South Wales Echo

THE WINDSOR MURDER. The trial of Joseph Shill, a tailor, for the huirder of his wife at Windsor, was opened at the heading Assizes to-day. Mr Darling was assigned as counsel for the prisoner, and Mr Greene stated the case for the prosecution. (PROCEEDING.)

THE MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL. I The Central News says :—" A deputation of the Provisional committee of the I)roinoters "E the Manchester Ship Canal Bili, consisting1 of Daniel Adamson, James E. Platt, Henry Lod- diugton, jun., and Jo,eph Lawrence, have to-day ^Posited the sum of £ 297,000' in Consols with the Accountant-General in Chancery as the Par. ilalllelltary deposit required by the Standing Orders. This is the largest sum ever deposited by the promoters of any private bill. er)()Sited ly I

THE HEALTH OF MR rlIUN- DELLA, M.P. [SPECIAL TELEGRAM.! r un e a is slightly better this morning, and is considered to be making satistactory pro- gress. He is, however, still confined to his room with cold and bronchitis, and is unable to transact official business. A letter was received at Dundee to-day tliat owing to illness Mr Mundella VVl 1 not be able to visit Perth and Dundee at the "of the month, as had been arranged, for the rpose of making inquiries regarding educa- °nal Work. Mr Mundella's secretary adds that ;v'^ not be able to speak in public for several v''eeks.

LORD LONSDALE AND THE WORLD." ■J*11 the Court of Appeal to-day, before the a$ter of Rolls, Lords Justices Cotton and IrKlley, the case of Yates versus the Qceen caryle on for argument. The appeal arose out of a Lminal information for libel laid by Lord nsdale against r Edmund Yates, in conse- 06 °f paragraphs in the World. When before ^Wer court Mr Yates admitted there was no nation for the libel, and was sentenced to four Illonths, imprisonment. The argument was now in avour of the arrest of judgment. Charles Russell, Q.C., Mr Poland, and Mr Box 4PPeared for Mr Yate", the Attorney-General, 14r Charles HaN, and Mr Danckworts for the Crown. Mr Russell said the substantial question in the ease was—was it necessary that the written fiat of the public prosecutor should have been obtained be- fore information was applied for ? The Attorney- ,*«tieral made application at the instance of a private individual, the fiat of the public not having been first ob- the* an(i such fiat was' necessary, e proceedings in the lower court were invalid. n the motion to quash the information in the en'rf Bench Division three judges were ^fr-Unst Mr Yates and two in his favour, but ile three judges agreed in their construction of statute, two .judges differed in the essential Mn^CU^arS' The question now turned entirely ti pon the construction to be put on the third sec- Ion of the Newspaper Libel Act, 1881, a statute which dealt with. very limited subject matter. The question for the court was whether a. prose- cution for libel on information obtained at the "istance of a private proceeding upon a rule was Qr was not a criminal prosecution. The Attorney-Genera! Th.it is the whole Point. th^fr ^Usse' Attorney-General accepts j* statement of the point at issue. Cri -6 Att°ruey-Geneiai We say that it is a _m'nal prosecution within the meaning of the «Ct. n Russell proceeded 'to point out that, J**ng to the fiat of the Public Prose England, and of the Attorney- HeraJ in Ireland, it was necessary before pl^inal prosecution for libel could take wis f* was no'; a cr'niinal prosecution that "The lord judges below did not hold cr- e prosecution was of the nature of a th prosecution, but he submitted a their lordships should take the law Is they found it distinctly staded. The act of 1880 was intended to give Protectiou to newspaper proprietors .from VeXation, criminal prosecutions, and to ensure this the written fiat of the Attorney General was necessary. The Attorney general, as director of police prosecutions, could Muse to allow an information for libe to be laid if he thought fit. The Lord Chancellor next proceeded to review the judgments in the court below.

THE REVOLT IN CAMBODIA. i •P (CENTRAL NEWS TELEGRAM.] I. Sa' ASlS' Tuesday Morning.—A despatch from j '^°n' Published in the Matin, states that the y 1Tt Cambodia has, as was feared, assumed tjJ17_rsei'i°us proportions. The rebels have killed -French officer ,who was in command of the rench post, which yesterdays advices informed hi Wai mf \TT £ ninent Peri1- Several of his men Gave also fallen.

DEATH OF MR. J. P. SMYTH. Mr P. J. Smyth, late member for Tipperary, Ijhed on Monday evening at his Dublin residence, grave-square, Rathreines. He had recently jj'(jaPPointed secretary to the Loan Funcl signed h' ^nd, an(^ on accepting that office re- perary. representative for Tip- health, and had Tas forulh°Ine ^ime int1,11- of hi« never been able to enter on the Dea"' lTSU"0d f'"m „ p; ■ -*>* •"»» •Cotta °h. tr,Lr;a,8ia in ,*• p. the last of tta >43 TL of career was the rescue of J0hn Mitchell from o{lal servitude in Tasmania The representative b ^Pperary^long with John Dillon, he advocated- floiiiB Hale, bat he never submitted to Mr p eadership =- -=-

MR. BRADLAUGH, M.P., ON TRADE DEPRESSION. j,Mr Bradlaugh, speaking in Kettering Corn 3Cehange on Monday night, denounced the teu- Ing displayed in this country regarding Gernlinyi ftnrf atLtribgted the depress.-on in trade, both here ew- throughout Europe, t t ie enormous war tablishments which are kept up, and the uitary promenades which are indulged in.

EXTENSIVE FAILURE AT BRISTOL. jjOn Monday a petition was filed in the case of chft??8 Apstie, Cross and Co., provision mer- litkn! Redchffe-straet, Bristol. The total Abmlt !rm are upwards of £ 40,060. asset-« ^^>000 are due to unsecured creditors. The ei^s»r« expected to realise £ 5,000. The pnn- merchants in Liverpool, » *Wland, and the United States.

The Murder of a Sweet- heart. EXECUTION THIS MORNING. Hoi ace Robert Jay was executed within Wands worth gaol this morning for the murder of a young girl named Florence Kemp, whom he was couit- ing. He committed the rash deed in a fit jealousy, when the deceased was on a visit to him at his lodgings, in L,,irk Hall-lane, Clapham. The convict cut his own throat :tfter the murder, and he was net sufficiently recovered to take his trial for about two months. Since his conviction the prisoner has paid erieat attention to the ministra- tions of the chaplain, but he invariably main- tained that what he had done was for the good of the deceased, and would save her from a life of misery and trouble. The mother of the murdered girl saw the prisoner on Friday, and forgave him for the murder of her daughter. The culprit slept soundly last night, and early this morning was visited by the Chaplain, who remained in prayer with him until the hour fixed for the execution. Prisoner waited with a firm step to the scaffold, but did not utter a word while being pinioned. Berry, the executioner, gave a drop of seven feet, and death appeared to ensue almost instantly. A small crowd gathered outside the prison.

The Earthquake in Spain [KEUTEE/S TELEGLTAM. ] MADRID, Monday.— King Alfonso, who was enthusiastically received by the whole population at Alhama, visited the ruins yesterday, and has given a large sum in aid of the survivors from the earthquake. His Majesty left this morning on horseback for Arenas del Key and Agran. He will return to Granada to-night. CONSTANTINOPLE, Monday.—The Sultan has sent to Collho, Spanish Minister, the sum of LT500 for the sufferers from the earthquake in Spain. [CENTRAL NEWS TELEGRAM.] MADRID, Tuesday Morning.—Slight shocks continue, and damage is reported from several quarters, but not to any very considerable extent. The King left Alhama yesterday morning at eight o'clock, riding on horseback, while his attendants followed on mules and donkeys. His Royal Highness visited several small towns, and witnessed many distressing scenes, but not greater than at Agron, where a heavy fall of ,,ii added to the misery of the people encamped in the open. Here the people knelt in the way as the King proceeded, weeping bitterly and beseeching aid. Alphonso was overcome by the pitiful condition of the poor victims, and stayed sometime amongst them, dispersing money freely. The King drove from Suelmn and reached Granada at half-past five o'clock yesterday after- noon.

ENGLAND, EGYPT, AND THE POWERS. The French Proposals. I [ltEUTEIi'S TELEGRAM.] PARIS, Monday.—The Temps this evening pub- lishes a telegram from London which, after enumerating the British proposals in regard to Egypt, proceeds to declare that the French oounter-proposals are of a very conciliatory cha- racter, the points in which they differ from the British scheme bearing principally upon three questions. First, France requires that the amount of the new loan guaranteed by England shall be fixed at £ 9,000,000 instead of zC5,030,000, in order that the whole expenditure may be provided for at one blow. The despatch points out thatassuming that the loan will be guaranteed by all the powers,it would be possible for it to be contracted on better terms. Second, France insists upon the separation of the Dairo Samieh from the Domain, and declines to allow the revenue from these sources to be paid into the Bank of England. Third, France does not admit the British pro posals concerning the payment of the interest on the existing debt, but suggests that a special tax be imposed on the coupons. The Temps is in- clined to believe that an understanding will be arrived at between the two countries, pointing out that in several respects the French proposals agree with those of England. They are, more- over, of an exclusively finanoial nature, and in no way affect political sido of the lifrj ptian question.

ITALIAN COLONIAL POLICY. [CENTRAL NEWS TELEGRAM. I ROME, Tuesday Morning.— M. Mossedaelia, who formerly accompanied General Gordon in his African journey, returns to the Soudan. The official papers publish articles on the inter- national situation, and regret that any anxiety should be expressed as to Italy's ulterior inten- I tions. They declare that she contemplates no hazardous colonial policy, and that the agitation on the Stock Exchange is quite groundless.

THE FLOODS IN ITALY. [CENTRAL NEWS TELEGRAM.] ROME, Tuesday Morniijg.—1The heavy rain has ROME, Tuesday Morniijg.—1The heavy rain has ceased, but the Tiber is still flooded, and the water has made its way into some of the low- lying streets at Ripelta and the Glielto. The Pantheon itself has not escaped. This damage is chiefly due to the rush of water from the sewage canals, which, it may be hoped, will be more easily checked.

MR GLADSTONE AND PRINCE EDWARD. Prince Edward received the following letter from Mr Gladstone on His Royal Highness attaining his majority v Haywarden Castle, Jan. 7. Sir ,-As the oldestalllong- the contidentialservants of her Majesty I cannot allow the anniversary to pass without notice which will to-morrow bring your Royal Highness to full age, and thus mark an important epoch in your life. The hopes and intentions of those whose lives lie like mine, in the past, are of little moment; but they have seen much, and what they have seen suggests much for the future. There lies before vour Royal Highness in prospect the occupation, I trust at a distant date, of a throne which, to me at least, appears the most illu-.trious in the world—from its history and associations, Irom its legal basis, from the weight of the cares it brings, from the loyal- love of the people, and from the unparalleled opportunities it gives in so many .ways and in so many regions of domg good to the almost countless numbers whom the Almighty has placed beneath the sceptre of England. I fervently desire and pray-and there cannot be a more animating prayer-that your Royal Highness may ever grow in the principles of conduct, and may be adorned with all the quali- ties which correspond with this great and noble vocation. And, 8irf if sovereignty has been relieved l y jOUr modem institutions of some of its ,n', ^us. it still, I believe, remain true that there \'yS; no period of the world's history at v. jiicn successors to the monarchy could more (",dca,c.lously Wntribute to the stability of a great historic system, dependent even more upon love tilail tipoll strengh, by devotion to their duties and by a bright example to the country. This result we have, happily, been permitted to see, and other generation s win, I trust) witness it anew. Heartily de g that in the life of your high- ness every private and personal, may be joined with every public, Pressing, I have the honour to remain, sir, T- T. Your Royal Highness's most dutiful and faithful servant. W. E. GLADSTONE.

Earl Cairns is now reported to be convalescent, but he has not yet left the house. The Home Secretary has conferred the vacant recordership of Plymouth upon Mr Bompaa, Q.C,

The FenlanOutrage at New York. I THE PRISOm-OEFENCE. [ltEUTER'S TELEGRAM. J NEW YORK, Monday Evening.-—Phelan re- asserts that he was lured to O Donovan Roasa o office for the purpose of being murdeied, but liossa and his followers maintain that the attack was unpremeditated. It is stated that Short's -,relill defence will be either that it was a case of mistaken identity, or that he acted in self-defence. It is now reported that a long- standing quarrel existed between Short and Phel. n. The condition of the latter continues to The Philadelphia agents of the Cunard Steamship Company state that the owners of the British Queen state that the steamer has not been this side of the Atlantic since February, 18o3. Our Cork correspondent telegraphs that Robert Short, who has been arrested in New York for the attempted murder of Captain Phelan, belongs to Cork, where he carried on a Uitcaer's business in tire Coal Quay Meat Market, and in April, 1883, left for America. He is about 47 years of age, and was known to be a most quarrelsome fellow and was regarded as a terror in the district where he resided. Although he was not known to belong to any secret society, Short was undoubtedly a man of strong Nationalist feeling. He always carried a revolver, which it is stated he would draw at the least provocation, and when under the influence of drink was regarded as a desperate character. He was disfigured by having his nose broken in a tight some years ago. His wife followed Short to America, but has since returned, and j" now stated to be in the workhouse. It transpires now that Short's house was searched about the time of Featherstone's arrest for the dynamite conspiracy in March, 1883, and ",oon afterwards left for America, and the police have no doubt it was owing to his connection with the dynamite conspiracy that he disappeared. Captain Phelan twice visited Cork about that period, as also did Kearney, and Phelan was instrumental in getting Kearney away from England at the 1 time the latter was suspected of the Glasgow explosions. The manager of the National Line of Liverpool and t.he United States, steamers, states that the first information they had of the alleged attempt to destroy their steamer Queen, as related by toe man Kearney, was contained in this morning's papers. Some timeago infernal machines were found in some cement barrels in the steamer British Queen, on arrival in Liverpool, and this, no doubt, is the vessel referred tu. The National Company further afiinn that no dynamite has ever been discovered on any of their steamers, and that Pheian's story with regard to the attempt to blow up the steamer Queen was pure invention. A care- ful watch with regard to suspicious passengers or cargo has always been kept both here and at the American ports with which the National Com- pany's teamers trade. Inspector Marsh declines any information as to the alleged interview with Phelan. The Press Association's Glasgow correspondent says that Kearney, who is stated to have con- ducted Phelan to i:»,o?sa's office, was employed in a Signal-box at the Caledonian Railway Com- pany s tunnel at Glasgow at the time the ex- plosions took place in the railway shed and in the Glasgow Corporation Works. Kearney left the signal-box just before the explosion. He attended several meetings of dynamiters in Glas- govv, and consulted with the convict Feathev- stone, in Glasgow. He was traced to Kdinbui-gh, Newcastle, and Hull, whence he escaped to America. -=

HEAVY GALE. Wrecks and Casuaities. Loss of Life. A severe north-easterly gale, with snow showers, prevailed off the Tyne on Monday, and a high sea was running. Large quantities of wreckage were washed ashore 'near North Shields and the South Weir, including many large baulks of timber. Itis feared some casualty has occurred at sea. A heavy gale prevailed off the Mersey during Sunday night, and theLevland Line steamer Vene- tian, from Boston, got ashore on Burbo Bank while entering the port. The Liverpool life boat was towed to i he scene, but broke adrift, and could not be got alongside. When the tide rose, on Monday morning the Venetian floated, and came into the river under her own steam, having evidently sustained little if any damage from the accident. Early on Monday morning the Ramsgate smack Nelson brought in thecrew, 12.all told, o'tlieliveil- pool barque Canosse, bound from London to the Rver Plate witli cement. The barque had gone ashore on the Kentish Knock during a fog on Sunda morning, and when abandoned had eighteen fee .t of water in the hold. The rescue was accom- plished with difficulty. The Harwich lifeboat has been forced to put into Ramsgate. The life- boat has been on the Kentish Knocksince Sunday night. In answer to signals of distress on Saturday evening, the Lydd Lifeboat was launched, and found that a steamer and schooner had been in collision off Dungeness. The crew of three men (jf the latter vessel, who had found refuge on the steamer, were taken into the lifeboat and safely landed. The mate of the steamer got into the schooner, which it is feared has gone down. A later telegram says :—The vessels in collision off Dungeness were the schooner Margaret, from Gijon for London, and a steamer supposed to be the Grantham. The ship Derwent, of London, which left Glasgow for Sydney, with a general cargo, on 2nd instant, put into Queeustown on Monday, partly disabled and the crew refusing to work. The vessel encountered a succession of gales, and six ot the crew having been disabled by incessant work, and the remaining fonr rè- fusing to continue the voyage the captain decided upon putting back to Queenstovvn for a fresh crew. -.a; '1'c-

+ DIABOLICAL ATTEMPT TO WRECK A TRAIN. Capture of the Miscreant. At the Aldershot police-court, on Monday, a man named Andrew was charged with attempting to wreck a London and South-Western Railway train on Saturday. A sleeper, weighted at each end with iron, was placed on the rails between Aldershot and Farnhan-i- in broad daylight, and at an open part of the line. The driver of the 10.40 a.m. train to London, on rounding the curve, caught sight oi the obstruction, and at once shut off steam, but the train could not be brought up in time to prevent its running into the sleeper. The engine was damaged, and the passengers sustained a severe shock. The prisoner was shortly afterwards apprehended on a bank over- looking the line. He was remanded.

MR CYRIL FLOWER, M.P., AT I LUTON. A Liberal meeting was held at Luton on Monday night, the mayor presiding, when an address was delivered by Mr Cyril Flower, the member for Brecon, who resides in the district, and has been brought forward by the chief members of the- Liberal Association as a candidate for the Luton division of Bedfordshire at the next election. A motion promising support was carried, but the candidature of Mr Willis, Q.C., M.P., who is a native of Luton, is favoured by some of the Liberals, and he is announced to address the electors shortly.

CARDIFF. THE CORPORATION OF LONDON having required the premises of the Bankrupt Agency Association, 29, Ludgate-nill, E.C., for city improvements, the Alliance Clothing Company, 33, St. 3!ary-street, beg most re- spectfully to inform the inhabitants of Cardiff and neighbourhood that they have taken over the whole of the above company's stock, comprising llobson and Co. s stock of clothing, <ieorge Oliver's stock of hosiery and ties, and Strauss Bros.' stock of fancy goods for immediate sale at a trifle over one-half the original in- voice cost. SaJe now proceectingat the Alliance Cloth- ing Company, 33, St. Mary-street, Cardiff. 2M EXPERIENCED VETERINARY SlIHTH (Joseph Peare) shoes every class of horse at the Cardiff Horse Exchange,near the Custom House. A tritl solicited.232F, FIRST CHRISTMAS SHOW.—The Model Clothing Company are now showing, at 13, Bute-street, a GRAND DISPLAY of CLOTHING, HOSIERY, HATS, &c. Christmas Cards of all the lstest designs for Christmas. AT 79, ST. MARY'S-STREET, CARDIFF, for the next few days, good woollen or merino socks may be had at Is 2d per pair, three pairs for 3s. Sewing and knitting machines as must!. 211 L, "J; i-

I MONEY MARKET. Latest Prices To-day. Lomox, 1.20 p.m. There is a moderate enquiry for money to-day at about previous rates. Discount, 37 to 4 per cent for tlirce nioiitlis' acceptances. The Indian Exchanges were unaltered. The South-Eastsrn Railway dividend is at the rate of 6i per cent. on ordinary stock, against 7j for the corresponding period of last year. Business is very limited on the Stock Exchange, owing to the progress of the settlement. Consols for the account and New and Reduced 3 per Cents remain about par. New Two-and-a- half, 91 to 91. The Foreign market is inactive. Mexicans, however, have advanced to 21. Argentines re- main without change. Dollar Loan, 77 to 79. Egyptian Preference are firm, at about S3 Unified, 61;1: to 64; 1871 Tribute, 63k to 68i. In Home Railways South-Eastern Deferred has fallen to 99 to gOl on the dividend announce- ment Brighton Deferred has also declined to 1005 to 1001J Chatham dull, at In to 18. Other a 4 lines are also generally weaker. North-Eastern, 1156 to 156Q North-Western, 166 to I664- 4 4 4 2. Westerns, 134. to 134-L Midlands, 13I! to 1311. Easterns linnet-, at 63 to 69{. Canadians are unsettled. Trunk First Prefer- ence are better, at 75| to 761 Seconds, 45| to 45J. Thirds, 21| to 22; Guaranteed Stock, 711 to 7l 4 4 Canadian Pacific?, 44;? to 45. American Railways continue dull. Union. Pacifics are 50J to 51; Central Pacific, 34 to 34 Milwaukee, 77-g to 77; Louisvilles, 25 to 64-; Reading General, 73g to- 74A-; Erie Seconds, 60.1 to 61; New York Cefitrals, 901- to 91 Lake Shores, 63 f-o 63-U Mexican;Railways are quiet." Ordinary, 33 to 33j-; First Preference, 885 to 88^ Seconds, 46 to 46; Australian Agricultural Shares quoted 131 to 133; Railway Shares—Trust a 5 qr., 3 qr Do. Debenture Trust 7 to 7 £ Telegraphs arc quiet. Rio Tinto Mines are firni, I3| to 13g Mason a Barry's 9g to 9g Lombards Venetian Railway week's traffic 21,985 florins decrease. Brighton Railway passenger traffic Sunday £ 184 decrease, Monday, £ 278 decrease. Fans Bourse opened firm.

TO-DAY'S MARKETS. „, CATTLE. SALFOKD, iuesuay.—There were more cattle at our market, oat trade was slow at reduce 1 prices. The nr.mber 01 s.ieep was a\>out the same as last week, but at an advance 111 rates. Calves unchanged! Beasts, 6»d to 8di sheep, <d to 9d calves, 7d to Bid per lb. BUTTER. CORK, Tuesday. Seconds. 137s .thirds, 1.7,- fourths, 52a. Ivegs—Thirds, 80s. Mild eured firkins -mild. 120s. In market—131 firkins, 7 kegs, and 10 unbranded. T. SUGAR. GLAsGO\»» luesday. -Moderate business done at about veatera-iy s value,?;. The official report states Market less active still a good business has been done at yesterday s prices. r,. ,IAV AND STRAW. IiONDO> JLuesday.—Moderate supplies on sale, and trade fa-'ri-v ,^1 ilt the following prices Inferior to good haj, 32s to i,est diit->, 80s to 95s; inferior to 50s,& 80s; best, ditto, 90s to 107s straw, 24s to 3bs per load

TO-DAY'S SHIPPING. Lloyds' Casualty Telegrams. v'^ from Swansea for Port! ThwVf-->mer Boitrm- Wlt:i machinery damaged. ihe^eameT Bortonmsis ash0re near Svdnev. The tide flows in and out of her. The yacht Zuleika is ashore at the Island of Evay full of water.. The crew 0:. the bavqll0 Carmarthenshire, from Bankoi-: ^ri*h rice, ashore at Terschelling, near Amsterdam, hate landed at Ostend. The schooner cm or Leith, was run down by the steamer Biaucaaru mine £ n-lish Channel on Monday. The Blanchard, wlucn arrived at Plymouth to land the of the Scud, was apparently undamaged. rite schooner Janets anu Margaret, from Newfound- land, with a cargo of ii>n, lias arrived at Leghorn with loss of bulwarits. I a," of her cargo had been jettisoned. T> The barque George £ ^a'r, from Charlottecown, has arrived av. Bordeaux uamaged and wich part of cargo jettisoned. T The Queen, from ^onc»on for Lynn, grounded 0:1 Burnham Flats on featurciay, bat got off without assis- tance, but is maeing inticii water. The Derwent, fro, r'. -\de for Sydney, has put into Qn-enstown with" ew sick. The barque ",vf,n'n?, ^tar has been wrecked at Jamaica. Part of ^'S'o may he .-aved. The brigantuie te ttolden, from Lisbon for Bayonne, lias be-1 lecsed at Bayonne. Two lives were lose.

I A PORK BUTCHER AND HIS PIGS Ciaim against^ ihe Gceat Western ft ai Sway. His Honour Beresford held his county court at Llanelly on Monday, when a case which excited great mteiest was heird, in which Thomas Jeffreys, pork raeichant, Llanelly, claimed £20 from the Grc31, We,tern Railway Company. On November 15th plaintiff purchased 40 pigs at Carmarthen :.mcl consigned them by proxv to Llanelly. 1; V> were placed in a truck at Carmarthen and were then all right; but 011 their arri a Llanelly 30 of them were very Mdly burnt, arid _Were utter]y useles3 for the purposes of waue, tUs loss being- at least £20. The truck in which the pig-s were conveved had been whitewashed, as ordered by the Board of Trade, and accurdiiig to plaintiffs the injuries to the. PIgs arose from negli- gence in connection therewith. The jury found that there ha "en wilful misconduct, and gave a verdict for tne tull amount. It was mti- mated that defendants Wouid appeal. Mr W. ilowell appeared or the plaintiff, and Mr Lawrence (Swansea; 101 the defence.

THE WELSH IN LONDON. [FROI OLE OWN CORRESPONDENT J Mr Spencsr burwen, YUo will be remembered in South Wales as one ot the musical adjudicators of the Merthyr JNagonal Eisteddfod, announces a competitive music&i festival, which, to all in- tents and purposes, means a musical eisteddfod, to be held in the ensuing spring at Stratford. Public competitions, we are informed, will be held in order to encourage the study and practice of music, and to bring out local talent in the populous district of Stratford. The adjudicators will be Mi' y • ^uinmings, professor of singing at the Royal Academy; Mr W. McNaught, assistant inspector of music in train- ing colleges; al,ci Ridley Prentice, of the Guildhall School ot Music. A long prize list, containing awards for proficiency in choral singing, brass band playing, solo singing, pianoforte, organ, vioan, and cornet playing, and composition are announced. The pieces selected are almost without exception from the works of the great masters. 1 he prizes are small, the honour ot victory and tne value of the training being no doubt what is chiefly looked for. One of the rules enact that competitors must pay an entrance fee which is not returnable. Such a rule might, with advantage, be adopted at many of our Welsh competitions. Mr J. Marchant Williams, B.A., Inspector of Schools for the London School Board, has just successfully passed his final examination for the bar. Mr Williams will, I understand, very shortly join the South Wales Circuit. A large section of the Liberal electors of Fins- bury are anxious to invite Mr Richard Roberts, a member of a well-known firra of London Welsh contractors, to contest one of the divisions in the Liberal interest at the forthcoming election. Mr Roberts, who is chairman of the local Liberal hundred, has taken an active interest in politics, and is very popular amongst the electors,, a large number of whom are Welshmen. The Rev. Professor Ellis Edwards, M.A., of Bala College, has been lecturing to the Nassau- street Literary Society m a highly suggestive and original manner on Doubt and Certainty." -frith ■special regard to religious queations. There is just now considerable activity in London Welsh circles in the same direction.

The failure of Messrs Rouse, \Vest and Co., cotton brokers, Liverpool, was posted in the rooms of the Liverpool Cotton Brokers' Associa- tion on Monday. Is YOUR CHILD ILL ? If so, try Williams's Pontardawe, Worm Lozenges, which have been in use over 20 years, and eclipsed all other remedies. Sold by most chemists at 9d, 13ld, and 2s 9d. Prepared from the original recipe only by J. Davies, Chemist, 33, High-street, Swansea. The lozenges are agreeable, and -contftiri nothing injurious. 79e

NEWPORT TOWN COUNCIL. The Redistribution Scheme An Inspecto;-to hold a Local Enquiry. The montl.iy meeting 01 the memhers of this corporation was held at the Temporary Tov/n Hall this day, the Msiyor (CJ. Lyne) presiduig. There were also present—Al<ir-rmen Llewellyn, Yvyndham .i'on&s,* H. J. Davis, Messrs T. Jones, Faulkner, J. Moses, J. R. Jacou H. J. Par nail, Sanders, Blake. 1. Mordev, GritL-bs, O. Goss. The watch committee reported h: -in received a deputation of tradesmen as to the obstructions caused by placing goods outside shop windows, and tliz-t chairman (Mr J. Moses) i-formed the deputation that there was no indention on the part or the committee to unduly harass any person carrying oil business, but at the sallIe time the bye-laws of the brought must be carried out, and the committee could not do more than instruct the head constable to act with discretion in the mtter.-The Mayor complained that articles were so exposed s be an inducement to 'persons to steai, and said tiiat the bye-laws were defective, because they did not touch the matter. The streets had been wid ned at considerable cniit, and yet the pave- ment was objuruc.r .i. Mi-' Mordey and Mr Griffiths also spoke on the matter, and Mr Sanders said the ln.Vu lV.la.v uv.ich ouehtto be done was to get proper bye-laws. With defective bye- laws, the result of magisterial proceedings had not proved creditable to the town.—The report was adopted, the council sanctioning payment of £ 122 17 6d, costs of the appeal decided atrainst the borough magistrates re the Flag and Castle beerhouse. The Public Works Committee recommended the adoption of Alma-street and Upper Alma- street, hitherto of the large category of private streets, and the recommendation was brought up Mr Mordey, who complained that the two streets were not and never had been in proper repair. It appeared that the corporation had giveaway in some degree to the views of the frontagers on the subject of the making of these streets, and nowxhad to accept the defective repa'rs they then consented to.—The Mayor thought the compact which had been entered into with the frontagers should be adhered to, and this met with general concurrence.—Recommendations were made as to paving portion of New Dock-street, to use Pad- stow stone for metalling the road, andas to private improvcmentsin York-place, Windsor-terrace, and Rodney-road—which elicited from the Mayor the remark that with the new year the corporation were mending their ways very rapidly. Plans of eight houses and villas in different parts of the town were the latest contribution to the rapid growth oc the borough.—The question of raising the road "leading from Bridge-street to Devon- place was discussed, and ultimately the question of how it should be completed was left to the com- mittee, whose report was adopted. The finance committee recommended that the sanction of the Local Government Board be obtained to the borrowing of £ 30,000, repayable in 50 years, for the purchase and extension of the g-encral provision market. Mr Jacob pointed out that it was desirable to obtain the sanction of the board before aJY contracts were entered into, as on one or two occa- sions the corporation had been reminded of not having, in the opinion of the Local Government Board, acted quite regularly in the matter of such Soans. The town clerk was instructed to borrow £ 5,000 from the Cier^y Mutual Assurance So- ciety, to cover the remaining cost of the new town-hall.—A cheque was recommended for P,750 in favour of Mr Linton, the contractor to the new town-hall. The other business was to receive a report from the deputation appointed at the last meeting to represent the corporation at the Boundary Com- missioner's enquiry. The Mayor reported upon the reception the commissioner gave to the deputation, and mentioned that it was a great source of dissa pomtment that the commissioner could afford no redress. In mentioning that the corporation would have to seek it elsewhere, he did not desire to act offensively, and his remark was not put in the way of a threat. It did appear strange in a measure dealing with the redistribution of seats that the Corporation of Newport, representing a population of 46,000 inhabitants, something like one-fourth of the entire county, should not be allowed a shadow of representation (Hear, hear.) No disrespect was intended to the old town of Monmouth. It had had its day, and now a larger place had usurped the position it formerly held, and therefore for the common weal, and in the interests of the majority, i t was thought Newport should be made the chief town, and that the mayor should be the returning officer. (Hear, hear.)—The Town- clerk stated that in reply to a letter to the Boundary Commissioners, setting forth the claims of Newport, and asking for the extension of the parliamentary boundary to the municipal limits, a change of name from the Monmouth District Borough to the Newport District Borough, and that the Mayor of Newport should be made returning officer instead of the Mayor of Monmouth, an answer, dated the 10th inst., had been forwarded, promising that as soon as a com- missioner could be spared from present duties an enquiry should be held as to the proposed extension of the Parliamentary borough, but that the other matters were outside the scope of the com- missioner's instructions. The utmost that they could do would be to embody the suggestions in their report to be presented to Parliament.—Mr J. R. Jacob, in proposing that a memorial em- bodying the views of the Town Council upon the subject of Parliamentary representation be pre- sented to Sir Charles Dilke, president of the Local Government Board, and also to Sir John Lambert, chairman of the Boundary Commis- sioners, said he though the deputation were amply justified in going to Monmouth, since one of its results had been to get an enquiry promised them. He believed the case of Newport would be found to be so strong and incontrovert- ible upon that enquiry being made, that although the town would not perhaps get all it was entitled to, it would secure something important. The principle of the Redistribution Bill appeared to be that towns of 50,000 inhabitants should be given a member. Swansea, with 100,000, had secured two members Cardiff, with a population under .100,000, only had one and when the new county divisions of Monmouthshire came to return members, there would be one each for Tredegar, Abergavenny, and Chepstow, whilst Newpoit, with 46,000 people, and more rapidly increasing than any other port on the Bristol Channel, would be left out in the cold entirely. The speaker quoted statistics to show that the export of coal, foreign and coast- wise, from Cardiff last year showed an increase of 147,394 tons, or 1'89 per cent. Swansea, for the same period had decreased by 8.53 per cent., or 140.017; Newcastle, the greatest port of coal export, had increased nearly one per cent., or 72,674 tons, whilst Newport, showed the greatest increase, of 194,107 tons, or 7'58 per cent. (Hear, hear.) That fact, and also the un- doubted richness of the Monmouthshire coalfield, pointed to a brilliant future for Newport.—Mr Sanders seconded the motion, and it was carried.

TO-DAY'3 POLICE. I C A RT)T-P-P I -L-L-. MISTAKEN KINDNESS.—At the police-court to- day—before Mr G. Phillips-John Barry, a young man working at the Docks, was charged with being drunk in Mary Ann-street, on Monday night. The Head Constable said that defendant was found helplessly drunk in Stanley-street late at night. The cold was intense, and out of charity a woman residing in the street took him to her house. He slept there in a chair, and when he woke up he accused the woman of robbing him, and he then proceeded to assault her. For this the police were called in to remove him. As he was only charged with beinv drunk, he was fined 5s and costs, although he had been twice pre- viously convicted. THE REIGX OF TERROR !-Lucretia Strong, a woman 45 years of age, but who had been known to the police for many years as a woman of bad character, was charged with soliciting prostitu- tion in Crockherbtown on Monday. The ponce saw her late at night speaking to men, ana ask- ing them to accompany her. They reiused, and passed on but on seeing a man the worse for drink she took him by the arm and walked some distance with him. She was then apprehended. She had been previously convicted several times, I and she was now fined 20s and costs, or to go to prison for 14 days with hard labour.— Mary Jane Martin, a. young woman who had been 57 times convicted for disorderly conduct, was now sent to prison for three months for being a disorderly prostitute, in Bute-terrace, 011 the 12th inst. a disorderly prostitute, in Bute-terrace, on the 12th inst. STEALING A J-ACKET.—William Harris, a young man, was charged with stealing a jacket, of the value of 30s, from 56, Maryann-street, the pro- perty of May Carney, on the 12th. Prisoner lives at Penarth. On Monday night he went to visit a woman, who was a friend of his, and who lived in prosecutrix's house. When he left he took the ^jacket. The prosecutrix taw him in the street carrying the jacket oil his arm. She called out and gave chase, and the prisoner was overtaken and apprehended. He then pleaded that he took the jacket to get some money for the woman in the house who was in very reduced circumstances. He intended to redeem the jacket as soon as he got work. The bench sent him to prison for one month with hard labour.

TAFF VALE CRICKET CLUB, j The annual dinner of this club tool: place at the Royal Hotel on Monday evening, most of the members being present, together with a number of the Taff Vale Railway ^officials and otuer visitors, amongst whom were Messrs H. O. Fisher, president of the club, who presided; John .tones, J. G. Nicholson, secretary Taff Va-Ie Railway J. Hurman, traffic manager ditto G. J. Beetlestone, C. Page, J. A. B. Du Sautory, T. H. Riches, Carlton Riches, Charles Riches, S. Coleman, L. S. Clarke, W. T. Lee, &c. Dinner, which wa? capitally served, being ever, the loyal and patriotic toasts were given from the cha.ir, Mr Knowles responding for tne Army, and Cclpt. Coleman for the Reserved Force-. The toast of Success to the Taff Vale Rail- way was proposed by Mr PARKER, who referred to the early history of tne line, the price of its shares forty years ago, and its great success since then. Speaking of the Barry Dock project, he said that a big scheme was on foot which had for its object the obtaining of some of the Taff Vale plunder." (Laughter.) He did not use the word in any offensive sense. He was pleased to notice a short time ago that the Taff Vale Railway Company was to be amalgamated with the Bute Docks. He had uo doub that the combined company would so work both docks and lines that they would jointly benefit the shareholders of the united concern, and the town of Cardiff as large. They were not. afraid of what the Barry Dock per>pli could do he thought its promoters knew more of shipping coal than of making and working rail- ways. Mr HURMAN, in replying, said he had no fears for the future of the company he represented, and he confidently predicted that the success which had attended the fortunes of the company in the past; would follow it in future. Mr NICHOLSON also replied in a humorous speech, expressing with Mr Hurman the utmost confidence in the fuaire of their company. Mr T. H. RICHES then proposed "the Direc- tors," which was drunk with musical honours. Mr H. O. FISHER, on behaif of his father, re- plied in appropriate terms, remarking that if his father had not been in indifferent nealth, he would have had much pleasure in being present. Mr BEETLESTOVE proposed Success to the Taff Vale Cricket Club." Mr. PULLEN (thy captain of the club), and Mr CLARKE (the lion, sec.), replied, the latter stating that of 17 matches played last season, nine were lost, four wer > woo, and four drawn. He thought that in the present prosperity of the club they might engage the services of a pro- fessional next season, and thus make their club one of the best in South Wales. tiie-i presented a bat to Mr W. J. Shep- pard for having obtained the best averages last season, and Mr SIIEPPARD replied in a few well- chosen words. The President of the Club" was then given by Mr HTTRMAN, and drunk with musical honours, Mr LISHKR replying. epiyin- The health of the hon. sec of the club, Mr Clarke, was then drunk with much enthusiasm. Mr CLARKE, in responding, referred to the past difficulties with which the club had had to con- tend, and expressed a confident hope that, those difficultles bein now overcome, they would be more .Y successful next .season. The Press was then given by Mr JONES, and responded to by Mr CASSON (South Wales Eeho). The toasts of the Visitors," and The Host," completed the list, and the company soon after- completed the list, and the company soon after- wards separated. During the evening songs were capitally ren- dered by Mr Hurman, Mr R. Seymour, Mr Walters, Mr H. L. Simpson, Mr T. Riches, Mr C. Riches, and Mr Beetlestone, Mr Walters being the ac- companist. Mr Coleman and Mr Pulien also gave some spirited recitations.

THE MURDER ON THE HIGH SEAS. Wm. Ranscher and Ferdinand Kelpien, second mate and boatswain of the American ship J. F. Chapman, were charged at Bow-street, un day, with having caused the death of A. Jansen, a Russian Finn, on a voyage from San Franc:sco to Liverpool. Prisoners were brought from Bir- kenhead last week with a view to their extradi- tion. Sir James Ingham intimated that on an application from the United States Government for extradition a warrant had been issued by the Home Secretary for tiie arrest of the prisoners. They were lurtner remanded.

-=- _==::C: LORD LYTTON'S LOVE I LETTERS. In the Chancery Division on Monday, Mr Methold moved in the action of Lord Lytton v. Miss Devy, who is sole executoroftbehte Lady Lytton, mother of the plaintiff, by consent of all parties, for an order making perpetual the injunction restraining the defendant from publishing the letters of the late Lord Lytton to his wife. The defendant agreed to pay the costs of the action, and the order was made.

THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS [FROM MONDAY'S MAKK-LANE EXPRESS."] During the past week the weatner has remained open south of the Tweed, but a considerable amount of snow has fallen in Scotland on Satur- daj-, and yesterday (Sunday) a gale brought a con- siderable downfall of ram to the Midland and Southern counties of England, which may be reckoned as so much more to the good, the sub- soil being very dry. TLIO growing crops main- tain their position, which is one of remarkable promise for the time of the year. With regard to trade, native wheats have maintained the sharp advance quoted on Monday last. The demand has at no time been active, but the small offerings have placed English wheats at a com- parative advantage in the competition with foreign descriptions. The advance of 4s on top price nominal flour which occurred in London 011 Monday last was accomplished in a few minutes, whereas the last reduction of 2 occupied some hours deliberation. ner descriptions of malting barleys are likely to maintain their advance of fully Is per quarter established on Monday last until finer qualities are more freely offered. Other articles unchanged. On foreign wheats the tone was somewhat restored on Friday, and flour may be reckoned 2s a sack dearer all round from the previous week. j

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FACTS AND FANCIES. BAND OF 1-1 C) engagement-ring. APATOFBuiTER.—A blarneying Irishman. THE LATEST YANKEE RENDERING,—It takes two to make a bar gain, and one must pay for tha drinks. Why is the letter R like the face of Hamlet's father?—Because it's "more in sorrow than in anger." A man in Augusta, Ga., on receiving a doctor's bill for medicine and visits, wrote that he would pay for the medicine and return the visits. Smith's youngest, the first time he tasted an oyster, after seeing two shells and but one fish, boldly asked for "the other half." There is a great future before this boy. An individual who had been arrested for vaga- bondage was asked by the magistrates how he passed his rnghts. "Not badly, your worship, I thank you," was the reply "except for a night. mare now and then, I sleep.well." SEASIDE WHISPER.—Lady in black satin 1 lady in cream tulle Of course her wa-,ch-ciia-- is very heavy. Her husband keeps a sausage-shot, ",I(i so slip, i,ears to keep 'Ier in in nd of the trade." A little fellow, in turning over the leaves of a. scrap-book, came across the well-known picture of some chickens just coming out or their shells. He examined the picture carefaliy, and then, with a grave sagacious iook, slowly remarked, "They came out 'cos they was fraid of being boiled." A mounted orderly, an Irishman, was reining up to deliver as chicial document at the officer.?' quarters at Aldershot, when his charger backed, and he found himself sitting on the pavement. Bedad," cried the Hussar, isn't that an intel- ligent baste? Sure he knew I wanted to get down, and he saves me the throuble YE KEN.—First returned Scottish tourist: Man, whit I noticed parteeclar iu London wiz eo see the numerous names o' Scotchmen on shop- signs." Second returned tourist: H The sane a thing struck me tae; an' when in Pains I noticed that a' the bathirig-places wer? marked with the n:llne 0' Bain. A CHOICE WAY C. PUTTING IT. I have left all my fortune to my wife," said tiie philosophic spouse of a Xantippe, on condition that she shall marry sigain." "What IS that for?' asked his legal adviser. I wh-h to be sure that there will be some one to regret my death when T am gone," said the husband. THE LARGEST VESSEL.—An inquirer asks, "Is the Great Eastern the largest vessel ever built ? An impression has got a,broad that uhe is, but such is not the case. The Mayflower, in which the Pilgrim Fathers went to America, was the largest ship that ever ploughed the waters. The old furn.'rare scattered over the United States which was conveyed across by the Mayflower would fill t-He Great Eastern a dozen times or more. Scene—Margin of a Highland river. Affable English tourist: And you say, Donald, that an English gentleman was drowned in this river last summer whilst attempting to swim across it?* Donald: Ay, sir." Tourist: The feat might have bea easily accomplished; the distance is not so very great." Donald: "Vera true, sir, i vera true; but ye maun ken that it wisna the breedth, bit the ueeptn o' the water that feenished him," A year or two ago a case was being tried in which a certain veterinary surgeon was a witness. Hs was in be box. and answered the questions put to him in a very low and indistinct voice. -He -k as repeatedly asked to speak louder, but cun- t'nued his mumbling tone, to the great annoyance cf counsel. The Judge interrupted, and, address- ;ng counsel, said, Mr £ »., you must really ex- cuse Mr Williams hi;, long experence in the sick- room has made it second nature with him to speak low." A BIT OF COLOUR.—Profetsor Barratts, in his recent lecture oi. L*it, Leamington, said that colour-blindness was arse investigated by the famous John Dalton, of Manchester. An amusing story of his colour-blindness was told by the lecturer. Dalton had to iecture at the Royal Institution, and, anxious to appear in a new suit of clothes, he went to a London tailor, and, being a member of the Society of Friends, ordered what he thought was a drab suit. He put them on for the tirst time when he gave his lecture, and appeared to the audience ia a flaming suit of s;ar ft. A.minister with a rather florid complexion went into the shop of a barber, one of his parishioners, to ba shave3. The barber was addicted to heavy bouts of drinking, after which his hand was, in consequence, unsteady at his work. In snaving tHe minister he inflicted a cut sufficiently deep to cover the lower part of his face with blood. The minister turned to ehe barber and said, in a tone of solemn severity, "You see, Thomas, what comes of taking too muci 1 drink." Ay," replied Thomas, with the utmost composure, it mak's the skin verra tenner." RORY IN FRENCH PETTICOATS. It would appear that ail Irish peers who take flight on receipt of threatening letters have not received these missives from Rory of the Hills." The Irish journals recount with glee that a noble lord in the neighbourhood of Belfast had announced his intention to pass the winter in Ireland. Th prospect was not pleasing to "milady's French maid so she forwarded a threatening lettev to his lordship, who at once ordered bis carriage, drove to the station, and flew off to London," journeying from his residence to the station with a revolver primed, capped, and loaded by his side, two other friends accompanying him with loaded rifles inside the carriage, whilst a gallant Colonel, armed tc the teeth, sac on the box by the (;üaclnnan. HIS HAT Sainte-Eeuve, the eminent critic, was once engaged in a duel. While the prelimin- aries were being arranged, it began to rain slightly and the author of Volupic, who had prudently brought his umbrella with him, had it over his head with one hand, while he firmly grasped his sword with the other. This proeeed- ing being objected to by the seconds as irregular, he coolly replied that it was quite sufficient for him to risk his life, without running the chance of catching cold into the bargain. He however did not lack courage, which is more than can be said of one of his colleagues, who, finding himself under the necessity of accepting a challenge, only consented to do so on being confidently informed by his second that in the present. case the duel was merely a matter of form, and that his adver- sary would take care not to hit him. Somewhat comforted by this assurance, he repaired to the scene of action, and, the distance-twemy-fi va p:tces-baviuf.; been duly measured, boldly .faced his opponent, who, 011 the signal being given, blazed away, and neatly perforated the en ic's hat just half an inch above his hea-d. "Confound it iie exclaimed to his second, who was con- gratulating him on his gallant bearing. "Why didn't you tell me that he was going to spoil my new hat? I would have put on an old one." THE GEIDBS SIILlTAJiY ÆSCGLAPIUS. Some of the German military doctors have be- come distinguished in the army for their emphatic idiosyncrasies. One surgeon, Dr von Triebel tells us, brought an electrical madhine into the camp, and, as electrical science was his darling study, he came to regard the application of it, in season and out of season, aud soidiars' heal-all. If a Dra- goon were gaiied by over-loner seat ill the saddle, or a Fusilier had lamed his foot, the patient was at once electrified. A hospital where this gentleman directed the treat- ment got the name of "Purgatory, and was resolutely avoided, when possible, by the sick members of the garrison. A young physican thought that he had failed in his duty unless he had amputated something. He held that the most scientific, as well as the surest way, of curing a corn is to cut off the toe. As no amputation is allowed in the German Army without the consent of the patient, his talent was naturally limited in it exercise, and he had to content himseh with such mean work as operating on carbuncle. Another was convinced that bad blood is the one supreme danger of the sick soldier, and was constantly pumping out tbH harmful human fluid and pumping in his favourite substitute, iaiftb's blood. It was a joke against him in the garrison that he had filled a whole regiment with sheep- headed soldiers. The most popular army doctor was one who prescribed old Burgundy and white Bordeaux on a wholesale scale, and the most unpopular an enthusiast for the water-cure.

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