Weekly Mail

MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. -r- Mr. Bulkeley Hughes. M.P. for Carnarvon, bad & jerious relapse on Sttturd&y. The test march at Aldersbot yesterday was post- poned owing to the rain. Ceylon is suffering from a. great calamity—the taf diaeMe in the conee plant. The Empress Eugenic visited the Smoke Abate- nent Exiiibition on Friday week. A Bolton surgeon, named Smith, was last week íned .E5 for not reporting a case of small-pox. The Earl of Derby has become one of the vice. presidents of tLe Lewisbam and Lee Liberal Club. Earl Wilton had some hours' sleep on Tuesday aight, but there is no change in his lordship's con- Ution. Summonses have been issued for a Cabinet council to be held on Saturday next at two 'clock. At Aldershct yesterday a committee was ap- Dointed to wait on volunteer omeers with regard to the Easter Monday Review. The Dean of St. Paul's has accepted pre"i- dencv of the Armenian Education Aid I.t ptace of the late Dean Stanley. A deputation from Woolwich will.¡t. upor Wi!liam Harcourt on Monday to the pollution of the Thames by seT, A popular Nihilist refugee, Liuron. the author of the Appeal for the tme been expelled from French territory. A recent pamphlet of Mgr. Savaressc, on the latest phase of the Roman quastion. ha.s been sub- mitted to the Tribunal cf the Inquisition. The Berlin correspondent of the MornÙuJ Post savs -—The press here predicts the downfall of the Gladstone Government during the present session The Right Hon. James Stansfeld, M.P.. is suffer- ing from a severe attack of congestion of the liver, which hM coanned him to his room for several days past. Sir Evelvn Wood arrived in London from South Africa w'd Egvpt last night. He had an interview with the Duke of Cambridge and Mr. Childers at the War Omce. The Spanish Government has resolved to pro- hiDit the pilgrimage, if. ns it seems probable, it assumes any other fonn that of a religious demonstration. A telegram from New York states tliat a sub- scription ha.s been op;,ued¡n the leading cities tor an American memorial window to Dean Stanley, to be erected in Westminster Abbey, A new line o! to be called the, Black Star Line, is being aTrand to p!y between Grimsby and New York or Philadelphia. The h?st steamer is to s3.il on the 15th of March. The revenue returns for South Australia during the quarter ending the 31st of December last show that the income-t&x yielded ;e544.0CC. being an increase of £4-7,000 over the corresponding period of last year. A Dresden t.p,legram, dated February 11. states that the members of the special British mission sent to invest the King of Saxony with the Order of the Garter left there that morning on their re- turn to London. The S¿tionl Pine Association of the United St3.teshasacceptedthe English challenge to .1. match at WimMedon this year. on condition that n team of English volunteers is "nt for a return match at Creedmoor next year. The Central News understands that on the completion of Lord Napier of M;! gala's omcial term as Governor of Gibraltar, which expires in April next, he will be succeeded by Su- Charlea EUice.'the present Adjutant-General. New dimcultics. which are said at the Vatican to je captious and frivolous, have been raised by the <tusa4an negotiators with thp Holy Sep. The result :s an impossibility to name the new Polish bishopa )n the next Consistory, which is fixed for M&rch 13. Bv the Queen's comma.nd. Mr..1. H. He.¡thman, of 63, Long Acre. London, has been thanked by General Sir Henrv F. Ponsonby for the copy of his book On the Preservation of Life and Property from Firs," which was sent for her ac- ceptance. The semi-omcial St. contra- dicts the statement that M. de Giers had expressed to tha Austrian Government his regret at General 5cobE'letY's speech, of which, indeed, tha persona! cha.ra'cter precludes the necessity of an oScia.1 ex- pÍ!tnation. H ie' stated that tha Grtlék Government n.ro now actively cd in collecting evidence with regard to the murder of Mr. Ogle. One of the wifnsSSPs in the forthcoming inquiry will, it is said. actually depose to having seen the murder COIDíBitted. It. ia roughly estimated Csny? Z<Mf? that the expenses of Mr. Rowlandson. the defeated ten.int- farmers' candidate in the rf'cent election in the North Riding, will .eS.OOO. but th&t these of the successful candidate, Mr. Guy Dawnay, will be about D!S.,OOO. The -Vtw Hfl"ald haa received a telegrnm. from Paris, giving :1adame statement that her private fortune was involved in her hus- band's -tpeculations. As soon as his recovery is insured -"he wilt come to America, and resume work on the opara.tic stage. By direction of the Speaker. M arrangement liM been made by which all addressed to the Prtme Minister are placed together, r\nd come at the end of the questions- This is done with the dM'irp to econonHse as inuch as possible Mr. Glad- stone's time. The 14th of June has been Axed for the second reading of Mr. Fooler's Bill for the Abolition of Ent!ul and tM Settlement of Land in England and Jretaod. Among the aames on the back of the Bill are thoae of Messrs. Inderwick, Holltad, and R. H. Brand. The eighth of n<?xt month been appointed tOt the second reading of Mr..Monk's Bill for such reform in the law relating' to Bi?!s of Sale as wouM Mttef protect th<? honest trader. The measure is introduced at the instance of the Associated Chambers of the United Kingdom. It ie st&ted that Mr. W. H. Wills, M.P., acting on behalf of the tobacco trade, has forwarded to Mr. OtadšWne a memorial, calljng attention to the vexattoua effect of the extra duty of td. which :ir Stafford Northcotc imposed on the weed in t880. The 8tg"fl¡Jgrd porrespondenrt a.t St. Petersburg, rphing on Sttrnday night, says:—Another Iewwh family has been murdered in the district of AnatnefF. The victims consisted of tha mother, .he son. and daughter. The murderers have been M-rested. Tcttgraphmg on Sunday, tha Berlin correspon- dent. of .Jforning Pf)st '—-It having been dtacoveared that a large nttmtx* of Nihilist pam- phlets were printed at Coburg, a perquisition has resulted tm a seizure and a supprossion of these ob- jectioaalde pro<htctMBs. MatMtrus Pasba. and Lctrd GranviMe called on Mr. Gladstone Monday aftefnoon, and had an inter- view with the Premier. It is understood that tho TorkMh Ambassador has just completed a tr&naiation of Dante ilito Greek, and a copy of which tM pTPsented to cha Premier. A "Reuter' talc gram from Lisbon, dated February 12, says:—T De Eco-nomÜtato-daymentions rumour, according -;10 which intelligence has bet'n roceived hero '!tadAg that England has taken possession of the territory of Mussuate, situate between the TrantHaal and'Delagoa Bay. Misa Margaret PAshaII, of Southport. one of the eighteen persons who were conveyed tc- Blackburn Innrmttry !n consequence of the disastrous col- Ii9K)n at Blackbom SUation in August last, has sent a dona.ttOn of .E2o0-to that institution as sm acknow- ledgment of the Madness she received there. The Cad<T Socreta.ry of State for War has notTSad to the Lords' Commissioners of the Ad- miralty that m future officers of the Royal Marine for will be oonsid'ered as eligible for employ- ment on the pc-sonal stait of general omcers of the army M aidea-de-camp, whn their services are appMd for ia that capacity. The Commission on Mioef? have not yet completed'their investigation in South Wales. It it propose that they should return thither in a short tt<ae. The Commissioners hope to complete tbei? report before the close of the year, but are not sanguine of being able to submit it to Parlia- ment this session. The Russiftn military rrtt«dti at Vienna, Baron de Rmlbttna, i<t at prsaant at St. Petersburg, but wiQ soon return to his post fumi&hed with new instruc- tioM' respecting the movements of Austrian troops in the East. Baron Kaulbans wiH accotnpMy the Austrian troops in thjir movemente in Bosnia Md HMMgoviM. A talegram, received throagh Aesncy, from St. Petersburg, announces that there is no improvement in the condition of tbo Grand Duchess Msrie Paulovoa. Tha patient cannot fleep, and there is increased general weakness and want oi appetite. Temperature 39-6, pulse ranging bttweea 108 and 120. Lord CrMtbrook opettad á new mechanics'-han at Horsfrith, in Leeds, on Saturday, and dwelt upon the vttltM of instirutes in promoting cuJtUl"é, nd cultivating hher ideae of the dignity o< labOur. 'EheM wM a great deal ,of scamped this country. He hoped the present in- stitution would be non-t.)olitical. It is reported from J<?T'nsa!em 60 Chaldsans bavo destroyed the holy graves, the Armenian altar, aad saints' im&gea. The rioters ako beat the MOlenhn deacon and wounded several ArmettBHts. The Governor appeared on the scene with a number of troops, but could not restore order without consideira-ble dimculty. The revenue returns for Victoria, for the quarter 9)MKng the 31st of December last show an increase of £124,000. pTinciptJty under the bead oi Customa and Excise. The total re'venue last year was 7'24 in excess of thttt of the preceding year. Of tM9 ataount the Customs yielded £202,000, the Excise £170,000, the T-a-ritorial Tax f52,000, and railways .6166,000. Arrsagementa ar..) natrina; completj&n for the tabJisbment of & new liM of "taamN's between Cumsby acd AmetTGS. The gteamers will run to MthM New York or PhHadetphia, or both. Tht n<e wm bf! c&IIed tha Blach Star Lino." The vessels wiH be of (HmeBi!MB9,pTobstb}y of some 3,000 tons burthen each, and will caHat Seuthamptoa. The miNera'' represeatatives hacve forwarded to tha HotM Secretary & rept!rt of the dissatisfaction felt by tht miaers at his reply to statements they put before Mm at receat interview. They are a.are that great dKBcuKies exiat in the way cf extaoarvB changes m the Mines Act, bat urge that the IMS o< Bfe d<amnd< attention. A reply has been reoetved f<o<n the Home Of&ce prjmising careftti attention to the BMtter. The New York corresponded of the Xew, telegraphing on Sanday. stttae that the Act re- {HtirM'g the steafmsaip compaj)aestopayab<<ad tME of a donar oc oach imimgnmt, hM been dec!aced uBCOcstitutioeal by the United States Circuit C<MHt<o" ?* groond th&titiaa. direct interference wMb the right of Omgr888 to regulate coonnerce with foneign nationa. This wiH defray the tgreement of AiM V. 50 oeat. 1a£ I Louis Stevensen. the well-known essayist. Is ?n?tged on critical biography of William Ha?itt. loss of wages resulting fMm tha strike in the Tees-Bide iron trade is reported to amount to about jell.OOO. A telegram from St. Petersburg stat? tuat PrinceSuworoff died at a quarter to nine o'clock on Sunday evening. The Court Circular states that Prince Leoüld' knc-a is nearly well. aad his Royal Highness will very shortly return. Lord Algernon Percy, ttM newly-elected member for Westminster. 3.ddrfs.«'d his constituents on Saturday Sc. Th" 'f Valencia !tas published a pastorit i\Y-m the I ipe. aesirlrtg the preLn.*s to dirlC a. pilgrimage ';o Ron'.t'. S!r Ct>¡r1es Dilke. according to the .!f¿'iI1.oncrl [};vlom,aÙ:IJI', has invited M G:1lllbetta. *:o be his guest for j. f'?w d:n'r' in Tha m:l.rriag-0 of the Right Hon. the [¡¡,stel' of tha azd Miss ;.la1'Y E.otha.mia arranged to tj.k<* piace en the 21:t of March. Biihngs has invented a po,-ket. jacK.-b'!)!, i t "I put your foot in your ticket. l'e a. sprier .n tli;- ai". and off c&mas v-r boot. The Prncpgs Lnt:; .'Marchioness of Lome' ha" -q-iou.-I p. ,f},rtcd her name to appea-' :).s patrof: of the ':Y:"en'" Emí2'rnt.ion :ociety. It:? stated tht another arrest mav prooab'y taku pi;tce in connt.ction with the murdc.- of the little girl Gcorgm? Mooro at Yalding Fhc /'<r!7v Ve,cs understands th.tt *'nf onicial r,-L-ttive to the y.;rth Borneo Charter w.j be pub!isi)ed in about, '<1\"8 days. Flliwo-tli. 't !,()J¡è('ma Inf. been sent for t-rtl by t',Ie him on the ch!),rg. ,)f committing sev"r:\l x!"¡-J!\ive burgtariea. Thedeitth isanr.ounocdof fle Hon. a.ndLady Charlotte Grfy, \'t'hicn tork p'<'<'e at tlw venera.ble l.dY'ó! house in 3e:tn'.Oi-e-pt;tCf. London, at the &ge of 95. Lord Robery will rr,.irle :\t a. b&nquettobe given by the G-r(}'k ? .)mnii-,Ltee in London on March 4, to celebrate the peaceful cession of The&BnIy. Owing to a disagreement the members of the Wornborne Rine Co-pa h?vs bodily dechnod to go on parade &gain while the present c?ptMn retains the cornmand. It M currently reported in West Norfolk that In confluence of I)U! advanced age Mr. t.T. W. P. Bentinek will r-Ure from P&rliament a.t the next Qissolution. The dead body of ;t child has been found at the back of a terrace in -Newcistle-on-Tvnp. A po.t- mortctn examination showed tha.t the child had been murdered. The Rerol'd announces that from an early date in April it will be published as a weekly paper, with such modifications in sli;zpe and SiZ8 as that change wi!I render dpsinibJe. The rumour M to the dc:'th of Lord Iladd;nc,-ton is without foundation. His lordahip I'ft for rite Contineat ttbout aix weeka ago, and is now stated to be at the Hote! Castanzi, Rome. Prince Henry of Prussia, the Crown Prince's second son, will °ta.rt on another cruise in the middle of July. He will be attached to the staff of he new corvette Olgi. At Worship-streetpouce-court, London,on Mondav M.tt'k .M'Xally was committed for trial charged with attempting to murder Elizabeth Phillips by cutting her throat with a knife. Lough TunneJ, on the Lancashire Railway, between Mnche8ter and Blackburn, which ia over one mile one furlong in length, was opened for tffic on Monday. A man appparsd in a Pan Francisco court the other d:ty with a motion to quash the proceedings whereby <m executor had been appointed over his estat- He denied that he was dead. The proprietor of the Alexandra Theatre, Liver. pool, is understood to have engaged Mrs. Langtry, and a company which that lady is organising, for three months during the ensuing season. Her Majesty has been pleased to confer upon the Rev. F. (jr. Ho!!a.nd. minister of Quebec Chapel, :.iarylebonl', London, the canonrv of Canterbury, void by the de?tth of the Rev. W. Stone. Captain Jamfs Brook-), htely the manager of the W.)!rhampton Tramway Company, was on Saturday charged with pmb<'xx)iag JE236, the money) of the company. He was remanded. A comic singer, named Rray, obtained jEl.OOO damages at the Lce(L< Arizes'on-Saturday for in- juries sustained by him in a coHision'on the London and North-\Vfs:rn R.ulway last year. The !o?. a Rome piper, reports an increasa in the number of Roman Catiolic priests in England it was 1.962 last year. and is 2.036 this VellJ". and there are futeen additional place-! of worship' Mr. MnctdnnoB's expends in the act!on again-,t him at the instance of the liquidators of the Citv. of U!a?gow Bank have been submitted to thf ?n'?n? ?xation. They arc returned at The Evenemtilt announcea that the Comte de Chambord u now in Paris under the name of M. Duraxzo. His presence, it is reported, has become necessary in con.B<ction with the failure of the CnJon Geaemle. A coroner's jury at Tipton on Monday returned a verdict of wi!ful murder against Emil Hindelan" who on Thursday gave himsctf up to the police f<?r having drowned his two brothers by pushing them into the ca.na!. At D"J'l'by on Saturday Mr. Justice Hawking sen- tenced WiHiitm Goddard, for the mn.nsta.ughter of his wife at Chesterfield, to twenty years' penal ser- vitude and George Bentinck to hfteen years for the manslaughter of a miner. The remainf! or the late Etu-! of Lonsdale were on Tuesday depoMted in the family mausoleum at Lowther Cattle. Among the mourners were Messrs. James Lowther, M.P.,and G. C.Bentinck, M.P. The Frant¡ai:; states that the Duke of ol'folk has presented an c'tato at Storrington, near Antndel. to the Premonstratentians expe!!ed from St. Michet dc FrigoloJt, who will accordingly build an abbey there. The action brought at Liverpool Assies to recover X]OO upon a breach of warranty relatinz to tha sale of a greyhound ended on Monday in the dc-fsnd&nt agreeing to a verdict against him for the sum claimed. At & meeting at Carnarvon resolutions wpre adopted advocating the claims of Carnarvon, as the mctropohs of North Wales, to the university sug- xastedinthe report of the Commisaioners'upoa Hiyber Education in Wales. As a poor woman in Glasgow, familiarlvl known as x mjdden raker," was pursuing her calling by racing the ash boxea in tho cast end district of Glasgow, she found a roll of bank notes, several of them bcjng City of Glasgow Bank motes. The coroner's jury at Wrettenton, near New- castle, have returned a verdict of mål1s1au<7hter agaÎD;11; :t boy. named John -Nayforr,forliavin-, caused the death of William Stoker by throwing *a piece of wirs, which pehetr&ted his skull. I At a meeting of the South Staffordshire Iron Tritda W&ges Arbitration BoM-d atWoiverhamptoa Monday, it was rcsolvad to advance wages &d. per d-ty to puddlcrs and 7 per cent. to miDmoa. Thi.s decision practically aLoIishet tho sliding zcale. H&rry Clench Stanley, director of the Govern. men€ Security Fire Insurance Company (Limited), was finally exammed at the Mansion House. London, on Monday, charged with issuing a false prospectus, and was committed for trial. A scheme for tha reconstruction of Darlington Iron Company has been sent by the liquidators to each of tho shareholders. It is based on the iasue of preference stock, to take the concern out of liquidation, and to give a working capital. TIM Royal Commission ''on Agriculture ha.vc examioed Mr. Giffen, of the Board of Trada, ffom whom they obtained valuable statistics, showM<r tho rate and progress of the Agricultural depres? sion, and also cemctming the foreign supplier of food. A St. Petersburg telegram, àlltod Feb. 14. states:—tt is officially announced to-day that Genera! Kryshanowsky, Governor-General of Oren- burg, and Privy Councillor Klimo?, of the Mmistry oi' Doinaina, have been dismissed from tha public service. A scientific expedition, including M. Perrotin, Director of the Nice Observatory, will shortly start for Upper Egypt, to watch the total tclipse of the sun, which takes place on May 16. The savants will be accompanied by M. Guerin, photographer to the Paris Observatory. The Brocken, the highest peak of the Harz MounttHna, nearly 4,000 feet high, hM been visited sitce the beginning of the year by over tO persons, who have experienced no greater diffi- culty in ttte ascent than travellers usually do in the summer. There is snow only at two or three spots. The Vienna correspondent of the Standard states that the Servian omceM tttudying at the Military Academy of Vienna have been ordered imme- diately to join their regiments. The Belgrade Government, it appears, is in great apprehension of the outbreak of a plot on the part of the Ristich Party. A New York telegram, dated February 13, says: —The foreign residents at Chincba, Peru, who endeavoured to save the town from the attacks of marauding bands, have been defeated, sixty of them being killed. The town was afterwards sacked, and property of the estimated value of CR f)M fMO was destroyed. A Washington telegram, datad February 13, states The House of RepreMatatives to-day passed a resolution calling for the correspondence in possession of the State Department relating to the perils of American missionaries in Persia., and for information touching the propriety of esta- blishing diplomatic relations with Persia. in A singular phenomenon occurred at Kmgls Lynn on Monday. The tide was computed to rise at the dock to reach nineteen foot, but it only touched about six feet-tllle lowest level of a high tide ever remembered—and -vessels were unable to leave either the dock or the harbour. A strong wind from the W.S.W. w<M blowing at the time. A coroner's inquiry took place at Lincoln Flats, beaten Ross, on Monday, as to the death of Mary Ann EIHogha.m, 37, wife of John Ellingham, a platelayer. The bailiffs ha<d been put in the house for dobt, and the deceased, it appeared, purloihing a bottle containing strychnine from a surgery, poisoned herself. Verdict temporary insanity. Telegraphing from Belptut on the l2th inst., the correspondent of the TlS says:—The Ameer is said to be raising a new regtnxmt in Caadahar and to have purposed disbanding a Ghilzai Regi BMnt in CMidahar, which i< prepared to reatst. The Ameer is also streMthening hitnaelf by a atore kindly treatment of the Candahari notables, to whom he has sent reassuring letters. At the instance of the Home Secretary, !)r. R. M. GovM, Medical Inspector of Prisons, and Professor Orrage, medical omcer of Bnoadmoor Lunatic Asylum, have visited the convict Westby, at NottingtMun, whose execution for a recent double murder is fixed fot Monday next. The prison authorities have not yet rece&ved a. report of the result of the examination. The Rev. J. Boys, of JBiddenden, Kent, dx-d on Tuesday. BT ,()! has been m.tde 4 tocal centre for -lie West <;f England bicychsta. Last yea, there were 2$0 persons killtd and 528 inj-d th* ig! boil"e).tllosion ui America. M?.?.?.'c:.?- ? .cy baa formed ?n ambulance ? c'!<t?s for numbers of the House ? <,ommons. The Commissioner of RaUwj .g for Victoria has decided to light ..he Mplbllurxa Railway Stations bv electric )ight. L,.e-ac,-nant Smith, cfth? 100th Regiment, with his servant and two boatc'en, have been drowned in t gale on Lough Errf. Th< Merchant 0; 'enice is soon to be plived at the G'nb" Theatre London, for the benont of'the ladies of Ireland. Attempts have been made to poison the Bicester and W:tt'w;ck?):re foxhocnd.?. Lord Valencia haa offsred jElOO ft'c the discoverv of the offenders. A p!ateLyer on the London and Southwestern R:ti,wav was run over and killed near Waterloo Juncnon on Monday morning by a passing train. ? Th'" Shah of Persia has granted French to a ('¡)rup;.nv the concession for the construction ?f a. railwav ffom Teheran to Resht.on the CaspLui j' ?- Thc London Smoke Abatement Exhibttion closed on Tuesday. The major portion of the exhibits will be forwarded to a similar exhibition at Man- chester. Sir Edward Ma!et, the British Consul-Genera!, has announced to the Khedive the approaching visit of Princes Albert Victor and George of Waies to Egypt. On Monday an explosion of gunpowder took plac< at 0 Brien's Quarrv, HaHinasloe, during blasting operations. One man was ki!!ed and two others injured.

THE CITY OF GLASGOW BANK. At a meeting in Glasgow on Tuesday of the City of Glasgow Bnnk shareholders, under the pre- sidency of Mr. Bovd, of Edinburgh, the liquidators' report, showing a surplus of .6116,000, after paying everything, was simnly held as read. The report of the solvent shareholders was also read. It denlt. chieny with the principal asset of the bank, namely, the New Zealand Land Stock, and held out. the prospect of its advancing in value. The share- holders afterwards held a private meeting.

CURL PAPERS AND BOARD SCHOOLS. At the Hammersmith police-court on Friday week John tYhitney was summoned fo?' not sending his fhUd, a. gir!, to schoo!. He excused himseif on the ground that she had bnen turned awav from the local board school because she had two or three curl papers in her hair. The magistrate remarked that it was the defendant's duty to have found another scboo! for her as ho had not done so he would be fined 5s., or be imprisoned for three days.

HEAVY SENTENCE ON A FRENCH BIGAMIST. The Paris correspondent of the -ifo;-ni)?.q Chronic'e says :—It appears that the offence of bigamv is occasionally treated nero with a. maximum of seventy. A certain Thomas Cristoba! do San Mtgue!, an ex-Car]ist oScer, married a young woman named Charlotte Perlot. a.t Rennes, in 1879. having already contracted another marriage in .Spain. For this, and the consequent robbery of the young wife's dowrv of 10,000 francs, the accusa'1 has ooen sentenced to twfntv years'penal sevitude by the Assize Court of He et VHaine.

LONGEVITY IN CARMARTHEN- SHIRE. There is now Hv!ng at Efailfacb, in the county of Carmarthen, an old woman of the name of Elizabeth Erxus, who is 102 ye&rs of age. She is in periect health, and often walks to Carmarthen, a distance of over two miles. She is familiarly known about her home as Be!to Ffynonfelen, and every Sunday attends the Baptist Chape! in RhydargaCau viUage. A photograph of this ancient lady would be very acceptable. It is to bf hoptd that some enterprising photographer will hive her taken when she pays Carnna.rthen her next visit.

PLAGUE OF WOLVES AND MOLES IN FRANCE. The Paria correspondent of the Times a*ya:— The Centr&t Departments, according to the Temps, are suffering from wolves, and in the Aisnf from an influx of molps. In two years si< villages have been ravaged by wolves, and from fifteen to twenty persons have been bitten and have died m&d. The latest case was that of a wolf which, after attacking several persons, encountered a man carrying a gun and was shot. As to the moies, their depredations in the Aisne have amounted to about .6500.000. the district of St. Quentin alone having suffered to nearly £300,000. Some advocate M a remedy a. relaxation of the restriction on the sale of arsenic, but partridgea. smtdt birds, and fowh have already faHen victims to poisoned wheat intended for moles.

THE EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY ACT. At the Pontypridd Count.y Court on Tuesday (before his Honour Judge B. T. Winiams), the caae of WaU v. Burnyeat, Brown, nnd Co., Treorky, was. on the application of Mr. W. Simons, who appeared for the defendant, adjourned until Friday next. Mr. Walter Morgan appeared for the plaintiff. The proceedings are instituted by the Miners' Association of Great Britain, and Mr. Walter Morgan is instructed by Mr.WiIiiam Abraham, the Rhondda, agent of miners. The case is ? claim for JE150 for the loss of an arm through the fail of a door at the Abergorky Colhery, of which the defendants arc the owners. The pro- ceedings are instituted under the Employers' Liabi!ity Act, and is the nrst case to be tried in the district under the said Act of Parliament. Great interest is felt in the case throughout the mining districts of Glamorganshire and Monmouthshire, for it is regarded as a test case.

COLLISION AT CARDIFF. On Tuesday afternoon & collision of a serious character took place off the Low-water Pier. Cardin'. between an outward bound steamer and an inward bound foreign sailing vessel. It appears that the screw steamer Lemnos, of Sunderland, Captain Clarkson, with a, cargo of coal forBrindisi, was proceeding to sea from the East Bute Dock Basin, and when off the Low--a,ater Pier the barqupntine Ina, pf Christ.iansa.nd. in ballast, for Cardiff in crossing the bows of the steamer had her upper works of quarter and stern on thf star- board side completely carried away; wheel-house and companion, also several phnk?, cut into just above the water-line, mizzentopmast, rigging, and mizzen channels carried away. The captain, who was aft at the time, is also injured. After the cot- iision the steamer fouled one of the steam mud barges, and was taken in tow by two Cardiff tugs and docked in the EMt Bute Basin the same tide. The anchor stock of the steamer was driven into her starboard bow, and her fora compartment is full of water. She will partly discharge for survey and repairs. Mr. M. Thompson, Mount Stuart- square, is the agent for tha steamer.

MURDEROUS OUTRAGE IN A RAILWAY CARRIAGE. The 8tll1l.dard correspondent in Paris, telegraph- ing on Monday night, says that a determined attempt was made early on Friday morning to commit, as is supposed, a murder in a railway carnage, upon the Paris and Lyons Railway. The facts are as foJIow:—Two passengers, Major and Madams Prucier, having taken their places at Lyons by the night train for Paris, observed a man dressed as a sailor loitering about the plat- form, and occasionally looking into the cc!<M where they were seated. This so aroused them, that after starting neither the major hor his wife could go to sleep. Just as the station of Anse had been passed a.t full speed, the faœ ot the man seèn at Lyons ap- peared behind the window, and immediately afterwards the door was opened and he Mdea- voured to force his way in. A struggle ensued, in the course of wluch the major was wounded by a blunt instrument drawn by his assailant, upon whom, however, the Jatter succeeded in inmcting snght wounda on the head and breast. Madame Prunier then came forward to the assistance of her husband, and with a small knife inflicted further wounda upon the ruman, who was ulti- mately pushed out upon the line, immediately before the train ran into ViHefranchc. Upon the chief of that station being informed of the occur- rence, he at once sent men to secure the would-be murderer, whoso injuries did not prevent his making a stout resistance. He it aow, however, in the hands of the police.

A PIOUS OLD HYPOCRITE AND HIS AMOURS. A correspondent writes:—On Saturday jost an told gentleman of Newport, who n oatenniblv of a pious turn of mind, and in weU-khown in his con- nection with the lead and braM trade, started on n. nusston of love to Cardin', and the Warmth of his reception at that place ia calculatd to teach him a moral which may possibly be serviceabie in his declining years. This aged Lothario, it appears, had become ana.moured of the young wtte of a Cardiff tradesman, and, notwithstanding the fact that he had & wife of his own and a grown up family to boot, bad kept ttp a. secret corre- spondence with his amourette, aad had paid her frequent visits at Cardiff. The I?tt?rs were always addressed in the ]ady'a maiden name, and sent under cover to her Bister's apartments, where the meetings also took place. The husband in course of time had hia suspicions arouse, and got a friend to take eome rooms at the house where theae lDterBtIn2' little interviawa took place. The result was that a billet dcqtx arraagin? a visit was intercepted, and the old gentleman on hia arrival waa fain to oxcbum, "This is not what I expected," for, instead of metting tho lady ha was ushered into the presence of her enragod husband and his friends. Se was here subjected to puch treatment as M ttsuaUy extended to gent)emen under similar circum- stances. and after a great deal of prevarica- tion he was prav-^iled upon to tender his BMM Mtd tddrete. His c&ptors, net being satisned M tó M* tdenUty, nauied him off to the railway "tiob, 6tad ftfter wMticg tfero about &B bcmr far the train, he was conveyed back to Newport. On I arriving there they marchsd the unwilling captive to the nearest police-station, where his fellow- travellers obtained the information they required. But, sad to relate, this good man, in his adversity. had wandered in his statement?, for it transpired that the name and address given at Cardiff were both incorrect. There wiH, doubtless, be & sequel to this little episode.

COMMITTAL OF TRUSTEES OF A FRIENDLY SOCIETY. Mr. Justice K;ty on Friday committed to Ho!Jo- way Gaol four trustees of the Independent Order of Oddfellows, Manchester Unity, for disobeying an order of the court restraining them from dis- tributing .62.000, a portion of the funds of the aociety, among the members.

THE BRITISH WOOLLEN TRADE A meeting to promote British woollen manufac- tures was hr'Id at the Mansion House, London, on Tuesday.—Mr. Mitchel said the English wool clip was .E6,000,000 leas annually now than it was ten years ago, owing to the fashion of wearing French materials.—Lord Salisbury urged the purchase of home manufactured goods. There was, he declared, a mysterious but irresistible law which regulated fashions, but they might surely innuencc it, so as to develops English industries.—Resoiutions were passed supporting the Countess ofBective'a move- ment.

EXECUTION AT MANCHESTER. the execution of Robert Templeton for the murder of Betty Scott, at Burnley, took place on Monday morning at the priaon, Strangeways, Man- chester. Representatives of the presa were not admitted. The condemned man passed a restless night. At six o'clock he was visited by the Rev. W. Reid, Presbyterian minister, who remained with him until the execution. He was very penitent. He was conducted to the scanold by the undar-sherin and the governor, and tottered a little on the way. Marwood gave the man a drop of seven and a half feet, and death waa instan- taneous.

DISCOVERY OF A BODY IN THE RIVER USK. On Sunday a body was found in the river Usk at Kemeys Inferior, by Mr. Moxham, farmer. The legs were embedded in a quantity of sand, and the trunk was very greatly decomposed. From ap- pearances it is judged the body has been in the water three months, and it is 'doubtfu! whether any identification will be mftde. There are signs of a sandy beard, the remains of moleskin trousers, and a, black coat. Supposed to be the body of a labourer, about 50 years old. An in- quest will beheld.

A NOVEL BIBLIOPHILE. The Daily re1t.rlr(1pJ says:—Mr. W&rd Bepcher, tha celebrated New York divine, has had, in the opinion of the American press, a somewhat prac- tical confutation of hi9 favourite theory that children may always be trusted, if you only trust them enough." A bright-eyedj pleaeant- f<n;ed boy knocked at his door, it seems, the other night, and asked to spc the clergyman. Admitted to the presence of the reverend gentleman ha at once explained, with all the candour and readinesR of boyhood, that two gentlemen down the street" were quarrelling dreadfutiy over the proper spelling of a word. and had sent him to borrow Webster's Unabridged Dictionary to settle the question. Charmed with the frankness of the ingenuous youth, who had not been sparing in telling of the pugnacious conduct of his friends, Mr. Heecher handed him at nnce the quarto vo!ume required. The boy hurried off, and, in the words of the American chronicler of the incident, though the clergyman has never learned how the orthographic dimculty was settled, he is pain- fully aware that his library is minus one dic- tionary." That frank and pleasing boy oh the same afternoon made a large collection of volumes a! I over New York, and has never been heard of since.

AN OWNERLESS HOUSE AT TREHERBERT. At Pontre ponce-court on Mohdav James Gunn and George Rees, joint tenants of a larg" house in Bute-street, Trehcrbert, were summoned for re- fusing to pay .6110s. poor rate, falimg due upon the house in question. Mr. Idris Williams, afaia- ta.nt overseer for Ystra.dyfodwg. proved thac the defendants had declined to pay the rate, and added that the reason why he applied to the defendants for it was that it was unknown who was the owner of the house. Gunn said that he came into the country from England in November last, and rented thø house of Mr. Curnow, agent of the But" Colliery, who then told him tht the owner was a man in Cardie, of whom he had rented it for twelve months. When Mr. Curnow's twelve months Were expired he declined to take any longer the rent. Since then he (defendant) had left the house and gone to reside elsewhere. Rces continued to reside there. It did not appear that Mr. Curnow knew what had become of the owner of the house. The defendants retired with the assistant-overaeer, and the question was settled by the defendants paying the amount of rate falling due upon the time they had actually lived in the house. His Worship explained to the de- fendant!' that when tha owner of a houM could not be found the tenant was bound to pay the rates.

A MAIL STEAMER ON FIRE: COURAGEOUS CONDUCT OF THE CAPTAIN. Tha Hoya! :\hi1 stammer Nile xrnvedtt Plymouth on Sunday from the West Indies, and reports ? very narrow escape from destruction of the Direct Line steamer Zoe on her last outward passage from London and Dartmouth to Trinidad. The Zoe made the run across the Atlantic to l!arbadoea without accidant. She left Barbadoes for Trinidad, and after steaming 250 miles it was ascertained that a 6re had broken out in the engine-room, the scat of the fire being immediately under the store- room in which paramn oil and other inflammable material were stored. The time at which the out- break occurred was one in the morning. The utmost difficulty was experienced in stopping the engines, as the heat was so intense that an approach w-ts effected at the most imminent petil. Those who had retired to rest were aroused, and for aema moments the terrible danger could scarcely be understood. Th master, however, acted with the utmost coolnest a.nd promptitude, and was ably assisted by Ins omeers'and seamen. Happily there was a singularly smooth sea, and the dreW- were enabled to put forth every effort to exttnguiah the nro but the master despaired of saving the veMel, believing the Oames to have obtained a cotnptete hold o\'fr the ship, and fearing the gravest results momentarily from tha inflammable stores which were injsuch close proximity t</tbe 6re. He kept as many bands as possible pouring water into the tngine-room, whi!o he directed the boats to be phced in readiness in case of the abandonment of th<* Zoe becoming a necessity. Nearly two houra after the outbreak WM discovered it was perceived that the stream of water was gaining the mastery, and, redoubling their eu'orta, the crew had the gratincation in a. short time of extinguishing the fire altogether. The Zoe. a: soon as tractable, went ahead, reaching Trimdad in safety.

THE SWANSEA FRIENDLY SOCIETY DISPUTE. APPEAL AGAINST TRB COUNTY COURT JUDGE'S DECfSION. In the Exchequer Court of the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice Westmin- ster, London, on Monday (before Mr. Justice Field and Mr. Baroa Huddfeston, sitting M banco) Mr. J. Ashton Cross moved in the case of Morgaft v. Williams for a "(It nisi to set aside the judgment of the learNed county court judge, who tried the case and found for the ptamtm. He sajd the case, which was tried Rt the Swansea County Court oh the 7th ingt., when the learned judge found for the plaintiff for ;C50, waa brought by the trustees of the Sw.msea district of the Grand United Order of Oddfellowe egtunst the trustees of tbe Loyal Skotty Lodge of OddfeHows to recover certain feea which were alleged to be due to the stck fund of the Grand Lodge. The point at issue in the case was one of jurisdiction, and this pjint was raised upon the rules of the district lodge. He (the learned counsel) admitted that the feea claimed would have been due from the Loyal Sicctty Lodga if it had still belonged to the Swansea District. The ao!e ques- tion was whether the Loyal Sketty, Lodga had given a proper notice to the Swanaea District of their intention to withdr&w from the district. There WM ho rule, however, which expressly pfo- vidod aa to withdrawa!. The Loyttt Sketty Lodge forwarded, as he cootended, <t duly fotma! Notice of withdrawal on the 8th of May. 1879. to the SwMsett District, who declined to accept it on the ground of informality. The 52nd rule provided that any branch lodge, being desirous of withdrawing from the grand lodge, ahouM at nrst c<t]I a Special meeting, and, in the second place, give the grand lodge three montbf notice of their desire to withdraw. There wM n& rule whatever in the ruleet of the district todgt with regard to entry or withdrawa!Mr. Justice FieM: How can you withdraw, then?-Mr. Cro." SMd that WfM an ordinary right.—Mr. Baron Hud- dtostoa: If you thought your notice of w.1 WM format, how is it you did not sppeat agaibflt the dêcision of the district lodge that it was informal under Rule 44 If the learned couaty court judge decided that the BMtet- ing at which it was decided to withdraw from the <tMtnct lodge —%a Mt property c&cvened, tod th&t, therefore, tha notico to withdraw was in- formal. yon havf no reiii(dy at alt.—Mr. Cross said the question turned upon the construction of the rules.—Their lordships adjourned the case in order that amdavits might be filed as to the objections taken before the county court judge, and that the documents laid before the learned judge might be produced.

SERIOUS EXPLOSION AT A GASWORKS. On Wednesday morning about nine o'clock a, furnace pipe at the Gaythorn Gasworks. Man- chester, burst, and besides doing a considerable amount of damage to the works injured three labourers. One of the men was tound to be very badly hurt on the face and neck. but the other t wo escaped with comparatively slight injury. The cause of the pipe bursting is not yet known.

4-- ANOTHER RAILWAY COLLISION. A railway accident of a serious character oc- curred on Wednesday at Pterhead through a passenger train which was arriving at the ter- minus having run into a goods train. No person was killed, and little damage was done to the rol- ling stock. The passengers, however, who num- bered between 30 and 40, were somewhat severely shaken, two of tltpin and the driver and guard being rather seriously hurt. The goods train was being shunted at the time, and the approach of the other train was unobserved owing to a thick snowstorm..

--A PRIZE-FIGHTERS CONVICTED OF A MANSLAUGHTER. At the Warwickshire Assizes on Wednesday (be- fore Lord Justice Baggallay), James Hodgkiss, Harrv Bagnall, Wilham Price, and John Broom were indicted for having, on the 7th of October tast, at Wishaw, aided and abetted in a certain nrixe-nght. The second count charged these men, in conjunction with James Carney, with having killed James Highland. The jury returned a ver- dict of manslaughter agamst the whole of the prisoners, and sentence was deferred.

= PARLIAMENTARY NECESSARIES IN THE UNITED STATES. The American papers publish extracts from the accounts of the Jate cierk of the House of Repre- sentatives, whjch are of an extraordinary charac- ter. Among the items are the founwing:—" Two perfumery cases, bought, for a member, at $10- g20; three fans, bought for a member, at S66 50c. per dozen—§16 63c.; six toorfJPICkR. bought for a member, at S56 34-c. per do2ien—S28 17e.;six silver egg pencils, bought for a member, at $36 per dozen—§18 seven knives, bought for a member; S109 67c.; oi.e tine opera glass, bought for a mem- ber, $40.11 And so the list goes on with shaving cases, pprfumpt-y. iilir brushes, card-cases, hand- kercliief-boxes-all bought for a member.

SU. ppOS-E, 1) ROBBEFI, Y L)F FOREIGN BONDS. At the Mansion House, London, on Tuesday afternoon. Juli? Nelken, Julius Posnauski, Phencar Kotche, Theodore Hirschfeld, and Victor Racial were remanded for a week, charged with unlawful poegesion of five French rentes, supposed to have been stolen. The evidence of Mr George Foster, stockbroker, of Angel-court, and of Detective Outram was to the effect that M'lken offered the bonds for sale at Mr. Fostel"'g Office, and said he could have £1,000 worth for £600. The numbers of the bonds corresponded with pome that had been stolen. Ten other bonds and 50 Russian coupons were found at one of the prisoner .s houses.

===-- HEARTLESS SEDUCTION OF A GIRL. At. the Liverpool Assize on Tuesday before Mr. Justice Chitty) an action was brought by Mips Susannah Banner against John Jamea Waterworth, a licensed victualler at Runcorn. to recover damages for breach of promise of marnage. The plaintiff, it was statpd, who was now seventeen years of age. entered the service of the defendant two yeara ?go aa domestic .servant and bar assistant. The defendant's wite died early last year, and after that the defendant paid phuntin' considerable tttenhon, and ultimately seduced her. SubaeotMntly it was found tha.t the defendant had become engaged tó anöther gtr!, whom he after- wards married. 'fbe defence was a denial of the promise, and also of the seduction. The ju,.v found for the plallltirt, awarding her JE150 damage-?, and his Lordship refused to stay execution.

THE "CHANNElTrUNNEL. The Central News is enabled to state that it is the intention of the Government to appoint another and larger committee to take evidence from distinguished military men and others in re- lation to the proposed Channel Tunnel. The Com- mittee is to be appointed at an early day. and the whole subject will 1* fully 'nquircd into before Parliamentary powers are granted for the construc- tion of a tunne! between this country and France. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge is de- cidedly averse to tlte tunnel, and it is likely that he will give his v?ws on the matter before the Committee. On Wednesday Sir Charks mtice per- sonally inspected the Channel Tunnel works, near Dover, with the object of setting forth his views on the sub:ioct. Sir Edward Watkin wasmnted by a party of geat!emea to inspect the Channel Tunnel works from Shakespeare CH?on Saturday. One thousand vajrdt of the new heading wu! be traversed, and the tanneIilIumiMted with electric tight.

::=- THE COTTON PACKING FRAUDS. REPORT TO THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT. A report has been made to the American State Department by Mr. MhaW, the consul at Man- chester, with reference to the alleged frauds in the packing of American cotton. After a careful in- vestigation of the matter, M' 8ha.w states that the charges are true, and that American producers and shippers ought to taJce action to prevent the frauds, by which English buyers are continually suffering loss. Instances in which the weight of the cotton had been increased by putting m sand and water were, hs says, most shameful and humiliating. Hundreds of tons of sand are bought and paid for at the p"ce of cotton every year at Oldh?m, it being app?°"'y thrown in by shovets- fuL Meariy a hundred pounds are sometimes found In one bale. It IS to be hoped that this outrageous practice wiH now be stopped.

WARIDS IN CHANCERY. On Tuesday morning, Mr. Justice Fr? on taking his seat in the Cout't of Chancery, addressing Mr. J. Pearson, the aeaiof Q,C. pFasent, said there had been two case" adjourned from court into his chambers.and very P?op?'y so adjourned, becauao they rotated to wards of Co?rt, and it waa ih their interest that then- namea should not be diaciosed interest that then- namea should not be diaciosed but the eircumst.iLfic0s werf such that he thought he ought to mention the matter for the information of the public. In each case a man had married a. ward of Court knowing her to be A ward of Court. without the leave of Court? anQ without the Jeave of her guardians. I" each calke he felt himself, though paiafu!!y. bound to commit the man to 'prison for contempt of Court pending an inquiry as to the validity of the min-nage. In each case was he so Jitt!e aatianed with the evidence as to the care which had been exercised by the person in whose custody the infants had been that lie directed an inquiry as to the complicity of any of those persons in the marriage. The occurrence of two such casea in one day impressed hia mind with the necessity for the auperviaion which the Court ought to exercise as to wards; aNd, therefore, he foU bound to state publicly thesa cases as a warning to those who had the custody of infants.Mr. J. Pearson nsked whether the marriages were by banns.—Mr. Justice Fry said one was by banns, and one by licence. In Mchcasehe had directed an inquiry as to the legality of the marriftge—Mn Pearson said that. generally speaking, they were by banns, and banns were a subterfuge by whtch people did theae things.—Mr. Justice Fry thought the cases ought to be mentioned a9 a warning, and the fact that puniahmcBts had been inflicted.

CARMARTHENSHIRE FARMERS cum. THE QUESTION OF LOCAL TAXATION. A quarterly meeting of the above society was held at the Cawdor Arms, Llandilo, on Tuesday, Mr. J. L. Phiiippa (Bolahaul) presiding. There was a large compa.ny, Lord Dynevor being amongst those present. The question of local taxation was again brought forward by Mr. Charles Bishop. jun.. Handover v who read a paper on the sub- Mr. J. L. Phiiippa (Bolahaul) presiding. There was a large compa.ny, Lord Dynevor being amongst those present. The question of local taxation was again brought forward by Mr. Charles Bishop. jun.. Handover v who read a paper on the sub- ject. He saidth?t. the m6etings held recently to dtacuss thia question indicated puotic opmon. Mr. Oladstohe said that after reforming the mode of procedure in the House the next two subjects which would be brought forward were those deal- ing with !ocal government and local taxation, which he haped would be dealt with in a thoroughly emcient and comprehensive manner. Ntr. Gladstone had modinea his former utterances &t Leeds by admitting that it was only reaeonabie and fair that per&ontt! property ahould bpaf a ltr&er shara of iocal taxation than it did at present. The iHogicat and chaotic way in whtch local rates were now levied upon property, and afterwards applied for imperial county, uaion, parochiat, and borough purpoaea.was.to say the least, discreditable. In Carmarthenshire the va!ue of land was satd to have pfogreMed it' A still gTeater ratio than in England and Wales throughout; but great aa had been the increase, still greater was the growth of the rates and taxes, all of which, with the excep- tion, perhaps, of poor ratea, were yearly increasing to an atarming extent. To give aonta idea. of the increase of local rateO since 1875, it migut be stated I that in that year the local ratea amounted to ?26.500,000, of to Zlit. per head, whiie the actual exp?adituM) was 369., the loana for which were ROZ-820,,000, <)o be paid off by futura generations. In 1880 the local ratea amounted to JB31,053,000, oi'22a.Mrh9ad,wh!!e the Idan?hadadvahcedto .6137,000,000. being an increase of debt c!ose upon Mporctat.or ?44,270)000 m nve years. Much had been done towards decreasing pauperism gmerany.as the numbers showed in 1871 there were 1.037,360 paupers; in 1880 the number was only 808,030. Yet much remained to be done. A very unsatisfttctory dtaiN apan the ratea was the tnainteaMtce of the vasoal poor, or vagrants. tha cafe fof mt eVi! ity Oithft with the giMM-di&aa, by establishing a stricter police protection to the I isolated householder, and by imposing harder task- wnrkof a self-supporting kind, such as maixe- grinding or 'tone-breakiag, as was done in some t)t)ions, or else with the ra-tep&yers themselves. who should combine and rigidly refuse alms on all occaaionp to vagrants. Considerable increase in taxation ha.d been recently made by the estab- lishment of school board", the amount borrowed ah-cady reaching .612,000,000, while the yearly sum raised, taking the year 1881, wtsf,1,826,000. Mr. Bishop afterwards alludpd to the ponce force. urging that in Carmarthenshire it seemed scarcely necessary to maintain in the midst of a. peaceful and loyal population such an expensive force as they had; costing, as it did inUo81, the sum of .G5.612. The paper gave rise to an animated discussion.

THE LLANARTHNEY ASSAULT CASE. On Wednesday the prisoner Thomas Thomas was brought up in charge at the Llanclly petty sessions with assaulting and beating his master, John George, of Rhydymerdy, Uanin-thney, and. steal- ing from h's pet-son a purse containing the sum of j63 3s., and a knife, while returning from Swansea on the 7th inst. The prisoner, who was unde- fended, pleaded not guilty. The Bench, after a lengthened hearing, committed him to take his trial at the next assizes, bail being refused.

BEDWELLTY SCHOOL BOARD. DISMISSAL OF THE CLERK. At the meeting of the above board, held at Ear!- street. School, Tredegar, Mr. W. Hop?, c!e)'k and inspector, was summnrity dismissed from omce. It appears Mr. Hogg has been a trine too generous with the cash of the board but it is only fair to state that he hs refunded every penny since the denciency was discovered. A resolution was carried that he be paid three months' salary in advance in !icu of notice. The ofiices will now be divided, the board having determined to appoint a clerk at a salary of ;fl20 per annum and an in- spector at .C130.

CHAMBER OF SHIPPING OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. Colonel HilI.C.B., &Cardiff, presided on Friday week at the nfth annua! meeting of the Chamber of Sinpptnar of the United Kingdom, which was held at tha Cannon-street Hotel; and, in moving the adoption of the report, congratulated the gathering on th< preaent position of the shipping trade. At the annual dinner in the evening Sir Thomas Brassey, M.P., in propoahig the princina! toast, ex- pressed his satisfaction at the general state of tho mercantile marine, and recommended the shipping intereet to co-operate with the Hoard of Trade when invited to do so.

MR. GOSCHEFS MISSION. The Pos says:—We understand tha.t since hi!: return from Berlin and Paris. Mr. Goschen has had two interviewf! with Earl Granvil'e. Mr. Goschen, having .succeeded on a previous occasion in the mission entrusted to him when requited to confer with Prince Bismarck on the Greek frontier question, was considered the best intermediary to negotiate with the German Chancellorwith regard to eventual compncations in Egypt. Mr. (joschen was commissioned to assure Prince Bismarck, so far as England was concerned, that the Govern- ment was desirous that any future settlement of the Egyptian Question, should events render such a. step necessary, might be arrived at in concert with the Great Powers.

THE CASE OF AMELIA JORDAN. Several of the jurors who composed the panel that tried Amelia Jordan met on Friday week at the residence of the foreman of the jury, Mr. Edlin, j of Brighton. Other gentlemen taking an Interest in the case were also present. Hainmet, the butler who was in Colonel Lane's service a.t the time of the fire and robbery of jOweHery, stated that when he burst open thedressing-room doorandfound the place in names, he noticed a square piece of toilet cover lying on the table, upon winch the jewel case stood. Th<; charred edges of the piece showed HiP.t the case was not removed till the tu'e on that table had burnt out. At that time it was proved that Jordan was at church. In addition to a rider from the jury to the memorial which ia to be sent to the Homo Secretary, it, has been decided to hold a public meeting at fln-qting,

A BRISTOL_RUFFIAN. At the Bristol Assi/es on Saturday (before Mr. Justice Bowen), George Newbury, aged 24, labourer, who had pleaded suilty to manciouslv wounding his brother, WilUam Newbury, with intent to do grievous bodify harm, was brought up for sentence. The prisoner, it will be remembered, went home to the house of his parents in Back- street late on the night of the 4th of February and beat his mother. The complainant remon- strated with him, whereupon the prisoner knocked him down, kicked him, nnd then leaned over him and bit off a. large portion of his right ear. Cries of "Murder" attracted the attention of the policeman on the beat, who on entering the room foi-aid tho lying upon Ins brother still biting at his ear, and afterwards saw him pull something out of his mouth, throw it away, and pick his teeth. The prisoner was sentenced to five years' penal servitude.

COAL The Glohe asks:—" What is the largest quantity of coals ever brought to the surface from a single pit in one day ? A little while ago this honour was claimed for the Rockingham Colliery, belon- ging to Messrs. Newton, Chambers, and Co.. which at. a special drawing btought to bank 1,062 tons. It now appears, however, that in 18SO a co]!iei'v at Dodsworth drew up 1,088 tons of coal and 45 tons of shale in 24 hours—the largest quantity, it is said, on record. The depth of the shaft is not mentioned. but the Silkstono seam, from which the coal was 'won in both instances, lies pretty far down, and the haulage work must, therefore, have been immense. Of course such an herculean feat needed ample steam-power for its accomplishment, but even with that adjunct it was a remarkable achievement to bring to the surface, from a. depth of probably some hundreds of fathoms, more than 47 tons of coal and shale per hour during the whole day and night. One ton must have been shot on the bank every minute and a quarter throughout the 24 hours,' while the total quantity taken from the Dodsworth pit in that time would have supplied the winter requirements of about 160 small households at seven tona each, or would have fully freighted a large ship."

NARROW ESCAPE OF THE GUN- BOAT BANTERER. A remarkable sequel to the grounding of her Majesty's gunboat Merlin has been furnished in the recent experience of the gunboat Banterer into whose damaged condition an examination Wts con- ducted on Saturday in Devonport Dockyard. It, is now incontestably proved that a reef of rocks exists off the coast of Galway, which her Majesty's ship Merlin ran on a. few weeks ago, and \va« beached in a sinking condition. It was understood that the reef was mistaken for iishing boats, and Capt. Grant, who was subsequently tried by court- martial, wAs acquitted in consideration of the splendid testimonials he produced. On his acquittal Captain Grant was given command of the Bantercr, and left in her with the same crew as he had in the Merlin on January 12 for his former station on the coast of Ireland. The Banterer was unexpectedly towed into Devonport on Friday, and the examina- tion made on 8&t.urday proves that she has been on the rocks, and that she is in a much v/orso con- dition than the Merlin, her bilge and false keels being stripped, the whole of the copper torn from her bottom, and her propeller-frame and propeller destroyed. There are four holes which are now covered by colhsion mats in her starboard side. A court of inquiry lias been ordered to sit forthwith by the Lords of the Admiralty.

SINGULAR CHARGE OF BIGAMY AT PENTRE. At the Pcntre police-court on Monday (before Mr. Gwilym Williams), Elizabeth Thomas, .Heol- fach, wife of Thomas Thomas, alias "Tomos-v- Fuwch," was charged with comnntting bigamy by intermarrying with John Da,viM, of thb 8a.me place, a widower, while her aaid husband was alive; and Davies was charged with aiding and abetting the prisoner in disposing of the com- plainant's furniture. Mr. Coe (from the omce of Mr. Walter H. Mot-gan) appeared for the prosecu- tion. Thotnas Thomas (the complainant), who seemed to be advanced in years, said he was married to the female defendant in the Old Church at Aber- dare in 1856. They lived after that for many years at Abera.man, and than, until March last, at Heolfacb. Davies persuaded him to go to America in.t}¡8Ià!!t-narod month. Last Monday week he returoed from the United States, and proceeded to tha house at Heotfach where his family lived when he went away. He found that they were not there, and the neighbours told him that ins wife was married tO John Davies, and lived with him near the Lamb Inn. He proceeded there, anM-sked Davies if he should aee hix wife ? Davies replied No," and declined to allow him to enter the house. Later in the evening he got into the house, and Saw both defendants together. Mr. Coe: Was it a sitting-room ? Complainant (with a curious exprer,Ion of features): I do not know what you call a sitting- room in this country'. (Laughter.) His Worship (sarcasticahy) You were in America so long—since March last. you know— perhaps you can tell us what is a sittins-room in th&t country ? Complainant simp!y shook his head, and muttered, Yes, my lord, since last March." (Laughter.) Compitinant. continuing, naid he saw his wife, Md she said she was married to John D&vies. Asked her to leave him. and to!d her that if she would do so h6 would pay her an allowance. She consented, and he arranged to pay her Jgl a month. The reason why he returned was that he heard in the States that his wife had married inhis absence. Sht asaiated in persuading him to emigrate, and promised to go after him as soon as he wou!d send passm for herself and children. He left a son and two daughters at home when he went away. The son was now living at Pontygwaith. having left))is mother in consequence of her conduct. The little girls, whom the mother had turned out of doors. were living at the houe of their uncle at Heolfach. Mr. Evam, parish clerk. AhM-dare, pt-aved tha first marri and the edstifiatte of the second marriage at Rhondda, Church three months ago was put in. The prisoners wera then reminded to that day week.

A REMARKABLE FIDDLE TRANSACTION. Mr. Chanot, a maker of vioUns. was sued in the Queen's Bench on Saturday for .€55, th& price of ons It,iieh he had sold :!S h?vin? been made by Carlo Bergonxi in 1742. It turned out subsequently that the violin was only 50 year. o3d, but the defendant refused to return the money. Mr. Chanot admitted that he had him- self put on the label of the pretended maker that h.* had a. consideraMe suppiv of similar !abe!a; and that it was useless offering-a violin for sale unless it had th,- name of an old manufacturer. The jury decided against Mr. Chanot.

TIIE QUEEN'S VISIT TO THE CONTINENT. The Berlin correspondent of the StandrlJ'l7, tele- grapliin,& on Tuesday night, s:iys :-It is announcad here to-clty that Queen Victoria, during her ap- proaching journey on the Continent, and. in fuct, (inthewaytoMcntone,\vi!i pay a short visit to Arofsen, in order more pa,rticuJar!y to sec her future da.ughter-in-Ia.w, the Princess' He!en. It is also stated that the Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Germany wi!! proceed from Heriin to Arolsen in order to we]cou-te" her Majesty. Queen Victoria's arrival at the Prince of Wa,!deck'a resi- dence is expected to take' place on the 16t.h proximo.

SALMON POA.CHING IN CARM.AR.. TMENSHIRE. At the L!anboidy petty sessions on Wednesday week, David Waters, farmer, Trevaugrha.n, in the parish of Cjffig. wns fined £5 and cbsta for illes-al fishing in the Taff. The defendant was seen at midnight by bailiffs burning torches and a ta.ntern. His defence was that he waa taking a little exercise before going to bed.—Similar charges were brought a tickc-t-collector on the railway named Rees, and a second man named Phlilips, who, until recently, was a coal merchant, at Whitland. Two water bailiffs came down upon them a few nights ago at Pontiorig'. where they were hshing by torch- light. Mr. Davies, sonc.itor, of Carmarthen, de- fended. The case against Philips was not proved, but Rees was fined X-5 and costs.

MYSTERIOUS LOSS OF £130 AT CARDIFF. On Saturday, at about one o'clock, a remarkable !oss of .S150 at C-u'diu' wa.s reported to have taken piaco. It appears that Mr. James Harris, a builder, who resides at No.4, Stacey-road, Roath, had been to the Brecon Old Bank and the Bristol and West of England Bank, where he drew an aggregate amount of JE150. This consisted of .6100 in gold and ;E50 in notes, and was contained in a leather hand-bag. Mr. Harris proceeded down the street, and entered Mr. Steed': inn, the Cottage.: and here, to his sur- prise, he found that he had lost his bag and its contents. It is not known in what way the pro- perty disappeared, but a reward of ;S20 has been oB'ercd for its recovery, and the police have the matter in hand.

LOCAL BA'NIRRUPTCY APPEAL. In the London Bankruptcy Court, on Monday, before Sii- James Bacon, Chief Judge, the further hearing of the appeal, ex parte Evans ?'g Poole, from the order of the Newport (Monmouth) County Court judge was resumed. The appeal was opened iMt Monday, and it will be remembered that the order appealed against refuted the motion of the trustee to have declared fraudulent and void a. mortgage deed given by the debtor in 1878 to two gentlemen of the name of Now and Humphreys to secure advances to the amount of ;E3,500. On behalf of the trustee it was al!eged that the deed in effect created a partnership, it providing for the division of the profits of the business. It was also alleged that actual possession was not taken under the deed, but merely a. pretended possession. Mr. Winslow, Q.C., and Mr. Lawrence appeared for the appellant; Mr. Hemming, Q.C., and Mr. Blackmore appeared 'for the respondents, Messrs. New and Humphreys. At the conclusion of the arguments of the learned counsel the appeal was dismissed, without costs. Messrs. Williams and Co., Newport, &re solicitors for the appellant; Mr. J. Corner, Hereford, for the respondent.

BANKRUPTCY OF A NEWSPAPER .PROPRIETOR AT NEWPORT. Tho nrst meeting of the creditors under the bankruptcy of Air. William Nicholas Johns, pro- priftor of the 8t((;> of Gwrnt, Newport, was held at the County Court onices. Newport, on Friday week, before the Registrar. The statement of the bank- rupt's affairs showed—Liabilities: Unsecured creditors, Jt'2,605 Os. 9d.; creditors fully "ocurpd. .S639 9s., less estimated value of securities, .€863 16s. Id.; leaving surplus to contt- JE174 7s. lid.; creditors, for rent, &,c.678 5a. Id.; total, £2,663 5s. lOd. AlJowing 15 per cent. foi- tion, jE609 Is. 2d. Debts amounting to JB1.117 Os. id. were proved, the principal of these being Mr. Robert (Jrraha.tn, solicitor, Kidderminster, plaintiff in the recent action against the bankrupt for libel, .E504. 15s. 6d.; Lord Tredegar, £286 17a. 9d.; and Messrs. Snicer Brothers, paper manufacturer. London, the petitioning creditors, .6196 Is. 6d. It was resolved that Mr. James Davies, of Herbert- street, Newport, bo trustee of the bankrupt's estate, that the Nation:) 1 Provincial Bank be the bankers, and that Messrs. W. J. a.nd '1. G. Lloyd and Messrs. Gibbs and Llewellyn be joint solicitors to the trustee. Mr. Graham asked that a com- mittee of inspection be appointed, but all the other creditors were ngainsi, him. This completed the business of the meeting.

RELIEF OF LOCAL TAXATION. The Lii!r),pool )'rfe¡'('1O'Y states that it is in a posi- tion to give some information 8peeting the Government scheme for the relief of local taxation. "The exact nature of the .Imperial relief to local taxation will," it says, "be a, cession to the local authorities of that portion of .Imperial revenue at present derived from what are ordinarily known as 'establishment liconet s.' Thpse include the duties at present p:ad on carriages, dogs, servants, Rrmorial beai-inas, and we it is also in- tended to yield the duties derived from gun and game licences. The original idea of tha Treasury extended only to dog licences. Owing to the trouble of collecting' this revenue, especially in Ireland, it has for a. long time been contemplated to throw the profit and responsibility <?t' the dog licences on to the local authorities. The idea enlarged itself by degrees, a.nd at length the proposal to throw over the other licences mentioned in the ftlne way found ready acceptance. That portion ottl'e public at present liable to these duties is not greatly concern"u in the new proposal. It means a cha.ngo Of collectors. Possibly it may entail some change in the inci- dence of charge. To thn public at large, to tlie man who does not ride in a brougham. wlio does not pride himself in the possession of armorial bearings, whose tastes or means do not extend to powdered lackeys on the one hand, or to canine companions on the other, the measure will have a closer and more immedtate aignihcance. Speaking in round numbers, and takjng the whole of Great Britain, it will bring reliet to tlie extent of jei,300,000 annually.. Broadly speaking, the revenue of this kingdom may safely rely on the main items of excise, customs, stamps. taxes, and post-omce, without seekingadventitious aid from other sources. This would leave the Government free to hand over the whole hcensing revenue of the country in support of local govern- ment and expenditure. Following out this idea, to its logical conclusion, it is caay to follow Mr. John Brisht in his LIandudno speech when lie spoke of buyin? out the licensed interest in surplus public. house? by means of the revenue these licences yield; and if ever such a contingency has to be faced it is more than likely that this will be the basis of solution."

r A NEW LINE OF STEAMERS FOR CARDIFF. Tha application of the principle of limited liability companies to the ownership a.nd manage- ment of screw steamers is rapidly advancing in favour with capitalists who seek steam shipping as a medium whereby to employ their aurplus capital. As a proof of this, it may be mentioned that in this immediate district, as well as in other shipping ports, new steamship companies are being started, in which the liability of shareholders is limited to the steamship in which the share- holder's interest is invested. In Cardiff, Messrs. Barnes, Guthrie, and Co. have established a new company upon this excellent principle. On Saturday 'tlie new iron screw steamer, built for the steamship General Roberta Company (Limited), Cardiff, had a most successful trial trip to sea. The steamship General Roberts was built by tha well-known Palmer's Ship- building and Iron Company (Limited), Jarrow-on- Tyne, and she is in nil respects one of the most 'p..c..rt hn.nn t11'rnørl out, hv this great Tvne nrm° The Cteheral Roberts M of the followihg dimensions:—Leng-th over alt, 260ft.; between perpendicula.rs, 248ft.; breadth (moulded), 35ft.; and depth of hold, 18ft. She is clashed 100 Al at Lloyd's, and has It dead-weight carrying capacity of about 2,000 tons. She is fitted with ''Palmer's improved inverted direct-acting compound surface condensing engines of 160 h.p. nominal, -which are highly finished, and is provided with all the latest appliances. The ship is schooner rigged, and has Price's patent self-trimming- hatches, as well as a full complement of steam winches, and steam windlass for the rapid loading and dis- charging of cargo, as well as the easy and handy working of the steamer at sea. and in port. Messrs. Higginson and Co.'s (Liverpool) patent steam gear governor is ntted in the wheelhouae. A topgallant forecastle furnishes ample and excellent accommodation for the crew, while a spacious and elegant saloon and berths are fitted up aft for the captain and ofneers. The 6tea.n)er lias been built under the immediate superintendence of Mr. Guthrie, managing owner, and the engines under the personal inspection of Mr. Boyer. engineer, CardiS. The General Roberts was taken out to sea early in the morning for the purpose of having her compasses adjusted by Mr. J. J. Wilson, of Sunderland, after which she was taken for an hour's run at full speed to the south of the Tyne. During this time engines and vessel alike gave the utmost satisfaction to all interested, the former working with unvarying amoothncRS, and the ship showed capita! sea-going qualities. Though the ship was very light in tha water, the propeller being more than hajf'way out, an average epeed of eleven knots per hour w&s obtained. A,t'aoiig-other.s on board were'—Mr< J. Guthrie. Cardie; Mr. Boyer, Cardiff; Captain I I Sharp; ]\.r. Robert A. Strong, chief manner,) Pahnsr'a Shipyard, Jarrow; Mr. J. P. Hall, chid engineer, Pa)mer'.s Shipyard, Jarrow; and Mr. C.. Gibson, North Shields. After a pleasant run south- warda to the Wear, the steamer returned to the Tyne, and was moored in Tync Pock, where she will take in a cargo of coal for Odessa, for which port she is exacted to sail on Thursday, under port she is exacted to saU on Thursday, under command of Captain Sharp. We may mention that Messrs. Barnes, Guthrie, and Co. have a second screw steamer of larger capacity building atB]yth.

BROWN V. THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. Tins case was brought before Mr. Serjeant WheoJer. Q.C., at the Mary!ebone county court on Wednesday. Mr. Robinson appeared for the Great Western Company, and Mr. Brown conducted his own case. The plaintiil sought to recover the who]e or a portion of two sums which lie had paid in respect of a return journey from Paddington to Bristol. Mr. Brown re- sides nt .Newport, Mon. The case has been frequently before the courts, and was last heard at the Court of Queen's Bench before Mr. Justice Field and Mr. Justice North, on November 30,1881. All'. Robinson, at the openina- pe of the proceedings, said the case had ah-eady been decided in the Queen's Bench. The Great Western Company were entitled to make a special charge on that part of the nne, which would be lOa. 6d. That was decided against them, and they were now only able to charge 10s. 5d. The fare had been reduced to 10s. 5d., and, therefore, they had not charged more than they were entitled to. The case was heard before Mr. Justice Fieid and Mr. Justice North. After a tong discussion the matter was now adjourned for six weeks.

THE CHARGE AGAINST A FRIENDLY SOCIETY'S SECRETARY. On Wednesday, at the Merthyr police-court (the stipendiary, Mr. J. Bishop, on the bench), Samuel Davies, landlord of the BIaengwawr Inn, Aber- aman, wfs brought up on remand charged with obtaining moneys belonging to the Merthyr Dis- trict of the Loya! Order of Aifreds, of which he was secretary, with intent to defraud. Mr. R. Orton Gery again prosecuted, and Mr. W. Simons defended. At the outset Mr. Gery intimated that he did not intend to proceed further with the charge preferred ]ast week against the accused, but wouM now charge him with having, about 1831, felonious!y forged a cheque for JElO, with intent to defraud. After hearing the evidence Mr. Gary preferred another charge of forgery committed about the 19th of ApriL In this case prisoner gave a cheque for dElO, dated May 19, to Mr. Stephens, a traveller in the employ of Mr. Arthur Jones, purporting it to be a cheque for his salary, which was due at the last mentioned date. Thomas, the trustee, again swore that the signature on the cheque was not his, and Mr. Acomb proved payment of the amount. In order that another witness might attend, Mr. (:ery applied for another adjournment until Tupsday next at the Aberdare police-court. He opposed a reduction of the amount of bail, as it had been now discovered that the prisoner's total defalcations amounted to over jESOO. The prisoner failed to obtain sureties, and was reminded in custody.

r THE CHESHIRE POACHING AFFRAY. At Cheshire Assizes on Saturday tnorniMg. before Sir Watkin Williams, James Penin, John Hitchcn, and Thomas Willis, salt boilers, Northwich, who were found guilty on Wednesday of shooting Arthur Ford with intent to do grievous bodily harm, were brought up for sentence. His Lord- ship said they had rightfully, in hiR opinion, been found guilty of a, very serious offence. There could be no doubt, however, that they had, as the jury urged in their recommendation to mercy, been cruelly and badly used by keepers and watchers during the affray. There wa< no evidence to show that they were habitual poachers, or that. they belonged to a desperate gang of poachers infesting- the neighbourhood. On the contrary, they appeared to be decent, respec- table working men, who hud commenced a bad career. That, perhaps, was all the more reason why an elective sentence should be passed. The sentence of the court was eighteen calendar months' imprisonment with hard labour. THE PERJURY CHARGES. William Percival. farmer; Walter Meeeh, head- gamekeepsr; and Charles Wcllcsly Ricketts, agent to Colonel Legh, of High Lpgh, were brought up to receive sentence for having committed wilful and corrupt perjury on the hearing of the charge of wilful murder against WiHia, Httchen, and Perrin, previously sentenced. His lordship strongly de- nounced the practice of young men like the prisoners carrying nrearms; and, adverting to the crime of which they had been found guilty, said if he felt for one moment that the prisoners thought their perjured evidence would have had the effect of hanging the poachers, no sentence he could p&ss could be sufficiently severe. He did not believe that they conspired together to screen themselves from the consequences of Jennings's death. At the same time they allowed poachers to be charged with murder. The sentence would be eighteen calendar months' imprisonment with ha.rd labour. His lordj-hip highty eulogised the police for their conduct throughout the case.

THE LICENSED VICTUALLERS' DEFENCE ASSOCIATION. MEETING AT CHESTER. The ninth annual meeting of the Licensed Vic- tuallers' National Defence League was opened on Wednesday at the Music-hall, Northgate-street Chester. There was a largo attendance of dele- gates, over 300 being preaent. The fotlowing were \Volsh delegates :-Cardin': Daniel Lewis/presi- dent Cardiir Licensed Victuallers' Association E. J. Smith, vice-president, and E. J. Thorns, mem- ber of the Executive Council of the League Bridc- ??T ???' Swansea: J. Mann, president. and W. J. Howen, secretary. Pontypridd — Wil- liam.s prudent; A. P.u-nt: Secret?-v. Flintshire and Denbigh?ire: H. p. K. Lawrence, H. H .Steer, and N. Costigan. Merthyr: John Jenkins, vice-president, and John Ross. Other delegates from ? ales are expected tot?e part in the second dav's proceedings. The? prudent of the League, Mr. Jos. Wadhama, occupied the Chair. After the transaction of some preliminary business, the Chairman called upon Ah-. Edwards, who re?d the report, which has been already pubhshed In moving its adoption. Mr. Wadhams detailed the action of the executive, g;anced at the present position of the trade, and llmled briefly to the business of the coming Par- liamentary session.—Councilor Beckerstan-e, Blackburn, seconded the adoption of the report, which was agreed to, after an interesting discus- sion, in which Alderman Henry Stop, Newcastle, and others took part.—The finance committee's report and balance sheet were also read, discussed, und adopted.—Mr. UHathorpe, Bristol, moved that die capitation grant for theyoar be 2s per htad.— Councillor Robinson, Kendat,!novedthatitbe2a.6d. On the question being put Mr. UHathorne's proposi- tion was carried by a large majority.—The Vice. President:( CouncIllor C.1ea vel', Leicester) announced that a sum of 500 guineas had been raised as a testimonial to their esteemed president, and as a mark of the appreciation by t.he trade of his 30 years' labour in their interest. The presentation would take place at, the ban- quet which wou!d be held in the evening. He moved that Mr. Joseph Wadhams be re-elected chairman of the League for the ensuing vear.—Mr. Baiiey, HuM, seconded the motion, which was earned amidst great cheecmo'.—Mr. H. C. Edwards was a)so re-eIecMd secretary', and Mr. Burghope, Weclnesbury, nnance secretary.—The reports from the various districts, which were in the main satis- factory, were then read and considered.—In the evening a banquet was held in the Town-hau.

TH?r? ?stDrec! w:thout Medicine or expense BMATB M?'q'?°? BR-MN, NEUVKS, LiVER, LUNGS. RKVALE-?".???'? ?Du BARRY'S DEMCIOU8 stip?on .? ? ?"°°' '?"? c"? 'h?bitMl con S-OM?? ?'?'??'??'°". M'ditv. eo?h,asthm?, li?- c?n?"?'?"°"' Phlesm. d;?rha.a,dv3<.nt<.? n(?.?X t"?' ?'?"cy, distension, hemorrhoids ner?ushess.blUousness.tevets. sore throats. Myrrhs ''? ?.??'?' ??' <?P?? viti?ion ? povt-)ty of the MeoJ, bygteri?, neur&]<:ia, irrttabilit.y sicepieasness, low spirits, spleen. palpitation, lip-.Irt- burn. headache, debitit\ nnnaea. and vomiMnK after eating, even in pregnancy M- at sea, sinking {its. exhaustion, epitepsv, pai-!t)y!is, atrophy, wasting diseases, feverish breath; 3a ypitra'invMia.bie success with adults and delicate cinidreu 100,000 cui'M of cases considpred hopeless. Four times as nourishing and SMtaimng ag Ineat, it Bave< 6i't.y times its cott in other remedies. Wo quote a few of the 100,000 oures.- Dr. WuiMr Testimonitl—"Bonn, Juty 19, 1852. Du Barry's Food aupersedes. in many cases, all kjnde of medicines. It is particularly effective in coneh, Mthnm, consumptten indtgestton (dyspepsia). & cenMned habit of bodv, ?s atso m diarrhtjea, bowel complaints, inflam- matory irritatM;), and cramp of the urethra, the kidneya and bidder, and hemorrhoids.—Dr. Rud. WtTft?RR, proffssor of Medicine." Constipa.tion, Asthma., ke.-Ctim]49,432, of 50 years indescribabit agrniy from dyspepsia, neryouanpss, asthma, cough, spasms. and by Du BaMy'a Food.—MAMA Jom-. Du hRs cured me of ninè years, <,ottenpauon, deciared beyond cure by the best phvaioans, and given me new life. health. and happiness.—A SpADARo, Merchant. Alexandria. Egypt." "Du BARRt s FooD has perfectly cured many years' fl!arln! pains in the stomach and intestines', and sieepieseness, with constant nervous irhtabihtv for which my wife had submitted in vain i-' medicat treatment.—V. MoYAfo. Cadi?." Du BARRY- FooB has cuted ,ny wiff of 20 years' most fearfu) suff? ing from nervous and Mtious attacks, pajpitation afn. henrt.,MdanextrMrdinMvswe]I)hg?i over sip?) ness. and asthn)n.. Medical a.id never a\'a ipd ? ATAXAsio LA BARRERA., Ma.rorofTrapltl1l, Sicily." Du BARRY' PooD has curfd me of 36 years'asthma' ?h? obiiged me M get up four or nve times every n?h?? ieve ? ch?.? pressure which tn?ned??' tion.-Bo!i?T, Parish Priest, Eeminv!i)e ??e"? BARRY-s PooD hM entirety curedtherhen?"?di? d?e9t.on {rom which I have been su)Ter n?r??t ?ty?M.-GutNCUAT. ?vet.Cher.FrMU-.?Cure?. ? ? ?.?"?' ??'? ?M''ty-?' Av?non, S? v.?' ?'?'y?"??P?'?t)y cured mecft?nty years dyepepsia, oppression, and debititv, which pt-c- ??J? ??"?? ??in?my?f,? m?ng e?n the ahghtest effort.. I ?m n.w, ? the .ge of 61. ??? ?? ? ???h ?nd strength. (Mm..) BoR .LL ? CARBONETTt." KimUar testimonials from r.nrd Stuart de Deci<? Dr Ur? Dr. Dede, the Marchioness of Brehan, Pieid-MM-shat t?e Duke of Huskow. Dr. A. Ure Dr Sh.t?and. Dr. ??'??' ??'?' Dr.'Inp?m! Dr. Livings?ne, ??-H<nryM.?tan!ev, theAfrK?ntraveIleM; Kev. ??Tuscn. M.nm?uth; the D.wa?er Duchess of C?sHMtuitrt. H.H. tj.Q ,? Pope P"M IX" the ?t< EmDerwNichoi<ts.fRu'!?.Ac. DU BABRY'S REVALEKTA ARABICA ?M* M!ts In tills ot lib at 2, l)b., 3s. 6tt.; 2:b.. 6s.; 5tb., 14s. 12tb., ggs 241b 60s.; costing about M. per m?. The 3Ss. 'and 609. ttns are settt. free ef carriage 'n Bng:)?nd*en receint *f ?Mt Ontee Or?r. ??<'o-f ? sp"rioxi ami l('orfAÜxs s.&qtie"tes, u1181;:lI.pul6UÛ!I DuBAR?A?? LiMtTKB, Nw. 77,Bexe)'t-stft<t, London, W., and threusha!t&rocers Mt<t Gaemiet? in tbt ?<trt<t. AzMtt: J. Mun?y, Che<n!<t, 1, Duke-Mreet Cardiff.

LOSS OE TRE STEAMER COSMO/ LIST OF THE CREW. Messrs. Tellef;3en, Willi, and Co-, the managing owners, have received the following particulars respecting tho loss of the above steamer:—The gale bea'.tQ during the night of Tuesday, the 31st of January. Thn wind, blowing from the north- east. was accompanied by a heavv snow-storm. It blew ali through Wednesday and Thursday, a.nd th. snow was so thick that the patrols of the life- boat service on the coast could not see beyond a distance of Hve and twenty yards. On Thursday it was somewhat clearer, and the sea and wind having moderated Captain Palmer, the gen- Hem:ui in charge of the lifeboat station. did not, think it necessary to send patro). but towards Fnda.v morning it thickened, and they were sent out. At about bslf-past seven one of the men returned to the station, reporting that the bodies of two men, apparently English, had been washed ashore near Kissa Kayah. Captain Palmer proceeded at once to the spot, and found the shore strewed with wreck- age, consisting of pieces of two boats, portions of d. charthouse, hatches, buckets. &c. Proceeding along the coast Captain Talmtr found between Domouzdcre and Ma.ndra.deru nine bodies, eight men &nd a boy, &H of whom wore cork packets. The life buoys and fragment!) of boats bore the mime "Cosnio," of Cardiff. Captain Pa)mer procaedcd to bury the bodies, marking the spots where thp.y were interred. Oa body is believed to be that of Captain Bromage. hi. linen being marked "A.B." Two spooBs found in his pocket have been for- warded to the consulate, together with a purse and thimble found on the body of the boy; and a foot-rule, Pencils, and watch found on n body which Captain Palmer ,uppoAps to be that of the carpenter A ccrtincate of dischai-gm was found on the body of & nreman, and some Russian money on that of a aaUor. By the dress they wore the other bodies were apparently those of a nraman, ?auor, and two engineers. The 11rom3.n had a. fcma!<r figure tattooed on his left arm, and the hnen of one of the engineers waa marked R.D. A pipe and kmfe were picked up on the shore. The image of -3, s,,tinr, was found on one of the nremRn. Captain Palmer is of opinion tha.t the boat was lost on Thursday night, the 2nd inst. The patro)s wera out all Friday and Saturday ranging the coast, but. found no other traces of the disaster. All the bodies have been buried at Kilios. The articles found on them and along the shore are in the pos- session of the consul. The following is a list of the crew on leaving Newport, but as some changes took place at Gal- veston and Norfolk, particulars of which have not. yet been received by Messrs. Tellefsen, WHIs, and Co., it is not certain that, after eliminating the six named, thia list is a correct one of the crew on board when this unfortunate steamer waf) lost A. H. Bromtge, master. M. StraLford, mate. E. G. Ra.mson, 2nd matCt T.Whittet.ca.rpcnter. JesseBrind.stew&rd. J.dbbons,cook. A. Ca.re, assistant-stew&rj; D. h.. t, i n I R.DeIano.AB. — F.WeIch.A.B. R.Hudson.A.B. ? J.Mechin,A.E. (T.Gunnarsson.A.B. C.SuHivan.A.B. Andrew Hubert, A.B. E. Kcndrick, 1st engineer. R. Derbyshire, 2nd engineer. E. E. Thomas, 3rd engineer. J.E)lis.donkeyman. P. Cunningham, tircman. J. Ga.rrpty, fireman. J. (Treer, fii-emin. E. J. Birgtand, nreman. J. ThomM, fireiniii. we are advised that J. Gibbons, F. Welch, .T. Mechin, G. Cunnarsson, and A. Hubert left the ship at Galveston and R. Del&no left the Copmo ..t Norfolk but we have not received the names of those tubttituted.

THE RECENT EXPLOSION AT NORTH RISCA. On Thursday week the inqutrv was resumed Eva.n Ev.ms, under-vipwer at the colliery, stid he thoroug'I)!y examined No. 1 district on the day before the explosion, and saw no semblance ofg&s. There WM plenty of ventilation. When he WM night overman it was his custom to fire each ahob acparatety, and he believed it was still the custom. He could not give an idea M to where the g?s came from which caused the explosion. rherc was no vacancy over t!)e timber near whera the shota were nred. In No. 1 district 58,000 cubic teot of an- per naihute were passing; in the Aast return 67,000, &nd in the No. 2 district 55,000. The ventilation WM suScient to keep the pitcleitr. He did not know of places where aecurnulation3 of gas could occur, but considered that the explosion was in No. 1 intake. He believed it was caused bv the shot firing. If a blower had occurred in the face ho did not think it would have been strong enough to back the wind. Shots -%v,%re 6red &t interval- of a week or a fortnight. The Musclcr lamps had been in use since the explosion in 1880. Mr. George W. WilkiMon, the manaer, ssnd ha wits in thepit on the Friday before the explosion,aad found everything in perfect safety, the ventilation beiBg perfect. He believed four shots were fired ?? ?"?' anornms', Md th&t caused the explo- BMa. Hia theorv ot the exphMdon ?a? th?t afaH purred, .ndthat ??qu?t???? hb.r?ed, which WM set on fire by'?ho??? pl-?t.ice of shot tiring would now be discontinued ?onw..on. of th. u?t c?ful m?he? know. ?'- ?- ?'°' ?? AMistant Inspector, said tiM Risca Colliery was worked bv two shafts, each ?3t yMds de"p, and 17 feet in diameter. On the dzy of the explosion he made an examination of the pit, and had frequently dona so since as the re- opening of the roadway progressed. From all the indicatlont of the direction the blaat had taken, it. appeared that the explosion muet have originated in the No. 1 intake, probably somewhere near the mouth of Pin-sons' heading. To the effects of oto or more of the shots nred the explosion must be attributed, a the only other li-;bœ in the pit at the time were the lamps curried by the four men who lost their lives, and which were all found near the bodiaa locked, and, to a.!l appear&one, perfect. In his opinion the concussion pro* duced by the blasting caused gas to exude from the surrounding strata and goafs into tha No. 1 intake, and that being rapidly brought to an cx- plosiva point by the ventilation ib nred at the fuM attached to one of the shotz. He had mada sever&t eraminatione of the colliery from tiiae To time, and had always found the ventilation good and the general condition of the pit satisfactory. He strongly recommended that shot-nring should be entirely discontinued for the future. Mr. T. H. WalM, Government ineppctor for South Wates, said he had made a carefutinsocctiou of such parts of the colliery as were likely m throw light upon the cause of tho exo!osion: and having heard the evidence, he regretted that ha had not arrived at any donnite C, al if) how the explosion occurred. It would be observed that there were two old heading, known a WrentBMrc s and Parsons', and that a." ecale 06 air was allowed to pass through thorn which, accord) ng to the different -witnessea, was ample to keep them free from gas). Some of t1,¡ vvtTieA,m had txammed these very headings and founu no trace of gM in either. Both M". Bain and himself examined them with the sama resuit. 8hi! it was possible that gas waa in one ot thoM headings, 4nd if aahot were nred within a short distance of each of them it was possible such gas might have reached the name of the dvnamito or fuse and caused the explosion. But both from his inspection and from the evidence he thought it exceedingly improbable that the explosion was caused in that way, the scalo of air passing up those two headings bemg, in his opinion, quita sufficient to keep them free from gns. Even if gaa !Md been lodged in either the quantity of air, stated to be upwards of 50,000ft. per minute, was sumcient to properly dilute the gas before it reached either points where shots were nred. He was. therefore, rather inclined to think that the ex' plosion waa caused in this way Hid believed that the two shots which were last fired produced a Ilreat concussion, which liberated the gas con- cealed in the pores of the coal, as well as the g in the old workings, if any lodged there. TliYi such gas was ignited by an open light or by some. other means, at the lamp cabin, where one man. was burnt, and other traces of burning were found. With a. view to prevent similar explo- sions ha strongly recommended that shot-firing or Masting by any oth«r expletive be strictly prohibited at all times. He surest.! that in future coal should only b" %vo-ked and ?0?0?????????? =??????? repairs being made the workings of a. fiery colliery such a3 this. .h?S?? ?? summed up..ad. after ? Xrd? .'?' ? ?? ?? ?e following ??7' ?? ? deceased, Cbail? Dixon? ?f? "? ??? McidentaIIy by the explosion oa ? t ? J?uary, cau<ed by ahot.iiring, and we are turther of opinion that the practice of shot- nnng ts Mghly dftngerous, and sioulid be discon- tinued in eo nerv a mine." This closed the inquiry. !Ä-

Mr. Gporg6 Keys. L'L.D.. of the Irish North-West ) Circuit, was on Tuesday appointed divisional police magistrate in Dublin, in the room of the late Dr. M. Blam. General Burnside's l?rge silver pnnch bow!, presented to him by h;s st?H' omcers, was ?old ia ? Providence the other day for $,425. Hi.') silver wa? widelv scattered, forks and spoons and lad!es being qold aepa.ra.tely to people who Wanted relics of the dead Senator. At the Rochester ponce-court on Tuesday John CI&xom was s<'ntenccd to six months' hard labour for sobbing h's wife with a chiseL On le,.ivin- the court he struck a.notdn?n, a. spectator in tha court.,a.nd for this offt-nce he w?s sentenced to & fur- ther term of one month's imprisonment. The Part8 correspondent of the pa,7?1 Jr states that M Lou.a Blanc on Tuesday WM too ;U to see tvon intimate friends John CoHma, in old man, wassenteneed to death I ? Dubhnon Tuesday for the murder of his wita t ? "??' ??'"S to the beh&viour of tha decked the couple h?d lived toother v?ry un. happily. and prisoner was, therefore, recommeaded to mercy. c?? ?CORATMN.—The Messrs. CottereH Brotnors, nf Clare-street, Bristol, have sent) ua oad of their pattera booka for 1882. We learn that ?h? ???? ?sue of those books is upwards o< 1? cotlection of patterns each yea.r ia the ?? ? ""?? exhaustive review of the whote oi! the aesij?ns produced by the p&pcr-ha.nging'! m?nu-? f.ttur,,rs of the nation long beforw they reach tha open 111arkèt. Consequently these books coat&m not Aniy the very t&test examples of dec<M-<ttiva art_ but display a grace and harmony of outline ?ad colouring that ca.o only be the result of loos experience and fm educated tastt. I