South Wales Daily News

SHOOTING AT A JUDGE. APPEAL TO THE HOME SECRE- TARY. The Rev. Henry J. Dodwell, who has been con- lined iu Broadmoor Lunatic Asylum for nearly 17 years for shooting at the then Master of the Rolls, has, through his solicitor, Mr Doveton Smyth, made an appeal to the Some Secretary for the restoration of his liberty. In his affidavit Mr Dod- weli states that at the time of his offence he was tuSfering under insupportable grievances in being deprived of two successive life appointments, and being publicly accused of perjury. Under legal advice he brought a petition of right before Vice;Chancellor Malms, who declined the jurisdiction. Subsequently the Court of Appeal declined to interfere with the Vice-Chancellor's ruling. Believing that these refusals were con- trary to the Act of Parliament he conceived the idea of drawing attention to his case by discharg- ing a pistol loaded only with gunpowder and a Bmall portion of a copy of the Daily Telegraph, in proximity to Sir George Jessel, the then Master of the Rolls, but without any intention of doing Aiim :>ny harm. He then presented his card to the Master of the Rolls, and gave himself Ifor that is the way in which the affidavit is worded) into custody. He was prosecuted at the Old Bailey by Sir H. Giffard, then Solicitor- Ireijeral, on March 15th, 1878, for feloniously shoo ing at the Master of the Rolls, The jury found that he had fired the pistol without felonious intent, but he was then charged with assault. On this count he was found guilty, but the jury added that in their opinion he was of unsound mind, and he was ordered to be detained durinsr her Majesty's pleasure. Mr Dodwell, in Ins affidavit, goes on to contend that the first verdigl Qf the jury was equivalent to one of not guilty, and gives several other reasons why, in his Kptmon. he should no longer remain in custody. lhe affidavit and a petition to a similar effect were duly laid before the Home Secretary and yesterday Mr Doveton Smyth, solicitor, received the following reply fromMr Godfrey Lushing ton With reference to the application made by you in a letter of December 13th, on behalf of Henry John Dodwell, an inmate of Broadmoor Asylum, I am direoted by tha Secretary of State to say that he has made inquiries, but he regrets that he cannot authorise the patient's discharge from the asylum, as he is still insane and could pet be released without risk."

QUADRUPLE TRAGEDY. The Belgian itinerant athlete named Dereucq, who after murchning four persons committed suicide at Roubaix, resisted some months a pohce order for his expulsion from France, and was sentenced to a term of imprisonment. On leaving prison he took his wife and children to Belgium, but he continuing to drink she left him and came back to Roubaix. Dereucq determined on Satur- day to be revenged on the fugitives and took the train to Roubaix. where they were living in the Rue de la Chausce j but as he did not know this he went to a public-house. As he drank his temper rose, and he determined to go and burn the house of one Edouard Georges, a maker of straw chairs. He and Georges had some time previously quarrelled about money matters. On Tuesday, in the forenoon, a neighbour rof the Georges, who were early risers, remarked that, their shop shutters were not tfcken down. This seemed strange. he also noticed that the street door was ajar, and calling to another woman proposed that they should enter to see what was the matter. They found in the parlour the corpses of Georges and his son, with their skulls cleft open and their bodips fearfully mutilated. The women took to screaming. Other neighbours entered, and a police commissioner was fetched. Whan he had ascertained that Georges (who was 60) and his son (a youth of 18) were dead, the magis- trate went to search the rest of the house. In going up the dark stairs ha ran against a third corpse. It was that of Dereucq, who had hnpged himself from a banister of the lobby. When he reached the landing he noticed a pool _of blood that had flowed from under a door. It came from a bedroom occupied by a man and his wife named Geschidres, who were lodgers of Georges. They were lying dead in bed with their skulls open. It was clear that they had been murdered by the man who had hung him- self. A hatchet which was picked up on the stairs was the instrument of the quadruple crime. It appears that Dareuoq came to Georges in a state of alcoholic fury. He forgot about the monny quarrel, and asked if he could be allowed to sleep in the house. Georges said he might, and gave him the spare room. He went to bed vowing vengeance against Madame Dureucq. It is thought that in the course of the night he worked himself into a state of delirium, and, finding a hatchet, stole down and did his terrible work.

A LOT OF MONK* is wasted every year by people who can ill afford to lose it. lhey buy what fchey do not want, or what afterward* turns out to be useless for the purpose for which tney bought it and so they are compelled to go witnout many things ol which they stand in need. A man suffering from head- ache, loss of appetite, indigestion, or low spirits, will dose himself with noxious drugs, and waste his money on aU sorts of useless medicines, when by taking; a dose of Holloway'fi Bills he could immediately put himself right. Of course, if he has nout, rheumatism, lum- bago. bronchitis, sore throat, or weak chest, he must use Holioway's Ointment, a world-famed remedy for all such complaints.

RIOTS OR APPREHENDED RIOTS. DUTY OF CIVIL AND MILITARY AUTHORITIES. RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT. We give below some particulars of tha letter and reporb bearing on the subject of riots, and the precautions to be taken to check the same, addressed by the Home Secretary to the clerk of quarter sessions of the county of Glamorgan (Mr T. Mansel Franklen), and which was read out at the opening of the sessions. Home Office, Whitehall, 17th December. Sir,—I am directed by the Secretary of State to inform you that, in view of various circumstance.s represented to him, ho deemed it desirable to appoint a committee to inquire into the pre- cautions to be taken in case ot riots or apprehended riots, and into the several and relative responsi- bilities of the civil and military authorities in case of riot. The report of that committee has now been laid before htm, and he has determined that the same shall be circulated for the guidance of officers commanding her Majesty's troops and of magistrates and other pohce authorities. I arr. accordingly to enclose herewith a print of the report, and to suggest that you should take an early opportunity of bringing the same under the consideration of the justices of the county with a view to their taking such steps as they deem expedient to give effect to the recommenda- tions of the committee.-I an), sir, your obedient servant, GODFREY LDSHINGTON. The report of the inter departmental committee referrod to states that the most important principle which must always bn borne in mind in dealing with the matters referred to us is, that the calling out of the military to aid in the suppres- sion of rioting should never be resorted to except as a last expedient. The first duty of responsibit, local authorities where there is danger of serious disorder, is to prevent it breaking out; the second is, if such disorder arises, to suppress it promptly and effectively with the exercise of no more actual force than is npcessary. Elaborate instruc- tions ara given to magistrates, pohce and military as to tha action they should take in the event of a serious riot. From these we gather that it is the duty of a magistrate if he comes to the conclusion that the police are unable to cope with the riot, and that the necessity of the case demands the interfetence of the military by action, then, whether the Riot Act lias been read or not.it will be his duty.at once to request the officer commanding the troops to take action." This request should be made distinctly, and, if possible, in writing, although if given by word- of mouth it will be sufficient. When so requested to take action it will be the duty of the officer to take such military steps as in his opinion the situation demands, and in doing so he will have absolute discretion as to.the action to btaken and as to the arms, including firearms, which the troops shall use, and as to the orders he shall give, including the order to fir<j. But it must be clearly understood that the magistrate and the officer will each be responsible respectively for anything done or ordered by them which is not justified by the circumstances of the case. If the officer thinks it unnecessary to take immediate action it is not obligatory upon him to do so, nor is he to con- tinue any action longer than he thinks it absor lutely necessary. It is, however, possible for extraordinary cases to arise of immediate and pressing danger when violent crimes are being, or are likely, to be committed, which in the opinion of the officer demand his immediate interference. In these emergencies the officer is to take such action as he thinks necessary, although he has received no direction from a magistrate whether the absence of such direction arises from the absence of a magistrate or any other cause. In a borough the requisition is to be made by the mayor and not by any other magistrate, except in cases of grave emergency.

MEETING OF CALVINISTIC METHODISTS AT SWANSEA. THE WEST GLAMORGAN MONTHLY MEETING. The January monthly meeting of the West Glamorgan Calvinistio Methodists was held at Trinity Chapel, Swansea, on Wednesday, when tho Rev. D. Thorne Evans, Swansea, presided, and there was a large attendance of delegates. At the commencement of the business session Mr John Lewis (Aberavon) reported that a profit had been made on the distribution of the periodicals "during the last and he conse. quently handed over a cheque to the treasurer. It was complained that th. annual visitation of the churches by representatives of the monthly meeting was very inconvenient under the new mode, seeing that delegates from one end of ehe district had to go to the other end, and be away from home several days. Some of the delegates, therefore, asked for a return to the old arrange- ment when the visitation was uiade in the centres of the district by men residing near the various centres. Finally it was decided to revert to the old arrangement. It was announoed that during 1894 25,586 had been paid to ciear chapels withm the jurisdiction of the monthly meeting. The Rav, J. Morgan Jones (Cardiff) delivered an address on the "Forward Movement," in- stanced the great work it was doing at Cardiff, and appealed to the meeting for support.—A hearty vote of thanks was accorded Mr Jones for his addrass. The Neath District drew attention to the use of bad language amongst the young, and the Rav. Morris Morgan, in response to a request from the chair, addressed the meeting on the subject, and ur(,!d the public representatives to see that those who used bad language in publio places were pro- seouted. He also suggested that sermons be preached on the subject, and moved that the secretary be instructed to call the attention of the churches to this. Alderman Davies, Neatb, seconded, and the motion was carried,

LATEST MARKETS. CORN. NEWPORT, Wednesday.—There was a fair attendance at to-day's market, and an average amount of business was done. Wheat was firmer, and barlny slightly dearer. Prices of other produce showed no change. LONDON, Wednesday.—Market inactive, but very steady. English wheat held at fully late prices. Foreign corn also firm. Flour steady at previous values. Barley also steady. Maize iu "quiet demand. Beans and peas firm, but unaltered. Weather cold. Arrivals :-Foreign-NV heat, 800 qrs barley, 260 qrs oats, 23,010'qrs peas, 460 qrs flour, 17,260 sacks. CATTLE. NEATH, Wednesday.—A small attendance, and busi- ness dragging at following prices Best bullocks and heifers, 10s 6d strong cows, 9s to 30s sheep, light weights (very scarce), 9d porkers, 9s to 9s 6d heavy pigs unsaleable. Nrcwi'ORT, Wednesday.—There was a good supply of cattle and sheep, and a fair inquiry, nearly everything being sold. Best beef, 6%,<1; secondary qualities, 5Vod to 6d; wether mutton, 8d ewe do., 7d to 71Jd veal. 7%d to 811 per lb bacon pigs, 7s 6d ta 8s porkers, 9s to 9s 3d per score. PRODUCE. LONDON, Wednesday.Sugar-reflned market quiet, but steady, at late rates foreign goods continue flat. Beet dull and generally weaker—January sellers, 8s 7%<1 February, 8s Sy^d March, Ss 9d April, 8s 9%d May, 8s 10y2d June, 8s 9d July, 8s 9%d buyers, %d lees. Cane sorts quiet, but steady—grocery crystallise'! reported sold at 10s 6d for low up to 14s for choice. Coffee on spot without material change. Rio futures 6d to 9d dearer, 63s 6cf January to 59s 6d December. Tea—first auction of the year of green took place to-day scented capers partly sold at 5%d to 6y,id few cargoes offered bought in Indian low frades realised an advance on prices ruling before the olidays other kinds unchanged. Rice rather more in demand. Jute inactive. Turpentine, 20s M. American petroleum, 4%d. LIVERPOOL, Wednesday.—Sugar dull; No. 1 crys- tals, 14s Ed No. 2, 13s 6d standard, 12s 9d. Beet flat and a shade easier—January-February, 89 7%d, sellers buyers, March, 8s 9d, sellers. Coffee quiet. Cocoa inactive. Bice steady. Castor oil quiet. Lin- seed neglected. Hemp idle. Lard, 36s to 36s 6d. Palm oil quiet. Tallow steady. Turpentine un- changed. Linseed oil inactive. Rosin—common, 3s 10%d. Petroleum—American, 4%d to d; Russian, 4d titrate, 8s 9d to 8s 10%d PROVISIONS. LONDON, Wednesday.—Butter market generally firmer-Friesla,nd quoted 90s to 102a Kiel, Danish, and Swedish, 98s to 110s; French, 80s to 108s, and for fine quality, 110s to 112s. Bacon also firm—Irish, 46s to 56s Danish, 46s to 54s. Hams without material change. Lard dull. Cheese quiet, but steady—good to fine Canadian, 48s to 53s Dutch, 46s to 52s. BRISTOL, Wednesday.—From F. Barnard's Circular. Bacon.—Immediately before Christmas, markets had the usual drooping tendency, but prices have since advanced andjare now firm. Ghee,se.—A quiet trade at about last rates. Butter.—The snap of cold weather is improving the demand, and on some descriptions advances are asked. Lar(I.-Vait;es are now at a premium over last week, with indications of better trade. SUGAR. €ft,Asa<»w, Wednesday.—Market quiet; small busi ness done holiday feeling still prevails. The official report states :~Market opens quiet but steady. There is a fair demand, but refiners holding '<rm business small prices little altered since last report. BUTTER. CORK, Wednesday.—ysconds, 92,; thirds, "a; fourths, 53s. Mild-cured firkins—ifne, 101s j mUd, 7f). Ju.market —21 firkins, 1 ke/rs, 12 wild, FISH. GRIMSBY, Wednesday.—Eleven steamers and about 40 smacks arrived with a poor supply; very strong demand. Soles, Is 6d to Is lOd turbot, Is 3d to Is 4d brills, Is to Is 3d per lb. plaice, 5s to 6s lemon soleif, 10s to 14s whitches, 6s to 8s dead halibut, 7s to 10s per stone; liye lin £ 4s to 6s dead, j5s to Es live cod, 6s to 8s dead, 3s to 5s each live coalfish, 50s to 60s dead, 30s to 40s hake, 80s to looi per score kit haddocks, 16s to 18s per box. POTATOES. LONDON, Wednesday.-Rather short supplies owiqg to the frost and trade somewhat firmer at the following prices Maincrops, 80s to 110s snowdrops, 80s to 90s magnums, 65s to 80s j abundance, 70s to COs kidneys, 60s to 70s blacklands, 55s to 65s per ton. SEBl). LONDON, Wednesday.—Messrs John Shaw and Sons, seed merchants, of Great Maze Pond, Borough, London, write that no activity has yet sprung up on the seed market. American and Canadian aJsylf-e and English trefoil are unchanged. White ctover seed, deeps, in disfavour. Payers in this country appear determined before purchasing the same to await the approaching increased offerjpys from Geripany. For yearling home-grown bow grass there is a good inquiry. Lucerne tends upwards. Cauary and hemp seed steady. The colder weather improves peas and haricots. White an4 scarlet runners firm. Mustard, rape, and linseed unchanged. Rye is wanted. COAL. LONDON, Wednesday.—The sea-borne house coal market to-day was quiet at last prices. Hettons, 16s Lyons, 15s per ton. Ships arrived, 5 sold, 5. Wind, W. MKTALS LONDON, Wednesday.—Copper market quiet, and nothing tioiio-F,40 17s 6d cash £ 41 5s ro £ 41 7s 6d nearest quotation three months. Tin weak and lower, with moderate business—Straits, S60 7s 6d nearest cash and three months. Spelter, S14 5s. English lead, £ 912s 6d Scotch Trig iron quoted nominally at 41s 7d, and hematite 42s 7d cash. Glasgow market closed. Closing report:—Copper closed quiet and easier at £ 40 lis 3d cash £ 40 l?s 9(1 end March £ 41 to B40 18s 9d three months.. Tin but firm- Straits, S60 5s to RAO 7s 6d cash B60 10s three months. English ingots, £ 64. Spelter, R14 5s sellers. English lead, £ 9 12s 6d to £ 9 15s foreign do., about £ 9 12s 6d. Scotch pig iron "no market; last Drice, 41s 7d.

TALK ON BILLIARDS. EARLY HISTORY OF THE GAME. ENGLISH AND FOREIGN DIFFERENCES. A correspondent of the Times writas :—Interest in the game of billiards is now so widespread, and its votaries are so numerous and enthusiastic that excuse will readily be granted for some remarks respecting its development and a state- ment of certain questions concerning the mode of play about whioh experts oven hold different opinions. That they do so is to be regretted the subjeot is now approached in the hope of finding a means of reconciling the more prominent differences. The early history of billiards is obscure, though much has been written about it, and few manuals have escaped the well-known quotations from Shakespeare and Spenser. There is no need, however, on this occasion to go further back than the present century, during the first half of which the reputation of the game and of its players in public rooms left much to be desired indeed, it can scarcely be said to have emerged from a questionable position till within a comparatively recent period. Now it has acquited not merely respectability, but also the recognition of society and the approval of doctors and clergymen. Atter Kentfield, who in his day did much for the game, the first great impulse to modern billiards was given by John Roberts, father of the present great player, by means of the spot stroke and it is curions to uote that the next stride was due to its abolition by his son. In fact, the history of the develop- ment of the game is to a greater extent the history of those two men play at the top of the table, the introduction of which is chiefly due to the youngw Roberts, is mainly founded on tho spot stroke. This mode of play was eventually barred in the interest of gate money, for the public complained of its monotony; but in matches for the championship it was allowed, because the small pockets prevented the stroke from unduly influencing the result. By the year 1885 John Roberts, jun., had so decisively defeated all competitors that no further matches for the championship were forthcoming and, indeed, from a variety of causes, such games are for the present in abeyance. Exhibition matches, on tables with large pockets, the spot-stroke being barred, have taken the place of the more serious game and in the absehce of a genuine money stake, or when such stake is but a trifle compared with tha gate money, players have indulged in a licence and freedom of play incompatible with prudence ware success in the game of the iirst importance. Sensational breaks, largely composed of sequences of cannons made by a lavish use of the push-stroke, and by what the French term true," rather than by genuine play, have superseded the sounder game, and bid fair sooner or later to go the way of the spot-stroke, and in turn be barred as monotonous. Indeed, in France, M. Vignaux, the celebrated player and author of an admirable manual, tells us that our set of nursery cannons is already barred in matches, aud that cushion nurseries, "serie de la. bande, dite Americaine," are tedious for the spectator, and Oven for the player when once he has acquired the "true." This prospect, together with the anomalous and unsatisfactory state of the rules under which a player, to whom Roberts can concede a great start, is now entitled to call himself "champion of the spot-barred game," make it desirable that certain questions should be examined in the hope of reaching a reasonable solution. But before investigating the dataila of our own gamo it would be of interest to learn why French- men and Americans play 011 a small table with- out pockets with large balls; in short, why do they prefer the Franch to the English game ? It is easy to conceive that the French faney their game just as we do ours, each liking the native article; but why have Americans, who originally used a 6ft. by 12ft. table, with six pockets, descended gradually from that size to 5ft, by 10ft., the French standard for matches, with smaller and therefore easier tables for amateurs? The reasons are not^self-cvident to an Englishman. Of course, if hazards are not to be played, pockets are unnecessary, and their absence makes cannons easier but of all strokes on the table winning hazards are the most crucial test of accuracy. As the nianufacture of imple- ments is improved and as playars get better, so one would imagine, should this size of the table be increased. The evident advantages of the small table over the largo are that it can bo more readily accommodated in an ordinary house • it is also [ less expensive, and the lighting is no doubt more easily managed but as far as play is concerned, there can be no question that the smaller the table the easier the game. Accordingly, tho art of making a series cannons is carried to much greater perfection in France and America than with us— a result to be expected, because their game con- sists of nothing else, and is in some respects easier than ours. There is, however, another cause tending to improve their play, which is that the push-stroke is not allowed. In substitu- tion for it more attention is paid to leaving the balls together after a stroke, gathering them, as the Americans say, and the use of pique and masse is acquired to anextentscarcelycredible to persons acquainted with the English game only, in which those strokes cannot, perhaps, be brought to the same perfection. It will not be disputed that, for the cannon game, the French table and imple- ments are more suitable than ours; but why is their game preferred to ours, which is more difficult, in so far as it is played on a larger table, and has greater variety, because winning and losing hazards are possible as well as cannons ? That question concerns our neighbours as well as ourselves; the next points refor solely to the English game. From 1870, when the late Wm. Cook defeated the elder Roberts, to 1885, when the younger Roberts won the last match, all games for the championship were played on a table with three-inch pockets. This arrangement had the great advantage that fche gpot-ssioke^need not bs barred, because the tightness of the pockets pnakes it so difficult; but we have to consider the greatly-developed use of the cannon, made easy by the questionable push-stroke. If that were rulftd foul, as was formerly the cast* the bmall pocket table would seem to roewt all require- ments for championship games. On tho other hand, there are objections to having tables with different sizes of pockets the game is not the same on a. table with 3in. pockets as that played on an ordinary table, and the player who IS bes on one need nob be best on the other. On the easier table, hazards, on the more difficult cannons, pay best. If the small-pooket table could b. generally adopted, the chief difficulty would disappear, but this is, probably, hopeless in tha preseut condition of amateur play for which the larger pockets are by no means too easy, and any change tending to prolong the game is to ba deprecated. But the difference in execution between amateurs and pro- fessionals is so great that ili is. difficult to find a solution except in the make of the tablft. Nor is it perhaps desirable that this difference should disappear, because with the professional, accuracy and delicacy of touch betoken devotion to duty whereas, should these qualities be pre-eminently possessed by an amateur, they would constitute conclusive evidence of a mis-spent youth. Tables with pockats ID. or 3i(J. at the fall, intermediate between the difficult and easy, hava been sug- gested, but the desirability of introducing them is questionable tlwyare, at any rate, too diffi- cult for ordinary amateurs. Some means, how- ever, must be devised whereby the present unsatis- factory state of affairs concerning the champion- ship may be reformed, and the danger of altering the game to suit tha idiosyncrasy of the player who happens to be in the ascendant may be avoided. No suspicion should be even possible that thq conditions for championship matches can be altered so as to favour any competitor. Another matter of much importance is whether the push- stroke should be allowed or prohibited. Opinions will vary, .for "there ara many arguments on both sides. Tho-M opposed to it maintain, in th* first place, that it is always foul, because cue-tip and ball coma in contact more than onoe that it is a slovenly mode of evading difficulties which should ba conquered by fair means and that, therefore, its usa is detrimental to the game, playors not being encouraged to acquire the skill possessed by foreign exponents. On tbe other hand, tboee in favour of it will deny the separate contacts or affirm contact to be so nearly con- tinuous that the ^iff^renca between the push and at) ordinary stroke is merely one of duration they will truly say that it is a stroke requiring much skill and greatly extending the possibilities cf the English game, 11) which masse can never play the part it does in tha French game and, lastly, that to abolish it would lengthen play, which is undesirable. It will be interesting to learn towardg which aide the balance of expert opinion inclines. There are other matters on which opinions differ for example, it is urged with some reason that a red hazard, being no more difficult, should count no more than a whits hazard, tha object of equalising them being to discourage spot play. The white hazard might be raised so as to score as much as tha red, which would, in some degrees, shorten the game but we believe the red ball to bj the successor of tha old past and ring, whence probably its eahanccd value is de- rived; if 60, tho inequality bas an interest of its own. There is also the qupstion of procedure when balls touch, and doubtless there are other moot points; but, compared with the main ones her raised, they ar* l important, and consideration pf them may Esaadnably be postponed,

LOR TEURLOWBANK- KUPTCY. 1'10. "■ 111 y AO London Bankruptcy-court on Wednesday the creditors of Lord Thurlow ag^jn met to consider the scheme of arrangement tp pay not lass than 7s 6d in the His lordship is still in India, and on that ground a further adjournment was asked, but eventually the case was left in the hands of the Offioial Receiver,who/fvill apply for an adjudi- cation in bankruptcy.

IWND IN A CANAL, The body of Edward Shrewsbury, son of the Rev. J. Shrewsbury, of Nottingham, hag been found in the Duffield Canal. The deceased was an Army pensioner, and served many years in India.

ROTTURK.—J, A. Sherman, Hernia Specialist. If you wish to be cured, send for his book, post free 7il.—J, A. Sherman, 19, Mount-street (opposite Central Station), Manchester. 7626 THK THIKD VOLUME is A first-class sensa- tional story, wholesome, thrilling, and full of move. ment, by Fergus Hume. u The opening chapters appear in the Cardiff Times and, South Wales Weekly If exes of Saturday, January 5th.

CAPITAL CRICKET, [FROM OCR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] MELBOURNE, Wednesday.-The match between Mr Stod4art's Eleven and the Australians will after all have to be carried into the fifth day. Having 428 to make to win, the Australians were at the wickets the entire time to-day, and left off with 100 runs to get and one wicket to fall. An attendance of 16,OOQ persons proved the unabated interest taken by the public in the match. The weather was fine and very hot, and the wicket first-class. Peel and Richardson opened the bowling, the former taking first over, off which Bruce scored seven, bringing his ICPre np to 58. He next faced Richardson, and hit ;his first and fourth ball respectively for 2, but in Peel's next overj he was well caught by Stoddart at extra-mid-off. He had made his runs by thoroughly good cricket, One for 93. Giffen joined TrQtt, and the two played in first-rate siyle, hitting hard on both sides of the wicket, and giving no chauce. At 120 Lockwood replaced Richardson, but no result followed, and at luncheon-time the score was 149, Trott being 67 and Giffen 28. On resumption, the total advanced fast, Trott doing most of the punishing. 190 went up with- out separation, and then Brockwell went 011. The change acted like a spell. After one run had been made Giffen was easiiy caught at point off the new bowler. Gregory came in, and two overs later Trott returned a ball to Brockwell, which lie held. The retiring batsman was heartily cheered. Three for 206. Darling was the next comer, but soon lost Gregory, who played on. Iredale followed, and bad begun to score when Darling fell to Brockwell, who had got the three principal wickets at a cost of only eight runs. Five for 215. Iredale and Lyons took the score up to 240, when Lyons played on to a ball from Peel. Jarvis, Coningham, and Trumble were quickly disposed of. The seventh wicket fell for 253, the eighth for 263, and the ninth for 267. When Turner, the last man, came in Iredals had made 30 by excellent cricket. He played with perfect con- fidence, in spite of the critical state of the game, and hit in dashing style. Turner was nearly bowled first ball, but afterwards backed up his partner well, and a splendid stand was made. Lockwood, Peel, Brockwell, Richardson, and Briggs all took their turn of bowling, but failed to make any impression, and the two men carried out their bats at the end of the day, having added 61 to the total. They met with a great ovation from the public, who had watched the play with breathless interest and cheered every stroke. The excellence of the English fielding deserves note. The following is the score :— 1st Innings. MR STODDARTS TEAM. 2nd Innings. Maclaren, c Trott, b Con- ingham. 0 b Turner 15 Wai d, c Darling, b Trumble 30 b Turner 41 Stotidart, b Turtier 10 b UiSen 17J5 Brjwn, c Trilnible, b Turner 0 c J¡rvl,$, b Bruce 33 Brockwell, « Iredale, b Coningliam 0 b Turner 21 Peel, o Trumble, b Turner.. fi st .Taryis, b Giffen 53 Ford, c Giffen, b Trumble.. 3 c Trott, b GiKen 24 Eriggs, c Bruce, b Turner 5 lb,b Giffeu 31 Lockwood, not out 3 not eut! 33 Phillipson, c Darling, b Turner 1 b Giffen 3C Richardson, c Iredale, b Trumble 0 c Gregory, b Giffen.. U Extras 11 Rxtnys 5 Total 75 Total 415 1st Innings. ALL AUSTRALIA. 2nd Innings. Lyons, b Richardson 2 b Peel 14 Bruce, c Ford, b Peel 4 c Stoddart, b Peel 54 Giffen. e PhillipBon, b Briggs 32 c Brown, b Brockwell 13 Gregory, c Ward, b Itichaid- *on 2 b Richardson 12 darling, b liockwood 32 b BrunkWeU 5 Iredale, b JRichardson 10 uot out, 63 Trott, run cut IS c & b Brockwell. 95 Coningham, c Phillipson, b Richardson 10 b Peel 3 Trumble, b Richardson 1 runout 2 Jarvis. e Brown, b Briggg 11 b Richardson 4 Tm ner. nut out I not out 26 Kxtras 2 Extras 7 Total 12 Total 328

THE ENGLISH CAPTAIN, Mr Andrew Ernest Stoddart, who is now cap- t-linitig the English team with such brilliant success, was born in South Shields on March 11th, 1863. Unlike the majority of famous cricketers he did not as a boy do anything remarkable at the game. Privately educated, he had none of the cricket training obtained at the public schools and universities. The energies of his early manhood were devoted chiefly to Rugby football. Indeed, he had gained celebrity as a three-quarter back- before the public knew him at all as a cricketer. Somo big scores for the Hampstead Club earned him a place in the Middlesex eleven in the latter part of the season of 1885, and from that time to the present diu-exceptIng the summer of 1888; when he was playing football in Australi-he has been in the front rank of English batsmen. His greatest season in England was that of 1895, when both Mr Stoddart and Wiii. Giiiiii scored over 2,000 runs each in first- class rnatches-a feat never performed by any other batsman except Mr W. G. Grace. Against Notts at Lord's that year Mr Stoddart scored 195 nr)t out jpul 124— so far the biggest thing in his career. How splendidly he has been playing during his present visit to Australia—his third trip to the Colonies, by tho way—there is noqeed to tell, sin every sense of tiit, word Air Skoddart is a.,great batsman, ono of the least distant from Mr Wv {}. Grace at his bsst. In him are com- bined beauty of style, strong defence, and brilliant hitting all round the wicket, and so varied are his resources that he has made big scores on all sorts of wickets-fftst and slow, smooth and rough. We may add in conclusion that in August, 1886, for th- Hampstead Club against tho Stoics ha scornd 155-tiie highest individual innings ever played.

WRECK OF THE OSWALD. FUNERAL OF THEMATE AT CARDIFF On W-di esdgy afternoon was interred at the New Cemetery, Cardiff, the body of the late Mr John Jonas, of 152, Cathays-terracs, Cardiff, and chief mate of the 88 Oswald, which was totally wrecked off Port Logan, Wigtownshire, oft Wednesday last, all liis on board being last. The greatest manifestation of grief was expressed on all bands as the funeral coriegi, which left the houso a littls bofore throe o'clock, made its way to the cemetny. Blinds were drawn in almost every house, and crowds of sympathetic neighbours tprned out to pay their last tribut6 of respect. The chief mourners wore the deceased's wife, two sons, six daughters, and his sister (Mrs Williams). The service at the grave- sids, which was daeply impressive, was conducted by the Revs. David Davies and Walter Daniels (Barry). The funeral arrangements were in the hands of Messrs Marsh, of Cardiff. STORY OF THE WRECK. The Oswald left Cardiff in October last, ladon with coal for Port Said, and after discharging 1 the latter port she left in water ballast for the Danube. Here she took in a cargo of grain, and subsequently sailed for Londonderry, at which port she arrived in safety. At Londonderry her master (Captain F. J. Lewer) and several other membars of the crew wtre summoned to Cardiff by their employers to give evidence in a shipping case is which the firm had a personal interest, and it is to this fortunate circumstance that these members of .h crew owe their lives, as in the ordinary run of thing they would have been fulfilling their duties on the ill-fated ship when she foundered. The Oswald sailed from Londonderry on the 19th December last, under the command of Capt. Hitchin, of Whitby, an old employee of Alowra Turnbull's, who volunteered to go to Londonderry and bring the vesset to Cardiff. On the following day it is supposed that, owing to the heavy gale blowing, Capt. Hitchin intended to put into Port Logan for safety, but when about a mile to the north of the town the ship foundered on a rook- bound coast. From a description sent to Cardiff, Mr Gnffith John Jones, the eldest son of the deceased, wenb to Scotland and identified his father, and the body was brought to QMdilpn Monday evening. V

Fire hILS destroyed the great petroleum refinery of Messrs RyGhlovaki and Sajst, at Batqum. The looses are said to be enormous. Explorations of Northern Siberia demonstrate that that region was inhabited by tigers until within a comparatively recent date. AN ENTERPHISXJTG RKPOHTJSK.—A lady residing at Hueknall Torkard has earned deserved grati- tude by the communication she has made re- specting a recent experience. This lady is Mrs Riley, who resides at 23, St, James's-street, Hueknall Torkard, and a Nottingham Express reporter, who had the enterprise to wait upoq her, sets forth the following facts in her own words :— My daughter Martha will be one>and-twent>y June. Up to three years ago shp had fairly food health, but then began to feel jl|. As 8h(t id not seem to improve, she took aod liver oil, port wine, and such things. But bee f&ee was blanched, and there seemed to be a general de- rangement." Your daughter looks better now," said the reporter. She io not to be compared with what she was even two mouths ago," replied the mother. How do you account for the change ?" My daughter read of the wonderful curo» effected by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for P»lft People. J sent for a box. and my daughter took theakaccording to tbt directions. There waa a change for tha better which no one could mis- take, and which couM not have been produced by any other mean. If my recommendation will lead others to use Dr. NVilliainal Pink rill, and .receive the sam* benefit I shall feel grIateful.11 Miss Rdqy hrlillf added I had rtp colour at all. If I went up any incline, or a little off the level road, I could not get my breath. I always felt tired my legs were swollen, and at ¡mW1 it was very difficult to stand."

ENGLAND WALES. CONDITION OF THE SWANSEA GROUND. The Swansea Ground is well covered, and con- sequently did not suffer at all from tbe recent frost. Indeed, never mind how severe the weather may be before Saturday, the ground is as certain as can be to be in the best possible condition for play. Altogether there are no less than 17 tons of straw laid on the ground, It has been decided that no money is to jbe taken at the gates, 'but tickets will be issued outside. Holders of tickets for reserve: places will passin through the door at the back of the grand stand, while the enclosure is being enlarged about 30 yards on each side of the stand as a cheap enclosure. Excursions have baen arranged from all parts of South Wales, from Cheltenham and Hereford, two from Newport, Cardiff, and LtaneDy. The players will change at the Mack- worth Hotel, and the kick-off will be at 2.45 sharp. After the match the players will dine at the Mackworth. Mr Gwynn expects that 20,000 people can be so placed as to see the mateh well, and he adds that all the tickets for the grand stand are praetioally sold. Dundee v. SHEFFIELD UNITED.—Played at Dundee on a frozen ground before 3,000 specta- tors. Hendry, who was injured at Leith on Tues- day, was absent fppm the Sheffield team, while Dundee wanted Campbell, Buttar, Sowm;, Max- well. and Giliigan. Sheffield had the best of it in tha first half, Hili scoring. Lonair sent through an untouched free kick for Duudee which did DOt score, and Docherty scored the second sroal for Sheffield. Final score: Sheffield United, 2 goals Dundee, nil. 3aD LANARK V. LONDON CASUALS.—Played at Cathkin Park before a fair turnout of spectators, but in wretched weather. Third Lanark had the upper hand in the opening half, and scored three times, Lawrence Bell scoring tbera all, while MoHaggis scored once for the Casuals. The second half was pretty muoh in favour of the 3rd, but they only scored once through Brown, Seaton, the Casuals custodian, being in excep- tionally grand form. Final score Third Lanark, 4- goals London Casuals, 1 jroal, SuNDKiUiAND V. ASTON VILLA.—This League piatch at Sundarland attracted about 12,000 spectators. Sunderland had their full team. villa pressed, Hodgetts scoring. Gillespie equal- ised, and then Smith got a second for the Villa. Reynolds scored a third from a penalty, but Sunderland also got one from a penalty. The Villa forwards vfere a smart lot, though Sunderland played hard. Half-time score: Aston Vitia, 3 goals Sunderland, 2 gpals. The home team played splendidly in 'the second half and scored twice. They seemed to have the game safe, but Hodgetts equalised in the last few minutes, a grand game ending in a draw of four goals each. CELTIO v, EVKKTON.—Played at Glasgow. Ever- ou started, Celts playing with the wind. Everton pressed, bur from » rush Madden scored for the Celts, Williams equalised. Everton again had all the play, but ffnky work behind let in the Celts, Divers scoring. Everton continued to play well, but M'Arthur, the Celts' custodian, could not be beaten. From a couple of runs the Celts scored through Madden and Cassidy. Everton was unlucky. Ftual tcore Celtic, 4 goals Ever- ton, 1 goal. GLASGOW RANSBRS V. HIBERNIANS.— Played at Ibrox, Glasgow, on slippery ground. The Hibernians kicked off and were soon at home on the greasy surface. The Rangers were the first to scare through MeCreadie, The Hibernians replied with a passing run, from which Smith equalised. Play ruled even till the interval, but the Raugers scored twice through Boyd and Marshall. On re-starting McPherson scored the fourth for the Rangers, and shortly after added a fifth by a fine effort, and MeCreadie scored the sixth. Final score Ranger?,6 goals Hibernians, 1 goal. Boston WAKDKIIKRS v. Boat.—This County Palatine League match was played at Bolton before 9,000 spectators on fearfully sloppy ground, which rendered scientific play impossible. I The first half was evenly contested, neither side scoring. Bury opened well in the 6ocond half, and Lee scored frbm a corner kick. They held the advantage throughout, the Wanderers being unable to stick on their feet or copa with their opponents. Final score Bury, 1 goal; Wau. derere, nil. MIDDLESBROUGH T. PRESTON NORTH END.— Played at Middlesbrough in fine weather in the presence of 2,000 spectators, the result being a victory for the visitors by four goals to two. ST. BEBNAHD'S V. CORINTHIANS.—Played at Edinburgh. The Londoners in their Scottish tour engaged thair old friends St. Bernard's; not, however, with their strongest combination. After the early stages when the game was equal St. Bernard's did all the pressing, keeping the visitors penned up, and they would have scored but for the fine play by Ratkes, Oakley, and Bray. In the second half though they played most of it a man short, th. Saints were bsst, There was, however, np scoring. MARLOW V. KILMARNOCK ATHLETIC.—Result: low, 3 goals Kilmarnock, 1.

FOOTBALL AT CAPE TOWN. A Cape correspondent writes :—"The Malays, who form a large portion of the population in Cape Town, are quite as keen on football as the most ardent followers of the sport jn England. No Malay would think of playing uuless attired in gorgeous colours. They mostly wear a light and airy oostume, consisting of bright yellow breeches and a rainbow-coloured jersisy. The gamers are played under Rugby rules, as this code is best suited to display the ferocity with which they are imbued, prior to commencing a match, the usual amount of preliminary kicking is in- dulged in. This has the effect of working them up to the desired pitch of excitement. Then, at a signal from the referee, the fray commences. What a revelation it would be to some Rugby teams to &ee these dusky Mohammedans in the 'scrum'—• confused and writhing mass of humanity which, with its aoore of brown, sinewy legs and fierce streaming faces, I forms a sight not easily forgotten. Their style of play cannot by any means be called scientific, although they follow, as nearly as possible, the latest rules of the game. There are some really marvellous runners amongst them, and it is said that when Mr Stoddart was touring the Cape with an English twan) he made the remark that with good training the Malays would make footballers equal to any in the world.' The referee, as a rule, has a very lively time of it, and generally is unable to please both parties, and it is qqite a common occurrence for him W retire at half-time to a corner of the ground and prpceed to take it aut" of ono or more of the dissatisfied players. There are uo exact statistics to hand giving the number of accidents on a single afternoon, but the energy with which they enter into the gaioe may be gauged by the number of qnsky figures to be seen examining and binding up their wounds at the close of the fray. Fortunately their skins are too dark to display any black eyes, or Cape Town would gain an unenviable reputation. There have been several attempts to organise a team of Malay players to tour England during the ensuing winter, but as yet no definite plans have been made. Should a team be ever sent to England, it is safe to assert that a number of players will be injured n the lnatehea." WELSH FOOTBALL UNION.—Eugland and Wales, Jan. 5th, 1895. Special trains from 08.rdiff at 10.25 and 12.15 a.m. Admission, Is Knclosure, 2s Seats insifie the Hopes, 4s. Ground is in splendid condition, and amply proteeted.T*W. H. Gwynn, Sec., Swansea. 1038

MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. STAFF POSTS IN THE WESTERN DISTRICT. The following officers now serving on the staff or in extra regimental appointments in the Western District will complete their psriod of service during the current year :—Lieut. General Sir R. Harrison, K.C.B., C.M.G., 15th April; Lieutenant G. R. Lascelles, A.D.Q., 15th April; Captain W. Eo Bode, D.A.A.G., 15th November; Major 0. £ de la Poer Beiesford, D.A.A.G. for Instruction, 1st July Major Hacket-Thompson, D.I. of Muskatry, 2ud August; Col. H. M. GiHies, 32rd R.D., Bodmin, 28th July Col. D. M. IJome, lltli R.P., Exeter, 25th September Col. G. Sales-Scliwabe, 28th R.D., Bristol, 18th January; Captain and Adjutant L. Tristram, 3rd V.B. Welsh Regiment, 1st February Major and Adjutant E. M. Poynton, Srd V.B. Somerset Light Infantry, 3rd March; Captaiu and Adjutant W. H. Kemmie, 2nd Devon A-V., 15th M'rqh Captain and Adjatfofe 31, Ør ViiJQSnt, QJoijoester A.V., 1st Apfil ( Captain and Adjutant F. Smyly, 2nd V.B. Simth WaUs Borderers, 1st Jqpe Captain aud Adjutant C. Baines, 2nd V.B. Gloucester, 7th July; Captain and Adjutant D. Stewart, 4th Somerset JiiJht Infantry, 15th July; Captain and Adjutant U. Keating, 4th ftloucester, 4th Attgutti; Oapt#in and Adjutant D. F. Logan, Glamorgan Artillery, 4th Septem- ber | Captain and Adjutant A. Sugden, 3rd South Wales Borderers, 4th September; Captain and Adjutant H. C. Higgs, Devon Yeomaniy Brigade, |5th November Captain.and Adjutant C. L. Cpnnellon, 3rd Somerset Light Infantry, 31st December; Captain and Adjutant H. G. Norris, 2nd V-B, D.C.I..I., Slet December and Lieutenant F. M. Hobbs, superintendent of gymnasia, 16th September. A

THIRTY PERSONS POISONED. f ARSENIC IN THE SOUP. O. Saturday and Sunday JitiI some eighty per- ppns IfyifSf as Wylds Gresii. Birmingham, and in the neighbourhood wer* taken ill, as the result, it is supposed, of drielfiBfT soup. The soup was made en Saturday, at tltq Wyldf Green Hotel by JVfrs Face, and consisted of a quantity of pea- ftQur aad pe^ .bairey, boiled With a large piece of salt beef, which had been purchased from a butcher in Lichfield-road, Aston, for distribution among the customers at the hotel on New Year's Day. The soup w^s freely given away on Satur- day evening, and pn Sunday no fewer than eighty adults and children—in apnts instances fouu and five in a hqn«e-<~were seized with vomiting and diafthcM, forty of them being attended by Dr. Hobbs (Sutton Ooldfield), thirty by Dr. Donovan (Erdington), whilo the remainder wore treated by other medical men in the district. The symptoms in each opse were tbojijt pf arsenical poisoning, bub fortunately of the gases, which included airs Page and a servant at the hotel, have proved fatal, although several of the patients wero for some tiirj# a critical stated A quantity of tbe soup and meat bap finpe beeq takeO by Mr Deelus (tha" iftswe^r Qf Ruisa^s for tfc<| djstwet) fpr analysis by Dr. Hill (the public analvst).

NEWMARKET TRAINING NOTES. [WTOM vUlt NKWHAUIvICr CORRKSreN DICNT. j NEWMARKKT, Weduesday.—The morning was again wintry, and only a few teams ventured out for exercise. On the Bury Side, Archer's Golden Slipper, Le Dauphin, and Lea(ler cantered five furlongs. Jar vis's Drosera, Salt asm, Helenus, and several two-year-olds went the same distance twice. Jewitl's Ravensbury, Raconteur, Isinglass, Freak, The Lombard, Pet of the Chase, Mecca, Go Lightly, Navarino, and some two- year-olds did liea It) iy canter- ng work, Len (lei,'sThe Rays, Grand Duke, Pitcher, Peppercorn, the Cowan, Tyranny, Day Dream II., and the two-year-olds cantered twice five furlongs. Manser's Rosebery Despatch, Prince Francis, Out, Roscidus, Harry Petros, Royal Princess, Dead Letter, Gatanella, Daisy Cutter, and Queen of the T.Y.C. filly covered six furlongs. Ryan's Water Meadow, Speedwell, Rockery Solaro, Lyouesse colt, Laveno, Bushcy Park, Ottoman, Cheerv, Galeottia, Sempronius, Chas-spur, Noah's Ark, Frederick Cecil, and Knockabout cantered three times five fur longs.

HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. THE GLAMORGANSHIRE HOUNDS. Friday, Jan. 4, at Sycamore Tree, at 10.45 a.m. THE LLANHARAN HOUNDS. Friday, Jan. 4, at Covtrahene, at 10.30 a.m. THE YSTRAI) FOXHOUNDS. Friday, Jan. 4, at Tarran-v-Park, at 10 a.m. THE PEMBROKESHIRE HOUNDS. I Tharsday, Jan. 3, atTriffleton Bridge, at 11 a.in. Monday, Jan. 7, at Houghton Village, at 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 10, at Llangolman, at 11 a.m. MR SEYMOUR ALLEN'S HOUNDS. Friday, Jan. 4, at Login, at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8, at The Huts, Pembroke Dock, at 11. Friday, Jan. 11, at Penblewin, Narberth, at 11 a.m. THE CARMARTHENSHIRE FOXHOUNDS. Friday, Jan. 4, at Plough and Harrow, near Uoomb, at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8, at Castlegorfod, at 11 a.m.-brekkfast at 10.30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 11, at Taloe, at 11 a.m. THE TIVYSIDE FOXHOUNDS. Friday, Jon. 4, a*, Llwpgwair, at 10.45a.m. Monday, Jan. 7. at Black Cock, at 10.45 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 10, at Postgwyn, Treleeh, at 10.45 am.

TENBY HUNT STEEPLECHASES Will take place, under National Hunt Rules, on Wednesday and Thursday, the 23rd and 24th January next. Entries close January ]5th. for particulars and programmes apply to Mr GEORGE CHILES, Stake- holder, Cobourg Hotel, Tenby. 9748

Zimmerman and Wheeler, the cyclists, intend to start on a trip round the world next summer. Carmarthenshire Steeplechases have beA" fixed for Wednesday and Thursday, February 13th and 14th. Horton Tuesday made his debut over hurdles, but ran in very disappointing fashion for thIS Maiden Hurdle Race at Manchester. Tom Vincent, of Plymouth, and Tom James, of Aberanaan, have agreed to box 12 rounds, under Queensberry rules, for B10 a-side, in any suitable hall in Plymouth, on Saturday, January 19th, J. Yaunr, a youthful Southampton bowler, has secured an engagement for next season with the Warwickshire County Club. W. G. Quaife, the diminutive brother to Walter Quaife, will also be engaged on the county ground at Birmingham, Should Kirkconell be found good enough to run in the Derby he will be ridden by Bradford, as Watts was given up to ride Sir Visto without any Condition being mentioned. Ryan's three-year-olds Laveno, Solaro, Speed- wall, and Water Meadow could not be going qn more favourably, and are almost daily employed in some useful five or six furlong work, in which they all move in capital style, and ara as promis- ing a lot as one need wish to see. Simultaneous with the warning-off of the Baron de Larouiliiere comes the news from America that H. Manlove, a promising American light- weight jockey, has been ruled off the American Turf for life. At the Alexander Island Meeting on December 18th, when he had the mount on Forest in a race, he approached Harry Lewis, who rode the favourite, Prince Johp, and offered him gum of money to pull the Prince, so that Forest could win. He also has offered montty to other jockeys, including Corbley, to pull horses in hiS favour in previous races. Luck, as a rule, runs in cyales, and in raoing experiences of thousands have cut it down to three or five yeavs. The last two seasons have betm Mr M'6almont'«. the previous three were dedicated to Kingsclere, with Fleche, Orme, Common, Sainfoin, &c. the three previous to these were the Duke of Portland's, with Ayrshire, Memoir, Donovan, &e. and so they run, and not unfrequently the outgoing of this cycle is fore- shadowed iu the decline of the third season. Thus we see Lord Rosabery beginning with Ladas, to be followed by Sir Visto this year whilst the crack of Mr M'Calmonts-natnelv The Lomba.rd-fell a victim to the first turn of the reverse wheel, after being tried and proved in public a smasher.

DEATH OF MR HENRY WHITE, On Sunday afternoon the well-known Chelten- hgm naturalist and taxidermist, Mr Henry White, father of Councillor Hsnry White, of Cardiff, diad at St. Jiuke's-twr^ce, Cheltenham. Decoasfd was born at Bagenden, near Ciren- cester, and hailived at Cirencester for neatly 50 years. Sinco 18-.2 he had carried on the business of taxidermist, his 31thibits of stuffed birds in local' e-libitions being of a most interesting He ?!&ty recently published his auUfyo*.uphy, undjr th, title of "My Life," which b.ld a vjry sztensive circulation. Th# funeral of decsased tafces piaoo ta-day (Tpureday).

CARDIFF SHEBEENING. Maloy Jane Maeken, wred 35, was charged on a warrant at Carditf Polics-court on Wednesday with Belling bier'wifchou1: a license at 11, Horn fray- strest, on the 2nd of December last. r.c. Davies and W heeler proved tht coa-, and Sup Hay ward havintf spoken to previous convictions the P,tiali fined her £ 50 and eoste, or three months' imprisonment. John O'Shaa, the pceupier of the tiowr, Was summoned for allowing beer to be sold on the premises, and wag fja,>d 40s and costs, or 14 dfl-ya' imprisonment with hard labour.

1iøsitUls ÀbrtSs5. HERNE BROTHERS' QREAT RETIRING gALR THE SECOND AND MOST IMPORT AST PART OF THIS S ALE WILL QOMHUNOS fJIHURSDAY, JANUARY 3RD, 180Ia I From which date ABSOLUTELY IaVERYTHINQ n the Establishment, from a Penny Packet of Haberdashery upwards, will be JJEDUCED TO COST pRtOB OR UNDER!t — m itijjw i. »- JMPORTANT NOTlOl, We are poibively retiring from y shortly, All our Stock has to bs converted into molt We sure not simply Belling off surplus goods other tradesmen, but actually selling everything at Cost Pciee or undett EVERYONE Knots what they save by buying two penny reels of Cotton for We are veiling all our penny artic-es, such as Pin!NeedJas. CottoBf, &c., Two for 11durinr oar Sale, and we guarantee that everything in oar Establishment Is reduced in a like proportion WE WOULD SUGGEST To etir Castomers that our Sale offers" GRAND OPPORTUNITY Of getting in a Stock at "t. HOUSEHOLD LINENS AND'PLAT!? DRAPERY GOODS Of all sorts for fatnre ase. WE ASSURE EVERYONE thtt NOTHING IS MARKED ABOVE OQSf PRICES, And that no one in the town hat ever had fcfec ehaaee of buying goods of this description at taps 9ig approaching so low a prioe before. It seems unnecessary to advise sverf* one to buy all they possibly can with III during oar Sale. Those who knew Mpi value of foods will do so for CM tain. 35, QUEJ5N grR.B"1 OA.ÐI.'i ? I I ¡ .J

HASTY MARRIAGE AND A SPEEDY REPENTANCE. The Scotland-yard authorities (a correspondent Writes to the Morning Leader) are investigating a remarkable story told by a young woman to the Hull constabulary on 28th December. The young woman, who gave her age us 21, and an address HI Huu, said that on 14th December, while returning from Grimsby to Hull, she made the acquaintance in the train of a young man of 24 or 25, apparently a a erman 10 comfortable circumstances. An ftPPPHitinent was made for the following day, and « > m'n?ting 'n the man making cue girl an J1"*?, mari'iageI which was promptly accepted, ana the wedding duly came off. The bridegroom spsnt considerable sums of money on the girl, and bought her a wedding dress and various articles of jewellery, at the sains time promising to settle a large income upon her. Next morning the pair started off from Hull for the metropolis, where the honeymoon was to be spent. After a couple fit days spent in sightseeing, n. tiff occurred durln which the man acknowledged that he had a robbery, and had a wife already in fo* ?? ? • w*s roundly upbraided orom;l! deoept,on' butl mollified the girl by remain *?e!eC ■ 1° leave ber- 'rhe *irl back 4 ^aii *}on°> mten(li"K to go morning »-k the following day. Next £ 120 in »«!M nia? *enb to ^er room, showed her all would be™?.. ■ y81"' asked her to stay, as was than J^Lrght ln time. Their luggage Hotel Metronoul ,"P' and a cab taken to the the man promr., ^aParJ!™enks were secured, treated "like «, ajf that^his wife should be following theie fcrf^oh,ess- the Tuesday Lt telling his will 1,0 hotel went cross Station. He ^am«eb hi^ at King's- that she went to an stayed away 10 Jong him and ultimately thevT^ af F°resfc Gate for stores from G J ^rrant was out for his arrest, and tn»" >l anyone about him l'e shoofc her. Arrived at Hull he left her gt went home and related her Darente On Cvlliag at the house the m nwia ujfotla £ »he had gone to Barton. He told the fX^ ^hat he was going to Scarboro g ana that he would call for his w' •» day 3r two. The following. UlJ; jram was received from him trof™„<»ter again on the next day one ^^J^Word, asking the father to go over to p > Z1* had something important to comimuuica htnn. After this came a third telegram a" A Regent-street, London, and stating, ioSlonte Carlo," adding that he wouMs^ the father a £ 5 note if he would p18 "L-" ter to join him at Ludgate-hill Station Mil i* clock the same night. To this no reply was sen, and during the evening one of the girl's com- panions who was at the wedding conveyed '"I0! Hiatinn to her that she had seen the ipan in H'1" that afternoon, and that he was disguised. The girl$nq her father repaired to the Parliament- atreet Police-station, where her statement was WFitten down. Since then the local authorities nave been in constant communication with the Hudderslield, Grimsby, and London, out the bridegroom has notyet been traced to his hiding-place.

A. BEOKMTLY PUBLISHED BBPOBT ot tha Histori- Manuscripts Commission contains a most the ancient records of the ??rf^,on Hereford, and Bome references to • Aii«a>>an^ se^'n8 of beer, are worth notice. 'r Beere," and "Metheglen" (a beer made frequently mentioned from 1513 6 the end of that century. At various times, iT persons were indicted for ap«.Jn=?il°ps ln ^e' fc^ere being a law in force oFthnJ Ilr,act,Ice; I'ittle did the magistrates uja n( ^me think that in the nineteenth century most paying industries in the county of "aurnin' °j i,"16 growing of this so-called heeomp fa«S ,an,d tliafc the Clty itself should the f,°l tlle orewing of a special beer, tftd flaw,™ 6Qi >' Ale, whoso excellenco V»<5U of Irir f °j '? .^reatly depend upon the'very SroJSS? ,• being used ip i^s brew *i?e y Ghar^ WatkiPf and Son, toroue-ho brewery, and sold by Agents the kingdom. 15401-119

THE SHORT SERVICE SYSTEM, WEIGHED IN THE BALANCE AND FOUND WANTJNG, A F'PAPIR ARMY RESERVE. USELESS FOR AN EMERGENCY. Two principal JAtvantages (says the V/esicm Morning News) have always been claimed for the system ot short; service in the British Army. the difficulties of recruiting are less keenly felt, a somjewhat larger active list Qan thus be. Depended upon; and secondly, the defenders of short service point triuntphantly to an Anpy Reserve numbering some 85,000 men. These are material advantages, no doubt, but there is a growing impression in the minds of military men that the Keserve is scarcely to be depended upon. is to be feared that there is some solid foundation for this apprehension, and that the suspicion as to tha value of the Reserve as » fighting force is dije tq something more than the mere dislike to change of system entertained by perhaps a majority of military officers. Now this Reserve of 85,000 men is made up of soldiers who have served for the regulation period with the colours, and who have subsequently pledged themselves to be ready to fight when called upon for a further period of seven years. In return for this promise of service the Reserve man receives a bonus of about j330 when he leaves the colours, and is entitled to 6d a day for the seven years. He 18 also liable to be called out for training at the discretion of the authorities—a fact which militates against his chances of obtain. ing regular employment in civil life. In point of fact, however, the Army Reserve man is very seldom called out for training, and military officers are agreed that the efficiency of the force is in consequence open to grave suspicion. At the present time, for example, about three-fourths of the men of the Reserve have never handled a magazine rifle, and if the force had to be called up for active service during the next five years the consequences would be exceedingly serious, Again, a soldier is liable to forget nearly all that he has learned in the Army in a period of seven years, even including his habit of discipline. But the worst evil of the system is, beyond all doubt, the liability of the Reserve man to fall into desperate poverty, apd to drift into the ranks of the unemployed. In those cases it is certain that the ex-soldier loses his nerve and his capacity to work or endure the hardships of a campaign. Thus by many critics it is held that the short service sysSejn has given us a large paper Reserve, and that scarcely 50 per cent. of][the men could be employed in war. The case may be overstated, and our Army Reserve may be better than is supposed, but it is impossible to judge with anything approaching to certainty because the Reserve has not been called out for years. Does it follow that the authorities have made a blunder in their endeavour to apply the German system of short service te our little army or voluntary soldiers ? Not at all. The principle is, we hold, quite sound, but something more is evidently needed to ensure the efficiency of the Reserve we have gradually built up.

THE AUTHORISED BREAN DOWN HARBOUR AND RAILWAY. ALL THE NEW PROJECTS ABANDONED. The Bill that has been deposited for next Session by the Brean Down Harbour and Rail- way Company is very different to the important measure ponrtrayed in the Parliamentary notice of last November. In that notice it was stated that powers were to be sought to construct about five miles of new railways to connect the railway authorised in 1889 with the Somerset and Dorse. Railway at Burnham. Power was also intended to sought to raise additional capital, and to enter inta agreements with the London and South-Western Railway Company, th. Midland Railway Company, and the Somerset and Dorset Railway Company, with power to those companies to guarantee the capital of th. Brean Down Compauy. It was also stated that power would be taken to re-arrange the existing capital and borrowing powers of the company. In the Bill actually deposited none of thesa powers are sought, but by Clauses 4 and 5, which are the only two operative clauses in the Bit!, Parliament is asked to grant an extension of time until August, 1897, within which to purchase the necessary land for the works authorised in 1889 and until the 26th Å-UJU"f., 1900, for the com- pletion of those works. Tho works, referrod to as sanctioned in 1889, comprise the construction of a pier or jetty at Brean Down, together with a railway running from the pier to a junction with the Bristol and Exeter Railway pf the Great Western Railway Company.

FAILURE OF A COLLIERY PRO- PRIETOR. A meeting of th, creditors of Mr Robert Gower, Yard Cottage, Queen-street, Bridgend, was held in the office of the Official Receiver, Cardiff, on Wednesday. The statement of uffairs showed the gross liabilities to be 16s, of which £1.955 16s ranked for dividend, the assets being £425, leaving a deficiency of £1,530 16s. The debtor alleged that the causes of his failure were losses in connection with Cefn Bychan Colliery and Puinp Quart Colliery. In his observations the Official Receiver states that with the excep- tion of J68 all the unsecured liabilities were in respect of the Cefn Bychan Colliery, worked by Messrs Lewis, Ridley and Co., of which firm bankrupt had said he was a partner, The asset of £400 colliery shares was the amount at which the bankrupt estimated the value ot his interest in that colliery. Bankrupt, who had accounted for the deficiency by losses on the collieries, sold his interest in the latter one in June last; and as there was no hope of the Cefn Bychan Colliery realising sufficient to relieve the partners in any way, bankrupt's estate would Not pay any dividend, there being practically no other assets. Bankrupt had formerly been a butler and inn- keeper. The stock and business at the Yard Cottage Inn were claimed by the bankrupt's wife. There were no books of account. No resolution waa passed, and the Official Receiver remains trustee.

THE COST OF A MISTAKE, an ituJT-*8 R m'atake," eaid Edward MoAmanan, who sko!'5e.B^00king, well-dressed Irish seaman, on Wedn l? the dock at Newport Police-court overniirin. nofc having fully recovered from to was jn 'gence. The mistake referred at 102, Low01*1* to the off-lioensed beerhouse when the n)arftreet:' a^ter e'6ven o'clock, and having been tr»"aBerws opened the door, after way^n. The° £ £ a^ter, be tried to force his finer the door. I* .^ever, succeeded in shut- wera ca«ght. tr 'n do,ng 8° bis fingers the pain, and ™ed L, enable hjin door was opened J,nd quickly shut againrem%eh hl3 V* • fr!od his lafc«»k l •^fle unwelcome bu failed to gin access, an the windows, saying that he vas determined to gefc { j J « that the Irishman, who was dri^fe had also knocked at a house m Alma-street and on the door being opened he walked into the house. The Bench fixed the co8t Df the mistake at 15s 6d, exclusive of damaged fingers, and the money was paid.

Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People a perfaet cure for rheumatism, sciatica, neuralgia, partial paralysis, locomotqr !Li44FYI St. Vitu'§' dancs, narvous headache, nervous prostration, and tb tired feeling resulting therefrom, dis- oases depending upon humours in the-bloow, such as scrofula, chronic erysipelas, &c. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills restore pale and sallow completions tp the glow of health, and are a specific for all troubles, apd radically curt all cases arising from worry, overwork, or excesses, They are sold by the Dr. Williams' Medicine Company, 4Q. Hoi born-viaduct, Londou, and by chemists every- whkjrt (but only in boxes with pink wrapper bearing the full name, Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People) at 2s Sd a box, or six boxes for 13s 9d. Direct bv post from the Company at the same price. Never sold m bulk, pr by tjja dqgen pr fiupdrsd. A.pf who qjftw qubsfj- tutes in thl(form is trying tp (jeff^ud, P-Ma piig-iio be avoided.

MANCHESTER NEW YEAR'S MEETING. MANCHESTER, WEDNESDAY. 1.0—A NATIONAL HUNT FLAT RAGE of B70 weight for age, etc. Two miles. Mr N. Foster's Red Rube, 6y list 121b Mr Gore 1 Mr S. Widger's Snaplock, a list 51b ..Mr Joe Widger 2 Mr J. Nelson's Factotum, 6y list 1211> ..Mr Harper 3 Mr Mark Firth's Reaction, a list 121b Mr Roden 0 I Winner trained by Batchelor. Betting—11 to 8 agst Snanlock, 7 to 4 agst Red Rube, fc ta 1 agst Factotum, an 1 10 to 1 agst Reaction. Red Rube made all the running and won b five lengths; a length and a half dividing second and lengths; a length and a half dividing second and third. 1.50—A SELLING HANDICAP HURDLE RACE of SSO the second receives 23 the winner to be sold for 1!50. Two miles Capt. Jones's Luttiellstown, 6y 12st 21b..Williamson 1 Mr P. Scully's Orloff, 4y 12st 51b Mr J. Scully 2 Mr E. Woodland's Zoto, a 12st 71b. 11. Woodland 3 Mr J. Reece's Scotch Earl, a 12st 41h Kavanagh 0 Mr Bewicke's Cylindrical, a 12st 31b Owner 0 Mr Hassail's Stint, 6y 12st Mr M. Harper 0 Mr Hobday's Glentworth, 5y 12st T. Griffin 0 Mr Hartley's Phantom Star, 4y list 121b ..Thornton 0 Mr J. James's Angelina, 4y list 91b .Doyle 0 Mr Mason's General Sir Bevys, 4y list glb ..Lawton 0 Mr H. F. Clayton's Clotaire, 4y list 41b..Richardson 0 Mr T. Connor's Cavour, 4y list 21b Boore 8 Mr Kay Barnes's Wild Counsel, 4y list 21b Knox 0 Winner trained by Collins, Weyhill. Betting-4 to 1 agst Luttrellstown, 5 to 1 agst Orloff, 7 to 1 agst Angelina, 100 to 12 agst General Sir Bevys, and 10 to 1 each agst Zeto and others. Glentworth settled down from Stint and Cavour, with Orloff and Zoto next, and Phantom Star last. Dlentwort.h led until ,ix furlongs from home, where Stint drew to the front, but gave way on entering the strait to Zoto and Orloff, but they were headed at the Inst hurdle by Luttrellstown, who won by two lengths the same distance separated second and third. Ange- linti, was fourth. Wild Counsel fifth, Clotaire sixth, and Gleatworth last. Cylindrical broke down. Luttrellstown was sold to Mr Scully for 125gs Clo- taire to Mr Menzies for 25gs and Scotch Earl to Mr Roden for 25gs. 2.0—The JANUARY HANDICAP HURDLE RACE of P-a-0 the second receives £20. Two miles. Lord Harewood's Oytherean,5y list 121b. Williamson t Mr Hibbert's Glenloch, 5y 71b.. K.Nightinga.U t Nlr J. James's Lord Drogheda, 4v list lb .Doyle 3 Mr J. Craig's Duckwing, a 12st 41b Mr W. Brown 0 Mr H. Hall's Master Munden, 5y list Sib..Crawford 0 Mr E. P. Gall's P'etlar, 6y list 41b Thornton 0 Mr Winter's Abednego, 4y lOst 121b Lathom 0 Glenloch trained by W. Nigh.tingall, Epsom, and Cytherean by Lund, Malt-on. Betting—9 to 4 agst Cytherean, 7 to 2 agst Glenloch, 5 to I agst, Abednego, 7 to 1 each agst Duckwing and Fetlar, and 10 to l each egst Master Munden and Lord Drogheda. Fetlar cut out the work from Abednego and Duck- wins, with Lord Drogheda next, for a quarter of a mile, when Abednego took the lead, but bolted at the turn past the stand, and dronped a long way in the rear. Fetlar came on firs' until entering the straight, where Duckwing took the lead. At the la.sthurdles Cytherean and Glenloch drew out and ran a dead lieat Lord Drogheda being beaten six lengths from the dead- heaters. MM ter Munden was fourth, Fetlar next, and Abeduego last. Hie stakes were divided. 2.50-A SELLING STEEPLECHASE of EIOO t.he winner to be soi l for:CICO the second receives 1;5. Three miles. Mr E. McGregor's Joan of Arc, a list 91b .Owner 1 Mr P. Scully's War Cloud, 6y list 91b..Mr J. Scully 2 Mr Chetwynrt's Mrs Tom, 5y list G. Williamson 3 Mr T. R. Irving's Guardsman II., a list 91b ..Knox 0 Mr D. Priced Ardmiilan, a list 91b .J. Bickley 0 Winner trained by owner. Betting—6 to 4 on War Cloud, 5 to 1 each agst Joan of Arc and MrlS Tom, and 10 to 1 each agst Guardsman and Ardmiilan. War Cloud and Mrs Tom made joint running from Joan of Arc, with Guardsman II. last, for about a mile, when Mrs Tom settled down elear of War Cioud, and she led until reaching the last fence"where Joan of Arc firew to tl1.. front and won bytivo lengths; three lengths divided second and third. Guardsman II. was last. The winner wns sold to Mr McAuliffe for 23Ggs. 3.0 —Tbe TRAFFORD PAUK HANDICAP STEEPLE- CHASE of £ 150 the second receives £10. Two miles. Mr P. Scully's Lord Percy, 4y lOst 91b..Mr J. Scully 1 Mr John Craig's Noiseless, a lOst 61b ..Williamson 2 Mr Brown's Roselien, 5y 10it 6ib E. Hunt 3 Mr A. James's St. Elmo, a 10st 101b Mr Beatty 0 Mr H. Auson Byron's Lady Erne, 5y lOst S. Woodland 0 Mr B. Goodall's Careless, a lOst l-athom 0 Winner trained in Ireland. Betting—11 to 4 ngst Lady Erne, 3 to 1 agst St. Elmo, 9 to 2 agst Noiseless, 6 to 1 each agst Lord Percy and Roselien, and 10 to 1 agst Careless. Noiseless cut out the work from Lord Percy aud Lady Erne, with Careless last, to the stand water, when Roselien went on third, with St. Elmo and Care- less the last oair. A mile from home Lady Erne drew to the front, but fell directly afterwards, leaving Lord Percy to take the lead five furlongs from home and win by four lengths; a bad third. St. l.lmo was fourth. 3.30—The COUNTY STEEPLECHASE PLATE of 3.30-The COUNTY STEEPLECHASE PLATE of jE40 weight for ase, etc. Two miles. Mr Linnell's Shimmering, 5y list 71b Bickley w.o. Winner trained privately.

STARTING PRICES. MANCHESTER. PRICES. Ni. OF .A- RIFLE. IlVNNIl WINNER. Sp9rtsman.Spi-ting Life Flat Race 4 Red Rube 7 to 4 ag 7 to 4 ag Hurdle. 13 LuttreJlstown 4 to I ag 4 to 1 ag January. 7) Glenloch 7t. 2ag 7te 2M: (Dd. lit.).. 1 9to 4 ag 9 te 4 ag 1 Selling 5 J 0a,n of Arc 5 to 1 ag 5 to 1 ag Trafford 6 Lord Percy 6 to 1 ag 6 to 1 ag County 1 Shimmering.. w.o. County 1 Shimmeriug. w.o.