South Wales Daily News

ilIE PERILS OF THE DEEP- A1) PLIGHT OF SICILIAN SAILORS. A gallant RESCUE. [CENTRAL NK-P3 TELEGRAM.] Tuesday.—Despatches £ roir. Messina D<5Ws rescu0 ^our raen by ber jr J08ty's ship Dreadnought. Wnjla on her way ]Port Augusta to Catania last week tbo "°Ut man on the big ironclad reported a boat some distance off. The wind was a'most a hurricane, and there was a very ho £ ea runD'nK- The ironclad's course, *6ver, wns at once altered, aud on getting °hgside a 40 foot Sicilian boat was found bottom ar<*a with four men clinging to it. The poor °Ws, Who were in a most exhausted condition, >tire 8oot» rescued. Some had scarcely any clothes as tbey had taken the garments off in j.,6r form signals, which, one after the *r> Wete blown away. They stated that when ftiilea off Corania their mast and sail and 6 of the crew were blown overboard and never lean again. When rescued they had been in the ater five hours and had given up hope until, as e1 Were carried (In the top of a big wave, they the Dreadnought bearing down upon them. y CaptaiQ Diby's orders stimulants and food Riven to tlie exhausted Italian?, and the Dejackets voluntarily contributed a dry rig-out j0*. Captain Digby also had tha boat fisted on board, which was work of considerable "«culty.

DEATH OF CARL ROSA. [CEXTHAL NEWS TELEGRAM.] AaiS> 'uesday Afternoon.—M. Carl Rcsa, 0 has been living in room No. 203 at the ^Qde Hotel for about a fortnight past, died Coto* at t^lr6e o'clock this mominjr. He caught a b °n the journey from London, but took no ar.tlcular notice of it. Two days after bis al ha was seized with shivering fits, and had if, to 1118 bet5, frora w^ich was uofc th Ined to rise. Ha was attended from & first with devoted care by Dr John jj Miller, physician to the British £ assy here, but he grew gradually worse. I^g^day it became evident that the patient was bh from acute peritonitis, and another ^ysiciaa wag called in for consultation. Tbo WftS pronounced hopeless, and telegrams ^esPatc''ed to Mr Augustus Harris and r Personal friends, who, however, did not 6 Until fiFe o'clock this morning, two hours ^osa breathed his last. There Present at the moment of death Mrs Rose, l>ti Van Zmdt, the famous Ameriau (r: donna, Dr Miller, and two or three other Mr Carl Rosa was well known in M an(^ literary °'rclea 'n Paris, and the news ^18 death caused a painful impression among 8*1 hundreds of celebrities who thronged the %lot' 'It its opening to-day. The deceased, it is ted. Was a great friend of General Boulanger.

CATHOLICS AND SUNDAY TRADING. Y |BKDTEE'S TKLXQBAM.] ■j,ej Tuesday.—At the Catholic Congress jj to»day, it was resolved that more adherence to the prohibition against Ilday trading should he observed, and that the lbltion should extend to Christian holidays.

£ Clf)ENT TO AN AERONAUT. 1\ [CENXBAL NEWS TELEGR,&M.) §. V YORK, Tuesday.—An sarut^aut Darned Q^ada an ascent at Booueville, Indiana, SIQ when at a great height the balloon and the cage and car fell with awfnl c ^ity. Streif was terribly injured, hardly a jg °.e in his body remaining whole. His recovery Ift>possible, and the surprising part of the accident is that he was not instantly

^belling the DUKE OF EDINBURGH. A SPANISH JOURNALIST IMPKISONED. 8etior Rafael Corrome, a well-known novelist |jea iourualist (says a Madrid correspondent) has sentenced to four mouths' imprisonment for ttQ lIing the Duke of Edinburgh. Wiien his Highness was at Barcelona with the "isli squadron, Senor Corrome wrote a letter a Republican paper at Valencia containing 'y scandalous statements about the private life tori '^U'C0* The Public Prosecutor at once Oered that proceedings should be taken against Writer of the letter, with the result stated,

THE VALKYRIE. titord Dunraven's new yacht, the Valkyrie, !)k 'aunc^ed immediately. It is scarcely il however, that his lordship will sail her for 1111 America Cup if the underscandii'K arrived at I,, ^IB special meeting of the New York Yacht "o on April 11th be adhered to.

QUEEN TO VISIT WALES Tiie St. Jane's Gazette says the Queen will y a visit of several iiays to North Wides on her i ay to Scotland in August, and will occupy tho u°U«9 of Mr H. B. Robertson, near Bala Lake.

WEATHER FORECASTS. The following forecasts were prepared last night the Meteorological Office at half-past eight 0 cJock DISTRICTS. 1). Scotland, N. 1 Easterly strong winds; gales, ■ Scotland, E. | unsettled, raiu. 9 Easterly and south-easterly 5- England, N.E. ( windi fresh, Btrong; England, E. j unsettled, rain; thunder « locally. »• Mid. Counties^ Sguth easterly winds; force Engl., S. (Lon. v doubtful; changeable,rain, a\id Channel). J possibly thunder- Scotland,W— Easterly and south-easterly ,«• EngJ., N.W., > winds; fresh, strong; & North Wales J unsettled, rain. 8. Entri W &) South-easterly 0r southerly SSASF■ 8"E"UN- ,?• Ireland, N. I Same as 6 and 7. \lreland; S.„ f ^Warnings.—The North Cone was hoisted on m^wday afternoon iu Districts 0, 1, and part 2. South Cone still flying in Districts 3, 5, 8 to part 7 ana remainder of 2.

ADJUDICATIONS, &G. (PROX TUESDAY NIGH-r's "LONDON GAZETTE."] J PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. °hn Howell and Edward Allen, tiading is Howell and Allen, at. the South Wales Carriage Works, CR,rditf, coachbuilders RECEIVING ORDER. Datict John Phillips, High.street. Hhymney, grocer. FlnsT MEETINGS AND DATES OF PUBLIC EXAMINATION-. Thomas Evaqs, of Caila»favcb Farm, near Pencoed. in CorChurob Higher, Glamorganshire. First meeting, btiy 13th, at 2.5U p.m., at the Official Receiver's, Cardiff public examination, May 14th, at 10.30 a.m., ^at the Town-hall, Cardiff. •oomas Williams, ot Cwmisaf, Llantwit Vardre, Glam- organahire, fanner ancl engineer. B'irMt meeting May Jtfc, at noon, at the Ofhcial Receiver's, Merthyr Tydvii; public examination May 7th, at 2 p.m., at the Court-house, Pontypridd. "Ohn Davies, of Cilfrew, near Neath, and Cadoston. gear Neath, woollen manufacturer. First meeting M&y Hth, at noon, at the Castle Hotel, Neath public May 2lft, at 10.30 a. m., at the Town. ball, Neath. NOTICE OF DIVIDENDS. Y"me's Weii Haverfordwest, draper and clothier. Flnnl dividend, 2s 7d in the S. payable May 15th, at 44, imond-street, Pembroke Dock. ADJUDICATIONS. nrovemT' ?Vil'iaills> trading as The Patentees Im- and Well' ComPai»y. Edmund-street, Birmingham, engineer. lneton-r°»d, Jtdgbaston, Warwickshire, gas eer. ^ke^per/ *>carce> Sharpness, Gloucestershire, hotel }C>QP,l'h Gazard, .'1udor.roaù. Great Western Approach, J'NMS*Glarao!S.Mh,>?\r^lth' and Cadoxton, near

VlOKHSEY:S Carriage J-.atnDsl0.s 2,1 pair Works- M»rf;hriiit-st. Bristol. Ship, hotel,street lamps. 2171 how s y.uir L'ver 7 Kad So wag mine until I took Anthony's lilerine, Us 3d and 4s.-39. St. Mary. Hr«et, Cardiff. MM

AMERICA DAY BY DAY. THE WASHINGTON CENTENARY. [FROII OUR OWK CORRESPONDENT, VIA COMMKR- CIAL OABLK.] NEW YORK, Tuesday Night.—A serio-eomic perversion of Robert Elsmere was attempted at the Union-square Theatre last night. It proved to be one of the ghastliest dramatic failures I have ever seen. To those who have not read the book the play would have no meaning. How disappointing it will be to those familiar with the original may be imagined when I say that the squire is cut out, and that Robert does not die. Lord Lonsdale has left San Francisco for the East, to meet Lady Lonsdale, who left London on Saturday. Yesterday, on the occasion of the first day of the Washington centennial celebration, seven iniies of the city's water front shelved a deep fringe of humanity, and the roofs of high build- ings in the lower part of the city were black with people. To-day the same crowd lines the Broad. way, which is packed by a dense mass. Every inch of space, evenj on thirteen storey buildings, is occupied, and enterprising street boys sit on the top of every lamp post. So great is the number of visitors that all tho railroads centering here have been forced to suspend the transportation of freight in order to safely conduct the passenger tralHc. President Harrison drove down town to St. Paul's Chapel, where, in Washington's pew, be began the day with a religious service. Then he went to the sub-treasury on the spot where Washington was inaugurated. He listened to the praise of the first president, and incidentally some flattery of his latest successor. Finally he journeyed up town heading the procession in a tour-horse open carriage. As ha passed the people everywhere lot the American eagle flap its wings in a wild burst of patriotism. His progress could be traced from Wall-street for a.mile up the Broadway by the cheers which followed bis appearance. It made a surprise for both eyes and ears when, at the sight of the president, the big ten-storey office buildings on both sides of the street would blossom out into what appeared to be simply a solid mass, 100 feet high, of waving flags and handkerchiefs, while from behind this came a volume of cheers. The procession of boldiers, regulars, veterans, and State Militia, was four hours in marching to the battery, and the streets are still choked with troops waiting to wheel into hue. Fortunately, the weather is fine and cool. So dense is the crowding of spectators, that at Forty-second-street and various intermediate points all the ambulances in the city are busy carrying away women and children, exhausted and fainting from pressure of tbf crowd, and from eight hours of standing without food or the possibility of rest.

DUBLIN DIVORCE SUIT. EXTRAORDINARY EVIDENCE. THE VERDICT. On Tuesday in the Dublin Probate and Matri- monial Division—before Judge Warren and a special jury—the case if Workman v. Workman was resumed. The petition was brought by Mrs Josephine Workman, otherwise Chico, for a divorce from har husband, Mr George Workman, on the ground of his alleged cruelty towards her. The respondent denied the cruelty, and charged the petitioner with adultery, — Mr Walker, Q.C., said the respondent, Mr Georgo Workman, was a member of a large shipbuilding firm m Belfast. The petit- ioner was a Spaniard by birth, and had reeoived a good education. The marriage took placo in March, 1873. Therespondent, Mr George Augustus Workman, was examined, and denied most posi- tively that he had been guilty of the abomiuablo acts deposed to by his wife. He identified the letters addressed to M. Kuhne as being in his wife's handwriting. In cross-examin- ation he stated that he fell iuto degrading habits at fourteen, but be reformed before marriage. Ho bad a fortune of £12,000 at marriage. He had ceased to have any love for his wife since he heard her evidence the day before yesterday. He admitted that he had been guilty of degrading practices atter marriage and while in a lunatic asylum, He also admitted that in a letter to his solicitor, written in 1886, he vesolved to plead uasouud mind in order to got rid of his wife. Respondent did not suspect Kuhne for a long time. He now bitterly regretted that lie did not kick him. He believed his wife wished to produce bloodshed between them. At the time he consented that his wife should have charge of the children ho knew that &\O had committed adultery with Kuhne, but he had to cliooso the leaser of two evils. At fourteen be was guilty of improper practices with a cousin girl of eleven, The petitioner recalled, denied that any letters produced were in ber handwriting. No further witnesses were called, and counsel for the respondent addressed the jury. At the conclusion of tho address, the jury retired, and after an hour's deliberation found that the respondent had not been guilty of cruelty or adultery, but that the petitioner had been guilty of adultery with Mr Kuhne, and that it was con- nived at by the respondent and condoned by him. On these findings Judge Warren dismissed the petition for divorce and directed that respon- dent should pay petitioners costs.

STATE OF IRELAND. SPEECH BY THE LORD PRIMATE, GLOWING~EULOGIUM OF BALFOURISM. The Lord Primate, on Tuesday, at the opening of the general synod of the churches of Ireland, said that as the peace and prosperity of Ireland, the cessation of crirtje, and the decrease of agitation were so closely connected with the interest of their church, spiritually and tempo. rarily, he felt bound to express in his pwn name and in their name the deep sense of their thank- fulness to God that the dark cloud which over- shadowed their fatherland was gradually rolling past, and that the faint streaks of a better and brighter day were dawning on tham. The wise, firm, just, and merciful rule of their executive was bearing fruit, and drawing closer and closer still the time-honoured bonds of their common empire, and with hallowed pride they could, in reviewing the dark past, remember that amidst all the bloodshed, rapme and tyranny, and exclusive dealing under which Ireland gloaned, the mem- bers of the Church of Ireland Were faithful to their God and loyal to their Queen.

THE #LPHERT^EVICTIONS. THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST MR CONYBEAIIE AND MR, HARRISON. Proceedings were resumed on Tuesday at Falcarragh against Mr Conybeare, M.P., and Mt, Harrison. — Head-conatabie Mahony, cross- examined by Mr Leamy, M.P., explained the circumstances under which ha issued passes on February 25th and 26th to enable persona to pass the oordon of rifles formed to prevent the escape of suspected psruons. He did not know whether the rifles were authorised to arrest anyone. Witness considered it an offence to give food to persons who had retaken forcible possession. He would not bave arrested Mr Harrison if he had given his name and address. It was no offence for the tenants to take bread offered them, but it was an offence to give it them. He believed the motive was political effect and to encourage the agitation.—Other wituesses were examined, and the court again adjourned.

LOCAL BILLS IN PARLIAMENT HOUSE or COMMONS, Tuesday. The Committee of Selectioq have appointed Wednesday, May 8. for the consideration by the Select Committee of the group of private bills in which are include the Mersey Railway Bill, the Welsh Railways Union Bill,the Wrexham, Mold, and Connah'a Quay and Wirral Railways Bill, and the billa promoted by the Manehftar, Sbef. field, and Lincolnshire and London and North- western Railway Companies.

GARW WATER BILL. The Garw Bill came on Tuesday before Mr Robinson, one of the examiners of the House of Commons, for proof of compliance with the standing orders. Thora was no opposition at this stage, and the necessary formal proofs having bean given, the stauding orders were declared to have been duly complied with.

THE LATE REV KILSBY JONES. Mr R. V. Chiicott, the son of the late eminent Welshman, the Rev J. Kilsby Jones, is preparing a biography of his father. Mr Chilcott has special facilities for tho task. He has full materials in his hands, iucloding a numbsr of memoranda in Kilsby's own hand dealing with various epochs of his busy life. There can be no question that when the work issues from the press it will meet with a generous and wide public ■ ■" I reception.

Mr Gladstone returns to town to-day» and will be in his place in the House of Commons on Thursday. General Boulanger removed on Tuesday from the Bristol Hotel to 51, Portland-place, wnere be is now in residence. MR CHAPMAN'S PHOTO STUDIO, High-street The best work in Wales, the most moderate in price. Mr Chipruan will be in personal attendance at his stucho during the coining holidays. 1032 MESSKS SIEOI.K BROS.' Photographic Studio, 13, Heathtield-sfcreet. Open on Good Friday, Kaster Monday, and coming holidays 1220 jjus'vii'LK'a uii) li«3H Hissr is reccmmenue'i by the sneaicai pro-'ession in preierenco to i'rencii I; ran ay. l'bey iioio toe iarjresG SQOCK or Whisi:y in the w,rl<i. Supplied in casus and cas#s tor home use and exportation. Quotations on apoiicabion GO Dttaville I; ran ay. They iioio the iarjresG SQOCK or Wbisicy in the w- ri,i. Supplied in casus and ewi tor home use and exportation. Quotations on apoiicabion GO Dttaville & C iiiwiwa. Jloyai lrifib Distillerws, Belfast

HOUSE OF LORDS.—TUESDAY. The House reassembled to-day after the Eaater recess. The Lord Chancellor took his seat on the woolsack at a quarter past four o'clock. The Earl of AlKATH brought in a bill to enable women to become county councillors, and it was read a first time. The House rose at 20 minutes to five o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TUESDAY. I¡' The Speaker took the chair at three o'clock. DISESTABLISHMENT FOR SCOTLAND. Dr CAMERON postponed for four weeks his motion respecting the disestablishment of the Churcb iu Scotland. ENGLAND AND THE PARIS EXHI- BITION. Sir J. FKRGOSSOX, in reply to Mr E. Robertson, said that instructions had not been given to the British Ambassador to France to attend the opening of the Paris Exhibition, and as wa were not taking part officially in the exhibition it would not ba necessary to give such instructions, TITHE AGITATION IN SOUTH WALES. Mr BOWKN ROWLANDS: I bog to aak the Secretary of State for tho Home Department whether his attention has been called to the following paragraph in the South Wales Echo of Saturday last:— Mr Stevens, the agent of the Ecclesiastical Commis- sioners will recommence the tithe sales in the neigh- bourhood of Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire, 011 Monday and Tuesday next. The county authorities, after communication with the Home Office, have ar- ranged to provide a police force of 7u men for Mr Stevens's protection. VVhether such communication was, in faot, made, and whether any attempt has been made to come to a peaceful understanding with the tenants, and so render the presence of the police unnecessary, as has been done in other Welsh counties, Mr MATTHEWS: I have received no communica- tion from the authorities of Carmarthenshire or Cardiganshire on the subject of the paragraph referred to. I have written to the chief constables in the two counties, and until 1 hear from them I am not in a position to say whether the facts are accurately stated, or what attempts have been made to come to a peaceful underr<tandiug-. THE VICTOR OF ROCHESTER. Mr E. H. Kuatchbuil-Hugessen, who was escorted to the table by Sir George Trevelyan and Mr Herbert Gardner, took the oath and his seat for Rochester amidst loud Opposition cheers. Lord Brabourne, the sole occupant of the peers' gallery, appeared to take a pleasant interest in the scene in which his sou, tha new member, was tha chief actor.

THE CHURCH IN WALES. MR DILLWYN'S MOTION FOR ITS DISESTABLISHMENT. THE GOVERNMENT REFUSE A DAY FOR ITS DISCUSSION. APPEAL BY THE LIBERAL LEADERS. Sir M. HIOKS-BEACH, in the absence of Mr W. H. Smith, moved :—" That unless the House otherwise order, the House do meet at two o'clock on Tuesday and Friday, and that the provisions of standing order 56 be extended to the morning sittings on those days." Mr Sydney BCJXTON complained of this invasion upen the rights or private members, and suggested that the Government should be satisfied by taking the whole of one of the private members' days, leaving the other day for the transaction of business promoted by private members. As between Tuesdays and Fridays he had himself no strong opinion, but by reserving one night to private members ho anticipated more progress with business generally. He moved his amend- ment exempting Tuesday from the Government resolution. Mr PiLLWrN, though with little hope, sup- ported the amendment, and urged the special claim he had for his motion for the disestablish- ment of tho Welsh Church, which stood for Tuesday week. Sir G. Campbell said there had beeu no obstruction of Government business to justify the motion. Tho CHANCELLOR of the EXCHKQUBB said he was uot only anxious for Government busi- ness, but also that the House should have full opportunity to discuss business. He added that it was in redemption of their pledge to make progress with supply earlier in the session that the motion was made, aud to avoid a long session or an autumn session, Ooly two votes were taken in supply yesterday. (1:1ear, hear.) If that was a fair measure of progress, what margin pf time would be left in the session for legislation? (Hear.) This year showed the slowest progress over made with supply, 34 votes being taken in 12 sittings. Mr J. MOBLEY recommended the light hon. gentleman and his friends to be equally reticent on thu subject of obstruction out of doors. (Hear, hear.) There had been somewhat tardy progress with supply, but practically this was the first year in which durj. the present Parliament supply bad been discussed. Naturally the events in connection with the Parnell Commission provoked a long discussion of the Home Office votas. He could pot support the amendment, but ha asked from Government a promise that they would make and ksep a House on Friday ovenings, and that they would an exception in favour of the Welsh Church Disestablishment motion. Mr SYDNEY BUXTON withdrew his amendment. The CHASOELLOU of the EXOHKQUEB could not fall in with the suggestion to make an exception. He could not give an absolute undertaking that the morning sittings should be exclusively devoted to Committee of Supply, although that would mainly be the case. Nor could he enter into au engagement with regard to keeping or making a House, because such undertakings were likely to give mo to misunderstandings. Sir GEOPGE TJREVELYAN pressed for an under- taking on the part of tne Government both with regard to the devotion of morning sittings to Supply and to the keeping of a House. He then went on to insist that in return for the concession they were asking from the House the Government should exempt the motion of the member for Swansea (Mr Dillwyu) with regard to the disestablishment of the Welsh Church from the operation of the motion. The hon. member had exceptional claims to be allowed a full opportunity for submitting to the House a question of the greatest interest to tha Welsh people and upon the manner in which tho request he was now making was received by the Government would greatly 1 depend whether the motion now before them would be accepted by the Opposition in a spirit of acquiescence and friendliness. Mr ProTON said that he was surprised at tha manner in which the Government had received the suggestion to exempt tha motion of the member for Swansea from the operation of the resolution. Iore consideration ought to have beeu shown for the claims of the Welsh people, who were writhing under the outrages they were suffering from the imposition upon them of an alien Church. (Ob, oh.) Weii, the House knew what had been going on in Wales with regard to tho collection of tithes. Was this a time to refuse the Welsh so obvious a concession to their national feelings as a full discussion on a motion in which they took the deepest interest ? Such a refusal would h^ve the tffect of convincing the Welsh people that they had nothing to expect from that House, and Wpuld encourage them to demand Home Therefore, iu order that they might come to a decision on the question, he would beg to move to insert in the motion, after the word" Friday," the words Except on Tuesday, May 14th." Mr BOWEN ROWLANDS, in seconding the amendment, desired to urge the just claims of the Welsh people to be considered in this matter. No one could say that the Welsh members bad done anything to obstruot the business of the House. Indeed, he doubted whether they had adequately discharged their duty in bringing Walsh grievances before the House. But when- I ever a Welsh question was raised, hon. members on the other side justified the claim of the House to legislate for Wales as well as England, either by leaving the House or by engaging in conver. sation. The hon. member for Swansea had not only been prevented by the application of the closure from bringing in this motion on one former occasion, but on another occasion, on which he had obtained a. day by ballot, the Government bad intervened and taken it away from him. The question one of great importance, and even if Ijon- members regarded the motion as absurd, one would have thought they would be desirous of a full debate in order that they might expose its absurdity before a larger House than was likely to be found at an evening sitting after a morning sitting. The Government bad displayed an. entire absence of chivalry iu regard to this motion, while the neglect of tho questions with which it dealt had Jed to scanes distressing to every one in Wales. Mr SWKTKNHAM concurred in many of the observations of hon. friend who had just aRt down, and felt very strongly on this subject, because ho know the great and deep interest which the people of Wales took in the motion which was to be brought forward on the 14th May by the member for Swansea, He trusted that the Government might yet be able to accede to the proposal of the amendment b}' giving a longer time for this debate than would be afforded if tho rule now proposed were adopted. This was an exceptional case. He felt, indeed, that the Government would reply that they could not make an exception in this case because if they did equally powerful applications ( might be made on future occasions, and they would not then be able to resist them. He entirely fell- that there WILS a great deal in that answer. But at the same time he felt that this was not the first occasion on which this motion had met with n premature death, and he, there- fore, hoped and trusted that the House would allow a full and ample discussion to take place on that important subject. He was sure that not only Wales, but England, would look forward with great interest and anxiety to the result of the ciisonssion, which he trusted would be such as ¡ to make the people of Wales feel that they had not been dealt harshly with by the House and the Government, but that at all times every subject connected with them would have full and free discussion RnQ ample consideration. (Hear, hear.) SirHcssNY VIVIAN hoped that the Government would accede to the amendment. It was possible j that the Government might allege that tbey could not make this concession for fear that others would be forced upon them; but before they could make that out they would require to show that there was another question in the same position as this. In the first place, the member for Swansea lost his chance, and was shut out from the discussion of the question by the appli- cation of the closure on the Address. Then he fortunately secured by the ballot the first place on a Tuesday, but three days before the motion could be made that day was taken from him in spite of the appeals of the Welsh members to the leader of the House. On that ground alone he did not think the Government could be met by any similar proposal to that now before the House. But, moreover, there were not two Welsh churches or two Waleses. There was no other nationality that could appeal to the House to redress its grievances in the same manner as Wales; and, therefore, there could be no possible similar application to that which they were now making. Did the Welsh members obstruct the business of the House? Did they make motions likely to take up the time oi the House? Why, their voices were very rarely heard; and surely, when they brought forward a question that so vitally affected the principality, some considera- tion was due to them. This) question moved to the very bottom the feelings of their constituents. Hon. gentlemen knew how very larely by the fortune of the ballet private members could obtain an opportunity of bringing forward a question, and how hard it was that, when they did obtain an opportunity, it should be taken from them. Surely, the Government would not expose themselves to all that might be said, and, iudee i, had bean said, by their taking away all the time that Welsh membars bad of bringing forward questions so vitally interesting to them. Ho appealed to the Government to reconsider their decision, and accept this most reasonable amendment. In their own interest it was important that the Chan- cellor of the Exchequer should do so. The ban. member for the Carnarvon boroughs had just spoken in the sense in which he was speaking. The hon. member knew the feelings of the Welsh people, and must be accepted as an adviser of the Government in their own interests. The Govern- ment could not suppress and trample down the feelings of a nation. Wales was a positive nation, and they could not trample her down. Nor was it their interest to do so. In the last Farliament the Conservative members from Wales could have come down to that House in a hansom cab. Now they required a four-wheeler. It was not always so, and why was it so now ? Because there was a strong feeling running through Wales that it did not sufficiently command the attention of Parliament. If the Government desired to act in their own interest they would accept this amendment. (Hear, hear.) Sir M. HICKS-BEACH said he was afraid that even if they were to accept the proposal before them they would not escape from having hard things said ab)ut them in Wales. It was a little bard to be told that they were trampling on the spirit of the nation because they did not giye seven hours instead of four hours to a discussion on the Welsh Church, Ho could assure the Welsh members that the Government felt them- selves precluded from accepting the amendment simply by the exigencies of the case. If they gave the night in question for the discussion of the Welsh Church, they would be met by a similar demand from other parts of the House. How, for instance, could they refuse the Scotch members a night for the discussion of the disestablishment of the Scotch Church, as to which a notice bad been given that n>ght ? The importance of a debate was not- gauged by its length, and be believed that in four hours it would be perfectly possible to have a really instructive discussion of this subject. Mr THomAs ELLIS said the amendment of his bon. friend was a reasonable one, considering that a!I the time that was asked for was about 4 hours in which to enable the member for Swansea to bring forward his motion. The time of the House had been wasted to a far greater extent upon matters of no importance comparatively speaking. What was proposed was that the mover of the resolution and the seconder should have an hour and a quarter between them, allowing the same time to the mover and seconder of the amendment. The rest of the four hours would be sufficient for the discussion of the motion. Of course the amendment would bo brought forward by Eoglish members who were in favour of the Establishment in Waliis, and who only viewed it from the Eugiish point of view. At a morning sitting they would have ample opportunity to air their views, and this wuuld be au opportunity for his hon. friends the member for the Carnarvon Boroughs and the msmber for the Denbigh Boroughs to say what they thought with regard to tho Church in Wales. Tho Chancellor of tha Exchequer had admitted that the question was one of first importance and that being so, it was desirable, for various reasons, that it should be discussed. lie (Mr Ellis,) might state that hon. members sitting ou that side of the House had been successful, except in one case, that of Preston, in obtaining in the ballot all the days for next month and as the majority of members who were successful in the ballot were in thorough sympathy with the member for Swansea, they would qaite willingly grant to him thoir position '.n the order ot business, and do nothing to stand in his way. Too motion of the lion, member for Preston related to the rating of machinery. It was a topic which had been discussed over and over again. At the very most only a couple of hourt-' debate would bo necessary to enable the House to register its opinion with regard to the proposal. Therefore, in view of the importance of the subject of disestablishment in Wales, and remembering the fact that the Government had already taken from his friend two opportunities of bringing on his motian, he hoped that the Government would accede to the motion of his hon. frieod the member for Leicester. Mr JAMKS ROWLANDS said the Government ollght to consider that nearly the whole of the Welsh members are interested in the subject of disestablishment, and that as they sat on the Opposition side of the House they could not expect to obtain any future opportunity of giving expression to their views on a most important question. He could not understand why the Government intended to prevent the discussion, except oil tho ground that a four wheeler would convey to the House all the Conser- vative members returned by Wales. (Laugh- ter.) If the Government persisted in ignoring the Wtlsh representatives sitting on the Opposition side of the House, the probability was that before Jong their supporters from Wales could be conveyed to Westminster in a "two- wbeeler." (Renewed laughter.) He strongly protested against the action of the Government, and would vote for the amendment. The House then divided, when there were :— I«or Mr J.icton « amendment 118 Against 188 Majority against 70 The House divided ou Sir M. Hicks-Beach's motiou, when the figures wore:-—-For the resolution, 203; against, 102-Government majority, 101. REPORT OF SUPPLY. Sir M. HICKS-BEACH then moved that the reports of the Committee of Supply and of Wityt3 and Meaus may be entered upon at any hour, though opposed, and the proceedings thereon shall not be interrupted under the provisions of any stauding order regulating the sittings of the House except of Standing Order No. 5; but after such proceedings are disposed of no opposed business shall bo taken. Sir WALTER BAHTTKLOT appealed to the Government not to alter tho rules under which the House xat except for grave reasons. (Opposi- tion cheers.) After some discusision a division was taken at halH>ast six o'clock, with the following result For the resolution, 183 against, Itt-majority, 69. OUR INDIAN FI3CAI, SYSTEM. Mr S. SMITH drew attention to the Abkari department, in India, and moved That in the opinion of the House the fiscal system of the Government of India leads to the establishment of spirit distilleries, liquor and opium shops in large nupbers of places where till recently they never existed, in defiance of native opinion and the protests of the inhabitants, and that such increased facilities foMdrinking produce a steadily increasing consumption and the spread of miseey and ruin among the industrial classes of India, and call for immediate action on the part of the Government of India with a view to their abatement. Ho wished, he said, to challenge a decision upon the whole policy of the Indian Government in regard to the administration of the excise laws. Mr OAINE seconded the motion, and endorsed from liia own experience the account of the evil results resulting from the manner in which the drink trade was carried on. The total fevenue from intoxicating liquors all oyer India was stoadi i y advancing. Successive Governments were committed to a policy of expansion instead of restriction, and the sale of liquor and drugs in India was stimulated for the sake of the revenue it produced, If the present system of liquor shops was advantageous to the people of India, how was it that these very shops were forbidden to sell liquor to British soldiers? Mr W. McLaren, Sir R. Lethitridge, Sir G. Gorst, Sir Wilfrid Lawsou, and Sir R. Temple contiuued the debate. A GOVERNMENT DEFEAT. The House divided, and there were 1 or the resolution 113 I Against. 103 Majority against the Government. 10 ltie announcement ot the numbers was received with renewed bursts of cheering from 31 the Opposition. The resolution was therefore carrifidn ILKFT SITnNG.j Lord Herscbell, as ex-Lord Chancellor, has consented to take charge of Sir Walter Foster's Charities Restitution Bill, and introduce it in the House of Lords. The Contral News learn" on reliable authority that the let of September has been fixed ItS the date of Lord Londonderry's departure from Dublin Castle. Mr Bright, the member for the Central Division of Birmingham, will take bis seat in the House of Commons on Thursday, and will be introduced by Mr Powell Williams and Mr Jesse Collinps, Mr Burt, M.P., has consented to serve oil tho Royal Commission on Mining Royalties,

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VACANCY IN WEST WARD. THE "TRADI UNIONIST" DODGE. FAVOURABLE OUTLOOK FOR THE LIBERAL CANDIDATE. The contest for the representation of Cardiff West Ward waxes hotter as the days pass 00, and the indications are that the Tory candidate, striving to secure, by book or by crook, a seat in the council chamber, will leave no device untried in order to secure his end. The motley and incongruous throng which has been, and is being, collected together to compose a following for the twice-rejected aspirant to municipal honours suggests that there is in course of formation a local Cave of Adullam, whereto may resort "everyone that is discontented," &c., so that Mr Carr may become a captain over them." But just as the Tory nominee is utterly different from David, so his Adullam.tes differ from David's followers, and they are preparing for themselves a fate exactly the opposite of that which David's company experienced. A half-dozen nondescript nobodies, petty busybodies of the smallest sort, have been linked to the Tory battalion for the nonce, and these present their candidate in the entirely new character of a non- political aspirant. But, like the elephantine German who aspired to be agile and endeavoured to secure agility by jumping over chairs and the table, Mr Carr fails egregiously in his novel rÔle, nor can bis heterogeneous crow conceal the ill- success of their chief. Tha sublime impudence which enables him to pose as a "Trades' Union" candidate may carry weight with a small section of the least estimable voters, but tho backbone of his party will be Tories who have supported him previously. As to tho "Trades' Union" support, the whole business is ludicrous, to put it mildly. Mr Carr's journal has stated that a resolution in his favour, has been adopted by the No. 2 Amalgamated Carpenters' and Joiners' Lodge. From reliable quarters we have the correct facts of this case. When the resolution was submitted 13 persons were present. Seven voted for, five against, aud one was neutral. But the resolution was not brought forward by the chairman (Mr Thomas Davies) until long after the lodge had been closed, and the majority of the members, who are Liberals, had left the premises. No notice had been given of the intended resolution, and it was withheld till all its probable opponents had left and until the room was nearly empty, aud this for tha purpose of snatchiug a favourable vote for Mr Carr. In an ordinarily-attended lodge no such vote could possibly have been gained. Great dissatisfaction is freely expressed by the members on account of the springing of this resolution on the lodge after the formal closing of tha meeting. Then, as to the real standing of the majority supporting him, they are Tories without disguise. The following letter expresses the opinions of one who is well qualified to judge:— TO THE EDITOK. SIR,—Just as we cxpecoed I Mr Carr has by his nomination papers thrown off the guise from his advanced Toryism, and he now appears as a Tory candidate pure and simple. The trade unionist guise was a ccu.plete dodge, and the miserable show of trade unionists who are paraded in to-day's Mail reveal to any one with sense that Mr Carr is cleverer than trade unionist wire-pullers. He is making a mere tool of them, and they will have to pay through the nose for their fully. The Pigottist League is implored to- day to come to the assisti^nce of the Pigottist candidate and the truly Pigottist cause. The whole of Mr Carr's candidature, so far as the published "items of news" in the Mail of the bogus resolutions said to be passed at bogus "meetings" is all conducted on the best approved Pigottist methods.—I am, &c., TWO TO ONE ON NOAH REES.

THE LIBERAL CANDIDATE. It is gratifying to be able to announce the satisfactory position in which Mr Rees stands. The canvass is progressing vigorously, with most favourable results and his supporters are encouraged by the returns which come to hand as to the daily improving prospects of their champion. Naturally,especial atteution has been given to the trade unionist voters, and it has beeu ascertained that not oue among them has changed his opinions. Tiie result will ba ially disclosed this evening^ when, in sccordnme with the subjoined notice, all the cauvassing-books will be brought iu :— MR NOAH REES'S CANVASSERS. All the canvassers for Mr Noah Rses aro requested to bring iu a cOinpjee and final return of the canvass in thoir several districts to-night a.t 8 o'clock, at the central committee room, 70, St Mary-street.

LIBERAL MEETING ON FRIDAY. A meriting of Liberals will take piace on Friday in the Colonial Hall, under the chairman- ship of Mr Reas Jonas, president, of the Cardiff Liberal Association. Mr Noah Reas and.several prominenVmembers of thenar!y will address the gathering.

SIR E. J. REED'S CONTRADICTION. TO THK EDITOB. SIR,—In reference to the scandalous calumny in your contemporary with regard to your report of what Sir E. J. Ryed said in our institute on Saturday, permit me, as one who was present on the occasion, to fcay that I do not forget the words he made use of, viz :—That he felt aggrieved at the action of a section of our institute in going so far as to support Mr Carr, and^fhat we as working men knew better about Mr Carr than he did. Constituted as we were, a political body of workmen, he (Sir Edward) could not see how we could under any oircumstancas support such a candidate as Mr Carr. Now, as far as Sir E, J. Reed is concerned, I have finished but as re- gards the renegade members of the institute I have not. htJy, Simply, they are cowards 2Hdly, they are tools in the hands of L. Carr and Co. It John Gardner, T. Davies, and the moulders, are aggrieved at the action—the first-named are aggrieved at the action of Mr Sanders, and the second at the action of Mr Lewis Williams—why not fight those those particular gentlemen ou their own ground ? No and why ? Simply thoy have no argument against those two gentlemen. I quite understand J. Gardner taking the action that he has, simply because ho baa failed to I obtain the situation of Clerk of tho Works on tho Grangetown Bridge and he as a Trades' Council man, has gulled the few followers—men of no con- sequence. I hope that the West Ward elector* are too sensible to bo gulled by such nobodies.—I 1101, fee., E. F. TAPP, 16, Galston-street,

A, BOGUS TITLE. I TO THK KDITOU. SIR,—In a leading article iu the Western Mail this morning—undoubtedly written by the Tory candidate for the West Ward to catch Liberal votes—a so-called press benefit banquet, held at the Royal Hotel on Saturday last, is discussed, and in the course of some remarks it is stated that invitations were sent to all departments of the Soutii Wales Daily News, but that the proprietors prevented the members of the staff attondiug, fearing their contact with trades' unionists. v On the face of such an insolent asser- tion you may bo somewhat amused to know that not a single membor of the practical working staff, from the manager downward, received an invitation to attend that banquet. As is well known to this Tory candidate (who makes every contested election an opportunity, for political purposes, to revile and insult the employes of the South Wales Daily News) there has been for some years past a Sick Benefit Club in working here, numbering uearly a hundred members, the proprietors making the handsome addition oi 33 per cent, to the sub- scriptions, the club having a balance in band of over JB600. This little society has been conducted in a quiet modest way, without ostentation of any kind, up to the present, but the members begin to feel that to counteract the malicious misre- presentations that are being made, they must begin to blossom out, and let people know the true state of affairs but when they decide to do this, their prosperity will prevent them seeking the support of a generous public under a bogus title.—I am, &c.. A PRINTER, South Wales Daily News, April 30ch, 1889.

THE SUNDAY CLOSING ACT. CONFERENCE AT SWANSEA. ¡ At a private meeting of the executive of the Goapel Temperance Union, held on Monday, it was decided to appoint a committee to inquire into the working of tha Act in the Swansea district since it has been in operation, and to get up evidence to submit to the Royal Commission. I A conference was held on Tuesday, at which resolutions were dratted with referenca to the bona tide traveller clause of the act and with regard to clubs, advocating that all euch institutions of whatever classshall be placed under the same supervision as the public-house, and be subject to the same hours of closing. The resolu- tions are to be submitted to a public meeting to ba beld during the week.

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WELSH FOOTBALL UNION. ANNUAL MEETING AT CARDIFF. THE CARDIFF-LLANELLY DISPUTE. The annual meeting of the Welsh Football Union was held at the Angel Hotel, Cardiff, on Tuesday evening. Mr H. S. Lyne (Newport) occupied the chair, and there were present Messrs W. D. Phillips, F. J. Carlyle, W. H. Treatt (match committee), Charles Parsons (audited, A. J. Hybart and W. M. Douglas (Cardifflt Theo. Harding and F. H. Daunoey (Nowpott), W. H. Gwynn, W. Bryant (Swansea), John A. Williams, G. Henry (Llanelly), A. C. Davies,5 A. J. Davies (Cardiff Harlequins), H, Carpenter, J. T. Dowar (Penarth), W. H. Box, E. H. Teale (Maindee), Walter Heminiug (Bridgend), E. Gwyn Jones, Walter E. Rees (Neath), and R. Mullock (secretary). ALTERATION OF BYE-LAWS. Mr F. J. Carlylo proposed, and Mr G. Henry seconded, that the committee be increased to eight. Mr A. J. Davies proposed, and Mr Hemming seconded, that the number ba 12. A compromise, making the number 10, was proposed by Mr Gwyn Jones. Each proposition was lost. —The Chairman proposed, and Mr T. Harding seconded, that the two auuual meetings be held at Cardiff, thus having the effect of making that town the headquarters of the Union. A few speeches were made to the contrary by members, who considered that the interests of the western clubs would suffer. An interescing interlude arose from the discovery of the fact that all the clubs represented, except Cardiff, Newport, and Penarth, were not entitled to vote through non-payment of the subscription before the new year. It was ultimately agreed to allow all clubs which had paid, and those represented which paId at once, should be allowed to vote. The resolution was carried by 13 to 9, but, as the majority was not two-thirda, it fell through. ALTERATION OF RULES. A number of alterations in the laws of the game were proposed by the chairman,and seconded by Mr T. Harding. The laws affected were 18, 42, 39, 14, and 13. The alterations wero very slight, aud in accordance with those mad lJy the English Union. It was felt to be desirable that as so many matehes with English clubs were played, the rules of the two uuiens should be, as far as possible, alike. THE CHALLENGE CUP. The Penarth Ciub proposed that the challenge cup be put up for competition next season, that the Cardiff, Llanelly, Newport, and Swansea representative clubs should ba debarred from entering any team for the cup, an i that, if possible, the opening rounds of the competition be played off in division. It was determined, however, that the match committee should be empowered to select 16 clubs who should be entitled to enter the competition, the four first fifteens of the clubs mentioned to be excluded. The arrangements with respect to the playing off the rounds was also left to the match committee. With these amend- ments the resolution was carried. CARDIFF AND LLANELLY DISPUTE. AH ANIMATED DISCUSSION. On the agenda appeared a uotice from the Cardiff Footbail Club of their intention to bring before the meeting the conduct of the Llanelly CIl1'. refusing to play their return match at, Cari ft, and to move a resolution thereon." Before the resolution was submitted, Mr J. A. WILLIAMS akd the chairman whether the union had any loons standi to con- sider the ClueBtion. It was only a matter of dispute between two clubs with regard to fixture arrangements, He did not think there was a single rule which in any way qualified the union to interfere. He did not wish to shirk discussion iu the least, but they ought to discuss this first. Mr PHILLIPS replied that if it was only a question between clubs it would be different, but Cardiff bad postponed the match at the imtauce of the officials of the union, and the differences which followed naturally came under the jurisdiction of the union. There was a precedent, however. At one time Swansea had a similar question with them on that occasion, and Mr Bryant brought the matter before the union, and a resolution was passed thereon, Mr HENRY considered that the match oom* mittee had no right to dictate to the Cardiff Club. The union bad certainly the first claim on the men, but it c mid go no further than that. The CHAIRMAN did not see what effect the resolution would have if carried, because they could not inflict a penalty. It was tvue that the union id vised Cardiff to put the match off. Reasons were given at the time, and he had hoped that the two clubs had buried the hafcjiet, They certainly understood that the match was going to be played. He did not see what power they had to £ o into the matter. Mr HKNRT said that tho objection was that it wouid form a precedent. The Llanelly Ciub had a case, and thay were prepared to lay it before them. Mr J. A. WILLIAMS added that if the union decided that it had no locus standi they were prepared to lay tha matter before an umpire. Mr BIITANT pointed out that if the union had no authority to settle disputes between clubs, ic had ho authority at all, and on his motion, seconded by Mr Treatt, it was decided that the untjn confirms the principle that all matters in dispute between clubs should be dealt with at its 14 nvyticg*. Mr TRKATT thel) proceeded to Jay before the meatmtr the question under dispute. He asked thsm to say whether two months was sufficient time in which to arrange a date for a return match. The Scotch match took place in February. At the instigation of the Welsh Union, the Cardiff Club wrote to Llan^liy saying that, owitig to the very heavy calls made npon their team,they were not able 10 play, and asking for a returu date. The reply was that the Llanelly Club had no dates Opljll until the end ot the seasou, but that they were willing to play on April 27th. That was throe weeks after their season had closed. Cardiff wrote pressing for an off date, but nothing definite was heard for soma time, when it appeared that tho difficulty was one of money. LhnelJy wanted to know the best terms on which they could play. It had been a matter of money with them from first to last. He had pointed out that they ware willing to play ou any off- date, but they had refused. He wanted them to draw their own conclusions whether Llanelly could not have played tbem had they wanted to. Llanelly had made a proposal that they should come to Cardiff and takd half the gate, but that had been refused. They offered an impracticable date, and they refused to play ou a week-day, and that was all they bad done in the matter. He proposed the resolution that Llanelly still owed Cardiff a return match at Cardiff, and that it shonld be played at the earliest; opportunity. Mr DOUGLAS seconded the resolution. Mr MOLLOCK wished to point out to the meeting tha very sportsmanlike way in which Cardiff had come to the rescue over the Scotch match. If he had taken the advice which had been offered to him by at least one prominent supporter of the game, he would have scratched the mateh. He came to the Cardiff meeting, of which due notice was giveu, and, as a result, the assistance of the Cardiff team was asked and given, and the match with Llanelly was scratched, for they could not have played with half their team. As it. was, they had miiue a very good fight of it at Edinburgh. The action of Cardiff entailed a certa'n loss upon them, and he appealed to them to support the Cardiff team for their acttou in coming to the assistance of the union. Mr HENRY much regretted Mr Mullock's remarks as calculated to prejudice the meeting in favour of Cardiff, They must remember that LlapeHy wts not in the happy position of Cardiff. They could not play two matches in one day. They had arranged their fixtures for the season, and it was sportsmanlike to keep to them. The engagements that they had were all im- portant ones. The match with the Harlequins was a very tight one, and they only came off victorious by the skiu of their j tooth. Now, they could not afford to drop these fixtures. Their financial position was not good, beoause in a smaller town they did not get such good gates as Cardiff and tho other clubs did. They had gone to the expeuse of spending £280 upon a grand stand. It had been blown down, and a further sum of £130 had been expended out of the pockets of a few members. They held that it was their duty to refund this debt as early as possible. Cardiff had knocked the match off, and they, therefore, owed them a gate. But they did not wish to consider this. They desired to play the match, but at the same time they were anxious not to sacrifice anything from tho financial point of view. They had offered Cardiff the first vacant date. He might ridd that he was authorised to state that the Llanelly Ciub was -willin to come to Cardiff twice next season. Cardiff had not agreed to this, hut had consented to play them once only at Cardiff. Was that because they could not arrange a second date! He asked them to judge. Mr PHILLIPS remarked that Mr Henry bad said nothing about the proposal to play on an off-day, yet Llanelly had been able to go on tour for i whole week. He would remind them that Cardiff first and second had both gone down to Llanelly, and the Llanelly Club had got two gates to their none. Mr WILLIAMS ssid that Cardiff had refused to play them at (JarUiff in place of the Harlequins' match because they could not give them half the gate. It was consequently a matter of money with them also. The reason that they could not play on an off date was obvious. Tlie members of the team were mostly working men, and they could not get off for the tour except with great difficulty. After that, it was impossible to get off for a day fo go to Cardiff.—The proposition was carried by 13 to 3. MISCELLANEOUS. Mr MULLOCK announced that he bad received a letter with regard to the Dewsbury match with tho Harlequius, in which the former pcknow- ledged the mistake of the referee, and allowed that the game was won by the latter.—It was decided to bold the next meeting at Cardiff.—A vote of tbanka to the chairman concluded the proceedings.

THE NATALITY AT LLANDAFF FUNERAL OF MR HOPKINS. The fuueral of Mr T. H. Hopkins will take plaoe trf-day (Wednesday), leaving Baynton Tha mterment will take place at St. Margaret's Churchyard, Roath, wbere the mother of the deceased gentleman was buried.

FATALITY AT CARDIFF. A MAN BURNT TO DEATH. A shocking fatality came to light on Tuesday at Llandough, on the Penarth-road, near Cardiff. The scene of the tragic occurrence was the lime kiln owned by Mr Alfred Thomas, M.P. It appears that at six o'clock the attention of Police-constable Evans was directed to a man's body which was lying on the sido of one of the kilns. On proceeding to the spot he found that the man was dead, and that the lima bad worked with horrible effect upon his limbs. The deceased had evidently lain down on the edge to sleep, and one of diis legs had fallen over into the kiln while the rest of his body was stretched along the side. The wind blew against him during the night, and the fumes of the lime had consequently attacked him in their 111. tensest form. He must have been quickly suffocated, Af/er death the heat worked with painful force upon his body. The leg which hung over the edge was almost entirely burnt away. The face was scorched almost beyond recognition, and the limbs all showed the effects of tha same deadiy element. There is at present no evidence aa to the ideuiity of the deceased, The kiln is frequented by tramps.

-n__ CORRESPONDENCE. TEMPERANCE DEDUCTIONS." TO THE EDITOR. SIR,—Kindly allow me as a Christian minister, and as one wbo claims to have been a true friend of your paper, a 6mall space to enter my protest against the character and tone of a note by your correspondent Comos" uuder the above heading in your issue of yesterday. I air. quite sure that uo one who lias read this particular note can regard it as anything less than a direct slap in the face to the Christian teaching of this country. Your correspondent makes bold to insinuate, in the plainest possible terms, that the overcrowded Ataie of our pri80o is directly due to the teaching of our Sunday schools. That this insinuation i¡;¡ as uu: rue as it is 8pít.ful f10 sensible man will for a moment doubt. I could scarcely believe my own eyes that, when I aw and read the note referred to, 1 was actually r",wing" a copy of the South Wales Daily News. But I am reminded that this is by uo means the first time for an attack of this kmd to be made from this parti- cular column of your paper. It is not the first time for the religious feelings of your numerous readers to be hurt and insulted in this way, and why all this ? Are we to understand that it is a part of your mission to curse our religious institutions, and to undermine the Christian teaching of our country? I hardly believe it but, if so, then I say the sooner we understand one another the better. I had always regarded your paper as the rec^gni^ed organ of Welsh Liberalism and Welsh Noncon- formity, and while readily admitting the noble Mrvio68 you have rendered these causes in the past, I must emphatically protest; against the general bla<phmnous character of this particular column of "Cosmos' in your paper. Take my word, if things are allowed to go on much further on these lines, it will become the bouudeu duty of all Christian ministers to warn their people against taking your paper to their homes and within the reach "f their children, whom they are desirous of bringing np in the Chri1<tian faith.—1 am, & £ •> 0, L. ROBERTS. Congregational MINISTER. Cardiff, April 30, 1889. [Our correspondent has misunderstood Cosmos's note. We refer him to a second note in to-days issue.—iin. S. W.D.N.]

"NOTHING LESS THAN A MIRACLE." THE DOCTORS DELUDED, BUT THE PATIENT'S LIFE SAVED. "ST. HELEN'S CHRONICLE," APRIL grø. The vila compounds placed in the market by unscrupulous empirics have produced an almost general tendency to pooh-pooh ths efficacy of all patent medicines and so human experience aU the world over serves to show that that which was ordained for the common goad ie, through shameful abuse, often deprived of its ministering function. The quack, whether iu the laboratory or the workshop, has no greater enemy than Science. Ic follows that the days of the spurious are numbered in proportion as scientific know- ledge extends its influence, just as light wdi annihilate darkness. When brought into competition with some of the scientific,ally.prepared remedies which now obtain, the quack 8 compounds can bave only a feeble and transient existence, The charlatan pretends to eradicate all the ills that fl sh is heir to; while the scientist, with all analytical knowledge of the properties of his speciality, merely claims to cure specific diseases, to which the human frame is liable. A cape bas just come to our knowledge which exempi must eloquently the vakie of « certain I patent medicine, which, in a comparatively short time, seems to have made jt flgbt to the loftiest altitudes in the medicinal world. The subject of the case aliuded to is Mrs Jane Oldfield, who carries on a brisk grocery business ill Traverse-street, St Helens. Mr Oldfield is now 67 years of age, so that sha has only three more years to see to complete the ^'dotted span of life. Our representative waited upon ut1r 011 Saturday night last to investigate, for the state- ments uud", t) concerning her recovery from a terrible attack of illness were too extraordinary and improbable to admit of belief. The reporter saw tha Misses Oldfield, the two daughters of the lady. They not only verified thp staten:outll made, but w tlIil1¡¡:ly vouchsafed information which showed that their mother's life had been saved by nothing loss than a miracle. My mother," said the eldest daughter, was born in Bridge-street, St Helens, but she has been in btl,neSS in this shop fur I long tim". F"r "even years she suffered from kidney disease. Nearly theea year ago, being sllmewhat better, she went to Liverpool on the occasion of tÍle Queen's visit to that city. The rain cmne dowu heavily, and, In. might be expected, mother got thoroughly wet, She was obliged to take to bed aain; and I shall never forget the terrible agony "he suffered. The famiiy doctor (one of the priucipal practitiopers in tho town) was at once called in, but his efforts were futile. The ailment developed into Bright'* disease, aCCoILlJanied by inflammation of the bladder and au attack of asthma and gout. A secúnd doctor was ¡;ulOlII<HJ,ed, and uhimately one of the most eminent physicians in Liveepool was called iu. The patient was chloroformed, and underwent a painful operation. Her condition grew worse, and finally the three dobtors held consuitation. Aud what was their verdict, pray ? They unanimously decided," continued Miss Oldfield, that the case was quite hopeless, that mother could not possibly linger more thau two or, at most, three days. and bade up prepare for the worst," After that you had no hope of your mother's recovery ? No all that modical skill could do had been done, and we were quite resigned. 00 tUt) foiiowiug day, however, I remembered reading about a palertc Jr.6<]¡c;ne, and as it,was a cse of kill or cure, we decided, aftur consulting with our friends, to try it as a last alternative." Did you dispense with tho doctors' services? "Otl no," replied Miss Oldfiold witb a smiie. They continued to visit and prescribe. We had to delude both the doctors and the patient. Mother all her life had a strong aversion to taking patent medicines, and we knew that we could not overcome her repuguance. So we emptied tjie medicine bottle of its contents, and filled it up witii Warner's SAFE Cure.' In this way the patient took the medicine, believing it came from the doctor's surgery. But what did you do with the doctor's Hied i ciua? Oh, every bottle of medioinp be sent was put at one side. The doctor nearly found us out oncc or twice. On one occasion, mother having com- plained to the doctor that her medicine was of a peculiar kind, ha asked to see the bottle, which, fortunately, when prodllocd. was empty. We thought the second or third bcttle of Warner's SAFE Cure did not. act right, so we wrote to the firm in London, and thay advised us lIy letter, dated June 5th, 1838. i Wo followed their advice, and mothcrraduaJly recovered. We administered the medicine surreptitiously for six months, the doctor all the while attending and at the end of that time mother having greatly recovered, and to satisfy our friends, who had been urging us to desist, we told her the nature of the medicine the had been taking, and how she and the doctor had been deceived. Sue was very much annoyed at first, but she continued to take it, and is now Very grateful," At this point Mrs Oldfield, wbo bad been in an adjoining roam, entered the shop, looking: well and hearty for her period of life. She confirmed ber daughter'* statements, and added, with a good- natured smile, The doctors don't knQw to this day but that it was their medicine which cured me. N) one," she went on, "can have any idea of the agony I suffered. For between three and four months, while taking the doctor's medicine, I lay half unconscious, scarcely knowing the night from the day. No one ever had a greater repugnance to taking patent medicines than I bad, but now I would 1Iot b. a day without a bottle of Warner's Safe Cure in the house. I have absolute faith in it and that is the reason I rscommend it to all my friends. It has saved my life. For tha first titne for two years I went out for a walk this (Saturday) morning/' Mrs Oldfield had as strong a repugnance to publicity as she one8 had to patent rn8dicines, but she readily consented to give her testimony when reminded that the publicity of her experience might have the effect of relieving tbo sufferings of others, or, perhaps, of saving life itself.

CLEVELAND IRON MARKET. MIDDLESBROUGH, Tuesday.—The iron market was weaker and somewhat unsettled, the firmness of last week having disappeared in the face of a decline of Scotch iron and of Cleveland warrants. The latter have fallen very considerab'y» having been forced down in price at Glasgow. The Cleveland market has readily sympathised with the fall. The quotation of merchants is 38 9d, No. 3, for early delivery, and 3d more to June. Buyers offer 1618 for prompt iron. The makers, however, looking at the heavy shipments— 100,000 tons for this month, if not more, and the way stocks are decliuiD-will not quote less than 40 No, 3, and believe that the present weakness is only of p. very temporary character. Warrants aro about 383 6d. Conual's stook has deolined 1,000 tons on the week. The manufactured iron trade has very little changed, Work is plentiful. Common bars are jB5 12s 6d to JB5 15, angles, jE5 15s ship plates, i66 53, iess commis- siou. Steal and other manufactures busy. Steel plates, £7 TIS M. Coke is quoted at t3; to 14s delivered at Middlesbrough.

SUGAR is about Id a pound dearer, but Hartley's Pium Uajnson Preserve, made riirsct from fresh Íluit dudn the season, can still b bousbt from ,11 grocers at the original low price, 115S

LLANDILO. DEATH OF ALDERMAN BOWKN*.—We regret to ariuounce tile death of Mr lJavld Bowen, of Garoiartheu-street, who died on Tuesday at the age of b2 years. Mr Bowen was an alderman of the Carmarthenshire County Council, but in consequeuce of ill-health had never been able to take his seat. He was a staunch teetotaller, and a member of the school board and of the local board. The deceased gentleman was held in high and deserved respect in the town and neighbour- bood.

TONYHEFAlfi, SUDDKN DEATH—Mr David Evans, Garth- gratan J arm. attended divine servieaon Suuday morning, and was getting ready for the evening service when he was takan seriously ill, and exuirtd 9 o'clock on Monday night. Deceased, who was 55 years of age, was a deacon with the Welsh Calvinistic Methodists, and a nephew of the old patriarch, llav W. Evans, Tonyrefa.il. Deceased and his brother were on the eve of retiring from the farm, and intended leaving the old homeatend on the morning of his demise. He will be buried on Thursday.

TONYPANDY. WBSLEYANISM. — memorial stone in connection with the proposed enlargement of the English Wesleyan Clutpei was laid on Monday by Mr Lewis Williams, J.P., of Cardiff. There was a large attendance. The Suuday School scholars laid over £20 on the stone at the close of the pleasing proceedings. In the evening a public meeting was held, presided by Councillor R Lewis, of Tonypnndy. Addresses wero delivered by Mr Lewis Williams, Rev D. Davies (Baptist minister), and the llev 11. Webb, after which Mr Williams was presented with a very handsome hymn-book as a souvenir,

MERTHYR, IRISH NATIONAL LEAGUE.—A new branch of the League has been started here, entitled the Gladstone Braueh."

MOUNTAIN ASH. THE DONEGAL EVICTIONS.— At a meatiug or the Mountain Ash O'\Jlllue¡ Branch of tha Irish National League, tieid ill the Catholic School- rooms on Sunday, the 2orh ult., Mr Patrick Kelcher in the chair, a resolution condemning the recent evictions ill Donegal was passed. TRESPASSING ON THII: RAILWAY At Abardare police-court on Tuesday, Geoitre Henry Wiilian.s (who did not appear)* George Beecher, and Henry Inwis, summoned tor trespassing on tho Great Western Railway, between Mountain Ash aud Quakers' Yard, on Suuday, 3rJ March, were lined 5s and costs each or, in default, seven days' imprisonment. Inspector Mena prosecuted. BEATING ABOUT THE BUSH —Henry Beech aud James D»ii;us were summoned for trespassing on Peurhiwcradoc Farm in pursuit of game on March 31st. Mr T. Phillips defended Beech.—WiiUam Walters, tot) farmer, said he saw the defendants beating with a greyhound, He aw the foot of a hare sticking out of his pocket,—Ed ward Common, Lord Aberdare's gamekeep -r, said be understood his lordship reserved the game for shooting at all his farms.—Defendants were each fined 20s and costs or, iu default, one month's imprisonment.

VAYNOR. WEDDING FESTIVITIES —On Tuesday wedding festivities on an extensive scale wero celebrated at Vayuor in honour of the marriage of Mr Edward Davies, J.P., of Maesyfaenor, and of Garth House, Bahsaleg, Monmouthshire, to Miss Ella Georgina Abdy, of Hawthondeen, Bon- church, Isle of Wight. In the-afternoon a large compauy of tenants and friends were entertained at dinner.

PONTYPRIDD. BOILER ACCIDENT.—A boiler at the Chain- works burst on Tuesday afternoon, and caused some damage to tbe roof cf the large shed iu which it was situated. The falling debris injured two workmeo, pamed William Phillips and David Treharue, but not seriously.

YSTRADGYNLAIS. FACTORY ACT.—AT the petty-sessions on Mon- day—before Canon Walters, Messrs H. Lloyd, J. E. Moore, and D. Thomas—Owen Jones, contractor, Brynhenlhs Brickworks, was sum- moned by Mr Augustus Lewis, H. M. Inspector, for employing three girls under 16 years of age.— Fined £1 in each case and costs. ASSAULTING a CLERGYMAN.-The Rev D. J. Davies, clerk in holy orders, Abercrave,summoned Morgan Watkin Morgan, of the same plaoe, for assaulting him and breaking a pane of glass in tbe church window, value o<. For the assault the defendant was fined aud costs the damage case was dismissed.

ABERDARE. CHARGE AGAINST A PUBLICAN.—At tbe olice. court on Tuesday— belore Mr North, Mr Rhvs, Mr D. E. Williams, Mr D. P. Davies, and Mr David Davies-Hubert Jenkins, landlord of the Oak 11111, charged by P.S. Meyler with being druuk in bII own bouse, was fined lOa and costs.

BRYNCETHIN. RE-OPENING SERVICES.—Meetings were heldia connection with ttie re-opening of Penuel Indepen- dent Chapel on Sunday and Monday, when powerful una effective sermons were preached by the Revs D- Lewis, Llanelly; P. W. Hough, Merthyr; D. Jones, Porth H. P. Jenkins, Treorky and xv O. Hughes, Poutycymmer. The meetings were very well attended, and the collections good.

IMPORTANT PROPERTY SYNDICATE AT CARDIFF. PROPOSED TRANSFER OF THE MOUNTSTUART HOTEL. We understand that a syndicate has beeu formed for the acquisition and forma- tion into a limited liability com- pany's concern of an important block of property consisting of tbe Mountstuart Hotel at Cardiff Docks, the shops and coffee tavern facing the General Post Office, and reaching up to Locket's Merthyr Navigation Offices in Bute- street, and the premises now occupied by Mr T. H. Stephens and others in Bute-terrace. The Mountstuart Hotel has been separated during the past from the other portions of the block by the terms under which the different leases were held; but now all these can be placed on a uniform basis, and the block is capable of passing into the hands of an individual or a company. It is stated that tbe syndicate interested in the matter are Messrs S. A. Brain, Alfred W. Stevens, R. Travdll, N. T. Box, J. E. Gunn, and — Wiggleswortb, The capital of the proposed company is fixed at a high figure, and full particulars will probably transpire in tbe course of a few days. It is not presently con- templated, however, to enlarge the hotel, but rather to develop the property in other directions.

The opposition being offered by tha Uuioaists of Edinburgh to the granting of the c't-v's freedom to Mr Pamell is not likely to influence the t acceptance which be has already madø,

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. ANTICIPATIONS. Although the weather was anything but bright during the early part of the day, there was a tolerably good company to witness the sport on the classic he&th. The racing turned out of capital quality, the fields as a rule being large. With respect to the Two Thousand Guineas to-morrow the race is entirely uninteresting, as DONOVAN completely stops the way,and apart from accident I see no reason why he should not again be fol- lowed home by PIONEER, while the third berth may be taken by ENTHUSIAST. For the minor events I shall select the following :— Light-weight Plate—MIRABELLK or FRANCISCAN Two Year Old Selling Piute—LUCIDA. Maiden Plate—IVETISEY. Peal Handicap—MAGYAR or THE SHARPER. Secoud Welter—TTIKNL'ON or J.JÂi!£ KAKS l", Two Year Old (Rous Course)—BEANFEAST or SPRITE. Private Sweepstakes—PINK PEARL. Tuesday Night. ViGILANT. NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING. NUWMAEKKT, TUESDAY. 2 0-The PRIXCE OF WaI.ES'S STAKE- of 25 sors each, 10 ft, with 160 aiided, for iour year olds colts 8st 101b, fillies 8st 61b penalties and allow. ances the second receives 5J sov.s out of the stakes; Cesarewitcb Course (2 wiles 2 furlongs 28 y;*rds). Lord Durham's Promoter, 8st 310 Uicfcaby 1 Mr A J Ames's Fiasco, 8st 31 i) Barrett 2 Betting—9 to 2 on Promoter. The non-favourite made the running for about a mile and a quarter, and then gave way to Promoter, wiio made I h remainder of LUe running auti won lI)" tbree lengths. 2 3D-The TWO TUOl SAND GUINEAS TRIAL I PLAT U; of 200 sovs weight, for age selling allow- ances It .\1 (1 mile 17 yards!. 1\11 Houlasvrorth's Neapoiis, 4y 7st 121b Warne 1 Mr Combe's iCettlebuiy, 3y bst 9ib (all 51b) A Watts 2 Lord Penrhyu'-s Cai iiiiue, 3y 7st 41t. Muilea 3 Mr H iiass'a c by HCHuit-Elsie Mary, 4y 7st Sib G Chaloner 0 Sir G Chet wynu's Pi&utagenat, 4y 7st Bib G. Barrett 0 Mr X Fenwick's Woodiaud, 6y 7st 8\1, .T l.oates 0 Lord llartingtoii's Isosceles, 6y I:;st 12ib. Wa.t¡, 0 Lord Hastings's Queen's Counsel, 4y 7:it 12ib (car 8-c) F Barrett 0 Mr « Jennings's Visiere II, 4y 7st 51b Wall U Mr X Jennings's l'ather Confessor, 4V 7st M Cannon 0 Mr Lde Koth^chilJ's Foxrail, 3y 6st 71b Blake (I Mr Waugh's Teviot, 3y 6st 2,(j laI15ib).má.ke 0 Betting—5 to 2 agst Piantagjnet, 5 to 1 itK-t Wood- land, 6 to 1 agst Queen's Counsel, 100 t.. 12 agst 10 to 1 each ugst -Neapoiis aud F¡¡,th"r Couiesso 100 to 8 "CSt isosceles, ? to 1 each agst ICettlebuiy ami any oilier. After two or three bre;,k away, Kettlebury, wide on the rigbt, juun»euofl in front am tna « the running from the KJsie Mary colt, Father Confessor, and Neapoiis, well uti with these being Queen's Counsel, Caunine, and Teviot, wiih Plantagenet lying at the head of thd oihers. i here, was little alteration ill this order until half-way down the Bushes Hill, where Plantauenei was beaten, and Neapoiis, taking second place in the Abingdon mp, headed Kettlebury a hundred yanls from home aud wou by four lengths a neck separated the second and third. was fourth. Father Confessor fifth, PJantiigenet sixth, and Llsio Mary colt last. The winner was sold to Captain Machell for 1000 guineas. 3 O-A SiSLhlNG PL A I E f 100 guineas weight for age maiden aiiov.ance the winner to be sold for .sovs: Hous Course (6 furlongs). Mr Waugh s Mirabelle, 3. 8*t 51b Madden 1 9-t 21b Watts 2 Mr h,¥an s Pitrrepont, 6v 21b .F Webb 3 Mr Smith s ttmgiet, cy 8st olb G Barrett 0 »Jr .i11^011 a 9st 2ib liobinson 0 Mr ilibbert s Parga, 4y ::1:;t 2ib .Jetson 0 0 Mr Williamson s Lord of the Hills, 0 1^7 to 4 on ChUperic. 100 to 16 agst Pi we i l¿ as Mjr.ibelie. 3. 10 to 1 Rgsc Ringlet Mirabe.fe cut out the work from Parga, Chiipeiic, a d Pierrepoint ..vitu Urnglet lying next to tha Bushes, wnere Chilperic cl sea with Mirabelle. but the last-named stayed the longest and won a tine race by a. heau four lengths between the .secono and third. Parga was fourth, Kmj-let tifth and. Lord of the Hills last. The winner was .-old to Sir C Uartopp for 320 guineas. 3 50 The FIRST SPRIA'G TWO VKAlt OLD STAKKS of 10 sov.s each, with 200 added; colts 8st 12lo, fillies Sst 91b winners extra, iious Course (0 furlongs). Duke of Portland's Semolina. 9,i .311.1 F Barrett 1 Mr ,TGB Hay's Piinntassie, 8.;t91b. Ricke.hy 2 Mr L iiotlischiid'a Bull Run, 8st 12ib C Loates 3 Loid C lihorpe's Podagra, 8si, 9ib JJob neon 0 Lord tierard's Ovei veen, 9st 6Jb J Wo,.dburn 0 Prince Soltykoit's Pink Thorn, 8st 12lb .0 Barrett 0 Betting—15 to 8 on :;emo!ina, 4 to 1 agst Uverveen, 100 to 8 agst Phautassie, and 20 to 1 agst Bull Ruu. O,crvee¡¡ re:.reJ Un at the post and threw her j >ckey, but was quickly remounted, and when the flag fell llull Run, In the centre, showed th way fruw rteuiolina ou th rjl1t and Oyurveeu on the lett, with Phant, assie lying nejtt for half the journey, when 8t:UloJiu[J. drew to the f'out and won in a canter by three lengths; a bad third. Overveen was fourth, and Pink I'hoi n last. 4 O-Th6 VISITORS' WELTEt HANDICAP PLATK of 160 sovs, added to a sweepstakes of b sovs each for starters: winners Hxtrr- Runs Course. Mr (leveiaud'H Misei e, 4y 7st Sib T Loates 1 LemlU, Ohurohid's Piuarist, 4y 8:it Ub Caider 2 Mr Whipp's Ca»t!i«';e te. 2lb (car 8st 41b) T Weldon 3 Mr Moncrieffe's Laceman, aged 8..t lib K Barrett 0 Mr BiuiideU-M-nple's Redbouroe, 3y &sc 111b F Webli 0 Mr A eel Fen nick's Picquet. 3y 8* c Hi b.. J Osborne 0 Mr Marshall's liverltt, 6y 8st 6lb White 0 Mr Vounger's Flower the MayMy 7st 31b.Id. 5ib) Falloon 0 Blake Ii Mr Hobsoii's Myithe, by 7st, tib Allsopp 0 Lord liaitington's Ag^ie, ^>y 0 Col Foresiev's Ethreidwg, ny 7sc G ¡ Mr ilankey's Peter fie.il, 3v st 21b MuUen 0 Mr E W Bail- Aghahcc, ay 7,;t tOib M Canon 0 Mr U Reynolds's Scotch Air, 3y 7st Griffiths 0 MW y.nclair's Bard of Erin, 6y 7st 1010.Warne 0 Lord Zetland's Choufieur, 3y 7st 91b .T Wooburn 0 Betting—9 tG 2 agst A"bie, 7 to 1 each agst Misere and Myrihe, 10 to 1 each agst Kveritt, Gastaguette, and Pillarisr, 100 to 8 each agst Choufleur and Flower o' the May, 100 to 6 each agst litheldra gelding and Lacema.n. and 20 to 1 a.st Any other. Misere, on tha left, jumped off in front of Pillarist and Aggie thea followed Rnktiby, Myrtle, and Ua.sa.ne;te, with Eventt and Flower 0' the May lying at i he head of the others. Misere came on well in front of her field, of whom Pillarist, Myrtle, Cas- ttgnette, allli itokeby WHre th most promiftent, until reaching the Abingiion Dip, where Misere further iu- creased her lead, anil, making all the running, won easily by two lenaths a head betwesa the second and third. Everitt was fourth, Flower o' the May tifth, Rokeby and Myrthe next, and Uedbourns last, 4 30—A SELLING PLATE of iXl guineas, for two year olds colts 9t fillies Sst 111b selling allow- ance. Last b furlongs of AbM. Capt Mitchell's lnnisheen, 8st 41b (car Bat 51b) Robinson 1 Mr E Heynol i's My Lena, 8t lib Griffiths 2 Lord Dudley' Spinning Top, 8st 41b G Barrett 3 Mr A Briscoe's Garter Blue. 7st 101b (all 51b) cS Wel»b 0 111.1 Rickaby 0 Mr Bridges Wiilyam.s Kilia, 8st 111b Caider 0 Mr J Wullace's Maggie Land.-r. 8st lIb Warne 0 Lord Iht lIh .J Woodburu 0 Mr J Charlton's Trosoirere, Sst lib !S Loates 0 Mr Haiisar Mass's f by Str-Sau, Mark, tilly, 8st 111b J Osborne 0 Mr Fenwick's Petit Capet, 8st 4ib F Barrett 0 Betting—100 to 3'J agst Spinning Top, 4 to 1 agst Magsie Lauder, 9 to 2 agst Alvoara, 10 to 1 each agst It'lia, Geneva, and Tresiorere, 100 to 8 each agst Innisheen and My Lena, 30 to 1 agst Petit Capet. 100 to 3 agst Garter Blue, and 50 to 1 agst Sea Maik flily. In one of the breaks away Garter Blue bolted and did not return to ta.ke part in the race, although he must be considered a starter. Spinning Top cut ouc the work from My Lena, and Innisheen, witb Maggie Lauder, and Petit, Capet lying well up for half the journey, when My Lena took a slight lead, but was headed half-way down the hill by Innisheen, who won by a length a.nd a half; a length between the second and third. Maggie Lauder was fourth, Tresoiriere fifth. Petit Capet next, and the Sea M&rk filly last. The winner was bought in for 310 guineas. 5 0—The HASTINGS PLATE of 400 sovs, added to sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, for starters (togü to the second), for three year olds colts 8st 101b, üUiIl 8st 71b penalties and allowances. D.M. Mr Abington's Freemason, Sst 31b Loates 1 Mr Hanim md's Liureate, 8st 13!b Rickaby 2 Mr T Jenuing-i's, jun, Royal Star, 8s1131b T Cannon 3 MrLowther's Workington, 83t lOlb. Watts 0 Lord Rosslyn's Ladvbird, 8st G Barrett 0 Mr L de Rothschild's Magyar, 8st ICib F Barrett 0 Betting-3 to 1 on Lauieate, 10 to 1 agst Freemason 100 to 8 agst Workington. 100 to 6 each agst Royal Star and Magyar, and 50 to 1 agst Ladybird. Freemll.60n. a.t. good pace, made tbe 1'ul'nioll: from Laureate, Royal Star, and Magyar, with Workington lying next, and Ladybird last. Freemason came on with a slight lead until about a furlong from home, when Laureate drew to the fron* add appeared to have the race in hand, but he nq anything but gamely, aud although Freemason in turn did all he kne" to cut it, he ran the straigliter of the two, and setting tbe best of the race in the last few strides, won by a neck a bad third. Workington wa.s fourth, and Lady- bird last. 5 3O-The PRINCE OF WALES'S PLATE, (handicap) of 400 guin\:)8.S, added to a sweepstakes of 6 aovs each for starters (to go to the second) winners ex- tra. R M. Mr ijassoon's Theodore, 6y 8st. Barrett 1 Lord Brauford's Davenport, 3y bt llb (carried óst bib) Wall a Lord Zetland's Pinzon, 3v bst G Chalo->er 3 Mr Abington's Gallinule, 5y 8-st 8lb S Loates 0 Mr Brydges-Willyams's Harlow, 4y 6st 71b..Falloon 0 Lord Durham's Bellatrix, 4y 6st 61b. Blake 0 Lord Ellesmere's Zariba, 4y bet llb (alld &lb)..Hesp 0 Mr Burrell's Corisamie. 3>' &s« W* R Chaloner n Capt Laing*s Padua, 3/ 6st 51b F Peake 0 Betting—100 to 15eacb agst Theodore and Padna, 7 to 1 agst Pinzon, 8 to 1 ngst Davenport, 10 to 1 I Harlow, RK> to 8 apst Zariba,»• d 100 to 7agst Bellat-ix. Listen delayed the start by boitma;. When the flag fell Padua jtn»p»d of hI front of Davenport, HarlolV. ami Theodore, with Pinzon lying next clear of Galli- nule, while Listen brought up the rear. They ran in this order until a' out three furlongs from hoiue, when Davenport drew to the fronr, and was followed over the Bushes Hill by Theodore, with Za.riba. and Pinzon lying next until reaching the Abingdon Dip, Theodore drew to the front and won in a canter by three-parts of a lermh three lengths between the second and third, Zuiha. was fourth. Padua fifth, Bellatrix and Gallinule nex. and Harlow last. Lis en, who had a fit, fell in the Abingdon Dio. but eventually recovered and appeared to walk perfectly sound. BETTING ON THE COURSE. JUBILEE STAKES One mile. Bun Friday, May 13 100 to 15 ags Goldseeker (t) 100 to 14 The Rejected (t) 9 to 1 True Blue 11, (t) 100 to 9 — Loye in Idleness (tj 100 to b — Arrandale (t) THK DERBY. One mile 4 furlongs. Bvn Wednesday, June Evens agst Donovan (&) 300 to 60 Kl Dorado (t) 100 to — Laureate (t) TO-DAY S RACING. ORDER, or RUNNING.—Maiden Plate. 150; Two Year Old PJlle. 2 i,ight-weight 2 301 1 wo I housand Guineas. 3 15 Private Sw^pstake,, 3 45 reel, 4 15 Selling #late (five fur D M) 45 isecond Weltef, 515. "1'RŒ LIGHT-WEIGHT SELLING.—Jack in the Green (3y), Upstart (by), Appenzell (by), Lucy Long 3y), Francis- can (4y), Visiere II (4y), Devonian (3y), Him (4y), and ^SELLING^PLATE FOR TWO YEAR OLDS-Sandown, Eddie Taylor c, Lizzie Distin f, Wil l Flower, Lucida, Sirocco. Kosine, Rapier, and Orange Biottion). MAIDEN PLATE.—Clang, Zeno, Louise. A1 aster, Kin- kora. Charing Cross. Ivetsey. and Mercy. PUOBABLK STARTERS AND JOCKEYS FOR THE f*w TWO THOUSAND. Duke of Portland's Donovan F Barrett Prince Soitykotf s Gold „.M Cannon Mr Baird's Enthusiast x cannon Mr Haiuar Hails" c by Hermit—Ma Belle J Osborne Mr Manton's Homely Martin Mr Gretton's Miffuel Q Barrett Mr Abington's Pioneer Watts Lord Bradford's Swift Rickaby KCRATCHINGS. Two Year Old PI te—Lady Alwyne. Peel Handicap —Emeraid. Second Welter—Freemason, Helvellyn. Two Thousan i—Helvellyu, Freemason, Maynootb, Danebury, Gay Reveller, Isle worth, Stanley. Royal Oak, St Aibans, Kedboutue, Silter Penny, Gondolier, Montagu*, Royal Star, Frisco, Napoleon, Gay Hamp ton. Devil's Dance, Mountaineer, Ros^all, Oscar, Ber Strome, Fieur de Lys, Eilangowan c Pinzon, Haste mere. Maiden P,ate (Ruii 'I'liursday) -Purple lris c, Lactantms. Kly Plate—Lactantius and M-uhisto. One Thousand Guineas—Queen Bess. Rose ii Amour, Loch Garry f. Beile Agnes f, Kauvecte, Fieur <ie LYS. ADDITIONAL ARRIV.AI-% following additional horses have arrived :—Fleming ton, Kaikouia, Noble Chieftain, Glendaloagh, Lady Yarmouth, Devoniau, and Tortoise. W F TO IITS. BRETBY PLATE. Run Friday.-Brotlay Stakes Course. YHltlbj ys stlb Fullerton #9 9 Kveritt 66 7 Mons de Paris a 8 7 t Magyar.. 3 6 7 Tyrone 68 b| Ziriba 4 6 5 Master Bill 3 7 13 1 Cabal 6 6 5 Caerlaverock 4 7 1! lloberto 36 5 Emerald 3 7 8 Kngadrfi h$ Stourwieic a 7 5 Oorisande 3 6 ] Albertus 4 7 4 Pinzon 3 o t William the Silent 3 7 0 Helmsley 4 6 1 Woodland is 7 0 Ladybird 3 b 1»' Fra Diavolo 5 6 13 The i.e fer 3 5 l< Marcus 3 6 13 Peterfield .5 5 If Recluse fiti C Symphony 4 5 12 ZeDo J 6 8 t entries FOR THE THIRD WELTER HANDICAP. Run Thursday, j) M.—Koxnui, Old Gold, Clans; Kosur. ftaniby, i-ri,i, Poiyru-. The Penman, Neap"iis, PLulLa.ell, .I"¡ow",r \,I' tue May, Treasurer, and John Barleycorn. PACKINGTON MEETING. PACKlNGTON, TUESDAV. 130—The BERKSWEL1, HUNTERS FLAT RACE PLATE of w sovs. miles. Sir M Fitzgerald's Chastelard, 4y list 4ft) Mr Waller 1 Mr Palmer's General Gordou, 4y list (car list 31o) .Mi- Bi-ocklehut«c 2 Mr J Perkins's, jun, Goldenwood, aged llst..Owii«r 3 Susan (Mr RC Smith) and L'.itle Davey (Captain Sandeinan) also rail. 13"ttiu-7 tc 4 ou CttMtet tfd. 4 to 1 agst Little Davev, 5 to 1 asst General Gordon, autl 20 to 1 cacti agst Susan and Goideuwood. Won in a canter by six lengths two lengths between tha second and third. 2 0—The COVENTRY" HUNTERs' FLAT RACiS of 5U aovs weiaht foi- age selling and other allow- ances. Two miles. Mr Walker's Gargoyle.aged 12st lib Mr Waller Mr Power's Connie, Sy :2st Ub Ca;>t Saudennui a Betting-6 to 4 ot» Gargoyle, who made all the runniug itit,t I won by fou. lengths. The winner was sold to Mr I-atic for 91 guineas 2 30—The HAMPTON HURDLE RACE of bU sovs. Two D11!e" Mr Hickman's Eight Delis, by list lUb T HiU Mr T A R Heatbcott's Safety, oy 10,t lOlu Own-jr 2 Ee: ting—5 to 4 on Udlt Bells, who won by tivo leng.hs. 3 0—The YARDLKV HUNTERV SELLING fttEK- PLECHASE PLATt: of 40 sovs weight for age selliug and other all«wauce.s-<. About two miles. Mr Power's Unripe, 5y list 21b A Skeitoa I Mr H'i-eman's -Miss Itowsham, br Jlst, 510 Stephens 2 Starkader (Pureed) and Tnubucioo (O wner) also ran. Bettill-b to 4 on Unripe, 2 to I a;L iiubuctoo, and 6 to 1 each agst Siaricader and Miss liowshaui. T Hill weighed for Eleanor and tie number was hoisted, but the untie did not arrive in at, I th. Stew mis sanctioned toe imiuber being takeo down. 3 30-The AUD EN HUSl'KRv S TEEei.ECHASE of 40 uV., Two miies. Mr Walker's Sylph, aged 12M. 31 b Cap. Firuiau 1 Mr Gregor's Nora, aged 12it 3ib Mr Waller 2 Mr Bewicue's Wild Meadow, aged llst. 8Il),.(wner 3 Randolph (Mr >ingleton) and 4>araiey (G White) aiso ran. Betting—o to 4 on Wild Meadow, to 1 aast Nora, 4 to 1 agst .">yd>h, and 10 to 1 agst a.ny othei. Wou by a neck. The UUtJSHiLh HUl\TEHS' STEEPLECHASE PLATE of 60 sovs list eacb penalties aad allow, ances. About two miles Mr Ark Wright's Blue Jacket, aged list 71b ..J HiU 1 Capt Maudsiay's Onse 4v list W K Stephens l Count Esterhazy's fata. 5y list Mr Wnile- 0 Betting—11 to 10 oil Ta.ta., 5 to 4 agst Blue Jacket, and 6 to 1 agst Onset. Blue i scket made all ilie running, and wou ill- canter liy 20 lengths. Taia fell at the water. The wittier was sola t,, Mr liewicKe for 9J guineas. 4 30-The SCURRY HUNTERS' ST-iEPLECHASB o, 20 giunttas. Two mile". Mr Page's Conway, 6y 12st 71b T Hit; 1 Mr Peicevai's tilly by Town loor-llk: 4y 10t C Wright 2 Mr Page's Gustave. 6y 10st 91b .Blút"crs 3 Cig-r (Owner), General (30nictn (W E SlepUen-.), and Desire (Purcell) also ran. Betting—6 to 4 ag.t Ceneral Gordon, 2 to I agst Conway, and 5 to 1 each agsi Desire and Cigar. The wiuuer came in alone. TIVYSIDE HUNT RACES Stewai ds-Ir J. B. Bowen, Colonel Picu>u Evans, and Mr Fr ul, 1),wie, i,e-Cp; &I Go war. Starts —Lieutenant-Colonel Howell. Clerk of the -.Nlr W. 0 UvisUK-ke. liou. Sec Oleik of the Course, and Siukeh -lder—Mr G. U. Boweti. ,Ibe,.3,u races1 cauia off on Tuesday. "Ver the usual course at Pent re, near BoncaMJ. Tbe weather up to two o'ciock was Veiy favourable, whsn thunder- storm, with heavy rain, passed uter the locality, which somewhat damped the ardour of pleasure seekers and ma d8 tbe ground rather uncomfortable under foot. Notwithsfc andinjr the above conditions there was & very large attendance. Detail-. ■ — The TlV VSIDE STEEPLECHASE PLATJ of 40 sovs weight for age winners xtra. A bout two miles and three quarte r», over a Bank ug Course. Mr Haines's Woodstock, l2st 31 o Air T Phillips I Mi J Vaughan Colbv's Teetotaller. 12st 101b Mr Jireuchley 2 Mr E Morris's Holstein, I2st lOib —Mr W H Morris 3 Mr .1 Jones's Kmlyn Lass and Mr T V H lhomas'n Mr.1 Jones's Kmlyn Lass and Mr T V U lhomas'n Blue Bell also rail Betting—livens Vo idstock, 3 to I at Holstein, and 6 to 1 agst any other. The MAIDEN llUUDLE RACi- PLATE of 30 sovs for nui ens weight for age. T .vo nines, over eight ttiuhU of hurdle*. Mr Oi Smiths Oyster Girl, list .Mr R Smith 1 Mr Saunders-Davies's Rowena, I.Ist \V Price 2 Mr Worilnugton's Red spinner, list Mr U Saunders-Davles 3 Mr Bowen's Dynamite, Mr Davies's CIHid" Harold, Mr Lort Philipps's Blazer, an < Mr Samuel Davies s Edith aiso ran. lletting-gven blazer, 3 to 1 agst Oyster Girl, 5 to 1 etch agsc R; i Spinner an Rowena. and 10 to I agst any other. Won by a distance a neck between tho second and third. The RED-COAT STBKPl.ECHASE of 25 sovs list ta(-h winners extra. About two miles and thre. quarters, over banks. Mr A PVictor Hugo aaed Mr G Saundeis-Davies I Mr J Vauchan Colby's Contest Mr Kreno dey 2 Mr T E Thomas's The Rambler ..Mr 11 S Brenchiey 3 Five ran lJttiil-3 to 1 on Victor Hug >, 5 to I agst The Rambler, and 10 to 1 agst any ether. The fav nrite noade all the running, and won easily. The CARDIGAN SELLING STEEPLECHASE PLATE of 3b sovs; weislit for age. About two miles, over banks. Mr J Vaughau Colby's Free Lance, 12-t Mr G Sauuders-Davies 1 Mr Harriet's Multum in Parvo. 12st .TPnillips 2 Mr Trollip's Toss-up, 12st Mr ISewley 3 MrThomas's Blue Bel, Mr Jones's Emlyn Lass, Mr Gower's Gamecock, and Mr Morris's Holstein also ran. Bi ttiiie—6 to 4 each agst Free Lance and Multum in Parvo, aud 10 to 1 agst any other. The race virtually lay between Free Lance and Multum in Paivo. THE OFFICIAL STARTING PRICES t.. SPORTIG LIVE' TKLKGRAlf ] NEWMARKET MEETING. RACE. rsicg. Prince of Wales Stakes Promoter 9 to 2 on Two Thousand Trial.. Ntapolis 10 to 1 agst Selling (Rous Course) Mirabelle .100 to 12 agst First spring Semolina 15 to i an Visitors Plate Misere 7 to 1 agst Selling Plate Innisheen 100 to 8 agst Hastings Putte Freemason 10 to 1 agst Prince of Wales's Theodore PACKINGTON MEETING. Berkswell Flat Race Chastelard 7 to 4 041 Coventry Flat R%co -Garxoyi, 6 to 4 on Hampton Hurdle Eight Bells 5 to 4 on Yardley :-tet:plecha.8t1 i :llrJpe 5 to 4 68 AruenSteeplecha.se.. Syluh 4 to 1 agst Coleshill B ue Jacket 6 to 4 agst The above prices are identical with those published ia the Racing Calendar" by Messrs Weasherby. SCRATCHINGS. Messrs Weatherby officially inform us of tho follow. ing scratchings :— Chester handicaps—Devil's Dance. All engagements—Sophist, Levanter (dead), Acme. Middlesex Handicap, Alexandra Park-Dover. Pontefract engagements—Daisy, Rusbout. THE RACING WORLD SAYS :-b2. 29, 97, lao. Special—103, 124. THK SPORTING WORLD SAYS Nag, 20; Pay, 27 Gas, 64 Sun, 2b. PARK s OPIMON SAYS 8 Nap, 31, 109, 56, place; Sprite. 48 reply-paid* answered. Addrebb-P&k, Vea. ner-road. Sydenham. Go NAP. -For Two Good Winners to-day Wire. pay, ing 48 words reply, HIUY, 72, Uampstead-road, < on- don. Nap Final daily by wire. lb ■THK MIDDLEHAM (Mk.nrott'Si OPINIOM SAYS Peel, 4, Apple Plate, 15 Welt., 22 Guineas, 18, China Replies (48 wonts) piomptly answered. Ád. dress—J. MENTOU, Middleham, Bedale.

PRIZEFIGHT AT BRECON. INTERRUPTED BY THE POLICE. Out Brecon correspondent writes Considerable interest was aroused in Brecon on Mon- day uigbt by a large influx of well-dressed men coming iu by the last Mertbjrr train, and this put the police Oil the alert. Early on Tuesday breaks full of men came in from Merthyr, Aberdare, and Oefu, and the Warren road, and it leaked out that a pnze-fght was ta take place in the vicinity, A very secluded spat about three miles from Brecon had been selected for the mill. There were a large uumbtr of people present, but just as all preliminaries had been arranged the county police appeared on the scene, and there was a general stampede. It is said that Cardiff Joe was to have been one of the puei lists. From anothoirgource we learn that the pogilists were two well-known Cardiff exponents of tije noble art.' The stakes were R.50 aside, and for some time back both men bave undergone carefui preparation. That the fight was to take place on Tuesday gradually leaked out in Cardiff during the course of Monday, aud. although the precise locality selected as the scene of the battle. was kept carefully secret uutii the last available train had starled, it afterward, bccanu pretty well known that Breoou was the rendezvous. One of the wer, it is rumoured, trained at. Chepstow tor Mia encouuter, and in the riner was to have been seconded by a well-known Birmingham pugilist. Ttio other trained at home.

FATALITY AT TIVY RACES. A CORACLE UPSET. On Tuesday niaht a party of four persons, on their way from Tivyside races, essayed to cross the Tivy in a coracle just boluw Ceuarth. The coracle upset, and otie youug woman, whose name has not transpired, was drowned. All that is 'I known of the unfortunate fftrl is that alic was the daughter of a blacksmith at Llechryd, and was in service at Stradmore. The body was recovered.

FOOTBALL. CABDIW FOOTBALL CLUB. Tha Annual Dinner at ihs Angel Hotel, Friday, MAy 3rd, at 6.30 p m. Tickets maybe had trom the Committeeorat the Hotel. 67w

CRICKET. 1 %jHlcjIT.-D,,W. G, G'M will play on the 3rd and 4th May for J H. Brain's Xl, Y. Cardiff. 617.1

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SWANSEA. A RAPID TOUR.—The ss. Abertawe has arrived at Swansea in tow of her sister ship, the Abermaid, she having had to put in to Las Palmas with a broken crank shaft. The tow is described as very rapid and most successful. TRINITY FOOTBALL CLUB.—The annual dinner of the Trinity Football Ciub wad held in Trinity Church Schoolroom on Monday eveniner. Mr H. G. Charies presided, supported by the Rsv A. A. Mathews (captain of the club) and Mr Alfred Thomas. About 30 members were present. During the evening it was mentioned that the club had played in 18 matches, of which nine were won and two drawn. COMPLIKBNTARY CONCERT.— On Monday evening a complimentary concert to Mr William Jones, conductor of the choir of Castle-street Congre- gational Chapel, was held. The chapel was filled with an appreciative audience. MUMBLES SCHOOL BOARD.—A meeting pf this board was held at Castleton on Monday evening. The Rov Thomas Davies presided. At the request of Captain William Evans, the clerk read a totter which had been sent by the board to the Education Department relating to the Swansea borough extension scheme and the reply thereto, from which it appeared that the department did not consider ic IUCUlDoent UPO/l tbum to instruct the board as to the advisability or otherwise of opposing th tchamo, and the members present unanimously concurred that it was useless to waste any more time in corresponding with tha department on tho subject. Mr Bennett ex- pressed his opinion that the board Lad committed an error by communicating with the Education Department with referouca to the scheme. Captain Evans tbcugnt it would have been better if the board had abided by the amended bill. THE "COPENHAGEN" CASE.—At the Swansea polige-eourt on Tuesday—before Messrs J. C, Fowler, Thomas Phillips, senr., David Jones, and William Stone—John Davias, laudlord of the Copenhagen pubbc-houee, was summoned for selling beer during illegal hours on Sunday, April 7th. Mr Mmdesley, deputy town clerk, prose- cucod, and Mr W. R. Smith appeared for the defendant. The case had been heard fit great length, and adjourned for the stipendiary aud Mr Parminter to visit the premises.—Tiie Stipendiary, in now giving his decision, said his friend Mr Parmintar, who had heard tha case with him, was unable to be present that day. He had, however, cousiiited him, and they both held the same decided opinion. It was a case which had caused them considerable anxiety, because tha evidence was painfully conflicting in several important particulars. Two witnesses had been cilled in support of the summons, while several witnesses had been called for the defence. But it was a maxim well. known to lawyers that witnesses must not be counted by the liead, but weighed in the scales of probability. There was uot the slightest doabt that the constables saw a man crossing and re-crossing as described. The ouestion was whether defendant was this man. He must say the defendant had quite failed to satisfy the court that anybody eita was the person, or that any other person had conducted himself in that extraordinary manner. When added to these considerations they had the fact that the landlord was actually stopped with a large bottle of beer in his trousers, and that the men in the arch ran away at the time, the bench could not come to any other conclusion than that defendant was guilty, and he would be fined B5 and costs, or a total of 18i 6J. all tlie application of Mr Smith, the stipendiary adjourned his decisiou as to the endorsement of the licence.