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THE EASTERN CRISIS. rHE REPORTED ADVANCE OF SERVIAN TROOPS. AN OFFICIAL DENIAL. [ CK N'T RAT XFWS TE LEO RAMS. 1 NiSCH, MONDAY AFTKRNOON. I am officially authorised to give au emphatic contradiction to the report published in Vienna ind London that Servian troops have crossed the 'ronLier into Bulgaria. Everv man is still encamped )n Servian territory. VIENNA, MONDAY, rhe invasion of Bulgaria by Servian troops is still uncontirmcd, The Government declares that the news is untrue, but the papers stiH affect to believe that it is accurate. It is stated in well- informed quarters that the foundation for the state- ment rests upon the fact that some Seivian bands have been marauding upon Bulgarian territory. THE DISPOSITION OF PRINCE ALKXANDlJl. [FROM OI K < GKKKNi'ON'DK\T>. VIENNA, MOXDAY AFTERNOON'. If is asserted on good authority that the Austrian Government has finally resolved not to join Russia in the demand for the deposition of Prince Alexander. BRUSSELS, MONDAY AKTKRNOOX. According to ,1 telegram from Sofia published by the /iidfpeitdc.ice Behj' Prince Alexander is much discouraged by recent events, and is evincing a disposition to abdicate. The same journal men- j t.ions a report that the Austrian Government has report tli,t t:le refused permission for the Krupp guns recently purchased by Bulgaria to pass through Austria to 'ieir destination. ASSASSINATION OF A SICKVIAN OFFICER. rFROY. OUR CORRESPONDENT ] BELGRADE. MONDAY. M. Matic, Governor of the Druesac District, has en assassinated. The crime is certainly a political one; but, although several persons have been arrested on suspicion, the actual murderers have J¡I.:t yet been identified. RUSSIA AND BULGARIA. f" CENTRAL NEWS TKLKGHAM. I I ST. I'R IEKSBU KGr, MONDAY, T t'ia. GUMBINNXN). It is authoritatively announced that the Czar has Consented, upon certain conditions, to theappoint- went of Prince Alexander to the Governorship of Eastern Roumelia. I" REUTF.R'S" TELEGRAM.] CONSTANTINOPLE, MONDAY EVENING. The Bulgarian Diplomatic Agent yesterday in. formed the Porte that the Servians invaded Bul- garian territory on Saturday in the direction of Trn, but were reported to have withdrawn yes- terday. [FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.] ST. PETERSBURG, MoNDAr (via GUMJHNNES). The movements of the Servian troops 0:1 the Bulgarian irontiei is looked upon here as a simple jisplayof bravado, from which no serious conse- quences need be expected. But King Milan .s i warned not to imperil his own throne by indulging in perilous intrigues. 0 [" REUTElt'S TELEORAM.1 BELGRADE, TUESDAY. Bulgarian troops have fired upon the Servian I Customs Guards at Negotin and Radujevic. The Guards are ordered to remain passive, 'l'be Powers, whilst promising restoration oi the status quo, demand the demobilisation of the Servian Army. ENGLAND AND THK CONFERENCE. [" HEUTER'S" TELEGRAM.] CONSTANTINOPLE, TUESDAY. Lord Salisbury has informed Sir William White that he has intimated to Musurus Pasha England's agreement in principle to the assembling of a Con- ference in Constantinople. agreement in principle to the assembling of a Con- ference in Constantinople. Sir W. White notified the fact yesterday to the Porte. A similar communication has been made to the Ottoman Government by the Marquess de NoailleS The Turkish Plenipotentiaries have not yet been nominated, and the Conference is not expected to assemble until next week. THE ACTION OF SERVIA. I" CENTRAL NEWS TELEORAM.1 VIENNA. WEDNESDAY. The Red Cross Societies in Austria and Hungary have refused to place their ambulances at the disposal of the Servian military authorities. It is rumoured that, in view of possible home require- ments, it has been decided to prohibit the export of horses from Austro-Hungary. THE CONFERENCE. [s-ROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.] VIENNA, WEDNESDAY APTKRNOON. The Tajihlatt to-day states that the Conference at Constantinople will embody its decisions in a protocol setting on record the c-ontumed authority of the Treaty of Berlin and, whilst admitting the Sultan's right to restore the status quo, ex- pressing an opinion in favour of a closer legis- lative union between Bulgaria and Eastern Roitmelia. THE DOMESTIC Sl DE OF THE I DIFFICULT1. The World says :—The Queen is keenly interested in the decidedly-critical position of Prince Alexander of Bulgaria, and I hear t hat her Majesty has written privately to the Emperor William begging him to exert his influence on the Prince's behalf; but I suspect that the Berlin interest is more likely to be against the Prince, as the whole of the Darmstadt family are quite out of favour at the German Court, and the ridiculous romance which has recently been circulated about the Prince and the Princess Victoria of Prussia will not tend to render him more acceptable there. The Emperor of Russia professes to have become convinced during: the last few months that Prince Alexander is really an English agent, and his sup- posed predilections for English policy are the ostensible reason for the Russian resolution to remove him. Of course, this is all nonsense, but at. St. Petersburg everything that takes place at the Court of another country is supposed to be connected with politics, and Prince Henry of Battenberg's marriage with Princess Beatrice and his subsequent elevation to Royal rank are seriously connected with Prince Alexander's recent proceedings.

THE SITUATION TN DENMARK. [FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT] COPENHAGEN, MONDAY. The political situation here is becoming daily more serious. The Royal decree of the 23rd inst., by which the Diet has been adjourned to the 18th of December, came as a surprise to all parties, and will, it is feared, be followed by stringent repres- sive measures. These will, it is expected, deal more particularly with the right of public meeting and the freedom of the press.

| FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT. | COPENHAGEN, TUESDAY. It has now transpired that the villa and estate recently purchased by the Czar are intended as a wedding present to Prince Waldeinar and his bride. The present building is to be pulled down and a beautiful villa erected in its place and superbly furnished. COPENHAGEN, TUESDAY AFTERNOON. According to the general apprehension, the pro- roguing of the Rigsdag has been followed by the promulgation of special Coercive Laws directed against the popular party. A special military gendarmerie is to be established, as well as an ex- traordinary police force, "to assist the civilan authorities in maintaining law and order and public peace throughout the kingdom."

TERRIBLE H LRRICANE OFF LABRADOR. 80 VESSELS DRrVEN ASHORE. 70 SAILORS DROWNED. 2,000 PERSONS DESTITUTE. [" CENTRAL NKWS TELEGRAM.] NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY. A telegram from Halifax states that a great hurricane prevailed off the Labrador coast on the 11th instant. The damage done and loss of life was enormous. So far as is known up to the present 70 seamen were drowned, and over 80 vessels driven ashore, the crews of which, numbering about 2,000 men, are in a state of great destitution. Relief funds are being organised here and at Sr, John's for the benefit of the sufferers. roo TKLEORAM.L ST. JOHN'S (NEWFOUNDLAND), WEDNESDAY. Telegrams received here from Halifax, Nova Scotia, state that a severe storm has been raging for several days past on the coast of Labrador. Eighty fishing vessels have been either wrecked or stranded. Seventy persons have perished, and there are 2,000 people on shore in a destitute con- dition. Another report received from Boston gives the number of vessels lost, as twenty, but states the loss of life at over 100.

THE AFGHAN BOUNDARY COMMISSION. [ RF.UTE1Ó¡" TELEGRAM.] ST. PETERSBURG, TUESDAY. A dispatch from Askabad announces the arrival at that place of the Russian members of the Afghan Boundary Commission. Tiley will ;ot outori the 29th inst. for Zulficar, where they will be met by an escort. The Trans-Caspian Railway is now com- plete and ready for traffic as far as Bishagan.

ACCIDENT TO THE EMPRESS OF BRAZIL. [" REUTEIÙ;" TELEGRAM.! RIO DE JANEIRO, TUESDAY. A serious accident. has happened to the Empress of Brazil, who has broken an arm in falling on a staircase in the palace. Although her Majesty is not believed to he in danger, her condition is such as to require extreme care. TERRIBLE C AT-KSTROPHE IN FRANCE. A VILLAGE DESTROYED. [" REUTER's TELEGRAM.] PARIS, MONDAY. The quarries at Chancelade, near Perigueux, fell in yesterday afternoon, destroying the village of Parigots, situated on a hill above the quarries. Seven or eight workmen were buried, and are not expected to be recovered alive. Several persona who were passing at the time were killed, and a number of the inhabitants of Parigots were buried beneath the ruins of their houses. Troops have been despatched to the scene of the disaster to assist in the work of rescue. [EXCHANGE TELEGRAPH COMPANY'S TELEGRAM.] PARIS, MONDAY. A terrible catastrophe is reported to have occurred yesterday near Perigueux at the celebrated Chan- celade quarries. A number of houses occupied by the workpeople seem to have been undermined bv the quarrying operations, and suddenly fell in, carrying the inmates with them. As soon as the alarm was given a number of soldiers from the nearest military post were despatched to aid in tho work of rescue. Up to the present time several bodies have been disinterred, but until a thorough examination of the dibris has been made the precise loss of life will not be known. IMPORTANT ARRESTS IN SPAIN. ALLEGED PLOTS AGAINST THE KING. [FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.] MADRID, MONDAY. A great sensation has been caused by the arrest of Sonor Zuhizaretta, an oflicer, secretary to the Marquess De Vista Hermosa, a Director- General in the War Office, and Senor Gil, chief editor of the Corres/jondencia Militar. These gentlemen are charged with being concerned with Rinz Zorilla in a plot against the King. Their houses have been searched, and compro- mising documents have been discovered in their possession. They are to be tried by court-martial. JAPAN AN]) THE VATICAN. [" REUTER'S'; TELEORAM.1 ROM E, MONDAY. The rope having written a letter t., the Mikado of Japan thanking him for the favour extended by his Majesty to missionaries, the Mikado re- plies in cordial terms, assuring the Pope that he will continue to afford tiiem protection. SIR H. D. WOLFFS MISSION. [" REUTER S TELEGRAM. | CONSTANTINOPLE, MONDAY. Sir Henry Drummond Wolff left this evening for Egypt. 0 FRENCH VICTORY IN TONQU1N. [" REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.1 PARIS, MONDAY. The Minister of War has received a dispatch from General de Courcy announcing the success of the French troops in an engagement with the Black Flags. PARIS, MONDAY. A dispatch from Tonquiu states that tho French troops entered Than Mai, one of the last and most formidable centres of resistance, after three days fighting, on the first of which the passage of the Red River was secured. The Black Flags lost severely, including their three leaders. The French had eight killed and five wounded. AMERICAN RAILWAY MANIPULA TION I" CENTRAL NEWS" TELEGRAM.] NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY Persistent rumours are afloat here that Vander- bilt, the great capitalist, will soon largely control the Erie Railway Company.

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TERRIBLE CYCLONE IN INDIA SEVEN HUNDRED VILLAGES DESTROYED. IMMENSE LOSS OF LIFE. The accounts which are coming to hand of the recent cyclone on the Orissa coast show that the loss of life and property has been appalling. Mr. Commissioner Metcalfe early visited the scene of the disaster, and has been most energetic in relieving the distress. The Lieutenant-Governor has sanctioned the immediate expenditure of 20,000 rupees for gratuitous relief to the sufferers I there, and has given the Commissioner discretion to make advances under the Land Improvement and Loans Act immediately, pending his special recommendations on the subject. It is estimated that an area of about 400 square miles of rice land was covered with sea water. All the crops and the whole of the villages were destroyed. The Commissioner, in his official account, describes the trees, clumps of bamboo, houses, and patches of cultivation as utterly de- stroyed. Huze trees," lie says, "Iie overturned and leafless, with broken branches, looking as if scorched houses are crushed into one confused mass, and the stench of corpses is dreadful." The statement of the mftl1ag-er of an estate, based on the reports which have reached him and a>-e in- corporated in the account, is that 700 villages in Kerara and Kaldeep were completely wrecked l and three-fourths of the population completely destroyed. At present nothing is known of the effect of the wave behind the Sathyabadi sand hills. It is presumed that these sand lulls broke the wave and saved the country. The Collector of lLllasorè SlYS that a coast canal would form an effectual barrier between such a wave and I he cul- tivation of the eastern side of the district. The Fund Committee, in a communication lately pub- lished, says of t,ii s calamity:—It evidently is one of which this generation has had, happily, no experience. It surpasses in its horrors"even the destruction wrought by the tidal wave of the I of 1854- in the readies of the Hooghly."

THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE GERMAN EMPIRE. INTERESTING EPISODE AT BERLIN. RECEPTION OF A RELIGIOUS ORDER BY THE EMPEROR. Tiie General Synod of tile Prussian Church, which has been in session at Berlin for some time back, was presented to the Emperor on Monday in a chapel "f a foundation connected with the Dom, whither his Majesty had gone to inspect a fine new allegorical painting behind the altar, representing the kings of the earth depositing their crowns and sceptres at the feet of the Redeemer. Replying to an address on this subject by the Court preacher, Dr. Kovgel, the Emperor remarked :— As for what you have said to me personally, I accept it with all modesty, as a man whose days are now numbered. In my lifetime Heaven has heaped me with blessings and mercies, and especially in my old age. But the homage which is paid me I lay on the throne of the Highest, from whom we derive strength to execute all the best things that can be done on earth. Within the last few years, before the eyes of all of you, things have happened by which Prussia has been rabed higher than ever we expected. You have all been witnesses of the great work accomplished, which will continue to endure if its foundation remain purity of religion and progress in every good deed. According to another version his Majesty said In my old days I can call Heaven to wit- ness that I have ever looked upon religion as the sole foundation on which everything reposes, as the highest good of my people."

RETURN OF THE GENESTA. The racing cutter Genesta arrived at Portsmouth on Wednesday from Now York. She entered the harbour flying three first prize flags, and was heartily cheered on taking up her moorings. Another account says:—The famous racing yacht Genesta arrived at Portsmouth on Wednes- day morning. She left, New York at six p.m. on October 9, and is considered to have made the smartest sailing voyage on record, the passage across the Atlantic having occupied only ten days ten hours. During the first part of the voyage the wind was N.N.E., but changed to N.N.W. during the last few days; heavy seas were expe- rienced throughout, with stiff breezes, and once or twice the yacht had to be hove to. The best days' sailings were October 12, 238 miles Octo- ber 13, 240 miles; October 14, 200 miles. The whole voyage was carried out under reefed try- sail and, before leaving, the mast, boom, bow- sprit, gaff, &c., were taken out, and will be for- warded to England by maii steamer. The only accident during the voyage was the loss of the jaws of the lug, which caine down by the run on the 21st instant, and the mate had his ancle in- jured by the liveliness of the tiller. The crew speak in the warmest manner of the splendid sea- going qualities of the Genesta, and in proof thereof instance the fact that, notwithstanding' the heavy seas, none of the deck gear was ever moved.

GENERAL GORDON'S DEATH. MR. GLADSTONE'S MEMORY AT FAULT. ATTEMPT TO DISCREDIT A CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATE. DATES AGAINST HIM. Sir Frederick Milner having stated at a Conser- vative meeting at York that when the news of the fall of Khartoum and the death of General Gordon was received in London Mr. Gladstone donned his best clothes and hurried to the theatre, where he sat and laughed at a screaming farce, while the headless trunk of his victim was lying unburied on the sultry sands and blood-stained streets of Khartoum," Mr. Gladstone was communicated with; and he has written the following letter on the subject:— Hawarden Castle, Chester, Oct. 21. Sir,—Mr. Gladstone desires me to acknowledge the receipt of your letter and of the enclosed extract from a recent speech of Sir F. Milner, and to say that there was not even a rumour on the subject of General Gordon's death at the time alluded to.—I am, sir. your obedient servant, "G. W. SPENCER LYTTELTOX." [It will be observed that Mr. Gladstone says that there was not even a rumour of General Gordon's death at the time alluded to." Mr. Gladstone's isit, to the Criterion Tueatre took place on the 10th of February. The news of the Khartoum disaster reached the War Office on the 4th of that month. The Court Circular of next day contained the follow- ing paragraph :—" The lamentable intelligence of the fall of Khartoum reached the Queen yesterday morning, and has caused profound sorrow to her Majesty, who anxiously awaits further news as to the fate of General Gordon." For days afterwards the whole country was distressed by the certainty that Gordon was either a prisoner or murdered. And the morning after Mr. Gladstone went to the play;, dispatch came in from Lord Wolselev saying that the news of Gordon's death had been confirmed." This will be enough to show the value of Mr. Gladstone's contradiction.]

THE ADMINISTRATION OF NEW GUINEA. The Daihj rVws says:—News has been received at Melbourne (writes our correspondent) from the Home Government, to the effect that the Colonies are to pay the entire cost of the administration of New Guinea the Imperial contribution consisting, merely of a ship, costing not less than £ 18,000, de- livered at Now Guinea. At present the Govern- ments of the various Colonies are in correspon- dence as to the law to be enforced in the new de- pendency. The statute law of Queensland will be probably extended to the province.

GREAT SCULLING MATCH IN AMERICA. DEFEAT OF HANLAN. A telegram from New York, dated Saturday evening, says :-The great sculling match between Teenier and Hanlan came off at Albany this aft.er- noon, and, to the popular consternation, ended in an easy victory for the first-named. The course was three miles with a turn, and Hanlan was so fit and confident, that an immense amount of money was laid upon him, the betting at the start being 5 to 4 on. Teemer rowed the three miies iu 21min. Usee., but. Hanlan did not finish, as his boat upset.

THE CATTLE WAR IN THE SOUTH OF IRELAND. An ineffectual effort was made on Saturday to settle the dispute between the Cattle Association and the Steam Packet Company. Tiie cattle dealers promised to cease Boycotting the company provided no Boycotted cattle were sent by the steamers carrying dealers' cattle. A deputation from the Steam Packet, Company waited on the Defence Union, and offered to take all cattle the union would offer to Liverpool, vid Newport, pay- ing the extra expense this route would entail. The Defence Union refused to sacritice their legal rights to ship by all steamers. The Steam Packet Company are now considering the advisability of refusing the Defence Union cattle, and in case legal proceedings are taken relying on the sym- pathy of the jury. Owing to the determination of the South of Ireland Cattle Dealers' Association, supported by the National League, to start an opposition line of steamers with a view to Boycotting the Steam Packet Company for having refused not to ship the cattle of the Defence Union, arrangements are being made by a syndicate of gentlemen interested in stock raising in the South of Ireland for the pur- pose of attending fairs and breaking the monopoly of the dealers as well as coming to the rescue of the Steam Packet Company, for whose share- holders much public sympathy is felt.

RESCUE OF A CASTAWAY. The Swedish steamer Grislop Tilberg, from Arch- angel to Bordeaux, arrived at Dartmouth on Wed- nesday and landed a Norwegian named Swert Hattisert, of Kilden, who was picked up by the steamer in an open boat 250 miles off the Lapland coast. Hansen had been fourteen days in the boat and three days without water, but he has now quite recovered from his prolonged exposure.

THE ups and downs ot a ride across country re- semble the vicissitudes of life both horse and man may be no soouer up than down, and so experience teaches bunting men to be prepared against casualties. The majority of Masters of Hounds keep Elliman's Royal Embrocation in their stables, finding nothing so good for sprains, straing. cuts, sore backs, &c.; and in their own houses Elliman's Universal Embrocation, to relieve the stiffness arising from severe exertion, or cure a bruise, cold at the chest, or rheumatism. 60922

I THE ARMSTRONG ABDUCTION CASE. TRIAL OF THE DEFENDANTS. SECOND DAY. The trial of Messrs. Stead, Jacques, and Booth Mrs. Coombe, and Rebecca Jarrett, on the charge of unlawfully taking Eliza Armstrong from the custody of her parents, was resumed on Saturday morning before Mr. Justice Lopes. The proceed- ings commenccd at 10.15, when the defendants surrendered, Madame Maurey, who 011 Friday occupied a seat in the dock, not having to appear on Saturday. The Attorney-General, Mr. Poland, and Mr. R. S. Wright prosecuted for the Treasury; Mr. Charles Russeil, Q.C., M.P., and Mr. Charles Matthews defended Jarrett; Mr. Waddy, Q.C., Mr. Home Payne, and Mr Sutlierst were for Brain well Booth Mr. H. Matthews, Q.C., and Mr. Lowistor Jacques; inil r. R. F. Colam and Mr. Home Payne for Coombe and Mr. Overend for Maurey. The attendance of spectators was small. The examination of Mrs. Armstrong was con- tinued. Witness described her visit to Wimbledon and the recovery of the child. Although she, at Jacques' request, signed a paper acknowledging the restoration of the child and stating that she had been subjected to no outrage, she did not know the document, contained anything aoout, any out- rage, for she was not, acquainted with what had been done to Eiiza, and diu not even now know. (Here witness broke out crying.) Jacques offered to havu the child examined, but witness declined. Witness, cross-examined by Mr. Russell, Q.C., said when first saw Eliza at Stead's she thought she had grown and improved. Mrs. Stead tolil witness Broughton was a very bad woman. Wit- ness said she was not, so bad as Jarrett, but Mrs. Stead said she was worse, if witness only knew all. Witness let Eliza go with Jarrett on Broughton's recommendation without asking Jarrett's name and address. She denied that Jarrett "aid she wauled tiie child for a gentleman. She did ask witness it the child was pure, and being asked for an explanation, said she meant was she lorward. Witness answered 111 the negative, and added thai, the girl was well-behaved. Witness did not tell her husband Eiiza had gone till IL- Lillie, iLIlLi he then struck her for letting her go with a strange woman. Prior to that she had had no drink that day, hut after being struck she wati arrested for drunkenness, bailed out. alld fined next day. She did not ask Jarrett for money for drink, and would swear before her Maker that she did not receive a sovereign in addition to the shilling she had admitted receiving. She thought it very kind of Jarrett to buy the child clothes, but did not consider it, strange. After the child's departure the neighbours com- mented on her disappearance. Witness added that the child Margaret Farm was to have gone Witt IJ;ii-i'L-ti, but, although her sister consented, the husband declined. in Derby week witness's neighbours spoke about the disappearance of the child, but did not accuse her of selling Eliza until the publication of the Lily case in the tall Mull Gazette. After seeing the article, witness went to Broughton ;t;,d said, What a dreadful thing that. in thu Gazette is, Broughton replying" Yes; I'm all of a ti-eiiible." Cross-examined by Mr. Stead: Witness thought Lily in the Pall Mall Gazette article was her Eliza because of the verses and other particulars. She thought Mrs. Broughton had, in fact, got the child from her for immoral purposes, and had inten- tionally deceived her about Jarrett, and it was that made her apply-to the police. Bursting into tears, she cried, 1 am quite innocent of selling my child." Her suspicion was strengthened when Broughton refused to let her have Jarrett's letter to show to the magis- trate. She did not communicate her suspicion to Broughton. Since then she had come to the conclusion that Broughton was innocent and was deceived by Jarrett. She changed her mind because the police told her Broughton was deceived. Before the child was restored she was taken before some gentlemen at the Mansion House, but did not remember being there told the child was safe. She (witness; wrote a letter a fortnight since to the editor of Lloyd's JYeirs, in which she said that if Booth had offered to give the child up all this trouble would have been avoided. She always thought that Booth's offer to give up tho child was conditional on her paying £ 100. She declined to say what money she got drunk on the night the child went away. Re-examined by the Attorney-General She had always endeavoured to bring up her children respectably, and had sent them to day and Sunday Schools. She had always done her best for her home, whatever her own failings had been. The Pall Mall Gazette Lily article was then read to the jury, the Judge remarking that, personally, he had read nothing relating to the case. Mr. Stead, in reply to Mr. Justice Lopes, said he should set up the defence that there was an actual sale of the child, and that all he did sub- sequently was done in order to rescue Eliza from a life of infamy. He wished to show, by his cross-examination of the witness, that her conduct after the publication of the Lily story was incon- sistent with that of an innocent person. The trial was adjourned tili Monday. THIRD DAY. At the Central Criminal Court on Monday (be- fore Mr. Justice Lopes) the trial was resumed of Messrs. Stead, Booth, and Jacques, and Rebecca Jarrett and Madame Combe, on the charge of un- lawfully taking Eliza Armstrong, aged thirteen, from the control of her parents in June last. The Attorney-General led for the prosecution, and the same counsel as on the opening day again appeared in the case. Outside the court a considerable number of per- sons assembled, notwithstanding the wet weather, to witness the arrival of the defendants. The case was removed into the old court, which is much more roomy. His Lordship took his seat at 10.35, the defen- dants promptly resuming their places in the dock. Mr. Russell. Q.C., having intimated that he did not intend to avail himself of the power reserved to him to cross-examine Mrs. Armstrong with regard to the Lily article in the Pall Ifall Gazette, EVIDENCE OF MRS. BROUGHTON. Mrs. Broughton was called and examined bv Mr. Poland. She was attired in a black shawl and bonnet, and a white apron covered her dress. The first point of her evidence was as to her and Jarrett being fellow servants for three months at Claridge's Hotel, Jarrett leaving there because she was suffering from a diseased hip, and living with witness for a time until she gained admission to St. Batholomew's Hospital. On herdischarge from that institution she again stayed with witness for a while, and then was admitted into another infir- mary. She occasionally wrote t.o witness, who could neither read nor write. Her husband, too, was unable to read, and the letters and cards were read to them by neighbours. She produced a number of letters and cards which she received from time to time. After losing sight of her for nine months, witness saw her in the beginning of June, and Jarrett then told her that while she was out of a situation she came across a commercial traveller, and got married ta him. She added that sho wanted a little girl to clean the oilcloth and do other work that required kneeling, and she asked witness if she could find a'little girl who would suit. Two girls recommended were rejected because two old, Jarrett saying she only wanted a tittle girl. While the matter was being discussed Eliza Armstrong entered the room, and, without being asked, said she should like to have the situa- tion. Witness told her to fetch her mother, as Jarrett said she would not take her, without Mrs. Armstrong's consent. Witness saw Mrs. Armstrong in the evening. Mrs. Armstrong swore at her and said the child should not go. Mrs. Armstrong apologised to witness next morn- ing for her abuse. Jarrett called again and asked if she could find a nice orphan girl for her. Wit- ness spoke to Mrs. Armstrong, and took her at her own request to see Jarrett, who, stating that she occupied a six-roomed house at Wimbledon, agreed to engage Eliza, Mrs. Armstrong saying My Eliza shall go if it is as a servant you want her." The question of wages was discussed, Jarrett saying she would not give her money the first month, but would buy her clothes. Jarrett arranged to take the child awaj* at three o'clock. Between ten and eleven that morning Jarrett gave witness a sovereign, telling her she was to buv a dinner with it and to get a shawl out of pawn, adding that the gift was in acknowledgment of witness's kindness to her while she was ill. Witness added that although she received the coin from Jarrett in her hand she did not know it was a sovereign till some hours afterwards. Prior to that Jarrett, had given her a halt sovereign to get some whisky, and the change had been returned to her. Altnough it had been arranged for Mrs. Armstrong to see Eliza oif with Jarrott, she sub- sequently came to witness and said she could not do so as she was going to a funeral. Witness con- sequently agreml to see the child oif. Prior to that Mrs. Armstrong asked witness for the loan of six- pencc, and as she did not lend it, Jarrett gave her a shilling, Mrs. Armstrong sayin« "Thank you; that will do better." Mrs. Armstrong was sober enough at that time, but her mouth was cut and bleeding. Soon after the witness saw Jarrott and the child go off by omnibus. On a proposal to put in the letters from Jarrett to Broughton to prove the indebtedness of tho former to the latter, The Judge begged counsel not to overload tha case the question at issue was a narrow one, and was solely, did the defendants take the girl away without the Colis("Iit ? Mr. Russell: Knowingly, I presume? Mr. Justice Lopes: We will discuss that when the time arrives. Mr. Poland said the letters were essential to prove the motive for the gift of the sovereign. Mrs. Broughton added that the week after Eliza went she received a letter from Jarrett, dated from Winchester, and stating that Eliza was there with her, and was well and happy. That was the first time witness heard that Jarrett's name was Sullivan. A mouth later Mr. Armstrong blamed witness because the child was gone; so she at once wrote to Jarrett asking her to send the child back. The letter was returned through the dead- letter office. Cross-examined by Mr. Russell: She would swear she did not know 'when at Claridge's what life Jarrett had been leading, and Jarrett did not tell her she had kopt gay houses in London, Manches- ter, and Bristol. Counsel cautioned witness to be careful what she said, as Jarrett would be called to give her version. Cross-examination continued: In June Jarrett told the witness she was married to a commercial traveller, and was staying with a friend of her husband's in Albany street. Jarrett did not state her husband's name. Mrs. Armstrong never asked her if Jarrett was a genuine woman. She was with Jarrett till four on Tuesday, and no interview had taken place be- tween Jarrett and Mrs. Armstrong. Jarrett never stated that she required a girl of a particular age. She (witness) did not rjcollect her saying she wanted a girl between thit ;een and fourteen. Mrs. Armstrong had abused her several times Witness told Mrs. Armstrong before she agreed to let the girl go to get Jarrett's -ind address, as it would be more satisfactory. She thought it the mother's duty to know where the child was going, but at that time she never thought any harm would be done to the girl. Mrs. Armstrong volunteered to let the child go without being asked by either Jarrett or wit- ness. Jarrett never asked if Eliza was pure. Witness denied having received two sovereigns from Jarrett before Eliza was taken away or a similar amount afterwards. It did not strike her as strange that the girl was fitted up with new clothes and her working clothes left behind. A letter, said to have been written by Mrs., Broughton to Jarrett, was read, but. witness denied that it was written at her instigation. The reading of the letter caused some laughter, in con- sequence of its vulgar allusions, and his lordship threatened to the court if there were more interruptions. Mrs. Broughton continued The neighbours did not talk of the disappearance of the child until after Mrs. Armstrong had aoused her. Witness in July directed Jane Farren to write to Rebecca— "Send her home as she stands, and do not give her any IlWlJüY or clothes until we see that this is all over." Cross-examined by Mr. Stead, the witness denied being dismissed from C'laridge's for drunkenness. When Jarrett, wen t to St. Bartholomew's Hospital she left some money with witness to vdœ care of, and it was subsequently returned. Witness never told Armstrong that Jarrett. owed her money and that was why she had the sovereign. Jarrett did not tell witness last June she had returned to her old life, nor did she say she was living with a man. Mrs. Broughton swore emphatically Jarrett never told her she wanted a girl for a man. She knew no reason why Armstrong abused her. Jarrett did not sa v, WIWi; she gave her a sovereign, that it was for her assistance in getting iter a girl. Mrs. Arm- strong accused witness of having sold her girl, and she threatened to have her up. The case was then adjourned. THE FOURTH DAY. At the Central Criminal Court on Tuesday (before Mr. Justice Lones) the trial was continued of Messrs. Stead, Jacques, and l;l'ill1l\()ll Booth; Madame Coombe, and Rebecca Jarrett, who are charged with taking Eliza Armstrong from her home without lict- Mr. Justice Lopes took his "pat at 38 minutes past ten, when A question was raised as to a certain expression used by Mrs. Broughton in her evidence on the previous day. Mrs. Broughton had stated that on the night before the child went away Mrs. Arm- strong abused her, and said she was not going to let her child go for ;L bad purpose, using a very foul expression. Some doubt had existed its to the actual words used, but the shorthand writer's transcript and the judge's note now con- firmed the view of the jury that the phrase was that, the child should not go for a b whore. Mr. Russell said he did not catch the phrase, but it was very important to his case. Charles Armstrong was then called, and said Eliza was his daughter. He was formerly in tne ntiiitia.andwasdischargedwithagood character, the cause being LLilillg eyesight. He held the rank of corporal. lie remembered tliat on Derby morning, soon after eleven, lie had some words with his wife as to her going to a funeral and struck her. lie was sorry for it afterwards, Between seven and eight in the evening lie missed Eliza. Asked for her, and was told slle h;td gone to service at Croydon, and again struck his wife, who went out. He heard subsequently she was locked up and at once took steps to get her bailed out. He did not know anything about the child going tillite heard she had gone. III cross-exaini nation by Mr. Russdl witness said he "truck ilis wife because she did not consult, him before letting the child go. He was put out becauso the child went away with a woman whose name and address his wife did not know. He thought it very funny new clothes were bought for the child. It was in the middle of August he went to France in search of his daughter. Prior to that his wife did not teli him she had been asked to consult him as to the advisability of allowing the child to remain in service. She did not toll him on the 19th of July that she had ,-Ld been to the Mansion House and was there assured that the child was in decent service. He never knew she went there. It came to his knowledge that the neighbours accused his wife of selling the child; that was about a month or six weeks after Derby Day. As he could not write, his wife had to write the letters about the child in fact, lie left it to his wife to make ali the inquiries. By Mr. Waddy: His wife was too frightened to teli him anything about the child after what she rea.dinthepapt.r. She never told him she sus- pected her child was tiie one spoken of in the Pall Mall Gazette. By Mr. Stead: The neighbours blamed him as well as his wife for selling the child. The accusa- tion of selling the child WHS not made till after he had seen and heard men reading the Pall Mall Gazelle article. He did not listen to the article because it. was too grand by that he meant, too beastly. The men were making a regular laughing stock of the paper. When the neighbours found out Broughton had had a sovereign they shifted the blame to her. He told his wife to go to the police-court when he found the child did not write. He left the nmnagement of the girls to his wife, and she had full power to act for him in these things. He gave his wife seven or eight shillings for housekeeping a few minutes before she told him Elizil had gone to service. Replying to the Attorney-General, witness said he never gave his wife permission to send the girls to service without first consulting him. By the Judge: His wife was a good, hard- working woman, kind and affectionate to the children, although she took a glass occasionally. Jane l'arrer deposed to Jarrett calling on Broughton and stating she had married a com- mercial traveller, had a. home of her (,wn, -,tnd wanted a servant. Witness was willing to go, but Jarrett said she was too big. She wanted a younger girl, witness being nineteen. Eliza Armstrong subsequently offered herself for the place, but was told to fetch her mother, Jarrett and Broughton saying they would not engage her without her mother's consent. Mrs Armstrong did not see Jarrett that day. Witness was present when Jarrett called at Broughton's the following morning and presented her with a sovereign to redeem a shawi and buy some dinner. Broughton did not look at the coin. Witness heard Jarrett ask Broughton if she knew of a poor orphan girl who would like a home, and Brough- ton then suggested Alice West. She went out to fptell her, She returned in company with Mrs. Armstrong, who volunteered to let her Eliza go. Witness corrobora ted other witnesses as to Jarrett agreeing to engage Eliza and to fit her out with clothes. Witness changed a sovereign for Broughton. She heard Airs. Armstrong ask Mrs. Broughton for sixpence, and Jarrett then said to her, Here's a shilling for you." Farrer, in answer to Mr. Russell, stated Jarrett said she did not want a girl over fourteen. She never heard Mrs. Armstrong ask Broughton any- thing as to Jarrett's character. Elizabeth Stevens, examined by Mr. Poland, nar- rated an interview between her and Mrs. Jarrett prior to the engagement, cf Eliza Armstrong. Mrs. Jarrett would not engage her because she was too old. A girl between thirteen and fourteen was wanted. Henry William Smith proved the removal of the child in his cilb on the 3rd of June. Edward Borner, inspector of police, repeated the evidence which he gave at Bow-street Police Court with reference to his endeavours to trace Eliza Armstrong. By his Lordship: In the first interview with Mr. Booth and Mrs. Armstrong nothing was said in witness's presence to the effect that the girl Eliza had been sold by her mother. Examined by Mr. Henry Matthews: Witness said Mr. Jacques was fully aware that the police were in charge of the case. By Mr. Waddy: Mr, Booth said it would be much better for the child to remain in:1 good situation. Mr. Booth said that Mrs. Broughton had the money paid for the girl Armstrong. By Mr. Stead Witness did not come to the Pall Mall Gazette office and make inquiries because Mr. Booth had told him that the child was under his control. To his knowledge no one went to the Pall Mall office to make inquiries. No one ever told him that by coming to the Pall Mall office he get the child delivered up. He told Mr. Bramwell Booth that it would be better for the child to remain in a good situation than return to t!1 a drunken home. In re-examiuation by the Attorney-General, witness said 110 voluntary information was given by Mr. Booth or anyone else as to the whereabouts of the child. Dr. H. Smith, in his examination in chief, said he went to No. 27, Nottingham-place, on the night of the 3rd of June. He was introduced to Mr. Stead by Mr. Bramwoll'Booth Avif li the object of giving him assistance. On the night ot the drd or June Mr. Stead, Ir. Jarrett, and Eliza Armstrong called or. him at, his private residence in Harley- street. He gave Mr. Stead a note of introduction to Miss Hutchinson. Late* on witness went to Miss Hutchinson's, 27, Nottingham-place, and gave her some chloroform, which was administered to the child. Witness saw the child when under the influence of the drug, and examined her. Sub- the child. Witness saw the child when under the illrluellce of the drug, and examined her. Sub- sequently he wrote a certificate, and sent it to Mr. Stead under cover to Mr. Booth. The court then adjourned. FIFTH DAY This trial was resumed on Wednesday at the Old Bailey before Mr. Just ice Lopes. Counsel were the same as on previous days. MOHK EVIDENCE ON THK CHLOUOFOHM POINT. Sarah Ellen Hutchinson was the first witness called. Examined by Mr. Poland, she said: I live at 27, Notting-hill-place. The occupier of the house, a doctor, has the ground floor. I have the rooms above. I have taken in a few of Dr. Heywood Smith's patients. On Wednesday, the 3rd of June, I had one of his patients at, my house. Early on Thursday morning, between ten and one, the bell was rung. I found that people wanted to see me, and 1 went down. Mr. Stead was there. He gave me a note. I read it, and afterwards destroyed it. It was to this effect: "Gin you take in Mrs. Sullivan and the child who accompanies her ? > An urgent case. We will call in two hours. Money no object." I took in Jarrett and the child Armstrong. Before doing so I asked Mr. Stead was it likely to be a long case, as I had only one room vacant, which was let for the fol- lowing week. Mr. Stead answered that he thought it was a short case. I told him they might come in. Mr. Stead left the house. He had not then given me his name. I did not ask him for it I took Jarrett and the child to the drawing- room floor. They had been waiting in a cab while this conversation was going on. Jarrett apologised to :me for giving so much trouble. I told -her that the doctor would call in two hours. She said she thought he was coming the next day. I made up beds for Jarrett and the child. The doctor came about three in the morning. apologised to ;me for giving so much trouble. I jtol«l her that the doctor would call in two hours. She said she thought he was coming the next day. I made up beds for Jarrett and the child. The doctor came about, three in the morning. fie handed jme some chloroform and told me to wake Jarrett. I did so. The child was then in bed. The doctor told me to keep the child asl$ £ p ba. :j tnl if possible. He afterwards told me to administer chloroform to the child, and I did so. Dr. Smith put the chloroform on a handkerchief, and I gave it to the child and kept the handkerchief over her nostrils for a short time. When the doctor came he took the handkerchief from me. He then asked me if I had any vaseline. I said "No," and went and fetched some for him. He was then talking to Mrs. Sullivan. I lowered the gas and left the room. Dr. Smith followed me soon after- wards to my sitting-room, and told me some- body would come next day. We had a conversa- tion about the terms. I was paid one guinea by Dr. H. Smith a few days afterwards. Next morning two women and a man came to my house. I think lr". Coombe was one of the women. They had breakfast, and left between eight and nine o'clock. Jarrett said nothing to me about the child, and I never heard her name. I asked no questions, because the doctor told me I was to know nothing about the matter. I know Mr. i Bramwell Booth. I used to belong to the Salvation Army, and had seen him at the meetings. I am not now a member of the Army. By the Judge: I left the Army about a month ago. Examination continued I made a full statement of aliI knew about this matter at the Treasury Office in October. By Mr. Waddy: Mr. Bramwell Booth never inter- fered in this case, as far as I knew. POLICE EVIDENCE. Charles Von Tornow, inspector of police, Scot- land-yard, was next called, and gave evidence as to his going to France with Mr. Armstrong on the 19th of August. Luke Nunnerly, shorthand writer, deposed that lie took notes of a conference which was held at :1.. James's-hali. A transcript of his notes was read, which showed that Mr. Stead in his speech took upon himself tho sole responsibility for taking Eliza Armstrong from home. Mr. Stead also stated on thai, occasion that the mother thought her girl was going to a brothel, but he took her to the Salvation Army instead, where she was well cared for. After some further evidence of an unimportant character, The Attorney-General said this concluded the case for the prosecution. Ol'ENING OF THE DEFENCE.—SPEECH BY MBS. JAliltETT's COCNSr.L. Mr. Russell, Q.C., then made a preliminary statement to the jury on behalf of Rebecca Jarrett. In the course of his speech the learned counsel said the present charge was made under the 55tli Section of the 24-th and 25tii Victoria, Cap. 100, passed in 1871, which made the age thirteen, but the age had now been raised, mainly tilwuglt the action of the persons who stood in the dock. It might be said that, if the father was not a party to the child leaving his home, and although the 1110; her had known all about the matter at the time it, was taken, it would still be an offence within the section. This was not, however, a question of civil right; it was a question whether or nor, certain persons had been guilty of a crime. His contention was that, if the persons who took possession of the child found her in ostensible control, and having no reason to assume or believe that, they were acting against or without authority, and obtained the child without misrepresentations, although the right, of the father might be asserted, yet the act of taking possession of the child under the circumstances he had already mentioned was not a crime. He pointed out that during the whole of the events prior to this case Eliza Armstrong's mind was a perfect blank as to what had been done to her. lIe would not say that the motive was any defence if an unlawful thing was done but if a breach of the law did take place it might vary infinitely 111 its character, and if the tribunal of the country had determined upon the question of guilt or innocence then motive became an im- portant element, not for the jury, but for the judge. For years earnest men and women in this country had deplored the iniquities to which little girls, especially in crowded cities, were exposed. The learned counsel went on to speak ot the many attempts to raise the age of protec- tion. and said the present law would not now be on the statute book but for Mr. William Stead. He would not ask the jury to now consider the question of motive, but he askad them to say whether or not the defendants were not in earnest in endeavouring to rouse the feelings of the country. These persons had been called enthu- siasts" and 1, Whatever might be the opinion of the jury as to the motive, he held that they were enthusiasts and fanatics in a reat cause. It was all very well for the armchair moralist to express feelings of decorum in eloquent language in the denunciation of crime, but enthu- siasm was necessary to give vitality to popular feeling, and even to create popular feeling. It was absolutely necessary to demonstrate that the things denounced could be perpetrated in this enlightened country. Fir be it from him to speak against the poor, but with a poor home, small wages, and the greatest difficulty in making ends meet even moral suscep- tibilities might become blunted. He would put it to the jury that Mrs. Armstrong knew for what purpose her daughter was wanted, because in cross-examination Mrs. Armstrong was obliged to admit that the other girls were objected to, not because of size or wages, but because of age and, more than that, she was pointedly and particularly asked was her daughter a pure girl and had she been in the habit of romping about in the streets with boys. Tho learned counsel next alluded to the money which had passed. Broughton had said that she received money from Jarrett for services she had rendered to her, but this was not consis- tent with her other statements, because she said she did not look at the sovereign at the time, and she thought it was a penny, as if it were possible Jarrett would have given her a penny for such services. He next called attention to the second day, when Mrs, Armstrong went to Broughton's house and said to Jarrett, Don't take Alice West., she is full of vermin. Take my Eliza," and dwelt in strong terms on the conduct of the mother in allowing her child to go with a. strange woman whose name she did not know, whose address she did not know, and of whose antecedents she knew nothing, nor did she trouble to inquire. He held that the mother's activity did not commence in the matter until the subject be- came a scandal in the neighbourhood, when it became necessary to remove from herself the sug- gestion that she had parted with the child for money, and then she made a move by going to the police-court. At the conclusion of the learned counsel's speech the court adjourned for luncheon. MR. STEAD'S PLEA. After tiie adjournment Mr. Stead proceeded to address the jury. He said it might, be incompre- hensible to them that lie, a journalist, should be in thedoek to answer a criminal charge. He agreed with Mr. Russell that unless they understood the purpose for which the things of which complaint had been made were done it was impossible for them to form a judgment upon the probabilities of the case submitted to them. He, therefore, pro- posed to tell a. truthful story, and not as a counsel instructed by a client. He did"tiot intend to explain the motive, which his lordship had declared inadmissible, but would show that the incident of the trial was only one of a series of incidents which, taken together, made up what he might call a detective process. If at the conclusion of the trial they should deem it their duty, in accordance with their sin- cere conviction, to return an adverse verdict against himself and those who stood with him in the dock, he was the one upon whom their verdict should fall. If a crime had been committed he was the criminal. He did not wish in any way to extenuate his responsibility on the contrary, he wished as far as possible to emphasise and concen- trate the whole of it upon his head. The original design of this detective process was his. He could not have obtained the assistance of the Salvation Army if he had not told them fully what he was doing. He contended that this was not an ordinary case. It might seem strange to everyone why both he and Mr. Bramwell Booth did not give up the girl when the parents wished for her baclr. But he wanted to spare the child the pain, the shame, and the pollution of being thrust hack in Charles- street and hear her neighbours talk of her being examined. If he had ever thought that the child would have been subjected to examination and cross-examination in that court he would not have taken her away from her home. Mr. Stead then gave a detailed account of the many conversations he had had with persons of rank as to the exis- tence of procuration and the traffic in English girls on the Continent. He was proceeding to quote the opinions of Lord Dalhousie, who was chairman of the House of Lords' Committee of iuqniry, when The Judge (interposing) said: I have already stated that motive is not an answer to this charge. Motives may have much to do with a conviction which might follow in a case of this kind, with which the jury have nothing to do. Zvlr, Stead went on to mention what stepil lie took and the advice he sought in order to secure himself. He sought legal advice, and ho asked Mr. Shaen (of the firm of Shaen and Roscoe; how many years of hard labour he should get if he were "run in." (Laughter.) He was told that he was not committing crime because he had no criminal motive. He asked how he could satisfy the jury that he had no criminal motive. Mr. Shaen advised him to take somebody into his con- fidence, and he went to the last person in the world whom it would he thought he would tell of what he was about to do. That person was the Archbishop of Canterbury. He then went on to speak of the conversation lie had with his Grace, when The Judge interposed, and told Mr. Stead not to speak of matters if he were not going to prove them. Mr. Stead I am going to call the Archbishop of Canterbury. Mr. Stead went on to speak of the conversations he had had with Mr. Howard Vincent, Colonel Henderson, and Sir William Harcourt when The Judge again interposed, and Mr. Stead said he would call all these gentlemen as witnesses. Mr. Stead, continuing, expressed regret that the action he felt it his duty to take should have cul- minated in a number of poor persons having been called on to give evidence of their own failings. and in the calling of Eliza Armstrong herself as a witness. He had for years been interested in the rescue of fallen women, in connection with which he was brought into contact with Mrs. Josephine Butler, who enlightened him on the subject of the traffic in girls for foreign brothels, and for preventing which no law existed until the passing of the Criminal Law Amendment Act. It was to secure the passing of that Act and to prevent its provisions being greatly weakened that,' yielding to the solicitations of Mr. Beu Scott, the City Chamberlain, he issued a commis- sion of inquiry, and called public attention to the extent of the evil. Through Mr. Booth and Mrs. Butler he came into communication with Jarrett, whose sad story was told him by herself, while the information was added that brothel keepers sup- plied pure girls to their customers. He did not believe that; and, in order that the evil might be exposed, lie directed Jarrett to buv r* girl and bring her to him in a brothel, insist- ing on her doing so, despite her protestations. He next detailed his efforts to get information on the subject from official sources and from Mr. Howard Vincent, who. he said. would give evidence, and he explained that he directed Jarrett to buy a girl for him in order that. lie might, speak in his paper from personal knowledge. He acted under legal advice, so that he might avoid breaking the law. Jarrett tried to buy girls in several places without success, and when Jarrett got possession of the child she informed him that she gave the mother, Mrs. Armstrong, clearly to understand that she wanted a pure girl for a man, paying X3 down and agreeing to pay X2 more when her purity was certified. Having thus satisfied himself that a girl could be bought, Jacques informed him that a French midwife would supply a certificate of purity for one guinea. He described the purchase of chloroform of Madame Maurey and the taking of Eliza to a brothel in which a few days previously a girl whom he could call had been violated by a man whom she knew not. He then said he had Eliza examined by Dr. Heywood Smith to prove that she was not violated while in his charge, and his object in sending her abroad was to prove that girls could be so disposed of and that their friends could not trace them. He acted throughout the case in the belief that the mother had sold the child to Jarrett. He held himself absolutely re- sponsible for the child's perfect safety, and he arranged that the mother should know, and yet no application was made to him to return the child. Finally, lie contended that the ends attained justified the means adopted. He spoke for over two hours, and at the end of his address The court adjourned. Messrs. J.and R. Cory, of Cardiff, have forwarded a cheque for j6200 to support the defence of Messrs. Stead and Co. against the Government prosecution.

CARDIFF "CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. THE DEPRESSION IN TRADE. An adjourned meeting of the Cardiff Chamber of Commerce was held Oil Wednesday, for the purpose of adopting the report of the committee appointed to draw up the answers to the questions addressed by the Royal Commission on the Depression of Trade and Industry. Nl r. G. H. Wills occupied tiie chair, and there were also pre- sent Messrs. John Cory, jun., E. Bregeon. J. H. Cory, R B. Carrick, E. F. Batchelor, Jonas Watson. D. L. Owen, and W, L. Hawkins, secretary. In reply to questions asked the committee stared that the area embraced in the district on which the chamber was prepared to report comprised the district whose products and manufactures were usually shipped at Cardiff that the trades or industries of special importance to the district, as measured by the capital invested, the amount of labour employed, and the amount of production, were:—Exports: Coal. iron, and steel. Imports: Timber, corn, and other food, ores, and raw material, material for paper; that one half of the coal produced in the district was shipped at Cardiff, of which was sent. to foreign ports, and | coastwise, France, pain, Italy, and the British possessions taking the greater part of the J that, nearly ait the iron and steel shipped at Cardiff went to foreign and colonial ports. The following are the next two questions asked by the Royal Commission and the answers of the committee:— QUESTION. How lias the trade and industry of your Uistriet been affected iu the last, five vcara as compared with the periods 1865-70, 18 0-75. 1875-80, as regards— (ft) Its voiume (b) Its gross value; (c) Its net profit; lIi) The amount of capital invested (e) The quantity of labour employed > ANSWER. Dealing witli coal only (tiie largest exports). compared with 1865-69 inclusive. (a) I itereased to 37,000,000 tons from 14,000,000 tons. (b) Its value per ton has increased about 20 per cent. (C) Probably about the same. (d) More than doubled. (e) Ditto. Compared with 1870-74 inclusive, (a) Increased to 37,000,000 tons from 17,000,000 tons. (b) Its value per tOlllms decreased about 33per cent. (CI Very much less. (d) Largely increased. (e) Ditto. Compared with 1875-79 inclusive. Increased to 37,000,000 tons from 23.000,000 tons. (b) Its value per ton has decreased about 6 per cent, (CI Diminished. (d) Increased. (e) Ditto. QUESTION. The phrase" depression of trade" would appear to imply a" normal level" of trade. During what periods QUESTION. Tiie phrase depression of trade" would appear to imply a normal level of trade. During what periods iu the last twenty years should you say 1 hat trade had been — (a) At its normal level; (b) Above that level; or (c, Below it? (C; Below it? ANSWER. Steam shipping excepted, th other trades of the dis- ti-ict, have been affected in similar pi-oporti ()Ils'bul steam shipping has largely increased in volume during the last shippillg h'ls largely incl'tj;!oeù ill vIJlume during the last two years, and seriously decreased in value and Diolit. (a1 inclusive. (6) 1871-7o. ditto and 1881-33. ditto (c) 187.?-80. ditto and 1884-85. uitto. 1881-33. ditto (e) ditto and 1884-85. uitto. In reply to further questions, the committee stated that the condition of trade in the district was very much depressed that the present depres- sion began to be felt most severely at the end of 1883, and was now lower than over that its pro- gress had been irregular; that the different trades and industries had not boen uniformly affected and that there were no special circumstances affecting the district to which the existing condi- tion of trade and industry could be att ributed. On the motion of Mr. BUKUKON, it was decided that the secretary be directed to forward the replies to tho Royal Commission. Mr. JÓNAS WATSON proposed that a vote of thanks be tendered to Mr. G. H. Wills for the trouble he had taken in the matter. This was seconded, and carried unanimously. The meeting then terminated.

THE HEALTH OF CARDIFF. There were 69 births registered in the Borough of Cardiff in the week that ended on Saturday last, the 23rd of October, 76 being the weekly average last year. The births were 6f44 boys and 25 girls. The deaths fell in the week from 43 to 39, so that they are now 5 below the average, and they yield the fair rate of 21'0 per thousand inhabitants, much lower rates, however, being presented from most of the other large towns. There has been a great decline in the rate of infant mortality in the borough, the deaths under 1 falling from 22 to 12. At 60 and upwards they merely changed from 5 to 6. There were 6 deaths in public institutions; 3 were inquired into before the coroner, and;) were due to violence. Scarlet fever was absent from the two previous returns; 3 fatal cases are now reported for the past week. Whooping cough caused 4 deaths and fever 1. Altogether, the death-rate by zymotic diseases has advanced from 2'7 to 4'3. In the corresponding- week last year the births reached 80. and the deaths 42, the latter yielding a rilte of 23-5 rho fatal cases of zymotic diseases were:—Measles, 3 scarlet fever, 1; and diarrhoea, 2 together yielding a rate of 4 5, against 4'3 in the present case. The sixteen principal death-rates for the past week are thus armngcd in order :— Bradford 13*6 Oldham 18*6 Hudderslield.. 13'7 Salford 192 Hull 14-0 Preston 19*8 Birmingham.. 15"7 Cardiff 21'0 Leeds 17"4 I JSlackkurii 22 3 Sheffield T.8'1 Liverpool 22-4 Halifax 18'2 I Newcastle 2>i'5 London 18'6 | Manchester 22 7 Per 1,000 inhabitants of each place. According to the meteorological return from the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean temperature of the air there in the past week was 45'1, and this is said to be a little more than five degiees below the average of the corresponding weeks in twenty years.

IMPORTANT HORSE SALE AT CARDIFF. On Thursday Mr. Alexander, of the well-known firm of Stephenson and Alexander, will bring under the hammer at Cardiff what is probably one of the best studs of horses that has ever been offered in the Principality. About 60 excellent looking animals will be offered, and these consist principally of splendid hunters, some of which are up to great weight, and several very useful car- riage horses. Owing to the long illness and subse- quent death of Mr. Stephenson, and the conse- quent pressure upon Mr. Alexander's time, he has not been enab!ed to give the attention he would have liked to the horse sale department during che last eighteen months. Continued representations having been made to him on the subject, he felt that some arrangement should be made whereby a thoroughly-qualified gentleman should be at the head of this depart- ment. This has led to the engagement of Messrs. Phillips and English. The former gentleman is well-versed in the business and has had con- siderable experience. Mr. English is the son of the well-known dealer and riding-master at Chel- tenham. Residents in Cardiff and the surrounding districts will thus bo enabled to acquire iirst-clasa; sound, dependable, and honest horses. Periodical sales will be held, and the requirements of the dis- trict will be met by always keeping on hand such horses as may bo required, notonly for sale purposes but for the convenience of gentlemen requiring hunters by the day, week. or month. A riding school will be under the supervision of Mr. English, and lessons to ladies will be given by Mrs. Phillips, who is a daughter of the celebrated riding- school master of Cheltenham. The first sale under this arrangement will take place on Thurs- day, and the most cursory glance at the list of vendors will be in itseif a sufficient guarantee of the quality of the animals offered. t>

THE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF SOUTH WALES AND MONMOUTHSHIRE. The following letter from the Senate of Aberystwith College has been received by the Senate of the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire University College, Aberystwith, October 14, 1885. Dear Sir,—On behalf of the Senate of this College, I write to thank the Senate of the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire for their very kind re- solution of sympathy on account of the destruction by tire of large portions of the College buildings, as well as for their friendly congratulations on the increase of the Government grant. I may add that it is the earnest de- sire of th Senate to maintain the most cordial relations with the other University Colleges of Wales, and to find, if possible, means of common action in our efforts to ad- vance Higher Education in the Principality. W. P. Ker, Esq. T. C. EDWARDS.

EXCURSIONS TO THE INVENTORIES. Monday, November 9, the date on which the Inventories Exhibition is announced to close, falling upon the same day as the Lord Mayor's Show, the London and North Western Railway will run on Friday night, the 6th prox., a six-day, excursion from Cardiff to London, passengers being allowed the option of a three-day ticket. The same company will also run a two or four-day trip from Swansea on Saturday night, the 7th of November. Both excursions at very cheap rates.

CORRESPONDENCE Under this Itead question on legal subjects are answered by an experienced pi-ofessional gentleman. Correspondents wishing lor information or advice arc requested to observe the followinq rales ;— 1. The facts must be stated fully and clearly; and the questions, if more than one, should be num- bered,' consecutively. 2. A full copy must be sent of any document on which advice is wished for. 3. The real name and address of the writer must accompany the questions, but will not be pub- lished if a "pseudonym" or initials be also sent for reference. All communications must he addressed to Tit Editor, Lejtal Department, Weekly Mail Office

"CONSERVATIVE" (Gower).—Why don't the parties immediately interested write over their own names? If they have not the courage to do this they are not much deserving of sympathy. VV." (Trecynon).—The nearest respectable bookseller will tell you. Vox POPULI (Cardiff).—Too stale. WINDING UP.—We have returned the notice sent by "A. B. C" (Cardiff). We do not advise by post. The list of contributories appears to have been settled long ago, and, therefore, we fear that our correspondent has delayed too long; and as we have nothing to show how his name got, upon the list, we are not in a posi- tion to advise. But, it would be well to have the case investigated by a local solicitor, who would want to see all the papers in our correspondent's possession relating to the company. We are not sanguine as to the result. ACT OF PARLIAMENT,—" Cantorian" is informed that an Act of Parliament must be passed by all the three branches of the Legislature. He appears to bethinking of an exercise of the Royal Prerogative, which is quite another affair. Pr.UBAXK F\;ES. Petrys Bach" will have an account presented to him at the probate Office. We do not even know the length of the will. MARRIAGE By LICENCE.—"Amor" (Ilirwain) could not be married iu church with a registrar's licence he would require a licence issued by a surrogate; and to obtain such a licence it would be necessary for oneof the parties to reside in the parish in which the mar- riage is to be solemnised at least fifteen days before the licence could be granted. There is no or,her way except a special licence, which could be obtained from the Faculty Office, Doctors' Commons, London, at a cost, of about £20. LANDLORD and LODGER.—So far as the rent is con- cerned the advertisemellt issued by "Marino (Aber- dare) was unnecessary lie could have instructed a bailiff to distrain the day after the rent became due. If there is any other debt, it will have to be sued for ill the county court. The sumlllary remedy by distress only applit-s to rent. IMPROVER CAKY.\SSING, R. C." (Aberavon) is advised that the practice of paid servants of a public body sending their dependents out, to canvass on behalf of individual candidates f >r election on that body is improper, and ought to be discontinued on both sides. J. KOWLANDS (Gower Koad).—The writer does not ssy he was authorised by the association. CHARLES STREAM (Pontypridd). —Garcia was hung at Usk November 18, 1877; Gibbs at the same place August 24,1874. AGREEMENT OF TENANCY.—We have returned the agree- ment sent by C. G. which is insufficiently stamped — sixpence instead of five shillings. This cmld not be rectified now without payment of a penalty of £10 besides the stamp duty. If our correspondent is still in possession of the premises he is a yearly tenant on the terms of the agreement, with the right to call for a lease for seven years from the date specified iit the agreement. As he has agreed to keep the inside in ood repair. the lease would contain power for the landlord to ins,>ect at reasonable titnes-perliaps twice each year—and to give notice of any defects, and this power mhjht be claimed under the agreement to grant snch a lease. The fact of our correspondent having tiled a petition for liquidation under the Bankruptcy Act, 1869, does not affect the present position, as the tenancy was not, then put an end to. Probably the lease, which was thereby cancelled, contained a clause pro- viding for such a position. RESPONSIBILITY OF WIDOW.—"F. T." (Canton) ought to have told us the facts and figures if he wished us to advise him definitely. The responsibility of the widow is limited by the value of the assets of her late hus- band which came to her hands, and she was bound to pay funeral expenses and costs of administration (if any) before paving the debts. HORSE DEALER'S LICENCE. —A "ewporonian" is in- formed that this tax was repealed oil the 8th of June, 1874. The annual duty was iC12 lOs" and the Inland Revenue officers had power of distress and sale in case of default in payment. REGISTRATION OF FRIENDLY SOCIETY.—R. W. G." (libbw Vale) is advised to obtain, through his book- seller, the official memorandum for the guidance of Friendly Societies and persons desirous of forming societies under the Friendly Societies Acts; published bv Messrs. Longman and-Co. and several other pnb- lishers; price 4d. If he should feel any difticultv after he has carefully studied this useful little work, he may write its again and we shall be happy to advise him thereon. We could not afford space for full instructions. MASTER AND SERVANT.—We do not quite understand "A Farmer" (-Newport). Is the man wilfully dis- obedient or merely incompetent? Perhaps the best course would be to agree to separate if this can be arranged on reasonable terms; but he may write us fully if necessary. HUIANITY" (Canton).—Hardly judicious. REGISTRATION OF RlJnu, Edward" (Cardiff) can have his child's birth regisl ered at his own house on payment of the statutory fee of Is. If lie wishes the registration to be made gratis he must attend at the office of the registrar. NOMINATION OF COUNCILLOR.—" X. Y. Z." (Carmarthen) is informed that the nomination paper must, be deli- vered seven days at, least before the day of election, and not later than five o'cloek on the last day. EMPLOYER AND CLERK. Clerk (Llantrisant) is entitled to the notice which is customary, but he will know best what notice is usual In such cases. He omitted to inform its the precise terms on which he was engaged. The fact. of his haying been asked whether he was open to a permanent engagement does not entitle him to be retained during the re- mainder of his life whether he suits his employers or not. The reason given for his dismissal would be deemed sufficient in any court. TRUTH (Canton).—Were you to keep on contradicting such an inveterate fictionmonger till Doomsday he would only invent some other lie to lIecessitate con- tiudictiou on the day following. We must really adhere to our resolution to close our columns against a correspondence which would otherwise never end. HUSBAND AND WIFE.—" K. A." (Cogan) asks where a wife can get clothes from if her husband has given notice that he will not pay for them ? We really can- not refer him to any draper who would supply goods on the terms of never being paid for them. The wife may bind her husband by her contracts when she enters into such contracts on his behalf and as his duly authorised agent. The authority does not extend to the present case, for the husband has expressly repu- diated his liability for the acts of his wife, and, more- over, they have been living apart. During the time when they were separated there was 110 implied authority for the wife to pledge the credit of her husband, although in the absence of notice to the contrary such authority might be implied when the parties were living together. But this implication of authority might, be rebutted by evidence that the husband had regularly supplied his wife with money for the purchase of all that, was necessary according to his station and means. In thEt present, 1 ase we have 110 information as to whether the husband has done his duty ill providing for his family or not. GOVERNMENT APPOINTMENT.— G." (Llandyssil) may write to the head of the department in which he wishes for an appointment, when he will doubtless receive such informal ion a3 lie desires. The Conserva- tives are now in power: but the permanent officials are not, accustomed to take any pnrl, in politics. They have 10 serve under members of oth parties. PRINCIPAL AND AGENT.—" B." (Pontypri id) is advised to commence all action against, the customer for the amount, if the facts are precisely as stated. The pur- chaser of his goods (knowing that they were his) can- not set off a debt due to him from the agent through whom the sale was effected.

SIR HUSSEY VIVIAN AND DISESTABLISH- 3MENT. TO THE EDITOR OF THE "WEEKLY MAIL." SIu,-I am surprised that a statement, or, I should rather say, mis-statement, made by Sir Hussey Vivian a few evenings since at Neath us to the number of churches in England and Wales compared with the number of conventicles, or chapels, of Dissent should have been left un- challenged. In the first place,Sir Hussey must know that from Blue Book returns only the permanent Parish Churches throughout the land are given. Not one single instance of a Chapel of Ease, Temporary Church, or School Chapel is included. We all know the latter can be counted by thousands from John o' Groats to Land's End. On the other hand, let us take the lilue Book returns for the nuinberof chapels, and we find every small building included, and hundreds of instances of "rooms in dwelling-houses," bakers' shops," hay lofts," "railway arches," &c. Now,sir, I ask is it fair to make such a comparison ? As to the figures given by Sir Hussey of the number of Church-going people in Wales compared with the "chapel-going," there is no need to say a word, as we had no religious census taken in 1881, and it is very easy for either party to chalk up figures. By-the-by, if so-called Liberationists succeed in carrying their pet scheme, is it to be done tlioi-ougiilv ? For instance, I hear that Womanby-street Chapel, Cardiff, is endowed to about the same extent as St. Mary's, Cardiff. Will these kindly-disposed gentlemen disendow the Rev. Mr. Seward, the pastor of the chapel, as well as the Rev. Father Jones, the popular vicar of St. Mary's Church ? Or will they disendow the latter, and leave the former to enjoy the loaves and fishes of Dissent?—I a in, kc., Cardiff. LIBERAL CHURCHMAN.

ELECTION PROSPECTS IN THE RHONDDA. TO THE EDITOR OF THE "WEEKLY MAIL." Slit.—Kind]}' allow me space in your columns to comment briefly on the special article devoted to the above subject in the South Wales Daily yews of to-day. Allow me also to say that I would not trouble your readers with any remarks upon this one-sided epistle, which gives so many proofs of endeavours to prop up the weak and daily- weakened case of the unconstitutional "Three Hundred that was in this valley, had it not contained the calumnious assertion it does respect- ing the Rhondda workmen, nine-tenths of whom are ardent adherents of Mr. Abraham, their chosen candidate. I wish to call special attention to that part of the article which states:- There is one other matter to which I must now refer, and which is, in my opinion, the most deplorable of the whole. I have had accurate information of a series of intimidating acts perpetrated in the name of Mr. Abraham which would be a disgrace to any candi- dat,ure. The ministers or several ehanels have been threatened by men because they have taken part in the Three Hundred tradesmen have been menaced on two accounts because they have supported the Three Hundred and have not subscribed to the funds for Mabon's" candidature and matters have in some cases actually gone so fat. that specific buildings have been threatened with destruction because they belonged to Motion's" opponents. In some cases tradesmen have actually subscribed to the fund, although opposed to Mabon," ill ordcr to keep well with the men. Allow me to state most Emphatically that these malicious accusations are totally un- true. The readers will remember that on a previous occasion the Treorky Committee, through the public press, invited and challenged the minister who first made this statement to name the person or persons who had used such threats, that they might have the statement verified and the guilty parties denounced. But, inasmuch as tftat party has not accepted the challenge, nor attempted in any way to prove the accusation, the statement has been discredited entirely. Nothing has been heard of it since, until it has been hashed up again for to-day's paper. Moreover, on behalf of Mr. Abraham and the Labour Party, we again invite the miserable remnant of the "Three Hundred in this division to appoint an unbiassed person, and we will appoint another to accompany him, and let them both investigate the matter. If this is done, I will venture to predict that all these accusations will. dwindle into thin air. If this is not done, we shall continue to treat these false accuations and their perpetrators with that contempt which they deserve. It is all very well to try and delude the outside public. The Rhonddaites themselves are not to be deceived with such chaff. They know very well ) who have been deceiving the publicand them* selves in carrying their audience with them front place to place to pass their resolutions. They know too well what party have been the calumniators No, gentlemen, no. If slander, abuse, and pen sonalities should win an election, then by af( means the Messrs. Davis and Company ought ta means the Messrs. Davis and Company ought to win theirs. Inasmittli as "abuse is no argument" it is but too evident that the father hath spoilt the son's case and that there is nothing more certain than that right, against might will once more win the day.—I am, &c., T. LLEWELYN. Pentre, Oct. 26.

DEPRESSION IN THE SHIPPING TRADE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE WEEKLY MAIL." SIR,—Kindly permit me to call attention to tha terrible distress which, owirrg to the depression in the shipping trade, is being felt by the seamen ot this port. How many of them have, for lack oi shelter, to walk the streets on these wintry nights only those who corne into constant association with them know. It may be asked, Why do they not resort. to the casual ward ?" And to this question we would reply, Because it is so far out of the way and the regulations of the house would prevent them leaving in time to get their chance of shipping or of other employment." This being the case, would it not be possible to erect in the neighbourhood of the Docks a temporary building, or, if it could be found, to set apart one already erected, in which the men could sleep, and from which they would be obliged to make then exit by a given hour in the morning. It ought, 01 course, to be placed under careful supervision and furnished merely with necessaries, so as not to interfere with the more comfortable boarding. houses. The men might be admitted by ticket, 01 on showing their discharges. If by ticket, these might be obtained in the same way as those foi food at the coffee taverns, and would help tc defray the expense. The religious institutions specially intended for seamen are doing all that their means will allow to reduce the misery, but this lias beyond their power, and calls, we think, for the co-operation of the town authorities, which, as Cardiff is so much indebted for its prosperity to the seamen, it is trusted they will not be back. ward in rendering. Hoping that some plan may be devised wherebv the difficulty may be met,—I am, &c., H. TILLY. Strangers' Rest, Oct 26.

THE RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT FERRYSIDE LEVEL CROSSING. TO THE EDITOR OF THE WEEKLY MAIL." SIR,—Two months ago an accident of a very serious character took place at the above dange- rous crossing. The platform gate being left open several small children attempted to crosi over the line to the sands just as a througt goods train came into the station but, finding the gate leading to the sands closed, thej became bewildered, and one poor little girl, nint years of age, was struck by the passing train, and so seriously injured that she was obliged to b< taken to the Carmarthen Infirmary by tin next train, where she has remained ever since. It being a matter of great public interest, especially to the inhabitants of Ferryside, and as the occur- rence was not published in either of the daily papers, neither has there been any inquiry into the cause of the accident, would it not be advisable for Mr. Nevill, the chairman of the Ferryside Improve- ment Committee, to call a public meeting to inves- tigate the case, so that we may know what pro- vision the Great Western Railway Company intend making for the poor child, who has no father, and whose mother is too poor to supply such nourish- ment and attention as she will most likely require for a long time to come, and perhaps'for life? At the same time, it would give thom an oppor- tunity to consider the best means of consulting the railway company about building a bridge over the station-crossing, and making the other dan- gerous crossings in the village safer. As these are. at present, children as soon as able to run alone can get on the line without any difficulty what- ever. I saw it reported in the papers the other day that, owing to a narrow escape of a policeman, a bridge is to be built over the line at Haverford- west Station. Narrow escapes are frequent at Ferryside Station also, and will continue to be so if things are allowed to remain as tliev are.—I am, HENRY LADD. Ferryside, Oct. 26.

MARINE ENGINEERING AND SHIP-REPAIRING FACILITIES AT SWANSEA. TO THE EDITOR OF THE "WEEKLY MAIL." Sl R,-Injustice to the port of Swansea, and for the information of shipowners, the following is a, good instance of the above, and, I think, should,, therefore, be published, namely, that the steam- ship Chatsworth, of Cardiff, 620 tons register, has just undergone a thorough overhaul and exten- 11 sive repairs, including new stern frame, new tail- end shaftand propeller, stern tube re-bushed,several new plates, &c. The work was done by the Central Engineering and Dry Dock Company (Limited), under the superintendence of Mr. J. Strong, the company's engineer, in six weeks! There are also other firms here who can undertake similar work, such as the Swansea Dry Dock and Engineering Company (Limited), Mr. J. Lewis, of the Jersey Dry Dock, Messrs. Harris Bros., and the Messrs. Meager's Dry Docks and Works. Thus several steam and sailing ships can be repaired at this port simultaneouslv.I am, &c., OBSSfiVER. Swansea, Oct. 23.

MR. J. R. WHIGHT AND SfR JOHN JONES JENKINS, M.P. CHARGE OF TORY INTIMIDATION REFUTED TO THE EDITOR OF THE WESTERN MAIL. SIR,—I trust to your indulgence and to your lov( of fair play to insert the enclosed correspondenct between llIyself and Sir John Jones Jenkins, M.P., on the subject of intimidation at Gower Road, an4 I ask the public to judge between us.-I am,&c., JOHN R. WRIGHT. Elba Steel Works, Gower Road, Oct. 24. Sir John Jones Jenkins, M.P., Swansea. Sir,—O11 Saturday last you made a charge against m« at the Liberal meeting at Gower Road affecting me as a man, not as a politician, of having dismissed men from these works f.)r wanting Is to worship God recording to their own consciences." Before you made thiscbarge I pre. some that in the position you occupy you made suitable inquiries into the truth of your statement therefore. I again ask you, as I did at the platform, to give me tlit name of any man so discharged, and also the name 01 your informant. I claim the right of publishing this and any further correspondence on this subject.—Yours truly, JOHN R. WRIGHT. The Grange, Swansea. Oct. 22,1885. Sir,—Your letter of the 19th inst. came duly to hand. I did, as you presume, make" suitable inquiries into the truth of the statement 1 made last Saturday at Gowet Road before I gave it, public utterance. Any doubt that may have existed in my J,d was dispelled bv the part you acted on that day. Upon inquiry I find tflat, were I to give you the names of my informants, who have their little all at Gower Hoau, where most of the employers are Tories, the consequences would probably be a repeti- tion of the Cardiganshire persecution of 1863 and of Sir Peter Pole's of lu85.-I am, your obedient. Servant, J. R. Wright, Esq. Elba Steel Works, Gower Road, near Swansea, Oct. 23, 1885. Sir,—In reply to your letter of the 22nd, which is even more discourteous than your accusation. The part llicted on Saturday was that of a free and independent e.ector. All electors were invited to attend the meeting, and I had as much right to express dissent from the opinions uttered as those who assented to them had to express their approval. Yon have made a gross charge against me from a pub- lic platform, and I demand as publicly the names of your informants and the names of the men you charge me with having persecuted for their conscience sake." This matter is not personal to myself alone. My partners and my-party are alike implicated, and they demand that the charge be substantiated or retracted. Your attack upon me is persecution of the worst form, for you strike as the agent of a secret clique; therefore, I emphatically demand the names of your principals. In conclusion, I beg to call your attention to a letter written by the Right Hon. W". E. Gladstone, dated the 3rd of October, and-addressed to a gentleman at Lewis- ham, and which reads tlius :—"Sir.—I thank you for your letter received to-day. It is a great sign ot weak- ness and probable downfall when a political party falls back upon violent misrepresentation as a weapon of its warfare," and which I cordially endorse. As your charge is so emphatically repeated in your letter of yesterday, I send the correspondence to the press for the public to judge between us.—I am, yours truly, WRIGHT. To Sir John Jones Jenkins, M.P. The following memorandum, signed by 272 of the workmen employed at the works undermen- tioned and forwarded to Mr. Wright, has been handed us for publication :— To J. 1L Wright, Esq. We the undersigned workmen (Liberal and Conserva- tive) employed 011 the Elba Steel Works heard that Sir J.Jenkins asserted in his speech at the Liberal meeting on Saturday. October 17. 1885, that you discharged a man because he did not attend the Church of England. This statement we believe to be a malicious invention of a person or persons unknown, and trust that you will demand the fullest satisfaction, knowing that you have always acted in an honourable and straightforward manner to all workmen, whether Liberal or Conserva- tive, or professing to belong to the Church of England ot Dissenting denominations. To.this Mr. Wright has replied as follows:- To the Workmen, Elba Steel Works. Sirs,-Accept my warmest thanks for your kind address to me to-day, expressing your disbelief of the charge made against me br Sir J. J. Jenkins last Saturday. Believe me. nothing can give me more pleasure than to see that the cordiality which has ex- isted between us throughout the rise and development of these works cannot be broken by such a statement- Our interests are identical, both in these works and 111 Gower Road, and you may implicitly rely upon 122Y using my utmost endeavour to secure to you everythii'8 that may conduce to your well-being and comfort. know that I have the support of my partners, and Youl address makes me feel I have the sympathy of the men- -I am, yours truly, JOAW R. WRIGHT- Oct. 2L

CONSECRATION OF THE BISHOP OF SALISBURY. The ceremony of consecrating the newly-ap* pointed Bishop of Salisbury, the Rev. Dr. Words' worth, was performed on Wednesday morning bY the Archbishop of Canterbury in Westminste1 Abbey. in the presence of a crowded congregation. His grace, the Bishop-elect, assistant Bishop^ dean and canons metin the Jerusalem Chamber, marched in processional order, with choristers minor canons, into the Abbey. Among thood present were the Bishops of London, Winchester, Lincoln, Southwell, Rochester, and and the Dean of YVestminster. The Archbish^r commenced the Communion Service, and at conclusion of the creed the Rev. Canon J? preached a sermon, in which he condemned P' « establishment us confiscation. The usual reading the Queen's mandate, taking the oath canonical obedience, and assuming episcopal b* „„ were gone through, and the Archbishop then secrated the Bishop-elect. The offertory aid of Southwell Bishopric Fund. Holy munion was afterwards celebrated.

Colonel Owen, of Rosebush, Pembrokeshire writes:—-The earliest woodcock this year,-re) killed by my keeper, at Trecwn, on the 16th of tills month. One was Carmarthenshire on che 19th, another■ David's on the 20th, and the last on Friday* -0 23rd, near Narbertn. Than are » good the country now.