The Cardiff Times

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MR. GLADSTONE. Mr Gladstone continues to improve in heath, and it is hoped the sea voyage he has decided to take next week will result in his complete restora- tion. It is expected that the Premier will go to Madeira, by Messrs Currie and Co.'s mail steamer Balmoral Castle, which sails on the 31st of August, and takes Sir George Strahan to the Cape. The right hoD. gentleman resumed his pedestrian exercise at Holmbury. On Thursday morning he went out for a short distance, having found benefit from his walk on Wednesday. In the afternoon he drove out. The date when he will leave Holmbury has not been fixed yet defi- nitely, but it is probable he will proceed on Saturday morning to Downing-street, from there he will proceed to Southampton, where he will embark on his voyage, Mrs Gladstone and Miss Gladstone accompanying him.

THE HOME RULE PROCESSION AT GLASGOW. At Glasgow o i Thursday, two men who took part in the Home Kule procession on Saturday, named Carson an' I rimifch, were sentenced to six months' imprisonment each. A third, named Gibbin, was discharged.

THE STATE OF IRELAND. SECRET DRILLING AT MALLOW. The Cork Constitution of Thursday morning states that at four o'clock on Wednesday morning 200 men were seen drilling in the vicinity of Spa Canal, Mallow. The men were being put through regular infantry evolutions, and those who acted as officers were heard distinctly giving the word of command. _———.——

THE NORDENFELT GUN. The "Press Association" hears that the War Office has ordered 90 Nordenfelt machine guns of one-inch calibre, to be supplied without delay. It is announced from Portsmouth that the authorities there having reported in favour of the Nordenfelt gun, 200 guns will be ordered im- mediately, in addition to the 150 purchased for the Navy.

COPPER ORE TICKETING AT TRURO. At the copper ore ticketing held at Truro, on Thursday, 2,108 tons was sold, containing 131 tons 2 cwt. of fine copper, realizing £6,843. The average price per ton was B3 5s the average pro- duce 6i average standard k96 8s. The standard advanced 2s 6d. Vivians purchased 1,933; Gren- fell, 1,020 Neville, 1,678 Williams, 1,603 MasoD, 336; Lambert, 275.

ADVICE TO LICENSED VICTUALLERS. Mr w. H. Smith, speaking to the Westminster licensed victuallers, on Thursday, said it was as much the desire of the licensed victuallers as of the feneral public that the sale of liquor should not e abused. He counselled them in their opposition to new enactments, to see that what they proposed was for the benefit of the public, for any opposi- tion not dictated by this view would tend to their disadvantage.

ANOTHER ACCIDENT ON THE MIDLAND LINE. An accident occurred on Thursday afternoon on the Midland Railway, 25 miles north of Settle. The express from Manchester, Leeds, and Brad- ford northwards was passing through Blea Moor tunnel, when the Westinghouse brake failed, and the train was brought to a standstill. While standing it was run into by the Pullman express from London which, according to the time-table, should reach the tunnel 12 minutes after the Manchester exuress, Happily no damage was done,

HEAVY SENTENCES FOR NIGHT POACHING. John Hanford and William Stringer were con- victed at the Atherstone petty-session", on Thurs- day, for poaching on land in the occupation of Mr W. S. Dugdale. Each had been previously con- victed, and Hanford was committed for threa months, and at the expiration of his sentence to find sureties in £10 for his good behaviour for 12.. months or be further imprisoned for six months. Stringer v\ as sentenced to six months'imprison- ment, and then to find sureties in £ 20 for his good behaviour for t'.vo years, or be further imprisoned for 12 months.

TRIBUTE WBRITISH SOLDIERS. Mr W. H. Smith, speaking at the dinner of the Westminister Licensed Victuallers' Association, at the Crystal Palace, on Thursday, referred to the conduct of our troops in Afghanistan. Dis- asters, he said, and even reverses might overtake the British soldier, but he knew that the country and the army to which he belonged were too strong to permit of more thm the temporary discomfiture of the British flag. The British soldier knew well how to retrieve reverses.—Sir Charles Russell, in responding, said that as a soldier of 25 years standing, he would gay the latest news from Afghanistan ought to inspire hope, not absolute confidence.

SUICIDE OF A GENTLEMAN. [SPECIAL TELEGRAM. I On Thursday an inquest was held at Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, on the body of Mr Robert John Hall, a gentleman of independent property, wiio resided with his three sisters. On the previous day the deceased was missed, and one of his sisters discovered him in the store room, where he lay with the upper portion of his head completely blown off. A gun was by his side. He appeared to have placed the muzzle in his mouth, and pre33ed the trigger with a stick. He had been in depressed spirits for the last few months. The verdict WIS SUlclde while in a state of tem- porary insanity."

A LIFETISKEDTOTA DOG, GALLANT RESCUE. A lady passenger at Colwyn Bay Station had a very narrow escape from being killed. Whilst she was standing on the platform her pet dog went under the carriages of a stopping train, and, heedless of danger, she jumped on the opposite line. Whilst she was endeavouring to entice the animal to leave his perilous position, an ex- press train was seen to approach along thejline occupied by the lady. The people on the platform saw that she ,vai in imminent danger, and loudly called upon her to get clear ot the express train. However, it was evident that her thoughts were absorbed in the safety of her dog, and she paid no attention to the cries of the passengers. The express train was then close upon h :r, and had it not been for the bravery of a gentleman, who jumped on the metals :md rescued her from the engine, she would have l een killed. Her escape was, indeed, most miraculous*, as the engine tore away a portion of her dress, and eariied it onwards..

The Foresters' ar.nu.il fate was held at the Crystal Palace on Tueau y, when there was an at- tendance of more than 34, !00 visitors. ) i' or the second tii;, o in its his*ry the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Sunderta-i.1, was, ou Thursday, destroyed by fire, iiie buying waj closed ft the tiutec tbe Accident

HOUSE OF LORDS.—T^chsday. The Lord Chancellor took his seat at five o'clock. The Drainage and Iinpr .lVelnentof Lands (Ire. lami) PioyuHonal Order 4) Bill, the Bastardy Orders bill, an I tnrj Consolidated Fund (No. 2) Bill passed th, OP.gh Committee. The Railway Conduction 1-aciiitie.s Act (lSGO) Amendment BIll was read. a. third time and passed. THE EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY BILL. n. The Employers Liability Bill was brought from t e (commons and read a first time. Lord BilABOTJUNE inquired when it was pro- posed to take the second reading, as it would be his duty at that stage to make a state- ment on behalf of certain important inte- rests who thought they would be prejudicially affected by the operation of the measure. He had no intention of moving a hostile amendment to the second readiug, but he should have im- portant proposals to make on the second reading. The Lord CHANCELLOR proposed to move the second reading on Monday next, and if the House was willing, he would fix the committee for the following Thursday. The Earl of REDESDALE objected to the second reading being taken so early as Monday. The Lord CHANCELLOR was willing to post- pone it till Tuesday, on the understanding that no objection would be taken to going into com- mittee on the following Thursday. THE CONDUCT OF LORD CHELMS- FORD AND OTHERS. = Lord STRATHNAIRN drew attention to the dispatches of Lord Chelmsford and other military officers reporting operations again-it the Zulus t to the dispatch of the Secretary for War, iuformine: Lord Chelmsford that Her Majesty's Government would send 1,000 marines to reinforce the troops under his command, and that no more battalions would be sent to South Africa; to the proceedings of the court of inquiry on tl.e action at Isandula, and to Lord Cranbrook's speech at Sheffield, on 1st and 6th ot June, 1S79. Nothing, he held, could be more unfair than to lay the blame and responsibility for the disasters in South Africa on our officers. On Le countrary. they were the victims of an expariment in military organisation, effected by a minister whose talents qualified him for high civil employment, but u ho knew nothing of military matters. The short service system was a hybrid system—part civil and part military. It was the astonishment of foreign armies and cabinets; and it was not popular with the men, who preferred long service with pensions. One of the most serious faults of the system was that it brought young men into active service before they were strong enough to carry a knap- liack, and it also afforded cousiderable encourage- ment to fraudulent enlistment. It was with sorrow and humiliation that the nation received the news of the defeat of our troops at Isandula, and the distress was the greater because the troops were well armed. The fight was in the open and the victors were savages. Lord CHELMSFORD said that although the gallant lord had faithfully carried T-ut the state- ment that he had no intention of casting blame upon him, could not but feel that the impression created by the notice was of a different character a year ago or more when his military reputation was hanging in tl;e balance, and when it was doubtful whether he should be able to carry his plan of the campaign to a successful issue before he was superseded. The gallant lord gave notice to call attention to the lamentable consequence arising flom want of knowledge or neglect of the first and elementary rules of mili- tary tactics and strategy in the conduct of the campaign Ein South Africa, and that could only refer to his conduct in connection with the disaster at Isandula. The gallant lord had impugned not only his conduct, but also that of the gallant 124th, which lost five out of its eight companies on that day. The gallant lord had said that if the regiment had not been composed of mere strip- plings, and if they had had experienced officers to steady them, the result might have been different. The fact, however, was that two finer battalions could not have been fonnd than the first and second 24th, and it was a mistake to suppose that the men were mere striplings, or that their officers were young or inexperienced. They did all that was possible at Isandula, and the disaster of that.day could not be laid to their charge. Isandula was an isolated hill, with precipitous sides, and no ground commanded the camp for 1,200 yards to tue left and 600 yards to the right. The garrison con- sisted of 762 Europeans and 400 or 450 Basutos, who behaved splendidly on that fatal day. There werel,lC0Martini-Henry rifles to defend a front of 250 yards, and when he left the camp he ordered the line to be drawn in, the cavalry only to be kept at any distance and it was impressed upon Colonel Pullen that his orders were to defend the camp. When the reports came in from the pickets that the Zulus were in force behind t1Je hills, and were operating in three columns, Colonel Durnford determined to go out to intercept one of them, and before leaving the camp took upon himself to alter the order that the infantry pickets should be kept in. A company of the 24th were sent out to the crest of the hill on. the left, and Colonel Durnford pushed forward, leaving a rocket battery and bis escort of Basutos to follaw him. At five or six miles from the camp it was reported to Colonel Durnford that the enemy were in force behind the hills, and immediately afterwards he was attacked both on the left and in front, the Zulus opening fire at 800 yards, and moving rapidly forward. Colonel Durnford fell back till he came to the rocket battery, which he found cut up and destroyed. Meanwhile Colonel Shepstone came into the camp with a request to Colonel Pullen for reinforcements for Colonel Durnford, and a second and third company weie seat out, and made a stand till the ammunition began to fail. Everyone must admit Ithat Isandula was not lose through an inefficient garrison, or through the position chosen for the camp being unfit for the purpose, but because the strict orders given to defend the camp were departed from. Since his return he had avoided entering into this matter in public or in private, partly out of consideration for the relatives of the officer?, but also because he knew t: at a true and faithful account of the incidents of the day was to be found in the pro- ceedings of the court of inquiry but if he had been able to remove misapprehension with regard to the disaster he should not regret having given their lordships his account of it. The Earl of MORLEY said the opinion of so eminent a military authority as Lord Strathnairn could not but have weight with those who were responsible for the organisation of the army, but ho deprecated as premature and imprudent now the discussion of a subject which the Government were pledged to consider during the autumn. He dissented from some of the proposi- tions laid down by the gallant lord, and men- tioned that while the number of recruits who had enlisted had doubled under the short severe system, the per-centage of desertions had naturally diminished. The Earl ELLENBOROUGH complimented Lord Chelmsford on the interesting narrative he had given of the fight at Isandula. Lord DENMAN considered that the noble lord's emanation ought to satisfy every reason- able man in the three kingdoms. Lord STRATHNAIRN having replied, the subject dropped. The House adjourned at 25 minutes past seven o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS-THURSDAY. The Speaker took the chair at four o'clock. NOTICES. Mr BRADLAUGH gave notice of a question with respect to the number of men employed in the preservation of game in Richmond Park. Mr ONSLOW gave notice that on Monday he would ask the Attorney-General if he intended to prosecute the persons specially-reported by the judges as having been guilty ot corrupt practices at the general election.

HIGHER EDUCATION IN WALES. Mr B. T. WILLIAMS asked the Vice-Piesident of the Council whether a Departmental Com- mittee was about to be appointed to inquire into the state of higher education in Wales, and, if so, whether he would announce the names of the proposed members of such committee, and the name of the secretary, Mr MUNDELLA stated in reply that a Committee had been appointed for the purpose indicated in the question, and would commence their inquiries shortly. The Committee was com- posed of the following Lord Aberdare (chair- man), Viscount Emlyn, Mr Henry Richard, M.P., Mr Lewis Morris, Mr Rhys, Canon Robinson and Mr Whalley, of the Department, as secretarv, A RADNORSHIRE OATH CASE. Mr EVAN WILLIAMS asked the Attorney- General whether an attendance officer, Thos. Edwards, did not on the 16th inst. appear before the justices in petty sessions at Penybont, Rad- norshire, as a witness in certain School Board cases, and decline to take ah oath, on the ground of a religious and conscientious objection whether the justices did not refuse his claim to affirm whether, in conseqence of this refusal, the prosecution did not fall through, and Thos. Edwards is not in danger of losing his place; whether this is not precisely one of the cases contemplated by the 24th and 25th Vic., c. 66 32nd and 33rd Vic., c. 68, and 33rd and 34th Vic.' c. 49. allowing affirmation in lieu of an oath and whether he will advise the justices that *l>ey must admit Thos. Edwards to affirm. Sir HENRY JAMES, in reply, said the question u as one into which he could not enter, and ought not to enter. A few days ago a ques- tion, similar in character to this, was put to his right hoi;, friend the Home Secretary, who then gave very good reasons for not interfering. Those reasons doubly applied to this case. He had no official connection with the justices and could not contest their duties and it would be very unbe- coming for him to say whether their decision was right or wrong. T ALLEGED STRANGULATION OF A LADY ltEFUUEE." Mr ANDERSON asked if there was any truth in the report that the lady who recently sought refuge in the British Embassy at Constantinople, and was given up to the Turkish authorities, had been strangled, as an accomplice in a palace con- spiracy. Sir CHAS. DILKE said he had no information as to this statement, and he had no reason to believe it was true, but Mr Goschen had been in- structed by telegraph to inquire. THE TREATY OF BERLIN. Sir CHARLES DILKE, in reply to Sir H. WolJ, said the Government were prepared to press for the complete execution of the Treaty of Berlin, and had recently instructed their agent at Sofia to call the attention of the Bulgarian Go- vornment to the condition of the fortification of Rustchuk; but, with regard to this question and to that of the assumption of a share of the Turk- ish dfbt by Servia, the other Powers who signed the Treaty of Berlin are equally interested, and the steps for p-ocuring the execution of the articles of the Treaty referring to them must be taken in concert with the Powers, not by Her Government nlone. AFGHANISTAN. Sir H. DliUMMOND WOLFF asked the noble lord (liartington) if it was true that two regiments of Colonel P bay re's troops had arrived at Can- dahar? Lord HARTINGTON explained that only the head-quarters and the wing of one of the native regiments had actually arrived. The others were on the march when the defeat of General Bur- rows took place. It was not possible that they afterwards continued the advance, unless strong enough to resist any attack that codld ba made upon them. BULGARIAN ATROCITIES. Sir CHARLES DILKE in reply to Mr Ash- mead-Bartlett, said that Her Majesty's agent in Bulgaria had made cotistant representations to the Bulgarian Government repecring cases of ill treatment of Mussulmans which had come under his notice, and a icceut communication on the sub- ject had been received from the Turkish Charge d'Affairs in reference to these cases. Similar action he believed was taken by the other powers. The Mussulman had no doubt undergone much ill- usage in some pario of Bulgaria, and accounts from Rustchuk showed that there was a want of efficient protection there for life and property but the Bulgarian Government had given the strongest assurances of their desire to afford adequate protection to the Mussulman population, and the latest accounts gave fair reason to hope that the state of affairs was improving. THE GOVERNMENT MEASL/REb. Answering various questiuns Dut to him upon I the progress of business- The Marquis of HARTINGTGJN announced the Government programme as follows:—Should the Hares and Rabbits Bill finish in Committee that night, the Savings Bank, the Census, and the Merchant Shipping Grain Cargoes Bills would be taken to-morrow, and on Monday the Irish Estimates, which would be continued day by day until finished. The Colonial vote, upon which a South African discussion might be taken, would follow next. The Report of amendments on the Hares and Rabbits Bill would be ostponed until Supply w as finished and, until he saw what pro- gress Supply made, it was impossible to fix a day for the Burials Bill or the Expiring Laws Bill. PERCENTAGES OF PASSES IN EXAMINATIONS. Mr MUNDELLA, in reply to Mr W. H. Smith, said that there was already a table in the Education Report which g i ve full information with respect to the number of children who passed the examination, but it would cause gTe It trouble and expense to prepare the percentages in the form asked for by the right hon. gentleman. THE STATE OF IRELAND, Mr FINIGAN said that as it would be cowardly to put his questions, of which he bad given notice, in the absence of the Chief Secretary, he would postpone them. Mr CHILDERS wished to take the opportunity of contradicting an unfounded report that Mr Forster had been sent for by the Irish Executive. He had gone over on ordinary business, and would return to-morrow night. POST-OFFICE APPOINTMENTS. Mr FAWCETT, in reply to Sir J. Kennaway, said the messengers in the Post-office had to un- dergo a test—not a strict educational examination —merely to see if they could read, write, and add a few figures. The Treasury nominated the post- masterships of less than S120 in England, and B100 in Scotland and Ireland, subject to the require- ments of the Post-office as to efficiency. Other postmaster8hips were filled up by the Postmaster- General from persons in the service; POLICE SUPERANNUATION.. Sir W. V. HARCOURT, in reply to Colonel Alexander, said that the question of police super- annuation would be considered, but he could not say what the Government would do. J, HARES AND RABBITS BILL. The House having gone into Committee on the Hares and Rabbits Bill, Mr HENEAGE moved the omission of a sub- section proposed by Sir W. Harcourt to Clause 1, the object of the sub-section being that persons authorised by the occupier to kill ground game shall produce, on demand, the document of authorisation. Ou a division t' e amendment was rejected by 180 against 29, and the sub-section was agreed to. Sir W. HARCOURT moved, as a further addi- tion to Clause 1, a sub-section declaring that a person shall not be deemed to be an occupier of land by reason of his having a right of common, or of an occupation for grazing, or pasturage for less than nine months. To this Mr CHAPLIN moved an amendment, omitting that part of the sub-section relating to right of common, and providing that no person should be deemed an occupier who occupied the land as owner or lessee, having the right to kill game, with power to sublet. Sir W. HARCOURT resisted the amendment. the effect of which, he argued, would be to defeat the object of the Bill, as it 11 ould open the door to a collusive arrangement between the landlord and tenant. After some discussion, Mr Chaplin modified the amendment bv leaving out the words relating to the right of killing game with power to sub-let. On a division the amendment was negatived by 145 against 82. Mr CHAPLIN moved a further amendment, providing that a person shall not be deemed an occupier where he occupies the land as a tenant having the right to kill game, with power to sub- let that right. Sir W. HARCOURT opposed the amendment, and on a division it was rejected by 143 against 64, On sub-section 3, the object of which, as moved by Sir Wm. Harcourt, was to prevent the occupier, or any person authorised by him, from usin; firearms for killing ground game, ex- cept between the last hour before sunrise and the first hour after sunset, aud to prohibit the use of saring traps above ground, Sir W. BARTTELOT moved an amendment, the effect of which was to prohibit the use of fire- arms The amendment was opposed by Sir Wm. HARCOURT. Sir W. BARTTELOT said he would gladly withdraw his amendment if the Home Secretary would conseut to limit the number of persons using firearms for the destruction of ground game to the occupier and one other person. Sir M. HICKS-BEACH stated that he could not vote in favour of the amendment, but he ap- pealed to the Home Secretary to make some limitations as to the number of guns to be used. Sir W. HARCOURT said it was impossible for him to propose to limit the use of the gun to one person, as the House had decided otherwise already. On a division the amendment was negatived by 112 against 33. Captain AYLVIER moved to insert in sub- section 3 of the Home Secretary's amendment, Between the 1st day of July and the 15fh day of February." i The Treasury bench being vacant, a division was called for, and there voted for the amend- ment 23, against 110. The sub-section" as shortly afterwards agreed to. On sub-section 4, the object of which was to provide that in the case of moorlands and un- inclosed land (not being arable), the occupier and those authorised by him, shall only exercise the rights conferred by the Bill, from the 11th December to the 31st March in each year. Sir W. BARTTELOT moved an amendment intended to do away with the proposed exemption, and to make the Bill applicable to the whole kingdom. He accused the Government of having made this exemption with a view of propitiating a fe^W.^HARCOURT said the hon. baronet had misunderstood the case. The main object of the Bill was to deal with the evil which existed in the case of arable lands; and he had all along said he al,ould be glad if this object could be accomplished without injuring sport. The amendment was negatived without a division. Dr. FARQUHARSON moved an amendment for the purpose of exempting from the operation of the sub-section as to moorlands, such moor- lands as are under 50 acres in extent. After a good deal of discussion, Sir W. HARCOURT said be had intended to do what he could in favour of sport, but in the face of the opposition with which his proposal was met, he would accept the amendment. On n division/the amendment was cacded by 146 against. 78. N During the discussion on an amendment by Mr Sclater-Booth, the object of which was to make the limitation of period and the instruments to be used in the exercise of the occupiers' right, the subject of special agreement between the occupier and owner of the land, The Marquis of HARTINGTON, in reply to a remark made by Mr Gorst, wished to qualify the statement he had made earlier in the evening as to the progress of public business. He had been questioned without notice, and had given his answer without consulting his colleagues. But he had no v to say that he could not undertake that the Government would not brin; forward the Report of the Hares aud Rabbits Bill on the first opportunity. Sir S. NORTHCOTE thought it highly incon- venient t'.at such a qualification of the former statement of the noble Marquis should come at so late a period of the evening. Lord R. CHURCHILL moved that the chair- man re; ort progress, and protested against the uncertainty of the position in which the House was placed, as to the business before it, by the statement just made. Sir W. HARCOURT pointed out that the course taken by the noble lord (Churchill) was in- convenient, and might have a tendency to prevent anything like a definite answer being given in future to the questions as to the Government arrangements for progress of their business. Afer some remarks from Mr CHAPLIN and Mr BEBESFOKD HOPE, The CHAIRAiAN ruled that the discussion was irregular, and that the; Committee ought to contiue its consideration to the Question before U*Lord R.CHURCHILL wished to know whether the Government meant to keep the House in the dark as to the business before it, in order that it might be sipped through without difficulty, (Cries of divide," in which the remainder of the noble lord's remarks were lost.) After some discussion the Committee divided on Mr Sclater-Booth's amendment, which was negatived by 154 against 75. Finally a division was taken on the question that sub-section 4 be added to the clause, and the result was, ayes 194, noes 23. On the motion of Sir S. Northcote progress was reported, and t e House resumed. The House adjourned at 3.15.

ILLNESS 0F~" MI!MACDONALD, M.P. Mr Macdonald, M.P., who left London last week in feeble health, has, it is stated, sinie had a serious attack of illness, and now remains in a very prostate condition at his residence, Well 1LùL.

CALVINISTIC METHODISM IN THE RHONDDA VALLEY. LAYING THE FOUNDATION STONE OF A NEW CHAPEL. ADDRESS BY MR D. DAVIES. t. When the history of Welsh Norifjouformity in the latter half of the 18th century comes tu be written and studied, not the last interesting and honourable will be the chapter which deals with its achievements iu the wonderful valley of the Rhondda. Twenty years ago tieinhabiti.ntsof the parish of Ystradyfodwg numbered about 2,000 they have no.v increased to about 50,000. yjs mans of humanity is composed almost solely of the working classes, slightly tinctured by the professional a ,d trading elemen's, aud to meet their spiritual requirements every effort has been made by the Methodists, Wesleyan and Calvinis- tic, Baptists and Independents. Foremost amongst the places of worship raised in the valley of late years ha? been Jerusalem Welsh Calvinistic Methodist CiJapeJ, Ton-Ystrad—the first chapel built in the parish by the denomination, and the precursor of 13 or 14 other coiiuexional places of worship in the district, erecte I at a cost of about £ 25,000. The pastor (the oldest Methodist patstor, it is s kid, in the county) an I church have worked most harmoniously, and now after 14 years of successful existence it lias been found necessary to reconstruct the building. No pulp t in Wales has possessed richer associations than that of Jersalem Chape!. The cream" of Welsh Non- conformists have ascended its steps. Divinity an i learning have been eloquently represented by Edwards, of Bala Thomas, Poiitypool, and Hiraethog poetry by Ishvyn and Hir- aethog music by leuan Gwyllt apd Mathetes. Oratoiy by Thomas, of Liverpool, Mathews and Saunders wit and great service by the" ever- youthful" William Evans, of Tonyrefail, and Thomas, Carno, Thursday afternoon was the nine nxert for lay- ing the foundation stoue of the new chapel. The at endance of Mr D. Davies, M.P. for Cardi- ganshire, one of the proprietors of the Ocean Colliery Company, and a leading Calvinistic Methodist, imparted extra interest to the occasion. There were present amongst others Mr Edward Davies, Llandinam Dr. and Mrs Jone", Rev. Edward Mathews, Dr. Sauders, Owen Thomas, D.D., Thos. Evans, Merthyr A Howsll", Bar- rech (oae of the Ocean Co., proprietors) Mr Daniel Davies, Rev. W. Jones, pastor of the chapel, and Mrs Jones, Mr John Lloyd, Pentre Dr. Pritchard, Rev. T. Davies and D. M. Jones, &c. The proceedings having Deen opened by Mr John Lloyd, Pentre. with reading, singing, and prayer, and the singing again of another well known Welsh hymn, Gosod Bobell yr ngwlod Goshen."—("Place oh God a tent in Goshen,"). Rev D. SAUNDEBS addressed the assembly. After expressing his gratification at the circumstance whic'. had under such propitious weather drawn them together there that day, he remarked that he was also much pleased to observe the spacious and ornamental chapels which the Welsh people were now building. A great many folks grumbled at the ornamentation of Welsh chapels. They wera willing that there should be handsome, maguifieent English chapels, but they appeared to disapprove of the Welsh fol- lowing suit. But despite these prejudiced objec- tions, Welsh Nonconformists were now coming to the fore in these matters. In days gone by, Welsh Dissenters ad not such ample means as they at present had to erect handsome sacred edifices. But in these days their circumstances had improved, and so had teir chapels. There was sincere and substantial reason for congratula- tion. The chapels had not grown worse in a universal ratio w ith the bettering of their circum- stances. The Rouse of God should be the hand- somest in the neighbourhood. There was a close connection between true purity and true beauty. Still men should be careful not to lay the main stress on external ornamentation. He glanced at the splendid past history of the Welsh Method- ists-the descendants of a race of giants. He trusted their future in Wales would add to the glory of their fast, and intimated that he was very mnch pleased to find the Calvinistic Methodists of the Rhondda were waking up to their duties—that they did not rest satisfied with what Lord John Russell aptly termed the "rest and be thankful idea. (Loud applause.) Rev. THOS. LVASS, in dwelling upon the stimu- lus which the building of new chapels afforded to Christian m"n, said that he had never known of a cause of that kind dying because people gave too much, though he had often heard of such a calamity because people gave too little. He coun- s' selled the assemble to contribute liberally towards the cause with which they were there identified. Rev. Mr JONES, pastor, then called upon Mr D. DAVIES, M,P,, to lay the foundation stone. The hot), gentleman was at the outset pre- sented by Mrs Jones, the esteemed pastor's wife, with a silver mallet and tro wel (upon which were cnmmemorative inscriptions). These Air Davies accepted, remarking, however, amid a good deal of laughter, that he would keep them for orna- ments, and use the more homely workmen's articles. He then with characteristic deftness, performed the formal duties, adding at the close that be had done his work well. (Applause). He next ad- dressed the assembly-bis appearance at the front cf the platform evoking hearty demonstrations of welcome. Mr Davies said that he had come there to lay the foundat'on stone and to eive a few pounds towards the chapel. (Applause). But they must remember that he was not going to give all. (Laughter). He wanted them to do some- thing as well—(hear, hear)—so that they and he might be, so to speak, partners in the chapel. (Hear, hear). He felt confident that the church and congregation would be as faithful to the cause in the new chapel as they were in the old. HeMid not know what the cost of the chapel would be, but he was sure that the amount would be paid pretty soon. He would be sorry to find the debt remaining long an incubus in connection with the cause. A chapel debt was always a weight to its promoters and supporters. He had often found that the minister had in such a case to suffer-had to put up with less remuneration in consequence of a chapel debt. He knew more perhaps upon that matter than anyone else in Wales, because he had more letters from persons who were in debt. (Much laughter.) They could Taugh, but the fact was no joke for him. (Lang!- ter.) He could hardly get up any morning with- -finding waiting a letter soliciting aid to liquidate a chapel debt. These letters did not come from Methodists only, but from all Wales, many places in England, and not unfrequently from America. These perpetual effusions were enough to depress one—(laughter)—though he did not fur an instant doubt that the representations made in them were true. The writers stated that they had gre t difficulty in paying- the chapel debt—not the debt that they could not pay. It was as much as they could do to pay the interest. But he did not anticipate any such contingency in that case. They had a good chap d there before, and he expected that the one about to be built would be a beautiful one. At all events common-sense taught that the new chapel would be better than the old one. (Laughter and hear, hear.) Let them take heart and do all they could to get the chapeltfree of debt. (Hear, hear.) Those whojcould not give that day would have the opportunity of contributing again. They would never repent what they gave. They would soon have to go out of this world, and what they gave towards the cause of Jesus Christ would be all that would remain to them—all they could take with them. The money which they thus gave would be in their possession even in the next world. The very best way for persons to show their love to Christ was by contributing to. wards the success of His cause. There were plenty of ways in which their money would be serviceable after the chapel debt had been paid. (Hear, hear.) Money was wanted to help to build the chapel. There was no fear that money would be too prolific. There was always abundant religious scope for it. They at Llandinam had paid their chapel debt before the opening of the chapel, but they had ample field for contributions afterwards. (Hear, hear.) Mr Evans, of Merthyr, had spoken of someone who had nearly broken his heart because he had nothing to do after the ex- tinction of the chapel debt. Let Mr Evans send that individual to him (Mr Davies), and he would find enough work for him-to help. brothers and. sisters who needed help. In conclusion Mr Davies placed a cheque on the foundation stone. Rev. Mr JONKS informed the assembly it was for £200. (Great cheering.) Other contributions were afterwards made, in- cluding J320 from Mr Edward Davies, JB10 from Mr A. Howells, &c. The total amounted to about JE300. Mr ABRAHAM HOWELLS said that he rejoiced very much to witness another proof that the Welsh people were so much in advance of other people in religious culture and the enlightenment of knowledge. (Hear, hear.) The Rhondda Valley inhabitants were clearly fully alive to their religious responsibilities. (Hear, hear.) Rev. EDWABD MATTHEWS remarked that the character which lie had heard given to the Rhondda Valley was that its residents were pugilists and drunkards, &c. But that assembly spoke better things of them. It was impossible to exaggerate the benefit which the Gospel had done the Valley. Take the Gospel out of the Valley, and it would be soon found that the people had better quit it. The good which the Gospel did in connection with Mr D. Davies's works was fully worth the £200 which that gentleman had so generously contributed that afternoon. The Gospel had done great things for Mr Davies; and Mr Davies too had done great things for the Gospel, and both ot them together had done vast good to society. (Hear, hear.) It was pleasant to see another chapel added to those already built in the Valley; there were enough public-houses. A Voice Too many. J. Mr MATTHEWS My friend says too many;" remembar that, Mr Davies-turning to the hon. member-in the House of Commons. Mr D. DAVIES: We know that quite as well :,s he. (A laugh.) Mr MATTHEWS allowed that Mr Davies did know it. His advocacy of temper- ance evidenced that. (Hear, hear.) He went on to impress upon them that the chapel should be devoted to sacred uses only. It should not be used to sing songs in and kindred purposes. Christ had prohibited even the sale of dovea in the house of God, and that was one of the most innocent of secular avocations. But God's house was meant for higher spiritual purposes, and every reverence should be manifested by those who trod within its hallowed precincts. ("Hear, hear," andloul applause.) *1: Rev. THOMAS REES argued that the Methodists were the only native Welsh denomination. The Establishment, the Baptists, &c., were but im- portations.^ Let the Calvinistic Methodist chapels be erected in a substantial manner. (Hear, hear.) He had a reason for urging this. The Bishop of Llandaff had some time ago said that their buildings showed that the Methodists (ffid not mean survive — to live long; that they were created as a necessity, and must be put up with for a little while. (" Oh, oh," and laugh- ter.) Hence let the Methodists build strong staple structures which would evidence to those outside the connexion that they intended to live awhile. (Laughter, an hear, hear.) He pro- ceeded to descant on what the Gospel had done for humanity. Even after the existence of a God had been veteod by vote in the French Legislature at the time of the great French Revolution, Robespierre—falsely dubbed "The Incorrupti- ble "—had been compelled to avow that they must, for the sake of law and order. recognise 'T God's existence. The Gospel was a necessity, and 'I he hoped, that its truths would be promulgated whh ^tfect in the new builuiug. (Hear, hear.) Mr DANIEL DAVIES, oue of the most active of 1 the Methodist deacons, traced the remarkable tifccuificaot growth ot Oalviuistic Methodism in the Rhondda Valley. He thanked Mr Davies (L'aa- dinam), Mr E Iwari Davies, Mr Ho.vells, and others for their p;e3e.ice and assistance, and added that the Ystrad Methodists had not in- creased tatir numbers by a c mpiomise with the others for their p;e3e.ice and assistance, and others for their p;e3e.ice and assistance, and added that the Ystrad Methodists had not in- creased tatir numbers by a c mpiomise with the publ c.vns. (Ha.ar, heir.) But a gentleman was ^soii etimes to be met with amongst that class, and he felt grateful to the licensed victualler w ho lived opposite—Mr Davie-, of the Windsor Castle-for i aving conseuie 1 to close his business on Sunday during the hours of public worship at that chapel. (Hear, he r.) The proceedings concluded with prayer by the Rev. Dr. Owen Thomas. The contractors for the chapel are Messrs D. and E. Morgan, Ystrad. The Rev. Mr Jones is the architect. The building will cost al,out !:2,COJ (including the materials from the old chapel),

SCIENCE ANITAI^EDUCATION. CARDIFF. The recently issued Rp )rt for 1879 of the Science and Art Department of the Committee of Council on Education contains some interesting statistics of the local science and art classes aud as we have 011 previous years written on this subject, we are enabled to get at the progress or declension of the classes in any given subject. Iu January, 1880, there were, in the Science Schools, 110 students at the Royal Arcade School, 20 at the Old Borough Offices, Westgate-street 32 at Battersea House School; 3a at the Baptist Chapel School, the Parade and 20 at the Museum, St. Mary-street. Turning to the subjects taught in these schools—and in order that comparison may be made with the previous year we shall put the figures for 1878 in parenthe- ses-we find that of the 130 (110) students in the Royal Arcade and Museum Schools 20(20) studied practical, plane, and solid geometry, 45 (25) machine construction and drawing, 18 (25) build- ing construction. 20 (24) pure mathematics, 5 (24) theoretical iiieclianici,, 5 (12) applied mechanics, 15 (20) acoustics, light and heat, 15 (20) mag- netism and electricity, and 15 (20) animul physiology. Last year there were 10 studying navigation, and the same number studying nautical astronomy this year, in January, there were none; 15 (0) physio- graphy. Since June, 1879, two science classes have been established-at Battersea House School and at the old Borough Offices, Westgate-street. At the first of these there were in January last 12 students, who were studying pure mathematics. At the old Borough Offices there ere 20 students, 12 of whom studied inorganic chemistry, 8 organic chemistry, 15 animal physiology, 12 metallurgy, and 6 s.team. At the Baptist Chapel School in Tredegarville there were 39 (20) students, 10 (0) ot whom studied machine construction and drawing, 12 (0) pure mathematics, 6 (6) magnetism and elec- tricity, 9 (10) animal physiology, and 12 (10) physiography. In 1877 and 1878 we expressed our astonishment that in a atftritune town like Cardiff there were no students of navigation and nautical astronomy. Last year we began to congratulate ourselves that some of the youth of Cardiff were becoming alive to the importance of such studies; but this year there is not even one solitary student of those subjects. We also took occasion to deprecate the absence of a mining class, and are glad to find that there is some hope of one being established shortly, the newly appointed curator of the Museum having expressed his willingness to lec- ture on the subject. The number of individual students under science instruction in 1879 at the Arcade School was 80 (41); at Roath School (Newport-road), 30 (55); at the National School (Canton), none (25); at the Baptist Chapel School, Tredegarville, 20 (24); and at the Museum, St Mary-street, 14. Twenty- one prizes and medals were obtained last year by the students in the Arcade Schools, and two by the Baptist Chapel School. Fees amounting to 240 Os Hd were received at the Arcade School, £3 5s at the Baptist Chapel School, and 24 7s 6d at the Museum School. As payment on the results of the Science exam- inations, Messrs Seward, Bush, and Roberts were paid JB42 for teaching the various branches of science mentioned above; Mr Massey, 97, for the Roath School, Newport-road Mr Farthing, J66, for the Baptist School; and Mr Seward, jBll, fur the Museum School. During the year 1879 drawing was taught in connection with the Science and Art Department in six schools, as follows:— School. A B c D Zs d Canton National 107 95 70 5 16 8 Bute Town National 105 71 C2 4 IS 3 Parade Pub. School 190 139 no 8 5 6 St. Fagan's Church.. 48 43 33 3 14 4 Seamen's Bethel Sch. 150 91 83 8 6 0 Wesleyan School 100 83 88 8 11 6 „ „ Girls.. 120 68 56 41810 rredegarville Natl. 160 114 82 6 1 8 A. No. taught drawing. B. No. examined in 1st and 2nd grades. c. No. on whom payments were made. D. Amount of grant, including value of prizes. These figures are a vast improvement on the previous year, as-will be seea by the following statistics School. ABC D Mt, Stuart Sq. Bd. £ s. d. School 130 83 60 5 0 4 Bute Town W. S. 90 61 47 504 Parade Pub. Sch. 210 140 120 7 18 0 Seamen's Bethel Sch; 120 93 65 5 13 0 Working-st. Boys. 95 83 73 5 11 6 I Girls.. 90 79 39 3 1 0 At the art class, taught at the Baptist School in the Parade, 17 were under instruction in drawing, of whom seven were examined, aud two were suc- cessful, 10s being paid on the results. From the science class in the Arcade, seven students sent up art drawings numbering 85, and £3 4s 6d was the grant received therefor. In the extract of returns from Schools of Art for the year ending July 31st, 1879, the Cardiff School of Art is said to have been established in 1868. The committee of management consists of 51 members. The officers are :—Alderman Lewis, mayor of Cardiff, chairman; Henry C. Harris, A.R.I.B.A., secretary; and James Bush, B.Sc., London, head-master (1 certificate). The number of students during the year has been 111, same as in last year. The fees received amounted to £65 48 8|d, showing a decrease of J612 3s 7id from the sum received in the previous year. At. tendances :—Day classes—11 students, who paid 7s 6d per month. Evening classes-97 students, who paid 2s 6d industrial class, and 3s 6d middle class per month. Two students obtain'ed third grade prizes for works sent up for inspection, and four obtained prizes ot the local second grade ex- amination. Sixty-five students sent 593 works to the annual examination at South Kensington. The advanced art examination was attended by one student of the school; 56 students were ex- amined at t e local second grade examination, and 20 were successful. The school has expended from its own funds 28 10s 2d on account of ex- amples, &c., for art instruction. The total income of the school was JB207. The total amount of aid afforded to the school by the Department during 1879 was B78 6s 2d. Several local prizes are awarded. In 1879 there were 111 students,43 of whom were examined, 18 successful, 3 obtained prizes; 73 students sent up 579 works payments were made on behalf of 66 artizans in the 3rd grade examina- tion, 2 of whom obtained prizes. The fees paid were :—Morning classes, JE22 10s; evening classes, JE42 14s 8d; the subscriptions received amounted to 273 17s 4d; payments by Department on re- sults of examination, JE67 18s total income, £ 207. Our readers will see that there is ground for con- gratulation when the figures for 1879 are com- pared with those for 1878. In another article we shall draw attention to the Science Schools of South Wales generally, and endeavour to point out their shortcomings.,

CARMARTHEN SCHOOL BOARD. ALLEGED HCOOKED" PROCEEDINGS. An adjourned monthly meeting was held on Friday evening, the Rev. J. Lewis presiding, and Mr T. M. Davies, Rev. W. Thomas, Mr S, E, Richards, and Mr Charles Jone* being present. The CEAIEMAN read a letter from Alr-J. R. Jones, head master of the Pentrepoth Board Boys' School, tendering his resignation, he having accepted a. similar office under the Huddersfield School Board. The Chairman intimated that an application had already been made for the ap- pointment vacated by Mr Jones, and thereupon read a lengthy letter from Mr D. Maurice Jones, of Priory-street, Carmarthen, who stated that he had served his apprenticeship at the Pentrepoth school, and for the 18 months which had elapaed since he had left college, had held an appointment under the London School Board. Two testi- monials to Mr Jones's ability and qualifica- tions for the office were read. Mr CHABLES J ONEfi asked if It were not irregu- lar to fill the office before advertising the vacancy. He had not beard of Jones's resigning till that night, and he did not understand applications coming in immediatsljj The CHAIJIHAN said there was no need of adver- tising, and The Rev. W. IHO^IAS moved the appointment of Mr D. M. Jones. MrC. JONES again protested against the irregu- larity of the motion. Mr T. M. DAVIES remarked tnat he was pre- pared to support Mr D. M. Jones's appointment, but they must satisfy the public. Mr Davies was understood to add that the young man had called upon him, and he was much pleased with him. Mr CIIAS. JONES wished it understood that he had no objection to Mr Jones personally. Rev. W. THOMAS Do you object on a point of law? „ Mr JoNES No. Ido not like things cooked;" I hate it. Mr C. Jones here took up his hat and left the room. After the Board had recovered from their con- sternation at this act, the Rev. W. THOMAs said he pressed his motion. Mr S. E. RICHARDS declared lie could not un- stand Mr Charles Jones leaving the room, and seconded the motion, for which all the members voted. The CHAIRMAN read a letter from Mr W. D. Evans, solicitor, resigning the clerkship of the Board after the 29th September next. This resignation was-accepted. and the CHAIR- MAN then produced a letter from Mr T. Walters, solicitor, applying for the office. Mr T. M. DAVIES said he had heard of another candidate—Mr W. S. Spivey, who might possibly apply if the vacancy was made public. Mr S. E. RICHARDS proposed Mr Walters' ap- pointment, and the CHAIRMAN seconded. The Rev. W. Thomas voted for the motion, but Mr T, M. Davies, who was understood to demur to the precipitancy of the Board's action, abstained from voting. The CHAIRMAN read a memorial signed by a large number of ratepayers, deprecating the re- cent action of the Board in reducing the salaries of the school teachers as calculated to lower the efficiency of the schools by removing incentives to effort on the part of the teachers, and as already having led to the loss of Mr J. R. Jones. The memorialists asked a reconsideration of the re- duction. The CHAIRMAN said nothing could be done now, and the Board proceeded to sign cheque?

CURIOUS.—There is far more hewing, done at Harwaden than at Huehendep-

ABERDARE LOCAL BOARD.. 1 ALARMING OUTBREAK OF SCARLET FEVER. Mr R. II. Rhys presided at the meeting of the Aberdare Local Board on Thursday, and there were also present-The,Rev. E. W. Lloyd,-Messrs D. Davis (Maesyffynon), D. Davies (Cannon- street). D. Davies (Cauton-honse), D. E. Williams, D. P. Davies, .T. Snape, E. Morgan, and J. Wil- Jiam", The Inspector of Nuisances reported a serio,is of scarlet fever, there being no.v 20 cases in the district, being an increase of 14 during ti e fortnight, and there bad been two deaths. He stated that the fever had in the fiust placs berii prevalent in llhigos and Penydern, but now it had broken out, apparently in a very mal- ignant form, at Hirwain, where the principal portion of the cases were reported. There were also two ca,es of typnoid fever in the dis- ,t: ict.-The Cha.it man suggested that the medi- cal officer of health should be requested to assign some reason for this lemarkable outbreak of starlet fever at Hirwain, as the board were, at present, quite ignorant of any special cause for it. The board concurred in this suggestion.—The sur- veyor submitted an estimate of the cost for im. provements ill North-street, and he was instructed to prepare plans and s; ecincations of the same. —A memorial from the inhabitants of Cv/mbach asking for additional lamps was referred to the lighting committee.—Mr Harpur reported that the new outfall sewer is being constructed very slowly, the progress bein* unsatisfactory. The cierk was instructed to write again to the con- tractors to warn them, emphatically, that unless they made due progress the penalties would be enforced.

ABERDARE SCHOOL BOARD. JEWISH TEACHERS. Mr R. H. Rhys presided at the meeting of this board on Thursday, when there were also in atten- dance the Revs. T. Jones, W. Jones, B. Evans, Messrs D. Davies, J.P., D. iDavies (Cantou House), Jno. Williams, W. Charles, W. Smith, D. P. Davie?. In ) be coarse of the business the clerk read the following letter, in referenci to a questiou recently raised with regard to teachers of the Jewish persuasion, employed by the board :— "Junior Grammar School. C&arles-street, Cardiff, 15th August, 1880. Dear -Sir,-From what I have seen in the local papers, you are reported to have said at a meeting of the Local Board over which you preside, that 'if the Jews could not conform to the same regulations of the School Board as the Gentiles, they should not seek appointments as teachers,' Whatever powers you may possess as the head of the School Board, still I cannot see (and I am cognisant you yourself will find) under v hich article of the Code you wore in- duced to make the assertion you did. When the Misses Hart found that their examinations would take place on Saturday-a day which is kept as a day of rest by the descendants of Israel-they did not present themselves in order to be promoted. Then, instead of following the examples of your superiors, the senates of the different universities of the kingdom—over which a Queen reigns who is beloved by Jews and Gentiles, and who is ever ready to grant assistance to the chosen people of God-I say, instead of emulating the examples of those learned bodies, you cast a slur not only upon the daughters of one of the most respected of the inhabitants of Aberdare, but upon the whole Jewish, community and the scholastic establish- ment to whom they belong. Perhaps you are not aware that in several of the schools under the London School Board the highest tutorial functions are held by members of the Jewish race, and I am proud to say that these schools produce as good results as any others where Gentiles are the heads. We are very pleased to say that we have no Inouisition in this country, and thank Heaven we have not. I know that the inspector of your dis- trict, if he were consulted, would decide in favour of the two unfortunate monitors (the Misses Hart). If the examination had been viva voce, no one would have objected to Saturday. But in an examination for an onerous post as preceptor, a vast amount of writing is necessary, and as the Fourth Commandment says 'Not: any work,' I shall conclude by kindly asking you and your board to reverse the decision of the 5th inst.-I remain yours obediently, (Rev.) HENRY P. LEVY. R. H. Rhys, Esq., Aberdare." The CHAIRMAN, alluding to the letter, said he denied that any man living had a higher respect and esteem for the Jews as a body than he had, and he felt that they ought to be treated as fairly and generously as any other members of the com- munity. But he maintained that when they sought employment under a board conducting secular education, and, as teachers, they were paid very much out of the rates of the parish, they should be in a position to attend to their duties on the days on which the schools were open. He did not refer particularly to the case of the Misses Hart; he spoke generally—(hear, hear)-and he held that if, unfortunately, their religion pre- vented them attending fully to their duties the board ought to avoid appointing them as paid teachers. This was as far as he went; he- did not, of course, allude to absence unavoidably caused by illness, and he was sure he was very glad to see Jews as well as Gentiles in the em- ployment of the Board, (Hear, hear.) There was no reason why they should not employ' Mahom-, medans as teachers, but when they appointed teac era it was necessary to see that there was nothing which would prevent them giving the whole of their time to the discharge of their duties. The public would not like it if holidays were allowed simply for the convenience of Jewish teachers. He had heard that letters had been sent to the newspapers on the subject,and that Mr Hart had stated in a letter to someone that there were only 12 days in the year kept apart by the Jews as festivals, and that last year it so happened that their feasts and holidays occurred on the same days as those of Christians. However, the superintendent of the schools had referred to the school books and ascertained that Miss Hart was absent eîght and a half days, and it appeared, according to the Jewish calendar that there were 39 days requiring religious atten- tion. Mr D. DAVIES (Maesyffynon) observed that whoever sent the report of their last meeting to the papers it was not a correct report.—A member of the board remarked that there had been a leading article upon the subject in the South Wales Daily News. Mr J. Williams rejoined that the article was most severe and unkind.—Mr D. Davies (Maesyffynon) said it was a very able and out-spoken article, but the view which was taken in it was a mistaken one. The CHAIRMAN said there was not a word in it which he would not have endorsed,* The subject then dropped, with the understanding (suggested by the chairman) that the clerk should write to Mr Levy acknowledging the receipt of his letter, but at the same time ex- pressing surprise that as the board had come to no resolution on the subject at their previous meet- ing, such an application should have been made. W, In accordance with 0 previous notice, the CHAIR. MAN then moved the adoption of a series of im- proved regulations with respect to the night- schools, among them being the conditions that the teac ers should receive as remuneration the whole of the weekly fees and examination grant, the board to retain the grant on the average attendance the fees not to exceed threepence per week for pupils under, and fourpence per week for pupils over 18 years of age; the head teacher to provide one assistant for not less than 60 scholars, two for not less than 90,and three for not less than 100 scholars; the teaching and efficiency of the schools to be subject to the approval of the superintendent of the board.—Upon the motion of Mr D. Danes, seconded by Mr J. Williams, the rules were adopted, and the board then went into matters of detail,

THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION AT SWANSEA. The final touches are now being put upon all tin in' arrangements in connection with the forthcoming visit of the British Association to Swansea. The multifarious and intricate details involved in the work of the honorary secretaries associated with so important an undertaking as this, can scarcely be understood by outsiders; and the borough of Swansea is to be congratulated upon having at its disposal two men like Dr. Morgan and Mr James Strick. Dr. Morgan, the public analyst, as a scientist of repute, is peculiarly fitted for the local secretariate, especially in respect to the technical attributes of the association; whilst the business capacity of Mr James Stdck proves of valuable service as of old. Under these and other favour- able auspices the meeting in Wales is likely to be » highly successful one. I"

TRAIN SERVICES IN SOUTH WALES. A requisition, signed by a large number of the inhabitants ot Tenby, was lately presented to the Mayor, urging on him the desirability of calling a public meeting to consider the best way of joining with the other towns in South Wales for the pur- pose of petitioning the directors of the Great W estern Railway Company to provide a better service of trains in South Wales. The Mayor, in reply, called the meeting, on Tuesday, at the Town-hall. The Mayor (Mr J. Gregory) occupied the thair. There were also present the reetor, Dr. Dyster, Mr Callen, &c,, &c. The Mayor said that the train service was for Tenby an important matter. In the West of England people could travel 400 miles in the time that we In Wales travelled 272 miles. The change and delay at Whitland was much to be deplored, and as for the train service from the North, it was simply disgraceful. Dr. Dyster proposed that, this meeting, through the Corporation, act with other corporate bodies, and memorialise the Great Western Rail- way, the Pembroke and Tenby Railway, and the London and North Western Railway Companies, to provide better railway'services for the time to come. He feared that if the companies could see no benefit for themselves they would not do so. The resolution was seconded by Mr T. H. Thomas and carried. The Rector and Mr Charles Allen also supported the resolution. Mr Gordon and Mr Wade spoke of the inconvenience of having no parliamentary train from Tenby to London.

THE PRINCE OF WALES AND THE NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD. In reply to an invitation Hent to the Prince of Wales to attend the forthcoming National Eisteddfod meetings at Carnarvon, Sir Francis Knollys writes that he regrets to say His Royal Hiehness will be precluded from being present.

THE LATE COLLIERY EXPLOSION NEAR WREXHAM. On behalf of the niue widows and 43 orphans of the men killed by the explosion at the Bersham Colliery near Wrexham, on the 3rd inst,, an appeal is made to the public. Subscriptions will be received by the treasurer, MrWm. Overton, the National Provincial Bank, and the North and South Wales Bank, Wrexham, or any of the respective branches.

The Rev. James MacFadden, parish priest of Glendore, states that five bodies of those drowned on Sunday have been recovered, and one is missing. Many persons were severely wounded in afctemntinjr to escaDd* <-

THE POPULARITY OFJ WELSH WATERING_PLACES. The North Wa'e? watering places have iiner been so full as of late. Beaumaris and Bangor have been exceedingly bu.-y. Llandudno is cramme so much so that ou Saturday night the carriages at the railway station were as full of sleepers as they could have been of passengers and it is computed that 200 persons had to find re- fuge in them or the bathing vans. Colwyn Bay eannot accommodate the number of persons who would stay there, and the same may be said of Penmaentnawr and Llanfairfechan. Bettws-y- coed, Capel Curig, Festiniog, and other inland picturesque neighbourhoods are also more crowded than they were ever before known to be.—Liver, pool Post. =--=-

A FAITHLESS HUSBAND EXPOSED BY HIS DOG. A curious story comes from Seacombe, one of the principal actors in it being a black retriever dog. The circumstances are certainly novel, inas- much as the denouement is to be a divorce suit, and the dog is the party who has furnished the evidence. It appears that for some time past a couple have lived in the village with their two children, but the woman has been subjected to the most shocking ill-usage from her sponse. A few days ago whilst he was out at work the dog walked into the parlour with a couple of letters in its mouth. With strange sagacity it laid its bur- then at its mistress's feet. On examination, the letters proved to be those of an old school friend of the persecuted wife, and their contents showed that the faithless husband had a child by her and sent her a goodly portion of his income. Tire dog had brought the letters from the cellar, which on examination was found to be concealing a large bundle all further proving the husband's guilt. The wife's slstens possessed of the means to procure a separation, and she is going to use them. She has helped the poor woman to sell off the furniture, and the other night when the husband went home he found an empty house. A large crowd of women were waiting for him, and hissed and hooted him as he walked off with the dog that had brought him into trouble.

THE FLYING SCOTCHMAN ACCIDENT. STARTLING EVIDENCE. The adjourned inquest touching the death of the three men who were killed by the accident to the Flying Scotchman, at Marshall Meadows, on Tuesday week, was resumed on Wednesday night by Mr R. B. Weatherhead and a jury. The Coroner, before the inquiry, said the jury would have to confine themselves to the question whether the deaths were caused by accident or culpable negligence.—William Teesdale, inspector North British Railway, said it was customary when re-sleepering, for only one spike to be put" in each chair. If the trains went slowly there was no danger but if they went fast there was.—John Willans, platelayer, said there was a deficiency of ballast at the end of the sleepers. The acci- dent did not occur on Tuesday's, but on Monday's work. He did not see any rails that yielded to the pressure of the foot,—The inquest was then adjourned. The adjourned inquiry touching the death of Thompson, Norman, and Peace, who were killed by the accident to the Flying Scotchman, was re- sumed at Berwick on Thursday. After Dr Flusker, Berwick, and Hodson. the guard of the train, had been examined, the coroner expressed an opinion that the rules of the North British Railway Company for the guidance of engine drivers and guards were not plain enough. The engine driver, he thought, had more duties than he could properly attend to.— William Ewart, Berwick, said he saw several spikes standing up in the chairs an inch and a half three chairs had no spikes. William Bell, assistant engineer, Portobello, said in his opinion it was not safe for a line to have spikes standing up. He thought 500 yards distanee was sufficient for a signal to warn the "Flying Scotchman" to slacken speed but he did not know what dis- tance the train would travel before it would go slow without brakes. He did not think it savoured of carefulness to leave a danger signal unattended all night. Thos. Robson, engine driver, Gateshead, said that on the day before the acci- dent he drove the Flying Scotchman past the scene of the accident, and saw no danger. He came past it at ordinary speed. The inquest was then adjourned for three weeks to allow of the examination of Turnbull, the injured guard, who, it was stated in a telegram, would not be fit to be examined before that time. The Coroner) said he would in the meantime communicate with the Board of Trade.

THE FRAUDULENT MARKING AT WIMBLEDON; The court martial on Sergt. Marshman, for fraudulent marking at Wimbledon, was resumed on Saturday at Portsmouth. Colonel Bland Hunt presiding. Major Ozzard stated that Sergt. Sage, a witness for the prosecution, had been assaulted after leaving the court on Friday, by one Bartlett, formerly Sergeant of the Marines. A warrant for the apprehension of Bartlett, who has ab- s^ondod, was issued. Evidence for the prosecu- tion waa continued. Several witnesses spoke to the fraudulent acts of the prisoner at Wimbledon meetings in 1878 and 1879. The inquiry was then adjourned. When the court resumed on Monday Captain Edye cross-examined Sergeant Sage on the prisoner's behalf. The witness denied being a bookmaker. Some years ago he said he made a. few bets with friends, but it was 15 years since he staked 15s on the Derby. He might have bet glasses round with his friends. If that were con- sidered betting, he had made bett at Gosport but money bets he had not mada for years. He entered his name in a Is sweepstakes for last year's Derby, but was not aware that that was betting, He had certainly made no bet since that time. He might have betted for drink on the results of snootingatWimbIedon, but not for money. He first made prisoner's acquaintance in 1878 at Wimbledon Railway Station. Prisoner said if he had known him earlier he could have-on some top prizes. They travelled to Waterloo together, and the conversation was continued. Witness listened to prisoner's overtures because he was anxious to find out the truth with regard to various rumours he had heard. The cross-examin- ation of the witness Sage was then suspended, as the president said his attendance was required in a civil court. It was desirable no other witness should be called till Sage's evidence waa complete, The court, therefore, adjourned. At the continuation of court martial on Seeanrgt Marshman, on Tuesday, Sergeant Sage, in fur- ther cross-examination, said that when he came with prisoner to London in 1878, they talked of the Wimbledon meeting. Sa.v prisoner twice after that. He told witness to meet him the next year and win prizes. Saw prisoner on the Mon- day following, and had a conversation to arrange about the Mappin prize. The prisoner asked questions about the Olympic, and said he could manage it. He called a private, and finding out the number of his target said witness should fire at it. Prisoner gave the private a sovereign. Witness was not in league with prisoner he was anxious to find out what truth there was in his statements. Had he won the prize he should have reported the matter to the Association. Had witness or Adams won the Olympic the prisoner was to have a third of the prize that was the agreement. He thought he had acted foolishly in not reporting the matter earlier; but did not think he was a discredit to his corps. Prisoner told him in 1879 he had done it for the Cheshire team, and was going to drink their health. Did not say they won by a fluke. The court then adjourned. On Wednesday the court-martial held at Gos- port on Sergt, Marshman, of the Royal Marines, for fraudulently signalling the shooting at the re- cent Wimbledon meeting, was occupied in the cross-examination of Lance-corporal Adams, of the 1st Tower Hamlets, and the reading over of Sergt. Sage's evidence. Adams denied that he was sorry at not winning the Olympic in 1878. In fact, he would have been very sorry to have won it, and considered that what prisoner had said about it was only boasting. Private McVittie, of Dum- fries, won the Olympic, and he (witness) considered the marking perfectly honest. He did not think that the winner of the Olympic had the score given him which was intended for witness. It was a foggy morning when the Olympic was fired fcr, in the year in question, and he certainly considered the score 33, an ex- traordinarily good one out of a possible 35, He thought the prisoner was boasting that he could corrupt the markers, and that he was promising more than he could possibly do. Some of the rules of the National Rifle Association were read, showing that no bribe of money or anything else should be given to any register keepers or other officials of the association, and whoever should be guilty of this should forfeit his entrance fee, have no prize he might have won, and be for ever dis- qualified from competing at the meetings but witness was not aware that he had, according to the rules, been legally disqualified in 1878 by not reporting the alleged fraudulent transaction, or that the prizes he won in 1879 and 1880 were ob- tained under false pretences. The court then ad- journed. At the trial of Sergt. Marshman, of the Royal Marines, at Gosport, on Thursday, for fraudu- lently marking at Wimbledon, Private Runtz, London Rifle Brigade, said that when first in- formed of the proposed arrangements for testing the honesty of the scoring, he thought it an un- wise scheme, as, even if the guilty should be punished, faith would be shaken in all the scores, and hooest men, who had made good scores, would be looked on with suspicion, and a great public scandal would be created. After that, he saw Earl Waldegrave, captain in his corps. He was told by Sergt. Sage that he had arranged a score of 46 for him, to win the Olympic. Witness took a strange rifle, and did not fire carefully. After he pressed the trigger for the fifth shot, the danger signal went up before the bullet left the barrel. The target was going down, but he believed thefshot did catch it close to the top, but it, must have been an outer or high magpie. The dummy, however, showed an inner, near the bull. His score came to 46 out of^i, possible 50. He had never used the rifle before, and never heard of such a score with the wind where it was; and the danger signal going up showed him that the markers could scarcely have had time to see where the shot went before the dummy rose.—Private Duddy, 3rd Hants, said he was firing in the Queen's, and prisoner told him he was a Hampshire man him- self,J and would like to see one win. He asked what target he was firing 4tt, and on being told said it was hi", and)f witness made 91 he would see him again.—Before the adjournment of the court prisoner applied, as all his earnings of 14 years had been exhausted, for the president to forward an application for some pecuniary assist- ance to carry out his defence. The President said if the request weie put in writing he would forward it to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, and use his influence to get it granted. The President asked whether the prisoner would wish to adjourn at once until a reply was received to the request, but his military friend said he was willing to go on at present.

Lord Hasting's hunters have just been sold at MaltnnaConat&ble. K

CARDIFF. THE DEAN 0? LLANDAFF was unavoidably absent from the choral festival 011 Thursday, having bad to go to London to attend the funeral of a relative. ACCIDENT ON THE TAFF VAIR RAILWAY.—On Thursday afternoon a brakesman ou the Tatf Vale Railway, named George Beer, residing at Merthyr-place, Cardiff, was engaged at the Docks in shunting some mineral u agons, when, in- cautiousiy stepping between several stationary trucks on a siding, and a moving train being shunted up to them, he was caught betw eon the buffers, and jammed very severely. He was con- veyed to the Infirmary. THE MILK HORN NUISANCE.—Cardiff at the present time is suffering from a terrible infliction. Every morning at the rising of the sun the slum- bers of the peaceful residents are disturbed by the most hideous and discordant sounds, which are neither more nor less than a gentle intimation from the milkman that he is underneath your windows waiting for orders. The instrument used is sometlliug between a. bugle and a hooter, and the music equals in horror an 1 mo: e than equals in intensity the screeching of an American ferry- boat's whistle. I am told the custom is but of recent introductiun.and yet the Town Council are unable to suppress it. Invalids never stay a second va night in the town, for fear of the terrible conse- quences of another fright, while the more robust, reconciling themselves to their fate, wisely aban- don all attempts to sleep after five in the morning, get up and promenade the streets till breakfast time. But the Welsh plume themselves on their musical taste, and Patti has just made herself a home among the land of the Eisteddfods, but if the great singer only stops in Cardiff one night, a Great Western express will not be able to take her away quick enough next day.-Bristol Zuizag, THE NEW STEAM FIRE ENGINE. — The new steam fiie engine, built by Messrs Merry weather and Co., of London, for the Cardiff Corporation, arrived at Cardiff,(on Thursday. She is called the "Fire Queen," and is built on precisely the same principle as the one now used by the Cardiff Fire u Brigade, and which did such efficient services at the late fire at Messrs Frazer and Co.'s, Bute Docks. The cost of the new engine is £ï50. It is proposed to test the power of the new engine in a few days in the presence of the Mayor and members of the Corporation.

CAERLEON. AT THE PETTY-SESSIONS on Thursday, Enoch Reynolds, for being drunk and neglecting his work, was fined 20a and costs, or 14 days.-For being drunk and disotderly at Caerleon, John Gould was fined 10* and costs, or seven days.

CHEPSTOW. RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—On Thursday morntn&, as a goods train was proceeding up the line between Chepstow and Woollaston, the axle-box of a truck broke, and the truck getting off the rails tore them up for several yards.

MONMOUTH. BOROUGH POLICE-COURT.—On Thursday Eliza- beth Yeates, wife of George Yeates, labourer, of Harpers-yard, asked the bench to grant her a separate maintenance from her husband. He left her on Tuesday with the intention of not return- ing, and had promised to allow her 7s a week, but she could not support herself and seven children on that amount. The bench said they could not assist the applicant unless a conviction was obtained against the husband.—John Parry, a quarryman, of the Kymin, was summoned for assaulting a lad named Albert Embrey, of the Kymin. Adjourned for a week. <; THE PLOUGH INN.—Mr Gardener applied for the transfer of the license of the Plough Inn to Miss Anthony. The application was refused.

MAES Y CWMMER. CHURCH BAZAAR AND TEA PARTY.—On Thurs- day morning a bazaar was opened at the Aids- worth Charity Schools, which had been lent kindly by the governors for the occasion, in aid of the School Church Building Fund. A number of ladies around the neighbourhood have contributed towards the bazaar. The bazaar was held in the adult school, and the tea party in the infant room. At the opening Mr H. M. Kennard (Crofta Bullo, near Monmouth) was escorted upon the platform. The Rev. J. Griffiths voted the Rev. W. Williams to the chair, who briefly intro- duced Mr Kennard, who, in a few well-chosen remaks, congratulated the committee upon their efforts, and declared the bazaar open. The fancy stalls were presided over by Mrs Griffiths and Miss Griffiths, Mrs Williams and Miss Williams, Mrs LI. Elias, Mrs Elias (Abercarn), Miss Jeremiah (Machen), Miss B. Powell; and the refreshment stalls by Mrs A. Mitchell, Mrs G. Rees, Mrs D. Parry, and Miss E. Powell. In the afternoon a tea was given to a large number. At intervals selections of music were played.

NEW BOOKS. —— t THE RESCUE OF CHILD-CTOUL A study of the possibility of Childhood by Rev. W. F. Crafts, A.M.—London Sunday School Union, 56, Old Bailey, E.C. We do not remember to have perused a work on the instincts, reasoning powers, affections, and other attributes of childhood which has pleased us so much as the one under notice. We cordially endorse the verdict of Dr. Vincent in the intro- duction when he says This treatise is more than an analysis of childhood, and the study of its capabilities, and claims, and possibilities. It is also an exhaustive cyclopaedia of the wisest and best things that have been said about childhood, and of the brightest, and wittiest, and wisest things that children have themselves said about almost every subject." We will not presume to add anything to this well-deserved encomium, but some slight reference to the contents of the volume may induce parents, pastors, and teachers, and all lovers of childhood, for whom it is more im- mediately intended, to wish for a more extended acquaintance therewith. Chapter I. is on the recognition of Child-soul, and the author shows that the recognition of childhood is one of the best thermometers of the progress of an age, or nation, or Church. The part of the modern Sunday-school in the rescue of Child- soul ;i" "The Christ-method of rescuing the world by the rescue of,Child-soula capital and exhaus- tive chapter oni" The Kindergarten-system as re- lated to Child-soul;" "The Relations of Child- soul to Man-soul;" "The Paths of Entrance to Child-soul," are some of the subjects treated. Anecdotes are quoted bearing on the childhood of some of the greatest and beat men the world has produced; whilst the "Childhood's Dictionary" we have never seen surpassed in the naively quaint meanings attached to words by children. We should be glad to know this volume were in the hands of all parents, as being one of the best books that could enter a house where there are children. THE AGE OF THE GREAT PATRIARCHS FROM ADAM TO JACOB, with Notes, critical and illus- trative, by Robert Tuck, B.A. (Lond.). Lon- don Sunday School Union. 56, Old Bailey, E.C. This book is one of a "Series of Handbooks" for Sunday-school teachers, and from a perusal of Vol. I. we have come to the conclusion that it is admirably adapted for its purpose. It is intended to elucidate difficulties, especially those which the science of the day prints to Bible students, and the light thrown by it upon the Biblical narra- tive in the earlier books of Genesis will be a welcome assistance to such students, every phase of the subject being carefully and succinctly treated. Among the chapters which particularly strike us are, "The Attitude of Christians towards Science," "The Beginning of Human Sin and Sorrow," and The Story of Canaanite Sodom." The volume contains several capital maps, illus- trating the countries of the world at various early periods of its history. The marginal notes will be of great assistance to those to whom time is of value. We strcngly commend the work to the notice of all Bible students, and especially to Sunday-school teachers. ^— NOTES FOB LESSONS ON THE GOSPEL HISTORY, for Sunday-school Teacherf, by SamuelG. Green, D.D. London Suuday School Union, 56, Old Bailey, E.C. Part I. of this work, just issued, treats on Gospel history from the Birth of Christ to the close of his ministry in Galilee. The work is arranged upon the plan of the Notes" so long employed in Sunday-schools connected with the Sunday School Union, the aim throughout being to represent Scripture teachings in the Scripture order, drawing out the meaning of the narrative paragraph by paragraph, phrase by phrase, with continued application. A valuable characteristic of the work is that every lesson contains a brief paragraph, intended mainly forinfant class teachers. These Notes on Gospel History' ought to be in the hands of all Sunday-school teachers. Indeed, we would specially commendall the works of this class published by the Sunday-school Union. The monthly publications of the Sunday School Union are characterised by that healthy moral tone which is a distinctive feature in all that emanates from their publishing department. Young England is especially rich this month in the sort of literature that attracts young people. Its tales and puzzles are always good, and its articles are calculated not only to amuse but to instruct. There is such a variety of subjects that every young reader must find something in Young England to suit his or her taste. "Ex- celsior" is a magazine suited to more sober tastes, but its articles are both interesting and profitable reading. As a two-penny monthly it is unique among that class of periodical literature, and de- serves to be successful. The pictures and letter- press of the "Child's Own Magazine" have the same good qualities as usual, and are sure to please the little folk.

Switzerland has no army, no navy, and no foreign policy. THE BTING OF IT (according to the Muddled owner) Confound all these new-fangled habits 1— As if land did'nt bring- enough cares, Without making- ns give up our rabbits cdiasa who eiYQ themselves hares.

THE WEEK'S MARKETS. CORN. CARDIFF CORN MABK.LT, Saturday.—This m< ket, un ier the influence of fine weather, is vel dull, and both English and foreign wheat s slowly at barely late rates; holders of foreign where sales were pressed, sold at Is per qr, itS( money. No change in any other article. COWBRrDGE CORN MARKET, Tuesday. —A DO# 100 bushels of new.wheat was offered in lliar to-day the price asked was 6s 61 per bushelb the buyers offered 6s per bushel. The oops* oats an 1 barley are being harvested in fine cot dition, but barley will not be fit for malting uiid the next two mouths have uassed. J NEWPORT CORN MARKET, \Ye3Ileoday.- attendance at the exchange to-day, was limite^L and comparatively little business was do'.<lf although some excellent samples were ou offflfr The explanation of the small attendance was thrf; of agriculturists being engaged in harvestit# operations. Quo ations were as follows:—Wheat- American red new, 47s to 47s Gel; do, old, 49s fit 50s no new English wheat on offer flour, plaii tie, 35s 6J to 36s superfine, 38s to 38s Gil- extras, 40s 6d to 41s beans, English, 39s to 4:11 maize, American 2os 6d to 25s Gd do, round, SSm to 30s; barley* grind ng-, 233 to 27s; malt inn market price not tix 1 d oats, old v hite, 24s 2;)8 6d do, blpclc, 2:3" ü ::4, t HESIEFORU CORN MAUKI.T, Wed'-e Jay.—Thedl was a large attendance, bus little < oinjj to-«Sjf Old wheat declined 1", an 1 then f.dr .salts wertl made new wheat was regarded with cnuti Barley, brans, oats, nd peas a.i remi-the sufflfl| the business be ng flat, BIRMINGHAM CORN MAIEET, Tonrsday. Very short supplies of English wheat, w hick millers only purchase at some reduction several'; samples of new wheat were shown, of which tW quality was good; American new red winter whe» 2" per qr. cheaper old spring wheat pretty finflljf held. In other articles no alteration. f- ERISTOL CORN MARKET, Thursday. —Sevei*j samples of new English wheat were offered 4 this market to-day. They sold at irregular pricet the condition was fair. Foreign wheat was presses for sale, at from Is to 2s decline. Old red winte fetched from 503 to 52s new red winter, fro 44s to 47s white Australian, from 50s to 61* spring, from 44s to 46s. Maize had a slow sa mixed American selling at 24s; round maizm from 26s to 27?. Barley was scarce, and c manded full price; grinding, 23s to 26s. TheC were some tawny cats from Ireland, the condition damp and the prices rather irregular, sales heiofi effected at about 218; eld white oats, from 2f;s £ 26s old black oats, from 22s to 22s 3d, with a dul sale. CATTLE, COWBRIDGE CATTLE MARKET, Tuesday.—TW marketwasasmatlone. Quotations were :—Be^ fat cattle 8Jd per Ib second do, 7d to 8d cows aud calves, JE14 to £20; best fat sheep, gd second do, 8d; lambs, lOd. Pigs—downwa^f tendency. HEREFORD CATTLE MARKET, We inesdav. "1 Large market, and best beef made 8 £ d to 9d p^r Ib; inferior, 7d to nd; whether mutton, flJf ewe, 8d lambs, 9d veal, 7d to 9d; pigs, 6d t. 6^ HEREFORD HORSE FAIR, Wednesday.—Thef* was a large attendance at the fair to-day, which jj, one of the largest of the year, and the horses W a good sort. The cart and agricultural horsfl were of a splendid character, and prices « ere highi Best class of cart horses made B50 to £80; cthe JE18 to £35; hackl", B20 to JE40. J ROATH CATTLE MARKET, Monday and Tuesday —A short supply of stock, especially of sheejw The trade was quiet for beasts, but for sheen there was a better demand than last week. QuatJl" tions:—Beasts, 6Jd to nd per lb sheep, 8d f 8Jd; lambs, 9d to 9 £ d pigs, lis 6d to 12s Gd p^i score. f NEWPORT CATTLE MARKET, Wednesday.—Th# was a good attendance at the market to-day, b&>[ trade was rather quiet. The supply of beef vp large, but there was a smaller supply of sheep tb«* last week. We quote the following prices: Best beef, 7Jd to 8d per lb second do, 7d to 7i mutton (wether), 9d to 9Jd ewes, 8d to S|d| lamb, 9|d to lOd; veal, 8d; pigs, porkers, lis 6* to 12s per score; bacon pigs, 9s to 9s 6d; store* J21 to 258 each. LONDON CATTLE MARKET, Thursday.—Bea« marketjdull, at barely late values. Sheep marW* also exhibits a weaker tendency. Beef, 4s 2d 58 lOd mutton, 4s 8d to 7s; veal, 5s to 58 gd pork, 48 to 4s 10d lamb, 6s 8d to 8s per 81 Beasts, 850 sheep and lambs, 9,890; calves, 280 Including foreign—beasts, 29; sheep and lamM 3,240. J BIRMINGHAM CATTLE MARKET, Thursday. Trade slow. Beef, 6id to 8id per Ib mutt 7d to 91d; lamb, 7d to 10d; pigs—bacon a# porkers, 10s 9d to 12s per score. BRISTOL CATTLE MARKET, Thursday.—At thJl market the supply of beef was not very large, bd it was quite sufficient for the demand, America cattle, as usual, having greatly lessened the '< quirements. Prime samples fetched 75s per cwt. and middling sorts from 60s to 65s. Amerioj beasts were quoted at from 60s to 63s per c There was a good supply of mutton and 130 trade being firm for mutton at 9!d per Ib, and if lamb lOd.. There were not many pigs on off lis 6d per score being the rate for bacon, and t for porkers. Store cattle were in moderate snppll but trade ruled dull, and all were not cleared 0 PRODUCE. LONDON tTtODUcz MAKKIT, Thursday.-Sng market flat, and prices generally rather easier no public sales were held to-day. Coftee-s passed off at about previous values plantatif Ceylon selling at full prices. Tea—China aucti passed off very slowly; large chop Oanfa COD went under Is per lb, as did also a break of Bt flavoury Trowyong ordinary Congou sold do to 8id; green teas show no material change in f of new seasons; Ping Saey advertised for u morrow: Hyson realised Is Id to Is 7d; youti do. Is id to Is 7d; fine Indian teas sold at extra prices; inferior kinds continue dull. Rice fh-n but unaltered. Cotton market rgenerally firtf Jute—more enquiry for new crop ;to arri*f Tallow, 39s Gd on the spot. I LIVERPOOL PRODUCE MARKET, Thursday/} Sugar continues quiet, buyers holding back, asf tendency of prices slightly in buyers' fa vow Coffee extremely dull. Cocoa neglected. Lif seed in small compass, and 6d dearer. Hemp firJj Petroleum, 8d to,8Jd per gallon. Tallow, 34s to.36s 6d per cwt. for Norths, being rather dearrf Lard, 413 6d to 42a per cwt., and very thereat, Nitrate of soda slow, at 14s 9d. f PROVISIONS. j CARDIFF PROVISION MARKET, Saturday.—(Frot Messrs Johnston, Miles, and Co.'s Circular.)1' American live cattle.—Owing to tie hot weatW the trade for live stock ruled extremely dull the early part of the week, but the London markf being now cleared, an advance of £ d per lb. bf been made on to-day'sfprices. Shipments of cattjj have fallen off one-half, and ,WB look for ligjj shipments to continue for the next six weeW Extra India mess beef has at length attracted tB *■ attention of buyers, the stocks being reduced to very small compass. Pork—with a short supp" of hogs, pork is still in good demand, and may • quoted at 2s 6d dearer. Bacon—the increase advance in price of hogs, and short shipmenS with a brisk demand on this side, causes t*j market to close firm, at an advance of 2s per c*j over last week's prices. Hams are slow and d<l of sale, and are offered now at the same price > bacon, at which they are attracting buye* Butter—American and Canadian in sympatl with the Irish market, has advanced fully 3s to per cut. Cheese—a steady trade doing, fiD. being worth 62s. MONMOUTH WEEKLY IEUTTEK, POULTRY, A* PROVISION MARKET, Saturday.-Quotations., Fresh butter, from Is 3d to Is 4d per Ib Eg# Id each. Dressed poultry—fowls varied from to 58 6d per couple; ducks, from 5s to 7s couple. Live poultry—fowls, from 2s Gd to <; per couple ducks, from 4s to 5s 6d per coupj Fruit—boiling apples, from lOd to Is per quart# plums. from Is 6d to Is 8d per gallon. Vegetab" —kidney beans, from 3d to 4d per lb; broS beans, 4d per quarter; turnips, 4d per Qnart potatoes, 5d to 6d per quarter. Butchers' (prime joints only quoted)—beef, 9d to lOd m lb; lamb, 9d to lOd; mutton, 9d to lOd; pcxif 8d to 9d; veal, 8d to 9d. COWBRIDGE PROVISION MARKET, Tuesday/ Quotations were—Fowls, 4s to 5s per coupl* ducks, 6s to 7s per couple butter, la 3d to Is per lb. 4 BUTTER. jl CARMARTHEN BUTTER MARKET, Saturdajsg (From J. W. Morgan's Circular.)—The weatjg to-day has been extremely warm, which natural prohibited farmers from bringing their butters^ town, so that the supply was limited, and tak>*| into consideration the rapid advance in the pijg of Cork butter, we have to note an higher tjjj dency, nothing marketable being bought i'P^ 13d per lb, while in several cases 13|d to 13 £ d noted. u J CORK BUTTER MARKET, Thursday.—Ordinal, -firsts, 127s seconds, 121s thirds, Ills; four, 103s; fifths, 78s. Superfine, 140s. Fine mild, 1 Sjfl Mild, 118s. Salt kegs-filsts, 127s; seconds, 12, j 4 thirds, Ills. Firkins in market, 1,240,-W.. LANE, Butter .Exporter, Cork. 0, SUGAR. j CLYDE CRUSHED fUGAR MARKET, Market quiet; moderate business done; ef sugars rather easier to buy. j CHEESE. j J CAERPHILLY CHEE8B MARKET, Thursday.. There was a good supply in market to-day, wh*r < sold at from 63s to 67s per cwt., being an advao** of from 5s to 68 on last market. ■, HAY AND STRAW. j COWBRIDGE HAY AND STRAW MARKET, Tuesdtf { —Prices unaltered. I "LONDON HAY AND STRAW MARKET, THURSDAY^ 1 Moderate supplies at market, and prices fir*J J especially for best qualities. Inferior hay, 30s JJ J 70s best do, 80s to 112s inferior clover, 60a^ ( 100s; best do, 115s to 140s straw, 25s to 40s 1 load, „ DEAD MSAT. 1 LONDON DEAD MEAT MARKET, Thursday-j J Supplies ;continue moderate, and trade quiet J the following rates :—Beef, 2s 8d to 43 lOd; pi 1? j Scotch do, 5s to 5s 2d; mutton, 3s to 5s 1 veal, 5s to 5s 4d large pork, 3a 8d to 4s 8d sW» I do, 4s 3d to 5s lamb, 5s 8d to 6s 4d per 8 lbe. < METALS. LONDON METAL {MARKET, Thursday.—Cop? strong good ordinary Chili done at JE61 10s the [spot, £62 to £62 10s forward. Tin deal I large business fine foreign done up to £ 92 on £ spot, £ 90 10s to £ 92 10s forward; Englj* > ingots, £ 92 to £ 94. Spelter, £ 18. Le«^ A English, £ 16 5s to £ 16 15s. Sheet zinc soioj £ 21 7s 6d to £ 21 5s net at works. Scotch pig dearer, npto569 cash. GLASGOW PIG IRON MARKET,' Thur.-day.-3 steadier market this afternoon, with a moder^ business done at 56s cash, and 53s one mon again at 56s cash, and then at 56s Id one rnou | sellers at the lowest price, buyers Id cheaper. J

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