The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard

w MARKET REPORTS. CORN AVERAGES, For the week ending July 28. .JJf following are the quantities sold and the prices this year last year QUANTITIES SOLD. PRICES. This year. Listvear. This year. Last year. Wheat 21,134 18,279 64s. 6d. 47s. 5d. Barley 394 259 39s. Od. Sis. 4d. Oats 1,273 409 278. iod. 3ls. 2d. Corn, &c. LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY.—A limited trade was done in wheat id Y> at easier prices, and at a decline on the week of 3d. to *?• cental. Flour (id. to Is.$sack cheaper. Beans un- ailged. Indian corn in buvers' favour, good new mixed American being obtainable at 26s. 6d.$quarter. PRICES (this day). s. d. s. d. American Wheat, Zo cental of 100 lbs 10 9 to 12 10 English Flour, 280 lbs 43 6 49 0 Foreign Barley,$60 lbs 3 0 3 7 English Oats, %i 45 lbs 4 0 4 6 Egyptian Beans, V 480 lbs 29 3 31 0 Indian corn, American new white. 0 0 2S 6 „ mixed American 26 6 27 3 J-ONDON, WEDNESDAY.—Business was very limited in both *heat and flour, :«nd prices were nominally without change, parley, eats, beans, and peas realized full value?.—Arrivals: •British wheat, 480 quarters barley, 370 quarters. Foreign Vrlleat, 30,740 quarters barley, 1,200 quarters oats, 54,800 quar ters; maize, 11,040 quarters flour, 1,200 sacks and 580 barrels CURRENT PRICES OF GRAIN AT MARK LANE. Shillings ¥ qr. "heat, new Essex and Kent (white) 62 to OS Ditto ditto (red) 61 66 heat, Norfolk, Lincoln, and Yorkshire (red) 60 62 parley (Chevalier) 47 55 ijats, English feed 25 30 ?eans (Ma/.agan) 30 34 "eas, white boilers (English) 40 v,» (foreign) 39 40 Maize 27 30 Flour, Town HOllseholds, 1 8ack of 280 lbs., ols. to -MANCHESTER, THURSDAY—The tone of the market was drifter, but, owinj* to the fineness of the weather, the business Passing was somewhat restricted. English wheat was fully as 5ear, and in foreign there was no material change. Flour steady. ^ats and beans were quite as high. Maize about 6d.$quarter Nearer. WAKEFIELD FRIDAY.—Factors ask the full prices of last for wheat, but millers only buy sparingly. Maize rather Beaus and other articles unchanged. LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY.—The market opened very quiet, but a trade was done in wheat, at Id. V cental decline for red and 2d. for white Flour was very dull. Beans 3d. higher. Peas ?nchanged. Indian corn was in fair request, at 26s. 9d. to 27s. for new mixed. LONDON, MONDAY.—The market was very dull. English ^heat was flat, and sales could only be effected at Is. reduction last Monday's prices. Foreign wheat also Is. lower on the eek to efiect sales. Flour dull, and about 6d.$sack and barrel lower on the week. Grinding barley continues firm, and values j^e the turn dearer since last Monday. Oats slow of sale, at "teady prices." Maize Oil. dearer on the week. Beans and peas ^Ully is. higher.—Arrivals British wheat, 1,456 quarters barley quarters.; maize, 424 quarters. Foreign wheat, 60,226 quar- ts barley, 3,779 quarters; oats, 85,882 quarters; maize, '■230 quarters flour, 5,319 sacks and 1,553 barrels. t RIDGXORTH, SATURDAY.—The quotations at the close of 'his market were: White wheat, 10s. Od. to 10s. 4(1. 72 lbs.; ?ed wheat, 9s. 9d. to 10s. 0d.; mixed samples, 9s. lOd. to 10s. 0d. ~Jaltiag barley, 0s. Od. to 0s. Od. %) 38 quarts; grinding barley, 0d. to 15s. Od. t-) 10 scores. Beans, 18s. Od. to 19s. Od.$ scores. Peas, 17s. Od. to 18s. Od.$10 scores. Oats, lCs. Gd. 5° 17». 6d. 8 scores. Indian corn, 12s 6d. to 13s. Od. P 10 scores. Malt, 8s. 9d. to 9s. Od$bushel.—There was a large ^tendance of farmers, millers, and others. Trade was rather at, millers being unwilling to purchase wheat at the advance. .^HESTER, SATURDAY.— The value of wheat remains un- changed, prices being—10s. to 10s. 3d.$bushel for white, and s. M. to los. for red. h WELSHPOOL, MONDAY.—Wheat, 10s. Od. to 10s. 6d.7# 80 Iti.; parley, od. to'7s. 6d V 40 quarts; oats, 23s. 6d to 26s. Cd$ ?ag; eggs, 00 to 14 for a shilling; butter, Is. od. to Is. 4d. lb.; l0Wls> 4S to 5s. od.$couple; ducks, 4s. 6d. to 5s. Cd.$ CouPle; geese, os. ud to OOs. Od. each.; turkeys, 00s. Od. to 00s. Od. each. h NEWTOWN, TUESDAY (July 31).—Wheat, Os. Od. to Os. Od. 1JJ stohel; barley, Os. Od. to Os. Od.; oats, 00s. to OOs 1 bag; eggs, 13 for a shilling; butter, Is. 2d. to Is. 3d. 33 tt> fowls, 4s. 61 5s. Od. couple ducks, 4s. 6d. to 5s. Od.$couple; geese, Is- 0d. to 0s. Od. each; turkeys, 0s. Od. to 0s. Od. each; potatoes, for sixpence beef, 8d. to 9d. tt> mutton, 9d. to 10] J.; ea'. 7d. to 8d.; pork, 7kl. to 8|d- OWESTRY, WEDNESDAY (Aug. 1).-The following were the Rotations: Wheat, 9s. 6d. to 9s. Od. 4,4 bushel; barley (malt- 0s. Od. toOs. 0d.; oats, 4s. 3d. to 4s 9d.; butter, Is. 2d. to J?- 4d.$lb.; eggs, 0 to 12 for a shilling; fowls, 3s. Od. to 4s. 6d. j? couple; ducks, 3s. 6d. to 4s. Od.$couple; geese, Os. Od. to V!- 0d. each turkeys, 00s. Od. to 00s. Od. each; potatoes, 0 lbs. to for a shilling. Cattle. METROPOLITAN, MONDAY.— Business in the beast market t18 seriously crippled by the prohibitory order barring the ■^ansit of cattle from the north to the south side of the Thames; j^ing to this fact the numbeiiof cattle on offer was limited. No ttnerican supply. Prime British beasts realized full prices- tr^01 ^s" to 6s- 4d. stone inferior classes a slow and heavy Portuguese oxen quoted fully 6s.$stone. The sheep was very dull, but without alteration in value. A good for a(; firm rates. Veal quiet bnt firm.—Closing P'lces; Beef, 4s. 6d. to 6s. 2d.; mutton, 5s. 6d. to 7s. Od. 5s. 0d. to 6s. 2d.; pork, 3s. 8d. to 4s. 8d.; lamb, 7s. Od. to The stock on offer consisted of 2,050 beasts, 9,9 tO ee.P, 30 calves, and 10 pigs; included in which were 590 0reign beasts and 210 sheep. LIVERPOOL, MONDAY.—There was a falling-off in the supply ?* stock at market to-day of beasts, sheep, and lambs, the num- bers being 1 900 beasts and 10,522 sheep and lambs. Prices ^Uch hieher' and the trade very good, as there was an unusually larinj number of buyers from the country—Yorkshire and Not- tinghamshire traders buying very freely. There were about 270 food fort-igii cattle on offer, which met with a good demand.— «est beasts, S-iil. to 9id.$lb.: second ditto, 7d. to 8Jd.; sheep, 911. to loid.; lambs, lOd. to Ild. V lb. SHREWSBURY, TUESDAY.—There was a very small supply stock of any kind, except sheep, owing doubtless to harvest operations.—Quotations Beef, prime quality, 9d. 1b.; second 8d.; mutton, prime wether, 10d.; inferior and ewe, 9(1. to lamb, 9^d. to lOJd.; veal, 8d. to 8id.; pork pigs, 7d. b BIRMINGHAI, TUESDAY. There was a full supply of {**sts, which came to hand in fair saleable condition. The trade, except for choice qualities,> ruled dull, at previous f?tes. Sheep and lambs were a fair supply; trade slow. Fat Bgs were a short supply trade steady.—Current prices were ^eef, 8d. to 9d %"> ft, mutton, 8kl. to 9|d.; lamb, 9J(l. to 10id.; pigs 9s 0d to 10s. 9d ¥ score; porket ditto, lis. Od. to 11». 6d. SALFORD TUESDAY. The supply of all descriptions of ?'°ck on offer was small to-day. A good trade was done in the "^st qualities of beef, and last week's reduction was fully recovered middling and inferior also moved off steadily at firm Prices. About 150 Spanish beasts were shown, and fetched gOod prices. A slow trade was done in sheep, but rates were ^altered. Good lambs fetched more money. There was only f moderate demand for calves, and prices were slightly in vonr of buyers.—Beef made 7d. to 9d. ad lb.; mutton, 810.. 10d; lamb, 9/,d. to 10d.; veal, 6d. to 9d. 1-ONDON DEAD MEAT MARKET, MONDAY.—The follow- r1? were the quotations$8 lbs. by the carcase: Middling and beef, 3s. Od. to 5s. Od.: prime ditto, 5s. Od. to 5s. Gd.; Inferior and' middling mutton, 3s. Od. to 5s. 0d.; primo ditto, 4d. to 6s. 4d.; veal, 4s. 8d. to 5s. 4d.; large pork, 3s. 8d to 4<1.; small ditto, 4s. 6d. to 5s. Od.; lamb, fis. Od. to is. Oil. market was rather heavy this morning, the weather affect- ng both trade and prices. The supply of meat was moderate. ng both trade and prices. The supply of meat was moderate. Miscellaneous. IRISH AND AMERICAN PROVISIONS, LIVERPOOL, FRI- P^Y.—Butter: Choice States in steady request, but for any ?elow this standard sales are few. Bacon has further improved o the eztent of 2s. cwt, Lard more easily sold, at ad. to Is. f cwt. advance. Cheese in continued good request, and the :t>rrïvals are all absorbed. Beef: Eastern, 2s. Oil. to 5s. dearer. ork steady, at fully previous rates. t.LONDON POTATO, MONDVY.—The supplies of potatoes con- lQHue moderate, and trade remains steady. Rent and Essex Regents 130s. to 1803.$ton. Shaws 120s. to 150s. Kidneys 160s. to 200s. Earlv Kose 120s. to 160s. „ WORCESTER HOP, SATURDAY.—Messrs. Piercy, Longbottom, rj'l Pararn in their weekly circular, say—At the market to-day Peters state the bine has made fair progress, but, owing to ^Jlfl and stormy weather being so prevalent, they have -not i;a,,le all the progress that could be desired. Warm days and "'ghts are wanted to develop the burr. There are some yards ^?°rt of bine. The business done was of a retail character, at late rates. LONDON HOP, -.Nio.Nr)-ky.-The reports from the plantations still unfavourable. Our market is firm at late quotations, ^'though onlv a small amount of business is passing; holders "■'e less dispo'sed to sell their stocks in the face of the present „r°p prospects. American and Continental markets remain the same. East and Mid Kent £ 5 12 £ 0 0 £ S 0 East and Mid Kent £ 5 12 £ 0 0 £ S 0 Weald of Keut 5 15. 0 0. 7 0 Sussex 4 15 0 0 5 12 Farnhani and Country 7 0. 0 0. 8 0 Worcester 8 8 0 0 10 10 BRADFORD WOOL, THURSDAY.-The market is again dull aid depressed. The unwillingness of buyers to operate increases, and sellers are showing themselves more eager. There is conse- quently a downward tendency in values; the finer descriptions best maintain their value. Quotations of yarns are nominally Illaintainecl, but purchases are small. In pieces the only business done is in soft and all-wool goods for the home trade and Ajaerica. „ LONDON WOOL, MONDAY. — In the Wool market thare is ?° specie feature. The demand for Colonial produce, botli on and Continental account, is but prices are atjout the same English wool is quiet and unaltered. CURRENT PRICES. A?1S j L^t year. p[-EEcEs._southd(>wahoggets -.1 1,1 j t -1 | t«T 4' S;'Vr<1,litto •••• 1 3to! n I Si I Kent fleeces ,-t„, dr i ?, S. Down ewes and wethers -1 i t 4i soAicer^ S;, 1 5 to i 6 iKol Wm o picklock tol g j 5 to 5, 1 3 tol 4 ..1 4 tol 4i Suner6 1 2Uol 3A..1 3 tol 3i Combing wether mat" 1 6 tol 7 ..1 7i to 1 8 PirkWV 1 4 to 1 5 ..1 5 to 1 0$ Common 1 2|to 1 4..1 »gl 4j Hog matching 1 6J to 1 6i.. i Picklock matching 1 4 to 1 5- a WOLVERHAMPTON HIDE, SKIN, AND FAT SATUR. £ AY;rHides, 95 lb. and upwards, Cld. lb.; 85 to 94 6d. ,5 to 65 to 74, 4d.; 56 to 64, 3|d.; 55 and under, 3Jd., Cows of to 3-Kl.; bulis, "2id.; flawed and irregular, 2j,d., klP8'th°d,m^ W Horse hides, 0s. Od. to 12s. Cd. each. Calf, 1< and I'Ywds, 4kl.; 12 to 16, 5id.; 9 to 11, 5jd.; light, 4jd., flawed irregular, 3id. Wools, A-l, 00s. 0d.; A, Os. 0d.; B,0s. 0d; ^ch. Pelts, A" 2s 6d.: B, Is. 8d. each. Lambs, A, 3s. ba., 2s. fid. each. Fat. 2id. to 3d$lb.—JNO. S. D'ARCY, Broker, eveland-street. LEATHER.— LEADENHALL, TUESDAY. IR lb. s. d. s. d. Hides, crop, 28 lbs. to 40 lbs 1 1 @ 1 5 Ditto, 40 lbs. to 60 lbs 1 4 1 9 butts, 14 ths. to 24 lbs 1 3 2 5 f>itto, 25 lbs. to 36 lbs 1 6 2 10 foreign butts, 16 lbs. to 50 lbs 1 1 2 3 Crop bellies 0 7 £ 1 1 Shoulders 1 0 1 4 pressing hides, common l 0 1 6 i?»tto, shaved 12 18 Calfskins 1 4 2 7 LIVERPOOL PRODUCE, WEDNESDAY.—Sugar quiet, at easy 15s as K,UI1 firm. Rice inactive. Nitrate of soda 14s. 6d. to RatJr <:wt- Linseed oil 29s. 6d to 30s. ¥ cwt. in export casks, feffrf *1^' re'i,lpd Stettin, 42s.$cwt. Cottonseed oil, Liverpool tall,? :52s- 6tL to 33s.$cwt. Lard (winter rendered) 45s. Ho„ 41s. for North American. Palm oil firm. Rosin, com- of ♦' 5s- Ijd. to 5s. 3d. 39 cwt. Ashes, pots, 22s. r# cwt. Spirits urPentine 26s. V cwt. Petroleum lljd. to Is. gallon. LONDON PRODUCE, SATURDAY.—Sugar; The market re- mains dull, at previous prices. Coffee quiet and unaltered in value. Rice: Floating cargoes, continue firm. The cotton market dull and inactive. Jute remains firm. Tallow, new, 44s. l-t cwt. on the spot, Oils: Rape 37s.$cwt.; linseed 29s. to 29s. 3d. Petroleum lo-,Ilfl. V gztlloii. Spirits of turpentine 24s. 9d. P, cwt. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE.—LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY. Hay, 20 lbs. s. d. s. d. ton. Old i 0 (1-t 1 3 s. d. s. d New 0 0 0 0 Carrots 0 0@0 0 Straw— Turnips 0 0 0 0 Wheat 0 10 0 11 Mangel Wurzel.. 0 0 0 0 Oat 0 9 0 10 Manure 4 6 7 0 Oat 0 9 0 10 Manure 4 6 70 Barley 0 0 0 0 Grass. 20 ths.0 3 04-1

Trade Intelligence. WOLVERHAMPTON IRON TRADE.— Wednesday. There was much anxiety to book orders this afternoon. The price which rules for marked bars is still .to, but the number of firms increase who sell bars at Z6 10s.$ton. Hinge iron is offered under £ 6 7s. 6d. Medium sheets are in fair demand at £ 8. Pig iron easy -all-mine offering at £ 4. Cleveland agents attempted to secure higher rates, but buyers held off. Coal is now abundant and easy. THE CROPS AND THEJCORN TRADE. The Mark-Lane Express says :—Athough variahle;the weather last week was more favourable for maturing cereal crops, and the showers which have fallen have benefited barley and roots, without doing material damage to wheat. The general .tenour of such reports as have come to hand regarding the condition and prospects of the wheat crop is decidedly against an average yield. Harvesting may begin in about a week's time, but should the nights continue cold it will probably be the second week in August before it becomes general. Prospects of barley and oats, especially of the former, are poor, both here and on the Continent. Steadiness has been the leading feature in the grain trade throughout the country during the past week, not- withstanding continued heavy imports. The possibility of this country being drawn into war has been forced upon our atten- tion of late, and, unlikely as, it is to be hoped, the prospect may be, yet, should the Baltic become the scene of hostilities, the door will' be practically closed upon Russian supplies, which could not fail materially to affect the position ot the trade. The promise of abundance in America must be of importance in counteracting the effect of diminished supplies from Russia.

MYNYDDOG. Born 1833. Died 1877. Micat inter oinnes.1 A star hath set on earth, and he who was The centre constellation of his day Hatli passed from light to darkness, and the land Weepeth from hill to valley for her son. A pow'r hath passed away in him that's dead— A sparkling genius is eclipsed by death Who will forget the man's philanthropy ? The grasp of friendship—the intelligence Of mind. The affluence of Poesy, Rising like some deep fountain in his heart, The gleam of wit-bright as a sabre's flash His patriotic life-his earnest zeal; His gentle bearing and his honour chaste; Lov'd as a man -revered as a bard Whose soul—arm'd with these elements—o'ercame me Life's opposition, and in one proud flight Rose to the majesty of Fame whose name To future generations will descend Heir to his greatness-symbol of the truth That Nature's hand has form'd but one such man July 25th, 1877. WYNNE EDWARDS.

CRICKET. -V'V' YSTRAD MEURIG GRAMMAR SCHOOL V. CEREDIGION C.C.— This match was played on Thursday, July 19. The following is the score:- YSTRAD MEURIG SCHOOL. J. M. Lewis, b M. Davies 0 b M. Davies 4 Thos. Jones, b M. Davies 27 st M. Davies. 1 H. Hughes, b M. Davies 5 not cut 13 Rev. J. Jones, b M. Davies 0 c G. Davis, b O'Re- gan 0 Rev. T. Edwards, c Hutchings, b M. Davies 4 liM. Davies 6 James James, b M. Dtvies 9 b M. Davies 2 J. C. Evans, b M. Davies 5 st M Dtvies 0 E. K. Roberts, b M. Davies 7 b M. Davies 4 T.Morris, b J. Hughes 2 b J. Hughes. 9 David Parry, b M. Davies 0 c sub., b M. Davies 13 D. W. Davies, not out 0 b Morris Davies 7 Extras 5 Extras 9 64 68 CEREDIGION C.C. M. Davies, c D. Parry, b J. C. Evans.. 5 not out 8 R. E. Jones, run out 3 b D. Parry 0 G. Davis, c E. K. Roberts, b J. C. Evans 0 c and h D. Parry 0 J. Hughes, run out 4 b H. Hughes 0 J. P. Morris, run out 2 absent 0 A. R. O'Regan, b J. C. Evans 4 run out 2 J. W. Smith, c and b H. Hughes 10 absent. 0 E. P. Wynne, c and b J. C. Evans 3 absent. 0 W. Hutchings b H. Hughes 1 b D. Parry. 0 R. Richardes, not out 1 b D. Parry. 0 D. C. Roberts, b H. Hughes 0 b D. Parry. 0 Exttas 9 Extras 5 42 15

CARNARVON REGATTA. This, the most important of the regattas on the coast of North Wales, was held on Wednesday, August 1, and with the Prince of Wales for its patron, a hard working executive, and a gentle breeze and fine weather, it enjoyed every element of success. A large concourse of spectators assembled on the quay, and the water was dotted with numerous craft,conspicuous among which, gaily decorated, was Major Piatt s handsome steam yacht Norse- man, which acted as flagship. Sir Llewelyn Turner was commodore, and Mr. P. A. Lloyd vice commodore, the arduous duties of honorary secretary being discharged by Mr. Charles A Jones. The yachts being favoured with a fair breeze, the races produced a good deai of interest, and the events were generally well contested. The particulars of the races are as follows :— Yacht Race for a piece of plate of the value of tiO being added as a second prize. Open to yachts exceeding 20tons, belonging to royal or recognized yacht clubs. Three started. At llh. 15m. 53s. they passed the Pillar Buoy and returned to the flag ship, which they passed as follows:- if. M. S. Mr. F. Thompson's cutter Challenge, R.W.Y.C., Livor- pool, 21 tons 2 20 3 Mr. T. A. Littledales cutter Spindrift, R. W.Y.C., Liverpool, 21 tons 2 7 45 Messrs. Jones and Roberts' cutter Phantom, R.W.Y.C., Carnarvon, 27 tons 2 11 50 They rounded a flag boat at Plas Brereton, passed the starting point and buoy at Bilam, and finished H. M. S. Challenge M 3 7 1 Spindrift 3 18 19 Phantom 3 20 15 The tonnage allowance did not affect the result. The races for a purse of f,20, for yachts belonging to the Royal Welsh Yacht Club, and for £ 15 for yachts from 11 to 15 tons, belonging to any royal or recognized club' did not till. Race for a purse of C12 12s., for yachts, from 5 to 11 tons, be- longing to a royal or recognised club. Four entered, and were started at 12h. 11m. 15sei\ This was an exceedingly well con- tested race between three vessels, which passed for the first I time as follows 11. M. s. Mr. T. Wynn Eaton's cutter Wonderful, R.W.Y.C., Beaumaris, 10 tons 1 53 12 Mr. P. A. Lloyd's cutter Chlora, R.W.Y.C., Bangor, 9 tons 1 53 55 Mr. C. H. Beloe's cutter Coral, R.M.Y.C., Liverpool, 10 tons 1 53 54 Mr. H. Morrison's cutter Lizana, C.Y.C., 6 tons, was out-paced. The finish was as follows 11. M. s. Wonderful 3 6 58 Chlora 3 S 58 Coral 3 9 42 Race for a purse of £ 10, for yachts not exceeding five tons be- longing to a royal or recognised club. Five started at 12 23. First time ronnd- II. M. S. Mr. W. Leader s cutter Zazel, R.I.Y.C., Kingstown, 5 tons 9 90 ;;o Mr. T. Eccles' cutter Zeolide, C.Y.C., Liverpool, 4"tons 2 27 ;52 Mr. G. li. Cox's cutter Argonaut, R.M.Y.C., Liverpool, 4 tons 2 32 33 Mr. A. Poolcy's cutter Pet, R.M.Y.C., Liverpool, 4 tons 2 33 31 Captain O. Thomas' cutter Nimble Thimble, R.W.Y.C., Carnarvon, 5 tons, stood no chance. The finish was- II. M. s. Zazel 3 11 10 Zeolide 3 17 42 Argonaut 3 21 57 Pet 3 22 is The Town Purse, for sailing boats belonging to the port of Carnarvon, not exceeding 30-feet keel, was won by J. T. O. Richards's Early Bird, sprit-sailed, of 21 feet. The Sailing Boats' Purse, of £ 7, with a first prize of £ 5 and a second of zL2, sailed for by open boats not exceeding 25 feet, resulted— E. Jones Ictitter Coinet, Bltngor, 22 feet. 1 W. Roberts' sprit-sailed Tim Wiffler, Carnarvon, 20 feet 2 E. Jones' cutter Comet, Bangor, 22 feet 1 W. Roberts' sprit-sailed Tim Wiffler, Carnarvon, 20 feet 2 W. Roberts' sprit sailed Tommy Dodd, 14 feet 6 inches 3 The J unior ours uace, lor a prize value £10, rowed for hy gentleman amateurs who have never won a senior race (distance about a mile), was won by a four of the Carnarvon Rowing Club (D. Pritchard, cox.) The prize tor Four-oared nigs, of £ 5, given by Sir Richard Bulkeley, Bart., rowell for by four-oared yachts or other gigs (gentleman amateurs excluded) was won by a crew of the Cherub gunboat, Liverpool, a four from the Volunteer, Car- narvon, being second. The Amateur Sculling Race, for a JE5 cup (about a mile) was won by the Grosvenor Rowing Club, Chester the Carnarvon R. C. being second. The Royal Navy Volunteer Race, rowed by members of any R.N.A.V. corps in their cutters and uniform, terminated in favour of the Carnarvon crew, as was the case the previous day at Menai Bridge. The Amateur Pair-ored Race was won by Mr. W. Edwards's crew, Carnarvon, that of Mr. Coopland, Car- narvon, being second. duck hunt concluded the aquatic festivities, and in the evening there was a grand display of fireworks, which were witnessed by a very large crowd.

TIDE TABLE FOR ABERYSTWYTH, ABERDOVEY, AND BARMOUTH. August. I Aberystwyth. Aberdovey. Barmouth. -I T, P1?- a-m. p.m. a.m. p.m. i ? QA o } 4 1 28 0 44 1 8 Sat. 4 1 30 2 4 1 59 2 33 1 39 2 13 bun. o 2 4o 3 29 3 14 3 ^8 9 3 qq Mon. 6 4 11 4 53 4 40 5 22 4 *>0 5 9 Tues. 7 5 12 5 31 5 41 6 0 5 21 H 40 Wed. 8 C 5 6 34 6 34 7 3 6 14 6 43 Wed. 8 6 5 6 34 6 34 7 3 6 14 i 6 43 Thur. 9 I 7 0 7 24 7 29 7 53 I 7 9 • 7 33

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THE DOLGELLEY MURDER. COMMITTAL OF THE ACCUSED. On Friday, July 27, Cadwaladr Jones, farmer, was charged on remand before the Dolgelley magistrates with the murder of Sarah Hughes. The magistrates on the bench were Messrs. Lewis Williams, J. Vaughan, H. J. Reveley, Griffith Williams, and W. J. Beale. Mr. T. Clough prosecuted, and Mr. W. R. Davies (Messrs. Jones and Davies) appeared for the prisoner. Captain Clough. chief constable of Merionethshire, also watched the pro- ceedings. After the important evidence as to the prisoner's con- fession of his guilt by Inspector Jones and the other police officers, the intense excitement which prevailed appeared to have somewhat subsided, and the court was less crowded. The prisoner himself, although very pale, ap- peared slightly less agitated than on Thursday, but for the greater part of the time his head was bent forward and his face was buried in his hands. Mr. W. R. Dav ies, who spoke with much emotion, said —Since last night I have had the opportunity of going over and carefully considering the evidence which was adduced yesterday, and in a case of such gravity I feel reluctant, and indeed incapable, under present circum- stances, of offering any remarks which might, in my judgment, tend to alter the decision at which you will probably arrive—to commit the prisoner upon the charge for which he has been apprehended. Fortunately for this county, the charge against the prisoner is one which, during the whole of my experience, I have never heard brought against any person, and I trust most sincerely that weshallneverhear again of such aterrible charge as this. Acting under my advice the prisoner will reserve his de- fence. Margaret Hughes, the sister of the murdered woman, was recalled, and, in answer to the Bench, she said that she believed her sister was in the family way. Humphrey Williams was also re-called, and said that the prisoner appeared to be fishing at the time he saw him ;t the river, but he was not near enough to see if there was a hook attached to the line of the hazel stick prisoner appeared to be using as a fishing rod. Inspector Jones, in continuation of his evidence, said that the prisoner begged that he (the witness) would take him to gaol and visit him as frequently as possible. Police-constable Vaughan was re-called, and in answer to Mr Clough, said there was a red stain on the handle of the pick found with a rake and fork near the "grave." Police-sergeant Williams was also re-examined as to the finding of the sack in prisoner's cowhouse. This, he stated, bore the name of a Birmingham gentleman who was the owner of the farm at which prisoner's father was bailiff, and whera the deceased and prisoner were employed. The sack was smeared with some greasy matter identical with that which was found on the sleeve of the dress worn by deceased and picked up in the river Arran. Dr. Edward Jones said that the piece of skin which was recovered by Superintendent Hughes from pri- soner's dog at the "grave" was a portion of a human hand, and corresponded with the missing piece of one of the hands of deceased. It was his opinion that the deceased was pregnant. The right side of the face was greatly bruised, but not mutilated as though to efface identity. The depositions of the witnesses having been read over and signed, the prisoner was formally committed for trial on the capital charge. Before the prisoner was removed, Mr. W. R. Davies said that on the previous day the table had been almost covered with instruments produced for some purpose, and a great number of witnesses were called who had found the mutilated body of this unfortunate woman in the river. It was at present uncertain before what tribunal the prisoner would be put on his trial, whether at Chester, where the winter gaol delivery for North Wales would be held, or in Merioneth- shire, or some other county; but he wished the press would take notice of the fact, as proved by the medical evidence, that the body was dismembered long after death. He had no desire whatever to interfere with the functions of the press; but he trusted most earnestly that no sensational circumstances tending to increase the enormity of the offence with which the prisoner was charged would be circulated through the medium of the press.—The magistrates' clerk (Mr. G. J. Williams): It will be most improper if any observations are made before the trial.—Mr. Vaughan I don't see the necessity of saying anything, or cautioning the reporters, who, I am sure, know their duty. The prisoner was taken to and from the county hall in a close carriage in custody of Mr. Owen Thomas, governor of the county gaol. The prisoner was committed for trial at the assizes to be holden in and for the county of Merioneth. The next assizes for the county are not until March, and it was thought that the committal would be to the winter assizes at Chester. The Winter Assize Act, under which prisoners from the Welsh counties were last year tried at Chester, is in force until October 1st. but may be re- newed. It is, therefore, doubtful where the trial will take place.

THE INQUEST. On Wednesday morning, August 1, the adjourned in- quest was held in the magistrates' room of the County Hall, into the death of Sarah Hughes, before Griffith Jones Williams, Esq., coroner, and a jury composed of Messrs. W. R. Williams, R. Wynne Williams, W. Davies, Wm. Owen, R. Hughes, W. Hughes, John Williams Thos. Richards, Richard Jones, Edward Ellis, Robert Ellis Lloyd, R. P. Roberts, J. B. Mee, and Thomas Roberts. Mr. Clough, solicitor, was present on behalf of the pro- secution, and Mr. W. R. Davies on prisoner's behalf. The prisoner was not present. The evidence taken at the enquiry before the magis- trates was then put to the witnesses, and confirmed by them. When Mr. Superintendent Hughes was giving his evi- dence as to the finding of the implements, Mr. W. R. Davies said as they added to the heinousness of the crime and had not been shown to have been connected with it, they ought to have been excluded. The Coroner said they had been included in the other enquiry, and he would include them in this. Their bear- intr upon the case would have to be tried by another jury. The only additional evidence was that given by P.C. Vaughan. It was as follows :— Mr. Griffith Jones Williams, the coroner, said-Did you find anything recently after the 18th June?—P.C. Vaughan Yes. Did you go on Monday to the garden where the sup- posed grave was ?—Yes, sir. Was anyone else with you?—Ye: sir: P.C. Hughes, P.C. Cadwaladr Jones, and P.C. George Arthur. Did you dig deeper then than on any other formsr oc- casion?—Yes; I think I did. I did not know how far they went on the former occasion. Were any of the officers present on the occasion when the grave was formerly opened ?—No, sir. What did you find on digging?—An umbrella. I found it near the side in the middle part of the grave, on the left hand side nearest the hedge. Have you shown that umbrella to the sister of the de- ceased ?—I have, sir. How was not that umbrella found on a former occasion ? —I cannot say. The Chief Constable—It was at the very bottom. What was the depth ?—About two feet, or two and a half feet. The Coroner—Why, it has been said that the grave was opened deeper than that on the former occasion. How did you find it ?■—The umbrella was very wet and greasy, and also smelt very badly. There was a great deal of blood in the middle part of the grave. How was it that it was not discovered on a former occasion ?—I cannot say. The Chief Constable ?—It was only examined once be- fore, and then it was very wet. Mr. Wynne Williams—Was there any water in the grave when you last saw it ?—It was quite dry then. There was no spring there on that occasion. Mr. W. R. Williams—Was there any salt in the grave? I could not say there was anything there of that sort. There was a very bad smell there. One man tried to dig there, but he could not stand it. The Coroner—Did you find any hair in the grave?— Yes, I think George Arthur picked some up. There was not much found. Mr. W. R. Williams—There is a question arising here, Mr. Coroner, as to whether the officer knows whether what he saw in the grave was blood or not ? The Coroner- Y 011 can ask him. Mr. R. Wynne Williams.—What made you think it was blood'!—Because it turned the colour of the soil. About a bucketful of soil was quite different at that spot from what it was in other places. I cleared the grave quite out, and another officer broke the clay with a stick in order to see if he could find anything else. Margaret Hughes, the sister of the deceased, was then called and reiterated the statements she made before the magistrates. Mr. Wynne Williams—Had she an umbrella when she started from home?—Yes. The Coroner—Do you believe it to be your sister's um- brella? Witness (looking at the top of the handle) I think it is. It had been repaired. (After looking at the inside of the umbrella): I believe it is. Mr. W. R. Williams—Did you know your sister's busi- ness in Dolgelley that evening ?—No, I do not. Dr. Edward Jones, after repeating his former evidence, said a piece of one of the limbs and some of the internal organs of the deceased were still missing. Mr. W. R. Williams—Can you give some opinion accounting for the blood having been found in the centre of the Grave ?—The blood might have been there in con- sequence of the cutting up of the body, because the great vessels of the body had been severed. The great vessels in the neck and from the heart were cut, and that might account for the blood in the grave. Mr. W. R. Williams—We have no evidence to show how this woman went towards the prisoner's house. The Coroner—You have this evidence that her body was found there. Mr. W. R. Williams—That is absolutely certain. Mr. W. R. Williams—That I suppose you will have to know presently? The Coroner—Well, the evidence is now closed. Addressing the jury, the Coroner said—Gentlemen of the jury, we have now arrived at the end of the most painful enquiry I ever recollect to have taken place in this or any other county in North Wales. That, no doubt, a very hideous crime has been committed there cannot be a question. I will not detain you by making any lengthy observations upon the evidence in this enquiry, but I will simply leave in your hands three questions. Now, in the first place, I shall simply call your attention to one fact, and that is, that youhave had it in evidence that the prisoner was at work at a place called Coedmwsoglog. You have it also in evidence that the deceased Sarah Hughes was also there in service, and that on the Saturday 0 prior to the Monday, the 4th of June, she left, and that on that Monday the accused, Cadwaladr Jones, came from Dinas Mawddwy fair. You have it very clearly proved that she left home on Monday, the 4th June, about six o'clock in the evening, that she came to the town of Dolgelley, that she was seen by two persons in the town, and that she was met a little this side of the Ship Mill by a girl who re- sided near the Arran Bridge, a witness who speaks positively as to her identity, saying expressly that beyond doubt the person was Sarah Hughes. and that she was going on her way home to Brithdir. From that time up to the discovery of the body the deceased has not been seen alive at all by any person. That was perfectly clear. Now we come to the important part of the case. Several pieces of a human body are discovered in various parts of the river Arran in this town on, I think, the 18th or the 16th of July last. These pieces are all put together, taken by different members of the police force of this county, and placed in the dead house of the Dolgelley workhouse. They are there viewed by the jury, by you and myself, and at the same time the sister of the deceased, Margaret Hughes, is called in to inspect the body. She identifies it as the body of her sister by means of the stocking being upon one foot and the boot. There are also portions of the dress of the deceased, which Margaret Hughes clearly identifies as the portions of the dress of her sister which she had on on the very day she left home at six o'clock on the Monday evening, the very last day she was seen alive by anybody. Now we will come, in the first place, to the conduct of the prisoner. The police have some clue-have some suspicion—that Cadwaladr Jones of Park had something to do with the disposal of the body of this unfortunate woman. They go to the place at four or five o'clock in the morning. At six o'clock Cadwaladr Jones comes out of the house. He is addressed by Superintendent Hughes in the way he has described to you upon which he says he should like to see Inspector Jones—that he had something to communi- cate to him. He goes upstairs after Inspector Jones, does communicate with him, and does tell him what that officer has related to you. After having been cautioned by Inspector Jones, Cadwaladr Jones rep eats it not only in the presence of Inspector Jones, but also in the presence of P.C. Cadwaladr Jones, and lie also makes similar observations—or observations pretty much to the same effect-to Superintendent Hughes. Having done that, they go to the cowhouse to make a search. Whilst in that cowhouse and whilst the officers are about to search, the prisoner makes an observation to one of the police- to Richard Vaughan, the policeman—telling him what you are searching for is not there a pig has been there. It is to be found in that corner," upon which he (Richard Vaughan) goes to the corner, and he picks up a sack con- cealed under some stones. This sack contains a sleeve which has been identified by Margaret Hughes as a portion of her sister's clothing.— Sergeant Hugh Williams also tells you that there was a greasy matter attached to the sleeve, and that the inside of the sack contained something of a similar de- scription, which may account for the adhesion of the sleeve to the inside of the sack. After having been to the cowhouse, they proceed towards the river, and, when between 100 and 200 yards away from the house, the pri- soner says, It is no use going further. What you are looking for is to be found in this enclosed piece of ground." The police go with the prisoner to this piece of ground, and there are found two buttons and the skin of a human hand, which was taken out of a dog's mouth, and there were other indications to which you will give whatever weight you think proper; and afterwards (the day before yesterday) that umbrella which has been pro- duced was found. That umbrella Margaret Hughes says she believes to be the property of her sister. She also tells you, in answer to one of the jurymen-a very proper question to put—that her sister had that umbrella with her on the evening of the 4th June,%when she left home and when she was last seen. The pieces of the body are found in different places in the river. The evidence of the medical men goes to prove that they form one and the same body; the shoe being on one foot as well as the stocking, also being identified by the sister of the deceased. I do not know whether you conceive anything stronger in the shape of evidence of identity than that. Now, gentlemen, I wish to make no further comments on the evidence, but shall put to you these questions :-First of all, in your minds are you satisfied that the body on view was the body of Sarah Hughes? On that point you have the evidence of the sister. Now, the next question is, perhaps, a painful one. In deciding it, however, you must not allow your feelings to be carried away. You must favour no one; you must fear no one; but you must decide the question boldly and fearlessly and to the best of your ability. Now, did any person or persons kill Sarah Hughes ? If so, it would be wilful murder on the part of the person who did kill her. That is the great question for you to consider in this case. Are you satisfied within your own minds that CadwalMr Jones, of Park, who is now confined in the gaol at Dolgelley, is the person who did commit the wilful murder of Sarah Hughes ? Having satisfied your minds that she was Sarah Hughes, you must next satisfy your minds that Cadwaladr Jones committed this act. If so, there cannot be any doubt as to the result of your de- liberations. It is clearly wilful murder but it is for you to say whether he committed it with his own hand. I will not make any further comment on the case, but leave it in your hands. I hope to God that you will never have occasion to sit in judgment in such another case in the county of Merioneth or anywhere else. At the close of the Coroner's summing-up the room was cleared of all buMhe jury. As the coroner was leaving the room a juryman asked him what was the difference in law between murder and manslaughter. The Coroner—Don't trouble your minds with any dis- tinction of that kind. If he did kill the woman malice is implied.- The jury twice sent for the Coroner to consult with him during their deliberations, which lasted three-quarters of an hour, and it was understood that some of them were very averse to returning a verdict of wilful murder against the accused. At length they intimated that they were agreed, and, in answer to the coroner, the foreman said their verdict was that Cadwaladr Jones murdered Sarah Hughes.—The jury appended their names to the verdict of wilful murder, and the proceedings terminated. We have been requested to publish a contradiction of the assertions in a correspondent's letter respecting the inactivity of the Dolgelley police in the matter of the Pare murder. The request is readily accorded, for taking the members of the Welsh police forces altogether, they have been generally found to contain men of average intelli- gence, as truthful as most men, and assiduous and cautious in the discharge of their often unpleasant duty in a way that often wins admiration. In fact, the assertion of a London professional thief, that a policeman's evidence ought to be divided by six, and the remainder taken as doubtful, would not, as a rule, be well applied to the testimony of the Welsh police officers. It is true that a .period of about six weeks elapsed between the date when the unfortunate woman was missed and the apprehension of the supposed murderer, but then it should be remembered that up until the finding of the body very good evidence existed to induce the police to believe that she had gone away to Llanidloes or to South Wales. Indeed, the fact that the deceased, on leaving home, had put on two petticoats and other addi- tional clothing very properly led the police to the con- clusion that she had left home for one of the places men- tioned but, whilst making inquiries in those directions, the police were on the alert for information from any other source. It should also be borne in mind that the police had to proceed with much caution, for if they made one or two groundless apprehen- sions they would not only have incurred well- deserved censure, but have doubtlessly caused the real murderer, whoever he might have been, to leave the country. As has been before stated, if the police had harkened to advice pressed upon them by the public, some of the most respectable people in the district would have been wrongfully taken into custody. When, for instance, the deceased's clothing was found, the marks of clay and dirt upon it were declared to be the marks of dog biscuits (among which it was determined the body had been lying), "and we know," added these people, "who keep dog biscuits." If that advice had been taken," say the police, one of the most respectable of persons in the parish would have been apprehended." The reticence of the deceased's family in the matter was singular. The police had, therefore, to weave out their chain of evi- dence by themselves, the links of which, it is believed, began with the fact that the deceased had worked at Coedmwsoglog with the prisoner, and ended by the find- ing of some of her remains near his house. It appears the girl's father had, with a gang of quarrymen, searched the river Arran from almost its source to Dolgelley, but when questioned particularly as to why he should have searched there more than anywhere else, he replied that he had no special reason, "He only did it as he was coming along that way." The police were thus thrown off their scent, and this will perhaps account for some of the time which elapsed between the loss of the woman and the apprehension of the prisoner. At last a stray remark dropped from the father, and confirmed the suspicion which the police entertained of the prisoner's connection with the affair. To this point it appears Inspector Jones and the other officers of the Dolgelley police had arrived on the night immediately preceding the appre- hension, but it is not certain whether or not any definite plan had been proposed or entertained at that time. The matter, which is much commented upon in Dolgelley, seems to stand in this way. Inspector Jones and his Dolgelley colleagues completed the links of evidence which warranted them ill suspecting the occupier of Pare; but Superin- tendent Hughes, of Towyn, and Sergeant Williams, of Corwen, having heard what Inspector Jones and others had to say, planned the scheme of apprehension, and, indeed, carried it into execution. This division of praise appears to be a fair one, if there is any praise at all due in this unfortunate case. The assertion that Inspector Jones was not on the spot until three-quarters of an hour after the information was given him as to the finding of a human arm in the river Arran, on the face of it is ap- parently incorrect. That a police officer of his long experience, knowing that a body had been missing for a long time, and the suspicions entertained by him and hundreds of others respecting it, should remain in his house three-quarters of an hour before going to the place is incredible. The statement to the contrary is much more probable. Inspector Jones, it appears, was at Typren tenminutes or aquarterof an hour afterhavingbeen informed of the discovery. Indeed, he would doubtless have been on the spot in a much shorter time, had not the vague- ness of his information led him to go to the bridge spanning the Wnion before going to the Arran. As to the police being careful not to wet their feet in finding the remains, it was enough work for them to remain on the bank: and receive the pieces of the body as they were found, prevent their loss, and give directions to the crowd of people, who were only too willing to enter the water. The public, in criticising the action of the police, should remember that they are a body of men who are not infallible, and who have unpleasant but necessary duty to perform, which oftentimes require the encouragement, if not actual co- operation, of the general public to enable to discharge it efficiently. A tramp, by the name of John Davies, called upon P.C. Henry Roberts, of Machynlleth, and told him that on coming from Dolgelley on Friday, 27th July, he found a woman's hat in a pool of water on the road side. He I went to it, pulled it out, and found in it a woman's hair net and long black hair. P.C. Roberts communi- cated to the Corris policeman, P.C. Ashton, who went to the pool, which is called Llynbach, and there he found the hat and other things mentioned by the tramp. The pool is six miles from Dolgelley along the road and about two miles and a half or three miles from Pare. A tradition is told of the pool in which the giantess Idris plays a part, and the giant Idris is said to have pulled the enormous stone which is now seen on the side of the road from his shoe. The pool is said to be bottomless, and it is also remarked in the neighbourhood that if a piece of timber were put into the water in two years it would be found in the great lake at Talyllyn.

LAMPETER. BOARD OF GUARDIANS, FRIDAY, JULY 27TH.— Present The Rev. R. Jenkins, presiding, Mr. Lewis Davies, vice-chairman Messrs. Joseph Morgan and James Edwards, Lampeter, Evan Jones, Llanfaircly- dogau, Thomas Jones and David Davies, Llanwenog, John Davies, Llanybyther, Daniel Jones, Llanfihangel- rhosycorn, and David Lloyd, clerk. Statistics.-Out-relief administered during the past fort- night Lampeter district, per Mr. D. Parry, £4.5 5s. Llanybyther district, per Mr. John Jones, £ 48 2s. 3d. to 192 paupers. The Master stated the number in the house to be 3. He added that the woman and her twins, the in- mates, were quite at home in the house and never so happy before School By-laws.-The Clerk read a letter from the Edu- cation Department, saying, in reply to his letter respect- ing By-laws, that before they could be passed for a parish the regulations as to the meeting of ratepayers must be adopted.—The Clerk was directed to make arrangements for holding the meetings in the parishes desiring to form by-laws. SCHOOL BOARD, FRIDAY, 27TH JULY.—Present: Mr. John Fowden (presiding chairman), Rev. Joseph Jones, Mr. W. B. Price, Mr. Joseph Morgan, and Mr. T. Lloyd (clerk). Infant School.-A letter was read from Mrs. Harford, stating that the Trustees of the Peterwell Estate and herself were prepared to contribute towards the erection of the new Infant School as soon as they knew what could be raised in and about Lampeter for the purpose, apart from the Peterwell interest. -The Clerk was directed to write to Mrs. Harford in reply, stating that the Board did not see their way to get voluntary subscriptions from the parish, and that if she was not disposed to build the school at her own expense the Board would have no alternative but to borrow money for the erection of the school. LLANDDEWIBREFI INCLOSURE. The second sittings for hearing and determining claims to rights of common over the Llanddewibrefi mountain began on Tuesday, the 31st of July, and were held at the Black Lion Hotel before Mr. J. M. Davies (the valuer acting in the matter), and Mr. Milman (assistant inclosure commissioner). Upon taking his seat the assistant com- missioner delivered his decision upon the claim of Mr. W. H. Walters, who claimed to have exclusive right of pasturage over 1,351 acres of the land to be inclosed. The following is a copy of the decision:— Since hearing this claim on the 15th and 16th Mav in reference to exclusive right of pasture I have more fully considered that subject. The claim is founded on a belief that there can be a right of pasture on a waste exclusive as to part of it, and on a further belief that constant exclusive pasture on part of a waste proves such a right. Both beliefs are errors. All rights of pasture on a waste are ubiquitous. Constant ex- clusive pasture on part of a waste is merely a conventional form of exercising a right of pasture on the whole according to the case of the Attorney General v. Griffiths. The claim has thus been already virtually disallowed by the highest authority. The valuer can merely record this disallow- ance. He deals with rights only. He has nothing to do with conventional forms of exercising rights, nor with questions how far and on whom such forms are binding, for he cannot take these forms as elements of value in favour of those who use them against those who use them not. For this claim was offered a new argument, founded on the circumstance that the proportion of sheepwalk to each farm is very variable, a large farm here having a small sheepwalk, a small farm there having a large sheepwalk. It was argued that if sheepwnlks were (as the High Court of Justice said) merely the result of an agreement among commoners, the proportion above described would be constant, so as to give to every party an equal benefit; that consequently sheepwalks are not referable to that origin that they are referable to ancient grants by the lord of exclusive rights of pasture on the waste; that "a custom for the lord to grant parcels of the waste with the assent of the homage is a reasonable custom" (Cooke on Inclosures, p. 75), that this cus- tom should be presumed, and that then a grant under it should be presumed. The argument is unsound. The circumstances on which it is founded was before the High Court of Justice in the case above cited, but attracted no notice, and deserved none. The argument assumes that the farms and sheepwalks have always been as they now are whereas rulny ruins on the moun- tain and old marks of cultivation on land now waste attest the contrary. The proportion in acreage of sheep walks to each farm may have been once constant and may through consolidation of holdings and shifting of cultivation, have become variable. Further, the argument, assuming that an agreement among persons as commoners out of court must be fair, assumes that a grant by the lord, with the assent of the same persons as the homage in court, may be unfair. Lastly, the argument asks for a doul b presnmptiou of a custom, and of a grant under the custom; whereas a custom cannot be presumed, but must be proved. The court rolls of the manor show no such custom or grant. Accordingly, I advise the valuer to allow this claim in respect of a common right of pasture on the whole waste, but to disallow it in respect of an exclusive light of pa>;ture on part of the waste. I see no reason why the claimant, having failed in the substantial portion of his claim, should not pay costs. The assistant commissioner, having delivered his decision, the next case taken was that of Mr. J. E. Rogers, of Abermeirig. who claimed exclusive right of pasture over the sheepwalk adjoining his property, called Fronberfa, in the township of Doithie Pysgottwr. Mr. C. Bishop, of Llandovery, was for the claimant, and Mr. D. Long Price, of Talley, and Mr. D. Lloyd, of Lampeter, were for the common objector. The case occupied the whole of Tuesday. The decision was similar to that in the former case.

BALA. DEGREES.—We are glad to find that Mr. II. H. White, I of Rhvdyglaves, Corwen, late pupil of Messrs. Richards and Jones, surgeons, Bala, has successfully passed his examinations for the degrees of M.B. and M.C. at the University of Edinburgh. He has also successfully passed his examinations at the Royal College of Surgeons, Eng- land, and was admitted a member of the College on the 24th July.

THE CATTLE PLAGUE COMMITTEE. The following is a summary of the recommendations made by the Select Committee of the House of Commons upon Cattle Plague, and the effect of the importation of live stock upon con- tagious cattle diseases in this country :— 1. That as a statutory arrangement, the importation of all animals from liussia, and all cattle from Germany (with the ex- ception of Schleswig-Holstein) and Belgium be prohibited and that all other countries as to other animals, and the rest of Europe as to all animals, be added to the list of scheduled countries. 2. That alf fat cattle imported from scheduled countries be slaughtered at the port of debarcation, such ports being defined; that all store or dairy cattle be quarantined for 14 days at certain defined ports of landing; and that such stock be registered and kept under restraint and immovable for two months at the place to which it is sent. 3. That, in the case of cattle plague, the power to order th slaughter of suspected animals shall extend to animals in pre- mises adjoining to the infected premises. 4. That, while the compensation for the slaughter of animal attacked with cattle plague should remain as it is at present, the compensation for the slaughter of suspected animals should be the full value (with a maximum limit of £40). 5. That all compensations for animals slaughtered, whether diseased or suspected, when suffering from cattle plague, should be defrayed from Imperial funds. L 6. That in case of an outbreak of pleuro pneumonia or foot- and-mouth disease, the Privy Council should have power to fix the limits of the district which is to be treated as infected. 7. That uniform rules applicable to all districts declared in- fected should be issned by the Privy Council, but should be en- forced by the local authority, subject to the supervision of the Privv Council. 8. That in the case of pleuro-pneumonia the compensation for the slaughter of animals, whether suspected or diseased, should be at the same rate as in the case of cattle plague, but should be payable out of local funds. 9. That stock exposed in Islington Market should not be allowed to pass beyond the limits of the Metropolis. 10. That in the metropolis and large towns dairy-sheds should be subject to registration, inspection, and regulation. 11. That the restrictions applicable to Great Britain should be extended to Ireland and the Channel Islands, or else that ports should be specified in Great Britain to which alone impor- tation of live animals from Ireland should be lawful, the animals not being permitted to be taken inland unless examined and passed by a Privy Council Inspector at the port of debarcation. 12. That before the regulations for prohibiting an i restricting the importation of live stock be carried into effect all movement of cattle be prohibited, except under licence, in every district throughout JtheJ United! Kingdom] where either pleuro-pneu- monia or foot-and-mouth disease exists that fairs and markets be placed under similar restrictions, and absolute prohibition of movement be enforced against infected farms for periods varying from two months iu pleuro-pneumonia to twenty-eight days in outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease. 13. That effect be given by the Legislature to these recom- mendations.

Mr. Higgins, superintendent of the Wrexham Cattle Market, writes to the Wrexham Advertiser to point out that some of the auctioneers attending that market are in the habit of supplying to the newspaper reporters much larger returns of cattle sola than they pay tolls lor. Mr. His very pertinently adds that he thinks these auctioneers should at least pay the toll upon tha number of cattle they state they have sold." A THE CAMBRIAN NEWS, ,Mrricrittth6itirt tanbarb £ Jtbrrnsitonih t. CQimrs Is the LEADING JOURNAL for an EXTENSIVE DISTRICT in NORTH and SOUTH WALES, JNCLCDING Merionethshire, Cardiganshire, South Carnar- vonshire, and parts of other Counties. v The CAMBRIAN NEWS is sold by AGEXTS in the following places:- IIt CARDIGANSHIRE. ABERYSTWYTH (a Parliament, Mr. J. Gibson, 3. Queens-road, • ,uld Municipal Lorough, (Publishing Office of the a seaport, and one of the la- Cambrian A'ew« i vourite watering places of the Messrs. Smith and Son Rail- Ivmgdom. In the neighbour- wav Bookstall vourite watering places of the Messrs. Smith and Son Rail- Kingdom. In the neighbour- way Bookstall. hood are a number of impor- Mr. E. Edward Great Dark- tant mines. The University j gate-street. College of Wales is sitHated here. Aberystwyth is the ter- minus of the Cambrian Rail- way, and the Manchester and Milford Railway. ) ABERAERON (Watering place, ) Mr. W. Griffith. chvmist seaport and quarter sessions stamp distributor and sta- town. ) tioner. BORTH Mr. Evans, Rhyd, nrPost-office BOW STREET Mr. J. Evans. CAPEL BAXGOR Mr. Blackwell, Post-Office. CARDIGAN (Assize Town, Par-) Uamentary and Municipal -.Mrs. Williams, bookseller. Borough and seaport.) J CWMYSTWYTH Mr. C. Burrill, Post-Office GOGINAN (Situate near several lead mines) Mr. P. Xicholls, Druid Inn LAMPETER ( Parliamentary T „ borough. St. David's College *UT: Ev;m^. Medical Hall is here.) j M1- D. Reas, draper. LLANDDEWI DREFI Mr. Thomas Jones, grocer. LLANY BYTHER Mr. Evan Evans, newsagent LLANGEITHO Mr. W. Williams, shopkeeper LLANGWIRYFROX Mr. R. Y. J. Morgan, Bridge- end House. LLAXILAR Mr. Jenkin Morris, draper LLANON Mr. Daniel Jones, grocer LLAXRHY ST YD ROAD Stationmaster. PONTERWYD (Waterfalls and 1 Mr. William Clarice Goger- lead mines in neighbourhood) f dd:m Arms. ° POXTRHYDFEXDIGAID Mr. J. Thomas, draper POXTRHYDYGROES Mr. T. H. Davies, Post-Office SWYDDFYXXOX Mr. Evui Jones, shopkeeper TALIESIN (Lead mines) Mr. Thomas Jones, Post-Office TALYBOXT (Lead mines) Mr. John Pritchard TREGARON (A market town where large fairs are held) Mr. E. C. Evans c -*■ r CARNARVONSHIRE. BEDDGELERT Mr. R. O. Glaslyn BANGOR Messrs. W. H. Smith and Son, Railway Bookstall BETTWS-Y-COED Miss Jones, Post-Office CARNARVON Mr. J. Williams, 30, High-st CRICCIETH Mr. Bowen, chemist DOLYDDELEX Mr. Ellis Pierce P?1R1SIA.I)OC (T.«rminus of) Mr. D. Lloyd (Publishing-Office the I1 estmiog Railway. An ( of the Cambrian Sew*] important shipping port; a ("Mr O. P. Williams, 5 Bank-nlace growing town) ) Mr R. Humphreys, stationer PWLLHELI Mr. J. T. Evans, bookseller, Church-street TALYSARN Mr. David Thomas, bookseller MERIONETHSHIRE, ABERDOVEY (Seaport and Watering place) Mr. R. Rees, chemist ABERG AN OLWYN (great slate quarries in the neighbourhood) Mr. E. Jones, Post-Office BALA (the Calvinistic and Inde-1 T T pendent Colleges are situated Mr-J^c°b Jones, High-street here, and it is much visited by C (4 "bbshing Office of the tourists) j Cawibrian Isews) BARMOUTH (one of the favour- ite watering places of Wales).. Mr. John Evans, grocer 11 5 1 •• Messrs. W. H. Smith and Son CORRIS I Mr. Robert W. Evans, grocer 11 Mr. D. Ifor Jones CORWEN (a market town) Mr. T, Edmunds, printer DINAS MAWDDWY (Terminus of the Mawddwy Railway) Messrs Evans and Sons DOLGELLEY (Assize and Quar- ) Mr. Owen Rees, printer ter Sessions held here. One of Mr. R. O. Rees, chemist the head quarters of Tourists. f Messrs. W. H. Smith and Son Manufacture—Welsh Tweeds) DYFFRYN Mr. J. Roberts, Shop Isaf FESTINIOG (the great slate dis-) Mr. Ellis Roberts, bookseller trict of Wales. Terminus of f Four Crosses the Festiniog Railway. A ("Mr. H. O. Roberts ditto very populous place) ) Mr. Evan Lloyd, !Sarm HARLECH Mr. J. George LLANBEDR Messrs. J. Evans and Sons LLANEGRYN Mr. Pughe, chemist LLANELLTYD Mr. T. Griffiths LLWYrNGWRIL Mr. Griffitl1 Evans, shoemaker MAENTWROG Miss M. Richards PE-XAL Mr. R. Humphreys PENRHYNDEUDRAETH (A populous place) Mr. A. A. Mitcherd TALSARNAI: Mr. G.Williams, postmaster TOWYN ( favourite watering) Mr. J. Jones, Post-Office place) 1 Mr. Evan Newell MACHYNLLETH(market town 1 Mrs. Pugh, newsagent In the neighbourhood are '-Messrs. Smith and Son Kail- several mines) J way Bookstall LLANDRINDOD Messrs Smith & Son, bookstall Mr. D. Ch. Davies, bookseller LLANBRYXMAIR Mr. Maurice Jones. Winllan NEWTOWN Messrs Phillips <S: Son, printers WELSHPOOL Messrs. Smith and Son, Rail- way Bookstall OSWESTRY Messrs. W. H. Smith and Son >> Asew Hoberts, Woodall, and Venables LIVERPOOL Mr. T. Lloyd, Tithebarn-street LONDON Messrs. Davies and Co., -No. 1 Finch Lane, Cornhil1 Mr. Wm. Pugh, Aldersgate Buildings, 91, Aldersgate-st. Mr. E. Evans 21, Fairbank- street, East Road CHESTER Mr. J. Rathburne, Roman Bath, Bridge-street CARMARTHEN Messrs. W. H. Smith and Son, Bookstall LLANELLY -• essrq. W. R. Smith and Son Bookstall. MANCHESTER BIRMINGHAM Messrs. W. H. Smith and Son Great Western Bookstall LLANIDLOES Mr. J. H. Mills >> Mrs. Pierce, China-street ADVERTISEMENTS and other communications, in Welsh and English, should be sent not later than Thursday morning to the Publishers- JACOB JONES, High-street, Bala. J. GIBSON, 3, Queen's-road, Aberystwyth or D. LLOYD, Portmadoc.