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FOOTRALL.
FOOTRALL. "By The Shropshire League fixture between Newtown and Hereford on the Cunning? last Saturday was a very one-sided aff:iir-much more so than the score 4 to 0 seems to show. Both teams had undergone two or three changes since the preceeding Satur- day when thev met in the Welsh Cup Tie Lester s absence from the visitors' team beins; the most con- spicuous, whilst Teddy Davies did duty in Tucker's place and Evan Tees partnered. C. Parry in the home ranks. The visitors, with the exception of Cole and Sunderland, did rot show anything like the form they exhibited in the Cup encounters, and the efforts of tho forwards were easily repulsed. Edwards did not, have one difficult shot to deal with—indeed he only receive^ some two or three strong ones at Ion? range all th,ougoh the match. Sunderland, on the oÜ'>r hand, was continually troubled from one quarter or another, and it is quite a marvel how he repeatedly returned the regular showers shots that were sent to him from all parts of the field —shots even from hacks in- cluded. Cole was as safe as nossible, and kicked and tackled vigorously, but his nartilet, was verv feeble in his returns and his tackling ill-timed. The halves worked hard but the forwards seemed unable to 13 they were very cleverly and tenderly cared for by the home halves. On the other hand the play of the home van was undoubtedly the best they have exhibited this season. The passincr of Pryce-Jones and Sweten- ham was a treat to witness—being as accurate and judicious as any on« could wish to see. Piatt played a much improved Erame to his two previous m<afcr.es a?Pi'nst the Cathedral team. Although most cleverly shadowed throughout the game by his opponents' halves and backs, he very wisely played more to his wings than in the two previous matches", but on several oceasions he some very beautiful individual runs. Nock and W. P-vrrv kc- P- up to their best form and when thev got th"e ball it was down the field in <; no e tima," 'in(] ,n many occasions littie Nockie and his big partner fairly ran rings round their opponents, beinor re- peatpdly cheered bv the spectators for their fine display. However there is ono little fault, belong- ing to this pair that of Keeping the ball rather too much to themselves and both are equally culpable. On Sat.uday, after making some solendid passing runs, they were of; en robbed in in tryiusr to keep it up too lone, and this brought a rather unpleasant (to them) finale to their per- formance. The halves played a good game all throngn. Bauiter and reddy Davies played hard and stuck to their work well. Worthen played capital,y till two goals were scored, and then seemed to take things easily. One of the early features of the mutch was a splendid shot from Teddy Davies, which nearly beat Sunderland. It landed nearly between him and one of the up- rights. and being driven with jrreat force this cute custodian had to make a great effort to save. Banister tackled most furiously, and several fouls were given against him, but this was on account of his hard play. He was always after the ball and seldom without it, and he passed most judiciously to his forwards. Charlie Parry's form was not the best he has shown this season, and he was beaten once or twice by Hedly, the nimble outside rieht of the visitors, but bis returns and place kicks were a treat to behold. E. Rees played a stronar game, and seems as "old and cunning as ever. There is nothing to add about Edwards, and his post was nearly p. sinecure all through. When he was called upon he was there. Newtown now have a more than fair chance of heading the League list. They stand second at present, and with the team iu the form they are now they are not likely to lose many, if any, more matches. Hereford, the leaders, have many a stout battle before them. The old Dragons, however, are not done with and are well in the running. The Oswestry team gave us on Saturday one of their real old-fashioned surprises and beat Newport on their own ground. This was a grand perfor- mance, and proves there is life in the old dog yet." It is a long lane that has no turning, and let us hope that the United have now seen their worst day over. Personally, I have a very good opinion of the team. and although they have done badly this season, much of their misfortune may fairly be put down to bad luck." There are good and capable men in the team, and they will yet do well if they will all pull together. I want the mea to go in strongly for tHe Charity Cup, and in the first round tu knock "spots" out of Wrock- wardine Wood. It can be done, and I feel certain it will be done. On Saturday the players gave a rare exhibition of pluck and stamina, and towards the end bottled up Newport. Market Drayton fell on Saturday, and now stand third on the list, but the three next below them on the list are in a much better position as they have five or six games in hand, and the lowest two are only three points behind. For the Village Cup some capital and exciting games were witnessed on Saturday. The first one between Whittington and Porthywaen was most Stubbornly contested. Porthvwaen had the luck in their favonr, and iust scraped home by 1 to 0. Both teams played rare football, and winners and losers^ alike deserve congratulations. orton Swifts, as I expected, proved a bit too good for Pant, but the winners had very little up their s eeyes, and the sturdy rockmen gave them a rare tussle. ° n Q8* J Junior Cup contests are progressing n a uraay the clever little Shrewsbury Athletic team, with their brilliant play, completely dazed fT°Wn-' and beat them by no less than 5 tD l. All the winners played a sterlirtr o-ame nnrl their football was worth seeing. ° The Birmingham and District League match between bhrewsbnry and Oldbury was a most tame affair. I bad the plasure of witnessing the match, but I must say I was much disappointed at the listless lackadaisical play of Shrewsbury. The players seemed as ,t they had not their heart in the work, and were quite out of form. Something seemed wrong with nearly every man in the team. The half-back Ene-usually so strong-was verv weak. Even W. Ellis took things easy, and was not the W. Ellis I remember. Probably the players took it for granted that they need not exert them- selves to gain a couple of points from Old bury. They were mistaken, however, for the Oldburv men played a good, fast, passing game, much superior to the Shrewsbury forwards, and they were well on the ball. Any ordinary mortal could see with half a glance that the Shrewsbury players, if they tried, were immeasurably superior to the visitors, and yet the game ended in a draw. It is seldom I have seen a point so simply t rown away as it was in this match. I was informed by an old friend that this was the worst s-ameShrews- bury have played on tueir gronna tnis year. My friend of old, Colour-Sergeant Edwards, who was linesman, seemed quite angry with the play of his team. I suppose the best of teams have a day off now and then, and so too much blame must not be laid on the team. The latest recruit, Salt, in the centre, was the best of the forwards, and he has all the making of a fine and fast centre-forward. The goal he got was a real gem. To-day, in the Amateur Cup content, the men will I know play a far different same, and the Casuals will find that the play of the Salopians will not be of the casual" style it was on Saturday. Whitchurch Victoria were pooriy represented at Welshpool in the Shropshire and y District Junior League, and the home team having their defeat at Whitchurch in thf-ir minds took full advantage of this weakness and healed the sore with vengeance. They had all the play from beginning to end and scored no less than 11 to 1, and could if they wished have increased even this tall score. Tom Jones distinguished himself in the centre and I fancy created a record in this position as he scored no less than seven goals, and nearly all of them good ones. With reference to this match, a correspondent writes as follows Whitchurch Victoria visited Welshpool on Saturday to play the return match in the North Shropshire and district Junior League with the United. The visitors were not in it after the first ten minutes, and received a drubbing to the tune of 11 goals to 1. Although the visitors' custodian had such a heavy score against him, he played a good game, and had scarcely any chance with the shots that beat him. For the home team, Dick Evans in goal had very little to do, but what shots he had he saved in capital style. Astley and Dan .Jones at back played a grand game, although the latter was not quite up to his usual form, espec a11 y the first half. W. Davies end W. Evans played a good game at half-back, and the latter would make a good player with a little more judg- ment. Tom Jones was tried in the centre, and although he has played some excellent games at centre-half this season, lie has not played better than be did on Saturday, his passing and shooting being a treat, and he had the honour of scoring most of the goals. Thomas and Jarman played a good game on the right wing, some of the runs and centres of the latter being a treat to witness. Austin was not far behind, and in the second half played exceedingly well. With Mytton, Holloway, 3¥l Beubow in the team thay will yet be well up in the Leig-'e ladder if thay can keep up Saturday's ^°The Fi;'St Class League matches are getting well on towards the end and a rare race there is between the first three on the list. Aston Villa, however, have such a good lead at present that they have the best chance of heading it. The order of tha First League i- .0 and 'landing Satnrchv laf;t is as follows:- Goals PI'd Won Lost Dr'n Fe; Ag-st Fts Aston Villa 23 16 4 3 58 32 35 Derby County 21 14 4 3 57 25 31 Everton 22 13 4 5 53 29 31 Bolton Wanderers. 22 11 8 3 33 26 25 Stoke 22 12 10 0 42 31 24 Sunderland 22 9 7 6 36 31 24 Preston North End 22 9 9 4 34 41 22 Sheffield Wednesday 21 9 8 4 33 41. 22 Blackburn Hovers, 19 9 7 3 30 29 21 Notts Forest 21 8 11 2 34 37 18 Sheffield United 21 7 10 4 24 35 13 Burnley 21 6 11 4 26 34 16 Wol7erhamnton W's. 21 7 13 1 43 47 15 Biuv 19 6 11 2 31 36 14 Small Heath 19 5 13 1 30 62 11 West Bromwic h Ahn 22 3 14 5 22 50 11 SHROPSHIRE AND DISTRICT LEAGUE. Results up to and including Saturday last :— >—Matches .—Goals—^ P. W. L. D. ForAgt. Ptsj Hereford 9 7 2 0 39 13 14 Newtown 11 7 4 0 33 21 14 Market Drayton 14 6 6 2 29 24 14 Wreckwardine Wood 9 5 1 3 J8 10 13 Wellington Town 8 4 1 3 26 2C 11 St. George's 9 5 3 1 29 13 11 Newport Town 13 4 8 1 26 36 9 Whitchurch Town. 11 3 6 2 15 40 8 Tron-Bridge 9 2 5 2 15 30 6 Oswcstry Urnted 13 3 10 0 22 45 6 SHROPSHIRE AND DISTRICT JUNIOR LEAGUE. Results up to and including Saturday last :— teliei-, ,G'ls, P. W. L. D. For A'st Prs Ruabon Albion 7 5 2 0 3 15 10 Ellesmere Rangers. 6 4 2 0 14 15 8 Whitchurch Vietoria, 8 3 5 0 17 38 6 Oswestry Reserve. 5 2 2 1 19 12 5 Welshpool 5 2 3 0 23 21 4 Whittington 5 1 3 1 6 9 3 WELSHPOOL JUNIOR LEAGUE. Results up to and including Saturday last:- Goals. P. W. L. D. For A'st Pts Powvsland 3 3 0 0 13 1 6 Welshpool Albion 3 2 0 1 11 5 5 Severn Vallev Rovers 4 1 1 2 9 8 4 Giiilsfiel,d 3 0 2 1 4 10 1 Leighton Swifts 3 0 3 0 2 14 0 NEWTOWN AND DISTRICT JUNIOR LEAGUE. (Souls -N P. W. L. D. For A'st. Pts New-town Half 4 3 1 0 13 4 6 Caersws I 2 2 0 0 7 1 4 Cambrian N. End 2 1 1 0 11 6 4 Kerrv 2 0 2 0 2 17 2 Royal Welsh Ware'se 2 0 2 0 1 6 0 Bettws 0 0 0 0 0 0 o BISHOP'S CASTLE V CKAVEN ARMS. Played at Bishop's Castle on Saturday. Craven Arms set the ball in motion hut the Castle were the fi:st to attack and D. Grosvenor scored before the game was three minutes old. This was quickly followed by another from Beale. The homesters continued to press, Craven Arms rarely crossing the centre line and before the interval the Castle put on their third goal. In the second portion the Castle took matters rather easily and contented themselves by adding three more goals, the last from Waters tieing one of the very best. Thus ended a one- sided game in favour of Bishop's Castle by six goals to nil. For the visitors Lockiey kept his charge well, but not much can be said for the rest, who played a rather rough and tumble sort of game. The Castle lads, who, bye the bye, have been play- ing a capital game of late, were much the smarter team, Jones, th",Ü' new goalkeeper, not once being called up"n to show his skill. Winning team Goal, W. Jones; backs, R. Grosvenor, and E. C. Davies half-backs, E. Jones, W. J. Cadwaladr and J. Lewis forwards, W. Richards, A. E. Pugh, R. Waters, A. Beale, and D. Grosvenor. Linesman, Mr Allen. Referee, Mr W. C. Havard.
SHROPSHIRE & DISTRICT LEAGUE.
SHROPSHIRE & DISTRICT LEAGUE. NEWTOWN v. HEREFORD. This return fixture was played on the Cunnings on Saturday before a fair number of spectators, and in splendid weather. Newtown were fortunate in naming the coin, and selected to play down the incline, a foul against Worthen being given soon after commencing. This was got away by Nock and Parry, the latter passing to Platt, who did a brilliant rua and forced a corner, which Platt nearly put through. Another corner followed which was got away, a similar advantage suffering the same fate soon afterwards, Pryce-Jones placing behind. The home forwards continued to romp around the visitors' goal, and Nock passed to Platt who shot just over. Teddy Davies made another splendid shot from long range which hit the up- right. A foul against the visitors was next given, from which the ball went behind. W. Parry and Nock were cheered for a nice passing movement, the latter giving Sunderland a handful, which he, how- ever, was equal to. The homesters now kept up a continual bombardment of the visitors' goal, and 0:\3 could fancy the match was simply a shooting practice, though with a splendid goalkeeper in Sunderlar.d, and kicker out in Cole, and it was quite a marvel as to how these two worthies negotiated the extremely difficult shots which were peppered upon them from all parts of the field. The pressure at this juncture deserved three or four goals at the 'east, as whenever the ball was beyond the forwards reach the halves kept pouring siiot upon shot, the back's and Edwards having absolutely nothing to do for some time. W Davies next broke away, but Rees returned, and hands for Newtown near the visitors' goal was given, from which Swettenham headed over. The passing in the home van was now almost perfect. The visi- I tors'forwards were kept at bay bv Charlie Parry and Reese. A corner was forced bv the homesters, followed by another, which was got awav in a marvellous fashion. The homesters had very lard ln tneu' shooting, aud two or three good chances were lost by bad shooting. The visitors next had a look in, a feeble shot bv WahWn o-mno- chances were lost by bad shooting. The visitors next had a look in, a feeble shot bv WahWn o-mno- oehmd. From a throw in Banister put behind. W. Parrv made a THe at pag to Piatt who shot uitoSum.enand s hands, another shot from the ight going behind. Piatt again made a good try when in a difficult position. A foul against Nock was next given, but Charlie Parry returned with a conadcnt this is mine" exclamation. From another foul Watkins and C. Davies had tries, but the ball was soon returned, and from an exceedinglv nice movement on the part of Nock, Parry, and PIatt, the latter banged at Sunderland, who made a bad save, and Nock bad no difficulty in scorw- No. 1 amid cheers. The visitos triù llees, èut he soon returned, and the ball was kept in the visitors' quarters for some time until W. Parry got possession and gave to Platt, who registered No. 2. Tho pressure was continued, a foul against Banister relieving, but Charlie returned, Worthen giving to him when, pressed. Hands against Swettenham in the visitors' goal was given, but Worthen returned and Cole kicked out to save. Nock next forced a corner, which was got awav, and the visitors' forwards made a short incursion when half-time was called with the score— Newtown 2 goals Hereford. 0 The resumption was very tame for sometime. Hands was given against Newtown. Piatt made a feeble try. Some good shots were sent in and a corner resulted for the homesters, which was put behind by Piatt. Nock after a nice run shot into goal, and Piatt tackled Sunderland, and in the scrimmage he screwed the ball into the ret, scoring the taird goal. A foul throw against the visitors was next given, aad a similar penalty was given against Banister nCtr in, The lines were cleared, and Parry and Pit;,t were conspicuous with a good run, the latter passing to Pryce-Jones, who missed a good chance. Watkins was next penalised, and Charlie Parry kicked behind. The bull was pur; behind^at the other end from a foul against New- town. Hands against Piatt relieved danger at the visitors' goal. \V. Parry was next fairly beaten by visitors' goal. \V. Parry was next fairly beaten by Edwards, and a foul against Parry for retaliating was given. A hot tussle was kept up in the visitors goal, but play was 6transferred to mid- field, Piatt eventually heading behind. Teddy Davies stuck to his namesake and partner like a leech and cleverly frustrated the efforts of that winu; to even move. Shot after shot were sent in the direction of Suncterland, and this was kept up until Platt, from a nice pass by Worthen, succeeded in baffling Sunderland, who feebly let the ball go, having evidently had enough of Platt's caresses. The ball was easily put through, and No. 4 was scored. The pressure was still continued for a time, the visitors rarely coming within shooting distance, although some of them tried hard to score a point. A shot by Platt struck the upright, and Platt and Nock ran rings round their opponents. Sunderland and Cole again made some splendid saves, and although their defence was most severely tried, they succeeded in keeping the homesters at bay, and time was called with the score- Newtown 4 goals Hereford 0 Mr R. T. Gough, of Oswestry, handled the whistle. NORTH SHROPSHIRE & DISTRICT JUNIOR LEAGUE. WELSHPOOL UNITED v. WHITCHURCH VICTORIA. This match was played at Welshpool on Satur- day in wet weather. Owing to the Town ground not being in good condition the match took place on the Foundry Field, before a fair number of spectators. The home team were short of several of their best men, while the visitors were also poorly represented. Owing to the appointed referee not putting in an appearance, Mr. Smith, of Welshpool, officiated, and the teams faced each other as follows WELSHPOOL. Goal, R Evans; backs, Astley and Dan Jones; half-backs, VV Evans, W Davies, and Lewis; forwards, C Jarman, T Thomas, T Jones, G Ovveu, and T Austin. WHITCHURCH. Goal. O'Hara; backs, Slowson and Hutchinson; half-backs, Benyon, T Slowson, and Wharton; forwards, Williams, Els'.ey, Travers, Heath, and Evans. Weishpool winning the toss, Travers kicked off for Whitchurch. The visitors by some nice passing at once got up in the home quarters, and Dan Jones missing his kick, Elslev scored in the first minute. The homesters' forwards were eoon around the Whitchurch custodian, and from some nice passing by Jones, Jarman, and Thomas, the latter missed by a few inches. Lewis put in a nice shot and Tom Jones headed just over the bar. The homesters still kept up the pressure, and Jarman getting possession made a fine run and centre, Tom Jones heading through, thus equalising the scoie. The home right wing again made a nice run and Jarman put in a splendid shot right urder the bar, but O'llara saved grandly. Tom Jones was again prominent and from a fine run he scored the second' goal amid cheers. The Whitchurch forwards now had a turn at the other end, and W. Evans had to kick out to save. Austin was next conspicuous with a grand run, but he stuck to the ball instead of shooting, and was robbed by Slowson. The visitors' forwards now broke awav, but were pulled up by the home backs, and Austin, getting possession, scored the third goal with a fine shot. The Whitchurch left wing made a nice run, and Heath passing to Evans, the latter put in a good shot, but the home custodian saved grandly. By some nice passing the home forwards were again dangerous, and O'Hara saved a good shot from T. Thomas. The Whitchurch forwards next had a try at the other end but were driven back, and from a throw-in Tom Jones scored the fourth goal with a splendid shot. Jarman shot just over the bar, and directly afterwards the Whit- church custodian saved splendidly from a scrim- mage. The visitors made some good runs, but could not break through the home defence. Owen and Davies both had tries for the homesters, but O'llara saved, acd soon after half-time arrived with the score standing— Welshpool 4 goals Whitchurch 1 goal. On resuming, the United agaip pressed, Thomas striking the upright, aud keeping up the pressure they forced several corners, from one of which Lewis scored the fifth goal with a good shot. Whit- church had a turn at the other end aud from hands" Benyun put the ball through without touching a second player. Austin made a nice run but was pulled up by Slowson. The Whitchurch forwards broke away and W. Evans gave a corner to save, from jwhich, however, nothing resulted. The home forwards again pressed, forcing a corner, and the globe being placed nicely in front by Austin, Tom Jones scored the sixth goal. After a bit of mid-field play, Thomas and Jarman got possession and made a good run, the latter striking the cross- bar with a beauty. The home forwards were too good for the Whitchurch defenders. Austin made a nice run, tricking two or three opponents, and finishing up with a splendid shot which O'Hara failed to stop, thus scoring the seventh goal for the the homesters. The Whitchurch forwards now troubled tii" home defence, forcing a corner, but nothing resulted, Dan Jones anii Astley defending well. Aoutiu was next conspicuous with a capital run, and centering well Tom Jones scored No. 8. The game was now all in favour of the homesters, the backs and half-backs having a shie at goal, and from a scrimmage Tom Jones scored No. 9. Tom Jones next made a good run, but was tripped up by Hutchinson when he had the goal at his mercy. The referee, however, only allowed a free kick. The home centre notwithstanding scored goal No. 10 directly afterwards. Just before time Jarman and Thomas were again prominent on the right wing and the latter again scored. The whistle blew for time directly afterwards with the score standing- Welshpool United 11 goals Whitchurch 1 goal. FOOTBALL FIXTURES. (The matches to be played on the ground of the first-named club.) February 1—s L Oswestry v. Wrockwardine Wood. February 1—Ludlow St. George's v. Bishop's Castle.—Semi-Final for Leintwardine Junior Cup. February 5-Dey theur Grammar School v Osvrestry Grammar School A Team. February 8—Sandbach Grammar School v Oswestry Grammar Scliool. February 3—s L Oswestry v. Iron-Bridge. February 26-0swe8.try Grammar School v. Arnold House School. February 2.9—s L Oswestry v. St. Georges. -+- II lfN TING AIJPOINTMENTS. SIR W. W. WYNN'S HOUNDS. Date. Meet. Saturday, February Bettisfiehl Monday, February 3 Worthenbury Wednesday, February 5 Petton Friday, February 7 Trotting Mare Saturday, February 8. Sarn At 11.0. ALBRIGHTON HOUNDS. Saturday, February 1™ Halfpenny Green At 10 45. LUDLOW HOUNDS. Saturday, February 1 Corfton Hall At 10.30. THE UNITED PACK. Saturday, February 1 Montgomery At 10.45. THE SEVERN VALLEY HARRIERS. Tuesday, February 4 Rhydygroes Cross Koads Thursday, February 6 Abormule Tuesday, February 11 Blue Bell Friday, February 14 Montgomery Each day at 11 o'clock. THE FLINT AND DENBIGH HOUNDS. S,,tturday, February 1. ..Rhuddlan At 11. THE TANAT SIDE HARRIERS Tuesday, February 4 Haughton Friday, February 7th Liyncb-s At 11. THE l'L.\S MACHYNLLETH HOUNDS. FOXHOUNDS. Saturuay, February 1 Esgairfochnant Rocks Wednesday, February 5 Old Hall, Glynhafren, „ Llanidloes I-riday, 1 ebruary 7 Garth, Llanidloes HARRIERS. Monday, February 3 Rhiwlwyfen Thursday, lebruary 6 Glanfechan Each (lay at 10.30. MR. VAUGHAN DAVIES' FOXHOUXDS. v, Pebt-iitry I floit Tuesday, February 4 'LianfhyStead At 10.30. Friday, February 7 Talybont At 10.
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CHESS. All communications for this department should be addressed to the Chess Editor, who will be glad to hear from Secretaries of Chess Clubs as to tournaments, matches, &c. All letters to reach this office by Wednesday morning. Local intelligence will be given the preference to other news. Solution to Problem No. 12 Q-R6, Correctly solved by Maurice Whittingham, H. R. W. Hodges, W. A. Doody, S. Baxter, T. Saurin and S. Jones. PROBLEM N0. 13.—Solutions invited. By A. WHEELER, Worksop. BLACK-6 Pieces. W H ITE-9 Pieces. White to play and mate in two moves. Position White—K at KR4, Q at QR8, Rat QKt5, B at QB8, Kts at K4 and QB3, Ps at K2, K3 and QR3. Black-Kt at QB5, Q at QR5, Kts at KB3 and QR4, Ps at K2 and KB2. Now the St. Petersburg tournament has come to a close we think this a suitable occasion for giving a short sketch of each of the players in the tournament. # William Steinitz was born in Austria Hungary, but for many years has made America his residence. He has played important matches with all the leading masters, including Zukertort, Guusberg, Anderson, Tchigorin, and Lasker, and held the title of world's champion for 27 years, until wrested from him by Lasker two yers ago, Steinitz has introduced numerous innovations into the game, one of them is called "Steiuitz Gambit." Many of his theories have been severely criticised by some of the most prominent chessists of the day, and have in return been defended by Steinitz in a series of works expounding his views on Modern Chess." Emanuel Lasker was born in 1868. He took his first lessons in chess when twelve ysars old, and from the beginning evinced a wonderful talent for the game. His record is brilliant, he being the first in all the following tournaments Amsterdam International, Berlin National 1890, Gratz Inter- national 1890, London National 1892, London Quadrenniel 1892, New York Impromptu 1893. At Hastings 1895, he was third. He has played numer- ous matches the most notable being with Steinitz, for the championship of the world. In matches he has won 63 games, lost 10, and drawn 22. After the Hastings meeting he made a tour through England and Wales and won about 100 games losing only three or four. He has been called the Morphv of the Fatherland." Of slight build he has a massive forehead, penetrating eyes and some- what nervous temperament. His constitution is delicate and many of his defeats have been attri- buted to sudden attacks of illness. 'It Michael 1. Tchigorin was born in Russia in the year 1850, and early entered the service of the Russian Government, but his love for chess proved stronger than his ambition for political honours, and he determined to take up the game as a pro- fession. His career though not meteoric has been an improving one, his play in recent tournaments showing great advancement over his earlier efforts. Tchigorin was prominent in tournaments at Berlin 1881, London 1883, New York 1889, and at Hastings last year he took second prize. Several times be has played matches with Steinitz for the champion- ship of the world, and though on each occasion suffering defeat, his scores showed increased im- provement, and in a cable match of two games with then champion the Russiah won both. Harry Nelson Pillsbury was born in Somerville, Mass, 23 years ago. He learned the moves of chess when 16 years old, and his talent for the game soon manifested itself. Pillsbury defeated most of the best American players, and developed a remarkable talent for blindfold chess giving exhibitions at Philadelphia, Buffalo, Montreal, New York, and other cities. In person, Pillsbury is of medium height, with an intellectual head and classical features. His style of play is painstaking and solid, and he may be depended on not to lose a game for the sake of that false brilliancy which so often ends iu defeat. GAME No. 18.—RUY LOPEZ. WHITE. BLACK. Lasker. Tehigorin. 1 P-K4 P—K4 2 Kt—KB3 Kt—QB3 3 B-Kc5 P-QR3 4 B-R4 Kt-B3 5 Castles P-Q3 6 P-Q4 Kt-Q2 7 P takes P QKt takes P 8 Kt takes Kt p takes Kt 9 Kt-B3 B-Q3 10 Q-Kt4 Castles 11 B-R6 Q-B3 12 B takes Kt Q takes B 13 B takes B QR takes B 14 QR-Q1 Q-Kt3 15 Q-K2 Q-K3 16 R-Q3 QR—Q1 17 KR—01 B-K2 18 Kt-Q5 p-(B3 19 Kt takes B ch. Q takes Kt 20 P-QR3 KR-K1 21 Q-Q2 H takes R 22 Q takes R, K-Bl 23 R—Q2 P—K3 24 P—KKt3 25 Q—07 R B2^ 26 Q-B5 P—KKt3 27 Q—B3 K „ 28 Q—K3 Q—K.t4 29 P—KB4 v takes X I 30 Q-Q4 Resigns While chess is almost free from luck-and some plavers positively assert there is no such thing, as chance in the game-yet circumstances ai-ise which prove the fickle goddess plays an important even in the royal pastime." For instance, in a tourna- ment each game is set for a certain day and hour, and what is so common as for one of the players through indisposition or some such cause to be unable to exercise his accustomed ingenuity. Vs In games between master players many of tho so-called brilliance.3 are pnrc luck, and result from sheer desperation—so that it will be seen there is some "luck" in chess, infinitesimal though it may be. GAMES BY CORRESPONDENCE. Some of our readers may wish to indulge in this form of the royal game, if so, will they send their names and addresses to the Chess Editor who will provide them with tuitable opponents. Rules and full particulars on application. *t¡- ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 7: The Chess Editor will be pleased tø answer correspondents in this column if their questions are received at the COUNTY TIME* Office not later than Wednesday. Mrs. IIUDDLESTOX.— The diagi'o-u1 was correct, but we much regret that a printer's error crept into the description of the position. F. S. WILSON (Wrexham).— hf-11 ^10 odds of a pawn is given it is generally understood to be the KiiLl unless stipulated otherwise. -+-
L A R G E F I X D OF GOLD…
L A R G E F I X D OF GOLD IN IvJ EPJONETHSHI E E Mr. Richard Pugh, the overlooker of the Moel- croesau Gold Mine, which is being worked by Mr. Hudson, came across a large quantity of gold* in the mine on Wednesday. It was Mr. Fugh, whose experience of gold mining has been confined to his native country, that was fortunate in finding gold in considerable quantities in the Gwynfynydd Mine during the time he had it under his control, but according to his testimony, his discovery last Wednesday beats the record, and in his opinion will give a great impetus to the search for the precious metal in this country. I
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CO HUESPO S DEN CE L E T T E R S TO THE EDITOR. To CWM>M n u-(t t '"enfcr Hi iV column should be addressed TO Uie Editor, mid miint be u-ntten upon mie -side of the paper only They should in, all cases be accompanied by the namn and address of the sender, not necessarily for pvol-ication but a* a guarantee of good faith. THE. PROPOSED RAILWAY TO LLANFAIR. To the Editor of the COUNTY TIMES aid POST. Sir,—The genial doctor from Llanfair in a former letter pathetically pleaded that a discussion upon the question of route was altogether too premature to bring forward at the present stage of the pro- ceedings. Weil, we Poolonians have a ready reply ;.0 this plea viz that we were not the offenders in this respect—this fact, I think, I have conclusively pointed out in my last letter. Now, Dr Humphreys clearly proves by his last letter that he and his friends have already mapped out the route-having carefully surveyed the country (on maps, of course) and measured the distances- and, with a haughty Mands-off Welsh- pool the doctor will, when the time arrives, ap- proach the County Council and command that august body to "open its mouth and shut its and receive his bclus"—the Osicestry In the route laid down by the doctor- I must confess I can only see one sane proposal, and that is this, that his line of railway runs up to the main- line-there is nothing else to be said in its favour; and among my reasons for this daring assertion is this, that for seven miles of its length, viz., from Ystumcolwvn to Llandysilio (Four Crosses) a line of railway would be useless, for the very simple reason that these seven miles have already a good railway service near at hand — at Bryngwyn, Llanlechain and Llansaintftraid branch-line stations, and Llan- ymyneeh and Llandysilio (Four Crosses) main-line stations. As for the eOlltention that short lines of railway do not ray because there is no traffic to feed them on the way, all I can say to this is— When and where did Ù, Humphreys unearth this wonderful theory Surely Llanfair is a, town of sufficient importance, and is the receiving-centre of a country-side of sufficient area and population, to merit the construction of an eight-mile railway (through an easy country) to a junction with the main-line If an eight-mile railway to Llanfair will not pay, surely a railway of double its length and double its capital will likewise not pay If he retorts that Myfod, at least, would be an important feeder to his line then, we will reply that Castle Caereinion likewise would be an equally important feeder upon the short route between Llanfair and Welshpool. Your obedient servant, Jan. 26, 1896. A BURGESS. o — To the Editor of the COUNTY TIMES AND POST. Sm,I was very much sJJrprisod to see in YOllr issue of the 25th a letter from Mr. Watkins, Cross Keys, Gwernycilio, stating that the report of the last Parish Council meeting was misleading. All that I did was to report the speeches as they were delivered. After two of the Councillors had spoken in favour of Light Railways, Mr. Watkins said that it would tend, in his opinion, to decrease rather than to increase the business in Dani.ant- fbaid. Now there are carriers and wagons going- through, but if a railway was made it would stop these, and certainly injure the business, especially of Mr. Jones, Lion Hotel, and Mr. Evans, Sun Hotel. These were his words as he uttered them, ut instead of putting in the report the names in full, I simply called them publicans, and now may I ask where is the error, and in where is it misleading ? I should be very sorry to mislead the public as it is my duty to take each speech as it is delivered, and I should not like Mr. Watkins or any other member of the Council to think for a moment that I am there as a party man, I am there merely to serve the public.—Your CORRESPONDENT. -+- THE PROPOSED VOLUNTEER CORPS FOR MONTGOMERYSHIRE. To the Editor of the COUNTY THIES AND POST. SIR, I was very pleased to see in the issue of the COUNTY TIMES for January 18th a letter from Outis on a proposed Volunteer Corps for Mont- gomeryshire, and shall be obliged if yon will allow me space to say a few words on the subject, in the hope that I may assist in a small degree in clearing the path for the cjonsummartou of his wish-ee. There will be, no doubt, great difficulties in the way of securing the acceptance by the authorities of the services of a Voluuteer Corps in this county but I do not think they will prove to be of the kind that Outis appears to anticipate. I think he makes a mistake in asking for a gentleman of position to come forward and act as sponsor to the corps; by which I suppose is meant to raise the corpse at his own expense, and to undertake the duties of Commanding Officer. If the men of Montgomeryshire want a Volunteer Corps and are prepared to serve in it, they should act in accordance with the rules of procedure definitely laid down in the regulations for the Volunteer Force, 1895, Part I, Section 1, Paragraphs 10 to 24, wherein it will be found that, in offering the services of a Volunteer Corps for Her Majesty's acceptance, it is necessary, amongst other informa- tion, to state the number of persons who are prepared to enrole themselves." The question of officers is treated in another section of the regula- tions but it should be remembered that the appointment and promotion of officers rest with Her Majesty the Queen. The chief obstacle to be encountered in Mont- gomeryshire will probably be the difficulty of en- rolling enough men to entitle the Corps to the services of a separate adjutant. If it is proposed to form an Infantry Battalion there must be a minimum strength of 360 men, being six companies of 60 men each. Six companies of Garrison Artillery, each 50 strong, or three batteries of Position, each 100 strong, would entitle the county corps to a separate adjutant on the lower establish- ment of 300 men. In a widely-scattered population like this of Montgomeryshire there would be some difficulty in raising 360 men but, with combined effort, success should not be despaired of. In the adjoining county of Denbigh, with a population of about double that of Montgomery, the battalion in which I have the honour of serving has no difficulty in maintaining its maximum establishment of 800 men. If it be impracticable to enrole enough men to entitle the corps to the services of a separate adjutant, the regulations provide for its attach- ment to another corps. This also might oresent difficulties in the peculiar case of Montgomery- shire which, itself it the Western district, is almost surrounded by counties which are in the North- Western command. However, these troubles could all be overcome if sufficient men came forward and determined to pull altogether. "Outis" should emerge from the shelter of his nom de plume, and with his friends should hold meetings in all the towns and larger villages in the county. Local committees could then be formed to collect the signatures of men who would promise to join if a corps was sanctioned; and also to open a subscrip- tion list to defray initial expenditure. If this were done, why should there be more difficulty in Montgomeryshire than elsewhere in obtaining officers ? Especially as the War Office are now about to introduce reforms, placing Volunteer Corps on a sound financial basis, and obviating thereby any pecuniary responsibility to officers. I am sure several gentlemen would be found avail- able and the corps would not even have to lament the want of an efficient Commanding Officer. I am, sir, your obedient servant, A. MAURICE, Lieut. 1st Volunteer Battalion, The Royal Welsh Fusiliers Welshpool, Jan, 24th, 1896. -+- To tho Editor of the COUNTY TIMES and POST. Snt,—Referring to my letter in your issue of the 18th, and to Mr. Skidmore's communication in that of the 25th, it appears to me that the best time for tatting about the enrolment of a new volunteer corps is early in the spang and not in the autumn— Firstly: Because it. allows plenty of time for arralging all preliminary details of the work to be gone through. Secondly: Because under the present peculiar conditions, it might be possible to carry the mattcr through more easily by striking while the iron is hot. Thirdly Because the volunteer regulations give the 1st of November as the latest date upon which any applications may be submitted to the War Office through the General Officer commanding the District and do not fix any date as the earliest upon which it may be submitted, and Fourthly: Because the grant for any '[coming' year is given upon the basis of the number of mem- bers who performed casual drills, &c., during the previous year, so that, if the Government could give no grant in advance for this year, they might permit the enrolment and drilling of members, in order to form a basis for computing flic frrart to be given in April ne.^t ycat. As to a possible Colonel to take up the matter, the name of a roriro-1 niajnv pf Yo.irnanrv lias been mentiened, alld it appears to > he would be just the gentleman io carry itforward satisfactorily. I would therefore suggest that he should be ap- proached upon the subject, and again if ;irin, one or more residents in this county, being willing to serve their country, will join me in forming a committee of inquiry. > The question of preliminary expense is practically unimportant, as there need be none inc uired bevorid the cost of a few sheets of paper upon which to obtain the proposed members' signatures. And as to the expenses of a volunteer corps when formed, the annual capitation allowance, in the hands of a competent ffauce committee, is for all necessary expenditure, if all the men are volunteers. Mr Skidmore's experiences to expenses are of course to be regretted, but perhaps there may have been misunderstanding, if not fault, both on his part and on that of the committee with which he co-operated three years ago. Your" faithfully, OUTJS. -• £ »-— To the Editor of the COUNTY TIMES and POST. —As an old voiuineer, and as an officer of volunteers of seventeen years' standing, it will give me great pleasure to afford any advice or assist- ance or to supply any information to such a com- mittee as 11 Outis" suggests in his letter to the COUNTY TIMKS, with the view of ascertaining the feeling in the county as to the formation of a volunteer battalion. It seems to me the first tiling to be done is to form a committee to wni k. and then it will be for the committee to look about for, and if possible to secure,theservices of some county gentlemnn of position to take up the duties of commanding officer. It that can be do ne, I should say the rest, would be jJrPtty plain sailing and merely routine work, but there can be no doubt ns to rhe county posi- tion of the Commanding Officer being a sine qua non. The question of expense will be got over in the future much more easily than in he past. Yours faithfully, G. A. HUTCHINS, Hon. Major 1st R. R. V. C. -+-- MR. DIGGLE'S STYLE OF CONTROVERSY. To the Editor of .the COUNTY TIMES and POST. SIR,—At Oswestry, on January 17, I stated that the Church party had the power of appointing aud dismissing 50,000 teachers. ilr. Diggie, in his speech at Newtown on Friday night, endeavoured to discredit this fact. He is rep rfed to have used these words :—He examined that statement, and found that in England and Wales there were 50.682 certificated teachers. Of these, 20,000 only were engaged in the Church schools, and 20 out of 50 was a very different thing from the statement of the Master of Arts, Mr. Owen Owen. He wanted them to beware of s-el-i statements." In mv state- ment I mentioned 50,000 teachers, not certificated teachers. To this figure Mr. Diggie opposed certi- ficated teachers. Mark, the ingenuity of the Master of Arts How sly he introduces the word certi- ficated" without any explanation or apology what- ever, and that in order to score a seeming triumph at. a public meeting. Sir. Diggie must have known what he was doing. In the 50,COO teachers 1 in- cluded all who teach in Church schools, whether they be certificated teachers, assistant teachers, additional teachers (Art. 68), or pupil teachers. Why should I exclude any branch of the profession? For those whose object it is to proselytize at the expense of the nation, it is of far greater import- ance to retain the right of appointing assistants and pupil teachers than it is even to control the appointment of head teachers, for in this way tney hold the entrance into the teaching profession. If Mr Diggle does not know that the term "teacher" denotes all who teach, whilst the term "certificated teacher" denoteT only a portion of those who teach, he is not competent to deal with the Subject.' On the other hand, if fie does know, he is guilty of gross and wilful unfairness to an opponent. Mr Edward Jones (from the rear of the hall) informed Mr Diggie that he (Mr Jones) took it that I meant not only school- masters, but also assistant masters down to pnpil teachers. Sir Diggle refused the light which Mr Edward Jones threw upon the subject, for he returned to the charge, and said lie could not tell them what Mr Owen Owen meant, to say, he could only tell them what he did say. Mr Diggle's characteristic way of telling the people of Newtown what I did say was to tell them something else, in fact, something I did not say. He introduced a word of his own which entirely altered the case. Mr Diggle ends pp by saying that if I included pupil teachers and assistants, I could not make up the 50,000. And the people laughed. He laughs best who laughs last," and anyone who cares to examine the Blue Book for himself will obtain that satisfaction. I am told that in order to be well within the mark in arriving at the total number of teachers in the elementary schools of the country, we should omit the fourth year pupil teachers and candidates on probation (Art 33). The total number of teachers in the Church schools of Eng- land and Wales will therefore turn out to be 50,361. There is a truly serious element in this incident. This apostle of dogmatic teaching for children comes down from London to Newtown and tramples under foot, as a thing- of no value, that which we call morality in argument. I am more than ever confirmed in an opinion which I have held for years -that a pound of character is worth a ton of dogma.—I am, &c., OWEN OWKN. Oswestry, Jan. 29th, 1896. —— LLANGADFAN PARISH COUNCIL AND PENCOED COMSION. To the Editor of the COUNTY TIMES AND POST. Sir,—"One Interested" appears to have brought the correspondence on these subjects to a close without attempting to accept my challeoge as to the validity of the appointment of the chairman of the Ll an gad fan Parish Council and the Penco"d rights. Perhaps you will allow me again to reveal the facts relating to the chairmanshm of thi« Council. Syr, Mr let me » numerous readers who I know are very anxious to know whether the Llangadfan Parish Council s CTicM^h eRaI1S qUSmed Chairma11 not ihe fact ,s this :-Rev. H. Jones was elected as SrE. man°f th0 December^ innt'a apPoulAtn"eafc WHS not renewed at the Wn m, l ri1' 1895> should have I j10 T nioeu'ng not a word was said, about re-electing a chairman, neither was the matter placed ilpot, the agenda. Therefore there is no c i air man nor a vice-chairman connected wiuh tins Council; consequently the transactions of such Council cannot be in conformity with the Parish Councils Act, 1894, as "One" Interested" will have your readers believe them to be. The corres- pondence communicated to the Llanfyllin District Council has, therefore, no value because it is well known that no transaction of any Council can be vu lid under the circumstances I have mentioned. What, I wonder, will the Chairman of the Mont- gomeryshire Count v Council say tot iiis irregularity ? Yours, &c., ROGER. -+- DEYTHELR SCHOOL. To the Editor of the CoexTY TIMUSAXD POST. SIR,—I notice in your paper of the 25th, the following editorial note: "A very interesting dis- cussion on the Deytheur School Scheme took place at the County Council meeting on Slonday. Whether it will be generally understood is another matter, but. the outcome appears to be that the Radical majority refuses to make a grant to the School unless the trustees agree to a clause being inserted in tho scheme whereby the headmaster or anyone else will be prohibited from giving any religious teaching whatever without the express wish of the parents of the scholars. To a purely secular school the money will be available, but if there is the slightest chance of the Bible being taught therein these holy-minded Radicals refuse to hand over a sixpence. And yet we are told there is such a thing as a Nonconformist con- science," The clause which the County Council require to be inserted in the Deytheur Scheme as thejeondition of receiving the County Council grant is as follows :— (a) Scholars shall be allowed to attend such places of worship and shall have reasonable facilities for religious instruction from such reliffious teachers as their parents may choose for them. (b) Christian family worship shall be held daily in the house but in the family worship so held, the formularies of any particular denomination shall not be exclusively or systematically used. (c) In the course of any general Christian religions teaching given in tho house, the formularies of any particular denomination shall not be ex" eiusively or sysit-maticallT used nor shall the ;rti,.n!or domination fico jr'U{J'J11. Provided that the Master of the House if he ;r u-r-1 ienciHi: >•! m. i .ve eitner hy himself or deputy, reljgiciis instruction of a denomination character, but only to those pupils whose paren have in writing expressed to the Head Master a. wish lor such injunction. I am, Sir, Your obedient servant, A. C. IlUMPHEEYS-OWEN'. Glansevern, Jan. 28, 1896. To the Editor of the COUNTY TIMKS AND POST. SIR,— Having- served the public at large, and especially the Hundred of Deytheur, for the aS yoa»t> to tiie best of my ability, as scores 0 Jsving wittwss.s can certify, 1 think it only r,n in accorc!i)??cc with common reason '-hat voice should boli,ard and listened to in tnis, me, most critical period of my history. J chn'ni o ho the property of the people of the Hundred 0 Deytheur. J hey have, as it were, some half-dozen gentlemen aclin.ii- as their stewards or agents, llIOSd of whom five miles away, outside the Hundred, W 1 most of their. 1 seldom see, and for that reason '•annot help but. believe they care little for me. For some years I lived like a pfHeau ii. tho wilderneSSi a- •• s- ,,urku. My —»"••• ,U«UUvU spacious rooms were nearly all empty, ia walls becoming damp, paper rotting, garden an walks all alive with nestles and thistles, in W'-icj beginning tu think the people of the Ilundre Jiad sacked iheir stewards and left me to die » in it-era hit." sod fergutien institution. And can yoll fancy the change in circumstauces from the v. hen I was filled up to the brim WIth a lIve throng cf warbling chatterboxes in the days 0 Shefbeld, Robinson, Ac ;i'sonie hailing not only from Deytheiiir and surrounding neighbourhood, n veynoe', Shelveld, Manchester, Jtc. What CCo" IJ 1 Il change! And tvell may the public, as well as a other of my well-wishers, ask what, could have been H.e cuMse of such a change in my history? fi.ncy, Sir Editor, if need not take long to ascertain the cause. Some years ago land the surrounding properly beloiuruw <-•> tho people of the Hundred brought, in an income of to £120 a year; no What master wort his salt would come and occupy this establishmen at a year ? Why it would cost him that to keep me warm and lighted, to say nothin about, food lor himself and family. IhearsoltS- one ask: How comes it then that you have such a orriameut in occupation ai, the present; moment • Yes, well may you ask such a question. £7 a year never brought him here no fear, and came it about then ? I fancy it came about in this way. You are aware that we have an elected boof of ratepayers cubed the County Council, Parliament has given them the power of raIsIug upon the rateable value of the county a halfpenny rare towards education, and that noble band 0 he-itigs takes from my Hundred £130 a year, ft present, occupier must surely have got scent o this, or- it may be possibJe the stewards promise" him that such an amount would be forthcoming or von may take it for granted he would never have seen Montgomeryshire. Well, I presume there is no doubt but he will get it—is there ? Ob, yes. How can that be P In the first place the stewards, I take it, are forgetting that they are stewards not owners, for they take upon themselve* the whole responsibility of the business, and not called my owners together at all to discuss this most important part of my future success or failure. Can the higher authorities T be aWafO that I am treated in such a fashion ? Why was 1 not published and made known by four corners of the Hundred that a public meeting would be held in some central position to discuss this business ? Of ccurse if the County Council ar.8 coming forward to provide funds to help this insti* tution the County Council must have a voice in Its future management, ï es, there the rub lies. stewards would be sacked and a representative body put in their places, at least as regards fiv members. Very right, say you. bu what abou the money ? Oh, well, a member of the County Council said the other day the parsons were at the bottom of the mischief. Yes, more unlikely thin than stbat come to pass sometimes I fancy. A clause of the county scheme has been left out by the Charity Commissioners. As regards the religious education of the boarders, the stewards, f presume, are wishful to force down the throats o the children the religious tenets or Jdogmas of the Church of England whether it is the wish of the parents or not. The Countv Council very righfJy .say no. Although it is an old Church foundation, as we have to comato the rescue with the II1obe of Nonconformists as well as Chv.-chwen, stewards must giro v.-ay and consent fer these matters to be taught to the children of parents tbat j are agreeable to the bame, aud not to those th» ö r6 are not. The result, unless these conditions are accepted, will be that the money of the ratepaye will be lost to the school and the £130 raised the Hundred will be given to other schools in county and I left to starve and die. What say to that, friend ? Well, I say, send the whole lot 0 them, stewards, parsons, and County Ccuncils to" Jericho, and let us have afresh batch that wiling* towards me like Christian men, remembering at.aJ1. times the old famiiiar Eaying" Do unto other as, you would be dene by.' DEYTHEUR School --+-- SMALL RADICAL PLANTERS. To the Editor of the COUNTY TIMES AXD Sir, I see it is reported in a contemporary that at a meeting held last week at Llandysilio 1J! Jones, of Llanfyllin, said The Conservative government had given many pledges, but as far as e could see there was no sign of their recleeai'inf? any of them, excepting the one they had given to the clergy with reference to Voluntary schools- Couid narrow-minded bigotry go further? The iecently elected Conservative and Unionist Goverlld ment had beeji only a few months in office, an during that short term of office they have by their able statesmanship and prompt action brought to a successful close the outbreak of a small revolt* which if it had been dealt with less ably mi#k have assumed serious proportions. They have also by their action at home and abroad and by placing in commission a strong flying squadron secured to Europe and America peace which was and has been for some time seriously threatened. In a word the present Cabinet has earned in a very short the respect of foreign nations and also entItle t itself to the confidence of the country large. Could they have done more, sir? I think I is a pity that small tradesmen of Sir Jones' stamp) who at the best have only a superficial knowled £ e of agriculture, should be encouraged by their Party to go about the country deliberately mis-colouring facts, as they are only fanning the flame of Party friction,whichtoo often leads well to meddle wIth their neighbours' affairs--men who if left alone would certainly be less discontented, and more posed to look upon the brighter side of things In general. I am, Sir, Your obedient servant, 0:-0: WHO HAS CONFIDENCE IN THE present GOVERNMENT." LITERARY NOTES. Tho demand fur the now issue of British Battles on Land mul Sea in penny weekly numbers has been very large. 125,000 of the first number haØ already been prepared audit seems highly probahl that double this number may be in circulation 111 few day's time. The mighty wave of patriot10 sentiment which ia passing over the land is doubt, accountable for this special sale, combine with the fact that nowhere else can such a body of illustrated information respecting exploits of the arqiy and navy be found, whi's the price of the present issue is in the degree popular. A similar success seems likely attend the Popular Edition of Cassell's lllustrotf History of England, the first weekly part of is to make its appearance on the 29th ult. Every carc has been taken to prepare for the immt-n30 orders which are flowing in from the trade.. ews of Nanseu and the Fram is confideD 's expected during this year by the Danish explorer h friends, and preparations for this summer's SwedlS I' Balloon Expedition to the Pole under 0 Andree are already far advanced. Under the- circumstances the Editor of Cassell's Magazine had been takiug the opinion of experts in travel aI1 exploration upon this Race for the Pole," and Vj his February number will be found letters fro Sir. H. SI. Stanley, SI.P., Sir Martin Conway, President of the Royal Geographical ^oCltL, Admiral Sir Leopold SlcClintock, K.C.B., and Henry Coxwell, in answer to the question, Nansen or Andree reach the Pole ? An interesting and highly successful was latch started in connection with Little if a magazine. Prizes were offered for the best imagJJl d tive drawing of -The Editor of Little Flks," ae some of the results, together with a portrait of 119 Editor (from a photograph- and quite as curious any of the specimens sent in by competitors) wil reproduced in the February number magazine.