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(SEE MARRIED THE OTIIER ONE. I It wap a charmingly mild and balmy day. I The son shone beyond the orchard, and the was cool ;aside. A light breeze stirred ■^the bougCi of the old apple tree, under which '•the philosopher sat. iione o; these tilings diu the philosopher notice, unless !t might he >twn the uriiil K- < about t leaves of the targe volume Uu L.'JÍ knees, and ue had to had I place d.gdin. Ihe girl s^n iown just opposite to 'rim. J ''It's a very important thing I want to ftsk you, she begm. tugging ..t a tutt oi grass, 'and it's very—difficult, and von mustn't tell anyone I asked y.>u at least. Id rather you didn't." 1 shall not speak ot it." ?aid the philo- sopher. Id rather you didn't." 1 shall not speak ot it." ?aid the philo- sopher. "And you mustn't look at me, please, willIe I ¡ m asking you." } "I den t think I was looking at yon. but if I was beg your pardon," >xid the philo- ¡I sopher, apologetically She palled the tutt -of grass right, cut of the ground and flung it from her with all her Lrct "Suppose ••• man"—she begin. "No, that's not right. "You c-in take any hypothesis you please." observed the phnosophf "jut" Yutl must Tenfy it afterwards, of cuurse." "Oh, do let, me go on Suppose a. girl. iMr Jercungiiam—I wish you wouldn't nod." "It wa? only to ..ilic.w rhat I followed vou. "Oh. of cours* vou 'follow me, as you a 1 ¡ it Suppose a girl had two lovers- you're nodding again !—or, I ought to say. -suppose there were two who might be in •„k>ve with a girl." Oniy two?' sked the philosopher. "You •ee "ny number of men night be in iove With '— "Oh. Ire can I two the rest vut," said Miss May. with sudden dimple; "they dont matter. "Very well, §;ud the philosopher. "If they are irrelevant, we will put tnem aMde. "Suppose, then, that one of these men v *w, oh, awfully m love with the girl, and I —6-ad proposed, vou know' "A moment ;v' said the philosopher, open- ing a notebook, "Let me take down his propositi-a. What was it?' "W hv, proposed to br-—asked her to narry him." said the girl, with a stare. "Def." me How stupid of me I forgot that special use of the word. Yes"" "The srirl likes aim pretty well, and her j people approve ot hint, and all that. you tnow." "Thit simplifies the problem," said the philosopher, nodding again. I "But ^he's not in—in love with him. you know. She aoesn't raally cafe for him — miieh. D.. you under-tend?" Perfectly- It i- J, most natural state of jnird." "We1i, th en. suppose that there's another man—what are you writing?" "I only put down (B)—like that, pleaded the philosopher, meekly exhibiting his note- book. She looked at him in a sort- of helpless e casrpeiatwin, an<i • ist a smile somwhere in the background ot :t "Oh, you really are"—she exclaimed. "But let me go on. The man is a friend of the girl's: he's very clever—oh. fearfully I clever—and h«-s rather handsome. You needn't put that down." "It 13 certainly not verv material. ad- nutted the philosopher, and he crossed out the "handsome Clever" he left. 'And the in' is moawfully—she a>1 mires 'mm tremendously she thinks him just. the greatest man that ever lived, vo'i know. And she—sue" The girl paused. "rrn following," said the philosopher, w th i peni: jioised. "Sued thick it better than the wide world if-if «hc could be anything to him, ton. know. "Yon mean be.on^e his wife?" t "Weil, "f oune T do—at least, I suppose I do." You spoke rather vaguely, you know." The fprl qa«t one glance at the philosopher as she replied I "■•11, vtr-f, I did mem become his n-ifa Yes. sVcU "But. continued the girl, starting ou another t.uft of gra«s, "he doesn't, think much about these things. He like- her. I think I ht likes her" "Weil, doesn't dislike her?" suggested the philosopher. "Shai! we call him indiffe- rent "I don't know. Ye<?, ratuer indifferent. I don't think he thinks about it, you know. But -he—she's pretty. You needn't put that down." "1 was about. to do sc." observed Hie philosopher. "She thinks lif" with him would be just heaven; and-»ud sue thinks flie would make him awt'uilv happy. She would—would be *o proud o? him, you see." "I see. Yes?" r "And—I don t know how to put it, quite — she flunks that it ever he thought about it at all, lie might care foi her. because he doesn't care for anybody else; and ^iie's prettv "You sud that before." "Ob. dtar' T d.iresay I u-1. And most, men care for somebody, don't they? Some gM. I mean. Most men. no doubt." conceded the philo- sopher. "Well. t-fieii. what ought she to do? It's not a real thing, you know. Mr.rniricr- han, It's in- in a Bovel I was reading." She said tins lustily, and blushed itS siia #pok" "Dear me! and it'« quite an interesting oa?e Yes, I see. The question is. nil! she act n ost wisely in accepting the offer .A a man who !r:v.f her exceedingly, but for 'a honi s'm". eiitertaiiij only a moderate affec- tion' "Ye;j ,lu,t,.1 uk;ng. He's just a friend.' I "'Exactly. Or in marrying the other whom sue loveg ex.1' — "That's not it. How can «he marrr him ? He h-isn't-—lie haSii't asked her. you see "TT ie. I forgot. Let us a-sume though, for the moment, that he has ?sked tier. She would then have to consider which mamage w^ulu pro'r: h.'y De productive of the. greater «nm total of" but you nwlnt consider that." I But it seems the best logical order. We an afterwarJ.s make allowances for the ele- ment of uivyrtairity a used by" — I "Oh. Ttc I d01i"t wanr it like that. I kf-o v perfectly well what she'd do if he— i the 'titer man. you know—asked h-r." "You «T,oreh-n.] that"—— I "Never inind what I 'apprehend.' T tke it just a« told you." "Ye:*y <>• A has asked her, B has II .-t Yes," "May I take it that but for the disturbing Yes," "May I take it that but for the disturbing infi'-ence oi B. A wouid be a satis,factory— a ■•—candidate ?" Ya-e-i i: th'nk so." She. therefor", enjoys a certainty of con- siderable happiness if she mames A?" Ye-e*. Sut perfect, because of—B. you know." '\Krte s". qmte so but still a fair amount of happlnesv. Is it not ?o' 'I don't—well, perhaps.' "On the other hand, if B did ask her, we are to postulate a higher degree of hap- tufless ?" "Yes. pka.se, Mr Jenuagham, much higher." FI;" both of them*" "FíJr her Nc-ver mind him." "Very wril. That, a.gain simplifies the problem. Out thu asking her is a contin- gency oalyr" "Yes. that's all." The philosopher spread out his bands. "My dear v.nng lady," he said, "it be- comes a quertijii of degree. How probable or imprebi'hle is it?" "1 dont know. Not very probable-un. lets' "VY-H r "UnJe-??! he did happen to notice, you kI\)w. A.h. yes. We supposed that. if he thought of it. he .vunll probably take the desired #t«p—at "east that h" might be led ^o do so. Coi!d -;he notr-er—indicate her pre- ten< e?" "Site might try—r >, she wouldn't do much. Yuu set he--he doesn't th::ik about such tilings. '7 understand precisely. And it seems to :J1t, Mi *) May, that in that very fact we Inl our soiatlon." "Do fe* sh* ^aiked. I think «o. He has evidently no natural I inclination towards her—perhaps net towards mavr-.v" at ill. AD, feeling moused in him Wiraid be a*oe»»arilv ihailow. and ia a measure artificial -and in all likelihood purely temporary. Moreover, if stir took steps t,u axouso his attention one or two things would be likely to happen. Are you following me i "y æ, Mr. Jerningham." "Either he would be impelled by her over- tures—which you 1114,t admit is not impro- bable-and then the position would be Ull. pieasunt. and even degrading to her, or, OIl the other hand, he mignt, through a. mistaken feeling of gallantry" "Through what "Through a mistaken idea of politeness, or a mistaken view of what was kind, allow himself to be drawn into a connection for which he had no genuine liking. You agree, with nte that one or other of these things would be likely ?" "Yes, I suppose they would, unless he did i come to care for her.' 'Ah. you return to that hypothesis. I think it's an exticmeiv fancy one. No. She needn't marry A. but she must let B alone.' The philosopher closed his book, took off his glasses, wiped them, re-placed them, and leaned back against the trunk of the apple tree. The girl picked a. dandelion in pieces. After a long pause she asked: "You think B's feelings wouldn't, be at all likely tir-t" change?" "That depends on the sort of a man he I is. But if he is an able man, *ith intel- lectual interests which engross him-a. man who has chosen his path ill life—a man to whom woman's society is not a necessity?''— "He's jun like that," said the girl, as she bit the head off a daisy. A silence followed. "Then," said the philospher, "I see not the least reason for supposing that his feel- ings will change." "And would you advise her to marry the other—-A ?" "W<di, on the whole, I should. A is a good fellow (I think we made A a good fellow); he is a suitable match, ins love for II her is true and genuine"—— It.s tremendous "Yes—and—er extreme. She likes h;m There is every reason to hope that her liking will levelop into a sufficiently deep and staple affection. She will get nd or her folly about B and make A a good wife Yes, Miss May. if I were the author of your novel lshouJd make her marry A, and I should can that a happy ending." "Dont you think that perhaps if B found out afterwards--when fhe had married A. you know—that she had cared for him so very, very much, he might be a little sorryv" "If he were a gentleman he would regret it deeply." "I mean—sorry 011 his own account; that -that he had thrown away all that, y-»u know The professor looked meditative. "I think," he pronounced, "that it is very possible he would. I can well imagine it." "He might never find anybody to love him like that again, she said, gazing on the glea> ling paddock. "Proba.bly he would not," agreed the phi- losopher. "And—and most people ke being loved, don't they ?" "To crave for love is an almost universal instinct, Mws May." "Yes., almost," she said, with a dreaiy l'ltie smile. "You see. he'll eet old and-— have no one to look alter him." "He will." 'And no home." "\Veil. in a sense, none." corrected the philosopher, smiling. "But really you'll frighten me I'm a bachelor myself, you know. Miss Mav. "Yes," she whispered, just audibly. ''And all your terrors are before me." "Well. unless" "Oh, we needn't have that 'unless, laughed the philosopher, cheerfully. "There's no 'unless" about it, Miss May." The girl jumped to her feet; for an instant she looked at the philosopher. She opened her iips as if to speak, *nd jt the thought of what lay at her tonsrtle's tip her face grew I red. But the philosopher was gazing past her, and his eyes re-ted in calm contemplation cu the gleaming paddock. "A beautiful thing, sunshine, to be sure." said he. Her blush faded a way into paleness; her itp- closed. Without speaking she turned I and walked ;;lowly away, her head drooping. Tne philosopher reard the rustle of her skirt I 1:1 the long grass of the orchard he watclaed her for a few moments. "A pretty, graceful creature,' said he, with a smile. Then he opened his book, took his pencil in his hand, anci slipped in a careful forefinger to mark the fly-leaf. The sun had II passed midheaven. and began to descend westward before ht, finished the book. Then he stretched himself and looked at his watch. "Good gracious, two o'clock! I shall be j late for lunch." anil he hurried to his feet. H3 was very late, for lunch, "Everything's cold, wailed his hostess, "Wh°re have von been, Mr. Jerningham?" "Only in the orchard—reading." "And you're, misled Msy "Mis.sed Miss May! How do you mean ? I had i long talk with her this nwrning-a mo-t interesting talk." "But you weren't here to say good-bye Now, you don t mean to say that you forgnt that she was leaving by the two o'clock [train? What a man you are "Dear me To think of mv forgetting it said the philosopher, shatie-facedly. :She told me to say good-bye to you for her." "She's verv k;1"I-1, T r>n't- forgive mysf-lf." His host?** looked -it him for a morr>ent; then she s'ghed, and smiled and sighed agiiin. "Have you everything yon want?" she ) asked "Evervthirg. thank you," said he. -itting down opposite to the cheese and dropping his book (he thought he would just run throueh the last chapter again; against the loa': "everything in the world that I want, thanks." Hi* h"st?s« did not tell him that the girl had come in from the apn'e orchard and run hastily upstairs lest fa*" friend should see what her friend did >ee in her eyes. So that he had no «.u^i'don at all that he hid re- ceived ;,n offer of marriage--and refused it. And he did not refer to anvthing of that sort wiien he paused once in reading and ex^ aimed: "J am rcftllv sorry I missed Miss May. That was really ;:n it>ter»«tine case of her*. But I gave the right answer. The girl ought to marry "A." And the girl did.

ARMENIAN REFORMS. THE POWERS AND THE PORTE. I A Renter's tehgra.m from Constantinople on W dnei»day tiav- —Hie identical Notes accom- panying the project of informs in Armenia sub- mutted to the Sultan by Or eat Britain, France, and Rmsta are couched in courteous, but firm, langujge. The thre*- "Powers demand the exe- II cution of the proposed reform*, which they declare have been rendered absolutely neoes- sarv by the maladministration of the Asiatic provinces and by recent events. They ask for a reply as early as possible. It is believed that the Porte, after- exhausting every effort to obtain modifications in the scheme, will end by yielding-, in view of t<he firm determination of r.he Powers. HOW THE SULTAN VIEWS THE MATTER. A Re uter's teiefrram from Constantinople on Thursday »avs:— It is Hated that the Sultan read with ruooh attention the text of the schemes submitted by the Ambassadors, and did not rejeive then with disfavour. His Majesty i- said to have recv^gnised that no infringement of hu sovereign rights, and atiil less of hi.-1, dignity, was involved in the sug- gestion*. R<> had already cun/erred on a previous occasion with several of the Foreign Ambassadors on the matter. L'

CHINA AND JAPAN. THE CFTfNESE WAR LOAN. A Reuters telegram from Paris 8O.Y8 — The "Politioue Coioniale" states that the amount of the Chinese loaii to be issued in Europe will be £50.000.000. It is almost oertam this will be followed by a. second loan, the amount of which is not vet fixed. The loan will be issued simultaneously in Paris, London, Berlin, and St. Petersburg. AGREEMENT BETWEEN JAPAN AND THE POWERS. i A Renter's telegram from Washington on Thursday- savs — Official telegrams have ly-en received as the Japanese Legation here stating, in Bubatanoe, 1halt the £ nal and satisfactory agretment has been 'oncluded between Japan and the European Powers. Thin 18 era s dered all closing th. entire question, and as refuting the *ta?emect» published ui some of '♦foe Europeans newspapers that Roadia claiuaed a protector* t« uv..

NOTES FROM THE METROPOLIS. (FROM OUR LONDON CORR.i':SJDONDEKTq,! LONDON, THURBBAY THE CLOSURE IN MOTION Mr Speakers action in allowing the closure on the Land Tenure Bill last night is greatly objeirted to by tnany Tories. They think that an aiternoon's discussion is not sufficient to justify the second reading of a. measu-re which, practically, would revolutionise the system of land tenure in England. There is sonte sympathy with the oompuint on the I Ministerialist side, for. in addition to the tea or dozen Tories who wanted to speak, several Ministerialists were also closured out of the debate. On *he othtr hand, the ordinary Ministerialist view is tha.t the Speaker was quite right in closuring a Bill which anyone II knew- would go no further than the second reading. WARWICK AND LEAMINGTON Much gratiScation was expressed in Unionist I circles to-uight that the writ for Warwick and Leamington had been is.«ued. The general feeimg is that the Unionist candidate will now be returned by a substantial majority. Talking to-night with several Tory members who know Mr. Alfred Lvttelton wed, I was much impressed bv their high praise of him as an impressed by their high praise of him as an ideal candidate who would become an admi- rable member. VIGOROUS D^BATINU. The dreariness of the debate on the Budget Bill was relieved by some frequent and strongly-favoured expressions. Mr. James Lowther. for instance, having joined hands with Mr. Heneage to attack the Government on the beer tax, referred to the abolition of the malt tax as a glaring swindle a-nd gigantic imposture. He meant uf cou.rse. that when the malt tax was abolished, it w..s lrnmediateiy revived in the form of th" beer duty Later on Mr. Gibson Bowles gravely assured the Chan- cellor thst the principle of the Budget and the principle of the Anarchist were envhrined on the Treasury Bench. NEW MEMBERS TAKING THEIR SEATS. Xever have more magnificent cheers oeen heard in the House than tlx>se which greeted .1. L: t I 1 uie L-t-huig or ineir seats oy tne new mem- bers, Mr. Bailey and Colonel Williams. Ministerialists ruefully admitted that their side had never l^een able to raise such a cheer. In its deep-toned solidarity and its I rich resonance, this grand note of triumph. the joy-cry of right winning by its own might, was most impressive. Mr Bailey was introduced by Sir Algernon Borthwi^k and Mr. Cosmo Bon so r, two of the busiest bees of Toryism. Bailey's Hotel in Kensington, with which the name of the new member for Walworth is a-ssociated, and where he made his first business success, is the most popular hotel in London for Colonial visi- tors. Its fame in this respect is so great that it is jocularly known as the Colonial Office. DR. MACGREGOR'S THREAT. Dr. MacGregor's awau. but unuttered, threat this afternoon when the Chancellor cautioned him and Mr. Speaker put him down is understood to have a reference to his intention to apply for the Chutern Hundreds. The doctor would have given notice of his intention to make the appli- cation if he had been heard out. Privately, he continues to maintain this is his inten- tion. The result of his resignation would probably be the election of a Tory and, therefore, the loss of another seat to the Government. MICAWBEKIAN MINISTERS. One of the first results of the splendid Tory victories in Walworth and W est Dorset .has beer to destroy the coercion policy of the Government. It is on account of the funk tf,v are in on their defeat that. Minis- ters have withdrawn the tin eat to force through the Welsh Bill before Whitsuntide by the use of the gag. It is true that they still threaten to use coercion later on in order to get the Land Bill a place by the middle of June, but a gre.fet deal may happen between now and then, and the present mood of Ministers is to wait on events LITERAIIV NOVELTIES. To Mr. iuher Uuwin is due the credit of having invented quite a novelty in literature. I refer to his "New yua-rterly," a new organ of literature, and one of which, the Spring number, will shortly be issued. It is to be pub- lished by seasons, viz., a Spring, a Summer, an Autumn, and a Winter, or Cin istmas. book. The four numbers will seek to reflect the changing aspects of Nature and human life as these appear to men of different cultures and appreciations, to the artist and the natu- ralist. the student of history and the critic of social things. The essays and stories, lyric and ballad verse, pictures and decorations in the Spring Bouk are grouped into four Spiing in Nature, in Life, in the World, and m the North. It wit! be observed that the lirst three sections indicate the com- prehensire purpose of the new serial, and will j represent many varieties of subjects, stand- point, and even nationality Mr. Unwin is also issuing to-day another new line, in the shape of the first volume of a, half-crown novel series It is to include popular stories by well-known writers, and' "Rita" leads off with what is prettily described as an exercise in the feminine. called "A Gender in Satin." Mr. Mummery's great book on the Alps is pro- mised Rbont the end of this w^eek. It is auto- biographical, being called "My Climbs in the Alps and Caucasus." It is graphically illus- trated and is rich in practical instruction, as well as anecdote and description. "Memorials of a Short Life." also to be published very soon, his » pathetic interest attached to it, in that the boot 'nntains the literary remains I of Mr. W. F. A Gassen, together with an introduction by the Bishop of Stepney and a record by Mi-s Gassen. I TIN. NKW MRS. EBBSMITH." MN, Patrick Camjibell having been re-called to the Haymarkc., ViSltorS to the Garrick last night hid the opportunity of making com- parison between the two "Mrs. Ebbsniiths. Mis* Olga Nethersole. in the odour of a great popularity incurred in the United States, was called on to undertake the difficult task of treading in Mrs, Campbell's shoes. On the whole, she has reason to be satisfied with her success. It is not the same "MIs. Ebbsmith" as Mrs. Campbell's, but it is about as good in another way. Miss Nether sole makes more facial p!av. her reading is different, even her gown (the famous evening gown) is made to tell a different tale. But- her intensity and her pathos are a« great, and she will keep the play going. THE EMPIRE OF INDIA EXHIBITION. The Duke of Cam bridge has consented to open the Empire of India Exhibition ut Earl's Court, which interesting event has now dpd- i mrely been fixed for Monday, May 27. His Royal Highness wili be received at the War- wick-road entrance to the exhibition by the chairman and directors and the members I of the honorary committee. Among the Latter are the E-rl of Cran- brook, the Earl of Warwick, the Earl of Dundouaid, Lord Roberts, Lord Burton, Sit Frederick Seaser Hunt, Sir J. Blundell Maple. Sir West Ridgway, Sir Peter Lumsdec, Sir Andrew Clarke, and Sir Samuel Brcwne.

-+- HOME RULE FOR INDIA. VIEWS OF THE SULTAN OF JOHORE. A Dsdziei'a telegram from Rome savs :—Abu Bakar, the Suitan of Johoro, haa just arrived here on his way to Londou. Ho is IT19 to consult specialists on chest disease; His secre- tary. Arnar DRajah, interviewed respecting British rule in the Eact,- told the refx>rter that the majority of the natives of India were very loyal and grateful for what England had done for them. There was no separatist party of anv deeenption, but, on the other hand, what was growing rapidly, and would soon become a. ques- tion of vital importance, was the demand for Home Rile. India was self-governing even now, but the reins of government, were in Lon- don, whereas, m India, they were already speak- ing of entire solf-government. They wished to have a P.'aliamont of their own, and if they have a PMlia-mont of their own, and if they could not ha,ve that they de?ired that Indian representatives should BIS in the House of Commons in London.

THE PARTITION OF NEW GUINEA. A Renter's telegram from The Hague an I Thursday says: — Conventions with Great Britain were signed here to-day regarding the delimitation «f the Dutch and British possessions ia New Guinea, and the reference to arbitration ¡ jf the Costa Rica packet case

LIBERATOR CRASH, j CHARGES AGAINST JABEZ BALFOUR. THE PROCEEDINGS AT BOW- STREET. I The hearing of the charges against Jabez Sueiicer Balfour, who viands accused of oon- soiracy and fraud in connection with various buildiue ana land societies, was resumed on Thursday at Bow-street Police-court before Hir John Bridge). Mr. Charles Matthews and Mr. Avory prosecuted for the Treasury, and Mr. .!ohr O'Connor and Mr. Swanton defended. Sir John Bridge toolr his seat at a quarter to eleven, at winch time the prisoner was con- I ducted into the dock. He proceeded to read I a letter which bad come addressed to him at the court. THE BANKRUPTCY CHARGE. Returning to the bankruptcy part of the case, Mr Matthews called George Ernest I irseii. who stated that iu December. 1892, ho and his wife were servants to Mr. Balfour at Whitehall Court. He last saw Baifotir on the mornuig oi the ltiUi of Decrin- ber, 1892. lie went away, taking no luggage. itne-.s prepared dinner, but Mr. Balfour did not return to eat it. (A laugh.) RAISING THE WIND. A clerk in the Bank of England (Mr. Charles Willi a nisi produced and -poke to the several JE100 bank-notes, which Balfour obtained just before leaving, and which he eaviied-viie here aud the cshu-s abroad. BUILDING SECURITIES COMPANY. Mr. Matthews next proceeded to deai with the charge against prisoner on th- third head- ohac he, bem^ a director ot the Building Secu- rities Company (Lmuted), did fraudulently take and appiv its property to hi.* own use and benefit in contravention of Section 81 of; the Lar"euy Act; and, farther, that. in connec- tion with the same transaction, he made false and fraudulent pntrie. in the books of the Building Securities Conipa-ny (Limited). THE SECRJiTARY CALLED. Thomas Edward Torder (Chelsea, stated that in 1889 he was secretary to the Building Securities Company. III diat year Balfour was chairman of the company. On the 3rd of April, 1389, at a moet'ng of the directors, being present Balfour, M*]cr V right, Dibley (the solicitor), H. G. Wright, and the secretary. the chairman, having reported that a large portion of the proiits of the com- pany had been made from underwriting transactions, it was resolved that the chair- man be allowed to make such investments as to underwriting or subscription oi shares as hC\ thought fit. Payments were made tb him of the moneys of the company for hiifc to apply under the terms of the resolution. On the 14th August, 1890, a. cheque for £ 1,500 was drawn, the money to be invested in the Peel lnv^tniei. Cony>ariy. Balfour on rece:ving the mcney said thii was an investment which he, jointly with wrtJ Sudeley, had secured on be- half of the company. On the 3rd of September Balfour recpived £ 2J0, ostec- siblv to be applied to the same purpose, and on October 22 a cheque for J660 and a cheque for £ 200. On the 29th of October there was another cheque for JB400 drawn on account on the company, signed by J. S. Balfour, and countersigned by witness as secretary. It 'vas in favour of Balfour, and posted in the ledger under "Peel investment account." On the olst of October there was a. further cheque for J3550 of the same description. On trie 3rd of November there was a cheque, £2,750, S. Balfour, Peel River account." Witness also produced a cheque of the 29th of November, "J. S. Balfour, Peel investment." From the 14th of Auarust to the 29th of November, 1890, Balfour received altogether JB7,770 on this account. When making prepara- tions to audit the account- towards the end of January, 1891, witness asked Balfour to let him have a certidcate or some vouchei in respect to the shares. Balfour told him that the shares and certificates were lodged at Martin's Bank as security for hums. Sir J. Bridge Did lie say to whom the loan was ? Witness I understood it was a loan to him and Lord Sudeley, and that the money had been used in part "payment ot the shares. Wituess went on to say, in reply to coun- sel for the Crown, t-ha-fc_ lie still pressed for a. voucher. Under date of the 9th of February, 1891, Balfour wrote, acknowledging the recerp: of the E7,770, and saying that he had it oa *;uet an invest- ment. Wmiejs piodue#d this tc the Tf*d' ors as a voucher. On the 3rd of f ebruary. 1891, a cheque was drawn for a sum which incjuded J3480 in connection with the Peel investment, and. which money was received by the^ prison»r. On the 10:h of March there was a cheque tor £ \K 25th of April, £ 1,000. 4th of May, £ 500, amd on the 16tii cf July, £ 2,259 f £ 684 of which was to be devoted to the Peel invest- ment:. The aggregate sum received by th«? defendant between the 3rd of Febi-Pry and the 16th of July. 1891, wa- £ 2.813 3*. 10d.. and the aggregate received in the two years, from *he 15th of August. 1890, to the 16th of July, 1891, was £ 10.584 3s. 9d. In January, 1392, he asked Balfour for vouchers for the 1S91 investments. Tn reply he sent a letter stat- ing the amounts he hail received. Balfcur had also toid him he was to add 1'2 per cent, to the credit of the profit and ioss account, with a view to increasing the profit. That was done. CrosH-examined by M r. O'Connor: The letters given instead of certificates were placed before the auditors. and did not go before the board. When the underwriting account was started, witness was instructed by Balfour not to report any transaction specifically to the board, but to wait till the underwriting account waR I closed, when everything could be erw>ed to jfeMier. Thar, was in accordant* with the re- solution of the 3rd of-April, 1889. Were there any inquiries or any communica- tions by the board in reference to these pay- ments?—I do not think so. I do not re- member any- Did the auditors inike anv comment aloiit the letters?—One of the a.uditors asked me if I knew anything about it and I toid him as nearly as I could what M:. Balfour told me. Is it not usual to charge interest on un- deve!ope_d estates?—I should noi like to express an opinion g»n^raily. It was certainly usual in the Building Securities Company and the other Balfour companies. Sir John Bridge: That is a mat.ter which a jury will know much more about than an von e else It is commonly done in all They say. we shall have a g-ood profit next Sir John Bridge: That is a mat.ter which a jury will know much more about than an von e else It is commonly done in all They say. we shall have a g-ood profit next year, let us put some of it down tor this year. Mr. O Connor And it is not crime Sir John. ,°w. Bnds'e No •' but it 13 a 2T*at foil v. Mr. O Connor (to witness*. Did vou think you were doing wrong in th,. wav you acted. >s!r 'john Bride*: A servant doe* not think fif IS dom? wrong when h« obev* his master (Laughter.) »aid that the auditors m 11 ^'1 ;in., 1892 were Messrs. G. E Brock fiid Davies. BAl.!<'fHTR'S RANKING ACCOUN T vrMJ G'or*« Tinsen, easlner in Martin s Bank, where B.! I four had a, private aocount in 1890 and 1891, s:.lJd into that priva^ account in those years he paid th* cheques spoken to by tlw witness Torder in connec- tion witn the letd investment Mr. Skarland, a el-erk n the London and f -,T1 1890 and J891, where Balfour hen had a private account, spoke to th" nav- KThSar "!wq'u"k b*1' four in 1891. MORE ABOUT WHITEHALL COURT. The Whitehall Court, case was, at this ax&sK returned to Mr Browham, a solicitor, was niterpo-ed for the missing Greig agree- ment. It was a document, purporting to tr al1 agreement between .). W. tiopbs and Co. (Limited) and Greitj. uw:er which Hobbs and Ca. agreed to pav i^U.UUU to Greig or the agent for certain Tx*isons interested m the sale of Whitehall Court, (Limited). This agreement, said .r. it. nf<?, had been handed to him by his partnfr. It was not signed by Greig. His name ap- peaTec to ha.ve been filled in subsequently, and a Jx>It'on °f she document scratched out. Croas.-examined: Witness said he did not know whether a searoh was made for this doeumen t in 1893 when Henrv Granrille Wr'ghi. was t;ried.. Counsel for the Crown taking possession of the deed witness said: I cannot give it up Mr. Avory: We have, been looking for it 90 long. we cannot part with it. (Laughter.) Witness: We claim a lien. not for costs. Mr Avory It is very safe here. (Laughter ) Sir Johsi Bridge: it must be Inft hfre, cer- tainly. LORD SUDELEY IN THE BOX. Lord Sudeley was the nest witness. He sa-id he now resided at Ham Common, Surrev. In April, 1889, he was acquainted with the prisoner. At chat time there was a proposal to form a syndicate to purchase land at Wychiea, Kansas, and witness had a conver- sation with Balfour on the subject of ioining the syiidi<iate. Balfour said be wished to join, and subsequently said he wculd l'ke his soo to jom also. Balfour agreed to sub- II scribe £ 7,463 and the son E2,592. ft was .arranged that an American company should !>» formed to work it. lhe scheme was that of the Peel Investment and Improvement Co. the estate being at Wychiea. He J. Baifonr) bees me director of the London committee. In due course eharx; certificates were made out. On the 13th of July witness sent to Balfour the share certificates for the shares h., had sub- I atribed, representing 1,500. The .roney to pay for witness's shares (Balfour i,ud his), amouiit- iiiK to £ ,17.4lhj, was obtamcU on loan trom Msrtia s Bank in the joint names of Balfour and witness. This was paid otf in July, 1888. by means of a !oa,n from the London and tit 11 oral Bank, on the joint promissory note of himself and Balfour, by the deposit of the Peel In vest- ment Company's certificate. Ou the 15th of November it was transferred buck again to Martin's Bank, and remained there till Septem- I t'er. 1892. Shortly after the shares, in the name of Jame* Balfour, the son, were sold, and the cheque of the purohaaer wa", panl into Martin's Bank. and so they were released. This left at the bank about 3.0CO shares, 1,500 of witness's and 1.500 of Baifoar's. ^Vh.m the acceptances matured witness paid his share, £1.500. to Ba Hour. The court then adjourned for lunoheon. On the oouit resuming. Lord Sudeley again wero into the witness-box. He said that 1; yond £2,500 and B700 interest. Balfour never paid anything off the loan from Martin's Bank. Witness explained that the company. of which they were London directors, was formed for the purpose of purchasing building lots in Kansas. He trac-d in further detail the tiiiHjWMal relationship betweo. himself and Balfour, and said that the Peel Investment, Company 'had never paid any dividend. LVfr. O'Connor: Lord Sudeley, you sent for Mr. Balfour iu 1889'?—I did send for him. T saw him. You introduced t.'u business to him?—I did. You thought it good business, I suppose?— I did. Did you think to in 1890 and 1891?—Yes, and Mr Balfour's son visited the land. Had Mr. Balfour any hesitation abouf going in for it ?—None whatever. Did Mr. Balfour give you to understand that he he'd tl.r =hare<< on trut*—He always gave me to understand that the shares were for himself, and that no othr nerson was inte- I rest ed. Yrnl and Mr. Balfour were responsible for all the expenses in connection with the promo- tion of this property?—As a matter of fact. I paid all the <penses. (Laughter.; Witness added that the company was not iu a very flourishing condition at presentvery far from ir. T> apoear <1 f-om a question put- by the magistrate thut. aithough Balfour obtained £ 10.584- #cr iiivestmeiit in the 1'61<1 Company, :1 that he and his son together aetualiy lil- vested was £5.800. LAST EVIDENCE OX THE CHARGE. Mi. Charles Saw by. cle-k in the Union Bank at Croydon, and Mr, tlassard, manager of Martin's Bank, gave some formal evidence, which closed the case on this head. SIR JOHN AND MR. O'CONNOR* Mr. O'Connor submitted that defendant cup-lit not to be committed for trial with this charge, for the ren.son that this was a. trust I created by a resolution cf the company, whose money Balfour was charged with having passed to his own account. The question was still going on. Sir John Bridge: But suppose he invests money contrary to the purposes intended: Mr. O'Connor: He dealt with tht money bona-tide. Sir John Bridge: That will lie a question for a. jury. Mr. O'Connor urged that the mam oharge- that he app ied the money to purposes other than those for what it was entrusted—had not been made out. Sir John Bridge pointed out tha.t there was a considerable difference between the amount which prisoner had obtained and which he had invented. Mr. O'Connor: But the difference was in the hank. Sir John Bridge replied that he drew £7,000 for tiiis i vilatiou, but only invested £3,OOU. I Mr, O'Connor again urged that he was a trustee, and could not be returned for trial on a charge like this. BALFOUR SPEAKS. Sir John Bridge said that he intended to commit the defendant for trial on this charge. He should not give reasons. He then cautioned the defendant, and asked him if he wished to eay anything. Balfour (who had risen in the dock) ex claim.td m a firm voice: 1 reserve my defence. TO GO ECU TRIAL. Sir John Bridge said, with respect to the first charge, it had not m his opinion been shown that. the draft minute had .befn iraudu- k-ntly altered, This did not alter the other charges. Mr. O'Connor: Then, there is tne document brought to your notice to-<iay. Sir John Bridge said it would not have affected him. whether it had been produced "r not. There was ample evidence to go to a jurv. Mr. O'Connor remarked that before t.he magistrate finally committed he wished to tjay that he pea* that cuiy served upon tli £ decretal v of Rtrto for Foreign Affairs a »ub- pon.t to appear there that day. He did not know whet he'- there was anyone in attendance from the Foreign Office. There was no response. Sir J. Bridge remarked that the case was now over. Mr O'Connor sa»d he wanted to give some evidence a-s to extradition. He urged the points which he had previously raised as to the necessity of proving that Balfour was being charged with the offences for which he was extradited. Sir J. Bridge replied that that vould have to Vie raised by special r-lea. when the oase came on for triai. Mr. O'Connor then thankee the magistrate for his patient hearing of the case. AN EXTRAORDINARY PROPOSAL. Mr. MaHbews rising said that before the magistrate formally committed prisoner far trial he would ask that, th- case go to Hie June sessions. There were a number of charge against prisoner, connected with hi-s directorship of tlie Lands Aootinent Company and his membership of the Liberator Society. They had been investigated jit grea' length at the Guild-hall against Balfour's co-directors. To t-mbark upon another investigation of that ieng h was not consider-d reasonable. There- tore. the Crown pivposed that Balfour should receive a copy of the deposition* taken there, and that 'ne should b* served with such add:- tional evidence as would be offered at his trial. Mr. O'Connor a.t first character sed this sug- gestion as an extraordinary one, but even- tually he agreed to take it into consideration. ADJOURNED TILL TO-DAY. Tin- ease wan. therefore, adjourned t-iil to- day (Friday) in 01-der that counsel for the defence may1 consult hi* cliesit and decide whether he wilt acoept the suggestion of the advocate for the Crown. Owing to this arrangement the magistrate did not on Thursday make any formui com- mittat

ARISTOCRATIC DIVORCE CASE, HIGHLAND LANDLORD AND HIS WIFE. THE MOTHEIv-IN-LAW AGAIN. The House of Lords on Thursday gave judg- ment hi the appeal of Mr. Mackenzie of Jnverew*, Ross-shire, who sought for a dissolu- tion of hi* marriage on the ground of th« wil- ful desertion of his wile for four years.—Their Lordships, taking the view of the Court of Session an,4 of the respondent, held that the deserting was justified bv the:, conduct of the peti- I tioner, and tJhat he had made uo bona. tide effort to secure the return of his wife.- Lord Ash- bourne said it wa- "ad to think that but for the appellant's mother his married life migh,- have be*»r> un hrok..r1 aud happy. Re- ferring to the bedroom incident-, in which the II husband and his mother held the wife down while the Tiurse toolc her infant child from her by force, hr< lord«hip said it was a painful -t*sr«s—one that might be forgiven, b'»t never forgotten, and one that justified the wife leaving forgotten, and one that justified the wife leaving her husband's house. The mental torture the I wife was subjected ro would have entitled her to ask for a judicial separation

THE CUBAN REVOLT. ANOTHER DEFEAT OF THE INSURGENTS A Reuter s telegram from Madrid on Thurs- day says :—An official dispatch from Havannah announces that the Spanish troops had an engagement in tbe vicinity of Guantanamo with the combined forees cf the ..wo insurgent leaders, the brothers Maceio. After an obstinate fight the insurgents w..re defeated, losing 47 killed and many wounded. The Spanish losses were one officer, Lieutenant-colonel Bo«cli. killed, and several wounded. THREE HUNDRED REBELS KILLED. A Renter's telegram from New YOTK Oil Thursday says: — A dispa<tch received from Ilat ana "tales that a. fight, which ias.=d twelve hours, took place on the 13th inst. near I Kua.n.¡ tar a mo. It began at itYe o'clock in the morn- ing with a furious attack made by a body of 400 Spanish troops .011 the insurgents, who erE", 2,000 strong. The latter were commanded by the leaders Gomez and the two Maoeoa, and made a. desperate resistance, succeeding at one time it] completely surrounding rhp. Spaniards. I Ultimately, however, they were beaten oock wi h great io.1*, their dead and wounded ntim- bering 300. The Spanish troops lost four officers and eleven men killd and 30 wounded, I

A greengrocer, named QifLrk. teU in a fit I in front of a tracth/n engine at Maids'one on j Thursday, and was crushed to death.

HYPNOTISM. I THE ALLEGED HEVELA TIONS OF MR. DALE. CHALLENGE BY A PROFESSOR. The oil Thursday devoted further space to what may be described as a. revela- tion of the hypnotic mystery, and in the course of its description says —At the per- formance on Wednesday night (the South, London folk were all engaged reading the "Star' before the hypnotic show c-ame 011. The "Star contents bills had been posted at the entrances to the building, and they elevated lib exposure into something like a sensn It is strnnge, now that :he exposure lias been made, how many people there were who knew the wsiole business was a 1'ra.ud in the meantime, some of the subjects who see their game checked vein their dissatisfaction by hissing at Mr. Dale and his colleagues. CHALLENGE TO HYPNOTISTS. Tl.at both Professor VOIie and Mr. Marshall ha.ve confidence in their view that the shows now going on are shams wiil be seen from a challenge they ask the "Star" to insert, as follows: — "Professor Dale challenges Professor Charles Morritt, Professor White, Professor pricker, and Professor Albini to put any of their own subjects (lady or gentleman) into a six and nights' trance, the subject to be wa.tohed by doctors, a. reporter of the "Star,' Professor Dale, and Mr. Marshall; £50 to be forfeited by Professor Dale if the subjecc satisfies the doctois that he or she remains without intermission in an hypnotic state, in spite of any rea^onaiule test. The only specific condition imposed i" tiu-t the face of the subject shall at no time be covered." liie challenge cannot t>e said to have l.een overweighted with conditions. and theie should he a speedy acceptance tiom one of viie gentlemen named. it may be mentioned that the provision for the subject's face to be uncovered i, insisted on because the most, severe part of his task, supposing him to btl all unpo-tor. to endure tHe very severe strain of keeping his eyes shut during the whole period. As to other tests, Mr. M-.w- shall laughs at suggestions of galvanic batteries and feathers thrust up the nostrils. and describes glorious feeds of fried fish and potatoes indulged in by the subject when the watchers were not alert. AN OFFER TO PROFESSOR DALE. A gentleman who sends his card to the "Star, but desires that for the present his name should not be published, writes:- "Allow a professor of the hypnotic art a chance of challenging Professor A. Dale *o a public test. I propose, to hypnotise a sub- ject six hours before the test takes place and to defy Profes-soi A. Dale or any other person to prevent that subject instantly failing a deep directly the said subject reaches the stage, from whirh sleep neither Professor A. Dale nor any other person except myself shall wake him." The writer wishes his name and address not to be published at present, as he does not intend his subject to know for what pur- pose he is being hypnotised. Both name and address may be published after the test. Professor Dalt. he suggests, should appoint, through the Star," the timf of the trial. which it is desired should bt, as public; as possible.

THE DOWLAIS MYSTERY. INQUEST ON THE MAN FOUND DROWNED. Mr. R. J. Rhys, th) district coroner, held ::n inquest at the Clarence Hotel, l.Kiv/lais. on Wednesday afternoon to ascertain the circum- stances attending the death of the unknown man who-e body was found in the big pond be- tween Dowlais and Rhymney on Monday after- noon.—The little boy Lewis having given evi- dence. of the finding of the body, Poiice-con- stable William Davi. s ,,}X¡ke to the removal of I the remains to the Clarence Hotel coaeh-house. On searching the body he found the sum of 2s. Id., and also a small tin box. On opemng this box he found it to contain a small, iiiegn- larly-eut piece of thin, cream -coloured paper, on which was written, in fairly good handwrit- ing, the words "to hld to work." The first wcrd begaii with a small "t," and the "b" in "bad v. as neither looped at the top nor rounded at the bottom, no that it looked like a "t." The paper was dirtv. and there were several creases I in it. aa if the mn had carried it about in his pocket for some time, and had not thought 0; placing it in the box until shortly before his ac.ith.—Dr. J. Howard Jones, of the Dowlaia Iron Company's medical staff, said that the body was that of a nan between 45 and 50 years of age. The hair and btard were brown, turning to grey. Th* man was 5ft. 7in. in height, and his hands seemed to irid;cate that he was a labourer. Judging by appearances, he should say that the man was more or less of a tramp. The legs were thin. The body was very much df composed, and he should say that it .hà.d been in the water for about nine days or a fortnight. —'Ihe Coroner having summed lip, pointing out that the presence of money in the man's pocket, together with the woni's written on the strip of paper. retmc-d to discountenance the supposn iion that the man h'td been murdered, the jury rfturned a verdict of "hound drowned- '—It IPvS tran-spired that the landlady of the inn on Tv yu-v-Wauri has recognised the body as that of a man who solicited alms of her about a fortnight ago.

TROOPS AT MILFORD HAVEN. MILITARY MANOEUVRES ON A L A RG E S C A LE. At the present time there are about 4,000 soldiers Oil duty within the precinote of Milford Haven, comprising he 41st Welsh Regiment, Royal Artillery, Koyai Engineers, Submarine Miners, &0., forming Pembroke Dock Gairisou and the following regim-mts of Militia Artillery, &e., located 011 the haven as follows:— Car- marthen, at Fort Popton (south side) Glamor- gan, South Hook Fort; and Pembroke, T'ort Hubberstcn (both ou north side), doing their annual training, which commenced ou the 6th ii-st. We believe that arrangements are being made bv Colonel Coodeve, Assistant Adjutant- Generai. and other officers that tactical manoeuvres, not yet definitely matured, will take place somewhere on ttip north side of the haven, c, mmencing on the 25th and concluding about the 30th inst., in which a. large number of men will take part from ihe gairiion and from the forts.

FORTH POLICE COURT OPENED BY THE STIPENDIARY MAGISTRATE. The new Police-court at Porth, adjoining the. Police-station, was formally opened on Thurs. t,ay niomiug I., Mr J. Ignatius Williams, sti- pendiary magistrate, who was presented with a silver key by Mr. Robinson, architect. There are two courts in the building, one of whichrwill b used by the county-court udge and the other by the registrar. The builder was Mr. W. Iifsitnan. Chipping Camden. The contract price was £ 2,0l" and the buildmg provides accommodation for about 400. The first case tried was a charge against, a woman for keeping a dog without a licence, and the court, probably in honour of the occasion, deeded that the accused should defray the costs only. Subse- quently between fifty and sixty gentlemen sat down to dinnpr in one. of the courts.

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AT MERTHYR. A SINGULAR CASE. I At Merthyr Foiice-court on Thursday Geoigc Dixon, labourer, ag°d 22, was remanded for a week, charged with attempting to commit suicide by swallowing carbolic acid, at Dowlais. —Thomas Davies, a mason, said that at mid- day on Tuesday the prisoner came into the Holly Bush Inn and was served with a pint of beer. The prisoner said, I have only two minutes to live," and took out of his pocket a botfle, the contents of which be poured into the I beer. He was about to drink when witness knocked trie measure out of his hand and broke the bottle. and part of the carbolic acid went over prisoner's legs and burnt him so badly that whfjn he was tlk-ri into custody he was removed to the workhouse hospital.

DIOCESE OF ST. DAVID'S. THE VACANT PROCTORSHIP. ¡ The Rev. Darnel .Tone*. M.A., vicar of Lampeter, has consen'd to allow himaeU to be nominated for the vacancy in the representation of tue clergy of the dineose in Convocation.

THE HOME SECRETARY'S HOME AFFAIRS. The Press Association that Mrs Asonith, wife of the Home Secretary was on Thursday delivered o; a child, which, unfor- tunately. lid not survive. Mrs Asquith has been exceedingly ill. but the latest accounts are that she it now doing fairly well

THE COAL TRADE I I CONFERENCE OF MASTERS AND MEN. THE COAL MINES REGULATION HILL. A joint conferenoe of the coolowners and miners in the L'nited Kingdom was held on Thursslay morning at the Westminster Palace Hotd, J,OIldcIl, to consider the clauses of tin- Coal Mines Regulation Bill which the Home Siecrer ary has liitrcduoed during the pr esent) .ieasioti with the object of amending the existt- .i¡¡,! legislation on ria. suhjPct. There w ere, probably, nearly 150 master* and men present, and the meeting w" in every respecit a repre- sentative one. Some 40 or 50 members w ere in attendance representing proprietory interests all over the 00 tin try, bu; the otfioials of the organisation failed to supply the members of the press with a list of the names. The miners were represented by three bodies, viz.. the Mining Federation of Great Britain, the Miners' National Union, and the South Wales Sliding- seale Committee. The delegates for the latter organisation, 111 particular, took an acive part m the business of tfie conference. The follow- ing is a list of the Welsh delegates:—South Wales SLding-scale Committee. Mr. Lewis Males (miners' agent), Bedwas, Cardiff; Mr. I W. Evans, Rhondda. Mr. T. R. Thomas, Birohgrove; Mr. David Beynon, Merthyr; I Mr. George Philbpe. Cwmbach; Mr. John Morgan. Anthracite District: Mr. W. Abraham ("Mabon").M.P.,RhonddaVa!Iev; Mr. David Morgan (miners' agent). Aberdare; Mr. T. Davies. C-,eiligaer, Mr. T. Richards, Beaufort, M011. Mr. Alfred Onions. Aliercarn. Mnp. aiid Mr. T. D. Isaac. Rhondda v alley. Norih Wales: Mr. E. Pen.ers. Ihe following official statoment \MIS made to the press, with the concurrence of both Mr. T. Ratcliffe Ellis, on behalf of the Mining Asso- ciation of Great Britain, and Mr. T. A«hton, the secretary of the Miners' Federation of G reat Britain, for the men, at the termina- J lion of the conferenoe: — At a, meeting held on Thursday at the Westminster Palace Hotel between the repre- sentatives of the coalow hers and the men, Air. A. C. Bri ggs (president of the Mining Associa- tion of Great. Britain) in the chair, the Bill was further considered and satisfactory progress made, and it wa.s ultimately decided to refer to a small souit committee the points on which an agreement had not b»en arrived at." Mr. Eilis stated that the joint committee would t>e appointed in due course, and would comprise, representatives from all thp districts affected. The first meeting of this committee will be held in 1 ondr ri on ihursdav nc.vt, and hopes are confidently entertained that employers and employed will speedily be able to arrive at a complete and amicable understanding on all questions still pending between them. COLLIERT ENTERPRISE AT II LL A N ELLY. Wre understand that the C'wmmawr Colliery, Cwmbach, Llanellv, has been re-opened by a Jooal company. Operations were oomEaenoed a. few days ago.

BRECONSHIRE COMMON RIGHTS. AN ALLEGED ENCROACHMENT. In the House of Commons on Thursday. Mr. ALPHEU8 MORTON (L., Peter- borough} asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he was aware that the Lord of the Manor of Penshilly Wallensis, in the county of Brecon (a, manor formerly belonging to thn Crt'V I.), had recently entered into an agreement with the Merthyr Tydfil Local Board to sill to them a.s his private properly 78 acres of land, being part of 6S0 acres known as Torvlase Com- mon. within the said manor, and in the parish of Llanfrvnach, in the said county whether he was aware that the said lord of the manor claimed as his private property the whole of the said common (650 acres), notwithstanding that no Enclosure Act relating to the same had been passed nor any other process of law carried through; at id whether he would have the Mfse inquired into, with a view of Iietter protecting the lights of commoners. Mr. HERBERT GARDNER (President of the C hamber of Agriculture) Perhaps my iion. friend >vill allow me to reply to the question. 'Ihe Board of Agriculture have no cognisance of the agreement to which uiy hon. friend refers, nor have WP tuy authority t,) determine whether or not the lands in question are com- monable lands. In any c*<<e, hvwever, a ioid of the manor cannot by any action on his part prejudice any rights which the commoners may possess. I have no power myself to institute any inquiry on the subject, but. under the Local Government Act of last session, the (listuct coined may, with the consent of the county council, and in the maintenance of common rights, interfere wher.> the extinction or such rights would be prejudicial to the interests of die district.

CARMARTHEN ASYLUM. I CERTIFICATED NURSES AND ATTENDANTS. The bs-anntal examination of tho Medico- Psychologic?.! Association of Great Britain and Ireland for the certificate in nursing, especially as it relates to mental disorders, has just been held at the Joint Counties Asylum, Carmar- then. Nineteen candidate., presented them- selves, of whom thirteen—aix males and seven females — were successful, thanks to Dr. Goodal!, the medical supersntendent of the abovo institution. '11, ¡wt of names is as follows :Mr. G. I. Hodges, Mr. Wm. I'owtl!, Mr. Geo. Davids. Mr. WTn. Lewis, Mr. Geo. .r. renw. Mr. D. Evans, and Miss Thomas (matron). Miss Margaret Jones. Miss Martha bar.nett, Miss E. J, Davies, Miss Lucy Jeffer- son, Miss A. M Davies, and Mrs. C. J. Lewis. The examination of the above association, which is the representative scientific x<socia- tion of medical men engaged III the study of mental di-orders, has now been in vogue some four years, and has vastly unproved the quality of those employed 111 nursing the insane. For the examination just held the assooiatiori t>p- pointtid as examiner Dr. Pringle, merlical superintendent, Glamorgan County Asylum, with whom was associated as assessor Dr. Goodall, the superintendent nt the Carmarthen Asylum. 11 future all .nurses and ,-attendants who remain a. sufficient, length of time in the asylum service, to satisfy the probationary re- quirements of the association will be expected to go throns-h the necessary training.

PROPOSED SCHOOL BOARD FOR NEATH. SPECIAL MEETING OF THE TOWN COUNCIL. A special meeting of the Neath Town Coun- cil was held on Thursday, the mayor (Councillor Hopkin Morgan) piesiding.—A communication ww received from the Education Depaituien^ in reference to the deficiency of public school accommodation at Neath, and asking what -sug- g'stions the council had to make with lefe- rence to the formation of a school board. The deficiency aro.-e out of the fact that the its- continuance of the British Schools, which accom- modate 400 children, had been notified by tli- manager*.—After discussion, the council ap- pointed 1.1. committee to confer with the managers of the various voluntary schools in order to ascertain upon what terms thoir schools could be acquired in the event of a school board being formed.— It was also resolved to reply io the department that, inasmuch as the Llan- twit Lower School Board had not yet acquired the Malyn Schools, the claim advanced for con- tribution for the borough by the said board was premature.

PARISH COUNCIL MEETINGS A GRIEVANCE IN CARMARTHEN- SHIRE. QUESTIONS IN PARLIAMENT. In the House of Commons on Thursday. Mr. LLO\ D MORGAN L., Carmarthen. E.) asked the Home Secretary whether the parish council for St. C!par- m the county of Carmarthen, had communicated with t!r him iii reference to the use of the justices'- room for the purpose of holding parish council meetings, under Section 3 of the Local Govern- ment Act, 1894; whether, having vonsideved the representations made to him both for and against the use of the room, he communicated his consent to the chairman of the parish council: whether the standing joint, com- mittee, m thp face of this communication, refused the council the use of the room; and whether, under the circumstances, he would direct the standing joint committee to grant, the parxh council t.he use of the i-oom oil an reasonable occasion. Mr. G. tvv .j.jKLT, (Cnder-Secretary for the I Home Departniena), who nepiied in tie absence of the Home Secretary, said the facts were as stated. The committee were bound to allow the use of the justices'-room ¡ for the parish council. It was possible they had rnilunJmWod the la-w on the matter, and a commuBi«*tioQ had 1. not 10 them.

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-=- SHIPPING NEWS. I SIGNALLED OFF THE MUMBLES. May 16.—Wind. N. moderate gale weather. [ clear a.nd tine; sea, rougb.- Rec..ived ordp s: Steamer Effie Gray, of Swansea, for Swansea. Passed East Steamers Spencer, of Liverpool Talbot, of Liverpool Kngin. ef Bergen. Passed Went: Steamers Pubic, of Penzance Stream I Fisher, of Barrow Mary Elizabeth, of Chester. SWANSEA—A R RIVALS f NORTH DOCK I May 15.—St. Market, s, 1?8. Dublin, nil. Main, jw. Newquay, nil. XVilestnuii, 118, Antwerp, clay. Jessie: and Emtty, b. P2, Bristol, barley. SOUTH BOCK. May IS.-Collier, Ii. 113, Bristol, general. Stockton, ¡ f. 225, ileriu,.(e, lIil. V. A 137, Henn^Jiont, 1.11 t wOQd, Sydenham, s, 1,544, Bretneihaven, ml. Stream Usher s 188, I'ortlai'J, nil. Margaret Uwis, 28. Newport it- Charlotte, 45, I'auiU&t:, nil. IJanthewy. s, loo. Houneur, nil. CVrnioraiit, tug. 26, flfracwnbe, ml. Ocean, 33, Cardigan, nil. ml. Ocean, 33, Cardigan, nil. PRINCE OF WALES DOCK Mav lo.- Jason, s. 4;i6 Dni>l'n, nil. Moderator, j 57. Cardiff, tin Clyde, o, 133 Burry Pott. tin. SAIT.INOS, NORTH DOCK. Mav 15.—Priweus Alaiy, » (M'Xieol). "Newcastle. Britannia, tug (Taiutcr), Sea St. Margaret, n (Wilson), tklfast. William Jolliffe, tug (Jones), Sea. Free I i.lice, s (HO¡ldll). Tunis. SOUTH DOCK. May 15.—Tweed, 6 (Lindsay), Glasgow. PruNCR OF WALES DOCK. May 15.—Salisbury, a (Hutchinson), Poia. Enid, '• ("Wilton), Newport. City of Cadiz, » ((Yj-mor). Hain- Urg. British Princess, s (Morle), Philadelphia. I t irengton. s (Duff), JBatouni. I t irengton. s (Duff), JBatouni. EMKRF.D GUI WARDS.—Mav 16. New York, S|>encer, u, B, ./anee, 1,618, Williams, Torrey x Feild Rouen. Amiml CeoilJe, F, Auffret, 691, J. & C. Har- rison Carttiet, Amelia and Jane. n. Arlriison, 51, Erntght Kc\ien, Kffle Gray, n, Stewurt, 148. Harriet Broe. j CtHAHEO —M*v 16. i Paimpol, E«telle Leon, F. 122 coal Rov.en, Arniral Cetnlle, F, 1,350 eoal Carteret, Anieiia and Jane, B, 105 coal Rouen, Effie Gray, B, 420 coal Montreal, Paimas, B. avneral Genoa, ,tc., Stuart, B, 500 coal, 850 general Stockholm, E»meralda, Xwv, 450 voal San Francisco. Helga, B. 2,600 foai Mmtaigne. Auielia, F, 180 patent fnel Butouin, &c., Manar. B, 3,300 tin-plat eg Venice, Sir Walter Raleigh, P. 1,200 coal, 1,100 patent fuel IMPORTS—Way 16. Pauiilac, Charlotte, 75 tons pitwood, Williams, Davii Antwerp, Pedestrian, 250 tons clay, Richardson ie Co. IMPORTS COAiSTW.SK.—May 16. Bristol, Jcwie and Ernilv, a, 85 tons bailey. J. Dver Pr.rUvferry, Fakon, 95 tons potatoes. Importers Co. PUmouth, GU nfeadon, 160 touc copper ere. Williams, Poster & Co. Buiry Port, Clyde, n. 279 tons tin-plates, Buii.'?« London, via Cardiff, Hugin. s 200 tons general, Tucker Chester, Mary Elizabeth, 190 tons pitch. Atlantic Company I EXPORTS COASTWISE —Mav 16. Newliaven, Llanthewy, d, 296 cool, Margrars 4e Co. •••dM, Klisa, 115 coal, G. Thomas I High bridge, Heorgiatia. 115 coal. G. THomllll NEATH AND BRITON FERRY- ARRIVALS. May 14.—Csrnsew, g. 190. Hatle, ballast. Princefco AJexandiue. s. 292 aias^-ow, May 15.-Sprini(hok, 488, Huelva, copper ore. City of Yoik, s. 23, Bristol, general. SAILINGS. Ma. 14 — £ and?end, s (Laughanie), London. Tre- leitfh. s (Oreenslade). Cork. May IS -r- Snnlight s (CVinlni. Liverpool- Ctiiniew, a (Ocneli), Havie. Ln (iaite (Diirand), Caixiiff. May i6.—'Jameii, Pideford. Frtincoii (Qouno), Landertienu. IMPORTS.—Mav 15 Huelva, Springbok, ii, 981 tOlli copper ore, Rio Tinto Company CLEARED —May 15. Ie.nderneau, Francois, F, 120 coai PORTHCA WL,-A HRIV ALS, May 16.—Ocean Pea!! 51, Kilinore. grave). Willie Wanen, 37, St. Ives, hallaat. Susan Elizabeth, 69, Penzance, ballast. Liverpool, II. 203, Tralee, light. Chrysolite, 158, Penzance, liglit. SAILINGS. Mav Jó.-Im14, Par, 190 i-oa!. Edmund, Scilly, 95 coal. St. Ague*, St. Agnes, '^0 coal. ENTERED Ol.'TWARDS.—>Uv 16. Areachon, Agla- Clmrles, F, Antun, 123, William S. Vivian ,T Y. LLANELLY. Cf EARED.—May 13. Ix ndon, Sai l, s, R, 480 cnul Llveipool, Orphans, s, H, y-eneral Caen, Solwar Prince. s, B, 340 coal Fecamp, Amdic, F, PO coal Treport. M.^rie, F, 230 coal

SHIPPING DISASTERS. ,4 WRECK OFF HARTLEPOOL. The Swedish steamer ivUth, from Lttndq- orona, was totally wrecked otf Hartlepool on Thursday morning during a high wind. Tic.- captain, his wife, and two children, and the c: w were rescued amid yreat excitement by a hfd;oat. PENARTH-LADEN STEAMER IN COLLISION. A Lloyd's telegram says :-Tbg steamer Cross Hill, from Penarth, wi tt1 coal, has arrived al Southampton slightly damaged through collision with a French schooner off the Lizard. WRECK OF A YACHT. On Thursday afternoon a yacht foundered in a squall of wind about two and a halt" miles off Southend Pierhead. Boats from Ite barqJe Concordia, lying near the pier, put otf to the rescue and picked Up two officer", stationed at Shoeburyness. who were m an exhausted con- dition. It is feared that the captain of th« yacht, named James Heud. went down with hii j •raft. CAPTAIN KILLED YND SOY DROWNED. A telegram from Lloyd* agent with refe- rence to 'in* barque Hedvig. which went ashore at Salt house, states that the captain was killed and a boy drowned Tllió ship has en- tirely broken up. and the caivo 1!6 washing along fnte shore. MINOR CASUALTIES. The Dutch ship De Gebraedera, inward bound, and the British steamer Park field collided in the North Sea. The former sank crew saved. The Parkfield pnt into Hamburg. The ketch Lady Acland, from Newport with ooale. grounded on entering Charlestown. COMlo wall. Assisted afloat and docked. A Lloyd's Dover toleeram states that a. boat from her Majesty's ship Research, anchored in the Downs, attempted to land at Deal on Thurs- day morning with dispatches, but owing to the strong wind and tide could neither return to the ship nor reach the shore. The Deal lifeboat I Mary Somerville was launched to her assis- tance. and, beinsr unable to reach the Research, landed the crew at Dove. and also towed in the boat.

THE ARDLAMONT MYSTERY MONSON CHARGED WITH FRAUD. At Bow-street on ThursdayAlfred John Monson appeared to answer a summons charging him with having obtained from Beresford Loftus Tottenham a cheque tor JE250 by means of false pretehoes. The oaee for the prosecution was '011 that Mr. Tottenham advanced the money on the strength of two letters written by the defen- dant, that the statements contained in the letters asking for the cheque were untrue, and that the story of a contract for the purchase of the Ardlamont Estate. as written, was fabri- cated. The ca.se was adjourned.

THE TIC HBO UN E CLAIMANT. ARTHUR ORTON'S AUTO- BIOGRAPHY. The Press Association learns tliat the People "of this week will contain the first p'tr- tipn of a narrative by Arthur Orton, the i lch- borne Claimant, written by himself, and accom- panied by a sworn affidavit giving the foil his- tory of his life and ihe astounding fraud he 'vas tory of his life and the astounding fraud he 'vas able to carry on so long. Orton begins with his birth and parentage, and declares himself the son of the Wapping butcher, as alleged at the trial. He narrates his early adventures in Chili and Australia, and promises a full revela- tion of all the incident* in hi* wztraordinary OKWf. 1

LOCAL VETO BILL THE MEASURE TO BE ABAN'D0^ -—— The "Yorkshire Post" »ay« -On«^ certain result of the Walworth ore out- is that (JUM' will be heard of the Local A eto tiv-j tb>l stonians belie\e. aiiu. probable 'j^11 ore tb. '1' I,e that iJi-starretl measure contributed rJ10 incePt any other single cause tn ,e the h. e triumph "hien the t nionists a,c e,\j,ued 10 rliHy uif. consequently: not at ail »,,t fC sit. down ijU.etlx while other seats fre MoP the Shine re-i-'M:i l iormal 11 ^uart*1*' this ttiect ha-, bren conveyed to hea aud it wili be followed, if necessary, -t ^11- defiinte action. But, uoubrle<-s. the be taken. Ministers are not so errtii^P3 not to vee that to persist with the suicidal. )Ñ

PEMBROKE DUCK GAK«^S°^ DEPARTURE < >F ADJUTANT V. G. ASTLEY. ———. túrPeJ On Tliursdav mortr.ug quite a cro»« tt> up at Pembroke Uock KaJw iv 'St^ I), b* witness fit, departure of vieutenaj1* 41-t, Astlcy from his oid regiment, the gal'.qll loPeJ as lie is retiring from tlie service. Quirk. the whole of the -ae**1 1 of the reghnent. the and full band (under i\lr. Monk). on the railway platform bidding and itdieii to their respected coufrfere ^36^ who was held in high esteem i-'} 3 nW' tliroughout the battalion. The b*11 t'"? appropriate airs, and 'Auld Lang SjJB gffi tram left the station, the colonel. cfB'- sergeants cheering heartily.

THE CHOLEKA tT, ±1 SUPPOSED INFECTED SHU GRAYESEND. The steinier F.denmoor arrived off ci end on Wednesday nig'iit and reported the crew suffering from .-vmptoms rW-?a,r)fec' cholera. The vessel was detained l°r j0 t'l<' tion, and the patient was removed sanitary hospital. ANOTHER CHOLERA- STEAMER IN THAML'S „TP TWO DEATHS ON THE sTTT, The Central News says :—The steam*" ^jji2 arrived at Crayesend on Wednesday from Buenos Ayres, an<l, having cholera on board dnrmp; the vcyag £ detained by the poit medical oflicef f°r KJ* tion. One fatal case occurred at Bneno tfirf 011 the 2nd of .Tannary, and another J ocean on the 2nd of April. At St. y 0e doctor was sent for, hut dpclinou to ^{0^ The vessel was thoroughly disinfects1^' being released, and the drinking V,L thrown away.

LOHO-U)ciEBEHY'S TO*1** -rgP' HIS HEALTH MUCH lMPft°V thltt The "British Mt-tiieal J'jiimai rot, the sea trip 011 which Lord Rosebery jgflj barked ha.s in no sense, been undertaken seoucn.'f of the incident at the Liberal Club. The trip had leen talkr oPper: and wag only debi .-d fnr want 0 j, IJlI tunity. Lortl Ros?bery'« !.M!th has 1111 eft'f! proved. He ?leepsi much assurance is now given that he will (' throw off the results of LJ" attack of influenza. t A Penzance teleorram on Thursds.T Bays :—Lord Rosebery and Lord a day at the Sciily Islands, and dineo Abbey witb Alr. Dorricn Smith.