South Wales Daily News

A. THIRTEEN YEARS' "CONVICT'S" SIMPLE STORY. TO THE KDITOK. SIR,—Wh9n I wrote my letter of Thursday last, I did not for one moment suppose that I should be exempt from the malevolent attacks an i slanders of the Western Mail, which have bn levelled alike at the proprietors of this journal, the managing printer, and tho men who are employed here. Iu this anticipation I have not been mistaken, for in the Mail of to-day I read another of E. H. Crafter's brilliant (?) effu- sions, in which appeared the following :—" I have to state that Mr Hall himself was at one time so dissatisfied with his position on the South Wales Daily New, office under Wheeler that he twice applied to me for a position on the Western Mail." The above extract is a lie, a clumsily concocted 8tory. for which there ia no foundation, and no one knows this better than Crafter himself. During the time.I have been employed at this office I never once applied to this man (?) for any position. Mr Stick-at Nothiug Crafter, let me take you back some nine years ago, when I was not employed at this office. At that time I held an overseer's job at Swansea, and from the first to the last I was so dissatisfied that I made, up my mind to leave it as soon as possible. Mr Edward Williams, who is now workin? at the Mail, worked with me at Swansea, and we were friends together. An election was pending at Cardiff at the time I am alluding to (April, 1880), the candidates being Sir E. J. Reed and Mr A. E, Guest. Both Williams and myself were electors of Cardiff, and the Conservative party looked us up, and, in the result, paid our expenses in order that we should come to Cardiff aad vote. I will not now say more about this part of my story, but if I am compelled it shall all be told. Mr Williams and myself came to Cardiff on the day of the election, and had a very good time of it. In the course of the day we both called oa Crafter, who was courtesy itself to both of us. In the course of conversation Williams mentioned how uncomfortable we were in our berths at Swansea, and asked Crafter if he would kindly remember him should a vacancy arise. Crafter gave him a promise, and which he kept. I said at the same time I should be glad if a similar favour was extended to me, Crafter saying he would Isee what could be done, or something to that effect. That was my first application "for a position on the Western Mail." Some month or two after- wards, not having beard anything from Crafter, it was agreed between Wil- liams and myself that I should write to him, with a view of jogging his memory. I did so, and got no reply. This was my second and last application. Now, Mr Stick-at-Nothing Crafter, will you permit the man working under you to corroborate what I have said, or will you compel him to give ma a flat denial t I am pre- pared to go on with this matter either way. if, Mr Editor, you will kindly allow me. How Joes my explanation agree with the "extract" from the M&il Does it not show that this mean, narrow-mindei individual will do or say anything so long as he fancies that it will bolster up the rotten stand upon which he is fixed? I submit, sir, that it does. Now, Mr Stick-at- Nothing Crafter, your game of brag, bounce, and deceit is fast coming to an end, and you may take it from so humble an individual as myself that you will not be permitted to slander and snarl; at everyone that suits your game with impunity. In conclusion, I thank you, Mr Editor, for allowing me space to defend myself from this base attack upon my character.—Yours, to., ROBT. J. HALL, Overseer. South Wales Echo Office, Nov. 23rd, 1889.

WHAT WORKING MEN THINK. TO THE EDITOR. SIR,—No doubt Mr Crafter, of the Western Mmil, thought himself very fortunate in being able to say, in reply to Mr Hall (Deputy Printer of tbe Eclw), that that person bad on more than one occasion, whilst employed at the Daily News office, applied to him for a situation at the Mail office. I have no hesitation in saying that the working men of Cardiff view the utterance of Mr Orafter as a mean and cowardly defence. Mr Crafter must possess common sense enough to know that such an utterance would likely cause a rupture between master and servant, and yet this gentleman and his crew wish to pose as the friends of the working man Carr, dy gymydog, fel ti dy bun. JOHN EVAN JONES. King's-road, Canton.

A TWELVE YEARS' "CONVICT" EX- POSES A "DEED OF SHAME." TO THE EDITOR. SlB,—In Saturday's issue of the Western Mail, Mr Crafter, instead of attempting to give a direct answer to the questions which have arisen during this correspondence, and proving, if he can do BO, how the employéi of the Mail are better paid than the gentlemen who form the companionship of the South Wales Daily News, tries to lead the public to suppose that Mr Wheeler is not tho author of the letters appearing over his name. There is absolutely no warrant for such an insinuation, and as I am personally known to Mr Crafter, perhaps you will allow lice to say that the letters were written by our managing printer in sight of the whole of the composing staff, and given out by me as the slips were written.—I am, &c., ROBT. A. MoCULLOCH-

LONDON LETTER. (FROM OCR LONDON CORRESPONDENT.) I SPECIALLY WIRED. I LONDON, Sunday Night, RESTORING A CATHEDRAL. It Is a curious history that of the restoration of St. Albtin's Cathedral, a question in connection with which was decided by Mr Chancellor Jeune yesterday. Those who remember the abbey, as it was named betore the town became the seat of a bishopric, will be thankful to those who ceived the idea of carrying out what seemed an impossible task, namely, the restoration of the edifice. When it is remembered that the building in memory of the Protestant martyr of Britain was built out of the ruins of the city, from which the Earl of Verulam takes his title, who, not- withstanding his advanced age and infirmities, takes as keen an interest in cricket 'as ever, it may be imagined that the abbey stood somewhat in need of rapair or demolition if the public safety, were concerned. Lord Gnmthorpe, better known even now as Sir Edmund Beckett, the one time leader of the Parliamentary bar, and the designer of the clock at the Houses of Parliament, deserves every honour for having been one of the first to move in toe matter. Sir Gilbert Scott was the architect, and a thick wall, some 90 feet long and 60 feet high, which was something like three feet out of the perpendicu- larbad to be screwed back to its original position. Since then various other restorations have been made, including the discovery and uncovering of the frescoes, which had been whitewashed over, in the Puritan age. But Lord Grimthorpe has never lost his barristerial, not to say cantankerous spirit, and is as ready as ever to split hairs over any conceivable subject. Hence the present action,, which, the chancellor remarked,, had been contested with as much, energy ;and ability as if the question was who should receive, and not who should spend a ■fortune. Though, of course, opinions differ as to; the manner in which the restoration has been carried out, yet if there had been no attempt at restoration, the building one of the most interesting in the kingdom, must have by this time sunk into irretrievable ruin, LONDON STRIKE FINANCES. For some days tho balance sheet of the late docks strike committee has been anxiously awaited, I am told that it has not only been prepared, but that two days aero it was actually in print, and the accountant, Mr Wilson, had been authorised to issue it. For some reason or other its publication has been delayed. But seeing the large sunvof money which passed through the bands of the committee, it is desirable, in the interests of all parties, that there should be no further delay. I noticed to-day that the Silvertown strikers, who have not received so much public notice or sympathy, although theit case is undoubtedly a. hard one, had resolved to push their appeal for support further afield, and bad enlisted the assistance of various philanthropic associations in different- parts of the metropolis to collect subscriptions on' their behalf. SCANDAL TO THE WEST rom. The action which was taken in the law and police-courts yesterday threatens to bring the whole of the West End scandal before the public. :—a consummation which in some respects is not' greatly to be desired. It is rather hard on Mr Parko that, though he was ready with bail, it was refused, and be had to go to the cells. This is the more, noticeable, seeing the delay which has taken place in the real subject at issue: It was some months ago that I first mentioned in these columns that Inspector Abberline bad gone to Paris to look after two members of the peerage who were wanted in relation to a West End scandal. This seems to give point to the rumours that the matter has been allowed to hang fire until it has now been raised between individuals, because Mr Monro was overborne by the Home Secretary or the Premier, until the commissioner threatened to resign. Mr Parke, the defendant in the present case, is not widely known, but he is a very able and genial journalist. He was formerly connected with the Echo, and left that paper to become one of the young men of the Star. PROFESSOR STUART AND THE LONDON POOR. Professor Stuart, for reasons which can be well understood, is for the present taking no very active part in politics, but net Ion ago he was, lam informed, prosecuting his inquiries into the conditioDof the people of the Eps End of London, a study which is one of his [ifavourite, as it must be one of his most painful subjects. Without a well-known cicerone, there are eome parts into which it is well known it is difficult and dangeroue to venture, and the Professor had for guide, philosopher, and friend. Jack Knifton, the ex-pugilist, now a vestryman, a horse and estate agent, one of the sheriff's bailiffs, and, it is reported, a dabbler in journalism, and not unconnected with a paper which has recently come into prominence. Kuifton's heart, as well as his hands, is evidently in the right place, for on the vestry he is an unsparing exposer of jobbery, and has done much good in drawing attention to the conditions in which the poor live in the East End. TTRHOID SMITTEN CAPITALISTS. Serious complaints are being made in the city, I bear, with regard to the Stock Exchange build- ing. Three or four members, it is said, have re- cently died from typhoid fever, whilst others have also been attacked with this disease, and, as a consequence, members have begun to inquire whether the sanitary arrangements in Throg- morton-street are all that they should be. Despite the large sums which have recently been expended upon the Exchange, there are admittedly several inconveniences, one being that the room in which the periodical settlements take place is situated in the basement, where the absence of sufficient ventilation on certain busy days is badly felt; It has been suggested that the air which is pumped into the building by the ventilating machines may per- haps be tainted, but of course this is only suppo- sition. Anyhow, the authorities are doing what they can to remove the causes of complaint, which is not an easy matter when the small space at their disposal and the value of land in this part of tho city is considered. HISTRIONIC. The Red Hvssar, which was produced at the Lyric last night, promises to be the greatest success which Messrs Solomon and Stephens have scored since Bille Taylor. The success which it undoubtedly was, despite an over- burdened libretto and a much too long per- formance, was undoubtedly due to the tuneful music, in which the composer has happily caught the suggestion of old English music. Mr Ben Davies and Miss Marie Tempest are suited with good parts, but Mr Hayden Coffin has few oppor- tunities of showing the excellence of his voice and manner. Comic opera, however, is such an elastic measure that better opportunities may be provided as time goes on. It must be admitted, however, that the perfornarnce last night dragged somewhat, but that the elements of a success are provided last night's verdict left no doubt. At the Comedy last night, Pinli Dominoes, which had not seen the light in Loudon since its production at the Criterion quite a dozen years ago, was revived, I am told, to a very full house. Whether the public will care for the revival of a piece so dis- tinctively French fn its morals is a question which it is difficult to answer, but which it will be interesting to watch as a commentary on present- day morals. SCIENCE LECTURES. Tbe Victoria Institute is one of those learned societies whose lectures are too abstruse to be reported for the benefij; of the general public, but which are often of great interest, and always by men eminent in their particular lines. The session for this winter opens next week. The first paper is by Dr Collingwood, and among others who will lecture are the Rev F. A. Walker, D.D., Professor Momere, Sir J. W. Dawson, Rev Prebendary Wace, Professor Nicholson, and Sir I P. von Muller.

MR.W7HTSMITH AT PLYMOUTH, Mr W. H. Smith, the First Lord df the Trea- sury, paid a visit on Saturday to the Plymouth. Conservative Club, where be was met by Lord Mount Edgcumbe, Sir Massey Lopes, and a number of the leading Conservatives of the district. In the course of a brief address Mr Smith said the Conservative party had often been characterised as a party of ignorance, but he claimed, after a connection of 21 years with the- party, that_ their object had been to iuduce their frienfls to examine questions for them- selves. He was content to abide by the verdict of any number of honest Radicals, provided they took care to have facts before them. Having impressed upon his hearers the desirability of maintaining and perfecting organization in order that their representation might be maintained, Mr Smith said that there was no security in politics, aud there was no security so insecure as too complete confidence. On behalf of the Government he claimed that during the past three years they had striven to do honestly what they thought was necessary for the country. They bad not been at liberty to consider whether the policy, was popular, but they had to consider whether it was a wise and necessary policy.

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THE FATE OF DR S PETERS. :¡ I" RUMOURED SAFETY OF THE EXPLORER. CONFLICTING DESPATCHES. [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. 1 R ZANZIBAR, Saturday.—Intelligence received here from Lama confirms the news of Dr Peters' death,i with one other German,and all the native members of the party with the exception of five porters. The massacre,lt is stated,occurred at Addu Burroraba, a place on the Tana river, eight days' journey above Korekoro. Dr Peters made friends with the local, but not with the chief Somalia, who attacked him iu the night-time, and carried .away as spoil twenty donkeys, four horses, ten camels, and all the money they could lay their hands upon. The captured guns and ammunition they threw into the Tana. The accuracy of the above intelligence is, however, still disputed by the Germans here. BERLIN, Saturday.—The Emin Pasha relief committee has received the following telegram, of to-day's date, from Messrs. Hansing and Co., Zanzibar:—"Borchert, a member of the Emin Relief expedition, reports from Toknmoni:— An English expedition, and not Paters' expedi- tion, has been dispersed by the Somalia. Peters and his party are all well, and have established a fortified ptation at the foot of Mount Kenia Having received the dispatches countermanding the expedition on account of Emin's return, I shall proceed by forced marches to overtake Petersatcfoot, of the Kenia, or near Lake Baringo. An official telegram from the Imperial German c Consulate at Zanzibar states that news has been received there from a reliable source stating that Dr Peters and his companions are,at present in safety in the Kenia mountains. It is added that measures have been taken to inform him of the departure of Emin Pasha from Wadelai. BERLIN, Sunday.—The official Norddeutsch Allganeine Zcitung to-day confirms the news of Dr Peters's safety. [FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. I BERLIN, Saturday.—The German Emin Pasha Committee here received to-day a telegram from Messrs Hansing, in Zanzibar, stating that Dr Peters and his expedition are alive, and occupy a fortified camp on the Kauia River. The rumour of their death originated in the fact that an English expedition bad been attacked and dispersed by Somalis.

LETTER FROM EMIN. THE GALLANT PASHA FEARS BLINDNESS. [REUTER'S TELEGRAM.] BERLIN, Sunday.—The morning papers to-day publish a letter from Emin Pasha, addressed to Professor Dr Schweirfurth, and dated Ussambiro, August 20, 1889. Emin Pasha states he has just arrived there with Mr Stanley and his people. He expresses his thanks for the kindness shown him, and hopes that, although half blind, to be able to write more tully shortly. Then follows a short sketch of events in the equatorial province.

ENGLAND AND THE VATICAN [CENTRAL NEWS TELEGRAM. 1 ROME, Saturday Evening.—Sir John Simmons, sthe English Envoy Extraordinary to the Vatican, was received in special audience by the Pope this, afternoon. He was accompanied by Captain Ross. The reception was identified with the fullest State ceremonial.

THE FRENCH CHAMBER, IREUTER'S TELEGRAM, j PARIS, Saturday.—At a Cabinet Council hold to-day, it has been decided that the new Military Law shall come into force after the promulgation, to-morrow or on Monday, of the decree relating I to cases of exemption from service. The Chamber of Deputies this afternoon was occupied with the discussion of M. Laydet's Bill for the free manu- facture of matches. Owing to declarations made by M. Tinrd and M. Rouvier against tho measure, the Houso rejected Article 3 of the Bill, whereupon M. Leydet withdrew the measure. The Minister of Finance aubsequentiy declared that the Government would itself retain the monopoly in the manufacture of matches.

THE BRAZILIAN REPUBLIC. IRKUTSK'S TELEORAM.J BERNE, Saturday.—The Federal Council bas instructed the Swiss Consul-General at. Rio de Janeiro'to continue relations with the Republican Government, thus recognising the latter.— According to the Press :Association, the British Government has ordered that two Bricisa ships shall proceed to Ro de Janeiro to protect British interests.

REVOLT IN INDIA. (RKCTKR'S TELEGRAM. | BOMBAY, Saturday.—The Kols have risen in Ohota Nagpore, burning the zemindars' property and the public offices and killing a number of persons. They demand a remission of rents and the abolition of the forced labour exacted by the chiefs. The Kols are an aboriginal race number- ing about a million, scattered among tbehills in the Central Provinces.

THE AMNESTY IN CRETE. [REUTER S TELEGRAM. 1 CONSTANTINOPLE, Saturday.—It is officially announced that the Sultan has granted an amnesty to all persons who took part in the recent disturbances in Crete, with the exception of those who were guilty of offences against the; common law.

WHOLESALE POISONING IN HUNGARY, A DIABOLICAL CONSPIRACY. [REUTER S TELEGRAM.1 NAQT-BECSKERKK, Saturday.—The inquiry which has been proceeding during the last seven years into the mysterious deaths of a number of the inhabitants of this place has resulted in proving that thirty-eight persons were the victims of poisoning, and that most of them were married men who had been divorced, from their wives. It bas been established that the poison was purchased at a high price from two female fortune-tellers. Fifty-seven persons, have been arrested on the charge of murder or as accom- IPlices in the crime.

DISASTROUS FIRE. tREUTERS TELEGRAM. J I'' PHILIPPOPOLIS, Sunday.—A great lire occurred 'here last night, by which upwards of fifty shops, principally owned by Jews, were destroyed*

EAST SOMERSET SAVINGS BANK. i. The managers of the East Samerset<Savings Bank have behaved well in meeting the deficiency at the Wincanton branch. By the recommenda- tion of a special committee, all concerned ID the management since 1882, about a hundred in-mim- ber, were asked to contribute, and they bav»done so, the amounts sent in by them varying from £100 to JE30. The result is that all thedepoaitorsi will receive their money very shortly.

THE LONGTON EXPLOSION: On.Saturday afternoon tha explorers in the' Longton Colliery, where the explosion recently took place, came across a group of six bodies in the Cockshead's Workings. This makes the total number of bodies recovered 55. Nine bodies still remain in the mine.

A t THE LATEST TORY U "CANARD. II; "RufBar," in Vanity Fair, says :~Stranga.! tumours are in the air. I hear that Radicals and. Home Rulers-will receive a violent shock early io; the coming session by the sudden acceptance of ai peerage by Mr Gladstone. This may account for: the rumours that Mr Gladstone will not again contest Mid-Lothian which rumours^areithe real1 i reason-why the Unionists have already selected Lieutenant-Colonel Wauchope as theírcandid¡¡,

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ACTION FOR LIBEL. ARREST OF AN EDITOR. THE DEMANDSOF JUSTICE. On Saturday Mr Lionel Hart, instructed by Mr George Lewis, made application to Mr Justice Field, sitting in Chambers, on behalf of the Earl of Euston, son and heir of the Duka of Grafton, for leave to institute criminal proceedings apainst Ernest Parke, editor of the North London Pi 'ess, in respect of a libel upon Heury James Earl of Euston, contained in an issue of the said paper dated 16th Nov., 1889, in an article paragraph, headed "The West-end iScandah." The application was under the [Newspaper Libel Act Amendments Act of 1883, jand Mr Minton Slater, representing Mr Parke, did not offer any opposition. Lord Euston was .not present, but Mr Lionel Hart, on bis lordship's behalf, put in an affidavit in which Lord Euston said, "Tho atrocious libel, that I have been guilty of an impossible and unspeakable crime, is abso- lutely without foundation. It is also without foundation that I have left the country and gone to Paris," The application was granted. Following the application in Chambers to Mr Justice Field, upon which the learned judge authorised criminal proceedings against Ernest farke, editor of the North London Press, for libelling the Earl of Euston Mr George Lewis, in the afternoon, at Bow-street, made a format application to Mr Vaughan for a summons against Mr Parker. Mr Lewis entered the court at half-past three, accompanied by Lord Euston, but the application was not immediately made, his worship being occupied in hearing a case. The sworn information of Lord Euston set forth that the North London Press, on 16th November, published a paragraph stating that on September 28th that journal said that amongst a number of aristocrats mixed up in an indescribable, loath, some scandal in Cleveland-street, Tottenham Court-road, was the heir of a duke, Earl of Euston, who had departed to Paris. The paragraph also aliuded to the younger son of a duke, ar^ said, "These men have been allowed to leave the country because their prosecution would disclose the fact that a few more distin- guished and more highly-placed personages than themselves were inculpated in this disgusting crime. The criminals in the case are to be num- bered by the score." These allegations affecting himseif Lord Euston declared were untrue, and also informed the court that Earnest Parke, of the Star newspaper and North London Prcs;, was the person against whom be applied for a warrant. At four o'clock Mr Lewis made a formal application to bis worship, first reading Lord Euston's deposition. Lord Euston was then sworn, and deposed to the truth of his affi- davit. Mr Vaughan thereupon ordered a warrant to issue. The warrant having been finally made out, was entrusted to Sergeant Pargeter, of the E Division, who without delay left Bow-street police-station for the purpose of executing it. After the magistrate had left at half-past five o'clock Mr Parke attended the court prepared with bail for his appearance this (Monday) morn- ing, but of course the police could not accept it. The Press Association states that Mr Parke offered to the Commissioner of Police four sureties in JB500 each and himself in £ 1,C00. This, how- ever, was not accepted, and at 10-30 p.m. the accused was sent to the ceils. To ensure bim a measure of comfort rugs were sent for. Ou Sunday morning he was visited by several friends. Though Mr Monro did not,see bis way on his own authority to liberate the prisoner, it is thought that a similar application to the magis- trate who granted the warrant may bo attended with success. Mr Frank Lockwood, Q.C., M.P., will be instructed for the defence. The case will be brougnton at Bow-street this morning, but it is probable that an application for adjournment will be made. The Press Association understands that several witnesses will be; called for the defence.

WHAT JUSTICE REQUIRES. The New York Herald of Sunday publishes the following communication on the subject of the I scandals, from a correspondent:— Although there is a little bit of a st:r going on in the political world, owing to the natural anxiety of the Gladstouians to iind out exactly where they stand, and to the growing perplexities of the ConservativeF, yet the main interest still centres round those dreadful social scaadals to which you referred last week, and to which I am compelled to return. For although most of the great London papers maintain a silence with regard to them, tue public are not silent. In every circle, these scandals, and the events to which they are likely to give rise, form a continual subject of discussion. How can it be otherwise, considering the names which are associated with them? As for supposing that the newspapers have power by keeping silence to hush up the whole affair, that is the most hopeless of delusions. The secret" is now a very open one, and too many persons are determined that it shall come out to afford any chance of permanent concealment. Let the guilty persons be brought to justice. That is the first, last, and inevitable requirement of the situation. There is no com- promise possible, and there ought to be none. The injury that is caused by the present state of affairs is incalculable. Scandalmongers are going about repeating the names of entirely innocent persons, and accusing them of complicity with the crimes. In this way the list increases hour by hour, until, if one listened to all that is said, it might be supposed that half the men of fashion about town were involved. Conjecture runs wild, and scarcely anyone is spared. Fire of this kind soon spreads, as we all know, and it is impossible to say where it will stop. For this reason, among others, and guided by his usual discretion and knowledge of the world, the Prince of Wales, immediately on his return to London this week, determined to get at the truth, and threw the whole wejgbt of his great influence against any further attempts at con- cealment, He has been absent from London the greater part of the time this vile affair bas been the theme of public rumour, and, of course, he cannot be held respon- sible, directly or indirectly, for what has been done or left undone to put the offenders in the dock. He is not the minister of justice. But he doubtless has a correct appreciation of the infinite mischief that would be occasioned by efforts to screen criminals simply because they occupy high stations in society. It anything could strike a deadly blow at what may be called aristocratic institutions, it would be that. The fact is that the forked and busy tongue of rumour has now been darted at so many persons in the very highest circles that for the protection of society itself a prosecution is indispensable. There is not the least reason to doubt that some of the gentlemen—to give them their conventional name—who have been traced to the abominable house went there innocently. They were taken there by friends, mereiy to see what was going on, and it is possible that some of them thought it was a gambling house. At any rate, that will be the defence set up in a few cases. Of course, it will be for a jury to decide whether this is a credible story. Actual proof of guilt cannot be arrived at in allicases. That is the rock on which news- papers that publish names are likely to come to grief. They cannot possibly hold. the evidence I which will be requisite to prove their accusations. But is there no evidence in existence ? There is, and upon that will hang a good deal when Parlia- ment meets. For I may as well tell you at once that several members- of Parliament are fuliy resolved that everything shall be drapged into the ilight of day, coate que coate.. They will be found, tas a rule, on the Radical side of the House pf Commons, A list has been handed to me of the alleged iguilty persons, and upon it I find the names of fthose who are known to all, and whom I for one lcannot believe to bo truly chargod. I have reason to believe that this list is in the possession of at least four London editors. Its existence and cir- culation show the necessity of putting an end to the present mystery. It the persons here set down are innocent, as I cannot doubt is the case, at least m some instances, what a horrible wrong is inflicted on them by the foul stain which is now •cast upon their namesl! That is again and again tho consideration which must occur, and which should show the authorities the folly of sup- posing that permanent concealment is possible. Of course, there will presently be some paper or other, a little bolder than the local paper which has been hauled up to-day, that will publish the whole list. The editor will forthwith be sent to prison, but can the matter rest there? Will not a large section of the public say that if the police authorities will not do their duty the press must not, be;prosecflted tor trying to compel them ? Is it desirable to have a series cf press prosecutions in connection with such a scandal as ttns? The answer seems to be obvious. How much longer will it take the authorities to see it? The excuse put forward on their behalf— that they have prosecuted some of the culprits- only makes matters worse. The wretched under- lings are not the persons the public want to get at. Bring out the men whose money started the house and kept it up, and by whom the revolting- practices were actually committed. That is what ibe publie.require, and they will have their way 7in the end, no matter who may oppose them. At the time I am writing another consultation :is.Roing on at the Home Office. I believe that during the v/eek Mr George Lewis—a very wise man, as well as the shrewdest solicitor alive—and ;Sir Charles Russell have been consulted with reference to various points. It. is much to be Ibaped that the plain and straightforward course ■ wjU uow be takon even at the eleventh hour,

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RAILWAY MEN AND THEIR DEMANDS. IMPORTANT MEETING AT SWANSEA. SPEECH BY MR D, RANDELL, M.P. A largely-attended and entbusiastic meeting of railway servants, convened under the auspices of the Swansea branch of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants, was held at the Albert-hall, Swansea, on Sunday, afternoon, for the purpose of considering the national manifesto for shorter hours on railways, as set out as the basis of a national memorial to-the directors ol the various railways, vie. :— 1st—That a week's pay be guaranteed to all grades of railway men who by the terms of t!.eir agreemenc have to devote the whole of their time to the service ofttlie company employing them. 2nd.—That the maximum hours of duty be ten per day, exceDting platelayers, whose hours shall be nine per day. "For shunters in busy goods yards, signal- men at important signal boxes, and boxes always open, eight hours shall be the maximum. In every case each dav's duty to Alaud by itself, and not be counted as a part of the week's labour. Srd.-That overtime be paid at the rate of time and a quarter and Sunday duty at time and a half. Mr R. D. Buruie presided, and he was supported by Mr David Randell, M.P., Mr R. Bell (the loea. secretary of the '()CiBtY), Hodge (secre- tary of the Steel Workers' Association). J, H. John (of the Tin-plate Workers' Association), and others. In opening-the proceedings, the CHAIRMAN said that railway interests had now become not only a great power, but a profitable one and if that were so, those who had struggled to bring it about were those who should be rewarded for it. (Cheers.) The demands of the society were perfectly reasonable, and he hoped they would get them. (Cheers.) They deserve it (cheers), and he hoped, as the great movement developed, its power would go on, and grow. To-day the spirit of railway managers was better than it was in the past. They would soe tbe(movement was not to be resisted, and with good grace, and no friction remaining, grant the demands contained in the programme. (Cheers.) Mr GRIFFIN then proposed, in the course of a very spirited address— That this meeting heartily approves of the national manifesto for shorter hours on railways, as put forth by rhu Amalgamated Society of Kailivay Servants, and pledges itself to use all legitimate efforts to obtain tlle reasonable demands set fortii therein, and calls upou all railway men to band themselves together in the aboyesociety. and thus give strength and support to the movement. Mr R. BKLI. soconded. He went seriatim through the programme. Ha emphasized the impossibility of men doing efficient work when they were kept at it such long hours. He also shewed how unfairly the present mode of payment operated, and, alluding to the demand for an in- creased rate of payment for overtime, said the object in trying to make it as dear as possible was to minimize this kind of labour. He proceeded to say that the press had been misled by the recent circulation of reports of the alleged general increase in wages of railway servants. Whereas it was said that the North-Western and ether companies had been so generous as to give a large increase of wages to the whole of its staff, he found that at Swansea this company, out of 57 men in the traffic department, had given an au- vance to seven signal men, two guards, and one porter—(laughter)—the remaining 47 being still paid at the old rate. Out of 63 permanent way men only 32 had received the advance, and 10 of these were gangers. (Laughter.) He was not acquainted with the facts ot the locomotive de- partment, and he knew there were some men in it—day labourers-who worked for 113 a week. (Shame.) There was a case where three men on the North-Western had been asked to do Sunday duty for no pay. Those men had refused to do it unless they were paid time and a half for it. (Cheers.) He urged all non-members not to delay in forming the society, assuring them that such a course was the only way of securing success, and a speedy adoption of their programme. Mr MEAR, organizing secretary, spoke at length on the aims and objects of the society, and im- pressed on those present the necessity of showiug their manliness, and acting on the principle ot bearing one another's burdens, combine to get rid of the injustice which railway servants euf- fered. Mr DAVID RANDELL, M.P,, who was received with enthusiasm, said In being asked here to- day I am persuaded that such services as I may have rendered to the cause of labour have been fully appreciated, and that my entire sympathy with all that concerns the welfare and improve- ment of the working classes is unquestioned. (Cheers.) In addressing you I am reminded that the day on which we are met is Sunday, It is unfortunately true, but I sincerely regret that the conditions of your employment are so oppres- sive as to quite prevent you meeting on a week day for the purpose of discussing questions affect- ing your means of livelihood, your homes, your safety, and your liberty. I regret that your grinding lot is such as oftentinien precludes the possibility of your enjoyment of that sweet rest implied in the term Sabbath. It is with a view to do something to expedite and secure to you such cessation from toil that I have been induced this afternoon to forego my own leisure. (Chejrs.) Pulpit homilies have been found insufficient to attain the object, and, therefore, it needs a few lay sermone as well to enforce the right. (Hear, hear.) So far as labour is concerned, timas have indeed changed, and happily for the better. It is but yesterday, as it were, when the formula of supply and demand influenced capital in all its dealings with labour but to-day public opinion is transferred to the side of trades unionism, and the old doctrine of "Laissez faire" is dead. (Cheers.) We live in a day when social and industrial matters compete fer precedence with what are understood to be poluical questions and I for one am pleased to find that the public are awakening to the fact, and seem resolved to take a yet deeper interest in social problems, which, however difficult, must be faced and overcome. It is idle to talk of averting strikes. Some- thing must be done. Labour must be properly organised. (Cheers.) Workmen in every trade must combine in order to place themselves on something like an equality with capital; and when this is done, then conciliation boards-consistlll of representatives of masters and men-should be speedily formed for the pur- pose of discussing all matters in dispute, on level terms, in friendly fashion across the table. (Loud cheers.) I do not propose to refer to any differ- ences existing between the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants and the recently formed General Railway Workers' Union but if the weekly subscription of 5d now paid to the old society is really too high to include all grades of railwaymen, then I can only hope that the new society will without any hostility succeed in its objects; for if we are to learn any lesson from the recent gas workers and dockers' strikes, it is that every care should be taken to organise and assist unskilled labour. (Hear, hear.) In a meeting of railway men it is unnecessary for me to dwell on your intolerabie conditions of working, your long hours—much too long—and inadequate wages. Who knows your grievances better than yourselves? In cases of railways, besides the rights of labour, the safety of the public is also involved. (Hear, hear.) The Par- liamentary returns show that in one month there were 252,209 cases of men being continuously employed for 13 hours; 160,123: for 14 hours; 110.190 for 15 hours; 57,835 for 16 hours and 25,525 for 18 hours and upwards. ("Shame.) These figures are amazing, and clearly shew that railway men are at present worked too long with due regard to the public safety, and that some legislative remedy is imperatively necessary. (Cheers.) I hope the time will come when the hours of labour will be reduced to eight hours per man. (Renewed cheers.) Whether that desirable end is'to be accomplished by means of legislation or otherwise is for the workers of the country to determine. Knowing well the helplessness of the strongest trades' unions to cope with overtime, I believe myself in experi- raental legislation on the subject—at any rate, so far as miners and railwaymen are concerned. Much of course can be said for and against the interposition of the State in a matter of this kind but I regret the attitude of the Govern- ment on the question in regard to the Swiss International Labour Congress which is now to be held at Berne in the spring. The Government have accepted the invitation, and have agreed to send a British representative to the conference but it seems that he will not be permitted ta dis- cuss such questions as limitation of hours of labour of adults and restriction of out- put. I think this policy of reservation a mistake, and it is to be hoped that Lord Salisbury will reconsider the matter. The defence set up fer the Government is that it is against diplomatic usage for our re- presentative to discuss questious upon which the Government have practically already decided. (Laughter.) Well, ali I can say is that, so far as the people are concarned, such matters are still open questions, and however troublesome they may be, they must and will be discussed and dealt with in some way or another. (Cheers.) In reference to legislation which has for its object the safety of life and limb, I would say that no Em- ployers Liability ism be satisfactory 'which doesl not prevent contracting out of the act. (Cheers.), As to damages, I am of opinion that no limit to the amount recoverable should be fixed, but tbata fury should assess the damages according to the circumstances of each particular case. (Loud I Cheers.) Then I am not enamoured with insurance clauses; and I would be pleased if some restriction could be placed upou em- ployers' liability insurance companies, who iusurfl { employers, and defend all actions brought at a matter of coarse. (Hear, hear.) There is also the question of notice. At presont no action for the recovery of damages for injury can bo main- tained unless notice that injury has been sustained is given within six weeks, and the action is com- menced within six months from tho ocontrence of the accident. Many a hardship hCtS arisen owing to this unnecessary condition, Wllich. to my mind is oueof many instances of the care taken by capitalists in the House of Commons to .hedge round the liability of negligent em- ployers and ib is a mischievous condition which should bo swept away altogether. What is required is-a complete co-operation of workmen. irst of all, workmen of every trade should, as far as possible, be formed into separate unions, which should have the manage- ment of their own atlitirs and that baing done, let there then be a federation of all trades unions for the purpose of taking common action through a general council. (Cheers.) It i- u,rly useless for workmen to attempt a sort of t.la war!at« in order to securo ths full rewards of labour, U you fiht in detachments yon will fJnd yourseivo* beaten all along the line. There must be mac*, shalling, concentration, and proper- dispositive of the forces. The army of labour must 00 led with military precision, and this can only be dcair by means ef a caatral autoarity. (Cheers.) I look forward to the day when all railway- men and other workmen, at heme and abroad, skilled and unskilled, will be- long to powerful unions; to a day wheu. all those unions will be combined into a grand- federation. (Cheers.) Then, then only, wil! you be able to move rapidly towards the greatest,. the most fundamental, ami, I hope, the most peaceful revolution the world has yet witnessed— I mean the complete and final emancipation of tho working classes, when the scriptural principle, that the labourer is worthy ot his hire," shall bo fully understood and realised. (Loud cheers, amid which tho hou. gentleman resumed his seat.1 Mr HODGE, Glasgow, followed. As one of the travelling public, lie, demanded that people should not be made to work such an excessive number of hours Hd fcund that while the gross revenue of the railway companies was L70,OCO,000, £ 33,000.000 went to the shareholders, and only E17,000,000 to the men who earned it. (" Shame.") If they were only banded together with one common purpose, no body of men could so succ-essfulily advance its demands as the railway servants, and he urged them to lose uo time iu uniting. (Cheers.) Mr J. H- JOHN" said that meetir/g was a proof that there was a great earnestness on the part of the railway servants to obtain necessary reform. Their demands were reasonable and certainly not extravagant. The hardships they suffered were their own fault. Why did they put up with them, but form such a solid combination that they could with one united fvont insist on their removal Who blocked the way to these reforms? —not the directors or shareholders, but their fellow workmen who were) non-unionists. Let them joiu together, and then all reasonable demands would bo quickly conceded. (Loud cheers.) He gave apt illustrations of the effect of combination us instanced m the tinplate trade. The resolution was then put and carried unani- mously. Mr MEAK then proposed, and Mr Buxt seconded a vote of thanlis to the chairman, which was heartily adopted. A vote of thanks to the Press for attending was carried, on the motion of Mr GRIFFIN, seconded by Mr MORGAN", Mr SHUTTLEWOOD, of the South 1Vales Daily News, responding. The meetiug ttrmiiuu.ed with thanks to the speakeis, proposed by Mr f.RU:\T,' and seconded by Mr GRIFFIN7.

POOR-LAW REFORM. MR ALFRED THOMAS'S PROPOSALS. The ordinary meeting of the Merlhyr Board of Guardians took place on Saturday, Mr W. Jones presiding. The committee appointed to prepare answers to the inquiries sent by Mr Alfred Thomas, M.P., who is engaged in the prepara- tion of a bill having for its O'bject the amendment of the Poor-law enactments,, submitted a lengthy report which gave rrse to considerable discussion. The Rev Asi,ron Davies, chairman of the committee. ,inoved the adoption of the report, which TO seconded by Mr J. W. Morgan.—Mr David levies, J.P., of Aberdare, took exception to certain of the answers prepared by the committee, and proposed, That the con- sideration of the report should be postponed, and that in the meantime copies should be printed. and circulated amonf; the members for considera- tion.—This suggee tion was approved of by the majority of the boa'd, and the Rev Aaron Davies consented to witb-draw his motion in favour of Mr D. Davies's proposition, which was accord- ingly carried.—A.' letter was read from the Local, Government Board sanctioning the payment of a salary of J6150 Yder annum to the clerk. The questior.s formulated by Mr Alfred Thomaa were also under the consideration of the Llandilo Board of Guardians on Saturday. Viscount Emlyn pre:sided. As to the necessity of subject- ing the ag'ed poor to special treatment, there was a divergence ot views.—The Chairman said that he would not like to have to maka the selection. —AldeTmin Morgan Drvies would have the aged married people provided for by separate depart- ment?.—Mr J. Rees would give those who behaved well bettor treatment than the rest.-A!derman Morgan Davies thought the answer of the board should be a plain "yes "or "no." Let Parlia- ment settle how the thing was to be done.-Tlia Chairman I have no doubt they will do that without consulting us. (Laughter.)—No answer was decided upon.—Next came the question whotberthe deserving indigent paupers should be relieved indoor or outdoor paupers.—The Chairman thought if the workhouse system was rearranged and converted partly into a kind of hospital, these paupers would be better inside than cutside. The workhouse system required reorganisation.—Alderman Morgan Davies said that the opinion of the board favoured the out- door provision. Mr W. Williams: That is the opion of the pauper?, too. (L.iTjghter.)— For the outdoor provision, 13 even- tually voted; and for the indoor, five.— The Board declared that the chief causes of pauperism were, sickness, accidents and improvi- desics, and that the guardian's elections ought to be conducted by ballot and be triennial. They also decidedly favoured abolition of the Rroperty qualification, and considered that the guardians ought to have the power to dismiss Poor Law officials. The chairman said he did not know why that power should be kept out of the bands of the guardians. Mr James Rees said he would not object to retaining ex-officio guardians on the Board if they would only attend regularly as it was, they rarely put in an appearance, out turned up in crowds when any office had to be filled—Cuunciller H. J. Thomas: and swamped the Board. Ultimately, amidst considerable laughter, Mr James Rets proposed, and Alder- man Morgan Davies seconded, that the answer to the question should be that the ex-officio guar- dians .should be done away with., unless they attended more regularly.

NEW YORK PRICES. ,(- [REUTER'S TELK9HAM.] NEW YORK, Saturday.—Money easy. Stobk8 < opened steady. The market afterwards became active and generally strong, and remained so until the close, when best figures were recorded. Cotton and fliur quiet. Petroleum firm, and prices maintained. Lard on spot weak; futures quiet. Wheat and corn weaker, and less doing. Sugar and iron firm, but quiet. Coffee and tiu quiet, but steady. GOVERlOtEN: BONDS- AND RAIT/WAT SHARES quotftHoM, Nov. 23 Nov 2 Call Money, U.S. Uov. ttoiids 5p,t 8 p c< .Ditto, oiner Securities 5 p c 8 p c xebange on Louucu, 6u days'siglit 4.t:oj i.tOl itto. Cable Transfers 4 tbj l's5i Exchange on Paris, 60 days'sigbt b.254 &23i Kxctiangii 011 Berlin,JJitto y4g Four per Cent. U.S. Funded Loaii 127 127 Western Union Teleerapli Shares £ 4 t4i Canada Southern Shares t44 o4i Canadian Pacific— — 73J 7<?A Central of New Jersey 121 J2 Of. Central Pacific Shares — ii> ±4i Chicago & Worth-Western,"lini" 113 Uos Chicago & N- Western Pieferred.. Hi. 1II2! Lhicago, Milwaubie, and bt. Paui 701 ,,ug Delaware, Lackawana, & Western 142,1 141s Denver & Ilia Grande Hbares 104 164 Illinois Central. JlVi 118 Lake Sliore i» Michigan bout hern 106g IlJb Louisville k Nashville Shares „88?i Michigan Central Shares 96A S5 Missouri, Kansas, and Texas. 10 9A New Yorii Central & Hudson Rivei 1061 3li6t New York, Lake Krie, <0, Western 28i Ditto. Second Mortgage Bonds job lOb. New York, Ontario iSt Western,Ord i2 22 Northern Pacific, Common.. —„ 3.5 .,¿ Northern Pacilic, Preferred 70.1 76# Norfolk & Western Prei. Shares.. M Ohio and orti. bare, 2i Oregon & Transuou. Common Sli. ;:)02 36t Pjnnsyivania and Philadelphia t2' b21 Philadelphia and Heading Shaves 4-■ £ 6t Louis dfc San Francisco i' irst Pref 107 Ditto San Francisco Preference 51a M4 Ditto San Francisco Common.. 3 24 Union Paciiic Shares rfk WTabash, St. Louis, & Paciiic. Wahash, St. Louis, &c.. Prof. Srs. COTTON AND PRODUCE MARKET. Cotton, day's receipts ai U.S.ports ^9,00i) 39,000 Cotton, day'sexporc to'i5t. Brit'n„. 10.00J 3,,IoOii Cotton, day's expt. to Continent.. J2.000 iil,000 Cotton futures, Dec. Tielivery 1U.C2 1U.07 Cotton futures, heb. delivery 10-00 10J2 Cotton,niiactlin|>uplanu New Yorfc 10i lOA: Cotton middling W'iw Orleans. fit 9 Petroieuin, cruae at New York '*75 Petroleum, sta'daj-d white,N.Yorl. 7-0 Petroleum.st d w.hite,Philadelphia 7.^0 7.4S Petroleum,Pipe Line Certificates.. 1U9J| Spirits of Turpentine 2 Lard, Wilcox's Spot Lard futures,Nov. delivery 10.46 10,46 Lard, Fairhaijk's '•9 £ 1 Copper, Dac., Tallow, Privne City Sugar, ia'ir refining Muscovados H Cuin, New mixed Western Spoi.. "jf* yorn futures Pec Corn futures Jan 41 J1* •Spring W ileat. l'i o. 2, pot 8 90 Wheat, red winter, 011 the jPot °:f Whea. delivery Dec Wi Whea.t, delivery Feb. — Coliee, fair liio Coffee,' l £ |0olNo° V;\lowOrd. l>ec. i5 80 W Ficw'ex!1^ "shfpphi'jf brands 2 75-^2.95 2.S0-2.8J Iron No. 1 Coitress |6.r0 26.^0 Tin, Australia', 21..0. 21 3o Freight Oram Liverpool reamer.- ^irt 4*d Fri-'lit Grain steamer to London.. bid j i reiglit C'i-.on Liverpool 7. oU 7.3C

K THE AMERICAN WHEAT MARKET. iies' ,A Jones, Kennett, and Hoptms, of London, receivid the following cablegram fVoin Xew York o.! Satuiday nightIn sympathy with the United Kiiig., don: aud Western advices, our market opened at a J ofi a ,ent lower, and subsequently became still weaker, tere being an incousideiable demand for export. ivhilst supplies were large. Trade was very dull. Prices declined i ot a cent, and although a part of this was recovered, the market closes quiet. It is anticipated that the next statement of visible supply- will show a considernle increase. Purchases for export :-Whept,.8,000 qri corn, 13,000 qril. Clear. a>ices (as posted to-day) from four Atlantic ports:— Wheat, 4,0(30 qrs corn, 10.C0J qrs. flour, 20,000 barrels. Chicago corn—There was scarcely anything uaing, Keceipts were larger than was expected.

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llrged that no time should be lost by either party. on the scale committee in bring matters to Conclusion, especially as no fresh audit can take Place under the old scale. The old price lists obtained of Mr Andrews are elaborately com- piled, and will no'doubt be of some service to the coiners, house and steam coal. They had been tbe subject of anxious discussion for a long Period. The division of South Wales and Mon- mouthshire into an electoral district for sliding- Beale purposes, in favour of which an agitation Srose some time since in the Mertbyr and Aberdare district, was resolved upon. That is a matter which does not go to the employers for adoption. It is simply a change affecting the mode of electing Wis workmen's representatives upon the scale, and it is a revision which some of the leaders think will be of great advantage in practice as "ell as in theory. Representatives will go to the Newport Confsrence on the 27th inst., but seeing that South Wales is in the act of drawing up and Possibly settling a basis for a sliding-scale, the Position of the representatives attending the Conference will be rather delicate. NUMBER OF LIVE STOCK IN GREAT BSITAIN. AKINGthe various kinds of Jive stock in Great Britain for the year 1889, it is .satisfactory to find that instead of a decrease there ip, as compared with 1988, an increase in the total number of horses and of cattle, and that this advance is ac- companied by more noteworthy additions to the Btock of sheep and lambs as well as of pigs. There 's, it is true, a decrease of 8.879 in the number of Unbroken horses and mares returned as kept Solely for breeding, but the deficiency is this year, as above mentioned, made up by the increase of 9,918 in the number of agricultural horse". The Reports here and there attribute the increased numbers of .this last-mentioned description of stock to the improvement that has taken place in agricultural conditions owing to fewer farms being at present without tenants. PHOSPHORUS AND MATCRES, I LRARsfrom a contemporary that, backed by the* recommendations of the Academy of Medicine and Hygienic Council, a bill is about to beintro- duced into the French Chamber to make the substitution of red lor yellow phosphorus in the Manufacture o^kjcifer matches compulsory. It is now four-ancFforty years since Schrotter dis- covered rei or amorphous phosphorus; and, considering how long it is since its safety in match-making was recognised, the wonder is that its enforced use has been so long delayed. The red phosphorus cannot be dissolved in a draught; it is not poisonous; introduced into an animal, it is excreted as it enters it undergoes no altera- tion by exposure to the air it is not ignited by friction it has to be heated to 260dog. in order to take fire; and when it alone is used in match fac- tories, there can be no deadly phosphorus disease. Apropos of the foregoing, it is worth while ob- serving that, in the ordinary safety match, there 's no phosphorus whatever. The inflammable mixture into which the match is dipped consists-, of the chlorate and bichromate of potassium, red lead, and antimony sulphide. It is on the sides of the box where the red phosphorus is, mixed with sulphide of antimony. It is only on a sur- face strewn with the latter mixture that the former mixture will ignite. "Only" is too much to say, for even a safety match may be made to strike fire by rubbing it quickly over a sheet of Writing paper or smooth glass surface. There is a trick in this, and a clumsy hand may try 50 times without striking fire once.