South Wales Echo

A BOY'S ADVENTURES. A recent number of the New York World says A remarkable case of juvenile precocity has turned up at Coney Island in the person of eight- year-old Johnny Olney. When the steamship City of Chester arrived at New York, Johnny was handed over to Superintendent Jackson. When the steamer was half a day out from Liverpool the boy made his appearance before some of the crew, and asked for something to eat. No one on board knew him, and when ques- tioned he said that his father bad brought him aboard in the steerage, telling the boy to remain until his return. The parent, however, failed to return, and Johnny during the meantime sought some retired nook and fell asleep. Superintendent Jackson placed the boy in charge of a Mr Hamil- ton, at the Miners' Arms, on Front-street. Next day Johnny was missed from the Arms, and a diligent search of the neighbourhood failed to reveal his whereabouts. Officer Sutherland, while walking along the beach at Coney Island, picked up a small boy. A few questions brought out the fact that he was a stranger. He gave his address as No. 2, Front-street, New York. Word was sent to the address, and Mr Hamilton answered it in person and took charge of the lad. He said he had come down on the boats with some other urchins whom he had missed. While in the police headquarters the boy coolly asked one of the officers for a chew of tobacco, which lie munched with apparent satisfaction. To a World reporter the boy said that he not only chewed but was very fond of cigars, which he smoked when he could obtain them. Rezarding his parents, he stated that his father lived at 29, Albion-street Liverpool, England, and was a labourer on the Birkenhead Docks of that place. He had learned to smoke when but two years old by picking cigar stumps from the gutter. T le boy was brought to this city, and will be returned to Liverpool by the Commissioners of Emigra io

PLAYERS IN EARNEST. Commenting on S,"ah Earnhardt's recently published e ovvn stage ex- periences, the Says Madame Bernhard dlle. Cromette, after having gone throug scene in 'Le Sphinx,'used to be Pletely unnerved and that other French actors and actre8seg) whom she names, have e °roughly carried away by their parts that they have, for the moment, lost consciousness of their individuaiity< Similar excess of 1 has, m a few instances, led to real tragedies even upon 0Ur own stage. John 'tis said, Sheridan wrote Tbei^° The Stranger his last appearance in i -Havinc: uttered, with unusual pathos the •There is another thfi World,' he fell speechless »ot din?13 of his fellow-actor, Whitfield, w|™, discovered to his horror that poor Pjgund Kean last words upon earth.. int P]a, QAs'les us with another instance inP° «Q, pthello, he broke down over the for ever Farewell thetamml "J. >' and turning hoarsely then gasped 'Xn ,°r a moment to continue, »na JB,. ^peak to them, Charles; I am n the sta^« d^' **19 tragedian also died «P for Wa8 playing Claudio in had PVC/I' and he played it better than ?,aye4 ifc before but, just after b kaow Dnt. jja line, Iferrf 'a»d felflS MO™; «wif. snnK'f" m»K Emaginaire,' was taken 1 » tu hved long iVIadame Bernhardt's experieuoes> therefor^are not a8tonishing^i<ii>p—mmm

BRECON AND MERTHYR TYDFIL JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY. The report of the °^the shi the above company, to be submitted "^holders at the half-'yearly general be held the 26th August, states that 8 from all sources continue to sho ease. Atten- tion was drawn last hal f o the benefit expected from the conteinP onneclion be- tween this company's n -Alexandra Dock Company's lines.. f m or this pur- pose has been made; but auses entirely beyond this company's con't actual connec- tion has not been complete 11 this company have, accordingly, been °eP the increase of traffic which they were entiuea to expect. The improvements in the J11?. „r„JVefen Machen and Bassaleg have enabled t' to carry with perfect facility all the Puerto offered them. With the view, however, Of future develop. ment in further and more remunerative direc- tions, it may become necessary, addition to the improvement of the gradient provide^ in the Pontypridd, Caerphilly, ana W port'Company's Act of 1882, to ask the shareholders at no distant date to take into consideration the advisability of doubling "ie Caerphilly branch, as a part of » continuous double liue between Pontyprjdc* a&d Newport. The bills alluded to in the Ja.st rePort have either been withdrawn, or passed in sucn a form as not to damage the interests of this company. The increase of receipts from all sources is £ 923 12s 7d. The available balance /or,. d,stribution is £ 15,015 33 9d. After deducting the amount required for the rent charges, xtumney Preference Shares, and the A Debenture fetock, &~c.t the amount in hand will to pay interest, in cash, for the half-year, at the rate of three per cent, per annum on the » otock, as in the corresponding period. Hoiders of this latter stock will therefore be entitled to receive 1 £ per cent, in cash for the half-year* and the balance of i per cent, in 1865 Preference stock, as provided by the scheme of arrangement. The rolling stock has been well maintained. Six vvaggons have been rebuilt, of which three are of an improved type and two new and complt ••, passenger trains have been purchased, 15 ] t\ mt, of the cost having been charged in t. accounts. Improvements have been made in tL- permanent way of tho Caerphilly Branch where required, and a considerable amount of signalling has been renewed and interlocked,

I SURREY v. GLOUCESTERSHIRE. I CHELTENHAM, 1.15 p.m.—At 11.40 Townsend and Painter were opposed by Jones and Beaumont. The wicket played queerly, but when Townsend bowled Painter hit hard; Bush and Woofe were run out very foolishly, but this was due more to rather sharp prac- tice on the part of the wicket-keeper. The innings then close. SURREY 1st Innings. 2nd Innings. Shuter, c Bush, b Woof 3 In Shuter, c Bush, b Woof 3. Abel, not out 83 Bainbridge, st Bush, b Gil. bert. 17 W. Read, b Grace 41 M. Read, c Griiffths, b Page 17 Diver, c Gregg, b Gilbert 16 Lohmann, c Bush, b Gilbert 0 Wood, c Bush, b Gilbert 6 Bush, c and b Woof 1 Jones, c Gregg, b Gilbert. 1 Beaumont, c BuBh, b Gilbert 4 Extras 4 Extras Tokal 198 Total GLOUCESTERSHIRE. 1st Innings 2nd Innings. Grace, oW. Read,bBeaumont 104 Griffiths, c Wood, b Busb. 25 Brain, c Jones, b Lohmann.. 47 Brain, c Jones, b Lohmann.. 47 Gilbert, c and b Lohmann 9. Taylor, b Jones 8 Townsend, b Lohmann 13 Painter, b Beaumont 31 Page, b Jones 4 Gregg, not out 18 Bush, run out 6 Woof, run out 1 Extras. 11 Extras Total 277 Total

NOTTS v. MIDDLESEX. I NOTTINGHAM, Saturday, 1 p.m.—Heavy rain delayed the commencement for nearly an hour, a start not being made till 12.25, when Stoddart and O'Brien faced the bowling of Flowers and Atte well. After two singles Stodiiart was well catight at slips. Hadow followed, and after a single was also splendidly caught bv Shaw in the same place, letting in Webbe. MIDDLESEX. 1st Innings. 2nd Innings. Buckland, b Barnes 30 c Sherwin, b Attewell 14 Stoddart, c Wright, b Barnes 79 c Shaw, b Flowers 15 Hadow, c Shaw, b Attewell.. 16 c Shaw, b Attewell 1 O'Brien, c Attewell, b Barnes 16 not out 18 Webbe, not out; 24 not out 0 West, c Shrewsbury, b Barnes 7 Paravicini, b Shaw 2J Butler, b Shaw 13 Robertson.c Barnes,bFlowers 2 Williams, b Shaw 5 Burton, c Wright, b Flowers. 5 Extras 4 Extras 3 Total 225 Total. SI NOTTS. 1st Innings. 2nd Innings. Shrewsbury, c Webbe, bBurton 13 Scotton, a Butler, b Robertson 17 Barnes, c Paravicini, b Robertson 8 I. Flowers, c Webbe,b Burton.. 34 C. Wright, b West 7 Gunn, c Buckland, b Robertson 59 .n Attewell, c andb Buckland.. <!6 Wright, c and b Robertson.. 13 Shaw, c Williams, b Webbe.. 35 Sherwin, not out 17 ••••;• Extras Extras Total 257 Total. r

I WORCESTERSHIRE v. SOUTH WALES. This return match was commenced at Worcester yesterday. Heavy rain prevented a start until one o'clock, when the visitors, hafin? won the toss, went in and put together 128, of which number Bancroft played splendid cricket for his contribution. The illnings closed after threa hours' play. Worcestershire at the ciose of the day's play had reached within 14 of their rivals, J. F. Hastings was the chief contributor, having an admirably played 47 to his credit. SOUTH WALES, W. Morgan. st Burton, b Tyler 17 D. E. Jones, c sub, b Baines 1 Bancroft, st Burton, bTyler 51 A. H. Last, b Baine 20 C. P. Lewis, c Burton, b Tyler 0 T. B. Jones, b Smith 20 Lindley, «t Burton, b Tyler 0 E. G. Daries, st Burton, b Tyler 0 E. W. R. Walters, c Baines, b Tyler 3 T. J. Llewellin, c Rollings, b Baines 11 Donovan, not out 0 Extras i 5 Total 128 WORCESTERSHIRE. Major Cameron, 1 b w, b Lewis 1 T. Rollings, c Lindley, b Morgan 2 J. F. Hastings, c Lewis, b Lindley 47 J. Darkes, b Lindley 24 E. J..Tylet, c Walters, b Lindley. 0 H. Baines, b Walters 1 Smith, b Walters 0 G. F. Wooldridge, b Lindley 11 J. Hawten, c Bancroft, b Lindley 6 J. Burton, c Davies, b Lindley 9 R. A. Lewie, not Out 0 Extras 13 Total 114

PROPOSED AMALGAMATION OF WELSH BAPTIST COLLEGES. W* ». ■ s Conference at Llandrindod. A meeting of representatives of the three Baptist Colleges of Wales (Pontypool, Haver- fordwest, and Llangollen,) took place at-Llan- drindod this week. It will be recollected that at the recent annual meetings of the colleges six gentlemen were nominated by the committee of each college to consider the whole question of the proposed amalgamation, and, if desirable, draw up a scheme. This was the object of the meeting at Llandrindod, and long and patiently was the matter discussed at conferences which lasted throughout Wednesday and Thursday, and which were presided over by the Rev T. Davies, D.IX, President of Haverfordwest College. The following resolutions were unani- mously adopted, and will be submitted to a con- ference of the full committees of the three colleges to be held during the meeting of the Baptist Union at Swansea next October 1. That the Pontypool and Haverfordwest Colleges be amalgamated, and that steps be immediately taken to secure this object so as to bring it to completion in three years, and earlier if possible and that the North Wales College carry on its work as heretofore. 2. That a permanent fund of £ 30,000 be raised towards the maintenance of the South Wales College, and that the question of raising a fund for the North Wales College be deferred for the present. 3. That until the proposed amalgamation be effected, the three usual annual collections be made, but afterwards that two annual collec- tions be made, one to augment the proceeds of the proposed permanent fund to support the South Wales College and the other to support the North Wales College. 4. That the Rev. Dr. Davies; of Haverfordwest, and Rev. W. Edwards, B.A., Pontypool, enquire into the legal matters involved in the amalgamation of the two colleges. 5. That the three presidents of the Baptist colleges of Wales be the conveners of the conference to be held at Swansea during the autumnal meetings of the Baptist Union, and that the committees of the three colleges be summoned by circular to attend. 6. That the proceedings of this committee be pub- lished in one Welsh and one English paper. 7. That the following gentlemen constitute a sub- committee to draft a scheme of amalgamation to be submitted to the conference at Swansea in October next:—Revs. Dr. Davies, W. Edwards, B.A., J. Jones (Felinfoel), J. Williams (Pontypool), T. Witton Davies, A. J. Parry (Carnarfon), and J. Waldo James (Aber- avon). 8. That this meeting desires to express its sense of the noble Christian generosity of D. Davies, Esq., M.P., Llandinam, in his offer of a site for a Baptist College in Mid-Wales, though unable to avail them. selves of it at present.

I SWANSEA COUNTY COURT. FRIDAT.—(Before his Honour Judge WILLIAMS.) A SHIPPING CASE. -THE PORT CUSTOM. CoRY AND YEO AGAINST MORGAN SUTTON.—Mr W. R. Smith for plaintiffs, and Mr Benson, barrister (instructed by Mr Field), for the de- fendant. By this action plaintiffs sought to recover JB4 for discharging the ship Rosamond, and defen- dant put in a counter-claim for P,4 on account of the demurrage of the vessel for one day. Defendant said his vessel, the Rosamond, arrived at plain. tiffs' wharf on the evening of the 24th of December last. Discharging was not commenced until the 29th. A notice was sent to plaintiffs on the 27th of the vessel's arrival, but it had been turned away from the wharf on the 26th. The vessel was detained over 11 days in conse- quence. For the defence Mr Smith contended that" as the notice was sent on the 27th to plaintiffs, and the ship discharged in 11 days from that date, no demurrage could be charged. For the defence it was also maintained that the usage of the port. was to commence discharging on the day after notice bad been given, and the ship was therefore discharged in time. Mr Mason, shipowner, Mr Dorac, Mr E. M. Jones (of the Atlantic Patent Fuel Company), and Mr Farr, plaintigial managing clerk, confirmed the counsel's statement on behalf of plaintiffs. Mr Benson contended that the notice sent did not do away with the duty of the plaintiffs to commence discharging on the 26th. His honour thought the evidence favoured plain- tiffs, and judgment was given accordingly. Notice of appeal was given.

T. Ray, of mverafon, the well-known amateur pole jumper, is said to have beaten the record on Thursday at the game in which he is such an adept. Ray cleared the bar at lift 5in, having himself made the previous "best," lift 4iin, secured at Preston on August 18, 1883. Is YOUR CHILD ILL ? If so, try Williams Pontardawe. Worm Lozenges, which have been in use over iiu years, and eclipsed all other remedies. sold by most chemusts at 9jd, 134d, and 2s 9d. Prepared from the original recipe only by J Davies, Chemist, 33 High-street, Swansea The lozenges are agreeable, and tontains nothing injurious 7J

SPORTING ITEMS. Barnacles has been despatched from Newmar. ket for shipment to India. Swillington may be^looked upon as a certain runner for the Great Ebor Handicap Plate. John Osborne is much better, and will be present at York next week, out will not ride. Playing for Mr Hankey's Eleven against Mr Leese's Eleven at Woking, Prince Christian Vic- tor scored 61. The names of Macheath, Sefton, Kisber, and Peregrine appear in the list of horses to be sold by private contract. Quilt, who was reported amiss at the beginning of the week, galloped a mile and a half on Thurs- day at a nice sweating pace. At the beginning of this century 100,000 people assembled on the York racecourse to witness a match in which Mrs Thornton rode one of the horses. The Committee of the Winchester Hunt pur- pose holding a meeting on Tuesday and Wednes- day, October 6th and 7th. Mr James Goater is the clerk of the course. Clochette, who has beea favourite for the Ebor Handicap Plate, was out at exercise on Thursday, and cantered twice six furlongs, but is said to have fallen lame on her return to Heath House. The Jubilee Prize, to be decided on Monday, has already provoked some speculation, Blue Grass having been supported at 6 to 4, Plaisan- terie at 2 to 1, and Botschafter I. at 4 to 1. Mrs Robert Peck, wife of the well-known owner of race-horses, died on Thursday morning at Regent's-park, London, after a protracted illness. She leaves six children. Consumption was the cause of death. We bear that, under the management of Messrs Pratt and Co., racing at Redditcb is to be revived. The first meet, which will be under Grand National rules, is fixed for Monday, September 21. The fisrt historical record on which reliance can be placed of the performances of the English racehorse is a book published by John Cheney in 1727; and, according to that work, York was one of the eleven meetings to which Royal Plates were given, the others being Newmarket, Black Hambleton, Guildford, Ipswich, Lewes, Lincoln, Nottingham, Winchester, &c. In 1714 we find that at York her Majesty Queen Anne's Star beat Lord Chamberlain's Merlin and another, aged horses, list. each. The race was contested in four four-mile heats (sixteen miles), and Star died the next day. On the fol- lowing Monday, during a race for a gold cup, intelligence arrived on the course of the death of Queen Anne, and most of the noblemen and sentry left the course. One of the greatest of Ebor Handicap winners in bygone years was the Hero, bred by Mr Towney (who is still living) on the Lausdowne Range, near Bath. He was an extraordinary and incomparable animal, winning the Ascot Cup twice, the Goodwood Cup twice, the Dnncaster and Warwick Cups, and the Ebor under 9st. 41b. as a six-year-old. Mr Powney also bred Raglan, by the Hero, who won the Ebor in '64. Captain Jones, a well-known man about town," passed over to the majority on Wednes- day. He leased Queen of the Bees from Mr Dunne, and won theDe Warrenne Handicap with her at Lewes. He also won the Wokingham, at Ascot, with Mandarin. He was a clever and versatile writer, and launched the Tin Trumpet on the literary world a few years back, but it did not rise to his expectations, and he had to aban- don it. James Finney is big in the'm,,itter of challenges. He says:—" I will swim four matches, viz., one mile race, ornamental swimming, the longest dis- tance under water, and who can swim the furthest in the sea, say from Dover in the direction of Calais. Or, failing anyone accepting this chal- lenge, I will swim any four men (no matter who they be), if they wi 1 join themselves in a body, and accept the challenge for the four events, and they can arrange amongst themselves which man shall meet me in each particular event.

THE NEATH PERMANENT BUILDING SOCIETY. Exciting Meeting of Shareholders. A meeting of shareholders in the Neath Per- manent Building Society, the affairs of which are occasioning unusual interest in that town just now, was held on Wednesday at tbe Town-hall for the purpose of considering the steps to be taken with regard to a petition lodged by Mrs Walters for the purpose of winding up the society. It appears that Mrs Walters is a deposi- tor of L500, and failing to obtain the amount after the expiration of the notice to with. draw the same, she instructed her solicitor (Mr J. T. Davies) to issue a writ, with the result that proceedings are now pending in the Chancery Court. The chair at the meeting was taken by Mr R. Bartlett, and the proceed- ings were of an exceedingly stormy character. Mr D. Harries called out the names inserted in the last report as directors, whereupon four of them at once declared that their names bad been placed on the directorate without their authority, whilst another said he had never been asked to attend a meeting. He put in an appearance once, but as his reception was not altogether favourable, he never went again.—Mr W. H. David, solicitor, who represented one of tbe share. holders, put several questions as to the financial condition of the society, and elicited the fact that the deeds were in the hands of Messrs Meed, King, and Biggs, solicitors, Bristol, to secure the £12,500, and the Glamor- ganshire BInk for ;E3,000.-Air Harries suggested that the affairs of the society should be investi- gated by an independent person. The public were losing confidence in the concern. The re- port of the society from the 30th November, 1882, to the same time in 1883 was not published until the 5th December, 1884, and the secretary knew that the report should be published in proper time.—Mr Donague (solicitor to the society) op- posed the appointment of an independent person, and said the accounts could be audited by the eminent actuary, Mr Scratchley.— Mr W. H. David warmly supported Mr Harries's suggestion, and said the refusal of the officials to adopt it conveyed to one's mind a wholesome suspicion as to the way in which the business was conducted. It was absurd to have the accounts audited by Mr Scratchley. He was the actuary of the society, and simply made Lis valuations from the returns furnished by the secretary.— The meeting was eventually adjourned for a fort- night.

CARDIFF. LAST WKEK OF THB MARIONETTES.—We have no doubt that many hundreds of M. d'Arc's patrons will learn with regret that he will shortly leave Cardiff for Antwerp. For the past 18 months the Victoria Rooms have been nightly patronised by increasing numbers of delighted visitors, who have gazed with wonder and aitonish. ment at the impersonations of the marionettes as worked by M. d'Are's talented children. Duringhis prolonged stay in Cardiff, M. d'Arc has produced "The Babes in the Wood," "Blue Beard," a capital Christmas pantomime, and "Poor Joe," each of these being placed on the stage in a way that puts other marionette performances com- pletely in the shade. By a judicious change in the comic element of his entertainment, M. d'Arc succeeded in obtaining such a large measure of public patronage as induced him, at the end of twelve months, to engage the Victoria Rooms for another year. Marionette performances have in other hands been regarded as more especially suited for children, but M. d'Arc's long experience has enabled him to produce an entertainment at- tractive to all ages and classes of the people. The shrieks of laughter at the drunken toper on stilts, the tramp ng fiddler and his wife, and the dancing Chinamen, followed by the thrill that involuntarily runs through the most stoical of the spectators as the skeletons come dancing in their weird fashion on the stage, the head, arms, and legs parting from, and again uniting with, the body in a way which causes the greatest astonish- ment. Then the sorrows of the Babes in the Wood," the horrors of Blue Beard's blue cham- ber, the varied comicalities of the Christmas pantomime, with a fairv scene that would not disgrace a good theatre, and the piti- ful life of Poor Joe"—have each in turn induced M. d'Arc's patrons to repeat their visit. Marionettes on the Continent are much better patronised than in this country. The theatre at Antwerp, in which M. d'Arc will open his enter. tainment on the 8th September, is a large and well-appointed one, lit with the lime light, the prices of admission varying from five francs- 4s 2d—to one franc-lod. Next week being the last of the marionette performances in Cardiff, we doubt not but that the Victoria Rooms will be especially well patronised.

KOATH-ROAD CONGREGATIONAL CHUKJH.—Tbe services to-morrow will be conducted by the Rev. L. T Maclaine 17J CARDIFF AND DISTRICT COAL COMPANY FOR best house coal.-Edward Iices, agent, 68, Partridge. ro%d, Cardiff 131 MONSTER CLEARANCE SALK Boots and Shoes now proceeding at John Rattenbnry's Central Mart, 17, St. Mary-street (opposite Queen's Hotel). Great baraains. Wonderful value. See our windows before purchasing. 456e REOHABITES, CATHAYS.—A Juvenile Tent will be opened in Mi«kin-street Schoolroom, Saturday, August 22nd at 6 p.m. 168 THE LARGEST AND BEST selected assortment of Carpenters', Joiners', and Shipwrights' tools it at Per- kin. Bros, and Co., 63, St. Maty-street. 4bae

THE LIBERAL CANDIDATES FOR MONMOUTHSHIRE. I The Western Division. Of the many electoral battles to be fought and won next autumn there is scarcely any whose event seems less doubtful than that in the western division of the county of Monmouth. It is not too much to say that no future event of the kind can be more confidently predicted than that the Liberal candidate will bejoine the representa- tive of the division in Parliament, and there is even less doubt that the gentleman,of whose past career we now present our readers with a brief sketch, will do honour to his constituency. Cornelius Marshall Warmington was born at Colchester, in Essex, on the 5th of June. 1842. He is the sixth son of Edward Warmington, a merchant of that town, and received his earlier education in a private school in the same place. We have no record of his achievements there, or later at the London University School in Gower-street; but that he was an industrious and successful pupil is proved by the first-class which he obtained in matriculating at tha London University in June, 1858. From the University he passed to the office of a solicitor, and in Hilary Term, 1864, he obtained the first prizj at the examination of students for admission to practise as solicitors. He fallowed this brancii of the profession for two years, practising in the town of Dudley, in Wor- cestersliire but he seems to have desired a wider field for his ambition. In 1866 we find him enter- ing the Middle Temple with the view of becom- ing a barrister and about the same time be became a student at University College, where, in 1867, he obtained the Josepii Hume's Scholarship in Jurisprudence and Roman Law and, later, another scholarship in Roman law, given by the council of legal education. At the examination of students for call to the bar, in October, 1866, he obtained the first place, and was awarded the studentship, which, besides its money value, gave him precedence over all men called to the bar at the same time as himself. He was called to the bar in 1869, and practised in the Equity Courts and was appointed Queen's Counsel in December, 1882, by Lord Chancellor Selborue. Ho is now one of the leaders in the court of Mr Justice North. On the 4th of February, 1871, Mr Warmington married Annie, the second daught-er of Mr Edward Winch, late of Chatham. Of Mr Warmington's political career we need say little. He matriculated in the first class" in political life, when at a fortnight's notice he undertook to join Mr Brodrick in the brilliant assault of 1880 on the Tory stronghold. His energy a:; J courage, his gallantry in the attack, his 'top.fulness for the future, even at the moment or temporary defeat, left a deep impression, especially in the hill dis- tricts, where he has ever since been the popular, and indeed the only possible, candidate. In the great Greek epic, .v,.un the achievements of a hero are to be particularly described, he is usually introduced with the words, U And he went through the front rank of figuters." \ye will not venture to prophesy how far Mr War- mington's strenuous capacity for couiiug t,) the front will carry him in Parliament, 1j11 it is certain that he will not, there or elsewnere, linger in the rear. The Northern Division. Mr Thomas Phillips Price, of Triley Court, Abergavenny, who is the selected Liberal Candi- date for the Northern Division of Monmouthshire, is the only son of the late Rev. W. Price, vicar of Llanarth, and nephew of the late Sir Thomas Phillips, Q.C., so well known in Monmouthshire, and throughout the Principality, for the part he took in the Chartist movement of 1339, in the maintenance of order, when the Westgate was attached, and as a great promoter of education when there were as yet but few ele- mentary schools in existence. Mr Price was born in 1844, and educated at Winchester, and University College, Oxford, where he graduated in 1867, 2nd class in classics,and was called to the barat the Inner Tefllplein 1369.He is amagistrate for the County of Monmouth,auu was High Sheriff in 1882. Married in 1882, Frances Anne,daughter of the Rev. J. C. Rowlatt. Mr Price has always been a Liberal of the most consistent type, and since the death of the late Sir Henry Jackson, has been president of the Newport Liberal Association. During the general election of 1880, he took a prominent part in the unsuccessful attempt to secure the return of Messrs Brodrick and Warmington, an attempt which showed that had there been more prepara- tion on the part of the Liberals, one or more of their candidates would have been returned. Amongst those who are well informed in such matters it is considered that Mr Price's chances of success are very good, and that he is likely to carry the northern division by a large majority. Mr Price has always been an enthusiastic admirer and supporter of Mr Gladstone, and is ready to promote all measures that tend to further the principle of the sovereignty ot the people.

PROPOSED LOCAL BOARD AT CWMBRAN. On Thursday Mr Codiington, C.E., one of the Local Government Board inspectors, held an inquiry at the Greenhouse inn, Llantarnam, relative to the proposal to establish a local board for the township of Cwmbran. Mr C. R. Lyne, solicitor, Newport, appeared for the promoters, and Mr F. W. Raffarel; representing the Patent Nut and Bolt Company, Mr Henry Parfitt, builder, and others, gave evidence showing that Owmbran had during the last few years mcreaeed by nearly 2,000 people, and that this increase was still going on. The chief industry, the Patent Nat and Bolt Works, had been considerably developed. The Caerleon Highway Board op- posed the application, and Mr Ram, barrister, who was retained by them, said the board did not wish to lose Cwmbran because they were the largest users of highways in the parish, and because the Llantarnam roads were the most costly in the district. A similar applicption to the present was made in the year 1881, and be submitted that the circumstances had not changed since that application was refused.

THE ABSCONDING BANK MANAGER. The detectives are on the track of Farquhar- son, the absconding manager of the Munster Bank. Mr Mallou, the chief superintendent of the Dublin Metropolitan Police, is in Glasgow following up what is believed to be a reliable clue. A young woman, with whom Farquharson is alleged to have been intimate, dresses in fine clothes and jewellery since his disappearance. It is stated that her capture will lead to other pro- secutions.

LOCAL FAIRS FOR AUGUST Llandovery 5 Trecastle 14 Kidwelly 3 New Radnor 15 Llanybytber 3 Swansea 15 Tregaron 4 Lampeter (Cardigan)., 10 Leominster 4 Knighton 18 Eglwyswr 4 Kington Carmarthen b & 12 Llandyssil 18 Penybont (Radnor)6 d; 2b Uoncath Maenclochog 5 Hereford St. David's 5 Kilgerran 20 Llangendirne 5 Newcastle Bmlyn 21 Hhayader o i Cayo 21 Talgarth 10 I-Aandeloy 24 Carew 10 Cardigun 24 Haverfordwest 11 Bargoed 2i Narberth. 12 Llandiio-fawr 2b Llintrissant 12 Caerphilly 25 Builc i 12 Cryminyeh Arms 26 Newport (Mon.) 12 St. Mary's Hill„ 28 Hay 12 Defynnock 29 St. Clears 13 Presteign St. Clears 13 i Presteign

Nxw You:, Friday.—A despatch from Lima announces that the insurgent leader Caceres arrived at Canta on the 16th inst., the day after the defeat of the Government troops. It is added that he ordered the execution of several of he prisoners. Rain fell heavily at Alexandra Park on Thursday night, and the course will be greatly benefited thereby. There is no material difference between trapew performers, liquor dealers, and lawyers, as thsy must be admitted to the bar in order to praoti* their professions.

A Yacht Run Down by a i n by a Steamer. I SERIOUS LOSS OF LIFE. The Pres3 Associiuion s Berwick correspondent telegraphs :-A teleg-ram was received at Berwick to-day stating that the yacht Kalafish, belonging to this port, owned by Mr A. Crossman, solicitor, London, was run down this morning by a steamer ( ff Oban, and that all on board were drowned except Captain Xichois .n and Steward Nesbit. The yacht left Berwick some weeks ago for a cruise with Mr and Mrs Crossman on board. It is not stated whether they were downed. A later telegram states that Mr and Mrs Cross- man were drowned, as weli as a friend from London, a seaman named Johnston, and a steward. I

The Fenian Murder at Solihull. MAGISTERIAL PROCEEDINGS. I At the Solihull Police-court to-day John Duff was charged with the wilful murder of Thomas Gateley, at the Gardener's Arms, Solihull, in January, 1380. The prisoner, who is about forty years of age is 5 feet 7 inches in height, and ol sturdy appearance, was strongly guarded by the police, many of whom had been specially brought from other parts of the country. n Mr Joseph Rowlands prosecuted on behalf of the Home Office. He said witnesses would be called to prove that the prisoner was the actual murderer of Gateley, and that immediately after the tragedy he walked to Birmingham, being seen on the way by different persons, who would be sailed as witnesses to identify him. Prisoner subsequently escaped to America, and visited China and the Black Sea. Samuel Pountney, Trinity-road, Aston, the first witness, identified the prisoner as John Duff. He had seen him several times. Shortly before ie was called the "Solihull murderer" prisoner failed on him, and said he wanted the pistol he had ordered. Prisoner had told him a week or fortnight before that he should want a pistol, but did not mention the kind. Witness sold him a pistol—a number 442, he believed—for 163 or 17s. fhe weapon was a six-chambered one. Phoebe Hodgkiss, who was a servant at the Gardener's A mis where the tragedy took place, said she noticed prisoner walk through the bar parlour towards the back door on the day of the murder. Another man went with him into the yard. It was then between one and two o'clock. Soon after the two men had gone into the yard, per- haps ten minutes, she heard a noise resembling the heaving of a shutter. Went out to the back door to see what was the matter. and saw Gateley standing in the yard. The other man was standing on the step of the stable door He had a pistol in his hand, which he put in his pocket. The man with the pistol said to Gateley, What is the matter with you?" Gateley replIed, I think I am done for." The man w0 was standing on the step of the stable door had a long overcoat on with a band round the middle. a light coloured coat, between a brown and a grey. He was also wearing a hard round nat, and had a moustache with a short beard, rather sandy. She did not see anyone else in the house that day wearing an ulster. David William Johnson, gardener, High-street, Solihull, and other witnesses identified the prisoner as being at the Gardener's Arms on the day of the murder. (For Continuation see next editioil.

A DUNDEE FACTORY DE- I STROYED BY FIRE. A calendering factory in Meadowside, Dundee, belonging to Mr Norrie, and tenanted by Messrs Lipman and Company, was totally destroyed by fire this morning. The whole of the machinery contained in the extensive premises, as well as a large quantity of clothes, was destroyed. The damage will amount to ssveral thousands of pounds.

ATTACKED BY WASPS. I On Thursday evening, while a farmer named Ballard and a boy were engaged with a leaping machine in a field at Drayton, near Atherstone, they disturbed a wasps' nest. The wasps im- mediately attacked the reapers and horses, the latter taking fright and bolting. Mr Ballard was thrown off the! machine, but was uninjured but the boy was knocked down and seriously hurt, and now lies at Leicester Infirmary.

FIRE AT LORD BEGTIVE'S FARM." A serious fire occurred last night at Lord Bee- tle's farm at Underley, Westmoreland. The fire originated in a Dutch barn, which happened to be full of hay, and in a short time the park was filled with smoke. Much alarm was caused by the proximity of the fire to a gasholder which supplies the Hall with gas, and all the mains were opened, and the gas allowed to escape. The flames were, however, prevented from reaching it The damage amounts to 21,500.

RISOA MEN'S SUNDAY EVENING I OUT. Dastardly Assaults at Castletown. At Newport county police-court, this afternoon before Messrs T. Cordes, T. Beynon, E. B: Lewis, and R. F. Woollett, magistrates, nino young men named Alfred Jones, Francis Davies, William May berry, Walter Barker, Michael Cockling, Aubrey James, Lewis Davies William Cockling, Aubrey James, Lewis Davies William Richards, oud Arthur Griffiths> a11 belonging to Risca, were summoned for assaulting Mark ■Parsons, landlord of the Coach and Horses, Castletown, and Thomas Smith, a man m »nto the house, demanded drink. ihey commenced to dance about the smoke-,r ♦ j ^"Ugh the landlord at first refused to d Jj- ? he ultimately, to save a row, 6UP»,. hem with seven pints of beer. The party atte went outside the house, and the landlord 0f°?,e^the door. A fight began, and hearing cries man whrc*er'" the landlord opened the door. The to Castl Was attacked, and who belonged nine <wtoWn' rus^ed through the passage. The man, tun^ant3 followed, and losing the his man ey. attacked the landlord and the former>n a. cowardly manner, pinning and knockin affainst the wall by the throat, landlord had anc* kicking the man. The :,bout the body eyes blackened, was bruised identified Jones his ribs were sore. He 1:ln:ltning: to ohok taing him by the throat and him with his fist. 'm« and J ames as striking i-ieutity of Bart landlord's man swore to ij struck him. and also James, The house wa- f was *ame st^ *rom t'3e hints drove Up full at the time .Ail people in; itther« were about 20 \l„: :■• man servant deni'.j 4, ^eply *° Mr .-e; uunded on the Castletown ,ry of "cuckoo "-an llt" £ t°r th,at there ou, local tradition which is su^ed the betisitiveness of Risca Ple very i-nuch as the *ed rag does upon the male boviQe animai of toe defendants, not spoken to,

A Steamer on Fire at Swansea. Early this morning an alarm of fire was received at the Central Police Station, and Inspector T. Jones, with a staff of men, at once proceeded to the docks. It was found that the s.s. Mozart, of London, was on fire, but the flames had not yet made much headway. The water was turned off from the mains, and the only means of extinguising the flames was by means of buckets of water lifted from the dock. After half an hour's hard work the fire was extinguished. Some damage was done to two of the bunks, a bulkhead, and other parts of the vessel. The fire is supposed to have been caused by a seaman dropping a lighted match in his bunk.

The Absconding Cardiff Auctioneer. DECISION OF CREDITORS. I Definite steps are at length being taken to effect the arrest of Milner, the absconding auctioneer of Cardiff. Ooe or two of the principal creditors held an informal meeting this morning, and have guaranteed JB50 for the expenses of the preliminary proceedings against him. The head of one cabinet manufacturing firm of Bristol wrote Mr Kennard, Stubbs' agent, yesterday, to the effect that if the creditors combined, and he thought all would, he would be pleased to give his share towards the expense of sending out a detective to arrest Milner, adding I should be better pleased to hear of that thief's arrest than to have JS20 given tome." Among tne creditors who have furnished an estimate of their debts (and these are not the heaviest) are two wholesale Bristol cabinet-making firms for £ 50 and;640 respectively, two Manchester houses for sums of LBO and £ 50, others from Bradford by Trowbridge for bedding of JB25, two Great Marlow and Wells chair manufactories j360 and £ 32 10s, various Manchester carpet and other goods establishments, represented by a commision agent, over;CIOO, and a Birmingham bedstead house JS150. We expect to be able to publish a complete list in a few days.

Alarming Experiments. —o— Yesterday afternoon an alarming scene was witnessed at an experiment with the pyroleter fire-extinguishing powder at the central fire station yard, Liverpool. A crowd assembled to witness the experiments, those present including some of the leading police officials. A huge pile of timber was erected and sprinkled with tar and petroleum. The extinguishing powder for use on this occasion had been converted into liquid, and there were two large barrels ready for use. At 3 o'clock the gentlemen conducting the experiments each applied a flame to the pilel In an instant it became ignited, there was a loud report, and the whole mass was soon roaring and crackling. It was soon evident that the experi- ments were being conducted in too small an area. Flames and smoke were blown towards the large crowd of spectators, several of whose faces were scorched. A panic seized the crowd, and nearly all ran from the yard, many being knocked down in the crush. Meanwhile the fire-station sheds seemed in imminent danger of catching fire, the flames still raging with fury. The fire super in* tendent shouted, Get out the hose," which was at once done. The gentlemen conducting the experiment approached the flames, and throwing bucketsful of the extinguishing liquid upon them, extinguished them in a moment. Some of the woodwork of the fire-station caught fire, but the water pumped on it kept it from spreading.

The Welsh Claimant to the Lovat Peerage. LETTER FROM MR. JOHN FRASER. 1 Mr John Fraser, the claimant to the Lovat estates, and whose petition was recently dis- missed by tho House of Lords, is now in the North arranging for presenting a new petition setting forth his claim to the estates and title of Lovat. He states that since the case before the House of Lords was closed, he has discovered some important documents, one of which he alleges was left by Colonel Archd. Fraser, the ol(* Lovats, with a gentleman who Alexancfn 6 f p?IS0f °f ifc a descendant of Alexander of Beaufort would come and claim the Mr Fraser yesterday morning published a letter to the Highland people, m which he etatP* My dear Highland Friends,—I am "lad inform you that I was sent for by a friend t take possession of a document made bv the late Hon. Arch. Fraser, of Lovat, in the year 1812 and giving the estate of Lovat, after his days, t the descendants of his uncle, Alexander Fraser, of Beaufort, in North Wales, and, speaking of the correspondence between his late father, Simon Fraser, eleventh Lord Lovat, and his brother, Alexander Fraser, of Beaufort, in Wales, and his father sending Alexander (his brother in Wales) a sum of money to support himself and his family, he advises him to stay in Wales, and that he would send him more money. I am also glad to inform you that the first day after the decision against me in the House of Lords a very valuable document was discovered, stating the age of my ancestor to bo ten years younger than stated by my opponent—instead of being born in 1663, that he was born in the year 1672-3, as stated in my case. I am also in a position to prove that the information given to the Lords that a young man at that time must be 21 yearr of age before he could sign any legal document is absolutely wrong. According to a law of Scotland a youth of 14 years could legally sign any document, and youths of good standing used to sign when 12 years of ago and as the age which they stated Alexander must be when he signed the bond in 1684- was their ground or authority to put his age 10 years older than he was, the whole statement falls to the ground, as the document discovered prove the age stated by me in my case is correct. I am also glad to inform you that the way my ancestor spelled his name in Wales—we "Frezer was the only way the Welsh Fonounced lis name right. The a in the in tho wa^U"ge r?» in ev.ery word as it does in the word "t,,nd whether it occurs in the be- the Welsh as it word. The e sounds in spelling the surname' "V ^St.tw^ worf3' and in which the Welsh oould" 13 0D y Wa? and curion« tr. l- pronounce it proper wrote several letters ,S}mon in Fr*?c,e sound the a and the iTu nch language which and to suit? the Frenoh I Same as the Welsh» surname Frezer the n^uagQ be spelled the in Wales with instead ofT ™ his br°ther did his name right, so that S°1aS.to P,ronounce the two brothers had goea^fal t » £ identity as two brothers? prove their Finally, I am glad Vr* document called A Bill of MorM> inv opponent represented to theLnM0 k the handwriting of the late Rev jlm^w g *1 Kirkhill, false. One of thTagent^ tlTli,0* side said that they knew at the tima tW > not the handwriting of the I shall have my case ready by the next sessi™ of Parliament, and will be fully armed with Wal documents."

ATTACKED BY A BULL. I On Thursday a labourer named John Neale, in the employ of Mr Styles, farmer, of Claverdon, was attacked by a bull when working on his master's farm, and seriously injured. His cries soon brought assistance, and after some difficulty a fellow labourer succeeded in beating off the brute with a thick rail, not, however, before Neale's shoulder had been dislocated and hia collar-bone broken. He is now progressing as favourably as can be expected..

The Cholera in Spain. I [REUTER'S TRLEGRAM.) I MADRID, Saturday, 3.15 a.m.—The official cholera bulletin issued this morning reports 4,483 case?, and 1,441 deaths in Spain yesterday.

A Tyrolese Town on Fire. I I" STANDARD TELEGRAM, t VIENKA, Friday Night.—In the little Tyrolese town of Landeck, in the Arlberg mountains, a fire broke out yesterday evening. The flames have been spreading ever since, and the entire place will, it is only too probable, be reduced to a heap of ashes. The bulk of the inhabitants are without shelter, and have lost everything they possessed, so that their privations and misery will be extreme. _———————

England and Egypt. THE REBELS IN THE SOUDAN. I" STANDARD TELEGRAM.] CAIRO, Friday Night.—Through some adminis- trative mistake the banks of the Khatabeh Canal were cut in several places yesterday, and the water escaped, resulting in the flooding of the surrounding villages, and of the station of Tel-el-Baroun, on the Alexandria Line. Happily no serious accident occurred. The Mudir of Dongola returned to Cairo yesterday. He says that he has heard from prisoners who have escaped from the Mahdi's camp that there are great dissensions amongst the rebels owing to the death of their leader. He does not believe that any other Mahdi is likely to arise in the Soudan, Algeria being the most likely place for the next outbreak of fanaticism.

The Afghan Question. THE RUSSIANS AND ZULFIOAR PASS. [REUTER'S TELEGRAM.] Sr. PETERSBURG, Saturday.—The Herald to-day announces that it has good authority for stating that the Russian Government, having received a few days ago a special map of the Afghan frontier based upon a local topographical survey, has decided to insist no longer upon regarding as Russian territory the frontier known as the Zulfikar Pass. The Herald is also in position to state that the news recently published by the North China Herald that Corea had concluded a treaty with Russia, binding itself hand and foot to that power, is a mere invention. It adds that the Russian Ministers to China and Japan have been instructed to assure the Governments of those countries that Russia has entered into no kind of agreement with Corea.

Mysterious Crime near Paris. A SENSATIONAL STORY. 1 An extraordinary crime is thought to have been committed at Villemonble, a charming littleplace in the envirous of Paris, not far from Raincy, one of the most frequented spots near the city. In 1883 Mademoiselle Elodie Menetret, living on her means, and from 28 to 40 years of age, had bought, in the neighbourhood of Villemonble, a pretty villa, which she went to live in, and which she took great pains to improve by plant- ing and otherwise. She furnished the house at great expense. With Made- moiseUe Menetret lived an old maid named Mercier, half servant, half companion, waom she treated as a friend, and out of commiseration took with her everywhere. Mademoiselle Mercier was the daughter of a manufacturer who had been ruined, and whose family, composed of a son and two other daughters, lived in misery. Some months after Mademoiselle Menetret and her companion had taken up their abode at Ville- monble, the former suddenly disappeared. Mademoiselle Mercier remained alone and continued to occupy the villa. When inter. rogated by the neighbours regarding she disapppearance of Mademoiselle Menetret Mercier said that her friend entertained strong religious views, and had retired to a convent in a foreign country, and left her in charge of affairs. In fact, Mercier drew the rents and gave receipts in the name of Mademoiselle Menetret. Some time after the disappearance of her mistress she went from home, and when she came back to Villemonble she brought with her a general procuration which she said had been given to her in the presence of a notary in Luxem- burg by Mademoiselle Menetret, her friend, and in virtue of which she was authorised to dispose of the income of Mademoiselle Menetret in whatever way she thought fit and without restriction of any kind. She finally took up her abode at Villemonble, brought her father and her two sisters to live with her, drew regu- larly the rents of Mademoiselle Menetret, made great alterations in the villa to suit her taste, built two wings in the villa to accommodate her brother and sisters, received in the house a num- u i-i n<^s' anc* respects conducted her- seit like a well-to-do proprietor. From time to time she showed her neighbours letters which she sent to Mademoiselle Menetret, some of them con- tallDg money; part of the income of her friend, which she was transmitting, she said to the con- spiteof all this, and notwithstanding the time that had elapsed neither at Villemonble nor at MPS W>S- thS storX told Mademoiselle Mercier beheved. All sorts of rumours were circulated to explain the disappearance of Made- moiselle Menetret, and these at last came to the ears of M. Kuhn. the chef de sAretd. This magis- trate resolved to look into the affair, and not to be too haaty, but to see that there was good ground for taking proceedings. He soon became satisfied that the receipts by means of which Mademoiselle Meroier drew the various sums due to Mademoiselle Menetret bore false signa- tures, and his inquiries at the post-office enabled him to ascertain that Mademoiselle Mercier had never addressed any letter, registered or not registered, to Mademoiselle Menetret. He then suspected theworst. Soon he learned thatMademoi- selle Mercier, who suspected that he was watch- ing her and who had also heard of the rumours in circulation. was making preparations to leave the country. He no longer hesitated, but communi- cated his suspicions to M. Bouchez, the Procureur of the Republic, who ordered a Juge dlintrueiion to accompany M. Kiihn to Villemonble and to open an inquiry there. When the two magis- trates, accompanied by the Vincennes commissary of police and several police officers, entered the property the four persona who were in occupation were terrified and attempted to make their escape. But the doors were shut and they were prevented from leaving. After the house had been examined the judge ordered search to be made in the garden surrounding the house. It was not without result. In turning over the plot in front of the house the workmen employed found at a depth of 60 en timétres a bed of lime from which they took human remains. A medical man examined them and found them to be the bones of a woman. While this was going on Alexander Mercer, the brother, became livid in the fact, while two sis- ters pretended to go mad. They raised their hands to heaven and said they were going to fetch a holy banner in order to excommunicate those present. Mademoiselle Mercier, however, remained quiet. She said her friend was still at the convent, but she would not say where it was situated. She said that it was no wonder they had found human bones in the garden, because it had onoe been a bury. ing ground. This assertion was found to be false. Seeing that it was impossiblb to adhere to this statement she screamed out to M. Kiihn, Oh 1 I know what it is you have come for. Yon are looking for the remains of Elise Bdhmer, the vic- tim of Pel. These seem to be the remains of a woman, and I do not see'«why Pel may not have buried his old servant in this place." After hear- ing this declaration, and in view of the result of the search in the garden, the whole family were taken into custody. The brother remains at Villemonble for further examination there. The sisters, who kept screaming in a furious manner, were removed to Paris amid the hisses and cries rru crow^ who saw and heard them removed. The event has caused great excitement all over the country.

I MONEY MARKET. Latest Prices To-day. LONDON, 1.30 p.m. The Stock Market being closed there is no busi- ness to report in public securities. Discount rates are quoted still firmer, at If to li per cent. owing to the expected large with- drawal of rold for Egypt. Short Loans are in limited request, at about i per cent. Brighton Railway passenger traffic yesterday 249 increase. Total since last Saturday 2399 increase.

TO-DAY'S MARKETS. O L DEAD MEAT. x ? ? n' Saturday.—Good supplies on offer, and trade dull at the following Quotations. Beef, 2s 8d to 4s 2d; prime Scotch do., 4s2dto4s4d; mutton, 3s to 5s; lamb, 4s 8d to 5s 4d veal 3s to 4s 4d; large pork, 3s to 4s small do., qs to 4s 4d per 8 lbs. BUTTER. CORK, Saturday. — Firsts^^KWs seconds. 87s; thirds, 79s fourths, 6Is • fifths, 40s. Kegs—Firsts, 103s seconds, 87s thirds 76s Mild-cured firkins— Aoor« I6-' ioW Sne' 103s mild, 86s. In market- 1,620 hrkins, 187 mild, 6 ks. GLASGOW, Saturday.—A good business done at fully yesterdays prices. The official report states Market closes farm, and a large business done at fully yesterday's prlces, For the week yellows and fine sorts are 6d to 9a, and mediutUs 9d to Is. dearer.