South Wales Echo

AN IRON SHIP SUNK NEAR THE NORE. I The iron ship Simla, which was Pr°cee down the river last night in tow of was sunk below the IN"ore Light. P°sed she struck on a sunken wreck- e ciew Were saved.

FIRE AT THE PLYMOUTH WORKS, I Early this inoinin4 the carpenters' shop at the Plymouth Works, near Mertnyr, was discovered to be on tire, and before the flames could be W O,e extinguished, the whole place, with its contents of timber and valua;e patterns, was totally destroyed. a..™

A COTTON LADEN STEAMER ON FIRE. The steamer Acuba, belonging to Sunderland, with a cargo of cotton, put into Dover Bay this horning with the cargo in the after hold on fire. She Slgnalled for assistance, which was immediately ileut, but the fire had obtained a good hold.

FUNERAL OF MR P. J. SMYTH. Mr P. J. Smyth was buried to-day in Glas- e"'ir eemetery. The chief mourners were his "■hres sons and Mr Dunn, his son-in-law. The Lord Mayor, Mr Brooke, M.P. Mr JTindlater, Nl-P. Mr Fay, M.P. Mr Pigott, who succeeded to Mr Smyth as proprietor of the Irishman and 11 few barristers and personal friends formed the cortege.

DISMISSAL OF AN IRISH POLICE INSPECTOR. [SPECIAL TELEGRAM.] I The Freeman's Journal to-day publishes an Extraordinary correspondence between Mr Camp- bell Bannerman, the Chief Secretary for Ireland, And Ex-District Inspector Murphy, of the frish Constabulary, who alleges. that the real reason for his being com- pelled to resign is because he had given the information which resulted in the exposure of Inspector French, the head of the constabulary detectives, and now undergoing imprison- ment in connection with the Dub- Ii. scandals. Mr Murphy was charged vyith drunkenness, and he avers that old acts of ^subordination were raked up against him to pro- ure his dismissal. From the date on which he ^■lled attention to French's misconduct he says ,ie Was subjected to the most systematic persecu- j|°n. The Chief Secretary, however, declines to ,lder a sworn inquiry or otherwise re-opening his •'ase.

THE ALLEGED CONSPIRACY TO MURDER A CHILD. Trial at the Old Bailey. I At the Old Bailey to-day, Vvm. Jones (28), job- toivstei'j^Thomas Long (42), carpenter, and George etcher Walker, were charged with conspiring to murder the female child of Adelaide Louisa y- Mr Poland, in opening the case for Crown, related the circumstances under which the prisoner Jones became acquainted with rs Gay during the absence of the latter's husband l,L '^■Ustralia, and the birth of a child shortly er his return. He said that communications seemed to have passed between Mr Gay and ones, the former insisting I that it should be t from his house. An arrangement appeared j° "ave been made in the first instance between ones and Long, and ueeording to the case for the t03ecution, a direct proposition was made by ng to a man named Barnard, that for the sum of ten pounds the latter should drown the child in Lewisham reservoir. Barnard, however, in- formed the police, and the prisoners were ^rested on the charge of conspiracy under the circumstances detailed at the magis- terial investigation. Evidence was then called. Mr A. Gay deposed to returning from Aus- tralia, and to the birth of the child soon after- wards. He told Jones to have the child removed. Jones wrote subsequently saying that e had found a woman who would take the child °r £ 50. Walker came to witness, and appointed a Meeting, which witness and the nurse attended, handed the child over to Jones. When estioned after Long's arrest Jones said he had n° 'dea the child was being done away with. IPROCEEI)ING. I —————————————

THE HEALTH OFMR.CHAMBER- LAIN, M.P. On enquiry this morning at Stoke Rectory, where Mr Chamberlain remains the guest of Canon Bulstrode, our special corre- spondent was informed that the right hon. gentleman was suffering great pain from abscess in the face, which was lanced after his arrival yesterday, but, apart from that, had not felt any ill effects from his effort of last night. Mr Chamberlain was carefully attended to ,v he reached the Rectory, and this morning, advice, took breakfast in bed. He had promised to attend a Liberal breakfast in the town this morning, and afterwards to lay the foundation stone of some new buildings in con- nec ion wi l°cal Reform Club, but has been obliged to abandon tht» e <. i r dea taking part in any further pohtical ptooeedinK3 amf £ ig by JQ itieano CBI A]I1 1 E will be able to travel to-day. He is under the care of Dr Bartlett. IPSWICH, Thursday -Noon--Ntr Chamberlain Was restless during the night but Went to sleep this forenoon, after a (lose of chloral had been ^hnnistered to him by the medical attendant. £ he right hon. gentleman, wn0 Probably J-niain in bed all day, was this morning visits oy his brother, Alderman Ricaarci Chamberlain, Birmingham. The Ipswich Reform Club had a public break- fast this morning. In the enforced absence of the President (Mr Joseph Chamberlain), Mr Catch- Vole (past president) occupied the chair, supported bor,u,Sh members (Mr Jesse Collings and Mr West). The toast of Mr Chamberlain's health having been proposed, it was acknowledged by Mr Richard Chamberlain, who was happy to say that his brother was none the worse for his exer- tions of last night. Although he was unable to ^eave is room to-day he hoped to return to is auties to-morrow. The cordial reception ho had met with in Ipswich last night a time when he was subjected to so much per- 7nal abuss had greatly cheered and stimulated MT> were also delivered by Mr Shield, the r' an<^ *oca,l gentlemen. Subsequently coa!1 ouadati°n stone of a new assembly-room in » Mr CK^011 with tb9 club was Iaid» oa behalf of ^ttiberlain, i)y tfvi borough members.

Supposed Fenian Outrage at Warminster. ATTEMPT TO BLOW UP THE TOWN-HALL. About seven o'clock last night an attempt was made to blow up the old Town-hall at Warminster. The building was greatly damaged. It is thought the explosive material, which appears to have been something stronger tnan gunpowaer, was nladed on the step before the front door. A fuse and several pieces of tm were afterwards picked up. The police have been unable to find any trace of the authors of the attempt. Our special correspondent at Trowbridge tele- graphs :The War' lister Town-hall,an attempt to blowup which was made last night, is situated in the Market-place, and was built in 1830. It appears that just about seven an explosion was heard, and a scene of great ex- citement and alarm ensued, people rushing from their houses, which were shaken as if by an earthquake. The dense volume of smoke and crashing of glass showed that the seat of the explosion was in the market place, and at or adjoining the front of the Town- hall. On an inspection being made it was found that hundreds of squares of glass had been broken in the hall and the adjoining buildings, but that little damage had been done to the masonry. The floors of various rooms in the hall were found to be scattered over with broken glass. A ball had been held in the building on the previous evening. No clue has yet been obtained to the perpetrators. Another report saysThe inhabitants of the usually quiet town of Warminster were greatly alarmed, about seven o'clock last evening, by a very loud explosion, and hundreds of people were quickly in the street to ascertain the meaning of it. They, however, had not far to go, and it was found that a dastardly attempt had been made to blow up the old town hall. The whole of the front windows of the hall were blown out, as well as many panes of the windows of the adjoining business premises. The building was also greatly damaged, and the infernal machine, which it is thought must have been used to have caused such disastrous effects, was, from the appearances of the front door, thought to have been placed on the step. There were signs of an explosion of something far more powerful than gunpowder. A number of people were in the street at the time, but fortunately none were near the building, and consequently were saved from what might have been serious, if not fatal, injury, as broken glass was scattered all over the street. A fuse, as well as several pieces of tin, were afterwards found at a short distance from the building. The surround- ing houses were shaken, and the explosion was heard over two miles from the town. Had the attempt been perpetrated on the previous evening it might have had serious results, for nearly 100 personsattended aballatthehall; butasitwas, the building had been safely locked up for the night about an hour before the explosion. Two strangers were noticed loitering about the town during the day, and a few minutes before the re- port they were seen to be hurriedly leaving the the town. The police were soon on the spot, and every endeavour to trace the perpetrators was made, but up to a late hour with no result. No reason can be assigned for the outrage, which has caused great consternation at Warminster. In- side the building pieces of glass, &c., were scat- tered all over the room, and the foundation of the structure appeared to have been shaken. A body of police guarded the hall during the night, hun- dreds of people crowding to the scene of the explosion.

THE FARMER AND HIS YOUNG WIFE. A-Somerset Divorce Suit. In the Probate and Divorce Division yesterday —before Sir J. Hannen, president-the case of Colville v. Colville and Magill was heard. In this case the petitioner, Mr Spencer Thistle- ton Colville, sued for a divorce from his wife on the ground of his wife's adultery with the co-respondent, Magill. Neither of the accused parties appeared nor answered.—The marriage took place on June 1, 1881. The peti- tioner was at the time of the marriage 24 and the respondent 18 years of age. The marriage was at first kept secret, and the petitioner's parents knew nothing about it. After the mar- riage the petitioner and his wife cohabited at Bath, but some two months after he found out that previous to it his wife had told him a tissue of gross misrepresentations. Dis- agreements in consequence took place between them, and on the 27th September of the same year the petitioner went with his wife to his soli- citor, Mr Brannard, who is in practice at Bland- ford, in Dorset, when a deed of separation was pre- pared and executed. By that deed the petitioner covenanted to pay his wife an allowance at the rate of 26 per month, which allowance had been regularly paid. On the separation the respondent appeared to have gone to reside with her sister at-Clevedon, in Somersetshire, but from the time of the separation the petitioner had never seen her. On April 22nd of last year the respondent had occasion to call at Mr Brannard's office for the purpose or receiving some money to which she was entitled. On that occasion Mr Brannard's suspicions were aroused,'and he caused the respondent to be watched, when it was found that she had gone with the co-Tespondent, who had been a solicitor in London, to Havre, where they put up at an hotel, and took their passage on board a steamer bound for New York. They had been in the hotel some days when they left for the vessel but just as they were stepping on board they were arrested at the instance of the landlord of the hotel at which they put up, for payment of their hotel bill. They were taken before a magistrate, who sent them to prison. On that taking place, the res- pondent wrote to her sister at Clevedon, stating that she and her busband had got into a diffi- culty, and (asking her to send money to relieve them. She stated that she expected every day to be confined, and expressed the horror she felt at being separated from her husband, whom she had not seen since she had been in prison, only on one occasion, when she was ipermitted to speak with him for a few minutes through a grating. The respondent's sister, thinking- that the petitioner and his wife had made up matters and had come together, sent the letter to Mr Brannard, with instructions to send the money. That gentleman sent off at once to Havre, where the respondent and co-respondent were found in prison. The respondent being about to be confined was liber- ated, but the. co respondent was detained until the hotel bill was paid. In the mean- time this suit was instituted, and the parties were served with the citation on board the steamer in which they left for America.—The petitioner, Mr Spencer Thistleton Colville, was called, and detailed the circumstances of his marriage, and his separating from his wife.—Sir James Hannen: Are you of any profession.— Mr Colville At the time of my marriage I was of no profession. I am now a farmer.—Sir James Hannen was satisfied of the wife's adultery with the co-respondent, and pronounced a decree nisi.

THE STRANDING OF THE B.S. OLAVEAGA. Br of Trade Inquiry at Swansea I stances atf»«°i-Trade Inquiry into the circum- OKveia of stng the stranding of the S.S. nn Wednesday KnSfea' was resume(3 afc Swansea, the evidence of some of H16 Tradp0a Mr Strick> on behalf of numDei -i to the cause of the strandmg, andI asked that the master's certificate should be dealt with. The.court adjourned, and will give replies to the questions to-day.

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I The Earthquakes in Spain FRESH SHOCKS. I I [REUTKB'S TELEGRAM.] I MADRID, Wednesday.—Fresh shocks of earth- quake occurred yesterday at Alumnecar, Torrox, Alerarrobo, and Canillas. The King will visit Guevejar to-day, weather permitting. Heavy storms and gales still continue in Andalusia. The rivers are swollen, and much snow has fallen in the central and northern provinces. It is semi-officially stated that in the province of Granada alone 695 persons were killed and 1,480 injured by the recent earthquakei. [CENTRAL NEWS TELEGRAM.] MADRID, Wednesday Night.—Telegrams to hand from Granada state that King Alfonso visited to-day the town of Grievejar, which has suffered terribly from the recent earthquakes. It was here that the singnlar phenomenon of a semi-circular mountain was witnessed. The King returned to Granada at one o'clock, having per- formed the last hour's journey from Grievajar on foot in heavy rain. He afterwards vi?it=d the barracks and other parts of the town.. i. great snowfall is reported at Granada, and the Northern trains are detained.

ANTI-JEWISH RIOTS IN POLAND. I [EEOTER'S TELEGRAM.] I BERLIN, Thursday.— A serious Anti-Jewish riot is stated to have occurred recently at Vilkomir, in Lithuania, the aggressors being a number of newly-joined recruits. They attacked the Jews without distinction of age or sex, and killed one Jewish water-carrier and seriously injured another. The police proving powerless to quell the disturbance, the fire brigade were called out, and dispersed the rioters.

4 THE ALLEGED MANSLAUGHTER I OF A MOTHER. The Manchester magistrates to-day committed for trial John New for the manslaughter of his mother, at whom on Christmas day he threw a table, and subsequently threw her down a flignt of stone steps.

THE MASKELYNE V. BISHOP I I LIBEL CASE. I i!10,000 Damages. I At the Sheriff's Court, Red Lion-square, London, to-day, before Mr Birchall, under-sheriff, the libel case of Maskelyne v. Bishop was called on. Judgment having gone by default, the action was referred to the sheriff to assess damages, which were laid at S10,000. Mr Murphy, Q.C., and Mr Le Breton appeared for plaintiff, and defendant was not represented. Mr John Neville Maskelyne was then called, and said he had never seen defendant's performance, but had seen him at the Bgyptian Hall. There was no pretension whatever that he had entered into a conspiracy to injure the defendant.—John Cook having deposed that ten thousand copies of Truth had been printed containing the libel, the jury awarded plaintiff £10,000 damages.

I FATAL ICE ACCIDENTS. I Ten fatal ice accidents are reported from south Lancashire] yesterday. Most of the deceased are boys, who ventured upon thin ice. At Urmiston, a boy who had cautioned two girls that the ice would not bear, went on himself and was drowned. At St. Helen's a boy 12 years old nearly lost his life in endeavouring to save his brother, aged 8. who was drowned. A youth of 14 named Marmaduke Walker, son of the Rev. F. W. Walker, vicar of Albrighton, Shrewsbury, was drowned to-day in a pool near his father's residence, on which he had been skat- ing. Our Wrexham correspondent telegraphs:— Three brothers, aged about ten, eight, and six years respectively, the sons of a sergeant of police named Jones, were drowned on Wednesday after- noon while sliding on a pool called the Parke, near the town. In assisting to recover the bodies the father had a narrow escape from meeting the fate of his sons. Whilst two boys were skating on the ice at Coatbridge, on Wednesday, the ice gave way, and both were drowned before assistance couid be rendered. A similar accident occurred at Little Hulton, near Bolton, on Wednesday afternoon. A dozen boys were on the ice at the reservoir when it gave way. Three boys were immersed, of whom one was drowned, two rescued alive, of whom one subsequently died.

STREET COLLISION AT NEW- PORT. Yesterday afternoon Edwin Miles, haulier, in the employ of Mr Yeates, grocer, Commerci^l- roai, Newport, was driving a horse and cart down the Marshes-road, Newport, and when opposite the Castle Brewery he collided with a pony ridden by a man named Richard Workman, of Coedkernew. The shafts of the cart struck the pony in the shoulder and so seriously injured it that it was taken into some stables near and a veterinary surgeon sent for. Miles is described as having driven away.

STRANDING OF A CARDIFF- LADEN SHIP. Board of Trade Inquiry. Suspension of a Captain's Suspension of a Captain's Certificate. At the Town-hall, Cardiff, to-day, Mr R. O. Jones, assisted by Captains Davies and Hyde, nautical assessors, held an inquiry into the circumstances attending the stranding of the steamship Cartagena (owned by Mr McMurray, of Cheapside, London) near Cape Finisterre, on the the 24th August last.—It appeared from the opening of Mr Waldron, whoappeared forthe'Board of Trade, that the Cartagena, a vessel of 1,532 tons after deducting tonnage for propelling power and crew's space, left Cardiff on the 21st of August last with a crew of 27 hands, having a cargo of coal, and being bound for Genoa. About eight o'clock on the morning of the 24th August a fog bank was observed on the port bow, and the master thereupon altered his course. At half past ten the fog lifted, and those on board saw the rocks near Cape Finistere, between 200 and 300 yards away. The engines were altered to full speed astern, and ths helm was put hard a port, but the vesael did not come up in time, touching the ground forward and remaining fast. She was got off in an hour, but the crew refused to go further than Lisbon, into which port the vessel was put on the 26th August, and repaired. The master, Wm. Holden, of Putney Heath, London, admitted that if blame attached to anyone it was to him alone. He thought he was safe, he said, because he heard the whistle of a steamer nearer to the land than his vessel was The damage altogether amounted to about £ 5,000. Ihe master called the owners' agent, who Rave him an excellent character, and said mi. never met with any accident before. —-The court found that the master made no allowance for the tide and current, and that after the fog set in no measures were taken to ascertain the position of the ship. They also said that he did not reduce the speed of the ship after the fog set in, and that he was to blame in consequence. The ship was not navigated with proper and seamanlike care, and the court found the master, and the master alone, in default. Considering the charac- ter given him by the owners, however, they sus- pended his certificate for three calendar mont-s only.

CONSTANTINOPLE, Tuesday.—The Porte has sent a memorandum to the British Embassy denying the alleged atrocities in Macedonia. I I

SPEECH BY MR CHAMBERLAIN, M.P. Under the auspices of the National Liberal Federation a representative conferenca was held on Wednesday afternoon at Ipswich Mechanics' Institute. Alderman Kenrick, chairman of the general committee, presided, and there was a large attendance of delegates. Mr Cole- man, M.P., meved a resolution of con- gratulation on ths passing of the Fran- chise Bill, and regarding with satisfaction that population had been accepted as the basis of representation in the Seats Bill. This was agreed to, and also one for extending the principle of popular representation to the Local Government of counties and rural districts in the United Kingdom. This was moved by the Rev. F. W. Fowle, rector of Islip, and seconded by Air R. S. Wright (Liberal can- didate for Norwich), Mr Stevenson (Liberal candidate for the Eye division of Suffolk) moved a resolution favourable to Land Law reform and the increase of peasant proprietoty. An amendment was moved and seconded by the working men in favour of Land nationalisation, but upon a division it was rejected, being sup- ported by only about 20 delegates, and the original resolution was passed. On the motion of the Rev. F. A. Hervey, of Shodey. seconded by Mr R. K. Causton. M.P., a resolution was also passed expressing hearty approval of Mr Hop- wood's bill to uostltute affirmations for oaths.

THE PUBLIC MEETING. I Mr Chamberlain on Coming Reforms. IPSWICH, Wednesday Night.—To-night Mr Chamberlain addressed a large and representative meeting of the Liberals of the eastern counties in the Corn Exchange. which was crowded, there being from 2,500 to 3,000 persons present. The chair was taken by Mr N. Catchpole. Mr CHAMBERLAIN, who has accepted the pre- sidential chair of the Ipswich Reform Club, delivered his inaugural address. The right hon. gentleman was greeted on rising with loud and repeated cheers. He said that the outlook was hopeful for the Liberal cause. (Hear, hear.) It might be said that they had not got all they wanted. Probably that was so, but then there was no finality in politics, and the Liberal party had made this great step, and the L irds, which had at one time nearly provoked an attack upon themselves, had in reality gone back, and was repentant. (Laughter.) He ventured to say that they bad got a reform now more Radical tnan an yone of them could have expected to see passed in his time at least. That was very encouraging; j to the Liberal party, and not very encouraging to the House of Lords. (Cheers.) lie doubted very much after what bad occurred -,vlietlier ti I: ,ie flou- of Lords would again stubbornly resist the will of the people, and, taking the two bills together, he might say they constituted a transfer of power which was absolutely .unparalleled in the history of reform. It really meant this, that De- mocracy had established itself in the feat of government, and that the government of the many would in the future be substituted for the government of the few. (Hear, hear.) That being so, it was quite as well tiial they should b'- I allowed to speculate somewhat upon this great change, ana there were two points which stooa out Prominently in this review. (Hear, hear. ) In the first place, there was the great in the power and influence of the large to deluding London and in the second l 1™° 'lave a ,iew factor in the politica a in tjle a^^jiturai labourers. (Hear, .) llie greaj; towns had had £ ,1 n d ht HlnflueKca in the past. and had, no doubt, done P-reat deal to mould tilB i v inrrpa'pd -lnnury>and that influenc# would be mcrea.ed in proportion as the number of electors was, aaued to. (Hp^r hea- I He be- 1;ef^ ,'f tiil would t lQ the same directions (Hear.) lie would not speak dogmatically upon the point, dec the agricultural labourer was at present a sea e ook. froni aH they knew, he was among the most pathetic pictures they could look at from any point of view, ElJ far as social position Was regarded, for after unremitting toil, his only reward was the poorhouse. (Hear, hear.) The agricultural labourer had been oppressed for generations; he had been ignored and defrauded, and now his time had come. jje would have to be reckoned with, and what had hitherto been an inarticulate voice would make known its wants, and the way in which they were to be supplied. (Cheers.) There was an old story of the man who was asked where he had been sleeping, and who said he had been lying upon soni-jone^eise w{j0 was now getting better, and, therefore, he would have to look out for fresh quarters. (A laugh.) Well, the squire I and the farmer had been lying on the agricul- tural labourer for a good many years, and the latter was now getting better, so that the others must look out a ue\v position. (Laughter.) It followed, then, that the programme of the Liberal party would have to be enlarged. (Oheers.) The old Shibboleths must be removed, an Jey must discontinue to rattle the dry bones of poor political conflicts. (Hear, hear.) The other day he was trying to show the lines on which he thought they ought to proceed, and the speech which he bad delivered had been the subject of considerable remark. He was, however, easy on one point, because half of his critics had described his remarks as mere platitudes, a the other half declared that he had made an attack upon pro- perty, and bad declared himself wholly in favour of confiscation. (Hear, hear.) He did not tlunk that he was open to any such remark as that, and, as president of the Ipswich Reform Club, he would say that he hopea to :;e:; them show now'tnesame robust Liberalism which had been exhibited in other portions of the country. He ventured to declare that the interest of the rich and the poor was m no way antagonistic, and therefore he failed "j "'I'') why his remarks should be construed in the^vay the Times had attempted to construe them. lie had referred to the arti- cles in the Time* of 40 years ago, and he must say that he much preferred the humanity they then contained to the narrow- mindedness of the present day. The fact was that the right of tne people had been bartered ior a mess of pottage, and the question was what would be the end of it, and how could they provide against it in the future. Again, what assurance had they against a recurrence of such an event V They had this assurance, tu-t, the majority would now make the law. |hen, it must not be made in the interest oi altogether one class. They were bound to see that their lees favoured brethren were not interfered with, and here he was most anxious that they should under- stand one another, iie had never endeavoured to bring the subject ot the representation down to a dead level. He had never argued that the idler and drunkard, the ciiminal and the fool, were tt, be regarded, but h3, had always said that the community, as a wnole, must do something to add to the sum 01 Human happiness—must do something to niaice those around it nobler and better. (Cheers.) Well, with this enlarged franchise, something would have to be done in the future. iiiey would have to look after social legislation. (Hear, hear.) In these times of depression they would no doubt hear a great deal about State-aided emigration. That was a matter which he did not look upon with very great admiration, because he believed it possi- ble to find employment for our citizens at home, and hoped to see the time when that would be accomplished. (Oneers.) The Education Acts again were matters ot social legislation which demanded every attention, for it was their desire to put education Of a useful character in the way of everyone. Ik was not so much making education compulsory as making it free at which they aimed and be hoped this would be among- the nrsu subjects to which a reformed Parliament would have its attention directed. (Hear, hear. )Then, again, a reformed Par- liament meant dealing with county govern- ment, and this he was sure, if the pre- sent Government remained in power, there was no man more capable of bringing the matter to an issue than his friend, Sir Charles Dilke. (Cheers.) He was sure if they had to deal with the matter, it would be by a radical and demo- cratic measure. (Cheers.) Last night, speaking at Kensington, SII: Charles Dilke said that" local Government wus but a means to an end but he would say it was an end in itself, because it was the best political education the people can possibly have. It afforded to every man, who was able and willing, an opportunity of serving his fellow men, and it taught men more and more the importance of matters arising in the course of imperial legislation. (Hear, hear.) He, therefore, hoped that at the earliest oppor- tunity, efforts would be made to enlarge the scope of local government, and he might say that under this head there was a wide area. The subject of the dwel- lings -of the poorer population in the small towns and of the country labourers was well worthy of consideration, and he believed that i. both these questions might be satisfactorily solved through local authorities, and when such bodies were fairly established, he would give them the power at a fair valuation to arrange the sale and purchase of land between a willing purchaser and a willing seller. (Hear, hear.) Again, there was the local taxation question to be deal with, and there were any number of anoma- lies in Imperial taxation which could be discovered if people were only cultured by means of local arrangements to take an interest in the subject. (Hear, hear.) As an instance he might state that certain of the inferior classes of tobacco had to pay an import duty of something like 1,400 per cent., whilst the better classes of cigars and tobacco were admitted at a very small percentage indeed. Again, there were admitted anomalies in the income tax, and further and above all was that great question of land reform. There were many like Mr Bright and Mr Cobden who approved of the principle of Lee trade in land. That was all very well, but if they had that there would be a good deal more to do. He did not believe that the matter could possibly stop there. (Hear, hear.) But what was the remedy which Mr Lowther and his friends suggested for the present state of affairs? They would have them return to protection. They saw no reason why there should not be a 5s tax on corn, and if that was not enough, why it should not bo increased—(a laugh)—but tbe tendency of protection always was to enlarge its demand without doing the good which was anticipated. Of this he was sure, that the farmers would not flourish if they followed the advice of Mr Lowther and his friends, and will -o'-the-vis,,s of that kind. (Laughter.) The condition of the farmer was never so hopelessly bad nor that of the labourer so abject as it was when corn was at its highest price, and he did not see h JW tbe present condition of agriculture could much ;mprove until they could secure permanence of occupation. Without that the price of corn would mean nothing. (Hear, hear.) A great deal had been said about the cultivation of eggs, butter, fruit, and other small produce, and of the profit which might be made, but in order to do this it was first of all necessary they should go back to the old times, and multiply the number of freeholders in the iand. (Cheers.) They must re-establish the peasant and the yeoman, who at one time were the irost successful and comfortable classes in the kingdom. The old class had disappeared, and they could not create it in a moment but they must stimulate by all kinds of legislation a race to spring up in its stead. (Cheers.) That was the reason lie liked the bill of Mr Jesse Collings's, which had for its object the creation of peasant proprietors. (Cheers.) Thehon.member had another bill, called a Restitution Bill, which he feared was not likely to be quite so acceptable. (A laugh.) He, however,did not see wuererobberv had been committed against a community, and why should they not have restitution and redress. (Laughter.) He should be very glad to encourage every inquiry into these robberies, and he would go iurther and enquire as to endowments, with the object of making restitution where possible. He reminded them that he was not here com- posing a "platform" for the Liberal party. He was only anxious that the Liberal party shouid still be trusted by the Liberals of this countrv, and should have the confidence of the people, as he believed it deserved. lIe believed the people sympathised with them, and that in no other way could their just and equitable demands be iiiet-(Ilear, hear)—but he wanted simply to ask it there was any real causa of alarm should the matter he had referred to be dis- cussed in the future. He ventured to say there was not. (Hear. hear.) There was not one for which he could not find an authority and a precedent in Lord Beaconsncid or some other well-known leader. It had been said, howevor,that th:s country was a paradise for the rich. and they must take care that it did not become the purgatory of the poor. (Loud cheers.) The aim of ail should be to leave the world a little better than they found n. (Loud and continued cheering.) A vote of thanks was passed to the right hDn. gentleman for his address. Mr Chamberlain is suffering from an inflamed abscess in the inside of his left cheek. Upon arriving at Canon Bulstrode's, at Stoke Rectory, Ipswich, a medical man was sent for, and the result of the examination was that the abscess was lanced. The operation produced relief, and so the right hon. gentleman was enabled to fulfil his engagement. Should the face get no worse, Mr Chamberlain will be present in the morning at a breakfast to be goi ven by members of the Reform Club, and afterwards lay the foundation- stone of an assembly-room in connection with the club. To-day's Times, commenting on Mr Chamber- lains's peech, says:—" It looks as if Mr Chambes lain has been stirred to something like emulation by the recent proofs of Mr ParnelFs success as leader of the Irish masses. While that developement, lately described in our columns by Mr Griffen, is going on as it is in spite of temporary checks, it is idle to talk of reproducing a social system in which the agricultural labourers would become yeomen, content to be in their apportioned places in a country parcelled out into small holdings. -Mr Chamberlain dismisses emigration as a remedy for distress almost as disdainfully as Mr Parnell does. When, however,he comes to ex- plain how the dispensation is to be brought in, he fails to convey a very clear idea of his policy. The prospect of an inquiry into tithes of property, personal as well as real, unveiled in his sugges- tion, will not commend Mr Chamberlain's policy to practical men. He is, we apprehend, somewhat alarmed at the stir made by his demand that pro- perty should pay a ransom for its security against lawless greed, and he now avers [that he meant only to talk of paying insurance. But do not property owners as such, and all other individul citizens pay insurance already in virtue of the fact that they combine to form a civilised Gov- ernment ? -If more than this is to be demanded capital will cease to be accumulated, and within a few years the last state of the working men will be worse, not than their first state, but than any- thing they now conceive to be possible in the most trying times.

A BEGGING HOUSEOWNER. At the Woolwich police-court yesterday Alex- ander Sheppard, a shil-Hvrjght and pensioner from Woolwich Dockyard, was charged with begging from house to house. — Police-constable Ruther- ford said he saw the prisoner going to the houses of Working* men at Plunistead, soliciting alms and pleading hunger and privation. When witness took him into custody he said that begging was not his usual piactice, but that he was raiding the money to pay his water-rate.—Prisoner: That is the truth. I owe six months. Rutherfo.d The house in which he lives, Ni. 32, Warwick- street, is his own pro:.t.. fy. Prisoner: And I always pay my iW and taxes honourably.—Mr Baiguy And 'ou have the impudence to tell me that you, h ving a house of your own. go out begging. You ought to be ashamed of yourself.—Prisoner: I .é'¡Ù do it again sir.—Sergeant Gilliam, the gaoler, airi that the prisoner had been twice previously harmed with begging, and sent to prison on the second occasion for 14 days.—Prisoner I will go to the workhouse rather than do so any more.—Mr Baiguy You will go to prison for one month with hard labour.

A CARDIFF COLLISION CASE. In the Court of Admiralty, London, on Wed- nesday—before Mr Justice Butt, with Trinity Masters—the case of the owners of the steamship 13oskenna Bay v. the owners of the Earl of Dumfries was heard. The plaintiffs claimed damages from defendants for damages sus- tained by their vessel in collision with the defendants' steamer, in the English Channel, on the morning of the 30i;h July last. The plaintiffs' steamer, the Boskenna Bay, is of 1,499 tons register, and belongs to the port of Penzance. At the time of the collision she was on a voyage from Antwerp to Newport, in ballast, and manned by a crew of 27 hands, all told. The Earl of Dumfries is a steamer of 970 tons register, and is owned by Messrs Martin and Marquand, of Cardiff, and at the time ot the collision was on a voyage from Hamburg to Cardiff, in ballast, and manned by a crew of 21 hands, all told. Dr. Phillimore, Q.C., and Mr Bucknill appeared for the plaintiffs; Mr C. Hall, Q.C., and Mr Kennedy for the defendants. Mr Justice Butt, in giving judgment, said from the evidence it seemed to him that there ought not to have been a collision at all. The Earl of Dumfries had been carelessly navigated, and she was to blame for not reversing her engines and for having kept up such a great rate of speed as she was going at through a fog. The Bos- kenna Bay could not be held free from blame, because, after lying steady in the water, she got up steam rather rapidly, and went at too great a rate of speed. She had also ported recklessly just before the collision, and she also contributed to the accident. The decision of the court was that both vessels were to blame for the disaster,

DISTRICT NEWS. CARDIFF. 1 WATCH COMMITTEE.—At the meeting oi the watch committe on Wednesday, on the recom- meudation of the head constable, Chief Inspector Price was raised to the position cf superinten- dent, and his salary increased from £ 140 to L-200 a year. Mr Price has been in the Cardiff pulice force nearly 30 years, and the committee desired thus to express their appreciation of his services. RICHMOND ROAD CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.— The first public tea of the scholars and teachers of the Sunday school connected with this church, took place last evening. About 250 scholars were present, with a large number of teachers, parents, and church members. A Christmas tree, decked with presents of all kinds was a prominent feature of the entertainment, and after tea the distribution of the articles from the tree was the occasion for much amusement. Each prize was numbered, and every one, scholars and adults, on entering the chapel, took a ticket from a basin, and afterward:; obtained the prize corresponding with the ticket; though ia some cases, especially with regard to the teachers and adult members, it seemed as if some collusion had taken place. For instance, one young lady had a miniature cradle with twin babies in ic a young man was presented with a small bundle of ,rags—scraps from the dolls' clothes a male teacher had a penny trumpet, another young lady got a jumping jack," and other equally laughable results of the draw took piace. .Messrs Roger Pnee and Thomas Evans, pic- turesquely attired as Father Christmas and his brother, distributed" the prizes amidst a scene of great excitement. The tea was given at the sole expense of Mr Piuilips, father-in-law of Coun- cillor D, E. Jones. Tne Christmas tree was the result of a collection among the teachers and church members. THE CORPORATION OF LONDON having required the premises of the Bankrupi Agency Association, 29, Ludgate-hill, E.G., for city improvements, the Alliance Clothing Company, 33, St. Mary-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 Hobson and Co.'s stock of clothing, ueorge Oiiver's-scock of hosiery and ties, and Strauss Bros.' stock of fancy gclods for immediate sale at a trifle- over or.e-ralf the origin alia- voice cost. Sale now proceeding-at the Alliance Cloth- ing Company, 33, St. Mary-stree:, Cardiff. 2:t:t EXPERIENCED VETERINARY SMITH (Joseph Peare) shoes every class of horse at the Cardiff Horse Exchange,near the Custom House. Atrial solicited. 232E 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 usual. 211

LOCAL LAW CASES. THE LLANDOVERY SLAXDEK CASE. In the High Court of Justice (Queen's Bench Division), on Wednesday, before Mr Justice Wills and a common jury, the case of Bradbury v. Tmson was resumed. It was an action to recover damages for alleged slander, and the defence was justification. Mr Kemp announced that the case would not be proceeded with, as the parties had agreed that a juror shouid be with- drawn. This was accordingly dure. ACTION AGAINST RADNORSHIRE RAILWAY DIRECTORS. In the High Court of Justice (Queen's Bench Division) on Wednesday—before Mr Justice Mathews, without a jury-the case cf Cheese v. Green-Price and others was heJ.rd.-Ir Arthur Cheese, a solicitor, formerly of Hay, in Brecon- shire, but now practising at 40, Chancery-lane, London, brought this action against Mr Robert Dansey Green-Price, of Dorstone, in the county of Hereford Mr Samuel Charles Evans- Williams, of Abernant, near Buiith; and Mr Cecil Alfred Turton Otway, of Presteign, in Radnorshire, as directors of the Worcester and Aberystwith Junction Railway Company and against Gertrude Louise Williams, of 60, Blenheim- crescent, Notting-nill, London, executrix of Edwtl. Williams, formerly a director "f the company. The pbiniI claimed £ 1,000 odd which he had paid as the signatory of certain bills given to various banking companies as security for money advanced by them to pay Cocks, Bid- dulph, and Co., bankers, money which had been borrowed from them to make the necessary de- posit money and met other expenses in connec- tion with the proposed construction oi a railway from New Radnor to Rhayader, under a bid which was brought before Parliament, in 1874.- The case was not concluded when the court rose.

DEATH OF THE EARL OF AYLESFORD. A Strange and Sad Career. 0 His Sporting Proclivities. ies. [KROII OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] BIRMINGHAM, Wednesday.—ine death ot Lord Aylesford has caused a great sensation at Pack- ington and the other Warwickshire villages where his lordship was well known, and is the general topic of conversation throughout the country. It was at Packington Hall where, in 1874, his lordship so magnificently entertained the Prince of Wales, and it was the same mansion which about four years since was besieged with bailiffs. It was also on the grounds at Packing- ton where his lordship had nine years since a prize-fight between two of the most noted pugilists of the day, besides a cock-fight and other sports." His lordship was well known in Birmingham, especially through his strange habits. Occasionally he wt,uld go into the Market-liall and have a fourpenny dinner, at the consumption of which a crowd generally collected and gave cheers, which appeared to please tlio nobleman. His Lordship was generally popular, and much regret was frequently shown at the trust he put in others, to his own pecuniary uetriment. In contrast to his magnifiebnt entertainment of the Prince of Wales at Packington in 1374 were the subsequent episodes with the bailiffs and the money-lenders, and his singular hobby of coach driving. His career on the turf was equally chequered. Though a large portion of his patrimony was lavished on horse racing, he was singularly unsuccessful. His only noteworthy success was with Vanderdecken, who won the Liverpool Cup in 1872, having previously run prominently in the St Leger. The deceased earl belonged to three clubs-the Carlton, the Turf, and the Marlborough. The estates are valued at £ 20,000 a year. His lord- ship earned notoriety in the divorce court over another well-remembered matrimonial case. He denied the allegation of adultery. This case had a tragic termination in the suicide of the husband, Air Dilke, of Maxstoke. -Lord Aylesford left for Texas two or three years ago, and was understood to be highly pleased with his cattle-farming experiment. Some time ago an interesting account appeared in the papers of his lordship'.s in Texas. He had made himself, it is said, exceedingly popular with the cow-boys," and was lik-.Jy to make a lonLáY in his new home. He returned from Texas last summer for a short visit, and it may be remembered saw the Derby run. Return- ing from Epsom he had the misfortune to brer. his leg on the platform at Waterloo Station. He had not quite recovered from his accident when he made his second departure for Texas. As regards his experience in the Packington coach coalC singular stories are told. Financially speaking his coaching enterprise was a failure, but it afforded his lordship some congenial recrea- tion for some time, and the opportunities for a healthful drive in the old style were appreciated by many who had the means and the time at their disposal. ijocal sportsmen tell some quesr^ tales ot tne manner in which Lord Aylesford indulged his sporting proclivities in Packington Park. There were whispers of glove fighting and prize fighting within the park,to which only a select coterie were invited. Not the least prominent of the vicissi- tudes through which the e.irl had passed during the last few years wa,s the battle with the bailiffs, owing to his lordship's pecuniary difficulties. This took place four years since, which resulted in the proceedings at Coleshill Police-court, when it transpired that for days the window's and doors of Packington Hall were barred to prevent the intrusion of the uninvited guests," namely bailiffs. It was on the same occasion that it became known that *Lord Aylesford had so encumbered his estates, and borrowed money at the rate of 60 per cent., a recklessness which caused his subsequent emigration to Texas.

= FENIANISM IN ENGLAND. An Irish Detective's Opinion. One of the most experienced of the Irish political detectives was interviewed on Wednes- day. He states that be has been for some time past travelling throughout Eng-land and Ireland, prosecuting various enquiries in relation to the Fenian organisation, and finds that the movement is far more rampant in the former country.

KAY'S COMPOUND, for Coughs and .Colds, is equally serviceable for Horses and Cattle, 92d, Is lid, *iul 2a 9d. 213

TO-DAY'S SPORTING. ¡" Wye Meeting. I r.uL WYE (KENT), Thursday.—±ne snow ana iiosi. having all disappeared, the races are certain to take place to-morrow, unless there should be a return of frost during the night.

SPORTiNG ITEMS. a Parrot-swearing contests are said to be the latest novelties in New York. The Carlisle Race Committee have voted £ 1,200 as added money to their next meeting. An investment of £ 10 on each of S. Loates s mounts in 1884 would have resulted in the serious loss of £ 1,475 14s 6:1. Bell Tower, with several horses at present under the charge of Maclean, at Epsom, will leave for Germany in a few davs. Nelly Farren, a two-year-old filly, by Sir Bevys, out of Lulu, whilst at exercise at Stanton on Monday, threw her rider, a lad named Mann, and dislocated his arm. ■ Football representatives of Essex and Kent met, under Association rules, at Brentford on Tuesday, when the bop county men scored five goals zo their opponents' une. Finney, of Oldham, announces that he is wiilins to swim W. Beckwith one mile for jSlOJ a-side, and allow him £:¿0 expenses. The matcu is to be decided at Blackpool. Mr Townsend, of Newmarket, has just finished a most truthful and striking likeness of the well- known hunting racer Durham, son of Cathe- dral. with Mr T. Spjn.ce up. Blue Grass, who has accepted for the Croydon Internationa) Hurdle Race, has up to the present received no schooling over timber, and is not likely to be trained for the race. A Newmarket correspondent has good reason for stating that the Derby horse, Kingwood, is suffering from an attack or influenza, and recourse has been had to veterinary advice. Through the kindness of General Clay, of Thorntord, vice-president of the Yeovil Angling Association, a large quantity of perch, rudd, bream and chub have been turned into the River Yeo, where excellent fishing is now enjoyed. A match came off over the Hednesford training grounds on Tuesday morning for a tenner, be- tween G. Dean's Top Sawyer and Mr Smith's Tommy, over two miles. Betting, 6 to 4 on Tommy, who made the running for the first six furlongs, when Top Sawyer went to the front, and won easily v 40 lengths. The SpQrts". -ays cv cable rrOID our special corresponded New York we learnt last Tuesday ev that Alfred Greenfield, o2 Birmingham. previous encounter with J. T. SUL was interrupted by the police in t xlng contest which was looked forwal with so much interest, was K-.silv beaten auei .our rounds had been contested. 'There was a considerable attendance, and much excitement was manifested. The National Skating Association have fixed the following races -.—The Championship of Great Britain, distance one mile and a half, with three turns, Monday, January 19th; Amateur Cham- pionship. distance one nn]e and half, with three turns, Wednesday, January 21st, and Inter- national Race, open to skaters of all nationalities, distance 1,4-00 Ui'etres, with one turn. On Satur- day and Sunday next an international skating meeting, for speed and figure skating, will take place at Hamburg, in which Paulsen and Werner, of Christiana, will appear. The following items are gathered from Truth Lor4 Wilton's stud of hunters, hacks, and carriage horses will be sold ar Tattersall's without reserve, on Monday week.—The Orleans Club in London is now in direct telephonic communication with the Orleans Club in Brighton.—The Recorder of Liverpool has osen making some very sensible remarks on the laws relating to betting. He pointed out the absurd it v of making ready-money betting illegal, and yet allowing betting to go on in other forms.—At Sydney, recently, a boat's crew from H.M.S. Miranda a tonished everybody by beating a crew from the L nited States corvette Iroquois over a four-mile course. The Yankee boasted of winning thirty-two races, and having never been beaten. Thev smarted favourites, at long odds, The Englishuen led from the start, winning by eight seconds.—l'ne papers report- that The Frial has been backed for a good deal of money for the Derby. I strongly advise my readers not to put a sou on him, for the story of a trial last autumn with St. Helena is pure fiction and I repeat that there is no doubt but that the "dark" colt is touched in his wind—a detect which at once removes him from the Derby calculations of all irat:onal people. For the Champion Stakes at Kempton the Marquis of An-lcsey will run Antiquity. Mr J. T. Crossley will run Cathedral, Mr P. Ensor will depend on Reputation, and Mr R. F. Gladston will start Greentick. Mr G. Hale will trust to Happy Hampton, and Mr James Hinks will rely on Cotherbridge. Mr S. H. Hyde will run Baliangeich, and Mr C. W. Lea will depend on Lady Abbess. Mr L. Morris runs Young Sam II. Mr H. J. Norman will run Newsbury, Mr Lambert Nicholls wi!l run Royal Stag. Mr S. Ridley's representative will be Subduer. Mr C. R. Vantage intend- running Vapour. Mr E. Webb will be represented by either Rosewater or Willoughby, and Mr C. Wood will run Coleraine. Lord Wodehouse, Mr R. W. Abbott, and Mr A. Brisco have returned their nominations.

I TO-DA yS MARKETS. CATTLE. BRISTOL, Thursday.—Good supply of beef, but slow trade, at 75s to 77s per cwt for best, and 68s for inferi qualities. Mutton sold at Sid to Sd per lb. for light, and 8d for heavy sheep. Fifteen hundred pigs— Baconers, S-Sd per score: porters, His 3d. Fifteen hundred store cattle; a very quiet trade at rate ra.tes. LONDON, Thursday.—Very little wanted in the beast market, nothing makes over 5s 6d per 8 iheel3 extremeiy quiet: good ten-stone wethers 55 3d. Calves unchanged. Milcn^cows £ 18 to £25 each. Beef, 4s to 5s 6d mutton, 5s to 6s per 8 lbs. Beasts, 400; sheep, 1,970; calves, 70, including foreign beasts, 70. BUTTER. CORK, Thursday. Seconds, 140s thirds, 8Ss fourths, 52s. Kegs—Thirds, 83s; fourths. 44s. T-lild cured tirkins-mild, 120s. In market-163 firkins 19 kegs. IIA Y A Nl) STRAW. LONDON, Thursday.—Supplies are moderate and trade generally slow, at the annexed prices Inferior to good hay, 32s to 70s best, ditto, 80s to 95s; inferior to good clover, 50< to 80s; best, ditto, 90s to 106s straw, 24s w 3bs per load. SUGAR. CLYDE, Thursday.—Good business done at about 3d over yesterday's prices. The ofacial report is as follows —Good business done at prices showing 31 to 6d ad- vance. DEAD MEAT. LONDON, Thursday.—Fair supplies at market, and trade dull and heavy at the following quotations Beef, Ss to 4s lud; prime Scotch do., 4s lod to 5s. Mutton. 3s to 5s 2d. Veal, Is to 5s 4d. Large perk, 2s to 3s 8d small do., 5s Sd to 4s per 8 lbs.

TO-DAY'S SHIPPING. Lloyds' Casualty Telegrams. The steamer Carlos, from Dantzic for (ireenook, with sugar, has put into Burntisland for coal, and with siicht damage to (leelwork and cargo. The steamer Bretton Hall, for Bombay, has put back to Liverpool making water, having touched on the bar. The steamer Harbinger, from Charleston for Grimsby. has put back leaking badly, having grounded. A later telegram states that the Harbinger has been towed alongside the wharf at Charleston. It is supposed her bottom is injured, as she is leaking vel y seriously. Tho c:.u :,0 is damaged, but to what extent has not yet been ):c:"ali16d The steamer Esk, of, Whitby, is aground at Oaze Sand, near Southend. The British brigantine Gem has arrived at St Thomas leaky. The British steamer Newbattle, from Bayonne for Huelva. with a cargo of sleepers, collided with the pier at Bayonne and sustained serious damage. Her fore compartment is full of water, and she will have to dis- charge. The Russian barque Auto, from Pensacola for the Tyne, has put into Key West leaking badly, having been ashore. The German brig Johanna Kivnier, irom Bremen for San Francisco, arrived at Guaymas some time previous, to the 27th December with the captain and entire crew sick with scurvy. The steamer Acuba, of Sunderland, irom Galveston for Bremen, has arrived in Dover Roads with her cargri oi cotton on Are in the after hold. TlJe SLeamer Slaney, from Liverpool for Wexford, struck on Wexford Bar on Wednesday night and re- mains. A tug has -one to her assistance. The teamer Emma, from Shields for Fredericia, with ceal, lost her screw on the 10th January in the Catte- gat, and anchored north-east of Refsnaes. A salvage steamer has been sent. ——————,—————

The directors of this company have declared an interim dividend for the last half-year at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, free of income-tax, after making the necessary addition to the reserve fund for redemption of capital aud depreciation of plant, amounting now to £1,530, and carryine forward to this year a balance of undivided prof; t of £ 1,200.

ROOT 'IitADE.— Repairers wanted must be good and ready workmen.—Apply personally at once# z, Llanarth-street, 2s ew