The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard

DENBIGHSHIRE.—Yeomanry Cavalry Cornet L. Black- well to lieutenant, vice T mnton, resigned. FLINTSHIRE.—2nd E. V.C. J. S. Vickers, gentleman, to be ensign, vice Thompson, promoted. DEYTHEUR SCHOOL.—An old pupil of this school, the Rev. T. B. Vaughan, M.A., Scholar of St. Catherine's College, Cambridge, has been presented to the vicarage of Upton, Lincolnshire, by Col. W. Cracroft Amcotts, M.P. SHROPSHIRE. Militia: A. P. Johnson, gentleman, to be lieutenant- -18th R.V.C. Lieut. E. Hodges to be captain, vice Bou<rhev, resigned Ensign J. Bodenham to be lieutenant, nee Hodges, promoted. The following nad ihe tumour of receiving invitations to the Queen's garden party onFriday: TheDukeand Duchess of Sutherland, the Duke and Duchess of Cleveland, the Marquis of Stafford, the Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster, the Earl and Countess Granville, the Earl and Countess of Bradford, the Earl and Countess Brown- low, the Earl and Countess of Denbigh, the Earl and Countess of Dudley, the Earl of Powis, the Earl and Countess Vane, Viscount and Viscountess Newport, the Dowager Viscountess Combermere, Lord and Lady Pen- rhyn. Lady M. Primrose, Lady M. Windsor Clive, Lady Id. Herbert, Sir Watkin and Lady Wynn, Sir P. Herbert, Hon. Misses Windsor Clive, Hon. Misses Douglas-Pen- nant, General Forester, &c. A WELSH ELECTION.—During the summer of 1862 Captain Tracy, now Lord Sudeley, contested the county of Montgomery, in the Liberal interest, ag linst the sitting Conservative member, Mr Charles W. W. Wynn. Party spirit rose very high in Llandidloes, and the great bulk of the people being thorough Radicals, the Tories had a bad time of it. Had the men of progress not been too fast all would have been well, but the descendants of the Chartist noters must needs resort to more than fair means to prevent tenant-farmers recording their votes. Some folks did say that many of the agriculturists were not loath to avail themselves of an excii,e for not voting with the Conservative party. Be this as it may, suf-h was the force brought to bear, If. "t it wis indeed a bold man who would dare to march towards the polling booths to vote for Mi Wynn. Large gangs of men lined the streets, and when a known Wynn voter made Ins appearance, cries of hands down, wire io,"were uttered, and the mob closed, shoulder to shoulder, and pushed heavily against the electors causing Church dignitaries, professional men, and country gentlemen, to tumble in the gutters or take refuse in the shops. Mr Whalley, M.P., who has a knack of "turning up at Llanidloes at odd times, and who is immensely popular in the borough, was appealed to, but popular as he is, he was powerless to disperse the populce. At length the hour for closing the booths arrived, and two-thirds of Mr Wynn's voters had not polled. As isso often the case, a xelay of policemen appeared on the scene when all was over, and so the matter ended for the day. Several sum- monses we: e issued, and the magistrates decided to send five of the ringleaders for trial. As in i he Chsirtist riots, the mob had a Tin Trumpet, but not half so pleasant a one as Horace Smith's and, as in the former case the trumpeter escaped. The five men were tried at the next Assizes, at Welshpool, before Baron Bramwell; the late Mr W. isby appearing for the prosecution, and air for the detento. T^'ey were all convicted, &rc! to terms of rxt!J/¡rhng to fewer t months than ^r Chai^s.t7 got y««S in rtflxs' t-rvule to Wale?.

lntt lnul /audes. j Why might carpenters believe there is no such thing as stolle Because they never saw it. They have at Wells, Minnesota, a cheese factory, which is claimed to be the largest in the United States, and is of three thousand cow-power." The Newharcn Register says-" In line, in the article upon Yale college, in our last issue, for alum water' read alma mater." There is a story of an English rector who had an Irish curate. The curate's one subject in the pulpit was the wickedness of the Papacy. Anxious for a variety, the rector once suggested a sermon on the first verse in the Bible, thinking that by no possibility could Rome be brought into the discourse. But he little knew with whom he had to deal. To his dismay, the curate commenced In the beginning,' so, at all events, my brethren, there was no Pope then and away he went into an essay on Romish claims to antiquity. A chaplain of a prison, an enthusiastic devotee to the temperance reform, had the idea that most of the convicts 1 were i'incarcerated because of the use of whisky. In his round he met a sturdy man of many stripes, and put the u-u d question to him, Had whisky anything to do with bringing you here?" "Everything, sir, everything," ex- claimed the man. The chaplain was encouraged, and eagerly inquired how it was. "Well, sir, I'll tell you how it was. The judge was drunk, and the lawyers were all drunk, and they brought me in guilty." THE SAVAGES AND THE TELEGRAPH.—It is not a little curious, says the Independente of Chili, to know how the telegraph wires and posts have been preserved from injury by the Indians, otherwise the communication of the fron- ti, r forts with one another could not have been kept up. The following stratagem was hit upon, and related by a traveler recently from the frontier, who was asked how this was. He said when the posts were erected there were some forty or fifty Indian prisoners in the camp of the army. General Pinto, fearing that they might destroy this important work of civilization, c filed them together, and brought in an electric battery. "Do you see this wire which is placed here?'' Yes, General." Well, then, I have caused it b be placed there, so that you should not pass to the other side or touch it, because if you do your hands will adhere to the wire." The Indians smiled with an incredulous look. The general called them one by one, and made them lay hold of the wires of a battery, and then set it going. Let go the wires, I tell you." o. I cannot, sir, my hands are benumbed." On cutting off thecurient, of course they dropped the wires. Each Indian was made to experiment for himself. Before letting them fro the general recommended them to keep the secret, and not to tell it to their countrymen. Of course they did quite the contrary, and told every India., what they had seen, and what had happened to them. Si,.ce then not a wire his been damaged, btcause they now all believe that if they touched the wires they would be caught and held prisoners until troops came up.

The EvMish Independent makes the statement that the Rev. A. H. Stanton and others of the St. Alban's clergy have joined the Liberation Society. According to the Wiltshire County Mirror, at St. John's Church, Frome, on Sunday week, prayers were said for the repose of the souls of Mgr. Darboy, the priests, and religious -,i-omen, and the faithful laity massacred in Paris, and also for the repose of the soul of John Sheppard, late lodging house keeper, of Broad-street, in this town." Another ecclesiastical difficulty may not improbably grow out of the C'olenso case. The Guardian understands that the Rev. James Boyd, of Natal, is on his way to Eng- land. Mr Koyd was ordained by Dr Colenso since the de- p poritiontof the Bishop of Capetown." There is a sort of don't nail his ears to the pump" flavour about this an- nouncement; a kind of hint that if Mr Boyd seeks em- ployment in England the validity of his orders may be questioned. Mr Newdegate and his admirers must feel sorely an- noyed at the result of the labours of the Select Committee of the House of Commons on Conventual and Monastic Institutions. It is stated that the committee are prepared, in the report which is ahout to be issued, to c ill the atten- tion of Parliament to the exis'ence of the obsolete Lw wh;ch renders the presence of Jesuits and members of other religious orders in England illegal and will recom- mend the repeal of the law which makes bequests invol- ving prayers for the dead, or other (so-called) superstitious usages, illegal.

StJoding. THE UPPER SEVERN'AND VERIEW. A" under date June 22nd, writes to the Field as follows .-—"Ever since this day week, when the wind worked round from the N.E. tothe S.W., we have had a succession of thunderstorms, some- times two and three in the day, but always of short dura- tion and, although the rain was very heavy while it lasted, it did not continue long enough to benefit the rivers. All the rivers-Severn, Verniew, Banw, a, d Tanat-and also the brooks have been very much discoloured by the washings from the roads but there has not been more than six or eight inches of rise in any of them. The rain, not being continuous, the thirsty earth has sucked it all up, greatly to the benefit of the farm and garden, but oflittle advantage to the angler. I never find the fisherman benefits by these road washings the fish seem sluggish and indis- po'ed to sport after a road-washing spate. A few good baskets of fish were made last week before the water was discoloured. This morning the wind has again got back to the east, with the usual dull, gloomy weather that invari- ably accompanies such a wind. So lorn; as it remains there the angler may as well hang up his rod he will then save his temper and his time. Since writing the bove a steady rain has set in, with every appearance of a con- tinuance." ROYAL WELSH YACHT CLUB, CARNARVON. The regatta of this club is fixed for August 7th next, when, owing to the removal of the large pier which so obstructed the navigation before, the greatest improve- ment is expected. The handsome promenade, which is being extended, will offer to sightseers a splendid view of the proceedings. Several yachts and pleasure craft have lately visited the station, and their owners have had the advantage of beautiful weather. The club house has undergone a thorough renovation internally, and its ap- proach is singularly improved by the clearing of the ob- structions above referred to. The ancient Castle of Carnarvon has, during the last twelve months, been cleared of vast quantities of rubbish, and one of the beautiful towers has been carefully restored for a museum. The moat has been opened along three parts of the town side, and great additional interest created by the various exca- vations and improvements. Carnarvon being near the centre of three railways, affords unusual facilities of access to the various parts of the country. At the ensuing regatta a ball will be given to the yacht owners and their frieads by members of the club, and the castle and grounds will be handsomely illuminated.

♦ ISLE OF MAN MEETING.—THURSDAY, JULY 13. The DOUGLAS HANDICAP of 200 sovs., added to a Sweep- stakes of 10 sovs. each. About a mile and a half.—2 snh. Onragan II., 6 yrs Tasman, 3 yrs Curacoa, 3 yrs Ventnor, 5 yrs Little Fairy, 4 yrs Bridget, 3 yrs Fluke, 4 yrs King William, 3 yrs Pretty John, 6 yrs F by Ather, tone- Minette, 3 yrs B. Sharp, 3 yrs Hubbub, 3 yrs Trieste, 3 yrs Wamba, 5 yrs Prince, 5 yrs New Oswestry, aged Brigand Chief, 3 yrs Star and Garter. 4 yrs Myosotis, 6yr Jarnac, 4 yrs Whinvard, 5 yrs May Fly, 4 yrs

THE LUXURIES OF A GENTLEMAN. The monthly sitting of the Wellington County Court was this month enlivened by the hearing of a some- what extraordinary action brought by Mr Gill, of the Crown Inn, in this town, against Edward Bostock, described as a gentleman residing at Stoke." The plaintiff was represented by Mr W. D. Marcy, and the defendant by Mr. Tennant. The claim was for J627 4s. 6d., which was made up of the fol- lowing items :-Jewellery, jE12 4s. 6d.; money paid by Mr Gill as drawer and endorsee of a bill of exchange of which defendant was acceptor, Y,12 10s.; and £2 10s. balance paid by plaintiff on another acceptance of defendant. It was elicited in the cross-examination of plaintiff that defendant indulged, whilst lodging with Gill, in the following luxu- ries 13th—61 brandies, £1 Os 4d half-pint of brandy, 2s: 11 whiskies, 3s 8d 4 quarts of ale, 2s; 19 ales, 3 2d; 12 rums, 4s; 4 lemonades, Is 4d; breakfast, Is 6d; dinner 2s; tea, Is 6d • 8 suppers, 4s 6d apartments, etc., 3s 6d total, £ 2 9s 6d. 14th—32 Brandies, 10s 8d 13 rums, 4s 4d 1 bottle of brandy, 6s <53; horse hire, 9s; money paid in Shrewsbury, 6s 9d; 2 sodas, 8d; 2 lemonades, 8d 3 cigars, 6d 9 ales, Is 6d; 2 quarts of ale, Is; breakfast, Is 6; 2 dinners, 4j; 2 suppers, 3s 6; apartments, etc., Ss 6d; total, £2 14s Id. 15th-47 brandies, 15s 8d; 7 rums, 23 4d; 8 quarts of ale, Is 6d; 12 ales, 23; 9 whiskies, 8s; breakfast, Is 6d dinner, 2s; tea, Is 6d; supper, Is 9d apartments, 3s 6d; total, Y-1 14s 9d. 16th-36 brandies, 12s; IS rums, 6s; 4 quarts of ale, 2s 22 ales, 3s 8d; 2 sodas, 8d 4 lemonades, Is 4d breakfast, Is 6d lunch, 9d; dinner, 2s; tea, Is 6d; supper, Is 6d; apartments, 5s 6d total, Xl 16 5d. 17th—Money advanced for shells, Xl is; 41 brandies, 13s 8d 14 rums, 4s 8d; 6 whiskies, 2s;. 2 quarts of ale, Is; 17 ales, 2s 10d; 4 lemonades, Is 4d; 2 sodas, 8d; lunch, 1" 6d; dinner, ?o: ^a' !s 6d 2 suppers, 8s apartments, 3s 6d; total, £ 2 los 8d. 18th-49 brandies, IGs 4d: 18 rums, 63; 7 ales, Is 2d; 2 ginger beers, 4d; 13 ales, 2s 2d; breakfast, Is 6d dinner. 2s; 1Ql, */a; Is 6d; supper, lg 6d apartments, 3s 6d; total, £ 116s. iatn—4 ales, 8d 32 brandies, 10- 8d 6 rums, 2s 8 lemonades, Is; 2 soda waters, Sd; breakfast, Is 6d; lunch, 9d; dinner, 2s; tea, Is 6d; supper, Is 6d; apartments, 3s 6d; total, El 5s9d. 20th-Brandies, bottle of rum, ales, board and lodging. 41 13s 2d. Total for the eight days—which was a fair average— £ 16 8s 4d. The Judge seemed somewbat taken aback by the gas- tronomic performances of defendant, and facetiously in- quired of i ir 1 ennant if a commission de lunatico inquirendo had been found in respect of his client. Mr Tennant re- plied in the negative. On the part of the plaintiff it wsus contended that the bill was a fair one; that, as a matter of course, defendant had not consumed all the liquids he was charged with, but had treated others, and that nothing was charged for that had not been had from plaintiff. On the other hand MrTennant said that the whole of the time his client was at Mr Gill s house, he was drunk and incapable; and he furthermore contended that the consideration for the bills of exchange was illegal, consisting, as it did of ale, beer, and wines, spirits, board and lodging, &c Mr Marcy addressed his Honour at some length, arguing that if the judgment went against him in respect to the board and lodging, &c., the jewellery at least must be recovered for. Eventually his Honour gave judgment for defend- ant, remarking, somewhat comprehensively, that the con- tracts entered into were contrary to public policy.

The 13allot Sill U expected io go to the Lords about ;he 20th of

CRICKET. W HITTINGTOX v. TRENVER.N.-This match was decided in favour of Trewern on the first innings, time being called before the match was played out. WHITTINGTON. TT M *nniNGR- 2nd inniDgs. H. Tuley, b Doiia 5 b Gledhill 3 P. Minshall, b Dodd. 0 b Dodd. 6 T. Shepherd, b Gledhill 17 b Gledhill 7 J. Jones, b Gledhill 0 st Shepherd, b Gled- C. Galloway, c Substitute, b Gled- hit wicket, b Gled- hill 4 hill 27 J. Libtbown, b Gledhill. 12 hit wicket, b Gledhill 11 beaton, c Shepherd, b Dodd 0 runout 0 T. Ward, b Gledhill 2 c and b Dodd 1 E. Morris, c Gill, b Gledhill 9 not out 21 J. Beckett, not out 7 c Substitute, b Gled- hill 5 F. Dunford, b Gledhill 2 b Leek 8 Extras .I.2Extras .9 60 113 TBEWERN. 1st innings. 2nd innings. B. Brancher, st J..Jone3 12 b Tuley 1 T. Leck, b Tuley. 6 not out. 14 J. O'Hara, J, Ward, b Beckett 22 bBeckett 13 A. Gledhill, b Beckett 0 c Morris, b Beckett.. 8 J. Shepherd, b Tuley 4 P. Gill, b Tuley. 3 J. Dodd, b Tuley 2 E. Goodrich, not out 19 b Shepherd 0 J. Edmunils, b Seatoa 13 W. Gill, 1 b w, b Beckett 0 E. Frear, c Beckett, b Seaton 0 Extras. 13 Extras. 4 94 35 WHITTINGTON v. MONTFORD.—This match was played at Whittington, on Friday, 23rd June, and resulted in an easy victory for Whittington on the first innings by 41 runs, time being called before the match was played out. Whittington, 138. Montford, 49. WHITTINGTON. 1st innings. 2nd innings. B. Brancker,bPa in 0 bBroughton 4 E. Powell, b Palin 0 b Palin 4 F. G. Inge, ran out 0 b Palin 18 Shepherd, b Broughton 10 c and b Palin 13 J. Jones, b Broughton 0 b Palin 5 W. Gill, run out 34 b Manseil 11 T. Ward, b Palin 0 b Manseil 4 W. Tuley, c Broughton, b Man- seil. 13 c Broughton, b Mansell.. 4 Burlington, not out 1 not out 0 J. Beckett, b Thompson 0 b Palin 0 Byes, 10. Wides, 7 17 Byes, 6. Wides, 9 15 65 73 MONTFORD. 1st innings. 2nd innings. R. D. Broughton b Beckett 4 c Gill, b Beckett 0 J. Minton, b Shepherd 1 Hit wicket, b Beckett 0 Thompson, b Shepherd. 1 b Shepherd 2 Palin, c Burlington, t. Beckett' 3 not out 10 G. Phillips c Brancker, b Beckett 4 not out 9 B. Jones, run out 0 W. Strover, b Shepherd. 2 T. S. Price, not out 2 T. Moasell, b Shepherd. 0 Byes, 2. Wides, 5 7 Byes, 4 4 24 25 BROGYNTYN (SECOND ELEVEN) v. THE CAMBRIAN.— This game was played at the Mount on the 24th instant, when victory again declared for the Brogyntynites, "game and time being called almost simultaneously THE CAMBRIAN. 1st innings. 2nd innings. Last, b T. Koberts -1 b Wright.. 18 John O'Hara, c Wright, b Heath.. 12 b Evans 7 R. Mason, run out 12 b Evans 2 G. Cuthbert, run out 5 b Evans 2 E. Rowlands, c and b Heath 0 run out 1 J. Groves, c G. Wright, b Heath 4 b Wright 1 W. McDonald, b Heath 5 st Hales, b Evans 2 J. Allen, b Heath .Ib Evans 0 Clarke, run out 2 b Wiight •. 5 John Moore, b J. Evans 2 not out .I C. Humphries, not out 3 b Evans 0 Extras 16 Extras 6 63 45 BROGYNTYN (SECOND ELEVEN). 1st innings. 2nd innings. G. Wright, b O'Hara 0 b O'Hara. 0 R. J. Carter, b O'Hara 3 c Groves, b ListI J. L. Heath, b Last 7 not out 1 T. Roberts, b O'Hara 2 b and c O'Hara 4 C. Hales, run out 33 b O'Hara 4 J. Evans, c and b Last 15 b O'llara 18 C. Lloyd. c Groves, b Last 1 b Last 0 C. Pritchard, c Rowlands, b O'Hara 0 c Rowlands b O'Hara 1 W. Foulkes, b O'Hara 3 b Groves. 1 J. Woods, not out 2 run out 7 T. Fowles, c Rowlands, bLast. 0 not out. 1 Extras 0 Extras! 5 66 43 TREWERN V. OSWESTRY TOWN CLUB.—This match was played on the 17th instant, and resulted in favour of Trewern by four runs. The following is the score :— TREWERN. R. Carter, b A. Gledhill 0 R. Mason, b A. Gledhill. 15 J. Jones, b G. Powell 6 J. Shepherd, ct and b A. Gledhill 0 Hanmor Jones, b A. Gledhill 0 John O'Hara, b A. Gb dhill 4 P. Gill, ct Gledhill, b E. Powell 19 T. W. Gill, I b w, b H Tuley. C J. Edmunds, not out 8 E. Dodd, st Powell, b A. Gledhill 8 J. Rowlands, b A. Gledhill 2 Extras. 3 66 OSWESTRY. 1st Innings. 2nd Innings. H. Tuley, b Shepherd 2 ctH. Jones, b Dodd 14 J. Leeke, b Dodd 12 b Dodd 10 B. Branker, b Dodd 10 ct Dodd, b Gill 4 A. Gledhill ct J. Jones, b Shepherd 3 ct O'Hara, b Shep- herd. 1 O'Hara, ct Jones, b Shepherd 12 ct Gill, b Shepherd 10 E Powell, not out 5 b Dodd 0 F. Lewis, b Dodd 0 b Dodd 3 Williams, b Dodd 8 b Dodd 0 Cartwright, b Dodd 0 b Gill. 1 Ellison, b Dodd 1 b Dodd 0 Nicholls, b Dodd 0 not out 2 Extras 9 Extras 13 62 58 OSWFSTRY v. LLANY:MYNECH.-This match was played on the Oswestry ground on Saturday last. Oswestry having won the toss agreed to go in first, and succeeded in scoring 109, Mr Hamar making 40 in first-rate style. Messrs J. Jones and T. W. Gill also succeeded in making double figures. Owing to the very good bowling of Messrs Hamar and Wallace the Llanymynech gentlemen only scored 42 runs in their first innings, or 67 to the bad. They, of course, had to follow their innings, and were not more fortunate in their second attempt, the score standing at 40 when the stumps were drawn, for the loss of eight wickets. Mr L. J. Baugh played a not out innings of 10. The slow round arm bowling of Mr Ingham was very suc- cessful in this innings. Mr Leeke long-stopped well for the Oswestrians, only giving one bye in the two innings. The following is the score :— 0 OSWESTBY. H. Tuley, c A. E. Payne, b L. J. Baugh.. 2 T. Leeke, b A. E. Payne 2 J. Hamar, b R. Baugh 40 J. O'Hara'b A. E. Payne 2 J. Jones, b James Jones 11 E. Powell, I b w, b A. E. Payne 2 T. W. Gill, b James Jones 10 A. Ingham, b R. Baugh 8 J. W. Wallace, not out 6 B. Brancker, b k. E. Payne 0 P. O. Gill, thrown out H. H.Jones 0 Extras. 26 109 LLANYMYNECH. 1st Innings. 2nd Innings. A. Bonnor Maurice b J. W. Wallace 4 c and b Ingham 9 L. J. Baugh, b J. Hamar 6 not out 10 H. Pu«h, b J. Hamar 8 b J. Hamar 8 A. E. Payne, b J. Hamar 6 c Ingham, b J. Hamar 8 T. Ward, (sub), b J. Hamar. 1 T.L. Shepherd,c O'Hara, bJ. Hamar 7 c P. O. j&ill, b Ingham 4 C. Galloway, run out 1 b Ingham 0 H. H. Jones, b J. W. Wallace 8 b Ingham 1 Goodrich, b J. Hamar 3 run out 0 R. B. Maurice, not. out 0 c J. Jones, b Wallace 0 H. Baugh, c P. O. Gill, b Wallace 0 not out 2 Extras 3 Extras. S 42 .40 CRICKET FIXTURES.—Saturday, July 1st, at Welshpool, —Brogyntyn v. Welshpool.—July 24th, Whittington v. ( Montford, at Montford. <

CLERICAL APPOINTMENT.—The Rev. R. J. James, curate of Froncyssylltau, has been appointed to the sole charge of St. James's Church, Upper Hangor. Carnarvonshire. A Chester divorce case was heard by Lord Penzance on Saturday. The petitioner was Mr Ward, the goods mana- ger of the London and North-Western Railway Company, at Chester, and the co-respondent was Major Ward, of the 85th Regiment, who, under a sanctimonious guise, culti- vated intimate relations with Mrs Ward, and eloped with her. The Court granted a divoice, and the jury awarded 21,000 damages. THE THIRD GRASS MOWER TRIAL OF THE SEASON.— At the Hampshire and Berkshire Agricultural Societies' trials, which took place at Portsmouth on the 22nd, the first prize was divided between Messrs Samuelson and Co.'s patent ba- lance draft grass mower and that of Woods's; beating Howard, Pickslev, Sims, and Ck: -c.. and Key and Kearsley's machines. This is the fest p Messin Samuel- son and Co.'s balance draft grass mower has gained this a,ason. BREAKFAST.-Epps's COCOA.—GRATEFUL AND COMFORT- ING. By a thorough knowledge of the natural taws which govern the operations of digestion and nutrition, and bv a careful application of the properties of well-selected cocoa, Mr Epps has provided our breakfast tables with a delicatelv- flavoured beverage which may save us many heavy doctors' bills."—Civil Service Gazette. Made simply with Boiling Water or Milk, Each packet is labelled—JAMES Epps & Co. Homceopathie Chemists, London. Also, makers of Epps's Cacaoine a very thin beverage for evening use. SIR BALDWIN LEIGHTON'B WILL. The Illustrated London News aays :-The will of Sir Baldwin Leighton, formerly M.P. for South Salop, Deputy-Lieutenant for Shropshire, lateof Watlesborough and Loton Park, Alber- bury, Salop, and Norton Hall, Northamptonshire, was proved in the district registry at Shrewsbury on the 5th ult., by his son Sir Baldwyn Leighton, the sole executor. The personalty was sworn under £ 30,000. He has devised his extensive landed and freehold estates in the county of Salop and Montgomery and elsewhere to his eldest son and successor, the present baronet, subject to certain charges in favour of his familv. T-Ie has left liberal legacies and also annuities to his unmarried daughters, having, as he states, provided amply for his married daughters, to whom he has Left some small bequests 8" tokens of love and affection. Tc. his &ister-ín-hw, Saraii Elizabeth Parker, he leave* n legacy of £4,000 absolutely, as well as at. fmnufy for her life The will ears date July 4. 1866, and the Uatntor died February 2GiJ; last in ljik5 (;7+1, ""Mr J

liirytt 0 fab tth. The annual fete of the Chester choir is fixed for July 21st, and the place selected is Llanrvvst. A substantial new bridge has been erected over the Glas- lyn rivsr, a few yar s below the village of Beddgelert. The Flintshire volunteers had a battalion drill at Queen's Ferry last week. The desirability of providing a public recreation ground for Wrexham is to be discussed at the next meeting of the Town Council of that place. A specimen of the Honey Buzzard, rather a rare bird in this locality, was shot near Wynnstay last week. It measures about four feet from extended wings. The Calvinistic Methodists of Cardiganshire at a monthly meeting held at Llaugeitho, passed a resolution, voting the warmest thanks of the meeting to Sir Thomas Lioyd, M.P., for his support of the Permissive Bill. The Mayor of Denbigh is said to be organizing a demon- stration of a public nature in connection with the various Sunday schools of that town, and his worship proposes to have a medal struck in commemoration of the event. Mr Thomas Hughes, of Lampeter,who was high sherriff of Cardiganshire in 1858, and whose exertions and in- fluence have contributed in a great measure to the success of the Liberal party in the Cardiganshire boroughs, died last week. Rejoicings have been taking place at Minera in honour of the attainment of the majority of Mr W. J. Radford, the eldest son of one of the principal proprietors of the Cobden Mills, Wrexham. The London and North-Western Railway Company have purchased the Swansea and Carmarthen branches of the Llanelly Railway. They thus get access to Swansea on the one hand, and to Carmarthen on the other, Car- marthen being the key to places further west, and in par- ticular to Milford Haven. A meeting of the colliers of the Brymbo d'strict was held last week, at which addresses, bearing chiefly upon the desirability of resuscitating the Miners' Union were made by Mr Pickard, Wigan; Mr Brown, North Stafford; and Mr Thomas Kone, the miners' agent for North Wales. The crops in Flintshire are reported to be heavier than they have been for some years past, and, but for the un- settled state of the weath, r, the hay harvest would have been very general last week. The cereals look very well, especially barley and oats, and the wheat has much im- proved auring the last few weeks. On the 22nd of June a young gentleman, a visitor at Rhyl, was seized with cramp whilst bathing, and before assistance could reach him he sank and was drowned. He wasuider water forty minutes before the boats which had ben launched could find him. His linen was marked -T. K. Robinson," and it is thought that he resided near St. Asaph. The liishop of St. Asaph presented the prizes at the late Midsummer examination at lluthin Grammar School. In his address to the pupils, his lordship touched upon the great question of the general education of the people, and, while praising all that was being done for promoting the spread of education amongst the lower classes, pointed out that too little was done to provide suitable means for educating the youth of the middle classes. A movement is on foot towards placing a stained win- dow in the chancel of Llangollen church, in commemora- tion of the vicariate of the late Rev. W. Edwards, father of the present vicars of Carnarvon and Ruabon. The late vicir was very popular amongst his parishioners, both Churchmen and Dissenters, and always worked for their common good, so that there is no doubt that this act of good feeling will be responded to by all parties. A case of remarkable vitality on the part of a dog is reported f rom Mold. A rough terrier puppy, three months old, was inadvertently locked up in the box of a dog-cart. The owner, who thought the pup had strayer], casually opened the box, when out crawled the animal, which had suffered an imprisonment of eight days and nights without food or water. The pup appeared to be little the worse for his long residence in he box, and is reported to be getting on very nicely. In order to encourage religious instruction in parochial school., the Diocese of St. Asaph, as our readers know, has organized a scheme for rewarding the most proficient scholars in this important branch of education, in the various schools in his diocese. An examination in connec- tion wi h the scheme was lately held simultaneously at different centres throughout the diocese, and the result is said to have been very satisfactory. The Bishop is to pre, sent the prizes to the successful candidates at a public meeting to be held in the cathedral city on Saturday. It is stated, by authority, that the Rev. Dr Charles, secretary of the University College of Wales, has voluntarily given up his salary as an annual contribution to the college fund. This deserves to be widely known As a further proof of the sincerity of Dr Charles's patriotism. If all the friends of the college would behave in a similar manner; and if all the subscribers would pay up their subscriptions at once, giving solid gold instead of vague promises, the college would be in a sounder condition, finmcially and otherwise, than it is at present. Chester has been visited by a heavy thunderstorm. Three houses were struck in one the landlord had his whiskers singed and his clothes scorched by the fluid. In the other cases the electric fluid seems to have enteied the chimney, and taking a curiously erratic course alon the bell wires or gas piping, scorched the wood work and walls, and broke and damaged many articles which opposed its progress. The windows were broken, circular holes being made in many panes, and the glass forced outwards with great violence. The ancient borough of Holt has every prospect of being supplied with that essential of modern civilization—a good supply of gas. A comuany has been formed, land has been purchased for the works, and about one-third of tie shares have been already taken up. It is also intended to supply Farndon with gas from the same works, and hence it is intended to call the company The Holt and Farndon Gas Companv." The old cross in the borough has recently been restored by the burgesses. At a chapter meeting held during the past week, Mr Rowland Rogers, organist of the parish church of Tetten- hall, was selected to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mr Robert Roberts, as organist to Bangor Cathedral. There were originally seventy-two candidates for the ap- pointment, from which number five were selected to com- pete on the organ at the Chapel Royal, the organist of which place was sclected to judge as to the merits of the competitors. The competition took place on the 13th inst., when only two of the five put in an appearance. Ruabon Church is to be re-opened for divine servica in the course -of a week. The formal ceremony is fixed to take place in August. The fresco discovered in pulling down the old structure is being renovated, and the steeple is being raised. To make the rooms in the tower complete it has become nece sary to raise the bells five feet higher in the steeple, and this is being done at the expense of Sir Watkin. Upon each be'l appears a moulded inscription, as follows :—No 1—" Peace and good neighbourhood." No. 2—"Fear God and honour the King." No. 3—"Pro- sperity to this parish." No 4—"Thomas Rudhall, Gloucester, founder," arid No. 5, the large bell—Ve were re-cast at the expense of Sir Watkin Williams Wvnn Bart., M.P., 1768," and- To the church the living call. And to the grave summon all." The bells are to be set on an entire new frame-work of oak grown on the Wynnstay estate. Afterthelast inspection of the Cardiganshire Militia, Col Bourke, the inspecting officer, spoke in harsh terms of the behaviour of the regiment, both inquarters and on parade, denouncing them as being imperfectly trained, and adding that, judging from the returns of crime, the men had grossly misbehaved themselves. Col. Pryse, who was not present at the inspection, has taken up the matter in the local papers, and pointed out that by reference to + he regimental books the conduct of the men was certainly no worse, if not better, than at the previous six trainings and that all the inspecting officers, Col. Bourke amongst the number, had uniformly given the regiment words of approval. He also complains that Col. Bourke interfered in a most un- usual manner with the duties of the officer commanding the regiment, and by giving wrong words of command himself, caused the unsteadiness which was laid to the charge of the men. We want our militia regiments to be made as efficient as they can be, but we cannot expect that they will quietly put up with such treatment as Col. Bourke appears fond of giving. It may be the official opinion that militiamen have been complimented till they are spoiled; but, admitting that to be the case, the officials themselves are the sinners, and if they are going to change front they should do so with due caution, and with a fu 1 consideration of the position they are abandon- ing and that which they are taking up. The Chester Chronicle says:—"The usually quiet little village of Audlem, near Nantwich, has lately been thrown iiito a state of excitement by the intelligence of an elope- ment of a young lady residing there and a farmer's son living at Broomhall, not far distant, who were evidently bent upon casting their lots together "for better for worse." The young lady concerned is the daughter of a highly respectable gentleman, and has only seen about sixteen summers. She is of prepossessing appearance, and her courage far exceeds that generally shown at such an early age. She had plighted her troth, but, unfortu- nately, the consummation devoutly to be wished"—by lovers—could not openly be attained, a", in declaring their engagement she incurred her parents' displeasure. The loving couple therefore planned a flight. The young lady took advantage of the temporary absence of pater- familias and left the parental roof (rumour says not by the legitimate mode of exit) to place herself under the pro- tection of her lover. At this point a conveyance was re- quisitioned to carry the couple away; but in the mean- time the absence of the young lady gave rise to suspicions, and one of the all-powerful members of our civil force was sent at once in pursuit. The truant couple, however, suc- ceeded in evading his grasp, and piesented themselves at a church in Chester, the clergyman of which, after warmly impressing upon them the advisability <1f returning home to their parents, p icketed the licence presented to him with a Bang froid which surprised those whose climax of bliss they imagined was so near at hand. Still, with a firm de- termination to have the knot" tied, theytraveled further and at length succeeded in prevailing upon a kind-hearted clergyman to help them; and both bride and bride- groom have returned to Broomhall, where we hope the course of true love will once more run smooth.

There lias been considerable speculation as to the author- ship of that amusing squib, "The Battle of Dorking." I have reason to believe that it is from the pen of Mr Dupre, a cousin of Lord Ncrthbrook. The writer is a voliinte-r.-Loiidon Correspondent of the Scotsman. At the Bridgwater Quarter Sessions, on Saturday, Mr Bovett, veterinary surgeon, and Mr lfoberts, coach-builder, were indicted for contempt of Court, in disobeying a sum- mons to produce their children .bef we it mag s- rate, in a (s >«e, in which tliey, the defendants, s-ere summoned for neglecting to have their children vaceinai."d. They were fined i'5 va&h, the ltccordfr, at the same tin: intimating fined va&h, the ltccordfr, at the same intimating tlult imprisonment would b iliffivied 011 a rej etition of the () ff p1" ('t> [

<5rtttt'1tt Lord Elch:) has resigned the chairmanship of the Coun- cil of the .National Rifle Association, and the Earl of Ducie has been appointed as his successor. According to telegrams in the American papers just arrived, giving quotations from private letters from Shang- hai, great uneasiness is felt at Pekin. The air is filled with strange mutterings, though the danger to foreign residents is not supposed to be immediate." The Sultan of Turkey, wishing in his own person to set a conspicuous example of tolerance to all his subjects, has recently adopted the unprecedented step of taking several Christians into the palace as domestic servant s, who are placed on the same footing, and receive precisely the same treatment as his Mussulman servants. At Barnard Castle, near Darlington, the other day, Mrs Stephenson, of the Goliath Head public-house, put her little b iy, aged eighteen months, to sleep in a cheffonier bedstead. Shortly afterwards some visitors came, and in the hurry she shut up the bed. An hour afterwards she remembered that the child was in it, but too late-he was dead. We hear that the labours of the Royal Commission on Coal, appointed a few years ago by Sir George Grey, are on the point of completion, and the result is the demon- stration of the fact that, assuming a certain annual in- crease in the rate of consumption, sufficient economically getable coal exists in Great Britain and Ireland to last from 800 to 1,000 years. On Saturday evening a large fire broke out in the cotton mill belonging to Messrs M'Connel, Union-street, Ancoats. The building is oue hundred yards long, thirty wide, and eight storeys high, and is in the centre of a thickly-popu- lated neighbourhood. Five of the storeys were consumed, and it was owing to the powerful action of a steam fire engine that the whole locality was not the scene of a tre- mendous conflagration. Three firemen and two volunteers had a narrow escape of their lives. The damage is esti- mated at £100,000, and about 1,000 workpeople are tem- porarily thrown out of employment. On Saturday last, a melancholy accident occurred near the Spital railway station, about four miles from Birken- head, by which two platelayers, named John Clarke and John Roberts, were killed. It aupeais that at eleven o'clock in the forenoon the two men were engaged together in tightening the bolts of the down line, about 120 yards from the Spital station, when they stepped on to the up line to allow a luggage train, which was on its way to Birkenhead, to pass. Unfortunately in doing this they failed to notice in time the approach of a ballast train, which was proceeding to the station to be shunted for the express train, from Birkenhead to Chester, to pass, and both sustained fatal injuries. Gossip-mongers are again very busy with the Marquis of Bute. A Scotch paper, which first made the announce- ment that his lordship, when a minor, had entered the Church of Rome, stated, a few days ago, that he was to be married shortly to a Lancashire lady. This statement was authoritatively contradicted and the contradiction is fol- lowed by a statement in another Scotch paper, which re- presents Lord Bute's political party, that it is still believed that he is about to get married. "It is rumoured," says our contemporary, that a mystery concerning the future marchioness will, when solved on the official announcement of the intended marriage, create no little interest in fash- ionable circles." It is ro doubt improper to speak of the Westminster Board of Guardians as "a pig-headed Board;" but if the story told by "A Ratepayer" in the columns of a London paper is correct, these worthy gentlemen seem to be hope- lessly entangled in the meshes of red-tapeism. The writer s ,ys that he was anxious to provide for a poor woman de- serted by her husband. She was, with three children, an inmate of the Westminster Union, and he applied to the Guardians to allow her to work for him. These wise Dog- berries, however, would not hear of the arrangement. "In fact," he says, "they will not permit this woman to earn her own living unless she can, at starting, earn a living for three other persons as well." Mr J. Johnson, a London Communist," who has recently made himself notorious by uttering sentiments which must have shocked every sober minded English working man, in whose name he professes to speak, seems to have out-Heroded Herod in a speech at the Sussex Hall, Bouverie-street, London, on Tuesday night. The Commune," said this modern Brutus, "was justified in taking the lives of the hostages, and the life of the Archbishop of Paris was of no more value than t4at of any other man. Possibly not; but most people think that the Communists would not be justified in wantonly taking the life of even Mr J. Johnson. As to the destruction of the Vendome Column," continued Mr Johnson, he hoped to have a hand in pulling down some of the monuments which disgraped the West End of London. He would not destroy the palaces, but would turn them into lodging-houses for Ihe benefit of the poor. More than that, he would change the churches into democratic and social clubs." There is one class of buildings which, we trust, will not be pulled down," at least as long as Mr Johnson lives— namely, lunatic asylums. At a meeting of the Anthropological Society, Captain Musters, R.N., read a paper on "The Races of Pata- gonia." He said that he had passed twelve months there, and traversed the whole length of the country, Terra del Fueg.) excepted. He had traversed it from about forty degrees south latitude, to the extremity of the mainland. Portions of the coast are bleak and rocky, but in the intei ior there are many nnrrow valleys, containing Jood and water, so that the country is rather better than generally supposed. Patagonia is inhabited by three distinct races of Indians, differing in physique and language, and they seemed to him to be rather taller in the south than in the north. Their average height is about five feet ten inches, and he had seen some six feet and six feet four inches high. They are a hardy, active people, with no fixed residence they almost invariably travel on horseback. They are invete- rate gamblers, and often play for very high stakes, but unfair play is unknown. They believe in a Great Spirit who made them, but who they seem to think troubles very little about them so their religious ceremonies are chiefly for the purpose of keeping off devils. They often frighten the chief of the devils by making noises and firing off guns. They believe that many of their devils are the departed spirits of members of the medical profession. The position of doctor among the Patagonians is not a desirable one, for they have to foretell future events, and if they do not pro- phecy truly in important matters affecting the interests of the tribe, the chief sometimes has them put to death. So far as the writer of the paper could ascertain, the total population of Patagonia is about 2,500 only, the country being thinly inhabited. About three years ago a most brutal assault and rape were perpetrated upon an old woman, who lived at one of the lodges to Dudley Castle grounds. It appears that the poor old woman used to sell ginger beer, and very late one night three men called at her house, and asked to be sup- plied with some ginger beer. The woman answered them from her bedroom window that she had not got any, when they commenced thi owing large stones at the window and door, the latter of which they completely broke down. They then dragged the old woman into the road and most brutally assaulted her. and finally each of them committed a rape upon her, and left her insensible and half dead. Two of the ruffians were captured soon afterwards, and sentenced to 20 and 15 years' penal servitude respectively. The third escaped, and nothing has been heard of his whereabouts until a few days ago, when it was ascertained that he was working as a puddler, at the Parkgate Iron Works, near Rotheiham. On the 21st his capture waa res lved upon, and shortly after noon Police-constable Holmes, of the.Rotheram police forca, and twoother officers, went to the man's house, where they found that he was in bed! He was made to get up, and when he got downstairs he begged to be allowed to go to the water-closet. Two of the officers accompanied him, and as he came out he suddenly darted by the officers, and set off at full speed. One of the policemen caught him by the shirt, which unfortunately gave way in his hand, and the prisoner ran at full speed down a passage. Here he encountered another of the policemen, whom he suddenly doubled up" by running his head with great violence into the policeman's stomach. He next darted over a road, and jumped into a large and deep pond of water. Police-constable Holmes followed, and caught hold of him, and a desperate struggle in the water ensued, the prisoner being a muscular fellow, and fighting most ferociously. Ulti- mately another officer came to the rescue, and the prisoner was secured and handcuffed. When brought to the Rother- ham police station he gave the name of William Rowley alias Bowden, and stated that he was a native of Tipton. An officer from Dudley was expected to arrive at Rotherham on Thursday, when the prisoner would be handed over to his custody.

A WILD BEAST FIGHT AT HARLECH. Mrs Wombwell's Royal No. 1 Menagerie was thrown into a state of great fexcitement on Friday evening at H Ir- lech. Shortly before the "feeding," when the carnivora were becoming exceedingly active and parading their re- spect-ve dens with evident pleasure in expectation of their daily meal, a leopardess, which had its habitation with three other performing leopards, had made a small hole in the pa' tition, and at the sight of three performing hyasnas, her next door neighbours, dashed through, and made a terrible onslaught on the three animals. These gentlemen were not disposed to submit to the treatment without a murmur. They in turn played their part-two of them remaining in deadly combat with the leopardess, whilst the third hyaena, which had evidently learnt that flight was sometimes the best part of valour, escaped through the hole by which the leopardess had entered, only to fiml itself surrounded by greater dangers—viz., three leopards. These gentlemen appeared at first sight quite amazed at the un- expected visitor, and for some seconds held consultation by crouching and growling at the further end of their den. A policeman happ -ned to be near, who gave the alarm and Lorenzo, with the agility and the intrepidity of a t ger, rushed in to the hyenas' den, inviting two keepers to fol- low him. Three human figures could be seen in the midst of the combatants, which by this had redoubled the fight —the leopardess having found out that one of the hyaenas had a jugular vein with nice rich I)Iof,d flowing within. The grasp was terrific and fatal. Sooner than we can write, onehysena's corpse (sic) lay dead. It was then incum- bent to bring the leopardess to a sense of duty. iS o sooner had the leopardess satisfied herself that No. 1 hyrena was dead than she quietly released her captive, only to make another attack upon the othei. Ly this time Lorenzo had laid down his plans. Hushing at the neck of the leopardess, he made an appeal to his two human comrades to reach the leopardess's tail to Mr Fairgrievc and three other ge' tle- men that had come up to the outride of the den. Then there was a sight worth seeing. The leopardess doubled and redoubled, plunged and replunged, but was safe so long as the tail was in the hands of its captives. Self- preservation then became the first law of her nature, and, with the assistance of Lorenzo and his friends inside, the gasping hyaena was rekased. During this scene within the liyrenas' den, other keepers managed, by shifting doors, to separate the fugitive Ina-a.i (N 0, 3) from the other leopards. —Carnarvon Herald. l

gritu1tur¿tI. At the Norfolk Agricultural Society's Show, the Piince- of Wales was an exbibitorin several of the sheep classes. In the class of Southdown shearing ewes, his Royal Highness received a commendation and in the class of Southdown ewe lambs he was highly commended. The Prince was also an exhibitor of Southdown shearing rams, Southdown rams of any age, and Southdown wether lambs. The Sandringham flock has been improved by purchases from the flocks of the late Lord Walsingham and the late Mr. Jonas Webb. MANURE VALUATION.—In his recent report to the Royal Agricultural Improvement Society of Ireland, Dr. James Apjohn thus refers to the impoitant subject of Manure Valuation founded on composition The multipliers which I have long been in the habit of using (applying to the percentage of the various ingredients in a manure) at one time correctly gave the money values but, in conse- quence of the substitution at present generally made of coprolites and mineral phosphates for bones, the price of the phosphate of lime necessary for making superphos- phates has been greatly reduced, and, as a consequencer the former method of estimation gives results for money values much higher than the prices at which the super- phosphates can be purchased. I have now maturely re- considered the question of money values, and have arrived at simple rules, which I shall give, without attempting to explain the processes by which they were obtained. They will, I think, be found very easy of application, and are at present perfectly correct: that is, they give the prices at which manures are sold by respectable manufacturers.. The manure market, too, has become very steady, and I do not think that the rules will, for a considerable time, require to undergo any alteration KULES FOR ESTIMATING MONEY VALUES OF PHOSPHATIC MANURES.—Let us suppose that a superphosphate on analysis is found to contain A lb. per cent. of ir.soluble phosphate of lime B lb. per cent. of biphosphate; and C lb. per cent. of ammonia then the money value of such manures will be, in shillings, given by the following rules:- Rule 1. A by 2.22 is the value of the insoluble phosphate in a ton. J Rule 2. B by 6.56 is the value of the biphosphate in a ton. 1 Rule 3. C by 15 is the value of the ammonia in a ton. T And hence the money value of one ton of manure is A bl 2.22 plus B by 5.56 plus C by 15. T Example. insoiunie phosphate of j'l'iie-e quantities of phosphate, TV "u'V12 [ biphosphate, and ammonia are Biphosphate of htte.. 17 f often found in a phosphatic Ammonia 2.5) manure. Rule 1. 12 by 2.22 equal to 26s. 7d. Ll 6 7 „ 2. 17 by 6.56 „ Ills. Id. 5 11 1 „ 3. 2.5 by 15 „ ?7s. 6d. 1 17 6 Money value of a ton £ « 15 2 I may mention that if the insoluble phosphate of lime 19 composed of coprolites of mineral phosphates, it is con- sidered to be inactive as a manure for though phosphate of lime is present, from its insolubility it can scarcely exercise any fertilising influence. If, however, the in- soluble phosphate be bone earth, or the phosphate of lime' which is found in a guano, it should be valued by Rule 1, above given." THE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SHOW AT IVOLVERRAMPTON- We may as well at once publish the substance of the- programme which has been forwarded to us of the ensuing Great Annual Meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society at Wolverhampton. Governo-s and members of the society who have paid their subscriptions for the current year will be admitted to the shcwyard and trial-fields, during the time they are open to the public, by non- transferable tickets issued by the secretary. Application for these tickets must be made either by post or personally, at 12, Hanover-square, not later than Wednesday, July 5. Half-guinea non-transferable tickets, admitting non- rn' mbers to the showyard once only on every day of the show, may also be obtaine I of the secretary, at 12, Hanover--quare, W. The trial of steam-cultivating ma- chinery, traction engines, &c., will take place at The Barn- hurst, near Wolverhampton; and the final trials of steam-ploughs and cultivators will take place at Hopton, near Stafford, between Monday, June 26, and Saturday, July 8, unless sooner concluded. The implement yard will be open from 9 a.m. till 6 p.m. on July 8; admission 2s. 6 1. each person. The entire showyard will be open from eight in the morning, at which hour the judges will commence inspecting the live stock and making their awards. On Monday, July 10, admission 53. each person, The admi-sion will be 2s. 60. each person on Tuesday and Wednesday, and the general meeting of the members in the showyard will take place on Tuesday, at 2 o'clock. On Thursday and Friday the admission will be Is. each person. The exhibition of cattle in the rings will take place at 10, and of the horses at 12 noon, each day after I Monday. The following are the officers of the society during this meeting :-President: Lord Vernon. Stewards of departments—Live stock: Mr Jacob Wilson, Sir Watkin W. Wynn, Bart., M. P. and Mr R. Milward. Implements Lieut.-Col. F. M. Wilson, Mr C. Wren Hoskyns, AI.P. Mr W. J. Edmonds, and Mr T. C. Booth (steward elect). Finance and showyard receipts Major-General Viscount Bridport, Colonel Kingscote, M.P. Mr D. R. Davies, Mr Rand ell, Mr Torr. Forage: Mr R. H. Masfen. General arrang ment of show: Mr B. T. Brandreth Gibbs.—Agricultural Gazette. MAKING HAY.—Tbe following is extracted from a paper by Mr Spicer read at the Winfrith Farmers' Club:- Coming first in the natural order is haymaking, and I think the experience of the List few years has taught us that it is of equal importance to secure our bay in as good order as our corn. What little experience I may have in haymaking is chiefly of water meadow I shall, therefore, direct my remarks more especially to that crop. Although many and great reforms have been made in agriculture, especially in substituting machinery for manual labour, yet: I do not think we have a machine that will cut water- meadow g, ass in a satisfactory manner, however well they may answer in dry-mead, so that we must still depend oD the scythe. There are, of course, parts in most meadows which might be cut in a decent manner with a machine, exclusive of the edges of the floats and drains; but, look- ing at it from a practical and economical point of view, I think you must agree with me that it is preferable to use the scythe. Supposing, then, the grass to be cut in this manner, the next process would be to tid it. fome persons have this done as soon as it is cut, whilst other prefer i waiting a day, and this appears to me the wiser plan, as i it allows time for the ground to dry between the swathes. It is obvious if the ground be wet the grass will be longer drying. Here again the nature of the ground pre- vents the use of a machine with advantage, as it is necessary to go across the swathes with it. If this were done in water meads, half of the gra-s would be thrown into the drains, &c., because in nearly all cases the swathee- run parallel with them. So, taking one thing with the other, I think it the best plan to use the fork. But I should certainly prefer the machine for turning, as it does the work better, and at the same time much faster, which is not always the case. I believe it to be admitted on all sides that to make good hay the green colour should be pr served, and the hay made dry at the same time. To, achieve this, the bay should be constantly kept on the move with the machine, and two women, one at each end of the pens, to turn rp what hay has been missed by the machine in turning. If allowed to remain too long with- out this process, it would get scorched, which should if possible, be avoided. The hay being dry, the next thing is to stack it. To prepare for this it must either be put in or rcJwa- scarcely know which is the best plan, .j it it is pooked, an extra h nd would be required to every t two pitchers, in proportion to what would be necessary if j put in rows but perhaps it would be gained by the extra it quantity put on the waggons. As to the size and shape. of the stacks, they of course vary according to c'rcnm- J stances; but supposing a large quantity to be required I at one place, I certainly should not consider i it the best method of securing it to make verv large stacks t because, if so, it must be extra dry, or it is liable to get ) spoilt by heating. Some people are of opinion that too- much hay cannot be put together provided it is dry, ag, ) they argue that it would improve in stack. This may be the case, but, at the same time, I can't see how grass,, having once lost its natural properties (which it would do if over-dried), could regain them by such means. On the other hand, if stacks are made too small, there is a larger amount of out-ide hay, which, from exposure to the air, is of inferior quality. \Ye^naturally wish to get as little' of this as possible. In avoiding it we should not go to the other extreme, and perhaps sacrifice the heart of tbe stack for the sake of a little outside. The shape is almost » matter of taste, but it > hnuld be remembered that a circular stack will enclose, in proportion to the outside, mere than < any other shape. I think it a good plan, if possible, to put a little straw on the roof before thatching, as the top hay is frequently damaged but I am afraid very few of us will be able to put this in practice next haymaking, as there will not be much spare straw in this neighbourhood. I have said nothing about the cost of cuttingand making hay,as the price must vary according to the crop. I have, how- ever, made a rough estimate, and I think it would cost about 15s. per acre, including everything, supposing it to ut two loads. There is very little to say respecting dry mead hay, as it is cut by a machine, turned by a machine, md collected by a machine so that, compared to water- nead haymaking, it is quite a pasttime-only make it vheu the sun shines. 111 just say a few words on clover- lay, which, I suppose, I ought to ha?e taken first. Tl. s now generally cut by the machine, but I doubt whether his is the best method of securing it, as it is thus spread .ver a much larger space of ground than when cut with he scythe consequently, in turning and pooking, th& lover leaves are more liable to fall off than when kept, a swathe, and this is what we particularly wish to pre- ent.

The following is told of a young society gentleman, who graduated from Harvard College. On the examination iø. physics, he was asked Mr what planets were known to the ancients?" "Well, sir," he responded, there wete Venus and Jupiter, and "—after a pause— I think the Earth, but I'm not quite certain." A BANKRUPT HOMER.—Cooke ga Ie me this epigrau2 made by someone in his Court on the bankruptcy of a man named Homer:— That Homer should a bankrupt be Is not so very Old-d'ye-see, If it be true, aa I'm instructed, So Ill-he-had his books conducted." -Recollections of John Adolphus. By his Daughter, Emillf Henderson. THE BALLOT BILL. In the division on Mr James Lowther's amendment of the Ballot Bill, with the minority in favour of the amendment voted, s'ir E. Buck* ley, Colonel Corbett, J. Ormsby Gore, General Sir p. Herbert, J. P. G. Holford, J. Jones, T. Meyrick, fa.jot' Morgan, Viscount Newport, D. Stra;ght, and C. W. W. Wynn with the majority against voted, A. H. Brotyv, L. L. Dillwyn, Colonel Edwardes, W. H. Foster, Fothergill, Lord R. Grosvenor, Sir J. Hanmer, Marqu¡! of Harrington, S. Holland, W. B. IIu lies, Sir T. Lloyd. G. O. Morgan, L. Jones Parry, H. Richard, E. «>• R art oris. Colonel Stepney, Colonel Sturt, C. Talbot, Hon. C. R. V. Hanbury Tracey, H. H. Vi,¡au, and G. H. Whalley. j