South Wales Echo

THE TRIAL OF MADAME CLOVIS HUGUES. Acquittal of the Accused, I [CENTRAL NEWS TELEGRAM.] I PARts, Friday, 2.30 a.m.-The sensational trial Madame Clovis Hugues for the murder of the Private enquiry agent, Morin, terminated at two 0 clock this morning in a verdict of acquittal for the accused. The verdict was received with tumultuous cheering. The hearing had lasted for 14 hours, with but two short intervals of adjourn- ment. A remarkable feature iu connection with the trial was the preponderance of the female element among the auditors. Wives °f Ministers and great public functionaries, Women of fashion, and actresses, secured seats in the court, and remained at their posts, in the majority of instances, throughout the pro- ceeedings. The ladies were prominent in testify- ing their approval of Madame Hugues' act everv point telling in her favour being received with an ill-subdued murmur of applause. The Presi- dent, M. Beraid des Glajeux, was manifestly annoyed with the spirit displayed, and frequently announced his intention o clearing the court should the manifestations be persisted in. Madame Hugues bore herself with great fortitude and self possession, though to other than Parisian ears, her hardly concealed glorification of her crime could not have failed to be most distasteful. After M. Gatineau's address for the defence, he was effusively embraced by M. Clovis Hugues, who, while the jury were absent, sought to sustain his wife's nerves by en- couraging glances. When the jury delivered their tinding, it was a few minutes before two o'clock this morning, but the court was still densely thronged. The verdict was received with applause, which became frantic after the judgment was pronounced. A rush was lylade towards Madame Hugues, who, smiling her thanks, was embraced by dozens of the women and by her immediate friends. The occasion will be a memorable one in Parisian criminal records. [RENTER'S TELEGRAM.] I Paris, Friday, 3 a.m.—The court acquitted dame Hugues of the charge of murder, but j?*^einned her to pay a fine of two thousand ^n°s> together with the costs of the trial.

FHE ALLF-GED CORRUPT PRAC- TICES ÂT BIRMINGHAM. Strange Collapse of the Proceedings Proceedings ] SPECIAL TKHaR«M Mr Wm. Nixon, tne defeatcd Conservative candidate for St. Bartholomew Ward, appeared at the Birmingham Police-court agai„ to.day t() aiiower the summonses issued a" the instance 0f the Liberal party for corrupt practices. Mr Alfred Young (Oxford Circuit) appeared for the prosecution, and Mr Stubbins (Midland Circuit) for the defence. The court was crowded by poli- ticians of both parties. The witness Heron, who (.ave evidence on the last occasion that the defen- dant had paid him various sums of money, and who in cross-examination said he would swear anything, was re-called, but failed to appear, and the case was adjourned sine (lie.-Counsel for the defence said Heron would be prosecuted for per- jury.

A COUNTY MAGISTRATE KILLED i-i was held on Thursday, at Charing Cross hospita,^ on body of Mr Robt. Augus- tus Aspinall. ag-ed 77, a Middlesex county magi strate. On December 15th the deceased had just left the Carlton Club, in Pall Mall, and was cross- lnp t"e r0 when he was run over by a four wheeled tan. de died in the hospital on Monday ast from his lnjunes verdict of Accidental aeatfo yv-iis (e;urued, ast from his lnjunes A verdict of Accidental death" Willi (e;urued, itt'.« v,

Remarkable Elopement d Desertion. 11 The Victim of a Sham Marriage. [SPECIAL TELEGRAM.] DUBLIN, Friday Morning.—Early last week a gentleman arrived in Dublin with a lady, who passed as his wife, and having stayed at an hotel, was shortly employed as a civil engineer by a city firm. The couple then took a furnished house in the suburbs, but a few days back the gentleman was missing, and it then transpired that the lady had been the victim of a sham marriage, and that the supposed husband had absconded, taking JS100 of his victim's money and two valuable rings, worth £ 130. The deserted woman followed him to London to find that he ha.d just sailed for Adelaide with another wife. The authorities were appealed to, but it was then too late to take steps to arrest the man. Returning to Dublin the lady consulted a firm of solicitors, and endeavoured to arrange for a detention at Adelaide of her deceiver, but all effoits were in vain. Accordingly last evening she returned to her friends in England, minus a husband, £ 100 in money, and a diamond and sapphire ring, the value of which has already been stated.

I SUICIDE OF A WELL-KNOWN SPORTSMAN. Mr Abraham Smith, well-known in sporting circles throughout the country as or Old ALe," under which title he wrote in the Sporting Times and the Bird of Freedom, committed suicide early this morning at his Bradford residence. Deceased, who was 53, had suffered from dropsy for some time, and had had placed over his bed a pulley and rope to ease himself, and with this he has committed suicide. Deceased had been much depressed of late.

SEARCH FOR MISSING TREASURE. [SPECIAL TELEGRAM 1 Details are published at Newcastle to-day of an expedition which is about to proceed from the Tyne to the Island of Trinidad to search for hidden treasure. The information upon which they are acting had been communicated by an old sailor, who alleges that he saw the wealth carefully hidden, and that he was one of the pirates who plundered tne vessel from which it was taken. The projector of the expedition was for many years a shipbrokers cashier at Newcastle. -=-<-

I A MINERS' CANDIDATE IN STAF- FORDSHIRE. I [SPECIAL TELEGRAM.1 The Staffordshire jVIiaevs1 Association have chosen Mr Enoch Edwards, president of the Miners' Federation, numbering 24,000 men, to contest one of the new divisions of North Staf- fordshire in their interests at tha next general election. He wiil either contest the borough of Newcastle, including Silverdale, Chesterton, and Knutton, or the new division of Wolstanton and Tunstall, including Goldenhill, Kidsgrove, and Audley parish. These parts compri.se the heart of the mining district in North Staffordshire.

THE ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE BY A SERVANT. The hearing of the charge against Evelyn Rad- stone. the servant girl, accused of the attempted murder of her master's two.children in the Thames, and subsequent attempted suicide, was resumed at Richmond, Surrey, to-day, when further evidence was given. Mr Batchelor, prosecuting on behalf of the Treasury, opened the case at some length. Mrs Pritchard, of Shepherd's Bush, sister !of .Mrs Weir, stated that they left the house on the 31st, leaving the prisoner, who seemed very sulky, with the children.

ENGLAND'S JEOLOUSY OF GER- MAN FOREIGN POLICY. [ ItEUTER'S TELEGRAM.] I S BKKLIN, Friday.-Ttio National Zeiiung states that the United States plenipotentiaries of the Congo Conference have explicitly proteted against the United States Government becoming respon- sible for the execution of the resolutions of the conference, on account of having taken part in the deliberation. The semi-official North German Gazette, in an article to-day upon the views recently ex- pressed by the English press with regard to German policy remarks that it is quite unintelli- gible to Englishmen that that foreign policy, even where it competes with that of England, should be the result of German Imperial interests, because Englishmen know no other interests except those of their own country. The article continues Where Ger- many follows a policy which does not correspond with English wishes, the cause of this, according to English ideas, can only be personal hatred on the part Prince Bismarck to Mr Gladstone. The North German Gazette then proceeds to demonstrate the injustice of this view, both in regard to the attitude of Germany in the Egyp- tian question, and concerning her colonial policy. The Gazette expresses satisfaction at the recent speech of Mr Chamberlain in Birmingham, who attributed to Prince Bismarck quite different and much more dignified motives for the policy pursued by him. The Journal staters that this view is the only correct one with the modification that the feeling of momentarily irritation had never existed, and had, therefore, still less in- fluenced German policy.

FIENDISH ATROCITIES ON CHILDREN. Some horrible disclosures just made at Chalons, in France, ought to serve to remind those who are in the habit of bestowing charity on child beggars in the streets that too frequently they are, in point of fact, giving money to and encouraging infamous characters, who martyrise the helpless children in their power. The attention of the police at Chalons was lately attracted by a little boy with one arm, and another child, a cripple, wheeling himself about in a small wooden box. Both children appeared so utterly miserable and pain-stricken that they were taken to the station, where they told a sad story of suffering. About two years ago, it transpired, that the boys, who are cousius,aged respectively eight and ten, were living with their parents at Barcelona. Whilst returning from school together they were accosted by a man and woman, who enticed them to the railway station and brought them to Perpigan. There, and subsequently at Chalons, one of the boys was made one-armed, the other a cripple, the limbs it was requisite to suppress being bent and strapped up in the most cruel manner. After ? thue the little lad, who wheeled himself about 111 the box was cut about the loins with a knife, corrosiv6 being poured on to his wounds. is egs were further attenuated by ropes tightly wound round them in short, for upwards of two months the little martyrs were operated upon dauv, an success having attended the horrible process, they were sent out to beg in the streets of various French towns. Happily, the man and woman who tortured them have been arrested, and will be tried for their inhuman offence.

At a fancy-dress ball one evening: Dupin met a lady of his acquaintance most superficia]jy attired in green gauze cut very uecollete. "Ah, Duchess said he, "what a beautiful costume May I as'k what you represent' "I ani Amphitrite," re- plied the lady. "Ah, yes, the goddess of the tfSk I At low tido, I propone?"

The Earthquakes in Spain ,l A TERRIBLE PICTURE OF DESOLATION. [CENTRAL NEWS TELEGRAM.] GRENADA, Friday morning.—I find that the shock of which I had personal experience on my return from Arenas Del Rey has been even more disastrous in its effects at Malaga and the sur- rounding districts than I at first thought. At Torrox there were prolonged shocks, followed by subterranean rumblings, much resembling the noise of heavy but distant cannon. In the rocks that abound around Torrox there are numerous gaping fissures caused by the earthquake, many of them being a little less than yawning chasms, and cne has a length of over sixty yards. In addition to the terror in- spired by the well-nigh incessant continuation of the oscillations in the mountainous districts, huge avalanches of rocks and boulders rush down the sides of the mountains with tremendous velocity carrying all before them. The slightest trem- bling of the earth is sufficient to bring this about and, in some instances, already loosened by former shocks, they come crashing down when all is quiet and their advent is least expected. 1' resh shocks have occurred at Xerga. and much damage has been added to that already wrought, -i. perfect state of panic prevails at Nerja, as well as at Torrox and Trigliana. At Malaga the state of affairs is simply awful. The institute and asylum are in ruins, while as many as 241 houses are nothing but a mass of crumbled masonry and broken woodwork. The inhabitants, rather than trust themselves under- neath a roof, sleep in teats pitched in the circus or bull-ring, where before the earthquake brought ruin and desolation, all was wont to turn out to witness its bull fights. Doctors are scarce, medicines are scarcer, and disease is rapidly spreading in the different encampments that have been formed at Malaga, Nerja, and elsewhere. Many have already died, either from neglected wounds caused by falling masonry, or from ever contracted by exposure and want of food. In some cases the dead and the living are huddled together; the people, at no time an energetic race, seeming to lack strength even to bury their dead. [HEUTER'S TELEGRAM, j MADRID, Thursday Morning.—Terrible tales of distress are reaching here daily from the dis- tricts affected by the recent earthquake shocks. The inhabitants of the ruined towns are still camped outside the walls, exposed to the bitterly inclement weather. Fresh shocks occurred yester- day at Velez and Werja, causing considerable damage. The inhabitants had previously for- saken their homes. MADRID, Thursday.—King Alfonso, accom- panied by the Minister of the Interior and the Minister of War, will leave here to-morrow to visit the towns in the provinces of Malaga and Granada. which have suffered most from the recent earthquakes. I 1 CENTRAL K £ WS TELEGRAM.] ARENAS DEL KEY (via Granada), Thursday.—I have just arrived here from Granada, passing on my way terrible evidence of the widespread and destructive character of the earthquake. Every- where I found the people in a state of pitiable panic or a still more heartrending apathy. Work is at a standstill, for the spirit of enterprise seems to have been crushed out of the people, who even refuse to lend a hand in clearing the ruined towns. I noticed that in many villages the buildings still standing were in a very dangerous state, and will have to be blown down with gunpowder before any organised attempts at rebuilding can be safely made. In this small village I find only 30 bouses standing out of a total of 40G, and most of them are in a dilapidated condition. Previous to Christmas Day the population num- bered 1,360, and Arenas del Key was a stirring little place in its way. Now scarcely a dozen persons can be found wandering amongst its silent ruins, beneath which still lie the bodies of most of the 163 persons killed in the chief con- vulsion. In addition to those killed outright it has been ofricially ascertained that 409 persons were injured, many of them seriously. In the course of a conversation which I have just had with one of the Communal officials, he gave me a graphic description of the terrible scenes which followed the first great shock on Christmas evening. Most of the in- habitants had retired for the night, and very few were in the streets. Suddenly, without the slightest warning, tne earth quaked and throbbed and in another instant the air resounded with the noise of crashing masonry and the shrieks of the people. Those who were not immediately over-whelmed fled in their night clothes to the neighbouring fields, heedless in their mad terror of the cries of the wounded, even of their own household. All night they remained in the open country half-naked and exposed to the bitter cold, weeping and praying for mercy. As soon as day dawned the parish priest endeavoured to calm the people, and called for volunteers to search the ruins and rescue the wounded. OlJlv a few responded to this call, the bulk of the men showing abject cowardice. The work of rescue was further hampered by the fact that one of the first to fiy from the place was the alcalde, or mayor. The other officials were wounded or killed, so that the wretched people were left without their natural leaders, with the exception of the heroic priest. It was not until the Sunday afternoon that help -arrivell from Granada, the wretched people in the meantime, sufforing- dreadful agonies from hunger and exposure. They aro now receiving food, but supplies of clothing, which are almost as urgently needed, have not come to hand. The people are encamped in the outskirts of what was once the town, huddled round huge fires which, however, inadequately impart warmth to their naked bodies. MADRID, Thursday Afternoon.- -Fj:esli earth- quake shocks have occurred to-day at Velez, Malaga, and Nerja, causing further serious damage. According to an official return, 16,000 dwellings have been entirely destroyed in the province of Granada alone. In the two provinces Malaga and Granada it is estimated that over 50,000 people are without employment. GRANADA, Thursday Evening.-Tivo more shocks of earthquake were experienced. here to-day. I was standing near the Cathedral at the moment the first shock occurred, and felt the ground rise and swell, as it were, beneath my feet. It was immediately followed by the deafening crash of falling buildings. Fortunately the vast majority of the population, that is to say the poorer classes, who have not been able to leave the district, were encamped outside the city walls, and thus escaped injury. The shocks of to-day have reduced 500 dwelling-houses to ruins, besides inflicting serious injury, the extent of which I have not yet been able to ascertain, upon the public buildings of the city. Granada may now be said to be virtually deserted. The small proportion of the inhabitants who were dwelling in houses before to-day's visitations have forsaken their habitations for the open spaces and the outside country. I am officially informed that the number of persons living in houses does not now exceed 500.

TIMBER YARD FIRE IN LONDON. A fire broke out last night at the timber yard of Mr Mitcholl, Bethnal Green, London. The yard is extensive and quantifies of timber were stored beneath the arches of the Great Eastern Railway Station, which adjoins. Three arches were much damaged, as well as one wall of the station and and the roof of the down platform but the fire was got under before furteer injury was accomplished. Traffic was not stopped and is proceeding as usual to-day. The cause of the tir k unknown.

I TO-DAY'S SHIPPING. I Lloyds' Casualty Telegrams. The steamer Quail, from Antwerp for Glasgow, col- lided with the Spanish schooner Pepita Vincenta, from Newritas, with a cargo of cedar and mahogany, which was at anchor in Flushing Roads. The latter sank but the Quail proceeded. The British steamer Leda, from Konigsberg- for Hull, is at Dantzic with shaft broken. A tslegram from Struys Bay, via Bredasdorp, dated the 8th inst., states that the Wigtonshire, British barque, from Calcutta for London has been totally wrecked. Crew saved. She was loaded with 7,750 bales of jute. The Italian barque Po, from Cyprus for Ipswich, grounded on the Shipwash Sand, near Harwich, but floated, and is making no water.

SUPPOSED ATTEMPT TO WRECK I A TRAIN. Late last night some sleepers were found on the London, Chatham, and Dover line near Becking- ham, fortunately before the arrival of the train.

A STEAM LAUNCH SUNK IN I COLLISION. Narrow Escape of the Passengers. A steam launch containing a number of seamen, going from Portsmouth to Spithead, to join the vessels of the channel squadron, was run into just outside the harbour, during a dense fog, by the Victoria steam packet plying between the Isle of Wight and the iianiland. The bow of the launch was cut through, and the passengers had to scramble on board the Vietoria. The launch rapidly filled, and there was barely time to reach her.

THE DREDGER DISCOVERY AT I. SWANSEA. Identification of the Skull. The portion of a tkull, which was a few days ago picked up by the dredger oil the Swansea ex- tension pier, has been identified as belonging to a man employed at the Mansell Works, Hafod, named Richard Wood, who has been missing for several days, and had, it is said, been previously I seen in a state of intoxication. The inquest will be held this afternoon at the Centre Hotel.

FATAL ACCIDENT AT A CARDIFF RAILWAY CROSSING. Tins morning, shortly after seven, as two man named Benjamin Minto, of 54, Ordell-street, and Charles Gilbert, of 14, Agate-street, were going to their work, they ca.me upon the body of a man lying on a level crossing near New- town. They communicated with the police, and subsequent inquiries elicited that the man's name is Daniel McCarthy, resident at 25, Tyndall- stree". The body, which was not greatly mutilated, was conveyed thither. It is assumed that deceased was crossing the line when the Cardiff and Newport 7.0 a.m. train was passing, and that he met his death in consequence. An inquest will be held to-clay.

RAILWAY COLLISION IN SWITZERLAND. A Large Number of Passengers Injured. [ t'ENTRAi, NEWS" TELEGRAir l BERNE, riday Morning.-A disastrous railway accident is reported from Zurich. A composite train from V entertidar came into collisiod near Oerliken with a goods train, which had been delayed. There Was a tremendous shock, and the force of the collision was so great that the passenger train ran* completely into the goods train for a distance of 50 metres, totally crushing six wagons. The passenger train also suffered very severely, and many of the carriages made a complete somersault. The number of injured is unfortunately lalge, though the exact number is not stated, and there does not appear to have been any loss of life amongst the passengers. The driver of the train was mortally wounded. I

NEWPORT HARBOUR COM- I MISSIONERS. New Railway Enterprise. I The monthly meeting of the members of this commission was held at the offices, Dock-street, Newport, to-day, the mayor (Col. Lyne) presiditig. There were also present Messrs H. J. Davis, O. Goss, <)•^ses, G. 1. Jones, W. Picktord, J. Jay»e- V" Colquhoun, T. Colborne, J. E. Ward, T. H. Beynon. The CHAIRMAN reported that the harbour dues for the past month was £ 337 4s 7d, showing an increase of £1 Os 3d over the sum rA- ceived for the corresponding month of 1883; SjJir° £ Sd-e\. £ 50 9i decrease of o?q -ir S oviiLc- dues, £ 50—decrease, ? f :~Y {'i-f boats dues, 18s-decrease, 2s hospital dus, "41 increase, 3s. The balance in the oankers hauds up to date was £ 1^25 9s 7d. Cheques were ordered to be drawn for salaries, E66 135 4d for Wafircs L102 14s 6d dei.k>s quarterly account, £174 1: 9d ilarbom. master's quarterly account, £ 35 8s lid total, £ 429 18s Id .—I11 reply to Air Moses, the Clerk explained that the wages account was in advance, the harbour master paying weekly to the men. p The Harbour Master reported that the six watchmen commenced their duties on the 1st inst., and were sworn in on the 5th inst. By an arrangement with he head constable, Sinclair, any persons arrested by the watchmen, who have all the p«wers 01 P?hceinen, could be detained either at Awl station or at the Temporary Town-hall.j)avis proposed that an officer of watchmen be appointed to drill the men, aud the harbour works committee suggested that H. Williams, M, Bolt-street, be appointed as sergeant at 288 per week and uniform. The same committee recommended that the tender of Messrs Compton for dark blue uniform, with pea Jacket and jersey, worked with "F.H.C., for the watchmen be accepted.— Mr Colborne raised the question of creating a provident fund ior the men, either distinct or in connection with the borough police superannua- tion fund.fne Mayor said the men were told they would be expected to belong to a provident society. ^eady did belong to such a society, ana tne others promised to join forthwith. —The report was adopted. The Parliamentary Committee reported that they had considered the plans of the East Usk Railway, and aiso of the Alexandra Dock Rail- way. Althcugu these lines proposed to pass over two tidal pIlls, they did not appear to prejudi- cially affect the Interest, watched over by the harbour commissioners. The report was adopted without discussion, and the chairman directed the clerk to write to the Board of Board of Trade assenting to the proposed lines. Mr James Mawson, shipbroker, Barrow-in- Furhess, wrote claiming for damages occasiohed to the s.s, Dunvegan Castle by being put in a foul and bad berth at the Great Western Wharf.- The Chairman: We have as much to do with it as the man m the moon.—The Harbour Master I did not order the vessel there. It is a private wharf, and they had not even a pilot on board.— The clerk was directed to reply accordingly.

THE MIGONETTE TRAGEDY. The Home Secretary and the Prisoners. A reply has been sent by the Home Secretary to a numerously signed, memorial from Falmouth, asking for the reiease of Dudley and Stephens, late captain and mate of the Mignonette, who are under sentence of six months' imprisonment for killing the boy Parker. Sir William Harcourt says he regrets to be unable to advise any further interference with the sentence passed by the judges.

A petition was filed in the Liverpool Bankruptcy Court, on Thursday, by Messrs JohnS. de Wolff and Co., shipowners and merchants. The liabili- ties and assets are not stated, but the failure is attributed to serious depreciation and to heavy losses in shipping, and also serious losses on produce, more especially rice and wheat. The firm has a large amount of capital in mines aad other investments at present unavailable.

TO-DAY'S POLICE. CARDIFF. THE DRINK.-At the police-court, to-day, before the Mayor and Alderman Lewis, Mary Jane Croome, an old woman, was fined 5s and costs for being drunk and disorderly in Halkett-street, on the 8th inst., and Mary Jane Waldron, another old woman, was fined 10s and costs for being: d unk on the Ely-road, on Thursday. Both defendants had been '^previously convicted for a imilar offence SHOP ROBBERY.—Thomas Palmer, a man 60 years of age, was charged with stealing a coat, of the value of 9 6d, from 40, Bridge-street, the property of Alfred Rimmer, an the 8th inst. Prisoner offered the coat in pledge on Thursday evening at the shop of Mr Barnett. The coat had, however, been missed, and the prisoner was followed by an assistant of Mr Rimmer and given into custody. When charged he replied All right." Prisoner said that he was a seaman in a very destitute condition or he would not have taken the coat. He was at the time in want of food. The bench sent him to prison for 21 days, with hard labour. PAWNBROKER'S OFFENCE.—Mr Solomon Joseph, pawnbroker, St Mary-street, was summoned for refusing to give up a pair of earrings pledged with him. Mr Belcher appeared for the complainant, A Miss Thorburn, Penarth, pledged three years ago, a gold aibert, a locket, and a pair of earrings for 12s. From time to time the pledges were renewed, and when the articles were redeemed on th# 14-th ult. the defendant refused to give up the earrings. The defence was that the earrings were pledged separately, and that the time for them had lapsed, while the locket and chain only were renewed. Several pled tickets were- produced. Some had the earnings marked on them, others not, and one on which the earnings were added. The defence attempted to prove that there were two transactions. The case for the prosecution was that there was only one transaction, and that the same amount of interest was paid on each occasion when the articles were renewed. On one occasion, when the omission was dis- covered, the ticket was taken back and corrected.—The bench considered the weight of evidence jn favour of the complainant, and directed the defendant to give up the earrings and pay the costs of the proceedings (£1 15s). NEWPORT. LOSING A BET AND GAIXIXG FOURTEEN DAYS.— At Newport borough police-court, to-day, before Messrs H. Phillips and J. S. Stone, magistrates. James Cox and Richard Stevens were charged with stealing a pair of women's boots, the pro- perty of Messrs Cash & Co., Commercial-street. Rose Evans, domestic, saw Cox deliberately cut down the pair of boots from a nail outside the shop door, and pocket them. He saw that she was watciiing him, and holding his fist up menacingly, told her she had better go on. She went home and informed her mistress. The mis- tress sent to the police-office, and P.C Longville apprehended Cox with the boots in. his poesession. He had unsuccessfully employed Stevens to sell them for him, telling him they were his wile's boots.—Cox now told the bench that a man laid him a wager that he would not take the boets without being seen. Prisoner con- sequently lost the wag-er. The boots were stolen between twele and one o'clock in the day.—The magistrates sentenced Cox to lIJ. days' hard labour, and discharged Stevens.

f% I Suicide of a Solicitor at Newport. A painful sensation was produced this morning in Newport on its becoming known that Mr Lock, of the firm of Messrs Gibbs, Llewellyn, and Lock, solicitors, had committed suicide. It ap- pears that the deceased had been out of health for some time, but was at the office of the firm in Bridge-street for a few hours yesterday, when lie transacted some business. He then returned to his lodgings at Malpas, and later in the evening was found hanging to the post of the bedstead in his bedroom, to which he had retired for the night. Information was at once con- veyed to the Newport county police, and they communicated with the coroner. The deceased was a bachelor, between 25 and 30 years of age, and held a commission in one of the Monmouthshire Rifle Volunteer Corps. He was much respcated. No explanation of the rash act is, as yet, fortcoming.

-T, THE FALSELY CALLED "REIGN OF TERROR" AT CARDIFF. At the police-court to-day—before the Mayor and Alderman Lewis—Elizabeth Jones, a woman 33 years of age, was charged with being a dis- orderly prostitute, and with behaving in a dis- orderly manner in Bute-street, on the 7th instant. The defendant was behaving in a dis- gusting manner in the street, and, when requested to leave by the police, she went to the back lanes, still behaving in an improper manner. As he had not been previously charged with a similar offence, she was cautioned and discharged. —Annie Good, a young woman of bad character, was charged with being disorderly prostitute in Bute-street, on the Stil inst. She had been previously convicted, and her conduct was of a bad description. She was sent to prison for 14 uays.—Sarah Ann James (23), Mary Ann Jones (23), and Margaret Bafry (25), were charged with being prostitutes, and with wilfully causing an obstruction in Bute-street on the 8th. P.C. Wakefield saw the three defendants in Bute- street. They were using disgusting language. They were also causing an objection, compelling several persons to turn off from the footpavement, and their object was to induce persons to go with them. The defendants had been previous con- victed, and were each sent to prison for seven days' hard labour. Catherine Willis (27) and Elizabeth Widsery (25), were also charged with being dis- orderly prostitutes and with causing an obstruc- tion on the Hayes Bridge on the 8th inst. The behaviour of these giris was most offensive, but the bench only fined them 5s and costs.—Bridget Reynolds was similarly charged, but as it was her first appearance she was cautioned and discharged.

VIOLENT ASSAULTS ON THE POLICE AT CARDIFF. Jam&s Hanney and Daniel Cotter, two young men, were charged with assaulting P *C.'s King and Mitchell, on the 20th ult. On the evening of the 20th a row occurred in Bute-street, near the Rotlisay Castle. P.O. King went to separate the crowd, and 'as compelled to apprehend a man who was the C.,ise of thedis turbance. The defendants then c me up and demanded that he should be released from custody. The constable told them he should not, and advised them to go away. They refused, and told him that unless he did so they would have a go at him. Cotter then took uff his belt and struck him a violent blow 011 the side of the head with it, the buckle striking him on the ear. He fell down, and when on the ground the other defendant kicked him severely. He was compelled to let his prisoner go, draw his staff, and fight his way through the crowd which had assembled, and who were aiding the defendants. P.C. Mitchell came up, and as he made his way through the crowd he found P.C. King on the ground, and saw Cotter beating him with his belt. The other defendant had his belt oHf, and struck P.C. Kins1, a violent blow with it on the eye, filling his eye with blood, which compelled him to go to a chemist's shop and have it dressed. When he came out the defendants had run away, but were eventually apprehended. The bench sent them each to prison for three months with hard labour.

ENGLISH CALVINISTIC METHOD- ISM AT NANTYMOEL. On Wednesday a deputation from the above connection worshiping at Gilead Chapel, Nanty- moel, waited upon Mr D. Davies, M.P., at his seat, Llanainam Hall, to solicit his aid in clear- ing off the debt of the edifice, which amounts to £ 900. The deputation (which was most court- eously received and hospitably entertained) succeeded beyond their most sanguine ex- pectations, the hon. member promising to sub- scribe one-third of the whole amount.

Mrs Palmer, wife of the landlord of the White Hart, Paradise-street, who, together with Mrs Steward, was shot on licensed pre- mises by the man Kimberley, died at the Queen's Hospital, Birmingham, shortly after three o'clock on Thursday afternoon. Kimberley wH now be charged with wilful murder,

I MONEY MARKET. ¡ To-day's Times money article says: The demand for money has again been very limited. Several leading houses quote 31 to 5g for three .aonths' a paper; but business was done below the lower figure. Rates for short loans were nominal. The funds were exceptionally firm but some railway stocks were dull. Foreign Bonds were mostty lower in the day. American Railway Securities showed some recovery after opening dull. Home Government Securities advanced about Consols were 99 for money, and 99-3 to 99 13-16 for 4 the account. Home Railways were not quite so firm. Brighton Deferred closed at a fall of i South Western fell 5 Metropolitan District, i.

I TO-DAY'S MARKETS. I CORN. WAKEFIELD, Fri(lay.-Coiitizieiit and America are dearer. Offers from America are beyond our reach for certificated No. 2 red winter wheat. and 3:Js for -No. 1 Northern Duluth spring. Our market hsre is tirm at an advance Is to 2s per qr. on the week. Barley linn at prices in favour or the seller. Beans rather dearer. Oats Sd per qr. dear. 3Iaize strong. HOPS LONDON, Friday.—There is not much business doing in the hop market, and the tone continues dull, anil witnout quotable alterations in prices, lvents, £ 4 10s tj £ 7 7s; Sussex, £ 4 15s to £ 0 15^; Farnhams, £ 6 to E7 AVorcesters, E6 to £7; foreign, B5 to B5 10s; American, £ 4 to S5 5s; English yearlings. S3 to S4; old hops, £1 to £3 per cwt, POTATOES. LONDON, Friday.—Large supplies at market, and trade slow at the annexed prices Regents, 60s to 80s Magnums, 50s to 80s Victorias, 60s to 7us; Champ- ions, 50s to 55s per ton. BUTTER. CORK, Friday. Seconds, 135s thirds, 84s; fourths, 54s. Kegs-Thirds, 80s: Fourths, 4ts. fMild cured firkins—mild, 115s. Ditto kegs-iiiild, 109s. In market, 166 firkins, 17.kegs, 4 mild. SUGAR. GLASGOW, Friday.-Large business done in all kinds generally at 3d dearer. The official report states- Active market, aud large business done at stiifer prices to 3d advance. PROVISIONS. LONDON, Friday. Butter Market remains steady for most descriptions of foreign, Friesland quot.ed I"Us to 126s; Kiel and Danish," 120s tl) Hils; Normandy, 116s to 140s American ard: Iri-h extremely quiec. Bacon—moderate business at about previous values. Hams meet a slow sale, Lard continues very quiet. Cheese unaltered in value. quiet. Cheese unaltered in value.

RH0NDDA VALLEY CHAMBER OF TRADE. The usual monthly meeting was held on Thurs- day evening, at the Bailey's Arms, Pentre, under the presidency of Mr E. H. Davies. The Chair- man, in opening the meeting, stated that he was present at the last meeting of the Treherbert Chamber of Trade, in order to submit to them the resolutions passed at the quarterly meeting in reference to the question of gas. The Treherbert Chamber had not thoroughly discussed the ques- tion, consequently without mature delibera- tion they could not give a definite reply. A special meeting would, therefore, be convened by them on the 14th inst., for the purpose of publicly considering the matter.—Mr W. G. Herbert, Penygraig, intimated that the Rhonclda Valley Chamber should, regardless of the action of the Treherbert Chamber, discon- tinue the use of gas on the 15th instant.—Mr Lloyd, Trealaw, proposed, That this chamber receives the resolution of the Treherbert Chamber with regret, but, at the same time, we earnestly hope that on the 14th instant they will se;, their way to join us in discontinuing the use of gas. This was seconded by Mr Lorrie, and carried unanimously. A communication was read from the post- master at Ynyshir with regard to the great incon- venience which exists in consequence of numerous streets having no names, almost every house being without a number. He earnestly requested the chamber to take the matter into considera- tion.—Mr Jones, relieving officer, Tonypandy, stated that a similar grievance existed at Peny- graig, Tylorstown, Maendy, and Ferndale. It was agreed that the secretary should write to the local board in reference to the matter.—The Chairman intimated to the council that they would have to consider at one of their next meetings a very important subject—the qur-stion of a parlia- mentary candidate for the Rhondda Valley.—Mr Lorrie reminded the chairman th?.t the rules of the chamber excluded from their consideration all subjects relative to religion and politics.—Mr Par5tt corroborated Mr Lorrie.—After a brief discussion, the chairman apologised for his over- sight.

THE INDISPOSITION OF MR GLADSTONE. I AlMedical Opinion. The Lancet this week says :—We are glad to be able to give a satisfactory account of the health of Mr Gladstone. The disorder of his health consisting chiefly of slight catarrh and lumbago, with sleeplessness, is only too easily explained by the late prevalence of east winds, following the exhausting work of the summer holidays and the autumn session, and coinciding with an anxious and complicated state of public affairs. Happily C's Mr Gladstone's ailments have already promptly yielded to apt remedies, and to comparative rest, and there is a fair prospect that, without public inconvenience, his health may be soon fully re- stored. According to our latest accounts his sleep has returned, and this means almost everything that can be wished. Our Hawanien correspondent telegraphs Mrs Gladstone, being indisposed, did not leave her bed on Thursday. Mr Gladstone, however, took his customary drive in company with his daughter, Mrs Wickham. On their return they alighted at Hawarden and walked through the yard to the Castle. The Premier walked briskly and firmly, and altogether the improvement in his health is most marked.

A SERVANT ATTEMPTING TO POISON HER MISTRESS. I Extraordinary Case at Bristol. Att the Bristol police-court, on Thursday, Ann Mullins, aged 17, a domestic servant, was charged with administering poison to her mistress, Mrs Aldritt, of Bedminster, and two others. The evidence was to the effect that the prisoner came from a convent in Occober to Mrs Aldritt as servant, and, being incompetent, she was found fault with by her mistress, and became very sulky in consequence of not being allowed to see some friends from the convent. On Monday last her mistress, expecting visitors, made tea,and left the teapot in the breakfast-room. The r' company came, the prisoner brought up the tea, which was served out, but was not drunk in con sequence of its iivty taste. It was taken to the city analyst, who found that furniture polish, composed of oil, turpentine, and acetic acid had been mixed with the tea. This mixture would have produced nausea, but not have endangered a person's life, the nasty taste being sufficient to prevent a large dose being swallowed. The girl, on being charged, said she knew nothing about it, and then said she had let fall into the tea-pot a piece of rag, which had furniture polish 011 it. The charge was altered to administering certain noxious things with intent to annoy, and on this the prisoner was committed for trial.

RESCUE BY A WESLH VESSEL. I Recognition by the Japanese Government. Govern ment. The Board of Trade have received an intima- tion through the Foreign Office that tiie Japanese Government have awarded a red riband, medal, and a bronze vase to Captain Williams, and also f similar vase to Mr Sincock, master and chief officer respectively of the Merionethshire, in ap- preciation of the humanity and gallantry shown by them in rescuing the crew of a shipwrecked junk from imminent peril during a typhoon on the 15th September last. —

THE MURDER ON THE HIGH SEAS. William Ranscher and Ferdinand Koelpin were charged on remand, at Bow-street, on Thursday, with causing the death of A. Jansen, by lashing him to the topsail of the American ship J. F Chapman, while on a voyage from San Francisco to Liverpool. Sir James Ingham intimated that he had received intimation that a requisition had been made by the I, nited States Government fur the extradition of the prisoner, and further re- manded the accused pending the decifiion of the ¡ Secretary of State,

SPORTING ITEMS. The death is announced of Saville Sykes, a xvell- known Yorkshire cricketer. The efforts of the Gaelic Athletic Association to revive the once famous game of hurling is commanding support. At a meeting held in Manchester on Wednes- day night, it was resolved to hold the National Cross-Country Union Championship over the Manchester Racecourse on Saturday, March 7th. The Sice Races promise to be iairly interesting, although the big handicaps do not present that aspect of international sport which they formerly did. A gentleman suggests the holding of a great northern rifle meeting, on the same lines as Wimbledon, either at Leeds or York. Many who have business at race meetings will learn with regret of the death of Mr Thomas Bradfieid, for many years clerk to Mr W. J. Ford, the well-known racing judge. On Wednesday night Walter Gregory, the well-known Nottingham sportsman, entertained, as is his annual custom, all the aged people in the Nottingham Workhouse, some 700, to a sumptuous meat tea, a concert following. A complimentary assauit-at-arms and presenta- tion to Mr G. W. Renshaw (amateur champion gymnast of England), previous to his departure for New Zealand, 'cook place on Weanesday evening in the Lecture Hall of the Manchester Athenaeum, in the presence of a large and enthu- siastic company of his friends and admirers. There is an abundance of foxes in Kent, and the Old Surrey Foxhounds, which draw the coverts in the western section, have had tremendous long runs since Christmas. Rabbits are scarce, and now that the lambing season has commenced farmers keep up a vigorous watch against the intrusion of foxes on the sheep flocks. All the stakes advertised for the iiaydocb Cours'ng Meeting, to be held to-morrow, are full, n and in consequence of the great demand for nominations it has been decided to add two more eight-dog stakes to the card. Mr Elkan, Berlin, ha.s this week had consigned to him the following thorough-breds, shipped at Harwich, to Berlin:—Lioness, by King of the Forest; Catamaran, by Indian Ocean Milkmaid, by Greenback Semiramis, by Cecrops; chesnuG colt by Martyrdom; and a bay filly by Kisber. The ring profited largely over the principal, three-year-old races last season, and this should. act as a caution to those who-are inclined to accept a short Drice about prominent candidates for this year's classic races. Keen's water cycle, which John Keen, the ex- champion bicyclist, has now patented, has received one or two improvements since it was first brought to notice. A private trial was made with the cycle oil the Thames, on Tuesday after- noon, between Hampton Court and Kingston Bridges, a distance of a few yards over three miles, and Keen accomplished this in 26 minutes. It appears to be perfectly safe, and anyone that can ride an ordinary bicycle can ride it. Keen proposes to show it on the Thames daily between Westminster and London bridges, in connection With the Stanley Exhibition, which curniiiences on the 26th inst. The weight of the machine was only 201bs. The Royal Artillery Steeple-chases will taka place on PlumEtead Marshes, on Friday, April 10. LittTa Duchess (5 yrs), by Cucumber—Duchess of Malfi, has joined S. Saunder's team at Hednes- ford. The dark brother to Althotas was introdueed into the Guineas market on Wednesday at 20 to 1. The colt is the property of Lord Ilchester, and is trained by M. Dawson. Yesterday a large and influential towns- meeting at Shrewsbury, presided over by the mayor, was held, to consider the desirability of carrying on the Shrewsbury races. The Mayor s'ated that the Shrewsbury Meeting was one of great antiquity, the earliest account of the Meetiug being 1752. Mr Alderman Groves moved, and Mr Councillor Robins seconded. "That steps be taken to continue the meeting." An amendment was moved, but only 12 voted for it, and the original motion was carried. Of the English sires out in New Zealand, the defunct TraduCer scored most at the recent Can- terbury Races. Leolinus, Perkin Warbeck, Cadogan, and Musket also tigureas winning sires, Apremont, a brother to Chamant, who was im- ported into the colony by Mr Stead, seems to meet with plenty of patronage indeed, in an im- portant stake just closed with 40 subs., he figures as the sire of no than 15 of the entries. Musket, in the same stake, stands as the sire of ten youngsters, while Cadogan has five,

GLAMORGANSHIRE QUARTER SESSIONS. I Trials of Prisoners. The trials of prisoners at the Epiphany Sessions for the county of Glamorgan were resumed at the Town Hall, Cardiff, on Thursday. I NEW MAGISTRATE. I Mr J ohn G. G. Homfray was sworn in as a magistrate at these sessions. I FIRST COURT. (Before Mr R. O. JONES and Mr DAVID DUNCAN.J- BECTAL ASSAULT AT PONTABDU. Thomas Conolly (39), haulier, John Donovan (22), puddler, Henry Coombs (43), puddler, and John Francis (21), haulier, were indicted for maliciously causing previous bodily harm to Robert Hutchings at Pontardu on the 25th Dec. —Mr Abel Thomas prosecuted, and prisoners' were undefended.—The evidence of the prosecutor was to the effect that on Christmas night, about 12 o'clock, he was singing opposite the house of a man named Robert Biyth, when Conolly came up and asked him something about a row whietr he (prosecutor) was having with Henry Coombs. He replied that he had never had- any row with Coombs, whereupon Conolly struck- him on the side of the head with an iron hook which was attached to his right arm in the place of a lost hand. He was knocked down, and when he was upon the ground the other prisoners came up and kicked him all over the body. The jury found all the prisoners guilty, and. Conolly and Francis were sentenced to 12 months', and Donovan and Coombs to nine iiiupthi im- prisonment, with hard labour. ) WOUNDING AT BKTNCETHIK. I David Evans, on bail, was indicted for wound- ing Morgan Jenkins, at Bryncethin, on the 12th. October. Mr Jeffreys prosecuted, and Mr Abel Thomas defended.—The prosecutor, it appeared, lived at Cwmpark, and had a sister who resided at Bryncethin, named Jeanette Morgan. Pre- viously to the month of October there had at Bryncethin, named Jeanette Morgan. Pre- viously to the month of October there had been a dispute between the prosecutor and the prisoner with respect to the relations of the latter with Jcanette. At half-past three on the day named prosecutor went to his sister's house, where the prisoner lodged, and some words- passed amongst them, resulting in a fight between, the prosecutor and the prisoner. The prosecutor" struck the f-i-st blow, and at the outset apparently- had the better of the fight. They fell on the ground- together, and while they were thus prostrate Jeanette Morgan and a neighbour named VTni. J ohnarrived on tiie scene, and the two men were separated. Later on, however, they met again, and then th8 prisoner struck the prosecutor a violent blow on the head with a piece of iron, which was I usually used for keeping open a door. The- jury retired for a few minutes, and on return- ing into court found the prisoner not guilty. He was at once discharged. [ THE STABBING BY A BOY AT MEBTHYK. in the case of l^phraim John Jones, acquitted on the previous day upon a charge of wounding a boy named John Johns, at Merthyr, the prisoner was defended by Mr Joseph at the chairman's request. I SECOND COURT. (Before Mr O. H. JONES.) I NO PROSECUTOR. Ellen Riley, 23, prostitute, was changed with having stolen £ 8 from Alexander Young at Carditf on the 29th December. Prosecutor, a sea- faring man, did not appear, and the woman was accordingly discharged. ALLEGED BURGLARY. Richard Henry Roberts was charged with breaking into the house of Samuel Lawrence at Bryncethin, between the 29th of November and the 2nd of December, and stealing therefrom a knife and a spoon. Mr Arthur Lewis appeared for the prosecution, and Mr David Lewis for le defence.—The jury found a verdict of "Not guilty. FELONY. John Mason, alias David Thomas (40), tailor, was charged with attempting to steal certain goods and moneys from the persons of Evan Thomas and Thomas Attwood, at Bridgend, on the 17th Dec. —Mr David Lewis appeared for the prosecution, and Mr Arthur Lewis for the defence. The jury deliberated for a short time, and announced that they were unable to agree, but on further consultation they found the prisoner guilty, and three previous convictions having been proved against him, he was entenced to nine months' imprisonment. This concluded the business of the sessions.

THE CHANNEL SQUADRON. \J A gale, accompanied with driving lains, has compelled the Portsmouth division of the Channel squadron to anchor again at Spithead, where th«y remain until the weather moderates.