South Wales Daily News

LONDON LETTER. GfltOM OTTR LONDON CORRESPONDENT.) [SPECIALLY WLRKD.j M, LONDos, Monday Night. #0(3 8 ^ePar^ure °* ^-r Gladstone looks like the jj things in the Parliamentary session, eith tere was no evidence of such falling off, 0t • r ,n appearance of the House this evening jj l»8t of questions. The latter reached the of three score and ten—the first time it has to^^ined in the autumn session. In addition q„ 6 Printed list, there were a number of c&fStl?n8 put wittl or without private notice,which "lore -t}le t0ta^ ^eyoucl four 8Core- Some of the jj. important were answered from the Rlv^Ieterial bench with a polite refusal to Q any information. Of such were Colonel j>18k ey's two questions with respect to the ,eries Commission and the appointment of a t lnulter to succeed Lord Sackville at Washing- Gourley has for many months been *8la ln^ '° know whether the correspondence 'fie tl* ^'0 ^aries Treaty would be laid on Go 'an<* whether it is the intention of the ^V'*tllllent to negotiate for,a new commission, lust" reo-uest of Sir James Fergusson the ej 'l0n Wa» deferred pending the presidential aQ(j loa' It was postponed again from last week, bei 00 faction being thrown in the way of its iftf M- V^night, it was assumed that some :a I'tnat:on on the subject would be vouchsafed. Mi" a*9 ^a<^er Secretary, sheltering himself Ciiri k'* privilege, declined to satisfy the of the member for Sunderland. hi» colonel was equally unsuccessful in to draw ministers into a statement of stjcr. lD^ention with respect to appointing a Chne88°r to Lord Sackville. Lord Randolph op ^'H, it will be remembered, seized the of reading a lecture to Lord Salis- <Jllty He 0<l cour8e attributed to the Government, President Cleveland was to be punished p, 's rudeness to Lord Sackville by the post- hj, of the appointment of a successor till et>arture from the White House. Lord °'ph'sviewsonthis subjecthave mot with such {}ajn^ aPProval that it appears probable Lord will not persevere in the hoity-toity a ladicatod in his Mansion House speech, "ill tbrot a new minister at Waslllnton appointed iti due course, le Lord Sackville may presently be bd in London, where the ex-Minister and aughters will be the guests of Lord and t>erby- Immediately on the news of Lord I ta IHe 1'1 dismissal reaching India, Lord telegraphed to his old friend and S-e!tl!l. neif?hbour inviting him and Miss 1,^ ^West to visit him and Lady •>«^°Wne in India. Lord Sackville jpill, X hi, e'thec accept this invitation, or carry out tliet intention of wintering at Cannes. Oo^ was in his place in the House of at question time, looking a trifle paler UsUaI, bU|; wjth no other evidence of illness, eh»ir0tere^ modestly from behind the Speaker's lIotr, a?idtook his seat without his arrival being by more than half-a-dozen Ministerialists, oj^r*'Sed a little cheer. But that it was only fit* «- was lacking to a heartier f^ion was proved when the Chief tiou ary> rising to answer a quas- Win Mr O'Brien, the well filled ^6* benches resounded to an enthusiastic 11^ ^Ir Balfour was much less snappish than tty, his reply to Irish members. He pointed :tvlr 0 jBrien that the oharSes made against ^^bers in the matter of the Mandeville Ui toi8ht be conveniently and fully discussed Hld^tee of supply, and promised that he V what could be done to carry out Mr 5 ^alf assurance that the seven Irish ^er 8 W^° ^ave 106611 serve<* 8Utnmonses Coercion Act shall not ba imprisoned It ^r'8Q Estimates are through committee. tI) that the mockery of a free pardon is bo bPlaYd off upon the two unfortunate men iust been released after suffering nine t ° Peial servitude for a crime which it is proved th,s eVer committed. In ordinary circumstances s>rned cruelty would be the fall award to in the situation of Brannigan and id but it was clear from certain signs noted blouse this evening, when the subject was it bned. that even Mr Matthews, unfortunate 1int. 18 rule at the Heme Office, cannot afford to 11\\ Üd the expression of public feeling outside, to be compelled to recommend the Treasury V.. a sub8tantial compensation to the men. 18 a fixed determination shared by some ro lta on both sides that the matter shall be Stt Y Settled before the prorogation. representations have been made to the t& t the Conservative side that it will not do to 'er Ib 6J^misterial majority falling off in the man- tJ ked throug-hout last week. In three divi- Itolrl en on Friday night the majority ran down an(* fiaally t,'Je maxiniQra r. being a mere fraction over one-third of • "y with which the present Government office. Of course, this falling away was tetnporary causes. But it had a bad look if aQd Mr Akers-Douglas was invitod to; could not be altered. The consequence G°i»«e%eU to-night in the remarkable muster of ^H^tVatives, when, on the division on the of suspending the standing order the debate to a close at midnight, the vWltyraQUpt°72" than eight years have elapsed since (jr ^'Gorman disappeared from the House of ns- But, so far-reaching have been the j8 'n other quarters, that there are compara- w of the present House who were personally ^'Oted with him. Amongst the old members the death recalls many memorable scenes. 11 l tnajor," as he was called in the Parliament 4 (there being none other like him) was a ll)f stupendous girth and volcanic voice. He h tOk seriously to politics, and all his little of <I" e. In the House were delivered with an air 'bei Conviction that added the last touch to Ott j'otegqueness. The first, and, perhaps, the t °l» speech was delivered in the debate ^ewdegate's annual motion with respect 1lent8. The major, as a good Catholic, of o °PP°sed it> a°d in the course of tea^°n introduced some quaint allegory, fbo Yijtery of which has never been to this day, the last man capable ''ijj^ioing it being the major himself. Soi»»ething about a nun who was supposed "Wi^stioned by one of the inspectors to be t'Iltlt ad nnder Mr Newdegate's proposed bill. ^'Gorman unaertook to recite what this ^{^^d say to the inspector, and began in a yoice proper'to a nun in distressed ^Hj^^nces. But he never got beyond the 8entence, I had a sister her name was tta," inextinguishable laughter from the House breaking in npon his oration, in the pages of Charles Lever or Stiver, was there an Irishman of quality \ill C and ralie as the major," and the House Sbtlever look upon bis like again. tbortlYafter seven o'clock the quiet proceedings were disturbed by a remarkable Sheehy had been talking on an th Cnent ^o'ed by Mr Parnell in committee 1 i.' Land Purchase Bill. At the conclusion Mi speech be left the House, immediately ar. 8 'Q8hing back to report progress, C ,nC1^ tLat' in interval, he had been m the precincts of the House with a ^Jions under the CoeroioQAct Tfae HoU86i Oty crowded at the titoe> promptly lapsed W condition of excitement. Mr W was the hrst to giVe t followed on lh#^erside by Mr HanbUry> who deQ0Unced o^ceedingas"mo^ou«,»Rnd ag „aj?rQS8 ,lpon tbe pnV fl °fu the House.1' Mr who haPPened t0rp.be Present, mildly V»..ted his ignorance. The Chief Secretary '1¡ 1 t the outset evidently inclined to take his courgo of scolding the Irisb members *0y' even as he spoke, he ^is- SiJ4 that tho matter was t0Q Ul\ for the ccurse to be adopted. He went \Jrotest his own ignorance of the circuna- fc'^SC°nneofced w'th tbe caB0—a conc^ition of k>ch. he said, was shared by the Home ary. whom he had hastily consulted. f 130 admitted that it was a grievous and and with quite unusual humility itlaed that it should never occur again. V "William Harcourt's appearance on the to the excitement. Whilst Mr f VVas speaking an Irish member bad ooa- i b to ^'r the card which handed to Mr Sheehy mvitirip an v^lljy in the lobby. This was signed "Jeremiah tlie R°yal Irish Constabulary, Thus, as Sir William Harcourt amid frantic cheeriug from the Irish ra. an Irish policeman had sent in a Car<^ a in01,l'jer fc'10 House as a Q() tlary to serving him with a summons under !Sae!tcion Act. Mr Balfour, now thoroughly to'° ser'OUl,n088 fc'ie Posit'on, while knQC a'0iing responsibility, disclaimed any sort I Qdge of the spisode. Ob r IIOtne words from Mt IIlinworth, Mc i °riey UR?ed tbat the Speaker should be o ProP°8al to which Mr W. H. Smith, aa io a highly nervous state, at When the Speaker ar- ^m'th moved tbat a select Ltvice0jB appointed to consider the a summons upon Mr Sheehy made 61 ^°bby of the House. Some Conserva- 61 lObby of the House. Some Conserva- tive members interrupted with cries of Alleged service," which Mr Smith weakly adopted, but subsequently abandoned. After angry speeches by Mr Dillon and Mr Sexton, and some remarks from Sir George Trevelyan, the sitting was suspended with the understanding that the committee should forthwith sit and report. At ten the House met again, members flocking round in great numbers, but it bad been in the meantime arranged that the committee should not report till Thursday's sitting, and thereafter the business went on as if nothing had happened. I hear tbat the explanation of the unfortunate policeman is that he invited Mr Sheehy to go outside," Mr Sheehy's impression being that he asked him to walk aside," However it be, the incident is a most unfortunate one for the Government, bringing under the fierce light that beats upon the House of Commons the strained and illegal methods in which police transactions are conducted in Ireland.

PARLIAMENTARY NOTES. [BY A WKLSlJ MEMBER J LONDON, MONDAY NIGHT. The questions asked to-day with reference to Welsh education by Mr David Thomas and Mr Thomas Ellis were answered somewhat perfunctoriiy. The questions touched upon the two great pressing and practicable reforms in Welsh elementary education on which the Royal Commissioners on Education are perfectly unanimous. Both have already been adjpted in Scotland, and, more especially in the case of the university training of teachers, with most satisfactory and gratifying results. But what were the replies of the Education Department to the claims of Wales for similar treatment, so unanimously recommended by the Government's own Royal Commission? In reply to Mr David Thomas regarding the utilisation of Welsh, the permanent .officials directed Sir William Dyke tc try to evade replying to the pith and marrow of the question by a reference to the working of the grudging concussion made WI regard to the adoption of Welsh as a specibc subject, altogether ignoring the fact that only the higher standards in the schools can avail them- selves of the concession. Sir William Dyke him- self is known to be favourably inclined to a generous adoption of the commissioners' recommendations. In reply to Mr Thomas Ellis, he pleaded the question of expenditure. But the difficulty here again is probably with the officials of the department. If there were a spark oi zeal or enthusiasm for Welsh educational reform in the department, the unanimous recommendation of the commission on these two points would be eagerly seized upon and adopted as soon as possible. The inspectors of schools in Wales are favourable to these reforms, and many of them consider them urgent. But the Education Department only approaches the question in a pettifogging spirit. However, the case of Wales, now backed unanimously by the Royal Commission, is irresistible and if Welsh educationists bring pressure to bear on the officials of the department early, the case is wou. There is no time to ba lost, for the reforms should be embodied in next year's educational code. This is now being con- sidered, and will be published in a few months. The necessity for prompt action ie, therefore, urgent. The deputation of Welsh members to Mr Ritchie this afternoon was a remarkable one. It was after he came to the House at three o'clock that Mr Arthur Williams received Mr Ritchie's intimation that he would receive a deputation as to the issuing of the Local Government Act in Welsh after question time. But, in the few minutes available fo organising a deputation, Mr Arthur Williams got Liberals Unionists and Tories representing Wales together to meet the President of the Loca Government Board. Mr Stuart Rendel introduced the deputation, remarking upon its spontaneous and unanimous character. He called (upon Mr Thomas Ellis to state the case of Wales. The member for Merioneth said his first duty was to help Mr Ritchie to realise what few Eng- lishmen realise—the extent to which Welsh is actually and habitually used and spoken in Wales. The departmental committee on intermediate and higher education in Wales reported io 1881 that, out of a population of 1,416,514 in Wales and Monmouthshire, no fewer than 1,006,100 habitually speak Welsh. Of the Nonconformist bodies of Wales, 686,220, or, including children under ten years of age, 870,220, used the Welsh language, as against 36,000 who worship in English. Mr Ellis estimated that one third of the population was English, one-third bi lingual, but greatly preferring Welsh, and one-uhird monoglot Welsh. Among these monoglot Welshmen were some of the moat intelligent and trusted leaders of the people, who acted on boards of guardians and highway boards, and who were taking a most prominent part in the county council elections and work. If, with these I conditions of language, Wales were a canton of Switzerland, or a province of Canada, all the Government publications would, as a matter of course, be published in Welsh. But our present request was for a further recognition of the principle that, whero the Welsh people were closely and deeply interested, the Government should issue publications in the language understood by the people. The post- office published its rules and regulations relating to savings banks and other encouragements to thrift in Welsh. The War Office issued its recruiting notices in Welsh. The Privy Council issued a notice relating to destructive insects in Welsh, and would do very wisely in issuing forms for agricultural statistics in Welsh. The Homo Offica bad published an abstract of the Mines Regulation Act of 1837, together with rules, regulations, and other .information, in Welsh. Tbe Local Government Board has also recognised the principle. It published in Welsh an important circular relating ro the granting of out-door relief. The request now was that the Local Government Act, which was recognised by the Welsh people as the most im- portant statute relating to over passed, and in which the Welsh people took au earnest- even an intense interest—should be translated into their language. There were many expo- sitions and comments and handbooks on the act in English and Welsh which were perused in Wales, but they desired an authoritative Govern- ment Welsh version of the Act. Mr Osborne Morgan asked for a Welsh translation of the pertinent parts of the Municipal Corporations Act, 1882, also to be added. Mr Cornwallis West and Sir George Elliot fully endorsed the remarks of Mr Ellis, and urged that Mr Ritchie should grant the request, as the Act created such a deep interest throughout Wales. Mr Ritchie replied that he wa struck by the unanimity of the demand, and wasgreatly gratified by the esteem in which the act is held in Wales, and the deep interest with which it is | worked. He promised, in view of the facts stated, and the character of the deputation, favourably to reconsider his decision. He pointed out, however, that actions at law could only be conducted in reference to an English version of a measure. It was thereupon stated by the deputation that they were quite willing that an undertaking should ba given with refer- ence to any Welsh translation that might be made, that no action of law would lie upon it. Sir Edward Reed clinched the whole arguments by declaring that he knew enough of the Welsh feeling, not only in Welsh Wales, but in Cardiff also, to say that unless this request was granted strong steps would be taken. Mr Ritchie, after further frank discussion, promised most favour- able consideration to a request so unanimously and iufluentially made. Mr Ritchie advanced one argument which the Welsh Utilisation Society should meke a note of. He thought that after the Education Act of 1870 none but old people would not understand Eng- lish. He politely referred to the evidence on this point given before the Education Com- mission and Mr Bryn Roberts illustrated the position in Wales by asking Mr Ritchie to consider bow English children, say in Dorset- shire, would fare if Frenoh was the school language taught and nothing more.

THE CHARGE AGAINST MR HARRINGTON, M.P. A WARRANT ISSUED. At Monday, Mr Harrington, M.P,, was summoned under the Crimea Act, on three char("s of making speeches, and publishing in the jTen'i/Senimei in tun idatory articles. Au application lor ail aUjuurnnaent beoause of the l'ilnel com- mission was refused, on the ground that ilioro was no evidence that Mr Harrington was coinpulsorily before the commission and aa Mr Harrington did not appear, a warrant was issued A telegram was received at the House of Commons ou Monday evening announcing that two officers of the Royal Irish constabulary have left for England with a warrant for the arrest pf Mr Harrington, and it is anticipated that the hou. member will be taken into custody to-day (Tuesday). Mr Harrington is firm in his determination not to pay the fine imposed upon bim by the special commission, aud he IS surprised that no extreme measures have yet been resorted to by their lordships to punish his contumacy.

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RUSSIA AND ROUMANIA. [KETJTBR'S TELEGRAM.] BUCHAREST, Monday.—The Russian Govern-, ment has formally protested against the erection of fortifications at Eorschani and Galatz.

A BONFIRE OF BIBLES. ["DAILY NEWS" TELBGIAAM.) MADRID, Sunday Niglit.-The Liberal Govern- ment tries in vain to enforce toe spirit of toleration among the authorities and subjects of his Catholic Majesty. Very recently in Biscay an agent of the Bible Society was attacked and insulted by twenty young Catholic students led by a Jesuit Father, who excited the lads to take possession of, tear up, and make a pious bonfire of the Bibles, Testa- ments, and tracts. The Spanish judges after carefuliy investigating the case declined to send the offenders before the Tribunal for the assault and the destruction of the property of the Foreign Bible Society. The students and not the Jesuit Father, who was the principal instigator of the outrage, will have to appear before the municipal magistrates, who can only inflict a fine and a few days' arrest even if they are convicted. Whilst this treatment is meted out to foreigners and Protestants, the Spanish Courts of Justice send journalists to penal servitude for criticising the State religion.

STABBING A MOTHER AND SISTER. A lad named Henry Hancock, aged 14, the son of Mr Hancock, a farmer, of Ashby Magna Lodge, Leicestershire, was brought up at the county police- station at Leicester, on Saturday, on the charge of stabbing his mother. It seemed that his sister Lois (11) was engaged in household duties, when the lad persisted in annoying her. She remonstrated with him, and he threatened to shout her, and it is said jumped on a table in order to reach a gun which was suspended from the rafters. The girl raised an alarm, and Mrs Hancock beat the lad with a stick. The lad escaped, but soon afterwards drew from his pocket a clasp knife, with which he stabbed his mother in the side, inflicting a dangerous wound. Medical aid was summoned, and it was only with considerable difficulty that the hemorrhage was stopped. For home time Mrs Hancock lay in a critical condition. On Saturday the lad was apprehended, but as he was found to be of weak intellect, he was removed, under a magistrate's order, to the county lunatic asylum.

THREATENING LORD SHEF- FIELD. A labourer, named Edward Groves, was remanded at Uckfield petty-sessions on Monday on a charge of inciting several persons to attempt to murder Lord Sheffield. Prisoner was formerly a butcher in a small way at Fietching, living with his mother. Lord Sheffield recently gave the necessary notice to quit, and this is supposed tG have incensed the prisoner against his lordship. Grover was arrested on Thursday night at East Grimstead. He obtained leave to go upstairs for a coat, let himself out of a bedroom window by means of a blanket, and escaped barefooted across the country to Fletching, where he was re-arrestod on Sunday. Prisoner is suspected of having written the threatening letters by which Lord Sheffield has been of late so much annoyed.

MR PYNE'S MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE. A Dungarvan correspondent says :—Mr J. A. Carbery, J.P., of Bella Vista, Queenstown, stated to a reporter on Saturday, thai he travelled from Holyhead to Dublin on the 13h instant on board the steamer from which Mr Payne, M.P., was Raid to have aisappeared. Mr Carbery says Mr Pyno could hardly have been on board without his knowledge, as during the passage he (Mr Carbery) was continuously walking either on the decks or in the cabin. Mr Carbery was an intimate friend of Mr Pyno's, but never saw the lion, gentleman on board nor heard his name mentioned, and knew nothing of the supposed drowning until he read of it in the newspapers.

STEEL-WORKERS' WAGES. MEETING OF DELEGATES AT TREDEGAR. A meeting was held at the Coffee Tavern, Tredegar, 011 Monday, of the delegates from the following works :—Cyfarthfa, Dow lais, Rhymney, Biaenavon, Ebbw Vale, and Tredegar. It was unanimously resolved that delegates be appointed by each works to wait upon the masters asking them for an advance of 10 per cent., to commence on the 1st December. A meeting is to be held at I Tredegar on Saturday next to receive the replies.

THE HOLBORN ELECTION. The nomination of candidates for the vacancy in the Holborn division took place on Monday morning. Mr Gainsford Bruce, Q C., Conservative oandidate, was nominated by the Solicitor-General. Earl Compton, Liberal candidate, was nominated by Mr C. Harrison. His lordship's first nomination was handed m at half past eleven, and was '-ejected on the ground of improper description. It was not until 12 40 o'clock that Earl Compton's supporters returned with a properly fiilsd-up paper.

NEW YORK PRICES. [BKUTEE'S TKLKGBAM.L NEW YORK, Monday.—Money easy. Stocks opened weak and lower. The market has been dull and depressed all day, and closed generally weak. Cotton steady. Petroleum easier. Lard, firmer tendency. Wheat easier. Flour heavy. Voru easier. Sugar strong. Coffee firm and active. Tin dull. Iron firm. but auiet. GOVERNMKNX BONDS AND 11 AIL WAV SHAKES. Quotations t Nov 25 Nov, 24, 1 Call Money, U.S. Gov. lionets. 2i p.c 14 P c Ditto, other Securities 2i p c li f f Exchange on London, 6u days' sight 4. £ 5 4.&4J Ditto. Cable Transfers 4 ^9 4 5-9 Exchange 011 Paris, 60 days' sight 6.2H 5.211 Kxchange on Berlin Ditto S5± 9b Four per Cent. U.S. Funded Loan 128i J28Å Western Union Telegraph Shares 83 85* Canada Southern Sbaxes. bIt 62, Canadian Pacinc^ 12 bii Central of New Jersey 904 90) Central Pacific siiares 35 35l Chicago & North-Western, Ord.. 109| lio* Chicago &N. Western Preferred.. 141 ill Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul tilt 63^1 Delaware, LacKawanu, & Western 1364 136,i Denver & Rio Grande Shares 15 15, Illinois Central Shares 115 115, Lake Shore & Michigan Southern 9&A 100* Louisville & Nashville Shares 5* 85) Michigan Central Shares eN) £ 4, Missouri, Kansas, and Texas ] 2 ] New York Central & Hudson Itiver ln7a 10'iV New York, Lake Erie, <k Western 2bi Ditto. Second Morrgag(i BOI)cis 591 lCOJ New York, Ontario ifc Western,Ord liJ 14 Northern Puciuc, Common 4 4. Northern Pacific, Preferred b7 53.1. Norfolk &, NVestern Prei. Shares.. 47 48j Ohio and Mississippi, Ord. Shares 21 2.11 Oregon & Transcon. Common ::511. 23i 29 ilins IV. and Philadelphia 53 106/ hilaaelphia and Heading Shares 47 47* St Louis cfc San Franoisco First Pref 111 III Ditto Sail Francisco Preference 65. 66 Ditto San Francisco Comluou.. 2.1 261 Union Pacific Shares 02 62, Wabash, St. Louis, & Pacitic. 12J 13 Wabash, St. Louis, Ac., Pref. Srs. 2 .:bt COTTONfAHD PROUUCE MARKEr Cotton, day's receipts atU.S.ports 41.000 40,030 C.ottoil, d y'sexport to Gt. Brit'n. 18,000 23,000 Cotton, day's expt. to Continent.. 4.000 20,000 Cotton futures, Dec delivery 09.50 09.53 Cotton futures, Feb. delivery 39,76 09-78 Cotton,middiinjiiupland New York _9. 910/,6 Cotton middling New Orleans. 9,1, 99/g Petroleum, cruae at New York 6.60 6.65 Petroleum, sta'davd white.N.York 7.20 7r. etroloiun.st d white,Philadelphia 7.10 7 Per,roleurii,PipeLiiie Certiticutes., 864 86jj Spirits of Turpentine 46 46 Lard, Wilcox's Spot 9.05 9.00 Lard futures,Dec. deli very 9.0o 9.00 Lard, Fail-bank's 9.0b 9!GO Copper, Dec 17.50 17.40 lallow, Prime City 6A 6l4« j^ugar, fair refining Muscovados.. 6 &' Corn, new mixed Western Spot.. 49 CiQ Corn futures. (Dec 481 49i •' Corn futures (May) 475 471 Spring Wheat, No. 2, spot (Nov; 1061 108 Wheat, red winter, on the spot 103 1041 Wheat, delivery Dec 101i 102i Wheat delivery May 10 1 110^ Coffee, fair JRio 16A 16 Coffee, good Rio it,t 16i Coffee, Rio, No. 7.Low Ord. Dec 14.35 l-.9o poifee, Ditto. Feb delivery 14.50 14.00 /lour, ex. State Shipping brand. 3 55—3.75 3-55—3-76 Iron, No. 1 Coltness i'l.&O 21 50 Tin, Australian 22.30 22.40 Freight Grain Liverpool steamers. 5<d 5Ad t Freight Grain steamer toLondon t^d 6d Pi'eight Cotton r<> j/ivcrnoo!

NEW YORK WHEAT MARKET. Messrs Jones, Kennett, and Hopkins, of London, received the following cablegram from Now York on Monday Influenced by Western advices the wheat market opened at a decline of i to 4 of a cent, and experienced a further sharp de- cline, but subsequently improved. Then there was a renewed relapse owing to "bears" hammering the market, and to some unload- ing by longs. Iteceipos were comparatively moderate, and the visible supply increased about 400,000 bushels. On the other hand, thsre was a total abssnco of ex. port demand, aud after a fall of 1 of a. cent. for the May option, a portion of which was recovered, the market closed with a weak tone. Purchases for export:-IVheat, -qi-s;corii, 10,000 qrs. Clearances t,ett to-day) irom four Atianticports :-Wheat, 1.000 qrs; do. corn, 15,000 qrs; do. flour, 11,000 barrels,

A WORKMAN'S FRIGHTFUL DEATH. A terrible accident occurred at Barrow Lime Works, near Leicester, on Monday. A workman named Henry Smith was cleaning some machinery, when he was drawn by his jacket into the shafting, and killed before I the engines could be stopped. His body was fearfully mangled, some parts of it paving to be cut out of the machinery. He leaves a widow and four children.

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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MONDAI. The Speaker took the chair at 3 o'clock. MR BALFOUR. Mr Balfour returned to his place during question time, and was received with a cheer from both sides of the House. EXPENSES OF PUBLIC DEPARTMENTS. Mr JACKSON, replying to Mr Jennings, ex- plained that the estimates correctly represented the staff and expenses of the various public departments up to the middle of January, when the estimates were sent to the printers. It was impossible to foresee what vacancies might arise in tbe remaining months of the financial quarter. The masters in the Supreme Court had been reduced from 16 to 15, and the clerks from 84 to 77. The office of pursebearer to the Lord Chan- cellor had Leen abolished, the duties of the office being discharged by the Lord Chancellor's clerk of the chamber, without addition of salary. CYPRUS. The CHANCKLLOB of the EXCHKQUER, in reply to Mr Stanley Leighton, said he was aware that the administration of the island of Cyprus was a matter of increasing difficulty, owing to the financial condition of the island and the heavy tribute payable to the Porte, but this latter was a matter of international agreement not in the power of the Government to alter. Whether it was possible to arrive at any financial combination and relieve Cyprus was a matter be could not discuss. The Turkish tribute was secured on the revenues of Cyprus. WELSH IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. Mr DAVID THOMAS: I beg to ask the Vice- President of the Committee of Council on Education whether he can give an assurance with reference to the Education Code of 1889 (Elemen- tary Education in England and Wales) that in Wales permission should be given to take up the Welsh language as a specific subject to adopt an optional scheme to take the place of English all a class subject founded on the principle of substitu- ting a graduated system ot translation from Welsh to English for the present requirements in English grammar; to teach Welsh<along with English as a class subject, and to include Welsh among the languages in which candidates for Queen's scholarships and for certificates of merit may be examined. Sir W. HART-DYKE was afraid the hon. member was not aware that Welsh had been taught as a specific subject in schools in Wales, with the result that, in the school year just closed, 369 scholars in 15 schools were examined in Welsh. The other points raised in the question would receive most careful attention. Mr T. ELLIS inquired whether tha results of the examination of the 369 scholars were not such as to encourage the department in respect to the teaching of Welsh. Sir W. HABT-1>?KE had no hesitation in saying that tho result of the examination was very en- cournging. THE ACCOMMODATION AT PONTY- PRIDD COUNTY-COURT. Mr ARTHUR WILLIAMS I beg to ask the First Commissioner of Works whether he is aware that through want of adequate office accommodation for the registrar, and a proper stnff of clerks, at the Pontypridd County-court, the registrar is wholly unable to discharge his official duties under the Bankruptcy Act that large sums of money which he has received under bankruptcy orders cannot in consequence be distributed and that serious loss and inconvenience are thus caused to a large number of persons, and whether he will direct steps to be at once taken for providing proper accommodation in accordance with tl1e plans which have been submitted to and approved of by tho judge and registrar. Mr PLUNKKTT said he was not aware that the state of affairs at Pontypridd Court-houso was so bad as was suggested by the question, but he was giad to be able to inform them tbat a second court-room had lately been provided, and that plans for improved ottices had now been prepared, and he proposed to submit them to the Treasury for their sanction. DANIEL LEWIS'S CERTIFICATE. Mr DAVID THOMAS; I beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he has favourably considered the application of Mr Daniel Lewis for a second-class certificate of service under the Coal Mine3 Regulation Act of last year. Mr MATTHEWS said he had directed careful inquiry to be made into the circumstances of the man's employment, aud he regretted that from the information before him he did noc feel justified in granting the application. THE WELSH UNIVERSITY COLLEGES AND ELEMENTARY TEACHERS. Mr T. ELLIS I beg to ask the Vice-President of the Committee of Council ou Education whether the recommendation unanimously made by all the members of the Royal Commission on Education, that tho State aided University Colleges of Aberystwitb, Cardiff, and Bangor should be utilised for the training oftaachers,ean be adopted at an eariy date, and whether he will enter into 1 communication with the councils of the three colleges as to their readiness to form educational facilities and make other arrangement necessary for the effective carryiug out of the ^recommenda- tion of the commissioners. fI, Sir W. HAET-DYKE said the recommendations of the Royal Commission on this head were under consideration, and though he was disposed to view most favourably questions of this kind, there were many difficulties, financial and otherwise, which mU8t 00 overcome before a liolution was arrived at. The whole question was under consideration. Mr McNDiXtA asked whether what was sug- gested was not done in connection with the Scotch colleges. S:r W. HART-DYKE: Yes. A PROPOSAL TO TAX ADVERTISE- MENTS. Mr BYRON REED suggested a tax on mural advertisements and placards in lieu of the pro- posed wi.cel tax. Mr CAVKNDISH BENTINCK also suggested an advertisement uUly. Mr GAUSTON asked attention to the fact that the Conservative candidate for Holborn had pledged himself against the wheel tax. (Hear.) The CHANCELLOR of the ExCHf-QULB thought the last question an improper ooe. (Hear.) Numerous suggestions had been made to him to impose an advertisement tax, and he did not deny there were arguments in their favour, but the difficulty of persuading the public to accept any new tax was not likely to encourage him to adopt the course suggested. (Hear, hear.) THE GOVERNORSHIP OF QUEENSLAND. Baron Die WORMS, in answer to Mr Henniker Heatou, could make no statement at present in regard to the Governorship of Queensland. Her Majesty's Government had received by telegraph an address from the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales, which would be included in papers he hoped he would soon be in possession to present to the House. THE SACKVILLE INCIDENT. Mr W. H. SMITH, answering Mr Gourley, Raid the'Covornmeu'i. did not feel justified in makiug any statement about the appointment of a minister to the United States under present circumstances. (Hear, hear.) THE NORTHUMBERLAND BURGLARY CASE. Mr MATTHEWS replied to Mr Milvain that he had advised the Queen to extend a.fre.e pardon to the men convicted in 1879 of a burglary in Northumberland, of which they had since been found to be innocent. irle was.-considering what recommendation be should make to the Treasury on the subject of compensation. Sir W. HARCOUUT suggested tbe propriety of an inquiry being held into the several cases which had recently occurred of innocent men being unjutly convicted. Mr PIOTON thought some other form than a. free pardon might be devised in respect to offences which the men in question had never committed. MR BALFOUR AND THE IRISH MEMBERS. Mr BALFOUR, who was warmly cheered, replied to Mr W. O'Brien that the opportunity for replying to the charges made by him at Glasgow against the Ir)sh members would be found in the discussion of the Irish estimates. Mr SKXTON said several Irish members bad received summonses to appear in Ireland on Monday. Could nothing be done to enable them to be present during, the discussion of the Irish estimates ? Mr BALFOUR said be would see what could be done.

THE LAND PURCHASE BILL. Mr W. H. SMITH moved that the proceedings on the Land Purchase (Leland) Bill, if under discussion at 12 o'clock tffM night, should not be interrupted under the standing orders. Mr O'BRIEN rose, but had only uttered the words, Mr Speaker, sir," when he was called to order. The SPEAKER put the question. A division was challenged, the result being that the motion was carried by 207 to 135. Then, at a quarter to five o'clock, tht.1 House went again into committee on the bill. Mr PARNGLIi proposed to add to the first clause a proviso that no money should be advanced for tha purchase of more than one holding in the occupation of any one tenant if such holding- was ot the rateable vRlue of not less than £20 per annum. amendment, he explained, was intended to provide as much as possible for the useful distribution of the sum of money which Parliament intended to allo- cate under the provisions of this bill. He had always held that the necessary dimensions of the purchase question were not noarly so large as was generally supposed. Beyond providing tho tenant with the holding on which his houso stood, and making his homestead secure* it was not requisite the State should interfere. He did not see on what grouuds they could ask the State to advance millions for the purpose of enabling the tenant to become the owuer of several farms. His objection to the present bill was that it proceeded in a haphazard manner, and would lead to money being expended on holdings where it was not necessary, while it would leave outside holdings upon which the expenditure was desirable, and it was for that reason that he advocated compulsory purchase. Mr BALFOUR said the whole framework of the bill was founded upon a plan of voluntary purchase, and it was for that reason, and because he thought it desirable that farmers shall have an opportunity of providing for their children, that ha asked the committee to reject the amendment. If the amendment were adopted, one of the most useful of the provisions of tha Act of 1885. enabling tenants to combine foe the purpose of purchase, would become a dead letter. hear.) Mr SEXTON could discover no force in either of the two reasons advanced by the Chief Secretary in opposition to the amendment. Public policy was opposed to plurality of purchase. Mr T. HKALY supported the amendment. Mr ESSLKMONT .objected to the credit of the State being used to give to well-to-do Irish farmers privileges denied to the farmers of Aberdeenshire. The SOLICITOR-GKNERAL for IRELAND and Mr LEA having spoken in opposition to the amend- ment, and Mr Ulingworth and Mr Murphy in its favour, Mr W. O'BRIEN described the bill without the amendment as a bill to preseut land grabbers in Ireland with the fee simple of the holdings they had taken. Mr HEALY called attention to an advertisement, s'gned by a firm of solicitors in Antrim, inviting Ulster farmers and their sons to tender tor vacant farms, and winding up with the announcement that none but Protestants need apply." That experiment had been tried some time ago, and had been attended with the most terrible results, the unfortunate Protestant tenants being shot down by the surrounding people. Sir WILLIAM HARCOURT said that this amend- ment was one of great importance. It was perfectly plain that it was possible for large land speculations to be worked under the bill. But that was not all. They had heard the advertise- ment to which their attention had been called by the hon. member for Longford (Mr Healy). Supposing that the landlords in the north of Ireland should use the Act with the view to getting hold of the land for their own purposes, and on the principle tbat none but Protestants need apply." (Hear, hear.) From what he bad heard of the Unionist party their motto should be None but Protestants need apply "—(hear, hear, and a laugh)—and it was in support of this policy of boycotting the whole Catholic population that the noble marquis the member for Rossen- dale went to Belfast. (Hear, hear.) Was that the view of the Government ? Was the bill tojbe worked and the five millions expended in such manner that none but Protestants should take advantage of it ? At all events, they ought to have some security that the Act should not be perverted to the purposes of an an ti-Cathoiic crusade in Ireland, which must end in civil war. (Hear, hear.) On the part of the Liberal party he must protest against the principle that none but Protestants need apply." That principle would revive the bitter feelings of the old ascendency, and it was their duty to resist that, and to take care that none of the money of the British taxpayer should be spent in bringing about so disastrous a state of things. (Hear, near.) Mr BALFOUR said that the advertisement upon which the right hon. gentlemau had based his remarks had nothing to do with land purchase. The speech of t.he right hon. gentleman was nothing but an effort of imagination. Up to the present time farms had always been sold to resident tenants, and he should take steps to secure that this should also be the case iu future. He objected, however to the amendment because it would lay down a hard and fast line, but tho commissioners would, as far as possible, take card not oniy that farms were sold to resident tenants, but that not more than one farm should be sold to each purchaser except in cases where this was necessary in order to carry through the sale or an estate. (Hear, bear.)

SELIVING A SUMMONS IN THE HOUSE. THE GOVERNMENT AND THE IRISH MEMBERS. A GROSS OUTRAGE ON PARLIA- MENTARY PRIVILEGE. EXCITING SCENE. After the discussion had continued some time, The SPEAKER called on Mr Molloy to address the House. Mr SHKifHT, who had been speaking a few moments previously, rose, and, speaking with some excitement, said 1 have to bring before the House a question of privilege. As I was leaving the House a moment ago one of the attendants handed me what seemed an ordinary visitor's card. I went to the lobby, when a police constable from Ireland asked me to take a summons from him, under the Coercion Act. I asked him if he had the audacity to serve the summons in the precincts of the House of Commons, and he said he did not think it would be out of order, and I accepted it from him. In consequence, I beg leave to move that we report progress, in order that information may be given in this matter. Mr BRADLAUGH: After the intimation given by the leaier of the House, I took it that instructions would be given so that these summonses should not be served during the sittings of the House. It is a little too much that this should be done, and I desire to protest against any such shabby and discourteous pro- ceedings. (Cheers.) Mr HANBURY I thoroughly endorse what has been said by the hon. member. I do not in the least know who is to blame for this-whstber it is the Chief Secretary for Ireland or who it is, but I it is a scandal and a deliberate insult to the House. (Hear.) It is especialiy so after the promises that were made by tile First Lordof the Treasury. I say it is monstrous that after these promises had been given members of this House should have summonses served upon tbem in tho very precincts of this House. (Cheers.) I think, and I speak for othoe COlJservatives who feel as strongly as I dr, that it is our duty to resent these gross outrages. Unless soma decided ami satisfactory answer from the front beuch I is given, I hope the House will take such steps I aud support such resolutions as will at once and for all put an end to these proceedings. (Hear, bear.) Mr A. J. BALFOUR: I think my hon. friend behind me hro." «puken in great deal ot ImnCC3S- sary heat—(Opposition cries of "01;, oil ")-of an incident which so far I entirely deplore, but of which I never heard till this moment. Mr SHICKHY: It only happened this moment. When the hon. member came in a moment ago, and said ho had something to tell the House connected with an incident which occurred in the lobby, I sat down in my seat to listen to one of those episodes which unfortunately on one or two occasions last session occurred between mem- bers of this House..1 had not the slightest idea that I should hear that the hon. gentleman had I been served with a summons. It certainly had nothing to do with me. I asked the 'Home Secretary whether he knows auvthing about it, and he informs me he does uot. Therefore I am afraid no information can be given from this bench because no information is possessed by us. Mr A. O'CONNOB I rise to order. I wish to know whether the question is not that you should report progress ? (Opposition cheers.) Mr A. J. BALFOUR; I do not know whether wo are strictly iu order, but the motion to report progress was made so1ely to discuss this question, so that I may be allowed to go on. The hon. gentleman stated correctly, I have no doubt, according to his belief, that tbe notice in question was served by a member of the Irish con- stabulary. Mr SHKKHY He informed me so. Mr BALFOUR I am surprised at that, because I had thought on these occasions the ordiuary practice was that any legal document should be placed in the hands of the metropolitan police when any member was :irrested before the arrest was made by a member of the constabulary. The Home Secretary is now making inquiries, but I believe I am right in saying that we have no control over this at, all. (Oh, :.11, and hear, hear.) I am speaking in ignorance on this matter, not having had time to inquire, but I should be glad if some gentleman more learned in criminal pro- cedure would explain to the House how far inci- dents of this kind are under the control of the executive with regard to the time at which they take place. I entirely concur that it is a grievous and unhappy thing that such incidents should occur within the- precincts ot the House. (Cheei-H.) If it is a matter in which we cau interfere wo should interfere—(hear, hear)—and if there is any leeal power to see that such things shall not occur, that power should be exercised. (Renewed cheers.) I can only repeat that I am in total and absolute ignorance of everything that has happened. Sir W. HARCOURT: What I am informed has occurred is this. The hon. member for South Galway was addressing the House, when thero was sent in to him one of the ordinary cards of visitors seeking the presence of members, addressed in this way:—" David Sheehy, Esq., M.P. Jeremiah Sullivan, R.I.C., Lunorick." This Royal Irish constable servos a member of this 'House with a visitor's card in order that he may serve him in the lobby with a summons. I am extremely glad that the Irish Secretary has disowned this proceeding. It is a, scandal and an outrage. (Cheers.) But I cannot see how he can disavow, I will not say the responsibility, but the power of dealing with the matter. If the authorities are not responsible for keeping Irish constables in London in order, the situation would be intoler- able. For the Irish Secretary to say that they had no authority to deal with the matter——— Mr BALFOUR I never said that. Sir W. HAIICOUBT proceeded It is plain the Government is responsible. (Hear.) We want to know what instructions have been given, or are to be given, in this matter. (Hear.) Of course, there is considerable difficulty in discussing the matter now, and we are all more or less out of order in doing so in committee on a motion to report progress. Our proper course is to report progress in order that we may have the Speaker in the chair. (Hear, hear.) We may then have this matter, so deeply affecting the dignity of the House and the character of the executive Govern- ment, adequately dealt with. (Cheers.) Therefore it is that I support the motion. J Mr BALFOUR If I was misunderstood, I wish to make myself perfectly clear. I absolutely disclaim any sort of knowledge of this matter, and I do not disclaim nor do I claim responsi- bility for what has happened. The House must be aware it would be folly on my part, off hand, without the slightest notice, without having had an opportunity of consulting the legal advisers of the Government, to give the House an authorita- tive statement of the precise responsibility that rests with the executive Government. (Henr, hear.) It is a delicate and difficult matter upon which I cannot give an opinion off hand without consultation, but I can do this—I can and do give an emphatic pledge to the House that in so far as the executive Government may be shown to be responsible, and if it in any way rests with me,I shall take care that an incident of this kind dnei not again occur. (Cheers.) Mr ILUNOWORTH It is evident that Castle rulo is coming very near home. It was predicted long ago that when constitutional practices were abandoned we should soon have the ssme actions on this side of the water. (Hear, hear.) We admit the Chief Secretary had no knowledge, but his action all through these melancholy Irish proceedings is an assurance to his minions—(oh, oh)—how they may act. It is a grave iusult and menace to the House of Commons, j and should be dealt with at once, (Hoar, hear.) Mr J. MOBLEY } We urge the proposal that tha Speakss may be called in in order to bring forward 1 a specific proposal that a committee be appointed to inquite into the whole circumstances. (Hear, hear.) Mr W. H. SMITH: On behalf of tbe Govern- ment I at once consent. We will at once agree to report progress that a motion may be made to appoint a committee. (Hear, hear.) 1 will niake such a motion myself that a committee forthwith do inquire into all the circumstances, and report to the House. (Cheers.) The motion to report progress was agreed to, and in a few minutes the Speaker returned to the chair. Mr W. H. SMITH, rising at once, said Mr Speaker, an incident has occurred .which has occasioned great reeret to the House and to the Government. A-member of the House has been served—or rather he has not been served— he received a message from a person who inti- mated a desire to serve the hon. member with a summons in the lobby of the House. Under these circumstances the Government thought it desirable that a committea should forthwith be appointed to inquire into the circumstance1 under which all attempt was made to serve the summons within the precincts of the House., and forthwith report to the Housa. I will venture to suggest the names of the com- mittee and the terms of reference. I propose that a select committee be appointed to consider the attempted service—I believe it was not an actual service—(no)—attempted service—(an hon. member, Alleged other cries of "No")—the alleged attempted service of a summons upon Mr Sheehy, member for South Galway, in the outer lobby of this House. (Hear, hear.) The names I would suggest for the com- mittee are Sir W. Harcourt, Mr J. Morley, Sir C. Russell. Mr Parneli, Mr Secretary Matthews, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir E. Clarke, the Solicitor-General for Ireland, and Sir Matthew White Rulley. The SPEAKER read the terms of the motion, and several members objected to the word "alleged." Mr W. H. SMITH amended his motion, omitting the word. Mr DILLON Before tho question i3 put allow me to say that the reference is dangerously narrow. (Hear, hear.) The outrage did not consist alone in the attempted service. The outrage consisted in the fact that an Irish police constable has had the audacity to send in a card as a visitor to a member of this House, and decoyed him out from his duties with deliberate intention of service a summons. (Hear, hear.) What we contend,and what wu and our friends understand, is that the circumstances depart very little from an actual walking into the House and serving a summons on a member. (Hear.) Mr SKiTON: How soon will the committee sit ? (Several voices "Tomorrow.") It is necessary that instant and unequivocal action should be taken. (Hear.) The goverumeut of Ireland is administered by persons who delight in personal indignities. (Oh, oh, and hear, hear.) I need scarcely remind the House that not only was the hon. member for South Gaiway to be served with a summons, but proceedings arc pending againdt five other members. (Hear, hear.) We want to know what action is about to ba taken to-night. Is Mr Jeremiah Suliivan and his 11,000 fellows to be admonished that a breach of privilege bas been committed tbal; must not be repeated? (Hear, hear.) I beg the House to note the policy pursued towards Irish members-— the policy of aggression. (Hear, hear.) There was a time, not long ago, when Irish members were allowed to return to Ireland before being summoned. There was a time, a little later, when at least a member was allowed to go outside the precincts of the House. But now it appears it is not, enough that members who, by reason of their being such, are deliberately selected for insult by every creature of the Irish Government —(oh, oh, and hear, hear)-it is not enough that we should have to pass to and from our duties iu this House through groups and ranks of pimps and spies while discharging the duties of the paople who sent lW here, but we are to be deliberately molested and insulted by tha creatures of the Government. (Hear, hesr.) I say this matter admits of no delay. If the committee sits forthwith I am satisfied, but either that should be done or Jeremiah Sullivan should he at once brought to the bar of the House and admonished. (H«:<r, hear.) Mr W. H. SMITH: Undoubtedly it is the intention of the Government that the committer should sit forthwith. We are as fuliy sensible as any member of the House that the question should be dealt with without any delay, and 90 I hope the committee will sit to-morrow. (Cries of "o, novy.") [Mr W. H. Smith exchanged a word or two with the clerk at the tabic, and proceeded.] There are :precedeat.s as well as the facts of the case to be examined. However strong the indignation cf hon. gentlemen may be, it. is most desirable that wa should proceed with care into all the facts that the circumstances require. To sit to-night would, I think, be to t"kt3 a course absulutely u¡¡precp.dent,,< (" No," and "Make a precedent,") We desire to place 110 obstacle in the way of a complete examination of all the facts of every kind, and it will be only consistent with the reputation of the House, as well as all its members, that the subject should be examined immediately, exhaustively, aud in a judicial spirit. (Hnar, hear.) Mr SKXTON Wilt the constable be deta;ned ? Mr BALFOUR He will be subject to the order of the committee. Sir W. HAIWOURT: There is another question to be answered. The Chief Secretary for Ireland is waiting to have six or seven members arrested. Are constables waiting round the House for thsse Irish gentlemen to put in an appearance? (Hear, hear.) I want to know what orders have been g-i..e. on this point. This question cannot wait uni tj-marrow. I venture to make a suggestion. No uoubt the right hou. gentleman will accept the I addition of tllA words, "and the circumstances attending "he attempted service." Mr W. H. SMITH Certainly. Sir W. HARCOURT- That is a matter of form. The other is a matter of substance. We should have an assurance that there will be no further action to-night against the six other members. Mr COUKTNKY (Ciiairirtau of Committee); We must all be satisfied with the extreme gravity of the occasion, and sensible that the circumstances should be enquired into with a judical temper, and at the same time without delay. There are, certainly, precedents for committees sitting forth- with for instance, though it is only formal work, a committee is appointed to consider the terms of the reply to the Royal speech, and reappears before the sitting close?. Lst me throw out a suggestion worth adopting—that, the committee should be appointed, and retire forthwith. They could probably have beforG them the hon. member for South Galway and tho constable, aud could recsive statements on both sides, and if they thought it desirable they might then adjourn after considering what steps they should take to- morrow. Mr ILLINGWOKTH We are not yet under Castle rule, and it does not become hon. members to boycott a member who desires to exercise tho I freedom of debate. (Oh, oh, and Agreed.") We ought to have the assurance asked fur from the Chirtt Secretary that here, at least, we should have something like the ancient security for members. (Hear, hear.) Mr BALFOUR I have told the already that tho whole matter C'twe before me only in the last tew minutes, and I have been unable to enquire into the exact relation of the execution to whoever has the administration of the jaw in this matter but I caunot conceive anything that would really tend to produce that want of tecu- rily. 1 absolutely decline, without consideration, without taking advice from those competent to give it, to lay down categorically what are or what are not the powers of the executive, or give an engagement to exercise powers I do not possess. Sir G. TREVKLYAN I think this affair has a slightly broader aspect. This police constable appears to have done a very crude and a very I brutal act which shocks the House, and will shock everyone who reads of But I conceive that is not the important question which underlies it. The, important question is whether members of this House shall be able to go about their parliamentary duties with security that they shall not be arrested in a manner equally dangerous to their independence as members and an outrage 011 the dignity of the House. I cannot see any difference whatever in regard to either of these two considerations between the actual arrest of members within the precincts of the House and arrest by men waiting outside. The Govern- ment should reply to the appeals made to tbpm more fully tbau tbe Chief Secretary has. We ought not to leave this question until we have takeij, advantage of this great abuse of authority on iho part of a subordiuate, an abuse suggested by the fact that a similar thing was done last year—(hear, hear)—until we got an assurance that the arrest of members while going to and from their duties shall not occur again. (Cheers.) Mr J. LOWTHKR I think the Chief Secretary has given every reasonable assurance in this matter. The Chief Secretary has said he will carefully inquire into bis responsibilities and duties in the matter, and what action it is in the power of the Government to take to prevent the repetition of tips public scandal he will take. I do not see bow we are to Bet up the authority of Parliament against the couris of law. Mr T. P. O'CONNOR I am surprised that the right hon. geutiernan opposite (Mr Lowtber), who has himself been Chiof Secretary for Ireland, should be so ignorant as to suppose the courts of law are responsible for tbe action of tIlls police- man. This proceeding is an executive act, and has nothing whatever to do with the courts of law, unless, indeed, the right hon. gentleman means to assert that the acts of the courts and the acts of the executive are the same thing in Ireland. (Opposition cheers,) I should like to call the attention of the House to another occurrence that has taken place. Just as my hon. friend the member for East Limerick (Mr Finucane) was entering the ¡,.¡Ice yard this evening on his way to the House, he was served with no Jess than six summonses. Everybody knows that this serving of summonses is the repetition of scandalous occurrences that have taken place before. Several members have been arrested before just as they were coming to or leaving their parliamentary duties. I must say that I think the Chief Secretary is couniving at this kind of thing, and tho sooner he gives instructions that the feelings of the House are not to be outraged by this kind of thing the better. (Opposition cheers.) Air JOHN DILLON, who was received with Opposition ciieers, said I'repeat what has just been said by my hon. friend, that the Chief Secretary, and nobody else, has absolute control over this proceeding. (Opposition cheers.) It has nothing whatever to do with the action of the courts of law. I think it is high time for the Irish Secretary to answer the right bon. gentleman the member forBridgeton (Sir George Trevelyan), and give us an assurance that the Irish members coining t,o and going from their places in this House shall not bo insulted by Irish policemen. (Cheers.) Mr T. HEALY I had always supposed until now that every man in this House was in the enjoyment of the Queeu's peace, and on that account I regard this action as an insult to the sovereign. I am glad that this policeman has done this thing. It shows exactly what we have been trying to get into tho beads of Englishmen tha difference t,hr>,t exists in the 8Th.it in which the law is carried out in Ireland as compared with England. Here is a vulgar, ignorant Irish policeman with so little respect for your Parliament that he does not hesitate to outrage the privileges of this House; you condone the action of these men in Ireland, whether they shoot people down or whatever they do, be they right or be they wrong, they are backed up in this House by the Government. (Opposition cheers.) I have not the smallest doubt but that the conduct of this man will meet with the approval of the Chief Secretary for Ireland. I tell the right hon. gentleman that if ho were to exercise a spirit of moderation, it would do much more for him in the way of facilitating the busiuess of this House and the government of Ireland than the spirit which he loves to exhibit on every occasion of hatred and malevolence towards the representatives of the Irish people. (Opposition cheers.) Toe SPEAKER Order, order. I hope I may interfere. I have the fullest desire to promote the privileges of members, but I trust the House will not in any way prejudice this case—(hear, hear)—but will all iw this committee to enquire most fuily into all the circumstances of the case, and do what in their wisdom they think fit with regard to the privileges of members of this House. The question immediately before the House is the appoiutment of the select committee, and the terms of reference to that select committee, (Hear, hear.) Mr A. J. BALFOUB, who was received with Ministerial cheers, said It is only by leave of tha Houe that I can say another word, but since I last spoke I have made inquiries as tohow it came to be that it was au Irisn constable, and not an English policeman, who served this summons. I mention the matter because a great deal has been made of it by hon. gentlemen opposite. Unfortu- nately, it was necessary to proceed agaiust certain members of this House last year. That proceeding was by warrant, and at the request of members of this House themselves that proceeding, which involved arrest, was given up, and proceedings by summons substituted for it. Now, proceedings by a warrant may be carried out by a metropo- litan constable, but proceedings by summons must, as I understand, be carried out by an Irish constable. (Ministerial cheers and Oppo- sition cries of Oh, oh.) Therefore this thing which has been made a matter of complaint by the member for Longford is really the direct consequence of a concession that we made, and gladly made, to the feelings of hon. members opposite. (Oh, oh, and bear, hear.) Then, perhapj, the House will allow me, by way of personal explanation, to repudiate entirely certain expres- sions as to my conduct m this debate. I appeal to every member of the whether the first word I uttered was not my expression of profound regret that any incident of the kind should have hap- pened. (Ministerial cheers.) I followed this up by a pledge as clear, specific, and categorical as it could be made, that if the direction of such affairs does rest with the executive, no such incident shall be repeated. (Ministerial cheers.) I have not exaggerated. My first instinct was to give the pledge in the full and complete terms I have j.'iHt repented to the House. Mr LABOUCHKEK; We be preserved from the concessions ot the right hon. gentlemen, for if we are not, we may go ou from concession to concession until wo have our heads cut off. (Laughter.) What is it we cannot get from the right hon. gentleman ? A clear and specific assurance that this thing will uot happen to- morrow or the day jafter to-morrow, because we will take care of that ourselves, but that it should not happen to-nigot before the committee reports. The committee was then agreed to. Mr .MORLEY: I venture to suggest that the strength and character and authority of tho committee would be much greater if there were two more Irish members upon it. (Cheers.) I tiiarefore beg to move that Mr T. Healy and Mr John Dillon be auded to the committee. (Hear, hear.) Mr W. H. SMITH There will, of course, be no objection add to the hon. gentlemen if they are desirous of serving, but it would also be necessary to strengthen the committee by the addition on two other names. Sir W. HARCOURT: The right hon. gentleman's altogether mistaken. The object of my right bon. friend is to strengthen the committee by putting upon it a larger proportion of Irish members. I don't think this is a matter which is to be regarded as one of an exceptional party vote. (Hear, hear.) It is very desirable that it should not be. Under the circumstances it appears to me that what is wanted is that the Irish members should feel they are having fair play, if possible some- thing more thau fair play, in the consideration of this matter. Mr IJILLON said he was not very desirous of serving on the committee personally. He was quite willing to submit the questiou to a committee of English members provided extreme partisans were excluded. He thought, however, Mr Healy might with advantage be added to the committee. Mr Healy having been added to the committee, Mr W. H. SMITH I now beg to move that Mr Elton b« a ided co to the committee. (Opposition cries of li Haubury, Hanbury.") If it is the wish of the House that the name of the hon. member for Preston be substituted for that of Mr Elton, I have no objection. (Hear, hear.) Mr Hanbury was then added to the committee, and Upon tbe motion of Mr Sexton, it was resolved the committee should sifc forthwith. Mr W, H. SMITH then proposed that the House should resume the committee on the Laud Purcha SO Bill. Mr SEXTON pointed taut that there would be' inconvenience in going on with the bill in the absence of the members appointed on the privilege committee, awl Sir W. HARCOURT and Mr BRADLAUGH con- curred in tho objection. Mr W. H. SMITH impressed upon the committee the inconconvenience of interrupting- business at this period of the session, and remarked that probablyt.beprivilegecominitt.ee would only sit I for a short tim-j r.n^t evening, to appoint a chairman aud arrange its course of proceeding. Mr DILLON suggested that the committee on bili should be adjourned for an hour. Mr W. H. SMITH was willing that the com- mittee on the bill should be adjourned till 10 o'clock, and then, at h;Uf.p0St eight o'clock, the I sitting was suspeuded accordingly. RESUMPTION OF THE SITTING. Vihen the sitting was resumed the consideration of the Lund Purchase (Ireland) Bill in committee was proceeded with, a.ud the discussion on Mr Parnell's amendment; was continued. After Mr MOLLOY had made some observations in its support, A division was taken, and the amendment was rejected by 154 to 111 majority. 43. ;[LKI"2 SITTING.]

THE SHEEHY INCIDENT, MEETING OF THE ELECT ¡ ^COMMITTEE. The Central News says ;—The select committee appointed to enquire into the circumstances con- nected with the attempt to serve a summons on Mr David Sheehy, M.P., in the central lobby of the House of Commons, met to-night in Mr Gladstone's room, and appointed Mr Matthews, eDairinai;. Mr Sheehy was called and asked to give his version of the circumstances. He said that he had spoken in the debate in committee on the Land Purchase Bill, and was going from the House to the dining room when a visitor's ticket was handed to him on which was the name Jeremiah Sullivan. Limerick," Mr Sheehy said he did not notice at the time that the letters R.I.C." were written in the corner. He went into the central lobby, where he saw Suliivan, whom he recognised at once as a police- man in plain clothes. He said, What do you want with me tit Sullivan replied Perhaps you don't know that I have a summons for you," and be invited Mr Sheehy to step aside. Mr Sheehy declined to do so, and called the attention of the officer ou duty to tha man's conduct. Mr Sheehy was invited by the committee to retire, and then the officer Sullivan was asked to give his explanation. After bearing Sullivan's evidence the committee recalled Mr Sheehy, and questioned him as to whether the officer's orders were not I. come outside," insteod of If etöp aside." Mr Sheehy assured him that tbat the words step aaide were used, because when he asked, Ió Don't you know the privileges of the House of Commons Sullivan replied, "But this is not iusido the House." The. committee adjourned until Thursday, when they will con- sider their report.

A COWARDLY OUTRAGE. At Marylebone police court on Monday, Harry Humphreys, 36, was bound over in heavy secu- rities, or to go to gaol for a month, for accosting a young woman iu Kilburn on Sunday, and producing a long dagger, threatening to do for her." The magistrate described the act as a wanton, cowardiy outrage, in view of what had happened recently to women in the streets of I",It1c{on.

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MR BRIGHT'S ILLNESS. MESSAGES FROM THE QUEEN AND PRINCE OF WALES. The Press Association, telegraphing on Monday evening, says:—The condition of Mr Bright since last night has been so unsatisfactory that his medical advisers and the members of his family have been prepared for the worst. This morning our Rochdale correspondent telegraphed :— Mr Bright baa had a very restless night, and is no better this morning. Dr Hayle was with him during the night, and remained at One Ash this forenoon. Mr W. Leatham Bright has arrived at the house from Cardiff." At 11 o'clock to-day tbe following telegram was dispatched by the Press Association corres- pondent: — Dr Hayle saw Mr Bright again at 10.30, and found he had had a bad night. His cough had been troublesome, but it was then better. The state of the lungs was rather worse and thetemperatureratherhigher. The patient was on the whole worse, but his mind was quite clear. The Queen and Empress Frederick telegraphed for particulars this morning." This afternoon, at three o'clock, our corres- pondent telegraphed the following unsatisfactory intelligence :—" Mr Bright is stated to be no better this afternoon. The fits of coughing which attacked him in the night are regarded as a very dangerous symptom." Telegraphing at 7.20 p.m., our correspondent states that he had just been informed by Mr Philip Bright that his father slept from 4 to 5 o'clock this afternoon, and that his rest had refreshed him. Dr Hayle paid his third visit for the day to One Ash at nine o'clock on Monday evening. After examining Mr Bright, he informed the reporters that the patient had spent a fairly comfortable day. The conges. tion, however, still existed, and the strength was low. On the whole the condition was not worse than in the morning, but of course the absence of material improvement was a serious matter. From another source the Central News learns that Mr Bright's condition on Monday night was extremely critical. A most cordial message of sympathy and enquiry was received from the Prince of Wales during the afternoon.

THE RADICAL PARSON AT CARDIFF. LECTURE AT THE COLONIAL-HALL. AN EXCELLENT AND IMPRESSIVE ADDRESS. On Monday evening the Rev W. Tuckwell, rector of Stockton, near Rugby, and better known to the political world as the Radical Parson," lectured in the Colonial-hali, Cardiff, taking for his text the congenial topic of 44 Workmen's Politics." Mr Councillor Ramsdale presided, aud among others present were Mr Reea Jones, Mr Aidernuiu Lewis. Councillors Mildon, Vaughan, F. J. Beavan, Heme T. Rees, and Messrs W. Skinner, M. A*. W. Taylor, Professor Barbier, R. Benjamin James Munn, J. T. Barry, G. R. Noott, Ctiarles Clarke, Daniel Lewis, juu., Samuel Evaus, G. H. Iianisdale, Noah Rees, George Buil, R. Suther- land, J. R. Lewis, M. Cristobei, William Morgan, J. Sully Scowe, R. N. Hall, J. L. Whitt, W. H. Allen, H. J. liussell,Samuel Hall, George Crowe, John Jones, Robert Da viesl Benjamin Lewis, and Rev J. M. Junes. The hall was well filled with a very representative audieuce, numbering many of the members of the Cardiff Liberal Club aud the Working Men's Liberal Ciub aud lustitute, under whose auspices the reverend lecturer nas undertaken his preseut visit to Cardiff. The Cardiff United Liberal Brass Baud, uucer the leadership ot Mr D. Burus, contributed a pleasing selection of music before the appearance of the speakers ou the platform. The CHAIKMAN having briefly introduced the lecturer, and paid a high tribute to bis powers as an orator and debater, Mr Councillor Vaughan moved a resolutiou expressing unabated confidence in Mr Gladstone as the leader of the Liberal party, and. in bin policy of giving Home Ruie to Ireland. (Applause.) They demanded, be remarked, thac when justice and political liberty bad been extended to the sister isle, the urgent needs of the working classes for special legislation should be made one of the chief aims of the Liberal party. (Loud applause.)—Mr Alderman Lewis secoudeu the propositiun. He said that tue principal charge levelled against them as a party was that they Bank their individuality in tha desires and wishes of the Gcand Old Man, In his mind, however, the great fault felt by the Tories was that they had no grand old man to worship. (Cheers.) Tbey only possessed the faded lights, the Hartingtwns, aud Goscheus, aud Chamberlains. (Applause.) The reason tbev were devoted to Mr Gladstone was not Decause of his qualities as a man, but because he was the personification of the princi- ples 'bey held dear. (Loua applause.) So long ples tbey held dear. (Loua applause.) So long as Mr Gladstone tilled this capacity the liberals :f Cardiff would ever be true to him. (Cueers.) The Rev W. TUCKW ELL then rose to support the resolution, being received with the utmost enthusiasm. Some of them, he said, would perhaps observe that they heard sufficient of parsons on Sundays. But the reason tbey heard him on a weekday was that he was a Radical parson. (Laughter and cheers.) Well, what was a Radical parson ? He was one who stood up for the poor and the oppressed against the rich and powerful, and who believed that politics might properly receive his attention, notwithstanding the caustic comments ot the Tory press, the remarks of knights and dames of the Primrose League, and the opinions of even some of the less educated occupants of the Episcopate. (Cheers.) The politics he advocated was the science of human happiness: how to retard it was the endeavour of the Tory, how to advance it was the creed of the Liberal. (Loud cheers) And so without the permission of any person or power he would teach politics to working men to the best of his ability, and apply to modern life the maxims which were first I uttered on the shores of the Sea of Galilee. (Loud applause.) Proceeding to deal with the Irish question, be showed the process whereby rents were raised 011 farms which bad advanced in value owing to the unaided efforts of the tenants, until tho life blood of the latter had been sucked away by the landlord as a schoolboy sucked an orange. The tenants were thrown out on to the bleak hillsides; if they protested they were bludgeoned; if they resisted they were im- prisoned. This was what law and order aud resolute government bad done in Ireland—this was the magnificent result achieved by the Unionists. But the working man had finished with these latter gentry. At the next election some of them might get into Parliament as thorough-going Tories, but not oue of them would sneak in 1108 a bastard Liberal. (Loud applause.) The speaker drew a striking picture of the contrast, existing iu England between the higher and the lower classes, and excited the deep syniqathy of his hearers by a vivid descrip- tion ot the condition* under which the poor of London live. The first stage of working men's politics was a knowledge of the misery of the lives of the great majority of their brethren aud sisters. The next huge was to know how it came about. Tho first cause was land monopoly, the second aristocratic privileges, and the third extravagant public expenditure. He condemned in the strongest terms tbe absorption of the land by large estates. The greatest political economist of the century laid it down as a maxim that rent was that sum which remained after the farmer had comfortably maintained himself and bis family aud paid his labourers. But this was not tha landlord's theory, which, unfortunately, was also the practice. In this case the rent came first, the tithes and taxes next, and the rest—a very little rest—went to the farmer, bis relatives, and bis assis- tants. Referring to the Established Church, be must tell them he was deeply attached to the creed and interest of his own Church, and established or disestablished,he would live and die in it. But it had ceased to be national. In England it was the Church of only one-half of the community, but in Wales they had a much stronger case. The claims of Nonconformity on account of the services it had rendered to the Welsh people demanded that the church in Wales should be disestablished. (Loud cheers.) He concluded a tragnincent address by a vivid description of the welcome accorded to Mr Gladstone at Bingley Hall, and on sitting down was cheered again and again with the utmost enthusiasm. The resolution was carried unanimously, and votes of thanks to the lecturer and chairman were accorded with loud cheering.

v SIX AT A BIRTH. One of the most remarkable incidents of the moment is reported from Dallas, Texas. Mrs George Hirsch, of Nevarro County, has given birth to six children, all of whom are living and doing well. Four are boys and two are girls. The boys have been named Frederick. Mills, Cleveland, and Thurman; the girls are Victoria and Louise. The babies have been labelled carefully, so as to preserve their identity, --+

DEATH OF THE DUCHESS OF SUTHERLAND. The Duchess of Sutherland died at Stafford House, St James's, on Monday night, after a brief illness. Messages of condolence have been received from the Queen, the Prince and Princess of Wales, and other members of the Royal family.

DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO COMMIT SUICIDE. A young man named Winstanley tied his arms together, and threw himself into the canal at Warrington on Monday. He was rescued. His father committed suicide a week ago in a similar manner.

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SWANSEA. A CANONICAL VISITATION.—On Sunday Bishop Hedley paid his canonical visitation to St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church. A SUCCESSFUL LAW STUDKNT.—Amongst those who have just passed the final law examination is Mr L. J. Popkin Morgan, son of Mr Lewis J. Morgan, late "f Walter-terrace, and now of Oakfield Villa, Briton Ferry. There went up for examination 240 candidates, and only 154 passed. Too PERSONAL.—At the borough police-court on Monday-oetore Messrs J. C. Fowler and T. C. Davies—Jane Edmunds summoned her sister- in-law, Jennie Edmunds, for using abusive language in the market. Jane said her sister, a young girl, applied to her certain offensive epithets, whereas in defence it was urged that the sole cause of offence was the application of the epithet, You red-beaded o!d thing." A witness, however, called for defendant did not bear out her contention, and a fine of 10s was imposed. A similar summons against defendant's mother was adjourned. So CHABAOTKHISTIC.—El zabeth Pugh, a mar- ried woman, of 5. William's-court, and Johanna Flynn, of Dvtatty street, were summoned by Sarah Gabriel for assaulting her in High street on the previous Saturday week. Complainant said defendants assaulted her, knocked her down, pulled her about by the hair, and so injured her that she became insensible. Defendants applied for an adjournment in order that they might be able to procure witnesses, and the request was granted. ALLEGED DAMAGE TO A FINCB. Luke Hardiug, a market gardener, of Fynone, was summoned by Mr Usher for damaging a fence near his house to the extent of Ll. The defence amounted to a dispute as to the ownership of the palings, defendant alleging that they were his, and that he put them up himself. He now, bow- ever, undertook not to touch them again, and with this promise, Mr Usher expressed himaelf satisfied. The bench decided to adjourn the case for a month with the object of seeing whether defendant kept his promise. Mr Edwin Davies appeared for complainant. SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION.—To supporters of YY illiam Ho well, steamship broker Please note his U3.1U& stands twelfth ou the voting piper. 106 VISITOKS r,o Swansea will do well to visit. Mr Chapman's Hieh-streec Studio. The Best Photographs in Wales are taken there, at prices to suit all classes. PHOTOGRAPHY.—siedle Bros, (from London), Heathtield-street, Swansea, turn out the best work in tttep,eincipality.

LLANDOVERY, LEGAL.—We are pleased to state that Mr J. Parry Sinnett, B.A., who served his articles with Messrs Evans and ^3iunett, of this town, has just passed his final examination of the Incorporated Law Society, held in London this month.

RHONDDA VALLEY. A GROCER AND HIS Pirs.-At Y.strad police- court on Monday, Mr Aneurin Cule, Psntre, was charged with haviug removed 18 pigs from Penygraig railway station without having a license to do so. Defendant had bought tbe animals at Cardigan, and havmg travelled to Newport: remained there for a short tune for the purpose of exhibiting them for sale in the market. Defendant obtained of one MrCoopey adeclaration showing that the grunters had not been in any market or in any place infected with swine fever. It transpired, however, that the animals had been for a short time in Newport market. Defendant was fined JE5. ADULTERATED WHISKEY.—Thomas Morgan, landlord of the New Inn Hotel, Ton, was sum- moned for having sold a Quantity of whiskey 38 degrees under proof. Inspector Thomas proved tbe sale. Defendant was fined 35s.

MERTHYR. THU.SDERSTOBM.—A somewhat heavy thunder- storm was experienced on Monday evening in Merthyr, the fl tshes of light mug being exceed- ingly vivid.

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EISTEDDFODAU TN ABERCARNE.' TO TnE EDITOR. SIR. In Abercarne thero are eisteddfods held frequently, and whether the committee are aware or not that there are other m&le voice choruses except" COlrlradeg in Arms "I cannot say; but, anyway, anyone would think that they were ignorant of the tact, as they are continually bringing it to the front for competition. 1 thought by sending for the programme I should surely see a change; but, alas the same thing over again for Christmas, and I understand it is also pro- posed for another competition meeting in the spring. Now, I think all my reasonable readers will agree with me that this way of doing busiuess is quite reverse to eisteddfodic intentions, which I always thought were to cultivate the voices of our neighbourhood and others. I call this st:ienaiion.—I am, & W. WILLIAMS. Pisgah-row, Talywaui.

THE SWANSEA (U D.) SCHOOL BOARD. ELECTION". TO TH: EDVTQR. SIR,—There are certain circumstances Icou- nected with tbe present election which should arouse the electors more than usual. The great principle of sound and unpectarian education is in jeopardy. The majority report of the Govern- ment Commission—as might have been antici- pated when three-fourths of the members were conformists—favours more injustice to the nation generally by way of further increasing aid to n,itional and Catholic uchools. The Church party in Swansea seem determined to secure a largo proportion of the voting power of the new board they are well organised, and they are led by able men. The Catholics will take care of their two candidates. Should both parties succeed, six members would be pledged to sectarian education attending board meetings,they would influence its policy in ali matters in such a way as to prevent board schools from having any advantage over their pet, falsely call«M voluntary schools. Should Nonconformists assist in the return of these gentlemen, they would be directly obstructing the progress of their own professed principles. As neither Episcopalians nor Catholics entrust their children to tbe teaching of board schools, why should Nonconformists entrust them with the management of such schools ? The efficiency of the Swansea board, judging from recent events, seems to be in doubt. Gentlemen have been returned oil the board who seemed to understand ether questions much better than education, as some of the hotly-debated subjects at the board indicate, While strenuously opposing the truant school, what have they proposed instead as a remedy for the painful truancy prevailing in the country? They are champions in opposing the employment of married women as teachers. Has it ever occurred to them that if female teachers get married, like tha majority of their -ex,the education of our children must be entrusted to young women of the shortest experience after completing their training? Few young women succeed in getting to the position of head teachers under 25 or 26 years of age. Soon after they get married and although they have been training all their lifetime, they must be thrust aside as soon as they become experienced and trained teachers. To sustain the dignity of the board, men of honour and ability should be returned, and not ambitious adventurers who have never distinguished themselves elsewhere. Recent sefnes add nothing to the respect of the board with the public, or its influence over the teachiug staff. There are reasons for thinking that personal and not public considerations are at the root of much of the revolutionary movements of certain members of the late board. Nothing .but painful ignorance of the onerous duties connected with the offi .e.^ of clerk and inspector could lead men of ordinary common sense to dream of merging the two offices into one. True, we have, to pay salaries to these officials, but it is equally true that we receive fair value for our money. These and cognate subjects deserve close thinking, and the electors should see that they are not lightly managed for personal ends. Several of the old members deserve re-election on account of their past valuable services: others, of more recent importation,- might be left in school. -I am, Ac., ELECTOR.

TO THE EDITOR. SIIt,- Your "esteemed correspondent" Com- pares me with a certain Scriptural character who was a thief, because of my views with regard to voluntary schools, which, he says, I and my fellow-churchmen are too mean to support. The sup- porters of voluntary education contributed about sixteen millions of money to the erection of those schools the Stte, out of the taxes (to which also they gave their share), contributed about on" million and three quarters. The supporters of voluntary education contribute about th ree-qnarters of a. million to their support, voluntarily, annually, and tbe schools belong to them. Your "esteemed correspondent" wants these schools. There should be but one system of education in the country that system should be the school beard system-all schools should belong to it that is to say, the schools which belong to the supporters ot I voluntary education should be taken from them (whose they are), and belong to the boards (whose they are not). The supporters of voluntary education want to keep them. Now, will I "esteemed correspondent" tell me where the Judas Iscariot (who was a thief) comes in ? I though; the thief was the man who wanted to II take other people's property, not the other people who wanted to keep their own.—I am, &f., CHARLES RENE. Y GLASCODINE. Caeparc, Swansea, 8th Nov., 1838. j

TO THE EDITOR, I SIR,—In your issue of to-day I notice a letter signed T. D. Harries. I do not wish to enter into any newspaper warfare with the reverend gentleman, so will content myself with very briefly stating what I have to say in reply. On the 13th inst., at a public meeting held at Cwm Schoolroom, I asked the Rev Air Harries wli6n and where I used tbe words which lie had kindly put icto my mouth in his letter to you of the 8ch inst., to the effect that Mr Richards knew tbe wants of the Cwm people better than they did themselves." Mr Harries then replied that I had not used those words, but that he thought I meant them. I venture to respectfully suggest to the reverend gentleman that he should be more accurate next time he professes to reproduce anytbing said by gentlemen from whom he may differ. I have so repeatedly given my views with regard to different appointments msde by the school board that I must decline discuss. ing them farther with Mr Harries, who, 1 am afraid, after the clearest explanations, will be "of the same opinion still. "-1 am, &c. W. FRED. RICHARDS.

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THE COUNTY COUNCILS. TO THE EDITOR. SIR,—Pontardawe was quite electrified OA Saturday by the announcement in your column^ thnt Mr Hedley bad "consented to champion the Liberal cause in this division (Mawr and Cae- gurwen). It was a well-known fact that M" Hedley was going to stand, but in the Liberal interest, dear me, no; your correspondent must have meant Conservative interest, as, not many months ago, this would-be couuty councillor took the chair at a Conservative meeting held in thil Odd fellows'-hall, and addressed by Mr Lieweiyn, Penllergare. This is not the kind of man the sturdy Radicals are going to ask to fight their battle. There has been no meeting of Liberals to consider the selection of a candidate, and, therefore, Mr Hedley h as not consented to stand in response to auy official invitation. It is simply ridiculous to style him a Liberal.-I am, 4c RADICAL. Pontardawe, 24th November, 18S8. TO THE EDITOR. SIR,—By a report iu your paper I find that the duty of selecting candidates for the three electoral divisions comprising tilf Aberavon district is delegated to the representative of each ward, subject to confirmation by the whole council of the united association. I tear that the result of this arrangement wilt be, in two of the wards, to hand over the representation to the targe em- ployers of labour, irrespsctive of their special qualifications, for the office of councillor I take it that in addition to other qualifications, tha following should be considered absolutely essential one- l.l'ime for the discharge of the duties of the office. 2.—Thorough adherence to the Welsh national pro- gramme. Ability to take part in the public discussious of all questions brought forward for setrleuienu A sufficient knowledge of the vernacular to enable him to converge freelv, this being e>sentmlly a Welsh district. iKuowledge of the special wants of the district and the work to be carried out. Measured by thelle qualifications, how far do we find the candidates now put forward come up to them ? Let the Liberals of the district keep a watchful eye ou their representatives ill the Liberal council, and take care that unless the candidates come up to the full standard of Liberal requirements they will refuse to support them.—I am, &e., AFAN. Cwmavon, Nov. 24th, 1888 TO THK EDITOR, Sirt.-I very much region u> tillci that so many of our clergymen and dissenting ministers allow their naines to be brought forward as Candida/os for seats in the coming C'luutv c,)uncd, and. if von willaliow me, Mr Editor, I will give you some of my reasons for thinking that it ill becomes their calling. 1. They are as a rute small ratepayers, and therefore do not feel the burden of taxation. 2. Their knowledge of nianual labour is too limited to be oi any service in such matters as the repairing of highways, bridges, and many such matters which must cmue before them. 3. Many (.,I them can ill aff ud the expense of an electiou, and the travelling expenses connected therewith, and their mouey SlJ pellt will certainly tend to lessen the contributions toward* their support. 4. My last reasou for the present, but not the least, is that ministers ot the Gospel have not the time were their time more devoted to their studies there would not be so many empty paws in our churches aud chapeh, aud when their time hangs heavily upon them let them visit the sick, the poor, the fatherless, and the widows. Theu, again, how unbecoming would it be to see these emissar>es of peace, at the head of another of a lower order in bright buttons, called upon to read the Riot Act, and, if necessity should arise, give orders to charge the mob. Surely this would not be following the footsteps of Hlln who said, "My kingdom is not of this world." I trust our clergymen and ministers will exercise more caution, anti not allow themselves to be drawn into this net, and thus bring disgrace upon us by allowing these firebrands to be thrown into our churches.—I am, to., A LOVER OF PEACE.

ANTICIPATIONS, To-morrow tbe steeplechasing aud hurdle- racing season will be inaugurated at Croynon, where some good sport may be provided, though some of the principal evonts have not in-tiy oi the candidates left in. The weather promisee to be exceptionally mild, and if rain ouiy keep off the fixture is sure to Lie well patruniseo. 1I1.n} of the cumpetitors are littie ka.)wii :tt tiie gi-me, and it is with some dif&deuce tbat I append the folowing selections Selling liurdle-lai6. Selling Steeplechase—BROW. BITTR. Anerley Hunter.—HUGGER MUGGKH. Grand National llurdie ii .ee —GONFALON or GUT MANNKRING. iStewarcis' SLL-epleellade-IJETTIIC tir GUNPOWDER Middle-class Hurdle Race—Lm.vasjTO.vu or ASTRACHAN. Monday Night. VIGILANT.

CROYDON NOVEMBER MEETING. TO-DAY'S JIACING, ORDER OF RUNNING, -Y Hun-ers, 12 IC in Hurdle, 1 5 Uran I National Hurdle, 14J Selling Steeplechase, 2 2C Middle-class llurdie, J 00, Stewards' Steeolevha.se, .5 3). K'i fltU':S. SELLING Hu&DLE.- Zeiotea (3Y Hardware (A^ed), Calpurnia (oy). Kine Haron (3>), and It is (6v) ■ t .cli to be sold for ."selling MKEPLECHAsii.—Piiune Cheddar (6y),Br*trii Betty (aged), Old Nobility (aged), Cashier (4y), Wi-id- sor (ty), Baccy (5y), Ed ward (aged), and Dunbridge (6y) each to be sold for £5:1, HUNTERS' FLAT )TACE. -Burton (aged), Ju.«t in Time (aged), Quevt.<io(4y). Hugger Mugger (oy), Knuts- ford (6y), Outcry (aged), Siguai Shot (oy), Queenstown (4y), and Weasel (aged). SCKAXCHINGS. Grand National Steeplechase—Mmuit. Stewards' St6plechabe-Bertha. Wickham llurdJe-Bdan lioru and Minuit. ARRIVALS.—The following horses have &rrivt)(i: Burton, Just iu Time, Zelnles, Gunpowder, Fairfield, Conservator, Iris, Loru Luiniey, A.«h' re,, Duuoridge, Canago, Duke of itichuaonu, Hardware. Calpuruia, Blue Baron, Prime Cheddar, iirown Betty, t-suier, Old Nobility, Cashier, Windsor, Baccy, Kdward, Qaevedo. Hunger Mugger. Kuutsford, Outcry, Sinnal Shot, and Quc-eusrown Several others expecieu tiom Epsom, Winchester, l^wei, Alestord, aud Chiltoa, while a special tra.in will leave Newmarket in the morning.

SALE OF HUNTERS. At ti1 usual weekl\' sale, at Albert ute on Monday, Messrs Xattersalis offered an important lot ot huueera belonging to the late Mr Julius iieliiens, of Newpors Lodge, Melton, Mowbray, Devoimaire, a chesnut mare, fetched ^j0Kuine j.s Alderman, a browa gu.diug. Hi5 nuineas Outrigger, a brown gelding, 160 guineas Ne.lie, a buy mare, l&o guineas vVoicester, a chesnuc geiduig, 150 Kuinois Scrapiol't, a bay mare. 1^0 guineas The Earl, a bay gelding, 105 guineas and Great Heart, a chesnut gelding, guineas.

NEWMARKET TRAINING NOTES. (BY OUR ^WMAKKBL COM.Kli.sroftDI.Ni.. NEWMARKET, Monday.—On the Bury side, Ryan's Ireland galloped nearly two miles; Lovers Leap coTered a mile and a quarter. Skeltons Agricola (trainer up), Old Nobility, atii Unt-,p, (ll Abiugton) galloped two uuies at a fast p&ce ..ttu:)e>11 iliis wont tiie same distance Scottish Minstrel galloped a mile ar,(i a halt. Jew;it's The Sinner went two miles Va the Ha.cecourst> niut-, Sherrurd'.s Samaritan, Ann e colt, ano Explorer covered a mile oil Uie tu f. Gibert's Hasleuiere, Pnnce. Eddie, Kaat Indian, zne Polka galloped six furlongs, i' Jennings?, sen, lie- bound and iilondel went me furlough. J Caunon'a Touch and Go galloped three miles St airhead covered two niiies The Tyke, Londoner, Muscuvite, and The Sharper going a mile ami three quarters Glenquuicli and Belluiia we t a mile una a iialf Chiaielaul Rod Asiracnau negotiated two miles over buiMles Mum. lords Countess, Clovis, Miss Kali, and KIMIMU went a similar galiup on the turf. T Jiiown's Hex, Looar, and Tidal Wave galloped a mile. Guiding's Garnaua and Willi Notes galloped nearly three miles over hurdle. The lemainder of our teams n>>t mentioned have done nothing worth reporting up to the nine of sending th s message.

THK RACING WORLD SAYS :—1, 16, 25, 36. Special -17. 27 THIS MIDDLKHAM (MENTORS) OPINION SAYS,- National, b Stewards, 9 Hurdle, 8. Reply-paid telegrams (48 words) promptly answered. Auuress— J. MENTOR, Middleham, Bedale.

FOOTBALL. LLAINELLY v NEATH.—Tbe hou. see. of the Neath club writes :—The score at this match should have been Neath, 3 tries, 2 minors; blaoelly, 1 try, 2 minors. MVNVDD BACH v. MELYN EOVERS.—Played at Myuydd Bach ou Saturday, and ended in a draw, neither side scoring. The result "f this matcb. was keenly watched, as neither team have lost a meccli this season. OXFORD UNIVERSITT V. PRESTON NORTH E1\D.- Piayed at Oxford. Preston won by 3 goals to 1. CWMBRAN UNITED V PCNTYMISTER HOVER-.—Played at Cwmbran. Score:—Cwmbrau, o minors; Pouty- mister Hovers, nii. CROSS KliYS WANDERKKS are open to arrangfl matches with any local teams in South Wales. Secre- tary, H. All-op, 42, Newtown, Cro-s Keys, Newport, Mon. BARRY V. COGAN -Played at Cogan, and ended in a draw in favour oi Barry, the scores being b minois and 4 minors respectively. MINYDDBACH SiNDsV. MELYN JuNioRs.-Playe,i oil the Melyn gl"'U!i:1 anu resulted in a will for Mt-lyn Juuiors by4 minors too nti. ST DAVID'S COLLEGK(bAMTETER) v. LLANDOVERY SCHOOL. —Piayed at Llandovery on Sa urdiy..i-nt liter a tough and excit,ug game ended in a draw, 2 minors being scored on each side. Llandovery were without tht- services of J. O. Keos, whllo J.¡unp,>te were out J. W. Davies, .). Davies, G. it Jenkins, W. Richards, and James Jones. LRUSADERS T. CASTLE ROVERS.—Piayed at Tydu on Saturday, and resulted in a win for the Crusaders by 1 goal, 1 try, 4 minors to 2 mill ox. NEWPORT CLYTHAS V. HEARTS OF OAK —This n atch was playe.i on the ground of tue htter a, Newport, and ended in a will for the Ciythas by 3 tries anu six minors 'O 1 disputed goal. CWMBRAN RED STARS V. MAINDFB 2«D.—The above match was played at MaitiOee on Saturday, and ended in a victory for the Maindee 2nd, the st-ore being Cwmbran Red Stars, 1 disputed try and 3 miners Maindee 2nd. 1 anu 2 minors. PKNYGRAIG I OOTBALL CLUB.-Owing to Watt,St own failing to get a team together next Saturday, Penygraig will have a vacant date ftti would lie iliad to arrange a matcli with a strong team at home. Secrt-taries "led write to D. Llewe lyn, Dinas View, Penygraig. BRADFOItt) v. LANSDOW,NF.Bradford, 2 goals, 1 try, 7 minors Lansdowne, mi.

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