Evening Express

-L_ LEi^!La^_ BIRTHS. MAERIAUES, DEATHS. Notices of Rii-tiis, liarriages, and Deaths nre charge.; 11' each not exceeding iO words, a1l(1 Id. for each additional word. In all cases the Notice irnt be authenticated bv the sirrstire and address of she ••^nOer

TEMPEIiAJCKK AND KAINFALi. 1>AIK. x i-.arriiaiui; jMus. |Min. Alenu KAlNyAi.r. U'«dntsday 116 72 46 ft9"8 0.00 I'Uiirsday 17 61 39 55*0 0*80 Friday 13 62 40 51 9 0"20 Saturday 19 65 Mi 52 6 0 00 Suutiay |21 62 40 51 0 0*00 M'jndiiy 122 65 42 52*5 0*00 Cuesdar |23 65 42 53*6 000 ilie r«5iuiit>racurft r«ure.seius> exrrein« re.iUius or cue i h«<r)uo!>iet,6r ror 24 hours ended 9 a.m., taken inthe skuiiieat Cwrt-j-yii, Peiiarta. The lininfali re?j»r,ero.i ar Cwrt-yTil.Penartb, for t>» M

feleDhoue, National, 502; Host-office. 96. Telegrams, "Kxprete," Cardiff.

Feathers and Fluff LBY AUTOL YL'US."] The Taff bridge in (.^utoa-atrett looko weil in its new waf A iiappy thought re the. Priuce's visit: Get all tL. clocks pdt right for tlvat ixrcasiou ai. any rate! 80 t'liev are Lfoing' al] t!tc way to Birniing- bam for materials foi the Royal luncheon at Aberystwith. Really now. couldn't this have been managed in Wale,¡¡? Why, A-e have got the letk aLA the Welsh rabbit always handy, at any rate! Yesterday was a dark day for Cardiff dogs, I'UH'Y were largely cur-tailed, 01', shall we .-ay, cur-muzzled. About half a har.dired .-trav d«gis •were marked out for slaasfhter. P.S.—The sausage market is livelier than it has been for some time. I' I a«ji always glad to see the R.?.P.C,A. making it warm for the wretches, who abuse and ih-treat the members of the dumb creation. Caxdilf is no paradise for animals, horses More especially. Several parties were fined for cruelty yesterday, and I hope the punishment will prove a warning. Fining, 'however, is-iar too lifTiit a sentence in many cruelty oases, and there is no doubt in some the cat would rbe a much more righteous retribution. The chief bard se^ms to be in ,3, rage. Ah, but you should just hear Mori en" when the insertion of his precious copy is deiajjed 24 hours! Would any map in his senses a>?ense a G.W.R. official of making a joke? Yet ''Fun" has this in the current number: — It was the G.W.R. express to Swindon, and the old lady asked the guard, "Can I get off at Reading?" "Yes, mum," >vas the grim reply, 'Sf you jump a mile beftre we get to The station." Surely a cantritdiction from the staff may be pourly awaited. Clearly, our friend "Observer" (no connec- tion with the original one of that nom-de- plumd, who is wrestling with the weather, has got a tughis'h task cut out for him. He writes >—"It is now evident I niiscsileulated the cyclone period for the ensuing week by 24 hours, the dates given in my fioreoust of the 20th inst., beings sll antedated by ona day, and the weather a; predicted therein will probably arrive one day later than stated all through the week. Many of those who have. so long murmured against the dry weather will very probably soon swell the ranks of the grumblers at the rainy weather, which is now to-a its way to us, for a period of successive cyclonic dis- turbances from the Atlantic promises a com- plete break up of thi, dry weather mixt week." Yaii! Yah! "Where is now the merry party?" hummed the office boy he strolled inouly half an hour late this morning, and missed our sub- editor from his accustomed chair; and the big editorial room from the heights of its misiy turners tjchosd "Where?" For. four years this faithful pressman had slashed up the flimsy, and wielded the shears and paste- pot, .and abused the foreman, with. a fidelity that extracted even the enthusiasm of his coi- kagues, who are so inured to sensations that even a double murder excites only a. languid interest in their breasts. However, our friend had received the call, "Come up higher' No, this isn't all obituary notice. He would hardly bo going in that direction, you. know. Fact is, our comrade has gone t,.) Landon, where wa wish him all prosperity and happiness in his new sphere of labour. Meanwhile, our little world, just like the other one, turns oa its axletree as before. JU^E 23, 1894-. ALBION COLLIERY DISASTER—FOT.~N- DER1LVO OF H.M.S. VICTORIA. 8ad the burden of this day, Fraught with gloomy recollections Turn we to the past away, Shadowed o'er with dark reflections. Albion's mine a horror knew, One that thrilled the startled nation; Darker still the outlook grew, Direr the anticipation, When from sea such dread news came— To the moan of billowy dirges. Those had met their fate in llaane, These amidst old Ocean s surges. Heroes aU, in different spheres— Britain wept, andctill is weeping Miners.' graves bedewed witjh tears, O er the rest dark seas ace sweeping. Matters not, our Britain hoi Ids All witliin her heart's broad measure; To her breast her clnldmi folds, They are her peculiar treasure. Drop, then, tears, yet, proud, rtcali That their fate's an insjjira :ion. Britain lOv'd, no harm ^an lall Vvhtui su-jh heroes make the nation! THE OFFILii I olT. "A Disgu-ted1 Ratepayer" does not aaticipate the visit with any feelings 0.£ joy iul anticipation. "I should like," he says, "io know wfhat the quatiticatiorLs. are to enabJc householders to obtain the free Exhibition tickets. I, and others I know, who were re- fused tickets, were under the impression that every ratepayer was entitled to two tickets, and applied accordingly, only to have the mortifica- iion of being refused a.nd looktd upon as iw- postors. Now, respectable householders who have been ia business in the sarnie house ior many year's cannot but feel insulted and dis- gusted at being fooled into making application and then being told your name is not on the logister, and you cannot have tickets.' An householders are continually moving from one part of the town to another, the list ought, to have been made from the same list as the iast Poor-rate, and not from some old burgess-rol; which does not contain the names of ecofts of ratepayers. Surely, if this correspondent and I others wait on the authorities and explain their position attention vvilil be paid to them.

I Local Amusements THEATRE ROYAL, CABDIFB1, Foe downright lollickung fun w« have seen Foe downright lollickung fun \é have seen aertrhing for many a day that can bear com- parison w'itih "The New Barmaud." It is essenc-ially modern and up to date, combining in itself the brighter parts of comic opera and comedy. The wit is undoubted, whilst being rehned. The music is catchy and tuneful. The di esses and general staging are perfect in every resptce. Add to this a cast which I for general amI individual excellence iii dis- tinctly in advance of tiio usual provincial com- panies, and one can then understand some of tol:" enthusiasm wiodl which t-he p'*eea was re- ceived at the 1 iliratre Royal, Cardiff, OIl Mon- day nigiit. The action of the p-ece takes piuce first in the inteirior of the "Owlet Club," iv'hioh, as "Lady Moulet" says, reminds one iicesietubly of the bn\fe of lLJght. Perlwips this is more keeIllv realised when Act 1. cioses with a very realistic raid by the poiioe. Act 11. is at "Colonel Claymore s'' house up the river, on the eve of the rtgatta at Henley, a. pre icy ?.IL but taking second place to the grand stag.tig of the club set. The plot is simple, and is based upon two fair He lies, bcth of whcni ate foundlings. "Brenda Louth," the old barmaid at the club, is recognised by "Colonel Claymore" as his "JirUiel JOY." t'h« new barmaid, afterwards, however, turning out as muliy the colonel's daughter. The fun of tihe piece is shared pretty equally between "Dora," t.he lady journalist, in the faiif sex div^suon, and "Bertie White" and ''Willtaoii White," of the male section. As "Dora," Muss Dolly Harnier w as lively—and skittish—as a kitten, thoroughly well qualified for her position as a jiencii'der. She keeps everyone alve from the time she comes on 1 until the time she goes off. She has several remarkably aanusing songs, by no means the least eiitertainiing of whirfi is "Love on a. Vloycle." "Bertie Wfait: is a part cleverly rendered by Mr. Stratton Mills. In the first act iic is .t sort of Jack Jones who "duimo wiiere 'e are." In the second act where he ha<? dome his little lot in," aod comes back to r's ix>sitio;i of waiter. he is screamingly funny, his happiest moments b^ing in the song- "A little bit of su^rar for the bird." :1nd the interview with his brother, who lias come back a mil- lionaire. The latter Character, by the way, is most admirably portravtd by Mr. Willie Scott. Miss Amy Augarde TO golden opinions f<*r the, delightful manner in which she portrayed the rather difficult purt of the "New Barmaid." The character is not, per- haps, ()1Je that offers as many facilities "IS the title woulc! flu3':¡e,¡t. In the capable Imud, of Miss Augarde. IsTwever, it becomes borti in- toresting and pleading. The lady ha.3 a voice as chary nil 1 a as h.,1' presence, and in her songs she gained the most marked appreciation of • the audience Miss Evelyn (Irantham is pleasing as "Brenda, Louth," the "Old Bar- maid," a regular spit-fire young person, who, like the orthodox villain of the play, has the worst of it at the finish. Mis-s Lewis makes an admirable "LaJy Paukon," whilst Mr. Wilfrid Howard as "Captain Lovebury" gave a manly and vigorous rendering of the part that immediately enlists the sympathies of the audience. He is the possessor of a fine bari- tone voice, which he use., to the most pleasing advantage. The other parts are all well Ten- dered, whilst an admirably balanced chorus provides a iixie effect in the ensembles. "The New Barmaid" should certainly take Cardiff by storm. Dresses. OUT Lady Correspondent writes —Thinking I should see some smart dresses I took my t;eat in the Royal on Monday night. 1 was not altogether disappointed. In the first act the chorus dresses were pretty, one in pink siik, witia a zigzag stripe formed ci bia?k sequins, sewn closely together, was very effec- tive. "The I\'ew Barmaid" (Miss Amy Augarde), who has a fine voice, ie the possessor of a fine figure, and looked very well in a tight fitting plain black silk, with epaulettes of lace and grass lawn, and a lace trimmed grass lawn apron. The lady journalist "Dora" (Miss Doily Hanna), who has "go" enough in her for a dozen actresses, wore a vividly smart dress of red brocade and II red and white chiffon bcdice. In the second act her costume was astonishingly audacious. Picture to yourself a red satin dress coat, the sleevts cut open to show the bare shoulders, tio the elbow black tights, with an apology for a skirt, looped up with red rib- bons on the left hip, and a. silver—ahem !—band round her leg. the waistcoat white, the button- hole scarlet poppies, and the whole crowned with a black flopping hat with more scarlet poppies. Hør appearance and her songs and posturing might be described as "tricky," and she got rounds of applause. She certainly does not lack go and energy. The "New Barmaid" wore a very pretty dress in the second ael-a white silk skirt, bodice of white chiffon, fastened on the left side with diamond buckles, the full sleeves and bust trimmed f with fescoons of fluffy black ruching; it looked like black fea-t-hcr fringe-, and a hat of white and green, tullo and pink roses. The "Old Barmaid" (MJSS Evelyn Grantham) had a white dres-s HJSO; tiie vest and revers of soft yellow silk, yellow silk cufis and white farcy picture hat. wi;h white feathers and spf-ngles. "Lady Moulton" (Miss Ninna Lewis) wore a mauve velvet dress, the corsage trimmed with lace. A very good audience attended, and if ple.-nty of lag> and coster songs and fun and go make a successful play this one ought to score. Mr. Stratton Mills was ex- t.emeiy good as "Bertie White," especially in the second act. "Captain Lovebury" and the "New Barmaid" have some pretty duets and solos. On the whole, the piece is worth see- ing. The hoiise bgrat scene at Henley is very well staged, and the yaohting costumes of the girls are smart- I did; not think much of the bal maoque dresses. GRAND THEAJTRJS, CARDIFF. During the feummer vacation the Grand Theatre, Cardiff, will, m accordance with oustom, be closed, but it will be re-opened on Bank Holiday, Monday, August 3, with an er.t.rely new and original drama, bv William Bourne- entitled, "A London Mystery." Sub- sequent attractions announced are "The Girl I Left- Behind Me," from {he Adelphi Theatre, London; "Crusoe, the Cruiser," a new bur- lesque extravagana; "Tom, Dick, and Harry." Mrs. Bandmann Palmer, "A Trip to Chicago," "The Gav Parisienne, "Les Cloches de Coi-iieville, I "The Manxman," &L-. A grand Cln.'stmas pantomime is now in active preparation, and Mr. Clarence Sounes. the lessee and manager, T)roiiil es that the produc- tion shall be on a scale of magnificence never before attempted m the Principality. THE EMPIRES. Cardiff. VVo should say Tom White felt quite two inches higher after the hearty reception accorded him at tho conclusion of the turns given at the Cardilf Empire on Monday evening by himself and his troupe of juvenile comedians. The audience seemed never tired of encoring the troupe, and if the boys came on once they came on ax least half a dozen times. Perhaps the funniest feature of the entertainment was the smart repartee which was heard while Mr. White and "L Enfant Terrible," were upon tt.h boards- The latter. a. fat, podgy little lad, is as quick as they make them, and his cross-questioning and answers were awfully rich. He also brought down the house with a song in wlueh he stuck up for the trampled upon lights of "Jolm Bull," while he also scored immensely when, in talking about the horses he possessed, he gave the pedigree of his thorough. ("iij as out of "Africa" by "Eravery." In response to one of the encores, Mis-s White sang an extremelv pretty little balled, which was follcwed by a very cleverly rendered duet by herself and the youngster. To anybody suffering from melancholia we re- commend half an hour listening to Tom White and his Arabs. The cure is a certain one. Another very attractive feature of the uro- grannne was the production of "Bonnie Scot- land" by Professor Selkirk's family and 100 local children. The spectacle has' previously been^given in Cardiff at the Panop^con, but the New Empire affords so much greater stage capacity th-an does the St. Mary-street house that Mr. Selkirk's production was seen on Mon- day evening to the very best advantage. The training of the children is absolutely pei'tct, :1 'd tItl L'ug'hout the many intricate military movements they went through not a s'ngie hitth occurred. Other good turns are given by the Stebbiiig Troupe of Acrobats, Fred Wilmot, comedian; D. W. Watson, cornet and bugle solo.ct; the Sumnierstms, variety artistes; Frank Milton, swio-comedr vocalist: and the Three Welsh Gills, a trio of vocalists. I Newport. A splendid programme is presented -to the patrons of the comfortable hall in Charles- street thi- week, and. there should be a crowded house at every -Air. G. H. Snazelle, the popular entertainer, heads the bill, and on Monday evening he delighted large audiences with hi; charming entertn'miients. Another big attraction is Mr. Harry Tate, the mimic, whose iniipersoaatione of leading artistes were surprisingly life-like, and won for him round after round of applause. Ganivet, the funny Frenchman, was simply "great," and Lily Marney, an old favourite, met with a gratifying rsweption. The Sisters Chester, a trio of attractive maidens, provided a varied I and pleasing turn Jessie Burton sang a roup:e of songs, and Miss Bessie Munroe sang and danced. The Panopticon. Tho Cardiff Panopticon was well patronised on Monday throughout the afterncxm and evening, for the exhibition of the new nicto- electric marvel, "The Camera Matograp.'ie," proved n. big attraction. Thy instrument, which is one of the finest of its kind, is manipu- lated by Lieutenant Cole, who by it is embicd tè) throw upon a large screen pictures repre- senting moving life. The whole of the pic- tures shown are perfect in every detail, and so truly life-hk^ that it is quite possible to imagine the images beheld to be real. Among the scenes that were represented were a rail way station with the entry of a passenger train- 0, butterfly dance by Mies Loie Fuller, a cumic boxing act. a day on HampsUfui Heath, and a whole host of others. The exhibition is given every half-hour from two p.m. to ten p.m.

A RELAPSE:. ILLNESS OF MR. EDWARD FLETCHER. We ragiet to "t"tte that Mr. Edward Fletcher, u'hose health had during the early part of ias<t week sliown a distinct improve- ment, had last Friday a serious relapse. On Monday evening Dr. Morris. Mr. Fletc^ei's medical adviser, reported his patient to be in a very wea.k condition.

I WELSH COAT. TRADE. I THE MARDY DISPUTE. At Y-strad Police-court on Monday Era a Evams, Jotui Ree.s, Thomas WilHams, and David Jones, colliers Mardv. were summoned for a breach of contract by the Lockett's Mer- thyr Company, owners of the Mardv Oollierits. .Thø hearing was adjourned until to-morrow (Wedne-dav). at PontI pridrj ;n .rd-er to give The dofendauts an opportunity of being 0 de- fended.

EXHIBITION EISTEDDFOD. EFFORTS TO ESTABLISH A MUSICAL FESTIVAL. A meeting of the Cardiff Exhibit on Eis- teddfod co'in/mittee was held on Monday even- ing, Councillor Edward Thomas in thu chair. —A letter was read from Mr. E. W. M. Cor- bett offering a prize of £ 5 ior the best easay on "A Musical Festival for South Wales and Monmouthshire, with the Best Means of Making the Same", Permanent Institution." The letter added that Mr. LaciceUM Carr had consented to act as one of the adjudicators, and, that Mr. Evan Owen would be the ether. The offer was ac cepted, and the committee suggested that Mr. Corhett himself would also act a" adjudi- f cator.—[t was decided to have a juvenile choir competition, the test piece being "Dyrchafwn i iawtn floedd" (Mr. Tom Price, Merthyr), tirst prize L7 and second £ 3.—A soil em a- for a series of competition"- for elementary schools was also under coni-ideration, but was deferred nntil next week.—Two recitation:?—one in Erg- lish and the other in Welsh—were al.-o added to the programme, and a supplementary li*1. will be published shortly.

University of Wales PRINCE OF WALES AS CHANCELLOR. First Use of the Now University Seal.—Tiie Warships at Aberystwith. An interesting ceremony took place at the Privy Council Office on Monday, in Mr. Har- rison's room, when the seal of the University of Wales was affixed to the de^d appointing the Prince of Wales Chancellor of the University, and) to the letters patent or certificate attesting the conferring upon his Royal Highness of the degree of Doctor of La.ws. The beautiful seal 'thus used for the first time, was designed by Sir E. Burne-Jones, and amongst tho.se present were Dr. Isambard Owen, Mr. Brynmor Jones, Q.C., M.P., Mr. Cadwaladr Davies, Mr. Ivor James, and others. The sealing was attested by Mr Brynmor Jones and Mr. Cadwallader Davies, as counsel, and Mr. Ivor James, a.s i'egistrar, of the university. The Visit of Warships. Expressions of regret were heard on an hands at Aberystwith on Monday when it was understood there was no hope of the whole of the Channel Squadron, at present iying anchored in ilie bay, being allowed to remain until the Royal visit. During the course of the afternoon Mr. Va-ughan Davdes, the coumty member, paid Lord Walter Kerr, the vice- admiral, a visit on board H.M.S. Majestic with the view of accomplishing this end, but he was informed that the fleet were under orders to sail on Tuesday (to-day) morning for Portland, where they will coal. The Hermione and BE,llen'a, a.re the only gunboats to remain in the bay. The officers and men are evidently making the besrt of their short stay at Aberyst- with. On Monday afternoon eleven represen- tatives of H.M.S. Royal Sovereign and H.M.S. Repulse indulged in a cricket match on the collage athletic gwund. The rapreaentat-ives of the Rj-pulse went first to the wickets, and were dismissed for 4-7, their rivals out-dng on 148 for the loss of eight wsoketg, when they declared their innings closed. A ban* was in attendance, and a ipl.eaaant afternoon was spent, tea being provided on the ground. An Omission. The name ox Mr. Brunei White, mayor of Carmarthen, was inadvertently omitted from the published list of guests. He will attend in full official robes and chain. The Princesss's Bouquet. The Mayor of Aberystwith on Saturday last wired Messrs. Caso Bros., the well-known florists of Queen-street, Cardiff, confirming orders previously given for three magnificent bouquets for presentation at Aberystwith on Friday next to her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales and their Royal Highnesses the Prin- cesses Maud and Victoria of Wales. We are informed that the bouquets will be on exhibi- tion on Thursday next (from ten a.m. till nine p.m.) in the windows of Messrs. Case Bros., where, no doubt, they will attract considerable attention. Movements of the Royal Party this Week. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales on Monday afternoon presided at a meeting at Marlborough House ha.ving for its object the discussion of a project for establishing some permanent memorial to the late Lord Leighton. To-day (Tuesday) his Royal Highness, accompanied by the Duke of York, will visit the Royal Agricultural Show at Leicester, where great preparations have been made for their reception. The Royal party will ariive from London about 12.30. Mr. Walter Long. the President of the Board of Agriculture, who will accompany the Princes, went down to Leicester on Saturday to see that all the preparations were complete. The Royal visit to Leicester will be made all the more interesting by the fact that in the strong class of yearling Shorthorn bulls exhibited at the-- show the Prince of Wales has secured premier honours with "Celt/' bred by his Royal Highness. The only Court entertain- ments to be given at Buckingham Palace this season will be two State concerts, the first of which took place qn Monday niglit. ior which upwards of 1,500 invitations had been sent out by the Lord Chamberlain. The concert took place in the magnificent ball- room. a stage being erected for the performers. The Royalties sat in front, on scarlet and gold chairs, and the order of precedence was strictly observed when the Princes and Princesses took their places. The Princess of Wales and the Duke of Coburg came first, followed by the Prince of Wales and the Grand Duchess of Mecklenbui'g-Strelitz, and then the Grand Duke with Princess Louise. After the con- ceit there was a procession of the Royalties and the Corps Diplomatique to the supper- room. His Royal Highness attended in the House of Lords* on Monday night, and voted in fa.vour of the Marriage with the Deceased Wife's Srlsfer Bill. Robes for Cardiff Students. A strong feeling is growing in favour of the students at itiie tmiverefcv college, Cardiirf, being robed in {'ilJti and gowns,, and. in view of the approaching invitation ceremony, the present is thought -to be a favourahlo time to initiate a new departure, and the college autho- rities have. asked Mr. E. Roberts, hos-cr, Duke-mtrePt, Cardiff, to hold a stock in order that aiiv students who may desire to attend the ceremony robed- may bo able to do so. The robes Mr. Robert* has in stock are of black Ruisel cord, a.nd sufficient foe the largest nuiniber of applicants who may apply. The G.O.M.'s Visit. Mr. and,- Ghidi-tone will leave Hawarden Castle o.n Thursday next by special train, via Wrexham and Eliesmere, for Aberystwith, where they will take part ill the ceremony of installing the Prince of Wales as Chancellor of the University of Wales. Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone, who will be the guests of Lord Rendel, will be accompanied by the Hor. Mrs. W. H. Gladstone, who will act as tram-bearer to the Princess of Wales. The Deed of Chancellorship. An interesting ceremony took place at the Privy Council Ofi'ce, in Mr. Harrison's room, v ben the teal of the University College of Wales was affixed to the deed appointing the Prince of Wales Chancellor of the University, and to the letters patent or certificate at!tiag the conferring upon his Royal Highness of the degree of Doctor of La.vs. The beautiful "ell thus used foi the first time uas designed ly Sir E. Burne-Jones, and amongst those present were Dr. Isambard Owen. Mr. Brymnor mes, Q.C., M.P., Mi. Cad«*valiader Davies, and Mr. Ivor James. The i-eali':g was attested by .\11'. Brynmor J ones and M r Cadwallader Davies, as counsel, and Mr. Ivor James as registrar of the University. j The Luncheon. The luncheon in connection with the installa- tion of his Royal Higii.?:ess the Prince of Wales as Chancellor of the University of Wales, at Aberystwyth, on Friday next, will be supplied bv Messrs. Lissetter and Co., of Birmingham. The viands and serving staff will be taken" from Birmingham by special train on Thursday. Coves will be laid for 500 guests, and there will be a supplementary luncheon for the I Volunteers forming the guard of honour.

RECORD DRESS REFORMER. MACDONALD SAYS EE MEANS TO DO WITHOUT 'EM. William Mjcdoinii.l, fotiy-four. luiiLs from the IViUil o' Cakes, and further describes himself p-s (Ml accountant of Gray's lnn-roid, and he was charged -.villi cautpng a crowd to gather logetiier. In the intervals of auditing Macdonaid :-s a re- former ot' the deejirst dye. I go in for rational dress." he said proudly at Uirylebone Police-court, "and r 1111 !L hywen.st." Mr Mscdouald was experimenting with his peculiar notions in Chester-road, Regent's Park on Sunday afternoon, and it is no wonder that a goodly crowd afseuiblpd. He wore a dress that might 'l-"lve been rational enough in his own hack garden with the hedges ■n full bloom, and it would not have looked onus* on the heathprv slopes oi Ben Nevis, but in Chester- road it was distinctly < ufc of p!ac.c. It was some- thing like 1 ladv's cycling costume wilii tne knicker- bockers and stocking omitted, and when the bra.w laddie stepped forward clothed tliusly Mr. Howinan l;:y bae.k and trapped. Macoonuld addressed the court at length, to yle effect thi.t lie often appeared in costume suitable to the clitnsie and the weather, and the police had never interfered with him before. "I am a personal lefonner," be sa'i- Mr. P.'cwden in»inurtcd that jiossiD.y .Wacdobakl would do belter in Scotland, and, after a ua.e con- versation, discharged him on the promise that he wcrid tot come out without 'em ag:uo. .??-? _?_

DON" LUNCH or DFNE Without AskinT for the New French Bread. Delicious eatinst. a-nd easily digested.— Ser.d postcard lor Ta* to call 'j 5?*' branch Coafeotioner, 122, Que8n-»treet, Cardiff. 4

Education Bill Dropped OVER 1,200 AMENDMENTS TO THE BILL,. Short Bill to ba Introduced in January and Provision for Voluntary Schools. When, the Hoitse of Commons went into Committee on Monday afternoon on the Education Bill, Mr. BALFOUR at once rose to make a. statement, and was received with Ministerial cheers. He said a. w. ek ago he informed the House of the general views oi the Güvenloment at that time with regard to the future conduct of the Bill. He now had to announce that he should conclude his remarks that day by moving that the Chair- man do leave the chair, a motion which would have the effect of destroying the Bill for the pre-seiit cession. (Opposition cheers.) The (Government originally gave 53 days for the discussion of the Bill, but they did not antici- pate that they would be met with that character of opposition. (Ministerial cheers and Opposition ories of "On your own side.") Whatever epithet might be supposed best to qualify it, it must, at aH events, be admitted to have had this result—it would have made 53 days an abso- lutely inadequate time for parsing the Bill .into law. Since last Monday they had been live days in Committee, and if the merits or an Opposition were to be imeasur-d by their conversational output—(laughter)—it wad cer- tainly the most meritorious Opposition which the hintory of the country afforded. ("Oh, oh.") The right lion, gentleman himself (Sir William Harcourt), who appeared to dissent from the general statement of their merits, had himself "et the example of ranging at large over the clauses of the Bill. (Ministerial cheers.) In the five nights that the Bill was in Committee they had passed two lines, fourteen words. On the fifth iiiurht- of the debate in Committee on the Home Ilule Bill the right hon. gentleman the member for Montros# Burghs (Mr. Morley), then Chief Secretary for Ireland, came down and -moved the closure on ;he first clause. The first clause of the Irish Home Rule Bill set up I an Irish Parliament—(cheers and counter dlieers)—set back the Constitutional clock one hundred years,, and also determined that the proposed Irish Parliament should consist of two Chambers. That was no small or in- significant change to introduce, and yet five nights were enough in the opinion of the right hon. gentleman, to determine it. They had been for five nights discussing the first clause of the Education Bill, and, whether this clause was good or bad, it, at all events, did no more tihan entrust to existing local autho- rities duties which those authorities were well competent to perform. (Ministerial cheers and Opposition cries of "Oh.") So great had been progress in the Parliamentary arts since the Home Rule Bill was under discussion that they now could not in five days touch even the fringe of a much less important object than xlorne Rule. It really seemed as if in her old age the mother of Parliaments was becoming somewhat garrulous. (Laughter.) i w'ere now, including duplicates, over 1,^00 amendments of which notice had been •given, and no sooner wa-s an amendment dis- posed of tha.n two or three .more sprang u.p in uts place. I-t was a chimerical hopf. after the experience of lasa week, to expeot to get the Bill through in the maimer suggested to the House by the Government laet week. Some- thing míght be said for can-ring over bv re- solution from one session to another a Bill at the point where they bad left it in the former. But it would have been a great change an Parliamentary procedure in connection with large measures. (Ministerial cheers.) Another course, whioh was the one the Govern- ment bad decided to adopt, was to sacriiioe the eleven day. they had been occupied on this Bill, and to 'begin the subject afresh early nexit January. {Cheers.) They wouid devote the remainder of this session to the iiusmetfe they tbqugiht necessary?, and fthey w ould meet- aft a very early date next year in order ^to fulfil the pledges to the voluntary i 5011001s. (Opposition laughter and Ministerial cheers.) The Government might be asked, Are you, with such a majority, going to show jour- selves so poor in spirit as to permit a. reloa- tn ely^ insignificant minority to foil your party plans Large majorities would be overwhelm- ing if they decided these ma.tters by physical force. But by the present methods a small majority was effective tl large one-in- deed, the most tyrannical majority he remem- bered was one that oscillated between 30 and tihirteen. (Laughter.) Anybody could covern in a state of siege—(ironical Iritui cheers)—and anybody could get through business by the help off closure by compartments. (Minis- terial cheers.) The Government would spare no IXllius 1n seeing whether the voluntary schools eouidl be sipared the less— £ 100,000— arming from the Bill not passing this session. (Cheers.) He might be asked- if he had nothing to say about thA credit of the Government. He did not feel dismayed by sucfh a question, It was true they had made a miscalculation., and that a loss of eleven days of Parliamentary time had been the result; but ought they to have foreseen the character of the opposition— (a Voice "On your own side")—and its peculiar methods? It was not from the Government point of view that he remarked with anxiety and misgiving the incidents of last week. There were much more important issues than the credit or discredit of a particular Govern- ment^ or Minister. After all, if one party faLed to do the work of the country, another party would be found to take iig place. If one ueader was found incompetent, there were pleaty of persons to be found to take h's place. (Cries of "No, no.") But what did not depend upon tha changes and chances of political life and of Ministries was the perma- nent oredit of the House. (Loud Ministerial cheers.) The press, however well instructed, and the great -mass of the community, however politically zealous, never could form a full anti true estimate of their proceedings in the way the House cculd form. it. They would welcome changes in their rules, however drastic, which would give the majority absolute power, and in resistance to the tyranny of a majority whicih would then ennue members of that! House would have no sympathy from those who were n-ot of themselves. It was from that point of view that he deeply regretted the evidauce o'f Parliamentary d'efcay. (Opposi- tion ories of "Oh!" and Ministerial cheers) — which last week especially, nrèt I in some respects all the events of the session, had shown. (Cnpers.) To those who Io'. ed their traditions anil were careful of their fa,me, these incidents portended great mischief— they were ominous of inevitable change. (Hear, hear.) Having explained and justified the Government's action, he now moved that the Chairman leave the chair. (Loud Ministerial oheers.) Sir WILLIAM HARCOURT (R.. Mon- mouthshire, W.), who was received with l-md and repeated Opposition cheers, said he could not but deeply regret the tone in which the right hon. gentleman had thought fit to approach this .subject. The right hon. gentle- man had spoken of the course the Opposition had taken in the matter and how far they v ere responsible for tfie los-s of the Bill, but he ("id not touch upon how far he and his colleagues had contributed to that result. (Cheers.) That, was a topic on which he (Sir William Harcourt) did not wish to dwell. He had too much regard and esteem for the right hon. gentleman to desire +0 censure his conduct, as the righ* hon. gentleman had thought fit to censure his. (Cheers.) A Bill was introduced making a vital and revolutionary change in the system of elementary education in this country, and they were told that the leading feature of the But was to be found in its first clause. (Cheers.) xt was reDeated over and over aeain tlwt this transfer of authority from the Education Department to the new authority con- sti-tuteel under the Bill was the. main feature of the Bill, and. opposed as they were to that transfer, it was Jlatural and proper that the Opposition should devote their energies to the debate of that clauso. The right hon. g -ntle- man had denounced his opposition as unjus- tifiable and factious, but the only amendment Irat was carried was at the instance of thE ;ader of the House ngainst the protect of the V a^-Presidem of the Council, and there was no one in or out of the House who did not know that the carrying of that amendment was the most fatal blow (hit the Bill received. (Cheers ) At. the commencement of the discussions on the Bill, county council after county council throughout the country condemned it, and at a meeting of the County Councils Association u was said that one result of the amendment to which Mr. Baifour had assented would be to strike r. serious blow at the clause of tech- nical education. He did not, know whether tliey would ever learn the rea-l secret of +he origin and cf the disappearance of this Bill but some things would leak out, and he found aiat at the mooting to which he referred Mr 1 house gaid that the amendment was movd 011 other than purelv educational grounds. .Hear, hear.) The Government should have toreseen that tne change would create inter- necine oonfl'otions between boroughs and counties. (Hear, hear.) The right hon. gen- tleman thought that to have defeated i he Bill was a discredit to the Opposition, while thev believed :t to be a credit. ^Cheers.) But they had no rignt to claim the whole credit. What it was their right to do, and what it was their duty to do, was to examine the Bill until its true character and operation were under- stood by the country. (Cheers.) That thev had done, and he was happy to say they had done it with success (Loud oheers.) As the Vice-President of the Council had said, the debates nad removed many misconceptions, and with the removal of those misconceptions the Hill disappeared. (Cheers.) What sort of a Bill was it that could not stand a week's dis- eussion ? (Cheers.) The amendments were not trivial, and the Bill had perished, not from any factious opposition, but from its inherent imperfections. (Cheers.) It had perished, not only by the exertions of an Opposition which the Government were never tired of telling them was weak and feeble, but because the Government had not the united, o-iipport of their party. The Opposition were determined to oppose what were called the vital principles of the Bill, because they saw in it a deliberate intention to wreck the school board system, and because they had been told by the Prime Minister and his bis.hopa, and in milder terms by the right hon. gentleman, that they hoped and expected that the result of the Bill would be that school boards would disappear. (Cheers.) It was a misleading analogy to compare the proceed- ings with the first clause of the Home Rule Bill, because the quest-ion of the establishment of a Parliament in Dublin was the direct issue before the constituencies at the previous general election. (Ministerial laughter and Opposition oheers.) But the principle con- tained in the first clausis of tiie Education Bill was never heard of till the Bill was intro- duced. (Hear, hear.) The journals that sup- I ported the Government did not attribute the defeat of the Bill to the conduct of the Opposi- tion, but to the persistent overloading of the session with complicated, contentious measures, and with disagreement among the friends of voluntary schools. It was mysterious how this Bill came to be constructed, and probably they would be told why it had disappeared; but on Friday last, in an afternoon luncheon speech delivered at a Union of Conservative Associations, Lord Windsor attributed to the Opposition hysterical joy at the want of cohesion in the large majority by which the Government was supported. They did not so regard the loss of the Bill, but they did look upon it with calm satisfaction, They were, however, there to bury it, not to praise Jt. (Laughter.) It was an unholy thing to glory over the slain, but, as regarded the future, he noticed that the Colonial Secretary, on the occasion to which he had allueled, said that, though he believed that the first part of the Bill, if passeel, would be for the advantage of both primary and secondary education and to our whole system of local government, he was willing to drop that part when he found unexpectedly that it was the subject of party opposition. The Bill had failed because it was founded upon party principles, and was introduced to serve the interests of a sect. (Cheers.) It was true that the Government made a miscalculation, but the miscalculation they made was that they thought the school boards of the country were unpopular with the nation. (Cheers.) The Bill had failed because it had been conducted in the House of Commons under a mandate from the House of Lords. (Loud cheers.) If the Government would abandon in the coming year those sources of weakness they would find from those who acted with him no obstructive opposition—(ironical Ministerial oheers)— and if next year a measure was brought for- ward, not for the purpose of destroying school boards, but for assisting voluntary schools and the promotion of education, they would find all sections of the House ready to help in the permanent settlement of the greatest question of which the House of Commons could direct its energies, namely, the education of the people. (Loud cheers.) Air. DILLON (N., Mayo, E.) said they now knew on the authority of the Colonial Secretary that it did not matter whether the devolution clauses of the Bill were carried or not, and that all that the Government were pledged to do was to give substantial aid to voluntary schools. He was pledged to support any honest measure having for its object the rescuing of voluntary schools from the cruel position in which they were placed, and the responsibility for the loss of the Bill and for the loss of the assistance the voluntary sdhools were ied to expect, rested not with the Opposition, but with the Govern- ment itself. (Cheers.) But, under the cloak of assisting voluntary schools, the Government introduced a Bill which revolutionised the whole system of education. What the Roman Catholics a&ked was tha.t they should not be fined because their children attended a. school where the teaching was in accordance with their religious convictions. They asked for equality with the children of those who accepted the board school system, but they did not diesire this great scheme of devolution, nor any pro- posal calculated to inflict injustice upon any other portion of the population. (Hear, hear.) The Roman Catholics, if they got for their schools a grant of public money, would be willing to assent to a large measure of local control, so long as it did not interfere with the religious teaching in the schools. It would not be in the interest of Roman Catholic schools, and he did not think it could be m the interests of Church schools, that this question should only be settled after a long and serious contest in which any angry feelings had been aroused. It was in the interest of education, as well as of the poor Catholic schools, that the question should be settled as the result of compromise rather than by beating down a minority by overwhelming force. (Hear, hear.) Lord CRANBORNE (U., Rochester) was sanguine that early next year a BiLl would be parsed for rendering assistance to voluntary schools. 111'. LABOUCHER.E (R., Northampton) observed that the Leader of the House had cer- tainly not justified his act/ion, and wlhen he came to an explanation he explained nothing frcm his side of the House, but tried to let his B11 out amid a display of fireworks against this poor innocent Opposition. (Laughter.) Of the large number of amendment* on the notice paper 85 stood in the name of a member of the right hon. gentleman's own side, the member for Islington (Sir A. Rollit), and he did not think any gentleman on t-iW Opposi- tion side, however strong his objections to the Bill, had developed tfhem so largely. Why did the right hon. gentleman make wild and reck- less proposals from whicih he had afterwards to recede ? The right hon. gentleman had him- self cultivated the art of obstruction, and he had no right to oomplain when his example wjw followed. Why had the Government given up tiietir Ball ? Why did they not use the closure ? It was only because the right hon. gentleman knew that his followers would not stand it. (Cheers.) He was himself opposed to the voluntary schools getting any- thing, because he was in favour of entirely secular education- He congratulated the. Leadier of the House on the graceful- way in which he had grasped the situation. When one had to eat the leek it was unwise to make wry faces and so attract people to what he was doing. The best thing was to bolt it. (Laughter and "Hear hear.") In reply to Mr. Morton (R., Devonport), Sir Ferguson (U., Mandhe-siter, N.E.) and Mr. J. A. Pease (R., Northumberland, Tyne- side), Mr. BALFOUR said that the remarks of the three last speakers had referred to the Bill to be introduced next session. He did not think it desirable to enter further into that subjeot at the present time, He t'hought rÎlat he had said enough when he stated that the House was to meet i'n January next for the purpose of dealing with the education ques- tion, and that they would have regard to the voluntary schools The right hon. member for Manchester had referred to the new code as throwing additional expense on voluntary schools, and had asked that some relief should he given them. He would make himself acquainted with the requirements of the code. It was the object of the Government to do what they could to assist the voluntary schools. After some observations from Mr. Herbert Rob>->rt« i-Iv., Denbigh, W.) and Mr. Herbert Lewis (R., Flint District), The motion was agreed to. Progress was then reported, and the Chairman left the chair amidst loud Opposition cheers. A u

SAD STORY OJFPOyERTY. SUICIDE OF MSS. MARY REES AT MBETHYB. Mr. Howel Cuthbertson. coroner, held an inquiry at ihe Town-hall, Neath, on Monday concerning the dsath of Mrs. Mary Rees, who committed suicide by hanging herself on SlID- day morning.—Charles Roes, deceased's hus- band, szid that his wife had been very ner- vous of late, and when any difficulty aros'e became much distressed. He had not seen, her during last week, as he WJK working as a labourer at Resolven.—Sidney Rw, aged twelve, said his mother used to walk about the house during the night wringing her hands, and saying. "Oh. what rhall I do?" She was distressed bec-tuse she had no money. His father had recently been out of work.—By a Juryman: His mother had eaten nothing during the whole of last week. There wis brrad and butter in the house, but she could not eat it.—The jury found that deceased com- mitted suicide while temporarily insane. ? -?-

SWANSEA REGATTA. GERMAN EMPEROR WILL SEND THE METEOR. A meeting of the committee of the Swansea Bay Royal Regent a was held on Monday after- noon, under the presidency of Colonel Pike.— The Secretary (Captain Smitih) reported receipt of the following letter: — "From the Herman Embassy, London, to the Mayor of Swansea. "Referitng to your letter addressed to his Excellency the Germa.n Ambassador, in which you inquired whether his Majesty the Emperor would allow his yacht the Meteor to race in your regatta on the 25th prox., I have received instructions from the Naval Cabinet to inform you that his Majesty has consented to his yacht comioeting at the Swansea- Bay Royal Regatta if tfh.e weather permits the yacht to arrive till ere in time.—I have, &c., "E. GULICH, "C3.ipt:tin .Imperial German Navy." It was further reported tttiab the estimated pi ize list would1 lie JE:742, and that JB704 had already been subscribed, apart from the £ 70 subscribed, by tho iad:es. A special vote of thanks was passed to the mayoress and ladies for their efforts, and it was stated that their fund was likely to reach £ 1G0.—It was decided that the second yacht race be called the "Ladies' Race. For the first race a gold cup, vaI116 100 guineas, and a second prize, value :£50, would be offered

Bill Banter's Budget A MEDITATIVE MOMENT ON THE MATTER OF SEX* Called Up by Problems Continually Presented. at the Police- Court. Yours zoologically has been informed recent oil scientific authority that humanity as at this moment constituted are divided into sexes. Which is news as makes a bloke considerably uncertain vm A certain portion of humanity, wearing trousers at the present time as a, distinguish- iug badge, are classified as male sex. Another portion, concerning whom a certain vagueness ao to what they are going to wear exb,ts, is called the female sex. Thirdly, we finds another crowd known as the fair sex. which, it would seem, is only to be defined within certain limits, being of angelio nature. In t-ht'se times it's absolutely necessary to belong to some definite order of being, and in spite of them apparently plain definitions many a bloke must be troubled in- mind ■not^ only as' to his own cx,rt standi.'ng in creation, but as to (be correctness of his attitude towards them amongst whom he moves, in view of these here differences :11 classification. There are .f1.m.e variance of oiMn-on, as the bloke who dres.sed according to the weather prophet says, putting on "his mwkiin,to-h to go and buy a Trilby straw. On due liKjvuTy it transpires that the male and female set is known as "lords of Creation. II: times past that honorary degree were the exclusive privilege of the male sex, but it have been extended. The fair sex is for the most part typewriters, angels in picture books, iea- table a.nd l-awn teams ladies—the -sex a-s is taken for fee-vent walks in tlhe moonlight, for the sake of their complexion, and boating for the add1.tion.1l sparkle as the ozone gives them. This here sex retires invisible for a certain per. tion of the day, during which the hair acquires a natural curl, or cluster itself around particu- lar, distinguishing in lustrous. billowy masses. During this period of incubation the world grows darker, being left exclusive to the n'ale and female. This are the r.earf-sl anyone can come towards dissecting this here human mixture. The female sex is lady doctors, lawyers, graduates, wranglers, professors, cycling record-makers, reporters, lecturers, etcetera. This are the scientific definition. They is more readily distinguSshedi from the fair sex than the male sex. but pre- serves so far a characteristic air and conver- sation and attire as a line of demarcation between *• h>* 1 rt and the males. As a general rule it are safe wher. there is any doubt on in- tiodiuitioL' as to whether the acquaintance belongs to the fair sex to approach it boldly. as the female, when it are necessary to approach. (here is 110 bonus broke if the diagnosis should be wrung, wheieas to approach one of the female sex as ow;, of the fair sex may mean a fatal back-hand sJap. Ai.o'hcr olden nde has also been given yours scientifically. Should there be any misgiving as bo the naw acquaintance being of tihe male sex, daBh up with confidence, conceiving1 it to be the female, for the male sex aims very often to be mistook, but the female n.e-ver. Certain creations there is stil-l some difficulty over. The new woman ain't evolved enougtli yet to be distinctly classified. Each of the sexes fintd-s it hard to acknowledge some people who to outward appearance belongs to one or the otiher, but whom they are wishful to create a. separate sex for. We finds them very continual at our poliice-oount. Male's as a. rule oojeots tio wi}fe-lbeaite>rs bej ng classified amongst them, a.nd Mr. Lewis, tlhe stipendiary, wham I asks concerning tiheir sex rights, re- plies "Males, Bill! They never ought to be!" There was Bill Bellamy, a. large man with a feather-weiglit wufe. His wife denounces him very voluminous and fervent. He actually .re,fused to talce bar to the Exhibition. Is a man guilty of such refusal fit to live? I hear the wihole male sex shouting vooifcrous "No! I hear the fair sex echoing the shout sweet, like a,n angelic dhoiT, adding the words "He isn't half a myn!" I hear the female sex re-j mark "I don't care a cryptogram! He shouldn't ttt'ke me!" But there was yet a worse indiiotmsnt against Bellamy: He went and took another woman! T he.ar the male sex say, relenting, "I'm glad he took somebody." I hear the fair sex wadbliiiig^ cheerful, "He-'ill take hiie wife another time, sure to." My ears takes in the severe tones of tihe female sex observing, "What do.es that matter to his wife?" But the're is more to come. Mirs. Bellamy told the stipendiary she had no chance of being taken to the Exhibition. I hear the male sex asking in one voice, "What is the lady like? Worth giving her a chance?" The melody of the chorus from the fair Eex fits itself to tha words, "Who did she a-<k'! What an old brute!" Tho female sex says stern, "No use to wait for man in any intel- lectual pursuit." But further horror is to fol- low. "Bellamy," she said, "first made a continual exhibition of himself with that other woman, and then, on meeting Mrs. Bellamy, made an exhibition of her." I hears no voice. The sexes is mute, waiting for what is coming, except the female sex, who has worked out the result by logarithms, and says, Just serve her right for bending her indeip-j-ndiaiiica down to marriage." Bellamy, it seems, had' left his wife before the Exhibition opened, but threw her a few shillings every week to keep her five children from bothering him.. But she used to have to fetch the money, and often when she met him he kicked her. "He never used his fist," she says, qmto proud, "He always- kicked, and now I wants to bo separated and to get a. main- tenance order, so that I haven't to go to him for the money. I don't want him to go to prison; let us try the separation," What do I ties en this? The male sex has rtone to look for Bellamy. The fair sex ha* fainted. The female sex has got the summit of it* nosa frostbitten by elevating it above the snow-line. Yours truly must continue to the end with- out an audience. Bellamy, it was proved, met his I Exhibition-less wife in the street the other day. He kicked her. She fell to the ground Tiie learned stipendiary & voice are the one I hears, this moment. He is saying -to that Bellamy "You wiil pay £3 and' ooste, or go to prison for a mouth, arid, a summons to be maun re- turnable next Wednesday shall issue, calling on you to show cause whv you should not con- tribute towards her maintenance." And tins hare come about through refusing in tne first place, to take his wife to the Ex- nibition. At least, so Mrs. Bellamy implied. What are the moral. Is not this the fatal end of most blokes who h.),ve their man- hood so far as to refuse the natural request of 'h)vife of their boso'm concerning this here Exhibition? A bloke who will excuse himself from taking A'-ife and (family may, sooner or later, talcs another woman. From the first refusal the fall is rapid. Kicking is not a long step downwards in the deterioration pro- cess. Yours legally would save a deal of future misery and scandal 'by making the re- fusal to cake wife to the Exhibition basis sufficient for immediate divorce. Let. us con- sult our Stone and B'lackwocdi, and see what can be done. I turns ifrom this unha.ppy picture to the observation of the cheenul Cockweils, also before Mr. Lewis. They was brothers. John had the airy brain, and Robert had a coal- hantmeroutintheshed. The other day- John drops into his brother's ha-pny home, and in a confidential way informs hi.8 wife that he was going to die like Fowler and Millsoan. Robert, lie says, would be the proper kind of bloke to take the necessary character of a murdered corpse. That moment Robert came along, and John began to operate. But t'he first knock he got Robert ran off to the police, I considering the part he was to play unsuitable. And for that knock he summoned the smbryo Fowler to appear. Mr. Lewis asked iiim what he had to say about his scheme. "I put it tc you plain, your worship." answers John; "if..you waa sitting in the kitchen talking to has wife,and when she saw him coming slhe went into the yard and tokl him you were wanting to fight, and he went to the slied and put a hammer up his sleeve, wbat would you do?" "Fay ten shillings- and costs," answers- the stipendiary. John followed Mr. Lewis's advice. j ———a— t ,,{

Michael's Suspensi 00, ..< THE iBERDARE MAN OMITS TO ATTEND INQUIRY. Dijkoff, the Champion, Says There are Faster Men in Russia Sban Re. '-?" From every point of view the IT-CX* oliaiupionsnip meeting at Newport on Satur- day seams to have been a decided euocsss. The attendance, now that the "gate" has been reckoned up, must have been between five and six thousand. At any rate, £183 was ta.kea at tha turnstilee, and this, with entries, pro- grammes, &c., was brought to just over £200, Mr. Powell tells nae. In reckoning the atten- dance, however, we have to take into consi- deration the fact that the large body d members of the Newport Club were admitted free. 1 The racing itself was of a most exciting :tnd interesting character. Dijkoff won the miles eliampionship in rare form. He ie a' wonderful little rider, far and away the best in the kingdom at the present moment I should say. He has peculiar notions, too, of riding, not the least interesting of which is his idea that pace-making does not take anything out-J3 of a man, providing he makee it a pace tha&fl suits himself. Dijkoff, in fact, likes to be iflfl the van. Then his sprint is always a two-laplB one, for he can go just as fast in half a J as a quarter, and stay every inch of the way. | Strange, but the Russian has not any greati idea, ot his own speed. "Why, there are half a dozen in Russia," he said to me on Saturday night, "who arc as good, if not better, than me. One man"—and he mentioned a name that had a curl on it worse than a Welsh abiding-place. I wot of—"can beat me at any distance, and he is only a little chap, some inches shorter than I am." I didn't say much to that statement, but I did think a lot, and th my thoughts were included one to the effect that the other Russian rid,er had only to coma over here to pick up a salary as large as any I Prime Minister's. #At present I look npon Dijkoff as the fastest rider we have, and' a- Russian to beat him Well, he must be a bit "peas in the pot," as the boys say. Speaking of cycling reminds me of the fact that Jimmy Michael has been suspended. A lot has been written and said about it, but no one seems to know what he has been suspended for. The facts have not been made public as yet, but I have it on the best authority that his suspension is owing to a sort of contempt of court on Jimmy's part in not turning up ai the inquiry re the alleged drugging in the, Simpson Lever Chain match. We all hope thai nothing serious will co-me of it, and that Jimmy will soon be on the "free list" again. to addi fresh laurels to those he has already earned- .?, Referring to the meeting of the N.C.U. held last 1 week at Newport, the "Irish Daily Independent" says —"The National Cyclists' Union of England held a meeting at Newport (Mon.), mainly for the purpose of discussing the disagreement that has arisen with the Irish Cyclists' Association. It can bet gathered from the proceedings that the Eng- lishmen are not willing to have the matter oB licensing Irish cyclists discussed at &n inter- national conference. They have not the man- liness to admit that they were wrong, nor the courage to carry the matter to its logical. conclusion. They evidently want to tempo- rise. But is it not too late to adopt this policy? Before unceremoniously breaking the agreement with the I.C.A. the N.G.U. should have had the common courtesy to dis- cuss the subject with those concerned. Buf they adopted the shabby device of postponing without notice the meeting at which the points at issue could be discussed until after th& championship meeting in England, fronr whicb Irish riders were excluded, in deliberate violation of the agreement. It now remains for the I.C.A. to decide whether it is consis- tent with self-respect and with sportsmanlike feeling to have any further relations with an organisation which can act in so shabby r manner. "Tho council of the I.C.A. cannot come to a final decision until their meeting o-f the 30th. inst., and the matter may be safely left in their hands. There can be no doubt but that the cyclists of Ireland are determined not to bo trilled with by the N.C.U. The Ulster cyclists have passed a clear resolution onthll subject, and the N.C.U. have received a plain indication of .what the state of feeling is in Ireland by the refusal of English entries for the Waterford Royal Irish Constabulary Sports. It is now for the Irish cyclists them- selves to decide what is the best course tö. take in the interests of true sport in Ireland." ftir,—I noticed Ml". Guff&Td's dhallen05. May I remind you that the championship I hold is the Welsh Middle-age, won in 1893. If an 18a6 championsip could be promoted I shall be pleased to join in the competition. I am not selfish, thus shall be glad if you, with others, will arrange for such. I am 56. Mr. Giffard says he is 56. Personally. T should not object to a 54 standard. 1 should not object to any track in South Wales, five or ten miles.—I am, &c.. "E. F. KENNARD. "38, Castle-road. Cardiff." That valuable trophy the Coal Trimmers' Challenge Cup will be run off at one of th< approaching gatherings on the Exhibition track. It has been offered for competition now for the last three years. On the first occasion Grainger kept it in the town. The following year Miller, of Stroud, captured it, whilst last year it was won by Watson, who, owing to his joining the professional ranks. cannot of course, compete for it on the present occasion. I am sorry to bear of the death of Mr. Robert Yvhit-j, of tate Bridgwater Arms, Car- diff, a sportsman well known and respected throughout the district. Mr. White will be best remembered in connection with the United Cycling Club, of which body he was one of the founders, and for many years acted as secretary. Mr. White was only 44 years of age. His death will be deeply regretted by the many friends he had in South Wales. WELSH ATHLETE.

STRANGE LIBEL ACTION. ALLEGED DEN-KEEPES AND THE MINISTERS. On Monday Mr, Justice Kennedy and a commw jury renumetl the hearing of the action brought bj Pedro Femenia, keeper of 8, public-house and 89.10011 in Ratditfe Highway, against the Revs, Peter Thomp- sen and John Howard for an alleged libel published in a mission journal called the "East-end." Simon Hennis said that in 1887 he was robbed of 32s. and his beer in Femenia's saloon. He miw the can-can danced in the dancing-hall. James Burke had seen a. Bailor robbed there, aDd had helped to do it. James M'Nally saw a sailor "obbed. The saAlor complained to Femenia., who took no notice. didn't go there much. It was "a bit too Annie Sullivan told how she and another woman had robbed sailors in Fenienia's, and how she jjpofc three months 3ä Il1o result. Mr, Cook then read some of the evidence give» before the county council with regard to FeiEmum estab\¡jsl1ment.. The caøe was again adjourned.