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10 THE MANCHESTER GUARDIAN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1900. TO-DAY'S XEW EOoi THE C0RRUFP PRACTICES ACT. SEQUEL TO A SLIXG1XG J1EETIXG. A WEST HAM ALDEIOLAX FIXED, wiiiiflm Ttiolmrd Atifev, alderman of West Ham, was attack being made in extended order instead of in the close formation adapted by the Japanese. All the next day, tlio 7tli August, the troops remained resting quietly at Yangtsun, as tho two previous days had been days of great fatigue, I and early on the morning of the 8th they started again, ivith the exception of the French, who I remained behind at Yangtsun, and after an un-j c-vciitiul march of ten miles, though it was ex- ceedingly trying on account of the heat, reached i large village, railed on the hanks of the Peilio, to which the junks with the heavy guns were able to get op the same afternoon.

A couple of squadrons of the lieugal Lancers were sent two miles further forward, with the Japanc-o cavalry, and reporteil that they were within a mile of the Chinese outposts, anil that they bad with thim biith cavalry and Ihtht THE BELIEF OF THE LEGATIONS AT PEKIN. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) Tiwc-Cittw, Niun Pekix, AunusT 13. In my last letter I described tlio assault aud capture of Tientsin. That took place on tlio 14th July, just a month ago to-morrow. Nothing ranch was done in the war of active hostilities until Iho 4th August; to tho casual observer it seemed as though the troops wore only marking time, and many were the expressions of iin-ptienco at what skeined an unnecessary delay hut underneath the apparent inaction a vast amount of quiet organisation was beinj; carried on.

Tho wounded and sick were sent doini the hy boat to Taku, thence to ho shipped on to Wci-llni-Wei and Japan; the railway (which hy the vote of (he allied admirals was, entrusted entirely to liiissian management, tho Russians having with them a special railway regiment) was brought into fairly efficient work-! ing order, five trains a day being run from i Tientsin to fongku; and ammunition ami stores and tho reinforcements that were every day artillery. The liiiti-h ami Americans bivouacked to whom it will be a veritable god-send, as their in the open hy the side of the river, atid had ferti-; food mostly consists of rice. The question of ficd at a large and important village obtaining food for tho next, few months for the cm the Peilio, the Jaiane-e being inside of the allied force is, I should mention in-village. Kerliiuati-ly the night wn fine At c-identnlly, likely to prove a very difficult matter, daybreak on the following morning, the tho On the evening of the l-'tb there was a advanced rapidly towards i once of fJeneraU, and jt was arranged that tlio and bi'L'rni to shell it. At the same tiino a troops should continue to halt at Tung-Chow on force ol Japanese cavalry ami two sijiiaurons of Lancers under Hayes, who wero placed under the command of the Japanese 'Vith tliem was also a small body different, rowers in I'ekiu, when it was not possiblo to induce them to co-operate harmoniously together in face of a common enemy and willi the same object in view the Tolief of arriving wero pushed forward with as much of some sixty Cossacks, but the officer in com-rapidily as could bo reasonably expected, con-! wand declined to place himself under eidcring tho ma-nv causes (bat existed for inter-itho I'' ted independently.

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trills. U'IMH vci i'i si.y the beleaguered Legations. The disposition of twelve o'clock a Cossack came back to Inng-tho troons nroducisl emetic the effect. Chew, which is onlv 13 miles from l'l-kin, to fay 'fho Chinese, as soon as tbev found themselves' in danger of being outflanked fled, as they always have done directly their flank has been threatened. They had dug an enormous cutting running down to the river side and extend- ing for about a roiiple of miles nearly all round tho village; it was twenty feet deep and from twenty tn thirty feet in width, so as to make the village unapproachable without bridging.

Hut there bad been little rain lately, and the Peilio was unusually low for the! time of the year too low to allow the water to run into the cutting, ami it- was still perfectly dry. It was intended not only as a means of i defence tn lio-hsi-wii, but by diverting the water from the Peilio so to lessen its depth below Ho-hsi-wu as to render juuk navigation impii" sible. The lieugal laucers during their ad-1 vance cinie upon a small force of Chinese cavalry i and charged through and through ibem, utterly destroying them, and killing some forty or fifty, rpi. i i.i..,t.- lie aa Jancsr, no icu ioc auvann-, r.m in the morning; after them came the Russians, next the Americans, and finally Ihe KnglMi, who brought up tho rear. This disposition was arranged at Yangtsun at a conference of the allied generals, and the Hritish post in the rear was due to their having to remain as.

near us possible tn the junks with the heavy guns, which as a rule took much longer to arrive at the camp- ing crauud than the Irootii did. on account of' the greater distance to be covered owing to the portion of the wall of the Tartar City was held windings of the river. At the same time there by the Legations, and the troops were wel-was no necessity for starting the Hritish ami corned from the battlements by the besieged American troops so late in the day us was done garrison, who were, however, unable to let them jlWS COCOA 'i JiOi. H'l'S COCOA. XU I Kir luL's, lepra's cocoa ghai li JjM'l'S'js" COCOA COJlltlKl l.

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Inlnl 1 M.M. anJSATTKIIHKI.il rll.MIIUIlls, u.l: ass -triij IjuMSsliisI iirrl- .1 nt.r ..1 the Russians by the Tung-picn gate, but tn taking it they suffered the bcivy loss of Captain Riley, an American artillerist with a great reputation. Ho was shot dead almost at the beginning of the attack. During the afternoon of the liith the Japanese went out sith a largo force and relieved the Peh-tuog, ihe Roman Catholic mission, whero Monsetgneur Favier, the Bishop, and tho L-azarist Fathers, assisted by thirty Frenchmen and eleven Italians, have made a noble defence of the native Christians and the Sisters of Charity. N'ow the whole of Pekin is in our hands, with the exception of the Imperial Palace "the Forbidden City" as it is called, the most sacred spot in China, in parts of which no foreigner has over set a sacrilegious foot.

It is believed that the Chinese have evacuated it, and that the Dou.igcr Km pi ess has lied, taking tho Kmperor with her, but no attempt has yet been made to enter the Palace. In all probability tho delay is due to the jealousy of tho Powers. The defence of the Legations has been a heroic one one of the most heroic, indeed, in the whole history of the world aed (be story of it, when it conies to be told full), will thrill all Kurope with pride. It is of no use to try to tell it by hearsay. It must bo told by one 'who has goi.e through it; but for tho happy issue it has liad we are niiiinlv indebted to the 'Japanese, for it is they who have been the life anil soul of the whole campaign.

Before closing this letter let me add just one word about our own men. The only British regiments witli tho relict force aro the Royal Welsh' Fusiliers and the 12th Field Batterv. The Indian ttoops have come up on what is known as tho relief scale; that is to say, each soldier has with him the whole of his kit, warm clothing, and the officers are entitled also to Indian pay and allowances and to 3001b. of baggage, whereas from the 1st August, after the Rm-al Welsh and ItritMi troops trom that station wero ordered to leave Hong Kong, they have been docked of all the extra pay and allowances to which tbev are entitled for service in Hong Kong and China, anil have been put on exactly tho same scale as (liouch they were on manoeuvres at home, although the price of provisions and the wear tear of clothes, eVo. Ins been enormous.

This is nno of the little of whuh (be War (Jflice is sometimes guilty, and whuh to those un acquainted with official ways is simply inesplic-able. The Royal Welsh have deserved better treatment, for they havo had exceptionally bard work and have never shirked it. CHARGE OF TIIWT AGAINST AX ARTILLERY OFf ICER. RKMARKABLB COURT-MARTIAL AT DOVKB. ALLEGATION'S OF VICTIMISING.

A coart-tnartinl of a remarkable ilairader w.is com menced on TueeJay anil coatimieil ve'lcitlay at Doier Cnstle, under llie presidency of Colonel Kilgour For ihe first lime for many years an oflirrr njs charged with embezzling the funds of the regimental canteen. It was part of the duly of ihe prisoner, Second Lieutenant A'Ucckett, of (lie Royal (iamson Artillen. to count the. motley received in die canteens, anil it is alleged that while doing so he slipped toine- of the larger silver coins into las pocket. The Judge Adroeatc is Majar II.

J. Crawford, ibe accusation coming Iroin fajilaii It. Criclitotl. K.tl.A. Mi1 (ui) tsicjrtieuson prosecuted, and C.

F. (Jill, Q.C., defended. According lo counsel for the prosecution, oninx lo siincimi3 movements on llie prisoner's jiarl, four liah-cruwns were marked and placed ill the tills. When (liese cre emptier! the tour were still there, but uuriaf; ihe connl-ini; two disappeared, and were cveiiiu.illy found in A'ltcrkcit's pocket. A written delcuce to ibe inquiry was handed in.

In this the youne; olhter '-lost emphatically ileuies the charge. He further mt in a teller showing that be bad 50 to his credit uuh a banker, and that, bis debts do not aoioiini lo 5 tic states lie can adduce the evidence of his soldier seriaot lhat when he went to brush bis clothes on iho 'rnla with which tbe charge is concerned be found the door of ihe room open. 31r. A Hcckctl bad changed into llamiels oil that day, and tell llie key of llie saf? end the cnutecn in Ins His soldier servant could corroborate Itut lie alltped (hat ibe marked money tail been put in Ins pocket hy soauoim his jacket was lying in his roon on (tie Friday. Then was in preterit omou' tateriiri; the room, extracting live shillings from bis pocket, and siihstitnting ihe two marked coins.

Master tiiuiuer Arl.ikou the of Ihe eanfen) kept the keys of the eases of the lilli. The priooner nildid lhat lie was positive tie was tho 'icMin ol i plot, an I bis carelessness in leavia; the kejs oi the tills and the safe in his roorn iiad conduced to it. Uulv one mlucss was railed hetorc the Court on Tuesiliiy. This was the accciintaut in charge of ihe books oi the ranleeli. He proved lliirtioc the coins, and swore various of the jnsonrr A scnn-hiui; rross-rvttniiint-mi foliovred.

Masler (t.uiiier Aehrson vjs examined He said that on September 7 he louk Ihe receipts ol Ihe canteen to Lieu icon in A'lleekctt to eoiiiu, anil ivbilst, tilts was going on he snw Ihe olh, cr band la ul over a florin, and hi afterwards sau linn draw Ins hand from ihe dins-Hon of his iiwkei. uhen Ihe lloriu had gone. He informed Mr. Kilolitre. Ihe lanlecii manager, ami sugitesied thai, bo should m.irk some coins.

Aeheson marked four balf-crouns, mid these were put into thn till. When the money nas laken in to bieuteiiaiit A'lleeketi- Achcoii sa these four coins, ami two aside from Ihe other money. They disappeared laler The lieutenant, also took up pevenl silver coins and passed Ihem into the Icfl-haiid pin-kel. of his palrol jnrkcl. Mr.

(till, in eroM-onaminstioii, eln-iied from this witness thai, at the preliminary inquiry he made no mention oi several of these dirges. Asked if be rial not know lhal. be was expected to toll Ihe uholc truth ai lhat inquiry the witness replied: S'ol lie whole truth. I was not asked lo give, the whole Imlh, but -i statement, of what occurred on the Fridav md Saturihi 'Ho added thai he made a statement, Inch it possible, nvohl a direct, accusation ag-iinsl. an as he knew tho result.

He did not consider thai in doing what, he 1 1 id he made a charge of stenliog. lie suggested ibe marking of coins in ordci to proie bis statement. The marked money found in the powssiori of Lieutenant. A'llerkcit would prove to Mr tho president, lhat. be himself was not concocting a He did not inform Major li.ilfonr.

He canleetl president, of Ihe trap whiih vas set bea.ise be would- have wanted to know witness's reasons, and lin was not prepared to make a statement en ins im-supported wonl. There could he no mistake iho-it ihe transactions described. The witness had to help (o count, ibe money and aflerwanls cheii- it. nlTieer, Lieutenant Smith, had not complained lo mm that Ire had been given bags of inoner which urio short for the bank. The officer, boueter, did report to the canteen manager that bags of money for the hank did not contain the full amount.

A curious point shown by Mr. (till was thai, althoiiti the patent, tills have four keys, money could he "ot om without unlocking them. This wai illustrated court. Mr. ltaleliffe.

the canteen manager, gave evidence as to tho marked i-oin transactions. Corporal Tinsley, master shoemaker, tanl lhat he received two marked half-crowns from Mr. U.itclilTe on Sepiemher 8 amongst Fome change for a cltrqne. Snh. setiiiently Mr.

Itatcliffe sent for bim and asked fw ihe two lialf-cron-us, slating I am glad ton did not pxs them, as they are marked. I wain liiem. as iliev will get an officer into serious difficulties." He had siioken nlniit. the malter, and that, day Colonel Baker sent for him. and be made a slatement.

Mr. FtalclilTo got ihe change from a safe and a clipboard in the ranleen. Captain C. Clark, adjutant of the flojal Artillen-gave evidence as to what took place when Intnlcnaiii A Iteckett was searched on September 8 ficr the complaint, of Mr. Itatcliffe Major Balfour informed tbe nccu-ed of the grave charge against him and told him Hie only way to dear himself was to allow himself to lie fearrhed.

Mr. A'Heekcit, produced tho money quite freely. The only thing he was, "The moiier is The witness afterwards got two other marked coins from Mr. Itatcliffe. The Court, recalled Mr.

Itatcliffe, who ackuowledced having given Iwo marked half-crowns to Corporal Tins-ley ou September 3 and afterwards asking for (hem hack. The coins bad come into his po'session from Aeheson about a quarter to eleven, and wbs just after iwi-lve when he parted with them. He believed he did say that those coins would probably get, an officer into difficulties. At the preliminary 'inquiry he did not meaiion anvlbing about, having parted with (he marled coins. The Court adjourned tiil today, Betting; in- Manciiesto.

At the City Polico Cuirt yesterday charges tinder the Benin; Acts were brcnght ng3inst five defendants, whose names were Anthony M'Oovan and Elizabeth M'fiovau. hi5 TC'C-James Moran, painter, Scale-street, Bod-dale Koad' Arthur Oarbuit, clerk, Cottenham-sireet. Cliorliou-on-Mcdlocfc; and John Mears, dyer. Hfoibeth nn-street. Rochdale Itoad.

They were charged with usii" the premises 35. N'icaolson-street, Itochdale lioad, occii-pied by the M'Govaas. for ihe purpose of bettin" Mr. Dell, who prosecuted on behalf of Ihe Corporation stated that the premises were watched In the police oil various dues in September. On ibe 23th of that month the police entered the house and found all th-defendants, wiih the of M'Gotan.

apparently engaged in betting transactions. Slips and papers re'-latins to horse-racing were found in the house and ou the deiendanti. and in answer to the charge of beitin- th offence was practically admitud. Two constable's had visited the house several times and had made hts with tbe M'fjovans. The magistrates imposed a line of 2 tn the live cases agaiast Mrs.

M'Govan. M'Covan was fined 5, and each of the other defendants was fined 10s. 6at Garbutt was represented bv Mr. has been over they have spared even the Chinese soldiers, merely making them, work as coolies, paying them a day like Hid rest of tho Chinese coolies in Japanese employment, the coolies with the British troops being paid the same amount, It only five miles from )shang-dsbia-won to Tung Choiv, and tho liussians, Americans, and Hritish wero all able to get up in good timo to have, a long rest, which they were greatly in need of, for tho fatigue of the last few days had been excessive, the junks with tnc naval guns, under Captain Callnghan, also arrived safely, Tiing-Cliow being the last place on tho I'eiho to which junks can ascend. It was on that account the great depot for the tribute-rice sent up from the southern provinces; a hundred and fifteen thousand piculs, or 7,500 tons, were taken possession 'of hy the Japanese, tho following day, the 13th, in order to recruit for the very heavy fighting which was expected at Pekin, but that each should send out a tn nut to within three miles of Tekin.

On the 11th the main body of the allied troops was to advance lip to the cavalry outposts. Colonel Gartside-Tinping accordingly moved out at, four o'clock on the morning of the 13th, with ibe 1st Uengal Lancers, the 7ih Kajncril and an R.A. gun Tho Japanese and Hu-sians also sent forward far-ties. During the day no fighting occurred, the villages being absolutely deserted. About that (he Htissiar.s had advanced right up to the nails of Pekin, bad effected a lodgment, on the wall of the Tartar City, and were in want of immediate reinforcement.

All the troops Tung-Chow British, ami American wero accordingly hurried up to the front as rapidly as possible. As it turned nut the result. was fortunate, and the Legations were relieved a day earlier than they would otherwise have been. The attack, however, was made without any kind of concerted plan, Ibe allied forces all" acting independently of each other, and if the Chinese had had any real skill in warfare, the outcome might have been vastly different. fVh of the forces hurried up by the road by VM its advanced guard hail gone, and it was fhat only which determined the gates by which they respectively attacked tho city.

take the British advance first. Tho main hody of British troops left Tung-Chow about 2 a.m., anil advanced, when within a few -i lies Ol llie souui-casi caw, niiiiuiih njuw.iium sunoorted bv the field battery. They bom barded a viliage about a mile outside the walls ami a few shells into the city itself, and, meeting with no reply, they advanced almost unopposed and entered' the Chinese City by the south-east gate, the Shn-bao-men, working through the narrow streets of the Chinese City until they arrived opposite the middle southern gale of the Tartar Cilv the Uiion-men. tins in, and tbev were exposed to an uncomfortabli sireet. lire, both trom the hine-e I ity anil Irora the further side of the wail.

In tho meantime General Gaselee, taking with him a company of the 1st- Sikhs, made a dash for the. Water g'te, which leads right into the Hritish Legation-, succeeded in getting through without our ihfhi ulty. The scene inside the Legation was indescribably affecting, for the Chinese during the last, two nights bad renewed the attack more fiercely thou ever, and both provisions anil ammunition were running short. 'Unit General Gaselee knew nf the Water Gate, which is a sluice underneath the wall through which the surplus surface water of the. Tartar City jjasses.

was due to the forethought of' Sir Claudo MacJoniild, who managed to send out a cipher letter telling him that that would be the best way by which to enter. The letter reached tho lirilish camp at Tsaitstin, but there was no code with the fore by which it could be deciphered, so Captain Griffin, of (he 1st- Bengal Lancers, was sent back with a couple of sowars to Tientsin lo have it translated hy the British Consul. The use nf the cipher was a very necessary precaution, for if the Chinese had had the least inkling of what was intended they would have concentrated outside tho Water Onto, anil would also have belli the gate bv which the British entered (he Chinese City in much greater slrengl'i than Ibey diil. As it was, they apparently ex- picleil toe attack to lie maile nit one ot the eastern gates nf the Tartar City, and bad arranged for their chief resistance to be made there. When the rest nf the British found they were unable to gel- in by the Chien-men, they also made their way along Ihe wall to the Water Gate, and entered by that some little time after General Gaselee bad done so.

Colonel Pollock, of the 1st Sikhs, found his way in, ami cleared away a number of the Chinese, Captain Bland, R.A., with four Maxims and thirty Sikhs, being sent along inside the wall to keep tho enemy back, which they succeeded in doing very effectually. The British had really scarcely any fighting, and bad only two men wounded in tho wliole force. lliero was a great deal of ritle-firing. hut it is wonderful how' few people are killed ill sireet fighting. In the meantime the Russians bad been having a much more severe light at, the Tung-pien, tho gate by which they bad attempted to enter.

They finally succeeded in doing so, but not till late iii the afternoon, ami with a. loss of over ciehtv killed and wounded, one of (heir generals, the cinei oi siau. ami tnree captains heme bail wounded and a colonel killed. The Japanese attack was on the Chi-Ho gate of the Tartar (ity, that being the gate by which the Tung-Chow road enters. A rumour had reached them that the Russians wero already in tlio Leguti ms, and that, there would be no serious opposition, and we were all marching quietly up to the city gale about eight o'clock in (he morning, wheii the Chinese suddenly opened a hot- rifle-fire wnnin inc cny wans, vi all took cover as best we could behind pillars, and a regiment of Japanese, infantry was ordered to advance, which they did with a ringing kind of cheer, whilst tho -nppers went ahead ot them to (rv to blow the gate Willi dynamite.

The fire, however, was too not, anil sixteen men were killed and noundcd in a very few moments. The men were therefore ordered to take what cover they could in the shops lining the street leading up' to tho gate, and the guns were placed in position somo l.mi yarns to me rear. A continuous bombardment was then kept up on the gale and all alone the city wall, fifty-four guns being brought into action thirty-six mountain guns and eighteen Hem gnus. be noise was ueafenitig, for the Japanese guns, being made of bron.e, have a peiuliarly resomint report. The walls of the citv an- enormously thick about forty feet high and luty feet thick at the base, and consist of two brick walls within the intervening space filled up with mud.

I lie gate is crowned by a high tower, and is enormously strong, consisting of a tunnel tlirougb ihe wall closed by massive doors, uum-imv is iu ai, to oiow it up, ror the main gate is surrounded by a semicircular enceinte, which is entered by' a similar "ate placed at. right angles to the direction ofthe main gate. Hie Chinese fortunate bail artillery, the heavy bombardment which they had kept up on the Legations during their" two months' sumo tmving exhausted all their heavy ammunition. The Hotel de Pekin, for instance, has alone bad ninety-one shells through it, and other places have been almost equally" battered, notably the Frenrh and Japanese legations. In the middle of the night, by the "light of a brilliant moon, the Japanese again assaulted the gate, and this time with success.

It was blown np, and the troops entered and fought their way for an hour or more, and finally worked their way through the city, reaching the Legations in the early morning. Their loss was lieaTj torty Killed and rather moro than sixty wounded, "but tho part of the citv which tiin'v attacked was the most difficult of any to operate in. i. L-J 1 i. me legations itau uecu eneciuauy relieved ou tlio Htn, out all dnv on tbe loth hghting went on with the Chinese in the Imperial City, in wmcn uie imperial troops nan laKen retuge.

A great portion of that was taken by the American yijv ifuiuim ui unit mia idftfa uv uie American troops, who had entered tbe Chinese City behind XEW PLAY AT WYXDHAM'S THEATRE. There can be no doubt (hut Mr. Henry Arthur Jonca has scored a great success with his new piny "Mrs. Dane's Defence," produced on Tuesday night at Wyndham's Theatre, Lciulon. It tells a very interesting story in a most, skilful way, and contains many loiiehcs of observation and isooial philosophy which have more tbau a merely superficial value.

Mr. Joaes lias probably found his initial inspiration in a dramatic and painful lawsuit which attracted great attention some fivo or sk ycais ago; hut he has not reproduced, any of the particular circu instances of that trial. It is possible, too, -that nil attempt may be made hy plagiarism-hunters to argue that he has ichandled tbe tbtiae of the Dame aus Canielias," but there is in reality no relaibii between the two plays certainly no relation of cause and effect. Lionel Giuloret, the adopted son of Sir Uauiel Couteret, a famous judge, passionately in love with a charming widow, Mrs. Dane.

A detestable, sciiulal-mongeriiig old woman who is jealous of Mrs. Dane's iOiutaiiiy sets in motion a scandal as to her past life. The man who has told her the discreditable blory withdraws it unconditionally, declaring that he' has fallen into a mistake of idenu'tr that Mrs. Dane is not the woman at first supposed her to be. Everything is in her lavour; her demeanour is that, of an innocent woman and her story of her life is straightforward aud plausible.

But we (tho audience) know that tbe scandal is true, for wo have seen her Inlying off a detective whom her enemy has sent to Vienna to investigate the case. Then comes the great scene of iba play the third act. Sir Darnel Couteret, who was a great cross-ciamiuer hefore be became a judge, lias undertaken to look into (he affair. Sceptical at first, lie has gradually become convinced of Mrs. Dane's innocence, aud the point, is now lo cttract an apology from her accuser, lie wains one or two confirmatory circumstances before bo feels in a position to threaten (tin scandal-monger with an action for slander.

He asks Dana some questions, attaching no great importance to them, when a single slip of the tongue on her part the use of a plural instead of a singular pronoun makes him prick up his cues, Gradually, very gradually, he elicits from her the admission of one lie, then of another, until at tbe end of a long, painful, hut intensely interesting scene ho has demolished her whole fabric of falsehood and forced her lo confess that she is the woman whom her occuser alleges tier lo be. The whole arrangement of the plot is exceedingly ingenious and ekilfnl, and the ibinl act is as strong a piece of dramatic writing as has been seen in our time. Even the fourth act aot the anti-climat which might have been feared. It is hero that (he slight resemblance in the "Dame aui Canielias" comes in, Sir Daniel having lo stand resolutely between the heart-broken Lionel and the erring and mendacious woman whom be is eager to marry spito of everything. Tho play is not unusually well written, but uncommonly well acted.

Mr. Wyndhom is most admirable as Sir Daniel Couteret. Miss Lena Ashvtell finds in Mrs. Dane the best part ihat, has ever fallen in her way, and plays it to perfection. Miss Mary Moore is charming in the part of an amiable woman of tho world, and Miss Marie Illingion plays very cleverly ibe anything but amiablo Hritish matron who sets scandal afoot.

Other parts are well played by Mr. Alfred Bishop, Mr. K. W. Garden, and Miss Beatrice Irwin.

The play was received with applause throughout, and there was a unanimous and hearty call for tho aulhor, in response to which Mr. Wyndhani came forward and said, 1 regret that I cannot, seduce Mr. Jones from Iho seclusion which his modesty adorns." THE WEATHER Owiss College CnsEnviTonv, Wnmvormi 1'ahi, October 10, 1900, 9 p.m. General CnAnAnKn oe tt'EAniKft, Hbowery and dull uoiuitit.Li iuuiiniiv using. TKMITtRATtUIPl At 9 a.m.

(in shade 52-2 At 9 p.m. (in shade) 50'7 (Highest, in shade 52-2 Past 21 Lowest in shado bV0-7 hours, Highest, in sun 83'0 in shade 519 il.ktS Jat yrar. 48-a 49 5 60'1 34-5 93 -a 47-3 1 urlnjrpiit 2 liuiin. llBioaTSUNsmsB Oil. 3i'ai.

Same portal lrt JTur. Gil. Oltl. IlttxrAU O-lSin. The average dailv sunshine in Manchester ilnrinn inn last seven years in October was 3 hours 17 minutes.

Tbe average weekly rainfall in Iho same month during the last seven years was 0'637 inch. Wiso. A tight breee, direction north-west averago velucily, 10 miles an hour. Il.MiosiKtEii (corrccti'U) IM-miby. At9a.m 30 07iu 30-llin.

At 9 pan 30'lbin 29'9-liu. The average height of tho barometer in the month oi Oclnlier during tlio last seven years in Manchester was 50 inches. (The heights given above are reduced lo sea level aud lo tbe freeing point. The lollnwing aro Iho Meteorological Offico weather forecasts, issued a', eight o'clock night, referring to Ilia weather of Ibe ensuing twenty-four hours in tlio following districls of Circit, 'Britain and ladand lUSIIIICr. FOttKCASTs, 0.

Scolliml, V. ami wlnrlj, fmliea- 1. ing rlouily, GleiiAimoml, and l.chh siiiativ, and unii'ie rain. linghmU, N.K. Shifl.K Dnr- i W.

nitiils, light nrmoitcrata; ham, Scarborough. 1'iirli, ami fall' at tinl, some showers lieLstt-rii rtamssliisMrt') later. 1 liiiglaiiit.n.-Vannoalti.Cain-( iiruipr, ALIiliev is. w.ii-ilcie. mid 4.

Mid. Couiitict NoUiuchain, Lottghbro', CUforit, LeicoMer, SbrBw.slmry, llerelanl, (liruieeMcr 6. Kiiglaml.S.-IiKlnii.Marlbro', h'trnleneM, Turpi, Hover, II unit Castle, ami llMtlni-, S.W. to W. winds, light; tab atul cool.

C. Scotland, iL-km rt-iiirK fresh or strong; I anally anil showery, 7. I-aiglaud. i lV.wisiis,Fnr.sussiso;Fiin L-verrnit Ulnar- it nasi, some showers valery at Hi'lslon, I lrdybf.nl.. latkk.

finglainf, S.W. I'eiiihrolie, I Hamsmjile, I'almiuiti, I'ly- Same as Soj. 3 loS. mouth, amtt'rawle S. Ireland, X.

-UuUsglraiora, Jlifck.lmrough, Armagh, and 1-Sime as No. a Donagbaiteo 10. Irelaim, i'arums- lown, Kingstown, KtcIidi Same as No, 7. l'oltit, and Valtiitia 'Hia Meteorological Department, issued the following report lift niiln riu V-nliapnt dopresiien noticed over n-ir -m rii-silBi- tin mswi aivay 10 the railcard, tire Imi'nietfr lus r'n-n genenllr, and nn aiilti-yclnnc (ivith rrailinct ahoiT jj.3in.) lias sjirpail Irom tlir Allanlic over Ihe llay -l Brw anil tin: eitreme nnitli i.l The lo-et H-iulinp i23.Uin, ami Vm an- found lit a ittprepln ovrr Inn anolhfr ilinnrhani-e (ivilh readings Iwbw 3.9in 1 1 arairoaciuiK agiparcnliv from Ihe north-writ, ami th tonimrtrr (rilling apaln on our e.ilirnie nrttirrn and iK-rlli-in-stcru cobfih. The wind is lirjln li, nw-lrlf Irnm tin- w.rtli-mvst over all iho more nouthern pirti ol the Linted Kingilnin, anil also ovfr Ihe wpslern pirn ol the Ointment generally; in Sm.tiand and Ihe norlh ol Ireland, tu-wever.

it haa harknl 10 die wrst. Over t'ranrp anil Ihe F'lilth "I Kliclanil the temperature in low thin ol late, the Pvenirii: reailituri tn-inc tn-tnw 50 over nur aouttiPrn oniiitii unit bf-triw 60 nver Ihe northern parta r-1 Franrr; it roost of our nurlhern stations ihe rculincs arc tielfiir 50. and at Ahrr-di'i'n tho tlienetunwter stand as low as 44. The weathrr id fine over Hip greater part el our islands but is clondv or dull on our pvtrriiio northern anil wrth-wpstrrn roasts, with liowprv at Malin Mead; at mot ol the Continental statlnnn the wraiher is dulL The is shjilii. or smooth ppnrrallv.

The maximum temprratitrri reeilterpd to-riav hard been hrlflw 63 at all lint rur Fotnhrm coaat and helow the nerthpni parts the United Kinvdrtn Rrnrrally. iThe amount ol hricht sunshinp rryistrred hap hrrn four hours al Llandudno, ihrPe hour" at Pouthr-rt, anil two hours at Hlivt. The new depression whErh is approaching Scotland scerhs likely tn ri-ea'lun 3 rniwidrnitiLe inrrrase ol wiml Irom llie wrttwarl or norlh-westwaril on alt o-Jr northern 'erasis, with squally, unspltled weather. In the soiubern districls the wealher will iri'tiably remain lair aud dry lor the prptent, Iisnos- OasKHTATioxs. At 6 p.m.

the liaromcter was rising; shruletemperatiire. wind north-wpBt. light weather lino. Highest shade temrratijrp In ihe pat twenty tour hours 69, lowest rainfall. UtMii.

The amount ot bright sunshine registered at Westminster lo-day was one hour. Foolhardy Tourists Tha "Daily Xows" correspondent at Naples says: There arc just now a great number of visitors to Vesuvius, because tho present erupiion is very pretty and quits harmless to all except foolhardy persons. Shortly beyond the upper station of Cook's funicular there 13" a zone around the crater declared to be dangerous, and the guides always icll tourists that they must stop there and go no further, as the projectiles from the crater frequently fall within that zone. Three weeks ago, however. lady, said to be an American, eluded the watchfulness of the guides and went forward about forty feet, wishing to look into tbe crater.

A guide called Guiseppc d'Antonio ran after her just at the moment when a stronger explosion cast hundreds of stones into the air, some of which fell outside ihe rim of the crater, and one block weighing more than 41b. would bare fallen on the head of tbe lady had not d'Antonio stretched out bis arm to divert its course. He was struck hard on the elbow that be fell and nearly fainted from the pain. Cook's director hound up his elbow at the lower elation, and be was cent to the hospital at, Naples. Within tbe great central crater there is a secondary crater about 500 yards in diameter, of a nearly cylindrical shape, formed of the detritus left from the eruption of last May.

In the last fortnight a new crater has been formed within this cylinder about 40 yards high and 200 yards wide, from which stones and incandescent pieces of puraice are launciied into the air, most of which fall back into tbe crater. Sightseers arriving by Cook's funicular, on foot, or on horseback amount to a few hundreds daily. It would be a good thing if they would listen to ihe advice of ihe guides and stop when they arc told to do so. military mmvs. Tho following changes anil appointments were notified in Tuesday's 'Cuuctto Like Battalioks.

Tbe Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regi-nieui). Second Lieutenant W. G. Tarbct lo be lieutenant. Tbe Cheshire Itegimenl.

Second Lieutenant F. H. llnbonv to be lieutenant. The 'Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Lieutenants to be captains A.

I. Lean and O. S. Flower. The East Lancashire Regiment.

Lieutenants to be captains A. A. Sanders, It. D. Cheales, and E.

C. Da Costa. Tho Sherwood Foresters (Derbyshire Itegitnent). Lieutenant It. II.

Keller, adjutant, to lie captain; Second Lieutenant K. M'K. Torter to be beuienant. The King's (Shropshire Light lieutenants to lie lieutenants: It. C.

Middleton and T. T. Simpson. Tho Hogimont Lieutenants to uo captains I'. W.

Ilrtiidlev and It. B. Hopkins (from the Hoyal Sussei Regiment). The Prince of Wales's (Norlh Staffordshire Itegimenl). Lieutenant II.

W. M. Down to bo captain. Militia. Seconded for service, under tile Colonial Office, on tho West Coast of Africa 4th Ualtalion the King's (Shropshire Light Infantry).

Second Lieutenant M. K. Williams. Iji'FANTRY. 6th Ualtalion Ihe King's (Liverpool Regiment).

YV. F. Scott, to bo second lieutenant. 3rd Ualtalion llie Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment). Captain and Honorary Major li.

K. Richardson resigns his i-onmiission on account of ill-ltealih. with permission lo rciain his rank. 3rd llailalion the Prince of Wate's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment). Lieutenant W.

D. Poiigbtnu, from the 2nd Vohutlter Ualtalion the King's (Liverpool ltcgiiucnt), to lie lieutenant. 3rd Ualtalion the Loval North Lancashire Regiment Lieutenant J. C. Wilson lo be lieutenant.

5th Battalion the Manchester Regiment. Captain II. C. Auslcd resigns his commission on account of ill-health. 4th Hallalion the.

Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire ReLdmenll. Caolain C. Wetliswood to be major; I.irctcnnnt O. Hawkshnw to bo canlain; Lieutenant end Instructor of Musketry W. M.

Lcvctt. to he captain: Second Lieutenant the Hon. It. D. Ryder to be lieutenant.

VOLUNTEER CORPS. AllTII.LKRt. 4th Lancashire. Second lieutenants to be lieutenants: P. I).

Holt, F. W. Ralbbnue, J. A. WollT, A.

B. Cleaver, W. E. Moss, aud T. H.

Cookson. IflFI.E. 3rd Volunteer Battalion the Kinz's (Liverpool Regi ment). Sorond lieutenants to be. lieutenants: J.

P. Stewart, C. I). Taile, K. L.

Baddelcv, and V. U. Finch. Cth Volunteer Battalion the King's (Liverpool H. Dnveucr to be seconil lieutenant (super-mnnernrvl.

1st (Cumberland) Volunteer Battalion the Border iteginienl. Surgeon Lieutenant S. Maclean, 41.11., resigns bin commission. 2nd Volunteer Battalion tbe Welsh Captain H. W.

Vivian lo be major. 2nd Volunteer Ualtalion tho Sherwood Foresters (Derbyshire Regiment). Lieutenant Colonel u. B. Taylor to he lieutenant colonel commandant.

1st Volunteer Ualtalion Ihe Loval Norlh Lancashire Regiment. O. Hughes to be captain. 1st Volunteer Batlalion llie Manchester Regiment, Lieutenant, Colonel and Honorarv Colonel James Li.dovtc, I.arl of Crawford, relired. lately commanding, lo be aiinoiuled lo Ibe honorary colonelcy of Ihe bat talion.

vi- Honorary Colonel J. II. Chambers, who vacates Ihe appoinlmenl. 3rd Volunteer Ualtalion the Manchester Regiment Major and Honorary Lieutenant Colonel D. L'.

(Irilliths resigns his commission, with permission to retain his raiiK. Gth Volunteer Battalion tbe Manchester C. Wilde lo be second lieutenant. DISEMMnniFAT OF MIUTI.i. Various army orders issued by the War 'Office nre concerned with the disembodiment of the militia.

Tho Secretary of State has directed that the follow ing militia units shall he disembodied 011 the doles specified: AitriUEtir. Lancashire Artillery, 11th October. Yorkshire Artillery, 12th October. r.sotSEERs. Royal Anglesey, 13th October, iMvsntr, 5th Battalion Kings Liverpool Regiment, 16tli October.

6th Battalion King's Liverpool Regiment, let Novem ber. Slh Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers', 17lb October. 4th Battalion S0v.1l Welsh Timbers. 17th Ocinher. 3rd Hallalion Yorkshire Light Infantry, 11lh Oclober.

4lh Battalion Shropshire Light Infantry, 1st Novcni- ocr. 5th Battalion Manchester Regiment, 2Jth Oclober. C1I1 Battalion Manchester Regiment, 16th October. 3rd Battalion North Staffordshire. Regiment, 15th uctooer.

ine ionowuig emnouieu militia units now serving 111 the United Kingdom will bo disembodied on the dates specified, and any individual militiaman or detachment, belonging to the unit arriving in the United Kingdom prior to the return of the headquarters of 1 lie hallalion will be similarly disembodied on arrival from abroad or when medically fit: 3rd Itattnliou Royal Lancaster Heciment. 13th Oclober. 4lh Batlalion Royal Lancaster llcgiinenl. 12th October. 4lh Hallalion West Yorkshire Light infantry, 12lh uctooer.

Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment, 13th October. 3rd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment, IJih October. Gth Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers, 13th October. 4th Battalion Cheshire Resinient. 13ib October.

3rd Batlalion Fast Iaiicashire Regiment, 121b October. 3rd Batlalion West Itidinc Reciment. 13th October. 1th Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment, 12th uciouer. 3rd Batlalion Sonlb Lancashire Regiment, 13th ui-iouer.

3rd Battalion Welsh Reciment. 13lh Oclober. 3rd Battalion Loyal North Lancashire Itegitnent, 12th ucioucr. 4th Ualtalion North Staffordshire Regiment, 13th ocioner. Any militiaman of these units now on ftirloimb will bo directed to rejoin, on its completion, the headquarters 01 mrir regimental where, tncy may tie dis embodied.

militia recruits who havo been transferred or appointed out of their original com will, on return from abroad, ho either posted lo a battalion of their new corps or reposkd to Iheir original batlalion as they may Mobilised 'militia reservists, whose mililta units havo been disembodied hefore they reluru from abroad, will on their return home ho posted as miltiamen to tho ncaurpianers 01 ineir militia units. The following decisions in regard to the claim of certain militiamen to Ihe gmltiilies allowed by article 20 of army order 203 (a) of 1893 (as amended bv special army order of 4th October, MM) aro published for gem-fin njiurmation: Men actually serving wilh Iheir unit ni. iuu u.iui.m uiHcmuaniineni, win not- ue mulct in apportion of Ihe gratuities in question on account of desertion, imprisonment, fcc. during their embodied service. In the case of men who are in prison at the date of disembodiment, but who are not to he discharged upon (he aspiration of their sentence, the period of imprisonment subsequent to disembodiment, will be deluded from (be number of days for which a gratuity of pay, would otherwise be allowed.

Men in prison who are to be discharged and men in a state of deser tion at ine time 01 uemoiitiisaijon will not be entiiled 10 any gratuities. Absentees who return after disembodiment, having been absent more than five days, will, however, be allowed the gratuity. Recruits. Recruits who on tbe date of disembodiment have not completed forty-nine days' drill will not be enuiieii to me gratuity of pay, Sc. on the unit being ulsiriiiuuoiuu.

Men on Furlough. Furlough prior to the date of disembodiment will reckon as embodied service for (he grant of gratuity. Men on furlough ot Ibe dale of disembodiment will, therefore, receive the graiuity of li) occ. wnu eueet irom laat uate. Militiamen who during the embodiment of their units enlist for the regular forces will, in addition to tbe special gratuity ol ills, allowed in such uses hy paragraph (b) of array order 253 (al.

of receive such further gratuity as they may have earned at the date of enlistment under laragruph Z) of tlut arm order (as amended by the special army order of 4th October. 19001. The bounty payable on re-enlistment or rc-cngagement low uie muiiia win irom mn uciooer, lyj'J, ne i. iirs, under the conditions of paragraph 553 of Ibe militia regaiuiions. From the dote of disembodiment of each militia unit discharges by purchase may he allowed under the conditions of paragraphs 533 and 594 of the militia regulations.

LivEBPOOL Citt AWarihd Sitting, Tbe Liverpool City Council met yesterday to pass resolutions authorising certain electric tramway citcn siens. It was necessary that two-thirds of the Coun cil should vole in the affirmative. The Irish mem bers, resenting what was described as the closure applied to them at the last meeting, announced liiat they would now decline to vole. They carried out their threat, with the result that the necessnrv num- her of voles seventy-eight was not given. In ibis attitude tbev persisted despite appeals, and the Coun cil liad to adjourn, the whole of ihe afternoon's picceeuings uemg futile.

Government Contractors I-'ixm At thn Liverpool Police Court yesterday the City Tin Company were fined- 15 and costs for failing to fence a tin stamping machine, and also 11 for employing women and giris during prohibited hours. It. was urged that the defendants had big Government contract to finish. The magistrate remarked that tbe defendants had evidently sinned wilfully and with tie design of earning inicit proms, lie rccommenuea mat be given to a girl employe' whose hand had been cut by the umenceo maemne. summoned at Iho West Ham Police Court yesterday on the information of Mr.

Ernest Uray, now raeiuu u. Parliament for the Northern division of West Ham, for that ho did on the 27th September, during the Parliamentary election lor the oorougn, lor ia up of atlectnig air. uray reiur 1 bo (Mr. Uray) had received 350 from the Carlton Club and was in the pay of the directors ot the l.reot. Eastern Railway CompaiiT, which statement was absolutely false, contrary to tbe Corrupt Practices Act, 1895, sec.

1, c. 40." Mr. T. A. Organ, barnslcr, represented the complainant, and Mr.

F. Stern watched tho case tor the (leieuuaui. Mr. Baggallay (tbe stipendiary magistrate) asked in what way the information disclosed an offence. Mr.

Organ: 1 don't ibink it can he put any more Mr. Baggallay: It docs not allege that Mr. Athey nude any charge against his personal character or conduct. Mr. Organ May I ask that it he amended so as to read, "that he diil make a false statement of lact ill relalion lo his personal Mr.

Alderman Alhcy did not object lo the amendment, and then pleaded not guilty. Mr. Organ, in opening the case, said it raised a very important question in connection wilh tbe recent Parliamentary election, Mr. Atboy took a very prominent part in llie election in opposition to Mr. Gray, and at a meeting outside the Ureal Eastern Railway works tbe statement was made by 3Ir.

Athey lhat Mr. Gray was in receipt of 550 from the Carlton Club and that ho was in the pay of the directors of tbe Great Eastern Railway Company. Mr. Gray wa3 at the meeting, and told Mr. Athey lhat there was not a particle of Irulh in the statement.

Mr. Alhcy did not accept that statement, but repeated it at the samo meeting. might be said lhat this did not affect the personal character of Mr. Gray, hut he submitted lhat the innuendo was lhat, if successful in his candidature, Mr. Gray would not bs tua representative ot inc uorougn or constituency, would be, if bo might say so, the "back" of tho Carlton Club.

Everyone knew that these stupidly in correct statements were made on both sides. Hut ill respect lo the second statement, which he regarded as more serious namely, tnat Air. uray was ill tie pay of tbe directors of ibe. Great Eastern Company, in any of the men in the employ of that Company were electors of the borough, and to tell these men that Mr. Gray was in ine pay ot tue directors was certainly a slale-ment which would greatly affect tbe men's views in re spect to the election, aad if believed by tbcm would no doubt tend to induce them to give their votes lo some omcr candidate.

Jt woulu induce ibem to think thai Mr. Gray was sellimr the men to tho directors. Mr. Gray not wish lo press this matter to its ulti- male conclusion, it Jlr. Atucy was prepared even now retract Ihe stnicmcnts, apologise for them in such a forai as the magistrate might consider satisfactory, and pay the cost of these proceedings, there was no desire 011 the part of Mr.

Gray to act as nrose- cntor; bat he felt, in justice lo himself, that it was absolutely necessary lhat Ibis should he cleared up, and lhat neither Mr. Athey nor anyone else should Isivj the opportunity of going about and saying that Mr. Gray was anything but what he wished to be-namely, tbe real representative of the borough, ami not the representative of the Carlton Club, or in any way connected with the directors of the Great Eastern railway company. Mr. Gray men gave evidence that, al, a mreliui; out side Iho Great Eastern Railway Works on September 27.

he saw Mr. Alhcy, and asked if he had mado a certain statement. The dclcndaiit said ho had done m. and al that meeting repeated the statement. Tbe witness then called bim an outrageous liar." and luler on told the men at the meeting that he bad been to the directors.

Upon tins there was cry in the meeting Now it's coming out." hut ho explained that he had only been to the Company to get two men as representatives on the pension fund. There was not mi atom of truth in lite statements in tbe information. Mr. Bazzallav said that with rop-nrd in itin Club Ibero was 110 charge againsl the personal chanic tr-rnf Mr ftniv u. 11, jr 111 nn; (Ll.U,,m.

that he was 111 the rwv of the Carlton Club. Mr. Organ: Mr. Gray is prepared to waive entirely th: Carlton Ciub incident. Mr.

Alderman Athey said ho accepted the statement, niiu 1 1-1 1- sorry inni mere liad neon the slightest reflection on Mr. Gray's personal character. He nr-i'pp 111. tended it. It was a statement flung broadcast throughout the constituency.

Mr. Baggallay: Very well, then, we will come to the niaucr 01 ine ureal r.nstem Railway Company. Mr, in is uac, mm ue uas siatm mat. lie lias not received it. and if he had it would not bo a reflection 011 Mr.

Gray's character. The Defendant: Did upon vour ca'l- nig me an outrageous liar, say 1 would prove you to he a Mr. Gray: I have not Iho least idea. It might be passible. Two witnesses, named John Anderson and James t-narinbii, detailed the statements winch were made by the defendant.

Mr. Athey: Did I slate that Mr. Gray was "as near us imsMiiir- urieicu ny trie iireat liaslcrn Railwav Company to represent Iho Company's interests with tue incur Mr. Clinrtiian I cannot say. Mr.

Athey: Did I say he counsel led the men lo accept, an effer which thev would not aei-enl Mr. Chnrmati: You made it out lhat he came there 111 ine pay 01 the directors. Mr. Athey: Made it out! I did not state it? Mr. Cisarniiiii: lou said he was in the pay of the directors, and yon pointed lo Mr.

Gray. Tbe defendant, was sworn, ami said ho never marie al any meeting during the election, or before or since, auv statement to Ihe effect that Mr. Grav received pay ir; llMcni UHllWHy COtUpaiiy. Mr. Organ: And all Ibese 11 finesses arc mistaken? The Defendant: 1 don't say they are mistaken', rhcy have given different evidence.

Athey then addrcscd the. magistrate, saying be warmly fell the publication of a handbill which had come from the Conservative side. He accused Mr. Gray of tlio publication of lhat document, and said Ins arliou would show that he was briefed by llie Company, but lie hid no idea of it hcine understood Unit he was paid. This niatlrr was being lalwnroil for 11 purpose against, mm.

tie never used Ihe word "paid.1 hut no used the word hriefed." When poli ticians iougm, tberc wan sure, lo he lot of inttd-sluiging. It was a slinging tin-cling for a ouarler of an hour, and Sir. Gray was as much guiliy as he was. Mr. Haggallay said he had romc to Ihe conclusion that, Mr.

Athey bad used the words imputed to him, ,..,.1, iru-j tiiiisiiuiicii an anack- nn the personal rharac ter of the candidate, and that. Ihe defendant knew be. was staling what was not true. Therefore it came witnin ine meaning of Ihe slal.nl and Mr. Gray bad me proper course in coming forward and skewing lhal the defendant mirln u'.

,1 11 might havo affected llie elertimi, but it did not. He uioiigni. 1110 case might lie met with a fine of 29. Mr. Organ nskedfor costs, and 3.

3s. was allowed. "COLOSSAI, HKIGAXDACE" AT 1'KliA. One of the inevitable consoouoncra of (he wholesale arrests and deportations of Armenians has been Ibe establishment of a disreputable eang oi ruffians in I'r-ra hamuli, or street porlcrs. Most of these (savs the Standard's" Cniistaiiiiuople correspondent) are "volunteer firemen, who, as soon as an alarm given brine out.

a Hiiall hand-primp, and rush to the wene of action half naked, basiling, knocking down, and often robbin-everybody who fails to give them a wide lierlb. Whilst some of them ore engaged in pumping water on tn tho llamcs, tho rest generally pillago all lhat Ibey can seize under pretence of salving it. With the disap-penranee of the old Armenian humaU these scamps have arrogated to themselves Ihe right of porterage in era, not only insisting on the most extortionate hut, preventing by force any outsiders being brought in to do the work, even the sen-ants and employes nf the proprietors being cielnded. Incredible as it may an. pear, no rcmoiistranrcs at headquarters have Iho slightest effect 111 checking ibis nuisame, and ibe only com-litsion tn ho drawn is that the Governor of i'era have excellent private reasons for tolerating a disgraceful state of affairs.

Were thn municipality governed by a majority of Europeans on the Hoard, as pro-vided by Us slatntes, these abuses could m.r It is strange lhat, wbilo ibe Embassies only arrecrl lo condition that they should have a preponderant voice in the disposal Ihe funds they principally contributed. inTZ tnZly a.f',n?Ie. in poslion ihe wnole Administration: ami, Iboii'di brahassy and Consular dragomans are perpetually set on to protest against or obtain redress for other isolated grievances, the co oss.il and general brigandage which is perpetrated under the tegis oi Ibe municipality does not call forth an official murmur to echo the. lamentations ot the victims. Saw-oki) Health C.

H. Tattor-sall medical officer for Snlford, reports lhat during the week ended 6th October 138 births aud 10 dealhs were registered, as compared with births and U7 deaths registered 111 the previous week. The boroSh deith-rate, wbtch the previous three weeks had averaged per 1,000, was equal last week to 25.0 per 1,000, varying locally from 1B.B in the liroughton district lo 27.1 the Regent district. A Tipwei! Heavily Fined. An important betting prosecution took place at Ilirmingham on Tuesday Joseph Henry Cashmorc, otherwise "Torn Clarke, was summoned by tbe police for using his house for Ihe purpose of betting.

The defendant published a hook entitled Horse Racing and Hotting. Wealth for All," and in this be stated that he bad exceptional opportunilies of. getting information, and had ten- few equal 10 bim as a turf adviser. He ofercd lo work his infallible system at 2J per cent on winnings and 5s. for every winning wire he sent.

In bis home the police found a very number of letters snd a considerable sum of money. Mr. Hugh Young, Q.C., who dcfcndid. said if Cashmore acted as a mere agent, as he contended he did, for tbe people who sent him money, there was no offence. The defendant said he was known on everv racecourse in Ihe kingdom.

He employed gentlemen to obtain information regardless of cost. It was impossible for anyone to lose under his system except those who had very tittle r.milal Tim 100 costs was imposed. lions wero complete, and tho allied fnrco started from Tientsin made up as follows: Japanese 12,000, which was subsequently increased to 15,000, under Generals Yainaguchi and Yiiliushima Dritisb I under General Sir A. Casclce; Russian .11,000, under General Idnowiteh; American 2,000, under General Chaffee and French 000, making altogether a total force of Tho Germans wero unrepresented, which gave occa-tion for a good deal of remark and to the surmiso that tho German troops in China are to be concentrated at Kiao-Cbow for the furtherance of German interests in the province of in thn same way that a portion of our troops havo been diverted to Shanghai for the protection of our own interests in the Yangtse Valley. The total Japanese force operating in China is, I should mention, 22,000.

They hail not all arrived when tho relief force started, hut they nere being pushed on as quickly as possible, and by this timo aro all here. The Hu-siaiH, moreover, have left 3,000 men at their base camp, h-tween Tientsin anil Taku, and a handful of Jlritish troops has also been left behind. It had been originally intended that Sir A. Gaseleo should have under his command a compact force of rather oyer 7,000 men, lint half if ihe troops he brought with him from India were stopped at ilong Kong anil by telegraphic instructions from the home Government. This may have been a wise measure so far as our ultimate interests in tho centre and south of China aro concerned, but it has led to our assuming a very subordinate position in the present operations, the.

Japaneso being in such preponderating strength that they have been able to do almost the whole of the offensive work of the march, except, at YaugUun, where the Hritish led thn teiilre of the attack. Hut, humiliating though the meagro size of our fnrco has been from a military standpoint, it is not improbable that politically the splitting up of the Hritish force, lias been a wise move, and that (lie increased influence in Northern China which the admirable conduct of tho campaign bus thrown into the hands of Japan will prove as much lor the benefit of Great Britain as it certainly has to tlio detriment of itussia. On tho afternoon of tho -1th August the Hritish nd American troops inarched out from the settlement of Tientsin to the Ilsi-ku arsenal, some three miles on tho northern side of the city of Tientsin, their respective forces being made up as follows: British: Four companies of tlio Bovnl Welsh Fusiliers, the 1st Hernial Lancers, tho" 12th Field Battery, the Hong Kong Artillery, and tho naval guns, the 1st Sikhs, the 7th Rajpoots, and tho 2Kb Rengal Infantry. Americans: Tho Dili and Mtb Itegimciits of linked States Infantry, a lield battery, and a battery of marine artillery. The Russians were in possession of thellsi-kii arsenal, and they and the French operated together on the opposite hank of the 1'eilio.

In the middle or tiio night ten thousand Japanese irnops reached llsi-ku, and proceeded at once to attack the Chinese position, which was a formidable one winio two miles to the north. They sucveedeil in capturing a Chinese battery with twelve guns. About. 2 a.m., when the Japanese arrived, a general nilvnnro was begun of all (he troops, who were cold and wet, as a heavy thunders: onu came on about miduiidit and the mm bad bad to bivouac without touts or shelter of any kind. A heavy artillery fire was then kept up for several hours by both sides, the Chinese shells being very accurately placed and their rifle-lire exceedingly heavy tlinuuh rather wild.

The advanced under cover of (be gnus right- up to the t'liine-e position at. Nan-uiig, where they hud fortified strongly at a bend of the river. The Chinese, however, did not wait to receive their attack, but- fled hurriedly across ibe river, eyacuattiig bnlh Xun-sung and a still stronger position a couple of mile- further on at IVit-aiK. Whilst the Japanese frontal attack was being made the ilritMi guns were pushed forward so as tn iiillll.ink iho entrenchments, and it was no doubt, owing to (heir fear of being enfiladed that the Chinese tied with such precipitation. The Bengal Lancers also killed a few men.

but the crops were too thick and high tn enable the Lancers to be used to any great advantage. The Chinese were small, hardly any dead being found on ihe field. Their earthworks were extensive, i'lul both their gun ami their hlu Iter trenches fur their infantry were designed wilh a considerable amount of skill, 'llie Japanese, on whom the brunt of the action fell, lost heavily, having (H killed and 'JtO wounded, the lirilish loss, being four killed niul-Jl wounded. Tho Amerirans did not come into uciiou. Init.

were held in reserve. The Ilussian, and French, who were assisted by the Hritish naval guns from the wall of the ll-i-ku ars-i-tial, ounht to have been able to inflict great damage as the enemy retired across the river, but ibey only H'Ciceded in advancing a very sliort the Chinese bail opened the sluices and liomled a great portion of the intervening mutilrv on the other side of the liver between Ilsi-ku ami I'ei-tsang Ibis being a favourite device in Chinese warfare. The Kiissian- had only six men wcumleil. was necessary to keep (be enemy in retreat, and early on the following morning, August fi, a rapid advance wa made to Yangtsun, the Japanese being on the right bank of Ibe river and ihe lirilish, Americans, Russians, and French on the lefl. It was round that, at laugtsmi, some eight miles further up the river than the Chinese had trenched themselves strongly on the right bank the iVtho, behind the railwav embankment They bail also partially wrecked the railway bridge, so that it was not possible for (he Japanese to co-operate from the other side of the river.

The Russians and French attacked on the left, the Hritish and Americans on tho ceiure and right. About- midday the Hritish uml Americans drove the enemy' out of their positions, when, by some mistake, the British ami Hu-ian guns opened fire upon the allies anu Killed two ot the Americans and wounded live. An American oflicer, whose name 1 have not been able to ascertain, vert- pluckier rode lidit along in front of the guns, Ins hand anil calling out, "Stop firing; vou are Minns our own men; and Trivate Jackson. of the of the Royal Welsh rVi- 1- in steoii no on too railwav enihniil-itnni 10 the lin Wt. I on several occasions.

It seems to have been due to want of system more than to anything else, l.ho weak spot in tho British force being the presence of a divisional stall without any division, so that they ran the work of the brigade talf. with the result that, the brigade staff were put. in a false position, and orders' and counter orders were is. tied wllteh created unnecessary confusion. The men suffered terribly from exposure to the oiin.

which was rendered the more oppressive by toe threatening of occasional thunderstorms. The temperature during the middle of the day was as much as lOldeg. in tho shade. The Hritish troops suffered a pood deal-both the WeMi l-'nsilier and the 12th Field liattcry, the only white troops with the Hritish force, hut not. more so than ibe native regiments, and neither of them suffered anything like so much 'as eitiier the Americans or tin.

Russians, amongst the former of whom seven men died from sunstroke and beat apoplexy, and amongst the latter a great many more men and several also of officers. Tho scene on the march to Ho-hsi-wu was an extraordinary one, men falling out by in one Russian regiment nearly half (he men bad lo be assisled along by their comrade-. Water is never very good anywhere in China; it is rather a question el how little bad it- is, and as a result it is carefully boiled before being drunk. Hut ail prudential precautions were tlituwn a-iile, and each little wavsido well was surrounded with a strange mixture of exhausted nn-ii. Briti-b soldiers in in-lmet ami khaki burnt almost copper-red most of them Sikhs and Itajpools and Afghans nil their (uibans, ami swarthy Indian camp followers; great, burly, hi'oad-dioulderetl liussians in white coats, black breeches, and heavy boots; natty little Japanese it: white also, white from head tn foot, even their gaiters being white cloth, the only point of colour being a broad band of yellow round tlio peaked cap.

The Japanese suffered from the sun quite as much as any of Ibe others. The Russians and Japanese Inst very much more heavily than the Hritish, who were alongside of them and exposed to precisely same fire, tho difference in low being attributed entirely to the conspicuous nature of the Russian and Japanese uniforms. It, is to be hoped the Hritish authorities will be equally wiling lo profit by various le-sons of the march. One, excellent feature of Ihe transport, for instance, was a portable cooking machine on wheels, which was kept working during the wholo of the march, and from winch during the halts the men. if they needed it, wero able to get a cup of Ihe mn.t.

excellent soup. From Ho-hsi-wn the Japanese pressed rapidiv forward, their mitpo-ts being always several miles in advance, and their cavalry keeping in touch with the enemy, who were kept constantly on the move that they never had time to entrench themselves. Ti saved a repetition of the heavy loss of life in ihe frontal attacks at Peitsang ami and it. utterly demoralised the enemy; but it was a marvel that the Japanese stood si) well the fatigue not only of the long marches in the great, heat, hut of the almost constant lighting around every village on the line of advance, losiii" a man or two in nearly all oi them. The Chinese invariably kept up a terrific fusillade for a few minutes, -oiiteiiines for as much as a quarter of an hour, as the Japanese came within rille range, but they lied at once, without wailing to receive the Japanese attack leaving half-oaten iiu-lous strewn all about in evidence of the precipitation of their retreat.

Towards the end of the march they wero evidently also hard pressed for food, several horses being found which hail been killed and parilv eaten. General Fukushima never lei go bis grip of them for a moment. He fell that it would lead tn a u-eb'ss expenditure of life if he allowed them time to entrench themselves and that they had to be kept on (he run at all costs, ami lite result pr.n-ed lh.it he was right. You looking very tired, some one said to him. "Yes," he replied, "I am, and my troops are tired, but the enemy arc more tired." On the 10th ami 11th Ma-Ton and were respectively occupied, afler two exceedingly hot and trying marches.

They were both large walled-iu Chinese villages, which were partially looted and burnt by the Chinese soldiers as they retired, the devastation being completed by the allied troops as they passed through. The Chinese have not stood sufli-eientlv to lose main- men in hnitle tint, tlmv m-lll snffi-r twriMY frn ihe coming winter. On the afternoon nf tlm luumii- nimt-r. un me anernoon ol tile i i.i. i i i i gnus, and it was anticipated that the Chinese would stand there if tbev meant to stand at all, as it is a large and wealthy city defended by a very strong wall: but when the troops advanced early on the 12th they met with no resistance, the Chinese soldiers lefi in Sinrk- f.

I hours before. The townspeople were unmolested and were given Japanese flags to carrv about wiih them as a protection. It is impossible to express the feeling of admiration excited all through this campaign by the conduct of the Japanese, by their extraordinary self-restraint 1... .11. ru uy ineir military capacity and pluck, The women and children' hare been perfectly i i i sate in their hands, and after the heat of battle I IIIC'ITLS.

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i (um-s inn as iimiiuimifEi ov me daiianese "s-ii, jii, nj aitie.e ami tried to make the gunners aware of their mistake, but without success, and their tire was only stopped by General Stewart aJ orderly to explain what was happening. 5 lie Bengal Lancers also unfortunately istook smaii aouv et Hassans for the and "pencil nre upon them, which the Russians returned, wounding a trooper and two horses. The Americans bad, seventy-four men killed and wounded, the lirilish fortv-fivo, and the Russians thim-. Tl0 CTnnc--e position wa, really stronger than at PeiUanc and that the loss was so slcr than that Japanese on the- previous day was due to the I.