The Western Mail

j UltiU WATEK THIS DAY. I Mrir. Evn. Mor. E,n. '? E,n.  31 6.61 I Cardiff, 7,'i2 7-II Newport. 7.27 7.47

THE WEATHER. Yf«terJ»y tlis weather was fine, iind much wanner. Vor to-d&v (Thur,oJa) th« forecult I..ue, bv th. Meteorological OJHae is t—Nortb-Kasterly WiJHU, moderator fresh fair generally. Appended is a chart of tne bArom-trical readings tor the 4 hours ended Wednesday midnight, u registered t ,he W MøliOffice. Cardiff. The Instrument b 33[t .1?ove the YKSTEUOAY'S RAINFALL. The rainfall, ns registered ?t c?,y-Vi I. P?- "I tl?, at 9 a.m. and U p.m. ) .I fM each corresponding I peri'jj of lu hour:') úurI2 I?. p,t. ?,,k, ?.. as follows a,ln9 p.m.; Total. T??y. Jun. 10   '00 j 04 )rN<v. H  '^V) 'M E\ti: Ii I ':gi :r S,J?-. „ 3. ? 'CJ 'M Monday, „ 14 '? I *13 <I luesday, 15 '(^1  ?[ W'd'sd'y, lo 'M W '10 i I o y.

Eord Hartington bas issued an address to his constituents in the Kossendkle I'it ision of Lancashire. The full text appuars in another column. The House of Commons met yesterday afternoon and advanced a large number of measures a stage. The publij king in State of the remains of the late King of Bavaria commenced jester- day. The elections in Nova Scotia have resulted in a victory for those advocating secession from the Dominion Government. Serious tronull' are threatened in connec- tion with Btrike, in Switzerland. At 'uric,? yesterday a workman, who had been arrested tor creating a disturbance, attempted to escape, when he was shot down. The French transport Dives, with troops, arrived at the New Hebrides on tho 1st inst., and the J'renoh flag was immfodiiltuly hoisted, Tbe man who a hort time a,?o attempted to murder a passenger in a train from Paris has been arrested, iha cniprit confesses to several other crimes. Notice of appeal has been g iven on behalf of 6ir Charles Dillta against the decision of Mr. Jastioe Hannen on Friday last. A conference of tenant farmers from the different counties of North Wales was held at litiyl yesterday. The conference passed a series of resolutions advocating the establl>h- ment of a Land Court in Wales, and also a general reduction of GO per cent, in the rents of farms. Yesterday a pleasure boit was capsized oil Southsea, a child being drowned. A man named William Samuels has been arrested by the Montgomeryshire polica on the charge of poisoning William Mabbot, a grocer, of Welshpool. Th. A ustraliaus won the match against Lancashire yesterday by an innings and twelve runs. A new arcade, connecting High-street and St.Johu's-squai e, CardilT, was formally opened by the mayor yesterday afternoon. There were only twenty-four dea'hs re- corded in Cardiff last week, ono half the weekly average for the past year. The death- rate is thus singularly low, namely, 12'4 per thousand inhabitants. Three deaths by diarrlicoa were the only fatal instances of I zymotio disease.

„ TWO MANIFESTOES. Simultaneously with the appparanre of Lord Hahti.notos's Manifesto,Sir.IoknJon'k* Jenkin.s, unable to accept Mr. Gladstone's outralleous proposals, or the, if possible, stiil more outrageous doctrine which a section of his constituents seeks to thrust upon him, detinitely bids the Carmarthen Horoughs goo d -bye. I he course which ?ir John has l,:hYtehrouulI::=e I pleasant business is simply what anyone would have expected of an honest, upright, spirited, Welsh gentleman. The doctrine that a member of Parliament is simply the dele- gate of his constituency was never pushed to such degrading and intolerable lengths as it has been done in tbiol case. No man with the least spark (If self- respect itl him could possibly be expected to subscribe to it in the fortH it has lieen here propounded. This is the one-man dictator- ship with a vengeance. The new cry of the Separatist Radical will be-" Ulawonb to do as he likes, and everybody else to vote with: him." When e cunm to that we shall, inded, havtJ l th'< title the Boers have beatowedupot. n nation of sneaks and of cowards. It *■ delegate dootiine, as it I" understo<-l at Llanelly, in to prevail, what we had better t onoe set about is to act upon the advice of Sir Hussky Vivian and ballot for the biggest fools we can lind to send up to St. Stephen's, i there to sit at the Gladstonian feet with mouths ever ready to receive whatever an Old Parliamentary IUnd may choose to cram them with. Why not have a collection of waxworks at once, with arms and legs that would move or keep still according to the will of the Old Parliamentary Operator ? The dele- gate doctrine is too intolerably humiliating,too utterlv ridiculous when pushed to its logical | extreme, to be entertained for a moment by anyone worthy of the name of man. (1raI\Iin, for argument's sake, however, that it is both ritjht and expedient to accept it, what then r %N fi,,se delegate is Ntr. GLAIITONIC? Mid- lothians, is he not? And is Midlothian to diatate to every other part of England, Scotland, Ireland, and W^ ales? f, ,ut, even supposing Midlothian was entitled to this, did Midlothian delegate" Air. Gladstone to shove Reparation down our throa!s and to rob English, Welsh, and Scotch men of two hundred millions of money for the benefit of the Irish agitator? Nothing of the kind. Midlothian knew about as much as the moon of Mr. Gladstones proposals when it returned bim to Parliament last November, and no more delegated him to hand over Ireland to a set of Ameriean- Irish conspirators than it delegated him to hang himself, or do any thing else equally preposte-ous and absurd. There never %as an argument so childish and siliv, 80 fatuous and untenable as this one of the deb-gate under the oiroumstances it a now urged. Next election, of course, it will he a different thing. Then the. issue will be clearly enon I ddined It will rest I)etween Dismemberment and Plunder on the one side, anti IlIIperial Unity and Justiooon the other, and a cur.didate who is elected on either issue would be betraying his trust if ho were to turn round at the last moment and vote contrary to the mandate of the con- stituency returning him. But at the last election an altogether different set of coiidi- turns prevailed. Thert was no pretence for saying that Home Uule was a part of the Liberal programme. k);i the oontrary, as Ir. iNTEiuioriiAM told Mr. Gladstone to his face ill Parliament the other night, and as Lord Hautinut.'N now reiterates in his! Ianifeto thtl whole of the Liberal candi- dates went to their constituencies assured by Mr. Gladstone's own utterances that no slIch scheme was likely to be brought forward. Under circumstances like these tho leRst IIny fair-minded or far-seeing body of men could do would be to allow their repre- sentative to act, not as delegate, but aa expert, as a man to whose knowledge an,1 experience, honestly exercised, they could trust for a verdict upon a dillicnlt question sprung upon them without a word of warning or of preparation. Wo trust the spirited action of the member for the Carmarthen liorotiifhs will have the effect of bringing HOfIJ" of these truths home to the minds of Welsh electors generally. It would be a shame to Wales if such a man were not to find a seat in the next Parliament. Indepen- dence of thought and action ia so con- spicuously scarce a quality in the Welsh representation that we cannot afford to dis- courage or thrulv it away. We hope tiir John will find half a dozen other con- stituencies only too ready to extend to him au eager invitation to come and represent them. We commend his parting shot at lIlr. Gladstone's mis-description of the issue before the electorate, and would ask all Welshmen, Liberal and Conservative alike, to read this in the light of Lord Hartington's simple and dignilied address, and then to say whether there can be any duuIJt-putlin the personality of this mall or that entirely on one side-wbere the weight of right and reason preponderates.

41. HOW THE MINEU3 ARE BEING SERVED BY THEIR "FRIENDS," It is a very pretty story Mr. C. W. Rad- CLtFFK COOKE tells us of the way in which that pck of ollice-seekers, miscalled a Govern- ment, which the country is just kioing to stnd about their busineaa act on an occasion when their political opponents try to do a good turu to the working man. Our readers may like to have particulars of a little game which ended in the d-feat of a really useful bit of legislation projected in the interests of the collier, but which, not having been brought forward by his professed friends," WoB on that very ground snuffed out of existence hy those friends" themselves. Mr. Cooke begins by pointing out that "Shortly before three in tho morning of Friday last the Bill to amend the Coal Mines Regulation Act, 1672, which was in the Com- mittee stage, was reached. This measure, which was brought in by Sir RicuaudCkoss, Mr. Stuakt-Wohtley, and Nfr. Ion wood about the middle of February, has for its main object the rendering of investigations into the causes cf accidents in coalmllles more effec- tive than they have hitherto been. It is a short Bill, containing only four olauses. 1n May last the Government brought in a com- prehensive Bill to deal with the whole subject of the regulation of coal mines. I his Bill,which proposed to repeal the principal Actof ls?^, con- tained something like eighty clauses. A short time since the Government agree 1 to embody in suhstance the provisions of Sir Richaud Cross's Bill in the Ministerial measure, Sir lilCHAltn Cnoss thereupon undertaking not to proceed with his 11111. In consequence of the dissolution of Parliament, the Govern- ment on Friday evening—that is to say, in the earlier part or the sitting which lasted to the small hours of Saturday morning—withdrew their Bill, as it was obviously impossible to carry through so lengthy a measure in the remaining days of tho present Parliament. Thereupon Sir UicUAitn Citoss waa free to proceed with his Hill, which was on the paper, and in due course was reacbedas [ have stated." Now, mark what follows Immediately the motion was made to go into Committee on the Bill Mr. BitoADHUitST, as representing the Government, appealed to Sir Ricuabd Cnoss, in the first instance, not to proceed with hisBill at all, and then when its position, owing to the withdrawal of the Government measure, was explained to hirii, to postpone t!ie Committee stage to a later day. For the postponement there was absolutely no ground, tho Bill having been in substance accepted by the Government, being of a non,collt..II-1 tious character, am! no notioe gil-l?? of any amendments of importance. The evident sense cf the House hrin against Mr. BRfHDHl'HST, lw withdrew his opposition with a "ery bad grace, and the first clause was passed. At this stage, however, the Government determined that, as they could not piss their Bill, neither should >ir Richard Cross pass his; and on tho latter again declining another pressing request to post- pone the remaining clauses of the Bill, Mr. moved to report progress. During the interval that elapsed between the lirst and second patting of the question there was some agitation visible among tho fol- lowers of Mr. Paunell, and one of the more prominent of them crossed over to the Treasury Bench and had a hurried interview with a junior member of the Government. Ihis circumstance alono would not have called for comment, a' it ha, of late been ii?ual in a doubtful case to send for an a1'Hsor from the ranks of the Parnellites to adviit? Ministers; but it did not stand alone, fur while the con-ultation was taking place lr. Matthew Harris—the sportsman of the Irish party, the gentleman who declared on a publio platform that, if tenants liked to hoot tbelr I I p,tridg?, were shot in September, Matt Harris would raise no objection—was overheard to say, with the frankness which distinguishes his utterances, that the Pam"! I i ttJ members would vote against the Bill-that is, in favour of reporting progress—because they did not wish the Tories to get the credit of so good a measure. This decision rendered the result no longer doubtful. The Government, with the aid of the myrmidons of Nlr. Parvei.l, carried the motion to report progress, and thereby killed tho Bill, for although it is set down for Wednesday next, it is not likely to be reached on that day." And thus, it will be seen, did the Government, with its chosen allies, the Irish Nationalists, upset, a Bill which they all admitted would he a benctit. to the milling community, (imply because they did not want the credit of it to be given to a Conservative. We sinoerely trust a careful note will be made of this fact, both by the mining community in general, and particularly by that of South Wales and Monmouthshire. This is not the lirst time by iiiarlv that the Irish Parliamentary party has interfered to prevent what would be a benefit to the inhabitants of the Principality, Welshmen will remember that on the intro- duction of the Intermediate Education Bill the amiable Mr. Biggar made a most deter- mined attempt to count out the House, and was only with the greatest difliculty pre- [ vented from attaining his object. And here, again, m* have theee Nationalists combiniug j with a number of thflinosl unscrupulous carpet- baggers, and overthrowing a measure which so good an authority as the member for West Newiugton declares would, if passed, render much safer than they now are the livesof the workers in coal mines, by inoreasin" the effeo- tivenOM of investigations into tbe caoses of accidents in auch mines, and would also in the first clausc have removed a grievance com- plained of by the miners with regard to the appointment of oheckweighers. But," as Mr. CCOKE eays," these considerations had no Iweiqht with the Government. The was one of the many measures brought forward by the Tories to benefit the working classes, and as such had to be hm-1 dered at all hazards. Rather let working men npriahtuan another good Act of Parlia- ment be placed to the credit of the Tories. And these are the men-these carpet-baggers and their Nationalist allies -who, smarting from a crushing defeat, are now going to try and dragoon the constituencies into returning them olice more to power, man who, them- selves given over entirely to the greed of oliice, dare to brand as traitors those who, like Mr. Bright and Mr. Chamberlain, have thrown up place for pririaiplti. if the constituencies do not at tho coming election teach the wholo lot of them a lesson they ought never to forget they will have only themselves to thank if the shabby treatment so well described by Mr. CooKK is re-intlioted again and again whenever the oocasion demands.

LONDON LETTER. fpitONI OUH SPECIAl, CORRESPOWIENTI LONDON, Wednesday. Lord Hartington's address to liossendale partakes of tho nature of a well-considered Manifesto. It is rather long, but not a bit too long for its purpose, ileexpresses reríl at some of his constituents having taken an oppo- site view of the Home l.ule LJill to himself, but, notwithstanding, circumstances are so unusual that he refuses to accept the adverse decision of any body of his constituents, however influen- tial. lie traly says the present dissolution has been prematurely brought about by the failure of the Government to seOUrtl the assent of the House of Commons to all Irish policy which had never previously been explaine d or iii?i'cated to the country. This is a true charge, and one Mr. Gladstone cannot get over, try he never so hard. What will lid a harder nut to crack for the Premier is tho statement of Lord Hartington implying inconsistency to Ir. Gladstone. Lord Hartington says that thfl faofc re- mains that the expressions which were used at the general election led neither the English nor the Irish people to understand that Mr. Gladstone WiU looking fUo,r?vard to a settlement of the Irish question by the late C.?servativt? Government, How does Mr. Wad,tonH'. Manifesto Btand now? In it we learn that Mr. Gladstone wa, looking fom'ard to a Home Rule for Ireland Bill from the Conservatives, and here is Lord Hartington saying that up to th" time tbat Mr. Gladstone told him he was going to form a Cabinet for the carry- in" out of a measure of Home Hule he knew not on8 word of Mr. Gladstone's idea which finds place in the latter's Manifesto. Lord Hartington succinctly says that England has no plan before it that could be acoeptable to either the House of Commons or the country. It has none of the satisfying condi- tions that Mr. Gladstone himself has declared indispensable, and there are no assurances that it will ever be re-constructed to remove even the objections whioh were entertained to it by many even of those who voted for it. He does not believe that thl) question bofore the country is coercion, but admita, as Lord Salisbury does, that there i. a general desire existing in Ireland for greater control to be exercised by the Iriah people over their own a:fiira. He tells Mr. Gladstone plainly that he sees no indication in his address that any serious claims for ?prot,3otioii and justice mado by the Pro- testant minority of Ireland will receive the Prime Minister's assistance. Lord Hartington's scheme for satisfying the evident feelings of the Irish is a conception of great merit, and I learn to-nigbt that it has the full sanction of the Conservative party. Of course, it is in the rough, but it is sullicient to show that the Liberal IJnionists are one with the Conservatives. His lord- ship particularly po'nts out that the adminis- tration of justice must remain in the hands of the Imrlal Parliament. I should not be a bit surprised if Ur. l'arnell, jeing unable to get any larger measure, will show delight at this, and will promise not to ask for more, just as he does now ia conneotion with lr, Gladstone's scheme. Will Ir, Gladstone, in his mountebank excursionary displays out of the windows of his railway carriage to Scotland to-morrow, again state that coercion is a true word for just law!? Ir. Gladstone will make an answer to Lord Hartington at every wayside railway station to-morrow; but what will he have to say in et?gard to Lord Hartington's state- ?ni,it that if the Irish members in the Imperial Parliament do not know how to behave themselves they will be taught by the powerful authority of Parliament. This is a threat Nir. l'arnell would do well to study, for it is granted on aU sides that English and Scotch and Welsh members have been very forbearing at the loss of all the time of Par- liament caused by the Nationalist nonen- tities, and if the Nationalists try their patience much lciger action such as Lord Hartington infers will be taken. 'I be Foreign ad Colonial Oilices were to- day startled into considerable activity on the receipt of a telegram from the British Consul at Sydney reporting that tho French had hoisted their tlag upon the New Hebrides Islands. Coming, as this inf"rmation does'l immediately after the cocksure statement of Mr. Bryce in th" I/oue of Commons about a week ago that full a.suranC3 from France had been received that the neutrality of the New Hebrides would be respected, it gave rather a shock to Australians and to those who have anything to do with the Pacific Islands. The matter is more important in that France has violated her distinct agree- ment with Enlalh1. It is not the loss of the island s that will affect the people of Australia most, but the loss of confidence in Great Britain. The Government of New South Wales in 1683 urged Great Britain to annnex the New Hebrides, or elseFrance would do so. Lord Derby, the then head of the Colonial Oliice, wrot? a dispatch, in which h" stated that it was impossible, owing to an engage- ment of 1878 with France. This WU, of course, done with no other intention but to cast upon tbe Conservatives, who were in .Iii?. ill lïH, the r,??po:4il)il ity of having mad" an agreement which was irksome to the Australians. Lord I)e? by afterwards renewed that agreement, and to- day we learn, not for the first time, thit France does not respect any agreement made with Ingland when the Liberals are in power. Australia, if allowed, would have hoisted the British flag upon the New Hebrides, but, trust- ing in the arrangement bet ween Ir. Gladstone's Government and the French Government, they dropped the question in December, 1 :3, Australia has it right to complain now that it is seen that the agreement of 1683 was a blind farce as far as France wat concerned. No doubt can be maintained but that tho French Government believe that England is very gullible. No later than a week ago I. U'addington, the French A m- bassador here, was instructed by his Govern- ment to inform Lord Rosebery that France was only sending two men of war to the New Hebrides to punish a few natives for having acted badly towards French subjects. Our miserable Government, hot in pursuit of ollice, busy in electioneering schemes, and wholly given over to their dream of cutting up the British Empire, toolc no heed of tho Australian exclment ilt the departure, under sealed orders, of two men-of-war belonging to the French Govern- ment to the New I lebridei. Surely the want of foresight was apparent in the Government when thev believed France. A country does not usually send two men-of-war to an island merely to punish a few natives. A boat- load of Marines would have done that work quite well enough. Besides, why send the ships under sealed orders r If the objeot of their departure was simply to carry out punishment of natives, why ueek to hide that from ever )0110, even the captains of tho ships, until they had got out well to 8ea? Although our Government does not look upon the present aotion of France as a matter of very serious import, it is just this feeling which makes Nlr. Gladstone's management of foreign affairs a complete failure. If Mr. Gladstone could appeal to the sense of nations upon hisforeigti policy he woulddoso with the same hope as he has now in appealing I to the country upon his proposal to give cam- plete autonomy to Ireland.

LOCAL JOTTINGS. [By PcttDEAOON.] WBDNESDAT NIGHT. The Unionist movement is spreading it,-If throughout the kingdom to an extent which I aiii sure will occasion considerable alarm in tlio OladstonUn cmp. Everywhere Liberals Bre severing their connection with a eauso with which they have had life-long associations, and, although the effort in many cases has been painful, patriotism-wliat would tlio w(irld be without it? -has asserted itself to the exclusion of lpolitical considerations. The gap In the Liberal ranks at Cardiff, and In Glamorganshire generally, Is becoming wider every day. Th3 old party cries liava been abandoned altogether, and the 11 now h-raldr," is the unity of tha kingdom as against Ir. Gladstone's dismemberment proposals. The Hsue is ono of the most momentous with w hich tha country has had to deal this century, and tho high personal estimation in which the Prime Ministot Is held by the dissident Liberals is powerle9 to stop tha tide of dissatisfaction by which his Home Rule schemes is met by some of tha broadest and biggest inta of his party. In Cardiff, in Swansea, in Newport, and in South Wales and Monmouthshire generally many of the most stalwart Ministerialists have loft the sinking ship. Men who have been souod and steadfast Liberals from their youth, up have sevored a life-long connection with their party because they are convinced that Home Ruls spells nothing more nor less than separation. GooJ gracious, I haven't the patience to argue the point with those who reason differently. Upon what line?, in the name cf all that is honest and true, wore the present Irish representatives returned to the House of Commons ? As Home Rulers? Not much. They are avowed Nationalists, and there are no two meanings to the term, Ireland an fide- pendent nation. What other luterpretation can bo put upon the title ? To strengthen weak knees hereabouts, I should like to poiot out what has just ccurrod in Liver- pool, a town with wheso political organisations I ain somewhat familiar. A strong Unionist manifesto has been issued by the Liberal seceders from Mr. Gladatono's policy in relation to Ireland. Lord Derby, who is nothing if not consistent, beads the list of those who have signed the document, and following his name are those of most of tho giants of Liberalism in the city of iJiekey Sams." bir Thomas Brockle- banks is a name to conjure with in Liverpool, and he is withal one of the Premier's latest baronets. Colonel Brown, M.P., has for years been a shining light in the Liberal party, and he is popular, not only upon political grounds, but ne the son of the founder of the library in William Brown-street, one of the finest collections of bocks extant. Mr, flolbrook Gaskell is a county magistrate, and has for half a century, almost, taken an active part as a Liberal politician in the Liverpool division of the county; be is chairman of tho Reform Club, and is, moreover, the proprietor of the Livtr- pool Dai!y PO, tho leacling Liberal paper iQ the city. Mr. William Oulton, the Josopli Chamberlain of the big city on the banks ef the Mersey, Is treasurer of the Liverpool Liberal Association, and the other signatories nre leaders in whom tha Liberals have reposed the utmost confidence for many years. I mention thsee facts, which are within my personal knowi??(ige, for the purpose of showing lht the Libeml Unionists are not the insignificant body Sir EJ ward Reed would han us ?, ,ve, and to encourage the sceders in this part of the Mag. dom In boldly standing up for the faith that is in them. I could not help shuddering yesterday at a little scene I witnested on the platform of tho Great Western Railway Station at Cardiff. A delicate-looking young fellow, whom I had known at the Docks, and who was at the last assizes eont to five years' penal servitude for forgery, was chained and handcuffed to convicts in the full uniform of tho" establishnBnt," It was holiday- time, and crowds of persons pressed around the group, mtived thereto by curiosity and, I doubt not, sympathy for the young f-ansgressor, who was almost fainting under the ordeal. I don't sup- pose, poor lad, he had many influential friends to succour him alter being taken red-handed in his crime. Cannot something be done for the Cardiff shoe- blacks ? They appear to be quite without control, and when tho policeman's tnek is turned they are up to all manner of capurs: fighting, skylarking to the annoyance of all who pass bVAnd using language sufficiently aminonianised to take away the breath. In London, Liverpool, and elsowhere private individuals have started institutions whose especial care is the training and putting in the way they should go of ttiesa waifs and strays of social life. Why not, then, in Cardiff? Where are Mr, Richard Cory and tba rest of the local philuo-, thr.pists ? Writes" W.—"Dear 'Pendragon,'—Allow me to congratulate you heartily upon your jotting with regard to the Cardiff Post-office and its general management. It was indeed full time, nay, absolutely necessary, in the public interest that the extraordinary and generally offensive way in which the ordinary business in the Cardiff Post- oilice has been carried on should be brought fully bofore the public. I give you an instance. It became nSCdssarVa fow days since, when I was exceedingly anxious to catch a train with very few winUtcs to spare, that I should despatch a lelogri\m. When IgottothePost-offiee I sawthat the beardless youths to whom you refer were chatting ostentatiously and merrily together, but after waiting patiently for several minutes not the smallest attention was paid to me or to my tendered telegram and money. I need not say I then lost my temper at tte thought of losing my train, and shouted, and afterwards, it is true, after referring the gen- tlemen to certain letters commenting upon Post- office officials in that day's Timti, received some* thing like 811 apology. I quite agree with you, dear' Pendt'8gon,' that paid public officials should not be allowed during oliice hours to indulge, ut the expense of the country, in offensive and dila- tory amusements, however pleasing to them, to the detriment of the publio." From the Post-office at Llanwrlyd I have received the following:—"I notice in yours of to-day a paragraph rt 'Three young widowers whoso fancies have not yet lightly turned from thoughts of love.' Perhaps you aDd your readers would also be pleased to know that they have this day had their photos taken I. a group, and I under- stand one is to bo given to tho lady at the Pump House to bo exhibited In the establishment. They have left their names with her to refer any suitable widow to them. No spinsters need apply. I may also add that one of them has already met a rich young lady from this neighbourhood." The resignation by Mr. Yeo, M.P., of the chair- manship of the Swansea Harbour Trust, after his election as Radical member for West Glamorgan, was, of course, only to be expected, and the mem- bers of that body will naturally regard their desertion with humility, and as a natural conse- quence of the honourable gentleman's ambitious entry into political life. At the end of the bsinelS year, this month, the resignation will btloccepted, and Mr. Yeo will be left free to vote for disunion, anaroliy, and all tho other little foibles on which he seems to have fixed his attention. I very much djubt whether Mr. Voo acted with his usual wisdom when he allowed his ambition to lead him away from the business scene in which he was so prominent a figure. According to the letter announcing his retire- ment, he considered the post he quitted nn honourable and responsible one, and its duties of a congenial character, but ho found rarlia'l mentary work interfered more than he expected with the duties of the office. That was to say, that the post to which he was appointed by his colleagues had done very well until wme- thing more honour"ble and congenial ned up'l In waiting in tl:is Micawber-llke state of ?,hfu.. nen Mr. Yco displayed his true character. Mr. Yeo's combination of a self-seeking with a stern and uncompromising manner did very well for pure business purposes, and no doubt the Swansea Harbour Trust owes a good deal to that same mental constitution; but in politics we want men who are open to conviction even against self- interest sometimes. Look at Mr. Yeols action ia the toll-bridge question and its dUtinct opposition to that of Mr. Hurnle, a champion on the same political platform. That was looking after No. 1. Then, look at his vote with the Grand Old M,?n on the Irish question. No. 1 again, or I'm a Dutch-I man I For my own part, )at me express y rege, ;),: 11;OYh:r:;e¡:P::tnnr I th businei8 of the Swansea Harbour and, climbing on the shoulders of his position a, chairman of tiie j trust and civic alderman, bestowed it on the shadowy and insecure promises of the political arena.

SIR E. J, HERD AND I THE "WESTERN ;IIAIL. I On the Oth of February last an article' appeared in the Western Mad entitled Who's the Liar Now ? ,f attributing to Sir JO. J. Head falsehood in having contradicted a report published in these coluiuos, to the effect that he ba,1 accepted a "permanent" official appointment at Mr, Gladstone's hands. As a matter of fact, Sir I.d'vard Heed bad accepted a Ministerial ofiice at the time he stated of our report;—" J here is not the slightest truth in any rumour as to illY retire- liKMit," Believing that this contradiction was evasive and purposely niialcitditilz. and stung into justifiable at)4er by Sir hdward Heed having threo months previously etyled this paper the Lying Mail," we made UM of i?nguaRe in attributing deliberate untruth to Sir Edward which we have since satisfied ourselves was unwarrantable, and we hereby unreservedly withdraw the imputation of falsehood made by us against S*ir Ldward Heed in connection with his appointment aa a Junior Lord of the Treasury, and apologise for it. We may further say that if bir Edward Reed bad given us any opportunity of retraotation and apology before commencing legsl process we should, at an earl ier date, have taken the course we now adopt. In defending the action which he has brought against us, wo have not sought to justify tho imputation of falsehood made against him; and our counsel will be instructed to offer, in open oourt, the same withdrawal and apology which we now tender. In view of the impending dissolution of Par- liament, and the fact, that it will be our duty to oppose Sir Edward's re-election for CarditT by every means in our power, we feel that we should not be doing justice to Sir Fdward Iteed nor to ourselves by delaying thii expla- nation until the publio hearing of Sir Ldward's action, an action whioh commenced in February last, is still pending, and, po far as we can ascertain, will not be reached for several months.

LAND AGITATION IN WALES. A LAND COUHT FOK THE PRINCI- PALITY. GREAT DEMONSTRATION AT HIIYL. A conference of tenant farmers from the different counties of North Wales was held nt Rhyl on Tuesday, and was attended by Mr. S. mith, M.P., ,Mr. J. Bryn Roberts, NI.P., lx. The conference pAgsod a series of resolutions of un advanced cfmrncter, advocating the establishment of a Land Court in Wales and a general reduction of 50 per cent. In rents of farms. It was stated that eighty landlords had been communicated with and asked for a substantial reduction, but that only eighteen of these gentlemen had sent replies and that of tho remainder fifteen were decidedly unfavourable. The conference unanimously parsed a resolution favouring the adoption of a sliding scale, and at a public meeting afterwards held, under the pr?itit?ney of Mr. J. Hobrts, M P., a committee was appointed to draw up a "U,. embracing the demands of Welsh fanners.—Mr. H. Smith,M.P, while admitting UIi.tare-adj<l8tmt>nt of rents had become necessary, counselled moderation and questioned whether legislation on the lines of the Irish Land Act would be applicable to Wales. The county-court, with the addition of agricultural assessors skilled in the value of produce, miht be a good court of reference to settle disputes between landlords and tenants. Perhaps that might be embodied in an amendment of the Agri- cultural Holdings Act. Thny must endeavour to get that Act amended So art to give prutection to farmers, which the old Act had not effectually given.—Mr. Bryn Robertp, M.P., alao advocated the appointment of practical valuers and greater: security of tenure of tenont against capricious dis-1 turbance.

A NIGHT ON THE GOODWIN LIGHT- SUIP. Great anxiety was caused Tuesday t D.,?, C"U;:I; :I':h';Ji:fl aafety of a steam launch or pinnace which bolonged to Mr. II. Auetin, It. genflemvn officially connected with Cfinterbury CÃthødL<;d. knd a yacht-owner, and which loft Dover on Monday morning with lr. Austin, two young ladies (his r.ieee<0 Mr. hmo., and the engineer (Ir, Day) and hits H^isUnt. Tho party put to sea with the object of witnessing the arrival of the yachts 10 the Koyal Thames Yacht Ciub race. At the time of their leaving Dover there was a stiff breeze* but this appears to have increased very much towards mid-day, when the occupants of the boat had" narrow escape, tho boat getting in close proximity to the Goodwin Sands. Tho craft was an open boat, about 50ft. 10ll,lInd very low in the wafer, having been originally built its a torpedo boat for t h" Hu.,¡,m Government. The party, although having a very rough p:us;lo.r.Ched Iho Goodwin lightship, frorn which" rope waa thmwn, and lay by and watched tho passing of the leading yachts. As the Mea was getting much rougher, if was then determined to mane k for D,?r i( iOd'fho '.<f" doJ.r th:! tli: wash between the AI1UJ s as far Oi off Deal, but the posirion became so dangerous, the boat getting in the trough of the sea, that it was reo solved to make an attempt to 1:" back to the light- ship. This taste was accomplished with givat difficulty, the pea running very high across the bands, and ultimately the !lics and the re,t of the occupants weru saleiv hauled on board tiie light- ship. The boat, was uII1,le fast to the lightship, Our sank. No Irilce of the party could belound.aud on Tuesday afternoon the Dover tug went in search of them, In the meantime they were landed at neal by a Rain^gate vessel .hichl""j gone in response to the signal from the lightship^

ODDFELLOWS' A.M.C. AT STAFFORD. The Oddfellows' Annual Movable Committee on Wednesday morning connider«?d the report of the sub-committee, reviewing the proceedings of the directors during the past year. Tiioy AI" proved of the directors'suggestion that legal pro- ceedings should he taken against unregistered Jodj{ce, in the must flagrant cases, to compel (htln to fuitii their obligations without lurther delay. Satis- faction was expressed at the proportion to I a3Siit decaying lodges aDd districts. W ith respect to lodges winch had appropriated eurpluK fuod, and now on valuation had a deficiency, ihey con- sidered iliti proper course was to restore the amount of the deficiency. They expressed grati- fication at the results ot recent litigation, which had been the means of establishing the principle that lodges cannot sever their connection with the Unity by simply refusing lo pay funeral levies, and suggested that steps should be taken to test the views of the K^gistrar of Friendly .Societies as to the validity of rules when passed by ti)a especially with respect tosuchpaym-ntof tnelUbara actually on the funds when alterations are adopted. After expressing gratification at the extension of juvenilesocu'tiHS, the committee expre-uci a hops that fhe difficult question of District Funeral Funds would bescttle,1 ooa salnfViory h,"i.lr. Savage, Iuclley District, applied hr the return froin the Unity Fund of £ 1,500 forfeited by the Jirunswick l/)dge, Kedditch, in 1882. for illegally dividing £ 2,000 of tho funds. Mr. Savage gave statistics of the deplorable financial condition of the lodge, and nt, Ily the application was re- ferred to (he directou wIth the view of sub.e. quently placing tho lodge in a solvent position.

EXCURSION TO GLASGOW AND I EDINBURGH. To-morrow (Friday) ths London and North Western Hailway Company propose running" specialexcuision to Edinhutgh and Glasgow, and speci.l f.Lcilitie8 of retulOlng are offered. The trip i. for eleven days, and tourists will b. enabled to return at the expiration of ttlre, four, or five days, thus giving those who hove only a limited time at their disposal an opportunity of vijitiog the Interualion..1 Exilihiliûn.t Edinburgh.

LOCAL BILLS IN PARLIAMENT. I HUTE DOCKS (CARDIFF) BILl. In the !Iou. or Commons on Wednesday night, on the motion (lr ir C. Forster, the House did not Insist upon its amendment to the Bute Docks (Cardiff) Transfer Bill which was disagreed with by the House of Lords.

THE BEST HALF-GUINEA Gental Roots and .Shoes, E.d?,ilty llutiw. Cr&lber?,Wwt), Car IJIT, CK36 "Yikidink" isacuiUiii eUlù lor Corns, tinware of twlt&Llon.. Aldil.. M.1i. MuUcr, in-i?«»<!iatf), ..nuI:J bourbt. bctt!« of Jour yrtnu** VU'ldint' IOU" iJ tuomhs "0 ia Farit. wlnoh oured. lue, tuJ uUui» ixHitoiptJ Ü.Duet foil know my fe«t*re my living. Tin* buttle 1 bougUt 'It the ser»ic« you rftcointuvuiled it. tout I oougbfc nowtljer &ft4*rw«fd« which vu JorutA, tud no food. As I waul n :f::r":II:or:J' .n:j¡;¡ u:t:t: M'. n wit] rot; pleiM aeud me on* direct. Mold only la f:i' ¡t.. ;'fî:,U;n,eJJM'u,tG'\Ii, Ir.II .lill.1I t'h,.OH4U 1i1 "THK SUN."—The Glory of Woman, the Pride of Mao.—It oooUlns \b. dellcsU UiJ.' .1 beAut" aDd con0l lutes all that we term bow nuni hs»e their k ji:eb;r::t'e:t' bp:'D:'Åli:t Milk and ¡julblU 8.. I. Um pur. aud wo-t eiuollieat Tuilet in the wurld.lt belug tue ouly Hoa p bavlnf a ;J.t ticl' .lnJ. upou Je. h)'klIO(.r.JlbIn:u l m..rn. H wil ..d white. Iunluabl. fur ftl'oIoctl a«4 children. Uneqiulled tr (he cowwleiton, beautifully .MI.. delicately perfumed. Bold Ly all cUeiuiata and d?lr. 1. I' trluw" "WNINO,tHl!n vou aøk (nr Rrciitt's tiLV. •ee that ,oa H. Tbe baauftfc'urtrs he¡ \0 ?.ult- b. public a A ut liaULaUon aquara Hlue.ol »«y Inferior Quality, fas ftLTii Was b IqIW. I..JI in -ow. btuutf lUeu 1 «*■* m4 r-Mv¥. 1101_811 8-

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT* I HOUSE OF COMMONS I ""¡O;8D4Y. I Th?p-?r took the chair at twenty ?ODAY. I past twelve o'clock. «, KKVISING l AKULSTERs I Air. oiuKUtvi in i answer to » • put, 0\ ■ behalf of Mr. M"urice H •XDreiseS J*?* I tt.? <h. Hi!) cn.b)? th.?er??? "?''P?-. E ?.,Mntr?i,)rg°?;M.,??'?"<W: I batome law (Ins .M<? 2 T" I I- THHOCCUPADOXOfKGYPT I £" .1.- _r >-m HID repuri 01 supply, .-ir?.CAMPXHLL? what was te'ng iy/ by ilia Coin<ni*aioncrt charged with th. v & n?ot?tioM. He thought it qui.# time Ho? slumM W ni'iila *»«teof wh«h»V? w? ftny pr.Mptc? cf fy ud e.? ,Pl,lt cLr*« Uonry D.u.m?nd W.Xt. He ).? ? gr ti,.t to ig)-pt for Un).buthj[houghnt?tMt)Mq,,MtiMtU"' namely, tho ergmnation of tho F.jyctitn a™*2' ?njt.?ye?i?d.n?T?S' to be deci?d?.h. MriiMtp? moment. 11..1.0 -d k?.h, the *w,« fif »'<> niorlality at A what process had been made in the aettlemcntTj qn?ti..n?cont.t.c?dt?tttheadminif.tr,)? wi jUellce. Mr. BKYCE replied that the question of th. organisation of the Egyptian Army waa good progress, but that further capers on the "uhjfCt were not yet in readiness for preserw to the House. As to Awouan, tha mortalitv i«5 b,?d ?it,, rsi,141. ft llieadiiiiiii.'tralionof jujtice, pnpore on UmmMm II toutd shortly be laid on the table. MISCELLANEOUS. I The report was then received, snd tbeArmro. priation iiill brought in and subsequently retd1 first time, The report cf Ways and Me&na was ra. cei ml. The Customs Rill paANj through Committ, The Futriotic Fund Hill <mr?dtMMcdUM as also was the Metropolitan B?)ard ct Wodi (Money) Hill. fne order (or the sccond readioi of the Liqeor Traffic (Local Veto) (Scotland) Bill wii dis- charged. The Contagious Diseases (Animals) BilIwuriW a secoud time. The Terms of Removal (Scotland) Billwu read a lIlIrlJ time. The order for tho second reading of theGkbj Lands (No. 2) lhll was discharged. Oil the confident!ion of glie Returning Officers' charges (Scotland) lid), as amended, Mr. Es-leaoit moved that the Ui!l be recommit* (n reptd(,{. new clause "ud schedule, and th it it beso 10' struction to the Commit tee that t tey havo PO". Iti) provide for the payment of tie upenlel GI relu"IIing "jficers out of the fries.-Tim Lo^ Advocate supplied the proposal—After a wri deal of dI8CUS!lIOn, the motion vas carried Ola division by 91 against 25, an,1 tho clause was, in Commit t., added to the Bill. Tue Bill "Sa tbea considered. The Soa Fishing Hoats (Scotltnd) Bill psanc thrmyh Committee. The Poor Lw Loans and Relit f (Scotland) fill, as amended. w.. c"n..dered. The Peterhead harbour of Re uge Bill wttritf a third time. Tile Salmon and Frrshwate' Fisheries Billwu ?? ?'I thud lime. 'I l?: Sfippi ng (Fi?hi..? B..I,) Am& Amendment Hill and the Intoxicating Llqu¡¡q (:->,01. to Children) Hill passed through On the order for the third reading of the Par!ii». meniary Elections (Returning Officers; Act,1874 Amendment Hill, Mr. Kitchie moved the ouiittiot 01 I I,. schedule providing the mode in which 11>0 expenses of the returning officers should bechuiged upon the rates. On division the amendment negatived by fl7 against 65. The Bill wu read a third time. The Coal Mines Hill passed through Committee, aod was read a third time. Tho Marr.ed Woman's Maintenance in Case of Desertion Hill passed through Committee, and viA read a third time. The Revising Barristers (Ireland) IBBwurttj & 8L"(J'HJ time. The House adjourned at five o'clock.

OPEIG OF THE CARDIFF I HIGH-STREET ARCADE. I INTWUCSTING PKOCIiEDINGS. I On Wednesday ..I terMon th formal openinf or the New Arc4de, leading from Uigh.8¡ree to St. John's-square, Cardiff, w} performed by the Mayor of Cardiff, who, accompanied by .,B?l corpor",ion officials, i'roceded on fL?t from Um Town-hall. After having inspected tne comm? d?. and handsome dif?,e, a d,?t?.ii.?d ds?,iptio. of which appeared in the Pf'etternffailofWodo"y he prf)ce?ded to the entrance at Ui¡:h'etree wbich by iL l,e., y curtain. The directors then, headed by Mr. i n ward Jenkins, chairman ol tho High-street Arcade C?,?p-y. ,nd 4,. Robert D iy, proceeded to tne entrance, where Mr. W. 8, Dume (nf the firm of Mears. Hamilton and Hum#, oilcitf)r8 to the company), read the follovlog address B r To His WORSHIP THB MATOR 0" CARDIFF. Sir,—We. the director! and .hardHiI.jn cf I?. C.4ii n, 3treet 4rde L?o"mpaiiy (LimiteJ). b?g.-P.* wI;y off.'rvmi our sincere tbu'¡u (or honourin, us by y?. I.y.,? d i,p I ?r., A I t not 'I.'or :f:nf::lj:,¡ en f r::i :I'r¡t pubfit buildin. In Lh. tw -.fid."tiy I lb astabiieument of a new thoroughfare In lbi, M LiOn gld add much to tha oonvenleuoe of th. publio,,?dtk advantage of I ht? co iinu ity u any Wileme ot & nature In 1 hie or other towna. We ,t that yw worship will bear thi. occasion In mind as an exprssm of tha great e.I"em lu which you are I" ii.?d *A araongvt tha many more 'mport&ut evenu of yotf mayoralty this may be always a p)eunt remembrance, KII' thanking your war.hip mOlt ,Inreiy Jor your, kindness, we have the honour to remain, y"ur OtHodlW humble servants (for the directors and shareholders), £ dvtard JemkinS, Chairman. Edward HùW&LL, Secretary. Cardiff, 16th June, 133o. The reading of the address was received with applause, And Bt its conclusion, lIis Worahip the MArolt said, In rerIy, that hs felt most extremely grateful to the directors and shareholders of the company for the kind senti. meuts expressed in their address. Its only fault was, it wa too complimen1ary to himself. (" and applause.) 11 begged to congratulate tliem most heartily upon ti ,r For that arcade would be of great use and service to tha town. It would take away the crowds from the streêt8, it would relieve the foot-passenger traffic greatly bV giving them a safe and commodious thoroughfsrs, and it would afford a convenient and piea*ant allelic Tin wet weather to strangers whom business or pleasure brought to the town. (Applause.) He hoped the scheme would be crowned with success, and he trusted that, those who had been courageous enough to invest their capitAl in the undertaking would reap substantial dividends therefrom. (Cheers.) He had great pleasure in declaring the arcade oyoa to the public. (Ap. plause.) The curtain was then drawn asice, and imme- diately tile dignity of the procoodo¡¡oI was lost in !he immense rush of the large assembly w»)icb had congregated round the entrance, eagt-r to via- the nCC<Jmou"d,,1 ¡n" of the new bjilding. rho mayor and directors, together with the invitee gentlemen present, then proceeded to thoshep 01 Mr.S. H.tH.dftpo? wher. cold coilHion, proddH by Mr. Maggs, confectioner, Duke-street, fr?vidod.)!. Kdward Jenkins occupied tt* ct?ir.?nd there were presf-nt :-Tii Aid0r, man Fuiton, Councillors S. /lrain and f. Waring ??r.<.),tw<.)f<-o&tn-. J.N.?nt.i).M.W<t<ot J. L. Wheatley, W. Hemingway, Daniel Kees, K Dav, J. P. Jones. W. Fiemersdurn, D. Phitv ?'.W. N.11. f. Hu,n., D.,?s K. Ibwel (m-crelitry), W. Price, W. H, 'itac#f, H.ShHpher?.C.Shecher?d, junior,—C?< Nix,,? James, Hodkinson, nior ,nd Junior. and If. Wall (clerk 1)1 the works). The loyal trusts having been duly honoured, that of the il:ty(ir and Corporation of Cardiff was given. Tho MAVOS, after responding, eaid that there .11 onti tt1ail omitted from the toast list, and tha was, "Success to the ?ew Arcade." Ha wMiedtopWj pose th"t In".I. In hil opinion the cdiflc rIleCt$4 tho highest credit on Cardiff, and upon the archi- tects—(heir, hear)—the builders, and the company (Applause.) With tho toast ho coupled the name of the .hllirm"n. The Chairman biiptly responded, ,%Ir. VVAui%io H6t!,mgbt tl,t tle f the Am,.d, w u "A And that ;1 Would, not only b? remunerative M the shareholders, but also prove of great benefit w every person having business in that part 01 Cardiff. (Applause.) Mr. J. N bunt having responded to the toast w. The Town and Trade of Cardiff," the toast ej "The Architects" (Mr. Councillor T. Waring a8 Mr. J. P. Jones) was next given. The arch,t.eb having respectively responded, tho I,a of Till Contractor*" (Me^sr*. Shepherd and Son), 'Ti- Solicitors" (Messrs. Hamilton and Hume), sot "The Clerk of the Work*" t Mr. H- Wale were t!ivenandh..n<)ur..J.Mr.L?e.)t.6C?rh?t replid to Ihe t.t of "Tho Fress," the Proceed' illg. terlJ}i.I"<1.

IIR: CARDIFF SAVIXGS' BASK I MKEU?U OF THE DEWSITOi?S' I COMMITTEE. ) A Depositors' Committee meeting vai Iidd W the offices of Mr. William Jones, solicitor to tM committee, on Wednesday evening, Colonel Outline in the chair, when the following resolutions wert TIIU the depositors 08 advise! not W accept 17" W' unanimously carried That publl mtMing of .?pot'tort be b,ld on ftote £ d?y p. 1,l ? d?fi;?il. -li- bemg taken in the ii,Lrrest of dewitors. T!,? Ih com mi' teu "dVlk the deWsir?rilt4 take sr«PJ to tlelend tlieu .nrt"u b.Mr. the chi.f R?' Fr "-ietie., and to I)roluee evideiice l??tl4 wqulry to prove thtH.Mlity of th. tlul-- ,u?..?tr. lor th. d.t.c'?.cy In the f"n of the b' k IUT¡'r.: .d..h;;tl,t ,u the t'cpOtitur? Cum. utMt. to defray th. 'Ipen" .f It, pro<'Mn..)f bdote the <:hld Kf)f"t!<r. ttb* "?" m»*nd«d that a •atlon of depositors he  t!.« ourpo, e,cl. h11:tiilJC hitllle:lf to .ubeCMb4 n? ?'??'? m"??'? ? Lb, )Q;&:I::ci: t<x-?.nt to th< hank pass-to k; "'? ''?'?, IIIrrlte\1 ? ,rgd to Join In tb- movement, t united actiou may at once be taken.

Ho; t.cwtT'5 PILLS <re strongly '<°?? >11 who ar. much .Iud I- Po-, ??;;X vhuw itotu.i^. are w.aii, au<l wbi*« ner'rt Til. twxellci.l <fleet, ot tune M i. will b« l»rMpUW«. lew dajr.' trlai. ihuu«!i a mor. ?r?*KM????r??'??*H??'??!! •Ci. oo tbe <1-11..jt alf»<iion. :n: larltj In Ui..uwjacb, ll»er, raDCrMU, »u<l i???'ut ??'???'?''???'?''?*;?SSS MM..U, t w.th ob«r»uloii, «l<"  i ,,Mt Th.htMUM. of the "?t. ?< "°'? M  natUr h'ill Hi. MMUM?. -4 t «> .c/ moot mou )D t)M )MW?. M. ?t MUKM Ot Us. t??'< VL—VS—iai put*.