South Wales Echo

A YOUNG IRISHMAN'S ESCAPADE. James Patriok O'Donovan, a young Irish fireman, from County Cork, who returned from a voyage some four days ago, and left his vessel in Penarth Roads, is to have a spell ashore, for the Newport Borough Magistrates at their sitting to-day decreed that he should be sent to Ufak for two months. O'Donovan, who according to his own accounb had been drinking so hard since he put foot ashore that he became a lunatic, came up to Newport, created a scene in Commercial-road, and when Officer Thomas (36) arrested him he threw himself on the ground, kicked the officer on the legs, in the chest, and once caught him under the chin. Assistance was speedily to hand, however, and the fireman was safely lodged in the cells.

BRISTOL MANUFACTURER COMMITTED. At Birmingham PolioelCourt on'Tuesday Edwin Gouph, warehouseman, was charged with stealing cycle fittings and three gold-plated watches from bis employer, Felix Chapman, cycle fittings manufacturer, Birmingham; and William Chivers, cycle inanufacbureti Castle street, Bristol, was charged with receiving goods with guilty knowledge. Gougb pleaded guilty, and stated that be had been led to steal the articles by Chivers. though was sentenced to two! months' imprisonment, and then gave evidence ae-iinst Chivers, who was committed to the bail being allowed.

The Prince andPrincess of Wales have fixed Saturday, May 22nd, for the opening of the Blackwall TunnH.

A Cilfynydd Collier's Strange Conduct, VIOLENT SRUGGLE WITH A YOUNG LADY. WANTED TO ACT LIKE "JACK THE I RIPPER." At the Pontypridd Police Court to-day-before the Stipendiary, Dr. Hunter, and Mr James Roberts-Morris Trow, collier, Cilfynydd, was charged with being drunk and disorderly, and also with three cases ot assault. P.O. Lewis, Pontshonnorton, said that last Monday night he saw a crowd in Coedpenmaen- road round the defendant, who was ravmg in drink. The people were detaining him, and when the constable endeavoured to take him into custody he got very violent, and kicked him on the leg. He also kicked a man named Lot, who assisted the constable. He was eventually taken to the. police station, and on the way he was very abusive. Witness .added that earlier intho evening defendant assaulted a young lady in a house. Miss Lloyd, a smartly attired and prepossessing young lady, said that when she was going up Coedpenmaen-road the defendanb shouted alter her. he turned round, and seeing that he was drunk, she ran on and rushed into the house of a Mrs lliompsou, where she was going on business. The defendant followed her lpko the house, aud three women who were in the kitchen got so frighten because of hia appearance and strange conduct that they rushed out of the house. As Miss Lloyd followed them the defendanb caught hold of her. Astruggle eusued between them in the kitchen and aleo iu the passage, and when when she got to the door her asfailant again caught her and threw her violently on the road and fell upon her. He, however, had no chance to further assault her, for the women pulled him off, tearing his coat whilst doing so. Mrs Thompson corro- borated, and said that a vielenb struggle took place in the kitchen between the defendant and the young iady, who was severely treated by him. The defendant offered no explanation for his conduct but said, whilst assaulting Miss L'oyd, that he was going to act like Jack the Ripper." The defendant, a strong, muscular man, who appeared in the box minus a coat and with his shirt aleeveii turned up, told the Bench that he did not remember anything of the assault. Tbo last thing he did remember was being, earlier in the day, in company with two men and two women in a public-house, where he felt convinced he was drugged, for he had no recollection of what transpired afterwards. Previous convictions were recorded against him, and the Stipendiiay iti reprimanding him for his foolish conduct send the defendant to gaol for two months with hard labour. This punishment was totally unexpected hy the defendant, who gave one long whistle before leaving the box. As he descended the steps he thanked Loe for his kindness."

Terrible Disaster in I Cornwall. COLLAPSE: OF VIADUCT SCAFFOLDING. I Twelve Men Killed. I Ab half-past 11 on Tuesday morning, oy the collapse of some scaffolding at the Coldrenick Viaduct, just outside Menheniot Station on the CurnwAll gtilway, 12 men were precipitated 150 feet to the ground. Elevcn of the poor fellows were killed outright and the 12ch died in an hour, the services of Dr. Dobbyu, of Liskeard, who was soon on the spob, being of no avail. Two other men who were on the scaffold had a miraculous escape by catching at projecting timber work and ropes. Some of the men In falling struck wires and were terribly mutilated, while others bad their heads telescoped into their bodies. The scene of the disaster is one of the viaducts crossing the valleys which form so picturesque a feature of the Cuw:¡;¡h Railway. In its eastern section extensive works are in progress all along the line in connection with the doubling of the metals and the improvement of the bridges. The following is the list of the killed James Rowe, Liakeard, married Wm. Rundle, Menheniot, single l1. Honey, Liskeard, married Richard Hams, Doubleboi*, married John Rundle, Menheniot, single C. Haley, Menheniot, single Wm. Knight, Liskeard, married S. Bray, Liskeard, married T. H. Stephens, Liskeard, married; W. Ede, Liskeard, singlp; Ernest Westaway, Losbwithiel, single George Hares, Sc. German's, married and nine children. The work ab the viaduct was being carried out by the Great Western Railway, and the whole of the deceased men were under control of the company's engineering department. At the time the accident occurred the ineii were engaged in fittinc an iron girder into place and the platform suddenly gave way without I moment's warning.

LLANDAFF CLUb. The annual meeting of tho members of tl, Llaud^ffheIdTljM0n1^ T'1W Lord Bishop of .blaudaff presided, and there was a go.>d attend- ayacaof bonorary aud ordinary members. The report of the committee for the year 1896, .viiieh was read by the hon. secretary (Mr VV E Bsavan), showed that there were 2Q honorary and 70 ordinary members, a decrease of 13 on'u.e preceding year. The income amounted to £ 42 5s 2d, and tho balauce at the end of tho vm m favour of the club was £ 1 8* 8:1. y 1U The Vicar moved the adoption of the roDort uiging that an effort should bH made to increase the number of member*. He suggested the conversion of the adjoining building into a gymnasium.—Mr W. Evans, vice-chairman of the Pariah Council, secouded the proposition which was carried. A vote of thanks to the retiring committee having been passed, and the new committee etooteo, Mr JONAS WATSON proposed a vote of thanks to biiB Hi shop. His LORDSHIP said he regarded such institu- bions as most useful for the young men of a FoThiVr i,Marrleu h,e should attend to their homes, but a club which offered so many advantages to young «mn should be well «im- ported by them. His Lordship added that he would itive four more volumes to the library. A musical entertainment followed,

ALLEGED BLACKMAILING. At the Old Bailey to-day Morris B. Jacobs, an editor, Julius Jacobs and James H. Farmer. solicitors, were severally indicted for threatening to publish and proposing to abstain from publish. ing certain matters and things concerning Marcus Bebro with intent to extort a large sum of money from him. There was also a charge of conspiracy to commit the alleged offence. Mr Gill, having opened the case, called evidence in support of the charge. [FBOCEKDINO.]

GOLF ACCIDENT. I Last evening Alfred Dent, under-footroan, employed by Sir Roger Palmer, Bart., Cefn Park, Wrexham, was admitted into the Wrexham Infirmary suffering from a fracture of the forehead. It seems that Dent was playing golf, when a fellow-player hit him on the forehead with a club. Dent remained unconscious for hours, and lies in a critical condition.

The Bridgend Poaching] ff i Affray. fi r RE-TRIAL THIS DAY, 11 11 1 he Press Heperts. APPLICATION FOR POSTPONEMEN-L As stated in our later edition yeaterday,4the jury at the Glamorgan Assizes who had to trtthe four prisoners charged with night poaching at Coity, and with assault with intent to mnrder, failed to arrive at a decision, and his Lordship signifiad his intention of having the case tried again to-day. Before the Court rose yesterday Mr S. T. Evans, who defended the prisoners, made an unsuccessful attempt to get the re-rial postponed until next Assizes. On Justice LAwrauoe taking bis-seat on the bench this morning Mr S. T. Evans, M.P., rose and said My Lord, on account of what has appeared in the Press this morning as to what was said yes- terday with reference to-this case, I must make another application for the retrial to be post- poned. The references appear in the local news- papers read by the gentlemen of the jury. His Lordship You don't suppose anything said by the local Press would have any effect on the jury ? t Mr S. T. Evans I have handed a copy of the > newspapers to the Clerk of Arraigns. I At this point the Hon. Stephen Coleridge, (Clerk of Arraigns) handed a copy of the Sout/i Wales Daily News to his Lordship, who carefru^y locked it through. Mr S. T. Evans There is a precedent a recenb case at Brecon, which in case of newsgptper observations was postponed. Hi* Lordship (perusing the paper) WbAwe are tho comments ? Mr S. T. Evans At the- close of your Lordship. His Lordship I see no observationsvuiade by the South Walts. Datly News. This is taierely a report of what took place. Mr S. T. Evans But is'it correct ? 11 am told that the worst observation, is iu the Daily News, and does not appear in the other Jocai morning newspaper. His Lordship This report appearsJto me to be correct. Do you mean the observation, "It is" monstrous ?" Mr S. T. Evans Yes, my Lord. His Lordship: Weil, it was?aaid. I said it because I thought tc mcnstrous tbab one man should set himself against 11. Mr S. T. Evans There was aniassumptios that he was one way. His Lordship I said not-hiug: about his being one way or the other. I meant that it was monstrous that one man should ho!d out like that. You sometimes meet> with one man that is cleverer than his foliowe. There is no expression of opinion. Mr S. T. Evans: Of course, all prisoners are entitled to as fair and impartial atria! as possible and therefore 1 submit that no harm can be done if it is adjourned to the next Assizes, and injustice may be done if it is tried now. His Lordship What, .because I shall try the case ? Mr S. T. Evans Oh, certainly not, my Lord. I nfv cr intended to hint such a thing. His Lordship: Well, that was the logical assumption. Mr S. T. Evans I beg your Lordship's pardon if I suggested any suclxthlug. I a*k, sir, that the trial be postponed. His Lordship We bavo all the witnasses here. I think we bad better go ou with the case. CASE REOPENED. The case was theu reopened by Mr Arthur Lewi?, who prosecuted, and the police constable Siiillum was the first witness called. Evidence for the prosecution similar to that given yesterday was adduced by P.C. Shillum, Foster, the head gamekeeper, and Cope, under gamekeeper to the Earl of Dunraven David Roberts, carpenter Benjamin Lloyd, cashier Dr. Thomas Jones, and P.C. Alfred Thomas. Subsequently Mr Arthur Lewis addressed the the jnry, and Mr S. T. Evans, for the defence, having called the witnesses that 2ppoared on thab day, delivered a spirited address to the juty. The close of his speech was greeted with applause from the gallery, and his Lordship sternly remarked that if that did not immediately cease he would have the court cleared. His Lordship then summed up, and at 3 >5 the jury without rettring brought in a verdict of guilty on both couuby. I The Sentences. Miller and Hu&kins were sent to hard labour fi": 18 calendar months and Mmon and Gould for 15 calendar months. Prisoners then left the dock, and as they were escorted below waved their hands to several young women friends in the gallery, who warmly ve'.urced the greeting^

THE CABINET. Mr Chamberlain's Illness. The Cabinet met ab the Foreign Office at 1 o'olock this afternoon. AU the Ministers wero present except Lord Cadogan and Mr Chamber. lain is better. He is out of bed, but will not be allowed downstairs for a day or two.

I TO-DAYS MONEY. I [SPECIAL TELEGRAM.] %T(I9R EMI4NS». b, OPINBSJ, !].?• a,u. -Tlie _gent-ral fortniebtiy settlement on the Stock Exchange began this morning, and is cngfJgiug the chief attention of dealers, and pricss show rathor better tendency in the absence of any fresh disquieting political news. ^Consols firm, bn- ing xz better. Foreign Bondp firm, at to advance in many instances on purchases to covor recent sales—Brazilian, French 31, per Cent?., and Turkish Converted, to Jotvor. Home Railways quiet hw changes of Ys to evenly divided. With few "x C*P- i lions American Railways rule firm Lake Shore 1 Iiighpr a few others to Reading and New York Central lowt.r. Mexican Railways wcxk at to decline on poor trnffic, showing -01,800 increase. Grand Irunlc Stocks steady. Mining Shares irregular, without much change De Beers lower! Bueuos Ayreg Gold Premium decliutd 1.0 207% per cent. Lisbon Gold Premium has risen to 41 pc-r cetit. R NOON.—Consols weak at decline on sales. Foreign Bonds unaltered, home Railways firm at to advance in few instances; Great Eastern lower. American and Grand Trunk Railways dull at an occasional to decline. Mexican Railway First Preference flit, being lower. Mining Shares very fht on sa,o,.R- Ferreira, lower; Brown Reef, most other?, to 1.5 P.m.-A very moderate business doing in the Discount Market at ljj per oent. for three bilis. Snort loaus in hmited demand at 1 to 1% pl. cent. At the public tallow sales inferior sorts sold 6.1 lower, otherwise no change ■ mutton, 20j to 18s beef, 13s 6d to 17s. Vieuna Bourse quiet Paris steady. Siwz Canal traffic receipts yesterday were 130,000 franc, 1.10 P.M.—Consols strong, being higher on purchases. Foreign Bonds firril oa better tendency on Paris Bourse Spanish in demand at advance several other, to better Peruvian Stocks weak ab i (ieclitie. Home Railway? dull on sales—Brigutou Deferred, lower few others, \/t to American Railways dull at an occasional to decline. Mining Shares irregular—R,eittont,ein, lower other changes of h to evenly baianced. Bombay Exchange, 1* 3%d; Calcutta, 1* 3 13-32,1 Shanghai, 2-; Singapore, 2. lj-J l. CLOSING, 2.30 P.M.—Stock IMarkets quiet. Couso's lower. Italian and Spanish Bonds weak at decline. Home Railways sedy-Grea" Western and Midland better. Americau 4 Railways dull at occasional to decline. Mining !:h*res inactive without much change Great Boulder lower. Bar iSilver lower, at 29}i.J. Rio Exchange lower at %19-32d. Berlin ana Frankfort Bourses weak. Paris quiet- cheque, 25 20.

I TO.DAY'S MARKETS. CORN. LONDON, Wednesday.—Market qciet. English wheat unchanged—white Quoted 50s to als per qr foreign and American quiet and unaltered. Flour unchanged. Barley quiet and unchanged. British and Russian oats fully 3d dearer. Maize firm. Beans and peas un- changed. Arrivals:—British—barley, 56'J qrs. Foreign -whea.t. 6,650 qrs barley. 6.420 qis oatt, 14,92) qrs maize, 13,500 qrs flour, 9,490 sacks. GLASGOW, Wednesday.—Wheat and flour rIul!. and prices 3d per boll of 25 lbs and sack of 2801bs lower respectively. There is an absence of buyers. Indian corn, l^id per 2801bs cheaper. Peas l^.d down, ana grinding beans fully that lower. Foreign barley turn cheaper. Oats dull and nominally unaltered. SUGAR. GLASGOW, Wednesday.— Active market large busi- ness done at fully llf)d per cwt. advance. The offk-ial SUGAR. GLASGOW, Wednesday. -Active market large busi- ness done at fully llf)d per cwt. advance. The oftiial report states :-Market active and firmer good busi- nes.s done at full prices to ll/2d advance. I PROVISIONS. L*NPO> Wednesday.—Butler quiet, but. ste,dy- Danish, 100s to 116s i'Yer.ch, SO-, to 124s Austra- lian 3.11(1 Kew Zealand, 76s lr. 104s, according to I quality American, 68* to 92s. Bacon without material change-Irish, 42:, to 5&s Danish, 40s to 55s. Hams quiet. Lard continues dull. Cheese remains very tirni-American and Canadian, 58" to 62s, accord- ing to quality. F I "I If MRIMSBY, Wedneslav.— Two dozen steamers and 15 smacks arrived with fair catches very strong demand. Soles, Is 2d to Is M rnr,.i!, Is to Is 2d drills, 9d to lCd lobsters,2s pf.r lb plaice, 4s to 6s 6d lemon soles, 5i to 7s 6d whitches, fas to 6s 9d live halibut, 4s to b3 7d tieitd, 3., to 53 per stone lire ling, 3s to 5s dead, 2s to 3s live cod, 3,; 6<1 to 7s dead, 3s to 4s 6d each kit docks, 14s to 18, per box. i > ;< i JMKAT. 1.1 ,i' Wednesday.—Lai-go supplies, and traria very bad at the following prices :— 1<1J:Ih;ft bed, 3s 6d to Ss Bd t,-ii sicies. 3s Sri !<>3sl0d shorts, 3:1 lOd to 4s 2d American, Is 8d tit 3s 4d British mutton, 4s to 4s id foreige, 2< 1M to 3s, 4d veal, 2s 8d to 4s park, 2s 4d to 3s 4d per albs. • L'Trf.K. Cmitic. Wednesday. Ordinary — seconds, 106s t'hirds, ls. Miltl-cured-milri, 97s. Regi-niild, 95s. In market—1-6 firkins, 13 mild. yoxAior. LONDON, WednesdDy.-Good, supplies and a fair trado at the following prices. Scotch dunbar niaincreps, 754 to S5s do. Wiuc- magnums, 50; to 70s henrnns, 603 to 80s snowilrnps. 70s saxons, 50s to 55s imperat.ors, 40s to 60.. magnums, 40s to 55s abundance, 45s to 55s biackland feruce, 45s to 50s per ton. CHEESE. NEWPORT, Wednesday.—There was only a short supply of produce, and trade was dull. "Caerphillv qualities, 60s to 63s no faucy dairies truckles, 63s to 64s per cwt. METAT.?. I.uN'BON. Wednesday.—uiuv.-r rather easier mode- rate busines- E31 2s 6d cash 1:51 three months. Tin quiet mo lerate business— £ 61 6s 3d cash E61 17s 6d to S62 three months. Spelter, S17 15s sellers for February March. Spanish lead, RU 1" bd to £ 11 15s English ditto, Bll 17s 9d. Scotch pig iron, 47s 3d cas-hj; hematite, 50s 2d cash. GL.\(;oW" Wednesday.—Market fbt good business. I Scotch done at 47s 3%d, 47s 3d, 47s %'I, and 47 iy2d cash 47s 6d, 47s bd, and 47s 4d one month buyers. 47s Id ca,h seller" 47s 2d. Cleveland done at 40s 5Vod ca-h 40s 8d and 40, 8V; d one month buyers, 40s 5%d cash sellfra, 40s 6d. Cumberland hematite done at 50s 2d cash sellers, 50s l%d cash. Middlesbrough hematite done at 49s 9d 13 days 50s Slid one inoaflt: I buyers, 50s 4%,1 cash.

RKYMNET RAILWAY.—The gennral office staff of the Rbymney Railway Company held their fourth annual dmner at Barry's Hotel, St. Mary-street, on Tuesday evening. An enjoyable evening was spent. Mr W. Fairlamb (secrebary to the company) presided, the vioe-chair being: occupied by Mr W. D. Phillips (deputy manager.)

Nottingham February Meeting. I NOT3SNGHAM, WEDNESDAY. There has beeu just a slight tinge of frost during the night, and this had the effect of drying up the course a bit, but as the morning wsore on the atmosphere be- came very mild, and when visitors reached Colwick Park the conditions were, quite springlike. The goiug wa!; again exceedingly holding, but sport was interest- ing and the company satisfactory, the assemblage in Tattersall's ring being, a most representative "one. Details 2^-TheRUFF°RD.SF.LLING HANDICAP HURDLE M M1,0, ,4'70 winne*r to be sold for £ 50. Two miles Mr G H Allen's Porto, 5y list 41b \V Kill- 1 Major Fenwick's Boater. 5v list 41b W Tavlor 2 Count Zech's Clonawee, 6v 12st M' Gore s l\T ^.Lummous, a list owner 0 Xr £ 2 s Congress II, a list 111b Owner 0 Mr 1 Cannon's lirompton. 5y list 41b Strong 0 Mr Glen Kidston's MozzilTov, 5y 11".t 3lh Mr Fergusson 0 « »p-pl"? s Fmblem, fly list lib Acies 0 Mr O Priaulx s Thirsus, 4y 10st 1Mb H Brown 0 Winner trained privately, Betting—4 to Ji ■•. £ < Ttiirsus, 5 to 1 each agst Mozzil Tov and Queeu Lmblew, 6 to 1 ngst Erompton, 7 to 1 agst Cionav.-ee, S to 1 agst Pv,r-n nr,j yi to 1 «e-t others. h

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I Today's Starting Prices. I NOTTINGHAM I-KICM. MO. OL RACK. RVNFTHS. WINNKK. N.-7^ Rufford 9 Porto S to 1 ag 8 to 1 o* fceiumck.. 5 \\orker 5 to 2 ag 5 to 2 ag Newark 10 Coenraad. 10 to 1 ag 10 to 1 a» Hamngi.ou.. _6 Instep 6 to 1 ag 6 to 1 ag

Landon Bettjn- I -"Ov LINCOLN HANDICAP. (One mile. Bun Tuesday, Mtrch 23.) 14 to 1 agst Diakka, 4y 7st 71 b (t) 20 to 1 The Tup, 5y 7st 31b (t) 20 to 1 Gulistan, 4v Sst (t) 20 to 1 — Teufel, 4y 7wt, (t) GO to 1 La Sagesse, 5y 7st 91b (t,) to 1 — Court Ball, 6y 7st 31b (t I c3 to 1 Bird of Flight. 4y 6s! Sib (t) 35 to 1 — Bellevint 4y 7st 101b (o) { GRAND NATIONAL. (Four miles 4 furlongs. Run Friday. March 24.) 12 t.. 1 ygst Norton, a lCst 71b*(i) 12 to 1 Stratocracy, 5y lOst 61b (t) 14 to I The Soarer, a list 41b (t) 10 to 1 Ford of Fyne, 6v lOst 7ib (t) I 50 to 1 Golden Cross, a lOst 21b (l) 50 to 1 Gauntlet, a list 31b (t)

Newmarket Training Notes. [BV OUK NKWMARKKX CORRKSPO: NEWMARKET, W ç.lnestliày.-On the Bury side, J. Day's Winchester, Cons tan tine, and Athlone galloped six furlongs. G. Dawson's Chancery, Nah-ma-Wusk, Leydenberg, and Lady Chapel went five furlongs. J. Dawson's, jun., Potboy, Viliiers, Lord Hyde, Mac- kimmie, I/ord Hervey, Faut de Mieux. Bridgwater, Bar of Gold, Fortji.lice, Tambour, Q (Isolde, and Esther Waters were sent six furlongs. Enoch's, en Dangmoor, Mausolur, Seahohn, Thyrza, Pcff Ball, Hignlaud Home, Vert" Grez, Jollv Boat, Grey and Yerdina covered tive furlongs". Gibbons's The Nipper, Spur Royal, Peacock, I arbolton, Perce Ntige, and La Toison u'Or galloped "ix furlongs. Hayhoe's Gulistan, Grig, Amanditr, Moor, Imposition, Brigg, Morissia, Golet t;i, and St. Crocs were sent five furlongs. L'imbtons Dingle Bay, Red Hat, Golden Rule, Pujan, and Gay Peter galioped six furlongs. Leader's Silver Fes, Seaport, Peppercorn, Dick Whit- tington, and Pitcher went five furlongs. G. Piatt's Yaie, Br"O<lr.lin", King Hampton, and Esther Clarke galloped six furlongs. Ryan's Noah's Ark, Oriolo, Kapallo, Gallinco, Spook, Punchestown, and Chasseur went the same distance Coylton, Eager, Laveno, and Aerolite going five furlongs. Sherwood's Saruu-, Gold Wave colt, Holy Friar, Badlarina, Eileen Aigas, Cold Steel, Hendersyde, and Vitula went the sauio distance. Waugh's, ben..Court Ball, The Rush, Buce- phalus, Le Dauphin, Pedant, Piety, and Lady Bess covered six furlougs. W. Waugh's Paiinerstou, Saios, «uid Yorker went the same distance. .lId Yorker went Lhe same distance.

Hunting Appointments. GLAMORG AN^UIRE HO'JN OS. Wednesday. Feb. 10, at Three Ashes, at il a.10 Fridav, Feb. 12, at Llanelay Bridge, at 11 a.m. YSTRAD HOUNDS. Friday, Feb. 12, at Black Cock, at 10 a.m. CAKMABTH KNSHIUP. FOXUOCNDS. Friday, Feb. 12. at Ferryside, at 10.45 a.m. TIVYSIDE FOXHOUNDS. Thursday, Feb. 11, al Newchapel.at 10.45 a.m. PEMBROKESHIRE HOUNDS. Thursday, Feb. 11, at Ford Bridge, at 11 a.m.

ALLEGED UNLAWFUL SHOOTINt Onelo David (23) was brought up at the Cardif Poiice Court to-day-before the Stipandiary-r charged with shooting Alexander Low in the let with a revoiver with intent to do him grtevoai bodily harm at Bute-street on the 10th inst. The prisoner asked to be remanded for the purpose oC ..btaining- the assistance of a solicitor, and evidenot -if the arrest having been given, he wae remandef ontil Friday.

l'he SIXTH EDITION of the SOUTH. WALES ECHO I is Published at 7 p.m. und contain the LATEST Foreign,General, *nd Sporting Telegrams up tO the TIME OF GOING TO PRESS.

CRETE. latest Developments of the Situation. THE ATTITUDE OF GREECE. CONSTANTINOPLE, Tuesday.—An exchange of news is at present proceeding among the Cabinets Upon certain proposals for the re-establishment of Dtder in Crete. The present attitude of Greece is viewed with apprehension in political circles here, and it will be difficult for the Powers to prevent the despatch of Turkish reinforcements to the island owing to the new departure in the policy af the Hellonic Government. Advices received this morning from Canea state that the town and fits environs are now quiet. Last nightaconsic occurred between Mussulmans.-Peutei French Press Views. PARIS, Wednesday.—The greater part of the French Press, while remarking that some of the news received from Crete is exaggerated, Rgreejin itating th&t the situation at Canea is very serious. The Russian organ Nerd declares thab Greece will be held entirely responsible for events which may occur in the island. The Journal maintains that British policy ought to be made solely responsible for the preaent state of affairs, and declares that that policy constitutes dauger to European peace. The Libre Parole says that a Q!gh official in the Greek Legation in Paris Mates that a recurrence of troubles in Crete Were feared, because it was believed that promised reforms would not be carried out. The Paris Echo states that a meeting of the French Ministers discussed the present situation in the East yesterday evening. It was agreed, the journal adds, that the Situation at Canea had improved, and that no modification could be tiiade in the attitude of France. The Gaulois does not see ground for alarm, as it is certain no European Power desires war. The same journal has received a letter from a 1-tussian diplomatist regarding tbo Franco-Russian Alliance, expressing astonishment at the dissatisfaction displayed by the F<onch Press. In regard to Russia's attitude in the Eastern Question, he declares that it is the duty of the Czar to consider the convenience of France only in so far as it may be reconciled with the interests )f his people. The correspondent points out the state of isolation in which France would find herself If she were to separate from Russia. If, Qe says, sbe tried to draw closer to Germany, she Would sink lower than she was prior to the tlronstadt fetes, for she would no longer have desired time for recuperation, and hopes of tupport which she then possessed would be intirely wanting. Lamentable Condition of Canea. T, rn, r.nM;.ltn. tVltt 1 ZAILIS, Wednesday.— xue i"1"1™ following telegram from a gentleman now in Canea Canea, Tuesday.—The town presents lamentable aspect. Ib is difficult to estimate even approximately the number dead. The SRhting was desperate. The Contul-General of Prance (M. Blanc), aided by his Chancellor, dis- tinguished himself by his energy and courage. '-t the risk of his life he saved not only our Sompatriots, but more than 1,000 Christians, who ou¡d certainly have been massacred. As for the Trench bluejackets their behaviour was simply fcd mi rabl e."—Ecu te r. Despatch of Reinforeernenta Abandoned. CONSTANTINOPLE) Tuesdty. INO lurkisn Warships left Constantinople for Crete yesterday, and it is very improbable any will be sent. Only tae vessel laden with coal and provisions sailed lor Canea yesterday. The reported departure of a Warship was founded on a request made to the Minister of Marine for information as to the ftumber of vessels able to put to sea. No reply »M given to the Minister. The proposed despatch of reinforcements to Crete has beeu abandoned for tne time being.-Reuter. QUESTIONS IN PARLIAMENT. In the House of Commons on lueeday Mr CURZON informed Sir E. Ashmead-Bartlett feat the Government, in concert with the other Powers, were using their best efforts, through >heir Consuls, to re-establish public order and tranquility in Crete without reference to party or .-eed. The migration of Mussulmans from the Interior was due to their alarm where they were in ihe minority,and there was a correspondent move. menfi of Christians from the towns where the Mussulmans were in a majority. There was toothing to show that the Mussulmans so far had been the chief sufferers. Attacks were taking place every day, one day begun by the Christians Md another day by the Mahommedans. Ihe lbltndarmerie Commission and the Judioial Com- toiuion were continuing their labours to secure She carrying out of the reforms demauded and to tiaintain order in Crete. Mr STEVENSON asked whether the Foreign Office had received any confirmation of the tetement that a provisional Government had been appointed rot or near Halepa, and that its Members had proclaimed a union with Greece %nd hoisted the Greek flag. Mr CURZON No, Mr. we have heard nothing .f a provisional Government. The only informa. tion that has been received is to the effect that the Greek fhg was said to have been hoisted three days ago at Acrat-ira by a party of insurgents, who are also reported to have pro- claimed the annexation of the island to Greece t)nt this, however, remains unconfirmed, and the latest news from Canea is that order is being rapidly re-established, and public business has fecommeuced.

,NHO SHALL BE MASTERP A Brothers' Quarrttl at Newport. I Dennis Bticiclfty, one of Newport corner uuy fchn liii first appearance for drunkenness when but 12 years of age, appeared in the doc at ;h!> Newport Town Hall charged with tasault-mg ins brother, Michasl Brickley. who b31" an even more ultenviablo record. Officer Packer explained to the Court that the Withers lived with their sister, who kept a 5odgmg-])ouse in ISbent zor-terrace, that the sister's husband died a few weeks ago, and that since lhat evenb the brothers had been constantly flisputmg as to which should be master over the house. On Saturday night the officer was called 'o and found both brothers bleeding from Wounds on the tiepd as the result of their fihb. Last night ho was again summoned, and tnen found Michael bleeding from a wound on the forehead, which was said to have boon caused by Dennis throwing a teapot at him which brolce on his bead. The officer tried to calm the brothers, but failed, and whilst he was there Deunis gave bis brother & blow in the face. 'Officer Packer then got Donnis out of the touse, but be rushed back again, knocked his brother down, and kicked him violently whilst be Was prostrate. Donnis was then removed to the Ulls. This morning Miohael Biuckley declined to anpear against his brother, and the sister came V) the court and so violently championed the sause of her younger brother Pri ^e.r ihe was ejected from the court, "c ho now declared that his brother J' With a tin, was remanded in custody un i say.

THE INDIAN PLAGUE. Retorted on the Inorease. BOMBAY, Tuesday.—The Viceroy has sanctioned Madras being made a port of departure for pilgrims for Mecca. Citizens protest against the decision. In the opinion of Rogers Pasha, the plague at Bombay is not being ohecked, but is, on the contrary, increasing at Karachi and Iloons. lUtit,r.

I Licensing Laws. I The Royal Commission. Viscount Peel was sufficiently recovered trom his illness to preside a: the Royal Commission on Licensing Laws to-day. Evidence was given by Mr Bryan, secretary of the Association of Conservative Clubs, who objected to the registra- tion of dub*, but held that if it were considered necessary the supervision should be by some central authority. The association disapproved of domiciliary visits of the police, aa the practice destroyed privacy. He considered the present law strong enough to euppres8 bogus clubs. Replying to Mr Younger, Mr Bryan said he bad heard the charges made by the secretary of the Club and Institute Uuion against the police, but his association had no reason to complain of the conduct of the police. Mr Harris, chief constable ot Wakefield, favoueed the suppression ot half the licensed houses in Wakefield with some form of compen- sation. He also considered that occasional licenses snould be granted in open court for the information of the police.

I Teisceira Will Case, The hearing of the Teisceira will suit was resumed to-day. Mr Lindop, in cross-examination, said he bad no doubt testator induced Mr Triscott to give up his commission, and that he wa3 very much attached to him. Mr Carson put in a letter showing testator had great regar or r TriBCOtt, was impatient when he was away and regarded him as a brother. He repeatedly asked Mr Triscotb to chuck up the service and come to bim as he was so lonely and low epiribed. [PROCEEDING.]

ALLEGED iNTERFERENOE WITH WITNESSES. Treasury Prosecution at Cardiff. At the Cardiff Police Aldermau Trounco and Councillor Walter Cooper (38) was brought charged "for that he on the 2Mbi and 25 h January, 1896, at the borough of Cardiff, di unlawfully in order to obstruct the due course of justice dissuade, hinder, and preven. oue Dom.e Fleming from giving evidenoe as a certain proceedings then pending in the Card Police Court." Mr Joseph Henry Jones appeared to prosecute on behalf of the Treaty. He stated that the prisoner was arrested under a warrant issued on the 1st February of last j ear A second person was also implicated for aiding ;uid abetting, and prisoner immediately left t • town for the purpose of avoiding the execution of the warrant and was nob arrested until Monday. The charge was unusual, as the practics fortunately was not very prevalent, but the case was so serious that the Treasury had taken it up, determined that the course of justice should not be hindered or interfered with by suoh acts as were now charged against Cooper. The police were anxious for a remand as most of the witnesses were of the seafaring class. P.C. Dredge gave evidence of the arrest, and prisoner, who said he had been to sea for the last twelve months, was remanded for a week. Subsequently the Stipendiary made his appearance on the bench to hear the numerous cases, and he ordered Cooper to be put up again. Ha told defendant that he understood an applica- tion had been made for bail on his- behalf and that it had been refused. Some fresh facts had come to light since that refusal, and he would now admit him to bail cn his own recognisances of £ ^0 and one surety of a hke qtnount.

CREDITORS' MEETINGS AT NEWPORT. The first meeting of creditors to the cst.V.c: Herbert Handy, formerly managing director to Herbert Handy, LimiLed, furniture manufacturers and house furnishers, of Newport was held this morning at the offices of the Official Receiver, Newport. There were 32 unsecured creditors for £ 554 2i 9J, and other creditors, secured or partly secured, which raised the gross liabilities to 21,3112133. The assets consisted of 10 shares in a local company, on which 22 10* had been paid. The debtor had been in business for 20 years in 1891 the company was formed, which took over the business he had previously conducted. The deficiency account showed Bills accepted for the company, B256 7 5d due to bankers (who held £ 2.500 worth of shares in the company estimated to be of 110 value), £220; due to the company, £25 15a 8d due to creditors for household expenses, £51198 8d. No resolutions were adoptod at the meeting, and the Official Receiver remains trustee. The statutory meeting of creditors to the estate of Alfred Crocker, corn merchant, 9t, Commercial- road, and also of Pontymister, was likewise held to-day at the offices of the Official Receiver, Newport. The liabilities were £429178 5d. aud the assets L17 16s; deficiency, L412 la 5d. The act of bankruptcy was that the debtor failed to comply with the requirements of a bankruptcy notice served upon him on the 11th November last. Debtor had also traded as corn dealer at Pontypridd for three months in the spring of last year, but closed the stores because they did not pay, and now attri- buted his failure to the losses on the Pontypridd business and generally to bad trade. No resolu- tions were adopted, and the Official Receiver remains the trustee.

THE HAMBUHQ STRIKE, SERIOUS RIOTING. I Two Killed Nineteen Wounded. I HAMBURG, Tuesday.—Fierce and sanguinary encounters, resulting unfortunately in loss of life, occurred here to-night between the police, who had been greatly strengthened, and crowds of embittered workmen, the scene of the disorders being the harbour and the neighbouring streets of Santa Paula, Wilhelmsburg, and Altona. Revolvers and sabres were freely used. and some desperate street fighting took place, in which tho workmen), being the worse armed, were completely overpowered. The charges of the police cleared the streets, but it was at the cost of two killed and 19 persons badly wounded. Five of the latter were police officers. Ninety. one arrests were made. To-night all the patrols have been doubled. Three hundred and twenty free labourers have left the city.- ce-ztrat News. HAMBURG, Tuesday.—The Employers' Federa- ion passed a resolution to-day declaring the strike had for that body been a question of strength, and not a question of wigrs or condition of labour. Ib was not true that the Federation bad been ad. verse from treating with the men, and in principle id had nothing against official Boards of Conciliation in the different .depart- ments of work. The Federation would consider it a duty to make an exhaustive examination of the conditions of labour and to remedy as far as possible any grievances that might be found. Finally, the resolution declared, the employers were as ready after the conclusion of the strike as they had been before it began to take part in the inquiry by the Senate into the labour conditions in the docks!. -Bettler.

GOVERNMENT CORDITE. Alleged Infringement of Patent. Justice Wright resumed, for the third-- time to-day, the hearing of the action by the Maxim- Nordenfeldt Guns and Ammunition Company v. Sir William Anderson, Director-General of the Government Ordnance Factories, for alleged in- fringement of patent in making Government cordie. In support of plitinti ffi'(,ase Dr. Boverton Redwood, Dr. Samuel Riddell, and Dr. Bays were now called and agreed thattheuseof vaseline by the Government in the manufacture of cordite was an infringement of plaintiffs' patent which grave them protection for the manufacture of their powder, in which thoy employed for the mixture of the ingredients castor or other suitable oitt. Witnesses agreed that vaseline was an oil-a view which the Governmentoonteated. [PROCEEDING.]

A CHILD MOTHER AT NEWPORT. Mary Hayden, of Conrtybella-terrace, New. port, bAs had an early experience of the sorrows and duties of life, for though she is five months from her 16th birthday, she became a mother when the present year was but two days old, and this morning the child's mother appeared in the Newport Polioe Court with the littla bundle of humanity in her arms to ask for an order for maintenance against Wm. Harvey, of 62, Lime-street), who was said to be a youth of about the gnl ø age. Harvey did not respond, but be sent a letter by his sweetheart acknowledging the soft impeachment. The Bench made an order against him for payment of 3s 6d per week from the birth of the child and the expense*.

I Permitting Drunkenness, 0.- I Cardiff Hotelkeepcr Fined. I INTERESTING CASE. All the Cardiff Police Court to-day-before the Stipendiary (Mr T. W. Lewis)—Captain John O. Wilkinson, landlord of the Charing Crass Hotel, Bute-street, was summoned for permitting drun- kenness on his premises on the 25th January. Mr Beynon Harris prosecuted for the police, and Mr Lewis Morgan defended. Mr Harris said the summons was taken out un- der section 13 of the Licensing Act, 1872. There bad been very few, if any, cases of a similar kind before the Court for a considerable time. The summonses taken out under this section as a rule were those against persons for serving drunken men with more drink. The section was divided into two parts, one for permitting drunkenness and the other for selling any intoxi- cating liquor to a person already drunk. The prosecution confined themselves to the fact that the defendant was charged with allowing a drunken person to remain upon his premises. The Stipendiary said that to warrant a conviction for permitting drunken. ness there must be evidenoe from which the presence of a drunken person cau be inferred. To permit drunkenness was to knowingly assent. The Jaw on the point had bsen very clearly established. Mr Harris said a difficulty was experienced by the police in getting men out of public-houses. Landlords thought that as lonp, as they did not serve drink to a person apparently drunk they were secure against the law, and some of the younger police appeared to be under the same impression. The result was that where men had been refused drink at one public-house they went off to another and sat down and waited until stop tap, when they were turned out into the street. If a conviction was made it would prohibit man from going from one house to another and landlords from allowing drunken persons to remain on their premises. The Stipendiary remarked that the law was prohibitive without any conviction from him. P.C. Tarr stated that he saw a man named Wm. Baker going into the Charing Cross at 5.15. He was drunk, and witness followed him into the hotel and drew the landlady's attention to him, telling her not to sorve him. About 35 minutes afterwards witness returned with P.C. Jackson, and he found Baker lying on a seat asleep. The landlady told witness that Baker had loft the house, but witness dented this. After witness's second visit Baker want into the street, and the constable, seeing him in such a drunken condition, arrested him, and ou the following day he was brought up at the Police Court and cautioned. Corroborative evidence was given by P.C. Jackson.—For the defence Mr Morgan oalltd the defendant and a man named Wm. King. Defendant stated that he endeavoured to got the man to leave. Baker left once, and must have returned without witness knowing it. Ques- tioned by the Stipendiary, he said he knew Baker was drunk, but that he endeavoured to coax him to leave without ejecting him, and that he was in the bar about eight minutes.—The Stipendiary inflicted a fine of 5s and costs or seven daYb' imprisonment, the conviction not to be recorded on the licence. The Stipendiary, addressing Mr Morgan, said that the reason why he imposed so light a penalty waa that after the landlord's attention had been called to the fact that the man was drunk he endeavoured to induce him to leave the premises, but did not proceed to get rid of him with that promptitude that was expected of him and the law required him to exercise.

A NEWPORT WOMAN'S LAPSE Mary Powell, the wife of a Newport chimney- sweep resident in Charles-street, appeared in the dock at the Newport Borough Police Court to. day to answer a charge of theft. Mrs Powell, who has been living apart from her husband for six years, and has been sojourning in Leeds, returned to ber husband at Newport about a fortnight ago. On Monday evening she went to the shop of Mr Lamey, Commercial-road, to ask for alms, but was refused. Just afterwards she returned to the shop, snatched up three shirts, and hurried out. Mr Lamey followed and overtook the woman, and the shirts were found in a doorway hard by. Mrs Powell uow declared that it was a first offence, and that had she not been under the influence of drink it would not have happened, She promised to abstain for the future. The Bench took a merciful view of the case, and sentenced the woman to a day's confinement in the cells.

?HOP-DOOR TEMPTATIONS AT BARRY A Caution to Tradesman. iii is ioreziooii, ab.Penarthlol ice Colirt, a mason residing at Barry was brought up in custody— before Col. Guthrie and Mr U. Snell-chargod with stealing a pair of boots value 53 lid from outside the shop of Mr M. Cochram, boot and shoe dealer, 82, High-street, Barry, on the previous Monday evening. Prisoner was seen with the boots under his coat, and information being given to the police prisoner was arrested by P S. Abraham. He now pleaded drunkenness as an excuse for the act, but the Banoh ultimately decided to commit hiir. to prison for U days with hard labour. The prosecutor'^ costs were disallowed, the magistrates remarking that be had no right to tornpt people by placing ")? boots outside the shop.

SCENE AT NEWPORT POLICE COURT. Edward Power, the well-known Newport sbipwright, who has occupied the attention of the magistrates in Petty Sessions on many occasions, appeared at to-day's Newport Borough Police Court to answer a charge of assaulting his wife. Power had evidently been drinking, for as soon as he gob on to the stand he commenced to talk in a loud excited tone, and when requested to be quiet said that he did not care a On his wife appearing he greeted her with Well, old toff," and continued to behave in such an exoitable way that the Bench decided that he was unfit to answer the charge in his condition, and be was ordered into custody, and removed to the cells under remand until Friday.

PAST EVENTS IN OUR ISLAND RECALLED. FEBRUARY 10TH. 1701—(Anne)—Mr Harley was elected Speaker of the new House of Commons. 1763-(George III.)—A definitive treaty of peace between Great Britain, France, Spain and Portugal was signed at Paris. 1784-{George III.)-Wililatn Pitt was voted the thanks of the Common Council of London. 1802—(George III. )-Charles Abbott was elected Speaker of the Common* in place of the Sir John Mitford, created Baron Redesdale and Chancellor of Ireland. 1817- (George III.)-T-lie Parliamentary Com- mittees presented alarming reports on the condition of the country.

I CARDIFF. I THE I.L.P.-Tbe fortnightly meeting of the Cardiff Branch ot the Independent Labour party took plftce on Tuesday an the Anchor Tavern, Custom House-street, Mr Robinson in the chair. These meetings are mainly of an educational character, social Economics," by Hyndman, being the text book now in use. Among others, the unemployed, wage slavery, and Trades Union federation were matters discussed. It is proposed if possible to arrange with the various ward secretaries of both political partiM for a publio meeting at an early date cn the Cardiff tramways question. TREDKGA.RTII-LB BAPTIST YOUNG PEOPLE'S CHRISTIAN1 UNION To-night (Wednesday), uuder the ansplOM °f tlie above, a lecture will be delivered by the Rev. James Baillie (pastor and president), entitled "Characters from the Bonnie Briar Bush," with readings, as announced in the advertising columns.

A NEW SERIES OF SHORT STORIES is now appearing m the Cardif Times and Smth. Wales Wvtkl'J Nem by George It. Sims, Adeline Sergeant, S. It. Crockett, Clark Russell, Q," G. A. Henty, Marqute of Lome. John H&bberton, Henry Herman, Mr Alexander; Ac. Also a local serial and Bret Harte s Inst pew story.

Explosives in Mines. VIEWS OF MR BRACE. This week a joint deputation of employers and workmen from South Wales and Monmouthshire j. will wait upon the Home Seoretary to draw his attention to the fact that if an order is made prohibiting the use of any but high explosives in the mines of Wales and Monmouthshire. it will be a serious loss to both employers and workmen. As is well known by this time, the power has been given to the Home Secretary under the Mines Act of 1896 to do this. and it is because the workmen thought that an impossible order may be brought into operation that they decided at the Cardiff conference to seek an interview with the Home Secretary, so that be may hear their views upon the question before he finally drafts his order which is to come into cperation in July, 1897, in the main roads, and January, 1898, in ovary part of the mine. The order will apply to al! coal mines in which inflammable gas has been found within the previous six months, and all coal mines which are nob naturally wet throughout. The Home Secretary has drafted a list or schedule of permitted explosives, but as it is not to come into operation before July, I have no doubt it can be amended if the deputation can shotv good cause why it should be. The list, as at present drawn, includes ammonite, Ardeer powder, carbonite, dohmenite, electronite, kynite, roburite, and Westphalite. Of the explosives included in this list I am beat acquainted with carbonite, and as this was one of the explosives which was experimented with by the workmen's representatives who were appointed for that purpose in October, 1894, it may be interesting at this stage to give the conclusions of the c%mmitbee upon the point:— 1. Carbonite we consider a safe and effective explosive for blasting hard top or bottom, euch as rock or cliff. 2. Carbonite, when used in the coal, produces a large quantity of small coal in the jitimadiste vicinity of the explosion or back of the hole. Of course it is only fair to say that this was the general conclusion of the committee. There were somo individual shots where the coal was not so badly broken, and the carbonite charge with those shots did its work well. In addition to experimenting with the ordinary loose and compressed gunpowder, a special cartridge of ordinary meal gunpowder, which contained a glass phial filled with a solution of amonia, was tried. The action of these cartridges GAVE BUT LITTLE IF ANY FLAME, for with the explosion of the cartridge the glass phial containing the amonia was broken, and by the contents being scattered over the powder the flame was reduced to a minimum, and as these cartridges retained the properties of ordinary loose powder for spreading and not crushing the coal, the committee considered it a very good explosive for blasting coal. Now, fur a moment, let us, examine the explosive cai!ed Ardeer powder. This powder is intended for blasting coal only, and it is claimed that by its action being slow it brings down the coal in large bodies, and as it is a flameless compound, or as fluneless as any of the other explosivos arc. I am glad to notice it in the Home Sectary's list, I have not seen any experiments with this powder myself, but in looking over some old reports T find this one of the explosives whicii was publicly experimented with at the Moss Colliery, Wigan, Lancashire, some time ago, and was one ot the number that neither ignited the gas or coal dust. It was also one that passed at flameles* by the Flameless Explosives Committee ot the North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineer. who experimented with all kinds of explosives a few years ago. What I think both the employers and ourselves want to endeavour to find out is the beat fiossible explosives for the safety of the workmen's livet3 and limbs, and if we can have one as fLmeless as either of the high explosives which retains at the same time the properties of working laterally, hereby bringing the coal down in a boiy instead of knocking it all to pieces the same as high explosives usually do, then I see no good reason why any lisb should be drafted by the Home Secretary that did not include them if it can be proved they are equally as safe and more beneficial to those engaged in the mining industry of this country than the high explosives which are favoured so strongly by a great number of influential people at the present time. Talking of fiamsless explosives, to my mind there are none fiatucless the very fact of there being an explosion persuades me there must be a flash or flame of heat; friction, and there j must be friction before there can be an explosion, presupposes flsme, this is as I understand it. My opinion, in a sentence, is. if a place is not safe to fire a shot unless the cartridge can be exploded without causing a flame, then NO SHUT SHOULD BE FIRED THERE AT ALL, for, although these high explosives may be practically flameless, as they are not absolutely flameless, it will be much safer for the workmen's lives and limbs that the risk should nob be taken. Having dealt with the question of cartridges, I should like to call attention to the muoh Bafer method of filing shots by an electric battery instead of a safety fuse. That shoc-firinr by by safety fuse is highly dangerous is proved to demonstration by the number of men who have been maimed and disfigured for life, beside the host of poor fellows who have been killed out- right. With safety fuse there is the uncertainty of burning speed the danger of miss-fires, and of shots hanging fire, the ignition of gas or dust from the "spit" and bursting of the fuse; beside the tremendous smoke continu- ally hanging about if much firing is done, especially iu workings that are wet while with a battery, comparatively speaking there are very few misg-fires. But should a miss fire occur the charged hole can be approached in perfect safety if the battery Ms disconnected from the cable, beside having no smoke as ftom a fuse. Than there is the important consideration in connection with a baUerv that a nnmtwr "f SHOTS CAN BE FIRRI) SIMULTANEOUSLY. This may be done with a fuse, but the shots, no matter how careful one may be in cutting the lengths, are more likely to go popping oil one after the other instead of at the same time and when a big body of ground is required to be brought out or down it does nob require an c-xparb to decide that shots going off one after the other cannot be nearly so effectivf3 as if they were exploded at the same time. Again there is the question of detonators electric detonator fuses from Nc. 6 to No. 9 are of themselves capable of igniting 10 per cem. of pit exports say that these detonators No-. 6, 7, 8, 9, will mosb certainly show strong fbme, so that although the explosive compounds in conjunction with which they may be used, may be comparatively flame- less, there is still great danger to guard against, because of the detonator. I, therefore. dunk if the Home Secretary could agree to include in his list of permitted explosives, 1st, the uging of any explosive which is up to the standard of safety of Ardeer powder or ordinary meal gunpowder cartridges which coutained a solution of ammonia 2nd' that all shots should be fired by eloctrio battery i 3rd, that no explosive should be mfld which required a detonator above No. 5 to explode it that the workmen's live and limbs would be squally as safe as if all explosives othor than high explosives were prohibited from being used after July, 1897, and January, 1898. And it is because I believe that the enforcing of our men to use high explosives only for blasting ooal. rock, or ciiff would mean to hundreds greatly reduced wages withouti any greater safety that I have ventured to favour the idea of interviewing the Home Secretary upon the question, for I am fully conviuced that if it is not safe to use powder of the above standard, with the two conditions I have named, than it is not safe for any kind to be used in that portion of the mine. be thev hitrh or low explosives.—I am, &c. W. BRACE.

ODDFELLOWS IN COURT, At Tredegar County Court on Tuesday—before his Honour Judge Owen—Thomas Griffiths, Edward Williams, and Alfred Maggs, trustee* of the Celtic Order of Oddfellows Brynmawr United Friendly Society, sued the "Royal Avania" branch for an account of the moneys due from the branch to the society, for payment of moneys so found due, and applied for an injunction to restrict the blanch from seceding from the society, or dividing its funds otherwise than according to the rules, and until all liabilities of the branch had been discharged. Mr T. G. Powell, Bryn. mawr, was for the plaintiffs" and Mr D. Evans, Brecon, defended. After a lengthy legal argu- ment, his Honour adjourned the oase for two months and granted tu injunction for that period, the defendanb branch to afford plaintiffs' access to the books of the lodce.

A TRICKY GAME AT MORRISTON P. C. Maggs, of the Morriston Borough Police, apprehended a man on Monday evening for obtaining money by false pretences. It appears that the plan of the prisoner was as follows Going to the differenb hay and corn dealers representing himself as au advance agent for Lord George Sanger, the well-known circus proprietor, he ordered a quantity of forage for a certain date upon which the circus would visit Morriston. The next ruse was to obtain a tip from the dealers and leave. This was successful with one local tradesman, who advanced the man 7s 6d for his generous order. The game has been a very successful one at Swansea and other places. The culprit was taken to Swansea Polioe Station, and will be charged with the offence.

KILLED ON THE RAILWAY, I At Irvine this morning Mary Robertson, aged 8 years, who had been with her father's breakfast to a brickfied, was returning along the railway when she was knocked down by a train from Kilmarnock to Glasgow and killed. The child's father was partaking of the meal at the time and was an eye-witness of the fatality.

I DEAN FOREST MYSTERY SOLVED Mr John Whitehouse, a baker, of Cinderford, left his house suddenly last October, and despite the exertions of the family nothing could be learned of his whereabouts till Sunday last, when his body, in an awful aate of decomposition, was found in the water in the bottom of an old pit shaft.

LORD PENfiHYN AND HIS MEN With reference to the latest offer of Lord Penrhyn, published on Tuesday, Mr Wm. Jones, M.P., in the afternoon received from a local' leader of the strikere the following telegram "Quite firm. Not one will apply."

I SHIPPING CASUALTY. A Lloyd's telegram Bytes ;-Th.. German barque Ceres, previously reported in collision with South Sand Head Lightship off Driver on the 6th in-t.. btit ARRIVED at "YIRMMRN

I j Niger Expedition. i I BIDA CAPTURED. I ) The Palace Occupied. Tue Globe states that news received in London to-day announces that Bida has been cap'.ured and the Palace occupied. One British officer was killed otherwise all is well. The Times second edition states that a telegram has been received by the Royal iSiger Company from Sir George Goldie, dated Emir's Palace/ January 29th—" Bida is ours. All is well." The Central News has been informed by the Niger Chartered Company that they have received a cable from Sir J. Go'die, dated from Imy's Palace, January 29'. h, to tha effect that Brida has been captured by the company's forces, and they regret to learn from the same source that Lieutenant A. C. Thomson (Leicester Regiment) has been killed in the actiou. The expedition WAS against the Emir of Nupe.

CHESS. Oil Tuesday evening Mr J. H. Blackburne, the oelebrated English chess master, paid a visit to Cardiff at the invitation of the Cardiff Chess Club, and gave an exhibition of simultaneous play. Thero was a good attendance of the geueral public, whilst Mr Blackburne found himself confronted with the task of playing 18 contestants. In the end he succeeded in winniug in 16 cases, whilst in two—Mr G. W. Lennox, Cardiff, aud Mr E. W. Rees, Pontypridd—the result was a draw. We may mention that when the champion of the world, Mr Lasker, visited Cardiff last season no played against 20 different boards, winning 19 and losing one. At the conclusion of the proceedings last night a vote of thanks to Mr Blackburne was carried by accia- mation, and the latter in responding made some sensible and genial observations upon the philoso. phy of chess. remarking that he would rather lose a well-fought same to a redoubtable adversary than win through the errors of his opponent. Owing to the large room at th" club quarters (Barry's Hotel) being unavailable for the occasion in questiou, the proceedings took place at Maskell's Hotel, Sb. Mary-street.

ALLEGED HORBE DEALING FRAUDAl MONMOUTH. At the Shirehall, Monmouth, on Tuesday, George Flew (40), horse dealer, Bristol, and Thomas Richards (29), also a horse dealer. hailing from Bristol, were charged in custody with having on the previous day stolen £ 15 10s belonging to Thomas Watkins, farmer, Bream, Deau Forest. Mr Herbert Williams, who prosecuted for the palice, said he would only offer sufficient evidence to justify a remand. Prosecutor was then examined, and told the Bench a simple tale of misplaced confidence. Both prisoners were remanded in custody, bail being refused.

SHEBEENING AT CARDIFF. .£30 Fine. Eilen O'Brien was fined B30 and costs or two mouths imprisonment in default, at the Cardiff Police Court to-day. for selling beer without a licence at 22, Mary Ann-street, on the 31st January. P.C. DJ, Thomas and Male proved tte offences.

HUNTING ACCIDENT. Mr Reginald Gill, of Tavistock, died to-day from injuriee received yesterday while bunting with the Blackmore Vale bounds.

PEMBROKESHIRE PIBATKS AND SMCGGLKBS.—A specially written story of local interest to the whole of South Wales commenced publication in the Cardiff Tvmes and SotUh Walex Ifeekly New of Decem- hpr 19th, entitlrrl Ownnnv V-mjli'm, o» I,, Wench T-. t

[ The New Truck Act. I l I'. SLIDING. SCALE CONFERENCE AT -1 CARDiFF, I SouthvWales Claims Exemption. A meeting of the joint representatives appointed by the Monmouthshire and South Wales Coal- •.owners' Association -tnCi rthe general body of ttio 'workmen in the Monmouthshire and South Wales district was held on Tuesday at the Coalowners' Association Offices, Cardiff. Mr Archibald Hood;presided, and Mr W. Abraham, M.P., occupied Ithe vice-chair. There were also present--on the owners' side—Messrs D. LI. Evans, W. Smitii, H. W. Martin, W. Stewart, Christmas Evans, Thomas Gray, D. Hannah, H. E. Gray, J. Fox. Taller, J. H. Deacon. G. W. Wilkinson, W. Jenkins, W. W. Hood. V. Simons (solicitor), and W, Gascoyno Dalziel (secretary).; and on the workmen's side—Messrs I D. Morgan, (Aberdare), T. D. Isaac, Thomas R.chards, Alfred Onions,, Evan Tboaias, John Davies, TEvan Evans, D. Morgan (Western District^, Wm. Brace, W. Evans, W. Jone*. Isaac .Bewis, and Lewis Miles (secretary) The I question of the new Truck Act which came intoiforce on the 1st January iasti was considered audi the Chairman reported thar, the Coalownecr-' Association had agreed to adopt the suggettk u f jbe workmen's representatives for a joint, /deputation to the Homo Secretary to appeal, an exemption for the South Wales district agaEJist the operation of the new Act. I\I" W. Abraham, M.P., reported that as a resuft of a preliminary interview which he had bad with the Home Secretary, in had? been arranged that the conference should takq plice between the joint deputation and the Home oecretary at au early date, but that thai Home oecretary had stipulated that a joint petition should. be first of all submitted to him setting iorth the views of the employees and the workmen upon this question. Tharpetition which had been prepared by the solicitor (Mr Simons) and the secretary (Mr Dalziel) of the Coalowners' Association was submitted to the I meeting and unanimously approved, npid even- tually signed on behalf of the ownersjbv Mr Hood (the chairman) and Mr W. Gascoyjne Dalziel (tbe seereta.ry) and on behalf of the workmen by Mr Win. Abraham, M.P., aDd Air Lewis AU u{s#cr';ti"'y)- it was arranged that Mr Abraham shall introduce the deputation, aud that the petition shall in the meantime befhanded by him to the Home Secretary for his consideration.

TO-DAY'S FOOTBALL I CAMBRIDGE UNivEP.siTr v. EAST SHBKN.—This match, which should have takeu place at Cambridge to-day, was declared off owing to Kast Sheen being unable to raise a team. to-day, was declared off owing to Kast Sheen being unable to raise a team. Rugby in Pembrokeshire. I The following football eltibs have entered the com- petition fur the Pembrokeshire Rugby silver cup, now in the possession of the Pembroke Dock Club :— Haverfordwest, Athletic, Haverfordwest Harlequins, Neylantl, Pembroke Dock, Pembroke, Tenby. and Saundersfoot The several matches will be played at Pembroke Dock on February 2Cth, March 6th, 13th, and 27th, and Anril 3rd and 20th respectively. Accord- ing to the conditions, the Pembroke Dock Club_ will take one. third of the gate money, and the remainder will be equally divided amongst the competing clubs in each match. When the Pembroke Dock Club i* one of the competitors they will, however, take two. thirds and the btizit,ce will bs pt-i(i to their opponents. The draw for the first round will take place at Pem- I broke Dock on Thursday. Cardiff v. Newport. I For Uie third meeting between these two teams, j which takes plnce at the Cardiff Anns Park on Saturday next, the following have been selected to represent Newport — Back, B L Thomas three- quarter backs F H Daunccy, A J Gould, W G James, and T W Pearson half-backs. M Hannan and O LI Lloyd forwards, A W Boucher, J Jenkins, W Parsons, A Sawtell, W Groves, G Jones, T Saunders, and E W Porter. Porter. NEWPORT T. CARDIFF. I SATURDAY, FEB. 13TH, AT CARDIFF. I Kick-eff 3.30. Reserved Seats inside ropes, Is each, not including SATURDAY, FEB. 13TH, AT CARDIFF. Kick-eff 3.30. Reserved Seats inside ropes, Is each, not including admission to field. 682e 8, Queen-street. C. S. ARTHUR. MOUNTAIN ASH A has Saturday next vacant, home expenses guaxitu teed. -Wire Hale, ecreta.ry. I

I Manchester February Meeting. I ACCEPTANCES FOR MANCHESTER !STEEPLE- CHASE. (Three and a half miles. Run Monday, Feb 15.) ys 'it lb vs st lb Lacty Helen a id 7 Red Cross 6 11 1 Prince Albert a 12 « Ballet Girl 5 11 0 Chevy Chase a 11 S Little Joe. a 10 15 Lotus Liiy all 3 I Dean Swift » 10 9 Whitehead a 11 1 I Timon 6 10 8 Electric Spavk 6 11 1 | Goldfish. 6 10 1 Weights raised 81b. ACCEPTANCES I OR FEBRUARY HURDLE. (Two miles. Ron Tuesday, Feb. 16.) y'- SL Ib yst lb Wilhngton 5 12 7 Darmstatter 4 10 b Pounainu a 11 12 Linhope 5 10 6 College Green 6 11 I Nassac 4 10 5 Royal Douglas a 11 3 Carriden 4 10 5 Calaisand .— 5 10 13 Priesthnlme 6 10 4 Morganne 5 10 12 ANT & ?R- 1 Miss Cristo 6 10 10 Weights mic lib.

N.C.U.—CVCLISTS are cordially invited to a Smoking Concert at the Royal Hotel, Cardiff, on 1 Wednesday, 10th February, at 7.30 p.m. Major- General Le j will preside, aud present the John Young Testimonial and the 1396 Welsh Championship Medals. Admission free. 690e

SPORTING ITEMS. Santa Rosa, for whom so many are on the qui vive, has been struck out of her immediate futun- engagements. The Duke of Marlborough intends to get together a string of racehorse?, which will be trained at Egerton House, Newmarket, by Richard Mar&h. Look out for Ballot Girl, who soon runs in a bip; steeplechase, and Macbriar, who will make his debut over timber at Sandowu Park. Lotus Lily is a stayer, and readily upset the odds laid on Graifc Olway for the Bangor Steeplechase of three miles and a half in the spring of 1896. In throwing out a ohallenge to run any man in the world from quarter to half a mde, E. C. Bredin expresses a particular desiie to meet Steve Farrell, the American crack. Bredin will make the mstch for any suin from £ 100 upwards. Ford of Fyne was considered a capital stayer last year, and readiiy won a steeplechase at three miles and a qtiart-r over tho sotn<nvhat easy course at Baiuuvle. His success in the Valentine Steeplechase at Aintree in November last is evidently not forgotten. Proposition having wintered well, and being a thoroughly sound animal, is not unlikely to give us a taste of her quality early this season. It is intended that she shall compete for the Batthyany Stakes at Lincoin, wherein she is not overburdened with 7st 71b. A curious coincidence is noticeable in connec- tion with the Nottinghamshire Steeplechase decided yesterday, the firat and second being own brother and sister. Both were bred by Mr N. O'Connor. Ortelon, the winner (foaled JI1 1890), being by Soloinan out of Olive, while Specs (foaied j two years earlier) is by the same sire from the same dam. The Newmarket-trained Lincolnshire Handicap [ favourite, Yorker, hss been on the walking list, owing to meeting with an injury to one of his hoofs. By some means or other he ran a nail into •he sole of tha hoof, which does not enhance his prospects. Intending speculators would do well to wait two or three weeks before thinking of having anything to do with Sir Blundell Maple's gelding. The Newmarket-trained Goblin, by Goldfinch —Grey Mist, was purchased at the July sales last year by Mr L. Braesey for 860 guineas, such a faking colt was he at the time. Since then Goblin has gone on in the right way, and is one of the shapliestand most racing-like youngsters in the Phantom House team. He is a very high. conraged colt, and a grand mover in all his paces having great liberty and freedom of action.

v Glamorganshire Assizes a NISI PRIUS COURT. (Before Mr Justice GRANTHAM ) ACTION FOB ILLEGAL DISTRESS. AYben to-aay a list was prepared the oase of Davies v. Slade was considered hkely to be disposed of within an hour of the opening of the Court. So many side issues, however, were raised in the examination of the nuroerom wit- nesses called that the evidence was not concluded uutil the afternoon was far advanced. The fctian was brought by Harold Davies, of Clare-street, Cardiff, against Mrs Margaret Slade, of Gold Tops, New-port, for illegal distress damages being laid at LSOU. Mr B. F. Williams, Q C., and Mr Ivor Bowon (instructed by Ml Morgan Rees, Cardiff) represented the plaintift. the defence being conducted by Mr Bailhaoh- (instructed by Mr Walter Cook, Cardiff).

Bilti HS, MAimiAGES, & UEA THS. BIRTHS. BLACKAIORF-. -011 February 8th, at 68, Harriet-street, Cathaya, the wife of George Blackmore, of a daughter. DFATHS. B.U.L. February 6th, at 18, Llanfair road, Cardiff- Percy, btloved sou o William and Elizabeth Bal4 aged six ye 993 NOEL.—On the 6th inst., at 10, George-sfcreat, Cathays r rancis Noel, aze 70, formerly Maria-street. Fun era ^ednesdiiv, 3 30. 983 IN MEMORIAM. GLOVER.—In loving memory of a dear wife and affec- tionate mother, .lane Glover, of 37, Edward-street, who departed this life February 10th, 1895 age 70. You are not forgo, ten, motK-r dear, nor ever will you be; as long as life and memory last, we shall remember thee."

igiao ICaii for Cfltassifiration. rP'J Let or Sale, 7-roomed Douse, with half an acre of -L grouud. within two miles Newport.—Evans, 10, Sumuierhili road, blaindee, Newport. Uy ANTED, Bud. to look after horse and make himself v v generally useful.-Appiv Alexandra Dock HotaL N ewport. 755e AKTED. by Youiig Person with good references, » Place of Trust or Housekeeper to Gentleman.— Address N„ LIE no Office, Newport. MOD. 754e ''1 ANTCD. a. Girl at General clean, out before.— 13. 1 York olac-e, «iirry. 294 I OCK-up Sbop and Stable to Let.-Clark. Chemist^2. Ooburp street.. Cathays. Cardiff. 397 IV ANTED, a respectable Girl, about 17 years of ifcjce, to do hougi'woik.—Apply 23, Mark st., Riverside. 398 V7 lespeet-nble, tidy Day Girl personal refer »r eiioe required—Apply between 5 and 7 p.m.. t, Unurch road, Canton. Cardiff. 395 DlbLIAKDS.—Yourig Man wishes to Rent a Room of s Csituatuu :is Marker distance no object good refer. c<1.I: Echo Office. ]I;PO" 752e 8AI E. about 2,300 SaToys also good Spring Trap, suit baiter or butcuer ±,6.— Appiy 44, Bedford street. }:h.: Cardiff. 394 A-NTED, string General Servant, not under 20.— Aprly At,s Vicarage. Tjlwynypia. 751e FOP. (Sale, an old-established Fruit, and Greengrocery business i1 a respectable neighbourhood owner giv- i-i, c up (.wine to ill-health goad Cob. Cart and Harness owner worked round cantinually for IS years.—Apply l'auuen, ] I. Spring Gardens place, Roath, Cardiff. 311 SALK, Treilev (nearly new) carry 2b cn t special bargain, f £10 and Davis, Junction Works, Caer- leon ro;.a, Newport. "sse a L ex Terrier with lemon and black suet o» back. Apply 22, Lii tlet,on St., Oaoton. Sold m o days. LOST, bobtail Sheep Dog answers to name of Watcii: heavy coated, with white collar.—Coward, 1. East Emre, Cf1,rdlt., 400 V V ANii.D, Brrand Boy. about 13 years must be SvncUy hone8t_and clean,-2, Coburu St., Cathajs. 39C1 V\7AXTFiiD to Rent or Buy, small Villa, easy distance Higher Grade School good localitymoderate rein-.—Ada rcssJL)Echo, Cardiff. 599 a good General Servant: wagee, £ 12.— Hsuee, Seiighenidd road, Cathays. *15 ^ATT^AGE Seasoriug mixed r;>ady for useT^ozT^UbTof „ 9d per lo.—Goodman Bros., Constellation street <di¡"(. 416 Shops lifted throughout eve-y requisite krade «w>ck sausage machines, tools, hooks, HC' les, blue C JOCS, striped aprunt, eic.: illustrated catalogues —Coodman liros.; Constellation street. Cardiff. <117 II TURK Bought. Furniture Bought.—All household requwtee purchased, portfolios bousht. old china, tt, highest price giveu, alid cish at once.—Apply The Cyril Secoi;d-hand Furniture Stores i2, Broadway. Cardiff. VI7 ANTHD u.t once, active, steady Youth as Porter, fcc., Ir Wine and SDirit Stores.—Apply Creed, 8S, Tudor road, Cardiff. 419 V\7 ^-tt at occe, a Lad, about 17. able to mould well v V —Apply, with reference, 108, Cowbridge rd., Canton. V\T ANTED, experienced Cook also Waitress and House. t maid fioi-d reference required,—Apply Red Driven I-tf"taurant.. 311 t ARDKNXNG.—Wanted, one or two greenhouses to look VX after two d~v:- pei wee. near l'ark pl&ce preferred: toiaattes, cucumbers, and chrys. a speciality.—B 391, Echo Ofce; Ca.Jiff. 391 -+- I\7 ANTED, Situation in Cardiff as Housemaid of T House-Parlourmaid in quiet family cood refe* enC/ès.- C 39J, Ecb" umcr, Caxditt. 392 J Hale, Grocery business, doing a nice little trade S JL suit a good business man sp'eudid Premises, Bake house, ",co. Stable very low rent will sell cheap.-A 384 Ed10 Office, 'Jardi-T. 336 j^'OR sale, lÀIb, 14 bunds, fasL, warranted sound ,*u<f quiet to ride aud drive also Trap and Harness cushions and lamps complete: and Coborc Onnk-MCla nearly new must, be sold: altogether or separate.—Au]rt| 11, Custom House street, Cardiff. 375 V? AXTL'D, experienced General Servant able to do » » go,,d plain cooking (rood reference —Apply liutchert Arm-, Canton, Cardiff 373 Y\7 ANTED, respectable Girl as General Servant, foi Milai: family.—Apply, irj the mornine or evening, at US. road. Rop.th. 381 Sl'J.LM)ii> salt Herrinjis 5s per ill, or 40for Is.—Sold at West D ;ck. 374 \\1 A:i\'i}lJ:-JdY; good Tnenmatic Saftey Bioyttk » r eh cup gite full particulars and price required.— Write W 577, Echro Office. Cardiff. 317 LOU.]). on CMtk Farm, Three Mountain Wethers J: befi: here six weeks.—Apply T. Jones, Piccadilly In» Ciieri>hill;. 37fr A Tii (:1;-Fet Cob. 14 hands, suit tradesman excelled lY"t Cart and Harness lot £ 12 sell separate.—IX l'lantaisenet street. Riverside, Cardiff. 379 ^I'AKKN in par; payment,brown Huise, S years, 16bands, X suit contractor, builder, van or trolley purposes, b -LDf smart, will represent liim sound and good woriler £15.- 12, Plant, itg-'itet street,.Riverside, Cardiff. 380 Vy ANTliD at occe. Six respectable, clean Ijads to Set 1)a,tt.ry.-AI)p;-y W. Bartlett, 36, North Clive street Upper Grange, Cardiff. 371 ANTE L), Plaiii Cook and young House-Parlourmaid. t -rrate V 572. Kcho Office. Cardiff. 372 Astrcnc, useful Mare, 15 hand*, suit crank-xI8 or light A trolb-y also rood Cob, 14 hands: both souud and good wirkers: can be tzit-d £10 eh.-28, Stacey ra" Roatli, Cardiff. 378 \V AXWD, by experienced person, re-engagement ad v Working Hr>uKokecpe«- excellent references busi- ness or jnivat".—Y 585. Echo Office, Cardiff. 313 IS7 ANTED, an experienced Irot er, 2 o, 3 clays a wef-k.- f Apply at once, 172, Cathays t errace. 382 VV? ll..li »ny kind Person Adopt Baby Boy, orphan, 11 » ir.ont.hr old small premium paid weekly.—Adareat Z 384. Echo Office, Cardiff. 384 BOOTH'S Park Registry wants 2U-n-i6.-pubïïC-aJ J private ladies suited housekeeper? disengaged I tJpds for servants.—4. Frederick street, Cardiff, 315 OOD General Servant required (superior, bricht, and X clean) state age and experience, with wages.— HoufceKeeyer, 118, High street, Ilfracombe. 368 V ANTED to Buy, .Sunlight, Soap Wrappers: will givs » 21d per dozen.—Write T 564. Echo Office, Cardiff. 364 n" ANTED, nood Housemaid, age 18 to 20 good refer- ences rec1'1incl.-Apply, between 10 and 8, 44, Oak. ti' ld street, Roatii. Cardiff. 366 i ANTED, a smart, active Voting Lady for cash desk »» age 16 no 18.—Apply Griffiths aud Sons, 12, Bute street, Cardiff. 365 A GENT.S wanted.—Money easily made lin spare time: 1-k best paying agency going constant i-come: particu- lars free: also pocket rubber stamp of your name and htlùrtOs.S, Bell. 120. Cbeaiwide, L[)D<1Otl. M3 TOST. Feb. 6, young C'a' leather collar, bell, brown isf -i g-ey anyone returning same will be rewarded.—1% Kyveilog ft.reet, Cathedral road. 369 *250.'X)0 o I>ud by the Provincial tJmon Bank in SBBM oW of £ l(i to £ 5X, on Note of Hand alone, or on any other Security, at a few hours' notice, to all classes iu ana part, of the country repayable bv easy instalments: with and without sureties nu delay. This old-established bank does the largest, business in the kingdom.—Write or call uoou the Manager, Mr Stanley Dowding, I, Queen-square, Brisi.o' or Mr E. W. Weboer. 3, Worfcjng-street, Cardiff. JE. EDWABDS Itlanaaer of 25. Bridge-street, Bristol is pr.-pared to lend from £ 20 to £ 2,000 privately.promptlf and at lower .interest than charged by i*opey-)eiider*, Tto respect able people in any part of t he kingdom on their simple written promise to repay without fees or charges (If liny description ;'0 Bills of Sale talcen Write or call. 1ADIKS" Gentlemen's, and Children's Eeft-off Clothing J bought by Mr Taylor, 50. Thompson street, Barry Dock. Good prices civen O'ders puuctually attended to.3bI rpo Ee', Four Rooms h. and c. bath, oven grate coo- JL servatory no children.—137, Moy rd.. lloatb, Cardiff. LOST, in Tonypandy an Thursday last, white Pomeraniar Dot.—Anyone returning same to Eason, DickenC Buildings, Tonypandy. will be rewarded. 357 MACHINIST wanted at once unmarried Stngert heavy sewing machine used. —Fred Morgan and Co« Ull) laue, Cardiff. 3S4 SALE, bargain, King's road, S-roomed House hot ani cold bath gas long back perpetual lease.—F 256. Echo Office, Cardiff. 266 SMART Lad wanted.—Apply Mr Hagon, Manufacturing Chemist, 11, Bute street. 351 CCOMFORTABLE little Apartments, house of Frenot J lady suit lady or gentleman desirous of learninf French select central locality.—L 260, Echo. Cardiff. 260 C ANTED at once, respectable Young Girl, to awis » with housework.—19, Giynrhondda street, Cat haw Cardiff. 358 ^J^YLER street, off Broadway.—Cottage for respectable X tenant.—Apply, with references, Wm. Sander* and Sons. 8. kL. M>\ry street, Cardiff. 3iiS COTTAGES and Houses to Let at Cantou and Moons to respectable t-envztlp rents from 5s 6d upwards.— Apply, with references, Wm. Sauders and Sons, 21. Ht, Mry street, Cardiff 3t>6 L DA.M street, Cardiff.—To Let, large House, IU thorough xV repair.—Apply Pyle, House Agent, 4S, Lower Cathe dral road, Cardiff. 56 VV AKTi:D LO Purchase. ir Angus Loehaber, or Mont » (jomery street. House, 4 bedrooms.—Lowest priot S 561, Echo Office, Cardiff. 361 P JKK Butchers.—Wanted, Situation, age 19 well ur iu all small goods, also killing.-Apply 23. DiamoaC L: ert, 353 rf^O Let. 22U. I;ute road, 3-stalled Stabie and Loft for A store, workshop, wheelwright, or otbennse.-Inqulr. a.<, above, Edwin Beard. 359 r 'Al LO RES H ES— Wanted, Two good Machinists ten X coats also good Buttonhole Hand.—R. Bosanquet, ti Windsor road, Adamsdown. 161 ENGHEN YDD.—Kor Saie, NewsagenlAnd Stationer Business; new. rapidly-incrtasing mluing district small stock.—D. Hams. SI. Pare road, Se.nghenydd. 696 TWO Coal Turnouts, long carts, baskets and scales, oat rounds also good Oob, 14.2.—2, Rolls street. Can to IV. Cardiff. 26 32 j>T7 MABY-STREKT, CARDIFF" IMPORTANT AND UNRESERVED SALE OF BOOKSELLERS STOCK. MR J. T. SAUNDERS is instructed tc SELL by AUCTION a.t the above address OS FRII) A Y and SATURDAY, February 12th and 13th, at 7 o'clock each evening, a LARGE COLLECTION OF NEW AND SECOND* HAND BOOKS; Cash at fall of hammer. Auctioneer's Offiem-The Cardiff CbsodMH, a Mary-street, Cardiff.

Queen Emblem lar.de play from Mozzd Tov, Porto and Congress II., w-.Ui Krompton and Boaster nexL, and Luminous last, until six furlongs from home, when Thirsns assumed the command, attended by Mozzd lov, Quc,>n Emblem. Boaster, and Porto. Ac the last huruiti. Tiursus was beaten, an 1 Porto draw- ing out followed by Boaster won by a length and a half two lengths divided second and tiii-.d. Lui)iinjLs was fourth, Mozzil Tov fifth, Thirsus sixth, auli coii. gress If. last. Porto was Ituugbt in for 135gs, and Boaster sold to Mr It. Gore for 60g-, "NWAVT HANDICAP STEEPLE- £ ,10 io winiiGis extrs. About three miles. rpVVh';tet'Gxlis Wnrker- 5.v i0*t 121b Williamson 1 Mrw mCtr"^°'5yl0^1],b Mt Gordon 2 Mr \Y Black s G.amis, a 10st 71b R Clialoner 3 Mr 4\'S'*°Pra-3e. a 10, t Sib. Mr Bissill 0 Mr \V W hiteheari :> Llvsses, a 10st 61b 'i'vsoe 0 Winner trained privately 4 agst Chrysoprase, 5 to 2 each agst Worker and No, and 20 to 1 agst others The winner made the whole of the running and wvn by three-quarters of a length; a bad third. Chryso- prase fell, ftnd Liysses refused. An objection to the winner on the ground of a cross was overruled. 3 p7I™ fJl^ArrK SELLING STEEPLECHASE I PLATE of 0 the winner to be; said for £5). Two wiles. Mr H Sidney's Coenraad, a 12st 21b Owner 1 „ ot Sitwell's Joan of Arc, a list lilb Knox 2 Mr Kic.stons Twice Tw, 6y 12st lib..Mr Fetfusson 3 M!- A V1 U'f VV,'S»,• a 12st "b-.tfames 0 Btldesmaid, a 12st lib ..Mr G Marsh 0 MrHjcKmansCarrickanerla.5yUst 101b Williamson 0 AT0r?>^iey '? ^,oc""hHit' 5-v 10II> Owner 0 Mr K Widger s Capricious, ov list 61b J Mor-» 0 Mr ? P»arpar, 5y j 1st blb R ClialoW 0 Mr C Duff's Wuklow, 4y 10st 31; W Tavlor 0 Winner trained privately. Betting—6 to A Capricious, 6 to 1 agst Wicklow, /to 1 ;<gs.VWll oil- Uisp, and 10 to j. each agst Colicraad, Joan of Arc. and others. 3.30—The HARRINGTON il-AXDICAP IHFRDI RACr: of £ 300; the second receives £ 2J Two m:'es" Mr E Crawford's Instep, a 12st 2ib She'loek 1 Lond Shrewsbury's Wellington, 5y 12st.. Williamson 2 Mr >aalei's San Luc^r, 4v lOst 8io. R Chaionw Mr F Piatt's Royal Douglas, a lOst 131i. Lake 0 M1' Phil Brown, 4y lOst 51b Harris >n 0 Mr Dunnes Nassac, 4y lOst Nolan 0 Winner trained bv Svdnev, Lewe.-i.