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[PUBLISHED BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT.! THE FIGHT FOR THE CROWN. BY VvT. E. XORRIS, Author of "My Friend Jim." "Misadventure," A Dancer in Yellow," &c.. &c. [COPYRIGHT CHAPTER XVII.—FOREST AND MOOR. To be a healthy young man out in the free air of a heathery Scottish hillside, and to have just seen a. royal stag drop to your .-hot at a distance of some- thing nke a hundred yard. is to be a very Lappy you;-g man, no matter wha.t cares you may have dis- missed and be destined -hortiy to resume. There is perhaps nothing better in this unsatisfying world than to be such a young man in such a. situation; aJ-d Wilfrid K !*<->. who wa> wealthy, in addition to being1 healthy, had wisdom enough to realise this. He sxid to himself that he would certainly rent a deer forest next year (an incidental acknowledgment of the consolations of wealth) he also said to himself that lit8, after ail, has moment- good enough to make up for many bad OIKS, and to the stalker he remaikecl aloud. wirll modest exultation, Well. I'm glad I didn't miss him." Given a fair chance, he was not very likely to miss, beirg tolerably expert in the u.-e of a rine: still, it had been a pretty shot, and the stag was a magnifi- cent one, end he was entitled to the triumph which he had earned by long and hard labour. So. wlu-o t"hs gnlloching process was going on, he sat down, upon ilie h?ather and smoked a pipe and was g,al1. In these wild, wide, fre-h solitudes how far he wa- from the ignub.e strif of party warfare! How far from petty social worries How far even U°r Iie 1UlC* t1: courage to be quite honest in his seit-comiuuu- ings) from the gnawing pangs of love-sickness^. It may be thought that a lover capable of tnus joy- ously musing could not really have b-sen VITV much in iove but *ome allowance mu.-t be made for a man who. after conscious.}* •]*■ ndmg many mout'i- in tt.e wrong place, suddenly finds himself in the r.gat one. To Wilfrid sport, and especially sport of this kind. was the supreme pleasure of existence he was aware of excelling in it, and not less aware that he w.-nu! never conspicuousty excel in any other pttr-ut. Moreover, he was under no illusion with T'eg.ird to Nora Power: he had not the faintest hope or winning her love. and he believed that the very best thing he could do would be to cure himself of h:s own—should that prove to be within the compass or his abilitv. He had now* heen for more than a fortnight the £ !-ST of his friend Graham, a well-to-do, middk- a.g, 1 bachelor, in whose company he had hid low r. ■ ye than onc tiger, and the four remaining members or the party were nitn with whom he found him-elf in complete sympathy—men who cared It great deal fur sport and wry little indeed about politics. They w-f. almo-t as a matter of cour-e. Conservatives, 0'i; rboy were hy no means aggressively so. nor, beyond some oeea-ional, good-humoured chaff, ad- dre-;ed to the Radical candidate for the Hickinglev .on. did they touch upon topic? which thev v.ere th-eqnipped to discuss. However, when Wilfrid le-urned. towards sunset, to Mr. Graham's rambling, out -srtoreyod shootmg-loeige, he found his com- panions who had been out grouse-shooting, bu-v v .th a, fre h.y-arrived batch of newspapeis. and one ot them remarked Now you'll be happy, Elles for your distill- ai.i leader ha~ issued his ma-nifrsto at last. I Mippo-e you and the electors of Midlothian will i!i k.t ,anj wha.t he means by it. though I'll be shot it a sirnpie creature like myself can make head or tau ot tile thing." Inats exact.y what he does mean, and what he a.ways mean?." put in Mr. Graham. It's essential that the average individual should be unable to make head or tail cf his utterances. Your vote is what he wants, not your comprehension." Wiltnd. conscious of being an average individual c."voted him.-elf. with a sigh, tj the study of a docu- ment wh.ch. to tell the truth, was nor too ensv of c<).rpreheiLsj°n. II taut qu'unc porte soit ouvertn u ii.nee, says the French proverb: but perhaps th, t necessity was unlik^y to b, recognised bv the ^toneusly divided party, and cmainJv -engthy aodre s to his constituents l;dYe a. considerable number of doors aj-. Jiiat he should be precise with regard to i°re:g:i poiicy Parliamentary procedure, land-lnw rei; n:>, and the p< ssible disestablishment of the <i.).t.t cf England was not demanded of him Dy s"° nU', f,°IIowvl'8 Wilfrid, as he had told Bland, had gulped down the Radical pro- t.t.ine upon these points, and considered himself tui.v committed thereto. But it did seem desirable tnai the finger of authority should point towards some siioe^tio and clear line of couduct in relation to ii-sh affairs, and it was upon this portion of the ina:i:fe..ro that the attention of the reader naturally coi.cjntrated itsdf, Nothing, it appeared to hiu;, couid be III re d:st:.nct or more decisive. To maintain the supremacy of the Crown, the- unity of the Empire, aud [\1 the authority of I'ar- I a:out nectary for the conservation of that unity," wrote Mr. Gladstone, is the first duty of every representative of the people." He added, to be sure, that, subject to this governing principle, every gran: to portions of the country of enlarged powers fcr the management of their own affairs is. in my y.e-.v, not a stance of danger, but a means of a veiling it. But this could hardlv* be construed as impiy- ing any sauctu n of Home Rule. It looked as though I y, iiacl mac!t' a little mistake, and as though tae integrity of the British Empire might ¡¡af,oty continue to be upheld on any platform. •J,u rea!'y. said Wilfrid, in reply to certain 1 7 (i, u awaited him after he had ascertained that the limes'• considered Mr. Gladstone's ce- .f ranee dispiriting, while the "Standard7' 1 nought it weak, disappointing, and vague," and the Jhuly 'leiegraph deemed it eminently xr- i*Tate, at:c^ jud,CH;us, "one doesn't come to the Highlands to be bothered with public a'Tairs. In -due season an you fellows will chuck brickbats at my head or look the other way when we meet, I dare- ay. Let us he friends as Song as we can, and foiget that one of us, for his sins. is in imminent danger of becoming an M.P." My dear bey," good-natured Mr. Graham re- turr.o 1, «''you're welcome to be a Socialist, or a. Republican, cr an Anarchist, or what you please. You are like your clever little friend. Lady Virginia Lethbridg'; it's safe for you to commit yourself to any ?et of monstrous doctrines, because the people Wh0 knew vou will never he pemiaded to quarrel with you. Oh, and that reminds me that Lady Virginia's brother is coming here. I had a letter from thai just now! he can spate us a few days, ho saya. Dul you ever see Southtield shiot? Well, it's worth seeing, I can tell you; and now that the birds are getting rather wi!d, he'll have a chance of hew nig you what he can do." It is always a pleasure to look oil at brilliant sh< ofngj but. quite independently of that promised treu, ilfrid was glad to hear "that Lord South- fa eld was expected. There w^re one or two points upon which he might reasonably expect to obtain «>me enlightenment from this visit, and although -uis-s rowi r had seen fit to treat him with marked discourte y, that did not, of course, prevent him irom continmng to be a sincere and disinterested weii-wisher of hers. But when, on the following afternoon, the addi- tional guest arrived, looking as impassive and im- penjtraljLO as was his wont, and having very little to anybody, no immediate occasion presented T v'i ^'r M !.e,^t>llvery of ^rJy Virginia's message. l*< J ..outhueld rceogni.s^a >d gieeted Wilfrid wiji, som^ approach to_ fneudlines-s but he had the air— t, iiiva.iiablo awhich some men manage to ae- IJ'.l'j ,1?'U offence—of not wanting to be Oilly lat.. in the posed of and cigars and pines l,-„i i i V jppiosciiea tke subject of hi. „u °Ss^S% s!y- •' [ left about a fortnight ago," '• Your sister, I believe, was in hopes of f=e'ehf|l!Cd* hn.t then. At least, she told me. in cage you Across you m Scotland, to say lather emphatSlf^ that sho was. y So she has been writing nnd telegraphing lord ,.e ;n-:d!y remarked. "Veryunieasonabie ot liLT: but you may have noticed that Virginia 13 an unreasonable woman.. liaven t taken any notice of her despatches: witn women 110 excuse rays so well as holding your tongue. It's easily done, too, when you luive. the Inck to be a few hundred miles beyond their roach. Af:.er smoking in silence for a few minutes, he r'uir.ed: "You had old Bland there. hadn t you? Plausible sort of old miscreant, Bland. If I had hail his income, I could find sonic better use for my time than to run about the country, making 1Il- ftaminatory speeches; but there's no accounting for taste- I I. ft Sir Samuel and his daughter at Heek- inglej- Wilfrid said. "They were to stay s< ^ic litrie tune longer, I understood." But if he thought that the mention of Miss Bland would cause Lo:d Southfield to move a muscle, lie v- as disappointed. The latter, after a pause, merely went on to remark "Old Bland was helping you to humbug the Heek'.ngley electors, I suppo-e; lie's rather good at that sort of thing, they tell me. Not that you neecbd Ins help; for I believe Virginia holds that diVi-;on m the hollow of her hand. I'm not a poli- t:e:an mysf f. Lord Southfield added, "so it strikes me as r.lfner funny that a good sportsman who can afford to treat himself to good sport should want +. > be in the Hau-e of Commons still, as that is your Widi, you have done well to take Virginia sid\ My experience is that Yiiginia's is always bo'ind to be the winning side." Thi, gave ri-e to protests from sundry other mem- bers of tha company, who could not admit that the triumph of P.acl:cal:sm was assuted, and thus the conversation tcok a turn unfavourable for the elicit- ing of discoveries upon which Wilfrid was bent. Nor wa^ he more fortunate on the morrow, when a 1ou¡¡c day on the moors cave him ample ojsoortunitjr to satisfy himself that Lord Southfieid's skill had -not bptn exaggerated, but afforded him no chance of in- quiring wither anything more had been done with regard to the ha--e of Ratlmnnan Abbey. On the other hand, his own excellent shooting secured for him the esteem, not to say the affection, of one who was accustomed to measure all men by the rank to which they were entitled in the aristocracy of sport, and on the way home Lord Southfield, who had become qujte amiable and confidential, took him by the elbow to say: Now. I'll tell you what it is. Elles: you must come over and stay with me in the South of Ireland next winter. From all I hear, the pheasant shooting isn't worth the trouble; but in the average season ought to gel some good days with snipo and cock. You have taken the place, then?" said W ilfrid. "Oh, yes; I've taken it. Got it a bargain, too, I believe, thanks to vour Home Rule friends. 1 oor old Power seems as pleased as Punch to be out ot it —and he has caved in to his daughter. She is o have her own way about the theatre. Wilfrid's heart sank. What theatre?" was his next Ar Ah. that I can't tell vou yet. The St. a s most likely but it will have to depend upon how I can work "things when I go up to London. So Lord Southfield v.-as going to w0\' I1^ and in defiance of the friendly warning addressed to her. Nora, it appeared, had placed herself m his hands! This was anvthing but welcome news, and Wilfrid was conscious that his voice was not alto- ge* her under control, as he asked ■" is it -o certain that you will be able to secure & lucrative theatrical engagement for an utterly un- known and untried } onng laciv Lord Southfield thought that it was. I don't know about what you would call a lucrative part to tstart with but she'll come to the front like a shot. She did a little bit of acting for for rny ben-fit the last timelwag there •• Oh, you have been there this summer, then?" Yes and I saw at once that sin had only to go in and win. She is Lord Southfield paused for a moment,, and then added, in accents of admiring a r'ppEi- A ripper! But of course all this was none of W il- frid Elles's business, and if Miss Power preferred to nuke intimate friends of men who could find no more fining description than that to give her. she must be allowed to go her own way. All the same, it did seem rather surprising that she should be allowed by ii-r father to go her own way. and W ilfrid after sihntlv plodding along for some distance, could not refrain from remarking: "I should hardly have expected Mr. Power to givi. his consent so readily. I ceitamly shouhln t havegivenmine.iflhadbeenhe. '1 Well, he didn't give it very readily. LordSouth- field confessed. "In fact, he was 1II a thundering at first. But I believe he consulted some or his friends, and they advised him not to make all a of him-elf." 1" Inv "I wish." Wilfrid involuntaruy ejaculated, "he had consulted me This seemed to amuse his companion, who hughe J and answered OIt, he wouldn't be very likely to do that. Y ou aren't at all in favour with the old gentleman. I can tell you. One can't very well com- bine V itginia s favour with the favour of Irish land- lords, and he has heard whose disciple you are. He says he can stand Radicals at a pinch, but he'll be hanged if he is going to shake hands with avowed traitors and rebels. So, if I were you, I wouldn't stir him up in his Kensington lair." That only had been wanting! To have incurred Mr. Power's displeasure at the very moment when Lord Southfield appeared to have rendered himself a "persona gratissinia" in that quarter was of eoursf equivalent to hopeless and conclusive defeat. Wil- frid said no more, having nothing more to say; but frid said no more, having nothing more to say; but his heart was full of wrath and bitterness. He fore- saw what was coming—foresaw even a good deal which was not at all sure to come—and lie made up his mind to endure a state of things which he was patently powerless to cure. He did not tell him- self in so many words that he would forthwith pro- pose to Lady Laura Mayne but he did recognise that such must be the logical, inevitable outcome of his mental survey. On the following morning Lord Southfield, Fum- nioned to other shooting quaiters, took his leave, and as he was driven away from the door, Mr. Graham remarked: That fellow is a fine shot and pleasant enough company. It's a pity that he hasn't the vestige of a conscience where women are concerned. Sir Samuel Bland is making overtures to Southfield on his daughter's behalf, they tell me. I wish the siliy old fool joy of his future son-in-law!" CHAPTER XVIII.—THE VERDICT OF HODGE. I Lady Yiiginia Lethbridge was wont to speak in somewhat opprobrious terms of hunting and shoot- ing men. Not, she-would explain, that there was anything to be said against them during close time; on the contrary, they were then, taking them all ['OU¡,,1. p- i th,, L-, tiaao ot men In existence. But while engaged in their favourite pursuits they ceased, according to her, to be of the slightest use for social purposes. Their conversation resolved itself into endless recitals of iheir own performance-, which were frequently mendacious anil always u-,iili-- teresting; they were apt to drop asleep immediately, after dinner, and became, generally, such uncon- ecionablt bores that there was no living in the house with them. Her ladyship, therefore, made it a ruie t,) turn her back upon Heckinghy as soon as tho trees began to grow bare, leaving her husband to entertain bachelor partus art fn.s ease, in the parti- cular year with which this narrative 15 concerned she proposed, it is true, to return home before the' end of November, reasons of State rendring that act of <eif-acrifice imperative upon her: but until the electoral campaign should open in earnest she felt entitled to grant herself leave of absence, and she was graciously pleased to intimate by letter to Wilfrid E.le- that a similar privilege might, in her opinion, be claimed by the future member for the division. She added in a postscript- whether with inten- t.onal significance or not her correspondent could not tell-" Laura and I are going to disport our-elves at Brighton. It isn't a particularly nice place; but, after all. one generally comes across somebody whom one knows there, and abroad' is hardlv worth the trouble of the journey for these few w-teks Ine missive brought a sense of relief to its re- cipient, who did not want to resume the labour of speech-making any sooner vlian he could help, and who was m the frame of mind to welcome any plan that presented itself under the guise of a postpone- ment. He dld not. therefore, betake to Brighton, but spent his autumn, not unpleasantly, in Scotland and England with various friends who were glad enough to have the assistance of so trust- worthy a shot. But, although it was holiday time, he could not of cour-e, consistently with his "duty to the Heckin"- iev electors and the country and himself, neglect To keep a watchful eye upon polrtlcal development's or to peruse attentively the orations reported in the nee, .-papers. Of these the most important—not to sav rhe only important ones—were, in the early part of November, poured forth abundantly by his eminent leader for the instruction of Midlothian audiences. Possibly some members of those audiences tlitl not receivu therefrom quite such cattgoricai instruction as they could have wished, but to Wilfrid certain points seemed to be clearly established by them.' hat. for example, could be more decisive than Mr. Gladstone's first words in Edinburgh, when, after deprecating divisions in the Liberal camp and de- Cianng that the party ought to obtain such a majority as would suffice to insure its independence in dtiiing with the Irish question, he went on to, hope unit not a single representative would be re- turned to I aruamtnt wdio for one moment would ^i-ieii to any proposition tending to impair the visib.e and sensible empire? Whatever demands may be made on the part of Ireland, if they are to A" M^ertamed, they must be subject to the condition V;'C tl]\\ r/-V °f l'le emPire ^'ai! be preserved." fo'ii'wv i 1 C0U'd any r^pectful and obedient aCaVe 5 wound introductory observations were took asttdedlo ?rh Irish ^tional party time as if Vr p.. cu'a ory' u seemed for a nc;t Parliament -an™ t- 8 aci iere;its wxiuld iu .he Opposition.. Not until" °f divsse J his constituents -it \VP t rCi T"° nt'xt ,?u* oce:is;oa he rioiculcd the- iuvitit^on o °in Pa:U,n ,h.0Uia td state piam:y wnat he was prepared to 'offer to Ireland, was open war declared upon hisi by those t ,rlt ,wh(Ve| .S,upp0'A li r TT1'^ to '"ake a ^nU,ne bid. I ntil Ireland had returned h^r TOt-moers, Gladstone iemarkej, nobody could i>o' -°T certain w'lafc her wisi:es were. Moreover fu^riW-IU? "c he must decline to usurp the ha'tw 0 l'le. responsible Ministry, which (per- h'isii voleiX>[ln:st-ers did not want to lose the 'Hien remained impenetrably silent. time, 'remark-ef! Jkld 8 entertainer at the strong. 'n "e caught it hot and alista at otice^Lounc d of the Irish Nation- upon their fellow r, 1SSi a • manifeeto calling everywhere s £ ;ountrvmen m England to v-te "^eluged Egypt with Ki 'i'1211 w!'° coerced Ireland, in the school, the freed?, ?leiiact,1 libtrtv and promise to the cou'nt° "pe dl1,i!1 I'ariLament. t* th(» crimes and folWryc g°:le7!ly a repetition ministration." °r tne last Liberal Ad- Tin's v.as f. lowed by a fierr« Liberal party, which Wilfric? of the ountry gentleman of Conservatlvi'0^' -U^° Was a aloud with a good deal of quiet lead •• Your .friends," he observed^!t..sa ^faction. above. ci\ii to you." no' over ann "Thev are rather n ore vour friends «, ju--t now. aren't they?" returnetl Wilfrid events you can't retuse Mr. Gladstone credit for courage and honesty 111 dealing with them." *'r The other shrugged his shoulders. 011. well. I suppose he has balanced one coo federation against another, and now he has de- 1 clared to win with three acres and a cow. I don't mv-o f believe that he will WUl; but we shall soon -p Wi'fno if h- had told the whole truth, would have had t(> acknowledge that he did not greatly care whether Mr. (JLdstone wen or lo^t. politics, Is a game, he could not bring himself to t'co> any interest, nor tHd it seem to !iim that, ex- t-ept as regarded Ireland, there was urgent nee 1 iOr fresh legislation. And th# Irish uuestiou.
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thought, "ought to be tieated as an imperial, not as a party one. The leaders 011 both sides ought to come to an understanding and agne upon some definite, continuous policy, was dona in the; conduct of foreign affairs. Xc-ither paity cou'd boast of having been successful hitherto in its dealings with the Irish people. Why should not both be patriotic enough to unite in dismissing that particular bone of contention from the range of their future squabbles'' There were so many other important grounds of difference which would answtr the required purpose of giving A and B alternate* periods of office. But this lie was destined to be assured upon com- petent authority was very great nonsense, be-'ii!aa being dreadfully unpractical. Imperatively sum- moned to Heekir.giey House, that he mig-h: at once proceed to discharge the task which he hid uo- cspted. Wilfrid was hardy allowed to exchange salutations with his hostess before she began priming him with instructions. And s ;e was ex- tremely annoyed to ifnd him so supine. It is scarcely possible for you to ,o,-e the election," she remarked, but If ciefo.it were possible I redly think you would contrive to achieve it. with your long face and you. lukewarm convictions. Rubbish about Irish affairs not being a party question 1 I don't say, and I never h.ive s^id, that the Tories are incapable of granting Home Rule; my own impression is that they are capable of granting anything for the sake of retaining power. What I \lo say is that we, who are Radical^ ^aiit to pu-h forward all manner of domestic reforms, and that we can't get on witii one of them while Ireland t.caud-s in the way. Therefore Ireland must be movv.,1 out of the way, and therefore we must have a, big majority. Can yoii^ manage to look at things fiom that point of view r I'll try." answered llmd. Bur you s(>; in to implv that we stand very much upon the same foot- ing as the Tories. Our motives are superior—-which, of couise, makes all the difference." 1 doubt whether minfarc." said Wilfrid. I am going in for this thing simply and -olely in order- to pieiso you. Can that be accounted a superior motive?" "You might easily have a worse one," the little lady replied, bestowing upon him the smile which his somewhat exaggerated assertion may have been intenoed to win (tor the fact was that Lady Virginia lo.ed irresistibly pretty whensttesmiled). "But," she continued, I suppose you must have forgotten telling me that you considered it a sacred duty to your late uncle to enter Parliament ill the Radical interest. "Did I really ever tell you that? Well, if I did, it was only the truth. Still there are duties which one postpones indefinitely. What is c-eitain is that you alone a:'c responsible for my actual candidature. lhen, said Lady Virginia, "you owe it to me to pump up some slight show of enthusiasm. You can talk quite- fluently and nicely when you choose." So Wihid did his best, during the days that ensued, to be fluent and eloquent, without being I corupromisiiigly precise. Honesty compelled him to sty. in answer to a direct question addressed to him at one of his meetings, that he was not yet con- vinceel of the desirability of bestowing a separate Parliament upon Ireland, and for this he was subse- quently rated by his patroness, who declared that he hadniissed a fine opportunity. Butintrutliitdid not much matter wharhe said. Hodge, it was con- fidently believed, had been captured, and Mr. Mild- may's perfunctory orations were of a nature to indicate that the orator accepted defeat as a fore- gone conclusion. Nevertheless, the results of the borough elections were unexpectedly encoraging to the party actually in power. Even Birmingham, which returned seven Libeials, showed greatly increased Conservative minorities, while Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Sin ffield, and other large towns chose to be repre- sented wholly or chiefly by Mr. Gladstone's oppo- nents. It seemed evident that the decisive mandate for which that statesman a-sked was not going to be granted to him. Lady Virginia, however, was far from losing heart. We are sweeping Scotlanil. and we shall sweep the counties," "he averred. 4. That will give u" as much as we require, and the boroughs will know better next time." Hhe was an active and exceedingly popular can- vasser she drove Wilfrid about from village to vil- lage and from cottage to cottage, forcing him, so to "nl ak. down the grinning bucolic jaws which were opened wide to swallow any benefits, actual or prospective, that her ladyship might have to offer. Moreover, rdie was quite indefatigable—her staying powers far exceeding those of the expectant M.P., who found ail this infinitely more tiring anel less amusing than a day's stalking. j One evening he returned, dead beat and some- what disgusted, to find Lady Laura, ensconced upon a sofa in the library, with a tea-table by her side enel all open novel in her hand. Lady Latu-a had I frankly avowed from the outset that the issue cf this elect iral contest w-as a matter of the most profound iii/lifferen^c to her; she had neither part nor lot in it, and she intimate.; that it was only welcome to her in 80 br alS that it kept bothering people out of the house all (by long am] Idt her to the repose which she loved. Curled np now ill a nest of enormous silver-grey plush cushions, and with one foot tucked under her, while tile light of a shaded lamp fell upon her spl--i.did ruddy hair, slio looked like the peisonifieation of exquisite idleness. "Well," she began, "have you had a good time "How can you a,,1: exclaimed Wilfrid, drop- ping wearily into a chair by her side. 1)0 you know hat would make nie jump up and down for joy?" [ dan say I can guess. The ideal thing would be to be beaten by a short head. 'I hen y< u would be eutithd to boast that you had done your ut- mr.st, and you would be at liberty to cut thewholo concern tor two or three years perhaps. "You have divined, then, that 1 should like to cut the whole concern?" said Wilfrid, a little sur prised hy this evidence of perspicacity. You haven't made any great secret of it. All the same, my heart will bleed for you if you are beaten. Virginia never can forgive people who fail. She can forget them, though- and she does. I think," said Wilfrid, after a pause. you arc under some slight misapprehension with regard to— to your sister and mys df. I should be very sorry, of couise. if Lady Virginia were to be disappointed, after all the trouble which she han so kindly taken ou my behalf but I But you wouldn't in the least mind being for- gotten by her? Oh. [ think you would, Mr. Elles; I think you would mind v-rv much indeed! Luckily you are in no danger; even Tom Lethbridge, who is bound to back your opponent, admits that you wilt win, hands down. But don't be despondent. Xoth- irg. you know. is to be had for nothing, and though it may be a ho.rid bore to be in the House of C Vnn- IJIOIIG, tiietv arc ways, I believe, of contriving" t;> SPEND, a good deal of time out of it. At le-a?t, I know eevcrrd members who always seem to have plenty o £ lei-Mire: lei-Mire: [ [ am not particularly eager to be a member." Wilfrid thought it necessary to explain, it isn't be- cause I wish to shirk my duties it is because I can't, feel satisfied that party tactics—" Oh, don't!" interrupted Lady Laura, throwing up her hand to stop him. What is the use of talk- ing like that to me, who have never in my life- been able to see the difference between t'other and which' I daresay party tactics are unscrupulous; I am sure thev- are as dull as they are bewildering. But' Virginias tactics ar? always amusing and instructive to watc.i. I shad end by falling a victim to them. U seems uncertain as jet whether you will or not." •io what.did she allud- He was upon the point of asking her, but thought better of it, and held his .tongue. She was ap, to talk a little at random, he suspectcd. and might have found it difficult to ex- plain exactly what she meant by her own prophecies. One of these, however> was fuelled within a few days, when the insult or tho poll placed him a long wav ahead of his antagonist, and inaugurated that succession of county victories for the Liberals which scaled the fat? of Lord Salisbury s Ministry. (To be continued).
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THE ENGINEERS' DISPUTE.—The dispute in the engineering and other allied trades has entered upon its ninth week, and there is. at the present moment no indication of anything in the nature of a settlement. A demonstration in support of the Iockeel-ont eng neers attenoeil by 12 (00 w orkmen was held on Saturday at NewcHstle-011-Tyiie. A MASSACRE IN THE NAME OF THE LAW.—At Fazelton. Pennsylvania, on Sa!unlay, a bedy of miners, who were en route to persuarie others to join in the strike, were lllcot by the sheriff of Luzerne County with a force of one hundred "deputies, and were called upon todi-perse. the Riot Act having been read, and probably not understood hy the men, mo t of whom were Po'es and Slavs, and these having stood ther ground, the cr er was given to fire. T: is was don", with the result that eight of the men fell dead, and fifty others were wounded, of whom 23 have since died. There is great indignation, and wan-ants ha^ebeen issued for the arrest of the slier ff and his deputies.
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HOW OFT UN IX) WE HEAR. j How often do we hear people say:—1"Yc=. The fever ha» left him. He is free from any immediate danger. But he is so weak If only he cot: hi i egain-trength This debilitating1 effec-t cf fevers and other diseases is infiecd a great g.-u-ce rf anxiety to me ical irie'\ ns well as to their patients: and anything which would t< nd directly to shor e-i the period between tin- departure of the fever and tLp c..m¡.lee reeovery of strength would te naturally welcomed by both doctors and patent-. This is one of the reasons why Gwilym Evans' Quii ii e Bitters is so popular, why doctors pre cribe it so lareelv, why chemists se 1 it so generally, why patil nts have recourse to it so readily, and \vliy everybody l'as a good word to say for it. K0t t nly ch esit attack t e di-cnee in it- stronghold. u0t 01,iy does it, drive the evil from ti e sy-tem, but it gives back directly the s rength which the system has bec-11 depriy, d hy 11 ;ness it infuses new life into th blood, air) the vrtry cf altll and strength, inst-ado' being •is it otlin wise would be cliseouragiiiuly slow' exeVufnt 1 uriCf'rtain, becomes, when th s rai id, regufarjaiid ceitaim'0^ t0' CUC0Ura"iri^ !t is sold is Bottles at 2s, 9d. and 4s. 6d. each. FOR ACHES AND PAINS. JjULIALiN'S ELIMINATES TAIN JjULIMAN'S ELIMINATES PAIN. ELLIMAN'S E LLIMA-N'S jpLLIMAN'S "pLLIMAN'S J^LLIMAN'S T'j J^LLI MAN'S '.J I^LLIMAN'S I^LLIMAN'S 'g^LLIMAN'S YEAR BY YEAR, 1847 TO 1896, INCREASING DDfAXD TOR ELLIMAN'S UNIVERSAL EMBROCATION FOR HUMAN USE, AND E L M M A N S ROYAL EMBROCATION, FOR HORSES, CATTLE, DOGS, BIRDS. ( EMBROCATION Rheumatic Pains, Lumbago, Sprains, Bruises, Slii-'ht Cuts in heathy persons, &i>re Threat from cole Chest (.'olds, Neuralgia from <'oid, Chillilaius lieone broken, Corns when :tinfiz), 'I'ii-;d Fi-et, from severe exercise, i:c., arc pains all relieved '0 prompt and free use of Elliman's Universal Em-ao- catiuii. FOR ACHES AND TAINS. E UNIVERSAL EMBROCATION. Hetties Is. I'd., 2s. 9d., and 4s. Jars, lis., 22s. Jars sold dircet otily for P.O. Prepared only by .-v-n ELLIMAN, SONS, and CO., SLOUGH, ENGLAND- NO STABLE IS COMPLETE WITHOUT ELLIMAN'S M SPLINTS when FORMING, SPRUNG SlNK^/> CAIM'K!) HOCKS, OVKR-KKACHKS. liltUiHbto. and CUTS, BROKEN KNKKS, SORE SilOULlJE"?' SOUETUROA'L'S.SORE BACKS, SPRAINS, CL I LRUISKS in DOGS, ic. Mr. h:ak I. Van be! yon, — — a writes'—^ ROYAL I have two horses which were quite useless, but after using only of your bottles they have now quite recovered. Sept. 1!, 1590." Bottle^, Is., 2s., 23. 6d., 3s. Cd. Jars, 10s. 6a., 20s. EMBROCATION Frepared only by ELLIMAN, SOXS k CO., Slough, England.
THE ROYAL JUBILEE METAL EXCHANGE…
THE ROYAL JUBILEE METAL EXCHANGE (INCORPORATED). There was a fair attendance on 'C! ;tn £ e on Tuesday, and there was consideiab'e animation throughout. Amongst those present were ^esfrt' W. Williams ("Worcester and Forest Thomas Freeman (Claytjn Works), E. Trishaw (Llanelly), Roger beck (Gowerton), 'V..1I. Edwards (Morristou), E. LJ. Daniel (CwmfefnT. J. Maybery (Llanelly), Ii. Clement (Beaufort), V • Davis (ElJbw Vale Co.), Evan Davies (POI Talbot), J. T. Davies, J. Corfield (Diilwyn a,ic Co.), E. R. Thomas and J. H. Thomas (Lhinelly), Thomas Elford, F. W. Mortimer (Midland Railway), R. W. To'fre3 (Dowlais Co.), H- rr' Card (Britonferry), C. Wright (Gowerton), R Quick, C. E. and H. M. Peel, George Smith (Clvne), E. Roberts, J. H. Chalk (T. Ford and Co.), J. T. Pavies (Blacnavon Co.), Starbuck Williams, W. Grinds (Ynismudw), T. Hers-het Jones, E. Brehit (Caidifl), F. E. Bishop (Williams, Fosterin.°' Co.), E. P. Jones, R. H. Sampson (Pontareiu alsh D. E. Eilwat ds, R. Peregrine (Llanelb'), T. S101^' A. T. O Sullivan, James Morri-on (CarJift),. • Buckland (Morris'on), W. Pritchard (BrItou Ferry), S. Williams (Llanelly), R. Hardy, -y- Lewis (Gorseiuon). W. H. Francis. J. H. Stric^, C. R. George, W. Bright (Fairwood), Captain Jenkins, J. R. Watson, S. Stevens, J. Biinghani (Barrow Co-), D. Evans (Morristun), J. Thorns Lla igennech), F K. Cle;(", F. S. Parker, George Sliadiliek (Burgess and Co.), John Evan" (Landore), D. Powell Jones, —. JSdwari'1. G- H, Strick (Amman Iron Co.) ihe warrant market in hon ?•'■ 'i'-3'} during the week, leaving on lower and Tve3-iV<-r- Tiie stocks continue to diminish, and so fat' I1'J visible falling off in the consumption. Tnc pension of engineering work is beginning to the orders i i iron and steel bran, e trade, and if the strike continues the ou.'lo^-i. ivill be- come serious. The shipments of linplarcM cor-" linues to exceed tiie receipts of plate- fr e,11 the works, and t-tocks arc lower, not with landing the price offered by buyers is less than :at n.<nt"' ■ ast week, and no business is repor"i t. have been done for some days, and make: 'o hoi iÍIW off and will not sell at the reduction -Hi d pivie^ running out of work and stop. They will dj t" s rather than face the more serious loss of cxecutin= crders at preseut prices. Fta IRON.—Uiasgow warrailtq, 4Js till to 41s .5J, casl1 Imyen. ,%I I],I;LKSIIRO'NLo. 3, 42s J1,1, prompt; other in"" ill proportion. UKUATITK.—Warrants, -17s l.id, i~s Id, to -.Is mixed niiinbers, :.0.1). (Jul1thtr!H:d, HCi-oieluijj to ur¿J.11\ M:dd!esbrou>;t' hematite.—48s to 44i t1. ° \VJii.su HARS, i;5 to -ti, 7s lilt. Aujjlc-a, Ac., at usUóA extra3, f.o.t. at works. SUKET IRON.—JT0 5s OJ to JEU 108 Od. f.o.t. at S'llSKl. liAH.S—lleavv sections, t l 7s Gd to £1 JOs; light do., 15 7s Od to 10o 01, f.o.t.; gieei* uncles, clianuels, &e., aceoidii;j( to section and speci|K'' tion. STKEL SHEETS. —JL'*i os 0 1 to AG 10s Od, will' .tst.iit extras (or the higher jjan^es. BUSSKUKIi 8TKKL.—'liu-plate bars, kt 0s Od. « 8lK.MK.NS' TlN-I'LATK LLAKS. — Uesl, 4.4 (JtJ. delivered in tne district cash, less per cent.. Ti qnn!.tt,)u)ts tor ilesseniei' BICCJ •oke. 9; to 9s Od bieinens' (coke ii U. G I to ltd lerues. per double box i-ti b) -ei (J.. 17s 3d, 13> Od to lJs 6 1 best eluireoal, ]2s ^'( I-is 0.1, accord i:iK 10 tinisli of brand wastei3, 6' s' Is per box less tlnen primes. Odd sizes usual cy- All delivered in Priii(-o of Wales Duck, bwaIJSk:'ôl. easli, leas 3 and 1 per eent.. i'lie Swansea Harbour Trustees have furnished. loUowinj; otticial retnrn of tin-plates received ir'.in' tliewoiks, silÍpped,:llld ill stoek :— Week ending Last week. Sept. 11, 1M)7. wetk last ye'1" ■ Boxes. Boxes. 110)(es, Ueeeived 40,t0:J 4i,332 :H, ,ö4 shipped 4.1,: 53 6o,33d 40,9-9 In stock 7U0-iti VU.uili Ii0,o07 i-oeFKe..—emu liars, JCIU lUs ud to jtij 17s 6d. BLOCK TIN, i.02 0, 0 i to 10^ 0d. PH'KLTKK.— £ 11 Us ',>d, per telegram received °" 'Ciiauge. 6s 01. ASCRUBACITK COAI..—Best big vein, selected fo, malting purposes, lis 0d to lis 6d second do., ya 6d to i0> tU; i.iiiiary a(!orlil)" t ipiaiily anu seleclion. 8s Od to 8s 0 i; small culm, per ton, 43 4,1 to 4, ûJ. All delivered f-0' Swansea, catli 30 days, less per cent. KTKAM COAT.S.—Large, 9s 01 to 10; 6d sec01'' quality do., 8s 6d to Oa Od bunkers, according to quality*, 7s Oil to 7s 6d small, is 0 1 to 6s Od per t"1'- delivered f.o.b. Swansea.cash ae» days, less 2j per ce" BITUMINOUS COALS.—Large (No. 3 niioiulda), joi 0, lis Od thro', Od to 9s id small, 7s Od to 7s large (No. i Khonddaj, bs 6 1 to Ds 01; thro' coajs^ 7s 3d to 7s Sd; small, os td to 0s 6d per ton, livered f.o.l). Swansea, e-ash 30 duvs, less 2k percent. COKI;.—Best foundry, los to 21s 0.1 furnace, 1,5 « J to 15s per toil, :wa.1sea, cash HU days, z- pereeut. FATKNT FUEL, 9s 6.1 to 10s Od. IKOM Onus.—lalna(periNTaylor, Benson and Co.) 1396 Utibio lis 0u per ton, ex-sinn; casll, au days. 6 1 to 17s Cd per ton, into trucks, ¡Jet, cash c0 Jays.
COMMERCIAL FAILURES.
COMMERCIAL FAILURES. According to Stubbs' Weekly Gazette, the number l f failures iu Eugl:md awl Wales gazetted during tile ",cd, e idiriy Sept. li, was li5. the liuniberiu the correspot"]" ing week ui last yeyr was 12J showing all increase of 10. The failures were distributed amongst the follo»viu^ trades, and for comparison we give tne number 111 each in the corresponding weeks of Ib:)û and ISto. It' 11. laso. 18('-7- Builders, Building Materials 11 14 15 Chemists and llrysalters 3 1 1 China, Glass, Karthenware 1 1 1 Confectionery, Toys, Fancy Goods 3 1 3 Coin, Coals, Aliueia's 6 7 y Drapery, Clothing Textures 10 IS V\> Farmers a 15 J3 Furniture, Upholstery 8 6 5 Horses, Vehicles 4 2 3 Jewellery, Watches 1 4 1 Leather 13 U 7 Metals 19 4 5 P;il,er, l'i-iiitiLg, &c 4 2 7 Provisions 2 0 27 22 Wines, Spirits, Beer, Tobaccos s) 4 7 Miscellaneous 10 n H 145 1-!9 IJ-T The number of bills of sale In Knglan and registered at the Queen's i;eiich for the week epdii g Sep'. 1!, «'as ]:j4. The number in the correspond Ne- wtek of last year was 131. Tiie totals for the IJtJrtion of the year to Sept. 11, are bills of sale regi8tert>(i fcr a decrease of 4;: (), the fC- ceiving orders gazetted number 2: it dectense of 153, and the registered deeds of arrangement 23J7. a de- cit-ase of 65.
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AGRICULTURAL NOTES.
AGRICULTURAL NOTES. BY A PRACTICAL FARMER. ALTERED CIRCUMSTANCES. Where straw is plentiful it may bo made witn other substances into a good feeding material, and the need of it for this purpose is more observable owing to different views which have become prevalent in respect to the use of roots. Ihey are no longer given in great bulk, as formerly, for it is recognised that it is economi- cally unsound to supply roots largely in cold weather, with the 95 per cent. of water which they contain just as likelv below freezing point as above it. Therefore it follows that in mixing arrangements straw is a very necessary article. The greater portion of that which is kep" on the farm has therefore to he chiefly used for feedingr and the wastefulness of allowing it to be trampled down has to be avoidee). There may even be cases in which it is not profitable to use much of it on the farm, arising from the fact that a great demand from neighbouring towns causes a very liiph price for that purpose to prevail, for. notwithstanding the inventions which have been available for pressing the straw, the importation of this article does not make great progress; and where the greatest call exists for British-grown straw it might even be desirable to grow rye. chiefly for the great yield of good straw which can be obtained from that giain, We cannot doubt that straw will be just as important in the agriculture of the future as It- Is been in that of the past, but with a different object. It has been persistently held up as all element of fertility, but now it will mere probably be appreciated as an clement of profit and as a more marketable commodity. It is on points such as this that the rough and ready but somewhat arbitrary conditions of farming of the past should be abandoned and a new order of things put in force, founded not only on a inore scientific basis, but so arranged as to meet the immense competition with which farming is now enconpassed. We have to bow to circum- stances, which vary, perhaps, quite as much now as they did in oldem times, but the greater com- petition makes it all the more necessary that we shoul.i quickly recognise this and keenly adopt a u policy suitable to tiie occasion. BIIEKD CKNSUS WANTED. Tt is estimated that in this country we have about sixty distinct breeds of farm stock. As a writer remarks, great changes have taken place »\ the relative importance of some of the breeds I within the last few years. These changes are sH!l in pi ogress, and it says little for the business enterprise of British agriculture that we cannot state with any approach to certainty what per- centage anyone breed bears (0 thei total of the specie?. if We could compare the actual numbers and percentages to total of each breed ten years ago, and shew the alterations in some of the figures, it would be not a little startling. Without a census of breeds we may surmise what ) we like, but we can never know for certain 1. which breeds are gaining and which are losing "} popular estimation, whether in particular districts or taking the country as a whole. the associations would do more to justify their existence than sumo of them are doing if they veie to unite in a demand for this addition to our annual agricultural statistics, but, at any rate, it is to be hoped that private breeders will no longer be content to rest without this infor- mation. EARLY BREEDING. ft is a point for consideration whether it is injurious to heifers for them to breed at a very early age. No doubt much depends upon the alter feeding and management. A well-known dairyman and shorthorn breeder said: "I can testify to the necessity of putting the heifer to the bull at an early date, as there is such a endency to lay Oil flesh with this breed (short- horn) that if deferred too long they will often become infertile." He then describes a viait he Paid to a great breeder, and saw a beautiful young Knightley cow, which had been shewn several times, and was invariably successful, and was then between three and four years old she was pointed out to him as a ruined example from over-feeding for exhibition. In 11s own herd lie found it necessary to put his young heifers to the bull at sixteen months 1 that they might calve at a little over two jears old, and then to let them lie barren fer lve °|" six months before service. This got in a breeding state, and the rest after the I calf was very useful for their future iiiatunty. He relates one instance in which he 'j' a young l.e-ifer of ten months old out at I rasturc with a young bull seven months old, h i thought that any result would follow, j out she became in calf and brought a beautiful "fit ar a TTTTIf rrv»— !}¡.;htöCH oUl, which grew into a line animal and was sold at. one of I hia sales for one hundred and seventy-five guineas. The mother also did well, after having a rest. These instances refer more particularly to where high feeding and fashionable breeding are carried on. The same results will naturally n't apply xvlien the feed is scant and the j n'anagcment not tip-top. BEKF OR BUTTER. It is the habit, and it may perhaps be thought that it )s the duty, of the historian of any breed to "crack it up." This is what they say of the Abereieen-Angus Tolls. It is claimed that the northern Polls mi-pass all other races in the pro- duction of teef. In a strictly butcher's point of view the breed has very seldom to yield to any other race of cattle. The superiority over most other breeds for the butcher's purpose lies I mainly in the excellent quality of beef and in the high percentage of dead meat to Jive wei«hf- As a rule the beef of the northern Polls Is ven. a!ld con,au^ a, greater proportion of S\ fi»ely-giained ilesh and less soft, coarse fat than most other kinds of beef. Inside (lie carease is usually well lined with fat of the f Quality, while in the density and quality riai U! .farcase itself the breed may fairly enough 1*„ni l)reir!iei' position among all our leading eeds of cattle. Some place the Devon breed alongside, if not, even before, it in this respect. ia» with that exception we do not think that any other breed in the British Isles will on an a^eiage y)eid SQ high a pfrcentab,„ 0f dead meat ro me weight.. ln butcher's phraseology, it i„ H3 and cuts UP admirably. In all the leading fat stock markets in the country the oreeu Js held in hi»h estimation, and as a rule arnnl"1 an S tlle V('ry" highest prices—in fact, generally a higher price in comparison to size and live weight than any of the other leading ureecis. This is especially the case at the great t ho s, \HS market in London, where they make nighest quotations. It is, however, when 'I, we come to the matter of dairying that we iind letireed deficient, and it is only suited where mav"S1Vu feedil,g is carried on. It is a meat- 'ln? "^t not a general purposes breed, and it luil la tter qualification that the shorthorn "j s.v, 1 a unique position at the present time, ana wit), very few signs tlitt it is likely to have a successful rival in the near future. SHHINKAGE OF MANURE. Tlwre is 1Tlucl1 difference of opinion as to the actual loss in weight of manure during the nf t r°tting. On March 7th 8,0001bs. 01-90 Ni^nure and 4,0C0 of c«w manure j, ,aitl!n from the farmyard and placed in i f °n boards It was "thus preserved from y exposure to the rain. The manure fullv oncc a month, and the pile care- moWi le(l to see tiiat proper conditions of mfW ri6 .Were preserved. It gradually became ln height, so that the 8,0001b. as rm n, ,on March 7th became only 2,6001b. ),■ cei'nter 7th—a loss of more than two-thirds. many experiments which have extended r-p.! Sever«il years it appears that the action of n;3nure is almost equally beneficial ton per ° !at rolled manure in the growing of the staple crops. The question of the •nl and most economical methods of handling manure is one cf the greatest nn- I or ance to farmers everywhere. As a result of many analyses it is estimated that twenty lQfiu° Rfiod farmvard manure contain about ir70f "itrogen, 1281b. of phosphoric acid, ana 1721b. of potash. It is consequently of the greatest importance that the manure given by the large number of animals kept on our farms should 7: micaHy handled, so that the best possible use may be made of the fertilisers it contains. REGAINING FERTILITY. c,roPs ai'° removed from the farm, such as farm "jf v,dle ethers are consume! on the tl10 manuii il ingredients they contain r !iU'nVF:y ba''k i:ito the soil. The rotation of ia»i™ 1 5 a Question which has intimate re- with the quesMon of the application n.. A-i1:Iscrs' have it on the authority of 1 lrau that the influence of manuring on ■'] .w° niay call t!;e permanent, fertility of the r01 ,.ls. Vfry flight. It cannot be too strongly insistet upon that the fertile condition of the .-Oi.once it has been exhausted by injudicious •IJle;;t. is extremely difficult to be restored, I'fV 11U1 °"'y be done by very gradual degrees. A <r all, when we reflect cn the comparatively :m? Quantity of fertilising constituents we add V^i °r. ,lai'y ^fi'lilisers, it is not astonishing have but an insignificant effect ,11 r s onng an exhausted soil to a good condi- ri -a. n tact, the very nature of the highly con- ce'ntraeed and quickiy available fertilisers no-* in use renders it impossible that thev should directly affect the condition of the soil. The fti "ai° feriiliscr.j, whose influence tells through several years, are r,0 longer regarded with such favour as they once v e;;«% and rightly so. J
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SWANSEA HARBOUR TRUST. MONTHLY MEETING. A meeting of the Swansea Harbour Trnst was held cn Monday. In the absence of Sir John Jones Jenkins, Mr. Griffith Thomas presided, n,nd there were also present the Mayor (Councillor Howel Watkins), the Hon. Aubrey Vivian, Messrs Fred. Bradford, Thomas Elford, J. M. Mayne, R. W. Beor, Edw. Strick, T. N. Strick (clerk). FINANCE COMMITTEE. Aug., 1897. Aug., 1690. I c, ,rvE^KNUE. £ g> (J< £ g- hhipping liates 323s x u 3188 14 4 w, S,°' ods 2129 19 5 2110 2 6 VMurtage 422 0 fi 274 10 0! »pntJ'eVi? II Zy M 10 2 48! 9 0 uents liJiinay Companies 1102 10 0 1103 10 0 Do. Othtr Lessees R « TO a p^sur^wa^r| Hire ot Dredging l^laiit q q q ^gQ q q ?rrpaatesla0OUr 2,0 8 1712 13 J5lA 10^ fi A OIO TO 1 Suueiry Keceipts 80 l a 186 3 7 15 2 £ 11184 10 11 EXPi^.NniruRE. s d. £ g d Interest. 5100 0 Ö 490300 Salaries 8 4 347 .*> 8 Wages (Ordinary) 1557 15 lo 14*6 7 4 Kents, Kates, &<: 58 5 2 2(J7 0 5 Stores Jf?7 10 9 Dy 7 Moiitlilv Jiills 11 3 vVnges (Contractor) 1<>27 0 0 10 2 4 6 Do. (Do. for ballast) 45 18 10 7-1 8 2 £ 1075(5 t; » £ 9170 5 3 Dredfiing 607 0 7 .387 8 0 New Kegitie and JBoiler No. 1 0 0 0 6('0 0 0 £ 113-'3 15 4 100.57 13 3 £ 11. 1!) 10 £ 1126 17 8 Comparative Revenue and Expenelituie for the years 1897 and 18^6 1897. 1S96. £ s. d. £ e. J. Revenue of 8 months 88921 12 8 823' 8 3 3 Expenditure do 89681 i 8 80231 0 7 £ 7">6 12 0 .E207728 Surplus Revenue to the 31st Dec., 1S36 £ 1;153 S 0 Deduct JJelieit to date, as above 756 12 0 1 mi L u" £ i 53.)6 1(5 0 j-iie unopiion or ine minutes of the Finance Committee was moved by Mr. Griffith Thomas, who called attention to the fact that in the im- ports for the month there was a satisfactory in- crease amounting- to 16 per cent., which was at the same rate as the ag-gregate increase for the eijrht months of the year. It was made up as follows P g iron, 5,266 tons deals, battens, and b ards, 6,141 tons timber, 1,100 tons n-rain 3,389 tons. The exports were practically the same as in the corresponding month. In coal and coke there had been a falling off. but it had been made up by an increase in patent fuel. Tin- plates had fallen off to the extent of 3,866 tons. Russia, it was interesting to note, had taken 8,631 tons, which was just double the quantity taken in the corresponding period of last year. The ship- ments to the United States had fallen from 4,819 to 1,696 tons, whilst the shipments to the Straits Settlements amounted to 1,693 tons so that they shipped as much there as thoy did to the United States of America. Although the falling off to America wa-t so great, they had during the eight month i shipped 110.771 toi.s, against 93,405 toxis | in the corresponding eight months, an increase of 17 per cent. The profit made during the month was £115 19s. 10d., against £ 1,126 17s. 8d., The difference was chiefly clue to a payment of jE900 to the Givat Wi stern Railway on account of the rebate due to them. There had been an amount of £ 7,000 st aiding to the credit of the Great Western, but they had paid £5,000 of that amcunt, and a sum of about iC2,000 only was now due. The minutes were seconded by Aid. Mayne, and adopted. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. The Chairman moved the adoption of the fol- lowing report of the Executive Committee :— PITCHING QUAY AT PRINCE OF WAI.F.S DOCK.-Your committee recommend that the quay in front of the brick slied near the Prince of AVides ])o:k be pitched with granite setts, at an estimated cost of £ '.00, the work to be ariied out bv the workmen of the Trust at such time or times as may he found convenient. EETIRKMENT OF .MKS. lilL'LTO.V, Ol FIC'K-KF.EPKK.— )1rs. Jane Boulton has signitied her wish to retire from her position of office-keeper, and your committee, taking into consideration her services during the p 1st 2' year^, r commend that she bi granted an allowanc; of eiirht shillings per week duiing the remainder of her life. Mr. Thos. Elford seconded, and it was carried. This was all the business of public interest.
A ROMANCE OF THE PEERAGE !
A ROMANCE OF THE PEERAGE The career of the new Earl of Egmont has indeed been a strange one. A descendant of Mr Spencer Perceval (the Premier who was shot in the House of Commons) he entered the Navy as a cadet, and afterwards shipped before the mast. Then he joined the Metropolitan Fire lirigade, in which he remained for some time and in which lie bore, officially, a "fair character. After leaving the Brigade, Gussy," as his friends callcl him obtained the post of hall-keeper at the Chelsea Town Hall. His 8ta.Vi however, was brief, and troubled. He was fortunate, or perhaps unfor. n- tiae, enough to receive several small legacies; but these were speedily got through with the help of many friends, who were readily attracted by his unfailing good-nature and free and easy manners. The climax was reached a very few months after his appointment. Mr. Whitmore, M.P., had just defeated Sir Charle-i Dilko in the Chelsea contest, and politiel11 feeling ran very high. The member was addres-ing bis constituents one evening in the Town Hall, amid scenes of indescribable dis- order, when considerable difficulty was experi- enced in getti g the meeting dispersed. Perceval, however, turne 1 his knowledge of fire appliances to account, for. bringing out the hose lie discharged a volume of water full force on the rival politicians and effected a speely clearance. The re-ult was that a summons was issued against him for assault, which was dismissed wit'i cost;. A mont1 afbr, Perceval presented a bill of law costs to the lune of £12 odd to the vestry. The latter declined to ray the bill, ond Pcrceval, who had, a few days before, received another legacy of jE8,000 from an aunt, at once ten icre 1 his resignation. But Perceval was destined to again distinguish Ic himself. A fortnight of the period had only elapsed when he turned out the lights on a dancing party in the hall, and left the revellers in total darkne-s. After that his services were dispensed with. But before he left the neighbour- hood ho gave a practical proof of 1 his liberality. Hir;ng one of the largest halls in the district, he issued invitations to the inhabitants of the slums near the Town Hall and regaled them with an úbuqJan(>e of choice viands. With the balance, of the £ 8,000 he purchased a cement business, which turned out a failure. He is next found working in a salt mine in Cheshire. With the aid ot his friends he was sent to the Cape, and two j'ears ago, on the death of his father he returned to London. He i. now the owner of CowJrcy Park, Sussex, or.e of the most beautiful counti v seats m the kingdom. The ex-fireman becomes eighth Earl of Emnont, Viscount Perceval, .Baron Perceval, Baron Ard'en, and he will take his seat in the House of Lords as Baron Lovel and Holland.
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--"-I A SALE OF ADVOWSONS.
I A SALE OF ADVOWSONS. AuoTieiNKKR y. CLUKICS. — Mr. Henry Lumlev, trie well-known auctioneer, tells tiie following1 story :—Same time ago there was fc/rmed a body of clerics and laymen who thought that the sain of alvowsons anel church livi■■ g' shou'.el be opposed, and eveu I went so far as to attend sales at t';e ir.a»t, when such propc-rti;s were oft'-re 1, with a. view of obstructing' sale-, and protesting —4. ti.- ^„in^ They may liave been risrht or thev n"iv hive- been wronK h, their views, but they certainly took an illegal method of elemonstratin^ been wrontf ill then- views, but they certainly took an illegal method of demonstrating tjiem. I Lieu tactics were successful on morw tiiau OHO occasion, and several auctioneers had really to withdraw propcties of the "kiMil in the face of the noise and offensive proceed- ings on the part of the clerics. On the ¡ occasion to which I refer, my friend, thc- ma-cular auctioneer, who. by the wav, is muscular in bra n as well as ia boely, having; an aelvowson to offer, was (jnite prepared for I the noisy demonstrat on and the interruptions which took place, and lie simply !-aid in a cool and matter-of-fact t no of voice when the row began, "Gentlemen, I shell make very short work of this if you do not allow me to proceed with my íi tie I shall select the- tfnd turn him out of the room." -iii3 calmed matters for a time, b it on the breaking out aga n of hostilities i-e imme- diate'y Jeft the rostrum, measured with his eye the tallest, broade-t, and most pugfnaeious- lookiiig of the clergymen, went for him, and actually lifted liiui out e>f the auet ori roo:n into the corridor, and would have dropped hiiti over the stiiraif necessary. He then hiiti over the stiiraif necessary. He then calmly went back to the rostrum and p:o- ceeded with the sale, amid the greatest elejorum and .piiet on tho part of the clerics The lesson wis not list upon them, fo: no more interruptions have taken placc at sale4 by auction of advowsons from tiiat day to this. to this.
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