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LATEST AMERICAN COTTON ADVICES. NEW WORK, FRIDAT. The market at New York closed firm, and spot 1b. Exchange raised ic Futures per morning with a decided npward tendency, opened this being firm at a general advance of 8 points; market afterwards became quiet, but not the quotably altered. done, During but the closed day 2 a to very 5 points largo business has the been market showing an advance on from the best, the of to 15 points, the tone being baroly steady.

The spot market at New Orleans closed steady day nan and Futures per closed steady advance of 12 to 13 lb. higher. Exchange raised dc. points for January to August and 6 to 8 points September on the markets day. closed Southern spot generally firm.

Savannah, Charleston, and Augusts other were raised and Norfolk rec per ports unFine weather is reported to-day from all sections changed. of the Atlantic and Gulf States, with an average temperature of 36 degrees. RECEIPTS. Atlantic Ports. 23.000 Great Britain 30,000 Today.

EXPORTS. To-day. Gulf Ports 15,000 Continent 5,000 38,000 Total 35.000 This Last Sa time time RECEIPTS- Atlantic 75,000 63,000 68,000 55,000 week. week. 1588-89.

1887-88. Gulf ports 85,000 73,000 77,000 50,000 Total for 160,000 136,000 145,000 105,000 Since Sept. 1 2,132,000 2,057,000 2,120,000 2,265,000 Gult Atlantic 2,492,000 2,597,000 2,001,000 2,108,000 All Int'r ports Towns (23) 4,614,000 53,000 41,000 54,000 19,000 4,454,000 4,121,000 4,373,000 Great EXPORTS-- Britain 70.000 94,000 55,000 114,000 Continent 52,000 93,000 58,000 55,000 Total for 102,000 114,000 169,000 Since 1st Sept.Great 1,8:0.000 1,790,000 1,595,000 1,705.000 1.485,000 1,453.000 1.166.000 1,138,000 STOCK-At the Ports 692.000 691,000 $05,000 953,000 Int'r Towns 354.000 382.000 395,000 411,000 New York 1.38,000 129,030 210,000 227,000 Now Orleans 297,000 307,000 371,000 385,000 Triken by American 44,000 25,000 9,000 Spinuers 37,000 Since Sent. 1... 635,000 501,000 642,000 623,000 Deliveries from 132,000 116.000 125,000 95,000 Since Sept.

1.. 4,966,000 4,334,000 4,496,000 4,752,000 QUOTATIONS FOR MIDDLING. To-duy. Thur. Wei.

Tues. Mon. Sat. Lt.yr. New York 1018 1016 1017 104 918 Now 10 10 10 10 10 976 Savannah, 10 918 948 918 918 10g 10 10 10 10 10 10 Mobile 10 10 10 10 10 10 94 10 10 10 10 10 948 948 Norfolk Memphis 10 10 10 10 918 98 98 St.

Louis 10 10 10 10 10 10 Augusta 105 10 10 10 10 10 95 Freight. Sail Steam. Sail Steam. New n01v. 7-32 Galveston noll.

73 New Savannah Orleaus noru. 16 25-64 Norfolk Memphis nolu. nom. 19-54 12:21. 13-32 Nt.

Louis noiu. nom. Mobile 20 Rates of Exchange. To-tay. Thur.

Wed. Tues. Mon. Sat. New Now: CLOSING QUOTATIONS IT NEW TORK FOR FUTURES, AND HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES PAID.

PREVIOUS DAY. Closing High' st Low'st Closiug High's L'w'st Jan 1056 10-40 Feb 10-43 March 10-54 April. 10-70 1.0•63 1066 June. 10 81 10-71 10-76 10-93 10-77 10'50 Oct. 10:21 10:17 OF BALES SOLD.

5800; 21.00. March, 4: 000; April, May, June, 2.,000: July, 8.00; 3500: 1500: total, 170,000. Spot sales, 300 bales. Price of "Middling" on spot, CLOSINGQDOTATIONS FOR FUTURES AT NEW ORLEANS, AND HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES PAID. TO-DAY.

PREVIOUS DAT. Closing High'st Low'st Closing High'st Lows st Jan 1021 Feb March 10-25 10-09 April. 10:29 10'33 10-30 10-29 10-45 10-44 9-98 9:95 9:74 9:68 Sales of futares, spot, 7500. REUTER'S AMERICAN STOCK AND PRODUCE MARKETS. TONE OF THE MARKET.

NEW YOBK. FRIDAY. Cotton firm. Petroleum, Lard, and Coffee bat quiet. Wheat declining, owing to realisaLions by speculators.

Flour, Sugar, and Iron quiet and steady. Corn: Spot firm, futares weak. Tin firmer. The stock market opened very duh but firm. Extreme dullness, with slight Anctuations, prevailed throughout the day.

Sugar trusts, however, were heavy, while in some specialities sharp advances were recovered. There was no other feature of interest, and the market closed dull but steady at generally a shade above the first figures. Business amounted to 116,000 shares, including Delaware and Lackawanna 22,000, Philadelphia and Reading 20,000. Money ranged from 3 to 5, last loan done at closing at 1 offered. Yesterday.

To-day. Call money, U.S. bonds 3 1 other 3 1 Exchange on London, 60 days Do. Cable Do. on Paris Do.

on Berlin U.S. Funded Loan, 4 p.c. 126 126 West Union Telegraph Shares 833 837 Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe. 303 307 Canada Southern 537 543 Canadian Pacitic 778 Central of New Jersey Central Pacific Railroad 333 Chicago, Burlington, and Quincey 1057 1053 Chicago and North-western 1095 1008 Do. preferred 140 140 Chicago, Milwaukee, 683 Do.

Delaware and Lakowauna Denver, new stock 16 164 Illinois Railway shares 119 Lake Shoro Louisville and Micingan Contral Missouri, Kansas, Texas shares 98 Erie Railroad Do. second mort auge bonds 1004 New York Central 1064 New York. Ontario, and Western 19 Northern Pacino, 303 Northern Paritic 734 738 Norfoll: and Western pref Ohio and Mississippi ordinary 21 Oregon. Pennsylvania 533 Philadelphia and Reading shares St. Louis and San Francisco 16 164 Do.

preferred 38 384 Union Pacific shares 665 658 Wabash common 16 16 preferred 312 Cotton 19,000 38,000 Do, exports to Great 10,000 29,000 Da exports to Continent 15,000 6,000 Cotton, Middling Upland Do. do at New Orleans 10 Petroleum, Crude, Parker's Brand 7:75 Stand, White, New York 7-50 Philadelphia 750 7:50 U. Pipe Line cert. 1054 Spiritof 432 43 Lard, Western Steam 6:20 Prime City Tallow 43 42 Sugar, fair refining Corn, new 395 394 Wheat, Spring, No. 2 Chicago Red Winter, on spot Coffee, fair Rio 193 good 20 20 Flour, ex State ship 2:85 Iron, No.

1 27:75 Tin, Copper nom. nom. Steel Rails 35 35 Freight, petroleum U. K. 2s.

0d. 2s. 0d. Freight. grain to L'pool, steamer.

54d. 54d. Do. to London, 51d. 53d.

Do. Cotton to Liverpool dd. dd. NEW YORK. LATEST CABLE QUOTATIONS FOR FUTURE DELIVERY.

NEW YORE, FRIDAY. WHEAT opened rather firmer, but bears sellIng and longs realising, a decline ensued, and the market clo weak. Export business rul. Sales: Futures, 1.614,000 bushels. Receipts, 40,000 bushels; same day last year, .1,852 bushels.

Jan. Feb, Mar. Apl. May. June To July, Prev.

day 0-883 0-872 July, CoRN opened unchanged, later declined, continued free offering by bears," and closed weak; spot market. however, firm. Futures, 2,352,000 bushels; spot, 152,000 dav last bushels, Redeipts: 510,000 bushels sane year, 261,293 bushels. Clearances, 1.,000 bushels. Jan.

Feb. Mar. Apl. May. To day 38 383 393 Previous dav 383 393 runtinues steady market, without much quotal de change.

Spot tone firm and quiet. Sales, 5000 tierces. Feb. Mar. May.

To-day pess was quiet. Tbs market, in sympathy with Prev. day 6-42 60. Far opened firm and dearer, although busiEuropean strength, maintained the upward tendency, and closed steady. Sales, 21,700 bags.

To-day 15:85 to to March, to April, to May, to June, 16:00 to July, to 7 15v5; 16:00 to 16-05 16:00 15:95 to to 15:95 to 16:00. Prev. to 15:85: to March, to May, to June, to 15-95 July, 15-90 to 15:90 to to 15-85 to Now. 15:85. to 15-90; Dem, 15:85, to 15:90.

LOCAL NEWS. PROPOSED NEW RAILWAY FROM BRADFORD TO PRESTO. -Yesterday morning a letter was recoived at Nelson from the solicitors to the Northwest Central Railway Company, who ate threatened with opposition from Nelson, stating that there is no opposition to the company's Bill in Parliament on the standing orders, and, therefore, the Bill will not be taken in committee. In the ordinary course the directors attended in London this week to make the necessary parliamentary deposit of £84,000 in consols. SHOCKING ACCIDENT AT MOSTON -A shocking accident occurred yesterday morning at Moston Station, on the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.

A young man had booked from Middleton, and was told by the booking clerk not to cross the line, as an express train was due to pass at the time. Disregarding the warning, be ran acrosa the line just as the express train came up, and before he could regain the opposite platform he was caught by the engine and knocked down, the whole train passing over his body. His head WAS severed from his and his brains scattered on the line. The name of the unfortunate man was not ascertained when our informant left the station. A SHIP CANAL MECHANICS' INSTITUTE- Number six district of the Manchester Ship Canal contract, which bas a mission room, night school, and a hospital, 15 about to be favoured by the addition of a mechanics' institute, intended for the social and mental improvement of the workmen employed on the section.

Mr. J. Price, agent for the section, is president, Mr. J. Lewis is vice president, Mr.

A. Robins treasurer, and Mr. G. Manning secretary and librarian. The council consists of Messrs.

J. A. Lwart, H. A. Dicks, G.

Roby, W. Browning. J. Lythe, E. Collins, and G.

Harlock, members have already been enrolled. The institute, which will be opened shortly, is to be located at the Coffee Tavern at Morrisbrook, Thelwall, and various daily, weekly, and illustrated and trado journals are to be supplied. It may be added that the plant now at work on the canal comprises 96 steam navies, one floating dredger, 169 locomotives, 166 steam cranes, 128 portable and other engines, 18 steam pumps, 5900 waggons, and 40 pile engines. There are 213 miles of temporary railway: the number of men and boys employed is 11,489, and of horses 182. WILL OF THE LATE ALDERMAN BENNETT, OF MANCHESTER-This wil, bears date the 12th day of April, 1885, has been submitted for probate.

Testator bequeaths to his widow all his furniture, pictures, carriages, and effects, which at his death should be in or about his residenco, Buile Hill, Pendleton, absolutely, and devises and bequeaths all his real estate and all his leasebold and other his personal estate to his widow and sons, John Armitage Benuett and Marsland Armitage Bonnett, upon trust to realise at discretion, and after payment of any debts, to permit his widow to occupy his dwelling house and estate at Buile Hill, she paying any ground rent, taxes, and keeping in repair, his and to and pay to her all the income her arising life real personal estate during and widowhood, and thereafter certain real pro: perties are settled upon his two daughters and their issue, and the residue of his real and personal estate he gives to his six sons in equal shares absolutely. The personal estato is sworn at £55,979 9s. 5d. The real estate, which is situate in Ardwick, Pendleton, Broughton, Cheetham, Cheshire, and elsewhere, is of great value, but, value not being liable to probate duty, its present is not ascertained. A THIEF IN THE BISHOP'S HOUSE AT SALFORD.

-At the Salford Police Court, yesterday, before Mr. J. Makinson, stipendiary, 3. boy named Herbert Burton was charged with stealing sevaral postal orders, the property of Mr. Austin Oates, and secretary to the Roman Catholic Protection Rescue Society.

The prisoner for the last six months had been employed as a page boy at been the Bishop's House, Salford. Letters having tampered with, the suspicions of Mr. Oates were aroused, and, On searching the prisoner, he found three envelopes in his possession address ad to Mr. Oates. secretary, of the Salford Catholic and Rescue Society." He had taken letter which had come from a gentleman in shire, enclosing a postal order for 2s.

6d. On being accused of the theft, the youth admitted having stolen letters since November last, and, when the letters contained no money orders, he readdressed them to Mr. Oates in his own bandwriting, and stuck Oates defaced stamps told on him the envelopes. Mr. said the prisoner he had purchased a watch for himself, another for his brother, and various other trinkets, which be (Mr.

Oates) had not got possession of. The Rescue Society had given the boy in industrial charge with a view The to his being committed to an school. prisoner, who pleaded guilty, was remanded until Wednesday next. CONWAY RURAL SANITARY AUTHORITY. At yesterday's meeting, the Rev.

W. Venables Williams in the chair, Mr. Farrington, C.E., presented a report upon the proposed system of drainage for Penrhynside, which, owing to the development of the quarries at the Little Ormeshead, was becoming a populous place. He held that the proposal to connect with the Llandudno sewers was impravticable, as also that of disposing of the sewage by running the outlet into the sea. He recommended intercepting sewers on the lowlying land parallel with the road and branch sewers.

-In answer to Mr. Elias Jones, Mr. Harrington stated that the -Mr. scheme Elias would Jones in said no way affect Liandudno Bay. that the commissioners of Llandudno having gone to considerable expense in the construction of sewers to prevent the pollution of bay, were naturally anxions in the matter, and would be glad to learn that there was DO danger.

Mr. Philips considered that the scheme formulated by Mr. Farrington was the cheapest, the best, and the safest. -Its adoption was unanimously agreed to, and Mr. Farrington, who gave £850 aS the approximate cost of the undertaking, was directed to proceed with the preparation of plans and other details.

-The Clerk (Mr. Parry) notitying that the Local Government Board had sanctioned a loan of £1250 for sewerage and water purposes at Llysfaen, it was agreed that these works, for which Mr. Farrington is also the engineer, should be forthwith started. HOLYWELL BOARD OF GUARDIANS. -At the fortnightly meeting of this board able-bodied yesterday the question of dealing with the paupers in the workhouse again came up, and a report was read from the medical officer certifying that a number of the men were fit for work.

It was decided that all these should be discharged from the house on Monday to seek work. Among them was a former bank manager in Liverpool. A letter was received from the Local Government Board sanctioning the appointment of Mr. Edward Ashbury as deputy vaccination officer for the Flint parish. The Clerk stated that there was in the hands of the treasnrer 1 sum of £832, and cheques wire required for £457.

-At the of the Rural Sanitary Authority it was decided to adopt the Infectious Diseases Notification Act from March 1st. -The clerk reported that the total cost of the Rhewl Mostyn water scheme bad been £539. The amount borrowed for the work was 8450, a and the deficienoy was thus £89, and there was further sum of £30 due on account of repayment of principal and interest. It was now for the authority to decide whether they would obtain a further loan to cover this, or raise the amonnt by a rate on the area of supply, which would have to be at the rate of about 3s. 6d.

After discussion, it was decided, subject to the approval of the ratepayers, to let the special rate run over a period of three years, in order that it would not press so heavily. The inspector reported the practical completion of the work of cleansing the Bagillt sewer, the total cost, having been over £100. WELSHMEN AND THE ARMY. -In consequence of the complaints made by Col. R.

V. Liddell (in a letter already, published)-who commands the 23rd regimental district, Wrexham-of the unwillingness of young Welshmen to serve in the army and militia, a meeting of the deputy-lieutenants of the county of Merioneth has been held at Bala, convened by the lord-lieutenant of the county, Captain R. D. Pryce, to consider the desirableness of forming a company of militia in the county the of Merioneth to join the 3rd battalion of Welsh Fusiliers. Col.

Liddell and Mr. Owen Slaney-Wynne was also present. The LordLieutenant having read Cal. Liddell's letter, of in which he complained that the county Merioneth, with a few exceptions hardly worth mentioning, had not given men the army, militia, or volunteers, asked what would become of them if the same indifference were to prevail in other counties which prevailed in Merioneth? The only thing he could think of would be conscription, and conscription was a very ugly term. Colonel Liddell asked them to supply company of militia to join the 23rd Fusiliers one at Wrexham, and be thought that request a very moderate one.

He hoped it would be a proposed prelude to a better state of things. -It was M. by Mr. 0. S.

Wynne, seconded by, Mr. E. 'Davies, and unanimously to resolved, its "That this meeting pledges itself do all in power to further the movement to place the county of Merioneth in a position to contribute the its fair quota of men towards the defence of country." It was also resolved, "That, with the view of carrying the foregoing resolution into effect, it is very desirable that the lord-lieutenant and deputy- lieutenant should do all in their power to raise a company of mintia in the county that to join the 23rd of Royal Welsh Fusiliers, and employers labour, ministers, and others be respectfully requested to The lord-lieutenant meeting closed with a vote of thanks to the tor presiding. A SUSPICIOUS elderly man named Thos. Hesketh, of 11, Windsor-street, Heaviley, was apprehended at Stockport early yesterday morning by Detective-constable Quigley, in considerable connection with an affair which has created ex- citement in that town.

The investigations made by the police arose out of particulars which were placed before the deputy coroner (Mr. T. W. Johnson) some days since. An inquiry was held relating to the death of the illegitimate son of Elizabeth Parker, a widow, whom Hesketh atated was his street.

The mother stated at the inquest that she stepdaughter, and lived with him in Windsordid not know who was the father of the child, and that she had engaged Dr. Boyd to attend her in her confinement. She, however, was suddenly taken ill through falling accidentally, Hesketh carried her to bed, and as she would not let him leave her to fetch the doctor he delivered her of the child. He afterwards went for Dr. Boyd, but the child was dead ere the doctor Baw it.

-In reply to questions, Hesketh gave no satisfaetory reply as to the said paternity of the to him, "The child was born alive. I believe it child. -The Deputy -coroner Dr. Boyd wrote died from suffocation. Although this is the cause of death there is nothing suspicious in the matter." Hesketh (added the Deputy-coroner) was highly said to blame, "In his excitement," Hesketh ho put a flannel over the face of the child.

There It had died from suffocation. -The Foreman: this child is Hesketh's. -A Juror: It's the most are some very nasty rumours afloat. It is said disgraceful case I ever sat for Deputy- his conduct, observing: During the whole of coroner eventually censured Hesketh experience as 2 coroner I bare never my come across case sO revolting as this. The jury returned a verdict "of Accidentally the inquiry the police have worked up with the particulars result that concerning suspicions Hesketh's of are much strengthened.

At the antecedents, inquest he swore most positively he was Parker's foul play very stepfather; but the police now state he is not at related to the woman, whose parents live Congleton. This and other circumstances led small to the arrest of Hesketh, who carries on a confectionery business. Parker is not yet valescent, bat is practically in custody, a police officer being constantly in attendance at the where she is lying, I I 'THE LIVERPOOL MERCURY, SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 1890.. MB. 'B.

PICKARD, M.P., AT B. Pickard, M.P.. the miners' representative for the Normanton Division of Yorkshire, is at present staying at Southport, resting from overwork. Last night he visited the Liberal Club, and, in response to expressions of welcome, delivered an address upon recont industrial lexislation. A NEW LIFEBOAT WHERE THE TENRY CASTLE WAS WRECKED.

-The Royal National Lifeboat Institution has decided, local upon committee, the recommendation. forwarded Holyhend them by Mr. J. 0. Williams, elrief officer of the coastguards, Holyheed, to place a new where lifeboat at Porth Rufodd, near Holyhead, the barque Tenby Castle was wrecked last month.

SOUTHPORT PIER -The 52nd annual report recommends a dividend'ot 54 per and that £10C0 be carried to the extraordinary expenditure account owing to tlie damage by the gale ments February have 3rd, already 1889. cost The £2307, rebuilding thus absorbing improve- the £1500 of reserve. Last. year's receipts (£6184) were almost identical with those of the former year, and the ordinary expenditure was less. INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL FOR meeting held yesterday afternoon at the board- Cay, room, Park Schools, Holybead, Captain pointed a deputation to wait upon the Right Hon.

R.N., presiding, the following gentlemen were Lord Stanley of Alderley; with the view of trying induce his lordship to grant a free site for the erection of a building for an intermediate school in the Cay, R.N., Dr. O. Williams, Dr. E. T.

Hughes, Mr. H. Edwards, J.P., Mr. T. F.

Evans, J.P., and Mr. R. Edwards (North and South Wales Bank). large number of names was added to thuse already on the committee, BURGLARY AT A WELSH PUBLIC HOUSE. Yesterday, at the Ruabon Potty Sessions, three colliers, named Moses Valentine, William Dodd, and Frederick Jones, were charged with breaking into the Unicorn Inn, Fonkey, on Monday worning last.

The landlord, High Matthew, stated that about half-past two On o'clock in the he morning heard a noise in his cellar. going there fouud the three prisoners engaged A in drawing took beer from a barrel into 3 bottlo. struggle place, which he was struck on the head with bottle, and the prisoners got away. There during were addition to the beer, he missed between 30 and several other men gathered outside his house. bottles of ginger beer.

The prisoners were committed for trial. COMMANDER CAMERON'S VISIT TO AFRICA. A large audience gathered at the Hayton and Roby Sobools last evening to hear a most interesting lecture which Commander V. Lovett Cameron, R.N., delivered on his travels in Africa in connection with the expedition which was fitted out by the Geographical Society for the relief of Ir. Livingstone, which expedition, it will be remembered, urrived at Bagamoyo in time to meet Stanley on his return, after finding Dr.

Livingstone's whereabouts. Mr. Alexander Eccles occupied the chair. The lecture, which was illustrated by limelight illustrations, was interesting inasmuch as it showed that traveling in Africa is not pleasaut or exciting as the public in general is led to suppose, difficulties with Arab slave traders and, hostile tribes, to say nothing of fever, swamps, and suchlike natural drawbacks, having to be grappled with. Lake Tanganyika marked the division between tribes.

West of that lake no. imitations of the human form divine were to be found; east of it, on the other hand, all sorts of idols and amusing legends were rife. The customs and fashions of the several peoples were graphically described. At one place the lecturer came across cannibals who did not eat human corpses they had killed, but only such as bad died of natural causes, and these being mostly relations of the consumer. At Ujiji he found all Dr.

Living. stone's letters and documents safe, and sent them down to the coast. His friend and companion, Dr. Dillon, of whom he spoke in the highest terms of admiration and respect, committed suicide whilst in a delirium of fever. This was an overwhelming blow to him.

The lecturer' then put forward 3 project for more successfully dealing with the question of the slave trade. The Lakes Tanganyika, Nyassa, and Nyanza, formed 3 boundary between two complete sections of the slave trade; and the climate around these lakes being healthy and suitable to Englishmen, be proposed that this might be made' a station from which the two halves might be dealt with. This he thought would be step towards solving the question. (Applause.) A vote of thanks to the lecturer concluded the proceedings. THE TITHE AGITATION.

A new and singular grievance connection with the tithe agitation has arisen in Denbighshire. Arrangements had been made by Mr. Craft for sales during the present week in farms in the district of Tregeiriog, in the Glyn Valley, and preparations of a peaceful kind were made for his reception. For some rea-on or other not i explained, Mr. Craft has not made his promised appearance in the althpugh he has been expected day after day.

The pationce uf the antitithe- paying farmers having been exhausted, Mr. they despatched one of their number, Hugh Hughes, to Oswestry, to learn any tidings of him, as it had been reported that' he was to stay at the Wynnstay Arms in that town. Mr. Hughes returned on the following day only to report to a very Jarge crowd which had assembled that he had been unsuccessful in his mission. At an open-air indiguation meeting which was held very strong remarks were made about the alleged vacillation: displayed by Mr.

Craft. It was stated that, among the inconveniences caused by: his absence, number of farmers in the district who would have attended Oswestry market stayed away in order to be. present at the sales which had been announced. The meeting was presided over by Mr. Robert Edwards, Llanarmon.

The Rev. Richard Thomas and Mr. Jones, Ponty-1 mibion, gave an account of the abortive attempt, already reported, on the part of Mr. Stevens, on behalf of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, to sell stock distrained upon. The latter boasted that the agents of the tithe owners had visited his farm four times without any result.

Mr. H. Foulkes solicitor, Llangollen, the legal adviser of the tithe payers. after a consultation with the leaders of the movement, was instructed to write to the chief constable, Major Ledbetter, informing bim that Mr. Stevens and Mr.

Craft had failed to carry out the arrangements entered into for the peaceful conduct of the tithe sales, and urging him to request them to do so, as the farmers distrained upon in the committee were anxious that the sales should be carried out in the most peaceful manner; and unless arrange. ments entered into were duly carried out, it could not be expected that efforts would continue to be made on the part of the farmers to prevent.any breach of the peace or disorder of any kind. CONWAY BOARD OF GUARDIANS. At yesterday's fortnightly meeting, the Chairman (the Rev. W.

Venables Williams) read a lengthy letter which had been addressed the board by Eliza Evans, relative of Griffith Evans, an outdoor pauper living at Colwyn Bay, whose "expensive funeral was the subject of a discussion at the last meeting. The writer stated that the accusations made by the chairman were false. The illness of the decoased lasted two years and three months. For the first six months he received 66. weekly from his club, then 3s.

and up to the date of his death, 2s. 6d. He received parish relief for a year and five months, at firat then 58., then 68. There were only three lodgers at the outside--only one a considerable part of the timeand they each paid 2s. weekly.

The annual rent of the house was 83., and. there was no means of getting 2 cheaper one at Colwyn Bay, a fact of which no one should be better aware than the reverend chairman. As regarded the carriages, the 23 persons who used them each paid their own share, the hearse being granted free of charge and the grave dug gratuitously. With respect to the burial money. payable by the club.

it was not known at the time that statoment the family would be entitled to it, and the that the relieving officer bad to press for information on that point was without a particle of truth, as. was also the allegation that the family contemplated taking possession of the furniture. The whole charges were a. monstrous shame, and, bad the chairman, as the vicar of the parish, found time to spend 3 few minutes with. the deceased prior to his death, he would have been in a better position to form a trustworthy opinion.

The Chairman: 1 have no observations to make upon the letter. -The Chairman said that the master of the workbouse had directed his attentionto a very serious matter--that the premises possessed no appliances for extinguishing fire. Ho proposed that the guardians should place themselves in communication with the Conway Town Council, utilise the main which passed before the workhouse, and give instructions to Mr. Farrington, the borough surveyor, to see: to the fixing of hydrants the provision of hose, reels, and other appliances. This was seconded by Mr.

Elias Jones, and agreed to. -Mr. Borthwick said that be was in the custom of drawing attention to the comparative expenditure of the North Wales unions is submitted annually by Mr. Murray Browne, the district inspector of the Local Government Board. the present occasion he did not intend to trouble.

the guardians by going into details, the figures being so very similar to those in the lost return, the Conway Union not having improved nor, on the other hand, gORE back. The guardians bad 3 very hard task in the dispensation of out relief, and it should -not go forth that they were harsh in its administration, especially in the case of persons of between the in ages receipt of 20 of and out 60. relief The was the total sane number as paupers last year-986. Of that number, 463 were on the books of Mr. Jesse Jones and 333 in the district I of which Mr.

W. G. Williams was the relieving officer. Out of the number on the books of Mr. Jesse Jones there were.

116 between the ages of 20 and 60-or 25 per cent. -and 179 children. Thus, excinding the children, 37 per cent. of the whole i number of poupers relieved in that district were between the ages of 20. and 60--in the prime of life, at which relief should be given only when there was an absolute necessity for it.

That showed that the guardians, whatever their faults and ebortcominge, had in the past erred The on the side of mercy, leniency, and generosity. other relieving officer had 333 paupers on his books, and of that number 22 were between the ages of 20 and 60; 34 per cent. being 112. But there were in this district a very large number of old people-148 being over years of age--which brought.np the percentage of old people to 44. He thought the guardians should seriously consider the pockets of the ratepayers, as Mr.

Murray called Browne bad upon the more fact than one occasion attention to that they were extremely lavish in granting Chair- outrelief to persons in the prime of life. -The man: Where is Mr. Jesse Clerk (Mr. Parry): He has bolted. I am afraid he did not like the discussion.

-The Chairman He must do something towards getting roduction of the percentage. I may say that while there are now. only.800 out-door paupers on the books, there were, whew I took my seat as chairman of the board, over 1600. 'In the district of Mr. Jesse Jones they were over 900, now they 'are only 463.

-Mi. Porter: Then wet have been making some -A vote of syinpathy was passed with Mr. Wyatt, one of the guardians for Penmaenmawr, who has been seriously ill for some The master (Mr. Jones) reported that there inere 94 inmates in the workhouse, being an increase of five on the period last 3 LIVERPOOL SELF-HELP TION SOCIETY. The second annual meeting of the Liverpool at the Self-Help Town Hall.

Emigration The Mayor (Mr. T. Hughes( Society was held yesterday, presided, and among those present O. were the R. Revs.

F. John Bridger (vice-chairman), R. Greer, Winter, W. F. Roberts (secretary), and R.

Mont- Messes. gomery Lewis Professor Beard, Strong James Irven, W. H. Picton, (University College), T. R.

Montgomery, J. Brancker. J. N. Stolter- foht, M.

Haigh, J. Eanis, and William Matkin, and Dr. J. M. Moore.

Letters of apology were announced as having been received from Lord Derby, the Bishop of Liverpool, Mr. Seton Karr, M.P., and Mr. Ralph Nevill. M.P. sented The following the is an abstract -The work has been of of the report preby two kinds-(1) Dealing with the year's emigraand (2) putting upon a firm basis the society's organisation and connections in the tion, colodies.

As to the first, owing to the general improvement in trade at home, there has not been, taking the country as a whole, 80 large an emigration as in former years. The number of received by the however, society has increased from 700 applications, for advice and information in 1888 to more than double that number in 1889, and the total number of those who have gone out to thescolonies under the society's auspices has been 149 33 against 75 in the first year of the society's work. The committee confidently submit that the large number of personal applications, and the numerous letters of inquiry from Lancashire, Cheshire, the neighbouring counties, and North Wales, upon questions relating to colonial emigration, give abundant proof, were proof required, of the need and usefulness of the work the society carries on. Every care has been taken to encourage the emigration of those only who were considered suited to the demands of colonial life, and who were likely to obtain immediate employment upon arrival at their taken with regard to each individual case! destination. The precautions in this direction have, so far at least, proved effectual and will be continued.

It will be observed from the letters received by the society from those who have gone out under its direction and care that 1 almost without exception those who left our overcrowded country have found remunerative employ- ment, have vastly improved their prospects in in life, and are contentedly settling down their new homes. As to the other and no less important part of the. committee's work during the year--that of putting upon firm basis the society's organisation and connec- tiona with the colonies-from the outset it became more and more apparent that, to do effectually and well the work aired at, it would be necessary for the -society not to be content with contiming its operations to advising and making arrangements for the emigrant at chis side of tho water only, but that it should also be in a position to do as much, or nearly as much, for him at bis port of landing or ultimate destination -to secure, as Lord Derby insisted in his presi-1 dential address last year, that "the emigrant on landing shall know where to go to find employ- ment at once," and prevent anything in the way of dumping him down" at random. With this object the committee commissioned the secretary to visit Canada for the double purpose of obtaining 35 first hand and on the spot, full inforination on the points indicated at length in the report of his journey and of appointing honorary correspondents of the society throughout the several provinces of the Dominion, who will receive and assist in the placing of those sent out under its auspices. The committee believe that their efforts in these directions have been attended with the greatest success, and that; as a result of the secretary's visit to the Dominion, the society has a large fund of reliable information and an excellent staff of coadjutors on the other side, which, together, will place them in a position to deal much more effectually in the future with the Canadian branch of the society's work.

Finally, in appealing, to the public extend the for I contributions to continue and work they have been engaged in, the committee desire to draw attention to the fact that bitherto their operations, although on a comparatively small scale, have been eminently successful. They have been able to assist in removing a considerable number of deserving people who were able to make a living here to new and prosperous conditions in the British colonies, and also to advise and direct a still greater number who, when leaving England, were in need of information and guidance. Although there has been a great improvement in trade throughout the country generally, every one is aware that there still is. and probably always will be, a large proportion of our population whose condition is anything but satisfactory, and who, owing to the terrible but certain results of over-competition and over population fare eking out an existence miserable alike to themselves and their families mere starvation wages. Who will come to upon the rescue and help this society to do something to palliate this condition of things around us? We cannot do what we would -will the generous public of Liverpool and district help us to do what wecan? The financial statement showed that the receipts of the society for the year amounted to £1343 15s.

which included £211 2s. 1d. from subscriptions and donatious, and £1058 0s. 5d. After received from emigrants and their friends.

paying all expenses, there remained a £36 blance 148. 5d. to the credit of the society amounting to The chief item of expenditure was £1133 1s. for the passage money, outfits, of emigrants. The MAYOR, in moving the adoption of the report and accounts, said there was no doubt that in a country like ours, which had a rapidlyincreasing population, there must be a great need for some outlet tor our surplus people.

There was the further reason that, unfortunately, we took no means to prevent foreigners from coming into this country to settle down here to the displacement of many of our own people, who would be much better and he citizens could than the foreign immigrants became'; help feeling that, whilst such efforts as the not society were engaged in for the removal of our own people, even to our own colonies, was a desirable thing, it would be much more desirable if they could prevent the displacement of our own peoplo by those who, 25 be said before, those did not make guch good citizens as parted with. (Hear, hear.) At the I we same time, these were matters which were going on, and must be met by such means with as were at our disposal, and he supposed that, regard to preventing the immigration matter of of legislation. foreigners, that would have to be 3 In the meantime, this society some was attempting of to do something to remove portion our they would population be happier to a and better than they found surplus sphere of labour in which themselves in our overcrowded towns; the and it bad appeared done to good him from service in two ways. In the the report that society first place, it had established an agency for giving advice to intending emigrants. He thought this WaS a very necessary matter, because it was impossible for poor families, such as he found the society was-dealing with, to have reliable information as to the best places to emigrate to, because their means of getting this know.

the ledge must be very imperfect, and; such the fact of society having this agency to give information must be very valuable indeed in getting them to the right spot. The establishment of these agencies in Canada was also a good movement, with because it ensured the society being supplied reliable formation in regard to the best places for people to settle down in with the view of getting From something like remunerative employment. these two aspects, be thought the society would commend itself to the general public, withough people might not perhaps sympathise very much with assisted emigration, rather thinking that that was a matter for the colonies themselves to take up. He believed that the secretary had, since his visit to Canada, appointed 25 responsible agents, who were willing to take an interest in the matter, and were deing so. This, he thought, was a very satisfactory outcome of the visit, and he could only hope that the society's work during although, the next judging from the present state of year might be a prosperous one, trade at home, the society did not, perhaps, expect to find so large: number of people left in the condition of requiring help.

Ail, be believed, would agree with him that when the it was was not country enjoying a prosperous time geuerally to leave home desirable even to enconrage people if they could find suitable employment here. It had been said that emigation meant the taking away leaving simply the worst behind. There was of the better class of our working people, doubt that that was to a certain extent no and true, they because had set the their colonists faces against generally our were sending people who were not thoroughly it fit for the life they were to fight; therefore, was not them new desirable that we should do anytbing to encourage people to leave our own country if they possibly find good which employment at home: enjoying, and, with the better trade would we not were now probably be inthe society's operations 1 creased, as some might expect. At any rate, bowever, the organisation would continue to grow, and there was no doubt that we might again come when we should have depression of of upon trade, years and when there would be people whom it would be desirable to remove to a butter sphere of be life; and provided be a bad large no field for the operations of this doubt that there would thns society. Professor STRONG seconded the resolution.

He said the objects of the society were twofoldpatriotic and kindly. The society did not assist people by giving them temporary relief such as hot-pot dinners, the workhouse, down or anything farms of that kind, but tried to get them upon or in a position where they would be able to turn their hand to anything, aud get very much larger wages. Ho compared the wages paid in Australia and America, and said that while they were the same as regards pounds, shillings, and pence, the wages in Australia went one-third further than those in America. He concluded by paying a tribute to the secretary, the Rev. W.

F. Roberts, who, he said, had done all he had done almost gratuitously, and to whom too much praise could not be given. The resolution having been passed, Dr. MOORE moved That this meeting is of opinion that the Liverpool Self Help Emigration Society is doing good and necessary work in this city and district; cordially approves of its objects; and reappoints the present officers and committee, with the addition of Mi. T.

Ashton Rathbone and Mr. W. H. Picton, to carry the same into effect during the coming He said there must always be a surpins population in this country, and it seemed to him that emigration was the only solution of the difficulty. He did not agree with the remark that by emigration we.

were sending away the best of the people and leaving the worst behind. He had seen men, and women too, who were considered wrecks in this country, leading new lives when they settled down in the colonics. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Lewis BEARD seconded the resolution, which was passed. A vote of thanks Mayor, proposed by Mr.

and seconded by Mr. IRVEN, was accorded to the Mayor, and the proceedings terminated. The true friends of children and young peopte will see that their sweetmeats are pure and whole- i some and buy only Friv'a Chocolate Creams. The influenza is coming, To ward it off every one should take Pepper's Quinine and Iron Tonic, it being abundantly proved that those under the infuence of quimme and iron are not attacked. Small bottles of Pepper's are sold overvwhere.

PAINS IN THE LIMBS. (DR. PECTORAL DROPS are held in high estimation, ouring pains in the limbs and joints, inducing gentle on, and preventing fever, See Barolay and name on Government Otal-Cha la lid and 2a 8d. per -bottle. was that the Government and succeeded the in building one of the piers leaving prer unfinished.

A3 0 consequence he (Mr. Parnell) said the first winter storm destroyed the pier, and the unfortapate Arklow people baving been taxed were now mournfully contemplating the public ruin of their pier, which the absolutely barbour. precluded inRotunda gress or egress to or from (A voice: 'It is a Giod-forsaken Mr. Russell went connocAssocia- op to give the history more of. the reckless erection and of the unjust pier, without and declared that more and morenntrue statement than Mr.

Parnell's was never made by mortal man. (Applause, and a voice: and 3 "It's a He maintained that this pier was of standing rigid this night, without a single flaw. o'clock, Mr. Parnell was actually his constructing quarries. a (Laughter tramway were and applause.) He went on to refer to the from this.

very pier to of remarks of Mr. Parnell 83 to the fishlimited ing. piers, which he had 33 characterised several scandal and disgrace. Whilst proceeding on this them. subject, Mr.

Russell was again stopped by a the disturbance which cansed him to remark that it was was very hard for an Irishman to stand this conA stant interruption, and, when order had been reuntil stored, Mr. Russell continuing ridionled the been statement of Mr. Parnell that the Government, meeting if it were possible to build He peers at tell great them expense the Mr. in wrong places did so. would Mr.

real fact that the expenditure about which Mr. P. Parnell complained was carried out Englishmen by at members H. J. of his own party and of not Mr.

Parnell's remarks all. S. Continuing, he spoke Thor- on the agrarian question, and the went on of to Mr. reThos. Smith, mark Smith Barry were so simple that the wayfaring that the real facts in case to man, even though he was a fool or a Gladstonian, could easily understand.

(Derisive laughter and Not even Mr. O'Brien had ventured William to insinuate that Mr. Smith Barry's rents were applause.) chair. too high. Referring to the Tipperary proceedings be he said that Mr.

Parnell never did a madder thing he than in condemning these proceedings. Atthis point the a great interruption occurred, and almost a free on fight took place in the gallery of the hall. One Russell. man who WaS accused of having caused the disanother turbance bung ou persistently friends. to The the efforts banisters, to Mr.

turn him out proved unavailing, however, and supported by some of his after an interval of about a quarter 'of an Earle, hour, during which time the greatest conBrockle- fusion reigned in the hall, that quiet Mr. was Parnell restored. Thomas Mr. Russell, resuming, said con- 1 Gray tended that the adoption of the plan of campaign crime. Bensou had kept the agrarian movement free from G.

Thelaw, bowever, had declared that the plan wasan illegal conspirscy, and the Pope had declared the first plan to be immoral. Hear, hear," and applause.) Liberal if it were admitted that the plan had saved the Craig- agrarian movement from crime it would not refusing amount to much--it would not had amount to office when. Mr. Gladstone was called into power any vindication, of a plan which given in 1866. He was one of those men wanted know and had had a serious effect upon the who were glad rise to terrorism, intimidation, and boycotting, to follow their leader, but be to country.

where his leador W'3S going to lead him (Hear, bear.) The claim of plan was should that the fix the to. He proposed the following record resolution its con- the impossible claim. The Land League, and not the Land Court, That this meeting desires to Irish plan was viction that the effective of the put forward, not for the benefit of the tenant continued -it had not benefited him, but had made him a supremacy union Imperial between Parliament Great is Britain and Ireland, and that pauper, a scoundrel, and a knave-(applause)essential to the the and alike of the United but it was put forward for the sole purpose of Kingdom greatness and its component prosperity parts are dependent embarrassing the Government, and making the upon the maintenance the entire He rejoiced that the plan of campaign had been of Legislative Union; government of Ireland impossible. (Applause.) a and this meeting the espresses its party." complete failure. (Loud applause.) When Mr.

further fidence in the leaders of Unionist In said doing that so, no he radical said that change should be allowed to of manufactures, he (the speaker) felt bound this resolution in effect Parnell spoke of Ireland as a country devoid be effected or created in the British Constitution, to say that the public did not hear under which the United Kingdom as flourished a in the What was the real root of the mischief in (rewhole and what was a (Hear, hear, aud applause.) each of its component parts had and grown in freedom and imperial prosperity. land? (A Voice: Whisky," and load langhter.) The past Home. Rule scheme of Mr. Gladstone Well, he should not like to contest that point. would have effected such a radical change in our What was the real root of the mischief in Ireland? British Constitation.

(Applause and derisive (A Voice: Landlords. bad Eighty per vent. of of cheers.) It would have injured alike the United our modern ambition sprung Was to troubles out Kingdom and especially Ireland- one of the com- the soil The peasantry's and whether parts of that kingdom. (A voice: No, get pussession of the land, it potent He went on to refer to the county Parliament sat or not the peasants did of Ulster as loyal and contented because its not, care. They looked upon -the Homes Rule wishes had been met by Parliament, and simply as the means to an end capture of the lit owed its prosperity to its contentment land.

He would put Ireland before had them the root of five the He demanded would Home like Rule, to and know that why brought them to Irish millions, problem. and of these 470,000 were holders Irishmen 3 population of land. the question of what was Home Rule. Well, Home Depending upon them were a number of families, Rule was the very chameleon of politics. It was labourers and their families, and it would a different the audiences dependent upon the land, During the thing in different speakers' mouths, be found that three out of the five millions and it assumed different shapes from were (Hear, which the hear.) speaker In Ireland buppened it meant to be the legislative wrongs in regard to land tenure.

and the Governaddressing. last 20 years we had done much to right ancient independence of the country, and freedom from final ment was about this to take direction. what Since some 1885 people they called had a the control of laws which were made at West- step in minster. In England it meant a different thing. been trying a great Ashbourne experiment and on by means land.

of Irish Mr. Sinclair went on to refer to the speech of a Through' the Act, distinguished statesman at Carnarvon the other State credit, we had been owners; slowly in but four steadily day-Sir William Harcourt. (Hoots and ap- changing the occupiers bed into been transformed years into that plause.) Ireland was to be governed in its domestic owners, and the amount lent up to NovemHe told them that Home Rule meant 12,000 farmers body representative of the ber 30 was under five millions. The scheme affairs by a legislative Irish people. If that was all, he must say that had been a success financially, and repayments Ireland was now governed by a legislative had been punctually made.

The consider the Government, experi- as same proposed to PARNELL. What was described on the tickets as a meeting" took placo last evening in the Lecture Hall, Willian Brown-street, in tion with the Liverpool Liberal Unionist No person was allowed to enter a ticket, which WaS carefully scrutinised by three commissionaires at the main entrance. A small crowd had assembled outside, singular fact was the appearance at the doors about a dozen police constables, At eight the bour fixed for the opening of the proceedings, thero was not a large attendance. There vacant chairs on the platform, but when some of the reporters, to whom was allotted accommodation, sought their use, officious individuals forcibly prevented Mr. T.

W. Russell, M.P., principal speaker, made bis appearance, he received with cheers, mingled with groans. disorderly scene followed, and it was not a several individuals suspected of hooting had roughly and summarily ejected from the that the proccedings could be commenced. Holbrook Gaskell presidod in the absence of W. Oulton, and he was supported by Mr.

W. to Sinclair, Colonel Pilkington Reva. Johnson and A. M. Carter Messra.

T. Bell, Sandbach Parker, I. W. Bindloss, J. D.

T. burn. G. Segar, Alsop, W. Digby J.

John Show. W. Richard James Steel, Thos, Comb Goffey, (secretary A Fleming, Boult, the association), The CHAIRMAN, before opening the proceedings, alluded to the sudden indisposition of Mr. Oulton, who was unable thereby to taire the He had been asked to fll that position, which did with great reluctance: In conclusion. craved from the meeting quiet attention to addresses which would be made by his friends the platform, and particularly Mr.

T. W. he Some disturbance ensued, and after man bad been turned out of the ball, read out the names of the following gentlemen who had sent -letters of apology: a Sir Thomas Brocklebank, Sir. Thomas Messrs. T.

H. Isnay, D. Kennedy, T. In bank, Henry Jump, Joshua Sing, 40 Matheson, S. Stitt, H.

F. Edwards, J. E. Hill, A. Ecoles, H.

W. Gair, G. Behrend, Rathbone, H. H. Hornby, A.

B. Rathbone, H. Warren, W. Bingham, and John Patterson. Mr.

W. P. SINCLALA, before moving the resolution, referred to the great loss the party had sustained in the death of Mr. Sellar, referring to his common sense in UNIONIST MEETING AT LIVERPOOL. MR.

RUSSELL'S REPLY TO MR. Russell, having said I think that gentleman go out," took his seat, amid great confusion. There were loud cries of Put the offender chairand it WAS with difficulty that the and then he inbody of the Irish members, and in the way as England, Scotland, and Wales were governed. Continuing, he said Mr. Gladstone ought to be thankful to the Unionist purty for preventing them passing their bad measure.

(Laughter and applause.) this point a great turned uproar arose, Conand another man bad to be tinuing, ho criticued the action of hir. Gladstone, saying that, unlike the Unionists, Home he refused Rule. to give any clear definition of They all admitted that the Imperial Parliament had too much work to do. The Unionists proposed to solve that difficalty by delegating power: to manage local affairs to local bodies under the guidance of the Imperial Parliament. It won't and laughter.) The Gladstonian way was to make the Imperial Parliament surrender a portion of its power to another Parliament.

When Mr. S. Smith, M.P., was brought out for Liverpool by the old Liberal Association soine years in the course of one of his speeches he declared that he was against granting to Ireland a national legislature. (Hear, hear.) All they had to regret was that Mr. Smith did not act up to that declaration at the present time.

(Applause.) Mr. THOMAS BELL seconded the motion, but some of his remarks were evidently not agreed with by the entire audience, and there were frequent cries of Turn the objector out. The CHAIRMAN said he hoped that nobody would be turned This was a publio meeting(Hear, hear) -and they were evidently not all of one mind upon the question at issue. (Applause.) They were prepared for a certain amount of dissent from the remarks of the speakers, but he was gure that their Home Rule friends, who up to the present bad conducted themselves exceedingly well-(applause)-would remain quiet during the rest of the evening. (Hear, bear.) Mr.

T. W. RUSSELL, OD rising to support the motion, was received with prolonged applause and bisses. He said that when he originally promised to visit Liverpool the arrangements for Mr. Parnell's visit to this city had not been made, cheers for Mr.

Parnell." Applause and hooting.) Mr. Parnell was allowed to speak ID peace about the farmers of and if they were not afraid of ananswer to Mr. Parnell they would hear him (Mr. Russell) that uight in peace. (Applause.) He had contemplated to reply to 3 letter on Ireland written by his friend-(a Voice: "The landlords pay you," and great -Mr.

man again secured order, formed the objectors that if their dissont degenerated into obstruction be would take effectual means of dealing with them. (Applause.) Mr. Russell, resuming his address, said that Mr. S. Smith had been making a tour through Ireland- -in charge of a Nationalist member of Parliament-and in course of a letter full of human sympathy he had made statements which no man living in that country could (Mr.

do aught Russell) but must leave that matter, in face of the smile at. (Applause.) But he extraordinary speech recently delivered in this city by Mr. Parnell. (Hear, bear.) Now, so far matters of opinion went, Mr. Parnell and his friends were entitled to the fullest and utmost liberty; but what be and his friends were not entitled to do was to falsify facts, to call evil good, darkness light, and black white.

(Applause.) In his speech Mr. Parnell made and most to the categorical Coolgraney estate in county Wexford. He references to him (Mr. Russell) said thatalthough the farms on that estate had been re-let, secondly, they, that the new tenants had got the holdhad not been let to bona-fide tenants ings at the very rates offered by those who were evicted thirdly, that one -an old employe of his -bad received £1000 from Mr. T.

that Russell all to the new tenants as had presents of start him an agriculturist; fourtbly, cattle from the same source; and finally, that the farms bad been let on the condition that no rent should paid for the first year. oh. Standing on that platform, be affirmed that Mr. Parnell's story about Coolgraney was not fact the whole of it was absolute fiction, and not one of the five propositions was true. (Applause.) He affirmed that every one of new tenants was a bona-fide leaseholder, and one and all had had ex- perience in agricalture.

'Two were from deenshire, and one, holding 1200 acres, farmed several hundred acres in the county of Dublin, and all were genuine men and possessed. more or less capital of their own. Before the plan of campaign started, the whole rentalof Coolgraney amounted to £3152 per annum, and bud the demands of the canipaigners been conceded, it would have been reduced to £2207. The estate was now let at £2786, or practically at a figure which, allowing for voluntary abatements, Mr. Brooks formerly received.

Mr. Parnell's assertion that the estate was let at the old rents offered under the plan, was simply not true. No man on that estate or any other estate ever received £1000 or 1000 pence from Mr. T. W.

Russell. (Applause.) The Cultivation of Derelict Land Trust, which be (the speaker) helped to found, but of which he was not even a member, and over which he had not the slightest control, had lent money to these tenants, and there was no secret about the matter. The trust was formed for the express purpose of aiding, and it would continue to aid, honest' men in tighting. the plan of campaign. (Applause.) Parnell bad made a specitic statement about (the speaker).

He affirmed that man formerly in his own. employ received £1000 to start him in agriculture. Tho man referred to was a blacksmith, and he took one of the farms long before the Derelict Land Trust was formed. From this fund the man received not £1000, but £50, and he received it as a loan at 3 per to be repaid in half-yearly instalments along with his, rent. (Applause) That was the sole foundation for the apocryphal story told by Mr.

Parnell. He would ask Mr. Parnell's friends in Liverpool what they thought of a man who got on public: platform and say that be knew-not that he had heard -all about Coolgraney. He remembered that once Mr. Parnell stated on oath that if he bad made a certain statement he had made it not because he knew it was true, bat to mislead the House of Commons-(cheers and groans)-and: with the object to defeat a certain measure then before Parliament (Disturbance.) He was afraid that the Liverpool speech could be defended only on the same lines, and that in order to carry Home Rate be made statements to an enthusiastic audience incapable of criticism, and which were only valuable in proportion to the ignorance.

of those whom he addressed. (Applause.) Mr. Russell then referred to Mr. Parnell's comparison between the position of Belfast and Dublin, and incidentally remarked, that he earned his living in Dublin. He was not on the pay sheet (hear, hear) and he.

bad to earn his living. Referring to Mr. Parnell's 'statement as to the" piers and harbours of Ireland, ho said there were tiro harbours built in his county of One at Arklow built by the Board of Works, and the other at Wicklow built by the people of the locality by their own engineer. Mr. Parnell had told them that with regard tothe Arklow harbour the opinion of the people of the locality was dis-, regarded, the estimate.

exceeded, and the remit VOLUNTEER PRIZE DISTRI- BUTION. 4TH V.B.K.L R. The annual prize distribution in connection with the 4th V.B. King's Liverpool Regiment took place last evening. at St.

George's valued Hall at There was a large attendance. Prizes £300 were distributed by Major-General Goodenough, District. The officers present included the Hon. C.B., commanding the NorthMajor-General Thackwell, C.B.. comColonel manding the Mersey Volunteer Brigade: Colonel Pilkington, in command; Majors De and Walker Captains Leslie, Barker, Silva Ireland, Bradburn, Hodgeon.

Eston, Arrowsmith, Alexander, and Bryson; Mackirdy, Concannon, and Spears; Lieuts. Nicol, Biddlecombe, Captain and Adjutant H. J. Evans, Major T. Quarter- M.

Surgeon W. J. Fleetwood and master-Major J. Murray, Surgeon Wills, and Acting-Chaplain Actingthe Sergeant Rev. H.

G. Vernon. Among the visitors W. S. Limerick, ing present 8th were and 40th Colonel regimental districts; Colonel Twentyman, C.

commandde Lautour, R.A., commanding Seaforth; Lieutenant-Colonel I. S. S. Brand Captain Rainer, R.N.; Col. I.

Walker, 5tb V.B. Liverpool Regi- ment; Col. Spencely, 2nd V. B. lat Liverpool Regiment: Liverpool Regiment Colonel F.

Robinson, ist L.E.V.; Lieutenant-Colonel Holden, V.B. Major Montgomery, Submarine Miners Major Lieutenant-Colonel Strongitharm, 1st LE.V.; Leslie Captain G. D. Conaway, 2nd L.A. Major J.

G. Sparke, Major Yorkshire Maddock, Light 1st Infantry V. B. Captain Cheshire; Captain Stokes, 1st V. V.B.

Liverpool Grant; Regiment; Captain Hilton, 1st Liverpool 1st Regiment; and Lieutenant-Colonel Alder, V.B. Liverpool Regiment. Colonel PILKINGION stated that at the end of the volunteer year in October fast the recruited regiment had, for the fifth time in succession, been up to its maximum strength. It was impossible to maiutain that position year and after assistance year of without the the hearty co-operation ofticers, nou-commissioued officers, and staff generally, and, In fact, of the men themselves. The battalion again showed a greater enrolled strength than any of the eleven battalions in Liverpool.

There were, out of the 1005 men enrolled on October 31st last, a total of 984 efficients, all of whom had complied with the full requirements of the War Office for efficiency, and earning the highest grant of per head. In 1888 there were six men who failed to pass out of the third class in firing, but this year, he was happy to say, they had no thirdclass shots, a fact which was entirely due to the great musketry care drill and to the constant practice with exercised by the staff in the preliminary the Morris tube. Altogether, there was a considerable improvement in class firing. General GOODENUIGH, prior to delivering the i prizes, congratulated the members of the In regiment read- on the successfal work of she past year. ing over the report he had bien greatly struck with the by its exceliency, and profoundly impressed good work done by the volunteers, without any reward save the approbation of the community.

He had been occupied for some days past in papers about the musketry for the instruction first of time the volunteers, which this year was brought uuder the cognisance of the district inspector of musketry for this district. The inspector was able to give that technical supervision which is so much required. He noticed they had 69 marksmen this vear as off in against the 57 There was a little falling number of first-class shots, and there were 643 second class shots as against 601 last year, the number of third -class shots being nilIn view of the great expense of going to a distance, he urged that they ought to try and get a in their own neighbourhood. 'He did not think it was secret that he and others were camp any endeavouring to call attention to an estate within distance--he referred to Delamere Foresteasy as site for a permanent camp. He thought that if a barrack was erected for the accommodation of line regiment, and huts for militia, and the a ground cleared for tents for volunteers, and a he splendid camping ground could be obtained bring this about, urged so that all the volunteers in Liverpool, Manupon all to strain every nerve to chester, and the surrounding districts would be benefited.

The prizes were then delivered, after which General THACKWELL proposed a vote of thanks to General Goodenough. He said that as General Goodenough had referred to the brigade camp, he (the speaker) would like to say bow glad he was, as their brigadier, that their first camp was so great a success, It had been appreciated by themselves, by the spectators, by the' residents of highest the locality in which it was held, and by the military authorities. -The vote having been carried, dancing was commenced, the music being provided by the band of the regiment, conducted by Bandmaster Gale. Simultaneously who did a not concert, take for the entertainment of those part in the dancing, was given in the Civil Court. IRELAND.

IRELAND. The Earl of Zetland visited Belfast yesterday, and was accorded an enthusiastic reception. Having visited Messrs. Harland and Woif's shipbuilding yard, his excellency proceeded to the Free Library, where be was presented with numerous addresses. In reply, his lordship said the success that had so long rewarded the efforts of the Government to put down the lawlessness so long domimant was the best encouragement to steadily persevere in the course which they bad bitherto followed, and which afforded the strongest grounds for hoping that in the made near future still further progress would be towards the realisation of the hopes of the Irish people.

PROPOSED UNION OF GLASS-BOTTLE MANUFACTURERS In these days of amalgamation, it is not surof England should lave been stirred up to consider prising to find that the glass- bottle manufacturers the advisability of forming themselves into one great union. With the aid of Messrs. Fowler, of London, the the Salt gentlemen this who so been successfully accomi floated Union, has now plished, and within the next few days the public will have an opportunity of becoming The bottle industry is one of the most important industries of the kingdom. Few people are aware of the many thousand varieties of bottles that are annually. required.

The great variety the prevents much foreign competition, and peculiar technical knowledge required to start 3 glass factory secures 3 permanent monopoly. The saving in carriage through the the consumer works will of be enormous. The new company will, it is said, bottles being supplied from nearest be able to buy its raw material much lower than private tirms, the requirements being we so large. A very large the portion of the what capital little is, that is hear, left taken for up the public will probably be quickly applied for. by trade, and THE WEATHER.

10. Ireland, S. -Same as 6, The south cone is still up in districts 0, 1, and 6 to 10. FORECASTS FOR TO-DAY. 0.

Scotland, gales and strong winds, shuting to westward later, aud moderating; changeable; some rain. 1. Scotland, E. -Name as 0. to south- westerly or England, N.E.-Southerly westerly winds, moderate and fresh; some showers; finer and colder later.

3. England, E. -Hame as 2. 4. Midland Counties.

-Name as 2. 5. England, S. (London and Channel -Same as 2. a Scotland, southerly winds or gales, with rain, shifting to westward or north-west later, with fairer and cold weather.

not settled. England, V.W. (and North -Same -Same as 6. 6. 8.

ingland, S. W. (an South Wales) as 9. Ireland, As 6. Meteorological report by Chadburn and Sons, 17, James street- -Barometer (self-recording).

nine a.m. three p.m. Thermometer (registering), nine a.m. 51 degrees, three p.m. 50 degrees.

Hygrometer, difference between bulbs, nine a.m. 2 degrees, three p.m. 2 degrees. In Anglesey and Carnarvonshire the weather keeps remarkably mild. There is no snow on the Carnarvonshire mountains, and in some districts rain has fallen almost daily this week.

Liandudno, however, has enjoyed a notable immunity from the rough weather which other places along the North Wales coast have been troubled with. ECCLESIASTICAL INTELLIGENCE. The Rev. A. E.

Clarke, B.A., late curate of St. Mark'e, Preston, preached in Byron Hall last Thursday evening, and will also speak, along with Pastor J. Bennett Anderson, to (Sunday) ILLNESS OF THE BISKOP OF LIVERPOOL. evening. Acting on the advice of his physician, the Bishop has again.

been obliged. to postpone his engagements for to morrow. In the afternoon there was to hare been a confirmation at St. Matthias's Church, and in the evening at Holy Innocents', Myrtle-street: His lordship has improved greatly during the last few days, and hopes to resume his duties next week. CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST.

PrICE--List oi Cathedral services for the weuk ending Saturday, January 25. Sunday at three; week-days at five p.m. Sunday- Service, Burstall in anthem, "Lift np thine eyes round about" (Goss); preacher, Canon Eyre, M.A: Monday- Service, Smart in anthem, "Thou wilt keey him (Gauntlets) Tuesday- Service, Stainer in Bat; anthem, "Blessed is the man" (Bridge). Wednesday -Service, Walmisley in minor; anthem, As the hart desireth" (Tessimond). Thursday--Service, Stewart in anthem, "0 come before His presence" (Martin).

Friday- Service, Parry in authem, "Then shall the righteous" (Mendelssohn). Saturday (Conversion of St. Paul)-Service, Barnby in anthem, And as he journeyed" (Mendelssohn). BLURGOAT 'HOSPITAL -At the service in the chapel, to-morrow afternoon, the children will sing the following "Seek ye the Lord" (Gounod). (2) "As pants the bart' (Spobr).

The gates of the institution will be opened at 3 15 for the inspection of the building by visitors, and the doors of the chapel at 3 30. "NEW CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH FOR SOUTHPORT. -On March 28, 1889, four memorial of a new Congregational Church, in Hawksbeadstroet, Southport, were laid by Miss Mrs. John' Unwin, Mr. T.

Southworth, and Dr. E. J. Next week the church is to be opened almost, if not entirely, free from debt. It will for public worship supersede the school chapel adjacent, in which the Rev.

A. S. Welch's congregation have assembled for the past ten years. The style is that of 13th century English architecture, the only other example in the district being the newly erected Wesleyan Church in Southbank-road, Southport. Red brick has been used, with Longridge stone dressings, and the angle is marked by an octagonal tower.

surmounted by a stone spire. The interior consiste of a broad nave, the side aisles being used as passages only, so that the worshippers will have an uninterrupted view of the palpit. The seating is of pitchpine, and the accommodation for 450 persons. Messrs. W.

Waddington and Son were the architects, and the estimated cost, exclusive of boundary walls, was £3000. The -Rev. C. A. Berry is to preach the opening sermons, and the Revs.

Dr. Falding and Charles Garrett are among the selected preachers. An explosion of gas occurred yesterday at New. castle, by which the front of a house was shattered and the roof blown off, An old man, his wife, and three young children were buried in the debris, but were rescued by passers by. The man! sad woman were seriandy injured, THE BANKRUPTCY COTTON opened with an upward tendency, and remained buoyant in unison with Liverpool.

Closed steady. Sales, 169.800 bales. Jan. Feb. Mar.

April. Nov. To-day 1008 1004 10-70 June, July, Previous day June, July, 10-72; 10-08. PETROLEUM. Pipe Line certificates opened firmer; after quiet trado closed steady.

Sales, 264,000 barrels; Pipe Line runs, barrels. 70,000 barrels; shipment from regiona, 110,000 COPPER nominal. CHICAGO PRODUCE. CABLE QUOTATIONS FOR FUTURE DELIVERY. LATEST CHICAGO, FRIDAY.

WHEAT opened strong, but soon eased off on holders realising, and closed steady. bushels; 82120 day last rear, 103,393 bushels. Jan. Feb. May.

0-81 Previous day CORN opened firmer, but ruled irregular later, with little noteworthy feature, closing, however, fairly steady. Receipts, 550,000 bushels; same day last year, 327,777 bushels. Jan. Feb. Mar.

Apl. May. 283 30 51 Previous day 235. 30 318 LARD had an unobanged opening, and varied but little during the day; and left off steady. Jan.

Feb. Mar. May. To-day 5:95 6:074 Prev. day 6:074 PORK was without change at the opening, but under continued purchases for "bull accounts the market advanced fractionally, and closed firm.

Receipts: Hogs, 27,000 barrels same day last year, 14,462 barrels. Jan. Feb. March May. To-day Previous day.

Rms ruled firmer at the opening, and maintained the advance, and, with a goud local demand, closed steady. Jan. Feb. Mar. May.

4:70 Previous day 490 BACON and firmer. Receipts: Hogs, Western cities, same day last year, 39,900. Clear Middle Light Heavy Halves. Hogs Hogs. Previous day Provisions gunerally have ruled steady all day.

FOREIGN COMMERCIAL. PARTS, on the bourse remained vory quiet, but prices on the whole were steadily maintained. Rentes were 150. to 20c. Suez Canal shares Rio Tinto 1f.

and higher for money and for account. Italians raso Spanish per but Portuguese were lower. stock, Cheques, Credit Foncier, and De Beer shares 25:26. BERLIS, FRIDAY. -The bourse was quiet and the tendency undecided.

Egyptian Unified stock gained per and Russian stock to per cent, Other movements were slightly against holders. Credic Anstalt and Lombards also were rather easier. St. Petersburg exchange declined to 221; roubles for money to and for account to 224:50. Money unchanged for advances, Private discount easier at 4 per cent.

VIENNA, FRIDAY. -Home funds were generally easier, but Hungarian gold rente remained very firm at a fresh advance of 1 per cent. AngloAustrian Bank shares rose to 162. FRANKFORT, FRIDAY. -There was very remained little doing on to-day's bourse, the and the tone weak.

dull. At the close tendency was Russian stocks remained well supported at a further advance of per but other foreign securities, as well as Lombards and Credit London, shares, declined slightly. Short exchauge on Private discount per cent. BOMBAY, FRIDAT. goods quiet; 7lb.

shirtings, 3r. 6a. 3r. 15a. Cotton of quiet; new good Dhollerah, 209r shipments the week, 22,000 bales.

Exchange ou London, four menths' bank bills, 1s. 55d. SHANGHAI, FRIDAY. Manchester goods steady 84lbs. shirtings, Tis.

186. Silk quiet: No. 5 gold Ghe Lin, Tls. 320. Exchange on' London, 4s.

6gd. CALCUTTA, FRIDAY. Piece goods quiet 716. shirtings, 3r. la.

4r. 6a. 40's Bannermill twist, 42. 9p. Jute: Good native first marks 32r.

12a. Government securities, 4 per per 102. Saltpetre, 7r. 38. Linseed, 4r.

9a. Rapeseed, 4r. 68. Rice, Ballam, 3r. 5a.

Exchange 011 London, four months' bank bills, 1s. 51d. Freights, 20s, to 50s. BUENOS ATRES, premium on gold is per cent. THE ILLNESS OF MA.

HENRY BLECELY. A slight improvement is reported in the condition of Dir. Henry Bleckly, J.P., who has for some time been lying seriously ill at his residence at Cheshire. RESIGNATION OF THE WARRINGTON TOwNCLERK. -Mr.

W. H. Brooke, town-clerk of Warrington, has decided to resign his position, the duties of which he has fulfilled for about ten years. Mr. Brooke went to Warrington from Lincoln, and after a time entered into partnership with Mr.

Robert Davies, but the connection was severed when the town-clerkship became vacant through the retirement of the late Mr. G. T. Moore. EXTRAORDINARY MORTALITY AMONG In consequence of a remarkable mortality estate among hares on the Duke of Westminster's at Eaton Hall, Chester, his Grace has decided not to have any coursing this year.

For many years past an excellent meeting has been held on the estate. The hares on the meadows by the Dee have been dying in great numbers, and it has been found impossible to stamp out the disease. FATAL AFFRAY AT BLACKBURS. -At Blackburn Police Court, yesterday, five tailors, named Meikle, Vittie, Flowers, Oddie, and Sergeant, were remanded on suspicion of causing the death of Philip Thomas, a publican. Thomas was early yesterday morning sitting outside his beerhouse, the Old Water Mil Inn, along and waiting a for admission, followed.

when the men came fight Thomas was beaten badly, and he died shortly afterwards. SUICIDE AT STOCKPORT. -The death of Mrs. Bullock, Harrison-street, Higher Hillgate, Stockport, was reported to the Stockport seized coroner table yesterday morning. The woman a knife and inflicted severe wounds in her throat.

She was treated at the infirmary, but succumbed. Her daughter had been ill for some time, and the anxiety is supposed to hare deranged the mind of the mother. The daughter has now been removed to a lunatic asylum. THE PRESTON BURNING Thursday night, there died at P'reston Infirmary a girl age 15, named Mary Ann Towers, factory operative, who was shockingly burned on Tuesday evening at her home, Walker-street, Preston. The girl's clothes were saturated with oil.

She stood before a fire when her dress caught, and in a moment sho was enveloped in fames. She screamed loudly, and a number of men passing ran in and put out tho fire, but not before she was frightfully burned. ACCIDENT TO A CHESHIRE MAGISTRATE. -Mr. Edward Greenall, a magistrate for Cheshire, and 332 alderman of the Chesbire County Council, is confined to his residence at Grappeuhall, near Warrington, in consequence of an accident that occurred to him a day or two ago.

He was tarning down the gas prior to retiring for the night, when he way seized with giddiness and fell on the fender, breaking one of his ribs. He is now progressing as favourably as can be expected. NATIONAL PHYSICAL RECREATION a council meeting of this society, held at London on the 15th ultimo, a letter was read from Mr. T. Nordenfeldt, the eminent gun inveutor, resigning his position upon the council owing to his leaving England.

The resignation having been accepted, it was unanimously resolved, on the motion of Mr. Herbert Gladstone, M.P., seconded by General Hammersley, that Mr. A. Alexander, of the Liverpool Gymnasium, be elected to the vacant position. DEATH OF A MAGISTRATE.

Mr. Alderman House, Clayton, J.P., Accrington, last evening, aged 56. He died at his residence, Ewbank was chairmad of the health committee and took a deep interest in public adairs. He was one of the oldest and best known medical practitioners in the town and held several appointinents, being the union doctor, the vaccination surgeon, and certifying surgeon under the Factories Act. Formerly he took an active part in local politics as a Liberal, but separated from the party on the Irish question.

He was a member of the Wesleyan body. THE WARRINGTON, EXTENSION BILL.There is said to be a good deal of probability, writes our Warrington correspondent, that this Bill, which it was intended to promote in the next parliamentary session, will be abandoned, at least until after the expiry of a twelve months. The Bill proposes to considerably extend the boundaries of the borough, to acquire possession of the waterworks undertaking, and to gain further powers in regard to various matters of a minor character. It was originally proposed to obtain power to purchase the gas annuities, but that clause of the Bill has already been withdrawn. FATALITY AY THE MANCHESTER SHIP An accident happened on Thursday, upon No.

6 section, at Rixton. A steam was at its usual work, attended by a coal waggon that is always placed at the end of the navy for the purpose of supplying the parvy with coal. In bringing up the empty waggon with horse power, the waggons have to move from one. set of rails to another by means of points. The coal waggon not being quite clear of the points an empty caught one end of the coal waggon and waggon forced it against the steam navvy, James Knight, filler, being caught between the coal truck and the navvy.

Death appeared to be instantaneous. He was aged 21, and the sole support of his widowed mother. The body was removed to Latchford to await the inquest. THE MANSLACGHTER IN DOUGLAS. -At the Court of General Jail Delivery, held at Douglas, yesterday, by his Excellency Lieutenant Governor Walpole and three insular judges, William Kelly pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of his wife, on the 26th November, by cutting her throat.

Mr. Ring, advocate, called witnesses as to character, and asked for a mitigation of sentence owing to the intense provocation received by. the prisoner from the deceased, who, after making the vilest charges against him, had flung herself on a chair, put her head back, and dared him to cut her throat. The judges were absent 35 minutes considering their sentence, and, upon returning, Kelly was sentenced to ten years' were penal servitude. The prisoner's four daughters, in and cried, and had to be removed.

Kelly will be court -one fainted, and the other three screamed sent to an English prison to work out his sentence. WREXEAMI AND DISTRICT POPIL TEACHERS ASSOCIATION. -The ancual distribution of prizes in connection with the Wrexham and District Teachers Association took place at the Madeira National Schools, Wrexbam, on Thursday evening. Mr. Simon Jones, C.C.y presided, and amongst those present were Mr.

W. J. Russell (head master of Grove-park School), Mr. T. Morgan Owen (her Majesty's inspector of the Rev.

Jerman, and Mr. J. Archer (president of tho association). Mr. Morgan Owen presented the prizes, and in the course of his addreas advised pupil teachers to do all they could endeavour to inculcate obedience on the part of children towards their parents.

Alluding to Mr. Gladstone's recent. specch at Saltney, ho said it was bis opinion that if Mr. Gladstone had never delivered any other speech that speech would have marked him. as a man of most brilliant attainments.

Fo (Mr. Owen) would wish that the history of their country might be taught more thoroughly and more extensively than. it was in the sahool of. the band, (Prom last night a 1 William Gunn, RECEIVING Birmingham ORDERS. ing William as Mustill Rohert and Mustill Hill.

Borobrike, Wine William mongers and water ford, Lee, clothier Kirkgate, outfitter. residing Hora Byers Whitaker, Saltaire, near woolsorter. Henry Edward Joughin, Lock painter. Ann Gray, lately trading Queen terrace, Middlesborough, late zing of business. Angusta Sophia Fage, Southport.

re: lately lodging house James Law, Stater street, dealer. William Kenny Irwin, ford, grocer and provision dealer. Heary joiner, Francis, buteber Meath and beider. Landore, Jobs Wells, Ebenezer Cowen, grocer. Loadca Bone, lane Walter William Gamblin, farmer and batcher.

Thomas wich, baker Southall, and Great. confectincer. Bridge cava, John Richard Blandford, conger tea dealer. James Leighton, Thomas costume and Bryant, mantle Angel maker. Hotel, tualler.

Walter Oak Inn, Matlock, both late Angel late and Frome, beerhouse keeper. Robert Guy, Strood, tailor. Henry Marsh, Lirtie, Bed Lica 12a, Gloucestershire, innkeeper. George Bawlinson, Parlor Hand ze greengrocer. Thomas William Applegate, farmer.

Ernest Howard, Clarendon lately Park, trading Timors road, mont-terrace, Walter-street, merchant, Low corn merchants James Larman, Waitbar Francis Augustas Jones, Berkshire, solicitor. Samuel Rigley, roul, Wise mason. J. M. Pickering, Bloomsbury L.or sion agent.

a Artbur George Matt Newton, liras London, merchant. William James Coates, Middlesex, late a captain in tor Jose Maria de Artola. Jorge de A rola. Francisco Artola de Artola, Hermanos, and Lacie! Austin dr Ar.L as also of Paris, and merchante and Fran. DISTRICT SESSIONS WIGAN (BOROUGH.

John Kelly was charzed ca Ann Eatock, an unfortunate. occasion on which the case bad Eatock baying failed to put in 4 whereabouts had teen ascertained by she was now broncht to tie The that the prisoner kicked be: and he was sent to prison for ur. William Bobie, 2 blind begging in the street, bat ca paze: town he was discharged. WIGAN (COUNTY. A south named number William Davies Ox costs for having a of while at work at the Bamfurion: instant.

The mine in which deteciar: gassy one, and had any of the the result might hare bees MAIL NEWS. Bombay, and afternoon for Hong Kong. Hong Kong, Friday. -P. and 0.

this morning for Jagsn. Malta, and 0. sta20: co dan for Sydney, arrived. Melbourne, Onion: 0302 London, arrived mornin. Donte Video, Wednesday.

Paris from Liverpoci for de-. Mail steamer Eibe, frum pics. seven p.m. New York, Fridas. Liverpoci, arrived at four p.m.

Queenstown, Friday. arrived at 5 40 a.m., and proceeded 40 a.m. Southampton, Friday. Caico Capetown, arrived last Suez, Orient swame: for London, arrived. -P.

and 0. London for Bombay, left this Tarifa, and 0. tease: Ta from Bombay for London, passed. Venice, 2nd 0. Brindisi, sailed.

Plymouth, Mail from West Indies, arrived ten LATEST SHIPPING FROM The Norwegian ship Janeiro, Genoa bas docked telegram at states- Barry. la -7. A from Savannah, with cotton: are yet extinguished: tire is supposed to the beating of cargo. Campbellsowa telegram states that 11 4 Leo, of Glasgor, while loading tine-: was driven ashore this morning be understood, mental era in this business closed; they proposed to look upon the work of abolishing dual ownership in land as. 3 work which ought to be done, and a measnre with this object their was promised for the next session.

They found Gladstonian and Parnell friends up in arms against the idea -the 'men -who only 3 few of 50 years millions ago introduced a Bill proposing a grant for this purpose. Voice: Not on the same Certainly not. (Applause.) The Bill of 1881 gave unlimited powers of purchase, providing the purchaser advanced one fourth of the purchase modey; but their opponents did not see their way to spend a shilling now. (Laughter.) He admitted that the question of land transfer was the biggest job this country had attempted, but he held that upon its success the whole question of the Union depended. The work was not of a revolutionary tionary character, means; there need be no risk, and it could and need not.

be performed by be done by steps. In grappling with this problem they were coming to close quarters with the enemy. The time was pertinent, and they should be in a panic. The country was not profoundly quiet, and crime stood at a lower tigure than it had done for ten years. Evictions fewer under Mr.

Balfour were 50 per cent. than under Lord Spencer or Mr. Trevelyan. They bad a Chief Secretary who felt ance of the question, and also an able Chancellor of the Exchequer-(Hoar, hear) -they had majority in Parliament, sincerely spite of anxious for the welfare of Ireland; and, in bluster and brag, they bad the people of to England, themselves and nothing would make them rue if they proved true. (Loud applause.) Mr.

E. W. BINDLOSS moved a rote of thanks to Mr. Russell for his address. This was secouded by Mr.

J. W. ALSOP, and carried amid applause and hooting. The CHAIRMAN said that by an oversight the first resolution had not been put, and be now wished to take a vote ou it. -Having been put, be declared it carried by a majority.

A vote of thanks tu the chairman brought the There was but a very small crowd outside when proceedings to a Mr. Russell left the hall, and the peace was preserved by. the body. of. policemen in charge of Iuspectors Simpson and M'Conchie.

LOCAL LAW CASES. VAN GELDER, BRIDGE APSIMON, AND CO. v. DISTRICT THE SOWERBY. UNITED FLOUR SOCIETY.

The adjourned bearing of this action was continued yesterday before Mr. Justice Kekewich, sitting in the Chancery T. Division of the and High Mr. Cont of Justice, Mr. Aston, Q.C., Bousefield again appearing for the Mr.

plaintiff com- Van pany, who are the assignees of Pieter Gelder's patent rights, in his the invention for Attorney-General, clearing and grading grain; while Q.C., M.P., Mr. C. M. Warmington, Q.C., M.P., Mr. Fletcher Moulton, Q.C., and Carpmael represented the defendant society.

Mr. Van. Gelder, the patentee of the invention in question, his resides at Liverpool, and bas assigned patent to the present plaintiff company. and yesterday, for the defendant society, objection was taken to the title to sue on the ground that they had assigned their interest to several different mortgagees who had registered, according to the Act, their mortgages argument, at the his Lordship held that the plaintifs were not entitled Patent office, After considerable to sue as they had assigned their interest in the patent, and that until the pleading's had been amended by adding the mortgagees as plaintiffs, the plaintiff company were out of court. Upon the application of Mr.

Aston, with the view hearing of the action was: adjourned, a to giving leave to the. plaintitfs to amend their quence pleadings. of the abortive proceedings away were to be the The costs thrown in consodefendants' in any event, and were to be taxed on the higher scale. A DISPUTED WILL. In the Probate and Divorce Division of the High Court of yesterday, before Mr.

Justice Butt and a special jury, the hearing of the local will snit Webster and others v. Appleton and others was continued. This was an action to test, the validity of a' will stated to have been executed by Mary Webster, lady who bad resided in Havelock-square, Sbefield. The plaintiffs were Elizabeth Webster, of. Stockport, Mrs.

Charlotte: Spain, of Liverpool, and Mrs. Coroline Turner, of. Stockport. They propounded will duted the 20th of March, 1886.. The defendants, who were nephews aud nieces of the deceased, disputed the will, and alleged that it was not duly executed and was not signed by the deceased.

Mr. Inderwick, Q.C., and Mr. H. B. Deane were for the plaintiffs in support of the will.

Mr. Bayford, Q.0., and Mr. Pritchard were for the defendants. The case was partly heard on the previous day. When the case was called on again some discussion place in reference to a proposal to adjourn the hearing.

The judge had expressed desirable the opinion that further evidence was in reference to a document which deceased was said to have eigned on the 2nd November, 1888, but which was stated to 'have been rejected by reason of not having been signed by more than one. attesting witness. This document had been. drayn. up by a rolative on behalf of the deceased, and was said to be in similar terms to the alleged will which had been drawn up by Mr.

Booth, a witness called the previous Lordship said the genuineness of that document would have an important bearing on the question of the 'gennineness of the will. -Eventually the case was adjourned untill Monday week. WARRINGTON INFIRMARY AND DISPENSABT.A meeting of the extension committee of this institution was held yesterday, when plane of proposed alterations and additions were submitted by Mr. W. Owen.

who was requested to submit further plans to a future meeting. Alderman Davies, who presided, reported that he had proposed to the paving and sewerage committee that, the street fronting the infirmary be paved with wood, which was unanimously passed, though this too late for confirmation at the town council' meeting. He had made a suggestion the town council that a plot of about 400 square yards, might' be presented to the trustees for the purposes of the proposed extension, which suggestion appeared to meet with the approval. vocal MADAME' MARIN ROZE, eminent. artiste; writes as followe: January 4th, My dear ask me bow I escape Infuenza, and my secret for keeping my voice in such brilliant order? I will tell you.

Wholly and solely by the use of Powell's Balsam of Aniseed: To the regular use of this agreeable remedy various lattri- ailbate the fact that I. have escaped the ments incidental to, the trying winter season, and consequently I have not disappointed the public. Try Powell's Balsam. I am certain it will cure you. -Yours faithfully, Marie Rose 20,000 chemists: sell this valuable cough remedy.

See. the trade mark; Lion, Net, and Mouse, on each wrapper. 28. and family bottles, each. Established girths, Marriages, and Drat No Notice of Birth, inserted unless by address of the sender.

The coarse of such notices when prepaid is the space occupied does not era 6d. per line for anything additions: extra will be made for booking BIRTHS. BRUNKER-Jan. 15, at 13. park, the wife of R.

T. Branker, of a 82 wife of the Rev. John Edwanis, of a daug 15, at Derwen, Coir MURDOCH-Jan. 16. at The Conage.

worth, the wife of W. H. Murdock, ci a MURRAY Jan. 16. 2: Noaccmbe Villa.

Birmingham, the wife of Sam. B. RHODES Jan. 15. at Vicarage wife of Robert Rhodes, ci a daughter.

MARRIAGES. Church, Knowle. by the Dec. Per. W.

19, vicar, John Naught. of only daughter of Alired Wyatt, Birmingham. PENN-MOLYNEUX-Jan. 15. 3: dale, by the Rev.

C. A. Carter. Mary Cecilin Molyreur, daughter of the Diolyneux, of this city. DEATHS.

BECKET -Jan. 16. at his son's street, aged 63 years, Edward accept this the only intimation. BRAIDWOOD Jan. 1L at Glasgow.

aged 56 years, Harris Was: late George Braidword, jun. this the only intimation. aged CLARKE-Jan. 82, Eliza Tabitha, the beine! ode 10. at 1, Clarke, late of COXON- Jan.

13, at 43, The Diner. Lena, dangizer of William ani DENNY-Jap. 17. at the rendezve. Paton, 3, Martington-road.

Pui. a year, Mary Leitch Denay. It road Cemetery, o'clock. Friends please arcept tion. -Jan.

16. 157. Northumb 68, Eliza, wife of si Maos lamented. PENNINGTON -Jan. 1.

years, John Pennington. Jane Cemetery this via Friends will please accept this No cards. WALKER- Jan. 8, at her street, in her 8th year. late Richard Walker, IN MEMORIAM.

LOUTTIT -In loving merry ni Louttit, Eleanor of (Ellen). this city, relict who of died the ja years. ROGERS -In loving memory of Lily. of W. J.

Rogers, Hated Viet. who died Jan. 19, 1380. Not gone irom memory, nor But gone to her tuarenly D. BUSBI, W.

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