Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1889-11-20 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

IWO A51R(.....5. —The Liberal-Unionist leaders at Binning... deny abeolutely that there was in lbee any compact made or implied between any of them and the Conservatives to the effect that in consideration for the supp.srt given by the Conservatives in other Divisions, the Liberal-Unionists would support the Conservative candidates in the East and the Bordesicy Divisions. Their contention is that the promise of support then given was confined to the Eastern Division, and they will be prepared to maintain this statement before the arbitrates. At Birkenhead, Dr. Anduose Leicester, of St. St. James's, Liverpool, was brought up on remand charged with having attempting to commit suicide by jumping into the river from a Woodside ferryboat. A week ago th- prisoner rushed on board the steamer, and when the steamer was half-way across the river on the passage to Woodside he leaped into the water. When last before the magistrates Dr. Leicester said he had been studying spiritualism, and had become possessed of a spirit which caused him to jump overbcard.--Endenee was given showing that prisoner had been over-studying; and it was proved that he was perfectly sane now, and he was discharged. Beirut Ararat has this autumn, for the first time, been ascended by a young girl. It seems that a forester, accompanied by his daughter, who is only seventeen years ot w'm, and by his son, a boy of fourteen, undertook the ascent, in the company of three }Chards. The strength of the boy was exhausted when they arrived at the height of 14,000 ft., and the father stopped at the height of 16,750 ft. The young girl and the three Khurds, however, continued the ascentuntil they reached the top-18,917ft. There the girl fell ill from the intense cold, and in the descent was obliged to depend upon the Khurds ifor support.  A policy of propagandism is being vigilantly promoted for different objects in ditfere it parts of the world. The Socialists of the United States and Germany intend to be unusually active in securing converts to their faith; the Slavonic Benevolent Society are preparing a Panslavist Almanac, which will be altogether a partisan publication, and is to be distributed in handreds of thoussnds throughout the Slavonic countries of South-Eastern Europe; and Rome Rule Union vans are to be multiplied so that every corner of the country may be visited by peripatetic propagandists. A fatal fire has occurred at 26, Brocklynstreet, Hceeton, London, resulting in the death of two children. The house was let out in single rooms and the third floor was occupied by a woman named Bullock and her two children, aged three and five years. The woman had gone out to work, leaving the children alone in the room, and the supposition is hat they were playing with matches and set fire to the place. Some men attempted to effect a rescue but failed, and when the firemen had subdued the flames the charred bodies of the children were found lying on the floor. '  A letter has been iced to the members of the North of England Steamship Owners Association from the master of a North country steamer stating that he had been twice unnecessarily ordered to lighten his vessel at Kertch (Southern Russia), involving 2 days' detention, and when he had complied a brig stranded in the channel, by whier be incurred- another day's detention. A master of another vosed that had been refused a pilot was fired upon five times for proceeding. The saeretary was instructed to communicate with the Foreign OM*. An interesting case, involving the responsibilities of stakeholders, has been decided at Nottingham County Court The plaintiff had bet £l5 that Middlesex would absolutely beat Notts in the lastfericket match played here. Shrewsbury and Gunn had an interest in thebet, backing Notts. Thernatch wasabandoned through bad weather. The stakeholder paid the money to the Notts supporters. Plaintiff now sued for the return of the amount, as the match was not played out and the home team did not win.—The judge held that the stakeholder had acted rightly, and judgment was accordingly given for the defendant. The Friendly Society of Ironfounders, in their 424th monthly report, just issued, show that this branch of the irontrade is exceptionally busy. There are more orders in the moulding departments of the Jarge engineering firms than have been known during the present generation, and out of 114 branches there are but six that 'report trade as being dull. Their cash has increased during last month by £1,477 is. 2d., their total cash in hand at the close of October being over £31,060. It speaks well for the good feeling existing between the members and their employers that with a total membership of aver 13,000 there is not a single znember the dispute fund.  !report  A young man named Edwards, a member of the London Irish Rifles, while at drill in WestminsterHall,was accidentally bayonetted during the new bayonet exercise. Sergeant Seaman, one of the instructors, borrowed Edward's rifle in order to give him a practical illustration of a certain movement. Standing in front of Edwards, the sergeant made a point, when, to his horror, he found he had misjudged his distance, and the bayonet pierced Edwards in the lower part of his abdomen. The unfortunate young man was at once conveyed to Westminster hospital in a cab, where he was placed under chloroform and an operation performed. He now lies in a serious condition. The regiment is now supplied with the latest pattern Martini-Henry rifle and sword-bayonet, the latter being double-edged at the points.