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I LONDON LETTER. I I >BOH OVIt «ALLK'Ry CORRK8PO,VnK.\T."| I I,ON!X)N, THURSDAY NIUHT, The sudden And unlooked-for death of the nuk" of Marlborough maiJiJ oo.'isi Jet able illl- m upoti mcinliers of both Houses of I. anil in the Lownr as well as in tii>" th" event was for a time suH^t of universal conversation. One of th,, dvUe s death was set>n in the [ ,b*>nco of I.ora Randolph Churchill from the i jou»<> of Commons. l'or l'o!1.¡d..rab'' over an hour hon. members n?re "i:a,l in the discussion of the South- ryirt foroshore question, which has been :¡ ';PO!\ the hori,on for some weeks. I There wa? a tar?e number of members in the House: notwithstanding the com par a- ti>vi* local interest of tlie (jiiestion, it pre- li':lt180n1t' &.11"s of a collision between the iwners of the soil and the corporate represen- tative of the people that lifted I" out of its comparative!* cireuni<cribed area. 1 he dls- cussion, led on by Mr. Jesse pollings, was | chldly cor.tined to the Lancashire members, irui, on » division, tbd decision of the Duchy ,v»s sustained. Mr. Hradlauah for the tirst time during I .om" w»eks shed upon ns th "light of his countenance, lie (xvnpuvi h.s familiar seat under the Gallery, and was speedily iointd by Mr. tlenry Labouchere. A railway, projected to bnnh- Eiiiierdalt, 1 k" within the scope of useful existence was opposed somewhat on the ground that the T,-t ordvworth objected to the extension of the railway to Lake Ac,,or- iini to Mr. N\ K. I orster, it would spoil one of the prettiest bits of scen-ry in l'u1I\1"rhmd. The railway interest prevailed over sentl- icent, however, and the ltill was carried by 1,W acamst 113. Nor did the. preliminary; business fil?i'?h here, for Mr. ("h?mberiain mfved to refer the enormous mass of 1,:Ieetric Lighting lWisior.al Order Hills to a Hybrid Committee, and Sir It. ivian proposed to amend the ri-^ht lion, l:1'ntt"lIlan's proposals,! so as to give local authorities and rival com- sanies a <"•'«,< ttardi to appear against the orders. Mr. Chamberlain objected to the proposal. but. tbit the general sense of the House was against him, gracefully withdrew his opposition and the ameuded ■ motiwi was cirrie.1 amidst approving cheers from ali (jtiarters ur' the House. At !a<;th.' iiuestions were reached just as the clock struct ha!?-past six, and. as usual i.inwr su.ii circumstances, a preat lilaliy of those oil the paper were not answered, and those tint were contained very li ttle of general interest. Mr. Cross caused a lau;bL at the expensf of Mr. Aslimead-j'^rtlett by assuring 'be ho;i. member that no convoy of arms sent ly the Viceroy of India to the Ameer of Afghanistan had teefi captured aftfr a sharp tyht. became II) convoy had been sent. L^rd h.dniond litzmanrice announced that her M»''est»'s Government have used their p> xl ot'jces to prevent war between France ar.d China, and Mr. Gladstone admitted that the people of Australia were much disap- pointed at the reiusal of the Government to confirm the annexation of New Guinea by the Government of Queensland. Mr. Forster having intimated his intention of putting a c«e«riO!i on the subject of slaverv in the. Transvaal, in contravention of the Pretoria Convention, and Mr. OKelly having g iven notice of a further interrogatory on the 8U b- ject of General Maeeo's surrender, the House J cr.:e niore resolved itself into Committee on the Corre.pt Practices Kill. he dt-arh of the Duke of Marlborough 1 utterly unexpected has made a pro- found and very natural sensation in I'arlia- Rientarv circles and throughout Society. It will le fresh in the pubiio recollection that the i oble dake as late as ThursdaT last moved and secured the rejection of the IVceised "Wife's -itill, butb was too familiar with the excite- Kent of political warfare to be affected fither by its triumphs or its disappointments. fits grace, whose death appears to be trace- able to a purely organic cause, was in the F2nd year of his age, and he is succeeded in the title ar.d estates by his eldest son, the Marijutss of liiandford, of whom the least eaid, perhaps, the better. As the noble tn.arquess recently departed from the political 'alth of his sire, and espoused Iladical opinions, it may be assumed that he will itlect the political destinies of Woodstock a: the next genera! election, but, lg Lord l'andolph Chnrchill is understood to ¡ desire etection for a constituency of greater importance, the possible swaying of the Woodstook political pendulum from Conserva- tism to Radicalism will not affect the political iortuues, even lor a time, of the dukes bril1.a.t brother. A strong whip has been sent out in favour of Mr, Hugh Masons Women's Suffrage motion, and this afternoon the lobhy of the HotlJd was largely fomented by ladies in search of liberation from the pohttc.?1 disabilities of their sex. An hOI,. mmber informed me that a dead set has vcm matin at his confreres by the tender I supporters of Mr. Hngh Mason's rcsolation., They have been waylaid by strong-minded lauies. who hai e out-tlanked them, and ,efusedto permit them to escape until they had promised to vote for the motion. A gallant gentleman v. ho sits behind Mr. Glad- stone, and is not a bachelor, was waited upon one night fast week whilit he was dining with hisouhfut wife. The servant whispered that a lady desired to see his masrer without delay. In answer to inquiries the man said the lady was young and handsome. This excited the host's curiosity, and his mind sv.-nng back! down the vista of young and handsome ladies he had known before his marriage. Would the lady send up her name No, she could not do that, but her business was most im- portant! The hon. and gallant gentleman It-it the dinrier table with apologies to his wife and friends, and on entering "the j room where his visitor was seatill found himself in the presence of a buxom: damsel, who, with great volubility and impressment, arliurel thf,, and gallant gentleman to promise to vote for Mr. Mason's motion. I hear that the promoters of the movement have this year called to their aid a squadron of young and comely skirmishers, believing the way to the support of hon. gentlemen may lie readiest through their hearts. The cXp"rÏ1ucut is said to have succeeded. It is becoming daily more certain that the V. elsh education arrangements will not be jertected during the present Parliamentary Session. I his will cause great disappoint- I ment to elshmen, and will not be very satis- Jactor* to those liadical memhers who have ri'sired to propitiate their constituents by i 1h. measures. Indeed, it ian open seoret | ha the Government have been very largely :nthi-r)r;»*d in this matter by a desire to strengthen their position in the Principality, I and to prevent their Welsh Kadical contin-j ger.t from being reduced from a wagon toad; to a gig fud at the next appeal to the I! country. A Parliamen'ary paper issued this morning shows that the It,te for carrying out the Con- Act, has been reduced from t amount taken last y,ar-o As an iHastration of the spread of Con- | ser.ative principles in the suburb s of London, it t..ay L øtateù that airangfm«nts are now being made to found a Carlton Club at rixton. Ih:s flourishing township used to ¡ e a very sink of iiadiealiam: now it is being rapidly puritied. |

a 111E -AI-VNTL*A AND .MONTFEKKAT; FIND. The say, :Mr. Thomas A. Clavk, who was formerly secretary to Mr. C. O. Groom, the 861-, nant nnco of Mantua and Moutferrat, assures! u» that l'rofessor Cru m. f)O" is a mytb; that j -locatta, tho Jew p«(|lar millionaire, is a sort of Irg, flarrisi, whom not.,dy over saw and that I whenever anybody wis! to "00 the wonderful i museum the excuse is alwi.ys put forward that the ierman professor threatens to resign it visitors: ire a¡¡v",eJ.

LLANDOVhHY CH()()L L'NIVFItSITY HONOf.i'). Mr. E. M. Pj?, at present n pu,,) in this ?f?o). I: Ie?t,?t. th,, .%? tural -•JL1L, OGF, OXIONL '??"' ?'' four y?re..ttj?ua

THE BIUSTOI, AND N%'j.,s,r oi.,I ENCiLA.VD 1IAXK (LMfrfEL). lii" directors of tho Rri.ttol nnd \Ve«tof Kn«;l:ind trik (Limited) have declared 8n interim dividend » trib rat« of C p^r cent, per annum fop th*j half- j tar ending thMSCtt) of JU',e Il\At, free of Incomc- I.u:, pa}'&bl.. on and after the 31st intf.

t.OTHiso MANOACTUHKRS.—ABIV^DOV, APnlT.1 jr/nr, !W We t?." "I, U&ln¡ th« 100 Wtuler and v.' i'^ i M hinea for nine inouthA, and w« have fri Raying gill" .111,h t:Zi::G vi ;i:'L. and Co John Rtomir -W'^ti-HR »_VD W(Lnos, 19, llukMtreut. i (ity H,t, malle of waterproof :J:d Agrl:1, Ce-tiWf!l.t.y HO!l, CrlXktt"rbtown  LADDy.K.1.—Ladders I. Builders, "iJ'"tM. riM. «««•. *«««". prfv»Mu* all ,i„4, « <J»tl»«ll-« u!«i :M.oa..w.r. I$arr' "'Jo\.84. 'M4M

LATBST GENERAL NEWS. The Lyceum Theatre Company have arranged to Mil for Now York in the Anchor Line steamer City of Rome, leaving Liverpool on October 10. The brttisk MtJieal Journal announces that knighthood will bo conferred on Mr. Kdwin &»unders, for many years dentist to the Royal Family. The wife of a farmer at Auchintibor, Stewarton, Ayrshire, was killed by lightning on Wednesday night, and her husband is so seriously injured that his life is despaired of. The Frttman's Journal understands that one object of Lord Spencer's visit to London was to impress on the Government the wisdom of extend- ing Irish railways. The Central News si),s:-A private telejfram from Lima, dated the 3rd inst., was received in London yesterday, confirming the news that peace between Chili and Peru had been definitely settled. With regard to the rumour that Mr. Irving is to be knighted, it is now stated that, an informal communication having pcen made to him on the subject, lie has expressed his disinclination to accept such an honour. The Uinctt announces that the Queen, on the recommendation of tho Trime Minister, has con- ferrtJd knighthood on Dr. U. A. Pitman, Registrar of the Royal College of Physicians, in consideration of his long and devoted labours in tho cause of medical education. Correspondence on the subject or a proposed inTMtig«tiun into the rMpective merits of ?M. oil, and electricity, as lighthouse ilhtmtnants, including correspondence between the lioard of Trade and Professor TymUll, has beon ifrinted and issued pursuant to an order of the House of Lords. The body of a gentleman named White, of L 'ntl"n, W"3 picked up in Sheerness Uarbour \M[t!tday. He started from Erith a few days ago with two companions in a three-ton yacht, which is believed to have foundered off the Nore, The body of a youlh identified as one of the party 11. been picked up at Port Victoria. Tho election of President of the Royal Society would in the ordinary course take place in Novem- ber, but it is not improbable that a special meeting will shortly be called to till up the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. Spottiswoodc. The names of Mr. Owen. Sir John Lubbock, Professor Huxley and Professor Tyndall have been mentioned. The funeral of Nir. Spottiswoode took place in Westminster Abbey yesterday, the service being read by the Dean. Lords Salisbury and Granville were am ng the pall-bearers, and there were also present Mr. Andrew Cockerell, representing the Prince of Wales, Professors Huxley and Tyndill, "nd many other distinguished personages. We understand that Karl Spencer intends to be present at a meeting of tin Cabinet on Saturday, and that ho will then probably take the oppor- tunity of recommendidg to his colleagues a scheme which has been under the consideration of the lriph Executive f,, improving the r.eiliti"3 for com- munication in the West of Ireland by railway ex, tension anJ otherwise. The Board of Trade is causing inquiry to be made into the circumstances attending tho almost miriculous escape from destruction of the Irish mail train between Chester and 1I<>lyhelld on the! 26th ult. Questions are to bo pll in the House of Commons on tho subject, and Mr Chamberlain will be asked whether it was true that thedriverand stoker who succumbed tn sleep on theirenginehad been'at work for fifteen consecutive hours. Yesterday morning two men descended the Gartsherrie Pit at Coatbridge, near Glasgow, and after some time had elapsed without any signal being received from them two oih»r men went I down. As these also gave no ttignal Renreh party ( was organised, and the bodies of all four were j found at the bottom of tho pit- The unfortunato II men had evidently been sulfonated by choke damp. | An influential meeting of merchants was held at I' Cork yesterday evening, presided over by the Mayor. Resolutions wcro parsed directing atten- tion to the hardships imj>osed on traders by the existing bankruptcy laws of Ireland, and impress- ing on the Government the desirability of having th: pro\"ision of the English Bankruptcy Hill extended to Ireland. Mr. Shaw, ?I.P., ?id the people of Ireland, the legal profession in Dublin I excepted, were all iu favour of this.

THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION OF NEW GUINEA. DISSATISFACTION" IN AUSTRALIA. ["RFfTKBS TELEOIiUIS U1I1811AS. J' T decision of the lIome: Governmeut to repu*.li%to the annexation of New Guinea has caused great di&sitisiactioa in the colony- Sir Thomas M'li.vraith, tho Premier, hH stated in the Legislative Assembly that the Queensland GQvljrnInent will lea" nothing unJone to give effect to the wishes of the Australian colonies in the matter. MPLBOt ^NL', JT*LY 5,-The Hon. JAmes Service, j the Premier, speaking in ttio Legislative Assembly on the subject of New GuinM. declined to accept as tinal the decision of the Imperial Gowrnmeut njt to coniuin the annexation.

TIIE CHOLEU V IN EGYPT. [** CENTRAL KKWS" TKLKORAM. | AJI!XASDBJÀ, JCI.Y 5 13 A.M ».—Reports received1 thiq morning show that during the last 24 hours tho mortality from cholera "'i" HI at l>amietta 43 at Mansurah, four at Cherbine, and four at,| 43 ?t f,)., t .d fuur a t

REPORTED CHOLEKA IN ItEUEIN. [FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT. BKRLIX, JULY 5 (AKTKRNOOS).—Tho nnitnry authorities of this city have been informed that a workman has ju.t died from what m beliove-J to h»vo hen an attack of cholera. The matter i31 i under investigation.

THK COMTE DE CIIAMBOHD. I ["CENTRAL NEWS" T":L.:(jRA(.1 ?t.\SA. JULY 5—The C.,?t? de Pari. left here 'hi?,n,i ?g for Frohsd^rf. Thy lte.t intelligence is that tha Com,o do Chambord has passed a bad night. Vomiting has been frequent, and his state is ono of the uiost utter prostration.

ELECTRIC POWER ON TRAMWAYS. R"CKNT«AI, NRWS" TKL4WR.4M. rARIS, JULY 5-An interesting experiment was Irnadeatan early hour thi ll1orninl{ on the tram- ways in Pari, 1\1, Pi»ilipport had arranged totf-st the efficiency of the power supplied by tho electric j accumulators, and, accompanied by a number of ,en(ineers and members cf the prei4, lie mado the tour of Paris in a tramcar propelled by this agency, 'fho experiment was a g^at success, aud won g',iùeo opinions from all present.

RAILWAY ACCIDENT IN AMERICA. [U TIMKJ." TKLFORAM.) PHIL.VDKI.PHJA, J, —A railway train list night entering Cincinnati behind time, and, there- fore, at high speed, rn into a wagon containing wven persons. The wagon was 81n,hed, and six of tho occupants were killed, their bodies being horribly inutilnted, while one still survives, i fatally injured. The locomotive was no much be smeared with b!ood that it had to be sprinkled with flour in order to hide the stains.

I THE TIvAM-OAR ACCIDENT AT HUDDKKSFIEHD. I he inq,iet was opened on Thursday at Hud- dOl'Hneld on the body of Iho seventh vic:im of Ih" tr?l ?n.,?ar accident. Evidence ,f id,t?fi?.ti,,n was tak"n, --d the jury adjourned to the Town-hall to me"t M tjor-Oeneral Uutchinson. the Government inspector, who, after having conferred with the coroner, decidd that separate inquiries should be h' ld. He intimated hi" willingness to IItteDd ti?, adjourned inquest next Thursday. The inipfictor afterwards examined the engine. Three of tlie i j sufferer#in the Juhrinary remain in » dangerous state.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—THURSDAY. Tho Lord Chancellor took his seat on the wool- sack at a quarter past four. WOKKFJOUSE CHILDREN. CAITIN(; FON, in reply to Lord Cranbrook, I stated that tho Local Govornment Hoard con- toniplated establishing a system of inspection of the young ch?drcn bo?rdod out by the workhouse authorities. At pNsent those children are inspected hy voluntary committees of la4li^ but thu pro- posed inspectors wou)dbc in?dditinn. Tho susma- Honth?n?rd?of Gunrd?ns should depute one II of thfu body to inquire into caq? in thdr own dis- tricts would bt> carefully considered, as also would be th., that the ladies* committees should be made acquai uted w ith children in uuions it was desirable to board out. CRIMINAL LAW AMKXnMrVT KIM,. unthe motion tint th^ i.il: ln. r, a third time, 1 he J-.arlon.OMiFOKD moved that the third read^ ins; be taken III/Lt (hy three months, A diviion WIIS challenged, but ultimately the motion was nega- tived without the House dividing, and the Bill was read a third tlmo. On the motion that tho Bill do pass. ?, Lord ?KAUOtJKXE moved 1)? eciion from Clau>e 3 of w much as gave magistrate" power to exclude the public from court during the trial of persons chaiged with offences under this Act He admitted that it w,mld be desir"blù to e\c)nde women and childrn, but thought that tho Pl'o:I' and adult males should not be excluded. Lord MOUX T-TKMPLE )pp.,?,d the amendment on the ground -f pubhc morality. Lord 1'irZGEKALD protested against magis- o. ti?e, Fl'rZtiEftALI) g,in,t n?:,gi, trate,i Iiitving the puwer to try aut?ii emes willi L)rd CKAKBROOKoppoMd t[?o amendment,! Ihere being, he said, persons of such m"rbid minds that c. imu was suggested to theiu by tho details w which they listened. The Uouse divided—For tho amendment, 36 against, 118—majority, 82. The E?r)ofCAMPKHUO\VN moved the omission ()fC?uset9,10,?ndll.providingforsuu)n)ttty proceedings against broMnd keepers and the deter- mination of the ten?nci?s of convicted pf?ons, and, on a division on Clause 9, 91 voted for the amendment, and 63 against. Claud s 10 and 11 were then struck out without further discussion. After further amendments the Bill passed. MISCELLANEOUS. Tho Public Health I Dairies, &c.) Kill was road a thirll tiuio. The Registry of Deeds (Ireland) Bill passed through Committee. Tho Supreme Court of Judicature (Funds) Bill was read a thidl time. The House adjourned at 7 25.

Hi leSE OF COMMONS.—THURSDAY. Ihe bpeabtr took the chair at four o'clock. LOCAL RKRMONS. Petitions \v»-re presented by Mr. Dillwvn from Neath, and by Sir E. J. Rt-ed (six) fr«*»m Cardiff, in favour of renewing the Electoral Disabilities of Women in favour of Sunday Closing in Mon- mnurhshire, bv Mr. Carbutt, from Trevethin School Hoard, W'hirebrook, Pontllanfrai'h, and Ponthir; in favour of Women's Suffrage, by Mr. Macon, from tho Baptists of Newport, Mon. MISCELLANEOUS. A protracted di,(,u10n arose upon the conside- ration of tho Lords' amendments to the Kibble Navigation Bill upon an amendment hy Mr. Coliings to prevent th" provisions of the Bill from applying to the Southport foreshore. Upon a division the amendment was rejected by 173 against 125. The second reading of the Ennerdale Hailway Bill was afhruied ou a division by 150 against 143. Mr. ( HAMBKRLAIN moved that certain Electric Proviin:1.1 Order Bills, relatin2" to the Metropolis, should I.) committed to a Committee1 of seveu llh'm Lx' r:1, four to be nominated by the House, and three to be added by tho Committee of ■ S,l?, ion, and t)?.?t. Ub}.'lt to tho ru1. orders "nd of tl,I petitions, &l'" be re- j farmed t" the Committee, ,iLl? power f., th" peti- tioners to b,? he ird by c^uns^d. Sir II. H. VIVIAN {Htnnorp.in) moTf(ithe omission 11. N' II A ',? 1, (;! mo,(] the and practice of th* H I- siib it,et tA? tiae a th? reference now qql)ri, it would p,?ovent the in- hibitants of tho district being heard in opposition. llo stated tirtt the Pruvi>ional Order h.1 bt^n granted to the Edison Company, but that the Telegraph Construction Cornpany offered to do) the work for a maximum charge of 40 percent, less than Ih"t of th, E?ii-,?n Company. Ir Chambi-riain opposed th ?.e .dment, .1?i?h wa- supported by Mr. A. Bdtour. Aft,?r some di -[I IH appealed to th dht. hon. gentleman t" a:crpt the amend- | ment, nn d Mr. ( HAM TRIALS deferred to I evident T;; of 'I¡,íu: consented to the amend- ment. Too amendment and the resolution a, amended were thn agreed to. THE BOMBARDMENT OF TAMATAYA. I ? .1 1 ?Ortl b. rus.MAi KH 1' iniormeu Mr. A. M1 Arthur that they \t .i' ..r'i'Il.:t:: Ai'1 \:th: ¡",rte,1 b"'nt"rJment of Tativ-itava. hut he had no information as to whether there \5 any loss of life. One of her laj. v's -hin3 was at Tainatava r.nd another at Zanzibar, which had been ordered to procd at nocp t(1 "L,d IRISH EMIGRATION TO AMERICA. Mr. TKKVELYAN,»t the in^iunco of Mr. O'Brien, 5t.t?d t!u\t it would be fnunJ tlut there w. 01 f,? State-aided emigrants amongst ti,? Iri^h pauper emigrants who hid be"" rdu."ù to be allowed to I..d i'n America. TUB CAPTURK OF AMMUNITION IN AFGHANISTAN. Mr. J. K. CROSS informed Biron de Worms that her Majesty's Government had received no inf r- mation tliat Ko convov (If a ms and amlHlnition V,, ti?o N'i A?.r f Afghanistan had been capture h aftora sharp ti!{hr,¡, tl,e K,t,, tt?,, Afriii,. N,, t, been sent since the 6th of February last. TI1K I'SHKIt OK THK RhACK HOD. 5fr. GLADSTONE iriforiurd Mr. L:ib..iifh..ro that Ih, ,t V. OL)o V,Lr gi,,? t- tl,?! f the Black R >d was included in the expenses of the H'Ui-e of Lord,, ..i li?,t P.,rii..e.t?,ry contra!' over it was consequently ia the lU1e position as in tho case of cW>rv other vote. THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION IN THE PACIFIC. Mr. GLADSTONE, in reply to T'»ron di? HVIIW and Sir M. H. Beach, said Ili t, r,?pire??(nt tions had h"1\ 111,1,, to h r M ij .11" Government by neariy* all the Australian till >nies in favour of a British protectorate over èW Guinea and a num- ber of other islands. lie hoped shortly to make j know n to the House the intentions of the Govern- ment on the sub j .?et. They had received commu- nications by telegraph of the disappointment of the AustraUan colonMs in regard to the refusal hr her Majesty's Government t.) confirm tho fiction which had been \¡ by tho Government of Queensland. h AFFAIRS IN THE TRANSYAAL. I ft. rORSTER gave notice of a question AS to) the t-th of a statement in the Cape Argus to ti.. ?,ff,?t th,t 250 refugees from Mapoch's stronghold had boen handed over to tho farmers, and if that was so would hep Majesty's Govornment take steps to enforce the article in the Pretoria Conven- tion whieii proliihit.-d slaverv in the Transvaal. THE CORRUPT PRACTICES BILL. The House went into Committee on the Corrupt Practices Hill, wilen the consideration of Clause 24, which 1lat". t) the personal expenses of a can"i- date, was resumed. Mr. CAYENDISH BKNTINCK protected against the advantage the C1¡UlSO!IVO" resident Csiniidate over a non-resident candidate. After some further conversation tha clause was agreed to bv 69 to 22. ag: \5 to Ö I'" agreed t., and on Clause 31 Mr. GRE »ORY proposed that the person who was reported to have t*-en guilty of corrupt practices should have the right of calling evidence in his defence. This was agreed t." Mr. CLARKK proposed the omission of the fourth .e"lio!1. whkh provides that if a barrister or a solkitor is guiitv of corrupt practices it shall he the duty of the Public Pioseeutor to bring the matter 11,.fr,rt) the Inns of Court or tribunal having Jtfl\\I1" to tak;1 lt)!.Jt1i;\nce of such mii^onduct ora the part of Rny member of Un prnrt:ijln. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL defended tho sec- tion. After «om#» discussion the amendment was de- feated by 117 to 67. The Clause was agreed to, and progress was reported. T/ie other business was disposed of, and the auU adjourned.

-= TIlE CL.Dl:; OF AHI-:HY¡;TWITII COLLEGE. A meeting ,it I if,, friends of this institution, con- vened by M;1 Siphon Evans, J P., Ciiislehurt, was held (by p^mission of Mr. A. M. Dunlop) at 3, Old Palace yard, London,on Thursday afternoon. Jnvi- tations had ben i,5?.d to a number of the )eadi"g members of the Abery*twith Committae reuidunt in London, several of whom were present. Mr. David Davies, M P., wm unohl tn attend, OM he was engaged jn the House of Lnrd) ('oltlmit!po4 room on the Barry Dock Bill. Mr. Dunlop having been voted to tho chair, a general conversation ensued as to tho steps to be taken in the future. It wasjclearly the opinion of all present that, as Lord Carlingford, Lord Bramwell, and Mr, Mundella had undertaken 1-11" arbitration upon a Nnr1 h Wales College airc, although Iho existing College at Aborystwith had been definitely excluded, the only left open was for the friends of Ab *ryst,- with to urge their daims upon tlte Education De- partment and upon the Govornment direct. It was consequently resolved, upon tho motion of Mr. H. P. Cobb, seconded by Mr. Stephen Evans, first, That Mr. Lewis Push Pugh, M.P., Mr. )!. T. Williams, QC., and Mr, A. f. nunlop be requested to prepare a full statement of tho claims of Aherystwith College, anti to arrango for an oppor- tunity for placing Ih" Mme before Lord CarJing- ford and Nir. Mundella on behalf of the Govern- ment, and of adducing evidence in its support. and, secondly, That it is desirable, by public meetings and otherwise, and by petitions, in addi- tion to tll" nllmeron and influential memo- rials already submitted, to assure the Govern- ment of tho strong feeling entertained in tho seven countios of Montgomery, Merioneth, Cardi- gan, Carmarthen, Brecon, Radnor, and Pembroke in favour of the retention of the University College of Wales aI, Aberystwith." A very strong caM can, and will, be mado out in favour of Aberystwith, but unless the Government are adequately int- pressod with the fact that the people of the seven countiesaro really in earnest about it tho case, however good, will stand but a poor chance. Merlinl will be arranged for forthwith in various parts of the country, and the matter will be pressed vigorously forward.

IMPORTANT TO LAUNDRKSSKS.— ft yeur trades- wan deM not Mil Reekitt's Paris Blue tend a »«<t-a»rd t. the uiaker". 159, Queen ViotoriuMtreel, Umlon. 18ud they will senU you tile umt ot 8OJUtHtn8 who 18118 I t. yeuf fcews LAWN TENN" SBOITS from 3s, per pair.— BeJwoUU Uvuw, Crokkertwmi. CiudH.

I DEATH OF THE DUlill OF MARLBOROUGH. The Central News » gaysThe Duke of Marl- borough died very suddenly early on Thursday morn- ing at his residence, 29, Berkeley-square, London, from an attack of cardiac syncope. The Right Hon. John Winaton Spencer Churchill, born Juno 2,1822, was educated at Eton and Oriel College, Oxford. When Marquess of Blandford he was returned to the House of Commons in April, 18*4, as member, in the Conservative interest,for the family borough of Woodstock, which he represented, excepting for a short interval (from 1845 till 1847), until he suc- ceeded as Duke of Marlborough, July 1, 1857. He became known in Parliament for his endeavours to increase the usefulness of ihu Established Church. Among other measures succeeded in obtaining an Act to amend those known as Sir Robert Peel's Acts u for making better Provision for the Spiritual Care of Populous Parishes." Lord Bland- ford's Act, entitled "The New Parishes Act," con- verted existing districts, under certaiu conditions, into new parishes for ecclesiastical purposes. He was appointed Lord Steward of the Royal House- hold in July, 1868, and held the office of Lord President of the Council in Mr, Disraeli's Adminis- tration from March, 1867, to December, 1868. On the formation of his new Government, in February, 1874, Mr. Disraeli offered to the Duke of Marl- borough tho Mcoroyalty of Ireland. His grace, however, in consideration of his duties in his county and towards his ext??nsive property, and the p.).?,g, d absence which the acceptance f the honour would have iD\olved, felt himseffobiigeJ to decline it. Two years later, however, his scruples in this respect appear to have been overcome, for, Ion the Duko of Abercorn resigning the Yiceroyalty of Ireland, the Duke of Marlborough was nominated his successor, Navcmher 28, 1876. The Duke was t ,I;i;,n;p?;O:le¡)ec, of the Holy Roman Empire, and, descendant, in the female line, of the great Duko of Mariboroufh. en- joyed a pension of £ 5,000 a year, the Palace of Blenheim, aud thu honour nnd manor of Wood- 8t,\Ck," Ho married, July 12, 1843, Lady Frances Alice Emily,eldest daughier ot tho lata Marquess of !.Oflllo"oIl.rry, His grace is succeeded in the title by his eldest son, tho Marquess of Blandford. Sir William Gull and Drs. Uoodheart, Acland, and Ellis oxamined the body of tho lato Duke of Marlborough on Thursday afternoon, and came to the conclusion that the cause of death was angina pectoris, »1heQuoen telegraphed Thursday afternoon expros sing sympathy wilh tho family in their bereave- ment, and during tho day it largo nutnoor of per- sons left cards at Berkeley-squaro. Amongst those I who called or sent sympathetic messages were Mr. Gladstone, Sir Stafford Northcote, the Marquess of Salisbury, tho Duko of Wellington, Duko and Duchess of Teck, Dudless of Buccleuch, Duko of Richmond, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg, Maria Marchioness of Atlesbury, MardÜouess of Lans- downe, Lords Aberdeen, Carlingford, Cork, K"n tner*, and Cairns, Mr. Cavendish Bmtinek, Mr. Beresford Hope, kc. The remains of the late duke will be interred in the family vault at Blenheim, j where the bodies of all the former Dukes of Marl- borough rest. The fur.eral, which will be of a very quiet character, will in all probability biko place next Wednrsday. It is expected that the body il\ be removeJ to Blenheim from London 00 Saturday.

IIIK THlKE OF MIDLAND IKON. WORKERS. Riorors PROCEEDINGS. Tho 44 Press Association" Dndlev correspondent, telegraphing on Thursday evening, savs :(h'5 morning n. ma meeting of at least 20,000 iron- wOrkr" was held at Great Bridge, tlnd passed a resolution to play n'1, an(llllo to visit Tipton, Bilstcn, .and other places. They marched on singing hymn*, and went to the places named to get other men to come nut. Tho 4* Pres« Association "Wolverhampton corre- spondent says .— There is much excitement thrnuhiHlt the whole of the Black Country in con- nection with the outh Staffordshire ironworkers' strike. The iiitn are on tho march 20,000 sfoug, taking all the iron wo;-k s tll I"IJ.t, and calling upon employes tü drop tluir tools Kurt come out. The police z,, powerless to off'T any fiTeetivo resistance. A hotly cf ubont twenty constables was drawn up before Messrs. Plant and Fisher's works at Dudley Port, but the men easily forced thein on one side. Another party availed themselves of an emply canal 00., to Invade the premises from the canal side. In t very instance, D far, the men at work j t?iva ,'¡dded to the Yey decisive pr9,urè! ,x ??ted upon them. A 8,, ,if the stl'ik" al'll1\' is now on its way to Wol- verhampton, and Mijor Hay, chief-constable, hus hastilr l.o1te:t'd 1\ police force to protect as far as pos»«iblo the manufacturers, nnd prevent a riot. An affray occurred at Messrs. Hutton and Co: Tin-plate Works, Bradley, which were garrisoned by p)Hct" who clnrgel twice. On the tirst occa- sion they \¡11'0 driv,n bac'v Into the works, the k1.t. of which were sm.uhed. The second l'h<\rgt." however, was more successful, for though tle-y were met with a tremendous shower of stones they dispersed the mob One policeman was cut about th; head. Several ringleaders were appre- hended, but after were released. Our Hanley correspondent, telegraphing on Thursday, sa)" :—The strike against the reduction in tho ironworker*' wages, which started in South Staffordshire yesterday, h,, to-day spn-ad to every iron-producing district in North Staffordshire also, s) that- tho conflict may bo considered general throughout the county. At a ma-s meet- in- of ttio drr:kil:rare;¡'t :ür;!Iti I w iQ p t?, d ??kitig the employers to concede an increase of 6d. i".t""d 01 enforcing 0 reduction ?f 3d. r uv ton. Much bitterness of feeling exists against the employers, and it is feared the conilict will b" a prolonged one. The strike of colliers and ironworkers in this district renders trade more paralysed than it has been for many years past. Later telegrams from Dudley state that, after visiting the works of Messrs. Plant and Fisher, Messrs. Wilkinson,and the Hopo Works, the rioters, having flung VU the fire and hli.uwlten metal, stoned the police. They then went off 10 Moxley on 11 similar errand. The nMnagerl1 auJ pioprietors were all day in fear of 1\ visit. The pohco could only notice the ringleaders. A Bilston telegram reports that th" same mob which visited Bradley afterwards entered E;tinR,-hi,li, the works of !"sr:o:, York a111J ,ün. throwing the men out of th« works and destroying tht) machinery. Tiley next "I.ite.1 Chiliington, Swan Garden, and other works, turning out all men from tho premise?. The Cnlef-Superintendeut of Longdon "nd IL strong force of polk" aro following the riocer., wh" proceeded for Darluston. A large mass meeting at Dariaston of over 15,000 workers decide,1 not to return to work without a rise of 6 J. per ton in wages. The Press Association''Wolver- hampton correspondent adds that the lawless pro- ceedings fortunately terminl\t".1 without any ex- treme personal violence being resorted to, though they h" been marked byintimidationand damage to property. It i computed the l«ws occa*i ned bv tho rioters amounts to t2,000 or 13,000. When tho men commenced tho mrch tl?,y ?wtf-ratl 20?M strong, and their column was fully a quarter of a mile long, with twentv men abreast, but befote tho day's proceedings closed the ranks had bet orne greatly thinned, and when finally dis- persed by the county police on \Vill»nh.ill-road they did not number one-tenth of their original strength. After leaving Bilston for Wolverhamp- ton, they visited, besidos the works previously named, Bunkfi*ld Ironworks, Caponfield Works, Bilston Iron Company, Messrs. Thompson's, Mr. George Adams's, and t.rs, Wright's. Generally speaking, similar tactics were resorted te at all these places. On entering they intimated to the men to cease working, and if their request was not complied with tho bar were driven from tho furnace and operations effectually stopped. At Chillington Works annul 400 men were at work, and when they refused to leave the prfmises their tools were taken from them and thrown into tho furnaces. Ono of tho It/ilnllgC/8 was also slightly annulled. At Messrs. Lysaght's, Swan (1¡\r,lcIi8, Wolverhampton, a similar visitation was muds. On having thorn tho mob was confronted by a r.mail body uf Wolverhampton police, which, how- over, wcro not sufficiently strong 1.1) make any arrests, and tho rioters continued their fii?,jr(lerl% ""rner till they were met on Willenlmll- rod by the county police, un(l??v Superintendent ]?ng,l?il. [Pti by Dr. Best, county magistrate, who \itll a ?pV of the Riot Act. S"dng the p(,Ii- "d"l\nd,, at ?? double the mob, now considerably attenuated, commenced to dis- perse in all directions. One of their flags was captured, and the bearer felled to the ground with "L blow from a truncheon. A ringleader was arrested. A renewal of the monstre demonstration may he expected to-day (Friday), but the police will then bo better prepared for tho rioters, A committee meeting cf the South Staffordshire Iron Trado Wages Board wa*. held in Birmin¡¡hall1 Exchange on Thursday afternoon. Air, Benjamin Hingley presided, ancl representatives of both masters and men attended. The Chairman ex. b'J'li'd1: that tho men had not locally abided by the sliding scales, and that they 1,l t. force to obtain their ends. Mr, Capper, tho men's secretary on the board, denounced the strike as unjustiliable and di.honourKblu to th workmen, (several employers complained that their works had been mobbed, but expressed their determina- tion not. to yield to viole nee, A meeting of the full board was summoned for Saturday at Wolver- hampton.

UlilMUSALS BY HKITLSI1 TUOOPS IN WEST AFRICA. Tho steamship Congo, whieh has arrived in the Mersey from the West Coast of Africa, brings news of another expedition up the Iliver, under the command of the administrator, Mr, I'inkott. The expedition left Sherbro* on the 31st. of May, "uti proceeded up the Big Boom Hiver, where they marched on Salin Tchoo and other villages under the control of tho hostile chief, Hbowe, The latter, however, hearing of the approach of the British force, ordered his villages to be evacuated nnd burnt. The English troops then visited the Kittim River, and thence proceeded to Bouthe, where, on the 0th of June, a palaver took place, the result of which was that tho principal chiefs wero detained 118 hostages pending the destruction of the village fortifications and the return of cer- tain prisoners. Tho expedition left for Sierra Leono on the 16th of June, taking sovoral pri. 00UOI8 with them,

IIIn, JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL, the United States Minister, will unveil a bust of Fielding at Taunton on August 14. THy. PAPAL NUNCIO at Madrid has i«WUE4FT cir- cular to tho Spanish clergy enjoining them to refrain from mingling politics with religion. THK RRV, THOMAS JONKS, D.D., Wesleyan Minis- ter, H Pembrolcenhtre, write* to P. Owen, flurfeoti Ttantlut, of 4, Odord."t.reet., 8".1\8680 :-8Ir,-1 r.m mire you will roJoic« whou Iluronu you that the set of teeth yon lllade mo last month fires fall •atinfaetion. lam able \0 grind D1J rood wMl. and artionlate properly. Your prompt attention and very moderate charge will tnduoe me W advise my friends and oherø h- 1.1 .1 good "t ot "h \0 Y.?? f,?r .?h. Wiahius you proeperity, I J, THOMAS 5 oxle.-J -U I IV" IM

1 THE DISASTER ON THE CLYDE. I MESSAGE FROM THE QUEEN. I [u CBHTBAL MBWS TELEGRAM.] GLASGOW, THURSDAY NIGHT, The catastrophe at the launch of the Daphne from the yard of Messrs. Alexander Stephen and Sons, Linthouse, continues the main, and, indeed, it may be said the only, subject of conversation in the district. Over the community there has been cast a gloom which will not eoon be removod. The fact that there still remains In the hull of the sunken vessel a large and indefinite number of victims of the disaster accounts for the intense interest which ill manifested on all hands in the work proceeding at the ship. The progrese made up to the present time has been slow, but this is a necessary consequence of the conditions under which the operations have been carried on. The capsizing of a vessel while in progress of being launched is an event ofeueb mraoccurrence that shipbuilders do not consider It necessary to have roady for immodiate use the appliances most suit- able for restoring in the most speedy manner the equilibrium of the ship. In the present instance it ,as been necessary to apply for the services of i }ee1 ;;fo;:tlf f'e tII: Asso- dation, whose headquarters are at Ardro"an. In accordance with the desire expressed in the telegram from the Queeo, and Mr. Marwick's letter to Dr. John Macleod, the clergymen of Govan are conveving to the relatives of tho ill-fated ship- builders intelligence of her Majesty's sympathy for tho b?vie;ive In many caw8 relatives of the deceasod aro left in a state of destitution. With one exception, all the bodies recovered have been removed from the mortuary, and the only occupa- lion of the constables inchsrge of theplace is that of waitingand watching. The bodysti II in tho mortudry has been identified its that of James Smith, fitter, 32 yoars of age, who is said to be a nativeof Elgin. I Tho friends of tho deceased have not yet come forward to claim the bodv. A tdegnun was I¡'eceivcd..t the '"d this i,nig from a Person, who is supposed b iste? )f the d"ceased, making inquiry if ono of the name ot James Smith was among the lost. In the reply sent a description of the body was given. It is satisfactory to bo able to state that four of tho men whose names pp?:,r in the list f tl?. missing are nn:lf:tI1:PpAe: lfed litl:t¡I,e '\ti Vogwell, Sam. Brvons, and Goo. Edgar. Martin and cgwell belo.g to D,??..p.,t, ,,d they have been making inquiry regarding two Celluw.work. men named John Lahnio and Henry Clark, hailing from the same place, who are among the drowned still unrecovered. Tho four Devonport men lodged in Burndyko-stroet, and had only been in the service of the Messrs. Stephen for about seven weeks. To-day three 3-oung women were at the yard, nnd anxiously awaiting for the hringing out of bodies. Their father, John Murray (581, labourer, resided at 175, P,Li.ley-roa(1. lie was a widower, and Jeaves eight of a family, three of whom are still at school. The bodies taken out of the river during the list two days were nearly all .ent on stretchers to the houses ot their friends, and coffined. It is now intended to coffin the bodies at the mortuary, The Salvage Association boat's seamen lpft Ardrossan last night with pumping apparatus 011 board, and reached Liuthbuseat an early hour this morning. Operations at the vessel were not com- menced this morning till about ten o'clock. At the stern of the sunken vessel a barge was placed, and 011 this tho workmen were accommodated. A diver went into the river at the stern of the I Daphne from tho bargo in order to make an attempt totako off the after hatch on the main deck and clcso it again in a stronger manner th'n the present, so that the a, ?,,Id be pumped out. It. is mentioned as" matter of a remarkble nature by | those who have been conversing with survivol".i and the relatives "rthose who have been lost that several persons stated they had a presentiment that Jisast/ would attend the launching of tho "es<el. Ono of the survivors says he looked so | oininousiy upnn tho launch that ..de,k he t.?k 111i:esi ;i:ehi;'IIIII;' a °pae'¡ he might keep afloat in the event of anything going wrong. When "hlned into the water the ,dank was tom awa y by the others who were 'i:I8 besidt* "hi,?:, bhe I:'no:t'¡)fr: box and succeeded in getting ashore Captain Prk. of the Board of Trade, has expressed the opinion that the vessel cannot be raised before Saturday, The stern of thelHphnc seems to have .1?-,d round a litt],?,l?iving a wider channel by which tbe traffic of the river ,,n bo carried on quite well, \'I<;I)Ct :ti: Ins, '¡ tt: I exercised. Until some alteration is made in the position f tho steamer it i9 ot expected that anv more bodies can be brought to tho urfilœ, It fSI stated th1 Among.t those who 1(mt their lives at the launch are Jam< s Hall, brother to tho co;I?. man of Mr. Alexander Stephen, and a son of .Mr. Jol.n Stephens, gardener. On t fie tido beginning to ebb two pontoons—-one with the diving appanit,u?wc!re m??or'ej alongside the sunken vessel. The work of the divers n-,? consists of steppjngany openings b,j"? I.t", mark whero wt"r may Ouw in and it is stated that Mr. Wdld, who is superintending the per-- tions of raising the sunken vessel, will not put )>ontoons into use. After tho vessel is made water- tight below,powerful stoam pimp* win he bought. alonusid" and started to w..rk, It is thought tltat by this means the Daphne will i., so much lightened that it will b) easy to get her righted, when the recovery or the bodies will become II matter of small difficulty. It was slate.lllri evrning Ihat tire whola starboard side of the vessel, which is above water at low tide, has t?-n mde wiwr- tight and the wor k of the divers will thus be con- :¡nttI,fl;gd: I ';}Ut,el'¡'?' MESSAGE KKOM THE QUEEN". The following telegram, addressed hy Sir n, Ponsonby to thø Lord Provost or Ulasg nv, was re- ceived on Wednesday night:— The Queen hopes th. tho: 'Hi'fUlnt or the of I;f, at the launch on the Clyde 1, tiagjjertteJ. lte*M y, ,)lj dp;: :idlt I: h la,trJ sk,ltr¡ '1" give htrany further information. Tho following reply was immediately sent by the Town-Clerk to Sir Henry Ponsonby In th absence of tho Lord Provost, who his h("f"l In London for some days on put-lie buslnc* vonr telegram has rf-celved. PlStie o ivey to the 1,1 the d-1. an t K ateftil appreciation <>t her M*J*>ty'* MIM Inquiries. The "limber of persons who iI;.n 11\l lluirlivt'S I tili unknown. Fifty-two foodies have been rec-over^d, but leareh H being actively prospcu'ed, and th('lo rp!'Iulr will t tefngraphed tø yon to-morrow n:orninn. 1J"r Majesty's kinr1 ,x.Irt"8Iùl\ uf sympathy wiU be immediat* ly COlh- municated to the beivaved. TKI.KfJRAM TO THE QUKKN. I lho lnwn-i lerk read to the council thi. after- noon tho following telegram which his been @ent tho Queen The Rig! 'I Sir Henry Ponnhy. Windsor C""Ut'. —The m"'J.:¡rat Aud council now siUln, ¡ yoj to convey to the i^ue<>n thWr grateful appreciation of her expression or fiyinpathy WHh the boreaved. It has tw'4"lI communicated to them indivMiulh* tlY the several clergymen in the district. Copies of tV.e Glas- gow nf.. containing full particulars *o for as ascertained «t one o'clock this morning, wvre forwarded by 1,t Kim-* t.hAt hlUJr fh) mi.lre bod us have b- dis- covered. Divert are at work, attempts to rkiie the wssel being continued. Four workmen reported at is_i ig limv?? presented themselves at thu works. No fewer than 25 funerals took placoatOovnn to-day. Th-3 interments were attended by many comrades of the deceased. Ono body was removed to the Highlands and others to Falkirk and Dum- barton for interment.

TilE STATE OF IRELAND. BRUTAI, ATTACK ON A FARMER. Early on Thursday morning the houso of a farmer named Mlcha1 Griffy, of Habeen, County Clare, was entered by an armed part y f ti or ;e'n: el;/ :n :e: ina Oh\II':t')I I ochers had their faces covered with red handker- chiefs, They tired two shots into the kitchen. Two of the parly then rushed into the bedroom where Griffy lav -],,?p, and whilst n. held him e ¡;t'rjeThr:;I:ISt @r'I"OI::ÎI I revolver, shattering his knee in a frightful manner. Griffy is unable to identify any of hi, assailants. The police, under fr, Purcell, resident magistrate, who visited tho FJCHO of tho outrage, have been unable to discover any cluo 1\8 to their identity. The reason assigned for tho outrage is that Gritfy had taken a farm from which a widow and her family were evicted in mid-winter, havir,^ to shelter themselves under the arch of an old lime- kiln, whero they are still living, recipients of poor- law relief. On 'I'l li,y, in consequonce of tho posting of "Invincible" placards threatening death to any- no attending, the auction sale of thirteen ser??? of land belonging to Lord Kenmare at Kiilarney had to be abandoned, only five p,?rw)n? putting in an appearanco. Before Lord Justico Murphy at Sligo on Thursday William Tansey, Patrick Nough- ton, Patrick Kogerson, and James Kelly "'01'6 indicted for conspiracy to blow up Weston House, the residence of Mr, Mason, a land agent, rolhtlng iinnr Athlone. The case for Hie 1)?.,ee.tion wns tlmt in September I.,?t year Jumes JonM,B pump ninkc?r, and prisoner Rogor- eon were emplored to sink a well in which dyna- mile was used, "nd that a quantity of this dynamite w". stolen by them and used in the at- tempted destruction of Weston House. Jones, who turned approver, 8wore that Rogerson told him that Ihere was £ 500 to be got if Weston House was blown up, and that one Satui- day evening he met the prisoners by appointment. He accompanied them towards the liouso, and mado up charges of dynamite for the.. Pri- soners fired the charges, There was a loud explo- sion, ,nd Ihey"lI ran away. Next morning he saw TaMev, who promised him a cheque. The counse' foi the prosecution intimated that another mRn, named Bernard Gemghty. recently arreated in England under the name of John Smith, had alo turned approver, and would cOTL'Ibomte Jones's tostimony. The allegation is that Mr. Mason's house was attacked because that gentle- man had ejected a vice-prosident of the Land League. The case was adjourned.

EXCITING SCKNE ON TIIE THAMES I EMBANKMENT. Shortly after two o'clock on Wednesday after- noon an exciting scene was witnessed from the Thames Embankment, close to Cleopatra's Needle. A woman named Elizabeth May, agod 38, was observed to leap over the parapet into the river, whereupon James Deveroux, living at Levy's lodging-house, Mint-street. Borough, who, together with a man named John Morris, was with her at tho time, plunged in after her. The would-be suicide clung to the neck of Devereux, who, be- coming very exhausted, lost control, and both dis- appeared beneath the water. Morris then ii'tnpwl into the river, and succeeded in holding bot? above the surface of the water until they were allrencued by tho Thames police. All three were then con- veyed to the station at Waterloo-bridge, and the woman was subsequently removed to St. Giles', Infirmary.

KARON H, n- WORMS will second Mr. Mason's motion with regard to Women's Suffrage. SIR C. DILIER, President of the Local Govern- ment Hoard, was elected a member of the Devon- shire Club on Tuesday. A" for Silver Eagle." Bast value 3d. Clear. [I

THE BARRY DOCK BILL. I [FROM otni own npoKTnts.l WESTMINSTER, THURSDAY. The proceedings In Committee of the House of Lords on the Barry Dock and Railway Bill were com- menced on Thursday afternoon after the disposal of the Rhondda and Swansea Bay and the Taff Vale Railway Bills. The Committee were the Earl of Limerick (chairman), Lord Lovell, Lord Hare- wood, Lord Breadiabane, and Lord Lawrence. It was stated that there might be some change io the constitution of the Committee, but the chairman observed that the noble lord who was added would be able to read the speech of Mr. Matthews from the shorthand writer's notes. Mr. Matthews said he would be glad to address the tribunal who was to decide the case, but he did not wish that the case should be postponed. The counsel for the promoters were Mr. Matthews, Q. C Mr. Pembroke Stephens, Q. C Mr. Jdune, and Mr. C. A. Cripps. The Marquess of Bute was represented by Mr. Bidder, Q.C., Mr. Michael, Q C., and Mr. Oltlarn; the Taff Vale Railway Com- pany by Mr. Pope, Q.C., Mr. Littler, Q,C" Mr. Saunders, Q. C and Air. Sutton; tho Khymney It!S, Company by Mt B.mp.s, Č, tho freighters and shippers and the Rhondda Junction Welsh Coal G)mranv by Mr. H. Cunvhghame the Btrbnf\r:gl h:r: Mr. J. F. Clark; and the owners of land by Mr. Balfour Brown. The Bill is aloro opposed by petition by the Alexandra (Newport) Dock Com- pany and the Ureat Western Railway Company. Mr. Matthews opened the case for the promoters. and shted U13t this Bill came before their lord' ships with the very gOMrnl support, almost the unanimous support, of the great landowners through whose land the roposed line would pass. Out of 192 landowners the Bill was only °ia' by six, and those ?ix were owners only land of an ?gi,ultur.1 character, whose grievances ade- quate compensation w??uld fully meet. Among the landowners in SUPPOlt were Lord Windsor and Lord Romilly, whose land was principally taken, The Rhondda Valley contained industries of great magnitude and of great public importance, and the production from it resulted in figures so largo t i t one ..a Imobt frighteMd to allude to them. Ir ?i(? tradesmen of this valley were almost un"ni- mously in favour of it, and had petitioned in favour of the Bill. 'fhe owners of six millions of tons of shipping, valued at S40,000,00, Is. petitioned in f"vour of the Bill. Mr. M"tthews proceeded to givo a history of the docks in the town of Cardiff, a knowledge of which lie stated to be necessary to a perfect intelligence of the facts ot the Cllse, It was within their lordships' knowledge that Lord liute had been a great promoter of the local coal industries, and had spent large sums of money upon the works necessary to the district. Dock's at Cardiff bejjan to be constructed as far back as 11830. In that year the first Bute Deck Act was pissed, and under that Act the tirst Mule Dock, known as tho West Dock, was constructed. No doubt at that time it was an undertaking of great value and importance, but now, owing to insuffi- cient depth of water and other reasons, it was unequal to the requirements of mcdern trade. After detailing the making of the entrance to the dock by making a cut through the shoals, Mr, Matthews s(*.i<e of the entire ,,1p.lJce of railway accouimodation which prevailed umilm 1836 the Taff Valo ltiii- way was constructed from Mirtiiyr to Cardiff. Speaking of the general configuration of South Wale., Ir, Matthews pointed out that it comprised a series of valleys,running from inland to tho sea which marked out the natural roads along whieh tho mineral wealth of tho district must ivoie for shipment. A certain nUlllber..r th. so valleys llid an outlet ,t Newport, others debouched at Cardiff, nd others again furlher to the wL?E al Swansea. The Taff Vale Was d,?.?;g,?,?d to h"nll mine",1 pro- duce from Merthvr, where 6?r,i Bute li* if I I I considerable property, to OirditT. A branch to Abenlare was constuictcd in 1845, and leased t,) the Taff Vale Company in 1843, ond in 1846 the Bute We-it Dock was also leased to tiw Taff Vale Company. That was a fact of great imiJoriance, on account of tho terms and C0fUfilÍtJIl! or th lease. It w;,?. )f course, apparent that ,t t, t tI; r.ff ',Ur;;j 'I:Z,o;' 'r t;'¡ I railway accommodation, snd in exdunge f r the lease f tho staitlis -,i quays ?. U?, margm ,f the Bute West Dock they agreed to g??" 1,,rJ /lute the monopoly o( shipment The cove- 'I nants ? f the 1, were < f the most Ifrjnnt ch*. rscter. The Taff Vale Company bounit themselves to procure as far as possible the shipment of all minerals brought by thelll at the Bute Wes: Dock. They undertook to pav wharf .ge :,nd dockage dues to Lord Hut. fori tiling Unl wag shipped there. Tho competition wnicli it was the object of these Covenants to shut out was then of a very insignificant cha- racter. There was II shipping i')!\("w in the Gmor. ganshire Canal, mid in Cardiff it.-If SII1,,11 vessel used to .hip coal ljing on t(,o mud. In the hUH' year th Taff V.iie Comj'.tny was empowered to construct the Rhondda Valley rr.Hjch, whkh fit brought the minerals nf rtut w(.,¡!thy d:s'rict into u.-e. In 1549 the hrqw"8s of Bute, to «his« wis doin ar.d foresight this scheme of railway and d"l" Hcconimodation was due, died, an.) bv iiis will he appointed trustees for a period of 1,5(50 years, who had the control ot the dock, and ils revenue and income, and power, for the development of this very valuable property and estate. Thes" tru-tees, with great public spirit, between 1852 n1859 mad" whut was called the Bute E.t Dock, a larger dock fhlll the (Vest Dock. It was mado wilhoul Parliamentary authority by sections nt a time, nnl was thrown opon by degrees for the use of the coal freighters. k Matthews th4'11 .;pol»e pf the construction of the Khymney Railway in 1854, whichirom Walnut Tree Junction had running powers over the 1',M JtïlC: j:ri:1i in t")(ct:I()'iiO the district being, he said, the construction of the 1'enarth Harbour nnd Dock, and the rail*, ay Uc. tween it aud Cardiff, which was authorised in 1£57, This was the tirst attempt to introduce any- t"ing IIe competition in d?ke with the Trustees of Lord Bute. If that dok had remained in the l?.?d?, of an indp,.?d?nt company, in all probability tlio wants of the irnde wonlol have been fully iiiet I)utin 1863 the Taff Valo Company obtained permission from Par- liament to take a loaso of Penarth Harbour and Dock for 999 years. ender the lease tiit- Taff Vale Comnany guaranteed to the Pewlrlh shareholders a dividend of 4J per cent, and half of the profits that might ho realised over and above that divi- dend. This action or the Taff Vale Compauy led 101 objection on tho part of the Bute Trustees, alld they succefdcd i.i getting inserted in tlie original Railway and Dock Leasing Act a clause prohibiting the Taff Vale from charging any lower rates to Penarth than to Cardiff, so as to keep down any possible competition between the two undertakings; and further than that, up to tlie year 1838, they carried on a long ai d acrimonious litigation with the Taff Vale Company, in which they sued that company for carrying to Penarth at all. The litigation was carried to the House of Lords, and in the result the House of Lord, decided that, liS the TalT Vale Com- d "?i not %rrat lo wei- rates to Penarth than f;l Ji :or, :r,'a::on¿o of the covenants of the lease. Their lordships, ingiving judgment, said that no doubt by taking this lease of the Penarth undertaking the Taff Valo Railway was put under a violent temptation to break the covenants iu their lease but that they could not say that the covenants had been broken unless the Taff V.I. Company by lowering the .Ws to l;r;IIJf t!tffi:;k;lti.a::nn I and that direction rather than go to the Hute Docks proper. The result of that decision was to render t ho Penarth undertaking comparatively valueless as a competitor of the But. Dc By the decision of the House of I^rds the Taff Vale Railway Company ullo:elfbll in ::s V;h:r<1 mr lutely prohibitory if they lowered the rate to Penarth. In the year 1866, shortly after the Hhyuiney Act was authorised, the Barry Harbour Act was passed. That Act provided for a shipping placo and tidal harbour, but DO dock. An Act was also passed in the same year for a railway for bringing miner.18 to U?e idll[:\I:60u/r buritng fewmi:S f,row:: were years of great ?inmercial 'depremion, and the l?tnic which prevailed prevented money being devoted to an undertaking of this sort. These Acts were, therefore, allowed to drap, and the scheme was never carried out. In 1866 Lord Bute's Trustees proposed to extend their works at 11 rdiff by obtaining the ,anction of Parliament to 111;?,,t was called the Hoath Bsin. Tl,e Roath III\in w"s int<mdcd as the entrance to a "u'«6r dock which Lni?l Bute's Trustees projected at that time, but to which Parliament re- fused its sanction, Lord Bute being then very near to his majority. In that condition matters remained until 1874, at which time the need for additional dock accommodation was most urgontlyfelt. Tho freighters had applied over and over again to the Trustees of Lord Bute to go to Parliament for better accommodation. In that year the trustees came to Parliament, and obtained authority to construct what was called the Roath Dock in connection with the Roatli Basin. That was a dock of considerable size, and it, no doubt, Iely increased the accommodation of Uie port. 'IW¡:nI;3lísf ct:: tf aI:%t; I ix,?e,?. had onlv been arrived at at the reiterated request of the traders that dock was never made, The Chairman said lie recollected the 1Iill in question. It was an opposed Bill. Mr. Matthews said ho was informed by Air. Shirley (the solicitor to the Bute Trustees) that I 'VBiII was opposed by ono of the rail- wave. That was very possible. At -)I ev,;nt"" it was not opposed by the freightem. When It WM found that Lord Bute did not intend to act upon his powers, great dissatisfaction was expressed, as a result of which Lord Bute wrote on the 2nd of November 1878, to the Clumber of Commerce, stating that he did not think it advantageous to him 11 ? pro- ceed at present with the construction of the dock. Sinco that time no additional accommodation had been given, though the shipments of coal had in- creased from 3,000,000 tons in 1874 to 8,000,000 tons in 1882. Mr. Matthews went on to speak of the circumstances which preceded the introduction of the Bill of 1882, and statod that that Bill had the support of the freighters until it was proposed to increase the charges. Lord Bute had for many years retai -ed 'n his own s8t:"(e:{ Jte the 7;r: t:: °tj, boundaries of the docks themselves, the motive being probably that he should have more complete command over it, and he undertook ac first to do this free of charge. But when the Bill was brought before Parliament Lord Bute's advisers told Parliament that he had found the charge equivalent to Id. per ton on all the coal he shipped, and it was, therefore, proposed to make certain charges. The result of those charges would be that the expense of shipment to the freighters would be considerably increased, and they found that- these extra charges would destroy the narrow margin within which the profits of the coal owner were to be found. They accordingly told Lord Bute that they would rather do without the new dock than have it at the price of the increased chArI- A great many of the freighters, therefore, opposed the Bill of 1882. and appeared by counsel In Par- liament, but they offered to withdraw their oppo- sition If Lord Bute would not oppose tbom la '1. 110. making a dock of their own. Mr. Bidder, in com. menting opon tbi4 mJd, Whr, they are at perfect liberty to do so. For iMtMCe, Lord Windr,. land is suitable for docb, and there is nothing to prevent their bringing forward a scheme, but they much prefer that Lord Bute should spend his money first." The freighters had taken up the challenge of Lord Bute, having given the fullest notice to Lord Bute that they would not be content with the new dock on the terms on which he proposed it. It wm, no doubt, a uwtI* on of :=':ni:gnjd:' to Lord 'i he not onir offered his land upon reamnable terms, but he offered also to subscribe to the extent of 4%0,000. Lord Windsor was a shareholder in the Penarth undertaking, and, therefore, interested in the prosperity OfPenartb. But Lord Windsor was of opinion that 3ome further outlet was urgently needed for the v¿riÜI trade or;:ti1ï: II trict. He asked permission to do upon his own land what Lo.-d Bute had been frequently allowed by Parliament to do f-rthe improvement ot his estate, feeling confident that Penarth would still con- tinue to prosper at the same time that BlilTV would prosper, and that Barry would have a great career of prosperity before it. Another treat interest represented here was the mineral owners. This dock was intended espe- cially for the service of the Rhondda Valley. The southern sea-board was the natural direction in which the minerals of the Rhondda Valley ought to flow, as they could be brought southward at a considerably less rate per ton than tliey coald get II to Newport, which wis further off, or to Swansea which was further off still. It was a question of rate and a question of pence per ton, which meant, the whole profit to the colliery pro- prietor, and the possibility for him of securing* those large Mntr-tch without which a creat unde taking, for itistance. like the 0,n ? not be carried on. It was assured work, and assured means of getting rapidly to the sea with- out expense of demurrage, and the delav of wagons, and so on, which alone would enable the colliery proprietor in the present times of depression and low prices to carry on his busi- ness at a profit. The Rhondda Valley was the most important of the South Wales valleys. Certainly 'the great colliery owners in the Hhondda alley were to a man in favour of the Bill now coming' before their hrd,'hil', Mr. Cunyngliaine I appear on behalf of one of the collieries. Mr. Matthews: Is tint the Lewis Merthyr-' Mr. Cunynghamo Ves, and another. Mr. Matthews said that in the Cowmons they Ind no opposition from any coUiery owner; and he would call before their lordships oil the great colliery pi oprietors of the Rhondda Valley, who were atron?y in support of the Bill. Then the ■ shipping .ntere?t was )arRe)v in favour of the Bill, and desired to see the scheme passed into law. To ?how their lordships the mgnltude of the intere?M I with which they had to deal, he would make one j remark. Under one of the many Acts which ?.verncd the T.ff %'iOe Cl.mpan tl t company was bound to charKe equal rates Tor the frame coming from the gvera¡ v;¡lIy they served n the Aberdare and Rlnamiy VaUetsthey had l competition but in the Rhondda Valley the" hao no competition. The traffic of the RhSndda Valley was of such value and impor- tanaj to the Taff Vale Railway Company that they kept their rates high in all three valleyi ijnd thereby practically ahcndoned the carriage of the traffic of the Aberdare and Khymney Valleys in oruer that they miyht be entitM by law t<> put a higher rate on tlie Rhondda traffic, which was alone enough to enable them to pay their extraor- dinary dividends of Hi per cent. Mr. Matthews then proceeded (f) say that the trade of Cardiff had increased to such an extent that there wa. even now an urgent need for more dock accommo- dat.nn.tn addition to tliat which Lord Bute had "btau..d j??ef to proride. In 1374 the ship- c"'1 ,.Lf ?,?ke Crd, ff nt?d "? 3,971,903 tons: in 18<j2 to 7,7<4 £ S8 tons, and in the four months of the present   ?*y ?'"h ?- ?'?' 'o! 6,<M?,3 tDns m a y?r. Th'reforf they tad in thu y..ar lut a Rrom th of clow upon a if:.i, >t. ;o: \t lftO; 0:.d'77¡, qUl\nt'ty of .tatship?j t?n ,,&S ?,ipp,.? in :87i I S:n?that t;me (hire tad b?n no ad.httjnmade I t,) the Tta more thf*e <erc l-Kiktvi at, the ox?e ?l-?ly it wouM '.<, *<.n that the ?Pwlt)- of f)? output .I Cardiff was fa: beyond »ny srlieni* which ,U!er UJC Bu'? Tr¡¡tAf" or the p:omo„.r» of ,j„ (Ml Hid bro^fht be I ore ?rh.m<nt. In 1M2 Cardiff e??rtej f the t..?: t.-j'pjt..fSuth'??22 ¿ ':nt, ;!1 ?7?;?. ) ruportton WM 24 p r -.L..d in IUI M pe; t.'nt nwre *u th? an .?r-d r.:t.. nf t ?. • nrrmously indl\r:'tin. ;'I. I and there w? ?er,- r- t-A, ton trade would continue to expand 1. he 1'.rd J undeveloped quantiiv of over !?- -.0?.000 000 .-fc?.aod h'U: I ? the Ltti-?rd?I.L was of the best mefu?s In ,I;; œdl¡a:; :1 "ut;¿'l: thr.icite ool, and a cual which oas o'ttuit,?! 'jtjahty.Mux?htt b?tWf.nti.etw.. Th" t.r.r.?J <'fst).pt.in.;h.? u HI the 1!,rectlJU vf t:u su*e .Urutl(IO oJ! I':umn (ur M.h? snips, and tLp of  ? g?.'t c.rry.rt;t:?c..?.' t. ?u'hM.<!c6fc.r smo?trss steam coal, which was the be<tthey coutd h.d for their j ur?)M In the Aberdare and Rhymofy Vaifevg only (he UppN t?<n< furnished coal of the best.qutHn and, t'here- f ire, their output had not in?.od with the ?tndes with wh:ch the output in s,?nic oth.r cart of the the district had increased In the Khoud<ia Villey there was no reason to brieve that this would take place. Some of tho coiliery pro- prietors liad tested the se«ms down to the very |owe»t. and they would tell the Committee that the lower seams in the Rhondda Valley were as good in qu t!;ty and as valuable for exportation as were tho upper ?a<af. In the Hhondda Vatky there uld Ue c.al 1, t"Inot onl 7 the new 'hk('¡d ('t,Uïi,'r ;)ty;: "r f>ur "mes the tiM as .)cm as th me.ln88nd rI¡j ttej ot shipment .-or, provided, In that valley there Wire extensions of collieries in progress, or contem- p! t,,d. add to the present output over 4.000,000 tons cf coal in a yeur. The present OUl¡.ut ()f th HhondJa \'alley was 6"meLllln like 6,000.000 toes. and it it were increased to 10.000,000 tons there would be more than sufli-ient traffic to fill both docks. Witnesses would be called who would tell them thero was not tho slightest doubt that ¡y.fore these docks were made it would be necessary to come to Parlia- ment for further accommodation to meet the rapid growth of the trade. The only reason for oonioc- Im-o was M to whether tliene would be the demand, and those who were acquainted with the capacity and piospects ef the district would tell that the demand would certainly be continued. Thero was a vast amount of tonnage which had still to be transferred from sailing vessels into steamers, and, with the multiplication of steamers, there must be all increase in the demand for coal. The growth had been steady up to the present time, and the causes which had brought about the growth were still in operation. Mr. Matthews then described the dock accommodation of Cardiff and Penarth, and spoke of the delays to which shippers were subjected owing to their inability to get their coal M?t down quickly, and to obtain tip, Tma, he said, represented a loss to the wllierv proprietors, and Caused an additim to be made to ri'J. ca ?nie further ??bservatioas, Mr. Mi: t thews went on to remark that the colliery proprietors of the Rhondda Valley had to pay for their output something like £ d. or 3d. a ton more than the colliery proprietors of the Aberdare and Rhymnev ? ai!eys. This was owing to the high :øet;I:ns of the coal t tt:e' I rtnen this Bill was announced the Taff Vale Railway Company beg-n to make concessions, and tney reduced their rates to 77-100ths of a penny. In spite of that reduction it sttit cost the Rhondda colliery proprietors about lid. a ton more to bring their coal to the sea than it cost the colliory proprietors of the Aber- daro and Rhvinney Valleys; and if this were cal- ciliated it would be found that it represented more than the whole of the capital Uiat could be expended upon any dock. As for Newport and Swansea, which had been perpetually paraded before them as affording a sufficient outlet for the traffic of tho Rhondda Valley, he aid it was simply childish to bring in those ports, as to ship at them involved additional cost of from 31. to 6d. per ton. Mr. Matthews next de- scribed the proposed dock and railway, and then proceoded to refer to the petitions against the Bill. With regard to that of Lord Bute, he said that undoubtedly they wore competing with the ltuto Docks; b't he asked their lordships to say- that the interests represented by the promoters of this Bill were much greater than were the interests represented by the owners of the docks. They urged that tho docks ought to wait for the tnde, and not the trade tor the docks, and that it was much better to construct a dock too soon than too late. The loss inflicted upon the coalowners by the want of dock accommodation at present exi,?-ing was much greater than any loss that might be imposed upon Crd Bute bv Uie fact of his new dock not being at once u1Ie tIracJu%e:;sd::idi I diminished. The trado was growing at a rate which would supply his docks. At the present mpid rate of increase there would soon be suffi- cient trade for all the dock accommo- dation which had been 9,ction( by Parlia- ment. With reference to the petition of the Taff Vale Railway Company, he said that that company had been gorged and over-gorged by the profits which it had derived from the Rhondda Valley, and he did not think that their opposition would weigh very much with their lordships. He had nothing to say against the management of t:ie Taff Vale Railwav, and he d,d not blame them. They had got fit and insolent upon the tmffic which they had had. They had be. able to -Pe 8uccessfu fly with it. Their lordships might imagine what it was to ontr into a contest with two ueh magnates as Lord Bute and the Taff Vale Railway. This scheme so terrified the public of South Wales that those who were uromoting it felt compelled to give evidence of their bona Mrs, and they did this first by sulacribi "g OW,000 to the capital with- out any request being made; and, secondly, by entering into an agreement to ship a certain por- tion of their coal at the Barry Dock, with the condition that they should be charged a lower rate than those who were not parties to the Rgreoment. That was done in order to give confi- dence to the public, and to show to thein that the projected dock and railway would at once have traffic to carry, and not, as had been suggested, to give them the power of ontering into unfair COW- i petition with anyone else. Lord Lovell: If you charged a lower rate would not it be a preferential rate ? Mr. Matthews said they could not charge a preferential rate if they desired, because the law would not allow them; but they did not desire any such thing, and the gentlemen who were parties to the agreement said that they were willing to tear it up, inasmuch as it had already served its object. Mr. Matthews then referred to the clauses which were inserted at the request of the Committee of the Bouse of Com- mon&, which he mid provided against the ool!- quences feared; and, continuing, Mid that capital had been made out of & phrase used by the Right Hon. Robert Bourke that the agreement was u against public policy and unltut." After the explanation he had given, the C..mittee would see that the acreement wu not &&not public policy and unjust;" but In any C&M it could DOW have DO unfair effect, UD'- it were to dimicish the charges of the Taff Vale Railway Company. Adverting to the petition of the pilots, Mr. Matthews said that when the Bill trail before the Commons the pilots were their supporters, and they bad expressed themselves perfectly satisfied with cer. tain provisions which had been inserted for their protection. Now, they had turned from friends to enemies, and by what means this change had been effected they might ascertain during the progress of the proceedings. With gard to the petition of the colliory owners and shippers, Mr. Matthews j mid that, with two exceptiom, none of the firms who hud signed owned collieries in the Rhondda Valley. In conclusion, he said that the question their lordships had to consider was a very great one, but he did not think they would be able to doubt that tho gentlemen who came before them bad for years OOensutfering from the want of dock accommodation. He did ask the ¡ Committee not to cramp an enterprise rueb Fo that by any nprro wd"ing with the subject, I The noble Chairman said they would not tAke any evidence that night, and the Committee then adjourned.

THE NEW DOCK AT CARDIFF. A CLAIM FOR COMPENSATION. On Thursday at tlw Surveyors' Institute, Lon- don, Mr. J. Clutton sat as arbitrator, and was accompanied by Mr. Meadows White as legal assessor, to inquire into the claim of Sir A. Mackworth for compensation in reference to ten acres and a half of land, aituate at tho lower oDd of the Tharsis C'opy>er Works-road, on the eastern side of tlie proposed new dock at Cardiff. Mr. B-1 tW 'Pil-red for Sir A. Mackworth, ana:\f Jrc!:1o;Oi;q sc;V Mr. B&zalgette, in opening the ?w, ?ii the bad abutted on the Bristol Channef. Six-and-a-half acres were occasionally submerged by the sea, which was gradually encroaching upon it. This occurred only four times a year, with exceptionally high tides. The land had been used for farming put- poses, but was now let as a rifle range. Kour-and- a-half acres were submerged every high tide. < Continuing, he said I will now speak of the pro- posed prindples of valuing this land. There are two principles nppliœtJle-one which I may call the Penarth principle, in which case Lord Windsor chatted a penny per Von upon all the exports and imports, and I believe the Barry Dock are doing the same thing. IIfr, Balfour Browne: The Barry Rocks have not ome into existence yet, and 1 hope the Hill w¡1I1; thrown out in the Lords. Mr. B izalgette Be that as it might, he would say in that connection that, alKiut twelve vears ago, the exports from Cardiff were 2,301,761 tons, and they wero now over 6.000,000 tons per annum. The other principle of valuatiou was to ?certain the value of hnd which is simihrh' situated in Cardiff, and apply it to this particular a) ex. H.? h{)uld call before them a Carditl surveyor, ? )'r. Peter Price, who h?i adopted thi,, method. .M'. Price bad gone into the rens which were obtained for pieces of hnd similarly 8ituate-i lit Cardiff. The rent per ?re, taking the ve.,g" ?u X172 10?-, b.t he deducted from tat': I for l'uLhc ioads and bridges, which left net rent of fl ier -r,. Then the next step In .ii,*Price va 17};'o\rt d:I;e x:<te\jr\i: I for the land to develop in value, and the reason Lt I t ,tt was because the new dock was about to be built and tin n tiie land WQulll be in great r.iquest.—Mr. Price added 25 per cent, instead of tlie ordinary percentage for compulsory sale, and that o.tine £,221. mk¡ng th" total amount t,? .t31,lO'I.r.1 Foster Bmwn, a civil *?ngineer in "'alt? and else- where, ?id that in order to reclaim The land sum d 4?2,000 would have to be expended in em- bankments, and that had w come off the a,,107, )?\ mg the total ('hdm as represented by Mr. Price £ 29,107 He mi.ht say that for y.?re; D-t d.,k? had b,.ta extending in tJw d"rect? lon of this land, i ,:x:;itrte.oi,stl:,it Sir A. Mackworth when he ?il that that gentleman h,j been waiting and the land had been waiting for the I dod, li? had long bc-??n waiting for an ofl>r from the Marquess of Bute, but the marqu"ss had ,.z concluded the matter by agreement, but had swooped down uoon Sir Arthur Mackworth lie did not say it offensively) with an Act of Parliament, I and iii?s?z?d him to wi arbitration f??r cou,ub()ry aa.. Sir A. Mackworth was then called. He rt,-itfd that h. tenant for life of the property which formed the subject of this claim, and his title ""3' under a settlement made onhÎ$IDRrrhge in October. lS, when his interest commenced. He was now the owner for life. He produced his original title. t.tr. Prioo, Cardiff, surveyor, then give evidence He omfirmed wii.at Mr. Iiazalgette had said, and gave it a* his opinion that the vilu.^of tl-e land £ 31.000 —Mr. David Jones, surveyor, of Cardiff, t hougir land was worth 4526,- fr. Evan Davies, n!so a surveyor, cf < ardiff, gave the v„iue at £ 31,033. — Mr. Robert Forrest, Lord Windsor's land ?"nt. ?ve the value at ?29.223 0, 10J, J -). ? Hiz-II, of Splott Farm, gave evidence, aud said he had hauled hay .?er th land in ti?? (,f ibitj and 1G47. M'm. Summers, firewood dealer, ».f Cardiff, said lie liad hauled bricks and .n..ø over the land. He said the tide was no hii'her now than it used to 1,L. though the sea may have eaten tie) land away. Or. account of the absence of Mr Foster Brow n tha hearing was adj ,ned till Saturday.—SU1>m" qui nt!y it w is agr,II.t ween the learned counsel that the nrlJilralor should decide the question of access, éinJ as to whether the quantity in question ¡. t" ."d a half seres or six and a half hcn's, and that he should make iiis .1 in accordance with those decisions.

T t'I LOCAL BILLS I PARLIAMENT. THK RHONDDA AUD SWANSEA BAY RAILWAY BILL. The Special Committee (,f the House of Lords had the chueg of this Hin undr consideration on Thursday, the preamble having been passed on Weunesday. Lord Limerick again presided. On Clause 5, by which the Railway Company weie empowered to make viaduct. approaches, retaining walls, embankments and other works, 1Juiltjjnl:, and conveniences, Mr. Michael, Q C., said the Neath Harbour Commissioners were bound to i.k..11 neces- Ntry pr4??utiuns to prevent such work8 as might be constructed injurin the channd or the banks, and he proposed to the, Committee to ins; rl a clause in the Bill which would enable th" Commissioners to remove any such obstruction and io recover from the railway company the cost of so Joing, i'he Chairman said he thought it would be better to insert a clause in the 1';11 to the effect that any dispute should be referred to arbitration. The clause .eded ?.? then g,, On Clause 7, "Iu and for the purposes of the construction of Railway No. 1, the company mav fiora time to time deeper., dredge, scour, anii cleanse the bed, sboms, and channel of the River N-t.h and Baglan Bay, N iïla"ii:;8 clause was a very serious: interference with the river, and was not at all neoe^sary for the purpose of the promotere, who were only going to roako a tunnel underneath the river. When tlie Bill was first brought forward the promoters said they were not going to touch the bed f the n,r t a ? 1. The Chairman said the Committee were of opinion that the navigable channel of the river as far as the purposes of the Bill were concerned should be from the high water mark ?t ordinuy spring tides to the high water mark at ordinar? neap tides on the west bank of the river. This decision was inserted in the BUI as & new clause. The remainder of the clauses were then gone through, and the Bill was ordered to be reported to their Lordships' House. THE TAFF VALE RAILWAY BILL. This Bill was to have come under the conside- tion of the Sel?t Coinmitta .f the House of Lord, presided over by the Earl of Limerick, in the House of Lords on Thursday, but when the cuse came on for hearing, Mr, Littler, (4,C., on behalf of the promoters, said he was happy to inform their lordships that an arrangement had been arrived at with those who opposed the measure. The pro- moters were not very hopeful on the previous day that a settlement would be arrived at, but that morning a rid bad been found, j and the details of the settlement were under dis- ion. The clauses of the Bill were then gone through without discussion, and it was ordered to be nI- ported to their Lordships' House. I

THE COLLIERY EXPLOSION AT NEW TREDEGAR. The two young men, Jones and Reardon, nre get?jng on towards recovery. As was stated in tho W,.te" Mail of Friday, pr?eedinp have been instituetd against tiie haulier Jones for going into that prt the working,?. The summons is re- turn8b!e for Tues&y mxt at Tredegar, but it is doubtful whether he will be able to pp-r.

THE COLLIERY EXPLOSION AT RHYMNEY. I Edward Prim still lives, but is in a very pre- carious condition. The funeral of David Ena took place on Thursday at Rhynsney Church in the pnC)8.r a very large number of people.

FATAL WHALE FISHING ACCIDENT. Information has reached Liverpool of an accident to some of the crow of the whaling vessel Ellen Rizpah, which was at Woodsliole, United Stales, on the 20th ult. It appears that while the vessel was on her whaling cruiae the captain and chief officer were each in command of a boat. Both of the men struck a whale simultaneously. The whale disappeared beneath the surface of the water with lightning speed, Lntortumtety, the line attached to the mate's harpoon fouled, and the boat, with all its occupanto, was drawn under. The boat was never afterwards seen, and out of a crew of about nine hands only one succeeded in escaping.

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I CARDIFF SCHOOL BOARD. THE HIGHER GRADE SCHOOL QUESTION AGAIN. THE PLANS FOR THE PROPOSED BUILDING. The monthly meet ing of tiie Cardiff School Board WMhetdat?e 'I ow.l?.il, C-ldiff, on Thur"!?, M?- Lewis WHJiams in th, ch;iir. I h,, ""re .1'' present—Dr. Edwllrdll, the Rev*. C. J. Thompfton, V. S*u'ez, G. A. Jones, and J. Wait*, and Messrs. Thomas Kees, Alderman Evans and John C-jry. Tull VBOTOSED WWWFR CRAVF SC IfOOr..—TU8 ARCHITECT'S T'LANS. Tho CLeRK (Mr. Re.) re^rtod that, he lndRE- ceived letters from tho School Uoards of Bradford, Halifax, Hudderefield, Shf-ffioid, and Manchester, in which towns Higher Grade Schools had established, explaining the plan upon which eacli was built. The fy>tem# said the cj"rk, which appeared from timi t,) be most in favour seemed to be that one having d"!óS,rool1)s and a large central hill- Tlie cfJlrJlniltcc of the hoard which had sat that morning had reived that the chair man, the vice-chairman, and the K^v. C. J Thompson should be to visit during the pre Sent we*'k ;.0111e of the*e schools, and rei>ort to lÜ8 board as to their suiraMlity. The CHAIRMAN said that Mr. S war Vs plans for the proposed b.ildi.g were now to I-e Kid b?f.-o g%]dei"en; ''l,c: fully i.,pect th"m, The system Mr. N.ward l.ad adopted was that of the Shefttcht :;d,,>v!, which plan had attracted 1\ grat dal of attention. It provided forthe c »u&truction of centra) gymnasium or hail, the school b*ing divided intoT.wodepartment*,oheund<r tho care of 8 master aod tiie other of Ii ¡¡¡j., ;,('<, I ie whole being superintended by one head-mast-r. Th" hoys' schoolroom was on the gTound floor, and the girls' on the floor above. There w;us also, h: under* stood, & kind of b4Jcony running round the ( ,81 hall by whi.:h aœbS8"&8 gained to the claa<»: lie (the chairman) thought there was a !)"d deal to be said in favour of this system. He would call upon the clerk to rtnd the letters from the different boards. HuJJerstieid had adapted tho 6,m" > p1an as Sheffield. They would havo tll adopt a plan timiiar to tint at Sh»-fm !d. with cn« master and four or five níil. and fem.«!c teachers, or have it in two separate <Jerart mctlt. The CLKUB r ad the letters which hid been received. At Sheffield provision had been made for 400 bl?? ? and gir?. who were under h' control ..f ? luad-fnast<*r. ihe ).!?n -f having the b. d ¡'IP::r to "iCif; "Hi), and Admitted of good organisation. 'H* Halifax schools were divided into tw,) depart- ments, the 6'¡"ol being built on the ciass-rooiu4 plan. At Bradford there w. re throe Higher Grade Schools. They consisted of four department, two for boys and two f"r girls. In these I hpre was no central haft or gymnasium, J he Manchester Beard ,e.N)ancliest?.,r&-ard The ('HArRMAS 6aid it hud hen thought de. eirable by the committee that before ttt,-i- com. mitted themselves to either plan of building they should get the board's opinion on III., matter. Ihe C. J. THOMPSON said he should make proposition that their proposed Higher Grade 51111001 should be bjilt for a much nnKller number of children than they rww inl<!n1.¡ to accommo* date. Sheffield had a population twice, if not three times, as large as Cardiff, and yet Ihy had built their school for onlv 400 children, whores they at Cardiff had revived to provide accommodation for 800. The population of Manchester also was about seven time- that 01' Cardiff—— i he C HAIKMAN said that was a point which had already been decided by the b qrd, and he did not think it was one which could be re-conMdored, especially as the department had giveu their sanction to tile scheme. The Jtcv. CJ. 1'HO»P,oX: !) ou sav every time something is proposed. II" i Mr. Thompson) be- lieved he could propose a reduction in the dil"en- sions of a buil ling which the bo.«rd intended erec* ling, even under those conditions. Tite CHAIRMAN Tliat is a questionable matter. The ("1.1(. gave it as his o!¡inj'H1 that, since M1" Thompson's motion was practically to rescind a mf)1 ion already passed, it would be necessary that he «hou!d give notice of it. I liP Ki-v. SArr^z thought that if thov could obtain the valuable exi*-ri»-nee ùf linger towns on the question they would surely have po*er to act upon it. TIK» CHAIRMAN* But we had tbi, experience before we dwdwl. The Kev. V. 8,w'2 did not think thov had. It seemed to bif*> hk", throwing the ratcpayers'inoney away if they "'er bound to go on .ilh iI The Hp,Ç, J. THOMPSON Have i h(- f-t? I*m .1r?i ,gl?t b?f(irc-ttiir l?.?ird l^fore, Mr. Chairin?n ? Th* CHAIRMAN said Mr, Thompson's ov.i opinion, given lIdor.. I..ord Aberdare's Committee, was that special provision should b3 mule in Cardiff of inu: mediate education lor 1,OO bovs and 1,000 girl., The Kov. C. J. THOMPSON*: Yes, but I -1dcd the important, qualification tliat the monev should be voluntarily obtained. Alderm-tn KVANS • Were you aware, Mr. Chair- IndO, before thebi8 communications were received, that the school at hnehtn only provided foi T;, CHAIRMAN Oh, y., ]>y "tI I,hng we arc «ctuaJ)y providing accommodation f<» a numbee within that ?n(?ti ?i by the Educa'.ic-n Dep"rt- ment, Tho que,'ion n"w before the meetit g i% Which plan are we u> adopt, that oi having class* rocms, or as »t -j,ffi,ld '? The Itev, C. J. THOMPSON* certainly advocated that they should build their Higher tirade School on a plan similar to that on wmeh their present Elementary Schools were constructed. It had answered admirably in three towns, which wero oC more importance than ShnflUdd, and ?t certainly seemed trie more economical plan of y,?" I tt:1;1}j :arllle J:o(\;i);:n f ,J:t: bi. pioten most strongly and warmly against the intention of lhat bm Iv carry out th"lr rt??lu. tion in such an extravagaul wanur as that pro. pus. He wou!d move now, as a substantive motion, Tliat it bean instruction from this board to the architect that the COo. of the higher achool buildings should not exceed Clo a head; and further, that tIJ" school should be in two depart* meets, under three fppai ate heads." His proposal would be in effect that they should proceed in thia matter on the same plan as in the Elementary Iwols-tbat was with & roaster and ml6t,es, Mr. Jouv CoBY; Has Mr. TI'lIp8<>n noticed the terms of the resolution passed at the rnrnmittflt meeting to-day't The CLKRK read the minute of the committee which stated that letters were read from the llhool Boards of Sheffield, Hudden.f\ejd. nifa Manchester, and Bradford, in some of which t separate system was in vogue, and in others t large liall or assemhiy-room. Under these circuna stances the committee recommended that a depife tation proceed AD these schools and report on thi working of them to the board. Aldenoau EVANS proposed, and Dr. EnwasM seoonded, "That a deputation proceed to view thft schools and report to the board." Tho CHAIRUAN said Mr. Thompson had bcttac divide his motion, so that it coalJ be voted upon. The Kev. C. J. THOMPSON tJ.n proposed a £ an amendment M Tliat in tlie erection of Higher Grade Schools the system of stp^mte departments be adopted, the plan of procedure to booritbolina of the ravunt, Elementary Schools." Mr, SKWAAD, the architect, explcined Ciat at Bradford there were two dapai thienta for boys awl two for airls, and there were four or five clan rooms w "W, dbpl. licadf?rdvvsthoo-I PISCA I.eiv the ontr.i Wi had uot bea mpt4i m aooM Vart or an.Ui?r f ti,. U.ildi 10 Tf:-R C. J, TueMt*o.s àl.Id not f. one of the depuuUcA, he ui**ppttJved of the whoh tiling ao much. TUe Cm&Am said lie hoped M.\ Tbompsoa wtuld re-conaider tiie matter. Other towns W bought their experience dearly with respect to their schools, and it was only right that if they (the board) collld take advantage of that u. pcrienC6 they ought to do eo. It was not now 80 much a matter ot pouade, shillinga, aod pence aa ot efficiency. The Rev. G. A. Jones and Alderman Evaas wen each asked to form one of the d(?putAUon, but they explained that they wereprevented from doing m. by other engagement#. ;teItev.V.Saul?midbt bad spoV#«n ? often against the pr?poml of U. board thai uld notene in the matter. The *mt'iiui.,cut proposed by Mr, Thompson, and seconded by Mr. Saulex, was put to :110 meetings and losr by fivo votes to four. The motion waa then carried, tlie chairman and Dr. Edwards beiog appointed as the deputation. The Rev. C. J. Twounos then moved« Tfcat it be an instruction to tho architect in any, plana he may draw up tht the cœt of the entire b\Üldinc shau not exceea ZIO per child. lf:°i: V. 8: and .i I that It they went on with this kind "t expenditure t- ratepayers would soou make an exodus, and isava the board to pay for the schools themselves. The CHAIRMAN Quite absurd, Mr. Sauksz. ø. (the ch.urwall) wished Mr. Thompson to underw stand that they were going to vUit schools wbee the minimum CobL had been Llb per head. The Kev. C. J. THOMPSON 1 must prose my reo solution, and I shall be glad if it is puL The CILUMJTAII; If we carry out) our plan, Mr, Thompson, I do not see the use of our paying thla visit; we might as well stay aI. home. 1 may say it is very Luoonveniont for me to go away at lICO" sent. The Rev. C. J. TUOHPSOK Now do not appeal lid "eri,rdi- in that way. If the deputation knows what we are ,oing to apeud they ,ill ba better able to 6" L.I (, Ju?tge '= they ty thi8 ,i,?it. But tl I' ?e 'I '-d v ipiiw that Uwy intend to sp6nd more thau 1 suggest. The CHAISMAK I do not thiok we have asid anything to imply that. The resolution was pat to the meeting, wbet three voted for tind four against it, and it wa% therefore, lost Alderman Evaos did not vote. KXAMINATLOKS AT BOARD *KI> VOLCNTAKY FCHOOIA. The Kev. V. SAI'LAX, in accordance with notieat moved that a petition be presented to the Education Department, praying that the schools, both volun- tary and board, have ùMlir .ual..a,uinationa held at the same pctiod of the year, if posaihia during the months of March or Aprii, for the wore satisfactory urraogemeaU of the time for tha holiday .>ns, The motion was seoonded and carried uawe mously. TIIP erases Trie t LPRK presented an abstract of a ceasns oi the chi ldrf?n in 0.. to n, Lk.. by rd,, of ÚI. board, in ?nectim with which he explained that the tf:'i:;i; :r.ai tendent officer, and not to h-mool "had bow stated. The board so-on afterwards rase.

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