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GLAMORGAN ASSIZES. SENTENCE IN THE SERIOUS CHARGE AT CARDIFF. ALLEGED CHILD NEGLECT AT ABERDARE. Mr. Justice Phillimore sat at Cardiff on Tuesday (the fifth day of the assizes) to hear the trials of prisoners. THE JUDGE'S LENIENCY. Mr. St. John Francis-Williams (instructed by Mr. Harold Lloyd) intimated that Thomas Greig, 43, a timekeeper, wished to withdraw his previous plea of Not guilty," and now wished to plead Guilty to the four indictments charging him with making false entries in the wages pay- sheets and in "sub"-tickets on different dates in October, with the intention of defrauding his employers, Messrs. Topliam, Jones, and Railton, the contractors for the new dock at Cardiff. Mr. Arthur Lewis (instructed by Messrs. Joseph Henry Jones and Co.) appeared for the prosecution. Testimonials showing a good character previously held by the prisoner were presented to his lordship, who remarked that, as Greig had already been in prison for fourteen days, suffering a great deal in mind Ind body, he would pass only a nominal sen- tence of imprisonment, since the beginning of ihe assizes. Prisoner, who felt his position very keenly, wa-8 then discharged. ANOTHER CARDIFF WOUNDING CAf4E. John Hession, 28, labourer, was charged with wounding Ellen Taswell with intent to do her grievous bodily harm on October 15 at Cardiff. Mr. Sankey (instructed by Mr. Forsdike) appeared for the prosecution, and prisoner was undefended. Prisoner it was alleged, overheard a conversation between the prose- cutrix and hie wife in the Lion Hotel. Bridge- street, and in consequence he stabbed the pro- secutrix in the hip with a penknife.—Prisoner was found guilty, and sentenced to six months' hard labour. ASSAULT WITH A SHOVEL. Mary Kennedy, 37, was charged with wound- ing Mary Ann Jones on October 22 at Cardiff. Mr. H. S. Stowe appeared for the prosecution. —The prosecutrix stated that she and the prisoner, who lodged in Bute-street, had been drinking together, and had a row. The prisoner met her in the passage, and struck her on the nose with a shovel.—After prisoner's statement, the jury decided that she was guilty only of common assault, and his Lordship sentenced her to two months' imprisonment.— Prisoner: That's nothing. A PROSECUTION FAILS. John Kerley, 34, a hairdresser, and his wife, Edith Kerley, 33, were indicted for wilfully neglecting a child named Mabel Bassett entrusted to their care in a manner likely to cause unnecessary suffering or injury to health, on May 22, 1901. and several previous dates, at Aberdare. Mr. Anton Bertra mand Mr. St. John Francis-Williams (instructed by Mr. P. T. Rees, Aberdare) appeared to prose- cute on behalf of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children; and Mr. Arthur Lewis (instructed by Messrs. T. Phillips and Sons, Aberdare) defended. Mr. Bertram said the child concerned had lied. but there was no suggestion against the prisoners of having caused its death, bat the juestion for the jury was whether the prisoners had neglected the child or ill- treated it in such a way as to injure its health. The child, which was a weakly one from birth, was born in Merthyr Workhouse on September 22 of la.st year, and, not wishing it to be known that the child was hers, the mother committed it to the care of the prisoners, who occupied rooms in the Shme house with her. and who agreed to take the child off her hands altogether and look after it for a payment down of £5. In regard to this agreement, prisoners stated at the inquest that the terms were to be 5s. a week. but the agreement stated £5, though it could not be produced, as it had been lost. The coroner's jury at the inquest on the death of the child had returnt>d a verdict of manslaughter, and on the coroner's inquisition the female prisoner and the mother of tne child were tried for man- jlaughter and acquitted at the Swansea Issizes. The pre8ent charge was of a minor character and had been commenced before the last assizes, so that it was not made because the jury then refused to convict the female priso- ner of manslaughter. Frederick Tree, a collier, and a brother of Mrs. Elizabeth Bassett, deposed to having seen the agreement on a file in hie mother's house. He saw the allegations at the inquest that there was no such agreement in exis- tence, and he took the original off the file and put it in his pocket. Counsel: Have you got it now?—It is either lost or stolen—I cannot say which. Witness said that under the agreement his Eister was to pay £5 to the female prisoner. In cross-examination witness admitted that he knew the existence of the agreement was in dispute, but he did not come forward to say anything about it. His sister knew he had the agreement. Elizabeth Bassett, the mother of the child, laid the agreement was to pay £5 down. Wit- ness admitted that the prisoner seemed to ireat the child very well in her presence. Questioned by the judge, witness said the male prisoner asked her to say she was pay- ing 80 much every week, so as not to get him ir>io trouble. The Judge: How_mnch did he ask you to say?—He did not say any amount. The Judge: And you said 5s.?—Yes. Mr. Lewis: How came you to say 5s.?—I did not know what I was saying; I was frightened into it. Dr. Steel gave evidence regarding the weak constitution of the child. It had not been sufficiently no'irifehcd. Margaret Davies said the prisoner Kerley had asked her to swear to an agreement that Elizabeth Bassett had promised to pay 5s. a week. She refused to do so. This concluded the evidence for the prose- cution, and the Judge expressed the opinion that no case of wilful neglect had been made out, although there was suspicion. In this the jury concurred. In discharging the prisoners, his Lordship said he believed that the male prisoner got Elizabeth Bassett to swear that she gave 5s. a week, whereas the truth was that she paid £5 down. It was one of those cases where People thought that they could tell lies in a Jourt of justice, and that they had better tell lies than speak the truth. Whilst he did not 9ity the prisoners for what they had had to go through, he agreed that it was not a case in which there should be a conviction. HUSBAND AND WIFE. Mary Ann Henty (35) was indicted for wounding her husband, George Henty, with intent to do him grievous bodily harm, on October 19, at Cardiff. Mr. Douglas Lewis prose- cuted, and the prisoner, who was in very poor health, was undefended.—The case against her was that she had thrown a tumbler at her husband, the glass cutting him on t.l1e head.— Dr. Treharne expressed the opinion that at intervals the prisoner was not responsible for her actions.—The jury found prisoner guilty of unlawful wounding.—Sentence was deferred. THE GREATEST POSSIBLE PROVOCATION. Aberdare contributed a remarkable case, in which a collier, named John Thomas, was charged with doing grievous bodily harm to Joseph Hayes on October 26. Mr. T. Walter Williams (instructed by Mr. W. J. Shipton) prosecuted, and Mr. Arthur Lewis (instructed by Mr. J. D. Thomas) defended. Hayes in his evidence said he met a woman, the wife of the prisoner, in the Cross Inn, and she invited him down to her house. He did not know then that she was a married woman. They stayed in the house for some time, and then she told him that he had better come out, because John, the lodger (meaning her husband), would be in in a minute. At her suggestion they went out to the back, and behaved improperly. The prisoner came up and struck him on the head with a mandril, saying, "He would kill him; he had been wait- ing for him for a long time." A few weeks before this he met the prisoner and his wife at the Welsh Harp, and his impression then was that the man was the lodger. Mr. Davies, a builder, who lived next door tnd came up in time to restrain the prisoner, Was complimented by the judge for the very ;Iear account he gave of what had occurred. The prisoner did nothing to Hayes after wit- aess came up, and he had not used the mandril at all. The prisoner himself sent for 1 policeman. The prisoner, his wife, and Hayes were drunk at the time. Dr. Kerley said that the blow received by the prosecutor had fractured the bone. Prisoner gave evidence, and admitted striking the man. He might have kicked him, too, as he was in such a temper, but he did Dot use the mandril. For the defence Mr. Arthur Lewis submitted that the prisoner had shown a remarkable restraint under the awful provocation he received. The jury found prisoner guilty of common Assault, committed under the greatest possible )rovocation. His Lordship released the prisoner on his \wn recognisances to come up for judgment )n Saturday, intimating his intention, if suit- able sureties could be found, of merely bind- ing the prisoner over. THE SERIOUS CHARGE IN CARDIFF. Mr. St. John Francis Williams asked the judge that the prisoner Francis John Johnston, who was on Monday found guilty of procuring for immoral Purposes and for false representations a woman named Amy Annie Horton. at Cardiff, should be brought before his lordship to again plead on the other indictment. He was charged also with procuring a woman named Esther Jones, at Swansea, and if the prisoner pleaded guilty it would save the trouble and expense of bringing the witnesses )rom Swansea. At a later stage Mr. St. John rrancis Williams said he had seen the prisoner, who had accepted his advice, and would plead "Gruilty." PrIsoner was then placed in the dock ajid Jurmally charged with Arocurins. bj; false

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THE MILLIONAIRE GROOM. STADDEN AGAIN ARRESTED AND CONVICTED. The Aston adventurer, Joseph Samuel Staddon, whose doings created such a sensa- tion during last summer, and who was sen- tenced by the Aston magistrates to a term of three months' hard labour for obtaining money by faIBe pretences, has been re- leased from Warwick Gaol. On coming out, however, he was at once arrested by a detective from the City of London Police Force, who, it will be remembered, held a warrant for his arrest when he was secured by the Aston Police. The charge is under- stood to be one of obtaining £10 by fraud from the landlady of a metropolitan public- house, on the remarkable story of an American uncle's will. It will be remembered that Staddon also created some sensation in Cardiff through his masquerading with a lady in the town. At the Guildhall Justice-room, London, on Tuesday (before Mr. Alderman Strong) Joseph Samuel Staddon, 51, described M a coachman, was charged on a warrant with obtaining £1{) from Mrs. Fanny Charlton, of the Artichoke Public-house, Farringdon-street, by false pre- tences. Prosecutrix said that about the end of July the prisoner entered her house, and made him- self acquainted with her husband and her son. In the course of conversation, he said he had just come into a fortune and was a millionaire. He produced a typewritten document, which purported to be an extract from the Mother- well Times." It was headed, A Windfall For a Groom; Falls Heir to £ 50,000; Probable Gift to the Town," and went on to state that by the death of two uncles in America he had been left Cio,DCo, On hearing of the windfall a newspaper representative called on the groom to get the facts of the case, and "found them to be correct." The man Staddon had been in the service of a well-known gentleman in Motherwell, and his father was a whisky merchant in Pittsburg. His uncles had also left his wife. Mrs. Staddon, £ 16,000, making: a total of £ 75000." His solicitors had sailed for America on thelEthiopia, but the vessel had met with a misnap at Hog Island. The millionaire groom did not wish for notoriety, and requested the press representative not to make his story public. He was also described as having formerly occupied the position of a licensed victualler in Kent, but by the failure of Dumbell's Bank had lost £900. As soon as he received his fortune, he intended to make a pre- sent of a public clock to the town. Besides this so-called extract from the Motherwell Times," he produced a letter coming from a firm of solicitors in Philadelphia informing him of the legacy. Continuing, Mrs. Charlton said the prisoner asked if she could recommend him lodgings, and she did so. He frequented the house daily until August Bank Holiday, when he called and asked her to cash a cheque for jElO. She, believing his previous stories, consented, ana he produced a cheque-book and signed a cheque for that amount, she giving him ten sovereigns. On presentation to Yates' Bank (Liverpool) it was returned marked No account." He then disappeared. Detective-constable Greenough and Detective- inspector Hallam gave evidence as to the arrest of the accused as he was leaving War- wick County Gaol, where he had just served three months' imprisonment for a similar fraud. It was also stated that he had been many times previously convicted in Liverpool, and was wanted by the police there. The prisoner pleaded "Guilty," and asked for a lenient sentence on account of his old age. Mr. Alderman Strong: You are wise not to go into your past. Yon are now sentenced to six months' hard labour.

THE CALDICOT TRIAL. On Friday next, at Monmouth Assizes (before Mr. Justice Kennedy), the trial of George Bru- ton, a railway servant, formerly employed at Newport and the Severn Tunnel Junction, will be heard. Bruton is charged with causing grievous bodily harm to Mrs. Alice Denton, wife of a railway employe, living at Caldicot. Mrs. Denton is in a delicate state of health, and it is understood that she will not be able to attend the trial. Her depositions, taken before the magistrates, will, therefore, be put in as evidence. Mr. F. W. Sherwood, acting under instructions from Mr. Harold Lloyd, Cardiff, will defend the prisoner.

A Stourbridge Elopement. Mary Barker, thirty-five, the wife of Albert Barker, of Mamble-square, Stourbridge, who disappeared from Stourbridge about teai weeks ago. and whose name is associated with a local scandal, was brought back from London to Stourbridge yesterday, in custody. She was arrested by the Hammersmith police on Mon- day under a warrant forwarded from Stour- bridge, on a charge of stealing a quantity of clothing, the property of Hetty Roberts, a neighbour. The alleged companion of her flight was arrested a few days ago, and the case adjourned for three weeks. Mrs. Roberts was away bop-picking when the alleged elope- ment took place. l

U.S. Foreign Policy. FRIENDSHIP SOUGHT WITH THE POWERS. The Monroe Doctrine Again. IMPORTANT SPEECH BY SECRETARY HAY. New York, Wednesday.—At the New York Chamber of Commerce dinner last night Mr. Secretary Hay, responding to the toast of "The Government," prefaced his remarks by a warm eulogy of the late President M'Kinley's character and ability. Proceeding. Secretary Hay declared that the diplomacy of the United States was the diplomacy of truth. Americans generally told fairly and squarely what they wanted, and announced what they were willing to give, allowing the other side to accept or reject the terms as they liked. He was pleased to say that during his incum- bency, as Secretary of State, the other Great Powers of the world had acted in a similar spirit. Proceeding to sum up generally the American rule of conduct. Secretary Hay said it consisted entirely of the Monroe doctrine which was a golden rule. Alluding to the recent disturbances ion the South American Republics, he remarked that all America. desired prosperity and peace aniougst them. The United States no more wanted the terri- tory of the Republics than they wanted the mountains in t.he moon. Personally, he was grieved and disturbed at the differences a-mongs the South American peoples. The United States would never attempt to adjust the differences of the Republics unless at the request of the parties immediately concerned. The Americans were a peace-loving nation, anrl their normal activities were entirely in the direction of trade and commerce. They favoured reciprocity and the policy of the open door. and believed in a, fair field, and no favour. President Roosevelt was ,1,8 incapable of bullying a Strong Power as he was of wronging a v. jak nation. Americans sought the friendship of the Powers, and no spirit of wantonness and knowledge of their strength would ever induce them to drive a hard bargain with a weak nation or insult and defy a Great Power. The/toast of "The Late President M'Kinley" was drunk in siJence.-The toasts of "President Roosevelt" and "King Edward" were heartily re<:eiv.ed.-Mr. Choate, in his speech, praised the British character, and said none were more disposed to manifest loyal friendship. He paid a high tribute to the sympathy expreEJ5,ed everywhere in Britain at the time of the late President's assassination.—Central News. í

The Great Seizure of Jewels. I!Ift SUPPOSED TO BE MARQUESS OF ANGLESEY'S PROPERTY. Further Developments Expected The jewels referred to are supposed to belong to the Marquess of Anglesey, and if this be so there is expected to be a further development at Marlborough-street. Inspector Drew, C Division, has already been sent to visit the house at Alfred-place. The Story of the Robbery. The robber yof L'ne Marquess of Anglesey's jewels from the Walsingham House Hotel was one of the most sensational cases London has had for a long time. The story of the theft was told by the marquess himself just after the thief (Gault) had disappeared. On the night of September 10 the marquess, locked up his jewels in their cases, and put them in a drawer in his bed room. He left his new valet Gault behind. Gault, who was a young Frenchman, "an excellent valet," had only been in his lord- ship's employ for a fortnight. Returning -to the hotel soon after eleven, the marquess found his room upside down, his jewel cases wrenched open, and Gault gone. The marquess's own estimate of the loss was at least .f30,OOO. Gault on the following Thursday night was arrested on Dover Pier. just as he was board- ing a Channel boat. He said nothing, and, although a considerable sum of money was found on him, there were no jewels. He was taken to Marlborough-street, and charged with the theft. He could speak no English, but he wrote out a long story in French con- fessing to committing the theft. He told the story that a woman tempted him, and suggested that he should, steal the jewels. She explained that she knew a man who could easily dispose of them. At last he agreed, went into the hotel, took all the jewels he could carry, and went away with the woman to a house in Halsey-street, Ohel- sea, Here, while he stayed in one room, there was a long palaver between the woman and a man. The result was that Gault received £100 "on account" of the money promised hun for the "swag." The woman went out of the house, and never returned. He failed to find any trace of her, left Chelsea in disgust, and tried to get to France. When the police arrested him on Dover Pier he had spent £6 of the £100 the mysterious woman of Chelsea had given him. At the Old Bailey sessions last month the valet Gault was sentenced to five years' penal servitude. (Other particulars on Page 4.)

Cyclist and Vvife. PETITION FOR A DIVORCE In the Divorce Court yesterday, the case was heard of Adams v. Adams, which was a petition by the wife. May Clara Adams, pray- ing for a decree of judicial separation on the ground of the persistent cruelty of her hus- band, at one time a champion bicyclist. The allegations in the petition were denied. The parties were married in 1893. At that time the respondent carried on a hotel at Birmingham. There she met with respondent, who was a champion bicyclist. After living at the hotel for some time the respondent obtained a situation in o motor company, and h? afterwards became the manager of the Rmdife-Whitwcv'tbi Herein Company. The hotel was given up, and they went to live at Earl's-court, where the respondent's conduct towarOB his wife becairc cruel. He became indifferent to her, and niumately he told her he hated her, and that she was no good to him. After this the respondent frequently neglected her, and used bad language towards her in the presence of the children, and his conduct became such that the petitioner's life became perfect misery. In April, 1899, while they were living at Earl's-court, the respon- dent, it was alleged, thrsw the petitioner on the bed and knelt on her chest. In cross-examination she said she had never assaulted or had used bad language towards the respondent. She certainly had never emptied the urn of cold water over the res- pondent while he was in bed. The reepondent on one occasion bit her chin so severely that the blood came out of h-r mouth. She never swore at the respondent, the servants ,or the tradesmen. She was a member of the Empress Club. That was not an expensive club; the subscription was £3 per annum. She had betted a little on horseracing, but she gene- rally won. whilst the respondent, when he did so, usually lost. At one time the respondent allowed her £42 a month, out of which she had to provide everything except paying the rent. Eventually she only received £22 or £23 a month. The respondent wanted the same style kept up as when he gave her the larger amount. She told him that it could not be done, and that had caused a quarrel. Lizzie Miller, formerly in the service of the parties, spoke to the unkind treatment of Mr. Adams to his wife. She did all in her power to make him comfortable. The further hearing of the case was adjourned.

SOLDIERS AND SAILORS Fight in a London Express As the London express arrived in Crewe yesterday morning a window of one of the compartments was found to be smashed, and inside was a sailor .bleeding from terrible wounds to the head. It appears that .several soldiers were in the same compartment, and on the journey a quarrel took place, the sailor's head being forced through the window. Hie name is Job Thomas. He lies at Crew Hospital in a critical condition.

An Eight Months Marriage. A German, named Einhorn, submitted a petition at the Divorce Court yesterday. He was married in April last, and previous to that Mis. Einhorn was employed as a tailoress by a Mr. Lubnow, who is now co- respondent to the suit. In lees than a month' after marriage peti- tioner returned to his home at Montague- place and found his wife had gone. Later in the day her mother received a telegram saying, 'Don't fret; I am all right." Later on petitioner saw his wife, and begged her to return. She refused, and would not any where she lived, but he subsequently found her living at 22, Aldine-villas, Aldine- i road. Shepherd's Bush. where she was known as Mrs. Lubnow, the oo-respondent being known as her husband. His lordship cranted .a. deoreat w

BOER WAR. To-Day's Wires. BOER REFUGEES OFFER SUBMISSION (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) LISBON, Wednesday. According to the newspapers, some Boer refugees in Portugal have written to the British Consul here offering to submit to the British. The Consul, however, has refused to acoept submission, declaring that his Govern- ment requires the unconditional surrender of the Boers.

Cavalry Corporal's Divorce In the Divorce Court yesterday a case from Kentish Town, was heard. The petitioner was Corporal Freeman, a smart young non-com. of the Cherry Pickers," who wears the Egyp- tian medal and a battle clasp. On the removal of his regiment to India witness left his wife in London, and after a time received informa- tion of her drunkenness and misconduct. On hie return to England he wet to see his wife, whom he found with a child, of which he was not the father. His wife admitted this, and said the father was a man named Jack," who had since enlisted in the Imperial Yeo- manry. A witness declared that during the time Mrs. Freeman lived at 18, Drummond-street, Hamp- stead-road, she was drunk nearly all the tims. The corporal got his decree.

Chinese Bandits Killed. Fifty Chinese soldiers surprised 150 bandits ten miles from Peking on Monday night, killing twelve and capturing sixteen. The prisoners have been brought to Peking for decapitation. The soldiers lost three men killed.

Shipping Casualties. 1|| (Lloyd's Telegrams.) Tuesday. Mary James.—Sennen telegraphs: Schooner Mary James, previously reported, hatJ, stranded Briesons Rock. being dismasted. Pellworth. steamer, from Hamburg, anchored Deal; reported boilers leaking. Teletfcra, steamer, Galveston for Manchester, passed Old Head of Kinsale noon to-day, signalled "Fire in hold amongst cargo; think fire extinguished." Picqua, British steamer. New York for Genoa, at Gibraltar, boats carried away, other slight damage. Napoli, Norwegian steamer, put into Lisbon slightly damaged. Cyprian Prince, steamer, London for Mereyne. passed Deal, returning London, bowsprit gone, other damage, through collision. Oberon, British barquentine, London for East London, put back to Downs for medical aid and through stress of weather. Ernar Tambarskjelver, Norwegian barque, paased Dungenesa to-day, mainmast, mizzentopmast gone. Princess Olga (not Olga) was the name of the vessel in collision in Meisey with steamer Eden Vale. Hermes, barquentine. of Malmo laden deals, coming into Dover, loss sails, sundry damage. City Merchant.—Plymouth telegraphs: City Merchant, PlymoutU for Jersey, general cargo, stranded west end Plymouth Break- water; local tugs in attendance; appa- rently makes no water: will probably float coming tide with aesistai-ce. Deal telegraphs: A large foreign barque, for London, passed here this afternoon, in tow of a small steamer and tug Cleveland; the barque has mainmast gone, and is pre- sumed to be vessel which was in collision with steamer Cyprian Prince, previously reported. Perspicacia, Portuguese barque, returned Madeira leaking badlv. Hernosand telegraphs: Navigation closed. Eleanor and Alice Depeaux.-Steamer Eleanor and French steamer Alice Depeaux have been in collision at Rouen. Zero and Emma.—Stettin telegraphs: British steamer Zero, Stettin for Hull, and German steamer Emma, Hamburg for Stettin, col- lided in river. Zero sustained slight damage, and returned Stettïn for tempo- rary repairs; will proceed to-morrow. Emma extensively damaged, and put ashore near place of collision.

STOP-DAY POLICY. Colliers Prosecuted. CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES. Special Case for the High Court. The proceedings at Aberdare Police-court on Tuesday morning were of special interest, consequent upon the hearing of summonses taken out by the trustees of the Marquess of Bute against fifteen colliers employed at the Tower Colliery. Hirwain, for absenting themselves from work without leave or reason- able cause on the 25th, the 26th, and the 31st of October—three of,the stop-days decreed by the miners' representatives on the sliding- scale committes. The def-andants, who all live at Hirwain, were:—Henry Bird, 60, Tram- way; Ebenczer Watkins, 48. Brecon-road; Timothy Williams. 60, Bethel-place; Richard Buxton. 66, Tramway: Evan Evans, 85, High- etreet; David Williams, 11. Station-road; John Thomas, The Common; Kdwin Dunning, 35, Brecon-road; William Jones, Railway Inn; John Powell, 9. Manchester-place; Thomas Evans. Tower-road; George Harris. 93. Brecon- road; Thomas Rowe, 11, Cross-street; David Rees, 42, Tramway; and John Lewie, 14, High- street. Damagts to the amount of £1 were claimed against each of the defendants. Mr. C. Kenshole appeared in support of the summonses, and Mr. W. 1'. Nicholas defended. The magistrates on the bench were Mr. rl. Marchant- Williams (stipendiary). Major Mor- gan Morgan. Dr. D. Davies, and Mr. D. P. Davies. Mr. T. Richards. Mr. John Daviee, Mr. D. Beynou. Mr. T. Thomas, and Mr. C. B. Stanton, sliding-scale committee members, were present. The case of John Powell wat taken as governing the whoie. Mr. Kenshole. in opening, said the cases raised the question of the right of the defen- dants to stop work whenever they thought proper, notwithstanding the contracts they might have entered into. Apparently, the stoppages were suggested to have taken place in order to control the output, but he would respectfully submit that, whatever their object might be in bringing about these stop- pages, it was a distinct breach of the con- tracts that had been entered into. If they chose to adopt the course of giving the ordi- nary month's notice they could do so and ter- minate their contracts, but in the absence of that it appeared to him that they had no right to stop for a. single day whenever em- ployment was open for them. Mr. Kenshole drew the attention of the bench to certain provisions of the sliding-scale agreement, and pointed out that before each stoppage warning notices were put up at the colliery and personally served upon the defendants. The Stipendiary asked how the claim was made up, and how many colliers were work- ing in the mine. Mr. Kenshole said the colliers numbered 199, and the claim was made up in this way: — The standing charges came to £ 90 16s lid. Then they estimated, according to the ordi- nary oultput, that the plaintiffs had lost daring the three days about 900 tons of large and 180 tons of small coal. They put down the loss at 2s. Id. per ton, which worked out at £112 10s. The number of colliers who absented themselves was something like 190. The Stipendiary asked Mr. Nicholas if he disputed the damages. Mr. Nicholas replied that he did not or that certain notices were put up, but he intimated that he had certain defences. Daniel Jones, a clerk at the colliery, pro- duced the contract book signed by Powell, and Mr. Nicholas asked no question. Mr. Isaac Henry Jones, the manager of the colliery, said the contract between the owners and the men provided that there should b3 a month's notice on either side to terminate contracts. The wages wpre paid every fortnight. The defendant worked upon lb'? contract right up to th? 25th of October. His wages had been regulated by the sitting- scale agreement, and whenever there had besn any advances he had had them. In conse- quence of certain information he received he put up a tiotict; on the pit-top on the 24th of October saying that the pit wouid be open for work on the 26th and 26th, and that any- one absenting himself from work would be prosecuted. He sent a notice as well to Powell by Hand On the 25th and 26th there were men in the pit repairing, but none of the colliers turned up. In cross-examination by Mr. Nicholas, wit- ness said Powell was paid by the ton, and tha quantity of work Ii.) did varied from time to time. The colliery worked every day they could get wagons. Mr. Nicholas: Does the collier get any intimation from you that there is no work until he presents himseif at the top of the pit and then ascertains that there are no wagons? Witness: We don't know ourselfes until we see the wagons in the morning. Mr. Nicholas: Why is it* that you have no wagons? Witness: The weather and trade. Mr. Nicholas: You mean you are sticking up for certain prices, and the purchasers are not giving them to you—is that so? Witness: I don't know about that. I have nothing to do with the selling of the coal. In re-examination, witness said that stop- pages might have taken place in consequence of the exigencies of trade. The men had taken French leave to stop on a Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of a. stretch for holidays. The Stipendiary: Do they take holidays when they like, then? Witness: That is the order now. The Stipendiary: But before this? Witness: The masters gave them permission to have three days, but they took three days of their own-French leave. The Stipendiary: When was that? Witness said that he could not remember the date. Mr. Nicholas remarked that the case would go elsewhere, and he asked that the plain- tiffs should supply a statement from the books showing the number of days the col- liery had stopped during the year. The Stipendiary: You have gpt half, at all events, but there might be more than half. Mr. Nicholas: It will be a matter of con- venience that my friend should put that on the record. Mr. Nicholas (to witness): You claim that you have the right to send the men back if you haven't got wagons? Witness: I don't claim it at all. Re-examined. Mr. Jones said that the col- liery had never stopped except by reason of exigencies of trade—such as want of wagons and wind and weather—causes over which he had no control. Mr. Kenshole: You eay that upon one or two occasions this year the men have ab- stained from work? Witness: Yes—three days at a time. The Stipendiary: You didn't take any pro- ceedings then? Witness: No. Mr. Nicholas: Those were by arrangement with the sliding-scale committee. Mr. Kenshole: On one or two occasions they stopped without? Witness: Without. William Matthias, under manager at the colliery, proved that Powell did not work on the dates specified in the summons. Mr. Arthur P. Jones sa.id that since Sep- tember, 1898, the colliery had been carried on by the plaintiffs. He had aome knowledge of the sale of the coal, and he estimated the loss of profit in consequence of the stoppage on the three days in question at 2a. Id. per ton, large and small. He had taken out the output for the month ending the 26th of Octo- ber, and the proportion for the three days upon that basis would be 900 tons of large and 180 tone of small coal. In aU, the hws amounted to £203 6s. iid., which represented a little more than £1 per head of the colliers engaged at the colliery. Cross-examined by Mr. Nicholas, witness said the profit of 2s. Id. per ton was not the average for the whole year, but the average for the month of October. The output of 900 tons would be the average quantity for a fair working day. He agreed with Mr. Isaac Jones that the colliery had been idle pretty often, but it was an eye opener to him to hear that it had only been working during this year every other day, and before believ- ing this he would like to see the figures. In cross-examination, witness said he would take it from Mr. Nicholas that the late Mar- quess of Bute died on the 9th of October, 1900 Mr. Nicholas, in addressing the court, pointed out that the plaintiffs were Edmund Talbot, the Duke of Norfolk, and John Crich- ton Stuart. The contract into which the defendant entered was entered into in 1898. not with the present plaintiffs but with the late Marquess of Bute, add his lordship having died in 1900 that contract was no longer existent, or if existent, must be vested in the personal representatives. There was no evidence before the court of any devolution of the contract to the parties who were now the plaintiffs in these proceedings. He sub- mitted that the contract was a non-existent contract. There was no evidence of any implied promise in the contract of employ- ment—no implied promise with regard to the length of service or with regard to the length of notice required. Upon this first gronnd he submitted that the defendants were entitled to judgment. With regard to the nature of the contract, he contended that it was void on another ground—there was no mutually. There must be in every contract the ingredient of mutuality of obligation, and he went further than that—there must be reciprocity of obligation. Upon the evidence there was no reciprocity here whatever, because it wa. admitted that there was no obligation upon the oolliery prop/ietor to find these men work. If there was no oblig-ation upon the colliery proprietor—if he could turn them back. so to speak, like a flock of sheep, sending them about their business—then he submitted that upon the true construction of the contract there was no obligation upon the men to undertake to go to the colliery regularly to work. The defendant, to use a provincial phrase, was a piece-worker, and he argued that there was no obligation upon a piece- worker to attend daily at his work. The only obligation upon a piece-worker was that he should attend and perform his work with due care, diligence, and skill when he was there. The quantity of work that a piece-worker turned out varied-there was no standard fixed. He was not obliged to send out so many trams of coal a day; if he sent only half a tram a day nothing could be said to him. Upon the question of damages, he sub- mitted that they were excessive. Mr. Kenshole replied. With regard to the contention that there was a want of mutua- lity in the contract, he observed that the sliding-scale agreement had been in operation since 1869, and he referred the court to the case of ex-parte Bailey re Collier, which, he said, decided this very point. As to the con- tention that there was no contract, they had it that the colliery had been carried on tiy the present plaintiffs since 1898. For the matter of that there was no evidence that any contract was entered into which the late marquess. In conclusion. Mr. Kenshole dealt with the question of damages. urging that they had been assessed in the fairest way that could have been adopted. The Stipendiary: On the question of damages, having regard to the fact that this colliery was one day idle and one day working. I have come to the conclusion that the plaintiffs are entitled to damages for one- half. I am against you, Mr. Nicholas, on all the other points, and I say that these men must each pay 14s. 8d. His W orsliip agreed to grant a special case for the decision of a higher court.

Trade and Shipping. LOCAL CHARTERING TRANSACTIONS. CARDIFF. EXCHANGE, Tuesday. Outward chartering was brisk, but the continuance of stormy weather is not calcu- lated to improve matteis. Rates for Italy and higher Mediterranean. Islands. South America, and Bay ports remain fairiy steady at about, last figures. The following comprise the day's operations:- OUTWARD—STEAMERS. Cardiff to Marseilles. 6f 75c (Dania). „ Barcelona, 6a 6d (A. Strong). m Genoa, option Savona, 56 6d (East. gate). a* Genoa, 5s 3d, 5,000 tons. „ River Plate, lis (Oakby). m River Plate, lie (Enterprise). M Nantes, 5f 75c (Advance). Naples, option Leghorn, 5s 3d, 700 delivery (Margaret Jones). m Torre Annunziata, option Naples, 58 9d. M Trieste, 5111 6d (Dardania). H Naples, option Torre Annunziata, 58 9d, 2,500 tons (Hampton). Vigo, 5s (Auckland Castle). w Caen. 5s 3d (Saxon). M Brest, 418 3d (Hazeimere). St. Xazaire, 5f (Penzance). Swansea to Belfast, 3s 6d (Joseph Fisher). Jersey, 5s 6d 'Queen's Channel). Newport to Naples, option Torre Annunziata, 58 IGid. 700 delivery (Sandfield). Foreign Fixtures. LONDON. Tuesday. Danube and Black Sea firm, brt not active. ludic. some inquiry. Ore steady. America and River Pl^ite quiet Fixtures: — Pena Augustina, steamer, 2,400 tons, Decem- ber 1-25, Danube. 14s any, 15s one. 15s 6d two ports Denmark. Andreas, steamer, 3,500 tons, prompt, Danube. 14s any. Mars, steamer, December, Kurrachee to United Kingdom or Continent, named ports, 13s 6d. Steamer, 4,003 tons, November, Bombay to picked ports United Kingdom or Contir.«.dt, 15s. Steamer, 5,000 tons, prompt. Philadelphia to Savona., 98 6d, coal. Primate, steamer, early December, Bilbao to Middlesborough, 4s 9d. Steamer, 6,000 tons, December, Almeria to Barrow or Glasgow, 6s 3d, free of despatch. Movements of Local Steamers. Mandalay arrived the Tyne 17th. Thomas Turnbull arrived Avonmouth 18th. Treherbert left Almeria for Cardiff 18:h. James Speir arrived Sunderland 19th. Lackenby left Southampton for Cardiff 17th. Hawnby arrived Penarth 17th. Newby arrived Bristol 17th. Sikirian arrived Las Palmas and proceeded for Gibraltar 18th. Coranian arrived Valencia from Newcastle 19th.

On the Stock Exchange LOCAL FINANCE. CARDIFF, Tuesday (4.30 p.m.). Easiness has been rather restricted to-day as a result of the colliers' decision to stop wcrk on Wednesday, November 27. The tone of the market does not ehow much change yet, but investors are inclined to hold off pending any development of Lhe iiituation that might arise. Transactions in railway securities have been fairly numerous, but colliery share are quiet. The miscellaneous depart- ment has also been less active. BUSINESS DONE—LOCAL MARKINGS. RAILWAYS. Barry Deferred. 953. Cardiff Three per Cent. Debentures, 921. Penarth Harbour Guaranteed, 1524. Port Talbot Preferences, 4g. Taff Vaie' Ordinary, 70 (small lot). OOAL AND,IRON. Albion Colliery Preferences, 10; (twice). Cambrian Preferences, 9 11-16. MISCELLANEOUS. John Blands, 19s. 3d. Spillers Ordinary, 11 23-S2, 11J. FLUCTUATIONS OF QUOTATIONS; ACTUAL. RISE. Great Western Railway Ordinary, 135J—6J to 136-7. Cardiff Corporation Three per Cent. Stock, 95-7 to 95-8. Leicester Palace Theatre, ai-i to 8J—i. FALL. London and North Western Railway, 167-8 to 166-7. Neath and Brecon "A2" Debenture, 65—63 to 53—8. Mordey and Carney (£10 paid), 9-1 to 83—9i. Spjllers and Bakers, m—12 to lH-i- LONDON FINANCE. > LONDON, Tuesday (1.59 p.m.). The Money Market is easy in tendency. Call "oans are quoted 2à to 2i, three months' bills 3-16 to J. Bombay and Calcutta transfers 15 31-32d. Gold premium, 132.20. 2.30 p.m. Money and Account J. Rupee Paper quiet. Rise: Three-and-a-Half per Cents. à. Consols dull. Home Rails quiet. Rise: Hull and Barnsley i. North British Deferred d, Caledonian Deferred and Great Eastern 1, Great Northern and Dover Deferred J. AUSTRALIAN, INDIAN, &e, Op. CI. Op. 01. Asso. W A. ifa Nuudydro" 2-jt BrillisntSt. G«o. ltt V>o. Pro New 3t Champion Reef. 5¥. Parinira. CodmIi 3/6 (Jlden HornSV10* Penkhlll (Joldlt 2% Do ;nk* 1 S«ds Gwftlia. 24 Great Finpal 12% W.Aun. (JMfM- li Ghsat B»uld«r 18/6 ••• "in Ttntn. A6% P's've nee HollandGt. W 1{» D* Maibreef Aiinuoixln '/■% Hanniai's B. Hill 3^ MVmn' r,y«!l 4 Ghsat B»uld«r 18/6 "in Ttntn. 46% D. :P've'nce 9 Fa ROlllanel Gt. Vi 1. D* Maibreef Aiinuoixln 7% Hanniai's B. Hill 314 :\f"1I. r,y«!l 4 JBannan's Oroya 2-Jt Do North 2iV lvaah«« 8^ Boston < '«pper.. ■■■ Ealgnrli Copper Kins Do South 2% jUts.u ••• Kootenay Le Jtoi 5% Lake View Con. 6% !>• K« 2 2A Loa. AGlobeFin. — 'Thaws —M. 6% J.Iasanand Barry 34.f iStrattons li« Mysole 6 iWaihi Gold 5% #Ex dir. SOUTH AND WEST AFRICAN. Op. CL Op. CI. Aiicclo 6S ;Juuip«is. 4ft 4ps* 7% [Knight 7^ AsVianti M 25 l.nu rlnnirt.) 3% liar mi to Ocmao)* 2% i De Block B Pibiani 2 U'slnmald Ajcv 1ft Bonanza, Sft |Mu.v 4% Urstisb N. Africa [Mat'bslaGoldU 2ft (Cliarf.srsd) 2, Meyer AClmrltu 54 British GoldC't 2ft "rfonteiri. ]l% City k iiliiirliMi 6 Mozambique 14 Claudes Ashanti IS New PrimrolP.. 3% Cn.srtGldfldsof Meal 2% s. Africa Def 7A Do Deep ] £ Ctjwu U««f 14& Oceatm Consd. 1% De Heor* 19% '•Mv.i'oi.tfja 2^- Dimraron Knni Mines 10% D'rban K'odep't 6'4 Bhodesia. Ltd. +I- EafttRand v "7% Ril!in,on 9% Fanti Consols. Rose Deep 8% Firreira 19& Salisbuey 2J4 G el oner 1-jfe Sel iwe 1ft Gre'denlmis 6 Simmer & Jack. 6 Do Deer) 10ft S. Afric OoldTs 6^ Globe & Phoenix 4% Transvaal Q- Id. 1" GaldCoast Ami. 7% I Do Deve!o'mt 1{., Heriot 6 UnitedRliod«»ia &- Jag-ersf onteia 21# Villng« Mninref 7^ Jolianesb g Turt Wassau 6fr Jubilee 5ft Wnionyhby Co. 1ft TRAFFICS. Cambrian.— £ 372 increase.

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Athletic Notes. J HALIFAX CLUB AND WELSH PLAYERS. [By "FORWARD."] The meeting of Swansea and the London Welsh at Richmond proved a great disappoint- ment to the 3,000 spectators who assembled. and who expected—as Londoners do—great things of a battle between exponents of the Welsh game. There was little of the Welsh game about it. It was keen. fast. vigorous— made so by the forwards—whilst the backs. with the exception of spasms of brilliance by Gabe. Willie Llewellyn. Freear. and George Davies did little except kick and defend. Pass- ing there was none-or. rather, what there was was mostly erratic. Whilst giving the London Welsh credit for playing well up to redoubt- able opponents, and making the first half warm for them, it cannot be said that a goal and a try to love was Swansea's sole supe- riority on club form. The "Daily Telegraph has some rather caustic criticism of the play of the Swansea j backs against the London Welsh on Monday. J Here is an extract from the comments of that | journal :—" The Swansea men gave an exhibi- tion of football that was not in keeping with their reputation. They won the game. but they barely deserved to do so. Their forwards were excellent, but their backs—presumably the strong point of the side—were strangely ineffective. The two scores that Swansea obtained occurred in the course of loose play, the first try being a very lucky affair. The Swansea backs had yractically nothing to do with the winning of the game. Seeing that their three-quarter line included two Wel?h internationals in George Davies and D. Pees, and A. E. Freear. of Irish international fame, it was only reasonable to anticipate that their play would be of good quality. Before the match it was observed that it wojld be an excellent thing if all the metropolitan backs could be present in order to pick up some crumbs of knowledge as to the proper methods to follow. It was as well that they were not there." The Roath (Cardiffi Harriers held a run from the headquarters of ihe Cardiff Amateur Rowing CInb, Llandaff. on Saturday last. The haree—Messrs. T. W. White. Winter, and E. T. Da viES-were followed by three packs, and laid a fine trail over a six-mile course irl the neigh- bourhood of St. Fagan's and Llandaff. The "Slows" arrived home first, followed three minutes later by the Mediums." and about ten minutes later, after a relief party bad been despatched, the poor Fasts arrived. The first six to arrive were T. Lock. R. Ambrose. Malzard, J. A. Elliott. Yates, and Stratton. The run next Saturday will take the form of a "yafht' handicap (first of the series) over the Llanrumney course. Cardiff St. Agnes, who are in the junior league, are a promising team. They played Pontypool on Saturday last, when they ran them to the narrow margin of a goal and a try to a try. Senior league teams have always ir the past been begging their players, but with the team intact they hope to win both league and shield honours this season. W. Yiney, Mieir full-back, is a most promising young cus- todian. He played a sterling game at Ponty- pridd on Saturday week. The first meeting of Nelson and Treharris in connection with the 'eague created a great deal of interest on Saturday. The match was witnessed by a record crowd, who were treated to a fast and even'y contested game. The score of two goals to nil did not represent the merits of the teams, for. if anything, the visitors did most of the pressing, and the hn-nirsters have no one to thank but B. Morris, their goal- keeper. who piayed a marvellous !!¡1m-:>. Grey. Morgnr. and Hope were the shining lights of the visitors, and Price at forward played a fine game for the homesters. The annual dinner of the Cardiff Hundred Miles Cycling CIllo, which conies off at Barry's Hotel this evening, promises to be a record success in the history of the club. The com- pany ill be very numerous, quite a hundred tickets having been sold. The programme drawn up indicates that the post-prandial pro- ceedings will be exceptionally enjoyable. It must be the belief of Halifax prospectors (writes" Old Kbor" in the" York. hire Post*") that if t ley dig info the Welsh vein often enough they will at last produce a nugget worth the trouble and cost involved. It was not a day to enable their new Cardiff Reserve centre. F. Lewis, to show brilliant parts to rdvant^ge. but I am told that his displav against Swinton last week was at least of a taking character. It is only right to Lewis and other imported players that those most con- cerned should suspend judgment until his metal has been properly tried. The public, and sometimes the official element, too, expect that directly a man is biought into strange surroundings he should dazzle everyone by his brilliance. This is not fair. The change from Rugby to Northern L'nion football is too great to be thoroughly mastered in one lesson. It is Old Ebor's opinion that D. Fitzgerald. even in his best days. could not hold a candle to Arthur Gould and Gwyn Nicholls. Well. that's an arguable point. At least, Fitzgerald was a great-a very great—centre.

FOOTBALL. The Association Cup. A meeting of the divisional committee of Districts 3 and 4 of the Football Association was held last evening at the Crown Hotel, Cor- poration-street, Birmingham, Mr. C. Crump presiding. The draw for the last round of the qualifying series of the English Cup competi- tion was made, and resulted as follows-.—Divi- sion 3: Wrexham or Burslem Port Vale v. Wal- sall. Division 4: Gloseop v. Stockport County or Crewe Alexandra. The first-named clubs choice of ground, and the matches are to be played on the 30th inst. TO-DA Y'S PRELIMINARY TRIAL AT CARDIFF. It ie gratifying to find that such a splendid response has been made by those players selected for the preliminary trial match at the Cardiff Arms Park to-day. Bob Thomas, Llanelly, who is on the injured list, will be the only absenting forward, and his place will be taken by Jones. of Penygraig. Pritchard. of Newport, and Dan Bees. Swan- sea, are unable to play, and W. L. Williams, Mountain Ash, and Arthur Williams. Peny- graig. will take their places. Gregory, Bridgend, will play instead of Hillman, and a substitute will have to be found for Moore, Pontypridd. Theae will be the only absen- tees out of the 30 men selected.. Both Strand Jones (Oxford) and E. Morgan (London Welsh) have notified Mr. W. E. Rees of their inten- tion to play. GLAMORGAN LEAGUE. _4 meeting of the Glamorgan Football League was held at the Castle Hotel. Treher- bert, on Tuesday evening—Mr. Ack Llewellyn gave notice of motion that at the next special meeting of the League he would pro- pose that the League would go into the matter of thoroughly discussing the best means to be taken to prevail upon the pre- mier clubs—such as Swansea. Newport, and Cardiff—to give home-and-home fixtures with the three or four leading clubs affiliated to the Glamorgan League. WELSH FOOTBALL UNION. Cup Competition for Junior Teams. Entries for this competition close on December 2nd. For Particulars apply to W. E. Rees, Secretary W.F.U., Neath. e9417. HAVE YOU GOT THAT SWEET LIPS' SOVEREIGN? On Saturday, November 23rd, the day of the Football Match, Cardiff v. Newport, at Cardiff, lire Gentlemen will be in Cardiff and be at the Football Match, each with a Sovereign in his pocket, which he will give to the first person who, producing a Sweet Lips Cigarette Packet. asks him, "Have you got that Sweet Lips' Sovereign?" Sweet Lips Cigarettes are sold Id. per Packet of 5, and are the best quality Penny Packet. The Sweet Lipa' Sovereign Gentlemen will also be in Swansea and at the Football Match Swansea v. Gloucester, Decem- ber 21st. e9413

Hoax Upon Old Time Lines Some malicious person, believed to be a barman who failed to obtain a situation at a local public-house, has hoaxed several tradesmen at Dalston. The proprietor of a hostelry was consider- ably surprised when he found that a number of tradesmen in the neighbourhood had received orders in his name. Two undertakers called to arrange for a funeral; a tailor arrived for instructions as to mourning: a barber came to shave the supposed corpse; whilst a doctor drove up in hot haste to attend a serious ca-se. Several butchere called with joints; a corset- maker delivered several pairs of corsets; a large parcel of underclothing was sent from another shop; a bootmaker brought boots and shoes; a cheesemonger half a cheese; a large parcel of crockery was delivered, as was also a ton of coa is. The victim of the hoax afterwards received an insulting letter signed, "A Universal Pro- vider Oout of Work."

GRIMSBY FISHING ARBITRATION. At Grimsby on Tuesday Sir Edward Fry commenced sitting to arbitrate upon the questions involved in the recent fishing dis- pute. The arbitration will be private, and will. it is expected, not last more than a few days. The owners are represented by Mr. Cautley, M.P.. and Mr. Moss Blundell; the shore fishermen and engineers by Mr. Hollis Walker, and the general fishermen by Mr. Thompson. J

TO-DAY'S RACING. Folkestone Meeting. The entries for the Folkestone Meeting are on a liberal scale, and the arrival list is a lengthy one. Given anything like favourable weather, the fixture should turn out a success. For the opening afternoon I fancy the follow- ing horses for their respective engagements: — I Maiden Plate-CHENEY. Deal Plate-KARLINSA. Leas Nursery—JEWEL SONG FILLY. I Folkestone Handicap—GREENAWAY. Westenhanger Handicap—BLEDLOW. Cliff Plate—HAMILCAR. VENATOR.

TO-DAY'S RACING. Order of Running.—Castle Hurdle. 12.45; Coventry Steeplechase. 1.15: Weilesbourne Hurdle. 1.45; Upton Steeplechase. 2.15; Hunt Flat. 2.45;' Warwick Steeplechase, 3.15; Leamington Steeplechase. :.45. ARRIVALS. Xanoleon the Great. The Sapper. Ingleton, Weidershen, San Lucar. Le Fiile du Regiment, Ingtbrigt. Carriden. Kurvenal. Michael, Kal. gurli. Detail, A-htwig II.. Blue Rain, Paul II., Bally water, Aylesham. Winkfield's Dower, Abbeywood, Broad Sword. Rhyton. Forgetful, Lady Algy, Blisworth. Egyptian. Briar. Corn- flower. The Rail. Bramante. Sperate, Specula- tion II.. Zimbrn, Carnmore. Lahore. Many more expected this morning.

OLD SAM'S FINALS. WARWICK MEETING. 12.45—'WINKFIELD'S DOWER. 1.15-IM():\8R\'l'H or DAM. 1.45—1N G LETO N. 2.15—NA 1'OLEON THE GREAT. 2 2.45—MASTER HERBERT uiap1; kif absent, Kl RYEXAV. 3.15—DEARSLAYER. 3.40—MR. H. S. SIDNEY'S BEST. FOLKESTONE MEETING. 1.15—MAZZAROTH. 1.45—CONQUERING HERO or CHEVIOT. 2.15—WISCONSIN II. or TOPO. 2.45—GREENAWAY (napl. 3.15—BLEDLOW. 3.45—INQUISITIVE 'if absent. MORNING DEW) Treble EYent-MAZZAROTH. GREENAWAY. and MASTER HERBERT. Be-t Thing of the Dav— GREENAWAY.

The Champion's one-horse selection for to- day is EMILY MELTON (extra good each way!.

PROBABLE STARTERS FCR TO-DAY'S RACES WARWICK MEETING. Castle Hurdle.—R-osy O'More. Bowton Lass, Valhalla. Trustee. MiniBtre, Abbey-wood, Broadsword, and Rhyton. Coventry Hurdle.-Bonrton Las*. Sicily Queen. San Lucar. Blue Ruin. Dam. Foxhunter. Paul II.. Wiederechen, Holywater, Ayleham, and Sperate. Weilesbourne Handicap.—Aldbonrne Chimes, Gangbridge, Maitland. Forgetful, Lady Algy, Ingkton. Bramante, Blisworth, BaJlywaiter, and Egyptian Briar. Upton Seliing.-All ready (but Imbroglio), ESs&v .National Hunt Flat.—Carriden. Kurvenal, Lahore.. Pcecavi. Michael, Kalgurli, Detail, and Aslitwig II. vVarwok Autnmn Handicap.—Kirkland, Carnmore. Clock Tower, and Ashtwig. eLamington Handicap.-Gangbridge. The Sapper, Cornflour. and The Rail.

SPORTSMAN-" VIGILANT." 115-1fazzaroth. 1-Conquering Hero or Archduke II. 2.15—Jewel Song filly or La Valerie. 2.45— Emily Melton or Greenaway, 5.15—Mise Mackey. 3.45-Hamikar. MAN ON THE SPOT. 1.15-Mazzaroth. 1.45—Conouering Hero. 2.15—La Valerie. 2.4o—Emily Melton. 3.15-BJ"diow. 345-Haruilcar. SPORTING LIFE-UGLR." 1.15-Mazzaroth or Vagabond. 1.4S-Conquering Hero of Archduke II. 2.15—Kilmantie or Wisconsin II. 3.15—Bledlow or Bucksfoot. 5.45—Inquisitive. MAN ON THE SPOT. 1.15—Mazzaroth. 1.45—Conquering Hero. 2.15-Topo. 24S-Emily Melton or Chinewood. 3.15-Bledlow. 3.45- Ha milcaT SPORTING CHRONICLE—"KETTLEDRUM." 1.15—Ma zza rot h. 1.45—Conquering Hero. 2. 15-Tono'" 2.45—Greenaway. Z.45-Greenaway. 5.15—Donna Lorna. 3.45-Hamilcar. DAILY EXPRESS.—Maazarotli, Archduke II., Jewel Song filly*. Unanina, Glacebury, and Hamilcar. MORNING LEADEB.M.aua.roth' Conqaer- ingHero, Wisconsin II., Greenaway, Donna Lorna, and Hamilcar. DAILY MAIL.-Iktazzarotb-. Conquering Hero, Jewel Song filly, Greenaway, Bledlow, and Hamilcar. LONDON FINALS. The Sun and Star-Mazzairoth. The Sun and Star—Conquering Hero. The Sun and Star—Jewel Song filly. The Sun—Emily Melton (nap); The Star, Greenaway inapt. The Sun—Bledlow; The Star. Dancing Boy. The Sun-Morning Dew; The Star. Hamilcar. SPtCIALS. RACING GAZETTE SPECIAL. 2.15— Amuletta. 2.45—Goldsmith Maid colt. 3.45—Martyrdom. THE JOCKEY. 1.15—Mazzaroth. 2.45-Emily Melton. 3.15-Donna Lorna. JOCKEY SPECIAL. 1.15—Mazzaroth** 2.15—Wisconsin II". 2.45—J Cannon's selected. 3.15-Donna Lorna. 3.45—Genius". DIAMOND SPECIAL. 1.15—Mazzaroth. 2.15—Jewel Song filly. 2.45—Fergus Belle. 3.15-Maf de Mer. 3.45—Hamilcar. SPORTING HERALD. 1.15—Mazzaroth. GALE'S SPECIAL. 1.15—Mazzaroth. 2.45—Fergus Belle or Claudian. 3.15—Bledlow. 3.45— Alderney or Fergus Belle. RACING WORLD. 1.15—Maazaroth. 2.15—Gold Crest oolt. 2.45-Emily Melton*. RACING WORLD SPECIAL. 1.15-Mazzaroth. gPORTTNG WORLD. 1.15—Mazzaroth. 2.15—Jewel Song filly or Kilmantle. 2.45—Emily Melton or Greenaway. 3.15-Donna Lorna or Durrington. 3.4E-Hamilcar or Inquisitive. SPORTING WORLD SPECIAL. 1.15- Mauaroth. WARWICK MEETING. THE JOCKEY. 12.45—Valhalla. 1.15—Alurement. 1.45—Loch Doon. 2.15—Napoleon the Great. 2.46-Carriden. 3.15—Dearslayer. 3.40—Gangbridge. JOCKEY SPECIAL. 3.40—Gangbridge* Y2 45 Valhalla l'v-Allllremellt". (if absent, Wiki Wiki). 1.45- Rochelle.. 2.15—Napoleon the Great*. 2.45-Ma.ster Herbert". 3.15—Dearslayer. DIAMOND SPECIAL. 1.45-Bramante. 2.15—Napoleon the Great. 3.15—Clock Tower.

t — FOLKESTONE MEETING*. TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME. 1.15—A MAIDEN (at closing TWO-YEAR-OLD PLATE of 100 aove. Five furlongs. at Ib etib Mazzaroth 9 7 Solomon's Wensleydale 9 7 Judgment c 9 0 Deeinvolture 9 4 Rowall 8 11 Kinrara 9 0 Lord Penzance 8 11 Sir Davy 9 0 Margosa 8 11 Bright Star c 9 0 La Suisse 8 11 Warble c 9 0 Cheney 8 11 Cowley 9 0 Ayrshire Girl 8 11 Columbia's North Pole 8 11 Daughter c 9 0 Belle of Vagabond 9 0 Knockany 8 11 Creditor 9 0 The Imperial ♦rastevere 9 0 Light Horse 8 11 Letzter Duke's Token 8 11 Mohikaner 9 0 Semper Paratus. 8 11 Hamath 9 0 Lachine 8 11 Proud Flesh 9 0 Lady Garnet f 8 11 Bochaleen 9 0 Sandflake 8 11 Dal c 9 0 Queen's Bower. 8 11 Kennythorp 9 0 Arginea 8 11 Silver Grid c 9 0 Ansley 8 11 Theorist 9 0 Crown Derby 8 11 Ipswich 9 6 1.45-The DEAL SELLING PLATE of 100 eove; winner to be sold for 50 sovs. Six furlongs. rw. ys yB Deluge colt 2 Hannah More colt 2 Redshank 2 Blairgowrie 3 Pearly Reid 3 Border Knight 2 Archduke II 6 Karlinna 2 Barrack Room Pet 2 Cheviot 2 KitzV alentine 3 Guinea F»wl 2 Conquering Hero a Sleepy 2 Flower King 3 Morning Glass 2 Kingston Lass 3 Kittv Asthore 2 Little Admiral. 2 Aunt Sally colt. 2 Laurita Lady Visto ? Lady Dorothy filly 2 Court Amour 3 Blue Sleeves 2 Rafale 3 Queen Mary £ 2 Knobstick 3 Pericarp 3 Hamertu 2.15-Pbe LEAS NURSERY HANDICAP of 1011 sovs; for two-year-olds. Five furlonp. Btib st lb Gold Crest c.j 9 0 Treadmill 7 7 Mormon 8 11 Chepeside 7 7 Ali II 8 10 Jewel Song f. 7 6 Veritable 8 8 Amuletta 7 5 Phonia 8 7 Crown Derby — 7 5 Ballasaila 8 7 Wisconsin II 7 5 Renzo 8 4 Pack and Prime 7 4 Kilmantie 8 3 Fenris 7 4 Tope 8 2 Princess of Ayr 7 2 Sandflake 8 1 England's Queen 7 1 Clasp 8 1 Chiiumchee 7 8 Theorist 8 1 Merry Tar 7 0 Kinrara 8 1 San Diego 6 12 La Valerie 8 0 Black Mail. 6 11 Mimosa II 8 0 Athol Lass filly.. 6 11 Porcelain 7 12 Proud Fiesh 6 9 YiUiers 7 12 Idle Fancy 6 7 Poppits 7 11 Kilhope 6 7 Outcry filiy 7 8 Creditor 6 7 Miss Riley 7 8 2.4S-The FOLKESTONE NOVEMBER HAN- DICAP of 300 80YS: second to receive 20 8QVW and the third 10 eovs. One mile and a. quarter. vast lb V8.at lb Altair 6 9 3 Friar Buck 4 7 7 Lazun 3 9 0 Queen Puerto 3 8 9 Catherine 3 7 7 Rouge 5 8 8 Moneyspinner.. 3 7 6 Arbigland 3 8 7 Headpiece 4 7 5 Gaiasb pis 6 8 7 Insulator 4 7 2 Baldoyle 5 8 4 Chiselhampton a 7 2 Lexicon a 8 1 Unanina 3 7 1 Greenaway 4 8 1 Fergrne Belle. 5 7 1 Emily Melton. 4 7 12 Claudia 6 7 1 Prudence 5 7 11 Chinewood 3 7 1 Potin 3 7 10 Shaun Dhuv 3 7 0 Bridegroom a 7 10 Mahalie 3 6 12 Inquisitive 4 7 9 Pima g 3 6 7 Goldsmith Maid c 3 7 8 3.15—The WESTENHANGER SELLING HAN- DICAP of 100 sovs; winner to be sold for 50 sovs. One mile. ys st lb ys st lb Pearly Reid. 3 9 0 Bucksfoot a 8 1 Teuton 3 8 12 Mai de Mer 4 8 0 Thuja 4 8 12 Marshal 1 Little Norah. 3 8 11 Blucher 5 7 13 Star of Hope. 5 8 11 Dancing Boy 4 7 13 Alien 3 8 11 The Club Gossip 3 8 8 Abandoned f 3 7 12 Don Quixote. 3 8 7 Love Child II. 4 7 11 Zimra 3 8 7 Bledlow 3 7 10 Glacebury 3 8 5 Durrington a 7 10 Cbeltine 3 8 3 St Valentine II 5 7 9 Donna Lorna 3 8 3 Miss Mackey 4 7 3 C..ir& Hill 3 6 2 Tiny 3 7 0 3.45-The CLIFF PLATE of 100 sovs. One mile and a half. ysstlb ysstlb Milliford a 8 9 Lord James 3 7 6 Bris6ac 4 8 9 Prince Chalcie 3 7 6 Morningdew ..6 8 6 Mirus 376 Baldoyle 5 8 6 Hamilton 3 7 6 Fergus Belle 5 8 6 Queer Luna. 3 7 3 Sandpiper 11. 3 8 2 Lord Edgar 3 7 3 Hard Luck 3 7 13 Ocean Pride 3 7 3 Genius 3 7 13 Miss Shelagh 3 7 3 Inquisitive 4 7 10 Loch Ken 3 7 3 Gay Musketeer 4 7 10 Little Billee 3 7 3 Romala 4 7 10 Chojiro 3 7 3 Artiste 4 7 10 Martyrdom 3 7 3 Alderney 4 7 10 Escalade 3 7 3 ARRIVALS. Ansley, Athol Laas filly, Blediow, Barrack Room Pet. Black Mail. Border Kmght. Blue Sleeves. Cairn Hill. Claudia. Cherokee. Cheney, Chorister. Court Amour, Dancing Boy, Donna Lorna, Deluge colt, England's Queen, Emily Melton. FitzValentine. Fancy Free II.. Fergus Belle. Gay Musketeer. Guinea Fowl. Gold Crest colt, Greenaway. Goldsmith Maid colt. Glace- hury. Honesty. Humerus, Hamilcar. Ipswich, Indian Ink. Inquisitive, Jewel, Brig filly, Kar- linna, Lord Darn-era. La Valerie. Lady Dorothy filly. Mahalie. Margosa, Martagon colt. Mazzaroth. Marialva. ivips, Mackey. Merry Tar, Miss Shelagh, Outcry filly, Proudflesh. Poitcullis, Porcelain, Pork Pie. Peariy Reid, Red Light. Rouge. Romuia, Redshank. Sand- flake. Swears. Sleepy, Theorist. Topo, Traste- vere. Treadmill. Unanina. Ursula, Vagabond, Letzter Mohikaner. and Wisconsin II.

YESTERDAY S LONDON BETTING. Lady Penzance holds her own as favourite for the Manchester November Handicap, 100 to 12 being taken freely. Hearwood has been backed down to 100 to 7. and Wargrave at 100 to 6 has a good following. About Courlan lOOu t-o 30 hue been booked, followed by the acceptance of 25 to 1. Prices: — MANCHESTER NOVEMBER HANDICAP. 100 to 12 agst Lady Penzance, t and w 12 to 1 — Aquii-cutum. t 12 to 1 — King's Courier, t 14 to 1 — Hearwood, t 14 to 1 — Parquetry. t 14 to 1 — Mannlicher, t 16 to 1 Wargrave. t 16 to 1 — Martial Law, t 16 to 1 — Oebech. t 20 to 1 — Baldoyle, t 25 to 1 — Courlan, t 33 to 1 — Lexicon, t 33 to 1 — Herminius. t 40 to 1 — Carrigavalla, t i RABBIT COURSING Match at Caerphilly Considerable intprest was evinced amongt coursing enthusiasts in this match last Satut day afternoon at the coursing grounds, Caer philly. The contending dogs were Mr. Joshua> Parry's bitch Luce and Mr. James Ham- mond's dog Spring, who coursed the best of Z1 courses, the rabbit receiving 60 yards law, for JB20 a-side. Mr. William Baker was ref«ree, and on the latter spotting No. 1 rabbit specu- lation ruled at 30 to 20 on Spring, who proved to be a little thefaster dog. The first rabbit took a straight course, and the favourite, Spring, just leading, killed. The second rabbit, proved a very tricky customer, and. after elu- ding both dogs for a time. it was finally caught by Luce. The third rabbit was a fap-t one. making straight away up the field, Spring leading, but missed, and Luce cleverly caught it. Luce had the best of matters up to the ninth rabbit, but on spotting it the dog would not run' an inch. and. the rabbit beatinc Spring, the referee ruled an undecided course. The tenth course saw the favourite running alone, Luce never leaving her mark. The twelfth rabbit completely beat Spring, the referee again giving the course undecided. The favourite caught the thirteenth rabbit by himself, the score now standing five all. The owner of Luce then carried her off the field. thus allowing Spring to course the remaining rabbits alone, the referee awarding the stakes to Spring. ScoreSpring. 11; Luce, 5. Spring was trained by Mr. W. Griffiths, of Tirphill; Luce being trained by her owner. MR. WILLIAM MEREDITH S LADY ISABELLE AND MR. HENRY POWER'S SAILOR MATCHED FOR £50. These well-known owners and enthusiasts in the rabbit coursing and doggie world have ratified a match for their dogs. Lady Isabelle, known at Crumlin, and Sailor, hailing from Risca, to run the best of 21 courses at rabbits,. 60 yards law, for L25 a-side and all gate money. Match to be run at Llantarnam on Saturday, November 30. MR. TOM RODWAY'S JUMPER AND MR. JAMES BEE'S FLY MATCHED FOR £50. Articles, together with C5 a-side. have been deposited binding a match for these dogs to run the best of 21 courses at rabbits. 60 yards law, for JE25 a-side at Caerphilly on November 25. TOPPING and SPINDLER, Flushing, Hol- land.—Manchester November Handicap. S.P.—Accumulators, &c. No. S.P. Limit on Manchester Handicap. The Continental Sportsman free on receipt of Address. Tele- graphic instructions can be sent to London for S.P. All letters to be addressed— TOPPING and SPINDLER, Flushing, Holland. Postage, 2id. Post-cards, ld. L18186

A HINT FOR THE CHANCELLOR Proposed Tax on Race-horses In view of the necessity of raising more mil- lions for the war it has been suggested (says the London correspondent o fthe "Ma-nchester Guardian") that the Chancellor of the Exche- quer might turn his attention to the turf. Horse-racing is essentially a luxury, and there might be no great difficulty in intercepting for the public a good portion of the money which is annuarlly spent upon it. Pitt recog- nised this in 1784 (four years after the institu- tion of the Derby Stakes) when, in connection with his horse tax. he proposed to levy an additional guinea per annum on all racehorses and E5 on every winner. Such a scheme natu- rally excited violent opposition. Pitt to some extent appeased the Jockey Club by abandon- ing the L5 on winners and making the special charge two guineas for every horse entering or starting for any plate. Ac. The horse tax was modified in 1869. and reaioved in 1874.

TO-DAY'S MARKETS. FISH. Cardiff. Wednesday.—Supplies still very short, and demand moderate. Quotations.- Turbot is to is 3d, soles Is 3d to is 7d. small ditto Is, lemon soles 7d. mullet lB. halibut 8d. brill 8d: eels 9d, whitebait Is. and shrimps 4d per lb.; cod 2s 9d, hake 3s, best piaice 5s 10 7s. whitches 2s lOd, gurnet Is 2d. headlees whit- ings 28 10d. skate 26 3d. haddock ife 8d, conger Is lOd. and finnons 3s to 4s 9d per stone; bloaters 3s, kippers 2s 6d to 2e 9d. and rad' herrinf* 28 to Zs 8d per bex of 60; oyster# 3s 6d to 4s, and herrings 5s 3d per 120; sprats. ICa 6d per pot.

I NQUEST AT MAESTEG. Mr. Coroner Cuthbertson held an inquest at Maesteg yesterday into the circumstances attending the death of Walter Roger Evans, aged 38, a fireman at the Maesteg Merthyr Colliery.—Evidence having been giving of the finding of Evans's body by a labourer, named Seaoombe. Walter Jones, overman, said he wm called at about a quarter to eleven on Sunday night by Seacombe, who told him what had happened. He sent for the day fire- man and the doctor. He had told Evans that night to be careful, beicause the fan had been on stop that day. Evans replied that be was all right, he iEvans) having been a fireman for about seven years —Dr. Ash eaid he went down the colliery and saw the body, and tried artificial respiration for over an hour. with. out result. The cause of death was suffoca- tion by inhaling gas.—The verdict of the jury was in accordance with the medical evidence. Deceased leaves a widow aud five childrwa.

pretences Esther Jones, at Swansea, on Sep. tember 8 and October 13 last. Prisoner pleaded "Guilty." The Judge: You withdraw your plea of "Not guilty?" Prisoner Yes. The Judge: You understand what you are doing ? Prisoner: Yes, sir. The Judge: Francis John Johnston, you have just pleaded guilty to a charge of un- lawfully and by false representations procur- ing Esther Jones for immoral purposes. Yes- terday the jury, after a patient hearing, found you guilty of the same offence with Amy Annie Horton. Not wishing to say more than is necessary about the character of Amy Annie Horton, I agree that she was not an entirely virtuous girl, and that she fell somewhat easily to your pretences. Still, you did represent to her that you were a single man. The jury found-and I quite agree with them-that it was by means of that that you procured her. In the case to i which you have now pleaded guilty, the facts, as they appear on the depositions, are worse. The girl, I understand, was an innocent, chaste girl, and made more resistance. She was finally overborne by your false pretences. The police have found upon you letters showing that, I think, nineteen other girls had at least been induced to correspond with you with a view to marriage. I hope and trust in none of their cases anything of the same kind happened. Regarding you as a sys- tematic impostor, I must pass upon you the sentence of eighteen months' hard labour on each indictment, the terms to run concur- rently. Mr. St. John Francis-Williams (instructed by Mr. Harold LloyO* was the barrister for the defence, and Mr. Arthur Lewis (instructed by Mr. Donald Maclean) prosecuted on behalf of the Crown. COURSE OF BUSINESS. At the conclusion of Tuesday's sitting his Lordship thanked the jurors, and notified that no jurors would be required to attend again until Friday. He would not sit on Wednesday or Thursday. On Friday the charges against Andrew Macri and J. Tripoula under the Naturalisation Act will be taken, but no civil business will be taken until Saturday.