Wrexham and Denbighshire Advertiser and Cheshire Shropshire and North Wales Register

AN AMATEUR DRAMATIC SOCIETY has been formed at Llandudno. JOHN JONES, of Tetchhill, Ellesmere, has been fined 210, or in default two months' imprison- ment, for an attempt to commit a rape on Eliza- beth Jones, a servant in the employ of Mr W. Sheraton, Broom Farm. ANNIVERSARY OF THE ZOAR OF GWERSYLLT LODGE, I.O.G.T.—The members of this Lodge celebrated their fifth anniversary on Wednesday evening in the Congregational Chapel, Wheat- sheaf. A good tea was provided for the members and their friends, which was followed by a public meeting at seven o'clock, when a capital pro- gramme was admirably carried out to the satis- faction of all present. PARLIAMENTARY PETITIOX. The following petitions have been presented to Parliament:— Mr Raikes, from Chester, against the sale of intoxicating liquors in England and Ireland. Mr J. E. Severne, from Cleobury Mortimer Highway District, for relief from the increased burden thrown on the rates by the abolition of turnpike trusts. In favour of maintaining strict neutrality in the war between Russia and Turkey, by Mr 0. Morgan, from Coedpoeth, by Mr S. Leighton, from the Congregational Chapels at Whitchurch, Salop, Broughall, Whitchurch, and Wem. Shrop- shire. CHURCH MISSIONS.—At a late meeting of the Standing Committee of the Society for the Pro- pagation of the Gospel a letter was received from the Rev. Canon D. Williams, Hector of Castle Cacreinion, tendering his resignation of the office of organizing secretary, which he had held for a period of 30 years and the following vote of thanks was unanimously agreed to :—" The Standing Committee hear with regret that the Rev. Canon Williams contemplates an early retirement from the office of organizing secretary for the diocese of St. Asaph. Some years before the present system of diocese organization was estalilished, Mr Williams had been among the first to show his zeal for the Society by acting as its advocate in England and Wales, and had re- ceived an annual vote of thanks for his services, which date from 1841, and which in 1850 were officially recognised by his appointment as the first organizing secretary for the dioceses of St. Asaph and Bangor. He has ever since retained that office in St. Asaph, during the twenty-seven years the society's income per annum from the diocese has more than doubled, a result chiefly due to Mr Williams' untiring energy in taking advantage of every opportunity to make the Society s claims known and recognized. There are now few among the Society's friends who can show a period of such long and faithful fellow- ship in active work, and the Standing Com- mittee hope that in his well-earned retirement from more arduous duty the Society may yet for many years have the benefit of his long experi- ence as a friend and adviser in North Wales. W. T. Bullock. Secretary." This compliment, high as it was, did not end here. On Friday, Jan. 25, the rev. gentleman had the further honour conferred upon him of being elected a vice-president of the Society, a distinction given to very few under rank of bishops and lay peers. The sum raised in aid of the funds of the Society during his tenure of office, exceeds £ 25,000. His numerous friends think the present a favour- able opportunity for presenting him with a testi- monial in acknowledgment of his services on be- half of the Society, and of other important pub- lic institutions, and a subscription for this pur- pose is now open. LO.G.T., FFRWD.-A tea meftm.? was held I1- ).N the members of the Excelsior of Ffrwd Lodge on Thursday ni.dit week, previous to resuscitating the lodge which had been unable to meet during the past six months, owing to the demolition of the place of meeting—the old Primitive Metho- dist ('hapel. in place of which is raised a noble chapel awl commodious schoolroom, where the Good Templars are allowed to meet. There was a good mustering to ten.. and the catering of Mrs Cotterill and Mrs Williams being admirable. After removing the cloth, several addressee were delivered, interspersed with songs. Brother E. Williams, S.D., W.C.T., presided. The tone of the meeting was very cheerful, and the zeal for the cause unabated, there seemed an anxiousness to recommence operations, and a resolve to make the lodge, if possible, a greater success in future. THE GKESKOKD (II.Ell(-Y A-Nl) TF)IPEP.A,CE.- In our last week's issue we reported the holdin" of a temperance meeting in Gresford Mill. The; fact that the Archdeacon declined the use of the schoolroom, for fear of damage by "the rabble," was also referred to. This was followed on Sun- day last by the preaching of a sprmon on the "Marriage at Cana," by the Rev. Mr Lewis, one of the curates of the parish. The rev. gentleman took occasion to condemn teetotalism, founding; his remarks entirely on the supposition that the, wine made by Christ was intoxicating. We have received a letter from a correspondent, Enquirer, which was too late for in- sertion, challenging Mr Lewis to prove that this assumption is well founded. As Enquirer remarks, unless this can be proved it is clearly unjust and illogical to found a declaration against teetotalism on this miracle. We most cordially convey the challenge of our correspondent and invite Mr Lewis to publicly state the grounds of his belief. It does seem to us that he would have adopted a more manly course if he had attended the meeting in the mill and there stated his views rather than in the pulpit, where he cannot be replied to. However, if he will take the course suggested he will remove any impres- sion that he has not the courage to meet his opponents on fair ground. We shall be glad to insert a letter containing his views, and if lie was candid in preaching the sermon he can hardly decline this offer,

IRON. MIDDLBSBOROUGH, Tuesday.—The attendance was thin, and business was slack. In pig iron a little was sold to consumers who could not do without it at makers' prices. The producers' quotations are firmly maintained on the basis of 41s for No. 3 G.M.B. iron. Chairs are in good request for home railways, one firm has within the last few days secured orders for over 10,000 tons. For plates and sheets a tolerably good demand exists, the rates are £ 6 5s, and sheets £7 10s. Two-marrow the platemakers hold a meet-1 ing to form a combination, the object being to get better prices. Quotations will probably be raised to zEG 10s, and firmly adhered to. The iron shipbuilders of this town are all well en- gaged. The stock of pig iron at Connal's store to-day is over 42,100 tons. WOLVERHAMPTON, Wednesday.—There" were conclusive evidences this afternoon that but for the doubt overhanging the peace negotiations a fair business would have been done in Stafford- I shire iron. Excellent inquiries were about, and low I)r i ce, low jtrices were quoted, but consumers declined to operate during the existing uncertainty. Sheets sold steadily. Five new sheet mills have to-day been ordered for ironworks, at which, be- fore it was lately closed, strips were rolled. Prices for all but very common were firm. Pigs were strong for all valuable sorts. Consumers hesitated to buy. Coal is abundant, Imt difficult to sell. BIRMINGHAM, Thursday.—There was no appre- ciable improvement in the business transacted at the South Staffordshire Ironmasters' meeting held d V. C'> here to- d ay. Very few orders of importance were booked by the makers, and in all depart- ments the demand was quiet, except in the case of sheets, in which a fair business was done. For the commoner kinds of sheets the prices ranged from 1.7 178 lid to i:8 5s per ton. Best sheets were firm at late quotations. Marked bars are from £ 8 10s to tl 2s IkI, and no hope was held out to-day that any reduction upon these prices was likely to take place. Unmarked bars were firm at from £6 to t6 2s fid. Pig iron was in s low demand. The coal trade was extremely dull, the principle demand being for household purposes. ARBITRATION IN THE InON TRADE. At the annual meeting of the Board of Arbitration in the north of England Iron Trade, held at Dar- lington on Monday, it was stated that the wages question would shortly be raised with a view to a reduction. Notwithstanding the depression in trade, the Board had continued oil the same use- ful basis, and its members had evinced a loyal de- termination to abide by it. The works connected with the Board now in operation, number 20 gainst 33 in a brisk state of trade. The mnn-I ber of subscribing member had declin.:d on the year from 8,861 to 7,072, about half the number of four years since. The report of the Standing Committee expressed an unshaken belief in arbitration as a rational and equal means of settling disputes between employers and em- ployed, and believed it to be equally effective ami fair in times of depression, like the present, as in times of extensive demand and full employment for labour, of which the North of England had the fullest experience in past years. —————

I COAL. I THE NEGOTIATIONS between masters and men concerned in the lock-out of Northumberland miners have failed to effect a settlement. THE ODLIM; SAFETY LAMP.—We bave been favoured with an inspection, at the office of Mr Gamble, Queen-street, Wrexham, of this new patent safety lamp for the use of miners—an in- genious invention which appears to supply a long-experienced want. The main object of the inventor has been to produce a miner's lamp which shall defy the ingenuity of the owner to open it by surreptitious means. It is too well known that many of the men employed in collieries are reckless of life, even though their own should pay the penalty of the offence, and if Mr Odling has at last succeeded in his efforts to thwart the attempts of men to open the safety lamp he will deserve the gratitude not only of proprietors of collieries, but of workmen who are too considerate to coinmit a crime against those with whom they are daily associated. We may state that the lock of the safety lamp is opened by water entering a small orifice from the hy- draulic unlocking apparatus into a cylindrical chamber, and through a connecting channel into a ram-chamber, where it forces the ram upwards, the action raising the locking pivot, which is, normally, kept down by a spring and necessitates a pressure of from 3001bs to 4001bs per square inch before the lock can be opened. The appara- tus, however, must be seen to be appreciated, and it is now open to the inspection of colliery and mine managers, at the office of Mr Gamble, who is the appointed agent for North Wales and Shropshire. ADMIRALTY EXPERIMENTS ON COAL AND PATENT FUEL.—The CollU ry Guai-diait has the first instalment of an interesting paper, in which the special features are indicated of a report recently presented to Parliament, of all experi- ments made by the Admiralty on coal and patent fuel since the date of the last return, March 9, 1876." The experiments were made in British ships of war with a view of discovering the sort ¡ of fuel most suitable for vessels of that descrip- tion. Patngonian coal is first dealt with. It was burnt on board the Challenger during a voyage between the Straits of Magellan and the Falkland I Isles, the result of the experiment being that it would not be advisable to use Patagonian coal alone, but burnt with Welsh coal in equal quan- tities it would," says the chief engineer of the Challenger, be found to answer more satisfac- torily, although from the increase in consumption he does not think any material saving with regard I to cost would result." Admiral Ryder next re- ports on Australian, Japanese. Chinese, and Labuan coal, as tested on the Chinese station. Australian coal is found to be very unsuitable for vessels proceeding at high speed, on which the fuel should be two-thirds Welsh coal and one- third Australian. Japanese coal was found to be a good steaming coal and burnt well, mixed with Welsh. Chinese and Labuan are inferior. Middlesborough coal made a great deal of smoke, audit was found difficult to keep steamupformore I than about half-speed, or an average of 75 revolu- tions. Chilian coal was found to be unsuitable. Nova Scotian coal, which is of a laminated and granular description, is said to have been de- I teriorating. ————— —————

I LEAD. I BODIDRIS LEAD MINING COMPANY. The Minim; World reports a mcetingof this company, held in London la?t week, Mr A. W. Thomas presiding. Capt. Ho:chkb presented his report of the underground and surface operations of the past twelve months, from which it appears that the operations have been fairly successful since the last annual meeting, and further most satis- factory results are anticipated. Mr T. Miners reported on his inspection of the mine, of which he entertains a very sanguine opinion. The Chairman presented the director's report, which showed an unexpended capital of t7,313. The directors were in a position to congratulate the shareholders ton the future prospects of the mine. j The report was adopted, and several shareholders having expressed their satisfaction at the pro- gress made in the workings, the proceedings ter- minated.

EPPS'S COCOA.—GRATEFUL AND COMFORTING. By a thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern the operations of digestion and nu- | trition, and by a careful application of the fine properties of well selected cocoa, Mr Epps has provided our breakfast tables with a delicately flavoured beverage which may save us many heavy doctors' bills. It is by the judicious use of such articles of diet that a constitution may he gradually built up until strong enough to resist every tendency to disease. Hundreds of subtle maladies are floating around us ready to attack wherever there is a weak point. We may escape many a fatal shaft by keeping ourselves well for- tified with pure blood and a properly nourished frame. "—Special Service GII,ettc.-Sold only in Packets labelled—"JAMES Epps & Co., Homoeo- pathic Chemists, London." 1828r THE" ALMON" MILK AND SULPHUR SOAP.— Beautifying, purifying. It is elegantly white and the purest of soaps, not making the water dark, brown, or green, like coloured soaps. It is the most agreeabl e and elegant preparation for the skin that I know.— James Startin, M.R.C.S., St. John's Hospital for Diseases of the Skin, Leicester Square, London. Permit me to add I my testimony to the value of the Milk and Sulphur Soal).A. TV. Potions, F.C.S. "New- town Rectory, Sudbury.—The soap is quite deserving of all the praise it has received from those who have used it."—JLfrs Cludes Smith, Preston, Gubbalds, Shrewsbury.—Send me tablets of your Milk and Sulphur Soap. I like it immcmsely. TV. S. BUJ'd, Vicar. By all chemists and perfumers. In tablets, 6d and Is. The Albion Sanatory Soap Co., 532, Oxford Street, London. Refuse all substitutes, 124d

I AGRICULTURE THE CORN .LRADE.—The Mark-lane Express says—" Colder weather has prevailed during the past week, though there has been scarce; any frost, the days having been generally (hiM and damp. Thrashing operations have been i- her more actively carried on than of late, but the condition in which much of the' grain has been sent to market has been the reverse of satisfac- tory. No improvement can be noted in the con- dition of home-grown wdieat on oirer, either at Mark-lane or in the country markets, but oilers have been on a more liberal scale, and th? re- serve with which buyers have operated has tended to reduce prices Is to L's per quarter for all but really fine dry samples. In London es- pecially the trade has been excessively dull both for English and foreign wheat, and at pre "'nt I there appears little probability of the stagnation prevalent during the past few weeks giving place to increased animation. The uncertainty of political affairs is becoming wearisome, iiiii until the action to be taken by this country regarding the position in the East becomes definitely known it is hopeless to attempt to forecast the future course of the grain trade. Foreign wdieat has declined Gll during the week." WELSH CATTI.E are, for the first time in the history of the Royal Agricultural Society, to be treated as a separate breed, and h tve a distinct department assigned to them at the forthcoming meeting at Bristol. Owing to the efforts of several noblemen and gentlemen in the Princi- pality, a sum of tl70 will he oftWed in prizvs. SHROPSHIRE AND WEST MIDLAND AGRICUL- TURAL SOCIETY.-Tlic annual meeting of this Hociety was held at Shrewsbury on Saturday. Mr J. E. Severne, M.P., who was in thy chair, stated that he was glad to see that the report was very satisfactory. There was an increase in the number of members, and at the show, which was to be held at Ludlow in July, they would be enabled to offer prizes to the amount of about £ 1000. 'The financial statement showed that the capital of the society had increased during the past year froll! ,£-tS to £ 515. Mr J. E. Severne, M. P., was elected president for the ensuing year, and Mr A. P. Lloyd vice-president. Mr Lloyd said lie wished it to be known that the council would give great encouragement to the breeding of thoroughbred horses and cart stallions, and this year they proposed to give prizes I if tIO0 for each, so as to induce parties from a dist?'e to compete. The other officers of the society were then lV-elected. The retiring members of ihe council Were alo re-elected, with the f..llo\"iIlS' I additions :—Messrs Ferm, Etches, and Hei:h- way. A vote of thanks to the reti'-ht? president, herd Harlech, brought the proceedings toa close. ¡I i'RODlXE OF Eccs.—I have only seven hens, three of which have not been Itviiit,, since Sep- tember, anil five pullets hatched b May, yet from the 6th of November to the lStl. y these have laid 143 eggs, as I find on reference to a book in which they are daily noted down. I may mention that they are fed with oats, whole Indian corn, and Indian meal. The latter is mixed with scraps of all kinds and given to them warm.—HENWIKE, in the Jouriial of Horticulture. FOOT nOT IN SHEEP.—A correspondent of the Times says In the interests of agriculturists generally, I feel it a duty to publish a remedy, which I have found quite a success, in the treat- ment of Foot Hot in Sheep, viz., calomel, loz., I and precipitated chalk, oozs., well mixed together. Cleanse the parts affected, and apply the dry powder every third day. The sheep should be housed at night and have plenty of dry litter." THE DESTIWCTIVENESS OF PIGEONS'.—Farmers know to their sorrow what a pest pigeonn are at the time of grain-sowing, and the following facts are an additional proof :-Mr John Head. of Northop Hall, recently sowed a field of wheat, and for several days subsequently large flocks of pigeons visited him. One day he shot three, and on ex- amining the crops or craws found in each of two of the birds 500 grains of wheat, and in the third no less than 1,100 grains. A fourth marauder terminated his career in a veiteh field, and Mr Read found 680 veitch seed in his craw. As Mr Kead had many such visitors on his wheat and veitch field, it is not surprising to learn that he has had to re-sow them, with, we hc'pe, a better result.

HORTICULTURE. s I KITCHEN GARDENING FOR I FEBRUARY. j Tile same observations that were made at the commencement of last month are still applicable, particularly to the first half of this. Digging, trenching, and manuring should not be delayed, and every inch of unoccupied ground should be turned over, if only to destroy weeds and clean the surface. Earth-up Winter Greens, such as I Borecole, Savoys, Chou de Milan, and Broccoli plants. Make up hotbeds for Cucumbers and Melon frames. Artichokes, protect in severe weather, and towards the end of the month dress and prepare. Beans, transplant those sown under shelter in October and November, and early in the month make fresh sowings of the early kinds. Earth-up those sown under walls in autumn. Cabbages, plant-out from the August seed-beds the strongest and best-rooted plants 9 inches apart, so that every other may be drawn out for Coleworts, leaving the others to cabbage at 18 inches apart. Carrot, sow on warm borders, or on a gentle hotbed, some of the earliest kinds. Cauliflower, examine those in glasses and frames, remove all decayed leaves, and stir up the soil. In the end of the month thin-out the plants under hand-glasses, leaving two of the strongest under each glass. Cekrit, earth-up the winter crops, and make a small sowing in the end of the month. Chervil and Corn Salad should be sown in the end of the month. Cucumbers, ridge-out in frames about the second week or middle of the month. lclon, sow in hotbeds. Cucumber frames being now in operation, the seed may be raised without trouble. Peas, sow in the begin- ning of the month crops of the early and second early sorts. Hoe and earth-up those already sown, if sufficiently advanced. Plant-out those that were sown on pieces of turf or in pots in a hotbed last month. They should not be planted too thick, but on the contrary, rather thin and if the soil is stiff mix a little leaf mould with it. Potatoes, plant some of the earliest sorts in tlie end of the month in a warm and sheltered situa- tion, where they may be easily protected. Rad- ish, if there were none sown in the end of last month they should be as early as possible in this. The long early varieties are best for this season, when they must be sown as directed, in a warm and dry situation. Iioccamholc, make small plantations in quite the end of the month. Small Salads, make sowings about every week in hot- beds which are now ready. Spinach, make sow- ings of the Round, and attend to the crops of the winter. Sca-kalc and Rhubarb, were these were covered last month for forcing, the plants should he examined, and fresh coverings given. Tomato, should now be sown in heat, and also Coriander and Cumin, if required. Sow also Sweet Marjoram and Swet BaNiI.-TItr. (}a.¡'dcnel"s Year Book.

MR DIXON, who has just succeeded in bring- ing Cleopatra's Needle to England, is the con- tractor for the new pier now being constructed at Uandudno. He has just had to pay £ 30, in a County Court action at Conway, for damages done by a large raft used for driving poles, which smashed three boats to pieces, a fourth being greatly damaged. TRYDDYN SCHOOL BOAlm.-The reconstituted School Board held its first meeting on Tuesday-, when all the members were present, Mr J. R. Edwards, Firith, was elected Chairman, and Mr Joliii Williams, l'lasymhowys, Vice Chiiirman. It was then proposed by the Rev. J. Davies, that the Board should accept the suggestion of her Majesty's Inspector with regard to the site for the Board School at the Black 1 Mamond, to this Mr Williams objected most strongly, sayingthey were there for the parish generally anil not for a particular part of it, and Mr Wheldon suggested that a census of the parish should be taken, with particulars as to the number in the several dis- tricts: this was agreed to and Messrs. Thos. Ing- nian and Ed. Evans were appointed to do the work and report to tlie next Board. COL. YOLLAND has reported to the Board of Trade on the accident on the Anglesea Central Railway, which occured on November 29th, and by wdiich three of the Company's servants were killed, it being occasioned by the bursting of a culvert in an embankment of about 20 feet in height, and the carrying away of this culvert and i the embankment above it, leaving the rails en- tirely unsupported for a length of upwards of 60 feet. The Colonel says he attaches 110 blame to the Railway Company, or any of its officers or servants. The line appears to be properly main- tained and looked aftcr: and the part adjacPllt to the scene of the accident had the permanent way ir fair order. He would, however, est that it would be desirable, when reconstructing the culvert and embankment, to replace the tem- porary bridge by a culvert of much larger dimen- slons than the original one, and thus to prevent the recurrence of a similar disaster. SUSPICIOUS DEATH OF A FLINTSHIRE MAN XEAR CARNARVON.— On Tuesday night, an in- quest was opened at 'Groeslon, near Carnarvon, by Dr. Hunter Hughes, upon the body of Richard Smart, a stonemason, living-at Afon- wen, Caerwys, who died under suspicious cir- r* 11 • '11. n cunistances on feundny evening, deputy v inel- constable Protheroe watched the proceedings on behalf of the police. The deceased worked :1.t Pisgah Chapel, ('armel, and lodged with his son at Dyffryn Twrog. On Saturday night he was drinking with several quarrymen at various pub- lie houses, and at the Victoria Inn, Penygroes, a quarrel arose about a remark made by a quarry- man that the chapel deceased was engaged in building would not stand. The deceased, who was very drunk, left the Llanfair Ariiis about half-past ten in company with Thomas Lewis, a man who has been apprehended on suspicion of causing his death, and other men. i Hugh Williams, another quarryman, passed them, and, when a little distance from the Llanfair Anns, he heard Lewis say, in Welsh. "Smart, yon devil," and then knock him down, i Smart, who secineil to be senseless, was carried into a stable at Caercut farm, and left there ly- ing on some straw. At nine o'clock on Sunday i morning, Mr Evans, the occupier of the farm. 1 having his attention directed to the stable owing to oneof,the doors having been lifted off its hinges, went in and found the deceased there. He I was trembling with cold, and lie was carried to the house and some rum given to him. His eye was blackened, his nose hurt and bleeding, aiid complained of severe pain between the shoulders, About noon he was visited by the assistant of Dr Griffiths, and as he got worse, that gentleman was sent for, but he died about four o'clock a I quarter of anhuur beforehis arrival. Dr. Griffiths said that he had externally examined the body, and found no marks of violence except a black eye and bruises on the face. The inquiry was adjourned for a post-mortem examination,

Notes and Queries, j -AN IMPORTANT ITEM FOR ANTIQUARIANS.— Writing to the North Wales Chronicle, J.G.A.W., Eifionydd says; Mr John Jones, St. John's, sends the following to a contemporary (the Wrexham Advertiser) :—" My late lamented friend, Mr J. Pryce Jones, had a book, the title- pag-e of which reads thus, 'A Display of the Partikular Coat Armours now in use in the six Counties of North Wales, and several others elsewhere, whereby any man, knowing from what Family he is Descended, may know his partikular Arms. By John Reynolds, of Oswestry, Anti- quarian printed at Chester, by Roger Adams, for the Author, 1739.—Mr John Jones must permit me to inform him that the above piece of intelligence, so far from being an item of import- ance to antiquarians, is quite the reverse it is a .-ham, and likely to mislead that portion of the public who may be partial to the study of genea- logy, and have not acquired much proficiency in this interesting .science.—In the year 1716, Mr John Davies, of Rhiwlas, published a small volume entitled a Display of Heraldry," which is considered of high authority, and which con- tains a correct record of the pedigrees of many families in North Wales. In attestation of its correctness his name is attached to the copy of Lewis Dwnn's "Heraldic Visitation of the Countiesof Anglesea, Carnarvon, and Merioneth," which some few years ago was edited by the Welsh MSS. Society. John Davies' nephew, Mr >1 ohn Reynolds, who was never recognised as an authority in antiquarian lore, obtained the pos- session of his uncle's MS. collections, and pub- lisiied the 4to Book of Pedigrees referred to by Mr John .Tones in the above-quoted paragraph. Indeed, the work is titled by a well-known author of Welsh history a-; a confused medley, put together without any knowledge of the subject."

Fun for the Family. Wedding Favour.s.—Kisses. Western Settlers.—Six-Shooters. BRITISH INTERESTS.—In anything but Turk- eoupons.— Punch. SECOND EDITION of the "Telegraph:" The Telephone.—Punch. A DISINTERESTED person is anxious to know whether the discoverer of the vaccine lymph was r:tl}y a blessing to his Jenneration.—Fun. J HE SANDWICH my J?.'J H. would have made for Hnta'mia.—The British ?eet on one xld? of < Constantinople, the Russian army oil the other, and a thin slice of Turkey between them.— Punch. tIOSti BILLINGS says of the recent voyage a- cross the Atlantic of t I.,tl)tttiil (Iral- and. his wife, in a whaleboat, the most wonderful tiling about it was that the man and wife should not have fallen out. THE EXPERIENCED editor can always tell at sight the man whf; comes in witl. his iirst attempt at original poetry. He walks on tiptoe, and looks as though he had just passed a counterfeit bill or had brought the baby. A SHuv. MAN whose notices called for a few fat boys to feed his cannibals," received a card from a man saying that lie couldn't spare his boys, but he had a good stall-fed mother-in- law that he thought would suit him. QUITE T:IE HISTORICAL CHEESE,—Inquiring Mind "Auntie, dear, what became of Romulus and Remus T' Precocious I know, I know,— they were smothered in the Tower by order of that wicked Duke I)oiil)le of Gloster. "-Ftt)i. A "GENTLEMAN named Pride was recently summoned, for the fourteenth t ime, before the Liverpool magistrates, for having his children vaccinated. It is not well to wish anyone harm, but surely this is the Pride that should have a fall.-Fitit. COME, H this is almost your last night in England, you don't get your first home leave for eight years, and you haven't seen Our Boys.' Let me send Stephens for a hansom, and we'll go there together." "Oh, thanks, old man, don't bother. I'll see it when I come back RATHER ROUGHSHOD.—Little Snob (loudly) "Whose 'orses are these, my man Swell Groom (who does not approve of liberties) Yours, sir Little Snob "Mine wot d'yer mean V Groom Why, sir, if I'm your man, these must be your Collapse of Little Snob,-Flln. THE FOLLOWING NOTICE appears on a board placed on a pieee of ground called The Sand in the City of Durham—" All persons found trespassing on this land, laying rubbish, or play- ing quoits, and all pigs and stray cattle found de- stroying the herbage, will be prosecuted accord- ing to law." A COLLIER lad coming home to his dinner one day, and seeing a lump o' beef among his kail. asked his mither where she had trottca sic a (Iiiiiier tlio dav. l' Frae Providence," replied the mother. Od, mither," said he, 4 1 yer awfu' newfangled; yer aye gettin' ac- quaint wi' somebody." A POLITICAL AUCTIONEER, well known in the county of Durham for his literary powers, con- cluded an announcement of a furniture sale with the following sublime comparison :—"And a host of domestic appreeiables, in some degree count- less as a glittering jewels which btdud the lacteal turnpike of the blue ethereal." AN OLD MISER, who was notoriously parsi- monious, being ill, was obliged reluctantly to consult a doctor. "What shall I do with my head ?" said the old man. "It's so dizzy I seem to see double." The doctor wrote a description and retired :—"When you see double, you will find relief if you count your money." ON A RAILWAY LINE recently a passenger stop- ped the guard and asked "Why does not the I train run faster ?" It goes fast enough for us. If you don't like the rate of speed get off and walk," was the rejoinder. "I would, replied the passenger, setting back in his seat, "but my friends wouldn't come for me until the train comes in, and I don't want to be waiting around the station two or three hours." PROFESSOR GAMGEE has arrived at San Fran- cisco, where is he explaining the value of cold air in the economy of our food supplies. The Stili- Francisco News Letter thus deals with the Professor and his mission Cold air is an ex- cellent thing when you want it. We know of several people who would like a little, but they have departed this life antI we don't see how Pro- fessor Gamgee is going to get at them. A GOOD OLD SCOT was once visited by two elders of the congregation to which be belonged. It so happened that when they arrived at the door of his house the good man was engaged in prayer aloud. Not wishing to disturb his de- votions, the two elders waited at the door till lie had finished, having heard every word of the prayer. When they entered, they complimented him on the ability and fervour of his prayer. "You he exclaimed, if I had kent ye wur listenin, I would hae let ye hear far better than yon.

THE SOUTH WALES DISTRESS. In addition to the distress at Merthyr, Aber- dare and other places in South Wales, attention is now directed to Maesteg, Glamorganshire, a town hitherto unnoticed, hut where, says a cor- respondent of the Times, a good deal of destitution exists. In a house in Union-street he saw a woman who had been recently confined, destitute of almost every article of bed clothing. There were only a few embers from green wood burn- i ing in the grate, and these failed to give any I warmth to the room. For days before her con- finement she had had, the neighbours said, I scarcely an," food to eat. Xo medica! man had at- tended her,and they were doing what they could. A lady at Cardiff, with whom the woman had formerly lived as domestic servant, had that morning sent her some money to relieve her most pressing wants and provide a covering for the i iitnt. In the adjoining house he found a woman sitting on an old chair and five children standing j round a table, the apartment being destitute of almost every other article of furniture. It was extremely cold but there was no tire in the grate. They had had nothing to eat since the previous day, and then only a few crusts which the children had obtained by begging. A quartern loaf was procured from the grocer's shop close by, and on this being broken up the children I ate it ravenously, but the woman, who had evidently suffered a good deal from i destitution, only ate it feebly. She said j that they had often for weeks had to subsist on one meal of bread a day, and sometimes go the day without food altogether. In the next street, j a boy twelve years of age had died a few day, previously from starvation. The body was won- derfully emaciated, and presented the appearance of a skeleton. In the streets hundreds of men and women who had the gaunt and haggard look of semi-starvation were to be seen. The entire population depends for employment on the Llynvi and Ogmore Work's and Collieries, which are now in process of liquidation, and one man with whom he conversed, and who had a wife and five children depending on him, complained not only of the low wages caused by irregular work, but that the wages were many weeks in arrears. There had been no pay day for some time, and the draws only amounted to a few shillings at a time.—At Brecon, an influential county meeting has been held to take into con- I sideration the existing distress in the mineral districts of Ureetmshlre. Sir Joseph Bailey. M.P., Lord Lieutenant, presided, and he was supported by, amongst nther", Lord Hereford ami the Hon. Arthur Morgan. It was stated that a woman at Brynmawr had died through weakness hrnu?ht on hynLsolute want, and scores of families had pawned clothes and furniture to get the hare necessaries of life. A subscription list was started in the room. A proposal that emigration should be countenanced by means of the fund was favourably received, and it was de- ?, f l e- cide(I to ask the county clergymen and ministers to institute relief collections in places of wmship next Sunday week.-Contributions continue to flnw in to Merthyr, Aherdare, and other places where the distress prevails. The Hector of Merthvr has received tl7 14s as the first instal- merit <l subscription got up amongst the officers and workmen employed at the ironworks of the new jvussiaCompany (Limited) in South Russia; j toO i of the London and North-Western Railway Com- k. U" '1' 1 c.' pany wor king at Festiniog Tunnel. Simpson's | Bowl, Liverpool, has received nearly £ 600.

FOUR MEN—Hawkins, Higgs, Buckle, an 1 Howse—who have been remanded several times on a eharg-e of stealing a quantity of bank notes from William Bartlett, cattle dealer, of Ban- Lury, in a public house kept by the prisoner Hawkins, in Oxford, were on Tuesday committed for trial without bail. Some of the stolen notes were changed at the late Kingsbury races by I two of the prisoners who are betting men,

— Markets. -?" I WREXHAM.—THURSDAY. White wheat (per measure) old. Os Oil to Os Ufl Ditto ditto new 7s 3d to 7s 6d Red wheat, old (per bush 751bs.) Os Oil to (Is Od Ditto „ new 7s Od to 7s 3d Oats old (per bushel of 4fUbs). lis Od to Us Oil Ditto p I new 3s 3d to 4s 3d Seed do. Os Oil to Os Od Malting barley (per :JSqts). tes 3d to 6s Sd Grinding do. per (;Oli)s) 48 Ii,) to f* 3d Potatoes, new (per IMIIb) 5s fit) to tis Oil Butter (per lb.) of IS oz.). Is !I,I to Is 10d Beef (per Ih,), Os !), I to ()s iod .111itton (per 11).) 0s ltd to Us lid Pork(perlb.). Us 7d u, Os K.1 Veal (per lit.) |Js 7,1 to Os &1 Lamb (p?- tb.). 0s 0,1 to 0s (id Fowl (per couple). 4s t;, i ti ht Ducks 0.1 t4, .v I;c/ Tui-keyt;, (-()CL-8 (per coliplen Os (111 to Os tltl Ditto b I I lis Oil t.. lis od (ieese, (Per 11).) Us !Iii to (bMJ Kggs 9 to 10 for a Shilling. MOLD. WEDNESDAY.- White wheat, per hobbett. (His Od to OJs red wheat, 15s Id to Ids lid oats, 7s (iil to Ss tid malting barley, 13s Oil to 14s Od potatoes, 13s 1;(1 to lis butter, per I", Is fid to ]s 7d; t';{.s, 10 to 12 for a shilling. CHESTER. COKS, Saturday.-There was a fair attendance at to-d:i\ s market, and moderate supplies of wheat, wlneli met a <rooil demand, at the fnll "ates of last. wee, /S .,d to 7s («l being the value of fine red. Very little business passing in oat" or beans. Malting bar- ley ste;,ày at the (luutation. In,lian corn unch:tc-t;d in value. Old. New. :)(t \\heat, whi, te, per 7511) 0s 0(1 to (Is Of!u'd to 7s Slcl Dit o, red.. 0s Od to 0s Oil.7s 3d to 7s lid L??y, ma'un?, :!Sqts. 0s Od to 0s Od.. (is(id to '? !)d Ditto, :!rm(hn?,<U! Os (Id to 0s <M.?s :;d to .b M Oats, per 4t?.s. ? 0d to Os (M.i.?,tt? 3s fid Be:i,ns, per HOIlj (Is 0d to (I.s (III.(Is (1,1 to (I, flit DiUo. i'yptiau, per Indian cum per 911 to;js 0d.3Ds till to 3D !ld OSWESTRY. V.).t)?n.n-. T.ief?IowinK were the quotations: 'S' (i'1' ,pul'1,lls,Kl barley (malting), ??t<,?.M.?,:i.<:d.t<.4..<:d.; brnter, Is. fi(l. to ?.?.iKT)K;7tu?f<.ri,shi)iu,x:f?vIs,:i. M.to.M.M.p?rcuu!)!e:dudM.?sJ).I.tot!s(!.) per couptc, gee,ie, 4s. 1"41. tf) (;s. fltl. %?i, (I. (?l. t? .s.?!.(.?ch;p?tj.t?,i(;j),s, to 11 11, for a tO l?-i- ill. E:LCII IU ll)S, to 11 l i fol- L RUTHIN. fr.?AY. -Red whc.t p?r !x.?]?tt new, Pis. to t7?. Iitt(, liew, 7s. (;(I. t,p :4;i. 1):trli, ilitto, l:k to 14, ?'r"??'tt? i?.?ns. Hutter, .)s\hd..t: r, Is. M. !hr )t,j?f. N).? )t)d ?.,t?,M.t?<hi.;?.,??t,?? FilWls, ?,< (id to ??!).T<-u.pie;))nr).s.:{. to 4.i lid; (,eese, i)d per to 4.i ?i(l, l,J■ i hS&, lo to 14 for a sliilllii". DENBIGH. } per hobbett. 1.? Cd ft 17,? 0d 0!(l ?st<,?s:J:t?,ncw,7s?htt?i)<Ud?b?)cv, l' ild to L-), .0(1; P(?tilto(-S' 18.- 4 ()4; )it.r 11), Is II](] t;o ~V s Od; ?f7dt,oM: Mutt?..Sdt.)J:vea!,M to ( d pork, ? ?" ?'' ? ?'?? (r'? coupie) ? (Id to 4s ™, 4s- 0d S«'se (per lit), 0d. Kggs, II to 10 for ? S.Ht?htg. ELLESMERE. T?;snAY Wh?t, 7s. Od. to 7s. (Id. per ]?. h< har!ey. < (M to ,w. M. oats, 4s. ?). to h. <). c? K)toI2{ora.?h!i))na::buttMr,?7d.tuf.s.M.M.r(<i<h of 24 ) °t" ;i'U/o' "'s' '?'- ?' ?- '?- l>el" eouple ducks, (, 0(t. to 0.,3. Ott. ptr cm,plu "?' ?- ?" "'? P'? lb. turkeys, Od. to 0, I. pot?tuca, )?. °'L t° Ub. M. per I)u.qhj WHITCHURCH. 1 !IIDA\. Wheat, 7s. (id. to Ss. 0d. per bushel '• h:lrley, tis. :lù, to '•(icI- 0:!H ;-s- 9(1. to 4s. 3d. cfirs 10 to 12 for a shilling butter, 2s 5il to L's. 7(t. per dish of ~Lm; -1°4s- ta to 5s. 0d. per couple ducks, os. Oil. to ,s. Od. per couple geese, lUd. to JIItl, per Ih. turkeys, to Klkl. per lb, potatoes, 5s. 9,1. to tjs. M per measure new potatoes, U lbs, to Ollis, for a shillill beef, Sil. to Hid. per lb. mutton, (id. to lOiil. veal, 7d, to '!(! lamb, l'id. to Old. per lb. SHREWSBURY. COP.N, Saturday.—Tliismarket was thinly attended. hngiLsh wheat sold slowly, at last week's prices, but. a few parcels of fine wheat, suitable for seed, realized a slight advance. Barley sold slowly, without change in quotations.—Prices were as follow LIVERPOOL. CATTLE, Monday.-There was a large falling off ill the number of both beasts and sheep. The stock on offer, which was very prime, consisted of 151X1 beasts and 41112 sheep. Sides were not so brisk on account of the high prices demanded some of the choice Scots ranging up to !)!,(I. There was a good attendance of buyers from the country. No foreign stock at market of any dCS(Tiption, Price" Best beasts N'd to 9J d per lb. second best, lid to 8]-d sheep, Did to 1103 d. CORN, Tuestl:l'At to. day'" marht, with not more than an average attei,1„> e millers and deal ers, a W"v ion« and a correspondingly- limited demand, Friday's improvement of fully a ld per cental in the value of wheat was quite lost, prices thereof reverting to the currencies of this day week. Flour of all kinds was quiet, though in other respects un- changed. Oats and oatmeal ruled slow at late quota- tions. Egyptian beans and Canadian peas though in- active, closed without alteration. Malt to effect sales somewhat less money must have been excepted. Barley attracted but little attention. Indian corn, with liberal supplies and but a moderate request, gave way rather in price-- new mixed selling at s to 2s 3d old 2!is to 2: 's 3d per qr. WHEAT. PEAS:—Per qr. s d s d Eiizlish 1(1(llb s d s il Canadian 315 <) 37 0 Red, old 0 0 0 0 F LIlt It Do., new. 10 2 10 10 English <fc lrish-Per 2801b White, old.. (10 0 U Superfine 48 0 50 0 Do., new 0 0 0 0 Extra 51 0 55 (I American, red 11 4 11 10 Fine, 0 0 (I 0 Do., white.. 12 212 8 Seconds. 0 0 0 0 OATS; Per -151bs Californian <t Eng. and Scot. 3 10 4 2 Oregan 4*1 (I 4s 0 Irish mealing. 3 5 3 (i French 45 0 54 0 American. 2 1(1 3 (I Canadian-per barrel BARLEY: PerOOlbs Sweet 2" (J 20 ti English 0 0 0 0 Extra. 30 0 31 () Scot and Irish 4 0 4 9 OATMAEL:- Per 2401b Canadian. (I (I 0 0 Irish 31 0 33 0 BEANS: Per qr. Canadian 30 0 31 0 English 43 0 4ti 0 INDIAN CORN. Sc. it Irish 4S11 33 0 39 OAmerican-per 4Soib Egyptian 4S01b Yellow in'xd 2S li 29 9 Saidi it Daira 32 6 33 0 European— Beliera 31 (i 32 0, Ibrail, Ac. 32 (i 33 Mazagan 31. (i 32 0' (Jalatz 37 (i 3S LONDON. 1 ATTLE, Monday.—The total imports of foreign stock into Loudon last week amounted to fi,(Zil. In the corresponding week of last year we received S 057; m j LS7(;,?.I')4: in in 1-1!14 in 1875, 7,4151 fin 1*74, 5.370 ,.iiti in 1S73, 8,551. The cattle trade has ruled quiet and with- oiit feature. Supplies are not large, but still amply sufficient for the demand. The deliveries of beasts from our own graxing districts were short, and the quality and condition various. The weather was al- together against the trade. Business progressed verv quietly, and quotations remained much about the same as 011 Monday last. The best Scots and crosses realised 5s llld to (is per 81b. From Norfolk, Suffolk Essex, and Cambridgeshire we received about 1,500 from other parts of England about 2o0 from Scotland 220 and from Ireland about 200 head. On the foi-eirn si(le of t'tiu t tli(- show of beasts was i short, and was almost composed of Danish stock. There wi., :t (Iiiiet ti-Lie at about late rates. The sheep pens were rather sparingly til led. The demand was very quiet. Choice small sheep were scarce, and^. commanded full prices: but large heavy animals, of which the supply wasmainlycomposed, met a dr;iggin°- sale. Best Downs and half-breds sold at 7s to 7s (id per SIll, Calves and pigs were disposed of on former terms. At Deptford were 240 beasts and 7,000 sheep. Coarse and inferior beasts, 4s till to 5s secondquality ditto, 5s to 5s (id prime large oxen, 5s Sd to Gs lOd prime Scots, &is led to (is coarse and inferior I sheep, r« 611 to tis second quality ditto, Us to (is (id prime coarse-wool led sheep, (is Kid t07s; prime South- j downs, 7s to 7s 2d large coarse calves, 5s to 5s 10,]: prime small ditto, (is to lis 4d large hogs, 3, 8d to Is 2d neat small porkers, 4s 2d to 4s Sd per S'lb. to sink the offal. Monday.The arrivals during the past week have been English wheat, 2,104 (juaftcrs Irish, 57 quarters foreign, 37.5I5S quarters. Exports, quarters. The supply of English wheat, fresh up to I market this morning was again small, and the trade I ruled dull, at last Monday's prices of foreign the 1 arrivals were moderate, and with a fair attendance of i millers a quiet coosnniptive demand was experienced at last Monday's currencies, the advance of Friday beiii,, lost. Country Hour, 18,371 sacks foreign, (;!i- sacks, 22,738 barrels. There was a quiet Lut fairYy steady enquiry, and quotations remain urn-hanged for both sacks and burr els. English barley, 5,002 quar- 1 tors Scotch, 577 quarters foreign, Malting varieties ruled steady, hut not very active and grinding qualities were stow, and the turn cheaper I to sell. Malt English, 17,till quarters Scotches I quarters. Exports, 1,009 quarters. Aqniettrade at bust week's currencies..Maize, 29,989 quarters. A slow sale for both round and Hat corn, at last M011- ( 1 ,,i y' I)r i ces. o:tt?, day's prices. English oats, 422 quarters l'nkh 2"97 quarters Irish, 950 quarters foreign, 50,484 (,ur. 1 ters. Business ruled inactive for all descriptions | and former values were barely supported. Erndish beans, 593 quarters foreign, 1,133 quarters. A "dull trade, at nominally late rates. Linseed, lS,lrJ5 (¡nar- ters. Exports, 1,031 quarters. The demand was slow* and prices evinced a drooping tendency. WOOL, Monday. P<?!itic:t! uncertainty are "poken of as ottering a certain cheek to "usmes;; in ?-? Although seem Hat the date nxed for the 'co?"?'?P- ment of the public sa? is not far dist?. i? is ques" hmahle whether any ?eat?r activity would ?hei- WIe be s?,. in colonial produ-e. The tone generally speak.? i? moderately Hrm, but where there is an} difference M prices it is not on the side of t)? hllve: The Mowing are currentquctati? of  -Hout Down h.?ctt Heecp, Is :M to IS ? ¡eel' lb. ^l^do.,ls|\ to Is :!? Keut nee es. lt ^i to Is .?',d ?ontn _Down ewes aud wethers )s ?.rr?" Is 4d Leicester do.. Is 2'd to Is :!d Hop, Monday.—Messrs, Bakers. White "1 \wn. gan report: The trade, without being fast is about as much as is expected at this time of the ve-ir :m(1 on the whole it is siil+i(-ieilt to fairly support prices The stocks, not on'J of new hops, but of yearlings and olds have been very much reduced by the continual steady trade of the past two months, and at the pres- ent moment no class of stock is pressed on the mar- ket for sale. Bavarians and Americans continue to re- ceive a good deal of attention. East Kcnts, i:4 I Os to 17 7s Mid-Kents, £ 4 to t:H (i.s; Wealdof Kents, t3 10s to £4 10s Sussex, 13 rís to 1:4 4s Farnhams, £ 5 to £ti 10s Worcesters, i'4 10s to £ 11 os Alsace, 8s to 1.3 15s Lorraine, £ 2 His to i'(Js Burgundy, il|{ 3s to £ 3 15s 10s to £4 lils choice do.. £ 5 to 1:8 8s Belgian, i.2 8s to £2 His American, £2 10s to t4 10s. CORN, Wednesday.- The market was dull, and very little business was done. Hut English and foreign wheat was nominally without change, but >.rices tended in buyers' favour. Flour neglected. Bailey slow of sale at about late values. Maize flat anil tended lower. Oats dull, and Monday's rates were barely maintained. Beans and pe:ts met a slow trade at previous values. There was an increuseilanimation in the seed trade generally, and on the part ofcountrv buyers especially there was more disposition to operate. ——————-———————

CORN AVERAGES, For the week ending January 26. The following are the quantities sold and the priels this year and last year :— QUANTITIES SOLI), I RICEs. This ye:tr Last year. This year. Last year. Wheat.44,186.43,458 51s 10d. « 52s 3d ?a.rtey.7i.tis..(?,,? 44s. ?" ^liir 0ate '¡,W.. C,?. 243, (&?

Poetry. .r-W" SURELY THI: W(II:l.n IS (:OI.ÐEN! surely the ??'?-?' I ?? itinw'??., ,t Tth?..d.n. eiitoM,en n?rmentc?).-?"???. ?.?t!?t?"-?'??"? <),?tok?'s:tst?rhn"?y. T?tthC?..?lt-.?.? ?-"t' Wouiaeliase all the.Sold a^as. •• Surely this worldf I .-aid in m> -lieeny qui ver, ?.?nn,n,y.??.. '?,, ?h?-thc?.?.? ,j,,t.).??. \11, 11\1' The l'IIl:JW' i hdl.,I, \h. me ^niWbeums, And the ]u0( Ug -inc shaded,    r,I;IItI ]}r,mt- •■Mirely i^v;:v tu deaden 1 :'i% Manhood's day 1'111 ¡jn"; tlf ).Il\ 1:lJ1Intllr  ,n.t''??''?"???: t?".t?-'?'?" jfv to the Past behold. n Hum vies whieli still .nt'}:)'('c))' CnMeii! Silver! ;m') Ijcatl-n 0?r!!f'?'?')'"??'t'?"<'c' 1;"tY,I,ky at \[ will }'f',lclen c, With the flush or a Victory Lead, Silver, and (iolden While a light from another land, Will illumine and embolden Our flight to the further strand .1 illu:ii'v »'itli, IS*. SI:\CJ TRKHOI:.

Eeviews. Tin: FKUiU'AKY MAGAZINES. FlUsT NOTICE. T.? /??)?.?.?'L.n N?ht D?_ v.- 6T, U \) in which a revised and unproved 11\ ,I L. 'I «stcni »t aw- s<\ tg'ind.a.s i is su.-vsted. During=> ■ I" ¡ t i „. lust ,,n.')"et' '? i))'?? "?C t II' \S ,H ;:„ .?' ? r.?y? Angh-sca, and :11"1'11 J,I l ,(>rth.!a;«!!uc,(V,-1!:«rv,i:.hir. t ether with ?h<S??S M«<rKt"« ?'? »u:aber. \), Heski Strutt«m s ?'?' ?""y 's .mtmuell. 1 i^hasthcs^.nd p?wtt?:?? 1101!J' J. -Christ tli- Ui-iii comes IIJ t I 1 !?. The IH*. ?t-.va.d 1);lt. d ,P"' I L ??)):-p.tnut"tt)]c.t::tc(\ui?Hh.'n?!<-y. in » i; -1, li.- is iwaiviitlj vuiei'rjd to. Dv. 111\ i 1 tl K,?.i'?a.. ;t.?t.rhc'e.nth.. nCocoa allll i'u li'-V* III ii Mils of Liverpool, wiitcli v/«cf.m- !"■■1 \rt.. 11Ij)111' ot I.l\'CI"]';d, ".Ilt\; 1 Vt.C cnm- "n?ho?ticL'?f?y?? are wt-huttL' ilUtt'fJ11*1 any iteighhnm'hiio d Ktieii h 'lie- .u.?."?""??"?  h.:l1c, n i■! •t'illStiMtioii.s. ?" Liverpoo1 l, tntO "'Titer I ?'?t!'?l?cm"Y'?''?"'? been very eue- (I' LOl J '"??);?.! i??nn?t!y?s-.istcdth.; spread of f: U 't.??j'an''t'. ???M'???d mt:m?;¡ are it I one of wiii'ii we ivi.u„!uee, it '??S :m :?..? !'tt-?'?'?' Hcv. C. <;a:Tetr.,of ?,M, H.-?.t I ft.J.??K I'A 'ii-e me for toeing up your time ,).?t.?ttt?.m[[?t'ta't';y<mfor.t:u-tiug the | l.nw lor many years been a drunkard. T'il'ui->i";n,tl a-:iiu l" ,hi SlUiel'. hut if 1 was .???'?.)j ?tssi?ud'r.yn:)?ua,uid lower o.i..m1 have heard you ;uid John (iough, and 'swi-eraitiv sjM'iikers, hut itaJl fell off me l iter• H'ou-ht there was ,)r. for m? Bu» the coeu i rooin waa opened, and ""?n?t='L'?it??'?'??'??'???'?-? ) ?'?!n.l?!"?'??'??'?"??"??- f?i-n?t?'?". :'ndt'vcr\'t.nn,se?uM .),?.j f"- tlh*Iwtrer. I s«' home at uislit now, and ?.)'??!'i.t!?"?"?' lemons, '??y?"?'? !.J<.?iMi?.i?!?'?"???'f"?s('})nx'It'd,th:it I i.v'! reiii! to tell thein how it is, hut 1 won't v,t;»r fear I t hol t out. Ho A tver, that's rt-;>"n why 1 am writinjr to you. I don't !.)?,h?"?)'?'?'t?''?'t-ty t went into the ..?'H'?'n' )"??'?'? y?"???''?"P ?y -i(:e. Aii(I I %?:.Ilt ?('11 t'i, ,). | shall kti»w hy iny feelings whether you do or ;tn. IT (foil Iiilps me I slr.dl com(uer ;Jter all, and 1lt .iiI be II ;1 t¡¡iup. for me an,! mine, I will »:i.c after a time, and tell you howl s;et on, .si n't-istMio imt forget what I have said.— Yours .•■•Iy, •• A \V«»KKlN«i MAN. Arum;the other items in the number, is a .) 1" f 1 -1 thulifuof tliegreritastifmonier, Kepler, H vn::i (■: l'raise by Hnwsou, a new story m {];•• author of the iSeluinlierg-taitta Family, <iii:i,' ruitlier histoneal notes on the English B'Ur.ilie eu4oni.irv Sunday evening addi eisea children, and the usual able summary ti: m.iath's events.

iii: ANI) SOUTH WALES llAXK. i M-Annual Meeting of the Shareholders •th> Bank was held on Tuesday, at Liver- iMr iJeorge Kai., Chairman, presiding. /i<■ «;.s a nuinenms attendance of Pro- toi'.s. The Report of the Directors viwy hee:i read, uas received with much '>>u»c. 1 iie Cbsinuitn then slid -1 rise with pi the adoption ol the Kepurt which i o iiisi, hi en read, to you. I think, when we •nider ti.e diilness and till" depressilln which •.v existed in many departments of business '.iiii: the last twelve in. mtlis. and the eompara- -iy low mte of ijioiieV, we have reason to be •isiicj—veil satisfieil .with the result oiour I j'iuii >ns for t in jw sr y e:i r( h car, and applause). ":»i iht net profits of the year we have paid j fm-.ujL!?d.'i()c]h)a:)()!?))mn()f?' per cent, j p t. )\' ?.?n. [htt?v'ry nm in that, because we ?.?t' it lor .-? many years past; but there >i.-iiuw in it. that we unw pay on a. nmcli ■for amount than we did formerly. It now 'JST.oOU a N-eiii, tij pay our dividend, oil- '-rewyiarsa-H. which is a satisfactory proof, I I' to you all, as it is to liS, of the steady (if the business of the lA]i|ilai!se.) In addition to the l homis, we have also pail lout of ;i. you will have seen 'a the Kilaiicf.slf.-et,the ]iurcha-e money | I'udntx i.i th* IJula 'Bank. We have '■ -hhou.'li it is not stated in the Repuit-- tliv whole of the preliminary ex- ?'-iu?tt\tt in tstalili>hing "ur last batch 'iuii:e L s, and ;('t?r d?iti?allthi?.a-td IIi,\í:e ;\I"! :tit, I(',ilJ all thi", a:Hl '?-' Vt? .un?.y lor a!) doubtful debt;, <LIP ¡¡ >ur;i!i^ of [.i.OUO ont of the j=r.>!i!.< to '-arry to."ward to the next i.4 y. a.v v. ■■ lx-ii .'lit forward fS,MU(J, • year we carry f.nAvard t'lH.oO'J to our > ear s aeonnit: so that, as 1 have before I iiliak We liavi: reason--j_'ood reason--to iicl \v;tti tin-results*.f ouroiierations for ■eh • in •iitJis. (Applause.) We ilit? purohase money af|iii.itioii.s. We have paid in .ii y ,,f the old Bank at a:t': li,("lillitil the old Bank of We have paid oif .?tH- )„.„„ Messrs ('?s?onsund '??'?"at )'.rt.nadoo, P?!lheh,Fc3- • u.aqd Harlech, and we hava :1l"He\' of tIle BaJa Bank- ?.). t?t?Hey, and Corwen:  h:l'e ¡1eolJ1c ft'ee]¡<l:; a-' W '?-in. )t?-u become freulmlds ",I, 1\ 'iI: l,¡wHmlmluee, awl the •rili and tliov are coiisider- !.d""lj¡Jy_;Lt isfaetory to youv and !s account, without the whatever. (Applause.) h' «»>• other point in the balance ,1, "i d. t:,inyiaiabout. The deposit- i -■ I;, have now readied in round lar-c total of live millions. N. '.IT. on t':e year, I notice, P • "Hill. v.I.ii- li the l les t inerea.-e ,1"1 ",It I:' tIll' ;.u,alh,t JIIt:I\l:'t' ?, Many years pa.?t, a?dl 'r ■ the conclusion tInt the v., ?"-?—.md trade which has "? '<- ? ..th? ??rt?.-r t'? ",l,n •"• •e n -liii-Jitly felt in the 11,> ?'?..Ln 'iHI\' felt in the r l\ I :F, ')'). it ?itti.?sfactioii ••t.? 'V ""v *'vur. ti,:it ? a.l events If -V ""?T.t)y ..J.-anccdth?y •V V' i '"1 « n at'>' 'vanceil they  "?" ?"?' The Share-. the riqiort, naw number '?? I.strong. I; "?'?.? ).?, ?tr..n,.  '?. /i ?'' ?'?., wh? tLe:  ?..t!?,J. ?h.tif! ,1:!I'I']oI'¡"III;¡ "jl I.ril" I'; ..ue]Itt!? 1:: '?' ??" whole yc'ar- :\r", I."J;I: 11, fO¡'ïLli:t a\.et'a.c v;:lue j .1 I l'ttl r V ?'!)t v?v little | ?t'.v?. ).):„ ?L!jtln]t t" .?;'?"——.r. <Ap,h.) H? J,; \? IIH!V I,oon ill ,XU: V. re only 1,000 in 11 "1,!ch more true when j '?"?'. !i?r.) 1 now re-    tn.?, '^eause we all kn()?- '?').?? to t),i,.?y?j?? .?- "?''?r''?))L;?-uU!)t, and 1 '?"r'?'?cu t" Y'm)'s]?t.-ial i. ')'?"sc.)WcaIIre- ?'?.'t or.r esteemed friend and "V '?/ts, is I;tllu to I)c It I\;t- ??'?'?.?') 't?;?! '?.'ih.- i ei, here t?s.<?.( tile °"11" 'I 1 I I tJ ,I'; ?'?!t.t,t.,)m;f.ta!HtM old: "I'i::t tilt ?")'"?1c)'sag:uu,hutt I': ..¡, ,Ii ""te !r?)t) him saying 1  alth Prcv<te<l )nnJ ■' i ir. tl inci-ting fXj?.?in? his J  .'?"' ••ii. ,,| tin. inanageineiit of ':1, "ii: i¡¡ tJw 1I1:l!l;\gl'lll(lIt ,of •, "11 e.\peetat!oii.s as to its ?,. '??'?t he meant to hold all 'i' (tlie Chiiirman con-  ))t-t'<.)'t;.?itung '.„ ) U' IS say before .sitting i V:' 't ;III my long CfI¡; 1.:1111; "lid th:!t h;is been the !iI'" the Hank never stood ?. ''< )„< "j't. !"))t,)) t:t:)n'm'.?    ]1'  oi' the :JJal'e' 'f"??")ity..)' the sh:u-c- '?'.ti!e;)-)t<dthicr ..?.??" 'ioe^s had never greater j ?'; 'AS1'  it ?? to-d ay. i:nr.) v '.?"') IUt tltl>l' K-marks I !)c.-t.. 'ii, 'i"1 U hil'h has illt been read :??.?.?????)?s??hc?r?d '?"?d..u):?.i <t)n.?°t ;?'?.?' (L..u?.j..er.s.) ?"?: c h eers. ) 'I II I r U: It. '1' ??thcnx.ti?) '¡-: :[J', 1 t ''?'?"t'M,nO(Jwat ii" II tj¡, I' ,'t' 1 '<?'" friti'i t) ?'?" the sh?- <?.?''ih?.?t"??'?????? th. services, the the customary .1\ 1, '?.??/,? h-^ed to the <?c?? and ?.'? t'l I t ] "I ] '?'? ?:tht'.c u?I ,?.?"?'it?tm?]? \\ltI1 tile usua

London Gossip. Lord Derby's return to office is only to be un- derstood by knowing his character. He has a foible for wool-gathering. He thinks too Iou." and too much, and forgets, as Hamlet did Lo Ms cost, that "enterprises of great pith and moment, with this regard their currents turn awry, and lose the name of action." The moment when thought should pass in to action is a critical one. It may be reached too soon; we may bound to our conclusion as if by an intention, and then it is a lion's spring, who if he misses his prey cannot re- peat the effort. But, on the other hand, we may- let the moment of action slip by and this is 1.onl Derby's characteristic failing. He i, not like the foolish lord wli, iiii Lord Westbury once snubbed with the remark that he must make up that tiling which he w as pleased to call his mind. Lord Derby has a mind, only, unfortunately, for want of tire in his composition, he fails to not in hi. better mind. It lias been so oil the present occasion and if he has strengthened a tottering cabinet by withdrawing his resignation, he has only weakened his own reputation fur hig-h and consistent statesmanship. The vote is to lie persisted in, and for reasons which it scarcelv needed the Chancellor of the Exchequer to explain, as he did, lamely enough, on Monday night. Our forcibly feeble policy has invol ved us in a demonstration, if it be nothing more than sailing up the Dardanelles and thell ail- ing down again. We have heard of a sop to Cerebus, a honey-cake thrown totbethree-lieaded janitor of hell; hut this is a sop to the llogs of war, who have been barking so loudly that .some thing had to be done to still their passionate ravings. At the same time, I hear it is con- I sidered nearly certain in official circles that the vote will be taken, but not spent, or at least that there will be large deductions from it. How to make ends meet is the question now for the Chancellor of the Exchequer. It is thought! that the easiest turn of the financial screw will be put on the sugar duties again. This at least is the opinion muongst the knowing ones, and j sugar has been in request amount grocers whose stocks have been running low. The cynic of Chelsea, whose philosophy is somewhat like Chelsea China-ware, hard but brittle, has described the population of these is- lands as "mo-tly fools." I should like to know if he would have allowed that there were anv exceptions during the excitement of last week. In any case, the war fever, which was at its height a few days ago, is now sensibly abating.! I have heard on the authority of a papcrmaker | that the circulation or the Dally Tch;tr<ip)i Ill. latterly gone down some -10,000 copies daily i but so little is known as to tho real state of the case, and nothing is so false as facts, unless; figures, that I prefer to leave thematterin suspense, j I know enough of my. countrymen Lo fed sure J that if slow in coming to the truth, they are sure in this Eastern (Question they have made many mintakes, but the popular instinct has generally been right when the governing classes could see nothing beyond British interests and the uphold- ing of the traditional policy. i Lord Sandon, it seems, will succeed to the Colonial Secretaryship. Kuinour had already given it away either to the Duke of Buckingham or Sir M. H. Beach; so we may well suppose there were other candidates equally eligible and equally anxious to be admitted into the Cabinet.. This uncertainty, however, is now ) clearing up. I So Cleopatra's Needle is not togoto rariiament Square, but to rest on some site on the Embank- ment. This is, I fear, the latest official decision, and I am sorry to learn it, for in any position j along the Embankment it will took dumpy and! unmeaning, whereas with the tall towers of the Palace and the Abbey overhanging it these would be points of comparison, and it would lead up to St. Margaret's tower in the same way as the tower of St. Margaret's leads up to the great towers (>f the Abbey. Speaking of St. Mar- garet' T am glad to observe that the restoration of this interesting church is to be proceeded with at once, and—what i.s better still-tli,- church- yard is to be turie.i. the tasteless gravestones are ] to be removed, and the general appearance of the building is to be brought out in harmony j with its grand surroundings. Mr Enderby Jackson, formerly of Hull awl now hailing from Scarborough a, great authority on the subject of brass and military bands, is now in London, making arrangements for (iilmore's band—the band pr(r trcdhnre of America (and it is alleged by many who have heard them of the world)—who will make theiriMuf in this country sometime in May- next. I have heard such glow- ing accounts of this wondrous body of musicians that I positively hesitate to give them the authority of print. One sound judge—and, therefore, a judge of sound—declares if you took the pick of Dan Godfrey's and the Royal Artil- lery bands, you would net produce tiiytliiziL,, so good as Gilmore's. This is tall talking. It is perhaps unnecessary to say that the band includes hnembers of many nationalities. The band will open in London at the Crystal Palace. Do we al ways credit a great portrait-painter with the thought and curious observation that lie jlut" into lib work? 1 think not. it is related of Mr Kiehmond that when he was engaged on the portrait of Keble—or was it the engraver who copied that portrait? but no matter which of the two, the illustration will serve—he took every opportunity of studying the face of the sitter out of the studio, in order that ho might produce a faithful picture of the great divine's character, as well as a likeness of Sis face. Amongst those who occupied a prominent position I at the Birmingham meeting while Mr Bright was speaking lately, was Mr Oniess, A.R.A. He Iliad journeyed from London to Birmingham in order that he might see the orator at work. You may depend upon it that the portrait of Mr Bright which Mr Unless is painting for the Man- chester Kef inn Club will be all the more vivid because of the artist's platform study. The bright little weekly | started rather lamely, but under the editorship of Mr Franrillon, it speedily righted itself, and lJa/le f'.ir for a long life. Swinburne's novel, i owing to the poet's rigid i-c f to have his name announced as the author, failed to land the paper on a rrni basis of prosperity and, there- fore. Mr Powles, the lJroprietor-who has borne | himself with respect to the bantling with great pluck and to alterna- itive but to retire, which he did, and transferred the TatUr to another proprietor. The latter gentleman's reign has been very brief indeed, and, rumour avers, unsatisfactory to Mr Powles. The Hornet has changed hands. Captain Shaw (retires in favour of a scion of the British aris- tocraey, who i- desirous of trying his hand at proprietorship. There should yet be a pros- perous career for the many-mastered Hornet. On j "it that Mr R. Williams, of the Daily TcU:/ra;>h and Obbti C' r, will be new editor of the Examiner. May I ask new editor, or etlitor in I with Mr Minto ? T think I men- tioiii'd in a former letter that the Earl of Kose- i bery has '• acquired" the ExtiMhur. What will be the new policy of the paper, I wonder ? An- I,e ille iie,.v li(?l,,(.y i,the I)a))t-i-, I w,?n(ler ? Ali- ti-Came Law. as it was under Mr Pet?r Tay- it N%ts iin(loi- _N,lr PetLr "I'ay- i lors rfii uii•

) THE PAIUSH OF THREAPWOOD, for highway purposes, has been attached to East Broxton Highway Boards district. THK REV. tL J. HnrPllftEy; curate of j Pwllheli hi- been jneferred to the living of i R' ('1 l' n | Rhydir, (namtirganshire. EISTKILOYIINS will be hold next year at Menai •' Bridge and P.ethesda, as well as Birken- head. The in-opn^ed Tdanrwst gathering is post- THE Pir'MKFTKD SUHK.MK for communication; between LUumvstandTrefriw has t shape of K tr unway. The old pier at Llandudno has been purcLa cd to make a bridge across the river Conway. j' THK .?.L?;:Y COI NTY KCHOLAHSHTP.—PRO- r- ..1. 'OJ.' ..¡ \01 1'0. fessor Rhys and Mr John Price, of the Bangor Training College, have just announced the result of the examination for the above scholarsiiin, which was held at Llangefni, on the loth ult. i Tin y the seholar hip to William (Jriffich, of the British School. There were thirteen competitors in all, and papers were set on En.gli.di grammar, geography, English history' Euglis'i literature, Euclid, Algebra, Lutin, animal phy.-ielogy, am! physical geography. Th•: report of the examiners will forthw ith published, ;1 will doubtless contain suggestions of and value. The following is th'- list of the coMpetitors arranged in order of merit -1. William Griffith 2, John Parry and Thomas :1. Thomas Hughes; 4, William Williams William H. Williams (5, Pftfr n. Roberts; 7. James Roberts X, Thomas J. Jor.es; Char'es E. Williams; 10, (reorge Stibb. 11..Tolin .li.nes 12, Owen Owens. CoxcKin AT CHIRK.- -On Tuesday evening, a concei t in aid (,f the fund s for the repairing of the church bells, was gi ven in the Boys' School Room. Chirk, Dr. Box presiding. The room was idled to overflowing. The Chairman refened to the cruse which had brought them together, and hoped that wh'-n the necessary amount had been raised for the pair of the bells, that they would h:y, ilw pleasure of heairng them, after so long a silence, rim o-.ii a most merry peal. Miss Emily who acted as accompanist with great abii!t'\ then opened the concert with an overture. "Ouil'aunie Tell." In the "Goodwin Sands" Mr Fall's voice appeared to great ad- vantage, and he wa*re warded with a wellluerited encore, and gave in response Jack s yarn," She wore o wreath of rose. by Miss Little- hale-, was ;p.: with excellent taste, and was warmly appkuded. The popular recitation "Thel.ad-.fyl man," by Mr Killingwortli, was given with li. effect, and was favourably received. The pianoforte fantasia, Soiitll Wales," by Mast-r W. Hall, was -kilfully exe-: euted. a. d rt-celved a deserved encorc. The trio, '"My lady the countess, bv Mrs Maitland, Miss Littichr.les and Miss iss rendered, and was re-demanded. M r Meredith i sang in good style "The Diver," which was1 loudly applauded, The second portion of the programme commenced with a pianoforte duet by Mi*s and Master rn?h, Moses in Egypt. The following o-o contributed to the entertainment j1 S"u?, S weeth'art-, Miss (oh!ey:<)uet "I know a bank." Mrs Maitbtid and Mks tattle- } I t} 1 1\ ha?es son.. "The lost c ho)'<? 1 L,4er (' PH")r ,-Ollg, "rr'j?y Dove," Miss Miljv Richards? .-ong, "The ?'iUa?e Blacksmith, MrJ. Jones ?: son g "< b arge .} r'} },. Mr Mere- sm.K, ( ''tat'?e t)'O Li?ht Uri?ade.  Mr Mere ? (litil iiiiii not," Airs Maitland and Mi-s Litte hales; song, Mr Ed wards redtntiol! Swnc from the Merchant (?f Venice," Mr Kill ii) Ileri-ii)," Miss Milly j I'" 1 I' Ell' j Hichards: s..nL'. Miss Ellis: pianoforte, Sonata," Miss Somerville song, The Sex- ton," Mr .1. Jones song, "Children's voices," Miss Roberts; song, Mr Fall; glee, Mr Furm- 11 Gotl save the (Iliven,"

Foreign and Colonial. f FRANCE. The elections on Sunday, to fill nine vacant seats in the French Chamber of Deputies, resulted in the return of the Republican candi- I dates. Seven of the vacancies were caused by the invalidations of the chamber, the ousted deputies, it need hardly be said, being Conserva- tives.—M. Gambetta, speaking at a banquet at hieh h was entertained (in Sunday evening by his Belleville constituents, recommended the Republicans to persevere in their policy of i prudence, and to do all in their power to preserve the union of their party.-A collector of taxes was attacked one evening last week in the Paris streets by three malefactors, who stopped his mouth with mud and paper, threw him down and cut away his cash bag with the three fingers which grasped it. The thieves, who obtained francs by their crime. left behind them the i oof-id r'.s knife with which they effected the mutilation. GERMANY. The Federal Council of Germany has finally passed and approved the estimates for the financial which are shortly to be | laid before Parliament. The expenditure is estimated at alii,341.701 marks, which is 5,660,191 marks in exces of the estimates of last year. There is a reduction of 4,181,349 marks in the i't);i<M-t!Inary expenditure, hilt an increase of 19,850.540 marks in the ordinary expenditure. An item of 9,995,325 marks is put down as ex- penses arising out of the late war with France. ITALY. J he Coiirrtev a Italic of Rome comments on the silence of the Queen's Speech with regard to Kinn Victor Emmanuel'" death. It says:— The personal influence of Victor Emmanuel had preserved Italy from playing the accomplice in designs which mu.st inevitably have set all Europe on fire. Lord Beaconsfield has pointedly recollected that influence, in thus evincing to others that he cannot forgive them for not sup- porting his ill-starred policy. And what shall we :y of the Queen being represented at Victor fviomamiel's funeral by a lord-in-waiting ? Is it thus that a nation which has been justly esteemed as the type and champion of: constitutional principles should associate itself with the grief of all Europe hastening to Rome to honour in A ictor Emmanuel the Constitutional King par < n'llUnve t Italy will not easily forget this con duct oi the British Government, conduct not to- be retrieved by sending, on the Queen's personal initiative, the Order of the Garter to King Humbert. —A gentleman, w ho has recently been in italy, informs a writer in the Court Journal tnat ambitions are beginning to stir the minds of the Italians. The conduct of the Italian Oovcrnment ever since the commencement of the present conflict in the East has been dubious, and it has been suspected that they were aiming at an accession of territory on the Dalmatian coast. It appears, however, that their ambition lie, in a different and more dangerous direction. (>ne of the dreams of young Italy is to become supreme in the ille(literi-aiietii and wild as it may seem, their desire is to obtain possession of Malta and Crete. If the Turkish Empire breaks up Crete must fall into the hands of somebody, it once belonged to the Republic of Venice. Italy may claim it as a sort of historical reversion. i lie idea of Italy taking Malta seems ludicrous, but a young nation, like a young person, is some- times inspired by Quixotic passions. England, of course, will never surrender Malta, except under compulsion, and it is scarcely within the bounds of historical probability that Italy will ever be able to cope with England in the Mediter- ranean. It is, however, worth remembering that the Italian Government has for years past been straining all its efforts to obtain a powerful iron- clad navy, and also that we have been doing the same. Crete ought to belong to England if Russia takes Turkey.—The Times correspondent at Rome telegraphs that the Pope is preparing an Allocution against the Russian Government for its persecution of the Catholic Church in Poland and against King Humbert, on his ac- cession to the Throne, for his assumption of the title of "King of Italy. "—The Pope is again very ill. SPAIN. I I The progrmme of the royal marriage festivities I at Madrid included grand bull tights, which took place on Thursday and Friday week, and of which the King and Queen and 16,000 people were spectators. The Morniivj Post publishes the following account of the first day's show The bull-tight to-thy was the finest witnessed since the royal marriages in 1836, so well de- scribed by Alexandre Dumas, and nothing else was thought of. The marriage itself was secondary. The new ring holds 15,000 people, but there were 25,000 there to-day, all by in- vitation, though many tickets were sold for £ 5. The King and Queen wore white mantillas. The punctuality of every lady was indispensable. The court arrived in great state through crowded streets, and were heartily received by the immense multitude on entering the royal box, accompanied by Lord Rossi vn and foreign envoys. The halberdiers, with lowered halberds, who kept guard at the foot of the royal box palisades were withdrawn whe they stood against the attacks of bulls. Their task was no sinecure. The Guard's band played a march when the doors of the arena were opened to a procession of grandees with carriages and six, the cadi ip-andee having his caballero de plaza or proxy seated by his side, magnificently attired. The first, scarlet velvet and silver; second, carmine velvet and gold; third, violet and silver; fourth, blue and gold, very handsome; young men of the cavalry regiment, all with dresses of the time of Philip I\ followed by 17 espadas, 27 picadoree, and 48 bandilleros, clad with new glittering dresses. Afterwards the procession gathered proudly round the King amidst the spectators' plaudits. The four chief actors, with their grandee patrons, descended from the coaches, and advanced to salute the court on retiring. They re-appeared upon splendid horses, preceded by mounted ah juaritz in picturesque costume, followed bvtheir caudrillos of practised bull-fighters. They had to attack the bull armed only with six-foot thin lances, held like daggers, extremely difficult to handle, especially on horseback, thegreat art being to save your horse whilst killing the bull. The first bull entered the ring in a fury. The first cuvalier soon had an opportunity to distinguish himself, and did so gracefully, leaving the point of the lance in its shoulder, to the delight of the spectators. Once more, then, another cavalier did equally well; the bull, soon exhausted, fell i to the tspada to kill. A second bull, the Duke of Vera Cruz, Columbus' descendant, a magni- fieent fiery animal, gave greater proof of courage, killing the first cavalier's beautiful, valuable white Arab, and much endangering the po.-ition of the halberdiers, whom it attacked furiously, breaking their halberds. At length, weakened by well-planted thrusts from the first cavalier, he became an easy prey to the espada, watching on foot. The second and third cavaliers' turn now came for the third bull. One of their horses would not face the bull; the cavalier, not quite happy, retired, and returned with no better re- li-,ipl)y, Ultimately the bull was killed by espada." —The Spanish Cortes have been prorogued to February 15. THE UNITED STATES. The American Senate has passed resolutions declaring the principal and iinterest of the 1 nitcd States bonds to he payable in silver dollars, and asserting that such payment would be no violation of the public faith nor any dero- gation of the rights of public creditors. A Washington telegram says the re-olutions have 110 dfect lIther than an expression of opinion. Since, the House of Representatives have adopted the same resolution. The details given by the Ntw York Herald of the frightful accident on the Connecticut Western Railroad, on the 17th instant, shows that at least 14 lives were sacrificed, and over 50 persons injured, several of whom may possibly die of their wounds. The scene of the disaster was where the railroad crosses the Farmiiigton River, over a double-span iron tii4i liou-c truss brid?f, supported by s tone abutments on either h.md and a stone pier m Llie uii-.I)le to with- stand the sudden pressure of two locomotives (which Were needed to draw the unusually long train), for without the slightest warning the second span crumpled beneath their weight and hurled the engines and four of the cars into the frozen river beneath. Th" train was bound for Milleiton, and carried passengers for all the stations between the city and that place, who came in to attend the Moodv and Sankey meet- mg. A INDTA. ?rumour nas reached Calcutta from the Pe?hawur ft?ntier tht the Ameer of Afghanistan is massing troops in the direction of Candaliar. The 0] tkd of the concentration is not stated, and tJJÛ Indian Government has recei ved no intimation j conurming the report. The Calcutta corres- pondent of the Tim's, in giving currency to the lcpoit, points out that the Ameer's military movement, supposing the rumour to be true, may !)'- directed either against Persia or the British Government-, the Ameer being' at equal enmity with both Powers. The influence of Russia is said to lIe now paramount in the councils of the Afghan ruler. A telegram from Constantinople states that the Persian representative has formally denied that any treaty has been concluded be- twecn Persia and Russia. THE CAPE. I A telegram from Madeira gives new.from I Cape Town to the 10th inst. There had only been skirmishing between the British forces and the Kaffirs since the date of the previous re- port.

THE AUSTRIAN MIMSTOV has resigned, as also that of Portugal. THE KHEDIVE has ordered the formation of a commission of inquiry into the state of the public finances of Egypt. A LITTLE BOY named Jackson met with his death on Friday week, at Skelniersdale, by acci- dentally setting fire to a keg of blasting powder, which exploded. THE DANISH Minister of War has privately requested retired officers instantly to state if, ill case of war, they would be willing to resume active service. Mobilisation of the Danish army is believed to be imminent.

A KEPOET of a horrible outrage and murder between Cambridge and Hitchen has reached the former place. The (letails are most revolting. three men are said to have outraged a woman in a field, and then cut off her head. A dog- is said to have afterwards devoured part of the body. The murder is alleged to have been witnessed by a keeper, and the perpetrators have all been ap- prehended. Details of a sickening nature are to hand, but wait confirmation,

Military and Naval. LIEFTENAXTii BAKEK AND WHITING, 1st Bat- talioa 23rd Royal Welsh Fusiliers, are to join the garrison class to be formed in Dublin on the 1st February next for a course of instruction.— Broad Arrow. No MORE STABLE JACKETS are to be issued in the Cavalry, the order having gone forth that the manufacture of the jacket was to cease from the 1st inst. It is also proposed to abolish Well- ington boots in the cavalry. A six-chamber re- volver for non-commissioned officers, trumpeters, and farriers of cavalry is in contemplation.— Court Journal. SOME ALARM has been manifested of late lest our Army and Navy should be under-officered. There is not much fear of this. Whatever mis- fortunes our soldiers and sailors may be doomed to undergo in future, wars will not be brought about by lack of leaders. For the 297 ships" in commission in the navy there are 332 admirals, and 151 regiments are supplied with 828 generals. Besides these generals there are nearly 1300 col- onels and 2000 lieutenant-colonels, in all, 13,898 superior officers, of whom 11,167 are on full pay. But w here are the soldiers and sailors ? There is mighty little of rank-and-file bread to this in- tolerable quantity of mess-room sack !—Iron. THE ANNUAL REPORT of the Inspector-General of Recruiting for last year has not yet been issued, but it is stated that during the year 29,000 re- cruits were wanted to fill the place of those leav- ing their regiments from all causes. We believe, says the Times, that that number was obtained and that somewhat under one-seventh of the number chose the long, and somewhat over six- sevenths the short, service conditions, the actual numbers, speaking roundly, being 4,000 in the former and 2,1.000 in the latter category. The men rejoining from desertion, who numbered 2,063 in 1876, will probably turn out to be about 2,400 in 1877 and with those who are credited with having come to the colours from other in- cidental causes, the gross official number becom- ing available for the active portion of the service in 1877 may be reasonably estimated at not less than 32,000. The total number of desertions during the past year will, it is feared, be found to exceed 5,000, principally of recruits and young- soldiers, and commenting upon this our contem- porary remarks, judging from some of the glimpses of the inner life of the soldier that are occasionally afforded to the public, there seems some reason for a misgiving as to whether dis- cipline is always enforced with as much judg- ment as zeal, whether in all cases a generous or eren fair consideration for the weaknesses of human nature is manifested to the extent which is desirable. If, therefore, there be in the inner 3-dniilliiitration of the army any removable cause of discontent which iij Ctlcubted to render the service unpopular the higher authorities should seek out and eradicate it, even though in so doing they may wound the susceptibilities of in- dividuals. It may be found better even to dis- place a stupid or harsh commanding officer or two than have soldiers running away at the rate of 100 a week.

THE NEW COMPANIES REGISTERED include the South DeEresby Mountain Lead, capital £ 30,000 in £ 1 ,hare"; and Daududno Brick, Lime, and Stone, capital ?o,OCO in £ 10 shares. TjiE of the monthly bargains at tlie Penrhyn Quarries commenced on Thursday week, and the decision of the committee upon the new rules being further deferred, the men have agreed to continue work for the next month. Mii MAUDONALD, M.P., in accepting an invi- tation to attend a conference of employers of labour at Bristol, has written a letter expressing the view that an impartial tribunal appointed by Parliament would be able to discover the causes of the present depression in trade. THE CHIEF ENGINEERS of the Great Western Railway have given notice, that in consequence of the great depression, the workmen in their employ as permanent way men, will be subject to a reduction of Is per week in their wages. The majority of the men are not in receipt of more than a week, and consider the reduction too much. THE MASONS' STRIKE IN LONDON. A party of thirty Scotch Masons started from Glasgow S 'í It I I .1 t on Sunday night, having signed artic l es to work in London for the Masters' Association at 9d per hour. The train arrived at Euston about nine o'clock, and was met by Mr Stanley Bird, the honorary secretary of the association, Mr Goolden, and others. There was also a large number of pickets both inside and outside the rai Avay station. The men, however, were all taken away in omnibuses to Old-street, St. Luke's, where they are to begin work. Large numbers of Scotch masons have signed articles to come to London, owing to the notice they had rece i %e(l that i N I, received that in March their wages will be re- duced from the present rate to 8d per hour. On Monday night another batch of forty men left Glasgow for London.