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IILGULAIIONS A- TO 1 ftLEUKAMS. j On and from the 1st of July the new re^ulati >n« inspectinf hrpj¡:n tel"¡¡,W! a¡¡r.d upon lit th International Telegraph Tonfervnce held..t iierlia will come into forco. Tite principal alterations are the followingThe rules relating 10 European have been assimilated ta rfl(\O relating to extra-European code telegnuns, tho limit of length of 1\ word in such messages being fixed at ten ietfors, and word drawn frooj inoit than one of tlw authoris-d languages— namely, English, ¡"roneh. German, lluhan. lIutch, Portuguese, Spanish, and Latin- being allowtd; U-) the uatucs of both the office ftnd the country of destination will be counted in the addn. as ona word eaCh. whatever their length, provided they Rrø written Air>g)e word by the sender, and are 6pelt in "ccord"u." witli the official hst; (c? the sender of n tdegrmin will be bl.. have it t?pjtei from -ffic. to office du ?irR tran,?niioion by paying an additional quarter-rate instead of a luilf-rate a "t l-Wflt; (J¡ Ii the ,tentl( r a European telegram prepays a reply, -.d th« r,ply (arm i, -.t .-I by tho .ddre??-. the amount prepaid f,)r a reply will flot t* ef.,n d,d (') if the address** of a teJell" has it rppeatrd, and it then prjves that only a portion of the telegmtn was IMCCU' tt?ly transmitted, only proportionate part .( he charge will 6) refunded; <f)the charge for flny word or word* omitted dui ing the tmnsmis* ^ion of an e-tri-Purope%n tele""n will be re- funded; (</) Ut' rates to Jvral ounrries will bo educed. ai may bo 088n nil ref"renL'6 to llle I'?t llicu Guide for uly The following are a few ax-mpl, H, ,i. from 9 1. to 6Jd.; fjpam, fr.. ?).t?<)<);)?)v. fro.? Sd. to 4id.; India, from ?. 7d.t 4"

liEMAlilvA15LK ACCIUEM' L\ LONDON. A rEDESTHlAN STRl'CK BY AN AKUOLIVE. A correspondent writes 10 a Lon?ion con- ( tr:nro\ry:-Ai gentleman, well-known public om«M*l, was p1 ng tr\.m St. J""ltA" Pink "ta Pall M.II by the f"rdn w.1I of Marlborough House, on Saturday hit, at "qu;Hter to five in tho afternoon, he suddenly received on the igi,t :t, a rül:rÙ: :ni:( lle" l;t' crackling mise, which caused hill) great pain and to stumblo forward as lie walked. On recovering hi. footing, and turning round to set* who had unceremoniously struck him, he found that there I waa no one nn the pavement lut him. self and the policeman on duty at the paik end of it. On reaching home the shoulder was submitted t08umIMtλn, but nothing was at first discovered to account fur the pain in it. But in a little while the servant who had talten away the coat to brush brought it buck to point out that over tho right ul,le, tho nap was p, e down tht in a long, :igi?t line, Øxadly as if a hOt wire had been 14,14y drawn across the clorh, The accident is. trn.rdoN, (,.pl?i.Ni having been used by the explosion of a minute falling star or meteor. It I. an unpreCtdtmted and most interesting occurrence, sod deserves to be placed on public reeOI J."

FLTAUDS ON KEWSPAPKILS. i Charles William Oldlmtn was again charged at fths Mansion Uou, London, on Thursday, with (attempting to obtain money from the Timu news- paper hy supplying fictitious news.—Mr. Quint, cne of the sub-editor* of the Timts, said it was the rule of that journal that no report should appear n its columns unless the writer of the report was a wiioeAi of the facta he reported. After further evidence, the prisoner was committed for trial at ttaO<d liuiley. He was admitted to hail.

LOCAL BlLLS IN PAKLIAMEST. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY BILL. In the House 01 Lords <? Thursday th)t Bill t4MO b10re Me, Campion, the el.mia$,, I-r Pl--f d com\¡ance i,i? the HlImdmg Ordel", The bu-di?g Order hiel. ,.de,. it DIK._r, f", the "ur, In be approved at ,pecial gener-I w?eti-91 ¡ I", 'Ile companies concerned 'U8 hld not to ssve been complied with In the case of the Corn- **Jl Railway Compaoy, and the Bill will accord- ftjfiy be referred to the gUodiug Orders Com-1 outse.

ANNUAL ASWEMI3LY OF SHEI'ilL'KDf. J The Loyal Order of Shepherds continued their Wlinga at Sheffield on Thursday raorning. The clllof subjects discussed were superannuation 44d the salt lenient of disputes by aruitration. The •sating resolved to recommend the establishment district superannuation funds, and luthorioed | £ js ofBeor# to co-operate with other Frieodly societies in obtaioiog distinct enactment giving «*o power to determine disputes undur their hiles by their owo tribunals.

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MR. GLADSTONE IN SCOTLAND. MR. GOSCIIENS ELECTION ADDRESS. I SPEECH BY Mlt. CHAMBERLAIN. Mil. GLADSTONES JOURNEY NORTH, DHMOXSmATIOXS AND SPEECHES I ]:x liOUTE. Mr. (iliidgtoud started upon liis MiJlotlii.vn campaign on Thursday morning. A "ury lai^e crowd had aasetnblnd around the garden entrance of tho Premier's ofticitl residence in tho Horse citiaidi Parade »oine time before the hour filed at which he was to ssart, it having Iwen understood tint this was tho way by which he would leave. At a few minutes alter ten Its emerged from h'.j tevidence, and took his neat in the carriuga with Mis. Gl.ujtoue, amidst cheers, which he fre- quently acknowledged. TUE DEI AKIHtr.. 1 I- Ths Cimage then orove iioiu SULCI St. Tancias Station, 611-9 Whitehall, St. Martin s- Une and Oxford-street, and ut i"lerval" on tl,, route were llit!dly & iz,,ge number ot uerstTa had gathered outsidu tho Horse Guards, and tliey crowded round the PVen Victoria und ?crf? r?'?t.?ty."Mnyof them running I\ftr t)? o-irriane. The "'?? "? ?'' Martin's ww ?so C[..wd<dwit))?<.t)k.?ho?v.?et'rem? a hearty ret1n uS hø püdf Iw.ay "t? them bhout. iM ?.? ?'r hop"" <.?? he would ? 'ucceMtut in hi«-?n?).'i<'n.A't'?c.Hf"«ert.<c))<'iSt.f.)ner?a St.??n)..uJc).?'??r''i?dt?tttrt!t)c?wJ<. boU'm<idt.andout.id))the?Uon. fhou?n? of people liued both nidee of the roadway uppo- bito the »Utioo, and to great was the rush that of tl'8 c%r,-i,,go I pt,?? Thocro?df"no?Mlthec*rn..tCtntot!.t) .t?ntndonto?Mp?t'o.m.wt.erdU'??? ?rMJt'M-.tmbtedHhrK<?"fj?tMnt,))tu) new?triv.i"t'?r""pt.'m<'itV?tT"?' barriera. Mr. Gladstone h" 1 lomd diflicity in r?c?n?ht«?r[)?.?'-iici(ed«ndeuthu<)?!.c was the crowd winch .uriounded :d 1,-? nail, in f.?t, to Stop several lime* W acknowledge the f tti. gr,et, .gs f l?ii. d.i,ei-s. A c.r,l, of police Was drawn up round the eiririge, but ? 1. () c,wi in 1,?uJly f, S\1.ch, (nroopoDtX.thtMfuro.K'thMiXtpue.tb. SPEKCH AT sr. PANCKAS STATION. Mr. Ot.AUsTONii aaid:—I cannot depart from London without thanking you, thanking thousands more who are not within hearing, for this ex- traordinary display of enthusiasm. (Cheers.) What is the cause of the enthusiasm ? It is be. causa we feel that w. ae rengaged in a great, noble, national, Imperial undertaking (Cheers.) Wmt is the reison,gentlemen, "f all this excite- (Cheer, and some^roans.) It is because the ptople of Ireland want to manage their own allairs, and wmt to cease from giving trouble to you and to them- j St'lvfi, (Cheers.) Why are they prevented from doing so Our opponents .ay that it is because they ™ lire" narion UIIWOrlhy to be trusted. 1 do not believe God hus msde any one of the nations un A, rlhy to Lw trust?ti. Yo"l opponents say th"t Canada is worthy to be trusted, that the people of Australia are worthy to be trusted, but that the people of Ireland cannot be trusted. Tne queatjon which you and your brother electors throughout lh" country have (0 ddh.tlUine-ltJe alteinative that is before tliem—is whether you will govern Ireland by confidence or by fotva. That is the question before tho country. D" n" allow it to be taken from you by any eubtei (u^e, but eav Yes or No ■' to it. (Cheers.) I w ish you tlie greatest happiness and the greatest pros- perity as citijoiut of the greatest Empire in the world. ix I.t hon, gontleman concluded his remarks at ll) 35 amid repeated bursts of cheers. The w histle imOlooitely i??und?d, and the train skwty glided out of the ?t?tion. Mr. Gladstone stood at th?wtn- dow, and buwd hie acknowledgments to UaJ large bnjy of epechH.'rs )m chr M.ttr cheer ttro?. f'?o ,ppl?,.?, did not s ub?ide until the whole tr,,i had l.ft the Mttion its way to the :<iorlh.: ?e. Centra] Kew."t?.i;r?.h..h..t fully 10000 neople had assembled at St. Pancraa t,ion to ?vitriesg tij?3 dep4iture, bl(?ckill,? tlio nhffwo.brtftXiu?d?wot'.otetn?oraryb?n.rs. and oven tw?r??n){ E. Ihe top of t? ".il..y carriages TLe I'mujier was sui-Nuuded by polk"" ?"? if.? only with the grMt?t din?utty that elbowed their way though the dense liuman w>.u to the Premier's carriage. ARRIVAL AT LKlCKSTER. I I I About IC.UWpeof?-?u t:.??uuL??. antiaw?)?ttin?"Lim.n\.trdtheamvttofthe tmininwh)chtt,u"[t"?f'?'?"X'pon itr?chin.;the!.tMi? H?St)oonMni?ew? dr?,,n p.?t t).? pik??- -1 h,el? i-I",?d?d to!.too.Md a ,[ g,t foil gr,t dirkuit ti?,t %I, I 'F. M R who with Mr. Kllis. M.P., was to have intra- du,I a Liberal deputation, could reach the rrtn1lcr, Tho ¡'XCilrment Wa ¡nttnSl'. hut "fter JfM deiay Iho addft?? "'He f-rc'?ttd f'om the local Liberals, and Tlie PttmiKK, in response, said It is impossible to make myself audible to Uie vast and enthu- siastic body of persons here assembled. I uiust thank you for the addresses w-hioh you have been good enough to present to r j. In two of those addresses it is remarked, with justice, tlvut Leices- ter is an ancient stron hdd of L ibcral principles. About th.ttn?tMr??re c..nb? no doubt what- ,r, ?nd.thexferc. to bring L?her*t jtnnc??to Lf ic?ter i" exactly like h..nmng coals to New- castle I don't ?'"w her. for 8ueh. purpri d time forbids me to ?nttr on the great question now brore ti?? coilntry-namely, whet her you ..?, L'ive t)? ° t'?)euf??)<"dtht: which jouha^e, ?vcn itt? th? g,-e, 't,? ?t v't?,t<3 the noal I ,t but -,It ""Iy t,?il i ton of two things—one, "Mt aft", 54 jeais of public life, I have never wttnes?J 8udl ünthu. ?..n.Mtxi?int.Up?cetwhcrefht??n).) this great cause; and the MMnd i'. that the eyes nf?he world are now upon ycu in dt'la.; in which t}wv have ndver been Nf,o directed towards this country. only the whole Briti-h race, but the whole of civilised mankind, is Uwtify- in« "the liveliest interest in this great sublet. It, aswe have every reason to believe, tho verdict of the people should be in favour of the people of Ireland, there will bo nothing le>s than a thrill of joy throughout the civilised world. I place beforo you this noblo object-human sympathy combined with the justice of the policy and the cause—I commend it, gentlemen, to your deep and deliberate consideration, for you never had at. issue to determine morn charged w.th ?'odnrtUMtnthe future dett't?M of thi. t;r.?tEni[<ire.(Che?.) ou t of tllo !itatiOL),d Ihe train then started out "f the station, amid 10uJ And continued chicling. RECEPTION AT TRENT. Tho reception of Mr. Gladstone at irent Junc- )?mw,.s very hMt'tv. Oreat crowds .'ft.tbcr'? from SutlÎngham. llketon. and HUlhclitfa had assembled, and they lustily cheered tho Premier. A?dr???frointheMccnatituenOt'swt'rotohn-a p ntd nd bouquet handed te Mr*. Gladstone, but the crush was eo great that only an .Odr?. ti,o ll,a,j,?, ..d til- blug-OL I.d to 1, I,r,,n into the saloon. The crowd enthusiastically cheered as the train proceeded on its w»y, and 111, Gladstone, holding the bouquet in his hand, auiilingly bowed his acknowledg- ments. ADDRESS AT CARLISLE. I At Carusle, there being nearly ten minutes to j wait, Mr. Gladstone addressed "hlrge crowd at the station with special reference to tho recent correspondence between Lord Carnaivon and Mr, Parnoll. It was most unfortunate, he said, that while Lord Carnarvon had told 01 what he did say, and while he had told us that he did not com- municate the particulars of the conversation to tho Cabinet, he had not told us to who In he did coml!1unicate them, fie (Ir, Gladstone) wi:;h",1 to put this qU8tion to Lord Carnarvon—What did you say to Ir. Parnoll, alld to whom did VOll make known your conversation with Mr. Parneli ? If Lord Carnarvon knew his duty us a Cabinet Miuial{,r, lie must have made known that conversation to Lord Salisbury. It would have been treachery if Lord Carnarvon had held such a conversation with a person in Mr. Parnell's position and not made it known to Lord Salisbury. Lie iwr. viiau&iouej, uieu-ioro, i". mat \'llJd u Carnarvon it l?,, ?,)uld be perfectly sure that his lordship dul his dutv by I making known (hat conversation to Lord Salis- b?,y. It w as due t- the Enghsh ..ti?,n that they thoug be exactly informed upon thi. Ruhj.Cl, 'rf)ey had a riglit to k?" dL st??.1d ??t b.? I;i, I Cault ii they aid not come to know, accurately and completely, ths whole history of the tmnMc?on. i ARRIVAL AT EDINBURGH. rpnn nnl\'lng IU r.uinourgn, mi unnuu.s 10 nine Mr. Gladstone was received by an enormous ?crowd The people, as soon ai they caught sight or th. right t,.rt into etiotirs. which were continued unt)ttht)?'rtyrafc!?d the K<.Ytt)Uot<i'rineM-etrfft.where).ew?h?y during the campaign. Mr. Gladstone was extremely (;r.tm.d<"<hh)'rMt(i?on.fn(tinr<-ptyt<) ?auiWM)dth.tthet?Mp6.'encedno'U .,? -t) from his journey. As at pres&ot ..rr1\nged,1 Mr.tj!td<!Mnewi):doDOthir.):to-dM(tr.?y? be?nd ddrem Ing a groat Wieting In the .vMm:! at the MUIIC.h6I1,

SPEECH BY MR. CHAMBER- LAIN. BIRMINGHAM, THCMDAT NIUHT. Nr, Chamberlain presidod to-night at the inau. gural meeting of the new Badioal Union, which WAS held m the small Lecture Theatre of the Birmingham and Midland Institute. Admission was by ticket, and the notice convening the moot- ing invited the attendance of Liberals who are In favour of a uniform ncheme ofloc.il self-government for all parts of the United Kingdom, under the supremo authority of the Itnperial Par- liament." There were two hundred persons I reient, uinoriff titf,.tn being %fr. (;. I)ixon, NJ.P. Mr. Winterbothaw, M l' Mr. \V. Kenrick, M P.; Mr. W. S. Caine, M P Mr. Jesse Collings; Messrs. C, E. Mathews, A. Keen, Arthur Chamberlain, arid Austin Chamberlain, It was explained by Mr. Arthur Chamberlain that invitations had been sent to only a limited number of persons. He announced letters of pology from tho following members of ParliamentMr. Q. O. Treveljan, Mr. W. Jacks, Mr. A. H. lirown, Sir J. J. Jenkins, 11'. It Chamberlain, Ir, v. Pitt Lewis, Mr, A. G. iiitchin, Mr. Storey-Maskulyne.and Mr. O. Corbett. Tho CHAIRMAN, who was loudlv cheered, then addressed the meeting, lie said they were really met for business purposes-to iDuguratd a new association. It was a meeting of Liberals and Radicals who found themselves unable to agree with the proposals of the Government with regard to thdr Irish policy, but who yet were sanguine that some means might be found of satisfying the reasonable aspirations of Irishmen, Siwtehmun, Welshmen, and Euglislimen for a great extension of local government, consistent with the security of tho Empiro alld tho supremacy of one Pirliauient for tho United Kingdom. (Cheers.) Ut) thought he O\Ï1.dn say for thew, t}!j for himself, that they were willing to accept Ir. Gladstone's statement of this great problom presented by him belore thn last g,3.l election, and tht they agreed with tiie conditions a*d limit"tions :c,? he affixed to nnv settlement of the ques- tion. If they differed from him now it was because they believed that in the Bill8 which ho introduced he had failed to "live Rulticient regard to the conditions which he himself desired to establish. They thought it to be their duty as Liberals to find some other and safer means of giving effect to the object which they ¡nil "t hearl. 8nd tlioy proposed to found a new association on that basis. He did not think it was iircwsiry to dwell at any length on the expediency of uch an association. H- had seen with surprise that objection had been taken in soino quarters on tilo ground that it would perpetuate tho diffe- rences ill the Liberal parly. He must- aAV that that. caJuø with very had crace from those who, having already ull the old organisations in their hands, or nearly all, Weh. nevertheless, forming Wt'I'f>ncyCol1\1nilltes!nct UomeKu'e Association*, with thp avowed ohj"clof contesting llie 6ellt of every Liberal Unionist and of driving lliem from the party to wI. uc",Es they had "b.I. in :e:iI :.?t Ied ;bouír I haps a I)ttl more, thn tho who were now ",s¡,iHng them as trailörs and renegades. Well, against that intolerance they intended to protest— r,)-'ad to defend themselves, and they con- ,,d?,,d tit 'y l?;,d r,ILL to. tion for that pu,p.,?. It would be one of Ihil' chief Ohjl'd. to Inint"in within the ..kd of the Liberal party B full representation of t? nioni,t on the 1. 1, question. UtI was inclined [0 say that tile course which SH1Ie of the thick-and-thin supporters of the Govern-1 uient policy were taking, was at least II wry mistaken one, Thc Hill which was defeated tho or her day was confessedly an imperfect one. The (j,J.eI'lIWent llwmsel\'9:i admitted that consuj. i able amendments must, be introduced into it o"I,)re it WI, again prtólènlO.:1 to Parliament, and yet llle!!1>c Emergency men —(laughter) —were going '0 punish them to whom thtl)" owed it, tha* 11111 Bill would bo amended before it w., again brought rol'1, They were attempting to make the question an entirely party qm-stion. Thev said it was one between Lord ali.;tHlrv .,nd Mr. /'Ö", no")—between the Tory IInd the Liberal party. If they were succossful in the course thev were now taking, lot them consider what the result would be to the Liberal party and t?,? itL? so of progress ROJ reform. In th. first place, it would I,g". tho effect of ?..?p?lli,,g ,v?,y man who was unable to accept this legislation, and who put his country before his parly-(cheers)-, to join the ranks of iiis political opponents, and in hit way what they hlld hoped would only ttH 11 temporary separation would become a permanent parting or the ways. (Cheers.) That was not ,Il. He thought it would b?' d., yf :rI. Liberal party wh0n it wa understood that there waS within It. ranks no room for indepenJnL palriotism-(cheer8)-and thaI il. place W". 10 be taken by blind s?b- servience to the party leader. (Cheets.; In the second p l ace, such a course would be fatal to all the pllns of the Government. He did not wondor that the Irish lltioutlislleaJ,'r8 were conmt ul..t. ing themselvn that it wilq possible that all the independent Liberals would ho crushed Ollt, I1I1J that M,r. Gladstone would have a majority ni devoted urad scrvile followers, and that, under those circumstances, there would ho no chance of any amendments. If that be the case it would be better lit once that they should confer a dictatorship either upon inir. Gladstone or upon Nlr. Parnell, and that Iliev should not go through the farce of electing 8 Parliament every man of which on the Liberlll side was t>ound to accept whatever one or the other of those leaders miht dictate lù liiin. (Cheers.) Uut, then, it was 8I1id that they had in lhi" question only fJ, choice bptween a poltey of coercion and the proposals of the Government, nnd that, therefore, it was right that all who dis. sented from the leaders should bo weeded out nf the Liberal party. He denied altogether, that that represented the situation—(hear, hear)- nnd lie ltt8lreJ tQ 8uormt t-o hi fellow Liberals, verv few of whom approved altogether of the proposals of the Government, that there was a third course open to thrn, and thut Wll to return a Liberal uuj )ritv strong eDouh to carry a good 1¡lUea,ure and a s?fo measure, which would re-unite th Liberal party, (Cheers.) The only chance "f a good measure was that in the ranks of tho Liberal party i lu re should be a sufficient number of men who had tho courage of their convictions and were able to express Ibem, It would be the busi- ness of the new association to discuss and advocate a policy on this Irish qu.-ti?. I,i?ii might have ",me chalice of re-uniting the Liberal party. It had been part of the tactics of some of the sup- porters ul II.e GOVl'!I1mellt to challenge tlieiu to pronounce IIn alternative vlan, They might have replied to that ch.<liengo In the language of their loader himself wher. d äjmiJar challenge was made j 10 hiru, H"p,ibility hes whero the means of action lie; it is the Government alone who Gin act in such a (muter," Thn again, I would tell them of my own intention to keep my own counsel, and to reserve my free- dout till I see an occasion tvhen there | may be a pr()plct of public a,jvantQe in endea- vOllrin to make a movement forward and I wi ij venturd to recommend IIWU1, as an 01,1 Padia- mentary Uand. to do the same." (Cheers.) They might have accepted tJint Advico and have acted upon it. Tiiey might have pointed out that the responsibility and duty of tilling soma better plan devolved upon the Government. But they Iwl thought that they owed 8<)m"thil1 more to their constituent. arid they hit,) pnt asido quee- tions 01 tactic.] ventured to lay before the countn the ruain outlines of an alternative scheme. Thev had suffered by it a good deal. For tli^ir disregard of the advice of the Old Par- liamentary Uand they had been ridiculed and mis, represented, and told that their proposals were inconsistent. Be repudiated the accusation that they had pursued a shifting and changing policy, and aslted whether tho Government policy had been always Iho same. lIe defied any advocato of the Gov.rument to any what it WtI. at the present moment. (Cheers ) Tlioy were told theutiier day by a distinguished member of the Cabiuet that the great advantage of tho Government Bill ?io ti??Ltit w-l-? LiLuglitar. Thes had ulsn been told that amendments would be welconll!<1 and considered, and all the main provisions of the measure, and ev,1 its prin- ciple, had been stated in terms so vague and in. distinct that thev covered Inconsistent and almost h()tile propositions. HtJ ii,iiI)uto any blamo to the Govornuirnt for tItliit had Lt?en made in a 1,11?le I iwit complicated a question, but he did pi-at?t against tin., charge of inconsistency being brought against Unionist Liberals by people who had nrvcr hll,1 settled idea upon Ihi. matter from une wek t" another, but who had changed their policy nltuo"tll" often astliesun came round. Kvon now he should hke to ask what wem tire intentions of the Government with regard to the Purchose 01 Land Bill. (Cheers.) It was the proposed introduction of (hflt measure which led to his resignation from the Cabinet. Ti. "Y had been told front time to time that it was an inseparable part of tho Government policv. and that the Government were pledged in honour to carry it through. Vet 80llle" it had strangely dropped out of bight. The advocates of the Government policy, the sup- porters of Mr. Gladstone, said nothing about it, and tlwrn wa not even a word about it in the Prime Minister's latest Manifesto. (Hear.) He denlcùtÎlis charge of inconsistency. He did not believe that it existed, whether as between the different members of the Liberal party or as be. tween the utterances of individual members of that party, Anyono who had read the address ot Lord Uaiiington would seo there was very little difference between Lord 1I..rliugtoo and himself. He did not know whether they agreed us to details. It had nut boen their business to discuss tho details of an alternative policy, but, as regarded the provision which should govern any attempt to solve Illis question, he confessed 110 was unable to see uny inconsistency. He briefly recapituiatüd what were Iln) principles which they had endcavouroJ to impress upon the minds of their fellow-countrymen. They believed that tho unity of the tbroo king- doms could only be secured by tl,o assured supre- nncy of tho Imperial Parliament, which must be fullv and continuously representative of all parts of tho United Kinodoin.(Ciieerfi.1. -Y were not satisfied witli a nominal supremacy such as existed in the case of Austmlia. They said in the second place, that in order to maintain that supremacy of Parliament it was necessary that any local authoiity to be hereafter created must be disUncllv subordinate, IInd that tile RuperlOr AUlhority IUUit retain sufficient hold over the Execu. tive 119 to secure the observance of the conditions which were laid down. In the tiiird place, tlioy said that the powers which were to tie conceded to the local authority should bo strictly defined and limited, and that some means of preventing any infringement by the new authority of the powers which were granted to it should tie secured. It was only by such limitation of power end by the malntellllnce of linperiul authority that there could be sny adequate protection of minorlfi" and any security for tha just rights of pro- perty and for liberty of conscience. Lastly, they thought that in any re-arrangement of our coostltutional system we were bound to see that the new provisions should be so devised as to be applicable to Scotland, Wille s, IInd other parts of the United Kingdom. Those wore the main outlines of their plan. It would be absurd and impossible, and, indeed, the height of presump- tion, to attempt to approve the details of such" scheme. De, however, pointed to the caso of the Dominion Parliament of Canada as an illustration of how they conld havo a united 1m. perial Parliament nnd at the saiim tims the greatest possible diversity of local self-government. It was because they behaved that tho Irish policy of ilia Government was dangerous, and because the, knew that if it wore adopted they could never retrace their steps or repair tho mischief that would have been done, that they wished to found that association, whose object was to creato and maintain a body or opinion within the ranks of the Liberal party which, while favourable to decentralisation and local government, was nevertheless hostile to a policy which they believed to be dangerous to the interests of the Empire, and which, if persisted in, would provoke a re-sction which would bo abso- lutely fatal for a long time to all Liberal progress and reform. (Cheers.) The association was then formally inaugurated. Mr, J. Chamberlain was requested to accept the office of president, and the following gentlemen E. M.P., Mr. A. H. Brown, M P., Sir J. J. Jenkins, Mr Sir hi-P., ?. ??- Julian Goldsmid, M.P.; Messrs. Mitchell Henry. M.P .R. Chamberlain, M.P., W. Storey Maskelyne, M P., William Kenrick, M.P., A. II. Winterbothain, MR (i. Pitt Lewis, M P., Albert G. Kilching, M P., Camoron Corbett, M P., Lord Edraond FiU- maurice, and Admiral Maxso.

ml;. GOSCIIENS ADDRESS. The Press Association" i indebted tu the editor of the A'coln/wii for in advitneed copy of the following address, which Mr. Goschen has issued to tho electors of tho Kast Division of Edin- burgh — Gentloll1e¡¡,-TIIO Parliament to whidl you elected mo last November being about to be dis- solved after a brief existence, I have the honour to ask vou (or?tonewa) pfv('nrcnnhjnnf'. "Myft?Mheodu''i')t{thtf)*tt)?cf)..np"t vou)ntm)po?i.?nnotmyv")?"'ont!? e)n.f).ohtic?qn??n.)oft?d.?.fom ?H.t) d?hrfttinnt which then made I have nothing to retract, nor have I departed from thdm in speech or veto. You will remember tha fixed I r,?p""tdly Px- ?iqpd-i?ref!iivd to ttie ( 'H' n unity between Great Britain and Ireland, and my I refusal to accept the doctrine that Mr. Parnell would ha in a position to dictate terms of settlement between the two countries. A majority of tho House of Commons has rejected a measure which seriously threatened the unity of the Empire Against that decision of the House tlie Govern- ment is nbout to appeal to the constituencies. '• '1") tile :Utti.1n that there is no other choice Ihan to accent the Government plan or to lull t)?'k t?p?,n ol pl,, file of U.en?)i;tveapointb)?nktinni.t). Thf-y.)M?ot D)ep?)t:dtO)n?nitth?[tht)tri"hp!trty?''Htob? I he sole arbiter, as to the terms to be granted, or that a separate Legislature, ?-upl-d -iti? a separate EXecutive not responsible to Ihe Imperial P"rli.. .??' is the )n)y p,cii(!Ole f%l of men'forlte?nd. You know that I am an advocate of large measures of decentralisation. I am anxious to relieve Iho Imperial Parliament ot' a portion of its work. I aiu anxious 10 encourage local public life, and to give to local bodies over wide areas, Rllbkct to tho ullim!1te control of the Imperial Parliament, tho manage- ment of all affairs tint can fairly be defined local, lam aware of the desire felt in Scotland for steadv progress in this direction, but I refuse to believe that a form of self-government which Scotland would neither ask for nor accept if offered is either imperatively just or alone expedient for Ireland. I obj-ct to a separate Legislature in Ilublin withdrawn from the habitual and effective control of the Imperial Parliament. I object to the establishment of an entirelv separate Kxecutivoin Ireland, responsible, not to the Parliament at Westminster, but to 1\ Par. lisment in Dublin. These objections I should hold in respect of any portion of the United Kingdom j but in the case of Ireland 1 especially object to the withdrawal nf the control of the police and the administration of justice from the impartial hands of the Imperial Executive; and I do so, not, ns has been unjustly alleged, becstiso we believe in any innate di-anali- ftcatinn of the Irish people for the management "f their own affairs, but, because long-stitnding diffe- rences of race and creed and class have bio luced a situ iti(in too difficult for the untried and partisan authorities to whom the meisure of government w ould hand over exclusive and unrestricted power. 1*1 in parting with its responsibility under 8ucll cirru II). stances, or in handing over tho minority, amount- ing to nearly one-third of the people of Ireland, to a rule against which they passionately prolfBt, nd frum which thev nr8 deeply convinced that they hilva to feM injury to their dearest interests. Ministerial apologists habitually evade this ùd¡icult.. The minority in Ireland has appeoleii to tho people of Great Britain, where feuds of race and creeds happily no longer exist, not to withdraw that Imperial protection to which they conceive they have an inalienable right. Justice to Ireland must not mean injustice to one- third of her population. I have spoken of the Government of Ireland Bill, but till we are informed in what respect that plan is to be altered, we mut deal with it as it hiis been placed before the country. In its present shape, as I have strenuously endeavoured to show, it is  ,tnLi utiwc)r k ?ii)lt) iii pr#ic. indefensible in principle and unworkable in prac- tlce, It does not fulfil the conditione laid down by the Pdlllt) MiniJtcr himself. The supremacy which it professes to reserve to the Imperial Parliament is nothing belter than a paper supremacy. But the "UP porters at the Bill scarcely defend its pro- visions. Abandoning theschoiua as it BIIII/de, they simply fall back oil the abstract declination that a "epamle Lc?gi?lature should bo given to Ireland. Their adoption of this attitude causes the clH\6 which they bring aaint their opponents of having no definite plan to recoil on their own heads. Aj'sinst the pohe of a ep,Lrare and uncontrolled Legislature and Executive in Ireland the Unionists set the policy of extension of local poweis of sell- government to that country on lines applicable,sub- ject. tonecessiry modilicationsof ,ett\il, II) Eni4ll\nd and Scot land as well. And this policy they believe can be carried out without tho fatal defecls dis- closed bv the only scheme in which the Govern- ment have attempted to give effect to their principle. 1 soriowfully admit that tiie offer made to the Nationalists has added most seriously to the difficulties of the ttsk impose.1 on the advocates of an alternative policy, But these difficulties must be resolutely faced. So suggestions of momentary relief from etnb¡jrrasSIUnt8. in or out of Parliament, no appeal to tho spirit of party or diss will. I feel certain, avail to turn away the people from defending the supremacy of the Imperial Parliament, which is tho real issue lit stake, and which is the affair, not of tiny party or of any class, but of the nation at largo. It. is in the belief that you desire tho maintenance of that supremacy that I ask you to send iiiit again to the House of Commons its your representative, in Older to take part in its defence. 1 am, gentlemen, youis very faithfully. Gt.OKliK i. GOSCHKS. London, June 17, 1885."

Silt HENRY JAMES'S ADDRESS. Sie Henry James, in his address to the electors of Bury, issued on Thursday, says:—"A few monlhs II!;O I placed my p,,¡itical opinions freely and completely before you. I misroprcentert nothing to you, IInd conrellled nothing from you, I was particularly explicit wh0n stating my views in relation to tho subject now specially submitted to you for determination. Yours is one of the few constituencies which at the last elc'tinn were asked to espress an opinion on thü deim.1 bility of establishing a separate Legislature fur Irelllnd, My supporters uccepted my f opinion upon he 8ubjčet Mo one dissented trom thPlu, T., those opinions I have adhered, Ih" I)Ieagm I "vo I have iulhlled, Inducements that were pre<cnd to me Imve not caused mo to break my faith with vou, and now, unshaken and ,)t:(ff'¡ :it:I:I?';lni" 11\Ik17w,,I I entertained, I must leave it t? Y.,), t )f Hnry. to l1li)' If I shall continue }'OUI' represeoteo¡ tive."

lilt, JESSI COLLIXGS AND THE AUHlCULTCHAL LABOURERS. Mr. Jesse Collings has issued a long address to ¡ tho agricultural labourers. He reminds tliem that, although there wcro m:my political matters dis- cu"ed at the !as elections, their votes were 8skûd for and obbiined by the advocacy of two questions —first, such reforms in the land laws as would give the labourer closer personal interest in the land he cultivated, by providing facilities for the acquisition of allotments for small holdings on fail- terms; and, second, reform in county govern- ment, wheroby the rural industrial classes might take their fair share in the manage- ment of local affairs, and by that means assist in carrying out measures for improving their dwellings, and generally for making the village life of England mow prosperous and happy. By tho carrying of his amendment which threw out tho Conservative Government, Mr. Collings maintains that the present Ministry were placed in power with a direct mandate to proceed witli Ilei.lation to meet Ihe wants of Iho labourer<, With regard to land, Air, C'.amberlain was known to be engaged on a County Government Bill. which. Willi the Allotmenta anti Small Holdings Bill, might have been undoubtedly carried into law tins session had an attain pt to do so been made. But these reforms had been unjustly postponed or put 118ido altogether in ordtir to bring forward an Irish measure which was not before the con- stituencies Rt tile last general election. The agri- cultural labourers would have to choose one of two policies FIrM. tho policy CDnlalnod in the (i"v"rn- ment Irish Hills, cr, second, a Liberal Unionist policy, which sought to do justice to Ireland by giving a form of local self-government to that country which could be extended to Scotland, Wales, and England, and which, ut the Mmo tjlOO, I would secure the unity of tho Empire. That i. the plain issue on "hid, tJiey would bo rfljujred W vole.

LORD IDDESLEIGH AT WOLVERHAMPTON. I d.t:l'¡lel, d;Y ai;htCi:r demonstration an Thursday night at Wolver- hampton, said the present was a time of considerable anxiety. Mr, Gladstone, in his Home R.1, pro p?.1,?, had 1)?,?u?d a c,urs-, .,?d 1,3c?rine uvli as uve befuro hd lound favour toleration in the minds of English statesmen. These proposals, if carried out, would be a weak now to the Empire. lie ured that the direction in which reform I should be worked In Ireland wa9 In making the l.iw* of the two countrios uniform, and denied that Englishmen desired to coerce tho Irish, All they wanted was to have the laws obeyed.

CONSERVATIVE LEADERS IN I CONSULTATION. Lord Salisbury, who came to town on Tliurs- I day from Hatfield, visited the Carlton CJlub in the sfternoon, where Sir Michael Hicks* Reach, Lord Ashbourne, Mr. W. 0. Smith, and Mr. Akers-Doughs had already arrived. A short con- sultation took place. Lord Salisbury leavel thIS (Kriday) morning for Leeds. ACTIVITY OF THE NATIONAL I LEAGUE. The Irish National Leaguo Office, Dublin, is like I 1\ hive of beeg-busy with preparations for the I goueral election. UNIONIST MEETING AT CHESTEU. At Chester on Thursday night a publi? I' in Bupport of r:riI:;Ii:: Conservative and Unionist candidate, was held. Lord Harris spoke, and Lords Arthur and Uenry Groavenor were on the platform. Messrs. Marriott and Honry Robertson sent messages of opoiogy. The Duke of WestminPter wrote that the crisis called upon nil true Liberals nnd patriots to "ote for those who sought to maintain the Empire in its integrity and It..9 LiNr4 the 6!)g of Kn??nd would never be struck to that of the Irish N"tionllll I League. Tho usuai resolutions W8'U pl?sed with some di., nt. THE DICTA OE UNITED IRELAND. I V,vted Ireland says:-Mr. Gladstone's Manifesto puts into L nut""ell w"t every man will have to d.-cideforhi?a?f. Ireland must be allowed to rule herself, or must b" ruled by bl?.d .?,i i" The electors will have to empower Mr. Gladstone to?ppfnseher,orL.nrctSUi<burv*?iH?r?')'r mad. It u,?t be Cromwell, or an honest shake hands. Thorø can be no doubt how £:ngli8hme" will decide. They will not dig up the bOD". of the regicide from undor Tyburn Hill and trust to them for the safe governance of Ireland. THE GKNEliAl. ELECTION, 1886. ?, 1! ? We hive TI.celveL1 from tl1e •• uenrrai 'WW1i a I )i<t of the c?ndid?tM now before the con.*nuMncit:s, corrected and revised down to Wednesday night. From this r?l.,n it "pp8ar8 that there i.? total of ?S '??'d'???" Liberals, 115 Uni??'u.?.<< 380 Consul vat i ves before tl?? electors in Great hritain. In 33 in,tancl" GJallIOl1illn I,iherlll are opposed by Liberal Unionists, and in 187 cases by Conser- vatives. Th.tt it will ho next to impossible to restrain a conflict in all constituencies between Liberal Unionists nnd Conservatives i? nho?n hy th" bt, that ill .ihte.n diviilon8 both Liberal Uni"ni.t 1I1It! Cor:clvalivù caodi<li\1es are lit present before the electors. A feature of the coming election will bø tho large number of seats which will be uncontested, there being no fewer than 292 places where, up to the present, only ono candidate is in the field. Of these fortunate can- didates 78 are Gladsionians, 58 are Unionists, and 156 lire Conservatives. Although this number will bo considerably reduced before the nomination- dae, the inajoiity of tlie.se seats will probably be uncontested. In Ireland very littl chano is anticipated, the expectation being that the greater number of WllIuè unopposed. MIDLOTHIAN.$ Tho statement that Col. Walker would contest Midlothian f.dnt4t Mr. Gladstone is not true. Tho nnnounrement that ho would do sn was made without 14?? knowledge or authority.

LOCAL ELECTION MOVEMENTS. I. THE SITUATION IN PEM- BROKESHIRE. Valuable SUGGESTION. A Pembrokeshire corrospondent,whos9 utterances are worthy of attention, writes to U9 suggesting plan by which two Unionist seats may be secured in Pembrokeshire. He writes:—The present posi- tion is this: Tho sitting member for the county, Mr. William Davies, has made himself unpopular with all the sEctions ot his party. By voting against. Mr. Jesse Collings's Bill, afterobtainin6 the agricultural vote by promising to support it, he ba. offended the agricultural labourers, who all expected to get their three acres and a cow." Again, by voting for Disestablishment he has alienated Churchmen, and now, by voting for Hotuo liule he has disgusted all the loyal and patriotic electors who voted for hitn at the last election. The member for the boroughs, Mr. Henry G. Allen, voted against Disestablishment, was absent from the division on Mr, Jesse Collings's Bill, and voted against Home Rule. Admiral Mayne, the unsuc- cessful Conservative candidate at tho last election, is still the adopted candidato of the Conservative party in the boroughs, and is quite willing to stand again. Mr. Philipps. the unsuccestftil Conserva- tive candidate for il,. county has, so far as is at present known, no intontion of offering himself as a candidate at tha coming election. Mr. Allen should, therefore, be invited to contest the county agninst Mr. William Davins, receiving the full support of the Conservative party in addition to tint of the Unionist Liberals, itnti Allinij,31 Mayno, in return for tho Conservative support given to ttr. Allen in the county, should recoive the ilInce of the Unionist Liberals in the boroughs, By this means there is littlo doubt that the two seats can be won for the Loyal and Unionist party. Admiral Mayne »as beaten at the last election by 265 votes, the whole Liberal party and many personal friends of Mr, Allen on tho Conservative side polling against him. If in the coming contest lie received the sup- port of one-half of the Moderate or Unionist Liberals, ho would be returned by n splendid majority over any Gladstonian candidate that might be brought forward. In the county Mr. Allen's return, backed up as he would be by a large proportion of the Liberals and th" whole strength of the Conservatives, would be a certainty.

MID-GLAMORGA^ ELECTORAL DIVISION AND Mil. C. It. 31. TALBOT, M.P. NOMINATION OF SIX CANDIDATES. A meeting of the Liberal Two Hundred of tho Mid-Glamorgan Electoral Division was held at ZORr Vestry on Thursday afternoon. There was 1\ good attendance, there being representativ68 from all the Liberal Associations in the district with one exception. Dr. Davies, president of the Liberal Association, occupied lhe chair. The CHAIIIMAN said he had received a letter from Mr. Talbot, M.P., expressing a desiro to meet the leading Liberals of the division. The chairman then invited Mr. Talbot to meet the Central Council that day. He (the cliairman) had thus invited Mr. Talbot on his own responsibility, and ho did not think a single delegate present would blame him for so doing. Mr. Talbot had been a faithful supporter of tho Liberal cause for 56 years, und ho h'llj nevor been known to ôese. t them—(cheers)—except on the occasion of the Irish Homo Rulo Bill. Mr. TAI.HOT was received with great applause, lie was obliged to the chairman for giving him an opportunity of discussing mailers now beforo tho country with his constituents. It was important that the electors should consider what and whom they were voting for. Tha present crisis was the most important lie remembered for tiio past 56 years, during which time lie had been it consistent supporter of the Liberal cause. Previously there laid been not the least possible difference betweon them, In November last he had put bofore him ten points in their programme, with everyone of which lie agreed excepting some trifling ques- tion in regard to the last clausein Mr. Uaudhurst's Bill. There should tie it clear understanding as to their difference. He protested against any dis- tinction of Liberal under the dtsignations U. L. and G.L.—t.e, Unionist Liberal and Gladstonian Liberal. Tho hon. guniloniun then gave a short synopsis of the pill. A here was oniy a pomon 01 th 24U, Clause which prevented him from voting for tll" Hill. his clause stated that after a certain dat" Ireland would cease to send npreenttiv peers to tho House of Lords and mem- her. to' the House of Commons. Ireland had not such a bargain as they thought. As long as Ireland was taxed for Imperial matters she should have a representation in Par- liament. There would, in his opinion, ht frequent collisions between the two Parliaments. lie had fully intended to vote tor the Irish Home Rulo Bill, nnd was only prevented from doing so by the clause just refeireil to. In future, must likely, ho would support the Bill, because it was now ad- mitted that tho presence of the Irish members wfitild do ot) harm, and Mr. Gladstone would pro- bably withdraw the clause. Mr. fallwt sat down amidst cheers, having ifrst excused himself for being brief, which »as owing to physical weak- ness, consequent upon old age and an operation he hud undergone last year. In reply to the Rev. Mr. Davios, Glyn-Neat.li, Mr. TALHOT said he would vote for the Bill If tho 24th Clause were withdrawn. Mr DCCKINU asked if the 24th Clauu were re-con- structed would Mr. Talbot vote for the Bill. In reply, Mr. TALBQT said that re-construction waa ruther an indefinite term hut there could be nO mistake if the clause were withdrawn. In reply to Mr. Kicliards, Tondu, Mr. TALBOT said he would not, voto for the Bill unless the clause were withdrawn; but he trusted it would ùe, On the motion of tiie Rav, E. Jones, a vote of thanks was warmly accorded to Mr. Talbot. The motion was seconded by Mr. Thomas,and supported by Alderman David anii others. Mr. Talbot then left the room. The Kev. E. JOHM proposed that Mr. lalooc us re-elected ns member for Mid-Glamorgan. Alderman DAVID seconded the motion. Ir, Talbot had gone further in the matter of Home Rule than ho (tho speaker) would like to. lis (lOpad no one tl." would be nominated. The followinll were olso nominatedMr. Abel Thomaa, barriater-at-Iaw, Swansea; Mr. Cyril Flower, tiie Liberal Whip in the House of Commons; Mr. Lurnie, Swansea; Mr John Cory, J.P., Cardiff; "od Mr, TJwmas Williams, J P., Gwaelod y-Garth, Merihyr, The Eiecutivu Committee wero asUed to CDn- vena ? meeting at Briton Ferry soon for the put- pose of electing a candidate. The Kev. HUOHUS, Briton Ferry, proposed 1\ vote of confidence in Mr. W. E. Gladstone and his Irish policy. This was seconded by the Rev. THOMAS DAVIR3. The Htlv. E. JONRa moved an amendment, to the effect that the meeting disapproved of the Irish Land Purchase Hill. Mr. JAmbm DAVIBW, J.P., seconded the amendment, which w,.a lost. It was also uapsed by a majority, on the motion of Mr. D. ROWLANDS Tint fids meeting pledges itaelf not II) support sny Clalldh1at. who will Hut vote (or Mr. Gladstones irisu Bills. A voto of thanks to the chairman closed the meeting.

MR. ALLEN, MP., AND HIS CONSTITUENTS. MEETING AT HAVERFORDWEST, A public meeting of the Liooral elèctofs of Haverfordwest was held at the Market-hall on Wednesday evening Mr. Sunuel Thomas, secre- tary to the Pembrokeshire Liberal Association, presided, and there was a large number of electors present. The Chairman explained that the object of tho meeting was to determino what action they should take in tho forthcoming election, having regard to tho recont voto given by thoir member, Mr. Ailen, whom lie greatly estoemed, but from whom ho differed on the question now before tho country —(loud cheers)—and as it was intended to hold general meeting of delegates at Pembroke Dock on Friday, it was necessary that 22 should b.) appointed (being 2 per cent, on tiie voting power) to I'dpr8BN)t Haverfordwest at sucii meeting, \1 ¡\ell was accordingly done.—Alderman Pnillips moved, and Dr. Davis, president of the Baptist College, 8\JCOlHlcd the following resolution :— That this meeting records Its unstinted confidence in Mr. Glttdttoue smi his Government, alld ils high appre- ciation of lhcír endeavours 1(1 BeLUe the Irlih question upon just and liberal principles. —Mr. John Morgan and Mr. Charles Martin spoke to lhe re8ollltion. the latter 01 WhOll1 "sked whether Mr. Allen had fulfilled his pledges mado laH autumn. (Loud cries of No.")— Mr. IV. S. de Winton Mid that whon lie heard Mr. Allen's good faith called in question ho should like to know the reason for It.-Tltl! Chairman said it was intended to submit another resolution I to the meeting I more dir ctlv bearing on the point raised by Mr. ?j Win"The resolution was then put and cart led unanimouly,-Thc ChalrD1,¡n then moved tit, following resolution :— Thallhi. meeling. whilit coriliallv recognising Mr. H li. Alice's services in iliu past, as well s« !i ne.t.v to his own convictions, r.-jirets lib opposition to Mr. Gladstone's Government of IrelAnd 011\ ..)),Ing ajla(rllt th? Wishes of a very l?rg? mjoril V of ?he Utwn? electors who returned him as thuir representative. —The resolution having been put was carried un1\nimr)lJlf.

SOUTH GLAMORGAN. I 'MEETING OF THE LIBKUAL THREE I HUNDLtKD. At a meeting of tho Liberal Three Hundred for tho Southern Division of Glamorgan Mr. A. J. Williams was unanimously adopted as the tteparatist candidate at the ap- proaching election. Prior to Iiis adoption the hon. member delivered an Address in which lie pxplaincll Ul1lt ho had siid nothing about Homo Kule during hi candidature, hut those who know f him, and wero acquainted with his viw, were well aware thai for years he had been a Home Kuier. (Applause) Studying constllntly thd history of Ireland, ho caino to tlin con- clusion long ago tiut Ireland's demand to work out its own national future was a just one. (Applause.) lIe did not on former occasions pronounce himself publicly in favour of a policy of Home Hole—it was not for him ns ono of tho rank and filo of tho party to do so; "nd he was not pie- pared to regard with any feeling but that of t he greatest consideration the virws of those Liberals who had nut matured their opinions, and who were to some exttot-he hoped only for A short time—hesitating as to the course to take. (Applause.) An attempt was made to cut stioi-t tlio debate upon thi momentous measure in the H, o? Co?).ns.H? reckoned i?n.tti?MtpnxidenM that the debate wa« not cut short. The public mind and conscience Imd been informed on the Home Uule question, and he had not the slightest doubt as to the immediate result. (Applause.) in his speech upon the first reading of the Hill, Lord Hartington askpd why, if a Parliament was to be given to Ireland, Scotland and Wales should not have one. Well, he (Mr. Williams) would gi?o them at once wh"t I'? thought in ita broad outline ?'M ? measure which tho Welsh might demand. Ho proposed to put upon the notice book of the House of Commons, before tl-i- Parlia- ment ended, a notice that upon Ilia new Parlia- ment assembling—(applause)—he would move the following resolution Tint no mensure of local government for Wales will be satiifactory to the Welsh people which does not pro- vide th ,t there shall uut be any established f1i¡OIl- ?M?uK}-?r ??'!nJow!nent 01 rehn?u ?y tUe b?e wiUon the Fr¡')cà,.hty. He was, he interposed, going to recogn: 10 Wales u a nation. (Applause.) Tha resolution con- tinued- Th.t the provincial government .1 W.I.s h,il have com¡.re control ?tr all eduMtMNt) and puhlio reli- giiais endowments within the Piincipalliy. That it (shall be invesied wiihluil power to establish a system ot free education either throughout or in part of the Principality. MpplauJe.) Th»t, '"hj"" t ta anv con- J"hrn. h,y b? Imposed by .h principal Act, I, 1 .hAH b. invested with aH the nqulSilt7 poerl for enabling tenants of land or houses to acquire the interest of the landlord at !uch a price AI would b. asked by w,iig seHcr; for the acauisiUon on like ll itprc'il1II, 'Ir rl¡CUiil allotments or wüdu of publi.Ii?y; for the regula- tH)n and control ui all xI8tiu. raHw J'I ?iials. d?.,k., harbours, and ?., ks of p?bli? utility within 1.? prin- C!p'??u'rth<)' acquisition, if It shall be considered deal'able to do O, of aU rf .ueh .i[-FLy.. c*naU, I docks, harbours, and works, or. the t?r., detilll by ?. J'tt.?t?' ?hc 2:'t? 8?ctta.. of the Hallways and Canals Regulation Act, 1844, or on ?ich other @r(ns as sha'l be defined by the princpalAot; for the clm. slruciion either by private corporations or public bodiesof any fu.ure railways, canals, docks, harbours, or works of public utility. (Applause.) That, he went on, was a broad out- lino of the poweis which he should claim for his country. But do not let them misunderstand liira. It would be as ungenerous m it would be unwise to make the concession of these claims a condition of tho support of Wales ta tho concession of justice to Ireland. Us hoped and trusted iliat no Welshman would think of that for a moment, Thoir first duty was to get rid of this Irish ditii- culty, and then Wales could make its own terms about its own at1airs,

NORTHERN DIVISION OF MONMOUTHSHIRE. RADICAL MUETINO AT l'ONTYPOOL Mil. miCE, M.P., AM) TIlE CONSER- VATIVE OPPOSITION. A meeting of the Executive Committee of tl'if North Monmouthshire Liberal Association was held at the schoolroom of Crane-street Chapel, Pontvbool. on rhur?xv "fternoon to deal with Ihe election matters "OW before the division. The chair was taken by Mr. W. Conway, who was sup- ported by Mr. T. P. Price, M.P. for the division, Mr, Biilhache, and others. There were about 100 representatives present. Tho CHAIKMAN, in opening the proceedings, said he found that the onemv was abroad. (Laughter.) There was a small hole-and-corner meeting at Pontypool on tho previous day, not intended to be noised abroad, when it was decided to attack the Liberal forces in detail by calling upon private electors to promise to vote for Mr. Kennard. But hir. Kennard was very nervous over the business, and was very properly so, for a more forlorn hope tlieie never was in the whole of England. Flo believed that they would give Mr. Price a majority of 3,000 at the present election. Mr. Kennard could hardly expect t,, be as popular as Mr. Kolls, who had nursed the seat for a long time. 110 believed that Mr. Kennard, if he expected by his influence to persuade or coerce the Hlienavon men to vote for him on thie occasion, did not properly understand the men there. ^Hear, hear.) He thought were very few in the division who were disaffected with the Homo Kule policy or *MI. UMU- stone. (Hear, hear.) Ho had only met one such, and he declared that he would on n>> account voto for a Tory. Ho hoped, therefore, that, they would all work at the next election, and ho hooed that they would not let their sti-t-naiii bo thoir weakness. TherB wa not a man in the whole of Rngland who could reprceent them better than Mr. Price. (Hear, hear.) The first resolution was proposed by Mr. WvLUe, Abergavenny, as (ollows: That this meeting of the Divisional Council of North M-m-1 niotitlislkire expresses its entiro and hearty concur- j rence with the Home Rule Scheme of the great leader of the Liberal party." Mr. WHITW, the chairman of the Hlaenavon Liberal Association, seconded, and the motion was carried unanimously. The next resolution was proposed by the lie v. Mr. RBES, Hlaenavon, via."That this meeting of the Divisional Council of North Monmouthshire congratulates Mr. Price on the fidelity with which he has carried out his Liberal principles, ?"d on his aupport of Mr. O?diitonc, and in asking him to .? hi. candidature p,i,- him the entire support of the LiN,.Iq in th,, Iivi,i In ..?vi-g thercMtut?n. the .pM],er ef,r,o(i t?theen'"? being made to induce Mr. Howard Kennard to x?nJ In opposition to Mr. Price, "nd ".id some of them thought highly of Mr. Kennard and valued his friemMup very much. As an employer of labour he w". ad (hat could be desired, but he did not think that on that account he would secure political upp. ''°Th?a?? ?". Mconded by Mr:f. Kelly.an hi.h. man, and it was supported by the ltev, Mr. George, Mr. Parhtt, the Rev, Mr. Young (who thought Mr. Price was good enough for them at present). Mr. I David Williams, Pontypool, end others. It HAS then put and carried unanimously. Mr. PJMCK. M P., who was warmly received on rising, remarked that ai. months a g" he thought it was beyond the hounds of po.hility that bs should be again before them in the position of a candidate in short a time. If he had thought of sueh a thing he doubted whether he would have become a candidato in the first place at all. It was no joke—as any man knew who went through the 1..1, eleetion-to fight two contested elections in so short a space of time, and if it were not that lie felt tlwirsvmpathy ▼ery much ho ehoul,1 not face the difficulty with 4 veryliulit heart. liti assured them that it came upon him with the ^reateet possible surprise when he heard talk of Air, Kennard boiniz brought out against him. He repeated that he was immensely surprised that his seat was going to bo contested, an d if the i'e, realtv bl*.??;l?t ut, ,?,n- ?( 4g?tl,,t ":¡;v:feJ;If1il would most harra.ing and vexatious thing on their part., and was a proceeding utterly unjus- tifiable. H" believed it would simply be done to put them (the Liberal Association) toA great deal of annoyauce, and to tako Mme X800 or £1,000 out of his own pocket; and he ffi"'l1ec.l that they had no right to do such a thing unless thoy had Vl'r good causo. (h Hear, hear," nd "Shame.") Proceeding to ellude In the cl'iís which brought about the dissolution, the hon. member said ho did not want to say anything at all about the motives of those Liberals who had gone against Mr, Gladstone. lid voulti quite understand Lord ilartingwn's action, bur he conld not l1ndfrtand Mr. Chamberlain's. (o HBr. hear," I and hissing.) Hewenton ")pellit of Mr.Gladstone's | proposal to grant Home Rule, and contended that I there had been no real union between England an d Ireland, til" so-called Union earned by Pitt in 1800 I beingoneof tha most disgraceful p,-?.,I,.ng? ). record. The hon. member quoted exn8iyely from" pamphlet on the subject, and. concluding, said England was a Democracy alld could afford I,) be generous, and they believed that it would be I right for Ireland to govern herself. Mr. Gladstone W", certainly not a rash man. He know a great deal more about this question than anyone elso, and tackled it when Mr. Chamberlain was being wheeled about in bin perambulator. He assured them that, he would fight as hard he could, and hO hoped they would illcrease his majority.

THE CARDIFF RADICAL I UNIONIST. CENSURE OF A POLITICAL "PAUL I Pity," In n,B columns of )?, I.-I dally Gladstonite contemporary appeared the following parngraph, purporting to bo the risuMd of a m?!ttin? held on CAHIHM CONSERVATIVES AND LIBERAL I DISS ID F.N fS UNI1'EtJ ACTION H¡';SOV;D l;U:<i. The political ..lmo.pller. "t Caroltt was on Wednesday rife with rumours relating to thu party differences which at present prevail on tho Home Rule The day was given over to meetings, and in various pans of the town the political situation caine under review Amongst tha IllIth.rin9 was that of the Cardiff Liberal Secessionists, or Liberal Unionists, as they prefer to call them- eiv,8. which was held with doed doors at the Royal Hotel. Mr. John Gui.n being in the chair, and there heing ahout 1\ dozeu other gentlemen present. The meeting was conducted with the strictest privacy, and the secrecy observed mav in it measure account for the rumours which were spread abroad. It was freely stated in the political clunG that tlle disaffected Liberals and tho Conservatives of Ce-rdiff had induced Mr. J,?,. C.'lIing lo come fm'ward at Ihe ne*l eleclion t'n ,p,itin ? Sir Edward K?d. and that Lo.d Hartington had promised to come down ?nt i!Up??tMr.CoH!nt!!).W?vereom'nun)C'4t)?)t< .n.ty!?VMbeenm&JowithMr.Coti!n?by)ndt- vidual members ot the Cardiff Liberal Unionist Association, it appears that no overtures have wi?i.,? the part )f ti?.t holy as a whole; "eIther has the nAme of Lord Hartington come before them. At the meel- ing at the Royal Hotel, already referred lo, a deputation—numerous and Influential—was received from the Cirdiff Conservative Associa- tion, the object of such deputation being to conler Willi the Cardif fUnionists upon the selection of a candidate to reprint them j?m!y") opposition to the aitt ng member. At Uiat meeting, h.?Bver-which occupied about three hours-neither the name of hi r. Jesse Collings nor that of Lord Hartington was mentioned The news of the split in the Liberal camp at Cardiff had got abroad, and it is true that there are several Liberal politicians ready to lake up arms on behalf of the UnionisU and the Conservai ives combined, but the names of the two gentlemen mentioned are not amongst them, so far its the Cardiff Liberal Unionist Association la officially und Coll?LiVely infoimed. 'lln./ h..ve hn? 'c?t?unicatMne. it ? Mid, from mlnç pr.1 LitM?ts ?'thng 0 give their services 0,1 behalf cf the united forces-the te:)\: and ,i Conservatives—amongst the t.ronermg politicians being a gentleman who for eighteen veins has represented an English county, but at present no official acceptance has taken place. CONTRADICTION IIY MIL GUNN. I On Thursday Mr. John Gunn, the chairman oi the meeting above referred to, sent the following letter to tho editor of tho paper in which tho paragraph appeared TO THK KDl TOH OF TUK SOUTH WALKS DAILT NK Sir,—My aHection h? been drawn to tne pl" sr.n.hinyouri?ue of to-day in reference to the M.n..gtfL?? Unioni.tBandC<orv?.? e)dtt?heKoy..tHn??t.?).t.W.)i)-ou<t)?w me to slate—(I) that tha meeting in question was ?ricHyphv<[<)mo<:t'n!:?2)t)MtyourrKpn'tnt the same, however obtained.itBut'?tnt??y'n- accurate ?—I am, sir, your* truly, JOBS IIBNS. C?dift.JuneM.

THE BREAD AND CHEESE POLITICIANS AT NEWPORT. A mMtinx nf the HrMd ?nd CheMe Politicians'' was held nt the Alexandra Dock, Newport, on Thursday, when it was decked ?MH'??cr?r)-. Al,. H,ry 9- w c.,diff ..d ? :r::il \n'8\)ji\I:.I,Cit'JId r' I How ? i.p,.?. ))M tim. It "'? -r.tn d th.nhe8hou)d <ft?-rwMd.< remrnM?e*portMd addr.ss a ??l"ting on Mr. C?uun't conduct in I ignoring the principle of representation.

LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT AT I PONTYPOOL K<)AD. On Thursday a throe d.?' !?n tennl tnurm. mcnt.inf-nnnection?.U.theM.?mouLh?ra! C.,L.n!y<;?b.w?b.t!Unon the ti?'? oft)..?h?t'ont)?.t)<?.ih.we.r was beautifully line, and the ground was in ?le, .,IdiLi. bl.t Llin iittentiance of V,?,- (.„< wa. t.mit?'. A fairly good dRY's ?'? was exhibited in playing tho preliminary ties for .lie inel.,I,d two prizs of C5 Md.€3[?or h,d?'dou'?!?'ndt3tort..d?'nd?n.- ,e?d.?)?;and?O.?.M(t?3forf:?He. I\wn'8 Ringles (h,lOc1icap,) I In the hr?t event Irs, Hin. Cheltenham L T. f)ndM'sar'r.Ttn.C).ptten?.uL.r.r..be??M. ?<knin. R.?)..n I" r,c" And M?H M.U??- 6-1 6-2. Miss H?ikee. Palgrave LT t^- and Miss U. E. <T??in. H?!.? I TC beat Miss A?yd ?ndMiMH.C.Hi"-6.2.6.1. 'i')M?[witHM played on >aturday. I Plt;hn ?.nd?n.M.W.S.U?.? R and LT.C, and M.M HibMrd. Ktnsington LT.C.. Chf.on. beat UM Htf.C Ur.tt.t?. M„n. County Cl,?b, nnd MI." A'<r..vd-6-< til ?l,. C. L-y S.et, Cl?tton and ?? Br?n.L.T.? be?Mr. R. W. K?nardM?? C.untyC)..b..ndM?Mt'?. 6'4 Mr T. J. (;r,liff R. ?n?i L.'r,C., .?i M?.< lfill, .?.; Mr. W. O. ??.).Pen.?.. and Miss Stevens, Penarth, being «cratch«d. In the Bf-nttemfn? i?gl, Mr. F. ?. RAikes, )! t9«)t?. L 'r.C. (?crttch). <f< ? tf?-' ?"'e' beat the Hev, H. L;iK". M?mo-uh County Club, who I-eceiv" 15 2 ii,. 6.1, 3 6, 7.5.

i [ NEW CHURCH FOR ST. THOMAS, II SWANSEA. On Thur«*dav afternoon the IInportant and in- foresting ceremony of laying the foundation stone of a permanent church to supply Hie spiritual ?t.of th. !?(;9 ?tt poputo? d?t?Ct of bt Thomas. S?an?. took p).cd amid a ?eM of general rejoicing.

A GIGANTIC ADVERTISEMENT. I Mr. Walter W.)son. ? tradesman nf C'??' I Mthnrxed the Charity Orj!?..)H? Society to engage as many of the unemployed in  they thmk fir, the number not to e'ceed 2,000. The men will be <?p!.? ? sandwich men fo. n? hours per dn, and ?r t).? ?'' ? will receive 1", On wet d?. when no work ran ?M done the r."u!.r men will 'eceive 6 h?t-J?< M? W?..n ?b" pays oM?fM. eter??d others in charge.

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HOUSE OF LORDS.—THURSDAY. I. The Lord Chancellor took Ills seat on the wool- sack at 9LItrVr pasl four o'clock. T" i ere w?rt? i? X60 pte. ?? auendance. by far thA grc.,er number being upon the (',on?rvFtlive "id@, On tti(? Front Oppn@it i,)n Ben?h w ? ti)o Marques, of S,.Ii,hur. the 1)?.k? of Richmond, j L""f AshbourRA. the V?rl 01 Latliorn, ?nd rarl Hetuchamp. ??d ?. IhA Treasury B.nch were "rll S?)eric"r Ftn(i Lortl I*Iio Prinep, if Wales occupied hi. usual seat on the Cross Bench. and amongst the other par. present w, ti?? Arch-, bishop OfC?nterhury.theRute?tAr.'fUtht. ,eO,1iI';Ii ;,t< on;1 Karl of Miiltown. Eirl Kortescue, Lord rilz,.r?,f(i Lord Knlield, Lord Midleton, and Lord Ellen- borough. MISCELLANEOUS. The Labourers or frelann Acts lamenamenrj Bill wss read a third Lime an,1 passed with some amendments. The Post-office Sites Bill passed through Com- mittee. A number nf Kill*. Including the Salmon and Fresh Water Fisheries Bill, the Medical Acts Amendment Rill, the Coal Mines Bdl, the Married Woman's Maintenance Bill, the Terms Removal (Scotland! Bill, the Poor Law Loans and Relief (Scotland) Bill, the Conveyancing (Scotland 1 Act Amendment Bill, the Peterhead Rirt«ur of Refuge Bill, and the Parliamentary Elections (H"urni,{ Offi-ors' EKiw nses) [till. were brouglit fiom tlie Commons and read n first time. TAP: PARLIAMENTARY FLECTIONS I (EXPENSES) BILL. hury, fixed the second re"11j" of tho Pi;ba.ii. ii- !ary Elections (Returning Officers' Expenses) Bill f?r Mnn.1?. Tho Marquess of SALISBURY gave nnie that he should then move that it be raad "second time that day three month. (Hear, hur.) THK ANNEXATION OF THE NEW HEURlOt.S. Tho Marquess of SALISBURY gave notice that to-morrow he 81inulit ask whether th- Government could give any information to tl)e House with reo spect to thA reported ,?d .-?,.P-t-d -Iti?- of the French Government in the New H.bri,i?.. Their l?,dsf?ip. r, at tn minules VI live.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—THURSDAY. I The Speaker took tho chair at four o'clock. I PRIVATE BILLS. On the ,,t 1- of Mr, ('0 11 H FNE I', reso- luti.?, were p,?d to ?..bl? private Bill, na .1, _I p,, ?,I of At the I?. of this -i.n t. be reaumed in the next session of Parliament. THE QUARANTINE ON A PORT TALBOT I SCHOONER. Mr. CARKUTT, on behalf of Mr. Wm. Abraham, asked the Under Secretary of Sit. for Foreign Affairs what had Non the rt%oult nf the representa- tions addressed by her Majesty's Government to the Portuguese Government on the subject of ths quarantine imposed upon the British vessel Maggie, of Port Talhot, Glamorganshire, by the Portuguese authorities fit Tercia, and whether he would lay on the table the correspondence which h"d I,pd on III. subject, Mr. BRYCE. in reply, said the Portuguese Government had declined to entettAin rhe claim for compensation preferred by her Majesty's Government on behalf of the owners of the Maggie, giving n. reason that the Governor 0' Tercia, like other local authorities, had power, in cases where it was rlaemcd necessary to do so, to make exception to tlie general quarantine regulations laid down hy the Portuguese Governm-nt. There was no objection to laying tlie correspondence on thp table THE PROSECCTfON OF THE BHYMNEY )ROf COMPANY. Mr. BRAOLAUGU k,-d the NWI-t-rY -t btate for the Home ()"\>Rrlment if he could FLtktd the result of the prosecution for breach of the Truck Act against the Rlivmnev Company, of which Sir II, Tyler, M.P., was cliairman. Mr CHILDEBS said lie had not yet received the rep irt from Uie inspector, but he bad seen a news- paper report, from which lie gathered that there were fourteen charges against the company for offences against the Truck Act. On the first caso heard the bench came to the decision that there had been" breach of the Act, and a fine of £20 wu imposed on the -Pny. The ?thr charges were itit,n witlid "ll Dn the understanding that thA company would not aDpeRl ag;,in. the di. sion, and would refrain fro," the practices which were alleged all offences against the Act BAYONETS FOR THE VOLUNTEERS. u .u. Mr. CAMPBELL-UAJilffcKMAH, in answer to ¡ Ma j or-General Goltiswortliy, ."id .? w .3 c, i cum.ran" would allow the long triangular M?,, i,,i.H,!n,y would be i,,u?d to volun- too?. In t'M meAnûma it was pot thought necM- ?rytnCKtti'mndtettth'XM bayonet now used by volunteers. CYCLING IN SCOTLAND. The LORD ADVUCA I t, >n reply to sir. menu's, | said lie was considering, with the Secretary fori Scotland, the best means of reducing to uniformity the various und conflicting by-laws relating to bicycles and tricycles now in force ill various Scotch counties. THE BELFAST RIOTS. Mr. J. MOIILEY, in reply to Mr. James O'lirien, said that tlie Government h*1 determined to issue • Commission of Inquby into the )J-lfsst ilots. I TRF. HURRICANE IN FIJI. ?. I I 1_ Mr. OS BORN K in repiy to nr. M'Arlhur, said Iliat, Ihe Government had received three dispatches from Mr. Thurston, the officer administering ilio government of flljl, with refe- rence to ¡ 118 i-eoent hurricane in that island. Theee dispatches showed "lilt this hurricane had been I\lIpn,1ed with serious damage to property and loss of life. Mr, Thurston had despatched a ciicular I to all parte of the colony requesting In be kept well-informed as to the state of Ihe several 1. riet., and had .en! nfficers to the districts most affected to di P???rib t.. nhef ?o tho nxtivM. It w.? I l?', u ).I to be fee I ? it would be i? me time beCore Ule isknds Would re?2o?v?wr from Uis ooff??eLs of the hum- cano. VOLUNTEERS AVD THF ELECFION. I Mr. CAMPHKLL-IIA^IHTKMAIT, In ref iv to wr. P"lmer. said that in hiS OP inion Section ??..1 Volunteer Regulilions, referring to the NImbl, of ,)rps during Parliamentary elections, did not  .pply t.. small body of recruits or other ,Iun- teers assembling merely for instructional pur- poses. THE REPORTED MASSACRE AT THE NEW HEBRIDES. Mr BRYCE, in reply to que.linn. Irom Mr. SpoM!ey and Sir "r HiC_BetlCh, Mid that the "nly official information !n the pOlO_ion of tho Government to t) reported massacre of F,ch citnens at the N,.? H?U,.d. d.r.,?,d from et.tmeo¡ ..d. to L,m' Lyons by M. Frejcinet on the ICth of June. This WaR ro the effect that a French company had sent some French- men to work at the New Hebrides, that several of tliem had been massacred, aod that tho rest had called on the l':vneh company either to make pro- vision for their safety or to remove Ihem. M. Freycinet stated that, on the application of the company, two French ships were sent ty the Governor of New Caledonia '.o the place. where the FrtllChmeo we:e M, Freycinet thought possibly a temporary post might beestablislisdiintilquietwasrestoied.butt. iat itte measures taken had no political object, and I hat it was not Intended to occupy the New Hebrides, or lo relax tlie Obligations into which Fi-ance had entered with Great Britain. On the 14th inst. Lord Lyons a»ain saw M. Freycinet, ami represented iho excitement both in England and Australia which the presence of French troops in the New Hebrides was calculated to produce. M. Freycinet then reported that France had no designs on the political condition of these 1.land.. nor any Inten- tion to occupy titern, and that she considered her- .elf bound by her eng?g?ment. to England to ,pe?t Ihir ind?p,?d,?. M ,,? v-e.?n,-t ddd that the French troopo would be withdrawn directly the emergency had p.sscd. The only information her Mijssty's Government had re- ceived as to the hoisting of the French flag was contained in a dispatch from the ncung consul ill New Caledonia, staling that lie had reason to beli-ve thai the French flag had been hoisted on the New Hebrides and that he had i made a protest against it. The captains of two, ships in the English Navy who were at tho New Hebrides had been ordered fo report on the matter without delay, but no report had yet been received. Lord Lvon« had been directod to call the Brtrntiön of the French üovernment to the hoisting of the French flag and to the excite- ment this had caused, and also to inquire in to the circumstances under which the alleged massacre of Frenchmen in the New Hebrides io<>k place. The House might rest assured that her Maj. stv's Government were fully sensible of the gravity of Ihe matter. (Cheers.) Mr. BRYCE. in reply to air H. Maxwell, said that the New Hebrides were about three days' mil from a point on the Australian Continent with whiclktelegraphic communication existed. The pm soli" who sent the communication from New Caledonia was the acting British Consul there. THE EDUCATION ESTIMATE. MINISTERIAL 8TATKMEM'. j On the motion for the second reading 01 the Appropriation Bill, Sir LYON PLA YFAIR made Iiis promised state- ment on the subject of the Education Vote. The total amount of the estimate for tlie year was 13,422,989, nnd showed an increase of £123,092 on the vote of the last year. This increase arose from two causes, oimoly, sn increase in the average "Hen/lance at the 8<)001.1<' the Increase that had been shown in efifciency at tin scli.xilexaminations. Theamount per head per child all oferthe country w? 17s. 6d., which showed MH!c?M')f<). per head on Ihe prev; year'j wt ye? there an incr- of 172.000 -\8 f", scholars throughout England and Wales, but, the incease in average attendance being only 98,000, moro seats had been provided than were required. In London the increase of children was so large that it required great efforts to meet it, iho average increase being 12,000 per annum, which rendered necessary one school per month wilh accommodation for 1,000 children in each for ten months in the year. Taking the number of children on the reg out tt? ki.gdow, it had been 'ouna 'nr every 100 children "ho ought ? be I ,.bl,. :,b-1. h" 91 provided, but there weiw only 80 echolars per 100 on :ha r ilter, while Uie average attendance "t* 62 per l, Ihowing t).?..tLhou?. much had been doM .?rMdf.. -d d1 ?i't MmMned to be accomplished. A large portion of tlie non-atten- dance ?M evidently due to truancy. The r?ht hon )!.nHe..M here to" ur?.y of t)M?t<. of nr??.M ??e U..JM the Edu?ttcn A,2. -ill- ie70.re?r?i? that what had 'M«n ,.n. this ?.u.t,y -tr"td .,y mt).fMK)n)ywiththt R?SWCA ObWood in :í:ri3 M regarded the German system, it appeerea that, children in the public school* of (1, nORDY ..Wm<1.d 32 hours per week and le rnt thirten sobj. cts. while the English d,lIdr.n attended twent y hours a week ..d .11 1 learnt <even eubi ?; W.th K-d f t??-hntcxt edu- :u:J the :i1' d fi ted up schools for technical instruction were anxious that tho Government should aid tfiem by giving a crant in aid of the work thus undw- LAkAn, He urht it would be unwim t? f""our the use of tools except, in tiie case of the children :wio were in the higher standards. The Department of Science and Art WtUI at tlie preseni moment, >.Ih directly and indirectly, promoting tech- nical education throughout the country, there being 1.984 schools in connection with the Depart- ment, while tiie number of persons taught in scientific subjects was 91.838, the number ii)- ttrncMJ in art being 89.837. Beyond this there were M-hn?rohipo connected with M?e of the J?nxn?rt- Schools t?dinx up to the hfghtr Technical Schools, and these were doing a great, deal of good. The one great educational iD- feriority of England and Wales was in the shape of organisation, such 4q would, if properly worked, create, as it ware, series of ladders leading from the lowest Elementary Schools through tiiose of the middle cloas and up to tlie highest Lot- versilies.. Mr. CONWAY thanked Sir Lyon Playfair for his Very Sitisfactory statement, but complained that a sufficient amount of encouragement was not accorded to the Voluntary Schools, many of which Ivt.1 been excluded from the Government grant through the Jealousy of the School Boards. II .t"'Io.o-J A_ ç .1. ,i..innr. I\n Ir tl I'\v-vr. JUt un" ,rli„Cv.,i».„— — Technical Education, was glad to hear the encou- ragement given by Sir L. Playfair to tlie endea- w)ur to promol" technical educLtíon in thA H??Mnt<r? S<h?)«. Bt R"i ''Mt it wu iesirable to confine this sp.ies of education to the higher sbin.Jarda, and thought the matter might well be entrusted to the Science and Art Department. At the present moment the StatA provided instruction in sewing and cookery for the uirls, and he did not see why it should not also teach the boys the use of tools, so that they might be better prepared nn leaving school for the com- petition the British artisan now had to meet in the shape nr foreign labour. Sir H. HOLLAND '?neratulated Sir L PI'rbi, on hiM ilIr .I ablo statement, and, p-king on the subject or tecnnioti eOUC8110n, eapimwu io whether tlie taxpayers would be pre- pared to allow technical education to be taken up « part of the compulsory school system. In his opinion, it would be betterthftt this for,. "r educa- tion sliould be provided for by the Endowed School Commissioners out of tile existing school tndowineui*. Mr. MA TH ER ?n?i-lared that Uie Act of 1870. and those whi"h .u.c, oJed it, had -f.?,.d .,y eub.t,.?ti.1 advantages ca the of U" p,,pie. Mr. STANLEY LEIGH TON r4?grett?d t?xt Wr Lyon Plat fair had said oothingon the subject of over-pressure arising froin the enforcement of a code tlutt was too rigid, and should have taen glad to have heard what the right hon. gentleman had to 118 iI" regard to tlte system of payments by results—a system that was uot adopted by foreigo Government*. Mr MOLLOY tpnke in favour of tlie adoption of system of technical education in tlie Ele- mentary Schools. The discussion was continued by Dr. Cameron, Sir G. Balfour.and Mr. J. Wilson (Edinburgh), aod the Appropriation Bill was read II socond lime. MISCELLANEOUS. The Customs Hill was read a third time. The Incumbents and Benefices (Loans Extension' Bill and the Public W orks Loans Bill were read ( second t ime. The Patriotic Fund Bill, the Contagious Diseam (Animals) Bill, and the Returning Oilmrs, Charges (Scotland) Bill were read a third time. The SM Fishing Boats (SctXisad) Bill as amended w", considered. The Westminster Abbey Restoration Bill passed lhrpuKh Committee. The Idiots Bill was read aaecond time, u also were the Revising Barristers' Appointment Bill and tlie Oxford University Justices Bill. The Parliamentary Elections Bill was with. drawn. In Committee oa the Tithe-rent Charge Extra- ordinary Redemption Bill some discussion arose on a motion by Mr. Beresford Hope that the Chairman should report progress; butthe motion was not persisted in, and tlie Bill passed through Con,u1itt.e and was read a third tirue. SHOP HOURS REGULATION BILL, THE 13ILL PASSED THROUGH COMMITTER On the motion to go into Committee Ontho Shop Hours Regulation Bill, Mr. CAVENDISH BENTINCK moved the rejec- tion of the Bill, which, he said, would impose absurd restrictions on those shopkeepers who Iiad to serve the humbler classes. Sir M. HICKS-BEACH regretted that the bill bad not been fully explained w the House, and feared- that Uie benuvolent object it had in view would be deieated by the fact hat the measure made no pr, vision for its being effectually carried out. Sir J. LUBBOCK said there was a general con- census of opinion th"tlbe p_ge of the Bill would in it"If have h. ffwt thai desired. I in::e CROS$ :t";I"relhOuld b, taken up by l?? Government. I be ;Jeë¡'riE o.er;t:;ition thd the Bill w IUU work well as it stood, and that it would not >» necestary to appoint, as had been suggested, an amy of inspectors. It was well-known that the lI,ea,1116 %PA strongly supported by a large pro- fo'tion of those wilo were engaged in too shop I i t do of the country. IIr, J. WILSON (Edinburgh) doubted the pro- pr pt, of pressing the measure in its thsn sliape. Mr. W. H. SMITH was also of opinion that it w iu d be bet tor for SirJ. Lubbock to withdraw the Bill an.: leave it to tlie Government tore i Introduce it at a lime wlmn It could be more fi ilv and completely <lillCu.ed. Mr. liUOAOatlRSr hoped that the Bill would hi withdrawn, and argued that it wae only a humane extension of previous ("bour legislation vh eh it would be wise and beneficial for the I lo^ite to pass. On a division, the motion to go into Committee vat carried hv 61 against 23. The Bill then passed through Committee, he Intoxicating Liquors (Sale to Children) Bill ivas read a third time. 7be House adjourned at lialf-past two o'clock.

CARDIFF. SEHIOI-S ACCIDENT TO A CHILD.—On Thursday a ternoon a Illllb hoy, -Red four and a half yetrt 8 m of Mr. Mar^aretta, manager of Messrs. Gopeill i lirown, and Son's nack warehouse at the tr>( "f tile Wrst Dock. met with a eeriou. Accident. He was playing in a room on the second floor of the store when he fell through an op» n winuow to the ground, a distance of fifteen feet. The child was picked up in- sensible by Pohce-Consuble Ditnond and conveyed to the Infirmary in a cab, where he now 1181111 a precarious condition. AOCIDKNT.—On Thursday morning Jenkin Bowcn, a labourer in the employ of the Melin- grifllth Tin Works, while grinding a knife at the works, slipped and fell between the stone and the frame. He eusuined a severe lace wound, and hii right arm was also severely crushed. The injured man wM taken to the é-uddf Infirmary anddf?!r?.L an. FOOTBALL CIOS.—We are requested to stale 11.1 tilt entries for the annual athletic meeting of the above club, w iieli takes place on the 26", cof June. ch* to-day. TRINITY COI.LKOH, lo.-N.-Ti,e following CAn- djdu, wen* succ^ful at the recent f,XaDHna, ion in practical mu-ic held in (mrdiff:- Primary DivisionLily Kicliards, pass; Lenna Ashford, patw; .Maud John, pass; and Howard T.George, paa«. The .xallune" were the Kev. W. Bishop and 'M.tj?' P??n. Mr. W. 9,,tt, 173, f?po-t. r(M'i.i?!.e)?)Mcre«ry. ? CUUI"" COS.RUTl CITS. —The Crdiff !r?n<emn?o Cwb Company (Lim!t<?)hM pur. chafed the undertaking of the Cardiff Conserva- live Club, and possession of the lease, premises, ISlock, furniture, and effects will be handed over to ths neW company as anil from June 24, 2386. Applic?iti,)n f"r shares and membership ?n be ot?i'?Q't'r?m '116,re\" r>ln'r: the Conservative Club. Under the new regulation* member* mu*t t?? slarelwidere 01 the company. It is mauile^t that none but shareholders enn be admitted to the new club. 69689 HIT@(?NTIDX-I)uring this week. Carter at 58 per dotfn. Thf beat In tbe world st the price. Fr*ke • 12, Uuk.tTt-t. GKNTLKMKN can be accommodated with superior Horses "n V. htc?t on Hire, wilboption of f?u?t. —0>l<t<tiv*m Hot L \4I;6d WH?o?M! %HIWVNTitiig!! WniTsrNTLDX! !I i.?'?.\o £:r-8;r;Jv:.f::t:r= C?t-cL INFORMATION M" L.oouI"-8wttchee of Hair IN »il Colours, frum3.. 6d 5'. IU. &d. up??d.; ?t!"P?? N. 6, t., -b?.tin i l?. c.diff, ??OtFP HARfOC' ''f A-c M?w,6 MuntAy.Ja??.).. PRONRAMMW. AC of Bon-NSE.. A J i>avh*, 2 WiiiUfca'-road* Cardiff. ?' SCVMKH — M. ???.Cr?h'-rb?wn.C.r.tijr. h.u.(r.?? choioe ??'ien of fo?HM tn H?h. ?M?i'°MJ'?'t'< '? 0?' <?*?"?- Si.K«. ? ??1?.. F.bh.?. M.nU. MM?.. Hun- ,hali" L -I 1"1 D}. I rtf tt Hirthdav rreseni is gouu VII v«n»«v. —Harru, ArtUt, y,.rthyr. As OkDinahy ? '? GritBn Ho' St. M<ry. ■ etrect, as Commeuotd ou 27. 6-0'2 ?OCR y,-¡';pe<'wle.. with Cry" and PebH« 1 I<M..c-MMtth HiUpfti M *Mi'' all ''?dt0' dtt?-Hvt vision, bv J. U VVoud. PricUealOptician,3,C«etle*str»*t. Lppusit*WCa<t»e, Cardiff. t.??free. 6/OT L?.t TKNNIS ..? Cnck? t;?'. '° '?"'? nuvllM. Co*«, t)t?', Uouawt. c*)? Tror fron. 8f,lld.->UQ& bz. i. T. t?

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