South Wales Echo

AN ABSCONDING CLERK AT CARDIFF. Fight with £600. I Much surprise was caused this morning by a rumour that a confidential clerk in one of the arge coal-shipping firms at the Docks, had left Cardiff hurriedly this morning, with him 2600, the money of his employers, and which money he had received late on Thursday night. He has hitherto been regarded by the firm with the greatest trust, held a very respectable position, and is a married man with a family.

THE ILLNESS OF MR OHAMBER- THE ILLNESS OF MR CHAMBER- LAIN, M.P. — Our special correspondent at Ipswich telegraphs: -Dr Bartlet, who is in attendance on Mr Cham- berlain, saw him this mrr, iiii. and reports him to be somewhat better, having passed a fairly good night. In consequence of the easterly wind, however, Mr Chamberlain will not return to London to-day.

THE CROWN AND THE ORIEN- TAL BANK CORPORATION. The Solicitor-General applied this morning to r Justice Chitty, on behalf of the Crown, in matter of the Oriental Bank Corporation, as to ether proceeding taken in England by the P10*n for the recovery of a very large debt due to It ày the Oriental Bank in Victoria were inter- red with by the Colonial statute?. His lordship eld. that the Crown not having waived it3 right .0 sUe the bank in this country thatSight was not 1nterfgred with by Colonial statutes.

THE UNEMPLOYED AT BIR- MINGHAM. Another Great Demonstration. To-day another great demonstration of unem- ployed took place in Birmingham, several thousand persons marching through the principal streets, shouting, "We want work," and "This will show them whether there is any distress." The man Thos. Woodward, who was arrested yesterday for stealing a loaf while in the proces- sion of the unemployed, was to-day discharged, the prosecutor declining to give evidence. ¡

EXTRAORDINARY CONDUCT OF A WORKHOUSE MASTER. [SPECIAL TELEGRAM.] J At the meeting of the Ballinasloe Guardians yesterday, it was reported that the master of the workhouse had locked himself up in his bedroom, and refused to produce his books before the board. A committee of guardians then pro- ceeded to the master's bedroom, but the master Made no response to their knocking at the door. earing he had committed suicide, the police Were seat for, but meantime the master announced he was alive and well. He, however, would not the door, and would not answer questions tilQ guardians assembled outside. One of the guardians declared that the master was put 0 bed that morning, at seven o'clock, drunk, and It Was a serious thing to leave him alone in such a Condition. He thought the bedroom door should be broken open for humanity's sake at least. It was finally arranged to leave the master in the care of his brother. The board, however, sus- pended him from his duties, and decided to apply for a sworn Government inquiry, t1.k matron and schoolmaster to take t;hargo in the meantime.

FIRE ON BOARD A COTTON SHIP I serious tire broke out in the hold of the 'VaQisliip Acuba, belonging to Sunderland, in the '^tinel. on Wednesday night. The vessel, which is 1200 tons burden, was bound from Galvestonto Jrernen with a cargo of cotton, consisting of pearly 5,000 bales. The captain, Mr Macaskell, of1 that they were about fifteen miles east "l thO C-oodwin Sands, during a gale, when it nj*8 discovered that the cargo was on fire. le first indication was noticed in the saloon b the floorcloth suddenly becoming hot and •'Storing. Suspecting what had happppod, the c'>*ptain immediately had a hole cut in the floor. As soon 8 this waa done, smoke and fire shot up. After the pumps had been at work for some time, it was subdued for several hours, when it suddenly broke out again, and could not be extinguished, the decks becoming so hot that the men comd scarcely stand oa them. Captain Macaskell steamed to Dover. Pumps were playing on the tire during the whole of yesterday, and last night the tire had not been ex- tinguished. The vessel now lies in the outer harbour. A telegram this morning says :—The pumps woxked till midnig-ht on the cotton steamer ^■cubg, on fire in Dover Bay, and apparently extinguished the tire, but this morning the bulk- heads one after another burst through, and the tire started again very fiercely. Centrifugal pumps are now being put in.

THE ALLEGED CONSPIRACY TO MURDER A CHILD. The trial of William Jo^, Thorns W and George Fletcher Walker, on the charged'con- spiracy to murder an infant, was resumed at the Old Bailey to-day. Mr Beslev addressed the jury on behalf of Walker, and contended that the hus- band of Mrs Gay might just as well have been charged with the otience as any one of the pri- soners, but argued that there was really not a tittle of evidence to support the charge of cmfiptfAoy to murder. All the facts were entirely consistent with the defence which had n set UP> the only object sought to be A the child should be placed some person to 0^ CAr6 of. I.L ,I j I II cVinulrl tr««- ,v, ttlat the husband by this uieans should get A11 that had been proved a»ms ^alkar Jones, who had beau his fri,^ from b hood to get him out of the scr»Pe* *sked the jury *b#bev it was possible to in the position of the prisoner should have con- coivedt in cold blood the horribla 14&& of inur- dering An innocent child. Mr Montagu Williams then addressed the jUry oa behalf of Jones, the defence raised ia t^is cage being the same as that of the other prI, He segued that there was no evidence whatever co support the charge of having conspired to commit a murder, and that all the facts of the case merely tended to obow that the prisoner intended to have the child provided for by tome stranger. n-ron Huddleston then prooeeded to sum up case. The jury having retired, returned into court in *eiy *ew minutes, and found Long guilty, and "nea and Walker not guilty. The learned judge, ia passing sentence, said he was of opinion that the jllr had found a very proper and dis- criminating verdict, and that neither .r oneil nor Walker had ever contemplated destroying the life of the child. With regard to the Long case was very different, and he •«ccordingly sep.teijced bInt to eight years' penal servitude.

EXECUTION AT GALWAY. Michael Downey was executed at Galway gaol, at ten minutes after eight o'clock this morning, for the murder of John Moylan, at Clonboo. He made a statement yesterday, admitting his guilt. During the night he slept badly, and took no breakfast this morning, though he accepted a glass of wine. He bore himself with great calm. ness at the scaffold, and deathgappeare to be instantaneous. Berry was he executioner, assisted by a man named Chester.

A MISSING DUBLIN AND HOLY- HEAD STEAMER. A Holyhead correspondent tale,-ra-phs, Anxiety is felt here respecting the safety of the paddle steamer Admiral Moorson, one of the London and North Western Railway Company's fleet. She left Dublin at noon yesterday with a cargo, and was due at Holyhead at half-past six o'clock, but she had not arrived here up to nine 0 clock this morning, nor had anything been heard of her. Another steamer has left in search.

THE ROYAL PROGRESS IN I SPAIN. fCENTRAL NEWS TELEGRAM.] I MADRID, Friday -Morning. -K;i,,Z Alfonso had a busy day yesterday. He left Granada at 8.30, and visited Archidona, one of the affected towns. Thence he proceeded to Romerat, the estate belonging to the Minister of the Interior, whera he had a late breakfast. Afterwards he visited the afflicted town of Antequera, where his recep- tion was enthusiastic. He slept at Romerat.

POLITICS IN EAST CORNWALL." Considerable interest is being excited in the East Cornwall constituencies by the domestic differences of the Liskeard and Bodmin Liberal?. It is insisted by numbers that Mr Leonard Court- ney's adoption of the proportional representation scheme and his so-called desertion of the Govern- ment, have rendered him most unpopular and a re-arrangement of candidates is new suggested, a scheme, being on foot to remove Mr Borlase from the St Austell district and to give Mr Brydsres Willyams, the present member for Truro, the vacancy thus created. In the meantime, however, the Hon. E. F. Levesou Gower, the member for Bodmin, whose name has been mentioned in com- petition with Mr Courtney, has written declining to submit himself to the discretion of the existing executive, on the ground that the new electors 1 must first be consulted. The party throughout the division is considerably disturbed by these delicate rivalries.

THE BRYNMAWR DIVORCE SUIT I Morris v. Morris and Williams. j Decree Nisi Granted. In the High Court of Justice, Probate and Divorce Division, on Thursday—before the Right Hon. the President-the case of Morris v. Morris and Williams was heard. This was the petition of William Morris, colliery contractor, who sought a divorce on the ground of his wife's adultery with the co-respondent. The parties were married at Llanelly in August, 1870, and lived together at Brynniawr till 1872, when the petitioner, having obtained a lucrative appointment in Russia, left England,his wifeand child remainingatBrynmawr. It came to his knowledge that in 1875 his wife had given birth to an illegitimate child, and in 1876 he came to England to make inquiries on the subject, but could not find her. He went back to Russia without having seen her and when he subsequently returned he ascertained that she bad been for a considerable time cohabit- ing with a man, named William Williams. Evidence was given in support of the charge, and there being no defence Sir J. Hannen made a decree nisi with costs against the co-respondent.

INFANTILE DEPRAVITY IN LONDON. A Promising Child hief. j Yesterday Selby King, said to be ten years of age, but looking much younger, residing with her mother at 61, Star-street, Edgware-road, was charged at Marylebone police-court with stealing from the person a purse, containing Bd, the money of Maria Spooner, a married woman, of 18, Cambridge-place, Paddington. The child, who cried bitterly during the hearing of the case, was respectably dressed, and was so small that, instead of being put into the dock, she was placed within the enclosure reserved for solicitors —The prosecutrix deposed that she went to the Fountain ■ Abbey public-house, Praed-street, on Wednesday evening to fetch some beer, and while waiting in trout of the bar to be served the child pushed against her. Thinking that the little thing wanted to go up to the counter, she stepped on one side, and then the child asked if she could tell her the correct time. She did as requested, and the child left the house. Immediately afterwards prosecutrix left, and on reaching her house, which was opposite, she missed her purse. She saw the chlid going along the street, and went after her, and asked her if she had taken her purse. The child gave an emphatic negative answer to her question, and at once showed the contents of her pocket in the most candid man- P.er* prosecutrix pressed her question, and then the child threw open her jacket, and with ex- tended arms politely, but with the great confi- dence, said, There, ma'am, you can search rne 11 you like. X have not got anything belonging to you. Prosecutrix accepted the challenge and at the oottom of the child's dress in the lining found her purse with its con- tents.—Thomas Pearce, 112 B said he was in plain d, thes in Praed-street on Wednesday night, and hearing the pro-ecutrix accuse the prisoner of having stolen her purse, he paid attention to the conversation, and saw Mrs Spooner find the purse secreted in the child's dress skirt. When he took her into custody she said she had been sept out for some buttons by her mother, and gave three different addresses, which were all found to be false. While going to the station 1011 she said that if she was locked up her mother would kill her, and added that she had been to Madame Tussaud's Exhibition (meaning for the purpose of picking pockets).— The mother of the. child entered the witness-box, and, in reply to the magistrate, said her daughter was a very good girl, and always did as she was told.—Mr Cooke (wilrmiy) 1 never before heard of such a case as this before me-a mere child found picking P0CI,^?JS TUHLS artful way. I cannot believe that a child of this age could possibly do such a thing without having been previously thoroughly trained and instriteted. I remand the case. Let the child go to the workhouse, and the police had better make full-inquiries about the parties.

ALLEGED FALSE PRETENCES I AT CARDIFF. Trying to dodge a Pawnbroker. I Catherine Woolf, a youlw woman, was charged with obtaining 10s by Uinans of false pretences from Solomon Joseph, of 24, St. Mary-street, on the 15th instant. The prisoner went to the shop and wanted to pledge a chain {gr 10s which, she said, cost her £ 3 10s, and which -she had formerly pledged at another place for jEl 4a. The money was advanced, I* «oon as she left the ehain was tested by £ t»h and found to be spurious metal. The fences aiLf0' cons^eF the case one of false pre- • disrrusced it.

TERRIBLE COLLIERY EXPLO- I SION IN FRANCE. 28 Miners Killed. I 20 Others Buried in the Pit. I [REUTER'S TELEGRAM. J I PARIS, Thursday.—An explosion of fire-damp occurred this morning in a coal mine at Lievin, Pas de Calais. Twenty-eight miners were killed, and the underground galleries of the mine fell in for a distance of 800 yards. f CENTRAL NEWS TELEGBA3I. J PARIS, Thursday Afternoon.-Lmt night a disastrous and fatal explosion occurred at the coal mines of Grison, near Lie vin, in the department of the Pas de Calais. A large number of miners were in the pit at the time, who were unable from the suddenness of the shock to make their escape, and great anxiety is felt lest they should have perished. Twenty-eight dead bodies have already been brought up from the mine, but twenty miners are known to be still buried in the pit, and arduous efforts are being made to reach them in the hope that some at least may have survived. So violent was the explosion that 800 metres' length of the galleries fell in. -:(!I

GERMANY AND EGYPTIAN FINANCE. The English and French Proposals 1 b [" PALL HALL GAZETTE TELEGRAM.] BE:;LlS, Uhnrsday. — I hear 0:1 unimpeachatsk authority that Germany has decided to reject i.h, proposals suba.itted by the English Goveramea for the settlement of Egyptian finance. It is un- Y, derstood that Germany decided yesterday to accept the counter proposals of the French Cabinec. I.. The following were the English proposals :— 1. loan of be is -ued a t 3b, guaran- teed by England, to provide tor the floating debt, the irrigation, &c. 2. The Alexandrian indemnities: Four and a half millions to be paid in preference bonds at live per cent. Stock to be issued at £100 for every £ 110 nominal. 3. The revenues of the Daira and Domain to be paid into the Bank of England as security for the payment of interest on the guaranteed Joan. 4. The administration of the Daira and Domain lands to be controlled by England, the Domain to be added to the Preference, and the Daira to the Unified. 5. The Unified, the Daira, and the Suez Canal interest to be cut down one-half per cent, and the Turkey fund suspended. The French proposals are 1. A new loan of nine millions, guaranteed by all the Powers, at 3g per cent. to meet all 2. The Daira and Domain to remain as at charge. I pn sent temporarily. 3. The Unified Coupon to be fixed at 5 per cent. 4. The Caisse of the debt to be converted into an international multiple control. The French proposals therefore practically em- bodies the scheme which England rejected at the conference. The Press Association is informed that the British Government have been expecting an answer to the proposals communicated to the powers two months ago for the settlement of Egyptian finance to be dslivered by France on Wednesday or1 Thursday. Frequent telegraphic communications have been passing between Lord .Lyons, the British Ambassador in Paris, and the Government upon the subject, and it is believed the reply of the French Government will be of a nature of counter-proposals leaving it to be understood the British proposals, as a whole, do not meet with acceptance. It is no secret that pourparlers 011 the question have taken place between France and Germany, and that the reply of the first-named power will carry the accord of Germany. The Government has no infoi'mation that the French reply has been received at Albert Gate for presentation to Earl Granville, and it is nsual that when a note of such importance is presented, the recipient Government should have some cognizance of its purport through their own ambassador before it is formally handed to them through another. Up to Thursday evening the terms of the French proposals had not been communicated to the British Government. Lord Granville, who is at Walmer Castle, does not intend to visit London this week unless most pressing and important business should necessitate his presence at the Foreign Office. The answer of the French Government, which, according to previous arrangement, should have arrived in London before now, will probably be presented by M. Waddington at the Foreign Office to-day (Friday). At the same time it is anticipated that Count Munster may have some instructions from the German Government on the same matter to communicate. His Excellency has been out of town since Wednesday, but returri4 to the embassy in London to-day.

THE WEST AFRICAN CON- J FERENCE. I [REUTEl{-EGRAM.] I BERLIN, Thursday.-The conference met to-day at two o'clock, but owing to Sir Edward Malet and several of the other plenipotentiaries being invited to dine with the Emperor, the sitting was very short. The discussion was limited to the third question to be submitted to the conference proper, namely, the formalities to be ob- served by countries on effecting fresh occupations on the Congo, especially with regard to the Portuguese proposal on the subject already presented. No definite result was arrived at and the conference ultimately adjourned till to-morrow. The general opinion is that no diffi- culties are likely to arise, and that at to-morrow's sitting final resolutions on the subject will be arrived at. Besides Sir Edward Malet, the Italian and Russian plenipotentiaries had to await instructions from their respective Govern- ments on this point. Germany und France, however, drew up their original acts, on which the other powers had no information until the 6th inst. It is stated here that serious representations' had lately reached the British Foreign Office from the various chambers of commerce, notably that of Oldham, complaining of the acceptance by England of the French proposal that freedom of commerce and navigation in the Congo Basin should be limited to a period of twenty years. A declaration contained in the fourth clause of the fourth protocol, however, too dis- tinctly states that the powers reserves to themselves the right to deoide at the end of that period whether the principle of freedom of imports (fg-anchise ctentree) shall be continued or not, ard no intention whatever is expressed to carry the limitation beyond that one point, or to make the imposition of differential duties optional after the lapse of the above-named period. No further authentic information has been received here regarding negotiations now proceeding in Paris between the French Government and the African Association, It is stated, however, that Portugal is placing considerable difficulties in the way of settlement.

Aniuquest was held at Hudders field on Thursday on the body ofSarahAnn Blackburn, who was shot by her master, Mr Thomas Holmes, on Tuesday IIlorDing. Mr Holmes's sou deposed that he heard noises in the bouse, and, getting up, asked his father what was the matter. He replied that there were thieves in the house, and got up. He want downstairs, and fired at random into the kitchen, killing the deceased, who was there unknown to them both. The jury unanimously returned a verdict of manslaughter against I Holmes, who was admitted to bail. KAY'S COMPOUND, a. demulcent anoydne, ex pecsorant, for Coughs and Colds. Sold by all Chemists 9d Is, Is lid, 2s 9d. 212 COAGULIE.-Cement for Broken Articles, 6d, Im, 2s, postage 2d. Sold everywhere. Kay Bros Stockport. 321 KAY' COMPOUND OFLTNSEED, Aniseed, Senegal, Squill, Tolu, &c„ vsithChlorodyne. Did, Is Ltd, 2s 9d., I 215

MONEY MARKET. I Latest Prices To-day. J LONDOX, 1.20' p.m. I Money continues in, fair demand about 3g per I cent, discount, and 4; per cent. for months paper. A special allotment of £ 20,000 Telegraphic Trans- I fers on Bombay was mrde a.Is 7 3-16i per rupee Indtan Exehanges} Is 7 £ d to Is 7 5-32d. [ Consols are asier at 99| to 99^1 for money, and j 99J for the account. New and Reduced, 99| to 100. New Two-and-a-half, 91i to 91i. American Railways are generally flat. Eries about 14 do. Seconds, 57 to 57g Readings, 8 to 8!; do. General, 71 to 72; Milwaukee, 76 to 7of New York Centrals, 89J, to 90 Lake Shores, ó2 to 623 Louisville, 25 to 25^ Centra?: Pacific, 33^ to 33| Mexican Railways have received 32 to 32g I irst Preference, 87 £ to 87| ditto Seconds, 4 4 t 4-H to 44.1 Pennsylvania, 51J o524. ielegrapn Shares inactive Hudson's Bay Shares unaltered. Ottoman Banks, 133 to 7 Suez Canal flat, at 72 to 721. itio Titito, Mines remain 1.3:1: to 13j; Masoa Barry's about 9. Brignton Railway—yesterday's passenger traffic £ 435 decrease. In Foreign_Bonds Argentine Dollar Bonus have improved to 75 to 76 other isrfues are also firm. Mexicans are dull at 20* to 20* Peru Fives, 9 to 9* Egyptians are firmer Unified, to fc+§ D.iira, Oiijf to b3i; Tribute Loans- uuchaugeu Spanish, 59$; Portugese, 45 to £ 5||; Turkish Fives about 8. Home Railways continue verv unsettled. Brighton Deferred has declined to" 91^ to- 91|: South Jiastoru Deferred unchanged Chatham I Preference better, at 96* to 9o| Easterlb have 4 114 recovered to 68 to 63* North-Easterns, 155* to j 1554 Westem* 16a*. to 165* Westerns, 133s- to 13c>s. North British however receded to 84 to 94j Caledonian*, S7i to 37?. Canadian.; remain dull. Fu-t Trunk Prefer- ence,73* to 7fi*; Seconds, 431 to Thirds, 21; Guaranteed about 70 Ordinar- Stook, 3* to 8J First Preference 42i? to 43*.

TO-DAY'S MARKETS. I 1 I Fl j'sy —There was only a moderate attendance at to-day's market. "Wheat and flour were es<^ly's Price*. Fine Scotch anil Irish, cats maintain extreme rates; while foreign kinds met a o P,rices showing little or no change..Barley rem..ine. s.eau^ as did also beans;. Maize was iu fair ve?\1frt-n-n'nr>- PBI" 280 Ins for £ ood mixed American. Lnh.RPooi, in,lay,-Wheat mod.nSta at Tuesday's i fnrr.tr, 7s to 7s9d; Oregon, 8s to 8s od 7 a ,tS 7 V 7s 1Ctl: red winter No. 2. 7s m to 1 vti "liH-iu i •, to 7s ad. Flour Arm, trade not Arm "n.' 1 -lower* ^idi, 7d to 8d. P'gis. os. Maize stivng. Nev,-mixed Afflt.i.an, a. W. at her milder after fro" t. T nvnnv v • POTATOES. Wp auiet aV uy- continue good, and a- 41 fonner PricesSesrems, 65s to rhs'nm on= 0Us to Magnums, 50s to 65s Champions, 50s to 60s per ton. 1.W ne^s^'o ■^day—The mal'ket is generally firm, hut tions :-Kents £ l U1^el''te *Tvi* 'Tft- FARNHFTINS ON.] TR. » U.SS6X, £ 4- I5B TO IE; iineric^,1 £ 6 I *>">*?' £ 3 2 w y m"" fthf d%Sec"n"S. 140s": thirds, 90s fourths, to C3 per ewt. fthf d%Sec"n"S. 140s": thirds, 90s fourths, fiv'ins 113* • Vs" Kegs—thirds, 33s. In market- finun*, U4 kegs, 13 Ulllri. 2. insular' but^o?' ?larke^ dull, prices somewhat official report j8.ener-}11y 3d under yesterday's. The a smail busine^ °^'ov>"s '•—Market weak, and only a small business done at about 3d decline didl0'ICiel Faudy'-nButter nla*et remains generally j eVr nd "08 t IX^Jsh 1«oted at 110s to 140s; Jersey, 90s to 108^ ^jandy, 110s 10 140s; extremely quiet. Ameri<ra" «on„mue business somewhat^limull!h°u^nlatenal I1/1 Lard inactive. Cheese m^f ^amS, renmu qU'et" uua'terea in value.

TO-DAY'S SHIPPING. Lloyds' Casualty Telegrams. The fire m the af-er hold of the steamer Acuba, of Sunderland, from yalve-ton for Bremen, at Dover, still continues, and he vessel has been placed Aground. The engine rooni ouiKuead has given way, and a steam pump is being piacea aboard to assist in filling the vesseL The British steamer Mardy grounded in entering Oporto, but floated without assistance. The Korwegia jai-qut; Formica, from Phillipeville for Shields, na een towed into Grimsby with loss of buhvart', stanchions, etc. The °,sf' J.rotn Dundee, in ballast, has sunk o» North „ \nVii \e" saved. The>u"tnan mail steamer Titania, from Hong Kong for Triesi e> « grounded in Lake Timsah. Suez Canal on the th lnst, floated on Thursdpy, after dischatgi U-' part of her cargo, aud proceeded 011 Friday- The Bri *earner 'lliorndale, from Bombay, with a carso iin ,t^10 British ship Knight of the This-le- ,t ^'traha, are a«round in the outer Iiavboiu'y'J j They will be lightened, and are expected «> dock next t,dy A avi'ived at Natal totally dismasted and a ^g,, jettisoned. 1 10 wsea with m"ph Vaktir' for Leghorn. has returned I t0 swatfwa with machinery out of order. THE WEATHER AND NAVIGATION. I A her^rir oy-(!'s agent at Sulina states that JSJ sno» mgP"ttare- It is blowing a teniae

GREAT FAILURES IN NEW YORK. I {BETTER'S TELEGRAM.! NEW YORK, h riday.Messrs John J. Cisco and Son,the banlasrs, yesterday made an assign- ment of their de;josi'uQrs' two and half million dollars, which it is expected will be paid in full. The firm has no outstanding contracts on the I Stock Exchange. The general depres. sion in securities is believed to be the main cause ot the stoppage of the bank. The liabilities are estimated at between 3,000,000 and 5,000,000 dollars. Messrs Oliver Brothers and Phillips had 4,000 men in their employ. The cause of their failure is not yet known.

AGRICULTURAL NOTES. [BY A SOUTH W-UE1, AGItICULTUMST.1 I The letter of Sir Jolih l. Lawes in the Times, upon the effec of sewage, on the production of fish in the ^ea, is important,, not only to towns but to rural populations. Sir John's summary is- There has been a very prevalent opinion that the sewage of London has bee.u wasted. The evi- dence which I have brought fo.rward will, I ven- ture to hope, not only do awaj- with that impres- sion, but will also establish the fact that it has a decided influence on the p?o,luclion of fish. Thu I absolute amount of this influence, however, is a question on which every one ca n form his own opinion. We have as a fact thatt the sewage of the Thames restoies to the sea much more than the whole of some and the greater portion of other important manure ingredients, which are annually taken out of it by our fisheimen." Pro- fessor Huxley speaks f)f an acre of goA land pro- ducing one ton of corn. This, Sir .John says, he has produoed for 40 years at Rotihamsted on the sa:rif; held, but the professor speaks of aa acre of the best fishery ground yielding oiue ton of huh every week. Sir John points otit instances of lakes with a bare supply of fish, and .Tiso pure fresh water brooks and streams that have few and very slaall trout; in similar streams in the same district, receiving trainage, the trout grow to pounds weight instead of otuice s, and qnoted the instance of the Ver or Colne, in Hert- fordshire, where trout grow to four and five pounds in weight. The stream is celebrated for its watereresses, which are manured 3yitila Super- phosphate of lime. We are glad to chronicle a slight improvement in the wheat trade since the commencement of the new year. An advance in price will stimu- late the markets, which have been devoid of life. Best malting barley shows a. slight improvement, but the demand is excessively dull, and a good deal still remains in the grower's hands. Straw is being rapidly consumed, and will require careful hmhftnding to eftftble it to hold out till tha spring.

TO-DAYS POLICE. I CARDIFF. I bMUGGLiNG.—At the police-court to-day, before Mr R. 0. Jones, Thomas liUgsjit, first mate of the ss. Mulgrave, from Auistei aam, was ordered to forfeit £ 3 6s OJ, .the treble value of 3!lo¡: of tobacco,said t .have been illegally concealed by him. Henry Richard Taylor, the second mate of the jame vessel, was fined L2 t. 6d, the double value at a quantity of tobacco illegally concealed by him. .Frederick Eugene Hapg'>od, boatswain or the same ship, was also fined £1 3s., siagie value and coses, lor .concealing some tobacco and perlume. The cases were proved by Messrs Charley and Mitciiell, Custom House Officers. SUSPICIOus.-George Palmer, a dock labourer, was remanded till Jlonday on the charge of having a quantity of beef and pork in his posses- sion supposed to have been stolen. The prisoner was stopped by a dock polioe-comstable on Thursday night with the meat in his possession. No owner had yet been found. DISORDERLY.—Sarah Taylor, a young woman of tad character, who had been 14 times con- victed for disorderly conduct, was sent to prison for one month for tM shaving in a disorderly maimer in St Mary-stroet on Thursday night.—Lawrence O'Keef,. -another old offender, was tined 10s and costs for being- drunk and dis- orderly in St Mary-street on Wednesday night. DESTITUTE.—David Owen, a. lad 13 years of age, was charged with being: found wandering aoout the streets without having any visible means of subsisteTLCS. Mr F. de Courcy Hamilton appeared, avid said he knew that the boy was reaiiy in very destitute circumstances. His mother was of very drunken habits, and the boy was wandering aJxmt the streets without food or shelter. Mr Joass suggested that he should be sent to the Union. He could not be sent to the Havannah shio school at present, owing to the a.up úell1 Üfected witn measles. This course was adopted. SWANSEA. I A DISHONEST -At theetoansea .police-court, or. Fr.day, uefoi1. Messrs Cook, ilavies, and T. Piiilti/s, i*u.—Margaret McTibOy, a, v.-asherwomaii, was aarged with ssealing a qu-uitity oi wee ring aprja. '1, the pro- perty of Jame* Jones, r;om the White Swan li«jt:il, :wa,n:L. it appeared tiiat aoout a fort- nift-ht a<o, wiiej-i the ciotmng was missed, informa- tion wag e. i to the police, ana Detecuve Smith disco vsred tiiat some o; the articles had been pieffge.t in the town. i»n?ou?r pleaded guilty, anr'i was semenced to three luomns" aard labour. AL,EGKD H>:i"T BT JIOYS.—Five boys, named Parry, Evans, Rompb, Ausolom, and Murray, A cei.e charged with stsaling an overcoat from the shop door of Mr F. E. Cricker. PrisonersAvere remanded. NEWPORT. I BOROUGH POlIOE COURT.-At this court to-day I -before Mfesm H. Pniiiips and J. S. Stone, magistrate^;—Iseiija'vtui (5#- ostler, was charged with being drunk and incapable in Higii- soreet at 1,30 this morning. The pri- soner was .lyin7" asleep on the pavement.— riiie Magistrates' Cicrk (to prisoner) You have a good constitution to be,lr cold like ttiat. r PhUIips Better not try your constitution in that way again. -Tane Briton, maiTied woman, was charged with a similar offence m Commer- c.al-road. An officer found her sitting in tiie doorway of Gower and Company, grocers, fc-he had to 03 carried part, of the way to the station. Prisoner was very indignant at the officer's state- ments, and asserted thac she went to look for her husband, who had gone to the meet of the hounds. —Thomas .Mather, moulder, was charged with a sirmiar otfeoce in High-street, on Tnursuay afternoon. Prisoner was heiplessiy drunk, and could not take care of himself. The magistrates clerk: He is moulding his characterin a cad way. —Mr Phiilips That is tUe worst or it, tlie mould- ing of your character, as Mr Kessick says.— lLtch prisoner was jjfinsd 5s.-John Sullivan, an old offender, was fined lOfc for being drunk in the Rodney Arms, Lower Cross; and Mr John Burcher, hay dealer, 5% for obstructing Skinner- street with it trolly on Sun; lay night.

SUPPOSED SUIOIDE OF A SWAN- SEA CAPTAIN IN BRAZIL. Vessel without a Master. The owners of me barque Antonio Vinent, of Swansea, Messrs Johnson and Burgess, have received a hurried communication from the British Consul at Para, Brazil, under date of Christinas Eve, stating that Capt. Collins, the master of their vessel, had been missing sines the previous night; and from tht; fact that he had been drinking heavily since his nrrival, and from the contents of a note written to the mate of the vessel, there was every reason 1;0 believe he had committed suicide. The vessel had only recently been purchased by her present ow ners, this being her first voyage since she was sold by Messrs Richardson and Co. Capt. Collins had been in the employ of the latter firm for many years, and had made many successful voyages He had retired from sea for several years, his last command being that of a London steamer in the fruit and cattle trades, and engaged in business ashore as a publican. He has, however, latterly acted as sailing master in short special trips, mostly passenger excursions near home. Desiring to go to sea again, he was successful in bis appli- cation for the command of the Antonio Vinent, which, singularly enough, had been under his charge several years before. He was vary well known to Mr Burgess, whose brother had sailed with him, and gave him the highest character as a captain. The vessel sailed from Swansea on Oct. 24-th, arriving at Para on Dec. 14th. No word had been received by the owners from the captain further than a telegram dated two days after she reached Para, intimating her safe arrival. A private letter written by Captain Collins, which has reached Swansea,confirms the impression that his mind had given way. He complained of the hot weather, and said, what was clearly purely imaginary, that everyone on board was drunk. The owners have wired to the British Consul to detain the vessel at Para until the arrival of a new captain whom they are sending out to take command.

HIGHWAY ROBBERY WITH 1 VIOLENCE AT CARDIFF. At the Cardiff police-court, to-d-ay-before Mr R. O. Jones—John Harrington (20) and Benjamin Pear (29), both men well known to the police, were charged with stealing with violence from the person of George Blake, a purse, containing £9, and a silver watch, in Tressilian-te rrace, on Wed- nesday night. Complainant is, a, seaman, and belongs to the s.s. Penzance. On Wednesday he was paid ott, and at night was proceeding to the Great Western Railway Station, intending to return home. On his way from from Bute road he called into the Bristol and South Wales Hotel, Penarth-road, to have a glass of ale. While he was there the prisoner Harrington came in and said, One. of your comrades is looking for you." He went outside, where Pear was standing and another man. Harrington said Come here," and he followed him about 300 or 400 yards down a roadway which was dark. h" (comn'ainant) did see anyone he turned oack to rind his way ag-ain to the hotel. The two men then came up, Harrington laid hold of him by too collar pushed him down on his knees, a.nd threat- ened to do for him if he made the least noise. Harrington then rifled his pockets, took away his watch, gave him a kick, and told him to make off. All of them then left, and he made his way back to the hotel.-As or-e of the men was at large, the bench remanded the prisoners till Wednesday.

THE CHARGE OF SHOOTING A MAN IN CARDIFF. At the police-court, to-day, Elias May appeared on a remand charged with shooting and wounding James Barry with a revolver in West Church- street, on the 9th inst. The Head-constable said that the injured man was unable to attend, as the shot had not been abstracted. Dr O'Donnell said that the injured man was unable to attend, and would be for a week. The arm was sup- purating, and the bullet would, co doubt, come out in the lower part of the arm. There was no danger to life. Mr Belcher re- newed his application for bail, to which no objection was raised by the head-constable, but Mr Heming- way said that from what he could hear of the family of the injured man the prisoner would be safer in gaol. They would be bound to protect him.—Mr Jones did not consider this a ground for refusing bail, and the application was acceded to, the case being adjourned for a week, prisoner being admitted to bail, himself in :8100, and one qurstv £100.

TO-DAY'S S PC RUNG, Wye Meeting. I WYE (KENT), FRIDAY. An RIVALS. -Belgrade, Blanche, Brignari, Chance, Cla'et, Comraotian, Condor jx., First Choice, Fop. Fri- cajdeau tilly, Froggart, Kvicp^way, Laddie, Leo, Madame Neruda, Nethercote, Rappel, bmiramis, and Who Can Te l. Others expected. ORDER OF RG:ING. Hunters' Hurdle Race, 1.0; Olanteigh Tower Hurdle Race, 1.20 Hunters' Flat Race, 2.0; Maiden Hunters' Qualifying Steenlechase, 2 30 The SeLing Hurdle Plate, 5.0 Hunter's fcitee. plechasc, 3.30.

SPORTING ITEMS. I The objection to Entraneur, winner of the Grand Prix de Monaco, at Nice, has been over- ruled. Lord Lonsdale was a rather extensive prize winner with fox-terriers at the Kennel Club Show. The dispute between the Chester Town Council and the Racecourse Company is not, it appears, yet settled. Spark, Valjean, and Apple Blossom, the pro- perty of Mr Abingdon. are under orders to leave Beckhampton for Newmarket. Now that Cook has once more returned to form it is expected that he will contest J. Roberts,. junr.'s claim to the billiard championship. Prince Christian will entertain the Prince of Wales and other guests this week at Cumberland Lodge for a few days' shooting in Windsor Park. Lowland Chief, aged, by Lowlander out of Bathilde, will not run again, and will shortly be sent; to Marden Deer Park, where he will stand next season. Mr H. G. Miller will run Manager for the Champion Stakes at Kempton Mr E. Davey will run either Dipped or Deferred; and Mr T. S. Hosford will start Quicklime. The special general meeting of the Football Association, for the discussion of professionalism, is to be held at the Freemasons' Tavern on Monday next, at half-past six p.m. Torpedo, the brother to Shotover, who cost the Duke of Portland 750 guineas at the sale of the late Lord Wilton's stud, is in training again, and is.believed to be a smart horse. Cook and Mitchell brought their billiard match of 5,000 up, spot barred, to a close at the West- mmster Aquarium on Wednesday night, Cook, who conceaed 500 points to his opponent, winning by 562. Although the £1,000 plates to be decided at the Newmarket Craven Meeting have not secured their stipulated number of entries, it is believed that the stewards will not reduce their value. During the present week flocks of teal widgeon, and wild ducks have located on the lakes and water in various parts of Surrey, and many large flights passed over the county towards the south coast. A flight otwild geese in Eerrled ranks, passed over Paris from north to south on Wednesday afternoon, shortly before the fall of snow se: in. The birds were flying at a height of nearly two thousand five hundred feet in a compact body nearly two miles long. In reply to a telegram congratulating him upon attaining his twenty-first birthday addressed to Prince Albert Victor by Mr H. Etheringcon, editor of Whetliny, on behalf of the wheelmen of Great Britain, the Prince expressed his hearty thanks. the late Lord Ayiesford's career on the Turf was exceedingly etiequered. Though he lavished large sums on norseracing, he was singularly unfor- tunate, his only noteworthy success being with Vanderdecken, who won the Liverpool Cup in 1878. It must not be imagined that the new Queen's Plate regulations are to pass unchallenged, and several complaints have been addressed to the Master of the Horse at the withdrawal of these Imperial grants from meetings that have long en- joyed this privilege. Parisian wheelmen have paper chases in the Bois de Boulogne. An average rider is sent off as the tiare," with five or ten munutes' start, and marks his way by dropping pieces of paper. Tite "hounds" are provided each with a soft rubber ball, and if they can get up or near the hare, capture him by hitting him with the ball. A few days ago Abraham Bond, a native of Ripley, had entered for a Ten Miles Go-as-you- please Race at Chesterfield. bond went to Butterly Station to take train for Chesterfield, but the train was gone nothing daunted, he alked to catch a train at Alfreton, which was just leaving the station as he arrived. He then started to walk to Chesterfield, and arrived just half an hour before the race commenced. Bond made the race for the other competitors, and on the return home to the goal he kept the lead all the way and won easily by half a mile.

LOCAL LAW CASES. I Action against Radnorshire Rail- way Directors. In the High Court of Justice, Queen's Bench Division, on Thursday (before Mr Justice Mathew, without a jury), the case of Cheese v Green Price and others, which was c r.umenceu on Wednesday, was again resumed. The plain- tiff, Ir Arthur Cheeso, a solicitor, formerly of J' Hay, in Breconshire, but now practising at 40, Chancery-lane, London, brought his action against Mr Robert Dansey Green Price, or Diustone, Herefordshire; Samuel Charles Evans Williams, of Abernant, near Builth Mr Cecil Alfred Tufton Otway, of Presteigu, Radnorshire, as directors of the Worce ster and Aberystwith Junction Railway Company, and against -Gertrude Louisa Williams, at bO, Blenheim-crescent, Notcing-hill, London, executrix of Edward Williams, formerly a director of the company. The plaintiff alleged that while he was acting as solicitor of the com- pany. he had signed various joint and several bills with the directors to secure loans in connection with the proposed construction of a railway from New Radnor to Rhayader, a bill of which was introduced in Parliament in 1874. He signed these bills, he said, as surety, and for the accommodation of the ciirecors; and having had to pay a fifth part of the amount, £ 1,000 odd, he now claimed to recover that sum from the directors, who had signed the bills. The defendants denied that the plaintiff became a party to the bills as surety, or for the accom- modation of the other makers, and alleged that the plaintiff signed the bills as principal, and re- ceived full consideration for the same. The first- named defendant, Mr Green Price, who was also a solicitor, counterclaimed ior defendant L95, which he said was due to him from the plaintiff with regard to a joint account for services ren- dered by them both to the company. In regard to this, the plaintiff alleged that it had formed part of the matter in dispute in an arbitration case, and had been decided against the defendant. He also denied that any joint account was as alleged sent in, or that there was any balance due to the defendant from the company, or that he received the amount of the alleged joint account. Mr Tindal Atkinson appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Cramp for the dereudants. His Lordship reserved judgment. r I

MAPS FOR PRESENT USE. ] Mr John Bartholomew, whaae fame as a con- structor and printer of maps is a gu-irancee of the excellence of the work done, has rorwavded some J uf his recently-published productions. Prominent among them is the Special larze seals map of t.ire approveae.s to ixbartouui," pvruiished by' Menzies. Edinburgh, one of the most complete maps of the Nile we have ever seen, stretching from 40 or 50 miles south of Khartoum, away north to Berber and Abu Ahmed. For those who wish to follow the movements of the Nile expedi- tion, a better companion could not be had. It is rich in the names of places, and clearly printed on the scale 16 miles to the inch. On the same sheet is & plan of the environs of Khartoum oa the scale of lj- mile to the inch, on which special details are furnished, a small map of. the Soudan occupying another corner. Another map of similar character to the former, bearing the title of "Central Africa." and showing Stanley's Geographical and Commercial Basin of the Congo, as approved by the "Congo Conference at Berlin, December 1884, must be very serviceable to many in the present stab of affairs. A strong recommendation to both maps is their extremely low price. Mr Bartholomew lias also just issued a map shewing the present distribution and the proposed redistribution of Parliamentary seats K8t-85, with descriptive letterpress from the text of the Bill, and another showing the proposed new Metropolitan Boroughs, with description, area, and population. These will be kept up to date, and serve to show at a glance the political divisions of the country. I

John James Moore, who styled an ex- 1 monk, and was known as brother Alphor.se, and. labouring in Dundee as an anti-Popery lecturer and Protestant missionary, was on Thursday brought before Dundee Circuit Court, and sen- tenced to five years' penal servitude for unnatural offences. KAT'S COMPOUND, for Colds and Coughs Sold throughout the World, Is 1»d 2s 9>d Ac. Kay Bros., Stockport. 213

DISTRICT NEWS. I 4 CARDIFF. PUBLIC WORKS.— A special meeting of the public works committee of the Cardiff Corporation was held at the Town-hall on Thursday, when it was resolved that the suggestions contained in the borough engineer's report of the various bills in Parliament referred to this committee be adopted. WATCH COMMITTEE.—At the meeting of the watch committe on Wednesday, on the recom- mendation of the head constable, Chief Inspector Price, was raised to the position cf superinten- dent, and his salary increased from E140 to £ 200 a year. Air Price has been in the Cardiff police force nearly 30 years, and the committee desired thus to express their appreciation of his services. WESLEYAK CHAPEL, CHARLES-STREET.- The second haif of the session of the Mutual Improve- ment Association was opened on Wednesday evening with a lecture, The Influence of the Bible on Literature," by Mr W. Johnston, of Tynemouth, the chair being occupied by Mr G. Carpenter. BETHEL WESLEYAN CHAPEL, UNION -STREET. — The second of a series of entertainments in con- nection with the Sunday School of the above place of worship was held in the chapel on Wed- nesday evening. The Rev. David Young, chair- man of the South Wales district, occupied the chair. .ACCIDENT AT THE DOCKS.As a German sea- man named Johannin Vasmer was at work on board the ship Heinricii, lying in the East Dock, on Thursday morning, he fell overboard into the water._ In falling one of bis legs came into con-; tact with the quay wall, with the result that it was fractured. The injured man was promptly, conveyed to the Hamadryad Hospital Ship, where he received attention at the hands of the medical superintendent, Dr Hughes. RICHMOND ROAD COXGKMATICNAL 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, aad after tea the distribution of the articles from, the tree was the occasion for much amusement, great excitement. The tea was given at the sole expense of Mr Phillips, father-in-law of Coun- cillor D. E. Jones. The Christmas tree was the" result of a collection among the teachers and church members. ROATH-KOAD CONGREGATIONAL CEIETRcff.-Ths, annual social meeting ot the members and theUP friends took place on Wednesday evening, com." mencing- with tea at six o'clock,and ending with a miscellaneous musical and literary entertainment, under the presidency of the pastor, the Rev. J. Lloyd Williams, B.A. The secretary's report showed that very satisfactory progress had been made during the past two years, 71 members having been admitted during that time, whilst the debt had been reduced by the sum of;6200, and the building improved at a cost of nearly £ 30. The New Year's thank-offering just received amounted to £ 52 Is 9d. PROPOSED HARRIERS' CLUB.—A meeting in connection with an open barriers' club pro- posed to be formed in Cardiff took place at the Blue Anchor, Wiiarton-street, on Thursday night. The attendance was fairly numerous. Mr T. Cook occupied the chair, and the following were elected flicers :-Captain, Mr Cliff vice do., Mr A. Thomas secretary, Mr D. Sullivan treasurer, Mr T. Cook. A committee of eight was also chosen, these being Messrs J. T. Hiaton; J. B. Coe, Kedzlie, A. J. Stewart, \V. Stadden, J. Williams, Bowers, and Cross. INFIRMARY CONCERT.—An evening concert in aid of the children's ward of the Cardiff Infirmary was given in the Town-hall Assembly-rooms on Thursday evening, but, notwithstanding the worthy object in view, the attendance was, unfortunately, very small. The pro- gramme was, nevertheless, carried out in manner which deserved far better patronage. The glee, "Strike the Lyre," by the Llaudaff Orpheus Union, was capitally rendered, as also was The Young Musicians." Miss George and Mr Gibbons gave a harp x and pianoforte duet, Bid me discourse," and were well received. Miss Lucy Clarke, one of Cardiff's most promising vocalists, "The Better Land," "Tit for Tat," "111 wait for Jack (the latter in response to a persistenten- core), and When Ally and I were sweethearts,' her singing being much appreciated. Mr R. Addams-Williams sang "Non piu andrai," which created much amusement, and "The Devout Lover" (M. Valerie White). Mrs Righton-Trice g"ve the pianoforte solo, Where the Bee sucks," in her well-known excellet; style, whilst Miss George gave Mr John Thomas's harp solo, Winter," in a way that proved her knowledge of the instrument. Mr Radley, of the Llandaff Orpheus Union, showed his voice to advantage in "0, Fair Dove." Mr C. T. Whitmell read The Defence of Luck- nor, very impressively and with much -effect. The "National Anthem" concluded a capital concert, which merited much better patronage than it met with. F INSTITUTE FOK THE BLIND.—The annual treat given by the committee to the blind workmen and apprentices took piace on Wednesday, the new assembly-room of the institute, Glossop-road, being nearly filled with the inmates and friends. After high tea, which was well served by Mrs-G. F. NVeuu, the Misses Bird, of Gharles-street, and the Misses Pritchard, of Richmond-road, an entertainment was proceeded with. The musical class of the blind rendered The Redcross Knight and The Coming of the King with good effect. Miss C. Bird ably recited The Execution of Mary Queen of Scots.' The songs selected by the Rev E' Morgan and Mr J. P. Taylor were well ren. dered. Mrs Thompson, Mrs Harrison, and Mis- Stephenson presided at the pianoforte. Inter- spersed with the foregoing, some telling addresses were given by the Vicar of St. John's on Com- pensation," Alderman Cory, Dr. Fiddian, Mr John Moore, the honorary secretary, and the manager. At 9.30 a large quantity of wearing apparel and linen drapery was distributed to the blind, each of whom received a -good parcel, and returned home with grateful hearts. THE CORPORATION Oll LONDON having required the premises of the Bankrupt Agency Association, 29, Ludgate-hill, E.G., for city improvements, the Alliance CiotDins Company, 33, St..Mavy.street, beg most re- spectfully to inform tli- 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, George Oliver's crock of hosiery and ties, and Strauss Bros.' stock of fancv goods for immediate sale at a trifle over one-half the origisalin- voice cost. Sale now proceeding at the Alliance Cloth- ing Company, 53, st" Mary-str#e:, Cardiff. 244 EXPERIENCED VETERINARY SMITH <Jo-eph Peare) shoes every class of horse at the Cardiff Horse Eschange.near tile Custom House. A trial soliciteil.232E AT 79, ST. MARY'S-SIRKET, CARBIFF, ior the next few days, good woollen or merino sooks may be haoi at Is 2d jler pair, three ipairs for Z& Ik:Sei% i and knitting machines as usual. 2U SWANSEA. DISCHARGE OF BANKRUPTS. His Honour, Judge Williams, on Thursday, panted the dis- charge of Mr Pegler and of Mr Haddon. REPAIRING A VESSEL.—At the County-court on Thursday, before his Honour, Judge Williams, was heard the case of the Central Engineering Works against Mr Treveiiick. This was a ntw trial, the defendant maintaining that he was not the party liable to pay. Mr Evans, the late manager of the Central Engineering Company, said he was orle-ed to do some work to the vessel Carolina -by Mr Treveiiick. Mr T. B. Richards appeared lor tne owners of the vesoei Mr W. R, Smith ff>r the com- p?ny, '1" J). L°v. barrister, for Mr •jLrsveiHdk. irlr Hoigau, foreman of the Central Engineering Worus, said that when the bargain was made the alterations were to east £ 3 to £ 4-, but there were extras done. On iwhaF of Mr TrtTvellick, Mr Lewis contended that his dieD was only manager of the Carolina, the vessel being vwned by a company. Mr Treveiiick said that he had agreed with Mr Evans to fully repair the vessel for B4. AH tie extras were in theoriginal contract. At that time he was re- gistered owner. Mr Richards admitted the Carolina Company indebted to $1. His Honour gave judgment for the plaintiff for £ ? and costs against the defendant as ratistated 4witer. Tne BANKBunor Couw.-At tire bankruptcy court, ou Thursday—before Mr Registrar Home, the adjourned public examination of Dd. Thomas, builder, was proceeded with. The Official Re cei ver (Mr Rosser) conducted the examination, and Mr Robinson Smith appeared for the bank- rupt. The bankrupt said his liabilities were £ 4,690, and he had unsecured creditors to the extent of E995. and creditors fully secured to the amount of £ 335, the securities being estimated to produce £ 5,705. After a rengtby hearing the exaininiitibn Was Closed.—Mrs Asia Davis, aged 87, who kept a grocery shop at Momston, was next examined. It "appeared that sh" owed JBl.,500, and that her assets were 2583. She said she gave the business into the chance of her ^rand-daughter s husband. The bankrupt ap- peared unable to gite an account -of her affairs, and the court allowed her to pass. Mr V. Simons appeared for the bankrupt.

T. Broderick, the Irish trainerv has been appointed trainer to Mr J. A. Cassidy. R.u"s TIC PiLis, a specific in Neuralgia, Face- ache, etc., Bid, Is lid; postage Id Sold by Chemists Bros., Stockport gjj