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Position of Parties. LIBERAL & CONSEKVA- NATIONAL- LABOUR. TIVE. 1ST. 314 271 | 82 Liberals. 274) Labour 40 L 396 Natioiu&sts 82 j CoMservatives 271 Total elected. 667 Still to be returned.. 3 A€r€rRE€rATE GAINS. Conservative 125 Liberal and Labour 20 Net Opposition gain of 105 Gotmtmg on a division 210 Converting the Ministerial majorityof 334 in the last Parliament into a Ministerial majority of 124 ANALYSES OF THE RETURNS, In the Ithethree seats remain- ing unfilled at the present election are allo- cated to the parties nominally holding them:— 1910 Election. 1906 Election. L- Lbr. N. C. L. Lbr. N. C. ,AZZD- (461 seats). London (62) 26 2 34 u 38 4 20 Boroughs (lfiS) 68 17 1 77.. 95 25 1 42 Dountim. (231) 94,14 -123 -4 156 15 60 VaniUm (5 — 5.. —— — 5 188 33 1 239 28944 1 127 WALES— (34 seats.) Boros. (12) lbo 1 — 1.. n 1 Dwmties (2*).. 17 4 i- 1 18 4 27 5 0 2 7. 29 5 0 0 fCOTJLAND— (72 Seats?. Burghs (32) 25 2 4 -25 2 6 Counties (39) 34 S 35 4 yazsitMs(Z).. — i 2 58 2 o nZsl õiï URBIAHD— (103 Horos (16) 11 4- J2 4 Counties (85) 1 69 15.- 3 70 12 Varsities (2)~ — — 2 1 0 a nil 3 0 82 18 4i N 273 35F9 51 83 151 In the won' 105 nnfairti In 1906 the Liberal and Labour fames wan ZZ9 newts Thete were 100 yl. between 1906 and the PfeBohi- iion, of winch 68 were contested and 32 un- contested, in which the OuuBervatwes gamed 12 icats, andat the Dissofaxtuothestate of pasttos fonow!$- Liberate. 365} Laboor 5sLa» Social* If502 Nationalists 85.) OoMimtwi. 188 168 Total. 6T0 X-jedby at Minfcill».. 334 w A. Stanro L 1537 •fife A. SignoN. JO 1262 THiiiiHi 255 liberal gata. B06 19DO BfrA. BJgnc*L.C 1*3 A. BtanoM „.C m* W. Tbcsn(M».L 1X6 T CHStMnMI. Vm. 96 U3 C. H. HwMBnrlck cu. JØM; W. C. Smith (O, M2 bm4. SS. CORK, WE8JF—8*3ST. •S-Qflhooiy JNT 2255 ])V. LN. 1382 MajotXju "m we cmmnge- 1893 1895-1900 ORtooty JC 3IS5 J. Oiftooly N •vPagoe —C 339 Tfeavpoaed > GOBS. CO., N—€$655. P., Gamey ~.IndJ*a* 2888 IWilwl Baary. Nat 17% JtajoriC¡y. 1090 Independent Nationalist Gain. IS, UM, M.-J, C. Ityna, N. onopposed. AGGREGATE OF VOTES. The totate-«f the aggregate votes on all the pedis yet declared are as follow :— liberal 787 • Laboor 502,718 Socialist 18*316 Wattunaftrt 123*478 3,500,199 OMenattn 3,095^16 40403 This result is obtained by counting the given to all at except in double-mem- ber constituencies where one of the pat lies is Rpcsented by Oldy one candidate, and there tbe- Tote on each side is taken.

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Question of Tactics. LEADING POINT^IN THE FRAY. Labour Party and the Peers. What shall ber-the, fi=t step in the coming conflict between tike Commons and the Peers continues to be matter, of earnest discussion. Sir Edward Baasell, the veteran Liverpool Liberal journalist ap»d t lays it down that Veto should come before Budget, if the Ministry is not to sacrifice their position. On the Labour side there is talk of making single Chamber Government the straight issue. It is expected that Mr Asquith will be back from Cannes, where he is taking a complete rest, on Sunday night or Monday morning. No meeting of the Cabinet is therefore possible till next week. Sir Edward Grey has been in daily attend- ance at the Foreign Office, and Tuesday after- noon received several Foreign Ambassadors. The Government and Opposition banquets which always precede the opening of Parlia- ment will be held on Saturday, February 19th. Apparently the original intention was to hold them on the eve of the opening of Parliament, on the 15th, and in one instance at least invita- tion were issued for the 14th. It is a practice at these banquets to indicate the lines of the speech from the Throne, but as it is extremely unlikely that the Council for the signing of the Speech will be held before the 18th or 19th, the arrangement to regard the ceremony of the 21st as the opening appears to be more con- venient. The :1 London Gazette" states that all Peeresses intending to be present at the open- ing of Parliament will have ptares reserved for them if announcement be made at the Lord Great Chamberlain's office. BUDGET AS WEAPON. Only Way to Defeat Lords' Veto. That veteran Liberal, Sir Edward Russell, has a stirring article in the Liverpool Post pointing out what he thinks is the clear course of action by the Ministers now Lbat the elections are over:— The Lords have forced the fight with', their eyes open. By the wisest among themselves they were told that they were putting the whole future of their House into the issne. They were in no doubt, either by their own friends or by Mr Asquith, as to what was at stake. Their answer was, Damn the consequences we wilL tight." The fight at the polls is over, and they have lost. There is a round majority of 120 against them. What is to happen ? The second campaign is at hand. The battle in the country is finished. The one in Parliament is about- to begin. Sir Edward is clear that the. question of veto must come before the Budget:— j The issue is now in the hands of Ministers themselves, and the country looks to them, to give effect to the verdict, of the vpters at the polls. How is this to be done,?. Obviously, by the passage of the, Bill that has been promised for the abolition of the power of, veto. This is the plainest way of redeeming the Ministerial pledge. To it all other matteru, Budget included, are secondary. If this be found impossible, and no alternative method be discovered, Ministers are pledged to, resign, and as honourable men ar^ bound to resign. What is meant by the power of the parse is the power of refusing Supplies until griev- ances are redressed; That is their weapon. To pass Qie Budget before settling matters with the Lordswould be to surrender the We&PO-n-the only weapon—by which the privileges of the Com- mons can be maintained arid -as soon as it was surrendered—that is to say, as soon as, the Budget was passed without the veto being dealt with—the fighting. power of the Government wodd be gone, and Ministers migblt, as well wbBtle jigs as ask for the abolition of the. veto. The new House ai Commons is entitled to formulate its own policy, adds Sir Edward. It has its qnarrel with the House of Lords to settle, and must choose its own plan of cam- paign. The urgency of the financial sitaation is a barrier against a demand for another and an immediate appeal to the country. It may not be an insuperable barrier, but it is one so secioas that even men who are rash enough to disregard consequences might well hesitate to ignore it. I The London correspondent of the Man- Chester Guardian says one very important clement is left out of most of the newspaper discussion of the tactics to be observed in dealing with the House of Lords. That ele- ment is the feeling of Liberal members. From what I have been hearing," he adds, I can say that some important members of the party have already decided that in the event of any weakening or postponement of the attack on the House of Lards' veto they would have to resign their seats. They have faced the fact which, most Liberal and Labour members would have to face later, if not now, that they stand so completely committed to the position ( Mr Asqmih took up at the Albert Hall in D«cember that they could not continue to represent their constituencies if a Liberal Government did again take. and hojaxgok-p without securing the. safeguards of which Mr Asqnith spoke to then. The nervous consideration of tactiw irrMn" largely from the desire to aroid having another election upon us in a very short time. This, so far from being prudent, is really short- sighted. If the Hoose of Lords question jg, merely to come on as a part of the Sesseps' work, there can be little. doubt ttaA we aball have a dissolution in June or July. By far the best chance of avoidinginch a thing is, to force the exsm at once, when a fresh election would be an absurdity, and when the nullatity has been used for nothing else." LABOUR PARTTARD THE LORDS. Single Chamber RequJHd. A member of the Labour party, with whom the PattMunentary cocMspomdent ofthe York- shire Post" discussed the question of the Government's probable course in relation to the House of Lords, observed, We are all single Chamber men. The Government cannot afford to ignore us now, and our mandate ex- tends beyond arty mere curtailment or limitation at the veto of the Peers, even as far as aboli- tion." The Newport-conference, he said, would discover the Labour party in no mood for compromise or delay. They vigorously pro- tested against the suggestion made m.,wpme quartefs.that and humble obedience; of the party could be obtained by offering Mr Ramsay Macdonald, or another of the leaders, an important office of profit under the Crown, Mr Rarasay MacdonalWa Views. In an interview on Tuesday with a Press tewawasfeatree, Mr J- Bamsay Macdonald, M.P.. said that anybody who assumed that the Labour party would simply be content with anything that the Government might propose with regard to the" House of Lords, would find himself very much mistaken. There was no doubt also that drastic measures most be taken to deal with unemployment. Nothing more striking emerged from the election than the way in which the Conservatives and Tariff Reformers had exploited unemployment, and, if for no other reason than their party interests, the Liberals must deal with the subject. It was further absolutely essential that somebody sympathetic with a drastic unemployment programme should go to the Board of Trade. As to the suggestion of a coalition Liberal and /Labour Ministry, he did not think it would suit either party.

CABINET CHANGES, In connection with the reconstruction of the Cabinet, consequent on Mr Gladstone's ap- pointment to South Africa, it is now generally befieved that the following Cabinet changes will take place Mr Barrell to take the place of Mr Herbert Gladstone at the Home Office. Mr Churchlfl to become Chief Secretary for Ireland. Mr Burns to be to the Board of Trade. Mr Herbert Samuel to become President of the Local Government Booed. Other promotions will, it is understood, in- v*olve the advance of Mr Hobhouse to Cabinet rank. As there maybe some. other changes in the Cabmet and there are some minor offices to be filled it is evident Mr Asquith will meet Parlia- ment,witb a largely-remodelled A tion. No official announcement is expected until after the Prime Minister's return from the Con- tinent. As to the impending changes, iil ihê expected event of Mr Burns being transferred from the Local Government Board, it is con- sidered probable that he will be succeeded in that post by My Sydney Buxton,who, it wiH be generally admitted, has earned promotion to higher Cabinet rank by reason of his successful administrative work in the Post Office. Mr Herbert Samuel may resign the Cbax>-> cellorship of the Dochrof to become- Postmaster-General, or the latter office may bo filled by Mr Hobhouse(now FmancaslSecretaiy to the Treasury), with a seat in tiie Cabinet. < OFFICE FOR SIR IVOR HERBERT. It has htitt it must be taken with some reserve (says tfee-London correspon- dent of the Glasgow Heridd "Y--that "Sir Ivor Herbert, the member for South Mon- mouthshire, will-be appointed Under-Secretary for the Colonies, in succession to Colonel Seely, who was defeated in tfce Abercromby Division of Liverpool. RE-ELECTON OF THE SPEAKER The re-election of-the-Opealmv- at the meet- ing of Parliament on February 15fcfcr-will pro- bably be moved by Mr Burt and seconded by Mr Stuart Wortiey. Mr Bmmott will be re- appointed Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees, and the post of Deputy Chair- man, vacated by the retirement of Mr Cal dwel 1, may very likely be offered to Mr Ellis. Commons' Seating Problem. One of the minor topics sure to be raised early in the new House of Commons will be the inadequacy of the seating arrangements in the debating -Chamber, the difficulty which has long been felt being accentuated by the peculiar distribution of, parmes.The 274 'or 275 Liberals on the Ministerial benches will have little to complain of, but to the Speaker's left an equal amount of accommodation will be sup- posed to serve 395 or 396 members, as it is quite certain that neither the Nationalist nor the Labour party will con- sent to give up their customary places on the Opposition side of the House. The keen com- petition for places in the early part of the Session while the excitement is intense, will doubtless revive interest in the old proposals for giving every member of the House a seat and in the plans which have long been in possession of the FimtiComrnissioner of Works for enlarging the chamber by taking in the division lobbies on either side. GLOUCESTER AND MR RUSSELL REA. At a meeting of the Gloucester Liberal Six Hundred on Monday evening, it was unani- mously decided to request the Right Hon. Russell Rea, who was defeated at the General Election, to again be the Liberal party candi- date. Mr Rea is head of a, shipping firm carry- ing on business-at Liverpool, London, Cardiff, and Southampton, and gained, Gloucester for his party at the 1900.election. V ■

FORTY LABOUR MEMBERS. With the return of r Hancock for Mid- Derbyshire on Stonday, the Labour party ob- tained forty, representatives m theew, ment as compared with 33 at the close of ;la.st Session. This, increase is due to the inclusion for the first time of 12, miners' repres who sat as Liberals;, in the last Parliament. Otherwise there would have beep a decline,qf five in the membership of the party. This result is attributed to ppeuliar circumstances of..the election, especially in those corisittaencies ip which three contests took place. The officials, of the party, are now busily engaged arranging for a special, conference of aU organisations affiliated, with the Pjarliamw- tary Committee pf the'Trades Union Congress,! the General fFederation of Trade Unions, and the Labour party, to be held next Tuesday at Newport, to consider the position creaf--aby. the decision, of the House of Lords in the Osborne case^—a question which is regarded as of the most urgent importance in view of the uncertainties of the political situation. The usual meeting-ofthe P-fia-entary party to elect chairman and officers wfll be held at the House of Commons during the week after next. SUFFRAGETTES' TAPTIGS; The change from the party pointjpf view in the complexion of, the new House of Commons has made it necessary for the more active suffragettes to reconsider the question of tactics. The Women's Freedom League- have approached the leaders of the Irish and Labour parties and asked for their.support. Mr John Redmond, the Irish leader, is said to be an avowed opponent of the movement, but he has stated his readiness to act in accordance with the views of the majority of the Irish party. Amongst the rank and file of the Irish mem- bers the feeling is divided on the question. The attitude of the Labour party is generally sym- pathetic. The appeal to leaders, speaking of these two parties, is to be followed by a request for a deputation of women. Mrs Despard and Mrs Billington-Greig are to open a campaign in Ireland with the object of bring- ing local pressure to bear on the Nationalist members. The Women's Social and Political Union are considering the advisability of organising a demonstration for the opening of Parliament. STRANGE VOTE STORl The "Dublin Evening Telegraph" pub- lishes a letter, signed Charles F. C. Beresfprd, Colonel (retired), which it stated was forwarded by, that gentleman to the Lord Mayor of Dublin, together with a £ 5 Bank of England note and a 10s postal order, which, Colonel Beresford says, he received from a House of Lords address with a sheet of paper, on which was written, "Please vote in South Dublin Division on Friday next, the 28th inst." The Colonel, in forwarding the note and postal order to the Lord Mayor, requests that they may be used for the benefit of the poor of Dublin. "TOOK THEM IN PAWN." The Orkneys hftve the last word in the Genecal Eleetiorn and they contain the least British population of any-constttuency-not excepting even Whitecbapel. They are not Scottish for Scotland took them in pawn for the payment by the King of Denmark of his daughter Margaret's dowry to James III. That was in 1468. The money was never paid. So Scotland kept the Wands and sent a King to England, and that is why Mr Whson has a tiine limit for getting back to represent a Scandinavian constituency in an Angk>-Celtic- Hebrtdc PsrSmteat—" Chronicle." 't H PUNCH" ON THE SITUATION. Punch neatly hits off the political situa- tion with the following quip :— The Irony of Circumstance—Mr Redmond (seated in glorious state at Westminster): Well, if I can't rule in Dublin I can here I"

Salaries of M.,P.. NEW BILL TO BE INTRODUCED. 'I Labour Depatatioiv to Premier. The Johit. Labour Board, the of ,C6;J4 Genetal Iteration of Trade Uhioite. ^^j^ojag party, t £ e "PfSKe MMSerw) i^ecfetVe eaifly ra €he Se^iott a urging an M, in the law as fedd down by the House of Lords in ttir Os- borne case so as' to'enable Trade tJni contribute towards the expense of Parliamen- tary representation. The Labotir party will iniaxjdade a Bill with this-object at the first possible moment,, and it is claimed that more than half the members of the new House pledged themselves before their election to support such a measure. f

WOMEN MONEYLENDERS. interest at 1,000 per Cent. At Carnarvon Elizabeth A. Edwards, Elisa- beth Jones, and Elizabeth J. ^aainey were sum- moned at the instance of the Director of Public Prosecutions for 'offences under the. Money Lenders Act. Mr J. R. Jenkins, who prosecuted, stated in the case of Edwards that she.hadl&eeu in the habit of lending to poor people in the town sums of money varying from 2s 6d to lOs and charging interest at the rate of 1,000 per cent, per annum. Generally,the sums would be lent at the beginning of the "week, interest would J>e deducted, and repayment" onld be made at the end of the week. In other cases the-defendant would lend articles of clothing, which the txwrrowers would take to the pawnbrokers, and pay both, the pawnbroker's interest and a sum of money to the defendant. The defendant, who said that she had only just returned from her husband's funeral, de- nied that, she had ever made a business of lending mbpsey. She earned her livelihood by ing fish, and her husband had been an invalid for two years, so that all her income only amounted "fo 12s a week- She had fre- quently, out of sheer kindness, lent money and clothing to her neighbours, and they occa- sionally gafve her a trifle in return. Once she lent her wedding ring. Her experience had been a bitter one, and proved ruinous to her. The Bench held that the case was proved, but it being the first of the kind heard m that court they had no desire to deal too severely with the defendant.' They imposed a fine of 10B and payment of. the court f aes. The two ether defendants v*ere also fined IQs eadh,,

SECRET &ERVICE PLOT. e St. Petersburg, January 29.—The Retch •Bounces that Colonel Marchenfco, the Rus- sian Military Attache in Vienna, will be trans- ferred to Constantinople in consequence of delicate incidents winch have occurred in thett Austrian capital. The paper says that it is in a position to /▼ouch for the accuracy of the following state- ment :-Some time ago an elderly Austrian gentleman called upon Cohmel Marofamko and told him that he had in his possession the secret plans of many of the fortifications on the Anstro-Russian frontier, and that these plans I were of the greatest importance to Russia. He said that he was in need of Money and was pre- pared to show the plans to Colonel Marcbenko provided the latter would meet him at a rendezvous which he mentioned; ■ Colonel Marchenko, however, rejected the proposal. According to the Retch the stranger proves to haVe been an agent of the Austrian Secret Service, who was striving to compromise, Colonel Marcbenko in order to turn the affair intd pohtical ends.-Rent".

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HOW IRELAND VOTED. Rise of the Independents INTERESTING RETUrtN., Th? results of the last two county election* in Ireland were made known on Tuesday, and show further gains fop the Independent Nationalists at the expanse .of the followers of Mr John Redmond. The constituencies m question were West Cock and North Cork, and the majorities for' the P 'Brienite candidates were 773 and 1,090 respectively. Messrs William O'Brien .and T. M. Healy and their associates thus have secured 11 seats, and the representation of Ireland is as follows .\—- Official Nationalist TO Independent Nationafesfc n Liberals 1.. Conservative. a. Total 103 Four years ago Ireland was represented by ,83 Nationalists, 18 Conse and two Liberals. There is one more member of the official Nationalist party (MrT. P. O'Connor) wb-a sits for a seat in England, namely the Scotland Division of Liverpool. Mr Redmond Barry, K.C., the Irish Attornev-General, is the single Liberal member for Ireland. His con- stituency is .North Tyrone, where be repeited a strong Tory, attacks The. Conservatives won two seats from the Liberal (North Antrim and South Tyrone), and. one from the Nationalists (Mid-Tyrone), and held their own in those they previously, represented. The 11 seats secured by the Independent Nationalists are :— Cork City (one of the two seats). Cork Gounfcy^N ortb, West, North-Bast, Midand South-East.. Kerry (Bast).. Louth (North). Mayo (South). Monaghan (South), and Westmeath (Nortb). The Independents, also ran a, candidate against the Redmonjiite in Mid-Tyrone ifdjere there was a "unionist in the field as well, and the latter proved successful owing to the split in the Nationalist forces. They fought. Mr Redmond'sparty in five other inattancea, namely, Kerry North, Limerick City, Limerick East, Jilayo North, and Waterford West. Thus the Independents contested altogether 17 .o.L-l owes. Mr O'Brjfen has himself been returned for Cork City and the North-Eastern Division of Cork Cotufty, so that when the hon. member fisêttlèdthè constituency for which he will sit, there will be a bye-election, and probably another struggle between the two sections. Of the 103 constituencies in Ireland 65 were not polled, 59 Nationalists being returned un- opposed for constituencies with a total elector- ate of 345,629, and six Conservatives having the like good fortune in const ituencies with a total electorate of 79,695. How L4ster Voted. Of 19 contested seats in Ulster, 10 were won by Conservatives, 8 by Nationalists, and one by a Liberal, the total vote being 120.192, out of an electorate of 134,746, including 59,548 cast for Conservative candidates, 28,764 for Nationalists, 20,522 for Liberals, 3,951 for Labour, 3,855 for Independent Nationalists and 3,552 for an Independent Conservative. In the Rest of Ireland. The 19 seats contested in the rest of Ireland provided 18 seats for Nationalists and one for a Conservative, thanks to the three-cornered con- test mentioned above. Here 99,347 votes were cast out of a possible 147,203, Nationalists claiming, ,.v.o. Independent Nationalists 39,556, and Conservatives 9,332. Throughout Ireland, therefore, the poll has been 199,539 out of an electorate of. 9, or nearly 71 per cent. These Votes were cast amongst Nationalists and Conservatives as follows Nationalists 79^223 Independent ists. 43,411 Slafariiy., „ 35,512 Total Nationalist "Vote. 122.634 Total ConsfTjvatrve Vote 68,880 Majority. „ „. 53,754 Hibftmian Tory and Liberai. Straight Sghts between Conservatives and Liberals provided six Conservative victories out of a; possible seven, the votes cast by an. electorate of 50^529 being :— Conservative .< Liberal 20,522 4.,882 Similar contests betiwetai Conservatives and Nationalists in eleven constituencies provided the Nationalists with ten seats. The votes in this case on ail electorate of 7*6,652 wem Nationalist. 38^039 Conservative ». 28^54 90M Straight Fights of Nationalists. ,In the 17 fights between the two branches of tfaje Nationalist party (exdttding the three cornered contest which saw the Ccmservative slip in) Independent Nationalists claimed a dozen seats, the poll on an electorate of 125,806 being :— .-In.odent'N¡"d. 42JW Natiooalls^w u- v.— 38^4; •'= 4,053

Claim for-Land Resisted. WELSH ARCHÆOlOQfSTS ALEIlT. J Llarvelwedd Small HokTrags Inquiry. A. spanu holdings inquiry wa^ held at Builth W<dls on TSiesda^. It was of special interest owing to the intervention of the Royal Oom- mission on Ancient Monuments in Wales, the OocBEmtssion being represented bj Sir B. Vincent Evans, vftito was accompanied by Sir Francis Bdwards. Bart., and Mr Edward OVen, the secretary. The inquiry was conducted by Mr John Owen, Assistant Commisskmer for Small Holdings, and it related to the Breconshire Cbttnty CounciTs order for the compulsory hi^e, under Section 39 of the Small Holdings imd-Aalotments Act, 1908, of a plot of land in the parish of Ltanelweda, near Bnilth Wells. Sir Vincent Evans stated that under Section 41 of the Small H'oldings Act, no land of archaeological interest could be' touched. He knew very little of Uanelwedd Rocks till that day, but he had been conducted over the ground by the Rev. D. Edmohdes Owen. an archaeologist of repute, and the remains were such as to constrain all 'Buflth to take the greatest interest in preserving. Sir Vincent said they had examined the strip of land required for two allotments, and found the County Council most willing to meet them. He was pleased to state the line would be so drawn as to leave all the Royal Commissioners were in- terested in perfectly intact. The Commissioner conducting the inquiry confirmed the undertaking. Mr W. G. Price, on behalf of the owner, sub- mitted objections, and called Mr Lant, who said that he had entered into an agreement for quean rights over the land. Mr Howell Powell, for the County Small Holdings Committee, said every possible means had been adopted to secure suitable land. As there had been repeated refusals, the authority was compelled to take the present course. Evidence was also taken with regard to Berilanber, Llataynis, as to which the Cotmeil had submitted a further order for compulsory hire of 48 acres for small holdings. The Commissioner will report in due course. —

Perished in the &now. BLAENAVON MOUNTAIN TRAGEM. A sad story comes from Blaenavon, where on Wednesday, on the bleak mountain, the police found the dead body of Mrs Mary Jane Probert. She had been missing since Saturday morning, when she set out from her home in North-street, Blaenavon, with the intention of catching the early morning train to Abertillery, where her husband is at work. The morning was wild and cold, snow was falling heavily, and a strong wind added to pedestrian discomfort. It is supposed that Mrs Probert missed the train, and then commenced to walk over the mountain. Nothing further was heard of her, although diligent in- quiries were made both by her husband at Abertillery and friends at Blaenavon. The police were notified yesterday morning, and a search of the mountain by Sergeant Schott (Abertillery) and P.C.'s Reid and Hawkins, (Blaenavo ) resulted in the body being dis- covered about 300 yards off the road, and bearing towards Messrs Vipond's Top Pits. WLD IN RUSSIA. St. Petersburg, W-Inesday.in remarkable contrast to the news received from England, the weather in St. Petersburg and in European Russia generally is of an exceptionally mild character. To-day, for instance, the ther- mometer stands at 57 degrees Fahrenheit in the capital, and snow on the roads is almost reduced to slush. Hitherto' there have been only one or two very brief spells of Russian cold in St. Petersburg this season Renter.

NEW ATLANTIC SERVICE. Southampton, Liverpool, Avonmouth, and Glasgow are each anxious to become the British port of the new steamship line to Canada which the Canadian Northern Railway will inaugurate in the spring. Directors of the company are now on their way to this country to consider the terms offered by the authorities of the four ports. In two or three weeks a decision may be arrived at.. The two 21-knot turbine liners, Heliopolis and Cairo, each of 12,000 tons, formerly owned by the Egyptian Mail Steamship Company, were purchased re- cently by the railway company for the new ser- vice. Two other new vessels of slightly lesser tonnage have also been acquired.

ASSIZE TOWN. The Passing of Monmouth REPORTED RESOLVE OF JUDGES The Claims of Newport. Alderman P. W. Raffan, M.P. for the Leigh Division of Lancashire, and chairman of the Monmouthshire County Council, was warmly congratulated on Wednesday, at a meeting of the County CounciLheid at.Newport,on his suc- cessful candidature at Leigh. The vice-chair- man (Alderman W. Edwards) said their chair- man had won has seat in record time. Sir Henry Mather-Jackson, Bart., and Viscount Tredegar joined in the tribute, the latter re- marking that the honour conferred upon Alderman Rafian was an honour conferred upon the Council. (Hear, hear-) Discussion took-place on the proposed're- moval of the Assises from Monmouth to New- ■ port. Sir Henry Mather-Jackson said he had received information which led hitn to be-satis- fled that it was the .intention of the Judges not to take any more civil business at Mompouth, and, in the event of no court being provided at Newport, it might be that the civil business would be taken at some other place outside the county. He did. not think he was giving away secitets when fce said that be believed the Lord Chancellor's views on the question wtere 'very similar to those of H.M. Judges. The matter was one of urgent public importance, and the best course to adopt, he thought, was to an- point a committee of the County Council to confer with the county borough of Newport, so that alter going fully into the matter they might give their support to any application, by the county borough of Newport for, the re- moval of the Assizes from Monmouth to New- port. Newport was the first stopping place.for fast trains fronl London, and it was only natural, perhaps, that Judges and members of the Bar should desire a change, and were in favour of the Assizes being held at Newport. Sir Henry moved that a committee of thq Council be appointed to confer with the county borough of Newport. This was seconded by Alderman, Thoiiaas. Is it Worth the Expense P Alderman S. N. Jones said the most import- ant question was "lathe convenience such that it is necessary and advisable to go to the expense of providing an Assize Court at New- port ?" He would oppose the expenditure of one single penny of the county rate, which was going up by leaps and bounds, upon an Assize Court for Newport. The Hon. J. M. Rollit said he felt bound to oppose the proposition, representing as he did a town which would be greatly affected by the removal of the Assizes. It was a very easy thing to say that Newport was the centre of the population, but their chief concern should be the best interests of the county as a whole. Mr T. Parry said it was certain that the Assizes would not remain at Monmouth. The only question was whether they should remain in the county or not. They should approach the Lord Chancellor, and ascertain whether, if Assise Courts were built at Newport, the Assizes would be held there. Alderman Hughes, Monmouth, questioned whether it was true that all the Judges were in favour of removing the Assizes. j The resolution was carried by 31 votes to 14. t County Rate Basis. The Clerk presented totals of the gross esti- mated rental, rateable and assessable values, etc., included in the valuation lists in force in the several parisbes within the unions of the county, together with a revised basis of county rate, which the committee recommended should be adopted. The present ratable value of the county is £ 1,539,417, aad the assessable value £ 1,242*827. As proposed to be altered, the ratable value wfll be LlM7,386, and the assessable value £ 1,260^94, subject to any alterations that may be made on appeal, showing an increase of E17,968 and £ 1&,067 respectively. A rate of a penny in the pound will produce an increased amoont of 975 5o 7d on the assessable value. The following is a summary of the totals :— utitem., GIóss Ratable Assessable Rate Estimated Vahte. Value. at One Rental. Penny. Abergavenny. 178,698 148,274 130.664 544 Bedwe)IU- 1,093,874 408,959 406.353 1,693 Cbepetow 121,462.. 94,456.. 82,600 344 CrfcXboweiL 17,070 12,539 12,190 50 Dow 9,459 7,584.. 5,721.. 23 Nomnkouth. 83,455 71,543 55,522.. 231 Newport. 484,816 362,169 329,137 1,374 Pontypoel. 318,021 251,259 238,007 991 2,305,857..1,357,385..1,260,«94 5,253 New Bridges. Alderman G. R. Harries, Nantygio, reported that it had been agreed to erect a new joint bridge over the river at Bedwas, Monmouth- shire to pay 5 per cent. of the cost. On Friday they would open tenders for the «rection of a new bridge jit Bumnay. Alderman William Thomas, Aberbeeg, urged that thIe County Council should not petition against, the Abertillery and District Water Board Bill, Eventually the question was re- ferred to the pOommittee for reeonsidera&ioi^ 1'

'¡:'I' "( "'>" ;'>' f. Refused to Discharge Them. JUDGE AND WELSH JURY. ,Pembrokeshire Right of Way Case At Pembroke Assizes late on Tuesday evening, after four days' hearing, a special jury who had been engaged with Lord Ooderiklge in hearing a right of way action, gave their verdict in the action be- tween Francis Robins Barham, John Edwards, Martha John (widow), and Daniel Thomas, plaintiffs, and Mrs Jessie Griffiths,, defendant. Tbe plaintiff, Captain Barham, is the owner of certain farms and lands known as Lanfare- nanty-gon and Fronrhydd as well as other pro- perties situated in the parishes of Llantair- nanty-gof and Letterston. The plaintiff, John Edwards, is the tenant occupier of the farm of IJanfair-nanty-gof, and the plaintiff, Martha John, was until 29th September, 1908, and the plaintiff Daniel Thomas has since been tenant and occupier of Fronrhydd farm. The plaintiffs claimed to be entitled to a right of way for themselves and their servants over certain roads at Llanstinan belonging to Mrs Griffiths for the purpose of access to and from their farms and to the public highway leading from Fishguard to Letterston and the public high- I way, leading from Scleddy to Treewn respec- tively. They alleged that the defendant on or about 15th October, 1907, wrongly obstructed the road by placing trees across it aDd had maintained that obstruction ever since. Mr Abel Thomas, K.C., M.P.. and Mr Vflliers Meager (instructed by Mr "V. Johns) am>eared for the plaintiffs, and Mr T. Sankev, K.C., and Mr M. Samson (instructed by Messrs Baton Evans and Williams, Haverfordwest), for the defendant. After retiring for over two hours the jury intimated that they were unable to agree. Lord Coleridge, however, refused to discharge them, and after reconsidering the matter for another half-hour they gave a verdict for the plain- tifts. Judgment was entered accordingly with costs.

AUTHORS AND DRAMATISTS Give Evidence in Partnership Dispute. In cery Division on Wedneedaythe executors of the late Mr Addison Bright claimed for accounts of partnership between deceased and Mr Arthur Frederick Hardy, the latter making a counter-claim for reeission of the partnership by reason of alleged misrepresen- tation of his deceased partner. Mr Bright and Mr Hardy formerly carried on a dramatic authors' agency, making contracts with thea- trical 'managers and collecting royalties, the business having been carried on prior to the partnership by Mr Bright alone. Certain authors, including Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Mr J. M. Barrie, Mr Stephen Phillips, and Mr E. W. Hornung, were excepted by Mr Bright from the partnership. Mr Terrell, K.C., M.P., said when Mr Bright's affairs were investigated after his sudden d'eath in 1906, it was found he had retained about 928,000 from the accounts of his clients. Claims had been made by the gentlemen defrauded against the estate of deceased and had been satisfied. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, giving evidence, said be had claimed E9,000 owing to him by Mr Bright in respect of the performance of his plays in America, and had received from the executors OOO: _L L Mr J. M. Barrie said tne amount uue 10 mm — £ 16,000—had been paid, and Mr Hornung said he had been paid £ 650 cm a claim respect- ing the performance of Raffles in America. After hearing other evidence, in that of defendant, Mr Justice Warrington held the counter-claim must fail, as misrepresentation had not been proved. Mr Bright's misconduct was not known ,during his life either by his clients or by defendant, and in no way affected the partnership. Plaintiffs were entitled to the accounts asked for, but defendant was not liable to render any accounts in reference to the business done for clients excepted under the partnembip.

BLOUSES AND MILLINERY. All the new blouses of ninon to match our cow and skirt suits have the Puritan collar, and this generally finished by a cravat bow with long ends of taffetas or satin, and some- times of the same lace which forms, the collar. I might quote a pretty girl in a mole-grey suit, who, when she threw off her coat, reveated just such a dainty blouse of ninon to match, with a Puritan collar and a cravat bow of Valen- ciennes insertion, both the collar and cravat being outlined with a piping of black satin, this note echoing the wearer's very large hat of black velvet, on which there was no trimming save a flat motif of black braiding on the right side of the crowty—" The Gentlewoman."

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IN THE POLICE COURT CARDIFF WIFE'S MAINTENANCE. Magistrates Red 'ttee an Order. In a case heard before Mr J. Howard and Mr F. H. Jotham at Cardiff on Wednesday, W. Lyons, iron ore foreman, Kingsland-road, sought to vary an order of 10s per week made in 1904, when he obtained a separation order on the ground of his vrifebeing an tyabitual drunkard. I Mr George Dasvid, for the.applicant, atoned that it would be a moral benefit to the wife to reduce her allowance as well as a material benefit to the husband, whose position was not 90 good as when the order was made. Then he was in receipt of a wage of E2 10s per week now his wages were only 35s per week. The wife periodically went into Penyian Convent, where her maintenance cost 5s per week. The other 5e were accumulated for her and given to her when she left. It soon disappeared, and she had to return to the convent and be kept under control for a period. Mr Sydney Jenkins, for the wife, urged that the only circumstance the Bench were entitled to take into consideration was the means of the husband. The husband denied Mr Jenkins' suggestion that he was cohabiting with a woman:—The order was reduced to 7s 6d per week. ADVENTUROUS CARDIFF YOUTHS. Benjamin Kane <17), Ernest Torrington (15h Thomas Green (16), and Joseph Darke (15), four Cardiff boys,were charged before,Mr T. H. Stephens and Alderman Renwick on Wednes- day with attempting to travel on the Great Western Railway without the payment of the fare. A ticket collector found the boys under the seat «( a cacrtage -ozt the Car- diff to London mail train on Tuesday. He something sticking out and caught one rifithe boys by the trOiUsers. He then found the others. When questioned, they said," We are tired of Cardiff, and want to go to London." Torrington said, I could not get under the seat, or you woold not have found me." Inspector Bingham said Torrington and Greeh were good boys until they met the other two. Kaoe and Darke were fined 5s, or seven days each, Torrington and Green being cautioned. OUT-OF-WORK'S DESPAIR. Deeply agitated and with a worried look, Albert Jones, single man, of Charles-street, Bloenctydach. stood in the dock at Pontypridd charged with attempted suicide. De- fendant was found by Mr Danix at Tonypandy with his throat Weeding and a large pocket knife in his hand. To Sergeant Evans defen- dant said he was sorry. He had been sent for butter and milk, and had used the money to buy the knife. A friend intimated that being out of work for 16 months had worried the defendant, who was remanded in custody for a week. "RHEUMATIO GOUT." Maud Corcoran, a Newport woman, who ap- peared at the local court with a black eye, was requested by the clerk to explain what ber complaint against Wm. Jenkins, of New Vine-place, was, She replied, Rheumatic gout," but was told to explain the nature of the alleged, assaagt, and stated that, the, defen- dant had struck her in the eye. The case was adjourned to enable a person, who is stated to have seen the assault, to attend. TIRED OF BEING ON THE ROAD. When two well-built men, George Smith and Jack Day, no fixed abode, were brought up at Monmouth on Wednesday, charged with steal- ing an overcoat from the shop of Ald. W. Hughes, in Priory-street, they asked to be sent to the Assizes. The Clerk What is your object in wanting to go to the Assizes in a case like this ? Smith I am sick and tired of being on the road. Smith's companion, Day, was said to have stated to a police officer, I am better off in- side than out. I have just come out from doing nine months for housebreaking at Gloucester." Both prisoners were then formally committed to the Assizes. AN ELOPEMENT SEQUEL The elopement of a wife was the ground for an application for a warrant, by the husband at Pontypridd Court on Wednesday.' The parties reside locally, and the wife was alleged to have taken a waieh, woman's apparel, etc. The Stipendiary (Mr Llenfer Thomas): There might be a dispute about the woman's clothing. She migiif claim it as her own. The Applicant: She can't. I bought it before we veere married. The Stipendiary: Do you know whether the man did anything T—He carried the box to the station. i Mr T. P. Jenkins; Was he the -lodger No, he is a married. man living in the same street. The Stipendiary advised the applicant that a summons would be better than a warrant. A warrant I want," he repeated, as he left the witness box meditating, and promising to think the matter over. SWANSEA PATERNITY CASES. The Swansea County magistrates sat until late on Wednesday to hear two paternity sum- monses. In the one case John Jones, cycle dealer laanegy, married mac, was summoned by Elizabeth Dwvies, domestic servant. The child was born on December 13th. Defendant was a cousin of the complainant. Her allega- tion was that defendant entered her bedroom. The case was dismissed for want of corrobora- tive evidence. In the other case Mary Elizabeth Da vies, Pantiasse, summoned Trevelyan Jenkins, Mor- riston. Mr T. Harris appeared for the appli- cant, and Mr Ludford, IJanelly, for defendant. Complainant stated that she had lived with her aunt, and defendant was her cousin. When told of her condition defendant wanted her to go away. An order for 3s 6d per week was made with expenses and costs. ABERGAVENNY CASE DISMISSED. A case of cruelty to a horse by working it in an unfit state was heard at Abergavenny, in which the Superintendent of Police and the Chief Constable of Monmouthshire were in conflict with Inspector Eased own, of the &SX.C.A. Defendant was Thomas Jones, an Abergavenny farmer. The inspector said that on January 21st he saw the animal was suffering from swollen hooks, and was lame on all four legs. It was old and worn out. Defendant had on previous occasions told him he intended having the animal destroyed. The Superintendent of Police and the Chief Constable said they saw the horse on the same day, and had a conversation with the inspector.. The case was not one ih which they considered there had been cruelty; and they would not have taken proceedings. The Chairman (Mr llomfray), in discharging the defendant, said the Bench thought the inspector should have exercised greater care, and given the Court the benefit of a veterinary surgeon. The Society would have to pay the defendant's costs.

THE OPEN COUNCIL Italy.— Sir S. T. Evans WM created a K.C, in I9G0U Auctioneer (A.B.C.).—Send him a demand for tits estimated value of the goods, and if be does not pay in three days instruct a solicitor to put him In tha j County Court. House (Cymro Bach).—He should give the tenant notice to quit. If he refuses to go when tile notttX is up he can get an ejectment order. Ok k (Notice).-Under the circumstances we thfnlr a month's notice on either side would be in order. Allowance (D.S.T.).—The allowance may be anything from 7s 6d to 15s. You should claim the hlgbef amount, and yon will probably get 108 6d.

Women Thieves. I j REMARKABLE AUDACITY. STRONG STATEMENT BY COUNSEL Some interesting remarks in respect to tbettt perpetrated by women at Selfridees was made on Wednesday at London Sessions, when Loilie Chapman (33), cook, was charged with stealing two blooaes and other articles, the property of Meases Selsfcridge, Limited. Mr Forrest Fulton, prosecuting for SPl said the firm had suffered considerably f depredations of women, who had stolen from their premises. The women had belonged to distinct classes. At one time Jbhe firm had great number of women there who were pro* fessional thieves known to the police. Thazrika to the prosecutions they had undertaken Messrs Selfridge had almost eliminated that class of womma, and had not certainly been troubled by them, for ,»ix nben*iw., "Bqt the other elakqs of woman, like prisoner, had not been previously convicted and was not in want at all. if He regretted to say that the result of the prosecutions had not been to diminish the number of offences at all, and Selfridges had reason to believe that during the last few months the offences had been on the increase. Women of the class he had described had shown greater audacity than professional thieves. Referring to the case of prisoner, M* Fulton said the police upon visiting the bows of her uncle, in Woodstock-street, with whom she lived, found V,100 worth of fine linegi nudaro clothing. All marks of firms or makers had been removed, and Selfridges had been able to satisfy themselves that the goods did not belong to them. In a box at the same house the polica found a beautiful lace scarf, and a bangle valued at f55 which Jiad belonged to Mm Ibbot- son, of Washington House, Sloane-aquare, in whose employ prisoner was formerly as a cook. Prisoner, who was dressed in deep black, I wept bitterly, and in attempting to address the judge she broke down. Mr Wallace, in sentencing her to four monflN t in the second division, said he could not look over the thefts. Another Charge., | Harriett Jarvis (50), who was said to be the wife of a watchmaker, of PortobeDo-road, Kensington, was sentenced to two months' fm. prisonment at London Sessions yesterday for stealing a camisole and a robe, from MessW Selfridge's, Limited. Jarvis was stated to possess a high character and to be in delicdt* health.v j

There were three cases of breaking and enteR* [ ing in Newport on Tuesday night, Meant Southall's printing establish ment. in Dock-street* the Kardomah Restaurant, Commercial-streets* { and Messrs Morris, upholsterers, B all being entered by the back of the premises* The only case of anything being missed was at the Kardomah Restaurant, where 3s 6d in loose cash was taken. -=——————————

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