The South Wales Daily Post

A PROSPECTOR'S FATE. » TTemelita.! • TTemtelita The liquid j tflbl :is seemed fI,g from above. »:<d came i roiling musically down the rooky ravine aid, bounding baex from the oppos.te wail, mingied with the joyous brawl of the torrent sbar.ag ♦he riasa with the road-bed. Hermelira 1 Bo:h man and horse started at the sound of t woman's voice ir. th-«e bviren sol- ;ui«g. Siaoe morning C **ril Wairwrigh: had been poking hij way thro'gh oaaons and over ridges towards he br xher peaks. "San Bernardino and San Gorgonio, wLow hoary forms seemed from ♦he val'e; below .0 3S*nd shoulder to shoulder. Eo prened forward, expecting chat ano:her fiance would reveaJ th» habitation of some hili- ovir.g mortal who had takan his abode in these fastnesses; and shus he passed V'ed.esislv a trad to r-he left tittt <d sharply to ;.11,. creek, but came a moment later to a deep dv^vnt, hearing ♦ncs» of *¥*D2 a (Orh, albeit on« llO. to the fca-t« Of the ordinary traveler. Passing oi. "o l:(e :.r ^k to m cam re the in- line and iik out £ he ob-tructions to be •.voided in Ct. ng 'he turbulent, rock-ribbed girfeam, Wainwnght came upon a scene for a. printer. On ii»e tc#3 precipitous bunk oppt> #ite stood a veritable »i £ n ma d, "ny aud dark, triib lustr us eyes and midnight hair: in her iimder arms she hs<d a dripping olla that •ecmed to the youi. ? man far We) much for her C.'uldish strength and startled '7 his approach, »h«* @t..ood eyeing h:rotÙ.1ir:Ly and ye. with haif -parted Hr-" a* ir about to »peak. Tift giii looked m if fascinated, while his gure-footed nag1 stepped nrefully down the tteep aad into the swift, swirling wjtcr. The Ittrw moved ging-rly but ut.he»itaxingly for- ward. and the man looked back to Vee ho** the pti^k bun-o he was leaden? took the ;,0" rtnt. The little creature oiam^ered and slid to the w*ter's edgv, then backed suddenly, Kcsrly jerking tJ,8 p-ospecTcr =rom his caw lean Mai Just at 'vt momwi i-vilia n's foot nrnt t»vq stru ;k 81 rolling atone. for fh»j (rood fcitit stumbled, recovered and stumbled pitching his r-dcr, v^th yet £.r.: Paic, in his •addle, into the *ee~unf flood- Waiawr'g'u's last conscious mom.irt is he plnagvd down- ward WM lulled "itl.'—"M-v'.Te 1,):03, tho ttfTW will drown!" shrieked in the Spanish t' crt:e his fAr with a. 1..a.-nv vision of a. bey aid sr'ri ?taiunr4! over hhn^elf in soakirg gar- It 'ite; but a shurp oain darted aivross ius ty«8, .vi. with a he fain* ;d :t¡(.\í. WPt"1 h", d,d finally c(ce to himself he tvus lying in a bed near a tiny window, "thrrrurb wb:r. be .^aught a x-1imy""e of sno^-v ihe waiter* crow.njf over his bead w-Te bare but v.ioothlv finished, u^d ther^ wa? au air of simple, Ola-World refinement abov.t the nea+ room that purrded him ijrsatiy 3-- soon all his scattered witw cori.^ntra. »d «!ou?u for Jham. to remraibw where he must hp. A .rentle atxwajo of la1 x P.wsd from the adjoining eiiam- ber, an< rvfter i;fltening dreamily to the soft, j fbr««pi w<r.d? fm- inarv n.nutee, be wao¡ at- ■tacked by a suaden curiosity to know who were hi' leecaer?. The rrrrsT. he uttered was o*)1r Oftrtlr feigned M he tumecJ his face towards tie door, and for th** tirst time it strwk him tiiac he was ;evereiy linrt; but- the sKrind brought Pt.otu Ramoia ^as»*7»ra to his throshold or. the ^nstanrt. She gave & iitle cry of pleasure at th9 hrM of j coraKaou?ne«s in his eyes; and Cyril forgot I ?ile pain as he cal'e^, "^aarer'r: "Pardon JTHJ, ser.rra, 0>.1. will voi. be ?c kind a? to tell me Vborn t am iaaebted for hospitality atid lltw i |jo» here?" Tba matron ihook Iier head, answering h'tri io Spanish: "^Ve sp'ik not the tonjf ie of the Gnrgrws" and tie ycung man pu- his qjiastaon aflain in her awd. len^ua^-e, adding majvy prewions o. grar'v-ide to hia benefactors. The s/x>d won j,Q o feature. "bjeh ba<' t at <orTxi of the unknc^.i words, softened some- "The horse f in the zacja, the -«nor ^Wiamb rs. It was K- rmel.ta, \r,j daughter, a'-1 tviv son CarlD« r.-h" sared the w.ya- from the w?*er aad oariied 1 'n hither. T 1;» !>ny oaKiffi* also the ?enor's ount and tihe fooi.;b tr.rro: they are in the o*» • b;¡,rTI below." ''But you t.!tTf4 oot told ire vr.vr name that I may <har,k you!" he erdainKsd, impatiently, and his hoetew" with indvujent kindness, a«w»W0ring. "The penrr may call me Sec sra Bftmor.?.; hTt now he m-ast. n**4, acd ea1, ft will be many dara bofore he can go on up the mountains." The Senora Ttann.crta snokf oniv too irvV '1'r.e oken Isjr a.r d the severe hnibeti result- LcLff from Waiawr^ht's fail and his being hurled by the 8.Tl,¡rrV vrv^r a2a.imt, thy rooks i1 the ooursa t_>ok Ion? 4o htaJ. Tt was a. wound m the head t "u had car.v«d him to 1;e two da/9 in th9 oo'tix^e bedroom, unaware of fcis Kurroundings, and even after his limb Lc- ni £ 3 st'oni? enough *r» heå. 1, r*e;ifht. JIR taL1 suiF<-r«i fr-Ti sndcicn tbr^hhlngd and falntnew which were it.. after effect". The yotir>? man iJT>d^ rapid rr->flre*? in tihe frierd- ahip of ih- family; before be ^'dd iea?e his bed the group woidd gather 10 room in the evening and the !'pnoJ'3, C-f Cyril WOIl Id t«il ta.d(Sj!, or Carlos would play bi" guitar and Her- mr>ita would sin?—Hormeiit% whom Cyril had takea for a child, and whom he fennd to be a T0U:.Ig- woman, a Spaniard of the Spaniard?, and ?-o. indeed, was her mother. !L*ter 00, :T;"hen be could limp siowiy tQ the Goor with the aid (,& a ^oui stick, they mpae the reranda their ¡,itt>ntr-I"0cn. and the loiitf, IDOCTdit 5, °uin?-! slipped swiftly t-ud happily &> In an enchanted i*eaim. Cyril u«ed often to pondpr on the oddity of th'" isolation ir which those people lived. Se- ncra rlamojia wa.a a iidy. with the culture of the da ughters of old Spain: Hsr- IP-«lit<t pm a daughter worthr of such a mother. fyfcjr had tlie dend Spenia-d made a. home for iuch women amonsr the rocky fa-stnessas ? And Carlos im^xl'^d the younaf American with t.u wild mooci-i -'ncl loweri.r■ LMk3. At time- |»P wired willing', nay, a.J;:iou: to make frivnds with the stranger whom chanoe had qttart«r»d ir. his hr-u-;e: but. ajcain, his evening italic would warder into clash :i< chords, and the boy would da*h down his liiytrumen; and, flinging fierce glances, including Wainwrij'hft iu the h.ainirw^ck ard Fle^rr.eb+a en the *t-?p« below hhn, would rush away into tiie darkness bjid 1* =ctn no more rill the morrow. Tiie <-enora '5;\é'lTIed to f«*el that an eTpiana- tior. of Carlos'•» behaviour was due her jfUejt My boy i* the heir of mis- fortune, •er.cr," she «aid. yravely. "Perr- hjip4 my friend does not know, aUo. that the thild is or.iy nny fosier son. His fatiier ww the frond of my husband; but he carries in Lis veinii th? blood of an Ir-dian mother, a v;cro" 11 of feio raiflaione. '>vtien log Ameri- canos' first came to California, the Sonar Gonzalez o ffind^d his IKm :.0 my care and joined our danders. He rdl, and my hus- t>a< .< the f..e:,or Ramagua. rame horn? wounded, we thought to die Ay (If" mi! Sen or Wain- wright. that was a. better time- fl." had been happier had he as bis friend. Did not the Gringo* otmfi«<*te :>.1. our lards?—all the broad pactum, and the wheat laud, and ths grove of ol'v*;? by th> zanjt, trl>ere stood the house oi nv birth. Then cam ? wa th^w mctitancs j my hixsb»\nd could not. b^r '.o leave CaJifonna. hii« heme; he w:»* proud he woui go to hi" { relatives e.Tid mine, grandees of Mexico, with empty hands: so 11.. sold the rhck4 and the Jier'ds in Log Angeies, he brought men and built 'his hc\:se, he led hvtuer his wife, myseif, and the li-i *1" Car!j», atl'1 oiv tfermfeiita. then a baby. Pobiecita 1 it ba-s be°i' a etrange )jpira,Mi lor- tiH" tender tlow >t. and the Iftother's glunce strayed so the child-woman b^lde her. "Dear senora, why do vou stay here?" cvied hnt ut'er ii^tenej. ,.y 011 say truly it is a #fTi.r.ge place for gentle ladie". Your daughter is grow •. *ome day you wil; tvi?h ber to marry. Whom will .-he meet in t.hes« Pardon me if I di*tre« vo»; b*:t :u $t' rowng no lci,j^r. H, 3.i! vou ?av. Carlos is not 7i»-r b'other. in what a position you le:.• har should harm come to yourself The (firl's i -ii^ laches *wT>t suddenly over tba brichs e**e« turned upon ilUR and uer head Put the wh'-e-'ia're'.} senora, jflaScing though Ifully from her patient to her cldd., miumured slowly, "It is true; but this i< our horrt The Loe A ::jrs>es of *o-d»r | ■would not be the Loe Angeles of my girlhood. Tht-y are ^jne—mv friends of the old tune?— to Slexico. *o Scain, to the grava. And CtIo^—he i > ver couid t>¡: to uvu where are j Los Gringos." She stepped f.ni looked at^'i wf*tfully into ) the ■oung man's fsc* than T.-it.h a. surh went oo, ha S»ccrr l?junagiia« my hu3bs.di, hat?H ,.ord<f 101 Anipricanoe uni;l he died he taught Carlos to hate them. Therefore, fors- ve }1: r;. se-nor, tf lie eaiuiot sret u-^d to yctir presence." As> bis brcVea hcne.i Srmi firml* ?.nd the iroub'.e in h; head ^jinoyed him le<-3, the votma pro.-«T»t<ctor srew restlev, ta»d, lltt'e bf little, beaao to tak<? short etaur^nn? c-r. th? ilooee ?' d rfowri Mft Z'*uitk At Srst iie eetiora sera Ce.ios ■with him, buft ft." hie eteo became frraer, -n ▼ie\i* of th* vouth'a tSttagreaable man>n«-T, ,>be t;y ccn«etited to Hermeiita's tal;'f.g the C<?"» of guide >rd compstiion to ti- invalid. vr^Te half^ <tii days for the l.vle Spanish | HM. d. Was root the tall Amencsjto fire-look'?.« ftn ;n Ar'o!Jo? And he looked on her so softly, .11d fold her. in her own aw?et tonrrue, of the wonder?, and glories of h; far-olt ■ ty home! ) "Was it env wonder that ;1> tevfd him? But it 1\)1'1 a ltmtt time before tlis rhild realised made the sun Jime nr. bnehflv and her j h<"> rt -in? over her b&kinor t'ip toriill'VJ. Wainwtwrht and the girl were suiting sides \yt .ild-i one «no-ning on a Treat roek letciatr "\e =prav from the bubbling torrent fly over :thcl.). He had taken the siim childish finders jn'n his. anti she xot, with drooping head and 1:3:mrin\r:flZ form, while he tried to find •w.-r;rd« to tf'l1 her ->t length of his determination to vr > on to ]ii« work. Carlos, r.th hi; cna over h's shcultkr- came I grmr'w? up tiie cnloh, swinjri •? a r.»le alead bird# in hie hard. Re did n' t -see the ♦aVn r^ite until Ire ■•*o"d r--ad*- t- Ipio j Tn et< he stoppeii. far'v trembling With I v MUI flints a. aiiidv rrf "Caiamba! it is true, then, he ioTM heri" Cyril heard frcm betvreeu the ha if-breed's rlenohed teeth, and the lad turned iiid bounded back aanonpr the rooks lUe a mad man. And Hermeilta—she also heard Sratch'cg Her Iil nd from her or.mt)anion. she sprang to her frit.t, the hot Mood mantling hjsr face; her ayes met his a.nd fsli; the next moment she was fiyinar up tiie'steep path to take refuge from her own thoughts before the little shrine jil her bedroom. "Madonna mia., does he love me?" nip csied, ?tretohing oat her arms, "fo- I love him! Si, Madre I love him!" Wl.at of Wainwright? Bad-: and forth, back -ad forth, he liinped on th" narrow strip cf lev-1 by the stream-bed., curbing him?eif for a villair» and a fool. He had seer through it all in a fluA— Carlo's jealous?, th mother*- wi$t- fului-ss, tiry HerraeJita's uruconnclous happiness and the lisrht of awakening in her faoe w she fled from h'iiT!. And he bad b»cn »•• bl'ind. h.? had worked this mischief so imocer.tly. Ha pau»ed and piacrd siide by side before hia mind's ^ye a bia^k-fcaired, elfin figure and a blue-eyed golden head, shaking hia own head, and slowly he murmured, Xo, it 18 Marie I r i >» I :rre. Ten minute0, lat-sr he ^.>^1 in the piazza, wrii ging the i.aod of Senc-sa Ramagua. 'Uod b]t«3 yo« ifu'd forgive rn- he rsiid huskily. "He k. owd my last thought would have b en to wrong vcu or yours. Bid Hermelita aaios for me. She is a child she will forget." The mother hade God^pped. with tp?ra r'1.TI, jyrg down her furrowed cheek«. The p-o- u-peoto*- ;?.idl«<.l ius horat and, leading t.h? littli gray burro, pushed steaaily up the oar on. In the evening1 Hemnelitsk leaned against rhe great reek by the sanja, with bet head buried in her arnu. Carloa, her fo?tr r-hroir.Pr, came behind hw. laying a light hand or. her alioulder. j The girl shuddered and sbock him off. and t>be ha'f bread's look chaageil from glo tmy tenderness tc angry scorn. "Do you 'o^e j him7" he cried harshly. "You will see 'dim him7" he cried harshly. "You will see :1i:n no more: his love lies ov»r the mcuntsin* th?n more <?«fbiy: "Focge* him-I" I tiv iova, I Hsrmeiita mia>—I lore **oa i ¡ And you hate bim ?'* flashed back the mw'dea; I caa never ftve you, bro&er Car- He frowned at h«r, and tuT^u and w;dk?d away. away. ¡ I In the dim dawn Cyril Wawwrtj'bt re. frrcm bis caolp-bed aad stretched kis stiffened «imbs, bis caolp-bed aad stretched kis stiffened «imbs, iong used to mere luxurious quar;er*. Some- what relieved from ihe heavy thoughts of y*?- he wnisr'lpd K,W!V, errarifing bis chattels and oook.n? hi* '.amp breakfast. The la f.tie grcr burto r.vsed its h^ad from cropping the short gras*. i hray-d uneasily, and Saltan pricked up His ears, looking at kir ma?t?r. Cyri'l thought he pa* a ^ltuikirg Sgure in '.ha oltaparral. and .tood up for a b6'tt2:' eX.lHc.ioilÛ"D.. There wa3 a sharn click—a suddsn report. The pros- cectrjr tlung uo his iiikncLj and feii iorward. his face in tlie fi^e- his face iu the n,e. I+- was again evening when Carlos Cronsslsz walked heavily into the ki'cheii of h's home. "You are late, my son, and you have been long gone," said the white-haired Seohra R&- m<?na., her kind eyea eoaoning his ma^k-like feMurM "I have unted. Ion? and am weary —and I h:J1.? home no game. Kave you frijoies Ù1 pierrtv, n.oo.:e mia.?"

DR. NANS&N'S TRIUMPH. RETURNING FhOM THE NORTH POLE. Renter's Agency learns that the "British Yioe- cojisui a.t Ardiangei has teiegrapihed to the Foreign Oftise sttitir-g that ir is true that Dr. j Nanaen ia retumim^- ,'raai thw North Pole. j A Renter's telegram from Christic^aia on Saturday says:—The Norwegian Minister at { St, Fvt ersb'.xrg telegrs»ph» that iliron Toll n j of op.n: on that the extensive coimneroia.1 con- n-f^ctioad w tu the great Siberian merchant, M. Ku bnarc^f ?:vik« it probable -.lw any rev, ff Dr, S«ais«n would come qvtoker through the mtermecLlary of M ITu.huai"<tf thitn news seut bv Dr. Nanseo himself. RUSSIAN GOYEMNMENT INVESTI- GATING. Re-uter'a Agency ia informed ^bit a telegram W8IJ receivad iu Londaa ::J11 Saturday moiaing from St. Petersburg announcing ¡('2.' the 1 Russian Governmeat were takjng active- st^ps to asoertain the facts of the case concerning Dr. Nar^en's reported return. It has also been ) tf-iegriphicaiiy anntutfoed that the Swediah Gcver.unent are adopting sitailar measures. With regard to the further re- ceived by Router's Agency from St. Pctew- b)I5, it is poiatcd Cat that, supposing M. Kuchnaroff had visited the New St:>eriaa lalands, and had crossed over the ee to Kolymsk, <■? to Ust Tafnsk, which place w j rrlu -i nearer the inland than Xoiymak, ard had thfeii :r:H.-D iBstruoh.3 for Dr. Nan-swi"? news to be forwarded by special me^-enger tha time occupied before the could reach j London—having beet), telefraphel from the first available telegraph stations. Irkutsk or Kiretsk —would be anything be-eoin sir waek.= and three moniJhp. Recordmg t1J whiob of the islands it -mi where Kuchn>weff heard the news, j Argui.uc on thia ba?is. the opinion is held ) tbt,t Dr. N*IS«E—•whether wish or without the Pram i1 is impossible tCJ say—wae on on" :,1 the slar.d^ of the New Sitieiran group in November last, it 18, ihet ifure, pre^urof d that the explorer, iristead of returnkig with the Ru.ffl»n agerit aorr^« the ice to the coast, elected to remain on the island*. If the Fram is ihere { it is oeroain Ûlat. :-111e will not 1:x> able to move imtil April or Mav owing to the ic?. If the conditions are favourable, t'hn Train will be »ble wake the jor.rney from ihe New Siberian group in about two m'jrxtbj, bringing- the possible date of her ai rival home to ,'unc or July. It is, ho* fever, by no means impose ibis that Dr. t Nai'sen may not be on the New Siberian Isiamis at all, but, like Baron Nordenskjold, may have become suddenly caught by the ire within a short distance of the North Siberian oi. and that be m.t/ h: >: been reported hom there.

AFFAlRsS IN ARMENIA. I PEACE Ly THE SASSUX DtSTKlCT. I A Reuters t«ie7ra.ru from Constantinople states that Coiojiel Mahtuud liey, son of Muiitaj- Paslia, has been released from cus"ody, his arrest having been made for sujTposesa ccm. piic ty ia the moveiuetu against th,e preseiit regime. I-ord Salisbury has oatued a communi- j cation to be aent to the Armenian JvLief Con-suttee, enclosing a reoort from "> ice- coi-.gnL Bampson, announcing th«t all w ouiet j at SaSstift and Tsloii. aad that the lifitribution of graui is proceeding. DEATH OF A LADY MISSIONARY. I The Central Xew< special correspondent at Constantinople, telegraphiifg on Saturday, says :—Miss W> te. who had been engaged in missionary \rork at iVIiitsovan, has succumbed j to small-pox. JVTes Ciara Barton ha.-) arrived here to attempt lh9 jjitiatior. oi Red Jroxs | relief work. It is now defuii*siy stated that j th<; Rev. Mr, Knappe, the a<xni«ed American miseloiwy at Bitlis, is charged by the Turkish í aufhoriti'u wish encoura-ging Ksditiori. He io coming to Cons*tantinople to meet the charge, and 1t the request of ^he United Stetee Minister here the rev. ge;7tl<?maa has been ^-nated a { safe oouduct. bv the Porte as far as the capital. ■ All tiie English newspapers of the 11th iast. hare been j>rohib;ted from entering Tu"kr". | AJIMEZn*TANS GOING OVER TO ROME. | A Reuters telegram f: ,-m CVfistantuiople states that it appears that ths t^regoriaii Arme- nians m the vilayet of Sivas. are enouolr con- sider^jf tlie adviaabilxt>" ct thmr conversion to Roman Catholic'sim, in «.»rder to esfcius per- sccuaon pnu masja^Te. They argue that they see no prospect of Russian support, whereas tiie j Csthoiio Armenian.mjoy a certain amount cf security, in vfle-w of thp fact that Cathdio in- | stitutione in Turkey are TJ-MOw the protection of iEraiice. The entry cf all Eng-iish n?'?t- T.>rT>er* orf February 11 Las b&ea prohibited Ly I order of the Porte. i

JAMESON ARRIVES AT MALTA. RECEIVED WITH GREAT ENTHUSIASM. INTERVIEW WITH PRESI-1 DENT KRUCER. PROMISES TO COME TO ENGLAND A Ceutral News telegram from Malta on Saturday &ays;-The heed tra^port Vwto- ria, with Dr. Jameson and his fellow-pn- soiiars on board, arnved here during Fri- day night frorri South Africa. Loud cheers w^re raised as the vessel entered the harbour. Oniy ota-cors on special duty were allowed to visit the siiLp. Sae resumed her voyage icr irlrigiand later ia the day. The statsJBsnt is repeated th?t the strictest injunctions have been ]Ss>t:ed not to allow Dr. Jajiieson or his officer, now virtually on parjie on tne transport Victoria, to be 'iitorviewed in any ship?, or form. Every facility will te given to Dr. Jameson and IILS officers to coirnaum .ate with their counsel on arrival in England, under certain restric- tions. But Dr. Jameson can only be treated as any other prisoner ha-nded over to the police for trial. THE ARREST OF } £ R. LINGHAM. A Reuters telegram from Otta.wa. onSatur- .1:Y s»ys :—Mr. David Maciaren, a partner <;f Air. A. L. Lra?ham,one of tae Joaacaes- bmg prisoners, le^t here on Friday for Ljn- aon, Uj see Mr, Chamber i'vin on Mr. Ding- :.am 5 oeh&lf. He ^laiuvs that lie has proof j that Mr. Lm^iiamVj a. est was the result of A conspiracy 10 rob hi:.i A extensive railway c. iiCessions aad O-Ler vaius/bi. propdrtv. I THE TRLkL OF THE REFORM OOM- Ail.rTEE. I A Peuter's i?<e2~u\ or, Saturday says:—| Tlie picliuiijiary trial of tae meraoer# cf the Johannesburg Ref'-rm Committee, which wes adjourned sine dj=j on tae i.2th m>t., wul probably be resumed in a week's time, Tee ixameamts cause of the adjournment was the prevarication of a witness. Judge de Eorte rulhl :n favour of the witness, and an appeal was. consequently, made to a fall benolt of judges. ¡ j A DISCLAIMER DEMANDED. The London correspondent of the "Free-' man s Journal" is ia a position to state that Mr. Balfour's apologetic explanations of Lord Sahs jury s reference te tL? Tracsvaal in his Nonconfc-rmiisf Unionist speech was made at: the request of President ILrgger, who protested and requested, an authoritative disclaimer on I the part of tae .'South Aftikian Repabiic. PRESIDENT KRIiGER WTLL COME 10 E IN GLAND. Souuh Africa" has received the following vcic^ram irom its Special Commissioner, dated JohAiiaesburg, lebruary 12:—"1 have had ?. long and most interesting interview with President. KrugSr, ia the course of which ne stated that it was stiii ins intention to grant reforms and to redress the grievances of the Uiflanders. Referring to the suggestions made tc him by Mr. Chamberlain during t £ » pr«jfcie3s cf tae recent negotiations, he re- ntal ked that he still that th«i;; ( were unwairaated, as they ar;;ouated to a meddling ^vith the control of the count ~y I vaoiiy contrary to the Convention, and ^-i.t* uu^-ipected 111 him. lie would, however, give a friendly reply. 1. for my part, m- sisted that the Coiotaal Secretary's suggfS- t;(.n1$ were perfe.ftly frieudiy, and put the position befote him thus:—Supposing that the Boers emigrated to some other comstry, and compia::t.d that their residence theie was haiapeitid by certain grievances, would he not protect taem to the utmost of his power? President Ksag^r admitted that he would. At the same tune, he strenuously maintained that he WW doing everything tha.t hs possiiilr ¡ could for the Uitlanders. He hsd aireadj yielded to their demands on th9 e'iucsation question, although not Jon c-or.uence of ttk using at Jobtenesuurg. I fcbea ventured to make a saggeslioa, and asked 11 ha whether he would accept a partnership Parliament, one-third of the mem:>ers of which should be elected from the best Uitianders, and two- thirds from the best Boers. Prudent Kmger, in reply, referred me to the law of last year, and pointed out that by this he had given votes to 2,000 people. Tnls year he consi- dered that he would probably be able to do the same for 7,wG0, and so lie woudd go on lie was particular y careful to point out that II he only oorisiaeaad the people who were triie to him. and that quite irrespective of nationa- lity, while those who wa*e not true to him, ha put altogether on one side. Referring to tlr; recent acth>n taken by Dr. Jameson, he stated that it was ins firm belief that it w«* only a. jma1! number of who had utilised thedr grievances to bring in this body j of men fro m outs id". He furthw stated that lie was perfcoti-* satisthó. that the buih of the people of Johannesburg w«re in no f.'ay oJtocnated with the movement, and h? assurrtd me that tha town would not suffer ic. cotise- quesi'-e. At the concltisioy cf the intsm^w hi x!toTnec! n.e that he had {uceepted Mr. Chamberlain'- invitation to proceed to Eng- land. and that when matters had been satis- factorily arranged with the Imperial Govern- ment he would caN a spectaJ me«tmg of the Voiksraad in order to obtain its ooueeftt to his ■iepartivre on his mission." Tha '"Arg'is'" severely criticise!* the maaner in vhicb President Eruger has received Mr. Cb*nWlair»,s invitation, and regards his. attitude- as onite unwarrantable. "What- j ever President Krua^r's final respcase may be the journal continues, "it is c^rtam »bat lh»re must be great changes ia tie admin s- ti'at'ot; acr.oe? the Ysal River. The agitation of the Uitlandsrs has not ba^n stayed by tie muiic'pa1 reforms now proponed, sl-ill 1*98 jtamped out by the new press laws. The r-itiaaders want faT play, and *ood Repubi'" can Uoverr. ment. in the pac--P of the aideous • anomalies wiuto come of the Holiaad«r*Boer aii.ance." The "hiatal M»rCtiry" says:—The trovern- emnt of the TrHnsvcuai having accepted las assistance of Grea.t Britain to pacify some hundred thousand people of the Republic. •LouId listen to suggestions with courtesy and with every c*s' to carry them out. Had Great Britain fsilei to use her best endeavours in this direct-ion she w--uld have iaid herself open to a charge from the Uit- ladders of hrvin? betrayed theia. j Tne Friend of the Free State" observes: jar fro:n meeting the marked irienrliness of the British in a 'like spirit. President Kinder is adoptiasr a tons little short of iaso- Vtit. It is absOiUte folly to talk of Mr* Cuitmberlaia's dispatch as exciting or dis- turbing public feeLni. What will revi^ s P. feeling of uncertainty and iinrest is • the absurd.v stand-offish e.t-.ttvoe taken up bv the Transvaal Government. It is to be regretted that F-e-dient KniiVs aiucb- lauded ma-^natiin.irty wa* not prooi a.gamst tne temptation of -eiag a slight wttere none was intended, Prob?>blv his t?ply was prompt? ¡ bv people vho do not want to 321 a. good understanding with Great Britain, I THE REPORTED APPEAL TO GER. MANY. I An "Observer" telegram from Berlin, dated SaL-jrcar, says: —It is officially stated that the See Adler will LE&VII LOREUZO 3VLAN|I!FTZ, IN D^I>IGO9. Blly, I to-day and prooee i to Cape Town. The Get- man press is greatiy gratitieu 1JV Sir Wi.uam Kt'.rhurt's exposure of what it considers Lorrl Salisbury's mistake regarding tee appiieat'on ot President Kru-or to G?nnany and France for aid acainst Dr. Jifpeson Tiie "North German Q-a«ette" says that the debate showed tlie British Government ro have been deceived in the truitworthiness of its political agents, The "Gazette"' quotes t., ;th approral the Limdn" letter cf the "Frankfurter Zertun?," j In which this alternative is stated—either tha.t ths representatives of the British Govern- ment in South Africa were nut- eonal to thér office or that tbev were gailtv of gross b^sch of u-jtv. "Sine- the efficiency of British diplomacy lias notoriously been declining for years past, as .witnessed, amongst other things, -I. 1, ■' in Queries in C^iin-i It, is neither Rir P.erfec'es 1; .t'UjIL d». w..¡ 11M the | ne"»t a.» juaiif.<">A6 c»iis fer: h-ir The T ossisrsi,; Iv-:tvn>f" snugest., that th^ British A./ r.i's t-i ■' arr> r-•- '*dis»g Prj^il'Tt Er; j.t v.p,- t t.Kf, ^P,d tr a; -W« i^*« 1 if n:«rr. W\tb. ro^wl ciahTc*. 'V-»>; :ir n.va^ ■ Sir 414ght of veto upon the idea. of & ooiraneroial union or a federation of all the South African States, the "Vossische Zeitung" says: "If In England the German Foreign Secretary's de- claratior. is interpreted as a claim to a veto, the English may be allowed to entertain this belief. Perhaps it "will protect f.*ee South African States from a new criminal attack." The "National Zeitung" maintains that the words of the Emperor's telegram showed that President Kruger had not appealed to th<; help of friendly Powers on January 3, three days after th* statement of the British Agent that he httd done so was telegraphed. The words of the Emperors teiegram. however, seem to susrgest^fche anticipation that in certain eventus.iitics x-reaiuent Kruger would have Invoked foreign aid. MR. RHODES AND FRANCE. A STARTLING STORY. "Give and Take"' ia its issue of Friday says:—The world is ringing with the echo of "Jamesoa's Raid" and the plots and rumours of plots which circle round the Ch-iTtered Company. But we have the for- tune to be able to add to the thickening tale the story of an unsuspected plot, in which the villain of the pi&ce is not Germany, but France, the other negotiator being, of ~ourse, the astute Crcesus of South Africa. Our information cornea to us direct from an officer high in the confidence of the late Government of her Majesty the Queen of the Movas. This gentleman, ia the course of certain secret service for the Madagascar Government in the months of danger when the French expedition was approaching, be- came aware of the equally secret negotiations which were being carried on between an agent of the French ar Office and the notable man ¡. who was then not oniy the head of the Chartered Company, but also the Pre- I nrier of Cape Colony. That one of her Majesty's Privy Councillors should have him- self engaged in privy plots with the agents of a foreifcn aad not always friendly Poorer is odd; but that the bargain should be. ss our irdorcMui v writes fchs. it was, a "deal" ia vhich 1rlr < Ceoil Rhodes engaged to find for j the French staff that provision cf necessary j carriers without which they were powerless to conquer Madagascar, er>d that a t>aat of the quid pro crae far *hich he stipulated was that we f^renoh Ministry should use its in- huence to 1st thft impending caau?» of government in the Transvaal pass without effective protest, is a startling story. Our readers will understand that at that time—• it was between May and August, 1.89-5—the forces which ult.ici9.tely invaded the Transvaal "e.-e being prep^rvd in advance; that thPc. tra?ter of the Rhodes an Horse, if, as it seems, he even then intended to work a "change of government" in the Transvaal, j would have of necessity to contemplate the crutcrv that foreign Governrrients wouid raise at such a crude and startling ?.o-?raaidis'-ment of the British power; that sufficient French capital was concerned in the Raiii to atfo"d capitai was concerned in the Raiii to atfo"d an excuse for French protest: and that the notorious and aa?eine hostility of the Quai d v/mv on all such questions—especially in the lien mood of France—-would sive him zr>-A r^«on to anticipate that France would leod a European protect, and might probably ] compel the Chartered Company to dron tbei- T>rev. We assume tbat the story will be denied; that is onlv natural. But when it pleases M- Chamberlain to aopotrcr his Rova] Commission to inauire into the devious riroceedings of the Chartered Cvir-ntiv W9 in 1\.[1 b<? to s'ivp the nanies, dates, and detaus without reserve.

THE ABYSSINIAN WAR. ) COLLAPSY. OF TTTR PEACE I NEGOTIATIONS. A H.4ii»r's telefram from Rotne cn Satrr- d».v says: —The followirtt telegram has been received here from Massowah :—Gen^rai Br.ra- tieri wi-h the approval of the Italian G-ntvm- ir.ent. has, in accordaacn witii the N e rus Menelik's propt>«al, sent Major Ssl->a to the Sh-x«i Camp. Tlie major was r^cuved by the Shnan? with every j>oi«ible honour, and had tLn interview with McneHk. who made it a coTMiitloa of p<<tbCe that the Italians should retire from the territork-s "lately cocupied by them, and ako that the racial! Treaty should be radically modified, f-ensral Bara-tj=ri, on Tooe-iving thM coinmuni-atiioii from )1\501" Sslsa, rep,;ed tro the N> th.at the Italian Government, in consenting to treat lor p-ace, had felt confident that just And b^neficia. Fte-ris wjuld be taker, in the interest both of Italy and he Negus, but such proposals h." he had"subn;3tt«d Oould not be accented nor ad- mitted as a basis for discussion, Hnth parties, therefore, retained their freedom of action.

THE LATE PRINCE HENRY MESSAGE FROM THE QUEEN TO THE PEOPLE. A sutrpl^ment to the "Lo: don Gazette" was issued on Sunday night tvr taiaing the follow- ing:— "Whitehall, Februftrv 15. "TIle following letter from the Queen has been received br the Righ". Hoc, Secretary of State for the Efome Department: 'Osborne, Felruary 14 I have, alas, once more to thank my loyal I subjects for their symnathv in a fresh grievus affliction wh;ori hag befallen .»>e and mv beloved daughter Priucess Beatrice, Princess Henry of Batten berg. This new sorrow is overwhelm- ing, and to me is a double mc. for I lose a dearly-loved aad helpful son, whose presence was like a bright sunbeam in my home, cn*. my dear daughter loses a p.ob1°. devoted hus- band to whom she was united bv the closest affection. To witness the blighted happitiess of the dftughteT who has novar left me, and l as comforted? and helped me, is hard to bear, but the feelit'.c cf universal sympathy so toudWnfly viown by all classes of my suljjecta las -i ■••ply moved mv child arid myself, and has helped and soothed us greatly. r wi?h from ray heart to thank rnr people for this M well as for the aptrreciation manife-ted of ¡ the dear and gallant Prince who laid d; wn his life in the service of his adopted country. My*beloved child is cji example to all in ber ueurnerf, Nsignatiuo, aad submission to tiie v-ill of God, ) 'VICTORIA E.L''

ELECTRIC LIGHTING OF I LLANDRINJJOD WELLS. At the monthlv meeting of the Liar. Irirdod Welle L'rosn District Coundl on Friday :JQ anirnaiei discussion took place upon the electric lightkig question, it having transpired iiiiee the last meeting that Mr. Kdwsrd Davk«, J.P-, of Liindmam. was pi-epaied to torra a. ocmpany to provide aa instal.ation, aad would tmdertaks to light the public lamps v32-eandie power) at 4(k each per annum, against 5?s, 6d. under the proposed contract, and ]>rivatc lights at 6d. per unit, against 7d. and dcl. under the contract.—After a heated debate, it was resolved to inform the contractor.? with whom negotiations had bee-u goine on (Messrs. Jevons and ThomM) that the r<Jilllc-:t wer.. not tier.' prepared to proceed v/ith he propc?ed con- tiaet.—Although the standing orders pre- I vented any definite decision belug arrivec. at as to the alternative scheme, it was agreed tt:a.t Mr. Edward Davies's order should be accepted at the next meeting, and Mr. Daviei subssqu^atly* attended the meeting and ar- I' ranged for the immediate completion of the biasJr-e»8, so that the street lighting may be ir,stalled by nert August.—It was al»o decided to negotiate for the purchase of Temples-gardens for the purpose of a public re-iTeatioii ground, the fronte^eM promising to subscribe £3CO: towards the anticipated cost a,bout £1,000, JL 1 1 ,n_-

SCHOOL ACCOMMODATION AT BRECON. | INTEPYIIIW WITH THE VICAR. I Respecting the overcrowding In Llanfaes Board Ool. Brecon, and the selection of a room at ■■?» New Buck Inn for teaching pur- poses. our coTi-espoiident saw the itev. i-tees Pric*?, vicar of St. David's, Brecon, a. men ior of the school board- The rev. gentleman ;.a;1.11 that children had beer, admitted from outside ¡ the scnool board district of Bt'1'<on. The I board, however- wished, if possible, to retain I' them in the neighbourhood, go that they might be ahlo. to attend "li, tine next examination. The New Buck Inn was not m-u^b fr.cjnervted during the daytime, and the children might j da-ring Che break time in the mornlntr cross > the road to the school playsrrourd just, opposite. N rut rs*if. ,f +.1- cr»if 0--0-* ft i C. t -')8 ft ff.it ?>-afc wi" r- J- ii. frieiid-d pt*n*> of the ..•}»;Oi. ~o uo to <i- M,v'>r»t-9J s > Ù", \4' -t." n. the toS1"f tjoafd »*.d ^uTahd'

DISAPPEAR-A NCR OF A ROSS OFFICIAL. A* Ross Police-^cnrt reo-nt'v Oeorcr° Small- man, a-'sUtant c-verseei- for the parish cf Upton Bishop. Koss, was tned £10 for neglect- ing to attend and submit hi? books st the district audit, held by Mr. F. W. Dolbr, district auditor of Newport, Miin. Smallman has failed to pay the fine, and it is aiieged that h 0 V>r:.i.iJ<lnd "■\ a A 'env'o;- and fit h.. A. *arr»it •;i": arrs'1 iaand" <

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MOONLIGHTING IN I WALES. THE "BANER" LETTERS, Saturday when it became known that the author of ta<± much-talked-of letters ia the "Bauer" newspaper relative to the recent agrarian outrage had made himself known. It appears that Superintendent •! ones, the deputy-chief-constable, ha.d obtained the name of the author, and was on his way to niter view him. when he met him un tne :0a..1 betweun Llaaegryn and Town- The author turns out to be Mr. Hugh Pugh, Llanegryn, a. ciieini.st, who is very highly respecfied amongst, the people. He is a strong Radical, whose sympathy with the farmers and their efforts to ootaia a redress of their grievances is well, known. He j". moreover, an esteemed deacon of a. Methodist (church, and gsiibrally considered one of the most faithful adherents of the connexion in Merionethshire. Mr. Pugh accompanied Superintendent Jones and Police-sergeant Hughes to the police-station, find1 there signed a. statement, which has not yet iieen made public, but in which. OUT reporter is authoritatively in- formed. he admits having written both the leters which appeared ia the "Baner." He. however, stoutly denies that there is the slightest connection between him- self and the perpetrator or perpetrators of the incendiary fire at Penpa.rk; ncr h^ he the least idea who he or they were. ITis sole motive in writing was sympathv with the tenant of Cemuiae". whose farm Mr. Edward Griffith had taken. ?nd had he known what was gain? to happen the letters would not have been written. The poiics have not YEt made an arrest, but it is gene-rrliv believed that 1 hey are on the track cf the cnlnrit. On comparing the caligraphr of Mr. Pu-h with that of the threatening1 letter the police fail to find anv reve^b/ance. The two ]ett«T3 referred 10- vh>rh »t>r>eared ia th»> "T5a.ner" c.n January 2?. an r<t>ec- tiv»1v—the outrage ooc«tT't>(? en the morning of February 6—<werr- &<: follow: — > [Copies.1 "To the Farme.-s of Merionethshire and the Adioinirg Counties. "Gentleman.—If it is true what I have henrd. it is high time for u.<1 to olcjse together and be nlore faithful to each other. I believe cir- cumstances cell uoon us t-o forrr, an entire horse company, with :,ha,res from 5s. to 19s. This will not be a. great loss to anybodv, but it ir«v helo us in another direction. Further part'cula-ra can be cbtained b" inquiring in tlie neighbour hood of Towyn, Merioneth. Will "•.meone 'T¥1"H'ce corr^^Tjonrlenc? aD this? P/rhrTTi "Mr. Edward Griffiths will have some for sale if -— "(Siscned) FARMER." ''Drtr Brother?,—I quite Oxgree with mv brrsfho- farmer wh" c.;>)ls upon us TO be more faithful to each other and to form a. company on he <-ays. I am not going to buy of E. G., evffl v-pre T frroe.I to go to A miprioft for hor--<^ He I inrit fd ecrresTXHidence. T would "liBjf-f that n hoard of directors lie formed frcm among tbone who havy hikF'[¡ above a certein number of shares, but E. G., however, should not be one of thpfn. Seoondly, that all horse? should 1 i^cn- -1,. "(Signed) ANOTHER FARMER."

GLAMORGANSHIRE ASSIZES _Mr. Justice Day resumed his sittings in the Nisi Prus Court .A the G lamorgan Assiz-e at Cardiff Town-hail on Saturday. AN IMPORT.LNT LICENSING CASE. HANCOCK AND CO (LlivilTFLD) V. A. F. RUShE. This was an action in which Messrs. William Hancoak aiid Co. (l*iia.lted; brewers, Car dm, sougat to recover from Mr. A. F. Iluehe pos- aajaion of the Cross Keys Inn. Queeii-otieet, Cardiff,- and also a sum. of £ ^00, mtjiae pi'oiits> iroin the 2Uta of Sep ^-mbtr, 1895, to the date of judgment, t.h.: Ci.ai.ni being laid as foiiowc Tn", Cross Keys Inn waa it-a-ed in Sept-m- ber. 1<5::< by Henry Anthoay to Laxuund beorge for a tHm of 21 years, at a yearly rent, of j:: iOO. ^5/ a.n assignment, tae prem ises in October, 1891. became vested in the defen- dant for the residue of a term of 21 year. while tlie interests ot the origiiy&l lessor were nuw vested in the piaint.ffs. There i was aD alie ;a- t-a L.i..ú6i. tl.tf O'-1.ii.i., iii> iwudio Le hc 'j. perrratied the house to ustd as a betting- house, al.cl that, further, on September 20, i<5. he (Ru»lie) Lad been fined £ ^0 and costs, or thrt^e months' imprisoumeat, for this offence: an. that Rushe thereby rendered the lioence cf the inn liable to be forfeited or refitted. Acting under a. clause in the lease for th", re-etitry of the les.sor in the event of any default in the performance of the covenants in the lease on the part of the lessee, the plain- tiffs on October 2 served the defendant w.th a nociee, which was not complied with, rnd consequently tins action had been entered upon.-—Mr. B. F. Williams, Q.C., Sf I. Lewis ana Mr. C. J. Jackson appeared for the plain- ) tins,^ and Mr. Abei Thomas, Q.C., atid lis. C. M. Bailhaohe represented the defendants.— Mr. B. F. Williams, having «hort.y ope: ed. evidence wsu-i os.Ued tcj prove the beumg transaotjori j that had occurred on the premises, — The first witness called was John Wilkin- son, a boilsr-niaker, ot Cardiff, In reply to Mr. Lewis he deposed that he was 111 the Cross lieys Inn cn August 2. 1895. Mr. Rudie was then? wlien he v. er.t in. V!"itae«s handed a paper, with the names of several horse? ther ou, to a man named Johns, whom vitr.s.-c tiiought was in Rushe'3 employ. The ne:rt day witness visited the hotel again, and claimed £11 as a result of the b?t» JohiM paid him £75, and Mr. Rushe was called to settle t!.« disputed difference.—William Henrv Slade,. !al*>urer. s.¡;,id lit) vi-ired the Crow i^eys on September 12 last. T..tTe were about fifteen people in the bar.—His Lordship: What were you doinp there?—Witness: Having a stone-ginger.—His Lordship: What's that?—Mr. Lewi* A gin- ger becT in a stone bottle miy lord.—Continu- ing witness said he gave a piece of paper and 4s. to Mr. Rushe. He didn't say anything to aim. The day previously he had also m.i:e a bet with Mr. Rushe. and on the day of S>(- great St. Leger he received lis. Id. as a re suh of the bets. The following day ihe hotei was raided.—David Humbledon. labourer, of 18*3. El don-road, alsfl gaw evidence that r.n the ?.?th of August- theie were several npn in the smokrag-rocm, when be •• aw Rushe making bew una rer-edv.ng money.- Several other men ware csilied to prove that they had TIl.I.,le bets ir. the houee in question.—Detectives Scott and. Dicks proved the raid, and then the chief- constable (Mr. William McKenzie) was called, and, in answer to Mr. B. F. William- said he would oppose the licence at ôb. nest bre$ster sessions in the ordinary way. -:For the defence, ic was denied that n.n> breaches of covenant had been committed in respect to betting, a.nd it was further main- tained that. after the notice had been served ucon him, the defendant- offered to the plain- tiffs -within a reasonable time, to remedy the 1,(O,('b" mentioned in tH-e said notice, tu the sat'sfactic* of the plaintiffs, and to :nake reae-->n- able compensation in more.- The plaintiff? had, however, refused to f'~ the offer, and, without allowing a rea-sona*" bme to elap-e | to enable the defendant to complv with tt:e j provisions Cf Section 14 of the Conveyancing and LHW of Property Act. 1881, issued the writ in this act-on, wherefore the defendant alleged j that, in virtue of tiie said enactment, the plain- tiffs' aiieged right of re-entry and forfeiture wag not enforceable in the action. In the event of it, being proved that the defendant did permit The house to br used for betting tmrposes, the defer.dant counter-claimed for relief from the aiieged forfeiture: and, hv th-?r. that the plain- tiffs' action micrht h;) stayed or dismissed. The defendant ureed thait in the conduct of his house he hkd not committed .any offence against the Licensing Ac's, nor had anv conviction been endorsed cn the defendant's licence. Moreover. his acts as tenant had not pisced the licence in danger of being forfeited or refused, or hc.d caused any injury or damage to the rever- siou of the premises: and that thço. defendant had been at Ú: time reidy to m'dre a reason- able compensation to the.. plaintiffs, and alio t-1 pay their cost-, but plaintiffs lied refund the offer, and declined compensation which was unreasonable and exorbitant in amount. The d'-fendant expressed wiilingness to eubmit to any terras as to costs a.nd 1 :>mpensati«-% as the court might think pruper to Abel Thomas called no witness.-but addrr.ed die court r.t considerable length that no broach of n* v of tbip covenant; ir: the lease had 'ak.-»a place.—bt is Lordshi-p found -cltat thø Cros- Keys lr.n had been used for ar iflega! purpose that betting had doubtless been carried on to n cr.naulerable rrtent.Mr. Abe] Th,r.oq asked whether snmr" monetary award f'om the de- fendant tc the plain^ffs would not meet tin case. It was A. large liability for tiie lehnuan1;, | "1 :f ti l-.TTp -A'tr }-mj\ | thar ) < t'i 1 jfHJgir.sat ->-ith j tir.vr> ( 11

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_0- T?TTT)^TT^ 4 5 Jj O Hn X -1 U XIJEJ • INO BETTER V -i\L UE IN THE TEAI)E3 INSPECXION IN VI TED. PORTLAND BUILDINGS, 1, 2, 0 & 4, FOKTLAIiD-^i^J^T, SWANSEA. I, 'nn WELSH COAL TRADE. TEE PLYMOUTH STRIKE. RE-OPINING OF NEGOTIATIONS. Or. Snturdry Mr. David liforgan put him- self in communication with Mr. Edward JOPOS, of Tarteg-, with a view to a. rencwal of negotiations for the settlement of the strike in connection with the Plymouth Collieries, and preOabiy a further conference between taase gentlemen will tpkn place to-day (Mon- day) at Newport. The men, however, are not very hopeful of any rati-factory i^sue of the meeting. The eom-pany have bec-n u«i'ved with a writ from the High Court for d?juages for wrongful dismissal, a test action having been entered in which the plaintiff is a mem- ber of the workmen's committee. These legal proceedings have b<-fui instituted upon the advice of Mr. W alter Morgan, solicitor, V-ivtyprAid. fortified by ccuneei's opinion, the contention b-ing that the notices served upon the men wt-re inv'-iid, and that there has been breach of the* conditions cf the sliding-seale agreement. Tbe distress exieiing in consequence of the dor-diock is gradually becoming more acut.. and torn Saturday two families found themsr-lveg reducad t,, such J sore f-'traiis that thpy were compelled to seek parochial relief. During this week the dis- trict council mil find work in road repairing for a larg> number of those men who are ffiC"t t .in. need of mur."dials- assistance. The letter which the clerk to the district council wrote to tho Local Government Board is viewed by the rtea aa presenting a one-sided arid erro- neous view iof the situation ia which they are placed, because it described 'hem as being on strike, whereas they argue that they are locked-out, and a deputatiou ha.s been ap- pointed to wa.it upon the President of tha Local Government Bcw-rd to 1.1..1 their views of tha position before him. BWLLFA COLLIERY DISPUTE. STRONG SPEECHES BY MR. BEN DAVIES AND MR. ISAAC EVANS. A crowded meeting of workmen was held in Toil School room on {Saturday evening to hear explanations of the position of matters In connectiou with the dispute at the Bwllfa (Colliery o' the Ocean Comps •:v. Mr Theophiius Rees, Clyuacii Vale, occupied the chair. Mr. Ben- Da vies, the local m Iners' agent, explaiced the steps token in negotiating with Mr. Jenkins, the agent of the Ocean Coal Company, and contended that Mr. Jenkins's offer to submit the books to an independent man would be no good to the men, because tiie pay-tickets of some of tha men during tbe time thev w.->re paid day wages credited these mea with work never done by them. He had ill his hand several such pay-ticket. mention- ing work which the men said they had net done. Then, with regard to the -action of the Cumbrian Miners' Association, be said the men of Bwllfa would not tolerate anything verging upon, trampling upon a case which they had been fighting for ten months. If any leaders of the men were going to investigate the case, they ought, first cf all, to know the men's view. Any man who went to Mr. Jenkins's office in ignorance would be led +"J believe that everything In Mr. Jenkins's books was gwpei j truth, but they (the Bwllfa men) knew it was not, n.nd if this battle at Hwllb ware lost the same battle would probably have to be fought, in every collierv ia South Wales. Mr. Jenkins had said tlmt by his own price-list he would "sink or swim," and by savinsr that they were going to do something in the matter. The friend's ho had re-erred to only induced Mr. ,lmkms to swim a little longer. Hs (the speaker's s .unpathised with the Ton men as mnch as any man. (A Vo'^e: "Doubtful"— eh«<■» rr.d *t?'-r'iff'>n}. Tt ura: vrrv -hri'-l for thp men who wf-n rot work to ha asked bv manar^rs. under-managers. overmen and firemen. "YCTI wr* troirg t.o work in Bwllfa? We are qnimr co start Bwllfa to-morrow." Weak men asked. "Wtv do yon e«k m" T' and then they weie told that others had volunteered. By thr use of the word "volunteers" some rieorde had been led to believe that 124 men were drilling for Volunteers. (Laughter.) '*<<)' thev would nc* be red-coated Volunteer*, but a "black br'- g-,i-- Mr. Isaac F;n». of N^t-h, followed, soea.k- iner alternately in W»';n swcl io ;'as the previous speaker had done). He said be was Ç'0 1, be?r thit the meo had ofered to "\1J" mit the case to arbitration, and it certainly was a siim of woaknej?^ on the part, of the em- ployers that tber had refused it. In the aerau. the Plvm-">T)th. and the Bwllfa dispute* the emuloyeiv had resorted to the tactics of locking out men who had nothing to do with a d"5Tiute- in order rf-Q starve the others into sabmifsion. if possible. Such conduct was. he contended, a breach of Clause 17 of the slidine- scaU agreement. whir?h reauired that the matter in everr oa- be su to tho *l'di.ng-scate committee before notices were given. (Hear, hear.) He must fav that in all his experience. his own district he had found emplovers resort to such taeiicft ItS they were doim* in the three instances named. (XI). nla.T-oc.') 71, old system of the "black list'" had been followed bv the "discharge r.cte." by accepting which every man carried ,:YJ. his hand his own death warrant, for tbp discharge note sWed whether h* came from a rit ab which a difpnte wa-s pending or not. And in order to rid ibern'oelves o* this dancer the men should, in bis oniuion. do as thev did in 1871-2, refuse t,h" ''d;s«harge note" albogc-thftr. (Applause.) He strorwly u-ged the men to ]*ave m stone "ntum«d fo trv to "r"" this 1:mf0"l.'1,t, dilute, for it affected not onlv the wo-kmen of "Pvllfa and "rom" of the workmen of Ton. but also the eq s."d children of these men. In < rder to do that p4'tn,11,' t1,o. irii't stand "mitpd. and it "•<!« onlv br unity and co-oneration—'n cth^r words, 'he workmen of Son!1}! Wsleo 001J1d ola."1 "hf'-1'0"l'Ç'I?'! in a 1:'0, tion to obtain their tiph's instead of hessrinsr, ciin in han<l, ;01' through th0'" r- r>-osentat;ves 0', t he committee. MTcar, hear ) On flip mot1'on Mr. Oliver Cromwell, a vote nf thanks to rho swb°n was cas-d wnn and the ehair- man brougfiT the nroceedlr-gs tn a close.

OFFENCE BY COLLIERY WORKMEN. PROSECUTIONS AT PONTYPOOL. On Satu-rdov 27 hauliers were summoned at PontypfY01 Police-court (before Mr. i-. ,T. Phillips and other magistrates) charged by the Tirp'jntwys Colliery Company witth leaving work without notice on the 5th iast., t'b-us causing damage to ihe extent of 10s. each.-—Mr. L. E. ebb, who appeared for the plaintiff-, stated that -•n of a man l*d»g dismissed by the management tlie defciHiant? had left work on the 5th ii>et., and had continued oct for the two following days. After thrpe cays they had returned to work, and now expressed their regret for* what trhey had done.—Tlie men. after a consultation with Mr. Brace, the miners' agent, agreed to pay a fine of 5s.

COMBINATION IN THE IRON TRADE. GERMAN MAKERS EXCLLIDEB. Tt is announced bv the "Ironmonger'' that It new combinatioa has been formed among tbf leaoipg British manufacturt-rs cf steel v. th the objef t of maintaining price- and regn- latiug sales. Tlie mills are pretty well tin- ployed, but for- -ome years past profits have 1 been poor. Under tlie new arrangeme-r t it held that better profits will be secured, eve-i in the fuce cf rontin^ntal trTmpetition. Tr) a fonncr combination líl" (Jcrniat! makers wer? !!i(.vjt»d. but that is not the case jn the present instance. 'I'MM.narirmiHMiiMiii 1 mil—iwrn

ABERDARE RELIEVJI^G } 'L j'LG.1 i, O^'FICF' 1,J,{ i f the r.. :%taiu-iy. M' ft t fi. 1 >hi- j i •'o?' > h »>i ar> .vinous '••WW" ti n f,1!^ that Pr'O w». >.h*

-=, TRADE REPORTS. S'VAN.SB A. SWAN ib!A. Saturday. I The entries of tonnage during tho past \v<—:k were as-aia extremely limited, the trado gene- 1 rally being rather quiet compared with the activity experienced siaco the beginning of tiio ye?-r, but, notwitli«paiiding, both imports and experts discios.? an iucrtase over the eeme period cf last year. The coal trade has been pretty brisk, the shipments being about. 10,000 tons above those cf last year. The clearances include 6.500 tons of anthracite coal and coke for San P'rauci-co. Thotln- plate trade continues in an apathetic state 8.'J regards tha American business, aod the pro- bability is will remain so for a time, so many influences being irL force tending to disor- ganize things at the moment. The opinion, however. Is indulged in that, in the course of a month or so an improvement may be ex- pected. It is an unquestionable fact that the purchasing power cf consumers in the States i" nos whaifc it was, and ^ome time mu.it elapse b0foro the monetary conditions can be placed 011 a firm', foundation and confidence thus restored. The state of our Contiaental transactions is full of encouragement. The steamers expected to load next week include Exeter City for New York, Mexican for New Orleans, City of Lisbon Jot" Hamburg, Zici.y for Vcuiee. and Ardwicorracb for G ~nea. a.nd Leghorr. The imports include two cargoes' of grain for Weaver and t>2,530 ton^ or barley from Russia aad 1,93 t<Jti.s cf wheat from Chili. Imports amount tc 10.815 tens, exports 44-,448 ten?, and torad trade 55.264 tons, compared with 60,303 tons the previous week and 48,590 tons the corresponding week. The shipments of ooai were 35,369 tons, patent fuel 3,850 tons, and tir.-plates and general ¡-0cd, 5,260 tous, the latter including for France 470 tons, Portugal 2C0 tons, Germany £ S60 rons. Italy 1.100 tons, New York 450 tons, and h-erne ) ports 2.080 tons. The shipments of t,in-jiiates amount to 26.169 boxes, and receipts from I works 30.654 boxc. Stacks in the d-ck ware- houses and vans 163.390 b.Mes. compared with 159.405 boxes this day week and 247,562 boxes this date last year. Imports.—Tin flag 221 ten?, iron ere "750. copper "matte 120. building material 146, pitch 180, silver sand 400, grain 4, £ 56, potatoes 122, pitwood 1,945, sundries 1,325. Exports.—Coal—France 14,333 tons, Ger- many 630. Denmark 1.270, Italy 2.910, Algeria 230, Brasii 750, San Francisco 6.510, "United States 1,108. home ports 7,4?4 Patent fuel- j France 1,000 tons. Italv 1,Z-G tons. A1 geria 1.250 f.-MSs. home rxirt.s 220 t'-rip. Tin-plates end general goods 5,260 tons. BRiTTON TERRY. Tho outlook in the tin-plate trad", here., so fix as work is concerned, is more heneful as a result of an amicablo inter-new with the employers tines workmen empli wed a.t the Er.f 1s- wcod Tin-plate Works rosumcd work last Wed- nesday. At Bag.an Bay "Works tb.oE> mills were fully employed through nut. the na^t week, and a similar number wn.n fully occupied a.t the Gwali* and Y:lbiers W.jrks. The out- put of pig iron at the Briton Ferry Works, both ia quantity and quality, reached the average, 2nd the make of -tee! bars and ingots at Briton Ferry Steelworks and also at the Albion Wo-ks was normal. A brisk trade was dons et the Cambrian Coke Works, and the Cape ConpoT and Ohera'cal Worlds were a.U liC- tivity. In the shipping trade imioorts were heIow the average, but the exports were satig- factory, s'-m-e la.rce cargoes of coal hfl heen sh-pped by Messrs."Peroh and Co. Car- IDIFF"

-I --T I SUPERSTITIOUS WELSH I COJ ITERS. THE TRUTH ABOUT THE RH02>iDDA WISb<WOMEN." A oorrespon^ient writes:—The extreme sen- aitiff-ct those em;'nyed in. the collieries of the two Rhondda alleys, and, indeed, of all classes of the people dwelling in the said localities, is illustrated at Wattstown, Yiiy-hir, and Porth. It became rnnoured a. few days I ago that an old woman, either at Porth or Porctygwaith. had 'propb-sled" that a,n explo- sion would take place list Thursday at Waits- town aad another on Friday in another collicrv "i;ot far off. The story having unce itarrod, rumour gave it a hundred tongues, and each tong-xe seems to have diligently v-ven expres- siou to all sorts of imaginary tales. Like a i rolling snow-bail. +3e tales attained, as thev were transmitted from, mouth to mouth, groat magnitude. On Thursday sevorail man alia many boys—boys seemed, to gives gTeat cre- Ienee to bp st S, j dence to the stories -absentro themselves from work. On Friday morning many more lin- gered at home than on tbe day before, with the JC-SUIT chat when they reached the mouth uf the shafts iha official iime for giving out the heaps had expired, and they had to return home for the day. It I -It appeared that all were in tlie dark a. io who the Rhondda sybil was who had "prophesied 3 suua otvfui tilings, and on inquiry-ing n.wt of the alarmed men could only say that seme old woman ■iti. a -arplay fooft," who wanders rbout Perth and Cyauner houses for alms, was the "prophetess. ITie idea that old Marv I.uff, otherwise Lee, had mounted the tripod and delivered oracular utterances XI as to alarm any sob°r-micded and sane men was very amusing to those who know that poor cid soul. During the inquiries made the writer discovered that a woman, named Priest, at Pontygwaith, near Tylorstown, was Mrs. Luff's rival u1 the prophet-c lifie, and both liad met over their cups iu a local public-hoube, and had screamed out awful things. Xow, it would be a sad instance of infra dignitatem to inquire of thon6 wreatures what they meant hv their wild stories. Tiie writer, liowever. saw a Voting c~>iliefr, who wa, j.>ires^iit when tnt; wretched pctlr-as uncomely as Macbeth'# dai-.c- • mg- witohes around tiie cauldron in the for»s«- --delivered these dire forebodings, and 112 saw that Loth vrera, to put H miidlvj, j't Uieir cups, and talking ail sorts of nonsense. of which no fane man wculr. taks any notica txc°rt to pity the degra- datioa of the women. But the ravings of the pair, wbea they were repeated by others, had i the effect of alarming the entire district- Let the public ascribe the alarm manifested to the natural sensitiveness of a class of people whose nerves h«T* teen highly cdrung by the effects of the recent awful scenes witnessed at Tylors- town. I nrrst repeat what a highly intelli- gent old collier, whose race was as black as that of a sweeo, said f ill" on the subject. "I am. 6:1::1 h<* n-rv solemnly "much m^e afraid of the consequence* cf tha bad language heard among ceatain young Tlvn underground at our collieries than of the Idle ravings of drunken old women." "Th* m^iority," he vreri en to aiiy, sensibio fellows, but others ore "ho#-ic ir> their use os uns^eml" lari~sre. and '■ hor?2« appear a? if a*h«nted of tl em." "GAP—< JBWII »U.JJBC, <ae

ROMAN. CATHOLICS AND CHRISTIAN UNITY. BISHOP HLDLEY'S LENTEN 1. Á.£J.. J ..J 1. CJ PASTORAL. The subject of Bishop Hec"ley's Lenten Pas- tort!, v, inch was read on Sunday in all tue churches iu the Catnollo d:cc;jse* of NV.vport and Mensvia, is "Cbxst'iaa Luity," and in! the course of it, speaking of h,>, non-Cuthclie brethren, his oidtli p conttnds that unit- and reconciliation to the Catholic Church <-aii c-nly mean the full acceptance of her degmatio | teaching and cf her everyday and c-cntmaoiw right to teach and. to lie olejt-u. if theie I conditions seem hard or intolerant, one can oniy reply that, if ther».- «'•■? any ascertainable j i.):vin< lcvelation at »P. it mist exclude all toleration »:f a^y comrary doctrine. Uiness Christ'"auity wtr:- reduced to the -,atft:e ami imp%.{>able fonditioiw c" the sgnost:<' and tlu» imp%.{>able fonditioiw c" The sgnost:<' and tho> raxioiiaiast, a line must be drawn .-rniewbere; and, wherever it >s drawn, those .vho me left on the outside will be apt to raise the crv ot intolerance. The Bishop sa*. s "It con-'oiing to know that the letter o* tl.» Molv I«Vtr>«r 1". ;L It tr- 0 there c .i, L.

r y HIPPING NEWS. ) SIGNALLED OFF THE LIZARD. FVi. j.5. —j-aised East: Steamers Giends-l^ of 6uu<iei'iau(i; Flying C'.cnl2uraû\ *tug;, of Gk-»ow: Harlow aud Ifuna^ both of London; Lizard, of Glasgow, for Ixmdon jVIoss Rose» Mersey, and Corinthia, all t'liree of Liver- Mersey, and Corinthia, all t'liree of Liver- pool Clifion Grove, of Bristol; Fiunian, ot Cork: Camel, of London; Avon, of Grange- mouth.: Labarrouere, of Cardiff; La Touraine» from New York for Havre: j.jin ster liuyb ch» from New York for Flushing, -signailfd carried away one blade cf the .-ei'-iv. Pa.td Vvest: Tyr. Norwegian; steamers Ptaraug.a, fc« Belfast; La. F.aadre, of Rotterdam ivci.a-rey, of Cork; Clarissa Radeone, oi Cardiff; cr*>vaa» of Liverpool; Barnes more, from Antwerp tor Liverpool; Surrey, of London; W itshir*. of Newcastle: Demeir 'o S. bc-hiliazi, of P rosus.— Wind, N.N. W., light; weather, cloudy; cjo smco'd1: bar.. 30.33, stecdy. Feb. 15.—Passed West: Stetime: Paris, Sou:hiP.-rcpvton for Mew Yorl.. Feb. 16.—Passed Last: Steamers England (presumed), from Ns:\v York for Lonuor. i Eddyuto-re, of Glasgow; Marcnia. from tM West ladies for ilamburg: Auric, o* ;i!F. j Blarney, of Cork; Pioneer, of Manchester; Hamp?hir», of Southampton; Lady HuosoB Kinahan, of Dubi n; Crossbill, of Glasgow i v,- rm Quickstep, of Cardiff: Catora, of Liverpool} Government fteam drc-dger No. 1. Passed West: Sierra Nevada, of Liverpool, in towt steamer Aug!o-A.mer.can OP. Company's: ta| Revenge, of London, towing a dredger _oi Newcfw-i1: Alacrity, of Belfast: S. Beshfisi^k of Live:; -ol: G-rlmsby, of Cardiff: City a, Iior.don, of Glasgow; Angtln, of Hr.mburgl Curfew, of Ihiadee.—Wi"d F.s F tr.hf weathe7, overcas' 'hazy, dull: -evi, model bar., 30 38, fal.iug. SIGNALLED OFF THE MUMBLF"? HEAD Feb. lt!Win-f. W.S.W., light and variable weather, hazv and- fine; sea. smooth.—Pa«fie< East: Steamer Ge.ueral, of Caen. pa<=f»i Wgat: Sbeameirs Glendale. of Sunvi-erland: Woodlands, of Swansea; Vigilant, of Liver* poc'l • Llaudaff City, of Bristol; eohoonet Arg-ilse, of R.u,msay. SWANSEA.—A KEIVALS. NOIf-H DOCK. Fa'i..14.—Artfoacorrach, e. 91fi. London, viti Georyana. 52, Avonutr.uib. g*u?r«j. OuachlMi. 104 ■Wat«a turd. Hannah. 69 Waterford. oatft Norma ml, s. 60. Poriafprry, Feb. 15.—Sarah Blanche, s. ?3. Camsey, generat I Caioiine, 49, Bide'ord, grav. SOUTH BOCK F"1, H.-Iõ!,wpm, s, 440, CardstT. e^rcral. Flertrst s, &'••>. Teimn}. ni1. iRecruit, 77, nil. Feo. 's.—Iroa i.irg. 8. 284. Harrlngtoa. pis: inn. Wam o point, S. 71, Car aartliea, nil. Pioneer, «» 276, Manchester, nil. i FRINGE OF WA:.K< DOCK. Frb. 14 —uhnuoon, l,8<Ai- Dunkirk, oil. SATMXOS NORTH POCK. Feb 14.—IUve ie Oier. s :,Ductonte), La KocSiel!e» Jaae. (Irv. In), Combemartin Feb. 15.—ifare (Lego), M-.irr^ri -s. Peter ad Jehu (Hill). PHmoutii. Crista I, (Gcode), Ccrling* fcru. Marion (CumTdLoe). Cork. Aiic» H. fParne^ Fav«-reh»m. Ottawa ^'H'.iatpsV London. Ansis II fWilleocka), rijmouaj. HMUit (Atkinson), GueTa- *< SOTTH DOCK. Feb. 14.—PSo Fonucso, j (Ren,>. Padstow, Felt. IS.—Esmerafcla (Cook), J.«r;i. Em.Iy (Tobbs), London. Severn, s (Stewart), R'a^gow." Enpres" iv* r^,ri), Dublin. Nsjiinc A^.ie (Ezanno). 1-9 KocheJTe. Woodlands. 8 (Bw-wuian'i, Sç. Sawirw Wava ^Williaitw). Fiddown. Piirx'cr. OF WALES DOCK. felt. 14.—Siendale (Wai-drni1. i ovV>n. Feb. ^3.—Liandaff City, a (ttucier), Xov Tcrk. ENTERED OiTTWARF-S.—Febnarr 15 we?emp. Eiectra. s, B, WiLi-iiiW, cC5, J. 'A. Daviefi iRoueu, Pioneer..». B. RooVptfc. 77'. •.■; favior j OLEAiRED.—February 15. j Fonnmp, IT.ec- jn, s, B, 635 ecai j 2Toup!i. ?ioTje.-r, n. B, 450 coa! .lurcr. or I..5'wi £ ijd. r. t, ll. 1.1CC veiioa, Pall.on, s, n, 1,800 coal I IMPORTS COASTWISE.—F-bruarv 15. Watr^ord, Harmh. 99 tons cats, Cardiff MiWng (v. Ramsey, Sarah Blatr-lie, s, 100 tens lead 01"p., Vivial and Sons; 16 tons potatoes..Sheahecd & Co- Harrington, Iran Khie, «s, 440 tens pij- iitm, Groves end Stenl Comnanv Portaferrv, Xoi-inand, s. 130 tons potatoes. ImpoiterS Company Glasgow, via Cardiff. Severn, g. p-neraH, 51. Jone» and Bro. Eideford, Caroline, 25 tons jtrarel, Shepherd & Co. \\a' -r'-r. O'l.U'h; a, IJ5 ton., nats, Weaver Got I 1)7£(01, RiQ Form0ólO, P. ll;enf>8.J. I Avonmourh, Geondana, l^eana and Caidiff Mil" incr Comtxiny beans, T. Pri oe b: 0). EXPORTS OOAMW,"zE.-F(,Iiruarv 16. Laxpy, 8amh Blanche, II, 230 c.c'll!, E. W.'Co'.«k & Co* Glasfjow, Stvcrn. s, treoeral, M. Jcaies & Bro. Padssow, B'O F"ïDOso, s. "pner¡Û Per.ryn, Heccr;c. 1"0 superpluwr-hate. Vivian & SonC Warr->n-,»int, "VVairenpoint. s, 230 coal, ilain ColUerJ Company NEATH AND BRJTOX 'F E, R P. Y. ARRIVALS. Frb. 14.—Hayle, s, 135, Penzance, ballast. Feb. 15.—-O.uistop. Fed, s, 120, Porlreacta. ballast. SAILINGS I Fcb. 14.-Buru.ock Newport. Harlowd a (Forsyth), London. Clifton Grcvs, s (Morgan), I Coves. Feb. 15.—Marcel et T^Tiima. (Collet), Paimpol. Lf" Gaile (Rcilando;, Cro-c. Mark (Resrrenev), Henuw-; bent. (Xty of York, e (Baker), Bristol." Havie. < (Clpmo), Ha_ylc. Progie<<s vC.eat.or). Wexiord. VannS' (Kemp), 'Watchpt. Air"-a (Noimin)( WatciiW BiaiK-he, s (Per.ett), S.vao.iea. PORT TALBOT.— ARRIVALS. ¡ I'tb, 14.—Vigilant, s, 251, L-verpooi. ballast. SAILINGS. Feb. 13.—Snevd. e iGauvaucei. De-^o^n. Feb. —H. 'F. Brit (Jewell), Ride-lord Florr» (/Jiili.t), Hclfcud. io.—I.ubentia 'H-ck'Pc), rjimiun-. V^-lai;% £ 0>auei, Liverpool. Brr^amo, s (Prance), Newport.

SHIPPING DISASTERS. LO.SvS OF A C AIR F' I FF- L A DEN VFSSEL. A r-legTaiH from Ca-:i, -wii, Bereha-on. eta tea that ihe barque James idvesev, d Lire pool, frcm Caidiif "or Santos, with coal3, waj abandoned, at midnight on Friday, rueive miles from tne South Bu.l Rock, with 4ft. 5m. of water in the, held and piun-ps failing to work. When last seen she »is s.ck'ne. The u'-w of lifreen were landed at- Cuaciet:>vn :n tilt snip's- boats. ACCIL'FNTS TO LINE US. The YdJia; r?tar liner Oceanic has been towed to Halifax <N.,S.) by the Wilson liner Galileo, having broken her shaft. The Wilson liner Oiranto, 2.379 tons, is ashore near Fire Island, but in an easv position, and no danger is feared at pre ent. COLLISION IX THE XORTH SEA. Captain Casier aad the crew of the New_a«tl# Kbeanisc liugh '{lyyior wi- landed ia '-bo 1 yr.e oti at .rdr their vessel havrnc b-?.en sunk after collision with the steamer Crane during tbe prevalence of fog on Friday off Fhmborough Head. AN OVERDUE VESSEL. Thf^ (,-uard hiifr ITmbria, which arrived a £ '.oui-ctisvown on Saturday fiom Baltimoie. rc- p' its that no hope-, are now entertained the safety .f the Shields ve?*el Laurcst aa, which leH America, on 3">ecej-.>.baj- & for Sligo n th a enrgo of wheat. T3r; Lruroj^ina bad 15 b"ud« aboard, and had been uninsurable for tae past a:nth. MINOR CASFALTIES. (Lloyd- ie.l.,gra!Ds. A telegram from Copenhagen states that toIl" h steanior Kotka, bound south, ia agrounJ on Middelgrunden. The steam dredger Husrb A.ndrew« stranded on Boston peeps, but was afterwards towed off. Hie Yvunjn-, which KTouiided off Hurst Caslla, hM ^loiivd aud procepded. ')]-.3 Norwegian barque Ro^-Iaa, which grounded entering- Savannah, has floated and arrived. The damage is serious. A (ciesTra.m from Alt?validr,.a states thai i-iij British sreamer ivoynl IVince. with 318 lw>s ot cotton, took ftre i'l ^iort. Tut* ii: \1" ♦. xr gui-hed, but SO bale-" were, damaged! Th* yf-fi is apparently undamaged. A telegram from H-'mh .-y stages that the Br.ti?b pteamer Lofna, from Hull for Ha-b.:rg« collided with ti>- vessels Dabb'n jid F:'°da,, anchored (,:1 Cuxhaven. 'J1Il' bitter was slightlj naiuaged. riiR Lofna. 'cached at Kratzsan i 1m a sinki" condition, but a^istanee %:tii her- An Oban telegram states that the >.fearner i'ri.-r'i.. from Gla»s«.»w for Chr: "'• ->r j. ^tc1'. ucdn'" XJ ?T"rs that ;he Br:rh ■ fca for Xf't V-rk, .¿. r.f Fasf.net. with ojl's.oij -,v tli the Proprietors by tb-i Or5r-p« o? th< ^t," 21 i, High-slttA

r TERRIBLE FIRE IN LONDON. A THREE-STORIED HOUSE IN FLAMES. LOSS OF EIGHT LIVES. A most disastrous are, unfoitunately attended by great loss of life, occurred in London early on Suadav morning. Shortly before three o'clock a policeman 0 saw an un- usual iigat inUle upper rooms of 7. Church- street, tSoho, wtucu .i..8 a three-storied house let out ,u tenements, immediately behiud the Palace Theatre of Varieties, and, fcmnkin^ that sonietning was \v ong, at once proceeded to knock at the door to arouse the inmates. Another police-con3tab:e immediately rang the nearest fire.-alarm, and erigines were soon on the scene from all parts of the Metropolis. The tcp pact of the house, however, was com- pietelv enveloped in the flames, and the fire- men found it impossible to enter the budding. Before tn-dr arrival, Mr. J. Moore, aged 29, wnose wife and three children have perished, jumped Iron; the second-floor window. He fell oa tho iron railings in front of the house, an;l waa impaled, his injuries being of a she--king description. The police gently lifted him from the railiags, a.nd eoaveyed hun fG the hospital, where, at two o'clock in the afternoon, he was said to be doing fairly well, though it is feared his Sutlerings must end lattiiiy. Tae teiiant ot the ground floor, Mi's. Masoa, who was not aware of I til? appalling nature of the fire, st-tyed in bed until she sa.w the flames coming through the ceding of her room. She then get up aad made her escape out of the front door. When the dames, which did not reach the grcund floor, were got under control, the 'I hremen entered, and found that eight lives had been lost. The positions in whioh the charred bodies were discovered seemed to charred bodies were discovered seemed to indicate that the victims SeN all suffocated before the fire o»me on them. Their names are:—George Futsoher aged fifty-two Mery Futscher (wife of George Futsoher), aged I fifty-one-; Oliver I-atscher (son;, aged thir- teen) Mary Fatscher (daughter), aged eleven: Mrs. A^oore (wife of J. Moore, who jumped from the window) a.nd her three chiidrea. The bodies were placed in shell?, and taken to tae St. Anne's mortuary to await the inquest. When the fire broke out thtra were eighteen people in the house, and it is miraculous that so many escaped. The e^ved are Mrs. Mason, Waiter Puts'tiier, Mr. and Mrs. Hemes and a family named Bolt (fatusr, mother, and three adult sons), who a.re said to have entered upon their tenancy I, of the first floor only on tbe previous evening. Nearly all of these had a severe f'^ht with the lire before they made good their escape, ilr. iiomes dasaea through the tia.mes on the staircase, and was burned Otl tho face and hands. Mrs. Homes was carried downstairs iL. <1 fainting condition by a. poijc»-v50XisUl>le, aad botii received slight bunti During cue ""progress of the fire a large crowd bad gathered in the narrow street, and the excite- I ment was intense. The neighbours to the right and left of the burning; building were greatly alarmed, and were making prepara- tions for a hasty exit, but, h*ppilyt the are was confined to N'o. 7. Curiously, tbis build- ing aad the adjeiniag one have only recently beea done up. and the outside of tbe hou ,c where so many lives have "ooeu sacrificed g;ve^ no idea. of the terrible tragedy enacted within. The rescued found shelter in the houses of the neiehhours. It is said that the fire, which is believed to have originated through the up- [ Jetting of a Amp, broke out in the rooms of the rtJw comars. the Bolt family. The mortuary presents a terrib'e sight. Five of the bodies are these of children, and one is charred almost beyond recognition. The other four apparentlv met thoir death by suffoca- tion. One little fellow was partly dressed. aad he must have retired for the night in half bis daily clothes. Hit braces of striag still cling to his burnt shoulders, .isd his Q--pd rests ia one of his pockets, no doubt put there to s'tsard his few boyish treasures. Mr. Fntseher seemed to have had a desperate stnisrzle for life. His body bears many evi- dences of the awful conflict, his !imb<j being contorted and his hands tiarhtiv clenched. It is rjr^sumed that Mrs. Moore had not retired fc'tii' night at the Fm., of the outbreak. f." her feet are still c-vvered by half-burnt boots aad portions cf her dress still cling to her body. INTERVIEW WITH MRS. MASON. So great was the coafusion that none of tho rescued, with, perhaps, the exceotion of Mrs. Mnion can give anything like a con- nected story of whet took place before the arrival of the brigade. M-s. Mason states that 8h3 was in bed wh"u she heard people running about. She then heard loud kaock- ing at "the front door. At first she did not [ heed that, attributing it to some practical joker. When she realised that it was her own hou?ft that was on fire, she did not thinK it was anything verv serious, and remained in bed until ;-he saw Same's comma through the ceiline. She then took the prudent course of leaving her mom and making fot ths fro at door without, gtayiot to dress. She thought everybody was out of the house, or she wo'lld have fore upstairs to alarm the inmates. Mrs. Masofl srprwse* th.? opinion that all had plentv cf time to escape. She also states that. she has lost over £ 300 worth of ftirni- ture and material used in her business, that of m'i-nng the lining and leather work for baskets.

INTERNATIONAL WREST- LING. rHE WORLD'S G RiE CO-.P O M AN C HAMPICiN SHIP. The wrestling match for the world's Grseco- Reman ohamoienship and £100, which has of j late created so much tallc in Cardiff took p'ree at the Colonial -hall on Saturday night, before a medt appreoiat-ive and enthusiajtic audteno^ The circumstances of tht chalk-nge will be weli remembered. Pierrx. the Greek, came over from Ptiiis to find Cannon, ard eveatua.ly j the pair caiie to t^rina, Pie-rr; allowing Cannon's expense-? Tor tht match *0 1/ike place ia (. ardifT. A few aiuiuUs before nine both men took the stage at the Ci«ioal«i-hall. Mr. Pike. the^W&sti of England champion in the Devon and Cornish style, was referee, w}¡:ü, 'l^e:>h Atulcfe was timekeeper. Cannoa, if anyth ng, lookea in a tri.flf better condltwi than his ovocaeut, who V.-09 hardlv trailed tine enough, and appeared to have a little too much flesh on liim. No time was cut to wa-te. aad a few minutes before nine the men gut in hold^. The first :• bout was not over exciti* neither man appear- ianr to have his oppois.'»t in allY serious difS- cvlties. After about ifteen mnnut 's Phrri. j who vre.s uppermost, got neck-lock (oIl Cannon, and after a brief «truest managed to brine him over and put him fa!rl; on his two I'oulder- blndes. The bout had -akci exarfly fourteen j minut" After the cwtomary jiderval the mfrt ™ot together again, with the result that after eleven minutf Cu-rnon equaii^d matters by sc*>rine a second fsui. This left matters even, and excitement nov vas naturally high. When the men faced each otkcr for the third and deciding far there >-9, a lot of cautious work on t'he-r pari: tin ;i they got foTether and Cannon getting- the besj hold, half cros. buttocked Pierri in the IckI> wi.ti the result that the, v.„t to the floe*. For t11", next fwo or threo minuf^ the wreslling was of a most Hete^nined character, b-th combatant- beirig' ■punished severe! Pventualiy. aftci- eight minutes' Trre- 'ling, Canncn got the upper bud. H0 got a half-neck iop-tof his ^opponent, and. j. bringing him right his body, secured a most brillirnt fali. Th' victory was received with the greatest enth^^STn. Cannon =po::c from tho shigt* and thickcd. thf audierne. Pif.rri did not appear. The stakes were pp.d over to th- winrrer by th? t3mekeep»r-