The Pembrokeshire Herald and General Advertiser

CARDIGANSHIRE SPRING ASSIZES. These assises commenced on Thursday, the 27th ult., before Mr Baron Pigott. His Lordship arrived from Haverfordwest at 4*30 p.m., and was met by Mr R. D. Jenkins, deputy-sheriff, and the sheriff's chaplain, the Rev. John Griffith, rector of Neath. Owing to the High Sheriff suffering from a severe indisposition, he was unable to attend, and the duties usually performed were done by his deputy. His Lordship proceeded at once to open the commission. Afterwards he proceeded to Saint Mary's Church, escorted by the Cardiganabire County Constabulary, where an eloquent and impressive sermon was preached by the Sheriff's Chaplain, who selected for his text Mioah vi, 6, 7, 8. FRIDAY. The court was opened at ten o'clock this morning, when the following gentlemen were sworn on the grand jury r—Sir T. D. Lloyd, Bart, M.P. (foreman), Messrs J. Boultbee, W. Buck, J. G. W. Bonsall, T. H. Brench- ley, J. Colby, D. G. Davies, T. Davies, J. G. Griffith, J. B. Harford, Capt Howell, J. W. James, J. T. W; James, M. Jones, V. D. Jones, M.D., Capt Jordan, Col. Lewis, D. K. W. W. Parry, G. W. Parry, T. Morris, H. Vaughan, T. R. P. Wagner, and G. G. Williams. The usual proclamation against vice, profaneness, and immorality having been read, His Lordship addressed the grand jury. He congra- tulated them upon the paucity of crime, there being only three cases for trial. One of these deserved a few ob- servations. It was that of Rachel Thomas, charged with having feloniously set on fire a rick yard at Pencraig, in the parish of Liangoedmore, in October last. An ill feeling existed between one prisoner and the Richards, of Pencraig, and, from his perusal of the depositions, he could find nothing more than that. She was a super- stitions woman, and disposed to ohatter. He then re- ferred to the annoyances the Pencraig family had been subjected to, by the throwing of stones at their premises, and their belief that the prisoner was the author. She was brought up because of some words she gave utter- ance to. She attributed the annoyances to spiritual agency, and said that something worse would come across tbem. When apprehended and accused of the crime of setting fire to the rick yard, she remarked, 'who saw me ?' His Lordship then remarked they must bear in mind that if a true bill was not found against her at the present time, and some material evidence turned up afterwards, she was liable to be re-apprehended. Cases of arson ought to be fully investigated, and the law was ▼ery jealous on that point, but the evidence must be carefully weighed before a verdict was given. They were then dismissed. A true bill was found against George Reed and William Whit alter, for larceny. They were indicted for having, on the litb of January last, feloniously stolen a piece of eheck, of the value of 30s, the property of Evan Morgan, draper, Aberystwyth. Mr Allen, instruoted by Mr F. R. Roberts, Aberystwyth, prosecuted; the prisoners were undefended. The prosecutor deposed that, on the 14th day of January last, he left a piece of check out by the door. It was all safe at two o'clock when he saw it. He beard that it was missing between five and six. The piece of check was produced and identified. He knew it by the trade mark, but could not swear that it was the check that he left by the door, but it was of the same description and quantity. Thomas Morgan, an apprentice of the prosecutor, deposed that he saw a piece of check put out by the door, and that it was safe, some- time between two and three. Catherine Morgan, sister of prosecutor, deposed that she saw the prisoners walking back and fore before their house, oq tbe day in question about four o'clock. They were twenty yards distant, and neara, public home, when she nrattta.w them. They walked m the middle of the street, aiSft during one of their walking movements she saw tberiiipproacbing the house door, which is abont two yards from the shop door, tibe was in a room upstairs when they came to the door. She saw them leave, but did not.obsertVanvthing with them. Tbey were ITO near the Iwiak tor her to observe their doings. Patrick a pol^fe constable stationed of at Aberystwyth, deposed ma* on #ie day in question ha for feloniously stealing si j; William Davies, Green* I 4th of orisoner v 18 0 no" «#■ 1 Is y I 4 liberation, returned a verdict of guilty. The prisoner was sentenced to six months' hard labour. The grand jury ignored the. bill against Rachel Thomas charged with having feloniously set on fire a rick yard at Pencraig, near Cardigan, on the 8th of October, 1867. His Lordship said he concurred in their decision. Messrs J. W. Bowen and B. T. Williams, who had been re- tained for the defence, applied to His Lordship for prisoners costs, by virtue of an Act of Parliament passed last session. His Lordship remarked that the prosecution was brought about solely by the prisoner's chattering tongue, and therefore he could not accede to their request. This'concluded the business of the assizes, and the Court rose at half past twelve.

THE PROVINCIAL INSURANCE COMPANY. The fifteenth annual meeting of the proprietors of the above Company, was held on Friday, the 28th ult, at the Wynnstay Arms Hotel, Wrexham. Mr Thomas Barnes, M.P., presided, and there was a numerous attendance of shareholders. The following is the report which was issued to the shareholders a few days previous:- DIRECTOR'S REPORT TO THE SHAREHOLDERS, FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31sT DECEMBER, 1867. The Directors now reported to this, the Fifteenth Annual Meeting of the Shareholders, the result of the operations of the Company for the year 1867. IN THE LIFE DEPARTMENT, There were received 720 Proposals for the assurance of J6166,116 0 0 646 Policies were issued assuring 127,866 0 0 The annual Premium on which amount to 4,124 16 3 The aggregate Life Premiums being 32,041 15 0 Claims were paid upon 61 Lives, amounting to (inolusive of Bonuses) 16,587 11 11 The average amount of each Claim being 270 0 0 IN TBII FIRE DFRARTMKXT. There was issued 12,770 Policies. The Total Premiums being 68,136 9 0 The Claims were 66,330 13 1 Th e average amount of each Claim being. 100 0 0 The Directors desire to express their regret that the Fire business of the Company for the year has been unfavourable in its result, and that in conse- quence they do not recommend the payment of a Dividend, The Directors have as usual exercised the great- jest caution in the acceptance of risks, and from the continued unfavourable character of the times they have deemed it prudent to re-insure to a greater iextent than heretofore. They ^ave also in their anxiety to protect the Company been induced to decline a large number pf Proposals, having considered it better to take ithat course than to extend the business with a Consequent increase of risk. The Claims paid during the last year have prin- cipally been upon the best classes of risks. j The Directors, however, feel that they would not be accurately stating the position of the Company (f they did not inform the Shareholders that during the last few months the average losses have ma- terially decreased, and they think that they may fairly assume that looking at this fact in connection with the large business of the Company and increased rates of Premiums, they are warranted in anticipating that the year upon which they have jentered will be a prosperous one. IN THE ANNUITY DEPARTMENT. The Premiums amount to. P, 1,550 0 0 One Annuitant, whose Annuity amounted to 44 0 0 died during the year. THE INCOME OF THE COMPANY. Amounted (exclusive of Govern- ment Duty) to the sum of. I 105,098 4 9 Two Hundred and thirty New Agents were ap- pointed during the year. The Directors who retire by rotation are Messrs James R. Barnes, Edward Tench, and R. V. Kyrke, who offer themselves for re-electiou. The Directors' attendances number 523. THOMAS BARNES, Chairman, ANTHONY DILLON, Secretary. Mr Dillon, the secretary, having read the notice convening the meeting, The Chairman, in opening the proceedings said he supposed they would take the report as read, and it so, he would proceed to make a few remarks. Equally with the directors he had no doubt they would be all disappointed to find the year resulting as it had done. For the first time during a good many years -in fact during the whole period of the Company's existence-they were unable to declare a dividend. He had no doubt they would desire to know what had been the cause of the serious losses from fire, which had overtaken the Company during the past year. It would be quite natural that the shareholders would desire to know that, and it was tbe wish of the Company that the very fullest in- formation should be given them on that subject. (Hear, bear.) They bad had another year of vo hi, t he might term famine. Last year they expected that the famine' would be over, and that this year would prove to be one of prosperity and success, but it had turned out to be otherwise. Unfor- tunately, both in the experience of their own and other Companies, years of misfortune seemed to come in cycles. Their Company was 15 years old, and in that period they had bad years of plenty and years of scarcity. The first two years in the his- tory of the Company were what they might call years of prosperity; but the Company was then so young that that was not much to go by. Those two years were 1853 and 1854, and the next four years were years ot losses; the next five were good years and years of profit, beginning with 1859 and ending with the year 1863. In 1863 they made what he believed at the time was a mistake, and recent ex- perience bad confirmed him in the truth of that opinion. In that year they made the mistake of declaring too large a dividend. It lifted the price of shares up higher than they ought to have gone but, having had four years of success, they believed they were justified in showing to the public how soccessful the Company had been, and that waa the most efficient way of doing it. Those five years of profit were followed by four successive years of tosses, including the past year. The last year, in fact, appeared to have been about as bad as any year they had had, and the directors desired that the shareholders should know some particulars about their losses, because they were really of a remarkable character; and lie thought, from the figures which he should bring before their notice, he should be able to show that the losses of the year had not resulted from any want of prudence or caution on the part of the directors. He might state that the risks which they had actu- ally declined during the past year had amounted to £ 1,227,984. Of those risks nearly half were de- clined, because they were not believed to be safe risks, and the remainder were declined because the directors did not wish to take more responsibility upo- that class of property. It would be some I satisfaction to the shareholders to know that they had I ascertained that in those cases which had been de- clined as hazardous there had been four cases of fire, involving a loss of nearly £ 8,000. Then, again, he could show that losses had not resulted from the directors taking hazardous business. There were 107 different classes of risk, such as warehouses, shops, mills, dweUing-hoases, and various others, and of that number there were 58 in which they had had no loss whatever during the past year, and curiously enough, those 58 included some of the risks which had been thought the most hazardous. There were 49 classes upon which they had had losses, varying from vtpy small amounts to upwards of £ 4,000. The heaviest loss of all upon any distinct class amounted to £ 4,728. These losses included one at a mill in Bolton. The gentleman who owoed it was insured to the extent of between £ 40,000 and jE50,000 upon the mill, machinery, and stock he was insured in a peat number of offices, aad .there was not an agent in Bolton who had not endeavoured t& get bold of it. It was well constructed, and as secure as it could be, but it was barat"dowa,,and to this day nobody knew what -w" the origin of the fire. It broke oat at -IXKHI when there were plenty of people about to detect wrong, if there had been any- thing of the kind, and it did not occur 111 the most dangerous part of the mill. The premises were en- j tirely burnt down, but he thought the directors could have no blame attached, to them in consequence. any person. With one exception, the next heaviest Lyss had feKigp opon farming stock, which^asa rate,' r *S-e/aad even this year, with Somewhat "j there had been a 2ooi profit on what there had been a 2ooi profit on what Weaving sneds, however, be most Bay r lonsidered risliy or dangerous. This year, ^owev^ 8 was soriy to say they were in the unfortunate of having had a loss under that bead. Th* c refineries bad been small, and upon •Wioess had yielded a good profit— t 4»wngh this risk was regarded as still more 7 V. hazardous than those he had mentioned. He might go on mentioning various classes of risk, but he would only remark that their heaviest loss this year. with the exception of that upon cotton mills, had been upon dwelling-houses. He believed that every office considered the insurance of dwelling-houses one of the most profitable classes of insurance, but this year they happened to have been unfortunate in that class. In order to show the wide area over which the losses of the past year had been spread, he might state that the number of claims which they had had was 565, and the average loss upon each claim had only been about £100.. The total premiums for the year upon the fire department had been £68,136 and the total losses paid amount to £56,330. Of the life department he need only say that he believed that it was in a very sound, and, he might say, satisfac- tory state, for Mr Griffith Davies, the actuary who was present, would tell them that on the whole they had no reason whatever to complain of the life branch; An insurance company was essentially a risky thing its very business was that of risk, and it was most unreasonable to expect that every year would be a year of profitable business. The directors felt that they would not correctly describe the state of things if they did not inform the shareholders that during the past four months the average loss had materially decreased. He was glad to say that so far in the current year, which embraced fully two months, the claims were quite £15,000 less than in the corres- ponding period of last year—(applause)—and the claims were less both in the fire and life departments, so that possibly might indicate that they were en- tering upon a period of more success. They had, as a company, a well established business, and in fact he did not think there was a company in existence which had a sounder business. He begged to pro- pose— That .the report and statement of receipts and disbursements be adopted.' Dr Griffith said it was not the character of the British nation to give up things because there was an exceptionally bad year. He thought it was in their very nature to say well the worst must come to an end, and we may now hope for better things.' The success of their institution in the past fifteen years had raised it to a position which must be gratifying to those who had began it, who had stuck to it, and who, he believed, would contrive to stick to it. He had great pleasure in seconding the resolution which had been submitted to them by the chairman. After some conversation upon various points men- tioned in the report, the motion was submitted to the meeting, and unanimously adopted, several ques- tions arising out of it having been satisfactorily an- swered by the chairman, Mr Dillon, and the auditors. On the motion of Mr James Jackson, seconded by Mr Floater, it was resolved :—'That Messrs James R. Barnes, Edward Tench, and R. V. Kyrke be re- elected directors of the Company and that John Bury, of Wrexham, and Mr John Jones, of Chester, public accountants, be re-elected auditors for the en- suing year; and that £ 25 each be paid to Messrs Bury and Jones for their services during the past year.' Mr Dennis next moved :—' That the thanks of the proprietors be presented to the directors, and that the sum of jE600 be paid to them for their services for the past year.' Mr Gittins seconded the motion which was unani- mously adopted. This concluded the whole of the business, and the proceedings terminated with the usual yotes of thanks.

HEROIC CONDUCT OF A SERVANT GIRL. At a special Sessions for the county of Durham held last week, two villainously looking men, a«-ed respectively 25 and 27, were charged on two indictments with housebreaking. The first case entered into was that of bur- glariously entering the dwelling-house of Sarah Maughan, and as the facts of the case were elicited, it really reminds one, as his lordship said, of one of the stories of romance rather than of every-day life. Mrs Maughan, the prosecutrix, a woman well advanced in years—above three-score and ten. it may be said—occupies the small farm of Park Side, near Haltwhistle. It is sitaate alone, and some distance from any habitation. As she said when in the witness-box, on the night of the 24th of October, tbe only person occupying Park Side Farm were herself, her servant girl, Elizabeth Storey, and a colhe dog. About midnight the barking of the dog awakened them—they had gone to bed about ten o'clock—and the girl at once got up and, bearing footsteps, looked out of the window. She then perceived the door was fastened with a stick and a rope, but treating the matter merely as a joke, she returned to bed. Soon afterwards, how- ever, her mistress and herself became alarmed at the unhesitating manner in which some one was beating at the dairy window. The burglars, evidently fully aware of the situation and the in- mates—though it roust be confessed they did come across a Tartar in the long ron-made no secret of their attempt to force an entrance, and the girl and her mistress sallied down stalrrI, Mrs Maughan carried a scythe, with which she said she intended to cut their heads ofl Wiien tbey showed them- selves through the dairy window." When they got down ttairs the window was broken open and a man with a mask over his face, and two holes for his eyes, rushed in and made a cowardly attack upon the two females. By this time, however, tbe girl had got a stout broom, and so ably did she wield the domestic utensil that but for the odds with which she bad to combat there is no dout she would have come off victorious. As it was, however, she was struck on the face, two of her teeth knocked out, her hair pulled out, and otherwise maltreated. Still she stuck to her assailant, and even when with his unmanly bands entwined among her hair' he was dragging and kicking her about the kitchen floor, she shouted to her mistress to get a pair of scissors with which to cut the hair, so that she might get free. When she did free herself she procured an old gun and presented it at one of the prisoners, but, though loaded, it missed fire. The struggle was continued, and finally the heroic girl tore the mask from off the prisoner Adamson's face, and coolly told him she could identify him. The candle was knocked out, and in the melee the girl and her mistress succeeded in getting into another room. When here, a man attempted to enter by the window, but was so belaboured with a poker that he was glad to make good his escape. It should be stated that Adamson was severely bruised about the head from the blows given him by the girl. The girl eventually got away and assistance arrived, but in the meantime the door of the room in which the girl and her mistress had concealed themselves had been broken open, and the old woman was badly used. When the girl left the box she was loudly applauded, and was called back by his Lordship, who, addressing her, said "she was entitled to tbe warmest commendation for her bravery and fidelity to her mistress." The pri- soners bad been seen together by M r Dent, station master, of Bardon (Klill, and also by Mr Woodman, of Thorngraft, Finney was apprehended on the road near Bardon Mill, and after a desperate re- sistance and struggle with Sergeant Young, that officer very considerately, without ceremony, gave the ruffian such a thorough drubbing that he was glad to accompany him quietly to Hexham. Adamson was apprehended at Annfield Plain, in the county of Durham, by P. C. Dunn, of Haydon Bridge, and then made a statement fully implicating himsell and Finney with the commission of the offence. His Lordship summed up, saying the case really reminded him of one of the stories of romance rather than an occurrence in every-day life. The jury, after a short deliberation, found both prisoners guilty^ Sentenced for the two ofiences to Jõ years penal servitude. This concluded .the business of the day. His Lordship cailedback tbe girl Elizabeth Storey. As she^rtepped mQdostly into the box she instantly became the enbjeet of applause, and on the un- interrupted completion of which his lordship, addressing ber, said; Elizabeth Storey, your con- duct I think really deserves something more than mere verbal, commendation and as I fiod I have the power to give you a reward, I give instructions for £5 to be handed to you for your fidelity and courage. You will receive it in doe course. The happy recipient blushingly acknowledged the com- pliment, and retired amidst plaudits ia which all joiaed. ?

REASONS FOR PHEPERRING DR. DE Jo NOB'S LIGHT- BnoWN ÇOD laVER OIL. On the important question of th e right kind uf Cod Livsr Oil to be adminiatered Dr Edward Smith, F. R.S., many years one of the Physicians to the Brampton Hospital for Consumption, and now Modieol Officer to the Poor Law Board in his well- known treatise on' Consumption,' gives' the following instructive information « The quality of the Oil should be regarded. We have been inforu^od by a manufaotu- rer ot Cod Liver Oil, that probably'not one-tenth of the V n is altogether derived from the lirer oL Uo.d *,abv Hence think it a great advaniage that ,here is one kind of Cod Liver Oil wb:ch is universally idmitted to be genuine—the Light-Brown Oil' supplied If Dr. de Jongti. It has long been our practice, when Irescrjbing the Oil, to recommend this kin sine* .1 midst so mlleh variety and uno«rtainty, wfe. have confix fence iu its genuineness.' Dr. de Jongh's Light-Brown ,.1 jud Liver Oil is sold only in capsuied4mperiaUiaIf-pints, ( 6d. piitis, 4s. 9d.; quarta, 9s.; labelled with bis tainp and signature without which none can possibjy be I ienuiue, by Bis sole conalgneaa, Ansar, Harford, and Co., f 7, oirau.d, London; and respeoUble chemiats,

THE ABYSSINIAN EXPEDITION. GOTHA, FEB. 19. The following letter has been addressed by Consn' Cameron to Prince Hohenlohe-Langenhurg, who formerly travelled with the consul during the visit of the Duke oj Coburg to Central Africa: Magdala, Abyssinia, in Prison, Nov. 6, 1867. 'Dear Prince Hohenlohe,—You have heard of my rapid advancement In the diplomatic service, and after having helm for two years attache (vtír Ie, jambe.) I may now regard myself as charge defers, if 20 pounds of iron may entitle me to this designation. Seriously, I have gone through wonderful events since we last saw one another, but I think you know the worst details from one source or another. England has certainly donI everything to conciliate our Royal friend. We now wait quietly until the troops come to liberate us. I do not doubt the result, provided their movements are rapid. Neither the king nor his people haveever had real dangers to contend with, and I have no doubt that only a small nnmber of our people will be sufficient to give them AN idea of our power, it they advance quickly into the heart of the country. Many of these things are in our favour -for instance, the situation of Magdala; certainly there is some danget of our being killed- by the soldiers here in a panic; but then they bave ho place Of refuge, sinoe they are surrounded by enemies who would neither per- mit them to join the King nor aliow them to become rebels on our account. We calculate that, either for good or evil, matters will be decided here by the middle of January; and, after afl, two months are not long to wait after four years in chains. I hear that the Abyssinian affair fs much blamed in England, and, so far as I can judge, evil-minded persons either here or in Egypt have sought to cast the blame upon me. Nothing can ne more untrue. I came with the permis-ion of King Theodore for the second time to Abyssinia, and although 1 carefully sought to abstain Iroin all cause of quarrel with him, sinee only three months previously he had offended European opinion by bastinadoing the Rev Dr. Sterne, yet I was taken from a sick bed and thrown into chains for writing him a most respectful letter, in which 1 requested him to allow me to return to my post in accordance with my orders. Nevertheless, I think that, in spite of all, the truth has come out, although I myself have not written much. Have you read the kind letter of the Duke of Saxe Coburg, which he wrote on my account to King Theodore? It is impossible to thank him sufficiently for it. He will be glad to hear that poor Schiller and his companions have bad their wiist shackles removed. The King makes them work for him, although in leg chains. With my most respectful compliments to the Duke, the Duohess, and the Prince 01 Lemingen.—I am, &c. •DTJHCAH CAMERON.'

♦ SUGAR IN BEER.—The quantity of sugar used in breweries in England increased from 9J383,3401b« in tbe year ending at Michaelmas, 1866F^O no less than 39,317,2641b. in the year ending at Michael- mas, 1867. The increase in Scotland was from 209,1131b. in 1866 to 351,4561b. in 1867; and in Ireland from 148,434. to 1)465,296Ib. CAUTION TO VOMJNTEEBS.—On Saturday last, Thomas Hicks, a volunteer residing at Cheltenham, was ap- prehended on a warrant, charging him with leaving the Cheltenham Rifle Corps witbout.givingthe proper notice to hiacommanding officer, and also with taking away his uniform, belts, and appointments. He was appre- hended at the Sailors' Home, where he had shipped as a seaman, with the uniform in his possession, and con- veyed to Cheltenham in custody. Two MEN BURIED ALIVE AT DUDLEY.—On Saturday morning last a fall of several tons of slack and coat took place at the Bourne-hill Colliery (Messrs Nock's), and two men, named respectively Shelly and Allen, were buried beneath the mass. Messrs Horton and Tannery surgeons to the colliery, were at once sent for, and every effort was made during the day to resoue the unfortunate men from their perilous position. Volunteers went down to relieve the men at work almost continuously, but it was not until late in tbe day that the bodies were re- covered, both men being, of course, dead. The affair caused great excitement in the district. THE CASE OF BURKE. CASBT, AND SHAW.—An ap- plication was made to Mr Justice Smith, at Warwick, on bebalf of Burke, to make an order on the prosecution to give the prisoner a copy of the indictment, a list of the witnesses, and a list of the jury panel. The applicatjon WAS made under a statute passed in tbe reign of Queen Anne, An Act passed in the reign of George III. enacted that to levy war against his Majesty, or to incite any person to invade tbe realm-the acts with which Burke stands charged— shoul^be deemed treason. The statute WAS repealed by the Treason Felony Act, which enacts that snch an offence shoqld be felony. The statute of Ann, however, was not repealed, and no mention was made of it in the Treason Felony Act.—I lis lordship said that a similar application was once made before Chief Justice Erie, who held that it could not be granted in a case in which only a felony was charged. His lordship was of the same opinion. CURIOUS DISCOVERT OF A VALUABLE ROMAN RING. —A Yorkshire antiquary collector has organised a small army of boys to scour the fields for flint implements, to collect coins, and pathcr antiquities of any kind in the country surrounding Malton. A company of these young archaeologists were out last week in a cutting, on the Thirsk railway, which crosses the outer trenches of the Roman camp at Malton obliquely. One of them picked up what be took to be a corroded lump of iron. This the boy's mother sold to an antiquary in Malton, Mr Charles Hartley. On being divested of the clay, the relic proved to be a Roman ring of iron, having an engraved seal as large as a sixpence, the enamel being of a bright red and quite perfect. The head is beautifully ENGRAVED, and behind it is the letter V., and before it the letter S. An impres- sion has been sent to the Rev. Canon Oreenwell, who pronounces it a very good specime* of a well-engraved seal of Roman date, and thinks tbe head a portrait,— Eastern Morning Newt. PROGRESS OF CULTIVATION IN THE HIGHLANDS.— The facts and nzures contained in the agricultural returns for 1866 and 1867, recently issued, supply some valuable information regarding the progress of cultivation in the far north. In Ross and Cromarty, for example, we And that in the short space of twelve months no less than 17,500 acres, formerly barren, have been under cultiva- tion. THIS ought to be some consolation to those lugu- brious patriots who are always complaining of the great devastation caused by the evictions in the north of Scot- land. Year after year,' as the Northerti Ensign remarks, C is thus giving the best of all proofs that these northern distriots are susceptible of vast improvement; their formerly barren Wastes are, through the application of capital, skill, AND industry, and the blessing of Provi- dence, being rapidly transformed into cultivated fields, the pastures arc COVERED with increasing flocks- and herds. and rapid MATERIAL improvements are being effected in all directions.'Scotsman, WITCHCRAFT IN Tat NINETEENTH CKHTURT.—Maria Giles, better KNPWN as • The Cunning Woman of New- bury,* and Wii"A.M franter, described in the calendar as a labourer, WEFE ^DIETED at the Reading assizes, before Mr Justice Keating, with obtaining various sums of money from Isaac Kivers, by false pretences, on various days in January. IT was a case of pretended witchcraft, The chief evidence was that ot the prosecutor, who de- tailed various occasions on which he had paid visits to tbe woman FOR PURpose of recovering a stolen watch, and described TBE pretended methods of watchcraft which she had employed, and stated tho various sums of money which 8^E..A male prisoners had demanded for that end. Altogether Rivers had paid the sum of £2 68 6d, though he admitted that the watch was only worth £2 14S. Being asked by the learned judge when he first became aware how great a fool he had been,' he said it was one occasion when the man and woman had gone away with A sum of money just given, and bad left him sitting in their nut more than half an hour without returning. The prisoner Giles pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to EIGNTEEN months' imprisonment. Tranter was convicted, ADD sentenced to six months' imprison- ment. THE WILSON B^CT-ACTION BREECH-LOADHR.—A further exhibition ">E powers ot this excellent small- arm took place at tne WOOLWICH range on Friday, with the most satisfactory results. ONE hundred and fifty rounds were fired I° ■ twenty rounds were fired lor accuracy. Direction ot Kai,gE N.N.E, fresh south-west wind blowing. A RARZ R?°<1 target was made, showing AT 500 yards a mean deviation of 1.41 feet. Tbe rifle was fired, as on the PREVIOUS OCCASION, by Private Croft, who discharged for RAPIDITY* ROUNDS in 45 scconds, being the tnost rapid tirlllg procaced at the range by any breech-loader of cither large or small bore. It was evi- dent at the last trial, WHEN the weapon was put, for the fifst time, into the serjeant's hands, that four or five seconds rright have been saved in rapidity if the shooter had bad any previous experience of the gun, and it ap- pears to be pretty generally the oPinion that thirty shots per minute could be realised. THE mechanism of the arm worked without any IMPEDIMENT, and tho gun was raised to the shoulder for^EACU discharge. The arm com- plete weighs abot»t 8.N"BE barrel has six rifle grooves, of one turn 'N Tho cartridge used was the latest form made at the ROYAL Laboratory, with 70 grains ofcorapressed powder, and bullet of 380 grains. The recoil of the gun is very shght, The notion of the breech arrangement is, AS we have already described, remarkably simple, and a together the weapon is the most remarkable yet produced Of) the bolt or Prussian principle. The mechaDism is self-locking and self- seouring. The act of opening, which is one motion, clears away the old oartridge case, and the plug or bolt can be detaohed from the ureecb in a moment without tools. The mechanism is composed of very few pieces, all of which can bu produced by machinery. MR-WAKD HUNT.—I* was formerly announced In the House of Commons on Friday evening that Mr George Ward Hunt had been offered and accepted the important office Of Chancellor of the Exchequer. So rapid a rise of so comparatively young a man, without I family influence,' is, we believe, unprecedented. Mr Ward Huut is but 43 years of age, and has only.beeR ten years In Parliamen. The son of a Berkshire clergyman by the daughter of an Oxfordshire squire of EASY means, but no politn-aiintufnco. Mr Ward liuut was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, at which latter place he achieved a second class in classics in 1843. and graduated M.A. in 1851. On LEAVING college he ate his terms, and was called to tbe bar in 1851, going to the Oxford Circuit for a time, but not practising much. In 18/52, and egun in 1857, he unsuc- cessfully contested Northampton borough; AND in 1858 he stood for the northern division of the county, where he had property. end was elected. He has held his seat there unintermittently until now. A steady adherent of the Conservative party during his whole career, and an uncompromising supporter of the Disraeli tactics daring the debates OI the Russell-Gladstone Reform Bill, he was E>n TH* accession ot Lord Derby to power, in 1866, ■ppouut d to the office of financial Seretary to the freaswy, with <t salary of £2,000. Having supported Mr D eraeli wben out of office, he faithfully stuck TO him during the whole of his Mitung policy in ifflce,- and has now reaped his reward in an appoint- nent to an offlne which is generally given to meu ¡f greater age AND more experience. Air Hunt has some )1 theqaalixie* requisite for such an appointment—A clear- leadednesa and a talent for figures; but thern can be ittle DOUBT that his Budgets wiH BE iJisraelian, and he is I nerely for the present DOGATE Of his more ftble chief. I "Birminnh^i Daily Jfott. I

WOLVES IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING. A theft committed under moat novel circumstances has been reported at the Central Police-office, Glasgow. A re- spectable young man, a Sabbath-school teacher, was pro- ceeding towards Wynd Church for the purpose of at- tending a prayer meeting, when he was accosted by a man who inquired whether he taught children on Sundays. The young man replied that he did, when he was at once told by the person who accosted him that there was a Ilot of destitute children in the land' where he lived, and asked that the teachgr should go with him and reason with them to attend school. Conceiving this to be an excellent opportunity for promoting a good cauae, the unsuspecting youth followed his interrogator. They proceeded to a house in the neighbourhood on entering which they found a man and a tfoman sitting near the fire, A second man soon appeared, then a third bearing a Bible, and so on till- the party numbered five men and one woman exclusive of the visitor. One of the men read a portion of the third chapter of the Gospel of St. John, making afterwards a few appropriate remarks, which again were succeeded by a touching prayer. At this stage one of the men informed the teacher that a poor woman who lived on tbe fiat above that where they were meeting had just been removed to tbe infirmary, and, as she was in very destitute circumstances, suggested that any contribution towards procuring her some luxuries other than those obtained in the infirmary would be gladly received. The young man replied that he was not in the habit of carrying mtich money with him, that be had only 3d., and tha 1 tu willing to give that in the meantime. The annoinioerriefft of want of funds did not please the4 religious party,' wheat once cornered the unfortunate teacher, and immediately Stripped him of his coat and vest, and also carried off a silver watch and a pocket-knife. As soon as the youth got out of their clutches information was given to the police, and in the course of a very short time Inspector Hardy and Sergeant Sutherland succeeded in arresting three of the suspected individuals, who gave the names of John Harrison, James Black, and James Lyall. On one of them there was found the knife of the young victim. The fiatfies given are known to bo fictitious, as the pri- soners are well known to the police.

—— —- SLANDEJR ON A SUPKKINTENRFESF* ot PoLtCK.—A case of slander was tried last week in Warwick, in which Mr Lund, superintendent of the Leamington Poliêe; was the complainant; and Air Warnsley, a stationer in the sanM town, was defendant. The plaintiff had been for nine years superintendent of the force; and tbe defendant had repeatedly tttado use of slanderous observations respecting him, and charged him with drunkenness. A'ter a long trial the jury fettimed a verdict for the plaintiff, damages £75. RESERVE FORCES.-—The Army EstitiiateS for the fiscal year 1868-69 provide for 8,06*5 permaflefit staff of Militia, and 128,971 Volunteer officers and men and for 362 permanent staff of Yeomanry Cavalry and 15,823 Volun- teer officers and men. The eapitation1 grants proposed for Volunteer corps are for 30,084 Artillery Volunteers at 30s, and 124,605 Light Horse, Engineers, and Rifle Volunteers at 20s, with a 10s grant for 90,987 extra efficients. The vote for enrolled pensioners includes a charge of JE12,000 for their pay during training, and £14,100 for bounty money of enrolled pensioners at £1 each. The vote for the Army Reserve force comprises items of £2,400 for pay during training, jBl 1.600 for bounty at £4 each, and £700 for the probable number of men who will engage under the Arn:y Reserve Act of 1867. The total vote for the reserve forces of the army is to be THREATENED STRIKE Of COLLIEHS.—The colliery proprietors of West Lancashire recently decided to reduce the Wages of colliers 15 per cent. On Thursday morning the workmens' delegates met at Wlgan, and afterwards an open-air meeting was held in Boyswell-fields, and about 10,000 persons assembled. Mr Ct. Pickard presided. The following resolntions were unanimously adopted i- I That the men in the various collieries of Wigan district, in publid rtlecting assembled, are willing to submit to a dropequaIto tbe last advance (10 percent), and that only/ That all the men who are now Out remain out and be supported until all the notices are expired, and it then be decided what course be pursued but in every case where the men are allowed to go to work, the master taking nothing off but the last advance, the men are to resume work.' That, considering the cause of the present dis. tress and reduction of wages is consequent on over- production of material, at the end of the notice being worked out, we agree to adopt some form of restriction in the Wigan district, and to get all in Lancashire and elsewhere to do it.1 THB OAKS COLLIERY EXPLOSION.—During the last few days considerable progress has been made in ascer- taining the cause of the explosion at the Oaks colliery. The workings have been so far cleared that the men have reached the stone drift, when Mr Dickinson, Mr Wardell, and Mr Southern, Government Inspectors, were called in to view the place. It was then found that the shot, as stated at the inquest by Mr Maddison and Mr Cooper, had gone through the stone drift on to the ateps, going into the in-take air, and in noway coming in contact with the return air-course. It was generally supposed that tho actual cause of the explosion WitS the firing-of the shot, but it would now appear that the theory of several of the engineers that the shot bad no connexion with tbe explosion is to some exient borne out. Everything was found in the same state as before the second and fol- lowing explosions. It is now expectcd that in the course of a very ehort time no inconsiderable number of the bodies will be found, but as they have been in the pit nearly 15 months, and as the air will bave reached a great number of them, it is questiooable whether any of them will be identified. FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT TO A 'TRAPEZE'PERFORMER.— The Dundee Advertiser reports a lamentable accident which befel. a gymnast—one of the Brothers Bolena at the Dundee Music-hall, on Thursday night. The brothers went through some very clever and daring gym- nastic performances, which many of the audience, espemally females, could not behold except with fear; but for which they received, from the greater bulk of the audience, the warmest approbation. The elder and stronger of the two hung from the trapeze by the legs, while he caught the younger by one of the hands as he was falling past him, and swung him in tha air. This and other equally daring feats, as we have already stated, were accomplished in safety. The next exhibition of their agility was intended to be of a similar kind. The elder of the two swung from the trapezf by the legs, and while in this state it was evidently bis intention to catch the younger by the left ankle. By some miscalculation, however, tbe leg of the younger brother oame some few inches short of the reach of the elder, and tie fell head- foremost into the orchestra. The sensation created amongst the audience on witnessing such a spectacle can be better imagined than described. Screams and sobs esoaped from men and women, and a number of those in the front seats rushed, in a state of excitement, to see whether the unfortunate performer bad been killed by hit fearful fall. The other performers also hurried to ascertain what was tbe matter. The unfortunate man, when kicked up from amongst the feet of tbe band, lay in the arms of his supporters in a state of unconsciousness, with the blood flowing from a wound in the skull. He alighted with his head on the sharp edge of a footstool used by Mr Butler, the leader of the orchestra, with such force that he broke it, after having struck in his descent the neck of .that gentleman's violin. The unfortnnate gymnast was carried into an ante room, and messengers were instantly despatched for medical aid. Dr. Duncan arrived in the course of ten minutes after the accident occurred, and found him sitting in a chair quite conscious, but complaining of pain in his head, ribs, and back. On examination, it was found that he bad sustained a large scalp wound of semicircular shape, and about three or four inches-in length, on the crown of the head, aDd some slight bruises on the forehead; but so far as could be seen, he did not appear to have received any very serious injury. The wound was sewed up, and the sufferer was removed to his lodgings in the Nethergate. Falling a distance of upwards of 20 feet, and alighting on the crown of his head, it is a wonder be was not killed on the spot. It is supposed that he must bave saved himself by his hands from receiving the fat! force of the fall. FENIAN OUTRAGE NEAR CORK.—Another Fenian out- rage for the purpose of obtaining arms has been perpe- trated in the neighbourhood of the city of Cork. Between nine and ten o'clock ou Thursday night the residence of the Rev Mr Leslie, of Wilmount, was attacked by an armed party numbering about 25 men, who endeavoured at first to effect an entrance by stratairem, and when that failed resorted to force, but without success. At the hour mentioned Mr Leslie and his servants were alarmed by the tramp of a number of men hurriedly approaching the house, followed by a loud knocking at the front door. Mr Leslie himself went to the door and asked who tbe persons outside were, and was answered • Foiice.* He asked what they wanted. A voice replied that they had with them a wounded man, whom they had brought to receive the rites of the Church, as he appeared to be dying. Suspecting a stratagem, the rev. gentleman went to one of the upper rooms, reconnoitered the party, and speedily satisfied himself as to their true character. He acted with vigour and presence of utind. He directed his three servant men to arm themselves with gnns, and told the female uomesticlI to ring an alarm bell which had been erected on the roof of the house, in anticipa- tion of some such emergency as that which had now occurred. Tbe police at two neighbouring stations were aware that Mr Leslie had the bell on his premises, and it had been concerted with them that its sound was to be a signal of danger, on bearing which they were to hasten to his relief. On bearii g the boll the Fenians outside knew that their stratagem had failed, and their leader had threatened that if the door were not opened he would force it in. All ho wanted, ho said, was Brmli; and if these were given to him, no one would be molested. The Rev Mr Leslie, who had armed himself with a rifle, went to one of the upper windows, declared that he would allow no one to enter the house, and warned tbe in- truders that the police were coming to his assistance. The parties then tried to force the door open by pressing their shoulders against the panels, bat as it was too strong to be forced, some of them began firing at it with revolvers, and others tried to gain admittance by the windows. The Rov Mr Leslie then fired a shot at some of the men, which drew the fire of the whole party upon the window at which he had taken his post, and several bullets flew tbcough the glass, falling harmlessly in the room. Mr Leslie reloaded again fired at his assailants, but could not from tho darkness of the night see whether his shot had taken effect. While the fusdade was going on the alarm bell was kept loudly dauging. The dis- charge of revolvers was kept up for some time, until tbe assailants satisfied themselves that they could neither terrify the occupants 01 the house into a surrender nor force an entrance, and they accordingly retreated. None of the persons in the house were injured. When the police arrived at tho spot, which they did very soon, they were too iate to obtain a trace of tbe routo taktn by the attacking pnrty. Some of tbe constables remained in Mr Leslie's house, while others proceeded to Cork to give Information ot the outrage. A large foroe under the oommand of the county inspector and a resident magis- trate prefetseded from Cork at twelve o'clock at nb ht, to Wilmount, and made a close search of the neighbour- hood, but did not eiftct any arrest. An inspection of the exterior 'of tbe house revealed numerous tracss of the uttacir, the door being studded with bullet marks, many oi the window pnues brok«o, and the abutters of the lower windows indented, while the ground outside was much beaten down, as it trampled by a large Dumber of men. U

ABYSSINIA. Sir Stafford Northoote has received the following telegram from Sir Robert Napier at Attegerat- Information received from Magdala up to the 17th January, and from Theodore's camp up to the 9th Jan- uary. All the prisoners were safe and well up to those dates. The- imprisoned Europeans, who were with the King, had been made over to a detachment of his army to be escorted to Magdala. The King's progress towards Magdala was very slow, owing to his encumbrances, but by abandoning the latter he could still at any time reach Magdala. It was reported in Magdala that Menelek, King of Shoa, had again left Shoa for Magdala for the purpose of acting against Theodore. The information received affords no clue to Theodore's views or purposes at the present crisis.' The above telegram was not dated.

» SHOCKING MURDER AT TODMORDEN. One of the most bloody and atrocious murders that has been beatd of in this country since that committed by Rush, perhaps^ was committed on Monday night at Tod. morden, by a weaver of checks named Miles Wetherall. It peems that for some time past Wetherall had been paying his-addresses to a serVant-maid living at the par- sonage (the Rev Mr Plows's), and in consequence of his visits the girl had been discharged, and went back 19 York, where her parents lived. On Saturday and Sunday Wetherall went to York, on a visit to her. On returning he appears to have resolved on taking fearful vengeance upon her late master and mistress, and upon the bouse* maid, wbo was supposed to have told of his visits to ber fellow-servant. About half-past ten o'clock on Monday ftrght Mr Plows, who was preparing to retire to his bed- footff, heard a noise at the back door. He went out by tbe halJ door and proceeded to the back of the house where be saw Wetherall with a batcbet in his band, and who immediately m'apped a pistol at him, bet it missed fire. Wetherall next tfttaclced Mr Mows with the hatchet. but Mr Plows closing with him, they went backwards struggling into the lobby jot the house, through the back door. The noise alarmed the servants, and the house- maid, cook, and nurse came to see what Was the matter* Some of them seized Wetherall by the hair and clothes to hold him back. The result was, that Mr Plows escaped by the front hall door, but not until he had received two long scalp wounds at the back of the head and another at the top of the head, several vertical cuts on the forehead, oheeNr torn from top to bottom, and other wounds. The wotaeti also got out of bis way for the time, but having locked the front and back doors, the hou»e-maid sought shelter in the dining-room, and for a time kept him at bay by placing ttfff back against the door Wetherall, however, managed to get his right arm through the door, and discharged a pistol at her, shooting her dead. He next went into the kitchen and armed himself with a poker, and proceeded upstairs to a bed- room in which Mrs Plows was lying, and where she had recently given birth to a child. The nurse told him he could not go there, but he told her not to mind, at, he had finished those below, and forced his way past her. Stripping down the bed-clothes, be fired at Mrs Plows, but the ball did not take effect. He next attacked her savagely with the poker, inflicting some severe scalp wounds, breaking her nose and otherwise injuring her. Whilst in th* act of striking another blow at her his arm was arrested by a man named Stansfieldf the church organist, who had seen Mr Plows, and who was accom- panied by two other men. By these men he was.re- moved; and given over to the police. It appears that he was armed with three pistols and a hatchet when he went to the bouse. He behaved with remarkablo coolness when in custody, remarking, I have done it-I meant to do it, and am only sorry the pistol (that aimed at Mrs Plows) did not go off better.' The lobby of the house was marked with blood like a slaughter-house. The housemaid was found dead behind the dining-room door. Mr and Mrs Plows are lying in a precarious State.

DRUMMING OUT.-The ceremoify of 'drumming oat' is, in future, to be dispensed with.—Army and Navy Gazelle. STAMPED NEWSPAPERS.—In the fiscal year ending with March, 1867, 27,863,572 sheets or half-sheets for newspapers published in Great Britain were impressed with stamps at tbe Stamp Office for securing free transmission by post. 0 TRAFFIC IN HERRINGS,—One day last week no fewer than 100 railway waggons left Anstruther and the adjoining stations laden with herrings, chieflv for the London market: The total quantity was nearly 3,900 crans, making altogether about 3,000,000 herrings brought from the east coast of Scotland. LIVE STOCK IN SCOTLAND AND IRELAND.—The official Agricultural Returns show that, comparing the years 1856-57, the cattle in Sootland decrease in number in the ten years by 12,307 -Tiz., from 970,742 to 952,435; in Ireland the number increased 119,861—viz., from 3,604,406 to 3,724,267. The sheep increased in the ten years in Scotland 324,476-namely, from 6,749,864 to 6,074,340; in Ireland the sheep increased 976,175—from 3,573,273 to 4,554,148. Pigs increased in Scotland 67,372-from 136,639 to 204,011 in heland 278,728— viz., from 1,086,865 to 1,365,583. THE 23RD REGIMENT AND ST. DAVID'S DAY.—At five o'clock on Sunday morning, at Newport, the band of the 23rd Royal Welsh Fusiliers welcomed in St. David's Day by marching through the town and playing 'The Men of Harlech.1 and other Welsh National airs. At half-past ten the regiment marched to church, headed by the celebrated goat, whose horns were gaily decorated with gold leaf. Each man also wore the national emblem (the leek) in his buzhy. The weather was delightfully fine, and some two or three thousand of the inhabitants assembled on the route to witness the march to church and listen to the enlivening strains of the band. STARVATION AND SUIClDE.-An inquest was held on Saturday respecting the death of a man named Frederick George Wilson, aged SO- years. The deceased was a tanner, and having had no regular work for a long time, he tried to get a little money by carrying parcels. He only earned sufficient to keep him from literally starving to death. On Tbursday night he went home and told his wife that he was tired' of life. She went to purchase a pennyworth of bread for him. So soon as she bad gone out the deceased entered his landlord's room, and taking up a loaded pistol, which he knew to be there, he shot himself in tbe head. His wife found him dead on ber return. The jury found that he had committed suicide while in an uusonnd state of mind. REPUTATION AFTER DEATH.-It is very singular how the fact of a man's death often seems to give people a truer idea of his character, whether for good or evil, than they have ever possessed while he was living and acting among them. Death is so genuine a fact that it excludes falsehoods, or betrays its emptiness; it is a touchstone that proves the gold and dishonours the baser metal. Could the departed, whoever he may be, return in a week after his decease, he would almost invari- ably find himself at a higher or a lower point than he had formerly occupied on the scale of public appreciation.—The Refiector. THE MONT (JBNIS TUNNEL.—It appears that at the close of 1867, fjur miles and 5,435 feet of this tunnel had been completed, leaving two miles and 4,018 feet to be oiereed. The distance pierced in 1867 was 5,040 feet aa compared with 3,416 in 1866, 4,079 feet in 1865, 3 626 feet in 1864, 2,673 feet in 1863, 2,076 feet in 1862, 1210 feet in 1861, 1,144 feet in 1860, and 2,889 feet in tie preceding years. The outlay mado upon this remark- able and important work (which has now been raorethan ten years on hand) amounted at tbo eloseof 1867 to about £ 1,700,000. It is now hoped that the tunnel will be completed in 1871. Its length when finished will be seven miles 3,773 feet. and its total cost will be about £ 2,500,000, or something more than £ 300,000 per mile ELOPEMENT AND ROBBERY.—On Tuesday, at the Notts Sessions, a girl named Harriet Clay, aged 17, and a man named Henry Rossall, aged 27, were charged, the former with stealing JE30, the property other father, and the latter with receiving, harbouring, and maintaining, knowing that she had committed the felony. The female prisoner pleaded guilty, and was the principal witness against Rossall. She said that she had known Rossail only a few weeks; that she had once met him at an eating house in Nottingham, and that be asked her if she had any money. She replied that she knew where her mother kept some. It was arranged that she was to get the money.and join Rossall at a station near Notting- ham. She obeyed, and they went together to Grantham. The following day they proceeded to London,where they stayed at a coffeehouse, and there both were apprehended. The female prisuner did not know then that Rossall was a married man. A verdict of guilty having been re- corded, they were each sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment. ILL-TREATMENT TO A CHILD.—HEAVY SRNTBNCK— At the Central Criminal Court, Mrs Radelyflfe, said to be the wife of a respectable shopkeeper, was tried for a Beries of brutal assaults upon Sarah Ruseell, aged 13, who was in her service as maid of all work. The learned counsel for the prosecution, in opening the case to the iurv said that the prosecutrix was a young girl, and she was employed as servant of all work by the prisoner and her husband, and the offence alleged against the former by the present indictment was, that on the 12th January she kicked the prosecutrix in a most brutal manner, and when she was examined by the surgeon at the hospital her body was found to be covered with bruises all over, and she was in a most horrible condition, from which she was at present far from recovered. He was bound to say that, according to his instructions, the prisoner had been guilty of the most brutal conduct towards this un- fortunate girl. She was kicked and beaten with a thick stick until she bled, and when she cried the prisoner threatened to beat her until she was quiet. Upon oue occasion it was stated the prisoner threw a quantity of boiling water uver her and burned -bar severely. It was contended, for the defence that the case bad been grossly exaggerated. The jury returned a verdict of puilty, and the prisoner was sentenced to five years' penal servitude.

BR)!AKFAST.-Epps's CocoA.-The very agreeable character of this preparation has rendered it a general favourite. Invigorating and sustaining, with a refined and grateful flavour devtioped by the special mode of preparation applied, this Cocoa is used as the habitual beverage for breakfast by thousand who never before used Cocoa. Cucoa stands very much higher tha -iffee or tea,' Dr. Hsssall says, and contains every ingre- dient neceesary to the growth and sustenance of the body.' It is made simply by pouring boiling water of milk on the preparation as sold, in |lb., gib., and lib. 4. !a paoketa.

THE LONDON MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE, MARK LANE, LONDON, March 2. Notwithstanding that tbe snpplies of wheat exhibited > most of the country markets held on Saturday limited, the trade mled quiet, aod there was a to easier priees. Flour and most articles moved slowly. Only moderate supplies of lome-grown" pi were only sale at Mark-lane to-day. Tl» trade was for all descriptions, and prices were nominally 1* i per quarter lower. At the close of bnslsesa nearly whole of the supply remained unsold The market* well supplied with foreign wheat, of which a few were disposed of on rather easier terms. For walNjjj barley the trade ruled firm, at full prices. Grmdinf distilling sorts found buyers at late rates. Malt *? moderate request on former terms. Oats were and trade for them, without being very acti*Jj, was firm. In beans, sales progressed slowly, a* *|L rates. The inquiry for peas was limited, but no took place in prices. For floating cargoes of wheat'VjJ demand was less active, and prices gave way Is to per quarter. Maize moved off slowly at Is per less money. Barley was in fair request, at foil cntf* cle«. Bye ruled firm. Beans were scarce and *te*°J' Linseed continued dull, and lower rate* were accept* Linseed cakes were quiet at late rates. For rapeieed trade was less active. Cottonseed rated firm. i BRITISH. Shillings per Qr. I Wheat—Essex and Kent, \Onts—English feed. *\Z\ white, 63 72 Poland ^2 Ditto, red 61 63 Scotch feed Norfolk, Lincoln, and Ditto potato f* Z Yorkshire, red.. 6? 65 Irish feed, white Bnrley—Malting, 40 46! Ditto, biack .a if Distilling 38 39lfl^TG,een$H Chevalier j llcKa .» u Grinding 35 36! Hanrow i, Peas—White boiYera' J* ft Suffolk, pate. 66 73; Mania 4? Chevalier 40 £ Kingstone,Ware,fintown Ftour-To^ hor^hoW f* _made '-JflSl Household Brown 5ft «0| Country *9 ? aye — 35 3$Norfolk and Suffoiii"

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET LOUDON, MONI>AY. March 2.—Only moderate snpP^f t of English beasts were on sale; but the qurelitT breeds was good. There was a good shew from land, both as regards number and quality. IrvWfJ however, was poorly represented. On tbe whole* trade was inactive, nevertheless, no charge too* ptaC? the quotations. From Norfolk and Suffolk we 1,500 Saots and crosses; from other parts of En#fr_j| 579 of various breeds; from Scotland, 584 Scots crosses; and from Ireland, 110 head. With sbeep market was scantily supplied, but tbe condition of breeds was satisfactory. Generally speaking the deO> was limited, at about late currencies. Tbe top quotatt was 5s per Bibs. Increased supplies of lambs were ,ale, including 56 head Jrom the Isle of W ill he..r- steady demand prices ranged from 32s to 37» per Calves, the supply of which was small. moved off s on former terms. Pigs were ID limited request at P'jj vious quotations. The supplies of foreign beasts *2 sheep on offer were limited. The demaud was by means active, and prices were about equal to last we* -Per 816. to Mink fA. nttn. Coarse and inferior 1, d. s. d. Prime coarse wooiied t. d. beasts 3 2 3 4i sheep 4 4 » Second quality ditte 3 6 4 0 Prune South Down I Prime large oxen 4 2 4 8 Sheep 4* W1 | Prime Scots, &c. 4 10 5 0 Lar^e coarse calves 4i 01 f Coarse and inferior Prime small ditto I W: jj sheep 3 2 3 4 Large hoes 3 • < Second quality ditto 3 6 4 1 Neat small porkers i O Sucking Calves 22* to 24s; and Quarter old Store Pitt' 22" 26*. eaco.

BREAD. LONDON, MONDAY, March 2.—The prices of *he#t|S bread in tbe Metropolis are from 8 £ d to 9J •, of houseu^ ditto, 7d to 8d per 41b loaf.

HOP MARKET. LONDON, MONDAY, March 2,—In all deserlptj^jj of hops tbe transactions bave been on a limited £ 1 The valne of fine parcels bas been fairly supported, inferior sorts bave been easier to purchase. Tbe for<*v markets have ruled heavy on tormer terms.

POTATO MARKET. of LONDON, MONDAY, March 2.—Large snpplWi^L ( potatoes are on sale in the various markets. With • demand, prices have ruled in favour of buyers.

WOOL MARKET. W LONDON, MONDAY, March 2.—Very few tr«n^p tions bave taken place in colonial weel, owing to near approach of the public sales, which will be *° a menced on Thursday next. In English woeta moder. business has been doing on former terms.

SOUTH WALES RAILWAY TIME TABI, t 1TIKK PAYS.—CP TRAIN*. O diatioff. joiass.Wss. 1 2 class.jl 2|eJ*? jK Mih Starting from a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. p.m. tL 0 New Milford 8 35 11 15 5 0 J > 41 Johnston 8 so 11 30 5 14 J <0 91 Haverfordwest 9 0 11 40 5 24 •( lit Clarbes\.oi. Road 9 11 ;ll 53 — ,f 21 NarberthKoad. 9 36 12 9 — J Whitland » #; |]3 24 6 0 » 32 St.Clears » 59> jl3 39 ■» 401 Carmarthen Jnc. 8 50 10 n 19 6 27 4 60 Llanelly a 40 10 57 1 59 7 A 72 Swansea. 7 30 9 55 11 to a 16 7 2* 77 Neatb (dep.). 7 58 10 37 11 39 2 54 7 M 114 Cardiff 9 45 12 31 12 47 I 4 42 » » 1262 Newport 10 30 1 25 I 15 6 12 9 » 143.1 Chepstow 11 22 2 20 1 43 6 2 9 41 •" j 1713 Gloucester (dep.) 12 45 4 5 2 40 jl&2 12 40 ••• I7e Cheltenham(arr) 1 & 2 5 5 2 0 ij 35 II 30 y 208 Swindon (dep.). j 3 45 6 10 4 10 9 10 2 20 MS Pn«Hh»gton 6 5 9 49 6 0 1115 4 35 TS.—DOWN TRAINS. —j S « 1723, 1.2,3.1.*2, Exp., 1,2,"3T^#» Stations. class.1 clam. class. 1 6 9 cl»»». J^ I » ~i #« Mil. Starting from II, tIt. a.M. a. a. ¡I a.m. 0 Paddington 6 0 9 15 0 77 Swiuden(dep.) 9 25 11 »7 f" J 121 Cheltenham (dep « 10 10 25 13 10 •jfll ? 114 Gloucester (dep.) 8 35 11 10 12 56 if I Mi Chepstow 7 44 12 18 1 49 i jf mi Newport 8 35 1 0 .— 2 30 0 170* Cardiff 9 8 1 28 2 51 jf 208 Neath (dep,). 10 57 3 13 3 58 218 Swansea. 11 lf> 8 15 4 0 8 » 4# j 225 Llanen, 11 58 4 50 4 45 8 49 244 i Carmarthen Jae. 12 49 5 45 5 41 9 25 253 |St. Clears 1 4 6 2 8 2 9 41 [ 'j# 258&j Whitlana 1 19 6 18 6 18 9 55 264 (Narber'h^wd. 1 33 6 31 8 31 10 8 270 £ ;Clarbeston Road 1 47 6 44 6 44 ,10 22 efi 275|]Haverfoidwest. 1 58 6 56 ) 56 10 34 a% 280J Milford Road 2 13 7 10 7 10 110 48 o 28 j New Milford 2 24_7_2g_1^1^_j_7 25 10 TRAINS. SPNOAVS.—ilOWW Station*1',2'3' 3» il• olass. class, class. class., class. class. From a.m. p.m. lp.m. From a.m. «.». o. *•* V. Zta. 11 0 & 0 Pad |» 0- MilRoad 11 13 5 14 Swin..» p.m. I R.West. 11 23 5 24 Chel. de j 20 Clar. Rd 11 36 — Glou. de] 3 30 49 Nar.Rdt ll 49 &M Chep.. J 4 38 J!, Whit.|l2 1 8 # New. A J5 ''U StClears 12 15 Cardiff. # 4-J t 6J Car.Jnc. 12 37 6 27 Neath*! t £ 8 Llanelly 1 23 7 8 8wan.de 7 55 8wan.de 1 45 7 20 JUanelly 8 33 Neath. 2 22 7 61 £ »L-Jnc 8 Cardiff. 3 56 9 2 9 36 New. 4 28 9 24 Whit 9 53 Chep. « « » 41 Nar.Kd* IQ 7 Glou. de 6 25 12 40 Clar. Rd; 10 33 U ar|l<fc9 H.West.l 10 34 • J| 8wia.de 8 20 2 20 MilRoad (10 50 » s# Pad.jr. 15 4 35 N. MilJ Ill 8

MILFORD BRANCH LINE OF RAILWAY* Front Johnston (late Milford Road) to Milford. gUKW* { UP T&AIMS—WXKK BATS. Vf TjUi5> a. m. a. m. p. in. p. m. p. m. m. I 9* 'tf Milford.dep 8 35 11 10 1 >50 4 55 « 40 11 0 M f Johnston arr 8 45 11 25 2 5 5 9 6 55 II 101 DOWN TBAmS-~WBKK DATil. DOWN a. m. a. m. p.m. p. m. p. m, a. ni. P* Johnston dep 9 10 11 35 2 15 5 20 7 20 11 20 i U Milford.orr 9 20 11 50 3 30 5 35 7 35 11 30 5

PEMBROKE AND TENBY RAILWAY. DP TRAINS—WEEK DATS. |1,2, gov. 1,2. gov. 1,2. gov. 1,2,gov. 1, 3.8^ FROM. — a.m. a.m. p.m. p.m. "l1li Whitland 6 15 10 5 1 25 6 38 Narberth 6 SO 10 20 1 40 6 45 Kilgetty 6 4t> 10 36 1 56 7 1 Saundersfoot 6 M 10 41 2 1 7 5 renby dep 7 20 10 50 2 10 7 15 Penally 7 23 10 53 2 13 7 19 Manorbeer 7 32 11 9 2 20 7 27 Lamphey 7 40 11 18 2 31 7 36 Pembroke 7 45 11 22 2 35 7 40 Pembroke Dock arr 7 55 11 30 2 45 7 48 j DOWJr TRAINS-WEEK: DAYS. -—„<f 1,2,gov. 1, 2.gov. 1, 2. gov. 1,2, gov. 1, vaox — i — — a.m. a.m. p.m..m. P-10, PembrokeDock dep 8 5 10 45 3 15 6 15 Pembroke .dep 8 13 10 58 3 23 6 23 Lainphey s 17 10 57 3 27 6 27 MaHcrbeer 8 27 II 7 3 37 6 37 Penalty 8 35 U 16 3 46 6 45 Tenby 8 45 11 25 5 0 6 55 Saundersfoot 8 54 11 35 59 7 5 Kiltrcttv 8 53 1139 513 7 9 Narberth 9 15 11 57 5 31 7 29 Wbitland 9 30 12 12 5 45 7 44

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