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EXPECTED KKTllvKMKNT OF PIUXOE I3If?MAH0K. [41 S.W., TKf voRAM BRRMM, JI.N. 2 IMORNING).—At th* Imperial ro- option yester-ifty, Priuce Uin"'r('1I ai,1 tho\t in the pr<»*ent p<.«siu.in 01 politics in Ciornimr, and now that Parliamentary institution? wore working i satisfactorily, it would cause no miatoitune to his country if he gave place to other men. Taken in conjunction with fho &igns of ill-health he sLow", thi- is held hr" to indicate hid immediate retire- ment from p-iiitir-ii life. In military circles it is bclievrJ *.hat there is still (Unger of wir, though much ditmoK-lied, and that (ierm.,ny. however favourably aituated, cannot permit herself to rel-ix vie;ihnc" f.)r a inoment.

?' r 7' THE ENGLISH CRICKETERS IN AUSTRALIA. I MKI.BOUHNK, .HN. 2.—Tho Englinlunen to-day won tlto first match between tho Australian EIven and the UrJn, Ivo Illigh's team.

DEATH OF LOUD 1ST AM FOUR The Earl of Stainford and Wumnflit'jn died at Brallgte liou^o, n<MV on Tuesday 111". nint:, 1\1. half-pH-t. t»«n o'dnck, Tho deccusod noWenvvn was seventh Kul of Stninford and E.irl of Warrington, was (ho son of tho hto Lord (hev of Grohy, und was born in 1G27. In 1848 he inarrind ,i d.itiliter of Mr. Henry Jtiliige, «»f \Viiur.-inton« Somerset, who diNI ilt 1354. In 185 > ho nvirriod a daughter of tho lito Mr Henry Cm^ks. inl&35ho succccdedhisfatht-r fa. L'ord Grcyor(jrolty),who h,1 boin «uinni' ncd lothuflouseof L'rdsinl832in thaI. Uirony, lio his grandfather in other honour. in 1R45, find wu* a patron of nine living?. The first Lord (fr»*y of Orohy, a diHtingui^hod military cv>nm>andt r in tho avmy of tho Parlh. mont, wan giandfather of the first ICarl of Shun- ford; tho formor \v«n nephew or Henry huke of Suffolk futtaint^d), wit.. WIIS father of 1.1<1)' JallO Orey, Tho fourth K*rl of »Sr imford having I loarried tho heiress of tho 1-ite Karl .)f Wiirringlon, his son (Jbtllin.1 tho honours of hi, maternal grandfather. Tha doocascd is succeeded by his cousin, tho flov. Harry (irey,

A iSJIOlKING KXD. Some shaking diwIoHiires wl'r.: mado on M'»n-! day at »n ii»qt luild at »StratftiidM>n-Avon by tho coronor !rr »^omh Wnrwk-kMhiro (Mr. Couch* man). A woman named ftarnhurif, daughter of 1\ solicitor, who formerly kept u ladios* boarding school, luid become reduced in circumstances, anti was given »n tilm^house and an allowance of 6^. per week. The woman lived alone. On Saturday u IHtll, girl, who, it transpired, had been in thoj habit of fetching tho deconsod Hpiiilb threo or four I tlmu a day, went into \Im houso and found Mi"8 Uarnhurst dead. The houso was desfituto of fur- niture, food, or clothes, and was in "Inrost. filthy condition. Tiie deceased lay downstairs fit an almost nudft conditit n, and to all appearances the room had not been cleaned for years. It, was stated that th, only f«>->d deceased had was one penny loaf I)et ve>;k, and she spent the rest of lier allowance in drink.

"I,.? I'OMK airrtrs from tno ornmaiy KIRUS 81 Rlack L,I, f, the f.?t .11,, t&f'r1nr at •»<•« t# tke Rtov« or aToHinf iajury t- h? furirture fr«m da«t. "1, '¡¡.r,Id.lor eiceilence o ooAlIty and d« V »» (jrr.¡- 11\ tWt. W hoi-* KAY'S COMFOVMP, for IS I equ%Uvjw«Je*%M« tor iioruw nt

THE [ DEATH or M. GAMBETTA. liKSULT OF THE AUTOPSY. MOl'HN 1XG TIIIIOUGIIOLT FUANCK. j FDKLINU IN 1U .SSIA AND GKIt.MANV.; [KKOM 01'K OWS' CORRKSPONDRKT. J PAIIIS, J.I.N. 2 autopsy or. M. Oambetta to-day has rovealori the fact that peri-1 eoliW"8used death, and it furthor shows that II I surgical operation, had it boon performed, would have been not only dangorous but useless. The friends of the deceased are mostly anxious to defer his obsequies until January 10, the date on which the Chambers re-issomblo, in order that as many as possiule of his colleagues may be present, but 1 havo just learned that it has been decided that the interment shall t Ike place on Ilridity next, at Vero La Chaise, fho occasion will, un- doubtedly, be mado one for a great demonstration. PARIS, JAN, 2 (EVRMINO).—-Every train from Villo d'Avray brings hundreds of visitors eagerto catch some glimpse of the last surroundings of the do- parted statesman, and to take a farewell view of his familiar countenance. j TIm autopsy having been performed this moru. ing, the hod: was subsequently embalmed, .ad after that oratlon the public were again lid- mitted to see it. To-morrow also visitors will bo allowed to attend what is virtually a lying in stiitc, and then the rell1<lillS will bo brought to the Palais j Bourbon, Paris. The l'unerul, as already stated, will take place on Friday, at t1w Cemetery or Pero La Chaise, but it will only be a temporary interment, for th. vene- rable father of M. (fambetta insists that his son's remains stislil iv-tt in the family vault at N ico. Tho expression of public sympathv is very general, Rnd se:n to tin rather than lose in tnmgllJ. An unworthy article on M, Gambotta, in the the Pm/ excites universal digu..t and indignation. Groups of persons on the Boulevards diitcussed it in no measured term., and even proposed to lynch the writer, who is none "thE'rth'lI1 1\1, Cassagnac. Nearly all the provincial towns have g<-ne into mourning for M Gambetta, whose popularity was even greater in tho country than in the capital, j men who take little interest in the ordinary turmoil of politics remembering lf¡mb.tta as the leading figure in the great, war; the man who did more than any other to redeem the honour of his country. Tho public demonstrations of sorrow and sympathy are contantly augmenting. Tho otTect produce 1 at the death of M. Thieis "a trilling compared with thi. tl.. I'IU1. :'III}. tl:II\'HL't.1 P»KI«. JAN. 2 (MOUMM. >, -Tho sensation pr-"»-| dutvd in the public mind by tho death of M.I Uambetta increases h",¡rly, 11 i tho one topic, to Ihe exclusion of all others People can hardly realise tlw 1 >»s they hvo sustained, and appear almost stupefied by thegijeat c..lamity which h;}. overtaken thoin. Tiw /I<p"I'¡¡I" I'raneaise this morning published addresses uf condolence fralll all parts of tho country, and from all classes of politicians. Tho public mind in France has not been so stirred since the great, disasters of tlU1 l ranco-Cieiman War. The interest felt for any vthc oi tho gr,t tatemUl is s hown by tho many arran:tlmt.ut:c which have boon mall" for perpetua- ting his memory in the minds cf the people. J. lionnat has sketched M. Iinl"I",tt,. lying on his death le]. and wih paint a portrait from the sketch. M. Kalgnierc h; taken 1\ l'agt for a bust f1I1Ù a statue. I. C,ijit has taken a photograph of tho deceased leader, "lid M. Ihsticn Lepage has I :;).L,tdlt.,¡j tlte death chambt r, w ith a view to its reproduction in a painting. [ I ROM OCR OWN ('onRf:.q1'Osr;1r: Sr. (tili IN?TFRHTIHOI. J\s 2.—In j ( pohtica* l'irck the news of M, Gamtjetu's death) has produced a fN,ling bordering on (Ii"uy Hightlv wrongl y he was regarded br Kussisn 't'e'mdU a, tno 0no force in France upon which they could pl"r some reliance ?? a ..t 0 11 Lhai..t 1 the Austro-tierman offensive and defensive alii- i^n-v. Tho IT,(,t will probably be that, for some- ti e to come, Ku.vna will be most cautious in the inauguration of any !rdh V)Iicv out4idj her own "rt:I' JAS 2-Th, .Y..)'t C,?MMf,f;<<?. in I » article on the death of Gainbetu, observes that one in Germany I\U.fImptl4 to deny tho vast im- portAnce which his death has for France, rli. j tracted as she is by rival parties. To Germany jiiambetta pcr-onifithe Kevanche. His nalll" is associated with warlike ones, but Germauy can consider his career without any feeling of jealousy lit-r enmity is extingoisliSvl against an antagonist whom she has conquered in honourable fight tier, 'I m\llY ?(?es not l »ok upon him as a politician, but as a patriot who did not despair of his country even in her hour of profound humiliation. The (VY>« (ia:*ttt remarks tlw* th* death of Gambetta is the precursor of a new epoch in the development w I'CO¡,Jt'8, At present the foreign policy of Kurope i* tho predominant question. The Xoth ("t'i"JII'llt (i.tztit? ttt that tho Emporor hag pri- vately observed to some of his gencraU that he i. now confident of tho maintenance of peace in III: LAsT )nn:T: h I PAT*I V JA V. 2,—Tho HrpuMi^ue b'ra«iitim will to. j day publish the follow Ing authentic account nf the last f)U?!?hthcf?Hjw.in){f)ut)'t?('p.-tC<-?untoft))? his last breath at five minutes before midnight on the 31-st of December. From th* early morning I potable change for the worse had observed in tbe patient's condition; nevertho- li>s, Ih" nh..ut him still allowed hilll '0 cherish jHu8i.)n. since lie YÚt obI., At half-p".1 nine 10 h ive hi ¡)(III changed wilhout any ver> great difficultic*, with tho assistance only of tho dnctor in attendance, tho servants, and M. Klienne. I lie doctor, however, who find iii) to ♦ hit time been very cautious, was unable any longer tn conceal hi8 apprehensions. hI the after- noon th" di'.L11o increased, ami the 1;I'nlh diminished visibly. Somepor.sonal friends of M. Gambettu were warned in time, and Wt!r able to go in the evening to Villo d'Avray. Un arriving there tln-y lemnod that there wa ""1"" Th, father-in-law und sister of M, Gamb'tta were immediately sent fcr, us well n. other lVii^ Is who had "ot pro- vi«audy rectiwd any intimation. Meanwhile tho terrible disease was gaining ground every moment. Around the dying b«d were MM. Spuller, Hart, E'¡f>nflt". and Fi'uzal, wh<» were looking with r.nxi, from one minute to another for the final consummation. This came at five minutes to twelve. The agony began at ton but it was not until ?lev,? that M, Gamtietta lost consciousness and uttered ')m" rud.lü moans. Ho expired, i. n.ay In- "w], without suf>'« ring, atid without BUS* ped.in;; that d i!h w.ts ^.i near."

tub iiaimvay acciuknt ix NORTH WALES. I'uirnn; I'.viiTicn.Ai: | A ti'lngmm from H.-irnumth gives fuller particu. Inn cnncernin; "ic .,erinu reid(mt which I o("'lIr¡Nl 011 Ow CIIIIUI¡'111 K lilw ij- on Morn] ly Ini1:1I1 :-The scene of tha nccutui.t, is betweon lilyngwril und Uurmoutli, the lino nt Ihi" point ovi.'i'li!in;;ing C'U'dijjiin Huy. About riijlit, feet ub-ive til" r.iilway in Mio clilT-slilo is tho turii|iikc l'1)ild, whieh is prolecteJ by wall. 'J'hi Wrtll, "ith a portinn of tho rORd. g.,e WILY. falling on tlin rnilwny. Tlip 5.30 train from M'U'hynlloth to I'wllholi WlLs8,lvnncillg' whrn the nnjjiiio d islit'd intn tho obstruction, Tho engine and tender rollod over thfl piBolpien to Mm locks upon the The ongino- driver nnd stoker woro ir»tiintly JtiMud, their bodies boin.; sliocklngly mutilntcd on the jugsjed rocks, l'oitunntcly tho other four Cilrriiifd'S tnd van, which with thoergine and tender inudoup the h':tÎn,dirl nnt gooverthe precipice Thü first curringo turned over on its side and lay partly overhanging the cliff, the couplint* between it and the tender :i;¡ \7r,;t ;II)n ùri:ü;li: The second e«rrhwe a l so turned over ,n its pido anion;/the rubbish, while the rem lining two did not leave the rails. It ie .tatot! that tho disaster Wile prevented from being mure wrious by" second ¡.n,I.lip, whiel. took pkco ju.t as tho tr.i. w". passing tt.d which prev,??tell the carriages from following the enlli no n,l tender by partially burying t f, .m. 0.1y a few p.i^senper.s were in the train. C,%Pt.?. Prveo, ¿r)J;[.II:ev:,i'tU¡i: I th Cambrian Railway, \Ya in the overturned car- riage, but. escaped without injury, M did ail the other passengers 80 far as is known. Tho damage to the permanent way caused by the accident was trifling. The tlrbi i.i Wll8 c¡""red away during the night, end the tralKc was resumed early on Thurs- day morning.

SWFI'.TP.'O'S Ho*uc HAIR CUTTING SALOON* now Opeicx! at P'll*s for the puhlio.—n. Duk?tr?t, /ùln, ^wfktiko's FiR -ct,A" Ladies and Gentlemen's M?rUr?t?M'MumtPirttf.'toor. SWKKTINU'S HOT AND COI.U 6d. awltll. swPETiNo's for Hats, RhirtR, and General IIO £ 1,?00 SPKNT F." Frrnsus alone in /his amt,b- lishment for U PubUo A.cool8.odü.tio1\M"MtJn.'IJ. IS. L)u?, t,.t, Cardiff. KND.D V,HU IN RHIRT'Rwntlng's 5$.6d, WI\' to ■»e»suxc,—13 J)uk.e'I1'Ot.

THE STATE OF IRELAND. MR. BEGGAR, M.P., COMMITTED, FOR TRIAL. FURTIIEli OUTHAGES, THE ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE JUDGE LAWSON. THIAL OF THE ACCUSED. i At Waterford on Tuesday Mr. J. (i. appe.s4.rûd in answor to u. summons commanding him to show cause why information should not be returned against him r.t the ensuing assizes on a charge of uttering and publishing in it speech seditious, wkked, and inflammatory word:thereby contriving to disturb the peace of the country, raise discontent and disaffection, and bring [he, Queen's courts into haired and contempt 1111" Jamb Heat ley, local reporter, was the first witness, and read certain portions of his notes. Ho said Mr, Higgnr 1ml used tho words Karl Spencer* that bloodthirsty old English peer." The witness was severely cro&s-examined. The prosecution cl«wd by the defendant, being returned tor trial, the Itench accepting bail in £100, and two sureties of £50 each, At the Dublin Winter Assizes on Tuesday (before Jud^e O'fli ien) a house carpenter numed Patrick ltoluney w,w put on trial, charged with having attempted to take the lifeof Judge Laws>n on the 11th of November last. The Solicitor-General and Mr, James Murphy, (.1C prosecuted. 1)1'. Webb, Q.C with whom was Mr, lIyme, defended, and before the accused pleaded raised the point that tho inuictment disclosed no offen?k- at statute mol common law, and that it Was framed to suit the faction the statute. If,, therefore, sought to have it nuashed. The Solicitor^-(ioneral opposed. J'hl;4ú O'Brien refused to _¡lla.h tho indictment, iho Srdicifor-Ui'ner.il stated that tho pri- soner dog^d th( judge from hi house, and when oppoire h'ild.tn ^ttv.jt Club ci\>.<sod hu street, and facing him, put his hand to his breast. One of the four 1Ilt'III,rutpdillg the judge then knocked down the prisoner, and tn11k fruln hÍJn :1 large revolver. Judge O'brien held that, a^uming these f,.ts 2J, they rl't\\111:11: n\:j,;utf.lI;:Itl:t:I t,) IIIll1clt'1', and he should diivet an acipiiital. The Solicitor■(iontrai entered a Ilolli! inti. mating that tllú prisuner wnil.1 btJ trietl tn-ùay (\rt'dl1rQù;,)') toll a second indictment, charging him with.in\cy to murder. In the Dublin on Tuesday (before Mr, O'Donel), two men nnniod Peter Kooney and John Byrne were charged with havin, about one \/do\k 01\ Monday morning, assaulted William Ooulding at Church-road, near the North Wall. iioulding stated he was knocked down by them Anll Hyme bit" his thumb, which he subsequently had to get burned with caustic. They threatened t,) take his life, ("1 Hyrne Mid he had been watch- inc llim tor a long time. There wero three othfrr 1Hn with lni'HH,:r3 whom Iw could identify, and wll" also kicked him. Prosecutor alleged that tlw t i*as<>n he wns attacked was b'cau^ehe wag sup- p »sed to giving information ab -ut secret ¡-.C'itir.R.Ct"('\s.t.'x:tn1ine,1 t»y Mr, Wt lsh: It I was Olt on business oil that night and in that itlitce. What business were ), nut on at that lare h'1\ '.1 was liking r»ft« r sec:' t HWre yùa ever paid f«»r the! f\l1a'viC"(' "V(" Nt one occasion I got 10s."—" Are vou a mom- UT of these societies?" u o. hut my brother is."— •• Do yoti swear that you .e pi?il to inform upon vour brother as well as upon others V"—44 I was. 1 have hcen two ln(.,king after secret ,I ?, N 'it "Uo down, yua Tasca\ Mr. W alsh said he had witnesses to prove I"t at 11.tlm. f the alleged assaul* th prisoners were at their residences. Their fathers and mothers and .a,?y of their friends were p,w?t in court to I'ro\fl that th prosecutor's statement ahut the assault s an en!:r" fabrication. O'Donel said Ow case wis one for a jury. Ih- com- mitted the prisoncm for trial to the sessions, lie. cepting bail for their appearance. The "Central News (altir correspondent tde- crnj'hs:—Three Km rgency constables were, on Tuesday,attacked by IIn rme,1 party of mcn at I pper Church. County'1 ipperary. Spvenl sho'.s iwt re exchanged, and one of tho attacking i)-.rt%- was hnt dead. Timothy M'Per-motr, an cx-su«pect, wns com- mitte«l for tri\iut BaMymot*1, ^ligo, on Monday, for seditious langunge respecting the administra- tion of jutke Michael Davitt Ic^ured tn a large audience at tho Temperance Hall. Hirmingham, on th 1!;C\h land question on 'ru"dav. He siid that Ireland t,,?en aitatini for what every other li,I;t be 1:.)n1Iar b;"tn;ei h strive for—self-government. In replv to a qtio?tion as 10 ho" the abolition o( latidlordfani should be brought about, he .id he would 40.1 justly with the hnd"8, He should require fir?t tc; know what they had done for 1,,In(l, and what thev were enli!bl to by way Of compensation they fhoul.l have 1, it Spencer I" re,!ueot"d tInt th prosecution eo; the three men for hissing him wlwn returning from hunting near Momtsterevan should he with- <lrawn HM Kxcellency says he did not observe their conduct. °

A small steamer, tho Primus, from Sunderland (I) Dundee with iron, foundered near Holy Island on Saturday. The crow were saved. Neuralgic P0wdor.. for Tic-Doloreux,Toothaeho, ie. n10Rt oortaln oure: fimt 1 relhne.; by pout, 1M. 2,ù. and "ia. \(101, — Koevill. Cliemtut, Clifton, BriAtcl- 4ro4\j, No mora damp fert! by wearing u Oliver's Patent Itooiy-prwf KooU;" cbeail"'t I" tho world. 60WO

WELSH MEMBERS PARLIAMENT. HON. TUEDEKICK COUIITENAY MORGAN. Al It. JOHN ALLAN HOLLS, F.S.,i- I Monmouthshire, the betirnr of an historic nnme, h;1, through yood audevil ropute, shown its loyalty to an historic party. Kotuining Mr. Frederick C'OIllwnay Morgan in 1874, it emphasised that act of wisdom in 1880 by electing Mr. Jolin Allan Hulls, Unth 11I¡'hllJel's aro typical of their pattv R that party really is, and not 88 its enemies re- present it. hlr Diilwyn, of course, looks with pitying tolerance upon this benighted county. There is also something unspeakably Olympian in the sublimity of the derision expressed in the tip of Mr. llenry Richard's s,.intly nose as he contem- plates its two representatives from the high place of mediocrity which ho hás Inado his own, But both Nir. Morgan and 1111', Rolls g.) upun their way unallected by the pitying glances of thO two wi,t) men of Swansea and Slerthyr. They represent their stately and historic county with a gentlemanly zeal, maintaining the brighter traditions of Parliament; voting straight, standing loyally by their leaders; and sharing with them the uneasiness excited by the deepening Radi- calism of Mr. Gladstone's mind and actions. Neither do tllčY semn to feel much, if any, sym- pathy with the new ConsorvatislII of Lord Randolph Churchill an.1 Mr. Gorst. When, if ever, the new Tory democracy which the noble lord, thn member for Woodstock, has founded, and of which he It; constituted himself tho leader,should become* great factor in Parliamentary politics, Mr. Frederick Morgan and Ir, John Allan Rolls will probably see their way to giving it the advariiage of their cüUn- tenance and support, But for the present thoy are satisfied to grasp the substance and reject the shad(w, And in this way tliey are certainly wise I in" ¡J"ubI0 "1:,(I-wic t().lhcU1if.'JVC anl wise to th»ir party. Neither of tho lion, gentlemen can fairly be called a talking machine, though each has voted steadily against any interference with the" speak- ing trumpet." Thev probably feel that ganulity ill not precisely the acme of legislation, and their instincts <I,} not tempt theul to uct as word- spinners whiist thdr leaders are dining. At the ,5'1111" tilll" I luve not [lie least doubt that, Hir .StifWd Northcoto or Air W. Hart !Irk.. being desirous fif kcpins a crrnin debate going, cither Sir. K ('. Morgan or Air. J. A. Holls would not hesitato to perform a thankless task. IJoth have liad sufficient experience in I'arliam. ntary fence and party uuuu-uvring to pel form, anJ perioral well. such A strategic JUjsion as Mint which Mr. Disraeli, whi1t leader of tho (\ltlllUon8. once imposed upon Mr. David Plunkett, "lien lie asked the then Solicitor-General for hehnd to "speak for err—fifteen IIIlnutes and say nothing." llut II", present leader of tlo., Conservative party, not having tlio same necessity to elevate party UI¡¡nŒu,"1in;; into a tinfl art, doeji nut find it necessary t'l encounter Jr. Gladstou. '.<< phifc;i,s by anitii-e, nevertheless it must certainly be con- fesstd that daring tJ¡ debates on the Procedure Rult tho" conspiracy of 6ilon(" which WI" maintained with sucli consummate ability upon the Ministerial iienches misjht have sorely tried the re- 8uurct!9 and patienco of ho Opjiosilion 11', Ir, Gladstone's rank and tile iiad evidently taken a leaf out of Mr. Disraeli's book, improving his <Jdjurnti"n, however, for they said nothing at all11 Happily for the Opposition, the ca~J "f the Go vernment supplied abundant materials for attack, and, therefore, it was not neovs.iry to N.)rl tf) artilico in order to make the p- rformances r f VIK r.igl.t s'luaro "ith the programme of the W hips It may sometimes )" it urreod 10 Mr. Disraeli, that the best way to meet a silly vote of censure i^ to treat it with rh Utrical contempt. Hut Sir Stafford Northcote has fnUDd hioiwlf called upon to defend an old Constitutional P.lAilivo frotii a grave attack, and his adherents, nctiiitij; loth, hive seconded h; efforts, either by word of mouth or by their yotes, H th Mr. M organ and i Mr. Rolls were in their piicei and rendered their leader )60man's service whenever their presence was needed in the successive decistvo attick* levi lled against the litrti,, of the llouw from the lTr<viMjry litvich. Mr. C-uirtenay I-,ri-pn is the einbodl- ment of a Welsh inv^ion— n inv? fr. n s,,t i land. A curious ?taient of 6uch d(-:i has gone to the trouble of mking an uualvaU of the Welsh members now sitting in tho lfw f! Commons, and ho has discovered in am »joritvof instances the h» n. gentlemen hive gon* to Scot- land for their wive., I n-fer to this conceit of an idle m'ln in order to rern-irk incid"nt..lI., that Mr. Morgan h married to the sister of a very g-dlant Iriend of n. *■ wn, C-dnntl Williamson^ of Lawers. in Perihshlrr. Another famous scion of a Scotch hou*e owvs U. ;iaternitl elates and with these his own seat in V ",s, to a Weldi alliance tho con'1 elusion of !»y fri, nd being that whcrè )-our WeUh quir. d i n"t fjo to &othLnd for their wives your Welsh miidens go to the North for their hugbands. Thus it happens that between tho WeUh members anti their Caledonian ('outtmpo1'óui. s there has been set up an agreeable friendship; and thus it frequently happens that you meet" Cambrian sHvvtoron St. David's Niy with the leek joining the thistle In his butb-n-hole. Mr. Morgan IlIts <een liS much of the stirring episodes of rarliamentary life during the past twelve years us thoso who are greatly his seniors. lie has seen Mr. Gladstone revolt from the leader- ship of his party; he has wen that parly lying in tho ditch by the way shle, jus nominal leader, the Marquess of II irtington, chewing the cull of bitter reflections, whilst Mr. Chamberlain assailed him with i¡¡.hred gesture from one Bench, IInd Mr Courtney pointed jibes lit Mr. 1iI,I.!stone from' another. Mr, (iiudstone ia now in power, the Liberal Tarty are in a majority, and Mr. Chllmbcl" hin i. in tIlt, Cabinet, ami Mr. (""urtny is in the A remarkable one, but it h,, been effected 1,,r -,Iy by Scot- land, and by thoso Wd,h constituencies which, forgetting "'tis better to bear the ills we have," flew to others 11 tlie)- knew not of." Mr. Morgan, if lie eho«o to undertako the tAAk, might write a profit- 1,1, tra!i" upon "Twelve Years in Parliament, and what I have seen there." Mr. John AIIn H,)II has !so seen 8uflidcnt t" wri'o a book .1 n. Ho has ?.n a powerful Cabinet thinned by defections, anrll 1\ great majority w'lkl''H,1 by the loss of many seats. 110 has seen th" historic flilg of his country dragged through the mire in South Africa, and he 1,t)(?.?,ld the Mlirjc f; of thnso who, whilst i: Opposition, bNko blood-vesaeU in de' nouncing war, waging a costly and incomprehen- sible campaign when in power. Verily, true is the parable which tells Ministers to beware how they denounce when in Opposition what they may have to support when in power. In the prosecution of their Parliamentary duties tho Monmouthshire members lire diligent. They look s[c:dily after tlw interests of their constitu- ents; receiving )1i1rimq from tho county with courtly grace, finding them comfortable ('nts jn the Speaker's tiallery, sometimes in tho pews oC the House itself, and entertaining them to the hos- pitalities of the tea-room. Roth members aro effec- tive speakers; both arc reputably known to the House. They do not mix themselves up in stupid littlo cabals, after tho fashion of their friends over Ihe WItY. or enter upon Quixotic enterprisoa. The two hon. gent1(,Illf"n, quitting their homes at a time of year met malignantly trying in London, came to town and stood by their party to the last. Kvn Mr, Diilwyn, devoted as he is to his Government, WU unable to faeu a Saturday after- noon in tho Commons. Tim d'-vil WHS !Idi and grensy or lnte, Anrl his flopj, and his Rpp("\it f,01,(t him, Hi! ears Ilu«y hUI1K duwn, An<1 Ms tdl it W.8 rlnpped Rftween his i«K>r lik, « d*>g t ?.t b,.?,? rapp'd K?'?'!<n?' what the dt?U\i)'? hi't*). I do not mean hereby the member for Swansea, who is in tint Imppy condition of never being distrcsHed by the ills that flesh is heir to but that hon. gentleman with whom ho sits, and at whoso prompting he sometimes wrestles with the Conservative party. 1111, Diilwyn is wise. The day was foggy, and the liourtli(i reverse of alluring when it involved a journey down Parliament- street. I am glad to think that tho session h." closcd leaving the Welsh mOlllbor 11,' a body in excellent health. It is true that ItS a body they ehnde" off before the day of prorogation, and thai I looked in vain for many of your famous group or u Red Dragons." Rut thoy were not needed, and, with the instincts of their race, they knew it.

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FAT.\L Q'JAKRKL IN A HorSE OF ILL-FAME. At Chester Oil Tuesday evening tlio city coroner hel,1 a" inquest 011 Iho l»ody of James Dougl" labourer, Chester. Deceased had a quarrel with a wom:in in a houe of ill-Came in Chester. Tim woman threw a mug at deceased which hit, him in the wmplc, He wn taken to the Infirmary and received rnedical attention IJ an in-latiN)t. Subsequently he was removed to hi home, whero erysipelas supervened, IInd he died 011 Saturday, Thftiuquiiy wnsadjourrmd.

IjANKIaUI'TS, UQUIHATIOXS. &c. 'I (From Tuesday night's LU1!doll (ra;tt,.) liANKKUPT. wdhain Squire rirbank, 24, Ueorgo-street,: Harwich, Essex, gentleman, formerly of :st Julian's, near Newport, Mon., gentleman. i ANNULMENT. B,?jnmin Wees, Richmond-terrace, Penrhewtm, \eath, carpenter Hnd builder; L?t, of adjudication t?39t!)ofAugu'.t)?t. LIQUIDATIONS. 1 nomas rowis )\eynoius. u?gn-street, ltavertora-1 west, architect, builder, cabinet maker. paper- j' hanger, upholsterer, and house decorator. William Henry Edwin Kthertdge, 60a, Owendo- line-stroet, Treherbert, Khondda Valley, grocer. liwilym Jhychienion Morgan, Tynowvdd Limo: Works, Llantrisant, Glamorganshire, lime mer- chant. John William?. 8. Crythan-road nnd Payne-street, Melinerythan, Neath, Glamorganshire, giwer. Richard Phillips, 45, Morgan-street, Tredegar, K)o?-r. ? Thomas Weolch, 73, Rlewitt-struet, Newport, Mon baker nnd /lour dealer.

-_u_ TKUOAT IAIUTATION.—Soreness and dryness, Mckllns aUf1 irritation, inducing C(JUh &n(1 affectins the yoke. >Vr thNC ..ywt.wnI Uie Ell ulyopvino Jujubes. I i cuiitnct wh h tin* gl,nlb at liw 1U()ment tby are r,xclt )ty the -,t of sucking, the nl1rine In theøe atTceuhle oon* faction* beoooMM actively healing. tins la. lbt.. Ubellot "JAVM Errw AND C. Houiieopitthio Chpnunt- IxjmhiU." A lettor f'Ð(IY(."I; "(.J^ntlciiicu.—It y. perhaps, interest ywi to know thl. ,f an ..Wd.4 i:ili: rhi;G: J ujJ:l I bCHCt1t (with or without mc'lical treatmeut) InalwoRt ait (Ofms 01 throat di- They f- Ld A- th. '°100.- Yours faithfully, OORI>ON HOI."FITS. M. 1).. Hfnior Phy8i'JI»N ()t1: l:cJ' 'J:I)6:nr.rltl.nior PhG}:n KAY'S (ompoumi) for Colds and Cough" ('dll,.1 tnd strejjirtli .?k b?ttl,. p 'I Chenili-t#, 1., 1jll" V.Vt

IOHFST OF DEAN. Scu inr AT Coi.KroKi).—Un Tuesday Mr. Carter the divisional coroner, field an inquiry at the Crown Inn, Coal way, near C*-It-ford, relative 10 tht death of WillUm Immins, 63, a labourer, who or ihe previous day committed ,uicide by drowning himself in a well at Palmer Flat. It appeared ?S ,,fl it FL;.LL It a?F,d th., during which d,?e n..(?,k fr He WMS in a lot dpoDding etxt.?. On Ionday morning begot uj and l?ft ?? note on the n?nt?] gh1f n? ing couh uot live. His wife raised an alarm,and deceased » body was found in a well by two men. Josiah Wil, ox and William !>1etcalf. The juiy found that the deceased drowned himself while in a despoading state of wind.

E'Tnr:¡: y .(IX-E'"F.HX, ITUKAL SAKITAKY AMIORITY.—'The fortnichtly meeting was held on Tuesday. Mr. Cadle in the chair. Referring to the epidemic 3t Cnaxhill, in this uni'm. M", O rant, one o{ the union medil "H\œrs, said diat he h"d g.i" heard from Or, &nd medical officer of health, who, having explained some cases in the Thorn bury rnioD to which be hac been directed by Dr lfrao», said lie wss umU>le t, trace the direct source from which the disease originally emanated, but he thought that, notwith- standing the evident Infectious nature of the disease, atmospheric influence, inducing throat artoction genenilly, had predisposed thos^ within, the range of infection to take diphtheritic disease.

SWAHEA, THF well-known Club Picture that is offered bv j oth'T firms lor 30s. can ? ?'<t'tMr th.pm.n. | (Sludfofor 26F, CMSh. (I'Y,-F, F. Hcnvenuti, rrof(,P,*? 0f "nKkiagp%. Literature, anlt Phbo»pby, Gorl, saanwa,- 6. !?? -Mf L?tr r.-I twg t??)'t.w?)??ht itHN'lpt ut my oahhwA, i»orlrait« you kindly sent me "I.d.)-, wbicb I do n( hesitate to prnounC(> .urlot" fC any 1 Il1ue hitherto had, either in th15 (,"()u!1try or cm t I.t O()!lt.inHt. I compliment v«xi UJKMI thl" atiuticai tut6 and 8klll displayed jn it.—I rem nin, my dear elr, ."0111"8 truly, (Signed) F. F. Benvonuti. -J H. G oldie,'E«a.» '• THF PRAFIOW.—TIIE Christmas numlier of lt,,i Drg h, Magarine (If Wales, may be h:tJ at h. Grintl.'l' and C.o.'8, newsagents. College-street.

BRITON KKHKY. ORKNFN TO-DAY. at. Villien*-streer, the branch •h«#p of l>avlen and Kont, the Keath j< weliers. Christ* u-.as in grent variety.

NEWPORT. CJlHI'T:IIAS PAKTIES, HALIX, li^Pancing and Evening ?hoe» rf \el.V tip1joll. .( I" t^ ,uft .11. now th?.? ?t.' Lw.?ilty House, ??ht?o. Qtrdift. 49920

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LONDON IjETTISK.I /FEOH 01-R OWN {,ORRKS1'O:-¡[H:r. LONDON, Tt-MDAY NIGHT. Tho Pari" cvrrospondwt to the Times Bakes a v»s;ut» iwVreiioe to the story current in l'aris all. Lt.udoll society sa to the origin jt the acoulent whirh brought on M. U»m- l^tu's d»'ath. The ^morally reooived version c: the aiTair is this M. (inmMt* wasutuler- guxxi to havt* himaolt' to ni.irrv A ve*Uby Autrla 1'&1'011. and a lady with wb.'m hf had livoilon very intimate terms for soiiio time Madamo Iconic l.,>on. better known by the sobriquet ot- I.alVHe It.liMip," ti'ain^ umbrage at this ensjaceui.- i, wen; i,> \i!le d'Avray to demandau explanation, and, probably, a settlement on herself and her child. When she found foh,. (,uld g't>t no w';alaot:on from .M. l»anibetta she drew out a _1. 1:. _L If"1' IUU-1'UIIIK 10 snoot cutler bttrlt or her lover. M. (iatnbetta rushed at her and tried to snatch the revolver from her hand, i,\ th.. Mru.:le o:w of th., bat r"l" w..nt I cif and the bullet wounded him in the arm, :,1:J;n¡: the injury which "Il,I" iu blooJ JO:min. The Clerical jn{w>*« in Pan* nf rourso a ('tlal,ee ict ot •' a frantic wom.v." a»:d ti. inoialise » on the old text that the just, I:i,i Of "Ur iiiake t,) k.-our £ » us. Hut we must in iieniber tha: the Hnpnblican*. in like manner, eooanne the tinker of Destiny -thev hive i'.iestaMisheil I'rovideucf—iu the death of ho I rinoe Imperial, l ate seems to have kalt euite impartially with the chiefs of both ,,at t i,-s. Th> averncro Fleishman takt's a com- parative!* small amount of inteiest in fun ;¡:n yntics, but I Lave been at the trouble to ,-onverse with a number of what 1 mav call ■>pical specimen* of the lower-middle ind working classes, and 1 have been really iStouiided to tind how well posted-up they 'all .vere in th• mam incidents of Uambetia' s political career, and how forcibly hi.s personal .,harseteristies appear to have struck them. Jn readi" T the foregoing any Radical who t!lA. cuaiuv t\> pt'ruSt:' In correspondence—if i-ieh there be -will, I make little doubt, at :>u-e conclude that the result of what I have ji^jerveti a striking. nay, overvvh.'lining, I: "'r that •• advanced doctrines arc in favour '.wh the bulk of our fellow -count! vi.;en. Hut I aiii disposed to think that what really • so phlegmatic as they look, was tl1. ^ble clan of the deceased statesman. :lis da jii and courage first ,,f all earned the i.otice of the observer, who. upon the e'ost-r ewuluation which these qualities invited. i that ore <<i even greater value lay vii the surface. I venture to think that his exciting balloon adventi.res, which a titit)w pi-eliiiiiiiary to his t)rilliaiit .:ctati)rlhipat Tours, the r-ally great qualities If L'.aiui^tta s mind would have been but im- jerfcctly known and appreciated her,. At the present tityie we cannot hope to' ejeape from a whole crop of stores bearing upoa the subject of how Oambetw lost his ■ lne favourite on* among the y .Ae-l has always been that, as a lad, he .iteiv pluCftrtl it oat to avoid returning n.Mil which was distasteful to hiiii, aiid circumstance ia truuaphantly cited in poof of h.s strength of will at an t ,rly ..¡: However, like so many of •I.ose anecdotes of atr«»At men whoh the V0; ld never vrows tired of hearing, and irteav.iik: in various forms, the popular stoiy is purely ai^ ryphal. lh: »re re*lly prosaic in the extreme. Gam- •' i s accident was brought »hoat throuijh H t :-ce of hot iron eRterin^ his eye while. Lloy- I. he was watching a blacksmith at work in i"» forge. As he was naturally averse to &tit a matter which, besides dis- bUll, c,I\1 hiii ii,tonse physical T* during t.i year,.ioo hutife.tho favourite version, although widely circulated, went ua- I ir.tradicted. Tb- prudent Sir Charle IItlko} actually Ver.mrwl last n;ht to %tv a few words aKnit t -e latid quest ion. ^peakini< on the subject ct ti*»* toiidiiion of the poor in this country, which, though he admits that the standard t'i living has riiteii. he nevertheless maintains At the proportionate improvement haill'een 1. too snail. he asked the question whether trie atjifn-gation of larzr estates and the ex- t.ction of small "?ates may not have had 801M bearir* on this waiter He does Mine b?Mirj{ oa thi? tu)m<-r- )fd dof3 fp?nioa the subject, whfh fap?ciftHy i conf?rM the department bebr?now placed at the head of; but he expresses his intention of making searching inquiries in order to determine whether or rot l*r«e esrates should bo broken up by the Legislature in the interest of both the fural: labourers and the town population. Ii > r Charles pursues these inquiries with-I t ut prejudice he will probably discover that ia the countries in which peasant proprietor- thir, prevails most extensively the iiiiijority of r-xupiers of the soil are. as a rule, so wretchedly fed ar..1 clothed that they would v..adly excharge their condition fur that of th- poorest day labourer in Ln^laiid. It is worth noticing that the meeting* in .cion with Mr I'harles Dilke's Candida. • Chelsea appear to have, for their main '-tit. the gloriticarum of Ir. Firth. Sl.1V, ;41.,1 the firmer establishment oi t,iat ifentle- );:a,. for the secviid seat in the borough. He <j»;ht to thank his fr.ends very sincerely for tbeir killdtj!8, even if he feels considerable Misgiving th.tt their solicitude will be un- a, i, i I rt-iii the point of view of his admirers, Ir, Firth ha.8 no doubt s hown per- severance and intrenuity res;ardinir h's scheme for re-inodellinn the ijoveminent ot the Metro- {«<». and if, h-t-, the t'me conies, he tinds himself out in the cold, the conclusion to be L:3"n will be. I.ot necessarily that Mr. Firth is unpopular as an individnal, but that people deal less about his )r the (.,ontrril of London than he doe*. Little .Lien han^inir on to the tails of b-? men—as Mr. Firth clings to Sir Charles iblke—too often tind that tne stitches give way. Itie House of Commons, I dareiay, will manage to get on somehow without Lord l.kbo, who goes to the Upper Chamber on the d-ath of his father. Lord Kl-*ho is ayood- I.atured, well-rn^an'n^ and courteons gentle- ;,1\11, but I cannot help dewirioinsi him as a ure.idi'nl windbag. There was a spif>> of the 1 assar.draalioat him too, but noboily seemed 4 > mind his predictions or calamity, even v hen delivered in a voi .e almost is «e;v.i!chral as Mr. Newdegate's or as Nlr. Mur,delta's v hen he puts on his" I came to bury Cicsar, :.ot to praise him,' air. On* thing, however, can he Oé\;1 of l.ord K'.cho—now the Karl of Wem; .,s- which cannot be said of all the members of the pre- "nt House of Commons, and that is that he is a gentl-r: an. lie succeeds to the family innours not 'in the h.la" of tmulh, bur at 1 c". mature age of ti-l. It would have been well f n" sorne noblemen whom I ■an readily call to mllld if their fathers had been as tenacious of life as the late Karl of Wemyss. Vears might have brooght wisdom to thetn, and with >• isdom they might have been counted npon Ito play duons-and-drakes with their i.eAfly-acqmred wealth. An announcement in Rome of this morning's i," porn. that the Niala)caay *vs and have left the Alexandra Hotel, Hyde- prtrk-corner, for a tour in the provinces," is calculated to mislead. '• A tour in the provinces" conjures up visions of those ricAlical journeys undertaken, in behalf of the 1'ritish public, by stars like Mr. Irvinff and M •. Tool". Newspaper readers who area iriHe ca-eless, and take no burning interest in affairi of Madagascar,might beexcused if "hey ir-.a^-mwl the Knvoys tr) be" novelties "f the character of the Midgets, Jumbo, and laria:) the Amazon 4'1'f>f1.lv 10"111,011 the, subject rra-s. therefore, not be out of place W e have seen the sun to-day in J.o idon If the hrst time ia the last fortnight, allll, 8!1 lje wind has gone round towards the orth, • may now perhaps expect some improve-; i i.t in the weather, which haa been cheerless the extreme dnring theChristmas holidays. ir T. I., I'llInt publishes some remarkable; ► atistics showing that th*' rainfall of (Jctober, November, and i><y:eiiiber, 1-,2, in the Is-i'' districts was the largest on ai(I the rainfall for the whole year ex- hat recorded for any year since I.?, ■ which date EnIIKh farmers have not with one tine year.

1 iias lost X^'X),GGO,GOO sterling by pbyl- Shor»rl;tef) T"wn,h"JI on ^^on'^ay evening !i .r rioss ind Mr. Bor(!(;tt-( outts gave a Now i-ir's dinner to the tenants nf the Columbia an<l various other w,th which | !sdy»hip is cuonccted, including the old-Cot,ib- 1 j I oluinbia f.irttermongers' CJub. ■ v<n (ieci<lcd to collect th., speeches of i" < ri'iiin i! Uwyer, M. Ieicliiutl, who died month, and publish them *■ .1 'iinni h of morh1ni('al! 'r" 'r"Itt;: <;t!: j .-lpboMt^ry, ■ r"- < Ar,ii:i. ,*l4 .nu.n -jn jl i! *'J.-I-• ». r '-Mi'of vj> Li'i"Y.RU. Ani'PO^J, S^nesrft 1 Ax 4. v Ci^Mtxijrae. Ia. «*. M- ,¿.

FOUEIGN INTELLIGENCE, l'UANCK, r.Mi's, J \s. 1.—The Rrpulliqvf Fmnç.,i<t com-I menu to-day lipon the recent statement of the Temps that Knglmd jir.tposvd tht the powers of the mixed tribunals stioukl be pwlonyedi for one year only. The journal observed that such a pro- posal would give rise to "rave doubts Concerning England's intentions, and adds that it would be stranije if judicial reforms in Kjjvpt were now to 00 arrested by ElIglan,I, who at one time wished to extend the jurisdiction of the tribunal-. ArSTRfA. I JAI. 1, li (I ti,?, presets of the .?nehuc.?on )[ the Coods. The Danube is fast rising. TTKKKY. Co\>TANTiNont K, JAN. 1,—Xogotir.tions between t tie l'ortt- and the Uttonian liank for working the Kouinetian Railways ares- U il abeynnco, owing to differences between tbe Porte and Baron nirseh It is believed Ausui.i will iutei'veno to obtain a i settlement. I Mgr. Narses, tbe Avnieiii m Patriarch, has, iu the course of an interview with Said Vasha, dwelt upon tha ill-feeling existing between the Russians and Armenians, and strongly advised the intro- duct ion of reforms as being best calculated to allay existing prejudices. COXSTAXTISOVLK, JAN. 1 (NIOIIT.)—NotWITH- I Standing all that lus appeared to the contrary in the Continental press, 1 :4111 able to state that the negotiations alleged to be pending between the Imperial Ottoman Hmk and the Porte for the completion and working of the Koumelian Kail" way have been absolutely in abeyance for the last two months. A syndicate lias been formed in 1 tvris, of which the Ottom m Bank is the centre, and of which the purpose is to make such an 1 arrangement with the Porte but it is impossible to make any progress in negotiations with that object until the difVrenees between Baron de Hirsch and the J' rto hive been settled, i Those differences represent a very Luge amount, Itaron do Hirseh claiming two and a half millions from the l'orte, and the IVrte claiming three millions from Karon de Hirseh. The Torts will not,' 'n"nt to any arbitration but that of the Government, and I haveg,>od reasons for $ta!ing that Austria will intervene. Austria has a greater interest even than Cionnanv in the com- pletion oT railways, so necessary to both courtries f..r tho development of their commercial systems, and they are not likely to to.erato such a barrier to their progress as is ..fforded by Birin du Hirsch's differences with tho Porte. Haror. (alice, the AusM'i^n Ambassador, arrived hert) yesterday morning from Vienna, and I L'am tliat he brings with him new and important instructions on this subject. CONSTANTivoi'LK, JAN. 2 —The sultan vesterdav presented the French Ambassador ;th tiie insignia ■ of the first class ot Osmium-. Other members of the Embassy received dcvoruti.-us. The Pultun W AS coidial and gracious. THE SI i:z CANAL. Arvx^SNBTX, JAN. 2- Th" Suez Canal Uirifi was 1 farther reduced ) eslerti i% by h.tif a franc ptr ten. i Sr. PkTFBstirn<i tt !Is?rnKBfRo\ JAS, ¡,-The! .Vjiv# I'rtmya learns from \t irsiw that serious1 fears are entertained there of tho outv -e;»k of anti-Semitic disorders during the Kussian Christ-1 mas. Guards have been N,ga-<ej to protect the binks and tise number of permanent patrols tias been largely increased. The lower class, s ire in a highly excitable state. I hear tliat the diss-jlution of the Aral tloot has beea determined 011, AMKUICA. WASHIVSTON, JAN. I.-A s]¡>cè;n;: event ûc- curred to-day at President Arthur's New Vear's reception. Ir, Allen, th" Hawaiin Minister, aiter being presented, was attacked with vertigo, and taken to an ante-rcom, where ho was seized with convulsions, and soon afterwards died. The recep- tion was immediately stopp-.J.

KEVOLUTlOX.MiV MOVEMENT 1:\ ARMENIA. IIl*DKI-:r>S OF AH RESTS. MAKTIAL LAW. The ,1' I s correspondent at Syrfc sends tliO toll-wing I"" ticulars conccrnin^ the recent arrest of a number of Armenian* at Krzeroum. Four Armenians were arrested by the Turkish police for creating a disturbance be tore a liouse occupied j by an Armenian priest Fonm of vitti were there discovered, in which tlu-se who subscribed to them vowed fidelity to the envw** of the Armenian people, and undertook, if called npon, to »hed their in it-i l>ehilf, The con- from the men revealed the existence of" regular patriotic n..u"(.j,(jnf fln.1 between th., dates of the 8th and 10th of December these 10,1 to tht, arrent of about 350 persons, who are still in prison. It was the intention of the; memlier* of the association to form themselves into several bands, ft-r tho fa.hion of ,hp revolutiA|» trv otnds existing at the outlet of tho outbreak in Herzegovina,andtoharasMhf*Turkish authorities as brigands, unlfs.1) they were stn ng rnough in nucnl>erfl to undertake, with some chance of success, the work of delivering their country fr-tri the yoke of Ottoman domination. The movcraent a)r<;ady c»untj4 several thousand • adl.ercots, the chief* ot which are still at liberty j The town of Er1,r"lIm Is now undt-r m..rt ¡"I Uw.

TrIE PLDblL\D POISON I.U CASE. j LXLCL'TION* OF THE, WOMAN EXLCCnO; OF TilE \\0,\1. TAYf/');. ? EXTKAOUDLN'AKY KEVELAT10NS. Louise Taylor, tlio Plunntead rnurdrM, wasexc- cuted În 1'4i\.]s"r.ptia(ll at nineo'clock on Tue.4(1 ty morning. She is «aid to havo made no rtferenco to the crime of which she was convicted although since her condemnation i\hu tl8 evinced j much a¡¡it..t¡on, Sho dispUyed remarkable ttrmnoss, walking htoadiiy to ho scafluld. Her last word wer< M Lord, receive my spirit." Wofore the bolt was drawn she swayed, and would hevr fallen but for a^istance given. Deutli was iistiin- = A report is current In Woolwich that if the woman Taylor h:1(l escaped conviction on the chr ot poisoning MKs Tregellisshe would in all j p",b,it), havo b<*en acous^d "I othor crimp. "'1' -Jly h» inou-i. II r husl«jnd died suddenly on I ,I. 18 I't. and a physician wÍio) wa" called in "X "es^cd II strong suspicion flint ho had taken I"Ji.n, Taylor a very hearty man, and some "f the .)'mvt:Hns of hi. illn. were very similar to t h *v> a p Parent in tho Tregellis ca e. A ;7iU' r:tlt, '[r.bif;y rOIi Inving been poisoned wa f"(IUntly canvassed, and the convict herself moro than nnco alluded to it ul an imputation ugainst oth«T nersons. The "AaU" of two young women, one at Woolwich and another in the country, wore :sr>the subject of in- quiry in connection with thi. c,'e, ard It is re- m(:mhrNl th"t many )'Mr. RO LouiI Scott. she was then called, was BO familiar with the pro- p??rties of ougir of lead that she was charged 1. F.i:u/ds::t'I'b;¡:'i('I):: I II The husband's friends alwavs doubted wh-ther he was leally married to her, 'buL?ftfrh)td?th she procured a certificate, upon the authority of whirh she w- allowe d to t i k possession of hi* furnituru "wi other property.

CVRITAR.LKU for beauty, durability, and gDral i* the >r«clalr«e4 ¥y t.. (Ju.fffl rej.Pit,d,I8& th ttcw Patt«ni» or the *ftfrW r«u«wn»Hi Koynl lJ.r,oaduu rr", CW.ce i:(¡1vllJinc1l.. CktcVi aji'l f*mcy .t'a:' Pi frolll 1-J. :}jd vr )'4£'<1. Any ienglh cut, and uarrlage AUJII, on J&r1a ilMve. In v*iu«. WI aU r.u"" IUU*Q KIa kosiwtH Wal*> r»6tcraa t"e. Moit t!.O. ,ij1I 3»e*m*a, flym^uto. No useutA.

LATEST GENERAL NEWS.1 Mi. Phitip Henry H.?rd. who formcrty repre.! sented Csrii? in ritrh?moof, died on Monday at Ventnor, 61. Mr. James Campboll, 1,1-P., is progressing fuvour- :il>ly, but wiU be unnblu to trnnsiict busiuoss for soma weeks to come. The M»l»jP»s»y Envoys nrrived at Manchester yeatorday, and were received by the mayor. They were present at a municipal reception M night. The family of the late Archbishop left Addin?- ton rah?n y«steixUy. The "I.t.dy of the buihUt?g devohe upon tha Kcc?Masticat Commissioners. A verdict of manslaughter wRi returned ag?in?t WiUixm Ryan at W.K?n yesterday,he having ki!)ed his aunt on Saturday by throwing her down uuring n quarrel. lhe Central News ia nuthorisiHl to state that Pr. Lyon L'layfair IKIS not. resigned tho Chairman- ship of Committees. Hj3 retention of the post depends entirely upon health. At the Flintshire Quarter Sessions yesterday the C^ hief-Coristablo rented that four poliee-con- stables and a sergeant wore engaged to protect Mr. Gladstone at Uawardon Ca9»le. M>\ K ibertson Smith, formerly Hebrew nrofes?or in the tree I luuxh of Scotland, has accepted the professorship nf Arabic at Citilibi-i,e. vaoiiat by the death of Professor Palmer. Last night s Liindon Gazette announce., tito ap- pointment of a Koyttl Commission to inquire into the administration, discipline, und conditions of prisons in Ireland, both local and convict. The lion Marche. one of the finest buildings ID Oouglas, Isle of Man, was destroyed by fire on Monday night. The loss, which is estinmted at £ 15,000 to £ 20,000, is parli.iily covcroJ by in- surance. The l'xport from Sheffield tn Amcrka during tho lat quarter show" considerable fulling "tY The decline i upwards of £ICO,OOV There is IIn increase in Iln exports of terl.f £15,000 Cutlery shows" decrease of £ 14,000. The Kxchequer Koturns from April 1 to Dec. 31, 1832, show:—Receipts, £ 59535 631: expenditure, 163,229.056; Balances, £3,033,052, Corresponding period 1:"1 year Receipts, £ 58.813.055; expendi- ture, £ 61.437.753; balances, £ 3,174.833. Several large gaps having been discovered in the walls of the great central tower of Peterborough Cathedral, Mr. Pearson was instructed to ma' an inspection, lie has condemned tho tower, which In-; now been ordered to be removed. Tht." Press Association is offkhtly informed that the captain's good service pension, vacant by promotion to tlag rank of Captain Theodore Morton Jones Oil December 31 last, has been ,ar,le,1 to Captain William Kbrington (lordon. A "Central N,.ws" telegram says ;-TIIl' state- ment that the Duke of Con naught has withdrawn bis application for the comman.I of a biigade in India is imvrrect, inasmuch m his Royal Highness never applied f..r a brigade command iu that country. A dreadful stabbing atTray has occurred at 11-1 lajhe. A man nameu C.vssidy quarrelled and fmcjht with another man, named Tiei nan, w ho drr-v a knife and stabbed Cassidy several tim, inflicting fatal injuries. Tiernm w,, bJ;t.! ill Castlebar lied. At Livert})01 yesterday John llertio, a plumber, was charged, on his own confession, with having murdered his wife on Friday last at Swan Inn Pond-lane, Sheffield, Put the story is without foundation, as 1: 'rtie. who I-it 5hetVioll Ust ,t'u1Jer, lu not b.-en soon in the town since. J-lints Turner, late secretary of the Northumber- land and Durham Relief wiety (branch lodge at ThistlelUt Colliery I. w,is sentenced at Ouriiam Quarter Sessions yesterday to nine months' hard labour for tmlimUng two sains ot money amounting to .£23 received by bin for tho R.'li.-f Society. The heads of th ? War 0:V,c. arc conferring with the Comm\nder-in-Cliii?f of the Kgyp'.ian Aviny its to tho feasibility, wi'hout dtng.\L" to the country, of reducing the present British forco occupying Egypt. o determination on tbe matter lias yet btien arrived at, but we are informed t "ir I: Wood and Sir A. Alii-iri arc not uppjst ho proposed reduction. Another naval scandal is reportc I to hav I, .->n this occasion having its or;in in a riw i by action of do<%kyard st jres at Portsmouth vaguely rum. ured tint the inquiries inst yesteiday by two detectives from London em tho conduct (If some leading otlici I. an 1 t public investigation will be the probable oute of those inquiries. The .8;\ Asociali. n Im. "1";1" t-i i that Mr. Uenry Austin Lee Ins Ken app private secretary to Lord K. Fi!7.!1I"uri,u Foreign Olfice. Mr. Lee acted in u simitar c to "ir Charles IIi Ike, and at tho) Iwi-riin ( s was assistant private secretary to the I at. f Beaconsfield. B. was als-a appointed sec to the Royal Commi-ion for the 1\)!hTi hd Treaty of Coiniuerco with France in M i' On Monday evening an inquest was h the body of Mrs. Cooper, a lady VI h.) was hile huuting with the Cheshire Hound* rriday. Deceased was An accomplished horsewoman. Ia was pulling hN horse to permit n cart to pas8 when the animal reared, tnd feil back upon her. She complained of great pain under tho left breast and shcrtly afterwards becamo unconsi'kms. She died three hours nfterwards iiom internal injuries The jury retuffleda verdict of Accidental death." At a meeting of tho Uirmingham Town Council yesterday a communication was received from Nir. J iff ray, stating that soon aflor the Prince Consort's death a fund was subscribed for the stutuo of the Prince, and a considerable bolanca now remained in the hands of the corporation. It was decided to expend thill sum in providing a companion statue eo: the QlIen, The council was asked to nccept it, and make arrangements for the position and ctis- both statues. Tho letter vwa» ordered to 1'0 referred to the Fret Libraries Committee, who will make the necessary I\rung6luent", Last night's fan /on tiozettt announces th-i.t the Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to bc passed under thp great 8rol, appointing the Itight Hon. William Kwart lilad-tone, the Right Hon. II. C. E Chllders, Mr, Charles Cecil Cotes, Mr, Herbert John (ilad«tone, and Nlr. Robert William Duff to be Commissioners fov executing the offices of Treasurer of the Kxchequer of Great Hiitain and Lord High Treasurer of Ireland. The (inz'ite al»o announces the appoint- ment of tie- Right Hon. II C. J: C'liihlcrs to the ntlic of Chllnct.!1ior and L'nder Tivasuicr (Jf her :'f,\j,t}6 Kxchequer.

Ogilvie's41 Impoi ial Dictionary is to be printed 111 A merieq 'HUJ iShefTield exports to tho ITnitcd Stntes for tho (ju u ter ending last Saturday amounted to onlv £ 201,851, a docroaso of £ 103,1S5 as com- pared with thft corresponding (juarter of tho pro- vious yaar. The falling off Is almost entirely ottri-: butabfo t, the collapse in the American demand for stool rails. # _r -1

ITIlE SUICIDE OF A SUKGEOX AT HOl'XSLOW. A mob {If nbmt 2,000 persons ns^embled on Monday night ol1t,i,le Dr, Whit marsh's house at Hounslow, and despite the efforts ,'1' II strong body of police broke eveiy window in the establish- ment, after which thoy burnt the doctor's efligv | on a vacant piece «»f land opposite his house. The utmost excitement piovails illlho town, and it is feared some personal viohncc willlw used should j 1 Di. show himself in the town. At the funeral of Dr. f:"I\nl, every h"Ue« and shop in the low. was closed. The Press Association special correspondent ttlegraphs from Hounslow:— The remarkable bulJilion of public feeling witnessed at Hounslow on Monday night against JJr, Whilm,u8h, con- sequent, upon tho sad ,IMth I\nd funeral of Dr. Edwards, his partner, is shown by later details to have been even a moro serious affair than was at tir>t supposed. The crowd, according to tho police authorities, mustered fully 4.000 people, and was 1nuinlr composed (If respectable residents of 1I()1Ir.}H\' and the district. It was goon after seven when Uwattnck on Dr. Whit marsh's :p.i¡f.ncc \1. commenced, and it was nearly mttJllight when th" tumult ces^ d. In fact, it WHS fully two o'clock in the morning before order was re-estnl>- lished. St'atcely II window escaped Iwing broken with <tone., and on Tuesday the front of the house prp<;cnte,1 a thoroughly wrecked appearance. The surgery belonging to the doctor, and situate in tIkI High-street, waR attacked in 1\ similar l11ann"I', ,1nd met with the same fate. The doctor's carriage in tho stahler- At the n'nr of the premises was dragged out by the crowd, overturned in the roadway, and the wlnllow..111,h.1. 1ndeed, but for the timely arrival of the police, the exasperated crowd would have broken the carriage to pio eo, AI tho time when the residence of the doetorin Staines-road was attacked only the se rvants employed on the pre- mises were in the house, tho dt\(.lor and his family having previously left, Hounslow. Tho local police founll themselves utterly powerless to quell the riot, an.1 subsequently a reinforcement haù to be summoned from ttrentford. Two lads were apprehended for throwing stones, but so strong is the feeling in the district against Dr. Whitmarsh that tho cost of their defenco is beinfj publicly subscribed. Much excitement ntill prevails. A ''Press Association" telegram received on Tuesday night says: —A largo number of people again assembled in t he neighbourljood of Dr. Widt. march's residence tonight, but by reason of the effective polko arrangements thort) was no very .i4pril)u disturbance. A large number of con- stables in plain clothes and in uniform are on duty in the tqwn. The funeral of Dr. K Iwards. which t,?ok to- d ay, was the occasion of a most im- pressive scene. Nor. only were (he business in F:;ln ;ialI,ï:7;; I signs of mourning wero visible on all sides, while the r? I., fr, the residence of the deceased, in Math-road, to Helton Cemetery were lined with ,I('¡nn (,1"o\d s nf spectators, who manifested feelings of deep sympathy with the bereaved family nnd prejudice against Dr. Whit- marsh. It was not at hrst generally known that th latter had deemed it advisable to withdraw from the neighbourhood. At all events, for the tillle being his prudonce certainly saved hilll and hi family from experiencing 1\11 tJw IInnoyonce of what could not. fail to be a most painful situation. During the whole of to*dsy large crowds of spectators from Iho town and adjnlning county havo assembled in front of Albe- marle House, Dr Whitmarsh's I'o.i(!cn<,o, but have refrained from giving vent to tholr feelings. The c-oti.?tikiitlv guarded by a strong epm:riic':o ']:¡ ;:rd:ol:;): C. I I" u,? pn'gpnt. tin appearance of Fi complete wreck,comparatively little damago has boon dono inside, but the floors of the various rooms were fOlll\d tht- morning to bo thickly strewn with stones. Dr. Kdwards was a man of fine commanding physique, and was greatly esteemed by the inhabitants. His untimely end is-, therefore, generally deeply doplored in the locality. At the adjourned inquost, which opens on Thursday morning, it is expected that important evidence bearing on tho case will on called. In Hounslow and the ncjghbourhond the events of I,t nibt constitute almost the solo topic of conversation, and to-night the excitement has by no means sub- sidNI. -u_

Mr. I", II,-0;nd¡"v; symphony I w is recently given at Aix-la-Chapclle, under the direction of the composer. At the conclusion of the performance Mr. (,' )w was presented with a largo laurel wreath in tho name 0 the town, while tho orchestra slIluted hilll with a flourish of trumpet*.

TIIE BRADFORD ACCIDENT, The bodies of the three gi,IF m-? j, m,?. day have been identified AS those of Mary fli,n Pearson, 11; Harriet Hill, 21; and :llargnret FiCUI,¡1 21. The body previously sworn to by Firth's | faU¡er a. his daughter proved to bo that of Mur- j gnret Ann TrlLve, Rhou! the same age. The mi.. tak, ?-, only discovered as the funeml WàS about I to take place. Lieut.-Colonel Seddon, who has been appointed bv the Home Secretary to attend i the inquiry, Arrived on Tud"y, ,md inai*wtm the 8??eric of thc accident. The work of removing j the rnins was agiin suspended, and will 00 re'l sumedto-?n'fVMt?doy). All the bodies re- covered have b,(?. identified, including tho girl! (?rowtlic,r, wl" di'?l ?'t Ti??, u, be, 2. 'r?. girls, named Arnold and Henderson, are still mining. Sir KJward Riplev und his brothers have undertaken the immediate relief d all tbo sulferer.s, and havo made themselves responsible for ail funeral expenses. The family of the late Sir M. W. Ripley have also subsc ribed C600 to the "I lef fund which hug bi?en started. D iring tho inquest a young woman named W'lt.!on, from Halifax, appeared before tliecoroner anti intimated that he had eeeivoo II telegram stating that her sister and brother were still undei the (/cbrt.<. As the police had not received ..y intimation 0f this prevbusly some astonishment! w; expressed and inquiries made, It is reported, however, thllt no one of that name was en- gaged in the mill. The remains of the woman who has been seen underneath a large pirder for the last two days were removed on Tuesday, and the dotl", have been iole'1t!tiecll1s those belonging to 1I"iet Ihll, The face and bodv a1 shockingly mutilated. Tho mother of the girls named Virtu, who is su ffering from an internal disease, upon hearing that one of the bodies that had been conveyed to her home was not that of her daughter, raved like one nuad, an,1 rushed, partially dressed, to the scone of the disaster. The police, after much trouble, succeeded in calming the poor woman, and she subsequently idontified one of tlie young women who were re- covered to-day as her daughter.

SWANSEA SAVINGS' DANK. ANNUAL MEETING. The annua) mfP(1r)g- of the trustees and managers of the Swansea Savings'Bank was held on Tuesday, Sir If. flussey Vivian, Bart., M.P., presided. Mr. ILTYD THOMAS read Lhu treasurer's repurt. wa. b Hal c* on the 20th QI X..?.m?r.)6M,t?.20! 19". sd.; iMlfttM** mi th* SOtli ut November, 1881, j.ti b"'I:('7,,(t(_"£I'3 'ie. I'CJ'" ??'e.j ,:I":I:j j:.1::f73; pJ;fltl.ô3lf; I os. d.. incrcMe.?M.iitiSt?!. M. Paviuenti in lW ? 6, 8 1 M.. i,? 1881, ?t.?5 17,. '.<i? incrM?-. 17,. lld. Kxi-e*a of uver |m>ntent», £),t,H 4J.; new Kceouu!4 opened. 832; accounts 428 1,?, 454. pt,, 9.ii?0, iiuinhe/ -f p., t., 6,726 I'it.il nUIJIIr vI caalJ tians- a'-ii- 16,¿; nuint»*.r of ilep^iL accjuntj nJÆned lhe CU" ">fA"" «aid h" had again tn c-ugratulatc the luecting on tlw position of lhi" nio*t iufttitutiou. 111 every respect, and wilÍl ug krd to every item in their accounts thev might feel s"li. faction. There was an increase iu the total ¡J'1"<It.-t h;lt was I" siy. the balance or ",¡.il..1 of II", tunk 11. invented ,A, 1:10.701) it, year than it was 1-t. ihe 1 llipt, had bi** n in excess of th., Im)IIIeIll" to the extent d JC3.500. and in axceiti of tin' receipts last t',n to the extent oi 1.6.000. or more titan 10 p?r cent. N(»w, be thought that w.i* a veiy satisfactory lon,jitj.1f1 or things Ir -bowed un. alwted on JI" palt fir t\rking cla,i4, Wh.) were mainly the dcpoMt»rs in the bink, and i: sii^wed alll80 Jln ability on Uteir (tart "fI.1 a wdhlJgncå8 ùn their pa;' Iv inm t.) siive IW.lI1'): and to put by for the f.J(1"H:i. which would t xutv t) t')("(ur r Inter. Th«- c:*i« t< \rc II! tilt" d. jK»it'^rn WJ«8 "f-r. tl'Mrlv «)• >«n by an • xcilient statement -.I,ld. ") bt. pre- |v«red 0.i6 )-r for ti. fi,.t U.e Ls I,ury. I?hi,h. he h ihe .g ?!, I ,.Itr V- b- ( tJa1 »l.e average nn*. i¡1'4 15 14, loj, ,n#J tll" averagei»H>m^nU .lo.t N -6,'¡I'! .• cloai ly th« nature oCth, dep.>».t>» which re madr, 30.1 it W4 to kn jw It, th" fil, '• f th< in ti'uti n r»a!ly muh<-d «!»•»«. Uw I'-T whi o rh»v aer>' im<U'.l^d, ci«Ui#i y tJ.e l'i fh !»<ate:u< bt hi which !,♦• h1 ,,1Iu), I extended It"o. 1f>1j1 to th* i»r«»^-flt hum* It ap- pelt.1 !h.t tlu- lfU4)tJfJt invivtrd In "¡"M'nØ\4"ftl » in 1657 "hI £ 175.00?. row it wi* 1.000, or SO ptr coot It. th*n :t w% fifteen jear* a^o. T1»#»re hJ i- n gr^dtul ar d c.tAnt incr« dv, varied onlv bv W eatrvto.ly y««ar* »f B14 _1 {(7;, &,I by the years of great depre«A: T!, when jr.iI1,bJ sm >unt wiihdra>»ri. Tnis tnnk mijfit tv ("In''H.kn-,1 t,I b. a t, inJ-x f lh" i ai I'! thf ",)rkin,r-<iaMt." "f t ;»e "h.t.r1C., \\ht"o w »gr*s w re IfIh I:ro accounts we»o < |»-ned ri, nurnU-r "f new .icc«>un*s opr.p.i in 1873 wa* 1-231; in 1874. 1,2)8, and in 1"75, 1.103. Well, now, tli/HS were year* of it i'lti-^n aod high w*gufl. Since thAt time 11h' fJu!¡Jltlt' of new •ccount^ opeard had remained pretty btsti mary. but with a tendency alwuysto iner»*av' In 1876 th., number was 328. and »lo* uai it was bt.2 in 1877 it w i» 7 £ 3. an,) in 1678. 735; t:t ►imv the v.-us "f g:«at ¡nr! .1I'.u tiw n«w a(,uot. < pened I. td var.ed between 70.d 9>0 On t in* «>tl»er hand, the accounts cl»«»tl l.«d constant. Tli-y had varied during the past few y<I" fi^iii 400 to 500. during the pant year t had IA en a at work which was .im*- what exceptional As they wtre aware, a large pr>pritytn t1:f) ii<»it{lit>outhood—that of tho lte Cilvt r K chuid wu^ up and ¡,h1. :&n,1 n" pi-rson» av dK'd ihem.stdve.H of II: tunity of purchasing ficeho!d«. This bank was essentially a b*ink for tttlIp"r.lrv investments, and not for permanent invept-iie It Wil" a uieuns for l.)I1"cl.n "ntl storing up nnney to be after* ward* invented in more peruiatient ;ind more re- muner.ttivo wa\s, "J douot duiieg past years veivlatg ? >ums of money lnd been iuve^ted in liarbnur b"" (1?. which were justly appreciated for lheir s-ctirity. of course they all knw to wi?t an .t,.t il?? Harbour Trustees h*d issued bonds during the past four year., and it w,, satisfactory to k,, ihat those n<l. wa,, r,.Jilv t"kn up by the public, and, he believed, to a con- siderable extent by the local public. lie thought they were now sure that the new harbour investments wer as safe as the old. a fact which he had never doubted. In spite of the large amount expended, the Harbour Trust would go on and prosper, and was actually paying its way, with a considerable surplus, although the new :Ik: ,(.i('la :II8t Ii:j( I. f: s fUlIher remarks. Sir tlussev said this hiink rightly commanded the eoanplete confidence of those wh.) desired to place their savings in it. There was a number o! first class business men who devoted their time and attention to its concerns without reward, and tho manner in which its ntTairs were conducted by the excellent actuary (Mr. Morris) was beyond all praise. (Ikar, henr,) Ir, C. T. WILSON moved the adoption of tbe statement of accounts. Mr. THOS. HAI.L seconded the motion, which was carried. On the motion of Mr. THO«. J'mnrrs, seconded by Mr. LAWHKNCK TULUKH. a vote of thanks was accorded to Mr. Iltyd Thomas and Mr. S. S. H. Horman-Fisher, tho trt>¡\Ufí!r. Mr. J, T, J), LI.KWKI.VN, in proposing n Vote or thinks to the managers, c?ld t'?e wo,?i,,g classes !,I,t::1 t ()I:t ;a1d(:idl;'O:: iad building £iOeiths to invest their saving* in. In neither of those institutions cüu1d they touch their money in c,s ?f emergency. The other day a number of men camo to him after the recent failures und stud their wives and families were starving, and they wars finable to loud, the money th<\v had earned. II" could not help thinking that if they had only n fc# pounds in t his 'Willg' Bank it would be a great advantage, because they would bo able to draw it out with- out trouble or delay. The VICAR of SWANSKA (the lUv. IV. Morgan) Thp V!CAR n{ S\??n (the Ht'v. F' Mur?n) crease of deposit* meant a great improvement in | the habits of the people, and he attributed this improvement to :h spread of sobriety, which j had h,-Ip,i by- ti-? Act Lust Sunday he had a midnight, service at tho I parish church, and certainly for once Ihey had j everyone sober, because they had not been able to get any drink. i The mof»on was carried. Votes ot thnnlu1 were thin tjiven to the <).I1I1(\ gan«hire H inking Company, mi the motion of Mr 'P!)ipR??,.?nd(?!bv' Mr. T. W. Richmond nnd tn tlw chnirman, on the P",P,)?iti ,f Mr. J. /rn.U?wci\tt,?o<-<)nd<?byMr.nty?Thom?. ri?l. brought the proceedings t.) B clost'.

THE FINE ART EXHIBITION AT CARDIFF- A meeting of II Cardiff Exhibition Committee was held in the Grand Jury-rootn of the Town-hall ()II Tuesday evening for the purpose 01 deciding upon the use to be made of the balance of the 1 funds derived from tho Pine Art Exhibition held "t Cardiff Imt War Mr. Roes Jones presided, and there were f- present Messrs. P. I>avies, Dr. j Tay ¡or, Proper, Kulton, Riches, Hooper, Trounce,: Seward, T?o?)J<ion, and "')?eti?y.- DrT.tytMttttHMdth?ittMr the patent ,f all outstanding accounts, there would be a clear j balance of £ 459 10$. 3d. in the hands <»f thQ, committee. AfU-r deducting tlie L200 already voted for pictures, there would a non-appropriated Iwlanco of k?Sg 10s. 3d — A l(.tt.4i' w,, read from thc headquarterr- of the Glamorgan Artillery \"t)tunwr, expressing lJr. prise that the Exhibition CommiUee had refused if. make proper reparations of the Drill-hall after j the use of it for the exhibition. It was considered by the stalT of the corps that, having permitted tho use for threa month* of a room rented j by them, and which had placed them to a considerable inconvenience, an<J had caused a loss I in the Government grant, it would have been but courteous of the committee t. give up the room iti-- -%fr. iT the ..itt,c.,? I)Ftd left, 180 gl- in ti?,- gu. ?;h,d, f?nd be tl tl,t this wouhl ('omlII:I! for any damage, i as the glass was used for lighti,?g the premises. The matter had 1--? considered at previou: i,g, nd it was tt,?? 'l,??id,d to do nothing, The Chairman thonghtth?t:.s the niattur iii' -'I been -ettloJ at .?-ting, t ),,? Wit nnt present, perhaps it woulJ ?ot be compe- tent, for hilll to move in the matter. iiut illdi?id?;?lly he felt that it would lx? ""Iy iust to leave in proper repair a hall which had been t ii.- service by the! courtesy of members stated that many improvements were effected in the place during the exhibition, and they considered tJiat it wa*. left in as good repair as when entered.—Mr. Thompson suggested tJla I tl,- se it,-a,. in tho accounts forwarded which were directly due to the exhibition should he allowed. -k Hooper said it would be a pit, if any un. I,Jetlsantnp&8 were introduced at tlte close into a matter which had been worked hitherto so j harmoniously. Ib would propose th-it, "1 i" compromise, £ 5 should be offered in settlement. This WK. agreed upon. Afte, the reading of the minutes of several fub- committees which al) i-d for grants out of tbe )M)?no' «t the funds. Mr. Richer moved that the Science -nd Art &\¡noLs .<?r,utd beaUuwed UW for the furnishing of scientific apparntus. This was seconded by Dr. Taylor, and Rgreed to.-Dr. 'hy!or next moved that t?,le i.Id be uall>' divided between the reference library departm?.*t and the museum. This was seck?nded -b ? Mr.Proger.! an'?Is.?td.?tf't.—On-'?proj.oMtofUr.T.tyhr a committee was appointed for the selection Rnd purchase of w orks of art whkh had been pro- j vided for by the previous gran* of £ 200. The fob jlovvitig fonl1tn"n were e\octed on tlÜ c*>m- !n.itt.?-?Mr.Htc)'?.Hr.T.tvior.Mr.Sh.rt, Mr. T.U' 'rl '%I I ?, r,i, a 'd Mr. Wh?Oey.— ? The Ciuirm-m then said they had brought to a dum? their lengand arduous duties, Rnd he thought I tl.y <ul,1 congratulate tii.ni«* Ives on nil the cir- cum»u&nre*, and particularly upon the fact that tie y lutd been able to meet together to discuss j varied <|ueiit i"ns, upon winch must have necessarily (existed wide differences of opinion, without up MI any single occa.-ion experiencing the slijjhteM ill-feviing or >npler.faatneSo. He fut that 11 icy would be able to dissolve them- 11t.J\1' ifi i ("11;1mittwith(,ut the )»'a^t unkmdne^ j t'i..ti"R in their miod8 towards ne another, and j with tie- further gratification of knowing that t y lui diiH*li.ir^Ad their duties to the sntisfac- i ti-«r, vf t',e j ul.lnand the intert*st? < 1 tbet^wn.—A v- "i tf,.r,k? to the chairman and t,? th( hon ¡ Ir, Plr_: ""Ii t;("('rt't.ifo:d ((r tbt. "LI manner in !?.U.yh.td<uir.!kJt)K-irr..6?'n:e.-fEcM brou^n* ;he t in_ ('

C'/II':LŠECl'IÕS. wit ri^rl.-s r»;ike, addressing the decors of' Cu? U »*i on lu^s i .t night, said first an d foremost a"o In'l tlK measures of next session would be' tlif O'rrtipt Pt unices Bill, -rd be believed that if this m»4*uiv re 1,d t h-v .Ad n,, ).,ng,, t*K j r» lf i g 4fi« y of expenditure ..d ti?e extensive corruption which now preva.i"d In large aDd »»-• 1 boroughs. At any rate, corruption aid t. rendered so dangerous tha* only the rr.- r»-ckU«s would indulge in it. But though '1- expecte I that thi .011101 h so with ..r^e tl\\rb, hai n:) such illusion witb • h e smallest L.u g ns. Iv Re-di?ttii)ution of S?. :m.1¡t ;u ;,1;: i, .e;t Ii iYU;:hi: • and tlw ( • rrupt Pi-acticos hill, uken together i, d have an immense iD6uènce en the jfu'ureot the -?unlr?-. By their ni?ni the un- ?--i opinion of tt. electorate "j the -un? -Y ti!,] tv ubt?Lincd. Rithrto. h.d ufffred all tiit disadvantages omtnonlv 8"<:rib..d to a system "I inJirrct lepreaentation. Tha people had never b- en brought "¡IJ enough to their representation, bit lie believed that with the reforms indicated in ,iH: rlltUft- Wit should have the :»pini >n of an in. td;'t 11 electorate refl-ewd 1ft Parliament.

WOl NDIMj CASK AT SW'AX.si; At the B-Tougii Police Court on day (Ix'foru Mr Thotnaa Phillips and Mr. David j Joneii, » 1)('\Iiot"rhtil.king 'young mjith, JJam..d John Ibnf()fdl of 5, Mi"r!o-strettt, St. Thnmas. wis b, git up in ?u.'t?- and charged M ?h cu!ting and uounding Selina Ilarnett with a knife.- pr 'l"lHrix said 8he was a widow, and !i??d 'n Ue Strand About t^ix .k rl Miin d .v evening ;r:Ir :):<) ï::r I,nnu:j" b:Jf:. gu ige. and she ordered him to leave. He refused t,, und she w?t toward.- him t > put him (iut. hn he struck heron the ?.outder "nd she fell down. In falling her head struck against the fettle, nnd she became insensi b le. When she tame to her-! seU she f?Mr?! s)K w? H.?din? (rom the head, and &iu the knife produced (a large butcher's knifpj on the ground.—Dorcas Carr, a widow, !e.i¿in in Dyfatty-street, said ?h' was in the prosecutrix's- house when tho prisoner came in. She 11 w him i 1enpcnd()I:eaid tlh eli¡; u ;"fe produced fmin the tibl? and strike her on the head with it. It was a chopping blow. Witness i toi" him n01 to strike the woman, and he .aid, I'll zt ?-i ke t" you He then ,,t ,,it. 11 'thc :J'thtll"kn.thi]nc c of the i,ut rC n "gin in .o,t time, unJ was taken into custody hy a policeman, who w", then in the hnuse.—In reply to the prisoner, witness said she did not throwaglasstumblerathim. —Thomas King, firetuan, se.id he saw prisoner struggling with Mrs. Harnett ?,d knocked the knite produced ia large butcher's knife) out of his j h ind. Prisoner then ran away. —Police-Constable w. deposed to arresting the prisoner.—Mr. J, (j, I ¡II,lde, surgeon, said he was called into Mrs. ■ Parnett's house 4)r. Monday evening. Hp- eXQmincJ Mrs Barnett and found N lacerated wound on the left side of the head an inch long and n quarter ,,1' an inch fathi r asked that the case might be adjourncù in order to cnRhlù him to fn?toy a ?iicit?r. and th Bnch remanded thej; prisoner for ='lling' him t, hail.

THE AUSTRALIAN HEVEXUE. The Agent-General fu;V¡:1()rh. lias received a telegraphic dispatch giving tho results of the IilHlllci1 returns of the colony to the end of the- year 1882 The revenue amounted to 1:5,697 000, f R?ea.ooo over the revenue for! ,lS51. The revenue for the quarter ending the h1 | day of th? year was £ 1.452.000. being £76000 in. crease overtlie corresponding quarter of ear. The revenue from the Customs and excise for II, vear amounted to fl-,334,000, being an increase of £ 183,000 over 18S1. Uailwavs and public works yielded an income of £ 1.911.000 for the year, beinij an increase of 1:312.OYJ. 1,),in,, an increase of £ 27,000.

LOCAL .MILITAHYINTELLIG EXCE. The ImkIoi (luzttte of TucsJiv ni"Iit contains! the fa l lowing:— the !,)II.)win¡: War Office, I V.I Mull, Jnn 2. VOIOSTKRR HtFL!J 2ml (ihmor;ln: Hich<11-d Irl. 2:,?l t. 1" 4,: ,1:?t,,d 3id in"

HUNTING APrOINTMENTS. FOXHOl'NDS. IILAMOROAN.CHIHR.—] riday, Dynas Powis—31. :i),J;2;i. 1. PKMrROKKSMiKK —r»mrs<»ay, Cuffern—11. :IIRt:}r-;l:s:ilïàj(). 8urr« PKMiiroKKSHin*Friday, 8tp..ide Bridg,! K i:lnna(! Ti v 1 si I >k. —Tb ursday, Llys ww vdd —10 .^0 Ya uoy Towv.—Friday, BUok Won Hotel, LUnsaw^l- 10,30.

H"'I or HKHKNON.—Curo f(H'-Rh:¡m3tim.: fti.'i»tioa.Lnitthii|fo.Ai\ By &\08t 1. M.-K.?n?.  PORTRAITS painted und fitted in massive frame* at t)? (;uimtg e»?h, a«tt«W e4nalled for S^The Vnwm DttM-isti-Mt. Fiake, Artist, 4S376 2 Boot, itfa:;i: tj,¡{vR"Qor K 1;:?, ?<Mtc*<nf<«t.Mf-f?<)?f)!?U<mt.Cr<Kt.t.-rM«n ('i. LADOKUS.—Ladders for Builders, Paint-ers, Plaa term, I'artiitTH, ptlrate HM. *o.. ail mt* at Old eBUiV>n«>ied M:niuhi%t«rT. ItorrVrtrart Bnnir1 Waim .:m COMFORT. during the inter mouths (àat.ed with bet.w»tt"r tMJN') Frekt s Cr»wo Atadi*. OnVff-jiireet. CaHHT. 4K47 Pu rs—WEAK Stomach.—The wi(t.t cMinta ftnnmwate on# ?f th, yp. ai-iniJii from tmi^rf>< or di^orOore<l all 14 -b?,h can )*o veltered by thHe admlfatile pm"" Tlay rri.xiit Qi,b' kery t.i/x from tbe montb. ^aUilenoy Irld coosUpation. Holloway', \ll, the b1,oma('h, Hnu. a.wi nny oU¡f'r 01,&;411, tJlen\hy 1J1'Jh,hJ4 'li^cjtjon '.o Uti*. healthy Wi.c which fMiij anaUea it to convert .11 we at "Hi drink ;<■ Oie lIowl&h- roent of our iKKltvs. llcnce tiicto Fills are '-U!'elllt and the -(cst. :'1ttiV(" in nrToafIDeM, wajtinj, and ^hronl^ litf'- HoHoway^ PfUsaj* hifa/liWe retoediea fgf impaired Ptil emcUUon*. ami 8 umltittxle of O1 <lisa*icealie "J1lIPWmS wbiub nntwr' ùw It- of thousandjj ni W raUe iu<leed. 1..hcH PUh art .),P.,?.d by,

C.VIII)fi*T. IvLKt TBIC LKJHTISO.—At a in(fetmg of the Parlh mentary Conunilke of the Cardiff Town Counci on Tuesday, the application nr thp. Groat Western Klectiic Ligittin^ Company for a provisional Old," to supply electric lighting iai:!jin the Ixjrough ut Cardiff was discussed, and certain recommenda- tions were made tÁl the council on thr. subject. I HKr>K(>AlfVJI,Li: fctHOTJU* PKVNV HASIt- I)--g.n tl,(, *sed. On t I i.. I!zt inst. nearly 1*16 were taken frlln) 263 and 27 new books were issued. A NEW YF.AK'S OATHKI> \<J.—The compositor* and some members of thp. staff of the M ,I/a" weic on M>>ndav morning entcruined by h K E. Jones at the Washington Hotel, where an exed lent cold cüJlat1(¡n wis f'I"Vf.d. Ouring the COJI vivial proceedings which ensued the host pre-i. ,I He gave his guest* a hearty welcome, and (.x. pressed the pleasure he found in reflecting up- n the lie had spent.. a colleague of thdr. at. the oflioe of the WttUrn Muil. After willing a!l a h^ppy and prosperous new year said he hoped th; t would not be the laat occasion of the kind upon which they would njeet. In resp<»n«e to toast of his heaith Mr. Jonas referred to the success with which he had met in his undertaking. His besiness 11;1(] grown h.:1n extent t><^r }ud almost 8urpriS(.J himself. It was also still growing In41 he (relieved tiiat in course of time liis wouM 0., the largest ""t"ùlbhll1enL of the kind in th. Cnit-»«d Kingdom. COSCKIU' AT MFTAI.-STLKCT SCHOOT-KOOM.—A con«'it in aid of the building fund of the n»-\v church at Splotlands took pUce in the :l1r,tI.,trc..1 School-room on Tuesday evening. There WitS a large and fashionable audience. The pt->- gramme comprised various selections ci high-class music. Mr. Forrest ng Tt:f Mill Wheel," and was encored. 1, Jack's He ward,' by Mr. Chambers, also produced an encore. "Wiiei the wind blows (Smirt i was rendered by Mr. anc Miss Forrest, The Viking's Song by Mr. Cham bn-s," My Queen by Mr H Ciale, an 11 The Wan ierer by MLss Forrest. Master H. Fairbroiher and Mr. II, Gale gave in oxœllut style Clay's d iet. M So please you, ;r:' Several instrumental «eiec tions from Herald, Sch.un, Hnd Moztr re rendered by the Rev. J. K. Daws< r and the Kcv. F. J. Ueck (pianoforte >f and Mt-. W Scútt (harmonium). fIle Tor Svmpoonv by Itoii'berg w ts Jrformed wit!* effect by Messrs. Hice, Ingledew, bn'geon (violins) t.in is.s M ^Sacdo^J (trumpet), Miss A. Macdouaid (wagtail), ML" Knox (tiiangle), Mr.Stothnt <ir",n!, Mr S,epl,r (rattle), Mr, C. Miu-a^npld (cvuib.tls), the ftev. -J. ?..?d the R?,, F. J, Beck IpiaDofon), and Mr. James Stephens (nightinga lej. FATALITY AT TUF; flocss.-?n Tuesdav ve?i?g an inqueH was hdd at ti? R?tti "olici-C?urt 01 the body of James M'Conncll, aged 63 years, Cus torn House officer, of 5, Milton-street, who fell iLt, the Fia«t Dock Basin whilst on duty there on tho previous evening, and on being l'()Eu(>d died fom exhaustion. The jury murncd a verdict attri- bu'»ng the fatality to accident. PAFI.IAMKSTA:<Y DKBATIKG ^'OC;RRT.—The USUAL meeting of the Pariiamentarv Debating Society wa, hold on Tuesday evening at the Town-halt. In the absence of thù Speaker and Deputy-Speaker Dr. Scholfu-I I took the chair. Alkr several amend. inents to rules had been carried the member fot Cheltenham inovtd, in accordance with notice riiai this House, taking intI) consideration the fact that the existing distress in Ireland i, almost "holly confined to the agrarian section of thc popu- lation, is of f pini that the o?J? effeclualmc& of rendering the condition of the Insh small far,?r anJ agricultural hl>ourcr m"TC pros' perous is to be found in a well-organised scbemi of J?tate-supported emigration/' This Wolf seconded bv the Prime Minister. The leader o. the Opposition approved of the resolution in th« attract. He, however, expra^ed his intention of voting dgainst it on the ground that the proposal in itself was insufficient to meet the exencies < f the case. The result of the division was—For the resolution, 25; against, *1; majority for tho Opposition. 16. The Prime Minister tilen tendered his r8jgna¡i"n, and Mr. Andrews was nominated Premier, The latter announced that it was tho intention 01 his party to bring IN.r.1 :4: an early date a Kill for the extension üf the borough 1 franchise to the counties. TT4<*LE CYCLa Co, IJim" Westgate-suett, CarQiff- Freparations now in j rorraaa forne*t season. Bepairt Ai usual. AU kind* of Bieyclee and Tricycles !;7:r, toforDI !I '.ritl1 option of Jenkii,?, Mansgef. CHRISTMAS Hcolt ~l)i«:ount of 2d. in the If. is allowed ff the tut,?i,.d I"¡l of .11 b-L, b, Ed-,? D .bhin. N.. 1, -it. MM' M?. Whilk?, ?mt*? now ready, IW. 496d SI.TAPT.P XMAS PofvicvrRS, Splendid Pictures 8uj«eri' r Special Fn»me>, surprising Frftsenta »tisf«etory Pncei, Strikiii^ Photo £ raji!>«. — Fr^ke" S*ATi».—Ptrkins Pros, Ironmongers. St. Mary having rmrcha iht *Lole (If a iankrvjpt :)[Ot:k arc otleriiig i*rr»e at nlY io«' prieea. Â large •f fltQ" are al." shorn CHRISTMAS ('&8118- The selection at Mr. is very ci.oice and wonoetfully chwn.—The Studlc. Duke ?treet STUDIO ROYAL, DTNTE-srwu X. CAR^:>-T.—A. G. Ph.g?ph? ,,?.id,d ibe cheapest a»< bes?. P?'? are mb8"lit.. and a.tief?ti 1)11 l"'nUit:d. GAS chic., and ¡:ood "¡.cuo", cheap, at J. tVoodmar/ 26, W)jdnon-»treet. Cardiff. NOTICE.—EV<TABI^HKD 18&0, Lol'IS BABNPTT. 4Q. Bute-vtreet,Cardiff, the only shop in town whi.fj yon c»i ob» in money on Pl:al. "tJ'. Jewe.ierv, & in r .\t above L"2åt the rate of f,)u":JC III tfie p >uii'i per month. The ch&lt. for tjch.! or o: iv (j;I{ KUt.y. and aU goods may 1Je left lor twelve •:i'. uths, if required. 4:.

rKNAHTH. SKASONAHLR BBMIVOLKKCB. — On Cw Year'; Day, at the National Schools, Mrs. J. P. ThomlJ" of the Hedlmds, gave to the deseinc and necdj of the parish an excellent dinner of the old Eng hsh fare, Invitations had been giv«n to upwards of 50 earefulU-selectod families, and man) dinners Mere sent to th..>Foe prevented bv accident or infirmiiy from attending. Mrs. Thompson presented to the guests usoful and good articles úf elbthing, whi11 "'el't'¡¡r.4tefull) acknow- ledged by the recipients. TM reem was decorated with 1\ ¡gsand phnts, the tables 1--ei.g bright with flowvrs. Mr. P Corn well rendered valuable ser vice, and the ladies and gentlemeu who assisted in carving and wutingup»n the company wert, Mrs. Thompson, Miss Reid, Miss Moore íC;¡rdiff\, Miss r 5on« (Rcctory^, the rector tin; He vs. k" II, t/Cwis and l', Browne Mr. C. Williams, and others. On Tues- day evening at the school a tea and enter tninment were given by Mrs. Thompson to 150 of the poorest children of Penarlh. Tho following Were amongst th ladies and gentlemen Mrs. Thùmp50nl the Misses M"ore. !\J¡!\8 Reid, Mis: Parsons the rector, clergy, and ministers of Penarth, and Mr, W, Thompson. Aftc i- tea a num- ber of valuable jJro.,<nts were distributed by M, Thompson to the children. A delightful enter- tainment was closed by an exhibition of the im- mortal "Punch and Judy"—a source or immense pleasure to young and old. Mrs. Thcmp-on is tc be congratulated upon the entire success of her philanthropic venture.

MONMOUTH. Tows* COUNCIL MKETIM».—The l1ual meeting 0 this body was lieldon Tuesday, the Mayor ^Mr. O P. Tippins) presiding. Tiie buiough analyst, unde. the Food and Prugs Act, wrote to sav that he had not reccivpd any samples for 3nnly,is.d sent it his account, which was ordered to be paid. Mr P. W anklyn, surveyor and nuisance inspector whr>oe duty it is to carry out tiie Food anc I,ut:.i Am by procuring samples, eaic h; occasionally procuied milk samples which ha tesud, and had no ru-on to complain Mr. \S anklyn was appointed for another year as n inspector at the salary of £50 per year. A Icttt r was read from Mr. Brace, the secretary to the water works company, relative to an inquiry as to the rise of the wa:r c!?rgt at 25" per cent, wiUiout notice, lhe company said tliat the corporation could "o.- sume by meter. It was d"ciT,? that the town* clerk should look into the At and see if the gas and water company had exceeded their powers, and report at th next meeting. HARH", .\1' :\1¡'HTKrl<. can paint yeur Portrait from 30s. to 100 G Ran tart" a.r;fi libtral discount.