4Y' A. N. B.. 4?r?; Ligh^ C?m-dy. 4-; London, 4vf3; Allesby 4vrs: Jollv Tar 4yra; Uadr?, 4vrs; Mi^underptood, 4v«: Minert'e, 3#r,; Emotion. 3vr,: Summer Gale, 3yrs; Gnidwife, I 3yrs; and Excellema, 3yrs. NOTTINGHAM MEETING. NOTTINGHAM SPRING HANDICAP. Clípstolle, aged; Ph<ebu« Aoollo agd; The Shaughrami, aged; f:biselhampt<:<r vzed; St Noel, aged; Mount Prospect. 6. • riebs^la, 6vrs; Romany Jack. 5vrs; F!avus. 0yr Sea Fag. 5" Bonneboscj 5n, Nil Desperandum, 5. Succoth, 5yrs: Wantage. 5vrs: Stamina. 4yr«; Innocence. 4vrs: St ,di. 4 r? Mnr- vagh. 4yrs: Pastmaster, 4yrf; Clarehaven, 4yrs; Dr. Jim. 4vrs; Tnrolinta. 4vr.: Buca", 4yrs; Hadrian. 4yrs: R^val UIli¡;¡t! 4vrs; t1,v. 3VTS; Bowmore. 3yrs; and SEmper Vgilans. 3yrs. O*TWU?K MEETING.- ALEXANDRA HANDICAP. Star of Peace, aged: Dspo Sea. aged; St. Noel. aged; Fnico, aged; Little Bob. a»ed: 8,rla. Syrs; Waterhon. 6yrs; lhurtnu Hill, 6vrs: Sirdar. 6vrs; W^ppn Farmer. 6yrR; Bewitchment. Mu'/Horm 6t.s; Bef/ak. rs; Sicrip^nt. 5yrp V,t? 5, 0,,7i.no Syr; (?hi??,?k. 57,r?; gi,- G,,fir?, 5 Br;,Tg? 4, r' LeonuL 4yrR: V,ro.41-rr: Bnldovle. 4yrs; cinatio". I«obar r!* 4yr«; ',? Trumps. 4,r,t i. Z tl?t?ve Dore, 4yr«: Janoniea. 4rrs; Allesbv 4,s: Mazo»ipa, ^vrs: Stolen Swpets, 4vrs; The Sheatber. 3yr. (Ohnatnra, Oria. 3vrt*: Mrnc-ette. 'no Jubilee Piaiho' 3" Bett^old. 3'rø; Va!n nU('tlM. 3vr«: Emotion. '?vrs; 3??rz 8' T;l ?q, G'Otee Ojjpon. 3**rg; J^ub»rt 3."?: C"- Not, 3, gf;i: f{i;d(:i;CE! Galliniria, 3yrs: Tcrr>?do. or'r>; F'*genia. Mt* Peni<son.3vrs;' CorMet<!Ba?-5yr- Kine'R CouriPT. vrA: Re-aontanoe. 3\tp: I^hi Ban, 3yrs; BJ"el¡@lJ1;th 3vrs: and Lutetia. 3yr«. PRINCES HANDICAP. Marin, II., aeed: l)in;ia F1'ge' need: n"nvll- .fe, :?g?d: St. Nc?l. "ed; Malum?t "ed: Nouveau Riche. oe?d; Pedant, a^^d: Rovul Flush. '>eH: Lexicon. 6vr»: Rens^laer. 6vr-: Silver Vox, 6vrs: Mount Pr-sppct. 6vrs; Ki"L Me-8ener. ?'r? The ??'eMyer. 5yr. ?nr? Jack, Svr«; Split the Wind. Syrs; Hawfinch, 5vr? Am*v»r, S* rs: Sherhurn. 5?ri?: 0!' h 5,r.: r-t-, 5,r-: Wap*a»e,' ?r6-<i)r)e?"ra"d??5yr)' Ji fr" 5?)'e' Sh* Fov. 5vr«; Bobb:« Burn-. 5'ts; M'deunmier, •'Wrs; G"dflv. 4yr!?: '4t. Lu'1'1', ^vra; Tr.noc^r<-e,' I f'n2g?I,t¥:E:;t;f1;f:: Aureol"51. 4,,r?: 4,?" (-t, !?,,?. 4vr«* Damocles. 4A,r?: Sine? V;Ma;n. 4vrs; A N. B.. 4,r?: Spectrum 4vrs; Put M'C>nn, 4\'1' R:u'1anda..1. 4"r' Mi,hfTpt-4.)n. I!r: P'1X, 4vr"3: Badria" 4"fS: Reniiivw^cnce. "e; "Mit. cham. 4"r: ChlIrw. 4"r: Donnnie TT 4vr; Sibola 4vrs• L:«*hnmnwbe*>l. dvr<; Frontjcran. Svr? Downham 3yrs: LajvSch'-?mbcre.?'re:' .Tarh Svr?: Mn^ialvi. 3vrs- Upronr. 3vrs; T'1 Jotl"a 3vrs* ExcelVi'ra. 3-rll' Pellipson, 3yrs; Eugenia, 3vr, and Corner Stone, 3yrs.

I FOOTBALL. GLOUCESTERSHIRE V. DURHAM. This match was played at Gloucester in miserable weather. There were six alternations in the home team as originally selected. Jar- man and Stout being ninong the absentees. Durham differed considerably from the side beaten by Glamorgan. There was a poor attendance, and a lnte start w,ig made. Soon after the start C. Hall scored for Gloucester- shire, and before the interval Romans oddod a try. The last-named player converted both. Half-time score. O. T, Y. rtlouceste r.hir. 2 0 0 Durham 0 0 0 Ends having been changed, Gloucester t d an unconverted corner try by Channon. and continued to press with FU1>erior back play. Needs. Luce, Nicholls. and Dryhorough beil1<? prominent. By the aid of sterling footwork the Northerners attacked, and Taylor notched an unimproved try. After this, Channon scored again, and Romans converted, aiid Pete got :nio'u,anin:e,tn:o'et t.t: Final score. (I, T. M. [ A T. Gloucestershire  3 10 Durham ..I. 0 2 0

CARDIFF FOOTBALL CLUB-Cardiff Arms Park. — Blackheath v. Cardiff. Saturday- off 2.45 punctually. Reserved seaU inside ropes, 19. as usual, on application. a6190 I

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"Colesbcrg." Port. Talbot. In eases wher* tit") distance does not exceed 60it. «nd the runs aro convenUnt —that i>. if there are not nlany awkword crossings to be turn?d or inaccess- ible places to be got "t--sl1eakin tube. ar. th best. Hut for long distances and ont!d" work te'ephone* are prcfrrable. In your crat- wc otild recommend you to u>? a telephone. I Prol.ubly, if you fixed a ep" akjTig tube, you would iincl that moisture would accumulate where it parses under the roadway. Estate Duties. — M.P., De -eased. --Me return the communication from Somerset House amJ Mr. P.'s letter. In th absence of any agree- ment to the contrary, wo think that Mr. P. 18 b u.,i to this duty. bši¡itO 'de:;o;D. D," (Cardigan).—We do not E'f your difficulty. I f a publican is prosecuted fer selling spirits under proof, and if such spirits w.re supplied to him by a apirlt merchant, likewise under proof or beJow the alleged strength, we fail to e2 what reason th2re I* why the publicau hould not prosecute Uoan to Sipf2T.—"Cymro"' (Strata FIcridaK — "e have no doubt that the bill of sale is in order, and. in anv case, you need not troubl 'e-in-law is ? bankrupt, and unites the tm>tc2 ri bankruptcy is claiming tt, ?l, go ?d.4. You h'IJ ?'?ttr IntnJ('t an auc- tioneer to .,Ii at. -ve. 1h Lie nice. "]• armer. If you 1J your ttrricr ill tho place of a sheep doc. acd to i! t)?e w?r^ of 1 ^hce.p dog. vou would, no d}ht. be /eld entitled tn <'vm)??""Wp ?. he; «v*t\ somewhat douVfuJ that you ran satisfy th,? authorities thai terrier is capable of d,)i?,g th ?.rk th,I, Pight, totros?R"T. M?" A oas?n. 9 ?* who has t?kcn ? ticket to Ira"ol by run has merely en'vmd into contract v?ith <h. railway com p any to carry hm from 'l"" ))Ia? to another. Tt, fi'ycB  him absolutely no right whatever to he upon anv portion of Ib company s ]}rnlÜ,, excent s-uch as ae n('p- 6ary to fMM- him to '?Ya'? lii,n?fh? nleans of communication provided. If th- company thought fit, thev could make ;i zitiz- way from the bookin7-cifj(e to tbc mftal- nwl require the passenger to go atone that war. and no other. If a passenger choos> to g.» P. y forbidden jwrtion of the companY < nromises, as, for irsta-lit-, the metals 1'° is liable to be prose# jtcd for trespass. If a bridge is prov.drd to cnab:e him to cross tho lines, he must troes by that means, or not. at Rabbits.—"Inquirer. —There ? no pro-.?io-i whatever in the Public Health Acts which a,)o)t? th. htw < pigs aud pi?t.es u?d 4 -hbit. ,?d r:ib ,b. ?t th Pig?ti time. g ¡ 'y r'bi;;t:i,t, ? to"?'?' )Iuiti?tuf'e, but, fr. ,hat you ?? in ?' ?-? th2r? i?i no nuisance.

CARDIFF CORPORATION BILL To the Editor of the "Western Mail UV-I attended the meeting at the Town I h¿\l- MIj:7. tP¡;i:e 7J::r ;t: in? to Higument, for and agaiBBt the .-crponv lion Bill, and BO obtaining complete informa. tion on the subjei t, lmt instead heard" lot of abuse hurled at tho variou- speaker^. r hare a very Etronir opinion that part, of th» disturbing element at the meeting eonsinte.1 cf nonratp;tyer8. who amu-ed themselves h, fnouting"Katb" and other highly-intellectual Qbservations. I haya no desire tu criticbe tJIIo action of ralepayc<" but I do think ?o;? who do not pay ratfb might leave those wh I do to di,scuss in a proper manner how their money filial; l;e >pent. I should like to -uggeft. that at the n?.t, meeting only ratepayers he I :t8a thtt tif)iet.°be i-ued tn quatiOe? applicants at the to?n-HerkBorMme other ?uf&fiatofnce. Pers)uaUy. I do not belie,e <I, I thoroughly s?ti.-f?t?ry opinion of rat..paer. I.. be obtained at any meeting. A plebiavit?. though more (ostlr. is the only certain mthcd. I-m..&c. I-I Oill. & GEORGE CHAMBERLAI. reriuiuus Hotel. Cardiff, Jan. 10.

TO CntK A roi.D i.v OXU 11 \T T"k* I.nxativ,' Quinine- Tablet.. All Dmgsith rfund the mou, y jf jt failj to curc. J/I id. I.1 STEVENS BREAD. SteveM- Fiue cleV Stevens Delicious Pastry. Steven*' 1 French B,?3 d. risp and nutty. Van will i ea.othache and Neuralgia Ciir?d ImtaD¡>;2b" apn.ying Phil PhiUip?' Toothache U<ire'*° K?iT?- Applied and Perfectly Harmless. "Acts ;,ke Map'. b. Battles and 6d. Tubes. Of all Chemists, or direct frc,m the Manutacturer. 24. St. Mary-street, Cardiff. aJ5J6 NOW READY- NUMBEI, TWO OF THE CELEBRATED WESTERN ^TAIL ^JUSIC FOLIOS. Containing 90 SONGS. VOCAL DUETS. AND SACRED 601.03. WITH PIAXOFOBTE ACCOMPANIMENTS. For the Popular Price of ONE SHILLING; BY POST. Is. 54 The Sale of No. 1 exceeded all evpectntiom and a.glance at the contents of l'io. 2 lri%e, below! will show that it is even more interc&u UtI: than its predecessor:— COXTETS: sexes. Afton Water .Dume In?s ?uer"' I*he. Al.b*s Farewell. The iil'oeklev Ash urcYt. 'ib W.,h Habyton is Fallen ? Wo'k Barney O'Hea .7ZTXover Bay cf Biscay. The l»av» .ell? of A er?ovev W.Ish B)o? H?h ')!'?''Lw"?::r:?;j?!; Benny Mary of Argyle .Nalsoo Camptown Races Faster Cyetin? Uttty .?..?. Ifadenos» Dame Mar!y .————— Hatton Darling Nelly Gray 'Hang? Du:e .gLand P.tt r''i*? A mong the Dead Men Old English R):ie l??ee ?,ttt. Kvangeune BlocVle» F!?i?'?chmanr?r.7.r.T???????????? Gentle An,, no?d?NiKh"?ood'Nisht"BeYo7.d'? H?arts and Hom? i. Rloeklev ner ?n?htam'??ants" Me 8U)f.7? FT?r.'? t- the 14aile Sheridan 1 Love the Merry Sunshine Glovor ri:pi;;f:1 T se Owine Back to L ixis Whit  Me of Beant" .WJ¡itmore Tvv GrM'n, The t!n.<i< J)n<!tcBeH9. Pi.r?n? John I.el 0)d Hant.M' Song .Tollv :Y;7J;j';t ,Iin Corning Wrrir Land o' the T.eal. The .r. Scotch Lns= tint f,ovc« a Sailor. The Dihdin 7,1?ht nf Other Days. The Balfa Mlv D.I. ThSmmmJ 1 C'nD e M ÿ ;f; 'f' W ;;ë"S: T,h nib,on ???J!c'' EyM Sit? Pia?nc'7;.7? Mad-jlu'e '».n Marv Plane "T..7.? "ory Ifori?oii Id welodv Meeting of the Waters. The 0 01d Wt? ?d R,) Mollv Carew I g1i:}7':t:i¡fr;¿:i:E ?- Mothc" ??)s Me Bind Mr H!))r"nivdr Mv 1,,e isL?e a Red. Red Ro!e"Old Mejndv 0 Firm 0. 'bo; 0 Give ? Me Th'?e EaHy Fiowm ..En)?? Oh' St-r n? Bark Veieon Our ii.?,d?R,,Mk?i, Wqliaco Outlaw. Tlie Z Loder ,I- °J L h "ishot. DPi:!lTot, 'tlih,e ?.  No"lognonn PoUv Wotiv D.? "? ° Page, Th-n Angry Storm Benedict Rorv O'More Lover Rose Softlv Blooming Ronh- S,lis Glor?. 411" B.I.n 1,,i Seaver R?sh" c 1;r: The Hendrickson Sweet Genevieve "T'nf'kflr T?rMe/M?' Heart ..V.. Ki.h™ :¡:¡;¡ }J;ja:ff Orders Orey .?!?? The Green TTPP" Whi?nerea Low Rattnn Tnere??' a Ta'?°n ?'t't!'e To?t? ?' Thorn. The Shiid Thr?'A?nf T?ve.1?'7.??? Thou Art 0,,?, from My Oa*e Lirtley Tru_h in Ab,n?e .?;?aD? Wait for the Wagon Minstrel Waiting .?. Millard Wanderer, The Schi3he", Whe. the Tide Comm In ""r' W,h ,Syi,p Schnhert lÉl:¡;l ?? ??J W?.p for Th??? Wallao Wolf. The. Shield VOCAL DT7ET8. [-low Gently. Den Parr* List to the Con, BeUs Blockle* Min.t? 0.? s King Oa? "MMt''Redee'me'r .7.?..7.7? SACRED SOLOS. Bat the Lord is Mindful of his Own Mendelssoini „ He wne Desnised Handel R..r and Ar ,l In ?a?e Wnrth _.?._???".?.?.??:?.<j? Lord, Remember David Hmdel ORDER AT ONCE TO AVOID DISAPPOINT. MENT. Price ONE SHILLING (by Post 18 3d,I. threugh vour Newsagent, or Direct from t." QFFIC tT> YE T WESTERN MAIL-CHAMUEBS, ST. MARY STREET. CARDIFF. Elevator Banning Nin- a.1II. to Seven p — OPEN DAY AND lQHr. BENT FBOM £15 PER BOOK. APPLr S. H. CBAfESt. WESTZRX MA.I&

SIX FURTHER REASONS for using HOT?■ LICK'S MALTED MILK for children and mY.Uids. Because it restores the stamina of children and adult when ?.,t?d by diarrhoea and dvsentery. Bee?u?e it arre6ts waste of tiisue in all cases of illn,.?,. Because it is recuperative and flesh-forming Because it increases weight rapidly. Because it renders the flesh firm and healthy. Because the ?h,,h it 1;? mere fat. No oookit i s or added milk is ntqUlred, Of all c he.i't i ?if?. ?. 6d.. 2s. 6d.. and* t?. A free e??e'. with explanatory matter, i,A be sent on application, by HorUckand' Co.. 34, ?arr'!?et)?!' road. London, E,C. L16213 Your g r.?d'her, drank Ellis Davies'a T,. T*ir descendant. are t,.dily developing that ,ood ei[ampte.—}9?Queen.street, Cardiff. 66059

LOCAL POLICE-COURTS. i CARDIFF. I THI'RSDAV.—'Before Alderman R. CORY and Mr. W. C. PEACE.) HIGHWAYMEN. Several cases of highway robbery have been hoard in Cardiff recently, and yet another came up on Thursday morning— feather proving that sentences have no great deterrent effect on highwaymen. Tom Stephens and George Shea, young men of 23. were brought np on the charge orvtea)- ins h sovereign and a pockct-handkerqjiicf from l'om Br"* I Brown waB ,tr.!Ii.g i?:.?,g l)çnarttroad 0:1 Tuesday night '?(' th ,i(le,i,s ram^hen he waB a,?,t?d by the two men, a? of whom grabbed his arm. and held him. whilst the nlher went through him, and took what he hid. h. handkerchief was found upon them wholl Brown had run to the police and the I mell in blue had captured them. Police-con- stable 12a followed the inen, nd arrested them. They were sent to prison with hard labour for two months. THE TAFF ALE COAL. The tremendous shortage in coal on the rail- way companies' sidings in Cardiff was stated recently to run to two thousand tons a year from one part of the town alone. Mr. Ingle- dew prosecuted on behalf of the Taff Vale Rail- way Company, who are large loosers. Emily Rowe, 17, Alice Jones, 15, Kate Brown, 15. and John Joseph Jones, 13, were charged with stealing about 2cwt. of coal, worth 3' from the Taff Vale Railway Company's sid- ing, at the East Moors on Wednesday eveniug. They were brought up in custody, having been arrested by Police-constables Lockycr and Brown. Emma Hurns, a woman of 32, living in Llajielly-street, Was charged with receiving I liewt. of coal, knowing it te have been .tolen, The evidence was .imptc. though voluminous. Police-constable Lockycr stated that he saw the children at. the coal trucks, and nn his approach they ?uttled off into the neighbour' ing street', The two .ronese" finding th:?t they could not escape with the weight they car- ried, jettisoned their ('argo in Llanelly-street. The otlleN disappeared round the Neath-street corner. wher they were watched by Polity- constable Price, who was on duty there, and seen to enter the house of Emma Harris. Thus was *he charged with receiving. On this evidence all tne defendants were re- manded till to-day (Friday). BARRY, THURSDAY.— 'Mr. J. S. BATCHELOR. chair, man: Dr. E. TREHARNE. and'?.J. LOWDON.) UNMUZZLED DOGS. inis was .lames Webbs sixth appearance for allowing his dog to be at larg3 in Holton-road while in a,? unmuzzled "stat?. and he wa* ordered to pay a penalty of 20s. number other first-offeuding defendants were lined 5s. each. THEFT OF MANURE. A hau ?er named Thoma, David, of Uadoxtotf. aA P,z?,?d on remand h?,z?d with stealing K quantity of manure, value 23. 6d.. the pro- perty of Alfred Griniahire, coal merchant. Barry Dock. At the first hearing of the case defendant pleaded that he had received per- mission to take the manure, but now he said he took the manure in error. as he went into thc wrong -ard,-Pined 20s., including costs. u, CRUELTY TO A HORSE. ,IOUII uamea -1?ght was brought ?p j. cus- tody charged with r??lty to horse.—PoUt'c- constable Walsby told the bench that the same morning he saw the defendant in charge of a hor?e and rrt in Calcot-road. The horse, for which defendant gave a r, o,er,?gn, was very lame, and unfit to work.-Wright was ordered to pay a penalty of 20? and costs, or fourteen days' imprisonment in default. MERTHYR. THURSDA Y.-(Before Mr. W. M. NORTH, sti- pendiary.) ALLEGED THEFT OF A WATCH. nan* r(TUl{i ana THomas 6t??a'd we.. charged with st"aling a lady's gold watch at' chain, the property of Emma Neat, a cook in the employ of Mr. Griffiths, of Ynysygored, Merthyr Vale. The prosecutrix was so deaf that all the questions had to be put to her in writing. The watch and chain were stolen from a dressing-table in the prosecutrix's bed- room. and they were pledged by Perrott, in another name. with tir. Samuel Fine, of Troedyrhiw. Steward was out. side the shop whilst the other man was nawning the things, and he joined him after- wards, both going away together.—The pri- soners were each committed for a month, with hard libour.-A second charge against Steward of stealing a steel compass from the Navigation Hotel, Aberfau. the property of Arthur Hooper, was dismissed. NEGLECT OF CHILDREN. [aria. Lynch, 13, Brecon-street, Dowlais. was summoned for neglecting her five children in such a manner as to cause them unnecessary suffering or injury to health. Mr. D. W. Jones appeared on behalf of the National Spciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children,- The case had been adjourned for a month to see whether the defendant would mend her wa's. but Inspector Ilhel Jones said there had not only Inen no improvement, but the con- dition of things now was even worse than ever. —The learned Stipendiary considered it a case ?ilinz for exemplary punishment, and he sent the defendant to gaol for the full term of three months, with hard labour. ALLEGED WOUNDING. Alary Ann Donovan was charged on remand with wounding John O'Xeil at Dowlais. Tho prosecutor did not appear, and the prisoner was discharged.

CARDIFF COUNTY-COURT. THURSDAY.-(Before his Honour Judge OWEN.) u A PECULIAR POINT. air. uailnaclie brought up a motion re James Morris, who was declared a. bankrupt in Sep- tember of last year. The facts of the case were that early last year Morris depoiitfa certain pictures on consideration of money advanced. Subsequently he wanted a further loan of £ 100, which was advanced by Messrs. Stephenson and Alexander upon an agreement affecting the sale of Morris's furniture. The sale of the furniture took place in July. Some was sold, and most of the rest (with the pic. tures) remained in Messrs. Stephenson and Alexander's possession. Then came the bank- ruptcy. He (Mr. Baiihache) now claimed, on behalf of the trustee in bankruptcy, that the articles (other than the pictures) should be siven up. Some of the furniture had remained in Morris's house, but Mes-rs. Stephenson and Alexander made a claim to those goods as well. —Mr. John Sankay (for Messrs. Stepheneon anl Alexander) urged that the goods were placed as a pledge, and the documents drawn up did not constitute a bi:l of gale.-Ifis Honour re- served judgment.

BOKiAiCIC ACID AGiJX. Ar, the South-Western Police-court on Wed- I nesday, Messrs. Cox and Hall, dairy farmers, of W roughton. Swindon, were summoned hy the VesllT of St. Mary.Battersea. for giving a raise warranty jn respect to certain Inilk supplied to Ci2org5 Donald Godw:n, a dniryman, ctrrv- ing on his business at Battersea. Mr. W. W Voting represented the vestry, while Mr, Piicketts defended. In the first instance Godwin was summoned for having sold milk which, on analrsls, was found to contain horacic acid. He produced the warranty which he received from the wholesale, dealers, the defendants, certifying the milk to lie pure, and the cas= was then dismissed; hence these proceedings. Mr. Ricketts did not dispute the presence of boracic acid in the milk, but said it was fre- quently used as a preservative in hot weather, aud eminent men had expressed a, strong opinion that the acid was ill no way injurious. He also argued that the defendants could not. be convicted under Ssction 27 of the Food and Drugs Act. inasmuch as it had heen repealed by another measure, which cam? intu operation on the 1st inst. Mr. Rose raid i*. was perfectly true the section had been repelled, but it had been re-enacted in different language, hut with a proviso favourable to defendants. 11". Noting said the offence, as an elf. lice, still evicted. Ir. Ricketts contended that his diellls could not be mulcted for an offence supposed t.J.baY2 been committed before the 11:1--illg' of the Act. Mr. Hose t' -iught it would be unsafe to pro- ceed with the case. and suggested that the -1\mmOn8 should be withdrawn. Mr, Vomig hesitated to adopt the suggestion without first con-ulting the authority which he repre-entcd. and a-ked for an adjournment, which was granted.

SALVAGE AWARD. In the Admiralty Division on Thursday the owners ( Ih, salvage steamer Herakles were :doltNoo '¡\l and :8t(h: I .t"am8hip Aphrodite. from Rangoon to Liver- pool, ?b h Ai? ?, wr?,k?d 011 the coast of Por- tn\pL 'I'h' I le,,kle, ?,g,d to tr., ?d the ves8el on the principle of no (?ure no pay, and she succeeded.

MORE CiltKAT CURES OF TORTURIXO, dis- figuring skin, scalp, and blood humours are daily made by CUTICURA remedies than by aU other skin ;.nd blood rnJedie combrned rJ he bct physicians endorse anti precrjbe them. Chemi,ts everywhere recommend h?n They are absolutely Imr0. sweet, Mntle. ?d eO'ert:ve. and th treatment especially appal8 to mothers nUr:e8. and children. War n baths with CUTICURA SOAP, to dealw" the skin of crusts nr.d scales, ?c?ntle anointings with ?"T???" n'!)t?..? to instantly allay itching inflammation, and irritation, to soo the and hal. followed by mild doses of OL,TICIIII?%e EE90I.VENT, to cool th? blood, will cleanse the system by internal and external medica tion of every eruption and impurity and con. stitute the most effective skin cures blood purifiers, and humour remedies of modern tinle. I RICE. TI1F SET. 6s.; or. SOAP. Is.; OINT. Zs, 6d.; RESOLVENT. 2s. 6d.. all chemists; cr. post-paid, of F. NEWBERY and SONS. London, E.CJ. L14309-m

LOCAL SPORT. Tiie following appeared in the "Evening Expre.s" on Thursday: The seleetion of the Welsh team to meet Scot- l^ and at Swallsa on the 27th inst. is not likely to ('au,c an' Particular ?urpriee. Of courm, it nW that Hellings's 1-litee would have to be filled. for the Lwynypia man's injury was not likely to be overcome by the date fixed for the ipatch with Scotland. With Hellings out oi the way, and Dobson having been chosen first reserve for the Gloucester match, it was practically a certainty that the latter would he in the team Clgaillst Scotland. Dobson is 11.uli:l;r sort of man to have on one's side, Ind. independentlyof club form, his display in the match against Durham on Wednesday guaranteed his position in the team. Well. there l'an be no getting away from the fact that he is just the sort of man we want againSL hard, dashing* clever plajer, a mau that it takes more than one opponent to stop, and the sort of man that can be always depeuded upon in an emergency. The critics are shouting very determinedly that Wales has absolutely no chance against licutlarid. lor—and in this I suppose they are, to a great extent, upheld, by the Scotch officials -the Wie-sh forwards are not conceded as having it thousand-to-one chance against the eirht to represent the Thistle. Of course. this makes out the English forwards as very small fry. Yet, for the life of me, I can- not quite believe that th3 English eight is quite so bad as it is represented to be, or that the Scotch eight is so formidable as our friends from "ayout the Tweed" would have Us believe. Some five or ten years ago, I must admit, we had very little chance with Scotland forward. bccausc wo used to think at that period that our forwards ought to sacrifice themselves absolutely to the backs. Since then, however, we have got a better idea of forward play, and, although Mr. Turnbull suggested that we had really iind truly 110 chance with SeotJaud in this department, I &hall be as much surprised as disappointed if it does not work out that we have a very useful lot of bcrimmagers. I should say, for my own part, that the match with Scotland will bo a really red-hot, rough-and-tumble sort of galU". I believe that our Welsh forwards have realised the fact that the example of the other countries in bashing a man must be followed. Scotland and Ireland have, perhaps, more than any other country, make a spedality of this. Somehow. I tancy that our forwards will teach Scotland a lesson on the 27th. I siucerely hope such will be the case, for I should like to explain to England. Scotland, and Ireland that our Rugby football does not depend entirely on the four three- quarter system. Somehow or other I have alwa's thought that Scotland has depended wholly and solely upon her forwards. Now, of late years we in Wales have been improving our forward play, and it will surprise mc considerably if we pre not able to put on the field a pack of forwards that will be able to glean as much glory for Wales as even Gould was able to do as a three-quarter. However, apart from the Welsh forwards, I alll quite convinced that our backs will be'a very useful lot. Moyd and Phillips, of course, fake a tremendous lot of beating at half, whilst I suppose we must not for a moment suggest tint Llewellyn could possibly be beaten on the wiug. Still, I must say that, after the Glamorgan-Durham match, Huzzey, however "e.rocktd" he may he, is bound to be useful on an international side. His kicking is really marvellous, and it only requires Gwyn Nicholls in conjunction with Huzzey to form one of the best right wings that we could pos- sibly find. Class will tell in matters of this kind, you kuow. and. although Huzzey may be out of form. his class aud resource strike oue whenever one sees him playing. I don't sup- pose for a moment that Nicholls will be back, and so it is likely that we will see Bees in the position of right centre, as was the case at Gloucester. George Davies and Trew are the left wing pair, and probably they will be seen to more advantage on their own ground than was the case when they opposed England. Perhaps the Welsh Committee is wise in giving them another chance, and certainly, on the form that Jones showed in the Glamorgan- Durham match. no place could be found for him in the Welsh team in preference to either Rees or George Davies. At the same time, I think that the least acknowledgement of Bush's efforts might have been a place on the reserve list. Bush struck me as being one of the most resourceful players we have seen for some time past. I suppose, however, that in his case, as In the case of many others, merit has not quite so strong a weight as reputation. Some day, probably. Bush will come into the public eye, by which I mean the eye of the committee, and then he will get his cap. In the meantime, be he ever so great, it is assuredly a case of waiting his turn. The competition that took place at the Andrews'-hall on Wednesday evening was not, perhaps, so interesting as we liad hoped for. Pedlar M'Mahon has been for some time past acknowledged as one of the most clever and resourceful fighters we have seen in South Wales, and on Wednesday night he fully proved his claims to those titles. Tho first round saw M'Mahon trying his opponent's strength. Then. when they came up for the second time. it was a case of riu^-cr.ift pure and simpls, Daley must have known how clever M'Mahon was. Indeed, ho is said to have expressed his intention not to go after M'Mahon, but to make M'Mahon come after him. Yet. the very first time that M'Mahon coaxes him Daley goes after him, and the result was that he got a punch on the jaw for his pains, and was out as clean as any man ever was. The other competitions during the evening were interesting. especially that between Connell and Sullivan. It will be remembered that this pair had a contest a week or so ago, "hen Connell secured the ,!rdi,t. Sullivan was naturally anxious to retrieve his reputa-I tion. Hnd so on Wednesday evening he kept Conne:1 going all the way. It was a very inte- resting bout, not one of the flopping matches that are too often seen. The amateur compe- tition fell to young Driscoll. an exceedingly smart lad, who has of late developed a good left hand and a useful right, and has, more- over, Quite forsaken the unpleasant habit he had at one time of using his shoulder. Driscoll is a lad who ought to make a name for him- fie f, fcr he is game enough and clever enough for anything. Quite a large number of prominent hunting men ara volunteering for service with the 1m. perial Yeomanry, and the hunting field will, at all events during the remainder of the present season. be robbed of some of its very best riders. Among those who have been accepted for the Gloucestershire company of the Yeomanry is Mr. H. P. de Winton, of Wallsworth Hall, near Gloucester, who is a well-known follower of the Cotswold, Ledbury, and Lord Fitzhardinge's foxhounds. and also of the Boddington Harriers. He is hon. secre- tary of the famous Boddington Harriers, and one of ths promoters of the race meeting organised by the hunt mentioned. Extremely popular among the farmers aud everyone else who takes any interest in hunting in GloQ- cester-hire, Harry de Winton will be badly missed. I very sincerely wish him gcod luck and a safe return. Another good sportsman going is Mr. Strick- land. of Apperley Court, near Gloucester, son of Mr. Algernon Strickland. a partner in the famous London banking firm of C."t t, and Co. Apmr:ey Court is a favonrit meet of the Cotswold Hounds, and Mr. Strieldand-whO',e f..i!y seme time ago resided at The Lindor.. Co!eford. Forest of I)eac—goes vpry straight across country. Both Messrs. Strickland and De Winton have fn- listed as troopel's. alld when such Ulen "s these are willing to go to the front one wonders why tho farmers and their sons have not volunteered more freely. Another prominent Gloucestershire hunting man who is going with the Gloucestershire contingent to South Africa is Captain Graham- Clarke. of Kroeester Manor. we!] knewn among the followers of Lord Fitzhardinge's famous foxhou!Jd. WELSH ATHLETE.

ASSAULTING A COUNTY-COURT BAILIFF. At Clerkenwell County court on w cones- day ibetore bis Honour Judge Edge) John Walkfr, a bailiff, umnnned John Edward Ali-ock for assault, and aiding and abetting the escape of his father from the hands of the rs of the Court. I °"lí' t's Iptnotl'ieítor. who appeared to pu.wUe. explained that .judgment was .b- tained bv the Cyt')? M:))??'" Comnanv again. th father of the preeent d?fed.Ilt, tor £3 0., 6d. in Junft of last year, but it was not until October, I. year, that th?, officers I I,;i)1 R':lo'i;1. 1}lele¡hev tes lilc:: struggled so vialentl" thu he managed to make h', e.caw', On the 2nd inst, they found him in shop at 203. Gray's rmi-roa{l, aiid he was again arrested, bnt owing to the violence nf the present defendant and a number of "'en wh'111 h?? t" Mr. Walker and Hook, a wirrant officer of the court, who was assisting him. 1,? again escaped. The bailif fwas called, and spoke as to arrest- ing the father of the defendant at the shop ill Gray's Inn-road. A few minutes afterwards a gang of men and women, headed by the defendant, rushed into the room and assaulted him. The Judge: What did they do. Witness: They climbed all over ,,e 'laughter!—pulled my hair, pushed me. punched me. and then jumped on me, (Laughter.) The Judge: What did the defendant per. onallv do? Witness: He p"lIed me down, put his root on  mv stomach, and pr?-.?d me, saying, ?' ugh!" (Lnnghter) Defendant: Ho. ho What lie., In defence, defendant denied that he touched anyone, and his mothei. who wa, Illed, said i when Mr. Walker came into the hou?e he! l¡:terd tr t:I;t of them. (Laughter.)! His Honour said he would make the case a sa'.utarv warning to others. and defendant II would have to pay a flue of £5. or a month e i nlpl'isoll lllell 1.

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"SPOKTSMAN" AUTHENTIC 6TABTING PRICES. WINDSOR MEETING. Horse. Jockcy. Sportsman. ENGLEFIELD HANDICAP (10). Quadruped tC James) 3 to 1 ag PARK SELLING (21.) Blarney (Matthews) 2 to 1 ag CLUB STEEPLECHASE (4.) King's Head (T Leader, jun) 6 to 4 ag NATIONAL HUNT FLAT (6.) Kumasi (Mr D Thirlwell) 13 to 8 ag CASTLE HANDICAP (4). Lord Percy (Dollcy) 2 to 1 ag F.GHAM STEEPLECHASE (5). Vlllitehead (Eames) 5 to 2 on The above prices are identical with those pub- lished in the "Racing Calendar."