The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard

MARKET REPORTS. ] CORN AVERAGES, I For the week ending June 15. CORN AVERAGES, I FOT the week ending June 15. The following are tlic quantitias sold and the prices this year and last year:— QUANTITIES SOLD. PRICES. This year. Last year. This year. Last year. Wheat. 22,994 22,913 47s. l'kl. 64 s. Id. Barley. 167.. 592 39s. 2d. 84s. id. Oats 1,446 1,657 27s. 2d. 2(js Id. Corn, &c. -1 LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY. The market for wheat to-day closed upon a very limited trade, at a decline of Id. to 2d. 1,3 cental since Friday. Flour in buyers' favour. Peas 6d. quarter cheaper. Indian corn in fair demand, but 6d. iJ quaiter lower for prime new American mixed. PIUCKS (this day). s. d. s. (I. American Wheat, :w ceutal of 100 lbs 8 11 to 10 8 English Flour, 2S0 lbs 39 0 4'* Foreign Barley,$60 lbs 2 8 o 1 English Oats, %) 45 lbs *■ Egyptian Beans, 4S0 Its. '■& 9 3«> t> Indian corn, American now -vhito 25 w 2o 6 „ mixed American 22 6 25 0 LONDON, WEDNESDAY.—The market was dull, and scarcely any business done. Wheat and flour nominally unaltered, but ,d. to effect sales less money had to be accepted. Barley and oats Without change. Maize and peas slow of sale. Beans steady. Arrivals: British wheat, 180 quarters; barley, 100 quarters Foreign wheat, 42,020 quarters barley, 22,530 quarters; oats, 52,260 quarters maize, 7,830 quarters flour, 2,240 sacks. CURRENT PltlCES OF GltAl:'i AT MARK LANK. Shilling W qr. Wheat, new Essex and Kent (white) 50 to 54 Ditto ditto itivd) 44 48 Wheat, Norfolk, Lincoln, and Yorkshire (red) 45 47 Barley (Chevalier) 40 50 Oats, English feed 23 27 Beans (Alazagan) 30 34 lleas, white boilers (English) 38 42 (foreign) 37 3S Maize 26 34 Flour, best Town Households, %) sack of 280 lbs., 41s to 46s. WAKEFIELD, FRIDAY. — Wheat met with a little more attention to-day, and millers had to pay rather over last week's prices. Beans, oats, and maize steady. LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY.—The market opened fairly steady, but prices subsequently yielded, and a moderate tratle was done in wheat at Id. ;¡jJ cental under the rates of Tuesday. Flour quiet, without change. Beans and peas unaltered. Indian corn in moderate request, at a decline of about 6d. zO quarter for new mixed American. ABERYSTWYTH, MONDAY.—Whoat, 7s. 6d. to 8s. 6d. ;¡)l bushel; barley, 5s. Od. to 5s. 6d.; oats, ;;s. 9d. to 4s. 6d.; eg-s, 20 ior.a shilling; salt butter, 0s. lid. to Is. Od. y lb.; fresh butter, Is. 1 d. to Is. 3d. :¡;J lb.; fowls, 3s. 6d. to 5s. Otl. 13J couple; ducks, 6s. Od. to 6s. Oil.; geese, Os. Od. to 0b. Od. turkeys, Os. Od. to 0". Od. each; potatoes, Os. Od. to 6s. Od. %i cwt. new, 2d. <¡, lb. WELSHPOOL, MONDAY.—Wheat, 7s. 9d. to 8s. 0,1. V 80 lbs.: barley, Os. Od. to Os. Od V 40 quarts; oats, 24s. Od to 26s. Od i? bag; eggs, 00 to 12 for a shilling; butter, Is Id. to Is. 4d. 1iJ lb., fowls, 5s. 6d. to 5s. 9d. V couple; ducks, Cs. Od. to 7s. Oi. :t' couple; geese, Os. Od. to os. OJ. each.; turkeys, Os. Oct to OOs. Od. each; potatoes, 6s. 6d. to 7s. Od.$measure; new, 2,1d. P lb. NEWTOWN, TUESDAY (June 18.).—Wheat, Os. Od. to Os. od. bushel; barley, 0s. Od. to Os. 0d.; oats, 00s to 00s bag eggs, 0 to 14 for a shilling; butter, 0s. Od. to Is. 2d.$3 lb.; fowls, 0s. Oi. to 5s. Od.$couple, ducks, 5s. Od. to 5s. 6d. ;¡¡J couple; geese, Os. Od. to Os. Od. each; turkeys, Os. Od. to OOs. ed. each; potatoes, 21(1. to 4d. V lb.; beef, lOd. to 12d.$lb.; mutton, Od. to lid.; 'tlaJ, 9d. to 10d.; lamb, lOd. to Is. Od.; pork, 8d. to lOd. OSWESTRY, WEDNESDAY (June 19).-The following were the quotations Wheat, 7s. Od. to 7s. 6d. ti bushel; barley (malt- lug), 0s. Od. to 0s. 0d.; oats, 3s. 6d. to 4s. 6d.; butter, Is. Id. to Is. 2d.$lb.; eggs, 12 to 14 for a shilling; fowls, 3s. 6d. to 4s. 6,1. 10 couple; ducks, 4s. 6d. to 5s. Od. V couple; geese, Os. Od. to Os. OJ. each; turkeys, Os. Od. to os. od. each; potatoes, 12 lbs. to 13 tts for a shilling; new, 2(1. ;¡ lb. PWLLHELI, WEDNESDA Y.-Prices: Wheaten flour, 00s. to OOs. :1;1 280 lbs.; barley, 18s. Od. %) 220 tbs.; oats, 27s. Od. %)_315 lbs.; oat- meal, OOs to 32s. Od. ^240 tbs.; Indian corn, 16s. Od. 11 240 tbs.; «Kgs, 0s. to 7s Od. %) 120 salt butter, 0s. Od. to 0s. Od. lb.; fresh butter, Is. 3d. to Is. 4d. lb.; fowls, 2s. 6d. to 3s. Od. couple; ducks, 3s Od. to 4s. od. V couple; geese, Os. od, to Os. Od. 6&ch; potatoes, Os. to 00s. Od. %) hobbet; new potatoes, 25s. 10 score; beef, 10d. to 13d. c? lb.; mutton, lOd. to lid. lb.; veal, Ott. to 10d V lb.; pork, Od. to Od. V lb.; rabbits, Os. Od. to Is. 8d. couple; store pigs, OOs. to OOs. each suckers, 18s. to 20s. od. each; herrings, Os. to Os. 120.; codfish, Os. each; freshwater h, ooct. lb.; soles, lOd. Cattle. f LIVERPOOL, MONDAY.—The stock on offer consisted of 1,684 beasts, and 7,609 sheep and lambs, included in which were 640 American and 108 Spanish cattle. There was a large falling-off in the supply of cattle, but there were G09 more sheep than last week, Prices were in sellers' favour, 9,1d. P lb. being in some instances obtained. Tha demand was very good for all sorts of stock, especially for the best Scots and Irish grass heifers. buyers from the country were very numerous. To-day the Prices were :-Best beasts, SId. to 91d. q¡¡ lb.; second ditto, 7d. to 8 £ d.$tt> sheep, 9d. to lOid.; lambs, lOd. to 12d. METROPOLITAN, MONDAY.—The supply of cattle fresh up to-day has not been so good in quality or weight of carcase as Usual. Trade ruled slow, owing to the higher rates asked best N'orfolks 5s. lOd. to 6s. 2d.; about 340 American on offer, at Sa. 6d. to 5s. 10d.; Portuguese 5s. lOd. The sheep market was steady at late rates. Lambs have fallen to 8s. to 9s. Veal also cheaper. Pork dearer.—The following are the current quo- tations Beef, 4s. 6d. to 6s. 2d.; mutton, 5s. Od. to 6s. 4d. 5s. 6d. to 6s. 6d; pork, 4s. Od. to 5s. Od. The stock on pffer consisted of 3,400 beasts, 11,971 sheep, 60 calves, and JO pigs; included in which were 1,120 foreign beasts, and 300 *°reign sheep. BIRMINGHAM, TUESDAY.—Beasts 164, for which there was slow demand, sheep and lambs 1,536; the mutton trade was luiet. Lambs were in more request. Pigs 548; trade quiet.— Beef, 81d. to 9Jd. S lb.; mutton, 8jd. to 9Jd.; bacon pigs, 6d. to 10s. Od. ? score; sows, 7s. 6d. to 8s. Od.; porket pigs, 08. 6d. to lis. Od. SALFORD, TUESDAY.—The supply of cattle at market this horning was much smaller, and the quality generally was of a Poor description. Choice heifers were scarce, and made the extralne pnces of last Tuesday, with a brisk demand; but other Sorts met with a slow sale at easier rates. About 300 Canadian and a few Spanish and Danish beasts changed hands at from Sid. to sid. lb. Sheep and lambs were in larger supply, and choice sorts fetched late prices, but heavy sheep could be bought at a reduction. There was a better demand for lambs, but Prices were unaltered. Calves met with a hrisk sale, and prices Jere slightly in favour of buyers.—Quotations: Beef, 6d. to 9jd. lb. mutton, 8d. to lOd.; veal, 8d. to 91d. lambs, 25s. to 6%. each. LONDON DEAD MEAT MARKET, THURSDAY.—The follow- were the quotations$8 lbs. by the carcase: Middling and pferior beef, 3s. 4d. to 5s. Od.: prime ditto, 5s. 4d. to 6s. 0d., Inferior and middling mutton, 3s. 8d. to 5s. 0d.; prime ditto, 6s-.8d. to 6s. 0d.; veal, 5s. 4d. to 6s. 0d.; large pork, 3s. 4d. to small ditto, 4s. 4d. to 5s. 0d.—There was a moderate uejaand for meat, the superior qualities of which were firm in Price. The supply was fair. Miscellaneous. j LONDON PROVISION, MONDAY.-The arrivals last week }r°ui Ireland were 376 firkins butter and 3,297 bales bacon, and I °>u foreign ports 26,779 packages butter and 1,816 bales bacon. yl the foreign butter market there was little alteration to notice thtlting the past week quotations remain about the same, with Jue exception of best Dutch, which advanced to 110s. to 114s. In ,ue bacon market there was a steady business transacted, the 'Hist Waterford clearing steadily at late rates. Hamburg size- lIble advanced 2s.$cwt. at the close of the week. LONDON HOP, MONDAY.—We have a very fair business doing l?r the time of the year, and our market is well supported. Values all round are firm. The reports from the plantatione ~uow no alteration this week; a warmer temperature is much deeded. East and Mid Kent £ 4 4. £ 4 0 £ 7 0 Weald of Kent. 3 5. 3 10 4 4 Sussex 3 3 3 10 3 15 Farnham and Country 5 0 5 0 6 6 Worcester. 4 4 4 15 5 12 LIVERPOOL WOOL, FRIDAY.—A rather more cheerful tone ?as been noticeable in our market this week; there lias been a «tter enquiry in general, and a moderate business done at cur- rates, principally in Angora, Oporto, Peru, and Lima. A sales of alpaca and mohair have also taken place, the latter ?• 2s. 7d. Hi. for fair average fleece. — East India, white, ?*• 13Jd.$lb.; yellow, 4d. to llid.; gray, &c., 3d. to 9jd.; Jyashed Peruvian, 9]d. to 14^1.; washed River Plate, 10id" to unwashed River Plate 6d. to 9^d.; washed Morocco, Sd. J? lid.; unwashed Morocco, 5dto7d.; Egyptian white, 7d to Jd.; Oporto fleece, 12d. to 12Jd.; mohair, 2s. 3Jd. to 2s. 8d.; 'Paca, is. 4^d. to Is. 7d. LEATHER.—LEADENHALL, TUESDAY. ;¡jJ lb. s. d. s. d. Hides, crop, 28 lbs. to 40 lbs 1 0 @ 1 4 Ditto, 40 lbs. to 60 lbs 1 3 1 9 English butts, 14 lbs. to 24 lbs 1 1 2 5 Ditto, 25 lbs. to 36 lbs l 5 2 10 Foreign butts, 16 lbs. to 50 lbs 1 1 2 3 Crop bellies 0 6 0 10j Shoulders. 0 10 1 4 Dressing hides, common 0 11 1 6 Ditto, shaved. 1 1 1 8 Calfskins. 1 4 2 6 LIVERPOOL PRODUCE, WEDNESDAY.- Sugar was in mode- tate demand, at about late rates. Rum dull. Coffee, rice, and S?c°a in limited request. Nitrate of soda 14s. 9d. to 15s 3d. Petroleum slow, at lOd. %? gallon. Tallow quiet and 0 ^hanged, at 37s. 6d. to 33s. for fine North American. Lard but steady, at 35s. to 35s. 6d.$cwt. Palm oil steady, at a/1'1 5s. 33 ton for Bonnv. Linseed oil very firm, at 27s. 6d. to cwt. in export casks. Rape and cottonseed oil unaltered. i,0sin, common, 4s. 7Ad.$cwt. Spirits of turpentine 23s. 6d. elyt. Ashes, new 21s old 20s. bGRICULTURAL PRODUCE.-LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY. Tf i$20 lbs. a. d. 8 4. yid o 9 @i i 0 0 0 0 ^'favv— JJ'beat 0 8 0 8.J ^at o 6 £ 0 8 Parley 0 0 0 0 ton. s. d. s. (I. Carrots 0 0@0 0 Turnips 0 0 0 0 Mangel Wurzel.. 0 0 0 0 Manure 5 6 7 6 Grass,$20 lbs. 0 l i 0 HAY AND STRAW.—LONDON, TUESDAY. s. d. s. d. *T"ime meadow hay ($ton) 80 0 @ 95 0 Inferior ditto 70 o 80 0 ftime clover 100 0 135 0 Inferior ditto 85 0 95 0 Straw (19 load) 40 0 53 0

At the Agricultural Show at Oxford, over 1,000 bags are filled with samples of Webbs' Home-Grown Prize Medal Agricultural and Horticultural Seeds—all dis- tinctly labelled-whilst a prominent feature is made with a number of large sacks of Swede and Turnip Seed. The success of Webbs' Seeds, both at home and abroad, is demonstrated by the number of Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medals that are exhibited. In Warwickshire, Leicestershire and other parts of the Midlands, the cutting of grass has been commenced in many places. The crops are abundant, but farmers in some districts state that, owing to the long continued cold and wet weather, the yield will be smaller than in previous years. The rainfall during the last few weeks has been exceedingly heavy, and cereals are suffering from the want of fine weather.

SECURING THE HAY CROP. The quality of the hay depends upon a variety of circum- stances, one at least of which, the weather, is beyond the con- trol of the fanner. Whether the crop be meadow or artificial grasses, it should be cut in a young state, at least as soon as the clovers and grasses come into flower. Clovers and artificial grasses require different treatment in the curing to that of meadow or natural grasses; with the former, whether cut by the scythe or the mowing machine, the swathes should never be broken up by tedding. If the weather is fine, the swathes should be carefully turned over with a hand fork the day after being cut, and whilst in the swathe should be turned each day. Ciovers and other succulent grasses require several days ex- posure to the hot rays of the sun, to dissipate the moisture. The great point is to keep it turned daily, in order to insure uniformity of colour. If the weather sets in showery the second or third day after cutting, it will be best to place it in good-sized ilan(I cocks, if this can be accomplished whilst in a dry state; if not, it should remain in the swathe. If the weather is fine, it is of the utmost importance that vigorous means should be used to secure the crop. In a few days the aftermath begins to shoot vigorously, and, if showery weather sets in, retards the drying operations. When worked on the back motion, the tedding machine may be used for turning the swathes of clover or mixed seeds, yet with the utmost care. If the weather is very dry and clear, a large quantity of the leaf is shed through the violent operation of the tedder. e have long discarded the use of rakes in gathering the crops; the whole of the work is done with the horse rake. ti e hope very shortly to see pitching machinery so far perfected that it can be attached to the waggon and take up a row without hindrance as the waggon proceeds, requiring only the services of an active man on the load. An elevator driven by horse power is now an essential and profitable machine on every holding of any extent. 1 If danger from over-lieating is apprehended, a wise precaution is to leave several funnels in the sack this can easily be ac- complished. A common corn sack is filled with straw, the hay is placed round it, and the sack is drawn up as the height of the stack increases, thus forming a ventilator which carries off the superfluous heat and moisture as they accumulate. In times when wheat straw was abundant and of little value to the farmer, we have found several layers of straw spread over the entire length of the stack, at a distance of five or six feet apart, of great use in retarding fermentation. This serves the double purpose of absorbing the superfluous moisture, and acts as a ventilator at the same time. Over-heating is produced by two causes -one from the natural sap of the plant not having been fullv dried out, and the other from moisture absorbed after the drying process had been nearly completed. Heating from the latter cause always leaves the hay in a fusty, and frequently a mouldy state, little relished by stock, and of low nutritive value.' The natural and meadow grasses require more manipu- lation, and a greater degree 01 skill and attention in making, than the clovers and artificial grasses. The tedding machine should closely follow the scythe or mower; it is of great im- portance that the grass should, as soon as cut, be evenly dis- tributed over the land, and m hot scorching weather it should be gone over a second time. During the day, whilst still in a green state, the tedding machine may be freely used by this means the grass lies light, and is evenly exposed to the rays of the sun. If the weather is fine during the second day after cutting, the horse rake should be at work, gathering the hay into wind-rows, closely followed by the tedding machine, work- ing on the back movement. In fine weather this operation should be frequently repeated. If the weather appears threat- ening, the hay should be placed in cock before night; even in fine weather this is desirable, as it preserves the colour. Some- times it may be earned from the cock; as a rule it requires opening and turning by the tedder a time or two before being loaded up. The great points in haymaking, in our fickle climate, are efficiency and despatch; these objects can only be attained during fine weather by repeatedly moving the grass,"from the mo- ment it falls before the mower until it finally arrives at the state of hay. Good hay cannot be made without a considerable amount of lahour-Field.

THE CONGRESS. On Monday, June 17, the second sitting of the Congress was held in Berlin. It lasted from two o'clock until half- past four. The Daily News Special Correspondent tele- graphs that the Bulgarian question was not entered upon, and that the question of the admission of Greece, though brought forward, was not decided. It is generally ex- pected, the Correspondent adds, that the Congress will sit about a month. The Albanians have sent a protest to the Congress against annexation to Montenegro. Should this protest fail they have decided to prevent annexation by force of arms. Vienna, Tuesday. The Political Correspondence has published Berlin intel- ligence, stating that the Bulgarian Question was considered at yesterday's sitting of the Congress. Berlin, Tuesday evening. The English and Austrian Plenipotentiaries had an in- terview to-day with Count Schouvaloff. It is believed that the Bulgarian question formed the subject of deliberation. Much significance is attached to this joint conference. The Congress will meet to-mor- row at two o'clock, when the consideration of the Bulgarian question will be continued. At yester- day's sitting Prince Bismarck is reported to have made a long speech, laying down the points upon which the discussion should turn(> with a view to concentrating the arguments in the smallest compass. The British Plenipotentiaries then proposed the admission of ihe Greek representatives for consultation upon all subjects concering the Christian population of the Balkan Peninsula. The French Penipotentiaries spoke to the same effect, and the other Powers appear to raise no objection to the admission of Hellenic delegates upon a footing corresponding with the position held by their country in Europe, but no decision was taken. It is understood that it is only at the next sitting of the Congress that the question of the frontiers of North and South Bulgaria will be discussed. It is proposed that the name of Roumalia be given to the southern Bulgaria province. The third meeting of the congress was held on Wed- nesday afternoon. According to advices received in Con- stantinople from Berlin, a preliminary discussion took place on the subject at Monday's meeting, a conciliatory disposition being manifested with regard to the frontiers to be assigned to the two provinces into which it is pro- posed to divide Bulgaria. England is understood to oppose Russian control in Bulgaria, but it is not in favour of replacing it by European control. England is also represented as being opposed to the appointment of an international commission at Constantinople, which would enter upon its labours should the stipulated reforms not be executed by the Porte. The Daily Telegraph claims to have authority for the statement that the Anglo- Russian agreement was supplied to the Globe from a source in this country opposed to the congress and the pacific policy of Count Schouvaloff. The Vienna correspondent of the same paper says the Austrian Government was greatly amazed at the conditions of this agreement, though it would seem to have been since reassured, inasmuch as he has been informed, on unimpeachable authority," that Lord Beaconsfield and Count Andrassy hold identi- cally the same views on all important questions awaiting discussion. Reuter's St. Petersburg correspondent tele- graphs that the agreement has created an unfavourable impression there, and the newspapers generally criticise or contradict its contents. THE AGREEMENT WITH RUSSIA. The Globe publishes the following as the full text of the Agreement between the Governments of England and Russia, signed at the Foreign Office on the 30th°May 1. England discards the longitudinal division of Bulgaria but the representative of Russia reserves to himself to point out the advantages of it to the Congress, promising, nevertheless not to insist upon it against the definitive opinion of England. 2. The arrangement of the boundaries of Southern Bulgaria should be modified in such a manner as to remove them from the Ægean Sea, according to the southern delimitation of the Bulgarian provinces, proposed by the Conference of Constanti- nople. This does not concern the question of the frontiers so much as it refers to the exclusion of the litteral of the Ægean Sea, that is to say, to the west of Lagos. From this point to the coast of the Black Sea the discussion of the frontier will re- main free. 3. The western frontiers of Bulgaria should be rectified upon the base of nationalities, so as to exclude from that province the non-Bulgarian populations. The western frontiers of Bulgaria ought not to pass in principle a line traced troin close to Novi- Bazar to Koursha Balkan. 4. The Bulgaria replaced in the limits which are mentioned in rni T a shall be divided into two provinces, namely 7.?? °,ne ^'ie north of the Balkans should be endowed with political autonomy, under the government of a Prince, and the other, to the south of the Balkans, should receive a large measure of administrative self-government (autonomie adminis- trative) 101 instance, like that which exists in English colonies —with a Christian Governor named with the acquiescence of Europe for five to ten years. 5. The Emperor of Russia attaches a peculiar importance to the retreat of the Turkish army from Southern Bulgaria. His Majesty does not see any security or guarantee for the Bul- garian population in the future if the Ottoman troops are main- tained there. Lord Salisbury accepts the retreat of the Turkish troops from Southern Bulgaria, but Russia will not object to what is enacted by the Congress respecting the mode and the cases where the Turkish troops would be allowed to enter the southern province to resist an insurrection or invasion, whether in a state of execution or in a state of menace. England, nevertheless, reserves to herself to insist at the Congress on the Sultan to be able to canton troops on the frontiers Bulgaria. The representative of Russia reserves to nimseit at the Congress complete liberty in the discussion of nimseit at the Congress complete liberty in the discussion of this IIst Proposition of Lord Salisbury. 1 r, ?,, -1 J 'O/pi'nment demands that the superior officers (chefs superieurs) of the militia in Southern Bulgaria should be named by the Porte with the consent of Europe. pHiimse.s concerning Armenia stipulated by the Pre- hmmar> lreaty of San Stefano should not be made exclusively to Russia, but to England also. 8. The Government of her Britannic Majesty taking, as well as the Imperial Government, a warm interest in the future organization of the Greek provinces of the Balkan Peninsula, the Article xy. or the Preliminary Treaty of San Stefano shall be modified in such a manner that the other Powers, and notably l.n^lan j .i have hke Russia, a consulting voice in the future organization of Kpirus, Thessaly, and the other C hnstian «"der the dominion of the Porte. .». In ^o /ar as the a indemnity is concerned his Majesty the Emperor has never had the intention of converting it into terri- torial annexations, and he does not refuse to tnL ■LSSIH-UICPS in this respect. It is understood that the witSvm not deprive the English Government of their rights as creditor and it will in this respect remain in the same stale that it stood before the war. Without contesting the final decision which Russia will take with respect to tle amount of the indemnity, England reserves to herself to point out to the (W,i senous objections which she sees to it. Gongiess the 10. As to the valley of Alashkert and the town of R-iw/,71 that valley being the great transit route for Persia and liYvW an immense value 111 the eyes of the Turks, his Maiestv the Km peror cons ents to restore it to them, but he has demanded mil obtained in exchange the cession to Persia of the little territorv of Kiiotour, which the Commissioners of the two mediitorv Courts have found just to restore to the Shah. 11. The Government of her Britannic Majesty would have to express its profound regret in the event of Russia insiztillg definitely upon the retrocession of Bessarabia. As, however it is sufficiently established that the other signatories to the Treaty of Paris are not ready to sustain by arms the delimita- tion of Roumania stipulated in that Treaty, England does not find herself sufficiently interested in this question to be authorized to incur alone the responsibility of opposing herself to the change proposed, and thijs she binds herself not to dispute the decision in this sense. In consenting not to con- test the desire of the Emperor of Russia to occupy the port of Batoum, and to guard his conquests in Armenia, the Government of her Majesty (lo not hide from themselves that grave dangers menacing the tranquillity of the populations of Turkey in Asia, may result in the future by this extension of the Russian frontier. But her Majesty's Government are of opinion that the duty of protecting the Ottoman Empire from this danger, which henceforth will rest largely (d'une mesure spéciale) upon Engl:tIHl, can be effected without exposing Europe to the calamities of a fresh war. At the same time the Government of the Queen take cognisance of the assurance given by his Imperial Majesty that in the future the Russian frontier will be no more extended on the side of Turkey in Asia. Her Majesty's Government being consequently of opinion that the modifications of the treaty of San Stefano approved of in this Memorandum suffice to mitigate the objections that they find in the treaty in its actual form, engage themselves not to dispute the articles of the preliminary treaty of San Stefano which are not modified by the ten preceding points, if, after the articles have been duly discussed in Congress, Russia persists in maintaining them. It may be that during the dis- cussions in Congress the two Governments may find it prefera- ble to introduce by a common accord fresh modifications which it would be impossible to foresee, but if the understanding re- specting these new modifications be not established between the Russian and English Plenipotentiaries, the present Memo- randum is destined to serve as a mutual engagement in Congress for the Plenipotentiaries of Russia and Great Britain. In faith of which this document has been signed by the Russian Am- bassador at London, and the Principal Secretary of State of her Britannic Majesty. Done at London the 30th May, 1878. (Signed) SCHOUVAI,OFF, SALISBURY. There is a second memorandum of minor points which Great Britain may bring before the Congress. Mr. Roebuck, in addressing a large meeting at Sheffield, on Monday night, declared that England went to the Con- gress in a prouder position than she ever occupied before, owing to the courage and sagacity of Lord Beaconsfield, who had held up the Cross of St. George in a momentous crisis as no other Englishman at the time could have done. He severely censured the policy of Lord Derby.

ABERDOVEY. Mr. RICHARD MORRIS, Otago House- Mrs. Williams, Miss Mayo, and Miss Constance Mayo, Weston-super-Mare. Mr. RICHARD LEWIS, Glanvor House- Mr. A. M. Ritchie, Mr. C. Bent, and Mrs. Bent. Mr. JOHN EDWARDS, Ivy House- Mrs. and Mrs. Hill, Hough Hall, Cheshire; Miss Paynter, Milford Haven. Mr. SAMUEL PEMHHRTON, Brynawel- William Samuel Bullock Perry and Mrs. Perry, Wolvcr- hampton, Davy Jones, footman; Miss Jessie Deykin, Stafford. Mr. DAVID OWKNS, Wee Canva House— Brynhyfryd. No. 1.—Mrs. CATHERINE JONES, Plas Dyfi- Mr. JOHN OWENS, Brooklyn House- Mr. GRIFFITH OWENS, Sea View Terrace- Mr. RICHARD JENKINS, Sea View Terrace- Mrs. ELIZABETH RICHARDS, Dovey Villa- Mount Pleasant. No. 1.—Mr. EDWARD ROWLANDS— Mr. Abiathar Hutchings, Merthyr. Glandovey Terrace. No. I.-Mr. JOHN BELL- Mr. and Mrs. A. Stokes, Birmingham. No. 2.—Mr. JOHN EVANS— Mrs. Marsh and Miss Marsh, Carno. No. 4.—Mrs. BLACK- No. 5. Mrs. ELISABETH HUMPHREYS- Mr. and Mrs. Darby, and Mrs. Bentley, Brixton, London.

ABERYSTWYTH. Marine Terrace. Rock House-Miss JONES- No.3-Miss JONES- No. 4—Mrs. LLOYD- NO. 5—Miss JONES— Xo. 6—Mrs. DEL.UIOYDE— No. 7—Mrs. JONES- iNo. 8-Mrs. DAvlEs- Major and Mrs. Holcombe, Yorkshire. No. 9—Miss WILLIAMS No. 10—Mrs. R.JONES— Miss Jones, and Colonel Jones and family. No. 11—Mrs. SCOTT— Mrs., Miss, and Mr. J. P. Morris, Welshpool. No. 12—Mrs. T. H. LLOYD- Mr. and Mrs. Morton and family. No. 13—Mrs. CLAYTON No. 15—Mr. L. EVANS— V No. 16—Mrs. WILLIAMS— Miss Oliver and Miss Grant, Liverpool; Mr. J. Macmillan, Glasgow Mr. S. Smith, Liverpool. No. 17-Mrs. JONES — No. 18—Miss OWEN— The Rev. J. and Mrs. Felix Mrs. Keeping, Miss Ashbee, and Miss J. F. Ashbee, of Gloucester. No. 19—Mr. JONES- BELLE VUE HOTEL— Ir. and Mrs. Brydon, Manchester; Mr. and Mrs. Gregor; Mr. J. Davies; Rev. W. Lewis; Mr. A. Jotbam; Mr. J. Clowes, Burton Court, Leominster; Mr. W. Nuttall and son; W. Gye; Mr. W. McKellar; Mr. P. Cochrane, Mr. W. Warren; Rev. G. Bulmer; Mr. Stephen Evans, London; Mr. J. H. Clarke, London; Mr. W. Jones, London; Mr. G. Pragnall, Hastings; Mr. A. Pragnall, Walner; Mr. Vincent Uriffiths; Miss E. G. Evans, Alton, Birmingham; Mr. Roberts, Manchester; Mr. P. Seddoii. No. 23—Miss JONES- No. 24—Mrs. KENRICK— No. 25—Mrs. NELSON— No. 26—Mrs JONES— No. 27—Miss THOMAS— Mr. and Mrs. Pickard, Moseley, Birmingham. No. 28—Miss HCGHES- Mr., Mrs., and Miss Burnley, Manchester. No. 29—Mr. EVANS— No. 30-lrs. J. P. JOXES- Mr. F. A'Court, Mrs. F. A'Court, Miss K. A'Court, and Miss C. St. Quintin, Leominster. No. 31—Mrs. GRIFFITHS- No. 32—Mrs. DELAIlOYDE- No. 33—Mrs. ROBERTS, Gloucester House- Colonel and Mrs. Morris and family, Scotland; Mrs. Causick, Brecon J. Henry Chambers, and Mrs. Chambers, Leicester. No. 31—Mrs. GRIFFITHS, Windsor House- Mrs. Hall, Mrs. Duncan, and Miss Hall, Brecon; Mr. and Mrs. Anthony and family, London; Mr. and Mrs. Bum- stead and family, Cannock Mr. W. Fawn, London. No. 35—Mrs. D. DAVIES- Mr., Mrs., and Miss Whitehouse, Walsall. No. 38-Mrs. LLOYD- No. 39—Mrs. Francis- No. 40—Miss Nelion No. 41—Miss JONES- No. 42—Mrs. JONES— Mr. and Mrs. Corfield and family, Birmingham Mrs. Bid- lake and family Willington Mrs. Barker, Wellington Mr. and Mrs. Elliott. No. 43—Miss OSMOTIlERLEY- Mr. J. and Mrs. Matthews, Stoney Croft, Liverpool; Mr. T. Neve and family, and Miss Gibbs, Wolverhampton, the Misses Webb, Hereford. No. 44- -Miss E. F. JONES— Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Myors, Shrewsbury; Mr. and Mrs. Lyecett and family, Stafford. No. 45—Miss JONES— No. 48—Miss LEWIS- No. 49—Miss MOllGAN- No. 50-Mrs. RICHARD WATKINS— No. 51-Mrs. RICHARDS- NO. 52—Mrs. JONES— Mr. and Mrs. H. Harris and family, The Elms, Newbridge, Wolverhampton Mr. and Mrs. James Lukey Bretherton and family, The Limes, Gloucester. No. 53—Miss JAMES— Mrs. Croasdaile; Miss Goss, Queen's County, Ireland; Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Russell and family, Walsall. No. 54-Mrs. MILLER- No. 55—Mrs. PUGIl- The Rev. Professor Lias, Mrs. Lias, Mr. Frank Lias, Miss Lias, and Miss Elsie Lias, St. David's College, Lampeter Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Dolby and family, Hednesford-road, Cannock, Stafford. No. 56—Mrs. GYETT— No. 57—Miss RODERICK- No. 58—Mrs. EDWARDS- No. 59—Mrs. LEWIS- Miss Gates and Miss Hemmings, Leamington. No. 60—Mrs. T. DAnES- No. 61—Miss LLOYD— Mr. C. T. Jones, Mytton Farm, near Shrewsbury. No. 62 -31rs. D. DAVIES— Mr. and Mrs. Dickie and family of Stratford-on-Avon Mr. H. D. Dickie, Edinburgh. No. 63—Mrs. G. JONES— No. 64—Mrs. FELlX- No. 65—Mrs. POWELL— Miss Eddowes, Salop; Mrs. Tipton and maid, Shrewsbury Miss Powell and Miss Jane Powell, Manchester. Mr. W. H. PALMER, Queen's Hotel- Mr. and Mrs. Javnes, and family, Wormington Grange; Mr. Byrne, Cardiff; Mr. and Mrs. Greenhill, Stratford-on- Avon Air. and Mrs. Radford, Derby Mrs. and Miss Owles, Yarmouth; Mr. and Mrs. Whaley, Yorkshire Mr. and Mrs. Ellison, Yorkshire; Miss Powell, Knaresborough. Victoria Terrace, Marine Parade. No. 1—Mrs. DOUGHTON— No. 2—Mrs. R. EVANS— No. 3—Miss M. WATKINS, Ocean View— Mrs. J. and Miss Hudson, Fairfield, Edgbaston, Birmingham. Mrs. aid Mr. W. H. M. Heal, Orleigh House, Edgbaston' No. 4—Mrs. KENSIT, Snowdon House- Mrs. Nealor, W. Eddowes Nealor, and Mrs. W. E. Nealor' Shrewsbury; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Davies, and family, Ludlow. No. 5—Mrs. MORGAN — No. 6—Mrs. B. HUGHES, Trafalgar House- Mr. Doane, London children, nurse, and governess of 1\11" Herbert Evans, of Highinead, Llanybyther. No. 8—Miss TjL- i,,s ii.kw- Mrs. R. SAMUKL, Balmoral House liss DORA JONF.S- Mr. E. Yeomans, Balmoral House Miss Shotton, Wolver- hampton the Nlisses Tomlinson, Birkenhead; Miss Hornby, Birkenhead. North Parade. No. 37—Mrs. SARAH WILLIAMS- Xo. 41-Irs. U. MORRIS— No. —Mrs. R. Aloiiis- D,tvirs- OV,P,tr;s H,,tise- %o. X,). l:lr, W..Jo.\I::S- No. 14.—Mr. JoNEs- Mr. J. Down, wife and family, Kington, Herefordshire fr. and Mrs. Rawes, Sherborne, Dorset. No. 20—Mrs. EVANS- No. 21—Mrs. OWENS- No. 22 —Mrs. MORGANS— Mr. and Mrs. Itichys, Chester. Mrs. GRIFFITHS- No. 32—Mrs. ROE- No. 33—Mrs. JONES— Xo. 35—Mrs. FELIX- No. 13—Mrs. J. DAVIES— No. H-Mrs. T. HUMPHREYS — Pier-street. No. 15—Mrs. DAVID LLOYD— Airs. E. MORGAN— Mrs. GUIDE- No. 20—Mrs. FIELD— Mrs. T. SMITH, Pier House- Newfoundland-street. Mrs. W- BUBB— Bath IFIouse.-Alr. THOMAS COLLINS, Auctioneer- Mr. and Mrs. MalsburyandMr. and Mrs. Tamley, 299, John- street, West Birmingham; Mr. and Mrs. Mackenzie, and child, No. 92, Alma-street, Aston, Birmingham. Mrs. EDWARDS, Moreb House- Mr. RICHARDS—Cadwgan House- New Street. No. 2.—Mrs. MORRELL— Mr. Richard Breese, Caersws; Mrs. Jones, Sandgate-road, London Mrs. Gubb, Charlotte-street, London. No. 4.—Mr. HUGII JONES— Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Dyson, Sheffield; Mrs. Gibbs, London. No. 14.—Mrs. HUMPHREYS— Mrs. Archibald Holmes, Miss Williams Holmes, Mr. William Webb, Birmingham. Baker Street. No, II.-Alrs. ISA.tC- Mrs. Evans, Mrs. Vine and Mrs. Nelly Vine, Shrewsbury; Mr. and Mrs. Millmott, Birmingham. Albert Place, off Marine Parade. No. 5 No. 4-Mrs. JAMES- No.3-Miss MORGAN- No. 2—Mrs. JE-IIIINS- Mrs. CREE, Dumbarton House- Mrs. POWELL- Terrace Road, off Marine Parade. No. IS-Mrs. REES— No. 19—Mrs. CORAN— Mr. CULLIFORD, Welsh Harp Hotel- -Nlr. THORPE, Blue Bell- Mr. RAK, White Horse Hotel- Mr. WHEATLEY, Portland House- No. 21—Mr. GARNER— Mr. BAMBER, Grimsby House- Queen's Road. No. I-Mrs. EDWARDS— No. 2—Mrs. JAMES- Mo. 4—Mr. ABBOTT, Crystal Palace Hotel- No. 5—Mrs. WILLIAMS- No. 6—Mrs. JONES— No. Sa-Miss DA.\LELS- NO. 9A—Mrs. GREEN- No. 10—Mrs. FEAR- No. lla—Mrs. LEWIS, Devenport House- Miss BEACHLEY, Dyffryn House- No. 16-Mrs. EVANS- No. 15.—Mrs. TRENWITH— Air., Mrs., Aliss, Master C. and Aliss G. Bell, Shrewsbury. No. 14—Mrs. JONES, Pitville House- No. 12—Miss TREVETHAN, Exeter House- Mrs. Henry Thorpe, Miss Thorpe, Miss Tyrrell. No. 11—Miss AIORGAN, Cardigan House- No. 1— Miss HUGHES, Pembroke House- Master D. Round, Tipton, Staffordshire; Alaster C. S. S. Round, Tipton, Staffordshire. Mrs. JONES, Boar's Head- Mrs. B. JONES, Glanydon House- Mrs. EDWARDS, Wesley House- Mr. J. G. Roberts, solicitor. Portland-street. No. 3.—Mrs. JONES— Mr. John MacEwen, Malvern. No. 4.-Mrs. DAVIES, Glasfryn House- No. 5I.-Miss JONES- No. 50.-Mrs. JONES, Brunswick House- Miss Hales, Shortwood House, and Miss Walton, Old, Northamptonshire; Mrs. AIorgan, Hay; Rev. J., Mrs., Miss, and Master Hughes, Pwllheli; Mr. Fowden. No. 47.—Mrs. EDWARDS- No. 46 —Mr. FRANCIS, Granville House- No. 45.-Mrs. DAVIES- Mrs. Davies; Mrs. Hughes; Edward Jackson, M.D., and Mrs. Jackson. No. 43.— Mrs. ROBERTS- No. 6.-Mrs. PRICE- No. 7.-Mrs. DAVIES- No. 8.—Miss HUGHES- No. 9.-3irs. WILLIAMS- NO. 10.—Mrs. BATEMAN— No. 11.—Airs. EDWARDS- No. 13.-Mrs. EVANS- No. 14.—Airs. SCOTT- No.lT.—Mrs.JoxES— No. 18.—Airs. THOMAS- No. 19. -Airs. SOLOMON- No. 20.-Miss JENKINS- No. 23.-Irs. JACOB- No. 24.-Mrs. SIMMONDS— Air. PHILLIPS, St. George's Hotel- Mrs. EVANS- NO. 24a.-1rs. HUGHES- No. 25.—Airs. RICHARDS- NO. 30.—Airs. LEWIS- No. 32-Miss ISAAC- Mrs. GOODMAN, Ellan Vanin House- Corporation Street. No. 1—Airs. EVANS- No. 5-Alrs. JONES- NO. ft—Mrs. EVANS- No. 7—Airs. WILLIAMS- Baker Street. Mrs. Capt. JONES- Mrs. T. HUGHES- Mrs. T. PIERCE- No. 8—Mrs. T. COLLINS- No. 9—Mrs. LEWIS- Mrs. D. JONES— Miss ISAAC- No. 12-Mrs. E. EDWARDS— New Street. No. 2—Mrs. MORRELL- No. 4—Mrs. H. JONES- No. 5—Airs. ROWLANDS— 'JIIIo.T- ««. /—Airs. T. JONi-s— No. 8—Miss WILLIAMS- No. 9—Airs. Capt. DAYlES- No. 10-Mrs. BROWS- No. ll-Miss COLLINS- No. 12-Mrs. JOHSS- No. 13—Airs. JONES- No. 14—Mrs. HUMPHREYS— Laura Place. No. 2—Airs. JONES— Mary Street, Miss EVANS, Terminus Vaults BEVAN'S Temperance House- Mr. T. AIORRIS, Temperance Hotel- No. 2-Mrs. RFLMSLEY- Chalybeate Terrace. 1 Mrs. EDWARDS- Mrs. Rowlands, Tregaron. Mrs. R. JONES— Mrs. D. JAMES, Refreshment Rooms- Mrs. T. HOWELLS- Mrs. HUGHES — Bridge Street. Airs. TURNER, eating house. Xo. 51-Mrs. W. AIORGAN— Mrs. W. ROWLAND- No. 41—Mrs. DAVID LEWIS- No. 24-Mrs. GRIFFITH- No. 39-Mr. D. GRIFFlTH- Railway Terrace. No. 5.Aliss AIEREDITH— No. 6.Alrs. DODD— No. S. -Mrs. IIARSH- Mrs. LEWIS- No. 4.-4rs. FLI,IS- No. 1.—Airs. HrGlIES- Lewis Terrace. Mrs. AIELLINGS, Commercial Hotel- No. 4.— Miss JENKINS- No. 3.—Aliss JAMES— f No. 2.—Mrs. BF.NBOW— No 7.—Mrs. TANNER- No. 6.-)Irs. REES, Railway Inn Sergeant Norman, London; Mr. Harding, Plymouth; Air Lon,lon: -Ilr. -Burgess, Bitt-ursea, L,)n(ioi); Air. NVilliains, oswestry. George Street. No. 5.—Airs. JONES — No. 6.—Airs. THOMAS— No. b.-Alrs. THOMAS— No. 7.—Mrs. HUGHES— -No. WILLIAMS- JENKINS- No. 10.—Airs. HUMPHREYS— Powell Street. -No. F y No. 3.—Airs. WORRELL— No. 4.—Airs. AIORGAN— Xo. 7. —Aliss AIORGAN— Custom House Street No. 2.—Airs. Capt. JENKINS- No. 3.—Mrs. Capt. WILLIAMS No. 14.-Alrs. WILLIAM JO-NF-S- Sea View Place Mrs. DOUGHTON, Castle Cottage- Mrs. PARRY, Sea View House- Xo. l.—Aliss KILLING- No. 4.—Mrs. THOMAS- No. 5.—Airs. JONES- St. Michael's Place Mrs. Capt. OWEN—

BARMOUTH. COSYGEDOL HOTEL— Air Keanley Alanchester Air. E. and Airs Ashworth Air. John Hardman, Mr. Thos. Hughes, Air. R. and Mrs. Simp- son, Air. Illl. Heyward, and Air. John Grimbston, Alan- Chester; Mr, Bilton Y oung, Christ College; Mr and Mrs. Blanks, Sidcup, Kent; Air. and Airs. Forbes; Mr. Cooper and Mr. John Clegg, Halifax the Rev. Robt. Crofton, Birmingham; Air. A. M. Edwards, Clifton, Bristol; Air Hy. Ashley and Mr. '1'. R. Ogliby, Liverpool; Air. J. Cook, Chester; Mr. J. spigot, Aliddlesborough: Airs Mar- tin Smith, Oxton, Cheshire Air. John Neville, Haselsur Hall Mr. F. H. Neville, Edgbaston, Bitmingham Air. W. Suteliffe, Manchester; .\liss ickson, Wrexham; Alr* IV* L. Powell, Edgbaston Air. Robert Craig, Glasgow Air. W. A. Bancroft, Birmingham; Air. Leicester Collin Bowden; All. T. Dixon, Brookland; Air. and Mrs Jacob Dublin Air. H. Alacklin, Manchester Air. A. W. Occles- ston and Air. J. S. Beacroit, Stretford; Mr. M. Masham Air. Quilt er; Air. C. F. Courteney and Air. W. J. Bag- galey, Alanchester; Air. and Airs. Turneau, London Air. Wm. Lemon, Alanchester; Mr. and Airs. E. Hackney, London, W. Air. and Airs. Ellison, Hobgreen, York; Miss Powell, Ivnaresbro Air. and Airs. Symonds, Derby the Rev. Nlaut'ice, On' ario. Airs. JONES, Sea View House- Mr. and Mrs. Xunnicliffe, Nantwich, Cheshire. irs. EYANS, Glanymor House- Air. and Mrs. Jones Parry, family and nurse, Dolgelley. Mr. THOMAS JONES, Compton House- Mrs. Constantine, Airs. William Constantine and child, and Air. J. J. Davis, Haudsworth, Birmingham. Miss OWEN, Gwendolen Villa- Air. and Mrs. Sargent, Queen's Park, Chester Mr. and Airs. Grose, family, and nurse, Stoke-on-Trent; Mr. and Airs. Bembridge, Miss Bembridge, Miss E. R. Bembridge, and Aliss Al. Bembridge and maids, Edgbaston, Birmingham. Miss DEDWITH, Brynhyfryd— Air. and Miss Welby and Miss Woollatt, Doveridge, Derby- shire. 0 High Street. Mrs. MORRIS, Glanglasfor House- Air., Mrs., and Aliss Ward, South-hill House, Derby. Glasfor Terrace. No. 4.—Airs. WILLLDIS- Air., Airs., Master and Miss Davies, London. Borthwen Terrace. No. 1- Dr. Blomfield and family, Oxford. Porkington Terrace. No. 3.—Airs. JANE JONES— Air., Mrs., and Miss Hibbert, Fern Bank, New Mills; Air. Barrah and family, Wednesbury; Air. and Mrs. Duncan G. Law and family, Bradford. No. 4.—Airs. WILLIAMS— Mr and Airs. Walter Clark and family, and Mr. and Mrs H. Kyrke Smith and baby, Waterloo, Liverpool. Xo. 5.—Airs. GAIETT- The Rev. William and Airs. Newton, and the Rev. Edwin, Airs., and Alisses Fox, Rotheram Vicarage. No. 6.—Airs. RICHARDS— Air. and Airs. James AL Sing, infant, and nurse, Wavertree, Liverpool; Air. and Airs., Air. T. G., and Air. F. R. Lomas, Manchester; Airs. Shore, four children, and nurse, and Miss Scott, Tue Brook, near Liverpool. No. 7.—Mrs. JONES, Brynffynnon- Mrs. Till, Longport, Staffordshire; Airs. J. Al. and Alaster P. W. Taylor and nurse, Burslem, Staffordshire. No. S— 'Nir. and Airs. H. W. Wickins and family, North Hills, Dul- wich, London. No. 11- Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Lawford, Sutton, Surrey; Miss Knaggs, Huddersiield. Handlith Villas. No. l.—Airs. COLE— Airs., Miss, Miss Florence, and Miss Annie Cope, Edgbaston, Birmingham; Air. and Mrs. Hall, family, and servant, Oldham, Manchester. No. 5.-Mrs. WILLIAMS— Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Forbes Miss Churchill. Aberamffra Terrace. No. I.-Mrs. DAVIRS- Mr. and Airs. F. P. Hundley, Alpha House, The Park, Loughton, Essex. No. 3- Mr. and Mrs. Holmes Morfln Terrace. No. 1.—CATHERINE DAVIES— Mr. and Airs. Griffiths, Orford, Warrington. No. 2.—Airs. WILLIAM THOMAS— James Prydon, The Mount, Clapton, near Manchester; Mr. and Airs. Wight, Warrington. No. 3.—Airs. JOES- Mr. and Airs. Sheriff, Liverpool; Mr. Alerples, Sheffield. Victoria Place. No. 3.—The Rev. JAMES JOES- The Rev. Thomas and Airs. Mayo, Nottingham; Mrs. and Miss A. L. Smith, Barton Fabis, Leicestershire. St. Anne's Square. No. 2.—G. GRIFFITHS— Airs. James and Air. Arthur Barwell, and Air. and Airs. Geo. Fawcett and Alaster Fawcett, Edgbaston; Mr. Henry Fawcett, Kidderminster. Aelfor Terrace. No. 4.—Airs. OWEN ROBERTS— Mr. and lrs. G. Windsor and family, Walaall. Fronfelan Terrace. No. I.-Mrs. ROBERTS— Airs Worringham and family, London. Aelydon. No. 1.—JANE EDWARDS- Air. and Airs. Griffith Williams and Air. Lewis Williams. No. 3.—Air. COTTON— Air. and Airs, and Air. H. Phillips, and Air. and the Alisses Kiss, Acocks Green, Birmingham Mrs. Whittle, Airs. Hammond, and Airs. Smith, Birmingham. Bryn Mor. No. 2.—Airs. WILLIAMS— Mr. and Miss Sherman, Mrs. and Miss Howes, J. Roberts, Alaurice E. AIorris. Church Street. Mrs. ELLIN OWEN — Horace E. H. Haynes, Burnt Tree, Tipton S. Hy. Hollings- worth, Moseley, Birmingham. Tai Issa Buildings. No. 1.—Airs. PUGII. Mrs. Peill and Miss Piell, Liverpool; Airs., Miss, and Aliss Lucy Parkes, Fallow-field, Alanchester; Airs. S. and Mr. Charles Ashworth, Blackley, Alanchester. Mrs. EDWARDS, Glanydon— Miss and Miss J. Leather. Name of house not sent- Mrs. Edward Aspinall and family, Hirdir Lodge, Wrexham Miss Emily Williams, Plastirion, Wrexham; Airs. Thomas and Alaster H. Oswell Bury, Abbotsfield, Wrexham.

BEDDGELERT. Air. THOMAS, Plasgwyn— The Rev. and Airs. Alitford Cust, Ripley Vicarage, Derby; Airs. Hill, Normanby Rectory, Yorkshire; Aliss Yarker' Leyburn Hall, Yorkshire Aliss Potts and party, Scotland! Mrs. ELLIS, Plasygraig— Mr. and Mrs. Henry Holmes, Miss S. Holmes, and Miss E. Holmes, Hull. Mrs. WILLIAMS, Plas Colwyn- I Rev. A. Wright and Miss Wright, Cambridge.

BORTH. Mrs. MARGARET LEWIS, Cambrian Villa- Mr. JOHN DANIEL, Cambrian Cottage- Cambrian Terrace. No. 1—Airs. PRITCHARD— -NO. 3—Aliss WATKINS— No. 4—Air WM. R. ROBERTS— Mr. Hugh H. Birley, Alanchester; Air. Wm. Jones, Bethesda; Mrs. Charltcn, Hanley. No. 7-lrs. Al. DAYIES- No. 8-lrs. MARGARET HUGHES- No. 9—Mr. JOHN EVANS- No. 10-Mr. THOMAS LLOI-D- No. 12—Airs. JANE EDWARDS — High Street. No. 7 (Windsor House)—Airs. JANE JENKINS- Airs. AIARY JONES, Wellington House-- Mrs. C. ARTER, Ocean Wave House- Mr. R. WILLIAMS, Britaunit House- Mrs. Capt. HUGH nEESE, Beach Grove— Airs. MARY A. WILLIAMS, Brynymor House- Air. HeGH HUGHES, Liverpool House- Mrs. JONES, Tymawr— Mrs. JONES, Neptune Baths- Capt. DANIEL, Osborne House— Air. WILLIAM WILLIAMS, Moorland House- Airs. Parry and two daughters, Alachvnlleth. Mrs. DAVIES, Amity House- Mr. DAVID HUGHES, Friendship- Mrs. JANE JAMES, Ocean View- Air. R. P. ROBERTS, Garibaldi Hense- Mrs. Capt. JONES, St. Clare House- Mrs. ANNF. ARTER, Bradford House- Airs. Davies and family, Drefor. Kerry, Alontgomeryshlre. i 'U' Airs. AIOCLKLLAN, UPPIN^LIAIN =- Mrs. ELIZABETH REES, Gloucester House- Airs. FANNY EVANS, Alayfieid Houe- Air. A. L. LEWIS, London House— Air. BU CK, Prince of Wales Inn Captain, Airs., and Aliss Richards, Bath' Air Rjb*»rts London. Mrs. WILLIAMS, 6, High-street- Airs. Alorgans ;md family, Newtown. Airs. Al. JONES, Pieton House— Land Gurteis, SKirwith Abbey, Penrith, Cumber- Airs. MARY JONES, 2, Picton-terrace— Princess Street. o. 1.-)hs. ANNE JENKINS— o. 2.-)Irs.I.\RY ARTER— SAR,IH -TA)IEI- No. 8.—Mrs. AIARY JU-NES- Libanus Place. No. 1.—Air. THOMAS GOUGH TlIOlAS- No. 2.—Airs. ELJZAUETH LEWIS— Adelaide Place. No. 2.—Mrs. ELIZA HCGHES-

L „ -HARLECH. urs. lTüH, -Lion Hotel— Air. and Airs. Davies, Miss Davies, and Alaster Davies, London; Air. Lewis, Harlech; Air. Edwards, Aberystwyth. Bronwen Terrace. Ao. 2—Airs. ROBERTS— Admiral Ayle and family, and lady's maid. Xo. 3—Airs. BARITOW- Miss Armitage Miss Baker, 17, Augustus-road, Edgbaston, Birmingham.

OUT-DOOR RELIEF IN PWLLHELI UXIOX. At the last meeting of the Pwllheli Board of Guardians, Mr. MURRAY BROWNE called the attention of the Board to the subject of out-door relief, and said his excuse for doing so was the fact that since he visited this Board be- fore, a memorandum had been published by the Local Government Board on the subject, of which they had had notice. There was a Welsh edition of it being prepared. (Applause.) He quoted from the memorandum in question to the effect that nobody was to get relief except in case of actual destitution. He said that there had been an opinion prevalent in certain parts of Wales that relief was to be given to people because they were good, or withheld because they were bad, or that relief was to be given to make people comfortable, but relief was to be given only in cases of total destitution. He thought the Pwllheli Union was the most pauperised Union in North Wales, or indeed in the whole of Wales. A table was published in January last, being a comparative statement of pauperism in the several Unions of North Wales, from which it appeared that there were 6 paupers for every 100 of the population. There was only one Union in North Wales in which the per centage of the paupers to the population was higher, and that was the Anglesey Union, of which the per centage was given at 6'9. But since the publication of the table great efforts had been made in that Union to reduce the per centage, so that the Pwllheli Union was now higher even than the Anglesey Union. Looking at the expenditure, from Lady Day, 1877, he found that the Pwllheli Union had spent 4s. 3d. per head of the whole population of the Union upon the paupers, and that was higher than even in the Anglesey Union before reformation was brought in there. The average pauperism of England and Wales was only three per cent of the population, as against 6-5 in the Pwllheli C nion. But he did the Pwllheli Union injustice, as there was one Union, the Holyhead Union, still higher that was 7*4. But the per centage of pauperism in the Pwllheli Union was double the average of England and Wales. Again, as to the expenditure, the average amount spent on paupers in England and Wales was Is. 10d. per head of the population, against 4s. 3d. in this Union. What reason could there be for putting so heavy a burden upon the ratepayers ? He understood that wages in the Union was very good, and it was an agricultural district. He could understand that in mining districts, where there was so much fluctuation in trade, something might be said as an apology for higher expenditure than the average, but here he could not see any reason for it, except that the Guardians of this Union were too lenient, in not applying tne Workhouse test. This test proved where actual desti- tution existed. If people are not really destitute they will not come to the Workhouse, if they are they will come. In the Workhouse they would have every fair play. If the Guardians there were to apply the Work- house test, they would greatly diminish the number of paupers, and also the expenditure of the Union. If they would offer the Workhouse, he was sure that one out of every four applying for relief would refuse it. If he could be persuaded that it was really good for the poor to receive this relief, he would hesitate very much to go against it, but he was convinced that to give out-door relief in this indiscriminate manner tended to make people improvident, and led to drunken habits, &c. In Hawarden Union, the rd proportion of the paupers to the population was only 1*6, or about 1 per cent., but he believed that in Hawarden Union the poor were quite as well treated as they were in the Pwllheli Union. Some maintained that the cost of keeping them in the Workhouse would be higher than in granting them out-door relief, but were they to apply the Workhouse test they would find themselves mistaken. Mr. THOS. PRICHARD said that they should bear in mind that there were more old people in this than most U, nions. The CLERK explained that in the district of Edern there were three or four persons that had been receiving more relief than had been given in other districts. They were exceptional cases, but these cases raised the proportion of this district and of the whole Union, while the fact was that the relief in the other districts had been diminishing. The subject then dropped. The following is the statement referred to by Mr. M. Browlle NORTH WALES DISTRICT. Comparative statement of Pauperism in the several Unions. .I ic-gS [001- rs £ .[ c s k-1- Ls 2 <5 E ft- t." 'Expenditure for 2 2 s* § Relief of Poor, Year ended III 5 s o Day>187;- Unions- 'tiS'Sn.lSr 1 :l5tllH| !« « glo~"21 — £ °-§ T c !-2 £ C main- Out In- Out 3 "5 ten' Relief. |d'r. d'r. |w' ance- s. d. £ £ 1 j j s. d. £ £ Anglesey 16,264 2 4 97'6i 6"9|4 0 £ 115 3175 St. Asaph 27,878 6.8 93 2; 5'13 2 392 4 043 Bala 6,604, — 100'; 5'4j3 li — 1^030 Bangor and Beaumaris.. 36,561 4"1 95'9 5.3 3 2 382 5 424 Carnarvon 39,137 3-7 96'3j 5'0 2 4} 290 4*316 Conway 14,700 6'4 91 6 4.7 3 6^ 3»4 2,223 Corwen 16,451' 7"3 92 7, 4 12 1^ 191 1540 Dolgelley 14,311 2'6 97'4j 53 3 2| 142 2 171 Festimog 24,141 3"5 96'5i 5.5 3 4J 223 3 834 Forden IS,858 19'2 80"8; 2*51 33 495 '764 Hawarden 13,815; 169183'lj 1'6 0 10j 215 434 Holyhead. 18,8<33[ 3-4f96-6[ 7.4|4 34 299 3741 Holywell 43,517' 91 90'9i 4'7j2 6i 852 4ti"3 Llanfyllin" 21,671 6'3 93 7 4'3]2 265! iVW Llanrwst 13,050 4'1 95*9j 4'4l2 lo| 144! 1*723 Machynlleth..1 13,317 4*6 95'4 5'5i3 3} 205) Newtown and! Llanidloes.! 24,554; S'9 91'li 5.3(3 1 £ 524 3307 Pwllheli 2o,890 3 3 96'7| 6T.I4 3 235 4' Ruthin 15,399 14 8 85 2 3"4!2 386 1451 Wrexham. 48,837 17 4 82 6! 3"3jl 7 1278 2,609 North Wales..] 449,818! 6.8 93.2 4-s|2 8J 7021 54,540 England and' l|l Wales 22,706,031; 21 "6 78-4; 3"2jl 10VS51435! 1 2S3 573 "I

MERIONETHSHIRE INDEPENDENT ASSOCIA- TION. This year the Independent Association of Merioneth- shire was held at Trawsfynydd, on Thursday and Friday, June 13 and 14. A conference was held at two o'clock on Thursday, under the presidency of the Rev. P. Howells, Festiniog. Among other delegates the following ministers and deacons were present:—Revs. J. Jones, Barmouth, T. Davies, Llandrillo, D. Griffiths, Dolgelley, J. Thomas, Towyn. Z. Mathers, Barmouth, Howells, Arthog, B. Jones, Trawsfynydd, J. Charles, Llanuwchllyn, J. Roberts, Festiniog, J. B. Parry, Festiniog, — Davies, Rhiw, LI. B. Roberts, Tanygrisiau, W. Perkins, Pennal, T. Roberts, Mold, Hugh Jones, Birkenhead, D. S. Davies', Bangor, and G. Price, Llanfachreth; Messrs. D. LL Lloyd,Plasmeini, Owen Jones, Maentwrog, J. Cadwaladr, Festiniog, &c., &e. The following resolutions were passed :— 1. That the next Association be held at Towyn. 2. That a letter of thanks be sent to Mr. Beale, Bryn- tirion, near Dolgelley, for his liberality towards an Inde- pendent Chapel in that neighbourhood. 3. Mr. D. Lloyd. Plasmeini, was unanimously elected to be the president of the Association for the next year. 4. That the Conference approved of the movement for the establishment of a mission to Britany, and was ready to to co-operate with the other unions in supporting it. A paper was read by the president, Rev. P. HOWELLS, on leaving the chair, on "The Ministry and the Age." Mr. Howells undertook to answer the three followingques- tions respecting the ministry :—(I.) Should the "ministry" be allowed to exist in this age as a Church institution ? He answered the question in the affirmative, on the grounds that Church history from apostolic times declared for it that the work for the per- formance of which it was originally instituted has not been consummated, namely, the conver- sion ef the world, and the edification of the Saints that it is efficient to reach these objects that there is nothing in the mental state of the age rendering the ministry un- necessary and that there is no other means capable of accomplishing the work. His second query was (II.) lvhat ought the position of the ministry to be in its relation to the age. He answered—(1) That it ought to be a posi- tion of dignity; (2) Of service to the age (3) Of sufficient power to have a hold on the conscience of the age, and in union with other agencies to form the character of the age. His third question was (III.) What influence ought the spirit of the age to exercise on the ministry? The paper was listened to with great attention, and after a short conversation on some points in it. a vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Howells, coupled with a desire that it should appear in the" Dysgedydd. This brought the Conference to a close. The delegates retired to the Cross Foxes Hotel, where an excellent tea had been catered for them by Mr. and Mrs. Davies, and where also they dined on both days. In the evening, sermons were preached at several chapels, and on the morning of Friday, at r"30, at all Ebenezer, by the Ilevs. LI. B. Roberts, Tauygrisiau, and Hugh Jones, Birkenhead. At ten, sermons were delivered in the open air in a field rented for the occasion, by the Revs. Hwfa M011, London, and E. Herber Evans, Car- narvon; at two, by H. Jones, Birkenhead, and D. S. Davies; and at six, by D. S. Davies, and E. Herber Evans. The sermons were very effective. The weather was fine and pleasant, and there was a large gathering of people, chiefly from Festiniog, Do.\gelley, and all the sur-. i rounding districts.