Weekly Mail

ALARMING S'i ATE OF AFFAIRS IN BURMAH. RANGOON, MOSDAT. Captain Wilbraham, of Somerset Regiment, has died of wounds near Yewoon. The heat is excessive in Upper Burmah and is caminsf much lliness among the troops. X.) fewer than 150 Europeans and 4-50 natives are now lying in Mandalay Ho~pitai suffering from affections caused by heat and priva'ion. To make matters worse, dacoity is on the increase, and it is reported to-day that Ningyan is besieged by dacoits, who also threaten Yaynagyoung.

RIOTS IN HOLL ND. THE iiOB FlLUD OX BY THE MILITARY. AMSTERDAM, MONDAY, Owing1 to the prohibition }f a popular game by She police, serious disturbances occui r d yesterday 1no wen renewed to-day. The rioters barricalled themselves, and the infantry tired, killing one person wounding several others. A Socialist meeting is being llCiû, ana serious disturbances are apprehended. LATER. At half-past niao p.m. the rioters commenced ;recticg barricades in another place The troops were promptly sent to the spot, and fired on the crowd, killing at 'cast eight or ten persons. A Si'ERDAM, MONDAY (7.30 P.M.). Owing co the piv bit-ion of a popular game by the police, encounters between the latter and the people occurred here last evening in certain quarters of the city, several being wounded on both sides. Order was restored towards nine 'o'clock. The excireraent continued to-day, but no disorder occurred untll tive o'clocK: tbi8 atternoon, wilen disturhance wpre renewed witil increased violence. The uoters havina meanwlJilG barricaded themselves the infantry and cavalry, who had been contined ;;0 barracks,appeared on the scene and called upon the crowds to disperse. On the rioters, however, refusing, the infantry fired upon them. As far as is at present known, one person was killed and 3Cveral others «vere w"undel1. Fignting J" oíng on at the present momLn; and reinforcements of troops have been despatched. A Socialist meeting, whic-h was announced last week for this evening, is being held in the V >lks Park, and serious dis- turbances are apprehended AMSTERDAM. MONDAY (11.4.5 P.M.). During the eveni:1g" the ll1\litar} were several times obliged to fire on the mob. At half-past nine the rioters re-commenced erecting barricades at another point in the disturbed quarter. Troops were promptly de-^patched^o the spot, and fired on the crowd. At least eight or ten persons were killed and many wounded, but owing to the dis- turbance it is impossible to ascertain the exact number. Up to half-past ten the rioters had not dispersed. AMSTERDAM, TUESDAY (10.20 A.M.). Towards one o'clock this morning the troops vnd police succeeded in completely quelling the Mots ,1QII dispersing the populace. The total cumber of killed and wounded in the conflict oetwecn the troops and the rioters last night is not yet known. In the ho,i¡f1.ls alone there are, how ver" fourteen dead. while the wounded number 76, nciuding 40 of the police and two soldiers. The people commenced gathering in the streets this morning.

REPORTED DESTRUCTION OF KHARTOCM, CAIRO, TUESDAY. Bev. whf) was formerly captain of the garrison at Ei Obeid. has just arrived aL Cairo, after having been absent for eighteen years, which have been spent in the Soudan. lie left Omdur- man on the 16th of April in the disguise of a der- vish, slowly working his way down. He was present at the capture of El Ooeid and at all the subsequent movements in Kordofan. For several years he was in captivity as a slave. His account of the state of affairs generally in the Soudan is very satisfactory, from the English poin t of view. The former followers of the Mahui are now split up into factions, and are occupied in internecine warfare. The great mass of the in- habitants are heartily sick of the whole business and would gladly welcome the restoration of the Egyptian sovereignty. Dongoia. is a district which has suffered most severely, and from being a prosperous province has been ruducod to tho condition of desert. The rebels had three steamers, but the Slnllok tribe captured them, and are using one. Khartoum, say Wassif Bey, has been razed to the ground, with the ex- ception of a few European-built houses on the banks of the .Nile. Its place has been taken by Omdurman, on tho other side of the river, which is now a large town. There Ere several Europeans there attempting to carry en:1 trade in cloth in the interior. Amongst. those Wassif Hey saw tlJerA were Lupton Bey and Slaten Bey, and also several Greek merchants and a dozen or .so European women, mostly Greek3. Slaten and Lupton have full liberty within tho town, ridicg about freely. Wassif finally Btates his conviction that any force marching up to re- establish the Khedive's authority would meet with a welcome rather than with resistance. As regards Omdurman, even there the opposition would be slight. Wassif had a long interview with Abdel Kader this morning, but I believe he has not yet repeated his story to the English authorities.

AFFAIRS IN DENMARK. RELEASE OF A POLITICAL PRISONER EXTRAORDINARY ATTEMPTS TO GET UP A DEMONSTRATION. COPENHAGEN, SUNDAY. M. Berg, leader of the Liberal Opposition, and chnirmall of the Folkething, who was sentenced to six months' imprisonment in the common gaol for inciting to violent net ion against the civil authOi'i" ties, r.,¡,,{\pd on Saturday. Tha Liberal clubd resolved tn hold a demonstration If) ttinl'U Ut3 pVpnt, It was at fir*t intended toinr-Ot.in n terge building here known as the National, but permission td do nu was refused bv the authorities, M. J.'ora'f friends nexr, applied for permission to tuwemUlu la DY1. haven, tt public park about, live miles from tltu city, but in case, also, tho Prima Minister, on behalf of the Government, gave a Oirwt negative, Little daunted, tho Liberal" made up theb1 minda to proceed, if possible, to Landscrona, in gweclotl. They communicated with the Swedish aiHhmlMoS, who returned whitt, appeared to be it very èPn1: plaisant answer. Special dtmitnsrs wove ehartei'ml for tho purpose or conveying the clpttiri«9tp<U,or3 across the Sound, but. at tiio last itimmBft the Swedish Government prohibited the landing of the Danish contingent. Finailv ft mooting, ahofn, however, of much of its pretensions, was held ia ft private park at Elsinore. THE CANADIAN FISHERIES QUESTION. WASHINGTON, SATURDAY. Mr. Bayard, Secretary of State, has received from Ir. Pbelps. United States Minister in London, a draft of the statement which the hitter will: submit to the British Government setting forth the American view of the fishery question. This document, objects to the seizures of American fishing vessels in Canadian waters, on the ground ol violation of the local Customs regulations. The rights of the Dominion Government in this respect are fu ily admitted, but, at the same time, it is insist ed that the infringement of local regulations, if unintentional, merits only slight punishment whereas the lines imposed by the Canadian authori- tics are regarded as excessive. HALIFAX, FHIDAY. The case of the Queen versus the owners of the .A.-erie"ln lishlng vessel ElU Doughty calue before 'the Admiralty Court to-day. The action is for forfeiture of the vessel. The defendants to-day filed their defence, in which they deny that the vessel entered the harbour to procure bait or ice, but solely for shelter against the masses of floating ice. Owing to the delay their bait was damaged, and they admit the purchase of ten barrels of herrings 'to replace it. They allego. however, that this supply was bought for fishing in the open sea. beyond the limits of the Dominion, and strenuously deny that the fact of purchasing bait signified that they were preparing to fish in Canadian waters. The defendants further contend that Act 59. George III., cap. 33, excludes other legislation by the Dominion ou the subject except as provided in the said Act, and that, conse- ■ quently, ail the special legislation of the Dominion j in the matter is null and void. FRICTION BETWEEN FRANCE AND ITALY. 1 PARIS, SATURDAY. Ho*h nations are already beginning to feel the inconveniencies of the collapse of the Franco- Italian Navigation Treaty. VVithin the past few I days some 250 Italian fisning vessels have arrived I off the Algerian coast, but have not been allowed to fish. French nshermen have experienced I similar, treatment from the Italian authorities. Much irritation is felt and expressed on both aides. REVOLT IN A FRENCH PRISON. I THE MILITARY CALLED IN. PARIS, SATURDAY. Four hundred prisoners in the prison of La Roquette, Paris, revolted this morning. The governor invoked the aid of the military, and, after some trouble, order was restored and the ringleaders arrested. Several priscners were wounded in the struggle. FRANCE AND MADAGASCAR. PARIS, SATURDAY. M. de Freycinet has replied to the letter of Deputy Marmonnier published hero yesterday, putting several questions to the Government in legartJ ro affairs in Madagascar. The Premier states that, the Government, have already given consideration to the matters to which his attention was directed by M. Marmonnier. and that the latter jfai&hi reat amured that during tho Parliamentary recess, as during the session, he will neglect nothing to protect the country's interests. EXPLOSION OF A DYNAMITE CARGO. PARIS, SATURDAY. A telegram from Havre report-! that a sloop laden with dynamite grounded off the Frascate Baths, and at midnight her cargo exploded, causing great damage and some loss of life, the extent of which, h0wever. is unknown. A panic followed the explosion. THE ANGLO-SPAN IS Ft TREATY. MADRID, SATURDAY. The Chamber of Deputies, at three o'clock this morning, finally approved tiie Rill ratifying the Commercial Treaty with England, and authorising the Government to prolong tho existing treaties with other countries. MADRID, MONDAY. The antagonism of the Caralonians to the Anglo-Spanish Convention increases, and if they carry nut :111 their mpnaces about, 100 manufac- tories will stop work and some 50.000 men suspend their labours as a protest against the treaty when it comes into force. DISASTROUS EXPLOSION AT A TURKISH .MAGAZINE. VARNA, SUNDAY NIGHT. A terrible explosion occurred at seven o'clock last Wednesdav morning in the Constantinople Government Powder Magazines at Macrikoey, a large village situated on the outskirts of St-amboul. The accident arose while the powder was being bruised in a mortar. The explosion communicated with electric rapidity from tiie particular maga- zine in which it had its origin to three other isolated buildings of the same description. The magazines, together with the outer works, were completelv wrecked. As usual, the Turkish Government have taken every precaut.ion to keep from the public the truth regard- ing the number of victims by the explosion. It is certain, however. that between thirty and forty workmen in the buildings at the time met with instant death, whilst a number of others were more or less badly injured. To give some idea of the force of the concussion, I may mention that a boat which was passing in front of Macrikoey at the time of the explosion was over- turned, and a boatman drowned. A similar accident, which was accompanied by even more serious consequences than the prese:1t. occurred some nine years a £ >o at the same magazines, when Mr. Barrington Kennett and the staff of the Red Cross Society rendered great service to the injv.red. There can be no doubt that the near proximity of the powder magazines to a populous city constitutes a grave danger to the inhabitants, and had on this occasion the explosion communi- cated itself to the large depot of dynamite situated close by, the consequence must have been terrible. Some three years ago the inhabitants of Macrikoey petitioned the Government to remove this dangerous explosive tl) a more isolated spot; but, so far, the only result has been that the rail- way company whose line runs close by the maga- zines have had orders to reduce the speed of trains whilst passing them. QUEEN VICTORIA AND THE PRINCE OF BULGARIA. PARIS, MONDAY MORNING. The Gavlois states that- Prince Alexander of Bulgaria. wili arrive in thi* city some time next month, and will proceed later on to England,on the invitation of Queen Victoria, who proposes to confer on his Highness an Order of the Garter. FRANCE AND THE NEW HEBRIDES. ENGL AN O REFUSES TO YIELD. PARIS, MONDAY. Lord Rosehery has informed M. VVaddiogton that her Majesty's Government are unable to con sent to any departure from the present under- standing bv which the two countries are bound to respect the independence of tho New Hebrides AN EXTRAORDINARY RIDE. 600 MIL S ON THE BUFFER OF AN ENGINE. PORT MOODY (BKITISH COLUMBIA), SUNDAY. Sir John and Lady Macdonald arrived here at noon to-day, having travelled altogether nearly 3,500 miles, and only during the day time. The Premier, as the originator of the Canadian Pacific Railway, has been everywhere received with great rejoicings, and scores of addresses have been pre- sented to him—on prairies, in the ranching dis- tiicts, along mountains, and by the Pacific Ocean communities. Lady Macdonald made the journey from the eastern entrance to the Rocky Mountains to Port Moody, a dis aace of 600 miies, through all the passes of the mountain ranges, on the buffer beam uf the locomotive. MYSTERIOUS DEATH IN NEW YORK. NEW YORK. MONDAY. 1\11.. Hubert 0, Thompson, a prominent leader among city politicians, and the rival of the late Mr. John Kelly, was found dead in bed at nine o'clock this morning. SOUTH AFRICA. CAPE TOWN, JULY 7. A deputation from the Boer-Zulu Republic has arrived In Natal, and had an interview with the Governor on the 5th. They claimed official recog- nition oE their independence, 2,269,000 acres of land, and suzerain rights over the whole of Zulu- land, exclusive of the reserTe; The Governor insisted that 250 farms, out of 800 claimed, should be renounced, with all pretensions to suzerainty, The deputation conceded the latter point, but insisted on keeping the farms. It I rgported that 50 to 60 parties of Boers have gone into Mashunas country, and intend occupying land there. Fighting is expected between the Matabales and the lioersi Reports from KnysnaGoldfielda are encouraging. Over 500 men are at work there. The small boat Homeward Bound, in which three men are making the voyage to England, has arrived at Cape Town; fiter passage from Nata occupiod two months. The first batch of emigrants sent out in connec- tion with Mr. Arnold White's emigration scheme arrived last week for tho Woleeley Colony, East Loudon. A DYNAMITE JSCARIi IN NEW YORK. NEW YOliK. TUESDAY MORNINO. Yesterday the Coney Island Steamship Com- pany entertained Dom Augusto, u. Brazilian Prince, and a large number of distinguished citizens of New York. In tl", evoninjj, while returning in 1.110 special atentiirr Irum Coney Island, a cofltilvane«» resembling a bottle with a lighted fuse attached was discovered lü the cabin. Iti was a6 onea eeiiSed and tlirewa amidst great) excitement; and almost puttie. Opinions vary as to wlJethef ab elaborate hoax has been played tlpOtl the steamship dompaay, but the manager fiflW admits that hti previously, i-eeeived an anonyffliiUs letter warning hiifl fchafc if he eHfeef5 t-aihed the "repfeseritatives of would follow: Tile letter signed II fit QfdeP at LII Ej(jlJiâl ftefeluticm Gotmnitteft" =;;¡¡:;= THE UNtTMD STATED ANI) MEXfCO, NEW YeRS. 16 is stated thafy fletwiuigiatftiing the beilipe§§ tane uf iite Mgsieafl pt-es" atttf people, an aaiie^ble !iI!itt)I>Iti"tI IllFl.Y ¡¡hdtlf bf* eifiertml Hf the tilfB wtiidft hag anW betwppH Ui§ M!t!r¡ iihd ttHítlf1 t!1H:lq dfl¥9»:HrtipHt3 Hi 6nHHwr-ljrtri Willi Mr. UUtfirig^ 4!:FBsfc: tt«V9liUirtHai:F pwuiatiflg in tiie SMtes 'faaaulips, C&ttlittlla, aud SweVd Leaif: THE NEW ilftMlTwS Qt?F,9TE0N. MELBOURNE, Te*st>At: The decision of M10 Imperial Government fHj te allow the raf-tblittlim^fH, of a ProMI, protectorate over the No* Hebrides has given greatest satisfaction hero. ENGLAND AND CHINA. TIENTSIN, WKDVESDAY. The question pending between England and China in regard to Upper Burmah has boon satis- factorily settled by a Convention signed at l'akin. A STEAMSHIP ON FIRE. I NEW YORK, WEDNKSDAT. The steamship Labrador, of Havre, belonging to the Compagnie Generale Transatlantique, reached New York early thic morning, and went mto quaran- tine. Almost simultaneously her cargo caught lire. Assistance was procured irom the land, and the vessel was beached at Bay Ridge. After strenuous efforts on the part of the crew and passengers, the fire was extinguished without any loss of life, although much damage was done to the ship and her cargo. The passengers reached New York after some delay. THE YACHT GALATEA. APPREHENSION FOR ITS SAFETY. NEW WEDNESDAY Considerable anxiety has been caused here by the fact that the English yacht Galatea, which left England a short time agl I in order to compete again in one of tho Amorican bij; races, is overdue. This itnxief. however, has beon considerably rolicved by the intelligence that a yacht, which is believed to bo the Galatea has been spoken by the steamer Weatornland in latitude 26, longitude 54,13. The Galatea is now expected to reach Marblo Head on the 31at inst. PATIENTS FOR M. PASTEUR. PARIS, WEDNESDAY. Thirtv-two patients were to-day received at M. Pasteur's laboratory for treatment for rabies.

SATTMUR CHAMPAGNES.—To Champagne drinkers it has long been a mystery why this wine should command prices which are almost prohibitive. The question is all tho more important as Champagne has secured a position in our social requirements from which no other variety of wine seems likely to displace it. If a child is to be christened, a daughter married, or a friendly entertain- ment is to be given, the supplying of Champagne to the guests Is almost de rxyeur. It Is true that one of the conditions of a Cinderella dance is often understood to be early hours and no Cliampagne, but many a hostess knows to her sorrow how difficult it is to infuse life into her gatherings under such conditions. Messrs. W. and A. Gilbcy have, however, by their enterprise stepped in to help our hostess in her difficulty. and offer at 2s. 6d. a bottle their "Castle Gold Foil" Saumur Champagne which, in addition to being as pure, wholesome, and exhilarating as the most expensive brands, can bo obtained at that price anywhere in the United Kio¡dom.-Th..Mørning rait. Jv.lv J

THE JUDGMENT IN THE CRAWFORD DIVORCE CASE, OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. The Times says:—"It is incurring no small responsibilii y to do more than refer to the pas- sionless nastiness, worthy of Yahoos, which has been the subject of inquiry. Silence in the cir- cumstances is best. It is a miserable close of the public career of a statesman who has performed considerable public services, who possessed many qualifications ior the conduct of affairs, and who, while the friend of democratic movements, was saved by his knowledge from espousing crude, visionary schemes. Sir Charles Dilke's letter is in the circumstances marked bv effrontery which we need not characterise. Perhaps the result most to be desired is that, he stiould spare the public another demoralising inquiry by at once betaking himself our of the country. The Daily jVeics says:—" The real question befnre the court was whether it har1 heen shown beyond all reasoi-nble doubt that Sir Charles Dilke committed adultery with Mrs, Crawford, in a manner and under conditions flf the most cold- blooded brutality, without affection or even passion. We should be only too glad if we could dissent :rom the verdict of the jury. But the case has been so thoroughly investigated that there is, unfortunately, no room for scepticism any longer to assert itself. It is lamentable that the career of one of our ablest statesmen should be thus prema- turely closed. We leave to otiiers the task of exulting over a fallen man. But this is not a ques- tion of politics, and we must sorrowfully admit that no more shocking outrage upon the obliga- tions of friendship, the precepts of morality, the primary instincts flf decency, and the sanctity of family ties has ever been dragged before a dis- gusted community." The Standard says :—" It is impossible to find in the technical aspects of the procedure anything that can detract from the substantial force of the finding. The issue of the trial is to leave the cnaracter of Sir Charles Dilke, so far as the original turpitude is concerned, in worse plight than it was before. The effort to disprove has served only to suustantiate the accusation; The verdict may not banish doubt from every mind, for there never, probably, was an instance in which the presump- tions of outsiders were so strollgly in favour of the person incriminated, and in which a conviction of his guilt was more reluctantly admitted. But no one will deny that the evidence justified fully the adverse verdict, and that it left honest, jurymen no room whatever for hesitation. It is impossible to close this melancholy record of a ruined life without a sharp pang of indignation as well as sorrow. The one alleviating reflection is that at least the book is now closed, and that, in spite of its revolting passages, it may convey an indelible moral." The Daily Telegraph hopes that it will be con- sidered enough to accept the simple conclusion of the jury, without taking as proved all the deplor- able incidents of the story. Of two hard necessi- ties, it is better to believe that something was false in the dreadful narrative of the adulteress than that everything was true. No punishment, most certainly, which can be invented by outraged morality, or spring from the fury of a woman's vengeance, could well prove more bitter t1mn thus in a single hour to forfeit the fruits of a respected and laborious career." The Daily Chronicle says Deeply and sin- cerely do we regret the downfall of an able, if not a brilliant, man. Until the trial many men, from a chivalric sense of feeling, rallied round him, and protested ihat the disgraceful rumours were false and malignant fabrications—tissues of slander and lies invented to crush him. The veil was lifted before the eyes of the world, and 10! what was revealed ? A career of the blackest villainy, the most inordinate lust! The man's whole being would appear to have been steeped in iniquity of the blackest and foulest dye—if credence is given to the exhaustive investigation which has just taken place. The woman's moral nature was weak, and apparently unable to resist the snares and blandishments of a cunning and consummate scoundrel, who was an adept in the 'deadly sin' which eventually was to pour upon him vials of wrath, to be unto him a whip of scorpions, to strip away the hypocritical garb in which he mixed wi:h his fellows, and to brand him as a mean and heartless miscreant." The Morning Fast says :—" There is no man of impartial mind who can for one moment doubt that if the recent proceedings were intended to clear the character of Sir Charles Dilke, they have most lamentably failed of securing that result." The Morning Advertiser says:—•' We do not pre- tend to feel the smallest pity for the man. If he is the victim of a conspiracy, as he would have had the jury believe, he has had the fullest oppor- tunity of unmasking the conspirators and bringing them to justice,. In the attempt to convict Mrs. Crawford of an odious crime, has he not suc- ceeded in convicting himself, nor, only of pro- fligacy and immorality happily almost unknown among our libertines, but of a diabolical attempt to defeat tho ends of justice by perjury and wholesale subornation of perjury. Certainly it seems to us as if there must be something wrong in our system of administering the law if the punishment of Sir Charles Dilke ends with the verdict by which the Queen's Proctor's plena were dismissed." The St. Jnmea'' Gazette says:—" As to Sir Charles Dilke, we nre unwilling to say anything about him. It must be said, however, that, apart from the particular offence with which he was charged, he has done much and very grievous wrong. It is hard to avoid the conclusion that to screen himself he has been reckless of others— even to the extent, perhaps, of leading them into offences of the most serious character. But even so. his punishment is very great. No more terrible fall can be imagined. He is a man of great ability and great knowledge, who might well have taken a yet higher and more honourable place in the con- duct of affairs. All hope of that is over now for one of the most sensitive as well as the most ambitious of men; The country loses much by his monstrous self-indulgences and his unhappy deter- mination to brazen it out:' But, perhansj wo may have some consolation in reflecting that a man who could make such a fearful sacrifice of honour and self-respect for the sake of detaining his place in public life is better bub of It} coula not be a safe man in it." The Observer says:—" The real public interest this not be n. safe man in it." The Observer says:—" The real public interest this Unhappy trial has evoked is the question of Sir Charles Dilke's guilt or Innocence of the charges brought against, him. After the disclosures made ut the last trial there is no longer room for reason* able doubt. A brilliant career has been brought to a premature close; great attainments which might have raised their owner to the highest rnnk have been thrown away—and all for whatH pity of it" the pity of that. is about all that can bo said. Meanwhile, the country at l-tt'gp, the Constituency of Chelsea ill pari,ieulaf, and, above all, Hit'Charles Dilke himself, owe n deep debt of gratitude lu the Liberal secederS whose votua placed Mr. Whittnore at tha head of the poll:" The PAU Gazette says-—"The \1p. cided, as the judge directed tlleiti to doj tile light of Sit' OhaFleS Dilke's fatal abateut-ioit fi-nih tha Witness=box ott the fil-sfc triai: We fcrltiW that he abstained agaihst His bwri judgment* hgainsb llist own Wish* against his UWII intention, owing lu the adriee bf Mr: t'hahiberlaiHj and lie bnlr did sy Ueeause He believed the Whole base had "f>1keii down, ttnd tha iietitiut rttfitiki b& Uis- inissed: Tliatj iiotteveft availed llitrt hat: PFHinptt'f adtiHH ilfl,øf lie discovered iiis MiiStftfce Wtjuld n'tve feihOvad tilat iitiptessiori: lir R tJtJt |Btnovei1( iltli1 lie suffers ili ddri3^14liend?.- !i'Hc paspj liriwpvefy riot retnaib frhefP it Ig; fcithet1 t'liarles (bust- fim Fattrlr^ arid pI'WSfVttM WW: PfnwfHrd frit sl;thdet;j Uf PHHtH mtisfi {H^sPrhte liiiti for pSi-jutr: <tintul Hnd tPVfiitiHg as it is fd liafr" this subject fiHt:? ftltfl'-? brought UeNta Hie ptib)it!: it Would ó. still paififlll afjd still leVHlfjng to Iøllpe Mlbof; that itII itirirtCpht Inaii it<i beitig fnH!trltll\' ruined, Of A btiihinai 0f Sue!) liilPtJU'dled till* pit tide should prostitute ibe Witr)ess=UoS Willi lit* povjiti le.o, and that ho aitlhoritjf Sllrttiid f-VPft IÜtPlllpf, to bring him to jnofiee:" Tltf Njjgctafti)' aaj's i=" If Mm verdict bo true, t'lir Charles Dllkt- must have guiltv fif a larly base form of pet-jury, and for pt'ijtiry, of Course, lis niu«t at once nr prosecuted, hi.. illlllo very cad conclusion to a most promising political Career, and a conclusion which will shock politi- cians of all parties. Yel, even at riigbtful cost of a new trial reverting to thpso disgusting and debasing dgtrllls. the prosecution for perjury must, take place. That any man should escape without- heavy punishment for the guilt of all lh." per- juries, which, if perjuries at all. are perjuries* of the vIJry meanest and basest kind—perjuries not- committed in defence of the woman lie had seduced, but for the purpose of making hef seem even worso than she really was—would be a scandal to English justice of which It, is hardiy possible that this generation would exhaust all thd miserable consequences If Sir Charles Dilke be Innocent., h will assuredly court ?uch a prosecution, as It, will afford him by far the best means lie could have or testing tho evidence against him in the manner most favourable t" iiis own acquittal. It is only fairtn remember that in this trial Sir Charles Dilke has not been represented by his own counsel but has had to rely on tiie counsel of the Queen's Advocate." The Birmingham Post (L) says:—" Tho first feeling must, be onn of rpgrot that a promising public career should have so sudden and so sad a close. he path of ropentanco and of reform is never closed, but for a time at least SIr Charles Dilku will cease III be a leading English statesman, Sir Charles has already issued a protest against, the verdict, but, supposing the finding of the jury be just, his conduct is that which will receive \,110 most severe condemnation. Dø is a man of mature age, of wide experience, and of eminent position. He was bound on every consideration,, not less by those of decency nnd morality in general, but by those of friend- ship and confidence in the particular Instance, to behave as a gentleman and a man of honour. But although his case is the worst, it is not the only one which is shocking and revolting. The evidence exhibits an amount of depravity so gross and eo widespread as to be scarcely credible. Women on all sides and of all ranks have been exhibited ns lost, to all sense of shame and void of all womanly virtue. The worst of it is that where such mani- festations 01 depravity are exhibited there lias been not. Only no reprobation, but no surprise." The Liverp-ool Post observcSi-" ThQre are many public men whom England could have bettet' spared. However shocking his follies and his crimes may have been nono can say that petty personal ambition was among thein. The pity and the horror of it all is that one must now write of him as If ho were dead. Every man who has read or heard of the trial will thank God that his was not the task of coming to a judgment amid such a bewildering conflict of testimony. Roughly, the issue was between tbe credibility of Sir Charles Dilke and the woman who had worked his rUiö. The jury preferred to believe the woman. They had opportunities of forming a judgment which nobody not present in court can possess. Yet the world will hesitate to place too much con- ndence in one who is an infamous libel upot) tfata came of woman. Bit Uuules &iike caanet be defended. He cannot be represented even by those who are willing to disbelieve every word which this abandoned woman has spoken as an innocent sufferer. But this much mav still be felt, and will still be felt by many of his fellow-countrymen, that it is not absolutely certain he was guilty of the perfidy, baseness, and even beastiality charged against him. There will be those, perhaps many, who, whether holding him guilty or not, will be capable of extending to him some heaven-sent spark of that pity which we are taught to hope and believe the worst of human beings may seek and obtain, both for the sake of what he has been in the past, and for the sake of his noble and heroic wife." The Manchester Guardian savs :—" If Sir Charles Dilke had at the outset met the terrible charge laid to his account by a declaraMon on oath that the accusation was wholly without foundation, the scandal could never have assumed the appal- ling character which it now bears. We express no opinion as o the value of the evidence adduced on either side. We record the decision of the jury without presuming to endorse or criticise it. Sir Charles Dilke's position is a terrible one, indeed, and both for his own sake and for the credit of the English name his countrymen would welcome a conclusive vindication of hi character." The judgment is accepted by the Manchester Examiner (L.), the Manchester Courier (C.), which insists upon a public prosecution, the Sheffield Telegraph (C.), the Sheffield Independent (L.), the Liverpool Courier (C.), the Liverpool Mercury (L.), and the Yorkshire Post (C). The lieferee (Mr. S. R. Sims' paper) says:— "Since the xLliden Tribute' flood of foul gar- bage was let loose upon the world, I question whether the public press contained anything so dangerous to morality as the Crawford divorce case. The publication of this disgusting story in all its brutal details is a shock to public decency. All the scrofulous French novels bound together and circulated indiscriminately would not do a tithe of the mischief that this scrofulous, leprous case has done. Zulil. at his worst is milk-and- water to it, and yet in homes and houses and in family circles where tho mention of Zola's name would cause a shudder the journals containing this vile story of coarse, crude animalism have freely circulated. Not one breath of pure air blows in through the windows of the bagnio in which the scene is laid. The puises of the actors nnd actresses in it never once throb under a pure emotion. It is no storv of love, passion, folly, and repentance. It is a story of the stews-not, pure and simple, but impure and complicated. He must be a hardened man who can read it without a feeling of shame. One flings it from one with an involuntary Faugh thinking worse of one's fellow-creatures, recognising the utter rottenness of the society of I to-day, and rushing out into the street for a breath of air to disinfect one. It is a grave question whether such cases ought not to be heard in camera. The evil that this widespread publication does is incalculable. The contagion spreads the germs of the disease infect even healthy moral natures. When a young married woman of the better class—a woman surrounded with every refinement and luxury—gets up in court and coolly tells a story of matter-of-fact, cold-blooded debauchery, relates her visits in broad day-light to houses of assignation, and recounts her adventures with her gallants with a musical voice and self-contained demeanour,' the effect upon public morality must be bad. If readi ng The Boy Burglar' and • Dick Turpin' is the cause of hundreds of young lads going wrong, what will the effect, of such literature as the Crawford case be upon young women? Had a story like this been told of a wife in the slums— had we heard of a family arrangement' of the kind related in this trial as going on in an alley, we should have tiie clergy pounding the pulpits, we should have had Exeter-hail up in arms, and a new crusade to the slums. We should have been told that we had heathens and barbarians and out- casts in our midst, and I have no doubt a hundred thousand pounds would have been raised to im- prove the morals of Horrible London. As it is, there are a good many men and women who would come out of the slums and camr on a mission of morality at the West End with advantage. Men need not be puritans or monomaniacs on the subject of morality to find food for a aermon in this case. It goes a good deal beyond the lines of even fashion- able morality, broad as they are. The general feel- ing will be one of regret that Sir Charles Dilke was ever unwise enough to stir the mal-odorous pool again. They were the best friends he ever had in his life who kept him out of the box at the first trial, and he must have left his judgment roundthecorner on the day he allowed himself, to be hounded into the arms of the Queen's Proctor. Better far for all concerned had the case been left where it was. Mr. Crawford would still have had his divorce—a divorce upon which he is heartily to be congratu- lated—but the moral atmosphere would have been left unpoisoned by sewage which has never been equalled in the dangerous and offensive character of its effluvia. When M. Zola reads this case he will lay the scene of his next realistic novel at the West End of London. Society there will afford him more scope for his favourite descrip- tions than the comparatively respectable society of the Gay City."

TERRIBLE DISTRESS IN NEW- FOUNDLAND. OVEH 1,500 PERSONS PERISHED.; Advices from St. John's state that terrible dis- tress prevails amongst the people inhabiting Labrador and the remote east districts of New- foundland. The unfortunate creatures are destitute 1111(1 starving. Many have been practically without proper food since the early part of the spring, and a number have been found dead in their huts. Between Cape Chudleigh and Mugford Island above eighty persons are known to have died of starvation, and in some other districts half the population have succumbed. It is believed that the totnl number of deaths will amount to not less than fifteen hundred. This terribte state of things is due chiefly to the intense, and, indeed, phenomenal, cold and the poor catch of fish. The matter has attracted the attention of the charitable here and in Canada, and relief is being organized, and will be forwarded with the least possible delay.

SLAVERY IN eUnA. 26,000 NEGROES TO BE FREED. During the discussion of the Cuban Budget in the Chamber ot Deputies on Wednesday Senor Labra brought forward an amendment authorising the Government lo free, :lEI soon liS possible, 20,000 Cuban slaves—Pal rod nidus—who are stilt under tha protection of their former mdsUn-B. The Government accepted the amendment, and it was Unanimously agreed lo. The President of the Chamber congratulated the House on tho adoption Of the iv*olui ion, which, I10 declared, was thu crowning of tho ftloi'ious work of the abolition of slavery. The sitting was suspended at two a.m.

&LEUTRIUAL TRANSMISSION OF FORGRi =. IM PO ST A N'FKXPE RIM IS NTS:. A telegram, dated PMI, July 85, says •«■» the last ten years M. Mardel lias bepH engaged in tapei'linenis ennne-'ted Willi tl1 tianetnlssiitt of force by Ineans of ele<tidlti!: The HtJtIlI;CI1",1 srtitlo time sind"* br^tMdfd liitn With ah Unli'tiited w;o>1il tfl his researches nf a t'biiimi?°lr*n tiC áS ltieti stfietltie: Ur. Ftlday the titittliniSSb'H tflet tll ilertf H Npnj-'fe hti 1 ho tpovths at; present obtained, dfawti Ht1 at their rfqueat- IW M: Maiivitjp Levf: tHio i;ep»ii-t nnabl'ii'Hish- firtiH il- that we now, with only one gpiiphitflf rtlHI Htilv one t'e^pptnr, transput to ? distance if about 85 miles a torn* (i^publt* of being used fop industrial purposes of 52 horse-b"Wer, with a yinld of without exceeding a current of ton amperes. When the amoiint of fnrfe nb«oi brnl by the apparatus used to I tie recent oxperhtinnt, but not fpqulrod in thft appii- calions to industrial purposes, Is added, tho yield will be nearly 50 per cent. The commission Certifies that 1110 machines now work regularly and continuously. Thu maximum electro-motivo force is 6.290 volts. Before the construction of tho Marcel Deprez apparatus the maximum force dId not exceed 2,000 volts. The report states that tills high tension does not givo rise to any danger, and that no accident has occurred during the past, six months. The commission is of opinion that the transmitting wire may be left uncovered on poles, provided it bo placed beyond the roach of the hand. It estimates at nearly £5,000 the probable cost of the transmission of 50-horse-power found a circular line of about 70 miles. This price would, however, bo much diminished iT the machines wore frequently con- structed. The commission, in the of science and industry, warmlv congratulated M. Deprez on the admirable results vhich be bad obtained, and expressed thanks to 1 ht) HnthRcllihln for the generous aid extended to the undertaking.

REFRESH ME NT HOUSE.1? IN CARDIFF. At Cardiff Police-court on Monday (before Dr. Painoand Alderman Jones)Mr.Geo. Jolliffe,supervi- sing oflficev of the Inland itevonue, appeared to prosecute John Crow, of 42. Bridge-street, Cardiff, for keeping a refreshment-house without a licence. —Mr. C. H. 1', Wise, of the Inland Revonue Office, stated that, he went to defendant's shop at twenty minutes past ton o'clock one evening, nnd pur- chased a bot.tlu of lemonade and a glass of ice cream, which he consumed on the premises. Defendant had no licence to keep a re- freshment house, his licence having ex- pired on the 31st of March last; since that tlmo he had been repeatedly warned that he was liable to a penalty for keeping a refreshment, house without a licence.—Defendant was fined 10s. nnd costs, or, in default, sevon days' imprisonment with hard labour. Richard Lewis, of tho Criterion Coffee Tavern, Cowbridge-road, was fined a similar sum for a like offence, the Bench at the same time saying that steps should be taken to make the law respecting the licensing of refreshment houses more known.

THE REPRESENTATION OF tAlITH A meeting of the Lelth Unionist Liberal Com- mittee WM held on Monday night, when it was reported that a requisition In favour of Sir Geo. Trevelyan as a candidate for Leith Burghs had been extensively signed, but that Shl George was not disposed to at present engage in another contest, The meeting passed a resolution expressing regret at Sir George's decision, and further resolved to tender their support to Mr Jacks ia the event of his now determining to become a candidate. Mr. Jacks afterwards addressed the meeting, and stated that, Sir George having declined to come forward, he should himself contest the seat.

THE BALLOT ACT. IMPORTANT ACTION AGAINST A HIGH- SHERIFF AT CHESTER ASSIZES: SCENE IN A BALLOT CHAMBER. At Chester Assizes on Tuesday (before Mr. Justice Mathew) the first case under those provisions of the Ballot Act which regulate the counting of the votes was heard. The plaintiff was Colonel Platt, the Conservative candidate for North Carnarvon- shire at the last November election, and the defen- dant was Mr. John Ernest Greaves, the then high- sheriff of Carnarvonshire, residing at Criccieih. The action was brought to enforce the penalty of zClOO provided for under the Ballot Act for a breach of the provisions with regard to the counting of the votes. Mr. F. Marshall, with Mr. Douglas, appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. M'Intyre, Q.C., with Mr. Higgins, Q.C., and Mr. H. Lloyd, for the defendant. Mr. Marshall, in opening the case, said that, although the word penalty might sound to the jury somewhat, severe, lie might say that the amount to be inflicted was entirely optional, and that full notice was given to the high sheriff before the penalty was incurred that these proceedings would be taken. It appeared that the place for counting the votes tixed upon by the high sheriff was the police-office at Bangor, and the agents of both candidates were present during the first counting, which was done in order to ascertain whether the number of votes in the box corre- sponded with the number given by the presiding officer as that which ought to be in it. Complaints were made by the agent of Colonel Piatt that they were unable to check the counting of the papers. Un-ler Rule 31 of the Ballot Act. it was provided that candidates might respectively appoint agents to attend the counting of the votes, and under Rule 32 it was further enacted that the returning officer should make arrangements for the counting of the votes in the presence of the agents of the candidates. The agents of Colonel Platt. came down to the table, finding that they were unable to check the counting where they had been placed, but they were ordered to stand back to a position which had been assigned to them behind Mr. Rathbone's agents. They objected that they were unable to see, but the high-sheriff said he had made up his mind on the point,and insisted upon their standing back. Counsel's opinion was produced by Colonel Platt's agents in support of their contention, but the high-sheriff, insisting upon his ruling and refusing to look at the counsel's opinion, informed them that unless they stood back force would be used to remove them. Ultimately technical forcj was employed to Colonel Piatt's agents, and a policeman wis brought in to see that Col. Piatt's agents did not trespass beyond the position assigned to them. Evidence was then called, from which it appeared that although Mr. Rathbone's agents, who were confident of winning, offered to exchange places, and did so during the preliminary counting, Col. Piatt's agents maintained that they were still unable to see whether the counters passed two papers at one lime or not. Colonel William Edward Sackville West, of Limegrove, Bangor, agent for Colonel Phltt, was the principal witness, and from his evidence, which was in accordance with the foregoing statement, it appeared that the question at issue with the high sheriff was as to the position which ought to be occupied by the candidate's checkers during the preliminary counting. After the contents of the different ballot boxes had been mixed, the witness said they were allowed to come down close to the counters. Witness also heard something about a discrepancy. rhere were eleven votes short, and the high-sheriff told him that he intended to allot six to Colonel Piatt and five to Mr. Rathbonc. (Laughter.)—Mr. M'Intyre, Q C., cross-examined the witness at con- siderable length to ascertain whether Colonel Piatt's costs were not guaranteed in this action, and by whom.—The witness said ho believed there were gentlemen who were prepared to contribute to the costs of the action.—Pressed as to who they were, he mentioned the name of Lord Pen- rhyn as intending to contribute. The court shortly afterwards adjourned.

EARL GRANVILLE ON THE CRISIS. Earl Granville presided on Monday afternoon at the annual meeting of the City Liberal Club. In opening the proceedings, his lordship briefly adverted to the Irish question, and remarked that he doubted if much that was useful or new could be said on the subject until they had before them in some authoritative form the rival propositions to those submitted by Mr. Gladstone and his colleagues, and which had been rejected by the majority of the English constituencies. Having done that which they thought was best adapted to restore peace and order in Ireland, and finding they were not in a position to carry out the policy they brought forward, they had thought it best to resign at once and put the responsible task in the hands of others. He had arrived at the conclusion that the only way of settling the Irish question was on the principle of the pro- posals submitted to Parliament by Mr. Gladstone, and he was equally convinced that sooner or later those principles would be adopted. He was glad to be able to say that every department of Mr. Glad- stone's Government would be handed over to their successors in a satisfactory state. There had been some difficulties in foreign affairs, but they had been successfully dealt with by Lord Rosebory -notably, the Balkan and Greek questions Another matter of interest was the conclusion of a Commercial Treaty with Spain. Turning to the Colonies, they found that South Africa was In a more settled condition than it had been for years previously. It was hoped that the good sense nf the Governments of France, the United States, Canada, and Newfoundland would bring about a peaceful solution of the fisheries question. As regards the Australian Colonies, lie was glad to be able to report that Captain Tftou had been success- fully negotiating with those colonies on the hnporõ tant matter of naval defence.

AN EVENTFUL REIGN AND ITS POLITICAL CRISES. Twenty-one times in the course of along and eventful reign has it devolved upon the Queen to appoint a new Prime Minister or to confirm the actual head of an Administration in his charge. The first of these occasions was naturally brought about by the accession of her Majesty to the throne, when the Ministers of the late King had to deliver up their respective seals of office. Two years later came the lirst obligation to seek new counsellors and Wellington was sent for," only to recommend Sir Robert Peel. That and three other Ministerial crises—those, namely, of 1845. 1851, and 1873—ended in the order to remain As you were." Only once has the death of u Premier (Pahnerston) necessitated tho nomination of his quecepoor; while tho single case of voluntary retirement is Lord Derby's in 1868— a yoar which saw three lrive6 Lords of the Treasury and throe ClittheFliors; Stilt more varied had been the pxpeiisnces of 1852, with its three totally different CftbinetSi The shortest Premiership of the present reign is, of UoUrsPi tvif, Gladqtuiiols last 5 Lord Salisbury's previous tenure of power having extended to about an additional month, For half a century the country lial fenjoyed no ltinger poritd of absolute harmony between the Executive ittid t,lif, Legislature tlmn the six years and lour moniiis of Palmerstoh's second Adminis- tration, during Which Mr. Gladstone wag always either tnuzaled or led. r

A NATIONALIST MKMDtiR 01' MtttitAMHf*? ANt) ars TISfUNm =-= CONDEMNATtON jiV TUB LAND LEAGUE, The relations betwpfm h, W, f, M P and Itiq tenantry At KMp^dy, PHUHIV Limerick. i.ttVo kioott tit a Very detpnwfied Hwaetpf of lata, tie hits rpftised tb allow them any abatement, nnd some days ago cattle Were seized i (i satisfy decrees tie(, tot- potii., At, the meeting the Klleady Branch "I nf the National League on Monday the following resolution was adopted t—" That wo emphatically condf-mn the conduct of Mr. Gorlmtt, M.P., who, in tills disastrous year, has refusnd his tenantry any abatement. We believe imi., Corbott, while posing before I ho wnrld M a Nationalist, appears In theCoUntv Limerick in his true character as a most determine^ --i(I relentless rack-renter."

THE MUSICAL COLLEGE OF WALES. Tho following Is a list, of tho students, instructed by Dr. Joseph Parry, Musical Collego of Wales, who have passed recent examinations in connec- tion with the London Society of Science, Letters, and Arts:— PIANOFORTE. — Scales, Selected Music. Ear-testing, Rlglit rea big, Theory, &c.Tunior (with honours) Miss Maggie.James, IstClass Master Willitun S. Parry, 2nd Miss Annie Parry, 1st: Ptfter Wiiiiatits, 2nd; Miss M. i,owoll. 2nd; Miss Allco Williams, 2nd; Miss Alice Snmlbrook. 1st: Miss Margaret, H. Williams, 1st; Miss B. M. Ml to el. 1st; M18 Edith Morris, 1st. Senior (with honour*) Mr. Fred. C. Tunbriilge, 1st. VOCAL Music. — Senior (ivilh liotiours)-. Miss Margaret TT. WllUnni'. 2nd} -?,ii,g Mnggle Kees, Xnd Miss Polly Jenkins, I Rt,; MieaSynim'ms, 1st; Mr. David Griffiths. 2nd Mr. Horace L. How. 1st; Mr.W.fl.siiug2nd Mr. lorwerth Daniel, lot Mr. William Baterj»n. 1st. The following are Dr. Joseph Parry's pupils who passed the Trinity College (London) Musical Ex,tinination.- SaNtOR PAss.-Harmnny, Musical Knowledge, &c. Mr. Henry L. Jones, Glais; Miss Florentine Lever, Swansea JUMOK P .A.ss.-Miss Emma Jane Dryden, Landore. SICXIOB HONOURS.—Harmony, Counter Point, &e. Miss K. liavidson, Amanford; Mr. D. W. Prothero, Ystradgynlais Mr, T. J. Davies, 7Zstridgyniaii. JUNIOR HONOURS.—Miss Maud Davidson. Amanford.

THE PROPOSED GENERAL HOSPITAL FOR MERTHYR. The committee appointed to examine and report upon the fifteen plans sent in for the proposed new ) general hospital at Merthyr met at the workhouse on Wednesday. Dr. Dyke presided, and there were also in attendance Drs. Webster, Ward, and Biddle, Mr. J. Plews, Mr. T. F. Harvey, Mr. John Williams, and Mr. Henry Lewis, secretary. The committee at the outset decided to limit their consideration t.o those plane whose estimated cost did not exceed 94,000, the number coming within this figure amounting to six. It was eventually determined by the gentlemen present that it should be I referred to Mr. Harvey and Mr. Williams, as experts, to advise ae to the relative merits of the designs of Mr. Charles G. Jones, Cardiff, fZ.BOO ( Messrs. Wakellng and Willot, Merthyr, £ 3,000; Mr. E. M. lhuce Vaughan, Cardiff, 93.300; and Me,ITS. Seward and Thomas, Cardiff and Swansea. L4,000. It was Incidentally announced by the secretary that he had received subscriptions of £50 each from Mr. Williams Harris, J.P., and Mr. William Hitrrim, Jung both of Merthyr. < ^——■

ViHTowroCAHflinr should read the Illustrated 8ul4e. Contains over 1B0 Illustrations and Interest Ina information te«atlng to Cardiff. Prlos 0d., y«r pest?tu. •mUAJOMXi Off MX jimlUdh Cardl/*

CATHOLIC CHILDREN IN CAERLEON SCHOOLS. APPEAL TO NEWPORT BOARD OF GUARDIANS. At Newport Board of Guardians on Saturday (Colonel Lyne in tho chair and Mr. E. Thomas in the vice-chair) the Industrial Schools Committee reported that Father Knight, of Newport, had attended the meeting and complained of the manner in which Catholic children were treated at the schools and on their entering service. The committee felt that they could not alter the system of religious teaching, and if Father Knight had any further grievance to complain of he could write to the Local Government Board,— The Chairman read a letter from Father Knight, who stated that he thought it only right, before communicating with the Local Government Board, to write to the guardians. Catholic chil- dren in the schools were furnished with Protestant Bibles and hymn books, and Protestant prayers were used. Thoy were also made to learn passages from the Bible. In fact, no difference was made between Catholic and Protestant children, and when boys or girls were sent, out to service they practi- cally ceased to be Catholics, because they were either sent to people who were not Catholics, or to places very far removed from a Catholic Church, although in some instances Catholic families in Newport had applied for some of tho children.— Mr. Rees Keene said the practice was when two persons applied for a particular boy or girl to let the child choose for itself. Tho committee did not think it was necessary to investigate the religious port of the question, as no charge had been made against them.—The Rev. J. O. S. Darby said he did not think there was any application before the board. Father Knight had dealt with the matter in a general way, although it arose out of one particular instance. The religious teaching was such that no one could find fault with it. The only prayer used was the Lord's Prayer.—The Chairman suggested that Mr. Bircham and Father Knight should meet the committee; and if there were a grievance Mr. Bircham cotild say so.—This course was adopted;

SWANSEA SCIENTISTS AT MARGAM ABBEY. On Saturday last from 60 to 70 members (including both ladies and gentlemen) of the Swansea Scientific Society visited Margam Abbey, by permission of its venerable proprietor, the Lord-Lieutenant. The visit entailed a drive in breaks of from eighteen to twenty miles. The weather, though threatening throughout the after- noon, proved to be on the whole favourable, and the magnificent demesne of Mr. Talbot was viewed under pleasant circumstances. In the absence of Mr. Talbot, the party were met on alighting by the estimable head gardener, Mr. Muir, who conducted them through the grounds, and gave them the benefit of his local and botanical knowledge. The orange trees, which are now in the open, of course came in for a. special share of atten- tion, their antiquity—they are mostly from three to lour hundred years old—being considered not less interesting than their blossoms, for which there was a general demand among the single ladies of the company. The Parish Church of St, Marv, Margam, with its ancestral tombs, having been visited, the party adjourned to tho ruins of tlm old abbey, and assembled on the greensward inside tliH circular wails to listen to a paper by Mr. UBlUwall on the histury of the religious com- munity which, from the twelfth ceutury down to the sequestration br Henry VIII. in the sixteenth cenlU'y, lived and moved within its cloisters. The retards were rather scanty* but it Was shown from the works of Giraldus Cninbreusis that the brotherhood bbtained a very saintly name, at the same time that they acquired a huge propertyjlti the district} that they secured, like some other monasteries, ft charter of independence from eomiiiort fipfs j but that, after the reigti hf lite last abbot, ùewiq ThotuaSj their property Went llltn the liands of the M!1tingpl ,I of Oxwicli Castle, Gtf ftei;: Several ancient stones with latti £ p=work and eileular carvings were pointed out its betHg (It tirJnsiderablt Hitler date than the nbbey itself? audi possibly; corti ttectpd with stiii worship: The afterwards passed uti to the ttif'dertl residence nf W: Talbot, 'hrough which tliejr were ^flttdueted by tits house* kepper: Tlt^ UiaghiFicentje ol the !>hhP lrth!t!1f>, tll" pictures, the eeilltieS, and the tapestry were not lost upon the CHinpnny, who heartily expressed their pense of T»lb«tVMndit»s» bypassing him a cordial vote of thanks. Mr. Muir was also thanked, and hfl promised to read rt paper on A botanical subject at a future meeting. The com* pany commoncod the return Journey at seven, and arrivud at Swansea at ten p.m., after ft most, enjoyable trip.

CHESS. ( | WEEKLY MAIL" OFFICE. •;#' THURSDAY, JULY 29, 1886. i SOLUTIONS. END-GAME, No. 22 (PROBLEM No. 114FC White. Black. I 1 B to Kt 3 Q to Q 2 (A) 2 Q takes R Q takes Q 3 li to Q 5 Q takes P (B^ j 4- Kt takes Q £ takes £ t 5 P to P 4, and wins (Á) r 1 R-to B 5 2 Q to Q 5 ch Q takes Q 3 Kt takes II ch K to Kt 4 4 Kt takes Q R to B 3 5 P to B 4 ch, and wins. (B) o i 3 ———— Q to Q 3 4 Kt takes Q P takes Kt 5 P to B 4, and wins. END-GAME, No. 23 (PROBLEU rro. il5). BLACK.—7 PIECES. WHITE.—7 PIECES. White to play and win.

UAME No. 122. This is an exceedingly interesting game played in the British Chess Association International Tournament, to which we allude elsewhere in this column:— KINO'S BISHOP'S GAMBIT. White. Bia&lf. H. E. LIIID. J. H. ZUKIinTOBlk 1 P to K 15 4 P to K 4 2 P to K 4 P takes P 3 B to K 2 (a) P to K B 4 (b) 4 P to K 5 P to Q 3 5 P takes P Q to K 5, ch 6 K to B q B takes P 7 P to Q 4 Kt to K 2 8 Kt to It B 3 Q to B 3 9 P to B 4 P to U 3 (c) 10 P to B 5 B to B 2 11 xt to B 3 1; to K 3 12 P to K R 4 Kt to Q 2 13 Q to R 4 P to K R 3 14 B to Q 2 (d) P to K Kt 4 15 P to Q 5 (e) Kt takes P 16 Kt takes Kt B takes Kt 17 b, to 1,1 3 Kt to K 4 18 Q to Q 4 Cistles Q R (r) 19 Q to R 4 K to Kt sq 20 R to R 3 (g) P to Kt 5 21 Kt. takes Kt 10 11 takes Kt 22 B takes B ch T" Q takes B 23 R to R 3 B takes P, ch 24 K takes B (li) Q takes B, ct 25 K to Kt sq P to R 3 26 Q takes B P, ch K to R sq 27 R to K 3 Q takes Kt P 28 R to K 13 sq R to Q 7 (i) 29 Q to 15 7 K R to Q sq 30 K to It sq Q takes P 31 Q to K 5 Q to Q 4. ch Resigns. NOTES. (a) By a transposition of moves the position is that of the Bishop's Gambit, with the text move instead of 3, B to B 4. (b) This and the subsequent moves consti- tute Hoffer's variation, which seems preferable to the continuations given in the books. (c) Obviously to secure a retreat for the Bishop on the diagonal. (d) We should have preferred here P to R 5, so as to prevent the Kt P moving two squares, supporting the Gambit Pawn. (e) This manoeuvre is premature as the sequel indicates. There is one link in the cnain of the combination which Mr. Bird overlooked. (f) This is the reply which White did not con- sider sufficiently for if now Kt takes Kt, Black wins the Queen with B takes Kt P, ch. (g) A deep design, but fortunately too late. The 15th move compromised the game. Although Black attacks two pieces, White manages, nevertheless, to bring his Rook safely over to the Queen's side. (A) It is bad to take, but quite as bad to leave the Bishop. The game is lost. (i) Fixing the queen. If 29, Q takes P, Black mates in two moves.

GAME No. 123. In the following game, which was played in the same tourney, Gunsberg boldly offered a Hampe- Allgaier Gambit to Mackenzie. After 27 moves the attack was successfully resisted, but on the 28th move Black played hastily and lost his Queen. The game is a very animated and instruc- tive one at a very popular opening, and will well re-pay careful study:— HAATPE-ALLQAIEB GAMBI White. Blncfr. GUNSBEBG. MACKENZIE ¡ 1 P to K 4 P to K 4 2 Kt to Q B 3 Kt to Q B 3 3 P to K B 4 P takes P 4 Kt to K B 3 P to K Kt 4 5 P to R R 4 P to K Kt 5 8 Kt to Kt 5 P to K R 3 7 Kt takes B' K takes Kt 8 P to Q 4 P to B 6 9 P takes P B to K 2 10 B to R 4 cli K to Kt 2 11 I) to K 3 r to Q 3 12 P Lr) 13 4 Kt to K B 3 13 V to Ii 5 P to K R 4 14 Q to Q 2 P to Q 4 15 H Utkes P Kt takes B 10 Kt takes Kb B takes P ch 17 K to K 2 B taftes B P 16 lit to Q B 3 B to Kt, 3 19 Q 11 to K B si B to K 2 20 K to Q sq P to Kt 0 21 Kt to Q 5 Q to Q 2 22 Kt to B 4 Q to Kt 5 t!ti 23 K to D sq B takes P 24 K K to Kt B to B 3 fj p tu Q 9 Kt to K 4 23 Kt to K 0 bb K to H 2 27 B to B 3 K to Kt 3 2a B to Q 4 Kt to B a (it) 29 D lakes il P to Kt 7 W 30 B takes P WiflS 0 Resigns; .(a) (b). Two most Unfortunate blunders ill n tifitical and vert important game: Q R to K U flq. Should liitte beetl played, and Would probably have tooti for Blafckj gii tbplld -=- White. Black: Kt takes R feb R takes Kt B takes Kt 13 to Kt 4 bit fi to Et FO) It takes. R cli R takes R P to Kt 7 ft to Kt scj t| tn K 7 fe wine R takes B eft R takes R fi takes fee fi tH B 0 Q takes P P to IS R 5 Blaefc ibtWfc Win With tiftre* "= BRITISH CJUtss ASSOCIATION. The annual congress of this association was to havo been brought, to a conclusion on Tuesday last, but inasmuch as several ties liad occurred in the Masters'Tournament, the committee decided to continue the meeting for two more days. In tho Musters' Tournament the scores on Tuesday were as follow:- BLACKBURNE I 8t BURN 8t GUXSBKRG 8 TAUBKXHAUS 8 MASO.V 7 LIPSCHUTZ 6t ZUKERTURT 6 MACKENZIE 6 SCHALLOPP 5 POLLOCK 4t MORTIMER 4 HASHAM 3t BIRD 2% Drawn games count half to each. It will be seen, therefore, that Blackburne and Burn tie for first and second prizes, which amount to X-80 and X50, and Gunsberg and Taubenhaus tie for third and fourth— £ 40 and £ 25, and in each case it has been arranged that two additional games shall be played to decide positions. Mason takes the fifth prize, which is X10. Much disappointment has been felt among his numerous friends by the defeat of Zukertort. There is little doubt, however, that he has been out of form throughout the tournament. Several of his games were lost by oversights, and the vigorous style which characterised his play in the memorable tourna- ment of 1883 has been entirely lacking. Pollock, although be did not. win a prize, has played some extremely good games. Lipschutz has also played well, but Schallopp and Mackenzie have not done themselves justice. Burn has greatly improved of late and is to be congratulated on the excellence of his performance. It is worthy of remark that a tie between two English players for the first and second prizes in an international tournament is an unprecedented event. Since writing the above Blackburne and Burn have played the first of their two games, the for- mer winning. The first game between Gunsberg and Taubenhaus has also been played and has ended in a draw.

DISASTROUS FIRE IN LONDON. About 8.45 on Wednesday night a fire broke out on the premises or Messrs. Lilley and Skinner, boot manufacturers, Skinner-street, Finsbury. which quickly involved the more inflammable contents of Messrs. Blades, East, and Blades' print- ing factory adjoining,which was completely gutted. Although some score of lire-engines were quickly in action, the former premises were more than half destroyed, but the latter completely so. Blades and Company are printers to the London and County, Dublin and County, and London and South Western Banks, and many valuable plates were destroyed. The damage is estimated at £ 70,000

Under this head questions on legal subjects are answered by an experienced professional gentlemen Correspondents wishing for information or advicr are requested to observe the following rules 1. The facts must be stated tully and ctearCy; 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 neriter must accompany the questions, but toill not be pub- lished if a pseudonym or initials be also sent for reference. All communications mltst be addressed to Th Editor, Legal Department, Weekly Mail Office Cardijj."

COpy ÂGR:li:1tM&l'iT.-We do not understand what agree- ment "F. 1." (Cardiff) refers to. 1'he proper course when an agreement is signed is to have two parts engrossed for signature, and each party takes olle whicl) has been signed by the other party. This is much better than taking expensive proceedings after- wards in order to obtain n copy. rfut is our corre. spoudent a party to the agreement in question, or in any way interested therein ? lie does not say that he is. NOTICE TO QUIT.—If R. G." (Newport) arranged a tenancy for six months certain, he will not have to give any notice oÏ his intention to leave at tile eud of that term the tenancy will run out itself. CHAPEL TRUSTEE.— An Enquirer" (Merthyr) is advised that a trustee of a Nonconformist, place of worship may resign his trust. The best course is to do so when new trustees are about to be appointed under the pro- visions of the Act of Parliament, commonly known as Sir Morton Peto's Act. When this has been done, the trust property becomes vested in the new trustees jointly with the continuing trustees. There is no other way except by an expensive trust deed and release. If our correspondent has enlered into any personal engagements UII behalf of the trusl. estate he ought to ask his solicitor to see that he is effectually released therefrom. If he is only responsible as a trustee this will not be necessary. GUARANTEE AND LEGACY.—The suggestion of "A Constant Reader" (Briton Ferry) is very sensible as far as it goes; but it scarcely goes so far as might be desired. Words might, be inserted in the will directing the executors to do what is proposed, and then there will be no danger of their getting wrong or incurring any responsibility in respect of the transaction. The path of trustees ought always to be maae as smooth as possible in consideration of their giving their ser- vices and time without remuneration; or, if legacies sllouid be given to them, then without adequate remuneration. F. C. J. W." (Taibach).—Sir Charles Dilke was married to the widow of the late Rev. Mark Fattison, rector of Lincoln College, who died last year. The Dilkes were married in the early part of the present year. PowtR TO MAKE WILL. Sawdde" (Llangadock) may dispose of the property as he pleases, as it is devised to him in fee simple and he is now the absolute owner. Tbere being no entail, the question as to having a dis- entailing deed cnr lied dos not arise. A devise to any person, his heirs, and assigns for ever gives him the entire estate without limitation of any kind. If he should die intestate it would descend to his heirs (in this instance it would pass to the Crown as the universal heir of those who have no heir, or. rather, as the feudal superior from whom the land was originally held and to whom it reverts in case of the intestacy of the owner thereof); but if he should make will or dispose of the property in his lifetime it would pass to his assigns, and thus the land would go. as limited, to the devisee, his heirs, and assigns forever. If he wislies to devise the property to his illegitimate children he must so describe them in the will that there can be no doubt as to the persons intended to be benefited. There would be no advantage in the mother previously applying for an order of affiliation, and there are many reasons for avoiding that step. If our correspondent will send us a copy oî his intended will, with an addressed stamped envelope for us to return it to him, we shall be happy to peruse it and to advise thereon in this column. THREE MILKS.—" Dennis (Mumbles) is advised that the distauce ought to be measured by the nearest public road on which he could travel VOTES.— X." (Cardiff) cannot claim to have his name placed upon the register of voters unless for one whole year he has bad the use of a room or rooms in one house in the borough or division which would be worth 1O a year to let unfurnished. The period of occupation must be before the 15th Ot July to enable him to claim. Removal from one house to another would disqualify him, but not the mere change of rooms in the same house.—" A Lodger" (Swansea) will not be able to claim a vote this year. All lodgers who are duly qualified ought to call upon the registration agent immediately. If they do not their names will not get upon the registers, as the overseers of the poor have no record of their existence as is the case wit.II householders. 8TATUTE or LIMITATIONS.—" A Ten Years' Subscriber" (Sewport)does not explain the nature of his claim which bas been standing uver during the last nine years, and. therefore, we are not. able to say definitely whether or not his right of action is barred by the Statute of Limitations. If it is 1\ simple contract debt, such as II. shop bill for goods sold and delivered, money lent on IOU or on promissory note, and no payment has been made on account or any acknowledgment in writing given within the last six jears, then the debtor might plead the statute as a bar to any action which our correspondent might commence against him. Bat a debt ou a bolld or lither deed under seal may be sued for at any time within twenty years, and a judgment holds good for the same time. PARISHIONER AND NON-PAKISHIONEH.Beta" is advised that Lhe only trustworthy rule for determining the status of t he deceased is easy to apply-it, is the animus revertendi. If a person whose home has been in the parish goes temporarily away, intending to return, and ieaving his belongings in the parish, he is a parishioner, and in case of his death during what was intended to be merely a temporary absence his executors could not be charged more titan single fees. The other person, who merely visited the parish on account of hr health, is strictly II lion-parishioner, although her death occurred in the parish. Many clergymen deal liberally with the latter class of cases, accepting single fees on account of the death having occurred in the parish. But this is voluntary, and it might be construed into a custom if long continued, and so prejudice the legal rights of future incumbents, for whom the present vicar is, in one sense, a trustee. The right to burial in a churchyard extends to persons dying in the parish, as well as to parishioners, whether dying there or elsewhere, but non-parishioners who do not die in the parish may only be buried there by arrange- ment they have no inherent, right to sepulture in the parish, and the wishes of their friends ought not to be complied with if doing so is likely unduly to restrict the space available for the burial of persons to whom the privilege rightfully belongs. HUSBAND AND WIFE.—AS" A. J. D. V." (Bargoed) was not deserted by her husband, the new Act of Parlia- ment docs not apply to her, but she must, apply to the relieving officer. If she should be admitted into the workhouse her hus- band might be compelled to re pay the expenses of her maintenance so long as she remains there; but if she were to come out again on the foil wing day it is very unlikely that the Poor-law officers would take the trouble of summoning him before the magistrates for the expense of one day's maintenance. As to her other inquiry, we decidedly think she had better leave it nlone. Why has the man not been prosecuted for bigamy ? This ought to be done in all such cases. COST OF COPT WILL.—" H. W.T." (Cardiff) is informed that the cost of the copy will depend upon the length of the will. If the testator died in the Llandaff dis- trict, the cheapest way would he to search personally, paying the small fee of one shilling, and thus avoid- ing the expense of correspondence, &c. A few shillings would pay for an office copy of a will of moderate length CHANCERY PROCEEDINGS.—" R. R." (Canton) cannot do any good without tile assistance of a solicitor, anLi if the proceedings were commenced about 70 years ag we fear that he will be too late. As we understand, the property consisted exclusively of real estate, as he professes to claim as heir; and if it has been in other hands for more than twelve yearsohis claim would be barred by the Statute Of Limitations, unless the pro- ceedings have been pending all that long time, which is not in the least likely. However, if h will tell us the facts we shall be happy to advise him deti- ni!ely. Was the deceased a bachelor, a married man, or a widower? In either of the two latter cases, did he leave any lawful issue, and is our correspondent the eldest son of the eldest. son of the de- censed? Has it been ascertained, beyond the possibility of doubt, that he died intestate? If he made a will the right of the heir would become extinguished thereby. If the intestate was a bachelor, or, being married or a widower at the time of his decease, if he had no lawful issue, then his eldest brother would be his heir at law, and afterwards the eldest still of that brother, and so on to the present Itme. Perhaps our correspondent will write us again, and toll us all about the case; how he proposes to i Htalillsh his relationship, whatever it may be, and whv Ills claim has been allowed to lie dormant, so long, K the intestate left any money or other tir-rsonal entitle it would be divisible among his ni xt jf dll. and most likely was so divided many years a^ ttusBAWD AND WIFK.—" Cymro (Bridgend) did not inform 119 the facts. It she will do so we shall be happy to advise h r, but we cannot, afford space for a complete treatise upon the law affecting the subject in question In order to save her the trouble of writing her narrative of facts. TfTRTf MKKTINQ.—" An Inquirer (Ystradyfodwg) is Informed that every notice calling a vestry meeting must be signed by a churchwarden, the rector, vicar, or perpetual curate, or an overseer of the poor of the parish in which the meeting is to be held. DELAY IN EXECUTING ORREK.—" X. Y. Z.' made a mis- take when he gave the order; he ought to have made it conditional on the goods being received by him on the day mentioned or previously. But having given an absolute order which had been accept..d, the order and acceptance constituted a binding agreement, which could not afterwards be cancelleLi without the consent of the arm to whom it was given. OF GIFT.—What reason has D. R." (Bridgend) for supposing that the deed of gift was forged? Surely the fact, that the donee has long enjoyed the iiicomearising from the property, such enjoyment having commenced ill lh lifetime of tbe dunor. is inconsistent with his theory. What does the property consist of, and how long has the present owner been in possession thereof? Apart from the difficulty of upsetting the deed after the decease of the donor, the right of action may have become barred by the Statute of Limitation applicable thereto. There is no public office where a cojjy of the deed can be seen, unless it relates to furuiture, and is registered under the Bills of Sale Act. MISTAKE IN DATE.—" F. W. V. (iandore) cannot get the agreement declared invalid because of the mistake in the date. if it is correct in all other respects.

THE WELSH SUNDAY CLOSING ACT. TO THE EDITOR OF THE WEEKLY MAIL." giR>—As the election is over and there is every prospect of a Conservative Government, I hope steps will be at once adopted to restore to us, the working classes, the liberty taken from us by that unfair and uncalled-for measure, the Welsh Sunday Closing Act. Although the Liberal party wish to be considered the friends of the working classes, I am afraid it is useless to look to them for a repeal. I, therefore, consider we shall have to look to a Conservative Government to give us that desirable boon. The election cry that has just proved successful was, "Unity—and one law for all"; and upon those grounds I say the cry of us, the working men of Wales, ought to be One law for the working men of England and Wales on Sundays." 1 have no doubt our enemies, the Sunday Closers, will say, Yes, let us close in England as wellbut we say, No," for the Sunday Closing Act has already been weighed in the balance and found wanting, as is amply proved by the enormous growth of clubs and the enormous increase of bona fide travellers, which is accompanied in some districts by a cor" responding increase of vehicular traffic, all of which seems to annoy the Sunday Closers, so much so that a certain M.P. was waited upon a short time ago by a deputation, who implored him to introduce a Bill into Parliament to close the clubs, and so give us a little more experience of then- tyrannical ideas by a further curtailment of our liberties. If these would act like men, admit their defeat. and go in for a repeal of the uncalled-for Act, they would have no necessity to trouble about legis- lating for clubs, for it is my opinion they would certainly die out as rapidly as they grew up. But we must have one or the other—either clubs or open public-houses. The thought strikes me that if a committee were formed at once in Cardiff, composed of a mixture of working men and publicans, that an enormous number of bona jide signatures of adults (not Sunday School children and babes in arms) might be obtained on Sunday while tho volunteers are at Larernock, for on such occasions tne absurdity 01 *>— Act can be fully realised. A capital oppor" tunity was lost when the volunteers were at camp on Llanwonno Mountain two years ago, when many thousands visited the camp and would haVe readily signed a petition for its repeal. I hope some of the Cardiff people will take this hint and act upon it at once, and see what numbe* of signatures could be obtained in favour of repeal during the remaining Sundays the volun* teers are in camp. Thanking you in anticipatiOI3 for the insertion of this in an early issue, I enclosl my address, and am, &c., A LODGER. Pentre.

VALEDICTORY MEETING AT ABERAVOX. PRESENTATION TO THE REV. DANIEL LEWIS. A largely attended meeting was held at the National Schools, Aberavon, on Thursday evening last, for the purpose of makings presenta. tion to the vicar of the parish, the Rev. Daniel Lewis, on his appointment to the living of Ebbw Vale. His Worship the Mayor (Mr. R. Jenkins) presided, and among those present were Mr. M. Tennant, town-clerk Major J. Jonos Revs. J. C. Williams, curate; T. Jenkins, curate, Cwmavon H. Morris, the vicar elect and curate of Laleston Messrs. 3. Danks, D. E. Jones, &c. A musical programme, undei* the conductorship of Mr. D. Williams, preceded the proceedings. • etters of apology were read from the Ven. Archdeaccn J. Griffiths, the Revs, J. Griffiths, R.D., Cwmavon, — Jones, Cadoxton, &c. The CHAIRMAN having opened the meeting re- ferred to tho work accomplished by the vicar in the ancient borough. His services had always been truly and faithfully rendered For over eleven years he had successfully and gratuitously managed their schools. The speaker concluded by expressing the hope that all blessings would attend him. Mr. lvl. TENNANT, the senior churchwarden, then spoke, expressing his mingled feelings of joy and sorrow at their leaving. The vicar, he stated, had always worked zealously and laboriously, and lie pointed out the success which had attended his efforts. It showed now much he was respected in the fact that over £180 was cheerfully and willingly subscribed for the purpose of making him a testimonial, and this money he considered was well and wisely spent in purchasing a silver salver and a library and drawing-room suite of furniture. Mr. Tennant, was visibly affected in his address, and concluded by stating that on behalf of the parishioners of Aberavon and the congregation of St. Mary's Church, he presented the vicar, as some tribute of their appreciation, the articles before mentioned. The inscription on the salver was as follows:— This silver salver was. together with library and drawing-room furniture t'f the value of £ 170, pre euted to the Kev. Daniel Lewis, by the parishioners nf Aberavon and 13a¡,:lan on his ncceptallc of the living of Ebbw Vale as a testimonv of the esteem III whiéh he W: held by them, a id as SOllle acknowledgment as their vicar for about eleven years. The speaker further invoked the blessing of the Almighty on all his works and wished him long life and happiness. MessrsS. H. Byass, Major Jones, Dr. Daniell, W. Young, K. Cook Jenkins, Rev. C. Williams (curate), II, Morris, and J. H. Page, then addressed the meeting, after which The Rev. DANIEL LEWIS very suitably replied, thanking them very sincerely for their valuable presents—presents which he would always treasure. The meeting concludod with the National Anthem, preceded by the customary votes of thanks. We may mention that a similar meeting was held the previous Wednesday evening, at Baglan, when the mayor also presided. Letters apologising for non-attendance were read from the Earl of Jersey, Mr. Griffith Llewellyn (Baglan Hall), Mr. G. H Davey, &c. The speeches delivered highly eulogised the vicar for the kind, courteous, and satisfactory manner in which he had always per- formed his duties amongst them. Among those present were the Rev, J: Kirkham Mr. B. Ferry, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Flower, Neath Mr. and Mrs. Passey, Mr. and Mrs. It Cook Jenkins, the Misses Jenkins, &c. The presentation was made by Mr. P. W. Flower.

CARDIFF BUTCHERS' ASSOCIATION. A representative meeting of the butchers of Cardiff was held at the Royal Hotel, Cardiff, on Monday evening to consider matters relating to the proposed holding of a fat stock shrw at Car- diff in December next. Mr. Ward, president of the society, occupied the chair, and amongst others present were Messrs. D. Cornwell. — Jenkins, W. I. Kvte, H. Parsons, H. Taylor, U. Pow, T. P. Clode, E. Walford, H. Kyte. W. Williams, and R.G. Pleydell. During the discussion which ensued in relation to the proposed show. it was pointed out that great advantages would accrue by such a show being held in Cardiff, and eventually Mr. D. ComwelllDoved that the show should be held, MI. I. Kyte seconding.—An amendment was moved deprecating this course, but it was lost by twenty votes to four.—A committee of seven was then formed to go into details and report further at the next meeting. After the completion of this business Mr. Ward stated that in his opinion it was necessary that the butchers of Cardiff should be represented in the Town Council. The present time seemed a fitting one for electing a representative of their number, and he moved that a deputation should be formed to wait upon Mr. I. Kyte to come forward as a candidate for municipal honours in the West Ward.—Mr. Kyte, who was present, thanked Mr. Ward for the compliment paid him, but said that business engagements at the present time prevented his accepting the proposed honour. At some future time he would only be too happy to carry out their wishes. Mr. R. Price had stated that he was willing to do all in his power to represent the interests of the butchers of Cardiff, and in his opinion that repre- sentation would be sufficient at the present.—The motion was. therefore, withdrawn.—Mr. Kvte afterwards gave notice that at the net general meeting he would bring forward a motion for the formation of a hide and skin ma.rket at Cardiff, and the proceedings terminated by a vote of thanks to the chairman.

CHARGE OF CRIMINAL ASSAULT AT TYLORSTOWN. At Ystrod Police-court on Monday (before Mr. E. John, Mr. J. Davies, and Mr. E. Thomas) the further hearing of a charge preferred against Edward Edwards, n married man, 47 years of age, at Tylorstown, of criminally assaulting a little girl, ten years of age, named Hannah Parry, was pro- ceeded with. Superintendent Matthews prose- cuted, and Mr. Simons defended. The medical evidence was very criminating. Witnessos were called for the defence, to endeavour to prove that prisoner could not have been with the child at the time tod place named. Committed ¡ for trial at the tMlzes.

WELSH AT THE GLAMORGAN COUNTY ASYLUM. TO THE EDITOR OF THE WEEKLY MAIL." SIR,—The chairman of the committee aDd chairmen of the various Boards of Guardians con" nected with the Glamorgan County Asylum haTOf no doubt, read the questions published in tha Western Mail of the 1st instant regarding the management of this asvium. As none of these questions have been answered, I beg to ask a fOO more, and also to make a suggestion to the com* mittee—viz., that an answer (i.e., a satisfactory one) to the questions can only be found in a strictly bona fide and impartial inquiry. I will not detain you by entering largely into the affairs ol the asylum at present, but will only endeavour to show cause" hy an inquiry is absolutely necessarf in the interests of the patients and the attendants* and the ratepayers. 1. Are there not a very large number of patients wnOj cannot r-peak the English language. and not one out oti three resident mtdical officers that can ask these patient* the simple question, "How are you?" in a language understood by them ? 2. Can the medical superintendent be studying th interests of the patients in not bringing this fact befora. the notice of the gentlemen of the committee? 3. And has he not witnessed hundreds of cases when a patient ha. wished to make a communication to hitui but has been unable to do so ? 4. Has it not been the case of many a man who has received news of the breaking up of his home, and his wife and children becoming chargeable to the parisil, while Lie, poor fellow, is working there, and the msa, who has his liberty in his hands quite unable to converse with him? 5. Does one of the three medical officers resident the asylum visit the wards betore eleven a.m. ? 6. Does the medical superintendent speak to one of every hundred of the patients once in three months? 7. If you had a Welsh-speaking medical officer vested with any power, would you have been called upon to build Pare Gwylit Asylum for at least another ten years ? 8. Would it not be better in future to have the increase of salaries dependent more upon the cures of patients than upon the large number under the care of the medical superintendents? At present is not an increase in the number of patients bv æ hundred or so the sure fore- runner of a corresponding advance of salary,? 9. What inducements have medical superintendent# to discharge their patients ? 10. Ought not the fact of the very large number ot patients recommended for discharge at the last com- mittee compared with any previous discharge caus evou gentlemen to see for yourselves the number of years some of these patients have been detained at the asylum- 11. Are there not also large numbers who should be sent to the union, from whence they could get their discharge ? Even, however, if they remained in workhouse the cost would be 6s. per head per wee* cheaper to the ratepayers. Some few years ago we had the services of a most excellent medical officer, whose highest ambition was the comfort and cure of the patients Had an inquiry been held then we might not have lost the services of such a man. Of more recent date also we had a very clever and popular medical assistant, who was within touch of patients and attendants. What a pity that the county allowed such a valuable man to leave! I beiieve that either of the gentlemen referred to would have recommended the com- mittee to appoint at least one Welsh-speaking medical assistant. I am very pleased to state tilfir, matters are already improving at the asylum, commencing by way of a distribution to the patients of fruits grown in the gardens of the insti- tution. Out of the large quantities of fruits rownj annually, when did these poor creatures ever have1, a taste of them before? Or, has ever a bit of pre-' serve been offered to any weak person ? Poultry, are raised on one of the farms in abundance, but' when was any fowl offered to a sick patient ? I sincerely trust the gentlemen I have referredi. to will consider the points I have raised and the suggestion I have made as to an impartial inquiryo- and I have every confidence that if thoy do they- will not find things satisfactory to themselves Or to the ratepayers who support the institution.— am, &c., J. W. EDWARDS. Aberkenfig, July 27.

SECOND GLAMORGAN RIFLE VOLUN- TEER CORPS. A FORTNIGHT UNDER CANVAS. Once more the 2nd Glamorgan Rifle Volunteet Corps is encamped in a canvas city, which is once more pitched upon the breezy bluff which over- looks the Bristol Channel, and is familiarly known to landsmen, as well as those who go down to the sea in ships, as Lavernock (short "La:rnock") Point. A better place for an encampment it would be impossible to find. The background of the temporary abiding place of the citizen soldiers who compose the corps which I have mentioned is filled in with agricultural and pastoral scenery, and it no hgure of speech to say that the breeze which comes from this direction is laden, not only witll the smell of the fresh earth and the hay, nawlr. stacked, but by the sweet scented honeysuckle and other hedgerow flowers which at this time aro in their prime. The face of the camp is seaward, and takes in a wido sweep of the briny* dotted, as I saw it yesterday, with nUIP. berless craft, and with the Stoep and Flat Horms, protruding themselves out of the vastv deep like huge marine monsters on the alert for all who may pass by. The sun is shining, and a delicious whiff of ozone comes sweeping in at, the mess tent as I listen to the recitals of the fe*J days' experiences of the colohel, the adjutants an<* othor officers whom I have the pleasure of counting, among my friends. As I write, with the electrid light above me to do duty for Old Sol, my nostrils vibrate with the reminiscences of the dainty fragrance of the flowers and the more robust odour of the set, the murmur oE wiiicii is stIll: resounding in my cartq. The 2nd Glamorgan is, so far as numbers go, the largest corps but one (Glasgow) in the kingdom;, and I am not surprised that Col. CreSSwell is proud. of his command. Its full strength is 2,200 odd, and; although not fully up to this mark, a complete muster roll shows that over 2,000 men are enrolled. As yet the camp is young and the "field state comparatively small, but before the coming woelf is over and the review day comes I expect the quarter-masters will find their rosources taxed to the uttermost, and that at least 1.500 men will be in the field, not only to be drilled, but to be fed and accommodated and made comfortable. The fatigue party, under the command of tbe adjutants, Major Thurlow and Captain Norton arrived on the site of the camp on Monday last and in a short time the tents were pitched with mathematical precision, each of the 22 companies of which the regiment is composed being provided for in a row or street," overlooked by the captains in command. There are 200 ordinary bell tents for the non-commissioned officers and men, and, in addition to these, there are the officers' quarters, the staff and hospital tents, &e- The cooking is done in the open, and I had the pleasure of seeing that Indian warrioiv the mess sergeant, as busy as a bee in turning out piping hot joints, soups with a good, wholesome aroma about them, and vegetables tit to plllee upon the table of an epicure. On Tuesday about 200 men put in an appearance, attended the adjutant' parade, and afterwards proceeded to make their habitations "taut" against the storm that was seen to be brewing. They were not a bit too soon, for as the night, approached the wind came and the rain fell to such a tune as to make these precautions necessary. It-has been put in print that a number of the tents were blown down, but' the statement is altogether without foundation. There were, of course, a number of them un-, tenanted, and the more exposed of them were struck by order of the commanding officer. I The camp has gradually been filling all the week, and yesterday there was goodly number present at the church parade which took place in an open space on the cliff. There was a fair sprinklii gof civilians, who were accommodated with chairs, which had been conveniently placed on the greensward. The weather was beautifully fine, and the service was of an impressive character. An eloquent and practical discourse was delivered by the Rev* Charles Griffith, the chaplain, and the band, under Mr. Shaw, accompanied the singing. The hearty way in which the grand Old Hundredth was sung was a treat to hear—indeed, the whole service was thoroughly "congregational." The, officers present on the occasion (and during the week) included Colonel-Commandant Cresswell, Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis, Lieutenant-Cslonel Guthrie, Major Gaskell, Major Darling, Major and Adjutant Thurlow, Captain and Adjutant Norton, Captains Bell, Jones, Carmichael, and James Lieutenants James and Dyke Surgeons* Evans and Lecky, and Quartermasters Coleman and Roberts. On Tuesday afternoon the camp was visited by Colonel J. G. Campbell, Brigadier, accompanied by the Brigade-Major, Captain Trower, of Brecon. The books were inspected and certain officers were examined in riding and drilling. The day brolio unfavourably, but during the morning the weat,i,e" cleared, and tho camp was consequently full of visitors. On Wednesday the three battalions now encamped near Abergavenny did a heavy day's work. The usual bat.talion drills were gone through on their own parade grounds at 7 a.m. At 10 a.m. all the battalions assembled and marched to the racecourse, where they were formed up in quarter columns at 12 paces distant, facing north. At 11 a.m., Col. J. Campbel, the brigade general arrived on the parade ground with Captain Trower. brigade major, and the following staff offiers :-MaJor Brown, V.C., Major Latch (2nd Battalion), Captain Edmnuds (3rd Battalion), and Lieutenant Rees tVillistOg (Mountea Infantry). The brigade marched pasr" in quarter column, and after deploying intO line marched past in line of quarter-column. ,After marching past again in qu*r*er-column the Ambulance corps ot the 3rd Battalion was called into requisition t" !p'rr-v, off a man ot the 2nd Battalion who was taken ill. The brigade. wheeled into line of column, and otbet brigade movements having been gone through, the Ø1 weie marched to their own parade ground and dl' missed. At 2.30 p.m. the brigade practised the esten' sion for attack," having in view Friday's fi- ld-day. Thl 1st and 2nd Battalions were supposed to attempt to diS- lodge an imaginary foe which ay behind a hedge ne*» the Brecknockshire Camp. Blank ammunition supplied to the 2nd Battalion. The 3rd Battalion skir- mished on the banks of the river. The weather holds fine, and the camp is full of visitors.

THE CARDIGANSHIRE ELECTION. ABANDONMENT OF THE PETITION. Mr. David Davies, the Unionist candidate in late Cardiganshire election, has abandoned his 1 tention of filing a petition against the return 01 Mr. Bowen Rowlands, the successful GladstODIIØ Liberal candidate, though counsel had been re- tained for the purpose of the petition » Mr. Davies has issued an address stating tha^ though beaten, he has the satisfaction of knowiBjj that the Unionists are victorious, and that one for Cardiganshire will scarcely be misted in W* House of Com" < J