South Wales Echo

CATCHING A FORTUNE TELLER.! GIRLS AS POLICE SPIES. The police having reason to believe that Annie Emblin (62), who not long s nee underwent three months' hard labour for fortune-telling, had resumed "business" iu a little out-of-the-way "temple" at the back of Francis-street, Woolwich, sent two young ladies to trap her. In the police-court on Saturday one of these spies deposed that after a pack of cards had been shuffled three times Emblin told her she was born under a very lucky planet; that there was a fair young man, very wealthy, waiting for her abroad, and that she would go out to bim soon and be married. (Laughter.) The other young lady had a fortune coming to her from beyond the seas, and was told thatcite would be mar- ried to a tall, handsome, fair man, with plenty of money. (Laughter.) Emblin told this young woman s fortune last Christmas, but then it was different. (Laughter.) On the same occasion she told sotile young men their foi tunes for 3d each, but they had to sing to her first. (Laughter.) Each of the witnesses gave her 6d, but the prisoner said sho did not ask for it. She also called two witnesses, who stated that she had not done any business since sho CHlOe out of prison but Mr Marsbam was of a different opinion, and sentenced her to three months' hard labour.

To-day's London Papers. I THE POWERS AND BULGARIA. The Times says:—Ifie personal position of Prince Ferdinand is not defended unconditionally by any Power; it is admitted by all to be constitutionally irregular and even, if the Russians and their supporters insist upon it, illegal. But Bulgaria, at present, enjoys a fairly stable political system, whatever the irregularities. or its origin, and merely to go back to cha< s by remoying Prince Ferdinand without putting any- body or anything in his place cannot be desirable in the interests either of tiie peace of the continent or of the well-being of the principality. Under the Treaty of Berlin, the Bulgarians have a clear and indisputable right to eiecs their own ruler, though the right of veto secured to the Powers is not less clear and indisputable. Neither Russia nor any other Power, nor all or them combined, have authority to force on the Bulgarians a distasteful ruler. Tiie corner-stone of the political existence of Bulgaria, as guaranteed by' the treaty, is "free election" of its ruler by the population, subject to the confirmation of the Porte and the assent of the signatory Powers How far the first and the most important of those conditions is lik-dy to be secured by the overthrow of the Bulgarian Government and the occupation of the country by Ottoman troop?, is a question that may be left to the common-seme of Europe. TYPE FOR THE WELSH LANGUAGE. The Daily News says —Patriotic Welshmen who regard their native tongue with a natural and not unfounded affection will do well to consider tl < appeal for consideration put forth by a e(- positor at Aberdare. Tho Welsh language, as e* -n those who are ignorant of its grammar aud vo bulary may i,tve ooserved, abounds in doul letters, and above all, in double cons nants, which are rather confusing to the eye insomuch that the combinations, 4t dd) li, th, ch, and ph," which are not so mlic duplicated consonants as separate letters, ar found in 110 fewer than one-half the words in the language. Tiie double letters which occur in English are by our typefounders cast double. What th* Aberdaro compositor desires to know is why the Welsh double letters should not be cast in the same convenient Way Mean while tha Sassenach firms who monopolise the type-found- ing art are asked to imagine what time and labour ar<> needlessly wanted even by the quickest compositor in setting up a column or two ot Welsh matter, in consequence of his hand being forced to travel twice from his stick to the "d" box, I and so forth, a process that occurs hundreds of bitues in one column. MR CHAMBERLAIN'S MISSION. I The Daily Tel graph says Mr Chamberlain has been successful although—perhaps we should rather say because—-lie has shown himself a I thoiougli Englishman, who in a foreign country never forgot the spirit or his allegiance to his native land. Americans like a man who, "girt by friends or foes," has the pluck to "speak the thing he will." They knew him by reputation as a marvellous master of business details, a clear speaker, conversant with practical politics, and well able to meet any opponent in conversational or formal debate. H has by his victory enhanced his fame iu all these re-,pect.s but he has won a higher place by show- ing on this occasion that he can rise to a full con- ception of tho great international principles and sentiments that make for the peace and prosperity of the human race. of the human race. OUR NAVAL AND MILITARY NEEDS. I 'I The Standard .ays-.—The administration of the dockyards has been taken in hand, and all savings in that direction are thoroughly satis- factory. The Intelligence Department of tho Navy is also doing excellent work, but it is startling to iind that such obvious precautions as are now being taken for mobilisation of the fleets are new to the British alone of all navies. Ger- many, Russia, France, and Austria have worke i out their schemes of naval mobilisation years ago, and proved them in mai eeuvres. And as for supplies c-f coal, there is something rather too naive in the statement of tho Admiralty that those supplies and the best means of obtaining them have at last been carefully considered." The country has had quite enough of careful consideration." It wants action, prompt and comprehensive actiou and it will have it, too.

GLOVE FIGHT IN AUSTRALIA. I A great glove fight of six rounds, between Larry Foley, the retired Champion of Australia, and Jack Burke, of England, took piaca in the Carrington Grounds, Sydn.-y, on January 23, in the presence of about 2,000 spectators. The men fought with 5.'Z, instead of 2 z or 3 z gloves, as originally arranged, and tho fight was therefore robbed of much of the importance which was previ- ously attached to it. The men were fairly matched so far as size and weight were concerned, but Bv/rke had all the ad vantages of youth and wide experi- ence. In the first round the men opened cautiously, and Foley was the first to assume offensive tactics. He managed to get one or two good blows home, and taunted his opponent. In the second round Foley again showed a disposi- tion to force the fighting, but no great harm was done. In the third round Burke began in earnest, and boxing in a. most determined fashion soon brought Foley to grass. He continued to hold the advautage, and secured a strong lead by the end of the round. Foley looked vicious at the outset of the fourth round, and, losing his temper, allowed his opponent to get in some telling body hits, and jfas forced to hi. knees. The fifth round was all in favour of Burke, but was generally unsatisfac- tory from a scientific point of view. The last round was a tedious succession of clutches and breaks, of which Burke had all tha best, but the fight ended in a draw. Burke showed by far a. greater amount of science than his opponent, and fought a good-tempered battle, finishing up with plenty to spare, whereas Foley couldscaroely have lasted another two rounds.

SUICIDE OF AN EX-RAILWAY I SECRETARY. An inquest was held yesterday afternoon at Frankton Grange, near Oswestry, upon the body of Mr George Lewis (60), late secretary of the Cambrian R-;ihvay Coni,,)aziy.- son said about midday 011 Suuday he discovered his father's deaft body suspended by a cord round the neck from a rafter in the cow- house. Deceased had contained of sleeplessness and pains in his head, but: otherwise' appeared in good health. Tii-re had been nothing peculiar in bis manner, and he had 110 pecuniary losses of I late or domestic trouble. The jury found that deceased committed suicide while temporarily insane, and expressed their sympathy with his widow and family. Mr Lewis was for twenty-five years officially connected with the Cambriau years officially connected with the Cambriau Railway. He was for a long period secretary, and for two years secretary and manager.

SUICIDE OF HUSBAND AND WIFE Yestet'<x< v afternoon a shocking ease uf deatitu- tion was inquired into by the Westminster c uoner. Mr Joseph Preface, aged 38, lornierly carried on business as a jeweller in Now Bond-street, but a few months ago he ftilibd, Last Monday he disappeared, and the next day his body was found in the Thames. His wife a few days ago was found dead in bed, with a bottle of laudanum by her side. Since the bankruptcy Mr and Mrs Preface h .d bee'; almost Litgrv iig, and when the V, 'id V o; :u,b ind was fouuu thr;v V <: V'litiu i.» his pockets,—Tho jury tv .nv.-C an opsM Vttiuiqt,

■ I, —r L The Fighting at Suakim. EIGHT BRITISH SOLDIERS AND I A« OFFICER KILLED. Terrific Rebal Less. j Ii" TIMES" sEC, -):; L)_EPITION_TEL-EA,U-j I [;AE:I:\I..l\Iouday. F.nt bel' details from Sirkkini of the severe engagement of yesterday ) state that the rebels commenced filing on the town about midnight. At daybreak there wero found to have occupied a position in force on tha site of Fort Hudson, about 1,100 yards from H redoubt, and bodies of hoisa end foot were sees coming up from liandoub. Owing to the continued firing upon H redoubt, an attempt was made to dislodge the dervishes from their position with the mounted corps and two companies of Egyptian and one of black troops, with about 200 "frier.dlie." assisted by the tiro from the forts and her Majesty's ships Dolphin and Albacore. Rebel reinforcements, however, kept ^n arriving at intervals, aud their position being considered too strong, our troops retired, During this retiremeut the enemy. led by their mounted sheik*, charged furicusly, killing Colonel Tapp, commander of the 3rd Battalion, and five men. The firing ct • t'.aecl up to sunset, more parties sti 1 ioining ei* v. The Arabs fouglit v (I rge supplies of -t th were able to fi. killed and u ght, except- ujj-one t- dght he cavalry, [ under an, i sharp s wer by an jab toe- •. JI- affair. 1 v -t seeu > housetops j oy i*. ••• ■ £ *■. Ctc -iift.acluued one Er.giis.1 ifler and eu- men and two horses Mid, and "0 winced. The enemy s loss be very -over >. proportion to the force e gat. n q Tapp was regarded as one of the finest and most promising officers in the | English army. [HECT £ R:6 TELEGRAM.] I SCAKIM, Monday.—Deserters who have coma in to-day ieport that Osrnau D gna himself led the attack upon this town yesterday, and cne of his chiefs, the Ameer of Fie, was killed in the engagement. The rebels retired to Handout during the night. Their losses were very severe. Colonel Tapp was buried with military honours.

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STOnM WARNING. The New York Herald weather bureau reports that a storm, apparently from the Gulf Stream, passed east of Cape Race on Thursday (midnight), and wiil probably disturb the weathsr on the British and Freusa coasts between the 5th atfd 7tb instant.

The Man About Town. I The clerk of the weather, who has pleased himself by troubling Cardiff people in an unkindly capriciously way of late, seemed to have concentrated his benevolence yester- day for the occasion of the selection of a candidate by the Liberals of Merthyr and Aberdare. It was one of those days on which the railway journey from Cardiffto the sister boroughs was more than ever charming when the hills were crowned by clear bluj3 skies, broken only by the fleecy cloud packs which made light andshadeplay ypontheland- scape as the fairies trip across the stage in a pantomime when the snow seemed to have disappeared from the highlands, and one wondered to see the Tatt' assume cerulean hues under the brilliant skylight, and all nature seemed playsome with the promise of spring. May it be a harbinger of a glad- some end of the meeting to-night, I breathed to myself as I was carried up to I the hills and the sunlight make harmony which the fog and frost had appeared to make confusion worse confounded, j The opening passages of discussion at the meeting, when tlwy were taken quantum valeat, indicated that my hopes were not going to be realised. I do not mean my hopes with regard to any particular candi- date, The hope I had still retained after long waiting was that the Associations would finally dispose of the business, and with improper claims, and with the fair and square choice of a proper man to bear the responsible trust of repre- senting the voice in Parliament of upwards of fourteen thousand persons. The meeting was in the historical chapel at Abernant, which has within my knowledge rung out a pleasant accompaniment to our making of modern democratic history. I could remember as well as though it were only yesterday when the lights within the building were almost obscured by the lurid light of the torches without ou the occasion of one very event- ful election for the boroughs, im- mediately after the new democracy had been discovered, or, let me rather say, recognised. How we went or came then I scarcely remember, except that we did not go through the tunnel, and the flaming lights flowed, and the bands played, as our long pro- cession wound it-a way up the hill to convey one of the popular candidates to this very same tabernacle where we all had gathered last night, to find unity imposed upon an assembly by the ultima ratio, which, as the Laureate has it, is the common sense of most." A month or more to make up their minds, and no candidates that they had agreed upon This was not the old way in which the Merthyr men made their mark. My readers will remem- ber that I explained on a former occasion the peculiar constitution of the Merthyr boroughs, and that I put in a plea for indul- gence for what might seem to the uninitiated to be hesitation. I know the difficulties, and I know also the difficulties with regard to larger constitutions, and for a fortnight I have been saying, "You whilom stalwart men of Merthyr, make up your minds. But they had not. The Aberdare men may have been more prompt in decision, but what were we to hear from the Merthyr and Dowlais sides of the borough ? '1 here was one of the Nestor of Welsh Liberalists, Thomas Williams, of Gwaelodygarth, in the accustomed seat, which .he has earned by years of service, at the head of the church and just beneath the pulpit. There were close by him the grey and reverend seniors and the elders of the party, while he was confronted by men whose comport and countenances made one feel proud to have been a Liberal all his public life. In the galleries above were members of the Liberal party who had no voting power in its councils—mostly younger men, who are the very men I want to see enclosed in the fold. • We began business with a discussion, which proved that the men present had not been at the previous meetings, or had not I cared to remember what had been said and I done at them. There is no fault to be attached to the secretary, whose memory was as exact as his minutes of the former proceedings were admitted to be. Still less was there any fault in the president, whose good humour was unfailingfrom beginning to end, whose impartiality, I take it on myself to say, is entirely beyond dispute, and whose only fault, which may have been one of, the sins that lead to virtue's side, was that he permitted too much garrulousness. » • I have honestly borne tribute to the com- position of the assembly, and may therefore claim the more right to freely comment' upon them. The bulk of the members of the joint Associations came to this meeting in the chapel on the hill without anything of a business-like idea of the candidate they thought would be acceptable to the borough. rj here were nominally four names before the elective meeting. So at least Mr Williams said. Mr Arnold seemed to have disappeared from them when the question came to a teat. If the members were not aware that Mr Carvell Williams did not wish to come to Merthyr, they must have read his letter with careless eye3. Mr Rus- sell's candidature was in a similar way discouraged by his letter. As to the pretensions of Mr D. E. Davies, every reader of the letters or "Dcwi Mabon" could be assured that he was damaging his cause only the more by his successive explanations of his connection with the Aberdaro Conservative Club. Did he write songs for it'{ If so, let him sing them. Is it false that he helped them ? If so, let him set himself right in the minds of all true Liberals. ♦ » Mr Wilfrid Blunt's name was mentioned, with every good intention, while the gathering waa earnestly endeavouring to get to the real issue. It might have been an excellent proposal three weeks beroiv, when Mr Williams was in a position to say that he had the names of six Liberal candiates in his pocket; and I took him to mean that they were six other Liberal candidates though on that point I may be mistaken. I coftld not help regarding these vagrant championships as an exhibition of energy too good for a world in which life is short. The most sensible of all advice came from Mr David Davies (of the Glebeland) when he met tho suggestion of another new candidate with a proposal to proceed to business. It was no inconvenience to him, he said, to have to stay while many a man wanted to know what was to come of the meeting. It was generous of him to say so; but ha exacted toll for his generosity by speaking for a quarter of an hour at a time when everyone was looking at his watch and wondering if he could catch his train. But chivareu Irg, Mr Davies. You shall have all due honour done to you. You came up at the end splendidly. There were some Merthyr friends there ready to support your candidature and it was to your honour that you so quickly fell into the mood of the majority. That speech of yours, if it had been delivered an hour before, would have saved an hour's time. • I One of the most important questions suggested by the chr and not less impor. tant than the question of the election of the candidate, came at too late an hour for serious discussion. To some extent it has been seriously discussed before. I could not mistake Mr Williams's reference to the man who had criticised the constitution of the organisation. When I heard the President say that he would propose that the elective council should consist of five hundred, and be equally representative of the Aberdare divisions of the borough, I could not help thinking that here was confirmation of all my comments on the want of a representative character in the local organisation. Possibly the best committee of all, as has cynically been said, is a com- mittee of three, from which two of the members stay away. That, however, is hardly likely to meet the views of a constituency numbering thousands, of which y 11 working men form the chief part. The perfect assembly of an elective council is one of which every member can say that he is in touch with the men who returned him. Only by insisting upon such a system can cliquism be removed beyond suspicion of influencing the counsels of the governing body.

The Navy Estimates, u THE PARLIAMENTARY AUDIT CONDEMNED. Lord Geo. Hamilton on the Navy. I [ciPEClAI. TJCLEGHAM.] I LONDON, Monday. Tfn) Pi\i.-s Association has received an advance copy of the navy estimates for 1888-9, with thd official memorandum of Lord George Hamilton, First Lord of the Admiralty, and Mr A. B. Nor- wood, Parliamentary Secretary of the Admiralty, and the private memorandum of the latter appended. Mr Forwood's observations preface the votes, and explain the various estimates. He says that the policy inaugurated last year by the board of laying before Parliament fuller details relating to naval expenditure has been further extended in the preseut estimates, and in carrying ¡' out this object it has been sought to meet the following salient points:- (a) To preserve, as far as possible, community of I practice, ill orderto allow of comparisons being made with the expenditure of the previous year. (ù) To how the product anticipated from the expen- ,¡¡rme. especially as regards dockyard work. (c) To exhibit the agregate cost of each branch of tho service, under whatever vote or department of State the provision may in part or whole be made. (d) By abolishing appendices to bring the detailed appropriation of expenditure into such direct wnmc- tion with the votes that it may be brought under the scrutiny of the Comptroller and Auditor-General By these arrangements the House of Commons will, fur the first tim-, have before it the total estimated expenditure upon each branch of the naval service, and information of the items of which it is composed. The memorandum also points out that a schedule of the vessels con- structing, to be constructed, or repaired is given witii the distribution statement, iucluding par- ticulars of the proportion of the total expenditure it is intended to appropriate to each vessel, thus establishing a direct connection between the dock- yard programme and the Parliamentary votes. The return with regard to the annual wastage of the navy is prepared on the same basis as before, except that gun mounting and indirect charges opplicable to each snip are included in her cost. From this statement it appears that if the navy is to be maintained at its existing strength, a gum of £ 2,070.389 should be expended in new construction in the couiuig year, exclusive of armament. It is noted that the actual ou (lny proposed IS £ 2,971,691. A statement appended to Mr Forwood'o memo- randum snows ttiac the not euimatea rnr tne coming ver amount to £13,082,800, as compared with £13988,381 for the expiring year, a decrease of £ 905,531. The actual decrease in the esti- mates oil the votes hitherto under Admiralty control is Z978,000, reduced to 19"15,581, as shown above, by reas in of an increase in the armament vote of 273,220 compared with the amount pro- vided last year by the War Department. The following are some of the diiferences between the votes for the current and the cominsr ye;ir:- Wage", &c., ot officers, seamen, and hoys, Coastguard and Royal Marine", increase £ 92,84-1, The increase is chiefly caused by provisions for improved pay for lieucenaiits of the Iloyal IMavy, and for large numbers of subordinate and Warrant officers and seamen. Victualling and clothing for the Navy, decrease £ 103,619. This decrease arises principally from decreased requirements and the utilization of surplus stock. Shipbuilding, repairs, maintenance,&e., decrentse £ 186,660, due principally to a decrease in the numbar ot artificers to be employed in the yards. Material, decrease £ 34-1,785, caused by de. creased requirements en account of armour and armour bolts, &c. Contract work,decrease, £ 262 885, mainly owing to a reduced account of tho huils of ships, goun mountings, and machinery for establishments. Naval armaments, increase, £ 1.748 500. This is :t new vote. It includes 21,717.561 formerly taken in army estimate- and £ 115.000 hitherto included in oth«r navy estimates. There is an increase of £ 73,220 compared with the amount provided last year by the War Department. Works, buildings, and repairs at homo and abroad, decrease, £ 92,092| principally in conse- quence of the completion of works at home, and of eontributiom to docks abroad. Admirtdty Office decrease, £ 2-949. The re- transfer of the audit staff to the dockyard has caused a decrease in tha Accountaut-Generai's Department. On the other nand the expense of the Controller's Department lia.i been increased by new appointments, and that of the Intelligence Department shows an increase on the vote by the consolidation of pay, but shows a decrease under the wages .vote. A privata memorandum by Mr A. T5. Forwood, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary of the A t] issued with the estimates,in which he explains some of the charges aud rearrangements of the votes, the great and important nature of which can scarcely be over-stated. The estimates, he says, have hitherto been framed by sub- dividing naval expenditure under 17 main heads or vote. each being sub-divided into sub-heads. Of expenditure, no strier, principle of classification was followed, the votes for pay being (iivided among several votes, as were also those for dockyard expenditure, in which a large extent of the information furnished to Parlia.ment describing tha work intended to be done, and the money to be spent in connection with the navy, was given in the form of appendices. The in- formation thus giveu did not come under tho review of the Parliamentary auditor, and, there- fore,Parliament had no assurance that proposals placed before it, and which induced the House of Comni ins to vote the money, were adhered tj. The system of Parliamentary audit has realiy not beeu one that could possibly ziff)tii to the country an assurance that the work undertaken by any great public department would be carried out as represented. For instance, a vote is taken for wages of the artisans employed iu shipbuilding yards, and a statement would be made to Parliament that these men wou d he occupied in the construction of certain vessels, but the duty of the parliamentary auditor was complete when he certified that the sum so expended in waives did not exceed the amount voted by Parliament, and he paid no heed to the work on which the men were to be employed. A praiseworthy attempt is made in the estimates prepared this year to meet many of such defects in the old system, and greater care has been taken to bring together under one vote all expenditure of a character aualogoiis to the vote apper- taining to the service for which the vote is taken, A statement is attached to each vote on which is shewn the full cost of the branch, under what- ever vote the money may he provided. The-e statements furnish very interesting and most instructive information. v Giving HS thoy do at It glance the entire co -t of tht! different establish- ments. a izood foundation is iaid from which to investigate whether the expanse is too groat and in what direction economy can be eifected. For iiistr-mce, Vote A, which provides for a total I number of men and officers to be employed, is accompanied by a table which shows the separate services upon which the men and officers are employed, and thus an opinion can be formed of the eifeotivo streng.ii of the navy vote which provides the pay of the fleet, amounts to over £ 300.003. bui the new statement attached to the vote, brings to acuiuit, from other votes the full cost of the personnel of the fl efc, including wages, provisions, medicines, iialf-p^y, and pensions, so that, it is seen that the total cost; of the personnel amounts to no less than £ 6,300,009, or one hair of the total estimated cost for tin; naval service. r Other amended statements of votes are note:), but the main change in arranging the votes is in connection with the dockyard services and this great vote is divided into throe sections—one for personnel, one for material, and one for contract wotk, Limouniiag iu the aggregate to £ 4,835,000. ¡ Iu his statement oxpl:uiatory'*of the estimates, Lord George Hamilton says that ill describing Jast year tha then position of naval finance he pointed out that owing to the exceptionally iarga outlay ot the last three yaais, it would be possible for years to come to associate a reduction of expenditure with all increase of nav*l efficiency and strength, By April, 1858, the great bulk of h outlay ne-H.-try to )ri II go the material aud personnel of the fleet up to the higher standard of efficiency will have beeu is; cur red, but the t'otudts of thai increased expenditure are olJly now beginning to fully operate. The financial policy of the present board has been to wipe oti as rapidly as they could the large liabilities for shipbuilding which had beeu incurred iu 1885, and until these had been reduced to a manageable shape, to postpone the commencement of an enlarged shipbuilding programme of their o\vn. By adhering to this com ss they have now rediiced to small dimensions their past liabilities, and completed with celerity the great bulk of the ships previously laid down, and known as Lord North- brook's special programme. Another cause, however, has largely contributed to the reduction of the expenditure for the forthcoming year, as the reforms n dockyard administration began in the year 1885 are now prodvs'ing most remuM. SuppUino:1 >• tMimates for building have practically vaiiiCOaa. lebe cost of repairs has muoh diminished, and much of the work done in the past year has been well within the estimates sanctioned. The savings in labour and material during 1887-88 have been great, and as prices showed a. tendency to rise, and as much of the material of the ships' building upon which these economies had been effected was still un- bought, they were able to utilize a certain portion of the savings in the advantageous pur- chase of stores. Curtailment of past liabilities, close supervision of proposed expenditure, and purchase of stores in advance had all contributed tr.wards a diminution of the estimated outlay of £ 1,838,689, Referring to the special Australian sqltadroll, Lord George says that by 1889-80 the navy will be augmented by seven efficient modern sea-going ships, and naval funds will then have a contribution for ten years to come in reduction of the bum auuually voted by the Im- perial Parliament. 011 the termination of that period the vessels become the exclusive property of the British Government. Dealing with the great shipbuilding pro- gramme, his lordship says it was anticipated iu February, 1887, that during the financial year 1827.88, twenty-five ships, having an aggregate displacement tonnage of upwards of 90,000 tons, would be completed and passed into the first reserve as ready for service in 48 hours. Of these snips ten were armoured, two protected, and thirteen unprotected. This programme has beeu very nearly realised. Ot the ten armoured ships, six have beeu completed, one completed except receiving her puns on board, and three have had their completion postponed for a few months. All the protected aud unprotected vessels will he completed as proposed. The board have decided not to lay down, during 1888 9, any new ironclads. They propose, how. ever, to re-engine the Superb and the Thunderer, and re-arm the latter. Excluding for the moment the special squadron for the Australasian service, the following are new vessels to be built in 1882-9 :—Nine protected ships, Consisting of two first class cruisers, one torpedo depdt. ship and torpedo boats, two steel-bottomed and four sheathed and coppered third-class cruisers, fifteen unprotected ships, consisting of two sloops of the Buzzard type, six gunboats of the Rattler type improved, six torpedo gunboats of the Sharpshooter type, and one sailing brig for training boys. All these vessels, with the exception of one tirst-class and one third-class cruiser and two composite gun- boatP, will be built in the dockyards.

District Intelligence, CARDIFF. THE KICHANGE HESTACEAXT.—TheproptieCors of the Exonange Restaurant are making arrange- ments to shortly open a very large room for the special use of the clerks employed at the docks. Wo believe it is intended to provide accommoda- tion for over 100 at one sitting, and thar popular prices are to he charged. THE TESTIMONIAL TO Slr. r. MORGAN.—On Monday evening the cllmmittee who have in hand the proposed te-timonial to Sir Morgan Morgan, met at the Town-hall. Mr T. H. Stephens presided. After a careful examination of books, it was found that the subscrintions amounted to about £ 1,002. Of this sum £ 558 12s 61 hns been expanded on the silverdinuer service, and L350 on alarge and a Rmall oil painting of the ex-mayor. A donation of R.20 will probably be given to the secretary (Mr Tudor Evans), and this, together with other incidental expenses, will swallow up the remainder of the sum. SAMUKI, BROTHERS, CLOTHIERS, BJSSPOKK AND READY-MONEY TAILORS, Hatters, Hosiers, OCC. Grand display of Soring Goods in every department.—Market iiitildinss, Hfc Mary-street, Cardiff. 792 AKTIZANS' ART ASSOCIATION.—An address on Modern Telegraphy, with experiments, at the Town Hall, Wednesday 7th inst., at 8 p.m., by J. Gavey, Ksq. All invited, frea. NEWPORT. -I ST WOOLIOS CHURCH.—The Lenten week night services at this church have been arranged to commence at eight o'clock each Wednesday evening, instead of seven o'clock, as has been hitherto the case. The Rev Clement J. Wiltshire, late of Rowde, near Devizes, has been appointed to the curacy of this church. CAEKLEON RACE MEETING,—The inaugural race meeting, beid at Caerleon last November, has had a successful issue in a financial sense and at a meeting of the committee, at the King's Head Hotel, on Saturday, where the accounts were examined and passed, it was decided to present the hon sees (M -sis Rowe and Yorath) each with a silver cigar caue in token of appre- ciation of their services. BLAINA. I MINKS RKSULATION Acr.-Tlie following have received second-class uuder-managers' certificates MINKS RKSULATION ACT.—The following have received second-class uuder-managers' certificates from the Homo Secretary, viz, Messrs Geors;e Thomas, Deep Pit; and William Clayton, Trostra Pit also John Jones or" Stone's Pit. the property of Messrs J. and W. Stone. TREDEGAR. MONTHLY X ATR.—lne third fair promoted by the Chamber of Trade was held on Monday. There was a largo number of people present. Horses (carters) realised from £ 28 to 3; barren cattle, from 210 to £ 14 colts, £ 20 to P,30 sheep, 8g 1 per lb. Sales or stock were conducted by Mr James Straker, Abergavenny. In the afternoon a special meeting of the chamber was held at tha Britannia Inn, Mr J. T. Jenkins in the chair. A deputation was appointed to wait on the com mitteo of the Bedvvelltv Agricultural Society requesting tbem to hold their next show at Tredegar. Tredegar. IF YOU ARM LOSING YOUR GRIP ON LIFE AMI seareelyabloto breatkie, you should try Tudor Will- iams's Patent Balsam of Honoy. For weak-chested men, delicate women and children. 1G cures when all other remedies fail. It cures Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis, Asthma, Tightness of the Chess, it cures thousands o £ children from Bronchitis and W1!o,)oing Coughs. It cures for one .Shilling when pounds lwe been sp«u in vain Do try it. Solil by all Chymiits. 44 GILFACHGOCH. I PRESENTATION TO A FORMER RESIDENT,-Oll I the occasion of the annual soiree of the children attending the Sunday School connected with Albany-street Congregational Church, Edinburgh, held last week, a presentation of an illuminated address, sonje hooks, and a purse of money was made to Ir? D. T. Jones, junr., of Groenhil), Gilfacbgoch. From the statement made by Mr Morns, who bad been asked to make the pre- sentation, it appeared that Nr Jones had by diligent study when at home been successful in securing a valuable appointment iu the Govern- ment Fishery Board Office, at Edinburgh, and his marching orders having immediately followed, his friends at Gilfachgoch had not had time before hie departure to mark in a fitting way their sense of the high esteem in which he was held. The presentation consisted of a very handsome Bible and two other volumes, and a purse of sovereigns. Mr Jones has since joining Albany- street Chapel become a Sabbath School teacher, and in this and other departments- of the work of the congregation has already given evidence of the same spirit as distinguished him at Gilfach- goch. PONTARDAWE. I INDUCTION OF THE Rkv E. It. EVANS.—On Monday, the Rev E. R. Evans, of Llanelly, until recently a student at Pontypool College, was inducted as minister of Adulate Baptist Chape!, in succession to the Rev J. T. Morgan (Thalamus). ,tr( President E,lw. -is, ')f Pontypool, delivered the charge to the young pastor, and thq Rev W. Hughes addressed the members of the church. The Rev W. P. Williams, John Lewis, D. Griffiths, T. V. J. D. Harris, B. Jones, D. Thomas, T. M. Rees, D. n. Davies, E. Edmonds, W. Thomas, L. Evans, D. Evans, T. Davies, aud E. W. Davies,, were present, find assisted in the service, which was of a very interesting character. In the evening sermons 1 were preached by the Rev W. P. Williams and W. Hughes. MOUNTAIN ASH. I DFATH OF AiR R. MORGAN.—Wo have to re- cord the death of Mr Richard Morgan, third son of the late Mr D. Morgan, itgent to Lord Aber- dare, which took place on Friday night. Some three years ago the deceased visited the Cape for the beuelit of bis health, but, receiving no relie:, returned to his mother's home four months ago. The ftine-al will take place at Mountain Ash Cemetery on Tuesday. PONTYPRIDD. I THE VICAR'S STIPEND.—'The Ecclesiastical Commietionwrs have intimated to the church- wardens that they will coutribute £1,000 towards the fund now ia course of formation for the pur- pose of increasing the stipeud of the vicar of St. Catherine's, PoutYiJl idd. St. 0-ttlierine is a separate ecclesiastical district formed from a portion of the Glvntaff district. SWANSEA. FIRE AT A LIVRRY STABLES.—On Monday morning a fire broke out on the premises of Messrs Buliins, livery stable proprietors in Balievue- street. The chaff machine was at work, when the heat from the flue communicated with tho hay loft. The hay soon took fire. The flameB v;er.?, however, promptly subdued by the fire brigade, but not before a considerable quantity of twy had been destroyed. The roof was al-o damaged. The vehicles beneath the loft were removed uninjured. QU-CK DESPATCH.The -z. Primrose wa under the tip at the Atlantic Patent Fuel Work-, North Duck, on Saturday morning at 11 o'clock, where the took 100 tons of fuel. She was then re-ricve-I to the Great Western Railway Com- pany's tips, where 605 tons screened cargo and 84 tons of bunkers were loaded. The whole being competed, she left ny the Sunday morning tide. The shipper was Mr Alfred C. Joim-, and trimmi r, P. Guy. THK Fawsbuqkfrs' ACT.—At the police-court, on Mooday, W. Goldstein, pawnbroker, Delhi- street, S'. Thomas, was summoned for receiving goods in pawn without giving a pawn-ticket.- Defendant said he purchased the articles, and refused to take tbsm in pledge. It transpired that defendant managed the shop for his father, and the bench adjourned the case so as to permit of a summons being takeu out against the actual proprietor. CARMARTHEN. THEFT OF A NVAIcit.-At the oor-wgh pahce- C-.iii, < n Monday—before Messrs J. Hughes, C. W. Joaey, and J. Howell T.'iornas— Henry Jenkins, farm servant, was brought up in custody charged with stealing* a silver Geneva watch, the property 'of one Richard Thomas, fariti servant, Cwmdu, last November. Complainant said this watch was left in his box in the loft where he slept,d on the morning of All HallowtideFairhe found it was missing. Complainant h;tdseen the accused about last hay harvest near the steps of the loft in which he (complainant) f lept. The number on the watch produced corresponded with the number on the watch he lost-P.C. J. Harris said that from information received h took the accused to the police-station and charged him with the offence, and that in reply the accused said he liad bought it Iron) a m:>n in Cir. marthen and had paid 12-; for it. Prisoner was committed fgr trial to the quarter sessions.

The Sullivan-Mitchell Fight. I \V I EN AND WMErsii IT WILL COME OFF. I THE POLICE ON THE ALERT. i'afjCCIAL TKLiCGKAM TO DUBLIN, Tuesday Morning.—There is no doubt that Mitchell and J. L. Sullivan have decided to fight in Ireland on Saturday, and arrangements have been made to proceed from Dublin to Drogheda that A, Dublin sporting paper was in tha secret, and hoped to have au exclusive record of the encounter. The binding over of Mitchell at Cner.s v on Friday, rumour says, was an official stopper. Acting on information received, the police of the district have been busy the last few day. and nights in patrolling tiie beach conjointly with the coastguards from the mouth of the river Boyne to Dunany Point in anticipation of the landing of the two pugilists and their fol- lowers. The police believe that it is the intention of the celebrated bruisers to bring off their intended fight at Clogher Head, or in the immediate vicinity, as they are too well watched in England.

CARDIFF BANKRUPTCY COURT, I APPLICATIONS FOR DISCHARGES. I At the county court held at the Town-hall, Cardiff, this morning, bis Honour Judge Owen sat to receive applications for discharges in bank- ruptcy. Mr T. H. Stephens, official receiver, attended on behalf of the Board of Trade. Re W. WALLACE, Cardiff.—Mr C. J. Jackson, II barrister, applied for a discharge in the case of Wm. Wallace, Cowbridge-road, Cardiff, con- tractor. Mr Jackson said that the Official- Receiver stated that this case had been before the court on several occasions, and on Jan., 1886, tha application was refused. The bankrupt had been guilty of certain offences under the act, which had been enumerated in the report, but the only question to deal with was the dealings of the trustees with the debtor's property under a deed cf assignment, which at present was not satisfactory. The judge, after hearing Mr Jackson, said that ho must refuse the application uutil the Official Receiver informed him that he was satisfied that the accounts were satisfactory. The application was accordingly refused, with liberty to apply. Re JOHN HOWELL EVANS, MAESTEG. This was an application for discharge. From the Official Receiver's report it appeared that the receiving order was made against the debtor, who was a draper and outfitter of Com- mercial-streefc, Massteg, at his own peti- tion in June, 1886, and the statement of affairs showed unsecured liabilities of LI,478, while the assets were L343 3s 91. The creditors at the first meeting appointed Mr Coliings, of Bristol, trustee, and he had paid their, a first and final dividend of 8il in the JS. The Official Receiver reported that the debtor admitted that he did not keep proper books, that he had continued trading, knowing himself to be insol- vent, that he had contracted debts without any expectat ion of being able to meet them. In Jan., 1883, I he had filed a petition with liabilities amounting to 23,060, and had paid 6; iu the L. Mr Arthur I Lawis, barrister, appeared for the bankrupt, and pointed out that the cause of failure was the great depression of trade at Maestef, and in the I stoppage of ironworks there.—The judge decided to suspend the discharge for 1 months. Re JESSE BRILL, Maesteg.-—Mr Arthur Lewis I a-pplied for a discharge in the case of Jesse Brill, furniture dealer, Maesteg. The debtor entered into business in 1870 at Maesteg. Iu April, 1881, he filed his petition, and paid his creditors 3, in the 2. He re-commenced business in April, 1833, and opened a branch shop. The Official Rficeive4 stated that his books showed great financial carelessness, allowing his debtors to run up large items of credit. Mr Lewis argued that the latter statement was explainable on the fact that the bankrupt had been affected by the stoppage of the works in the district. In conse- quence of the poverty entailed thereby, he allowed his debtors to run up large items, in the belief that the works would re-open. His honour pointed out that Brill had no right to trade any I longer when, in Feb. 1886, ha fouud himself with £1,000 to the bad. He suspended the discharge for two years.

THREE THOUSAND PEOPLE STARVING. Mr Davitt writes to the Frecr.naiis Journal to s-ay that 600 families, numbering 3.000 persons, on Arran Islands, off Gaiway, are completely desht- tute, and that unless seed, potatoes, and lood are given they must die in hundreds of starvation, The Local Government B,,ard know the condition of affairs, but merely reply thai; urgent cases will be relieved in the usual way. That is very poor relief, the a workhouse ooing in Gaiway, 30 miles distant.

I ANOTHER WOMAN IN MALE AT IIUE. In a prison of detention outside Paris a strange discovery has just been made. One of the inmates I who has been received into the establishment as a man 54 years old turned out to be a female. The inquiries set on fout showed that the woman had donned man's attire on the death of her brother, about 20 years ago, and that ever since she bad lived and W Jrkcd as a male without betraying her secret to anybody.

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THE HOUSE OF LORDS. I A TIPSY PEER EJECTED. I The Loudon correspondent of tiie Eirnihtyham, Daily Post writes to-day :—The Huuse of Lords had n. somewhat long sitting last ni"ht- in fact, in the estimation of certain persous, a great deal too long, as it enabled a certain noble lord who, though be is the iuheritor cf a great name, has never distin- guished himself for anything but vulgar eccen- tricities, to exhibit himself iu such a condition that he was politely but firmly removed from the precincts ot the House, and sent home. This is not the first time a similar sceue has occurred with the noble lord in question, but, fortunately for him, he is one of the privileged classes, ;,¡1:1 has no constituents to call him to account. j

A cnOFTER COUfUSHtP. Four crofters of Barvas, Lewis, were indicted# at the Edinburgh Judiciary Court yesterday, with having, on January 17oh, formed put of a riotous mob which, nrmed with bludgeons, pulled down part of the boundary fence of Galston Farm and as- saulted the police,injuring four of them. The defence was an alibi. The jury, after a short absence, returned a verdict of not guilty. In the course of the evidence for the defence it was stated that the meu were in bed at tha time the offences were alleged to have taken place. A young woman said that one of thoaccused, liamf-dSaunders, had been with her from midnight until half-past four, and that, accordnisr ta rhe custom of courting, she: had been in bed with her tr other, and that Saunders lay at tho bedside with his dothes on.

THE NEW PARK AT ROATH. I WHAT IT WILL BE NAMED. TlJis morning a meeting of the t),t.-k-s commitice of the Cardiff Corporation was held under the presidency of Mr E. B-av»n. There were also present Messrs Burrow, R, Price, and the borough surveyor, aud Mr LJoyJ, the clerk. —Some discussion took piace with regard to the recent decision of the town council to reduce the sum to ba expended on tho patk from £ 40,090 to L30,000, and the opinion of tho committee-was that eventually the larger sum would have to be spent. The following resolution was passed That the borough engineer be desired to at once prepare amended plans and de. tailed estimates of the park, showing how the £.50,000 is proposed to be expended, and submit the same to this committee previous to laying the same before the Local Government Board inspector, and that he also proceed with the preparation of all further plans and specifications necessary for the carrying out of the work."—Some conversation ensued anent the naming of the park. Amongst the suggestions made was one to the tffecs that the Prinoe of Wales should bt asked to visit Cardiff and open the park. Eventually it was agreed to rec m- mend the town council to christen the park "Lady Bute Park." A further suggestion was that the lakes should be designated by the names of the various donois of the land.

CHILDISH PICKPOCKETS. A reraarkable band of juvenile thieves are at present enaging the attention of the Viennese magistracy. Their ages range from eight to thirteen, and they seem to have attained a won. deriul proficiency in the exnrcise ot their pro- fession." These childish thieves were regular attenders of the churches-but for the purpose ot picking pockets. They were particularly tA. rentive at marriage ceremonies. One little fellow, barely eight years of age, who had stolen a bride's pur,;e and handkerchief, was asked how, being so small, he could put his hand into the pocket of a grown-up person. My companion carried me in his arms," replied the boy. It transpired from further evidence that several of these precocious young malefactors had acquired extraordinary proficiency in their criminal art. The band to which they belonged had existed for two years without being detected. No adults were connected with it, the lads operating on their owu account. Their place of meeting was in church every Sunday morning.

THE BARMAID" RILED" HIM. At the Southwark police court, London, yester. day, Charles Byott (19), labourer, was charged with assaulting Julia Alice Tupper, by throwing a quantity of giu in her face.—Ou Saturday night the prisoner and some other young men went into the Victoria Tavern, Waterloo-road, and called for drink. Not being served at once owing to the number of customers in the bar, the prisoner became abusive, and the prosecutrix, who was attending to them, took away the drinks and gave the prisoner back the ILoney lie ha i paid, telling him at the same time that she preferred his r om to his company." The prisoner thereupon made use of further bad language, and, upon being ordered out by the prosecutrix, he picked up a glass containing gin and water belonging to another customer, and threw the contents iu her face. He was then given into custody.- The prisoner now said that the prosecutrix riled him."—Mr Slade sentenced him to 21 days' hard labour.

A PRISONER SHAMMiNG MADNESS. The business at Chester Assizes commenoo yesterday, Mr Justice Stephen presiding m the Nisi Prius Court, and Mr Justice Wilis in the Crown Court. The first prisoner put up was Thomas Th >rpe, groom, charged with stealing a bag at Crewe, the property of the railway com- pany. Prisoner appeared to be insane, and was closely guarded. He shouted, "I am the (Queen's son, her second son," aud then he banged the front of the dock, exciaimg loudly, as if to horses, Wix(ia His lordship cautioned the prisoner as to his conduct, or the trial would proceed with- out him. Mr Taylor (deputy governor), in reply to his lordship, said the prisoner was simply shamming. The trial then proceeded, Thorpe calming down wonderfully after these disclosures.

SMUGGLING IN DRESS IMPROVERS. At Qusenatown yesterday a novel case of smug- gling was detected. Two young girls, passengers per the Royal Mail steamship Celtic from New York, after landipg at the deep water quay fashionably dressed, and adorned with rather iarge improvers, were directed to enter the female searchers'-room by the Customs officers. The result was that the improvers were found filled with c. kes of cavendish tobacco. The girls protested their innoceijc4*- but the stern official informed them that guilry of smuggling, and consequently shout-4 pay treble duty aud single value in the co-.fjraband goods and for. feit the tobacco and improve. The penalty was complied with. -).

VERY STRANGE S^DRY. A remarkable circumstance is related from Guisborough. It is stated tuac, at intervals during the last few months, twenty needles, one about tliree inches in length, and the others about an inch and a half, have been extracted from the body of an inmate of the Guisborough Workhouse named Mary A. Butler, who suffers from epileptio fits. She states that some years ago she had a severe illness, aud had mustard plasters placed all over her body, which were fastened tightly round with needles, and she thinks that a quantity of these must have penetrated her body. Although such a large number of needles have been extracted, 1If:ra are indications that a furt-Ler uun-ioer are coiuhig. Such is the story. Is it not a remarkable uue

CARDIFF WATERWORKS OFFICES. At a meeting of the coirmUee of tit" corporation !>■• Id at the Town-hall, thW as )rni:;g, C, imcillor David Jones in the chair, Mr Hen: y iV>. h* 1 gill, Ryder-street, Canton, was appointed junior assistant in the waterworks er.giaeei's (.ei\ilt i4¡; salary of jB52 per auuuw.