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AMOFTGANSHLUE ASSIZES. 0 IIERING OF CIVIL CASES. ifoie Mr j ° Clv'^ business was resumed— "I'll, on Crrt" ,be ToW° H* 1'1U: BOROUGH OF ABGRAVON.—DISPUTED TERRITORY. A.beravooS t0f boundaries of the borough ^ntmued' TV *he »Jurposes of rat,n&' n?!an Bav t' Was an aotlon brought) by the Corporat' '"P Company, Limited, against •e Urban 'eravon» acting as and being plaintiff ,an'ila'ry Authority for that district. L°fk« in Onoo\. as t',ie ovvners and occupiers of the Apru |. J0?' a"eged that on or about the 'hem 3 ^e'er,dant Corporation levied jiiah 'n re Peec of the said works a 'he ef lct! rate> while it was contended ithlb mPuny that their works were not «»V?D or fc-tLUI't9 the borough of Aber* "ln the rating district) of the [ rate, "n ancli therefore not assessable to the 0n"P*ytii« pors.tion, in consequence of the fa^ant of the rate, levied a distress st tlle P'-aintitfs' works for the sum £ Com.?' ,nci«diDg the costs of the distress. !Je,i*s, pa°y claimed £ 22 lis as damages for ti "is '!> connection with tbe levying ¿ d stress. The case for the I^>F»fcwWas to the effect tha.t the ^Sss denied that the land and pre- company V/QTQ noti situate tK borough of Aberavon or ey cW*'A ratiufT district of tho authority, ^'easabisf thak lh" plaintiff company were net 1 at t[je the said rate, and they further denied d or P lntiffs were not occupiers of any j°r tile rat" nr»*mises within. the said borough ^ation 'ns ^'str'ct. On the contrary the Cor- all maf°»tended th it the land in question was ''strict times within the defendants' rating ^to^ The niain pomt »t issue was *'St» "Mir the land on which the works were b^avon^p w'thin or without the area of the fc ,T*>raUoa, and therefore whether the A^bie v2,? Work« foim»d a portion of the ?• Ur»« of the Uioan District Authority. t>CtU:II)-;r of old presentments and other I '^itory In ere produced, as also a model of the k lh»* sit dl'P"te. the purpose of showing of the works wns and always had ~jurisdiction of the municipality of nV°Unse! for the'plaintiffs were Mr Abel \V 1H FOR MP • ALL(1 MR S T KVAN8- MP < T t!l^ defence th* counsel were Mr k'e*is, "Rowlands, Q O., and Mr Arthur pV^»en the Court resumed Mr s °as«fn ulan,,s addressed the jury, opening °Ggu h pfence* He contended that the rind that ?U"dai'V had been clearly expressed, 'imits had been stated by a Royal appointed to deal with the '>av» T boroughs in England and Wales, ^Olbil n wpH ascertained by frequent Jfea in • He also argued that tbe ea n ^u?st'on was in the borough of fc6sent° °bjection to the boundary as at «S»if]en claimed by the Corporation.— <a'^ hq ifWas then called. Mr John John, who Aberav been rate collector for the borough of late m "n for 16 years, producer! general district "Pontl B'n APri,< 1894- wbic'i was partly based tiffs 16 Poor rate of Baglan Lower, and plain- th« to pay. He did not) think •lesseg "ar]es as sutjprested by plaintiff's wit- did JVere correct. Cross-examined, he said he k°Unr? ltnow anything about the borough nr'es. Mr L. Davies, collector of rates for Of |D Lowpr> seated that since the erection tor ^nt.ftV works these had been rated ^id 8:'an I'Ower, and tbe rates had be^n W|thout protest until September, 1894. L ev'^ence in support of the defence was Of to "y Mr Wm. Williams, an old inhabitant p*ti |*S'an and formerly rate collector for that l"B ^°bn Lewis, 78 years of a§e, residing IJJ 'ton Perry Mr Thomas Evans, carpenter, 4 CoH res'dpnt of BagUn Mr David Rees, ery proprietor, and a late resident of Briton Mr Tennaut, town clerk of Aberavon lhe ■t> which parties' counsel addressed Sy1J',ry--—His Lordship having summed up the Of m6nce> t',a jury unanimously found in favour Ihgiy judgment was given accord- ?on ^e'C°urb then adjournpd till to-day, when the ■owing cases will be fcak^n :— HT7Unn p A CT>B"fTiT. JTIBV Metr°p°litan Ba»k of EnjrHnd and "Wale?, Ltd., v. Thomas and Charles Gaen. 1 WITHOUT A JURT. i ^"onipson and Shackell. Ltd., v. Veale. 1 itnklns v- Williams. V i^68 v- sc°tt. £ ^arda T- 'i'he Lewis Mertliyr, &e., Collieries Co. 16 Jenkins and Wife v. Thomas. The f 11 THE CIVIL BUSINESS. ir as 's cause 'I's'« anf^ the decisions as 1 TL.FL » I BEFORE A JURY. Af nf A K„ n Ba.y Tinplate Co Ltd., v. the Mayor, 5 r-V o3"1—S.J.—Judgment for plaintiffs. i- V. ?'rk v; Povfell—Setttled—C.J. V .,ar(is v" the Lewis Merthyr, &c.. Colliery Co., 4. Lee v. Hammett & Halford-C.J.-Judgment for defendants. "iu1he Gran(l Propevty Co., Ltd., v. Evan John, ^worgan John, and William John—S.J. Urt,e Metropolitan Bank of England and Wales, 1 Sh' v, b°>nas Gaen and Clt;irles Gaen—S J f. -Ju<W er"! Co;' ',td" v- Michael Keardon-C.J. Slade^Ement for defendants. ants> v" ^aen—S.J.—Money paid out to defend- In Pfeinua f?r'ce-C;j;. — Judgment by consent for S>edgvvicJ r £ 1^0 without costs. li ?unt (0f v- Mathews—C.J.—J moment for defen- Jenkin> ft&iount claimed with costs. ^Dd wife v. Thomas—C.J. IT TLLOH, WITHOUT A JURY. 1* v°5 an<i Shackell, Ltd., ▼. Veale. Wlowne v. the London and Provincial Bank, It it el Scott. ees v- Scott-Settled.

SERIOUS FRACAS AT CARDIFF A DOCK HOBBLER RENDERED W BLIND. Parry (30). David Conway (24), and *o,ic6tl<* Pring (21) were charged at Cardiff Aid 08 on Wednesday—before Dr Treharne, W-ti "IIP4n T. W. Jacobs, and Mr R. Benjamin— assaulting and wounding Wm. Ijj J"°n' a dock hobbler, by kioking jj.. 0n the eye at 4-7, Railway-street, with to do him grevious bodily harm on the 8th th '^e ev'^enC8 was to the effect that the Pr's°n9rs went to the prosecutor's residence tjQ bad some drink. Parry was sitting on a n ch on one side of prosecutor's wife, and QWay on the other, while Pring occu- KL~ aa arm chair away from them. ^J»ervmg Parry putting his arm around bis <e8 waist prosecutor interfered and a quarrel cou86 ^etween them. A tight ensued, in the, °f which it was alleged Minton was jurv° U ^lole3b blow in the eye, Jliis in- bisrem .8 so serious as to necessitate house a,Tr t0 the Infirmary. Dr. Cresswell, the when adunf?n of that institution, stated that the left d Minton had severe bruises over Tbe sight wt1,'9 ^'ob9 be;nK rupwled' terested by Det«n?th eyes was Rcne" ^leged thatMmt0'Ve Wi'lhm DaVey Pn,f"f" tarry was sevsr i v7as the aggressor, and that :b* ,hi" r>9"t"? *ocks on the d ',1K rairy s «vousers an.t! Saturated with blood a?,i a,fter tbe, ^as blneding then from als? not,ced he stated to have been caused abdomen which was biin by prosecutor. Th« Ti ^'cks inflicted upon <*86 which should go ln«h thouRbt 16 waa Committed the thr«« a i«ry» and, ^he next Quarter Se«um80nftr8n wwl themselves in £ 10 and one alIo^lr!5 ^L1' H. Belcher conducted the r>6 m t» v?d Conway being d^ended'T^^r'11'T "7 Mo»-gan, and Pring by Mr J. h. Jones Lewl3

DEATH OF A NEWPORT HOTEL-KEEPER. the Queen's Hotel, Newport, on Lyndon Moore, borough coroner, held an Inquest 0„ the body of Mr James XWP ,,a" P°P^t°r °f the bote!. Mary Jane Coldriob-° oid .hat about 10 hj seven deceased went downstairs, as w., w custom, to fetch his letters and papers He^8 whistling and appeared m high spirits." *be UrDec' to his room, and just after 8 o'clock How a° sun,moned into the room, and found Mr 3e„ J6' v^bo was neated in an armchair, apparently tvas ^->r- O. E. Bulwer Marsh stated that he 8, •«, CaH«d in at 20 minutes pasb ha^ Roive was then dead. Witness t f, rev"Ju.IY attended deceased, but not •popij' 10 bis opinion death was due to acoom0y- Jury returned a verdict in Coronep106 t^16 medical evidenoe. The Ontimei e*Pressed bis very great regret at tbe ?-th of Mr Rowe, and added an 'nends ,f °l eymPathy with tbe relativts and behalf of th ^ece.ased. Mr W. N. Johns, on of one of iv ^ury' joined in regretting the death httymen j?wP°rt s most popular oitizens. The c°ntributer)lrfe0te 'bat their fees should be fnr nf8 a instalment towards the he proposed new Infirmary.

THFI TRAGIC AFFAIR AT FONTYPOOL. ACCUSED BEFORE THE MAGIS- At ponb l'R \TEs. John Rossi*50?1 Jolieo Court, on Wednesday, ma«slauRhte;o^ gvoom was charged with the » kJpool n Littl^hales, a tailor, aged "J?* P^sent t hHw19^' November, lhe Prmnna A. Hiirere ^ames (,n the L TVhKOWte on'C MriW- L- Pl'att- resume oTlfy by Mr to thf» ^ch lias a)Y_?v The evidence — a were in Geo ie^ a^db88n Publish^ —was drink sr>olr« ^"street when'III an°l h^r y°U!,g man Dushe'd him ^bem. ano ,?cease^» who was in not move or 'speak to '^ner W,BB „ID FO""TH0DSCE,D JG to* prisoner, who h^d the Utality more tlfan ^pon,:b|],ty. There all bad n«ei 'iSgested that n ?r ab8«»ce of Bench been »'ad« 0"t. The oil fac,« case y/hinu reKar^ed it as ail ,lrifcilair»ian said the did not° ?h°U^ Pn-°ner VVOnld K"8 a.ccident, I

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THE VISITOR INTERVIEWED. HE HAS RETURNED TO MANCHESTER. In the afternoon one of our football reporters interviewed the visitor at his hotel. At first he stoutly denied he bad seen or knew anything abont Driscoll, but when George Lewis put in a timely appearance he ookuowledged the object of his mission. We," he said, were told that Savage was out of work by one of the three ex- Cardifiians playing for Leigh, and that he was open to an offer of employmenti up North. We thought we could do with a good recruit, and made the offer that's all. There's no harm done at ail. We only wanted Savage. We had no thought of Driscoll." Reminded by George Lewis of his application to the trainer on the previous night for Driscoll's father's address for important business," the Northern gentleman admitted that he would have taken up Driscoll if Savage would nob have gone without his friend," This raised a laugh, and Lewis advised the visitor to return to Manchester before the story of his visit and its purpose leaked out. This advice was acted upon, and after profuse thanks the emissary, whose name and Manchester address we hold, departed for the Noith.

YESTERDAY'S MATCHES. SUSSEX v. EASTERN COUNTIES.—(Rugby Junior County Championship—JSouth-E-isti^ro). Played at Ipswich. Rainy weather setting in just before the match affected the attendance, which was small. Lane scored a try 5 minutes from the start, and dropped a goal 5 minutes later. The Counties improved immensely, and Ward put in good work. The Counties, though attacking severely, were unable to get over the line, The visitors' three-quarters were exceed- ingly smart, while the Counties three- quarters proved rather weak. The superior passing of Sussex baffled the Counties, and followintr play m the house 25 secured a try, from which Gunnery obtained the major point. Continuing to have the play all their own way, Godfree obtained a try, which Duckworth con- verted. Lane notched another try, and Whetham scored a dropped goal. Lane and Bevis both secured tries before the finish. FINAL SCORE G. T. U. SUSSEX *4. 4. G EASTERN COUNTIES 0 0 0 TWO dropped. ILKESTON V. BKLPER (Replayed English Cup Tie).—Result; Ilkeston, 5 goals; Belper, 1 goal. OXFORD UNIVERSITY V. WEST BROMWICH ALBION.-Result: A draw-2 goals each. IN dull and dr-mal weather these teams met at Oxford. The Albion had a bit the best of it at starting, bub the University improved aa the game uro- gressed, and before half-time Compton scored. On crossing over be repeated the performance, after which Spooner got a goal for Albion, and just before the finish Vassall, in saving, gave them another. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY V. DUBLIN UNIVERSITY. -Played at Cambridge, and won by Cambridge by 2 goals to nil.

CARDIFF v BLACKHEATH. The Cardiff Committee have selected the team which defeated Newport to represent the club in the match on Saturday next against Blackbeath at the Rectory field. COUNTING TRIES-BEFORE THE GAME. "Next Saturday Blaokheuth and Cardiff meet at the Rctory Field, and last week's victory of the latter over Newport invests the game with addi- tional interest. Selwyn Biggs, I am glad to hear, has recovered from his fractured jaw, and will reappear on the field. The games between these two clubs, as a rule, provide the most picturesque expositions of the modern Rugby game. The home team have, I think, a great chance of vic- tory. If they play up, they are ture to have the best of the gar,te forward. At half you cannot beat Cattell and Maturin. At three-quarter they are not a bit together, but individually they are good, and in Harris they have one of the most reliable full-backs of the day." Thus Mr Budd m The Morning. What an extraordinary pack Blackheath must have. Cambridge are reported to have beaten them forward Cardiff beat New- port and Cambridge with seven. We shall see what we shall see and—South Walians don't expect to be surprised. THE MAYOR OF GRIMSBY ON FOOTBALL. The Mayor of Grimsby (Alderman Palmer) in declining an invitation to become the president of the Grimsby and Cleethorpes Football League, says j—" From the way football is now played I cannot allow myself to be associated with it in any form." _———

THE OLD AND THE NEW. Mrs Keeley's career on the stage was nob an exceptionally long one, and was covered by only 35 years. Many popular actresses now living, and following their profession with aotivity, honour, and profit, have been on the stage quite as long, although they may hav" bpgun at a little earlier age than the heroine of lasb Friday's demonstration at the Lyceum. High salaries were not the rule, but quite the exception, up to the period of Mrs Keeley's praotical retirement in 1850, and she, no doubt, owes her comfortable competence to her skill and good fortune as a manageress (both at the Lyceum and the Princess's), and to her quiet life and frugal habits. At the private reception on Friday last, after the great public welcome, she told a friend, before other friends, that for her two last paid performances at the Gaiety, in 1871, the manager was the first m\1 who treated her with modern liberality.—PATTY Chrouicle,

A THIEF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING. Early in the morning two policemen who were on duty at the slaughterhouses of Pans were astonished to see a sheep endeavouring to effect an entrance into the enclosure where creatures of its kind were stationed. Bub the officers at ten tion was redoubled when a man s hand protruded e from beneath the stolen fleeoe. Their curiosity became intensified, and they carefully followed the sham a.mro&l who stopped at the pen which enclosed the real articles, and with great coolness chose the largest and fattest two of the flock. Still observed by the watebful guardians of the law, this plagiarist of an ancient fable proceeded to killed cut up his capture, and was on the point of making off with his booty when he found himself m turn the spoil of the law, and was quickly marched off to the Police Stationi

THE DIVINE SARAH. 5fafa'?e Sarah Bernhardt some time ago pre- sented the Jardm des Plant** with two fine ourang-outangs, but, unfortunately, the sudden change in the temperature has proved fatal to the female of the couple, called Virginia. The male, however, who is appropriately enough named Paul, is thriving well. and seem^ in no way cast down by the sudden death of his companion. A dog-faced monkey was piaced in fche £ tQ ke„p i aul company, but the latter, probably indignant at an inferior breed !'1nA' palmed off on him as a substitute for Virgime, nearly beat the unfortu- nate little beast to death.

'ARRY AND 'ARRIET. A couple of the pronounced 'Arry and Arrie type vn-.it.ed a well-known seaside resort for the day. While thf^*char,Sa 'n the weather occurred, bufc, intent on going for ra row 'Arry did not notice this. • J I can't let you have a boat," the man slid in answer to his request, there's a heavy swell just tI come on." Well, I'm blanked rejoined the gentleman from London. A.in'b my blooming money as good as 'is ?:'—Spirting Sketches.

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LATEST MARKETS. LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET. LIVERPOOL. Wednesday.— Bacon — A steady con- sumptive bu iness aglin transpires, but with weaker cables a quieter toae prevails in the market, and short clears and backs are a shade lower. Shoulders remain unaltered in price, the demand at, the moment keeping pace with arrivals. Hams continue in poor request, and although stocks are not over large holders are free sellers, and buyers have the advantage. Lard is weaker, in 'sympathy with American advices, but more business is reported. Cheese shows no alteration in price, and the demand is still of a moderate consump- tive character. Butter is firmer, at recent currencies, and prices tend upwards. Eggs steady at late quota- tions, and in fair demand for all classes. Beef and pork are still a quiet trade, at late figures. CURRENT QUOTATIONS. Beef, per 3041bs. Extra India mess. 61s 3d to 78a 9d Pork, per 2001 bs. Piime mess, Western 50s Od to 57s 6d Bacon, per liaibs. Waterford 45s Od to 48s Od Continental r. 43s Od to 443 Od American Long clear, 55 bs. average 288 6d to 29s Od Long clear, 38-451bs. ditto. 30s Od to 31s Od Short clear, 551bs. ditto. G8;¡ Od to 29s Od Short rib, 251bs. ditto. 35s Od to 38s Od Cumberland cut, 28 to 321bs. ditto. 29s 6d to 33s Od Stafford cut, 38-40lbs. ditto 315 Od to 34s Od Clear bellies, 14-161bs. ditto. 32, Od to 38s Od Short clear backs, 181bs. ditto. 28s Od to 30s Od Shoulders, N.Y. cut, 10-141bs 34s 6d to 36s Od Ditto square cut, 12-18lbs. 34s 6d to 383 Od Hani's per 1121bs Long cut, 15-17 avem.-e.. 41s Od to 46s Od Short cut, 14-16. 41s Od to 44s 6d Lard, per 112lbs Prime Western Steam 28s 6d to 28s 9d American refined lard, 28Ibs. pails, 30s Od to 31s Od 1121bs. firkins. 29s Cd to 30s Od per cwt. Cheese, per 1121bs. Finest States and Canadian, 44s to 46s. Butter, per 112ibs. Diiiisli-choicest, 110s to 116s choice ditto, 94s tolOOs. Irish creameries. 106s to 1,8,dofactor-es,94st0983. States creameries, 75s to 2' 105s. German factories, Os to Os. Cantdian cream. eries. 100s to 108s. Australian, 104s to 107s. Finest margarine, 57s to 60s medium, 47s to 52s low, 32s to 40s. Eggs per 120 Irish hen, lis Od to 12s 6d Continental, fresh, 7" Od to 8s Od picklod, 6s 8d to 7s 6d finest Danish, 10s Od to 10s 6d Canadians, fresh, 8s Od to 9s Od pickled, 7s Od to 7s &d. IMPORTS OF PROVISIONS. .5.. V £ ? 03 U3 £ WJ 3D FQ £ § 8s fcf mm S"5 %» To-day 1996 25 — 3696 574 12 172 This week.. 6553 7r- — 17744 2004 1010 603 This year 421791 31045 98501006127 174673 36052 41758 Last year 433528 33501 51434 1076706 159760141858!55665 LIVERPOOL FOREIGN PRODUCE. LIVERPOOL, Wednesday.—Sugar—With a further tendency towards lower prices for cane sugar, there has been a quiet trade passing, and refiners are not yet inclined to operate with any freedom. Crystals are unchanged. Tate's No 1, 15s; small, 145 6,1 Ko. 2, 14s 3d, granulated standard, 13s 9d coarse and fine, 14s fed per cwt. Coffee is offering at easier prices, and a quiet trade is reported in African ex quav bold berry about 53, 6d and elephant berry 84s per cwt. Cocoa has had a fair amount of inquiry on the spot and firm prices are being paid for all descrip- tions offering. Itice moves off very slowly, and prices are without chonge to note, only a small trade passing in cleaned for export. Sago flour-a dull market, at 6s 9d to 7s for Sarctwak ex store, and nothing reported regarding arrivals. Seeds, &e.-I,iiiseed has been in fair demand at easier rates, Turkish selling freely at 32s to 34s 6d and feeding up to 35s 9(t per 416 lbs. Cotton seed steady with a moderate demand about 700 bags Payta sold at S4 15s to S4 16s 3d perjton ex quay. S4 28 6d bid for Perham cotton seed at auction to-day. Canary seed out of demand, and no trade reported in Turkish. Small sales of Guinea grains passing on private terms. About two tons Gambia rubber sold at Is 3%d to Is 6V4d pev lb. at auction, and 4'/2 cwt. Peruvian at 2s 3%d per lb. Logw od steady and in fair demand. Fustic firmly held. Ebony in pood request 28 tons Cameroon sold privately, and 46% tons Old Calabar at auction made B6 10s to jS7 7s6dper ton ex quay. Tallow in fair demand, and South American making steady prices. Palm oil lias a slow trade, and prices are wHnou cmwg-H w note. vilva oil in moderate request. at S20 10s to B58 per tun. Seed oils steady at the recent decline. Resin in fair demand, and prices are firmly maintained for all grades. Turpentine in moderate request at 20s 6d per cwt. Petroleum firm at fully late quotations. CORN. NEWPORT, Wednesday.—Only amoderate attendance owing to the attractions of Lord Tredecur's show and prices remained generally the same as last week. Wheat 3s PAd per bushel of 621b mill offals dearer flour, 19: per cask. GLASGOW, Wednesday.-The tendency of wheat and f.n"r J;'1 Glasgow market to-day is in buyers' favour little business doing. There is an uncertainty as to how the market will go, and this onuses buyers'to hold off. Maize poor sale at 9s 10%d per 2801bs. Feeding bean* quiet atUs od to15s per 2821k»s. Demand very moderate lor barley and oats values unchanged. LONDON. W eilui'sday.—Market inactive. Wheat ai d flour quiet, without material change. Grinding barley firm malting do. dull. Oats quiet. Maize the turn easier. firm. Peas steady. Arrivals :— British—barley, 1,730 qrs Foreign—wheat, 16,760 qrs barley, 3 010 qrs maize, 20,500 qrs oats, 70,010 qrs flour, 15,840 sacks. CATTLE NEATH, Wednesday.—Trade quiet and good supplies scarce Best beef, 10s other qualities, 8s to 9s 6d ■ sheep, Sd to oi/4d (scarce) pigs (plentiful), 7s 6d to 8s 6d calvcs, 6d to 7d cows and calves, R12 to S14 J-IKWL'ORT, NNIeCitiesdav.-Owin, to Lord Tredegar's show, but little business was done at to-day's market- Prices were unchanged, PRODUCE. LONDON, We(!iec;day. refined steady, but quiet foreign opened firm at an advance for granu- lated, but closes quieter at fully last night's prices. Beet has been firm, but, closes s ightly below best, showing a nain of %<! to from lowest of yesterday —November quoted 10s :1%d; December, 10s 4%d January, 10s 5V4d February, 10s 71AJd; March. 19s 8',4d. Cane sort steady Mr business reported in grocery crystallised at yesterday's rates. Coffee sales met a fair demand at late rates Rio futures 3d to 6d lower. Tea-10,511 packages China offered by auction, and rather more parcels changed hands than usual, sales passing with more spirit at about last week's lates Indian—over 13,000 packages passed the hammer at about previous prices. Spice sales sold quietly. Rice and jute unaltered. Turpentine, 20s 3d. petroletiin-A-eriean, 6^1. PROVISIONS. LONDON, Wednesday. Butter rather firmer Danish, 08s to 112s; French, 88s to 114s; Dutch, 94s to 104s Australian, 90s to 108s. Bacon-Irish firm 0.0 446 to 49s Danish dull at 39s to 46s. Hams continue firm. Lard-Airierictii dull, Irish steady. Cheese inactive, but holders firm-Amerkan, 32s to 46s Dutch unaltered BRISTOL, Wednesday.-Frorn Messrs F. Barnard and Co.'s Circular :—Bacon—The market must be called featureless but values are in a number of cases rather le-is than a week ago. Cheese—There is no change to report. spot prices are cheap against rates for shipment. Butter quiet, with values constantly in buyers' favour. Lard dull, but can scarcely be called lower, and, indeed, has been firm at times since my last. SUGAR. GLASGOW, Wednesday.—Active market; large busi- ness done at about 3d per cwt. advance. The official report states :—Active market; good business done prices generally lVjd dearer. BUTTER. CORK, Wednesday.—Firsts, 104s sec&llds,91s; thirds, 70s fourths, 60s. Kegs—thirds, 63s fourths, 56s. Superfine, 105s; tine, 90s mild, 71s. In market-2DS firkins, 2 mild kegs, 109 mild. CHEESE. NEWPORT, Wednesday. There was an average pitch of produce, a good inquiry, and everything changed hands. Caerphilly qualities. 50s to 55s fancy dairies, a few shillings dearer; singles, 35s to 40s; doubles, ,40s to 42s truckles, 45s to 48s Cheddars, 50s per cwt FISH. GRIM.SBV. Wednesday.— Nine steamers and 30 smacks arrived with a good supply strong demand. Soles, Is 3d turbot, Is briils, 91 lobsters, Is 6d per lb ub 5s; 1"u;"1I soles, 8s 6d whiti, gs, 3s 6d witches, 6s live halibut, 8s dead, 6s 6d per stone live ling, 4s to 7s dead, 3s to 5s live cod, 5s to 8s dead. 48 to 7s live skate, 58 to 8s dead, 3s to 5s conger eel, 3s 6d hake, 6s esleli kit haddocks, 13s per box. POTATOES. LONDON, Wednesday. The market is again very fully supplied, and trade in consequence remains very dull at the following prices Dimbars, 90s to 100s snow- drops, 60s to 90s hebrons, 6Cs to 90s abundance, 60s to 65s puritans, 55s to 60s regents, 60s to 70s; imperators, 408 to 50s magnums, 35 to 45s per ton. SEED. LONDON. Wednesday.—Messrs John Shaw and Sons, seed merchants, of Great Maze Pond, Borough, London, report to-day's market thinly attended. There has not this w ek been any noteworthy change in the values of either clovers or grass seeds. As yet no general inquiry of any importance has sprung up for seeds a few large provincial firms have, however, been taking advantage of the low rates current to lay in some supply. Tares are neglected. Peas and haricots show no alteration. Mustard and rape seed keep firm. As regards bird seeds there is BO fresh feature. WOOL. LONDON, Wednesday.—7,645 bales of wool were brought forward this evening, including 1,792 bales Queensland, 1,550 New Zealand, 1,115 New South Wales, 1,129 Adelaide, 1.401 Cape and Natal, 773 Victorian, 4 Aleppo, 1 Hudson Bay 50 sweepings. Full attendance of buyers, and competition rather more acdve yesterday's opening prices being in most cases fully maintained. COALS. LONDON, Wednesday.—There was a quiet market to-day for seaborne house coal at last prices. Hettons, 15s 6d Lyons, 14s 6d p.ir ton. Ships arrived, 33; sold, 33. Win d-Ea3t-north-east, MKI'ALS. LONDON, Wednesday.—Copner Hrm good business done at f:43 8" 9d cash S43 17s 6d three montbs. Tin firm; small business done at EM cash buyers B64 13s 9d three months. Spelter— £ 15 2s 6d. Spanish lead, Bll 12s 6d to Bll 13s 9d English do., SH 17s 6d. Scotch pig iron, 46s 9d cash hematite, 47s 9%d cash. Closing report :—Copper rather irregular, closing firm. B45 6s 3d cash 243 13-3 9d three months. Tin steady- Straits, B64 cash S64 12s 6d three months Aus- tralian, E64 17s 6d. English ingots, B67 to B67 10s. Spelter. £ 15 to £ 15 2s 6d. Spanish lead, £ 11 12s 6d English, £ 1117s 6d. Scotch pig iron. 46s 8d cash. GLASGOW, Wednesday.—Market steady fair busi- ness-Scotch done ar 46s 9d, 46s 10V,d, and 468 8%d cash 46s ll^d, 47s, and 46s 10^4d one month; buyers, 46s 8d cash sellers, 46s 8%d. Cleveland done at 38s Id cash buyers 38s cash sellers, 38s Id. Cumberland hematite done at 48s one month buyers, 47s 9y2d cash; sellers, 47s 10d. Middlesbrough hematite-buyers, 45s 9d cash sellers, 46s.

AN EARLY ULADfcTONIAN PROBLEM Mr H. W. Lucy's interesting memento of Mr Gladstone's recent cruise with Sir Donald Currie in the Tantallon Castle has been issued by Messrs Sampson Low, Marston, and Co. Many exoellent stories are told in it. Mr Gladstone always went to the music room after dinner, where Mrs Henry Gladstone somatiinss played the violin and Mr Nicol often sang. One night. listening to Auld Robin Gray," there was brought over the wonder- fully gteen fields of his memory the vision of a little boy baffl-d by his first problem in political economy. I remember," Mr Gladstone said, when I was a ohild hearing that song and being struck by the lines- To mak* the crown a pound Mylantie went to sea, And the crown a.nd the pound Were baith for me. "How," I asked, "could they baith be for the Kirl when the crown waa an integral part of the pound not two distinct acquisitions, but the larger'including the less ?" The question put by the little boy 80 years ago remains (says the Birmingham Gazette) unanswerad.

TIRED OF TAKING NiFDlci-;E?-Perhapg you have been clogging aud depressing the system with mineral drugs. TfAYE'S WORSDELL'S PILLS are purely veget- able, and never fail to give renewed health and vigour in cased of Indigestion, Coustipation, and Liver aiid Kidney complaints. Sold by all chemists, s 1^4d per box 1075a "TUB DEVIL'S OWN," A complete story, by Lilian Quiller Couch, appears in the C&rdijf Timet and South Wale* Weekly Aews of next Saturday. Also Miss ftadtofr Jwt iww stents ,'C' LIPTON IN THE BISCUIT TRADE. LIPTON, THE PEOPLE'S FOOD PROVIDER. Has now commenced Manufacturing Biscuits on an extensive scale in his own Factories, which have been specially built and fitted up with all the latest and most improved machinery and travelling ovens of the most up- to-date type, and is now selling at all his Branches and Agencies throughout the Kingdom, BISCUITS AT PRICES HITHERTO UNKNOWN. K t ts [1 11 ri n u v v THE BEST VALUE EVER OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC. FOR LUNCH. FOR AFTERNOON TEA. FOR EVERY OCCASION. NO HOME SHOULD BE WITHOUT THEM. LIPTON'S BISCUITS are sure to become Popular Favourites, being unequalled for Richness and Crispness. F%ft 0 0 TRY THEM! TEA HERCSANT TRY m In g- M PER O0, LB. V\ /Marie,Cr«amCraskerX "JpA /Arrowroot, Cream ToastA Im I eri>ethyp (0*borne, Digestive, and Tea\ Metropolitan, Paris, Water, I I AI* AT P» —.J TB I I Peel Spice, Parkins, and 1 I Q j Gi"g!n ft" i Wheat en Wafer, Oaten I THE THE QUEEN. THE OTHER KINDS—PLAIN, FANCY, AND MIXED. Great variety and assortment. Loose and in tins, all sizes. -r YPIINPAAT THE LARGEST PROVISION DEALER IN THE WORLD. LirlUlN FA NCY CAKR AJNTD BISCUIT BAKER. TEA, COFFEE, AND COCOA PLANTER, CEYLON. Fruit Grower, Cocoa and Chocolate Manufacturer. Maker of Soups, Sauces, Potted Meats, Bottled Fruits, Jams, Jellies, and Marmalade. CHIEF OFFICES: BATH STREET, CITY ROAD, LONDON, E.C. LOCAL BRANCHES: CARDIFF, High Street and St. Mary Street; SWANSEA. Arcade Buildings, High Street; LLANELLY, 9, Stepney Street; BRISTOL, 22, Wine Street; NEWPORT, 4, Commercial Street: MERTHYR, Market Square Buildings. 5692 BKZ-A-ISRCIIES AGENTS THBOTJG-HOTTT THE WORLD;

REGULATION OF CARDIFF CASUALS. ADOPTION OF THE CELLULAR SYSTEM. The Cardiff Board of Guardians have jush completed new casual wards to accommodate 24 males and 15 females, at a cost of L4.000. The erection of the buildings has for its ob^eH the carrying out of provisions of tha Oss' Poo? Act of 1882, under which the poo" K™ ^fficnnla have discretionary power to detain cafmai3 until 9 a.m. of the second day following his or her admission, the vagrant in the meantime to have performed a certain assigned labour task. Where this system has been adopted, the authorities report a ntriking diminution in the number of tramps who have presented themselves for a night's lodging. The system of construction is that known as the cellular system. In each of the men's cells is a hammock and two rugs, also a space for breaking stones. In the women's cells are bedsteads, and the inmates are employed either in oakum picking or in washing or scrubbing. The number of vagrants that passed through the Cardiff casual wards in 1888 was 3,341, compared with 7,486 in the year ending March 25h, 1895.

ST. ANDREW'S, CARDIFF. AN EXCHANGE OF LIVINGS. In the beginning of January the Rev. G. W, Hanford, vicar of St. Andrew's, Cardiff, will preach his valedictory sermon. An exchange of livings has been agreed upon between the rev. gentleman and the Rev. Dr. Niohoison, vicar of St. James's, Forest Gate, Stratford, London, and both gentlemen were instituted to their respective livings on Thursday, the 21st inst. The Rev. Dr. Nicholson will preach at St. Andrew's on the morning of Sunday, Decem- ber 15th, and at St. Teilo's in the evening. The Rev. G. W. Hanford returns to St. Andrew's on Monday next, and will remain until the begin- ning of January, when, as we have said, he will preach his farewell sermon. Acrarding to Crockford, tho living of St. Forest Gate, has a gross income of :6600 with a house. Dr. Nicholson is late scholar of Trinity College, Dublin (1851); he took his 13. A. (Sen. Mod. Cl.) in 1855 Divinity Testimonium (2nd class) in 1856 M.A., 1859; ad eundum grajnim M.A., Oxford, 1860 B.D. and D.D., 1880. He was deacon in 1850 at Ki'.laloe, and ordained priest in 1857 at Dublin. He was appointed to the vicar. age of Sf. James's, Forest Gate, in 1837.

SWANSEA SCHOOL BOARD. The monthly meeting of the Swansea School Board was held on Wednesday afternoon, when here were present Alderman Harris (chairman), Alderman Gwilym Morgan, Revs. A. A. Matthews, W. P. Williams, and J. Dyfodwg Davies. and Messrs D. Roberts, Joseph Rosser, D. R. Lewis. J. Kirby, W. E. Harri, and W. Watkins.—Referring to irregular attendance, it was stated that the children 1U bad weather could not go to the schools because of the bad condition of some streets. It was thought that the Board had power to compel the Corporation to keep its streets m proper condition.— The Schools Building Committee recommended that the use of a room in the Central Higher Grade School be given during the week days for instruction in Hebrew, but not for religious instruction, at a charge te cover the cost of light and olpaning.-The recommendation was carried. -Mr David Roberts moved a motion having for its object the admission of representatives of the Press at committee meetings.—The motion was I lost by seven to three.

LOCAL WEDDING, ELIAS-BROAOKES. Miss Lottie Efias, the eldest daughter of Mr William Elias, Troedyrhiw House, Abercarn, was married on Wednesday morning to Mr James George Broackes, eldest son of Mr G. I. Broackesi, e 1) lAwiaa Tha "I''on\nn. f manager 01 vu"& "Il.ol' "u,u3 place at Mynyddislwyn Church, the ceremony being performed by the vicar, the Rer. John Griffiths, assisted by the Rev, D. curate of St. Luke's Church, Abercarn. The bride, who was tastefully dressed in white, was given away by her father, Miss fhylis Elias and Miss Ad James being the bridesmaids.

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OUR COUNTRY COLUMN. The question is often asked whether summer or winter pruning is best. The answer depends somewhat on circumstances. Last week I gave an illustration showing how best to prune a gooseberry bush, and this week we refer to the block ourrant. The process ii prac- tically the wme in bof.h. The thing to be avoided is too thick or toe close growth, as if either of thes" oS aiiowed a crop of fruit cannot reasonably be expected. It is hardly too much to say that the soft fruit crop of this country would be increased by one-third if common-sense pruning were more generally followed. Unless sun and air are admitted to the tree it cannot succeed. In the case of the black currant the side shoots shortened in summer are cut back in winter to an inch of the base, leaving th main branches a little less than a foot apart. If this is done, other conditions being favourable, a fair crop of fruit is certain. Assuming that we are not breeding for show or any particular purpose for which early maturity, size, eto., are required, we reoommend that for the'first litter (and that only in the case of a Btrong yenng gilt) not more than seven or eight I pigs at once should be left to suckle the sow. I On the second litter 10 may be permitted but we are aware that some people advise 11 or 12. Our experience, after years of breeding for all purposes, is that the sow which can, on her second and subsequent litters, raise 10 young ones, fine in quality and even in siae, up to the time of weaning, is a really good animal, and is doing as much as can be expected. Most cer- tain iy 10 good young pigs are far better and more saleable than 12 or 13, of which four or five will be indifferent and weak, and therefore unsaleable. We have frequently seen the extra pigs in the litter over and above the 10 or so brought up by hand upon spoon and bottle feeding and although they did not grow as fast as those fed upon the sow, and up to four months old did not show much for the trouble, yet we hava known them to grow into fine pigs. Indeed, one of the finest boars we ever saw was reared by a poor woman cottier who had nothing but a goat to provide milk for her little children and the pig. The great secret of success in home pig-breeding is care and attentiou during farrowing time, and for a week or two afterwards. From the time the giit-ttiab is to say. the maiden pig—has been put to the boar, which latter we consider ought to be thoroughbred ot its own particular sort, she will require but little attention, and a very limited amount of food up to four or five weeks of farrowing. A run on grass in the daytime, with a shelter in case of rain, and a dry lie at night, supplemented with almost any kind of food that offers, will keep the pregnant sow going for the first three months. After that she will begin to what is called "melt," and a little more liberal treatment and care are required. Heating food, such as Indian meal or the like, should not be given in quantity the great thing is to give soft, laxative diet. After farrowing, for two or three days the sow should only get some bran tea or thin gruel, as there is a liability of milk fever up to three days. From the third day after farrowing the sow must be fed more liberally still, as the young will begin to get strong, and require more iiiijic and as the demand for milk increases, so must the supply of food. The sow must be allowed to walk out in the fresh air every day to stretch her legs," from a few minutes at first, to a longer period as the brood gets older. As a grtat deal of attention is just now being given to the question of fattening fowls, and as fattening must be done on a system to succeed, I give this week an inexpensive form of fattening pen. This is a most convenient contrivance, and it has a number of virtues not seen on the surface. In fattening, cleanliuess is a great matter, and in every good pen this is specially provided for. The floor of such a pen is constructed of bars running lengthwise, and through these a drawer beneath receives the droppings. This can be taken out and cleansed as occasion requires. The pen is divided into compartments havinga. hinged flap, and the birds are put in and taken out at the top. The food and water troughs, placed in front, are of zinc, and a pr-n suitable for four fowl* costs about 16,. As there are a great, many superfluous oockerels and pullets about at this tune of year, I would advise any of my readers who possess them to try the experiment of fattening a few fowls. It ought to succeed whether the fowls are fattened for sale or for home use. The illustration shown has been kindly lent by Mr W. Cooper, of London, TO SMALL HOLDERS. It often happens chat the possessor of a house has a small amount of arable land attached to it in addition to a meadow, and keeping cows and ijigi, and possibly a horse, he naturally desires to make as much of his land as possible. Of course the cultivation of orops of corn is not to be thought of, especially at present prices, and, therefore, either roots or forage plants must be grown. In the choice of these the small grower is limited, because some things can be purchased more oheaply than they can be grown, but, on the other hand, some subjects "pay well if properly grown, seeing that from 10 to 20 tons or more can be had to the acre, and that as the price varies from 10s 6d to £1 or more per ton, ib pays to grow them. The best orops are obtained from a well manured and deeply worked medium loam, but fair otops can be had on both heavy and light soils, but, of course, on these cultivation has much to do with the matter. To produce the best crops the land should be dug or ploughed up rough before Christmas, and should be turned over again in February. and, if necessary, all couch grass, twitch, spear grass, or whatever it is called locally, cleaned out. During frosty weather a heavy dressing of manure should be carted on, and whenever the weather is favourable it should be spread, and dug or ploughed in as the case may be. This will be done by the end of March or middle of April, according to the district, and will allow a short time for the soil to settle, sowing taking place from the third week in April until tho middle of May, according to position bud season. About a week beforehand the land should be well har. rowed to obtain a fine tilth, and all rubbish drawn up should bu burned on the ground, or carted away into a heap to rot, as may be most conve- nient.; Everything being ready, tha seed abould be dri led m fine weather, afterwards rolling with a light roHer. Some persons sow Robinson's Drum. j Can ™ f°r fear of failures, and really this is not at all a bad plan where cows are kept, as, should the crop be a gappy one, the cabbages come in very handily, and the seed being cheap, even if all the cabbages are out out, the loss is not great. The rows should be 18 or 24 inches apart, and the plants, when thinned, should be from 15 inches to 18 inches asunder in the rows, the soil and season of sowing having much to do in this matter; indeed, no hard and fast line can be laid down. So soon as the rows of seedling plants can be seen, the ground should be fiat hoed between the rows, to keep down the weeds, and when the aeedhngs have oiao or two rough leavep, they should be singled out to a proper distance opart. They will, after thill, need two or three hoeings to keep down weeds, the spaces between the rows being most cheaply treated by means of :a-J»orse boe* should sucfe be on --the, Wbw the leaves cover the ground there is no further need of hoeing, and should any tall weeds push up they can ba pulled out by hand, at the same time cutting off any flower stems from the beet which may bolt. During the earlier at,ages of the growth of the plants, and before the final hoeing, it is often a good plan to give a dressing of fish salt or nitrate of soda between the rows, from one and a half to two and a half hundredweight per acre being allowed according to the soil but in ail places this top dressing is not absolutely necessary, the condition of the land being the criterion KS to whether top dressing is or is not necessary. When the roots are matured I in October they must be pulled up, the top wrung or twisted.off and thrown into heaps, covering these with the leaves to protect the roots from frost. When all the roots are up they must be clamped in long clamps the same as potatoes, giviner a coating of straw first, and then placing a good thickness of earth over all. Here they will keep until well into April if not rpquired for use. As to the best sort to use opinions differ, but tor general all round work there is nothing to match the yellow globe varieties. In growing beet it must always be borne in mmd that it is tender and will not stand frost, therefore it must not bit sown too early, or left out too late in the year for fear of damage to the crop.

A STRANGE HIDING PLACE. £ 550 FOUND IN A KITCHEN BOILER. An elderly lady named Mrs Ann Hall, who has recently died at Quarry-street. Swansea, where ehe has lived for the last 20 years, seems to have I had a strange hiding-place for a portion of her savings. After her death the son of the deceased searched the house, and in the cupboard found an old disused boiler. This was of considerable old disused boiler. This was of considerable weight, and on it being looked into the cause of its heaviness was found to be the presence of 350 sovereigns. This, it is stated, by no means repre- sents the whole of Mrs Hall's savings.

PRINCIPAL MICHAEL D. JONES. It is satisfactory to leasn that with reference to the venerable Principal Michael D. Jones, of Bala, that hopes of his early recovery, or at least convalescence, are entertained. Apart from the interest attaching to him as the principal founder of the Welsh colony in Patagonia, his name naturally recurs during the discussion of Welsh Home Rule as the first living apostle of that gospel.

STREET BETTING. IMPORTANT DECISION. The Wolverhampton Stipendiary gave his deci- sion on Wednesday in the caseaof a number of book makers brought before him last week for contra. vening the local bye lawfor the suppression of street betting. The Stipendiary held that the bye law Wu8 L J-'J as be'"g contrary to the statute law, which did not prevent betting in public streets where no obstruction was caused. The summon was dismissed.

THE IRON TRADE. WOLVERHAMPTO, Wednesday.—Manufactured ironmasters reported themselves fully booked. Prices strong at B7 7s 6d for black sheets, E8 5 to £ 87s od lattens, and Z- 10 15 galvanised sheets; superior makes were Pll to C12. Spelter, B15 15* hoops and thin strips, £6 51 to £ 6 10 Northampton pigs were 43s Derbyshire*, 43, to 44s and common Staffordshire, 361 to 37s local steel plates, £5 151 to £ 6 53 and angles and tees, J65 5$ to -05 15s.

THE QUEEN'S SOLICITUDE. Actors and actresses who have visited Windsor or Balmoral have often (says the World) been unspeakably gratified by her Majesty's gracious inquiries, through Sir Henry Ponsonby, as to how they had fared on the return journey and supported its fatigues. Some of them (haughty souls !) may perhaps feel their enthusiasm a little dashed on learning that the same tender solicitude was extended to a troupe of parformmg animals which had the honour of appearing at Windsor Castle. But, after all, what are actors but performing animals ? And it is quite in the- spirit of this Darwinian age that Royalty should diaw no hard-and-fast line between the specie;?,

A FEW HOME TRUTHS. The most curious thing in the world is a woman who is not curious. Every man is a hero to the woman who loves him. The more a woman's waist is shaped like an hour glass tho sooner will the sands of life runout. The only time a woman does not exaggerate is when she is speaking of her own age. Rich widows are the only second-hand goods that sell at prime cost.

FIRST REHEARSAL. 10 one of the ecenes of Byron's "A Hundred Thousand Pounds" the principal character has to walk up the centra of the stage while saying, I give up my claim—waive my title." This was done at the first rehearsal, but, hardly satisfied with the business, the actor called out to the author, after he had been waiting up there with nothing to say—"What am I supposed to be doing? "My dear boy," called out Byron. in his serious manner, "you're waivin" vour ti tIel!" n

FAIRS FOR NOVEMBER. IJanybythe* 1 Narberth. is Llarcieloy „ i Trecastle .„ 1J Farmer* Cayo 2 Neath Talgarth 2 < aimarthen"14 Llandyssil — 4 Caerphilly li XSTHPSZ—R. SSSSIS?- JS SCKJR J 18 bt. Clears, 5 Fishguard 18 «rtnnn°n • • • • • 5 Abergavenny 19 Brecon 5 Tregaion 19 Llangyfe^ch 5 Ne«th Pontypridd 6 Llanwrtyd 1 20 Kn'gntoa 7 Maenclochog 20 W his ton 8 IJanybyther 21 Cayo.lx NewcastleISmlyn 22 Cardigan U Llandilo 23 Cilycwm 11 Bglwyswrw 25 Newbridge n Pembroke 25 Haverfordwest 12 Castletowa f) Llandilo 12 Crymmych 26 Llanboidy 12 JPontyberem 26

ANY DOCTOR will tell you there is no better Cough Medicine than Heating's Lozenges, One gives 1 relief. If you suffer from cough, try them but once. They will cure, and they will not injure your health. 1 They are simply unrivalled in curing CQUehs. Sold EVERYWHERE io 1&4 UM iao.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. ANTICIPATIONS. The rain fell almost incessantly while racing was in progress at Newmarket to-day, but despite the miserable afternoon a capital com- pany put In an appearance. Blackmore carried most money for the first event, the Moulton Steeplechase, but broko down, and the verdict was secured by Frivolity, after Botanist had appeared to hold the winning card. Gemma. Douafci, on whom odds were laid, had no diffi- culty in app opriating the Selling Hurdle, and Knight of Rhodes carried off the chief prize of the afternoon, the Grand Military Steeplechase, by a neck. The sport was concluded by the success of Btwil in the Wood Ditcon Hurdle Handicap, w,io placed the race to the credit of Mr lipopold de Rothschild. It would greatly benefit National Hunt meetings were owners of Mr L. de Rothschild's and Mr McCalmont's class to bestow their patronage more freely than is the case at present. For the concluding day my fancies are is under :— Links Stakes—MIDNIGHT SUN. Selling Steeplechase-RATHDRUM. Cheveley Steeplechase ALINE or Miss ANTHONY. Ashley Fiat Race—SCAMPANIO. Seliing Hurdle Handicap—GRAND VIZIER or SWEETMEAT. Camoia Steeplechase-IJoRI> LIEUTENANT or STORM. Wednesday Night. VIGILANT. NEWMARKET STEEPLECHASES. NEWMARKET, WEDNESDAY. 1.0-Tlie MOULTON MAIDEN STEEPLECHASE of £50 the second receives E5. Two miles and a. half. Mr J. O. Harrison's Frivolity, 5y 12st Owner 1 Mr H. McMickings's Botanist, a 12st Mr Ueatty 2 Mr Eustace Loder's Blackmoie, a 12st Mawson 3 Winner trained privately. Betting-11 to 8 agst Blackmore, 2 to 1 agst Botanist, and 100 to 50 tigst Frivolity. The winner made the running to the last fence, where Botanist headed him, but coming again Frivolity won by half a lengrh Blackmore broke down. 1.30-The SELLING HURDI,E RACE of £ 50 the winner to be sold or £ 50. Two miles. Mr J. A. Miller's Gumma Donati, 3y 10st71b Halsey 1 Lord Shrewsbury's Grand Vizier, 3y 10st.71b Banner 2 Mrs Chaloner's Kay Middleton, 3y lOst 71b „ t „ K. Chal ner 3 Mr F. Goffe g Hawkfieid, 3y lOst 71b Sainsbury 0 Mr C. Waller's Auditor, 3y lOst 71b Driscoll 0 Mr W. Bocock's Warboat, 3v lOsf 71b Mumford 0 Mr Priaulx's Mouquet, 3y lOst 71b Morrell 0 Winner trained by Halsey, Miche) Grove. Betting—6 to 5 on Gemma Donati, 3 to 1 agst Grand Vizier, 10 to 1 agst Auditor, and 100 to 7 each agst Ray Middleton and others. Gemma Donati settled down in front, and making all the running won by two lengths a bad third. Hawktield was fuurtli, Mouquet tifth, and Warboat last. Gemma Donati was bought, in for 200as. 2,O-The HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE of £50; the second receives E5. Two miles. Mr McCalmont's Belmont, a lOst 91b Beatty 1 Mr C. Thompson's The Skipper, 5y 10vt 121b..Owner a Mr F. Webb's Prince Edward, a 12st 91b ..G. Morris 3 Mr G. Houghton's Rathdrum, 5y list 31b R. ChaJoner 0 Mr Wintcrs's Con Amore, 5v lOst 111b Ltthom 0 Nlr E. Rose's Anchor, a 10t JOlb.Dollery 0 Mr Percy's Bonnv Colleen, 6y lOst 31b Driscoll 0 Mr E. Deacon's Rosemont, 4y lOst Bland 0 Winner trained privately. Betting-5 to 2 agst Prince Edward, 9 to 2 agst Bonny Colleen, 5 to 1 agst Rathdrum, 6 to 1 agst Anchor, 7 to 1 agst Belmon and 10 to 1 agst others. Bonny Colleen was followed by Rathdrum, Prince Edward, and Con A more, with Eelinout next, for half a mile, whn Prince Edward took up the running from Bonny Colleen, Anchor, niul Con Amore, with Rose- mont in the rear. In this order they ran until apnroaehing the last fence, where Belmont closed with Prince Edward and won by a length three-parts of a length dividing second and third. Rathdrum was fou 1 th,Anchor fifth,Bonny CoHeen next, and Rosemont last. 2.30-The SELLING STEEPLECHASE of £50; the winner to be sold for £ 50. Two miles. Mr C. F. Jolliffe's Lady Bride, 6y list 31b Waddington 1 Mr P. Whitaker's Parameter, 4y lOst 61b M orrell 2 Mr H. Sidney's Aunt Jack, a list 31b Owner 3 Mr E. Deacon's Great Paul, a. list 31b Owner 0 Mr C. C. Dormer's Crepu, a list 31b R. ChaJoner 0 Lord Shrewsbury's Westersate, 4y lOst 61b Banner 0 Winner trained by Lawton, Woodhall Spa, p,el,.ting-S to 1 agst Crepu. 7 to 2 agst Lady Bride, 5 to 1 each agst Aunt Jwck and Westeigate, 6 to 1 agst Parameter, and 10 to 1 agst Great. Paul. The winner made the whole of the running and won by four lengths six lengths between second and third Crepu was fourth and Westergate last. The winner was sold to Mr R. Gore for 150es. was sold to Mr R. Gore for 150es. 3.0-The NEWMARKET GRAND MILITARY STEEPLECHASE of £ 200, IHlded to a sweepstakes of £5 each for stirters the second receives £25, About tinee miles and a half. Mr F. Atkinson's Knight of Rhodes, 5y 12st. Owner 1 Capt J. Dormer's Fetlar, 6v 12st 51b Mr Wi thine ton 2 Mr Vyner's Alpheus, 4y list 91b Mr Ricardo 3 Mr K Rose's Kalsac, &y 12st Owner 0 Winner trained by Escott, Lewcs. Betting—11 to 10 agst Alpheus, 6 to 5 aest Knieht of Rhodes, 100 to 8 agst Fetlar, and 33 to 1 agst Babfc Alpheus set the pace well clear of Balzac wiih Knight of Rhodes last, for half the iovmv v when Fetlar became second. Half a mile from home Kni»ht Of Rhodes closed up, and challenging Alpheus at the last fence won by a neck from Fetlar, who took second place again in the last fifty yards; three lengths divided second and third 3y^7,T,be, JHTTON HANDICAP HURDLE li ACE of £ 100; the second receives £ 10. Two miles. ?Jri Rothschild a Bevil, 4y lOst lllbR Chaloner 1 Duke of Montrose s Hiatus, a list ..A. Nighringall 2 Mr O. Priaulx's Grimpo, 6y 13st Morrell 3 Mr B. Deplidge's Aminte, 4y lOst 111b.Mumfoid 0 Mr John Smith's Machiavelli, 4y lOst 71b G. Morris 0 « £ Tait- jun-'s. Ever ton, 4v lOst 21b .Driscoll 0 Mr H. McCalmont's Lord Cecil, 5y lOst..Mr Beatty 0 winner trained by Watson. Newmarket Betting—2_to 1 agst Everton. 100 to 30 each ajtst Bevil and Hiatus, 6 to 1 agst Grimpo, and 10 to agsi. others. Bevil IUllde the whole of the running and won by two leiigths five lengths dividing second and third. Everton was fourth, Aminte fifth, and Machiavelli last TO-DAY'S RACING. OUDER OF RUNNING.—Ashley National Hunt Flat Race, 1.0; Selling Hurdle Race. 1.30; Cheve;ey Steeplechase, 2.0 Links Stakes, 2.30 Selling Steeple- chase, 3 0 Camois Steeplechase, 3.30. ENTRIES. SELLING HOBDLE R.-CF-Two miles. y lit Ib y st lb Hiatus a12 7 I Grand Viger 3 10 12 Kingsclere ,612 0! Lord Cecil.. 5 10 11 Smeetmeat a H 7 J Battleaxe a 10 9 Hippotnenes 4 11 6 P21W 3 10 S Query 3 10 13 Hawkfieid 3 10 5 SELLING STEEPLECHARE —Two miles. ys st lb ysj Rathdrum 5 12 7 Golden Heart.5 11 11 Ding'Dong. a 12 3 Hippomenes 4 n 9 Aunt Jack a 12 3 Pier.lla 4 11 9 Crepu a 12 21 Westergate 4 11 0 «r«a.t Paul -a 11 12 ARK IV ALS. ARK IV ALS. Frivolity, Blackmore, Anchor, Rosemonnr Grimpo, Scampanio. Calcraft, Yoredale Arlarn Sr' Anthony, Kingsclere, Sweetmeat, Storm, Ding Dong Golden He,rt, flippoidone,, Piei*oila Qtier),, Lord AU«, chut and LOltI STARTING PRICES. ^'E^lAKIiEV. rbLIca. ( RACE IlUNNKS. W!X?R fipdrts.nail.Sv'rtimLiff.i Moulton 3 Frivolity 100 to 50 ag 100 t* 30 ag filing. 7 G. I}pntiti 6 te 5 on 6 te 5 on Handicap— 8 Belmont. 7 to 1 ag 7 to 1 ag Selling 0 L. Bride 7 te 2 ag 7to 2 ag | Military 4 K. of Rhodes 6 te 5 ag 6 to 5 ag kSMw&xss.^l Senl-W towt IQQto 39« LINGFIELD SECOND NOVEMBER MEETING. ENTRIES FOR THE STANSTED HURDLE RACE.— Giory (aged). Xylophone (5y Guinait (4y), Wise Gift (4y), Marius (4y), Chilcomb (3v), Mid.light Sun (3y), Cliel,onia,ii (3y), Tui moil (3y), Zone (3y), Kiluiore (3y), L'Abbe Noir (3y), Grosuan (3v), Sparrow Hawk (3y), Vicar II., (3y), and Katerfelta (3y). ENTRIES FOR THE WEIR STEEPLECHASF.-SWaggOr (by), Cloonflyn (6y), Frivolity (5y), Yours Truly (4yl Royal Scarlet (4y), Golden Fly (4y), and Guinart (4y)., j CrATWICK DECEMBER MEETING. ACCEPTANCES FOR NATIONAL HURDLE, (Two miles. Run luesday. Dec. 3rd.) ys st lb | -1 ys st lb Een Wyvis 6 12 10 Varangian 6 10 8 Golden Ring 6 12 4 | Hagiographer 6 10 8 President .6 11 3 Greenhill 4 10 2 Charles III 6 11 3 Eastbury 5 10 ) Baccarat 5 10 U Keep Out 6 10 0 ACCEPTANCES FOR METROPOLITAN STEEPLECHASE. (Three miles. Run Wednesday. Dec. 4thv ys st Ib I ys st It Cathal 4 12 7 Miss Baron 5 11 t Ardcarn a 12 1 Boro a 11 G St. Antheny 6 11 11 Marcellus a 10 9 Moriarty 5 11 9 Olibanum 4 10 5 Nepcote. 4 11 2 Aline 6 10 I NOTTINGHAM DECEMBER MEETING ACCEPTANCES FOR GREAT MIDLAND STEEPLECHASE. (Two miles. Run Tuesday, Dec. 17th.) ys st Ib I ys st lb Knight of Rhodes 5 12 7 Fetteresso 6 10 11 Prince Edward a 12 1 | Owick a 10 10 Malchus 5 12 01 Miss Baron 5 10 10 Golden Ring Elfrid% 410 8 The Primate a 11 6 j Castle Warden 4 10 6 Chair of Kildare.. 4 11 4 I Schooner al) 5 Morello 5 10 12 Keep Out 6 10 4 Nepcote 4 10 12 Storm 4 10 3 Cestus 6 10 11 | Pitch and Toss 6 10 3 Weights raised 31b. OFFICIAL SCRATCHINGS. [SUPPLIED BY MESSRS WEATHF.RBY.L An handicaps where the weights have appeared- Skedaddle, Instep. Links Stakes, Newmarket-Astana.

NEWMARKET TRAINING NOTES. IFROM OUR NKWMARICET CORRF-S I'ON 1) l;.NT. J NEWMARKET, wedie-day.-On the Bury side, R. Chaloner's Ray Middleton, Mississippi, and Grand National galloped six furlongs. G. Dawson's Chancery, with Bank Holiday, went the same distance. J. Daw- son's. jun.. Eugene, Springald, Vigara, Vitez, McNeil, Villieiv, Bolton, Tambour, Rmovata colt, Miss Fraser, Queen Isolde, ind Agnes Galliard cantered briskly five furlongs. Enoch's, sen.. Love Lane, Seaholme, and Veiones.% went the same distance. Leader's The Rays, Tyrannv, and Infinta Paz colt galloped five .furlongs. G. Lambton's Golden Rule. Melange, and Courante covered six furlongs Manser's Roval Princess, Dead Letter, Queen of the T.Y.C. filly, and Good News going the same di-;tance. Rogers's Sunfish, Seek and Find, and Won by Waiting gailoped six furlongs, Waugh's, sen., Phoebus Apollo, Sans Jorge, Little Emily colt. Cliiict, Lena Despard, and Eckford went a similar gallop. C. Waugh's Mahmoud, Woolsthorpe, Auruin, The Wipper, Spur Royal, Speed,and La Xoison d Or were sent six furlongs. On the Racecourse side, Cannon's Einin, Gold Fish, Indulph, Argonaut, St. Antoine, Barcalwhey, and Philactery galloped a mile and a half. Jennings's, sen., Helen filly had a similar gallop. Marsh's Reminder was sent a mile. Swann's Melisse went a mtle and a half. Percy Peck's Son o' Nline, l'opaa, Soliman, Bonaventure colt, Leader, Amaryllis, and Agapemone negotiated a mile.

HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. GLAMORGANSHIRE HOUNDS. Friday, Nov. 29, at Rhyd IAtfa Cross Roads, at 10.45. YSTIUD HOUNUS. Friday, Nov. 29, at King's Arm, Caerphi.ly, at 108. CARMARTHENSHIRE FOX HOUNDS. Friday, Nov. 29, at Snopnewydd, at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3, at 1 relech Church, at l' a.m. Friday, Dec. 6. at Bro avydd Arms, at 11 a.m. PEMBROKESHIRE HOUNDS. Thursday, Nov. 28, at Tufton Arms. at 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 2, at Neyland, at 11 a.w, Thursday. Dec. 5, at Cauirose, at 11 a in TiVY-SIDK FOX HOUNDS. Thursday, Nov. 23, at Newcliapel, at 10.45 a.m. Monday, Dec. 2, at Troedyraur, at 10.45 a.m. Friday, Dec. 6, at Llechryd, at 10.45 a. m. MR SEYMOUR ALLEN'S HOUNDS. Friday, Nov. 29, at Henllan Lodge, at 11.30 a.m. The Press Association learns that Mr G. B. Milne the well-known gentleman jockey, is organising a training establishment at Hecktield, neo r Reading. GALE'S SPECIAL. On,-horSe selection—121. RACING WOHLD says — *32, 4 52, 65. Special-10. TURF LIFE FINALS (53, Fleet-street, London).- 1, 3, 52 '^PORTING LUCK says :-12, 50, 59. SPORTING WORLD says :-7, 4, 10, 37, 57. Subscribers—Nay. p PENNY JOCKEY.—75, 89, 104, 118. Monday Special Code-Honlrlsworth. MIDDLKHAM OPINION (MENTOR) gave Bevil. K, 6 L, 4 apple M, 13 N, 3. Lingfield wires, 3s 6d MENTOR, Middleham. NFWMAKKKT TURF IkIAPVFL.Nf,)nday's Six penny Special gave Bfilmont. First, *56, 75. Penny edition gave Belmont, Knight of Rhodes, Tuesday, Excelsior, Florendean. To-day's selections in both papers are good. Telegraph 5s this morning to Fleet- | street for three clays' wires—Selling Hurdle Handicap, Links Stakes, Camois Steeplechase a.'l good.—Marvel, 5, Shoe-lane, London. HARD LINUS, Moriarity (nap) beaten head, Patrons look for Gem of Week, Friday better than Harold. What a surprise, to those not in the know Js 6d. Send £ 1 deposit to cover expenses (wires' letters, etc.) up to. Lincoln, and small present from winnines no winnings no pay fair and honest terms, I WEBB, Gerrard-street, Birmingham. 960 I Two BIG WINNERS for Saturday.—Dead Snios I Send Is quiekfor wire.-MINTING, Borneo House,Yorn. Thorenc is a promising young horse, who bas shown smart form in Ireland, and who will not be long before be again secures brackets. W. Robinson, the Lyddington trainer, intends to put a horse or two to jumping, and forthwith makes a start with Keynsham. M. R. Lebaudy, who has altogether over 100 horses in training in Kngland, Francei and Austria, has never bet a franc in his life. Malchus has been off colour since his victory m the Aintree Steeplechase at Liverpool. Mr » yuer's big, bold jumper has, in consequence, done nothing but walking exercise. William I'Anson has a novel way of giving confidence to nis yearlings. Thq hounds threw off near the Malton galloping ground the other morning, and the inaater of Highfield House caused a long string of hit yearlings to be ridden to the meet). Old Prince Frederick, who has in his time been a top-sawyer among timber-toppers, showed that he has not lost all his dash by the way he won the Staines Handicap Hurdle Race at Kmpton Park on Tuesday. The olass of his opponents may not have been very great, but he gave them all a lot of weight and won very easily from Syndic, who started favourite. Mawson put in a smart piece of riding on Deer stalker in the Stewards' Steeplechase yesterday at Kemptcn Park, which Mr Cannon's horse just won by a hr-ad from Moriarty after an interesting race from the half-distance. Upon the whole the system known as follow- ing the favourite in bie races would have been a very unprofitable one this season, as the invest- I ment of ze l) on the seven successful would have produced a profit of only Bit?, against which would have to be set lose of 22 times;olo OTeI" the 2a which failed,

SWANSEA COUNTY COURT. WEDNESDAY.—Before his Honour Judge GWILTH WILLIAMS. APPLICATIONS FOR DISCHARGES FROM 'BANK- RUPTCr.-Atr Jones Powell applied for he dis. charge from bankruptcy of Thomasio Giovanni Taraboohia, a shipbroker. The application was refused.—Mr Slater, on behalf ot Messrs J. A. Webber and Son, jewellers, of Oxford-street, renewed an application for their discbarge from bankruptcy. The discharge was thereupon granted subject to a judgment of £50, payable in six months. ACTION FOR THE SUPPLY OF DRUGS.—Mr R. III. Davies, chemist and druggist, of Clydach, sued Dr. Griffith Griffiths, of Pontardawe, for Lg 10 in respect of drugs alleged to have been supplied him in 1893.—The Judge gave judgment for defendant with costs. ACTION FOR PERSONAL INJURIES. Edward Colwill, a fitter's helper, of Prince-stroet, brought an action under the Employers' Liability Aot against the Ocean Dry Dock Company for com- pensation for personal injuries received through the alleged negligence of defendants.—Eventually his Honour found that there was no case, and found for defendants with costs.

THE DRESSMAKER'S MODEL. There are hundreds of young women in New York who make their giving as models. They try on suits, silk waists, jackets, cloaks, and capes for the benefit of the customers in the dressmaking establishments. The more exclusive and expen- sive of the women's tailors all employ models to display their gowns. The average model is paid from £3 to 94 a week. but an unusually pleasing subject may coiriiTiaud as hiflh £ 5.^ Those who combine the office of a model with that of a saleswoman get 26. The available model must measure 36in about the bust, and 23in. or 24in. around the waisti, her height being in proportion, the trying on of gowns and cloaks for women built on a less liberal plan being entrusted to the misses models, that is, to unformed girls 14 or 15 years old.