South Wales Echo

The -•rown p« ;-cg. THE CLQ'JU STILL DARK, I" HORN ISO j::T' MLKr-h -1.1 SAN REHO, Tue-u. Ciuwn Prince is decidedly better. He slept roundly last night, being troubled with only one or two fits of coughing. The discharge was also very small. He took bretk- fast in the garden,and walked for some time with Sir Morell Mackenzie,and passed nearly the whole day out of doors. The despatch boat San Barberigo ig having a new deck saloon fitted especially for the accommodation of the Crown Prince, and this '1IVill probably be compieted to-morrow. [" TIMES TELEGRAM.J BERLIN, Tuesday.-SePit)g that Professor Von Bergmann signs the ofncial bulletin Published yesterday which declared that all the doctors are agreed, we may safely conclude that Sir Morell Mackenzie has now at the last Unreservedly espoused the pessimistic views of his German colleagues, which would seem to have been confirmed by the microscopic researches of Professors Kussmaul and Waldeyer. IREOTER'S THLLGRAM.1 SAN RBMO, Wednesday, 10 10 a.rr,Tije Crown Prince passed another good night, even better than the uig-ht before, and rose in cheerful Spirits this morning, with a good appetite for breakfast. The weather being meigtiificent, his ^•nperial Highness will walk in the garden, and probably take a drive. The cjugh and expectora- tion have nearly ceased. The Central News, telegraphing this afternoon, y" the rumours respecting the health of the J-'i:;>eror of Germany have seriously affected Is, cks hoth in London and on the continent. The Cc;wn Prince is better.

THE TRAGEDY IN A CHURCH. THE MINISTER'S ACCOUNT. The? Rev Mr Oates, the rector of Kn'ockamack- jey Church, County Down, where the man Thomas Thomp.on was fired at by his brother-in-law on Friday last, when he was about to be married, Sives the following account of the affair. He \vas in the vestry, putting on his surplice, when he heard a carriage draw up, and shortly after- wards heard a shot and a moan in the church. Going to ascertain what was the matter, he found the bridegroom (the bridal party being in the church) and the mw, who had entered the church from the carriage, struggling over a revolver. The Sector attempted to wrest it from them, and to keep the mouth of the barrel turned away from all parties. The assailant was beaten about the bead by one of the bridal party until he released his hold. This person then drove in one of the carriages to Portadown, and returned in an hour with the doctor and police. In the meantime the tector, after locking up the revolver in the church -fe, kept guard over the murderer. The wounded ttian was taken to the sexton's house across the road, and while there he asked for the rector, who, placing the murderer under the charge of another man, went. Upon his return he found him endeavouring to make his escape from the church gate. He ordered him back, and, cowed by the rector's appearance, the prisoner re-entered the churchyard, where he stayed until the arrival of the Portadown police. The bridegroom died in fcreat agony at the sexton's house at 11 o'clock on Friday night, the bride remaining with him the Whole time. A WOMAN AT THE BOTTOM. ] Further details are reported to-day concerning The tragedy. A woman, named Thompson, sister of the man now in custody, was last night remanded to Armagh Goal by the Gilford magis- trates on a charge of inciting her brother to com- mit the murder of his brother-in-law. She is etated to have thrown a dagger into the canal, and on being taxed by the police, pointed out the ftpot, and the dagger was recovered. It had been purchased by her brother.

THE UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE, I I To-day's Practice of the Crews. 1 PUTNET.-The weather was bright but rather cold, with'a etrougish west wind, when Cambridge went out at 10.50, coached by Mr H. C. Rhodes. They paddled against the ebb, with severrl easies to Mortlake, and started at 32 to row through to Putney Bridge. The time to Barnes Bridge, 2.52, was practically two lengths better than Oxford on Tuesday, as the latter were two lengths below the ship. When they started at Lonsdale-road Gardner dropped to 30 per minute, and there was some splashing in the side, whilst Chiswick Church time was 7.13, and stroke 30; a rate maintained without change to the end. Below Chiswick Church a barge caused the coxwain to lose a length or more. Hammersmith Bridge was shot at 11.30, and the course completed in 20.19. As Cambridge were pulling to the Leander Oxford launched from the London Club, an d, coached by Mr Edwardes Moss, went with several easies to above the White Hart. On the way back they bad two or three bits of rowing at about 34 per minute. They came from Chiswick to their baat- house at 32 without a stop, as a run. They went well but tired. The bridge time was good, con. sidering the water and the rain.

A STANDING COMMITTEE FOR WALES AND MONMOUTHSHIRE. In the House of Commons thislafternoon, on the discussion of the 13th of the new rules of Proce- dure, viz., that the resolutions of 1882, relating to the constitution and proceedings of certain Grand Committees, Mr Rathbone, the member for North Carnarvonshire, was down to move to add at the end of the resolution, that there be another Grand Committee, similarly constituted, and sobjecfc to the same rules, the members for Wales and Monmouthshire to be members of such committee, for the consideration of all bills relating to Wales, which may, by the order of the House, be committed to it." In view of the fate last V^^cotch amendment with relatively ?> street C is not very con- fidently hopf/f^ s? Igirl £ -:is motion will be carried, but it will have the united support or ft.J"" ^Jembers, and that Mr Gladstone, Mr Mo. iey^ 'Sir G. Trevelyan will be among the members \?o will speak for it.

THE BRUTAL MURDER OF AN OLD MAN. Trial. at Shrewsbury To-Day. At the' Shropshire Assizes at Shrewsbury to-ùay-before Mr Justice A. L. Smith—William Arrowsmith, labourer, was charged with the murder of his uncle, George Pickerili, last November. Counsel stated that the deceased lived alone in a small cottage on Lord Hill's estate. He was a feeble old man of 80. He was found in his kitchen brutally murdered, a knife and an iron bar having been used to commit the murder, and a quantity of wearing apparel had been stolen, and traced to the prisoner, who was near the cottage on the day preceding the murder.

COLLIERS' STRIKE IN LANUASHIRE. The colliers employed by the IVert Houghton Coal and Canal Company, West Lancashire, struck work to-day because the firm refused to make any concession in deductions made for dirt lent up with the coal. Only ab ut 200 men are affected, but othor strike* may follow.

I Gossip of the Day. I From To-day's London Letters. I The Royal Silver Wedding. The silver wedding of the Prince of Wales does not attract that attention in London (to quote tha Liverpool Mercury) which perhaps is desirable. Liverpool Mercury) which perhaps is desirable. Nevertheless, on Saturday night there will be a great deal of "celebration." The tradesmen of our great thoroughfares intend to illuminate. Prince Rc-gent-street and Bond-street, Oxford-street and Saville-row are prepared to-night for the gre"t festival. The Prince himself is not very keen upon it. He is thinking of Fritz." It is perhaps nicer to say that he is thinking of his own sister, whose hopes and fears conflict with one and every hour. I understand that if the terrible news from San Rm10 should come, the Prince will have bis sister in England, and the English people will have to show -their kindliness and their sympathy by their reception of the Crown Princess and her younger children. The Sporting Libel Suit. In the sporting world one hears many inquiries (remarks the London correspondent of the Manchester Courier) as to the nature of the court to which Sir George Ctietwynil's action against Lord Durham is to be referred. Interrogatives between plaintiff and defendant, and, if there be anything in the whispers which one hears, the issues have already been expanded considerably. It must necessarily be some time before the case can be heard, as a good deal of legal fencing is certain to occur before the trial takes place. It is believed that the matter will he referred to an eminent legal personage, like Lord Herschell and a couple of experts, one probably being a Q C. with a knowledge of the rules of racing and the customs rf the turf. Possibly the matter may ripen for trial befors the end of May, but the likelihood of it being heard ¡ before Derby time is remote. The National Liberal Club's Librarian. Mr Arthur Wolliston Hucton, who has just been elected to the iibrariauship of the National Liberal Club, has had (to quote the Manchester Guardian) a remarkable career. He was a scholar of Exeter College, Oxford, and obtained a first class in the final schools. After serving for some years as curate at one of the parish churches of Oxford, be obtained a valuable family living in Lincolnshire. After a while conscientious scruples determined him to renounce the ministry of the Church of England, and he joined the Oratorians I at Birmingham under Cardinal Newman. Timeand experience, however, convinced him that he had no vocation for clerical work, and he returned to the pursuit of literature and scholarship, for which he had always shown a peculiar aptitude. He is a man of singularly wide and varied reading; he has a discriminating judgment in literary matters, and be is a genuine lover of books. The National Liberal Club is to be congratulated on its librarian and it is to be hoped that he will soon have a rather larger library on which to display his skill. Meanwhile, I hear that the affairs of the club are iookingr up. The new manager contrives to make the catering department a source of profit instead of loss to the club, and there are more than a hundred candidates for admission. The Crisis at San Remo. I No one now dares to raise any hope (says the London correspondent of the Sheffield Daily Telegraph) of the recovery of the Crown Prince. i Count Herbert Bismarck, who everyone will agree ought to be well informed, has, I believe, made it clear that in German Court circles at least the dreaded news is accepted. The glooua of the outlook is deepened by a knowledge of the fact that the fatal termina- tion of the illnes, of the Prince would be ,i, (lettit. blow to the Emperor. Here the Silver Wedding celebrations are approached in a spirit of sadness, and prudent people are acknowledging that the Drawing Room on Friday next and the celebra- tions of the morrow may not after all take place. Mr Joseph Hatton and the "Sunday I Times." I am informed (writes the London correspon- dent of the Birmingham Daily Gazette) that Mr Hatton's biography of Mr J. L, Toole, which a large section of the reading public is anticipating with interest, will have a preliminary run through the pages of the Sunday Times. Mr Joseph Hatton has just succeeded Mr Phil Robmson as editor of that paper. The isssue for last Sunday bore indications of Mr Hatton's presence. The Toole papers are certain to add to the attractions of the Sunday Times. By the way, Mr Hatton h as just com- pleted a novel, which is to be published within a week or two by Mr Spencer Blackett. The scene of the novel is Kirkstall Abbey, the tale being founded-on the myth of "Mary, the Maid of the Inn." The Crawford-Dilke Divorce Case. In view of the repeated rumours that Sir Charles j Dilke is anxious for an opportunity to rehabilitate himself and thus qualify for re-admission to public life, the question is sometimes (says the Birmingham Daily Post) asked whether there is no way open to him to do so by legal prcces. An action for libel has been suggested, but this does not seem to have met with favour, though, curiously enough, there is just now being sold in London a book which would afford an excellent basis for such an action; but it would be Mrs Crawford who would have to bring it, and not Sir Charles Dilke. For, in the most thinly veiled fashion, the story ot the well-remembered divorce case is told in such a way as to represent the co respondent as the victim of an atrocious conspiracy; and the dots are placed so conspicuously upon the "i's" that every person who was mentioned at the trial, how- ever remotely, is easily recognisable. The author, M. Hector Malot, makes singularly few blunders concerning English affairs—so few that the book seems to have been written upon material supplied by an Englishman but the statements it contains are so startling and, if untrue, so libellous that it will be interesting to watch whether they are in any fashion laid before a court. The Hughes-Hallet Scandal. Colonel Hughes-Hallett was in his place last night (says the London correspondent of the South Wales Daily News) to hear Cap. Selwyn put his question about the Enfield rifles. The member for Roches- ter has not fulfilled the promise of regular attendance made in the opening days of the session. He was absent for several days together, aud Capt. Selwyn reappearing in bis place, the two events were spoken of as if they bad some connection with each other, But Captain Selwyn has, it appears, abandoned the intention his friends attributed to him at tho opening of the session of pointedly raising the question whether he and Colonel Huglies-Halletfc ure to sit In the same assembly. As things are, he gets as far away from his former friend as possible. Colonel Hughes-Hallett, distinguish- able amongst other things by always wearing a modest bouquet in his button- hole, sits immediately behind the leader of the House. Capt. Selwyn has taken up his position far below the gangway on a tack bench. If, seems pretty certain now that Colonel Hnghes- Hallett means to stick to his and wiil continue to give his support to the ConservaVva Government. In the course of the present month an event is expected to happen which will probably have the effect of recalling public attention to the scandal.

THE MARGARINE ACT AT NEWPORT. SOMETHING TRADESMEN OUGHT TO I KNOW. At Newport borough police court, to-day-befora Mr R. G. Cullum and two other inagistrates- Benjamin Harris, grocer and provision merchant, Commercial-road, was summoned forexposingmav- garine for sale without labelling it, as required by the Margarine Act.—Inspector Jones said that I on Saturday evening, the 18iJi ult., he saw two parcels of margarine exposed in the defendant'^ shop. One was marked 6 i and the other 7d, but there was nothing to show that it was margarine. In defence, Mr Harris told the bench the marga- rine in the window was not for sale, and would not have been sold. It was quite an accident it was not labelled.-Tiie magistrates' clerk read the wording of the act, which provides that every package, whether open or closed, shall be marked with a label printed in capital lettars of not less than three-quarters of au inch square," the penalty for disobedience being E20 for each parcel or package.—Inspector Jones said he had had great difficulty in inducing tradesmen to keep the word "margarine" free from price tickets and other devices to hide the label.-Tite bench fined defen- dant 403, and told him that as this was the first case of the kind under the act, hd had been haisaily dealt with.

The L!ane!lv Murder. U THE CONDEMNED MAN'S I STATEMENT. I POPULAR SPECULATiON AND ANXIETY. I THE GALLOWS PREPARED, I ISPECIAL TELEGRAM FROM OUR REPORTER.1 CARMARTHEN, Noon.—With respect to the nature of the statement made by the condemned man, David Ree. as to the Llanelly murder, I may state that I have been assured by one who can speak with authority that the nearest appmftch to the tfuth which has appeared in any newspaper is the outline of the statement which appeared exclusively in the South Wales Daily JSTews of Wednesday last. It was there stated that the.statement showed that Rees knew something of the crime, but that it is partial in its character, and could not be taken in the light of a confession. All that has appeared since, particularly tfie cir- cumstantial story of a Swansea contemporary, is very wide of the mark. My present information points to the conclusion that Rees's connection with the crime will be made very clear when the statement is published. I believe he goes so far as to admit that he stole the hanger from the Dafen Tin Works, but I cannot ascertain that he admits having had a part in the actual murder, and he certainly denies having received any of the money or having any knowledge of what has become of it. His statement also does not incriminate any- one else. It is difficult to ascertain anything about the statement. The authorities appear to be in a sort of shuttlecock game with it. Ou the one hand we are assured that there is no reason at all why the statement should be kept secret, except that, if published, it might intrfere with the i Sorts of the police to trace out and bring to justice the other man, whoever he may be, and on I the other hand the police authorities assert that they know nothing about the contents of Rees's statement, and that the rumours of arrests being imminent or even intended are without foundation. If the police are as ignorant of the statement as they profess to be, and as I am assured they are, the fact may be taken as almost conclusive proof that Rees has not yet incrimi- nated a second man. As the interval before the execution gets shorter and shorter the anxiety becomes more intense that Rees, if he does intend to state all he knows, should open his mouth at once. Notwithstanding the persistent rumours which are current that Rees has already made a clean I breast of it, I am able to assure you that he has only spoken once, and that was yesterday week, after lie had heard from his solici- tor that it was inevitable he must die. Those who are in the secret of the settle- ment are convinced that he has not revealed all he knows, and therefore the anxiety that he should speak quickly. If he maintains his silence up to Monday or the morning of Tuesday next, it is difficult to foresee what can happen, for the Home Office having been notified of the date of the intended execution, no authority but that of the Home Secretary can postpone the event, however important it might seem in the interests of justice to keep Rees alive until the accuracy ot any statement he might then make could be tested. The appliances for carrying out the given sentence of the law are all in readiness, and only need to be tested according to the regulations by the sheriff or his representative. That will be done in the course of this week. No decision has as yet been made as to whether tiie press shall be admitted to the execution. t Meantime the prisoner maintains his usual calm, almost impassive, demeanour, And, strange as it. may seem, he has actually gained a couple of pounds in weight since his condemnation. With regard to the question whether there were two men a engaged in the crime, I may here add a little piece of information which reached me a day or I two ago. It was that after Rees was found, and either m the field or at the hospital some one asked him how many men had I attacked him and he, poor fellow, being unable to speak, lifted, up two fingers. This part, if it is a fact, certainly did not come out in the I evidence. It it had done so, it would have been I an important corroboration of the evidence of the boy Lewis.

I HORRIBLE OUTRAGE ON A WIFE I A DESPERATE HUSBAND'S SEARCH FOR I HIDDEN TREASURE. A shocking outrage is reported from Ballyduff, I in county Waterford. A man named M'Gratn has been on bad terms with his wife, owing to the woman refusing to give him the balance of a sum of £ 64, which she had saved by frugality. A short while back she consented to withdraw the money from the bank, but directly after one of her sons stole the greater portion of it and de- camped to America. The poor woman then lurked the remainder cf the money in the earthen floor of the cabin, and refused to point out the spot where it lay to her husband..The latter made repeated searches, and failed, and then swore he would burn the cabin, and his wife, and all in it. He has now carried his threat into execution. When the woman was getting out of bed, he struck her down with a heavy stick, and as she Jay there he struck hf r and kicked her till she became insensible. When she came tn, she found the cabin in flames, the burning thatch falling upon her. With ereat difficulty she crawled out into the open air, but not before she was badly burned. When found later on she was in a shocking and apparently dying state, and her features were hardly recognisable, owing to the blows inflicted by her husband, who, after setting the place on fire, had escaped. The police, however, scoured the county, and succeedd in arresting'him. He is now in Waterford gaol, The cabin was burned to the ground.

w- "A POSSIBLE KING OF "A POSSIBLE KING OF fcNGLAND." VISITING BUCKINGHAM PALACE. Howard A. F. Bo wen, aged 24, of uo fixed abode, described as a gentleman, was charged at Bow-street police-court, London, yesterday, with being found wandering, apparently insane, in the Mall, St. Jarreii' -park. -P,,i ice. c(,n s ta bleholines, 320 A, deposed that at 2 55 on Monday morning he saw the defendant enter Ifiezide court leading to the Equerry's entrance at Buckingham Palace. Witness followed, and beard him ask the porter if there was anyone there to see him. Witness asked his name. He replied Possibly King of England." He was asked his business. He declined to say. He said he was a statesman, and wished to see the Queen. He had no money or liome.-Dr Bond certified that defendant ap. peared to be wandering m his mind.—Mr Vanghan (to defendant): What have you. to say?—De- fondant: I suppose in effect it is rather true.— MrVaughan: W hat is true What you have read out (thecertificate).—MrVaughan Are you the K:nv; of England?—Defendant; I know.—Mr Vaughan Are you a statesman? —Defendant; I suppose so, if I say so.-ALIt: Vaughan sent him to the workhouse.

A SERVANT GIRL'S LONG SLEEP I UNCONSCIOUS FOR FIVE DAYS. A servant girl named Edwards, in the employ of Mr Jackman, farmer, of Bank Farm, near Chillaton, in the parish of Milton Abbot, was for several days last week in a continuous sleep. Whilst engaged upon her usual work on Monday, the 27th ult., she was seized with coma, and remained in that state unLil Friday last. She was, of course, put to bed, and every effort made to revive consciousness. Hj r limbs during that time were motionless, and except for the faintest symptoms of breathing, she betrayed no signs of life whatever. She lived through the week with- out takiug any nourishment whatever. On Friday she awoke from her long slumber, and in the afternoon was removed to her parents home at Dipper Town, in the parish of Mary Stowe. Edwards, who is only 17 years of age, has been in Mr Jackman's service for nearly twelve months, and during that time more than once previously slept an abnormal time. On those occasions, however, her slumber has been of shorter duration, lasting at one time 24 hours only, and at another two entire days. Her sleep last week is the longest she is !I.aid. to have experienced.

I X20 FOR A DOG BITE. At the Salford county-court yesterday, evidence was given in an action brought by tho father of Henry Dyson, a boy about 11 years of age, against Samuel M. Share, a traveller, and a neighbour of the plaintiff, for 250 damages for the bite of a dog. The boy is a chorister in tit, Mark's Church, Chee.tham Hill, and on the afternoon of Sunday, 29th January, while he was passing along Wiiittington-street, two of the defendant's sons were playing with a bull terrier, which sprang at the plaintiff's son and bit a piece of flesh completely out of the calf of one of his legs.—The jury returned a verdict for JB20 damages, with costs. i

I The Big Prize Fight. -I- THE IRISH POLICE ON THE ALERT. The Press Atsociation learns that, notwith- standing a:3"eníon to the contrary, the police in Dublin, Drogheda, and other places in Ireland, are on the look out for the sudden arrival of Sullivan and Mitchell to carry out their immediately impending prize fight. It is well-known that both have backers in the Irish metropolis, but now that the police are on the alert, it is believed that the fight will take place in France. Capt,.in Coe," the sportine writer in the London Evening Star, says :—I now hear that the big fight will not be brought off this week. It will take place either in Franca or Belgium. Mitchell is to be seconded by Baldo and Kilrain. The London correspondent of the Western, Morning News says to-day:—Will the great Sulli- van and Mitchell boutever take place? They can. not fight in London, or even in England, unless recognizances amounting to 9400 be estreated, and after various reports that they would meet in France this week, a telegram comes announcing that on Saturday Mitchell and Sullivan had decided to fight in Ireland. This, however, is denied, and probably the next we shall hear of the affair is that the tight has taken place in a barn very close at hand. At any rate, it is difficult to know what movements the pugilists will adopt.

THE CRISIS IN BULGARIA. lCETRAL NEWS TELEGRAM. 1 PARIS, Wednesday.—Upon the occasion o £ Prince Ferdinand's original entry into Bulgaria, the Sultan telegraphed him that his position there was contrary to the Berlin Treaty, and therefore illegal. [REUTKR'S TELEGRAM. PESTH, W ednesday. It is expected in political circles here that on the failure of the step taken by the Porte at Sofia, the Sultan will notify the illegal character of Prince Ferdinand's position to all the Signatory Powers of the Berlin Treaty.

GREAT JEWELLERY ROBBERY Artful Stratagem of the Thief. At the Hammersmith police-court, Loudon, to- day, Henry Beaucbamp, a well-dressed middle- aged man, was charged with stealing jewellery, value £ 719, the propetty of Francis Thompson, jeweller, Ladbroke Grove-road, Notting Hill. From information received, it appeared that on the 12th of October last accused went to the shop and selected jewellery, representing that he was Captain Beaucbamp. A cheque was tendered, and while the assistant was absent, the jewellery was abstracted. The cheque was afterwards returned dishonoured. Sergeant Leach deposed that prisoner bad since served five years' imprisonment. When arrested yesterday he attempted to escape. He was suspected of stealing other jewellery, value over L400, and would be charged with a post-office offence. He is also stated to be suspected of connection with the Hatton Garden Fust-office diamond robbery.

OUR HEREDITARY LEGISLATORS I THE EJECTMENT OF'A TIPSY PEER. I The Loudon correspondent of the Liverpool Courier, a Tory journal, I g-ives the following version of the occurrence :-The fact that a certain noble earl, whose name figured prominently before the public-I believe that is the stereo- typed phrase-fell asleep on a bench behind those occupied by the bishops, has created a good deal of gossip-in the Commons. In the Lords it is unusual for members to go to sleep there is not time. Consequently when a noble earl, particu- larly one who is young, with many critics and enemies, falls asleep in the irrmediate vicinity of bishops, and while the Archbishop of Canterbury is protesting against the sale of intoxicating liquors to the aborigines, every quidnunc in the lobbies and galleries has had his own real and original little story to tell. One version is that the noble earl could not be wakened, another is that he was earned out, while the simple fact remains that when the proceedings were over he awpke-just as sleepy people do when a train stops—ana walked out ofQ, the house as sleepy people generally do walk, whether in the House of Lords or in the House of Commons.

THE NORWEGIAN CAPTAIN'S SECFIET HOARD. A PRESENT FOR A BROTHER INTER- CEPTED. At Newport borough poiice-courfc to-day—before Mr R. G. Cullum, the ex-Mayor, and Mr Huzzey, nHtgistrates-Sven Nielson, master of the Norwegian barque Jonas Lie, 285 tons register, was summoned for concealing 35ib of tobacco and 621b of cigars. The bat que arrived from Rotterdam on Friday, aud upon being berthed in the Old Dock was visited by the water-guard officers. The defendant produced 94ib of tobacco and cigars as being the whole of the supply liable to duty, and afterwards went up to the Custom House and made the usual declaration that he had nothing else dutiable concealed on board. In consequence of the ship coming from a tobacco port a seaching re-rumraage was made in the afternoon, when Mr J. Elliott, one of the officers, found 22ib of cavendish cake in a recess beneath a drayver in the defendant's cabin, and 131LJ of "soft" tobacco and the 6lb of cigaia, also very ingeniously stowed away behind some charts as the bottom of his bunk. Defendant seemed taken aback at the discovery, and v/anted Mr Elliott to assist him to ignoring it. Mr Evans, chief collector of customs, said the intention to smuggle the tobacco was evident, and the authorities, he represented, asked for trehle duty, £46 16. and not the d6100 penalty. Mr Lyndon Moore, for the defence, asked the beuch to decide that the captain aoted in ignorance of the law, and with no intention to defraud. He purchased it for his brother in. Norway, and intended to tranship it to the Tooman. which, how- ever, had left a day or two bafore. Ha would not get a penny out of the transaction. The defendant was a poor man, the master of a smaii ship, and the full penalty would absorb hia earnings for a long time. Mr Moore asserted that a L5 penalty would meet the merits of the case. The bench decided to fine the defendant the treble duty, JB46 16s, but strongly recommended that the coinmi'sioners should reduce it to one-half, namely B25 8. Mr Evans promised to forward the bench's re- commendation.-The money was paid in a roll of crisp notes.

RATEPAYERS' GRIEVANCES AT BHYNMA WR. Public Meeting Last Night. Last night a public meesing of ratepayers was held at Neat's Assembly Rooms, under the i auspioes of the Ratepayers' Association. Mr Thomas Lewis presided. At the request of the chairman, Mr Markall, the secretary explained that fcne tepayers' Association had been in exist- I ence for upwards of two years, and it was for the meeting to decide whether it should continue or be dissolved. No resolution was placed before the meeting, but it was understood that the association should continue to exist. Mr G. Hicks said than at present they were not in a good financial position. The local board had lately spent upwards of JB500 upon the roads, which was an enormous sum as compared with other places, and nearly cost them a shilling rate. Mr Markail (one of the junior members of the board) said that when they were ejected four things were placed before them. The first was for better lighting; the next for a better water supply the third to do away with the ch'quism which had ex- isted for some years upon the board the fourth was to get better scavenging done in the town. Better lighting they had. As to the water they must wait awhile, but he could not see why the board could not borrow money and improve the water supply, and let the future generation pay for it. As to the scavenging, the present con- tractor had refused to do the work as ordered. Members of the board should be elected from the association, and not be denominational, as at pre- sent.—Mr Thomas Lewis urged that what they wanted to see was a reduction in the price of gas. Numerous complaints were then made of work neglected in the town, extending over a period of five years. Mr David Morris explained that during the past four years the board had spant upwards of L700 in improving the roads and paying the expenses of the extension of the boundary. Since the portion of the county road bad come into their possession they bad spent about JB200 upon it, and they must remember that all this was paid out of the usual rate, which had not been increased in any way. As to the water supply there was plenty of water at present wasted, which would not be so if the board placed taps, in the houses. Mr Hope, chairman of the local board, said the board was not in a financial difficulty. They had plenty of money to satisfy all demands which could ba made upon them. After further discussion it was proposed by MrD. A. Davies that this meeting urges the members of the local board to do all in their power to improve the water supply in the town. Mr Tong seconded, and the meeting then closed.

TO-DAY'S MONEY. ——————*——-——— [SPECIAL TELEGRAM.] STOCK EXOHANCN, LONDON, 10 A M. London imports yesterday: 37,420 cwts of wheat; 34,297 cwts of flour 2,658 bales of wool; 248 bales oi j ite 373 bales of hemp 849 bales of hides; 220 bales of leather; 103 tons of copper. Arrivals: Clan Gordon, from India, with 804 cakes of copper; Macedonia and Cotopaxi, at Liverpool, with 773 bags of copper coin, 4,267 bars of copper, 6,393 basrs, 932 cases of copper ore; the Pandora, also for Liverpool, with 1,160 tons of copper ore. Now afloat from Calcutta and CnittagonBr:—Rice, for London, 7,991 tons; Liverpool, 1,425 ton- Con- tinent, 6 811 tons wheat, for L indon, 883 tons for Liverpool, 3 871 tons; Continent, 200 tons; tea, forL >ndon, 3,803 660ib; for Glasgow, 20s000lb; jut", for London. 193,119 bales for Liverpool, 2,528; Barraw, 10,000; Dundee, 565.683; Fal- muuth, 790,576 Continent, 60,064. Hides- London, 300,736; Glasgow, 2,120; Continent, 136,000. Cotton—London, 1558 bales Fal- mouth, 1,558 Continent, 17.410. OPENING-, 11.45 A.M. There is a better tone in the Stock Maikets to- day, the fine weather having brought forward outside operators. The leading feature is an p drop in Consols. The Foreign, American, Canadian, and Home Railway Markets are well attended, and generally prices are against buyers. The changes in the quotations are numerous. French and Russian, i up Unified, 3-16 Daira. and Preference, i; Tnbute. £ Italians and Hungarians, g North- Westerns, Midlands, North-Britisii, Brighton, and South Easterns, g up; Westerns, £ down and Caledonians, J. Milwaukees, I up; Wabash, 1 to Oaios and Lake Shores, 3 iTork Cen trals, Readings, and Eries, Ontario* and North Pacific's, £ Eries, t, i; Norfolk Preference and Atlantic Firsts, £ Trunks, h to 3. The Discount Market is exlrettiely dull at' Lur three I months bills, Money little wanted. Eastern Exchanges to-day fractionally higher; selling cable transfers from Calcutta and Bombay, both places, Is 4-ii per rupee buying cable transfers, on both places, Is 4-1 11-16,1. Russian Exchange to-day has almost lost recent advance—Peters- burg, on London, 1 rouble 75 copecks worse; Amsterdam, 1 rouble 25 copecks Hamburg and Paris, 65 copecks. There is a decline of 7 copecks in Grand Russian Railway Shares. NOON. With the exception of Americans, prices have given way-gpkierillyiti the Stock Markets since tho opening. The outside attendance of operators has much increased, and the inside attendance is also large, but the tendencies are downward. The changes are again numerous. Russians, i down Peru?, HungarianSj and Portuguese, £ and Egyptian Unified, § Spanish, Italians, and Daira, i Daira Preference, i {South Easterns, i down Brighton, § Hull and Barnsley, Chatham, Caledonians, 4 North Westerns and Midh nds, â Metropolitan, 1; Erie Preference, 1 up; Eries, Illinois, Lake Shores, and Central Piteifi", £ Norfolk Preference,! Wabash Preference and Louisvilies, Wabash General, Mexican Railways, i to 2 down Trunks, g to § Tintoa and Barry. §. The rumour of the sudden illness of the Emperors of Russia and Germany has been denied. 1.10 PM. Brighton passenger traffic was yesterday j6160 decrease. Paris Bourse weak Vienna Bourse weak. The upward movement of the opening has not been sustained, and the noon downward tendencies are confirmed. The np and down business has been considerable to activity. I) iamwds have shared the too common fate. D c a and Hyderabads were active at £ 11 a share on diamond discovery report. Itaiian-, i down Hungarian and Daira Preference, 5 Ru sians, Unified, Egyptian Preference, &nd Pennsylvania, â CliaLilalks, i to 3 down; Caledonians, Brightnu*, N irth-Easterns, Easterns, Westerns, and North-Westerns, £ Hull and Barnsley, Wabash PrefereMe, i a down General. Ii; Norfolk*, Outarios, an t Central Pacifics, i Delivers, i Prefereuce, i Trunk Preference, 1I to i, Day to day money in much request at 2* co 2* per No increase in bills, the offerings being at Ii, 3 O'CLOCK. Paris bourse weak; Frankfort bourse flt? Berlin bourse depressed from the continental deadlock consequent on the new trouble from continued depreciation in the rouble. Home and American Rails down somewhat heavily. Businpss done Birmingham Three per Cents., 97i to 97: Notting- ham Three per Cents., 96 to 9bi Tøff Vale, 196. Americans, g to § uown all round; Mexican Railways, 21- all round Home Railways—in Caledonians to 1 in Metropolitans. LATEST PRICES. I BRITISH STOCKS. | Tuesday'« To-day's '.cio&iiij price* Qtoiatim 101-2 i hn,¡ 1024 102-4 Reduced and New Account,. lOOg-j 300^1 New 3 per Cent. Consol. 10D¿ New 2j ditto 25? 9: Bank of England Stock 3i7 — Inrtia 4 p.c 100| 101 Ditto 3j p.c 10b| 106^ Ditto 3 p.c 57* — BRITISH R A I rNV.1 Y.S. Brighton Kail way Ordinary — Ditto Deferred 1U| Ul3.-J-4-2^ Ditto Preferred 155 — Caledonian Ord iclt 101 0>-|-l Cliath-im and Dover Ord. Ditto Preference Glasgow and South Western., j ,tH Great K.astern Ord j bH M-4 Great Northern Ord. i32 — Great Northern A Soi ( — Great North of Scotland c6 I — Great Western J39J I3Si-|-i Hull and Barnsley 37, Highland Railway 83 — Lancashire and Yoi-k.hire 1141 — London and North Western 1 £ 3 £ I64-3|-i London and South Western.. 1 i*. 133 £ Manch., Sheffield,-fcLincsOro 70 — Ditto Preferred.. 10b Ditto Deferred. 34 34 Metropolitan Consolidated 65^AU Ditto l.and Stock f bj Metropolitan District Ord Si) ,,9J Ditto Preferred W I Midland Ord lq 12cU"i-i North British Ord 106, 107-6J-7 Ditto Edin. and Glasgow Ord. 40 — iSorth Eastern Ord 151 151i-i I U" North Staffordshire 102 —- South Eastern Ord 12 — Ditto Deferred 100i 100i-0-99j UNITED STATES RAILWAYS Central Pacific 28J 28|-i-| Chicago, &c 77 £ 78|i Denver Ordinary 194 20-1S3-? Ditto Preferred 51^0.-491 Ditto 4 p.c. Bonds 80 — Erie Shares ShJ, 2bi-i-i-5 Ditto Preference. 11+11 57, Ditto Second Mortgage 93 98i-8-7 i Illinois Central 118 118i l ake Shore 92 92, .¡. Louisville and Nashville 56 bv-I-iii Missouri, Kansas, and Texas 14 14i New York Central 1081 109j-8J New York Ontario 15J 16- £ -65J Norfolk Prefereuce liS 431-44-4 3| North Pac tic Preference 4ci 4d )hio and Mississippi 22i 2-ij Ditto Preference 82i .h peniisylvaiiia Ord,iiary 5b A -i Philadelphia and Beading. 31t 32..2.11 Union Pacific 5&4 fc6-i-6 Wabash Prefereuce £ 4| 24., -d-i-i Ditto General Mortgage 48-CI OTHER RAILWAYS. Atlantic and G, W. First Morfc, 33i 34-3J-g Pacific 578 58-7J-SI Buenos Ay res Great Southern] 1S1 — Grand Trunk Ord :0| 10} Ditto (iuaraiiteed j 711 VlJ-i Do. IstPref 7CU 70«-i-0 Do. 2nd Pref. 45i °5i-l-5 Do, 3rd Pref 24J 242-4-* Mexican Ordinary 48i 4 Do. IstPref 118i 1 8,5 Do. 2nd Pref Vol 76-5j-3i Lombards Ordinary FOREIGN STOCKS. Argentine, 1868 IGi; — Brazilian, 1871 101 — Cliiriese, Series A 108» — Ditto, Series B 114i — Dutch Si p.c. Certificates 99 — Egyptian Unitieds 7,5 Vi a 7õi ,4.i-%c Gov. Preference. 10 » 101iH-s-ii B::yp ian State Domain 972 — Enyotian Daira 71;« 7i|-i-t French Three per Cent. Rentes 81^ 8U-| Ditto 44 per Cent IPol 10b;-| Hungarian 4 p.c. 1881 — -7 Hungarian 4 p.c. Gold 7o» 76-5 £ -|-i Italian, 5 p.c V22 i 2 Mexican 3 p.c Converted 35.: 33 Peruvian 6pc IM 17-6J-J Do., 5 p.c 15 Toi iuguese 3 p.c. 1869 59 53J-8 Russian, 1870 S4 Do., 1873 i 0 Do., 1875 83. Spaniah 4 p.c "">16 6/^6J-J Suez Canal Shares 83< 84i-4-3i Turkish, 1871 74i 74^-4 Do. Ottoman Defence 87;? 8.5 Ottoman liank Shares Uruguay 72i 72J*i COLONIAL SliUlT,; f'i'l ivs. Canadian 4 p.c Jan. and July | ilG.j, Cape of Good 4 p.c., 1393 107* — New Zealand Consolidated ..j ICO4 Now S. Wales 4 p.c,, 1903. Ac.1 107; Victoria 4 1832.3 j 111* — South Australian, 1911-^0 i lOEj, — Queensland 4 p.c 10b, — MISCELL AN MOLTS, London & St Katharine's Dks 3" L',t,t and West India Docks.. 39 Peninsular and Oriental ó2 Canard Steamship 4 Gen. Steam Nav. £ 15 paid 9 — Ditto 5 p.c. Pref. — Ditto 5 p.c. 1887 9 — Ang o-American Tel. Pref. 6G — Direct United States Cable.. 84 Eastern Extension 12 128 Brazili >n Submarine 11$— United Telephone 13 £ 13J-J Arthur Guinness Ord 281 23$ Ditto Pref 149 — Allsopp's ()rdillary ,ll in Brya.nt Hnd May Ordim),ry. ] — Brush Electric Li¡!ht,£4 paid 01 2i Consett Iron 2ii Cape Copper £ 5 — Ebbw Vale Steel and Iron Co. 4 r Hudson's Bay Shares 2 J 202 i Rio Tinto Shares 19J4« 19 ■«-« Nordenfeidt | Hotchkiss ie" 15i Kynoch Pref 9 94 Mason and Barry i 1¿íc 1-ij Mysore Gold Mines 4.) Indian Consolidated Gold Mtis lis 12s 6D Metro. Bd. of W.rki Si p.c. 31-j Ditto 3 p.c, 10) — Namaqtia C.pper pi-em DoBeer':i Diamonds 401 42j-2-0j-0 Callao Bis 1 ¡; 1'1. Don Pedro Gold H Ii Altuias 27s D — .Nloodie's Gold — — Lisbon Berlyn — 4s Kiiiibeiley Centrals | — 46H-7 South African Exploration j 19 19 84 Tharsis Copper 6-5{ Viola Goid ij •— Ooregum Gold 18s 6D — Transvaal Gold 9s — Empires .ili l (Fo)- Latest Money News see Fifth Edition.) )

I Kempton Park Meeting. KEMPTON PARK, WEDNESDAY. The morning opened beautifully fine, but before rac- ing was re-umed suspicious looking clouds darkened the outlook. No rain fell, however, and there was another excellent attendance to witness the sport in the Sunbury pastures. A few bets were effected on the Lincoln Handicap and Grand National prior to racing. For the former event 100 to 8 was offered acrsfc Karpenden, while 1,C03 to 70 was accepted about Lady Muncaster. Dstails: A HUNTERS' FLAT RACE PLATE of 100 sovs; weight for age. with penalties and allowances. Two miles, on the flat. Mr Wallace's Perseus, 5y l2 t 8ib..Cant Lee Barber 1 Mr H D Johnson's Hugger Mugger, 6y 12st 121b Mr Abington 2 Mr Cliff or es Richmond, 5y list 12!b Mr W U'oodlan I 3 Lawn (Ir Craddock) als.) ran. Bjtting—11 to lij 'last Hugger Mugger, 11 to 8 agst Lown, and 10 to 1 each agst Peiseus and Richmond. Lown made the running to the distance, where he was headed by Hunger Mugger and Perseus, and the latter, staying the longest, won a tine race by a neck a length and a half between the second and third. The FREE QUALIFYING HUNTERS' STEEPLE- CHASI of 40 sovs weight for age, with penalties an<1 allowances. Two miles. Mr Moncrietfe's Parasang, 4y lOst 121b 1 Mr 0 H Jones's Merryman, 5y list 81b 2 Mr Wi t-hire's Duplicate, 4y lOst 51b 3 Six ran. Belle Vue made play from D plicate and Merryman, with Parasang next, .10 the stand, where Merryman drew to the fr, .n" but gave way at the last open ùi¡ ell f to Farasang, who won easily by six lengths a bad third. Clifden fell at the first open ditch, where In- sider refused, while Belie Vue ian out of the course three flJrlongs from home. The KE>i PTON PARK MARCH HAND CAP STEEPLECHASE of 300 sovs the second receives 20 sovs out of the stakes. Two miles. Mr Maher's Gunpowder, by lOst 121b Kavanagh 1 ",Ir Yates's Johnny LongLai aged 12st 7ib..Dollery 2 l\Ir Bewicke's Ed ward, a!!ert llst at> Owner 3 Betting—11 to 10 ag-t Johnny Longtail, 7 to 4 agst Gunpowder, and 4 to 1 agst Edward. A StiLLlNG HANDICAP HURDLE RACE PLATE of 100 sovs; the winner to be sold for 50 sovs. £ wo miles over eight hurdles. Nubbiey Bux 1 Castrum 2 Taxation 0 Eight ran, Additional Arrivals This Morning. I Hugger :\I\I!-ger, The Celt, Castrum, Bellevne, Re-in the Bow, Review, Hie ougn. Vivacious, Orangeman, Parasang, Merrymin, Bowman, Edward, Fornax,Gipsy King, Bright Eye, Ciifden.

Quorn and Donnington Meeting, LOUGHBOfidUGU, WEDNESDAY. '1'iie HALF-BRED SIEEPLECHASK PLA E of 40 sovs 12s; 71b each winners extra. About two miles. Mr Tier's Magician, aged 12st 7Jb Mr GWiliiamson 1 Mr P'idcork's El Cacique, aged 12st ib Mr Bellamy 2 Yellow Boy (Ownei), Mystery (Mr F Smith), a d Magot (OiWierl a so ran. Betting—It to 8 a.st Magician 2 to 1 agst El Cacique, 3 to 1 agst Magot, and 5 to 1 agst any other. Won by half a di,tance only two passed The post. The CHaBNWOOD iJ UNXEHS* HtitDUi HACE of 50 sovs weight for '1.ge; penalties anu allowances. About two miles. Mr Percy's Subtlety, 4y lOst 91b Allardyce 1 Mr halley's 1.0, Ü Wenlock, 5y 12st21b Mr Whitton 2 Mr Cunningham's Twinkle, 5y ilst 1 lb Owner 3 Mi-ebie; (J Cart) and Braii Bread (Mr G Williamson) al-o ran. Twinkle, 5 to 4 ag,t Lord WenlocK, 0 to 1 ag-st Bran Bread, and 10 to 1 each agst Sob.ety and Mischief. Won by two lengths; five lengths separating the second and third. A SELLING HUNTERS' HURDLE RACE PLATE of 50 sovs weight for age selling: and other allowances. About two miles. Kanksborough 1 Remus 2 Minstrel 3 Three ran.

Official Starting Prices. I Kli.UPi.ON PARK MliETI^vG. I RACE. HORSE. PRICE Huniers' Flat j Per^us I 10 to 1 agst Qualifying [Parasang I 13 to 8 afst March Gunpowder | 7 to 4 agst The ab ive prices will be found to be identical with those published iu the iiAClNG CALENDAR.

Newmarket Training Notes. I (BY OUR NEWMARKET CORRESPONDUNT.) NEWJURKEX, Wednesday. On the Bury side Gurry's Althorp went two miles and a quarter Duke of Mariborottgn, Merry Hampton, Queen Bee, Hunga- rian, and Sweetheart went a mile and a quarter. T Jennings's, jun, Mamia, Scene Shifter, The Mummer, an Zest negotiated the same distance. Jewitt's Z una and Kalcreene covered onu mile and a quarter. Waugu's Jedfoot and Cocktnzie galloped on mile and a liaif Ilsen ,tein and Pimperniekel covered one mile and a quarter. Sherw oil's Kxmoor, Gervas, Recluse, Saucy Lass and Old Nobility were sent a mile. Gollling s Hallowe'en covered three miles Lough- gl\nn going two miies and a quarter Pulsation and Datch Skipper went a mile. H;iyhoe's Princess Palatine, Si die, Valeria, and Th odore negotiated a similar distance Pruuence was sent six furlongs T Jennings's, sen, Frank, Biondel, Devilshoof Sheen, Father Confe'ssor, and Beitana covered a iittle over one mile. J Dawson's, sen, Thunderstorm, Greenwich, Beauvitage, Wi-e Man, and Hawthorn negotiated one mile. George Dawson's Seaton, Ayrshire, and Hazel. hatch went six furlongs. Un the ttacecouise side, T Brown's Tonans and The Peeler galloped nearly two miles Rya 's Tyrone and Isobar went one mile Bronze, Lady Lothian, and Safety going two tubes and a quarter. Sadler's The Tyke, Dolo, e". and Maxim negotiated a little over one aille Enoch's sub Rosa going the same dis- tance. Hopper's Fulmen covered six furlongs at a steady pace. I,e;t for Leicester—M F H, Redpath. For Malton— Pan. Work of the Lincoln Handicap Horses, I.. (Compiled from Yesterday's Training Reports.) ANTONINA took useful cantering exercise. ASHPLAN i' had walking exercise. ASSIDUITY galoped a mile and a half,ridden by Axtell CATARACT was sent nearly seven furlongs. ASSIDUITY galoped a mile and a half,ridden by Axtell CATARACT was sent nearly seven furlongs. DOMI NA SYLVA galloped a mile. FULMEN negotiated six furlongs with Old Maid. FRIDAY is still doing his gallops on Redcar sanis. GLORIAXION tro, ted and cantered for a long time. JIYLION cantered seven iurlongs twice. ILIRPE DEN g .Hoped a mile at4tstriditig pace. HAWTHORN had a good gallop of a mile. ISOBAR galloped a mile at hal -speeo. JEZREEL (ridden by S. Lont.es) calloped a mile on the tan t a capital pace with SWEETHEART (F Sharpe up). KlNSKY g ..loped ami e t a striding pace. 1,ADY MUNCASTER g Hoped a mile and a half, ridden by Axtell. LOBS (ER was usefully exercised. LE CAISSIBR galloped a mile at a ni;e striding pace. LISBON had a good gal op of a mile. MAMIA galloped seven furlongs. JARTLEY was not mentioned. MERRY HAMPTON galloped one mile on the tan at a goon pace. OB RON (ridden by Robinson) was sent one mile. PLANTAGENET galloned one mile and a quarter. PRUDENCE went tive f"rlongs. PLANTAGENET galloned one mile and a quarter. PRUDENCE went tive f"rlongs. KENNY had a striding mile gal op. '1 YRONE gdloped a III I Ie at half-speed. TIN NDiais'tORM galloped a mile an the long grass. lONANS galloped a mile and three-quarters. TOMMY ITTLEMOLSE h oi a g od mile gallop. VERACITY was usefully exercised. Bon. ie Lassie was struck out of the Kempton Park March Steeplechase this morning, but the time did not transpire. RESULTS OF RACES, SUDDEN MARKET CHANGES, quick and correct, b telegram. Ternis very moderate.—Address W. U. Nich Ison, 133, O-sul- ston-street, Euston road, London, N.W. 921

-—————————— THE WALK AGAINST TIME AT NEWPORT. I Buckler, the local champion, continues his walk against time at the Albert-hall, Newport. He is still going in good style. At 11.15 this morning he had completed his second century, and at 12.45 209 miles bad been covered.

THE GLAMORGANSHIRE I QUARTEU SESSIONS. I A Heavy Calendar. I [SPECIAL TKLEGUAM TO THE ECHO."] In criarging the grand jury at the Glamorgan shire Quarter Sessions this afternoon, Mr J. Cuke Fowler (the deputy chairma), said be could not congratulate the county on the absence of crime, for the calendar contained no fewer than 50 prisoners. There were no charges of ruffianly assaults on females, and only one of malicious woundinsf. On the other hand, there was an extraordinary number of charges of obtaining goods or money by false pretences.

THE UNITED STATES AND I MOROCCO. I A RUPTURE THREATENED. I [CENTRAL NEWS TELEGRAM] MADRID, Wednesday Night.—News has just arrived from Taugiers that the Moorish authori- ties have attacked the house of a protege of the United States consulate. The protected individual escaped, but some women and children were captured and placed in prison. The property, too, was confiscated. The United States Consul- General is indignant, and the American frigate Enterprise is shortly expected at Tangiers to enforce a reclamation. The Sultan's officers at present remain obdurate.

TO-DAY'S MARKETS. CORN. LONDON. WednPsrla,Y.- 'I 11, market for both KngTish and foreign is extremely qu.et at late values Fiour slow s,ile. Bar ey and mize steady. Oats, beaas, and Seas in limited request, at previous rates. Arrivals— ritish—Wheat, oOQ qrs barley, 890 q s; Oiits, §SD q's. Foreigii wheat, 10.2tO qi s; barley. 4,94Q oats, 31,990 qrs: maize, nil flo.ir, 17,720 sacks. CATTI E. NEWPORT, Wednesday. Th*re was a large supply of beas s ;.t the market to-day; that of sheep, how* ever, was smaller than usual. There was a moderate attendance of buyers, and considerable b i ine-s was done at the fill owing prices —Beef, superior quality, 6d to 6^d second, 5d to 6d niuiton (wethers), 8d, lightweights 8id vea., 7d to 7id lamb, Is per lu pi^s (porkers) sold at 9s to 9^6d baconers, 8s to gs 3d. BUTTER. CORK,Wednesday.—Secouus. 110s; thirds 76s; fourths, 49s. Kegs-Fourth-, 49s. Mild cured hrkills-Mild, 101s. In market—153 firkins, 1 kegs, 1 mild. eo 1 A'I O (■;> LONDON, Wednetday.-The mat-i et is faii-lv supplied and tra<i-e linn i r best q,ialiie,. Debrons, SOs tu 1203 Regents, 60s to 105s; magnum*. 50s to j00s; cham- pions, bus to 70s rocks. 50s to 70s per tou. PROVISIONS. LONDON, Wednesday.—cutter—steady market for foreign descript ous at about previous race- Friesia id, 116s to ]22s Kiel, 116s to 12 s; Danish, 116s t l28s Normandy, 112s to 126s; Jersey. 90s to lu6s Swedish, 116s to 128s. Hacnn—moderate business ùoUtt at pre- vious values. Hams are without change. Lird quiet and unaltered. Cheese-American rema.ias at 50s to 60s. SUGAR. GLASGOW, Wednesday.—Moderate busioes done, without material cha ge in v lues. The official report states I air business done, at 3d decline since Satur- day.

TO-DAY'S SHIPPING. Lloyd's Casualty Telegrams. The schooner Bell, of Beaumaris, it ashore on the eastern side of Cardigan b, The Norwegian barque Iona and the French mail steamer Bearu collided -at Buenos Ay res. The Iona was darn ag, d. The stea>> er King's Cross arrived at Malta, reports that on the 26tb February, 46 north, 8 west, sh > saw a biizantitiefouiider. Fate of crew unknown. The ketch Eastern Beile, for Stonehaven, has re- turned to Giav -end In tow of the sre»mer Africa, ot Hull, with hor port quarter damaged through collision with the Africa in burin. The steamer Thomas Parker. from Saloi.ica for Dun. kiik, stranded off DungenesS last evening; floated next tide and proceeded. The steamer Oakdene, from Sebastopol, has returned to Malta with her machinery disabled. The schooner Sunshine, from Middlesbrough for Wick, with guano, has been beached at North under. land, having struck a rock. A Danzig t le ram states that the weather hu changed for the better. It is expected that the effort; for re-opening river communication will succeeo. A Copenhagen telegram states that the Svitsers returned from the stearoei Eagle sgroun I in Sondre Rosse, and was unable to render assistance on account of the current and wino south. Ice adr.ft and pressure tiorf) Cardiff Arrivals ]Ro.ATir DOCK, March 7 -Unini. S'I. 1704. EAST Kim; LOCK. March 7,-Cybale s 818. Rou-n, light. Sunbeam. 87, Wicklow, manure. UPIIDO. U. 6l4, Cork, sundri-s. WEST Hun: DOCK, March 7.—Margaret Sutton, '97, Limerick, hay and limestone. Heloise, 214, Caen, btl. last. Iura, 65. Valentia, ballast. Derby, 5 ,Po.tis- head, maize and peas. Mystery, 4!, Bristol, burnt ore.

CAPTURE OF A NOTABLE ROBBER. In 1881 photographs of a man named John Vanderstein were circulated, with a view of obtaining information as to his whereabouts, he being suspected of having been concerned in the diamond robbery at the Hatton-garden Post office in that year. Soon after that event Vanderstein was arrested in Brussels, and, with Captain Fulton. a companion, was sentenced to five years' imprisonment. Vanderstein has recently returned to England, and yester. day be was arrested in London by Ser- geants Leach and White, of the Criminal Inv sti- gation Department, in connection with a jewel robbery committed in the West-end previous to that in Hatton-garden. When near the p. lice- station in Old-street the prisoner broke away from his captors, bnt was subsequently recaptured. Vanderstein has undergone 20 years' penal servitude for robbing post-office mail bags in Ireland, and is considered one of the most expert thieves of this class.

District Intelligence, CARDIFF. THE DEATH or MR CHRISTOPHER PAGK.—We understand that the funeral ot the above gentleman will take place on Friday, leaving the residence, Stacey-road, at 11 a.m., and that any friends who may wish to attend can do so. The interment will take place at R"ath Church. ARTIZANS' TECHNICAL AND ART ASSOCIATION.— In connection with the above associati. n, MrJ. Gavey, district engineer of the Cardiff Post-, ffice, will, to-morrow evening, lecture at the Town- hall on "Modern Telegraphy and Telephones." The lecture will be illustrated by expeo-itnents, and a second address on the same subject will be given by Mr Gavey on Saturday, the 24-tl1 ins'. ELECTION OF GUARDIANS FOR ST MAKT'S.—The voting papers for the above purpose will be delivered to-d. y (Wednesday), and collected on Thursday next. Should any ratepayer, entitled to vote, not receive a puper to-day he may obtain one on application to the clerk to the guardians, Queen's Chambers, Queen-street, before Friday next. CARDIFF EYK AND EAR HOSPITAL —Attend- ances curing week ending March 3d, log; new cas-s. 50.—W. A. Braney, M.D., consulting gut-ize-n J. Milward, M.D., and H. C. Ensor, M.R.C.S., surgeons. SAMUEL BROTHERS. CLOTHIERS, BESPOKE AND REAOY MONEY 'J AILORS, Hatteig, Hosiels, drc. Grand display of Spring Goods in every department. — Market Buildings, St Mary-Street, Cardiff. 792 ARTIZANS' ART ASSOCIATION —An address on Modern Telegra hy, witu experiments, at the Town Hail, Wednesday 7th inst.,at 8 p.m., by J. Gavey, Esq. AU invited, free. COWBRIDGE. THE MAYOR'S CHAIN.—Sir John Bennott has just completed a handsome massive jnayoria' chain and badge for the corporation of Cowbridge, The chain (says the City Press) is composed oi medallions leversibie, and with plain centres upon which will be engraved the record of future mayors. The medallions are burmounted by fleur-de-lys borders, and are connected by fancy cablel-nics. The central and most oonspicuoug position is of course devoted to the first mayor, Mr Alderman Thos. Rees, to whom the corpora. tion are indebted for such a valuable and dignified ornament. The badge is iu circular form, aii(i in accord with the chain, the outer edge being of the same pattern, enlarged, as that surrounding thE. medallions, but the centre is richiy euamelied with the arms and seal of the corporation. The whole is a splendid specimen ot artistic workman ship. IF TOP ARK: LOSING YOUR GRIP ON AND scarcely able to" breatne, you should try Tudor Will, iams's Patent Balsam of Honey. For weak-chested men, delicate women and children. It cures when ait other remedies fail. It cures Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis, Asthma, Tightness of the Chest. It cures thousands of children from Bronchitis and Whooping Congas. It cures for One Shilling when pounds have hee" .-otoi in vain Do trv it. Sold bv all Obyroistn. 4q4

MISS MARY ANDEItSON AND HER ADMIIIEIIB. Yesterday Afir-a Mary Anderson was the recipient of a huge bag of letters, all expressive of sympathy with her in her indisposition. She is now better, and appeared as ueual last uight,

STONE-THROWING AT CARDIFF I THE CRIPPLE AND THE SHOEBLACKS. A man nameJ Jabez Purnell, 26 years of age, was brought up at the Cardiff police-court to-day on a charge of breaking a pane of glass in the window of No. 51, St Mary-street. It appeared that the defendant was a cripple, and was known amongst the street arabs as "Duckfeet." Last night, when iu St. Manvstreet, a number of shoeblacks indulged in chateng him, and one of them pushed him roughly. The defendant, losing his temper and being unable to pursue the urchins, took up a stone which he hurled after them. The missile struck the window of Messrs Price and Son, and broke a pane of plate-glass. The Stipendiary remonstrated with the lad who pushed the prisoner, and expressed a hope that his I father would give him a severe thrashing. Addresing the defendant, Mr Lewis told him that although he had been subjected to considerable annoyance be was not justified in throwing stones. Having regard, however, to the whole of the circumstances, he would be discharged,

SPORTING ITEMS. Catalina, iu Chandler's team at Stockbridge, has broken down. Ballot Box is going on well, and is led in his woilc by Coronet. Syivie Gookin is anxious to take on Ross, But/ear, or C ur. Spahi, Sea Maid, and Alexander have not yet returned to the C.irragii ffosa Sandown Park. Invention was struck out of the Devonshire Handicap Hurdle Race at Derby directly his owner saw the weigbrs. Polariscope, Higi,flyer, Skyscraper, and (several other horses in training will be disposed of by auction at K-muton Patk this afternoon. Mr Maple fancies Harpendeu for the Lincoln Handicap, but he koows notih,iig whatever as to what form the horse is in just now. The Irish four year old Campanula has been at Sandown Park since hisdeteac there in the Grand Prize a fortnight ago. He is goinfij on well with his preparation for the Grand National Hurdle Ra ce, to be decided at Croydon on Friday "ext. St Galmier is getting better from the effects of his recent accident, :1U: will be all right again soon but whether his trainer will be able to get him fit for the Mammoth Hunters' Steeplechase at Sandowu Park is exceedingly problematical.

TO-DAY'S POLICE. CARDIFF. CHARGE AGAINST A DEAF AND DUMB -MAN.-At the Cardiff police-conrt, to-day—before Mr T. W. Lewis (stipendiary) and Dr Paine—^a deaf and dumb man named Henry Sdea (21) was charged with stealing a coat valued at 18, 6 i from the, shop of Messrs Jenkins and Morgan, 22, Bute- street. The prisoner pleaded guilty aud was sentenced to three months' hard labour. NEWPORT. "SHELTERED FOR T'XRS SAX-Ec.At, Newport borougn police-court, téHlay-odore Mr R. G. Cullum and two other magistrates—Alice Fiook, a young woman from Mngor, was charge-1 with stealing a shirt, value 12s 6 1, the property of Alice Jones, Beynon's court, Cardiff road. The prose- cutrix, an elderly woman, although very ill at the time, sheltered the prisoner for three days for pity's sake, as she stated, because prisoner swetned to be in trouble, and prisoner rewarded this kind- ness bv stealing the shirt. Tiie pros>-cu;rix.s niece, Emily Mauders, appears to have befriended prisoner when she was turned from a house in Barnardtowu, because she claimed to be the wife of a lodger, and to have obtained her a situation as domestic at a house in Station-street. The records show that prisoner sto.e a skirt, in the county, and was fined 10,, and that in 1885 she came under police notice by purloining a flinnel petticoat.—Ordered to be kept in the cei I- tor two days, aud the parents to be communicated with.