The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard

I tarktt Tweporto. CORN, /.c. LIVERPOOL MARKET.—TUESDAY. There was a ("ir attenllance of country millers. were pxce"ding!y firm, and obtnined an ADVANCE of TWOPENCE to THREEPENCE for red, Mi a PENKYto TWOPENCE PER CENTAL for white descriptions of wheat, on the rates of this day week, but the advance checked busi.,ioss, which WM only to a moderate extent. Fionr maintained Friday's improvement, but the trade wM quiet. Beana and barley unchanged. Peas sixpence per quarter dearer on the week. Oats maintained their late value, and oatmeal lIixpeace per load hiKher. Indian corn advanced one shilling pe I nt bayera operated reluctanUy. LONDON, MONDAY. week's corn supplies were very smal). Exports: 1,150 qr! wheat, 25,575 qrs. oats, and 2?,897 cwt. flour. English wheat 6,491 qrs, forein 1,761 qr. from New York. With a sma1l show this mornin from Kent and Essex, mostly in bad conditiou, the tmde for such was Tery dull, but the few really fine parcels sold freely at fully the previous rates. some holding for Is. advance. There was a moderate de- f,1r at former values. Country flonr, 25731 sacks; foreign, 128 Backs 5,699 barrels. Notwithstanding the large arrival of country qu,litie8, Norfolks were fully 1\8 rlear, and from a continuancl> of the French demand, were up h. Maize onlr 100 quarters. WIth so little arrived, prices ad. vanced fully Hd. per quarter. British barley, 3.962 quarters; foreign, none. Enlish a stle, except prime malting lot8; low grin iut; was firm and in fair enquirJ' The malt trade re- mained heavy, with pi-ices nominally as before. Englbh oat, 2:10 quarters; 8,437 quarters foreign from bur1. the prices were scarcely auy dearer for fine Swedish, and not at all for Russian qua)ittes in granary. Na'ive beans, 1193 qutrters; foreign. 3 quarters. The trade was quiet, with prices much the same. English peas, 422 qrs.; toreign.nonp. White boilura were Is. lower, from the <amp weather. Lmsf'ed, 19,285 quarters: exports, ni). Both seed and cake change. In cloverseed, with better supplies of English since the fro st, a moderate trade has been passing, at easier ratei. Tares maintained their vallie, with more ready sale. CURRENT PRICES OF GRAIN AND FLOUR IN MARK LANE. ?!l:l;ir?<)?(jr Ditto ditto red. 49 54 I.ineuJn, find Yorkshire (red) 49 54 Barley 35 41 BoMS .38 41 Oats, Etl.1i8h (".cd 22 23 Dour. per sack of 280!b, Town Households 4'a. to 473. GLOUCESTER, SATURDAY.-Good su;;p]y of EngUsh wheat. which sold freely, at last week's rates. little enqnlrcd for, and unch-tnged. Jlaizè, 19. deuer. Barley and oats also tending upwards. OXFORD, SATURDAY.—At this market, to-day, there was a short 3tipply of English wheat, which i-oid to local buyers at the extreme prices or last week. harley of fine quality fnlly as dear; hut No.2 a dnll sllle, at unaltered prices. Oats, bean., and peas, all firm, without alteration in value. WARWICK, SATURDAY.—There was a fair attendance at the Corn Exchange to-day. Business steady, and what realized a triflo, more than at the previous market. The prices Were from 193. to 193. 9d. for red wheat, and from 2),. to 20s. 9d. for wliito. a cases 218. were iven for superior s tinples. NEWCASTLE. SATURDAY.—There was a small supply of far- whea., which sold at fl1l1 rates of week. Oats scarce and rather slow, at rate. Average supply of barley, which met slow ,ale at last week'3 prices. Peas and beans scarce at 11\te rates, from the stanl. and foreign wheat trade urm, with good demand at highest rates of last woek. Fjour steMly sale, at late rates. WRLSUPOOL, MoNn<.Y.—Quotations:-Wheat (per 80!bs.) 89. 4d. to 8<. 6d.: Barlev, o-i. 0<t. to Fs. 4L; Oats, (pe.- bag), 18s. to 20, s, H for ta.; Butter, Is. 7d. to Is. 9.i per !b.; Ffjwts,3<.GI.to 43. 6 L per co)tn!e: Ducks. 4.. 0). to 6-. 0 ).; Tar4eys. 4. Od. to 7s. Od. eMh Geese, 4s. Gd. to 6s. 0(t each; Os. Od. to 39. Gd. per bushel. CATTLE. NOTTINGHAM, SATURDAY.- The supply of cattle was ex- ceedingly sinall, consisting of a few in-calvers and barren cows. The demand was very dua, and the little business done was at prices without much The in-calvers realized nbout £1;, and the barren COIfS ]Os. perhead. There were very few calves and the tNde was flat at about late rates- 153. to 2.)-. each. In there was nothing doing. LIVERPOOL I MONDAY.—A luge supply of cattle for the season, and ai -irnproveiiient, in the general qutlity. The num- bers of sheep also sli, ,4htlyon the increase. The demand for beef was slo"V, but last week's prices were reached and a clearance Mutton in Ieinand, but no higher, except in- ferior descriptions, which were decidedly dearer. Beef, 6kd., 8d., 81d.; mutton, 9d., 9d. Beasts, 5,551; sheep, 8,025. METROPOLITAN MoNDAT.—The total imports of stock into week in 1870 we rcoe:v<.d 6.00:)'! iu ist)9? 2,0.39; in 1888, 1,573 and in 18S7, 6 923. The cattle trxde to-day has been in a quiet state notwithstanding the shortness of the supplies, prices, how- ever, havo been As regards beasts the receipts have again beeu only moderate, owing to the few foreigners The inquiry ha3 been limited, but prices have been For the hest Scots and crosses 5;1. 10d. to 6s. per 8)bs. has been paid. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cam- bridl{eshire, we receive 1 ahout 1,750 Scots and crosses from other puts of 300 various breeds from Scotland, 165 Scots and croises and from Irehnd 150 ox en. The show of sheep has been mall. The demand has beeo iiiactive, Rt late ratc8. The best Downs and have sold at 5s. 10d. to 6s. per 81b3. have been quiet, and there has been but lnquiry for pigs. ,oJ .IVISCELLA IVEO US. LONDON PROVISION, MONDAY.-BIeon: Good supplies of Irish, and demand moderate, at a reduction of 2s. to 48.; Hnm- burg and Danish, 58s. to 61s.. landed, for sizable and light weights; American, short cut, 51s. to 53s. Bntter: A good in- quiry for Irish, at an of 2s. to 4s. durln the week, but towards the close less demand, but holders arm; Friesland. 14']s. to 14!s. LONDON POTATO, MONDAY.—The supply was large and the trade heavy, at the foUowing rates:—Flukes. 70a. to llOa.; re- gent?, 70. to 103s.; kidneys, 60. to 8')a.; rocks, 55s. to 70s. LONDON HOP. M K&AY. -The low currency prevailing for English hops continues to attract the attention of both con- sumers and speculators, and has resulted in considerable sales, c an from 33. to 48. on every class of goods. Finer arc difficult to obtain, being reserved for higher prices. Mid and East Kent .E2 0 £S 10 JS? 0 I Woalda.20. 316.315 Mid and East Kent .E2 0 ?ES 10 JS? 0 Woalda.20. 316.315 Sussex.its. 35. sio FarahanaandCoantry. S15. 415.5 13 Olda.lo. 115. X10 BIRMINGHAM HIDE AND SKIN MARKET, SAT(JUDkl.- Hides: 951b. and upwards.43d.to Od. per lb; 8jtb. to iM)b.,4H to Od. per Ib.; 75]b.to841b..4d.to0d. per tb.; 651b. to 741b..4t toM. portb; 561bto (}-Hb.4?d.to Odpertb.; 5!;lb9 and under. 4?d. to 01. per Jb.; cows, 3?). to4d. pertb.; hu)'9.9d. pertb.: Sawed ?°? "'??" ??- ? ? L per tb.; horae, 89. 6j. te ISa. 6d. each; )h o? ?' ??, "?arda. 6?!. per )h.; HIb. to IfHb., 8?d. per tb; 9!b. to lllb., 8jd. per ib.: li?ht, 7?.i. per tb.; Cawed and ir- r?lir. 5d. per Ib. Wools, A 1,83. 3d.; A, 6s. 6d.; B,4s.Md. Fat,3d.to3;d. LONDON WOOL, MoNDAY.—A!thont?h a cheerful feeting has prevailed in the Engl-sh wo?1 market, the amount of business passing has not been Pnces have nevertheleiI been nrntly maiataitied. Prime wethfM and good hoggs are atill most in request, but middle hoggs h&TQ also changed hands io a email extent, t). d. to a. <). I<"LII¡,;cEs-Sonthdown hoggets .per lb. 1 Oi 1 Ii H:ilf-bre,l ditto 13 14 Kent neecM „ 1 3 1 3 Southd'aewe9 and wethers „ 0 ioi 0 Hi Leicester ditto 11 I 1 SORTS—Clothinc, picklock 1 4 1 4 Prime 1 2; 1 3 Choice. 11 12 Super. 10 10? P?dock'.?.?.?? 1 0; 1 1 Common. Oil 01U Hog matching 1 4 1 4! Picklock matching. „ 1 01 1 1 Super ditto „ Oil BlU LONDON PRODUCE, SATURDAY. ID&rket has been quiet to-day, and no business of any moment has transpired; but a favourable opinion as to the statistical position is very generally expressed, and renewed firmness in prices looked forward to. COFFEW. -There has been an enquiry for Native Ceylon, and also for Brazil kinds, and a firmer tone prevails. TEA.-Low ordinary sorts continue to press upon the and render such descriptions depressed, but desirable grad's of both black and green tea support their value steadily. RICE is well held, and still meets some enquiry; but it has not transpired what business has been done to-d fty, SALTPETRE is very steady in price, but no business is reported. steady, with moderate transactions in Straits for arriva.), at .E1M, but not being enquired for, in which position prices remain at £135. Copper is quiet, but firm. Chili bar, ;B13 lOa. for good brands, .665 for J. Edwards. Quiet, but firm, at 80s. to sOs. 31. London; dull in HuL, at 29s. 6d. to 29s. 9J. Moath 30s. 9d. first four months. Brown raDe supports yesterday's advance, at 478. ad. to 47,. Gd. spot and forward. Cocoa-nut oil firm; Ceylon, 3:s. 6d. remains steady, at 64d. for good white on the spot, and 6d. for contract oil. TURPENTINE nrm. American, 36s. 6d March, 36j. TALLOW market closes steady, at 45s. 3d. spot, 453. 3L January and March, 45a. 6 i. sel!ers March, 46s. 6d. last three months. PEPPER -The market continues firm, nd busiuess don- in on the spot at 5id. cash, and fur that price has beon refused.

At the Court of Probate, on Tuesday, the question ag.un came forward as to Whether the mistress of the late President Lopez, in whose favour the President had made a will, was entitled to administer to his effects. Major-General M'Mahon, of the United States army, testines on amdavit to the genuineness of the signature to the will. The Comt held that the party to the suit was entitled to probate of the will, unless there should be a caveat entered in opposition. DuXVlLLE & Co., Belfast, are the largest holders of whisky in the world. Their Old Irish Whisky is recom- mended by the medical profession in preference to the French brandy. Supplied in casks and ca.ses for home use or exportation. Quotations on application to MESSRS DUNVILLE AND Co., ROYAL IRISH DISTILLERIES, HoLLoWAT'a PiLLS.—The Female's Friend.—So soon as the human functions are disordered steps should be taken to rectify them. It is a hopeless delusion to leave the malady to its own course. A few appropriate doses of Holloway's Pills at the proper period will prevent many a serious illness. They arrest all morbid influences, and prevent disease from extending and affecting other parts of the system. Their primary action is upon the blood, stomach, liver, kidneys, and bowels. Their secondary action is to strengthen the nervous centres. No drug can. be at once ao harmless yet so antagonistic to disorders affect- lag the female. The most perfect reliance may be placed upon their purifying, regulating, and renovatiag virtues.. They may be aa&ly taken byfcmtdea <kt M?y a?.

I -#porting, -]I CARNARVONSHIRE COURSING MEETING. JAN. 18 and 19. Stewards Messrs H. Humphrey! T. T. Parry, R. Humphreys, J. Williams, R. R. Williams, T. Roberta, Castell, J. Lloyd, 0. Morris, G. Williams, M. Roberts, R. Rowlands, and J. Roberts. Flag Steward—Mr W. Hamer. Slip Steward-Mr G. Davies.. Honorary Secretary—Mr Owen Thomas. Judge-Mr Warwick. Slipper-James Wilkinson. TheVAYNOLSTAKBS, for twenty-eight all-Aged greyhounds, at S3 15s. each. Winner, JM2 10s.; second, S16 10.; third and fourth, JS6 each nfth, sixth, seventh, and eighth, j63 5a. each. Mr 3\ Evans's b b Chit-chat beat Mr J. G. W. Gnmth a be d Pope. Mr H. Platt's bd b Brenda beat Mr T. S. Woolicroft's bk Mr G?V. D. A. Smith's bd d Nelson beat MrR. Hugbes's r d Mr H. Twigg nd bk w b Welsh Lady beat Mr C. S. Main- waring's w be b Bouquet. -.r rr Mr W. B. Black's bk w d Brigadier General beat Mr M. Humphreys s r b Hebe. ?. ?rr ? < Mr F. Bach', bk w b Blue Bonnet beat Mr G. W. D. A. Smith's w bd d Melon. Mr J. G. W. Grimth's f w b Blide beat Mr J. E. Wil- liams's f Mr 0. Morris nd bk w d Lord Penrhyn beat Mr G. W. D. A. Smith's nomination. Mr J. R. Jones's b d Master Jero beat Mr H. Twigg nd f d Peer. Mr J. Evans's be b En Avant beat Mr R. Hughes's r b Deva. Mr G. W. D. A. Smith's w d Kenedy beat Mr J. G. W. Grimth's bwb Nimble. ? ? rr. ? .) Mr H. Platt's w d My Gracious beat Mr G. Tustin s bk d Black Cloud.. nr r ? Mr H. Humphreys's bk b Lady Penrhyn beat Mr J. C. Harris's w bk b Perseverance. „, ?. ?, Mr H. Owen's r b Fanny Drape beat Mr R. Humphreys s bk d Knight of Snowdon. II. Chit-chat beat Brenda. Blide beat Lord Penrhyn. Nelson beat Welsh Ladv. En Avant beat Master Jero. Brigadier General bt Blue Kenedy beat My Gracious. Bonnet. Ly. Penrhyn bt Fy. Drape. I I. Chit-chat beat Nelson. En Avant beat Kenedy. Bgd. General beat Blide. Lady Penrhyn ran a bye. IV. Mr W. B. Black's Brigadier General, MrJ. Evans's Chit- chat and En Avant, and Mr H. Humphreys's Lady Penrhyn divided. The CARNARVON STARES, for sixteen puppies, at 62 10- each. Winner, JE20 second, B8 third and fourth, £'2 10s. each. Mr T. S. Woolicroft's bk w b Seagull beat Mr J. C. Har- ris's bkwbHermione. „ ? T -n ,]' Mr F. Bach's be w b Bohemian Girl beat Mr J. Lloyd s fwdCymro. ? ?. rr i. Mr H. Platt's r w d My Choice beat Mr R. Hughes s w d Hen Lane. ?, ? ?r Mr G. W. D. A. Smith's bk b Racket beat Mr R. Hum- phreys's bk d Butcher Boy. Mr J. G. W. Griffith's bk b Bess beat Mr G. Garlick sw b Lady of the Lake. n nr Mr J. Evans's bk d Endymion beat Mr C. S. Mam- waring'srd John Halifax. ? ?. -,TT-i MrF. Bach's be w b Ribbon Girl beat Mr R. R. Wil- liams's f b Helen. Mr H. Roberts's bk w b Skip beat Mr J. Parry s f b Fly. II. Bohemian Girl beat Seagull. Endymion beat Be's; Racket beat My Choice. Ribbon Girl beat Skip. III. Bohemian Girl beat Racket. IV. Mr F. Bach's Bohemian Girl and Ribbon Girl divided with Mr Evans's Endymion. SPORTING ITEMS. Next season the field of professional cricketers will be reducecUby the retirement of four players of high reputa- ion, Edgar Willsher, the celebrated bowler, who for many years has been associated with the Kent County, and who has rendered important service in the great county matches, will take a benefit at Lord's G"')und H. H. Stephenson, the Surrey player, will also retire with a benefit in July, at the Oval, in a match of Norch v. South. John Lillywhite, the Sussex professional player, wlll receive n. bll,Eib o,t, Uic ImuCk uf Li, o.n.1 Roger Iddison, the great Yorkshire batsman, will take his farewell of the cricket neld, after very many seasons of fine play. A new hitch" is reported to have sprung up between the Oxford University Club and the Surrey County Club, and matters have assumed a phase not likely to be reconciled. Daft, the well-known N ottinghamshire batsman, who sustained an injury while at cricket at the close of last season, which was feared as likely to prevent his playing in future, has sumciently recovered to enable him to appear in the neld at the opening of the season. Wooton, A. Shaw, T. Hearne, and J. Smith are retained for Lord's. "A. writing to the Field on the state oftheTCppe!' Severn and Verniew, says :—" The melting of the snow on Saturday ailed all the rivers and tributaries to the brim, and owing to rain and snow since they have continued very full, but they have not overflown their banks, except in a few low meadows. The heavy water has brought up another lot of gravid nsh. The weather has been most fickle of late, frost, snow, and rain alternating in a few hours. The Tiims of India reports from Bellary that a bugler of the 34th C. L. I. was carried off by a tiger as the regi- ment was marching through some jungle in the Hassan district. It is said by some of th« men that the animal made a dash at his victim, singling him out from the others. A private of the same corps is also reported missing. On the 20th of December great excitement was caused in Khandalla by the appearance of a man-eater in the precincts of the barracks. It appears that this ferocious animal slaughtered no less than four bullocks in the neigh- bourhood of Khandalla. The bullocks were found stowed away in a cosy place by two low caste natives, who set to work to remove the meat for their own use. While thus en<'ed, they were pounced upon by the tiger both were killed, and one carried off. A tiger hunt on a grand scale may shortly be expected. COURSING FIXTURES. Halston.Feb. 13 Hereford.Feb. 2.3 Patshull.Feb. 2,3 Waterloo.Feb. 1.5, 16, 17 Hordley.Feb. 24 STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES. Midland Counties .Feb. 7, 8 Carmarthen .Feb. 7, 9 Birmingham .Feb. 14, 15 Moreton-in-Mi'rsh.Feb. 23 Baschurch.March7 Liverpool .March20,21,22 Bridgnorth.April 10 Lichneld .April 10, 11 Cheltenham.April 13, 14 Knighton.April 25, 26 Abergavenny .April 27, 28 WEIGHTS for the HVERPOOL GRA\D NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE of 300 sovs., added to a Handicap Steeplechase of 25 sovs. each, 15 ft., and 5 only if declared by noon on Tuesday, J&n 31st, to Messrs Weatherby only; the second to receive 100 aovs. out of the stakes, and the third to save his stake; winners of any Steeplechase after Jan. 20th. at S p.m., 71b.; of 200 soTa., 9]b.; of 500 sovs., 141b. extra. Grand National Course (about four miles and a quarter). Ill subs. age st Ibj age st lb The Colonel a 128 Roseberry 6 107 The Doctor a. 1113LadyGeraIdiae 5 10 6 Primrose a 11 10j Cecil 6 10 6 NewOswestry a 11 ;o\ealski1\ a 10 6 Badminton a 11 8 The Breach a 10 6 Snowstorm a 11 7, Hail Court a 10 6 Pearl Diver a 11 5Ackworth a 10 6 The Lamb a 11 5;Thc Whito Cockade a 10 5 Scarrington a 11 4!AdamBede a 10 5 Hippolyte a 11 4 Jasper a 10 5 Rufus a 11 4 Scots Grey a 10 5 Larkaway a 11 2 Pirate Chief a 10 5 Nua.ge (bred in Bogue Homa 6 10 4 France) 6 11 2 Realite (bred in Souvenance 6 11 2? France) a 10 4 Kevstone a 11 2!St. Valentine 6 10 4 Cortolvin a 11 OIZinganee a 16 4 The Little Rogue a 11 OKs.rsl.ike a 10 4 Uhl:m 6 11 0 Knight of the Elms 5 10 4 Brick a 11 O'TathweIl a 10 4 Marin (bred in Alcibiade a 10 4 France) 5 11 0 Silvermere 5 10 4 a 11 0 Royal Irish Fusilier a 10 4 Sea Queen 6 11 0 County Court a 10 4 Oddfellow a 11 0 Defence 6 10 4 David Copperneld a 11 0 Turmoil a 10 4 Philosopher a 10 12 Youug Fenton 5 10 4 The Nun a 10 12 Czar a 10 4 Baronstone 0 1012luon 5 10 4 Capitaliste 6 10 12;Victres a 10 0 Wild Fox 6 10 12 Despatch a 10 0 Courtmantle 6 10 121 :>lo1>quito a 10 o! The Knight of Last Born a 10 0 Downe a 10 10 Adelaide 5 10 0 Lord Raglan a 10 10 Fan a 10 Oi 5 10 10,Stirney a 10 0 -irvester H Mario (bred in Little Lady a 10 0 France) a 10 10 Miss Fanny a 10 0 Purlbrook 6 10 10!Yermak 5 10 0 Magnum Bonum a 10 10 Fitzwilliam 5 10 0 Summertime & 10 10 Three per Cent a 10 0 Columbine a 10 10 Middleton a 10 0 Scaltheen& 6 10 10 Thalassius a 10 0 Casse Tete 6 10 10 Dog Fox a. 10 0 Brennus 5 10 9 Master Whiffler 6 10 0 Nabocklish a 10 8 [smaet 5 10 0 FervacqMBa. a 10 8 Pyrenees 6 10 6 Helice a 10 8 Rurie 6 10 0 Lymington 6 10 8 Jealousy 6 10 0 Chantilly 10 8 Queen of the Paries a 10 0 E'ertuMagh & 10 8Drax<ord 6 10 0 T,lm Toh 6 10 8 Miss Banks 5 10 0 Albatross 6 108 Redcap a 10 0 Double Event 5 10 8 Rocket a 10 0 Victoria Cross 5 10 8 M by Daniel O'Rourke— Guy of Warwick a 10 8 Rose a 10 0 Old Fashion 6 10 The Ducheme 4 10 0 Crown Prince a 10 7 Alarm i 10 0 ]Ling's Cron & M 'E

THE EXTRAORDINARY ROBBERY OF JEWELS IN LONDON.- CAPTURE OF THE WOMAN AT LEAMINGTON. A SENTIMENTAL THIFF. A good deal of excitement was occasioned in Leaming- ton, on Thursday week, by the startling announcement that Mr Superintendent Lund had succeeded in capturing the woman who- took part in the great robbery of ?2,000 worth of jewellery in London, a few days ago. It will be remembered that a man called at the establishment of Messrs London; and Ryder, the well-known jewellers of New Bond-street, and requested to be shown some neck- laces and other jewelled ornaments. After inspecting some of great value, he requested the firm to send a parcel to No. 4, Upper Berkeley-street, for his wife to see and select from. In the evening the assistant went to the house, and was admitted by the man who had previously called at the establishment. He was invited into the room, and as he was passing through the door the man seized his arms from behind, while a female came np in front of him, and flung a pocket handkerchief into his face. It is supposed that there was chloroform on the handkerchief, for the assistant immediately became in. sensible, and when he recovered found himself lying on the sofa, with his arms fastened behind him. The man and the woman were gone, of course, and also the parcel containing necklaces. Information was instantly given to the police, but as the guilty parties had a good start, some doubt was expressed as to their ultimate apprehen- sion. On Thursday afternoon, at four o'clock, Mr Superin- ter-dent Lund brought a young woman, named Martha Torpey, before Messrs E. Wheeler and F. Dinsdale, at the Town Hall, Leamington, and charged her with assist- ing her husband to commit the robbery. The value of the jewels was laid at JB2,50C'. Inspector Shore, of Scotland Yard, London, who has charge of the case, was present, and the hall was tilled with local gentry and tradespeople. The prisoner Is apparently about twenty-five years of age, fair complexion, good looking, and genteelly dressed. She "-ave the name of Martha Torpey, and sa,id she resided at Winson Villa, Campion Terrace, Holly Walk. She pleaded not guilty. Mr Superintendent Lund said— in consequence of ad- vertisements which appeared in the -S'?M?trd of Tuesday, and other facts, I was induced to keep a watch upon the house in which the defendant resides. In consequence of further information, I went there at half-past nine o clock last evening When I got inside, I heard two females talking in the front parlour. Upon entering the parlour, I saw defendant was in the act of reading a letter, and there was an elderlv woman with her. I have the letter now in my possession. It bears the Ostend post-mark, and is addressed, Mrs Torpey, Winson Villa, Campion- terrace, Leamington, Warwickshire, L'AngIeterre." I said, Do you know me ?" She replied, No." I then told her mv name was Lund, and I was chief omoer of police in this town, and I wanted to ask her a few ques- tions She said, How dare you come into the house of a lady'' I request you to leave the room immediately." I said I must ask you a few questions before I leave." She then be?an reading the letter. I noticed her coun- tenance change, and made a snatch at the letter. She crumpled it up in her hand, but, with the assistance of another person, n..t a policeman, I got the pieces from her She said, "You have no right to that; it is my husband's letter." I have pasted the pieces together, and produce a perfect copy of the letter. Inspector Shore objected to the note being read, on the cround that its publication would be likely to frustrate the efforts of the police to capture the man and prevent the recovery of a great portion of the stolen property. The Magistrates suggested the clearance of the Court, but ultimately it was arranged that the letters should be read, the reporters undertaking not to report the c:Me earlier than Saturday. ? The letter ran thus :—" Ostend, Tuesday, 11 a.m. My own Pet —The boat did not leave Dover till about four o'clock this morning. This will, I am afraid, lose me a ùaY. W" h&d ultimately a good passage. I was not sick at all. I have just had breakfast here. I start for Ghent at 1? 5 thence to Antwerp, and will write you as soon as evet"! touch the nrst procee is, &c. The 7't? report you saw; the Standard also. The Tcle[!ra.ph I could not see, but the Dail!! News had nothing except an advertisement on the front page to cabmen and others, offering B5 re- ward. In this, however, fortunately, there can be nothing. The more I think about the notes the less I fear them. Even if they think of them, I believe now they ca-i never trace them from the nrst source. Keep up your spirits, my own darling. I shall return suddenly as soon as pos- sible. It is a beautiful morning here the ice in just breaking up in the harbour. They describe your dress in the D. News as a light brown, with green trimmings so citarlv bhev lhn: lit-tho noooll.t,n "f "q With ",ll my love kiss' for ba.by. Ever your fond Michael. I am going to the post with this so have no time for more." During the reading of the letter, the prisoner hung down her headland wept very much. Mr Lund continued I produced a letter to her, ad- dressed, T. Thorn ton, Poste restante, Ostend, Belgium." She said, Yes that ought to have been posted. It is a e letter for my husband, addressed under cover to a friend of his. She then began crying, and witness said, "I shall have to take you into custody on the charge of having com- mitted, jointly with your husband, a large diamond rob- bery from Messrs London and Ryder's, jewellers, New Bond-street London. I advise you now to be very care- ful, as, if vou say anything to me, I shall sav it against you." She burst into tears, and exclaimed, 0, my God what will become of my baby ? Where is my husband ? Shall I ever see him again ? I don't care about being pun- ished myself, so long as my husband is not, for he is not strong enough to bear it, as I am." On Thursday after- noon a letter came by mid-day mail, addressed, "Mrs Torpey, Winson Villa. Campion Terrace, Leamington, Warwickshire. L'Angleterre." It was marked, )-!M Ostend," and bore the post-mark of Anvers. It was taken to the prisoner in her cell. and after reading it she returned it to me. The letter was here read to the Court. It was from pri. soner's husband, and was dated Wednesday, 2 p.m. He addressed her as My own darling," and said he had been two hours trying to aell some of the things, but was unable to do so. He had asked -CI60 for the je200 lot, and the people only laughed at him. He complained there were only two trains a day from Anvers, and added I have finally decided to go to Rotterdam, and will try there." His money being nearly gone, he was obliged to sell the j68 lot for sixty-five francs. He asked JEG for it, but the people said it was light; though very good. On account of the war, he was informed, there was but little demand for diamonds. It was his intention to purchase a small pair of ecales, and be hoped to be hack home on Saturday. One fact, he said, is clear it will be more difficult to get rid of than we thought." He concluded by saying he should do his best, hoped the prisoner would keep up her spirits, and wished himself at home again. After perusing the letter, Mr Lund said "I must caution you, as I said last night, that, if you say anything to me, I shall repeat it against you." She said: "Mind vou, I am only to blame in this transaction. My husband would never have done such a thing, if I had not tempted him to do it." In answer to the Bench, prisoner subjected Mr Lund to a brief cross-examination. She said Did you find me with that letter open when you came into my house ?—Yes, and with the envelope. —Did you not call my attention to it, as it lay upon the table, and say, Is that your letter ? —No, I did not.—She refused to ask any more questions, remarking that it was no use to do so. Mr James Unitt Farkes, said he was assistant to Mr Ryder, jeweller, New Bond-street, London. Mr Ryder traded under the style and title of London and Ryder," but there was no one connected with the business but Mr Rvder. On the evening of the 12th instant, he was sent to No. 4. Berkeley-street, Berkeley-square, with a quantity of diamonds and other ornaments, for inspection. He had in the parcel two diamond necklaces, one diamond pendant, one opal and diamond pendant, one 3-stone diamond ring, and two 5-stone diamond rings. The total value was B2.500. At the house he was robbed by the prisoner, who was assisted bv a man. He had looked at the prisoner attentively, and was confident she was the woman. He picked her out from among several others, who were similarly dressed. This concluded the case, and she was remanded to London. Inspector Shore was most anxious to have the case kept out of the papers for one day, in order that tke chance of arresting the husband should not be spoiled, and all the reporters promised to do so, in compliance with the urgent wiah of the Bench. Two of the most valuable of the jewels have been given up bv a lady residing in Southampton. She re- ceived them in a parcel from the husband of the woman now in custody. A Rex FOR LIBERTY.—Last week a rather amusing chase was witnessed at Cambeltown by a large number of people, between the police and a man named Robert M'Neil, alias "Dhusan." It appears that "Dhusan," who was a notorious character, was standing at the head of the Oil Quay, when be noticed a cask of whisky at the door of Mr Rogers' public house. Temptation overcoming his better sense, and an ungovernable thirst for the liquor having taken possession of him, he pulled the bung, and having filled his sou'wester, he was hastening from the place, when an alarm was given. The police Were on the beat, and observing this he made off—the police hot in pursuit. Away went "Dhusan" down Kilkerran-road and up through Limecraigs Woods, where no doubt he thought concealment would be found. I olice-constable Sinclair, however, kept him in view, and the "game" was soon started from under covert, and "broke awav" again at a rattling pace in the direction of the town. After a hide and seek" game, through closes, lanes, and streets, it was evident to Dhusan" he must soon give in. but not yet. He rushes towards the sea behind M'Nair's wood- yard, and, jumping in, swims far out into the loch, although the day is bitter cold. The police, thinking that he might drown himself, went out of sight, that he might be per- suaded to come on tcrrn finna again, which had the desired effect; but no sooner did they appear than he swam out again, this time in the direction of Lochend. There again he was met by the police. Not daunted in the slightest degree, he swam out for the third time, and landed behind the Longrow, where he was ultimately captured by the police, after being about forty minutes in the water. He administered, and now appears little the worse of his t amphibious adventures.—C?ox) BcmM. „ ?OLD MINING IN WALES. On Tuesday, Jan. 17, the annual meeting of the New Gwynfynydd Gold Mining Company (Limited) was held at <1. L)r(I-street, Liverpo.-I. In the absence of the chairman of the Board, Professor Collett, F R G S of Dolgelley, managing director, occupied the chair. There was a good attendance of members. The balance-sheet extended from the formation of the company, in October 1869. The report stated that from -MO tons of quartz? ?61 ozs. of gold have been extracted, being at the rate <?f 7 dwts. per ton, exclusive of a very large number of rich specimens given away to members and visitors at the mines. An alteration had been made from the unscientine made in which the mine had originally been opened. The present plan exposed huge st''pes, 50 feet high, 20 feet wide, and 200 feet in length, which are to be wrought or quarried, by contract, at about 2s. 6d. per ton. The cartsge of quartz to the crushing mill having been found expensive, the directors had laid down a tramway, which would be completed this month. An increase in stamping power was necessary to develop the mine, and the directors had tenders before them to put up 16 additional stamp heade at a cost not exceeding .E500, which they suggested that the shareholders should authorize them to accept. The greatest improvement, however, had been effected in the stamp-boxes, and the mode of preventing waste of the residuum gold. The Chairman stated th;t the original wooden stamp-boxes were found to be very defective, and as he could not find a m:tchinist in England who had any other kind of boxes to get cast, he h;,d iron boxes made from his own model. These preserved the greater particles from escaping, and below thes= he had scree! at with 1,000 apertures to thesquare inch, while last of all, the residuum passed over electro-plates which retained the smal- lest particle of gold. This was his own plan for preventirg waste, and the result was so successful that they secured 90 per cent. of the gold that wa.s formerly He suggested that of the 5,000 shares not vet aliotted. the shareholders should at once take up 2,000, and le iN-e the ba'.ar.c' for sale to the public at a premium when the mine w.is paying handsomely. At present they might with certainty cal- culate, after making every allowancet upon obtaining 12s. 6d. i'rom every ton of quartz, of which 7s. would be profit. Of course, to secure this result, a certain quantity of quartz must be crushed, an! the new machinery woul I accompLsh this. Experienced Calif'?rnian minersh?d visir.edthe works, and pronounced the mire a most valuable property.—After some very close questioning about the ace 'unts, the report and financial statement were unanimousl¡. adopted upon the motion of Mr Joseph Hull, seconded by Major Wel. ier. On the motion of Mr Gibson, seconded by Mr Anthony Bower, the directiors were asked to req test Mr James Leitch, of Liverpool, to allow himself to be placed upon the Board. Thanks wer" voted to the chairman on the motion of Mr Andrew Wyllie. seconded bv Mijor Wel- ler. Professer Collett, in acknowledging the compliment, trusted that the present year would be one o' peace a: d plenty to Liverpool, and lend to the successful develop- ment of Welsh gold mining. In the course of the pro- ceedings a bottle containing several ounces of virgin nuggets of gold was exhibited. They were specimens of alluvial gold, and, had been collect-dbv men under the direction of Califoraian miners in the bed of a pool on the company's property at the end of the dry weather last autumu, when the pool and the stre un that fed it were exceedingly low. They heavy rains came on while the search was being prosecuted, but in th summer It is pro- posed to divert the stream and prosper" the pool effectually.

REVIEW OF THE BRITISH CORN TRADE. (Fi-,)m the Ilai-k- 7/o[)!.c JF.r/'rcM.) The past week, though mild in its character, has been wet aiT.d foggy, and, of course, very detrimental to the condition of newly-thrashed samples of wheat, and equally unfavourable to all operations in the field. As the past year, however, gave us a. good taste of drought, so those farm\' let provided with water will have an opportunity to choose the most eligible places to increase their stores, and thus become less dependent for the needful supply while the meadows capable of irrigation my have the- b:n?nt secured, as hands which can now be spared will soon be wanted for general purposes. This damp weather is always found to be against the corn trade, and our re- ports have therefore been dull and drooping, the lessened value bein; simply found In the state of samples for however dry the gathering, the humidity of this climate will tell its tale. Right or wrong, also, it has an im- mediate effect upon buyers, as though the frost would soon break up in more northerly latitudes, but for that we yet may have some time to wait. Some country flour has been taken for France at 36s. 6d.. but not to the extent of Paris be only estimated at one peck for each inhabitant, it will be found equa.1 to 100,000 sacks, or about a five weeks' supply for London. The wants of Paris, however, but poorly represent the general need and should this fearful war be carried out to the bitter end, a black cloud of famine must rest upon the country, and affect prices all over Europe. England does well to reach out her hand m charity to a neighbour in distress, but the t.sk would then be beyond her. In our last we noted a deficiency in the stock of London, as compared with 1869, of 115,375 quarters of wheat. In the genera "f the 1, dom we find London shares about one-fourth. For 187a the entire stock In our priuclpal jjorts in wheat and nour was 1,588,267 quarters, against 2.2G5.455 quartern in 1869. thus showing a deficiency of 677,188 quarters as compared with then but as 1869 was a deficient year, the increase of stock was then due to the abundance of 1868. We have now no abundance to consider, and as the entire stock is only about a thirteenth part of that we annually consume, which is fully twenty million qrs., there neither appears in that we have, or that we may expect, any surplus to provide for extraordinary exigency, or any probability of low prices before next harvest. In Germany and America they are firm.

SHERRY.—There is no more powerful logic than that of facts and we have been much struck, in looking through the returns of the consumption of wines in the United Kingdom, to find that the quantity of sherry upon which duty was paid during the past year was almost equal to the total quantity of wine from other countries than Spain. This is the more remarkable, because the altera- tion of duties in 1862, which did so much for the wines of France and Germany, had the effect of placing sherry at a corresponding disadvantage, inasmuch as the new scale of duties was 150 per cent. in favour of light wines, such as claret, &c., as compared with port and sherry. The medical profession has no doubt done much also to increase the demand for light wines; and yet, on reflection, it it not difficult to see that there are many reasons which, when taken singly, would not appear to be of much im- portance, but have, nevertheless, almost imperceptibly influenced the public in their selection of sherry in pre- ference to all other wines for general household use. The almost unlimited quantity of wine produced in Spain has made sherry a comparatively moderate priced wine, while its intrinsic value bears a more definite relation to its selling price than is the case with the growths of other countries where the value depends, to a great extent, upon the reputation of some particular estate, vintage, or dis- actual value. The produce of Spain has always been shipped to this country under the name simply of sherry and its price, consequently, has been determined more strictly by actual value. Beyond this, sherry has some decided advantages over most other wines. It does not, like port, deposit a crust, and thus become liable to lose its brilliancy by removal or variations of temperature. As compared with light wines, such as claret and hock. it has the further advantage of economy, from its keeping good in the decanter for any length of time—a matter of considerable convenience, as it is thus always at hand whether required for use at meals or on other occasions. Considered medically, sherry is a wholesome stimulant, more perfectly fermented than malt liquor and its ex- tractive matters are undoubtedly more digestable than those of either ma.It beverages or of port and other kinds of wine. Many kinds of light sound sherry have bitter qualities, such as are especially marked in Mauzanilla., which make them distinctly tonic aud appetising and it harmonises better than other wines with all kinds of light vegetable tonics calculated to improve an enfeebled digestion. It admits readily of dilution, without losing its agreeable characteristics. We must confess to have found much interesting information on the subject of wine in a pamphlet published bv Messrs. W. and A. Gilbey.-A Treatise on the Wines 0/ the dilferent prod o ri-ti,7 Countries. The chapter headed The Chemistry of Wine contains some statistics and information of special interest to the medical profession, compiled by some of the most eminent analytical chemists of the day. The generaHy 'increased consumption of wine is no doubt due to the fa<;t that its present C\it is only about one-half of what it was ten or twenty years ago and this decrease in price is unquea- tionably owing in a great measure to the fact that wine has become more strictly a commercial article, to be ob- tained almost everywhere of grocer.- or other: .1 in the same manner as we procure the other ordinary articles of daily consumption the grocer obtaining his suttniie-! from some well-known house of established reputation and selling it at certain fixed prices. We hive been tun: ing attention lately to these wines; and the quantify ?f moderate priced wines purchased in this way proves to ? of a far higher average than that of wines <;f Greater ? tension!sold by vintners and small wine merchants T' subject is one of considerable dietetic importance n/n 1 propose to detail some of the results of the examine which we have instituted. Cheapness is by?o?' ? compatible with good quality. In the sou?f ? ?' grapes are the most prolihc production,, of ?ne -r?*? there is, indeed, no reason why wine should n? ?- Fi be sold in this country at even mu??????y high rate of duty, expense of conveyance, and other?in? ??" <??" ?' ?T? ? '? ?uch more for- midable than the nrst cost of the wine itself. The best w?- we know to encourage an honest competition likely to bring about this desirable result, is occasionally to test and report on the lelative qualities and prices of ? ? wines offered for sale.-?W? ?S?;.? j??

At a meeting held at Birmingham, on Tuesday night, Councillor Baldwin in the chair, a resolution wM carried by an overwhelming majority, sympathizing with France &n<t the French Government.'