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bl RAILWAY ACCIDENT IN ef GERMANY. ry LOSS OF LIFE. :II [CENTRAL NEWS TELEGRAM. | 01 EEBLIN, Tiiesday.-Tije express train from b Zurich to Frankfort ran off the rails near K 5ttittgart station yesterday, and some of the ii carriages were wrecked. Two persons were killed 'ill and several injured. The cause of the accident is #IK believed to have been the imperfect working of i the points.

[fl*W GENERAL BOULANGER. ril (CENTRAL NEWS TKLJtGRAM.) PJIJ MADRID, Tuesday Morning.—The statement is (iji now confirmed that General Boulanger is travelling in Spain under the name of Conney- f villa. He has with him his wife, his daughter, A and Commandant Briant, his prospective son-in- law. He stayed two days in Malaga, and is now „) in Granada. He will visit Barcelona and Madrid 9y tefore returning to France.

| RUSSIAN NAVAL MANOEUVRES. PC [CENTRAL NEWS TELEGRAM.] 3 t ST. PETERSBORGJ Tuesday Morning. — It is igl 'tated to-day, on good authority, that the naval t TiHnoeuvres of the Russian fleet in the Black Sea f oill take place at the end of September.

,pl) >! AN EXTRAORDINARY TALE J OF THE SEA. 35 DAYS IN AN OPEN BOAT. ef Ji* A SUSPECTED MUTINY. Th- Queenstown correspondent of the Central Xews tel,graphs:-Partieulars of an extraordinary --ile of the sea have been furnished by Captain P"' lvanR, ot the British barque Mona, which arrived off Queenstown Harbour, from Rangoon, this morning for order! Soon after leaving Rangoon )ti' an Sunday, April 27th, in latitude 6 43, longtitude vit 3'30, a boat was sighted flying signals of distress. ( The Mona bore down upon the craft, which was found to contain six men, four Italians, one Malay, and one Englishman named Alfred J. Hamilton, of Bristol. All were in a most | tmaciated and exhausted condition, having been rjf 35 days at sea in an open boat, and they had to be £ i«.>isted on board the Mona by means of ropes. [ill With proper treatment they so-in recoverad, but "a tfieir conduct soon aroused suspicion, as they 1)1 vould not mix with the Mana's crew, but jt* onversed with each other in mysterious whispers. (t<4 Finally they seemed to agree upon a tale, and informed Captain Evans that they belonged to jj the Italian barque Fratellenae, of Genoa, from Sourabaya for Queenstown for orders. They 9 stated that they abandoned their vessel in a si* linking condition at the end of March in two j c< boats; that, soon after leaving, the chief mate be jtabbed a Malay seaman, and threw the body •[It overboard before life was extinct; and that the other boat, containing the captain, chief mate, ind seven- men, deliberately deserted them. ed, During the night, while questioning one of the th, men, Captain Evans noticed a single band of an r,il iron handcuff on his wrist, and that one of the links had heen filed off not very long previously. This and other suspicious circum- s itances induced Captain Evans to believe that a f" mutiny had occurred on board the Italian vessel, ;be ;'ut he did not feel himself competent to keep six ox en in irons on the long voyage to Queenstown, B tnd he also doubted whether his provisions would last out. He therefore determined to put the Tuspected mutineers ashore somewhere. The Mona's course was altered, and when near Anjer, ad one of the Nicobare Islands, provisions and |(j. water and a compass were put into a boat and the he suspects ordered to leave. They made some show Df resistance, but Captain Evans arrived himself d. with a revolver, which he threatened to use. The ot men then entered the boat muttering curses and it threats, and when last seen the boat was heading 50 straight for the island mentioned, which is „ uninhabited. Captain Evans is confident that .j the men are mutineers.

H AN INFAMOUS TRAFFIC. 0« A St. Petersburg correspondent writes The Russian police has recently discovered the existence at Odessa and Warsaw of well-organised bands, the members of which under different { false pretexts have persuaded a number of young ø Russian girls to leave their homes and to go with II them abroad, ordin.,xrilytol'lamburg, where tbeyare embarked on board Transatlantic Bteamera bound r more especially for the great pcrts of bouth America. It is stated tLat Russia and Austria overflow with the agents of. these bands, which j have their central office at Hamburg. The agents I f receive up to 5,000 roubles for every attractive ? victim they succeed iu bringing oa board a steamer. The Russian police is joining with that of Hamburg in putting an end to tuis infamous t)f)t<B;

TERRIBLE ACCIDENT TO A GIRL, f £ A liocking accident occurred at Sheffield on Tuesday, which resulted in the death of girl aamed Sarah Brookes, 11 years of age. She was 4f weak intellect. Ynsterdav she unfastened La her bedroom window, and stepped OUi; on the slates of a sloping roof. Her screams attracted the attention of her mother, who found her J standing on the edge of the roof, and in a state of I terrible fear at the prospect of falling over, She i threw her the end of a sheet, which the poor child clutched, but soon afterwards let go her hold and fell to the ground, Death resulted shortly Afterwards.

MRS GORDON-BAILIE. At the Old Bailey, on Tuesday, the charges Against Mrs Gordon Bailie were postponed until ihe next session, the trial being fixed for the '(Tuesday.

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JOHN DILLON FREl AT LAST. UNCONDITIONAL RELEASE GRANTED. HI3 HEALTH BREAKING DOWN. DUBLIN, Tuesday Night. Representations having been made to the Government respecting the precarious state of Mr John Dillon's health, an order was received at Dundalk Prison this morning for his release. The bon. gentlemen, on leaving the gaol, proceeded to the house of the parish priest, and at 20 minutes past 12 :eft by train for Dublin, accompanied by four priests. Mr Dillon's release, so far as the public were concerned, was entirely unexpected, as his term of six months' imprisonment would not have expired until the end of the year. The reception of the news in Dublin created much excitement, and very quickly a considerable crowd had assembled at Amiens-street railway station in order to greet the hon. member on bis arrival. Mr Dillon reached the station shortly after two o'clock, and was received with loud cheers. Judging by his appearance, the confine- ment had told severely on his health. He looked mueb older than he did a couple of months ago, and bis hair is turning grey. After acknow- ledging the congratulations of his friends, the hon. member, accompanied by Mr Sexton, M.P., Lord Mayor of Dublin, drove off amid cheers to the residence of Dr Kenny, M.P., in Rutland- square. Among the company at the station were the following Irish members :-Mr William O'Brien, Mr T. D. Sullivan Mr W. McDonald, Mr M. J. Kenny, Mr P. McDonald, Mr T. P. Gill, Mr John O'Connor, Mr Thomas Mayne, and Mr Donald Sullivan. It is stated that Mr Dillon's release was not altogether unexpected by his friends in consequence of the reports which had appeared as to the state of his health, and the loss in weight which bad resulted from his imprisonment. During the three months he has been in Dundalk Gaol, official statements as to his condition were frequently sent to Dublin Castle. Last week Dr O'Farrell, of the Irish Prisons Board, examined the hon member twice, and it is stated that his release is due to that gentleman's report to the chief secretary, Mr Dillon says he believes the warrant for his release was signed by the Lord Lieutenant before the order for his release in October was made by the judges in the Parnell commission. The release of Mr Dillon, M.P., was a complete surprise to himself and his friends. Until Tuesday morning he bad no idea he was to be set free. The first intimation in Dublin was received by Mr Harrington, secretary of the National League, only in time to collect the members of Parliament in town to meet Mr Dillon on arriving from Dundalk. The order for Mr Dillon's release is unconditional, and without cause being assigned. Leading Nationalists say the intimation of the commission that he would be let out on the 22tid October, combined with his precarious state of health, precipitated the action of the authorities in recommending his release to the Lord-Lieutenant; but his friends add that he would not accept his liberty even from the commission if trammelled by any conditions of personal bail or otherwise. Dr. Farrell, of the Prison Board, visited Dundalk Prison to inquire particularly as to Mr Dillon's constitution and treatment. Dr. Hercules Macdonnell and the other prison officials were exceedingly kind and attentive. However, the confinement was telling on Mr Dillon's constitution, and latterly be was losing weight. Dr Joseph Kenny, M.P., who received Mr Dillon on alighting from the train at Amiens- street Station, says that judging from his appearance he is of opinion that imprison- ment for a very short time longer would have very disastrous results for John Dillon; notwithstanding the great care bestowed on him by the medical and other officers of the prison board. As to his treatment, he is satisfied that everything humanly possible was done to keep him in health. Mr Dillon stayed some time at Dr Kenny's residence, and then went to bis own house, 2, North-street, George-street, wbere he received Rome personal friends during the evening. Dr Kenny has advised him to take rest and country air till he recruits himself. At night some of the trades bands turned out to give Mr Dillon an ovation, playing national airs oppo- site his residence. A large crowd assembled, and cheered heartily.

Mr GT,A,]:) S f VI4L'r TO BIRMINGHAM. ';¡e Mayor of Birmingham has written to Mr Gladstone inviting him and Mrs Gladstone to a reception at the Ccuucil House on the occasion of their visit to Birmingham in connection with their visit to the aunual meeting of the National Liberal Federation. Mr Gladstone has replied to the effect that, provided the other arrangements connected with his visit can be adjusted so as not to interfere, lie should have pleasure in accepting Le mayor's invition. The federation meetings take place ou the 5th November, and the mayoral reception, which will be of a social character, will take place on the bth.

THE YORKSHIRE COAL TRADE, There is a prospect of unpleasantness in the colliery trade of Yorkshire. The miners' associa. tion, having regard to the improved prices paid for coal, have asked for an advance of 10 per cent, in their wages. The coalowners' association have met, and refused any advance on the ground that the state ot trade did not warrant it.

A NEW TIN-PLATE WORKS. The building contractors are busily proceeding with the work of erecting a tin-plate workil at Dyffryn, Carmarthenshire, for the Tirydail Tin- plate Company, which was formed some time ago. The contract for the boilers, engines, and mills, and other machinery, has been given to the Lillesball Company, Limited, Shifnal, Shrop. shire,

INTERESTING MARRIAGE AT PONTYPRIDD. On Tuesday morning the Church of St. Catherine's, Pontypridd, was crowded with peop!e eager to WITNESS the ceremony of the marriage of Mr John Sfimual Davies, third son of Dr H. N. Davies, of Cymmer, to Miss Anne Morgan, youngest daughter of Mr The Field, Poutypridd. The sacred edilice bad been nrettily decorated for the occasion with choice flowers and plants. The choir of Sr., Catherine's, under the leadership of Mr T. Williams, took part in the service, which was full choral. MISS Snape presidsd at the organ. The ceremony was performed by the Rev H. J. Williams, B.A., vicar, who was assisted by the Rev Mosas Lewis, vicar of Llanwonno. The bride was given away by her brother-in-law, Mr H. LI. Grover, Clydach Court; and Mr Willie Davies was best msn, with Miss Davies, Cymmer, as bridesmaid. There was a numerous and fashionable wedding party. Emerging from the church,the happy couple were showered with rice, and received the congratulations and good wishes of scores of friends. They then drove to Cardiff, en route for Paris. The wedding presents were numerous and very costly, the principal donors being the following:- Dr and Mrs Davies, Cyipiner; Mr and Mrs Morgan, The Field Mr and Mrs H. LI. Grover, Clydach Court Mrs Matthew W. Morgan Mrs W. H. Morgan, Pontypridd Captain and Mrs Williams, Poutypridd Mr and Miss Williams, Mr and Mrs Evan Davies Mr and Mrs Ivor Da vies Mr and Mrs P. J. Dunn, Crofta Miss Thomas The Field Mr and Mrs Rees Mr NI. H. Grover, Pontypridd Mr Jones, Maesyffynou Rev Mr and Mrs Lewis, The Vicarage, Llauwonno; Rev and Mrs Jenkins, Vicarage, Llantwit Mr and Mrs Lewis, Tyny- cymmer; Mr and Mr* Key, Pontypridd Mrs Stockwood, Clydach Court; the children of Clydach Court; Mr and Mrs Penn, Dr and Mrs Leckie, Mr Arthur Roberts, Cardiff Mrs Bo wen, Heveford Mr, Mrs, and Miss Woozley, Swan- K"A Miss Edgeil, London Mr and Mrs Herbert Kirkhousp, Mr Moore, London; Mr and Mrs Morgan R. Williams, Cardiff, &c.

THE BISHOP MORGAN MEMORIAL. LECTURE BY THE REV J. WYNDHAM LEWIS. On Monday evening a lecture on Bishop Morgan, Translator of the Welsh Bible," was delivered at the Water-street Schoolroom, Carmarthen, by the Rev J. Wyndham Lewis, the well-known Calvinigtic Methodist minister. The chair was ably filled by the Rev Daniel Lewis, vicar of Ebow Vale (twin brother of the lecturer). Mr Wyndham Lewis said that Bishop Morgan was THE gift of God to the whole of Wales. He was a man of very great erudition, and one of the most profound Biblical scholars of his age. The Welsh translation of the Bible created a new era in the history of the Welsh language. A renowned berm"n scholar had said that culture and science in Germany were in all essential points a product of Christianity, and that Luther had re- created their language by his translation of the Bible. The same thing might bo said of the translation of Bishop Morgan. It was to the Bible our beloved country was indebted for its freedom, its glorious institutions, and home happiness.

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THE WHITECHAPEL MYSTERY. AN EXTRAORDINARY STORY. A SUPPOSED CLUE—IMPORTANT ARREST. SINGULAR POLICE COURT PROCEED. INGS. ANOTHER MURDER NARROWLY A VEl-TED. The detective officers continue their investiga- tions into the Whitechapel mysteries. The public of the neigbbourhood continue to make statements, which are committed to writing at the Commercial-street Station, and in several instances the police have been made cognizant of what the informants consider to bo suspicious movements of individuals whose appearance is supposed to tally with thatof the man wanted. It has transpired that on the day of the Hanbury-street murder, a man went into the lavatory at the City News Rooms, Ludgate Circus, and there changed clothes, hurriedly departing, and leaving behind a pair of trousers, a shirt, and some socks. Nobody connected with the establishment saw him at the time, and when the clothes were found they were thrown into a dnst box, and being placed therein in the street, were carted away by scavengers. They do not appear to have attracted special attention at the time. The matter is being followed up by the police. An important charge was made at the Thames police court, on Tuesday, which the police believe may throw some light upon the recent tragedies in Whitechapel. Charles Ludwig, forty years of age, a decently-dressed German, of No. 1, The Minories, was charged with being drunk and threatening to stab Alexander Finlay, of Leman- street, Whitechapel. The prosecutor said that at three o'clock that morning he was standing at a coffee stall in Whitechapel, when the accused came up drunk, and in consequence his request to be served was refused. He then said to prosecutor, 66 What are you looking at ?" and then pulled out a knife and tried to stab witness. Ludwig followed him round the stall, and made several attempts to stab him. A constable came up and he was given into custody. —Constable 221 H said the prisoner was in a very excited condition, and witness bad previously received information 'hat prisoner was wanted iu the City for attempting to cut a woman's throat with a razor. On the way to the station he dropped a long bladed open knife, and on him was found a long bladed pair of scissors. Inspector Pimley, fl. Division, asked the magistrates to remand the prisoner, as they had not had sufficient time to make the necessary inquiries concerning him. A city constable (John Johnson) stated that eariy that morning he was on duty in the Minories, when he heard screams of-" Murder" proceeding from a court in which there were no lights. The court led to some railway arches, and was well-known as a dangerous locality. On going into the court he found the prisoner with a prostitute. The former appeared to be under the influence of drink. Witness asked what he was doing there, when he replied, "Nothing." The woman, who appeared to be in a very frightened and agitated condition, said, c. Oh policeman, do take me out of this." The woman was so frightened she could then make no further statement. He sent the man off, and walked with the woman to the end of his beat, when she said He frightened me very much when he pulled a big knife out." Witness said, Why didn't you tell me that at the time," and she replied, I was too much frightened." He then went and looked for the prisoner, but could not find him, and therefore warned several other constables of the occurrence. Witness had been out all the morning trying to find the woman, but up to the present time without success. He should know her again. He believed the prisoner worked in the neighbourhood. The magistrate thereupon remanded the prisoner. The arrest has caused intense excitement in the neighbour- hood. Prisoner professes not to be able to speak Engiish. He has been in this country about three months. He accounts for his time for about three weeks, but nothing is said of his doings before that time. It has been ascertained that the real name of the man Charles Ludwig is Wetzel. He came to this country from Hamburg about fifteen months ago, and is a hairdresser by trade. He bears an indifferent character, being described as cowardly and quarrelsome and given to drink. The woman wuo complained that Wetzel threatened to murder her has not yet been found, but there should be little difficulty in tracing her, as she has only one arm.

fJ THE WALTHAMSTOW MYSTERY. THE BILL AGAINST BARBER THROWN OUT. Thoograndjuryat the Old Baileyon Tuesday threw out the bill against William Barber, a chemist's assistant, charged with poisoning Mary Annie French at Waltlinmstow some months ago.

TEN James Kelly, a painter, was tried in Edinburgh High Court 011 Tuesday for the murder of his wife on July 15tli, iu Cowgate, Edinburgh. The evi- dence showed that the prisoner had been drinking heavily, and beat his wife with a window bliud roller. He had afterwards expressed compunction for what he had done. He was found guilty of culpable homicide, and Lord Fraser passed a sentence of 10 years' penal servitude.

HE CALLED FOR DEATH-AND DIED. EXTRAORDINARY OCCURRENCE AT BIRMINGHAM. The Birmingham coroner had on Tuesday to iuquire into the highly sensational circumstances of the death of John Wairen, a colour-sergeant in the Salvation Army. The deceased was formerly a heavy drinker, but joined the army four years ago. 011 Monday evening he was addressing an open-air meeting, and, in speaking of bis former life, said, "I am prepared to meet my God. Sudden death would be sudden glory." He had proceeded but a few sentences further when he fell and died. The doctor said deceased's heart was diseased, and the cause of death was syncope from excitement. A verdict was returned accordingly.

THE ATTEMPTED MURDER BY A CARDIFF SAILOR. ACCUSED AGAIN REMANDED. On Tuesday, at the Bristol police-court, James Murray.seaman on board the steamer Exeter City, belonging to Messrs Hill,was brought up charged with attempting to kill and murder a young married woman named Rosina Spennell. Mr A. Habgood appeared for the prisoner. Rosina Red, mother of the injured woman, said on Sunday, September 8th, the prisoner came from the Exeter City to see her daughter, and afterwards they were drinking together in Deep-street. Witness walked down the street, and ieft the prisoner and her daughter, and went to speak to a neighbour. While talk- ing to the neighbour she heard her daughter scream, and looking round saw the prisoner stab her daughter twice, and she ran away from him. He made a dash at her as she came near the house, and then threw away a knife which he had. Witness screamed murder, and some men came up and apprehended the prisoner. Several witnesses were called, and ono stated that when he was seized by the men the prisoner exclaimed, Have mercy upon me, oh, my blessed Virgin Mary !"—A police inspector deposed that when put in the dock at the police-station the prisoner Liaid, I will tell you all about It. I came home in the Exeter City, and was going to be married to her, but I found she had been unfaithful to me, and that she had deceived me. You can do what you like with me now. She is the only PIRL I ever loved all I care for is myoid mother." It was stated that the girl was out of danger, and would be able to appear in about 14 days. The magistrates remanded the prisoner for a week,

===-===--=:=. HORRIBLE DEATH OF A TIGHT-ROPE WALKER. There was great exciteoient at Angers the other evening, The holiday folk had turned out en masse on the local Champs de Mars, to witness the performance of a tight-rope walker named Castanet. Amid the blaze of fireworks, Castanet made hit: appearance on a rope upwards of fifty feet from the ground. At first all went well, and the enthusiastic plaudits of the crowd encouraged the acrobatic artiste to further displays of skill. Suddenly, however, the poor man lost his footing, and, amid the cries of the horror- stricken spectators, he fell to the ground. He was picked up dead, his body being frightfully mangled, and his bones broken.

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THE ALLEGED MURDER AT CADOXTON. ADJOURNED INQUEST VERDICT. On Tuesday evening Mr E. B. Iteece (district coroner) held the adjourned inquest on the body of Mary Emma Morgan, who died on September 9th. It will be remembered that the circumstances attending death led to the apprehension of the husband of the deceased, James Morgan, Palmerstown, Cadoxton, who was subsequently charged at Penarth with the murder of his wife. William Cooper, the husband of Dorothy Cooper, who gave evidence at the previous inquest, said that about a quarter to eleven on September 1st the deceased came to his house in Palmerstown, and asked for his wife. On being questioned she admitted that what she really wanted was company home, because she was afraid to go by herself. Witness agreed to go with her, and when they reached the house they found Morgan there. As soon as they got inside the house the two commenced quarrelling about family matters. Witness did not care to stay, but persuaded Morgan to cease the wrangling for the night. Both of them were the worse for drink. The deceased bad not told him that she bad been ill-used and beaten by her husband, and he did not notice any marks. She did not appear to be in pain. Dr Neale said that Cooper's evidence did not suggest anything to lead him to alter his opinion. Many instances had been known of people who bad sustained an internal rupture of the kind he had described, and had walked for 48 hours after- wards. It was quite possible, therefore, for the deceased to walk about upwards of an hour after the rupture without giving signs of great pain. Her intoxication and hysteria would prevent her feeling the pain and shock of such an injury. The Coroner then summed up the evidence to the jury. The deceased, he pointed out, was drinking with her husband at a public-house. She was in a hysterical condition, and struck at people, and was finally turned out of the house. She would not go home, and finally broke a window. George Taylor went out and persuaded her to go home, and then she became better' and said she could go home by herself. Afterwards she was seen by Grace Higgins, who said she beard her screaming and found her in a ditch, with her husband near her. Morgan said, Don't take any notice it's just a drunken woman; she's mad." Mrs Cooper subsequently saw the deceased come into the house with her hair tumbling over her face, and she immediately began to quarrel with her husband. She afterwards turns up at Cooper's house. Next day 3he sends for Mrs Cooper, who finds her in terrible pain, lying upon a mattress, which she did not quit till her death. She was frequently asked by Mrs Cooper how she came by her injuries, and she used to reply that she did not ktiow. This was probably true. She may have got them without knowing it by falling, possibly-thougb not so likely—by her husband's violence. After death Dr Neale made a post- mortem examination, and found that she died from rupture of the bladder, which was caused most probably by A fall. That being the case, and as they had no evidence of violence on the part of the husband to his wife, he (the Coroner) did not think it was possible for them to bring in a verdict of wilful murder, and that was the only verdict they could bring in if they desired to imply blame on his part. There was not the slightest evidence against him, while there was evidence that the deceased herself used such violence as could have caused death in the way described by the doctor. The jury retired for a few minutes, and on their return the Foreman said that they brought in the verdict That the deceased died from peritonitis, caused by rupture of the bladder sustained on September 1st or 2nd, but that they did not find any evidence as to how the rupture was caused."

THE CARDIFF HORSE SHOW. THE OPENING TO-DAY. SOME PRELIMINARY PARTICULARS. To day the sun will rise (it is devoutly to be hoped that his face will not be hidden) over Cardiff to find the sixth annual Cardiff and South Wales Horse Show in full swing. As 80 per cent. of everything depends upon the weather, it is gratifying to learn from the state of the barometer last night that the ensuing 21 hours will probably prove fine, and should this be the case, there need be no difficulty in predicting that this year's exhibition will be a great success. Excellent in numbers and quality as the show of 1837 undoubtedly was, it has been surpassed in both respects on the present occasion. This fact may be accounted for in various ways. Such is the increasing popularity of the fixture amongst pro- fessional and amateur horse-breeders, that its growth may be expected to be progressive. In addition to this element, we find that the local classes added for young hunters and cart horses, heavy-weight hunters, etc., have been extensively favoured by entries, and the prize money has been enlarged in the total amount uf ESOO by nearly £100. Mr W H Lewis, Guildhaii-ciiambers, St LIEW secretary, has devote,^ CAU?&IORE every class is FLFLERGY to the WORK, standard which ought to Be attained by ONE of the best horse shows in the king iom. Among the heavy-weight hunters, Mr J V Keevil's Conun- drum is a FEATURE; although this animal was beaten by Hard to Find at Bath. In the light-weight hunters noted exhibitors are Mr J H Ciifton, Mr John Goodwin, and Mr Crotcher. Hard to Find figores in tbe four-year-old claws, and C looel the Hon F C Morgan, Mr J H Clifton, and Mr P S Dovson all show fine animals. The local heavy weight hunters is a new class, and there are 15 entries, among otheM Colonel Morgan, Mr Robert Jones, and Mr L J Shirley. The local light-weight hunters have attracted 22 entries, Lord Tredegar and Mr Richard O Rees (Talgarth) being in the catalogue. For the tluee-year-old hunters, the Stand Stud Company, of Manchester, eend Pilgrim to compote, and in the two-year- olds Mr William Till and the Matquis of Londonderry exhibit noted horse*. Class 8 for yearling hunters is an extra class, and th-re are showing Lord Tredegar, Mr W A Dyke (Worcestershire), Mr F J Coleridge Boles, the HeweMield Stud Company (Gloucester), and Mr L J Shirley—22 entries in all. The various CLOSES tor nacics win provide a tine display. Mr R T S Lucas's Elegance and Denmark, Mr H C Cogswell's Lady Sapphire (which took first and champion at Islington and the Royal), Sir Lionel Dowell's Gingerbread, Mr William Cope's well-known Magpie, Mr J H Ciifton's The Don, the Stand Stud Company's Shooting Star, and Messrs Gottwaltz and Bowring'S The Dane (a son of the famous JLI''IY 13ute),areinterspersed in this section. Sir John WorShington, Mr T D John, Mr Pope, Mr Alfred Stevens, Yeo Brothers with The Judge, Mr J H Clifton with The Prince, and Mr Lucas with Adonis, exhibit in the smaller hacks and ponies. Weight-carrying cobs are a full class. Dr J Fuller, of Bristol, shows JCISMET Second Mr George Mason, of Wisbech, Game Chicken and Miss Vivian, Zephyr, in single- harness horses. The popular Maid of Killarney and Actress are perhaps the pick of the jumpers, but that rem ains to be seen. Stallions are not so good this year, and the class for entire thoroughbreds bas been dropped out of the catalogue. The cart horses and brood mares provide some fine classes, and in every respect the show promises to be very interesting to lovers of horse-flesh. The whole of the sheds, staging, &c., has been erected by Mr Wm, Randall, show yard contractor, Stoke St. Gregory, Taunton, in a most substantial and suitable manner, and the catering for refreshments lias been entrusted to the well-known firm 01 Bourne Bros., of Dudley. The exhibits of carriages, harness, &C., are larger this year than on any previous occasion.

THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT. PROPOSED DIVISION OF THE ABERYSTWYTH UNION. On Monday afternoon a joiut meeting of the committee appointed by the Cardiganshire Quarter Sessions and the Aberystwyth Board of Guardians was held at the Town-hall, Aberyst- wyth, to consider the suggested divisisn of the uniou into electoral districts. Mr Morris Davies presided, and be was supported by the Earl of Lisburne, Messrs Vaughan Davies, Tanybwlcb; W B Powell, Nanteos; H S Richards, Brynrei- thyn Thomas James, Llwyniorwerth; Rovs J M Griffiths, J T Griffiths, and Preb. Williams, and a large number of the elected guardians. The alterations made in the proposed scheme -of the quarter sessions committee are the followin:- BORTH DISTRICT to poll at the National School, instead of at the Board School, on account of its central position PENixWYN D1VI8WN.—The name of this district was changed into Uogiliail. and that village substituted for Penlhvyn as the polling place. CAPKL SION DISTRICT.—This also, was changed into Llaufarian District, and the parish of Llanbadarn Ucha was taken from this district and attached to that of Llanflhangel Division. TRISANT DIVISION received the name of Devil's Bridge, and the polling booth reco. "mended to be placed at the latter place instead of at Trisant. It was deci ed to negotfate with the trutees of Pontllanychaiarn Chapel Schoolroom as to getting the use of that place for a polling booth.

WILL OF THE LATE MR POWELL, OF HIRWAIN. Probate of the will dated 16tb April, 1866, of the late Mr William Powell, J.P., of Hirwain, railway contractor, bas been granted to the executors, Messrs William Peter and James John Powell, the sons, and William Thomas Rees, the son-in-law of the testator, by whom the value of the personal estate has been declared under £ 49,200. The testator leaves to each of his children an equal share of his personal and other property. By a codicil dated 18th Aprii, 1877, the testator leaves to his brother, James Powell, of Nag's Head Hill, St. George's, Bristol, all the property left to the testator under his late mother's will, absolutely, and free from any arrears of rent which may at the time be due from him.

CARDIFF TRADES' EXHIBI- TION, The number of visitors to the Cardiff Trades' Exhibition on Tuesday was 3,853, making the total since the opening 27,195.

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THE MERTHYR VACANCY. In view of the fact that the writ may be issued at any moment, the Liberal electors of the Mertbyr boroughs would do weil to consider whether the time has not arrived when progress in connection with the selection of a candidate should be accelerated. The Liberal Association have done wisely to pay deference to the working men, who constitute so large a proportion of tha electorate. But, now that the opinion of the working classes has been ascertained, there is no longer any reason for delay. The Speaker of the House of Commons, who is now abroad, appointed seven commissioners before his de- parture from England to act on bis behalf. Three of these gentlemen, we understand, are Tories and on the motion of any one of them the writ can be issued at any moment. This being so, the Liberal party at Merthyr should see to it that they are not taken by surprise. They should, above all things, be prepared against every contingency that might arise. Sir W. T. Lewis's visit to Merthyr md the neighbourhood, in connection with the new hospital which is to be opened by the Marquis of Bute on October 1st, and in regard to some com- mercial matters, has given rise to some specula. tion as to whether he is likely to come forward as a Conservative candidate. It is said he has been approached on the subject at Aberdare, but it does not appear that be gives serious countenance to the idea. Mr Pritchard Morgan remains in Merthyr, Mr. W. Abraham, M.P., visited the town on Monday. TO THE EDITOR. SINo-H,tving read the report of the meeting of workmen which was held at Mertbyr on Saturday for the purpose of selecting candidates, one cannot but feel grieved to see the divided opinion which exists among the workmen them- selves respecting a labour candidate. IN the first place, there is a divided opinion as to who should be the man and in the second place, there is a divided opinion as to means for the main- tenance of a labour candidate. Sir, under those circumstances, there is outside the constituency a growing feeling chat this state of things may lead to a split in the party, and be the one means of lettinar in a Tory, or, what is worse still, a Liberal Unionist, a result which every true Liberal in Wales would deeply deplore. I would venture to suggest to the workmen themselves, for the sake of maintaining the honour of the constituency, and having a worthy successor to the late Mr H. Richard, whether it would not be best if they would sink all differences and go in for a man who is prepared to adopt the principles as laid down by the Liberal Association, whether he be, strictly speaking, a labour candidate or otherwise. Surely there are gentlemen enough belonging to Wales who could represent the Merthyr con- stituency, with all its varied interests, who would be an honour to those who elect him, and who would be a blessing to the constituency and to Wales generally. Sir, one word more. If the workmen cannot agree as to who the candidate should be, why not appoint, say, 20 men from the workmen's meeting and the same number from the Liberal Association, and let each party ngree —namely, workmen and members of the Liberal Association-to abide by the choice which those 40 men may make ? I think if this could be done, or something like it, much time would be saved and ill-feeling avoided,besides closing the ranks ngainst all comers from whatever quarter.—I am, &c., E. PHILLIPS. Neath, Sept. 17th, 1888.

THE FERNDALE MINERS' MEETING. TO THE EDITOR. Slit,-In Saturday's issue of the Daily News there appears an account of a miners' meeting held at the above place on Thursday evening last, and it seems that the chief object of the meeting was to pass a resolution urging the magistrates to grant an application for a license to a building called the Victoria Hotel." Now, sir, I wish to ask what right had the work- men's committee to appropriate the work- men's money for the purpose of going to the expense of calling a meeting for such an evil and improper purpose I What connection is there or should there be between the intended landlord of the Victoria Hotel and the workmen's com- mittee? None whatever. The object of the committee is to take any grievance that may arise among or between the workmen and employers, and to try and bring about an amicable and satisfactory arrangement or settlement of the dispute. Does the hotel accommodation come within their scope ? I answer most emphatically, no. The committee publicly announced the meeting, but had not sufficient honesty to announce the object of the meeting. Had they done so, myself and many others would have been there to enter our protest against such improper proceedings. But I am pleased to know that there were some sturdy abstainers in the meeting who ,poke in opposition to the motion. And,-or. I wish to correct the statement in Saturday's Daily News to tbe T-HAFEIESWG IUE question, out U.NW WERE nva or six BPOKE in opposition to tha motion and ona other statement I wish to make—the motion was not carried, but the meeting broke up amidst considerable uproar and confusion. I w»uid ask the readers of this journal, therefore, to ignore the statement made that the resolution was carried. I am au indiguant abstainer.—I am, &c., T W. D. EVANS. 50, Dyffryn-street, Ferndale, Sept. 16, 1888. r

THE ALBION COLLIERY DISPUTE. CLOSE OF THE APBITRKTORS' SITTINGS. The resumption of the inquiry as to whether the seam worked at the Albion Colliery, Pontypridd, was the four or six feet, took place at the New Inn Hotel, Ponty- pridd, on Tuesday, before Mr T. Rees, of Swansea, the arbitrator appointed. Messrs W. R. Beith and T. Rees appeared for the parties interested in the issue. The evidence for the men having been concluded, MRT. Rees addressed the umpire, remarking that only one of the witnesses examined for the men bad given evidence to the effect that the seam was decidedly the six-feet seam, but no reason was given in proof of the assertion. Of all the witnesses called by Mr Beith, not one was able to show that the seams of coal referred to in the course of the inquiry as identical with the Albion seam possessed any marked feature in common with that seam. He also contended that Mr Beith possessed but a meagre personal know- ledge of the particular question iu dispute. It was useless to rely unon a meagre generalities. On the other hand, Mr W. Galloway, former mines inspector, had had special opportunities of gaining a thorough knowledge of the co-relations of the strata and seams found at the Albion Colliery, and he gave it clearly in his evidence that the Albion seam was the upper Aberdare four feet seam. In the face of the overwhelming amount of evidence which had been produced it was a matter of astonishment t.) him that the present issue had ever been raised.—Mr Beith did not propose to address the arbitrator, but would forward a copy of his remarks to Mr Joseph aflerwards.The inquiry was then closed, and the award will be made, it is expected, in about a week.

CHASE AFTER A BUUGL\R AT TONYPANDY. Tonypandy, recently the scene of two con- flagrations, HAS offered another sensation in the shape of a burglar. It seems that P.C. White, while on his beat, noticed a man trying the windows of the Dunraven Hotel. The man was next seen trying the padlock on the grating leading to the cellar. Looking up suddenly, he saw the policeman stealthily approaching. OS he started at once, the policeman speeding after him. When they came to the double door at Ty inlawr be bolted over it, followed nimbly by the constable. Crossing a wall, the burglar then jumped into the rear of the premises of Mr D. Williams, the ironmonger. Here he WAS con- fronted by a 6-foot wall; P.O. White was at his heels all the time. The thief tried to dodge behind a cart, but the policeman was too "harp for him, and be was taken to the &tation. When taken he was without his shoes, which had been hidden in an adjoining outhouse. The BOOTS were nicely made without a nail in them. P.S. Hoyle searched him, and found on him a stop watch, supposed to be part of the booty of an Omora burglary committed a week ago. The man refuses to give any account of himsolf.

FATAL ACCIDENT AT ABEttA VON. A shocking accident occurred at Cwmavon on Monday morning to a young man named William Francis, of Penycae. He was a stoker on a locomotive engine, and whilst engaged in his work fell underneath the engine. One of his legs was severed from his body, and he received other fearful injuries. He was immediately conveyed to his home, where he soon died.

THE RE-STARTING OF TYNEWYDD TIN.PLATE WORKS. With reference to the Tynewydd Tin-plate Works, Pontnewydd, which has been acquired by Mr Cook Jenkins, cf Port Talbot, we under. stand that it will be re-started next week, and not on Friday, in the present week, as has been stated. The statement that Mr E. Stanford will act as manager is incorrect. The works will be under the management of Mr Cook Jenkins bimself. There is every prospect of the works being carried on with great success.

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t AN ALLEGED "PANIC IN COAL." WHERE DOKS IT EXIST ? A VISIONARY "BIG SYNDICATE." A sensational paragraph appeared tbe other day in the usually well-informed London evening Star to the effect that, in view of the "panic in ccatj" a huge syndicate of colliery proprietors was'being formed, with th3 modest capital of 80 millions sterling, to buy up all the collieries in the United Kingdom There is probably little or no truth in the statement at any rate, the national question" as to coal does not appear to exist in tbe sense implied by the Star informant, unless the deliberate exclusion of the South Wales coal field is intended. Is is no new thing for prices to be complained of in South Wales as beinc comparatively unremu- nerative both to the employers and the employed. Yet we know that of late the tendency has been upwards, and only a short time since a very re- assuring speech on the subject was delivered by Mr D. A. Thomas, M.P., himself a colliery owner. But whilst local steamcoal is being sold to Newport and Cardiff orders at over 10S per ton, coal at Newcastle-upon-Tyne is not commonly fetching more than about 7 9d. In the face of this difference in price, South Wales is not only holding its own, but by reason of the absolutely uniform excellence of its coal, is entering into the market more and more. Although there is decidedly much room for Although there is decidedly much room for improvement in South Wales prices, there is no Panic in the locality,uor is there likely to be one. If a panic exists any where,it must probably be traced to the JNorth, and if it be a Northern complaint merely, it can scarcely BE called national. Nor would a combination of Northern coal owners be of much service to those gentlemen generaiiy, if by their present low prices they cannot successfully compete with South Walians. Such a combination as that which has been indicated by the Star would be possible in regard to a group of collieries in which the circumstances of prices and output ars not radically different, but the sraalinesB of the capital— £ 80,000,000—named may be taken to pretty definitely luUicate that all t/tat was said was not meant. The amount that would be required for a "national" scheme to buy up all the collieries in the kingdom would probably jiornoximate more nearly to L400,000-000 than £ 80,000,000. Souie collieries pay m SOUI.LI Wales, and other. do not, and fortunes aro made and lost by colliery proprietors here as elsewhere. In the cae of one or two pits, the great depth of the workings is a bar to financial succe.s at present prices. Two colliery undertakings near Merthyr could be mentioned for which a capital of £ 2,000,000 would, no doubt, be required. It will thus be understood, especially when tho Star figures as to the INCREASE of colliery workings is considered, that £ 80.000,000 would be an utterly inadequate cover fur the project indicated. As to the waste of coal (put by the Star at 50 milliou tons annually), it is conceded that a considerable amount of small (as it is called in South Wales) or slack," and shaiy coal is thrown down the "gob," but the total loss is of course ridiculously over-assessed. Appearances go to show that if this gigantic scheme exists at all, it is promoted by coal owners at a distance, and by those who are feeling the effects of the greater development of the Welsh coal trade. The chances are, however, that the whole story is simply a canard.

SWANSEA. A QUEER KIND OF OBSTRUCTION.—At the Swansea police-court on T u c-s(lvy-be fore Messrs J, C. Fowler, T. Phillips, and W. Stone—A lad named William Morgan Burns, aged 14, of Hafod, was summoned for causing an obstruction on a pavement at the Hafod on the 18TH inst. It was proved that defendant was one of twenty others who were in the hubit of sitting across the pavement, and so totally obstructing it. CRUELTY TO A DOG.—James Ingram, of 42, Fi^et-street, was summoned by Inspector Hamar, R.S.P.C.A., with cruelty tc a dog. Defendant admitted striking the animal with a stone, but said it was the result of au accident, his object merely being to drive the animal away. IT appeared that the animal bad died from the effects of the blow. A fine of 10s and costs was imposed. HUSBAND AND WIFE.—In the case of a man named Philip Mort, who was summoned by the guardians for not complying with an order to c"ntribute towards the maintenance of his wife, Mr Woodward attended, and said the woman had committed adultery; she had been separated from defendant for two years, but within the last twelve months had given birth to a child. An order for paymeat of the amount due was made, but the bench granted the necessary facility for procuring a revocation of the order. VISITORS to Swansea will do well to visit Mr Chapman's Sicli-street Studio. The Best Photographs in Waies are taknn there, at prices to suit all classes. PHOTOBKAPHY.—Siedle Bros, (from London), Heathfield-streijt, Swansea, turn out the best work M LIjAN KL/LY. THE EISTEDDFOD.—Ic WAS Mr T. C-nwi; Evan", Carmarthen, and not Mr Alcwyn Kvai.S, as stated in our report, who won tho prize for tbe bass solo at the eisteddfod.

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BRIDGEND. OBITUARY.—We have to record the death of Mr Thomas • Stockwood, jun., at a comparatively early age. Mr Stockwood was a sound lawyer and an able advocate but owing to failing health he had not practised extensively of late years. He was clerk to. the Bridgend Local Board.

ABE R A VON. COLLIERY FATALITY.—On Tuesday a person named Evau John, of Water-street, Murgam, was killed by the fall of A stone at the Morfa Colliery, Martjam. Auother collier was also seriously injured.

KAIL WAY EXCURSIONS. The London and North Western Railway bave arranged excursions from South \Valt'!J to places of interest in the Midlands and the North, which will run at the end of this or the commencement of the next month. Ou October 1st cbeap day tickets will be iesued to Tynemouth, New. castle, Darlington, Richmond, Durham, York, Scarborough, and other towns in that district, and to Liverpool, Manchester, Chester, Sbeffield, Leeds, Wigao, Morcombe, Carlisle, Windermere, &c. On the same day It-day tickets will be issued to Rhyl, Conway,. Carnarvon, and other Welsh towns. Cheap excursion tickets will also be issued on September 22nd and 24th for 2, 3, 5, and 7 days, to Birmingham, Stafford, Leices- ter, Burton, Derby, Wolverhampton, Burslem, Stanley, and Stoke. Passengers may book at all the stations in South Wales and Monmouthshire r I, geherally which are in connection with the North Western system, including Cardiff, Merthyr, Abergavenny, Swansea, Lianelly, Carmarthen, Hopton Heath. Pembroke, Haverfordwest, Llandilo, Llanwrtyd, and Llandrindod Wells.

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THE SOUTH WALES "PARNELL DEFENCE FUND." TO THE EDITOR. SIR,—Would you permit me to use your columns for the purpose of drawing the attention of Welsh Liberals to the fund now being raised in South Wales towards assisting Mr Purnell in rebutting the charges preferred against him and his fellow- members of the House by the editor of the Times n per ? Tiie history of the wanton and wholly unfounded attacks, based on patently forged letters, made by the Times, is well known, and needs no repetition nor need I dilate on the miserable shirkmgs and subterfuge- employed by the Times and its allies-the members of the present Cunser- vative Güvernmeut-to avoid a direct and searching inquiry into the falsity of the chareres set forth in 11 Parnellirm and Crime," and published riaily ad nauseum in the leading articles of the Times. The Times and the Government dared Mr Parnell to go before a jury to disprove the allega- tions, and at last,to their unmistakable alarm and confusion, lie has done so, but even now they place every obstacle in the way of an impartial investigation. The Tiroes and abettors are in a corner, but they have the power of Rr-IJ on their sije-it power which Mr Parnell ..ad bis friends do not possess. The knight errantry of true Liberalism mut come to his rescue and assist him to fight evil in high places, not merely because assistance is needed, but as a practical protest against the grossest calumnies that have ever disgraced an ENGLISH, ttiousrb un-English, paper. Your Conservative contemporary is anxious to know the money value of our sympathy with Mr Parnell and the other outraged patriots. Let the reply be emphatic and prompt South Wales was, and is now, true to Mr Dillon. Let it be even more trne to Mr Parneli. Mr John Cory has sent j65, and several amounts are promised, and the first list of sub- scribers will be published in a few days. Mr Councillor Burnie is the hon. treasurer. Cards for collecting may be obtained at our Federation offices. In the meantime we invite all Liberal Associations in South Wales and Monmouthshire to form centre; for furthering this fund.— I am, &c., RICHARD N. HALL, Secretary. Liberal Federation Offices, 53, Queen-street, Cardiff.

MR OSBORN P, MORGAN AND THE TITHE QUESTION. TO THK EDITOR. SIR,—Would you allow me to correct an important mistake in your report of my speech at Portheawl yesterday ? The figures showing the total sum collected for tithes in Wales and the application of the same were read by me from a letter of Mr Gee which I held in my bands and which I subsequently banded to the reporters. They were as follows £ s d Bishops a.nd officers of cathedrals 67.0"0 18 8i Paroshia) clergy 137,784 18 7 Impropriations 61.2r>9 1 6i Schools and colleges 8.1t>9 10 1 Total 274,284 4 10i The figures as they appear in your issue of to- day arc erroneous.—Apologising for troubling you, I am. &c., G. OSBORNE MORGAN. Mertbyr Mawr, Bridgend, September 18. YR A \VDL. TO THE EDITOR. SIR,—I did not intend ti) give the rules of the awdl to the reader, but oniy the principle of the cynghanedd. Call the cynghanedd by whatever name you please in English, yet it cannot be properly translated into English. You will pardon Ill", Mr Editor, for not taking any notice of those writers on the awdl who arc quite ignorant of the simplest rules of debate. Some of them bave the very elements of logic yet to learn. The awdl and cynghanedd date not from time immemorial" Welsh poetry is ages older than cyngh^nedd. There is no cynghanedd in the works of the Cyn- feirdd primitive bards, namely, Tdiesin.Aneurin, Mvrddiu Wyllt, Llywarch Hti, and Golyddau, except a shght touch (Braidd Gyffwrdd) now and then, and that accidentally, as Goronwy Owen hinted. They lived in the sixth century. Ac- cording to some writers, they were no bards at all, because there is no cynghanedd in the r poems i They were careful of the sense, rhymp, and metre, and that was all. After the primitive bard", came the nynfelrdd-bards of the Middle Aes- namely—Meigant Meilir, Gwalchmai, Tisilio, Cynddelw, Daninl Llosgwrn, E aeth, Da. fydd Benfraes, OWPII Cyfeiliog, Liygad Gwr, Myryw, Llywarch Brydydd Ioch, &c &c. They wrote not in cynghanedd. One of the last hards of this period, 1120 t" 1290, of the name of Casnodyn, first wn-ts m cynghanedd. Here is the first Euglyn Unodl Union ever composed; the author is Casnodyn it is to ba seen in bis elegy to th Princ Msdawg — Bu se, Chwecll cenedl, civyn ernraws—tri-tlawn, Camn Mf'irchi i wn, c-vymp Marchawg,, Byd a fydd vy-gndd yr hawsr, Byd heb fyd bod heb Fadawg. But there is not much of the cynghanedd to be found in the works of any of the VYVl«h bards till the time' of Davydd ap Gwilym-hnrn 1300. D. ap Edmund put the iiaiter of the 24 moires I rvtid cynghanedd around the neck of the Cymric mnse. That took place at Carm rthen in 1451. tail determine ti.e meaning of cynghanedd rywiog a dil<»dryii according to the acceptation of the term in 1819? Have we no power to repeal tyrannical laws ? Must we submit silently and thankfully to all the wlr.ms of the past? Ieaan G1 n Gelrlonydd said "N' in writing his prydaest for the chair. Eben Vardd said No," in setid;ng in a pryddest for the chair. Kiraathog sa'd "No." See his essay at the end of his Caniadau." I< cynghauedi an essential element to Welsh poetry ? The shackles or fetters of cynghanedd have oppressed our language, of which other languages have been frue." The above are the languages have been frue." The above are the words of Goronwy Owen. The reason that Goronwy did not write an epic was that the cynghanedd was in the way. He knew he could not do it in cynghanedd, and f any poet was able to do it, we know he was. Hiraethog began his job in cynghanedd but before the middle of the poem he gave up cynghanedd nnd wrote in blank verse. He, the I"te Dr Rees (Hiraethog), said of thp cynghaneddion—" yr achiod iddynt, meddwo ni." The cynghanedd has robbed us of epics. We have no awdl longer than about 2,000 lines, Dewi Wyn o Eifion wrote :— "Bwhwman ybu Homer." Mae yd'm ei I Ili,,td' ef." "Homer was fickle and inconstant,and his 'Iliad' is lik-, nothing by tbe side of the productions of the Welah b"rd;: who write in ^yoghanedd Heriif Homer a Horas Ni bu a'i tre h neb o'u tras." T challenge Homer and Horace. Not one "f their iace c.m conquer bim." It is Goronwy Owen who is referred to in tbe iibove boasting aud silly lines of Dewi Wvn o Eifion. I Whoever read Dewi Wyn's awdlan, except a very narrow circle of bards,in cynghanedd ? Have his poems been translated into any other language? HAS he EVER been known like Ceiriog Hncrlies, Twm o'r Nant, Pantycwlyn, Anne Griffiths, Hiraethng, or Mynyddog ? No doubt Gr; DFWI was a genius, but cynghanedd crippled his a wen— bis muse. Are committees at Jiberty ti) tri ve the chair at a national eisteddfod to a pryddest instead of an awdl ? Of course they ate. That was settled many A time before now. It was SETTLED at Rhuddlan. GLAN Geirionydd had it, and Eben Vardd sent pryddest in for the chair. It was optional in 1874 in Banor- pither pryddest or awdi. By pryddest I mean a mixrure of rhyme and blank versp, or blank altogether, or rhyme altogether. Hiraethog was very much against confining the chair to the awdi. What I want, Mr Editor, is to let the poet choose the metre. Give him the kind of poetry you waut, the epic, lyric, or drama. Or give the chair to the awdl this year, and to any metre next year, and so forth alternately. Awdl has its acrostics. A veijse of seven lines sometimes begins with the vowels, alphabetically or otherwise. Another sort of an acrostic is to begin each line of a verse with one and the same consonant. And thus fools are made to think themselves bards greater than Dante. They take false wit for genius, and walk to the chair in the pomp of princes and kings. All the tricks cf cynghanedd are not so very venerable for their antiquity as to be from time immemorial." Not so old as their brother, "The Scholar's Eg," amongst the Greeks. That was a poem written in the shape of an egg, Is it that egg which my friend Morien has? The egg of the Greek poets is, I believe, as old as the "Iliad." Some have said that the cynghanedd can be made only in Welsh, and consequently that it is essential to Welsh poetry. I deny all that. Some poet has written this English englye to the Uout:— i The <rout is about me most bitter—it tears I My toe like a tiger I Oh its fang great its anger I Its keen bites who can bear The following is a Latin englyn, written by Davies, CalOtellhyweI, on the gravestone of a friend: Sopor Mariam cepit—in lectum A luctu necessit, Ast tuba haoc excltabit Ut Maria salva sit. Addressing fit Samuel Tenton. and thanking that gentleman's brother Charles for some favours received, the same gentlemau s-aid- o Carole I non querelas-tibl Nuno dabo sea gratias, Tubi Sam grates suma.s Cui tot clara dona das. The cynghauedd has no more to do with-the Welsh language than with any other language. The man who can spare time to play with such a toy can do it in any language he is master of. Other nations have been quite as foolish as we, the Welsh bards, are now. The lipogrammatists of antiquity were of the same class as our cyng- haneddwr. A whim sometimes of not using a particular or certain letter in a whole book took hold of a poet. Trypbiodorus composed an epic of 24 books, the first book without the letter A, and the second book without B. and so on. The first book be called Alpha, because there was no Alpha in it; the second he called Beta, for the same reason Thus be went on till all the letters were rejected in their turns. But this epic is not in existence at present bad it been, it would no doubt be more edifying than either the Iliad" or the 11 Odyssey" by some bards. Some rhymster turned more than the half of the )Eneid" into Latin rhyme The rhymer said that the poem of Virgil was not perfect because he did not rhyme his work. A whole book of poetry—a long hymn—was once written, composed only of the following words Tot, tibi, sunt, Virgo, dotes, quod, aidera, coelo." Eight words. It was a book of praise to the Virgin Mary. The anagrammatist again made his poem by I transposition of the letters of a name, but he was not half so silly as our worshipper of cynghanedd. !The acrostic is well known in which the letters of the name of a person or of a thing are to begin the lines thus the name of the person will »ppe»r in perpendicular line »t tbe beginning of all the lines of the verse. In a compound acrostic the principal letters stand two or three deep. The simple acrostic is to be seen in the awdl of to-day The following- is a chrnnogram :ChrIstVs Dlix -re- trlVMphVs." Tuat has MDOXV WII. =«1627. The chronogram was. as a rule, put on medals, the letters answering two purposes, namely, as figures and as letters. When we read medals we ought to bear this in mind in order to find out their dates. There is some good in that, but nothing of the kind in cynghanedd. Mr Editor and gentle reader, my aim is to do some good to the literature and poetry of my dear Wales. Pardon the length of my letter. Mae ben wlad fy nbadau, yn nnwyl i mi.—I am. &c., E. GURNOS JONES. Newport, Sept. 14th, 138S.

SWANSEA FREE LIBRARY. The monthly meeting of the Swansea Free Library Committee was held on Tuesday after- noon at the town-hall. There ware present Messrs E. S. Hartland (in the chair), H. Htixham, H. .Al.Phant. W. Richards, W. Lewis A. Mason, W. Pike, J. Lewis, D. Thomas, — Roberts, H. Monger, M. Tatton, F. F. Hosford, J. Jones, R. Martin, J. Squire, A. Francis, E. R. Brown, and J. Lewis. The CHAIRMAN presented the report of a sub- committee appointed to consider what steps it was desirable should be taken to economise the funds applicable to the in- stitution, and to formulate a scheme for their future expenditure. The report, which has been fully noticed in these columns, waS unani- mously adopted. On a recommendation being made by the finance committee that the contract for bookbinding be given to Mr Chivers, of Bath, cn the ground that his tender was the lowest, Mr MALIPHANT pro- tested against money being spent out of the town.-I, 'transpired, however, that of all the local bookbinders asked to tender only one had done so, and his was considerably in excess of Mr Chivers'g. Mr MALIPHANT moved that tenders be asked for from bookbinders resident in the town. Mr Richards secouded. Major LEWIS complained that Mr Maliphant did not atteud the committee meetings. At the one where this recommendation was agreed on, every member present wa- most desirous that the work should be done in Swansea but unfortu- nately that particular department did not appear to be tHken up in Swansea. Mr MALIPHANT said his non-attendance was due to council and free library committee meetings clashing. The amendment was lost by a large majority, whereupon Mr MALIPHAXT exclaimed, '• That's right; send the monny ou1- of the town." Mr TUTTON We are bard up, aud must go to the cheapest market. The recommendation was then adopted.

BARRY AND CADOXTON LOCAL BOARD. Tiie above board met at the Picnic-ball, Cadoxton, ou Monday. Mr John Cory presided, and there were also present R-v E. E. Allen, and Messrs O'Donnell, J. Joues, E. D. Jones, Robin- -on. Thomas, Meggitt, and E. Hughes. Mr M^ggitt, the chairman of the finance committee, reported that the deputation of the board had waited on the finance committee of the Cardiff Board of Guardians, and that it had been arranged to appoint a joint collector at a salary of £ 120 per year, the guardians to pay LBO and the iocal board £40, the latter to provide au office.— A letter from the clerk of the peace for the county was read as to the representation of the local board district on the future county council, and it was resolved that the clerk should write to the next meeting of the committee of tbe quarter sessions pointing out that the district would be inade- quately represented by one councillor. It was also resolved that the cierk should prepare a report for the next meeting of the board as to the desirability of the board promoting a bill in Parliament next session for the provision of vrater and gas in the district, the board being unani- mously of opinion that some steps should be taken for the speedy suppiy of water and gas for the district. It was decided that the surveyor should at onc prepare plans of the whole district in order that the board m-,Rht shortly proceed ti obtain some system of drainage. It was further (iecided that the board meetings should be beid on the first Tuesday in each month.

THE STATE OF TRADE. CLEVELAND IRON MARKET. MlDDLKSBKOCGH, Tuesday. Tiiough the market to-day was comparativeiy quiet, and was somewhat weaker at the dose than earlier ou. there is an undertone of confidence and steadiness, and prices were better than ou the previous Tuesday. The Cleveland market is not much I "tIected by the outside condition, there being a strong belief that trade is improving, and that casuui fluctuations will have no effect in the long run. Makers rnaiutain th-ir full quotations, and II will not quote i" than 35s N". 3, up 'o 35- 6f. The general merchants' quotations for No 3 may be piacsd at 34s 91 prompt sellers, 55- l^d being 'Oiis L»t pg iron ■•p' — j i -♦ 4 month. \Y arraut fctoeks have declined about 2.000 I tons on the week. Steel is very active.^and good demadd apP"'lrA ror plates at B7 to £7 2- 6 i, angles being at £ 5 5,. Manufact.nr tro-i is dearer. Common bars and angles, £ 5. Ship plates have advanced to ij5 10, less commission.

INCREASED IRON PRICES AND THE HARDWARE TRADES. Hardware manufacturers in South Staffordshire ye:itarday announced that the higher prices demanded for iron are pl >cing them in a serious position. Orders sent to merchants' warehouses are charged 5, and on some qualities 7 6 i advance. Simpers, iron plate workers, I galvanized hollow ware makers, and the lock,bolt, and hinge trades are especially affected. Hard- ware manufacturers are also informed by mer- chants that further advances wiil probably have to be early required on steel. and bar iron. The rise in copper and tin is also increasing the cost of hardware production.

THE OFFICIAL STARTING PRICES. I"SPORTINC, LIFB:" LEICESTER M¡'TI:G tACM HJR-SE PRICE j Gopsall Plate I Red Paiuier | 5 to 2 agst ^ulate Nursery.. ) Maud J b to 1 a^st Bradford Piate { Padua o to 2 agst Rancliffe PUte.. | Needles 100 to 14 *gst September Plate Pillery j 7 to 2 a^st Welbeck Selling .Mainbeam 7 to 4 agst Cress well Nursery | Motto 1 2 to 1 asst The ibwve prices are identical wit those oJfaci^iiT pubiisued in the RACING CALENDAR.

LONDON BETTING. TUESDAY NIOHT. Speculation on tue Lancashire Plate was con-icerably affected to-day by the advancement oi Friar's Baisam to 8 to 1. and in a i<?sser degree by the introduction of Anuainise at 100 to 6. Seabreeze recedud to 7 to 2, and 5 to 1 was freely offered against Ayrshire. The most noticeable features in connection with the Cesare witch were the retirement of Trayles to 9 to 1 and Acme to 10 to 1. offered, a, mucn as 100 to S. in fact. beiuc tone time offered against the latter. Oliver Twist. Matin Bell, Button Paik, Lauoiia, and Tenebreuse were sup- porceu at 20 tt> 1 each. Minting's closing price for the Cambnogeshire was :00 to 15, taken, wniie D*nby<feie and Gallinule were supported to some a. 7, ana BismarcV. had friends tr,20to 1. Prices .L,A.MJA^UIRH: PLATE (Seven fntriongji. Run on Saturday next.) 7 to 2 aast Seabretze (t and 0) 9 to 2 Ayrshire (t & u) 10 to I Fr'i.ir Baisiju (t &nd W) 100 to b —• AnnSmite (t) 20 to 1 Knterpr (t) CESAREWiTCa Run Thursday, r 9ttt. Cesarewitcii Course. 7 to 1 agst Kenilworth. 3y 7st lib (tandoj 9 to 1 — 1 rayle*. 3y 7st 121b it> 100 to 8 — Acme, oy bst ilib 20 to 1 — Button Park. 5v 811t 8tb (t) 20 to 1 :\¥atin t;eli, 4y ¡st 6iJ (t) 20 to 1 — Ttnebreu>e, 4y bst 121b (t & o) 20 to 20 to 1 — .3y 0-4L 91b (o) 20 to 1 — Decision, 4y 8st 71b (o) 3o to 1 Cotilion. 3y Sst 10 (t) 33 to 1 — Ruddigorc, 4y 7st 101b (t) 33 to 1 — Rhythm, 4y 7st (t) 40 to 1 Astrologer, 3y 7st lib (ti 50 to 1 — Ham, 4y 7st 131. (t) bo CO 1 — Sailor Prince, aged 8st (i) CAMHRI&GttsHIRli Bun Tuesday, Oct. 23. Last mil- and a distance of A..P 7 to 1 agst Miating, 4y lOst 7ib (t & o 100 to 6 — Gallinuie, 4y 7st 131b (l i w) 100 to 6 — Daubyd .1^. 3y 7st lb (t anct w) 20 to 1 — BisiRart-k: 3y 7st 8:0 (t) 33 to 1 Mamia. 4v 6st olb (t; 50 to ) — Sandal, iy 7st (t) 6D to 1 — Chels-», 5y 6st lllb(t) LATESr CHANGES. LANCASHIRE PLATE 7 to 2 agst .^eabreei e (0) b to 1 Ayrsnire (o; S to 1 — Friars Ba.'sam (t) CESAfJK WITCH 10 to 1 a«st Acme, 3y ^-t lllb (o) 25 to 1 Kuddigure, 4y 7 -t 101b (t and o) .3.5 to 1 River.sJf.le, t-y 8se 710 (t Gild 01 CA .V Mlt^E

THE RACING WORLD SAYS :-14, 1'. 37. Special-4 8, 4. Carter and Whitaker, Turf Account ants. Broad-st, Chambers. Bristol. Tel. address — Whitt ker, Bristol. THE DEMOXS Cor)F:Cnaplin's Demc I" say's Western, 23-31, Lamb, Hcie. Address -14emon, Spen- nymoor. ) HE MIDDLEHAM (MENTOR'S) OPINTO, N SAY- Leicester—Nursery, 3C Quor i, 11 Glen, 7 sood. Ayr —Maiden, 14 Stewards. 62: Nursery, 38; Hunters, Melrose. Reply.paid telegrams (48 v.orii- > promtly answered. Ayr telegrams, bs Manchestei, L)s.. i-ticirtvss -J. MENTOR, Middleham, Bedale.

CRICKET. THE HASTINGS WEEK —SOUTH OF ENGLAND v. AUSTRALIANS At Hastings veste; "y the Australians followed up their successful batting by some wonderfully good bowling ind fielding, and tbey have now every prospect of winninc etsily, as the Sou;h, with one wicket to fall, are only 52 runs ahead. The weather was agàÍn mose delightful. The wickei did not wear so wel as in the Nortn and South match last week, being somewhat fiery. 1 urner bowled at a great pace, and got up very fast from the pitch, Jarvis standing several yar,is behind the wicket to him. During the whole time that pia y lasted, however, runs came very rapidly. The Australians tieided brilliantly, several smart catches beiug brought off. It i- a long time siuce tiiey have been seen to so much at all points of the game. In the fir- t innings of the Englishmen three of the best wickets or that side went down f r 25 runs, and this bad start could never be retrieved. Mr W. G. Grace hit in magnificent form, his innings being the great feature of a capital day's cricket. He made i3 out of 66 in 50 m nute-. and hit ten 4's. Present score AUSTRALIANS. 1st Innings. 2nd Innings. Bannerman, cltead bijohmann IS McDonnell, c Beaumont, b Lohtrann 45 Trott, bLohmann oO Botioor, b Smith 5 Lyons, c Abel, bLohmann.. 84 TurnercLohmannbBeaumout 1 Jarvis, b Smith 37 Edwards, b Pigg «j Black ham, b Pig <• Worra.il, c Pigfc bRead. 27 Ferris, not out C Extras 25 Eitfcs Total 291 Total sour*. 1st Innings. 2nd Inninscs. W G.Graoe,cWorr»U,bTurner 4 c Bonnor. b };"errif: 55 Abel. c BouDer, b Trott 29 c Worraii. b Turner 5 W. Xewham. ran out 0 b Ferris u W. Read, c Trott, b Turner 9 c Blackham, b Ferris 24 K J.Kev, c Bonnor, b Turner 44 st Jarvis, b Ferris 0 Pigg. c Jarvis, b Trott 0 not out » LohmanncBannermanbTrott lC c Kawards, b Lyons.. 6 Satthery, st Jarvis, b Trott.. 9 b Turner 14 Smith, c Bannerman, b FelTls 44 bFerris 7 Phillips.c McDonnell, bTurner 9 not out a Beaumont, not out 2 cBa.inerm'n,bTurn'r 0 Extras 14 Eitras U Total 174 Total US CARDIFF JUNIOR CRICKET ASSOCIATION.-At a meeting held at the Blue Ribbon Coffee Tavern, it was decided tofo'm a Junior Cricket Association, in which seven clubs shall compete for a chai enge cup. A com- mittee to be formei.i, not more than nine and not less than sevoit, consisting of one member from each club. A challenge cup and 11 belts shall be prt^uteu to the winning eleven in the tiual match.

ADJUDICATIONS, &C. (FROM TUESDAT NIGEIT-S GAZETTE.) RE EIVING ORDERS. John Foster, Hamilton-street, C..nt..n, Cardiff, lately trading and residing at Wvudham-crescent, Canton, Cardiff, builder. Wm. E. Pritcbard, St. Mary-street, Monmouth, baker and cjnfectioiier. PARTNERSHIP DISSOLVED. James Jepson and John Jepson, trading as Jepsor) Brothers at Thesiger-street, Cardiff, contractors dissolved by death of James Jepson. FIRST MEETINGS AND DATES OF PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS. James Alfred Stephens and David Lanson Roberts, trading as S ephens and Roberts, at Perth, < ■ iamor- ganshiie, grocers. First meeting, September 26 h, at the Official Receiver's, Merthyr Public examina- tion, October 23rd, Cjurt House, Pontypridd. Thomas Christopher Thomas, of High-street, Femsidc, Glamorganshire, bootmaker. First meeting, Sept-m- ber 25rh, at the Official Receiver's, Merthyr. Public examination, October 23rd, at the Court House, P08.. typridd. NOTICES OF DIVIDENDS. Frederick Watkins, lately of Hi-tti -street, St arisen, now temporarily staying at the Caiucr n Arms H .tel. Swansea, formerly hatter, now out 01 bu-iness. First and final dividend of twopence in the p.jund', payable September 22nd, at the Official Receivr's. Swansea. John Williams, Pontardulais, in Llandilo T.dvbont, Glamorgau-hire ironmonger. Second and final dividend, :<¡,¡ in the p >und, and 6" Oid (in ne" proofs, payable Septembei 22nd, at the Offia. Receiver's, Swansea. David Morris, High-street, Maesteg, Glamorganshire, col ier and general dealer. First and fi-ial dividend, 3d in the pound, payHble September 2!ud¡ at the Official Receiver's, Swansea. Benjamin Edwards, Tbomas-screet, St. Thomas, Swan- sea, grocer. Second and final dividend, 9a in the pound, and 6s on new proofs, payable September 22nd, at the Official Heceiver's. Swansea. John Edwards, Neith-roid Mcriston, near Swansea, innkeeper and shearer in tin-plate wo ks. Firs', and final dividend, 6d in the S. payable September 22nd, at the Official Receiver's, Swansea. David Hairis, Velindra, near ••Swansea, beerseller and farmer. Second and tinai divid n,t, 5N in the S. and 5s Sid on new proofs, payable September 22nd, it the Official Receiver's, Swansea. Thom is G. Jenkins, trading as Je' kins and Company, B ynfrwydd Villa and Cardiff-road, Mountain Ash, Glamorganshire, grocer Fi-st and final dividend 9*d in the E. payable September 21st, at the Official Receiver's, Mcrtbvr. Frecierick W. W. Nichols, High-street. Aberdare. boot and shoe dealer. Second and final dividend, 4 6 b i i» the E, payable September 21st, at the Official Receiver's, Merthyr Henry E. Poole, Station-road, Lianelly, dyer and timber merchant. First and final dividend, 8 i >n the £ payable September 20th, at the Galley, Trow- bridge. ¡ Lewis Evans, Thomas-streot, Pcr.ta daw-, Ghm"r¡:1" shire, collier and rOL-er. Fir", am; tlu;t: dividend, 3s 5d in the S. payable iuth, at the t^Oicud Receiver' Swanse*.

TREORKY. EISTEDDFOD, CHtUSTMAS L>AY.—Choral com- petition, "Ye Nation" (Mendelsohn), £ 40; male yoke party, Soldiers' Chorus" (Faust), £ 10.—Jiecre- ttny, "Gazette" Office.

TREDEGAR, GAMING WITH DICK -At the Tredegar police- court on Tiles ay, James Kvans was sentenced to one month's imprisonment in default of paying a tine of 20i for this offence, committed at the Tredegar fair on the 17r.h inst. THK THKKE CARl) THICK.—J. Thomas and D. Whitmarsh were found guilty of playing the three card trick at Tredegar Fair on Monday. They were lined 20.. each, or one month. FRACDCLKNT ENLISTMENT — John O'Brien, for elllistin in the South Wales Borderers Militia, he being all Army reserve man, was sent to gaol tor a month in default of paying: a tine of g5. EXCESSIVELY PUNISHING A CHILD. William Watkins was found guilty of this offence at Tredegar iu the month of AIOgust. Toe facts have already appeared in our columns. Defendant was fined 25<, or 14 days. POCKET-PICKING.—George Davids, for attempt- ing to pick the pocket of Mrs Lewis, Trevil, at Tredegar on Monday, was sent to gaol for a month. For stealing- 10* in silver, two postal orders value 12", a gold ring, and a purse, the property of Mrs Morgan, Church-street, the same date, he was ordered to be imprisoned for auother month with hard labour. DON'T FORGET that Tudor Williams's Patent Balsam of Honey is the finest medicine yet discovered for Astbma, Bronchitis, Weale Lungs, Old Coughs, and Tightness of the Chest. Invaluable for children suffer- ing from Whooping Coughs, Bronchitis, Couebs, Difficulty in Breathing. It relieves them instantly; will posi ively cure 9 case s out of 10. Sold by all Chemists Try it, and couch no more. Thousands are cured. 1123

THE WEATHER AND THE CHOPS. [FROM TH 11 MAHK-LANK EXPBRSS. 3 The tine weatner since Aiouday iawt has been of incalculable value, and a large acreage of grain has been stacked in greatly Improve:1 condition. The later harvest now stands in a much more hopeful position, aud both the quantity and quality of the wheat crop exceed expectations. Wheat from wheat-growing districts proper are, as a rule, of good quality and thin skinned, but their condition hitherto has been such as to reduce values greatly when marketed. Even, however, if favourable conditions continue, the crop may be regarded as one for future delivery. The extreme prices paid during the past fortnight for decent samples of crop bave fallen about 2s per quarter, as might be expected. The condition has beeu so variable that sales have heeu reported from provincial markets as low as 28s per quarter, whilst. 32, to 18* appears to have been about the range. Th fl..ur trade has been quieter, but country makes are still very scarce and command full values. Tbere will be a fair average crop of barley and a big crop of oats The trade for wheat iu Liverpool h <s declmeu twopence per cental from rates current in the preceding week.

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ANTICIPATIONS. Bright weather and the prospect of good sport drew a fair number of visitors to Leicester to- day. The fields were at no time very large, but the racing proved very interesting. To-morrow I fancy the following ;— Glen Plae-IIACXMA-X or ILFRA. Q,if,rn Han(ileap- SET PILOT or PTTRPLE EitPtsoa. Midland Nursery—FAIR MAEIOX or ASFfiN LEAF Maiden PlAte-fiOVALIS Camp Nursery- EABLT Moss. la Mapperley P' te-NIAI-,BZAM. At Ayr the undermentioned may prove sac' cessful Nursery Handicap—DAZZLE. Stewards' Plate—SANCTCAKT. 1 Maiden Plate—COMIUS&ABT. Tuesday Nigbt. VIGILANT. LEICESTER MEETING LEICESTER. TUESDAT The GOPSALL PLATE (welter handcap) of 100 guineas winners extra. One miie and a quarter. Lord Pe':rhyn's B-d Palmer. 4y 9H 71b T Weldon 1 Mr Weever's The Vicir, Sy 9st bib Colder 2 Mr W G Stevens's Hardelot, 5y 8t 101b White 3 Mr Jennings's, jun, Ze-t. 3y 10-t lib ..Mr Abington 0 Mr C Lane's Buy a Broom, by &st 71b J Deakin 0 BLtrinz-5 to 2 agst Bed Palmer, 11 to 4 ag<t Har- delot, 9 to 2 agst Zest, 5 to 1 agst The Vicar, and 100 to 15 agst Buy a Broom. Hardelot showed temper at the post, but when the flag feli be jumped off in front and made the runnint from The Vicar, Red Palmer, and Zest, with Buy a Broom last. At the top of the hill Hardelot drew him- self clear of The Vicar, and the pair came into the straight in advance of Zest, with Red Palmer now in the rear. A quarter of a mile from home Red Palmer took third pl&ce, and, heading Hardelot and The Vicar inside the distance, won in a canter by a length and a half three If'n;ths separated the second and third. Buy a Broom was last. The VILLAGE NURSERY HANDICAP PLATE of 300 sovs, for two year olds winners extra. Six fur- longs, straight- Mr E Jones's Miss Maud. 7st 71b T. Loates 1 Mr Hauehton's Blood Royal. 8st lib F BaTett 2 Mr WG Steve is's Judith. 7,t 9!b White 3 Mr Jolliffe's Greweitborpe. 'fs! 12Tb E Martin 0 Mr Jennings's, jun, Reform. 7st, 91b G Barrett 0 Mr Abington's Jubilation, 7st 8ib (carried 7st 91b) S Loates 0 Mr Weavers Chary, 7st 6!h Calder 0 Mr lte, if-rn'-s 6st, 121b G Cbaloner 0 Bet ting—4 to 1 asrst Jubilation, 9 to 2 apst Judith, 5 to 1 ajrst Reform, 6 to 1 ellch agst Miss Maude, Gre- wekhorpe. and Meao:, 7 to 1 agst Blood Royal, ajid 10 to 1 airs; Chary. Greweitborpe made play with a clear lead of Mis Maud, Jubilation, and Greweitborpe, with Blood Royal lyin*^ next, and Chary last. They ran in this order for a little more than half the journey, when Miss Mand drew to the front. and. stalli off in turn resolute challenges from Blood Royal and Judith in the las; hundred yards, won cleverly by a length and a hslf a head only between second and third. Jubilation was fuurth. Greweithorpe and Madoc next, and Chary last. The winner was bought in for 270 guineas. The BRADFORD PLATK of 600 sovs, for two year oids colts 9st, tilliesand seldini's 8<t 111b penalties and allowances the second receives 50 sovs out of the stakes. Six furlongs. Capt Lams's Padua, Bst 11 b J Woodfeurn 1 vr ^Sfton's Isle« orth, 9st S Loates 2 i ''owttler's Cheroot. 9st Watts 5 Lord Bradford's Stanley, 8st 91b Rickaby 0 Betting-6 to a agst Chero t, 5 to 2 agst Padua, 4 to 1 a.,t I1eworth, ana t1 to 1 agst Stanley. Pariua. on the right, settled down in front of Isle- OT-tn, with Cheroot lying next, and in this order they "bout. Padua winning in a canter by a length half I a bead separated the second and third, an.. three-quarters of a length the third and fourth. 1 àe RA.NOLIFFK SELLING PLATE of 200 sovs; weight for age sailing; and other allowances. Five furlongs. Mr J rvi-'s Needles. 2y 7*t lllb Calder 1 ^ir Jennings's, jun, Doreuse, 2v 8st lib ..G Barrett 2 Mr Oavi* s Bacillus. 3r 9st 101b J Wood burn 3 £ Tre.en;ul s Gnldsmi'h, 6v lOst T Weldon 0 w r5 2>' 11'b S Loates 0 Mr £ °'u'nb'"e. 3y 9st 51b (all 51b) Snowden 0 M r 2>" 7st6b (*11 ^Ib) Pooie 0 Mr T- is ,Fltlancier. 4v 10st Mr Abington 0 sso is f by Fernandez, dam by Nun eh am— J 7st 3lib .T Loates 0 A Goldsmith, 9 to 2 agst Doveuse. acr-tv Bacillus. 7 to 1 agst Financier, 100 to 14 ^rnaif^e^filiy l° aKSt MUadi and 10 to 1 agst tbe Doreu.se. on the right, showed the way from Miladi an Ba.cillus, with N..edles, in the centre, and Gold- S ;l pe,!ef,:l^11!:w"11 UP for a quarter of a iii« >'io ? i° MSmi • w'10 broke a blood vessel, lost t a Needles, heading Doreuse in the last a pretty race by a neck two lengths r. j ^cond and third. Miladi was fonrth, Wf xi a" FlT,a«cier n xt, and the Fernandez co4 bou?ht in for 180 guineas. v pt^mber HANDICAP PLATK of 4ou sov*; ew-Cra* second receives 2o sovs out of tbe stakes. i<iYe turiongs. Mr M M,TXley 'PTke"^ ri!lery- aRefl 7st.T Loates 1 .Ir Haugtuons Tne Cobbler. 4y 9st lib Watts 2 Mr Swauwick s, jun, Forbidden Fruit, 5y 7st*lllb Mr J Davis's Dartmouth, 6y 6st 121b J Wood bum 0 MFVV ?i' ?\?erln,a« 3v &<t 5ib (aild bib) ..Jones 0 MrVVadlows litieistone, 5y 6st 7ib Wall 0 Betting—o to 2 agst The ''obbler,. ioo 'to'30 agst Forbidden Fruit. 7 to 2a«t Pillery, 6 to 1 agst Titter- stoif. 100 to 14 ast Danmouth.a.nd 10 to 1 agst Hermia After three four breaks away Forbidden Fruit, on the riÚlt, jumped off in front and made the running from Dartmouih and Pillery, with The Cobbler lying next, and Hermia last. There was litrIe alteration ill the above order until a distance from home, where Forbidden Fruit was beaten and The Cobbler took a liht lead, but he was almost, immediately headed by Piilery, who drew away in the last hundred yards and won by a length and a hi'f,: a neck separated the seco-'il'nnd third, and the same distant. rn» lhirH liic' w Sis.i.LiXG PL4TK of 160 sovs weii'ht for age elling and other allowances. About ¡ a m¡ Baron M de Tuyll's Ma.inbe .m, 3y 9st 21b G Barrett 1 Mr Haughion's Blood Hoya. 2y 7^t 71b White 2 Mr La e's Miss Emily, 2y Vst 41b T Loates 6 Mr Me ytieid s Hubert Bruce, 3y 9st 71h Waits 0 Butting—7 to 4 agst Mainbeam. lb to 8 agst Blood Royal, 5 to 1 agst Miss Emily, and luO to 15 agst Robert Bruce. Robert Bruce cut out the work from Mainbeam, with Blood R yai lying last, for a quarter of a mite, when Miss Euiiy dr. w to the front and Mainbeam dropped back. At the distance Blood itoyal took up the run- ning, but Mainbeam headed bim in tbe last few strides and wun a line race bv a neck three lengths between the second and third. The winner was bought in for 160 guineas. Tbe C BESS WELL NURSERY HANDICAP PLATE of 100 guineas, for two year olds winners extra. One iiiile. Mr Mumford's Motto, 8st Martin 1 Mr "•timing's, jun, Spider. -7st 10'b .J Woodbnrn 2 Mr H wpti's Tue Apple, 8-L, allowed 51b..Snowden 3 Capt Watner's Messina, 8s 9tb White 0 Betti. g-2 to 1 aest Motto, 85 to 40 agst Messina, 9 to 4 agst Spider, and 5 to 1 ag t The Apple. Messina made play from Motto and The Apple for haif the joume" when MesIna lropped away beaten, and Motto, taking up the running on rising the hill, won in a canter by a length a bad third. BETTING ON THE COURSE. CES ARK WITCH 7 to 1 agst Kenilworth, 3y 7st lib (o) 15 to 2 — Tiayles (t and o after 100 to 12 l&i d 10 to 1 — Acme, 3y 8-t Ulb (o) 500 to 25 — Matin Bell, 4v 6si lllb (t and o) 20 to 1 — Decisio-i, 4v 7st 121b (o) 20 to 1 — Tenebreuse, 4y 8st 31b (o) looo to 40 — Oliver Twist, by 8st 81b (t) 10tt0 to 30 — Astrologer (t) 33 to 1 — Cotill .n (t) 40 to 1 Dan Dancer (0) CAMBRIDGESHIRE 100 to 14 agst Minting, 5,. lost 71b (t) 100 to 7 Gallinule, 4y 7st 131b (o) 100 to 6 Danbydale, 3y 7atllo LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. CE> ARE WITCH 100 to 14 agst Kenil -vortli. 3y 7st lib (o) 8 to 1 — Xrayles, 3v 7st 1211) (t) 10 to 1 Acnie. Sy 8st lllb (t) 1000 to 40 OJiTer Twist. 5y 8s. 81b (t) CAMBRIDGESHIRE 100 to 14 agst Minting, 5 iOst 71b (t) 1000 to 70 — l)anbyu*.« 3y 7st llb (t. after 2000 to 12 J laid I 20 to 1 — Phil, 4v 8st 2ib (t and o) 10'.<0 to 40 — Theodore, 5y 7st 91b (t) 100 to 40 — Veracity, 4y7st4lb(t) 1003 to 40 — Bismarck. 5v 7st 81b (t) 1000 to 50- 1 .nterprise, 4y 8st 51b (t) 1.00 to 30 Thunderstorm, 5y 7st lllb (t) 33 to 1 — Atilia, 4y Vst lil> (t) T0"DAYS FACING Oltpr.R OF RUNNING.—Maiden Plate, 2 M&PPSRLEY Selliog, 2 30 Quorn Plate, 3: Camn Nursery, 3 30 Glen Weiter, 4 Midland Nursery, 4 30. ENTRIES MAPPERLET PLATE.—Nunnery (3y), Jubilation (2y), Bacillus tdy), Mainbeam (3y), each to be sold for EbO. CAMP SELLING N CB.SEB.Y-Five furlongs. at lb st lb Sa ateo 812 Bryony 8 3 Jubilation S 7 j Giddy Girl 8 2 Eariy Morn 8 71 te-tival 8 0 Reform 8 5 | Nellie 1 12 SCRATCH INGS. Leicester engagements—All Mr Cleveland's horses. Quorn Welter—Guy Mannering. AH handicaps for which the weights bave appeared-Queeu Bee, Blitz, and Appetizell.. ADDITIONAL AILELIVALS.-The following additional horses have arrived --t-urpie Emperor, Alchemist, Prickiey Pear, Fair Marion. Arundel, The Mummer, Laceman, Pillarist, Red Palmer, Lord Nelson, Ufra, Nunnery, Molly Lepel. Giddy Girl, Cape Kace, Cora- line, Lady Gosling colt Bu) a. Broom. Mcdoc, Royal Star, Parts, Castiiian, Sapateo, Aspen '-eaf, Bryony, Sky Pilot., Heptarchy, Hermia, Mainbeam, restiv&l, and Early Morn.

MONMOUTH RACES- Stewards-Col Walwyn, Mr W Goruon banning, Mr R Herbert M F H. Sir C Wolseley. Bart, the Earl of Harrincton, CoI McDonnell and Officere of the Boval Monmouth Engineer Militia, Capt W Smythe, Mr W H Walker, and Mr J A Rolls. Judge and Han. dicanner-Capt Herbert. Starter-Sir C Nugent, Bart Clerk "f the Scales-Mr T R Hyam. VoWrinary SurKeou-Mr G Lewis. M B C V IS Auctioneer-Mr W S Poole. Clerii of the Course and Hon &ec—Mr J Thomas. This two-day meeting was commenced yesterday in splendid weather, and proved a gra.nd success. There was a large and aristocratic attendance, and the sport It"od. Details The TROY STAKES of 25 sovs, 20 to the winner, 3 to the second. and 2 to the third, for ponies and gallo- ways that have never won 25 sovs in all 15 hands to carry list 71bs, 71bs allowed per inch. Five furlongs, on tbe flat Mr Benham's The Owl, 4y lOst 71b. Mr Martingale 1 Mr Yearsley*s Dulce Domum, 5y lOst 71b Mr Tippler 2 Mr Fox's Pretty Biid, 4y lOst 71b Mr Walker 3 Betti g—2 to 1 agst Tempest, 4 to 1 agst Pawney, and b to 1 agst any other. The winner led throughout, and won by a length and a half; the same distance separated the second and third. The TOWN PLATE (handicap) of bO SOTS, 40 to tha first, 7 to the second, and 3 to the third winners extra. Three quarters of a mile. Mr Hander's Tempest, 3y list 81b Arbell 1 Mr Alexander's Dot and Go One, Sy 8st 12ib* c Mr Betbell 2 Mr Popham s Kit Kat, 5y lOst 41b Owner 3 Fourteen ran. Betting-2 to 1 agst Tempest, 4 to 1 agst Pawney, and 5 to 1 agst any other The winner made all the running, and won by a short head a length and a half between the second and third. The LADIES' PLATE (ha.ndica.p) of 20 sovs, 15 to the first and 5 to the second, for ponies 14 hands and under. One mile, on the flat Mr Walker's Dorothy, aged 12st 71b Owner I Mr Schwind's Golden Dream, 6y lOst 7lb Oates 2 Mr Elin's Sylvia, aged lOst 121b .Owner 3 Eight ran Bettlug-2 to 1 on Dorothy. and 5 to 1 ags any other Won by a neck bad third The MONMOUTHSHIRE HANDICAP of 100 EOYS, 75 to the first, 16 to the second, and 10 to the third. for ponies and gslioways winners extra. On i mile on the flat Mr 1 Mr Dougail's The Greek. 3y list ?tb Owner 2 I Mr Alexander* Dot and Go One, dj dst lb Q Brtteil I Fourteen ran. Betting—2 to agst Usher, 4 to 1 agst Th- Greek, and 6 to 1 agst any other Won by a iength two lengths senarated the second and third The SKLLING RACE of 50 sovs, for ponies and galioways 15 bands to carry 12s:, 71b allowed per inch the winner to be sold for 50 Burs selling allowances. One mile, on the fiat Mr Thomas's Schoolmaster, oy 12st Owner 1 Mr Dougali s Winklema^ by list 71b Owner 2 Mr Dickenson s Limbury Hiii. aged list Barrett 3 Bettin-2 to 1 a^st Schoolmaster and 6 to 1 agst Winkl-man Won by a head three lengths separated the second and thir i. The winner niforoi sov; Tne SOMERSET HURDLE RACE of 20 sovs, for pomes tMd galloways; 15 bauds to cai-ry 12st. 71b all wed per inch winners extra. One mile and a half, over six flights of hurdles Mr ELheiSLOU.:S Underhili, 6y 1

ROYAL CALEDONIAN MEETING. T >-DAY',5 RA, INLI. ORDER OF RUJSNING-Trial P,ate, 2 Maiden Plate, 230; Nursery Hanuicap, 310; Selling Piate, 3 30: Stewards, 4 10; Caledonian Run 4 40 Hunters, 5 10. EN VlilHrj, TRIAL PLATE.—Thcrnson '2y), to be sold for 50 sovs J Tattoo (oyMi::tion (4y), Queen of "iheba Oiy), and Lanehxui (3y), each to b for 100 sovs. CALEDONIAli HUM SELLING.—Ciaudian (br), to be sold for iOG sovs Duke ct Marlborough ,;)y), Zista^ (by). and Sister Nell (3y), ea-b to be sola for bv govs. ° ;>ELLING PIAT-P.-talitilani (Sv), to be sold for 80 suvs Small Fish (iy). Miss kes (2y). Stratbkinnes (2y), and Zigzag each to be sold ior bO sovs. SCiCATCHIXGs. All handicaps for which tiie weisrbts have apoeared —Domina Sylvia, Wenlock Koge, Givendale, Dulcie, Appeuaell, and Peeler. All Ayr enr.tgem.-nts—First Fiddler, Lady Aline, and Duke of Hamilton's horses. An Nurseries—Barskinming. Nurse y Handicap -The Governor and T -66daie Lass. Land o' Burns .Pla.- The Governor. ARRIVALS -The following horses have arrive:— Tommy Tittlemouse, Fleur de Marie, Sorr-nto, Palm- leaf, Ziszag, Ros:in, MissSykes, Duke of Mar,borough, Wenlock ace, He .rtnstone, Givendaie, Strathkinn»s, Domina Sylvia, Thornton, Pomjie us, .sightcap. Sister Nell, Amabel coit. Lottie co.t, »Von>beck, Mr> Jones filly, Osoorne, Spencer, Briar-root, Qu=en of Sheba., and Tattoo.